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Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program Funding Announcement
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Senator Marshall meets with Dr. Harry Murray, Research Scientist Aquaculture, during the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program announcement at the Aquaculture Lab at the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre in St. John’s, NL. |
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Senator Elizabeth Marshall, meets with Kim Burt, Aquaculture Technician during the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program announcement at the Aquaculture Lab at the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre in St. John’s, NL. |
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Senator Elizabeth Marshall meets with George Sheppard, Biological research Technician, during the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program announcement at the Aquaculture Lab at the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre in St. John’s, NL. |
Small Craft Harbours - Prix d’Excellence
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On behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Senator Fabian Manning presents Mr. Donald Drew with a 2011 Small Craft Harbours Prix d ’Excellence Award for Individual Commitment. The award was presented to Mr. Drew on Thursday evening in recognition of his contribution to the Harbour Authority of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland and Labrador. |
CCG 50th Anniversary - Vessel Tour
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, toured the CCGS George R. Pearkes to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Minister Penashue met crew members and thanked them for their dedicated service to Canadians. Here, Minister Penashue meets Williams Lake, British Columbia resident, Andrew Barnett, a cadet aboard the Pearkes. |
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, toured the CCGS George R. Pearkes to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Minister Penashue met crew members and thanked them for their dedicated service to Canadians. Here, Minister Penashue meets Conception Bay South resident, Anthony Ennis, Chief Officer aboard the Pearkes. |
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, toured the CCGS George R. Pearkes to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Minister Penashue met crew members and thanked them for their dedicated service to Canadians. Here, Minister Penashue meets Commanding Officer James Ewart. |
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, toured the CCGS George R. Pearkes to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Minister Penashue met crew members and thanked them for their dedicated service to Canadians. Here, Minister Penashue meets Bay L’Argent resident, Wayne Lawrence, Logistics Officer aboard the Pearkes. |
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, toured the CCGS George R. Pearkes to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Minister Penashue met crew members and thanked them for their dedicated service to Canadians. Here, Minister Penashue meets Chateau Richer Quebec resident, Telessa Leblanc, an officer cadet aboard the Pearkes. |
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, toured the CCGS George R. Pearkes to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Minister Penashue met crew members and thanked them for their dedicated service to Canadians. Here, Minister Penashue meets Amherst, Ontario resident, Markie Ann Simon, 3rd Officer aboard the Pearkes. |
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, toured the CCGS George R. Pearkes to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Minister Penashue met crew members and thanked them for their dedicated service to Canadians. Here, Minister Penashue meets Sprindale resident, Keith Wellman, Chief Cook aboard the Pearkes. |
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, toured the CCGS George R. Pearkes to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Minister Penashue met crew members and thanked them for their dedicated service to Canadians. Here, Minister Penashue meets Arnold’s Cove resident, Albert Weir, Deckhand aboard the Pearkes. |
CCG 50th Anniversary - Cake Cutting Ceremony
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The Honorable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, attended a cake cutting ceremony to kick off the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. Here, Minister Penashue and John Butler, Assistant Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard Newfoundland and Labrador Region, slices into the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary cake. |
CCGS Henry Larsen Visit
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada welcomes back the crew of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Henry Larsen upon her return from operations in the Arctic. Minister Ashfield met with the captain and crew on Saturday, November 19, 2011 to discuss their recent mission in the Arctic, including their role at a tragic commercial plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut in August. The Henry Larsen will now undergo its annual maintenance in preparation for winter ice operations in Newfoundland and Labrador and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada welcomes back the crew of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Henry Larsen upon her return from operations in the Arctic. Minster Ashfield met with the captain and crew including Commanding Officer James Chmiel of Goulds, NL on Saturday, November 19, 2011 to discuss their recent mission in the Arctic, including their role at a tragic commercial plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut in August. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada welcomes back the crew of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Henry Larsen upon her return from operations in the Arctic. Minster Ashfield met with the captain and crew including Chief Officer Bernard Warren of Margaree, NL on Saturday, November 19, 2011 to discuss their recent mission in the Arctic, including their role at a tragic commercial plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut in August. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada welcomes back the crew of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Henry Larsen upon her return from operations in the Arctic. Minster Ashfield met with the captain and crew including Leading Deckhand Yvonne Nochasak of Nain, NL on Saturday, November 19, 2011 to discuss their recent mission in the Arctic, including their role at a tragic commercial plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut in August. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada welcomes back the crew of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Henry Larsen upon her return from operations in the Arctic. Minster Ashfield met with the captain and crew including Clerk Storekeeper Kenneth Coombs of Freshwater, Placentia Bay on Saturday, November 19, 2011 to discuss their recent mission in the Arctic, including their role at a tragic commercial plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut in August. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada welcomes back the crew of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Henry Larsen upon her return from operations in the Arctic. Minster Ashfield met with the captain and crew including Oiler Christopher Matthews of Brownsdale, NL on Saturday, November 19, 2011 to discuss their recent mission in the Arctic, including their role at a tragic commercial plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut in August. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada welcomes back the crew of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Henry Larsen upon her return from operations in the Arctic. Minster Ashfield met with the captain and crew including four cadets from the Cnadian Coast Guard College on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Navigation Cadets Allister Butt (Corner Brook) and Guilliaume Cote (Quebec City), and Engineering Cadets Samuel Bourgeois (Shediac, NB)and Gabriel Breton (Levis, Quebec) discussed their recent mission in the Arctic, including their role at a tragic commercial plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut in August. |
CCGS Cape Roger Visit
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, inspects the new console on the bridge of the CCGS Cape Roger with Blaine Broders, Acting Chief Officer from Tilting (Fogo Island) and Steve Cain, a Navigation Student at the Coast Guard College in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Minister Ashfield toured the ship on Saturday, November 19, 2011 and met with crew members. The vessel was recently refitted with $12 million of improvements completed under Canada's Economic Action Plan. In 2009, the Government of Canada invested $175 million in the Canadian Coast Guard for major repair work on 40 of its large vessels, as well as the acquisition of 98 new small craft and vessels. The ship is responsible for delivering programs for Search and Rescue, Environmental Response Training, and also for conducting NAFO patrols on behalf of DFO's Ecosystems and Fisheries Management branch. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, inspects the new triage unit onboard the CCGS Cape Roger with Berkley Pierce, a Deckhand from Fortune, NL and Captain Jim Gurney, Commanding Officer. Minister Ashfield toured the ship on Saturday, November 19, 2011 and met with crew members. The vessel was recently refitted with $12 million of improvements completed under Canada's Economic Action Plan. In 2009, the Government of Canada invested $175 million in the Canadian Coast Guard for major repair work on 40 of its large vessels, as well as the acquisition of 98 new small craft and vessels. The ship is responsible for delivering programs for Search and Rescue, Environmental Response Training, and also for conducting NAFO patrols on behalf of DFO's Ecosystems and Fisheries Management branch. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, inspects new equipment in the engine room aboard the CCGS Cape Roger with Senior Engineer Angus Pardy from Harbour Breton. Minister Ashfield toured the ship on Saturday, November 19, 2011 and met with crew members. The vessel was recently refitted with $12 million of improvements completed under Canada's Economic Action Plan. In 2009, the Government of Canada invested $175 million in the Canadian Coast Guard for major repair work on 40 of its large vessels, as well as the acquisition of 98 new small craft and vessels. The ship is responsible for delivering programs for Search and Rescue, Environmental Response Training, and also for conducting NAFO patrols on behalf of DFO's Ecosystems and Fisheries Management branch. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, inspects new equipment in the engine room aboard the CCGS Cape Roger with 3rd Engineer Shane Latimer from North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Minister Ashfield toured the ship on Saturday, November 19, 2011 and met with crew members. The vessel was recently refitted with $12 million of improvements completed under Canada's Economic Action Plan. In 2009, the Government of Canada invested $175 million in the Canadian Coast Guard for major repair work on 40 of its large vessels, as well as the acquisition of 98 new small craft and vessels. The ship is responsible for delivering programs for Search and Rescue, Environmental Response Training, and also for conducting NAFO patrols on behalf of DFO's Ecosystems and Fisheries Management branch. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, inspects the new galley aboard the CCGS Cape Roger with Chief Cook Jennifer Brett-Pearce from Bay Bulls and Assistant Cook, Susan Pilgrim from Broad Cove, NL. Minister Ashfield toured the ship on Saturday, November 19, 2011 and met with crew members. The vessel was recently refitted with $12 million of improvements completed under Canada's Economic Action Plan. In 2009, the Government of Canada invested $175 million in the Canadian Coast Guard for major repair work on 40 of its large vessels, as well as the acquisition of 98 new small craft and vessels. The ship is responsible for delivering programs for Search and Rescue, Environmental Response Training, and also for conducting NAFO patrols on behalf of DFO's Ecosystems and Fisheries Management branch. |
