{"id":11572,"date":"2021-11-04T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/?p=11572"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:36:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:36:46","slug":"bi-weekly-update-november-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.wearecreativewest.org\/sm\/bi-weekly-update-november-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Fa&#039;afouga ta&#039;ilua-vaiaso: Novema 1, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Novema 1, 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talofa paaga a le WESTAF:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E lagona le malie e lafo atu ia te oe i lenei ta&#039;ilua vaiaso pe a uma ona tatou fefa&#039;asoaa&#039;i le tele o mea i lenei vaiaso talu ai! E matua tumu i le mitamita ma le fa\u02bbafetai mo le matou alalafaga WESTAF - Ou te fa\u02bbamoemoe o oe foi. E toe fa&#039;afetai atu i le to&#039;atele o lo&#039;o faia so latou sao taua i le fa&#039;ataunu&#039;uina o lenei vaiaso na te&#039;a nei i se manuia tele. Mo i latou na malaga i Denver, fa&#039;amoemoe na e sau i le fale e aunoa ma se fa&#039;alavelave tele! E tele fa&#039;amatalaga lelei o lo&#039;o i lalo i lenei (pu&#039;upu&#039;u nai lo le masani) ta&#039;ilua vaiaso, fa&#039;afetai fo&#039;i i a matou sao uma! Faitau atili:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TUUINA MAI LE FAATUATUA I LE HEWLETT FOUNDATION E TUUINA AI SE SEMINAR FAAVAE MA FAIGA FAAVAE I LE FAIGA (DH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ua tu&#039;uina atu e le WESTAF se talosaga i le William and Flora Hewlett Foundation e fa&#039;ao&#039;o atu ai le fa&#039;atupuina o agava&#039;a mo le fa&#039;atupuina o tomai fa&#039;apitoa mo le Bay Area i le latou vala&#039;aulia pe a mae&#039;a le toeitiiti atoa le tausaga o talanoaga i le va o Tavita ma le &#039;au Fa&#039;afiafiaga a le Foundation. Ua ioe le Taitaifono o le Komiti Faatonu a le WESTAF Tamara Alvarado e avea ma faufautua mo le polokalame, ona o lona silafia i nuu o le Bay Area. O le a tu&#039;uina atu e le WESTAF se semina fa&#039;ale-aganu&#039;u ma faiga fa&#039;avae fa&#039;aleaganu&#039;u mo se vaega o ta&#039;ita&#039;i o faatufugaga ma aganuu i luga atu o le 14 masina ma le fa&#039;amoemoe e fa&#039;atuina se fa&#039;atasiga tu&#039;ufa&#039;atasia ma se fa&#039;atalanoaga fa&#039;apitoa mo fa&#039;asalalauga.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WESTAF VALALOA IA FA&#039;AIGA I LE FA&#039;AIGA A LE FA&#039;A&#039;U&#039;U I LE FA&#039;A&#039;OA&#039;OGA E FA&#039;AVAEINA FA&#039;ATUNU&#039;U + FA&#039;A&#039;OGA FA&#039;A&#039;OGA E FA&#039;A&#039;AUA&#039;I I LE FA&#039;AGA&#039;IINA I LE FA&#039;AMATALAGA FA&#039;ATUNU&#039;U E ALA I FAIGA FA&#039;AAGANUU (DH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na valaaulia Tavita e auai i se vaega to\u02bbaitiiti o faufautua e to\u02bbalima, e aofia ai le Pule Sili o le NASAA Pam Breaux, o le a fa\u02bbapipi\u02bbi fa\u02bbatasi se su\u02bbesu\u02bbega fa\u02bbavae a\u02bboa\u02bboga fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbi ma Jen Cole o le ASU Herberger Institute on Design and the Arts ma Randy Engstrom, o le na fa\u02bbatonuina le amataga o le Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit. O le vaega o le a amata a latou galuega ia Novema 2021, faatasi ai ma se polokalame fa\u02bbamoemoe e fa\u02bbalauiloa i le 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WESTAF SUI FAATONU E TU&#039;UINA AMERICAN MO ARTIST AND CULTURAL EQUITY STUDIO FESOSONI MA CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST POLOKALAMA PULEGA O A&#039;afiaga O NUU SANDRA APONTE (DH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following a presentation to the Arts &amp; Culture Leaders of Color (ACLC) Fellowship in January, Nikki Kirk, equity in arts leadership program manager at Americans for the Arts, recently invited David to participate in a dialogue with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cct.org\/people\/sandra-aponte\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sandra Aponte<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, program