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Public pays to see teen suicide in Hafer Park Montagues. For many UCO students, OSP Guest riter provides training and opportunities eneath the open sky and to gain experience. Students moonlit night, the public involved with OSP can also enroll in watched silently as a pair it for four credit hours in the of star-crossed lovers took summer. their lives at Edmond's "UCO students and staff involved Hafer Park. in Oklahoma Oklahoma Shakespeare in Shakespeare in the the Park bring a UCO Students and staff Park (OSP) began level of involved in Oklahoma its season with excellence in the Shakespeare in the William production that Shakespeare's Park bring a level of would not be tragic tale of possible without excellence in the "Romeo and an alliance with production that would Juliet," which will the university," be performed not be possible without said Sue Ellen an alliance with the through July 11 at Reiman, OSP 8 p.m. every managing university. Thursday through director and an Sue Ellen Reiman Sunday evening. adjunct Under the professor at Mercutio (Alex Tosspon) and tybalt OSP Managing Director UCO. (Tyler Woods) engage in a sword fight direction of Shane "It's a in OSP's production of Romeo and McClure, 25 UCO students, alumni and staff were wonderful company. I've learned Juliet. involved in this story of an "ancient more about acting in three seasons Photos by Shauna Hardway grudge" between the Capulets and with OSP than I have in four years of college," said Rob Gallavan, UCO alumnus, who plays Romeo. "It's been the most challenging Vol. 100, No. 56 role I've played to date," Gallavan (USPS 661-700) ISSN: 1084-9149 said. "Some actors think that it's an Editor Stephanie J. Eggeling Writer Trent Dugas easy role to play because they Managing Editor Jarrod Briley Writer Celie Rabalais Copy Editor Maria Crane Sports Editor Eric Spruill stereotype him as a lover, but there's Advertising Mgr Wendy Werber Photographer Shauna Hardway much more to him than that. There Ad Sales Anna Jeffrey Photographer Chieko Ham has to be, or else the audience won't Writer Stacy Brasher Cartoonist John Lurry care for him." Writer Laura Donyai Webmaster Shauna Hardway OSP performs at the O'Meara Adviser Dr. Terry Clark Ampitheatre in Hafer Park at 9th and Bryant. Tickets are available The Vista is published as a newspaper and public forum by UCO students, semi-weekly one hour before the performance during the academic year except exams and holiday periods, and on Thursdays only and are priced at $6 for adults, $5 during the summer term, at the University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N University Dr, for students and seniors. Children Edmond, OK 73034-5209. Telephone: (405) 974-5549. One-year subscription rate $12. under twelve are admitted free. Periodicals postage paid at Edmond, Oklahoma 73034-9998. As a fund-raising effort, OSP is The Vista's Editorial Board meets once a week. Editorials represent the views of the holding The Feasting of the Tribe of majority of the Editorial Board. Opinion columns, reviews and commentaries represent Will at the opening of each the views of the writer and not necessarily the views of The Vista Editorial Board, the Department of Journalism, UCO or the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. production at 7 p.m. Participants pay Cartoons represent the views of the artist. The Vista is not an official medium expression $5 at the gate and are judged on for the Regents or UCO. their picnic displays. Prizes will be "POSTMASTER": Send address changes to The Vista, 100 N. University Drive, awarded' in three categories: Just Edmond, OK 73034. Desserts, Great Beginnings and Feast of Falstaff. LETTERS For ticket or OSP information, The Vista encourages letters to the editor. Letters should address issues and ideas, not call 340-1222. personalities. Letters must be typed, double-spaced with a maximum of 150 words,
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Top: Romeo (Rob Gallavan) finds out from the nurse (Doobie Potter) that the girl he's fallen in love with is a Capulet. Right: Lord and Lady Capulet (Randy Belford and Anne Lower) dance at the ball where Romeo and Juliet first meet.
On the cover Mercutio (Alex Tosspon) and Benvolio (Adrian Leigh), both UCO students, mock their friend Romeo (Rob Gallavan) UCO alumnus, for being in love in Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park's (OSP) showing of "Romeo and Juliet." Productions continue in Hafer Park through July 11, 1999. "King Lear,"" "Twelfth Night" and "Fifteen Seasons," will be performed every Thursday —Staff Photos By Shauna Hardvvay through Sunday at 8 p.m.
