Skills Canada BC
2018
Competition & Program Report
Table of Contents
2018 SKILLS CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL & REGIONAL COMPETITIONS...... 3
SPECTATORS (BY REGION)...... 3
STUDENT PARTICIPATION (BY REGION) ...... 4
JR. SKILLS STUDENT PARTICIPATION BY CONTEST (GRADE 6-10) ...... 4
REGIONAL PARTICIPATION...... 5
2018 PROVINCIAL COMPETITION AUDIENCE DATA ...... 6
2018 NATIONALS ...... 6
NATIONAL RESULTS 2018 (BC COMPETITORS) ...... 6
2019 WORLDSKILLS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ...... 7
2018 INSPIRE: IN SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS: INFORM! RELATE! EXCITE! ...... 8
INSPIRE PRESENTATIONS BY SCHOOL DISTRICT(SEPTEMBER 2017– JUNE 2018) ...... 10
(2017/18) INSPIRE PRESENTATION SCHOOL LIST ...... 11
2018 PARTNERSHIP LIST...... 16
2 2018 SKILLS CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL & REGIONAL COMPETITIONS
2018 Regionals Skills Canada BC Regional competitions in 2018 were expanded to include more than 2,100 competitors – an increase from 1,800 competitors in 2017.
The Inspire Program Skills Canada BC, as an early influencer offered youth in the important K–12 demographic provided opportunities to thousands of students to explore trade and technology careers through the Inspire program. In 2018 the Inspire program was delivered to 15,000 students, in 23 communities around the province.
Women in Trade and Technology Conference Skills Canada BC hosted the popular Women in Trade and Technology Conference during the Provincial competition (April 18, 2018). This exciting event is growing each year and is an important program that introduces young women to skilled trades and technology apprenticeships and careers.
2018 Provincial Competition Skills Canada BC’s annual Provincial competition (held April 18, 2018) hosted brought together an audience comprised of competitors, students, parents, educators, government, labour and industry leaders and the general public.
This exciting event covered more than 160,000 sq. ft. of competition space at the Tradex in Abbotsford. Thousands of student spectactors were bused in to watch the competitions, participate in the Women in Trade and Technology Conference or participate in a Try-a-Trade activity.
SPECTATORS (B Y REGION )
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Cariboo 64 300 250 400 400 400 Central Interior 280 275 175 0 0 0 Central Okanagan 460 450 400 400 400 400 Fraser Valley, Lower 1070 450 450 450 450 450 Fraser Valley, Upper 1300 1300 1300 1200 1200 950 Island, North 158 300 425 300 300 350 Island, Central 240 50 50 50 50 200 Island, South 1100 1100 800 1000 1500 1500 Kootenay 100 100 400 400 350 800 Lower Mainland, Central 405 300 300 250 150 0 Lower Mainland, North West 313 750 700 900 650 150 North West 50 50 50 50 150 150 Peace River 560 550 500 500 250 175 Total 6100 5975 5800 5900 5850 5525
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STUDENT PARTICIPATION ( BY REGION)
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Cariboo 157 144 72 104 90 125 95 Central Interior 208 142 101 0 6 0 0 Central Okanagan 117 137 154 81 80 101 134 Fraser Valley, Lower 96 180 207 157 198 153 203 Fraser Valley, Upper 115 97 89 67 63 57 50 Island, North 150 110 125 167 151 125 105 Island, Central 249 155 101 113 62 70 99 Island, South 161 143 182 126 197 178 111 Kootenay 77 92 135 36 40 41 16 Lower Mainland, Central 234 197 217 159 166 127 131 Lower Mainland, North West 132 99 93 85 112 82 36 North West 60 68 52 33 42 85 71 Peace River 274 264 316 171 221 99 167 Total 2030 1828 1844 1299 1428 1243 1218
Jr. Skills Junior Skills programming saw the continuation of “Gravity Vehicle” competition, “Mini Sumo Robots” and “Spaghetti Bridge”contests.
