January 2018

Hall of Fame inductees honored

Pat Thompson, Mallory Darling and Judy Condon were in-ducted into the Black Hills Works Hall of Fame at a surprise luncheon on December 6.

Congratulations Pat Thompson, Mallory Darling and Judy Condon who were inducted into the Black Hills Works Hall of Fame at a surprise luncheon held December 6 at Minervas. The three were nominated by their supervisors, then selected by past Hall of Fame winners. Each received $1000 and a plaque. The Hall of Fame was created in 2010 to honor our top employees. Winners are selected based on their commitment to our mission, vision and values, and their adherence to our standards. Being selected for the Hall of Fame is Black Hills Works’ ultimate recogni-tion of an employee’s contributions to our agency. Pat came to Black Hills Works 27 years ago after working at Redfield State Hospital for four years. As a supervisor at industries, he participates in contract bidding and quality control. He has created numerous jigs over the years to ensure safety, increase productivity and accommodate physical limitations. As one of our severe weather drivers, Pat has ensured medications and staff reach their destinations through even the worst weather. Pat’s supervisor Dawn Wozna says Pat works for Black Hills Works for all the right reasons. “He is quietly passionate about the people we

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BH Services starts work at new BH Energy facilityOn December 1, Black Hills Energy treated their em-ployees to free breakfast at the dining facility in their new corporate headquarters facility at Horizon Point. And BH Services employees were on hand to cook and serve. The new building will eventually provide space for 550 employees. The cafeteria which will be open for breakfast and lunch weekdays saving them from having to drive into town. The BH Services contract employs 15 people supported by Black Hills Works along with six staff. The employees received training at the Raider Café and the Black Hills Works kitchen. BH Services employees have provided secu-rity at BH Energy for several years. The new building has required more complex security so the contract has been shifted to another company. However, BH Services employees were hired by that company. Black Hills Energy picked up the tab for that first breakfast, but staff were encouraged to make a donation to Black Hills Works and $703 was raised in just three hours.

BH services staff Brian Shattuck and PJ Meredith serve Black Hills Energy employees.

support and goes above and beyond to support them in their personal success. Mallory started at Black Hills Works 11 years ago as a DSP in residential. She became a lead resi-dential, then a service coordinator and was eventually promoted to community living supervisor. Currently, she serves as the director of intensive services. Her su-pervisor, Michelle Aman, says Mallory excels in each position she holds and strives to improve treatment services wherever she works. “Mallory is a natural leader,” says Michelle. “She is confident in her deci-sion making. She works at continual improvement, and she is not intimidated by tough situations. Judy started as a secretary at Black Hills Works in 1998. Later that year, she became the office man-ager on the federal contracts and in 2000, she was hired as staff accountant/financial assistant to manage our flex plan and to work with person-served finances and residential. She handles over 300 person-served trust accounts that result in over $250,000 monthly in trust checks and maintains the files for 20 residential homes. She also processes all BH Services accounts payable for federal contracts. Her supervisor, Connie Hansen, describes her as an “I’ll do it sort of person.” “Anytime something new is being handed down, Judy is the first person we can count on to step up to the plate,” says Connie.

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On Monday, December 11, Special Olympians from the Flame youth team and our own Storm team tested the new floor in the Black Hills Works gymnasium. They were joined by Sturgis Buffalo Chip® President Rod Woodruff who pledged $100,000 raised from his signature Legends Ride® celebrity charity event to-ward the renovation of the gym in order to make it the permanent training facility for both Special Olympic teams. Black Hills Works offered to share our gym with the youth, but the building was in need of major updating. The funds pledged by the Buffalo Chip’s Legends Ride will allow BHW athletes to use the renovated gym on a daily basis, while giving priority scheduling to the Special Olympics teams for training. The Legends Ride charity event brings to-gether rides from around the country as well as VIPs from the world of motorcycling and entertainment. One hundred percent of Legends Riders contributions benefit charity. The 11th Legends Ride® will take place on Monday, August. 6, 2018.

Special Olympians try out new floor

Athletes pose with Buffalo Chip® President Rod Woodruff on the new gym floor. Front row: Renae Moller, Derrick Boegel, Nancy Weiss, Rod Woodruff, and Joe Dvorak. Back row Matt Morin, Jeremiah Vigil. Melanie Happs (coach) and Amy Jobgen (coach).

