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4-H MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

ALLAMAKEE COUNTY

4-H Flyers—December 11, 4:30 p.m., Extension Office

4-H Toppers—No Meeting

Bear Creek Kids—December TBA, Bowling

Cherry Valley Chums—No Meeting

Clover Chasers—December TBA

Elon PMC—No Meeting

Ludlow Future Farmers—TBA

Mississippi Mad Scientists—December 19, 6:00 p.m., Lansing Library

Postville Clover Kids— No Meeting

River Valley Panthers—December 3, 5:00 p.m., Waukon Wellness Center

Saturday Clover Kids— No Meeting

West Elementary Clover Kids— No Meeting

West Ridge Riders— TBA

EXTENSION AND OUTREACH

DECEMBER 4-H CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE

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*Dates, times & locations are subject to change

4-H Club Meeting Dates 1

Enrollment Status

Smiles & Thank You’s!

Birthdays

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Soup Supper Success

2017-2018 Re-Enrollment

State Recognition

4-H Leadership Training

4-H College Scholarships

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4-H Leadership Training Flyer 4

2018 4-H Apparel Designs

Quilts of Valor Sewing Day

National 4-H Youth Summit

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New Member Night

JoAnn Fabrics Partnership

DuPont Pioneer Seed Grants

Winter Project Workshop

2018 Fair Theme

Business Meeting Agenda

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USDA Youth Loans

Beef Weigh—In

Fair Improvement Request

Attention Leaders

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2017-2018 4-H Calendar 8

2017 Awards Day Winners! 9

Winter Project Workshop

Registration

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WHAT’S INSIDE:

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DECEMBER 2017

What an exciting time of year, a time

to reflect on the past year and to think

about what the next year holds! What

are your 4-H goals for 2018? What

project areas do you want to work on?

This is a great time to be thinking about projects you are interested in and potential exhibits you could bring

to the 2018 Allamakee County Fair! If you have a new idea for a workshop, day camp, or even a club — we

want to hear from you! During this holiday season remember to give thanks for our clubs, our community, our

country and our world. With 4-H Spirit, Morgan Bjerke

FOCUS

SMILES AND THANK YOU’S!

Becky Rea

beckyrea@iastate.edu

4-H K-12 Program Coordinator

Allamakee County Extension and

Outreach

www.extension.iastate.edu/

allamakee

Morgan Bjerke

mlheim@iastate.edu

County Youth Coordinator

Allamakee County Extension and

Outreach

www.extension.iastate.edu/

allamakee

Thank You to all the families who have re-enrolled in 4-H on 4-H Online.

Smiles to those to attended FarmHer

Thank you to everyone who attended the Soup Supper/Awards Program!

Smiles and thank you to all the new members and their families who have enrolled with Allamakee County 4-H!

Smiles to the Saturday Clover Kids volunteers!

Smiles to clubs who have/are participating in community service activities around the holidays!

Smiles to our 4-H volunteers for all they do and for those who attended Annual Training!

Smiles and thank you to everyone who attended the 4-H Soup Supper.

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

4-H

INSPIRES

LEADERSHIP

Claire Opperman

Jim Rubendall

Marissa Schullo

Tara Schullo

Jennifer Bernal Molly Brodahl Mason Byrnes Treyton Carlson Emily Clark

Cody Dunham Landon Ellickson Annelise Ellingson Bradley Enyart Brenan Folsom

Lindsey Hangartner Teddy Holthaus Jase Johanningmeier Brenden Krogan Nathan Liddiard

Tanner Marting Michael Mattson Aydin Lewis Brooklyn Moen Caleb Opfer

2017-18 4-H Member Goal: 273

Current 4-H Members: 177

Current Clover Kid Members: 70

Club Leaders & Volunteers: 27

ENROLLMENT STATUS WELCOME NEW 4-H’ers & CLOVER KIDS 4-H Toppers Kendra Gibbs

Ludlow Future Farmers Colton O’Neill Bailey Sherman Postville Garden Club Delia Acevedo Taylynn Loomis Demi Wedo

MONTHLY INSIGHT

Willa Troendle

Abby Wiemerslage

Jackson Wilson

West Ridge Riders

Ayden Blake

Courtney Blake

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DECEMBER 2017

2017-2018 4-H RE-ENROLLMENT

4-H EVENTS

4-H SOUP SUPPER SUCCESS

YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Thank you to all who attended and helped at the Soup Supper and Re-Wards Day! We served 329 people.

