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Ringplay Productions - UNTITLED returns for ONE FINAL WEEKEND!!
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Bahamian Art & Culture : No. 379 : 05.02.19
We were on a short break but now we're back! Come out tonight to a double exhibition opening at the NAGB: Opening Reception: Chan Pratt & Tessa Whitehead. Check out more details in this week's issue of Bahamian Art & Culture Newsletter:
• Cover art by Bahamian artist Tessa Whitehead
• Exhibitions / Art Lectures / Theatre / Art Events
• Art news on Bahamian creatives: Jodi Minnis, Tamika Galanis, and more! Click on the link above and enjoy!
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'It's Time To Relax The Rules On Cannabis'
Deputy leader of the opposition Chester Cooper.
Tribune Chief Reporter
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EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper yesterday called on the government to immediately expunge the records of people convicted of possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Mr Cooper said officials needed to re-examine the law concerning the quantity of drugs that met the “intent to supply” threshold, characterising the status quo as a “failed” policy.
He reiterated his full support of the legalisation of medical marijuana, and expanded his position to include the decriminalisation of small amounts of recreational marijuana during his contribution in the House of Assembly. Read more >>
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URCA Bahamas - Grand Bahama - URCA wants to hear from you
The Public is invited to join the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority, (URCA) for a series of Town Hall Meetings on Grand Bahama Island.
Come out to have your questioned answered.
URCA: Improving Lives Through Effective Utility Regulation
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Come out to have your questions answered and light refreshments will be served after the event.
URCA: Improving Lives through Effective Utility Regulation
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Anuschka Wright – New Single Release
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Rum Journal: From the Bahamas, a Tequila-Finished Rum
You can call it cask-finishing or barrel finishing or secondary aging or whatever you like.
But it’s no secret that using the barrels that once held other spirits to give different personalities to rum is an increasingly prominent trend in the rum world. Read more >>
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The House I live In (2012) By: Eugene Jarecki
From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
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Black Women Make History As Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, And Miss America For First Time Ever
By Sydney Scott
History has been made! For the first time ever, three Black women simultaneously hold titles from America’s biggest pageants.
Cheslie Kryst, who was crowned Thursday night, Kaliegh Garris, Nia Franklin, have been named Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America, respectively. Read more >>
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Life of an American Slave, Frederick Douglass Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845
Frederick Douglas - American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
APPENDIX
We have men-stealers for ministers, women-
whippers for missionaries, and cradle-plunderers for church members. The man who wields the blood-clotted cowskin during the week fills the pulpit on Sunday, and claims to be a minister of the meek and lowly Jesus. The man who robs me of my earnings at the end of each week meets me as a class-leader on Sunday morning, to show me the way of life, and the path of salvation. He who sells my sister, for purposes of prostitution, stands forth as the pious advocate of purity. He who proclaims it a religious duty to read the Bible denies me the right of learning to read the name of the God who made me. He who is the religious advocate of marriage robs whole millions of its sacred influence, and leaves them to the ravages of wholesale pollution. The warm defender of the sacredness of the family relation is the same that scatters whole families, — sundering husbands and wives, parents and children, sisters and brothers, — leaving the hut vacant, and the hearth desolate. We see the thief preaching against theft, and the adulterer against adultery. We have men sold to build churches, women sold to support the gospel, and babes sold to purchase Bibles for the poor heathen! all for the glory of God and the good of souls! The slave auctioneer's bell and the church-going bell chime in with each other, and the bitter cries of the heart-broken slave are drowned in the religious shouts of his pious master. Revivals of religion and revivals in the slave-trade go hand in hand together. The slave prison and the church stand near each other. The clanking of fetters and the rattling of chains in the prison, and the pious psalm and solemn prayer in the church, may be heard at the same time. The dealers in the bodies and souls of men erect their stand in the presence of the pulpit, and they mutually help each other. The dealer gives his blood-stained gold to support
the pulpit, and the pulpit, in return, covers his infernal business with the garb of Christianity. Here we have religion and robbery the allies of each other — devils dressed in angels' robes, and hell presenting the semblance of paradise.
"Just God! and these are they,
Who minister at thine altar, God of right!
Men who their hands, with prayer and blessing, lay
On Israel's ark of light.
"What! preach, and kidnap men?
