Is your alumni association planning a party to be held in conjunction with the
NATA Annual Meeting in Atlanta? Let us help you spread the word!

Please send the date, time & location of your alumni event to me and we'll print
it in the Convention Daily News, which is being distributed on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of convention week this year. (Then remind all your friends to pick
up a copy of the Convention Daily in the newsstands outside the exhibit hall!)

Deadline for information is June 5.

Thanks in advance!

Valerie Hunt
NATA Communications
valerieh@...
fax 214-637-2206

This could be a great way to help the athletes understand what we
see as athletic training students or as certifieds.  Sometimes they
need to visualize it and this could be a good way.  But you could
also have them in front of a mirror.  The usage of devices such as
cell phones, cameras, and video cameras can be helpful but you also
have to make sure that things stay confidential.  Remember as
Athletic Training students and certifieds we should not be
discussing an athletes specific case openly.

Jennifer
jharmande@...

Athletic Training Educators' Summit

Location:
College of Mount St. Joseph
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH  45233

Date:  Monday, May 22, 2006
Time:  8:30am - 5pm

Price:  $75 (pre-registration); $90 (onsite registration)
Registration includes: breakfast, lunch, & conference materials
CEUs provided

Description:  This years summit promises to be an engaging interactive
experiences for all participants.  Topics will include:  rubric
development, choosing assessment tools, developing engaging assignments,
round table "student talk" sessions, and best practice presentations.
Additional information is forthcoming.

For more information, please contact:
Malissa Martin
Dept. of Health Sciences
College of Mount St. Joseph
Cincinnati, OH

513=244-4542
malissa_martin@...

Here at Cedarville University, we have 3 fulltime faculty and 2 fulltime
staff...one of the staff members was hired to replace a fulltime faculty
so she does a 50/50 split between academics and athletics and we plan to
move her to faculty status in the future.

As program director, I am actually Chair of the Dept. of AT so get the
same administrative release time as all chairs get on campus, which is
25%.  THe other 75% is all academic.  The other two faculty are
50/50...the one staff is 50/50 and the other staff is 100%
athletic...but working on her M.Ed.

We do not yet have a CC position...but are moving in that direction.

Our on-campus ACI's do not get formal, academic release time.


Evan V. Hellwig
HELLWIGE@...

The University of North Texas (Denton, TX) is a new, developing
entry-level master's program, so we are dealing with this very issue as
we structure the positions for the program.

1. How many FT athletic training faculty do you have? 3

2. What type of release time does your Program Director receive? 3
credit release, but workingoff of a 9 credit load (I teach 2
classes/semester) tenure track-line

3. Do you have a Clinical Coodinator (CC)? Yes

4. If Yes #3, what type of release time does the CC receive? We are
currently looking for this individual, but proposed 6 credit release
(50%)

5. Do you have combination positions (athletics & academics)? No

6. If Yes #5, how many and what percentage? NA

7. Do your ACIs on-campus receive ACADEMIC release time? NO

8. If Yes #7, how much? NA

Looking fwd to seeing what everyone else is doing. Thanks for posting
the thread. ~Jordan

***********************************************
J. Jordan Hamson, Ph.D., ATC
Assistant Professor
University of North Texas
Departmentof Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation
PO Box 310769
Denton, TX 76203-0769
940.565.3899 Office
940.565.4904 Fax

jhamson@...

I am interested in information regarding release time for on-campus
clinical instructors. The clinical instuctors on our campus are in
combination positions academics/athletics and currently receive 3
credit hours of release time for clinical instruction per semester.
(Three are 50/50 and one is 25% academics/75% athletics.) I have been
asked to find out what "other schools" do. I would like to take a
little bit of your time for you to respond to the listserv (for others to see
the results). Please feel free to add any additional infomation you feel
pertinent.

Thank you in advance.

1. How many FT athletic training faculty do you have?

2. What type of release time does your Program Director receive?

3. Do you have a Clinical Coodinator (CC)?

4. If Yes #3, what type of release time does the CC receive?

5. Do you have combination positions (athletics & academics)?

6. If Yes #5, how many and what percentage?

7. Do your ACIs on-campus receive ACADEMIC release time?

8. If Yes #7, how much?


Carla Stoddard
Assistant Professor
Athletic Training Education Program Director
Barton College
Wilson, NC
cstoddard@...

