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Wed Feb-23-05 10:21 AM
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I received a letter today... |
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...and I suspected that the writer had overstated his expertise in a subject. After that I started thinking about DU and the expertise that resides therein. Then I remembered some threads here that asked about where we went to college but I don't remember any threads asking what our degree were in. Then I got curious. What sort of degrees do the members of DU have? I have a BA in economics and an M.Ed.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:28 AM
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:29 AM
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that's why I'm working with Computers
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:30 AM
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BS degree and graduate coursework. Couldn't take the politics in grad school to finish.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:32 AM
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BS in Econ. I am thinking about going back for a BS in Emergency Crisis and Disaster Managment.
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Thu Feb-24-05 03:46 AM
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32. lots of economists here |
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I have an MA, but my BA was in math. And it was long ago and far away.
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:40 AM
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37. It seemed like an easy way to go at the time. |
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Now I wish that I had picked differently. I have never once used my degree. I am still thinking about completing the Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management.
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:01 PM
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as an archery target and a dartboard. They do not work very well as dartboards. Hell, even when I had a fairly good job with the military industrial complex as a "mathematician" I was not using what I learned in college at all. I have now worked as a janitor for about five years. I wish my degree had been a cloth, then I could have used it to wipe down urinals. At least it would be good for something (besides brilliant posts on the internets).
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:22 PM
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64. I dispatch with my degree. |
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Some of the people don't even have a GED. I am the brilliant one of the bunch.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:30 AM
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4. Good lord, you took the long way around to the subject. |
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BA - Music Education MM - Music Performance (dual emphasis on saxophone and conducting)
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:19 PM
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BA - Music Performance (bassoon) BS - Computer Science BS - Business Admin
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:31 AM
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5. Masters in Public Health and Bachelors in History |
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:13 AM
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I am majoring in gov at Harvard, and I am getting this "Certificate in Health Policy." Do you have any idea if that is useful for getting into public health/health policy grad programs?
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:21 AM
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18. Yes I think it should |
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And even more importantly if you want to work on health policy at the govt level when you first start out you will have more than just a simple govt background you will know a bit of the issues. Public Health is a great field it just sucks that we have Bush in office. It seems like the only Public Health the CDC is interested in now is Bioterrorism. Urrrr!
Good luck... I've met quite a number of Harvard Public Health grad students and they all seem to be nice and knowledgable. When in grad school though remember the gap between theory and reality. Sometimes professors tend to forget the reality of govt red tape and interagency issues.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:36 AM
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:36 AM
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mind you, I'm no scholar... I was a professional student for a while due to my visa situation...
BA: Poli. Sci. (a.k.a.: what you settle for when you've been an undergrad for 6 years)
BS: Technical Writing (a.k.a.: the non-geeky geeky major)
Minor: Chemistry
AAS: Paralegal Studies (from a comm. college; funny thing: I do more with this degree than with all the others)
Post-grad certificate: Medieval & Renaissance Studies (a.k.a.: what was I thinking?)
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:43 AM
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9. Working on BA in Mass Communication |
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Primarily on Television Broadcast journalism and Production
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:44 AM
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10. M.A. (Hons.) Economics and International Relations |
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:46 AM
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Nutrition for the layman.
I forgot to add - my minor in Ed. Psych.
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:29 AM
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36. Whew -- for a moment I thought you said "Dianetics!" |
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:47 AM
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12. Bachelor of Music in Music Education |
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with minors in English and speech. Also have done advanced work in music (piano) and in English.
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:03 AM
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:10 AM
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14. BA PoliSci, MA Communications |
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And a minor in economics.
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:13 AM
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I minored in Geology, and went an extra semester to obtain secondary teaching certification.
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:43 AM
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23. ditto, to the word - ginbarn |
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:20 AM
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17. I dropped out of high school at age 16, having stopped participating at 12 |
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years, in 6th grade. I was working by 14 at the local flower and antique shop...
A couple times a year I would ace the important tests. Otherwise I sat in the back of class and read. I didn't do one single homework assignment in school, ever. I wasn't disruptive; wasn't popular or into drugs or drinking or partying. I just hung out.
I took lots of art and music classes, and generally liked science and history. Other than that, I couldn't see the point and nobody cared whether I lived or died really.
I "retired" from the work force at age 39, almost 6 years ago, after making bank day trading the tech boom, trading my own cash and stocks; it was like Vegas in my living room. I invested it in real estate and the "bank"is pretty darned big these days. I'm a single parent by choice, have a lively family with too many critters and fun cars and we do a lot of traveling and socializing. We have a very good life.
