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Lagos Talented Teachers ICT Workshop Jan. 2022

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The Lagos Talented Teachers ICT Workshop is held on Monday, January 10, 2022 till Tuesday, January 11, 2022; in Yaba, Lagos. The event is organised by Ibrosoft International Development Foundation and aims to train teachers in ICT courses to empower them with digital skills. The goal of the workshop is to elevate teachers to become “confident, professional, and effective” ICT users in class. 

Digital methods of gathering and processing information as well as learning are evolving and it is necessary that teachers are up-to-speed with such technologies. This is essential to enable teachers to pass on these skills and knowledge to their students, thereby fostering a digitally-aware generation.

Day 1 of this workshop will cover topics from introduction to ICT, application of ICT in education, ways ICT affects teaching and learning, accessing educational resources on the internet, amongst others.

Day 2 will further expand the training course to explore ICT tools for storing and disseminating information, cloud computing, practical class on creating animated slideshows, connecting with international professors, amongst others.

Ibrosoft International Development Foundation organises regular ICT conferences in a bid to enhance quality education in Nigeria and promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. They train teachers and school administrators on methods to employ to transform how they provide education. The organisation began hosting these workshops in 2018 and have had about 118 schools in participation as well as effectively train over a thousand teachers in different regions of Nigeria.

The workshop is free to attend, however, there are limited slots so click here to register in time!

Binance Unveils Collaboration With Big Brother Naija Stars, Whitemoney, Pere and Cross

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Binance, has announced a partnership with Hazel Oyeze Onou (Whitemoney), Pere Egbi (Pere), and Ikechukwu Sunday Okonkwo(Cross), ex-housemates from Big Brother Naija season 6 ‘Shine Ya Eye’. The leading blockchain and cryptocurrency company is on a mission to encourage cryptocurrency adoption and financial independence for Africans.

Binance has continued to develop key aspects of the blockchain ecosystem and provide new services and financial opportunities to Africans throughout the year. It hopes to take its efforts to the mainstream by collaborating with some of the country’s top talents.

Whitemoney said; “Crypto is the new currency, and I’m happy to spread the Binance message since trading crypto doesn’t need being wealthy or well-educated,”.

“I am ecstatic to be affiliated with the brand because I have been trading with the Binance app for numerous years,” Cross said. Working with the brand is an honor, and I will make sure that young people understand the advantages of investing in cryptocurrency.”

“It is much easier to promote something you are linked with – I have been dealing with crypto for many years and so, I will leverage the passion, expertise, and knowledge that I already have from Binance to drive this adoption,” Pere, who couldn’t hide his excitement, said.

Binance Director for Africa, Emmanuel Babalola, spoke about the relationship and said that the three were chosen as brand ambassadors to help bring bitcoin to the masses across Africa.

Our goal is to help people understand crypto and make incorporating it into their daily life as simple as possible. One of the things we’ve seen is how these influencers and their tales exemplify the Nigerian spirit of entrepreneurship, hard work, and way of life. We share the goal of providing more Africans with the knowledge and resources they need to attain financial independence, so it’s a natural fit, and collaborating with them is a huge victory,” he said.

Binance has been instrumental in growing cryptocurrency adoption in Africa through a number of efforts, one of which is education. Binance hosts masterclasses to educate and train blockchain developers.

Through Binance lectures, social media posts, videos, and general contact with their audience, the Big Brother Naija stars will help promote mainstream crypto acceptance by educating people with little or no knowledge of crypto.

Binance’s portfolio company, Bundle, will also participate in this campaign in order to make crypto more accessible to everyone. The software was created to allow crypto beginners and professionals to trade cryptocurrency in the most convenient method possible. Bundle is partnering up with influencers as part of this agreement to emphasize the convenience of trading cryptocurrency through insightful and educational material for both crypto beginners and pros.