I believe that what works best is what Wanda just
indicated: require a written report/reflection in
addition to taking attendance (having a sign-up
sheet or requiring the submition of a slip that
can be obtained only by attending).  If a student
misses a lecture then they would have to complete
a make-up activity.  This could be a paper on the
topic missed, interview(s), etc.  If you want to
maximize attendance, then make sure that the
make-up activity is something that requires a
greater amount of work than attending the lecture
and writing a brief report.


Jose' E. Rivera,M.S.,ATC.
Assistant Professor, AT Curriculum Coordinator
Dept. of Health and Physical Education
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA  15705
jrivera@...

When placing my students, I try not to go above a 1:4 ratio of ACI:ATS.
Occasionally it's been 1:5, with the students not scheduled at the same time.



Rebecca Petersen, MS, ATC
Clinical Coordinator
Long Island University,
Brooklyn, NY

Jeremy:

This is part of the clinical courses here; we are a residential campus
and with only a few exceptions students live on campus. The students are
expected to attend 4 in services per semester.  These are at typically
at 7PM, although with professionals coming at their convenience, we have
also had 8AM and 1 PM in services.  Students are expected to write a
reflection on the experience and place it in their clinical notebook and
record these hours on their hours sheets.  If students have a class
conflicting with the time, they are excused and the grade scale is
adjusted.  For the most part we have 100% attendance.

Hope these ideas help.

Wanda

Wanda Swiger, Ed., D., ATC/L
ATEP Director Huntingdon College
wswiger@...

Don and All:

According to my doctoral dissertation on clinical education those 2003 numbers
are still quite accurate. This is based on the results of a study performed last
year. I found that the number was about 5:1.

Sorry about the brevity of the response but please let me know if I
can help more.

Alan Nasypany
nasypany@...

Here at Saginaw Valley State University we try to have a 1:1 ratio in of our
placements.

1.  Sports Medicine Clinic ACI - 1:1
2.  High School ACI - 1:1
3.  Industrial ACI - n/a
4.  Professional Club ACI - 1:1
5.  College ACI (see below) - We assign students to an ACI not a sport. With
only 2-3 staff athletic trainers the students get a variety of experiences
during their assignments. The ratio is never more than 1:4. We also assign
students to a neighboring university (same conference) with a ratio of 1:1.


Paul Ballard, EdD, ATC
Chair, Department of Kinesiology
Director, Athletic Training Education Program
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI 48710
(989)964-7269
pballard@...

Don and All:

   Just FYI, we surveyed 182 PD's (N=68 [39% response rate]) in 2003-2004 as part
of a demographic ATEP survey. From the data we reported a 5:1 (ATS:ACI) ratio in
practice. These numbers may have changed over the past couple of years but it is
the first attempt to quanitfy what is being used (versus the 8:1 ratio
recommended which is rather arbitrary) from what we could tell.

   Leone JE, Wagner R and Gray KA (2004). ATEP Demographic Survey. Presented at
the 2005 NATA Educator's Conference, Montgomery, TX.

   Hope this contributes...

Jim Leone


James E. Leone, M.S., LAT, ATC, CSCS
Program Director
Athletic Training Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office: (618) 453-5053
Fax: (618) 453-3329
Web Page: www.siu.edu/~athtrain/Leone_site_page.htm

1.  Sports Medicine Clinic ACI  1:1
2.  High School ACI 1:1 usually
3.  Industrial ACI
4.  College ACI (see below)
   a. Football 1:1
   b. Basketball (M/W)1:2
   c. Soccer (M/W)1:2
   d. Baseball/Softball 1:2
   e. Wrestling
   f. Ice Hockey (M/W)
   g. Volleyball (M/W)1:2
   h. Track & Field (M/W)
   i. Tennis (M/W)1:2
   j. Swimming & Diving (M/W)
   k. Gymnastics (M/W)
   l. Other Hospital 1:1  Orthopedics 1:1


Carla E. Stoddard, MS, LAT, ATC
Assistant Professor Dept.of Physical Education and Sport Studies
ATEP Director
Barton College
P.O. Box 5000
Wilson, NC 27893-7000
office: 252-399-6377
fax: 252-399-6516

Click here to see the Athletic Training Web Page
<http://www.barton.edu/SchoolofArts&Sciences/ATEP/HOME.htm>

March is National Athletic Training Month.

