Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos - free webinar now online by Geoff Rasmussen


The recording of today's webinar, Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos is now online for a limited time. In the webinar, Legacy's Geoff Rasmussen covered:
  • Golden Rules of Digitization: Choosing the right resolution and file formats
  • Step-by-step process of scanning a document or photograph
  • Basic editing/restoring techniques including using the cloning, spot healing brush, straightening, red-eye removal, stitching and panoramas tools
  • Adding a picture to your Legacy family file
  • Flip-Pal's sketch kit
  • Picture resizing for Legacy Charting
  • And much more
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If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 47 minute recording of Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos is now available to view in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch. It is available for free until July 9, 2012.
2012-06-27-cdPre-order the webinar-on-CD
Own your own copy of Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos by purchasing the webinar-on-CD for just $9.95. It includes the 1 hour 47 minute recording of the class, the complete Q/A session, and 11 pages of handouts. Click here for more information or to purchase.
Or order the bundle:
  • Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos (1 hour 47 minutes, plus 11 pages of handouts)
  • Organizing and Sharing Digital Images (1 hour 44 minutes, plus 5 pages of handouts)
Browse all 10 of Geoff Rasmussen's webinar CDs here.
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  • The Quest for your English Ancestors with Claire V. Brisson-Banks. July 11.
  • Plan Your Way to Research Success with Marian Pierre-Louis, July 18.
  • The Genealogy Cloud: Which Online Storage Program Is Right For You? with Thomas MacEntee, July 27.
  • Neglected History by Megan Smolenyak, August 1.
  • Wikis for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee. August 8.
  • The 5 C's for Success in Genealogy Today with Barbara Renick. August 22.
  • Building a Family from Circumstantial Evidence, with Judy G. Russell, CG. August 29.
  • Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists with Lisa Alzo. September 5.
  • What is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search'? with Michael Hait. September 12.
  • Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software with Kathleen Bitter
  • Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records with Mary Hill. September 19.
  • Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy Family Tree with Geoff Rasmussen. September 26.
  • Privacy and our Ancestors with Thomas MacEntee. October 3.
  • Researching Your Irish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics with Judy Wight. October 10.
  • Ten Brick Wall Tips for Intermediate Researchers with Marian Pierre-Louis, October 17.
  • Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research with Michael Hait. October 24.
  • Breaking Down Your Irish Brick Wall with Judy Wight. October 31.
  • Researching Your Canadian Ancestors - an Overview with Claire Brisson-Banks. November 7.
  • Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin with Linda Geiger. November 14.
  • The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources with Mary Hill. November 28.
See you online!

Monday, June 25, 2012

Digital Images: scanning, digitizing, editing, and preserving your photos - free webinar June 27 by Geoff Rasmussen


Learn how to correctly digitize your documents and photos, which resolution (dpi) to choose, which file types are the best (.jpg, .tif, etc.), and how to fix, repair, or enhance your digital image collections in a free webinar on Wednesday, June 13 presented by Geoff Rasmussen.
Join us for the live webinar on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 2PM (Eastern U.S.). Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Due to the pre-registration numbers, if you want to attend the live session, please join at least 30-40 minutes early to ensure your virtual seat. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion.
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About the presenter
GeoffMug2Geoffrey D. Rasmussen is the father of four budding genealogists. He graduated with a degree in Genealogy and Family History from Brigham Young University and has served as director and vice-president of the Utah Genealogical Association. As host of the Legacy Family Tree webinar series, he has spoken virtually to nearly 100 different countries. He has authored books, videos, articles, and websites, and develops the Legacy Family Tree software program. On a personal note, Geoff enjoys playing the piano, organ, cello and basketball. His favorite places are cemeteries, the ocean, and hanging out with other genealogists. He met and proposed to his wife in a Family History Center.
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Friday, June 22, 2012

