Link to Zoom Recording 08-01-2023

 Hi everyone, the link to today's recording is: 

https://arizona.zoom.us/rec/share/TWyXstMMKoxvDoyAeILTUBXNjSVfU78NxepW4qTYue5NgkwQyp245SkgVz_QCyTy.XV0Rvqh20Ger3sSe

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