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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 (193 reads)
Congratulations to wrestling sophomore Nathan Morgan, named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week! Morgan currently sports the best record on the team of 21-1 and leads the Big 12 with 50 takedowns in duals. Christine McMiken, former Cowgirl distance runner, is being inducted into the OSU Athletic Hall of Honor tomorrow (Friday). McMiken was the 1984 NCAA 10,000-meter champion and 1985 NCAA 3,000-meter champion eight-time. She also set a world record that stood for 17 years in the three-mile run and was a member of the 1988 Olympic team.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 (109 reads)
Oklahoma State University has scheduled additional public forums in the coming weeks to gather input on the campus master plan. The university expects to present the plan to the OSU Board of Regents for approval at its March meeting in Stillwater.
Led by project consultant, the Benham Companies, the university has been working on the plan since early last year. It will guide more than $700 million in construction projects for academic, student life, infrastructure and athletic facilities in the next five years, a period of a historic growth at OSU.
“It is important to remember that the campus master plan is a document that can be revised over the years as OSU changes,” said OSU System CEO and President David Schmidly. “It will serve as our roadmap for the future and contains the physical concepts and ideas that complement the aspirations outlined in our ‘Achieving Greatness’ strategic plan to make OSU a more competitive institution.”
Schedule of campus master plan forums: (For more details, http://osu.okstate.edu/cmp/index"click here".)
Feb. 2 Faculty Council Forum,
Click Hall, Alumni Center 4 – 5:30pm
Feb. 6 Stillwater Residents Forum,
Stillwater Public Library 4 – 5:30pm
Student Forum,
Click Hall, Alumni Center 7 – 8:30pm
Feb. 9 City and County Leaders Forum,
Stillwater Public Library 5 – 6:30pm
Feb. 13 Staff Forum,
Click Hall, Alumni Center 4 – 5:30pm
Feb. 21 Town Hall Meeting,
Stillwater Public Library 5 – 6:30pm
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 (120 reads)
Dr. Sara M. Freedman, dean and professor of management in the College of Business and Industry at Mississippi State University, has been named the 17th dean of the William S. Spears School of Business at OSU.
Her appointment was approved and announced during the meeting of the Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents in Muskogee.
“With Dr. Freedman’s leadership ability and extensive experience, we look forward to this already outstanding school becoming even more recognized across the nation,” said OSU System CEO and President David J. Schmidly
Prior to accepting the deanship at Mississippi State in 1998, Freedman served as dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Houston for three years, and was associate dean for Academic and Research Programs for 10 years. For more details, http://osu.okstate.edu/news/freedman_witter.htm"click here".
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 (133 reads)
Oklahoma State University has announced that alumni Joe and Connie Mitchell of Glen Rose, Texas, have given $3 million toward OSU’s Academic Enhancement Center [AEC] and the “Next Level” stadium campaign for Cowboy football.
“This is a special gift that touches both academics and athletics,” said OSU System CEO and President David J. Schmidly.
“Graduation and success beyond athletics is a top priority for our student-athletes and strengthening our AEC will help us reach that objective. Several of our colleges have student success centers that enhance the learning experience and the AEC is doing the same for our student athletes, allowing them to achieve at the highest level academically. We are extremely grateful to the Mitchells for stepping forward and investing at a significant level in the future of Oklahoma State.”
In recognition of the Mitchell’s generous commitment, the AEC will be renamed the Joe and Connie Mitchell Academic Enhancement Center. Joe Mitchell earned his bachelor’s degree in architectural studies in 1974, and Connie earned her degree in business education in 1972. The couple was formerly involved in the telecommunication industry and currently operates 10XXX Ranch. For more details, http://osu.okstate.edu/news/mitchellgift_hulsey.htm"click here".
