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Post-AGT Appearance 1255: Morning Splash with Jamie Paterson CHNS fm 89.9 June 16

My song California Wildfires with Michael Martin Murphey was posted in the 600s 4 years ago. It would still be sold at events raising funds for the victims of the wildfires. With Canadian wildfires now impacting my relatives I would contact Murphey and quickly adjust the lyrics. Since I would be in no condition to sing a studio song he would have to do it alone. This morning he would be on the radio live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, close enough to see the rising smoke, to debut the song. Murphey can’t hold a note as long as he could a few years ago, but the recording would be flawless. They would air it on the last segment of an interview on The Morning Splash with Jamie Paterson on CHNS fm 89.9. The station has a classic hits format.

Paterson: We’re back on Morning Splash here at the wave talking live with Michael Martin Murphey about the new song Canadian Wildfires to the tune of his legendary ballad from the 70s. Mr. Murphey, where can we buy the record?

Murphey: Just about all the record stores and online, my website anywhere.

Paterson: And all the profits go to help the various charities helping the victims throughout Canada, right?

Murphey: That’s right.

Paterson: Well, I won’t delay any longer. Mr. Murphey, thank you so much for being here. Here it is, for the first time anywhere: Canadian Wildfires.

Murphey: They say it’s caused by global warming

Or a recent summer drought

But the Canadian Wildfires

We could all live without!

From Alberta in the west,

British Columbia too,

To Newfoundland and Nova Scotia now;

Some may be near you!

They’re the Canadian wildfires.

The Canadian wiiiildfiiiires!

On the Indian reservations,

Open plains and near the towns,

The Canadian wildfires simply know no bounds!

The smoke is choking major cities.

Foam and water ain’t enough.

Putting out the Canadian wildfires

For mankind is too tough.

We can’t stop the wildfires.

We can’t stop the wiiiiildfiiiires!

All our efforts have been futile,

So we’re calling now on God.

Pour some rain on the wildfires.

Moisten up the sod.

We know we don’t deserve it,

But they say your love is great,

So please put out the wildfires.

Do it now, don’t wait!

Put out the wildfires.

Put out the wiiiiiiiiildfiiiiires!

Paterson: That is great. Will you be singing this on tour soon, Mr. Murphey?

Murphey: Yes, I sure will. My next gigs are in New Mexico but I plan to be in Canada by fall.

Paterson; That’s wonderful. Thank you so much for being here and letting me play this first.

Murphey: My pleasure; good luck with the fires. Stay safe, everybody. We’re pulling for you.

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From oyster fishers to church volunteers: Maritimers get ready for Fiona

People in the Maritimes made last-minute preparations ahead of Hurricane Fiona Friday.

Nova Scotia resident Kim Barss stocked up on supplies to help take care of his elderly mother.

"My mom is 91-years-old and lives alone," he said. "[I] came out and got some extra food."

Reverend Kyle Wagner with Christ Church in Halifax says taking care of people in his neighbourhood is the primary focus at his church.

"Yesterday we were fielding calls on, 'Is the hall going to be open? I need a place to stay.' So, we have been helping people, to come by and help them get shelter," he said.

Church staff and volunteers are scrambling in the final hours to make sure they are fully prepared.

"It is people who are on the street right now that we are worried about," said Wagner.

He says the church is doing everything possible to make sure they can reach everyone who needs assistance.

In parts of northern Nova Scotia, the fear is flooding. In Antigonish, some homeowners are still recovering from the last severe storm that damaged properties.

Voluntary evacuation orders were handed out at the Indian Gardens Trailer Court -- the same place that was hit hard by flooding last November.

Some residents, however, are planning to ride this storm out.

"I think, I'm going to choose to stay,” said Indian Gardens resident Dorothy Fraser. “I just want to be with everything in case something does happen. Plus, my family's here and they don't want to leave either. So I think we're going to hunker down and try to stay.”

Shannon Long, marketing and communications officer with the town of Antigonish, says the town is asking residents to be prepared.

"[And] once the storm starts, to stay at home. We're asking town residents, and in the fringe area, to park their cars off the street to allow for emergency vehicles to get by if they need to," said Long.

In Cape Breton, residents made sure they have everything they'll need ahead of the storm.

Michael Butts, who lives along the coast in Glace Bay, N.S., says he's used to wind and rain where he lives, but this weather system has him taking every necessary precaution.

"I boarded up my house, that's about all I can do," said Butts. "It's as good as it gets right there."

Long lineups were seen at gas stations across Nova Scotia Friday, with some stations reporting they had already run out.

"Stations up the road, the Ultramar, the Petro-Can, they had pylons up, so I don't think they had any gas available other than diesel," said Cape Breton resident Dan Bresson.

Gas stations in the Halifax area were experiencing similar shortages.

Some store shelves were left bare, with items like portable chargers and generators hard to come by.

There is heightened concern for residents living along the coast, with the potential for dangerous storm surges.

Residents in those areas are being asked to have an evacuation plan in place.

"It's very serious. Nobody should be near the water overnight tonight and into tomorrow," said Christina Lamey, the communications officer for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM).

She says the military is also on standby, if needed, to help with cleanup once Fiona passes.

Ahead of the storm, Feed Nova Scotia had delivered two truckloads of food to Cape Breton Island. Should there be a significant impact in the province, Food Banks Canada is on standby to provide what is needed for Feed Nova Scotia to remain operational.

"We are mindful of Nova Scotia, that there are 140 frontline agencies, meal programs, shelters, food banks, drop-in shelters, that are 100 per cent dependent on us staying functional," said Nick Jennery, the executive director at Feed Nova Scotia.

On Prince Edward Island, wind and high waves were already starting to pick up late Friday afternoon.

The province is expecting to see historic storm surges along its coast, particularly on the north shore -- a hot spot for the island's oyster industry.

Growers were scrambling Friday to protect their stocks. Oysters in that area are grown in floating cages, which were being sunk Friday to protect them from the storm.

"All it takes is one line to break, and then the pressure up against the second line, the third line, and it's like a domino effect," said Robbie Moore, owner of Brackley Bay Oyster Company.

