5/12: New Interstate interchange; Holtkamps find success; more

ER TIMES DISPLAYED: Eastside Medical Center has launched a new digital billboard that will display the hospital’s average Emergency Room wait time. The digital clock will update every 30 minutes and will represent a rolling average of the time from patient arrival until the time the patient is greeted by a medical doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant and a medical screening exam is initiated. Eastside Medical Center understands that when an emergency occurs every second is critical. Eastside Medical Center’s director of emergency services Kevin Dalrymple says: “Eastside is dedicated to the care and improvement of human life which begins with expedited access to health care providers and the initiation of appropriate care. We have continued to improve our patient experience and our wait time is now down to an average of 10 minutes or less.” The wait time is also displayed on the hospital’s website at www.EastsideMedical.com.

TODAY’S FOCUS: New Interchange at Interstate-85 and Georgia Highway 324 in the Works

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Holtkamps Find Success In HVAC Business, Give Back to Community

SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library

UPCOMING: New SculpTour Pieces Now on Display within City of Suwanee

NOTABLE: Snellville Police Seek To Help Those with Criminal Records Find a Job

RECOMMENDED: Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ivey and Crook Architectural Firm Excelled in Traditional Design

TODAY’S QUOTE: What Abraham Lincoln Thought Made Him Successful         

MYSTERY PHOTO: Why Is This Photograph So Blotchy, and Where Is It?

LAGNIAPPE: Simpsonwood Park Chapel Area Gets New Irrigation System

CALENDAR: Saturday, May 13, is Train Day at Vines Garden Park

New interchange at Interstate-85 and Georgia Highway 324 in the works

By Heather Sawyer, Lawrenceville, Ga.  |  Gwinnett County Commissioners have executed an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation to acquire right of way for the Gravel Springs Road/Georgia Highway 324 at Interstate-85 interchange project.

The state expects to let the project to construction by late 2018. Construction is anticipated to take 18 months, weather permitting.

District 4 Commissioner John Heard says: “Having talked with community leaders throughout the area, we understand that traffic on the two lane connectors crossing the county between Buford and Dacula over I-85 are overloaded. Putting these ramps onto the interstate from the Georgia Highway 324 four-lane connector will tremendously relieve traffic at these two lane-lane crossings. The simple addition of these ramps will change the traffic dynamic in the entire northeast quadrant of the county and is just another step in proving Gwinnett County is the best place to do business in the country.”

Agents acting on behalf of Gwinnett County will acquire the right of way, and federal funds will reimburse up to $5,984,000 for eligible expenses. Total right-of-way expenses are estimated at $7.5 million for this project.

The joint venture at the Georgia Highway 324 at I-85 interchange has been in the works for some time. A combination of federal, state and SPLOST funds are being used to achieve the engineering and right-of-way phases of the project. The construction phase is to be completed with federal and state funds.

Last August, Gwinnett County accepted a $2 million state grant from the State Road and Tollway Authority to begin right-of-way acquisition. This reimbursement agreement will help further that effort. It is expected that the Georgia DOT will oversee the construction of the project.

While the right of way is being acquired, Gresham Smith and Partners will be finalizing construction plans.

Gwinnett Department of Transportation Director Alan Chapman says: “While there is an existing bridge over I-85, additional work is required to allow for the on-and-off-ramps. We will also add turn lanes and traffic signals at the intersection of these ramps with State Route 324.”

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Holtkamps find success in HVAC business, give back to community

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher |  People move to Gwinnett for all kind of reasons. For one young graduate of a technical college in Iowa back in 1985, he came to Atlanta since youth in his area of Iowa couldn’t find jobs. Those jobs were going principally to older, experienced guys, who had been laid off of jobs at factories.

One of Matthew Holtkamp’s technical college friends, who had moved from Lilburn to Iowa, came to his rescue. When this friend returned to Georgia upon graduation, he told Matthew, “Anybody can get a job down here.” And even before he graduated from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, Matthew had a job offer in Georgia, arriving in his 1974 Chevy Vega with about $20 in his pocket.

