Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families
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Matches 701 to 750 of 1,121
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| 701 | Joe Klimosko's mother is actually the sister of Annie Tancowny. Father is unknown. This was communicated to me by Doris Manchak on 03-Dec-08. | KLIMOSKO, Joseph George (I1822)
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| 702 | Joe Ruzicka never married. | RUZICKA, Joseph Albert Jr. (I739)
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| 703 | John appears to have 2 headstones in the cemetery. A standalone one and another one combined with Mary. | KUTA, John Paul (I3970)
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| 704 | John's middle name is sourced from ancestry.com U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. The document is stored on an external site (Fold3) that requires a paid subscription. | MRZLAK, John Joseph (I3139)
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| 705 | John's obituary does not specifically state that St. Elizabeth's is located in Lubbock. This is an assumption. | Family: Dr. John Norbert MARX, Jr. / Patricia Colleen LOYD (F1147)
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| 706 | John's obituary indicates that he and Fannie had a daughter that passed away in infancy. It happened after 1910 based on the census data of that year. | KLANECKY, John (I3526)
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| 707 | Josef was killed in WWI. | PETRZELKA, Josef (I59)
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| 708 | Josef's name appears on line 10 of the passenger manifest. | PETRU, Josef J. (I3096)
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| 709 | Josef's WWII draft registration card lists his birthplace as Mlyny. But there are two instances of Mlyny in CZ... North and South Bohemia. It is unknown which is the correct one. | PETRU, Josef J. (I3096)
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| 710 | Joseph (Josef) arrived on the Mosel with his parents after departing Bremen, Germany. | KUBANEK, Joseph (I2944)
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| 711 | Joseph and Alzbeta also had 4 sons - names unknown. | URBAN, Joseph (I117)
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| 712 | Joseph did have a brother - name unknown. | NOHEJL, Joseph (I91)
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| 713 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | RUTHENBERG, Joseph Edward (I1390)
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| 714 | Joseph is more than likely buried in the Prague Catholic Cemetery although as of 06 Dec 2021 there is no online record of the burial. | PAIL, Joseph Jr. (I2885)
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| 715 | Josie is the oldest daughter of Dmetro and Annie KUZIO according to the Calmar Pioneers and Progress history book. | KUZIO, Josie (I3001)
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| 716 | Judah Church of Christ Cemetery (Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA). Grave markers. | Source (S1506)
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| 717 | Kearney Cemetery (Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA). Grave markers. | Source (S1447)
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| 718 | Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada). Grave markers. | Source (S1576)
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| 719 | Killam Cemetery (Killam, Alberta, Canada); Latitude: 52.78584, Longitude: -111.83584. Grave markers. | Source (S654)
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| 720 | Lakeview Cemetery (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada); Latitude: 49.51780341061237, Longitude: -119.57648277282715. Grave markers. | Source (S556)
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| 721 | Lancaster Rural Cemetery (Lancaster, Erie, New York, USA). Grave markers. | Source (S1307)
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| 722 | Laszki Cemetery (Laszki, Podkarpackie, Poland). Grave markers. | Source (S510)
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| 723 | Laurence changed the family surname from RUZICKA to ROSE on 16 Jul 1947. | ROSE, Laurence Edward William (I195)
