presents

EAGLE COUNCIL XLVIII September 19-21, 2019 – Washington, D.C.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

Ardizzone, Carole is Co-Founder and current an accurate, non-fictional account of God’s will Education Chair of the Board of to bring the people of this world back into a BROOKSTONE SCHOOL (a faith-based K-8 relationship with Him.). He was School of Excellence for at- risk children in chairman/president/CEO of Glenayre Charlotte, NC). She is host and creator of - Technologies in the 1990s; board member of RAISING AN AMAZING GENERATION - a Inspiration Ministries UK. He is also active at television program (previously INSP Brookstone school and in men’s bible study at currently INI network) and teaching videos on his church. the reasons why parents should invest in raising the next generation and techniques for doing so. Arthur, Frances – Frances has taught high school, middle school, and elementary school in Carole has over 40 years of experience teaching public, home school, and homeschool in public and private schools (K-12) which cooperative settings over the last 30 years. She includes writing standards for grades K-2 has led the Student Eagles as Director for inclusive reading skills for NY state (when NY Tennessee Eagle Forum, teaching high school was #1 and #2 in Education in the nation). She students across the state how to participate in has practice perceptual and academic training their government effectively. She now also and therapy. She is a reading Specialist, and serves as Eagle Forum’s National Student content area teacher. Her private practice Eagles Chairman. includes Counseling, Coaching and Academic Therapy with (LD/ADD) adolescents and Beisner, E. Calvin, PhD – Dr. Beisner is families. Founder and National Spokesman of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Ardizzone, Ray is on the board of Patrick Creation, a network of nearly 70 Christian Henry College and the B.A.S.E. Institute. (The scholars working to educate the public and Bible Archaeology, Search & Exploration policymakers about three things simultaneously (BASE) Institute is dedicated to the quest for and intertwined: Biblical earth stewardship, archaeological evidence to help validate to the economic development for the poor, and the world that the Bible is true, and that it represents gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Brat earned his Bachelor's in Business from The author of over a dozen books and thousands Hope College, a Master of Divinity from of articles, Dr. Beisner has taught at Covenant Princeton Seminary and a Doctorate from College and Knox Theological Seminary and American University in Economics. lectured for colleges, schools, churches, and conferences in North America, Great Britain, He is now Dean of Liberty University’s School Europe, and Africa. of Business.

The Heritage Foundation honored him with the Brewer, Erin, PhD - Erin developed gender Outstanding Spokesman for Faith, Science, and dysphoria in first grade. She did everything she Stewardship Award at the Ninth International could to be a boy. She wasn’t a tomboy in her Conference on Climate Change, and he has mind, she was a boy. Her mother eventually testified as an expert witness on the ethics and sent her to a therapist, and she was able to economics of climate and energy policy for manage her feelings of gender dysphoria. Erin is committees of the U.S. Senate and House of sharing her deeply personal story to help others Representatives. understand the damage that is being done to our children by the transgender movement. Blackburn, Sen. Marsha – Marsha Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and is Erin grew up in Salt Lake City and earned a B.S. currently serving her first term representing the from Hampshire College in Amherst state of Tennessee. Before her election to the Massachusetts. She has a Doctorate in Senate, Marsha represented Tennessee’s 7th Instructional Technology and Learning Science Congressional District. from Utah State University.

