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If only the Osborne Underpass could look like this..
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 27 Mar '14

27 Mar '14

http://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/blogues/le-blogue-urbain/403612/ca-roule-po… -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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12 ways to make cities more child-friendly
by Beth McKechnie 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

12 ways to make cities more child-friendly MARCH 3, 2014<http://spacing.ca/national/2014/03/03/twelve-ways-can-make-cities-child-fri…> | BY CHRIS BRUNTLETT <http://spacing.ca/national/author/chrisbruntlett/> For far too long, many people have considered family life and urban life as being mutually exclusive. That trend is slowly reversing, as more and more parents choose to raise their kids in urban areas. However, city builders often fail to consider their smallest, most vulnerable users. As Enrique Peñalosa famously said: ""Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a successful city for children, we will have a successful city for all people." The following slideshow describes twelve ways we can make our cities more amenable to kids. These are by no means a comprehensive list, but are designed as a conversation starter. http://spacing.ca/national/2014/03/03/twelve-ways-can-make-cities-child-fri…

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Winnipeg's first parking protected bike lane
by Beth McKechnie 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Very exciting! See below that the City will be building our first ever parking protected bicycle lane on Sherbrook between Wolseley and Broadway... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: The West Broadway BIZ <director(a)westbroadwaybiz.com> Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:06 PM Subject: BIZ Buzz - March 2014 Trouble viewing this email? Read it online<http://secure.campaigner.com/Campaigner/Public/t.show?6ga52--3i85e-p50j5e3&…> THE BIZ BUZZ E-NEWSLETTER MARCH 2014 * HAPPY SPRING!* Although it has not quite sprung yet, it is hopefully just around the corner! As the snow melts, please let us know if you see any damage to bike racks, planters or benches in front of your business or in the area. Village Landscaping has been contracted once again to do our flower planters and hanging baskets, it will be so nice to see some colour and greenery again! Watch for the new community directory coming out next month. They will be delivered to every business and household in West Broadway and Wolseley. Thank you to all those supporting members who have placed an ad in the magazine! Please contact us <director(a)westbroadwaybiz.com?subject=directory>to request a stack and counter top holder for your business. <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjgz-p50j5e5&_v=2> City's 1st Parking Protected Bike Lane! <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh0-p50j5e2&_v=2> We are very pleased to announce the City will be completing the Maryland - Sherbrook cycling corridor this summer, the much anticipated dedicated bike lane for Sherbrook Street will be completed this year. Public Works has decided to construct the City's first Parking Protected Bike Lane between Wolseley and Broadway! This street work will be tied into the road resurfacing of Sherbrook Street this summer. For more details, or to review the conceptual design go to: Walkbike.winnipeg.ca<http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh1-p50j5e3&_v=2> We are taking requests for new bike rack installation for this summer, so please let us know if you are in need of one. <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh2-p50j5e4&_v=2> *Fefu and Her Friends * by Maria Irene Fornes Directed by Hope McIntyre Featuring: Elena Anciro, Julia Arkos, Nan Fewchuk, Megan McArton, Brenda McLean, Tracey Nepinak, Tracy Penner and Kelci Stephenson May 22nd- June 1st, 2014 Ralph Connor House - 54 West Gate Tickets: $15 / $20 Group rates are available for community groups! For more information and to purchase tickets please visit our website at www.sarasvati.ca <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh3-p50j5e5&_v=2>or call (204) 586-2236. <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh4-p50j5e6&_v=2> We are pleased to report streetscaping initiatives from the masterplan document are well underway. Up next, new banners, community kiosks, tree infill and gateway enhancements. It's an exciting time in West Broadway! Any questions or concerns, please send us an email<director(a)westbroadwaybiz.com>or give us a call at 204-779-4100. www.westbroadwaybiz.com<http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh5-p50j5e7&_v=2> *CHECK OUT OUR NEW GRANT * If you are considering making some improvements to your business exterior, there has never been a better time! We are now offering our members two tiers of funding plus we have added a design component! Download the brochure! <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh6-p50j5e8&_v=2> * MHC FOUNDATION UPCOMING SPRING EVENTS: <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh7-p50j5e9&_v=2> * *"Jubilation! Hope Lives! Jubilation! L'Espoir Vie!* Afternoon Concert & Desserts *Sunday, April 27, 2014* Join us for an inspiring afternoon in the beautiful St. Boniface Cathedral, as we celebrate spring with the joyful music of worldwide Christian singer *Christine D.M. Wollmann* Proceeds from the event will support Misericordia Health Centre Foundation. Mingle afterwards with desserts and light refreshments sponsored by local French restaurant Resto Gare Call (204) 788-8469 for tickets * Black Tie Bingo Gala *Presented by Medigas Mb Ltd. Saturday, May 3, 2014 RBC Convention Centre Please email vmirosh(a)misericordia.mb.ca<vmirosh(a)misericordia.mb.ca?subject=black%20tie%20bingo> or call (204) 788-8469 for details * WOULD YOUR BUSINESS LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN A SHORT VIDEO PRODUCTION?* <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh8-p50j5e0&_v=2><http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjh9-p50j5e1&_v=2> The Marketing Committee is interested in partnering to create more short videos promoting West Broadway businesses, programs and events. Digital Marketing is an innovative and affordable way to deliver meaningful engagement, and market your business. Sharing these videos on websites and social media are great ways to find new customers and promote your brand. Contact us <director(a)westbroadwaybiz.com?subject=digital%20marketing> if you would like to participate! * <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?6ga52-cgjha-p50j5e1&_v=2> * West Broadway BIZ PO Box 26003 676 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3G 3R3 p 204-779-4100 e director(a)westbroadwaybiz.com You are subscribed to this mailing list as beth(a)pegcitycarcoop.ca. Please click here <http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.fo?6ga52--cbw5-p50j5e6&sl=3b&t=5&_v=2>to modify your message preferences or to unsubscribe from any future mailings. We will respect all unsubscribe requests. ------------------------------ <http://www.campaigner.com/?utm_source=campaigner&utm_medium=email&utm_campa…>

