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North Westside Ratepayers Association (NWRA)
Meeting
Thursday, May 22, 2008
7:00 PM
10390 Pinecrest Road at Westshore Estates
*** NOTE ***
Don't go up Westshore Road or Pinecrest Road. You drive into the parking
lot at the mailboxes next to Westshore Road then drive to the back of the
parking lot and take the easement (back lane) up to the octagon house (4th
house) overlooking the highway. If you need further directions you can call
Diane at 542-8461.
For further info call:
Allastair Fergusson 542-0027 (Director and Past President)
Diane Baldwin 542-8461 (President)
Financial Plan Budget 2008 - Made easier to read than RDCO's .pdf
We will be holding a town hall meeting in the early spring and have
invited Mayor Will Hansma and Director Jim Edgson as guest speakers.
Public participation will be encouraged.
We have found some interesting
property tax as well as income tax statistics from the Okanagan that you may
want to have a look at.
Nov 2008 letter from
Allastair Fergusson (director and past president)
RE: FIRE BOAT PURCHASE $150,000
April 2008 letter from
Allastair Fergusson, president
RE: FIRE BOAT PURCHASE $150,000
Dec 2007 letter from Allastair
Fergusson, president
RE: THANK YOU LETTER REGARDING
ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL FOR KILLINEY BEACH HALL
A waste of money
By Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star -
Published: August 26, 2008
Last week, I opened the mail box and found a brochure with the
pictures of a tank and a soldier on the front, as well as the words
They Protect Us.
But it's what was inside that really caught me off-guard. There was
a phoney ballot asking me to vote on which national political leader
supports Canada's troops the best. And at the bottom was the smiling
face of our MP, Colin Mayes.
I was surprised because the one-page-two-sided brochure was such a
dramatic departure from what Mayes usually mails me. Instead of
updates on issues he is pursuing on behalf of constituents or how he
appeared in the Lumby parade, this latest offering was blatantly
partisan. Ultimately, I was left wondering who paid for it?
During an interview Tuesday, Mayes confirmed the brochure was part
of a taxpayer-funded program available to all federal politicians.
"All parties have the option of doing this. Every party does this,"
he said.
Mayes has brochures with about 12 different topics in circulation,
and besides the military, some of them deal with gun control and
crime. Other potential issues were apparently ignored.
"Some were too political for me. I don't like bashing other
parties," he said.
Mayes' office picked up the costs of printing while the postage was
covered by Parliament. About 60,000 were printed for Okanagan-Shuswap
at a cost of less than $10,000, according to Mayes, who insists that
this is an acceptable use of public funding.
"It's appropriate to get our message out and show what our
government is doing," he said.
And that is where I take issue with Mayes.
There is of course nothing wrong with the Conservative Party
promoting itself and trying to garner the support of Canadians, but
to do it under the guise of correspondence between an MP and his
constituents is questionable.
And for Mayes to brush the issue off by saying every party does this
is absolutely laughable. Keeping with that schoolyard logic, would
Mayes thrust himself off a cliff if Jack Layton or Stephane Dion had
done so?
Just because the other parties are willing to slurp from the public
trough doesn't mean the Conservatives have to.
In fact, wasn't it Stephen Harper and his gang that promised to
manage our dollars more wisely and to get away from the political
games of the past?
Mayes also appears to be out of touch when he explains that his
office paid for printing while the bill for postage was handled by
Parliament. That's all well and good, but both places get their cash
from the same source — the taxpayer.
Mayes also insists that he doesn't like to bash other political
parties, but you'd never know it by looking at the brochure I got in
the mail. All of the federal leaders are pictured, but an arrow
encourages readers to select Harper as the great defender of the
troops. Elsewhere in the brochure, there are phrases like We Will
Protect Them and Real Action, Real Results. It's nothing but
shameless campaigning, and Mayes can't hide that fact.
In the end, a federal election could be called any day now so
obviously all of the parties are trying to get their message out.
After all, that is how democracy works in this country.
But if the Conservatives are so proud of their track record in
government, they should be willing to foot the bill for the
propaganda machine instead of placing it on the backs of taxpayers. |
Tired of paying double the tax
Kelowna Capital News - Published: August 19, 2008
Open
letter to Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe:
Because most people probably don’t look at their gas bills in their
entirety, our governments are trying to slip more hidden taxes by
us.
