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Vance L. Austin

Associate Professor

School of Education

Manhattanville College

Office

3 English Language Institute

Office telephone: (914) 323-7262

Email: Vance.Austin@mville.edu

Education

Ph.D. Language, Literacy, & Learning, Fordham University, New York, NY, 2000. Dissertation Title: Co-teachers’ Perceptions of the Collaborative Instruction of Elementary and Secondary Students With and Without Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms

MS Special Education, College of New Rochelle, 1993

BA Education and History, SUNY Empire State College, 1991

Professional Experience

2008-Present Associate Professor and Department Chair, Special Education, School of Education.

Teach the following Courses: EDU 5550: Research Seminar in Special Education and Literacy; EDU 5088 Introduction to Students with Learning and Behavior Problems; EDU 5077 The Adolescent with Learning and Behavior Problems; EDU 5083 Assessment of Students with Learning and Behavior Problems; EDU 5134 Transition from School to Adult Life, & EDU 5130: Classroom Management. Responsible for student advisement and NCATE CEC SPA report preparation and submission.

Manhattanville College Committees: 2009 Ad Hoc Faculty By-Laws Committee; Environmental Conservation Committee (2009-2010); 2009-present BOAS Co-Chair; Middle States Decennial Review Chapter 2 Sub-committee member Standard 12: General Education; SOE Committees 2009-ongoing: Ad Hoc Secondary Mathematics Faculty Search Committee; Ad Hoc Special Education Faculty Search Committee; NCATE Planning and Assessment Committee; RAPT Committee; School of Education Faculty Committee; Research Committee; Chairs Council; Partnership Liaison and Field Supervisor on behalf of the School of Education and The Summit School in Nyack, NY, a special school for students with emotional/behavioral disorders.

Teacher (part-time) The Summit School. Nyack, NY, a special school for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Teach English 11, English 12, and a Writing Elective.

2005-2008 Associate Professor, School of Education, Nyack College. Director, Graduate Childhood Special Education Program.

Teach the following graduate courses: EDG 532: The Exceptional Child; EDG 533: High Incidence Disabilities; EDG 534: Low Incidence Disabilities; EDG 660: Current Issues in Education; EDG 653: Classroom Assessment; EDG 536: Special Education Behavior Management; EDG 654: Special Education Assessment and other courses integral to the M.S. in Childhood Special Education Program. Supervise Field Experiences for Students in The MSE Childhood Special Education Program. Current research interests include investigating successful collaborative teaching practices as well as examining effective behavior management strategies relative to students with emotional/behavioral disorders.

Teacher (part-time) The Summit School. Nyack, NY, a special school for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Teach English 11, English 12, and a Writing Elective.

2003-2005 Assistant Professor, CRSR (Special Education), Graduate School of Education, Hofstra University

Teach the following graduate courses: SPED 201: The Exceptional Child in Today’s Schools; SPED 241: Identification of and Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders; SPED 270: Issues in Special Education Seminar; SPED 219: Supervised Teaching in the Elementary School in Special and General Education Classes. Current research interests include investigating successful collaborative teaching practices as well as examining effective behavior management strategies relative to students with emotional/behavioral disorders.

Teacher (part-time) The Summit School. Nyack, NY, a special school for students with emotional/behavioral disorders

Teach English 11, English 12, and a Writing Elective.

2002-2003 Associate Professor, Elementary and Special Education, School of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Middle Tennessee State University

Teach the following courses: SPED 3010: Survey of Exceptional Children; SPED 3430: Characteristics of Mildly Disabled Children; ElEd 3300: Instructional Design and technology in the Elementary School; SPED 3600: Teaching Diverse Learners in the General Education Curriculum; SPED 4380: Collaboration/Consultation. Awarded a small grant and used the monies to conduct research on inclusive practices in Middle Tennessee schools.

2000-2002 Assistant Professor, CRSR (Special Education), Graduate School of Education, Hofstra University

Taught the following graduate courses: SPED 201: The Exceptional Child in Today’s Schools; SPED 241: Identification of and Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders; SPED 270: Issues in Special Education Seminar; SPED 219: Supervised Teaching in the Elementary School in Special and General Education Classes.

Teacher (part-time) The Summit School. Nyack, NY, a special school for students with emotional/behavioral disorders.

Taught English 11, English 12, and Drama Elective.

1997-2000 Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Teacher Education Department, Felician College, Rutherford, NJ

Taught courses relative to the education of children with emotional/behavioral disorders, cognitive impairments, and specific learning disabilities. Supervised student teachers in various field placements throughout northern New Jersey. Developed and presented workshops on collaborative teaching. Responsible for the provision of services for students with disabilities on campus.

