LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Saturday traffic enforcement special operation in the city of Clearlake led to authorities recovering a vehicle stolen from Lakeport, an arrest for driving under the influence, and numerous citations for speeding and other issues.
Sgt. Ryan Peterson said the Clearlake Police Department conducted the operation.
Peterson said officers conducted numerous traffic stops resulting in them issuing three citations for speed violations, four citations for moving violations and eight citations for mechanical violations.
Two people were arrested with active warrants for their arrest, two people were issued citations for driving on suspended driver's licenses and one person was cited for operating a motor vehicle without a license, Peterson said.
He said officers made one arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Another arrest was made after officers stopped and recovered a stolen vehicle out of Lakeport. That incident resulted in a brief closure of Highway 53, Peterson said.
With the summer months and vacations underway, Peterson said there tends to be an increase in traffic volume, traffic-related incidents, collisions and impaired driving.
In a recent local survey, Peterson said speeding and impaired driving were identified as top concerns from the public.
There is also an increased concern of speeding vehicles in the area commonly referred to as the “Avenues” due to the recent road improvements, Peterson said.
The Clearlake Police Department reminded drivers that speeding, not wearing seat belts and distracted driving can put you and others in danger.
“It is also important that if you plan on drinking alcohol, taking medication, or other substances which would impair your driving, plan for a sober driver or stay home,” said Peterson.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has a new K-9 team working to protect Lake County’s natural resources.
The duo of Warden Wyatt Moore with K-9 Vern made their debut earlier this year.
“We’re really proud of our K-9s. They go through a huge amount of training to be a cohesive team so we’re excited about this,” said CDFW spokeswoman Janice Mackey.
Moore has been a warden for just over four years. He’s one of six Fish and Wildlife wardens assigned to Lake County. He is assigned to the Cannabis Enforcement Program while the other five are district wardens.
While Moore also does checks for fishing and hunting compliance, cannabis will be the focus for him and Vern.
“We investigate illegal cannabis cultivation with the associated environmental damage to the watersheds in Lake County,” said Moore.
Mackey added, “Poaching at illegal grows sites is very common.”
Vern, a 2-year-old German shepherd, is the only cannabis dog working in Lake County, Moore said.
Mackey said it’s been some time since the agency had a K-9 working in Lake County.
CDFW put out an interest list for officers interested in working with K-9s and Moore said he had to go through an interview and selection process.
Moore was chosen to be a K-9 handler, and then it was time to look at different dogs.
Vern, with his long sable coat, is a particularly handsome fellow.
“Vern really stood out,” said Moore.
Moore said Vern was imported from a breeder overseas and went through extensive training.
The two of them attended the CDFW K-9 Academy, which lasted a month and a half, in Novato, Moore said. CJ’s Police K-9s conducted the training.
“He’s what’s considered a dual purpose dog,” Moore said of Vern.
Vern is a detection dog who can smell for bear, deer and abalone parts, quagga mussels, and narcotics such as heroin and cocaine.
He also is a protection and apprehension K-9, protecting Moore and other team members.
CDFW said its warden K-9s “must be comfortable in unusual environments such as barriers they don’t expect, the startling noise of running across old file cabinets, old desks that have slippery surfaces, or hunching down and making their way through passages where they can’t stand up straight. Only after passing those skill tests and other tests are they certified for patrol.”
At times during the training, the dogs would be put on a dog-powered treadmill to help deal with their excess energy, CDFW said.
The amount of time a K-9 remains in service will depend on the dog itself, Moore said.
Moore said Vern began his service around the start of March and has been settling in nicely.
“He’s learning the area and he’s liking it,” said Moore.
When not on duty, Vern makes his home with Moore.
In his off time, Moore said Vern likes to play tug with a ball and rope, and loves runs and walks.
“I try to get him out hiking with me, too,” Moore said.
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Early in the pandemic, it was expected that satellite imagery around the world would show cleaner air as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns.
