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Last chance to submit 2-4 page WIP paper for IEEE tech co-sponsored conference on XR & Immersive Learning
by Lee, Mark 01 May '20

01 May '20

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS iLRN 2020: 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network June 21-25, 2020, Online and in Virtual Reality Technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Education Society, with proceedings to be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore(r) Conference theme: "Vision 20/20: Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight in XR and Immersive Learning" Conference website: http://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The 6th Annual International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN 2020), the premier scholarly conference on the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and other related technologies (collectively known as "XR") for supporting education, training, and learning across sectors and contexts. This year, the conference will take place fully online using a number of virtual reality and other collaboration platforms. (Those without access to VR headsets can participate via desktop/laptop computer.) In addition to being an IEEE technically co-sponsored conference, the iLRN 2020 Virtual Conference is being organized in partnership with Educators in VR, who were behind the highly successful Educators in VR International Summit earlier this year that included over 170 speakers and attracted over 6,000 event participants from around the globe. We are expecting 8,000+ attendees at iLRN 2020! Following numerous requests and in consideration of the current global situation, we have re-opened the paper and proposal submission system and extended the deadlines for the following submission types. This will be the absolute final extension on the deadlines. - Academic Work-in-Progress papers for poster presentation (2-4 pages for publication in proceedings) - due May 5, 2020 - Academic Work-in-Progress papers for doctoral colloquium (2-4 pages for publication in proceedings) - due May 5, 2020 - Practitioner Stream oral and poster presentation proposals (1-2 pages, not published in proceedings) - due May 18, 2020 - Workshop, Panel Session, and Special Session proposals (2-3 pages, published in proceedings as extended-abstract descriptions of the sessions) - due May 18, 2020 Please see the conference website for paper and proposal templates and guidelines: https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020/call-for-papers-proposals/ ##### PUBLICATION & INDEXING ##### All accepted and registered Academic Stream papers (including Work-in-progress) that are presented at the virtual conference, along with extended abstracts describing each of the Panel Sessions, Special Sessions, and Workshops that are presented, will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore(r) digital library. IEEE makes Xplore content available to its abstracting & indexing partners, including Elsevier (Scopus, Ei Compendex) and Clarivate Analytics (CPCI - part of Web of Science). ##### CONTACT ##### conference(a)immersivelrn.org (Sent to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | BRISBANE | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with Charles Sturt University may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at Charles Sturt University. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of Charles Sturt University. Charles Sturt University in Australia The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Number: 00005F (National)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Consider the environment before printing this email.

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Scotland's AI Strategy consultation by Montreal AI Ethics Institute
by Abhishek Gupta 01 May '20

01 May '20

Hi everyone, Perhaps of interest to researchers here who would like to share their insights with Scotland's AI Strategy via our public consultation session happening this coming week: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-ethics-public-consultation-on-scotlands-ai-s… *Date*: May 4, 2020 *Time*: Noon-1 PM Eastern Time *Location*: Online We look forward to having you join us! Thanks! Abhishek *P.S. You can subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with other sessions and initiatives being run by the Montreal AI Ethics Institute https://aiethics.substack.com/ <https://aiethics.substack.com/>*

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CFP Data Visualisation & Policymaking
by Verity Trott 30 Apr '20

