GwinnettForum | Number 25.60 | Aug. 5, 2025
CREATING GREAT CONTROVERSY in Norcross are the new platforms for eating for eating outside on Jones Street. It was also a topic for the Norcross city council Monday night, as several people spoke against the council’s decision to erect the platforms, and eliminate parking spaces. For other views on this subject, see Feedback below.
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Which is the closest major baseball park to Atlanta?
SPOTLIGHT: Oconee State Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: Both parties physically “Nuts,” but in control
FEEDBACK: Read most comments we’ve ever received on one subject
UPCOMING: Commissioners considering keeping millage the same
NOTABLE: Souto Foods opens for expanded Gwinnett facility
RECOMMENDED: Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure, by Matthew Algeo
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Central State Hospital was formed to treat mental health
MYSTERY PHOTO: Scene looks lonely, but clues stare you in the face
LAGNIAPPE: Jackson EMC offering teachers Bright Ideas grants
CALENDAR: Smart Money for Parents in Norcross Aug. 12, 19 and 26
Which is the closest major baseball park to Atlanta?
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
AUG. 5, 2025 | Major league baseball had the Atlanta Braves playing the Cincinnati Reds in Bristol, Tenn., last weekend. It got me to wondering: which is the closest major league baseball park to Atlanta? (By the way, the weekend game—Saturday AND Sunday—at Bristol Speedway, was the first major league game in Tennessee.)
We did some checking, and found two possible answers, depending on how you think of the question. It’s 461 miles from Atlanta to Cincinnati, Ohio, the Internet tells us. But since the Braves play in Truist Park in Marietta, that’s only 443 miles from Cincinnati.
But then there’s Tampa, Fla., some 456 miles from Atlanta. That would make downtown Atlanta closer to Cincinnati. But with the Braves in Marietta, that’s 476 miles to Tampa.
The Falcons play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, closer to Tampa than Cincinnati. But the Charlotte Panthers are the nearest NFL team to Atlanta, at 246 miles. Nashville and the Titans are only 250 miles away.
So pick your answer from the way you state the question. Somehow, we had never associated Cincinnati as the closest major league baseball park to this area.
By the way, our next nearest NFL opponent is Jacksonville, 346 miles from Atlanta.
Another influencer has been recognized as from Gwinnett. Alyssa Davis, executive director of the Sugarloaf Community Improvement District, was named one of the 100 most influential women in Georgia Engineering. She has a masters in city planning from Georgia Tech, and a masters of science from Pace University. She is a former teacher in New York City and Atlanta.
Several times each month, GwinnettForum gets news releases from the public relations community telling about some event or company.
Do you know how many of these public relations people send stories which start out the same old way: “XYZ is proud to announce……”
It happens all too often. Each time this wording is edited to make the story better and less trite.
Of course, we want to get messages about what is going on around us, so that we may pass it on to you, our readers.
Hey, PR community: How about finding a better way? Crank up your more creative choice of leads.
Last week, our piano returned from Charleston, where it has been at our late daughter Catherine’s home. After shipment, we figured it needed turning, so contacted a piano turner, who lives in Athens.
On Monday, he came to tune the piano, but after five minutes, he told us: “This piano is in good condition. It doesn’t need tuning. Maybe in a year I can come back and it might need tuning then.”
You don’t find this happening every day. If you need a piano tuner, contact Nima Momtaz, a naturalized citizen from Iran, at 770 861 3550 or nima.momtaz@gmail.com.
Emails from the city of Lilburn now carry this comment:
“The City of Lilburn is a close-knit community in Gwinnett County where Southern charm meets modern living. From our walkable historic downtown and beautiful parks to our fun events and welcoming neighborhoods, Lilburn is a place where people feel at home. We’re proud to serve our residents with transparency, care and a commitment to making Lilburn a great place to live, work and visit.”
That’s a nice promotion for that Gwinnett city.
Open no more: Rexall Grill in Duluth, once the place to meet people. Sad.
