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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
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Re: Info about geni-com [un-authorized data distribution]
#germany
Wendy Hoechstetter
On 10/5/12 4:39 AM, Martha Lev-Zion wrote:
I was appalled to find a part of my family tree (which a cousin hadMartha, as I've mentioned to several people who have brought up errors on Geni, one advantage to that site in particular is that if you find errors, you can actually go in and correct them yourself! ---- 7 deleted paragraphs available >from <wendyannh@...> -------- I know our moderator doesn't want a lot of discussion about this here, so I will close now. I'd just ask you all to at least think about these things, and to try to understand what advantages a site like this might actually offer - to us all. And what is the truly best way of dealing with errors, since this type of technology is here to stay whether anyone likes it or not. [Reply off list to: Wendy Hoechstetter, Mill Valley, CA, USA wendyannh@...
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German SIG #Germany Re: Info about geni-com [un-authorized data distribution]
#germany
Wendy Hoechstetter
On 10/5/12 4:39 AM, Martha Lev-Zion wrote:
I was appalled to find a part of my family tree (which a cousin hadMartha, as I've mentioned to several people who have brought up errors on Geni, one advantage to that site in particular is that if you find errors, you can actually go in and correct them yourself! ---- 7 deleted paragraphs available >from <wendyannh@...> -------- I know our moderator doesn't want a lot of discussion about this here, so I will close now. I'd just ask you all to at least think about these things, and to try to understand what advantages a site like this might actually offer - to us all. And what is the truly best way of dealing with errors, since this type of technology is here to stay whether anyone likes it or not. [Reply off list to: Wendy Hoechstetter, Mill Valley, CA, USA wendyannh@...
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Diane Sophrin
Hello,
I have just posted three photos, two of which also have printed backs, on ViewMate, and would be very grateful for loose or direct translations: A family tombstone (Hebrew): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24540 In addition to a translation, if anyone can glean anything >from the style, size, etc. of the tombstone, I’d be most interested. I already just received one translation, but at this point, I don’t know the location, nor who exactly the person was. Any thoughts would be welcome. Two cabinet photos: Unknown relative(s) (Hebrew and Russian): On the back of this one, the small handwritten Hebrew words along the upper left margin will hopefully identify at least one of these gentlemen. The name and location of the phtographer’s studio could be very informative too! http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24538 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24539 (verso) Sarah SCHLIMOWITZ SCHOPHRIN, Harry (later SOPHRIN) and his baby sister Elsie (Russian): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24541 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24542 (verso) Again, a translation of the printed matter on back, relating to the photographer and the photography studio might expand my knowledge of where my great grandmother and her children were, also possibly when. Thank you all in advance, Sincerely, Diane Sophrin Montpelier, Vermont. USA Researching: FUCHS, GRUNBAUM, MEHR, PULVERMACHER, SCHLIMOWITZ, SCHOPHRIN, SOPHRIN, SZCZECINSKI, MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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Nancy Holden
Nancy Holden will teach Advanced JewishGen Genealogy November 1-30.
