Joint admissions exercise 2008
Date: 2008
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Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2008 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic Auditorium Foyer on Thursday, 24 January 2008 to Monday, 28 January 2008. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who have sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice.
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Temasek Polytechnic football mania camp 2006
Date: 2006
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Description: A two-day, one night football mania camp was organised on 30 June to 1 July 2006 by Temasek Polytechnic Outreach Centre and Student & Alumni Affairs Department. Besides taking part in a 7-a-side soccer tournament, the 200 students from 11 secondary schools were treated to soccer clinic sessions as well as a live screening of the World Cup quarter final matches between Germany and Argentina, Italy and Ukraine. The boys from Queensway Secondary School were the champions of the tournament while Shu Qun Secondary and Bowen Secondary settled for second and third place respectively. Ms Collette Wong from ESPN's Sports Centre presented the prizes to the winners. In the evening, more than 1000 staff and students congregated at the Temasek Convention Centre (TCC) to watch performances by various arts groups from the Temasek Arts Centre such as the fast pace performance by TPs Salvo Drums while Bass Fish, one of TP's very own bands from Music Vox performed a total of 5 songs. The highlight of the evening was catching the two scheduled World Cup matches on the projection screen of the TCC.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2006, day 3
Date: 2006
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic Open House was held from 19 to 21 January 2006. The annual event was held to enable secondary school students to make an informed choice regarding their educational path after they have completed their studies. Visitors were given the opportunity to meet up with the lecturers from the respective schools to find out more on the diploma courses offered. Mr Boo Kheng Hua, Principal & CEO and senior management staff took the opportunity to walk around the different schools to observe the many different activities that were organised to entice the secondary school students to join the polytechnic after their O Level results. I-Guides, a group of volunteer students, were on hand to guide visitors around the campus and brief them about the various schools and activities going on. Some of the highlights of the the 3-day Open House included a couture catwalk featuring works by Apparel Design & Merchandising students, meet & greet Singapore Idol finalists, Olinda Cho and Sylvester Sim, doodle box, Engineering project show -- "experience" 3D computer graphics and visualisation technologies, animal and fish magic, maze of colourings & flavouring, courses & CCA exhibitions, performances by TP students, and water adventures such as dragon boating, canoeing and canoe-polo held at Bedok Reservoir. The finale of the Open House was the Jam and Hop session on 21 January 2006 evening with performances by Leandra and renowned local groups
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Beyond O Level Seminar 2006
Date: 2006
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Description: The annual Beyond O Level Seminar (BOL) was held on 20 January 2006 at Temasek Polytechnic, Auditorium 1. It was a must-visit event that catered exclusively to the needs of parents and students awaiting the O level results. Organised jointly by Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and the New Paper, and held in conjunction with TP's Open House, the aim of the informative seminar was to address the many questions parents and students had regarding polytechnic education. There were sharing sessions by TP alumni and senior academic staff to answer any questions from the audience concerning the courses available, admission requirements and student life. The Q&A session was chaired by Ms Sharon Soh, TP Registrar and Director, Student & Alumni Affairs.
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Graduation ceremony 2016, day 1 session 2
Date: 2016
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic (TP) graduation ceremony spanned over 15 sessions from 6 to 13 May 2016. A total of 5,733 students received their diplomas and post-diploma qualifications from TP's full-time and part-time courses. Day 1 session 2 graduation ceremony was held on Friday, 6 May 2016 at 3.00pm at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for the ceremony was Mr Lawrence Leow Chin Hin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendas Group. Day 1: Session 2 - Graduands from the School of Business: Diploma in Business and Diploma in Communications & Media Management.
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Graduation ceremony 2017, day 2 session 5
Date: 2017
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) graduation ceremony spanned over 16 sessions from 3 to 11 May 2017. A total of 5,800 students received their diplomas and post-diploma qualifications from TP's full-time and part-time courses. Day 2 session 5 graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, 4 May 2017 at 2.00pm at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for the ceremony was Mr Tony Khoo, Chief Executive Officer, E M Services Pte Ltd and President International Facility Management Association Singapore Chapter. Day 2: Session 5 - Graduands from the School of Engineering: Diploma in Clean Energy, Diploma in Green Building & Sustainability, Diploma in Integrated Facility Management, Diploma in Microelectronics, Specialist Diploma in Energy Management & Sustainable Design and Specialist Diploma in Semiconductor Technology.
