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The National The Official JCI United Kingdom Quarterly Publication Available Online and on Paper
Inspiring Challenging Rewarding National President‟s Message We are now half way through 2009. Although there remains lots of doom and gloom, I actually see many opportunities ahead for our members. In this tough economic climate, JCI stands fast and continues to provide our members with skills and events which bring about positive change, conditions in which true entrepreneurs can thrive.
Empower Yourself by Empowering Others [page 2] President‟s & Deputy‟s Day [pages 3 to 6] JCI UK National Conference 2009: From Leeds with Love [pages 7 to 9]
Your local chamber is the backbone of this international organisation and is key to developing its members and the local community. What can you bring to JCI? What new skills can you learn? Why don‟t you go along to the next local event and find out?
On Your Bike! [page 10]
It occurred to me the other day that no matter how long you have been in this organisation, there is always something new to learn. The JCI UK National Board are currently tendering for a new website, this indeed has been a great learning curve and experience for all involved.
JCI featured in a Board Game [page 13]
I hope to see you all at the National Conference in Leeds. It promises to be a fantastic event. With my best wishes to you all.
National Board list and Diary [page 15]
Charlotte Best National President 2009 JCI United Kingdom
Talent Management with JCI [page 16]
JCI European Conference [pages 11 and 12]
Funding Opportunities in JCI UK [page 14]
JCI UK Welcomes Its Newest Members In Quarter 2 Of 2009 David Rouse
JCI Derbyshire
JCI London
JCI Doncaster
Dimitrios Inglezos Liga Malik
JCI Manchester
JCI London
Deborah Britstone Andrew Lawrence Chris Cotterill
Jamie Smyth Beverley Douglas Carl Quilliam
JCI Leeds
Manita Patel
JCI Leeds
Simon Brannon
JCI London
Leigh White
JCI Sheffield
Gareth Milner
JCI Leeds
Steve Amani
JCI London
JCI Sheffield
Robert Dowell
JCI Leeds
Vicky Simister
JCI London
Sandra Pilarczyk Claire Price
Sarah Atta
JCI Leeds
Eoin Cumisky
JCI Londonderry
Dean Weale
JCI Southampton
Craig Newman
JCI London
Michael Simpson
JCI Londonderry
JCI Southampton
Didier Fatio
JCI London
Paul McGahon
JCI Londonderry
Jenifer Richardson Tom Fox
JCI London
JCI Sheffield JCI Sheffield
JCI Southampton
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Empower Yourself by Empowering Others As a local chamber President in JCI you have the opportunity to serve your chamber during one year and you will be rewarded 100 times back. It creates a true inner joy to see other members develop themselves, see the energy grow in the group and get yourself out of your comfort zone! To be a President for one year is a unique leadership experience: hear it the story from Julia, Lucinda and Sofie:
Future Leaders Developed in JCI
Lucinda White, JCI Sheffield President 2008
“If you think you are
As I started my year as President, I was also beginning a life in motherhood which in turn, brought about its own challenges and enjoyment. JCI truly proved to be the supportive organisation it has always professed to be and I wouldn‟t have been able to juggle the two demanding roles without that ethos and understanding.
too small to have an
As a team, we set high targets for our chamber and as a team, we achieved them, plus more! I had always been able to manage a team but lacked confidence in public speaking so my year as President really threw me into this area and I feel much more confident as a result.
impact, try to go to bed with a mosquito in the room.”
ANITA RODDRICK Founder The Body Shop
JCI had a positive impact on me and I recommend the organisation to most people I talk to!
Sofie Sandell, JCI London President 2008 To be a JCI President means that you are a leader without any authority. You can‟t tell people what to do, you have to attract your members and create the right energy in the team, then things will start growing. My year as a President was very intensive. I spent a lot of time building relationships with other organisations and networks which was very rewarding. We spread the word about what JCI is and what we do. JCI London has a great team and one of the best things with being actively involved is to see members develop their skills and talents (that you might not have been aware of).
“First you jump off the cliffs and you build wings on the way down.”
