{"id":341912,"date":"2018-10-06T18:51:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T22:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=341912"},"modified":"2018-10-17T08:47:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T12:47:01","slug":"a-celebration-of-meliora-341912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/a-celebration-of-meliora-341912\/","title":{"rendered":"A celebration of Meliora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University alumni, community members, and friends celebrate the annual Meliora Weekend traditions of reunions, thought-provoking conversations, performances, and family fun.<\/p>\n<p>Headlining performers include\u00a0Soledad O\u2019Brien, award-winning journalist, speaker, and author;\u00a0Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow;\u00a0 innovative multi-genre musical group Pink Martini; political commentator and former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele; and\u00a0\u00a0Nasim Pedrad,\u00a0former\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u00a0comedian and actress from\u00a0<em>New Girl<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Curb Your Enthusiasm.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341932 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_candid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_candid.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_candid-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_candid-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From left, Meghan Daly Lippman, Douglas Stiller, and Jennifer Carpenter Siedman\u2014all members of the Class of 1988\u2014show their Rochester spirit at the Meliora Village. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341942 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_obrien.jpg\" alt=\"Soledad O'Brien speaks at podium\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_obrien.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_obrien-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_obrien-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In her keynote address, Soledad O\u2019Brien talks about the importance of storytelling\u2014and of diversity of stories and storytellers.&#8221;We have an obligation to hear people\u2019s stories and maybe even more importantly to share our own stories. I don\u2019t know if we can move forward as a community if we don\u2019t do that,&#8221; she told a packed Palestra.\u00a0<em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-341952 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_chernow.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Chernow and Joanna Scott sit in chairs on a stage\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_chernow.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_chernow-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_chernow-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pulitzer\u00ad Prize\u2013winning writer Ron Chernow talks with Joanna Scott, the Roswell Smith Burrows Professor of English following his lecture, which focused on his critically acclaimed biography <em>Grant<\/em>. &#8220;I have used my books, not necessarily to write about a person, but as prisms to view a period,\u201d he says. Chernow, who also wrote the biography of Alexander Hamilton that inspired the Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, notes that since the musical, \u201cI\u2019m known as the hip-hop historian.\u201d <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-342282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_steele.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_steele.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_steele-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_steele-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Michael Steele stops by the voter registration table after his talk in Strong Auditorium to talk with, from right, Prashanta Augustine \u201919, Merve Gulbay \u201920, and Hager Elkhidir \u201921. Steele, an MSNBC political analyst and former Republican National Committee chairman and lieutenant governor of Maryland, urged people in the audience to vote, elevate good candidates, and stay engaged after the elections. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341962 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_med_talks.jpg\" alt=\"Gretchen Birbeck stands at podium\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_med_talks.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_med_talks-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_med_talks-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gretchen Birbeck, the Edward A. and Alma Vollertsen Rykenboer Professor in Neurology, delivers a talk on her work researching neurologic disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. \u201cThe shrinking global condition of our fellow humans is more relevant now than ever,\u201d Birbeck tells the audience at the School of Medicine and Dentistry\u2019s \u201cMEDTalks\u201d event. \u201cResearch conducted off the beaten path could ultimately inform and help all of us.\u201d <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_carnival.jpg\" alt=\"two students laugh while playing a carnival game\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_carnival.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_carnival-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_carnival-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tiwalade Dairo \u201919, right, tests her might on the \u201cHigh Striker\u201d game at the Meliora Village\u2014with a little encouragement from Victoria Alleluia Shenge \u201919.\u00a0<em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341982 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_pink_martini.jpg\" alt=\"woman sings on stage surrounded by musicians\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_pink_martini.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_pink_martini-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_pink_martini-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vocalist China Forbes with Pink Martini brought their unique blend of classical, jazz, and pop to Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre during one of the weekend\u2019s headlining performances. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341992 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_medallion.jpg\" alt=\"group of alumni hold medals\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_medallion.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_medallion-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_medallion-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Class of 1968 pose for a class photo after the medallion ceremony to mark their 50th reunion.\u00a0<em>(University of Rochester photo \/ Deron Berkhof)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"Comedian and actress Nasim Pedrad, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, entertains the audience in the Palestra: \u201cOn my way over here I heard a professor refer to freshmen as first-years and I thought to myself, \u2018Am I at Hogwarts?