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WAVLI Workshop – October 21 and 22, 2017

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Douglas College, New Westminster, BC.

Saturday, October 21st – Room N2217
Sunday, October 22nd – Room N3408

This workshop will be presented in spoken English. Interpreting services will be provided.

Date and Time: 
Saturday, October 21st from 9am – 4pm (one hour lunch break on your own)
Sunday, October 22nd from 9am – 12pm

**please note, WAVLI has scheduled a follow up gathering on Saturday, December 2nd for all interested participants.

Workshop DescriptIon: 

Robyn Dean, CI/CT, PhD. has been a nationally certified signed language interpreter for over twenty-five years with particular service in the field of healthcare, will be facilitating the workshop:  “Justice Reasoning: How Our Ethical Discourse Counters Our Ethical Claim”

This workshop will look at how sign language interpreters practice ethics and will empower each individual to use tools of reflective practice.

Participants will learn how our field aligns with other service professions in the area of ethical practice, where the interpreting field can improve, and what practical steps each practitioner can take to implement these new approaches in their everyday work.

Cost:
Registered WAVLI Member  – $200.00
Student Interpreter/Deaf Interpreter – $110.00
Deaf Community – $110.00
Non-Member – $225.00

Come out for a weekend of transformative learning with your peers where you will walk away with increased capacity and ethical understanding.

To Register: https://squareup.com/store/westcoast-association-of-visual-language-interpreters

Power In Our Words: Talking About Sexual Violence Workshop

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When: Friday, November 17th, 2017

Time: 11:00am-6:00pm
Room: Lib 7200
Location: SFU Burnaby
ASL Request Deadline: November 2nd at 9am

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
In a society enmeshed in rape culture, it is vital that we empower and equip ourselves and each other to support survivors of sexual violence. The words we use to talk about sexual violence are powerful – they can perpetuate harm, or they can cultivate healing.

Open to everyone, this workshop is especially designed for all students, staff and faculty who are actively working to support survivors, to build safer spaces on campus, and to create a world free of sexual violence.

Through this workshop, we will:

  • Explore the systemic nature of sexual violence
  • Screen the documentary “It Was Rape”
  • Use the documentary as a starting point to unpack truths, myths and stories of sexual violence
  • Discuss the legal framework used here in Canada to address sexual violence
  • Deepen our vocabulary and revisit how we talk about sexual violence

Active listeners will be present to support anyone who is triggered during this event.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO:

ASL is booked for this event. Please register by November 2nd at 9am to request ASL. If no requests for ASL are received by November 2nd at 9am, ASL interpretation will be cancelled.

The event space is wheelchair/scooter accessible with access to an accessible washroom nearby.

A gender-neutral washroom is available just down the hall from the event space.

In order to enable people to attend without experiencing hardship, Compass tickets and money for dependent care (this can include childcare, eldercare, etc.) are available upon request. Please email admin@sfpirg.ca with inquiries.

While we cannot ensure a fully scent-free event in this setting, we’re aiming to create a scent-reduced environment by not bringing additional scents into the space. Exposure to laundry products, colognes, hairspray, and many other scented products can trigger serious health reactions in individuals with asthma, allergies, migraines, and/or chemical sensitivities. We ask that you not wear/ apply/ or bring any scented products into this space. If you do so, we may need to ask you to leave so others can safely stay in the space. If you find yourself being impacted by someone’s use of scented products during the conference, speak with any one of the organizers. We know that this can be a big step for many people. As Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha says in Fragrance Free Femme of Colour Realness, “Cutting out scents may seem like a pain in the ass, but it means that awesome, ass-kicking community members you love can attend events you’re at and make out with you without having seizures, throwing up or otherwise getting really sick.” Please, bring your amazing self, and keep the scents at home!

(More info here: http://thinkbeforeyoustink.com/howtogofragrancefree.html,http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15, http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/scentfree.html)

The event is nut-free and peanut-free. Absolutely no nuts or peanuts will be permitted within the event space in order to create an allergen-free environment for all participants. This includes (but is not limited to) products like hazelnuts, cashews, almonds, coconuts, walnuts, coconut oil, coconut milk, and peanut butter.

If you have any other allergies or sensitivities that we need to know about so that you can participate fully and safely, please let us know.

Some folks are sensitive and/or get sick from electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF). This can include radiation from cell phones, Wi-Fi, fluorescent lights, and more. SFU Burnaby has Wi-Fi set up throughout its campus, including in theevent space. In order to reduce EMF exposure, we will strive to minimize fluorescent light usage and utilize natural lighting whenever possible.

