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In this AikiCast interview series, Blaine talks with martial arts and meditation thought leader, Miles Kessler, founder and Dojo Cho of the Integral Dojo in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Miles has created a 10 day telesummit called 'Aikido at the Leading Edge' with over 40 martial artists, thought leaders, meditation teachers, authors, and skilled trainers from a variety of disciplines.

You can participate in the Aikido at the Leading Edge but YOU MUST REGISTER so that you can get a link to all of the activities. The great thing about the telesummit is that its completely free for the 10 days of the summit and for about 1 week afterwards. Use the link below to register for the summit:

Aikido at the Leading Edge Telesummit Link

Don't miss this one!!

Here's the link to Miles Kessler's blog post about spiritual protection that we discussed in this episode:

http://theintegraldojo.com/spiritual-protection/

Direct download: Miles_Kessler_Interview_AALE.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:15am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about some of the problems of running a martial arts business, explains what market myopia is, he discusses some of the opportunities that have been created by the CrossFit craze and expounds on creating so much value for the students that a 'hidden' market of potential new students opens up.

Direct download: Crossfit_and_the_hidden_market.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 8:41am EDT

A Confession

The 'welcome back' episode of 2016 wherein I explain where the podcast disappeared to but, more importantly, where its going from here forward. Cant wait to have you back on board!

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Direct download: A_confession-aac.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 10:52am EDT

Blaine tackles the topic of McDojos in this episode of AikiCast. If you dont know what a McDojo is then you owe it to yourself to listen to this one! There are lots of lessons to be learned from McDojos and Blaine helps put it into proper perspective. There's also a little history lesson about the real Chef Boyardee (think Spaghetti-Os and Ravioli) and how his vision helped him develop his own 'McDojo' type of business that eventually made him and his family fabulously wealthy.

Direct download: McDojo_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:48am EDT

In this episode Blaine discusses the rise of MMA (mixed martial arts) as a distinct and well known sporting style of martial arts training and competititon. He also tackles the tough question of whether or not MMA can be considered a separate and distinct martial art by itself or is it merely just a sport? Listen in as Blaine answers some of the questions he gets quite often from the AikiCast Nation regarding MMA and its current place in the martial arts world.

Direct download: mma_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:40am EDT

Guardian or Warrior?-Part 3

This is the final segment of the AikiCast special 3 part series addressing the difficult and highly charged topic of police brutality, police killing of unarmed citizens, and the standards by which police investigate themselves in use of force incidents. Blaine covers a vast number of topics in this 3 part series which includes busting 3 of the biggest myths surrounding the profession of policing, taking a critical look at several of the most recent killings of unarmed citizens by police officers, discussing the rules under which police officers conduct themselves and discussing how martial arts should be taught and used by law enforcement individuals as a force for good and for saving people, not for doing damage to more people.

Topics covered in the 3 part series includes: the police murders of Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Dillon Taylor, Oscar Grant, Jonathan Crawford III, Tamir Rice, the tactics utilized by police officers around the country, the myth of the good cop, the myth of police protection, the myth of the danger of policing, Graham V Connor, Warren V District of Columbia, Joseph Lozito and Maksim Gelman, Officers Jesse Kidder, Bron Cruz, Timothy Loehman, Johanes Mehserle, Terrance Howell, and Daniel Pantaleo, the difference between a guardian and a warrior and the myth of the sheepdog protecting the sheep from the wolf.

Show Notes and links:

Law Enforcement Sites
http://www.policeone.com/
http://www.officer.com/
http://www.policemag.com/
http://www.lawofficer.com/index.html
http://www.lawofficer.com/articles/2015/06/applying-and-understanding-graham-as-a-patrol-officer.html
Interesting article regarding Graham Vs Connor that talks about ‘reasonableness’ and how the officer needs to write their reports so as to be sure to explain how ‘reasonable’ they were in their actions.