But not all pollutants were taken out of circulation. For tiny airborne-particle pollution, known as PM 2.5, researchers using NASA data found that variability from meteorology obscured the lockdown signals when observed from space.
“Intuitively you would think if there is a major lockdown situation, that we would see dramatic changes, but we didn't,” said Melanie Hammer, a visiting research associate at Washington University in St. Louis who led the study. "It was kind of a surprise that the effects on PM 2.5 were modest.”
PM 2.5 describes the mass of nose-level particles, often produced anthropogenically, that are smaller than 2.5 micrometers, or roughly 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair. PM 2.5 is small enough to linger in the atmosphere, and, when inhaled, is associated with increased risk of heart attack, cancer and a host of other implications for human health.
By combining NASA spacecraft data with ground-based monitoring and an innovative computer modeling system, the scientists mapped PM 2.5 levels across China, Europe and North America during the early months of the pandemic.
The researchers found seasonal differences in PM 2.5 between recent years were driven primarily by the natural variability of the meteorology, not by pandemic lockdowns.
Published June 23 in the journal Science Advances, the new research integrates data from NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites, as well as meteorological modeling input from the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office.
The meteorological effects analyzed in the study include changes in the sources of mineral dust, the way pollutants react to sunlight in the atmosphere, mixing and heat transfer, as well as the removal of pollutants from the atmosphere by precipitation.
PM 2.5 is among the most complicated pollutants to study because its particle size, composition and toxicity vary greatly depending on its source and environmental conditions.
A gas pollutant known as nitrogen dioxide, or NO2, did see dramatic declines during the lockdowns. A major byproduct of fuel burning by trucks, cars and other vehicles, the decline of nitrogen dioxide was visible from space and from the ground. Images of clear, blue skies where heavy smog had been the norm flooded popular news and social media, suggesting COVID-19 has drastically decreased all pollution in general.
When nitrogen dioxide is emitted, it can also interact with other chemicals in the atmosphere and form PM 2.5. However, the two pollutants do not have a linear relationship. Half as much nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere does not necessarily lead to half as much PM 2.5 produced by nitrogen dioxide.
Because PM 2.5 often comes from the same sources as NO2, the researchers also began to question whether the lockdowns resulted in a decline of PM 2.5.
Early pandemic studies of PM 2.5 changes analyzed data from ground monitoring sites, which test the surrounding air. But because those ground sites are few and far between, their data alone are unable to piece together the bigger picture of PM 2.5 concentrations in the air, Hammer said.
“We were most interested in looking at changes in PM 2.5 because PM 2.5 is the leading environmental risk factor for premature mortality globally,” Hammer said. “We decided to look again, using a more complete picture from satellite images.”
The study was co-led by Randall Martin at Washington University in St. Louis, who pioneered research integrating modeling and remote sensing to study atmospheric pollutants such as PM 2.5.
“Many countries in the world have no operational PM 2.5 monitoring at all,” Martin said. “These tools enable insight into ground level PM 2.5 at the global or regional scale.”
To ensure a comprehensive analysis, the team focused on regions with extensive ground monitoring systems in place and compared monthly estimates of PM 2.5 from January to April in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
When the researchers compared PM 2.5 levels over the three years during the months that coincided with each region's lockdown phases, there weren’t many clear signals over North America or Europe. The most significant lockdown-related differences were detected in China.
“We found the most clearly detectable signal was a significant reduction over the North China Plain, where the strictest lockdowns were concentrated,” Hammer said.
To figure out whether the lockdown was responsible for that signal, and several smaller ones dotted around the areas surveyed, the team ran different “sensitivity simulations” using GEOS-Chem, a chemical transport model to which Martin’s team helps lead.
They simulated a scenario where anthropogenic emissions of nitrogen dioxide were held constant and meteorological variability was solely responsible for year over year differences in PM 2.5 during the key lockdown months.
They also ran simulations in which they reduced transportation-related emissions and other anthropogenic sources of nitrogen dioxide, mirroring lockdown, when fewer people were driving and fewer industrial sites were operational.
