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'''Calev Michael Myers''' ({{lang-he|כלב מאיירס}}) is an Israeli [[lawyer]], author and civil rights activist.
'''Calev Michael Myers''' ({{lang-he|כלב מאיירס}}) is an Israeli [[lawyer]], author and civil rights activist.


==Legal career==
==Career==
In 2004, Myers became a partner at [[Yehuda Raveh]], a [[law firm]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yraveh.co.il/attorneys/calev|title=Yehuda Raveh &#124; Calev M. Myers|website=yraveh.co.il|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> established in 1940 by [[Gideon Hausner]], Attorney-General of Israel and Member of the [[Knesset]] in 1965, 1969, 1974 and 1977.<ref>https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=373</ref>
In 2004, Myers became a partner at [[Yehuda Raveh]], a [[law firm]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yraveh.co.il/attorneys/calev|title=Yehuda Raveh &#124; Calev M. Myers|website=yraveh.co.il|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> established in 1940 by [[Gideon Hausner]], Attorney-General of Israel and Member of the [[Knesset]] in 1965, 1969, 1974 and 1977.<ref>{{cite web |title=All Past and Present MKs |url=https://main.knesset.gov.il/en/MK/APPS/mk/mk-personal-details/373 |publisher=The Knesset |access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref>


In 2009, Myers became a founding partner of the Jerusalem city center brand of Yehuda Raveh and Co, which primarily serves foreign clients, investing or donating in Israel and grants them services in the office specializes in various areas. He specializes in [[Corporate Law]], Intellectual Property and Charity Law as well as non-profit law, [[immigration law]], and [[civil rights]].
In 2009, Myers became a founding partner of the Jerusalem city center brand of Yehuda Raveh and Co, which primarily serves foreign clients, investing or donating in Israel and grants them services in the office specializes in various areas. He specializes in [[Corporate Law]], Intellectual Property and Charity Law as well as non-profit law, [[immigration law]], and [[civil rights]].


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Myers is the President and Executive Chairman of the Alliance to Reinforce Israel's Security and Economy (ARISE) and serves as the Chairman of the Anti-[[Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions|BDS]] Commission of the Israel Association of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ariseforisrael.com/|title=AriseForIsrael.com – Alliance to Reinforce Israel's Security & Economy|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Non-Profit Advocacy==
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Myers is the President and Executive Chairman of ARISE - Alliance to Reinforce Israel's Security and Economy and serves as the Chairman of the Anti-[[Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions|BDS]] Commission of the Israel Association of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ariseforisrael.com/|title=AriseForIsrael.com – Alliance to Reinforce Israel's Security & Economy|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
Myers personally hosts an annual business matchmaking summit connecting international business networks and chambers with the economy in Israel in collaboration with the [[Ministry of Economy]], the [[Ministry of Strategic Affairs]], the [[Israel Export Institute]], the [[Manufacturers Association of Israel]] and the Israel Federation of bi-national Chambers of Commerce.


Myers served as Deputy President of the [[International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists|International Jewish Lawyers]] (IJL) from 2017-2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Officers of the Association – IJL|url=http://www.intjewishlawyers.org/site/officers-of-the-association/|access-date=2020-09-12|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2018, 550 business people from 46 nations<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkuxlVp6l74|title=RECAP: HUGE Success!!! The 2018 ARISE Business Matchmaking Summit|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> participated in this summit, creating millions of dollars worth of commerce. The ARISE summit features speakers and technology demonstrations from successful start-up companies in the area of [[Artificial Intelligence]], [[Virtual Reality]], [[Augmented Reality]], [[Cryptocurrency]], and Innovation for Good. Minister of Internal Affairs [[Gilad Erdan]] thanked Calev for his work with ARISE. “Thank you, Calev, for all that you do to spread the truth of Israel around the world.” <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calevmyers.com/|title=Calev Michael Myers|website=Calev Michael Myers|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref>


In 2004, Myers founded the [[Jerusalem Institute of Justice]] (JIJ), a human rights group active in Israel and its adjacent territories<ref>Jones, Ryan (November 13, 2012). [http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23489/Default.aspx” “Israel Today.” retrieved February 19, 2013]</ref> He was active in advocating for the rights of Palestinians before international governmental bodies, including the [[European Parliament]]<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Jlem-lawyer-lobbies-EU-on-Palestinian-human-rights The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.]</ref><ref>[http://www.ec4i.org/eci-brussels-report-march-2012/ European Coalition for Israel. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2017-12-03]</ref> and the [[Swiss Parliament]]<ref>[http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-abbas-and-i-were-doing-in-switzerland/The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2017-12-03]</ref> against the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, as the primary abusers of Palestinian Human Rights.
Myers leads ARISE in the research and development of the annual publication of [[Corporate social responsibility|CSR]] (Corporate Social Responsibility) report which is posted on the website of the Israel Export Institute. The CSR is a broad overview of CSR culture in Israel and emphasizes that Israel is a socially responsible investment market.


