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June 2021 - Xtra edition

2 The Bucks Student

Welcome In this edition: What is Bucks Xtra. . . 3 Find out everything you need to know for the packed week of activities.

Bucks Xtra timetable. 4 JobShop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 After a summer job?

Look no further!

Leadership Academy. 7 Have you got what it takes to be a leader?

Bucks Award. . . . . . . . . . 8 Document everything you’ve achieved so far at BNU!

Varsity roundup. . . . . 10 In case you missed it, Tom has the scoop

Page 10 – Tom Featherstone rounds up Varsity We just couldn’t resist the opportunity for another newspaper!

So in collaboration with Bucks New University and their Bucks Xtra week, we’re pulling together a guide of how best to make the most of the week of activities starting from Monday 21 June.

We hope that there will be something for everyone available, and hopefully it gives a great opportunity to kick your feet up at the end of a (let’s face it) crappy year...

You can make the most of the week by checking out the double page timetable on pages 4–5. Or read through the whole paper to find out more about specific activities and catch up on the last few bits of news at the end of the year. Any questions or want to get involved with the paper still?

Email editor@thebucksstudent.com!

Awards night recap. 11 For all advertising and media enquiries please contact the Students’ Union Communications and Marketing department.

A look into the exclusive event

Employability Ambassador . . . . . . . . . 12

Simon McDowell simon.mcdowell@bucks.ac.uk

Xtra Volunteering . . . 13

Oli Gunson oli.gunson@bucks.ac.uk

Xtra Sport for Fun . . . 13

Nellie Hughes nellie.hughes@bucks.ac.uk

Give to refresh. . . . . . . 15 Page 4 - Take a look at the full timetable for Bucks Xtra to start planning your week!

Articles in this newspaper do not necessarily represent the views of Bucks Students’ Union but are that of the specific author. View this edition online at bucksstudentsunion.org/media/ newspaperarchive. © 2021 Bucks Students’ Union

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What is Bucks Xtra?

June Xtra edition

By Emily West

What is Bucks Xtra?

After a difficult year, we are excited to have events running all week for you in Bucks Xtra week! This week we will be bringing you a series of training events, rec activities and events every evening to keep you entertained and hopefully make up slightly for all the experiences missed this year.

We kick off the Monday with our British Sign Language taster session where you can learn some basic sign language and decide whether this is something you would like to learn more of next academic year as we run levels 1, 2 and 3 sign language through the year. We also have tickets to the Art of Banksy exhibit in London completely free to you, but with limited spaces, make sure to visit our website and reserve your space.

On Tuesday enjoy a free trip to Go Ape in the beautiful Wendover Woods. Take on the Treetop Challenge. Test yourself – the longest crossing is 20 metres and the highest platform is a jaw-clenching 14 metres skywards.

One thing is for sure, a day out to this course will leave you buzzing!

Wednesday we have the first of our face to face employability training sessions, with networking running in the morning. Learn more about this important skill and how to build up your own networks to help find a job when you graduate. We have also arranged a mini bus to take you to the Donkey Sanctuary in Wallingford where you can take some therapy time, learning about how they have been rescued and seeing how happy they are now.

Thursday burn off some extra energy at Rush trampoline park! Reserve your free ticket to enjoy one hour of uninterrupted jump time with up to 5 of your friends.

To finish on Friday, we have time management running for you in the morning, or if you prefer something more active, get your free ticket to Lagoona park, where you get 50 minutes inflatable water park fun, before relaxing in the onsite bar overlooking the lake!

For full details of all our great evening events this week and to reserve your place on any of the above, please visit the What’s On page of our website.

In addition to these exciting opportunities, your University also has a diverse schedule of events running throughout the week, which you can find the timetable for online, bucks.ac.uk/bucks-xtra or on pages 4-5.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for training or rec activities you would like to see available next year, we would love to hear from you! Please either pop down to see us in the Students’ Union office or drop us an email at sutraining@bucks.ac.uk.

Enjoy your Bucks Xtra week and make the most of it!

