Doddo prevails; NYPIRG nets 59%
Central Council
to decide on
NYPIRG funds
By Pam Conway
NEWS EDITOR
In its hotly debated funding referen-
dum, the New York Public Interest
Research Group (NYPIRG) received 59.35
percent of the vote — a figure which has
both sides of the issue claiming victory.
Because NYPIRG did not receive the 60
percent it needed to make the referendum
binding, 1986-87 Central Council will
decide whether the percentage received
justifies the group’s future funding.
According to Student Association Presi-
dent Paco Duarte, there is ‘‘no chance that
Council will not reaffirm SA’s commit-
ment to NYPIRG.” Council will look
upon NYPIRG's 59.35 percent as support
by a strong majority of students, he said.
However, members of Students Against
Forced Funding (STAFF) who have been
actively campaigning against NYPIRG’s
funding, maintain that because the SA
constitution requires a 60 percent vote for
referenda to be binding, NYPIRG cannot
receive funding from this year’s refendum.
STAFF chair Ed Priola accused SA of-
ficials of “breaking rules arbitrarily’ and
sidestepping constitutional guidelines in
order to maintain NYPIRG’s funding.
Priola said that his group will plan some
sort of opposition if Council upholds the
referendum,
NYPIRG is a student-run consumer
organization which has been funded at
SUNYA since 1974 in bi-annual referenda.
Current ‘funding stands at three dollars per
student per semester.
All other referenda on Wednesday’s and
Thursday’s ballots gathered well over the
necessary 60 percent of the vote and are
binding. The $103 mandatory activity fee
received 76.8 percent, and funding for the
U.S. Student Association (USSA) and Stu-
dent Association of the State University
(SASU) got, 88.1 and 88.0 percent,
respectively.
According to Central Council Vice
chair Bill McCAnn, the NYPIRG referen-
dum will “most likely’ be voted on by
Council at its Wednesday night. meeting,
where a two-thirds vote will secure
NYPIRG’s funding for the next two years.
McCann said he ‘‘can’t predict” the out-
come of that vote. >
Officials from both NYPIRG and
STAFF say they plan to attend the meeting
to argue their positions.
“We assume that Central Council will
fund NYPIRG with no controversy,’ said
the group’s operations director, Jesse
Schaffer.
“Central Council is behind us,’”’ Sam-
mons added. However, Priola said that
because the SA constitution contains no
explicit referenda provisions other than the
60-percent requirement, SA is “‘making up
tules as they go along.””
“What a bunch of hypocrites we’re
dealing with here,”’ he said. Priola charged
NYPIRG officials with ‘‘painting a clear
loss as a victory.”’
However, Duarte and several Central
a
Doddo draws 53.4%; Harrison edges Easton for VP
Henconeclees Matt Doddo celebrating victory at Across the Street Pub Thursday
night.
By Roderick M. Williams
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Outdistancing his nearest opponent by
almost a 2 to 1 margin, Matt Doddo drew
53.4 percent of the vote to easily win the
Student Association presidency over Maria
Maglione, who drew 30.6 percent of the
vote, and Michael Andrews, who drew 16
percent.
Doddo took all quads except Alumni —
which Maglione won — and the off-
campus vote as well.
SA vice-presidential candidate Steve
Harrison narrowly achieved a victory over
lone opponent Reggie Easton. Harrison
commanded 51.6 percent of the vote to
Easton’s 48.4 percent.
“I can’t believe it,”” said Doddo, who
was celebrating at the Across the Street
Pub, of his victory. “It’s a great feeling
and I’m ready for a great year.”
Andrews, commenting on his loss after
receiving 309 votes, said, “‘I think Matt did
a great job and he will make a great SA
president.”” Andrews added that he plans
to be involved in SA next year and that he
still plans to work to get the average stu-
dent involved in SA.
Maglione, who received 591 votes, said,
“‘Someone’s going to win, someone’s go-
ing to lose.”” She said she “‘hopes to be in-
volved [in SA] in some capacity next
year.”?
Harrison, who claimed 926 votes in the
vice president’s race, said ‘‘I am really
psyched”’ and that he is looking forward to
working with Doddo.
