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SGB FOCUSES LIVING IN COLOR ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH Emily Wolfe Staff Writer
At a free public lunch this Friday, Pitt students have the opportunity to voice opinions on Pitt food and dining services. It’s one of several current SGB initiatives which seek to close the gap between Pitt students and key players at the University. The Eat & Greet meeting will take place this Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. in the WPU’s Lower Lounge. Board members Albert Tanjaya and Zechariah Brown have worked with Sodexo Campus Services on the initiative, which will allow Sodexo managers to hear student suggestions on how Pitt’s food and dining services can be improved. “The whole intent of Eat & Greet is to provide a space where students who dine on campus can provide feedback to Sodexo staff in terms of the food quality, food choices,” Tanjaya said at Tuesday’s SGB meeting. “For example, rice … it’s a staple for many Asian students. How are they doing in that sense of accomodating cultural backgrounds?” “It’s also just in terms of the regular foods that Sodexo provides,” Brown said. “Just like, ‘hey, I like the grilled chicken this way!’ versus, like, ‘I don’t really like it when you put so much black pepper on it.’” See SGB on page 2
Xinyi Wu (left), a physics grad student, and Kiera Wood (right), a first-year French and linguistics major, visually transcribe their music at the Center for Creativity’s Seeing Music workshop. Maria Heines | staff photographer
BLUE SPARROW FOOD TRUCK FLOCKS TO NEW HOME Eri Guthrie
Traveler” while it was being produced. One of its previous stops was outside of RedSomething big is coming to the Pittsburgh hawk Coffee on Meyran Avenue, but the owners food truck scene — a Greyhound bus, to be ex- have had to ease up on lunch service to devote act. Blue Sparrow — a food truck that sells global time to developing the new bus. They hope to foods ranging from a ramen burger to traditional pick up lunch spots again when the bus is ready gyros — is expanding from its current truck to a for use. The Greyhound’s size will multiply their 1956 GM PD-4104, a bus known as a “Highway kitchen space when they are out serving different sites. Staff Writer
Pittsburgh chef Luke Cypher owns and operates the food truck with help from with sous chef Zack Morgans and confectionarian Jess Wagner. The trio is looking to add the transformed bus to the Blue Sparrow’s lineup in November to help enhance efficiency in the kitchen and expand their menu. See Blue Sparrow on page 2
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“The idea is to give us more space and a faster serving area,” Cypher said, adding that the bus will increase the ordering and serving area by threefold. Cypher worked in brick and mortar restaurants before opening the food truck so he could make good food, choose his own hours and have good customer interactions. He chose the name Blue Sparrow to reference old sailor culture. “When a sailor would have a specific venture, they would get a bird tattoo to symbolize that thing,” Cypher said. “When I decided to launch a food truck, this was my venture. It was me trying to do something on my own, so I wanted to call it sparrow.” Cypher and Morgans got the inspiration for the Greyhound bus after seeing a double decker bus in the City. They found the bus, which had been converted to an RV, on a Facebook bike swap page, and drove out to see it in Cumberland, Maryland, the next day. Originally, they thought about having cus-
SGB, pg. 1 The event, held every two weeks as schedules allow, will include a free meal cooked by Market chefs for students who attend, Tanjaya said. In keeping with the “Mindfulness” theme of Friday’s meeting, each free portion will be a “healthier option” of 500 calories or fewer. Brown said he and Tanjaya want to tie mental wellness and physical wellness together, particularly in the midst of SGB’s schedule of events for Mental Health Awareness Month. “If we just had a bunch of heavier foods and junk foods, it would kind of distract from the message that we want students to be as healthy as they possibly can be,” Brown said. “A big portion of making sure you’re mentally well is making sure you’re putting a lot of the right foods into your body.” SGB is already seeing the fruits of its most recent public forum — the first Town Hall meeting, held Sept. 28. Caroline Unger, the chair of the Facilities, Technology and Transportation Committee, said that she, board member Jessa Chong and the Depart-