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Reminder: Travel Behaviour Change workshop, Wed. March 26, 1:00-4:30pm
by Beth McKechnie 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Friendly reminder about a Green Action Centre workshop happening this Wednesday afternoon at the EcoCentre. RSVP is required, all are welcome! Two spots still open. cheers, Beth * * * * * III: TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE *Wednesday, March 26, 1:00-4:30pm* Human behaviour can seem inexplicable. Sometimes it's a head-scratcher as to why people don't switch to healthier and greener ways to get to work when it is clearly to their benefit. In this half-day workshop, we will explore the many facets of behaviour change from a social marketing, transition and systems perspective. Walk away with strategies you can apply to support your colleagues and create a more commuter friendly and active workplace. *Register today:* Email Beth McKechnie <beth(a)greenactioncentre.ca> or call (204) 925-3772.

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MB Capital Region Transportation Master Plan to be released this spring
by Beth McKechnie 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Capital Region Transportation Master Plan release planned for this spring Posted: March 20, 2014 http://leadingmanitoba.ca/notices_detail.asp?notice_ID=207 Later this spring PMCR will release the Capital Region Transportation Master Plan, a guide to key transportation infrastructure, plans and systems to enable economic opportunity, sustainable growth, and improved mobility of all users throughout the Capital Region now, and in the future. The culmination of a year of study, technical review and community and stakeholder engagement, the plan charts the changing transportation needs of a growing Capital Region over the next 25 years. It builds on the City of Winnipeg Transportation Master Plan (2011) and will include a series of recommendations for integrated land use and transportation planning; highway infrastructure, access and technology; transit; active transportation; and the movement of goods by rail, air and road. Find out more about our commitment to Transportation in the Capital Region: http://build.leadingmanitoba.ca/downloads/report.pdf