“T think we’ll make a great team and
will work very efficiently together,”? he
said.
Easton only said that he will request a
recount of the ballots.
Doddo, who will be sworn into office
Wednesday, said minority relations is go-
ing to be one of his first priorities as SA
president.
“Pm going to try to avoid the problems
that SA had this year with minority stu-
dent leadership,’’ he said. ‘I intend to
establish lines of communication and keep
them open.”
Doddo also cited “‘the fiscal respon-
sibility of SA”’ as another of his priorities.
The president-elect expressed an
eagerness to get ‘‘the ball rolling as soon as
possible.”
Both Doddo and Harrison mentioned
the need to quickly appoint SA executive
board members such as media director,
programming director, and controller.
The postponement of the elections has
set back the time-table for filling the posi-
tions. ‘‘I would like to get the advertise-
ment out [for the available positions] and
have them filled before the year’s done,”
said Doddo.
“We want a full staff. . .we got a lot of
problems to straighten out,” he added.
Harrison said he would confer with
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Elections draw ‘average’ turnout
By Michael Reisman
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Despite a two-week postponement and
minor problems with voting machines, this
week’s Student Association elections at-
tracted what was, by previous standards,
an average turnout.
‘SA Vice President Doug Tuttle, who
oversees elections, said that about 2,200
students voted in the election. That total is
identical to last year’s figures.
However, Elections Commissioner Paul
Barnes added that “‘this year’s turnout was
better than last year’s.””
The hotly ‘contested New York Public
Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
referendum, along with several referenda
and controversial presidential elections,
contributed to the turnout, Tuttle said.
The highest number of students voted in
the Campus Center, where 775 ballots
were cast. 356 voted on State Quad, 345 on
Dutch, 284 on Indian, and 250 on Col-
onial. Alumni Quad logged the lowest
total with 161 voters. Altogether, less than
25 percent of eligible voters actually cast
ballots, which is about average.
However, the postponement of elections
“didn’t deter people from voting,” Tuttle
said. Heavy postering and the placement
of table tents on each quad were measures
taken to publicize the new election dates.
Tuttle added that since election turnout
is “usually candidate-generated anyway,”
postponing the elections did not have a
major effect on poll results. “‘It was an in-
convenience mostly for candidates.”
A minor problem affecting the election
occurred on Indian Quad, where the
voting machine was knocked down and
broken just before spring break. Since
repairs would have taken several weeks to
complete, votes were cast on paper ballots
instead. However, ‘‘the turnout on Indian
was in the same ballpark as the other
quads,’’ Tuttle said.
This year’s turnout on Alumni Quad
was higher than last year’s, although
Alumni’s totals are perenially much lower
than those on other quads. This year,
Alumni Quad residents may have been
more reluctant to go to the polls because
all the presidential and vice presidential
candidates live on the uptown campus, and
that many Alumni residents vote at the up-
town polling places.
NYPIRG State Board Representative
Joe Sammons said that although
postponements might ‘‘reduce the number
of people who vote,’”’ he believes his
group’s “‘one-on-one”’ campaign increased
student participation.
However, Scott Stollwerk, a freshman
from Indian Quad, said that he didn’t vote
in the elections because ‘‘there was too
much controversy.’’ He said that the elec-
tions ‘‘tainted his view of college politics”
and that his decision not to vote was a per-
sonal boycott.
One junior from Alumni Quad said that
she did vote because she likes to be involy-
ed in the community, but that she felt
pressured by the people campaigning for
and against the NYPIRG referendum.