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Basketball Chapter Watch Parties
Monday, January 23, 2006 (166 reads)
Catch all of the great Cowboy football action even if you can't make it to Stillwater! Alumni Chapters across the country are hosting watch parties to support the team. Check out one in your neighborhood for the next OSU basketball game! Houston Fox Sports Grill 5175 Westheimer Rd. Galleria 111, Westheimer & Sage 713-439-1369 Free surface parking in front Tulsa Fox & Hound Pub & Grill 7001 South Garnett Road,Broken Arrow,OK Kay County Marland Mansion Ballroom 901 Monument Road Ponca City Dallas Ten Sports Grill (NEW sports bar downtown) 1302 Main Street Dallas, TX 75202 Stadium Cafe Sports Bar and Grill 4872 Belt Line Road Addison, TX 75254 Beef O'Brady's Family Sports Pub 6150 Eldorado Parkway McKinney, TX 75070 Cactus Cowboys (Phoenix) 16th Street Sports Bar and Grill, 6522 North 16th Street, Phoenix They are at near the northwest corner of 16th Street and Maryland Fort Worth Humperdinks 700 Six Flags Drive, Arlington 817 640 8553 Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Original Varsity at NW 63rd and Western Austin Legend's Sports Bar in the Holiday Inn Northwest http://www.hotelaustin.com/lounge/lounge.html Kansas City Fox and Hound in Overland Park (105th and Metcalf) SE Kansas (Wichita) Fox & Hound (NE corner of E. 13th St. & Webb Rd.) Southwest Missouri The Fox and Hound 2035 E Independence Springfield, MO Chicago Solstice at 2666 N. Halsted (just south of Diversey on Halsted) Anchorage, Alaska The Peanut Farm; Old Seward HWY St. Louis Mike Duffy's Pub & Grill 6662 Clayton Rd. Richmond Heights, MO 63117 314 644-3700
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Monday, January 23, 2006 (123 reads)
With the news of Boone Pickens’ latest gift to Oklahoma State University still reaching alumni, many have shared a want to express thanks to the legendary oilman for his generous donation. The $165 million donation is to be used to fund one of the nation’s most comprehensive collegiate athletic complexes during the next five to 10 years. If you would like to share words of thanks to Boone Pickens, you can send your message to info@orangeconnection.org and we will pass it on.
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Monday, January 23, 2006 (138 reads)
STILLWATER, OK -- Oklahoma State University senior Kara Cook of Stillwater has been named one of 12 national recipients of the coveted 2006-2007 George J. Mitchell Scholarship. Cook, the first OSU student ever to receive the Mitchell award, will use the fellowship to study for a master’s degree in Anglo-Irish Literature at University College in Dublin, Ireland.
“I want to congratulate Kara on this tremendous achievement,” said OSU System CEO and President David Schmidly. “The Mitchell has, in its eight-year history, become a highly prestigious award, due to the limited number of awards they give out and the large number of applications. Kara’s success once again shows the quality of the education and campus experience at OSU. I also congratulate the faculty who taught her, and the many students who worked alongside her.”
Dr. Bob Graalman, director of Scholar Development and Recognition, said, “Kara came to OSU with a lot of ambition and talent, and the Mitchell Scholarship was clearly a perfect match for her interests and abilities. Everyone who worked with her felt she was a perfect candidate, and evidently the Mitchell selection committee felt the same.”
Launched in 1998, the Mitchell Scholarship recognizes outstanding young Americans who exhibit the highest standards of academic excellence, leadership and community service. Administered by the US-Ireland Alliance, a non-partisan, non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., the Scholarship is named in honor of the pivotal role the former U.S. Senator played in the Northern Ireland peace process. The Mitchell Scholarship program links future American leaders to the island of Ireland by a year of graduate study at a university in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Although still relatively new, the Mitchell Scholarships have become one of the most prestigious, intensely competed fellowship programs in the United States. Recipients have withdrawn from the long-established Rhodes, Marshall and Fulbright competitions to pursue a Mitchell Scholarship. There were 236 applicants from 171 colleges and universities for this year’s 12 awards.
As part of the interview process, Cook traveled to two interviews in Washington, D.C., in late fall.
According to Graalman, one of the primary reasons Cook was so competitive was her balance between academics and public service at a very high level. “Not only is she a fantastic scholar, she is a great public servant who wants to help improve the condition of society,” he said. He also cited the wonderful job that OSU faculty from several disciplines did in describing her attributes for the required letters of recommendation.
Dr. Bob Darcy, OSU Regents Professor of Political Science and a dual citizen of Ireland and the U.S., carried the Mitchell Fellowship information to the OSU Office of Scholar Development and Recognition a few years ago. He has served as a teacher and mentor for Cook.
“I’m excited about Kara and that the Mitchell Fellowship is something that OSU is adding to its history of achieving for its students,” Darcy said. “ Ireland is an interesting and exciting place with ancient universities, and Kara is going to have a wonderful and stimulating time there.”
On Jan. 26, “The Oklahoma Women’s Almanac,” a book authored by Darcy and co-authored by Cook, will be available. It is being published by OPSA Press, and is a project of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women, and the Women’s Archives at OSU.
OSU James Joyce scholar, Dr. Ed Walkiewicz, mentored Cook’s proposals and played the lead role in helping her organize the ideas for her application, Graalman said.