On December 19, Black Hills Works hosted a luncheon at Mi-nervas to honor all employees who have been with the company for 20 years or more. In all 62 Black Hills Works Employees and 12 BH Services employees are in the “20 Year Club.”

We are so glad you stayed

Kelly Hotovec says that when she started at BHWI a year ago Asay Spotted Eagle didn’t participate in group activities. “He spent a greater portion of the day sitting on the couch or in a quiet hallway watch-ing videos. He helped with things when asked to, but for the most part was very quiet and kept to himself. When you could get him to talk he was funny and kind. And I often thought he could do so much more.” Everything changed for Asay with his new job at the Landfill. Job Coach Pam Junek says, “I have had the privilege of watching this young man grow, not only at his first community job, but when I have vis-ited him at his home, his whole attitude has changed. Now he has gotten the confidence to start wanting to be more independent. Asay’s first day of community employment at the landfill was August 17. His main job is recycling plastics and cardboard, but his supervisors have given him additional jobs within the facility and have told Pam how impressed they are that Asay looks for tasks to make the Landfill cleaner. Asay came to BHWI in September of 2009 where he tried a variety of in-house jobs. After taking classes through Career Pathways and exploring several potential opportunities in the community, Asay told Pam he wanted to work with trash and that is how the job search began. Pam set up a visit and toured the Recycle Center at the Landfill. During his situational evaluation, he discovered he enjoyed sorting through bottles and tossing pop and water bottles into the bin.

New job changes everything He celebrated 90 days on November 17. His supervisors and co-workers say he is doing really well. His challenge in the beginning was interacting with his co-workers, He preferred to sit by himself during breaks. His supervisors now say he has really opened up and “is one of the guys.” Kelly says when she saw him recently, Asay told her the two best things about his job are the pay check and that he is losing weight doing it. “He was like a social butterfly, outgoing, happy and sharing his story with everyone! He found his voice! My heart melted! I could not be more proud!” (Thank you Kelly Hotovec for sharing this story.)

Jeff McGlade to be honored at January Art NightJoin us as we honor artist Jeff McGlade, the 2018 Art-ist of the Year, during Art Night at the Suzie Cappa Art Center. January 12. The event will be from 5-8 p.m. with the presentation of his award at 6 p.m. Enjoy refreshments and live music by Dan Goldfus as you learn more about Jeff and his fabulous art.

Rapid City Landfill Superintendant Karl Mehrbach poses with Asay Spotted Eagle.

What’s your why?This monthly feature gives employees an opportunity to explain what they find most fulfilling in their jobs. This month, we hear from Brad Winter, director at the Suzie Cappa Art Center & Gallery. If you would like to share your “why,” email it to drosby@bhws.com.

I remember my interview for BHW in February 1996. There were five supervisors looking for employees to start the new Sensory Development program. The first nine employees were hired for the Day Services area under Tammie Quinn. Out of the nine people, I am the only one left working for BHW 21 years later. I never considered this just a job, it was my career! I am very much a people person and enjoy helping others. It was an amazing journey to work with the people that came from the Custer Developmental Center, helping them experience new things in life, like taking them to the lake, picnics, paddle boating, going to a cave and many more. I remember a friend of mine telling me that he wanted to apply for a job at BHW, because he wanted a job like mine, where he could make a differ-ence in peoples lives. I’ve been able to grow and create an amazing program, which is now the Suzie Cappa Art Center. In the beginning stages, it was more about Art Expression and Enjoyment; we didn’t sell art. With the amazing support of my supervisor, Tammie Quinn and many other staff and volunteers, a new downtown location was purchased and remodeled into an amazing home for 25 Artists with all abilities. I’m so proud of all of the artists and staff that have come on this journey with me! It definitely has been a team effort! Selling artwork all over the world and watching the artists grow to be so independent has been incredible. Sometimes it takes staff from other

agencies or guests that visit the Art Center, to remind me just how far we have come and that we need to be very proud, as an agency, that we have this unique space in Rapid City, South Dakota. So still to this day, 21 years later, I love my job and am excited to see where the pieces of art are sold each week. I’m so proud of the artists at Suzie Cappa Art Center and the accomplishments they have made! Black Hills Works is a great company to work for! I have always had great support from coworkers and my management team. I’ve always said, “If I’m having a bad day, I just need to go to work” All of the people served definitely give you the energy and self esteem to keep moving forward through life! I wouldn’t have it any other way! That’s WHY I come to work!