\u2019 I half expected to see kids walking with broomsticks ... and then I did! Because you guys have a Quidditch team!&quot; (University photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-342222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_pedrad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_pedrad.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_pedrad-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_pedrad-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comedian and actress Nasim Pedrad, best known for her work on\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>, entertains the audience in the Palestra: \u201cOn my way over here I heard a professor refer to freshmen as first-years and I thought to myself, \u2018Am I at Hogwarts?\u2019 I half expected to see kids walking with broomsticks &#8230; and then I did! Because you guys have a Quidditch team!&#8221; <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342042 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_jugglers.jpg\" alt=\"two students juggle fire\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_jugglers.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_jugglers-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_jugglers-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bryan Brown \u201920 and\u00a0 Aaron Goldin \u201920 entertain the Meliora Weekend crowd during the Strong Jugglers\u2019 ninth annual Fire Show. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ Zack Shepard)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342002 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_SON_talks.jpg\" alt=\"woman gives presentation in front of a screen\" width=\"1000\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_SON_talks.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_SON_talks-630x372.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_SON_talks-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vankee Lin, an associate professor of nursing, discusses her work on understanding the neural mechanisms of cognitive aging and aging-related neurodegenerative diseases during the School of Nursing&#8217;s &#8220;SONTalks.&#8221; <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342012 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_a_cappela.jpg\" alt=\"group of singers perform on stage\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_a_cappela.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_a_cappela-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_a_cappela-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jamal Moore \u201912E, center, and other YellowJackets alumni join the group for a performance at the A Cappella Jam. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ Zack Shepard)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_millers_court-1.jpg\" alt=\"several panelists sitting on a stage\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_millers_court-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_millers_court-1-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_millers_court-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arthur Miller &#8217;56, &#8217;08 (Hon.), left, leads a discussion on the ethical, economic, and personal impact of data, privacy, and technology. Panelists, from left, include Mark Zaid \u201989<strong>, <\/strong>founding and managing partner, Mark S. Zaid PC; Bruce Schneier \u201984, a special advisor to IBM Security; Cheryl Howard \u201983, senior data scientist at IBM; Randall Curren, a professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy; Thomas Barnett, chief information officer at the University of Rochester Medical Center; and Emily Trapani \u201914, a professional staff member with the House Committee on Homeland Security. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-342202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_football.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_football.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_football-630x496.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_football-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yellowjackets wide receiver Duncan Stewart \u201922 (80) celebrates his touchdown with teammates Sam Vercillo \u201920 (59), Matt Capovani \u201919 (65), and Justin Daul \u201921 (85) during their <a href=\"https:\/\/uofrathletics.com\/news\/2018\/10\/6\/football-ur-throws-3-tds-but-st-lawrence-swipes-meliora-game.aspx\">game against St. Lawrence University<\/a>. The Saints prevailed 38\u201324. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ Adrian Kraus)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342022 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_flamenco.jpg\" alt=\"three women flamenco dancing\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_flamenco.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_flamenco-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_flamenco-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rebeca Tomas &#8217;98 and A Palo Seco Flamenco Company were center stage in the Spurrier Hall dance studio. From right, Tomas is pictured with Laura Peralta and Elisabet Torras. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ Zack Shepard)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-342242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_choral.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_choral.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_choral-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_choral-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The combined Eastman School of Music\/University of Rochester Women&#8217;s Chorus and University Concert Choir perform at the \u201cRochester Sings!\u201d event. <em>(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-342302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_regatta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_regatta.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_regatta-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/meliora_regatta-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kris Schell \u201983, right, and Dana Bradley \u201983, cheer on their daughter Saralinda Schell \u201919 as she races for the Yellowjackets during the Head of the Genesee Regatta. <a href=\"https:\/\/uofrathletics.com\/news\/2018\/10\/6\/womens-rowing-rowing-claims-multiple-medals-at-head-of-genesee.aspx\">Rochester earned multiple medals at the event<\/a>.\u00a0<em>(University of Rochester photo \/ Adrian Kraus)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University alumni, community members, and friends celebrated the annual Meliora Weekend traditions of reunions, thought-provoking conversations, performances, and family fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11556],"tags":[42,4626,34],"class_list":["post-341912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-photos","tag-alumni","tag-featured-post","tag-meliora-weekend"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A celebration of Meliora<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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