This class is open for enrollment by application. If you want to begin to work on records in your ancestor's former country of residence, this class is a web based private forum made collaborative through post and reply. It is open 24/7 for you to read, download the lessons, ask questions and interact with an instructor. It requires about 8-10 hours per week Enrollment limited. Downloadable lessons include: a.. An overview of JewishGen. its search capacities and component databases b.. Jewish customs, geography and history as they affect family research c.. The methodology of foreign research d.. Jewish European research sources and record details e.. Information about Hiring a Researcher in other countries to search for records Registration is by application Please choose one family and one town for your research project a.. Write a one paragraph introduction to your family surnames (limit is one surname or two if it is a married couple >from the same town) b.. Write 1 goal and 3 objectives (what you want to know at the end of four weeks) c.. Include a list of resources you wish the instructor to supply Tuition is $150, payable after the application process through our online secure web site. To apply, please email nholden@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, JewishGen Inc
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Diane Sophrin
Hello,
I have just posted three photos, two of which also have printed backs, on ViewMate, and would be very grateful for loose or direct translations: A family tombstone (Hebrew): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24540 In addition to a translation, if anyone can glean anything >from the style, size, etc. of the tombstone, I’d be most interested. I already just received one translation, but at this point, I don’t know the location, nor who exactly the person was. Any thoughts would be welcome. Two cabinet photos: Unknown relative(s) (Hebrew and Russian): On the back of this one, the small handwritten Hebrew words along the upper left margin will hopefully identify at least one of these gentlemen. The name and location of the phtographer’s studio could be very informative too! http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24538 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24539 (verso) Sarah SCHLIMOWITZ SCHOPHRIN, Harry (later SOPHRIN) and his baby sister Elsie (Russian): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24541 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24542 (verso) Again, a translation of the printed matter on back, relating to the photographer and the photography studio might expand my knowledge of where my great grandmother and her children were, also possibly when. Thank you all in advance, Sincerely, Diane Sophrin Montpelier, Vermont. USA Researching: FUCHS, GRUNBAUM, MEHR, PULVERMACHER, SCHLIMOWITZ, SCHOPHRIN, SOPHRIN, SZCZECINSKI, MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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Nancy Holden
Nancy Holden will teach Advanced JewishGen Genealogy November 1-30.
This class is open for enrollment by application. If you want to begin to work on records in your ancestor's former country of residence, this class is a web based private forum made collaborative through post and reply. It is open 24/7 for you to read, download the lessons, ask questions and interact with an instructor. It requires about 8-10 hours per week Enrollment limited. Downloadable lessons include: a.. An overview of JewishGen. its search capacities and component databases b.. Jewish customs, geography and history as they affect family research c.. The methodology of foreign research d.. Jewish European research sources and record details e.. Information about Hiring a Researcher in other countries to search for records Registration is by application Please choose one family and one town for your research project a.. Write a one paragraph introduction to your family surnames (limit is one surname or two if it is a married couple >from the same town) b.. Write 1 goal and 3 objectives (what you want to know at the end of four weeks) c.. Include a list of resources you wish the instructor to supply Tuition is $150, payable after the application process through our online secure web site. To apply, please email nholden@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, JewishGen Inc
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ViewMate translation requests - Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian
#ukraine
Diane Sophrin
Hello,
I have just posted three photos, two of which also have printed backs, on ViewMate, and would be very grateful for loose or direct translations: A family tombstone (Hebrew): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24540 In addition to a translation, if anyone can glean anything >from the style, size, etc. of the tombstone, I’d be most interested. I already just received one translation, but at this point, I don’t know the location, nor who exactly the person was. Any thoughts would be welcome. Two cabinet photos: Unknown relative(s) (Hebrew and Russian): On the back of this one, the small handwritten Hebrew words along the upper left margin will hopefully identify at least one of these gentlemen. The name and location of the phtographer’s studio could be very informative too! http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24538 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24539 (verso) Sarah SCHLIMOWITZ SCHOPHRIN, Harry (later SOPHRIN) and his baby sister Elsie (Russian): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24541 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24542 (verso) Again, a translation of the printed matter on back, relating to the photographer and the photography studio might expand my knowledge of where my great grandmother and her children were, also possibly when. Thank you all in advance, Sincerely, Diane Sophrin Montpelier, Vermont. USA Researching: FUCHS, GRUNBAUM, MEHR, PULVERMACHER, SCHLIMOWITZ, SCHOPHRIN, SOPHRIN, SZCZECINSKI, MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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Advanced JewishGen class November 1 -30
#ukraine
Nancy Holden
Nancy Holden will teach Advanced JewishGen Genealogy November 1-30.