Jeremy,

I feel like you do about mandatory attendance.  I have been on both sides of
this as a instructor and as a guest speaker.  Special lectures especially for
Athletic Training Students are the ones they really should (MUST) attend.

College students are busy people in 2006.  They have other courses to study for,
jobs, fraternity / sorority meetings, and team coverage issues.  More and more
live off campus and really hate to return once they get to the apartment.

Questions to ask about lectures are:

   a.. When are you having these lectures?
   b.. How many of your ACI who work on campus are going to these lectures and
encouraging the student to attend?  They too need to support these lectures.
   c.. Who are the speakers?  Are they the ones students will turn out for?
   d.. How many a semester are you having?

My policy has always been to offer extra credit for attendance.  I have found
this to work best.  Why? Students are always looking for ways to bring their
grades up.  One advantage over mandatory attendance is if it counts as X number
of points and the lecture is cancelled for what ever reason how do you make it
up?

We also have had a meal or significant snacks as an incentive for the attendees.
We have have used the hall of fame club or booster room and had the athletic
department spring for soft drinks.  We had wings one night and shrimp another
time.  You need to spend a little money to help retain students and create
espirit de corps.

Sincerely,

Chris Snoddy ATC
chrissnoddy@...

Don,

Below is what we have at UNO.  Ratios are ACI to ATS:


1.  Sports Medicine Clinic ACI 1:1
2.  High School ACI - usually 1:1, but this year we have 2 of 6 HS with 1:2
3.  Industrial ACI - N/A
4.  College ACI (see below)
   a. Football 1:3 & 1:3, total 2ACI's & 6ATS's
   b. Basketball (M/W) 1:2
   c. Soccer (M/W) 1:2
   d. Baseball/Softball 1:2
   e. Wrestling 1:3
   f. Ice Hockey (M/W) 1:2
   g. Volleyball (M/W)1:2
   h. Track & Field (M/W) 1:2
   i. Tennis (M/W) 1:1
   j. Swimming & Diving (M/W) N/A
   k. Gymnastics (M/W) N/A
   l. Other


Joshua Nichter MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Asst. Professor
Director, Athletic Training Education Program
University of Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge St.
HPER 207R
Omaha, NE 68182-0216
402-554-3224(o)
402-554-3693(fax)
http://www.unocoe.unomaha.edu/hper/athletictraining/index.htm

Don and others:

At California University of PA we never exceed 2:1,  the number is 1:1 for many
assignments but at football we use 3 CI/ACIs and 6 students


Bruce Barnhart, EdD, ATC
Barnhart@...

1.  Sports Medicine Clinic ACI - 1
2.  High School ACI - 1
3.  Industrial ACI
4.  College ACI (see below)
   a. Football - 3-4
   b. Basketball (M/W) - 2-3
   c. Soccer (M/W) - 2-3
   d. Baseball/Softball - 2
   e. Wrestling -2
   f. Ice Hockey (M/W)
   g. Volleyball (M/W) - 2
   h. Track & Field (M/W) - 2-3
   i. Tennis (M/W) - 2
   j. Swimming & Diving (M/W)- 2
   k. Gymnastics (M/W)
   l. Other


Shannon Courtney MA., ATC
University of Northern Colorado
Athletic Training Program Director
Head Athletic Trainer
Butler Hancock Hall Rm 124
Greeley CO 80631
(970) 351-2282

Clinical Coordinators or Program Directors,

My Dean was wondering how many total AT students are assigned to "one"
ACIs during their various clinical rotations.  Could you please provide
this information for your AT program below?  I realize this may vary
depending on the time of the year, on the number of ACIs you have at
each of the clinical rotations, and the number of AT students in the AT
program.  Feel free to put an average number or range (lowest to
highest).  You can reply to this listserv.  Thank you.

