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UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS NEWS May 2018

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: KEEPING IT COOL IN THE SUMMER

Badger Watch . . . 2 With the long, cold spring still upon us, it may seem like summer will never arrive. It will, and after a couple weeks of warmer weather your apartment might feel uncomfortably hot. Fans can be helpful, but many Camp. . 3 residents choose to purchase an air conditioner.

You can install the unit yourself or you may opt to have the maintenance Terrace After Dark. 3 staff at University Apartments do the installation. The staff will also insulate around it to form an airtight seal, making your air conditioner more efficient and thus, keeping your apartment cooler (and your Overture Center. . 3 electricity bill down). There is a small fee for this service which includes removal and winter preparation in the fall. MSCR...... 3 REMINDER: SUMMER If you have questions about the dimensions required for your apartment, or would like to request installation, you can call the Facilities Office at STORAGE RULES ARE In Your Backyard. . 4 262-2037 or Community Center at 262-3407. IN EFFECT The summer storage rules went into effect onApril 1. Kitchen Korner. . . 4 FINALS WEEK COMING UP While we are a diverse community in University Apartments, the Please refer to your storage common thread that keeps us all living together is academics at UW- policy you received when you Bike Fest...... 5 Madison. checked in to your apartment

for what can be placed outside. Final exams for most of our students begin the first week of May and to view a copy of the storage Bring Your Bike continue through Friday, May 11. Some schools and colleges within on the Bus. . . . . 5 policy visit: www.housing.wisc. UW-Madison have already begun their finals. edu/apartments/resident/rules Please keep this in mind as you come and go in the community during New Faces Also, please make sure property the end of the semester. This is a very stressful time for many residents. at UA ...... 6-7 labels are replaced if you are Please be respectful of neighbors who need to study. We also ask you to leaving for the summer. please talk kindly with neighbors who are disruptive to your study time. Events...... 8 The quiet study room at the Community Center is available until 10 p.m. All of the University Apartments staff, as well as outside maintenance and construction contractors, are aware of the finals schedule. We will Gardening Day . . 8 do our best to keep our “work noise” to a minimum.

Contact Us. . . . 9 LAWN MOWING SEASON IS HERE! With the warmer weather and things turning green, it means it is lawn mowing time again. There is a new contractor, and mowing day will be on Tuesdays for now.

Please remember to remove all personal items from the grassy areas before mowing day. CHANGES COMING TO BADGER WATCH

Badger Watch began in 2002 with just Quarterly we will host volunteer meetings to discuss crime four buildings on the UW-Madison trends and crime prevention on campus as well as bring Campus and has grown to more than 4,000 presenters on various topics like: volunteers across the campus. While we • Financial and identity fraud and protecting yourself online still consider the Badger Watch volunteers the “extra eyes and ears” of the UW Police • Emergency preparedness for disasters, critical incidents and Department, we think it is time for an update on the program. acts of nature • How to deal with mental health concerns and available resources for students and staff The Badger Watch team will still continue to provide the Badger Watch Volunteer training to anyone and anywhere it is • The rise of social media use and protecting yourself online wanted. However, we have updated the training and believe it • And other experts from the community and law will add more value and knowledge to you, or a new Badger enforcement agencies across Dane County Watch volunteer. With this training you will be empowered to address safety concerns in your work area, observe and report suspicious and criminal activity to the police, and identify any If you would like to know more about Badger Watch and how crime prevention needs. We believe a healthy, united Badger it can help in the University Apartments and University Houses community is one of the strongest deterrents to crime. Your area please contact me. Stay safe and stay involved. awareness, intervention and call to the police could prevent an injury, stop a crime or even safe a life. UW Dispatch: 608-264-COPS (2677) City of Madison Police Also updated for Badger Watch will be the inclusion of monthly Dispatch:608-255-2345 Badger Watch Updates via email. This email will be sent out If you have any questions, comments, or to Badger Watch volunteers the last Monday of every month. concerns, please feel free to call me or e-mail This update will include specific crime statistics in various me. areas on campus, calls for action or information based on these statistics, a list of upcoming events, training, and meetings for the volunteers, as well as recognition of any exceptional service done by volunteers.