If there is any other way we can make this event more accessible for you, pleaseet us know.

Craig Pavelich
Director of Communications
Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG)

City of Victoria PROCLAMATION for IWD 2017

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“INTERNATIONAL DEAF WEEK” 

WHEREAS           The Deaf Community and extended signers are celebrating the unique heritage and multicultural identities of Deaf individuals with 200 years of American Sign Language in 2017.  In conjunction to this special bicentenary celebration, September 18-24th is International Deaf Week.  The theme for this year that is promoted by World Federation of the Deaf, under the United Nations is “Full Inclusion with Sign Language”; and

WHEREAS           The Deaf community strives to see the goals set out by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be fully achieved here in Canada; and

 

WHEREAS           UVic American Sign Language (ASL) Club as well as the Society for Society for Students with a Disability (SSD) at University of Victoria, would promote diversity among the students and staff, would be celebrating with American Sign Language Festival at a later date on October 6th, 2017, for a day of events on campus; and

 

WHEREAS           Community building, diverse communication approaches and means, which introduced to the benefit of different areas of knowledge when approaching Linguistics, Humanities, Sociology and beyond; and the further recognition of our extended communities. and

 

WHEREAS           We, regardless where we come from; hope everyone will share in the experience with “Full Inclusion with Sign Language” and celebrate the diversity, pride and meet all the love for one another through our culture and language.

 

NOW, THEREFORE I do hereby proclaim the week of September 18th-24th 2017 as “INTERNATIONAL DEAF WEEK” on the TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES of the ESQUIMALT AND SONGHEES FIRST NATIONS in the CITY OF VICTORIA, CAPITAL CITY of the PROVINCE of BRITISH COLUMBIA.

 

IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this 21ST day of September, Two Thousand and Seventeen.

 

   

 

 

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LISA HELPS

MAYOR

CITY OF VICTORIA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

  

 

 

 

Sponsored By:

Lindsay Carroll / Ravi Coughlan

UVic ASL Club

 

No Blame, No Shame! Intersectional Anti-Oppression 101 Event

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No Blame, No Shame! Intersectional Anti-Oppression 101

Date: Saturday, October 14th, 2017
Time: 10:30am-5:30pm
Room: Lib 7200
Where: SFU Burnaby
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

Take part in a day of facilitated discussion and practical skills building to gain a better understanding of oppression and ways to stand up for yourself and others when you see it playing out in daily life. This workshop will take a “no blame, no shame” approach to the issues. People of all levels of familiarity with anti-oppression work are welcome.Explore questions like:

  • What is oppression?
  • What forms of oppression exist?
  • Is there such a thing as “reverse oppression”?
  • What do terms like intersectionality and privilege mean?
  • Where do I fit into all of this?
  • How can I work for change?

ACCESSIBILITY INFO:

ASL interpretation has been booked for this event.

The event space is wheelchair/scooter accessible with access to an accessible washroom nearby.

A gender-neutral washroom is available just down the hall from the event space.

In order to enable people to attend without experiencing hardship, Compass tickets and money for dependent care (this can include childcare, eldercare, etc.) are available upon request. Please email admin@sfpirg.ca with inquiries.

While we cannot ensure a fully scent-free event in this setting, we’re aiming to create a scent-reduced environment by not bringing additional scents into the space. Exposure to laundry products, colognes, hairspray, and many other scented products can trigger serious health reactions in individuals with asthma, allergies, migraines, and/or chemical sensitivities. We ask that you not wear/ apply/ or bring any scented products into this space. If you do so, we may need to ask you to leave so others can safely stay in the space. If you find yourself being impacted by someone’s use of scented products during the conference, speak with any one of the organizers. We know that this can be a big step for many people. As Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha says in Fragrance Free Femme of Colour Realness, “Cutting out scents may seem like a pain in the ass, but it means that awesome, ass-kicking community members you love can attend events you’re at and make out with you without having seizures, throwing up or otherwise getting really sick.” Please, bring your amazing self, and keep the scents at home!

(More info here: http://thinkbeforeyoustink.com/howtogofragrancefree.html,http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15, http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/scentfree.html)

The event is nut-free and peanut-free. Absolutely no nuts or peanuts will be permitted within the event space in order to create an allergen-free environment for all participants. This includes (but is not limited to) products like hazelnuts, cashews, almonds, coconuts, walnuts, coconut oil, coconut milk, and peanut butter.

