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FROM THE FAIRWAYS
2015 YEAR IN REVIEW
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WELCOME
2015 NOTABLE RESEARCH AND
PATIENT CARE BREAKTHROUGHS
Dear Friends,
As we move toward a new year, I would like
to offer my deepest appreciation for your
continued involvement with Jimmy Fund Golf.
In 2015, your efforts on and off the golf course
helped Jimmy Fund Golf raise vital funds for
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Thanks to your support and dedication, Dana-Farber
was able to achieve the following breakthroughs:
■ FDA fast-tracking and approval of an experimental
drug for non-small cell lung cancer that achieved 95
percent disease control in clinical trials
Thanks to your support, Dana-Farber is able to maintain a singular focus
on conquering cancer with an equal commitment to both research
and patient care. This 50/50 balance results in an extraordinary level
of collaboration and partnership between our laboratory scientists,
clinicians, and patients, and is essential for making the most progress
against cancer in the shortest amount of time.
■ Launching a groundbreaking genetic test
In 2015, Dana-Farber opened chemistry, biology, and drug development
labs in the state-of-the-art Longwood Center. This space allows our
best and brightest researchers to work together on understanding
the biology of cancer and bringing novel cancer-fighting agents from
the laboratory bench to the patient bedside. All of this would not be
possible without your continued support.
this link has been shown in a large population—as well
As you may know, I will be retiring in 2016 as president and CEO of
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Looking back over my 16 years at DanaFarber, I am delighted by how much Jimmy Fund Golf has grown, from
raising $2.8 million in my first year to $6.8 million in 2015. I am confident
the next 16 years will be just as fruitful for this important program and,
as a result, for Dana-Farber.
Now is a time of great promise for cancer science, and I know that with
your continued commitment, Dana-Farber will remain at the forefront
of the field. On behalf of Dana-Farber’s patients and their families,
thank you for your continued commitment to conquering cancer with
Jimmy Fund Golf.
to speed treatment decisions and improve targeting
of treatments in blood cancers
■ Discovering that high levels of vitamin D can
help protect against colorectal cancer—the first time
as improve survival time for patients with the disease
■ Creating a web-based, animated video series
on oral chemotherapy to educate patients and their
families about the benefits and risks of this type of
cancer treatment
■ Demonstrating that statin drugs can delay
progression of prostate cancer by a median of
10 months if initiated at the start of androgen therapy
■ Achieving reduced recurrence of disease in
women with small, HER2-positive breast tumors
using a lower-intensity combination therapy that
limits negative side effects
Sincerely,
Edward J. Benz Jr., MD
President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
F R O M T H E FA I R W AY S
. YEAR
IN REVIEW 2015
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Division of Development & The Jimmy Fund
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
has been the top ranked cancer
hospital in New England by
U.S. News and World Report
for 15 consecutive years, and
is the only cancer center in
the country ranked in the top
4 for both adult and pediatric
cancer programs.
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Tournament Director Tony Ravosa and special
guest Rene Rancourt (Boston Bruins National Anthem
Singer) celebrate conquering cancer at Fox Hopyard
in East Haddam, CT at the “Connecticut Conquers
Cancer” Jimmy Fund Golf Outing...
Thurs Oct 01 2015 on Instagram
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TOP FUNDRAISING TOURNAMENTS
Representing the C&S Wholesale Grocers Charity Golf Outing at the
2015 Jimmy Fund Golf Classic are Organizing Committee Member
Tom Patterson (left) and Darren Simpkins. The tournament contributed
$300,000 to pediatric cancer research this year.
Maria Ambach (left) and Melanie King (right), of the Dunkin’ Donuts George Mandell Memorial Golf
­Tournament present a check to Dana-Farber’s Lee Nadler, MD.
Launching a drive at the 2015 Jimmy Fund Golf Classic is Expect
Miracles Foundation Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Frank Strauss. The 2015 Expect Miracles Golf Classic saw an impressive
$125,000 increase in fundraising over the 2014 Classic.
The Ahold USA Store Development Jimmy Fund Classic raised more
than $425,000 in 2015 thanks to the efforts of tournament Co-Chairs
Bill Lawrence (left) and Scott Haley.
The Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament/Jeffrey Vinick Memorial—represented at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic by
co-chairman Tom Mathes (far left) and committee members (left to right) Tom Taylor, Peter Clark, Dan Buendo,
and Dave Madsen—has raised more than $10 million since 1980.