“Each key is no more or less important than the other, but provide for a foundation of how one can justify “reasonable” force. Your police reports should reflect the reasonableness that you used to determine when force was applied. Your definition of reasonable is all that matters, and SCOTUS has determined that time and time again.” 

http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf
Report on Ferguson, Mo. police department by the department of justice. One can gain a sense of the report by reading the chapter titles.

http://www.copblock.org/128554/full-body-cam-video-released-utah-police-killing-dillon-taylor/
Dillon Taylor shooting video

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/dec/04/i-cant-breathe-eric-garner-chokehold-death-video
Eric Garner choking video

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/nov/26/cleveland-video-tamir-rice-shooting-police
Tamir Rice shooting video

http://digg.com/video/wal-mart-surveillance-video-of-john-crawford-iii-shooting
John Crawford shooting video

http://www.mediaite.com/online/video-shows-police-cruelly-lying-to-john-crawfords-girlfriend-after-killing-him-at-walmart/
Video of police interrogating John Crawford’s  girlfriend after his death

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3089495/New-video-shows-cops-taking-limp-Freddie-Gray-police-van-putting-leg-shackles-loading-head-bystanders-pleaded-officers-help-him.html
Freddie Gray videos

http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/04/ohio-police-officer-jesse-kidder-takes-down-murder-suspect-without-firing-a-shot/
Officer Jesse Kidder video

Police Accountability sites:
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/
http://policestatedaily.com/
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/
Reddit forum devoted to police abuse

http://www.copblock.org/129940/those-who-cant-fight-kill/
“The martial arts don’t work on the streets.” I’ve heard this statement by many nationally-recognized defensive tactics trainers throughout my career. I have always found two things quite ironic each time the statement has been made. First, many trainers making such a statement had never worked the streets, and second, every empty-hand technique they taught could be found somewhere in the martial arts.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/how-police-unions-keep-abusive-cops-on-the-street/383258/
Article on police unions

http://blog.simplejustice.us/2015/06/01/the-other-white-meat-police-unions/
Article on police unions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rao33ZYlrq4
Cops gone wild documentary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_v._Connor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia

Direct download: Guardian_and_Warrior_part_3-final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:07pm EDT

Guardian or Warrior?-Part 2

This is part 2 of an AikiCast special 3 part segment addressing the difficult and highly charged topic of police brutality, police killing of unarmed citizens, and the standards by which police investigate themselves in use of force incidents. Blaine covers a vast number of topics in this 3 part series which includes busting 3 of the biggest myths surrounding the profession of policing, taking a critical look at several of the most recent killings of unarmed citizens by police officers, discussing the rules under which police officers conduct themselves and discussing how martial arts should be taught and used by law enforcement individuals as a force for good and for saving people, not for doing damage to more people.

Topics covered in the 3 part series includes: the police murders of Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Dillon Taylor, Oscar Grant, Jonathan Crawford III, Tamir Rice, the tactics utilized by police officers around the country, the myth of the good cop, the myth of police protection, the myth of the danger of policing, Graham V Connor, Warren V District of Columbia, Joseph Lozito and Maksim Gelman, Officers Jesse Kidder, Bron Cruz, Timothy Loehman, Johanes Mehserle, Terrance Howell, and Daniel Pantaleo, the difference between a guardian and a warrior and the myth of the sheepdog protecting the sheep from the wolf.

Show Notes and links:

Law Enforcement Sites
http://www.policeone.com/

http://www.officer.com/

http://www.policemag.com/

http://www.lawofficer.com/index.html

http://www.lawofficer.com/articles/2015/06/applying-and-understanding-graham-as-a-patrol-officer.html
Interesting article regarding Graham Vs Connor that talks about ‘reasonableness’ and how the officer needs to write their reports so as to be sure to explain how ‘reasonable’ they were in their actions.
“Each key is no more or less important than the other, but provide for a foundation of how one can justify “reasonable” force. Your police reports should reflect the reasonableness that you used to determine when force was applied. Your definition of reasonable is all that matters, and SCOTUS has determined that time and time again.” 

http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf
Report on Ferguson, Mo. police department by the department of justice. One can gain a sense of the report by reading the chapter titles.

http://www.copblock.org/128554/full-body-cam-video-released-utah-police-killing-dillon-taylor/
Dillon Taylor shooting video

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/dec/04/i-cant-breathe-eric-garner-chokehold-death-video
Eric Garner choking video

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/nov/26/cleveland-video-tamir-rice-shooting-police
Tamir Rice shooting video

http://digg.com/video/wal-mart-surveillance-video-of-john-crawford-iii-shooting
John Crawford shooting video

http://www.mediaite.com/online/video-shows-police-cruelly-lying-to-john-crawfords-girlfriend-after-killing-him-at-walmart/
Video of police interrogating John Crawford’s  girlfriend after his death

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3089495/New-video-shows-cops-taking-limp-Freddie-Gray-police-van-putting-leg-shackles-loading-head-bystanders-pleaded-officers-help-him.html
Freddie Gray videos

http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/04/ohio-police-officer-jesse-kidder-takes-down-murder-suspect-without-firing-a-shot/
Officer Jesse Kidder video