1997. Special Education Teacher, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Woodbury, NY

Provided instruction for students with emotional/behavioral disorders as well as those with specific learning disabilities and cognitive impairments in both self-contained and inclusive classrooms. Assessed program effectiveness, developed IEPs, and made appropriate curriculum adaptations to facilitate student learning.

1993. Special Education Teacher, The Summit School

Provided instruction for students with emotional/behavioral disorders and cognitive impairments. Regularly evaluated program effectiveness, developed IEPs, and made curricular adaptations in order to improve classroom behaviors, generic social skills, as well as academic performance of the students.

1987. Team Sergeant, 101st Pathfinder Detachment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army

Responsible for the training and operational readiness of a twelve-person pathfinder team.

1983. Coordinator, Community Explorations Program, Capital Mental Health Association

Responsible for the planning and implementation of a community access, adaptive skills program for young adults with cognitive impairments and functional skills deficits. Provided tutorial assistance with community-based, functional academic skills for all program participants.

1975-1980 Special Education Assistant Teacher, Physical Education Program

Coordinator, The Summit School

Provided instruction for students with emotional/behavioral disorders and cognitive impairments. Regularly evaluated program effectiveness, developed IEPs, and made curricular adaptations in order to improve classroom behaviors, generic social skills, as well as academic performance of the students.

Publications

Book in Progress under Contract

Austin, V. L. & Sciarra, D. T. (contracted completion date: August 1, 2015)

Purposeful Teaching: Field-tested Approaches in Teaching Challenging Students (working

title). New York: W.W. Norton & Co.

Recently Published Book

Austin, V. L. & Sciarra, D. T. (2010). Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Journal Articles

Austin V. L. & Malow, M. S. (in press for publication Spring 2016). The Implications of a System-wide Positive Behavioral Intervention Initiative: Working Towards the Summit! Insights on Learning Disabilities: From Prevailing Theories to Validated Practices, (March 2016 issue).

Austin, V.L. (in press for publication Fall 2015). Elements of good teaching and good teachers: a

theoretical framework and effective strategies for special educators. Journal of the American

Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP).

Austin V. L. (in press for publication Spring 2015). Learning Disabilities today: An

examination of effective and not-so-effective interventions. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP).

Barowsky, E. & Austin, V. (2013). Co-occurrence of emotional and behavioral disorders among adolescents with learning disabilities: Implications for

education and treatment. Insights on Learning Disabilities: From Prevailing Theories to Validated Practices, 10 (1) (March 2013 issue).

Malow, M. S., Gómez, D. W., Austin, V. L., & Barowsky, E. I. (2011). Teacher Efficacy: Perceptions of secondary students with emotional and behavioral disorders and concomitant learning problems. Insights on Learning Disabilities: From Prevailing Theories to Validated Practices, 4(1) (March 2011 issue).

Austin, V. L., Malow, M. S., Gómez , D. W., & Barowsky, E. (2011). Effective teacher behaviors evident in successful teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP), Winter, 2011 edition, .

Austin, V. L. Attitudes among Vietnamese educators towards students with disabilities and their implications relative to inclusive practices: The findings of a preliminary investigation. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP), for publication in the Spring/Summer, 2011 edition .

Austin, V. L. Inclusive practices in Tennessee: An investigation of co-teaching in Middle Tennessee schools. Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education, 2 (5), Spring/Summer 2010.

Previous Publications

Book Chapter

Austin, V. L., How can assistive technology provide equity and access to learning for all students? In D. Schwartz (Ed.), What every teacher should know about inclusion: A handbook for pre-service and in-service practitioners (Greenwood Press, 2005).

Monograph

Austin, V. L. Effective Co-Teaching Practice: Implications for the Inclusive Classroom

International Association of Special Education, A Monograph published

August, 2005.

Journal Articles

Austin, V. L. Pharmacological interventions for students with ADD. Intervention in School and Clinic (April, 2003).

Austin, V. L. Fear and Loathing in the Classroom: A Candid Look at School Violence

and the Policies and Practices that Address It. Journal of Disability Policy Studies (March, 2003).

Austin, V. L. & Pace, D. Collaborative Teaching: Reflections of General and Special Education Co-teachers. Academic Exchange Quarterly, Fall (2003).

Austin, V. L. & Pace, D. (2002). Increasing awareness and understanding of students with disabilities: A professional development model for field supervisors of student teacher. (an unpublished manuscript).

Austin V. L. (2001). Teachers’ beliefs about co-teaching. Remedial and Special Education, 22(4), 245-255.