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TOP REVENUE JUMPS
TOP 10 FUNDRAISING JUMPS FROM 2014 TO 2015
(BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE FOR EVENTS RAISING MORE THAN $10,000 IN 2015)
EVENT NAME
2015 TOTAL
2014 TOTAL
INCREASE
FROM 2014
Chris Rowan Memorial Golf Tournament
$ 10,000 $
5,000 100%
Just Fore the Kids
$ 19,000 $ 10,100 88%
Stockbridge Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament
$ 101,056 $ 56,970 77%
Friends of Brantwood Road Tournament
$ 33,005 $ 20,323 62%
Matt Ziemian Memorial Golf Tournament
$ 10,200 $
6,300 62%
C&S Wholesale Grocers Charity Golf Tournament
$ 300,000 $ 191,600 57%
Amos E. Wasgatt, III Memorial
$ 26,636 $ 17,396 53%
Essex County Chiefs of Police Association Golf Tournament
$ 15,390 $ 11,000 40%
18 Holes for a Cause
$ 20,409 $ 15,225 34%
Expect Miracles Golf Classic
$ 525,000 $ 400,000 31%
In 2015, the Stockbridge Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament, represented by
(left to right) Mike Balcom, Andy Cohen, Liz Rappaport, and Jay O’Brien
exceeded the $100,000 mark for the first time.
Pictured at their event are committee members of the Friends of Brantwood Road Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament.
In 2015, the event increased its fundraising by more than 60%.
In its 10th and final year, the Amos E. Wasgatt, III Memorial Golf
Tournament raised $27,000, moving past $250,000 cumulatively raised
for brain tumor research.
This year, the Chris Rowan Memorial Golf Tournament doubled its fundraising, making a gift of $10,000.
Pictured at the event are members of the committee, including (from left) Steve Rowan, Thomas Rowan,
Tournament Director Brian Rowan, and Matt Dolan.
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MILESTONES
TOURNAMENTS CELEBRATING MILESTONES
(IN FIVE-YEAR INCREMENTS)
For the past 30 years, Jack Rourke (left) and Tom Livingston have organized the Steve Ronan/Tom McKay Budweiser Jimmy Fund Golf Classic.
Tournament committee member Matt Fine (left) and supporter
Gerry Cohen of the Bill Costello Memorial, which celebrated its
30th year in 2015.
# OF YEARS
Bill Costello Memorial Golf Tournament 30
C&S Wholesale Grocers Charity Golf Outing
30
Horseshoe Grille Golf Tournament
30
Steve Ronan/Tom McKay Budweiser Jimmy Fund Golf Classic
30
Jimmy Fund Open
25
Jimmy Fund Players Tournament
15
Jimmy Fund/DTZ Golf & Tennis Classic
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Walter J. Babineau Memorial Golf Tournament
15
Amos E. Wasgatt, III Memorial Golf Tournament 10
Friends Fighting Cancer Charity Tourney
10
Green Mountain Communications Wireless Open
10
Jay O’Halloran Memorial Golf Tournament
10
Stockbridge Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament
10
Brandon MacDonald Memorial Golf Tournament 5
Charity Tournament in Honor of Lori Hudson
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Community Altruists 100 Holes in 1 Day
5
Hyannisport Jimmy Fund Classic
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Lyman Orchards Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament 5
Paul Roit Memorial Golf Tournament
5
Whole Foods Market Golf Classic
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Women’s Cancers Classic
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Fourth-generation Horseshoe Grille owner Pat Lee (center), along with his mother Veronica (left) and wife
Kathi (right), celebrates 30 years supporting Jimmy Fund Golf.
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SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsors:
Ace Sponsors:
Eagle Sponsors:
Birdie Sponsors:
Fairway Sponsor:
THE AIZENSTADT FAMILY
GOLFSMITH
HERB CHAMBERS AUTOMOTIVE FAMILY
ARBELLA INSURANCE GROUP
Official Partner of the Jimmy Fund
WALMART
Ace Sponsor American Airlines representative Shaun Angles (second from left) with John Sullivan, Matt
Patterson, and Alan Krensky.
Official Auto Insurance Partner of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund
FUNJET VACATIONS
HARBOR CONSULTING IP SERVICES, INC.
SPECTRUM MARKETING COMPANIES
Richard Sherr, Sr. Executive Vice President of TJX, follows through on a shot
representing Ace Sponsor HomeGoods at 2015 Jimmy Fund Golf Opening Day.
