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CSCW 21 workshop on citational justice
by Naveena Karusala 24 Sep '21

24 Sep '21

Hi all, I wanted to share about our workshop at ACM CSCW 2021 <https://cscw.acm.org/2021/> that may be of interest to Change folks, titled *“Following the Trail of Citational Justice”*. In this one-day workshop, we will critically reflect on our citational practices within HCI and related communities, which voices they recognize (or not), and what systems and infrastructures shape our practices. We will also explore how we can be more citationally just and imagine ways to transform current infrastructures to support more just practices. The *deadline has been extended to Sept 30th* and submission formats are flexible. Please do consider participating: https://sites.google.com/view/workshop-cscw-2021 On behalf of our wonderful team of organizers: Gabriela Molina León, Lynn Kirabo, Marisol Wong-Villacrés, Neha Kumar, Nicola Bidwell, Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, Pranjal Protim Borah, Radhika Garg, Sushil Oswal, Vishal Sharma, Tee Chuanromanee Thanks, Naveena Karusala

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Fwd: [liberationtech] The SIGCAS Showcase is Imminent! Two half-day sessions Thursday & Friday *this week*
by Kurtis Heimerl 07 Sep '21

07 Sep '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Doug Schuler <douglas(a)publicsphereproject.org> Date: Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 12:49 PM Subject: [liberationtech] The SIGCAS Showcase is Imminent! Two half-day sessions Thursday & Friday *this week* To: LT <lt(a)lists.liberationtech.org> Please share the news with your friends and colleagues! The SIGCAS Showcase is imminent.... Help shape the future! SIGCAS (Virtual) Showcase September 9-10 (program takes place over two half-days) (Free, but registration is required) Registration: https://eventbrite.com/e/sigcas-showcase-tickets-167021914041 More info: https://www.sigcas.org/events/sigcas_showcase/ SIGCAS, ACM's Special Interest Group on Computers & Society, is honoring two award-winners and convening panels on a variety of topics. Diana Kosaraju, the winner of SIGCAS's Making a Difference has been involved in innovative projects involving women in computing around the world. She has a degree in Gender and Women’s Studies U.C. Berkeley and is currently pursuing a Masters in Information Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Deanna was awarded the Women of Influence Award by the Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2010. Plus! Hear leaders in Climate Change and Computing, Social Issues in Computing Education, two panels on social issues and the computing industry including Computing after COVID & more! [image: SIGCAS_Showcase.png] We're also having a special Town Hall at the event. Please help us establish our agenda for SIGCAS as we move into the Cybercene. I and the other board members are eager to discuss issues and interests and possible events and projects with SIGCAS members and other attendees. There's no obligation to join SIGCAS to attend the Showcase, nor is there any obligation to join ACM to join SIGCAS — but we'd love to have you join us. You can join SIGCAS here: https://services.acm.org/public/qj/gensigqj/login_gensigqj.cfm?rdr=promo=QJ… What are the issues brought about by computerization and what should be done about them? How do we understand the opportunities and challenges? We welcome your voice and your ideas and membership in SIGCAS is a bargain! -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major commercial search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, change to digest mode, or change password by emailing lt-owner(a)lists.liberationtech.org. -- Website: https://kurti.sh/ Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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Seattle Community Network crowd fundraiser
by Esther Jang 30 Aug '21

30 Aug '21

Hey Change community, I hope we have all weathered the pandemic okay. <3 The Seattle Community Network <https://seattlecommunitynetwork.org/> we're working on at UW just launched a GoFundMe campaign for some new funding goals for this year that will help expand our impact, including our youth STEM education program based on community networking: http://gofundme.com/f/seattle-community-network-internet-access-for-all https://youtu.be/3DC9KfmACrI Here are some links with more information about the project (updates are in the works): UW News article: https://news.cs.washington.edu/2020/12/04/uw-researchers-work-to-decrease-t… Introductory slide deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fHhjapv8LbR5_ZYeG9mM0y6Rg3PSlYeyAP6… Blog post (from last year- update coming!): https://medium.com/uw-ictd/community-networks-in-seattle-a-call-to-action-b… It’d be great if you could please help share this on your networks, and/or donate- every little bit helps!! Thanks so much, -Esther

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COMPASS'22 Call for Papers
by Waylon Brunette 26 Aug '21