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Campus policy eaves some wandering in cloud of smoke By Stephanie J. Eggeling
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CO's smoking policy recently came under attack from several students, citing the lack of officially designated smoking and non-smoking areas outside campus buildings. The UCO student handbook states that smoking is allowed only in designated areas. The problem according to many smokers and nonsmokers is that these Atikftw..-„ designated areas are not clearly marked with signs. The smoking policy seems takes non-smokers into account to create a lot of confusion, also. even among UCO "Obviously, we want to have at least one non-smoking administrators. Keith Weber, research entrance per building," Weber assistant to the Office of the said. President, said that the In reference to that policy, a university's smoking policy campus building with four
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She said it was her understanding that each building was to have only one entrance where smoking was allowed. An informal survey by The Vista showed that most buildings on campus have more smoking entrances than non-smoking entrances. UCO administrators agree that the smoking policy is not well-respected. "I'm quite sure it (the smoking policy) is abused. I have even witnessed it myself," said Farrell Rosson, facilities management assistant director. Enforcing the policy is even harder, according to administrators. Rosson admitted that the policy probably isn't enforced very well. "The difficult part of enforcing it is that a faculty, or preferably an administrator
would have to be there to witness it and then tell people they were not allowed to smoke there and write down their names," Weber said. "That is hard to do and is not an efficient use of time." According to Rosson, each building's designated smoking areas were decided by the captains of each building. "The number and location of the designated smoking areas came from the building captains themselves," Rosson said. The Vista was unable to obtain documentation detailing UCO's designated smoking areas. "A formal list does not exist," said Judy Waller, administrative assistant to Dr. Cornelius Wooten, vicepresident of administration.
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Students propose pavilions for smokers
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By Maria Crane Weber said that UCO does misplacement of ashtrays is have a smoking policy, sometimes a problem, but not although it may not be formal. always because of students. "Any place that there is an "We (facilities management) ashtray or (designated smoking try to keep them clean and in area) sign is considered a their proper areas. But, we do designated smoking area," have a lot of turnover," he said. Weber said. The building captains who Asked if made the decisions on the ashtrays were ashtray and sign taking the locations are place of I'm quite s ure it (the apparently printed signs, smoking p olicy) is happy. Weber said "I have not "that seems to abused. I h ave even heard even one be the policy." witnessed it myself. The fact that complaint (about the ashtrays alone smoking policy) can designate a Farre II Rosson in any of the place as a assistant director of building captain smoking area may add to the facilities ma nagement meetings," Rosson said. confusion over Although U C 0 s there have been smoking policy. According to Gall, the no faculty complaints, Rosson campus ashtrays tend to said that he felt like the issue would be raised at the next wander off. "People move the ashtrays building captain meeting. "It may be time for facilities all the time. They move them to more convenient areas. It is management to resurvey this," Rosson said. a big problem," she said. Rosson agrees that —
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policy. Ryan Veirs, senior exercise/fitness management major, feels that students' rights are violated when they must walk through doors where other students are smoking. "I can understand why they want to smoke, I don't have a problem with it. But they smoke in confined spaces and that's the problem," Veirs said. Veirs also suggests that smoking on campus near doorways creates a health issue. "Some people have allergies," Veirs said. He suggests that smoking areas be designated away from any entrance on campus. "Even 20 feet from the doors would be fine. As long as they are away from the doors," Veirs said. Veirs attributes the doorway smoking to the ashtrays placed by most building entrances. He would like to see pavilions built for the smokers, equipped with ashtrays and benches.
—Staff Photo By Chieko Hara Brandon Pellow, junior finance major, agrees with Veir's suggestions, even though he is a smoker. "I am not going to try to inconvenience anyone's life because I smoke," Pellow said. He said he usually smokes at least 10 feet from doors by choice. Pellow also thinks the ashtrays contribute to students smoking near the doorways. "If they put ashtrays right by the door, where do you expect smokers will smoke?" Pellow said. "Moving the ashtrays would simplify the problem." When Pellow was asked if it would bother him to smoke at a designated area, he said it wouldn't be an inconvenience.
Two other UCO students, who asked not to be identified, agree. They said that as smokers they know their smoke may bother some, and they feel they block the flow of traffic caused by students entering and exiting campus buildings. UCO's Human Resources Department is responsible for addressing any student complaints or proposals regarding smoking on campus. "Students can submit a recommendation to our department, and we'll send it to a policy committee for review," said Blanche E. Washington, director of human resources. For more information, contact human resources at 974-2366. <
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Strike a pose.... Carey Strong and Abigail McConahay warm-up in preparation for a day of dancing. The 5-year-olds are part of a summer dance workshop held in the Health and Physical Education Building. The class is taught by Cynthia Bond Perry who is an instructor at the Oklahoma City Classen Advanced Studies school during the regular school year.
