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August 14, 2015Vol. 2 No. 15 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach & South Bay

SURF DOG COMPETITION DRAWS LARGE CROWD

This years’ Unleashed by Petco Surf Dog Competition attracted a multitude of dogsand dog owners to the shores of Imperial Beach on the morning of Saturday, August1st. The event itself, which celebrated its 10th year, featured over 50 dogs of variousshapes and sizes, taking to the sea to show off their surfing skills to the multitude ofspectators.Among the event’s judges was world class surf champion Taylor Knox, who moder-ated the competition from atop a large covered platform erected right on the beach.Spectators lined up along the pier to see dogs, categorized from Small, Medium, Largeand Extra-Large, compete against each other for a championship title, as well asvarious prizes donated by the sponsor.

By Jordan Jacobo

LOCAL WOMAN FOUND DEADOn the afternoon of August, 4th, police arrived at the Southland Plaza ShoppingCenter, located just off the Palm Avenue off-ramp from Interstate 5. Authorities wereconducting a welfare check on a local woman after having received an anonymousrequest asking them to do so.

Hundreds of visitors and more than 70 agencies participated in the National NightOut at Egger Park & Recreation Center on Saturn Blvd. August 4th. The purpose ofthe event was to strengthen community participation in the fight against neighbor-hood crime and also to heighten crime and drug awareness. Overall, it was to letcriminals know that the neighborhoods are organized and fighting back against crime.The welcoming ceremonies included a whos who of local and regional officials.Many agencies made information available to the public and a number of items weredonated by local businesses and raffled off.Pony Rides and a jumper made the event just a little bit better for the little folks whoattended. Mayor Dedina was in attendance along with members of law enforcementto walk the neighborhoods and let the neighborhoods know; crime won’t be toler-ated. Many people in the neighborhoods immediate to the park left porch lights onin a show of support.

I B R E L AY F O R L I F EOn Saturday, August 1st and 2nd for 24 hours, the Imperial Beach Relay For Life tookover the MVHS Track & Field to bring awareness and raise money to fight againstcancer. Relay For Life started back in May of 1985; Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ranfor 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, ultimately raising $27,000 to helpthe American Cancer Society. He was helping fight the nation’s biggest health con-cern; cancer. A year later, 340 supporters joined the overnight event. Since those first

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Summer heat is bringing record numbers to Imperial Beachthis summer. Projects around town include Rainbow Av-enue curb and bike lane construction (without removingthe pop-out at the intersection with Palm Ave). 5th Streetsouth of Imperial Beach Blvd is being completely resur-faced as well as the driveway ramps at the Fire Station.A more responsive City Hall has been very active lately.This reporter observed our Mayor taking photos of thegiant dirt pile at 9th and Palm the other day. While drivingdown Delaware the other day, I was overcome by a cloudof dust created by an excavator loading dry topsoil into awaiting dump truck. When I turned around to get anotherphoto, the operator stopped working and waited for meto leave. The entire crew took a break then so, I contin-ued on my errands and returned a half hour later to see awater truck had arrived and they were now wetting downthe material like they should have been doing all along. Ahuge evergreen on the old bank property appears to bedying from lack of water since the demolition work wasdone. This is a mature tree that should be saved. TheSuccessor Agency and Sudberry seem disinterested inproviding any water to save this tree. Maybe next timethe fire department has an exercise they could blow outthe water tanks on this once beautiful mature tree andsave it.

In our last edition, we wrote about some dis-gruntled neighbors at a City Council meetingregarding a development near their homes onSeacoast. Since that, City Staff has reachedout to those persons and apparently there hasbeen some agreement or peaceful resolutionof their differences. The City is doing a quiteremarkable job of being responsive comparedto previous years. We have actually redirectedseveral readers to City Departments for reso-