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A better way to think about businesses and bike lane battles
by Beth McKechnie 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Hi everyone, I'm forwarding this newsletter (again), as I consistently find Green Lane Project's articles useful. Their focus on cycle tracks / protected bike lanes and a recent emphasis on working with businesses to gain acceptance is particularly relevant for Winnipeg. cheers, Beth View this email in your browser<http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=64bd122c67bd28d620978f4a5&id=44c6dc42cc…> <http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d62…> This week's Green Lane Project news The case for protected bike lanes in one story<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d6…> Mar 19, 2014 01:13 pm *The Rio Grande Street protected bike lane in Austin, Tex.* One of the most interesting transformations in the media world right now is the fact that instead of making a name for themselves by buying TV and newspaper ads that pay other people to do great reporting and writing, companies are increasingly doing the great reporting and writing themselves, in their own name. I've never seen a better example of this phoenomenon than this longform piece by the Traffic Safety Store<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d6…>, an online retailer of construction signs, traffic cones and safety vests, about the American movement to build protected bike lanes. Here's one characteristically thoughtful passage: In order to maintain population growth, cities will need to diffuse... Read More<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d6…> >From DC, a better way to think about businesses and bike lane battles<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d6…> Mar 17, 2014 06:35 am *John Stokes, director of risk management for The Jefferson hotel, on M Street before bike improvements.* Eventually, everyone redesigning city streets runs into the same problem: small businesses rarely support changes to the roads that bring them customers. This isn't because the people who speak for businesses are callous or irrational (despite strong evidence that patrons arriving by bike are often more profitable than those arriving by car<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d62…>). Most businesses tend to resist neighborhood changes for a very simple reason: *their businesses are profitable*. For a business, every change to your surroundings introduces risk. And when you're already turning a profit, what's the point of risk? Face disagreements, don't deny them So... Read More<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d62…> follow on Twitter<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d62…>| friend on Facebook<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d62…>| forward to a friend<http://us5.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=64bd122c67bd28d620978f4a5&id=44c…> You are receiving this email because you either signed up to receive it on GreenLaneProject.org or you attended a Green Lane Project event in the past. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, click the unsubscribe link below. The Green Lane Project<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d62…>is a program of PeopleForBikes<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=64bd122c67bd28d6…>helping U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. We focus on protected bike lanes, which are on-street lanes separated from traffic by curbs, planters, parked cars or posts. unsubscribe from this list<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=64bd122c67bd28d62…>| update subscription preferences<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage1.com/profile?u=64bd122c67bd28d62097…> This email was sent to beth(a)greenactioncentre.ca *why did I get this?*<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage1.com/about?u=64bd122c67bd28d620978f…> unsubscribe from this list<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=64bd122c67bd28d62…> update subscription preferences<http://greenlaneproject.us5.list-manage1.com/profile?u=64bd122c67bd28d62097…> Green Lane Project · 207 Canyon Blvd Suite 202 · Boulder, CO 80302 · USA [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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SAVE THE DATE! Winnipeg Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies - Notice of Upcoming Open Houses!
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