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Bucks Xtra timetable | 21 - 24 June

The Bucks Student

In collaboration with the University, we’ve packed in as many events as we can!

If you need any more details, check online; bucks.ac.uk/bucks-xtra

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Tuesday 22

Wednesday 23

Thursday 24

Pottery Workshop

Post Pals

Interview Workshop

Sustainability Game

British Sign Language Taster

Build your resilience with Self Compassion

Donkey Sanctuary Trip

T-shirt Design Course

Art of Banksy Exhibition

Amazon (AWS) Start-ups: From the Heart noon–2pm, on campus, Beats How we can help you noon–12.30pm, on campus UK Music Panel Online, zoom Go Ape! 12.30–1.30pm, A Panel Session with EY

Sustainable Pads Workshop

Wendover Woods

2–3.30pm, online

noon–1pm, online

International Conference and Exhibition on Nursing

Badminton

Rush Trampoline Park

10am–3pm, on campus

11am–noon, online

10am–3pm, on campus

11am–noon, on campus

11am–1pm, London

Jisc: How to navigate assessment centres noon–1pm, online

Litter Picking

1pm–3pm, The Rye, High Wycombe

1–5pm, London

CV Workshop

1.30–3pm, on campus

Rock n Roll Stroll Dance Class

3.45–4.30pm, on campus

Make Music Day

5.30pm-late, The Venue

How LinkedIn can help you

1.30–2.30pm, on campus

Positive Psychology 2–3pm, online

5-a-side

3–5pm, on campus

Give to Refreshrelaunch

Pizza and Cocktail Night

All day, on campus

6pm-late, The Lounge

Sports Massage for Injury Assessment and Treatment

All day, book at reception

10.30–11.45am, on campus 10am–2pm, Wallingford (transport provided)

3–5pm, on campus

Social Bubble House with DJ One F

no games, just an evening of song requests 8pm-late, The Lounge

Sports Massage for Injury Assessment and Treatment

All day, book at reception

10am–1.30pm, on campus 11am–3pm, on campus, Red Shed floor 2

11am–3pm, on campus

Launch your career with Enterprise Rent A car

noon–1pm, Rush, High Wycombe

Surviving Assessment Centres!

1.30–3pm, on campus

Mindfulness Workshop 2–3pm, online

Basketball

3–5pm, on campus

Student-led House Event 8pm-late, The Venue

Sports Massage for Injury Assessment and Treatment

All day, book at reception

PLUS watch all the Euro 2021 fixtures in our newly designed Lounge bar on big screens. £10 draught pitchers, bar snacks and much more.

Friday 25

Saturday 26

Time Management

Ramblin’ Roots Revue

11am–noon, on campus

Evening, The Venue

LinkedIn Workshop

11am–noon, on campus and online

Lagoona Park

noon–1pm, Lagoona Park, Reading

Sunday 27 Speed Quizzing

Evening, The Venue

Starting your research career noon–3pm, online

Making Dog Toys

1.30–3.30pm, on campus

Volleyball

3–5pm, on campus

Gin Night

6pm-late, The Lounge

Don’t miss!

Make Music Day After Party

Monday evening, The Venue

Sports Massage for Injury Assessment and Treatment Monday–Wednesday, book at reception

Rush Trampoline Park

Thursday, noon–1pm, Rush, High Wycombe

Go Ape!

Tuesday, 12.30–1.30pm, Wendover Woods

T-shirt Design Course Thursday, 11am–3pm, on campus, Red Shed floor 2

Lagoona Park

Friday, noon–1pm, Lagoona Park, Reading

“The Uni and SU have put together an exciting programme of activities to support your development and enhance your job prospects. There is so much on offer and we hope these tailor-made events will go some way to making up for everything you’ve missed out on during the pandemic.”

Professor Rachel Cragg, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education and Digital

June Xtra edition

In collaboration with the University, we’ve packed in as many events as we can!

If you need any more details, check online; bucks.ac.uk/bucks-xtra

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Bucks Xtra timetable | 25 - 27 June

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JobShop

The Bucks Student

By Sarah Jackson

Part-time jobs!

