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Kathy Bohach
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Special Education
Director
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Victoria Garber,
M.Ed.
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Multidisabilities
Specialist
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Vickie on the back of a 4-wheeler headed to the Goodnews Bay school
from the air strip. Hang on Vickie... with both hands!
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From:
Eastern Oklahoma
Education:
Background:
How long
with LKSD:
What
do you enjoy
about your job:
"I chose to move from my
home in Eastern Oklahoma to Alaska because I wanted to add a little
adventure to my life, and I wanted a challenge in both my professional
and personal lives. I work as a Multidisabilities Specialist, focusing
on program development for students with intensive needs. The best part
of my job is traveling around the district as I develop relationships
with people".
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Elizabeth
Galloway, M.Ed.
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Multidisabilities
Specialist
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From: West Tennessee
Background:
- Elizabeth has
worked in an intensive treatment setting for autism in Cape Cod, MA.
- She worked at
Gibson County High School (Gibson County Tennessee) as a special ed
teacher for 2 years.
- She managed a
Level 2 group home in Milan, TN for seven years.
- Elizabeth worked
with emotionally disturbed individuals for one year... before working
as a special education teacher in Quinhagak, AK (LKSD) in the spring of
2005... and then transferring to the distrtict office in the fall of
2005.
Education:
- BA in Psychology
and a minor in Special Education (Universtiy of Memphis - TN).
- MEd in Educaiton
(American Intercontinental University - Alanta, GA)
- Currently
working on her PhD in Special Education through Walden University,
Baltimore, MD.
How long with LKSD: since January 2005
What do you enjoy about your job: "I enjoy travelling and getting to know
different people in different cultures."
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JoJo Powell,
M.A., N.C.C.
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School
Psychologist
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JoJo in Kipnuk with students.
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From: The Southwest and
Oregon
Background: JoJo
came to LKSD with experience as an elementary teacher,elementary school
counselor, community college counselor, child development specialist,
mental health family counselor and, of course, school psychologist.
JoJo was recognized as the Oregon Counselor of the Year for a program
that she and a co-worker developed for working with parents and
children of divorce.
Education:
- Arizona State
University (BA)
- Boston
University (Grad School)
- Universtiy of
Oregon (MA in Educational Psychology/Counseling and further graduate
studies in School Psychology)
How long with LKSD: since 1997
What do you
enjoy about your job: "The people, the
adventure and the beuaty of Alaska."
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Ed Harrison
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School
Psychologist
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From: Ed grew up in Minnesota
in the small river village of Marine on the St. Croix. He attended
elementary school in a multi grade 5 teacher school in a class of 10
students. Junior high and high school were a 15 mile bus ride to
Stillwater, Minnesota where he graduated from high school. He has lived
in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula since 1981 with his spouse of 30 years
and he has raised two wonderful children who are now off to college in
the lower 48.
Education:
- Universtiy of
Minnesota (BA in Psychology and Sociology)
- University
of Wisconsin (MS in School Psychology)
Background:
"I have been working
since 1974 in the capacities of School
Psychologist, Director of Pupil Services, Special Educaiton Program
Manager for Intensive Needs Students and as a Licensed Clinician in
private practice in the state of Alaska based out of Soldotna, Alaska
on the Kenai."
"My interests outside
of my family and professional involvement include outdoor sports such
as travel, sailing, hunting, fishing, golf, skiing and snowmobile
riding. I have enjoyed Alaska as a private pilot for many years and
have
seen parts of Alaska that few have the opportunity to see. I share a
small house with some friends in the village of Port Lions on Kodiak
Island and spend as much time as possible in the summer fishing and
whale watching."
How long with LKSD: "I began my contract with LKSD in the
capacity of School Psychologist in 2000 and have thoroughly enjoyed my
colleages and the Yup'ik people."
What do you enjoy about your job: "This has been a wonderful experience
and I have learned a great deal form the people of the delta and I look
forward to future involvement in a most interesting part of the state."