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tomers come onto the bus to eat, but dropped the idea due to insurance and health department regulations concerning the propane tanks in the bus. Customers who want to see the inside of the bus can take a look inside when the bus is completed. Morgans has worked to transform the secondhand Greyhound into a working food truck for the past month and a half. He took the walls out, replaced the floors, put in a kitchen and polished the aluminum outside. Their current food truck is 10 feet by 7 feet, while the new bus is 8 feet by 30 feet. “We have a lot of space to work with, and the amount of food we’re going to be able to bring with us is exponentially larger,” Morgans said. “The space we’ll have will give us more options for different types of food.” In the coming months, the crew plans to winterize the new bus to sell food through the winter, which they weren’t able to do in previous years. When spring comes around, they will try and figure out a way to sell food from both their original truck and the new bus. Since it first opened in August 2016, Blue
Sparrow’s original dish — a take on the Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich — has been a top seller with their customer base, Wagner said. New additions to the menu also garner plenty of curiosity. “Anytime we do something new, people are really excited about it. Right now we’re doing some different burritos, we have a barbecue Korean burrito, and people are super into it,” confectionarian Wagner said. “This season, we tried to step up our game and do something funky. One of our big ones was a ginger cookie, covered in Fruity Pebbles, filled with lemon filling.” On Tuesdays, known as “Prep Day” on the bus, the three-person crew works together at their kitchen space in Avalon to begin the process of making their menu items from scratch. They bake their own rolls, pickle their own vegetables, and make their kimchi and sauces from scratch before they set up shop outside of different coffeehouses and breweries from Wednesday to Saturday. “The truck itself is 90 percent execution,” Cypher said. “What we do in the kitchen space is prepare all the food, cool it, refrigerate it and set
it up so when we get it to the truck, that’s when we’re pumping the food out.” The food truck, which Cypher said feeds between 50 and 300 customers a day, serves options for people with different dietary preferences as well. Cypher said the Blue Sparrow unintentionally obtained a vegan following after they first opened in 2016 because of their variety of choices on the menu. “We always have vegan options,” Cypher said. “We like playing with vegetables just as much as we like playing with protein.” Though Blue Sparrow draws its inspiration from global dishes, the crew put their own spin on their recipes as well. In the production process, all three members provide input to develop their newest menu items. “We all play off of each other,” Wagner said. “There’s certain things you have to do, it’s chemistry, but after you know that formula you can add and subtract and one of us will say, ‘What about ginger?’ and another person will say something else, and we all build off of each other and make it more and more ridiculous and more and more fun.”
ment of Campus Recreation discussed solutions to issues raised at the Town Hall at a meeting this week. For example, Unger said, one student came to the Town Hall on behalf of the Judo Club and the Taekwondo Club and voiced concerns about renovations in Trees Hall, like hard mats in the rec room and bleachers that don’t pull out entirely, which affected the clubs’ ability to practice. After the discussion with Unger, Campus Rec will meet separately with representatives from those clubs to work on solutions to the problems. “So really [we’re] just looking into those individual situations for the short term,” Unger said. Pitt has spent the past few days taking feedback on a more long-term issue — its new Campus Master Plan. Five information sessions were held on campus Monday and Tuesday, including one session specifically for students and another for student government. Both Executive Vice President Jahari Mercer and Vice President and Chief of Finance Cory Stillman said they attended a session. “There are definitely some concerns
with the plan,” Mercer said, “but there are also some really great things that the university are going to be doing in the future.” Mercer encouraged students to view the plan online and leave feedback if they haven’t already. “It’s just a draft, it really is,” Stillman added, “and so really any feedback you have is very much appreciated.” In his board report, Brown noted the success of recent mental health awareness events, including the opening reception for “Stories Untold,” an art exhibit running in the WPU’s Lower Lounge through Oct. 21, and the Pitt Talks Whiteboard Campaign held earlier in the day on Tuesday, where students shared personal thoughts on mental health awareness. He also encouraged students to share stories online using the #ICare hashtag. “Let your family and friends know why mental health means something to you,” he said. “I know that I care because I think that in order to take care of ourselves, we have to prioritize our mental and our physical care and to
SGB will a host an “Eat and Greet” from 2 to 3 p.m. in the WPU lower lounge on Friday. Sarah Cutshall | staff photographer care for others we have to do the same for them.” Allocations The Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club requested $1,563.20 to attend a tournament. The board approved $1,397.08 and denied $166.12.
