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Our Student Successfully Filed US Patent for his Work
Our Diploma in IT (Computer Studies) year 3 student Zachary Lim Ren Jie, filed a patent pertaining to his work on the project "Teleport (Drop-it-Home)" on 10 January 2003.
"Teleport(Drop-it-Home)" was an innovative solution that allows download of web content from anywhere into a PC location of one’s choice. Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s InnoHub Office played the mentor and advisor role during the project’s development and commercialization. His industrial mentor, iWorks Solutions, a SEED-funded company also assisted him in commercialisation.
Ren Jie was a winner in Ngee Ann Polytechnic Student Enterprize programme in 2002. He also won the 1st prize (IT/Communications Category) of the 2003 Ngee Ann Polytechnic Innovation Competition.
News Radio 93.8 broadcasted an interview with Ren Jie on 27 Mar 2003.
Ren Jie was featured in “Today” Newspaper on 26 May 2003 in a full page article entitled “When a Problem became a Project – This poly student’s idea awaits a patent”.
He was also featured in "Streats" Newspaper on 21 Aug 2003 in an article entitled "IBM snaps up whiz kid - IT gaint works with self-taught programmer to develop software that sends Web content to target PC"
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Our Students Emerged National Champions in Microsoft Office Academic Skills Challenge
In the prestigious Singapore 2003 Microsoft Office Academic Skills Challenge held on 26 Apr 2003, our Diploma in IT year 2 student Desmond Ong Kok Chuan and Diploma in Multimedia Computing year 1 student Low Yi Yang emerged National Champions, having achieved perfect score for Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP) Core Skills and Microsoft Word 2002 (XP) Core Skills respectively.
The competition was organised by Microsoft and NTUC, supported by IDA, NICC and NLB. It was opened to all Tertiary Institutions, Secondary Schools and ITEs and attracted more than 100 participants.
Both champions represented Singapore for the Certiport’s Microsoft Office XP Worldwide Competition held from 17-21 May 2003 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
(Desmond Ong Kok Chuan graduated from Nan Hua Secondary School in December 2000.
Low Yi Yang graduated from Assumption English School in December 2001) |
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Our Students Awarded Microsoft Scholarships
Our Diploma in IT year 2 students Alan Ng Wei Lun, Shen YiZhe and Yang ZhenBin were awarded the Microsoft Certified Application Developer(MCAD) Scholarships on 16 May 2003. The students will be sponsored for MCAD courses which are valued at $10,000 each.
(Alan Ng Wei Lun and Yang Zhenbin graduated from Commonwealth Secondary School in December 2000.
Shen YiZhe graduated from Dunman Secondary School in December 2000) |
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| Our Students Won the 1st and 3rd Prizes of the NP Innovation Competition
Our Diploma in IT (Computer Studies) year 3 students won the 1st and 3rd prizes (IT/Communications Category) of the 2003 Ngee Ann Polytechinic Innovation Competition.
- Lim Ren Jie won the 1st prize for the project "Drop-it home".
"Drop-it Home" was an innovative solution that allows download of web content from anywhere into a PC location of one's choice.
- Ong Wee Biao and Alan Pwa Yong Kee won the 3rd prize for the project “Location-Aware Communication and Navigation System?
The System for Pocket PC-enabled PDAs can be used to search for virtually anything in Ngee Ann Polytechnic's compound, e.g. ATMs, staff, offices, canteens etc.
In addition, users can also find their way to their intended destinations by using the navigation function with a GPS-enabled PDA. They can also find out where they are in the campus as well as locating their friends and classmates using this GPS function.
Other than it's navigation functions, this application has an instant messaging service that allows students to contact one another. There is also a Short Message Service (SMS) function to allows users to send SMS messages to their friends' mobile phones.
(Lim Ren Jie graduated from Shuqun Scondary School in December 1999.
Ong Wee Biao graduated from Tanglin Secondary School in December 1999.