JR. SKILLS STUDENT PARTICIPATION BY CONTEST (GRADE 6 -10)
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Boston Pizza Mint Toss Challenge 20 Carpentry 40 23 Crane Challenge 16 Gravity Vehicle 264 238 299 131 144 129 119 46 Great Machine Potential Energy 3 17 17 10 Spaghetti Bridge 344 423 481 273 253 139 113 46 Sumo Robot 68 81 86 63 86 37 39 23 VEX IQ Robotics 30 Wind Turbine 184 97 4 11 11 12 Woodworking 5 Total 974 879 887 488 494 305 283 115
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Technology Total (Locally (Locally
REGIONAL (LocallyDeveloped)
Welding
Developed
Carpentry
Woodworking
Electronics (PS)Developed) (Locally ing ing
Job Search Job Video & TV
Auto Service Auto Photography
Culinary Arts Culinary
Jr. Carpentry Jr. (PS)Developed) (Locally
PARTICIPATION Animation 3D
Robotics ( Robotics Developed (Local AcIT)
(AceIT) (Locally(AceIT) Developed
Graphic Design Graphic
Cabinet Making Cabinet
Website Design Website
Public Speaking Public
Jr. Wind Turbine Wind Jr.
Jr. Sumo Robots Sumo Jr.
CAD,Mechanical Jr.
TV/Video (Virtual) TV/Video
Jr. Gravity Vehicle Gravity Jr.
CAD,Architectural
Jr. Spaghetti Bridge Spaghetti Jr.
Jr. Crane Crane Jr.
Fashion Fashion
Workplace Safety (Sec) Safety Workplace
Website Design (Virtual) Design Website
D Animation D
ElectricalWiring
Hairdress
VEXRobotics (LocallyDeveloped) IQ
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Baking (Locally Developed) Baking
HeavyMechanics(PS)(LocallyDuty
Digital Art (Locally Developed) (Locally Art Digital Jr. Potential Energy Challenge Energy Potential Jr.
By Contest (PS) Developed) Plumbing (Locally
Carpentry Carpentry
Jr. Jr. Developed)ElectricalWiring (PS)(Locally
Cabinet(PS)Making(Locally
Welding ( Welding Developed) (PS) (Locally Welding Jr. Boston PizzaChallenge Toss Mint Boston Jr.
Carpentry Carpentry Culinary Arts Culinary Service(PS) Developed) (Locally Auto Cariboo 8 9 6 14 1 4 7 35 34 7 3 4 8 5 4 3 5 157 Central Interior 9 10 11 6 28 111 6 7 8 12 208 Central Okanagan 6 3 7 6 3 5 12 8 2 20 36 9 117 Fraser Valley, Lower 2 7 8 4 9 1 9 3 8 3 17 3 4 2 11 5 96 Fraser Valley, Upper 6 12 6 6 5 11 6 8 10 10 7 18 10 115 Island, North 6 12 6 8 8 13 9 3 6 14 2 7 20 2 2 16 16 150 Island, Central 2 2 16 6 2 16 11 6 3 11 14 6 17 79 42 16 249 Island, South 10 8 6 1 12 4 4 2 16 6 6 15 19 39 8 5 161 Kootenay 4 9 5 9 6 4 20 16 4 77 Lower Mainland, Central 6 7 9 5 7 6 9 9 21 10 28 67 47 3 234 Lower Mainland, N.W. 15 5 6 10 1 18 27 6 1 29 14 132 North West 6 3 6 1 7 6 10 7 8 3 3 60 Peace 2 3 2 5 23 7 6 3 16 6 10 12 56 66 16 26 6 8 1 274 Totals 16 28 83 5 70 29 23 90 79 13 9 18 34 49 74 13 58 31 22 26 66 2 3 94 12 20 40 16 264 344 68 30 184 5 3 13 9 4 12 10 16 13 4 3 25 2030
• “(Virtual)” indicates that the competition was held at many schools in the region and then projects were mailed to judges to determine the medalists for the Region and who qualifies for the Provincial Competition. • “(Locally Developed)” indicates that a volunteer decided to create a contest that is not normally held at the Regional level. When such a contest becomes popular and spreads to other Regions, it becomes part of the regular contests.