I would like to thank your government for constantly picking the
pockets of your constituents.
First, (your government) give us some income tax breaks—much to be
lauded—then it took them back and then some with service charges.
Now your government sees fit to add a carbon tax to gasoline, when
you already reaped in the rewards of gas nearly doubling over the
past six months.
Obviously this wasn’t enough of a windfall with the taxes gleaned
off the increase in gas prices over the last year but (your
government) still had to levy the carbon tax to add to the hardships
of those who can least afford it.
Not everyone gets paid a wage or a pension or can give themselves a
huge raise to cover these extra increases like the people who are
supposed to represent us.
Now, to add insult to injury, I notice that on our natural gas
bills, when it comes to taxes, the GST is charged on the full amount
of the bill, including the carbon tax and the clean energy levy
(just a polite way of saying another tax). And if it is clean
energy, why is it being taxed?
You should be giving us a discount for using this kind of energy.
I know the pat answer already. “This is a federal tax and we have no
control over that.”
Maybe it’s time that the two governments got together and amended
the laws so people don’t get double taxed for the same thing.
John D. Grant
Kelowna |
Getting by is getting harder for those in “casual” jobs
Keremeos Review - Published:
August 19, 2008
Growth of ‘casual’ work is diminishing standard of living
Many experts are puzzling over a paradox in BC’s economy - why have
years of solid growth and low unemployment failed to translate into
improved earnings for those in lower end jobs? One piece of the
puzzle can be found in the growth in casual work. “Casual” means you
have a job but no job security - working without a contract or with
one that lasts a very short time (whereas people with permanent jobs
expect ongoing employment, barring unforeseen circumstances like
layoffs).
The likelihood of being in casual employment has increased more in
BC, compared to the rest of Canada - despite the buoyant economic
conditions in the province. In other words, even though a strong
economy is growing the pool of available jobs, the quality of those
jobs is deteriorating.
Casual (or temporary) employment often gets mixed up in the debate
about “flexibility.” For some workers, such as professional
consultants, the greater flexibility afforded by temporary work can
be both desirable and well-paid. But for most people, the
flexibility that comes with temporary work is good for the employer
and costly for the employee - costly in terms of personal and family
stress, and financial hardship.
Casual workers typically have lower quality jobs and fewer benefits
such as holiday pay, extended health coverage or pensions. They
usually also have lower pay. Casual jobs are found across both the
private and public sectors, particularly in teaching and child
care/home support occupations, as well as sales and services,
construction trades, and occupations in primary industry.
In a survey of casual workers we undertook in Vancouver and Prince
George, we found that most people do not choose temporary work. In
fact, 80% said they are actively seeking permanent jobs.
The overwhelming picture that emerges from our research is of the
double bind in which financial and time constraints affect all
aspects of casual workers’ lives and their ability to balance work
and family obligations. This is especially true for parents, but
extends to many others as well. There is a constant need for more
income, yet this is continually undermined by irregular hours, shift
work, short call-ins, minimal notice of work schedules, and low pay.
Comments by respondents in our survey reflect the stresses of being
trapped in involuntary casual work:
“I constantly have to move my kids to different care-givers.”
“I go to bed early in case I get an early call; plans are always
tentative.”
“I have missed many family events. There is a lot of stress and
tension.”
Recent provincial policy changes have contributed to the growth in
casual work. For example, privatization and contracting out in crown
corporations, hospitals and care facilities reduced the stock of
public sector jobs - jobs that offered a measure of security and
decent pay.
Other policy changes have deregulated the labour market to a
significant degree, making work life tougher and undermining the
economic security of vulnerable workers in temporary, part-time and
low-wage jobs.
For example, a series of changes to the Employment Standards Act
(ESA) weakened the already very basic minimums employers had to
follow. These include: reducing the minimum shift from four hours to
two; dropping the requirement that employers give 24 hours notice of
shift changes; excluding whole groups of workers from the ESA
altogether (such as those employed in agriculture and truck drivers;
and requiring workers whose employment rights are violated to
confront their employer using a “self-help kit” instead of direct
enforcement by the Employment Standards Branch. As a result,
vulnerable workers are left to fend largely for themselves.