lution of problems before printing their sto-ries. If all the available avenues for reso-lution of an issue have been exhausted,then we will be happy to publicize yourproblem but, try jumping though all theavailable hoops before you complain to us.We’ll try to help you if you need it, but doall the leg work first.It’s been a summer full of congestion onSeacoast Drive. Residential parking inproximity to the beach has been over-taxed this summer more than ever before.residents with homes, expensive apart-ments and condos can’t even park in frontof their own residences because of theoverflow of tourists and patrons of newestablishments and hotels on Seacoast.Recently pay parking lots have been filledto capacity on weekends and the questfor free street parking encroaches evenfurther east from Seacoast Drive thanever before. If you owned or lived in ex-pensive property, would you want a car-nival in your front yard 24 hours a day?Back in the days, when the Port of SanDiego first took over the Imperial BeachTidelands, you could park on any streetend from Palm Avenue to the Boca Riosand sit in your car and watch the surfers.The Port signed an Agreement with the

City that if the Street End Improvements and Parkscreated a problem for traffic and parking that the Portwas obligated to build “PARKING STRUCTURES”!Besides the New Hotel and the many parking spacesused by staff and restaurant guests, the third largestCity in California was built just to our East calledEastlake. All of those people, National City, Chula Vistaand South San Diego also call Imperial Beach; ”TheirBeach”! Isn’t it time that we provide our guests andvisitors with not only adequate parking but, adequatesanitation facilities at the beach. And why should thelaw abiding, taxpaying homeowners and residents haveto be inconvenienced because the Port won’t providewhat it agreed to provide way back when? The Traf-fic, Transit and Parking issues must be addressed real-istically or quality of life in Imperial Beach could actu-ally go backwards instead of ahead.The Sports Park Controversy from a couple years backappears headed for a most happy conclusion. The newagreements between Girls Softball and the Little Leaguewas on agenda again and with the exception of somevery minor changes requested, it appears that all sidesare very close to an agreement for use of the fields foranother two years. The Boys and Girls Club also hasrequested some minor changes to the proposed agree-ment with regards to termination clause time limits inthe event they might someday be unable to afford tocontinue operations there without more subsidies. TheSports Park has had a line item of $50,000 on CityBudgets prior to all the negotiations. In essence, theprice tag really hasn’t changed from what it was be-fore. What was interesting was the parliamentary pro-cedure that took place trying to reach an agreement. Ina parlay that resembled a chess or board game, thegroup methodically kicked the can back and forth. Forprobably the first time in Imperial Beach, a Motion ona Motion was made. Maybe the civics teachers at MarVista can explain it but, it seems that a very unusualevent has occurred and that a very happy conclusionto the Sports Parks Management and Continued Op-eration is at hand. The community should give thanksto the other members of the community who came outwhen this process turned sour a few years back. Theyshould all be commended for their volunteer spirit andlove for the community. Both Mayor Dedina and Coun-cilwoman Bragg commented that the $50,000 shouldnot be considered a cost but, should be considered aninvestment. For every youth who doesn’t become acriminal and end up in the system, we save money.Youth sport programs are one of the most cost effec-tive ways to deter crime by minors. Councilman Pattonand Mayor Dedina are both products of these youthsporting activities and vowed to make sure they con-tinue and expand.