<fter having several people come to -her
dorm room, she said that “‘If I see another
leaflet, I’ll kill somebody,”
EXTRA
ELECTION RESULTS
EXTRA
SA PRESIDENT Alumni Board OCA
i Mike Berman 96 Michael Boloff 63
ass 1032 > Jackie Bernstein 151 > Philip Botwinik 107
Maria Maglione 591 > Terry Corallo 106 Judy Bross 46
Ann Fucito 93 > Hillary Brotman 64
> Larry Hartman 139 > Brendhan Davey 52
an VICE EESIDENY Jon Kornblatt 67 Laura Downey 59
oi dare Sapte 867 Steve Landis 148 > Jim Dietz n
oe a Howie Lindenbaum 56 Lori Anne Fee 1
Dana Silverberg 80 Tom Garvey 60
SASU DELEGATE > Doug Tuttle 172 Jay Goldstein 45
Limor Nissan 485 Irwin Weinstein 100 & Amy Gottlieb 59
Flip Posner 729 Sara Meyer 82
George Serrano 602 > Limor Nissan 63
& John Tedesco 751 UNIVERSITY COUNCIL ee :
Philip Botwinik 727 we Josl Rothnian 62
‘saeleagaathis sa oe ee 890 "Stephanie Skodnik 47
Flip Posner 237
> John Reavis 282
Scott Rosenblatt 239 , NYPIRG
George Serrano 602 Karl Eiholzer “ 411
Scott Wexler 203 ® Angelina Lewis 467
UNIVERSITY SENATE
Alumni Quad Dutch Quad Ofer ee
> Catherine Cortez 34> Jeff Flynn 143 Jill a epetena e
> Daniel Peltz 16 John Malitzis 93 Richard Benjami
Belinda Mason 108 Robert Berke 8
> Amy Perle 139 Hillary Brotman
gay ee 98 ™George Serrano 131 ®Brendhan Davey 1 W
Omar O. Ortega 113 Brian Voronkov 107 Stephen Duell
f Jay Greenspan 102
oe A David Jarashow 86
pine Ques > Limor Nissan 105
Indian Quad Mate hee 1s Stephanie Race 102
> Frank Boncimino 1645 2 dames Lan 161» John Reavis 115
> Peter Gumbrecht 164 PFlipPosner 1733) pS Luakisolo 204
> Edgar Luna hSGuren ee arnt paceeeat 190 p Scott Rosenblatt 108
ose Ome 2t ® Joel Rothman 103
David Samuels 80
Jon Sheindlin 71
CENTRAL COUNCIL a
lumni Quad Dutch Quad ampus
_ Daniel Peltz 52 ® Jeff Flynn 129 Grace Apollonio 123
> Lerod Randolph 80 Kevin Gold 103 > Philip Botwinik 285
Mark Sherman war Belinda Mason 11 Hillary Brotman 165
Jonathan Waks 59 Cary Munk 36 Brendhan Davey 96
> Amy Perle 127 Stephen Duell 2
Colonial Quad George Serrano 122 Lori Anne Fee ie
Karen Damone * 81 Brian Voronkov 123. Amy Gottlieb tie
Paul Emanzo 64 Pm Jay Greenspan
Matt Mckeon 86 David Jarashow 104
Alan Rafterman 66 State Quad > Eric Lieberman 1s
> Brenda Thornton aT results not available > Sara Meyer
Cara Ann Chimento Dave Miller 129
Forest Cotten Limor Nissan 110
Indian Quad Philip Dickler Glenn Pollner oF
® Frank Boncimino 180 Robert Hecht John Reavis oR
Fermin Espinosa 164 Matt Kluger Cheryl Reed ae
® John Wilson II 185 James Lamb > Lisa Risolo eA
Flip Posner PScott Rosenblatt
Diana Ruthen David Samuels 86
Phil Smith Jon Sheindlin 76
Brian Tolin 110
Class Council '88 Class Council '89 Class Council '90
Grace Apollonio 183 Dawn Dantowitz 228 > Andy DiPalma 81
Pill Avelie 219 Stephen Duell 225 Stephanie Donohue 98
Phil Botwinik 301 > Jeff Flynn 273 > Paul Emanzo 74
P Hillary Brotman 199 Hillary Fink 253 Rodin Gross 87
Catherine Cortez 174 ®&Jay Greenspan 255 >Ruth Griis_ 74
> Jim Deitz 204 ®RachelGrossman 260 Lisa Konlian 72
® Stacey Drexler 214 Holly Horowitz 256 > Matt McKeon 83
> Lori Anne Fee 225 + Eric Krauss 244 & Denise O’Hanlon 82
-> Doreen Kleinman 202 Pamela Levine 281 Nancy Olsen 90
> Maria Maglione 197 John Malitzis 220. AnnMarie Opp 89
> Sara Meyer 215 Belinda Mason 249 Bill Ormiston B
Glen Pollner 204 Rich McCarthy 256 ® Carolyn Papp il
Lisa Risolo > 2Al Ella Ollmpa 215 Tanya Randolph 108
Michael Tawil 161 Flip Posner 246 > Traci Robinson 93
Donna Tessler 211 Lisa Rizzolo 320 > Phil Smith 104
Brian Tollin 192 David Samuels poet hoe Peta as
> Tedesco lyse Tubils!