26 Aug '21

Please disseminate widely! First paper deadline is 2 months away! _____________________ ACM SIGCAS Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS'22) Seattle, Washington, June 22-24, 2022. (Co-located with ICTD 2022) Inspired by the broad agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ACM COMPASS is an international forum for the presentation and publication of original research that supports the growth of sustainable societies worldwide, from a broad array of disciplines including computer and information sciences, social sciences, environmental sciences, and engineering. CALL FOR PAPERS<https://compass.acm.org/> ** New in 2022 ** Two submission rounds enable revise & resubmit. Details at https://compass.acm.org/ ** Apply to be on the Technical Program Committee ** The Call for Papers at https://compass.acm.org/ includes a link to be able to apply to be a member of the Technical Program Committee. We welcome all applications! Important Dates First Round Submissions 20 October, 2021: Abstract and author registration 27 October, 2021: Full paper submission (new papers) 20 December, 2021: Author notification (accept, reject, or revise & resubmit) 17 January, 2022: Accepted paper camera-ready files due Second Round Submissions 18 February, 2022: Abstract and author registration 25 February, 2022: Full paper submission (new papers + revised first round submissions) 25 April, 2022: Author notification (accept or reject) 16 May, 2022: Accepted paper camera-ready files due Conference Dates Tentative 22-24 June, 2022: ACM COMPASS 2022 Conference in Seattle Tracks Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Data Science Computing Systems and IoT Sustainability, Environment, and Climate Change Human-Computer Interaction, Design, and Critical Theory Development, Economics, and Policy Read the full Call for Papers<https://compass.acm.org/> at https://compass.acm.org/

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Fwd: The SIGCAS Showcase is coming soon...
by Matthew Johnson 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

Possibly of interest to change folks! -mj ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Doug Schuler <douglas(a)publicsphereproject.org> Date: Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 3:02 PM Subject: The SIGCAS Showcase is coming soon... To: <SIGCAS-ANNOUNCE(a)listserv.acm.org> Greetings to SIGCAS members — old and new! I especially wanted to welcome our new members who learned about SIGCAS through their involvement with the recent COMPASS conference. We're hoping to hear from you on issues related to climate, sustainability, and the environment. (And whatever else!) Please feel free to share the following with your friends and colleagues. The SIGCAS Showcase is fast approaching Help shape the future! SIGCAS (Virtual) Showcase September 9-10 (program takes place over two half-days) (Free, but registration is required) Registration: https://eventbrite.com/e/sigcas-showcase-tickets-167021914041 More info: https://www.sigcas.org/events/sigcas_showcase/ SIGCAS, ACM's Special Interest Group on Computers & Society, is honoring two award-winners and convening panels on a variety of topics. Climate change, education, social issues in the computing industry, computing after COVID & more! [image: SIGCAS_Showcase.png] We're also having a special Town Hall at the event. Please help us establish our agenda for SIGCAS as we move into the Cyberpocene. I and the other board members are eager to discuss issues and interests and possible events and projects with other SIGCAS members. There's no obligation to join SIGCAS to attend the Showcase, nor is there any obligation to join ACM to join SIGCAS. Join SIGCAS here: https://services.acm.org/public/qj/gensigqj/login_gensigqj.cfm?rdr=promo=QJ… We welcome your voice and your ideas and membership in SIGCAS is inexpensive. What are the issues brought about by computerization and what should be done about them? How do we understand the opportunities and challenges? [image: SIGCAS Showcase.png] -- Douglas Schuler douglas(a)publicsphereproject.org Twitter: @doug_schuler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Sphere Project http://www.publicsphereproject.org/ Mailing list ~ Collective Intelligence for the Common Good * http://lists.scn.org/mailman/listinfo/ci <http://lists.scn.org/mailman/listinfo/ci>4cg-announce* Creating the World Citizen Parliament http://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/may-june-2013/creating-the-world-c… Liberating Voices! A Pattern Language for Communication Revolution (project) http://www.publicsphereproject.org/patterns/lv <http://www.publicsphereproject.org/patterns/> Liberating Voices! A Pattern Language for Communication Revolution (book) https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/liberating-voices ------------------------------ You can unsubscribe at any time through this link: Unsubscribe <https://optout.acm.org/unsubscribe.cfm?rl=SIGCAS-ANNOUNCE&RE=MATT9J@CS.WASH…>

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Webapp to collect data on sustainability practices of eateries around the globe
by Nirzaree Vadgama 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