Staying Safe with Social Media - free webinar now online by Thomas MacEntee


"I wish everyone had to watch this seminar to be on social media!" is how Donna, one of our viewers today responded to Thomas MacEntee's webinar, Staying Safe with Social Media. I completely agree. Thomas covered topics such as:
  • Is your birth date public?
  • Ways you can stay safe
  • Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, Namechk, and more
  • Do you really know your friend's friends?
  • What you should avoid online
  • Should you click on the links in an email to accept a friend request?
  • What about copyright?
  • 10 rules for creating a hacker-resistant password
  • And more
The Q/A session was just as good. After Thomas demonstrated his password-creation methods, one viewer wrote, "that's the best trick I've seen in a long time."
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If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 30 minute recording of Staying Safe with Social Media is now available to view in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch. It is available for free until July 2, 2012.
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Own your own copy of Staying Safe with Social Media by purchasing the webinar-on-CD for just $9.95. It includes the 1 hour 30 minute recording of the class, the complete Q/A session, and 5 pages of handouts. Click here for more information or to purchase.
Browse all 11 of Thomas MacEntee's webinar CDs here.
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  • Digital Images for Genealogists and Technologists: scanning, digitizing, editing, and preserving your photos with Geoff Rasmussen. June 27.
  • The Quest for your English Ancestors with Claire V. Brisson-Banks. July 11.
  • Plan Your Way to Research Success with Marian Pierre-Louis, July 18.
  • The Genealogy Cloud: Which Online Storage Program Is Right For You? with Thomas MacEntee, July 27.
  • Neglected History by Megan Smolenyak, August 1.
  • Wikis for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee. August 8.
  • The 5 C's for Success in Genealogy Today with Barbara Renick. August 22.
  • Building a Family from Circumstantial Evidence, with Judy G. Russell, CG. August 29.
  • Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists with Lisa Alzo. September 5.
  • What is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search'? with Michael Hait. September 12.
  • Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software with Kathleen Bitter
  • Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records with Mary Hill. September 19.
  • Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy Family Tree with Geoff Rasmussen. September 26.
  • Privacy and our Ancestors with Thomas MacEntee. October 3.
  • Researching Your Irish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics with Judy Wight. October 10.
  • Ten Brick Wall Tips for Intermediate Researchers with Marian Pierre-Louis, October 17.
  • Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research with Michael Hait. October 24.
  • Breaking Down Your Irish Brick Wall with Judy Wight. October 31.
  • Researching Your Canadian Ancestors - an Overview with Claire Brisson-Banks. November 7.
  • Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin with Linda Geiger. November 14.
  • The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources with Mary Hill. November 28.
See you online!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Marriages and Anniversaries: Mining Newspapers - free webinar now online by Tom Kemp


Newspapers are packed with information celebrating the engagements, marriages and anniversaries. They also reported on the heartbreak of those marriages that ended in divorce. Learn what you can discover about your family in the recording of today's webinar by Tom Kemp. He also showed the new look of GenealogyBank.com and demonstrated its new searching abilities. Being able to search specifically for marriages, or engagement records, or divorce records is a great new search tool.
View the recording
If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 30 minute recording of Marriages and Anniversaries: Mining Newspapers is now available to view in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch. It is available for free indefinitely.
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  • Staying Safe with Social Media with Thomas MacEntee, June 22.
  • Digital Images for Genealogists and Technologists: scanning, digitizing, editing, and preserving your photos with Geoff Rasmussen. June 27.
  • The Quest for your English Ancestors with Claire V. Brisson-Banks. July 11.
  • Plan Your Way to Research Success with Marian Pierre-Louis, July 18.
  • The Genealogy Cloud: Which Online Storage Program Is Right For You? with Thomas MacEntee, July 27.
  • Neglected History by Megan Smolenyak, August 1.
  • Wikis for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee. August 8.
  • The 5 C's for Success in Genealogy Today with Barbara Renick. August 22.
  • Building a Family from Circumstantial Evidence, with Judy G. Russell, CG. August 29.
  • Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists with Lisa Alzo. September 5.
  • What is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search'? with Michael Hait. September 12.
  • Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software with Kathleen Bitter
  • Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records with Mary Hill. September 19.
  • Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy Family Tree with Geoff Rasmussen. September 26.
  • Privacy and our Ancestors with Thomas MacEntee. October 3.
  • Researching Your Irish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics with Judy Wight. October 10.
  • Ten Brick Wall Tips for Intermediate Researchers with Marian Pierre-Louis, October 17.
  • Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research with Michael Hait. October 24.
  • Breaking Down Your Irish Brick Wall with Judy Wight. October 31.
  • Researching Your Canadian Ancestors - an Overview with Claire Brisson-Banks. November 7.
  • Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin with Linda Geiger. November 14.
  • The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources with Mary Hill. November 28.
See you online!