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Both parties are fiscally ‘nuts,” but GOP in control
By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. | Traditionally, Democrats are spendthrifts and Republicans are not… until recently. But this is no longer the case with the ReTrumpicans.
Running as a fiscally conservative Republican in 2004, I won an election and became chairman of a rural Georgia County Commission. Under my leadership, we cut tax increases from 10 percent a year to one percent while increasing services. We accomplished this feat by eliminating obvious waste and increasing efficiency. It wasn’t easy or without conflict, but it was technically and politically doable. And most cost reduction votes were 3-2 … with the Democrats usually voting no.
However, over the past few decades, the GOP has just given up on deficits and a balanced budget. And, it has gotten much worse with them in control of the White House and Congress. Considering that the GOP constantly criticized Obama and Biden for deficits, the hypocrisy of the GOP leaders on this topic is remarkable.
In 2007-2008, the economy was sinking fast, moving us toward a second Great Depression. One proven way to stimulate the economy is to increase short term government expenditures. The philosophical idea behind this approach is to cut back funding when the economy improves and increase taxes as needed to reverse any short-term debt created. But that never happened.
The GOP-led effort to pull out of a recession began in 2008 when the GOP controlled Congress and President George W. Bush attempted to boost the economy via a stimulus package, taking effect in 2009. As the economy recovered, the deficit went down under Obama, as shown below.
Specifically, the annual national deficit increased significantly under Obama’s early years. Then, it went down considerably in his last term, as shown below. The first year of Obama’s first term (2009) deficits in billions were $1,413, versus 2016 – $585.
Under Trump, the annual deficit went right back up (in billions); 2017- $665 to a record high in 2020- $3,132. It reached the highest annual amount in history…partly fueled by Trump’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Biden was also problematic, with very large deficit increases: 2021-$1,484, up to $1,833 in 2024. But it wasn’t just increased spending causing the debt increase.
The other reason for this dramatic increase was the 2017 Trump “temporary” tax cut. That tax cut is now permanent as of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill (known as the Budget Buster Bill). According to projections, with Trump back in office and his cuts made permanent, the deficit will be $1,865 in 2025 and $1,713 in 2026.
The sole reason for the Trump tax cut was political, not economic. Economists understand that during periods of a strong economy the deficit must be decreased and efforts made to pay down on our national debt. But, in his second term, Trump wanted to stimulate an already strong economy. He knows that his actions are the opposite of what is advocated by mainstream economists.
As of May 2025, the national debt was $36.2 trillion- or $106,000 per US resident. Both parties have gone along with the fantasy that the debt will take care of itself via growth… gleefully passing budgets with tax cuts and increases for programs. Being fiscally irresponsible is the only thing both parties agree on.
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Read the most letters we’ve ever received on one subject
Editor, the Forum:
Let me totally agree with this article about the platforms for dining on Jones Street in Norcross. It’s absolutely the worst misuse of taxpayer’s dollars I’ve seen. I’m one of those city taxpayers too!
I still don’t know why they were planned. I can see them being torn down in the near future. Total waste of money!
– Melinda Miller, Norcross
Editor, the Forum:
Thank you for the accurate and insightful piece on Jones St parklets. Here is a little background on fees for using them.
The restaurants on Jones were involved in the decision to build the parklets. After they were under construction, they were told they had to lease them from the city. The fee is nominal, $100 per year. They are being asked to take on liability! The city has also decided that all other restaurants and any retail shops that bring merchandise on the sidewalk must pay a “cafe fee”. We are being told that they can’t give the merchants something of value for free. because it is a violation of the GA Constitution’s gratuity laws. My research shows that cafe fees are left up to the discretion of the city and have nothing to do with gratuity laws. I’m not a lawyer, so I could be wrong.
– Mary Dowdy, president, Historic Norcross Business Association
Editor, the Forum:
As my wife and eat at Zapata’s every weekend (and occasionally at Savage Pizza and the English pub), we are excited to possibly have the option eating outside on the new Jones Street platforms, particularly when mild weather returns to Georgia.