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Larry
Michael
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School
Psychologist
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From:
Education:
Education:
How long with LKSD:
What do you enjoy about
your job:
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Ted Stuff, M.Ed.,
NCSP
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School
Psychologist
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Ted ready for anything in his beaver hat.
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From: Ted is originally from
Montana, but now calls Palmer, Alaska home.
Education:
- University of
Montana (BA in Secondary Education)
- Central
Washington University (M.Ed. and School Psychology Certificiation)
Background: "I am originally from Montana, but I have
been in Alaska 24 years. During that time I've worked as a
teacher and school psychologist for Kodiak, Anchorage, Chevak and
Kuspuk School Districts."
How long with LKSD: since 2005
What do you enjoy about
your job: "I most enjoy working with
the kids and parents, but also like the change of pace from my "town"
life."
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Donald Zanoff,
M.S., CCC-SLP
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Speech/Language
Pathologist
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Donald in Toksook Bay.
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From: The Land of Champions
(Arkansas) and Livingston, Montana
Background:
- Community
Medical Center, Missoula, Montana (rehab speech/language pathologist -
4 years)
- Ronan School
District, Ronan, Montana (school speech/language pathologist on the
Flathead Indian Reservation - 5 years)
- St. Luke
Hospital and Lake County Home Health (hospital, long term care and home
health speech/language pathologist - 5 years)
- North Island, New Zealand (school speech/language pathologist - 2
years)
Education:
- Stepehen F.
Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas (BSEd in Special Education
and BSEd Speech Pathology)
- University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (MS in Speech Pathology)
How long with LKSD: since 2001
What do you enjoy about
your job: "I enjoy the fact that
every day is different... and that there is no telling what you will
see or do or experience on any given day. I enjoy the people that I
work with and the fact that I get to experience a culture that is very
different from my own. I enjoy not wearing a tie."
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Diana Marsh,
M.S., CCC-SLP
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Speech/Language
Pathologist
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Diana posing... against her will... in a stolen coat.
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From: Diana is originally from
Cambridge, VT, but she now calls Soldotna, Alaska "home". She lives
with her husband and two college age kids.
Background:
- Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - 25
years - kindergarten/preschool teacher and speech-langauge pathologsit
- North Slope Borough School District
Villages - contract SLP (currently)
Education:
- Universtiy of Vermont (Burlington, VT) - BS in
speech-language pathology
- Colorado State (Ft. Collins, CO) - MS
in speech-language pathology
How long with LKSD: since 2001
What do you enjoy about
your job: "Learning about the
Yup'ik culture."
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Perrian
Windhausen, M.A., CCC-SLP
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Speech/Language
Pathologist
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From: "I grew up in California but have been
living in Colorado for the last 20 years."
Education: "I
got my Masters Degree at the University of Colorado - Boulder."
How long with LKSD: since 2003
What do you enjoy about
your job: "In Alaska I enjoy the
people and the cold weather."
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Ellie Lucy
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Speech/Language
Pathologist
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From:
Background:
Education:
How long with LKSD:
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your job:
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Marjean
Norland, M.A., CCC-SLP
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Speech/Language
Pathologist
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Marjean
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From: Marjean was born in Caldwell,
Idaho but currently calls Arvada, Colorado "home".
Background:
Education:
- California State
University, Los Angeles, California (Master's Degree)
How long with LKSD: since 2004
What do you enjoy about
your job: "The PEOPLE!"
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Kevin
Bellflowers
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Speech/Language
Pathologist
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Kevin in the snow
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From: Valdosta, Georgia
Background:
Education: Valdosta State University
How long with LKSD: since 2005
What do you enjoy about
your job:
- activities to do
- travel
- enjoying the
warm weather
- people are most
friendly and a very positive work environment
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JoAnne Domko
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Speech/Language
Pathologist
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JoAnne and friend.
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From: Boulder Colorado
Background:
Education:
How long with LKSD: since 2005
What do you enjoy about
your job:
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Jennifer
L. White, DHOH, CRP
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Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Specialist
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This is Jennifer in the village of Napakiak with one of the students
there.