5 2018 PROVINCIAL COMPETITION AUDIENCE DATA
Provincial Competition 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Competitors 577 572 563 562 562 Student Attendance 6000 6000 6000 5500 5400 School Buses 93 92 85 75 62 Competition Areas 58 58 60 57 52 First Hand Activities 22 22 22 17 16
2018 NATIONALS
The 2018 Skills Canada National competition was held June 4 - 5, in Edmonton, Alberta. More than 550 competitors vied for a spot on the podium. Over 7,000 student visitors visited this exciting event and discovered the many careers available in skilled trades and technology sectors.
The 2018 Skills Canada National Competition profiled one of the nine Essential Skills “Problem Solving” and how it is part of every skilled trade and technology career. Additionally, the changing dynamics of the workforce was recognized and highlighted in the digital literacy and technology demonstrations that are crucial to BC keeping pace with a quickly changing job market. 3D Digital Game Art is an example of a new technology that was featured in the 2018 National competition.
NATIONAL RESULTS 2018 (BC COMPETITOR S)
CONTEST AREA COMPETITOR MEDAL CNC Machining (PS) Rashad Ali GOLD Welding (PS) Bradley Streifel BRONZE Electronics (Sec) Joshua Childs SILVER Web Design & Dev (Sec) Sam Schweigel SILVER Industrial Control (PS) Mitchell DE Sousa SILVER Carpentry (PS) Lukas Pfob SILVER Fashion Technology (Sec) Kenneth Chow SILVER Baking (PS) Clarissa Roque BRONZE Baking (Sec) Queenie Li SILVER Automotive Tech (Sec) Zack Gallahar SILVER Cooking (PS) Leah Patitucci GOLD Cooking (Sec) Carmen Rosa Bilode GOLD Car Painting (Sec) Tony Harrington SILVER IT Network Systems Administration (Sec) Giovanni Porta GOLD Graphic Design Technology (PS) Joseph Thoong GOLD Sheet Metal Work (PS) Dean Gustin BRONZE 2D Character Computer Animation (Sec) Julie Ma Samantha Hsu BRONZE Heavy Equipment Service (PS) Gregory Zervini SILVER
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2019 WORLDSKILLS INTERNA TIONAL COMPETITION
The 2019 WorldSkills International Competition will be held in Kazan, Russia, August 29 – September 3, 2019. Seven Britsh Columbian competitors are set to compete in a final qualifying roundin Halifax, May 26 – 28, 2019, to win a spot on Team Canada to compete in Russia.
The following individuals are scheduled to compete in a final qualifying round in Halifax, May 28 & 29, 2019.
Competitor Name Competition Area
1. Ali Rashad CNC Turning
2. Jason Sherle Autobody Repair
3. Leah Patitucci Cooking
4. Michelle Desousa Industrial Control
5. Kenneth Chow Fashion Technology
6. Clarissa Roque Baking
7 2018 INSPIRE: IN SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS: INFOR M! RELATE! EXCITE!
In 2014/2015 school year Skills Canada BC launched a unique in-school “Inspire” program that introduced over 400 students, grades 6 – 12, to skilled trades and technology careers.
Today, the Inspire Progam is an in-demand program with educators, province-wide. In the 2017/2018 school year, the Inspire Program was delivered to more than 15,000 students, (including approximately 7,500 female students) to rave reviews. Many of the Inspire presentations are delivered to mainstream classrooms and connect with a demographic of students and teachers not currently in the dual credit or skilled trades streams.