Matthew’s first job was with Southeast Precast Concrete Products, keeping their air conditioning operating in the underground units they made for AT&T phone equipment. Eventually, Holtkamp was employed by three major air conditioning companies, before striking out on his own.

It was at All Saints Catholic Church where he met Suzanne Kianka, and the couple have been married now for 21 years. They have two daughters, Margaret, a freshman at Brenau College studying musical theatre; and Annabelle, a junior at St, John Bosco School in Cumming.  The couple live in Buford.

Suzanne is a graduate of Virginia Tech (in finance), and came to Atlanta in 1990, finding work in advertising agencies. However, when she and Matthew married in 1995, she had become a high school youth minister at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Roswell, working with teens.

The Holtkamp family: Margaret, Suzanne, Matthew and Annabelle.

In 1996 they started Holtkamp Heating and Air Conditioning, with him running the operations, and Suzanne doing the marketing and inside administration. Suzanne says they realized there was “no way to grow fast enough without me marketing the company full time.” And she been the inside person for the firm.

These days the Holtkamps have 18 people working on their staff. It was successful from the start, one reason perhaps because Matthew has the sense to limit its area of service out of his Suwanee office.

“We go as far west as Georgia 400, as far north to Oakwood, east to Loganville and south to the Northlake Mall area. You don’t want your technicians putting a lot of miles on their trucks, for that is not as profitable as servicing a limited area.”

Early on, the Holtkamps began giving back to the community. He’s focused efforts on the air conditioning program at Gwinnett Tech, where he sometimes finds employees.

They also have emphasized giving back to non-profits, especially the Aurora Theatre and the Hudgens Center for the Arts. “We’re not so much into sports as we are with the arts with our girls,” Matthew says. He adds: “I have a God-given talent to be able to work with my hands. We help the Aurora and Hudgens Art Center offset their real cost for heating and air conditioning and take the worry off their hands in maintenance that they would have to pay for themselves.”

The Holtkamp’s giving to the Hudgens Center has resulted in free admission to everyone for  its galleries.

According to Ife Williams, Hudgens Center executive director, “This partnership of the Holtkamps offering free admission to our galleries is a step toward eliminating barriers, broadening our audience and strengthening community connections. We are excited to be able to open our gallery programming to everyone and grateful to the Holtkamps for making this possible.”

They’re a couple finding success in Gwinnett…..all because jobs were tough to find in Iowa in 1985.

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New SculpTour pieces now on display within city of Suwanee

Twenty or so prominent new residents have moved into Suwanee! The fifth installment of the city’s popular SculpTour temporary sculpture exhibition was installed in early May. The 2017-19 exhibit will officially kick off at the SculpTour Sip and See event on May 20 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Town Center Park. This new event will include guided wine tours of the art and an opportunity to meet some of the featured artists and discuss their work, as well as a performance of Memphis by the Aurora Theatre on the Town Center stage.

Over the past dozen years or so, the City of Suwanee has undertaken initiatives to transform Suwanee into a distinctive, desirable place to live. Cities have long considered public art a key component of a vibrant community — an essential element of placemaking and city design, a tool for promoting community connectedness and economic development, and a means of providing people with experiences.

Suwanee launched its public art initiative in 2008 with the formation of the City Council-appointed Public Arts Commission (PAC), established to create programs that bring and promote public art in Suwanee, and to work with and encourage developers to use one percent of construction costs to include public art or support public art as a component of new projects. Three years later, the first SculpTour was launched.

Since 2011, the award-winning SculpTour program has brought 79 sculptures to a walkable one-mile area of downtown Suwanee, not to mention the 11 pieces in the city’s permanent collection. With goals to enliven Town Center, attract visitors, and stimulate interest in Suwanee’s public art program, SculpTour adds to the sense of dynamism, energy, rhythm, and ritual in the city.