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steps, the Relay For Life movement has grown into a worldwide phenom-enon, raising nearly $5 billion to fight cancer.The Imperial Beach Relay For Life was no different! Event organizers did notdisappoint in creating the most beautiful day for participants possible. Theday started out with the opening ceremony where local Boy Scout troop 866held the Flag Ceremony and led the Pledge of Allegiance. The National An-them was sang by Jazmyn A Acosta. The Mayor and his wife Emily bothshared emotional stories of their mothers and the battles they have fought inthis fight.During the first lap, The Survivors Lap, all cancer survivors at the event tookthe first lap around the track, celebrating their victory over cancer whilecheered on by the other participants who line the track, immediately follow-ing was the Memory lap for those who are no longer with us. Relay For Lifeevents also recognize and celebrate caregivers, who give time, love, andsupport to their friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers facing cancer.There are various laps of encouragement and awareness that walkers willalso gain donations. Some of this years laps included Kids w Bikes and Trikes,Mr.& Mrs., Crazy Hat, New Friends, Old Friends and even a Boot Lap withStation 39, where the Firetruck did a lap with the kids. Also a Silent andMemory Lap. It is a day filled with many emotions, where one moment youare celebrating life and making new friends and the next in memory of aloved one lost to the fight.Throughout the day, the stage is filled with live entertainment from variousartists including: The Leftover’s, Rubbish, Ophelia Vibe, Mariachi Tesoritos,Melvus, P.R.I., Subsurfer, Castillo, Allen Camp and Friends. There are alsomany games, raffles and prizes to win at the different camps.As the sun set on the crowd and the evening rolled in, the Luminaria Cer-emony took place. It is a time that, we can remember people we have lost tocancer, honor people who have fought cancer in the past, and support thosewhose fight continues. Candles are lit inside of personalized bags and areplaced around the Relay track as glowing tributes to those who’ve beenaffected by cancer. Each bag has been personalized and decorated by walk-ers. Bags were also lit up and formed to spell the word HOPE on the bleach-ers. Walkers walked in silence as Lean on Me played over the speakers.There was not a dry eye on the track. It was absolutely breathtaking andbeautiful.This year’s teams were full of love, life and spirit. In total there were 22teams made up of 196 people. This years teams were the Bahama Mamas,Kelly Clan, Sassie Lassies, Warren Walkers, Another Fine Day in Memory ofJim Fitch, The Cruisers, The City of IB, Purple Ladies, IB Brew Crew,Zeropedo, Imperial Beach Kiwanis, Steak and Eat It Too, Friday Night Live,WalMart #5938, Friday Night Live, Sacrifice For The Cure and 4Hope. Thisyear’s event exceeded any years past in proceeds and attendance. Relay ForLife hopes that next year will be even bigger and better. The goal was set at$15,000 and by the end of the 24 hour event teams had raised a total of$25,538!!!! Top teams are as follows: Walmart #5938 1st place, $5,000, 2ndplace Kelly Clan, $4,111 and in 3rd Another Fine Day in Memory of Jim Fitchwith $3801.71 This years top participants are in 1st place, Christy Allen$2,248, 2nd Colleen Dessert, $2,086 and in 3rd Laurie Dildine $1,723.26.Last but not least, a special Thank You to Karan Fitch who was the mc andthe event chair who put in tireless work and hours to coordinate all of theentertainment, relayers, donations, relay laps and kept the day going. Also toLaurie Dildine for inviting me to spend the day with everyone at the event. Ittruly was special and magical. An event of this magnitude could not go onwithout such generous sponsors and all of the coordinators, who we cannotbegin to thank you enough. If you are a Survivor or Caregiver and would liketo be added to the email list, send your information to [email protected] you would like more information or would like to donate to Relay For Life,please visit www.RelayforLife.org

Upon arriving, officers discovered the body of an older female lying in the grass just behindthe shopping center. It quickly became apparent that the woman, who officers determinedhad only recently been killed, had suffered severe blunt force trauma to her chest and lowertorso.Homicide detectives were immediately called to the scene, as officers quickly worked tosecure the area, cordoning off a 400 square foot space surrounding the body.The woman, later identified as 61 year old Cheri Dillon-Casey, was believed by authorities tohave been a transient, as her personal belongings were found nearby in what appeared tohave been a makeshift encampment.After a thorough autopsy, the County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.Soon after, police named 53 year old Martin Joseph Foster as a “person of interest” in theslaying, and he was promptly taken into custody.One local resident who knew Ms. Dillon-Casey well, says that much of the homeless com-munity is still grieving. “I’m still in shock. We were very close,” she said, speaking undercondition of anonymity. “She was very grandma-like. She will be missed a lot.”

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The Imperial Beach Li-brary started a new pro-gram this month. TheLego Club is offered ev-ery Thursday at 3:30 pm.Because of its popularityand lack of enough Legos,the Library is asking forLego donations to helpsupport this program. Ifinterested, please bringyour clean Lego pieces (allsizes) to the ImperialBeach Library.

Construction of new curbs and pavement to facilitate bike trail on Rainbow.Note that the "Pop-Out" has not been removed at Palm as a safety measure.As a result it appears that southbound bike traffic will have to swerve outaround the Pop-out to turn west on Old Palm Ave.


