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Re: Matsikoudis want to expand rent control?
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As our campaign grows, we will issue detailed policy statements on a number of issues, including those below. My goal is to create a city government that can set the stage for residents to have the best life possible. In order for that to occur, we must provide for a safe environment, keep the cost of living affordable, and ensure that our surroundings are as attractive as possible, whether it be by planting new trees or keeping our streets clean.

Here are the highlights of my agenda:

Toward a real meritocracy ? great people running the city you love
Taxpayer focused budgeting

A commitment to community policing

Getting the basics right: top notch city services

World class parks

Economic development that respects and includes everyone

Making Jersey City affordable

Transparency-opening the windows of government

Landmarks-staying connected to our past

Recreation-expanding opportunities and a fuller life

http://www.mats4mayor.com/#/issues

Our Team
http://www.mats4mayor.com/#/bios


Posted on: 2017/10/2 16:49
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Jersey City Town Hall Policy Forums
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Jersey City Town Hall Policy Forums

Hosted by Bill Matsikoudis, Candidate for Mayor
Open to the entire Jersey City community

Wednesday, September 20th, 7:00 pm
Bergen-Lafayette - Cafe Sole
496 Communipaw Avenue

Food and drinks will be provided to those attending
RSVP and Email questions to: info@mats4mayor.com

The open community forums will showcase a series of key components of the Matsikoudis campaign, including Community Policing, Affordable Housing, Jobs Creation and will help to create a policy-driven dialog with members of the community.

?In these next few weeks leading to Election Day, my grassroots campaign for Mayor continues to focus on having honest policy conversations and making sure every community voice is heard,? stated Matsikoudis.

?Like all elections, this will be a simple choice in leadership. Jersey City can continue to be represented by a man who will say, do, and spend whatever it takes to be re-elected, or we can use this moment to rethink and recapture the true spirit of the city with new leadership and a fresh approach to finding solutions. I have a real plan to represent every member of the Jersey City community. I am thrilled with the response we have seen for these forums, and I look forward to sharing my ideas and listening to the concerns of our city.?

OTHER OCCURRENCES:

Sunday, September 24th, 5:00 pm
Downtown - Barrow Mansion
83 Wayne Street

Wednesday, September 27th, 7:00 pm
The Heights - 2nd Reformed Church
940 Summit Avenue

Saturday, October 7th, 10:00 am
Greenville - Moose Lodge
60 West Side Ave

Posted on: 2017/9/20 16:17
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Re: 8 Year Old JC Girl Dies After Pool Accident
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A go fund me page has been set up to help the family.

https://www.gofundme.com/47lbkcg

Posted on: 2017/8/2 15:20
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Re: Last-minute furniture pic-up/donations
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Veterans of America

Easy, Free, and Tax Deductible
Easy online scheduling right from your computer or mobile device
FAST service within as little as 24hrs for most locations
Tax deduction document delivered to your email
Wide range of acceptable donations include clothing, shoes, purses, household items, toys, and more
Your donations greatly benefit ALL U.S. Veterans!

http://pickupplease.org/schedule-ppc/ ... Iatiqv2gdUCFZ6Iswodu3wGFQ

Posted on: 2017/7/11 19:07
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Re: BGT Enterprises bringing "peace & prosperity" by closing a business
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12-Unit Building Planned For Latin Lounge Site In Jersey City


https://jerseydigs.com/jersey-city-dev ... et-latin-lounge-proposal/

Posted on: 2017/4/10 20:37
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Re: Wow - LSC's Updated Plans for SciTech Scity
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Please call the City Clerks office and add your name to the speakers list 201-547-2233.
The 2nd and FINAL READING IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 @ 6PM.
PLEASE COME OUT you OWE IT TO YOURSELF AND YOUR NEIGHBORS.

Posted on: 2017/3/20 13:07
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Re: East District Police Officer Mike Lang DWI
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Posted on: 2016/8/4 0:00
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Re: East District Police Officer Mike Lang DWI
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Terrence is the best!

Hopefully he can get us a story on how Fulop supporter John Lynch got a job at DPW? Was the job posted on the city website?

Posted on: 2016/7/19 21:50
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PS 34 teacher referred to students as “future drug dealers and criminals” in email
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Posted on: 2015/2/25 2:19
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Re: Education/PARCC Testing
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Posted on: 2015/2/21 14:10
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Re: Infinity Institute Middle School Entrance Exam
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Posted on: 2015/2/21 14:09
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Re: Education/PARCC Testing
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Jersey City school district prepping for students 'opting out' of PARCC exams

Jersey City's school district may join a growing number of districts statewide that are creating policies for students whose parents are opting them out of controversial new standardized testing that begins next month.