Myers has been published in the International Law Review.<ref>Raveh, Yehuda; Myers, Calev. [https://archive.today/20130411023717/http://business.highbeam.com/435612/article-1G1-131041221/publicprivate-projects-new-frontier-israel-pioneering "Public-private projects: the new frontier: Israel is pioneering public-private project financing in the Middle East"]. ''International Financial Law Review'', March 1, 2005.</ref>
ARISE’s creed is to make jobs not war and it strongly encourages economic collaboration between [[Israelis]] and [[Palestinians]] as the best hope for peaceful coexistence.

ARISE published a number of videos as part of a project called Never Again in which Myers served as Executive Producer. This project shows how BDS is in essence Nazi-policy calling for the [[boycott]] of Jewish businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ShK4KeK6H0|title=Is BDS Nazi Policy? A Video by Calev Myers|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Myers interviewed Palestinian managers working in Israeli companies in the West Bank who claimed that BDS is harmful to their families and their villages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBw5iV4Xqc|title=Does BDS help the Palestinians? By Calev Myers|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> These videos received hundreds of thousands of views.

Myers is Deputy President of the [[International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists|International Jewish Lawyers]] (IJL),<ref>[http://www.intjewishlawyers.org/site/officers-of-the-association/ www.intjewishlawyers.org. Retrieved 2017-12-03]</ref> an organization which strives to advance [[human rights]] everywhere, including the prevention of [[war crimes]], the punishment of war criminals, the prohibition of [[weapons of mass destruction]], and international cooperation based on the rule of law and the fair implementation of international covenants and conventions.
In 2016, Myers published ''Crucial Alliance - African Americans, Jews and the Middle East Conundrum''.<ref>{{cite book|first=Calev Michael|last=Myers|title=Crucial Alliance: African-Americans, Jews, and the Middle East Conundrum|date=August 4, 2016|isbn=978-0692735695}}</ref>
In 2009, Myers represented victims of Qassam rockets, who gave testimonies before the Davis Committee under Judge Mary Davis, and which was a follow-up to the Goldstein Committee. Following this, the Goldstein Committee published a scathing review of Hamas and their belligerence against civilians. The Davis Committee was sub-committee of the UN Human Council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kut2byRzOdY|title=February 22, 2018 - Plenary Talk by Calev Myers|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
The IJL holds its triennial international congress in [[Jerusalem]], whose panels have been hosted by Myers. It holds international conferences in European cities to commemorate Jewish lawyers and jurists who perished in [[The Holocaust]] and to mark their contribution to the legal systems of their countries where Myers participated at their international summit in Vienna.
He has written for the Justice Magazine of the IJL<ref>http://www.intjewishlawyers.org/main/files/Justice_49.pdf</ref> and serves as one of their Representatives before the UN in [[Geneva]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOH1H0lvajU|title=Calev Myers at the UN March 2016|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpJ0mGT2VQc|title=Calev Myers - When a Terror Organization Becomes a State Actor (כלב מאיירס)|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and [[New York City|New York]].

==Prominent International Legal Advocacy==
On June 26, 2018, Myers participated in the IJL initiative to submit to the [[Polish Constitutional Court]] an amicus brief detailing its objection to the January 2018, amendment to the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance, known as the “Polish Denial Memory Law”. The Polish Denial Memory Law, which caused a worldwide uproar, stated that anyone who contrary to the facts claims that the Polish nation is responsible for crimes committed by the Nazis during the II World War will be committing a crime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.intjewishlawyers.org/site/iajlj-position-against-the-polish-memory-law/|title=IAJLJ position against the "Polish Memory Law"|date=June 25, 2018|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> One day after the IJL submitted its brief, President Mateusz Morawiecki announced that the Polish government would cancel this piece of legislation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-poland-backtracks-on-holocaust-law-it-didn-t-achieve-its-goals-1.6218071|title=Poland Backtracks on Controversial Holocaust Law, Scrapping Threat of Prison|first1=Ofer|last1=Aderet|first2=Noa|last2=Landau|date=June 27, 2018|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=Haaretz}}</ref>
In his interview with i24news, Myers said, “We achieved exactly what we wanted to achieve, the problematic wording was taken out of the law and as far as we’re concerned its the end of the story.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HaKh6mzdOo|title=Calev Myers - i24News Interview Regarding Polish Holocaust History Law|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
In March 2017, Myers participated submitted a lawsuit at the [[International Criminal Court]] in the Hague against [[Ismail Haniyeh]], Supreme Leader of [[Hamas]] in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], for [[war crimes]] against [[Palestinians]] during the armed conflict with Israel in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-lawyer-files-icc-war-crimes-complaint-against-hamas-leader|title=Israeli lawyer files ICC 'war crimes' complaint against Hamas leader|website=Middle East Eye|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4932011,00.html Ynetnews. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-12-03.]</ref><ref>[http://www.thetower.org/4692-israeli-attorney-files-war-crimes-charges-against-hamas-at-intl-criminal-court/ The Tower. Retrieved 2017-12-03.]</ref>