This class is open for enrollment by application. If you want to begin to work on records in your ancestor's former country of residence, this class is a web based private forum made collaborative through post and reply. It is open 24/7 for you to read, download the lessons, ask questions and interact with an instructor. It requires about 8-10 hours per week Enrollment limited. Downloadable lessons include: a.. An overview of JewishGen. its search capacities and component databases b.. Jewish customs, geography and history as they affect family research c.. The methodology of foreign research d.. Jewish European research sources and record details e.. Information about Hiring a Researcher in other countries to search for records Registration is by application Please choose one family and one town for your research project a.. Write a one paragraph introduction to your family surnames (limit is one surname or two if it is a married couple >from the same town) b.. Write 1 goal and 3 objectives (what you want to know at the end of four weeks) c.. Include a list of resources you wish the instructor to supply Tuition is $150, payable after the application process through our online secure web site. To apply, please email nholden@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, JewishGen Inc
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine ViewMate translation requests - Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian
#ukraine
Diane Sophrin
Hello,
I have just posted three photos, two of which also have printed backs, on ViewMate, and would be very grateful for loose or direct translations: A family tombstone (Hebrew): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24540 In addition to a translation, if anyone can glean anything >from the style, size, etc. of the tombstone, I’d be most interested. I already just received one translation, but at this point, I don’t know the location, nor who exactly the person was. Any thoughts would be welcome. Two cabinet photos: Unknown relative(s) (Hebrew and Russian): On the back of this one, the small handwritten Hebrew words along the upper left margin will hopefully identify at least one of these gentlemen. The name and location of the phtographer’s studio could be very informative too! http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24538 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24539 (verso) Sarah SCHLIMOWITZ SCHOPHRIN, Harry (later SOPHRIN) and his baby sister Elsie (Russian): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24541 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24542 (verso) Again, a translation of the printed matter on back, relating to the photographer and the photography studio might expand my knowledge of where my great grandmother and her children were, also possibly when. Thank you all in advance, Sincerely, Diane Sophrin Montpelier, Vermont. USA Researching: FUCHS, GRUNBAUM, MEHR, PULVERMACHER, SCHLIMOWITZ, SCHOPHRIN, SOPHRIN, SZCZECINSKI, MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Advanced JewishGen class November 1 -30
#ukraine
Nancy Holden
Nancy Holden will teach Advanced JewishGen Genealogy November 1-30.
This class is open for enrollment by application. If you want to begin to work on records in your ancestor's former country of residence, this class is a web based private forum made collaborative through post and reply. It is open 24/7 for you to read, download the lessons, ask questions and interact with an instructor. It requires about 8-10 hours per week Enrollment limited. Downloadable lessons include: a.. An overview of JewishGen. its search capacities and component databases b.. Jewish customs, geography and history as they affect family research c.. The methodology of foreign research d.. Jewish European research sources and record details e.. Information about Hiring a Researcher in other countries to search for records Registration is by application Please choose one family and one town for your research project a.. Write a one paragraph introduction to your family surnames (limit is one surname or two if it is a married couple >from the same town) b.. Write 1 goal and 3 objectives (what you want to know at the end of four weeks) c.. Include a list of resources you wish the instructor to supply Tuition is $150, payable after the application process through our online secure web site. To apply, please email nholden@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, JewishGen Inc
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ViewMate translation requests - Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian
#latvia
Diane Sophrin
Hello,
I have just posted three photos, two of which also have printed backs, on ViewMate, and would be very grateful for loose or direct translations: A family tombstone (Hebrew): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24540 In addition to a translation, if anyone can glean anything >from the style, size, etc. of the tombstone, I’d be most interested. I already just received one translation, but at this point, I don’t know the location, nor who exactly the person was. Any thoughts would be welcome. Two cabinet photos: Unknown relative(s) (Hebrew and Russian): On the back of this one, the small handwritten Hebrew words along the upper left margin will hopefully identify at least one of these gentlemen. The name and location of the phtographer’s studio could be very informative too! http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24538 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24539 (verso) Sarah SCHLIMOWITZ SCHOPHRIN, Harry (later SOPHRIN) and his baby sister Elsie (Russian): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24541 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24542 (verso) Again, a translation of the printed matter on back, relating to the photographer and the photography studio might expand my knowledge of where my great grandmother and her children were, also possibly when. Thank you all in advance, Sincerely, Diane Sophrin Montpelier, Vermont. USA Researching: FUCHS, GRUNBAUM, MEHR, PULVERMACHER, SCHLIMOWITZ, SCHOPHRIN, SOPHRIN, SZCZECINSKI, MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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Advanced JewishGen class November 1 -30
#latvia
Nancy Holden
Nancy Holden will teach Advanced JewishGen Genealogy November 1-30.
