NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 21 Jun 2000 - Special issue (#2000-12)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> The Kids Zone Magazine
2. MISC> KENNARD SPEECH: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (fwd)
3. MISC> Instructors Say Online Courses Involve More Work at Same Pay
4. MISC> The Hampton Library
5. K12> Best Educational Links?
6. K12> Computer Applications Lesson Plans
7. K12> Email for Educators
8. K12> P-38 Lesson Plan
9. K12> New Learning Resources at FREE: Arts, Science, & U.S. History
10. K12> New from The Educational Software Seminar
11. RESOUR> [netsites] The Great American Landmarks Adventure
12. RESOUR> [netsites] Burke Museum Mammalogy Section
13. RESOUR> [netsites] The Piano Education Page
14. MISC> Mac OS In a Nutshell Released
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:58:55 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> The Kids Zone Magazine
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 8:15 AM
From: theki...@home.com
http://members.home.com/thekidszone
The goal of this magazine is to help motivate children to be more
enthusiastic writers.
The Kids Zone Magazine will enable them to share their work, learn from each
other, and feel
pride and achievement in seeing their work publsihed.
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:01:06 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> KENNARD SPEECH: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (fwd)
From: Andy Carvin [mailto:aca...@benton.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 9:01 AM
To: Digitaldivide (E-mail)
Subject: KENNARD SPEECH: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (fwd)
From today's Benton Headlines... -ac
SPEECH: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: LESSONS FOR THE VIRTUAL WORLD
Issue: Disabilities/Access
Chairman Kennard's Remarks for the 10th Anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, Torch Relay. "Increasingly, Americans live and work in
another world. It is not a world of bricks and mortar. It's a world of
billions and billions of digital bits that move at the speed of light over
fiber optic networks and through the airwaves - that reside in servers and
are manipulated by software. It is an exquisitely complex world that we call
the World Wide Web. And the fact is that those who have access to this world
and can navigate through it with ease have a huge advantage in our society
and in our economy....
Too many Americans with disabilities are being cut off from this virtual
world. Americans who need access to the technology that can bring them jobs
and information and education in ways undreamed of just a few years ago.
This is the real power of the New Economy. And the real challenge of the New
Economy is to make sure that this wondrous technology uplifts the lives of
every American - regardless of age or ability."
[SOURCE: FCC]
(http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/2000/spwek015.html)
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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
an...@benton.org
http://edweb.gsn.org/andy
http://www.DigitalDivideNetwork.org
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:06:35 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> Instructors Say Online Courses Involve More Work at Same Pay
From: owner-...@lists.lightspan.com
[mailto:owner-...@lists.lightspan.com]On Behalf Of Andy Carvin
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 9:05 AM
To: WWW...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
Subject: Instructors Say Online Courses Involve More Work at Same Pay
From today's Benton Headlines... -ac
Instructors Say Online Courses Involve More Work at Same Pay
INSTRUCTORS SAY ONLINE COURSES INVOLVE MORE WORK AT SAME PAY
Issue: EdTech
Many college and university professors are taking on the new challenge of
teaching courses online, but they are finding that it takes a lot more time
and work than traditional classroom courses. The National Education
Association recently released a survey that found 53% of participants said
distance learning courses take more time to prepare for and deliver than
traditional classes. Faculty members are concerned that the extra workload
will not be accompanied by a pay raise, the survey found. The survey covered
all major forms of distance learning, including video feeds and the more
common Web- and e-mail-based courses. Eighty-three percent of the
instructors responding to the NEA survey said they contact their students at
least once a week by e-mail, and often communicate more frequently than
that.
[SOURCE: CyberTimes, AUTHOR: Rebecca Weiner (rwe...@nytimes.com)]
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/cyber/education/21education.html)
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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
an...@benton.org
http://edweb.gsn.org/andy
http://www.DigitalDivideNetwork.org
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:48:43 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> The Hampton Library
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:35 PM
From: bri...@yahoo.com
Serving the hamlets of Bridgehampton and Sagaponack since 1876. The
Hampton Library is
the central source of books, reference materials, videos, information on
community events
and much more.
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:50:21 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> Best Educational Links?
From: "Bob" <yf...@dgjhfg.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 9:24 AM
Newsgroup: k12.chat.teacher
http://www.besteducationalsites.com/newsletter
I want to invite you to subscribe to my free newsletter titled
"Awesome Educational Links!"
Currently over 3,300 teachers around the world get this free weekly
resource. Each week I select a theme and then give a brief review of
5-7 websites that I have found to very useful in that theme. Past themes
have included Special Education, grant sites, math sites, and many more!