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Students due tax breaks By Stacy Brasher
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iddle-income families may find college bills less burdensome because of available tax credits. The Hope Scholarship credit provides a federal tax credit for the first $1,000 of qualified tuition and related expenses incurred in the first two years of post-secondary education. It can also pay up to $500 of the next $1,000. Qualified expenses include fees toward tuition and courses, but do not include books, room and board, meals, transportation and other such expenses. A family is entitled to claim a Hope tax credit for each student in the family who is in the pursuit of a degree and enrolled at least part-time. In addition to the Hope Scholarship credit, a Lifetime Learning credit is also available for those who began their college education after June 30, 1998. The Lifetime Learning credit covers undergraduate education
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and graduate studies. This credit is available to adults who wish to upgrade their job skills or pursue another course of study. The credit is 20 percent of up to $5,000 of qualified tuition and fees. There is a maximum credit of $1,000 per year. The credits cover all students in a family collectively. There is no limit on the number of years a family may claim the Lifetime Learning credit. Both the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning credits are phased out for joint filers who have a gross income between $80,000 and $100,000. They are also phased out for single filers who have an adjusted gross income between $40,000 and $50,000. An 8863 IRS form must be submitted with your federal tax return to qualify for either of the credits. For more information, the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants suggests you consult a local CPA or other tax professional.
UCO's summer enrollment stays steady students attending the summer session this year also increased slightly - 3.2 percent. That number rose by 48, from 1,509 last summer to 1,557 this summer. Dana Stevenson,
schools this year and brought more minority students (to StaftWriter UCO's) visiting day," Stevenson said. tudent summer enrollment numbers The areas that decreased in enrollment were full-time increased in certain undergraduates and areas this year, though international students. enrollment overall has Full-time undergraduate remained the same as last year and fewer credit hours are enrollment dropped 4 percent, We targeted more being taken, said Jerry Legere, from 2,075 last year to 1,992 this year. assistant vice president of minority schools this enrollment management. International enrollment year and brought decreased by 6 students, 857 Freshmen's summer more minority enrollment numbers set a new last year vs. 851 this year. students (to UCO's) There are 4,2 7 1 record, up 19.8 percent or, 77 visiting day. undergraduates enrolled this more students than last summer. summer; 48 fewer than last Dana Stevenson summer. There are 481 first-time freshmen attending this year's Summer enrollment for the prospective student full eight week class sessions summer session, compared to services and first block classes ended last summer's 404 freshmen. representative on June 9. Summer enrollment for "(But) students can still African-American students increased by 13.3 percent. enroll for the second block Last year, 333 African- prospective student services classes through July 7," American students attended representative, had an Legere said. summer classes. This year, 44 explanation for the increase "Since those classes do not of black students. begin until July 6." more students enrolled. "We targeted more minority The number of graduate By Celie Rabalais
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FTC alerts students, parents about financial aid scams By Trent Dugas
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he Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a consumer alert to students and parents regarding scholarship and financial aid scams. The FTC warns students and parents to be cautious of fraudulent companies offering false promises of scholarships, grants or fantastic financial aid packages. Also working with the FTC to warn consumers is the College Parents of America (CPA) group. CPA is a national organization which helps parents prepare their children
Students should never pay anything for any kind of service for any type of scholarship search... —Stacy McNeiland director, UCO student services/scholarships for college economically, financially and safely. Richard Flaherty, president of CPA, said that a lot of these companies that require a fee to find scholarship money are not legitimate. "We find that with the rising cost of education, parents and students are anxious in finding sources of financial aid to pay for these prices," Flaherty said. "In that regard, they can be subject to false promises or scams by scholarship services." According to the CPA, 350,000 people a year are affected by scholarship and grant scams, and over $5 million is lost annually. Stacy McNeiland, director of UCO student services/scholarships, said she has not heard of any "horror"
stories concerning scams toward UCO students but she does encourage them to be careful. "Students should never pay anything for any kind of service for any type of scholarship search or assistance," McNeiland said. "There are hundreds of sources for them to investigate that will never charge them a fee." The FTC and the CPA have listed six warning signs to help students avoid scams: • "The scholarship is guaranteed or your money back." • "You can't get this information anywhere else." • "I just need your credit card or bank account number to hold this scholarship." • "We'll do all the work." • "The scholarship will cost some money." • "You've been selected by a national foundation to receive a scholarship or you're a finalist in a contest you never entered."7 More information can be obtained by going to the Prospective Student Services office on campus or visiting CPA's web-site (www.collegeparent.com ).
