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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Please see the message from Gloria Meraz below regarding the
Speak Up Survey. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0'>Mary M. Woodard<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>President, TASLA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Director - Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mesquite ISD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>800 E. Kearney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mesquite, TX 75149<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>972-882-5548 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>972-882-5467 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>mwoodard@mesquiteisd.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Blog - <a href="http://topshelf.edublogs.org/"><span
style='color:blue'>Top Shelf: the "Best Stuff" for School Librarians</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0'>MISD Libraries: Connecting - Collaborating - Creating<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gloria Meraz
[mailto:gloriam@txla.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mary M Woodard<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Gloria Meraz<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Speak Up Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Dear Mary,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Would you please forward this message to the TASLA list for me? I’m
really trying to make sure as many librarians respond to the Speak Up survey as
possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Gloria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Gloria Meraz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Director of Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Texas Library Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>3355 Bee Cave Road, Ste. 401<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Austin, TX 78746<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>512/328-1518; 800/580-2852<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>(fax)512/328-8852<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>www.txla.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Dear School Library Administrators,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>You may have seen some of the messages I sent last week to the TLC
and TASL lists about the Speak Up survey. Essentially, the survey takes
feedback from educators, parents, and students on the role of technology in
education. This year, TLA is working with Project Tomorrow, which administers
the survey, to make Texas a pilot state for gathering information from school
librarians. If we get enough responses, a special school librarian category may
be added to the national 2010 survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>When I sent out the original message, Texas librarians began to
respond immediately (not a big surprise!). That effort did uncover some
logistical difficulties. Through this pilot process, the Project Tomorrow folks
identified a key area to address: making it easy for librarians to fill out the
survey. That means registering them to take the survey or (if their school is
already registered) to help them gain the needed password to take the survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>I sent several rounds of emails with instructions last week, so I
think we finally have some workable instructions. In speaking with the Project
Tomorrow folks, they suggested that district library administrators register
all the campuses (if they were not already registered) and send out the
password to their district librarians. I think many of you may have already
done that. The Project Tomorrow folks asked that I let you all know that you
can email the Project Tomorrow folks and get the password so that you can simplify
the process for your librarians. I also ask that you take this opportunity to
encourage librarians to take the survey if they have not already done so.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>We really want to be able to make the case to add the independent
librarian category next year. The data is very robust, and I think can be very
helpful to us here in Texas and nationally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>In any event, the instructions for contacting Project Tomorrow are
listed below. I’ve included the bulk of the emails I sent last week. Thank you,
in advance, for your assistance with this project. Also, just a quick reminder,
as administrators, you can also complete the survey. You just need to pick a
school and submit your response through a particular campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>All my best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Gloria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
this message: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I.
Registering a school or district<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>II. Getting the
“secret word” if your district is already registered<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>III. If you are a
school library administrator for the district<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
am including additional information on the registration process for the Speak
Up survey. The Project Tomorrow folks are already very impressed with the
number of responses coming in from Texas, and you all serving as the pilot
state for school librarians is helping identify issues on how to clarify the
participation process. So, thanks to you all for your patience and persistence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I.
Registering a school or district<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Okay,
if you tried to input your school, and it is not showing up, your school is not
registered. So you will need to do that. <b>Please scroll down on the screen</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Directions to
register a school... <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Registration for
Speak Up -- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>1) Visit <a
href="http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/"
title="http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/">http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/</a>
and click on the Register for Speak Up icon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>2) Select I want
to register one or more schools<br>
3) Select the state: TX and enter the first few letters of their school
district – click find district<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>4) A list of
schools for the district will appear – select the school to be registered<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>5) Enter the
contact info and click save<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>6) A confirmation
email will be sent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Directions to
register a school district... <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Registration for
Speak Up -- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>1) Visit <a
href="http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/"
title="http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/">http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/</a>
and click on the Register for Speak Up icon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>2) Select I want
to register my school district<br>
3) Select the state: TX and enter the first few letters of their school district
– click find district<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>4) Enter the
contact and click save<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>5) Select the
schools that will be participating (or select all) and save<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>6) A confirmation
email will be sent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>II.
Getting the “secret word” if your district is already registered<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If
you are being asked about a “secret word,” that means that your campus has
already been registered. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1)
You can contact your principal or school administrator to ask what that
password is. The Project Tomorrow folks will send an email in the next couple
of days to the survey contact at your school or district and ask them to share
that password with school librarians. So, you can complete the survey next
week. (I’ll send out a friendly reminder!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>-OR-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2)
You can also email <a href="mailto:speakup@tomorrow.org">speakup@tomorrow.org</a>
for the <span style='color:navy'>“</span>secret word<span style='color:navy'>”</span>
for your district. In the email, please include your school’s name, your ISD
name, and <b>note that you are in Texas</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>III.
If you are a school library administrator for the district<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If
you are a school library administrator for the district, you can take the
survey by taking the teacher survey and registering as a school librarian. You
can choose any school in your district and submit your response through that
campus.<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks
to you all who have already submitted the survey. And thanks to you all who are
trying. Please, don’t give up. We need all your responses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Background<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We ask all school librarians
to complete an online survey conducted by Project Tomorrow (<a
href="http://www.tomorrow.org/">http://www.tomorrow.org/</a>). The survey, <b>Speak
Up 2009</b>, may be very familiar to you. Numerous schools in Texas already
participate in this national effort aimed at collecting perspectives from
students, teachers, librarians, and administrators on the use of and needs for
technology in education.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>To take the survey, go to: <a
href="http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/"
title="http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/">http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/</a>.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This survey has been
conducted for several years and is the only national instrument that collect<span
style='color:navy'>s</span> such broad information on the national level from
so many stakeholders. The findings of the survey are very much used in
decision-making at the state and national level.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Texas School
Librarians Can Save the World!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This year, TLA was approached
by Project Tomorrow planners to establish a test year for Texas. If Texas can
show a high number of school librarians answering the survey, then for 2010,
school librarians <span style='color:navy'>may gain the chance to have</span>
their own category in this national survey in 2010. <b><i><span
style='color:navy'>That means that school librarian specific data will be
collected at the national level with state level data available. </span></i></b>This
is an incredible opportunity, and I KNOW that the Texas library community will
meet this challenge.</span><span style='color:#000099'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The survey is live now and
will remain open until December 18. Please respond as soon as you can.<span
style='color:navy'> You must sign on to the teacher survey and then the first
question will ask you about your job responsibility. Be sure to check the
“librarian or media coordinator” category. </span>Again, if we get enough
school librarians filling out the survey, it <span style='color:navy'>may be</span>
possible to get a school librarian category listed alongside teachers and
administrators<span style='color:navy'> in next year’s survey</span>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Additionally, there are a few
pilot questions for the 6-8<sup>th</sup> grade student set. Two of these test
questions specifically inquire about library services and resources. The data
should be fascinating!</span><span style='color:#000099'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We need your help for this
wonderful project. <span style='color:navy'>Please spread the word among your
colleagues. We need every single school librarian in Texas to participate.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Gloria Meraz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Director of Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Texas Library Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>3355 Bee Cave Road, Ste. 401<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Austin, TX 78746<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>512/328-1518; 800/580-2852<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>(fax)512/328-8852<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='color:black'>www.txla.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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