We understand that many of you will need to work while studying and with this in mind we regularly update our Jobshop page on the website with current, local and part time vacancies. We also have some great opportunities coming up with the Students’ Union! Would you like to work for your award winning Students’ Union? We are planning to come back bigger and better after this difficult year and if you want to be a part of our team we have a number of vacancies for student staff –all starting from September 2021 and we are accepting applications now!

Please see below a list of opportunities currently available: Freshers’ helpers

Bar staff and team leaders

Responsible for helping students integrate into Buckinghamshire New University and the local community and providing a friendly welcome to new students during the first two weeks of term. As part of a team, organising trips and activities for students, providing information about Bucks Students’ Union and local services and socialise with Freshers as well as acting as ambassadors for Buckinghamshire New University and Bucks Students’ Union.

Working with the team to ensure the smooth running of the bar within the Venue at our High Wycombe campus and consistently delivering the highest customer service standard

Head freshers’ helpers

Events technicians

Responsible for supervising freshers’ helpers whilst on duty, including organising and distributing daily briefing sheets, working with the Project Coordinator in the construction and distribution of rotas, managing the rota during staff shortages and motivating and encouraging freshers helpers. You will also be helping with the key task of helping students integrate into Buckinghamshire New University and the local community.

This opportunity includes running the entire production for all live nights within a team of five ensuring you’re a key player in delivering the events programme.

Events staff A varied and interesting role, this opportunity includes stewarding responsibilities as well as that of door entry and running the cloakroom.

“If you have the opportunity to become a Fresher Helper, then I would strongly urge you to apply and give it a go. It is a paid role which looks good on your CV, it provides you with new skills and abilities but develops the current skills you have. For example, communication, problem solving and teamwork. These skills are important in any workplace, however, doing this role will allow you to become a bigger part of the students’ union exploring other jobs, getting to know your team and meeting new people.”

Event Security Staff Working closely with other security and venue staff ensuring the delivery of our duty of care to all customers and the opportunity for further shifts outside of the Students’ Union.

You can apply for any of these roles via our website under ‘Jobs and Skills’ then ‘Union jobs’ page or contact sujobs@bucks.ac.uk for more information.

With recruitment now picking up again, there are a number of websites it is worth checking for current part time vacancies in the local area, alongside our JobShop page, especially in the retail, care and hospitality industries: uk.indeed.com, totaljobs.com, reed.co.uk, jobsite.co.uk If you would like any advice or support in finding a part time job, drop an email to sutraining@bucks.ac.uk.

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Leadership Academy

June Xtra edition

By Emily West

Leadership Academy

The Big Deal. Now more than ever, having extra skills recorded on your CV and expanding your network will help you to make your next steps when leaving university.

Development activities will be sympathetic to studies, it really is an individual programme designed around you! It will be manageable for students at all levels and a typical programme will include:

Applications are now open for our next cohort of 25 students to next year’s Leadership Academy!

Given the current climate, it has never been more important to focus on building up your skills and having a clear set of goals to achieve by the time you leave university to search for your first job. Whether you know exactly what you want to do, or are still deciding, the Leadership Academy can help equip you to give you the best possible advantage when leaving university.

The Leadership Academy was developed to recognise the value of developing future leaders early on. It is a bespoke development programme for talented students to gain specific skills for routes through the Union into leadership roles.

It’s a series of training, courses and opportunities to enhance employability and build leadership traits - all free of charge courtesy of

One to one sessions to agree your leadership development route and monitor progress - We will discuss your career aspirations with you, propose and agree a personal development plan with clear objectives and deadlines and review your progress throughout the academic year through regular emails and meetings.

Workshops focusing on leadership styles and self-awareness - Through an external agency, we would fund and deliver formal leadership training which would provide you with workplace critical skills. We can also offer a free Strengthscope personality profile to help you understand your key strengths and how to use these to your advantage.

Accredited training courses specific to your chosen route - We can provide licensing qualifications and legislation compliant certificates for those in the hospitality industry; safeguarding or coaching qualifications for those in the sports industry; your development programme will be specific to your route and we will source the experience that you need. We can fund specific external courses either online or in person to help you meet your goals.