Give thanks, and rob thy own afflicted poor?
Talk of thy glorious liberty, and then
Bolt hard the captive's door?
"What! servants of thy own
Merciful Son, who came to seek and save
The homeless and the outcast, fettering down
The tasked and plundered slave!
"Pilate and Herod friends!
Chief priests and rulers, as of old, combine!
Just God and holy! is that church which lends
Strength to the spoiler thine?"
against men; for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. — Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Ye blind guides! which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but within, they are full of extortion and excess. — Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."
Dark and terrible as is this picture, I hold it to be strictly true of the overwhelming mass of professed Christians in America. They strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Could any thing be more true of our churches? They would be shocked at the proposition of fellowshipping a sheep-stealer; and at the same time they hug to their communion a man-stealer, and brand me with being an infidel, if I find fault with them for it. They attend with Pharisaical strictness to the outward forms of religion, and at the same time neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith. They are always ready to sacrifice, but seldom to show mercy. They are they who are represented as professing to
love God whom they have not seen, whilst they hate their brother whom they have seen. They love the heathen on the other side of the globe. They can pray for him, pay money to have the Bible put into his hand, and missionaries to instruct him; while they despise and totally neglect the heathen at their own doors.
Such is, very briefly, my view of the religion of this land; and to avoid any misunderstanding, growing out of the use of general terms, I mean by the religion of this land, that which is revealed in the words, deeds, and actions, of those bodies, north and south, calling themselves Christian churches, and yet in union with slaveholders. It is against religion, as presented by these bodies, that I have felt it my duty to testify.
I conclude these remarks by copying the following portrait of the religion of the south, (which is, by communion and fellowship, the religion of the north,) which I soberly affirm is "true to the life," and without caricature or the slightest exaggeration. It is said to have been drawn, several years before the present anti-slavery agitation began, by a northern Methodist preacher, who, while residing at the south, had an opportunity to see slaveholding morals, manners, and piety, with his own eyes. "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord. Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
"A PARODY.
"Come, saints and sinners, hear me tell
How pious priests whip Jack and Nell,
And women buy and children sell,
And preach all sinners down to hell,
And sing of heavenly union.122
"They'll bleat and baa, dona like goats,
Gorge down black sheep, and strain at motes,
Array their backs in fine black coats,
Then seize their negroes by their throats,
And choke, for heavenly union.
"They'll church you if you sip a dram,
And damn you if you steal a lamb;
Yet rob old Tony, Doll, and Sam,
Of human rights, and bread and ham;
Kidnapper's heavenly union.
"They'll loudly talk of Christ's reward,
And bind his image with a cord,
And scold, and swing the lash abhorred,
And sell their brother in the Lord
To handcuffed heavenly union.
"They'll read and sing a sacred song,
And make a prayer both loud and long,
And teach the right and do the wrong,
Hailing the brother, sister throng,
With words of heavenly union.
"We wonder how such saints can sing,
Or praise the Lord upon the wing,
Who roar, and scold, and whip, and sting,
And to their slaves and mammon cling,
In guilty conscience union.
"They'll raise tobacco, corn, and rye,
And drive, and thieve, and cheat, and lie,
And lay up treasures in the sky,
By making switch and cowskin fly,
In hope of heavenly union.123
"They'll crack old Tony on the skull,
And preach and roar like Bashan bull,
Or braying ass, of mischief full,
Then seize old Jacob by the wool,
And pull for heavenly union.
"A roaring, ranting, sleek man-thief,
Who lived on mutton, veal, and beef,
Yet never would afford relief
To needy, sable sons of grief,
Was big with heavenly union.
"'Love not the world,' the preacher said,
And winked his eye, and shook his head;
He seized on Tom, and Dick, and Ned,
Cut short their meat, and clothes, and bread,
Yet still loved heavenly union.
"Another preacher whining spoke
Of One whose heart for sinners broke:
He tied old Nanny to an oak,
And drew the blood at every stroke,
And prayed for heavenly union.
"Two others oped their iron jaws,
And waved their children-stealing paws;
There sat their children in gewgaws;
By stinting negroes' backs and maws,
They kept up heavenly union.
"All good from Jack another takes,
And entertains their flirts and rakes,
Who dress as sleek as glossy snakes,
And cram their mouths with sweetened cakes;
And this goes down for union."
