The 10th annual Texas Tech Open will be held at the Exercise Sciences Center on the Texas Tech University campus. For directions please visit the Double T Fencing Clubs website at http://www.doubletfencing.com and follow the link on the front page.
Cost: $20 registration fee ($30 late fee if preregistered after January 22, 2008) $10 per event and $10 per team member. Team members that do not fence in an open event will be charged the registration fee.
A rated fencers fence for free B rated fencers have registration fee waived
**New Rule** (If this rule applies to you please tell the bout committee when you check in) Last year's winners of each individual event can fence that weapon for free. (If you don't know who this is, use FRED's search feature to look for last year's results.) If they choose to fence an additional weapon, their registration will be waived but they must pay the event fee.
Second place will have their event fee waived, but not their registration fee. This does NOT apply to the team events.
Sat. January 23, 2010 Mixed Open Foil - 9:30 am Mixed Open Sabre -1:30 pm Mixed Open Epee- 3:00 pm
Sun. January 23, 2010 Team Epee and Team Foil- 8:30
Team events will be held simultaneously on Sunday January 24th, 2009. Fencers may fence on either team epee or team foil but not both.
Team Event Format Old style format. Teams of up to three fencers, alternate optional. Fence round robin against opposing team for a total of 9 five touch bouts. Team that wins most bouts wins the match. (Teams can fence short (meaning a team of just 2) but forfeit any bouts they can't field a fencer for. Winner of a double forfeit is determined by coin toss.)
Team Epee may be self refereed. Team Foil will be refereed with local and outside referees. Team registration. To register your team go to the pre-registration page. At the top is a link that says "Looking for Team events?" Click on the link and you can register your team. Team names can be submitted at the event but fencers for a team must be registered under the team registration section.
Events Format All individual events will be 1 round of pools with 100% advance to DE's with no repechage. Epee pools may be self refereed. Foil pools will be refereed by local and outside referees.
Referees to be named: Check often for updates
Proof of USFA membership is required at registration. Membership can be placed at registration. Fencers are required to fence in proper fencing attire. USFA rules will be applied.
Times listed are close of registration. Payment due at registration. (PLEASE ONLY REGISTER IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WILL BE ATTENDING.)
Hotels: There are several major chains with hotels near the Texas Tech Campus. If you tell them you are staying for a Texas Tech event they will give you a discounted rate. The following link shows the closest hotel to campus. http://www.visitlubbock.org/business/Accommodations//131
Preregistration opens on 11/10/2009 Preregistration closes on 01/23/2010.
Join us for the 2010 Van Buskirk Memorial Open. We will be holding open men's and women's foil, epee, and saber as well as D & Under mixed foil, epee, and saber. We look forward to seeing everyone there.
Schedule of Events: Listed Times are CLOSE of Registration †= Y-14 fencers must meet 1995-1998 birth-year regulation
Saturday, 23 January, 2010
8:00 a.m. Gym Opens
8:30 a.m. Mixed Foil
9:00 a.m. Youth-14 Mixed Sabre
10:30 a.m. Women's Epee
1:00 p.m. Division II Mixed Epee (Limited to 64 fencers)
3:00 p.m. Women's Foil
Sunday, 24 January, 2010
8:00 a.m. Gym Opens
8:30 a.m. Mixed Epee
10:30 a.m. Women's Sabre
11:00 a.m. Youth-14 Mixed Foil
1:30 p.m. Mixed Sabre
****All fencers must be 13 years of age as of January 1, 2010†****
Awards: To the top eight fencers in each event
Registration: Askfred.Net or "at the door" (See fee schedule below)
Fees: Paid regular registration (Before midnight January 21, 2009) $45.00 (U.S. Dollars) includes first weapon $10.00 (U.S. Dollars) for each subsequent weapon $20.00 (U.S. Dollars) late fee "at the door"; Waived for students with VALID college/university i.d. card
Rules: All USFA rules apply. Current USFA/FIE membership required. USFA membership available at the door. USFA membership is $60.00 payable by credit card or check (no cash). Foreign fencers must provide proof of current FIE membership or purchase USFA membership at the door. Memberships are paid directly to the USFA and NOT to the Division. Please bring separate payment for your entry fees and USFA membership.
