tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28330594194625782922024-02-21T12:46:04.661-04:00Nigel Sammy - BlogNigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-54769990300018523772020-04-15T10:45:00.002-04:002021-04-16T17:40:53.519-04:00Data Modernization in a Day<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
Last month<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was allowed the opportunity to deliver
Microsoft's workshop "<a href="https://www.softwareone.com/en-us/blog/articles/2020/04/01/noram-us_data-modernization-in-a-day" target="_blank">Data Modernization in a Day</a>" in Edina, Minnesota and Irving, Texas. The workshop is a
deep-dive, interactive exploration of how to migrate applications and databases
to the cloud. The purpose of the event is for professionals in data management
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Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce will be
hosting its 1st Annual International ICT Conference titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Ignite Your Digital Transformation</span> on May 15th-16th, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad, 1 Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain.<br />
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the ICT community, to raise awareness of new and existing technologies, to
encourage digital growth and development, and to foster collaboration and
create channels of communication, all towards the goal of individual, corporate
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seeking presenters who have experience presenting at conferences and other
public forums in addition to being practitioners who can demonstrate in-depth
knowledge and expertise in the focus areas. If you are interested in speaking
at the event then <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/hwnb14k28ntw7ud/Call%20for%20Session%20Proposals.zip?dl=1" target="_blank">download the proposal package</a> and email the completed
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Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-55000807714437005122017-12-11T15:08:00.003-04:002017-12-11T15:08:54.717-04:00Microsoft Innovation Summit 2017 - TrinidadTomorrow, Tuesday December 12th 2017, I will be presenting at the Microsoft Innovation Summit at the <span>Hilton Trinidad and Conference Center</span>. The agenda and registration link<a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2017/12/microsoft-innovation-summit-2017.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-65497310033076601902017-11-15T07:37:00.001-04:002017-11-15T07:37:41.104-04:00SQL Event - Bahamas Today we have our BI and Analytics Event in Bahamas. There are some limited seats still available so register here - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-intelligence-and-analytics-in-2017-tickets-39464149333" target="_blank">Eventbrite</a>.<br />Look forward to seeing you there!<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">After seven (7) years of
submitting and attending PASS Summit, this was the first year that I was
selected as a presenter. It was a super awesometastic feeling (awesome + fantastic
- copyright pending) when I got the email and I think it left me in shock for
so long that I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forgot to post it on
social media after PASS announced it on the summit site.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Right now I am supposed to be
somewhere up in the air heading to Seattle (my second home), however I am here
on the ground in Trinidad (my first home) thinking about how much this
situation sucks. Two weeks ago I found out that I had a medical condition that
could impact my trip and then based on how I felt the last few days, I decided to
not take the chance of flying in my condition and hence I gave up my first opportunity
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The medical condition isn't going
to kill me and I should be recovering sometime this week. Once I recover I have
a list of events that I plan to be presenting at during November 2017 so
look out for that blog post next week.</span></div>
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and Teams - Directors, HQ members, committee members, volunteers and everyone
affiliated for everything they do to ensure that a PASS Summit occurs every
year and thank you for the opportunity to present at it this year. To the
attendees, my sincerest apologies for my last minute cancellation and
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Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-41348264696906944452017-03-31T19:05:00.001-04:002017-03-31T19:05:38.375-04:00Mobile Reporting Session Recap<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
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During the first
part of the event – Mobile Reporting, attendees were able to learn about the
new and improved features of Reporting Services 2016 and how it can be used
with Power BI for either cloud or on-premises environments. I also conducted a
live demo showcasing Microsoft SQL Server Mobile Report Publisher and how it
can be used to build sample reports with two data sets for a tablet and mobile
phone. Attendees were then able to view sample reports via my Windows Phone
Power BI application to get a clear idea of the end-user mobile experience.</div>
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<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50400" target="_blank">The Microsoft SQL Server Mobile Report Publisher</a></div>
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If you are interested in learning more about Reporting Services 2016 and Mobile Reporting then check out the new Wrox book -
<a href="http://www.nigelpsammy.com/2017/03/professional-microsoft-sql-server-2016.html" target="_blank">Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and Mobile Reports</a>.</div>
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A few weeks ago,
Wrox Publishers released their book entitled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Microsoft-Reporting-Services-Reports/dp/1119258359" target="_blank">Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and Mobile Reports</a> written by Paul Turley (<a href="https://sqlserverbi.blog/" target="_blank">B</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/paul_turley" target="_blank">T</a>), an
independent BI consultant and trainer, owner of Intelligent Business LLC and
Mentor for SolidQ. <br><br>
Paul asked me to be
the technical editor for this book based on our previous collaboration for the <a href="http://www.nigelpsammy.com/2012/06/new-sql-server-2012-reporting-services.html" target="_blank">2012 version</a>. I know that he took a lot of time and effort to ensure that this
book delivered useful and relevant information for anyone looking to upgrade or
leverage Reporting Services 2016 in their production environment.<br><br>Reviewing twenty-two
(22) chapters while dealing with changes from SQL Server 2016 RC3 to RTM was
definitely a challenge but it was also a great learning experience. I am greatly appreciative of this opportunity
that Paul and Wrox has given me and I look forward to future collaborations
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SoftwareOne will be
hosting a breakfast event next Tuesday 28th March where I will be presenting on
Mobile Reporting. During this session, I will demonstrate how to create and
publish Reporting Services Mobile Reports using the Mobile Report Publisher, PowerBI
and SQL Server 2016. For additional details and registration info, please
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</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2017/03/sql-server-2016-mobile-reporting-session.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-28900156742780587422016-11-28T09:45:00.000-04:002016-11-28T09:46:52.799-04:00Last 2016 Presentation in Trinidad and TobagoThis Wednesday, November 30th 2016, I will be presenting "What's new with SQL Server 2016" at the Courtyard Marriott from 8am-11am. Besides highlighting reasons why you should upgrade, I will also provide guidance on how to upgrade to 2016. If you are still using 2005, 2008 and 2008 R2 then this session is for you! Register here: <a href="http://bit.ly/2fEgGJl">http://bit.ly/2fEgGJl</a><br />
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<br />Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-61471097043903384172016-10-24T10:10:00.000-04:002016-10-24T10:41:09.472-04:00SQL Sessions in U.S. Virgin Islands<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
This week I will be
presenting at SoftwareONE's Event - Transform your Business to the Digital Era.