“Kara's scholarship is creative, adventurous, and thorough. I have had the pleasure of directing her fascinating Honors thesis on James Joyce and America,” Walkiewicz said. “Going by what she has told me, the ambitiousness and appropriateness of her project greatly impressed the Mitchell selection committee, including the Pulitzer Prize winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon.”
Cook, a graduate of Stillwater High School, will receive her bachelor’s degree in English and political science this spring. She is the daughter of Lones Frank Cook and Debra Givray, now of Highlands Ranch, Colo.
She currently is chair of the Student Government Association Senate, and was chair of the budget committee. She serves as a student representative on the OSU Diversity Task Force, and founded and directs the Committee on African Americans to study and make recommendations on remedying the historically low minority presence at the university.
Cook was president of the ECO-OSU organization, an umbrella group to unify and coordinate university environmental advocacy groups, and was recycling chair of the OSU student government. To promote reading literature, she inaugurated what is now an annual university event, the OSU Literary Awareness Week.
The Mitchell Scholarship program was inaugurated in 1998 with an endowment from the Government of Ireland. Other significant financial support is provided by the Northern Ireland Department for Employment and Learning, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, BD (Becton Dickinson & Company), Bombardier Aerospace (NI) Foundation, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners, The Crucible Corporation, and the McDonnell Charitable Foundation.
USIT, Ireland’s premier student travel organization, provides a travel stipend to each scholar, and universities in Ireland and Northern Ireland contribute housing and tuition to the Mitchell Scholars.
The Mitchell Scholarship Selection Committee included Dr. Ian Brick, a retired senior business executive born in Belfast; Mark Ein, founder and CEO of Venturehouse Group; Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul M uldoon; William F. Harris, Executive Director of Science Foundation Ireland; Kenton Keith, vice president of the Meridian International Center; Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute; Orla O’Hanrahan, counselor of the Embassy of Ireland; and Tim Losty, director of the Northern Ireland Bureau in Washington, DC.
Corporate sponsors of the US-Ireland Alliance include CRH, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners, Diageo Ireland, IONA Technologies, and the Jurys Doyle Hotel Group.
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Monday, January 23, 2006 (123 reads)
OSU-Oklahoma City Early Care Program boasts the first students nationwide to earn college credit as they become Child Passenger Safety Technicians with SAFE Kids Worldwide. OSU-OKC is the first college to ever offer college credit and make child passenger safety and transportation part of a degree program.
In recognition of their efforts, students hosted a free “Child Safety Seat Checkup” event. Certified Child Passenger Safety Specialists educated parents and caregivers on proper installation of child car seats and addressed common car seat questions, such as how to prevent children from climbing out of a car seat, how to make the car seat stay in place and when is a good time to turn a baby’s car seat around to face forward.
“Statewide, this is big news in early care because the Department of Human Services, who licenses regulations for child care facilities, is in the process of revising current regulations to include specific training in child passenger safety and transportation,” said Kim Pearsall, OSU-OKC department head of Early Care Education.
Students earning college credit to become Child Passenger Safety Technicians must complete the fast track 8-week course based on the National Standardized Child Passenger Safety Training program. In addition to the national requirements, OSU-OKC students participate in the Precision Driving Technique course, which teaches emergency maneuvers, accident avoidance, and 15-passenger van principles.
OSU-OKC offers the state’s only Certificate of Mastery in Early Care Education Administration, and Early Care Education Associate of Applied Science degree. The Early Care Education program provides the skills, knowledge and hands-on training necessary for a career in child care.
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Monday, January 23, 2006 (125 reads)
The 2006 OSU Alumni Association Hall of Fame recognition dinner will take place on February 17, 2006 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. Induction into the Alumni Hall of Fame is the highest honor the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association bestows. It is given as recognition of outstanding professional and personal achievement bringing honor and distinction to Oklahoma State University.
This year’s honorees are:
Leonard Court
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Attorney, Crowe & Dunlevy
Presented by
Dean Stringer
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ross McKnight
Throckmorton, Texas
Presented by
Jack Stuteville
Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Helen Newman Roche
McLean, Virginia
Sr. Vice-President (Ret.), Gulf Stream Aerospace Corp.