It is time the provincial government recognized its responsibility
to make sure more British Columbians share in the good times. In
addition to reversing the policies listed above, the province should
enhance the economic security of workers in the lower end of the
labour market by:
Immediately increasing the minimum wage to $10 and indexing it to
inflation;
Expanding the Employment Standards Act so that it covers all
workers, including independent contract workers and casual workers;
Establishing reasonable minimum shifts and contract lengths and
strengthening rules for termination/dismissal, to ensure work
provides people with a basic level of security and predictability;
Removing barriers to unionization;
Enhancing child care subsidies and lowering the income threshold at
which parents become eligible.
BC is often promoted as “the best place to invest.” But if it also
to be “the best place to live and work,” the provincial government
must rethink its approach.
Fiona MacPhail and Paul Bowles are Professors of Economics at the
University of Northern BC, and co-authors of the Canadian Centre for
Policy Alternatives study Improving the Economic Security of Casual
Workers in BC.
www.policyalternatives.ca |
Complete disclosure required
May 28, 2008 - Kelowna Capital News - Letters
Open letter to the Premier of B.C. and the Minister of Highways:
During the Okanagan Lake Bridge opening on Sunday both of you made
statements which apparently contradict each other.
We, the taxpayers, have been told that the bridge costs were $144
million and that they came in “under budget.”
The premier said in a media interview that because the bridge was
opened over 100 days early the taxpayers would save $25 million over
the next number of years.
Where do these savings occur? Please quantify it.
The Minister of Highways said in an interview that since the
engineering company SNC-Lavalin completed the contract ahead of
schedule that they would be paid (“earn”) additional bonus funds for
early completion.
He did not elucidate how much that amount was.
These two statements appear contradictory.
Since you are committed as a government to transparency and full
disclosure of this public-private partnership (P3) contract, and
because we also do not know the costs of the long-term maintenance
contract for this bridge to be paid to SNC-Lavalin, what are the
exact costs and the exact savings?
SNC-Lavalin’s chief executive officer publicly admitted in the Globe
and Mail last week that maintenance contracts would be high margin,
expensive contracts.
Full transparent public disclosure of these costs and non-documented
alleged savings are necessary in view of your contradictory public
statements.
Second, would the provincial government reconsider the cost of this
self-admitted expensive maintenance contract and renegotiate this
on-going cost to the taxpayers to a more moderate level?
This is a long-term contract.
John O. Powell,
Kelowna |
System Abused
Vernon Morning Star Letters - April 11, 2008
Rich or poor, no mater we all need to pay for what we get. Our
government enjoys it when we waste our time pointing fingers at each
other as it keeps them out of any troubled light.
It’s not the taxes we pay, it’s how they are used.
This is what we need to be looking at. We do not need to be trying
to drive a stake between the people with our commentaries, rich
and/or poor.
When it comes to taxes we need to stick together and try to get
control of the waste. Make politicians and their ministries
accountable for our tax dollars and how they’re spent.
Your comments should not have been tax the rich, they can afford it.
It should have been, let’s get rid of the waste and abuse of our tax
dollars and then maybe we could feel good about our tax dollars and
how they are being used.
Just think, if that politician in that ministry didn't buy that
solid cherry board room table and chairs but instead just used the
one that was in surplus at government storage, that extra money
could have gone to saving a sick child, shortening the wait time at
hospitals and so many more things.
And that's just one board room table.
Taxes I don't mind, abuse of our system I do mind and it is out of
control.
Here here to the Republic of Canada.
Ken Jordan |
Valley of the Sun, Kelowna, B.C. - Property Tax Notices
click each notice to read larger print
In addition to taxation, local services such as sewer, water
and garbage are funded through utility billings.
Tax revenues are used to fund a wide range of regional
services of benefit to everyone within the boundaries of the region, such as
parks, 911 services and recycling. Tax revenues are also used to provide
local services such as sewers and streetlights to residents and businesses
within the electoral areas of the Regional District. The Regional District
also coordinates funding for the Regional Hospital District to fund capital
projects. Financial statements for the fiscal year are published by March
31st of the following year. The 5-year financial plans are adopted by the
Board by March 31st of each year.
source
RDCO Finance Dept
Tax after tax after...
