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Post by Bearcata on May 7, 2022 20:41:15 GMT
OMGOSH......100% agree with Bearcata and nennie on the twins on UNSELLABLE HOMES. I really like the show. BUT it's the ladies that are so annoying. The blonde one, the business/money one, the one who got so upset when they were on Rock the Block season 3, she is the more annoying of the twins. There is a certain point in life I do not need to be talked down to. Thankfully there is close captioning and a mute button.
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Post by Bearcata on May 8, 2022 13:54:39 GMT
Enjoying Vacation House Rules on Fridays. Luv'ing new series Renovation Gold and I Bought A Dump Now What on Saturdays. Renovation Gold is based in Chicago, with a young married couple who restores furniture and does renovations. Each one hour episode highlights two different renovations for two different sets of clients. The premise of the show is to find old family furniture heirlooms or not such great pieces and renovate them to save money. I like Meg and Joe's design style as it tends to be relatively neutral with pops of color. The kitchens have been amazing so far. megmade.com/I Bought a Dump Now What seems to be a compilation of old renovation episodes and I remember seeing one or two of them before. So far each episode follows 4 couples renoving their dumps.
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Post by Bearcata on May 9, 2022 4:57:03 GMT
HomeTown Kickstart - Season 1 Episode 3 - Upstate Update in Cornwall - May 8, 2022
Nate and Jeremiah in Cornwall, New York
Projects:
Oh No, No Mural!
Refresh Madison Avenue - a boutique on Main Street
Renovate the Hahn home kitchen, dining, and living rooms
Create a public space on the Bridge street Bridge
Painted Bench on the Bridge Street Bridge - each location gets a painted bench
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Post by momrek06 on May 9, 2022 21:52:18 GMT
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Post by waywyrd on May 9, 2022 23:47:19 GMT
So much for everyone getting along. I wonder what/who started all that nonsense?
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Post by Bearcata on May 10, 2022 0:27:38 GMT
So much for everyone getting along. I wonder what/who started all that nonsense? I have the sister-in-law from that burning place down under, an incredibly difficult person. While confrontations maybe immediately satisfying, does it really do any good in the long run? My brother says it drives her crazy that I don't cut ties with the family and my SIL has done some really nasty things over the years trying to make me do that. While I have my opinions about how they raise my niece, I do not confront my SIL, what good would it do? It is also not my place to tell a mother how to raise her daughter even if I do think everything my SIL does is wrong. All I can be is a support system for my brother and niece. All this being said, Heather needs to step back and mind her own business. Braden and Taylor are Tarek's and Christina's business not Heather's. It is incredibly stupid to confront Christina with her family and friends out of the blue, I am sure Christina felt attacked/ambushed. With three adults involved (Tarek, Christina, Heather) raising Braden and Taylor they all need to be on the same page and act like adults not start public fights. Heather can have an opinion, she may not like what Christina does, but she cannot control what Christina does and how she raises her children. If Heather does not like the situation she should never have married Tarek.
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Post by Kao on May 10, 2022 1:01:02 GMT
Being a step parent can be tricky but a good rule of thumb is to let your partner handle issues with the children with the ex as they come up, and you in turn support them. You don't approach the other parent at their child's soccer game and start mouthing off to them. I hate to use the term "know your place" so instead I'll say "there are some boundaries you shouldn't cross" because if Christina had gotten out of her chair and knocked her out I would just say "oh, well." Heather was well out of order about this, and I guarantee the reason why Josh got in Tarek's face was probably because of that. Mess. Basically, everyone not named Christina or Tarek need to sit down somewhere and shut up.
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Post by Bearcata on May 10, 2022 1:05:12 GMT
So much for everyone getting along. I wonder what/who started all that nonsense? I have the sister-in-law from that burning place down under, an incredibly difficult person. While confrontations maybe immediately satisfying, does it really do any good in the long run? My brother says it drives her crazy that I don't cut ties with the family and my SIL has done some really nasty things over the years trying to make me do that. While I have my opinions about how they raise my niece, I do not confront my SIL, what good would it do? It is also not my place to tell a mother how to raise her daughter even if I do think everything my SIL does is wrong. All I can be is a support system for my brother and niece. All this being said, Heather needs to step back and mind her own business. Braden and Taylor are Tarek's and Christina's business not Heather's. It is incredibly stupid to confront Christina with her family and friends out of the blue, I am sure Christina felt attacked/ambushed. With three adults involved (Tarek, Christina, Heather) raising Braden and Taylor they all need to be on the same page and act like adults not start public fights. Heather can have an opinion, she may not like what Christina does, but she cannot control what Christina does and how she raises her children. If Heather does not like the situation she should never have married Tarek. This is rich "In another explosive part, Ant says that Christina failed to inform him that her family had gotten COVID and returned Hudson to his care without proper precautions. The move ended up shutting down production on Renee Zellweger, Ant's girlfriend's, latest film." That is interesting the production company had to shut down, poor Renee her filming schedule got messed up. If one wants to speculate, somebodies girlfriend got upset with the ex-wife and new boyfriend had to do something about it? Poor Ant did he lose his sleeping privileges with Renee? Aaaaaah so sad. Can one say "blue balls"?