Job Opening: Sales Executive at Lisse Africa

Lisse Africa is a dynamic human resource consulting firm with a key interest in recruitment with the aim of providing employees that are professional, verified, and with a good cultural fit.

At Lisse Africa, our aim is to build the world’s most valued recruitment solutions company to clients, candidates, colleagues, and the communities where we work and live with regard to support staff recruitment, background verification, and staff documentation services.

We solely focus on the enhancement of client organizations by providing quality services on various aspects of their human resources and by letting the organization focus on its core issues.

Job Description

Job Title: Sales Executive.

Job Type: Full Time.

Location: Kano, Lagos, Nigeria.

Job Summary

  • The overall responsibilities will be to find new business prospects, generate sales leads and contacts that will lead to closed deals.
  • Experience within the textile, pharmaceutical, or agrochemical industry is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Selling the products and services through a variety of sales activities (e.g., networking, prospecting, seeking referrals, working marketing leads, etc.) Initiate the sales process, making sales presentations to sales prospects.
  • Pursue identified prospects via consistent visits/ calls and follow-up for timely closure within the specified time frame.
  • Establish an excellent ongoing working relationship with prospects and clients; optimize each contact with new and existing clients.
  • Achieve other targets as per budget including, average size of deals, and other key sales efficiency and productivity tracking ratios as communicated.
  • Prepare daily call memos, weekly activity reports and monthly sales forecasts to be forwarded to a supervisor.
  • Other related duties as directed by the supervisor.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree / HND.
  • 3 year(s) sales experience within the textile/pharmaceutical/agrochemical industry.
  • Ability to meet up with targets.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to lisseafrica@gmail.com using the position as the subject of the email.

Job Opening: National Public Health Institute (NPHI) Technical Officer, Western RCC.

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African- based international health development organization; currently implementing more than 140 programs, directly reaching more than 12 million people across 35 African countries.

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in eight countries in Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, South Sudan, Zambia, and Senegal. Amref’s work in each country responds to local needs and priorities strengthening existing capacities in communities to take control of their health and strengthen the local health systems.

In addition, eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America. In the spirit of Ubuntu, partnership and networking are key elements of Amref Health Africa’s approach. Amref has a staff complement of over 1,500.

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To increase sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human resources for health, health service delivery, and investments in health’.

Job Description

Job Title: National Public Health Institute (NPHI) Technical Officer, Western RCC.

Reporting to: RCC Coordinator.

Directorate: Africa CDC/Office of the Deputy Director.

Division: Regional Collaborating Centre (Western).

Duty Station: Abuja, Nigeria.

Deadline: December 3, 2021.

Job Purpose

The NPHI Technical Officer, Western RCC will serve as the NPHI focal person in the RCC and liaise with the Member States in the RCC to develop and strengthen their national public health institutes.

Under the direct supervision of the RCC Coordinator, the staff will work closely with the Principal and Senior Technical Officers for National Public Health Institutes at the HQ and the RCC coordinator to strengthen NPHIs in the Member States.

The incumbent will perform any other assignments given by the RCC coordinator in implementing the NPHI support to the Member States.

Job Responsibilities

Main Functions:

  • Carry out a variety of technical assistance in the implementation of the National Public
    Health Institute and Research Division activities in the area of National Public Health
    Institutes (NPHIs), public health workforce development and research.
  • Work closely with Member States’ NPHIs and the Africa CDC Regional Collaborating
    Centers (RCCs) to coordinate and monitor all the activities related to establishing NPHIs
    and strengthening their core capacities.

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Support and assist activities of the Public Health Institutes and Research division with
    special focus on strengthening NPHIs in the RCC.
  • Participate in capacity assessments and mentorships of NPHIs in the Region.
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships and relationships with partners interested in
    strengthening National Public Health Institutes in the Region.
  • Work closely with Member States’ NPHIs and the Regional collaborating Centres (RCCs) to coordinate and monitor all public health research and workforce development activities.
  • Provide technical and administrative assistance to the RCC and work as a liaison to
    communicate activities done in this area to the Public Health Institutes and Research
  • Support networking and peer-to-peer experience sharing among NPHIs in the Region.