This class is open for enrollment by application. If you want to begin to work on records in your ancestor's former country of residence, this class is a web based private forum made collaborative through post and reply. It is open 24/7 for you to read, download the lessons, ask questions and interact with an instructor. It requires about 8-10 hours per week Enrollment limited. Downloadable lessons include: a.. An overview of JewishGen. its search capacities and component databases b.. Jewish customs, geography and history as they affect family research c.. The methodology of foreign research d.. Jewish European research sources and record details e.. Information about Hiring a Researcher in other countries to search for records Registration is by application Please choose one family and one town for your research project a.. Write a one paragraph introduction to your family surnames (limit is one surname or two if it is a married couple >from the same town) b.. Write 1 goal and 3 objectives (what you want to know at the end of four weeks) c.. Include a list of resources you wish the instructor to supply Tuition is $150, payable after the application process through our online secure web site. To apply, please email nholden@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, JewishGen Inc
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Latvia SIG #Latvia ViewMate translation requests - Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian
#latvia
Diane Sophrin
Hello,
I have just posted three photos, two of which also have printed backs, on ViewMate, and would be very grateful for loose or direct translations: A family tombstone (Hebrew): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24540 In addition to a translation, if anyone can glean anything >from the style, size, etc. of the tombstone, I’d be most interested. I already just received one translation, but at this point, I don’t know the location, nor who exactly the person was. Any thoughts would be welcome. Two cabinet photos: Unknown relative(s) (Hebrew and Russian): On the back of this one, the small handwritten Hebrew words along the upper left margin will hopefully identify at least one of these gentlemen. The name and location of the phtographer’s studio could be very informative too! http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24538 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24539 (verso) Sarah SCHLIMOWITZ SCHOPHRIN, Harry (later SOPHRIN) and his baby sister Elsie (Russian): http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24541 (photo) http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=24542 (verso) Again, a translation of the printed matter on back, relating to the photographer and the photography studio might expand my knowledge of where my great grandmother and her children were, also possibly when. Thank you all in advance, Sincerely, Diane Sophrin Montpelier, Vermont. USA Researching: FUCHS, GRUNBAUM, MEHR, PULVERMACHER, SCHLIMOWITZ, SCHOPHRIN, SOPHRIN, SZCZECINSKI, MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately or on the ViewMate response form.
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Advanced JewishGen class November 1 -30
#latvia
Nancy Holden
Nancy Holden will teach Advanced JewishGen Genealogy November 1-30.
This class is open for enrollment by application. If you want to begin to work on records in your ancestor's former country of residence, this class is a web based private forum made collaborative through post and reply. It is open 24/7 for you to read, download the lessons, ask questions and interact with an instructor. It requires about 8-10 hours per week Enrollment limited. Downloadable lessons include: a.. An overview of JewishGen. its search capacities and component databases b.. Jewish customs, geography and history as they affect family research c.. The methodology of foreign research d.. Jewish European research sources and record details e.. Information about Hiring a Researcher in other countries to search for records Registration is by application Please choose one family and one town for your research project a.. Write a one paragraph introduction to your family surnames (limit is one surname or two if it is a married couple >from the same town) b.. Write 1 goal and 3 objectives (what you want to know at the end of four weeks) c.. Include a list of resources you wish the instructor to supply Tuition is $150, payable after the application process through our online secure web site. To apply, please email nholden@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, JewishGen Inc
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Response to Viewmate # 24448
#austria-czech
joseph.bergstein@...
I received a request >from Dan Brockman asking that I post the responses to
the town names >from my Viewmate # 24448. In the areas highlighted in yellow in the last column which asks for place of birth, the top one is "Vladecín in the Milévsko district". The block beneath it is not a birthplace but says "Snatek 1909 v Praze" which translates to "Married in 1909 in Prague". Thanks again to all those that responded. Joe Bergstein Allentown, PA USA
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Badatelna.cz problems
#austria-czech
jberlowitz331@...
