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Professor Denise Khor Rescues Rare Asian American Silent Film
BY DANIELLE BILOTTA
merican Studies Assistant Professor Denise Khor is on a mission to preserve the early history of Asian American cinema. In 2016, Khor was researchA ing for her book, Transpacific Convergences: Race, Migration, and Japanese American Film Culture before World War II (forthcoming from University of North Carolina Press), when she received a surprising email: The only surviving print of the 1914 film The Oath of the Sword had been found at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.
Japanese actors play the leads in the film, and it was made by the Japanese American Film Company, a company based in Los Angeles and led by Japanese immigrants. A three-reel silent drama about an ambitious young man leaving behind his beloved in Japan to study abroad at the University of California, Berkeley, the movie is a rare surviving example of early Asian American filmmaking. “The film was really interesting, and it’s so powerful to have,” Khor said. “It’s very much a Western story of the East, with the fallen Japanese woman and this interracial romance.”
Khor, along with the George Eastman Museum and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California, recently received a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation to preserve The Oath of the Sword and give it new life.
“We all worked on the application together in this beautiful, amazing collaborative process that I think is going to yield such an important and significant development in terms of American film history, Asian American film history, and of the legacy of filmmaking, independent filmmaking, and filmmaking at large. It’s just so exciting,” Khor said.
The George Eastman Museum will oversee the preservation process, restoring the film’s original tinting and producing a 35mm restored print with a digital master copy. Copies will be archived at the George Eastman Museum and the Japanese American National Museum, which also has plans to incorporate it into their core exhibit.
A rare example of early Asian American filmmaking, Oath of the Swordwas produced in 1914 by the Japanese American Film Company and features Japanese cast members in starring rolls.
ABOUT alumni
1970s
Eduardo Crespo ’72 is one of nine local business and community leaders recently appointed to the Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board. Crespo emigrated to the U.S. from Ecuador and earned his bachelor’s in economics from UMass Boston.
Barbara Adams Hebard ’75, a conservator at John J. Burns Library at Boston College, had her collages and book cover designs inspired by Ignatian spirituality on display in an exhibition entitled Encounters: Inspiration & Conversion.
Bruce Hughes ’77 recently retired as community planner from the Old Colony Planning Council with over 30 years of service. He is now working as a part-time principal planner with the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission.
Cynthia Swain ’77 announced her retirement from Cutter Consortium, where she worked for 16 years, most recently as a managing editor. Swain earned her bachelor’s in French and Spanish from UMass Boston.
1980s
Carlene Hill Byron ’81 recently wrote a book on spiritual and mental well-being. In Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for Each Other, Byron reviews cultural factors undermining mental health, including isolation, materialism, and various kinds of moral injury.
Ronald Connors ’80 celebrated 40 years with Merrill Lynch. Connors started as a financial advisor in 1980 in Oakland, CA, and is now managing director-market executive for Merrill Lynch in the Silicon Valley market in San Jose.
Kathleen Dunn ’83 had her painting “Eastern Sky” included in the Sea and Sky exhibition at the Hull Lifesaving Museum. The museum features work celebrating the timelessness of the coastal environment and the history of the U.S. Lifesaving Station at Point Allerton in Hull, MA. Stan McLaren ’89, a longtime Dorchester resident and community health center leader, is the new president of Carney Hospital. He comes to the role after nearly four years as the president and CEO at Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center on Blue Hill Avenue.
Elizabeth Paden ’81, G’87 announced her retirement after 36 years with the City of Cambridge in Zoning and Land Use Planning. Paden earned her bachelor’s in anthropology and her MBA from UMass Boston.
Sheila Rosanio ’82 was named the national Choreographer of the Year at the Starpower Battle of the Stars national competition in Uncasville, CT. It was the second time that Rosanio had captured the award in her distinguished 37 years in dance. Rosanio owns Sheila Rosanio’s School of Dance and Gymnastics in Revere, MA.
1990s
Bethany Brown ’94 has taken a position as an investigator at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Brown served as a disability rights paralegal in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office for more than 18 years.