I'm selling this last house for 3 times what I paid for it 2 years ago, and moving to France in June.
I left home at 17 with $30 in my pocket, so all I can complain about is bush and the New Americanazis.
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:24 AM
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Business, Music and Education.
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:26 AM
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20. BA in Film and Media Arts |
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part of the potentially unemployable
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:27 AM
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21. Bachelors in journalism, minor in political science |
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and i'm now pursuing a master's in creative writing.
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:28 AM
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22. BS in Journalism/Public Relations. |
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:47 AM
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24. BA PoliSci (Public Administration) |
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:47 AM
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25. BA in Editorial Journalism & Political Science. |
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:52 AM
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26. BS: Fisheries biology, MS: aquaculture/fisheries, Ph.D.parasitology |
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and invertebrate ecology, also biometrics and biostatistics as a minor on my Ph.D.
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:06 PM
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42. Oooo, you sure know how to talk dirty, don'tcha? |
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:56 PM
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52. Spineless invertebrates. |
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Wed Feb-23-05 12:04 PM
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With a minor in Cinema Studies.
Currently working on my applications for grad school to get a Master's in Library & Information Science.
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Wed Feb-23-05 12:12 PM
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28. I have 2 BA's one in art and the other in Graphic Design |
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Wed Feb-23-05 12:14 PM
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29. B A in Physical Anthropology.... |
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Mr. Tikki has his A S in Welding Technology....
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Thu Feb-24-05 03:26 AM
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30. M.F.A. in Film and Video... |
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...B.A. in Literature and Mathematics.
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Thu Feb-24-05 03:41 AM
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Bachelors Business Administration -- Managerial Finance Bachelors Science -- Biology Masters of Health Administration
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:03 AM
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Ha! I hated school. I'd may go back, but still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. (I'm only in my 30's, I have plenty of time, right?)
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:19 AM
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34. Diploma in Library Science |
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not quite sure what the equal is in the American degree. I think it is BA.
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:27 AM
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35. BA in Speech and Theatre and MFA in Directing |
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And work for an engineering firm. Go figure.
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:03 PM
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39. BS, marine biology, MS, chemistry |
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Currently training as a pastry chick.
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:05 PM
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40. B.A. English and working on an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction |
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(supposed to be searching the ERIC database right now, shhhhh!!!)
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:05 PM
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41. BA in Poli. Sci. and getting close to my MA in Poli. Sci. |
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Going on after that ... but not sure where or with what just yet.
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:10 PM
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43. BA in Anthropolgy/Sociology, minor in Geography |
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44. BA English, MFA Poetry |
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46. BBA in Marketing & MS in Spanish Lit. |
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47. Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and... |
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All but thesis on a Master's in Public Affairs (MPAff).
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B.A. in German, with minors in French and English, followed by a Ph.D. in linguistics with a concentration in Japanese historical linguistics and a minor concentration in Chinese historical linguistics. And before you ask, yes, I'm a language buff!
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:47 PM
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49. Double BA in Criminal Sociology and Psych. Law school starts this fall! |
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:48 PM
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50. Im working towards a BA in Classical Studies |
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at the University of Liverpool
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:49 PM
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51. BS Microbiology, certificate in biotechnology |
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soon to test for a clinical molecular biology technician certification
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Thu Feb-24-05 02:57 PM
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53. BS in Physics with an engineering emphasis |
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:24 PM
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67. I'm working on my BS in physics. n/t. |
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55. BS in Business Administration eom |
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I am a high school counselor.
Mz Pip :dem:
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Thu Feb-24-05 03:25 PM
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57. B.S. Electrical Engineering |
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Thu Feb-24-05 03:29 PM
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58. BA in Political Science. |
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And hopefully in the future a Masters in Public Policy or some such thing.
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Thu Feb-24-05 03:34 PM
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59. BA in sociology, MA in psych, PhD in psych. |
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60. BA in Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy |
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Thu Feb-24-05 03:36 PM
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61. boring building stuff |
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BSc(Hons) Urban Planning, p/g dips in Urban Design and Architectural Conservation.
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62. Master's degree in Social Work |
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AA in Graphic Design AS in Computer Aided Drafting
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:24 PM
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65. B.S. in Business Management but everyone assumes that I............. |
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:24 PM
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66. 3/4 of a B.A. in History. |
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:26 PM
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Minor in English with a technical writing certification.
Someday I'm going to get my Master's. Someday.......
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Thu Feb-24-05 05:29 PM
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Working on my MA in gov't
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70. BS in Biology and Psychology |
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and 2/3 of a law degree (one more year left!)
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