If you would like to try it out (you can always unsubscribe at
anytime) please visit
http://www.besteducationalsites.com/newsletter
I will never sell, give out, or lend your email address to anyone. I
have been offered $$ several times in the past for my list and I have
always turned it down.
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:52:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> Computer Applications Lesson Plans
From: George Cassutto <nh...@fred.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 9:25 AM
Newsgroup: k12.ed.comp.literacy
Check out my home page and its computer application lesson plans:
http://www.fred.net/nhhs/lessons/ca.htm
George Cassutto
Teacher of Young People
North Hagerstown High School
http://www.fred.net/nhhs/ (Main Page)
http://www.fred.net/nhhs/html/cassutto.html
(Professional Page)
nh...@fred.net or geo...@umd5.umd.edu
Author of Internet Pocket Guide for Teachers
Check it out at http://www.genium.com/ipgt/
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:53:02 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> Email for Educators
From: Ken Robinson <kenro...@MailAndNews.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 9:26 AM
Newsgroup: misc.education
Sign up for the only FREE email service that has the features busy teachers
need. Text and HTML messages, mail nofication, do-to lists, calendar,
address
book and much more. Get your's today at...
http://www.educatorsenclave.com
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:19:13 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> P-38 Lesson Plan
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:27 AM
From: mr...@eastky.net
The P38LessonPlan.com is a educational internet resource designed to help
teachers grades K-12
in preparing to teach about World War II with special emphasis shown towards
the air war and
the role of Lockheed's P-38 Lightning.
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:21:30 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> New Learning Resources at FREE: Arts, Science, & U.S. History
From: owner-...@inet.ed.gov [mailto:owner-...@inet.ed.gov]On
Behalf Of Winters, Kirk
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 11:30 AM
To: Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education
publications & more .
Subject: New Learning Resources at FREE: Arts, Science, & U.S. History
FOURTEEN RESOURCES for teaching & learning in the arts,
science, & U.S. history have been added to FREE, a website
that makes hundreds of learning resources from 40+ federal
organizations available (& searchable) in one place.
Below are titles, descriptions, & sponsoring agencies of the
new resources.
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New Resources Added to the FREE Website
(Federal Resources for Educational Excellence)
http://www.ed.gov/free/
May - June 15, 2000
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Arts
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"The Gallery's French Painting Collection" presents French
paintings from the 19th century. The site includes paintings from
the "academic" style that dominated the first half of the century
as well as paintings from the latter half of the century by artists
who came to be known as impressionists -- Edouard Manet, Camille
Pissarro, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, & Mary
Cassatt. (NGA)
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/french19.htm
"The Impressionists at Argenteuil" examines the role of the small
suburban town of Argenteuil, France, in the development of the
impressionist movement. The site features impressionist paintings
by six influential artists -- Boudin, Caillebotte, Manet, Monet,
Renoir, & Sisley. (NGA)
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/impressionisminfo.htm
"Johaness Vermeer's 'Woman Holding a Balance'" embodies a spiritual
principle that is often manifest in Vermeer's work: the need to
lead a balanced life. The resource offers an in-depth examination
of Vermeer's use of light, proportion, & other techniques &
symbolism. The site also explains how the museum worked to restore
this 17th century masterpiece. (NGA)
http://www.nga.gov/feature/vermeer/index.html
"Mark Rothko" presents selected paintings & drawings by this
abstract artist who was known for his use of color, surface,
proportion, & scale & for his contributions to the "New York
School" style of painting. The site features paintings of scenes
from the New York Subway, landscapes, & floating rectangles. (NGA)
http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/rothkosplash.html
"Thomas Moran" was one of the major landscape painters of his day &
painted some of America's most prominent natural treasures,
including the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, & Yellowstone. He
also arranged for the first government-sponsored survey of
Yellowstone, & his images "were later reported to have played a
decisive role in the debate that led to the establishment of
Yellowstone as the first national park in March 1872." (NGA)
http://www.nga.gov/feature/moran/index.html
"Triumph of the Baroque, Architecture in Europe (1600-1750)"
presents two centuries of European architectural history & explores
the most famous architects of the baroque era. Learn how painting,
sculpture, architecture, landscape, & urban planning during this
era converged to produce buildings & structures with a heightened
sense of drama & power. (NGA)
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/baroqueinfo.htm
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Science
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"History of Medicine Homepage" features all book-length material in
the National Library of Medicine (NLM) printed before 1914,
thousands of later pamphlets & dissertations, & all pre-1871
journals. It includes Arabic, Persian, & early western
manuscripts, reprints of more than 1,300 important Chinese medical
works, prints & photographs, films, & videocassettes. The site
also offers information on the Library's services & programs.