I understand your concern about traffic, but note that these platforms are near stop signs. Traffic is slow in this area anyway.
To me, the biggest issue is the City’s plan to charge for their use. Lawrenceville doesn’t charge for the use of their facilities, I don’t think, though there might have been a sharing of the construction cost.
Does Norcross charge Mojitos and Dominick’s to use the sidewalk? I don’t worry about the expense, as in my view, it’s about making Norcross a desirable destination for businesses and people. Just my opinion.
– A senior public official who asked no name, and whom we respect (eeb).
Editor, the Forum:
About the Norcross seating structures article: the city is planning to make the restaurants pay a lease and add an insurance rider to protect the city, even though those businesses were against these structures.
In addition, the city is looking for other ways to cover costs by proposing that all businesses in the downtown area will have to pay a license fee for their existing outside seating and signage.
– Ralph White, Norcross
Editor, the Forum:
To the question regarding these platforms being a subsidy for the three restaurants:
the most outrageous fact is that the restaurants don’t even own the rights to these decks but will have to pay a fee to lease them. What then is their purpose? They are for the public to use. To do what? Bring my takeout meals here? Lay out my sun chair and read a book?
– Tanya Moore, Norcross
Editor, the Forum:
Thank you for saying very pointedly what everyone I see and know in Norcross is saying about this debacle. I’m sure you know this was Andrew’s (Hixson) brain child.
– Dwayne Higgins, Norcross
Editor, the Forum:
About your recent piece about Norcross and “unsafe dining.” I disagree with calling them out like that.
Parklets like this successfully exist all over including places with way more traffic and less space. As you noted, we’ve had them in Suwanee for years. When we first put them in a few people worried that cars would plow through them. But we haven’t had a single incident. Just people sitting outside, enjoying themselves.
It’s not like we (or Lawrenceville or Norcross) are plopping down picnic tables into the middle of I-285. It’s essentially a sidewalk extension with some barriers.
I don’t think they’re unsafe. I think Norcross is doing the right thing here: activating space, pulling people in, making downtown feel like a place to be.
Check out this article. I know that you can find other opinions, but one thing I don’t think they are – when placed in the proper setting – is unsafe.
– Marty Allen, city manager, Suwanee
Editor, the Forum:
We all make mistakes, but a 5-0 vote from the City Council to approve the Outdoor Dining Platform is a doozy. The obvious reasons: potential liability, loss of parking and just looking terrible and adding nothing to the cityscape.
Perhaps the Mayor and Council could make lemonade out of lemons.
Move the platform on the Wingo side of Savage Pizza where there is currently an Uber pickup. It is a much better location with a nice view of the park, passing trains and less traffic AND much more of a level space.
Here might be considered winners and losers:
- Winner is Savage Pizza;
- Winner is Iron Horse as its current outdoor platform which is nicer anyway and covered;
- Loser is Zapatos;
- Future Loser: City of Norcross when Morgan and Morgan comes calling.
At $40K, the city should try to “Savage” something out of this flawed decision.
– Jonathan Galucki, Peachtree Campus, Reps Miller Road
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Commissioners considering keeping millage the same
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is considering keeping the general fund millage rate the same as last year, at 6.950 mills, and will hold three public hearings for residents to comment.
The public hearings will be held in the auditorium of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville on the following dates:
- Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m.
When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia law requires that a rollback millage rate be computed to produce the same total revenue on the current year’s digest that last year’s millage rate would have produced had no reassessments occurred.
For 2025, Gwinnett County’s rollback millage rate is calculated at 6.607 mills. The Board of Commissioners is considering a 2025 millage rate of 6.950, or 0.343 mills above the rollback millage rate. Therefore, state law requires commissioners to announce a property tax increase. Required notices for the millage rate adoption will be published in the Gwinnett Daily Post, the County’s legal organ, beginning on Sunday, Aug. 3.