Required Qualifications

Academic Qualifications:

  • Master degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Systems Management or a related
    health field from an accredited academic institution with at least two (2) years of relevant
    professional experience.
    Or
  • University degree in the above fields with five (5) years of relevant professional experience
    in Public Health, Health Systems Management, or related fields.

Relevant Experience:

  • Experience in supporting the implementation of public health programs with an emphasis on setting up Public Health Institutes, public health research, workforce development, health planning, or other related activities.
  • Demonstrable technical expertise and experience in supporting and/or managing complex, public health programs with special emphasis on public health research and workforce.
  • Practical experience in setting up new institutions preferably for the health sector.
  • Demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge of operations of the Africa CDC, Regional Collaborating Centers, and National Public Health Institutes.
  • Clear understanding of the health systems on the Continent and fair knowledge of operations of the Ministries of Health in the Member States.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Demonstrable technical expertise and experience in supporting and/or managing complex, public health programs with special emphasis on public health institutes.
  • Demonstrable analytical skills as needed to respond to myriad program management
    support issues.
  • Demonstrable skills to conceptualize, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate resource
    management support requirements.
  • Demonstrable familiarity with accepted tools, techniques, and the Africa CDC framework for workforce development is an asset.
  • Knowledge of oral communication techniques and skills in presentation delivery, program consultation, and credible verbal response to inquiries.
  • Knowledge of interpersonal relationship practices and skills to meet and deal with persons of diverse backgrounds.
  • Demonstrable proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, data visualization, and
    statistical packages as well as data analysis skills are mandatory.
  • Skills in program monitoring and evaluation are an asset.

Competencies:

  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills and a proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and work well under pressure.
  • Excellent skills and abilities applied to translating technical information into presentations, briefings, and report and funding proposals for both technical and lay audiences.
  • Strong interpersonal relationship, coordination, training facilitation, planning, organizing, and communicating.

Languages:

  • Fluency in English including excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of two or more languages would be an added advantage.

Remuneration:

  • Competitive based on qualification and experience.

Click here to get the PDF

How to Apply

Click here to apply

Note:

  • You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application.
  • Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience.
  • Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the advert may be pulled down before the closing date.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Schneider Electric Go Green Global Competion 2022

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At Schneider Electric, we believe energy is a fundamental human right, and we are committed to advancing humanity by utilizing innovative technology. Our mission is to empower everyone to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging the gap between progress and long-term sustainability. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.

We see an urgent need for bold ideas that may re-shape a smarter and more sustainable future for our industry and our company, as part of our aim to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.

This is where your assistance is required. Schneider Electric and AVEVA are searching for game changers all over the world who are willing to challenge the status quo, put their abilities to the test, and push the boundaries of digital transformation in Energy Management.

Application to the Middle East & Africa region is now open

Submit your bold idea related to one of our five segments within energy management.

Categories

  • Access to Energy
  • Homes of the future
  • Supply chain of the future
  • Grids of the future
  • De(coding) the future

How it Works

Schneider Go Green 2022 is open to teams of 2-4 members from anywhere in the world. To take part, you must:

  • Be a Bachelor’s or Master’s student anywhere in the world
  • Be studying in the same country with your team for the duration of the competition
  • Be studying Business, Engineering, Marketing, and/or Innovation-related studies
  • Your team must be gender diverse to enable diversity and inclusion
  • The submission and final pitch must be presented in English, as proficiency in English is a must.

Application Phase

Registration; Until Dec. 15, 2021

Register on the platform, choose a competition category, and submit a proposal in English (PPT or PDF or MP4 format), addressing the following:

  • What is your team’s problem statement?
  • What is your solution?
  • Why is your solution different?
  • How will your solution work?
  • Who is benefitting from your solution?
  • Who is on your team?