In 1998, she was elected to the Tennessee State Chang, Gordon, JD - Gordon G. Chang is the Senate and in 2002, Marsha was elected to author of Losing South Korea, a booklet released represent the people of Tennessee’s 7th by Encounter Books in March 2019. His Congressional District based on her record in the previous books are Nuclear Showdown: North state legislature. Her congressional career was Korea Takes on the World and The Coming noted for her Chairmanship of the Energy and Collapse of China. He is a columnist at The Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Daily Beast. Communications and Technology, as well as bipartisan expertise in defending songwriters’ Chang lived and worked in China and Hong and performers’ rights. Kong for almost two decades, most recently in Shanghai, as Counsel to the American law firm Marsha and her husband Chuck live in Paul Weiss and earlier in Hong Kong as Partner Williamson County, Tennessee. They have two in the international law firm Baker & McKenzie. children and two grandsons. Originally from Laurel, Mississippi, Marsha is a graduate of His writings on China and North Korea have Mississippi State University. appeared in The New York Times, , , The Brat, Cong. Dave – served Virginia's 7th American Conservative, the International Congressional District in the U.S. House, first Herald Tribune, Commentary, The Weekly elected in 2014-2018. He served on the Budget, Standard, , and Barron's. Education and Small Business Committees. He was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Chang has appeared before the House Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access. He Committee on Foreign Affairs and the U.S.- has more than 20 years in higher education. He China Economic and Security Review has been an Economic Consultant with the Commission. Outside the he has World Bank, Consultant with Arthur Andersen spoken in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong & Co., President of the Virginia Association of Kong, New Delhi, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, The Economists, and member of the Virginia Board Hague, London, Ottawa, Toronto, and of Accountancy. Vancouver.

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He has served two terms as a trustee of Cornell In June 2013, she garnered national attention University. after delivering her impassioned congressional testimony about IRS abuses of the Wetumpka Cobb, Victoria - As President of The Family TEA Party. Foundation of Virginia, Mrs. Cobb has been responsible for the leadership and direction of Becky’s high-powered energy and activism has the Commonwealth’s largest and oldest pro- been lauded by national conservative figures family organization since 2000. including , , , ’ and others. Victoria has a Bachelor’s in Political Science She’s a frequent guest on and FOX and Leadership Studies from the University of Business and multiple Richmond. programs across the country. In 2016 Becky received Heritage Action Sentinel's Firewall for Cori, Anne Schlafly – Anne Schlafly Cori is Freedom Award. Chairman of Eagle Forum and has served on Eagle Forum boards of directors for ten years. Green, Cong. Mark - Congressman Green From 2012-16, Anne Cori was the regular guest represents the 7th district of Tennessee and took host for “Eagle Forum Live”, a weekly radio the oath of office on January 3, 2019. It is the show on the Bott Radio Network. She is the exact oath he first took as a cadet on the historic daughter of . Anne has a B.A. in Plain at West Point more than thirty years history from Georgetown University and her earlier. A successful business leader, decorated hobby is teaching people how to cook. combat veteran, and ER physician, Green served in the Tennessee State Senate before his election Donnelly, Elaine – Elaine Donnelly is president to Congress. of the Center for Military Readiness, an independent, nonpartisan public policy He has served 24 years between the Academy, organization that specializes in military/social active duty Army and Army Reserves. His most issues. Founded in 1993, CMR advocates high, memorable mission was the capture of Saddam single standards in all forms of military training Hussein. During the mission, he interrogated and sound priorities in the making of Hussein for six hours. The encounter is detailed military/social policies. in his book, A Night with Saddam. Congressman Green was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air England, Trent, JD - Trent England is the Medal with V Device for Valor, among many director of Save Our States, as well as executive others. vice president and distinguished fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. Before As a physician, Green recognizes life begins at joining OCPA Trent was executive vice conception and firmly advocates for the unborn. president at the Freedom Foundation and a legal After his service in the Army, Green founded an policy analyst at . He emergency department staffing company that has contributed to two books, including The grew to over $200 million in annual revenue. He Heritage Guide to the Constitution. Trent was a also founded two free medical clinics that Publius Fellow of the in provide healthcare to under-served populations 2008, and he holds degrees from George Mason in Memphis and Clarksville. He has led University School of Law and Claremont numerous medical mission trips throughout the McKenna College. world.

