Every week you will be treated to a new Drifting Ruby episode featuring tips and tricks with Ruby on Rails, the popular web development framework. These screencasts are short and focus on one technique so you can quickly move on to applying it to your own project. The topics are geared toward the intermediate Rails developer, but beginners and experts will get something out of it as well.
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Hello There! Join your hosts Isabella, Ceaira, and Ruby every week here at Star Wars Drift! The podcast where you'll find in depth discussions on lore, storytelling, and character development. Whether tuning in to dangerous missions in The Bad Batch, exploring new galaxies in Ahsoka, walking The Way in the Mandalorian, fighting battles day after day in The Clone Wars, or discovering the intricacies of forming a rebellion in Andor, they're here to discuss everything from that galaxy far, far ...
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Episodes and show notes available at friday.hirelofty.com. An unapologetic show about the culture and chaos of software engineering from the makers and breakers of digital products at Lofty Labs. We build software with Python and Django, Ruby and Rails, Golang, whatever frontend framework we're forced to use because it's popular this month, and anything else to get the job done right. Then on Friday afternoons we have a beer and talk about our regrets on this show.
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an API interface for your applications that are formatted in a way that machine learning platforms can interact with them. They can be used to generate AI insights, perform tasks based on user input or other things.By Dave Kimura
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#079 Drift | Simon Kassianides Interview | Talking The Mandalorian, Axe Woves, and Behind the Scenes Stories
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54:11In this episode, we talk with Simon Kassianides about his journey from studying finance to acting in major roles like "The Mandalorian" and "James Bond". Simon shares how he got started, his favorite moments on set, the layers he brought to his character Axe Woves, and what keeps him passionate about actingThank you for watching :)Plugs:Simon Kassi…
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#078 SWORR | The Clone Wars Rewatch | "The Hidden Enemy" Review
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57:50You're stuck with me Skyguy... Join us this week in our next episode rewatch as we dive into the clones, Asajj Ventress' character development over the years, Anakin and Obi-Wan's dynamic this early on in the war, and so much more!! Thanks for watching! Theory Sabers 10% off with coupon code: SWORR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starwars_old_…
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#077 SWORR | The Clone Wars Rewatch | "Cat and Mouse" Review
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44:43You're stuck with me Skyguy... Join us this week in the next episode of our The Clone Wars Rewatch!We cover key episode moments like the history of Admiral Trench and his (multiple) escapes from death, Anakin’s unconventional tactics as General, the voice actors behind the characters, and so much more!Thanks for watchingTheory Sabers 10% off with c…
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#076 SWORR | The Clone Wars Rewatch | "The Clone Wars" Movie Review
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29:04You’re stuck with me Skyguy…Come join us for the first episode in our rewatch of The Clone Wars! This movie has been pretty overlooked the last several years but we’re here to show it some love. From Anakin’s unorthodox methods as a Jedi, Obi-Wan’s relentless sass, Padmè getting business done in the senate, and Ahsoka setting out to prove herself a…
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In this episode, we explore how to enhance standard select fields using a JavaScript library together with StimulusJS to create more dynamic and responsive dropdowns. The focus is on adding search functionality, handling dependent selections, and integrating smoothly with modern frontend setups.By Dave Kimura
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This is where the fun begins... Our 3rd annual Fan Expo Dallas episode!? What!! This year was packed with so many stories and memories- meeting Orlando Bloom, Star Wars Theory, and seeing old friends like Ashley Eckstein and James Arnold Taylor.This Star Wars community is truly one of the greatest and we're so grateful to be a part of it. Follow fo…
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#074 SWORR | Star Wars Theory Interview | Talking Star Wars, Controversies, and Community With Special Guest Nia
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2:30:41This is where the fun begins... Join your hosts Isabella, Ruby, and Ceaira as they have a conversation with Star Wars YouTuber and content creator Star Wars Theory. They talk about early Star Wars memories, being content creators in today's world, going to cons and meeting fans, the controversies with Star Wars over the past few years, and so much …
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Easily add Markdown support to your Rails applications with Marksmith. This isn't a drop-in replacement to ActionText, but can be used with text or blob columns. Marksmith integrates easily with ActiveStorage for handling file uploads. In this episode, we'll explore setting up Marksmith and some best practices.…
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In this episode, we explore using the scaffold generator and modifying the templates to simplify the creation of consistent, Tailwind CSS-styled views and controllers in a Rails application, saving time when prototyping and building new features.By Dave Kimura
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In this episode, we look at refactoring an existing application where it uses a boolean to determine if a post is published or unpublished. However, this feature has its limitations, so we change the functionality to work off of a datetime column instead.By Dave Kimura