Regional Pre-screening; Dec. 2021

Regional judges will review submitted proposals then vote on the top student to receive mentorship on the following criteria:

  • Innovation
  • Feasibility
  • Sustainable impact
  • Presentation Quality

Mentorship; Dec 15, 2021-Jan 6, 2022

Selected teams will be mentored by Schneider Electric and AVEVA professionals in order to refine and polish their solutions and ideas. By the end of the mentoring period, teams will be expected to submit a proposal deck, expanding on their prior submission with new appendices such as CVs/resumes. (Not including title/transition/appendices, this is a ppt with 10-15 slides.)

Regional Semi-finals; Jan 6, 2022

The regional semi-finals will provide various teams the opportunity to pitch their business ideas virtually to a panel of judges. After deliberation, a regional jury will select a limited number of teams to progress to the regional finals.

 Selection will be based on the following criteria:
  • Solution innovation
  • Feasibility, financial business case, and understanding user needs
  • Sustainable impact
  • Presentation quality

Mentorship 2; TBC

 Selected teams will be mentored by Schneider Electric and AVEVA professionals in order to refine and polish their solutions and ideas. By the end of the mentoring period, teams will be expected to submit a proposal deck, expanding on their prior submission with new appendices such as CVs/resumes. (Not including title/transition/appendices, this is a ppt with 10-15 slides.)

Regional finals; Jan 10, 2022

The regional finals will provide various teams the opportunity to pitch their business ideas virtually to a panel of judges. After deliberation, each regional jury will select a single team to progress to the global finals.

Selection will be based on the following criteria:

  • Solution innovation
  • Feasibility, financial business case, and understanding user needs
  • Sustainable impact
  • Presentation quality
  • Alignment to rules and conditions

Finals Preparation; Mar-June 2022

Once the final eight teams have been announced, each team will be prepared by Schneider Electric and AVEVA experts to further develop their innovative solution and prepare for the final event. Teams will have a few weeks to practice and perfect their pitch before the global finals.

Global Finals; June 2022

Each team will have the chance to pitch their business idea in a 15-minute presentation followed by 5 minutes of Q&A to a panel of judges made up of Schneider Electric and AVEVA’s senior management. The top team will be selected on the following criteria:

  • Solution innovation
  • Feasibility, financial business case, and understanding user needs
  • Sustainable impact
  • Presentation Quality
  • Alignment to rules and conditions

Global winners will be awarded a €10,000 Prize to be split equally among winning team members.

The winning team will also be gifted a 1-year subscription to the Coorpacademy platform.

Bitrefill, a Global Payments Crypto Company Launches in South Africa

Bitrefill, a global payments crypto company has launched in South Africa.

Since the inception of cryptocurrency in 2009, the digital currency has made enormous strides in the digital economy, receiving stamps of approval and adoption worldwide and across Africa.

Despite the surge and the unique benefits that bitcoin provides, there is still a great deal of work to be done in the area of using cryptocurrencies for physical and online purchases. Given this, Bitrefill, a global payments crypto company, has launched in South Africa to provide a long-term solution. 

Bitrefill says that it drives towards proffering solutions that allow holders to utilize their cryptocurrency for making purchases. This is quite different from other crypto solutions in South Africa and Africa at large that guide people on buying, trading, and investing in crypto.

 The Bitrefill team said in an official announcement, “South Africa has consistently been near or at the top of the list for countries in which the word ‘Bitcoin’ is googled. Now, at last, Bitrefill is completing the local cycle, making it easier to live on Bitcoin.”

To think about it, making purchases in a store and paying with a cryptocurrency directly is a lot of conveniences. 

According to Bitrefill, “Bitrefill’s ‘cryptonaut’ has now landed on the tip of Africa, bringing an exciting new range of products for local users to try out.”