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| 724 | Lawrence was killed in the Battle of Verdun during WWI according to Helen (Saracki) Fisher. She told me this information during a phone conversation on 05 Sep 2003. Unfortunately we know that cannot be the case as this batte was fought in 1916 and Lawrence was killed in 1918. He might have fought at Verdun, but he did not die there. Battles: The Battle of Verdun, 1916 The German siege of Verdun and its ring of forts, which comprised the longest battle of the First World War, has its roots in a letter sent by the German Chief of Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn, to the Kaiser, Wilhelm II, on Christmas Day 1915. In his letter to the Kaiser, Falkenhayn argued that the key to winning the war lay not on the Eastern Front, against Russia whom he believed was on the point of revolution and subsequent withdrawal from the war but on the Western Front. He reasoned that if France could be defeated in a major set-piece battle Britain would in all likelihood seek terms with Germany, or else be defeated in turn. In his letter to Wilhelm Falkenhayn believed that Britain formed the foundation of the Allied effort ranged against Germany and that she must be removed from the war. To that end he recommended implementation of a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare against merchant shipping, a policy directed squarely at starving Britain. This combined with a knock-out block to France would, he believed, bring about a successful conclusion to hostilities. The Kaiser acted upon Falkenhayns recommendations, agreeing to the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, dangerous as it was in running the risk of bringing the U.S. into the war. He also sanctioned implementation of a set-piece siege against Verdun, Falkenhayns choice of French target, starting in February 1916. In so doing he agreed to switch focus from the Eastern Front to the Western Front. This latter strategy was not without its critics: in particular Paul von Hindenburg argued that the opportunity was lost to capture the bulk of the Russian army. Ultimately the failure of Falkenhayns recommendations cost him his position. Falkenhayns choice of Verdun as the focus of the German offensive was shrewd. Although relegated by France to the status of a minor fortress during the early stages of the war, France having lost faith in the value of fortress defences, Verdun maintained a great psychological hold in the minds of the French people. On a practical level the woods immediately behind Verdun would have proved far easier to defend than the Verdun forts. The last fortress town to fall to the Prussians in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, Verduns fortifications had been significantly boosted in the 1880s to withstand further attacks. In addition its status as an important fortress since Roman times guaranteed recognition of the name Verdun to most Frenchmen. In short, it was of greater value symbolically than strategically. Falkenhayn counted upon this. His plan was to subject Verdun to intense bombardment, thus drawing in and diverting French troops from all over the Western Front to the eight mile wide front around Verdun. Falkenhayns stated aim was to bleed France white in its defence of the ancient fortress town. The fact that Verdun formed a French salient into German lines only served to help Falkenhayn, since it meant that it was open to attack from three sides at once. The task of besieging Verdun fell to the German Fifth Army under Crown Prince Wilhelm. He planned to assault the town from both side of the surrounding Meuse River, a plan vetoed by Falkenhayn, who, cautious by nature, feared heavy losses, ordered the attack to be confined to the east bank of the river. Originally scheduled to start on 12 February the offensive was postponed to 21 February on account of poor weather, preceded by a 21 hour preliminary bombardment. In the interim between the planned and actual start date French Commander-in-Chief Joffre received intelligence of the imminent attack, hastily deploying reinforcements to the French Second Army. Meanwhile the fortress commander, Lieutenant Colonel Emile Driant, also a politician and published author, vainly attempted to improve Verduns trench systems in time. Driant prepared for the onslaught by posting two battalions, led by himself, at the tip of the Verdun salient on the east bank of the Meuse River. He faced formidable opposition: one million German troops against 200,000 defenders. The attack finally began at 07:15 on 21 February, Crown Prince Wilhelm opening the battle with 1,400 guns packed along the eight-mile front, the guns well served by good nearby railway facilities. 100,000 shells poured into Verdun every hour, Wilhelms intention being to kill the majority of the French defenders before the infantry even started their advance into the fortress. An optimistic assessment, a German scouting party sent in following the initial bombardment later that day reported half of the French fighting force remained to meet the planned attack. It is arguable that had Wilhelm chosen to attack at this point the fortress might still have been taken. Instead, daunted by the apparently formidable defences, Wilhelm chose to renew the bombardment. By the close of the day the German forces had succeeded only in capturing the French front line trenches, much less than planned, although Driant himself had been killed during the battle, and his two battalions demolished. Wilhelm withdrew his forward infantry in preparation for a further artillery bombardment, thus taking the sting out of the momentum that had been