Dear all, A project that I recently deployed, which might be of interest to some folks in the group. Having been an eco-conscious individual since sometime, it has always been uneasy seeing plastic being used everywhere for minor conveniences. The rare occasions when I don't cook at home, and end up eating outside, I would invariably have a discussion with the staff at the eatery about the long term disadvantages of plastic usage. At the suggestion of a friend to create a slightly larger reach about the issue, I built a webapp for crowd sourced data entries of how sustainable are eateries everywhere. [image: Sustainableeateries_screenshot.png] *URL*: sustainableeateries.com/ *Project Code: *https://github.com/Nirzaree/ShinyWebAppWithFormAndLeafletMap *Project Data: * https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zo3MSY_W_sNlT4AN8RTOAamG79gnCt70c1u… *Project how-to: *https://wp.me/p13hsR-RF *Collab:* I am still working on some features for making the data entries more secure, visualization more user friendly, and plan to host the website on a solar powered embedded device server. So do fill in some entries or look them up and if interested in collaborating on the work, then do reach out to me. Cheers! 🌷 Nirzaree -- Life is a verb, it is not a noun..

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Fwd: Teach Remotely at Ashesi University in 2021-2022 Academic Year
by Alan Borning 10 Jul '21

10 Jul '21

May be of interest to some folks on this list! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Camille Smith <csmith(a)ashesi.org> Date: Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 11:25 AM Subject: Teach Remotely at Ashesi University in 2021-2022 Academic Year To: borning(a)cs.washington.edu <borning(a)cs.washington.edu> Dear Alan, I’m writing from the Ashesi University Foundation to share the news that Ashesi University is in search of qualified faculty members, postdocs, and professionals to participate in “visiting” remote teaching opportunities during the 2021-2022 academic year. Opportunities are paid, fully remote, and offer the opportunity to make a valuable contribution to Ashesi’s mission of educating a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial African leaders. Visiting remote faculty are needed across Ashesi’s academic departments (Engineering (ENG), Business Administration (BA), Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS), Computer Science (CS), and Management Information Systems (MIS)). A complete list of courses for which faculty are sought is attached. Visiting faculty in BA and HSS will be paid $3,000 net (Ashesi will cover taxes and transfer costs). Fellowship positions are available for faculty in CS and ENG, and as such these departments can pay as much as $10,000 per course (note that in this case, Ashesi will not pay taxes or transfer costs). Interested candidates can email Provost Prof. Angela Owusu-Ansah at aansah(a)ashesi.edu.gh by July 21st, 2021 for further information. Please share this opportunity widely with anyone who might be interested. *About Ashesi:* Located in Ghana, Ashesi University <https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/about.html> is recognized as one of the finest universities in Africa, with a proven track record in fostering ethical leadership, critical thinking, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to solve complex problems. Distinguished by a rigorous Honor Code, a focus on innovation and community service, and an intensive four-year leadership seminar series, Ashesi provides an educational experience that is unique in its region. Over 90% of Ashesi alumni find career placement within 6 months, and over 90% elect to live and work in Africa following their graduation. Learn more about Ashesi’s mission and vision in this brief video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCPh8ItwtH8. *Camille Smith* *Grants and Administrative Coordinator* | Ashesi University Foundation <http://ashesi.org/> T: 206.545.6988 Newsletter <http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001fhnIwBfeRlYMylSApF…> | Facebook <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rHo9-hjrTn3SaMDGklqEkz05H2IetsSTFn2mgXpmtGAI…> | Twitter <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rHo9-hjrTn3SaMDGklqEkz05H2IetsSTFn2mgXpmtGAI…> | Instagram <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rHo9-hjrTn3SaMDGklqEkz05H2IetsSTFn2mgXpmtGAI…> *New address: *1201 3rd Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101 See how our alumni are making a difference <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhN3-MdR-S4>

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Fwd: [gaia] IEEE CTU Challenge
by Kurtis Heimerl 23 Jun '21

23 Jun '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Javier Simó <javier.simo(a)urjc.es> Date: Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 9:37 AM Subject: [gaia] IEEE CTU Challenge To: gaia <gaia(a)irtf.org> Hi all As some of you are already aware, IEEE has launched the CTU competition last Friday (Submissions – IEEE Connecting the Unconnected <https://ctu.ieee.org/submissions/>). Please feel free to share this link with your network or share the following social media pages: · LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bradkloza_digitaldivide-activity-68127819207… · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieee5g/photos/a.1617397288560155/2630610050572202/ · Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEEFutureNtwks/status/1405962247722225668 Best -- ------------------------------------------ *Francisco Javier Simó Reigadas* Profesor Titular de Universidad, Director de la ETSIT Dept. Teoría de la Señal y Comunic. y Sist. Telemáticos y Computación T. 914 888 167 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Camino del Molino, 5 28942 Fuenlabrada Madrid España www.urjc.es | *javier.simo@urjc.es* <javier.simo(a)urjc.es> | @URJC _______________________________________________ gaia mailing list gaia(a)irtf.org https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/gaia -- Website: https://kurti.sh/ Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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FW: [CT2021] Communities & Technologies (C&T) 2021 -- Early Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow, Fri May 28
by Chris Coward 27 May '21