Salvation Army to honor Radloff Friday with “Others” Award

The Salvation Army of Gwinnett County will honor longtime Gwinnett School Board Member Louise Radloff at its annual luncheon on Friday, May 12 at noon at Gwinnett’s Infinite Energy Center.  She is to get the Salvation Army’s “Others” award for exemplifying an extraordinary spirit of service to others.

Radloff

David  Pollack, former NFL and UGA player and currently college football analyst with ESPN, will be the guest speaker.

Lt. Jeremy Mockabee, Salvation Army Lawrenceville Corps Officer, says: “We are so thankful to have Louise on our Advisory Council and she is just as passionate about helping our neighbors in need as we are.”

Proceeds from the luncheon will help fund The Salvation Army of Gwinnett’s homelessness prevention, financial emergency assistance and children conservatory programs. “The programs of The Salvation Army of Gwinnett are critical to our community. By providing stable housing to families in need, we are addressing the ever growing issue of homelessness in Gwinnett. We are so proud that in the last year we were able to provide over 22,000 nights of shelter in Gwinnett County.”

Parks Department plans 3 activities on Kids to Parks Day

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation (GCPR) will celebrate the seventh annual Kids to Parks Day on May 20 with events at various parks throughout the county. The National Park Trust estimates that nearly one million people will attend 1,000 park events across the country in what is fast becoming America’s national day of outdoor play. Kids to Parks Day is dedicated to kids getting outside, discovering their parks and being active.

Childhood obesity is in full effect and stands firm as an epidemic in America, impacting almost one in three children. Further, rates of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and elevated cholesterol levels are at an all-time high for children. GCPR will be hosting the following free family events for the celebration:

• Family Field Day at Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. with lawn games and races. The park is located at 4650 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Berkeley Lake. For more information, call 678-277-0920.
• Tie-Dye Day at George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. with tie-dye activities. All items will be provided. Pre-register by May 15 with code GPP31304. George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center is located at 55 Buford Highway, Suwanee. Call 678-277-0910 for more information.
• Spring into Summer Wellness Festival at Rhodes Jordan Park at 5 p.m. with kids’ activities, inflatables, entertainment, wellness exhibitors and fitness demonstrations. The event will also include the popular 1, 2, 3k GLOW Fun Walk/Run at 8:15 p.m. and a Movie on the Lawn at 9 p.m. for the entire family. The park is located at 100 East Crogan Street, Lawrenceville. For more information, call 770-822-8869.

Two sessions at libraries offered on foster care in Gwinnett

On any given day in Gwinnett County, there are more than 450 children in foster care.  These are children who are already in Gwinnett  communities, and they are victims of their circumstances.  There are less than 50 foster homes to care for these children, and the community is in great need of compassionate, committed, and caring people.  Do you have a place in your heart and home to provide care for these children?

Gwinnett County Public Library, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Human Services, will host two Foster Parent Information Sessions.  The first will take place on Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. at the Hamilton Mill Branch, 3690 Braselton Highway, Dacula.  The second will take place on Thursday, June 1 at 6 p.m. at the Lilburn Branch Library at City Hall.  Both are free and open to the public.  Join to learn more information about how you can make a difference.

• Space is limited.  Please contact Cathy Chapman at 678-376-8257 or at Cathy.Chapman1@dhs.ga.gov if you have any questions or to reserve a seat.

Editor’s Note: for a current story on foster care, click here. 

Snellville Police seek to help those with criminal records find jobs

For those with a criminal record that is preventing them from getting a job, there is help thanks to a new program spearheaded by the Snellville Police Department and Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office.

At 10 a.m., June 3 at the South Gwinnett High School Auditorium, 2288 East Main Street in  Snellville, there will be a presentation on how to clean up a criminal record, as certain criminal history records can be “restricted” for non-criminal justice purposes such as apply for better employment opportunities or getting licenses.