Persistence pays offAt the frontline leader gal-lery walk on December 8, Erin Aukes’ presentation on the Supporting Health and Wellness competency demonstrated, among other things, persistence and try-ing new things can make a big difference. Rodney Keffeler is a very social person who loves to be active. Daily physical therapy and exer-cise help him maintain the muscle strength he needs to walk and do his daily trans-fers. But Erin says Rodney was struggling with walk-ing with his walker. He no longer felt safe and was afraid he was going to fall. Staff submitted a technol-ogy request for a Gait Trainer, a wheeled device that assists a person who is unable to walk independently to learn or relearn to walk safely. The technology de-partment was able to get one donated. But Erin said Rodney didn’t feel comfort-able or confident with it. After some problem solv-ing, Rodney’s team switched the gait trainer so that the handles were in front. This provided Rodney more independence plus safety and security. All this hard work that Rodney and his supporters have done help ensure he can continue to participate in the community and adds purpose and meaning to his life.

Rodney demonstrates the revised Gait Trainer

Movie ticketdiscount for staff/people servedMovies are expensive, but employees and people sup-ported can buy discounted movie tickets for AMC theaters (formerly Carmike Cinemas) for $8.50 from Laurie Todd at RSC.

There was food, dancing and gifts at the BH Services Omaha Annual Christmas Party on Sunday, December 10. Thank you to all who made this year’s party a special event!

Merry Christmas parties!

Community living skills and supportsAt the Frontline Leader/DSP Gallery Walk on De-cember 8, Jennifer Peterson’s presentation was on community living skills and supports. She focused on Brenda Schmitt and how they worked together to fill Brenda’s free time. “Getting to know Brenda was part of the adventure for both of us. Learning that Brenda loves animals and enjoys acting, a plan was hatched,” said Jennifer. After a little research, they learned that the Humane Society was looking for volunteers. Brenda signed up for volunteer classes. While the Humane Society was very welcoming, Brenda was still not sure about going by herself so Jennifer volunteered with her. Flutter Productions was holding auditions and Brenda was selected for the cast of Journeys. Jennifer says Brenda spent many hours learning her part and she enjoyed going to every practice. Jennifer says as time goes on, Brenda’s need for her support has faded including during her volun-teer time at the Humane Society.

Brenda cuddles a friend at the Humane Society where she volunteers.

Michael Whipple, Chad Rogers, Hoksila Long, Xavier Long and Jennifer Harp enjoy the Christmas party at Ramkota on December 3.

Looking to buy a home? The home ownership classes for Black Hills Works staff will be starting back up again in February. Tanner Oman from CMG Financial and Josiah LaFrance from Pillar Properties will be once again heading up these classes and encouraging anyone that is considering buying a home to attend. They will be offering great insight in home buying and a Q&A session afterwards. The first class is tentatively planned for February 6, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the train-ing room at RSC. Sign up on the training calendar. For information, contact Mat-thew McCaskell 718-8328 or mmccaskell@bhws.com.

Coming soon to the Suzie Cappa Art Center

These pieces and more are currently on display at the Hozhoni Art Gallery in Flagstaff, Arizona. The national show brings 32 artists from eight states together for a touring group exhibi-tion to be displayed in art galleries around the country. The show, which includes work by Suzie Cappa artists Nancy Weiss, Colleen Romano, Anna McDowell, and Sheryl Finch will be at the Suzie Cappa Art Center in February. The weavings are by Nancy Weiss.

Fifteen members of the Stevens High School Singers shared their talent and some Christmas cheer in the Learning Institute on December 15. The group is led by Ann Deckert.