Waiver of Liability: Signed waivers of liability are required to fence and may downloaded at: http://www.SouthTexasDivision.org/media/forms/sotxwaiverconsent.pdf Fencers under the age of 18 must have the signature of a Parent or Guardian on their waiver and USFA membership form.
Hotel Information: During your groups‘ stay from 01/22/10 to 01/25/10 we can offer you the following rates: $75.00 + tax per day for Standard King bed. $85.00 + tax per day for Standard Two Queen bed. $95.00 + tax per day for King Suite. $105.00 + tax per day for Two Queen bed Suite.
To book through Nationwide, call 1-800-456-4000 - Mention Southwest Division Fencing for the group rate. To book through the Hotel, call 512-392-8111 - Mention Southwest Division Fencing for your the rate.
The Country Inn & Suites Hotel San Marcos offers business and leisure travelers the comforts of home and office. Guests may relax in our heated indoor pool & hot tub, work out in our Fitness Center, or stay in touch in our 24-hour Business Center. Our hotel offers a free, Hot Breakfast to all guests. Parking is also free. All Guestrooms feature a microwave, refrigerator, coffeemaker, and work desk with both wired and wireless high-speed Internet access - all complimentary.
San Marcos is located on Interstate Highway 35 and is about 30 miles south of Austin Bergstrom International Airport and is about 40 miles north of the San Antonio International Airport.
Equipment Checks: All events will be fenced electrically. Equipment checks will consist of masks, body cords, lamés and sabre cuffs or gloves. Chest plates, underarm protectors, fencing knickers and any and all safety equipment per USFA regulations are required.
For more information call (512) 665-0686 or e-mail Chair@SouthTexasDivision.org
Ever feel like you traveled an awful lot of miles to fence an awfully few bouts? Maybe what you need is a MELEE!
Sat 1/23/10 - 8:00 AM - Senior Mixed Epee
Everybody fences everybody! Bouts are five points (3 minutes); the whole tournament is one giant round robin. USFA membership is required, and USFA rules apply. You must be at least 13 years of age in order to compete. Due to the size and time constraints of the tournament, entries will be capped at thirty participants. Register early to make sure that you get a spot on that great big score sheet! The top eight fencers will receive medals.
The entry fee is $25. Pre-registration through http://www.askfred.net. Fees may be paid at the door, but you will be assessed a $10 late fee if you are not pre-registered with FRED. AND if you decide to come down on a whim, call and make sure that the cap has not been met!
Ben Price (225.938.2039)
Location: Southside Baptist Church 1700 Lee Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
This is an Epee only tournament for Youth Fencers. Register early -- the number of entries is limited to 28 in each event. ALL FENCING WILL TAKE PLACE ON GROUNDED STRIPS.
What:The Ken Hogan Memorial honors a dear friend of fencing in the South Texas Division. Please join us for the first USFA event of 2010. Here is your chance to be the first to get that A10, B10, C10, etc. rating in Foil, Sabre & Epee.
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Re: 2009-2010 SWIFA #2 - TxState - 12/5/09 « Result #11 on Dec 2, 2009, 5:56pm »
Just got this in my e-mail:
Hello Fencers!
I would first off like to apologize for the lack of publication on AskFred. This will change shortly. If each school could bring at least one set of reels it would help out this SWIFA II a lot. We will be delaying saber by an hour, give or take, from its historic starting time within these tournaments. Gear check for saber will also be an hour prior, instead of early in the morning with the rest of the events. But for your information the schedule will be looking like if everything goes swimmingly:
Dec. 5th 2009
8:00am - 9:00am: Team Registrations 9:00am - 10:45am: Gear check 10:00am: Foil and Epee pools 12:00pm: Saber gear check ~1:00pm: Saber pools, Foil and Epee DE 6:00pm: Winners announced
Also, and I apologize for this being short notice again, but our club is adding a philanthropy aspect to this SWIFA II. Because it is so close to the holiday season, we are asking each squad to bring one unwrapped toy or stuffed animal to donate to the Toys For Tots giving drive. These toys will go to make a needy child's holiday season hopefully a happier one for this year. While I know that that is enough to motivate your team into participating, the school who donates the most will also win a prize.