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Post by Bearcata on May 10, 2022 1:10:21 GMT
Being a step parent can be tricky but a good rule of thumb is to let your partner handle issues with the children with the ex as they come up, and you in turn support them. You don't approach the other parent at their child's soccer game and start mouthing off to them. I hate to use the term "know your place" so instead I'll say "there are some boundaries you shouldn't cross" because if Christina had gotten out of her chair and knocked her out I would just say "oh, well." Heather was well out of order about this, and I guarantee the reason why Josh got in Tarek's face was probably because of that. Mess. Basically, everyone not named Christina or Tarek need to sit down somewhere and shut up. Absolutely. Tarek did the right thing pulling Heather away. Josh should have done nothing. There was no reason to have a confrontation with Tarek. Tarek was solving the situation, Josh was escalating it.
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Post by Bearcata on May 10, 2022 5:33:23 GMT
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Post by Kao on May 10, 2022 5:49:36 GMT
I have the sister-in-law from that burning place down under, an incredibly difficult person. While confrontations maybe immediately satisfying, does it really do any good in the long run? My brother says it drives her crazy that I don't cut ties with the family and my SIL has done some really nasty things over the years trying to make me do that. While I have my opinions about how they raise my niece, I do not confront my SIL, what good would it do? It is also not my place to tell a mother how to raise her daughter even if I do think everything my SIL does is wrong. All I can be is a support system for my brother and niece. All this being said, Heather needs to step back and mind her own business. Braden and Taylor are Tarek's and Christina's business not Heather's. It is incredibly stupid to confront Christina with her family and friends out of the blue, I am sure Christina felt attacked/ambushed. With three adults involved (Tarek, Christina, Heather) raising Braden and Taylor they all need to be on the same page and act like adults not start public fights. Heather can have an opinion, she may not like what Christina does, but she cannot control what Christina does and how she raises her children. If Heather does not like the situation she should never have married Tarek. This is rich "In another explosive part, Ant says that Christina failed to inform him that her family had gotten COVID and returned Hudson to his care without proper precautions. The move ended up shutting down production on Renee Zellweger, Ant's girlfriend's, latest film." That is interesting the production company had to shut down, poor Renee her filming schedule got messed up. If one wants to speculate, somebodies girlfriend got upset with the ex-wife and new boyfriend had to do something about it? Poor Ant did he lose his sleeping privileges with Renee? Aaaaaah so sad. Can one say "blue balls"? Okay, if she didn't inform him how did he find out that her family had Covid? Someone obviously can't keep their lies straight, and honestly if I were Renee I would be taking notes of these red flags and making an exit strategy because unless your ex was an absolute nightmare how a man talks about his ex is a good sign of how you'll be treated in the future.
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Post by Bearcata on May 10, 2022 20:13:40 GMT
New Battle on the Beach starting Sunday June 5, 2022
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Post by waywyrd on May 13, 2022 12:08:03 GMT
Windy City Rehab - not a lot of the Windy City this season. Alison drags her brother into a deal in Atlanta, rehabbing a loft in an area I'm vaguely familiar with. It turned out pretty nice, and I'm not really a loft person. The only thing I didn't care for were the gold cabinets. It sounded like they were keeping it for family use...
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Post by waywyrd on May 13, 2022 12:12:48 GMT
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Post by Kao on May 13, 2022 12:51:08 GMT
Windy City Rehab - not a lot of the Windy City this season. Alison drags her brother into a deal in Atlanta, rehabbing a loft in an area I'm vaguely familiar with. It turned out pretty nice, and I'm not really a loft person. The only thing I didn't care for were the gold cabinets. It sounded like they were keeping it for family use... Oooh, a loft? Let me hurry up and watch this episode!
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Post by dagwood on May 13, 2022 19:19:49 GMT
One part of the article describes Christina as the "blonde reality star" Did they really need to add her hair color? What does that have to do with anything?
