Pioneering engineered materials for more than 130 years Michelin is building a world-leading manufacturer of life-changing composites and experiences Michelin puts sustainability at the heart of all its decisions.  Drawing on its deep know-how in engineered materials and polymer composites Michelin is constantly innovating for a more sustainable world.  Access all our financial and non-financial figures Follow all the news about Michelin and its universe.  The Bassens petrochemical site has been developing unique expertise since 1964 by producing and developing ground-breaking and increasingly effective elastomers future-oriented site recruits from the Bordeaux area while providing ongoing training and skills development for its employees harnessed in the pursuit of the Michelin Group’s environmental goals in the presence of the plant’s employees and a number of Michelin Group representatives Executive Committee member and the Group’s Industrial Director Director of Industrial Materials Operations and numerous regional and departmental officials.  plays a strategic role by producing several tens of thousands of metric tons of synthetic rubber per year It supplies the Michelin Group’s tire production sites The site also works on innovative projects that will be industrialized in the coming years thereby guaranteeing a promising future for the factory and its employees Located in the heart of the Bassens port-industrial area since 1964 the site is around six miles away from Bordeaux city center and is easily recognizable thanks to its distinctive chimney with its vertical Michelin wording As a unique site in Michelin’s industrial universe Bassens occupies a strategic position within the Group Its production of ground-breaking synthetic elastomers is strategic for manufacturing tires that offer very high-performance levels reduced rolling resistance and an increased service life which are the fruit of research and which will be used to make the tires of tomorrow The Bassens site’s workforce boasts petrochemical and chemical engineering expertise, to support the Michelin Group’s projects worldwide in the fields of natural rubber, synthetic rubber and composites a pilot production plant for bio-based butadiene (BioButterfly) was inaugurated in January 2024 Synthetic rubber is currently produced using petroleum-based products The BioButterfly project aims to develop sustainable alternatives to this raw material in order to drastically reduce the carbon footprint of tire design These projects are consistent with Michelin’s objective to produce tires containing 100% recycled Environmental challenges are also central concerns for the Bassens site is reducing its environmental footprint each year The site’s Seveso ranking requires regular investment to guarantee unfailing industrial safety standards – one of the Group’s priorities The Bassens plant has witnessed a significant recruitment drive over the last three years with 160 hires; in an effort to increase staff numbers support new projects and develop its Engineering and Methods Division These new hires illustrate the continued appeal of the site in an increasingly competitive context The site offers 2-year training courses to individuals without any experience in the industrial sector as well as Michelin instructors and coaches The Bassens site relies on a number of entities R&D divisions and a design and engineering office working overseas to develop projects within the Group These entities help to support and develop employees’ skills by offering career paths with opportunities for advancement The Bassens plant strives to maintain constructive and mature social dialogue in its relations with social partners as well as through ongoing sharing of the site’s projects with all its employees We are very happy and proud to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bassens – an emblematic site in Michelin’s industrial galaxy This anniversary is not only a celebration of the past The Bassens petrochemical site is in a development process and is central to Michelin’s strategic advancement in particular through the fulfilment of its environmental undertakings Photos available on this link Michelin is uniquely positioned to make decisive contributions to human progress and to a more sustainable world Drawing on its deep know-how in polymer composites Michelin is constantly innovating to manufacture high-quality tires and components for critical applications in demanding fields as varied as mobility The care placed in its products and deep customer knowledge inspire Michelin to offer the finest experiences This spans from providing data- and AI-based connected solutions for professional fleets to recommending outstanding restaurants and hotels curated by the MICHELIN Guide ALEXANDRIA — Northstar Christian Academy has added a coach with a wealth of experience to its staff in Mark Bassen Bassen competed professionally for 12 seasons playing for teams in the American Hockey League Deutsche Eishockey Liga and the Canadian National Team “Mark brings great experience to our coaching team and ultimately desires to train godly men in hockey and life which is our heartbeat at the academy,” interim director Dallas Steward said in a press release last week Bassen has coached for over 30 years from the Mite level to the Junior level specifically working with athletes on skating and edge work He also has international experience coaching in Germany over the last five years 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 The Knights have hired Mark Bassen to their coaching staff. Mark brings over 12 years of professional playing experience and 30 years of coaching. Please join us in giving Mark and his family a warm welcome to Alexandria, MN!https://t.co/qV8Q73YaJv 'Skating is the most important part.' His mother has said in life "They both were so right; after all these years it’s clear hockey and Jesus can really go together," Bassen said "I’m so grateful for the new opportunity in Alexandria and can’t wait to serve at Northstar." played in the NHL for 14 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks played in the NHL from 1985-2000 with the New York Islanders Mark Bassen began his professional career by signing a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers and started his 12-year playing career with the Hershey Bears in the AHL which is our heartbeat at the academy,” Interim Director Dallas Steward said in a press release on July 19 “Skating is the most important part.” His mother has said in life “They both were so right; after all these years it’s clear hockey and Jesus can really go together I’m so grateful for the new opportunity in Alexandria and can’t wait to serve at Northstar,” Bassen said in the press release played in the National Hockey League for 14 seasons it’s only a short walk north to an exceptional exhibition Aglaé Bassens’ “You Can See Better From Here.” The artist agreed to meet with the writer at the site of her New York solo debut to discuss her work and to express herself in greater detail afterwards via e-mail Barry N. Neuman:  Most of the works in your exhibition, “You Can See Better From Here,” at Crush Curatorial and what approach did you take in creating these works and curtains have all been featured in my practice for some time as a motif for presence and absence The curtains evoke the materiality and folds of the canvas itself while the windows are simultaneously canvas-like flat rectangles and portals into painted space I like the tension that occurs when the image of the window is cropped in such a way as to be quite abstract - almost like a monochrome - while also being a simple I am interested in the regional idiosyncrasies of