Seahawks.com: Eight of the Sea Gals put on a show at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in front of friends and family to rehearse routines before traveling abroad to entertain our troops in foreign countries. [Click here to watch the video]

By JAY BETSILL
Special to DFW.com
Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders took a huge step in fan interaction as they unveiled “official” public Twitter accounts for the veterans who are returning to audition in May. Until Feb. 3, the only chance any fans had to experience this would be to attend a game at Cowboys Stadium or one of the DCC appearances. With the worldwide appeal and fan base of the Cowboys, this eliminates most fans.

“With the ever growing use of social media, we saw it as an opportunity to grow the interaction of the DCC and the DCC brand through Twitter,” said Kelli Finglass, Director Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. “As an organization, we realize social media is here to stay and we can either embrace it and get out in front of it or choose to ignore it and not adapt. We have chosen to embrace it.”

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have always had social media accounts including Facebook and Twitter, accompanied with concerns of confidentiality and safety. By creating the public DCC branded accounts, the girls can share their experiences as public figures to further interact with the fans while allowing them the privacy to keep personal accounts secured. Each cheerleader was given the option to participate because forcing the issue would go against what social media is all about.

The plan is to fully integrate social media into all things DCC included game day presentations and the printed materials. Look for the popular CMT series Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team to include some interactive perspectives. Dallas Cowboys social media manager Shannon Gross has begun to hold monthly classes to educate the girls on items ranging from best practices and safety to new developments in the social media space and Q&A sessions.

“Our main objective with this project is to strengthen the bond with the fans and let them get to know and interact with the cheerleaders on a personal level,” Finglass said. “We’ve only had the accounts active for a few days and they have already been a huge hit with fans and the DCC.”

You can stay in the loop with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders — including their auditions on May 5 and prep classes — on their Official Facebook Page and Official Twitter Page.

By Vinny Earley
Contributing Writer
Daily 49er

Cal State Long Beach senior Lindsay Riley balances school with long practices and tireless dance routines every week so that she may appear on the Lakers’ court come game time.

“You really have to learn to manage your time,” Riley said.

Riley, a health science major, is on the Laker Girls squad this season along with three CSULB graduates.

As a young girl, at a friend’s cabin in Big Bear, Riley said she was drawn to the old Laker Girls posters and other Lakers memorabilia.

Jennifer Albeanu, a CSULB journalism graduate, joined the Laker Girls this year. She said she was more excited than nervous during the rehearsal before her first game.

“There aren’t any people in the seats,” Albeanu said. “It’s just you and your Laker Girl uniform.”

Albeanu, who also works full-time at an equestrian center, said the CSULB girls are like her sisters.

For CSULB communications and journalism graduate Heather Hischar, being a Laker Girl has been a dream of hers ever since she could remember.

“I grew up in a Laker household, but I wasn’t a basketball fan,” Hischar said. “So I just watched the Laker Girls.”

Laker Girls tryouts usually consist of 500 to 600 applicants who are periodically cut throughout the day, leaving roughly 40 to 50 finalists. The finalists must then wait for a callback.

Hischar is in her third season as a Laker Girl, but she said the process is just as nerve-wracking as ever.

Hischar works as a dance instructor. She is applying to graduate schools for the fall to further her communications education.

“I would enjoy a media relations or public relations position for a charitable organization,” Hischar said.

Due to lengthy negotiations between players and owners during the off-season, the NBA started late this year, which means the season will be shortened.

For Kelsey Saunders, a CSULB dance graduate and first-season Laker Girl, the shortened season is all she knows.

“We were busy right from the start,” Saunders said. “I’m used to being really busy, so it feels normal.”

However, the NBA lockout caused teams to pack a lot of games into a short period of time.

Hischar said the Laker Girls aren’t worried about the hectic schedule.

“We’re all just really excited because we get to have a season,” Hischar said.

By Albert McKeon
Nashua Telegraph
February 5, 2012

The last few days have been a whirlwind for Brittney-Lynne Stanley.

The 21-year-old Nashua native received a police escort to Logan International Airport in Boston, flew a chartered jet to Indianapolis and has bounced from event to event while preparing for a football game that will capture the attention of millions.

