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    • Thursday, April 18, 2024
    • 8:40 AM - 5:30 PM
    • Virtual by Zoom (10.0 CPEs)
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    Time

    Topic (and Speaker)

    8:40 am – 9:00 am

    Welcome, Introductions, Housekeeping
    (Kyle Kanstein)

    9:00 am – 9:30 am

    Fraud Basics: The Triangle, Indicators & Red Flags and Risk Factors
    (Melanie Russell)

    9:30 am – 10:15 am

    Fraud Risk Management and Controls
    (Sandy Boucher)

    10:15 am – 11:00 am

    Fraud Trends and Statistics
    (Jennifer Lynch)

    11:00 am – 11:15 am

    BREAK

    11:15 am – 11:45 pm

    Planning an Investigation & Interviewing Basics
    (Melanie Russell)

    11:45 am – 12:05 pm

    Cash-based Forensic Mandates
    (Greg Silas)

    12:05 pm – 1:05 pm

    Digital Forensics
    (Ryan Duquette)

    1:05 pm – 1:30 pm

    LUNCH

    1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

    Cybersecurity, Emails & Fraud
    (Sandy Boucher)

    2:15 pm – 2:45 pm

    Workplace Misconduct Investigations
    (Jennifer Lynch)

    2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

    Understanding Whistleblower Protection
    (Sandy Boucher)

    3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

    BREAK

    3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

    Advanced Financial Crime in Canada
    (Sandy Boucher)

    4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

    Legal Tools & Remedies in Fraud Matters
    (Tudor Carsten)

    5:15 pm – 5:30 pm

    Closing comments and Learner Feedback Poll
    (Kyle Kanstein)


    About the Keynote Speaker:

    Melanie E. Russell is the founder of Kalex Valuations Inc. and began professional practice in 1985 at a large international accounting firm. After moving from the audit group into the financial advisory service groups at the large international accounting firms, she developed expertise in various areas including valuation, dispute analysis and resolution, forensic accounting, succession planning and transaction support.  Her clients include a variety of private and public companies of various sizes and across many industries. Melanie placed second in Canada on the CBV Institute/CICBV membership qualification examination. She founded Kalex Valuations Inc. in 1996.

    Ms. Russell has been active in teaching business valuations and related topics since 1987 at various universities and professional organizations, and through the preparatory course, she prepares CBV students in Canada taking their national MQE. She has authored various publications including authoring the Business Valuation content of CPA Canada’s Practice Management, Advisory, Compilations and Tax Guide (“PACT”) and co-authoring “Understanding Business Valuation Reports” with Dr. Howard Johnson and “Financial Crimes in Canada: An Overview of Money Laundering and Fraud”, taught professional courses and is a frequent speaker and author on topics in her area of expertise.

    Melanie has qualified as an expert in the areas of business/asset valuation, quantification of damages, income determination and forensic accounting. She has testified as an expert in these areas in the Ontario Court of Justice, the Ontario Superior Court, the Federal Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Investment Dealers’ Association, the Law Society of Alberta, and the Discipline Committee of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, as well as in alternative dispute forums.

    • Wednesday, June 05, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Virtual by Zoom (1.0 Ethics CPE)
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    It seems so obvious that having less racism and bigotry in society would be a good thing. But there is so much dis-information and emotion on this topic that most people don’t know what to say or do—and are afraid of being cancelled. The reality is that it’s not enough for our colleagues, customers, and fellow citizens to be merely tolerated; people in our society have to feel like they belong if they are going to contribute to their fullest capability. Doing diversity in this reasonable way is the right thing to do, it’s good for business, and it creates a better world for all of us to work and live in. This hands-on, participatory workshop explains the basic terms and offers practical, common sense guidance to help you understand today's social consciousness when navigating through an investigation or life itself. Please bring your questions.

    What you will learn:
    What are racism and bigotry?
    Why do we have to talk about it?
    Diversity in the workplace (it’s the law)
    The big ideas: multiculturalism, woke, social justice…
    Practical guides to communication and action

    The brief workshop includes leading edge ideas, skill development, and practical tools to help you:
    (i) accept diversity without feeling censored and without compromising your values and integrity, and
    (ii) helps you become a more effective and valued colleague, professional, and citizen.