27 May '21

From: ct2021(a)googlegroups.com <ct2021(a)googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Shelly Farnham Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 2:36 PM To: ct2021(a)googlegroups.com Subject: [CT2021] Communities & Technologies (C&T) 2021 -- Early Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow, Fri May 28 This is a friendly reminder that our early bird registration for the 10th International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T), to be held June 20-25, ends tomorrow Friday, May 28, at midnight. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, it will be held virtually online with reduced main conference early bird registration fees of $150 standard / $100 student. Learn more and register here: https://2021.comtech.community/ We have a really fantastic program lined up, thanks to the hard work of our organizing committee and all the amazing papers, case studies, posters, and workshops accepted to our program, focused on our 2021 theme "Wicked Problems in the Age of Tech". Check out our At-a-Glance program highlights below. C&T 2021 Program At a Glance PS Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday June 21 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 8:00 Welcome Lobby Welcome Lobby Welcome Lobby Welcome Lobby Welcome Lobby Welcome Lobby 8:30 Community Day Workshop A: The Arts-based Creative Approaches (half day) Workshop B: The Ethical Approaches to Smart Environments (half day) Workshop C: The Grassroots Communities (full day) Welcome Paper Session D: Social Media 9:00 Opening Keynote: Kate Starbird Revealing the “Big Lie”: Collaborative Data Science for Rapid Response to Online Disinformation Closing Keynote: Shalini Kantayya Beyond Coded Bias: Data Rights as Human Rights 10:00 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break 10:30 Community Day Paper Session A: C&T in a Pandemic Paper Session E: Community and Collaboration 1 Paper Session G: Sustainable Communities 12:15 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 1:30 Community Day Paper Session B: Civic Engagement Paper Session F: Community and Collaboration 2 Paper Session H: Food and Agriculture 2:45 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break 3:00 Coffee Break 3:15 Community Day Poster Session Town Hall and Closing 3:30 Paper Session C: Special Topics 4:30 4:45 See our detailed program here: https://2021.comtech.community/program/ More about C&T 2021: The biennial International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T) is the premier international forum for stimulating debate and disseminating research on the complex connections between communities – in their multiple forms – and information and communication technologies. C&T is brought to you by EUSSET, the European Society for Socially Embedded Systems, who also brings you ECSCW. The theme of C&T 2021 is “Wicked Problems in the Age of Tech<https://2021.comtech.community/2020/06/13/2021-theme/>,” inviting participants to examine the positive and negative implications of new trends in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) impacting communities, civil society and the common good. Papers and proposals were accepted from a variety of relevant perspectives including technology, philosophy, social sciences, policy, design, business, art, the humanities, and so on. We are very much looking forward to seeing you in June! Sincerely, Shelly Shelly D. Farnham, Ph.D. General Chair C&T 2021<https://2021.comtech.community/> Get updates on Twitter @comtech2021<https://twitter.com/comtech2021>, Facebook<https://t.co/BRkyqbt3zL?amp=1>, or by requesting to join our mailing list<https://groups.google.com/g/ct2021>. **** Program Committee **** Program Co-chairs * Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the University of Michigan School of Information * Sara Fox, Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Human Computer Interaction Institute, Director of the Tech Solidarity Lab, and founding member of the Community-Tech Collective Case Studies Co-Chairs * Maria Menendez-Blanco, Assistant Professor at the Computer Science department of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano * Giacomo Poderi, Assistant Professor, Digital Design Department, IT University of Copenhagen Workshop Co-Chairs * Anne Weibert, Research Associate at the Universitat Siegen * Jasmine Jones, Assistant Professor in Computer and Information Science at Berea College Posters and Demos Co-Chairs * Anna De Liddo, Senior Research Fellow at KMi (Knowledge Media Institute), The Open University, in Milton Keynes (UK), working on Collective Intelligence and online deliberation See idea.kmi.open.ac.uk<http://idea.kmi.open.ac.uk/> * Yuheng Hu, Assistant Professor at Information and Decision Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago Proceedings Chair * Florian Cech, Faculty of Informatics, Vienna University of Technology and Center for Informatics and Society // CIS Social Media Chair * Tanja Ertl, PhD Student, Department of Information Systems, esp. IT for the Aging Society, University of Siegen Student Volunteers Co-Chairs * Konstantin Aal, PhD Student, Department for Business Informatics and New Media of the University of Siegen * Madison Snider, PhD Candidate, Department of Communication, University of Washington Community Day Chair * Douglas Schuler, Professor Emeritus, The Evergreen State College, and Executive Director, Public Sphere Project General Organizing Committee * Douglas Schuler, Professor Emeritus, The Evergreen State College, and Executive Director, Public Sphere Project * Chris Coward Senior Principal Research Scientist at the University of Washington Information School, director of the Technology & Social Change Group, and co-founder of the Center for an Informed Public. * Adrienne Russell Mary Laird Wood Professor of Communication and co-director of the Center of Journalism, Media, and Democracy in the Department of Communication. -- Web: https://2021.comtech.community/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/comtech2021 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/comtech.community/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Communities and Technologies 2021" group. 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X4D#8: Privacy and Participation in Social Media [April 20th, 1400ET /1800 UTC]
by Neha Kumar 19 Apr '21

