Interdisciplinary Educator, Trainer & Speaker

Sanjay D. Paul

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Midlothian, VA 23112

Email: **********@*****.***

Cell phone number: 771-***-****

Fax number: 202-***-****

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sanjay-d-paul-4a217823/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sanjay-paul-293563446

FireScholars Doctoral Research Abstract: https://firescholars.seu.edu/dsl-abstracts/23/

Suno Music Portfolio (509 songs and variations): https://suno.com/@sdpaul2014

Career Objectives

*To empower, uplift, and motivate a diverse range of creative and dynamic individuals with all my prior skills, knowledge, and experience, in an in-person or online environment through professional development, communication, psychology, sociology, or civic engagement, through educational, oral, written, visual and/or musical means!

*To become an entertainer and empower individuals and raise money for charity.

*To engage in thought-leader dialogues, presentations, and written works to help advance individual and global knowledge and achievements!

SPEAKER, TRAINING & INTERDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Interdisciplinary educator, faculty trainer, leadership practitioner, workshop presenter and emerging professional speaker with approximately 28 years of higher-education experience across 40+ institutions and 70+ courses. Earned a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership and graduate degrees in organizational leadership, psychology and sociology. Professional work combines educational presentations, faculty mentoring and training, motivational-speaker event support, presentation coaching, strategic writing, and cross-cultural teaching. Attended or registered for international cultural programs at Washington-area embassies and ambassadorial residences in 2022–2023, as well as FreedomFest Palm Springs in June 2025. These activities enrich the cross-cultural and public-affairs context of his work; formal speaking experience is separately documented.

Speaking approach: connect human behavior, motivation, leadership, communication and personal development with practical educational experience. International travel, songwriting, music performance, performing-arts education and motion-picture studio visits contribute creative storytelling perspectives; attendance or cultural visits are not represented as employment or professional performing credits.

OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2026 SUPPLEMENT — CONFERENCES, SPEAKING & STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

This supplement updates the February 2026 career CV with information through November 6, 2026. Entries separate certificate-backed participation, organizer correspondence, self-reported learning and items pending reconciliation. Repeated virtual and in-person events are recorded separately. This supplement does not imply that conference attendance itself is a professional speaking engagement.

NOVEMBER 6, 2026 UPDATE — FACULTY DEVELOPMENT & PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

The following activities are consolidated from the supplied “CV updates” record. The academic compliance, AI literacy, and student-success in-services are part of Northbridge University faculty professional development. Go2Knowledge workshops are also connected to Northbridge University as faculty professional-development offerings, with Go2Knowledge identified as the training provider. Documentation status reflects the supplied record; “Yes” indicates that proof was reported uploaded, not independently verified. Hours reflect stated activity durations.

Northbridge University — Faculty In-Services: Academic Compliance, AI Literacy & Student Success

August 2026 — Northbridge University faculty in-service: “Navigating FERPA: Empowering Frontline Employees to Ensure Service Standards & Compliance”; 90 minutes. Completed; certificate reported uploaded.

October 12, 2026 — Northbridge University faculty in-service: “Title IX Explained: Tools for Faculty & Staff to Support Campus Compliance”; 60 minutes. Completed; certificate reported uploaded.

October 31, 2026 — Northbridge University faculty in-service: “15 Practical Teaching Strategies to Strengthen Responsible & Critical Use of AI,” presented by Jean Mandernach, Ph.D.; 60 minutes. Completed; certificate reported uploaded.

October 31, 2026 — Northbridge University faculty in-service: “10 Habits of Mind for College Success: Cultivating Social-Emotional & Executive Functioning Skills,” presented by Laurie Hazard; 60 minutes. Completed; certificate reported uploaded.

November 6, 2026 — Northbridge University faculty in-service: “AI Policy – US”; 60 minutes listed. No supporting documentation reported; completion/attendance status not explicitly established in the updates document.

Conferences & Other Professional Growth (Including Northbridge University–Connected Go2Knowledge Training)

August 31–September 4, 2026 — Patrick Bet-David’s Valuetainment Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada; 20 hours reported. Proof not attached in the supplied updates. Source also says “5 hours per day,” which does not reconcile with five calendar dates and the 20-hour total; confirm before using this in formal hour accounting.