windows; they open outwardly in England but inwardly in France and many feature awnings and air conditioning units here in NYC For “You Can See Better From Here,” I approached the theme from a personal angle A lot of my childhood has been spent observing rather than participating for lack of speaking the local language I moved to New York a little over a year ago and the windows took on the meaning of looking in from the outside and searching for my own narrative in a city full of strange windows The windows have become ways in and out of immersion and in and out of looking - a threshold between the hand and the eye Some of the works on view were made in my studio in Sunset Park before I knew I would be exhibiting at Crush Curatorial The rest were made in response to the space with its beautiful natural light and its wall of windows They have a contemporary Northern European painting sensibility They clearly communicate the weight and texture of paint and canvas what for you is special about painting as a medium AB: : I felt attracted to painting very early on It requires a certain determination and abandon I feel that even with all of the modern-day means of creating at my disposal painting remains the most direct thing I can do The way it simultaneously commands my mind and hands makes me feel in the present more than anything else One emphasizes the physicality of the medium and the substrate What attracted you to this subject matter What do both paintings have in common for you How did you decide to take different approaches to each It’s not always clear if they are meant to keep people out or in or just to keep things out of view and some are torn or slashed; this makes for beautiful new motif; it’s more urban than the window and it’s formally exciting because of how the repetition of the metal lozenges create strange optical effects against their background “Fenced Off,” emphasizes more of the physicality of the fence and its feeling of tension The small scale makes the experience of viewing more intimate - something that rarely happens in real life with a fence There is only the fence and its visible shadow on a non-identified shallow background The painting doesn’t really leave you anywhere to go and the dried-up brushstrokes in the bottom half make the fence dissolve into the materiality of paint on canvas I wanted the push and pull in this painting to be more about the awkwardness of how the fence is painted - just the energy of the zigzagging lines interrupting the out-of-focus BNN:  What was the inspiration for the works depicting pink drapes AB:  I was inspired by the amazing Goya portrait exhibition presented at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2016 pink satin of the dress in “Countess Altamira And Her Daughter I had this strange conviction that Manet had to have seen this painting and was inspired by the very same pink which I felt I could recognize in his “Young Lady,” of 1866 I also wanted to use that pink but in a way that’s more applicable to still life I made a painting of an empty sofa of the exact same pink and I love how far she has taken her exploration of still life into performances and installations and Velázquez for the ease and sensuality in their application of paint and their metaphors for the transformative nature of painting BNN:  You’ve studied art and worked in many locations How long have you been living and working in New York AB:  I’ve been very lucky to have lived and worked in a number of places Assos (which is in the Turkish countryside) I’ve also been in residencies in Crete and Iceland Travel inspires my work by allowing me to look at things from a different perspective - literally as well as metaphorically being a foreigner has started to feel like home My years studying at Oxford were wonderful The course at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art was very international There were only eighteen students in my year The best thing about studying there was living in a college with people who study subjects totally different from art and broadening my conversations and interests because of it I’ve been living and working in New York for a year now I’ve enjoyed discovering how much painting there is here There is a real wealth of young painters and a healthy critical discourse AB:  “You Can See Better From Here,” continues at Crush Curatorial through April 14 “Surface Tension,” opening at NARS Foundation I am painting a mural for this new show alongside new paintings The focus will be on the motif of palm trees and I’ll be carrying on the themes of fabric 134 of “New American Paintings Northeast” coming out “Aglaé Bassens:  You Can See Better From Here,” Crush Curatorial “Aglaé Bassens:  Surface Tension,” NARS Foundation Neuman was previously the New York editor of the online edition and an associate editor of the hard copy edition of “Boiler,” Milan Works of his published in “Boiler” include interviews with Matthew Antezzo He has additionally guest-curated group exhibitions at Team Gallery in visual arts administration from New York University and a B in biological sciences from the State University Of New York At Binghamton Photograph by Lance Evans  Our eyes absorb the familiar blur of stations and tunnels swishing by as we absentmindedly wait for our stop weather and glimpsed interiors all merge onto the glass Inspired by her recent move to New York City from London and experiences here as an immigrant Aglaé Bassens continues her exploration of windows The paintings in this exhibition remain opaque offering only closed curtains or blocked views the installations never expose themselves fully Bassens’ paintings of windows form thresholds for engagement and disengagement with the world CRUSHCURATORIAL is pleased to present Aglaé Bassens’ New York solo debut exhibition Solo exhibitions include Surface Tension (Forthcoming Her work is featured in New American Paintings No 134 Northeast Issue and in 100 Painters of Tomorrow published by Thames and Hudson (2014) She has a BA in Fine Art from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art Oxford University (2007) and an MFA in Fine Art Painting from the Slade School of Fine Art Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors The following feature appears in the October 2017 issue of NYLON Catching up with illustrator Tuesday Bassen on the magic of a cat eye and giving the (perfectly manicured) middle finger to corporate art thieves I got my BFA at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and moved to New York shortly after with no plans except to pursue a freelance career and ultimately moved to Los Angeles with no plans except to enjoy my life and thought that even if my career as a designer didn’t work out I could become a florist or enjoy the sunshine while doing literally whatever How did you develop your style of illustrating I’ve been honing my own personal style since high school when I was especially influenced by pulp films I often refer to my work as “Easy Rider Slumber Party,” which is basically my own fictional utopia of ’70s badassery rewritten by women where intersectional feminism is embraced by biker culture I was raised by teenage punk kids who had to adopt practicality as a means of survival My personal taste developed into a marriage of hand-me-down dungarees and high-camp aesthetics and I wasn’t able to have beauty regimes like long pointy nails until I found some success in my work and could spend money on non-necessities I found solace in drawing what I wished I had so my work and personal style are a chicken-egg scenario Why is it important to you to show diversity in your campaigns and to produce size-inclusive garments?I don’t need to make clothes if