In 2004, Myers founded the [[Jerusalem Institute of Justice]] (JIJ), a human rights group active in Israel and its adjacent territories<ref>Jones, Ryan (November 13, 2012). [http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23489/Default.aspx” “Israel Today.” retrieved February 19, 2013]</ref> and has presented reports on their behalf before governmental bodies including the [[European Parliament]],<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Jlem-lawyer-lobbies-EU-on-Palestinian-human-rights The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.]</ref><ref>[http://www.ec4i.org/eci-brussels-report-march-2012/ European Coalition for Israel. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2017-12-03]</ref> the [[Finnish Parliament]], the [[Swedish Parliament]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmkZWkV0Vqs|title=Calev Myers @ the University of Uppsala, Palestinian Human Rights (כלב מאיירס)|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> the [[Swiss Parliament]]<ref>[http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-abbas-and-i-were-doing-in-switzerland/The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2017-12-03]</ref> and the [[French Parliament]] as well as universities such as [[Oxford University]], [[Toronto University]], [[York University]], [[Helsinki University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkibmEIzReI|title=Calev Myers @ Helsinki University For Palestinian Human Rights Week (2013)|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> [[San Jose State University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1oqrO0Gw8M|title=Calev Myers @ San Jose State University / Palestinain Human Rights Week|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> [[UC Berkeley]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EW6HmGD6ZA|title=Calev Myers @ UC Berkley For Palestinain Human Rights Week|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> [[UC Davis]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00BN6F_gCLo|title=Calev Myers @ University of Davis Palestinian Human Rights Week|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.calevmyers.com/about/ Calev Michael Myers. Retrieved 2017-12-04.]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmkZWkV0Vqs|title=Calev Myers @ the University of Uppsala, Palestinian Human Rights (כלב מאיירס)|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and [[Tilburg University]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20171206161435/http://www.cgi-holland.nl/cgi/wp-content/uploads/GemeenteNieuws-feb2017.pdf%E2%80%9D</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cgi-holland.nl/cgi/wp-content/uploads/GemeenteNieuws-feb2017.pdf|title=(PDF) on 2017-12-06. accessdate November 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Media and Editorial Work==
Myers has been published in the International Law Review.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151720/http://business.highbeam.com/435612/article-1G1-131041221/publicprivate-projects-new-frontier-israel-pioneering%E2%80%9D. business.highbeam.com. Archived from the original]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151720/http://business.highbeam.com/435612/article-1G1-131041221/publicprivate-projects-new-frontier-israel-pioneering |date=2015-04-02 }} on 2015-04-02.</ref>
In 2016, Myers published "Crucial Alliance - African Americans, Jews and the Middle East Conundrum."<ref>{{cite book|first=Calev Michael|last=Myers|title=Crucial Alliance: African-Americans, Jews, and the Middle East Conundrum|date=August 4, 2016|url=https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Alliance-African-Americans-Middle-Conundrum/dp/0692735690}}</ref> which depicts the commonalities of the struggle of the [[African American]] and Jewish communities against [[racism]], bigotry and [[terrorism]], how they have helped each other overcome these challenges and why the alliance between the communities is more crucial today than ever.<ref>[http://crucialalliance.com/ crucialalliance.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03]</ref> This unique work includes contributions from African American and Jewish thought leaders who are significant Civil Rights Advocates. The individuals involved in the conversation and who laid the foundation for this work, include Timuel Black, [[Capers Funnye|Rabbi Capers Funnye]], Christopher T. Hexter, [[Susannah Heschel]], Dr. Fitzgerald Hill, Judge [[Kermit V. Lipez]], Rabbi Robert J. Marx, [[Dwight McKissic|Reverend William Dwight McKissic, Sr.]], Jane Ramsey, [[Rabbi Herman Schaalman]], [[Chloé Valdary|Chloé Simone Valdary]], Dumisani Washington, Professor Melvyn Zarr, Rabbi Michael R. Zedek. Dr. Mel C. Glenn, Sr., said, “Crucial Alliance is Awesome. The book was well researched, written with great details of the civil right struggle and how the Jewish people supported African Americans during those challenging years. I love this book, and I highly recommend you put it on your reading list. Simply fantastic. I give Crucial Alliance a TEN-star rating. A MUST read!”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RW6W1TRCIR62D/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B01LI1IR22|title=Customer Review}}</ref> Dr. Mel Glenn is a Professor of Respiratory Care. He was a teenage foot soldier from 1963-1967 and active in the Civil Rights Movement.