September 18–20, 2026 — Mindvalley Expert to Authority Summit; 10.58 hours. Professional-development synthesis and attendance accounting documented/uploaded October 12, 2026.

November 5, 2026 — Joshua Roy / Access World Seminars, “Communication and Memory Training Program”; 3.5 hours synchronous participation. Certificate reported uploaded. Subjects include communication, body language and memory strategies, as described by the participant.

November 6, 2026 — Go2Knowledge professional development connected to Northbridge University: “Resilience in Action: Applying Grit & Growth Mindset to Learning & Leadership,” presented by Dr. Jenette Smith, EdD, DipACLM, MS, and Dr. Ricardo Varguez, PhD, MAEd; 60 minutes. Certificate reported uploaded.

November 6, 2026 — Go2Knowledge professional development connected to Northbridge University: “Advocacy, Allyship & Antiracism: Empowering Change for Inclusion & Equity,” presented by Naomi Sigg, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging; 60 minutes. Proof of attendance reported available.

Application to teaching: These activities support ongoing development in FERPA and Title IX compliance, ethical use of AI, executive functioning and student success, resilience and growth mindset, inclusive teaching, and communication and memory techniques.

Delivered Presentations, Workshops & Coaching

Faculty training: diversity, student motivation and attendance, change management, faculty-development strategies, conflict resolution and time management (previous CV).

Workshops and webinars: stress management, work–life balance, graduate-school preparation, happiness, presentation skills and related psychology/leadership topics (previous CV).

Presentation/psychological-skills coaching associated with Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory’s State of the City address (previous CV).

Content writer/designer/consultant/editor/presenter — Hawkes Learning Publishing (previous CV).

Selected Speaking, Faculty Training & Speaker Support

Documented faculty development: recruited, trained, mentored and observed instructors at Brown Mackie College / The Art Institute (2005–2011); designed and delivered diversity, teaching-strategy and time-management training at University of Phoenix (2006–2010).

Workshop and presentation subjects: change management, organizational control, conflict resolution, student motivation and attendance, teamwork, stress management, work–life balance, positive psychology, happiness, relationships, graduate-school preparation, health and the psychology of time management. Several programs were delivered or co-presented to faculty, professional groups and other learners (dates and venues appear in historical CV).

Selected presentations: “Change Management, Organizations, and Type” for the Greater Cincinnati Association for Psychological Type (GCAPT, July 18, 2017); management-focused change, conflict and organizational-control session at Indiana Wesleyan University (April 26, 2017); “Teamwork, Leadership, and Motivation” to Drake Center management (October 13, 2009).

Yes Midwest / Seminars-on-DVD motivational events (2005–2007; May 2014): assisted Warren Greshes, Brian Tracy and Jack Canfield; supported event functions, recommended prospective speakers, served as a product specialist and contributed recorded interviews about presenters. Earlier CV also records recommending John Eliot, Ph.D., to the company president; involvement was event and speaker support, not a claim of co-presenting their keynote talks.

Communication and presentation coaching: assisted Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory with psychological and presentation-related preparation associated with his State of the City address (2010–2011); served in communications/public-relations roles in the Mayor’s Young Professionals Cabinet, per earlier CV.

Creative and academic communication: sociology content writer, designer, consultant, editor and presenter for Hawkes Learning Publishing (June–December 2020); professional teaching assignment at Young Americans Performing Arts College (January–April 2015), integrating sociological learning with the work of 92 vocal, instrumental music, dance and acting students.

RESEARCH & CREATIVE PORTFOLIO — VERIFIED LINKS

Doctoral research abstract — Southeastern University, FireScholars institutional repository: Open research abstract

Original music and AI-assisted creative production — The Regal Beasts / Dr. Sanjay D. Paul. Suno song examples shared by the author: Midnight Cowboy (version 1) Midnight Cowboy (version 2) Public artist profile: Suno — @sdpaul2014

Public Suno profile supplied by Dr. Sanjay D. Paul (October 2026). Original songwriting, lyrics and creative direction with AI-assisted music production, as described by the author.