"Hurricane Dorian taught a lot of oyster farms about how powerful Mother Nature is, and this one is looking a lot worse."

There are around 30 million oysters in the water along the island's north shore.

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Canada Soldiers Helping to Remove Fallen Trees After Dorian (AP) Canadian soldiers armed with chain saws fanned out across Halifax and the surrounding communities Monday to help clean up the tangled mess of fallen trees and power lines left behind by post-tropical cyclone Dorian.

Judge restores nationwide block on Trump administration’s asylum ban (Reuters) A federal judge in California on Monday dealt a setback to a new Trump administration rule that sought to block almost all asylum applications at the border, ruling that an injunction against the rule should apply nationwide.

At 9/11 memorial, new recognition for a longer-term toll (AP) When the names of nearly 3,000 Sept. 11 victims are read aloud Wednesday at the World Trade Center, a half-dozen stacks of stone will quietly salute an untold number of people who aren’t on the list. The granite slabs were installed on the memorial plaza this spring. They recognize an initially unseen toll of the 2001 terrorist attacks: firefighters, police and others who died or fell ill after exposure to toxins unleashed in the wreckage.

Bahamas damage from Hurricane Dorian catastrophic (Foreign Policy) After a flyover of the Bahamas on Sunday, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) likened the scene on the ground after Hurricane Dorian to damage from a nuclear bomb. USAID is still working to provide aid in the islands with heavy damage, with thousands of residents fleeing to Nassau, the capital, or to the United States.

Guatemala Deploys 2,000 Troops After Deadly Attack on Soldiers (Reuters) Hundreds of Guatemalan soldiers were deployed on Monday to an area near the border with Honduras and Mexico, home to long-standing social conflicts, in a bid to improve security after three soldiers were gunned down by suspected drug runners.

Irish border riddle still confounds the Brexit experts (AP) In announcing Monday that he hopes to break the Brexit deadlock by next month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to solve in a matter of weeks a puzzle that has troubled European and British specialists for more than two years. Before negotiations on Britain’s departure from the European Union even began in 2017, the vexing issue of how to keep goods flowing seamlessly between EU member Ireland and Northern Ireland when it leaves along with the rest of the U.K.--without time-consuming border checks--was identified as an obstacle that could derail the entire process. A team of experts has focused solely on ways to tackle the conundrum. But with Britain set to depart on Oct. 31 and a costly no-deal withdrawal a possible outcome, even the experts do not appear to know exactly what will happen at the border on Brexit day.

Youths Throw Petrol Bombs at Police Investigating Device in Northern Ireland (Reuters) Irish nationalist youths threw dozens of petrol bombs at police as officers defused an explosive device near homes in the Northern Ireland city of Londonderry late on Monday, police said.

Charity Ship Completes Rescue of 34 Migrants Off Libya (AP) Thirty-four migrants including women and a small child who were rescued by a German sailboat have been successfully taken aboard a humanitarian hip in international waters north of Libya despite a thunderstorm.

India’s Moon Mission Locates Landing Craft, No Communication Yet (Reuters) India has located the spacecraft it was trying to land on the moon but has not been able to establish communication with it yet, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday.

North Korea says it is willing to resume nuclear talks with U.S. in late September (Reuters) North Korea said on Monday it was willing to restart nuclear talks with the United States in late September, but warned that chances of a deal could end unless Washington takes a fresh approach.

Hong Kong tells US to stay out; students form protest chains (AP) Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity after violent weekend clashes between police and activists seeking democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. The silent protest came as the Hong Kong government condemned the “illegal behavior of radical protesters” and warned the U.S. to stay out of its affairs.

Indonesian Police Say Exiled Separatist Fomenting Papua Unrest, 85 Arrested (Reuters) Police in Papua have arrested 85 suspects since ethnic unrest erupted in Indonesia’s easternmost region in mid-August, a spokesman said, accusing a separatist leader based in Britain of fomenting Papua’s most serious civil strife in years.

Japan May Have to Dump Radioactive Water Into the Sea, Minister Says (Reuters) Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as it runs out of room to store it, the environment minister said on Tuesday.

Ongoing violence in South Africa (Foreign Policy) Xenophobic violence broke out again on Sunday in Johannesburg with one person killed as police clashed with rioters, who have targeted migrant-owned businesses in South Africa over the last week. The violence has increased tensions between South Africa and Nigeria, and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced over the weekend that he would visit South Africa next month.

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THOMAS AMIS was born in Halifax, Northampton Co., North Carolina on January 1, 1744; son of John and Mary (Dillard) Amis.

Married (1st) in Northampton County, North Carolina, on January 26, 1763, to Alice Gale, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Griffith) Gale.

Eleven children--Tabitha (Mrs. John Cox), Frances (Mrs. Richard Grantham), Mary (Mrs. Joseph Rogers), Elizabeth, John, Rachel (Mrs. James Hagan), Willis, Lincoln, Alice Gale (Mrs. John Gordon), Thomas Gale and Penelope Amis.

He was married (2nd) on March 26, 1787, to Lucy Haynes, daughter of Francis and Ann (Smith) Haynes; four children--Haynes, William, James, and Nancy Amis (Mrs. Jesse Howell).

Amis went to what is now Hawkins County,TN. 1781, erected a stone house three miles above Rogersville, around which he built a fort for protection against the Indians; shortly thereafter added a store, blacksmith ship, distillery, grist and saw mills, a tavern, school, forge, and post office. When his employee Joseph Rogers married Mary Amis, her father gave them a tract of land nearby. Upon this Rogersville was established in 1786. It was made the seat Hawkins County, North Carolina, and from this came its alternate post office name of Hawkins Court House. Thomas Amis served in the North Carolina Senate, 1788-1789; representing Hawkins County (then North Carolina, now Tennessee).

Amis had previously been a member of the Provincial Congress, 1776; a justice of the peace; served as superintendent of commissary, with the rank of captain in the 3rd Regiment of Continental troops. Member of the Society of the Cincinnati.