Let me know if you see any issues or if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
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Re: 2009-2010 SWIFA #2 - TxState - 12/5/09 « Result #12 on Dec 2, 2009, 1:45am »
UNT has got all my spare beds and the couches reserved. (They asked first.) Still a lot of floor space if you need a free place to crash. Bring a sleeping bag. Will also has a space or two in the back rent-house. Lots of hot water for showers, fresh towels, & I'll have the coffee pot going in the morning... and some munchies for a quick breakfast before the competition. And you are all welcome! No problem! (Please excuse the mess; I have an extensive remodel going on. But, it's livable... I live here.)
The after-party is Saturday evening on my back deck.
I'll be at Jowers Gym to set up the venue on Friday. Swing by there to catch me. Kyle
Cougar Call to Arms '09 has been moved to the Houston Athletic Fencing Center. 4997 W. Bellfort Houston, TX 77035 Please re-register to confirm that you have acknowledged the venue change.
This is an Epee only tournament for Youth Fencers. Register early -- the number of entries is limited to 28 in each event. ALL FENCING WILL TAKE PLACE ON GROUNDED STRIPS.
Walt Dragonetti of Elyria won the veteran 50 men's epee last month at the World Veteran Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Elyria's Walt Dragonetti, left, scores the ninth hit on his way to a 10-8 victory over Mikhail Tishko of the Ukraine last month at the World Veteran Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia.
The U.S. veterans team won 10 medals at the event.
Dragonetti is also a coach at Hooked on Fencing in North Royalton.
Elyria's Walt Dragonetti, left, scores the ninth hit on his way to a 10-8 victory over Mikhail Tishko of the Ukraine last month at the World Veteran Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Only a small minority will go on to athletic careers past their undergraduate studies, yet all of us push hard each week—if not for ourselves, then for our teammates, our coaches, our athletic department, our school, and maybe even those students who think we should not be here.
What’s constant is that people know. Just about everyone I have talked to for more than an elevator ride knows that I am on the fencing team. I used fencing a lot during the freshman year ice-breaker games we played. People know.
What changes each time is the reaction I get. It can be a nod of passing interest, like I just told the other party that I can juggle nine knives at the same time. Sometimes the other person will be genuinely interested and hold up a good conversation for five or 10 minutes. Then there are those that give an unmistakable look upon learning that I am an athlete. It’s easy to spot when their face tightens and their eyes go hard. “Oh,” they say, but you know they think, “That’s how he got in.” Talking with someone who thinks you slid by admissions because of your athletic ability is more disappointing than offensive. You could spend 20 minutes telling them all the ways you balanced both academics and your sport in high school. You could tell them how parties were a concept, a theoretical event, in high school or how sleep was like a rare vacation more than a nightly process. You could tell them this, but you know they won’t believe you—they’ve already made up their minds. Fortunately, people who genuinely detest and judge athletes as being “unworthy” of admittance to Columbia are fairly rare.
What my sports amounts to is another weight on my shoulders to be balanced with academics, a social life, and the unexpected events that show up each week. Although I love fencing, it will not be my life’s work. I have interesting classes and have found the things that I want to study and eventually make a career of. I am a sophomore, and I know that I’ll fence with as much intensity as I can muster for three more years, and then I may never fence competitively again. It is a strange feeling to see the expiration date on something you’ve done for most of your life and yet continue to pursue—but that is what Columbia athletes do. Only a small minority will go on to athletic careers past their undergraduate studies, yet all of us push hard each week—if not for ourselves, then for our teammates, our coaches, our athletic department, our school, and maybe even those students who think we should not be here.
Another symptom of being an athlete at Columbia is an appreciation of and support for the other teams. Athletes from different teams meet each other at events organized by the Athletics Department, in classes, or just by striking up a conversation at Dodge. Friendships evolve, and soon enough swimmers show up to volleyball games, fencers go to football games, and runners watch basketball. The biggest supporters of Columbia Athletics are the athletes themselves. If there were similar appreciation in the student body at large, maybe Wien Stadium at Baker Field would be filled to capacity more often.