Music catalog (artist-reported, October 2026): 509 Suno tracks, including alternate song versions and variations, available through the public Suno profile (@sdpaul2014); and 240 SoundCloud cover-song recordings, including variations of covers. SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sanjay-paul-293563446. Counts include variations and are not counts of unique compositions.

Certificates, Formal Education & Supported Training

Doctorate in Strategic Leadership, Southeastern University (2025); M.A. in Organizational Leadership, Waldorf University (2020).

Accomplishment Coaching, ICF-approved training program (2023–2024); this identifies an approved training program, not an independently verified ICF individual credential.

Harvard Law School professional learning: Negotiation and Leadership (2023), The Art of Saying No (2023); Yale Women’s Leadership (2022); Wharton Business Analytics — From Data to Insights (2024).

Mindvalley, Manifesting Mastery: certificate and accompanying 48-hour professional-development record, August–November 2025 (certificate attached to June 2026 faculty-development email).

Future Talent Council Certificate of Participation (issued April 15, 2026 by Mats Ruontti; covers 2024–2026 events listed below).

Unleash the Power Within professional-development documentation, March 12–15, 2026 (document attached to June 2026 faculty-development email).

MeetYourMaster — The Scorpions musical training: completion self-reported to provider in an August 2026 cancellation message; independent completion certificate not yet located.

Future Talent Council — Event-by-Event Record

June 2024 — Future Talent Summit, Stockholm, Sweden: 2 full days (listed on FTC certificate).

June 17, 2024 — Invited Future Skills Roundtable participant, Future Talent Summit, Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Sweden. FTC personally invited Dr. Paul to a selected international roundtable expected to include 23 leaders representing 13 countries; email correspondence confirms invitation, reserved place and response, and Dr. Paul reports contributing perspectives on future skills, artificial intelligence, governance and global affairs. An FTC organizer’s June 26, 2024 thank-you independently confirms his attendance at the 2024 summit; a formal keynote or main-stage panel appointment is not claimed.

June 17–18, 2025 — Future Talent Summit, Stockholm, Sweden: 2 full days (FTC certificate and 2025 organizer attendee email).

December 2025 — Talent Market Outlook Report: 2.5 hours online (FTC certificate).

September 2025 — AI at Work: Cognitive Costs of Convenience webinar: 1.5 hours (FTC certificate).

February 2026 — Mexico City Summit: 8 hours online participation (FTC certificate). User states additional recordings remain to be watched; not characterized as full in-person attendance.

March 2026 — From Speed to Strength: Leadership, AI-Driven Decisions and Human... webinar: 1.5 hours (FTC certificate).

April 7, 2026 — Global AI Summit, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts: one full day (FTC certificate and post-event correspondence).

April 2026 — From Talent Shortage to Strategic Risk: The Geopolitical Factor: 1-hour webinar (FTC certificate).

June 2026 — Future Talent Summit, Stockholm: involvement supported by July 6 post-summit email from Mats Ruontti; exact sessions/hours and attendance format not confirmed by the April certificate.

Other Conference & Immersion History

World Business Forum NYC — October 2024: attended; WOBI staff confirmed in February 2026 that this is the WOBI forum on record.

Hanson Wade — 4th Longevity Therapeutics Summit, June 28–30, 2022, Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel, San Francisco: in-person academic conference participant. Registration included two pre-conference longevity therapeutics workshops (Conference + 2 Workshops – Academic – EB3); July 1 correspondence from event manager Tilly Sharpe confirms in-person attendance. Individual workshop attendance is not separately itemized.

Vault / Valuetainment — 2023 (Hollywood, Florida; General BOGO purchase receipt and onsite-check-in email), 2024 (West Palm Beach; CEO ticket order changed to Founder), 2025 (Orlando), 2026 (Las Vegas): four annual conferences reported. Organizer asked to confirm final badge tiers and all individual entries. 2027 attendance is planned, not completed. The separate professional-development record lists August 31–September 4, 2026 Las Vegas participation as 20 hours, with no attendance documentation attached; its daily-hours notation should be reconciled.