If you would like to develop your inner leadership skills, then JCI is the right network to join and be active in! RAY BRADBURY
Julia Goodfellow, JCI Leeds President 2008 I was president of JCI Leeds during 2008 and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life! It was quite challenging fitting everything in to an already full schedule and pushing the boundaries of my comfort zones. I hardly watched TV at all, but I did find time to fall in love with someone I met through JCI, as well as making some other good friends and having a really good time! It was rewarding knowing that so many young people in and around Leeds benefitted from our activities during the year, and raising more than £2500 for children's charities, but even more rewarding to see team members grow in confidence and skills during the year. As well as time management and prioritisation, I have also developed my communication and public speaking skills significantly - mainly through practice! There's no doubt that it is hard work being a local President, but it is certainly well worth the time and effort spent on it, and I can highly recommend it to anyone considering it.
Prolific American author of science fiction and fantasy
Sofie Sandell National Marketing Director
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A first timer‟s perspective:
By Laura Zenbergs of JCI
JCI UK President‟s and Deputy‟s Day . . . Connecting Leaders On the 16th May, I accompanied JCI Doncaster‟s President, Natalie Aitken, to the annual „President‟s and Deputy‟s‟ Day‟ which was hosted by JCI Wakefield. The day started off with a meeting of National Council, was followed by a 90 minute session on „Creative Communication‟ facilitated by Beth Goddard of JCI Wakefield, then a session on „Word of Mouth Marketing‟ delivered by Adam Woodhall. The day ended with „Team Games‟ by Stuart Powell and Jon Stone which, unfortunately, I had to miss due to another engagement. This was my first experience of National Council (which, for those of you who don‟t know, is made up National Board (President, Deputy, Immediate Past President, Finance Director, Admin Director, Business Director, Personal Development Director, Marketing Director and National Event‟s Director) in addition to the local Presidents and the Regional Group Chairs (RGCs). At first, I found National Council quite daunting. It seemed very formal and bureaucratic with „official voting cards‟ being handed out, and I was told that you couldn‟t speak until you held up your voting card and were acknowledged by the National President! However, this system is simply to ensure that everyone has their equal say and nobody can manipulate the meeting - it‟s actually a very effective tool and one I certainly wish my employer would utilise!
Doncaster National Council lasted two and a half hours, which sounds like an insanely long meeting, but it genuinely flew by! I found the whole meeting really, really interesting! Various different initiatives were discussed, including TOYP (The Outstanding Young Person) and The Enterprise Project which is a new scheme organised in conjunction with the Prince‟s Trust. Lesley Young (Deputy National President) explained all about the different international opportunities available in JCI, and I found this of particular interest. When you first join JCI, it‟s difficult not to get overwhelmed with all the different avenues, so you just kind of block out the things that aren‟t of direct interest to you at the time….so it was nice for me to have almost a recap of the types of things available to me within JCI! For more information about anything that was discussed at National Council, get in touch with your local President or your RGC! The aim of the rest of the day is for President‟s and Deputy‟s from across the UK to meet up and share best practice, share planning strategies, and ultimately get to know each other better! Being a local President seems like an awful lot of hard work, and knowing that someone in Southampton or someone in Doncaster or someone in Manchester is going through the same anguish you are…. is actually quite reassuring! JCI is a voluntary organisation, and peoples‟ careers (and family lives) must always come first. Consequently, we all have times when we feel a bit less than enthusiastic about JCI. Knowing that you can pick up the phone and call someone who is in the same situation is such a relief and I think the idea of having a „Presidents and Deputy‟s Day‟ is absolutely fantastic!
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Wakey, Wakey Leadership!
Creative Connections facilitated by Beth Goddard of MORE! PRODUCTIONS "Thinking „outside the box‟ is not limited to artistic and writing professions. Innovative thinking, brainstorming, and creativity exercises are encouraged and used by forward thinking businesses and organisations to successfully plan, create, and sell products and services and be agile enough to compete in an ever changing marketplace. Individuals who are creative will also be prepared for the rapidly changing world; and MORE! and MORE! employer's want people who see connections, have bright ideas, are innovative, work well with others, communicate effectively and are able to solve problems. In other words, they need creative people…..