Columbia athletes, by their nature, are multitalented. This personal diversity expands to areas beyond academics and athletics. One of the members of the fencing team is an anthropology major and spends his free time and breaks diving into ancient caves in the New Mexico desert. Others are writers, artists, class representatives, musicians, dancers, film-makers, debaters, yoga masters, and double-major students who happen to be good at a sport, too. Talk to a Columbia athlete without thinking of them as just the jocks in high school, and you may find yourself surprised.
My experience so far as an athlete here has been in no way a bad one. If any part of this article comes across as a complaint, then blame the author for lack of revision. Also, remember that these are my personal views and that other athletes may not only have a different perception, but may be completely opposed to mine. The best way to find out is to go out and meet an athlete. Take a peek at the fall sports schedules on the athletics Web site and go to the next game at Dodge or Baker.
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — “Circle six, parry four, parry, riposte,” Mickey Zeljkovic chanted, running Bianca Hollywood, 13, through her fencing moves.
Mickey Zeljkovic, center, judges a bout between Timothy Mooney, left, and Bianca Hollywood.
Bianca has spina bifida and a pronounced S curve to her spine. But when she wears her mask and lamé, the underjacket that conducts electricity during fencing bouts, she can compete with fencers who can walk, as well as those who cannot.
“It’s a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of time to learn some of the moves,” she said after her session at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance.
The fencing club, in this suburban Essex County township, is developing what are believed to be the only wheelchair fencing classes for young people in the Northeast. Mr. Zeljkovic, who has coached Tariq al Qallaf, an adult world-champion wheelchair fencer, trains a handful of young people in the program, which began in May.
At the club’s headquarters, essentially a 17,500-square-foot room that holds 200 able-bodied competitors some weekends, the wheelchairs are secured to brackets that keep them from moving. Each bracket costs up to $8,000 and positions the duelers an appropriate distance from each other (determined by the fencer with the shorter reach).
The wheelchair-adapted sport traces its roots to veterans returning from World War II, and is only recently attracting followers among young people, with training programs in Atlanta, San Antonio and San Diego, among others. There are now only 27 wheelchair athletes in the United States Fencing Association, so the staff at the club believes there is ample opportunity for young people who start now to reach national-level competitions and even the Paralympic Games.
George Janto, president of the fencing club, hopes to have at least a dozen young fencers in training this year, and is looking for more participants, whose training and competition costs would be covered by the club and its fund-raising efforts. His first six fencers have conditions like spina bifida and cerebral palsy, as well as spinal cord injuries, and were referred by the Children’s Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, N.J.
“Of all the sports they can participate in, that are offshoots of standing sports, fencing has the least amount of special circumstances to fit a handicapped person,” he said. “It uses the same equipment and the same weapons. If there are 10,000 rules in fencing, 9,990 apply to wheelchair fencers.”
In fact, fencing at such short range, without the use of a lunge — the fundamental offensive move — can prove a challenge for able-bodied fencers who sit down for bouts with their peers in wheelchairs.
Mr. Zeljkovic’s wife, Jelena, who also works at the club, said, “You’ve got to use everything in a closer distance, and you have a shorter amount of time to think of what you’re going to do — you’ve got to think very fast.”
Mr. Zeljkovic, a five-time Serbian national fencing champion in all weapons who came to Maplewood via Kuwait to coach wheelchair fencing, added: “Fencing is like physical chess for them. They have to be very quick, and make the right decision in a particular time. They must think two to three movements in front.”
Bianca’s mother, Toni Hollywood, remembers watching her daughter sit alone in her chair at the playground at her elementary school during recess. The staff brought a desk out for her so she could play board games, but she was excluded from the physical fray.
Bianca throws the discus and shot on the Lightning Wheels track team at the hospital, but wanted to try more activities. After rejecting opportunities to play wheelchair hockey, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis, Bianca was excited to attend a fencing demonstration at the club in May.
“She was ear-to-ear smiling that night, and she’s been coming back ever since,” Ms. Hollywood said. “For her, she’s not that strong an athlete. She has perseverance. I think this is more of an intellectual sport, and it seems to suit her.”
Trisha Yurochko, marketing coordinator for the hospital and the head coach of Lightning Wheels, said of the team members who have started fencing, “Everybody looks at them differently.”