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Graduation ceremony 2017, day 1 session 3
Date: 2017
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) graduation ceremony spanned over 16 sessions from 3 to 11 May 2017. A total of 5,800 students received their diplomas and post-diploma qualifications from TP's full-time and part-time courses. Day 1 session 3 graduation ceremony was held on Wednesday, 3 May 2017 at 6.00pm at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for the ceremony was Dr Timo Bretschneider, Head of Airbus Group Innovations Singapore. Day 1: Session 3 - Graduands from the School of Engineering: Diploma in Aerospace Electronics, Diploma in Aerospace Engineering, Diploma in Biomedical Engineering and Diploma in Biomedical Informatics & Engineering.
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Graduation ceremony 2018, day 4 session 11
Date: 2018
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic (TP) graduation ceremony spanned over 16 sessions from 3 to 10 May 2018. A total of 5,645 students received their diplomas and post-diploma qualifications from TP's full-time and part-time courses. Day 4 session 11 graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday, 8 May 2018 at 5.30pm at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for this ceremony was Mr Simon Lim Beng Yong, Executive Director Business Environment & Regulations and Incentive Management Enterprise Singapore. Day 4: Session 11 - Graduands from the School of Engineering: Diploma in Aviation Management & Services and Diploma in Business Process & Systems Engineering.
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Graduation ceremony 2018, day 4 session 10
Date: 2018
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic (TP) graduation ceremony spanned over 16 sessions from 3 to 10 May 2018. A total of 5,645 students received their diplomas and post-diploma qualifications from TP's full-time and part-time courses. Day 4 session 10 graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday, 8 May 2018 at 1.30pm at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for the ceremony was Mr Andy Fellows, Vice President Panasonic Avionics Corporation. Day 4: Session 10 - Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Aerospace Electronics, Diploma in Aerospace Engineering and Diploma in Biomedical Engineering.
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Graduation ceremony 2018, day 3 session 7
Date: 2018
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic (TP) graduation ceremony spanned over 16 sessions from 3 to 10 May 2018. A total of 5,645 students received their diplomas and post-diploma qualifications from TP's full-time and part-time courses. Day 3 session 7 graduation ceremony was held on Monday, 7 May 2018 at 1.30pm at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for the ceremony was Mr Tan Peng Yam, Chief Executive Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). Day 3: Session 7 - Graduands from the School of Business, Diploma in Business and Diploma in Communications & Media Management.
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Parental guidance seminar 2017
Date: 2017
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Description: The annual parental guidance seminar was held on Saturday, 17 June 2017. TP hosted the seminar for 1,000 parents and students at the Temasek Convention Centre. They got to find out more about a polytechnic education, TP courses, scholarships, and further education and career opportunities. During the seminar, attendees had a chance to engage with TP's Principal and CEO, Mr Peter Lam, Senior Director and Registar, Mr Daniel Yeow, Director of Academic Affairs, Mr Sng Choon Leng, and Victoria Skull, a third-year student from the Diploma in Digital Film & Television. They were able to get a clearer understanding of the Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) and how Temasek Polytechnic helps build lifelong learners in its students. The seminar also consisted of a school tour where participants got to know more about the courses offered in each school. They also visited facilities such as the labs used by students from the Diploma in Applied Food Science and Nutrition and the MediaBiz Studio used by Communications and Media Management students.
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Graduation ceremony 2010, day 1
Date: 2010
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony spanned over 11 sessions from 18 to 21 May 2010. Guest of honour, Mr George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, officiated at the opening session held on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 at 9.00am at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 4998 students graduated from 52 full-time diploma courses and four part-time specialist diploma and diploma courses. Day 1: Session 1. Graduands from Temasek Engineering School, Diploma in Aviation Management & Services; Diploma in Biomedical Informatics & Engineering; Diploma in Business Process & Systems Engineering; Diploma in Computer Engineering. Session 2. Graduands from Temasek Engineering School, Diploma in Info-Communications; Diploma in Integrated Facility Design & Management; Diploma in Intelligent Building Technology; Specialist Diploma in Semiconductor Technology (Part-time). Session 3. Graduands from Temasek Engineering School, Diploma in Mechatronics; Diploma in Microelectronics.
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Joint admissions exercise 2010
Date: 2010
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Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2010 was conducted at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) from Monday 11 January to Friday 15 January 2010. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. TP organised the course preview talks for applicants and parents who wanted more information about the courses offered by TP, or they could seek out course advisors on campus to find out more about the various courses and their eligibility before making their final decision about the polytechnic of their choice. At the JAE 2010, TP introduced a new course in Early Childhood Studies to meet the needs of students who were interested in careers as early childhood professionals, as well as to meet the increased industry demand for pre-school teachers. This new programme brought the total number of courses offered by TP to 51.