Yvette Rooks 169 John Dias vee oy
Maureen Williams 7
Tammy Wu 72
EXTRA
Feinblum taken off ballots
for election policy violation
By Sandie Weitzman
STAFF WRITER
Brian Feinblum’s name was
removed from five separate elec-
tion ballots after the Student
Association (SA) Supreme Court
found him guilty of tampering
with another candidate’s cam-
pa:gn materials.
Handed down April 9, the
Court’s ruling upheld a decision
by SA Elections Commissioner
Paul Barnes the day before.
According to Barnes, Feinblum
removed around 135 of Universi-
ty Council candidate Phil Bot-
winik’s table tents from the Dutch
Quad cafeteria and brought then
to his own dormitory room
because he felt they constituted il-
legal campaigning.
The placement of table tents,
which are a form of publicity on
cafeteria tables, are illegal for use
by candidates in campus-wide
elections.
Associate Justice Greg Cardillo
said, however, that Barnes had
met with prospective candidates,
cautioning that anyone caught
tampering with another can-
didate’s campaign would be im-
mediately thrown off the ballot.
As a result, Feinblum was
charged by Barnes with taking ac-
tions considered damaging to
Botwinik’s campaign.
The Supreme Court became in-
volved when Feinblum lodged a
formal complaint on the illegal us
of table tents in the Dutch Quad
cafeteria.
“The greatest injustice is that I
brought this to their attention,
and I was punished for it,’
Feinblum said. ‘‘That’s what hurt
me the most.””
Cardillo said, ‘It was a hard
decision. It really was.’’
Cardillo explained that a fine
legal line exists between the
seriousness of Feinblum’s actions
and Botwinik’s. ‘There is a dif-
ference between helping yourself,
for example posting too many
Doddo/Harrison
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Doddo to determine how and
when the positions will be filled.
“I'd like to see the board
members set and established by
summer,”’ Harrison said.
When asked about the SA
Supreme Court’s ruling to
postpone the presidential race to
give the court time to investigate
charges brought against Doddo
by Maglione, Doddo said, “I
knew the Supreme Court’s deci-
sion might hurt my chances to
NYPIRG
<Front Page
Council members stated that
Council would vote to make the
referendum binding because of
the strong majority the group
Teceived.
STAFF had been conducting a
heavy poster and door-to-door
campaign in the two months
before the election. Campaigning
by both groups was especially
heavy this week, including a
STAFF member riding around
campus on a ‘‘Horse Against
Forced Funding.”
Two years ago, STAFF held a
similar campaign against
NYPIRG’s funding, which it sees
posters, and destroying someone
else’s campaign,’’ Cardillo said.
However, one discrepancy sur-
faced in the case because Barnes
phoned Feinblum and originally
told him he would not be remov-
ed from the ballot, only to inform
him and hour later that he was.
“I didn’t realinze the ramifica-
tion of Feinblum’s actions when I
first talked to him,”’ Barnes said.
“I did make a decision. I did
change it, and I had a good
reason.”’ Barnes addied that he
decided to remove Feinblum after
he “‘solicited the opinions of my
commission.”
George Serrano, Dutch Quad
Central Council representative,
was with Feinblum when he
removed Botwinik’s table tents.
“T think maybe they should have
just kicked him off University
Council instead of all five [of
Feinblum’s campaigns].’’
Feinblum was removed from
the ballots of University Council,
University Senate, Central Coun-
cil, Off Campus - ssocation
Board, and 1988 Class Council.
Cardillo explained the Court’s
decision to remove Feinblum
from all races saying that after ex-
hausting all possibilities, it was
the only remaining choice.
“If a vice presidential can-
didate had helped to destroy a
presidential candidate’s cam-
paign, he would still be con-
sidered an unfit candidate.”