    About the Speaker:
    Joel Shapiro, Ph.D., has educated 1000’s of leaders in his open enrolment programs, and helped save his third-generation family business in an extreme turnaround situation. After three mergers and two acquisitions (all within 18 months), Joel led the post-merger integration, uniting the six cultures into one cohesive team, and realigning them all with the new vision, strategy, and market realities. Joel has done pro-bono work for various non-profits, and has been studying and fighting racism and bigotry his whole adult life. Joel is a former member of the Canadian National Freestyle Ski Team; earned a Ph.D. with Distinction in Philosophy; served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the leading-edge Master of Workplace Learning Program at the University of Calgary; and was Associate Faculty for the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy. Joel specializes in building leadership capacity, improving collaborative practice, and making employees part of the solution. He is always seeking the perfect blend of  humanity and business performance.

    • Thursday, June 13, 2024
    • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Amsterdam Barrel House, 87 Laird Dr, Toronto (East York)
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    This is a great opportunity for you to meet your Chapter Board of Directors and to network with other Certified Fraud Examiners as well as our industry colleagues who are involved in fighting Financial Crimes. Please come and bring a friend or co-worker!

    While only paid-up Members of the GTA Chapter may vote at the Annual General Meeting (which takes about 15 minutes), EVERYONE involved in Financial Crime prevention, investigation and education is welcome to join us for this networking event.

    • Sunday, June 23, 2024
    • 7:30 AM
    • Friday, June 28, 2024
    • 1:00 PM
    • Las Vegas, Nevada

    For more information and early registration go to:

     See You In Las Vegas June 2024 !!
    Global Fraud Conference


    • Tuesday, September 17, 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
    • Virtual by Zoom (7.0 CPEs)
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    What is an investigative interview? How long should one be? What topics should be covered, and in what order should they be probed? What does science tell us about how to efficiently develop each topic? How do you turn a disorganized mess of information into a relevant and understandable product? How do you make your interviews efficient, thereby saving both you and your interviewee time and energy?

    Join Bruce Pitt-Payne in an engaging presentation in which he’ll speak about planning and achieving the requisite objectives of an investigative interview. Whether you are in law enforcement or a fraud investigator, learn to make nuanced decisions based on an evidence-based process that will decrease the time it takes to get the information you need.

    You Will Learn How To:

    • Identify the core objectives of an investigative interview
    • Prioritize evidence to organize and interpret the information provided by interview subjects
    • Implement evidence-based best practices to make the investigative interview process more efficient

    Bruce Pitt-Payne
    Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant (Retired)
    PlayFair Investigative Consulting & Training Services

    Bruce Pitt-Payne retired from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2017, after having served for 26 years. Over his career, he honed his skills as a major crime investigator and interview specialist, advisor, and teacher. Since retirement, he has dedicated his time to conducting private investigations, that include both criminal and workplace incidents. He teaches investigative interviewing courses and workshops internationally, and consults on investigative practices to organizations and the media.

    • Sunday, October 20, 2024
    • 1:00 PM
    • Tuesday, October 22, 2024
    • 5:00 PM
    • Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau St, Ottawa ON


    REGISTRATION is OPEN

    You may register for the Full Conference (Pre-Conference + Main Conference)
    OR
    for the Main Conference only.

    Pre-Conference:    Sunday October 20, 2024 ( 1pm - 5 pm)

    Main Conference: Begins - Monday October 21, 2024 (8 am)
                                       Ends    - Tuesday October 22, 2024 (5 pm)

    • Wednesday, November 27, 2024
    • 12:15 PM - 4:15 PM
    • Virtual by Zoom (4.0 Ethics CPEs)
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    The reasons to work ethically are obvious: your professional designation depends on it; it is crucial to your reputation and long term career success; cleaning up from ethical lapses is incredibly harsh and expensive; it is a valuable principle in its own right (it’s the right thing to do); and it makes your organization, industry and country better places to live and work. The challenge is how to work ethically even when we are under pressure, when we are charting new territory, pushing the boundaries, and navigating our complex and ever-changing world. This hands-on, participatory workshop will guide you through several classic ethical principles and supply you with practical tools you can use to resolve ethical challenges, make better decisions, and coach others to do the same.

    What You Will Learn:
    1. The Stakes: The value of ethics to you/your career+measures of success (metrics)
    2. Principles: Ethical principles and frameworks you can use to better assess
    and calibrate your decisions
    3. Cases: Systems thinking cases: dealing with complex ethical challenges
    4. Leadership: Create a culture of high ethical standards on your team
    5. Checklist: Assessing & auditing decision and actions for ethicality
    6. Inspiration: Inspiring and thought-worthy quotes on ethics, character, and
    leadership

    Joel Shapiro, Ph.D.
    Joel has educated 1000’s of leaders in his open enrolment programs and has designed and implemented dozens of customized LD & OD programs for notable companies. Joel helped save his third-generation family business in an extreme turnaround situation, transforming the company from a local, non-competitive, commodity supplier into a national, highly competitive, value added service provider. In three mergers and two acquisitions (all within 18 months), Joel led the post-merger integration, uniting the six cultures into one cohesive team, and realigning them all with the new vision, strategy, values, and market realities.