Gerritson, Becky - Becky is the Executive Hasler, Kirsten - Kirsten is the Washington, Director of Alabama Eagle Forum. She was a D.C. Executive Director for Eagle Forum. She is homeschool mom and began her journey in a graduate of Hillsdale College with a conservative grassroots politics when she and Bachelor’s in Economics. Prior to joining Eagle her husband founded the Wetumpka TEA Party Forum, Kirsten worked in Governor Scott in 2009. Walker’s administration. Most recently, Kirsten was the Executive Assistant and Scheduler for former Congressman Keith Rothfus, where she

3 had an integral role in facilitating the Congressman’s agenda. Elizabeth daily triggers the left by confronting the lies of abortion, feminism, Islam, and the Kirsten is an active member of her church and homosexual agenda with wit and snark like only volunteers at a crisis pregnancy center in she can. She regularly posts viral commentary Northern Virginia. A native of Central videos which have netted over 70 million views. Wisconsin, she currently resides in Arlington, VA with her husband and young son. She is the author of Not on My Watch: How to Win the Fight for Family, Faith and Freedom, Hubbard, Theresa - Commander Hubbard and has been featured on many major media (USCG ret) first entered the service by enlisting outlets, such as Fox & Friends, The New York in the United States Coast Guard Reserve in Times, The Blaze, and Christian Broadcasting 1989. She was commissioned in the United Network. She has become a thought leader on States Coast Guard Reserve in Yorktown, topics of importance to families. Virginia and has served in a variety of administrative and operational billets. She The pulse behind all her activism and cultural spent seven years on active duty as a Reserve commentary is her love for her family and her Program Administrator from 2002-2008. She Savior, Jesus Christ. was immediately recalled to active duty on 11 Sep 2001 to provide antiterrorism force Keffler, Maria - Maria is a former high school protection in the aftermath of the events on 9/11 teacher and the mother of three children in and served as a security watch officer and Arlington, VA. She holds a Master’s in assistant boat division officer. In 2002, she Educational Psychology, specializing in testing accepted an assignment as a provisional Reserve and measurement as well as gifted education, Program Administrator at Integrated Support and is a co-founder of the Arlington Parent Command, Seattle, WA, working in the Force Coalition. She is an author and speaker working Optimization and Training Branch overseeing toward public awareness of schools' violation of the training of 600 plus reserve personnel. parental rights, obstruction of girls' protections, and failure to observe evidence-based best practices on school-based care for all students. Theresa serves as Eagle Forum’s Counter- Terrorism Chairman. She is a member of Eagle Koehle, Orlean – Orlean has served as State Forum of Alabama Board. President of Eagle Forum of California since 2002. She is the Founder and Director of Jarrell, Bethany - Bethany is the former Californians United Against Common Core and Legislative Director for Texas Eagle Forum and has written two books about Common Core. was an intern for TEF during the 2017 She also started a group in 2006 to stand up for Legislative Session. Bethany received her property rights, Sonoma County Land Rights Bachelor’s in Communication from Thomas Coalition, which opened her eyes to Agenda 21. Edison State University and will graduate with a She helped lead the battle against Smart Meters Master’s in Strategic Communication in in her state and won an opt out, which she wrote December 2019. Bethany is Business Director of about in her book Just Say No to Big Brother’s her family-owned general contracting company Smart Meter. She leads her local chapter of Jarrell Signature, Inc. Sonoma County Eagle Forum, is a 4th-term member of the Sonoma County Republican Johnston, Elizabeth - Elizabeth is a bestselling Central Committee, and past Vice President of author, speaker, and activist who educates and Santa Rosa Republican Women Fed. She is the inspires the public on the burning social and author of six published books and many articles. moral issues of the day that are important to families and patriots. She and her husband Lesko, Cong. Debbie - Congresswoman Lesko Patrick, who is a medical doctor, author, and represents Arizona’s 8th Congressional District. movie producer, have been pro-life ministry In May 2018, she was sworn into the U.S. House leaders for many years and home educate their after winning a special election and was recently 10 beautiful children. reelected to a full two-year term. For the 116th