The Silent Auction brought $1,362.00. A special thank you to all the clubs and volunteers who donated an

item to the Silent Auction. Also thank you to the members and leaders of the Mississippi Mad Scientists and

Ludlow Future Farmers 4-H Clubs for their help. Thank you to the 4-H County Council members! Please be

sure to send a ‘Thank You’ to the buyer of your basket. Names and address are on club shelves.

We will be using the 4-H Online system for re-enrollment into the Allamakee County 4-H Program for the

2017-2018 4-H year. You are able to re-enroll now.

* Existing 4-H families (K-12 grades) please re-enroll at https://iowa.4honline.com. If you need assistance

with the process, call the Extension Office or email dahlstro@iastate.edu.

* For more enrollment and 4-H Online information visit www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee/page/join-4-h

All 4-H members are welcome to attend the ‘Youth Leadership Training’ on Saturday, December 2 from 9-

11:00 AM at the Allamakee County Extension Office. This hands-on, interactive training is for 4-H club offic-

ers and leaders to learn more about club officer roles and leadership skills! This training is free to attend.

Training is being provided by the University of Iowa and Iowa State University Collegiate 4-H. Please register

by November 28 to Morgan at mlheim@iastate.edu or 563-568-6345. See Page 4 for more information.

STATE RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITIES You deserve to be recognized for your hard work and have some fun too! There are many opportunities for

recognition awards or to represent Iowa on the state and national level for youth in 9-12 grades. These op-

portunities include National 4-H Conference, National 4-H Congress, State 4-H Council, Iowa and State 4-H

Project Awards. Learn more about applying for these opportunities at www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/

recognition-opportunities. Online applications are due to the State 4-H Office by February 1. Interviews will

be held on Saturday, March 24 at Iowa State University in Ames. If you are interested in applying please con-

tact Morgan.

4-H COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Students pursuing higher education are encouraged to complete a 4-H scholarship application. More than

90 scholarships totaling nearly $100,000 will be awarded to 4-H’ers attending a university, private college, or

community college in Iowa with scholarships of $500-$3,200. Scholarship applications are due to the State

4-H Office by February 1. https://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/index.cfm?nodeID=31466&audienceID=1

In addition to the state scholarships, The Allamakee 4-H Scholarship Committee will award scholarships with

a minimum value of $250. This scholarship requires applicants to submit an application and two letters of

support to the Extension Office by March 1. Visit www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee/news/scholarship-

information or more scholarship information and opportunities.

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ALL 4-H members are welcome to attend the

‘Youth Leadership Training’ on Saturday, December 2 from 9-11:00 AM at the Allamakee County Extension Office.

This hands-on, interactive training is for 4-H club officers and leaders to learn more about club officer roles and leadership skills! This training is free to attend. Training is being provided by the

University of Iowa and Iowa State University Collegiate 4-H.

Please register by November 28* to Morgan at

mlheim@iastate.edu or 563-568-6345.

*Please be sure to register to avoid cancellation of event due to low registration numbers.

We must have 10 4-H’ers to host event.

4-H YOUTH

TRAINING

LEADERSHIP

Saturday, December 2 9:00-11:00 AM

Allamakee County Extension Office

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital

status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. (Not all prohibited bases apply

to all programs.) Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Ross Wilburn, Diversity Officer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill

Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, 515-294-1482, wilburn@iastate.edu. EOADV.15.04T Nov. 2016

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DECEMBER 2017

4-H OPPORTUNITIES

UPCOMING: 2018 4-H APPAREL ORDERS We order new county t-shirts on a two year rotation, 2018 is a year for new t-shirts! We are

looking for the next apparel design artist to create a new county 4-H design for 2018. All de-

sign ideas must be submitted by Monday, January 29 to the Extension Office. You may hand

draw or use digital designs. An online studio you may find helpful is:

http://www.bluecotton.com/ studio.html

All artwork must be original and should include the 4-H clover and/or the word 4-H

in their entirety. See page 10-12 in https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/

resource/4-H%20Name%20and%20Emblem%20User%20Guide%202014.pdf for

more information on using the 4-H emblem and 4-H name. Designs should not be

larger than 8.5”x11” and should have no more than two colors. The winner will re-

ceive their design on a t-shirt for free and recognition in the newsletter. Good

Luck! Please contact Morgan if you have any questions.

QUILTS OF VALOR SEWING DAY

Join Diana Davison on Saturday, December 9 from 10:30 AM—1:30 PM at

Queen Jean Quilting, 708 2nd Ave NW, Waukon, for a Quilts of Valor Sewing

Day. Learn about Quilts of Valor and sewing techniques. Beginner or advanced,

all 4-H’ers are welcome. If you have a sewing machine feel free to bring it.