Stevens Singers bring a little Christmas cheer to BHW

A new gym floor requires new shoesThe installation of a new, hardwood gym floor is a wonderful boost for all people who participate in ac-tivities, but the new floor comes with an entirely new set of responsibilities to keep it in good condition. If you support anyone who will be participating in activities on the new floor, that person will be allowed ONLY rubber soled shoes (no boots, heels, etc.). And those should be “indoor only” shoes that are reserved for ONLY gym usage. Essentially, anyone partici-pating on the gym floor must obtain a new pair of “gym-only” shoes. The good news: Clearly, this may be a fi-nancial hardship for some of the people we support. But Joe Burmeister has contacted the Kiwanis Club, which has a mission of providing shoes for school-age children in need, and asked them if they would expand their mission to supply shoes for people served by Black Hills Works. Do you support someone who meet any of the following criteria: •They participate in Special Olympics activi-ties in the gym. •They attend day services at the main Learn-ing Institute on Range Road, meaning that the person might participate in gym activities during the day? •Buying shoes would present a financial hard-ship for them. If so, send their names to Joe Burmeister by Monday, January 8. The Kiwanis club is planning a

Black Hills Works Shopping Day at Payless Shoes. Joe is working with them to coordinate a day and time for their representatives to meet us at the store and people will be properly fitted for appropriate shoes. Any questions, please call me at 593-2481.

Welcome new employees!Jessilyn Thompson Edwards ABrian Cho OPCJosie Galvin OPCDebra Gress OPCCourtney Holbert OPCNina LaFerla OPCKory Mather OPCDanielle Meyer OPCShane Ruml Horizon PointDemi Reasor ChoicesHeskawin Shot HamptonJessica Onken CH-AllenSara Renton ParkviewJustin Madsen SitkaNaomi Ashcraft St. CloudFletcher Christian Edwards DSierra Hammond ChoicesMalinda Larson RSCBenjamin Roth Raider’sTimothy Hershelman John’sTami Stone ParkviewShana Siers SitkaArthur Clifford John’sElicia Gillenwater Fir

Power of B winners Congratulations to this month’s Power of B winners: Kelli Schmidt is being honored for quick thinking in preventing a fire to spread at John’s Apartments. Paula Pederson, Caramel Elyea, and Toni Kuntz were all nominated for, among other things, being flexible with work schedules and working extra shifts. Darra Woodward is being honored for outstanding leadership. Rhadonda Quandt was nominated for catering every QSS meeting with homemade goodies which was very helpful to those who had to skip lunch to attend meetings. Robin Murner was nominated not only for excellent work on the lawn crew this past summer, but also for volunteering to lead the recent job for Partnership with Native Americans and the holiday decorating at BHWI. Cec Richart is being honored for her support of the payroll department. Crystal Scott was honored for being accountable and for doing extra tasks as needed. Michelle Benda is being honored for reconciling over 1.5 million dollars for BH Services Fringe Benefits. Samorra Allen was nominated for extra efforts at safe driving. Toaloa Levaula for her extra efforts to support an individual in the emergency room. Kelly Delker is being honored for being supportive. To nominate someone, find the nomination form elsewhere in this newsletter or on Lotus Notes. Click on Agency Main; click on Staff (left-hand green buttons); then click on Staff Forms which is located in the center panel on the right side. Choose Rapid City, then page down to Power of B Recognition Award, launch the document and print. Send your nominations to Alexi Kieffer at RSC. Winners receive

2018 Holiday CalendarBlack Hills WorksNew Year’s Day Monday, January 1President’s Day Monday, February 19Memorial Day Monday, May 28Independence Day Wednesday, July 4 Labor Day Monday, September 3Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 22 & Friday, Nov. 23Christmas Monday, Dec. 24 & Tuesday, Dec. 25

BH ServicesNew Year’s Day Monday, January 1 Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 15 Washington’s Birthday Monday, February 19 Memorial Day Monday, May 28 Independence Day Wednesday, July 4 Labor Day Monday, September 3 Columbus Day Monday, October 8Veterans Day Monday, November 12Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 22 Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 25

United Blood Services says thank youJoe Burmeister received thanks and high praise from United Blood Services (UBS) for his efforts in host-ing our two very successful blood drives in 2017. Tori, from UBS said Black Hills Works collected 189 units of blood in 2017. “The amount of lives that you all have had a direct hand in saving is simply amazing. I cannot thank you enough for all of your hard work and dedication to helping our area patients share more moments with their loved ones,” she told Joe in a Christmas card. She also pointed out that we passed Joe’s personal goal of surpassing Stevens High School’s numbers. Congratulations Joe and thanks to all who donated this year.

