Fresno Youth Empowerment Studio (FresYES)

CTFC Pipeline Community Enterprise Full Proposal

1. Community Enterprise “Big Idea”

The Fresno Youth Empowerment Studio (FresYES) will engage

underserved youth (who) by training them to be skillful producers of
culturally relevant media and “digital social entrepreneurs”. FresYES
students will explore the use of web-based social media, mobile and
wireless applications to promote greater civic participation, support
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and develop community
enterprises (what). FresYES students will work with a network of
partners in the central San Joaquin Valley to hold trainings for
community-based organizations and residents to promote the use of
digital media, social networking and mobile applications to connect
residents to needed resources and locally relevant media, art and
history (where). Within 16 months FresYES students will be ready to
carry out trainings and build the market for a FresYES Enterprises that
can provide media services, web development and trainings to CBOs
and residents. Students not only gain valuable life and career skills but
engage with the community and create a sustainable means of
keeping FresYES active for future years (wow!).

CMC will work in conjunction with: (1) the University of California at

Santa Cruz’s Global Information Internship Program (GIIP) to develop
and implement technology trainings and FresYES Enterprises; (2) the
City of Fresno Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department
(PRCS) to rollout these trainings to six (6) FresnoCONNECT computer
labs located at Community Centers in Fresno’s most underserved
neighborhoods; and (3) educational entities including Fresno County
Office of Education; Kings County Office of Education; Madera County
Office of Education, and Fresno Unified School District to implement
programs at sixteen (16) underserved schools in urban and rural areas
of the central San Joaquin Valley.

2. Community Enterprise Description

A. Background
1) The Center for Multicultural Cooperation (CMC) is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization dedicated to promoting educational programs
for social and civic responsibility, service-learning, media, art, history
and multicultural cooperation, while developing innovative ways of
mobilizing young people to use digital technologies to build better
communities.

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CMC has 5 years of experience working with hundreds of youth and

adult volunteers from the Central Valley, through our youth leadership
initiative Digitally Abled Producers Project (D@PP), and
intergenerational digital storytelling projects, including Hmong
Voices, Latino Legacy, and Stories of Service through the Voices
of the Valley initiative. CMC has successfully implemented two CTFC
funded projects, including Hmong Voices in 2005/2006 and D@PP in
2006/2007.

Recently, Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) and the City of Fresno
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department (PRCS) have
entered into a partnership with CMC to implement the 2007 “Summer
of Service”. Through this initiative, D@PPers are leading “English
Learner” youth and adult volunteers through the digital storytelling
process at Community Centers throughout Fresno as part of the Voices
of the Valley initiative. Over 100 community members are currently
volunteering each Saturday to produce intergenerational media about
the heroes of the Central Valley community and the obstacles they
overcame.

As of August 1, 2007, CMC and the City of Fresno entered a two-year

agreement in which a 1,200 sq/ft room has been devoted to create
FresYES in the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Fresno. As
the Summer of Service draws to a close and the new school year
begins, CMC will utilize this space to establish a place where youth
volunteers, community members, and community-based/government
organizations can learn about and get involved in technological
applications and video production projects that serve this community.
FresYES will also serve as the headquarters from which we will
implement programs at 6 community centers and 16 middle and high
schools in Fresno, Kings, and Madera Counties during the 2007/2008
school year. We estimate that over 250 youth will be involved
annually in these programs at schools throughout the central San
Joaquin Valley.

Through FresYES and partnerships with PRCS and education offices,

CMC is poised to bring high quality programs to community centers
and schools throughout Fresno and the Central Valley. CMC has built a
reputation as a developer and provider of exemplary service-learning
programs that emphasize leadership development, civic engagement,
and innovative uses of technology. Through our expanding network of
partners, CMC is increasingly approached with requests to utilize the
skills of our students to increase the capacity of organizations using

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technology. Through this initiative, we hope to capitalize on this

demand as we transition towards this entrepreneurial model.