For some of the duelers, she said, “In track, they give me their all, all the time, but they’re not consistent medal winners.” But in fencing, they have found a new competitive edge.
“It’s something they can compete in and do well,” she said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Janto has plans to raise money so the group of wheelchair fencers can compete in the Summer National Championships in Atlanta in July. Colleen Mooney of Clark, N.J., who brings her son, Timothy, 15, to the weekly lessons, has noticed changes in the young people since May.
“They have a lot more confidence in themselves, that they can do what other children can do,” she said. “They may have their own special way of doing it, but they can it do like anyone else.”
James Frewin has been crowned U17 National boys epee champion.
The City of Freemen’s School pupil won six round robin matches and five direct elmination bouts at Sheffield National Institute of Sport, beating the pre-tournament favourite 15-14 in the final.
Frewin, who also won the National Public Schools Championships in Nottingham in March, was presented with a medal, trophy and ceremonial sword.
On Sunday, he finished eighth in the National U20 Championships before being knocked out by the eventual winner.
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Re: Fencing in the News « Result #22 on Oct 9, 2009, 12:17am »
China aiming higher in fencing By Sabine Colpart AFP 10/07/09
ANTALYA, Turkey — China, buoyed by carrying off a first men's Olympic fencing gold medal at the Beijing Games, are determined to carry on that success, as shown by some battling showings at the world championships in Antalya.
At the age of 25, Zhong Man was feted back home as a hero following his Olympic title in front of the home fans. The women had beaten the men to the top spot on the podium when Luan Jujie bagged Asia's first foil success at the Los Angeles Games in 1984.
Zhong Man owes much of his success to French coach Christian Bauer.
The Chinese enticed Bauer over back in 2006 in the run-up to Beijing and he promptly delivered - even if he had expected 2004 silver medalist Tan Xue to be the man to go that one step further.
"Just after the Games I signed on for another four years, I am proud as I am the only foreigner in any sport to have had his contract renewed," says Bauer.
Now he has another target - another gold in London in three years time.
Bauer's record suggests he is well capable of delivering again. After many years honing his trade in France, one of the world's top fencing nations, he moved on to Italy, where he coached among others Aldo Montano, who landed the individual sabre title at the 2004 Athens Games.
"The Chinese Federation believed they were not yet ready to go it alone. They were not sure how to develop and organise things on their own and structure their competitions. Their system is not adapted to the highest level.
"Theirs is a very short term system. They need recognition so I am passing onto them what they must do for long term success," says Bauer.
Bauer works at a national centre in Beijing where more than 4000 fencers have registered out of some 10,000 non-amateurs nationwide. Fencing is for now an elitist sport in China.
But Bauer regards the country as a breeding ground for future champions, even if they are comparative late starters.
"The Chinese start fencing at 14 whereas the Europeans begin at seven and four years later they are junior world champions. They are starting to step it up as they are good and in all respects," the Frenchman adds.
Bauer, the only non-Chinese coach in the country, has to convince the Chinese to carry on developing in the sport beyond the age of 25, when they traditionally give up competition, whereas this is the age when participants are just hitting their peak.
Further French influence on the Chinese comes from another Frenchman, Daniel Levavasseur, who has helped the squad on an occasional basis, and who has mentored among others 1996 French epee champion Laura Flessel.
China have an up and coming epee hope in the shape of Na Li, silver medalist at the 2007 world championships, as well as Olympic silver medalist Wang Lei.
China's own Wang Haibin is the main man for coaching sabre hopefuls, having spent four years learning the trade in France. His men's team won a 2004 Olympic silver.
"They are aggressive in competition. That is new. They express themselves and are not afraid," said Bauer approvingly.
Penn State fencing coach Emmanuil Kaidanov was unable to attend this weekend's annual alumni event, but his wife commanded the afternoon in his place.
With her husband overseas at the Senior World Championships in Turkey, she arrived looking like she just walked out of the pages of a Russian fashion magazine with huge, clip-on earrings dangling from her ears, oversized sun glasses covering her face and leather boots nearly up to her knees.
Pinching the players cheeks as if she were their grandmother and hugging everyone in sight, Mrs. Kaidanov represented the amiable atmosphere at this year's alumni event.