P & D Day 16th May 2009
Session One:
The 'Creative Connections' sessions facilitated by Beth Goddard from MORE! PRODUCTIONS (and JCI Wakefield) as part of President‟s and Deputy‟s Day provided attendees with an opportunity to flex some of their creative muscles and learn a little bit MORE! about their colleagues from the UK, culminating in creating a short piece of “collect writing” (which is set out below for your amusement).
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The aim of Beth‟s session was to allow people to connect, collaborate and create..... in order to further develop quality relationships between JCI Presidents and Deputy‟s. And it certainly did!
Facilitated by As Chris Gibson, Deputy President of JCI Wakefield testifies: “Beth’s session really got me out of my comfort zone. It was all about looking at things afresh from an individual perspective and finding out what made you and other people tick, collaborating to find common ground and taking a new look at the things around us that impact on our various paths in life. Whether this was facilitated through Beth’s challenging “games” or free-association writing task, the session certainly pushed the boundaries and made for an enjoyable hour. ”
Beth Goddard of MORE! PRODUCTIONS
“Enjoy YOUR Inspiration”, a collective poem: Going on a journey Pick up a cart of party people BBQ and beer on a hot sunny day People enjoying themselves;
By Chris Gibson Deputy President of JCI Wakefield
Dancing, eating and laughing Making and growing friendships
Climbing a mountain to be able to see clearly Helping others fulfil their potential Freedom in the world, shouting Enjoy YOUR Inspiration
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Marketing
How do we present JCI to people who have never heard of us? And admittedly, that‟s quite a few! Most people have never heard of JCI before, so how to we catch their attention in a way that makes them want to hear more? Adam‟s response is the sizzle and sausage. You captivate your listener with the sizzle, and then you give them the sausage. And in the workshop we got plenty of experience in both.
Session Two:
Adam gave us an excellent presentation on how to capture people's attention. We then worked in groups developing what we felt would be a successful sizzle, then again for the sausage, and finally we got to practice in lines of 8 on both giving sizzle and sausage, and listening to and provide feedback for others.
Word of Mouth Marketing
Facilitated by Adam Woodall
By Solveig Malvik Deputy President of JCI London
After the workshop I felt a lot more confident in presenting JCI to others, and it has helped me here in London when we have had non-JCI attendees at events. I found it helpful to pop in a question at the end of the sizzle, to try to figure out what the person in front of me is interested in. If the person is interested in business network, self development, training or social activities, and then develop my sausage depending on this. JCI has so many different activities, and what you put into the organization is really what you get out of it, and that is always what I try to get through as my sausage!! Get Sizzling
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Team Games by Jon Stone & Stuart Powell Jon‟s session Jon ran a quiz to get to know people quickly and effectively, by having to find out strange but true things about them. Creating a buzz and excitement in the air as people ran around trying to be the first to win the game of bingo was a great start to the session. Following this delegates were split into two teams, who had to pass a loop of cord webbing right round the circle, without letting go of one another‟s hand! Communication, speed and accuracy were of the order, and things were going well until a second loop was introduced heading in the opposite direction – not too much of a challenge until they needed to cross and one person from each team really felt the pressure then!! A high energy and fun way to kick off the session.
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Stuart‟s session Stuart ran the „The House of Cards Game‟. The purpose of it was to provide the opportunity to confront and discuss the following issues in the culture of chamber and project teams:
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Trust / Suspicion Collaboration and Teamwork Excellence vs. Mediocrity Time Management and Decision Making Customer Service Planning
Facilitated by Jon Stone and Stuart Powell
Delegates were split into four teams, with each team receiving exactly the same supplies, just with slightly different instructions. Each team was to build a house out of playing cards, with bigger sized houses being worth more to the team. The way the customer (i.e. Stuart!) was treated during the game either earned or cost teams‟ money, and ultimately the team that got the highest price from the customer within the allotted time won. The twist was that 2 spies were in operation, one for a team that knew it had a spy, the other for team that didn‟t have a spy. A third team thought they had a spy but in actual fact didn‟t, whilst a fourth was totally oblivious to any spies even being involved! Ultimately, one of the teams without a spy actually won the game. This was the team who thought they had a spy but in actual fact didn‟t. After soon realising this they pulled together and created a very successful team, whilst the two teams with the spies played their roles so well that they did their jobs and prevented their team from winning!