Dianne Finch ’91 published Big Data in Small Slices, which explores data visualization for communicators, covering everything from data collection and analysis to the creation of effective data visuals.
Julie Gray ’99 was among those named 10 Outstanding Women Leaders in Commercial Real Estate by Boston Real Estate Times. An executive vice president at McCall & Almy, Gray is one of the leaders of McCall & Almy’s strategic advisory team. Lois Hamill G’97 recently published her third book, Archives 101, a practical reference for people who, regardless of their professional education or institution type, care for historical records, photographs, and collections. She is the university archivist at Northern Kentucky University and has recently been promoted to professor.
Michael James ’95 was recently named chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Cambridge Health Alliance.
Makeeba McCreary ’97 was recently named president of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund. A Boston native who has been a top executive at the Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Public Schools, McCreary took office in September 2021.
Ligia Noriega-Murphy ’90, CER’04 officially assumed her role as Malden’s superintendent of schools this past summer. She comes to Malden with 26 years of experience in the Boston Public Schools as a teacher, department leader, principal, and assistant superintendent. Jeanne Regis ’98 earned her master’s in public administration from Suffolk University in May 2021.
Anthony Tsougranis ’91 received NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal for his contributions to the mission of NASA. He is a member of NASA’s Office of International and Interagency Relations. In 2020, he was elected vice president of the International Astronautical Federation.
Richard Bagge ’93
Earlier this year, the Boston Business Journal named Richard Bagge ’93, the CFO of Manning Personnel Group, a 2021 Boston Business Journal CFO of the Year for small private companies. The annual award recognizes chief financial officers who make a difference in their companies, organizations, and communities. Bagge joined Manning Personnel Group in January 2016 and oversees all aspects of the finance, accounting, IT, and administration for the firm. Prior to joining Manning Personnel, he was the CFO for Hearthstone Partners, the Boston-area franchisee for Cosi. As CFO, Bagge oversaw finance, accounting, human resources, information technology, and real estate for all 14 restaurants. He earned his bachelor’s in political science, history, and economics from UMass Boston.
2000s
Stephen Lavery ’08 earned an MBA from McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management in May 2021, with concentrations in strategy & global leadership and business analytics. He will begin the next chapter of his career as philanthropy technology project manager at Grantbook.
Yves Salomon-Fernández ’01 has accepted a position as senior vice president at Southern New Hampshire University. She was previously president of Greenfield Community College.
Kristen Dowling G’16
Kristen Dowling G’16 was named the 2020–2021 Saint Louis Public School District Educator of the Year in a surprise ceremony at Carnahan High School of the Future, where she has taught for the past four years. The mission of the program is to honor, promote, and celebrate excellence in the teaching ranks. Dowling teaches general and honors chemistry, along with the Project Lead the Way Biomedical Science Pathway. She earned her bachelor’s in biology from Yale University and her master’s in secondary education from UMass Boston.
Glennys Sanchez ’09
Gov. Charlie Baker appointed Glennys Sanchez ’09 as trustee of Northern Essex Community College (NECC). Sanchez is a community activist and leader in K–16 edu b cccxcation and research. She is currently a senior associate with the Great Schools Partnership, a nonprofit school support organization working to redesign public education. In that role, she coaches schools and school districts throughout New England on equity-centered and anti-racist approaches to reimagining public education. A native of the Dominican Republic, Sanchez is also active in the Lawrence community, currently serving as a trustee of the Lawrence Public Library; vice president of the Lawrence History Center; and clerk of the Board of the Bread and Roses Heritage Committee, of which she is a former president and vice president. She graduated from NECC with high honors and an associate degree in business in 2005. She went on to earn a bachelor’s in economics from UMass Boston and a master of education in community engagement from Merrimack College.
Kaili Turner ’03 was awarded an SNL Scholarship to study comedy at The Second City. A partnership between The Second City and Saturday Night Live, the scholarship grants comedians the opportunity to further their professional development at the legendary comedy improv theater.
2010s
Joseph Bagley G’13 published Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them, which surveys 50 Boston buildings that predate the 1800s. Bagley is Boston city archaeologist, a historic preservationist, and a staff member of the Boston Landmarks Commission.