That football game is the Super Bowl. Stanley is a New England Patriots cheerleader, and from the sidelines, she will have one of the best views of the game – in between cheers and celebrations of what she hopes will be many Pats touchdowns.

“It’s so cool,” Stanley said in a telephone interview Friday after she and her fellow cheerleaders finished a dress rehearsal at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, the site of Super Bowl XLVI.

The squad had just practiced its pregame routine and was part of a somewhat private audience for Kelly Clarkson practicing the national anthem.

From the stadium, the cheerleaders were headed to a team media event, and later a full practice.

The Patriots will be the only cheerleading squad at the Super Bowl, Stanley said. The New York Giants don’t have a squad, nor do they have a mascot, she said.

During the game, the cheerleaders will stand on the Patriots’ side of the field.

Because it’s the Super Bowl and not a Patriots home game, the squad will perform its usual dance routines but to different music, Stanley said. But the cheerleaders still can dance to the team’s signature song, “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne, as well as their touchdown and extra-point songs, she said.

Stanley can’t believe she’s part of the Super Bowl frenzy.

It started with the squad – along with friends and family of Patriots players and staff – receiving a police escort Thursday from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., to Logan Airport.

“It was, like, shocking to see police stopping traffic for us,” she said. “It was a humbling experience.”

They flew to Indiana on a chartered plane and attended a Patriots welcome dinner that night. Team owner Robert Kraft sat with the cheerleaders and relayed that his wife, Myra, who died last year, was a supporter of the squad.

“He is such a genuinely nice guy,” Stanley said. “It was nice to meet the boss.”

On Friday, Stanley attended an event featuring former Patriot Tedy Bruschi, who suffered a stroke during his career, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Center. Then it was off to rehearsal, the media event and practice.

Linda Stanley, Brittney-Lynne’s mother, isn’t sure yet where she’ll watch the Super Bowl, but she hopes a television camera will focus on her daughter just long enough to make the experience complete.

“It would be amazing if I could see her,” Linda said.

It was Linda who encouraged Brittney-Lynne to try out for the cheerleading squad. With the exception of a year in junior high school, Brittney-Lynne had never been a cheerleader, her mother said.

Stanley has danced most of her life. In 2009, she performed in “Swing” with the Teen Actorsingers and previously had choreographed “Once Upon a Mattress” with the Peacock Players.

But Linda told Brittney-Lynne about the Patriots, suggesting that she give it a shot. Brittney-Lynne attended a workshop and then tryouts, ultimately making the squad.

Brittney-Lynne is studying arts and entertainment management, with a concentration in dance, at Dean College in Franklin, Mass., while performing with the cheerleaders. It’s her second year with the squad, and she is one of four captains.

Since touching down in Indianapolis, Brittney-Lynne has been texting her mother about what she’s doing next. Linda doesn’t answer because she figures her daughter is busy, but appreciates the updates.

After the Super Bowl, Stanley and the other cheerleaders will attend a postgame party and then fly home Monday.

She hopes there will be one more party, a championship celebration in Boston.

By KALA KACHMAR
The Bulletin
Feb 02, 2012

Montville, Conn. —

At 19, Montville High School graduate Cassie Go already has accomplished her dream of becoming a professional dancer.

Last year, Go was one of 31 women chosen from a pool of 300 to become a cheerleader for the New England Patriots. Now, as Super Bowl Sunday approaches, Go has an opportunity to dance in front of millions of people watching from all over the country and beyond.

“I’m so excited,” Go said. “It’s unreal. It still hasn’t even hit me.”

She left Thursday with her cheer squad for Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, where Super Bowl XLVI will be played. She said her weekend will include a welcome reception, a post-game gala, rehearsals and numerous promotional appearances.

“It’s going to be a full week, and I’m just so excited by every second of it,” she said.

Being a cheerleader for the Patriots takes up a lot of her time, Go said. The cheer team practices twice a week, makes promotional appearances and participates in charity events.

“Being a Patriots cheerleader is 24/7, whether we’re at practice or appearances or practicing on our own,” Go said. “I’m always representing the Patriots and doing the best I can to do that.”