If you have any other allergies or sensitivities that we need to know about so that you can participate fully and safely, please let us know at admin@sfpirg.ca.

Some folks are sensitive and/or get sick from electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF). This can include radiation from cell phones, Wi-Fi, fluorescent lights, and more. SFU Burnaby has Wi-Fi set up throughout its campus, including in theevent space. In order to reduce EMF exposure, we will strive to minimize fluorescent light usage and utilize natural lighting whenever possible.

If there is any other way we can make this event more accessible for you, please let us know at admin@sfpirg.ca!

WAVLI hosted Pro-D Workshop: Robyn Dean: Robyn Dean Workshop: Justice Reasoning

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Robyn Dean Workshop: Justice Reasoning: How Our Ethical Discourse Counters Our Ethical Claim

When: Sat October 21 and Sunday October 22, 2017
Where: Douglas College,
New Westminster Campus
700 Royal Avenue
Room: TBA
Robyn K. Dean will be presenting on the topic of Justice Reasoning: How Our Ethical Discourse Counters Our Ethical Claim At this workshop, participants will identify the three types of ethics: normative, descriptive, and meta-ethics; describe the various forms of normative ethical content material in sign language interpreting; explain the normative messages often found in exemplars in the field; describe the three tacit moral schemas as defined by scholars in the field of justice reasoning; and describe the components of post-conventional reasoning and the use of values-based decision making. Robyn K. Dean, CI/CT, PhD: Robyn has been a nationally certified signed language interpreter for over twenty-five years with particular service in the field of healthcare. Her scholarship in decision-making and ethics in community interpreting is recognized internationally. Robyn has over twenty publications, all of which focus on the theoretical and pedagogical frameworks used to advance the practice of community interpreters. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she is the lead instructor on the institute’s postgraduate degree in healthcare interpretation. Robyn also teaches on postgraduate degrees designed for signed language interpreters in Europe.

Please note: This workshop will occur in two parts. Robyn Dean will be presenting in person on Saturday, October 21st from 9am – 4pm on Sunday, October 22nd from 9am – 12pm. After the workshop, attendees are encouraged to take back what they have learned and apply it in their work environments. The second part of the workshop will occur towards the end of November or in the first week of December at the latest. This will be an opportunity to come together again and discuss any questions or situations that may have arisen. The second session will be a 2-3 hour session, with Robyn being streamed in in November/December – date to be confirmed. This workshop will be presented in English.

If you require interpreting services, please contact Professional Development by Saturday, October 7th.

BCCSD 2017 AGM Election & Movie

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BCCSD Annual General Meeting 2017!

Everyone is WELCOME!  

BC Cultural Society of the Deaf would like to invite you all to come and show your beautiful support to the election day of incoming board members.  Do you think you can make a difference in the Deaf community if you choose to becoming a board member?  Do you consider to nominate someone you think would make a good board member?  

Show your Spirit!            See you there!            CHEERS!!

   WHEN:  Friday, October 20th, 2017

  LOCATION:  DOUGLAS COLLEGE, Lecture Theatre Room #N2201

  DOOR OPENS:  6:00pm 

  MOVIE STARTS :  7:00pm

  ADMISSION:  $10 each including a new membership annually

We hope you will stay and join us for a movie night after AGM.

*$2 per large pizza & free water(Bring your own empty bottle)*

Through Deaf Eyes – Documentary Film

WATCH [CC] – The 90 minute production for PBS: History “Through Deaf Eyes” will take a look at Deaf culture from the 19th century to the present in the United States of America.

Through Deaf Eyes is a two-hour HDTV documentary for PBS exploring nearly 200 years of Deaf life in America. The film presents the shared experiences of American history family life, education, work, and community connections from the perspective of Deaf citizens.

Interviews include community leaders, historians, and Deaf Americans with diverse views on language use, technology and identity. Bringing a Deaf cinematic lens to the film are six artistic works by Deaf media artists and filmmakers.

Poignant, sometimes humorous, these films draw on the media artists’ own lives and are woven throughout the documentary. But the core of the film remains the larger story of Deaf life in America – a story of conflicts, prejudice and affirmation that reaches the heart of what it means to be human.

Any questions, please contact at info@bccsd.ca

GVDBC Bowling 10 Pin Bowling League 2017-2018

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ANNOUNCEMENT

CASH Prizes!

BC Playdowns

Canadian Deaf Championships!

Deaf Tournaments in USA! $$$

Deaflympics!