generated. More importantly it allowed the French defenders to position themselves such that they were able to enfilade the advancing German troops from across the river. Verdun remained in French hands, although the defensive situation was dire. A message was sent to French headquarters on 23 February reporting that Driant had been lost, as had all company commanders, and that the battalion had been reduced from 600 to around 180 men. The following day, 24 February, German troops succeeded in over-running the French second line of trenches, forcing the defenders to within 8 kilometres of Verdun itself. Nevertheless, two outer forts, Vaux and Douaumont, continued to hold out. A French division sent in piecemeal that same day was dispersed under heavy German artillery fire. The next day Douaumont fell to the 24th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment. The effect on French morale of the loss of Douaumont was marked, both upon the remaining defenders and the reinforcements freshly arrived. Popular French sentiment within the country demanded its recapture: withdrawal from Verdun was therefore politically impossible. The French Commander-in-Chief, Joffre, remained unflappable. He issued a statement noting that any commander who gave ground to the advancing Germans would be court-martialled. He summarily dismissed General Langle de Cary, who was responsible for the defence of Verdun, for deciding to evacuate Woevre plain and the east bank of the Meuse River. In Langle de Carys place Joffre promoted Henri-Philippe Petain, a talented officer whose progress through the French army had been slowed on account of his defiance of the prevailing motto of attack at all costs, believing that this was a recipe for disaster, defensive technology being so much greater advanced than offensive technology. Nevertheless, his own imperturbability in the face of adversity, somewhat similar to Joffres, had led to his advancement to command of the French Second Army by the time he was appointed to the defence of Verdun. Pledging to Joffre, Ils ne passeront pas! literally They shall not pass! Petain telephoned the commander of the Verdun front line and instructed him to hold fast. In a sense Petains appointment could hardly have better-suited Falkenhayn. His stated aim of the campaign was to bleed the French army at Verdun. A quick German victory at Verdun would hardly meet this criteria, whereas Petains dogged determination to hold out suited his intentions perfectly. However he could hardly have determined just how effective Petains defensive strategies turned out to be. Petain understood that the defence of Verdun would result in many French casualties: the nature of the terrain made this inevitable. However he was determined to inflict the maximum damage to the German invaders in the course of these losses. Hence he effectively re-organised French use of artillery, personally taking commanding of this aspect of the defence. He also took action to ensure that an effective supply route to Verdun was maintained, designating a single artery road leading to a depot 50 miles to the west, Bar-le-Duc, and ensuring constant access by assigning columns of troops whose sole duty it was to maintain clearance of the road and to perform repairs as necessary. The road was christened Voie Sacree the Sacred Road. On 6 March the Germans began a fresh offensive after receiving fresh artillery supplies, at first making great progress until French counter-attacks pushed back the advancing German infantry. For the remainder of the month Wilhelm launched repeated attacks against the French reinforcements constantly pouring into the fortress. Of the 330 infantry regiment of the French army, 259 eventually fought at Verdun. Falkenhayn reluctantly committed another corps of men to an attack up the left bank of the Meuse River towards a small ridge named Le Morte-homme (the Dead Man), a battle that raged continuously without conclusion. Meanwhile the casualties were mounting rapidly on both sides. The French were certainly losing huge numbers of men, as were their German opposition. By the time the battle ended almost one million casualties had been incurred in roughly equal numbers on either side. April 9 saw the third major German offensive launched, this time on both sides of the salient. Again Petains defences held, the attacks and counter-attacks continuing until the close of May, the German forces inching ever closer to the remaining forts. During this period Petain received a promotion and was replaced at Verdun by the aggressive Robert Nivelle. Mort Homme Hill was secured by the Germans on 29 May and finally, on 7 June, Fort Vaux fell. Situated on the east bank of the Meuse River, the fort had held out against constant bombardment since the start of the battle in February. However, by now out of reserves of water and the fort itself lying in ruins, its French defenders could hold out no longer. With the capture of the fort Wilhelm offered his congratulations to the fort