Alan Pwa Yong Kee graduated from Yusof Ishak Secondary School in December 1999) |
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Our Graduate Received Scholarship from A*Star
Our 1996 graduate Alfred Song Chun Meng received a scholarship from A*Star in April 2003 . Alfred will be pursuing a Masters Degree in Bioinformatics in National University of Singapore in July 2003 |
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| 2002 |
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Our Graduate Awarded NUS Gold Medal
Our 1997 graduate Darren Toh Peng Yeow received the National University of Singapore (NUS) Year 2001/02 Information Technology Management Association (ITMA ) Gold Medal. The gold medal is awarded to the top student in Bachelor in Computer Science - Business Focus. |
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| Our Graduate Obtained First Class Honours from NUS
Our 1997 graduate Sim Mong Leng graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2002 with First Class Honours for the Bachelor in Computing course |
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| NUS Computron Quiz Champion for 4 Consecutive Years
Our team of 2nd and 3rd year students Esli Jason Dass, Ho Ming Shun and Lee Ting Zien emerged as Champion Team at the Computron Quiz 2002 organised by the University of Singapore (NUS).
Our students have been Champions for four consecutive years from 1999 to 2002. |
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Our Lecturer is Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional
Each year, Microsoft gives the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award to outstanding members of a Microsoft online Developer Forum. The MVP Award is given in recognition of a recipient's technical expertise, spirit of community, and willingness to help his peers by providing reliable and accurate answers to technical questions about Microsoft products & technologies.
After serious evaluation of the many qualified candidates, the Microsoft Asia MVP Committee is very pleased to recognize our lecturer Lee Wei Meng as a Microsoft Asia MVP . Wei Meng's spirit of volunteerism, technical expertise and strong willingness to help others has impressed Microsoft, and his outstanding contributions to online communities have improved their content, as well as increased Asia users' technical level.
Wei Meng received the Award in Shanghai on 22 April 2002.
The MVP has been traditionally awarded in the US, this is the first time the MVP is awarded in Asia. |
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Our Students Received the Asia-Europe Classroom (AEC) Award
Our year 3 students from the Diploma in IT course Enamul Hasan & Thanaseelan Vengdasalam received the Asia-Europe Classroom (AEC) Award. The award was given out in Tampere, Finland during the Second International Teachers' Conference on 12 Sep 2002.
Enamul & Thana were involved in a joint project with Raffles Girls Secondary School they submitted a web site which they have developed. |
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Our Students made a clean sweep at the Ngee Ann Poly Innovation Competition
Winners for the IT / Multimedia / Computing category:
1st prize
"CEFIC Pro" by Harvey Quek Jun Jie and Chew Wee Teck
A project which revolutionised the way Personal Digital Assistants are used.
2nd prize
"eDine" by Jeremy Tay
Restaurant reservation and food ordering - the wireless way. |
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Our Students Developed Web Site for British Council
The British Council's Montage Singapore Web site (www.montageplus.co.uk/singapore) developed by our second year students from the Diploma in Multimedia Computing course
was officially launched on 1 April 2002. Our students Jean Leow Qiu Yen & Ng Jia Xun were commissioned to develop the web site after they emerged as champions in the Montage Web Design Competition held in December 2001.
The students received $1000 & a palm PDA each at the Montage Singapore Presentation held at Meritus Negara Hotel on 1 Apr 2002. |
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Champions in Dance Competition
Our Diploma in IT students Li Tian Fu and Winnie Sim Wee Leng
emerged as Champions in the 3rd Singapore Dance Sports Competition
(Latin Cha-Cha category for Tertiary Institutions) held in April 2002.
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Our Successful Entrepreneur Graduates
Two of our 1996 graduates Perlyn Per Geok Leng and Tony Lee Kwok Wah were featured in the The Straits Times on 7/1/2002 in an article entitled "making IT on their own". Perlyn and Tony setup a company called "Etact Solutions" in year 2000. The company is a provider of innovative technology consulting services and solutions. |
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Our Students Won Motorola Gold Award
Three of our Advanced Diploma students Roland Chua Lu Lerng, Chiang Chee Yeen and Tan Kim Song won the Gold Award for the Motorola PPSM-GT Challenge 2001. The award is given to developers who are able to create values for Motorola PPSM-GT operating system and M68VZ328 micro controller. |
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Our Graduate received the Singapore Computer Society IT Youth Award
Our 1999 graduate, Leo Chen Hong received the prestigious Singapore Computer Society IT Youth Award on 24/2/2001. The IT Youth Award is introduced to recognise outstanding youths for their creativity, critical thinking skills and capabilities in IT accomplishment, research and projects.