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Small Dog Category Winners:1st Place: Ziggy (American Eskimo)2nd Place: Coppertone (Dachshund)3rd Place: Sampson (King Charles Cavalier)

Medium Dog Category Winners:1st Place: Abbie (Australian Kelpie)2nd Place: Brandy (Pug),3rd Place: Cherie (French Bulldog)

Large Dog Category Winners:1st Place: Kalani (Golden Retreiver)2nd Place: Lola (English Bulldog)3rd Place: Masubi (Golden Poodle)

Extra-Large Dog Category Winners:1st Place: Hanzo (Boxer)2nd Place: Teddy (Golden Doodle)3rd Place: Haole (Labrador)

Tandem Category Winners:1st Place: Hanzo & Kalani2nd Place: Sean & Maverick3rd Place: Sampson & Delilah

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SOUTH BAY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES SCHOOL SUPPLIES IMPERIAL BEACH / SOUTH BAY KIWANIS HOST STUFF THE BUS FUNDRAISEROn Saturday, August 8, 2015, the Imperial Beach/South Bay Kiwanis Club hosted Stuff the Bus, afundraiser at the Walmart located on Saturn Blvd.The event began at 9:00 AM with volunteers hand-ing out flyers to shoppers asking them to add schoolsupplies to their carts. At 3:00 PM, when the eventconcluded, the school bus was stuffed with over2,300 school supplies, including crayons, notebooks,erasers, glue sticks, pencils, markers, and more!These supplies will be used to assist homeless, fos-ter youth, and other deserving students with thematerials needed for school success!

South Bay Union School District is grateful to theKiwanis Club, Walmart, the tireless team of volun-teers, and the community for their overwhelminggenerosity and support of our students.

IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR ENCOURAGESCROSS BORDER FRIENDSHIP WITH

MEXICAN NEIGHBOR COMMUNITY OFROSARITO BEACH

In May of this year, Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina led adelegation south of the border to the Mexican community ofRosarito Beach, or Playas de Rosarito in Spanish. Mayor Dedinawas responding to an invitation from Rosarito Beach’s MayorSilvano Abarca, who has been leading an effort to bring atten-tion to the positive things happening in his Baja California city.He has invited numerous dignitaries to visit his community,and traveling north to visit theirs in response.While Rosarito is known for beachfront tourism, RosaritoBeach Mayor Abarca outlined an economic development strat-egy that included the city’s new regional parks, public tenniscourts, urban renewal within the main tourist corridor and a .new Boys and Girls Club. In response, Imperial Beach MayorDedina invited Rosarito Beach Mayor Abarca to visit his city,Imperial Beach, known as the ‘most southwesterly’ city inthe United States, whose boundaries approach the Mexicanborder. Both cities share much in common developing a bal-anced community for residents, tourists, recreational facili-ties and a vibrant business sector.On August 18, 2015, the Mayors on behalf of their Cities willexecute a Friendship Agreement to symbolize the relationshipand affinities amongst the communities and bring awarenessto the opportunities within what some have called atransnational metropolis.

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INFESTATION ON PALM AVENUE By Jordan Jacobo

Some weeks ago, I.B. Local News offered to inves-tigate the case of a local woman who claimed thather landlords refused to address a rampant vermininfestation within the home she rents from them.It would seem that the tenant, along with her infantson, was forced to leave her apartment in the west-ern part of Palm Avenue, after the recent wave ofheavy rains and light-flooding caused an influx ofrodents and insects to invade her unit.According to the tenant, despite providing photo-graphic evidence of rodents that had been caught intraps within her home, The property managementhad at first refused to acknowledge her concerns,stating that they had, “never had a problem like thisin 35 years of managing the property.”Upon visiting the unit myself a few days later, I sawample evidence of rodent droppings in every roomof the apartment.When this reporter initially contacted the propertymanager directly, she at first denied that there wasany such infestation in her complex. However, afterbriefly being put on hold, the manager came back toconfirm that a pest control company had in fact beenscheduled to inspect the unit.“The trouble is, sometimes vermin will just movefrom one house or building to another,” said one PestControl technician unconnected with this incident.“You could have them move anywhere in the neigh-

just couldn’t sleep knowing that therewere things crawling around,” shesaid. “When I later asked the man-ager if they would reimburse myhotel stay, they said they couldn’t dothat.”