Julianne Michelle Falzarano CER’18 has taken on the role of assistant principal at Revere High School. Falzarano has been a mathematics teacher for the past 14 years. She holds a certificate of graduate studies in educational leadership from UMass Boston.
Daniel Hartford ’13 has joined Morgan Stanley as a financial advisor. In his role, Hartford is responsible for portfolio management, securities risk analysis, and trading.
William Heineman PhD’11 was unanimously approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education as the fifth president of North Shore Community College.
Din Jenkins ’12 was recognized as a Black Excellence honoree by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus during the Black Excellence on the Hill event on February 26. He received the honor for his work both as an administrative sergeant in the Stoughton Police Department and with his company, Supply the Why. Michael Maloney ’13 released a new album earlier this year called January Hopeful. The album is a compilation of Maloney’s work, spanning over 10 years of his life, starting in high school. Maloney also plays with his Irish band, The Boston Harbor Bhoys.
Tanya Mitchell G’18 joined the Davis Companies firm as director of human resources and DEI initiatives. She will also play a leading role in advancing the firm’s environmental, social, and governance agenda.
2020s
Fatema Abdoo ’20 is among the inaugural cohort of Behavioral Health Service Corps scholars at William James College in Newton, MA. Abdoo said her future work will likely involve advocating for inclusive and accessible mental health care for underserved communities. She earned her bachelor’s in criminal justice from UMass Boston.
Nora Fitzwilliam ’20 was recently accepted to the Tufts University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program for the class of 2024. She graduated from UMass Boston with her bachelor’s in biology.
Les Jordan ’20 was named vice president of product management and strategy for MobileSmith Health, a health care-focused software vendor specializing in patient engagement and adherence.
Amanda Tokash-Peters PhD’20 recently became a faculty member in the Science Department at Centenary University, a small liberal arts college in New Jersey.
IN MEMORIAM
Since our last issue, it has saddened us to learn of the passing of the following members of the UMass Boston community.
Alumni
Arlene Kalick Altman ’83 Joseph A. Bage ’61 Henry F. Barry G’83 Joseph Robert Birolini ’20 Steven V. Boeri ’68 Rev. Walter R. Braman G’68 Raymond J. Buckland ’86 Joseph E. Burke ’54 Kathleen A. Mccabe
Casey ’56 Robert L. Casey ’56 Arleen M. Chapin ’06 Michael S. Chappelle ’92 Anthony P. Cirignano ’73 Stephen J. Clegg ’74 Kathleen M. Codair ’95 Claire Jacobson Cohen ’48 Alicia Dunn Coletti ’54 Edward Donald Connelly ’62 Joseph G. Contrada ’73 Kevin S. Counter ’91 Michael J. Crowe ’74, ’81 Ellen K. Curran ’69 Elizabeth R. DeBlois
Yale, PhD’09 Paul E. Deschenes ’69 John P. DiBenedetto G’63 Thomas M. Donahue ’80 Sister E. Julie Donovan,
SNDdeN G’76 Frances T. Doyle ’83 Mark B. Dunay ’71 Justin A. Dunleavy ’84 Murtonda A. Durant ’89 Margaret E. English ’91, G’95 Patricia J. Feeney ’88 Edwin George Fein ’67 John Anthony Feloney III ’83 Robert E. Field ’69 William J. Fitzgerald G’94 Michael C. Fitzpatrick ’94 Carole J. Flanagan ’79 Margaret M. Flint G’51 Ann F. Foley ’64, ’89 Doreen Parker Freeman ’87 John Godfrey ’75 Timothy P. Goguen ’71 Joann L. Goldberg ’77 Emily M. Gregory G’55 Charles M. Grimley ’61 Julia M. Guilfoyle ’60 Allan R. Gullicksen ’72 David C. Hawkins G’01 Susan G. Hayes ’74 David F. Hayward ’69 Margaret L. Heavey ’68 Aileen Kerr Hegarty ’59 William F. Henderson III ’70 William F. Hennessey G’48 Eileen Robinson Holey ’92 Gary Albert Horton ’82 Joanne J. Kaczan ’90 Barbara K. McKinley
Keeping ’81 Kenneth G. Kelley ’71, G’79 Richard J. Kelley ’76 Cecelia A. Hufnagel
Ledwith ’51 Paul J. Linehan ’68 Carl Gerard Lyman ’60 Richard P. Mackin ’85 Richard A. Macklin ’80 Theodore A. Marakoulos ’81
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Professor Xiaogang Deng