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Graduation ceremony 2014, day 2
Date: 2014
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony spanned over 14 sessions from 26 to 30 May 2014. Guest of honour, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and Information, officiated at the opening session held on Monday, 26 May 2014 at 9.00am at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 5375 students graduated from 55 full-time diploma courses and 9 part-time courses. Day 2: Session 4. Graduands from the School of Design, Diploma in Apparel Design & Merchandising; Diploma in Environment Design; Diploma in Interior Architecture & Design; Diploma in Product & Industrial Design; Diploma in Retail & Hospitality Design; Diploma in Visual Communication. Session 5. Graduands from the School of Design, Diploma in Interactive Media Design; Diploma in Moving Images. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in 3D Interactive Media Technology; Diploma in Computer Engineering; Diploma in Info-Communications; Diploma in Infocomm & Network Engineering; Diploma in Interactive Media Technology; Diploma in Media & Communication Technology. Session 6. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Business Process & Systems Engineering; Diploma in Electronics; Diploma in Microelectronics.
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TPRAWKS 2013, day 2
Date: 2013
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Description: A 3-day non residential camp for secondary school students, especially for those taking their O-level exams in 2013. It was held on 18 to 20 November 2013. The objective was to allow these students to experience TP's way of life. Students were divided into 6 different groups (poprawk, glamrawk, grungerawk, fusionrawk, britrawk, punkrawk) and were taken on a tour of the 6 different schools in TP. Lecturers were on hand to explain the types of diploma courses available, and under their expert guidance, students had a sneak peek into the courses that were of interest to them. One of the camp highlights was being entertained by celebrities, comprising Singapore's favourite contractor, Phua Chu Kang aka Gurmit Singh, and the cast of MediaCorp's Mata Mata (George Young, Paul Foster, Adam Chen and Nadiah M Din) and taking part in an impromptu chapteh session. For the first time, the mass selfie took place when TPTV hosts Jay and Guru prompted the entire audience together with the celebrities to whip out their phones and take pictures of themselves as a way to show the bond and friendship made during the 3-day camp. Other activities held over the 3 days included sing along sessions, mass dancing, quizzes and games, and water sports at the Bedok Reservoir. The grand finale was the "Jam and Hop" hosted by DJ Kzee and with live performance by the Goodfellas. Present at the grand finale was Mr Brendan Wong, TP's Director of Corporate Communications Dept.
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Campus Care Network Day 2014
Date: 2014
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Description: Twice a year, Temasek Polytechnic holds its Campus Care Network (CCN) Day, a long-held tradition where staff and students put up a campus-wide bazaar and online sale to raise funds for students in need of financial assistance. The first CCN Day for 2014 was held on Friday 16 May. There were many stalls selling an assortment of items ranging from food, pastries, drinks, costume jewellery, jade accessories, etc. For the first time in the history of CCN Day, Temasek Polytechnic Staff Association offered fun rides on the Segway machine. Also on hand to raise funds was an artist who sketched portraits of staff and students, and children from PLAY@TP Kindergarten who did their part raising funds for needy students too.
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Campus Care Network Day 2013
Date: 2013
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Description: The second Campus Care Network (CCN) Day for 2013 was held on Friday 15 November 2013 from 12 noon to 5.00 pm. A biannual event, the main objective of CCN Day was to help needy students in TP and provide a meaningful bonding time for Care Groups and Care Persons. Students from School of Applied Sciences, School of Design and School of Engineering and some Admin depts participated in the CCN fundraising for needy students. For the 1st time, students from the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) also participated. More than 120 stalls were set up at the plaza and along all the Schools' concourse areas selling everything and anything sweet and delicious like popcorn, cookies, cupcakes, candy floss, brownies, and smoothies, potted plants and trinkets. On sale also were framed landscape photography prints taken by TP resident photographer Juffry Joihani on his recent trip to New Zealand. Staff from School of Design set up Jadeite, a stall selling an assortment of jade and semi-precious stones. Mr Boo Kheng Hua, Principal & CEO accompanied by Mr Teo Sze Cheng, Chair of the CCN Committee toured the CCN stalls and interacted with the participants of CCN Day carnival.
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Graduation ceremony 2013, day 1
Date: 2013
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony spanned over 14 sessions from 17, 20 to 23 May 2013. Guest of honour, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, officiated at the opening session held on Friday, 17 May 2013 at 9.00am at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 5007 students graduated from 52 full-time diploma courses and 6 part-time specialist diploma and diploma courses. Day 1: Session 1. Graduands from the School of Business, Diploma in Culinary & Catering Management; Diploma in Hospitality & Tourism Management. Session 2. Graduands from the School of Business, Diploma in Law & Management; Diploma in Business Practice (Part-time); Specialist Diploma in Accounting & Finance (Part-time). Graduands from the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Diploma in Early Childhood Studies; Diploma in Gerontological Management Studies; Diploma in Psychology Studies; Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education - Teaching (Part-time).