He died at his home on Big Creek in Hawkins County on November 18, 1797; buried at that place.

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Nova Scotia natural gas project goes to court to remove Aboriginal protesters

HALIFAX -- The company heading a controversial project that would see natural gas stored in huge underground caverns north of Halifax has gone to court to remove Aboriginal protesters from its work site.

Alton Natural Gas LP says it has filed an application in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia requesting safe access to its Alton River facilities near Shubenacadie, and is seeking to remove protesters who are trespassing on its property and who have "consistently" blocked access to the site.

The company says the step was necessary and comes after attempts at "engagement and discussion" with the individuals at the site.

It says power was recently lost at the facility and a recent inspection found flooding had damaged electrical equipment.

The company says it's "essential" it have "immediate and unobstructed access" to assess the damage and to conduct repairs.

It says the work is needed to ensure the safety of its workers, neighbours and those who may attempt to enter without authorization.

"While we respect the right of individuals to express their views safely and peacefully, trespassing at Alton has been an ongoing concern for some time," the company said in a news release issued Friday.

"This step was necessary and comes after attempts at engagement and discussion with the individuals at the site. We remain committed to keeping the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia, surrounding communities, landowners and other stakeholders engaged as we advance this important project."

The company was not immediately available for further comment.

Alton Natural Gas LP intends to use water from the Shubenacadie River to flush out underground salt deposits to create the caverns east of Alton, N.S., then pump the leftover brine solution into the river.

The plan has raised the concern of Indigenous protesters who have set up a permanent camp near the waterway.

Members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation in nearby Indian Brook argue that the project will damage the 73-kilometre tidal river, which runs through the middle of mainland Nova Scotia.

Alton maintains the project will provide millions of dollars in savings to natural gas customers in Nova Scotia.

The company said it has invested approximately $70 million to date.

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FOOD SURVEY

1. What’s the last thing you ate? Popcorn 2. What’s your favourite cheese? Marble 3. What’s your favourite fish? Yuck

4. What’s your favourite fruit? Apples 5. When, if ever, did you start liking olives? Never

6. When, if ever, did you start liking beer? Never 7. When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish? Nope lol 8. What was the best thing your mum/dad/guardian used to make? Mom makes good baked mac and cheese 9. What’s the native specialty of your hometown? Its not my hometown but my home province makes Rappie Pie and I love it 10. What’s your comfort food? Homemade chocolate chip cookies 11. What’s your favourite type of chocolate? Milk chocolate 12. How do you like your steak? Well done 13. How do you like your burger? Well done

14. How do you like your eggs? Fried or scrambled

15. How do you like your potatoes? Mashed or homemade mini hash browns 16. How do you take your coffee? I don’t 17. How do you take your tea? ^^ 18. What’s your favourite mug? My Harry Potter one 19. What’s your biscuit or cookie of choice? Oreo 20. What’s your ideal breakfast? A bagel with an egg, cheese slice, and mayo with a hash brown 21. What’s your ideal sandwich? Chopped up chicken mixed with mayo 22. What’s your ideal pizza: Meat lovers 23. What’s your ideal pie (sweet or savoury)? Pumpkin 24. What’s your ideal salad? Chicken cesar 25. What food do you always like to have in the fridge? Sauces 26. What food do you always like to have in the freezer? Pizza 27. What food do you always like to have in the cupboard? Peanut butter 28. What spices can you not live without? Umm not sure 29. What sauces can you not live without? BBQ sauce, mayo, ranch, and big mac sauce 30. Where do you buy most of your food? Grocery stores 31. How often do you go food shopping? At least once a week 33. What’s the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own? The oven 34. What’s the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen? A toaster 35. What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without? The fridge 36. How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients? A couple times of week 37. What’s the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients? I think it was pork chops 38. What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig and poultry? Deer steak 39. What’s the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor? I can’t remember lol 40. What’s the last time you ate something you’d picked in the wild? I don’t think I’ve ever done that

41. Arrange the following in order of preference: Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Thai, Sushi – Chinese and Mexican. That’s it lol 42. Arrange the following in order of preference: Vodka, Whiskey, Brandy, Rum – Vodka, Whiskey, Rum, Brandy 43. Arrange the following in order of preference: Garlic, Basil, Caramel, Lime, Mint, Ginger, Aniseed – Garlic, caramel, ginger, lime, basil, mint, aniseed 44. Arrange the following in order of preference: Pineapple, Orange, Apple, Strawberry, Cherry, Watermelon, Banana. – Apple, orange, banana, watermelon, strawberry, cherry, pineapple 45. Bread and spread: Homemade brown bread with peanut butter 46. What’s your fast food restaurant of choice, and what do you usually order? Wendy’s and a son of a baconator 47. Pick a city. What are the best dining experiences you’ve had in that city? I’ve only been to Halifax and Montana’s was pretty good 48. What’s your choice of tipple at the end of a long day? Huh? 49. What’s the next thing you’ll eat? A bagel tomorrow morning 50. Are you hungry now? No 51. Do you eat your breakfast everyday? Usually 52. At what time do you have breakfast? Anytime from 8-11, all depends when I wake up and what I have to do that day 53. At what time do you have lunch? 12-2 54. What do you have for lunch? Usually a sandwich or leftovers 55. At what time do you have dinner? 5 or 6 56. What do you have for dinner? Its always different 57. Do you light candles during dinner? Not unless its dark and the power is out lol 58. How many chairs are there in your dining room and who sits in the main chair? 4 and usually just me and/or my boyfriend 59. Do you eat and drink using your right hand or the left one? Right 61. Mention the veggies that you like most: Celery and cucumber except I can’t eat the seeds due to my acid reflux 62. What fruit and vegetable do you like the least? Pineapple and asparagus 63. You like your fruit salad to have more: Grapes 64. You prefer your vegetable salad to contain more: Dressing and chicken 65. What’s your favourite sandwich spread? Mayo 66. What’s your favourite chocolate bar? M&M 67. What’s your favourite dessert? Cookies or ice cream 68. What’s your favourite drink? Chocolate milk 69. What’s your favourite snack? Homemade chocolate chip cookies 70. What’s your favourite bubble gum flavour? Mint 71. What’s your favourite ice cream flavour? Vanilla 72. What’s your favourite potato chip flavour? Sour cream & onion 73. What’s your favourite soup? Chicken noodle 74. What’s your favourite pizza? Meat lovers 75. What’s your favourite type of dish? Tacos 76. What food do you hate? Spicy food 77. What’s your favourite restaurant? Boston Pizza 78. Do you eat homemade food, or food delivered from outside? Both 80. Who cooks at home? Either me or my boyfriend most of the time 81. What kind of diet (e.g. low-fat, high-fiber, high-carbohydrate, balanced diet etc.) do you have? None lol 82. How do you keep yourself fit? Well I used to do a little home workout before I injured my shoulder