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Post by Bearcata on May 17, 2022 2:03:09 GMT
Home Town Kickstart Season 1 Episode 4 - Love for La Grange - May 15, 2022
La Grange, Kentucky the Kindness Capital, and the city that has freight trains run through several times a day.
HGTV guests: Allison Victoria and Josh from a the new show Home Inspector or something like that.
Projects: Paint a mural, design a community hub, and renovate a kitchen and basement for a deserving family.
Comments: Allison seems to be on a high now that her financial troubles are behind her and it looks as if she really gets along with EVERYBODY.
The woman knows how to design kitchens and she does a fabulous job this week as well as updating the basement that is used as a daycare.
Two local girls design the Be Kind mural and the HGTV team helps.
One of the town leaders is trying to create an Alley Oop, a 1 mile walkway around the city that can feature pop up businesses, a place for the locals to gather, and a nice walking path. The HGTV team helps that idea along.
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Post by Bearcata on May 17, 2022 4:55:54 GMT
Windy City Rehab Season 3 Episode 4 - Family Ties - May 12, 2022
What kind of lifestyle does Alison have that she can fly from Chicago to California to Atlanta find properties, renovate them, and sell them?
Is she that much in demand as a designer? Does she still have her company and people working for her to do all the legwork to find all these incredible artisans and resources everyplace she goes?
I do like that the initial timeline was two to three months and in reality more like 6 months. Much of the delay is due to the permitting process and that the architects plans need to be approved. Supposedly the time lag is due to COVID.
Alison tries to save money on finishes by using items from her Chicago office. Alison is also in the process of closing and selling her Chicago office. Items from her office are being put onto moving trucks and driven to Atlanta. The bookcases from her Chicago office will be repurposed into shelving surrounding the banquet seating in the loft.
It was interesting to see Alison interact with new dealers and artisans in Atlanta.
Overall the loft was transformed. The kitchen cabinets were black, natural wood, and gold. I don't mind the gold. And of course a one of a kind hood vent. The woman knows how to design a kitchen and a bathroom and a closet. Does she go over board on the closet with the integrated lighting? Yes, but it is a very nice closet.
Jaime, Alison's investor and brother, and Alison decide to hold on to the property for family visits. Again can they really do that financially? And does the family really move around that much that it makes sense to do so?
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Post by newsboi on May 17, 2022 11:07:30 GMT
She more than doubled the budget that she hoodwinked her brother into investing. Again, she's a TERRIBLE businesswoman.
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Post by Bearcata on May 17, 2022 14:47:57 GMT
Windy City Rehab Season 3 Episode 4 - Family Ties - May 12, 2022 What kind of lifestyle does Alison have that she can fly from Chicago to California to Atlanta find properties, renovate them, and sell them? Is she that much in demand as a designer? Does she still have her company and people working for her to do all the legwork to find all these incredible artisans and resources everyplace she goes? I do like that the initial timeline was two to three months and in reality more like 6 months. Much of the delay is due to the permitting process and that the architects plans need to be approved. Supposedly the time lag is due to COVID. Alison tries to save money on finishes by using items from her Chicago office. Alison is also in the process of closing and selling her Chicago office. Items from her office are being put onto moving trucks and driven to Atlanta. The bookcases from her Chicago office will be repurposed into shelving surrounding the banquet seating in the loft. It was interesting to see Alison interact with new dealers and artisans in Atlanta. Overall the loft was transformed. The kitchen cabinets were black, natural wood, and gold. I don't mind the gold. And of course a one of a kind hood vent. The woman knows how to design a kitchen and a bathroom and a closet. Does she go over board on the closet with the integrated lighting? Yes, but it is a very nice closet. Jaime, Alison's investor and brother, and Alison decide to hold on to the property for family visits. Again can they really do that financially? And does the family really move around that much that it makes sense to do so? I did note that since the show is now so focused on Alison's journey that the entire master bathroom design was rushed through and we viewers didn't get the story of the layout, the bathtub wall design which looks very interesting, as does the size of the shower and we simply do not get to see the entire thing just a hint of it at the reveal.
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Post by Bearcata on May 17, 2022 15:20:21 GMT
She more than doubled the budget that she hoodwinked her brother into investing. Again, she's a TERRIBLE businesswoman. Technically Alison has not sold the property so there is no evidence she is a terrible businesswoman. Does Alison stick to a budget? There were extenuating circumstances regarding the budget that they still had the carrying costs for the four months they held the property and could not do any work on it. So until we viewers see the breakdown of the expenses we really don't know. I do see her selling her office building, her own home, to cover the expenses of all the lawsuits. Alison is also still working and HGTV is paying her for her time on this series, Home Town Kickstarter, and Battle on the Beach so in that sense she knows how to get a job and make money that way. If she was that bad a business woman would her brother go into a project with her especially since his last experience in 2008 in Las Vegas lost him money?