    Joel's Unique Experience

    • Founded Advanture Consulting in 2001
    • Co-founded Spectral AgriVentures in 2016
    • Pro-bono work for non-profits: gender, environmental, ethnic, gov’t employees
    • Former Associate Faculty for the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy and Adjunct Assist. Professor, Master of Workplace Learning, University of Calgary
    • Former member of the Canadian National Freestyle Ski Team
    • Ph.D. with Distinction in Philosophy. Lived, worked and studied in Europe for eight years: speaks German and French (rusty)

Wednesday, March 06, 2024 Forensic Analysis: Death, Data & Digital Legacies
Thursday, January 25, 2024 Managing the Money Laundering Risk in Real Estate
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Fraud Investigation & Forensics (Nov 29 & 30) 12:30-4:30 pm (9.0 CPEs incl 2 Ethics CPEs)
Monday, October 30, 2023 ACFE (2023) Annual Canadian Fraud Conference
Sunday, October 29, 2023 ACFE (2023) Canadian Fraud PRE-CONFERENCE
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Investigation & Resilience in a Changing Digital World (8.0 CPE)
Monday, September 11, 2023 CFE Exam Review Course (VIRTUAL)
Monday, August 21, 2023 Special Members Meeting
Thursday, June 15, 2023 Networking Event & Annual General Meeting
Sunday, June 11, 2023 ACFE (2023) Global Fraud Conference (Seattle, WA)
Wednesday, June 07, 2023 Learning Moments from a Career Fighting Fraud with Forensic/Investigative Accounting & Litigation Support (1 CPE credit)
Thursday, April 20, 2023 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT) 2023 - (8.5 CPE credits)
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Book Launch: Kelly Pope on Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry
Wednesday, March 08, 2023 What's Human About Trafficking? (3.5 CPE credits)
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Embezzlement & Vendor Fraud Case Study (2.0 CPE credits)
Friday, December 02, 2022 ACCA Public Sector (Virtual) Conference
Thursday, December 01, 2022 Bi-Annual (Virtual) Ethics Day: "Ethics in a Changing World" with Karen Wensley, MBA, ICD.D (4 Ethics CPEs)
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 ACCA Accounting for the Future (Virtual) Conference FREE
Sunday, November 13, 2022 2022 ACFE Fraud Conference Canada (In-Person Only)
Wednesday, November 09, 2022 Twin Cities & Georgia ACFE Chapters Conference (5.25 CPEs)
Tuesday, November 08, 2022 Whistleblowers & Public Integrity (In-Person)
Monday, September 19, 2022 DETECTING & PREVENTING FRAUD in the POST-COVID ERA (16 CPEs) with Mary Breslin
Thursday, September 08, 2022 SEP 8, 2022 (5 - 8 pm) In-Person Patio Networking Event
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 **RE-SCHEDULED (due to illness)** "Tin Hats and Tin Badges: When Tech Meets Investigation" (1 CPE)
Sunday, June 19, 2022 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 ACFE Calgary Chapter 2022 Annual Conference (8 CPE credits)
Thursday, April 21, 2022 Fraud Investigation Techniques FIT 2022 Forum (7 CPEs)
Wednesday, March 09, 2022 Proving Unreported Sales in the Post COVID Era and CAFC Update (3.0 CPE)
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Analysis of Fraudulent Documents with Samiah Ibrahim (1 CPE)
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Interviewing with Don Rabon (7.0 CPEs)
Thursday, November 18, 2021 CPIO 2021 Professional Development Day
Sunday, November 07, 2021 2021 Canadian (Virtual) Fraud Conference
Monday, September 20, 2021 "Think Like a Forensic Accountant" with Tiffany Couch. Sep 20 - 23, 2021 --12 Noon to 4 pm (Toronto Time) EACH DAY (Earn 16 CPEs incl 1 Ethics)
Thursday, September 09, 2021 GTA Chapter (Fiscal 2020) Annual General Meeting
Thursday, July 15, 2021 CPA Ontario Ethics Summit
Tuesday, July 06, 2021 Deception Research Society
Monday, June 21, 2021 ACFE 2021 (Virtual) Global Fraud Conference
Wednesday, June 09, 2021 Biometrics: Applications in Fraud Prevention, Detection & Investigation with Simon Marchand, Nuance Communications (1 CPE)
Tuesday, June 01, 2021 Deception Research Society Lies & Allies June Session
Thursday, May 27, 2021 "Unicorns and the Case for Analytics" (1 CPE) Atlantic IIA Chapter
Thursday, May 13, 2021 ACFE Calgary Chapter 2021 Virtual Conference (8 CPEs)
Tuesday, May 04, 2021 Deception Research Society Monthly Meeting
Thursday, April 29, 2021 "Fraud & Cybercrime in Canada" (Public Sector Network)
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Canada, Justice and Equity: Where Do We Stand?
Thursday, April 22, 2021 FIT 2021 (Fraud Investigation Techniques) 7.0 CPEs