The Board of Commissioners adopted the 2025 budget assuming the current millage rate, not the calculated rollback rate. The revenue raised from property taxes will fund
In addition to holding public hearings, the Board of Commissioners is accepting online comments about the 2025 proposed millage rate. Residents can visit GwinnettCounty.com to access the comment form and provide feedback, making it convenient for everyone to have their say. The online comment period closes Monday, August 18 at 9 p.m.
School zone speed enforcement program to continue
Gwinnett County has renewed its contract with RedSpeed Georgia LLC through May 2026 to continue school zone speed enforcement. The program aims to reduce dangerous driving near schools using speed-detection cameras that operate during designated school hours only.
Integrated with license plate readers, the system has been successful in reducing speeding near schools, boosting safety for students and drivers alike. The violator-funded program is expected to generate $2.7 million and includes automated cameras, monitoring, billing, and collections. Learn more at GwinnettPolice.com.
Souto Foods opens expanded Gwinnett facility
Local food distributor Souto Foods officially marked a major milestone last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly expanded facility in Gwinnett at 5030 Sugarloaf Parkway in unincorporated Lawrenceville. This event celebrates Souto Foods’ recent expansion to invest $28 million in Gwinnett and create 70 new jobs. The strategic move has also transformed the former Cisco Corporate Campus into a vibrant center for food distribution and logistics.
Gwinnett County Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson says: “The growth of existing industry in our community speaks volumes about our strong business climate and diverse workforce. We’re grateful to Souto Foods for their commitment to doing business in our community and appreciate their entrepreneurial and diverse leadership that exemplify the spirit of Gwinnett.”
Founded in 2010, Souto Foods specializes in high-quality food products from Latin America and the Caribbean and has been a key contributor to Gwinnett’s thriving international business community. In April 2025, the company was honored with the Supply Chain Pioneer Award – Small Business at Partnership Gwinnett’s Movers and Makers Award, recognizing its innovation and leadership in supply chain operations.
Souto’s new facility is part of the Sugarloaf Logistics Hub, a transformative redevelopment led by Foxfield and AEW Capital Management. The campus is being reimagined as a master-planned, mixed-use hub featuring over 2.2 million square feet of industrial, warehouse, and logistics space across seven new buildings, in addition to 700+ residential units and five retail pad sites along Sugarloaf Parkway. Located in the heart of Gwinnett County with direct access to key transportation corridors, the Sugarloaf Logistics Hub provides Souto Foods with the infrastructure and regional connectivity needed to streamline distribution, scale operations, and better serve their growing customer base across the Southeast.
Garrett Hatton, managing director of asset management at Foxfield, says: “We are proud to welcome Souto Foods as one of the flagship tenants of the Sugarloaf Logistics Hub. Their decision to grow here affirms our vision of converting underutilized corporate land into an adaptable, high-performance logistics campus that supports long-term economic development and job creation in Gwinnett County.”
Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure, by Matthew Algeo
This short (262 pages with index) book happily describes Harry and Bess’s unannounced 1953 Chrysler New Yorker auto trip back to the East Coast, starting in June, 1953, six months after leaving office. They wanted to be anonymous, and sometimes were, but many well-wishers recognized them, shouting: “Hi ya, Harry” as they drove by. The author re-traces the 2,500 mile trip, often talking with people who met the Trumans on that journey, and recalling what happened. Harry loved the open road, and previously, when senator, they had driven a similar trip. Bess tried to keep Harry at 55 mph over the two-lane roads of the trip. They spent a week in Washington, and then on to New York, before finishing it 19 days later. Full of interesting detail, it shows you a slower time in our country, with the presidential couple happy all the way. The full title is Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure, the true story of a great American road trip—eeb.
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Central State Hospital formed to treat mental health
Founded amid the social reform movements of the 19th century and expanded to one of the nation’s largest mental health institutions in the 20th century, Central State Hospital at Milledgeville has been at the center of debates over the role of government in public health.