Testimonials
1. The ELL teachers, Mrs. Waliszewska and Mrs. Kainth and the students appreciated the useful information and inspiring video on skills trade career opportunities. The stuents learned new skills and liked the practical hands- on ativities and team competitions. Settlement Worker in Schools, ELL Welcome Centre
2. Thank you! Your presentations are always so engageing and inspiring. Our students are still talking about it and I have lots of great potos of their hands-on learning. I’m sure it sparked many interesting dinner time discussions at home too! Your presentations (Inspire) are a powerful way to make students aware of their many career options. Please keep doing what you are doing! Much appreciated. Erma Stephenson
3. Excellent presentation. Great presentation and great presenter! I liked the hands-on activities and how students were taught how to use the tools and the names of them. It was a great opportunity for students to work collaboratively and be introduced to new career possibilities. Janice Churchill Elementary, SD36
4. Awesome job! Love your energy and passion! Excellent presentation! Woodward Hill Elementary, SD36
5. Presentation was very relevant and engaging. It will make students more aware of other job opportunities other than professional careers/jobs. Janice Churchill, SD36
Summary of Inspire program presentations and deliverables from September 2017 to June 2018. September 2016 – June 2017: Activities Completed
• 509 InSPIRE presentations were delivered to 327 elementary and 182 secondary schools. • Presentations were delivered in 10 of the 13 Skills Canada BC Regions. • Approximately 15,210 K-12 students in 16 school districts have been presented with the program during this period. • 10 Facilitators delivered programs in towns/cities across BC between September 2017 and June 2018.
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2017/18 School Year: Inspire Program Implementation
Demand for Inspire presentations has remained extremely strong throughout the school year. It is anticipated that this demand will continue in the 2017/18 school year especially in alignment with the new curriculum being implemented throughout the province.
September 2017 – June 2018 program highlights are listed below:
• InSPIRE registration was open to BC educators in mid October with the program beginning in late October in school districts across the province.
• Surrey school district once again encouraged all grade 6 and 10 educators to register for the program, by the end of the 2017 school year 203 presentations were completed in that district.
• 10 Facilitators in the Regional Areas of Vancouver Island South, Vancouver Island Central, North West Lower Mainland, Central Lower Mainland, Lower Fraser Valley, Upper Fraser Valley, Cariboo, Central Okanagan, North West, and the Peace Regions were contracted to present the InSPIRE program. All facilitators have a background in trades/skills training and/or education; all have undergone criminal records checks.
• Stanley DeWalt (hand tool company) has been the official hand tool supplier for InSPIRE – providing in-kind support with tool boxes, tools and prizes for the Skills Challenge.
2018/19 School Years Activities Planned
• It is projected that 500 Inspire presentations will be completed during this period to approximately 15,000 students.
• Registration is open to all regions of the Province (September 2018)
• In preparation for the 2018/19 school year, program planning, registration and website updates will begin prior to registration opening.
9 INSPIRE PRESENTATIONS BY SCHOOL DISTRICT(SEPTEMBER 2017– JUNE 2018)
Tota District Elementary/Middle Secondary l 23- Kelowna 4 4 (Central Okanagan) 34 – Abbotsford 2 1 (CES) 3 (Upper Fraser Valley) 35 – Langley 4 27 31 (Upper Fraser Valley) 36 – Surrey 118 85 203 (Lower Fraser Valley) 38 – Richmond (Central Lower 3 13 16 Mainland) 39 – Vancouver (North West Lower 16 35 51 Mainland) 40 - New West (Central Lower 8 8 Mainland) 46 – Sechelt 12 5 17 (NW Lower Mainland)