A measure up for consideration at Thursday's Jersey City Board of Education meeting outlines what parents must do if they don't want their kids to take the new PARCC exams and what those students will do while others do.

BOE Vice President Marilyn Roman said the measure shouldn't be interpreted as opposition to the new tests, which are aligned with Common Core, new federal standards introduced into classrooms last year.

"We don't want to disrupt the other children or have a child just sit and do nothing," Roman said.

If approved by the BOE, the measure would require parents to contact Schools Superintendent Marcia V. Lyles in writing if they want their children not to take the computer-based PARCC exam. Any students not taking the test would be placed "in an alternate educational environment."

Too many parents opting out could cause a major problem: to receive federal funding, PARCC participation must not fall below 95 percent. That would deny Jersey City's 27,000-student school district about $27 million.

Opponents of the tests say New Jersey's waiver from federal No Child Left Behind standards eliminates the need for 95 percent participation, but state Department of Education spokesman Michael Yaple said the participation rate is in effect under the waiver.

School districts in Montclair and Livingston have also implemented policies regarding parents who are opting out of PARCC, which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

Some parents have said the tests, designed to be more rigorous than predecessors NJASK and HSPA, are too difficult for them, let alone their children. Prepping for the test is "sucking the life out of the children," one Jersey City teacher said at a state education hearing last week.

Terrence T. McDonald may be reached at tmcdonald@jjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @terrencemcd. Find The Jersey Journal on Facebook.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... tudents.html#incart_river

Posted on: 2015/2/17 22:03
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Re: Education/PARCC Testing
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The School District of Jersey City Parental Withdrawal from Mandated State-Wide Testing is on the agenda for tonight's caucus meeting and will be voted on at Thursday's board meeting. Please read the policy.

http://www.boarddocs.com/nj/jcps/Boar ... 0State-Wide%20Testing.pdf


Posted on: 2015/2/17 12:47
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Re: Jersey City Public Schools Community Involvement Meeting With Board Member Lorenzo Richardson
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Board of Education Committee Assignments & Monthly Meeting Schedule -2015

http://www.jcboe.org/boe2015/images/p ... eting_Schedule_2015_2.pdf

Student Equity:
Mr. Lorenzo Richardson, Chair
2/9, 3/2, 4/13, 5/4, 6/1, 8/3, 9/14, 10/5, 11/9, 12/7
5:30PM

346 Claremont Avenue
1st Floor Conference Rm 1R
JC NJ
07305

Posted on: 2015/2/9 22:00
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Re: Jersey City Public Schools Educational Programs Committee Meeting With Board Member Marilyn Roman
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Board of Education Committee Assignments & Monthly Meeting Schedule -2015

http://www.jcboe.org/boe2015/images/p ... eting_Schedule_2015_2.pdf


Educational Programs:
Ms. Marilyn Roman, Chair 2/12, 3/12, 4/16, 5/14, 6/11, 9/17, 10/15, 11/12, 12/10
4:00PM

346 Claremont Avenue
1st Floor Conference Rm 1R
JC NJ
07305

Posted on: 2015/2/9 21:58
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Re: Public testimony in Jersey City---Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey
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Due to icing conditions and inclement winter weather, the Port Authority has postponed tomorrow's public hearing in Jersey City on the Cross Harbor Freight Program.

The meeting will now be held Feb. 26 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center at 140 Martin Luther King Drive.


http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... ys_cros.html#incart_river


Posted on: 2015/2/9 20:56
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Re: Lunch Recommendations in Journal Square
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Margherita's Italian Deli
651 Newark Ave
Jersey City, New Jersey
(201) 610-9600





Posted on: 2015/2/5 15:18
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Jersey City Public Schools Educational Programs Committee Meeting With Board Member Marilyn Roman
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Jersey City Public Schools Educational Programs Committee Meeting With Board Member Marilyn Roman

02/12/2015
4:00 pm-5:00 pm

346 Claremont Avenue
1st Floor Conference Rm 1R
JC NJ
07305

Posted on: 2015/2/4 3:45
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Jersey City Public Schools Community Involvement Meeting With Board Member Lorenzo Richardson
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Jersey City Public Schools Community Involvement Meeting With Board Member Lorenzo Richardson