Snellville Police Chief Roy Whitehead says: “The purpose is to assist people who may have had youthful indiscretions or other issues resulting in arrests and convictions that inhibit obtaining gainful employment. This is especially true for employment in criminal justice, but is applicable to any employment opportunity. The partnership with the Gwinnett District Attorney’s Office will begin the process of improving one’s criminal history affording the participant the possibility of obtaining a good or better job.” For more information call the Snellville Police at 770-985-3555.

Duluth attorney announces candidacy for Senate District 48

Reeves

Attorney Matt Reeves, 39, of Duluth has announced his candidacy as a Republican for State Senate District 48, the seat currently held by Sen. David Shafer, who is running for lieutenant governor. Reeves is a real estate, banking, probate, and business litigation partner at Andersen, Tate and Carr in Duluth.

Reeves has served as president of several organizations, including  the Duluth Rotary Club, Gwinnett County Bar and Duluth Business Association. He is a graduate of Mercer University and the University of Georgia Law School. Reeves and his wife Suzette have lived in Duluth for 15 years and have three school-age children. Reeves was born in Americus, and grew up in Jacksonville, Fla.

Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Reviewed by Frank Sharp, Lawrenceville  |  A masterpiece: there is no other word to describe this book. The author teaches world history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem after receiving his PhD in History from Oxford University. It has been translated into 26 languages and is an international best seller. He is not only a great historian but also a wonderfully lucid writer. The section on the Scientific Revolution an eye-opener. He divides Homo Sapiens’ time on Earth into three broad categories: The Cognitive Revolution, when man first began to “think”; the Agricultural Revolution, when man began to domesticate plants and animals and settle down into permanent dwellings and villages; and the Scientific Revolution which gave rise to the Industrial-Revolution. Each section is neatly subdivided into brief subsections, which makes it easy to read like on a train or in a cab.  This book would make a wonderful graduation gift for any student off to college.

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Ivey and Crook architectural firm excelled in traditional design

The architectural firm Ivey and Crook (1923-67) excelled in traditional architecture during a competitive period of eclecticism. The firm built residences, churches, and schools in Atlanta and LaGrange, and occasionally other locations in the Southeast.

Its most popular and recognizable residential feature was the four-columned portico adorning single-story homes, a southern colonial image that looked to Thomas Jefferson’s neoclassicism for inspiration. Churches were typically modeled on James Gibbs’s St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London (1721-26) and displayed a colossal two-story portico, classical steeple, and aisleless basilica plan. The firm’s school architecture was classically inspired, although restrained and always carefully balanced and composed.

Candler Library

A sense of refinement prevailed throughout the architects’ work, a quality instilled in their academic training at the Georgia Institute of Technology and in their apprenticeship with architect Neel Reid. Lewis “Buck” Crook was the principal designer, responsible for the consistently high quality of the firm’s design. Ernest Daniel “Ed” Ivey, who was instrumental in founding the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture, was a masterful architectural engineer. A specialist in construction, he ensured the quality of execution.

Like most architects seeking to establish a new firm, Ivey and Crook first built houses in the current eclectic styles. El Paradisio (1923, razed), for F. O. Stone, was an Italianate palazzo built in the Druid Hills suburb of Atlanta.

The Wagstaff House (1923) was a colonial revival with a scroll-neck pediment capping the door. A third house of 1923, for Mrs. Morris Eiseman, was Georgian revival. In addition, neomedieval forms emerged early in the firm’s history, most notably in a large, rambling, picturesque stone house for Walter T. Candler (later the President’s House, Emory University) in 1925. Model houses for Lenox Park in Atlanta (1930) reflect the smaller-scale “period house” developments of garden suburban architecture of the 1920s.

Major sanctuary designs were based on porticoed and steepled New England colonial churches, which were in turn inspired by Gibbs’s prototype in London. These include, with Ionic and Roman Doric orders preferred, Ivey and Crook’s First Baptist Church in Decatur (1948-51); Druid Hills Methodist Church (1953); First Presbyterian Churches in Orlando, Fla. (1953), and Biloxi, Miss. (1960); Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta (1953); First Methodist Church in Thomaston (1959); and Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Atlanta (1955).