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From: Hansville, Washington
Background: Jennifer
is a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist and she owns a nationally
certified (by CARF) Rehabilitation Agency, Able Opportunities, Inc. in
Hansville, Washington. Jennifer's skills were honed in the Seattle deaf
and deaf/blind communities. She says, "I'm fortunate to have access to
many skilled deaf teachers and friends who are now connecting with
Alaska's deaf students!"
Education:
- Central Washington Universtiy,
Ellensburg, WA for Special Education
- Seattle Central Cummunity College
for American Sign Language Interpreter Training Program
How long with LKSD: since 2004
What do you enjoy about
your job: "The people are
magnificent! Opportunities to collaborate abound! Being able to learn
about Yup'ik culture is amazing!"
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Laurine
Maxwell, MA
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Vision
Specialist
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Laurine headed out to a village on a Twin Otter.
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From: "My home is Kenai and I've
lived in Alaska for 28 years."
Background:
- "In southeastern Alaska, I first
taught French on the secondary level. Then I left education
while
raising my daughter, and ran a large, busy taxidermy business."
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"I was an education specialist for students who are Blind or Visually
Impaired in the Linn-Benton Education Service District (Oregon) for 4
years before coming back to AK. "
- "In the Kenai
School District, I was an iterinerant B/VI teacher, Resource Room
teacher, and Intensive Needs teacher."
- "Currently, in addition to my work with
LKSD, I teach English as a Foreign Language in the Kenai Peninsula
College, and I own Laurine's Jewelery Design. "
Education:
- Portland State University (Portland,
Oregon) - MA in Special Education, with Endorsement in Blindness and
Vision Impairment
- Marylhurst College (Marylhurst, Oregon)
- BA in Art
- l'Universite de
Grenoble (Grenoble, France) - Premier Degre
How long with LKSD: since 2002
What do you enjoy about
your job: "Best of all, I love my
students; they are absolutely awesome! Next, I love the people I
work with. It seems that everyone out here is so supportuve of each other, and they are
really interesting people. Most have traveled all over the world
and have adventuresome spirits and wide horizons. In the Delta,
we have the most drop-dead gorgeous skies. In Kenai, we have tons
of wonderful moose that come to visit."
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Brandie
Young
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Orientation
and Mobiloity Specialist
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From:
Background:
Education:
How long with LKSD:
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your job:
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Chris McDonald,
OTR/L
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Occupational
Therapist
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Donald (SLP), Chris (OT) and Katie (SW) on a twin otter headed to
Toksook Bay.
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From: Essexville, Michigan
Background:
Education: Easthern Michigan University
How long with LKSD: since 1999
What do you enjoy about
your job: "I like working with the
children here in the Delta and especially those children that present
unique challenges with sensory integration dysfunction and/or behaviors
related to sensory dysfucntion."
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Lori
Huggard, OTR, M.S.
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Occupational
Therapist
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This is Lori skiing to
one of her villages.... NOT REALLY... she is skiing (for fun) south of
Anchorage, Alaska.
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From: Originally from Easton, MA;
now from Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Background: Lori has worked as an
OT in Hawaii and Colorado for about 7 years.
Education:
- University of
New Hampshire
- University of
Oklahoma
How long with LKSD: since 2005
What do you enjoy about
your job: "Meeting and working with
the kids, teachers, and staff; learning about another culture; and
travelling to new areas!"
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Heather Galligan
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Physical
Therapist
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In this file photo, Heather can be seen modeling the customary
springtime footwear of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. She's also taking
this opportunity to demonstrate the (backwards) letter "K".
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From: Heather is originally from
Plainviille, Massachusetts, but more recently she calls St. Albans Bay,
Vermont "home".