Myers is a regular blog writer for the Times of Israel where he writes on diplomacy, anti-Semitism, BDS and public policy.
In addition, Myers has contributed op-eds to the [[The Times of Israel|Times of Israel website]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/calev-meyers/|title=Calev Michael Myers's Blog|website=blogs.timesofisrael.com|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> the Walla News website<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.walla.co.il/category/4984|title=דעות - כלב מאיירס|website=וואלה! חדשות|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> and has appeared on Israeli television programs in English<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyuZs_RH9sY|title=Calev Myers on IBA News 10.1.15 - Radical Islam and France Terror Attack (כלב מאיירס)|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and Hebrew,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC9TcC8ls2s|title=כלב מאיירס ויריב אופנהיימר- חרם האיחוד האירופי|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> as a current events analyst from a human rights perspective. He has also been interviewed CNN<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_lNgVZb_Jc|title=YouTube|website=youtube.com|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> and i24 News.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrI6cm0_Ds|title=Calev Myers on CNN discussing Israeli withdrawl from Gaza|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

Myers speaks regularly to international groups and provides lectures on the Israeli Economy and fighting BDS. Some of the groups include the Philos Project, the Israel Collective Program of Christians United for Israel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cufi.org/the-israel-collective/|title=The Israel Collective|date=March 21, 2016|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> Passages Israel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://passagesisrael.org/|title=Student Israel Trips|website=passagesisrael.org|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> and Thinc.info, the Hague Initiative for International Co-operation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thinc.info/|title=thinc. – The Hague Initiative for International Co-operation|website=thinc.|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref>


In addition, Myers has contributed op-eds to the [[The Times of Israel|Times of Israel website]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/calev-meyers/|title=Calev Michael Myers's Blog|website=blogs.timesofisrael.com|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> and the Walla News website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.walla.co.il/category/4984|title=דעות - כלב מאיירס|website=וואלה! חדשות|date=19 June 2016 |accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Calev lives in the [[Judean Hills]] with his wife Sheli Rachel Myers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shelimyers.com/|title=Sheli Myers|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> Together they have 4 daughters and one adopted son of Ethiopian descent.


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Calev Michael Myers
Born
United States
NationalityIsraeli
EducationLLB
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
OccupationLawyer
Years active2002-present
OrganizationThe ARISE Foundation

Calev Michael Myers (Hebrew: כלב מאיירס) is an Israeli lawyer, author and civil rights activist.

Career

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In 2004, Myers became a partner at Yehuda Raveh, a law firm,[1] established in 1940 by Gideon Hausner, Attorney-General of Israel and Member of the Knesset in 1965, 1969, 1974 and 1977.[2]

In 2009, Myers became a founding partner of the Jerusalem city center brand of Yehuda Raveh and Co, which primarily serves foreign clients, investing or donating in Israel and grants them services in the office specializes in various areas. He specializes in Corporate Law, Intellectual Property and Charity Law as well as non-profit law, immigration law, and civil rights.

Myers is the President and Executive Chairman of the Alliance to Reinforce Israel's Security and Economy (ARISE) and serves as the Chairman of the Anti-BDS Commission of the Israel Association of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce.[3]

Myers served as Deputy President of the International Jewish Lawyers (IJL) from 2017-2020.[4]

In 2004, Myers founded the Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ), a human rights group active in Israel and its adjacent territories[5] He was active in advocating for the rights of Palestinians before international governmental bodies, including the European Parliament[6][7] and the Swiss Parliament[8] against the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, as the primary abusers of Palestinian Human Rights.

Myers has been published in the International Law Review.[9]

In 2016, Myers published Crucial Alliance - African Americans, Jews and the Middle East Conundrum.[10]

In addition, Myers has contributed op-eds to the Times of Israel website[11] and the Walla News website.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Yehuda Raveh | Calev M. Myers". yraveh.co.il. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "All Past and Present MKs". The Knesset. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "AriseForIsrael.com – Alliance to Reinforce Israel's Security & Economy". Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Officers of the Association – IJL". Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  5. ^ Jones, Ryan (November 13, 2012). “Israel Today.” retrieved February 19, 2013
  6. ^ The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  7. ^ European Coalition for Israel. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2017-12-03
  8. ^ Times of Israel. Retrieved 2017-12-03
  9. ^ Raveh, Yehuda; Myers, Calev. "Public-private projects: the new frontier: Israel is pioneering public-private project financing in the Middle East". International Financial Law Review, March 1, 2005.
  10. ^ Myers, Calev Michael (August 4, 2016). Crucial Alliance: African-Americans, Jews, and the Middle East Conundrum. ISBN 978-0692735695.
  11. ^ "Calev Michael Myers's Blog". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "דעות - כלב מאיירס". וואלה! חדשות. 19 June 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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