30 Apr '20

Dear Colleagues, Below is a call for submissions for a special issue on the theme of “Data Visualisation & Policymaking” Editors: William Allen (University of Oxford); Verity Trott (Monash University); Kathryn Nash (University of Edinburgh) Deadline Abstracts for articles: 31 May 2020 Decisions announced by 15 June 2020 Theme We are witnessing a proliferation of data visualisations – defined by a leading visualiser as ‘the presentation and representation of data to facilitate understanding’ (Andy Kirk, 2016: 19). There has been significant research (notably Cukier and Mayer-Schonberger’s 2013 book) drawing attention to the limitations particularly of big data and new data sources, yet despite these concerns we are seeing an increasing popularity of data visualisations in policy debates. Visualisation can simplify data and convey a rhetoric of neutrality making them powerful conduits for the spread of information. It is these same characteristics that can make data visualisation dangerous for the spread of misinformation, the misrepresentation of data, and the erasure of key information that is absent from the data or that does not translate well into the logic of visualisation or datafication. It is imperative then to ask: How and in what circumstances do data visualisations shape policy and how are they simultaneously influenced by the demands and constraints that exist within policy and the political, social and cultural climates more broadly? We frame this special issue by asking how do data visualisations relate to the domain of policymaking across multiple topics. The purpose of this special issue is to provoke a reflection and consideration of what forms of knowledge, and epistemologies more broadly, are privileged in a world that is increasingly preoccupied with datafication and data visualisations. Is this a particularly effective way to convey data or are we being swept up in a trend that may not be conveying our data in the ways we understand? With these themes and questions in mind, we ask for article abstracts to address the following: · How are data politics present in data visualisation? · How do data visualisation and policymaking inform and relate to each other? · What is ‘effective’ policy impact, and to what extent does (or can) data visualisation achieve this? · What are best practices in data visualisation? · How has data visualisation been used to influence policy (in any field), and how has policy influenced the use and practice of sharing academic findings? This special issue call is part of a project supported by seed funding from the British Academy, and we expect to hold a workshop to support its publication. If the COVID-19 crisis continues to prevent travel, then we will hold a digital forum, and any accepted participant may participate in the forum remotely if they are unable to travel. We recognise that the current crisis has brought unprecedented workloads and caring obligations, and we are concerned about recent journal submission data showing a widening gender gap. We will accept multi-author submissions that allow for burden sharing. Furthermore, if you would like to be a part of this but are concerned about workload and caring responsibilities, please submit a proposal and let us know what article length and deadlines would be feasible. Submission Details Please send a 300 word abstract with a 100-word author bio to the following address by 31 May, 2020: Kathryn.Nash(a)ed.ac.uk <mailto:Kathryn.Nash@ed.ac.uk> Completed articles should be 6,000 – 8,000 words and article drafts will be expected to be completed by 15 September, 2020. –––– Dr Verity Trott Lecturer | Monash University | School of Media, Film and Journalism Office: B4.24 Caulfield Phone: +61 3 9903 4122

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WEBCAST TODAY: Internet Independence Day marking 25th anniversary of NSFNET decommissioning
by Joly MacFie 30 Apr '20

30 Apr '20

An auspicious day, and an illustrious line up of speakers! Starts shortly. ISOC Live posted: "On April 30 2020, at 5pm EDT (21:00 UTC) Internet elders will gather to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1995 decommissioning of the NSFNET backbone, following the passage of Al Gore's High Performance Computing Act of 1991. This was the moment that the I" *ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD* [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iid25>On *April 30 2020*, at *5pm EDT* (21:00 UTC) Internet elders will gather to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1995 decommissioning of the *NSFNET backbone <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation_Network>*, following the passage of *Al Gore*'s *High Performance Computing Act of 1991 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Performance_Computing_Act_of_1991>*. This was the moment that the Internet fully transitioned from a government to a private enterprise. A select group of the elders including *Jeff Jarvis* (American journalist); *Esther Dyson* (first CEO of ICANN); *James Lewis* (SVP CSIS); *Tom Evslin* (founder ITXC); *Andrew Odlyzko* (former Bell Labs and Prof U MN), *Gary Shapiro*, President, Consumer Technology Association, and *Scott McNealy* (co-founder Sun Microsystems) will discuss how the Internet has developed since the *last such celebration <https://isoc.live/7746/>*, 5 years ago. The event will be hosted by *Daniel Berninger* of VCXC, and webcast via a partnership with the *Internet Society Washington DC Chapter <http://isoc-dc.org/> *(ISOC-DC) *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iid25 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iid25>* *TWITTER: #internetindependenceday <http://bit.ly/iid25> | #iid25 <http://bit.ly/IID25> * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12014/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Re: [Air-L] Instagram data scraping
by Craig Hamilton 30 Apr '20