02/10/2015
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

346 Claremont Avenue
1st Floor Conference Rm 1R
JC NJ
07305

Posted on: 2015/2/4 3:40
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Jersey City Public Schools Citywide Parent Advisory Meeting With Dr. Lyles
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Jersey City Public Schools Citywide Parent Advisory Meeting With Dr. Lyles

02/04/2015

6:00 pm-8:00 pm

346 Claremont Avenue
6th floor conference room
JC NJ
07305

Posted on: 2015/2/4 2:26
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Re: Education/PARCC Testing
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The Common Core Parent Workshop scheduled for this evening at PS 5 has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

http://www.jcboe.org/boe2015/

https://www.facebook.com/TheSchoolDist ... ity/posts/758508664232382


Posted on: 2015/2/3 15:42
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Re: Historic district may come to Jersey City's West Side
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Posted on: 2015/2/3 0:38
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Re: Public testimony in Jersey City---Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey
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Great coverage from News 12 of Wednesday's Jersey City hearing of the Governor's Testing Study Commission.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whcQKIE3OhE


Posted on: 2015/1/30 14:04
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Re: Public testimony in Jersey City---Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey
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JERSEY CITY ? It starts in the fall with benchmark assessments and student growth objectives and ends in the spring with final exams and AP tests.

In between, high school students have to take the annual state assessments in English and math, not to mention their regular schedule of classroom tests and quizzes.

The result, said Hanover Park Regional High School District Superintendent Carol Grossi, is hours of instructional time sacrificed in favor of testing and test prep. In other words, "a huge problem," Grossi said.

Grossi testified Wednesday in Jersey City in front of the Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey. The commission was ordered by Gov. Chris Christie to study "the volume, frequency, and impact of student testing."

In a handout presented to members of the commission, Grossi outlined the testing schedule for one of her ninth grade students. Over the course of the school year, the student spends all or part of more than 15 different school days in standardized or other major testing, she said.

"I am concerned about how classroom instruction will be disrupted for weeks at a time to participate in testing," said Grossi, whose district has about 1,600 students in two high schools.

In courses with students from multiple grade levels, instruction may also be interrupted for the students who aren't pulled for testing, she said.

"If the students who are testing are not present in their classes, teachers may be reluctant to introduce new material," Grossi said.

Grossi said she hopes the nine-member panel can make positive recommendations to Christie to help students and schools, but said she knows it's a challenge.

The study commission acknowledged in a preliminary report last that week that students may be subject to too much testing, though not necessarily because of state tests.

It recommended schools review the universe of tests and quizzes being given in classrooms and determine the minimum testing necessary to serve diagnostic, instructional, and accountability purposes.

Wednesday was the first public testimony session before the commission and most of the 45 people who registered were parents or teachers expressing concerns about the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exams. Several were the same speakers who flooded the state's Board of Education meeting earlier this month to criticize the tests.

The commission has yet to make any recommendations on PARCC, the Common Core standards introduced last year or the use of student data. However, it has identified each of those as key topics it will discuss and make recommendations on in its final report, due July 31, Education Commissioner David Hespe said last week.

The commission will hold another public testimony session at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Jackson Liberty High School auditorium in Jackson. A session on Tuesday in Camden County was canceled because of the weather.

Adam Clark may be reached at adam_clark@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on twitter at @realAdamClark. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

http://www.nj.com/education/2015/01/s ... tendent.html#incart_river

Posted on: 2015/1/29 13:02
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Re: Public testimony in Jersey City---Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey
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Today

4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at the Franklin Williams Middle School (MS #7) Auditorium, 222 Laidlaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (use this address for direction/GPS purposes)

Parking will available on the side of the school building. The public will not be permitted to park alongside the school or enter the school building until 3:30 p.m.

Jersey City School District website: www.jcboe.org

Posted on: 2015/1/28 19:16
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Re: New York waste transfer deal to bring $10 million to Jersey City
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The tunnel would still bring the garbage to Greenville. The company with the contract to pick up NYC garbage is located in Linden. Put the garbage on trains in NYC and barge it to Linden


Please come to the meeting

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 ? 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center
140 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive ? Jersey City, NJ 07305

call 212-435-7777 to be put on the speakers list

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Re: New York waste transfer deal to bring $10 million to Jersey City
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Please come to the meeting

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 ? 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center
140 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive ? Jersey City, NJ 07305

Posted on: 2015/1/26 20:32
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Re: New York waste transfer deal to bring $10 million to Jersey City
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Cross Harbor Freight Program
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Port Authority of New York and
New Jersey (PANYNJ) have released a NEPA Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) to evaluate alternatives to improve the movement of goods in the
region by enhancing the transportation of freight across New York Harbor. The Cross
Harbor Freight Program (CHFP) DEIS evaluates both near?term and long?term
improvementsto the regional freight network. Public Hearings provide an opportunity
for the public and agencies to comment on and provide input on the DEIS. Public
Hearings for the CHFP will be held at the New Jersey locations listed
below:??