Officer Terry Evans [email protected]

2 SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP AT SHOREWOOD HILLS ARBOR DAY AT The Shorewood Hills Youth Basketball Camp LAKESHORE PRESERVE is taking reservations for its eight-week camp.

May 15 is the application deadline for the camp, which will run from June 25 through Aug. 25 and be held at the basketball courts on the south side of Shorewood Hills School. The cost is $50 per child.

The program is open to all area residents, Student volunteers plant trees in honor of boys and girls, entering grades 1 through 6 Arbor Day. Photo by Bryn Scriver. and will cover the fundamentals of basketball: CHANGES COMING TO BADGER WATCH shooting, dribbling, passing and defense.

No previous basketball experiences is needed and the camp will focus on the importance of teamwork and having fun.

Each session will meet one time per week in the evenings at the court.

For more information go to the village web site at: www.shorewood-hills.org/basketball or you can fill out the on-line form at the Village Hall. Please contact Charlie Benforado at [email protected] or David Maravilla [email protected] if you have any questions.

TERRACE AFTER DARK Sunny days and sunsets never get old, but nighttime on the Terrace at Memorial Union is something truly spectacular.

A summer long program that blends free concerts and movies with warm summer nights in one of Madison’s most popular places, Terrace After Dark is your perfect excuse for kicking back, catching some great entertainment and letting your cares float away.

The programs start May 11 and will continue through the summer. The events are free for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, Union members and their guests. For more information on upcoming events, please visit: union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/special-events/terrace-after-dark-music-and-film-series.

SEASON UNDERWAY AT SUMMER ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE OVERTURE Summer programs will be getting The 2018-19 season is under way soon and there are a lot of underway at the Overture options available. One is the Madison Center for the Arts. School & Community Recreation (MSCR), which is the public recreation Offering plays, musicals, provider for the residents of Madison concerts and more, the (within the boundaries of the Madison Overture hosts a variety of events throughout the year. Metropolitan School District (MMSD)).

In addition to housing 10 resident companies, seven MSCR is a department of the MMSD and is proud to have performance spaces play host to national and international served the community for 91 years as the one for fun in touring artists and Broadway performers. Madison. We have a wide range of recreation programs and services for all ages that are offered year-round. Please visit For more information, visit www.overture.org or call 608- the web site for more information:www.mscr.org. 258-4141. 3 IN YOUR BACKYARD: MAKING THE MOST OF THE LAKESHORE PRESERVE KITCHEN KORNER: Submitted by Lakeshore Nature Preserve Staff: Emily Jorgensen, PERFECT PICKUP AT Bryn Scriver and Ben Winesett RIGHT TIME The University Apartments are fortunate to be surrounded Submitted by Mary Murray by the Lakeshore Nature Preserve — a 300-acre outdoor teaching and research laboratory on the UW-Madison The middle of April brought a three-day ice campus. Although the preserve is a highly utilized leisure storm. Several times I went to the door to my space, wildlife viewing area, and a hotspot for biodiversity, backyard and stared at my garden frames, it is also a work in progress. The preserve is actively managed to enhance which are supposed to be filled with fresh dirt and compost by now. Instead I watched them wildlife habitat, maintain soil, and increase storm water infiltration, fill with snow and ice (and more snow and ice) among other ecosystem services. Management activities include the use of until that junk made those frames completely prescribed fire, the removal of invasive plant species and the addition of disappear. I was done. I let myself sink into native plants. climate change despair.

There are a few simple things you can do to help keep the Lakeshore A few hours later I found myself at Costco, Nature Preserve healthy and beautiful: roaming the aisles with all the others seeking • Do not collect or pick plants, wood, stone, earth, or animals. diversion from the storm. And then it happened: • Dispose of waste in receptacles provided at fire circles and parking lots. Strawberries! Huge containers of traditionally • Get involved! Join in a drop-in volunteer opportunities or a free, and organically grown berries with just $1 difference in price. What 10 years ago would family-friendly nature walk. See box below for more information have seemed like a suspicious off-season trick (hard, flavorless berries) turned out to be the To learn more about the Lakeshore Nature Preserve visit: lakeshorepreserve. redeemer of my sun-parched soul. They were wisc.edu. bright red, plump, juicy and extremely flavorful.