Increased support from government agencies, non-profits,

foundations, and school districts, has allowed CMC to reach a critical
stage in it’s history with the ability now to create lasting impact for
Central Valley communities at the regional level, and create training
and implementation models that can be utilized in other California
communities.

2) By most indicators, the central San Joaquin Valley is the most

underserved region in California, if not the United States, and this
initiative presents an opportunity to address many of its needs.

A recent congressional study found that the Central San Joaquin Valley
may be the “New Appalachia” by a wide range of indicators. The per-
capita income is lower, and levels of public assistance are higher, in
the eight counties making up the Central San Joaquin Valley, than
even notoriously poor Apalachia1 . A June 2007 study released by
Children Now, noted that the per capita income for Fresno County is
$18,626 compared to $26,800 for the state of California, and 26% of
the children in Fresno County are living in poverty compared to 19%
statewide. A higher proportion of poor people in Fresno live in areas
of concentrated poverty than in any other major city in the country.
With 43.5% of our poor living in "extreme-poverty neighborhoods,"
Fresno even beats out No. 2 New Orleans with the depth of our
concentrated poverty2. According to a 2002 report by the U.S. Census
Bureau, Fresno is ranked number 9 in America for the percentage of
adults without a high school diploma (28.6%). This is no surprise
when taken into account findings by the Harvard University Civil Rights
Project. In their March 2005 report, entitled “Confronting the
Graduation Rate Crisis in California”3, they found that Fresno Unified
School District graduated only 56.9% of their students, with less than
half of Latino and African American students graduating on time. Of
those who make it through high school, few succeed in pursuing a
college education. According to a 2002 study by the Public Policy
Institute of California, entitled “Student and School Indicators for

1 Doyle, Michael. The new Appalachia. Fresno Bee. Dec 16, 2005.
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7823.shtml
2
Katrina’s Window: Confronting Concentrated Poverty Across America, Brookings Institution. October
http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/20051012_Concentratedpoverty.pdf.
3 Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis in California. Civil Rights Project, Harvard University. March
24, 2005. http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/dropouts/dropouts05.pdf.

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Youth in California’s Central Valley”, in 2000, only 3.2% of graduating

seniors from Fresno County public schools entered the University of
California system as first-year college students, with only 11.6%
entering the California State University system. Of those who obtain a
college degree, many of our best and brightest are leaving in what has
been termed Fresno’s “Brain Drain”.

However, despite these negative indicators, there is a growing

momentum behind collaborations and initiatives that will revitalize the
cultural, economic and educational aspects of the region. Examples
include the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley; Creative
Fresno; Fresno Council of Arts, Science and History (FCASH), and the
Regional Jobs Initiative (RJI). What makes this region unique is that
community leaders have now identified the most glaring problems and
are actively working together to create viable solutions which can
rapidly address these needs. We hope to build on this gathering
momentum by leveraging the innovative spirit and service-oriented
energy of our young people to help catapult the technological capacity
of the region’s most pioneering organizations past the “information
age” and straight into a “knowledge economy.”

3) As one of the fastest growing populations in California, the many

problems facing the central San Joaquin Valley must be addressed
quickly to keep the region from slipping farther into decline. But public
sector entities in this region are confined to far less resources than
their counterparts in other parts of the state. According to an August
2004 report by the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, entitled
“Philanthropic Activity in California’s Central Valley: 1996-2002”, in
2002, residents received $17.43 grant dollars per capita in California’s
Central Valley. Juxtapose the 2002 California grant dollars per capita
rate of $47.17, and it is easy to see why central San Joaquin Valley
public sector organizations are fighting an uphill battle, working with
36.9% of the resources given to their counterparts in other parts of
California.

4) While technology consultants and firms do exist in the central San

Joaquin Valley, their primary market is the private sector, and few if
any provide low-cost consultancy to public sector entities. In effect,
we will have few competitors as we will be creating our own niche
market over the coming year. We have chosen to work with those
CBOs and government entities who serve local residents, and might
otherwise not be able to afford web2.0 and video development if not
for FresYES Enterprises. As the only organization in the central San

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Joaquin Valley with digital storytelling as a core competency, 10 years

of experience with county education offices, and 5 years of experience
bringing together a unique network of partners around the application
of new technologies in this community, we are confident that CMC has
a unique edge that sets us apart from any other future competitors in
this space.

