The Information Services: Digital Libraries and Research team at Sun Microsystems has always put the user and the content first when it comes to providing effective and valuable services that impact business success. Come hear about the internal and external partnerships created to help drive the integration of information across the organization from marketing, sales, and learning to engineering. See the creative and innovative uses of content and technology to connect, collaborate and share information with users from wikis, blogs, mobile devices and virtual worlds to twitter.
Effective communication skills are important for career and personal success. A variety of communication techniques are needed to understand others and to be understood. The document discusses improving communication skills and provides an overview of why communication skills are critical.
I wake up in the morning, take care of basic hygiene like brushing my teeth and taking a shower, and eat breakfast before getting dressed and relaxing by watching some television.
This document lists popular luxury brands for glasses including Emporio Armani, Gucci, Versace, Prada, Cartier, Ray Ban, Ed Hardy and Dior. It directs the reader to images of glasses from these brands on Google images and their respective websites to visualize different styles.
NFAIS: Embracing New Measures of Value - Integration and Collaboration at Suncconfetti
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The document discusses Sun Microsystems' approach to integrating information and collaboration using social media and partnerships. The key aspects of the approach are to maximize spending by re-purposing content, target audiences, and integrate information into workflows. Examples provided include linking a company wiki to blogs, MyLearning, sales and services training sites, and a READ community for content sharing. Content is also integrated from conferences and books, and by leveraging vendors' social media.
This document discusses discrimination and food in Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. It describes examples of discrimination such as neo-Nazis in Germany and prejudices against those with dark skin or from East Germany. In Spain, foreigners often work more and earn less. The Netherlands also struggles with discrimination and politicians like Geert Wilders promoting prejudices. The document then shifts to describing popular Dutch foods like stamppot and various snacks, and a German person's experience adjusting to Dutch breakfast and sweets. Traditional Spanish foods highlighted include paella, tapas, and gazpacho.
Shakora shares a piece of art about different glasses brands such as Emporio Armani, GUCCI, Versace, Prada, Cartier, Ray Ban, Ed Hardy, and Dior. The art includes quotes about the eye and vision as well as links to websites where glasses can be viewed and purchased.
This document provides a brief visual tour of the author's neighborhood by listing various locations and stores near where they live including their address, a corner store, a park, a dollar store, and several other shops.
A butterfly lays eggs on a leaf, which hatch into caterpillars. The caterpillars eat constantly until they are ready to form a chrysalis. Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar undergoes transformation and emerges as a butterfly after 5-7 days. The new butterfly crawls out and dries its wings before flying off to find food and continue the life cycle.
The document summarizes information about IES Barcelona Congr辿s school. It states that the school has approximately 450 students aged 12 to 18 from 24 different nationalities, with most students coming from South America and Eastern Europe. The school has 47 teachers, 2 administrative staff, and other support staff. It describes the various facilities at the school including classrooms, a library, laboratories, and a playground. New students who are not proficient in Catalan attend special immersion classes to prepare them to follow the official curriculum after two years.
The document summarizes information about IES Barcelona Congr辿s school. It states that the school has approximately 450 students aged 12 to 18 from 24 different nationalities, with most students coming from South America and Eastern Europe. The school has 47 teachers, 2 administrative staff, and other support staff. It describes the various facilities at the school including classrooms, a library, laboratories, and a playground. New students who are not proficient in Catalan attend special immersion classes to prepare them to follow the official curriculum after two years.
This document discusses the roles of teachers and language assistants (LAs) in bilingual classrooms. It describes the typical profile of an LA as a student or recent graduate interested in Spanish and education, with little teaching experience. The duties of teachers include planning lessons, presenting new content, and assessing students, while LAs help with tasks like reviewing materials, translating documents, and giving feedback. The document also covers coordinating LAs' schedules and orientations, as well as co-planning, teaching models, and providing feedback between teachers and LAs.
A presentation directed towards teachers using english in a bilingual context, showing ideas of how to exploit non fiction sources in the primary classroom
Information Services: Merging learning, information and social mediacconfetti
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Leveraging social media tools, relationships and content expertise, the Information Services team at Sun Microsystems has integrated info/knowledge into programs like engineering, marketing, sales and learning to drive connections, discovery and knowledge sharing. The focus is on employee learning, keeping the organization smart and providing good information to drive good decisions. You will learn about the value of information services at Sun and see the use of Social Learning Exchange, wikis, blogs, Twitter, and virtual worlds to create an integrated learning experience around information for Sun employees.