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Stirrings of unrest around the world could portend turmoil as economies collapse (Washington Post) As more than half the people in the world hunker down under some form of enforced confinement, stirrings of political and social unrest are pointing to a new, potentially turbulent phase in the global effort to stem the coronavirus pandemic. Already, protests spurred by the collapse of economic activity have erupted in scattered locations around the world. Tens of thousands of migrant laborers stranded without work or a way home staged demonstrations last week in the Indian city of Mumbai. In locked-down Lebanon, which was confronting financial collapse even before the coronavirus paralyzed the economy, angry people have swarmed onto the streets in Beirut and the northern city of Tripoli on at least three occasions. In Iraq, where a six-month-old protest movement demanding political reforms fizzled in the face of the country’s coronavirus curfew, there have been spontaneous but brief outbursts of rage in the city of Nasiriyah and the impoverished Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City. For now, fears of infection are keeping most people indoors. But the restrictions aimed at halting the coronavirus are also causing new poverty, new misery and new rumblings of discontent among the world’s working poor, for whom hunger can appear to be a more immediate threat than being infected.

Oil prices continue to plummet, while supply mounts (Guardian) A key American oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, fell by more than 80% on Monday as global oil markets continue to grapple with a pandemic-driven collapse in demand. It’s not unthinkable that it will cost more to store oil than companies can make selling it. Giant oil tankers are being used to hold record amounts of crude at sea due to a global oversupply that threatens to overwhelm the world’s storage facilities.

At Least 18 Killed in Nova Scotia Shooting, Police Say (NYT) A gunman killed at least 18 people in a shooting rampage in a rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada’s national broadcaster said late Sunday, in what was among the country’s worst mass killings in recent memory. The police said the killing spree, which began in the town of Portapique on Saturday night, ended about 12 hours later at a gas station about 22 miles away in Enfield, north of Halifax, where the gunman died.

Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals (Washington Post) Soon after he repurposed his 60-bed cardiac unit to accommodate covid-19 patients, Mount Sinai cardiovascular surgeon John Puskas was stumped: With nearly all the beds now occupied by victims of the novel coronavirus, where had all the heart patients gone? Even those left almost speechless by crushing chest pain weren’t coming through the ER. Variations on that question have puzzled clinicians not only in New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, but across the country and in Spain, the United Kingdom and China. Five weeks into a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, many doctors believe the pandemic has produced a silent sub-epidemic of people who need care at hospitals but dare not come in. They include people with inflamed appendixes, infected gall bladders and bowel obstructions, and more ominously, chest pains and stroke symptoms, according to these physicians and early research. “Everybody is frightened to come to the ER,” Puskas said.

Covid-19 is reshaping the electric rhythms of New York City (Washington Post) At his post 150 miles up the Hudson, Jon Sawyer watches as a stay-at-home New York City stirs itself with each new dawn in this era of covid-19. He’s a manager in the system that dispatches electricity throughout New York state, keeping homes lit and hospitals functioning, work that is so essential that he, along with 36 colleagues, has been sequestered away from home and family for going on four weeks now, to avoid the disease. The hour between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. once saw the city bounding to life. A sharp spike would erupt on the system’s computer screens. Not now. The disease is changing the rhythms of the city, and you can see it in the flows of electricity. Kids are not going to school, restaurants are not making breakfast for commuters, offices are not turning on the lights, and thousands if not millions of people are staying in bed later, putting off the morning cup of coffee and a warm shower. Electricity demand in a city that has been shut down is running 18 percent lower at this weekday morning hour than on a typical spring morning, according to the New York Independent System Operator, Sawyer’s employer. Though the picture is starkest in New York, it’s happening across the country. Daytime electricity demand is falling, even accounting for the mild spring weather, and early-morning spikes are deflating.

America’s Biggest Cities Were Already Losing Their Allure. What Happens Next? (NYT) The pandemic has been particularly devastating to America’s biggest cities, as the virus has found fertile ground in the density that is otherwise prized. And it comes as the country’s major urban centers were already losing their appeal for many Americans, as skyrocketing rents and changes in the labor market have pushed the country’s youngest adults to suburbs and smaller cities often far from the coasts. The country’s three largest metropolitan areas, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, all lost population in the past several years, according to an analysis by William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution. Even slightly smaller metro areas, like Houston, Washington, D.C., and Miami grew more slowly than before. In all, growth in the country’s major metropolitan areas fell by nearly half over the course of the past decade, Mr. Frey found. Now, as local leaders contemplate how to reopen, the future of life in America’s biggest, most dense cities is unclear. Mayors are already warning of precipitous drops in tax revenue from joblessness. Public spaces like parks and buses, the central arteries of urban life, have become danger zones. And with vast numbers of professionals now working remotely, some may reconsider whether they need to live in the middle of a big city after all.