In her spare time, Go gives dance lessons at Alyson’s School of Dance in Colchester. She also works part time at Family Physical Therapy in Colchester and part-time dancing for an entertainment company in Hartford. She still lives at home with her family in Montville.

“Since Montville is so small, everybody is very supportive,” she said. “My family, friends and friends of friends. Every time I see someone, they’re always asking me about it. It’s really nice to have that.”

But Go said she’s also close with the 30 other women on her squad. She said being a Patriots cheerleader isn’t just having a job or being on a team — her teammates are her family.

Began as toddler

Although this is the first time Go has been a cheerleader, she has been dancing since she was 2. She’s done tap, ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern and contemporary.

“I just love dancing and performing,” Go said. “It doesn’t matter what kind of dance I’m doing. I could be doing my favorite dance in the whole world, or I can be doing one I don’t care for. As long as I’m in front of an audience performing, I’m loving every second of it.”

At 19, Montville High School graduate Cassie Go already has accomplished her dream of becoming a professional dancer.

Last year, Go was one of 31 women chosen from a pool of 300 to become a cheerleader for the New England Patriots. Now, as Super Bowl Sunday approaches, Go has an opportunity to dance in front of millions of people watching from all over the country and beyond.

“I’m so excited,” Go said. “It’s unreal. It still hasn’t even hit me.”

She left Thursday with her cheer squad for Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, where Super Bowl XLVI will be played. She said her weekend will include a welcome reception, a post-game gala, rehearsals and numerous promotional appearances.

“It’s going to be a full week, and I’m just so excited by every second of it,” she said.

Being a cheerleader for the Patriots takes up a lot of her time, Go said. The cheer team practices twice a week, makes promotional appearances and participates in charity events.

“Being a Patriots cheerleader is 24/7, whether we’re at practice or appearances or practicing on our own,” Go said. “I’m always representing the Patriots and doing the best I can to do that.”

In her spare time, Go gives dance lessons at Alyson’s School of Dance in Colchester. She also works part time at Family Physical Therapy in Colchester and part-time dancing for an entertainment company in Hartford. She still lives at home with her family in Montville.

“Since Montville is so small, everybody is very supportive,” she said. “My family, friends and friends of friends. Every time I see someone, they’re always asking me about it. It’s really nice to have that.”

But Go said she’s also close with the 30 other women on her squad. She said being a Patriots cheerleader isn’t just having a job or being on a team — her teammates are her family.

Began as toddler

Although this is the first time Go has been a cheerleader, she has been dancing since she was 2. She’s done tap, ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern and contemporary.

“I just love dancing and performing,” Go said. “It doesn’t matter what kind of dance I’m doing. I could be doing my favorite dance in the whole world, or I can be doing one I don’t care for. As long as I’m in front of an audience performing, I’m loving every second of it.”

Go said her dance instructor, Alyson Ayer, has been her inspiration. Ayer also is proud of Go.

“The fact that she’s able to use this to broaden her horizons and to travel and meet new people is a wonderful thing,” Ayer said. “We always knew she was destined to do something with it. I think she has a very special gift. It’s wonderful to see her sharing it.”

Ayer said Go started dancing at her studio when she was 3. At 11, she became an assistant instructor and recently began teaching her own classes.

“She always had a lot of spunk,” Ayer said. “I knew she had something special because she couldn’t wait to get on stage. Any time she performed, it was like a light switch went on in her.”

Rachel Bagdasarian, 11, of Colchester, is one of Go’s dance students. She is learning jazz and contemporary.

“She’s a really, really good, talented dancer,” Rachel said. “There’s still a lot to learn, but I’ve definitely learned a lot so far from her.”

Rachel said she looks up to Go as a dancer.

Go said she plans to continue to be a professional dancer and eventually plans to open her own dance studio. She said she will reaudition for the cheerleading squad in March, but no one is guaranteed a spot.

“Being a professional dancer, I think it’s amazing that I accomplished my dream when I was 18 years old,” Go said. “This is just the beginning. I want to go on and do more things like this, maybe more dance teams.”

“I’m just so thankful for this experience,” she said. “It really feels great that I’m able to do something with my passion.”