30 Apr '20

Hi Jeff, A couple of years ago I wrote this blog post about collecting data from a number of online channels (including Instagram), and then gathering them into one single database. I use it once a year to collect data for an annual online project - the last time I used it was July 2019, and it work fine then. It requires use of the Zapier service. This has a free tier your colleague could try out, but if they want to collect data in any sort of volume they will need a paid account. http://harkive.org/datcolzap/ Kind regards Craig Dr Craig Hamilton Research Fellow Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Birmingham City University, 5 Cardigan Street, Birmingham, B4 7BD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Website: http://www.popmusicresearch.org <http://www.popmusicresearch.org/> Twitter: @craigfots <https://twitter.com/craigfots> Phone: +44 (0) 7740358162 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Co-Managing Editor, Riffs - http://riffsjournal.org <http://riffsjournal.org/> Founder, The Harkive Project - http://harkive.org <http://harkive.org/> Project Coordinator, Songwriting Studies Research Network - https://songwritingstudies.com <https://songwritingstudies.com/> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On 29/04/2020, 09:08, "Air-L on behalf of Jeff McCarthy" <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of jeff.mccarthy(a)mmu.ac.uk> wrote: Hi Does anyone have any experience and/or knowledge of ways to scrape Instagram posts? My colleague is looking to gather data on Insta posts from specific user accounts in specific timeframes. It's part of the next phase of her PhD. Many thanks Jeff Jeff McCarthy - Senior Lecturer - Digital Marketing MPhil | MRes (Dist) | PGDipM | BSc (Hons) | F CIM | F IDM | MPA Board Member | DMA North Council | iDEA Lead Manchester Met | Chartered Marketer | CIM & IDM CPD Awards Employability Lead MRT Marketing, Retail and Tourism (room 6.31), Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester UK M15 6BH Academic Support Hours: Tue 08:30 - 09:30 & 15:00 - 16:00 t: +44 (0)161 247 6751 e: jeff.mccarthy(a)mmu.ac.uk<mailto:jeff.mccarthy@mmu.ac.uk> t: @RunEatRepeatuk<https://twitter.com/runeatrepeatuk> LinkedIn<http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeffmccarthyuk> Staff Profile<http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/our-staff/modb/profile/index.php?profile_id=9…> ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeff_Mccarthy3> Academia.edu<http://mmu.academia.edu/JeffMcCarthy> Personal Blog: RunEatRepeat.co.uk<http://runeatrepeat.co.uk/> "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on its website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer " _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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Instagram data scraping
by Jeff McCarthy 30 Apr '20

30 Apr '20

Hi Does anyone have any experience and/or knowledge of ways to scrape Instagram posts? My colleague is looking to gather data on Insta posts from specific user accounts in specific timeframes. It's part of the next phase of her PhD. Many thanks Jeff Jeff McCarthy - Senior Lecturer - Digital Marketing MPhil | MRes (Dist) | PGDipM | BSc (Hons) | F CIM | F IDM | MPA Board Member | DMA North Council | iDEA Lead Manchester Met | Chartered Marketer | CIM & IDM CPD Awards Employability Lead MRT Marketing, Retail and Tourism (room 6.31), Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester UK M15 6BH Academic Support Hours: Tue 08:30 - 09:30 & 15:00 - 16:00 t: +44 (0)161 247 6751 e: jeff.mccarthy(a)mmu.ac.uk<mailto:jeff.mccarthy@mmu.ac.uk> t: @RunEatRepeatuk<https://twitter.com/runeatrepeatuk> LinkedIn<http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeffmccarthyuk> Staff Profile<http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/our-staff/modb/profile/index.php?profile_id=9…> ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeff_Mccarthy3> Academia.edu<http://mmu.academia.edu/JeffMcCarthy> Personal Blog: RunEatRepeat.co.uk<http://runeatrepeat.co.uk/> "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on its website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer "

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question about mis/disinformation in tweets
by Patricia Aufderheide 29 Apr '20