While studying in our school, Leo Cheng Hong and fellow student Wan Chih Hui, won two Gold Medals in the third National Skills Competition 1998 - an unprecedented feat for an event that normally awards a gold medal for only one winner. Chen Hong then represented Singapore and emerged as World Champion in the 35th World Skills Competition in Canada in 1999, a first for Singapore in the IT Youth Catgeory.
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Our Graduate is Top Student in National University of Singapore
Our 1998 graduate , Ng Poh Choo received the year 2001 Lee Kuan Yew Award. Poh Choo is the Top Student for the Bachelor of Science (Computer and Information Sciences) degree at the National University of Singapore. "I am glad I had chosen to study in the School of ICT. The School had provided me a good foundation to allow me to take on other challenges in both studies and work." |
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Our Graduate received Msc from University of Oxford, UK
Our 1996 graduate, Jason Goh Teck Yong graduated with a Masters in Science from the Univeristy of Oxford, UK in year 2001. Jason obtained a First Class Honours Degree for a Computing course at University of Bath, England in year 2000. "We were extremely impressed by Jason" Keith Walton Professor, University of Bath |
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Student's Final Year Project "Virtual Secretary" featured in Computerworld
Our student Foo Chuanwei's final year project "Virtual Secretary" was featured in Vol.7, Issue No. 45 of the Computerworld. ChuanWei developed a low-cost LAN-based , client-server office automation system suitable for small companies. The system works like a secretary to make life easier for her employer by assisting the employer to track his employees, providing communication services for the company. The system has been successfully implemented for Altec, an airline ticketing company in Singapore. |
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Most Outstanding Graduate in Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Our most graduate Yusry Harfuddin received the Ngee Ann Kongsi Gold Medal for being the Most Outstanding Graduate in Ngee Ann Polytechnic for the year 2001. Yusry also received the Lee Kuan Yew Award for being the Top Technology Graduate. Yursy is offered a university study scholarship by the Infocomm Development Authority, Singapore. |
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Lecture appointed as editor for Syngress .NET Developer Series of Books
Our lecturer Lee Wei Meng is currently the Series Editor for Syngress .NET Developer Series of books. More books on Microsoft .NET will be published under this series. |
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Thrice Champions in Computron Quiz
Our teams of 1st & 3rd year students emerged as the 1st Runner-Up (Ho Ming Shun, Tan Yang Yang, Yip Wai Peng) & Champion (Daryl Seah Boon Leng, Kevin Chia, Liu zhichao) at the recent NUS Computron Quiz. Our students have been Champions for three consecutive years from 1999 to 2001. |
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2nd Position in Mid-Autumn Festival 2001 Web Page Design Competition
Our 2nd year students Thanaseelan Vengadasalam & Enamul Hasan won the 2nd Prize for the Mid-Autum Festival 2001 Web Page Design Competition organised by the National Youth Achievement Award Council. |
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Winners in .NET Competition
Our students Alvin Teo Shuhan, David Han Yu Lung, Jordan Xiao Guo Zhu, Chang Cheng Kai & Poh Boon Chyes came in Third position in the .NET Competiton organized by Microsoft Singapore. |
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Students won 2 Bronze Medals in the 21st SEA Games
Our students performed well at the 21st South East Asia Games held in Malaysia. Edwin Gerard Lam won a Bronze Medal for TaeKwonDo (flyweight category) and Gerald Ho Hee Teck won a Bronze Medal for badminton (team event). |
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Our Graduate won Outstanding Deaf Student Award
Our 2001 graduate, Charlene Wang Ruei Ein has been awarded the Outstanding Deaf Student (Tertiary) Award from the Singapore Association for the Deafin year 2001. |
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Our Graduate received Merit Award for Netrepreheur of the Year Award 2000