59- Peace (South) 5 5 60- Peace(North) 8 8 61 – Victoria 59 59 (Van Island South) 62- Sooke (Van Island 9 9 South) 63- Saanich 23 23 (Van Island South) 68 – Nanaimo 8 8 (Van Island Central) 73 – Kamloops (Cariboo) 39 8 47 82- Terrace/ Coast Mtns 9 4 (North West) 13 TRADES & TECH 4 CONFERENCE FOR (100 students) 4 WOMEN ALL DISTRICTS Sub Total 327 182 509 50 TOTAL PRESENTATIONS 9 TOTAL STUDENTS 15,270 (Approx)
10 (2017/18) INSPIRE PRESENTATION SCHOOL LIST
District School City Regionals Okanagan - Discovery Day at 23 Okanagan College Kelowna 34 Abbotsford Middle School Abbotsford 34 CES Conference - Educators Abbotsford 35 Vanguard Secondary Langley 35 RE Mountain Secondary Langley 35 WGSS Langley 35 LSS Langley 35 Credo Christian Langley 35 Alex Hope Elementary Langley 35 Brookswood Secondary Langley 36 ELL Welcome Centre Surrey 36 Cougar Creek Elementary Surrey 36 AHP Matthew tbc Surrey
36 Green Timbers Elementary Surrey 36 William Watson Surrey 36 LA Matheson Surrey 36 Hjorth Road Surrey 36 TE Scott elem Surrey 36 Kwantlen Park Surrey 36 Old Yale elementary Surrey 36 Cougar Creek Surrey 36 Bonaccord Elementary Surrey 36 Frank Hurt Secondary Surrey 36 Kennedy Trail Elementary Surrey 36 Mary Jane Surrey 36 Beaver Creek Surrey 36 Cedar Hills Elementary Surrey 36 Brookside Elementary Surrey 36 Woodland Park Surrey 36 Chimney Hill Surrey
36 David Branklin elementary Surrey 36 Lord Tweedsmuir Surrey
36 Guildford Learning Centre Surrey
11 36 Surrey Academy of Innovative Learning Surrey 36 Erma Stephenson Elem Surrey
36 Semiahmoo Trail Elementary Surrey 36 Senator Reid Elem. Surrey 36 Peace Arch Elementary Surrey 36 Hjorth Rd. Surrey 36 George Vanier Elem Surrey 36 Woodward Hill Surrey 36 Guildford Park ELL Surrey 36 Frank Hurt ELL Surrey 36 Semiahmoo Sec WhiteRock/Surrey 36 Woodward Hill Surrey
36 Janice Churchill Elementary Surrey 36 Cloverdale Traditional School Surrey 36 Johnston Heights Surrey 36 KPU Cloverdale Surrey 36 Guildford Park Surrey 36 Regent Christian Academy Surrey 36 LA Matheson Surrey 36 Sullivan Surrey 36 Kwantlen Park Secondary Surrey 36 Semiahmoo Secondary White Rock 36 Bridgeview Elementary Langley 36 White Rock Elementary White Rock 36 Tamanawis Sec Surrey 36 Kwantlen Park ELL Surrey 36 Education Services School Surrey
36 Khalsa Secondary School Surrey 36 Sullivan Elementary Surrey
36 James Ardiel Elementary Surrey 36 M.B Sanford Elementary Surrey 36 Surrey Centre Elementary Surrey 36 Holly Elementary Surrey 36 Morgan Elementary Surrey 36 Frank Hurt Secondary Surrey 36 Martha Currie Elementary Surrey 36 AJ McLelland Surrey
12 36 Lalonde Elementary Surrey 36 Surrey Traditional Surrey 36 Fleetwood Park Secondary Surrey 36 Enver Creek Secondary Surrey 36 Cambridge Elementary Surrey 38 JN Burnett Secondary School Richmond 38 McRoberts Secondary Richmond 38 Spul'u'kiwuks Elem Richmond
38 Cambie Secondary School Richmond 38 City of Vancouver Academy Richmond 38 McRoberts Secondary Richmond
38 Cambie Secondary School Richmond 39 Sir Charles Tupper Elementary Vancouver 39 Magee Vancouver 39 Tennyson Elementary Vancouver
39 Vancouver Technical Secondary Vancouver 39 Prince of Wales Secondary Vancouver 39 Templeton Sec Vancouver 39 Vancouver Technical Secondary Vancouver 39 Fleming Elem Vancouver 39 Templeton Sec Vancouver 39 Kitsilano Sec Vancouver 39 King George Vancouver 39 Crofton House School Vancouver 40 Queensboro Middle School New Westminster 45 Hollyburn Elementary West Vancouver 46 Langdale Elementary Sechelt 46 Gibsons Elementary Gibsons 46 West Sechelt Sechelt 46 Kinnicknick Elementary Sechelt 46 Half Moon Bay Half Moon May 46 Cedar Grove Gibsons Gibsons 46 Elphinstone Secondary Sechelt 46 Chatelech Secondary Surrey 46 Roberts Creek Sechelt