manager of community impact at the Chicago Community Trust about equitable grantmaking and the ways in which emerging leaders, particularly leaders of color, can advance this practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WESTAF UA FAI IA GRASSROOTS VAEGA FAIAOGA I LE WYOMING ARTS SUMMIT IA WYOMING LOBBYIST MA WYOMING WOMEN&#039;S FOUNDATION (DH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David has been invited to serve on a panel \u201cGrassroots Advocacy &#8211; From a Single Seed\u201d at the Wyoming Arts Summit on 11\/2\/21. WAAN member Wyoming Arts Alliance organized the panel and will also include <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tscwyoming.com\/biography.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erin Taylor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Taylor Strategies &amp; Consulting LLC, the WESTAF supported lobbyist in Wyoming, and Rebekah Smith, director, Wyoming Women\u2019s Foundation. The panel description reads: \u201cYour voice and your vote are the most important arts advocacy tools. Merge those tools with like-minded others in your community and you become a powerful local force for the arts. Find out more about how succeeding as an arts advocate starts small and begins with your neighbors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ELC ALUMNA CYNTHIA CHEN NA FILIFILIA MO LE PULE O FAIGA FAAVAE MA LE VAEGA FAIA (DH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2017 ELC Alumna Cynthia Chen ua talia la matou ofo e avea ma Pule muamua a le WESTAF o Faiga Fa\u02bbavae ma Fa\u02bbasalalauga ma o le a amata i le WESTAF ia Ianuari 2022. O Cynthia sa avea muamua ma sui faipule ma pulega i le Utah Cultural Alliance ma sa galue i le atina\u02bbeina o tupe mo le SpyHop Productions i le Aai o Sate Leki. E iloa ma fa&#039;aaloalogia o ia e la tatou ofisa faatufugaga a le setete ma a latou uo feso&#039;ota&#039;iga faufautua faatufugaga a le setete. Talu ai nei na ia fa&#039;amae&#039;a ai se polokalame fa&#039;apitoa mo faiga fa&#039;avae lautele ma se fa&#039;apitoa i faiga fa&#039;aaganu&#039;u i Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), o se iunivesite Farani lauiloa i le lalolagi atoa. Talu ai nei lava, sa galue ai o ia o le Maketi ma Fa&#039;atauga Fesoasoani i le Center Pompidou, le aofa&#039;iga aupito tele a Europa o fa&#039;aonaponei ma fa&#039;aonaponei. O le a avea moni lava Cynthia ma aseta i le WESTAF a&#039;o fa&#039;alauteleina la matou galuega i faiga fa&#039;avae fa&#039;aleaganu&#039;u ma fa&#039;asalalauga tufuga. Fa&#039;amolemole aua ne&#039;i fa&#039;asoa atu nei fa&#039;amatalaga i fafo atu o le WESTAF a&#039;o le&#039;i o&#039;o i la matou fa&#039;asalalauga lautele. Fa&#039;afetai i le WESTAF trustee ma le Utah Arts and Museums director Victoria Bourns mo le tautuaina o le komiti su&#039;esu&#039;e fa&#039;atasi ma Najean Lee, fa&#039;atonu o mataupu a le malo ma faiga fa&#039;aa&#039;oa&#039;oga, League of American Orchestras; Christina Villa; Jade Elyssa Cariaga; ma Justine Chapel. Fa&#039;afetai fo&#039;i ia Anika Kwinana mo le iloiloina o fa&#039;amaumauga o fa&#039;atalanoaga a sui tauva ma le faia o fautuaga.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>POLOKALAMA O TUPE FAUTUAGA AGAINA IA ALU LELEI (MH\/DH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ua lagolagoina e Jessica Gronich le vaega a le AAP, Moana ma David, e suia le polokalame Advocacy Funds, lea ua atoa nei i le sefuluono tausaga, i le GO Smart. O le polokalame sa fa&#039;atautaia muamua e ala i le Google Form application ma le fa&#039;agasologa o lipoti mulimuli. O lenei suiga o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbaauau galuega na amata ile tautoulu o le 2019 e fa\u02bbateleina ai le fa\u02bbaogaina o le mamanu o le polokalame a\u02bbo fa\u02bbamalieina faiga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WESTAF FA&#039;A&#039;OA&#039;OGA FA&#039;ATA&#039;U I LE FA&#039;A&#039;OA&#039;OGA A&#039;O LE FESOOTA&#039;IGA FA&#039;ATAU (AK)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le DisArt ose kamupani gaosiga ma fa&#039;alapotopotoga o faatufugaga