Sincerely and earnestly hoping that this little book may do something toward throwing light on the American slave system, and hastening the glad day of deliverance to the millions of my brethren in bonds — faithfully relying upon the power of truth, love, and justice, for success in my humble efforts — and solemnly pledging my self anew to the sacred cause, — I subscribe myself.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
LYNN, Mass., April 28, 1845.
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Sickle Cell Tea Party
ts that time again, Tea Time that is ! Come join us as we host The 2nd Annual "Bahamian Style" Tea Party which will be held May 26th 2019 at St. Paul's Church , Lyford Cay ! Tickets are on sale at a small cost of $40 . So come out and Enjoy Tea Time.
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We are leaving older adults out of the digital world
By Jessica Fields
May is national Older Americans Month, and this year’s theme is Connect, Create, Contribute. One area in particular threatens to prevent older adults from making those connections: the digital divide.
Nationally, one-third of adults ages 65 and older say they’ve never used the internet, and half don’t have internet access at home. Of those who do use the internet, nearly half say they need someone else’s help to set up or use a new digital device. Even in San Francisco – the home of technology giants like Twitter, Facebook, and Google – 40% of older adults do not have basic digital literacy skills, and of those, more than half do not use the internet at all. Read more >>
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Shakespeare in Paradise - Deadline approaching for Short Tales 2019!!
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P. O. Box SS5144
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Nassau, Bahamas
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Fishing for the Future
Inside the collective effort to bring sustainable lobster fishing to The Bahamas
In fact, Bahamian lobster is a $90 million industry that employs about 9,000 fishermen (mostly family businesses from the area) selling 6 million pounds of rock lobster tails annually—primarily to the United States. Read more >>
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Talk Show Host Kirk ‘Mr. Matters of The Heart’ Johnson Releases First Book
Kirk Johnson with his new book
Atlanta, Georgia… Bahamian talk show host and university academic advisor, Kirk Johnson has released his first book, My Heart Matters: Making a Comeback After Love Breaks Your Heart. The publication debuts just as Johnson, “Mr. Matters of the Heart,” revealed plans to relaunch his popular radio show “Matters of the Heart” in 2019.
Johnson’s talk show was a hit in The Bahamas, where he went live to moderate lively discussions on family, relationships, grief, personal growth, and other human-interest topics. He continues to inspire through his social media platforms as a relationship educator and persistence coach.
Since transitioning to the United States from The Bahamas a few years ago, Johnson served in several academic roles while completing graduate studies, including Interim Manager of Advising for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Advising Center in Valdosta, Georgia. He also served as a leadership course instructor, and academic advisor and mentor to first-year students. He now resides in Atlanta where his U.S. book tour begins. The inspirational book takes his work in human development to a higher level as it recounts pivotal moments in Johnson’s life including broken relationships, the tragic death of his younger brother, and his life-changing self-discovery.
“I thank God for the opportunity to speak on paper,” said “Mr. Matters.” “My book’s completion is just the beginning of another journey. I’ve learned and grown a lot while drafting it, and now, I’m a published author.”
Johnson said he is excited to host a book signing in The Bahamas because it is where his story begins. He credits his wife Charlene, his parents Chris and Edna and his brothers for their invaluable encouragement and support.
“‘Matters of the Heart’ was born out of a broken heart,” he explained. “When I think about the show and what inspired the book, I think back to how my mom and dad were in my corner when emotionally things were really difficult.” “They instilled principles that influenced my life greatly, even today, Johnson continued. “My folks are really important to me, and I thank God for them and to be able to say, ‘thank you.’”
Johnson revealed he autographed and presented his wife Charlene with the first two copies of his book. The Johnsons met when they were cast to play an engaged couple in ‘One Man’s Struggle,’ a stage play directed by Radel Hanna Parks of Redemptive Productions. By the time they were cast in a second production, ‘The Other Woman,’ he said they were in a committed relationship.
"She’s that person I trust, who always believes in me and my potential and my ability to really and truly impact lives and inspire the world,” said Johnson. “She’s extraordinary, and I love her. I believe in her. We’re building a family and a future but also the ability to positively influence the world.”