In response to Randy Schoenberg's question, I've found that the site
simply goes down intermittently and one just has to wait until it returns. This is how I get into it: 1. go to the site, http://www.badatelna.cz/fond/1073 2. go to the 'Nejhledanejsi" column on the right and click on the "olevrit fond" button in the green "Matriky zidofskych..." panel 3. click on the "inventar" tab (with the open book icon) on the next page that opens. 4. enter the name of the town in the "filtr" space, then click "Vhyledat" (search). I've been copying and pasting in town names with diacritical marks; haven't tried w/o the marks. The site "remembers" your entries. 5. If there are records for the town, they will appear. Everything else seems straightforward (except the frequent disappearance of the site itself). If I want to save a document, I click on "Tisk" (the print icon) and save as a pdf. Hope this helps. Judith Berlowitz, Oakland CA Currently researching: GRUENHUT of Meclov, POLACEK of Benesov, WINTERNITZ of Horovice
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Response to Viewmate # 24448
#austria-czech
joseph.bergstein@...
I received a request >from Dan Brockman asking that I post the responses to
the town names >from my Viewmate # 24448. In the areas highlighted in yellow in the last column which asks for place of birth, the top one is "Vladecín in the Milévsko district". The block beneath it is not a birthplace but says "Snatek 1909 v Praze" which translates to "Married in 1909 in Prague". Thanks again to all those that responded. Joe Bergstein Allentown, PA USA
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Badatelna.cz problems
#austria-czech
jberlowitz331@...
In response to Randy Schoenberg's question, I've found that the site
simply goes down intermittently and one just has to wait until it returns. This is how I get into it: 1. go to the site, http://www.badatelna.cz/fond/1073 2. go to the 'Nejhledanejsi" column on the right and click on the "olevrit fond" button in the green "Matriky zidofskych..." panel 3. click on the "inventar" tab (with the open book icon) on the next page that opens. 4. enter the name of the town in the "filtr" space, then click "Vhyledat" (search). I've been copying and pasting in town names with diacritical marks; haven't tried w/o the marks. The site "remembers" your entries. 5. If there are records for the town, they will appear. Everything else seems straightforward (except the frequent disappearance of the site itself). If I want to save a document, I click on "Tisk" (the print icon) and save as a pdf. Hope this helps. Judith Berlowitz, Oakland CA Currently researching: GRUENHUT of Meclov, POLACEK of Benesov, WINTERNITZ of Horovice
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Tony Heilbut's Exiled in Paradise
#austria-czech
Helen Epstein
We've just e-published Tony Heilbut's Exiled in Paradise, the story of
a generation of German-speaking artists and intellectuals from Austria, Czecholosvakia and Germany -- Bertolt Brecht, Theodor Adorno, Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt, Thomas Mann, Arnold Schoenberg, George Grosz, Erik Erikson, Billy Wilder and Fritz Lang among them fled Nazi Germany and changed America. Take a look at Plunkett Lake Press eBooks: www.plunkettlakepress.com -- Helen www.helenepstein.com Reviewer-at-Large, TheArtsFuse
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Advanced JewishGen class November 1 -30
#yizkorbooks
Nancy Holden
Nancy Holden will teach Advanced JewishGen Genealogy November 1-30.
This class is open for enrollment by application. If you want to begin to work on records in your ancestor's former country of residence, this class is a web based private forum made collaborative through post and reply. It is open 24/7 for you to read, download the lessons, ask questions and interact with an instructor. It requires about 8-10 hours per week Enrollment limited. Downloadable lessons include: a.. An overview of JewishGen. its search capacities and component databases b.. Jewish customs, geography and history as they affect family research c.. The methodology of foreign research d.. Jewish European research sources and record details e.. Information about Hiring a Researcher in other countries to search for records Registration is by application Please choose one family and one town for your research project a.. Write a one paragraph introduction to your family surnames (limit is one surname or two if it is a married couple >from the same town) b.. Write 1 goal and 3 objectives (what you want to know at the end of four weeks) c.. Include a list of resources you wish the instructor to supply Tuition is $150, payable after the application process through our online secure web site. To apply, please email nholden@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, JewishGen Inc
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