The hospital’s turbulent history, spanning three centuries, has included major changes in how mental illness and people with mental illness are viewed by society and treated by medicine.
Movements to reform prisons, create public schools, and establish state-run hospitals for the mentally ill swept across the nation during the first decades of the nineteenth century. In 1837 Georgia politicians responded by passing a bill calling for the creation of a “State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum.” Located in Milledgeville, then the state capitol, construction of the facility was completed in October 1842, and the hospital admitted its first patient later that year. Initially, politicians expected the asylum would become self-sustaining with healthier patients paying for their upkeep.
Feeding the sanitarium’s population became prohibitively expensive, so officials sought to become self-sufficient. Part of the extensive hospital grounds had been reserved for the planting of crops, and administrators had patients undertake the strenuous work of farming these acres. The work entailed little treatment on the part of the staff but often proved beneficial to those patients who would return to farm life when discharged. The overwhelming number of patients also led to a pattern of conscious neglect, whereby hospital staff met the basic daily needs of their charges but were unable to provide appropriate treatment for their illnesses.
In 1929 the state legislature changed the name of the sanitarium to Milledgeville State Hospital, reflecting a focus on rehabilitating its 5,000-plus patients.
By the late 1950s, the hospital had an average of over 11,800 patients, making it the nation’s largest mental hospital next to New York’s Pilgrim State Hospital. A series of damning articles in 1959 by The Atlanta Constitution reporter Jack Nelson (who would win a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage) revealed several abuses at Milledgeville State Hospital. In response, Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr. called on a commission to investigate and recommend legislative action.
The first decades of the 21st century presented new challenges for Georgians with mental illness. Years of budget cuts at the seven state hospitals led to severe staff shortages and several preventable patient deaths. An investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2007 called “A Hidden Shame” prompted another public outcry and a threatened lawsuit against the state by the U.S. Department of Justice.
As part of the settlement, Georgia’s hospitals were largely shut in favor of community treatment. But with state revenue depleted during the Great Recession, community treatment programs ran into many of the same obstacles that plagued the old hospitals, including inadequate funding and poor standards of care. Even so, by the start of 2010, only 30 patients remained at Central State, and by year’s end only a unit to temporarily house and treat mentally ill criminal defendants remained.
The dozens of deteriorating buildings are all that remains of Central State Hospital. The site is now a patchwork of state and private ownership, with much of the area managed by a local redevelopment authority.
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Scene looks lonely, but clues stare you in the face
This mystery photo may not have vast, startling clues, but believe it or not, the clues are staring you in your face. Tell us where this scene is located, by sending your ideas to ebrack2@gmail.com. Be sure to tell us the town where you live.
Spotting the mystery last week, Sara Rawlins wrote: “It’s the White Cliffs of Étretat of Normandy Beach, France. Because of its pebble beaches and its chalk-like cliffs, it makes the perfect spot for Impressionist Artists to gather inspiration to capture the beauty of the light from the water and the natural sculpted arches from erosion of the cliffs. Claude Monet is one of the Impressionist artists who has painted these cliffs in his artwork.” The photo came from Susan McBrayer who got it from Teralea Moore of Shelby, N.C.
Also sending in the right answers were Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; Stewart Ogilvie, Rehobeth, Ala.; Geoge Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, who added: “Étretat in France, is approximately 15 miles north-northeast of La Havre. Featured in the center of the photo is La Falaise d’Amont (translation: the “up-river cliff”), one of three dramatic chalk cliffs in the area which attracts approximately 1.5 million tourists each year.
“The three cliffs near the town of Étretat all feature large arches into the English Channel. When viewed from a distance, they can all be perceived as resembling large elephants with their tusks dipped into the sea. In fact, this is how the 19th-century French author, Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893), described La Falaise d’Aval in his 1883 novel Une Vie (translation: A Life). Take another look at the mystery photo, and you should easily see the elephant. Now try not to see it. Not so easy, huh?”