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Taylor Swift: Voting champion, politically ignorant Taylor Swift is well-known for her catchy music, flashy performances and sold-out concerts — but Sunday, her name made headlines for her political affiliation as well. The 28-year-old pop star took to Instagram Sunday, telling her fans to register to vote, championing progressive causes and denouncing the Tennessee Congressional candidate, Republican Marsha Blackburn. But while encouraging her fans to vote is a certainly a sound decision, Swift isn’t quite the progressive champion her recent social media posts make her out to be. In fact, her championing of liberal causes reeks of hypocrisy given her racially insensitive past. “I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country,” Swift wrote. “I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.” But Swift is part of the problem. A culture and politics blog reported that a white supremacist groups were fans of Taylor Swift in 2017. Instead of denouncing white supremacist groups, Swift threatened to sue the blog for reporting the connection. Swift also culturally appropriated black people in her “Shake It Off ” music video in 2014 — wearing large hoop earrings and twerking, a dance move common in black culture. And the cover for her “Look What You Made Me Do” single drew criticism for its similarities to Beyonce’s “Formation,” a black empowerment song. During all of these controversies, Swift remained suspiciously silent. Championing progressive causes is easier said than done. So before we praise
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swift for her liberal beliefs, she should acknowledge and apologize for the racial insensitivity present in her own work. While it may seem unfair to criticize Swift so harshly for her hypocritical political positions — few rappers have denounced their misogynist fan bases and not many country singers have called out their white supremacist fans either. Swift commands a much larger following than most celebrities. She has 100 million followers on Instagram, millions of them rabid fans, so her insensitive words can rub a lot of people the wrong way — it’s understandable she’d want to avoid the controversy. But on the other side of that coin, her good posts can have an enormously positive effect on people’s behavior. Her post on Sunday motivated thousands of her fans to go out and register to vote. According to Vote.org, there was a significant increase in voter registration after Swift entered the political fray — 65,000 new registrations in one day, compared to 190,000, in all of September last year. And most of these new voters are in the 18-29 age range — who had the lowest turnout of all eligible age groups in the 2016 election. Celebrities like Swift have a tremendous amount of influence over the general populace, but that’s both a promise and a pitfall. If she’d made this announcement months or even years ago, she could have steered a generation of fans away from those which might use her music to promote harmful ideologies. She may have swayed thousands of fans to vote, but her responsibility is to millions more — a fan base which could prove vital in defending America’s principles at the polls in November.