The document summarizes key political and social changes during the Reconstruction Era following the American Civil War. It provides a timeline of events from 1865 to 1877, including the abolition of slavery, passage of civil rights acts and the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to all persons, election of African Americans to political offices, and establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau to assist formerly enslaved people.
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities, each with their own regional government. The main languages spoken are Spanish, Basque, Catalan and Galician. Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with Barcelona as its capital city. Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate and is a popular tourist destination, known for sites like the Sagrada Familia church, Magic Fountain, Ramblas boulevard, Gothic Quarter, Park G端ell, Casa Batll坦, and Casa Mil.
This document provides information about external English language exams taken by students at IES Colmenarejo in 2013-14. It discusses the exams - KET, PET, and FIRST - administered by Cambridge English Language Assessment. It outlines exam dates, which students will take each exam, and the format and skill areas covered by each exam. It also provides tips to help students prepare for the speaking and writing components. Past results for KET and PET from 2011-12 and 2012-13 are included, showing high pass rates.
The document summarizes key events and changes during the Reconstruction Era following the American Civil War. Some of the major political, social, and economic changes included the abolition of slavery through the 13th Amendment in 1865, the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau to assist formerly enslaved people, and the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868 to grant citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born in the United States. The timeline also notes several "firsts" for African Americans during Reconstruction, such as Hiram Revels becoming the first black senator in 1870.
This document contains a series of language and literacy exercises for students including:
1. Writing lowercase letters and initial sounds for words.
2. Rearranging letters to form words.
3. Circling correct words.
4. Counting and coloring objects.
5. Matching pictures to phrases.
6. Copying phrases.
7. Filling in blanks with specific letters.
8. Coloring balloons according to their colors.
Intro to Social Media for Lisa Pearl and The Girl with the Curl slideshareSarah Allen Consulting
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This document provides an overview of social media strategies for Lisa Pearl Photography and The Girl with The Curl. It discusses developing social media objectives and content, choosing appropriate channels, and measuring effectiveness. Key points include brainstorming kick-ass content aligned with objectives, creating a unique brand voice, and mastering relevant technologies like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to engage audiences and build communities. Measurement of efforts and continual learning are emphasized to refine social media strategies over time.
BlogWell San Francisco Social Media Case Study: Kaiser Permanente, presented ...SocialMedia.org
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Kaiser Permanente uses internal social media channels to increase collaboration across its large, dispersed organization. It launched an internal social network called KP Ideabook to help employees find expertise, connect with colleagues, organize content, and collaborate instantly. The network uses tagging profiles and groups to improve findability. It has added benefits like blogs, document sharing and polls. The internal network aims to reduce barriers like travel limits and siloed departments by facilitating connections and knowledge sharing across Kaiser Permanente's 9 states and 160,000 employees.
Sam Loewner - Using Social Media to Achieve Goals, Engage Citizens, and Impro...Plain Talk 2015
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"Using Social Media to Achieve Goals, Engage Citizens, and Improve Outreach" was presented at the Center for Health Literacy Conference 2001: Plain Talk in Complex Times by Sam Loewner, Social Media Specialist, MAXIMUS.
Description: Learn what makes social media a uniquely useful tool to communicate with diverse audiences. This hands-on workshop will cover the uses of social media, the privacy and security concerns associated with new media, and how to write to reach your intended online audience.
This document discusses internet use in 4-H activities. It covers using the internet as a tool for marketing and communication through various types of social media like content-based, personality-based, interest-based and fantasy-based social media marketing. It also discusses using the internet for training through platforms like Centra, iTunes, YouTube and Second Life. The document outlines some risks of internet use like invasion of privacy and exposure to inappropriate content and provides tips for safe internet use.
Social Optimization for Small/Medium BusinessJason Loehr
油
This document discusses social media optimization strategies for LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook. It provides tips for using each platform to engage users, drive traffic, and measure engagement. Key recommendations include connecting profiles and pages across networks, creating high-quality content, using hashtags and groups for discovery, and personalizing the social experience for users. The overall message is that social media is most effective when all channels are well-integrated and content is optimized for each network.
This document summarizes a presentation about using social media for job searching. It discusses popular platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter and provides tips for using each to engage with professionals, find jobs, and build a personal brand. Companies are also increasingly using social media to screen candidates, so the presentation outlines what will attract and alienate employers during this process. Lastly, it recommends additional resources and websites to help job seekers explore careers and find opportunities.