Professor Xiaogang Deng was an exceptional scholar and a generous and caring human being. During his 26 years at UMass Boston, Professor Deng was a vital and highly valued member of the Department of Sociology as well as a role model for other Chinese and Asian professors and students on campus and throughout Massachusetts. He helped develop and served as director of the department’s large Criminal Justice Program, bringing to it the same sociological sensibilities that shaped his scholarship. He was a significant contributor to the College of Liberal Arts, regularly teaching well-received seminars on research methods, crime, and criminal justice. Together with his wife, children, and grandchildren, colleagues and friends established the Xiaogang Deng Graduate Paper Award in his honor and dedicated a memorial bench on UMass Boston’s harbor campus.
Jane E. (Monahan) Milano ’55
Jane E. (Monahan) Milano ’55, beloved and proud alumna, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2021. A graduate of State Teachers College at Boston, Jane earned her bachelor of science in education in 1955. After graduating, she taught first grade for 23 years at Holy Parish School in West Roxbury, MA. Jane was a passionate volunteer, having cofounded the Boston Teachers College Scholarship Committee with good friend Marie Fox ’52 and served as treasurer for many years. Jane was a generous supporter of the BTC Scholarship Fund, contributing annually to the fund and motivating her classmates to do the same. Jane will be fondly remembered for her beautiful smile, her caring heart, and her wonderful personality.
Betty Taymor
Betty Taymor, a trailblazing force who brought women’s concerns and voices to prominence in the Democratic Party in Massachusetts, passed away this June at the age of 100. Founder of UMass Boston Graduate Certificate Program for Women in Politics and Public Policy, and cofounder of the university’s Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, Ms. Taymor began her foray into politics in the late 1940s. In addition to being the Massachusetts coordinator for the campaigns of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Congressman Robert F. Drinan, Ms. Taymor was an eight-term delegate to the Democratic National Convention and a member of the U.S. National Commission of UNESCO. She detailed her life in politics in her memoir Running Against the Wind: The Continuing Struggle of Women in Massachusetts Politics. Her legacy includes the more than 900 women who graduated from the certificate program and two endowed funds at UMass Boston named in her honor: The Betty Taymor Scholarship Fund and the Betty Taymor Distinguished Public Service Fellowship.
IN MEMORIAM
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Leonard J. Mariani ’82 Julia A. Mariano Testa ’95 Mary Rhinelander McCarl G’82 William F. McCarthy ’79 Rita Staropoli McDonald ’59 John J. McGinty ’88 Clare Carr McLaughlin ’53 Michael A. McLean ’78 Julie Donlan McNabb ’76 Arthur W. Mellace G’74 Robert A. Mickiewicz ’77 Leslie E. Rinaldo Mili ’78 Ann Sullivan Morris ’50 Peter B. Murray ’69 Albert C. Nolan, Jr. G’90 Kelly A. Worrall Nutwell ’82 Edward T. Odonnell ’98 Elena Adele Oxford ’78 Edward L. Paderson G’98 Josephine G. Trocchio Pero ’52 Eleanor K. Pimentel-Swierk ’76 Frank J. Pulera ’73 Stephen M. Robinson ’72 Mary A. Rooney ’81 Phyllis E. Schlosberg ’60 Josephine A. Sgroi ’89 Barry E. Shannon ’68 Fred Shporer ’76 John W. Shyne, Jr. G’69 Margaret Teresa Norton
Silverio ’72 Adam H. Spiro ’99 Tobias B. Stover G’09 David Dale Strimple Linnea Elise Lemasurier
Sturdy ’18 John M. Sullivan G’93 Sheila M. Sylvester ’78 Claudett C. Tice ’77 Robert E. Tippo ’69 Barbara Visnet Quinn CER’93 Richard F. Walsh ’73 Nancy B. Butler Wilson ’69 Jane C. McNamara Wood ’57
Faculty and Staff
Professor Arthur C. Barry Professor Quentin Chavous Jonathan L. Crawford Professor Maurice J. Eash Professor Gina Feuerlicht Professor Thomas G. Fratto Professor Delores B. Gallo Christian Goldy Father Jerry Hogan Annette B. Brounstein
Lieberman Professor Richard S. Lyons Professor Susan S. McGinley Ian S. Menzies Michael J. Meyer Professor Perry Miller Harryman A. Moe Professor Emeritus Robert A.