Tuesday, April 06, 2021 Deception Research Society Webinar
Tuesday, March 09, 2021 Emerging Trends Impacting Investigative Interviewing & COVID-Related Fraud Update (3 CPEs)
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 ACCA: Achieving Equity: How Finance Professionals can Drive Change in Diversity & Inclusion
Monday, February 08, 2021 Advancing Your Career in Fraud & Financial Crime Prevention (for Seneca College)
Thursday, February 04, 2021 A Review of the 2020 Report to the Nations & A Primer on the CFE Credential (for Seneca College)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Non-Verbal Communication, Biases & Video Interviews with Vincent Denault...Chapter 2021 Kickoff (1 CPE)
Thursday, January 21, 2021 ACFE Ottawa: (Virtual) Annual Fraud Professional's Conference
Tuesday, December 01, 2020 ACCA "Accounting for ther Future" Conference ("Rethinking Business for a Sustainable Future") Up to 18 CPDs
Thursday, November 26, 2020 Planning Your Next Career Move (for Chapter Student Affiliates)
Thursday, November 19, 2020 Calgary ACFE "How to obtain CRA information in order to support your investigations and how we can work together to deter crime."
Monday, November 16, 2020 CPIO Professional Development Day "Building Surveillance Success"
Monday, November 02, 2020 2020 Canadian (Virtual) Fraud Conference
Sunday, November 01, 2020 2020 Canadian (Virtual) Fraud PRE-CONFERENCE
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 ACFE Montreal: First Virtual Conference (3 CPEs)
Wednesday, October 07, 2020 ACFE Ottawa: Rebounding Securely in the Post-Covid Era (1 CPE)
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 ACFE Atlantic: "Ethics & Artifical Intelligence" (2 Ethics CPE)
Monday, September 21, 2020 Annual Sep (Online) Workshop: "Current Topics for Fraud Examiners" (with Nejolla Korris)
Thursday, September 10, 2020 Chapter Annual General Meeting for Fiscal 2019
Monday, August 24, 2020 ACFE Virtual CFE Exam Review Course
Monday, June 22, 2020 ACFE 2020 (Virtual) Global Fraud Conference
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Dynamic Audit Planning (Institute of Internal Auditors Toronto Chapter)
Thursday, April 02, 2020 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT 2020) Forum (Cancelled due to COVID)
Thursday, March 26, 2020 Student Affiliate Networking Evening (Cancelled due to COVID)
Wednesday, March 04, 2020 The Future of Cybersecurity & Data Privacy (Institute of Internal Auditors Toronto Chapter)
Wednesday, December 04, 2019 Artifical Intelligence & Internal Audit (Institute of Internal Auditors Toronto Chapter)
Wednesday, November 06, 2019 Decoding Ethics in the Digital Age: 2019 Edition (Institute of Internal Auditors Toronto Chapter)
Sunday, October 20, 2019 2019 Canadian Fraud Conference (Montreal)
Wednesday, October 09, 2019 Auditing Culture & Identifying Cultural Artifacts (Institute of Internal Auditors Toronto Chapter)
Wednesday, October 02, 2019 Understanding & Living Ethics in a Fast-Paced World
Wednesday, October 02, 2019 ACFE-GTA Chapter Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, October 01, 2019 Open Source Intelligence "OSINT" (Council of Professional Investigators of Ontario)
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Moving Towards A Smart Digital Internal Audit (Institute of Internal Auditors Toronto Chapter)
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Understanding & Investigating Fraud Perpetrated by Management (with Janet McHard & Beth Mohr)
Monday, June 10, 2019 The Connection Between Fairness and Effectiveness in Investigations - Presented by: Gerry McGeachy
Monday, April 29, 2019 CFE Exam Review Course
Tuesday, April 09, 2019 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT 2019) Forum
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 January 2019 - Monthly Event - Sponsored by SAS Canada
Sunday, October 28, 2018 2018 Canadian Fraud Conference (Ottawa)
Monday, October 15, 2018 Ethics Matters (with Dr. Jim Read, Executive Director of Salvation Army Ethics Centre)
Tuesday, October 02, 2018 Anatomy of An Investigation (co-hosted with CPIO)
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Ethics & Trust in a Digital Age (with Narayanan Vaidyanathan, Head-Business Insights at ACCA)
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 Health Care Fraud: A Prescription for a Solution (with Andrew Kautz)
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT 2018) Forum
Monday, February 26, 2018 AML & Financial Crime in Canada - A 2018 Update (with Mark McManus)
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Assessing the Risk of Fraud (with Linda Lister)