Go said her dance instructor, Alyson Ayer, has been her inspiration. Ayer also is proud of Go.

“The fact that she’s able to use this to broaden her horizons and to travel and meet new people is a wonderful thing,” Ayer said. “We always knew she was destined to do something with it. I think she has a very special gift. It’s wonderful to see her sharing it.”

Ayer said Go started dancing at her studio when she was 3. At 11, she became an assistant instructor and recently began teaching her own classes.

“She always had a lot of spunk,” Ayer said. “I knew she had something special because she couldn’t wait to get on stage. Any time she performed, it was like a light switch went on in her.”

Rachel Bagdasarian, 11, of Colchester, is one of Go’s dance students. She is learning jazz and contemporary.

“She’s a really, really good, talented dancer,” Rachel said. “There’s still a lot to learn, but I’ve definitely learned a lot so far from her.”

Rachel said she looks up to Go as a dancer.

Go said she plans to continue to be a professional dancer and eventually plans to open her own dance studio. She said she will reaudition for the cheerleading squad in March, but no one is guaranteed a spot.

“Being a professional dancer, I think it’s amazing that I accomplished my dream when I was 18 years old,” Go said. “This is just the beginning. I want to go on and do more things like this, maybe more dance teams.”

“I’m just so thankful for this experience,” she said. “It really feels great that I’m able to do something with my passion.”

Danielle Lannon was on the sidelines the last time the Patriots and Giants met in the Super Bowl.
By Terry Date
The Swampscott Patch

Swampscott’s Super Bowl cheerleading tradition will continue Sunday when Michelle Nigro takes to the sidelines.

She will be the second Patriots cheerleader from Swampscott to cheer in a Super Bowl that pits New England vs the Giants.

Her Swampscott High dance team teacher, Danielle Lannon, cheered the first time the two teams played a Super Bowl in 2008.

Here is a Q&A interview with Danielle, still the coach for the school’s dance team.

Who knows, maybe one of her current team members will keep the tradition alive and cheer at a Pats Super Bowl in the future.

Q&A With Danielle

When and where did you go for the Super Bowl?

The game was held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February 3, 2008.

Who were the Pats playing?

The Pats played the New York Giants.

Where did you stay and how long were you there?

We stayed at a hotel in Scottsdale for the long weekend.

What was your first impression of Super Bowl week?

Super Bowl week was such a positive and exciting week! It’s the biggest game of the NFL season, every team dreams of playing in the game and as a cheerleader it was a dream come true to perform on the sidelines of the Super Bowl!

What did you do in your free time?

Each day we had some free time to walk around as tourists, shop at the Super Bowl gift stores or get a workout in!

Did you mix with the cheerleaders from the Giants?

The Giants actually do not have cheerleaders!

Did you mix with the players?

No, we did not mix with the players. The players spent the week preparing and practicing for the game.

What promotional things did you do?

We got to meet with a lot of really great fans through different promotional events that weekend! Aside from performing on the sidelines, I always enjoyed meeting and talking with some truly friendly and interesting people.

Who performed at half time?

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Did you have a role in the halftime show?

We did not have a role in the performance, but enjoyed the show from the field directly next to the stage!

What was your favorite part of the week?

My favorite part of the week was to be cheering on the sidelines of Super Bowl XLII! It really was a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget!

What was your favorite part of the game?

My favorite part of the game was simply walking onto the field! The energy and excitement in the stadium was unbelievable, I couldn’t believe I was actually there!

Any real humorous moments you can remember?

One thing I can remember was buying sweaters/sweatshirts the moment we arrived because it was chilly! Heading to Arizona, we thought the weather would be a little warmer than it was!

How was performing at the big game different than performing at Gillette?

The difference performing at the Super Bowl to performing at Gillette was the increase in media personnel on the sidelines, a new field to perform on and the fact that it was the biggest football game of the season! Other than that, we were still there to do our job; cheer on the team and keep the fans motivated!

Do you want the Pats to avenge the ’07 loss?

Of course I want the Patriots to win!

What was the mood on the return home?

The mood on Monday when we traveled home was very quiet. Going into the Super Bowl after an undefeated regular season, I don’t think anyone expected the outcome!