Tony Robbins Business Mastery Live — August 14–18, 2024: ticket confirmation on file; attendance/completion to be confirmed against portal.

Tony Robbins Date with Destiny — 2024: welcome and registration email on file; final completion/location to be confirmed.

Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within — March 12–15, 2026: participation documentation/certificate listed in email attachments; other previous and virtual UPW iterations still require records.

Sage Robbins Unleash Her Power Within — user reports completing training and taking part in live community calls; completion and dates to be verified.

Mindvalley University — user reports participating in 2025 and 2026; confirm respective event dates, locations, and participation through ticket/attendance records.

Coaching, Communities & Continuous Online Learning

Mastermind Business Academy and Mastermind Business Systems (Dean Graziosi / Tony Robbins ecosystem): community participation reported; 2026 Academy notification emails support membership. Identify specific workshops and completion separately.

AI Advantage Club: 2026 membership confirmed; cancellation notice dated October 12, 2026. Describe as former member, not current.

Timothy Schultz — Dreams & Fortune: member of Skool community and Teachable course, October 2026; email correspondence confirms access and engagement; live-stream attendance self-reported, not independently documented session by session.

Joshua Roy — coaching and personal-development study. A November 5, 2026 Access World Seminars Communication and Memory Training Program (3.5 hours) is listed as synchronous participation with a certificate uploaded; other individual course titles/certificates and attendance records may still require reconciliation.

AccessWorld Seminars — five certificates issued May 2, 2026 by Joshua Roy, Director: NLP Coach Practitioner (92+ coach-specific training hours); Wellness Coaching (109+); Mindset Coaching (90+); Relationship Coaching (92+); Trauma Coaching (140+). The listed hours sum to 523+; possible shared coursework means this figure should not be presented as independently verified unique hours.

Applied learning and original creative work: independently produced meditation audio recordings aligned with each of the five certificate disciplines. These recordings reinforced course learning and supported preparation for completion. Shared the recordings with Joshua Roy, who tried and enjoyed them, according to candidate report.

Lifetime AccessWorld Seminars membership (candidate-confirmed): continuing access to group coaching, individual coaching and mentoring. Coaching relationship formally documented from July 2023; repeated attendance at two-day intensive seminars in Emotional Mastery, Health, Life Skills, Relationships and Nervous System Reprogramming; individual and group coaching continued through 2026.

MasterClass — user reports viewing educational sessions; instructor/program and dates pending provider evidence. BBC Maestro not yet undertaken and therefore excluded from training claims.

Ridley Academy — piano/music learning and mentorship; October 2026 mentorship scheduling messages support ongoing participation.

MeetYourMaster — The Scorpions: self-reported completed learning course by August 2026; see provider correspondence.

Additional musical learning includes Suno production experimentation, SoundCloud publishing/platform use and creative education; participation does not imply professional music accreditation.

Faculty In-Services, Notable Psychology Educators & Academic Mentorship

Brown Mackie College — Dr. Robert S. Feldman. Attended two psychology-focused talks/presentations during his Brown Mackie faculty years (dates and event titles to be reconciled). A May 6, 2020 academic application independently documents the candidate’s own earlier account of workshop-based learning with Feldman and David Myers. This is participant training, not a direct research collaboration or credential conferred by Feldman.

Ivy Tech State College — Dr. David G. Myers (Hope College). Participated in a college-hosted professional-development lecture/workshop on happiness and positive psychology led by Myers. The prior CV specifically documents this training in the Ivy Tech teaching record, and a May 2020 application mentions workshop learning with Myers. Subsequently taught Positive Psychology courses, linking early faculty development with later classroom practice. Event date and training hours remain to be verified.

Golden Gate University — Dan Clurman. Former professor and long-standing academic mentor in communication, interpersonal effectiveness and coaching. Reports repeated communication workshops and Feldenkrais-related learning over the years. Direct correspondence in 2022 and 2026 confirms an ongoing professional mentorship relationship and Clurman’s communication-coaching and Feldenkrais work; the candidate describes receiving additional coaching from him. Individual workshop titles, dates and clock hours are not yet indexed. Confirmed spelling: Dan Clurman.