Other than his family, Johnson revealed the late Dr. Myles Munroe was another key figure in his life. Munroe served as a pastor, mentor, and friend to Johnson before his tragic plane crash in 2014, which also claimed the life of Parks. “I think about Dr. Munroe, and his legacy still lives,” said Johnson. “He is certainly someone who has inspired and influenced my life greatly.”
The book is currently available in paperback, hardcover, and eBook formats at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Store. An audio version of the book will soon be available and local retailers will also carry print copies. Read excerpts of Johnson’s book on https://myheartmatttersbook.com.
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Bahamas Participation in 5K Run Directly Assists S Florida
District Manager BTO-FL with Silver Airways running team and winner of Bahamas Prize
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL –April 30, 2019 – The Bahamas Tourist Office (BTO) Florida’s participation in the recent Uptown 5K on the Runway Race will directly assist South Florida through the work of Trustbridge Hospice Foundation, organizers of the event themed, “Where Compassion takes Flight.”
The charitable event that took place on the runway of the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) was the brainchild of the Director of Trustbridge Foundation, Valerie Vitale and Rufus James, Airport Manager at FXE.
“The Bahamas participation in the event provided the opportunity, to not only promote The Islands Of The Bahamas, but also to give back to the community,” said Tina Lee, BTO Florida’s District Marketing Manager.
Participation in the event for The Bahamas included a booth during the 5K Run, and a prize for one of the participants. To incentivize the runners, the organization encouraged sponsorships, and every runner reaching a specific donation goal was entered into a drawing for a special prize. All of the donations went to Trustbridge to be used in the community.
The Bahamas and its partners donated, for the winner, the special prize of an all inclusive 2 night/3-day trip package to the Island of Freeport, Grand Bahama, compliments of Silver Airways and Viva Wyndham Fortuna Resort.
District Manager, Bahamas Tourist Office, Florida, being interviewed at 5K On The Runway Race
Trustbridge Hospice Foundation services and programs include comfort care, charitable care, music therapy, pet therapy, adult and children’s bereavement services and children’s camps.
To contact a member of the Florida marketing team, call 954-236-9292 or send an email to tlee@bahamas.com.
For information on The Bahamas, visit www.bahamas.com
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Caribbean Actor/Singer Jonathan Farrington Awarded Top Honor At Prestigious New York Acting School
Jonathan Farrington
Manhattan, New York… Caribbean singer/actor Jonathan Farrington has been named the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Lawrence Lagner Award from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan, New York. The award is given based on a student’s cumulative body of work especially as it pertains to speech for theater.
Farrington got his start as a gospel singer in his native Bahamas before coming in second place overall on season four of popular Canadian singing show, ‘The Shot’. Supporters from the Caribbean and North America continue to follow Farrington on his social media pages, most recently, cheering him on as he advanced at The Apollo.
Farrington said he is grateful for his journey thus far and would not have accomplished so much without those who supported him along the way.
“I would not have been able to do this had it not been for the assistance I got in funding my education,” said Farrington. “In addition to receiving several scholarships, I received support from family, friends and the Bahamian, North American and Caribbean communities. They’ve been instrumental in helping in so many ways and I am most grateful.”
Farrington at The Apollo Theatre
“It is a rigorous selection process,” he said. “Through the showcases, there are opportunities to be picked up by agents and network with some industry key players. It’s a step to further my career and I am very excited about it.”
Farrington said that now that he will be in Manhattan a bit longer, he will also use the time to consider some offers in American television and music.
“Back home in the islands, we don’t have many opportunities in film and television,” said Farrington. “My journey to get to this point isn’t always easy. There are so many things that I am learning along the way. At the same time, I hope that I inspire other creatives to put their best foot forward and invest in their talents, their future and their dreams. It takes one small step and once you make that step, anything is possible.”
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"Because Of You" Mother's Day Special
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Education Update Primary Schools visit from Long Island Students from both Glinton's and Simm's primary schools in Long Island had the opportunity to go on a field trip with FRIENDS this month. We visited the mangroves at Camp Abaco and learned about the 4 types found in The Bahamas, importance of the ecosystem and some threats that they face, like invasive species. We then visited The Antiquities, Monuments and Museums Corporation (AMMC)'s Natural History Museum at our offices, where students learned about fossils, artifacts and topography that make up our natural history here in Abaco. We hope they visit again soon!