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Time to stop hiring $100k/year developers and hire an intern for $10k/year and pay $100/year for an AI Agent. The intern doesn't even need to understand the code it is generating and just help guide it to the solution. Sadly, this has to be said because people do not watch the content. This is satire.…
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In this episode we look at processing background jobs in a way that can conditionally send the work to be processed to different queues. This can be very powerful in situations where you need to process the job in different ways or send requests to different APIs.By Dave Kimura
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#073 | Skeleton Crew Episode 1 "This Could Be A Real Adventure" & 2 "Way, Way Out Past The Barrier" Review
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1:20:25Can't say I remember no At-Attin... Guess who's (FINALLY) back!! Join us this week for our part one review of Skeleton Crew!! Part 2 coming soon! Follow us on Instagram @starwars_old_republic_radio Recorded on 12/9/2024 SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILERS FOR SKELETON CREW!!! Being a Star Wars podcast we freely talk about every movie/show including: Every M…
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In this episode, we'll explore how we can add a "global" music player that will persist across different pages. Our approach will be unobtrusive and implemented in a maintainable way.By Dave Kimura
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In this episode, we look at implementing a temporary loader for turbo frame tags to give a visual of data that is loading.By Dave Kimura
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In this episode, we look at some precautions we can take with our production environment and setup recurring backups for the database.By Dave Kimura
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#072 SWORR | Stories from Volunteering at Rebel Scum Con 2024
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1:08:28This is where the fun begins... Join us this week as we share stories from volunteering at our first comic con, Rebel Scum Con 2024!! A huge thank you to the RSC team for being absolutely wonderful!! We'll be on break now until our rewatch for The Clone Wars season 1 coming soon! Recorded on: 8/9/2023…
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#071 SWORR | Summer Comic Con Stories 2024
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1:05:21This is where the fun begins… Over the summer we attended a handful of different comic cons here in Texas (Fan Expo Dallas, Rebel Scum Con, and Retro Expo Plano), so this week join your hosts Isabella, Ceaira, Ruby, and our favorite recurring guest Cody as we hang out and share some of our favorite memories from this summer as well as talk about so…
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#070 SWORR | Tales of the Empire Episodes 4-6 Review | Part 2: Barriss Offee
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1:30:01For the glory of the Empire... Yes! We're back after our long hiatus with a brand new episode to discuss the long awaited return of Barriss Offee in Tales of the Empire!! Join your hosts Isabella, Ruby, and Brittany as they delve into the the 3-part story looking deeper into the history of the Inquisitors, the origin of Fortress Inquisitorious, Bar…
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#069 SWORR | Tales of the Empire Episodes 1-3 Review | Part 1: Morgan Elsbeth
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1:13:57For the glory of the Empire... Join your hosts Isabella, Ruby, and guest-host Brittany as they take a deeper look into Tales of the Empire episode 1 "The Path of Fear", 2 "The Path of Anger", and 3 "The Path of Hate" From witnessing Morgan's early life, to the new layer added to Grievous's attack on the Nightsisters, the lore behind the Dathomirian…
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#068 SWORR | Stories from MEGACON Orlando 2024
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1:05:29This is where the fun begins... Join Isabella, Ceaira, Ruby, and our very special guest Samantha as they discuss their very last minute 24 hour trip to Orlando Florida to spend the day MEGACON! From hanging out with The Clone Wars cast, to continuing our inside joke with Matt Lanter in the photo op booth (with many thanks to Ashley, James, and Dee!…
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#067 SWORR | May the 4th Special 2024 | Shining Moments in Star Wars History
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16:55This is where the fun begins... Join us here at SWORR as we celebrate Star Wars day 2024 with a mini episode sharing 5 of our favorite shining moments in Star Wars history tucked deep within the "Hall of Fame"... (yes, we mean that with all sarcasm!) Follow for upcoming reviews on Tales of the Empire! Instagram: @starwars_old_republic_radio !!SPOIL…
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#066 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 15 "The Cavalry Has Arrived" Finale Review
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1:40:21The Cavalry has Arrived! After years of running from the Empire, the Batch realize that the only way to truly be free is to face their enemies head on... Join Isabella, Ceaira, and Ruby as they take a deeper look into the incredible conclusion of The Bad Batch series, discussing Crosshair's incredible story arc over the years, Echo and Emerie's uni…
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#065 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 14 "Flash Strike" Review
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1:30:36The Cavalry has Arrived! The odds are against Clone Force 99 as they infiltrate enemy territory... Join Isabella, Ceaira, and Ruby as the look deeper into the penultimate episode of The Bad Batch, taking YOUR listener notes and looking deeper into Hunter's character as leader of the squad, Crosshair's character development, Echo finally "getting a …