With Bitrefill, South Africans can now pay for goods and services, buy gift cards (vouchers) with cryptocurrency in renowned stores including, to name a few:

Here are the features Bitrefill is offering users:

  • Bitrefill supports the use of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and USDT to make a direct in-store purchase. 
  • The Bitrefill App lets users purchase vouchers the same way using a credit card enables one to.
  • Users can put funds into Bitrefill’s internal wallet to make quick payments by avoiding on-chain transactions, which incur on-chain delays. 
  • Unlike the traditional gift card, Bitrefill’s gift cards enable users to pay exact amounts down to the cent.
  • Non-crypto users can utilize Bitrefill to buy gift cards using a credit card, thus allowing them to buy what they want with fiat currency. 
  • Bitrefill allows travelers to spend internationally off a single platform, hence creating the avenue for many around the world to finally ‘live on crypto.’

African Conference on Computational Mechanics

African Conference on Computational Mechanics (AfriComp) is an event series with the main objective of creating a forum for researchers and students on the African continent to interact with members of the computational mechanics community from across the globe.

Hence, the conference series is viewed as a key initiative aimed to promote computational mechanics in Africa.

AfriComp conference was previously held in Sun City (South Africa) and subsequently in Cape Town (South Africa), Livingstone (Zambia), and Marrakech (Morocco).

Details of the Event

This conference will be the fifth series by AfriComp and will hold again in Cape Town and the University of Cape Town will be in charge of the conference as a joint event in conjunction with the 12th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM2020) under the auspices of the South African Association for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (SAAM), the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS), and also the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM).

No doubt, Cape Town itself is South Africa’s oldest city and closest to the southern tip of the African continent which makes it a good spot for the event.

Date: Nov 29 – Dec 1 2021

Time: 9:00am – 6:00pm daily

Venue: UCT Graduate School of Business, Cape TownSouth Africa

Estimated Turnout: Based on past delegates, expectations are between 100 – 500 participants.

To register for the African Conference on Computational Mechanics, use this link.

Cybertech Africa 2022

Are you an innovative startup in the cyber industry? Did you miss out on the just-concluded conference? Great news! The Cybertech Africa 2022 is here again.

The conference aims to achieve a B2B networking platform that offers a chance to connect with leading experts from the cyber industry, exposure to a vast range of new developments and technological solutions.

From Tel Aviv and Rome to Tokyo, Singapore, Panama, and many more there have been lots of conferences and exhibitions which serve as the go-to place for all recent updates on innovations, threats, and solutions facing the global cyber arena.

Cybertech Africa 2021, took place on November 22-23 at the Kigali Convention Center in Rwanda, which happens to be the first conference of its kind in the region.
Ranging from lectures to plenary sessions and VIP speakers, Cybertech Africa 2021 featured an extensive exhibition for multinational companies and SMBs alike, also there was a Startup Pavilion, where young and innovative startups displayed their cutting-edge technological innovations.

As a leading platform for the exchange of ideas and knowledge, networking, and B2B opportunities for people in cyber, Cybertech Africa is looking ahead at the future cyber trends as well as developments expected to be seen in sectors such as Agriculture, Healthcare, Finance, Security, and much more.

At Cybertech, the focus is majorly on connecting people with one another with the help of thought-provoking conferences and exhibitions which sets the stage for influential speakers and panelists that are experts and knowledgeable in the most innovative and advanced in new technological cyber projects.

Details of the Cybertech Africa 2022

Date: September 01-02, 2022.

Venue: The Kigali Convention Center in Rwanda

To Register and save the date on:

Click this link for more information.

Surge in Kucoin Users Reached 200 Percent in the First Ten Months of 2021

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Cryptocurrencies have become a true store of alternative value in African countries afflicted by currency issues or hyperinflation. The same digital currencies are becoming more popular as a means of sending money or making cross-border payments.

Africa appears to have seized the lead when it comes to cryptocurrency or blockchain, despite the fact that it trails far behind the rest of the globe in many other areas.