Our 1986 Gold Medalist, Lilian Koh received the Merit Award for the Year 2000 Netrepreneur of the Year Award from the Association of small and Medium Enterprises. The Award recognises netrepreneurs who are responsible for the growth of their internet-related business and whose leadership have contributed to the new economy. The award is endorsed by the InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore as well as Singapore Productivity and Standard's Board. Lilian Koh is the Founder and CEO of Singapore's first online bookstore, OneKnowledge.com. |
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Top Prize for NP Innovation Competition 2001
Our student Lau Hock Leng's project on "Secure Sockets Layer Registry and Communicator" won the top prize in the NP Innovation Competition '2001, Engineering & Technology category. |
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Twice Champion for Computron Quiz
Our students Kelly Choo Hon Min, Yusry Harfuddin and Charles Lau emerged as the Champion Team for two consecutive years in the tertiary category of Computron Quiz organised by NUS in 1999 and 2000. |
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Our Graduate is Top Student in National University of Singapore
Our 1997 Gold Medalist , Chua Kian Sheng received the year 2000 Lee Kuan Yew Award. Kian Sheng is the Top Student for the Bachelor of Science (Computer and Information Sciences) degree at the National University of Singapore. "The School of ICT has given me a lot of practical experiences. Throughout the three-year course, I wrote numerous programs that simulate real-world systems. I find these experiences invaluable when I stepped into the software Industry". |
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Five students received The National Youth Achievement Gold Award
Five students received the National Youth Achievement Gold Award. The students Hu Wen Ying, Koh Pi Wei, Lim Kheng Theng, Ranjeet Rajan and Sri Darti Herrtanto receive the wards from the President of the Republic of Singapore Mr. S.R. Nathan on 23 September 2000. |
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Our Graduate is Founder and CEO of company
Our 1986 Gold Medalist, Lilian Koh is the Founder and CEO of Singapore's first online bookstore, OneKnowledge.com. "I felt competent and equipped to cope with the job demand right away after graduation. The system analysis and design, and programming skills acquired through the course allowed me to have a very quick start for my career as a programmer analyst. As the course is very project-oriented. I learn how to manage project, do research work and think "out of the box" when encountering problems and most importantly look at things from the helicopter view. |
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Our Graduate received First Class Honours
Our 1996 graduate, Jason Goh Teck Yong obtained a First Class Honours Degree for a Computing course at University of Bath, England in year 2000. "We were extremely impressed by Jason" Keith Walton Professor, University of Bath |
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Students are Winners in The Straits Times Webpage Workshop
Our students Cai Zhixiong and Yeo Lee Fei clinched the 2nd and 3rd prizes respectively in the "Spend your holidays with The Straits Times" webpage workshop. They created their winning web sites in one hour. |
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Students won 2nd Place in Animation Competition 2000
Our students Lo Sze Wa, Jeremy Ng Sze Kuan, Lee Jing Xian, Harwinder Singh, Feng Biao Gang and Alvin Foong Chee Keong clinched the 2nd prize in the Tertiary Category of the Animation Competition 2000 is co-organised by the National Arts Council. The students produced a 5 minutes stop-motion animation movie entitled "Turkey... a bookworm story". |
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Our Graduate received the British Council Bursary
Our 1997 graduate, Alan Teo received the British Council Bursary in year 2000 to further his studies in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
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Students are National Sports Representatives
Our student Rishi Kaul represented Singapore in the annual Carl Schubert Cricket Tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August 2000.
Our student Gerald Ho represented Singapore in the World Academy 2000 Badminton Championship in Capetown , South Africa from 1 to 15 July.
Our students Kee Eng Chuan & Teo Zhi Long have represented Singapore in the 16th Asian Basketball Championship in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia from 17 to 28 July 2000.
Our students represented Singapore in the Asian Junior Badmintion Championship from 21 to 27 July 2000.