Vernon Morning Star - March 30, 2008
Between rising wheat costs, $1.26 per litre gas and the looming
carbon tax, the average consumer is likely feeling the strain on
their bank account.
So when you add into the mix municipal taxes, knowing your
assessment has skyrocketed (the taxable value of the entire 2008
B.C. Assessment Roll increased over 16 per cent from 2007), you
might start to wonder if the food bank would accept your
application. Unfortunately, since you actually own a house in this
exorbitant market, it’s not likely.
But if you live in the City of Vernon, luckily the politicians are
doing everything they can to keep taxes to a minimum. It’s now down
to a 2.25 per cent hike from the original 6.9 per cent.
In Coldstream, politicians there are finally taking note of Vernon’s
tax-axing habits.
Originally Coldstream residents were facing one of the highest tax
increases around at 9.17 per cent. A good chunk of that (four per
cent) is to pay for the two shiny new firehalls currently being
built.
Thanks to staff and council efforts, that number is likely to be
slashed to somewhere around six per cent after a special budget
meeting Monday. Some extra funds from 2007 are enabling the cut.
There is also an opportunity for Coldstream taxes to drop thanks to
$162,368 from the North Okanagan Regional District, but no
discussions have been had on that yet. The district also shut down
its Community Policing Office, so there’s another $120,000 in
savings each year – but it’s likely those funds will remain with the
service to pay out severances and office costs.
Nevertheless, it’s great to see Coldstream is trying to do
everything they can to help out residents, especially now, when
taxpayers are crying for relief. |
Article from the Vernon Morning Star March March 21, 2008 page A6
North Westside Road residents may get a break as part of the Central Okanagan
Regional District's budget. CORD expects to have the 2008 budget finalized
by the end of March, and it would include a general tax hike of about $11 for a
North Westside home assessed at $456,000. But the fire department tax
requisition will decrease between $50 and $60. "Overall, taxes will be
down for the North Westside," Jim Edgson, director.
Special Budget Meetings
From Board Report March 17, 2008
In accordance with the Local Government Act, the Regional Board will
hold a
Special
Budget meeting
on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 9:00 am
in the Woodhaven Board Room at the Regional District
office, 1450 KLO Road. This will allow for public consultation
before final adoption of the proposed 5- year financial plan for
2008 – 2012.
March 28, 2008 - Board Report Highlights |
Regional Marine Facilities Study
From Regional Board Report Highlights
March 28, 2008The Regional Board has approved a
consulting services contract for preparation of a Recreation
Marine Facilities Study for the three major lakes in the Central
Okanagan. Three qualified bids were received and after an
evaluation, it was recommended that the contract be awarded to
the team of GHD Solutions, JF Group and Summit Environmental for
$94,899.
As well, the Board approved spending
$26,700 to complete a statistically valid
region-wide survey to gauge public support and opinions
regarding present and future amenities for the boating
community. |
Central Okanagan Hospital District Budget
From Regional Board Report Highlights
March 28, 2008The Regional Hospital District
Board is comprised of the members of the Regional District
Board. It meets as required for decisions on tax
requisitions and funding of major health-related capital
projects and equipment. The Regional Hospital District
contributes 40% towards these approved projects.
At the March 28th special meeting, the Regional Hospital
District Board approved the Five Year Financial Plan,
including the 2008 Budget of $15.7 million. For a home
assessed at $456,000 ($316,000 in 2007) the
contribution to the Regional Hospital District is $110.96,
up $5.23 from 2007. |
| Five Year Financial Plan Approved The
Regional Board also adopted the Five-Year Financial Plan
for the Central Okanagan Regional Hospital District.
Ratepayers within the Hospital District contribute 40%
of the funds for approved health service and equipment
services. Hobson says, “The Financial Plan outlines
revenue and spending of $15.7 million during 2008
including $1.5 million towards the much needed hospice
facility for the Central Okanagan which is presently
under construction. This year we’re also contributing
more than $1.5 million towards the construction of the
new Ambulatory Care building adjacent to Kelowna General
Hospital, over $750,000 for the Adult Psychiatric
facility and half a million dollars that will be used
this year for improvements to the Data Centre.”