Come out and have some fun at GVDBC 10 Pin Deaf Bowling League 2017-2018!

League play begins Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Anyone who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing is welcome. We accept teams of 3 or more bowlers and need at least 15 bowlers to run the league.

We will play 6 games on the following Saturdays:
October 14th,
October 21th,
November 4th,
December 2nd,
January 6th and
February 3th.

We only bowl for 5 months or 24 weeks, this is shorter than most leagues in Metro Vancouver. The team will have more than one chance to make it into the final playoffs in February. February playoff date will be announced later. The cost is $22.00 for 6 games including prizes every month and will be collected before the game starts.

Join us for a short meeting on October 14th ,2017 at 9am before our first set of games at Revs Bowling Centre (next to Holdom Skytrain Station)

Please be sure to call and reserve your spot now – even if you cannot attend the October 7th session.  No spare, you will have to roll off or pay for it even if you miss the games.

League play begins Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Deaf with disability are welcome to play. They will play 3 games instead of 6 games. The dates are

October 14th, October 21th, November 4th December 2nd, January 6th and February 3th. The cost will be $11.00 for 3 games including prizes per month. Please note you are required to have someone with you at all times.

We will have many exciting events!

  • Provincial 10 Pin Deaf Bowling Playdown
  • National Deaf Championships
  • Travelling to USA for North West Bowling Association of the Deaf (NWBAD) tournament in March.

If you have any questions/concerns, please contact:

Jeanne Durnion (President)

 

 

Friendly Reminder: BCSD Paint Nite Fundraiser

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BCSD is hosting a Paint Nite event again!

Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm

Where: BCSD Secondary at the Multipurpose Room (MPR),
5455 Rumble Street, Burnaby, BC

Proceeds go towards students’ international trip in March 2019.

Buy your ticket online at: https://tinyurl.com/bcsdpaint17

Thank you!

Christy Jeffery
BCSD Secondary Teacher

ASL Presentation: How to Live a Healthier Life

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How to Live a Healthier Life Seminar in ASL
Join Michelle as she shares with you the importance of healthy eating and how you can make it a part of your daily routine. 
 
Michelle will also give you the tips and tools you will need to feel healthy, refreshed and full of life!
 
Each attendee will receive a goodie bag from our awesome partner, Choices Market.
WHERE: Choices Market
3248 King George Hwy, Surrey
 
WHEN: October 25th, 2017
 
TIME: 6-8pm
 
COST: $10 per person
Meet your presenter: Michelle Garland, CNP 
Founder of Plentyfullme Nutrition and Lifestyle Consulting, Michelle is a Certified Nutritionist and Raw Food Chef. 
 
SPACE IS LIMITED
To reserve a spot email plentyfullme@gmail.com or text 778-995-1028

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Rockies Deaf Bikers – Happy Friday 13th October 2017

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Rockies Deaf Bikers – Come and join us celebrating Happy Friday 13th!

Door prizes!

When: Friday, October 13th, 2017

What time: 5:00 p.m. to anytime before pub closes by midnight.

Where: The Terminal Pub, 115 12th Street
New Westminster, BC
http://www.theterminalpub.com/menu/

Cost: Free admission

You are advised to order your own
dinner or snack anytime
before their order is closed at
9:00 p.m.

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Pub link – http://www.theterminalpub.com
MENU link – http://www.theterminalpub.com/menu/

Note: Would you kindly consider to support and donate $13.00 towards Rockies Deaf Bikers club for 20th Anniversary 2021?

Thanks Contact RDB team Russ Ward, Babette Ristau and Rosanne Dong – e-mail 

SRV Canada VRS Information Workshop in the Okanagan

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SRV Canada VRS brings people together! Come and meet the Community Relations Specialist, Pamela Witcher, in the Okanagan and a Customer Service Representative
who will be available to help you with registration or answer your technical questions.

Do you know that children and youth under the age of majority can register for a VRS number?

Come visit SRV Canada VRS’ display booth and workshop to:

– Share your perspective on how SRV Canada VRS has helped to create new opportunities, connections and conversations

– Learn more about SRV Canada VRS and how it works

– Ask questions, and get help from the Customer Service Representative

Those workshops are offered in American Sign Language. They are FREE of charge and everyone is welcome to attend! Refreshments served.

Date: Saturday October 28, 2017

Workshop & Technical Support Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

Refreshments provided!

Display BOOTH at the OINGO 

Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (games end at approx. 9:30 p.m.)