MAY FIELD TRIPS AND VOLUNTEER EVENTS I spent the rest of the weekend cooking, working strawberries into almost every meal. Date Event Description Strawberries were first cultivated in their wild May 4 The Night Sky in the Preserve: Weather permitting, join the form, growing in forests. Around the 14th century (Fri., 8-9 p.m.) staff of UW Space Place in viewing the spring sky. After a short France’s King Charles V brought 1,200 wild introduction about the stars and planets, take a closer look by plants to his royal garden. From the start it was telescope. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature determined that the entire strawberry plant was Preserve. Meet at UW parking lot 131 (at the intersection of useful for treating depressive illnesses. To me University Bay Drive and Drive). Leader: Jim this is a no brainer: complex medical research Lattis (262-4779, [email protected]) at my house last weekend proved it. One long May 12 Lakeshore Nature Preserve Volunteer Event: Join other miserable disappointing weekend plus fresh, (Sat., 9 a.m. - volunteers to help care for the preserve. Activities include re- bright red, juicy strawberries taken every few 12:00 p.m. moving invasive plants, planting native plugs, collecting native hours equaled joy, hope and renewed faith in seed and maintaining trails. Tools and gloves provided. Dress the eventual turning of the season. to work outdoors; long pants and closed-toe shoes required. Groups and minors are okay with advance notice. Cancelled in Here is a great way to heal the blues now, until case of steady precipitation or severe weather (high winds or the sun shows up to do it for you. thunder/lightning). Contact: Bryn Scriver (608-220-5560, bryn. [email protected]) Strawberry Salad May 16 Warblers of Frautschi Point: Bring binoculars and a field (Wed., 7:30 - guide if you have them. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lake- 6 cups of fresh greens (I like half spinach and 9:30 a.m.) shore Nature Preserve. Meet at the Frautschi Point parking lot half romaine) on Lake Mendota Drive. Leader: Roma Lenehan (238-5406, 2 cups sliced strawberries [email protected]) ½ cup crumbled blue cheese Very thinly sliced red onion to taste May 27 Bird and Nature Walk: Enjoy a guided hike with master ¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (Sun., 1:30 - 3 naturalist Emily Steinwehe to look for the flowers, plants, and p.m.) animals of summer. Free, family-friendly outing. Sponsored Layer these in a pretty salad bowl, let it sit by the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Meet at UW at room temp for an hour or less, toss with parking lot 129 at the entrance to Picnic Point. Contact: Paul balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing and Noeldner (608-698-0104) Voila’! Bring on spring! 4 BIG TURNOUT FOR BIKE FEST On April 14, University Apartments welcomed approximately 200 residents to the annual Bike Festival. While the weather was not very spring-like outside, we helped to prep residents for spring weather.

The Mad Rollin’ Dolls Madison’s team distributed and fitted approximately 125 bike helmets, which were donated by the Office of Child Care and Family Resources as well as the University Apartments Assembly, to children in the community. If you missed out on a helmet, you can get them for a reduced cost of $10 at Kohl’s Safety Center at American Family Children’s Hospital.

Free bike repairs, water bottles, biking information, guides and maps were also part of the program. Residents enjoyed face painting, bingo, a bike safety and obstacle course, photo booth, music and healthy to-go food.

Our friends at UWPD would like to encourage our community to register their bicycle with them and their partners Bike Index at this link: bikeindex.org/uw. Bicycle theft is one of the most common crimes on campus and registering your bike, using a sturdy u-lock, and always call 9-1-1 if you see suspicious activity.

This event would not have been possible without our community/campus partners of Budget Bicycle, Revolution Cycles, Down with Bikes, Madison BCycle, Red Village Church, Mad Rollin’ Dolls Madison’s Roller Derby, Office of Child Care and Family Resources, University Apartments Assembly, UW Police Department, UW Transportation Services, I9 Sports, Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY), Madison Metro, Kohl’s Safety Center, and .