The owner of a home assessed at $456,000 in 2008
($386,000 in 2007) will contribute
$116.19 towards health equipment and capital
improvements. That works out to just over
43 cents a month or $5.23 more than last year.
source RDCO website under "What's
New" found on April 4, 2008 |
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Letters article from the Vernon Morning Star
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Letters article from the Vernon Morning Star
Tax me, I’m Canadian
By Tyler Olsen - Vernon Morning Star - March 07, 2008
I know this will sound like heresy. I know that most would rather swim
in Swan Lake than give the government an extra cent, but here it is: I
like paying taxes.
In fact, when I hear about an extravagant new government program, I
actually think I’m getting a good deal. Heck, I’d probably welcome
government-funded haircuts. We’ll call it hair-care.
So right now, you’re probably rolling your eyes, labelling me a
socialist, and saying I just don’t get it, that my taxes are probably
relatively low and that I don’t realize that all the tax money goes down
a black hole, or rather un trou noir.
And part of that is probably true. My taxes are probably below average
and I do try to avoid looking at my pay stub for the same reason I shut
my eyes when I pay for for my car to be fixed. If I don’t see it, I’m
not paying for it and thus it’s free, I guess the theory goes.
But don’t throw me in the (government-funded) loony bin quite yet.
I like taxes because the more unequal they are – that is, the more you
rob from the rich – the better chance that babies born into poor homes
will have the same shot at success as their richer peers. Yes it’s very
idealistic (perhaps naive?) So sue me.
Look at the United States, which boasts some of the lowest, and most
equal, tax rates in the developed world and where they continually cut
taxes for the rich on the pipe dream that maybe, just maybe, the money
will trickle down.
Guess again.
According to a study by the Brookings Institute, a well-respected think
tank in the U.S., “a growing number of economic studies have found that
the United States stands out as having less, not more, intergenerational
mobility than do Canada and several European countries.”
In the U.S. and U.K. it would take, on average, six generations for a
family’s economic advantage to be erased. That compares to three
generations in Canada and Sweden.
So, you ask, where do taxes come in?
Taxes on workers making decent money may, or may not, go to supporting
the homeless, the unemployed and those who should be working, depending
on your political stance. But they also clearly give low-income families
the tools needed to lift themselves and, crucially, their children out
of poverty.
The Globe and Mail’s Doug Saunders points out that, as in the U.S., tax
rates in Britain and France are relatively flat. And just like the U.S.,
it is difficult for poor kids in those countries to become richer
adults. In Canada, meanwhile, a redistributive tax system has helped
ease the generational burden of poverty. In the Brookings study, other
countries with a highly-skewed tax system join Canada as nations where
it’s easier for children to rise above their parents’ pay, Saunders
points out.
In less abstract terms, high taxes pay for good schools, help fund
students and (hopefully) help single mothers find the time to raise
their children and pay the bills, rather than having to choose between
the two.
But money goes astray, voters get bitter and politicians try and buy
votes. Now Saunders is warning that, by doling out constant goodies to
the middle class, the Canadian “American dream” may be in danger.
Whether conservative or socialist, the idea that a kid should have the
opportunity to pursue his or her goals is something most can agree on.
But it costs money. Specifically, it costs the money of those with some
to spare.
The hard truth
is that you get what you pay for, even with taxes.
To live in a country where every kid, poor or rich, has a chance to earn
a decent living – a point we’re not yet at, and getting further away
from – is something I’m willing to pay a little more for, even if that
means not being able to buy myself a big screen TV right away. |
Programs impacted
Vernon Morning Star - April 11, 2008
On your editorial page of March 9, Tyler Olsen wrote an excellent
article on the joys of taxation.
I was very impressed to hear the comments from a younger man about
being happy to pay taxes!
In my work in early childhood education and early childhood
development, I see the effects of tax cuts on our most vulnerable
population. It may seem like a good idea to put more money into the
pockets of the general population, but in reality, tax cuts result
in cuts to much-needed programs. I am not an economist, but I do
know that in countries with relatively higher taxation there is much
greater commitment to social programs.