1.  Sports Medicine Clinic ACI
2.  High School ACI
3.  Industrial ACI
4.  College ACI (see below)
   a. Football
   b. Basketball (M/W)
   c. Soccer (M/W)
   d. Baseball/Softball
   e. Wrestling
   f. Ice Hockey (M/W)
   g. Volleyball (M/W)
   h. Track & Field (M/W)
   i. Tennis (M/W)
   j. Swimming & Diving (M/W)
   k. Gymnastics (M/W)
   l. Other


--
Donald Fuller, PhD, ATC
Ahletic Training Program Director
Entry-Level Master's AT Program
University of Findlay
1000 N. Main St
Findlay, Ohio  45840
419-434-6739 (office); 419-434-4822 (fax)
Email:  dfuller@...
AT Program:  http://homepages.findlay.edu/dfuller

Dear colleagues,

What are your policies (stated in the syllabus) regarding attendance
at lectures/discussions led by "various medical and other health care
personnel?"  How is the students' grade affected by their absence from
these lectures/discussions?  Are there differences in attendance
policies since it is another allied health care professional versus
the instructor?  What are those differences?

In my opinion, students should want to attend lectures/discussions by
other allied health care personnel without a policy that penalizes
their grade if they do not attend.  Students should expect not to do
well on course exams and eventually the BOC exam if they do not attend
those lectures.

Please respond to this listserv.  Thank you.


Jeremy Erdmann
ATEP Director
Murray State University
jeremy.erdmann@...

At IUP, we the full-time faculty, do the
one-on-one evaluation of all skills within the
context of laboratories and practicum courses.
The initial evaluation (check-off indicating they
meet minimal proficiency) is done in the labs.
after the skill is taught.  The second evaluation
is done within practicum courses (these are very
comprehensive and scored based on an objective
point system/criteria, not a check-off).  The
staff ATCs evaluate the students' performance
during clinical experiences but they don't focus
on individual skills.  Instead, their role is to
evaluate the integration of individual skills
into real-life situations.  They complete student
evaluations twice per semester but these are
based on overall observations over a period of 2
months.  The primary obstacle for this would be a
situation in which the department chair or dean
would not allow workload assignments for faculty
to perform these evaluations, particularly when
we are talking about class sizes of 10-14.  Each
practicum course meets twice per week.  With
class sizes of 10-14, thoroughly evaluating these
skills over a period of 4 sememsters is a
manageable task, and the clinical instructors are
not over burdened.


Jose' E. Rivera,M.S.,ATC.
Assistant Professor, AT Curriculum Coordinator
Dept. of Health and Physical Education
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA  15705
jrivera@...

We currently have 3 ACIs that are 1/4 time academic (6 semester
hours/year) and 3/4 athletics.  I actually assign each of the ACIs one
or two Clinical Experience courses as part of their load and one
didactic course per year.  The Clinical Experience course(s) and the
one didactic course together add up to 6 semester hours per year.
That is how our on-campus ACIs get paid.  We currently have no
off-campus ACIs, just CIs who are not paid (other than the Medical
Director who is paid via contract).

Jeremy Erdmann
ATEP Director
Murray State University
jeremy.erdmann@...

I just obtain a verbal agreement because my work
place is within a hospital, and the hospital notifies
patients on HIPAA at the time of admission.
    Also, pictures I take are body parts with
biomechanical abnormalities only, so patients can't be
identified through these pictures, which makes it
easier to protect patients' confidentiality.
    If you want to be even safer, you can just delete
the picture in front of the patient too.
    Thank you for bringing up a good point and
appreciating the idea. Happy training/therapy!


Tony Kemmochi, MS, ATC.
all_taken_care@...

I thought those of you that were not aware of this and
know Julie might be interested in the following (below).
Please do NOT reply to this listserv.  Thank you.



Subject: FW: celebration of Faye Max's life

Julie's mother, Faye Max, passed away Saturday in Florida. The
memorial service is at 11 am Sat, April 15 at Faye's long-time
church, South Venice Baptist Church (3167 Englewood Rd, Venice, FL
34293, 941.493.0022).

Julie and her brother are traveling to Venice Tuesday. I will attend
the service to represent the NATA board and staff.