BRING YOUR BIKE ON MADISON METRO TRANSIT Get the most out of your commute or • Raise the support arm, as far up on the wheel as you can. for a great way to get out to a bike path Make sure it is resting on the front tire, not on the fender or farther away. All Madison Metro buses frame. are equipped with bike racks and you can put your bike on for your commute UNLOADING YOUR BIKE or to a fun weekend ride. • Tell the driver you need to unload your bike. • Move the support arm down and lift out your bike. Here are some tips to taking your bicycle on the bus. • Please fold up the rack if it is empty.

Due to safety reasons, all bikes must be transported on these RULES OF THE RACK racks. Bikes are not allowed inside the bus. • For safety reasons, the driver cannot get off the bus to assist you. WAITING TO BOARD • Bike racks are first come, first served. • As the bus approaches, have your bike ready to load • Each bus can carry two bikes. • Remove any items that could fall off (bike pump, water • There is no additional fare for using the bike rack. bottle, etc.) • Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult to • Always approach the bus from the curb side. load and unload bikes. • Tell the bus driver that you are loading a bike. For more information, you can also visit the Metro LOADING YOUR BIKE Administration Facility (1245 E. Washington Ave.) and learn • Squeeze the handle and pull down to how to use the bike racks before you travel. Contact Metro’s release folded bike rack. customer service center to set up an appointment at 608-266- • Lift bike onto the rack, putting the 4466 or [email protected]. You can also front and rear wheels in the marked slots. watch a video here www.youtube.com/watch?v=gft4leCVjFY. Load the rack nearest the bus first. The front wheel of the bike closest to the bus should face curbside. The front wheel of the second bicycle must face the bus 5 driver’s side. NEW FACES AT UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS

ANDREW WERNER, Cesar is a hard worker and is teaming up with Ramon to turn ASSISTANT DIRECTOR over apartments. OF RESIDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Fun fact: Cesar’s partner is Gabriella who worked at University Apartments previously. When Cesar is not here you Hello, my name is Andrew Werner are most likely to find him watching soccer. If you come early and I am really looking forward to this enough to the Community Center, you will see Cesar cleaning new role. I am from , and in the classrooms and offices making sure it’s ready to go by 7 have lived in Nebraska, Kansas, and a.m. Please help welcome Cesar to our custodial team. New York along the way. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Communication at KORI KRIEWALDT, UW-Whitewater and then proceeded to EAGLE’S WING get my Masters in Counseling and Student Development at Kansas State University. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to work with the children in I have worked in Residence Life for about nine years and with Azhar and their families as of February. a few non-university jobs, I am excited to be back. My favorite part about working with children is supporting their growth and When I am not at the office, I like to spend time with my wife development of new skills and to see Kelly and our dog Cooper. We also enjoy mini trips throughout them succeed at new challenges. the state and our goal is to go to every Major League stadium to see the . I am also a huge Green I completed my Bachelor’s in Child Bay Packers and fan. Psychology in 2015 from the . I have three years of experience in group childcare with infants and I hope I get the chance to meet every one of you, so I can learn toddlers. I enjoy working with these age groups as I enjoy from you in order to make this community the best around. My supporting children in exploring the world around them and office is in the Community Center but if you need anything, do love being able to see the world through their perspective. not hesitate to email me at [email protected]. I recently relocated to Madison and am excited to explore what CESAR MOLINA, CUSTODIAL the area has to offer. In my free time, I enjoy being outdoors, TEAM crafting, photography, reading, interacting with animals and spending time with my boyfriend. We are proud to introduce Cesar Molina to University Apartments. Cesar came to Please feel free to contact me with any questions: kori. us from the physical plant where he did [email protected]. custodial and project work.