Police Accountability sites:
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/

http://policestatedaily.com/

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/
Reddit forum devoted to police abuse

http://www.copblock.org/129940/those-who-cant-fight-kill/
“The martial arts don’t work on the streets.” I’ve heard this statement by many nationally-recognized defensive tactics trainers throughout my career. I have always found two things quite ironic each time the statement has been made. First, many trainers making such a statement had never worked the streets, and second, every empty-hand technique they taught could be found somewhere in the martial arts.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/how-police-unions-keep-abusive-cops-on-the-street/383258/
Article on police unions

http://blog.simplejustice.us/2015/06/01/the-other-white-meat-police-unions/
Article on police unions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rao33ZYlrq4
Cops gone wild documentary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_v._Connor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia

Direct download: Guardian_or_Warrior_part_2-final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:31pm EDT

Guardian or Warrior?

This is an AikiCast special 3 part segment addressing the difficult and highly charged topic of police brutality, police killing of unarmed citizens, and the standards by which police investigate themselves in use of force incidents. Blaine covers a vast number of topics in this 3 part series which includes busting 3 of the biggest myths surrounding the profession of policing, taking a critical look at several of the most recent killings of unarmed citizens by police officers, discussing the rules under which police officers conduct themselves and discussing how martial arts should be taught and used by law enforcement individuals as a force for good and for saving people, not for doing damage to more people.

Topics covered in the 3 part series includes: the police murders of Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Dillon Taylor, Oscar Grant, Jonathan Crawford III, Tamir Rice, the tactics utilized by police officers around the country, the myth of the good cop, the myth of police protection, the myth of the danger of policing, Graham V Connor, Warren V District of Columbia, Joseph Lozito and Maksim Gelman, Officers Jesse Kidder, Bron Cruz, Timothy Loehman, Johanes Mehserle, Terrance Howell, and Daniel Pantaleo, the difference between a guardian and a warrior and the myth of the sheepdog protecting the sheep from the wolf.

Show Notes and links:

Law Enforcement Sites
http://www.policeone.com/

http://www.officer.com/

http://www.policemag.com/

http://www.lawofficer.com/index.html

http://www.lawofficer.com/articles/2015/06/applying-and-understanding-graham-as-a-patrol-officer.html
Interesting article regarding Graham Vs Connor that talks about ‘reasonableness’ and how the officer needs to write their reports so as to be sure to explain how ‘reasonable’ they were in their actions.
“Each key is no more or less important than the other, but provide for a foundation of how one can justify “reasonable” force. Your police reports should reflect the reasonableness that you used to determine when force was applied. Your definition of reasonable is all that matters, and SCOTUS has determined that time and time again.” 

http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf
Report on Ferguson, Mo. police department by the department of justice. One can gain a sense of the report by reading the chapter titles.

http://www.copblock.org/128554/full-body-cam-video-released-utah-police-killing-dillon-taylor/
Dillon Taylor shooting video

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/dec/04/i-cant-breathe-eric-garner-chokehold-death-video
Eric Garner choking video

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/nov/26/cleveland-video-tamir-rice-shooting-police
Tamir Rice shooting video

http://digg.com/video/wal-mart-surveillance-video-of-john-crawford-iii-shooting
John Crawford shooting video

http://www.mediaite.com/online/video-shows-police-cruelly-lying-to-john-crawfords-girlfriend-after-killing-him-at-walmart/
Video of police interrogating John Crawford’s  girlfriend after his death

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3089495/New-video-shows-cops-taking-limp-Freddie-Gray-police-van-putting-leg-shackles-loading-head-bystanders-pleaded-officers-help-him.html
Freddie Gray videos

http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/04/ohio-police-officer-jesse-kidder-takes-down-murder-suspect-without-firing-a-shot/
Officer Jesse Kidder video

Police Accountability sites:
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/

http://policestatedaily.com/

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/
Reddit forum devoted to police abuse

http://www.copblock.org/129940/those-who-cant-fight-kill/
“The martial arts don’t work on the streets.” I’ve heard this statement by many nationally-recognized defensive tactics trainers throughout my career. I have always found two things quite ironic each time the statement has been made. First, many trainers making such a statement had never worked the streets, and second, every empty-hand technique they taught could be found somewhere in the martial arts.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/how-police-unions-keep-abusive-cops-on-the-street/383258/
Article on police unions

http://blog.simplejustice.us/2015/06/01/the-other-white-meat-police-unions/
Article on police unions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rao33ZYlrq4
Cops gone wild documentary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_v._Connor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia

Direct download: Guardian_or_Warrior_Part_1-final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:13pm EDT

The Real Meaning of Shugyo

In this episode Blaine discusses his understanding of the meaning of the word 'Shugyo' which is typically translated as 'auster training' or 'intense training'. Blaine explains how he came to first understand the concept and how he has used the concept to enhance his life. Shugyo can be a descriptive concept and idea but also an active idea to be used as a way to find the things one knows they should be doing but are, for whatever reason, procrastinating on. 

