{"id":1245,"date":"2011-05-28T15:33:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T20:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=1245"},"modified":"2012-11-08T07:22:14","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T12:22:14","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"cpt-loop sessions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_6 alpha\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-2084\" class=\"session odd post-2084 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/the-40000-wordpress-business-plan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe $40,000 WordPress Business Plan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Garth Koyle <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/developer\/\">Developer Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many successful businesses began in the WordPress plugin or theme repositories. If you\u2019re like most developers, you\u2019ve wondered if your development could make enough money to support yourself and possibly a small business. In this session Garth Koyle from Event Espresso will teach you how to evaluate whether there is a market for your code and if it\u2019s worth the effort. Garth will also demonstrate several of the tools, strategies and methodologies he pioneered to win $40,000 in a business plan competition.<\/p>\n<p>You will learn how to answer these important business questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is my target customer and what do they really need?<\/li>\n<li>How big is my target market?<\/li>\n<li>How do I determine what price I should charge?<\/li>\n<li>How profitable will I be or how much money can I make?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you ask nicely, Garth might even give you his calculation templates after the presentation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1855\" class=\"session even post-1855 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-user\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/building-blocks-to-a-successful-blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuilding Blocks to a Successful Blog\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by MJ Tam <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/user\/\">User Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sure blogs are easy to create and make but do you know how to build readership? It\u2019s not a secret that the social networks have given us a way to promote our posts, but let\u2019s begin with the basics. Everything from creating a community, maintaining relevant contents, and some tips that can help you grow your blog.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1725\" class=\"session odd post-1725 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/wordpress-end-user-security\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress End-User Security\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Dre Armeda <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/developer\/\">Developer Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ever wonder if your site, your visitors, or business is safe on the internet?<\/p>\n<p>WordPress End User Security by Dre Armeda will cover basic information security principles to consider before you start a WordPress driven site, and a run at the top 10 WordPress security tips.<\/p>\n<p>Information Security is everyone\u2019s responsibility, and should be a consideration on any web project, beginning to end.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1680\" class=\"session even post-1680 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-user\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/slow-cooked-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSlow Cooked WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Josh Feck <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/user\/\">User Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you get the hang of it,  you can really throw together a website quickly. Install WordPress, grab a theme from somewhere, install a batch of plugins, write some stuff, and done!  (Almost as fast as a quarter pounder with cheese can role off the assembly line at McD&#8217;s.) Does this always work out for the best? Slow cooking a WordPress site involves some careful thought, planning, and execution. In this presentation, we&#8217;ll cover how to choose a theme, how to choose plugins that won&#8217;t bork your site, and some important details that often get overlooked.  Much of the information here will be based on experiences from working on a variety of sites and helping out in the support forums. Slow Cooked WordPress will be for the intermediate to advanced WP user or beginning developer who builds WordPress powered sites for fun or profit. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1644\" class=\"session odd post-1644 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-user\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/she-said-he-said\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShe Said, He Said\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Shelby Sapusek and Jim Raffel <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/user\/\">User Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jim Raffel and Shelby Sapusek debate social media topics including blogging, networks and new technology and how they pertain to personal and business use. They host a chat on Twitter with the hashtag <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23shehechat\">#shehechat<\/a> every Thursday at 8 p.m. CST. The topics are announced ahead of time on JimRaffel.com and Jim and Shelby invite participants to comment on the blog posts and during the one-hour Twitter chat. Their disagreements are sometimes minor and sometimes major but the debate is always lively and entertaining. In a live forum, Jim and Shelby will encourage audience participation just like they do with the Twitter chat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1575\" class=\"session even post-1575 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-user\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/the-digital-ecosystem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress and The Digital Ecosystem\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Mary DuQuaine <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/user\/\">User Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Eco &#8211; means home, habitat or environment. \u00a0If your WordPress blog is your &#8220;home base&#8221; in the digital world &#8211; where do you fit in the complex community of the digital Ecosystem called the Internet?<\/div>\n<div>So many people ask, &#8220;How do I get more visitors to my website\/blog?&#8221; \u00a0In this session, we will explore online and offline strategies to build up connections and increase the value of your online real estate. \u00a0We will also do a live networking activity with all of the attendees in the room. It will be helpful if you have a computer or mobile device in order to connect to the Internet for this session.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1456\" class=\"session odd post-1456 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/diet-pills-seo-and-theme-frameworks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiet Pills, SEO and Theme Frameworks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Andy Stratton <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/developer\/\">Developer Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s right. There\u2019s no substitution for planning your work and working your plan. You\u2019ve got to put some sweat in to get something great. Eat less and exercise to lose weight, put the time and effort in to build a truly extraordinary website.<\/p>\n<p>Clients (and some newer WP designers\/developers\/SEOs\/entrepreneurs) have been misled by marketing fluff, social media buzz and high hopes of low cost \/ high return websites.<\/p>\n<p>This presentation will talk all about why you do or do not need a theme framework, purchased theme, purchased plugin, and more. Why using a WordPress theme framework or purchased theme\/plugin may cost you more money and will most likely NOT put you at the top of Google\u2019s SERP\u2019s.<br \/>\nI will attempt to debunk the myths that some users and power users believe about out of the box WordPress extensions while still giving justifications for using them when the context justifies it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all about context, ladies and germs. Find out why buying out of the box and customizing may not get you cheaper costs and top rankings. Hear it from a seasoned web developer, WordPress Rock Star and top Google ranker (Google: \u201cphp wordpress developer\u201d).