This document provides an overview of social media and how to develop an effective social media strategy. It defines social media and the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Popular social media tools are described such as blogs, microblogging, online platforms, Facebook, 際際滷Share, bookmarks, and developing a strategy. Tips are provided for each tool and safety measures are discussed. Resources for further information are listed. The presentation aims to educate about using social media for knowledge mobilization.
The document summarizes information about IES Barcelona Congr辿s school. It states that the school has approximately 450 students aged 12 to 18 from 24 different nationalities, with most students coming from South America and Eastern Europe. The school has 47 teachers, 2 administrative staff, and other support staff. It describes the various facilities at the school including classrooms, a library, laboratories, and a playground. New students who are not proficient in Catalan attend special immersion classes to prepare them to follow the official curriculum after two years.
The document summarizes information about IES Barcelona Congr辿s school. It states that the school has approximately 450 students aged 12 to 18 from 24 different nationalities, with most students coming from South America and Eastern Europe. The school has 47 teachers, 2 administrative staff, and other support staff. It describes the various facilities at the school including classrooms, a library, laboratories, and a playground. New students who are not proficient in Catalan attend special immersion classes to prepare them to follow the official curriculum after two years.
This document discusses the roles of teachers and language assistants (LAs) in bilingual classrooms. It describes the typical profile of an LA as a student or recent graduate interested in Spanish and education, with little teaching experience. The duties of teachers include planning lessons, presenting new content, and assessing students, while LAs help with tasks like reviewing materials, translating documents, and giving feedback. The document also covers coordinating LAs' schedules and orientations, as well as co-planning, teaching models, and providing feedback between teachers and LAs.
A presentation directed towards teachers using english in a bilingual context, showing ideas of how to exploit non fiction sources in the primary classroom
Information Services: Merging learning, information and social mediacconfetti
油
Leveraging social media tools, relationships and content expertise, the Information Services team at Sun Microsystems has integrated info/knowledge into programs like engineering, marketing, sales and learning to drive connections, discovery and knowledge sharing. The focus is on employee learning, keeping the organization smart and providing good information to drive good decisions. You will learn about the value of information services at Sun and see the use of Social Learning Exchange, wikis, blogs, Twitter, and virtual worlds to create an integrated learning experience around information for Sun employees.
The document summarizes key political and social changes during the Reconstruction Era following the American Civil War. It provides a timeline of events from 1865 to 1877, including the abolition of slavery, passage of civil rights acts and the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to all persons, election of African Americans to political offices, and establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau to assist formerly enslaved people.
Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities, each with their own regional government. The main languages spoken are Spanish, Basque, Catalan and Galician. Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with Barcelona as its capital city. Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate and is a popular tourist destination, known for sites like the Sagrada Familia church, Magic Fountain, Ramblas boulevard, Gothic Quarter, Park G端ell, Casa Batll坦, and Casa Mil.
This document provides information about external English language exams taken by students at IES Colmenarejo in 2013-14. It discusses the exams - KET, PET, and FIRST - administered by Cambridge English Language Assessment. It outlines exam dates, which students will take each exam, and the format and skill areas covered by each exam. It also provides tips to help students prepare for the speaking and writing components. Past results for KET and PET from 2011-12 and 2012-13 are included, showing high pass rates.
The document summarizes key events and changes during the Reconstruction Era following the American Civil War. Some of the major political, social, and economic changes included the abolition of slavery through the 13th Amendment in 1865, the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau to assist formerly enslaved people, and the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868 to grant citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born in the United States. The timeline also notes several "firsts" for African Americans during Reconstruction, such as Hiram Revels becoming the first black senator in 1870.
This document contains a series of language and literacy exercises for students including:
1. Writing lowercase letters and initial sounds for words.
2. Rearranging letters to form words.
3. Circling correct words.
4. Counting and coloring objects.
5. Matching pictures to phrases.
6. Copying phrases.
7. Filling in blanks with specific letters.
8. Coloring balloons according to their colors.
Intro to Social Media for Lisa Pearl and The Girl with the Curl slideshareSarah Allen Consulting
油
This document provides an overview of social media strategies for Lisa Pearl Photography and The Girl with The Curl. It discusses developing social media objectives and content, choosing appropriate channels, and measuring effectiveness. Key points include brainstorming kick-ass content aligned with objectives, creating a unique brand voice, and mastering relevant technologies like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to engage audiences and build communities. Measurement of efforts and continual learning are emphasized to refine social media strategies over time.