I’m offering the same five sizes everyone else does or doing the same thin I try to approach fashion with diversity and empowerment in mind Did I do my due diligence in making sure I'm creating something ethically We ask our friends to model with diversity and body positivity in mind and LGBTQ professionals to work with us on set but see each season as a learning experience to improve myself and try to become the best boss So what’s the signature Tuesday Bassen eyeliner Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner I used to use a paintbrush and black gel eyeliner Sometimes I try to mix it up and go for a more natural look Tell us about your amazing nails. Man, I love my nails so much. I have a ritual for nail appointments. My friend Fariha (@nailjob on Instagram) does them I bring banana boba from our favorite spot and we gossip about dumb shit and debate what we’re going to do on my nails I always go super long and literally as sharp as possible—there’s a part of me that loves having tiny weapons I could poke out an eye with They make me feel like a badass bitch and very capable so all I can think about are the fashion icons we referenced I love Cherie Currie’s feathered hair and campy vibe Let’s talk about your legal dispute with Zara last year What is the biggest lesson you learned from it?Being ripped off by big corporations sucks even if you have all of the legal protections like copyrights and trademarks that you could possibly file you still have to spend hours and hours advocating for yourself and speaking with your legal counsel even just to throw a stick in their abusive spokes If you’ve been stolen from by a major corporation I hope you bring them hell and shame online it will continue to be common practice to steal the intellectual property of artists File your copyrights and trademarks before it even happens so they owe you more money In loving remembrance of the passing of Herbert Leonard Bassen Herbert was born in Calgary to parents Henry and Emma Bassen who passed away on November 18 His oldest brother Hank (Shirley) passed away May 29 and his twin Colin passed away December 18 He is in Heaven now and we miss him terribly. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Church, 2600 Hebert Road, West Kelowna, BC. A Celebration of Life will also be held in Calgary, Alberta, at a later date to follow. In Lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Samaritan's Purse or Youth With A Mission Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission “I decided to officially take legal action when I saw the ‘Girls Pennant’ design in person at the mall,” she told the Cut and something needed to be done about it.” Bassen swiftly hired a lawyer to fight the intellectual property theft and in the period between sending a cease-and-desist letter and receiving the company’s response Bassen found several other pieces of her work at Zara and their subsidiaries Two thousand dollars in legal fees later (no small sum for an independent artist) Zara responded with no apology and no effort to take the case seriously Bassen posted an excerpt from the letter to her Instagram account and thus began a whirlwind battle between Zara and several other independent designers it had apparently been stealing from “The lack of distinctiveness of your client’s purported designs makes it very hard to see how a significant part of the population anywhere in the world would associate the signs with Tuesday Bassen,” Zara’s legal team wrote and being fully aware of the 3rd party notifications that you have brought to our attention please not [sic] that such notifications amount to a handful of complaints only; when it is borne in mind that millions of users worldwide visit the respective websites monthly (Zara: 98,000,000 average monthly visits last year Bershka: 15,000,000 average monthly visits last year) the figures clearly put those few notifications into sharp perspective.” Essentially Zara was telling Bassen that she wasn’t famous enough to have her work stolen Bassen’s friend and fellow designer Adam J. Kurtz had seen his art stolen by Zara too but he initially didn’t take immediate action a fan tweeted a single product from Bershka (a Zara subsidiary) that included artwork by myself and several other artists I started emailing their customer service and eventually did get a response,” he told the Cut “The product in question was removed a few days later I wasn’t going to say anything publicly because this is very common I’m a busy person.” It wasn’t until Kurtz saw Bassen’s Instagram that he realized the problem went much deeper and that he’d be doing other artists a disservice by continuing to ignore it So the pair started looking further, and found many more cases. “It’s become apparent that Zara’s suppliers used Instagram hashtags for pins and patch makers as source material,” Kurtz said, “knocking off work from a growing list of at least 18 artists in a single season’s collection.” Now, on a site launched by Kurtz called shoparttheft.com works from the 20-plus artists Zara has copied from are featured next to the Zara versions there’s so little that artists can actually do,” Kurtz said “Most of us don’t have the time or resources to fight properly with lawyers and evidence and copyrights.” That sentiment was echoed by Megan Campagnolo, the designer behind Rosehound Apparel One of Campagnolo’s designs — a chenille patch that features a melting creamsicle — had been cribbed by Zara but she’d decided not to fight back because “it didn’t seem worth it or possible” and she thought Zara could chalk it up to coincidence “But after seeing so many designers in my industry (which is fairly tight-knit — most of the designers who were ripped off are friends of mine) being ripped off simultaneously by Zara it became clear that this was blatantly intentional,” she wrote in an email to the Cut “I admire Tuesday for taking the action that she has — between the financial struggles and the overwhelming battle against an astronomically larger corporation Most independent designers wouldn’t have the courage to do what she has Hopefully this will bring enough public attention to the matter and help put a stop to this sort of situation happening in the fashion industry.” Plagiarism is not uncommon for independent artists and designers Bassen herself has had work copied by teen mallgoth brand Hot Topic — they used a design for which she had trademark and copyright applications in progress too: “I fought with Amazon to have a knockoff of my popular ‘SORRY I AM SUCH AN ASSHOLE’ balloons removed from sale,” he told the Cut “But I’ve also seen people print my art as stickers and sell them on Etsy That looks like complete shit and I don’t feel like writing an email today.” But it’s tough for morale no matter who the culprit is “It is always soul-crushing to see your work stolen especially as an artist whose entire livelihood depends on compensation for said work,” Bassen wrote “I hope that the level of notoriety this case is getting helps blow the door wide open for other artists that have been taken advantage of and the rampant theft of intellectual property stops (or at least slows) here.” they’ve changed their tune since their lawyers’ first letter to Bassen Inditex has the utmost respect for the individual creativity of all artists and designers and takes all claims concerning third party intellectual property rights very seriously Inditex was recently contacted by the lawyers of artist Tuesday Bassen who noted the use of illustrations in some badges sourced externally and on clothes in its Group stores The company immediately opened an investigation into the matter and suspended the relevant items from sale Inditex’s legal team is also in contact with Tuesday Bassen’s lawyers to clarify and resolve the situation as swiftly as possible We are also currently investigating other allegations of illustrations used on badges provided by external suppliers on a case by case basis View this post on Instagram Mail coming your way 💌 #pingame ShopTuesday.com A post shared by Tuesday Bassen (@tuesdaybassen) on Jul 25, 2016 at 9:31pm PDT View this post on Instagram @annexvintage also made a #shoparttheft inspired post - check out their selection if you are in Montreal! #shoplocal A post shared by ROSEHOUND (@rosehoundapparel) on Jul 22, 2016 at 3:53pm PDT Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: As part of your account, you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York, which you can opt out of anytime. 