Empty resorts spell long crisis for Caribbean as coronavirus hits (Reuters) No one is swimming in the turquoise Caribbean waters of Cuba’s Varadero beach resort, nor lounging on its white, palm-fringed beaches. Its hundreds of hotels, shops and restaurants stand empty and eerily quiet. The nearby airport, the lifeblood of Varadero’s economy, closed after Cuba shut its borders two weeks ago to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus. Now, undisturbed by tourists, lizards scamper around the grounds of the luxurious hotels, on the hunt. Across the Caribbean, similar scenes of desolation are playing out as the most tourism-dependent region in the world reels from a pandemic that has shut borders, grounded airlines, berthed cruise ships and sent much of the planet into isolation since mid-March. From the historic towns of the Dominican Republic to the isolated coves of Tobago, tourism employs an estimated 2.5 million people and generates--directly and indirectly--nearly one-third of the region’s economic output, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. As a result, there are few places where the economic impact of the pandemic may be as immediate as the archipelago’s 26 small island states and dependencies, many of them already heavily indebted.

Chilean seniors look to the sky for medicine and masks (Reuters) The small Chilean beach enclave of Zapallar has turned to high-tech drones to deliver medications, masks and hand sanitizer to its elderly in remote areas as the coronavirus continues its advance across the largely rural South American nation. A heavy-duty four-propeller drone, complete with landing gear, is loaded with a bag of supplies in the city center then blasts off across the parched, hilly landscape to reach areas that are as much as a two-hour walk from the nearest pharmacy. Zapallar has yet to report a case of coronavirus. But its pilot drone program is designed to keep the elderly and poor, many who lack transportation, out of harm’s way, Mayor Gustavo Alessandri said. It could also help supply families in quarantine, should the outbreak hit closer to home. Seniors rave about the program. The town’s posh coastline is dotted with the homes and helicopter landing pads of Santiago’s rich and famous, but its interior is poorer, isolated and more sparsely populated.

Turkey Now Among World’s Worst-Hit Countries (Foreign Policy) Turkey has overtaken China as the country with the most coronavirus infections outside of the United States and Europe. Turkey has now recorded 86,306 cases, with 2,017 deaths. Although schools and bars have closed, Turkey has so far avoided implementing a full-scale lockdown, preferring weekend curfews instead. Turkey’s economy was in bad shape before the pandemic hit, and finds itself in an even tougher spot now. The Turkish currency recently plummeted to a near-historic low of 6.95 lira to the U.S. dollar and is currently trading at 6.88 to the dollar.

Gunmen kill 47 in Nigeria (Foreign Policy) Dozens of people have been killed in northwestern Nigeria after gunmen opened fire on three villages Danmusa, Dutsenma, and Safana in Katsina state. Local police blamed the attacks on “armed bandits” operating in the area. Criminal gangs have killed hundreds of people in the region over the past year.

Violent rival gangs in South Africa call truce to help people during pandemic (CBS News) Warring gangs in South Africa are working together in an unprecedented truce to deliver much-needed food to people under lockdown. The country has seen a 75% decrease in violent crime since it imposed strict restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic, and normally dangerous streets in Cape Town now see sworn enemies meeting up to collect essential goods to distribute throughout hungry communities. “What we’re seeing happen here is literally a miracle,” Pastor Andie Steele-Smith said to BBC News. Steel-Smith works with gang members in his community, many of whom are convicted killers. “They are the best distributors in the country,” he said. “They are used to distributing other white powders, but still they are distributing things and then, they know everybody.” Preston Jacobs, a member of the “Americans” gang, told CBS News’ Debora Patta it “feels nice” to take on a new role and communicate with those in need.

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tripstations · 5 years

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Top 10 Summer Vacations 2018

And as Canadians continue to struggle with a weakened dollar and creeping fuel prices, should we consider packing up the car and the kids and make a road trip to southwestern Ontario or perhaps east to Prince Edward County and the beaches of Sandbanks or go further afield and splurge on a trip to Paris for a little je ne sais quoi? Whatever your summer vacation plans, here are some tripstations options to make following your summer vacation dreams a reality.

Prince Edward County, Ontario

Six friends and former Toronto neighbours have gathered at a Cherry Valley cottage for a Good Friends and Good Wine weekend in The County to reunite, reminisce, and share some laughs over the incredible wine, food and friendship The County has to offer. We linger over a late breakfast of fresh fruit, yogurt and savoury scones and lots of hot, head-remedying coffee before we trundle ourselves into our van for day one of wine tasting, shopping, and memory making. And, like the rural quaintness of the French River of Nova Scotia and the excitement of the Napa Valley of the 1980’s, the County has grown up! Our rustic next door neighbour is growing up and attracting local, national and international attention offering exciting wineries, farm to table restaurant choices, unique shopping, local artisanal foods and cheeses, and serving up a warm-hearted and generous way of life, steeped in rural tradition with just a hint of modern thinking.

Prince Edward County continues to captivate her visitors with a spirit and engagement that is exciting to witness.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Planning on heading east from Toronto this summer? Then make Halifax, where friendly Haligonians enjoy their music-filled pubs and rooftop patios, a must-stop on your Atlantic adventures. I just returned from five rather cool, rainy and beer-soaked days in this historic gateway to the East Coast, but the soggy weather certainly did not dampen the locals’ spirits in their rowdy, packed bars, pubs, and patios, literally spilling over with plentiful and flowing local craft beer. Grab some food, quaff some ale, and if you linger into the evening, you will be treated to one of the many local bands that pump out long sets of popular and traditional music to the hand clapping, spontaneous dancing revelers that Halifax is known for.

Nova Scotia

The Princess of Acadia chugs her way into the grey, fog-swept Digby Gut and gracefully docks, allowing eager camper-vanners, Japanese tourists and some home-sick locals to disembark and begin their summer vacations or to simply ‘head home.’ The 3-hour crossing has been uneventful, other than a possible breach sighting of some whales as we approach the Digby Neck. Nestled between South Mountain and the Bay of Fundy lies the fertile Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia’s farming center and we have 5 days of touring and exploring the coastal roads of the Annapolis Basin, including some family time, some great meals and cocktails on sunset decks, watching the clammers clamber over the low-tide mud and a slowly rising full moon, begging to be howled at.