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#064 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 13 "Into the Breach" Review
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1:11:31The Cavalry has Arrived! Join Isabella, Ceaira, and Ruby this week as they take a deeper look into this week's episode of The Bad Batch!! Follow for weekly episode reviews of The Bad Batch! Instagram: @starwars_old_republic_radio !!SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILERS FOR THE BAD BATCH SEASON 3!!! Being a Star Wars podcast we freely talk about every movie/sh…
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#063 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 12 "Juggernaut" Review
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53:23The Cavalry has Arrived! After the Empire's attack on Pabu, Omega is taken as a prisoner once more; only this time, her value in Dr. Hemlock's research has been discovered. Meanwhile, the rest of Clone Force 99 attempt a daring mission as they search for the location of their missing member. Join Isabella and Ceaira this week as they look deeper in…
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#062 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 10 "Identity Crisis" & 11 "Point of No Return" Review
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1:24:35The Cavalry has Arrived! As Emerie desperately seeks to fill the absent role of Chief Scientist she soon discovers that the secrets hidden within The Vault were not what she was expecting. Meanwhile, Clone Force 99 prepares to leave Pabu behind and run from the Empire once more, but they find that they are too late... Join Isabella and Ceaira as th…
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#061 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 9 "The Harbinger" Review
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1:36:15The Cavalry has Arrived! It's a cloudy day on Pabu as Clone force 99 awaits any word from Fennec Shand, little do they know they've already been found by a mysterious stranger... Join Isabella and Ruby this week as they look deeper into the latest episode of The Bad Batch, discussing the events in Dark Disciple leading up to the return of former as…
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#060 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 8 "Bad Territory" Review
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1:02:55The Cavalry has Arrived! After the incident on Teth, the Bad Batch are on the search for more information about the Empire's secrets and the mysterious term called m-counts. Join Isabella, Ceaira, and Ruby this week as the sit down to discuss the latest installment of The Bad Batch, discussing the return of young bounty hunter Fennec Shand, Omega a…
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#059 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 6 "Infiltration" & 7 "Extraction" Review
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1:53:02The Cavalry has Arrived! As the underground clone network continues to grow, more discoveries are made causing an old ally to reach out to Clone Force 99. Join Isabella, Ceaira, and Ruby as they sit down to discuss this weeks' dual episode release for The Bad Batch season 3. From the history of Captain Rex, the mysterious team of operatives working…
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#058 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 5 "The Return" Review
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1:39:14The Cavalry has Arrived! Tensions rise within Clone Force 99 as they try to navigate new dynamics since the return of their fallen member. Join Isabella and Ceaira as they look deeper into this weeks' episode of The Bad Batch, discussing the return to Barton IV, Crosshair and Hunter's shaky reunion, Echo's first appearance in the season, and so muc…
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#057 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 4 "A Different Approach" Review
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1:06:29The Cavalry has Arrived! Stranded in a desolate land and on the run from the Empire, Omega and Crosshair must work together for a way off Lau before Hemlock catches up to them. Join Isabella, Ceaira, and Ruby as they take a deeper look into this week's episode of The Bad Batch, discussing the forming bond between Crosshair and Omega, the infamous "…
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#056 SWORR | The Bad Batch Season 3 Premiere Review | Lore and Character Breakdowns
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1:13:54The Cavalry has Arrived! As we embark on the third and final season of The Bad Batch, we find many secrets lurking within the mysterious science lab inside of Tantiss. Meanwhile, Hunter and Wrecker search desperately to find Omega at any costs. Tune in this week as Isabella and Ceaira take a deeper look into the first 3 episodes of The Bad Batch se…
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Django 5: The Jury's Out and the Verdict is Async
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1:16:12Casey, Alan, & Joseph go through, some highlights of the Django 5.0 release notes: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/releases/5.0/
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Alan & Joseph catch up with Tyrel, getting nihilistic about software development and all things technology...with maybe a shred of hope somewhere out there. © 2023By Lofty Labs
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Casey, Alan, & Joseph try to discuss what podcasts we're listening to and devices on the edge, but we ended up with a couple of great podcast names instead.By Lofty Labs
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#055 SWORR | Being Creators in the Star Wars Community | Stories From an Artist, Cosplayer, and Podcasters | With Guests Cody Huff and Summer!!