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Congress, Congresswoman Lesko serves on the She has received numerous awards for her House Judiciary, House Rules, and House writing and is a frequent guest on Fox News, Homeland Security Committees. She also is the CNN, and other TV and radio programs, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues. MacDonald holds a B.A. in English from Yale, graduating with a Mellon Fellowship to Prior to her role in the U.S. House of Cambridge University, where she earned an Representatives, Congresswoman Lesko served M.A. in English and studied in Italy through a in the Arizona Legislature for nine years – the Clare College grant. She has a J.D. from last three of which were in the Arizona Senate. Stanford University Law School. She served as Senate President Pro-Tempore and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Marshall, Hon. Robert G. – Over the last 26 Committee. She was honored by numerous years, Bob has been elected thirteen times in a organizations including, “Champion of the district that had previously covered areas from Taxpayer”, “Guardian of Small Business” and Woodbridge in Prince William County to “Senator of the Year.” Leesburg and Sterling in Loudoun County.

Congresswoman Lesko received her bachelor’s His new district as of 2011 includes parts of degree from the University of Wisconsin. She Manassas outside Manassas City in Prince lives in Peoria with her husband, Joe, and they William County, the City of Manassas Park, the have three children. town of Haymarket and parts of Haymarket and Gainesville in Western Prince William. MacDonald, Heather, JD - Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the He was first elected to the Virginia House of Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Delegates 1991. He serves on the Finance Journal, and a New York Times bestselling Committee, and the Counties, Cities and Towns author. She is a recipient of the 2005 Bradley Committee. He’s former vice chairman of the Prize. Mac Donald’s work at City Journal has Counties, Cities and Towns Committee, former covered a range of topics. Her writing has chairman of a Privileges and Elections appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Subcommittee, and former chairman of the Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The General Assembly’s Joint Stem Cell Study New Republic, and The New Criterion. Mac Committee. Donald's newest book, The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the Thanks to service in the U.S. Congress, Bob University and Undermine Our Culture (2018), became an expert in the lawmaking process. He argues that toxic ideas first spread by higher first worked for Congressman John Blatnik (D- education have undermined humanistic values, MN), then Congressman Bob Dornan (R-CA), fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our then U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton (R-AL). larger culture. Bob earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History A nonpracticing lawyer, Mac Donald clerked for and Philosophy from Belmont Abbey College, the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of North Carolina, and a Master of Arts Degree in Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and was an Humanities from California State University. attorney-advisor in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection McClay, Wilfred, PhD - Wilfred M. McClay is Agency and a volunteer with the Natural the G. T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the Resources Defense Council. She has frequently History of Liberty at the University of testified before U.S. House and Senate Oklahoma, and the Director of the Center for the Committees. In 1998, Mac Donald was History of Liberty. appointed to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s task force on the City University of New York. His book The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America was awarded the Merle Curti Award of the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American

5 intellectual history. He has written several other his wife Ann live in Ocala, FL. books including his most recent, A Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Paugh, Ileana, PhD – Dr. Paugh is an Story. American college professor who was born in Romania during the communist era of Nicolae He is a member of the U.S. Commission on the Ceausescu. A survivor of communist utopia and SemiQuinCentennial, which has been charged its indoctrination, she immigrated legally to the with planning the celebration of the nation’s United States in 1978 and became a proud 250th birthday in 2026. naturalized American citizen by choice in 1982.