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Please try again later. 2016Zara has a reputation for taking runway designs and making an affordable version for shoppers That business model is not without its controversy But Zara's latest legal dispute doesn't involve high-end designers An indie artist claims the popular retail chain blatantly copied her work LA-based designer Tuesday Bassen has spent the better part of the last year fighting Zara saying they have been copying her artwork for their pins and patches She offers the below side-by-side image as visual proof This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from Tuesday’s lawyer was able to get a statement from Zara that added fuel to the fire The retailer essentially stated that she was not a big enough name for her allegations to hold any water “The lack of distinctiveness of your client’s purported designs makes it very hard to see how a significant part of the population anywhere in the world would associate the designs with Tuesday Bassen.” Social media may be Tuesday's saving grace in bringing awareness to her brand Watch this space for updates as this legal dispute plays out Related: Selena Gomez's Go-To Designer May Be Leaving Louis Vuitton We don’t flood you with panic-inducing headlines or race to be first We focus on being useful to you — breaking down the news in ways that inform We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today illustrator and owner of a size-inclusive clothing company explains why she’s prioritizing her employees — and herself — right now by Mitchell Kuga LinkTuesday Bassen and her team are closing their shop for the month of October in order to reset. Courtesy of Paola TrusendiIn September, illustrator and designer Tuesday Bassen made an unusual announcement in response to her size-inclusive clothing company’s recent uptick in sales: She would be temporarily closing her online shop, Tuesday of California for the entire month of October through the first week of November Bassen and her three-person team needed to pause “That’s what I’ve been trying to focus on during this time the human aspect of the pandemic and doubling down on support for my team,” she said On the day before (temporarily) closing down the online shop Bassen spoke to The Goods how she came to the decision and what she hopes to accomplish during the break Making clothes is honestly a fool’s errand It’s so expensive and the [profit] margin isn’t great especially when you’re producing in the US It’s kind of the anti-capitalist way to think about business We recognize that we live in a capitalist society but how can we kind of subvert our place in that One major actionable thing I got from Toi was figuring out how to pay everybody a thriving wage The concept is not paying based on seniority not paying based on anything except for personal need and then making a plan about how we were going to get there as a team Also being transparent about all of the different business costs Another thing that I realized is that a major part of capitalism is not collaborating not being open to listening and having a conversation so we’ve had a lot of transparent conversations I started spending more time and energy on the human side of the business and was like here’s a couple different ideas about how we can approach something Then in June or July we got the go-ahead from the city to work at a smaller capacity with our factories once we kicked it to the next level with the fulfillment center we were able to ship faster and decided to make our shipping to the US and Canada free; I didn’t anticipate quite how much growth that would allow us to have It was a perfect storm of all those things I started to feel kind of overwhelmed by it and I’ve made it my goal to avoid rapid growth because I don’t think it’s super-sustainable growth is not the most important part of it for me anymore.’ I really value being a smaller business I don’t think I want to get much bigger The most important part of it is really honing everything making sure we’re a well-oiled machine making sure people — both our team and customers — are happy I took a two-week break and just kind of hid out in the woods I scheduled all of the Instagram posts for the business ahead of time so I didn’t have to be online I just needed to step aside for a little bit and allow myself to be a person for a while As I started to come back to reality at the end of it I started thinking about business perspectives and what I’ve gleaned from watching different CEOs from afar One thing I read multiple times was business owners saying things like ‘I regret prioritizing company growth over cultural [growth] If I could go back I would do things differently.’ And something kind of clicked for me I can choose where we want to go from here And what I think would be positive is closing the store for a month — [taking] a pause so we can implement new strategies new ways to automate things like returns so customer service isn’t so overwhelmed To just really take the time to talk about it as a team and implement things together allow space for collaborative conversation I scheduled an all-hands-on-deck meeting and we talked about that concept [of temporarily closing the store] We all agreed that it would be a good idea and we also talked about what work would look like in that period and how we would divvy up tasks just from behind the scenes; closing for a month is just giving us a little more time to move forward in a way that feels more purposeful and elegant I think it’s just about taking out one piece of the puzzle — instead of just being reactive becoming more proactive in this moment of growth It’s an intense time in so many different ways and I think customers need a lot more right now there is a big part of me that’s like closing the store for a month will lose money especially because October is usually a really good month for us and we’re hiring a social media manager right now But I also feel like that’s short-term thinking and when I think about employee health and safety I don’t mean to say at all that I’ve been a perfect boss I definitely feel like I fell short of where I wanted to be and I think a lot of that came down to my own personal shortcomings and immaturity in part because I wasn’t taking care of myself So in the past year I’ve really prioritized working on my own mental health Placing a lot of emphasis on that and caring for myself has really allowed me to go ‘Everyone needs to have this.’ This can’t stop at me When you’re thinking about changing the world in X I’ve felt extra-disgusted at the state of things and inspired to attempt to do so much better than our country has I’ve been looking to democratic socialist governments like Norway we’ve actually decided to take two weeks off in the summer together That’s just really to give everybody a solid break where nobody in the company is like I know you’re on vacation but I have this question.’ Everybody is off We’re also taking a break the week after Christmas when the busyness of life has been stripped away I feel like there has been so much time to say it doesn’t have to be like this.’ I think there’s a lot of different social justice movements that are having that realization right now people have more time to think about how things can be And I think just removing the need to constantly be making money ntribute today from as little as $3. 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She wrote on Instagram:  “Over the past year (Zara) has been copying my artwork (thanks to all that have tipped me off — it’s been a lot of you) and they literally said I have no (case) because I'm an indie artist and they’re a major corporation and that not enough people even know about me for it to matter.” who has worked with Urban Outfitters and Adidas received an email response rejecting her claims: “We reject your claims here for reasons similar to those stated above: the lack of distinctiveness of your client’s purported designs makes it very hard to see how a significant part of the population anywhere in the world would associate the signs with Tuesday Bassen.” The email detailed that other artists had been in touch with similar complaints but that its customers and following did not compare to the global brand “Please note that such (third party) notifications amount to a handful of complaints only...millions of users worldwide visit the respective websites monthly (Zara: 98,000.000 average monthly visits last year),” the email read Bassen told Dazed that she first noticed the alleged reproduction of her work earlier this year when fans on social media reached out to her to ask if she was working with them Zara has copied four of my designs and their lawyers claim that my work is both ‘too simple’ to defend and that I have no base because I am a small artist with 90k followers on Instagram but they are a major corporation with 90 million customers and only ‘a handful of people’ would notice that the designs are mine,” Bassen explained even though they are trying to belittle and bully me.” “It has an awful impact on the livelihood of an artist - this is how I support myself and they are diluting my brand by literally stealing from me,” she added “Zara has also stolen the work of Pity Party Corporation, Rosehound Apparel, Mokuyobi Threads, AdamJK I hope that one outcome is that I can raise awareness for how often this happens and how few artists can actually afford to pursue it I would also like to be compensated for my work.” it's time to hold @ZARA accountable for stealing from independent creatives like @tuesdaybassen, me & so many others pic.twitter.com/4Poe9VgIZr Other artists have since taken to social media in support of Bassen, and to relay that some of their work has been allegedly stolen by the retailer too. Artist Adam J Kurtz has set up a page for consumers to buy the original work of artists supposedly ripped off by the chain Over on The Fashion Law it’s been reported that Bassen might be able to fight her case under copyright law as detailed similarities between her work and the mass production at Zara would fall under the law Bassen has explained that she plans to copyright all of her designs and press further charges You can republish the text of this article free of charge, both online and in print. However, we ask that you pay attention to these simple guidelines as in most cases we do not own the copyright 3. 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Support independent fact-checking in Africa Los Angeles based illustrator and designer Tuesday Bassen makes enamel pins as well as runs her very own store Friend Mart - which features her own designs as well as her other designer friends She’s also been in an ongoing battle with Zara after realising they had stolen her illustrations for their own repurposed products - without so much as a thank you (let alone a commission) along with many artists have uncovered numerous cases of the same thing happening to many other artists Bassen's latest collection is ‘Aggressive Fall ’16’, which contains pink faux fur, satin bombers, and everything else you could ever want from a fashion-line. Check out her store here: https://www.shoptuesday.com Check out Tuesday’s answers to our Meet/Greet interview below… You are currently not following any categories or artists. To get started, visit this page and follow all your favourites for your personalised list of new articles Analysts have said that the Spanish fast-fashion brand has the "best business model in apparel." it has a speedy supply chain that churns out runway-inspired designs at wallet-friendly prices making it a critical destination for frugal but fashionable millennial shoppers The company came under fire last week for allegedly ripping off designs from an independent designer She recently posted the photo to Instagram to illustrate the problem because "as awful as it is that Zara have clearly stolen these designs the cartoon style and slight changes made by Zara would make it difficult to prove this is plagiarism in court." Still, many people have rallied behind her furious at the company's pattern of taking designs from other people An Instagram account called Shoparttheft points out lots of instances of Zara's egregious pattern of "borrowing" from other artists It's been created in order to help support artists "The sheer volume of @zara's intellectual property theft this year is stunning This is a blatant disregard for copyright law and the original work of independent artists worldwide," the post below reads Hundreds of people have liked the post above The drama started last week when Bassen tweeted the following All of this was reportedly without consulting with Bassen first — or even paying her She said that Zara claims that her work is "simple," but she wants to be paid if the company is going to be using her work: Bassen wrote that Zara's lawyers claimed that since she was an independent artist and the retailer is a huge company but that fighting Zara has already been costly: pointed out that this is something that can happen to a lot of artists — but often they don't have the funds to defend themselves and their work: with thousands retweeting her complaints against the company and some even making timely statements about stealing others' work: Earlier this year, many people blatantly called out the company for its Yeezy-esque line But Bassen's plight demonstrates that taking cues from an independent designer can be a different ballpark from impersonating the work of a high-end there's a fine line between taking inspiration from a designer and blatantly stealing the central defining factor of fast-fashion companies like Zara is that they take cues from the runway The problem isn't unique to Zara. Forever 21 has also come under fire for similarly shady practices released the following statement to Business Insider: "Inditex has the utmost respect for the individual creativity of all artists and designers and takes all claims concerning third party intellectual property rights very seriously Inditex’s legal team is also in contact with TuesdayBassen’s lawyers to clarify and resolve the situation as swiftly as possible We are also currently investigating other allegations of illustrations used on badges provided by external suppliers on a case by case basis." A closer look at two Michigan State Spartans joining the ice hockey team in 2023-2024 Michigan State hockey received a commitment from California prospect Christian Kim over the weekend now may be a good time to highlight two of the Spartans’ young upcoming stars stands at 5-foot-7 tall and hails out of