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HOW GLOBAL STUDIES HELPED MARTINEC ON THE PATH TO SUCCESS
Elise Lavallee
Contributing Editor At the age of 21, Alyssa Martinec boarded a plane to Shanghai, embarking on her second trip to China. This time, she was going to conduct research about air quality and the system justification theory. “Environmental issues are extremely global,” Martinec said. “The most obvious examples being climate change and water and air pollution. These issues transcend national borders.” After graduating high school, Martinec spent 10 days in China, only a fraction in comparison to the three-month study abroad program she participated in this summer. Martinec, who grew up in Westford, Massachusetts, is in her fourth year, working to earn her Bachelor of Arts in political science and Bachelor of Philosophy in International and Area Studies with a focus in sustainability and ecology in China. She also has a certificate in German with a Liberal Arts concentration. The IAS is a research-based undergraduate major created through the collaborative efforts of the University Honors College and the University Center for International Studies. The major requires students to take three years of a language, complete a study abroad program or international learning experience and write and defend a research thesis related to their concentration. During her first year, Martinec was part of the global studies academic community. Students in this community examine how nations interact on an international scale, while also learning about various study abroad and other international programs and global opportunities that Pitt has to offer. “I told my adviser I was interested in global studies and she recommended that I join
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Pudong skyline in Shanghai. IMAGE VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS the community,“ Martinec said. “That’s how I no problem,” said Martinec. Martinec’s study had to do with system originally learned about the BPhil.” Pitt in Shanghai, a nine-credit study justification theory, which suggests people abroad program that partners with CET are likely to justify the status quo even at the Academic Programs, allows Pitt students to expense of individual benefit. Martinec bespend roughly two months interning and tak- lieves that a lack of effort in changing enviing classes in China. The program does not ronmental issues is not related to free-riding require students speak Chinese, but students — individuals’ unwillingness to fix problems because the cost doesn’t justify the individual take language courses while there. Martinec was motivated to participate in payoff — as political science tends to suggest, this program for two reasons. First, the IAS but rather that they know what the problem is BPhil requires candidates to complete their and choose to justify the status quo. “Air quality is very salient issue in Chiresearch abroad. She also wanted the opportunity to practice the Chinese skills she’s gained na,” said Martinec. “System justification through taking language courses nearly every proposes that people are justifying the status quo and why they’re not doing anything semester while she was at Pitt. While there, Martinec conducted 16 in- about it.” Martinec has gone above and beyond tensive interviews to research public opinion on air quality to test the hypothesis of the just research in regards to the environsystem justification theory. Pitt in Shanghai is ment. Martinec is currently a sustainability considered a Panther Program, which means intern at the Mascaro Center for Sustainthe grades a student receives on this program able Innovation. According to the website, MCSI’s mission is to “create and nurture affect that student’s grade point average. “It’s awesome because the courses transfer, innovations that benefit the environment,
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positively impact the University and community-at-large and improve quality of life.” As a first year, Martinec founded the Pitt chapter of Take Back the Tap. Take Back the Tap seeks to reduce plastic waste on campus while encouraging and protecting access to safe water. Martinec also led the Real Food Challenge, which Pitt has participated in since March 24, 2015, and challenges the University to serve 20 percent real food by 2020. “Real food” in this context refers to food that is local and community based, fair trade certified, ecologically sound and humane. According to the Pitt Real Food Challenge Facebook page, Pitt met the goal in May 2018. In the spring of 2018, Martinec was awarded the John P. Bracken Undergraduate Political Science Award, which is given to one junior and one senior each year for outstanding commitment and engagement to political or public service. Martinec feels the Global Studies program has helped in setting her up for future endeavors, but is still unsure what she will do after she graduates in spring 2019. “I’m obviously passionate about environmental work, and that’s something I’ve heavily considered, but I’m also very passionate about workers’ rights and immigration issues, both of which have very big global implications.” Martinec is thankful for the perspective working with a Global Studies program has given her. “I feel I’m able to see a bigger picture when I look at new situations. I don’t think of everything from a western Eurocentric point of view,” said Martinec. “Plus, not everyone can say they’ve been to China twice before the age of 22.”