Institution-sponsored faculty in-services and recurring training. Across several college/university teaching appointments, took part in in-service professional development and institution-sponsored learning opportunities, including live and recorded sessions, webinars, faculty meetings and instructional training. This record supplements—rather than duplicates—the documented workshops that the candidate personally designed or delivered. Course-by-course attendance logs and completion certificates remain to be collated.

Continuing digital learning and professional education. Participated in asynchronous video-based learning and synchronous online programs in psychology, communication, leadership, student success, pedagogy, educational technology and related interdisciplinary subjects. Include only named providers, course titles, dates and certificates when confirmed; viewing a recording is not described as an awarded credential.

Training-to-teaching connection. The scholarly influence of positive psychology, effective communication and embodied learning informs a broader educational practice spanning psychology courses, faculty development, personal growth, coaching and public speaking. This is an interpretive professional-development narrative, not a claim of endorsement from named scholars.

Independent Civic & Government-Oriented Proposal Portfolio

May 2026 — strategic proposal to a U.S. Department of State public-information address on U.S.–Sweden innovation, workforce development and Future Talent Council Summit collaboration; also shared with FTC contacts. Independent unsolicited concept.

June 2026 — independent proposal on public understanding of the U.S. Department of State and civic diplomacy; transmitted electronically to a public-information address. No government adoption is claimed.

July 2026 — independent writing on ethical governance and sovereignty; submitted as commentary in response to public-facing content. No official affiliation implied.

Scope: strategic writing, cross-sector ideas, stakeholder communication, education and diplomacy-related thought leadership; report verified submissions, not implied governmental appointments or partnerships.

Public Affairs, Civic Engagement & Independent Research Interests

Washington, D.C., cultural engagement (2022–2023): attended or registered for international music, performing-arts, cuisine and networking programs at ambassadorial residences, embassies and cultural venues. See dated event entries immediately below. Attendance or ticket purchases do not establish diplomatic appointments, official representation or governmental partnerships.

September 29, 2022 — Portuguese Ambassador’s Residence Fado Concert and Dinner, Washington, D.C. Personally attended a Portuguese music and networking event; Eventbrite ticket purchased July 28/29, 2022 and post-event review request issued October 2. Organizer: International Events Washington DC.

October 31, 2022 — Embassy of the Czech Republic Halloween Gala, Concert, Dinner and Dancing, Washington, D.C. Ticket, pre-event reminder, and November 2 post-event review invitation on file; attendance reported by the candidate. Cultural programming, not employment or public office.

November 19, 2022 — French Embassy Beaujolais Wine Celebration: French Wine, Cuisine & Music, Embassy of France, Washington, D.C. Ticket and November 18 reminder on file; the candidate reports participating in D.C.-area embassy cultural events (venue entry not independently confirmed).

December 2, 2022 — Aruba Holiday Gala at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Washington, D.C. VIP-admission ticket and November 30 reminder on file; candidate-reported cultural participation, with actual admission not independently corroborated.

January 27, 2023 — Champagne Gatsby Soiree with Live Band, Swing Dance Lessons & Dancing, Embassy Row Hotel, Washington, D.C. Ticket purchased January 26; listed as a ticketed cultural event, with attendance yet to be confirmed. Embassy Row Hotel is a hotel, not an embassy.

Independently authored and circulated strategic, civic-diplomacy, peace and international-cooperation concepts to government-related recipients. Work represents self-initiated research and communication, not commissioned government work, formal counsel, approval or policy adoption.

White House Historical Association Fellowship Proposal (2026–2027), submitted February 8, 2026 — “A Comparative Historical and Leadership Analysis of U.S. Presidential Administrations.” Proposed comparative study of each president–vice president leadership unit from George Washington to the present, using a historical evidence matrix and SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis to examine governance, succession, crisis management, constitutional stress, institutional adaptation and resilience. Planned archival review across WHHA, National Archives, Library of Congress and presidential records, followed by an academic/public-history deliverable. The proposal was submitted, not completed or awarded as a fellowship; no formal research findings claimed.