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56:28This is where the fun begins... Join us here at Star Wars Old Republic Radio for the last episode of the year where we're joined by fellow creators and friends in the Star Wars community to talk about what it's like being a part of this amazing group of people and share some of the stories we've picked up along the way! From discussing the origins …
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Casey and Joseph talk about data management: unlocking data science potential by understanding the problems, strategic planning, and implementing well-defined efficient programming standards and operations, while only taking a few shots at tech behemoths and JS...By Lofty Labs
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#054 SWORR | Ahsoka Part 8 "The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" Review
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1:49:20A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... As Thrawn attempts his return to the galaxy new triumphs and challenges are faced by Ahsoka, Sabine, and Ezra. Join Bella and Ruby this week on their FINAL review of Ahsoka Part 8 "The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" looking deeper into new revelations on Peridea including Baylan's search for Mortis, M…
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#053 SWORR | Ahsoka Part 7 "Dreams and Madness" Review
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1:05:16A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… While Hera stands before the New Republic for her actions on Seatos, Ahsoka continues her journey to a distant galaxy in search of her missing Padawan and the Jedi who once saved her life. Join Bella and Ruby as they look deeper into Ahsoka Part 7 “Dreams and Madness”, discussing the complex bond between B…
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#052 SWORR | Ahsoka Part 6 "Far, Far Away" Review
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1:12:18A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... As the search for the Grand Admiral and heir of the Empire reaches into a galaxy far, far away, Morgan reunites with her ancient heritage on Peridea in an effort to restore Thrawn to his position of power. Meanwhile Baylan and Ahsoka reflect on their pasts in the Jedi Order and the stories they were told…
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#051 SWORR | Ahsoka Part 4 “Fallen Jedi” & Part 5 “Shadow Warrior” Review
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2:07:15This is where the fun begins... While Ahsoka and Sabine confront the enemies on Seatos who threaten to ensure the return of the Empire, Anakin Skywalker returns to his former Padawan with one final lesson; to guide her through some of the biggest points of her life in an effort push her towards coming face to face with the past she's been avoiding.…
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#050 SWORR | Discussing Everything Star Wars at GalaxyCon Austin 2023!!
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1:00:48Hello there! This week we took a break from our Ahsoka review (don't worry we'll catch up next week ;)) to discuss our experience last weekend at GalaxyCon Austin!! Join Bella, Ceaira, Ruby, and Hailey as they share their stories of meeting up with Star Wars cast members Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Matt Lanter, Giancarlo Esposito, Ming-Na…
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#049 SWORR | Ahsoka Part 3 “Time to Fly” Review
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55:43This is where the fun begins… As Ahsoka and Sabine track down the remnant of Thrawn’s followers they begin to explore their dynamic as a Master and Padawan duo. Join Bella and Ruby as the take a deeper look into this week’s episode of Ahsoka, Part 3 “Time to Fly”, discussing the mysterious backstory of Baylan Skoll and his past in the Jedi Order, M…
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#048 SWORR | Ahsoka Part One: “Master and Apprentice” & Part Two: “Toil and Trouble” Review
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1:37:23This is where the fun begins… As whispers spread throughout the galaxy of the mysterious and inevitable return of Thrawn, Ahsoka searches for clues to his whereabouts. Despite their differences, Ahsoka must revisit and old friend to find the answers she needs to best her enemies in a race against finding the lost Grand Admiral. Join Bella and Ruby …
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