He is a graduate of St. John’s College She earned four college degrees in the United (Annapolis) and received his Ph.D. in History States and Romania and taught college from the Johns Hopkins University. Economics for 30 years. Dr. Paugh speaks fluent German, Italian, English, and Romanian and McGee, Rev. Roger - Roger graduated Cum understands Spanish, French, and Latin. She is a Laude in Music Education from Samford prolific writer, senior columnist for Canada Free University, Birmingham, Alabama, in 1979. He Press, author, frequent speaker on the topics of received his Masters of Church Music Degree communism, U.N. Agenda 21, economics, and from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in education. Her books include Echoes of 1981. He has been Pastor for Music and Communism, Liberty on Life Support, U.N. Worship at First Baptist Church of Alexandria Agenda 21: Environmental Piracy, Communism since October of 1995. He directs and 2.0 – 25 Years Later, and Being Bogart. She has coordinates worship and music ministry for all published over 1200 commentaries reflecting ages. Roger’s desire is that we worship in spirit , the economy, and truth with all our hearts, mind and soul, immigration, and education. lifting Jesus, so that all will be drawn to Him. Pullman, Joy - Joy Pullman is executive editor McKay, Glyn - Glyn (Wright) McKay joined of , and author of The Education the in July of 2016 as a field Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents for director. From 2011 to 2016, she served in Eagle Control of American Kids. Her latest e-book is a Forum’s national office as legislative director list of more than 200 recommended classic and then executive director. She is a graduate of books for children ages 3-7 and their parents. Baylor University. Glyn resides in Arlington, She previously was managing editor of School Texas, with her husband, and her two sons. Reform News at The and the assistant editor for American Magazine at the Millett, Mallory - Mallory resides in New York American Enterprise Institute. City with her husband of over twenty-five years. She has lived, studied and traveled extensively Joy is a graduate of the Hillsdale College honors throughout the Third World. She is the CFO for and journalism programs. She and her husband several corporations. She has been a Director live in the Midwest and have five children ages of The Freedom Center for eight and younger. 27 years and is the longest standing Director in the Center’s history. She also sits on the Rios, Sandy - Sandy is Director of Board of Regents for the Center for Security Governmental Affairs for the American Family Policy. Association, and former president of Concerned Women for America. Based in Washington, DC, Osborne, Randy – Randy Osborne is the she is host of " in the Morning on President of a political consulting firm, Victory AFR Talk" which can be heard on nearly 200 360 Inc. He is a lobbyist for Florida Eagle stations through the American Family Radio Forum and serves as Director of Education for Network. She joined the Fox News Channel as a Heartland Research. Randy received a B.S. from contributor in 2005. Tennessee Temple University, a B.A. from Western Illinois University, and has studied in Before embarking on her career in radio and Regis University’s MBA program. Randy and television, Sandy was a professional musician 6 and singer. Stradling, Susan - Susan is the founder and principal of Pathfinder Academy, a K–8 charter Ruzicka, Gayle is the president of Utah Eagle school in Mesa, AZ. Pathfinder Academy has Forum and has played a major role in the battle received an “A” rating by the Arizona to protect traditional marriage in Utah. She hosts Department of Education. Pathfinder’s curricula a radio show and is Utah’s leading comprise the reading of children’s classics, spokeswoman for pro-family, conservative instilling a love of country by teaching the causes. Gayle and her husband are the parents of stories of history, studying the Constitution in 12 children and 42 grandchildren. 7th and 8th grades and the memorization and recitation of classic poetry. She and her husband Severino, Carrie - Carrie Severino is chief have ten children and twelve grandchildren. counsel and policy director of the Judicial Crisis Network. She is a graduate of Harvard Law Teller, Paul, PhD – Dr. Teller graduated cum School, cum laude, of Duke University, and laude in 1993 from Duke University where he holds a Master’s in Linguistics from Michigan got his B.A. in political science. Before State University. graduating, he was a research assistant to Suzanne Garment, resident scholar at the Until March 2010, Mrs. Severino was an American Enterprise Institute in Washington, Olin/Searle Fellow and a Dean's Visiting DC. After his undergraduate work, he entered Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center. American University’s Ph.D. program as a She previously clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Dean’s Scholar in political science. After Justice and Judge David B. finishing his graduate coursework, he briefly Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the worked as a research associate at The National D.C. Circuit. Center for Public Policy Research. Then, Paul became Senior Advertising Account Executive She co-authored Justice on Trial: The for --National Weekly Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Edition, specializing in advocacy and political- Supreme Court with Mollie Hemingway. This fundraising advertising. #1 National bestseller in 2019, is the definitive insider’s account of Kavanaugh’s appointment In early 2001, Paul worked for the Republican to the Supreme Court. Study Committee (RSC). In January 2014, he became Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator She has regularly appeared on television, , Republican from Texas—and in including MSNBC, FOX, CNN, C-SPAN and September 2014, the Senator elevated him to ABC’s This Week. Chief of Staff, where he served until August of 2016. President in January 2017 Smith, Eunie – Eunie is the president of Eagle named him Special Assistant to the President for Forum. She has served on the Eagle Forum Legislative Affairs, where he operates in the Board since the Board’s inception in 1975 and White House as a conservative liaison to House as First Vice President since 1996 on Phyllis and Senate conservatives—and to the Schlafly’s recommendation. Eunie is a cum Conservative Movement at large. laude graduate of Vanderbilt University. As President of Pro-America (1970), she invited Ullman, Chris – Chris is a four-time national Phyllis Schlafly to speak in Birmingham. In and international whistling grand champion 1972, Eunie co-founded Alabama Stop ERA, (1994, 1996, 1999, and 2000). He has performed which she chaired for its 10-year existence. She with orchestras, for Presidents, at major sporting was a founder of Eagle Forum of Alabama events and on The Tonight Show. Every year he (1976) and is its longest serving President. Eunie serenades more than 500 people on their is the widow of U.S. Congressman Albert Lee birthdays. In June 2017, Mr. Ullman published Smith, Jr., the mother of three and grandmother Find Your Whistle: Simple Gifts Tough Hearts of six. She was honored by Phyllis Schlafly in and Change Lives. In 2012 he was inducted into 2014 with the Eagle Forum Homemaker of the the International Whistling Hall of Fame. Year Award.