They found the simulation where both meteorology and transportation effects were included most closely mirrored the real-world situation.
“Tackling PM 2.5 is a very complex issue, and you have to take into account its multiple sources, not just the fact that fewer people are on the road,” Hammer said. “Just decreasing transportation emissions would not be enough to account for the complexity of the problem.”
Most satellites sample the atmosphere through vertical columns spanning the ground to the edge of space. Identifying the concentrations of airborne particles near the surface, where they affect air quality, cannot be determined from these satellites alone.
The satellite data used in this study, referred to as aerosol optical depth, were related to surface PM 2.5 concentrations using GEOS-Chem, which simulates the composition of the atmosphere, the reactions and relationships among its different components, and the way they move horizontally as well as vertically through the air.
The model is a sophisticated tool that helps paint a more complete picture of air quality, said Ralph A. Kahn, senior research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland and adjunct professor at University of Maryland in College Park.
“The bigger story is actually the global characterization of air quality, especially in places where there aren't surface monitors,” said Kahn, who was part of the study. “The satellites provide an important piece of it, the models provide an important piece of it, and the ground-based measurements make an important contribution as well.”
Hammer suspects the change in PM 2.5 levels over the North China Plain was more apparent because of the region’s higher pollution levels during “normal” times.
The new insights also highlight a relevant point that may not at first be intuitive: Average PM 2.5 levels have been dropping steadily in North America and Europe. Pollution concentrations that are already low are more difficult to change, Hammer said.
Brandie Jefferson works for Washington University in St. Louis.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Countywide Community Visioning Forum Planning Committee will meet for the second time via Zoom on Tuesday, June 29.
The meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.
Join the meeting here. The meeting ID is 931 9035 7711, pass code is 072333. One tap mobile: +16699006833,,93190357711#,,,,*072333#.
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To contribute to this meeting from a phone, press *9 to raise your hand, and *6 to unmute, once you are recognized to speak.
The public is encouraged to attend and participate via Zoom. The full meeting agenda for this meeting and further resources can be accessed here.
What is the Community Visioning Forum Planning Committee?
Residents from Lake County’s richly diverse communities watched on Tuesday, Feb. 23, as the Lake County Board of Supervisors unanimously proclaimed “Promoting Tolerance, Respect, Equity and Inclusion” among their utmost priorities.
Board members affirmed their commitment to host a community visioning forum to unearth priorities in the following categories:
— Meaningful actions and activities that will build bridges where there may be walls; — Fostering tolerance, respect, understanding, equity and inclusion; — Promoting non-violence and non-violent conflict resolution; — Focusing resources on underlying causes and conditions that lead to inequitable resource and justice distribution; and — Relevant solutions for any social injustices, as they may come to light.
Community members and leaders from the county of Lake, cities of Lakeport and Clearlake and tribal governments that agreed with the board’s proclamation volunteered to be a part of this historic effort, by applying for a spot on the new Countywide Community Visioning Forum Planning Committee.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — For the first time, the Board of Supervisors has recognized LGBTQ+ Pride Month, which members said they intend to add to their annual recognitions.
At the June 15 meeting, Board Chair Bruno Sabatier presented the proclamation, shown below.
The proclamation notes, “LGBTQ+ residents in Lake County represent our families, our friends, our neighbors, our teachers, our employees and our community leaders. Across all religions, races, and communities there are LGBTQ+ people helping our nation to become a more perfect union in reaching our ideals proclaimed in our Declaration of Independence that all ‘people’ are created equal and therefore deserve to be embraced and treated as equals.”
Sabatier said that, based on what he was told by county staff, this is the first time the county of Lake has offered such a proclamation, and he said he hopes it becomes an annual custom.
“I think it’s important to celebrate because of the changes that we’ve had in our country, in our state and in our communities,” he said.
Sabatier said he had a small pride flag to put on the supervisors’ dais for the month of June.