Austin V. L. (2001). Co-teachers’ perceptions of the collaborative instruction of elementary and secondary students with and without disabilities in inclusive classrooms Dissertation Abstracts International.

Austin, V. L. (1997). Policies and procedures for providing services to students with disabilities. Felician College, NJ (Unpublished manuscript).

Editorial

Journal: Insights on Learning Disabilities: From Prevailing Theories to Validated Practices. Theme: Teacher Pedagogies and Behaviors that Help Students with LD and Associated Challenging Behaviors. An international journal published by Learning Disabilities Worldwide. March 2016 Issue Guest Editor with M. Malow.

Journal: Insights on Learning Disabilities: From Prevailing Theories to Validated Practices. Theme: Concomitance of Learning and Behavioral problems. An international journal published by Learning Disabilities Worldwide. March 2011 Issue Guest Editor with M. Malow.

Journal: Insights on Learning Disabilities: From Prevailing Theories to Validated Practices. Consulting Editor.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals. Member, Editorial Board.

Grants

Awarded Asian Studies Grant for research in Vietnam, Hofstra University May 2005.

Faculty Research and Creative Activity Committee (FRCAC) Academic Year Grant (December 2002-December 2003) Awarded to fund an investigation of the practice of inclusion in Middle Tennessee schools.

Reviewer Journal: Association for Childhood Education International

Journal: Teaching Education

Journal: Insights on Learning Disabilities: From Prevailing Theories to Validated

Practices

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals

Presentations

October 2014 38th Annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders (TECBD) Conference On Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ.

Presentation Title: “Does Gender Matter? Data Analysis of Behavioral Outcomes in a

PBIS program for Youth with E/BDs.” Co-presenter with Nikki Josephs and Micheline

Malow.

October 2014 38th Annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders (TECBD)

Conference On Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ.

Presentation Title: “Working Toward the Summit: Data Analysis of PBIS

Implementation in a Residential Facility for Youth with Challenging Behaviors.” Co-

presenter with Nikki Josephs and Micheline Malow.

October 2013 NYSCEC Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY. Presentation title: “Educational Implications for Co-occurring Emotional Behavioral Disorders and Learning Disabilities.” Co-presenter with Micheline Malow, Ellis Barowsky, and Nikki Josephs.

October 2013 37th Annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders (TECBD) Conference On Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ. Presentation Title: “Preliminary Behavioral Outcomes and Teacher Perceptions after

Year One Implementation of PBIS in a Residential Setting for Youth with

Challenging Behaviors.” Co-presenter with Nikki Josephs, Bill Leone, Micheline Malow, and Ellis Barowsky.

October 2013 37th Annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders (TECBD) Conference On Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ. Presentation Title: “Working with the “Little Foxes:” Violence in Residential School Settings, When It Happens, Why It Happens, and What We Can Do About It.” Co- presenter with Nikki Josephs, Bill Leone, Micheline Malow, and Ellis Barowsky.

September 2013 Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders: 10th Biennial International Conference on Children and Youth with Behavioral Disorders, Chicago, IL. (September 24-26). Presentation Title: “Working with the “little foxes:” School violence, why it happens and what we can do about it.” Co-presenter with Micheline Malow.

Conference Presentations

May 2013 The American Psychological Society (APS) Annual Convention, May 24 - 27, 2013 Washington, D.C. Presentation Title: “Addressing Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors that Co-occur with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) in an Educational Setting.” Co-presenter with Micheline Malow, Ellis Barowsky, and Nikki Josephs.

November 2012 NYSCEC Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY (November 2-3). Presentation title: “Educational Implications for Co-occurring Emotional Behavioral Disorders and Learning Disabilities.” Co-presenter with Micheline Malow and Ellis Barowsky.

September 2012 International Child & Adolescent Conference XVI. Presentation Title: “Special Education in a Residential School: Four Decades of Change and Assessment and

Treatment in Clinical Settings.” Minneapolis, MN. Co-presenter with Micheline Malow.

May 2012 The American Psychological Society (APS) Annual Convention, May 24 - 27, 2012 Chicago, IL. Presentation Title: “New Insights and Applications Relative to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Who Present Concomitant Learning Problems.”

November 2011 Conference Chairperson & Moderator. Learning Disabilities Worldwide 20th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY. Conference Theme: “Response to Intervention (RtI) What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why.” Keynote Speaker: Alexa Posny, PhD Asst. Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service, USDoE.

September 2011 9th Biennial International Conference on Children and Youth with Behavioral Disorders, New Orleans, Louisiana. Presentation Title: “Effective Strategies for Educators Working with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Who Present Concomitant Learning Problems.”