B. Target Market

Public sector entities in the central San Joaquin Valley have enormous
obstacles to overcome, yet they must address the problems of this
community with limited resources, utilizing a labor pool that suffers
from the “Brain Drain”, coupled with the continued flight of the
“Creative Class”. For example, 100% of youth serving CBOs in the
central San Joaquin Valley said they would benefit from technical
assistance, including software and website training, and technology
planning, but 49% have no staff budget for professional development4.
What does this mean for the application of technology to organize
communities to solve problems? This area is geographically isolated
from Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, but it is even farther removed in
regards to how new technologies can be implemented and community
media can be created. There must be a concerted effort to educate
residents and the organizations that serve them, and offer free and
low-cost opportunities for the implementation of technologies that
foster community voice and make public sector entities more efficient
and effective. We believe that FresYES will become the shining light in
a valley of technological darkness, providing opportunities for
community voice, and new tools to public sector entities, as they
address current and future obstacles.

3. Operations and Capacity

A. Community Enterprise Plan

1) Our goals are four-fold:

• Mobilize underserved young people to serve the community
using technology, through D@PP trainings of public sector
entities and social media applications with youth and adult
residents.
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Description and Needs of Youth-Serving Organizations in the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Fresno
Nonprofit Advancement Council. July 2007.

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• Educate local public sector entities to the technological tools

available to increase services to local residents
• Create a market for FresYES Enterprises among public sector
entities, accomplishing our goal of creating a new revenue
stream and youth employment opportunities, while increasing
technological tools and solutions available to those who serve
local residents.
• Select high-impact partners for pilot projects in which D@PPers
anchor the implementation of social media, wireless, and mobile
device applications.

Our timeline for implementation is as follows:

• September 2007 – Formally open FresYES & recruit D@PPers
• October – December 2007 – Train 25 D@PPers in conjunction with
GIIP curriculum and instruction. Implement social media
programs at 16 after-school programs with 250 youth in central
San Joaquin Valley.
• January – May 2008 – D@PP exploration of technology
applications and development of community trainings utilizing a
GIIP Intern and the expertise of GIIP Enterprises
• June - December 2008 – D@PP implementation of community
training initiatives utilizing a GIIP Intern and the expertise of GIIP
Enterprises, partnering with PRCS to roll-out trainings at six (6)
FresnoCONNECT computer labs, and establishing one (1) Tech
Camp for select participants. Identify partners for pilot projects.
• January 2009 – Begin youth enterprise pilot projects with targeted
partners who can generate income and publicity for FresYES
Enterprises, while modeling it’s effectiveness.

2) Key principals in the enterprise management team shall include:

• Brandon Wright, Deputy Director of the Center for Multicultural
Cooperation and co-founder of the Global Information Internship
Program. Responsible for fundraising and enterprise
development.
• MaryJane Skjellerup, Media Director of the Center for
Multicultural Cooperation and former-Director of the Global
Information Internship Program. Responsible for CMC
administrative management.
• Adam Thompson, Director of the Global Information Internship
Program. Responsible for GIIP administrative management.
• John Minkler, Executive Director of the Center for Multicultural
Cooperation, Adjunct Professor at Fresno Pacific University.
Responsible for development, marketing, and client acquisition.

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• CMC Community Technology Liaison – CMC part-time new-hire.

Responsible for project coordination and implementation.
• GIIP Intern – U.C. Santa Cruz student who will be selected in
2007 for internship in Fresno in 2008. Responsible for project
implementation, training, and technical support.
• Christina Hamill – GIIP Fellow and Coordinator. Responsible for
development of technology trainings.
• GIIP Enterprises Team – A collective of GIIP Fellows and Interns
who manage and implement GIIP Enterprise projects.
Responsible for training, technical support, and enterprise
development.