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1452\" class=\"session even post-1452 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/configuring-wordpress-for-multiple-environments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConfiguring WordPress for Multiple Environments\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Jason McCreary <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/developer\/\">Developer Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WordPress boasts a &#8220;5 minute install&#8221;. This is great for simple sites running only in a production environment. But if you&#8217;re using WordPress as a development platform or following a software life cycle things become a little tricky. This talk will cover ways to migrate WordPress between different environments smoothly, including: code, database, and environment specific checks. Although some aspects of the talk may be advanced, there will be demos, code samples, and time for Q&amp;A. So if you use WordPress in more than just production, this talk&#8217;s for you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1446\" class=\"session odd post-1446 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-user\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/1446\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSetting Up Your WordPress Site Like a Pro\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Nile Flores <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/user\/\">User Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s face it! WordPress is definitely a mode of life for some, whether it powers their blog or business. Those looking to get a piece of the pie, or perhaps have already taken bite, may not be happy with what they have. That is where I would hope to help.<\/p>\n<p>I am going to lead you through how to set your website up like a pro using both WordPress tools and some social networking tools (free of course) to get you headed in the right directions.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these tools I will share:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plugins<\/li>\n<li>A little on theming (tips and some great conversion examples)<\/li>\n<li>Social network tools for Facebook, Twitter, and even Youtube<\/li>\n<li>Resources you should be in tune to help learn more about your WordPress powered site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and of course, I like to have a spot at the end for you to ask questions. AND, I will be around all weekend anyway, so you are welcomed to bring your questions to me before and after. <\/p>\n<p>My hope is that you are inspired to look at your site, and see how you can take it to the next level, no matter if it takes some tweaks or a whole website revamp.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1444\" class=\"session even post-1444 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/beyond-the-theme-wordpress-as-an-api\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond the Theme &#8211; WordPress as an API\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by David Tufts <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/developer\/\">Developer Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBeyond the Theme\u201d is a talk aimed at professional WordPress theme and plugin developers which reviews different ways to enhance the user\u2019s experience by adding some key features to WordPress. Features include a public API, a custom post type editor, AJAX callbacks, a URL shortener, social bookmarking and sharing, and advanced term filtering. At the heart of these features it is the concept of using WordPress as an API, hence allowing WordPress\u2019 content to be published \u201cBeyond the Theme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An API (Application Programming Interface) is a way for two applications to talk to each other in a common language that both systems understand. An API essentially provides a structured way for applications to get content in a predictable, flexible, and powerful way.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest impact that an API can make is with mobile development. With the rapid adoption of smart phones and tablets on the market, there is a need to develop apps that work on all of these mobile platforms. Therefore, having an API that can deliver content seamlessly to those applications is essential.<\/p>\n<p>Building a web-based API is about shifting from the website as both content and container to separating the content from its presentation. A website then becomes just an instance of the content within the context of a browser as the container, or in this case, a WordPress theme. So, as long as the content can be \u201cqueried\u201d by a mobile device or web application, the presentation of the content can be determined within the context of that particular device\u2019s container.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years WordPress has evolved from a blogging platform to a full-featured CMS. The next natural step is to become an API, allowing for content distribution across mobile devices and third-party web applications. WordPress makes integrating API calls very easy by separating the back-end admin from the front-end theme. The admin interface exists for content entry and site maintenance while the theme focuses on the user interface and design. By using WordPress\u2019 custom URL structure, a plugin can easily allow for API and AJAX calls to query WordPress for JSON data or HTML snippets similar to the way in which a theme does.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this talk several real world examples using the KickPress API will be reviewed so that by the end of the session there will be clear and tangible ways that theme and plugin developers can integrate these simple concepts into their next WordPress project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"grid_6 omega\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1422\" class=\"session odd post-1422 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/developing-fast-scalable-servers-for-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeveloping Fast &amp; Scalable Servers For WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by TJ Stein <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/developer\/\">Developer Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Developing Fast &amp; Scalable Servers For WordPress&#8221; will focus on new technologies that power some of the Internet&#8217;s biggest WordPress-driven sites. Everything from alternative web servers to WordPress caching will be covered.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1418\" class=\"session even post-1418 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-user\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/building-your-content-bubble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuilding Your Content Bubble\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by David Murray <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/user\/\">User Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So you know you need to create content, but where do businesses start? They can start with identifying and building a content bubble. This exercise helps businesses think about not only what kind of content they should be providing, but how that content will really connect with people.<\/p>\n<p>Building an effective a content bubble helps bloggers and businesses understand the value of becoming a resource, and not just a news bulletin of your own messaging.<\/p>\n<p>Takeaways:<br \/>\n1) How to increase traction and readership to your content<br \/>\n2) How to effectively communicate with people through your content<br \/>\n3) How to build a solid content foundation that will continue to grow<\/p>\n<p>You can view the current form of the presentation here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/regroupinc\/wordcamp-detroit-building-your-content-bubble\">http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/regroupinc\/wordcamp-detroit-building-your-content-bubble<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1396\" class=\"session odd post-1396 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/a-tale-of-2-shopping-carts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Tale of 2 Shopping Carts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Becky Davis <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/developer\/\">Developer Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simple e-commerce for small business through WordPress can be a challenge. We want something that is affordable, easy to setup, easy to maintain by our client and let&#8217;s face it; it \u00a0just\u00a0has to work.<\/p>\n<p>We will look at the real-life experience of working with the WP e-commerce and Cart66 shopping cart plugins. 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