Cardillo added that the same
held true for Feinblum.
“T have no malice against Bot-
winik,” Feinblum said. ‘Just
against those who have malice
against me. Everyone has
enemies, mine just happen to be
those higher up.””
Feinblum said, “I’m the type
of person who is a whistle-blower
— a person who analyzed and
criticizes, a person who wants to
see the job get done.’’
Feinblum said that he would
not appeal the Supreme Court’s
decision. Q
win.””
“But I knew deep down inside
that I and my staff members did
not do anything wrong,” said
Doddo. The court decided not to
pursue the matter.
“At times we all looked a little
foolish,’’ said Andrews.
“Especially concerning the
postponement.”’
“Tt hurt some of the smaltio-—
races,” said Andrews, ‘“‘and
hopefully it can be avoided next
year.”” oO
as unfair because it forces
students to fund a “‘political’’
group. NYPIRG won that
referendum with 69 percent of the
vote.
The current campaigning on
the SUNYA campus is part of an
anti-PIRG movement appearing
throughout the county.
Earlier this month, 58 percent
of the students at SUNY-
Fredonia voted against funding
their NYPIRG chapter, an event
which STAFF officials hail as a
victory but which NYPIRG of-
ficials see as a result of the lack of
visibility of that chapter on that
campus. Qo
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Mechanical foul-ups result in election delays
By Jennifer McCormick
‘NEWS EDITOR
Mechanical problems at polling places
and observance of Passover caused a series
of delays in this year’s Student Associa-
tion elections, origionally scheduled for
April 7 and 8.
SA Supreme Court originally postponed
the presidential elections until April 21 and
22 to investigate allegations made by
presidential candidate Maria Maglione
that campaigning done by opponent Matt
Doddo had damaged her own campaign.
SA officials then utilized emergency
powers on April 7 to reschedule all elec-
tions to April 21 and 22 because of
operating difficulties at quad polling
places.
According to a statement from the SA
executive branch, a few voting booths were
set up incorrectly, registering only three of
nine choices for Off-campus Central
Council positions and levers in some
booths were sticking.
One booth already had one vote
registered upon its opening for voters,
another omitted one candidate’s name,
while duplicating another name, and one
name was “maliciously” removed from
another booth, according to Barnes.
However, at its April 8 meeting, Central
Council furthur postponed the elections
until April 22 and 23 for the observance of
Passover on April 21.
Doddo’s name remained on the
presidential ballot because the Supreme
Court found insufficient evidence to sup-
porty Maglione’s request.
Responses to the series of
postponements varied from understanding
the problems with the booths to criticizing
JONATHON WAKS
Students finally got a chance to vote on Wednesday and Thursday.
procedure.
“Tt has affected everybody,”’ SA Vice
President Doug Tuttle said. ‘Momentum
is a real tenuous, intangible thing to
judge.”
Although Doddo and University Coun-
cil candidate Phil Botwinik agreed that SA
made the right decision to postpone elec-
drews said, ‘‘It did a lot to discredit SA. It
made SA look like the unorganized group
it has turned into.”
Paul Barnes, recently appointed SA
elections commissioner after the resigna-
tion of Lisa Risolo, said that since he was
given the job so close to elections, he had
techniques and staff additions. The
postponements helped him by allowing
“time to compile people and to fix some
problems.’””
According to SA President Paco
Duarte, election costs run about $2000,
which include programming, publicity,
poll watchers’ salaries, area coordinators,
contracting the city to prepare the
machines, and printing costs.
“Cost was not a factor,”” Duarte said.
“*We never made any decision based on
costs.’ Any money lost to ensure a fair
election would be a “‘worthwhile expen-
diture,”” Duarte said.
Because of election delays, appoint-
ments of SA executive branch positions
may run through the end of semester
classes.
“They have to assume their respon-
sibilities and make preparations,’’ Duarte
said. “‘Interviews may have to extend to
after classes.”’
Extending campaign time also raised
questions about increasing reimbursement
allocations to meet candidates’ increased
publicity expenditures. However, funds
will ‘‘remain as stipulated by policy,”
Duarte said.