Upcoming ISGS Webinars - July 2012


On Tuesday, July 10, at 8 PM Central, Jean Wilcox-Hibben, PhD, MA, CG, will present, Clue to Clue: Tracking a Family Over Time and Miles, which will show you how to move from one piece of information to the next in order to piece together the life of an ancestral family. To attend this webinar, register at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/726337462.

Last week's webinar, The War of 1812 – America’s “Forgotten” War, presented by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website (http://ilgensoc.org/members.php).

Upcoming Webinars
For the complete list of upcoming webinars, visit http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=234.

And don't forget to spread the word by printing out a few copies of our webinar flyer to hand out at your local society meetings. The flyer can be accessed at http://ilgensoc.org/upload/menu/2012webinarbrochure.pdf.

Please direct any questions to the ISGS Education Committee at isgseducation@ilgensoc.org.

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Monday, June 18, 2012

Digital Images, Staying Safe w/Social Media, and Newspapers


We've got a terrific lineup of webinar topics for you to conclude our June schedule. From your own computer you will learn from genealogy's experts about digitizing and editing your photos, staying safe with social media (Facebook, Google+), and finding marriages and anniversaries in newspapers. Best of all - every webinar is free to you.
Sign up for one or all of them today and we will remind you via email both one day and one hour before the live event. Because of the popularity of these topics, plan to arrive at least 20-30 minutes early. Remember, only the first 1,000 to join on the day of the live event will get in. Also, ensure that your Java is updated at www.Java.com as our webinars utilize this technology. Hope to see you online!
KempMarriages and Anniversaries: Mining newspapers for engagements, marriages, anniversaries, and divorce records by Tom Kemp. Newspapers are packed with information celebrating the engagements, marriages and anniversaries. They also reported on the heartbreak of those marriages that ended in divorce. Learn what you can discover about your family. Wednesday, June 20.
ThomasMacenteeStaying Safe with Social Media by Thomas MacEntee. Are you hesitant to use popular social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter or even Pinterest and share your genealogy research because of issues involving personal information and privacy? Learn how to safely navigate these sites and still get the most out of them! Special time - Friday, June 22.
GeoffMug2Digital Images for Genealogists and Technologists: scanning, digitizing, editing, and preserving your photos by Geoff Rasmussen. Learn how to correctly digitize your documents and photos, which resolution (dpi) to choose, which file types are the best (.jpg, .tif, etc.), and how to fix, repair, or enhance your digital image collections. Wednesday, June 27.

WordPress Part 1 TONIGHT at 9pm Eastern



Want to learn the basic of WordPress for creating a blog? TONIGHT's the night to get started. This is the first of a four part-series of DearMYRTLE Workshop Webinars featuring Taneya Koonce, Tennessee GenWeb State Coordinator.


WordPress for Genealogy Part 1: Learn the Lingo  with Taneya Koonce
Monday , June 18th 2012.
An overview to describe what WordPress is, how it is different from the "old" model of publishing for the web, getting familiar with how content management systems work, the kind of terminology that's used, and introducing people to the major resources. Live demo includes using the WordPress hosting at WordPress.com. 