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Post by Kao on May 17, 2022 15:53:16 GMT
I really liked that loft, and apparently she and her family did too because they decided to hang onto it as a family property for now. Considering the mild winters there in comparison to our hellacious ones in Chicago I can totally understand the appeal. I have a few friends who moved to Atlanta from Chicago and they love it because it's a city, yet has a slower pace of life. That property is in an old-school former industrial building and it has everything a loft lover prefers (high ceilings, brick, exposed heating and water pipes on the ceiling, etc) but upscale and she could probably sell it tomorrow for a handsome price because people will pay for that particular aesthetic; I admit to deeply disliking the trend of people buying perfectly wonderful loft spaces and then renovating them to look more like condos with walls, brick covered up, ceiling covered, etc because that defeats the whole purpose; there's plenty of condos/houses around; buy one of those if that's your aesthetic and leave the poor lofts alone. :/
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Post by Bearcata on May 17, 2022 18:37:41 GMT
I really liked that loft, and apparently she and her family did too because they decided to hang onto it as a family property for now. Considering the mild winters there in comparison to our hellacious ones in Chicago I can totally understand the appeal. I have a few friends who moved to Atlanta from Chicago and they love it because it's a city, yet has a slower pace of life. That property is in an old-school former industrial building and it has everything a loft lover prefers (high ceilings, brick, exposed heating and water pipes on the ceiling, etc) but upscale and she could probably sell it tomorrow for a handsome price because people will pay for that particular aesthetic; I admit to deeply disliking the trend of people buying perfectly wonderful loft spaces and then renovating them to look more like condos with walls, brick covered up, ceiling covered, etc because that defeats the whole purpose; there's plenty of condos/houses around; buy one of those if that's your aesthetic and leave the poor lofts alone. :/ The window wall was exquisite and Alison left that alone. It screams loft industrial building. I do like that she totally improved and expanded the loft area bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchen. Some would scream don't paint the ceiling white but I get it with part of the wood burnt and part not. I think Alison blended renovation and let the space speak for itself into a well balanced space.
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Post by Bearcata on May 23, 2022 6:03:15 GMT
HomeTown Kickstart - Season 1 Episode 5 - Transforming Thomaston - May 22, 2022
I did like the small changes to the Main Square with the small statue and the outline of the city in the state of Georgia that kids can color with chalk. Liked that the team did a little extra with two of the store fronts. I think that balances out the work down on the Pig BBQ diner. I mean they only patched the driveway, and then sealed it. They put in some new neon on the sign and painted it. It came across more like a little lipstick instead of a real refresh the other teams have done. The Browns basement was a big transformation though.
It's a shame when a business employs 3 to 4000 people in a town of 9000. When the textile mills left in 2006 the town economy was destroyed.
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Post by Bearcata on May 23, 2022 6:07:45 GMT
Still liking Renovation Gold - the reno's are amazing and we get two per episode.
Still liking I Bought a Dump Now What - you get 3 stories over several episodes some successful some not. A more realistic expectation of trying to do it yourself and of having contractors that leave you high and dry.
Building Roots is still fun, I like seeing design styles from different parts of the country and in Colorado you get a mix of modern, rustic, high desert, Santa Fe.
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Post by Bearcata on May 23, 2022 19:35:26 GMT
Windy City Rehab Season 3 Episode 5 - Back to the Client Game - May 19, 2022 The house is on 2521 W Harrison Street, in the Tri-Taylor area. It was built in the 1890's and is approximately 3400 sq ft. It was a multi family home with 6 bathrooms and 6 bedrooms. www.zillow.com/homedetails/2521-W-Harrison-St-1-Chicago-IL-60612/2106449644_zpid/Now that Alison has completed all of her flips (that she partnered with Donovan) and the assumption is that they are sold, her investors are paid, and all the lawsuits are done, she now needs to make some money and is now back in the client game. Alison states she was so busy flipping she was not accepting any clients. I think Alison may have an issue with clients with small budgets as this couple came to her to work on the finishes for their obviously million dollar plus home. The budget for finishes is $100,000 and Alison just doesn't think it will be enough and there are issues along the way. Interestingly enough, Alison clearly states multiple times how she is saving the clients money by doing workarounds. Is there a salvaged newel post this woman will not buy? Or antique door? Overall the color palette was white, black, white oak, and brass. Haven't we all seen that before? However the woman does know how to put those colors together. Overall the spaces are those WOW moments that Alison loves. For myself all those stairs and with the master suite on the 3rd or even 4th floor is too much. The kitchen as always is a statement piece with black cabinets on one side, white oak on the other and a massive island in-between. Will this show ever air Alison working with a client on a limited $40,000 budget? Her brain would explode first I think.