What would you tell any cheerleader going to a Super Bowl for the first time?

I would tell any cheerleader going to a Super Bowl to enjoy every moment, take a lot of pictures and expect an indescribable experience!

Where will you will be watching on Sunday?

I will be watching the game with my boyfriend’s family at their home!
About this column: Stories that say Swampscott through and through.

Arizona State University
2/3/2012

Newswise — This Super Bowl Sunday, while the New England Patriots go head-to-head with the New York Giants, cut your eyes away briefly to the sidelines to consider the cheerleaders. Who are these women wielding pom-poms?

The Patriots cheerleaders are among nearly 4 million cheerleaders in the United States – many of whom pursue professional degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as well as health sciences.

Surprised? Stereotypes affect us all. Perhaps, this is part of the reason why: When Patriots cheerleaders rouse the crowd for the red, white and blue on Feb. 5, the Giants sidelines will be empty. Giants co-owner John Mara, quoted by the New York Times in 2010, defended the team’s elimination of its cheerleaders. “Philosophically we have always had issues with sending scantily clad women out on the field to entertain our fans,” Mara said.

But in an age when interdisciplinary studies are on the rise, perhaps two stereotypes need to be reconsidered and even combined: our image of scientists and our image of dancers. Scientists don’t just come with thick glasses and an overbite, and dancers have much more than tulle for brains.

“The power of a stereotype is in its ability to control behavior and limit opportunity,” says Mary Margaret Fonow, a professor of women and gender studies and director of the School of Social Transformation in ASU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. “That we have difficulty putting cheerleading together with intelligence says more about us than about our student athletes who have the gumption to challenge the cultural stereotypes on and off the field.”

The ASU Sun Devil Spirit Squad is a prime example of how excellence plays out both on the field and in the STEM classroom.

Part of the Sun Devil Marching Band, the Spirit Squad includes the Sun Devil Spirit Leaders and Sparky’s Crew and Dance Team. Numbering about 40, these spirited students dedicate nearly 20 hours a week to practice, and they make 150 appearances each year, led by Julie Mayhall, ASU Spirit Director and ASU alumnus.

“These students are well-rounded women who are extremely talented, intelligent, motivated and disciplined, with many of them on full academic scholarships,” Mayhall says. “My captain, who is a senior and a fourth-year member, was just accepted to UCLA and ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

“People are largely unaware of the community service efforts and practice they put into making their team one of the best in the country,” Mayhall adds. “We recently placed third at the College National Dance Team Championship in Division 1A. We’ve made great strides to become the best in our state, the Pac-12 and now top three in the country – all while upholding academics, spirit and pride at ASU.”

“We like to prove people wrong,” say Jessica Cooper, Logan Reginato, Rosie Nestor, Briana Plimpton and Roxane Jarvis, all STEM squad members, who are pursuing careers in nursing, medicine, marine biology and math education.

What inspired these young athletes to pursue science as well as dance? The same reasons that propel other men and women to achieve: a desire to change lives, a family member with cancer, the challenge of scientific discovery, or, as Jarvis says, because “I just love math.”

“I always get asked how I manage to do both school and the spirit squad and still keep a 4.0 GPA,” Cooper says. “In life, if you want something bad enough you will do anything it takes to achieve your goals. I like proving to people that you can be studious but also involved with your school. I love being a part of the ASU community, and I love performing in front of thousands of fans! Our team has such an amazing bond that I can trust my teammates with my life.”

Arizona State’s science-minded squad members were highlighted on a website traditionally focused on current and former National Football League and National Basketball Association cheerleaders-turned scientists and engineers. The site, Science Cheerleader, was developed by Darlene Cavalier. A former cheerleader for the Philadelphia 76ers and writer for Discover Magazine, Cavalier says it’s time to change the tone of science and science policy as well as stereotypes of women and cheerleaders.

“There are hundreds of Science Cheerleaders in the NBA and NFL well positioned to playfully challenge stereotypes and inspire young girls to consider STEM careers. In fact, if you tune into the Super Bowl this Sunday, no fewer than 13 of the Patriots cheerleaders you’ll see on TV, are Science Cheerleaders,” says Cavalier.