 
 
ALL DearMYRTLE Workshop Webinars in this series are held at 9pm Eastern US time, daylight when applicable.
9pm Eastern US
8pm Central US
7pm Mountain US
6pm Pacific US

If you need a time zone converter, there is a great one located here:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

iPad users may download the GoToMeeting App in the App Store.
 
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Putting Flesh on the Bones - free webinar now online by Ron Arons


Ron Arons did a wonderful job of showing how he added the flesh to his ancestral genealogical bones in today's webinar,Putting Flesh on the Bones. His case study showed how persistence, intrigue, spreadsheets, and locating as many records as possible can really bring an ancestor to life. I loved his definition of genealogy: "extended psychotherapy" and his admission that he was "1/8 criminal." Whatever point you are at in your research, you will learn about real family history and thoroughly enjoy yourself! Well done Ron Arons.
View the recording
If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 30 minute recording of Putting Flesh on the Bones is now available to view in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch. It is available for free until June 25, 2012.
2012-06-13-webcdPre-order the webinar-on-CD
Own your own copy of Putting Flesh on the Bones by purchasing the webinar-on-CD for just $9.95. It includes the 1 hour 30 minute recording of the class, the complete Q/A session, and 1 page of handouts. Click here for more information or to purchase.
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Be sure to visit Ron's website, www.RonArons.com, for his entire line of Black Sheep products, including his book,WANTED! U.S. Criminal Records: Sources and Research Methodology and his book, Jews of Sing Sing.
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  • Marriages and Anniversaries. Mining newspapers for engagements, marriages, anniversaries, and divorce records with Tom Kemp, June 20.
  • Staying Safe with Social Media with Thomas MacEntee, June 22.
  • Digital Images for Genealogists and Technologists: scanning, digitizing, editing, and preserving your photos with Geoff Rasmussen. June 27.
  • The Quest for your English Ancestors with Claire V. Brisson-Banks. July 11.
  • Plan Your Way to Research Success with Marian Pierre-Louis, July 18.
  • The Genealogy Cloud: Which Online Storage Program Is Right For You? with Thomas MacEntee, July 27.
  • Neglected History by Megan Smolenyak, August 1.
  • Wikis for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee. August 8.
  • The 5 C's for Success in Genealogy Today with Barbara Renick. August 22.
  • Building a Family from Circumstantial Evidence, with Judy G. Russell, CG. August 29.
  • Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists with Lisa Alzo. September 5.
  • What is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search'? with Michael Hait. September 12.
  • Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software with Kathleen Bitter
  • Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records with Mary Hill. September 19.
  • Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy Family Tree with Geoff Rasmussen. September 26.
  • Privacy and our Ancestors with Thomas MacEntee. October 3.
  • Researching Your Irish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics with Judy Wight. October 10.
  • Ten Brick Wall Tips for Intermediate Researchers with Marian Pierre-Louis, October 17.
  • Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research with Michael Hait. October 24.
  • Breaking Down Your Irish Brick Wall with Judy Wight. October 31.
  • Researching Your Canadian Ancestors - an Overview with Claire Brisson-Banks. November 7.
  • Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin with Linda Geiger. November 14.
  • The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources with Mary Hill. November 28.
See you online!

Monday, June 11, 2012

Putting Flesh on the Bones - Free Webinar, June 13 by Ron Arons


Why limit yourself to simply expanding your family tree by looking for names, dates and places? Beyond the questions Who?, When?, and Where?, it is possible to explore the far more interesting questions, WHY? and HOW? Why did our ancestors behave the way they did? How did they have an impact on us? In this presentation Ron Arons, author of WANTED! U.S. Criminal Records, provides two related examples from his own research experience on how this process works. The unexpected benefit of this approach is that it allowed Ron to push back his family tree four more generations and find many living relatives he never knew beforehand.
Join us for the live webinar on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 2PM (Eastern U.S.). Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Join at least 15-20 minutes early to ensure your virtual seat. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion.
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About the presenter
Ron-100For years Ron Arons has given presentations on genealogy across the country. In 2005, Ron won a NY State Archives grant for his historical criminal research. In 2008, Ron published The Jews of Sing Sing, about Jewish criminals who served time at the famous prison in New York. That same year, Ron appeared on the PBS TV special, The Jewish Americans, and talked about famous Jewish criminals of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In 2010, Ron published WANTED! U.S. Criminal Records, a reference book listing repositories across the country that maintain historical criminal records. These books and a line of 'Black Sheep of the Family' products are available on his website, www.ronarons.com. Ron studied at Princeton and the University of Chicago.
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    Wednesday, June 6, 2012