(NLM,NIH)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/
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U.S. History
============
"American Indians of the Pacific Northwest" features more than
2,300 photographs & 7,700 pages of text relating to the American
Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest: the
Northwest Coast & Plateau. These resources illustrate many aspects
of life & work, including housing, clothing, crafts,
transportation, education, & employment. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/wauhtml/aipnhome.html
"The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920" explores the
diversity & complexity of African-American culture in Ohio. These
manuscripts, texts, & images focus on themes that include slavery,
emancipation, abolition, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War,
Reconstruction, African Americans in politics & government, &
African-American religion. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ohshtml/aaeohome.html
"African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920" contains 1,300 pieces of
sheet music including songs from antebellum blackface minstrelsy,
the abolitionist movement, the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin,"
African-American soldiers in the Civil War, emancipated slaves,
Reconstruction, & the migration to the North. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/rpbhtml/aasmhome.html
"Arthur Szyk: Artist for Freedom (1894-1951)" features one of
America's leading political illustrators & cartoonists. Throughout
his career -- in his native Poland, in Paris where he trained, & in
America, the country he adopted in 1940 -- he created art in the
service of human rights & civil liberties. During World War II, he
produced hundreds of anti-Axis illustrations & cartoons to aid the
Allied war effort. (LOC)
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/szyk/
"Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier" is a collection of 184 original
sound recordings of traditional fiddle tunes performed by Henry
Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia, & recorded by folklorist Alan Jabbour.
The tunes represent the music, history, & spirit of Virginia's
Appalachian frontier. The site also offers musical transcriptions
with descriptive notes on tune histories & musical features & an
illustrated essay about Reed's life, art, & influence. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/hrhtml/hrhome.html
"Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943" presents 100 sound
recordings -- primarily blues & gospel songs -- & related
documents. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ftvhtml/ftvhome.html
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Kids
====
"Not Just for Kids" offers experiments & resources from the
Hands-On History Room at the National Museum of American History.
Check out "You Be the Historian" & web-based experiments at the
Hands-On Science Center. Activities are intended for
schoolchildren, grades 5 & up, under adult supervision. (NMAH,SI)
http://americanhistory.si.edu/notkid/index.htm
Acronyms
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LOC -- Library of Congress
NGA -- National Gallery of Art
NLM,NIH -- National Library of Medicine, Nat'l Institutes of Health
NMAH,SI -- Nat'l Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:13:07 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> New from The Educational Software Seminar
From: owner-...@lists.lightspan.com
[mailto:owner-...@lists.lightspan.com]On Behalf Of Roger Blumberg
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 1:36 PM
To: WWW...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
Subject: New from The Educational Software Seminar
The Educational Software Seminar at Brown University is pleased
to announce the release of a new set of programs, created during the
Spring 2000 semester. As some of you know, the Seminar is a unique
form of university-school collaboration, in that we begin not with
particular products, but with proposals for classroom software from
local teachers (K-16). During the semester, Brown undergraduates
enrolled in the Seminar work in teams with the proposing teachers and
their students to design, create, test and implement the programs
requested, and we make many of the programs created in this way
available on the Web: http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs092/.
The Spring 2000 programs now available for downloading include:
Buzz!!: A program built to teach the concepts of area and perimeter
to Ellen Lynch's Kindergarten ESL students at Vartan Gregorian Fox
Point Elementary School in Providence. A version of the program for
the PC can be downloaded from the Buzz!! project page.
Math Bug: A program designed to teach and develop students' facility
with the concepts and calculations of area and perimeter, created for
both Christine Mendonca's and Holly Polhemus' 4th grade students at
Vartan Gregorian Fox Point Elementary School. A version of the program
for the PC can be downloaded from the Math Bug project page.
A Night Out: This drug education and decision-making program was
developed for Charly Adler and Suzette Thiebault and their 9th grade
Health students, at the Met School in Providence. Versions
for both the Mac and the PC can be downloaded from the Night Out
project page.
Aspects of Perception: These Java applets were created for Leslie
Welch and the undergraduates enrolled in her Visual Perception
course, PY0027, in the Department of Psychology at Brown University.
The applets can be run directly from the Aspects of Perception
project page.
Mass Media: A tutorial and video annotation program created for
Darrell West and the students who will take his Political
Science 111 course in the Fall 2000 semester at Brown University.
The program is a guide to the structure and analysis of political
advertisements, and provides users with a editing mode for
writing annotations of their own. Versions for both the Mac and
Windows can be downloaded from the Mass Media project page.