BlogWell San Francisco Social Media Case Study: Kaiser Permanente, presented ...SocialMedia.org
油
Kaiser Permanente uses internal social media channels to increase collaboration across its large, dispersed organization. It launched an internal social network called KP Ideabook to help employees find expertise, connect with colleagues, organize content, and collaborate instantly. The network uses tagging profiles and groups to improve findability. It has added benefits like blogs, document sharing and polls. The internal network aims to reduce barriers like travel limits and siloed departments by facilitating connections and knowledge sharing across Kaiser Permanente's 9 states and 160,000 employees.
Sam Loewner - Using Social Media to Achieve Goals, Engage Citizens, and Impro...Plain Talk 2015
油
"Using Social Media to Achieve Goals, Engage Citizens, and Improve Outreach" was presented at the Center for Health Literacy Conference 2001: Plain Talk in Complex Times by Sam Loewner, Social Media Specialist, MAXIMUS.
Description: Learn what makes social media a uniquely useful tool to communicate with diverse audiences. This hands-on workshop will cover the uses of social media, the privacy and security concerns associated with new media, and how to write to reach your intended online audience.
This document discusses internet use in 4-H activities. It covers using the internet as a tool for marketing and communication through various types of social media like content-based, personality-based, interest-based and fantasy-based social media marketing. It also discusses using the internet for training through platforms like Centra, iTunes, YouTube and Second Life. The document outlines some risks of internet use like invasion of privacy and exposure to inappropriate content and provides tips for safe internet use.
Social Optimization for Small/Medium BusinessJason Loehr
油
This document discusses social media optimization strategies for LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook. It provides tips for using each platform to engage users, drive traffic, and measure engagement. Key recommendations include connecting profiles and pages across networks, creating high-quality content, using hashtags and groups for discovery, and personalizing the social experience for users. The overall message is that social media is most effective when all channels are well-integrated and content is optimized for each network.
This document summarizes a presentation about using social media for job searching. It discusses popular platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter and provides tips for using each to engage with professionals, find jobs, and build a personal brand. Companies are also increasingly using social media to screen candidates, so the presentation outlines what will attract and alienate employers during this process. Lastly, it recommends additional resources and websites to help job seekers explore careers and find opportunities.
This document provides an overview of social media and how to develop an effective social media strategy. It defines social media and the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Popular social media tools are described such as blogs, microblogging, online platforms, Facebook, 際際滷Share, bookmarks, and developing a strategy. Tips are provided for each tool and safety measures are discussed. Resources for further information are listed. The presentation aims to educate about using social media for knowledge mobilization.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on using social media for research and researcher development. The morning session will focus on integrating social media into academic research, including understanding what social media is and how different applications can be used in the research process while considering ethics. The afternoon session will discuss becoming a networked researcher and using tools like RSS feeds, social bookmarking, online networks, and sharing tools to collaborate and disseminate research. The workshop aims to illustrate how social media can support the research process and researcher development through participation, networking, and knowledge sharing.
This document provides an overview of social media and how to develop an effective social media strategy. It defines social media and the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Popular social media tools are described like blogs, microblogging, online platforms, Facebook, 際際滷Share, bookmarks, and strategies for developing a social media presence, evaluating success, and safety tips. Resources for further information are also included. The document aims to educate about using social media for knowledge mobilization.
Leo Sauermann: Refinder intelligent sharing of activities, its better than...Semantic Web Company
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Refinder is an online tool that allows users to manage their cloud apps and projects in an organized manner. It provides features like creating collections to organize teams and projects, inviting members to collaborate, commenting and annotating documents, and integrating information from various sources. The document discusses how Refinder helps knowledge workers save time by providing a centralized place to search across apps and see what their teams are working on. It provides examples of consulting agencies and external collaboration projects using Refinder to document decisions and share information.
In the Know: LinkedIn & 際際滷Share for Public Health Webcast PresentationCDC NPIN
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This is the second of six interactive webcasts in the series, In the Know: Social Media for Public Health. Each webcast focuses on a different social media channel and provides basic information, tips, success stories, and discussion on how best to use social media to promote public health and expand outreach initiatives.
Social Networks and Security: What Your Teenager Likely Won't Tell YouDenim Group
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John Dickson's presentation to a group of Chief Security Officers (CSOs) about the security implications of social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. He encourages CSOs to approach social networking as a business issue rather than a security issue if they want to maximize their influence.
Creating a Social Networking Recruitment StrategyCielo
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Social networking sites are an important tool in a recruiters toolbox. However rather than dipping your toe in the water and experimenting tactically, its important to take a step back and think about your overall strategic approach to using social media for recruiting.