commander, Major Raynal, for holding out so long. Encouraged by the success in capturing Fort Vaux, German troops almost succeeded in breaking through the French line at the close of June and into early July. It was at this stage that the latest form of chemical warfare was unveiled by Germany: phosgene gas, which acted by forming as hydrochloric acid once inhaled into the lungs. Joffre, meanwhile, pressed the British government to stage a major diversionary offensive elsewhere on the Western Front to serve as a drain on German manpower. Originally scheduled for 1 August, the Battle of the Somme was brought forward to 1 July upon the insistence of the French. Petain, against Nivelles recommendation, recommended a withdrawal from the western Meuse line. Joffre, however, supported Nivelle in dismissing the suggestion, a decision that was fortunately vindicated by a sudden drain upon German resources as a result of a Russian offensive on the Eastern Front, which meant that fifteen German divisions had to be withdrawn from Verdun to aid in the defence on the east. By this stage the German Chancellor, Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, was scathing in his condemnation of Falkenhayns lack of success in Verdun, which was proving as costly in terms of manpower to Germany as it was to France. Falkenhayn was consequently dismissed by the Kaiser and dispatched to the Transylvanian Front on 29 August to command Ninth Army. Falkenhayns arch critic, Paul von Hindenburg, replaced him as Chief of Staff, buoyed by his successes in the east. A new French commander of the Verdun forts, Third Armys General Charles Mangin, was also appointed, reporting to Nivelle. Taking the offensive Mangin managed to retake Douaumont on 24 October, followed by Fort Vaux on 2 November. Following a rest pause, Mangin renewed his offensive, retaking ground lost since the start of the German attack. Between 15-18 December alone, when the battle ended, the French captured 11,000 prisoners and with them 115 heavy guns. Simply put, Hindenburg saw no point in continuing Falkenhayns pointless attacks. French casualties during the battle were estimated at 550,000 with German losses set at 434,000, half of the total being fatalities. The only real effect of the battle was the irrevocable wounding of both armies. No tactical or strategic advantage had been gained by either side. | SARACKI, Wawrzyniec (I1181)
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| 725 | Leduc Municipal Cemetery (Leduc, Leduc, Alberta, Canada). Grave markers. | Source (S544)
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| 726 | Leona MANCHAK is Gina's Godmother. | MANCHAK, Eugenia Katherine (I2)
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| 727 | Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens (Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA). Grave markers. | Source (S805)
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| 728 | Liberty consisted of: The east 2 sections of Range 28, Range 27, Range 26 and Range 25 Township 50 (except where it lies nouth of the North Saskatchewan River), Township 49 and Township 48. The Municipal District of Liberty was dissolved on January 1, 1944 when Leduc County was formed. | MANCHAK, Joannes (I890)
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| 729 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | GUILL, Lisa C. (I4592)
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| 730 | Little is known about this individual. However, thru deduction it could be Mary KUSHINSKI buried at Holy Trinity cemetery in Nisku. Mary's husband Jakub died in 1929 - the same year as Tatianna KLIMOSKO. Mary and Metro are only a few years apart in age (Mary is older). 14Jul25 - officially added Mary as the first name of this individual based on Metro's appearance on the 1931 census along with Mary. However, based on Mary's census age of 56 it reduces the likelihood that it is Mary in Holy Trinity who was born in 1861. Having said that, it is interesting that the Stanley KUSHINSKI family lives next door to Metro and Mary. | KUSHINSKI, Mary (I1823)
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| 731 | Look further down on the page for the album attributed to Louis. In there is a complete collection of all of his military service records and other related items. This includes better copies of his WWI service records than what is found in the PDF in the Documents section. | DOBRY, Louis Anthony (I288)
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| 732 | Loretta's name is referenced in the obituary of Robert Park FORSHAW (b. 16 Sep 1914, d. 12 Sep 2004) that was published in the Globe and Mail on 18 Sep 2004. | RUZICKA, Loretta Agnes (I421)