Please RSVP to Diana at 563-794-0381 or

21davisondc@allamakee.k12.ia.us. Feel free to pack a snack and drink.

WE WANT YOUR DESIGNS!

NATIONAL 4-H YOUTH SUMMIT FOR HEALTHY LIVING The National 4-H is hosting a four day conference for high school youth on

Healthy Living, February 16-19 at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy

Chase, Maryland. This event will develop youth knowledge and skills in address-

ing today’s health related issues including nutrition education, physical fitness,

wellness, and emotional wellbeing. Youth will participate in a variety of workshops,

learn from professionals in these related fields, and create action plans to imple-

ment projects to promote healthy living back home in their communities. Deadline

to Apply is December 8, 2017. A limited number of youth will be selected for this

opportunity and will be responsible for a portion of their trip expenses ($500).

Please check out the webpage for more information! https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/national-4-h-healthy-living-summit This would be a

great opportunity to take advantage of, if you have further questions, please con-

tact Morgan!

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BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA

1. Call Meeting to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call & Introduction of Visitors

4. Minutes of Previous Meeting

5. Treasurer’s Report

6. Committee Reports

~County Council update ~Other committees (optional)

7. Unfinished and New Business ~4HOnline Enrollments ~Winter Community Service Project

8. Announcements & Leaders Report

9. Adjourn and 4-H Pledge

Spring 2018 DuPont Pioneer Seed Grant for Iowa 4-H Club Community Improvement Projects are now avail-

able. Objective of these grants is to stimulate local 4-H clubs in Iowa to plan and carry out community im-

provement activities by providing "seed money" needed to make the projects successful. Applications are due

in County Extension and Outreach Offices by January 16, 2018 and should then be forwarded to the State

4-H Office before or by January 30. https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/pioneergrants

4-H OPPORTUNITIES

NEW MEMBER NIGHT All new 4-H members and families are invited to attend the New Member Night on Tuesday, January 9,

2018, 6:00 PM to learn about all 4-H has to offer! This evening is set aside for families and 4-H’ers to come

together to explore, ask, and dream about their future 4-H experience! We will provide you with general 4-H

information and equip you with information to start thinking about potential fair projects. We will host a ‘Part

Two’ New Member Night in the spring specifically designed to prepare new members for the Fair. Join us for

an evening of fun, friends, education, exploration, and 4-H! Please RSVP by January 3, 2018 to Morgan

at mlheim@iastate.edu or call the Allamakee County Extension Office at 563-568-6345.

JOANN FABRICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 4-H

Customers can get a free 4-H Reward Card that will allow them to receive a 15% discount on their total in-

store and online purchases every day! A minimum of 2.5% goes back to 4-H as a donation. 30% of the dona-

tion goes to the National 4-H Council and 70% goes to the State 4-H Program. For more information visit

http://www.joann.com/4-h/ . Watch the website for service projects and great deals for 4-H.

WINTER PROJECT WORKSHOP Allamakee County 4-H members in grades 4-12 are invited to

participate in a Winter Project Workshop, Thursday, Decem-

ber 28 from 9:00 AM—12:00 PM. We will spend the morning

making pallet crafts, learning about design elements and art

principles, and making new friends. 4-H’ers will leave with a

completed 4-H exhibit! Morning snacks will be provided.

Cost: $25. Youth must be enrolled in 4HOnline for the 2017-18 4-H year prior to attending. Please see last

page of Newsletter for the Registration Form or stop into the Extension Office to pick one up. Register by De-

cember 18. Open to the first 15 youth to register.

DUPONT PIONEER SEED GRANTS

2018 FAIR THEME

Preparations have started for the 2018 Allamakee County Fair! You can also start preparations on booth

decorating ideas. The 2018 theme is: “Your Passport to Adventure”

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DECEMBER 2017 2016

BEEF WEIGH-IN The 4-H/FFA Beef Weigh-In will be held on Saturday, December 16 from 10:00 AM –12:00 PM at the Northeast Iowa

Sales Commission. Calves that need to be weighed, tagged, and identified include market steers, market heifers, and

dairy beef steers. Each person may identify a maximum of 6 calves. Calves must be a minimum of 350 pounds at weigh-

in. Dairy beef should weigh about 800 pounds.

Retinal Imaging for the Iowa State Fair and AKSARBEN will be available for Allamakee County 4-H youth during our

counties beef weigh in. Please contact us at 563-568-6345 if you will be retinal imaging your animals.

