Intervention on Greek interest rates possible-Juncker Reuters BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - Europe should not exclude the possibility of intervening on Greek interest rates, Jean-Claude Juncker, the chairman of euro zone finance ministers said in a television interview on Sunday. "Intervening from the EU side on ... Intervention on Greek interest rates possible |
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Intervention on Greek interest rates possible-Juncker - Reuters
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Monday 27 June 2011
U.S. sharply pares trade gap with Canada - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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America’s trade deficit with Canada droppeeto $628 million in May, unexpectedly low for a monthlty gap that is typically expressed in billions of The May deficit was down 48 percentt from April’s U.S.-Canadian gap of $1.2 Canada typically runs up the third- or fourth-largest trade imbalancer with the United States in any givenj month, but it was 15th in May. China, $17.48 billion Mexico, $3.94 billion • Japan, $1.91 billion • Ireland, $1.63 billion • Russia, $1.33 billion • $1.29 billion • Venezuela, $1.27 billionm • Saudi Arabia, $1.
07 billion • $957 million • Italy, $928 million Thailand, $903 million • $858 million • Nigeria, $824 millioj • South Korea, $707 million Canada, $628 million American companiedsexported $16.08 billion of goods to Canada in May, roughly the same amount as in April. But imports of Canadiabn goods for American consumers dropped sharplyfrom $17.3t billion in April to $16.71 billion in May, greatlyg reducing the overall deficit.
America’s trade deficit with Canada droppeeto $628 million in May, unexpectedly low for a monthlty gap that is typically expressed in billions of The May deficit was down 48 percentt from April’s U.S.-Canadian gap of $1.2 Canada typically runs up the third- or fourth-largest trade imbalancer with the United States in any givenj month, but it was 15th in May. China, $17.48 billion Mexico, $3.94 billion • Japan, $1.91 billion • Ireland, $1.63 billion • Russia, $1.33 billion • $1.29 billion • Venezuela, $1.27 billionm • Saudi Arabia, $1.
07 billion • $957 million • Italy, $928 million Thailand, $903 million • $858 million • Nigeria, $824 millioj • South Korea, $707 million Canada, $628 million American companiedsexported $16.08 billion of goods to Canada in May, roughly the same amount as in April. But imports of Canadiabn goods for American consumers dropped sharplyfrom $17.3t billion in April to $16.71 billion in May, greatlyg reducing the overall deficit.
Saturday 25 June 2011
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Name of the firms making the Tamps Bay BusinessJournal ’s annuak list are shown below in alphabetical As part of the process, evenrt sponsor Tampa accounting firm Kirkland Russ Murphg & Tapp PA coordinates the data submittecd by candidate firms to create a safe havebn for potentially proprietary numbers. Among the criteriq to make the list is a annual revenue thresholdof $1 million or more since 2006 and consecutive annual growth sincre then. The ranking order, based on revenue growtnh for the pastthree years, will be revealedd at TBBJ’s annual Fast 50 luncheonn at the A La Cartde Event Pavilion in Tampa July 23. AgileThought Inc. • Alltrust Insurancw Inc.
• American Healthcare Holdingd Inc. • AnazaoHealth Corp. and Affiliated • Celestar Corp. • Central Maintenance & Welding Inc. Corporate Interiors Inc.
Name of the firms making the Tamps Bay BusinessJournal ’s annuak list are shown below in alphabetical As part of the process, evenrt sponsor Tampa accounting firm Kirkland Russ Murphg & Tapp PA coordinates the data submittecd by candidate firms to create a safe havebn for potentially proprietary numbers. Among the criteriq to make the list is a annual revenue thresholdof $1 million or more since 2006 and consecutive annual growth sincre then. The ranking order, based on revenue growtnh for the pastthree years, will be revealedd at TBBJ’s annual Fast 50 luncheonn at the A La Cartde Event Pavilion in Tampa July 23. AgileThought Inc. • Alltrust Insurancw Inc.
• American Healthcare Holdingd Inc. • AnazaoHealth Corp. and Affiliated • Celestar Corp. • Central Maintenance & Welding Inc. Corporate Interiors Inc.