Supervisor Jessica Pyska thanked Sabatier for bringing forward the proclamation, adding she also hopes it’s done annually from now on.
She said she loved the small pride flag. “I think it’s a great gesture.”
However, she said she wanted to get a big pride flag to display on the outside of the courthouse where the board meets for next year.
Sabatier said there are policies on flags and lowering the flag and they should consider those before making any decision on what observances to add.
Pyska said she appreciated that. “We have a year to get that right.”
Supervisor Tina Scott agreed that they needed to look at their rules to see if they can fly the flag next year.
“A lot of progress has been made but more work needs to be done,” Scott said.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — On Saturday evening firefighters were continuing to mop up after a fire that began in the afternoon and burned several structures in downtown Kelseyville.
The Church fire was first dispatched at 3:05 p.m., with forward progress stopped at 4:29 p.m., said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mike Wink.
It was initially reported on Church at Fifth street, later moving along Third Street, just a block over from Main Street.
Kelseyville Fire Chief Joe Huggins, the incident commander, said the fire destroyed two homes and two outbuildings, one of which was a large garage with two vehicles inside of it.
The structures that burned were next door to Kelseyville Presbyterian Church.
The fire burned in the creekbed behind Kelseyville Presbyterian, where incident command was located, and was within about 50 feet of the manse, the original church building.
Huggins said the fire burned approximately 3.4 acres.
No injuries were reported, Huggins said.
Shortly after the incident was dispatched, arriving firefighters reported multiple structures were on fire and power lines were down, and evacuations were ordered for all of Church Street.
Incident command ordered all of Church Street to be evacuated within 10 minutes of dispatch, and at 3:40 p.m. ordered mandatory evacuations from Main Street to Highway 29, with Live Oak Drive to First Street placed under evacuation advisory.
Huggins said they had been prepared to extend the advisory evacuation zone to all of Kelseyville proper, which didn’t turn out to be necessary as engines rolled in from around the county to control it.
Engines, water tenders and rescue units responded not just from Kelseyville Fire and Cal Fire but from Lake County Fire, Lakeport Fire and Northshore Fire, Huggins said.
Pacific Gas and Electric also responded to the scene due to the reports of downed power lines by arriving firefighters.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol were on scene to assist with evacuations and traffic control on Church Street, which was closed off for several hours as fire hoses snaked along the street from hydrants to the fire’s location.
After the fire was controlled, firefighters continued mopping up and putting out hot spots near the creek and around the burnout remains of the destroyed structures.
The evacuations were called off just before 6 p.m., Huggins said.
Huggins anticipated mop up and overhaul would continue into Saturday night.
As for the fire’s cause, “We don’t know yet,” said Huggins,
He said investigators had been on scene to try to determine the cause.
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Throughout the gas tax’s controversial history, leaders have frequently called upon this revenue source when serious infrastructure investment is needed.
As he signed the Revenue Act of 1932 into law, President Herbert Hoover lauded “the willingness of our people to accept this added burden in these times in order impregnably to establish the credit of the federal government.”
In 1956 the levy rose once more, to 3 cents, when Americans were paying about 30 cents for a gallon of gas. At the same time, the government established the Highway Trust Fund to use the gas tax revenue to pay for building and maintaining the new interstates.
Gas tax revenue stopped keeping up with the expenses it was supposed to cover in the early 1970s following a severe bout of inflation and OPEC’s oil embargo. U.S. gas prices soared from about 36 cents per gallon in 1972 to $1.31 in 1981.
Responding to what members of both major political parties saw as a transportation infrastructure crisis, Congress more than doubled the tax to 9 cents per gallon as part of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982. The same law split the Highway Trust Fund and its revenue stream into two parts: The first 8 cents would finance roadwork while the other penny would finance mass transit projects.
This hike may have struck drivers as a sharp increase, but public spending on transportation infrastructure would continue to fall as a percentage of all outlays.