Ivey and Crook also executed extensive school commissions, including major work at Emory University, where the firm’s earliest projects were the Candler Library (1924) and the Dining Hall (1926), the latter now incorporated in John Portman‘s Dobbs University Center (1986). The firm’s Druid Hills High School (1928) presents a neo-Georgian frontispiece recalling Philip Trammell Shutze‘s work.

The firm undertook commercial work less frequently but completed several significant projects. The Crum and Forster Building (1926) is a Renaissance revival palazzo reminiscent of the Beaux-Arts projects. The Olympia Building (1935) is characterized by a delicate classical ornament and was recently preserved with alterations that opened the lower west end into a pedestrian walk-through, linking Five Points to Underground Atlanta. Rhodes Center (1937) was Atlanta’s first shopping center, but all of it except the south block has been razed.

Lewis Crook’s preferred neoclassicism brought a unity to the firm’s body of work, which encompassed almost 600 projects between 1923 and 1967. As Crook noted, good taste in architecture is not a function of size or cost but requires a sense of proportion, a fitness to a building’s surroundings, and a regard to precedent.

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Why is this photograph so blotchy, and where is it?

What does this edition’s Mystery Photo represent, and why all the blotches on it?  Figure it out and send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

Only three people recognized the significance and location of last edition’s Mystery. It was of a memorial in the Chattanooga National Cemetery.  John Nevins of Berkeley Lake writes: “This is the Statue of the ‘General’ of Civil War fame and it is in The National Cemetery in Chattanooga, where many of the Andrews Raiders are buried.”  The photo was sent in by Jerry Colley of Alpharetta. See another photo, a longer view of the memorial. Also recognizing the mystery was Ruthie Lachman Paul, of Norcross, who adds. “Chattanooga is considered to be one of the few national cemeteries, if not the only one, where three civil war battle sites can be viewed.”

George Graf of Palmyra, Va. tells us that “the Granite Memorial was erected by the State of Ohio in memory of Andrews Raiders, in the Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn.

“In early April, 1862, a band of Union soldiers lead by civilian James Andrews met at Big Shanty, Ga. On the morning of April 12, 1862, 20 of them stole the passenger train ‘The General’ during its morning breakfast stop. With the farms and factories of Georgia supplying the Confederate Army fighting further west, the Raiders’ mission was to burn the railroad bridges between Atlanta and Chattanooga, thus isolating the Confederate Armies from their supply sources and enabling the Union Army to seize Chattanooga.  The mission failed primarily because the required engineer failed to show up at the designated meeting place and unlucky miscoordination with the Union Army to the west. All the Raiders at Big Shanty that morning were captured. Eight, including James Andrews, were tried and hanged by the Confederate Army in Atlanta on the charge of spying. In 1866, after the war, they were reburied in a semi-circle at the Chattanooga National Cemetery.”

And just this week, we add, the locomotive “The General,” returned from Atlanta after being refurbished in Spencer, N.C. It is at the Atlanta History Center, and will be go on exhibit once again in September.

Simpsonwood Park Chapel area gets new irrigation system

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation (GCPR) in partnership with Gwinnett Technical College Horticulture Department recently completed the installation of an irrigation system for the Chapel at Simpsonwood Park in Peachtree Corners. The Simpsonwood property was acquired in 2014, with one of its key features being the Chapel and grounds. Attractive landscaping was installed to enhance the curb appeal for its renters, but the grounds presented a challenge to keep the plants moist during dry periods.

GCPR supplied materials and the preparatory labor to include utility locates and trench work. The project was completed on time and within budget as a result of the partnership. The project yielded 42 volunteer hours by the students, and a savings of $5,250 in labor. For more details on specific amenities and hours of operation, or information on facility rental, visit www.gwinnettparks.com.

