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– 7 9 4 9 , sl i p o p . at2 (U . S . D ec. 1 0 , 2 0 0 7 ). W e “ m u st fi rs tensure thatthe di stri ctcourtcom m i tt ed no si gn i fi ca ntprocedural error, such as f a i l i ng t o c a l c ul a t e ( ori m pr ope r l y c a l c ul a t i ng) the G ui de l i ne s r a nge , tr e a t i ng the G ui de l i ne s a s m a nda t ory , f a i l i ng t o c ons i de rthe § 3553( a ) f a c t or s , s e l e c t i ng a s e nt e nc e ba s e d on c l e a r l y e rr one ous f a c t s , orf a i l i ng t o a de qua t e l y e xpl a i n the c hos e n s e nt e nc e . ” G a l l , s l i p op. a t12. W e the n “ c ons i de rthe s ubs t a nt i ve re as on abl enes s of the se nt ence i m po se d u nd eran abuse- of-di sc re t i on st andard. ” Id. "[ W ] hen the di stri ctcourti m po se s ase nt ence w i thi n the advi soryG ui del i nes r a nge , w e or di na r i l y w i l l e xpe c ttha tc hoi c e t o be ar e a s onabl e one . " T a l l e y , 431 F .3 d a t 7 8 8 . T he di s tr i c tc our tdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on w he n i ti m pos e d on W oot e n a4

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a c t or s of s e c t i on 3553( a ) . T he di s tr i c tc our ta l s o r e f e rr e d t o the s e nt e nc i ng gui de l i ne s a s “ a dvi s ory . ” W oot e n’ s s e nt e nc e a tthe l ow e nd of the advi sorygu i del i nes r ange w as re as on abl e. W o o te n ’s s e n te n c e is A F F I R M E D .