ma aganu&#039;u o lo&#039;o taula&#039;i lona malosi i le fa&#039;atupuina o fa&#039;afiafiaga fa&#039;alaua&#039;itele e fa&#039;atupuina ma feso&#039;ota&#039;i ai tu ma aga fa&#039;apitoa. Sa galulue le SRI ma le DisArt e fa&#039;atautaia sauniga fa&#039;apolofesa mo tausi mavaega ma le aufaigaluega a le WESTAF i le fonotaga fa&#039;aletausaga. Fuafuaga na aofia ai feutagaiga ma sui taitasi o le WESTAF&#039;s Leadership Resource Team (LRT) e fuafua ai sini ina ia sili atu le loloto o le tuufaatasia o auivi mana&#039;oga i totonu o au taitasi. Ina ua mae&#039;a fa&#039;atalanoaga ma fuafuaga fa&#039;atasi ma le SRI, na tufatufa atu e DisArt se su&#039;esu&#039;ega a&#039;o le&#039;i faia se su&#039;esu&#039;ega e fa&#039;amautinoa ai le malamalama tausi mavaega ma le aufaigaluega i tu ma aga fa&#039;aletonu. O a&#039;oa&#039;oga na muamua fa&#039;atasi ma le Komiti o Equity and Inclusion i le Aso Lulu, Oketopa 27 ona soso&#039;o ai lea ma tausi mavaega ma le aufaigaluega i le Aso Tofi, Oketopa 28. O isi laasaga e aofia ai le fa&#039;atalanoaina ma le LRT i auala fa&#039;atino e fa&#039;atino ai le malamalama i totonu o la tatou galuega ma se iloiloga pe a mae&#039;a. su&#039;esu&#039;ega o le a lafo mai le DisArt i sui uma i totonu o le isi lua vaiaso.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WESTAF AUAI I SOUTH ARTS FAITAU TA&#039;ITA&#039;I O LE FA&#039;AALIGA FA&#039;AVAE (AK)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na taloina e le South Arts le au matutua o le vaega muamua o le latou polokalame o le Emerging Leaders of Color (ELC). Na auai le SRI i le talanoaga a o fefa\u02bbasoaa\u02bbi le au matutua ma failauga asiasi i le autu. Mai le toaono o le au matutua na auai i le sauniga, o le tasi vaetolu ua siitia i tulaga maualuga talu mai lo latou auai i le ELC. WESTAF ma South Arts o le a fa\u02bbaauau pea ona siaki nei fa\u02bbamaumauga i a latou polokalame. O lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbagasolo le faiga lona lua a le South Arts cohort, ma le amataga o Fepuari 2022 ua fuafuaina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FA&#039;AMATIKA (LH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the first month of Q1 comes to an end, the MarComm team has been conducting research and rethinking what types of creative avenues we want to take in FY22 to better reach our audiences. We are in the process of drafting a MarComm Recap and Report for FY21 with detailed metrics across various products, programs, and services to evaluate our work over the past year and reflect on our wins, losses, and what we can improve on for the new fiscal year. The team has also begun a self-paced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hmntycntrd.com\/self-paced-hc-masterclass\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humanity-Centered UI\/UX Course<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is made up of 5 modules and 26 sub-lessons to help UX and tech professionals deepen their awareness and practices in navigating deeper UX topics with humility, openness, and courage so that they can understand how to craft equitable and inclusive experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FESOOTAIGA (LH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faatasi ai ma le tuuina atu o le lagolago mo le fonotaga faaletausaga a le komiti, na faamaeaina e le vaega a le MarComm a latou fonotaga faaiu FY21 i le Insights ma o loo galulue i le tuuina atu o latou sini ma matafaioi o le FY22. I le avea ai o se vaega o lenei faagasologa, o le a matou fa\u02bbapipi\u02bbiina fuafuaga ma taimi fa\u02bbatulagaina e fa\u02bbatatau i nei poloketi ma o le a matou amataina foi a matou uluai fonotaga fuafuaina o le FY22 ma &#039;au o oloa i vaiaso o lumana\u02bbi e talanoaina ai taimi ma fuafuaga mo fuafuaga tau maketi ma gaioiga. mo le tausaga. Na tapunia e le &#039;au le su\u02bbesu\u02bbega a le Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit i le Aso Faraile, Oketopa 22, ma le toeitiiti atoa le 40 tali, ma o lo\u02bbo tu\u02bbufa\u02bbatasia nei fa\u02bbamatalaga e tu\u02bbuina atu e fa\u02bbaleleia ai mea tutupu i le