Torrance He is a four-star recruit and announced his commitment to Michigan State on Jan I am extremely excited to announce my commitment to play Division 1 college hockey at Michigan State University. I would like to thank my family, friends, and teammates who have helped me along the way. I’d also like to thank Coach Alex for being a big part of my hockey journey. pic.twitter.com/jX9A8nf5Cy He’s currently playing for the Anaheim Jr. Ducks 16U team where he has 97 points in 39 games. Additionally. in four games for Lutheran High School, he has seven goals and six assists. According to Puck Preps Kim is one of the highest-risers in the 2005 birth year Four ⭐️ recruit Christian Kim from the @JrDucks16AAA has committed to @MSU_Hockey. Kim has racked up 97 points in 39 games with the Ducks this season and has been one of our highest risers in the 2005 birth year. https://t.co/4Z818ZEI4K Kim is set to arrive on Michigan State’s roster in the season beginning in 2023-2024 when he would become a freshman There is not a lot of recent public video on him available but there is a one-on-one all-star game feature from when a then 11-year-old Kim was playing for the Mini Ducks Another young prospect coming to Michigan State in the same year is 16-year-old Riley Bassen, from Frisco, Texas. Bassen currently plays for the Dallas Stars Elite 16U team, where he has 23 points in 32 games. He committed to Michigan State on Sept Bassen comes from a strong line of hockey players, as both his dad and grandfather played in the NHL. His dad, Bob, started his career with the New York Islanders in 1985 and last played for the St. Louis Blues before retiring in 2000. Riley’s grandfather, Hank, was a backup goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks from 1954 to 1968 35 by the WHL’s Lethbridge Hurricanes in 2020 but it appears he opted to stay with the Stars until he heads off to Michigan State “He’s a real competitive player that has an excellent hockey sense,” Lethbridge general manager Peter Anholt said Michigan State will host No. 11 Minnesota this weekend on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8. MSU looks to build off of some huge momentum since defeating No. 18/- Michigan Tech in overtime last week Reading"Review of the Year 2016:..." More fromReview of the Year 2016 Contact Advertising Opportunities Newsletters Insights + Opinion Creatives + Projects Advice + Resources Culture + Lifestyle Nicer Tuesdays The View From... POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Extra Search WordsBryony Stone—Date16 December 2016TagsReview of the Year 2016FeaturesIllustrationShare In partnership withGoogle Design’s goal is to connect and inspire designers and design technologists In the fourth of our Review of the Year profiles we speak to illustrator Tuesday Bassen who talks briefly about retail giant Zara allegedly stealing her designs and how the last 12 months have played out LA-based illustrator and designer Tuesday Bassen hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons this year when she became embroiled in an oh-so-public plagiarism battle played out across social media who Tuesday accused of stealing her designs By pulling up the global giant with an upfront and outspoken approach to injustice Tuesday highlighted a wider problem of creative theft by clothes companies echoed across the creative community Since winning us (and the world) over with her designs and do-something-about-it attitude Tuesday has spent the year working on her own line of illustrated clothing and accessories and fine-tuning the running of her shop in LA’s Disneyland district Chinatown Specialising in Pink Ladies-inspired satin bombers Tuesday’s designs may be inspired by the past but the illustrator and designer is certainly set for a stellar future Expanding my illustrated clothing line to include skirts Designing it was a dream because I got to translate the clothing I’ve illustrated over the past few years into something physical that I make in the city I live in: Los Angeles Having almost my entire catalogue of work stolen by Zara’s parent company Inditex and put on its clothing worldwide Feeling excited about the work that you’re doing There’s nothing worse than illustration feeling like a chore I loved illustrating Nasty Galaxy for Sophia Amoruso because it felt like a seamless fit for us to collaborate on a project together and being in the same pages as my punk heroes is a plus Honestly, I feel most proud of the work that I do for my own small business Tuesday Bassen at ShopTuesday.com I make clothing and accessories that are interesting to me and aren’t filtered through a million mood boards to produce something disingenuous or watered down it’s a priority to be a self-starter and not ask permission to do what I want I’ve spent less time drawing and more time designing and doing administration I hope it’s temporary and I’m putting systems in place to ensure that I have more time for illustration I opened up a shop in LA’s Chinatown and starting it I feel more confident than ever in my line work It’s satisfying to know how to execute something immediately and have the power to move quickly you’re giving people permission to treat you how they see fit I feel really inspired by all the artist-owned small businesses like Coucou Suzette and more that are gaining traction and visibility as a way to support and admire their works I’m worried about [America] being under President Trump I hope that we can take responsibility for the racism of our nation and move forward in a meaningful and open minded way and figure out new ways to celebrate the people that work for and with me we believe that design is critical to product excellence That’s why we’re proud to support INT in its effort to champion a broad and inclusive community of creative makers and thinkers with the annual Review of the Year www.tuesdaybassen.com Bryony Stone Bryony joined It's Nice That as Deputy Editor in August 2016 She later became Acting Editor at It's Nice That Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Pinterest About Careers at It’s Nice That Privacy Policy Insights Residence Creative Lives in Progress If You Could Jobs © It’s Nice That 2024 · Nice Face Logo © It’s Nice That www.tuesdaybassen.com Honestly, I feel most proud of the work that I do for my own small business Tuesday Bassen at ShopTuesday.com physicality-led practice reminds its audience of the person behind the piece In the newest instalment of his illustrated series Brian Blomerth explores the life of John C Lilly – the scientist that used ketamine to speak to dolphins Aysha Tengiz received a questionable contract asking her to give up rights to her own intellectual property the illustrator explains why that’s such dodgy practice and why creatives need to be more clued up about copyright Cofounded in 2022 by food industry creatives Cake Zine is back with its sixth issue: Daily Bread About Contact Advertising Opportunities Newsletters Insights + Opinion Creatives + Projects Advice + Resources Culture + Lifestyle Nicer Tuesdays The View From... POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Pinterest Careers at It’s Nice That Privacy Policy Insights Residence Creative Lives in Progress If You Could Jobs Indigo has a history that goes back 6,200 years ago Many cultures found the blue pigments in their local plants and developed distinctive techniques of fermenting the plants to make dye vats This class focuses on Japanese indigo and introduces two unique types: Sukumo a simplified blend of natural and synthetic dyes invented by dye supplier Aikuma Senryo in 1818 in Tokyo you will be learning how to use the Bassen technique to dye a cotton scarf you will use Yamato Indigo to discharge your original patterns on the scarf You will go home with a 90 x 90 cm (35.5 x 35.5 inches) indigo cotton scarf indigo with your own design You do not need any previous experience of dyeing to attend A community celebrating Black voices Beautycon is a global platform that brings together beauty enthusiasts and industry leaders to explore the latest trends and conversations shaping the future of beauty Wow, this is so much worse than we thought. @Zara has stolen artwork over 40 times THIS YEAR ALONE from artists. pic.twitter.com/qHTD5cXyOF A photo posted by Tuesday Bassen (@tuesdaybassen) on Jul 19 .