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Earth Day Project Coral Video Showings
Thanks to support from the BEP Foundation, this week we launched our video "The Coral Reefs of Abaco: Our Future"! We chose to highlight coral reefs for Earth Day this year and the premiere of the video was the perfect way to culminate that effort. The video was well received by students and teachers! Monday April 29th was the first day of school showings, and since then, we have reached 4 schools and 1 after school program, totaling to 164 students! These 4 schools include grades 7-8 of Long Bay School, Patrick J. Bethel High, SC Bootle High, and St. Francis de Sales Catholic School, and our Eco-Scouts after school program.
If you would like to host a showing at your classroom, please contact our education team.
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Summer Camp:
Dates and Registration Forms posted
Dates and Registration Forms posted
There are camps for ages 3-16! Space is limited and will be first come-first served. Download a form from our website or visit the office to register.
Let us know if you'd be interested in sponsoring the commitment fee for underserved students!
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Shireen stayed at the Kenyon Centre with us as part of our pilot program to host a graduate student resident for a period of a few months. The idea is for a graduate student to stay at the centre and do their research to contribute to science being done in Abaco, and in return learn about sustainability at the Kenyon Centre as well as helping us at FRIENDS. Here is her story:
I came to the Kenyon Centre this spring as a visiting student, feeling brand new in a foreign place, and I left with a sense of perspective and community that helped both my project and my personal experience on this island. I am a fourth year PhD student at the University of Miami studying human interactions with lionfish on Abaco, using anthropology and photography/film methods. By starting my three month field season at the Kenyon Centre, I was able to make personal connections that are so important to social science research. But the most valuable time I spent at the center was spent working with FRIENDS staff to help run their outreach programs. We went on a field trip to the mangroves, made plastic as part of a lab exercise, finger painted crabs, and had dance parties to eco-themed songs. In retrospect, it makes perfect sense-learning about the environment with young people on Abaco gave me a solid foundation for my own excursion into the field, giving me the context I needed to dive deeper into what Abaco's marine landscapes look like, and what it looks like when Abaconians interact with them. My time at the centre was invaluable, and I thank the selfless, humble, committed, and loving Friends of the Environment staff for making it possible.
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Events Bahamas National Trusts' National Park Day On April 27th The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) celebrated National Park Day, a day to learn about and appreciated our designated protected areas in The Bahamas. National Parks around The Bahamas cover a wide variety of ecosystems-both marine and terrestrial. BNT hosted an event on several islands to celebrate. Our education team did a presentation for the Abaco event at The Marls National Park (hosted at The Bae Restaurant) on Bahamian Ecosystems. They covered ecosystems including pine forests, mangroves, coppice forests rocky shores, sandy beaches, and coral reefs. Over 150 people attended the event, many of them being kids. FRIENDS was happy to support our partners at this event. Learn more about National Parks in Abaco and around The Bahamas here.
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Upcoming Events: Eco-Film Night at Hope Town Community Centre May 10th, 6:30pm Join us for a showing of several Bahamian short films, including our new film "The Coral Reefs of Abaco: Our Future". St. James Youth Group will be selling popcorn. $5 donation for entry. Get more details on our Facebook event page! SAVE THE DATE: Abaco Science Alliance Conference Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  |
Community News Development Proposed for South Abaco Friends of the Environment is not in favour of the Tyrsoz Ltd. Development in South Abaco as proposed (see information in the Tribune and Nassau Guardian). We are not against all development, however we can not support a proposal that puts Bahamian futures and our sensitive environment at risk. The areas proposed to be developed, namely Lantern Head and South West Point (near Soldier Road) have been recognized internationally as ecologically significant. Some of the most important resources that could be impacted include fresh water, our native Abaco parrots, endangered Kirtland's warblers, bonefish, corals, commercial scale-fish, whales and dolphins. We have joined with a group of environmental organizations and scientists to raise these concerns to The Bahamas Government and the Tyrsoz Group via letter. All concerns are supported by published research. We also want to make sure that you, our members, are kept up to date. Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  |
2020 ban on single-use plastics and styrofoam Just a friendly reminder that the ban is coming! Items on the ban include plastic bags (point of sale), disposable utensils, straws, and styrofoam. The government is working on reducing duty on the sustainable options. |
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