$50 and a Power of B T-shirt. Their story appears in The Workplace. Please give specific examples of how your nominee demonstrates the POWER of B.

57th annual

Lions Club Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, February 257:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Black Hills Works3603 Range Road

$7 adults, kids 8 and under eat free.

All proceeds will benefit Black Hills Works

Special Olympics scheduleSpecial Olympics basketball practice will be held on Mondays starting January 8 and running through March 19. The Skills/Lightening will practice from 3:00-4:00 and the Blizzard/Thunder will practice from 4:00-5:00. If you have questions about which team an athlete is on, contact Amy Jobgen at 718-6280. The teams/practice times are set up according to skill/ability level.*Everyone will need a pair of basketball shoes to change into. No change of shoes; no practice. Black Hills Area Tournament will be held at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology on March 9. State Tournament is scheduled for March 23-25 in Mitchell, SD. Practice for Special Olympics skiing will be held January 12, February 9, February 16, and February 23. Athletes should plan to leave Rapid City by 11:00 a.m. each day and will return to Rapid City around 4:00 p.m. The cost is $30.00 a day and includes equipment rental, lift pass, and instructor time. The Black Hills area tournament will be February 28. If someone you support is interested, contact Amy Jobgen 718-6280 right away as space is limited. Putt-N-Pub, fundraiser for Special Olympics, will be held March 10, downtown Rapid City. The Polar Plunge, also a fundraiser for Special Olympics, will be held April 7 at Black Hills Harley Davidson. For information on either of these events, contact Joe Burmeister at 718-8341 or 593-2481.

Making contact with sign languageDSP Jin Washington shared the following story on Facebook: Today I had a breakthrough at work. This girl could only communicate with sign languages. I started to learn a couple of words here and there, but I couldn’t really talk to her. Today she was really upset because she couldn’t get hold of her mom. I tried to calm her down but could feel her anxiety. So I guided her to sit next to me while I googled sign language. I saw the former search “I love you” in the drop down list, so I clicked on it. Then found that it was what I already knew, the sign for LOVE. So I signed to her. I was amazed to see her expression instantly relax. She put one hand over my free hand. We held hands like that for a while, then I needed to use the bathroom. I was nervous at first because I didn’t think I could sign the long sentence. But I decided to search for “I have to go to the bathroom” with my other hand. It’s much simpler than I thought. So I signed it to her. She let go of my hand right away without any struggle. It was such an amazing experience!

Construction update/Foundation WorksPainting continues at Black Gap and flooring is on the agenda for January in some of the rooms in Hamp-ton and Parkview, according to Doug Meiron. Some rooms at Sitka are also receiving new flooring, due to the South Dakota Housing Opportunity Grant the Black Hills Works Foundation received recently. The last non-Black Hills Works resident at West Omaha has moved out so it is being readied for new residents. And maintenance has been getting the old Career Pathways location at 514 Mt. Rushmore Road ready for Foundation staff.

2018 Payroll SchedulePAID ON WK WEEKS WORKED 12-January 1 Dec 10 thru Dec 30* 31-January 2 Dec 31 thru Jan 13 15-February 3 Jan 14 thru Jan 27 28-February 4 Jan 28 thru Feb 10 15-March 5 Feb 11 thru Feb 24 30-March 6 Feb 25 thru Mar 10 13-April 7 Mar 11 thru Mar 31* 30-April 8 Apr 1 thru Apr 14 15-May 9 Apr 15 thru Apr 28 31-May 10 Apr 29 thru May 12 15-June 11 May 13 thru May 26 29-June 12 May 27 thru Jun 09 13-July 13 Jun 10 thru Jun 30* 31-July 14 Jul 1 thru July 14 15-August 15 Jul 15 thru July 28 31-August 16 Jul 29 thru Aug 11 14-September 17 Aug 12 thru Aug 25 28-September 18 Aug 26 thru Sept 8 15-October 19 Sept 9 thru Sept 29* 31-October 20 Sept 30 thru Oct 13 5-November 21 Oct 14 thru Oct 27 30-November 22 Oct 28 thru Nov 10 14-December 23 Nov 11 thru Nov 24 31-December 24 Nov 25 thru Dec 8 15-January 1 Dec 9 thru Dec 29* *3 week pay period for hourly employees