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Proud Jimmy Fund sponsor 47 Brand is represented at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic by (left to right) Max
McCarthy, Briana Belanger, Wayne Best, and Dave Bates.
(From left) Anne Marie Magerman, Robin Lorenzen, Mak O’Neil, and
Pat Coen tee it up on behalf of Ace Sponsor Wicked Local.
Anthony Marcello (far right) of Eagle Sponsor Coca-Cola is joined at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic by Anthony
Garofalo, Bob Williams, and Steve Farley.
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TOURNAMENTS GROUPED BY FUNDS RAISED
AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2015
$525,000+
Expect Miracles Golf Classic
$500,000+
Dunkin’ Donuts George Mandell
Memorial Golf Tournament
$425,000+
The Ahold USA Store Development
Jimmy Fund Classic
$350,000+
Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament/
Jeffrey Vinick Memorial
$125,000+
C&S Wholesale Grocers Charity
Golf Outing
$225,000+
Robyn Elise Abrams Memorial
Golf Tournament
$200,000+
John R. Svenson Classic
Women’s Cancers Classic
$150,000+
Ted Rubin Memorial Golf Tournament
The Jimmy Fund/DTZ Golf
& Tennis Classic
$50,000+
Dawn to Dusk Charity Golf Marathon
at Vesper Country Club
Jimmy Fund Players Tournament
Bain Capital Children’s Charity
Golf Event
Jimmy Memorial Golf Tournament
Joan H. Brack Memorial
Golf Tournament
Tame The Tigers
Whole Foods Market Golf Classic
$100,000+
Golf Fights Cancer - Ellie Kavalieros
Good Guys, Good Gals Invitational
Making Gray Matter Golf Classic
Stockbridge Jimmy Fund
Golf Tournament
$90,000+
H.T. Berry Open
$80,000+
Hyannisport Jimmy Fund Classic
$70,000+
Highland Country Club/
Jim Rignanese Memorial
Jimmy Fund Classic
Kernwood Country Club’s
Swing to Support Dana-Farber
VHB Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament
$60,000+
Joseph D. Basile Memorial
Golf Tournament
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Bell & Hudson Putt-a-thon
for the Jimmy Fund
NexDine Charity Golf Tournament
Sue Walker Memorial
Golf Tournament
$40,000+
$20,000+
18 Holes for a Cause
Amos E. Wasgatt, III Memorial
Golf Tournament
Ciampa Cup in memory of
Lauren Ciampa
Horseshoe Grille Golf Tournament
Janine Harrington Celebratory
Golf Tournament
Ken O’Neill’s Dawn to Dusk
Golf Marathon
Mike Albano Memorial Golf Outing
“Connecticut Conquers Cancer”
Jimmy Fund Golf Outing
Mike Patterson Invitational In Memory of Nicole Heck
Bill Costello Memorial
Nancy Strong Golf Tournament
Golf Fights Cancer - Ryan McGuire
Golf Marathon
New England South Applebee’s GT
Green Mountain Communications
Wireless Open
Legal Sea Foods Golf Outing
Meadow Brook Jimmy Fund
Golf Tournament
The ALL Open
$30,000+
Chickaroo Classic
Friends of Brantwood Road Jimmy
Fund Golf Tournament
Massachusetts Chiefs of Police
Association Ralph Lepore
Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament
Paul Dowd Jimmy Fund Golf Classic
Quality Beverage Golf Tournament
to Benefit the Jimmy Fund
The Beal/Deliso Annual Charity
Golf Outing
$10,000+
AYJ Fund/Dana-Farber Mini
Golf Tournament
Bill Donovan Memorial Golf Classic
Boston Tower Jimmy Fund Golf Classic
Chris Rowan Memorial
Golf Tournament
Deb Jackson Memorial Golf Classic
Elsie Osman/Esther Cressotti
Memorial Golf Tournament
Essex County Chiefs of Police
Jimmy Fund Golf Outing
Fairway Restaurant Jimmy Fund
Golf Classic
RMS/SMCC Invitational
Friends Fighting Cancer
Charity Tourney
Rybacki Memorial Invitational
Golf Fore the Kids
Teeing Off for Tara
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Dana-Farber Leadership Council
Golf Tournament
Tom Cosenzi Charity Golf Tournament
$300,000+
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18 Holes of Hope
Jason Forget Memorial
Jimmy Fund Tournament
Berkshire Council Jimmy Fund
Putt-A-Thon
Jay O’Halloran Memorial
Golf Tournament
Bobbie Jo’s Friends Playing
for Her Only Wishes
Jimmy Fund Open