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Post by Kao on May 23, 2022 20:39:40 GMT
There are designers who work with those with smaller budgets (I remember a cute show on HGTV that had a Chicago designer create spaces that were 50k and under about a year ago, and I believe Jasmine Roth does as well) but Alison isn't one of them, and that's fine. Not sure of his NY clientele but I know for a fact that Nate Berkus generally worked with people who had "f-you money" when it came to their renos here in Chicago and the North Shore because that Oprah influence was strong, I've seen some of the casting calls for HGTV shows and a lot of them are like "Don't even apply unless you're willing to put at least 75k into your reno" so I think it's an HGTV issue, to be honest.
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Post by Bearcata on May 28, 2022 19:22:05 GMT
Windy City Rehab Season 3 Episode 6 - Suburban Jungle - May 26, 2022 chicago.suntimes.com/windy-city-rehab/2022/5/26/23143288/windy-city-rehab-season-3-episode-6-recap-alison-victoria-evanstonWho are these young couples that can so easily afford million dollars homes? I wish I knew them, well I wish I knew how they got their money. Overall I do see the value of hiring a designer as the side facade of the house would have been a big slab of boring flat white siding. Changing the roof pitch in two areas and adding vertical cedar siding yes does add depth and dimension to the house. The front façade was also changed and vertical cedar added. The single door made a double made the size of the door more impactful, however, I just don't get the brass wrapping. Maybe it looks better in real life. Step by step you can see where Alison and her design team did make the home better, the foyer, the angle of the fireplace were all impactful design choices and look great. I have noted before that season 3 comes across more like a documentary of Alison's life. I mean HGTV did it for Christina on the Coast. Is it working I don't know. Is it for redemption? I don't know. It is interesting to see Alison freeze her eggs and to be planning that far ahead. It reminded me of Rebel Wilson and her journey. It is a shame that for women to be successful that they have to weight their desire to have children to have a family vs having a career. I can see more and more women going that route and having children later in life after they have reached the success they wanted.
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Post by Bearcata on May 30, 2022 10:54:53 GMT
Renovation Gold Episode 5 on May 28, 2022 was outstanding. Season 1 is only 8 episodes long but each 1 hour episode features two home renovations in the Chicago area. These are not $150,000 plus budgets ala Windy City Rehab, the budgets can range from $20,000 to $75,000. Most homes are older in established Chicago neighborhoods and nearby suburbs. This episode featured a Greystone in Brownsville and a Tudor further out. What I really like about this show are the lovely architectural features of each house and how the hosts incorporate those features into the renovation, they are never total gut jobs and they modernize the kitchens and other various rooms without losing the original charm.
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Post by Bearcata on May 30, 2022 11:23:48 GMT
HomeTown Kickstart Season 1, Episode 6 - Making Over Minden - May 29, 2022 - Season Finale
Really liked this episode and it was a good one to be the finale episode. Minden seemed a little bit more recovered than some of the other small towns in the series, it already had some really beautiful murals, and had two projects in the works that HGTV helped complete. There was a small city park called Angel Park that the city and HGTV cleanup and added at fountain and the featured painted bench that in this case was circular and was wrapped around a big old tree. The big community project was to make a community gathering spot in an area called Miller Quarters that was the area that the African American population lived is basically very small wooden homes. As people grew up and moved away from Minden the area fell into disrepair and the homes were razed. The area was leveled, dead trees removed, stumps grinded, mulch used, a stage created and rustic log seating, a small obstacle course for children was created, a firepit and multi sided pergola and swinging chairs, an area for food trucks, carts, and other vendors, and a beautiful metal arch with a sign "Miller Quarters".
A local restaurant was renovated by Page Turner and the Inside Out hosts. The lady who runs Geaux Fresh employs ladies who are recovered addicts. It was a massive renovation but it is amazing what removing a drop ceiling, paint, new floor and wall finishes, a little space planning, and some new furniture does to a building.
The one home of a community leader/helper was amazing I want that kitchen. I can't believe how good black cabinets and white tile backsplash can look in a kitchen.
I think I enjoyed this episode the best. I liked that both HGTV and People magazine and various small town leaders were doing their part to help revitalize their communities.
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