PAL Aerial Surveillance Flight
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, meets with the crew of a Provincial Airlines Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft. Minister Ashfield participated in an aerial surveillance flight over coastal waters. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for monitoring, control and surveillance of Canada's fisheries within its exclusive economic zone and in some international areas like the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area and the North Pacific. Aerial surveillance is an important aspect of Canada's fisheries enforcement activities, as well as helping to assert Canada's sovereignty and enhance marine security. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, meets with First Officer Michael Noseworthy from Mount Pearl onboard a Provincial Airlines Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft. Minister Ashfield participated in an aerial surveillance flight over coastal waters. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for monitoring, control and surveillance of Canada's fisheries within its exclusive economic zone and in some international areas like the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area and the North Pacific. Aerial surveillance is an important aspect of Canada's fisheries enforcement activities, as well as helping to assert Canada's sovereignty and enhance marine security. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada meets with John Boyce from Mount Pearl onboard a Provincial Airlines Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft, where John works as a Sensor Operations Manager. Minister Ashfield participated in an aerial surveillance flight over coastal waters. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for monitoring, control and surveillance of Canada's fisheries within its exclusive economic zone and in some international areas like the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area and the North Pacific. Aerial surveillance is an important aspect of Canada's fisheries enforcement activities, as well as helping to assert Canada's sovereignty and enhance marine security. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada meets with with Jeff McCarron from North Sydney, NS onboard a Provincial Airlines Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft, where Jeff works as a Sensor Operator Supervisor. Minister Ashfield participated in an aerial surveillance flight over coastal waters. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for monitoring, control and surveillance of Canada's fisheries within its exclusive economic zone and in some international areas like the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area and the North Pacific. Aerial surveillance is an important aspect of Canada's fisheries enforcement activities, as well as helping to assert Canada's sovereignty and enhance marine security. |
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The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, meets with Chief Pilot Kirby Short from St. Anthony onboard a Provincial Airlines Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft. Minister Ashfield participated in an aerial surveillance flight over coastal waters. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for monitoring, control and surveillance of Canada's fisheries within its exclusive economic zone and in some international areas like the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area and the North Pacific. Aerial surveillance is an important aspect of Canada's fisheries enforcement activities, as well as helping to assert Canada's sovereignty and enhance marine security. |
Lobster Sustainability Announcement
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including David Decker of Ship Cove and George Feltham of Easport in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including Conway Caines of Port Saunders in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including Loomis Way of Green Island Cove in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including Monty Way of Pasadena, NL in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including Kevin Hardy of Burnt Islands, NL in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including Mildred Skinner of Harbour Breton, NL in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including Alfred Fitzpatrick of Lamaline, NL in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including Ken Lawrence of Boxey, NL in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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The Honourable Minister Keith Ashfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Honourable Minister Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and Mr. Earle McCurdy, President, Fish Food and Allied Workers' Union (FFAW) met with members of the FFAW Inshore Council including Joan Doucette of St. George's, NL in St. John's on November 18, 2011 where an announcement was made regarding the approval under the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program for a sustainability and conservation plan for lobster harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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