Cesar comes with a great deal of custodial and floor maintenance knowledge. 6 SAM BESTER, CUSTODIAL JENNIFER HINRICHSEN, TEAM EAGLE’S WING

We are excited to introduce Sam Bester My name is Jennifer Hinrichsen and I am to the community. Sam started with us a teacher for Nido at Eagle’s Wing. in February transferring from the main campus where he did custodial work on I was born in Eau Claire, WI and my the third shift. hometown is Mondovi, Wisconsin. My family consists of my dad, mom, and Sam will be partnering with Blanche older sister. I graduated from Mondovi cleaning apartments as well as the High School and moved to Ames, Iowa. community center in the afternoon. I attended Iowa State University and received a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. When Sam is not at work you will most likely find him at the At ISU, I met my wonderful husband Tom! We now live in Shell playing basketball. Sam is most proud of his twin boys, Madison and enjoy watching our 2-year-old son grow! We are Jayceon and Masceon, who love playing basketball with him. expecting our second child in August!!

BRITTANY BRENNAN, I have worked in child care for 12 years. While an COMMUNITY CENTER undergraduate at Iowa State University, I worked at the ISU Bright Horizons center for four years as an assistant teacher Hi! My name is Brittany Brennan, and with age ranges from infants through school-age children. I I am the new part-time Administrative completed my student teaching experience in a Head Start Support Specialist at the University preschool and third-grade classroom in Des Moines, Iowa. Apartments Community Center. I worked as a lead toddler teacher at a Children’s Choice Learning Center for over a year. For four years, I was a Mentor I grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Teacher at the Colorado State University Childhood Center. the sandy shores of Lake Michigan. I came to Madison in 2009, where I like exploring the outdoors with my family. I enjoy cooking, I earned degrees in History and playing tennis, swimming, ice skating, and traveling. Anthropology from UW-Madison and a postgraduate degree focused on Exhibit Design. After graduating, I worked for UW I hope to inspire and promote a strong foundation for lifelong Pathology assisting with their graduate program, as well as development, and I hope to continue learning and to show the Wisconsin Historical Museum, before my husband and I kindness to everyone I meet. moved to Champaign, Illinois. However, it wasn’t long before the irresistible pull of Madison’s beautiful lakes, people and MARK EIDSON, COMMUNITY delicious food brought us back! CENTER

In my free time, I love creating. Whether it’s graphic design, Greetings and salutations to all. I am re-upholstering found furniture, or renovating my house, there’s the new Molly/office coordinator for nothing better than making the world more fun and beautiful. University Apartments. I also enjoy wandering through the national parks, biking through the solar system, romps around the dog park with my My wife, Lucy, and I moved to Madison husband and my lovely Lily dog, and traveling the world. and Wisconsin in July, 2017, from Costa Rica, where we lived for 8-plus years. I’m excited to be a part of the University Apartments team, and We ran a small hotel in the jungle and I am looking forward to working alongside everyone else to returned to be closer to family. I worked keep things running smoothly. I love to help in any way I can, in newspapers for 20-plus years with stops in Washington, so please stop by the Community Center or drop me an email at Oregon, Idaho, Japan and Hawaii. [email protected] any time! Lucy and I have two dogs, Mini-B and Akila, and we like exploring around the region as we are not too familiar with our new surroundings.

You can find me at the Community Center or the AFO office daily, so please swing by anytime, and you can also drop me an email: [email protected]. 7 EVENTS THIS MONTH CHECK OUT OUR NEW EVENTS CALENDAR AT WWW.HOUSING.WISC.EDU/RESIDENT/NEWS SPECIAL EVENTS UW FAMILY GARDENING DAY FoodWIse Eating Smart & Being Active MAY 5 As a part of the University of Wisconsin Extension (UW- Extension) FoodWIse programing offers an evidence-based nutrition class, Eating Smart and Being Active. The content of the curriculum is based on the latest research findings from the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate. This class is funded through federal grants and it is free for families with children that are 18 years and under. The class is available to moms, moms-to-be, dads, grandparents and caregivers of young children. Each class is about 2 hours long and is designed to be taught in sequential order, building on previous lessons. Activities include dialogue-based learning and hands-on activities. Lesson content includes physical activity, The 13th Annual UW Family Gardening Day is set for nutrition, healthy lifestyle choices, food preparation (cooking May 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place skill development), food safety, and food resources management. at the D.C. Smith Greenhouse, 465 Babcock Dr.; Allen Registration is required. To participate in this free program, Centennial Gardens, 620 Babcock Dr.; and the Steenbock contact: Kazoua Moua, FoodWIse Nutrition Educator, 608-224- Memorial Library, 550 Babcock Dr. There is no charge for 3644, [email protected] the event.