Employability sessions focussing on CV’s, interviews, applications and assessment centres - Group sessions in all of the above will be scheduled regularly alongside the University’s Careers and Employability Service. One to one sessions are also available with both the Students’ Union and the University.

Access to networking opportunities through conferences, staff days and external events - There may be a national or industry specific conference that we agree will benefit your leadership journey and you will be invited to be involved with Students’ Union meetings and development days and consulted with when we have new initiatives or policy to implement.

Mentors – we will discuss in the initial meeting whether you could benefit from a mentor either in or related to your chosen industry who can give you real-life tips and advice on how to get your foot in the door and progress in your career.

Plus full support of the Students’ Union Development Team through one to one meetings, reflective developmental sessions and assistance with finding your ideal leadership role. Once you have completed the year, you will receive a certificate of completion plus a free Leadership Academy hoodie!

But the support will not end there, and we will continue to support you through to your graduation and beyond.

You can find further information and apply for the Leadership Academy via the “Jobs and Skills” section of the Bucks Students’ Union website.

If you have any questions, please contact sutraining@bucks.ac.uk.

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Bucks Award

The Bucks Student

BUCKS AWARD Acknowledging commitment & celebrating success

Creating a CV from scratch can seem like a daunting task, whether you are applying for part time work to help support you through university or whether you are starting to look for jobs in your industry once you leave university.

This is where the Bucks Award can help you!

Every time you participate in an activity with us, be it volunteering, a skills session or securing a committee role, we have a record of it and are now able to collate these records to really showcase your involvement through the Bucks Award.

The Bucks Award is divided into sections with the idea that by the time you leave university you have something in every section – a completely achievable goal due to all the free opportunities you have access to thanks to the Big Deal. So when it comes to writing your CV, when you are looking for skills that really demonstrate your ability to communicate, manage your time and your attention to detail, you will have a readymade list of transferrable skills to include.

For this reason, we also offer Bucks Award sessions, where we are able to produce your Bucks Award on request and use this selfreflective session, to really help you understand all the skills you have gained from your involvement with our activities and how each of these can be transferred into the workplace.

These sessions can be booked directly with the Training and Development team, by emailing sutraining@bucks.ac.uk. Although it is recommended all meetings are virtual at the moment, if you would prefer to meet in person, we can currently offer meetings in person with a maximum of 2 attendees, so please just let us know in your email!

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Varsity 2021

The Bucks Student

By Tom Featherstone

H1 We were all looking forward to the possibility of our annual Varsity fixtures against Roehampton going ahead as usual, but with COVID-19 restrictions in place, it was looking uncertain. Fortunately, in accordance with Government guidelines and the guidelines from the relative sporting bodies, we were able to play several friendly fixtures.

Varsity this year was a different affair, with fixtures at both University’s and no spectators allowed. As your Vice President Student Involvement, Tom, pointed out in the lead up to the big day, “It’s been 448 days since the last Bucks team took the field, despite there not being spectators, we’re still playing for the win.”

The day started with Football 2’s playing at home in a high scoring game, with 5 players scoring at least 1 goal and final match score of 7 – 4. Football 4’s unfortunately didn’t get the chance to play, meaning a walk over to us.

Buckinghamshire New University 2 – Roehampton 0.

At 2:00pm we saw Football 1’s and 3’s, Netball 2’s and Mixed Hockey kick off their games and as the scores came in, it was looking good. Football 1’s scored a further 6 and secured their win with the result being 6 -2. Football 3’s kept up the high scoring games and won 4 – 0. Netball 2’s who haven’t won against Roehampton in Varsity since 2013 won their game 23 -19. Mixed hockey kept it close till half time trailing 2-1, but then Roehampton’s experienced squad stepped up in the second half, with the final result for hockey being 7-1 to Roehampton.

Buckinghamshire New University 5 – Roehampton 1.