The event will be held on Friday 28th October at Frenchman's Reef &
Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. I will
be covering the following topics:<br>
</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2016/10/sql-sessions-in-us-virgin-islands.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-17972746373535789512016-09-28T16:46:00.002-04:002016-09-28T16:57:51.943-04:00Leveraging SQL Server Tips for Developers<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thank you to everyone who attended my session yesterday! I appreciate that you chose my session and I also appreciate the honest
feedback that I have seen in the reviews thus far. As promised, you can find
the deck as well as the scripts used for my screen shots here - <a href="https://1drv.ms/f/s!AsysTU6_j0M_haNj7rMLT45o2AXHAA" target="_blank">Ignite 2016 Presentation</a>. </span></div>
<a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2016/09/leveraging-sql-server-tips-for.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-31894744628119992532016-09-26T09:30:00.000-04:002016-09-26T12:31:01.248-04:00Presenting at Microsoft Ignite 2016<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
For those that read
my blog, I would like to apologize for not blogging much this year. My main focus has
been getting familiar with my new job and most of my free time that I spend
with the community has been focused on presenting in person, rebuilding TTSSUG
and a project with Paul Turley (more on this soon).</div>
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</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2016/09/presenting-at-microsoft-ignite-2016.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-34549188810719960662016-06-01T22:26:00.000-04:002016-06-03T10:47:42.253-04:00Microsoft M4 St Lucia Presentation<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I was
asked to present at the Microsoft M4 St Lucia event, which took place at
Sandals La Toc Golf and Spa resort on Thursday 7th April, 2016. This was a CXO
focused event to highlight how Microsoft technology can transform your business
by improving productivity, minimize cost and increase profits.</span><br>
</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2016/06/microsoft-m4-st-lucia-presentation.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-27947026455093145042016-02-22T11:02:00.000-04:002016-02-22T11:04:56.053-04:00Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago Azure Event<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
Tomorrow I will be
giving a presentation about Azure SQL Database at the 'Innovating your Business with
Microsoft's Cloud' event. <br>
</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2016/02/microsoft-trinidad-and-tobago-azure.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-41644280944535885272016-01-26T11:25:00.000-04:002016-01-26T11:25:11.778-04:00First Post and Presentation for 2016<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
Happy New Year to
all my readers! I promised that in 2016 I would do more blogging and
presentations but January is almost over and I haven't done either as yet so I decided to kill two birds with
one stone in one week.</div>
<a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2016/01/first-post-and-presentation-for-2016.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-86013908649160185942015-12-13T18:08:00.000-04:002015-12-14T22:19:26.128-04:00My Last Presentation For 2015<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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Tuesday I will be one of the presenters at the Teleios event: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leveraging-microsoft-azure-as-part-of-your-cloud-journey-session-2-tickets-19965316800" target="_blank">Leveraging Microsoft Azure as part of your Cloud Journey</a>. I will be discussing SQL Server
in Azure VMs and Azure SQL Database so you can understand the options available
for moving your SQL environment to Azure. Demonstrations will be done using the
new Azure portal to show how to set up the environment and migrate databases
from on premises to the two Azure options. Another presenter will be
demonstrating how to setup a Domain Controller in Azure.</span>
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</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2015/12/my-last-presentation-for-2015.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-78377489312216007822015-12-03T16:41:00.001-04:002015-12-03T16:51:56.398-04:00SQL Server 2005 End of Life and Modernization Event<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
Tomorrow I will be presenting at this in-person event being held at the Microsoft Office in Trinidad and Tobago. See
the invite below for more details.