*Please save the dates and spread the word about these two important upcoming open houses about the City of Winnipeg Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies * These public open houses will be your opportunity to hear about the Draft City-wide bicycle and pedestrian network as well as draft recommendations for new City policies related to Active Transportation. There will be TWO open houses: *SATURDAY APRIL 12th - 11 am - 4 pm at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) at the Forks* *TUESDAY APRIL 15th - 3 pm - 8 pm at BOTH the Sinclair Park Community Centre *(490 Sinclair Street)* AND the Manitoba Hydro Place Atrium *(360 Portage Avenue). There is more information and background in the attachment. Beyond these open houses, we, the public can continue to participate in this project in the following ways: * Visit the website www.walkbike.winnipeg.ca · Email walkbike(a)winnipeg.ca · Stay updated about this project by signing up for the SpeakUpWinnipeg mailing list. Thank you again for your participation and help in spreading the word! -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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Ontario's Transportation Minister Glen Murray introduces road safety bill targets distracted drivers, 'dooring'
by Dave Elmore 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/03/17/ontario_introduces_compreh ensive_road_safety_bill.html Ontario road safety bill targets distracted drivers, 'dooring' The Liberal government on Monday tabled a sweeping road safety bill Monday dealing with pedestrians, cyclists, truckers and motorists, including increased fines of up to $1,000 and three demerit points for distract driving. There are currently no demerit points for distracted driving in Ontario. Distracted drivers on their cellphones and careless motorists who knock down cyclists with their open doors are facing maximum fines <http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/03/17/ontario_introduces_compre hensive_road_safety_bill.html> of $1,000 and three demerit points, according to sweeping new road safety rules introduced Monday. Among other things, motorists for the first time would be required to move over a lane for working tow trucks with lights flashing just as they are required now with emergency vehicles. Transportation Minister Glen Murray introduced proposed "comprehensive" legislation Monday dealing with pedestrians, truckers, motorists and cyclists. "Our new legislation, if passed, would keep drivers, cyclists and pedestrians even safer as we get tougher with those who ignore the law," Murray said, adding the changes have been years in the making. Ralph Palumbo, vice-president Ontario, Insurance Bureau of Canada, said it is the demerit points that should make scofflaws think twice about picking up that cellphone or other electronic device knowing their insurance premiums could be affected. "Demerit points will certainly cause an insurer to look at a driver as a greater risk because what it says is that they are not complying with a law," Palumbo told the Star. In Ontario, according the government statistics distracted driving has passed impaired driving as the leading cause of traffic fatalities. The push to toughen up distracted driving penalties follows an unexpected decision by Annemarie Bonkalo <http://www.allthingsnow.com/day/news/shared/42523527/Distracted-driving-fin es-increase-to-280-on-March-18-Toronto-Star> , chief justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, who unilaterally decided last month to use her judicial powers to increase the fine for using hand-held devices while driving to $280 from $155, effective March 18. That provision will remain in effect unless the new legislation is passed and changes it. Thanks Dave o _ ( \ _ (X)\ /(X)

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Fwd: CHNET-Works! Update March 13 2014 Bulletin de CHNET-Works! le 13 mars 2014
by Jackie Avent (ASRTS) 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Some interesting upcoming Fireside chats on Active Transportation and Aging (April 10) and Bringing Health into the Transportation Planning Process (April 24th). See attachment for details. Jackie ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CHNET-Works! <animateur(a)chnet-works.ca> Date: 2014-03-14 8:40 GMT-05:00 Subject: CHNET-Works! Update March 13 2014 Bulletin de CHNET-Works! le 13 mars 2014 To: Jackie Avent <asrts(a)greenactioncentre.ca> *[image: chnet-works-logo-purple-large]* *C <http://chnet-works.ca/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=499&ma…>HNET-Works! Newsletter March 13, 2014 Bulletin de CHNET-Works! le 13 mars 2014* We are now booking dates for our April-June series 2014. For more information on partnering on a Fireside Chat, contact Dot Bonnenfant via email: animateur(a)chnet-works.ca Nous sommes en train de planifier les dates des causeries qui se tiendront entre avril et juin 2014. Pour les partenaires qui sont interessés à organiser des causeries pendant cette période prière de prendre contact avec Dot Bonnenfant à l'adresse: animateur(a)chnet-works.ca CLICK HERE FOR A COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER (PDF format) Cliquez ici pour une copie du bulletin (format pdf)<http://chnet-works.ca/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=535&ma…> -- *Jackie Avent* | Active and Safe Routes to School Green Action Centre <http://greenactioncentre.ca/> 3rd floor, 303 Portage Avenue* | *(204) 925-3773 *|* Find us here<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/> Green Action Centre is your non-profit hub for greener living. Support our work by becoming a member<http://greenactioncentre.ca/support/become-a-member/>