29 Apr '20

Hello on behalf of Aram Sinnreich, Nic Suzor and myself, cooking up a project in Covid time. We're looking for methods that comm scholars have already used to identify a corpus of mis/disinformation tweets. Anything from big data analysis packages to hand-coding. We just don't want to reinvent the wheel. Thanks so much! Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication (she/her/hers) PhD Program Director Founder, Center for Media & Social Impact American University 4400 Massachusetts Av., NW American University, Washington, DC 20016-8017 McKinley Hall 323 @paufder @cmsimpact cmsimpact.org<http://cmsimpact.org> paufder(a)american.edu<mailto:paufder@american.edu> 202-885-2069 office 240-643-4805 mobile Reclaiming Fair Use--t<https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022637419X?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9be…>he second edition is out, with new stories, quizzes and entirely new chapters on the surprising success of fair use in enabling creativity!

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WEBCAST TODAY - NYC Virtual Town Hall: Bridging the Digital Divide during COVID-19
by Joly MacFie 29 Apr '20

29 Apr '20

If there has been one benefit to the lockdown it is that it has exposed the connectivity pain points, and driven curative action. ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday April 29 2020 at 6;30pm EDT (22:30 UTC) Columbia University Neighbours hosts 'Virtual Town Hall: Bridging the Digital Divide during COVID-19'. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will be joined by Clayton Banks, Co-Founder and CEO of Sili" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nycvirtualtownhall>On *Wednesday April 29 2020* at *6;30pm* EDT (22:30 UTC) *Columbia University Neighbours <https://neighbors.columbia.edu/>* hosts '*Virtual Town Hall: Bridging the Digital Divide during COVID-19 <https://bit.ly/ColumbiaVirtualDivideTownHall>*'. Manhattan Borough President *Gale Brewer* will be joined by *Clayton Banks*, Co-Founder and CEO of Silicon Harlem; *Noel Hidalgo*, Executive Director of BetaNYC; *Nilsa Orama*, Chair of Manhattan Community Board 11; and *Desmond Patton*, Assoc. Prof. of Social Work and Assoc. Dean of Curriculum Innovation and Academic Affairs; Columbia University School of Social Work, to discuss technology disparities and possible solutions that increase access, expand outreach, and best equip communities for future disasters. *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nycvirtualtownhall <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nycvirtualtownhall>* *YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Ysf3PBsU3rA <https://youtu.be/Ysf3PBsU3rA>* *PARTICIPATE: https://bit.ly/ColumbiaVirtualDivideTownHall <https://bit.ly/ColumbiaVirtualDivideTownHall>* *TWITTER: #nycvirtualtownhall <https://bit.ly/2SjB6NQ>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12026/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST TODAY: ‘The ‘Infodemic’ – misinformation and disinformation during COVID-19’ #DigitalCooperation
by Joly MacFie 29 Apr '20

29 Apr '20

As noted, this the 3rd in this series. #1 was “Connectivity: Situation Assessment” <https://youtu.be/EQv3gVgxDoo>, and #2 was “Connectivity: Best Practice” <https://youtu.be/ti7G1dDW7HQ> ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday 29 April 2020 at 9:30am EDT (13:30 UTC) the Office of the Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General, working on Digital Cooperation presents the third in the UN/ITU Webinar series 'Digital Cooperation during COVID19 and beyond'." [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/infodemic>On *Wednesday 29 April 2020* at *9:30am EDT* (13:30 UTC) the *Office of the Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General, working on Digital Cooperation <https://digitalcooperation.org/>* presents the third in the UN/ITU Webinar series '*Digital Cooperation during COVID19 and beyond <https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Pages/seminars/2020/DigitalCooperation/default…>*'. The topic is '*The ‘Infodemic’ – misinformation and disinformation during COVID-19*'. This webinar aims to discuss specific communication challenges countries are facing during the COVID19 crisis, and strategies and tactics which have been deployed to counter disinformation and misinformation. In particular, discussion will focus on what could be possible immediate action that could lead the global response to COVID19. UNDP and UNESCO are strategic partners of this webinar. *Organizers* -Mr *Fabrizio Hochschild*, Under Secretary-General and Special Advisor, UN -Ms *Doreen Bogdan-Martin*, Director of Development Bureau, ITU *Speakers * -H.E *Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberge*r, Permanent Representative of Austria to the UN Office in Geneva and President of the Human Rights Council -Mr *Adama Dien*g , Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Genocide Prevention, UN -The Rt. Hon. *Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury*, Former President of the Supreme Court of the U.K. -Ms *Mercedes Aramendia*, President of the Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones (URSEC), Uruguay -Mr *John Omo* , Secretary-General, African Telecommunication Union (ATU) -Ms *Liz Corbin* , Deputy Media Director and Head of News, European Broadcasting Union (EBU) -Ms *Monika Bickert*, Vice President for Content Policy, Facebook -Ms *Irene Jay Liu*, Google News Lab Lead, APAC *Moderators* -Mr *Robert Opp*, Chief Digital Officer (CDO), UNDP -Mr *Guy Berger*, Director for Strategies and Policies in the Field of Communication and Information, UNESCO *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/infodemic <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/infodemic>* *PARTICIPATE: contact: jeounghee.kim(a)un.org <jeounghee.kim(a)un.org>* *TWITTER: #DigitalCooperation <http://bit.ly/digitalcooperation>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12021/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for critical reflections Digital education in a time of crisis: reflections, critiques, and conversations
by Harry Dyer (EDU - Staff) 29 Apr '20