—Staff Photo By Chieko Hara
Just clowning around... Michael Claris, whose clown name is "Clover," practices new clown makeup application techniques. JustSay "Ho" Clown Alley sponsored the "Moose Camp Caravan Clown Seminar" June 18-20 in the UCO Communications building. Just say "Ho" Clown Alley was established in the memory of the late Ed Birchall ("Ho Ho" the clown). The clowns, who donate their time visiting patients in hospitals and nursing homes, spent the weekend at UCO sharpening their entertaining skills. The event is one of several camps and seminars scheduled at UCO during the summer.
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Tennis player gets academic honors
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entral Oklahoma tennis standout Michaela Perlikova has been selected as a thirdteam pick on the 1999 GTE Academic All-America Women's Spring At-Large Team. Perlikova, who graduated this spring with a 3.90 grade point average in business, helped the Bronchos earn their second straight NCAA Division II national tournament berth in 1999. She was 19-9 at No. 2 singles and 22-8 at No. 1 doubles this season as UCO went 207 and won the Midwest Regional title before falling in the first round of the national tournament to eventual champion BYUHawaii. A three year starter at UCO, Perlikova was a doubles All-American last season. Sports Information
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Broncho teams rank high in NCAA Cup
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igh national finishes in wrestling, football, golf and women's tennis helped the University of Central Oklahoma Athletic Department place 22nd in the NCAA Division II Sears Director's Cup standings for 1998-99, the third straight top 25 finish for the Bronchos. UCO had 160 points in the standings as the wrestling team had a third-place national tournament finish, the football squad went 12-1 and made the playoff quarterfinals, the men's
golf team placed 15th at nationals and the women's tennis team was one of 16 teams that qualified for the national tournament. The Bronchos also had winning seasons in volleyball, lmen's and women's basketeball, baseball and softball in addition to having dozens of student-athletes earn All-Lone Star Conference and All-American honors. UCO, one of 256 schools competing in NCAA Division II, finished fourth in the national standings in 1996-97
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Annual melon and ice cream concert is 'nothing to spit at'
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f sitting under the stars eating free watermelon and ice cream and listening to music sounds delicious, then UCO is the place for you to be July 1. The University's 49th annual "Watermelon and Ice Cream Concert" will be held at 7:30 p.m., July 1, on the front lawn of Mitchell Hall. "It's (the concert) one of our longer-standing traditions," Dr. Ron Howell, professor of music said. UCO's summer band, which consists of about 70 members, will perform light classics, marches and melodies. Howell said most people attending the concert will be able to recognize what the band will be playing. "The highlight of the concert will be a performance of music from the movie 'Star Wars,"'
It's (the concert) one of our longerstanding traditions. —Dr. Ron Howell professor of music ,.".37rKY
The outdoor concert usually attracts between 300-400 people. "It is a 'concert-in-the-park' type of thing," Howell said. People attending are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. The show will go on even if Oklahoma's weather doesn't cooperate, Howell said. In case of rain, the concert will be moved inside of Mitchell Hall. For more information, call Howell at 974-5752.
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1. Be a total student. Even if you live at home or have to work part-time, you must feel and think like a full-time student who lives on campus. Study is the highest priority. 2. Resist the temptation to buy expensive stuff.. A nice car may carry you 100,000 miles or more, but a good education will carry you for life. 3. Learn to handle family crises that pressure students to leave school. It's never easy, but you can be responsible without dropping out. It takes good planning and learning how to cope with feelings of guilt and criticism from other family members. 4. Don't worry about tuition. Only the wealthy pay their way through college these days. Don't let a lack of money stop you from attending the school you want to attend. Most will help you with a combination of grants, loans and work-study programs. 5. Study harder in college.
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"No smoking is allowed on campus except in designated areas." These 10 words, which are the university's official smoking policy according the student handbook, are the cause of confusion all over campus. The problem is that no one seems to know for sure where these designated areas are. Not even administrators. In fact, administrators are claiming that ashtrays are the universal sign for smoking areas on campus. Just because you see an ashtray doesn't mean that is the correct place to take a smoke break. Following this logic, when walking into a catholic church and seeing a basin of water you should stop and take a drink. The administration saying that ashtrays can take the place of permanent printed signs is the lazy way out. This campus is full of signs: "No parking," "Keep UCO beautiful," "Keep off grass" and "No driving on sidewalk" are just a few. Now the university just needs to give us signs that say "Designated Smoking Area."