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| 733 | Louis was a Private in the 49th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. He was killed in the Passchendaele battle of WWI. Battle of Ypres, name applied to three battles of World War I fought in and around the town of Ypres, Belgium. Throughout the war Ypres was under constant attack as the key point of an Allied salient that blocked a German approach to the English Channel. Third Battle (July 31-November 10, 1917) Known also as the Passchendaele campaign, the third battle of Ypres was precipitated by a massive British offensive directed against enemy installations. In its initial phase the operation succeeded brilliantly. On June 7, 1917, British forces took the strategically important village of Messines, the heights of which commanded miles of German-occupied territory. The second phase of the offensive (July 31-November 10) proved disastrous, however. Prolonged rainfall and heavy Allied bombardment had transformed the battlefield into a swamp, and the Germans, operating from concrete pillboxes, took a heavy toll of Allied troops with mustard gas and machine-gun fire. After months of bitter fighting in deep mud, Canadian infantrymen captured the ruined village of Passchendaele. At this point the Allied command halted the offensive. Allied troops had pushed the German lines back only 8 km (5 mi); each side suffered some 250,000 casualties. "Ypres, Battle of," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 97 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Allied operations around Ypres in the spring and early summer of 1917 were disappointing. The British attempted a second offensive on July 31; after more than three months and a total advance of 8 km (5 mi), this offensive culminated in the capture of the ridge and village of Passchendaele on November 6. It distracted German attention, however, from the collapsing French armies, thus helping to prevent a German victory in 1917. The British suffered more than 300,000 casualties, the French about 9,000, and the Germans about 260,000. Additional operations occurred in and around Ypres in the spring and fall of 1918. Col. T. N. Dupuy Bibliography: Brice, Beatrix, The Battle Book of Ypres (1988). | DOBRY, Louis Anthony (I288)
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| 734 | Luther Cemetery (Luther, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA); Latitude: 35.67440, Longitude: -97.21170. Grave markers. | Source (S560)
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| 735 | MacDonald Cemetery (Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA). Grave markers. | Source (S769)
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| 736 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | SITES, Mary Ursula (I3035)
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| 737 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | GOLKA, Shirley Diane (I3031)
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| 738 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | HANNAS, Marge Katherine (I702)
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| 739 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | DALY, Margaret (I4516)
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| 740 | Marie's birth likely occurred near Daysland, Alberta. | RUZICKA, Marie Ann (I332)
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| 741 | Marjorie was previously married to George J. EASTERDAY (b.1919, d. 1985, m. Oct 1940). | Family: Luther Gordon STAFFORD / Marjorie Ella HIRONS (F1692)
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| 742 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: Darryn Wayne ROSE / Jennifer FISHER (F3)
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| 743 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: Martin James TYSON / Marian BISHOP (F243)
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| 744 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: Eugene Donald KLANECKY / Linda Kaye RIESLAND (F1664)
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| 745 | Mary lists her birthplace as Edmonton on her marriage registration. | SENIO, Mary (I12)
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| 746 | Mary was added to the family tree on 08 Jan 2023. Her inclusion was based on updates to her FAG memorial from a contributor that is known to provide accurate information. | MANCHAK, Mary (I3991)
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| 747 | Mary's Nebraska Birth Index entry has her being born in Valley, Nebraska, USA. It is her Find A Grave memorial that lists her as being born in Sargent. | ELSIK, Mary (I3531)
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| 748 | McPike - Foster Cemetery (Heltonville, Lawrence, Indiana, USA). Grave markers. | Source (S705)
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| 749 | Memorial Park Cemetery (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA). Grave markers. | Source (S1274)
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| 750 | Menin Gate Memorial (Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium); Latitude: 50.85201, Longitude: 2.89103. Grave markers. | Source (S584)
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