November 2010 International Child & Adolescent Conference XV (Behavioral Institute

for Children and Adolescents), “Bridging Practices to Improve Academic and Social Competence of Children and Youth,” November 4-6, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN. Presentation Title: “The Concomitance of Learning and Behavior Problems: An Investigation of Frequency, Typology, and Effective Interventions.”

October 2010 Learning Disabilities Worldwide 19th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities (October 21-23) Crowne Plaza Hotel & Exhibition center, East Fairfield, NJ. Presentation title: “The Concomitance of Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders.”

October 2010 NYSCEC Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY (October 8-9). Presentation title: “Effective Teacher Behaviors for Teachers of Students with Learning and Behavior Problems.”

October 2009 Learning Disabilities Worldwide 18th Annual World Congress on Learning Disabilities (October 29-31) Boston, MA. Presentation title: “Learning and Behavior Problems: Strategies for Teachers and Parents.”

October 2009 NYSCEC Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, NY (October 22-24). Co-presenter with Ellis Barowsky. Presentation title: “Humanistic Behavior Management.”

September 2009 Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders: 8th Biennial

International Conference on Children and Youth with Behavioral

Disorders, Denver, CO (September 24-26). Presentation title:

“Effective Teacher Behaviors in Working with Students with EBD.”

Co-presenter with Micheline Malow.

April 2009 New York Higher Education Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling semi-annual Conference in Albany, NY. Reported on Grant-funded Conference for Latino Parents. Manhattanville College Representative along with Micheline Malow and Diane Gomez.

November 2008 Learning Disabilities Worldwide Conference, Boston, MA. Presenting

two papers: Special Education in Vietnam, and Behavior Problems and

LD: Avoiding Misunderstanding and Misdiagnosis.

October 2007 ACSI Metro New York Convention, October 19-20, 2007 Nutley, NY

Convention Center. Working with Students with Emotional and

Behavioral Disorders; Behavior Management Workshop Series.

October 2005 ACSI Metro New York Convention, October 20-21, 2005. Current

Issues in Education (A Course-for-Credit Presentation).

July 2005 International Conference on Special Education: Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. Presentation of Research on Special Education and Inclusion in Vietnam.

May 2005 Conference on IDEA 2004: Columbia University Teachers College. Presentation of Research on Inclusion. New York City.

October 2004 26th International Conference on Learning Disabilities. The conference,

sponsored by the Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD), October 7-9

in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Alexis Park Resort.

February 2002 AACTE 54th Annual Meeting. New York, New York, February 23-26,

2002. Shared Accountability: Supervising Student Teachers in Inclusive

Settings. Co-Presenters: Diane Schwartz, Associate Professor, Darra

Pace, Assistant Professor, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.

December 2001 Council for Exceptional Children Division of Early Childhood

Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, December 2-5. Preparing Early Childhood Special Educators to Serve as Effective Collaborators: Three Perspectives. Co-Presenters: Diane Schwartz, Associate Professor, Darra Pace, Assistant Professor, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.

November 2001 24th Annual Conference Council for Exceptional Children Teacher

Education Division, St. Pete Beach, Florida, November 14-17, 2001. Supervising Student Teachers in Inclusive Settings: A Staff Development Model. Co-Presenters: Diane Schwartz, Associate Professor, Darra Pace, Assistant Professor, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.

October 2001 New York State Association of Teacher Educators, Albany, New York, October 12, 2001. Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Students with Disabilities: A Workshop Series for Supervisors of Student Teachers (Part 2) (report to the Task Force on Teacher Education).

April 2001 New York State Association of Teacher Educators, Albany, New York, April 20, 2001. Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Students with Disabilities: A Workshop Series for Supervisors of Student Teachers (Part 1).

February 2001 Learning Disabilities Association of America Annual Conference, New

York. Co Presenter with Nancy J. Ellsworth, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University:

Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms: How To Make It Work

College-sponsored

October 2009 AAUP Network for Academic Renewal Conference. Educating for Personal and Social Responsibility: Deepening Student and Campus Commitments. October 1-3, Minneapolis, MN. Manhattanville Team member.

Professional Development Presentations and Workshops

April 2013 CSI Alumni Presentation. Working with the “little foxes:” School violence, why it happens, and what we can do about it. Manhattanville College.

January 2013 A School Symposium Presentation. WISE: A school-wide PBIS initiative in a

residential treatment facility for adolescents. The Summit School.

January 2012 A School Professional Development Workshop. The concomitance of learning and behavior problems in students diagnosed with EBD.