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JOSH GORDON PROVIDES ‘FLASH’ OF INSPIR ATION Stephen Thompson Staff Writer
Current New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon has often been at the center of ridicule and criticism about his personal and professional struggles. The player, nicknamed “Flash,” has proven that he can be a game-changing talent when on the field, but the story of Gordon’s career has been marred by his off-the-field issues. Suspensions and substance abuse violations kept Gordon from fully realizing his talent and holding down a spot on an NFL roster. Gordon contributed a solid stat line last Thursday for the Patriots, catching two passes for 50 yards and a touchdown. Those numbers wouldn’t look incredible for any other player, but for Gordon, they resembled much more — the culmination of a journey back to the NFL after taking a two-year hiatus to deal with drug addiction. Coming out of Lamar High School in Houston, Gordon played two seasons of college football for Baylor University — but following a 2010 season, in which he posted 42 receptions for 714 yards and seven touchdowns, Gordon failed a drug test. This was his second substance violation in as many years. Gordon was suspended indefinitely and eventually transferred to the University of Utah. After sitting out for one season due to NCAA transfer rules, he declared for the 2012 NFL Supplemental Draft, where he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. He would go on to become one of the league’s most productive rookie receivers, catching 50 passes for 805 yards and five touchdowns. That was the last full season Gordon played. Gordon followed up his standout rookie campaign with a two-game suspension in 2013 for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, but was still selected to the Pro Bowl after accounting for more than 1,600 yards in his final 14 games. A DUI earned Gordon a 10-game suspension in 2014 and another substance abuse violation
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Josh Gordon celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Sept. 9, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. The game ended in a 21-21 tie. phil masturzo/beacon journal/tns kept him sidelined for all of 2015. He was rein- extremely hypocritical system that has come to stated in time for 2016 training camp, but had to vilify Gordon despite overlooking other cases. Look at where Gordon’s presence on the nasit out the first four games of the regular season. Before Gordon could step on the field during that tional football stage began — Baylor University. season, he checked into an in-patient rehabilita- The Bears football program is infamous for its cover-up of sexual assault and rape cases by fortion facility. “This is the right decision for me and one that mer head coach Art Briles, the same man who I hope will enable me to gain full control of my life suspended Gordon in 2010 for testing positive for and continue on a path to reach my full potential marijuana. The same coach who ignored the calls as a person,” he wrote in a statement he released for help from victims of sexual violence determined that Gordon was unfit to be on his football when he began his treatment program. Gordon was then released from the facility team. You can also see the stark contrasts between and played two games at the end of the 2017 season. This season, Gordon played just one game Gordon’s story and the careers of other troubled for the Browns before being traded to the Patriots NFL players. Tyreek Hill, another All-Pro wide for a fifth-round draft pick. Gordon has played receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, pleaded guilty sparingly in New England, but showed flashes of to domestic assault and battery when he was in his tremendous talent by catching Tom Brady’s college at Oklahoma State, but that part of his past 500th career touchdown pass last week against is quickly forgotten when fans and coaches see Hill sprinting down the sideline for a touchdown the Colts. Gordon has been ridiculed by football spec- on Sunday afternoons. Now I understand that sports, especially tators for years. Entering this season, many expected the same Josh Gordon to show up, get football, can sometimes harbor shady characters suspended and repeat the process that has come for the sake of their talent, and to stop supporting someone because of a past mistake is wrong. to define his NFL career. But I see a different Josh Gordon — and an But is Josh Gordon truly among the worst the
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NFL has to offer and deserving of the treatment he’s received? Booger McFarland, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player who currently works for ESPN as an analyst, remarked in 2017 that he didn’t think Josh Gordon deserved a place in the NFL. “He needs to get his own life in order first,” he said. But Gordon was shunned from football for his mistakes while men like Richie Incognito, who used a racial slur to verbally abuse a teammate, or Joe Mixon, who is on video physically assaulting a woman, are welcomed with open arms. Were Incognito or Mixon asked to do the same kind of self-examination and exhibit the same self-sacrifice as Gordon? No — both players were absolved of their past mistakes and returned to the football field unscathed. Gordon deserves a chance to remake himself in the NFL not just because he is an incredible talent, but because he is someone we should all strive to be like. Unlike so many of his peers, Gordon owned his problems and took the steps necessary to get better, no matter how difficult or embarrassing they were. That’s why it’s so awesome to see him back on the field catching touchdowns in New England, regardless of your feelings toward the Patriots. Josh Gordon is trying to overcome his demons and continues to prove that he is up to the task. All reports out of Foxboro have been glowing about Gordon’s work ethic, commitment, talent and character. In a time where the NFL has become more and more controversial for issues like the roughing the passer rule, kneeling for the anthem and concussions, Gordon is one of the bright spots that make football worth watching. A comeback story for a star player suffering from addiction should draw our admiration — not disdain — and this Sunday, when Josh Gordon takes the field on national TV, remember that his story goes beyond football.