In case of inclement weather listen to KNEI 103.5, a snow date of Saturday, December 23 has been set.

USDA YOUTH LOANS The Farm Service Agency has the USDA Youth Loan Program available for any 4-H/FFA members, ages 10-21 years of

age, and looking for help to finance their projects. Applications and brochures can be picked up at the Extension Office

or contact your local FSA office 563-382-2255.

LIVESTOCK REMINDERS

All 4-H members who weigh in market animals will need to confirm data entered by the county Extension staff.

The market beef deadline to do this is January 31. A ‘how to’ sheet will be available at the weigh ins, or contact

the Extension Office for help.

LEADERS: UPCOMING DEADLINES AND REMINDERS As club activities are planned, please turn driver’s names and last 5 digits of social security number into the

Extension Office a minimum of 3 weeks prior to scheduled events so paperwork can be sent to those who will be

transporting youth. This is to assure everyone is properly screened.

If you are planning a club activity that is NOT documented in your club program, please remember to contact the

Extension Office about insurance coverage for special activities. Liability activity forms can be found on our web-

site www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee/4h under the Leader heading.

Program Books — Please be working on your 2017-18 Program Books with your officers. When working on Pro-

gram Books, please be sure to refer to Participation Policy Guidelines along with the Financial Guidelines. If you

would like and electronic copy sent to you please contact Morgan. These are due November 30.

Club Visits — As you are working on your Club Program Books if you see a month that you would like Morgan to at-

tend and bring an activity for the youth, please contact her soon to get that date on her calendar.

Volunteers Needed —We are looking for adults and high school youth to help with our 4-H program including but

not limited to; afterschool programming, County Council and Saturday Clover Kids. Or, if you know of an adult who is

interested in becoming a leader of a new 4-H project club let us know! If you have an idea for a new project club or

are interested in volunteering in an existing 4-H program, please contact the Extension Office. This is a great oppor-

tunity to share the generosity and independence you have learned through your 4-H experiences.

New Volunteer Training — The Regional New Volunteer Training is scheduled for Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the

Calmar Dairy Center from 9:30 AM– 12:30 PM. Registration information is available here: http://form.jotform.com/

fourhvolunteer/Calmar

The Allamakee County Fair Board is in the initial planning stages of building a new rabbit/poultry barn at the fairgrounds.

If clubs are interested in donating initial seed money for this project, please contact the Extension Office.

FAIR IMPROVEMENT REQUEST

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DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION

DECEMBER

December 2, 2017 Youth Leadership Training 9:00 AM Allamakee County Extension Office

December 16, 2017 4-H/FFA Beef Weigh In 10:00 AM Northeast Iowa Sales Commission, Waukon

December 25, 2017 Extension Office Closed

December 28, 2017 Winter Project Workshop 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office

JANUARY

January 1, 2018 Extension Office Closed

January 6, 2018 New Volunteer Training 9:30 AM-12:30 PM NICC Calmar Campus

January 7, 2018 County Council Meeting 6:30 PM Allamakee County Extension Office

January 9, 2018 New Member Night 6:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office

January 16, 2018 Youth Development Committee Meeting 7:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH

FEBRUARY

APRIL

February 4, 2018 County Council Meeting 6:30 PM Allamakee County Extension Office

March 4, 2018 County Council Meeting 6:30 PM Allamakee County Extension Office

March 9, 2018 Fruit & Butter Braid Delivery Kruger/Heitman Pioneer Building

March 13, 2018 Tentative: Senior Scholarship Interviews 5:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office

April 11, 2018 FSQA Training 1:00 PM TBD

MAY

May 1, 2018 County Council Applications Due Allamakee County Extension Office

May 6, 2018 County Council Interview/Meeting Allamakee County Extension Office

May 15, 2018 Animal ID Deadline 4HOnline

May 19, 2018 FSQA Training 8:30 AM Allamakee County Extension Office

JUNE

June 7-8, 2018 Tentative: Regional Intermediate Trip TBD

June 13-14, 2018 Tentative: Regional Junior Camp Pine Bluff 4-H Camp, Decorah

June 15, 2018 Animal Entry Deadline Allamakee County Extension Office

June 19-20, 2018 Tentative: Regional Junior Camp Pine Bluff 4-H Camp, Decorah

June 24, 2018 Tentative: Expressions Day TBD

June 26-28, 2018 State 4-H Conference Iowa State University, Ames

JULY

TBD 2018 Allamakee County Fair Allamakee County Fair Grounds

AUGUST

August 9-19 2018 Iowa State Fair Iowa State Fair Grounds

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OPPORTUNI-

Congratulations 2017 Awards Day Winners! Record Book Completion Awards Record Book Project Awards