April 2009 Co-Presentation with Ellis Barowsky to School of Education Alumni Board. Topic: “Humanistic Behavior Management.”

March 2009 Workshop co-presentation for staff development day, Mamaroneck Schools. Topic: “Classroom and Behavior Management.”

March 2009 Co-Presentation with Ellis Barowsky to School of Education Alumni. Topic: “Humanistic Behavior Management.”

February 2009 Professional Development Workshop, Edison Elementary School, Port Chester, NY. Topic: “Response to Intervention: An Overview with Suggestions for Implementation.”

February 2008 Palisades Park Schools. A Professional Development Workshop on Strategies for

Inclusive Education and Co-teaching

September 2007 Palisades Park Schools. A Professional Development Workshop on

Strategies for Inclusive Education and Co-teaching

November 2004 Presentation to Copiague Schools: Inclusion and Collaborative

Teaching.

August 2004 Presentation series to students and faculty from Ha Noi University and

The National Teacher Training College of Ha Noi, Socialist

Republic of Vietnam, Hanoi, VN August 9-13, 2004 Truong Cao Dang

Su Pham Nha Tre-Mau Giao Trung Uong I, in conjunction with

Vietnamese Representative Dr. Nguyen Van Le.

July 2004 Presentation to Islip Central School District Faculty and Administrators, New York Task Force on Inclusive Education and Differentiated Learning. Research on Inclusive Practices and the Efficacy of Differentiated Instruction. NYIT, East Islip, NY, July 9, 2004.

October 2001 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. Co Presenter with Darra Pace, Assistant Professor, School of Education AND Allied Human Services. Supervising Student Teachers in Inclusive Settings: A Staff Development Model (a continuation of the series).

March 2001 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. Effective Co-Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms. A Presentation to Graduate and Undergraduate Student Teachers.

March 2001 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. Co Presenter with Darra Pace, Assistant Professor, School of Education AND Allied Human Services. Supervising Student Teachers in Inclusive Settings: A Staff Development Model (a continuation of the series).

February 2001 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. Co Presenter with Darra Pace, Assistant Professor, School of Education AND Allied Human Services. Supervising Student Teachers in Inclusive Settings: A Staff Development Model

December 2000 Presentation of Workshop: Inclusion and Collaborative Teaching that Works (Part 2). Palisades Park CSD, Palisades Park, NJ.

October 2000 Presentation of Workshop: Inclusion and Collaborative Teaching that

Works (Part 1). Palisades Park CSD, Palisades Park, NJ.

February 2000 Fordham University, New York

Guest Presenter:

Inclusion and Collaborative Teaching in Today’s Schools

January 2000 Parochial Schools-In-service Teacher Education Programs, Fredriksted

and Christiansted, St, Croix, U.S.V.I.

Guest Presenter:

Collaborative Partnerships in Schools.

October 1999 Wilson College, Phillipsburg, PA

Guest Presenter:

The Law and Students with Disabilities on Campus

November 1998 New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

Guest Presenter:

Workshop: Services on College Campuses for Students with

Disabilities

Awards

Council for Exceptional Children NYSCEC 2010 Excellence in Service Award

Army Commendation Medal, 2nd Oakleaf Cluster

Pathfinder Torch

American and Canadian Master Parachutist badges

Air Assault Badge

Reconnaissance Commando Badge

Birk’s medal for Leadership (Canada)

Teaching Partners Awards (1998-1999; 1999-2000), Felician College

Certificate of Appreciation for contribution to successful NCATE process, May, 2006, Nyack College

Consulting

The Summit School, Nyack, NY

Residential Treatment Program:

Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders

Member of New York State Education Department (VESID) Child-Specific Panel on Behavioral Interventions

Felician College, Lodi, NJ

Consultant to Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities

Memberships

Current:

The Council for Exceptional Children (Former Faculty Advisor-Student Chapter)

The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders

Learning Disabilities Association of America

Learning Disabilities Worldwide

New York State Council for Exceptional Children

Council for Learning Disabilities International

Association of American University Professors

New York State Education Department (VESID) Child-Specific Panel on Behavioral Interventions

National Association of Special Education Teachers

American Academy of Special Education Professionals

Association for Psychological Science

Former:

New York Higher Education Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling

Tennessee Education Association

MTSU Ice Hockey Club (Former Faculty Advisor)

Gamma Beta Phi Honors Society (Faculty Advisor)

SEGA (Special Education Graduate Student Association) Hofstra University, Faculty Advisor

Canadian Mental Health Association

New Jersey Association of Higher Education and Disability

Teacher Certification

Social Studies 7-12 New York State Permanent

Special Education K-12 New York State Permanent

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