Southwestern Ontario

Ontario’s Southwest is perhaps one of the prettiest and rural parts of the world. This time of year the western sun sits lower and more reflective on the gently rolling hills west of Toronto. Travel the 403/407/401 route and avoid the headache of the 401/427/403 interchange hassle. Once past Milton, you’re home free and will enjoy the beautiful green, undulating summer landscapes and rich farmland west of Kitchener, New Hamburg and onto Stratford and St. Jacobs. Looking for more adventure? Continue up to Ontario’s West Coast and Lake Huron, Bayfield, Goderich and north towards Southampton, famous for its fabulous sunsets and on any given Saturday summer evening, be serenaded by the skirl of a bagpipe at the foot of High Street.

Toronto

Toronto is a four-season city full of eating and drinking patios, fabulous roof-top hotel views and foodie neighbourhoods, brimming over with tourists and locals alike. We love our city in the spring, summer, and Indian summer-fall and have been known as well to plop ourselves down on a winter-white park bench to extend our patio cravings. As summer approaches, we have some recommendations to make your Toronto stay-cation a memorable one!

Quebec City

La Belle Ville de Québec is home to the continent`s first parish Church, its first Museum, first Anglican Cathedral, first French-speaking University and the continent’s oldest Hospital. At first glance, no romantic, French glamour to be seen nor the apparent sprucing up that La Ville undertook for their 400th anniversary a couple of years ago. But very soon a warm and welcoming magic will embrace you as you pull up to your Relais and Chateaux listed Auberge Saint-Antoine, situated an ancient stone’s throw from Le Vieux Port in La Belle Ville’s Old Lower Town and feel your excitement grow in anticipation of your vacation in La Belle Ville de Quebec!

Michigan

Summer isn’t the only time to experience the shores of western Michigan. Ice cream, fudge stores, family dining, unique antiques, lovely beaches, quaint B & B ’s and a well established Artists Community await those who hop in their cars and do the 6.5-hour drive from Toronto to this undiscovered and virtually unknown to Canadians, part of Western Michigan. Unlike those mid-summer bathing togs and sun hats, Michigan’s fall harvest flannels, coveralls and snow pants can be a bit more unkempt and rustic. But don’t let that stop you from heading west along I-69 to Flint, flanking to the north of Lansing before merging onto the I-96 toward Grand Rapids and experiencing this unique part of Western Michigan.

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Dreaming of an all-American, bunting and burgers kind of summer beach vacation this year? Then the hurdy-gurdy, loud lewdness of Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts is for you. Join the throngs of foot traffic that daily battle the crowds of car-laden, lost tourists on the one lane, one-way main street that dissects downtown PTown from east to west. The West End beckons the party boys and their boozy BFF girlfriendz, the Bears, the Muscle Boys and yes even some well-heeled Cape Cod Tourists and Boston Ferry Day-Trippers, kids and strollers in tow, sharing some casual West End Herring Cove or Racepoint Beach time with a saucy drag queen. Ahh, summer in this, the first and original summer beach resort in America.

Vermont

The Blackburn and Suessdorf standard ‘Moonlight in Vermont’ softly serenades as a languid late afternoon summer sun greets us as we roll through the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. It has been a long 9-hour drive, and we are in the middle of Vermont ski country, in August, and neither of us ski. Our hotel’s website offers outdoor activities such as ‘romantic sleigh rides’ and ‘grab a pair of snowshoes’ but we have decided to discover the beauty of Vermont with the last waning days of a hot, dry summer and tour the green, rural roads of small-town New England. Southern Vermont resorts offer a unique style of vacation and are completely different in harvest ‘moonlight’ August than they are in the ‘icey finger waves’ of February. From hiking Vermont’s state parks or fishing and wildlife viewing to those simply craving quiet downtime or a ‘romantic setting’ long weekend at a luxury resort as we were, there is nothing like a summer vacation in Vermont. Enjoy some country luxury, indulge in some downtime, wander in the green. ‘You and I and moonlight in Vermont’: beautiful in any season.

Paris

When you think about Paris, which tripstations does ALOT, you probably think about the Eiffel Tower; Bateaux Mouches rides on the Seine or perhaps un café or demi-litre of white wine in cozy, cobbled pavement cafés –the usual, touristy things to do in Paris. Why not wander away from the ‘usual suspects’ and explore some of the more unusual things to do in Paris, experiencing a taste of what local Parisians enjoy every day, and especially in the summer, when most Parisians exercise their four-week August vacation options and exit the city to the countryside and seashores of the south and west.

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Ontario: Toronto the not-so-terrible-afterall.

When asked where I am from, I have varied answers. Not, because I am confused, but because mind my races with what is true for the version of myself I am speaking from. These days, I usually respond with Halifax, though that is not strictly true. I mean, it is true, when speaking to people from outside the province. My adulthood, my current nature, is a direct result of having spend the last 7 years on the eastern coastline. For someone who has come-from-away, I have sunken pretty thoroughly into that identity. Alas, I wasn’t born on the coast.

I was born in the big city of Toronto, Ontario- an east-end girl. The Danforth, Riverdale park, the farm, the beaches. That was my childhood. I experienced a lot of trauma growing up (which I won’t go into here) which has always stained even the happiest memories associated with this city. Making it extremely difficult for me to come back here. I haven’t been home for Christmas in a couple years, I really haven’t been back for more than a week in 6 years. And yet, there it is, I still call it home- though in a very small voice that rarely escapes these days. That concept is so utterly wrapped in fear for me- the centre of capitalism, the place where I am triggered the most, the place where I had always felt most small in the world.

It was in Mexico, that those thoughts started to unravel. Katie stopped me in the midst of a thought spiral about “going back to Toronto”. She said, something helpful for me, might be re:phrasing my travels to Ontario- “Stop saying ‘going back to’, just saying ‘going to’”. It’s true, the words you unleash on the world act as spells. They create our reality in the fundamental way they fill in the narrative that we (whether we realize it or not) are writing about our lives. And, I found my own narrative become undone, by a simple shift in prospective.