As the website shows, cheerleaders and dancers are software analysts, biomolecular and civil engineers, chemists, biologists and nurses, and they are ready to challenge the roadblocks that hinder women in the pursuit of science careers.

So enjoy your Super Bowl Sunday, but while you share your game stats consider this tidbit for Arizona for next year: Six of our Cardinals cheerleaders are engineers, nurses and scientists, and four of those are ASU alumni. Go Science!

To view Science Cheerleaders videos:
ASU spirit squad: http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2012/01/asu-cheerleaders-we-like-to-prove-people-wrong/

Patriots: http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/category/the-science-cheerleaders/new-england-patriots/

Cardinals:http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2012/02/how-many-az-cardinals-cheerleaders-are-science-cheerleaders/

Skip Rozin
The Wall Street Journal

The New York Giants are proud of their 87-year-history in the National Football League, and have largely achieved their popularity and success while eschewing the frivolity embraced by most other teams. This means no mascots or cheerleaders. The Giants are one of only six NFL teams—along with the Bears, Browns, Lions, Packers and Steelers—that don’t employ a cheering squad.

There was a time however, when the Giants did have cheerleaders, for at least one season and possibly as many as five. This was about five years after the Baltimore Colts were credited with fielding the first official squad in 1954.

The New York Times introduced the Giants’ 10 cheerleaders, young women ranging in age from 17 to 20, in October of 1959. Various reports had them cheering as late as the 1963 season, but official confirmation is sketchy. Giants’ vice president of communications Pat Hanlon says he has a memory of their being used “ever so briefly in the mid-60s.”

Even more clouded is what ended their tenure. The league’s official documenting agent NFL Films didn’t begin regularly shooting Giants games until 1964. But there is a good chance that the squad’s demise has to do with an ill-fated attempt to use flip cards, those slogan-carrying placards popular at college games.

Accounts from fans who learned the story from parents or broadcasters describe 10 cheerleaders coming onto the field, each with a card intended to combine for a message to motivate the Yankee Stadium crowd. An alternate version had a card section consisting of hundreds of participants in the stands.

Not in question is what happened next. At the signal, the cards were flipped over to reveal not words of encouragement but “OG GINATS OG.”

“It was a disaster,” said Ed Croke, who was the Giants’ head of communications in 1976 when he told the story to a group of reporters; he retired in 1993. “We never tried that again.”

That goes for the flip cards and, presumably, the cheerleaders.

By Elizabeth Nida
The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN
Feb 04, 2012

Slide show: Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders

Being a Minnesota Vikings cheerleader has “changed my life,” says a 23-year-old Rochester mother of two.

“Through hard work, I got here,” says Amanda, who asked that her last name not be used, as is the Vikings’ policy. “It was something I always wanted.”

She’s one of two Rochester women who were on the Vikings cheerleading squad this past season. Amanda, a Rochester Community and Technical College graduate who has been on the squad for two seasons, says she plans to try out again in April.

Tami Krause, the head coach and coordinator for the Vikings cheerleaders, says Amanda “sparkles” on field.

“Right away during auditions, she caught our attention because she’s someone who has a great presence about her,” Krause said. “She’s a wonderful performer, very eye-catching.”

Women on the squad generally range in age from 18 to 30. To be selected, cheerleaders must have full-time jobs or be full-time students or mothers. The cheerleaders are paid, as a part-time job, but “we don’t make millions,” said Amanda. About 200 women typically try out for 35 spots on the squad.

Once on the squad, the women practice about 10 hours a week, and 3-mile runs and workouts with personal trainers are routine. Community service and public appearances also are expected.

“It’s not pom poms and red lips and game-day only,” Krause said. “It’s a lot more than that.”

Socializing between cheerleaders and Vikings players is prohibited and it’s spelled out in contract, Krause said. “We like to keep it very professional,” she said. “We tend to have to fight enough stereotypes.”

The rules don’t stop cheerleaders from having favorite players, though. When asked who her favorite Vikings player is, Amanda said, “Obviously, Marcus Sherels,” the Rochester John Marshall standout.

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