Brandon MacDonald Memorial
Golf Tournament
Just Fore the Kids
Matt Ziemian Memorial
Golf Tournament
MIADA Golf Tournament
Michael Kurtzer Masters of
Golf Classic
Mike Berry Golf Scramble
Oberg/Sweeney Memorial
Golf Tournament
Ovarian Cancer Research Tournament
Palmer Family Jimmy Fund
Golf Tournament
Province Lake Golf Club
Jimmy Fund Classic
Steve O’Connor Memorial
Golf Tournament
Steve Ronan/Tom McKay Budweiser
Jimmy Fund Golf Classic
Team John & The Jimmy Fund
Golf Tournament
Team Lozier Mini Golf
Tee Up for Tatas
The Paul Roit Memorial
Golf Tournament
Think Pink
Woonsocket Little League
Jim Carr Memorial
$5,000+
“Crush it” Golf Tournament
“No One Fights Alone” Gallbladder
Cancer Research Tournament
Brian Flanagan Memorial
Golf Tournament
Charity Tournament in Honor
of Lori Hudson
David L. Lanzoni Memorial
Golf Tournament
EMC Gives Back: Hopkinton Customer
Service Mini Golf Tournament
Frank Natale Memorial
Golf Tournament
Generazio Memorial Golf Tournament
Harry C. Flessas Memorial
Golf Tournament
Jim Leger Memorial Golf Tournament
Jimmy Fund Scramble
Lyman Orchards Jimmy Fund
Golf Tournament
Par Fore the Cure
Peabody Police Department
Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament
Swing for Sharon
The Power Open
VHB-NH Jimmy Fund
Golf Tournament
Warwick Country Club
Jimmy Fund Outing
THANK
YOU!
YOU RAISED
MORE THAN
$6.8 MILLION
IN 2015
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MINI GOLF
Husband and wife Sean and Samantha Lozier at the annual Team Lozier
Mini Golf event.
Members of the Medfield High School Student Council, who coordinated a
mini golf event with Putting for Patients, visit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Pictured at the 2015 Bell & Hudson Putt-a-thon for the Jimmy Fund are Tournament Organizer Jim Phaneuf
(front row, right) and many of the event’s proud supporters.
Played on a homemade course, the EMC Gives Back: Hopkinton Customer Service Mini Golf Tournament
supported the Jimmy Fund for the first time in 2015. Back row, from left: Harold Waterman, Tavana Collins,
Rachael Meyers, Doug Cusack, Monica Gauvin, Nicola Buckley; Front row, from left: Jessica Bouchard, Kanchana
Thlang, Jessica Lapointe, Kevin Roche
From left: Jeff Baxter, Georgia Patterson, Brittany Hughes, and Tim
Patterson, founder of the Mike Patterson Foundation, which conducts
both a traditional golf tournament and mini golf event.
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CLUBS CONQUER CANCER
The International Golf Club and Resort’s Dan Weadock Jr. (right) and Kevin Weadock (center) are joined by
chef Evan Deluty.
Ken Kaiser (far left) and George Popp (far right) of the Dawn to Dusk
Charity Golf Marathon at Vesper Country Club are joined on the course
by wives Colleen Kaiser and Cheryl Popp.
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In June 2015, 6-year-old Ryan McGuire raised more than $40,000
through Golf Fights Cancer by playing 100 holes of golf in memory
of his classmate. Here, Ryan is pictured at the Jimmy Fund Golf
Classic with his grandfather, Vin McGuire.
Members of the Kernwood Country Club’s Swing to Support Dana-Farber committee (left to right) Judi Karas,
Robin Dale (Chairperson), Roz Moore, and Elaine Linsky tee it up at the 2015 Jimmy Fund Golf Classic.
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­­CELEBRITIES
Dana-Farber Trustee and Boston Red Sox President/
CEO Emeritus Larry Lucchino presents Bob Brack of the
Joan H. Brack Memorial Golf Tournament with the 2015
Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Award at Fenway Park.
Comedian Lenny Clarke served as guest emcee
at multiple Jimmy Fund Golf events this year,
including the Dunkin’ Donuts George Mandell
Memorial Golf Tournament (pictured) and
Tame The Tigers.
2015 Jimmy Award winner and former Boston Red Sox catcher and captain
Jason Varitek joins Dana-Farber Trustee Barbara Sadowsky at the Jimmy Fund
Golf Classic.