29 Apr '20

As an open-access journal focused on the overlaps between technology, education, and culture, we at Digital Culture and Education (DCE) believe there is a pressing need to critically explore and reflect upon the ways in which we find education and technology are enmeshing in this unique and pivotal moment. Beyond much-needed practical advice about how to use the many systems that are being proposed to address practical and pedagogical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns remain about a number of issues. For example, concerns about the ways in which educational technologies create and perpetuate inequity; about which voices are emphasised online and which are minimised; about whether this is a pivot point and what it means for the future of higher education; about the creeping data surveillance and the information we reluctantly give away to access these pedagogical solutions; about the ethics and agendas of the companies producing these interventions; and about whether these technologies are fit for purpose. We are therefore calling for expressions of interest from people at all stages of their career, and particularly welcome early career and higher degree researchers to join us in a series of short critical reflections to be published online on the Digital Culture and Education journal. As an open-access journal we are uniquely positioned to respond quickly and in a flexible manner, and are aiming to have the critical reflections publish by the end of May. We invite researchers, practitioners, activists, policy makers, students, and interested parties to take part in curated online monologues or discussions exploring the intersection of technology, education and culture as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The current situation requires us to be flexible in how we engage in these discussions. As such, these short discussions can be video recorded, audio only, or developed in a written format as a think piece or blog, and will be made publicly available on our website, DigitalCultureandEducation.com. We actively encourage contributions from a broad range of backgrounds and interests, as well as from projects in early stages, and are willing to work with a range of formats. Should you have suggestions or queries about formats for this, please do email the address at the end of this call. Topics include, but are not limited to • inequity and inequity in digital education, and how this impacts education in the current crisis • Digital divides and issues of access • The legacy of COVID-19 on Higher Education • Data surveillance and Big Data in a time of crisis • The role of capitalism in digital education and what this means for education moving forward • The efficacy of digital education • Issues of temporality and the myth of ‘free time’ • FOMO • Resistance to digital education • Digital education as resistance • A topic of your choice around digital education and culture in the current pandemic Whilst it is uniquely difficult to reflect upon an ongoing situation, DCE believes that opening up a space to critically examine and discuss these issues is vital for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners, especially as the choices we are making now have the potential to heavily impact the future of education and technology. With this in mind, we issue this call for contributors to a series of critical reflections. You can either submit as a group, or individually. Should you wish to take part in a recorded discussion and you submit individually, we will endeavor to pair you with relevant partners. We also welcome individual monologues, think pieces, and blogs. All submissions are subject to a light-touch review before uploading to ensure they meet the values and standards of DCE. To signal your interest, please email a 250-300 word abstract and short bio, or CV for each participant to harry.t.dyer(a)uea.ac.uk<mailto:harry.t.dyer@uea.ac.uk>. The deadline for signalling interest is MAY 12th. Questions and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.

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