</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2015/12/sql-server-2005-end-of-life-and.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-14926605038100049442015-12-02T23:17:00.000-04:002015-12-03T17:22:06.163-04:00A New Journey<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Unbeknownst to most people, I
resigned from my Account Technology Strategist (ATS) position at Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago in October. The
job, just like everything in life, had its ups and downs. I was not able to
focus on some of the technology that I wanted to but, at the same time, I was
able to learn a lot from being on the other side of the wall and seeing the
world from a different point of view. I was able to get a refresher on technologies
that I stopped focusing on, such as System Center, and also learn
first-hand about new products and programs. Another great benefit of the
positon was the friends that I made in the local Microsoft office and in the IT
community.</span><br>
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<a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2015/12/a-new-journey_79.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-68480336943417435602015-10-20T16:43:00.000-04:002015-10-20T17:09:21.511-04:00M4 Technical Session: Evolving your Infrastructure<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This Thursday, Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago team will be
hosting their annual M4 event at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad. This year they
also have a separate technical session for the IT Professionals in the
Caribbean starting at 1pm. See the invite below for more information and
register <a href="mailto:v-jurajc@microsoft.com?subject=M4 Technical Session - Evolving your Infrastructure" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-51373371444494435302015-10-06T20:49:00.001-04:002015-10-06T20:49:35.809-04:00Speaking for Windows 10 IT Pro Readiness
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I will be presenting
at the <a href="https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/pages/win10" target="_blank">Powered by MVPS - Windows 10 IT Pro Readiness</a> event on October 12th for
the US/Canada region. This event will provide insights and guidance on Windows
10 Enterprise for the IT pro community. It consists of a series of free live
webcasts delivered worldwide during the week of October 12th to 17th 2015. </div>
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Your organisation
owns a number of office 365 (O365) licenses but how do you know that they are
being used and ensure you are getting value for your money? There are few
reports available to the administrator but the one that will answer this
question is the Licensing vs Active Usage.</div>
<a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2015/09/finding-your-active-o365-usage_72.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-52766187666925713772015-09-08T23:07:00.001-04:002015-09-08T23:07:38.271-04:00AzureCon and Azure Tour<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/azurecon/?WT.mc_id=dx_MVP4039610" target="_blank">AzureCon</a> is a free,
virtual event where experts from Microsoft and the community will present the
latest in Azure innovation and easy-to-adopt solutions. This event has three
(3) Keynotes, fifty (50) technical breakout sessions and live Q&A with Microsoft
executives, Azure engineers and community members including: </div>
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• <a href="https://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu" target="_blank">Scott Guthrie</a>,
Executive Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise </div>
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• Jason Zander,
Corporate Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise </div>
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• Bill Staples,
Corporate Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise </div>
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• <a href="https://channel9.msdn.com/events/speakers/mark-russinovich" target="_blank">Mark Russinovich</a>,
CTO, Microsoft Azure </div>
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September 29, 2015 9am - 5pm PST</div>
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<a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/azurecon/?WT.mc_id=dx_MVP4039610" target="_blank">REGISTER NOW</a></div>
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The <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/campaigns/azuretour/" target="_blank">Azure Tour</a>
starts in Philadelphia and continues in eight (8) different cities around the
world from October 2015 to March 2016. Each city will host a free, in-person,
one-day technical training event that offers technical breakout sessions,
hands-on experiences and full-day immersions. The <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/campaigns/azuretour/" target="_blank">tour site</a> has more details.</div>
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Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-72550330803866167302015-09-06T23:32:00.000-04:002015-09-07T01:36:55.825-04:00Developer Resources for Windows 10<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
I usually blog about
SQL Server and database related topics but since Windows 10 is still relatively
new I decided to post some links to help the developer community:</div>
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</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2015/09/developer-resources-for-windows-10_7.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-29853138079856873832015-09-02T22:19:00.001-04:002015-09-03T14:02:23.547-04:00Announcing SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.3, Upgrade Advisor 2016 Preview 1.1 and Management Studio August Preview<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.3
release includes enhancements to the core SQL Server components and also
addresses issues that were reported for CTP 2, CTP 2.1 and CTP 2.2. The full list
of features and improvements can be found on <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2015/09/02/sql-server-2016-community-technology-preview-2-3-is-available.aspx" target="_blank">SQL Server blog</a>. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48726" target="_blank">Download CTP 2.3 here</a>.</span></div>
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</div><a href="https://www.nigelpsammy.com/2015/09/announcing-sql-server-2016-ctp-23_2.html#more">Read More</a>Nigel Peter Sammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181936081170738985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833059419462578292.post-52072462474019992772015-08-22T14:32:00.000-04:002015-08-22T16:17:15.849-04:00Row-level Security Available for SQL Database<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Earlier this week, Microsoft made
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/dn765131.aspx" target="_blank">Row-Level Security (RLS)</a> available for SQL Database. This feature, which was
released as a preview in January, allows the customer to control who has access
to rows in their database table based on a user's characteristics such as
identity, role and execution context.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The concept is similar to having<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>all the data is in one table and then using a query with predicates to
decide what data is returned, the query doesn’t change only the values being
used in the where clause changes. </span><br>
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