One only has to look at countries such as Sweden to see the outcomes
of a strong commitment to social programs.
Although Canada is one of the richest nations in the world our
financial commitment to early childhood development is the very last
of the 20 wealthiest countries.
It's been said many times but it rings true - it takes a village to
raise a child and it takes a nation to raise a generation.
There is a correlation
Our country made a commitment based on the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of Children to eradicate child poverty by the year
2000. In 2008, B.C. has seen an increase in child poverty and we
have seen cuts to our national child care plan.
There are many examples in other countries of good programs that
support families and children's opportunity to reach their potential
without taxing the citizens to death. When children and their
families do not have the opportunity to reach their potential, we
all pay the price.
As Tyler points out, Canada has a much better track record than the
U.S. when it comes to intergenerational mobility. Thank you for
making this point and let's keep moving in the right direction.
Lynne Reside |
Opinions differ on budget
By Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star - February 29,
2008
It should come as no surprise that the federal budget is garnering high
praise from Okanagan-Shuswap’s voice in Ottawa, while opposition parties
are ripping it apart.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled the third Conservative budget
Tuesday, and MP Colin Mayes believes it is financially pragmatic while
providing some tangible benefits to Canadians.
“It’s definitely a cautious budget because our biggest trading partner,
the U.S., is facing a slowdown. Revenues will be down,” he said.
There are no major tax breaks and Ottawa is forecasting smaller
surpluses in the coming years.
“We were trying to be reasonable in terms of the market. The economy is
strong in the west but there are challenges with manufacturing in the
east,” said Mayes.
For Mayes, a high point is a new program that will allow people to place
up to $5,000 a year in a registered account tax-free.
“It’s a great opportunity for people to save money,” he said.
Mayes also supports spending $25 million on a new scholarship program
geared towards top doctoral students.
“It will help us retain the brightest and best in Canada so we don’t
have to worry about the brain-drain,” he said.
But Huguette Allen, Green Party candidate, believes the budget has
little to prevent climate change.
"Once again this Conservative government fails to put money towards
prevention and real solutions," she said.
"While other countries are growing their economies based on new green
technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Harper government
continues to ignore the greatest threat that faces humanity, and the
Liberal government lets them do it."
Among the environmental items in the budget are $10 million for research
on biofuel emissions and $66 million for a process to establish air
emissions.
Liberal Buffy Baumbrough sees few original ideas in the budget.
“It adopts many of the measures the Liberals have championed,” he said.
“Among them is making the gas tax transfer (for municipalities)
permanent, and improving transportation. In terms of improving resources
for police, we committed to that in March 2007,” she said.
Alice Brown, with the NDP, would have preferred to see more spending on
social programs in the budget.
“It didn’t make a difference to people overall. If you are hungry,
you will still be hungry. If you are homeless, you will still be
homeless,” she said.
Brown believes a clear sign that the Conservatives’ priorities are wrong
is the $25 million for the 2010 Olympic torch relay.
“There is no relief for seniors and there’s a lot of hungry children in
Canada,” she said. |
Road repairs needed - CHBC TV Video
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
The Okanagan's newest community is facing a huge bill for road upgrades.
If you had $20,000 out of your yearly income to buy GST chargeable items, how
much G.S.T do you think you would be paying in the year?
Close to:
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
YES
THAT'S
RIGHT
$1,200 per year you would pay in G.ST. @ 6%
And @ 5% GST you would be paying $1,000 per year G.S.T
Think about it, if you paid G.S.T. on everything (which we can't think of much
except maybe food and rent that we don't pay GST on) and you earned $20,000 clear in one year after
you paid rent and bought groceries; 20,000 x.06 GST = $1,200.00 G.S.T. you pay per year.
Then there is the P.S.T.!
Between
2006-07 and 2009-10, the Conservatives expect to take 12 percent more from
individuals, but 14 percent less from corporations.
Never doubt the ability of a small group of concerned
citizens to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.
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the North Westside Ratepayers Association, please send your email address to
President Allastair Fergusson.
He will let you know when there are updates, so stay
informed!
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