A well thought-out, coordinated strategy will ensure that your companys recruitment message is clear, that the various online channels are integrated, and that everything you do in the web environment helps attract top-level talent and enhances your employment brand.
During this webinar sponsored by ADP, youll learn the best practices for creating a social networking recruiting strategy. Michelle Krier, Marketing Services Manager for Pinstripe, will explain:
* What social media is and why its important to have a social media strategy specifically for your recruiting function
* How to build a social networking strategy for recruitment (and how it integrates with your companys overall social media strategy)
* What an integrated strategy looks like via a case study
* The organizational benefits of a social networking recruitment strategy, and
* How to measure success
Social Tools for Company, Industry, and Competitive Information: Simmons GSLI...Scott Brown
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Social Tools for Company, Industry, and Competitive Information: Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education Webinar, March 8, 2012
Scott Brown and Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education provide a preview of the April 2012 online CE workshop entitled "Social Tools for Company, Industry, and Competitive Intelligence." Includes a bonus piece on mobile apps as well as an introduction to the Simmons GSLIS CE offerings for spring and summer 2012.
This document discusses how Google+ can benefit marketers by strengthening the relationship between search and social media. It explains that Google+ is focused on building a social web by creating a social layer across Google products. This will allow for a more customized user experience. The document also outlines how content and the +1 social signal on Google+ can help improve natural search performance by becoming active on the platform. It provides best practices for content, community management, and leveraging bought, earned and owned media synergies through Google+.
A presentation introducing various social media tools and their application in a university research environment. This presentation was given at York University, Toronto, Canada
LinkedIn: Entrepreneurs' 21st Century Business AcceleratorCSRA, Inc.
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The document discusses how LinkedIn can be used as a 21st century business accelerator by allowing entrepreneurs to rapidly scale their businesses through building trusted online relationships. It highlights how LinkedIn reduces transaction costs by making a user's network more actionable and accessible regardless of geography. The document also provides an overview of key LinkedIn processes like writing profiles, adding connections, searching, and forwarding introductions.
LinkedIn: Entrepreneurs' 21st Century Business AcceleratorCSRA, Inc.
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Embracing New Measures of Value: Information Integration and Collaboration at Sun
1. Embracing New Measures of
Value: Integration and
Collaboration at Sun
Christy Confetti Higgins
Digital Library Lead Sun Microsystems
Cybrarian - Oracle
March 1, 2010
NFAIS
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4. Our Approach: Integration,
Communication and Participation
Maximize dollars spent
Re-purpose content
Target the audience
Integrate into various learning points
Bring the content to where the user is
Leverage social media
Establish partnerships
Communicate, participate, communicate,
participate
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5. Let's take a look mixing learning,
information services and social
media
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12. Safari Books Online Examples
Senior Sun executives
and subject matter
experts reading lists;
collab around book/video
content mapped to
projects, key subjects,
programs
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13. RSS Feeds Mapped to
key wiki sites
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16. Search Strategies
Integration
Work closely with content partners
Continue to evaluate effectiveness
Provide communications and training
Examples.....
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26. Feedback, Usage and ROI
Content partner support to tell the story
Good tools, templates, share impact to bottom line
where possible
Get the word out!
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27. Lessons Learned and Relearned
Targeting the knowledge workers in your organization and
engaging them
Integrate the content
Start small and move forward from there
The word pilot is your friend
Work with existing pain points and needs
Partnering and connecting in every sense is essential
for success
Leverage publisher, content provider relationships
Continue to experiment and stay on top of technology
trends
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31. Website / Videos
History of Information at Sun
> http://thenetworkisthecomputer.com/site/?p=1664
Information Matters
> http://slx.sun.com (search for information matters)
Social Learning Exchange
> http://slx.sun.com Or http://www.slx.com
Blog
> http://blogs.sun.com/library (external blog internal not
available)
> http://blogs.sun.com/vw
Twitter
> http://www.twitter.com/libraryresearch
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32. Why Information Professionals?
Knowledge Sharing
Information professionals are accountable for gathering, organizing and sharing the
right information for the best decisions. Information professionals further create a
culture of knowledge sharing by educating colleagues on the best use of
information.
Global Networking
Through active global networking, information professionals promote the exchange
of information, innovative ideas, insights and trends.
Competitive Advantage
Information professionals ensure organizations have the right > information, insights
and trends to make good decisions and gain competitive advantage.
Bottom-line Benefits
Information professionals save organizations time and money by providing value-
added intelligence that is accurate, reliable and relevant. We deliver expert
information to our organizations in a timely, accessible and convenient manner.
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