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 	Tutorials 			<a href="http://www.blender.org/education-help/">www.blender.org/education-help/</a>	<br>
 	Manual 			<a href="http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual">wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual</a><br>
 	User Forum 			<a href="http://www.blenderartists.org">www.blenderartists.org</a><br>
-	IRC 				<a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#blenderchat">#blenderchat on irc.freenode.net</a><br>
+	IRC 				<a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#blenderchat">#blenderchat</a> or <a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#blender">#blender</a> on irc.freenode.net<br>
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 <p class="body">Developers:</p>
 <p class="body">	Development				<a href="http://www.blender.org/development/">www.blender.org/development/</a><br>