In 1984, Congress increased spending on highways by funneling proceeds from fines and other penalties that businesses pay for safety violations, such as failing to label hazardous materials or forcing drivers to work too many hours in a row.
Congress boosted the tax twice more in the 1990s but primarily to reduce the then-ballooning federal deficit. Only half of a 5-cent increase in 1990 went to highways and transit, while a 4.3-cent lift three years later went entirely to lowering the deficit.
Along the way, other federal fuel taxes arose, including a 24.4-cent-per-gallon diesel tax and taxes on methanol and compressed natural gas. And state fuel taxes, which in most cases began before the federal gas tax, range from as low as 8.95 cents per gallon in Alaska to as high as 57.6 cents per gallon in Pennsylvania.
Since 1993, when the federal gas tax was first parked at 18.4 cents, inflation and rising construction costs have eroded its effectiveness as a transportation-related revenue source. In addition, U.S. vehicles have grown more fuel-efficient overall – which means Americans use less fuel for every mile they drive.
As a result, highway and transit spending has significantly outpaced the revenue collected from the gas tax and other sources. Since 2008, the government has transferred over $80 billion to the fund that it had to take from other sources.
But it’s still not enough. The American Society of Civil Engineers, which gives U.S. infrastructure a C-minus, is calling on the government and private sector to increase spending on roads and bridges by at least $2.5 trillion within a decade.
While it’s true the gas tax may be regressive because lower-income people pay the same rate as those who earn higher incomes, there are still advantages to this tax.
For one thing, it follows the “user pays” principle of providing government services. Under this principle, the people using the roads are held responsible for paying for their upkeep. As the number of motorists using electric vehicles increases, however, this may become less true over time.
Finally, the government could always subsidize the tax for the poor, perhaps through annual lump-sum payments, making it less regressive.
Clearly, U.S. infrastructure is in dire need of upgrading and investment. At the end of the day, Americans will pay for it one way or another – whether in taxes or through costs of unsafe and inadequate infrastructure, including in lost lives. How the government pays for investment may matter less than that it finally does it.
This is an updated version of an article first published on Feb. 27, 2018.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The Lake County Library’s Redbud Branch is returning to its weekly story time for children, hosting Clearlake Police officers at its Thursday event.
Sgt. Ryan Peterson, Officer Michael Perreault, Officer Jesus Loera and Officer Nathan Williams attended the Thursday morning story time reading program.
Peterson said the officers were able to participate with the children in the “Hokey Pokey” while the library staff read the associated book.
Officer Perreault also led the children on a tour of his traffic unit patrol vehicle, Peterson said.
The officers thanked the library staff and children for allowing them to participate.
The Lake County Library-Redbud Branch presents a story time every Thursday morning at 10:15 a.m.
The event is open to all children and is currently being held outside with state health guidelines.
The library is located at 14785 Burns Valley Road in Clearake.
For further information, please contact the library in person or by calling 707-995-5115.
This article is being updated with new information.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Saturday afternoon structure fire is spreading through Kelseyville, prompting evacuations.
The Church fire was first reported shortly after 3 p.m. in the area of Fifth and Church streets near downtown Kelseyville.
The fire was reported as a structure fire that spread into vegetation, with the first units on scene reporting that a quarter-acre of vegetation and a structure were fully involved, according to radio traffic.
In less than 10 minutes from dispatch, firefighters reported multiple structures were on fire and power lines were down, and evacuations were ordered for all of Church Street.
Shortly after 3:30 p.m., a spot fire was reported to have jumped to the area of Third Street
Just before 3:40 p.m., incident command ordered evacuations from Main Street to Highway 29, with Live Oak to First Street placed under evacuation advisory.
Resources at the scene just before 4 p.m. included six engines and a rescue unit, with another engine and water tender en route. Cal Fire also put out a call to other fire agencies across the county for fire equipment.
Forward progress was reportedly stopped at around 4:30 p.m.
Additional information will be published as it becomes available.
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This young male Siamese mix has a short white coat.
He is in kennel No. 15, ID No. LCAC-A-960.
