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The Science Café became reality because people like you were interested in a myriad of subjects and wanted to discuss them with experts “in the know.” On this page, you'll find people who have participated in the Science Café to date. Participants appear in alphabetical order by last name: |
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| Elie Al-Chaer, Ph.D., J.D., Professor, Director, Center for Pain Research, Dept. of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Pain: Fact & Fiction, October 2011) | ||
| Hashim Ali, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Chemistry & Physics, BalloonSat Program, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR (Up, Up, & Away: Atmospheric Science, June 2011) | ||
| Jim Allen, Owner, Wild Birds Unlimited, Little Rock, AR (Arkansas: Going to the Birds, September 2011) | ||
| Charles Anderson, Ph.D., Department of Rhetoric and Writing, University of Arkansas Little Rock, Little Rock, AR (Art, Creativity & Healing, Feb. 2008) | ||
| Colonel Trish Anslow, Arkansas National Guard, Little Rock, AR (The Science of War, 2011) | ||
| Tommie Sue Anthony, President, AR Advanced Initiative for Math and Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (Improving K-12 Science/Math Education, August 2009) | ||
| Scott Ausbrooks, RPG, Geo-Hazards and Environmental Geology Supervisor, Arkansas Geological Survey, Little Rock, AR (Earthquakes: Shake, Rattle, & Roll, May 2011) | ||
| Scott Austin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR (Warped Side of the Universe, March 2010) | ||
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John Baker, M.D.,
Medical Director,
Baptist Health Weight Loss Center,
Baptist Health
Medical Ctr., Little Rock, AR
(Obesity:
Young & Old, Nov. 2009) |
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| Thad Bartter, M.D., Professor, Director of Interventional Pulmonology, College of Medicine, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Lung Cancer in the 21st Century, October 2010) | ||
| Brian Berry, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (Chemistry: Then, Now & Green, March 2011) | ||
| Warren Bickel, Ph.D., Director, Center for Addiction Research, Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (Human Behavior: What Makes You Tick? Sept. 2008) | ||
| Alex Biris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chief Scientist, Nanotechnology Ctr., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (What's the Big Deal About Nanoscience? November 2008) | ||
| Mike Blakely – Director of the Little Rock Zoo; Little Rock, AR (Zoos: Crucial Conservation, June 2007 ) | ||
| Mark Bland, Ph.D. - Biology Department, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR (Charles Darwin: Man & Myth, February 2009) | ||
| Brian Bolter, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology and Counseling, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR (Sports Science & Medicine, May 2010) | ||
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Michael Borelli, Ph.D.,
Professor,
Director of Radiology Research,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
(What's the Big Deal About Nanoscience? November 2008) |
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| Chris Buonanno - NOAA; National Weather Service, NLR, AR (Climate Change & Arkansas, Nov. 2007) (Up, Up, & Away: Atmospheric Science, June 2011) | ||
| Debra Burris, Ph.D., Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, University of Central Arkansas,
Conway, AR (NASA, Space Science, & Arkansas, March 2008;
Mysterious Physics, March 2009) |
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| Bob Byers, M.S. - Garden Director, Garvan Woodland Gardens, Hot Springs, AR (Ecotourism, May 2009) | ||
| Lannie Byrd, M.A., Web Center Director, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Social Networking & IT, Feb. 2010) | ||
| Stewart Carlton, B.S. - Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park, Arkansas State Parks, Scott, AR (Ecotourism, May 2009) | ||
| Tim Chambers, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Lung Cancer in the 21st Century, October 2010) | ||
| Kermit Channell, II, Executive Director, Arkansas State Crime Lab, Little Rock, AR (Crime Science & You, January 2010) | ||
| Marie Chow, Ph.D., Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (Infectious Disease: Truth & Consequences, April 2008) | ||
| Lt. Colonel Damon Cluck, Arkansas National Guard, Little Rock, AR (The Science of War, 2011) | ||
| Larry Coleman, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (Mysterious Physics, March 2009) | ||
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Jeff
Connelly, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair,