Of course you can still download a number of popular programs from
previous years, including Pizarro's Haunted Mansion, Building Blast!,
Campaign Trail, and Rima the Rat, and can of course use our Web-based
programs as well. We are always happy to hear your comments about the
programs and the experiences you've had using them, and we encourage
you to ask your local college or university computer science department
to run a course like this in your area.
Thanks,
Roger
_______________________________________________________________
Roger B. Blumberg
Roger_B...@Brown.edu
phone:(401) 863-7619 fax:(401) 863-7657
http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/rbb/
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Visiting Lecturer, Department of Computer Science (Box 1910)
Senior Fellow, Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning (Box 1912)
Visiting Scholar, Inst. for Brain & Neural Systems (Box 1843)
Brown University, Providence RI 02912
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MendelWeb http://www.netspace.org/MendelWeb/
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:13:53 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] The Great American Landmarks Adventure
From: Alan S. Harrell [mailto:asha...@ashlists.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:32 AM
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] The Great American Landmarks Adventure
..presented by the National Parks Service
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/pad/adventure/landmark.htm
"The Great American Landmarks Adventure takes you through time and
across the country to 43 National Historic Landmarks in all--special
places that show who " WE THE PEOPLE" are, where we came from, what we
built, what we think, what we've done, how we've been spending our
leisure time and our money, and even what we've tried to change or
improve. Beginning with a prehistoric cave painting, you move
chronologically right up to our country's important expedition to the
moon in 1969. Features the drawings of noted children's book
illustrator, Roxie Munro."
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:14:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Burke Museum Mammalogy Section
From: Alan S. Harrell [mailto:asha...@ashlists.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 11:57 AM
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] Burke Museum Mammalogy Section
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/mammalogy/
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture presents their site on
Mammals:
Exhibits
Mammals of Washington
Burke Mammalogy Research
Burke Mammal Collection
Educational Resources
Museum News and Events
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:14:42 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] The Piano Education Page
From: Pierre Borochaults [mailto:pie...@borochaults.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:07 PM
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] The Piano Education Page
http://www.unm.edu/~loritaf/pnoedmn.html
"A one-stop resource for parents, students, teachers and fans of the
piano, with over 600 pages of free, non-commercial information,
including piano lesson tips, over 600 links, a special page for kids,
over 600 classical MIDI music works, reviews of music software and
learning materials, interviews, and lots more."
Pierre Borochaults
pie...@borochaults.com
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:33:44 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> Mac OS In a Nutshell Released
From: Lisa Mann [mailto:li...@oreilly.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 2:25 PM
For immediate release
For more information, a review copy, cover art,
or interview with the author, contact:
Lisa Mann (707) 829-0515 ext 230 or li...@oreilly.com
Popular Mac Author + Renowned "In a Nutshell" Format + 15 Years Experience
= A Definitive Mac OS Book
Sebastopol, CA--Its common-sense approach, depth of detail, and focus on
practical information has made O'Reilly & Associates' "In a Nutshell"
series one of the most popular series in computer book publishing
history. The nutshell format is perfect for the intuitive and deep
Macintosh user. If it's true that "you can learn the Mac in two hours,"
it is also true that this operating system has hidden depths that, with
the just-released "Mac OS in a Nutshell," you will be able to plumb.
"Mac OS in a Nutshell" is the reference book you'll keep by your
keyboard for those moments when you just need to get under the hood, or
answer a question quickly.
"I wanted to write the definitive Macintosh OS book and O'Reilly is the
only publisher willing to take the time to do things right. The book
took a year of my life. This has been the most rewarding, frustrating,
humbling, and exciting year of writing in my 10 years as a freelance
writer and 20 book," says Lewis. "This book is the culmination of a
year of research and over 15 years of working with Macs. The book
contains an extensive array of tips, tricks, suggestions, and tutorials
that span the breadth of the subject. It is a very unusual Nutshell
book in that it is full of pictorial examples to illustrate the unique
graphical emphasis of this operating system."
"Mac OS in a Nutshell" covers almost every command and utility,
Internet configuration and access, and clever ways to do familiar and
not-so-familiar tasks, cutting through the hype and giving practical
(and sometimes little-known) details you can use every day in the
concise and easy-to-use nutshell format.
Chapter 16, Inside the Mac OS, is available free online at:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macosnut/chapter/ch16.html
For more information about the book, including Table of Contents, index,
author bio, and samples, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macosnut/
For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to:
ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/1565925335.jpg
Mac OS in a Nutshell
By Rita Lewis with Bill Fishman
1st Edition June 2000 (US)
1-56592-533-5, 368 pages, $24.95 (US)
or...@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
http://www.oreilly.com
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