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Vice President Gore's hope: boring guys aren't losers By Joanne Jacobs
CollegePressWriter Poor Al Gore. He's a bore. The vice president's campaign is oomphless, so far, and Gore's personality, or lack thereof, is taking the blame. He's not dynamic. He's not exciting. He's not sexy. He's not Bill Clinton. You'd think that would be an asset. But poor Gore is getting hurt by his association with the bad-boy president. And he isn't being helped by his goody-goody image. Sure, he's presidential timber. But, the timber is too wooden. His wife, Tipper, is popping up on television - she did "Today" and Oprah last week - to say how sexy Al is, in a reserved way. Her hubby is hot stuff in private, says Tipper. Personally, I'm ready for a politician who doesn't want to share my pain, and I'd just as soon Tipper didn't try to share their pleasure. In a recent Gallup poll, four out of five people said Gore was a good husband and father. Most said he was honest, trustworthy, caring and experienced. But the majority also thought Gore was uninspiring and lacking in vision. After the cheap thrills of the Bill 'n' Monica Show, you'd think
a goody-goody would look good. Voters claim to value honesty, trustworthiness and fidelity. But they've been hooked on celebrity. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that zing. In particular, Gore's lack of appeal to females is a big deal. A Democrat needs to energize the party faithful - mostly women in the primary. Then, because male voters tend to go for Republicans, a Democrat needs to win over women to win the presidency. Clinton wooed and won the "soccer moms" in 1996. According to exit polls, he drew 54 percent of the female vote, a 12 percent "gender gap" over the pre-Viagra Bob Dole. Women sided with Clinton during his year of scandal, even when it became clear that he'd cheated on his wife with an office bimbette. Only when the impeachment
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fight ended did "Clinton fatigue" set in. Just in time to hurt Gore, who's been faithful both to his wife and to his president. Gore runs better among women than among men. But he looks like a loser compared to his most likely Republican opponent, Texas Gov. George W. Bush. By a 52-42 percent margin, women say they'd vote for George W. over Al Gore. Last Tuesday, a "Women for Gore" rally in Washington tried to generate some excitement for the veep's campaign. The rally featured an endorsement by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who's planning to devote her time and energy to mounting her own Senate race in New York. Gore's only competition for the nomination, former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley, struck back with a "Women for Bill Bradley Network Breakfast" the next day.
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Bradley is even more boring than Gore. As a former basketball star, he can talk sports with the guys. But he's not going to sweep women off their feet and into the voting booth. As an editorial board member, I've met Gore twice, once when he was plugging his reinvention of government and again when he was hyping the benefits of hooking up students to his Internet. He's much looser in a small group than in front of a crowd. And he's a handsome man. Compared to Bradley, Gore is Ricky Martin. But compared to George W. ... I don't really know where Bush stands on any issue except for school reform in Texas, where he's been quite successful. I don't know whether he's a man of high intelligence, sound judgment, wide knowledge or strong character.
But he's definitely got sex appeal. It's not just the boyish good looks. It's his reputation as a bad boy redeemed by the love of a good woman. (His wife.) Rumors of nude table-dancing only make George W. look more interesting. A reformed sinner is a lot more fun than someone like Gore, who was always too sober to stray. Admittedly, Bush's days of youthful indiscretion lasted a long time. Not till he turned 40 did George W. stop drinking and get religion, by his own account. But, unlike Clinton, he did stop. Gore hasn't had much luck spinning his personal history for the voters, and it's too late to come up with a wild past that's safely in the past. So he'll just have to run on boring old things like experience and issues, and hope that the hunk factor isn't the deciding factor.
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credits. Dr. Mary Monfort, curriculum and instruction professor, is introducing a new class, "Community Service." The class will be offered in the Fall. The class is open to all majors - graduates or undergraduates, Monfort said. Students may still enroll for the fall term. "We need more people to enroll," Monfort said. Tuition is the same as a normal 4000 level course.
The first month will consist of classroom work and guest speakers from different city and governmental agencies. Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin will be one of the speakers. After the first month, each student will be assigned to a child in the Oklahoma City inner city area. A list of 25 - 30 sites, which students will be assigned, is provided by the Institute of Child Advocacy. Students will interact with the children on a personal basis, providing them with friendship, counseling and tutoring. Community Services' hours will apply to all college majors that require volunteer
time, said Brenda Brent, academic advisor. The class is scheduled for the normal fall semester, August 23 to December 17. It will meet from 12:00 - 12:50 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, in the Education Building, Room 113. There are no tests and the only requirement is a daily log. The class is based on a volunteer program that Monfort has sponsored in the past at UCO. "This experience will set them apart from others when applying for a job," said Monfort. For more information, contact Dr. Monfort at 9745711.
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