By Carrie Green Deputy President of JCI Reading
The belief that somebody may be trying to disrupt the team (even if they aren‟t) can have a very damaging effect on a teams‟ performance, and linking this directly to Chambers and their projects, ensuring that these suspicions are dealt with effectively are key to a project‟s success. Not only that, but ensuring that Council‟s ask their members what it is they really want is a vital ingredient in keeping people engaged in Chamber activity at a local level because not asking can be the difference between winning and losing, i.e. keeping people engaged in JCI or not.
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JCI Leeds invites you to join them for a fabulous weekend of 'creativity and leadership' at Alea Casino in Clarence Dock on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September 2009. National Conference will be officially opened on the Friday afternoon with two sessions that will give members some pointers on how to be creative with their marketing and branding and some 'top tips' for engaging with the media. Followed by JCI Leeds‟ award winning business lecture, a „Parkinson‟ style question and answer session with a panel of high profile past presidents and members who will be interview about how their involvement with JCI has contributed to their career success. On Friday night we will host our „Casino Royale‟ welcome party held in a private room in Alea with our own bar and gaming tables where guests can learn to play. It will be a chance to catch up with friends and meet some new faces, have some nice food and a few drinks…and a bit of „Bond‟ thrown in! Saturday‟s training is all about leadership, whether your ambitions are to be the director of a company or to lead a team in organising a JCI event – there will be something for everyone. We have organised two interactive sessions aimed at increasing your leadership skills and if that‟s not enough this will be followed by the national extempore competition (off the cuff public speaking) run by Kay Matthews of JCI Doncaster. JCI Leeds are delighted to announce that Diana Wallis, MEP for the Liberal Democrats for Yorkshire and the Humber and Vice President of the European Parliament will be our keynote speaker for the Saturday afternoon. Carrying on the „Bond‟ theme on the Saturday evening, guests will be invited to attend the „From Leeds with Love‟ gala dinner, with special guests! This will be the grand finale to the weekends activities and for those of you familiar with this years JCI Leeds council team, you know its going to be a good night filled with friendship, great fun and lots and lots of partying...! Book online now at www.jciuknationalconference09.eventbrite.com or alternatively please return the enclosed booking form and a cheque made payable to JCI Leeds to: Claire Dempster, 104 King Edward Avenue, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4BG. For further information please contact: Claire Dempster, Conference Director on 07720 050789 or email deputy@jcileeds.org.uk
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Andrew Best, JCI Doncaster completes his 1,000 miles cycling journey in aid of JCI‟s Nothing But Bed Nets! What do you do to show your support when your wife is National President of JCI UK? Easy! Cycle over 1,000 miles over 12 days from Doncaster, South Yorkshire to the venue of the JCI European Conference in Budapest, Hungary in order to raise funds for JCI‟s Nothing But Bed Net‟s Campaign! This is what, Andrew Best, Partner in law firm HSR Law, Doncaster did! He said: “I’m by no means a great cyclist, but I had been training with the Rossington Wheelers and was training everyday up to the event. They were really encouraging. In preparation, I cycled to Aberdeen in April which is over 420 miles for JCI Scotland’s National Conference. We set a target of $20,000 (around £12,500) which seems a lot of money, but that means 2,000 nets in total. It has been hard to raise the money, especially in this current climate, but the cause spurred me on.” Andrew was joined for the Holland leg of the trip by family and friends to help out and cycle the 80 miles a day required to complete the task. His mum and dad helped by joining him along the way in a campervan armed with much-needed food! Despite picking up a few cuts and bruises on the way, he was determined to finish the mammoth course which saw him through Holland, Germany, Austria and Slovakia before arriving in Budapest! He added: “For the last 80 miles, I listened to some inspiring music on my iPod, put my head down and flew into Budapest averaging 18mph. Waiting for me was my wife and a huge reception committee waiving the union jack. After an emotional arrival, I enjoyed a great weekend in Budapest catching up with my wife, my friends and just one or two beers!”
Malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquitos, infects over 500 million people each year. The ambitious charity challenge is to raise money to send anti-malaria nets to Africa, where those receiving these life saving nets will be trained in their use. People can still sponsor Andrew at: http://www.mynothingbutnets.net/1000milechallenge or to support the on-going campaign, visit www.nothingbutnets.net, a UN based charity set up to eradicate malaria from Africa.
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JCI European Conference in Budapest, Hungary 9th to 14th June
This year saw a JCI UK delegation of almost 70, including members and senators take part in European Conference in Budapest. The promise of a 'Talent for Entertaining' was certainly lived up to with an action packed programme of training events, keynote speakers and country themed party nights!! The Hungarian party night included a presentation of the shortlisted and winning entries for the dancing competition with lots of local delicacies and drinks on offer, although the long queues for beer took it's toll on the warm summer evening! Highlights of other party nights saw all the National Presidents on stage for a song at the JCI Serbia party and the most unique experience was the outdoor spa party at the famous SzĂŠchenyi baths! JCI UK members put on a great show on the competition front with Resh Patel taking part in the Public Speaking Competition and a valiant team effort in the football tournament with Catherine Berry, our National Events Director proving herself as 'Woman of the Match'. Warm congratulations to both our Debating teams who reached the 'tri-partite' final with JCI Ireland, who clinched victory at the final stage: Marco Van Heuvel, Sarah Beckwith and MIchael Greven from JCI London; Emma Eastwood, Lisa Price and Debbie Tils from JCI Yorkshire. Our thanks to Andy Morton of JCI Hull & East Yorkshire who was a judge in the Debating and also, Catherine Berry of JCI Barnsley who was a European Awards Judge.
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April/May/June 2009 There wasn't a dry eye in the house when Andrew Best, husband of National President Charlie Best, completed his 1,000 mile cycle from Doncaster to Budapest in aid of the JCI 'Nothing but Nets' campaign to combat malaria in Africa - he enjoyed a well deserved pint or two that evening.
European Conference finished up with the Gala Awards dinner where all the JCI UK delegation turned up in their finery which you can see in the photograph. Commiserations to all our award entrants:
Best President – Lucinda White of JCI Sheffield Best Chapter – JCI London Best International Project – JCI London for the European Capitals Meeting Best Marketing & PR Program – JCI Sheffield Best Recruitment Program - JCI Sheffield Best Business Project – JCI Manchester for the Traffic Congestion Debate Best National Publication – The National Best Community Development – JCI London for Sound of Mind Best Fundraising Project – JCI Boston for the Boston to Skegness Bike Ride Most Outstanding Senator – David Grainger
A fantastic time was had by all and we hope that more members will venture to another international event soon. If there are any international events you are interested in attending details can be found on the JCI UK website or by contacting Lesley Young, International Director at lesley.young@jciuk.org.uk.
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On 18 June 2009, The World At Your Feet launched the new book called: The World At Your Feet: Three Strikes to a Successful Entrepreneurial Life (£7.99) and a new board game called Teen-Trepreneur (£24.99). Both the book and board game provides young people with the inspiration and experience of being an enterprise and helps bridge the connection with organisations who believe through enterprise. One of the „companies‟ that a budding entrepreneur can own, is JCI. Sabirul heard of JCI, liked the organisation and decided to promote it in his board game.