Dept. of Earth Sciences,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock,
AR
(Earthquakes: Shake, Rattle, & Roll, May 2011) |
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| Chris Davidson, Endangered Species Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Services Field Office, Conway, AR (Endangered Species, Oct. 2009) | ||
| Michael Douglas, Ph.D. , Professor and Director, BioVentures, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Technology, Technology Everywhere, Jan. 2012) | ||
| Andrea Duina, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Biology Dept., Hendrix College, Conway, AR (Genetics & You, April 2009) | ||
| Dietrich Duke, Interactive Media Sales, Aristotle Interactive, Little Rock, AR (Technology, Technology Everywhere, Jan. 2012) | ||
| Clyde Ellis - Cybersquad, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Little Rock, AR (Internet Security, Online Gaming & More, Jan. 2008) | ||
| Carole Engle, Ph.D., Director, Aquaculture/Fisheries Center, Univ. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR (Fisheries & Aquaculture, April 2010) | ||
| Ken Forman, Arkansas Game & Fish, Education/Information Specialist, Witt Stephens, Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, Little Rock, AR (Nature Centers: What's Up in the Natural State, Nov. 2011) | ||
| Beverly Foster, D.C., Chiropractic Health and Rehabilitation, Little Rock, AR | ||
| Jeff Gaffney, Ph.D. - Chairman, Dept of Chemistry, University of Arkansas Little Rock(Climate Change & Arkansas, Nov. 2007) | ||
| Ed Garcia, M.S., Instructor, Dept. of Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (Crime Science & You, January 2010) | ||
| Sean Geoghegan, Ph.D. Computer Science Dept., UALR, Little Rock, AR (Internet Security, Online Gaming & More, Jan. 2008) | ||
| Joseph Giammo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (Election Fun: An Oxymoron? Oct. 2008) | ||
| Dorothy Miles, PhD, Moderator - Research associate with UAMS/Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Research Institute and news anchor/reporter for KUAR FM89 | ||
| Gabriel Griffith, Art Director, The Arc of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (Art, Creativity & Healing, Feb. 2008) | ||
| Liz Gron, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Hendrix College, Conway, AR (Chemistry: Then, Now & Green, March 2011) | ||
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Bill Gurley,
Ph.D. -
Professor,
Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences,
College of
Pharmacy,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
Little Rock, AR
(Researching AR History, June 2009) |
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| Reza Hakkak, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Dietetics & Nutrition, College of Health Related Professions, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Obesity: Young & Old, Nov. 2009) | ||
| Chris Harrison, M.S., Chief Chemist, Illicit Laboratory, Arkansas State Crime Lab, Little Rock, AR (Crime Science & You, January 2010) | ||
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Becky
Hart,
Education
Outreach Coordinator,
Arkansas Science & Technology
Authority, Little Rock, AR (Improving K-12
Science/Math Education, August 2009) |
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| Bill Holimon, M.S., Chief of Research, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Little Rock, AR (Endangered Species, Oct. 2009) | ||
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Mike
Howard,
M.S., Geologist,
Arkansas Geological Survey,
Little Rock, AR (Charles Darwin: Man & Myth, February 2009) |
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| Shirley Howard, Art Instructor, Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR (Art, Creativity & Healing, Feb. 2008) | ||
| Gary Hum, Director of Source & Treatment, Central Arkansas Water, Little Rock, AR (Drinking Water - Protection & Progress, March 2007) | ||
| Laura Hutchins, M.D., Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Research Institute, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Breast Cancer: Are We Really Making Progress? Oct. 2007) | ||
| John Jackson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Fisheries Science, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR (Fisheries & Aquaculture, April 2010) | ||
| Joe Jeffers, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR (Chemistry: Then, Now & Green, March 2011) | ||
| Charley Jones, Director of Operations, Little Rock Airport, Little Rock, AR (Technology, Technology Everywhere, Jan. 2012) | ||
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Jim Kaput, Ph.D. - Director
of Personalized Nutrition and Medicine, FDA/
National Center for Toxicological Research,