Presented by
Wes Watkins
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jessie Thatcher Bost
Honored Posthumously
First OAMC Female Graduate
Presented by
Dr. James Halligan
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Given to those who give back to OSU with great significance, the honor of Hall of Fame has been given to many celebrated people including Ed Malzahn, Owner and CEO of Charles Machine Works/DitchWitch; Donald L. Nickles, U.S. Senator and has served as Assistant Republican Majority Leader; Scott Hendricks, President of Capitol, major music studio and recording company; and W. Wayne Allen, Former Chairman and CEO of Phillips Petroleum.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 (118 reads)
STILLWATER, OKLA. — Oklahoma State University Foundation announces the opening of Doel Reed: From Stillwater to Taos, a collection of original artwork by celebrated Southwestern artist and late OSU professor Doel Reed. The exhibit is on display in the Foundation’s Malinda Berry Fischer Gallery now through March 3.
“Doel Reed is still widely regarded as one of the most successful and collectable printmakers in the Southwest,” said Dr. Mark White, OSU Art Historian. “He was one of the first artists in Oklahoma that really tried to capture the distinctive aspects of the state’s landscape.”
After studying at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Reed became the first art professor at then Oklahoma A&M University. He supervised the creation of an art department in 1930, serving as its first chairman for 29 years. While at OSU, Reed developed skills in printmaking and aquatints, eventually gaining national and international recognition for his art.
One of Reeds’ aquatints is located in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France, and another is housed in Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England. Here in the U.S., his work is included in almost every major museum in the country, plus the Library of Congress.
“Doel Reed single-handedly built the art department from just himself to many faculty members,” OSU art professor Bob Parks said. “He had an enormous influence on future generations of artists at OSU. We owe our existence as a department to his work and inspiration.”
Reed’s collection includes paintings, drawings and aquatints of Southwestern landscapes. His early work focused on the Cimarron River area, often including Arcadian themes such as classical bathers in the Oklahoma countryside.
Although first acknowledged for Oklahoma artwork, Reed earned greater acclaim for his northern New Mexico landscapes. Annual visits to Taos, N.M. and the surrounding Sangre de Christo Mountains provided inspiration for Reed’s work. After retiring from OSU in 1959, Reed moved to Talpa, N.M. to continue painting and printmaking. He earned his greatest recognition for images of adobe ruins and mountain terrain of the northern Rio Grande area.
“In my opinion, Reed distinguished himself from many of his colleagues by focusing almost exclusively on the Hispanic presence in New Mexico,” White said. “Whereas many of his colleagues were interested in Native American life in New Mexico, Reed focused on the villages and ranching communities that had existed since Spanish and Mexican colonial occupation.”
Although Reed passed away in 1985, his artwork continues to gain notoriety in the 20 years since his death.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 (113 reads)
Vote for Gallagher-Iba Arena as the Toughest Arena in the Nation on ESPN SportsNation. You must rank all 10 arenas listed by dragging the number to the college’s logo. Make sure you rank Gallagher-Iba number 1 at http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/listranker?id=429! GO COWBOYS!!
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 (110 reads)
With the news of Boone Pickens’ latest gift to Oklahoma State University still reaching alumni, many have shared a want to express thanks to the legendary oilman for his generous donation. The $165 million donation is to be used to fund one of the nation’s most comprehensive collegiate athletic complexes during the next five to 10 years. If you would like to share words of thanks to Boone Pickens, you can send your message to info@orangeconnection.org and we will pass it on.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006 (117 reads)
STILLWATER, OK – Oklahoma State University officials announced today that legendary oilman Boone Pickens has donated $165 million to be used to fund one of the nation’s most comprehensive collegiate athletic complexes during the next five to 10 years.
Pickens’ gift is the largest single donation for athletics to an institution of higher education in U.S. history.
“My passion for OSU has only intensified over the years as I recognize the link between my education and my success,” said Pickens, 77. “I believe that developing teams that are competitive in all sports requires the best facilities possible. Developing those facilities will help move the university into a new era, both in athletics and academics. Athletics have proven to be a significant contributor in the academic success of an institution, both from a fundraising and a performance perspective.”
A key element of long-term success, Pickens said, is a broader base of alumni financial support for OSU. “We are in a new era and I want to see all alums be a part of it,” he said.
Pickens earned a degree in geology from OSU in 1951. He went on to found Mesa Petroleum, which he grew into one of the nation’s largest independent oil and gas firms in his four decades of leadership there. He left the company in 1996 to found BP Capital, an energy investment firm that has consistently ranked as one of the most successful hedge funds in the U.S.
Pickens’ gift will help build the west end zone at Boone Pickens Stadium, a multi-purpose indoor practice complex, new soccer, track and tennis facilities, a new equestrian center, a new baseball stadium and new outdoor practice fields.
OSU System CEO and President David Schmidly says the gift is an important complement to the school’s strategic plan, “Achieving Greatness,” that calls for the spending of about $500 million on various academic, student life and related initiatives.