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Cadets who will train doolies test their stuff on AFA generals - Colorado Springs Gazette
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Cadets who will train doolies test their stuff on AFA generals Colorado Springs Gazette It took just a quarter mile for the three stars to fall right off Lt. Gen. Mike Gould's uniform. He's the top officer at the Air Force Academy, but on Wednesday he played the role of the lowest form of life in the Air Force. ... |
Monday 20 June 2011
Saturday 18 June 2011
Atlanta Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Abrams arrived in Atlanta in 1963, and in 1972 she earned her realestate license. Thirty-fivew years later, she has achieved another plateau of success few in thebusinessx have. She has been awarded the Platinumm Phoenix, given to those members of the who have earnee membership to the Million Dollar Club for35 years. A Realtof with Harry Norman, Realtors, Abrams credits her experienced in marketing as well as contract negotiatiomn for her consistent leadership in Atlantsareal estate. Abrams also credits her community engagement with her succesd and knowledge of theAtlantaz market. Over the last she has had morethan $350 millio in sales.
, Realtors Real estate and familgy converge in theBagiatis household. Irense Bagiatis’ husband and son are in commercial property and another son is a real estate Irene Bagiatis, a 38-year industrgy veteran, is a Realtor with Dorsey-Alstonm Company, Realtors. Among the lessons she has learnecd during her nearly four decades in real estate is to alwayssbe honest, sincere and compassionate. “I truly believe we are in a business of and if we ever lose sight of that we have lost our objectiveseand purpose,” she said of her Bagiatis is an Atlanta native.
She has been given the Miss Emmied Award for ProfessionalServices (in 2000 and 2001), and is a life member of the Atlanta Board of Realtors. Harry Realtors Harriet Koonin withHarryg Norman, Realtors is committed to thorougj industry knowledge and customer service. She is consistentlu ranked in the top 1 percent in productiojn for both the branch offices andthe company. Koonin sells and lists homes and condominiumx rangingfrom first-time buyers to emptyy nesters and from entry-leveo prices to estate properties.
The highlight of her career has been a flourishinhg referral business from satisfied She is anaccredited buyer’s a certified residential specialis and a licensed broker associate. Through Harry Realtors she is a senior marketingb consultant and a Miss EmmieAwarde Recipient. She is a member of the Women’s Councipl of Realtors. , Realtorsa Jenny Pruitt & Associates, Realtors founding member Fran Shivere has been a member of the Atlantas Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club for more than30 years. Shivers credits her attitude for her longevityand success.
“o was told as a newly licensed agentthat ‘people do not care how much you know unti they know how much you care,’ and that therew is no substitute for honesty and integrity,” she “These principles have been a constant beacon to guide me throughouty my real estate career.” One of the highlights of her career was beinyg the recipient of the Jenny Pruity & Associates Humanitarian Award in 1998, whic is given to the agent who reache s beyond the realm of real estat through service toward a specific action or belief with a purposde or goal to benefit the surrounding Jenny Pruitt & Associates, Realtors Jenny Pruitt Associates, Realtors Realtor Mary Clarl Caldwell considers herself an effective communicator.
Indeed, she credits her succeszs to these andother skills. Putting her clients at ease and developingg rapport and trust is key tothe process, she said.
Abrams arrived in Atlanta in 1963, and in 1972 she earned her realestate license. Thirty-fivew years later, she has achieved another plateau of success few in thebusinessx have. She has been awarded the Platinumm Phoenix, given to those members of the who have earnee membership to the Million Dollar Club for35 years. A Realtof with Harry Norman, Realtors, Abrams credits her experienced in marketing as well as contract negotiatiomn for her consistent leadership in Atlantsareal estate. Abrams also credits her community engagement with her succesd and knowledge of theAtlantaz market. Over the last she has had morethan $350 millio in sales.
, Realtors Real estate and familgy converge in theBagiatis household. Irense Bagiatis’ husband and son are in commercial property and another son is a real estate Irene Bagiatis, a 38-year industrgy veteran, is a Realtor with Dorsey-Alstonm Company, Realtors. Among the lessons she has learnecd during her nearly four decades in real estate is to alwayssbe honest, sincere and compassionate. “I truly believe we are in a business of and if we ever lose sight of that we have lost our objectiveseand purpose,” she said of her Bagiatis is an Atlanta native.
She has been given the Miss Emmied Award for ProfessionalServices (in 2000 and 2001), and is a life member of the Atlanta Board of Realtors. Harry Realtors Harriet Koonin withHarryg Norman, Realtors is committed to thorougj industry knowledge and customer service. She is consistentlu ranked in the top 1 percent in productiojn for both the branch offices andthe company. Koonin sells and lists homes and condominiumx rangingfrom first-time buyers to emptyy nesters and from entry-leveo prices to estate properties.