Faye was very proud of her accomplished daughter and was especially
touched by the Cal State Fullerton athletic training student
scholarship named in honor of Julie. In lieu of flowers, the family
asks that donations be designated to support this scholarship.

Checks should be made out to Julie Max Scholarship Fund and mailed
to Dr. Robert Kersey, Cal State Fullerton, PO Box 6870, Fullerton,
CA 92834-6870, 714.278.2676.


Jeff G. Konin, PhD, ATC, PT
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Director, National Center for Youth Sport Injury
James Madison University
MSC 2301, Plecker Performance Center
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
(540) 568-2973 (office)
(540 568-3902 (fax)

Fantastic idea!   thanks!

Do you utilize written confirmation of consent, or
verbal agreement?  just wondering


-bryan mccloskey, ATC
bmccloskey@...

Few of us have the resources to appropriately compensate our ACIs or CIs for all
they do. Furthermore, there is a responsibility to make sure those who do serve
as ACIs do so for the opportunity to educate, not have "free labor."

In our "home" setting, we have the advantage of having faculty serve not only as
ACIs, but assistant athletic trainers. I have the assignment to Men's soccer in
the fall, and help with home football games when I can. This builds a rapport
with the staff ATCs - we can walk the walk, not just talk the talk. I have the
opportunity to see what goes on, and dialog with the head athletic trainer in
"real time" on concerns and issues. This interaction is invaluable to make the
staff feel their work is valued and concerns are heard, and not that they are
burdened with extra work due to our program.

For our off-campus sites, we have the advantage of having two local hospitals
with an interest in education. The contact supervisors are ATCs with a lot of
experience with our program, and know we will not send them problems. Our other
sites utilize high schools with ATC alumni of our program, and they have a
strong interest in supporting our program.

This may not be the answer to all problems with supporting ACIs, but has been
fairly successful for us.

Respectfully,

Paul Alvarez, Ph.D., ATC
Professor of Movement & Sports Science
Athletic Training Clinical Supervisor
University of La Verne
alvarezp@...
(909) 593-3511, x4259

Disclaimer: From what I gather...we are unique in many ways. What works for us,
may not work for you.

All the ACI's are faculty within the Department of Athletic Training. They hold
the rank of instructor. They recieve the same benefits, rights and privaleges as
any other faculty on campus. They are on a 66% Athletic/34% Academic Load. The
athletic load has the tendency to over-extend their time, therefore we placed
them on a 12-month contract, but only require them to work 10-months of the
year. They are considered educator's providing quality athletic training
services to athletics. This gives the Department of AT the academic authority
and structure (Faculty Handbook etc.) to secure a quality educational
environement for the students.

The Department of AT is also responsible for the administration of all athletic
training facilities. We go so far as to call the Atheltic Training Room, the
Athletic Training Laboratory. We have also established that every athletic
practice and game as an academic classroom. By doing this, we 1. secure the
classroom and the students rights, and 2. establish the authority of the
instructor and the disciplinary procedures (which follow that of Student Life,
Student Handbook and Faculty Handbook established procedures).

Hope this helps.

In God's Grace,

TJ John MA ATC/L
Department Chair, Athletic Training
Southwest Baptist University
1600 University Ave
Bolivar, MO 65613
417.328.1988 office
417.770.2859 cell
417.328.1487 fax
417.777.4394 home
tjohn@...

Southwest Baptist University is a Christ-centered, caring academic community
preparing students to be servant leaders in a global society.

At this time, we do not compensate our ACIs but rather do the same as
you mentioned with providing CEUs.  So far this has been satisfactory.

Shawna Jordan
Athletic Training Education Program Director
Department of Human Nutrition
Kansas State University
241 Justin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-0151
Fax: 785-532-3132

The clinical instructors and ACIs have a lot of responsibilities between
their patients, sport(s), and athletic training students.  In addition
to their responsibilities with their full-time job (i.e., athletics,
clinic), AT programs as asking these individuals to take on the
responsibilities of teaching and evaluating skills of 1-8 AT students.
At our institution, we don't compensate any of the ACIs on- or
off-campus.  Nor do other health professions programs (PT, OT, PA, NM,
SC) at our institution pay their clinical instructors.  We do provide
CEU opportunities for ACIs, but do not actually pay them a specific
stipend or salary to be an ACI.