Leader Recognition 10 Years To

Senior

Katelyn Benzing

Landon Berns

Taya Duehr

Michael Hagen Caleb Opfer

Ben Troendle

Nicholas Jacobs

Collin Malcom

Robert White

Carley Sweeney

Nolan Hanson

Danielle Stock

Faith Palmer

Chance Opperman

Soraya Reyes

Madalyn Ellingson

Logan Kucera

Ainsly Lydon

Kaedan Snitker

Brandon Bieber

Nathan Johnson

Makayla Manning

Andrew Mellick

Cassey Urell

Intermediate

Tanner Kiel

Cheyanne Troendle

Abby Wiemerslage Austin Schutte

Ashley Liddiard

Drew Stock

Lexie Belverud

Taylor Howard

Madalyn Palmer

Jim Rubendall

Tessa Rubendall

Logan Brown

Madelyn Moser

Michael Mattson

Diana Davison

Meridian Snitker

Allie Bieber

Jeremy Bieber

Junior

Clara Deeny Kiersten Gibbs

Katherine Hagen

Tyler Kiel

Taylor Kiel

Jordan Byrnes

Landon Guese

Samuel Jacobs

Nora Malcom

Ariana Menne

Kalvin Menne

Addyson Rankin

Jayden Rankin

Jacob White

Brittany Liddiard

Elizabeth Fossum

Thomas Fossum

Berlin Troendle

Mason Byrnes

Milan Byrnes

Dalton Ellickson

Alaina Gebel

Lauryn Howard

Mackenzie Kaeser

Cashton Lloyd

Tanner Marting

Claire Opperman

Emma Palmer

Ethan Palmer

Molly Peake

Sarah Stock

Gabriel Mattson

Natalie Byrnes

Annelise Ellingson

Kyrie Snitker

Wyatt Baxter

Treyton Carlson

Whitney Manning

Kaden Waters

Clover Kids

Hannah Hagen

Breelyn Dahlstrom

Tegan Dahlstrom

Senior

Beef

Michael Hagen

Danielle Stock

Dairy

Faith Palmer

Dog

Danielle Stock

Horse

Danielle Stock

Poultry

Nicholas Jacobs

Nathan Johnson

Makayla Manning

Rabbit

Nathan Johnson

Makayla Manning

Visual Arts

Makayla Manning

Intermediate

Communications

Abby Wiemerslage

Logan Brown

Michael Mattson

Horticulture

Diana Davison

Self Determined

Logan Brown

Sewing & Needle Arts

Diana Davison

*Club Order

Officer Awards

Club Secretary

Abby Wiemerslage

Natalie Byrnes

Debbie Hager 4-H Honor Award

Danielle Stock

Nicholas Jacobs

Achievement Awards

County Livestock Champions

Junior—Emma Palmer

Honorable Mention-Katherine Hagen

Intermediate— Madalyn Palmer

Beef—Michael Hagen

Rabbit—Cassey Urell

Agriculture—

Faith Palmer & Nicholas Jacobs

Leadership—

Danielle Stock & Carley Sweeney

Citizenship—

Makayla Manning & Faith Palmer

AK-SAR-BEN—

Michael Hagen & Danielle Stock

4-H Experience—

Makayla Manning

Family & Consumer Science—

Taya Duehr

Communications—

Michael Hagen & Makayla Manning

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GROWS

CREATIVITY

4-H

Winter Project Workshop: Pallet Crafts

Allamakee County 4-H members in grades 4-12 are invited to participate in a Winter Project (Visual Arts) Workshop. We will spend the morning making pallet crafts, learn-

ing about design elements and art principles, and making new friends. 4-H’ers will leave with a completed 4-H exhibit! Morning snacks will be provided.

If youth have personal items they would like to add to their pallets, please feel free to bring them. Feel free to come with a few ideas for your project.

Cost: $25*

Youth must be enrolled in 4HOnline for the 2017-18 4-H year prior to attending.

Thursday, December 28 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Allamakee County Extension Office

Register by December 18. Open to the first 15 youth to register.

Name: _________________________ Grade:_______________

Parent’s Names:________________ Emergency Contact Number:________________

Please check appropriate response:

I will pick my child up at the end of the workshop.

My child will be picked up by ___________________________

Please make checks payable to Allamakee County Extension.

*Fee for services will be used to off-set direct expenses and to support the 4-H Youth

Development Allamakee County Program.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach programs are available to all without regard to race,

color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.

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