Working on the installation, from left, are from GCPR staff and are Jack Lavender, Victor Bluett, Nick White, and Trey Tonge.

Spring Art Walk in downtown Duluth Friday, May 12 at 6 p.m.  A variety of artists will be stationed throughout downtown, along with Duluth’s Food Truck Friday.  There will be live music and entertainment throughout the downtown area. Over 70 artists will participate in a Plein Art event this evening.

(NEW) Train Day will be Saturday, May 13 at Vines Park near Loganville from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., as the Vines Garden Railroad will be in operation. The free event is part of Older Americans Month and to allow visitors to enjoy touring the beautiful gardens, statuaries and oriental garden. There will be crafts, games and concessions. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the grounds. After the opening day, the Vines Garden Railroad will operate from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. the second and fourth Saturdays through September 9. For more information on the event, visit www.gwinnettparks.com or call 770-822-5414. The Vines Garden Railroad features a “G” scale model railroad featuring over 1,000 feet of track, 25-foot suspension bridge, tunnels and viaduct, airport, towns and villages.

Suwanee Farmers Market opens Saturday, May 13, in Suwanee, from 8 a.m. to noon at Town Center Park. The season of fresh produce,  flowers, and yummy baked goods returns, so get out early for the best selection.

Electronics recycling on May 13 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1826 Killian Hill Road in Lilburn. Time: from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Atlanta Recycling Solutions will be in the church parking lot at for the event. For a complete list of items accepted, visit www.tlc-lilburn.org and click on the event announcement or call 770-972-4418.

Season Finale Event of the Gwinnett Symphony Musical Arts Consortium ends on Monday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Infinite Energy Center Theater. In the first half of the concert, experience the ethereal bliss of A MASSive Performance of favorite Christian church masses, presented by the Gwinnett Symphony Chorus and Orchestra under the direction of Rick Smith. The second half will be Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan,” under the baton of Mr. Robert Trocina. For more information visit www.GwinnettSymphony.org.

(NEW) Bikes and Barks, a motorcycle ride, and a barbecue to benefit Canine Pet Rescue, May 20, with ride registration at 8 a.m. and the ride beginning at 9 a.m. Barbecue at noon. The ride will begin at the Gwinnett County Detention Center, 2900 University Parkway, Lawrenceville. It will end at Big Sky Farm 2625 Jones Phillips Road in Dacula. Detail: http://www.caninepetrescue.com.

Third Annual 1, 2, 3K Glow and Show will be May 20 at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville, during the Spring into Summer Festival.  It features wellness exhibitions, inflatables, fitness  demonstrations and entertainment, plus kids activities sand food vendors. A movie under the stars follows at 9 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.livehealthygwinnett.co/assets/spring-into-summer-flyer4-18-17.pdf.

Author Mark Pendergrast will discuss his latest book on Saturday, May 20 at 3 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 5141 Peachtree Parkway, in Peachtree Corners.  City on the Verge:  Metro Atlanta and the Fight for America’s Urban Future uses the BeltLine saga to explore issues of race, education, public health, transportation, business, philanthropy, urban planning, religion, politics, and community. For more information, please visit www.gwinnettpl.org or call 770-978-5154.

City of Lilburn Fourth Annual Classic Car Event will be May 20 beginning at 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in Lilburn City Park. Free admission for spectators. Awards will include 20 different categories. Entry fee is $15 day of the event.

The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman will be presented by the Lionheart Theatre Company through May 21. Hours are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. This play will be directed by Allan Dodson.

Information Session for prospective students of the Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA–PCOM) will be Wednesday, May 24, from 3–4 p.m. Participants will learn about degree programs offered on campus, including Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Pharmacy (PharmD), Biomedical Sciences (MS), Physician Assistant Studies (MS), as well as the developing Physical Therapy (DPT) program. Those interested in attending the session are encouraged to register online or call the Office of Admissions at 678-225-7500.

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