3) Over the next 16 months, a considerable marketing campaign will

take place to publicize the new opportunities available to public sector
entities. CMC will be assisted in the marketing of these free training
opportunities by current and new partners, including:
• City of Fresno
• Great Valley Center
• Fresno Unified School District
• Fresno County Office of Education
• Kings County Office of Education
• Madera County Office of Education
• Fresno Coalition for Arts, Science, and History
• Fresno Arts Council
• United Way of Fresno County
• American Humanics program at C.S.U. Fresno
• Fresno Nonprofit Advancement Council
• Fresno Regional Foundation
• City of Fresno Parks, Recreation, and Community Service
Department
• City of Madera Parks and Community Services
• Cesar Chavez Foundation / National Farm Workers Service
Center Inc.

While the next 16 months will be devoted to educating public sector

entities about the possibilities that are available, the majority of the
resources we need to execute this plan will be provided through CTFC
grant funding and in-kind resources from our partner organizations.
We will need some business development expertise, and will utilize
resources from the Central Valley Business Incubator and the Lyles
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at C.S.U. Fresno to refine
the FresYES Business Plan. We will utilize models that have already
been developed by partners such as GIIP Enterprises, and hope to

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borrow from other successful groups including organizations such as

the Bay Area Video Coalition.

B. Board and Resource Commitments

1) The CMC Board of Directors will be engaged in this process through

recruitment of public sector entities for education and eventual
partnership. The CMC Board has extensive contacts in government,
education, and non-profit fields. Please see the included letter from
the CMC Board Chair, stating their commitment to and support of this
initiative.

The CMC Research and Development Committee will also be engaged

in this process. This committee is composed of a group of 10
community advisors, who are key stakeholders in CMC projects, and
have been selected by the CMC staff and approved by the CMC Board.

2) CMC has partnered with two key organizations to make this vision
a reality.

Global Information Internship Program at U.C. Santa Cruz

(http://giip.ucsc.edu)

The Global Information Internship Program (GIIP) is a digital service

learning program at UC Santa Cruz that teaches students to how to
apply the potential of established and emerging information
technologies to strengthen the capacity of community-based and non-
governmental organizations in underserved regions of the United
States and the World.

For the past nine years, GIIP has trained hundreds of students apply
this knowledge in a “hands on” way during their internships and
campus-based workshops with partners. Guided by the innovative
spirit of social entrepreneurship in the service of social justice, GIIP
has been very successful in preparing students to manage information-
based projects for communities, NGOs and even the information
industry. GIIP's goal is to bridge the “digital divide” by creating a new
generation of “info-savvy” advocates using information technology to
create new opportunities for social enterprise, overcome barriers to
civic participation and promote greater social inclusion.

GIIP is working with CMC to develop curriculum and workshops for

their youth programs in emerging information technologies. The focus

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of this work is to give students a broad understanding of the use of

new technologies in the service of the community. GIIP Enterprises
(the social enterprise wing of GIIP) has successfully implemented
technology trainings for community-based organizations from
throughout the country, and is successfully providing technology
services to several groups in such a way that students gain valuable
skills and GIIP has a sustainable source of income to support ongoing
work and new initiatives.

Throughout the proposed project, GIIP will: adapt technology

curriculum and instruction to D@PP youth; provide GIIP Enterprise
consulting during the development of trainings for San Joaquin Valley
CBOs; dedicate GIIP Interns to guide process of CBO assessment and
trainings; offer GIIP Enterprise consulting as FresYes Enterprises is
established.