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In 2019 he established Ullman Communications video, interviews elected officials and other LLC, a strategic communications advisory firm, newsmakers on camera, and makes major media serving CEOs, CMOs and CCOs. From 2001 to appearances. 2018 he served as Director of Global Communications at The Carlyle Group, a global She was previously a member of Heritage’s investment firm based in Washington, DC. Chris senior management as vice president of earned his B.A. in political science from marketing. Wood started her career with NBC Binghamton University. News in New York in 1991 and moved to Washington, D.C., in 1994. Before joining Ullman, Kris, JD – Kris (Ardizzone) Ullman Heritage in 2006, she worked for a variety of began working with Phyllis Schlafly in Eagle political, policy and media organizations Forum’s Washington, D.C. office in August including the , 1994. She was promoted to Executive Director Republican National Committee, Cato Institute, in 1995. In March 1998, Kris began working as Manhattan Institute, Susan B. Anthony List and Legislative Director for Missouri Senator John National Public Radio. Ashcroft, where she was able to use her knowledge gained from Eagle Forum in the US Wood holds a Bachelor's in History from the Senate and then served Attorney General College of Charleston in South Carolina. She Ashcroft in the Department of Justice where she resides in Washington, D.C. focused on 2nd Amendment issues. ______

Since having her first of three children, Kris has Disclaimer: Eagle Council XLVIII speakers are been a full-time mom. She volunteers in various invited to address specific areas of expertise of capacities and is a member of the Eagle Forum concern to Eagle Forum. We continue Phyllis Board. Schlafly’s tradition of working in coalition with other groups on specific issues to maximize Waller, Tommy – Tommy Waller is Vice effectiveness and accomplish our policy goals. President for Special Projects at the Center for We do not agree with or endorse every view of Security Policy. He served over 17 years as an every speaker or organization represented. Infantry Officer and Expeditionary Group Reconnaissance Officer in the Marine Corps with multiple deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, and South America.

The Center for Security Policy sponsors the Secure the Grid Coalition – a group of the country’s top-level experts on threats to the grid and how these threats must be mitigated. It is co- chaired by former House Speaker and President Clinton’s Director of Central Intelligence, R. James Woolsey. Tommy manages day to day operations of the Secure the Grid Coalition.

He holds a Bachelor’s in International Relations from Tulane University, attended other colleges, and received executive education in high stakes negotiations from the Wharton School.

Wood, Genevieve – Genevieve is a founding team member of , which provides conservative opinion as well as news and analysis of policy and political matters. She produces regular commentary in text and on

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