Tuesday, February 10, 2015 ? 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center
140 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive ? Jersey City, NJ 07305

The DEIS is available to download at www.crossharborstudy.com. Hardcopies are
located at numerous repositories throughout the region. A complete list of
repositories can be found on the project website.???
Your comments are encouraged and may be provided in writing either at the public
hearing or by mail to Cross Harbor Freight Program, c/o InGroup, Inc., PO Box 206
Midland Park, NJ 07432 or via email to feedback@crossharborstudy.com.??The public
comment period will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2015.
All public hearing dates, times and locations are subject to change due to inclement
weather conditions. An informational recording regarding any change in the hearing
schedule will be available at (201) 820?2170 at least two hours before the scheduled
start time of the hearing.???
The public hearings are accessible to people who are mobility impaired. Sign language
interpreter services or other translation services are available, upon advance request.
To make arrangements for such services, please contact the Port Authority?s outreach
consultant at (201) 612?1230 or via email at feedback@crossharborstudy.com no later
than three (3) days before the hearing for which the services are being requested.??
For more information about the Cross Harbor Freight Program or to download a copy
of the DEIS document, please visit the project website at www.crossharborstudy.com.

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Re: New York waste transfer deal to bring $10 million to Jersey City
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Please be aware that there is a meeting scheduled for February 10th at the Bethune Center, on MLK, regarding the garbage transfer station for the Greenville Yards.

This is a NY/NJPA meeting to inform you that the transfer station is going ahead. If this transfer station happens your property values will be negatively impacted. The quality of life of South Greenville will be affected.

THIS IS SERIOUS

This is the THIRD attempt to use the Greenville Yards as a garbage transfer station. During the first attempt in 1993, Mayor Schundler supported the garbage transfer station, but the Jersey City Council opposed the project. It did not happen.

In 1999 the Port Authority attempted to get Mayor Healy to support the project. He refused to allow the project to move forward. Now in 2014, Mayor Fulop supported the transfer station in return for $10M for a park in the Heights. The Mayor did reverse his position. BUT, the meeting to discuss the garbage transfer station is scheduled. WHY?

All residents of Greenville, Port Liberte, Society Hill, all Jersey City must get Mayor Fulop AND the City Council to stop the NYC garbage transfer station to be built in the Greenville Yards.

PLEASE DON'T ABANDON THIS EFFORT!

http://www.panynj.gov/about/public-he ... tingNotice_ENGLISH_v2.pdf

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 ? 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center
140 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive ? Jersey City, NJ 07305


http://hudsoncountyview.com/emails-fu ... -garbage-greenville-deal/


Emails from Fulop, PANYNJ raises questions about ?Garbage for Greenville? deal
November 20, 2014 - Jersey City, News - Written by Michael Shurin - no comments
Emails and documents related to the building of a waste transfer facility in Greenville raises unanswered questions from Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

New emails and documents related to the building of a waste transfer facility in Greenville, a project that Mayor Fulop later halted, raise fresh questions about the process behind the scenes of a resolution approving the ?execution of a memorandum of understanding [MOU] with IESI NY Corporation as the basis for a future host community agreement.?

The most serious question centers around the difference between a letter to the NYC Dept. of Sanitation attached to the City Council agenda, and the actual letter sent.

In the official letter dated October 6, 2014 ? which was obtained through a public records request ? Fulop writes about ?expected council support? which was not in the letter attached to the council agenda.

Additionally, there is a difference in language regarding the MOU. In the actual letter sent it says, ?reached an agreement? and in the council agenda it says ?executed a letter agreement.?



Posted on: 2015/1/26 19:23
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Hudson County’s plan for our homeless shelter and warming centers for the upcoming storm
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Please find Hudson County?s plan for our homeless shelter and warming centers for the upcoming storm

Our shelters will be operating Overflow tonight and tomorrow. In addition, the shelters will remain open all day tomorrow.

Hudson County Division of Housing & Community Development
257 Cornelison Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone Number: 201-369-4520
Fax Number: 201-369-4523


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbi ... 2279699455&type=1&theater

Jersey City Homelessness Advocacy Group JCHAG

https://www.facebook.com/groups/151490268289661/



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