Morris Professor Emeritus Lois R.
Rudnick
Betty Taymor Robert L. Turner Professor James F. Ward
Friends
David Eylath Dr. William A. Gamson
Dr. Vartan Gregorian Annebelle Harris Jeanica K. Julce Joseph Tucker
Eaden Marti ’20 Fights for the Environment
By Vanessa Chatterley
Eaden Marti ’20 was only a few months away from graduating with his bachelor’s degree in theater arts from UMass Boston. But all his plans for the future were thrown off kilter when the global pandemic swept the nation.
A seasoned magician and mentalist who had been performing live shows since high school, Marti already had a steady lineup of appearances scheduled in and around the Boston area after receiving his degree. However, the pandemic forced him into rewriting his shows—which were largely interactive, relying on audience participation and engagement—to accommodate a virtual platform. So he took a step back from the stage to pursue another personal passion: firefighting.
Marti’s father and sister are firefighters, and he wanted to follow in the family tradition. When he was 14, Marti joined the fire department in his hometown of Warwick, Massachusetts, as a junior volunteer and remains an on-call firefighter to this day.
“As a little kid, my dream was always to be a wildland firefighter,” he said.
He discovered that the AmeriCorps St. Louis Emergency Response Team (ERT) did a large part of its work in wildland firefighting, so he signed up with them and moved to Missouri. Not only do ERT volunteers respond to natural disasters, they also take on conservation projects. Marti found himself battling fires in national forests and other locations in California, Missouri, Illinois, and Montana. He also worked maintaining and restoring land on the Continental Divide Trail and spent a week with a U.S. Forest Service crew in the Tobacco Root Mountains in Montana.
“I think I visited almost every state in the West in the past year,” he said.
His day-to-day life during his yearlong stint was unpredictable. “There is no consistency in your life,” he said. “Every day you’re sleeping somewhere else, you’re doing different jobs, you’re always working in a crew of at least five to eight people, often larger. It’s a very different lifestyle than what I had been used to before.”
Marti recently completed his volunteer term with ERT and is back to booking online and in-person magic shows—but he has pledged to volunteer with another fire crew this spring.
“I feel incredibly lucky that I am able to pursue both my passions of performing as well as firefighting,” he said. “The education I got and the connections I made at UMass Boston helped me continue on this path.”
Photo by Derek Yang
Vincent G’89 and Robin Loporchio Launch Summer Internships on the Hill
By Andrea Kennedy
As an intern for Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis’s administration, “I loved going into the State House,” Vin Loporchio G’89 recalled. “Walking up those stairs every day, I used to take them two or three at a time.”
Loporchio, who recently retired as senior vice president of corporate communications at Fidelity, said the connections he made during that internship “pretty much made my career possible.” But he couldn’t have taken the position if—like most legislative internships today—it had been unpaid. “Not everyone can participate in an unpaid internship if they’ve got to pay their bills or put food on the table or pay for tuition,” said Vin, who earned a master’s degree in public affairs from UMass Boston’s John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies while working in the Mass. Office of Economic Affairs during the day. “And these internships are critical.”