Direct download: Shugyo_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:53pm EDT

This Diamond Mining Friday Interview is with a good friend of mine, Joe Anshel Sensei. Joe is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Aikido and spent 4 years as an uchideshi (live-in student) under the renowned Fumio Toyoda Shihan.

Joe is also a student of Zen meditation and brings a wealth of insights to this almost 3 hour long interview about Aikido, Zen, ukemi, Toyoda Sensei, being an uchideshi, and life in general.

Enjoy!

Direct download: Joe_Anshel_Interview_part_1-final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:57am EDT

Kicking off the AikiCast Diamond Mining Friday interview series with a special guest, Meido Moore Sensei. Meido Moore is the Chief Instructor and founder of the Shinjinkai Organization, as well as the founder and Abbott of the Korinji Zen Monastery in Wisconsin. Moore Sensei has been studying Zen and Martial Arts since the 1980's and has travelled all over the world teaching both Aikido and Zen as a full time instructor and Zen priest. 

The interview covers a whole bunch of topics ranging from Moore Sensei's time as an uchi deshi with Fumio Toyoda Shihan, his Zen training, his time and training with T.K. Chiba Shihan, his personal experiences and insights, his vision of the future of both Aikido and Zen training, and his thoughts on teaching and being a full time martial arts teacher.

The links for Moore Sensei's websites mentioned in the interview are:

Korinji.org (Korinji Zen Monastery)

Shinjinkai.org (Shinjinkai Aikido Organization)

Rinzaizen.org (Rinzai Zen Organization)

Direct download: Meido_Moore_Interview_Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:28pm EDT

In this episode Blaine talks about an experience he had with Toyoda Sensei that wasnt so pleasant but how it ultimately lead to a better friendship with him. It happened while Blaine was working for him at the Japanese Culture Center in Chicago, IL. Toyoda Sensei misinterpreted a phone call that was meant for Blaine and ended up yelling at Blaine and making accusations that he was leaving Sensei to join the military. Although this wasnt true, it was the last straw for Blaine and he resigned his post at Tenshinkan Dojo. 

Blaine made his way back to his hometown where he began a small Aikido program at a health club that eventually grew into a large Aikido school. Throughout the year after Blaine left Chicago there was no contact with Toyoda Sensei since they were both angry with each other. However, after a particularly timely phone call from another Sensei to check in with Blaine, he received some advice that would ultimately lead him to go back to Chicago and patch up the relationship. What he learned through the process is a priceless life lesson which Blaine talks about in the show.

Aikido in daily life-Taking Emotional Ukemi is all about how to take responsibility for everything that happens in our lives whether we feel we're responsible for them or not. Listen in for some more wisdom on how to be a stronger, healthier and more fulfilled human being through these martial lessons! Enjoy!

 

Direct download: Ukemi_in_daily_life-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:37pm EDT

AC-Q&A Session 4

In this episode of the AikiCast question and answer session, Blaine tackles 2 big topics: starting your own martial arts business and what to do about the current state of police abuses in the U.S.

The first question from Paolo is about being a full time instructor and whether or not I recommend it. I give him my personal experiences from starting and running several businesses over the past 20 years and how to start a martial arts business, run it successfully and still maintain your passion for the art.

The second question from Chris is about the current situations we see almost every week where somebody is either abused or killed by the police and what my thoughts are. I give him my viewpoint as a trainer of law enforcement as well as an informed citizen and concealed carry proponent. 

This episode is filled to the brim so get ready for some action!

Direct download: QA_session_4-final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:13pm EDT

In this session of Diamond Mining Friday, Blaine talks about some more Zen wisdom that was gleaned from his time as an uchi deshi studying Aikido and Zen. This diamond was mined from a realization Blaine had while sitting at Toyoda Sensei's funeral in 2001.

The phrase 'Light your hair on fire' comes from a Zen concept of meditating like one's hair was on fire which is a challenge to any student to be totally committed to the act at hand. Blaine relates this concept to his experiences and goes even deeper with it, explaining how it means more than just doing things with intensity.