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Graduation ceremony 2013, day 4
Date: 2013
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony spanned over 14 sessions from 17, 20 to 23 May 2013. Guest of honour, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, officiated at the opening session held on Friday, 17 May 2013 at 9.00am at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 5007 students graduated from 52 full-time diploma courses and 6 part-time specialist diploma and diploma courses. Day 4: Session 9. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Computer Engineering; Diploma in Info-Communications; Diploma in Interactive Media Technology; Diploma in Media & Communication Technology. Session 10. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Aerospace Electronics; Diploma in Aerospace Engineering; Diploma in Aviation Management & Services; Diploma in Biomedical Informatics & Engineering; Diploma in Clean Energy. Session 11. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Green Building & Sustainability; Diploma in Integrated Facility Design & Management; Diploma in Integrated Facility Management; Diploma in Intelligent Building Technology; Diploma in Mechatronics.
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WOW shopping experience : inaugural National Retailing Competition 2013
Date: 2013
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Description: The inaugural National Retailing Competition 2013 which served as both a competition and exhibition, was organised by the Temasek Polytechnic School of Business Diploma in Retail Management. Having started in June 2013 and culminating with an exhibition in September, the competition saw individuals from secondary schools and ITEs pit their retail ideas against each other. Finalists were eventually shortlisted and invited to put up exhibits at the WOW shopping experience. The competition had a two fold objective, which was aimed at raising awareness about the retail industry whilst tapping into and attracting bright young minds to the retail industry. The competition also aimed to be enriching for its participants. Participants were required to attend an informative mini workshop which had industry professionals giving various talks. Through these workshops, students learnt the other facets of the retail industry such as branding and the importance of local and overseas fashion trends. Participants also toured 1st Avenue, TP's on-campus retail training store run by Year 2 students from the Diploma in Retail Management.
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Press release. 20 Feb 2018. TP students create virtual classroom app for preschoolers
Date: 2018
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Description: TP students created a Virtual Classroom App for Preschoolers which provided a full curriculum of services such as interactive lessons through games where children can see 3D objects in front of them. Real-time multiplayer games encourage teamwork and promote social skill development, and a point reward system can be exchanged for pets for a quicker assimilation of the subject being taught. The app was one of the 25 final-year projects developed by the graduating students of TP's Business Information Technology (BIT) course. The public can viewed these projects on 21 February 2018 at Meeting Young Minds @ BIT Project Show held at Temasek Polytechnic Main Foyer and Auditorium.
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TPRAWKS 2006
Date: 2006
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Description: For the first time, some 1,500 students from 82 secondary schools were given the opportunity to experience life as a student in Temasek Polytechnic (TP), first hand. TPRAWKS is a new initiative by Temasek Polytechnic and was held from Nov 29 to Dec 1 2006. The five schools in TP - Applied Science, Information Technology, Business, Design and Engineering planned three days of fun and informative activities for the participants. These students were taken on tours of each school and learnt more about the courses from the lecturers who were on hand to explain the types of diploma courses available, and under their expert guidance, students had a sneak peek into the courses that were of interest to them. Besides the cultural performance by TP Salvo drum group, TPRAWKS 2006 also served up a delightful treat in the form of an exclusive performance by Singapore Idol and TP alumnus Hady Mirza at the Temasek Convention Centre.
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Press release. 04 Oct. 2017. Global terrorism : impact on Singapore : experts from Israel & Singapore to share best practices in security & anti-terrorism
Date: 2017
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Description: In conjunction with the 16th Safety and Security Asia ((SSA) 2017, Temasek Polytechnic's Security Industry Institute organised the Security Industry Conference 017 (SIC) and Security Industry Masterclass 2017 on 5 & 6 October respectively, at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Themed "Global terrorism: impact on Singapore" the two events showcased the very best of state-of-the-art smart security solutions. SIC 2017 featured speeches by Mr Yaniv Peretz from Israel, Dr. Graham Gerard Ong-Webb, Mr Danny Chan, Mr. Raj Joshua Thomas, Mr. Kerran Campbell and Mr. Benjamin Ang. The guest-of-honour for SIC 2017 was Mr Patrick Tay, Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Manpower, Member of Parliament, West Coast GRC & Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
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TP media kit. Standard Chinese translation of Temasek Polytechnic courses
Date: 2022
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Description: Standard Chinese translation of Temasek Polytechnic courses updated as of June 2022.
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Open House 2021: School of Business virtual tour
Date: 2021
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Description: Due to the pandemic situation in Singapore, Open house 2021 was held virtually. The virtual tour allow students and parents to experience the programmes and cultures of Temasek Polytechnic as if they are physically on campus.
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