That’s why, when the university approached Vin and his wife, Robin—a patent attorney with Raytheon who also got her start working in government—about funding a paid internship program at the Massachusetts State House, they jumped at the chance. Together, the Loporchios and the McCormack Graduate School launched the Robin and Vincent G. Loporchio Internship “On the Hill” Fund, which will send two UMass Boston students to the State House for full-time, paid summer internships each year for five years.
In summer 2021, the program sent its first two interns to the Hill (remotely, due to COVID restrictions). Natalie Shellito G’18, PhD’23, a student in gerontology studying how policy impacts elderly citizens, joined the office of Senator Adam Hinds. There, she prepared a report on intergenerational research and care models for a special committee chaired by Senator Hinds.
Violet Acumo PhD’23, a PhD candidate in public policy from Uganda, helped Representative Daniel Hunt develop a bill supporting racially inclusive and gender-responsive distribution of COVID stimulus funds for an equitable recovery.
The Loporchios are thrilled—and impressed. “We are excited that our interns are able to partake in some really enriching work and learning experiences without having to worry about whether they are short-changing their ability to fund their academic careers,” said Robin.
Alumni EVENTS
he Office of Alumni Engagement continues to host a variety of events and initiatives that bring our Beacons together in pandemic-safe ways year-round. Looking to stay connected with your alma mater and fellow alumni? We’ve got you covered.
Visit our calendar at alumni.umb.edu/events for more information about dates and details of upcoming events. As we continue to broaden our alumni engagement and outreach, we’d like to hear from you! For questions or suggestions, please email alumni@umb.edu.
s Alumna and longtime supporter of UMass Boston, Norma Ross Casey ’57, chats with Chancellor Suárez-Orozco at the Cape Cod Alumni and Friends Reception this past summer.
s The UMass Boston Alumni Association hosted its annual scholarship reception earlier this year to recognize and celebrate its 2021 student scholars. Each year the event gives scholarship recipients the opportunity to meet with members of the Alumni Association board and thank them for their unwavering generosity and support. s We invited alumni and friends to our Cape Cod reception earlier this summer to meet Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco (pictured above) and network with each other.
t This October, we hosted our first in-person Beacon 5K and were thrilled to see how many members of the UMass Boston community joined us to walk or run the Boston Harborwalk!
s Fakisha Fabre ’17, G’17; Karen Mulloy ’17; Nikki Herook G’14; and Jinal Shah ’16 catch up at the New York City reception this past October.
t Members of the Run for Krystle Boston Marathon Team also attended our in-person Beacon 5K, which raised more than $8,000 for the Krystle Campbell Scholarship Fund and the Young Alumni Council Scholarship Fund.
Young Alumni
The Young Alumni Council has more than doubled in size in just this past year with the addition of seven new members. The following members began their term on July 1, 2021.
Natalie Belflower ’15 Political Science, College of Liberal Arts Office Management Specialist, Department of State North Bethesda, MD Haydy George ’14 Biology, College of Science and Mathematics Office Management Specialist, Biotech Pre-clinical Operations Consultant, Avrobio, Inc. Braintree, MA Daniel Gibbons ’19 English, College of Liberal Arts Assistant Residence Hall Director, University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT Chhenlee Ly ’15, G’18 Management, College of Management Internal Audit Manager, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Leominster, MA
Joseph Miller ’14 Exercise and Health Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Study Designer, New England Survey Systems Hanover, MA Andréia Soarés ’15 Psychology, College of Liberal Arts Client Success Manager, Panorama Education Providence, RI Elizabeth West ’19 History, College of Liberal Arts JD Candidate, Suffolk University Law School
Braintree, MA
The Young Alumni Council adds new members twice a year but accepts membership applications on a rolling basis. If you're interested in joining the YAC, submit an online application at umb.edu/YAC.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT Awards
Mass Boston recognizes that our success is a reflection of the
accomplishments of our alumni. That’s why we are excited to announce the first-ever
Alumni Achievement Awards. The awards
will recognize the accomplishments of outstanding alumni of UMass Boston and its legacy schools who have made an impact in their community and on the university.
For complete details of the nomination process, as well as award descriptions and eligibility criteria, go toumb.edu/AAA.
Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2022
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