To put it another way, cryptocurrencies have real-world applications in Africa that go beyond business. Many African bitcoin users or holders are becoming more interested in the commercial aspect of cryptocurrency, according to Johny Lyu, CEO of Kucoin, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.

According to him, African consumers have purchased more BTC, ETH, SOL, KDA, and LUNA. The majority of African users are interested in these projects. With the emergence of NFT, Gamefi, and Metaverse, native tokens of these industry-related projects, such as BLOK, DREAMS, and others, have been added to the portfolios of African users. Furthermore, coins like DOGE, SHIB, and ELON have attracted the attention of African investors due to market mood.
He goes on to say in his interview that “Aside from the increase in traffic, the number of new African Kucoin users has exploded, indicating a fresh wave of traditional cash flooding into the crypto sector. The level of adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies in Africa is rising, indicating that the crypto business is rapidly developing.
Blockchain could be the next big thing after the internet, and all countries are on the same starting line, thus we feel blockchain may be a way for poor countries to catch up with their industrialized counterparts.”
As part of its preparations for the launch, Infinite Launch stated that it has successfully raised $2.2 million in early private fundraising from prominent investors such as IBA, Everse Capital, Lotus Capital, and Phoenix Newtribe. The Infinite Launch platform is a cutting-edge launchpad for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) initiatives, allowing investors to participate as early adopters in cutting-edge projects.
Infinite Launch will also be available on KuCoin, one of the largest centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. Johny Lyu wrapped up by saying “Since the beginning of 2021, both the number of African users and the trading volume on the Kucoin platform have increased each month. In October 2021, the calculated trade volume climbed by 74% over the previous month, while the number of newly registered users increased by nearly 200%. So far, the exchange rate of growth has been constant.”

Data Protection in Nigeria To Be Institutionalized By NITDA

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Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is preparing to institutionalize data protection in Nigeria. NITDA has begun the process of licensing and partnering with qualified institutions to set standards, issue certificates on data protection skills in Nigeria, and prepare exams. These processes make part of the implementation of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) which is a subsidiary of data legislation in Nigeria.

Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency has strongly advised during a hybrid symposium organized by Lagos State DPOs, on the need for Data Protection Officers (DPOs). He had said, “Data protection officers should constantly keep themselves abreast of trending innovations in keeping their data credible”.

He said it was important to incorporate artificial intelligence into data protection to allow its accuracy and consistency. He went ahead to disclose that there is a need to sieve and compartmentalize data elements that will determine the cloud adoption strategy to be used. He also added that there is a need to create professionals in the data protection world to meet global standards.

“One of the ideas we are mulling over is to have an industry association for DPOs and the proposed DPO forum that would be a peer review mechanism and a point of contact with regulators to shape policies and propose standards for the industry”, the DG said.

According to Kashifu, since the NDPR was issued in 2019, NITDA has empowered DPOs by drafting. Engaging the public, and publishing the NDPR Implementation Framework, is to shed light on the provisions of NDPR for easy applications and interpretation.

He added that the Agency’s partnership with the DPOs has created more than 7,600 new employment roles in the data protection sector. “We envisage that Nigeria would lead Africa by certifying 350,000 people with local and global competence in data protection by 2024”, Inuwa affirmed.

Her Excellency, Ms. Patricia Adusie-Poku, executive commissioner GDPC has lauded NITDA for the great initiative in organizing the symposium to add knowledge value to Data Protection Officers. She said DPOs are like risk managers in their organizations and that it is their responsibility to ensure that all requirements are in place to checkmate data breaches and to promote data protection.

Some of the attendees of the symposium are as follows; Mr. Yaya Itai of First Bank Plc, Mre Moyosore Jide-Taiwo from Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Ridwan Oloyede from TechHive Advisory, Mr. Bharat Soni from GTCO, DR Alexander Anago, and some other data protection officers from different organizations.

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