Management did however allow the tenant to breakher lease, and she promptly set about finding a newhome, but was forced to leave behind many of herbelongings after discovering rodent feces and cock-roaches in her packing boxes.“I had to get rid of a lot of my belongings, and Ican’t afford to replace some of it because the moveitself was pretty expensive.”An investigation by the Imperial Beach Code Com-pliance Division determined that the property man-agement did everything in its power to rid the unit ofvermin in a timely manner, and has since closed thecase regarding this incident.The property management itself now acknowledgesthat there were in fact mice and cockroaches in theunit, but insist that they addressed the issue immedi-ately, and provided documents to prove it.None of which is any consolation to the tenant, whofeels that the infestation forced her to incur the costof relocating, which she believes she should be re-imbursed for.The outcome remains to be seen, but I.B. Local Newswould like to remind its readers that we are alwaysopen to investigating potential injustices or unethicalpractices within our town.If you’d like to report a story, or give your opinionon the case above, contact Jordan at:[email protected].

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borhood if the homes are close enough.”A pest control company contracted by thebuildings’ management soon arrived to setmultiple “non-lethal” traps within the home.Meanwhile, the tenant contacted the cit-ies’ Code Compliance Division, whopromptly sent someone to inspect the unit.“When I asked the investigator if shewould live like that, she right away toldme no,” said the tenant. “I was advised tomove out.”Although the extermination measures werenot considered toxic to humans, the ten-ant decided to take her child to a hotel. “I

A WAITRESS STORYNext to being a single mom, one of the most difficultjobs is that of being a waitress. While being a wait-ress can sometimes have it’s rewards, it’s still hardwork. Waitresses usually work for minimum wageand tips. The IRS assumes they make a certain per-centage of tips at tax time, so if a waitress is gettingburned on her tips, she will probably still have to paytax on money she may not have actually taken home.When jobs are scarce or single mothers desperate forwork take one of these jobs, sometimes unscrupu-lous employers will take advantage of these hardworking frontline workers of the food service in-dustry. For many of these women, that tip moneymeans putting food on the table for a family. She’sgiving you that good service in hopes that you willreciprocate and show your appreciation as generouslyas she was hospitable to you. We have spoken tosome local waitresses lately to find out what it’s liketo work here in Imperial Beach. Some of the storiesthey tell are almost unbelievable!While California Labor Laws are quite clear, manyemployees don’t know their rights.Is it alright for an employer to seize any or all of anemployee’s tips?

Is it alright for and employer to split that employee’stips and divide them among others in the establish-ment; sometimes including themselves or even theowner themselves? Would they not challenge theauthority of their boss for fear of loosing their live-lihood?While human nature creates a natural dynamic whenmales and females are put together in most situa-tion; if that interaction becomes uncomfortable foreither party, they are obligated to tell the other partythat their advances are not appreciated and to pleasestop. Any further advances beyond that point wouldbe construed as direct sexual harassment. Whilesome job environments might enjoy casual or play-ful environment, that doesn’t mean that waitressesare meant to be grabbed, fondled or ruffied.Remember your waitress when you go out to eat.She’s probably a hard working mom. She’s hus-tling to make you happy with your food and yourservice. Show her a little appreciation and give hera generous tip. People who ask for a lot of extraservice should also consider giving a larger tip aftermaking their waitress jump through hoops for them.She works hard for the money! - Ed Kravitz

Some of the SDSU Women’s Basketball Team members hostedthe Imperial Beach Library’s monthly Local Heroes Storytime.Players Deidra, Alli, Lexy, with Assistant Coach Gladie came andread books, taught the students how to dribble, and shared theirexperiences in school and on the court. The Children loved them!