Women’s Basketball were next to play and with our indoor sports teams only having had one training session before their game and with a depleted squad, it was a brilliant result for Bucks when the team won their game 65 -43, with1 substitute. Netball 1’s played a brilliant game with the match see-sawing between both teams, Roehampton managed to pull ahead in the last 10 minutes giving them their second win of the day by 9, with a final Netball match score of 22 – 31 to Roehampton.

The last 2 games were Rugby and Men’s Basketball and Men’s Basketball felt they had a point to prove after Roehampton knocked them out of the cup last academic year. Both matches were enjoyable to watch and both teams applied the pressure in the second half of their game. Rugby won 55 -31 and Men’s Basketball won 83 – 45.

Final result Buckinghamshire New University 8 – Roehampton 2.

A big thank you to Neal Reynolds and all the Sports Therapy students who provided their support and help on the day. Last, but definitely not least, thanks to all those committee members who kept their clubs going through an incredibly difficult year - we’re so proud of all of your hard work.

And a big well done to all our teams who played!

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Union Awards / AU Dinner

June Xtra edition

By Tristan Tipping

In the evening of Thursaday 20 May, we held our twelfth annual Union Awards incorporating the Excellence in Learning and Teaching awards (ELT’s) and this year, because of unusual circumstances, the AU Dinner. It’s always a tremendous pleasure to recognise the acheivements of the students and staff of Buckinghmashire New University, and this year was no exception.

In an exceptional 12 months we have seen our members go above and beyond to suport their peers and give their time freely for the betterment of the student experience which is what makes the Bucks community so special.

It was incredible to be able to host some of the event in our own venue for a socially distanced celebration and we also have the video from the night available for all to re-watch. Thanks again to everybody who contributed this year, supported the unions work, and showed tremendoues tenacity and dynamism, it’s been truly inspirational.

Union Awards RAG Charity Fundraiser of the Year Elysia Hix Student Rep of the Year Zeeshan Anjum Academic Staff Partner of the Year Phill Hoddinott Sport for Fun Ambassador of the Year Lucy Webb Society Committee Member of the Year Mali Hajnasrollah Volunteer of the Year Tomek Siemieniuch Media Contributor of the Year Alexi Hickin Society of the Year RAG Society

AU Awards RAG Contributor of the Year Katie Jedrek Club Committee Member of the Year Bea Barefield Club of the Year Netball Outstanding Contribution to Sport Hanna Free Hall of Fame James Baxter

Commercial Services Student Staff Member of the Year Courtney Gray Membership Services Staff Member of the Year Anita Pascoe Professional Service Employee Partner of the Year Anne-Marie Thomson Campaigner of the Year Sydney Owen Student Leadership Award Lisa Connell Union Fellowship Tamsin Grainger Honorary Life Membership Mark Sweeney

Excellence in Learning and Teaching Awards Excellence and Innovation in Student Learning Support Stephen Sheffield Demonstrating Excellence in Academic Leadership Lorna Dean Gibbs Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching Practice Nic Fryer

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Employability ambassador

The Bucks Student

By Emily West

Employability Ambassador

We are excited to announce that we are now recruiting our Employability Ambassadors for 2021 – 2022!

This role will add a whole host of skills to your CV and will allow you to show your initiative in improving developmental opportunities for our members. We are all hoping for a year closer to normal so there should be plenty of opportunities to boost activities for your school.

You will focus on being responsible for supporting and developing the recreational and skills programme offered by the Big Deal and promoting all activities to increase participation and enhance membership development.

You will be working closely with the Training and Development Coordinator, course reps and your school officer to ensure we are providing a diverse, developmental and fun offer and you would be expected to be passionate about self-development and driven to help provide suitable opportunities for all members of Bucks Students’ Union.

This is an ideal opportunity for you to get involved in CV boosting activities and skills so that you leave university in the most employable position possible.

No formal qualifications are required for this role and ambassadors will be given introductory training explaining the role and responsibilities and covering the basic skills required to undertake the role. Ongoing in-depth support is available throughout the year from the Students’ Union’s Training and Development Team and Sabbatical Officers.