@Zara's lawyers are literally saying I have no base because I'm an indie artist and they're a major corporation. pic.twitter.com/vZNAV2l1vN Tuesday Bassen posted a comparison of her pin designs and Zara’s on Twitter saying ‘companies like @zara consistently rip you off’ The fast-fashion brand Zara is facing criticism for allegedly copying the designs of Tuesday Bassen an independent artist based in Los Angeles Bassen, an illustrator and designer, posted a side-by-side comparison of her pin designs next to Zara’s. “You know what? Sometimes it sucks to be an artist because companies like @zara consistently rip you off and deny it,” she wrote on Twitter on Tuesday night Bassen has worked with Playboy, the New Yorker, the United Nations, Nike, Adidas and others, according to her website Bassen said she first found out about the similarities from her fans, who amount to more than 100,000 followers on Instagram. She took action after seeing a design resembling her Girls Pennant in person The artist contacted Zara with a lawyer about the supposed copies she was told that her designs were not distinctive enough to be associated with her and that notifications about the copies amounted to a “handful of complaints” in comparison with the monthly traffic on Zara and Bershka This article includes content provided by Instagram We ask for your permission before anything is loaded as they may be using cookies and other technologies Kurtz’s count of affected artists had risen to 17 In the past, Zara has been criticized for its designs’ similarities to high fashion brands such as Celine. Luxury shoe brand Christian Louboutinonce sued Zara for selling red-soled shoes – the company’s signature Marguerite Sauvage, a comic book artist and illustrator, said on Twitter Bershka had also ripped off one of her designs in 2008 Sauvage has worked on Valiant Comics’ Faith Dynamite’s Red Sonja and various other Marvel titles Zara did not respond to the Guardian’s request for comment. However, a representative of Zara’s parent company, Inditex, told Buzzfeed that the company “respects any third party’s creativity and takes all claims concerning third party intellectual property rights very seriously” the relevant items were immediately suspended from sale and an investigation opened,” the representative said Inditex’s legal team also contacted Tuesday Bassen’s lawyers to clarify and resolve the situation Inditex has more than 600 designers in house that create more than 50,000 designs a year it has the highest respect towards each individual’s creativity and will investigate this specific case to its end.” Zara is not the only company that has come under fire for supposedly stealing designs. Brands such as Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 have been accused more than once. Kurtz said instances of copying amount to laziness, as these independent brands aren’t so small that bigger companies can’t form partnerships with them. He pointed out that Urban Outfitters has improved and now carries his work, Bassen’s and several other independent creators’. Read more“Mistakes do happen and big companies are made up of individual people,” Kurtz said “But if it happens a dozen times in one season Bassen said she spoke up about the similar designs out of frustration “They were trying to bully me out of my rightful compensation and I wanted people to know what happens when small artists try to challenge the giant companies that take advantage of them,” she said Kurtz noted that independent artists cannot often speak out against these mega companies “It’s David versus Goliath the whole way,” he said “When you’re doing this on nights and weekends or you’re trying to make this full-time creative thing work – which is a huge scary risk – it’s extremely disheartening,” Kurtz said of repeated creative theft “It tells us that our work is worth nothing.” Todd Bassen is once again on the market after leaving his post at Metropolitan Realty Associates The real estate veteran told The Real Deal at law firm Fried Frank's holiday party that he is departing his position as managing principal at Joseph Farkas' company Bassen joined the company in January of 2016 Neither Bassen nor Farkas commented on the reason for his departure and Bassen has not spoken of any plans for his next step You are subscribed to the Bisnow New York Newsletter or click here to copy link to clipboard We will email you a link to reset your password Upcoming regulations in the European Union require us to show this pop-up and ask you to agree to keep using Bisnow.com We want to take 15 seconds to tell you what's going on: "Inditex has the utmost respect for the individual creativity of all artists and designers and takes all claims concerning third party intellectual property rights very seriously," a spokesperson for the brand told us "Inditex was recently contacted by Tuesday Bassen's lawyers who noted the use of illustrations in some badges sourced externally and on clothes in its group stores Inditex's legal team is also in contact with Tuesday Bassen's lawyers to clarify and resolve the situation as swiftly as possible." Bassen posted a collage on her Instagram account along with a letter that she explained she had received from Zara's legal team GettyInstagram contentThis content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. In an additional Instagram post today, Bassen said that she had "not heard from @Zara and plans to pursue this further." TrendingNew YorkAMovers and shakers Metropolitan Realty Associates announced it has hired Todd Bassen as a managing principal formerly a top executive at Invesco Real Estate and Vornado Realty Trust was previously co-head of real estate at WeWork Bassen will help drive the company’s growth in New York City focusing on projects between $50 million and $250 million Melissa Gliatta has been promoted to chief operating officer She will work with company CEO Joseph Sitt to expand business activities across North America and will oversee areas including asset management Gliatta was previously executive vice president Dan Fasulo has been appointed senior vice president of real estate product at DMG Information He was previously a consultant to the company will help with real estate strategy and product development Cushman & Wakefield has hired Mark Weiss as executive vice chairman Weiss joins the New York brokerage from Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Senior directors James Famularo and Matthew Sparks have been promoted to principals at Eastern Consolidated SIGN UPRobert Deckey has joined Invesco Real Estate as managing director and senior investment officer leading the company’s investment efforts in the New York metro area He was previously chief investment officer for George Comfort & Sons The NYU Furman Center has appointed Jessica Yager as its executive director; she will work on advancing research on housing HAP Investments announced it has hired Avi Blum as controller Blum was previously at Citrin Cooperman & Company TerraCRG has promoted Peter Matheos to vice president of investment sales Matheos will lead a