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Council Watchdog is only a briefsynopsis of what took place at theCity Council Meeting in Impe-rial Beach. If you are interestedin any of these subjects we inviteyou to view the entire video orread the Council Minutes formore details. Both can be viewedon the City’s website.

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On the corner of 5th andPalm Avenue, there are afew houses and an oldabandoned building that haslooked like it’s in shamblesfor over ten years now. Ihave lived next door to thisproperty for a few yearsnow and have come to theconclusion that nothing willever change there. FromDrug Dealers to CrackHeads living inside, to awoman being sexually as-saulted; nothing has madethe management companyor the owner take thingsinto their “own hands”. I have had biting flies from that property so bad that my children andmyself cannot go outside. Our animals were bit on a daily basis; not to mention the Giant Ratsthat come from the abandoned building on the property; which the Owner knows about and hashad Lloyds Pest Control there multiple times.On the property, they have numerous dogs that constantly bark at all hours. Some are locked upoutside 24/7 and also being attacked by the flies till their ears are bloody! They hose off theircement patio into our property everyday to clean the feces and urine from the dogs. We weretold there’s nothing wrong with that by the Department of Environmental Health. I have con-tacted Code Compliance (Leslie and Sam) about this on several occasions and yet, nothing hasbeen done and she continues to tell me to call the Sheriffs Department. When I asked what elseI could do about the barking, I was refereed to the Sheriffs Station. Then I was told by theSheriff that responded to this call; “What am I supposed to do? Have the dog put its paw on theticket?” I let him know that that is what the City has asked me to do. He then went on to tell methat they just had a meeting about this very thing; people calling about barking dogs and that isnot what the Sheriffs are here for. Its been 2.5 years that this has been going on at least sincewe have lived next to it.One of the occupants has been raided on multiple occasions for drugs, and there is frequentlypolice activity there. Now I have been served a restraining order from one of the tenants for noreason. This is not how we want anyone to live in our city and Dr. Pamela Sawhney should beashamed for letting this all happen at her property in the first place; but then again she isn’t aresident of IB. - Allen & Shayla Wiseley

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1.1 Recognition of Capt. Christopher E. Sund, Commander ofNaval Air Station North Island

1.2 Oath of Office and Badge Pinning Ceremony for Fire Depart-ment Personnel

1.3 Presentation on Baja Tourism

1.4 Presentation of Quilt to Sheriff’s Dept by Thursday MorningQuilters

CONSENT CALENDAR (2.1-2.5)The Warrant Register; Item 2.2 was a little over $1.9 million dollarsspent for the last two weeks!5.1 Consideration of an Amendment to the Operating Agreement withGirls Softball, Little League Baseball and The Boys and Girls Club tomaintain and operate the sports park and ball fields. Interesting discus-sion mentioned in Publishers Notes. For more details please view thevideo on the city website.

5.1 Appointment of delegates to League of California Convention

WELCOME MARINERFOOTBALL FANS!

The Mighty Mariners are poised for yetanother exciting season of football, led byhead coach Tyler Arciaga. Over the pasttwo years, Coach Arciaga has assembleda great coaching staff to support our stu-dent athletes. We are all eager to see ourstudents in action once again!Our Mar Vista High student athletes main-tain high standards on and off the field.They are expected to be excellent role mod-els in our community and at school. Weknow that our students will compete tothe best of their ability not only on the foot-ball field but in the classroom as well.

To those that have been involvedand will continue to dedicate them-selves to Mariner football, a veryspecial thank you. A key elementto any successful program is thesupport of its school and commu-nity fan base. At Mar Vista High,we are blessed with a large number of parents, stu-dents, staff, and community members who will con-tinue to fill our stands in support of our players andteam.So, as you support our school and team, pleaseremember to be “Loud and Proud” but to alwayskeep your comments positive.

Go Mariners!Juan I. Gonzalez, Principal

This 4 year old neuteredmale named “Rico”, ID#A175574, can be foundfor adoption at the ChulaVista Animal Care Facilitylocated at 130 Beyer Wayin Chula Vista, 91911. Heweighs in at just over 12lbs of handsome!

PET OF THEMONTH

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