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PITT VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS NORTH DAKOTA FOR 18TH STRAIGHT WIN Alex Lehmbeck Staff Writer
The Pitt women’s volleyball team cruised past North Dakota for a 3-0, straight set victory Tuesday night to remain undefeated deep into the 2018 season. The match lasted only one hour and seventeen minutes. The Panthers (18-0, 6-0 ACC), in head coach Dan Fisher’s sixth season, entered the match ranked first in the ACC, No. 6 nationally in the AVCA Division I Coaches’ Poll and No. 4 in NCAA RPI. The Fighting Hawks (12-10, 4-3 SUMMIT) came in ranked No. 175 in NCAA RPI, in the middle of the pack in a weak Summit League conference. It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams. Pitt looked dominant in the first set, posting 14 kills to UND’s 7. The Hawks clearly looked outmatched, making 7 errors for an attack percentage of negative .032. A spike from first-year hitter Sabrina Starks gave the Panthers a 25-15 lead to win the set. Redshirt junior Stephanie Williams spikes the ball during Pitt’s 3-0 victory over North Dakota Tuesday night. “We came out thinking that we were going David Donlick | staff photographer to have to play as a team,” junior ACC player of the week Nika Markovic said. “We knew a momentum point, putting the Panthers coming off of the bench I have a lot of pas- ended the match. The Panthers had 14 kills that they were gonna be a hard opponent. We ahead 17-13. North Dakota put up a fight, sion with what I do and I’m very focused and and only one attacking error in the 25-10 set knew that playing just good wasn’t going to be splitting the next 16 points, but Pitt took the working hard,” Faki said. “In practice, my win. “We were just really efficient,” Fisher said. second set 25-21. Markov- coaches are working with me a lot. I’m glad “For a lot of that game, we didn’t have any ic finished the set with 6 that it’s working.” Junior hitter Alix Dreier, who had only attacking errors. We just kept the pressure on kills, contributing toward her team-leading 11 on previously appeared in four sets for the Pan- them.” As North Dakota was Pitt’s last non-conthers this season, played the entire final set the night. “I think we really exe- of the match. She racked up two kills and an ference matchup of the regular season, Pitt finished with a perfect 12-0 out-of-confercuted well,” Markovic said. assist during her playing time. “Zoi’s been getting better over the last ence record for 2018. This is the first time “Everyone was playing really hard. We were playing month and competing more on the outside,” under Fisher that the Panthers have had an for each other, and that Fisher said. “It was nice to get her in. Alix undefeated non-conference regular season. Pitt looks to continue its win streak Frihad a nice game too, and she plays either showed on the court.” Because the match was middle or right, so it was nice to get her in day, resuming ACC play at North Carolina Dan Fisher so one-sided, Fisher gave on the right. We’ve gotten her in the middle a at 5 p.m. The Tar Heels are 5-10 on the year, 1-5 in the ACC. Head coach some players a chance couple times this year.” “We certainly didn’t plan on being unThe third set was another blowout, with who don’t normally see the court much. Junior hitter the Panthers proving why they are a nation- defeated right now,” Fisher said, “But the Zoi Faki subbed in during ally ranked squad. Pitt got off to a decisive team’s been really consistent, so that’s what the second set and started the third set. She 8-2 lead to start the set. Although the Fight- we’re gonna try to keep doing going forgood enough for us to win the game.” The second set was much more competi- finished the match with a career-high four ing Hawks showed some life at the end, win- ward. I think it’ll be good to test ourselves ning three Panther match points in a row, a on the road this weekend. I’m looking fortive. After falling behind 9-10, Pitt started kills on six attempts. “The biggest thing for me is that when I’m serving error by junior libero Maggie Smith ward to that.” to regain. Fisher won a pivotal challenge on
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We certainly didn’t plan on being undefeated right now, but the team’s been really consistent, so that’s what we’re gonna try to keep doing going forward.
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