From left: longtime Jimmy Fund Golf guest speaker and brain tumor survivor Paul Lincoln III,
Kathy Kessel, and John Dennis of WEEI 93.7FM.
Former New England Patriots offensive linemen Joe Andruzzi (left) and Dan Koppen (right)
with David Cafua at the Dunkin’ Donuts George Mandell Memorial Golf Tournament.
Former Boston Red Sox infielder and member of the 1967 Impossible Dream team Rico
Petrocelli (left) tees it up with Mark DiAntonio, Barry Sylvia, Rick Willett, and Weber Torres.
From left: Pat Lee, John Olenio, and Leo Curtin played a round of golf with New England
Patriots legend Gino Cappelletti at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic.
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PROUD SUPPORTERS
Pictured at Jimmy Fund Golf’s Opening Day: (from left) Patti Aizenstadt,
Maryann Vierra, Donna Stearns, Donna Rapa. The Aizenstadt family
are long time supporters of the Jimmy Fund through sponsorship and
organizing golf tournaments.
In what has become an annual tradition, the Svenson family proudly gathers for a portrait at the John R.
­Svenson Golf Classic.
Dana-Farber’s Mark Kieran, MD, PhD (left), accepts a check from
the Kavalieros family following the 2015 Golf Fights Cancer - Ellie
Kavalieros Good Guys, Good Gals Invitational.
This year, the Dana-Farber Leadership Council raised a record $141,000, thanks in part to committee members Dana Miller, Victor Chiang (co-chair), Amy Sullivan, Brian Taranto (co-chair).
In May 2015, Tournament Organizers Ed Fitzgerald (left) and Tom
Jacob celebrated five years of hosting the Women’s Cancers Classic
along with their fellow organizers John Simourian and Sheldon Simon
(not pictured).
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PROUD SUPPORTERS
Brad Rubin (second from right) is joined by his sons Cameron, Kyle, and Tyler at the
2015 Ted Rubin Memorial Golf Tournament, played in memory of Brad’s father, Ted.
Carla Cosenzi (center) and Tommy Cosenzi (right) present a check from the Tom Cosenzi
Charity Golf Tournament to Dana-Farber’s Patrick Wen, MD, in memory of their father.
(From left) Scott Shuster, Rich Hutchinson, and Michael Dunn are tournament organizers for the The Jimmy
Fund/DTZ Golf & Tennis Classic, which celebrated its 15th year in 2015.
Pictured at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic are Jimmy Memorial Golf Tournament Organizer
Sandy Eskin and her husband, Don.
Husband and wife tournament director team Brian and Kathy Stewart
host the annual Making Gray Matter Golf Classic in support of brain
cancer research.
This year marked the 18th anniversary of the Robyn Elise Abrams Memorial Golf
Tournament. Pictured are tournament chairs Ken and Susan Abrams.
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PROUD SUPPORTERS
Team Chickaroo, a.k.a. the Hamilton Family, at the 8th Annual Chickaroo Classic in
July 2015.
Longtime Jimmy Fund Golf supporter Tim Branco (center) of Eagle Sponsor New England
Golf Monthly is joined at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic by Jack Curry (left) and Jeff Curry
(right) of new Tee-Off sponsor 2UNDR.
In 2015, its 5th year supporting Jimmy Fund Golf, the Whole Foods Market Golf Classic raised
$125,000 thanks to Tournament Director Gabriella Graceffa-Bunker and committee member
Rich Laurendeau.
The work done by Dana-Farber physician/scientists like Dr. Ted Alyea (left) benefits greatly from
the contributions of proud Jimmy Fund sponsor like Denis Keaveny (second from right).
LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY. HELP CONQUER CANCER.
The Dana-Farber Society (DFS) is a group of more than 900 special donors who have established
a legacy to help conquer cancer by making a gift to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund in their estate
plans. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015, DFS began with just 90 forward-thinking individuals.
The essential support from DFS gifts allows the Institute to accomplish more for its patients and their
families while planning for the future. Members can create a legacy through bequests, charitable gift
annuities, retirement plan assets, life insurance plans, gifts of real estate, and other gift arrangements. Join DFS today with
a planned gift that provides benefits to you and helps saves lives. For more information on Dana-Farber’s planned giving
opportunities and the Dana-Farber Society, contact Alice Tobin Zaff, Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning, at 800-535-5577
or visit Dana-Farber.org/giftplanning.
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