Mandarin Chinese Class, Fridays through May 11, 1:00-2:00 p.m. The event gives all a chance to see and explore some of the facilities on campus for teaching, research and Join to learn a language, about the culture, speak and understand outreach in the plant sciences. You can also tour the Chinese for business, pleasure and travel. Class opens to all ages. gardens around campus. This event is free and requires sign up. Visit go.wisc.edu/233z91 to sign up. For more information: www.facebook.com/ uwfamilygardeningday WEEKLY EVENTS

As always, we have many events happening in the Community Center. See below for a listing of weekly events. Mondays: Insanity Workout, 6:30-7:30 Zumba, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Large p.m.; Small Gym Gym Badminton, 6:30-7:45 p.m.; Thursdays: Small Gym Volleyball, 6-7:45 p.m.; Large Table Tennis, 6-7:45 p.m.; Gym Room 139 Bulgarian Dance, 6:15-7:45 p.m.; Small Gym Tuesdays: Soccer, 6-7:30 p.m.; Large Fridays: Gym Yoga, 5:45-6:45 p.m.; Small Bulgarian Folk Dance, 6:15- Gym 7:30 p.m.; Small Gym Eagle’s Wing students enjoy an Earth Day event hosted by Green House Saturdays: Learning Community. Photo by Joel Ninmann, University Housing. Wednesdays: Zumba, 9:30-11 a.m.; Large Basketball, 6-7:45 p.m.; Large Gym Insanity Workout, 9:30- Gym 10:30 a.m.; Small Gym 8 CONTACT INFORMATION: EVENTS THIS MONTH Rent a Community Center Room Request Repairs Online https://housing.ems.wisc.edu If something in your apartment doesn’t work, let us know right away. Do you have an upcoming event? The Community Center has Repairs will be made even if you are not at home. space for you! The cost is more affordable than many other Night, weekend, and holiday repairs are only made in urgent locations, and it is easy to find out what space is available, and situations. If you put in a repair request as soon as you notice a how much it would cost. If you have a UW NetID, you will sign in problem, it may keep the problem from getting worse at a time no with that. If you do not have one, there is no problem! Sign in as a mechanic is available. guest! When you need a non-emergency Contact the Leasing Office repair, use the Repair website. Only [email protected] request one repair on each form. Do you have a question for Peggy? Do you need to talk to Leasing The Repairs webpage also has some for any reason? Email first! She will be able to answer your instructions on small repairs you can questions, or make an appointment for you. That way, you won’t make yourself. be disappointed if she is already busy with other residents when www.housing.wisc.edu/apartments-maintenance-request you stop by. To Contact Resident Managers A Resident Manager is on-call from 5:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekdays, Your lease, roommate policies, transfer and termination and 24 hours a day on holidays and weekends. No Resident Manager is information, and more can be found on the University Apartments on Duty at other times, when the University Apartments Office (in the section of the Housing website. Community Center) is open. http://www.housing.wisc.edu/apartments.htm Due to problems with cell reception (sometimes the Resident Manager Eagle’s Wing Child Care on Duty is in a basement) the most efficient and effective way to contact the Resident Manager on Duty is sending a text. Texts or calls should [email protected] be placed to 608 - 444 - 9308. Do you have questions about child care in the Community Center? We welcome any and all questions, comments and suggestions. Based on the topic, your email will be forwarded to the right Connect with us on FACEBOOK person to answer your question. To put your child’s name on a waiting list for Eagle’s Wing and/or other campus child care, you @UWApartments can do so at: www.housing.wisc.edu/EaglesWing

COMMUNITY CENTER CONTACT US: OFFICE HOURS: 611 Eagle Heights Monday 7:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Madison, WI 53705-1501 608-262-3407 Tuesday 7:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. [email protected] Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Thursday 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. / 10:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Friday 7:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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