I would like to hear how other schools deal with this issue.  What are
some of the thoughts or feelings from administrators and ACIs?  Please
reply to the listserv.  Thank you for your time.

--
Donald Fuller, PhD, ATC
Ahletic Training Program Director
Entry-Level Master's AT Program
University of Findlay
1000 N. Main St
Findlay, Ohio  45840
419-434-6739 (office); 419-434-4822 (fax)
Email:  dfuller@...
AT Program:  http://homepages.findlay.edu/dfuller

Fellow Athletic Trainers,

    I would like to share a neat way to use cell phone as a therapy tool.
Nowadays, most cell phones are equipped with a camera. This camera on cell phone
comes in very handy when educating patients, discussing patient cases with
collegues, etc. For instance, when a patient has gait abnormality that is hard
for her/him to see, you can take a picture with your cell phone and show it to
them. I've tried this especially with foot problems such as forefoot/rearfoot
valgus, varus, leg length discrepancy, etc. I've found that patients gain better
understanding of their problems and are more self-motivated to correct the
problems since they can visually see the problems.
    Also, when discussing a patient case with your supervisor, co-worker, etc.,
you can pull your cell phone out and show them the findings, which makes things
much easier and more effective. Just do not forget to get consent from your
patients before you take their pictures. I hope you find this useful.

Best Regards,

Tony Kemmochi, MS, ATC/L
all_taken_care@...

Colleagues and Friends of AT:

Please see details of the sudden and sad loss of one of our ATEP faculty
and clinical instructors this week. For any of you that didn't know Mark
Alderman, he was a complete professional and a wonderful man that many
people will miss dearly.

For those of you interested, the necessary information for donating in
Mark's name are included at the end.  At this point, our (ATEP) plan is
to establish some kind of scholarship in Mark's name; an award that we
hope to give to a graduating senior AT major that embodies Mark's
character and personality.  We will forward details to you when we have
them, but we need to speak with Mark's family first before doing anything.

Please forward this email to any appropriate people that you know.
Thank You.

Do NOT reply back to this listserv.


Paul R. Geisler, Ed.D, LAT, ATC
ATEP Program Director & Assistant Professor
Ithaca College


/Obituary/
*MARK H. ALDERMAN*
Mark H. Alderman, 48, of Danby Road, Ithaca, died unexpectedly on
Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Cayuga Medical Center. He was born on April
10, 1957 in Lockport, NY, son of Richard and Geraldine Howard Alderman,
who survive him.

Mark was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Sciences
at Ithaca College. He received his B.S. in Health, Physical Education,
and Recreation from Messiah College and his M.S. in Physical Education
with a concentration in athletic training from Indiana State University.

Central to Mark's life was his strong and abiding faith in God,
demonstrated in practical acts of service and kindness, generously
bestowed on family, church, colleagues, and community. Though we grieve
for his absence from us, we rejoice that Mark has finished the race and
received the goal of his faith, eternal life in Jesus Christ.

In addition to his parents, Mark is survived by his wife, Gayle and
their children, Brianne, Kelsey, Ethan and Tessa. He is also survived by
his four sisters, Karen (Bruce) Bossard, Carol (George) Griesedieck,
Cheryl (Carlos) Martinez, Diane (Kevin Seamen) Alderman; and his
brother, Stephen (Kara) Alderman.

A service of thanksgiving for the life of Mark Alderman will be held at
Bethel Grove Bible Church on Saturday, April 8, at 11:00 a.m. with
Reverend David M. Jones and Reverend R. Lewis Rinard officiating. A
reception will follow in the church building. Private interment will
take place in Danby Rural Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. In
lieu of flowers, a fund has been established to benefit Mark's children.
Donations may be made out to the Tompkins Trust Co., f/b/o the children
of Mark Alderman and mailed to Tompkins Trust Co., c/o Rich Dolge, PO
Box 460 The Commons, Ithaca, NY 14851, or may be dropped at any bank
office, or donations may be made to a fund in Mark's memory at Bethel
Grove Bible Church, 1763 Slaterville Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850. Arrangements
are by the Bangs Funeral Home.


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