Female Siamese mix
This female Siamese mix has a short coat and blue eyes.
She is 2 years old.
She is in cat room kennel No. 68, ID No. LCAC-A-963.
Male domestic shorthair kitten
This male yellow tabby kitten has a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 70b, ID No. LCAC-A-987.
Male domestic shorthair kitten
This male yellow tabby kitten has a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 70d, ID No. LCAC-A-989.
Male domestic shorthair
This male domestic shorthair has a gray and white coat.
He is 1-year-old and weighs nearly 6 pounds.
He is in cat room kennel No. 120, ID No. LCAC-A-874.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control has a mix of big and little dogs waiting for homes.
Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of Chihuahua, hound, husky, Labrador retriever, McNab, pit bull, Rottweiler, shepherd and Weimaraner.
Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (additional dogs on the animal control website not listed are still “on hold”).
“Delilah” is a 1-year-old female Chihuahua with a short brown coat.
She is in kennel No. 3, ID No. LCAC-A-512.
Labrador-Weimaraner mix
This young female Labrador-Weimaraner mix has a short white coat and blue eyes.
She is in kennel No. 6, ID No. LCAC-A-1063.
Female Rottweiler-shepherd
This 2-year-old female Rottweiler-shepherd mix has a medium-length black and red coat.
She is in kennel No. 12, ID No. LCAC-A-791.
‘Ren’
“Ren” is a 2-year-old male McNab-sheepdog mix with a short brindle and white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is in kennel No. 15, ID No. LCAC-A-785.
Male pit bull
This young male American pit bull has a short brown coat.
He is in kennel No. 18, ID No. LCAC-A-1028.
‘Boo’
“Boo” is a 10-year-old male Chihuahua-dachshund mix.
He is in kennel No. 19, ID No. LCAC-A-1039.
‘Koko’
“Koko” is a 10-year-old male Chihuahua mix with a short tan coat.
He is in kennel No. 24, ID No. LCAC-A-897.
Rottweiler-pit bull mix
This 1-year-old female Rottweiler-pit bull mix has a short black coat.
She has been spayed.
She is in kennel No. 27, ID No. LCAC-A-731.
‘Brutus’
“Brutus” is a 5-year-old male pit bull terrier with a short gray and white coat.
He is in kennel No. 28, ID No. LCAC-A-670.
‘Apollo’
“Apollo” is a 2-year-old male husky mix with a medium-length red and white coat and blue eyes.
He is in kennel No. 31, ID No. LCAC-A-783.
Male husky
This 2-year-old male husky has a medium-length red and white coat.
He is in kennel No. 32, ID No. LCAC-A-1024.
Female pit bull terrier puppy
This female pit bull terrier puppy has a short black coat with white markings.
She is in kennel No. 33b, ID No. LCAC-A-853.
Male pit bull terrier puppy
This male pit bull terrier puppy has a short black coat with white markings.
He is in kennel No. 33d, ID No. LCAC-A-855.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Another heat wave arriving this weekend has prompted the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning for Lake and numerous other counties across the state.
The warning is in effect from 2 p.m. Saturday to 9 p.m. Tuesday due to dangerously hot conditions that could reach 110 degrees in Northern California.
The National Weather Service’s forecast said an “exceptionally strong dome of high pressure” that’s persisting over much of the Western United States through next week is bringing the very hot temperatures.
The Lake County forecast anticipates daytime temperatures across the county of 103 degrees on Saturday, 102 on Sunday, 100 on Monday, 102 on Tuesday, 103 on Wednesday and 97 degrees on Thursday.
It will be warm at night, with temperatures forecast to hover in the high 50s and low 60s.
The National Weather Service urges people to take special precautions during this coming heat wave, noting that heat is the leading cause of weather-related fatalities over a 30-year average from 1991 to 2020.
Stay hydrated, don’t stay outdoors for long periods of time and remain in air-conditioned rooms.
For a list of some of the places in Lake County to stay cool, click here.
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