Skills learnt will include written and verbal communication, networking and creativity, organisational skills and time management, providing you with specific examples to use in interview situations. And if all that’s not enough, you will get a FREE Employability Ambassador hoodie and automatic acceptance onto our Leadership Academy for 2021/2022 as well as an invite to our exclusive Union Awards 2022!

It is estimated that this will require a 2 hour per week time commitment although this will be flexible around your studies and depending on the programme of activities.

This position is open for applications now. So please visit our Bucks Students’ Union jobs page for further information and to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Volunteering | SFF

June Xtra edition

By Jade Collis | Daniel Lawrence

Xtra Volunteering Bucks Xtra is around the corner and there are some very exciting volunteering opportunities for you to get involved with! There really is something for everyone, read on to find out how you can get involved and make a difference in under an hour of your time!

Monday 21 June: Litter Picking Come and join us at the High Wycombe campus at 10am, to collect a litter pick and help clean up The Rye. All equipment will be provided, just turn up and make a difference in your local community!

Tuesday 22 June: Postpals Design cards and write a letter to a terminally ill child between 10:003:00 in the lounge! Give back 20 minutes of your time to put a smile on a childs face. This is a drop in session so once you’ve made your card your good to go, simple!

Wednesday 23 June: From The Heart Help combat loneliness during this difficult time by writing to an elderly member registered at From The Heart! Pop to The Lounge between 12:00 and 2:00pm to get involved.

Thursday 24 June: Sustainable Pad Workshop

Friday 25 June: Making Dog Toys Everyone loves animals, so why not get involved in making a dogs day and creating a dog toy which will be donated to a local dog shelter!

All the materials will be provided, bring yourself down to the lounge between 1–4:30pm to get involved!

#BloodyGoodBucks continues, come along to The Lounge between 11:00am and 3pm to make your very own reusable pad! If you fancy making two then great - one will be donated to an overseas charity!

Sport for Fun Tuesday 22 June 3–5pm, Football Wednesday 23 June 3–5pm, Badminton Thursday 24 June 3–5pm, Basketball Friday 24 June 3–5pm, Volleyball

The year has not been easy for recreational sport however we have put on a number of fun things which students have got involved in such as Trampolining, Aqua Park and Snowsports. If you missed any of these, don’t worry they will be back next year!

For now, with restrictions lifting, we have the perfect opportunity for you to try out a number of different sports before the summer break. You can turn up and enjoy the sessions by yourself or with your mates.

Join us between 3–5pm TuesdayFriday for Football, Badminton, Basketball or Volleyball with a different sport each day, check below for the timetable.

All of these sports are just a snippet of what we will be running next academic year so if you are around come September, keep your eyes peeled. If you have any suggestions for what we can run, do get in touch with sport@bucks.ac.uk and we will look at getting these arranged for you to enjoy.

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Give to Refresh

June Xtra edition

By Jade Collis

Last academic year Bucks Students’ Union collaborated with the University and together created “Give to refresh”. Give to Refresh was created as both organisations believe that being clean is a basic human right, not a luxury or privilege and no one should have to live in hygiene poverty. Give To Refresh is in association with the Beauty Banks charity, who link donations of personal care and hygiene products for women and men to local registered charities (including food banks, homeless centres, refugees and secondary schools) so that what’s donated locally, stays local.

Since the launch of this campaign we have had 889 donations, these donations were given to one of our community charity partners, One Can Trust. Two student volunteers packed up the mini

bus and donated a range of items from personal hygiene, baby bits and skin care. One can trust will now give these items in parcels to people in need.

We are always looking for donations for Give To Refresh as we hope other local charity partners will sign up for this initiative and we will be able to spread the donations to all organisations. If you own any personal hygiene products that you don’t think you will use, why not drop them off at one of our Beauty Bank drop off points.

We have these drop off points at all 3 campus, For high Wycombe there is a drop off point at the main reception and within both the High Wycombe and Uxbridge Students’ Union offices.

What can be donated?

Any unused and unopen beauty or hygiene products can be donated.

This will give your items a new home and prevent them ending up in landfill. Any of the items on the poster above can be donated.

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