Suddenly, I was going “to Toronto”. A place that was big, new & held the possibilities any other one of the cities I recently visited carried. Instead of dragging my feet around the places I knew, I was determined to remind myself of the places I’d forgotten, and the ones I had yet to see. For as much of the city, I have met, it has changed & is filled with so much more that is still strange to me.

The same, could also be said for the way I am able to interact with my family. I could see them as the same as always, or I could keep my eyes open to the ways they are trying to evolve. Though, not naively. With confidence in my own ability to discern what I can handle in any given moment & being able to assert what is good for me.

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My first day in the city, I found myself practically skipping down the street. My mother & I walked around the Danforth- a street that I’ve long felt I knew every inch of. It was strange (but not altogether shocking) to see how much it had changed. The Tim Hortons that had me the local hangout for those too young for bars was boarded up. From what I heard from my sister, it was still the same high school haunt as of last summer, and suddenly it is no more. It’s strange how much it stirred me. A few weeks ago there was a fire, that burned the local dinner to the ground too. And yet, there are things that are still the same. Unchanged, in the way that small-town institutions can be sometimes. Alchemy, sells the same Nag Champa-infused hippy clothing. Mikes music, still smells like the old stuffy record shop it has always been. The display in the front, faded with age, but unchanged otherwise. We stopped for lunch at the cafe my mom loves best- Mocha Mocha. The art on the wall had changed, the menu prices a few dollars more than I remembered. I ordered an Orangina to drink while my mom ate her veggie club- the same way we had since I was three. But we spoke about more adult things, how our lives had changed in the time I’ve lived away. All the good, and some of the worse. I hummed along to the memories of 70s roadtrip music my mom had been playing that morning as I hunted for treasures in our old tickle-trunk.

I braved the deeper city & called Mia to join me. The stink of the subway evoked an alien fondness, that I’m sure will subside again soon. I was filled with a rush of what it meant to be in this city again. All the times I had come home late from parties in the east end. The times we roamed around aimlessly in the west end. The half-complete project Ali & I had set out on to collect a transfer from every station on the subway lines.

I found myself re:routing a few times along “secret paths” between houses that no longer existed outside of my memories. But, I also found myself doing things out of long standing habits I had entirely forgot about until I was in the moment again. I brushed my boots on the edge of the escalator, I whistled softly along to the subway chimes and held my breath over the bloor-danforth viaduct. It was if I started playing a game with the ghosts of my former selves. Repeating the same behaviours, because I saw myself doing them before (with more specific, superstitious purpose then). 14-year-old me stuffed into the seats with my friends from high school. 11-year-old me “surfing” in the aisle when I couldn’t get a seat. 5 year-old me jumping dramatically over the yellow line, into the car, because I thought the yellow was bad luck. I laughed to myself, as if I was playing along with the games my former selves motioned through.

I met Mia in Kensington market, one of my all-time favourite spots in the city. We sat in Jimmy’s coffee and talked about transitions again- shifting of perspectives & the things that brought up there. We picked through racks of our favourite vintage stores. Dreaming up occasions to wear the excessively-fringed outfits, or the lace ball gowns. We laughed about the fact that we had both already bought wedding dresses for occasions we never intended to follow up on.

Courage My Love has long been my favourite shop in Kensington. The walls are drapped in strings of bead, silk scarves & victorian undergarments. I found a postcard that reminded me of the moment we were in. As I wrote on the back of it, I fell into reverence for the wonderful nature of this city. All the colour, and all the different kinds of people that made this city their home. All the joy I had had walking around San Francisco, was met here too. I hadn’t allowed myself to stay curious with Toronto, and so I had fallen out of love with it entirely. Mia & I walked along Dundas for a long, long while. My eyes, your rather mind, opened to witness everything as brand new again. It was like falling in love with an older lover all over again. My difficultly with Toronto was about many things, outside of the city itself. It was a comfort I could find myself lost & in love with it again.

The next morning, I woke early to make pancakes for everyone. It was even more strange to find myself lost in my parents kitchen. All the reflexes that had long been programmed, needed re-orienting. It allowed me to be more present & objective with my visit, something I hadn’t realized I needed so badly until just then.

Over breakfast, my mother & I fell into heavy conversation over our mutual love for the radio. I supposed, that to highlights our mutual eagerness for nostalgia. A funny thing in itself - and a marker, in part of our shared difficulties in being fully present. The conversation had a different flavour, by the end of it though, as we both became so filled with optimism for the future. As I watched my mother move through her house, I saw the reflection of my mother in me- one that long scared me, but one I was becoming more comfortable with. My mother’s fondness for pottery from the 70s. Her love for old, rusty farm tools. The pile of gorgeous wool sweaters she has along her shelves. But also, her habit of telling stories in a thread of tangents, and the way she reaches to put on a record, as soon as we are back home.

That night, my younger brother Isaac had a show with his band ‘Roovs’. He asked me to help him pick out an outfit. As we played dress up, we talked about our lives up until now. Though all my siblings are close, my brother is by far the most difficult to keep up with. Not because he’s really quick moving, but more so because he is a super quiet character. Isaac was 10 when Ali & I moved away. Even outside of the fact that he’s grown almost two feet in height since then, he’s changed a lot. He threw himself into music in a fairly quiet way, but it is much of his life now. His primary instrument is the bass guitar- but he can pretty much figure any instrument out by now. In his high school band he plays trombone, tube, sousaphone & some piano. The ironic thing is, that Isaac is the one member of my sibling group that never took music lessons. He is entirely self taught & has a profound musicality that can’t be bought. He’s really quite about it though and is pretty critical of himself. It’s good while he is still striving, but I worry that he can’t appreciate the things he’s achieved so far.

We settled on him wearing the light brown velvet shirt I bought in Nashville. Subtle, but special. He went to go meet up with his band, and I went to meet up with Mia. We had been dreaming of a craft day since I saw her in California. We scrambled around her house, digging out all the re:purposeable bits we could find. I fell feverishly back into an embroidery project (with the limited amount of thread I managed to salvage). I am happy to be able to keep my hands busy again, in a midly-escapist way.