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Jackson EMC offering teachers Bright Ideas grants
Jackson EMC is now accepting applications for its Bright Ideas grant program, which awards up to $2,000 to help middle school teachers bring creative and innovative projects to life in their classrooms.
State-certified teachers for grades 6–8 in Jackson EMC’s service area with innovative ideas to energize learning are encouraged to apply. Whether it’s hands-on science, a literacy adventure, or an art-tech mashup — Bright Ideas grants are here to help you make it happen.
- Apply by September 8 at jacksonemc.com/brightideas.
Bright Ideas grants are available for all subjects, including science, math, art, technology, health and physical education. Projects should be innovative, actively engage students, and offer a lasting impact in the classroom.
Since 2015, Jackson EMC has invested more than $621,000 in these grants — helping teachers turn bright ideas into memorable learning experiences for their students. Just this past school year, 55 teachers in 29 middle schools received funding for projects that spark curiosity and creativity.
Smart Money for Parents in Norcross next three Fridays
Speaker at the August 5 Commerce Club meeting at noon at the Snellville City Hall will be Stan Hall, president and chief executive officer of the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau (Explore Gwinnett). Reservations are required so, use the link to reserve your place.
Norcross PDC (People Drinking Coffee) meets Wednesdays from 8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. at 45 South Cafe to discuss current events that are political, educational and community-focused. Speaking on August 6 will be Shameka Allen of the Good Samaritan Health Center. No dues or membership fees; anyone can attend.
Jazz in the Alley in Norcross, Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 in Betty Mauldin Park. Playing will be Mabu’s Ark Band, led by Brad Young. With a smooth mix of jazz, soul and reggae, their feel-good sound is a whole vibe—to get you swaying, smiling and maybe even dancing under the stars. Let the rhythm carry you away. It’s the kind of summer night that makes your soul sing.
Smart Money for Parents will be the topic at the Norcross Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on August 12, 19 and 26 at 11 a.m. Learn how to budget, save, and plan for you and your children in this three-part series.
Meet Author Jacinta Howard at the Snellville Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on August 13 at 7 p.m. She discusses her romance novel, When Forty Blooms. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Understanding lobbying in Georgia—A Candid Conversation—-will be the subject of the August 14 meeting of the Southwest Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will be at the Hilton Hotel Northeast in Peachtree Corners at 11:30 a.m. Panelists will include Lewis Massey, Hunter Loggins, Jamie Lord and Jet Toney. The moderator will be Dale Russell (Cannot accept walk-ups.) This panel is designed to be engaging, accessible, and informative for voters, business leaders, nonprofit professionals, and anyone curious about how government really works. You are invited to attend, ask questions, and walk away with a deeper understanding of one of the most influential aspects of public policy. “Registration is necessary.”
Grow Your Business: Lunch & Learn with Reference Solutions. Learn how to use the U.S. Business and Consumer Modules to target specific groups of businesses or individuals who may most likely be interested in your products or services. This will take place on August 14 at 11:30 a.m. at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library.
Join author Lo Patrick as she discusses her newest Southern mystery, Fast Boys and Pretty Girls. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This will be at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on August 16 at 5 p.m.
Are you a corporate professional dreaming of leaving the 9-to-5 hustle to become your own boss? Attend a workshop, “Your corporate escape plan” on August 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Snellville Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. This workshop provides a clear and actionable roadmap to help you confidently transition to self-employment.
Join for a lively conversation with Leigh Dunlap, screenwriter-turned-novelist, as she discusses her debut Southern thriller novel, Bless Your Heart. She will be appearing at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on August 20 at 6:30 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Volunteers needed: Looking for a few good men and women to volunteer for the September 24 British Car Fayre in downtown Norcross. Time: between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. If interested, send an email to: Bill Aguilar at: wcac04@yahoo.com. Include your name, email and cell number.
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