 

Direct download: DMF_004-Hair_on_Fire-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:49pm EDT

A Diamond Mining Friday podcast, the first of 2015, goes into detail about the an experience Blaine had while an uchi deshi at Tenshinkan Dojo in Chicago, IL. 

This episode touches on the japanese concept of 'ichi go ichi e', or one moment, one opprtunity. This is an oft repeated phrase around Zen and martial circles alike which basically means that 'now is the only time' that there really is so be here, in this very moment, and be here now. 

Blaine talks about a funny, yet eye opening, experience he had with Toyoda Sensei while chopping carrots for dinner. Toyoda Sensei unleashes some zen wisdom on him that has stuck with him to this very day and affects all of his Aikido classes. It is a concept which has implications for relationships, self defense, martial arts training, and life in general.

Listen in on some of the wisdom of a master shared with his students.

Direct download: DMF_003-Now_is_the_only_time-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:25pm EDT

AC-011-Self Defense Concepts-Part 1-Awareness as a weapon

In this episode, Blaine Feyen talks introduces us to his ideas about self defense training and how most martial artists go about it all wrong. He talks about the concept of awareness as a weapon, recovering from stupidity, and touches on some of the legal ramifications of self defense.

 

Direct download: Aikicast_011-Meditations_on_violence-Volume_Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:50pm EDT

In this podcast episode, Blaine Feyen talks about the art of ukemi, as well as what it means to be a good uke. He explores some deeper concepts of ukemi and takes it beyond simply attacker and defender and also beyond simply the skill of falling. Blaine explains how ukemi is used to achieve success in daily living and how beneficial good ukemi is to real self defense. 

Direct download: AC-010-_The_Art_of_Ukemi-Its_not_what_you_think.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:54pm EDT

Blaine discusses some of the benefits of training in Aikido. There are many more benefits than are mentioned in this podcast but Blaine outlines 5 very important reasons one might decide to start training in Aikido. The benefits include flexibility, increased cardio vascular health, Self defense skills, physical and mental resilience and awareness. Listen in to some of the personal anecdotes Blaine brings to the podcast and, as usual, taking notes is highly recommended! 

Direct download: AC_009_-_5_Benefits_of_Training_in_Aikido.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:36pm EDT

In this episode Blaine discusses the top 10 reasons why Aikido is not only a great martial art for children, its also one of the best martial arts for children. Grab a pad and pen and take some notes!

Direct download: aikicast_6.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:35am EDT

In this episode, Blaine gives a brief biography of Fumio Toyoda and then expounds on his time as Toyoda Sensei's uchi-deshi (live-in student) and the top 5 lessons he Toyoda Sensei left his students. Make sure you take notes, this is some good s***!

Direct download: AC_007-Toyoda_Style-small.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30pm EDT

In this episode Blaine talks about the martial art of the gun and how his Aikido understanding overlaps with his understanding and training with guns. He gives 3 challenges to martial artists and martial arts instructors at the end of the podcast so listen all the way to the end and TAKE NOTES!

Direct download: AC_008_Aikido_and_Guns.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am EDT

Summary: In this podcast Blaine talks about his opinion on whether or not students should sign a contract with a martial arts school. He also gives a ton of good advice about picking the right school for you and how to negotiate your agreement with the school you choose.

Direct download: AC005-Contract_Vs_No_Contract-For_Students.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:52am EDT

Summary: In this podcast I discuss my opinions on whether schools should have students sign agreements or not. I also give my advice on 6 things owners should do to be more successful with new students. Listen and learn!

Direct download: AC091013-Contracts_or_No_Contracts-For_School_Owners.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:16am EDT

Summary: Picking up where we left off on the last podcast and finishing up with the tips for choosing the martial arts  school that's right for you. Enjoy!

Direct download: AikiCast_090413-Choosing_a_dojo_part2_.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:43pm EDT

Summary: Welcome back to AikiCast! We took a brief hiatus but are back with a vengeance. This is a quick welcome back and overview podcast. Enjoy!

Direct download: AikiCast_090213-Welcome_Back.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:40pm EDT

Summary: Taken from our "7 Deadly Sins When Choosing A Dojo" auto-responder series from the ToyodaCenter.com website. I walk you through some of the big things to look for when trying to choose the martial arts school that's right for you! Take some notes and enjoy!

Direct download: AikiCast_090413-Choosing_a_dojo_part_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:26pm EDT

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