Ranging from alumni who graduated in the '70s to last year's graduating players, the event saw a huge turnout as it was a chance for fencers to reunite with their old coaches, share family photographs and attempt to hold their own against today's reigning NCAA Championship team.
"Every year is fun because you don't know who is going to show up, so hopefully you get to see some people you haven't seen in a while," said Jason Krasowitz, Class of 1989.
Krasowitz, whose graduating class was there celebrating its 20-year reunion, was just one of a number of alumni returning for the festivities which included a meet and greet with the players and some friendly fencing.
The afternoon began with the players and alumni splitting up into two groups to introduce themselves to each other.
Coach Wieslaw 'Wes' Glon passed around a megaphone to his team, which went around one by one introducing themselves. While most only gave their name and major, others had more fun with their responses.
Senior Anastasia Ferdman made a point to tell the alumni she had a great time going out and drinking with them the night before, while senior Dan Bak made everyone aware he majored in being "good looking."
After going down the line with the megaphone, the players proceeded to huddle in a circle and chant "We are...Penn State," before lining up to fence.
The alumni responded with a "We were...Penn State" chant of their own to rile up their opponents as they took to the fencing strip.
"The coach pretty much told me if I don't win he's going to kick me off of the team because he won't hear the end of this," said Bak, who let out a primordial "Ahhh" at the top of his lungs every time he hit his opponent.
Split up into the three different fencing positions, Bak and his fellow sabers jumped out to an early lead but ended up tying their older counterparts, 9-9.
"It's all for fun," Krasowitz said. "We try to psych each other out and play some games. For the alumni, we have guys coming back who are ex-Olympians, national champions, All Americans. So the alumni can put up a pretty good fight depending on who shows up."
The event, which is held annually, is a chance to strengthen what Krasowitz called a certain 'mystique of the program.'
He said events like this help build a strong relationship between coaches, alumni and players, which has made Penn State's fencing program as successful as it has been throughout the years.
Krasowitz lives in State College and keeps up to date with the team on a yearly basis, but for alumni who live far away, this is a perfect event to keep in contact with old friends.
While the event is a year tradition for Krasowitz, new alumnus Megan Luteran hopes it will become the same for her.
"I'm totally a die hard Penn State fan and I love this school and I love so much being a part of the fencing team," said Luteran, Class of 2008. "I got to do so many awesome experiences, [like] winning NCAA Championships and going to meet the president. I love, love, love being a part of the team and I'll always come back."
ANTALYA, Turkey — Canada's Sherraine Schalm pushed her opponent to overtime before settling for a silver medal Monday at the world fencing championships.
Schalm, of Ottawa, and Lubov Shutova of Russia were tied 8-8 after regulation in the final of the women's epee event. Shutova scored her winning point 20 seconds into extra time.
"I was completely worn out entering overtime," Schalm said. "I was hoping I could capitalize on a mistake but I should have been more daring and provoked her. I gave everything I had."
Anfisa Pochkalova of Ukraine and Sonja Tol of the Netherlands won the bronze medals.
Schalm's second-place effort was Canada's best-ever result at the event. She burst into tears when the bout ended.
"I am physically and mentally exhausted, that's why I cried and why I still want to cry, but inside I feel joy," Schalm said.
"All year I had sub-par results. But I had decided to focus primarily for the worlds and it's a great feeling to get on the podium. Maybe that's my strategy for the 2012 Olympics in London."
Joseph Polossifakis of Montreal was 25th in men's sabre.
Schalm's previous best was a third-place finish at the 2005 world championships.
Bucharest, Oct 8 /Agerpres/ - The Romanian men's sabre team, made up of Rares Dumitrescu, Florin Zalomir, Cosmin Hanceanu and Tiberiu Dolniceanu, on Thursday won the gold medal in the World Fencing Championships, in Antalya (Turkey), after the victory in the final against Italy, 45-44.
The Romanian team, directly qualified for the 2nd round of the competition, successively defeated Germany (45-42), France (45-41) and Hungary (45-39).
Romania conquered also a silver medal in this edition of the World Championships, with Rares Dumitrescu ranking 2nd in the individual sabre event. AGERPRES [by Romaniapress]
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