“Students are never hurt by a postponed
election,” Botwinik said, adding that
those who benefit are “‘candidates who
make up for lost campaigning time.””
Doddo said he believed, however, that
his own campaign may have suffered. ‘I
feel that my campaign was at its peak ””
after winning the endorsements by the
Inter-fraternity Council and Albany Stu-
dent Press.
“It hurt a little bit. The results might be
different,’’ than if the elections had not
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general approval claims, and instead look for an
approval such as Uy, (underwriters laboratory).
2) All units must have a workable testing device to
permit the occupant to determine if the detector
is readily operational.
3) Installation should be as follows
There shall be at least one smoke detecting
device located within each apartment, in an area
so that it is CLEARLY AUDIBLE in each bedroom or
room used for sleeping purposes, with the doors
closed. No smoke detecting device shall be
located more than ten (10) feet from the
entrance to any bedroom or other sleeping room.
4) With regard to rooming houses, at least one
smoke detector shall be located within each
specific room.
In all cases, tenants are required to assist in the
maintenance of the detecting device. Under no
circumstances should a tenant tamper with the
detector, with the exception of a weekly test. In
addition, tenants should report any deficiencies
immediately to the landlord.
Submitted by Michael Alvero, Director, Bureau of
Code Enforcement, City of Albany. Further
information available by calling 434-5178.
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Let’s Clean-Up Pine Hills
May 23, 1987
Residents, including students, should place their
unwanted items curbside by 9:00 am Saturday
morning. This day is not for pickup of regular
trash. It is an opportunity to discard larger
unwanted items such as old furniture, appliances,
tree limbs, etc. City Public Works trucks will be
driving the streets of Pine Hills from early
Saturday morning on. Let's keep them busy! Call a
Pine Hills Officer or Public Works (434-1484) if you
have any questions or problems. (Clean up
requirements, second runs on your street by DPW
trucks, etc.) Remember - get your material for
pick-up out early! Cooperate with the DPW staff,
help them when you can!
In addition, we are asking residents to look around
their yards and blocks and clean up any litter that
has accumulated over the winter. Place the litter
in bags and leave it for city trucks to pick up that
day.
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Groups are encouraged to clean up public areas that
are neglected and unsightly. Form a block committee
-.get to know each other by working together.
Submitted by Henry Madej, First Vice President,
Pine Hills Neighborhood Association.
Be Safe Barbequing
For your own safety, please be aware of the
following code:
$ 11-5. Fires in yards and buildings.
No person shall kindle, make or keep a fire in any
yard or building in the city unless in a wire,
steel, concrete, brick or other fireproof enclosure
or receptacle. A fire so kindled, built or
maintained, as aforesaid, on the outside of any
building shall be continuously under the care and
direction of a competent adult from the time it is
kindled until it is extinguished. Any fire kindled
or built outside of any building shall be at least
twenty-five (25) feet from any wood structure, and
in no event shall such fire be built within ten (10)
feet of any type of structure. The Chief of the
Department of Fire or his representative shall have
the authority in all cases to prohibit the use of
any fireplace or fire-burning receptacle within or
outside of any building, as aforesaid, which in his
opinion shall be deemed hazardous and dangerous. In
no event shall this ordinance be construed to permit
the burning of garbage or any material which would
produce noxious odors. [P of CC, P 1940,
S$ 5,12/6/82.]
Submitted by the Bureau of Code Enforcement,
City of Albany.
The Off-Campus Housing
Office Can Help You
Located at State Quad, U-Lounge open Monday through
Friday, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, (Summer hours 8 am -
4 pm).
Services available include:
~ Basic Guide to Living Off-Campus
(OCHO publication)
- Listings of Furnished and Unfurnished Apartments
- Listings of Housemates Wanted
- The Matchmaker Project (rooms in individual
homes)
- Information on Housing Accommodations for
Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students
~ Listings of Summer Sublets
- Sample Lease
- Sample Sublet Agreement
- Listings of Apartment Complexes
- Listings of Area Hotels & Motels
- Listing of Furniture Rental Stores
- Information on the "Grouper Law"
Submitted by the Off-Campus Housing Office,
442-5875, University at Albany, State University
of New York.
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