    Researching Your German Ancestors - free webinar now online by Kory Meyerink


    If you have German ancestors, or just want to listen to one of genealogy's finest speakers, we invite you to view the recording of today's webinar, Researching Your German Ancestors by Kory Meyerink, AG. Kory taught about Germany's history, how to read its handwriting, the background of the language, explained what records are available and where and how to find your ancestors' records. We also had a full 30 minutes of your questions and answers.
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    • Genealogy Idol Competition, June 9.
    • Putting Flesh on the Bones with Ron Arons, June 13.
    • Marriages and Anniversaries. Mining newspapers for engagements, marriages, anniversaries, and divorce records with Tom Kemp, June 20.
    • Staying Safe with Social Media with Thomas MacEntee, June 22.
    • Digital Images for Genealogists and Technologists: scanning, digitizing, editing, and preserving your photos with Geoff Rasmussen. June 27.
    • The Quest for your English Ancestors with Claire V. Brisson-Banks. July 11.
    • Plan Your Way to Research Success with Marian Pierre-Louis, July 18.
    • The Genealogy Cloud: Which Online Storage Program Is Right For You? with Thomas MacEntee, July 27.
    • Neglected History by Megan Smolenyak, August 1.
    • Wikis for Genealogists with Thomas MacEntee. August 8.
    • The 5 C's for Success in Genealogy Today with Barbara Renick. August 22.
    • Building a Family from Circumstantial Evidence, with Judy G. Russell, CG. August 29.
    • Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists with Lisa Alzo. September 5.
    • What is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search'? with Michael Hait. September 12.
    • Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software with Kathleen Bitter
    • Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records with Mary Hill. September 19.
    • Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy Family Tree with Geoff Rasmussen. September 26.
    • Privacy and our Ancestors with Thomas MacEntee. October 3.
    • Researching Your Irish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics with Judy Wight. October 10.
    • Ten Brick Wall Tips for Intermediate Researchers with Marian Pierre-Louis, October 17.
    • Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research with Michael Hait. October 24.
    • Breaking Down Your Irish Brick Wall with Judy Wight. October 31.
    • Researching Your Canadian Ancestors - an Overview with Claire Brisson-Banks. November 7.
    • Genealogy for Novices: Where Do We Begin with Linda Geiger. November 14.
    • The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources with Mary Hill. November 28.
    See you online!

    Tuesday, June 5, 2012

    June 2012 ISGS Webinar – The War of 1812 – America’s “Forgotten” War


    June 18, 2012 marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812. To honor the history of the war and its patriots, Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, will present The War of 1812 – America's "Forgotten" War for next week's webinar.

    Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 8:00 pm Central

    Description: The War of 1812 is one of the forgotten wars of the United States, yet records abound for our ancestors who were willing to fight the British once again.

    Presenter: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG

    Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG has been involved in genealogy and family research since even before she was born. Being born into an older family afforded her the opportunity to be around a generation that loved to tell stories and visit cemeteries. She is accredited in the Southern States, and is a frequent speaker at workshops and jamborees around Ohio. She is a former Family History Center Director, keeping a staff of thirty trained and up to date on current genealogy trends, as well as implementing yearly seminars.

    Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/361887982

    Recordings and Syllabus Also Available

    For ISGS members who cannot attend on June 12th, a recording of the webinar, along with the syllabus, will be made available in the Members Section of the ISGS website at http://www.ilgensoc.org. If you're not already a member of ISGS, visit Join ISGS! for more information.

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