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World Champion in IT skills competition
In the 35th World Skills Competition in Montreal (Canada), held from the 11th - 14th Nov 99, our graduate, Leo Chen Hong representing Singapore, emerged as the World Champion in the IT (Software Application) Youth Category. The IT category was fiercely and closely competed in the field of software applications - Spreadsheet, Database, Word Presentation & Graphic Processing. In the 4 days of tough and gruelling competition, coupled with the biting cold of below freezing point, Chen Hong - equiped with the skill and knowledge, maintained his focus and composure, and his can-do-attitude, emerged as the World Champion. A first for Singapore in the IT Youth Category. |
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We're First Regional Training Centre for 3Com
We were commissioned as the First Regional Training Centre for 3Com NetPrep Network Training programme on 5 March 1999. The NetPrep programme introduced in Singapore is the first outside the United States. This programme is to support the Economic Development Board's overall plan for a knowledge-based economy. |
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We are the Champions for Computron Quiz
Our students Kelly Choo Hon Min, Joey Soh and Yusry Harfuddin won the Top Prize in a recent Computron Quiz competition held on 11th Sept 1999 organised by NUS. They emerge as the champion team in the tertiary category of the competition. |
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Student Project Awarded a Top Prize
The project on "DesignerBase, An Automated, Wizard Based Turnkey Tool For Assisting In Relational Database Creation", was awarded the top prize by NP Innovation Competition '99 Organising Committee under the category of Engineering & Technology. This is a student project undertaken by Martin Leo Chen Hong and supervised by lecturer, Ms Chia Kim Heok. |
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Our Lectures received Distinguished Academic Team Award
Five of our staff, Ms Lim-Lai Siet Leng, Mr Andy Leong Hon Keong, Mr Cheow Fong Shian, Mr Khoo Cheng Ann and Mr Daniel Teh Lye Choon, were awarded in 1999 The Dr. Hiew Siew Nam Distnguished Academic Team Award for their contribution and successful implementation of an Internet-based learning environment that seeks to foster students' self-reliant in learning. |
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Champion in E-Commerce Website Competition
Our students Chua Wee Tian, DZulkiflee B Mohamad Taib and Weng Thean Hoong won the top prize for the overall Best E-Commerce Website in an Inter-Polytechnic E-Commerce competition which was organised by IBM Singapore, and held from 19 to 25 November 1998. |
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Two Gold Medalists for Nation Skills Competition
Two of our students, Leo Cheng Hong and Wan Chih Hui, won Gold Medals in the third National Skills Competition held in July 1998 - an unprecedent feat for an event that normally awards a gold medal for only one winner. |
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Lecturer Received Japanese Education Award
Our lecturer Mr Fabian Ng Yew Tongreceived the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Foundation Education Award in 1998 for his significant contribution to the promotion of education and technology to the under-privileged in Singapore. |
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Our Graduates received Defence Technology Scholarships
For the past years, our graduates have been receiving the prestigious Defence Technology scholarships from MINDEF to further their studies at local and overseas universities. The students are Oo Fock Ming (1997), Teo Yong Kim (1998), Sin Mong Leng (1999) and Koh Shannon (2000). |
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1st Innovative Project Showcased at Singapore Science Centre
"Learn Driving The Virtual Reality Way" - A brainchild of lecturer Ms Sim Peck Hiah and students Loke Yew Leong and Wang An Seng. This project was selected by the Singapore Science Centre for its 1st Innovation Showcase for tertiary institutions in 1996. This virtual driving simulator helps L-plate drivers learn how to drive the painless way, and save money on lessons by practicing on a virtual driving circuit.
The simulator consists of two modules. The first is a learning module for a driver to familiarise with the various traffic rules and signs. The second is a testing module that allows a driver to put into practice what one had learnt. For additional realism, intelligent objects like vehicles are incorported. The virtual set-up helps driver to adjust his speed in response to changing traffic lights and other vehicles, and to slowdown at box junctions.
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| Our Course is selected as Exemplary Model
Our Diploma in Computer Studies course was selected by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) working group as an Exemplary Model of Industry Technology Programme in 1995. APEC working group selected 52 programmes as Exemplary Models from over 200 submissions. The submissions were selected from various countries and evaluated by an international committee. Only five programmes from Singapore were successfully selected. Out of the five, only one IT related programme Model, Our Diploma in Computer Studies course was selected. |
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