lumana\u02bbi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TUPE MA PULEGA (AH)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The whole department participated in the board meeting events this past week as well as worked on preparing documents as necessary. The September financials were included in the board meeting documents and can be reviewed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tGUKNFStCVErR9Bh1C-4GDj7NEoybhBW\/view\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iinei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on page 16. As the memo summarizes, WESTAF\u2019s year-end deficit is approximately -$200,000 when the NEA payment timing is removed. This is lower than the budgeted -$300,000 deficit. A reminder that the deficit for FY21 and for the FY22 budget is covered by the cash surplus gained in FY20. In addition to the financials, the FY22 budget (page 11) and a revised investment policy (page 22) were reviewed and approved by the board. Audit preparation continues with a deadline of this Friday to ensure all income adjustments are posted within the financial system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>PISINISI LAUTELE (CV)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excited to report that we\u2019ve signed up for a self-paced professional development course from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hmntycntrd.com\/live-cohort-hc-masterclass\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hmnty Cntrd<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a BIPOC-owned company working to help professionals think about UI\/UX from a more inclusive lens. Members of the business department, marketing and communications, and tech teams were given the opportunity to participate. Natalie V. and Christina also spent time in the Sherman office boxing up files and preparing for the liquidation, in addition to Blair, Ken, Natalie V., and Christina attending several in-person and virtual staff and board meeting activities. It was great to see everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CAF\u00c9 (CV)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O lo&#039;o matou su&#039;esu&#039;eina se fa&#039;amatalaga fa&#039;amaoni fa&#039;atasi ma se lipoti taua e fa&#039;aogaina e le vaega tau tupe e iloilo ai totogifuapauina pe a mae&#039;a fa&#039;agata i le CaF\u00c9. E ui lava o lo\u02bbo i ai le matou fofo se\u02bbia o\u02bbo ina matou fa\u02bbaleleia le lipoti, e mana\u02bbomia e le matou &#039;au ona fuafua le lautele o le mataupu ma se fuafuaga e foia ai. O lo&#039;o iai nei ile BRI le pepa o le bug mo le atina&#039;e ma le aso e gata ai ole 10\/3\/21 e fofo ai. I tala lelei, na matou sainia le South Dakota Arts Council, o se tagata faatau GO Smart ua leva, ma o le vaiaso nei, o lo\u02bbo matou tu\u02bbuina atu ai se fa\u02bbaaliga fou e fa\u02bbaleleia ai su\u02bbesu\u02bbega filiga, fa\u02bbavasega, ma su\u02bbesu\u02bbega upu autu i le itu tusiata o CaF\u00c9.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CVSUITE (KE)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ua amataina e le CVSuite le tausaga fa\u02bbaletupe ma le malosi o fa\u02bbatauga ma fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga tulei. I le lua vaiaso talu ai, ua mae\u02bba e le CVS ni fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga e lima. Assembly for the Arts (muamua Arts Cleveland) ose tagata fa&#039;atau muamua ma ua toe fo&#039;i mai e su&#039;e se tau fa&#039;afouina o tau e atagia mai ai le mana&#039;oga fou o se fa&#039;alapotopotoga fou fa&#039;avae ma se fa&#039;atonu fou. O le Idaho Arts Commission o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbalauiloaina se polokalame fa\u02bbaitumalo fa\u02bbaleaganu\u02bbu fou ma o lo\u02bbo va\u02bbava\u02bbai e fa\u02bbaaoga le CVS mo la latou pailate o le polokalame o le itu i sisifo-gatotonu o mauga tamaoaiga ma mo le fa\u02bbaaogaina e le komisi. Louisiana Office of Cultural Affairs ma le College of Design Palm Springs o ni fa&#039;ata&#039;ita&#039;iga lemu ae o lo&#039;o su&#039;esu&#039;eina le CVS ona o lo&#039;o i ai uma a la fa&#039;amoemoe