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The Pied Piper for sustainable transportation
by Dave Elmore 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-pied-piper-for-sustainable- transportation-and-his-radical-idea-put-people-first/article17496623/ The Pied Piper for sustainable transportation' and his radical idea: Put people first CHRISTINE McLAREN Published Friday, Mar. 14 2014, 2:03 PM EDT If you're lucky enough to catch him on a day off, you might find Gil Penalosa riding his bike through Toronto's Roncesvalles Village - "the best neighbourhood I've ever lived in," he says. Which is saying a lot. Because when he's not on a day off, Mr. Penalosa is likely to be in one of the hundred-plus cities he visits for work. In San Francisco speaking to Google about innovations in transportation technology, for example. Or in Bangalore sweet-talking planners into installing better sidewalks. Or in Copenhagen lunching with the minister of environment before flying to South Korea to transform an entire neighbourhood into a car-free zone for 30 days. "I think of Gil as the Pied Piper for sustainable transportation," says Janette Sadik-Khan, the former commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation. "He travels the world singing that song and pressing that message and he does it in a really compelling way." He has also lived his message: Mr. Penalosa, 57, helped to transform Bogota when he served as the Colombian capital's commissioner of parks and recreation in the late 1990s. He has since become an evangelist for livable cities that put people, not cars, at the centre of planning. As the executive director of Toronto-based non-profit 8-80 Cities, he has worked with more than 150 cities on every continent, convincing them that rapid improvements to mass transit, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways are not as impossible as they may think. "The biggest challenge is that change is hard," he says. "Anywhere. And the better the city, the harder it is." Many politicians are also "timid," he adds. "The minute they're elected, they're thinking about how to get re-elected, and the way to get re-elected is to do more of the same. Maybe a little bit better but more of the same. But unfortunately now we not only have to focus on doing things right, but also we need to focus on doing the right things." The name of Mr. Penalosa's non-profit - 8-80 Cities - echoes his central message. "If you build a city that is great for an eight-year-old and for an 80-year-old, then you build a city that is going to be great for everybody. They're like an indicator species," he says. "We need to stop building cities as if everybody in them is 30 years old and athletic." By cities, Mr. Penalosa doesn't just mean massive centres: One is just as likely to find him on the ground rethinking the town centre of Timmins, Ont., as in Los Angeles, Paris or New York. 8-80 Cities recently partnered with the Ontario government to bring Open Streets - events that close roads to cars and open them to cyclists, joggers, pedestrians and the like for recreation - to Kingston, Toronto, Thunder Bay and Windsor. "It's not about walking or cycling or parks or sidewalks," he says. "Those are the means. The end goal is how to create a vibrant city with healthy communities, where the citizens are going to be happier." Mr. Penalosa - who uses the word fantastic (emphasis on the "ta") in every other sentence and seldom wastes time taking a breath when he speaks - got his introduction to urban issues early. His father was a Colombian government official who later served as secretary-general of the pioneering 1976 United Nations Habitat Conference on Human Settlement in Vancouver, the world's first international meeting on housing and homelessness. Mr. Penalosa and his brother Enrique tagged along, meeting the likes of Pierre Trudeau and other leaders from around of the world. In Bogota, Gil Penalosa served first under former mayor Antanas Mockus, developing more than 200 parks - a Herculean feat in a city previously bereft of quality public spaces. He also developed Ciclovia: 120 kilometres of road closed to cars every Sunday and on holidays for more than one million cyclists, rollerbladers, runners and strollers. Ciclovia has since been emulated in hundreds of cities around the world. When his brother Enrique (currently the presidential candidate for the Colombian green party) took over as mayor in the next election, Mr. Penalosa continued to work on the car-clogged city, turning it into a poster child for urban change and sustainable transportation. He eventually left Colombia, including a brief stint as the country's trade commissioner in Canada - which led him to a job with the City of Mississauga. He founded 8-80 Cities in 2005, and later moved to Roncesvalles. His three children have grown up and moved on, so today he and his wife Claudia, who works for a bank, live on their own next to "a great park." He loves the farmer's market, the restaurants and shops of their neighbourhood, and getting around by bike, which is his main form of transportation as he doesn't own a car. "The kind of work that I do, I could live anywhere," says Mr. Penalosa. "But I love [Toronto]. It's so multicultural that I feel at home. I never really have felt like that in any other city." There are, of course, a few things he'd fix. The city could use a new mayor, for instance. "[Rob] Ford has been more damaging than anyone could have imagined," he says. "Great mayors need two elements: to have a clear vision of what needs to be done and the political and managerial capacity to do it, and he has none." The city is lacking something else: a ciclovia. But that, says Mr. Penalosa, is soon to come. It would be unwise to bet against it.

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