Jefferson, AR (Genetics & You, April 2009) |
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| Tom Kelly, Jr., Ph.D., Dept. of Pathology, ACRC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (Breast Cancer: Are We Really Making Progress? Oct. 2007) | ||
| Tillman Kennon, Ph.D., Dept. of Chemistry & Physics, BalloonSat Program, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR (NASA, Space Science, & Arkansas, March 2008) (Up, Up, & Away: Atmospheric Science, June 2011) | ||
| Matthew Krepps, Owner, Barefoot Yoga Studio, Little Rock, AR, (Modern Exercise: Not Just Jogging Anymore, May 2008) | ||
| Deborah Kuster, Ph.D., Department of Art, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR (Art, Creativity & Healing, Feb. 2008) | ||
| Claire LaFrance, Policy Associate, Earth Cause Organization, Little Rock, AR (Infectious Disease & Antibiotic Resistance, February 2011) | ||
| Jeff Lambert, Director Petroleum Technology curriculum; Univ. of AR Community College Morrilton, Morrilton, AR (Fayetteville Shale Play - Natural Gas in AR, May 2007) | ||
| Janet Lanza, Ph.D., Professor, Dept of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze About , June 2010) | ||
| George Lauster, Ph.D. - Past President, Arkansas Master Naturalists, Little Rock, AR (Charles Darwin: Man & Myth, February 2009) | ||
| Susan Leon, Principal Bassoon; Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Little Rock, AR (Mathematics & Music – Is There Really A Connection? April 2007) | ||
| Andy Lewis, Assistant Distiller, Rock Town Distillery, Little Rock, AR (Fermentation & Distillation, November 2010) | ||
| Chris Long, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR (Social Networking & IT, Feb. 2010) | ||
| Jonathan Looney, CS, CSW, Owner, O'Looneys, Little Rock, AR (Fermentation & Distillation, November 2010) | ||
| Nell Matthews, B.A., President, League of Women Voters of Pulaski County, Little Rock, AR (Election Fun: An Oxymoron?, Oct. 2008) | ||
| Eric Maynard, Arkansas Game & Fish, Facility Director, Gov. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, Pine Bluff, AR (Nature Centers: What's Up in the Natural State, Nov. 2011) | ||
| Sherrye McBryde, Exec. Director, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure - AR Affiliate, Little Rock, AR (Breast Cancer: Are We Really Making Progress? Oct. 2007) | ||
| Doug Melton, PhD, Geologic Operations Manager; Southwestern Energy Company, Fayetteville, AR, (Fayetteville Shale Play - Natural Gas in AR, May 2007) | ||
| Jesse Melton, Brew Master, Diamond Bear Brewing Company, Little Rock, AR (Fermentation & Distillation, November 2010) | ||
| Eduardo Moros, Ph.D. - Professor and Director, Division of Radiation Physics & Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (Mysterious Physics, March 2009) | ||
| Allan Mueller, M.S., The Nature Conservancy, (retired), Little Rock, AR (Endangered Species, Oct. 2009) | ||
| Joe F. Nix, PhD, W. D. and Alice Burch Chair of Chemistry and Pre Medical Studies Professor emeritus Ouachita Baptist University; retired Director of Programs, Ross Foundation (Drinking Water - Protection & Progress, March 2007) | ||
| Mark Oliver, Chief of Fisheries, Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock, AR (Fisheries & Aquaculture, April 2010) | ||
| Forrest Payne, PhD, UALR, Department of Mathematics and Science, Environmental Science instructor, former environmental scientist in industry; (Drinking Water - Protection & Progress, March 2007) | ||
| L.J. Perrot, MD., JD. Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (CSI: Science Undercover, Sept. 2007) | ||
| Tamara Perry, M.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR (Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze About, June 2010) | ||
| David Peterson, PhD, Mathematics professor; University of Central Arkansas; research includes musical, as well as membrane acoustics (Mathematics & Music – Is there really a connection? April 2007) | ||
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Howard Peters, PhD, J.D.,
Chemist
& Attorney, Member of the American Chemical Society
and an elected Fellow of the Royal Society
of Chemistry (London); (Chocolate:
Food of the Gods, June 2008) |
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| Beth Phelps, Staff Chair, Extension Agent, Pulaski Co. Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, AR, (Climate Change & AR, Nov. 2007) | ||
| Dennis Plyler, K-12 Science Program Mgr., Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock, AR (Improving K-12 Science/Math Education, August 2009) | ||
| Ed Ratchford, Arkansas Geological Survey, Little Rock, AR (Fayetteville Shale Play - Natural Gas in AR, May 2007) | ||
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Mike Reynolds, Ph.D. - Professor, Dept.