e fa&#039;aoga lelei fa&#039;amaumauga. Mulimuli ane, o le New Hampshire State Arts Council ua fiafia e uiga i le meafaigaluega ma o lo\u02bbo tu\u02bbuina atu se laisene mo latou RAO ma le ono setete i le NEFA itumalo. O talosaga fa&#039;ata&#039;ita&#039;i na o&#039;o mai i le amataga o Oketopa ma le fa&#039;ai&#039;uga o Setema i le fa&#039;amaopoopo sa&#039;o ma a matou fa&#039;atauga fa&#039;atau mo le Creative Vitality Summit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ALU LOTO (JG)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jessica conducted a demo with the Arts department of LA Metro and brainstormed ways to use the system to house a public artist database from which they can steer appropriate candidates for specific projects. Jessica continues to work with Chattanooga Arts as they get closer to selecting a GMS SaaS. Jessica has built a Letter of Interest to Participate (i.e., pre-application) for SouthArts\u2019 Cultural Treasures program. Jessica has met with David and Moana to move the annual Advocacy Funds application from a Google form to GO Smart and has built out the initial application. Jessica, SRI, AAP, and finance will begin a plan to collect WESTAF grantee\u2019s EFT information using Formstack. GO Smart will be releasing an enhancement on 11\/4 to offer local admin and panelists the opportunity to use Multi-factor authentication to log in to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/admin.gosmart.org\/login.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">admin.gosmart.org.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They will have the option to opt-out initially or to use email or an app for authentication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE (LG)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E tele le taimi na fa&#039;aalu ai e Lori i le lua vaiaso talu ai i le nofoaga o le WESTAF Women&#039;s Suffrage Mural, ona o le galuega taulima ua matua tele lava le faaleagaina ona o le filifilia e le tusiata o meafaitino. Faatasi ai ma le fesoasoani a Stephanie Villa, ua taumafai le &#039;au e fa\u02bbaitiitia le tele o mea leaga e mafai ma vaega e pa\u02bbi i luga ina ia fa\u02bbaalia mai le auala; ae ui i lea, o le tusiata o le a toe valiina le ata i le tautotogo o le 2022, o lea o lo\u02bbo galue Lori i se fuafuaga e foia le tulaga o lo\u02bbo i ai nei o le ata ma le Itumalo 11 Office. I tala fou, ua manuia le a&#039;oa&#039;oina o le vaega fa&#039;atekinisi a le PAA pe fa&#039;apefea ona fa&#039;at\u016bina faiga fou mo le fa&#039;aputuina o tagata o tausia ma fa&#039;at\u016bina uma fa&#039;avae a le PAA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ZAPP (MB)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le Aso Faraile na tea nei, na mae\u2018a ai le tatou fono faaletausaga a le Komiti o le Vaavaaiga, lea na faamaea ai le paketi mo le tausaga 22 tausaga! E masani lava i nei fonotaga, matou te palota fo&#039;i e fa&#039;amaonia se totogi a paaga; ae ui i lea, mo le lua tausaga sosoo, sa le mafai ona matou tuuina atu se totogi ia matou paaga (e aofia ai le WESTAF). A o sologa lelei le fonotaga, o le sauniuniga o le vaega sili lea ona faigata iina, o lea o se alaga tele ia Iulia mo le fesoasoani i le fatuina o le ata vaaia. E le gata i lea, ua tatou i ai i le lotolotoi o la tatou tautoulu Jury Buddy vaitau. O le matou Jury Buddy fa&#039;agasologa e tele lava le taimi e alu ai, ma o le fa&#039;aliliuina o lenei fa&#039;agasologa i se fale faigaluega tufatufaina sa faigata. Na taulamua Tim mo Jury Buddy i lenei tausaga ma o lana galue malosi iina na mautinoa lava le matauina e a matou tagata fa\u02bbatau, na o mea lelei e fai mai ai!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuuina atu ma le faaaloalo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerisiano<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 1, 2021 &nbsp; Greetings WESTAF colleagues: &nbsp; Feels funny to send you this biweekly after we have shared so much together this past week! So full of pride and gratitude for our WESTAF community \u2014 I hope you are, too. 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