City of Fresno Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Department (www.fresno.gov)

PRCS is dedicated to creating community through people, parks and

programs. Through a partnership with AT&T, the City of Fresno Parks,
Recreation, and Community Services Department (PRCS) has opened
six (6) FresnoConnect sites at neighborhood and community centers
throughout the city. The FresnoConnect sites empower residents with
skills and technology. This summer, PRCS has offered Technology
Camps at select FresnoConnect sites for 4th-7th graders, with the goal
of immersing young people in the use of technology through fun
creative programs. PRCS in partnership with CMC will establish a one
week summer Tech Camp for top technology students. PRCS is also
developing a curriculum for it’s Youth Leadership Program and will
work with CMC to incorporate technology trainings. More than 26,000
visits were made to the various FresnoConnect labs throughout the
City of Fresno in 2006.

Throughout the proposed project, PRCS will: offer space for FresYES at
the highly reduced rate of $250 per month; provide free access to all
FresnoConnect sites; dedicate staff time to marketing, fundraising, and
coordination.

Because we are in the initial stages of opening FresYES, and the next
16 months will be devoted to education and client-acquisition, many
new partners for this Youth Enterprise will come on board prior to
January 2009. However, groups such as the City of Fresno, PRCS, and

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GIIP are committed resource partners which will ensure success during
this initial stage of implementation.

C. Organizational Impact

1) This enterprise will build capacity for CMC at a critical point in its
progression. By opening FresYES, and implementing this initiative, we
will be able to network and plant the seeds for future partnerships with
many central San Joaquin Valley organizations. Furthermore, FresYES
will become a “Third Space” where we can bring together a network of
existing and new partners with the long-term goal of exploring and
implementing programs and initiatives that use technology to improve
the lives of underserved populations in the Central Valley. Impact
indicators shall include:

• Number of public sector entities involved in technology trainings

• Number of pilot partners signed on for January 2009
implementation of FresYES Enterprises
• Number of central San Joaquin Valley residents served by pilot
partners

2) To make this venture viable in the long term, we will need to refine
our strategic marketing plan, to establish buy-in from public sector
entities, many of which have limited time and limited understanding of
the importance of implementing these technologies. The growing
network of CMC partners will provide assistance in the distribution of
information informing CBOs of these new opportunities.

4. Technology

A) The technology trainings that we will implement will include social

media, wireless access, and mobile device applications. Trainings will
include topics such as:
• Training educators and students to create and share social media
focused on issues in their communities and the personal stories of
those who have overcome obstacles to bring about social and
economic justice (Fall 2007/Spring 2008)
• Integrating Web 2.0 tools into the technology plans and strategies
of Fresno community organizations. Building literacy, building
awareness, and integrating Web 2.0 tools to engage the
community in new ways (Summer/Fall 2008)
• Mobilizing community organizations to use social networking sites
such as twitter, facebook and myspace to reach residents in

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nontraditional ways (instant messaging, text messaging, etc)

(Summer/Fall 2008)
• Integrating social media applications into their organizational
strategies. Utilizing sites like YouTube to share/promote videos,
Flickr to share/promote photographs, Dig to leverage news
stories, and facebook/myspace to bring in the younger
generations (Summer/Fall 2008)

B) GIIP has previous experience in these technologies through:

• Holding regular college courses on emerging technologies and
social enterprise.
• Providing trainings for hundreds of community organizers in basic
information/computer literacy and in the fundamentals of on-line
organizing, social media, and text messaging.
• Developing applications for CBOs to leverage open source content
management systems and existing social media and mobile
communication tools.

5. Budget

We estimate that the total cost of this enterprise will be $345,000 over
the coming year. We currently have $45,000 available, $128,000
committed over the coming year, and $172,000 in funding proposals
pending with a variety of organizations and foundations. The coming
year will be devoted to education and partner-acquisition, minimizing
the financial risks. However, certain risks do remain, including: pending
funding not becoming available; or the termination of partnerships with
key organizations. CMC has mitigated these risks by not only relying on
strong previous partnerships, but continuing to search for new
partnerships and funding streams. We are confident that we will begin
2008 with steady funding streams and reliable partners.