• December 2025 — Unified Peace Initiative, independent public-policy concept. Developed a multilateral Middle East peace and governance proposal addressing phased diplomacy, security coordination, Jerusalem municipal arrangements, humanitarian cooperation and rights protections. Shared independently with public-facing government and diplomatic channels in multiple countries. A December 3, 2025 letter from Canada’s Prime Minister’s Executive Correspondence Services acknowledged receipt and stated that comments had been read. This does not indicate an official endorsement, advisory relationship, negotiation role or adoption.

• December 2025 — Humanitarian Strategy for Sudanese Resettlement and Regional Peace Initiatives. Authored and circulated a humanitarian planning concept proposing regional displacement solutions, refugee protection, skills development, international coordination and cultural continuity. Submissions included Global Affairs Canada; received automated service acknowledgments. This was an unsolicited independent policy proposal, not contracted humanitarian implementation.

• September 2026 — Submitted written international-affairs correspondence about Canada–Ukraine relationships, educational exchange and long-term institutional cooperation; Canada’s Prime Minister’s correspondence team separately acknowledged receipt. Receipt does not establish official policy influence.

June 11–14, 2025 — FreedomFest Palm Springs, “Oasis of Liberty,” Palm Springs, California: attendee. Event registration and attendee communications on file; candidate personally thanked organizers July 8, 2025. Also attended the FreedomFest Foundation Appreciation Reception on June 12, 2025, supported by RSVP and post-event correspondence. An additional “Independent DC event” is mentioned in a December 20, 2025 personal reminder; formal title, organizer, year and attendance documentation remain to be established. Neither event is claimed as a speaking engagement.

Historic Preservation, Presidential Sites & International Heritage Travel

• George Washington’s Mount Vernon (Virginia): purchased a two-year individual membership on July 25, 2022 with accompanying preservation gift. Additional charitable gifts documented December 27, 2024 and December 15, 2025; November 2025 organization letter reported membership had expired, so current membership is not asserted. Describes multiple visits over the years and personal participation in an evening dress/formal event; a September 17, 2022 event appears in personally forwarded notes, although exact program requires confirmation.

• July 4, 2025 — Mount Vernon Independence Day programming: purchased a grounds/mansion tour, Potomac photo cruise, museum tour, evening Independence Fireworks and mansion-entry reservation; the artist reports observing costumed colonial interpreters and historical demonstrations. Purchase confirms bookings and the visit is reported by the participant.

• Colonial Virginia (multiple visits; dates vary): explored Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown and nearby interpretive programs on Revolutionary-era life, historic trades, settlements and military history, including living-history demonstrations and historical reenactment segments. A September 21, 2026 purchased combined ticket names Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.

• American presidential homes, military monuments and memorials: repeated personal visits for civic, historical and cultural education; an inventory of all specific sites, formal tours and exact dates remains in development. Visits are not described as research appointments or official access.

• Historic houses and international heritage: reports repeat Biltmore Estate visits during Nashville-region travel since approximately 2007; visited Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California, approximately 2005 (dates not yet externally corroborated). Booked a guided tour at the Palace of Versailles for August 31, 2025; reports visiting historic European palaces, estates and cultural venues in international travels.

• Public-history and cultural theme: firsthand heritage visits complement independent presidential leadership scholarship, history-focused philanthropy, military remembrance, museums, diplomacy-related cultural events and interdisciplinary classroom storytelling. No site employment or institutional representation implied.

Speaking / Podcast-Style Readiness (In Development)

Develop educator-to-speaker topics grounded in higher education, ethical leadership, motivation, communication, faculty development and cross-cultural learning.

Practice 5–10 minute on-camera sessions: attention to professional attire, simple background, face-level camera, front-facing diffuse light, clear external microphone and tested recording levels.

Record sample introductions and educational segments; prepare short speaker biography, professional headshot, topic list and sample talk excerpts before seeking invitations.

ACADEMIC DEGREES & GRADUATE STUDY

Doctorate in Strategic Leadership (DSL)

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL, USA

08/2020–04/2025

M.A. in Organizational Leadership

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA, USA

05/2019–11/2020

M.A. in Sociology

New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM, USA

01/2009–05/2011

M.A. in Psychology — Counseling / Industrial-

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