Both of our mothers met us for dinner & we indulged in a large spread of Indian food. It was actually refreshing to hear our mother’s talk about mental health stuff & see they are both slowly chipping away at some of their traumas. I suppose progress doesn’t always keep a steady pace, but it seems both of them are taking mental health a little more seriously these days. I suppose they would though, after Ellie’s passing.

We worked our way over to the beaches, where Isaac was performing. By the time we got there, the pub was already past capacity- which did not stop us from pushing in. I was actually amazed at how many people were there (I think Isaac was too). Before the show, he kept saying “oh I don’t think anyone is gonna show up to this one”, but it was so nice to see that wasn’t the case. It seemed like a lot of his classmates were there- even the ones he isn’t friends with. The boys all met at music camp the previous summer- though Isaac and Matt have been playing together for 4 years now. They are loud, and all of them so terrifically talented- I’m not just saying that as his sister. All of them (but Isaac) switched around instruments like musical chairs. There originals are fun & heavy & so full of energy. I only wish there had been more room to dance- especially during the improvised blues songs. I was getting itchy to swing dance. They clearly have a wide reference range (jazz standards, daft punk, zeppelin, the velvet underground). It was really impressive on a musical level, but further still, was the fact that the band feeds so well off one another. It was so nice to see them all so full of life & expression. Especially Isaac, who can be so stoic. He was hiding his smiles, but I could tell how proud he was & how hard he worked for all of it. I was beaming.

I flashed-backed briefly to my own very mediocre high school experience. I think mine was what it needed to be- nothing more, nothing less. I was glad to see Isaac was having a good one though. He’s always been pretty firm in his boundaries and not down for any of the bullshit that teenagers part take in. It seems he’s around good people & feels a part of something though, and that’s all I could ask for. When the gig was over, I could tell there were stirrings of an after party. Though I obviously wanted to fan over the show, we all decided to give him his space to be with his friends & went home.

Just before we got out the door, Isaac turned to me & made sure we made plans to hang out the next day. He had said that he’d cancel any plans to spend the day with me- which almost made me cry. I’ve never wanted to make anyone proud the way I want to impress my little brother. It’s actually ridiculous. I can feel how much he loves my sisters & I. Though we can get caught up in our Halifax lives, I want to make a point of really making sure he knows how much we love him & are rooting for him in everything he does. And I really do. I believe in him being able to make the music thing work more than any other musician I’ve come to know.

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mikemortgage · 5 years

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Nova Scotia natural gas project goes to court to remove Aboriginal protesters

HALIFAX — The company heading a controversial project that would see natural gas stored in huge underground caverns north of Halifax has gone to court to remove Aboriginal protesters from its work site.

The company says the step was necessary and comes after attempts at “engagement and discussion” with the individuals at the site.

It says power was recently lost at the facility and a recent inspection found flooding had damaged electrical equipment.

The company says it’s “essential” it have “immediate and unobstructed access” to assess the damage and to conduct repairs.

It says the work is needed to ensure the safety of its workers, neighbours and those who may attempt to enter without authorization.

“While we respect the right of individuals to express their views safely and peacefully, trespassing at Alton has been an ongoing concern for some time,” the company said in a news release issued Friday.

“This step was necessary and comes after attempts at engagement and discussion with the individuals at the site. We remain committed to keeping the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia, surrounding communities, landowners and other stakeholders engaged as we advance this important project.”

The company was not immediately available for further comment.

The plan has raised the concern of Indigenous protesters who have set up a permanent camp near the waterway.

Members of the Sipekne’katik First Nation in nearby Indian Brook argue that the project will damage the 73-kilometre tidal river, which runs through the middle of mainland Nova Scotia.

Alton maintains the project will provide millions of dollars in savings to natural gas customers in Nova Scotia.

The company said it has invested approximately $70 million to date.

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Visiting Key West, Florida/Carlos Pueblo

Overnight the ship reached Key West, Florida, the most southeastern

tip of the United States. I am very happy for myself by completing the

four extreme points of the North American territory, St. John’s, Newfound

land, Sydney and Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Northeast by cruises; Cape

Flatttery, Washington on the Northwest by car; entering Tijuana, Mexico

by car and Key West on the Southeastern tip of Florida by cruise.

Truman Little White House in the Truman Annex is one of the most unique

subdivision in the U.S. It was built in 1823 and kept in mint condition through

out almost 200 years. It was a Naval Station for protection of pirates from the

Caribbean and housing the officers and soldiers. Harry Truman picked up one

of them as his retreat and passed it on to his successors until Bill Clinton. Now,

the Little White House is managed by the State of Florida in a very good shape

as a museum open to the public. I was asking almost everyone on the street for

the information of ownership of these gorgeous frame mansions. The front yards

of every house arranged like a garden in Hawaii with tropical flowers, palms, and

orchid on tree trunks, etc.

There are typical tourists town with a very organized management of a city, stores

and streets full of visitors. I can feel a taste of Cuban culture at least some of cigar

shops and beautiful roosters rooming around at store front and street corners like

the old town Miami. I found the Hemingway’s old house and some visitors went

inside to view his old mansion. He is a Nobel Laureate for his novel, the old man

and the sea. He went to the Spanish Civil War. My fellow passenger told me that

this house was his second wife’s and the first wife owned the one in Havana, Cuba.

She read a book of his third wife about their marriage with a sad name that I couldn’t

Remember. Obviously, he was doing very well at his time as a writer. That famous

novel is about an old man trying to cat a fish in the water between Florida and Cuba.

As a matter of fact, there was a fishing contest of $80,000 award for fisherman

Interested when I visited.

I attempted to locate the famous Key Lime pie mentioned to me by my graduate

school professor’s wife, Mrs. Jean Baker, a Florida native. Finally, I found one in

an ice box with a price tag $5.99, of course plus tax. I kept on going toward the ship

after 4 hours walk. I found an art gallery to rest my body. Interestingly, it is also a

furniture store with products made of coconut trees from the Fiji Islands. It is very

heavy and looks luxury. I thought that the owner is an Asian Indian yet he is an

Australian who found the idea and with the skill to make it as an art product.

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