19 Apr '21

Hi all, We invite you to our next session of the X4D Talks <http://x4d.org> on *April 20th 1400 ET/1800 UTC/2330 IST* on the topics of *Privacy and Participation in Social Media. * The session will be moderated by *Dr. Dhanaraj Thakur* (Research Director at the Center for Democracy & Technology, USA). Our speakers include: *Mallory Knodel, Center for Democracy & Technology, USA* *Social media private messaging with end-to-end encryption* Many of these messaging apps provide end to end encrypted communication either by default or as an option. Governments and law enforcement agencies have incorrectly argued that encryption undermines national security and have moved to weaken or remove encrypted messaging. What are the human rights implications of these moves and what is the role of research in protecting privacy and encryption on these apps? What is the technical reality of these apps and does it match up with what law enforcement says about them? *Joyojeet Pal, Microsoft Research, IndiaThe Blindspot: Technology, Development and Tiptoeing around Democracy* In the last two decades of academic engagements around technology and development, we have seen initiatives and research focusing largely on access to services in domains such as healthcare, education, and agricultural production. While there has been growing interest and engagement around rights based research and action in gender and accessibility, there has been comparatively less engagement on issues of democratic engagement. In this talk, we consider the role of social media polarization and state control over democratic processes within the discourse of technology and development, and propose that scholars need to play an engaged role in subjects that are messy and risky to their continued engagement in development scholarship. *Maggie Jack, Syracuse University and University of California, Irvine, USANetworked Authoritarianism at the Edge * With a team of researchers, I conducted a qualitative research study in 2018 that examined how village-level officials in rural Cambodia (who are relatively new internet users) utilize Facebook to supplement and extend long-standing patterns of information control. We found that they used Facebook Newsfeed and Messenger, exclusively on smartphones, to promote local government activities, report to the central government, and monitor local affairs. This monitoring has led to widespread “chilling effects,” a phenomenon that occurs when political activists and citizens stop using the internet for dissent due to intimidation. I argue that this social media withdrawal often emerges more from the lingering psychological effects of historical violence than the sophistication of technological tactics. *Kiran Garimella, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USAMisinformation on WhatsApp?* In this talk, I will present our on-going research on WhatsApp. I will first talk about the tools we built to collect large amounts of WhatsApp data from political groups in India. Next, I will discuss how such data could be useful for journalists, fact checking organizations and researchers, to study various problems, including misinformation and hate. I will present three case studies making use of this data: (i) studying image-based misinformation, showcasing novel ways images are being used to spread false information, (ii) How a closed messaging application is being used for cross-platform coordination and manipulation of Twitter trends, and (iii) the prevalence of a special form of hate speech which we call fear speech — speech inducing fear about a certain group (muslims in our case). Finally, I will conclude with potential solutions to tackle these problems and how end to end encryption on WhatsApp makes it challenging to address them. When: *April 20th, 1400 ET/1800 UTC/2330 IST * Where: https://ucl.zoom.us/j/93923102086 Warmly, Neha & Akhil

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