of Kinesiology/Leisure Studies, Ouachita
Baptist University,
Arkadelphia,
AR
(Ecotourism, May
2009) |
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| Pat Riley, Jr., Executive Director, Little Rock Athletic Club, Little Rock, AR (Modern Exercise: Not Just Jogging Anymore, May 2008) | ||
| Warwick Sabin, M.A., Publisher, Oxford American Magazine; Associate Vice President for Communications, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR (Election Fun: An Oxymoron? Oct. 2008) | ||
| Mike Saccente, M.D., Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Dept. of Internal Medicine, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Infectious Disease & Antibiotic Resistance, February 2011) | ||
| G. Bradley Schaefer, M.D. - Director, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (Genetics & You, April 2009) | ||
| Dan Scheiman, Ph.D. - Director, Bird Conservation, Audubon Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, (Arkansas: Going to the Birds, September 2011) | ||
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Marc
Seigar, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Physics and
Astronomy,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
(Warped Side of the Universe, March
2010) |
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| Mark Shaw, Curator of the Little Rock Zoo; Little Rock, AR (Zoos: Crucial Conservation, June 2007) | ||
| Karl Sitz, M.D., Little Rock Allergy & Asthma Clinic, Little Rock, AR (Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze About , June 2010) | ||
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William Slaton,
Ph.D.,
Associate
Professor,
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy,
University of Central Arkansas,
Conway, AR (Acoustics:
The Science of Sound, September 2010) |
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Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D.,
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology,
Smeltzer Lab,
Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
(Infectious Disease: Truth & Consequences, April 2008),
(Infectious Disease & Antibiotic Resistance, February 2011) |
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| Laura Smith-Olinde, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Audiology & Speech Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (Acoustics: The Science of Sound, September 2010) | ||
| Ken Sobel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR (Human Behavior: What Makes You Tick? Sept. 2008, Pain: Fact & Fiction, October 2011) | ||
| Damon Spayde, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Hendrix College, Conway, AR (Warped Side of the Universe, March 2010) | ||
| Matt Steliga, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Lung Cancer in the 21st Century, October 2010) | ||
| Greg Stitz, Curator, Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR (The Science of War, 2011) | ||
| J. D. Swanson, Ph.D. - Professor, Biology Department, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR (Charles Darwin: Man & Myth, February 2009) | ||
| Todd Tinsley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept of Physics, Hendrix College, Conway, AR (Sports Science & Medicine, May 2010) | ||
| Courtney Todd, Park Interpreter, Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Roland, AR (Nature Centers: What's Up in the Natural State, Nov. 2011) | ||
| Jack Vander Schilden, M.D., Professor, Dept. of Orthpaedics, Sports Medicine Clinic, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Sports Science & Medicine, May 2010) | ||
| Cheri
Vogelpohl-Barnard, CHA, ARIA,
Certified Lead
Instructor,
Diamond TR Ranch, Perryville, AR,
(Modern Exercise: Not Just Jogging Anymore, May 2008)
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| Tom Walker, Director, Nanotechnology Center, Vice Provost of Innovation and Commercialization, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (What's the Big Deal About Nanoscience? November 2008) | ||
| Scott Warmack, PharmD., Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (Infectious Disease: Truth & Consequences, April 2008) | ||
| Roger Webb, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas - Little Rock, AR, (Human Behavior: What Makes You Tick? Sept. 2008) | ||
| Judy Weber, Ph.D. , Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, UAMS, Little Rock, AR (Obesity: Young & Old, Nov. 2009) | ||
| Michael Wells, Former Band Director; Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR; (Mathematics & Music – Is there really a connection? April 2007) | ||
| Josh Wilhelmi, Chief Technology Officer, Softwyre, Little Rock, AR, (Internet Security, Online Gaming & More, Jan. 2008) | ||
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C. Fred Williams, Ph.D. -
Professor,
Department of History,
University
of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
(Researching AR History, June 2009) |
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| Linda D. Williams, M.S., Science Cafe - Little Rock Founder - Scientist/Author of over a dozen books on science and technology for children and adults; former biomedical researcher at NASA-Johnson Space Center and Rice University, Houston, TX; Research Liaison – UAMS College of Medicine | ||
| Ed Wilson,
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Atmospheric and Space Research
Team, Harding University,
Searcy, AR (NASA, Space Science, & Arkansas, March 2008) |
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| Donald Wold, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Dept of Physics & Astronomy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR (Acoustics: The Science of Sound, September 2010) | ||
| Ann Wright, Ph.D., Dept of Physics, Hendrix College,
Conway, AR (NASA, Space
Science, & Arkansas, March 2008) |
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Xiaowei Xu,
Ph.D.,
Professor,
Dept. of Information Science,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
(Social Networking and IT,
February 2010)
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Karen Young, M.D.,
Medical Director, Arkansas Children's Hospital
Fitness Clinic,
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Pediatrics,
College of
Medicine, UAMS, Little Rock, AR
(Obesity: Young & Old, Nov. 2009)
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| Andy Zawacki, B.S. - Conservator, Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR (Researching AR History, June 2009) | ||
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