Background:
Education:
- University of Vermont (Physical Therapy
undergraduate degree)
- Rocky Mountain
University, Provo, Utah (Master's degree in Physical Therapy)
How long with LKSD: since 1998
What do you enjoy about
your job: "Sundogs during lunch
break... learning about and living in a culture different than my
own... northern lights while walking to early morning volleyball
practice... Yup'ik smiles...snow-go rides to the mountains...
camaraderie with colleagues... fishing (and actually cathing
something)... local classes that aren't offered anywhere else in the
world... adventuresome travels (just to get to work)...community
support for local artists... seeing a bright full moon and the sun (at
the same time)... watching the tundra change colors... delta humor...
unique job challenges... camping with good friends... attaining a
higher level of balance skills across multiple mediums (including, but
not limited to: Toksook Bay mud, Kongiginak boardwalks after a frost,
Tununak ice, floating boats and frozen frost heaves at the Alaska
Commercial grocery store in Bethel... just to name a few)... long hours
of summer sun... local music... and all of the unique individuals and
the crazy cast of characters that make this place so speical."
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Monica
Leinberger
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FASD
& Behavior Specialist
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From:
Background:
Education:
How long with LKSD:
What do you enjoy about
your job:
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Joel
Williams
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-
Itinerant Special Education Teacher
- Secondary Transition Specialist
- HSGQE Specialist
- Surrogate Parent Trainer
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Joel and the muskox he took near the village of
Mekorkyuk on Nunivak Island. There are thousands of reindeer and
hundreds of muskoxen on Nunivak Island. Not to mention the numerous
opportunities for fishing.
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From: Originally from Winter Park,
Florida (6th generation Floridian). When Joel is not in Bethel, he now
calls Ninilchik, Alaska (on the Kenai Peninsula) home.
Background:
Education:
- Stetson
University, DeLand, Florida (BA in Music)
- Nova University,
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (MS in Emotionally Handicapped Education)
How long with LKSD: since November of 2003
What do you enjoy about
your job: Joel says, "What I enjoy
most is the diversity of landscapes, flora, fauna and the kind and
gentle spirit of Alaskans."
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Sandy
Cott, MS
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- Itinerant Special Education Teacher
- Goalview Trainer
- Preschool specialist
- Child Find
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Sandra, on a sled being towed behind a snow mobile in the village of
Nunapitchuk. This is often how we get from the village air strip to the
school... although in some cases it is close enough to walk.
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From: Oklahoma
Background:
Sandra worked in Butte, Montana, School District as a substitute
teacher and an aide off and on for 10 years. She worked in the Idaho
Falls, Idaho, Bonneville District for 9 years as a special education
teacher, including one year as a Fullbright Exchange Teacher in
Newcastle upon Tyne, England in an all Special Education School serving
ages 3-22. She also worked 3 years in the Denali Borough
District, Alaska, as a special education teacher in Anderson,
Alaska, before coming to LKSD (the best district) 3 years ago.
Educations:
- Oklahoma State
University (B.S. in Microbiology)
- Montana State
Universtiy, Bozeman, Montana (teacher certification in all Sciences,
Chemistry and Art)
- Eastern Montana
College, Billings (teacher certification in Special Education)
- Idaho State
Univeristy, Pocatello (Master's in Hearing Impaired Education)
How long with LKSD: since 2003 (but in Alaska since 2000)
What do you enjoy about
your job:
"I love the people here and the variety
of things I get to do for work. Learning about a new culture is
fascinating to me... and then there is the ADVENTURE!"
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Karen
Waters
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Staff Development Specialist
- Academic Enrichment Program (formerly GT) Coordinator
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From: Kenai, Alaska and Montana
Background:
Education:
How long with LKSD:
What do you enjoy about
your job:
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Agnes Hoffman
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Administrative
Assistant
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From: Upper Kalskag, Alaska
Background:
Education:
- Mt. Edgecumbe
(Sitka, Alaska)
- George Morgan
High School (Kalskag, Alaska)
How long with LKSD: since 1983
What do you enjoy about
your job: "The challenge, never
ending paperwork and the friendly and supportive staff."
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Cami Snider
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Secretary
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Cami at her desk in the district office.
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From: Belgrade, Montana
Background:
Education:
How long with LKSD: since Jamuary 2006
What do you enjoy about
your job:
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