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Hosted by:  Okanagan Valey Association of the Deaf (OVAD)

Fun Facts: Did you know that the OVAD recently celebrated its 30th anniversary?

 

 

Can You See Us Vancouver?

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For Immediate Release as of September 18, 2017

Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture presents:

Can You See Us Vancouver?

November 6 – December 1

Opening reception: November 9, 6-8pm

How does one see the world when the view is from the seat of a wheelchair?
How do artists living with a disability capture that vision? What can we learn from their unique perspective?

Can You See Us Vancouver? features 10 artists who all live with disabilities and specifically are all people who use wheelchairs.

Featuring works by Athena Cooper, Karen Clarke, Amber Rainshadow, Ashley Fraser, Darrell Hyatt, Doug Heal, Cat L’Hirondelle, Mujtaba Satoojee, and Robert Bell.

Curated by Emma Kivisild and Yuri Arajs

@ the Pendulum Gallery, 885 W Georgia St, Vancouver

www.pendulumgallery.bc.ca

The Pendulum Gallery is wheelchair accessible.

Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is registered charitable organization founded in 1998 and is the only professional arts organization in BC that supports and promotes artists who identify as living with a disability. Kickstart showcases authentic representations of the disability experience and ensures that these artists are paid for their work.

Why? 

– To highlight a small fraction of the many talented artists living with a disability,

– To break down the barriers that commonly prevents these artists from getting well-deserved exposure on gallery walls and give the general public the opportunity to see their work;

– To present works that are authentic representations of the disability experience.

Emma Kivisild / Co-curator and wheelchair user

“The wheelchair symbol does not tell the whole story. Not about disability, and not about using a chair.”

Yuri Arajs / Co-curator and Kickstart’s Artistic Director

“Not all artists who live with disabilities make work about their disability. “
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Yuri Arajs
Artistic Director
Kickstart Disability Arts & CultureOffice: 604-343-9141

www.kickstartdisability.ca

facebook.com/KickstartDisabilityArts

twitter.com/Kickstart_Arts

Urban Ink presents Freedom Singer

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Urban Ink presents

FREEDOM SINGER

A Project: Humanity production

Co-created by Khari Wendell McClelland and Andrew Kushnir with Jodi Martinson

Dates:                                                  Oct. 7 – 18, 2017

Opening Night: Saturday, Oct. 7th @8pm

Oct. 8  – Pay What You Can – admission at door

Oct. 10 – ASL Translation & Talkback

Oct. 17 – Talkback

Ticket prices:                                      $32 General admission, $22 – 30 Yrs. & under

Show times:                                        Tues – Saturday evening @ 8pm

Sat. & Sun. Matinees @ 2pm

Address:                                             Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre

162 W. 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Box Office:                                          www.vancouvertix.com

More Information visit:                        www.urbanink.ca

Created by Toronto’s Project: Humanity, Freedom Singer is a documentary-style piece of theatre that blends Khari Wendell McClelland’s original music with 1850s freedom songs, verbatim interview excerpts, and first-hand stories as he retraces the steps of his great-great-great-grandmother Kizzy and collected the songs that likely underscored her escape to Canada through the Underground Railroad.

Freedom Singer brings his journey to life on stage, along with the music he has reinvented through his contemporary aesthetics of soul, funk, hip-hop and gospel.

Bonnie Allan
Bonnie Allan PR
Mobile 604-218-9525

Happy Birthday SRV Canada VRS 2017 Infograph

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SRV Canada VRS goes 24/7!

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Happy Birthday VRS!
Happy Birthday to everyone!
From the Technical Support Team, Happy Birthday SRV Canada VRS!
Happy birthday SRV Canada VRS!
Happy birthday SRV Canada VRS!
The interpreter team wishes you a happy birthday SRV Canada VRS!
Happy 1 year anniversary CAV! Congratulations!
From everyone here at Convo, Happy Birthday Canada VRS!
Happy birthday Canada VRS!
What are we celebrating???
We’re celebrating one year of access to friends and family,
to work, and to more opportunity.
Also, we’re celebrating one year of growth.
Looking back to Sept 28th, 2016,
who used VRS???
No one, but now one year later,
almost 5,000 – of all ages,
including Deaf children use VRS!
Finally, we’re celebrating one year of greater equality
for Deaf Canadians!
This 1st year has been incredible,
but I have one more thing to share with you…
24/7 means what?
Beginning next week, Monday, October 2nd,
SRV Canada VRS will be open 24 hours a day!
Wow! Happy birthday everyone!

 

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