Recently turned 18 years of age, Sabirul Islam was born and raised in a deprived area. At aged 14, he entered the UK Young Enterprise competition and became an entrepreneur by starting up a website design company. Merrill Lynch then selected him for their Atlantic Fellowship during which he learned about the world of investment.
by Sabirul Islam Featuring JCI
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Today, one of Sabirul's main aims is to inspire other youngsters to make the most of their lives. In this inspiring book for young (14-19) people, Sabirul describes how he started out and what motivated him to dig deep into entrepreneurial success. He shows readers how to put their talent and abilities to use to bring success and happiness into their lives. Sabirul's Three Strikes intensity, integrity, intelligence are the foundations on which young people can become tomorrow's successful entrepreneurs and have the world at their feet. The idea behind having a board game called TEEN-TREPRENEUR to support The World At Your Feet's aim in inspiring young people, is that it develops their entrepreneurial skills and gives young people a greater mindset on how the business world is run. TEEN-TREPRENEUR aims to bridge the connection for young people with organisations that can make their ideas happen through a concept in the game called the 'TWAYF 20.' Interested? Find out more at: www.theworldatyourfeet.com.
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Funding Opportunities within JCI UK British Senate Bursaries The British Senate (life long members of JCI UK) has expressed an interest in helping new members of JCI UK become engaged with the organisation in its widest perspective. For this reason, each year they will offer up to 6 x £100 bursaries for new members towards international events with both a training and social aspect. Events Any international event outside of JCI UK can be considered such as: Other National Conferences (incl. Scotland and Ireland) Multi-country conferences e.g. the Baltic Conference and Danube Conference European Conference World Congress (see below for events not in Europe) The bursary can be used towards the cost of registration for the event, hotel accommodation or the cost of travel incurred by the new member attending. Preference will be given to events within Europe, as the overall costs are lower than for events outside Europe, and the award of a Senate bursary is more likely to make the difference between a member attending or not attending. Applicants Applicants must be paid up members of JCI UK at all stages of the bursary process and must have been a member, in candidate or in full, for 12 months or less. Applications may come from the new member, but will require endorsement by their local President, and/or their Regional Group Chairman. Applications can be made on the new member‟s behalf by their local President. Although the application must be made within 12 months of joining, the event itself can take place up to 12 months after the bursary is made. Applying for a Senate Bursary The application and full details of where to send it are on the JCI UK website. Contact Allison Cowell, National Finance Director, for further details: allison.cowell@jciuk.org.uk
BJC Foundation (former name of JCI UK was British Junior Chamber) Current and former members of JCI UK contribute a capital sum of money that is held on trust and the interest is utilised to:
To help contribute to the funding of new Chamber Launches
To help sustain recently launched Chambers usually with matched or own-source co-funding
To help grow existing Chambers
To co-fund events which have as a clear objective membership growth
The BJC Foundation is administered by Trustees who are all former members and Senators of JCI UK. An application form and full details of where to send it are on the JCI UK website. Need more? Contact Sarah-Jane Mills, National Membership Director: sarah-jane.mills@jciuk.org.uk
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April/May/June 2009 JCI UK Head Office PO Box 6638 Grantham NG31 9BX
National Board 2009
Telephone: 01476 404005 Fax: 01476 404006
Immediate Past National President – Sarah-Jane Mills
Contact: Lorna Bainbridge
Administration Director – Tina Strack
National President - Charlie Best Deputy National President – Lesley Young Finance Director – Allison Cowell Business Director – Andrew Morton International Director - Lesley Young
JCI UK is part of Junior Chamber International www.jci.cc Sign up for newsletters on the JCI website to find out more about JCI Worldwide. Check out „members only‟ resources and benefits on the JCI UK website www.jciuk.org.uk
Membership Director – Sarah-Jane Mills Marketing Director – Sofie Sandell Personal Development Director – Adam Woodall National Events Liaison Director - Catherine Berry Regional Group Chairmen: RGC Northern Ireland – TBC RGC North West - Richard Tong RGC Yorkshire – Angela Chapman
Email National Board at: firstname.surname@jciuk.org.uk
RGC South East – Tina Strack
RGC South – Steve Davies
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