new investment sales team mixed-use and retail assets in South Brooklyn Modica previously worked at both Douglas Elliman and CORE Residential brokerage Charles Rutenberg has hired seven new agents from firms including Citi Habitats Exit Landmark and Gittens Quick Sale Realty TrendingCommercialNew YorkATodd Bassen splits from Joseph FarkasExec joined investment firm in January 2016 Todd Bassen’s professional marriage to Joseph Farkas was short-lived. The former WeWork and Invesco executive has left Farkas’ Metropolitan Realty Associates after less than two years he said at Fried Frank’s holiday party Tuesday night It wasn’t immediately clear why Bassen left Farkas did not respond to a request for comment Metropolitan Realty Associates developed the Riverdale Crossing shopping center in the Bronx, which it sold to Vanbarton Group for $133 million in 2015 Earlier this year, the company partnered with TIAA to buy the Mastil Bros. building in Long Island City for $55 million First stakes success after 20 years for happy owners Home » Horse Racing » Horse Racing Reviews » Van Bassens On A Spring Spree a handler at the start during his varsity days and his attorney daughter Teegan celebrated their first stakes success with ex-Al Adiyaat galloper Vaseem who hasn’t stopped earning since they bought him out of the Mike de Kock yard on a BSA Online Auction Muzi Yeni has Vaseem in charge as gallant Mr Flood (Denis Schwarz) chases late (Pic – JC Photos) told the Sporting Post that he has owned horses for twenty years and his previous closest stakes high was a third placing I resolved then that I would own a racehorse one day It has always been a passion – some would say a sickness But we love the game and the horses are just so special,” he added The Klawervlei-bred 5yo Vaseem originally raced in the world famous Al Adiyaat yellow and blue silks for Mike de Kock But when the gelding came up on a BSA Online auction astute veteran trainer Roy Magner told his loyal client that they ‘had to get him’ Roy Magner with the trophy – one of the best trainers in the country (Pic – JC Photos) “We thought we’d pick him up for R60 000 or so we aren’t exactly complaining – he has run two places and won three times from five starts for us in under six months The man is a salt of the earth professional What more can an owner ask for?” says the elated Andre The thrilled Durbanite’s 31 year old Attorney daughter Teegan is a partner Her and Mom are at Sun City spending some ‘Mom-Daughter’ time away Andre says that he was contemplating flying up to Turffontein but thought about it and felt that the flight was a ‘bit of a schlep’ What an honour it would have been to be there to lead my first stakes winner in we are all just so proud and thankful to have enjoyed the winner and full marks to Roy Magner and his team Just goes to show what a small trainer can do when given decent horses to train!” Drawn on the outside in the 1200m round-the-turn sprint Muzi Yeni rode a cracker and unleashed Vaseem (6-1) up the inside rail to beat topweight Mr Flood (20-1) by 0,70 lengths in a time of 70,85 secs Visiway (5-1) showed a lot of toe and finished third Puerto Manzano (3-1) returned from a four month break and was run off his feet early but quickened impressively to run a 3,35 length fourth He should strip ready for the Charity Mile Magner team member Jacob with Vaseem at his weigh-out on Saturday morning – he came in at 531,5kgs The Zimbabwe-born and Randjesfontein-based septuagenarian Roy Magner has been around horses all his life and has recently enjoyed a nice boost to his string Originally a R275 000 Cape Yearling Sale buy the bang in-form Vaseem has won 5 races and run 5 places from 16 starts for stakes of R1 119 450 He was bred by Klawervlei Stud from Vercingetorix (Silvano) out of the twice-winning Giant’s Causeway mare The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo Better known as having raced iconic legend of the turf Pocket Power, the affable Marsh Shirtliff is fast making a name for himself in the breeding fraternity On the eve of the launch of the 2025 Champions Season this coming Saturday, South African horseracing awoke to a brand new chapter in its history on the Workers’ Day public holiday The 3yo Great Plains was in need of the run and recorded the fastest 400m to finish time of the afternoon Progressive four-year-old Bundle Award might have earned a start at Group 1 level after displaying impressive staying talent with victory in the HK$4,2 million Gr3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap A longstanding racing man makes a case for four horses he feels should be in the Hollywoodbets Durban July entries Are you sure you want to post this? 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Expect to receive your first email very soon! started to receive letters from fans asking if she worked in collaboration with Zara when she noticed that the Spanish clothing brand had been using designs remarkably similar to her own She uploaded an image to Instagram that compared the popular clothing brand’s rather heavily inspired creations to her own products writing “I’ve been pretty quiet about this and they literally said I have no base because I’m an indie artist and they’re a major Zara clothing corporation and that not enough people even know about me for it to matter.” The story didn’t end there More info: Instagram | Shop ZARA’s Art Theft Collection (h/t: designtaxi) “I’ve been pretty quiet about this until now,” wrote Bassen on Instagram @zara has been copying my artwork (thanks to all that have tipped me off–it’s been a lot of you) and they literally said I have no base because I’m an indie artist and they’re a major corporation and that not enough people even know about me for it to matter I plan to further press charges but even to have a lawyer get this LETTER has cost me $2k so far and it’s super disheartening to have to spend basically all of my money just to defend what is legally mine.” Bassen believes that the retailer “copied” four of her designs and so she contacted Zara store to highlight the suspicious similarities And as you can see from the letter that followed Zara’s response was somewhat dismissive An update from Bassen read: “After speaking up about my art theft and@zara’s bullying tactics several other artists have come forward that @Zara has stolen from @ADAMJK is updating the list at @shoparttheft but I will update you tomorrow with numbers of “Once is a mistake,” writes Adam on his website Global fashion retailer Zara appears to have stolen dozens of artworks from over 20 independent illustrators and brands including Tuesday Bassen (whose particularly awful case has gone viral) and Adam J Help us hold the company accountable to address this glaring intellectual property infringement directly and fairly compensate these artists.” and I’m having my lawyer speak to them Thank you again for the outpouring of support Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself. Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report While imitation is flattery, stealing is UNACCEPTABLE. This theft and forging of your hard work not only should be brought to justice, but hopefully you could regain some of the profits she stole as well. Good luck on your lawsuit. Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report That's part of why I don't like to put my artwork online! Just because of these kind of things! Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Glad she is fighting this and I hope she wins. I'll also never buy anything from Zara. Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I hope Zara pays BIG time in bad PR and lawsuit settlement. 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