“This is a truly remarkable gift,” said Schmidly. “Mr. Pickens’ $165 million donation to our athletic program is a critical component of our three-pronged approach to developing a top-tier university. Athletics, academics, and student life must all fit together to build a competitive institution.
http://osu.okstate.edu/news/osuhistoricgift_shutt.htm"Click here" for more details and graphics.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006 (109 reads)
Gift Represents Largest Ever Cash Gift to Support a Collegiate Athletic Program in the History of the NCAA
We want to make you aware of a historic announcement Oklahoma State University will be making tomorrow in Stillwater. You are invited to attend the live press conference or view the web cast on http://www.okstate.com"www.okstate.com" beginning at 11:00 a.m. (CST).
In what is characterized as the “single largest donation” ever to an NCAA collegiate athletic program, Oklahoma State University officials are preparing to announce a record-setting gift, which, in terms of scope and magnitude, will propel Oklahoma State's ambitious vision to build a world-class athletic complex unrivaled in stature and size closer to reality. Details on the gift and its impact to elevate Oklahoma State's tradition-rich athletic program to a new level of national prominence and competitiveness in all sports will be presented at the press announcement.
What: Substantial Leadership Gift Announcement - Historic in Scope and Size
When: Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at 11 a.m.
Where: Varsity Club Room - Second Floor, Football Complex Inside the Athletic Center at Gallagher Iba Arena
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006 (109 reads)
For the first time in nearly 80 years Oklahoma State University is in the process of developing a campus master plan.
The campus master plan is a roadmap that will guide an unprecedented period of growth at OSU. The plan has two components, a five-year initial development period (IDP) that will site a number of construction projects that are already planned, and a longer-term 20-year period that looks at the direction the campus might take in the future. Construction of new academic, student life and athletic facilities is expected to exceed $700 million on the OSU campus over the next five years.
The plan will be the starting point to guide OSU campus development for the next 20 years and will support OSU’s strategic plan.
The master plan is a working, living document that will undergo changes in the years and decades ahead. It is an exciting vision of where OSU might be some day.
For more information about the campus master plan visit: http://osu.okstate.edu/cmp/"http://osu.okstate.edu/cmp/".
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Monday, January 09, 2006 (131 reads)
As the new year came, several new faces presented themselves at the OSU Alumni Association. These faces beaming with orange pride include the following.
Josh Pulver Coordinator of Chapters and External Relations
David Ritter Director of Technology Services
Jana Cunningham Director of Corporate Marketing
Jeff Cathy Director of Development
Please visit the http://www.orangeconnection.org/cgi-any/newspages.dll/teasers?sitename=OKTMP&pagegroup=staff&htmlfile=newspages2_staff.htm"staff page" to learn more about these new additions to the OSUAA Staff.
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Monday, January 09, 2006 (121 reads)
Students head back to class this week for the spring semester. Some important dates for students and parents alike are January 17, the last day to add/drop course (non-restrictive); January 20, last day to add (restrictive);
January 20, diploma applications for May Graduation due.
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006 (120 reads)
OSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa climbed in national rankings for the fifth straight year as one of the nation’s top medical schools for rural medicine, family medicine and primary care.
The magazine also ranked OSU’s Occupational Education Studies program at the Stillwater campus in tenth place, nationally. This program has been in the U.S. News rankings since 1996.
U.S.News’ “2006 Best Graduate Schools Guide,” an annual report card that analyzes schools in selected fields such as health care and medicine, shows the OSU medical school in 11th place in rural medicine, 16th in family medicine and 54th in primary care.
Dr. John Fernandes has done an exceptional job of leading the College of Osteopathic Medicine to greater heights,” OSU System CEO David Schmidly said. “The quality of our faculty, students and graduates has never been better. We’re honored to be Oklahoma’s only medical school ranked by U.S.News& World Report and proud to serve the state of Oklahoma with medical school graduates who stay in-state and serve the medical needs of our rural residents. We also commend the faculty and students in the Occupational Education Studies program. They have built an international reputation for this university.”
"Fernandes, president of the OSU Center for Health Sciences and dean of the medical school, said U.S.News compares the nation’s 144 medical schools based on opinions and data collected from college academic deans, program directors and senior faculty throughout the United States.
“Our consecutive top rankings reflect our longstanding commitment to the people of Oklahoma and to the Legislature to educate and train excellent physicians for our state,” said Fernandes. “We are honored to be recognized for meeting our mission of preparing the majority of the state’s rural and family doctors.”
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