59 Ecole Windrem Elementary Dawson Creek 59 Don Titus Elementary Dawson Creek
59 Ecole Frank Ross Elementary Dawson Creek
13 59 Pouce Coupe Elementary Dawson Creek 59 Devereaux Elementary Dawson Creek 60 Bert Ambrose Fort St. John 60 Baldonnel Elementary Fort St. John 60 Taylor Elementary Fort St. John 60 Alwin Holland Fort St. John 60 CM Finch Fort St. John 60 Wonowon Fort St. John 60 Duncan Cran Fort St. John 61 Shoreline Victoria 61 Central Victoria 61 Rock Heights Victoria 61 Arbutus Victoria 61 Gordon Head Middle Victoria 61 Lansdowne FRIMM Victoria 61 Monterey Victoria 61 Lansdowne Victoria 61 Camosun Victoria 61 Spencer Victoria 61 Cedar Hill Middle School Victoria
61 Lansdowne Middle School Victoria 61 Colquitz Middle School Victoria 62 Spencer Middle School Sooke 62 Edward Milne Middle School Sooke 62 Journey Middle School Sooke 63 Royal Oak Middle Saanich 63 Bayside Middle School Saanich 63 North Saanich Saanich 68 Forest Park Elementary Nanaimo 68 Fairview Elementary Nanaimo 68 Georgia Ave Community School Nanaimo 68 Ecole Hammond Bay Nanaimo 68 Georgia Ave Community School Nanaimo 68 Fairview Elementary Nanaimo 73 Juniper Ridge Elem Kamloops 73 A.E. Perry Elem Kamloops 73 McGowan Park Elem Kamloops 73 Pacific Way Elem Kamloops 73 Westmount Elem Kamloops 73 Brocklehurst Elem Kamloops 73 Summit Elem Kamloops 14 73 South SaHali Elem Kamloops 73 Dallas Elementary Kamloops 73 Valleyview Sec Kamloops 73 Lloyd George Elem Kamloops 73 David Thompson Elem Kamloops 73 Clearwater Secondary Kamloops 73 Barrier Secondary Kamloops 73 Aberdeen Elementary Kamloops Terrace/Coast 82 Skeena Middle School Mountains Kitimat/Coast 82 Mt. Elizabeth Secondary Mountains
15 2018 PARTNERSHIP LIST
ASTTBC BC Building Trades Council BC Construction Association BC Dental Association BC Federation of Labour BC Floor Layers (BCRCC) BC Hydro BC Regional Council of Carpenters BCIT Centre for Arts and Technology CLAC CWB Welding Foundation Encana Corporation Famic Technologies Inc. Finning Canada FOODSAFE FortisBC FortisBC Great Clips Inc. Great Clips Inc. Harbour Air Seaplanes HEU Houle Electric IBEW ICBA In-House Solutions Inc Keith Plumbing and Heating Co. Ltd. Kitimat LNG(Chevron) LNG Canada Progressive Contractors Ass'n of Canada RVDA of BC Technical Safety BC (Chilliwack) Technical Safety BC (New West) Technical Safety BC (Vancouver) Viega, LLC WorkSafeBC
16 2019 Regional Competition Schedule
Region Date Location
Central Interior January 16, 2019 College of New Caledonia, Prince George
North West Lower Mainland February 13, 2019 David Thompson Secondary
Vancouver Island Central February 22, 2019 Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo
Peace February 22, 2019 Northern Lights College, Dawson Creek
North West Lower Mainland February 23, 2019 Eric Hamber Secondary School, Vancouver
North West Lower Mainland February 27, 2019 Vancouver Community College, Vancouver
Central Lower Mainland February 27, 2019 Westview Secondary, Maple Ridge
Central Lower Mainland February 28, 2019 Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Richmond
Central Okanagan March 1, 2019 Okanagan College, Kelowna
Kootenays March 1, 2019 College of the Rockies, Cranbrook
North West March 1, 2019 Coast Mountain College, Terrace
Upper Fraser Valley March 7, 2019 University of the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack
Cariboo March 8, 2019 Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops
Lower Fraser Valley March 8, 2019 Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Cloverdale
Vancouver Island South March 8, 2019 Camosun College Trades Campus, Victoria
Vancouver Island North March 8, 2019 G.P. Vanier Secondary, Courtney
Central Lower Mainland March 9, 2019 Samuel Robertson Secondary, Maple Ridge
Central Lower Mainland March 13, 2019 BCIT, Burnaby
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