Free for employees

iRest: Restoration Nidra Meditation

The Wellness Committee Brings to You:Donna Savage, IRI Certified iRest® Teacher

Wednesday’s 4:15*Doors Will Be Closed and

no Interruptions after 4:20 PM

•Work clothing is fine; no need to change into workout clothing

•iRest can be practiced lying down or sitting in a chair

Register on the training calendar on Lotus Notes on the training calendar. Join us and have a chance to win your pick of a prize.

Hidden talent

Dorothy Cut Grass shows some of the ceramics she painted recently in the retirement area. Lea Haisch says staff discovered Dorothy’s talent when the area received a donation of ceram-ics. She says they “had no idea how good she was at it and how much she loved it.” Lea said they will be looking for more pieces for Dorothy to paint.

Rasmussen Trust supports arts at BHW

Members of the advisory board of the Wilfred and Margaret Rasmussen Memorial Trust presented a check to Dr. Andrea Serna of the Black Hills Works Foundation. Pictured are Dar-rel Hoar, Keith Ham, Beverly Lindbloom, Serna and Lyndell Peterson. Funds will be used toward our required match of the National Endowment for the Humanities Grant which Flutter Productions received in 2017

Foundation Focus: Help us share your storiesThank you to everyone who sends stories and photos for use in our newsletters and on social media. We appreciate it so much. You help us show the world the good work you do and the interests and abilities of the people you support. If you haven’t tried it yet, here’s how to do it. Go to Agency Main. Choose Staff, then choose Create Foundation Request. Choose newsletter content or so-cial media and fill out the form with your information. Remember, we need all of the following:

1) The names of all the people in the photos. We need this for the caption, but also in order to check each person’s photo release to determine if we have permis-sion to use their photo. 2) A brief description of what is happening in the photo.3) The date the photo was taken.

Flutter performs for PTA Reflections ContestFlutter Productions performed selections from their fall production, Journeys, for the PTA Reflections Student Art Contest on December 7 at Central High School. Journeys was a series of eight vignettes writ-ten by individuals with disabilities about trips that they had taken, or trips they had dreamed of taking that were pivotal moments in their lives.

Happy 30th birthday to TBIRCThirty years ago this month, the Brain Injury Rehabil-itation Center opened its doors and began serving five individuals. At that time, it was called Community Transitions and it was located at BHWI. The program got its start with a $90,000 grant from the Bush Foun-dation.

Congratulations St. Cloud on winning the holiday decorating contest. Pictured above are Brenda Lynde, Teri Alford, and Hoksila Long.

St. Cloud wins decorating contest

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2017 W-2 Information

All STAFF 2017 W-2s will be mailed via the US Post Office to the most

current address payroll has on file. Please make sure that Payroll has your

correct mailing address as of December 31, 2017. If your address is not

current, it could delay when you receive your W-2.

Rapid City – People Served W-2s go to Donna Tatum Omaha – People Served W-2s go to Bob Matthews

IRS regulations require employers to distribute (mail) W-2s to their

employees on or before January 31, 2018. Every attempt will be made to

have the W-2s distributed (mailed) before the January 31, 2018 deadline.

There will be no early distribution, please be respectful of the time it takes

to complete this for all staff. Please do not call/email for status inquiry or

exception.

The procedure for obtaining a replacement W-2 copy after February 15th

is to submit your request in writing to Marie Greenfield-Sahli or Michele

Benda in payroll or send an e-mail to marieg or micheleb. In your request,

please include a phone number where you can be reached. Written

requests will be processed once a week. Payroll will contact you via phone

or email when your replacement W-2 is complete.

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Name of the staff person you’d like to recognize: Title of the person you are recognizing: Department of area they work in: What you’d like to recognize them for: Check the “B” that applies with the example of the “B” they demonstrated. Please be specific.

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