6. Social Impact

A) We will define our success in the following ways:

Individual level:
• D@PPers and middle/high school students with increased
technology skills; self-esteem; and commitment to their own
success and the success of this community
• CBOs and government entities that have a broader grasp of
technologies they can use to organize and communicate with the
residents they serve
Organizational Level:

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• A dynamic FresYES that acts as a “third space” for innovative and

effective projects in which central San Joaquin Valley
organizations and residents utilize technology and media to create
change
• Fostering collaboration among a network of partners with the
long-term goal of exploring and implementing programs and
initiatives that use technology to improve the lives of underserved
populations in the Central Valley.
• Securing clients among local organizations and agencies.
Community Level:
• Educational and economic empowerment among local residents
• An active and vibrant network of individuals and organizations
that create and distribute community based media
• The implementation of 21st Century tools by community
organizations and leaders to solve problems in the central San
Joaquin Valley

B) The return on investment will be measured using the following

metrics:
• 25 D@PPers trained in technology, and involved in development
and implementation of this initiative
• 150 educators, non-profit professionals, public servants, and local
leaders trained to use web-based social media, mobile and
wireless applications (estimated impact on 15,000 collective
residents served)
• 250 youth mobilized to create and share social media

C) We will identify opportunities to leverage invested resources by

seeking pilot partners for the implementation of FresYES Enterprises in
January, 2009. During the first two quarters of 2009, we anticipate at
least a $30,000 revenue stream by working with pilot partners which
may include groups such as:
• City of Fresno PRCS: Digitizing Mayor’s Jobs Initiative Resources
and increasing accessibility for area residents (buy-in from PRCS
Director)
• Fresno Unified School District: Creating video curriculum
supplements and increasing teacher and student interaction
using social media (similar previous CMC-FUSD contracts have
generated more than $50,000)
• Great Valley Center to use social media and wireless
technologies to increase participation among residents in the

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Central Valley Blueprint (buy-in from Executive Director Carol

Whiteside)

7. Sustainability

There are many opportunities to take this initiative to scale, replicate it

in other communities, and become self-sustainable after the CTFC
funding cycle is complete. We will work with a continually increasing
network of partners, including school districts, city departments, and
foundations within the central San Joaquin Valley and in other California
communities to take to scale and replicate successful programs created
at FresYES.
• Parks and Recreation Departments
A) The new Director of the Madera Parks and Community
Services Department, who brokered our partnership with the
City of Fresno during her previous job with PRCS, has
expressed interest in bringing CMC programs and trainings
to City of Madera community centers, replicating the
success in Fresno.
B) CMC and PRCS will present at the California Parks and
Recreation Society state conference in Long Beach in
February 2008. At this presentation, we will encourage
Parks and Recreation departments from other California
communities to replicate our programs and trainings in their
communities.
• School Districts
A) With 16 middle and high school programs taking place in the
central San Joaquin Valley during the 2007/2008 school
year, and increased funding coming to underperforming
Central Valley schools each year, we anticipate increased
access to additional schools in our target area as the word
spreads and other schools come on board.
B) Sacramento City Unified School District has endorsed CMC
after school programming, included CMC as a preferred
provider, and has invited our staff to take part in upcoming
presentations in which high school principals with 21st
Century After School grants will have the opportunity to
adopt our programs
• Foundations
A) During the 2007/2008 school year, the Cesar Chavez
Foundation has requested that CMC include training in our
digital storytelling curriculum with 70 middle school teachers

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at four regional trainings throughout California, to be

implemented at Cesar Chavez Service Clubs through after
school programming
B) The Fresno Regional Foundation and Sacramento Regional
Foundation are both interested in CMC youth programming
and will meet later this month to consider jointly devoting
resources towards a unified effort to engage youth in CMC
programs in the central San Joaquin Valley and the
Sacramento Metropolitan Area.

We are confident that by January 2009, FresYES Enterprises will

begin to bring in revenue with target partners, providing enough
revenue to hire a part-time coordinator and provide paid positions for
underserved youth. We hope to bring the coordinator position too
full-time by June 2009, and pass as much revenue as possible
through to the young people who will be employed in this venture.

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