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Cybercrime: Insurance Coverage Issues & Options (with Reid Lester)
Sunday, October 29, 2017 2017 Canadian Fraud Conference (Toronto)
Friday, September 22, 2017 How to Detect if Someone is Lying (with Nejolla Korris)
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Employee Dishonesty and the Role of Ethics Training (with Andrew Kautz)
Wednesday, April 05, 2017 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT 2017) Forum
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Defending your Digital Data (with Ryan Duquette)
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Cybercrime & Digital Forensics Workshop (with CPIO)
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Where Have All the Fraudster Gone? (with Ross Dunsmore)
Sunday, September 11, 2016 2016 Canadian Fraud Conference (Montreal)
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 Understanding the Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Risks in Canada (with Mark McManus)
Thursday, May 26, 2016 Health Fraud - Recognize It, Report It, Stop It (with OPP Detective Staff Sergeant Dorian Dwyer)
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Doing the Right Thing (Part II) with Dave Oswald
Thursday, April 07, 2016 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT 2016) Forum
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Doing the Right Thing (Part 1) with Dave Oswald
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Digital Evidence & Data Security (with Alex Fishbein)
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Contemporary Fraudulent Schemes (with Alexander Fishbein)
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 Fraud & Money Laundering from a Legal Perspective (with Stephen McClyment)
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Fraud: Not On My Watch...Think Again! (with Colleen Basden & Diane Del Monte)
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT 2015) Forum
Sunday, August 30, 2015 2015 Canadian Fraud Conference (Ottawa)
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Skepticism: The Primary Weapon in the Fight Against Fraud (Daniel Edwards & Chantal Gabriele))
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 The Cybercrime Game: How Are You Playing? (with Peter Yien)
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Risk Management & Fraud (with Derek Rostant)
Thursday, February 26, 2015 Keeping the "F" Word off Construction Sites: Current Issues Related to Construction Fraud (with Denise Bambrough)
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Understanding Fraud Through Real-Life Investigations (with Linda Lister)
Thursday, November 27, 2014 Five Fraud Issues for 2015 (with Toby Bishop)
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 People's Tweets Can Sing a Different Tune (with Michael Thompson & Craig D'Souza)
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT 2014) Forum
Sunday, September 07, 2014 2014 Canadian Fraud Conference (Toronto)
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 WSIB Fraud: The Do's and Don'ts (with Brian Sartorelli)
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Procurement Fraud: Strategies for Prevention, Early Detection, & Response (with Denise Bambrough)
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Negiligent Fraudulent Investigation & Malicious Prosecution (with Reid Lester)
Wednesday, April 02, 2014 The Future of Fraud Fighting (with Jerrard Gaertner)
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 A Comparison of Civil and Criminal Fraud Proceedings (with Elissa Sinha and Chris Devereux)
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Spotting Deception in Written Statements (with David Oswald)
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Funding Fraud Recovery Litigation (with Norm Groot)
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 Fraud Investigation Techniques (FIT 2013) Forum
Sunday, September 08, 2013 2013 Canadian Fraud Conference (Montreal)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 A Four Million Dollar Fraud Case Study (with Karen Blau of Scout Intelligence)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Digital Forensics: An Investigator's View (with Sandy Boucher)
Thursday, March 28, 2013 Employee Fraud: Avoiding Backlash to the Investigation (with Andrew Kautz)
Tuesday, March 05, 2013 Employee Fraud: Detection, Investigation & Response (with Denise Bambrough & Elissa Sinha)
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Fraud & Corruption in the Construction Industry (with Edward Nagel)

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