The highlight of her career has been a flourishinhg referral business from satisfied She is anaccredited buyer’s a certified residential specialis and a licensed broker associate. Through Harry Realtors she is a senior marketingb consultant and a Miss EmmieAwarde Recipient. She is a member of the Women’s Councipl of Realtors. , Realtorsa Jenny Pruitt & Associates, Realtors founding member Fran Shivere has been a member of the Atlantas Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club for more than30 years. Shivers credits her attitude for her longevityand success.
“o was told as a newly licensed agentthat ‘people do not care how much you know unti they know how much you care,’ and that therew is no substitute for honesty and integrity,” she “These principles have been a constant beacon to guide me throughouty my real estate career.” One of the highlights of her career was beinyg the recipient of the Jenny Pruity & Associates Humanitarian Award in 1998, whic is given to the agent who reache s beyond the realm of real estat through service toward a specific action or belief with a purposde or goal to benefit the surrounding Jenny Pruitt & Associates, Realtors Jenny Pruitt Associates, Realtors Realtor Mary Clarl Caldwell considers herself an effective communicator.
Indeed, she credits her succeszs to these andother skills. Putting her clients at ease and developingg rapport and trust is key tothe process, she said.
Thursday 16 June 2011
A Marine's funeral at Arlington | 06.15.11 - News & Observer
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News & Observer | A Marine's funeral at Arlington | 06.15.11 News & Observer The family of US Marine Corps Sergeant Kevin Balduf, who was killed serving in Afghanistan in May, watches his caisson arrive for burial at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. รข€" AP Marine Corps Sergeant Kevin ... Family and friends gather for Marine's funeral in Arlington Local Marine Buried In Arlington National Cemetery |
Monday 13 June 2011
Bauer takes stars from 17 banks - Dayton Business Journal:
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The company uses federal regulatoryt data to rate banksa based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquentt loans and other Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 starzs to a low of 0 in Coral Gables lost a star going to four (excellent) from five stars. Four others maintained theidr five-star ranking: American National Bank, Oakland Park City Nationalo Bankof Florida, Miami Firstt National Bank, South Miamik Intercontinental Bank, West Miamik in Miami rose to thres stars from two. First United Bank in Boca Ratojn and Biscayne Bank in Coconut Grove roseto 3.5 starws from three. in Fort Lauderdale made four stars, up from 3.5. Severao banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-based slippedf again, this time to threed stars from three-and-a-half starse in the first quarter. That’s down from four star s in the third quarter oflast year. Other bankd that slipped to threestaras (good) from 3.5 are: Executive National, Miami , Miamij , Miami U.S. Century Bank, Miami Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank inPalm Beach, Grand Eastern Bank of Florida in Miami, Metro Bank of Dade and in Miami fell to two stars (problematic) from three.
, in North Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notchu toone star, down from two in the fourth Four banks retained zero Bauer’s lowest rating: , Miamk Republic Federal Bank, Miami , Miami Integrity Bank, Jupite
The company uses federal regulatoryt data to rate banksa based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquentt loans and other Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 starzs to a low of 0 in Coral Gables lost a star going to four (excellent) from five stars. Four others maintained theidr five-star ranking: American National Bank, Oakland Park City Nationalo Bankof Florida, Miami Firstt National Bank, South Miamik Intercontinental Bank, West Miamik in Miami rose to thres stars from two. First United Bank in Boca Ratojn and Biscayne Bank in Coconut Grove roseto 3.5 starws from three. in Fort Lauderdale made four stars, up from 3.5. Severao banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-based slippedf again, this time to threed stars from three-and-a-half starse in the first quarter. That’s down from four star s in the third quarter oflast year. Other bankd that slipped to threestaras (good) from 3.5 are: Executive National, Miami , Miamij , Miami U.S. Century Bank, Miami Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank inPalm Beach, Grand Eastern Bank of Florida in Miami, Metro Bank of Dade and in Miami fell to two stars (problematic) from three.
, in North Lauderdale and in Boca Raton fell a notchu toone star, down from two in the fourth Four banks retained zero Bauer’s lowest rating: , Miamk Republic Federal Bank, Miami , Miami Integrity Bank, Jupite
Saturday 11 June 2011
Capello moves to Avant - Boston Business Journal:
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Capello Salon is shifting its downtown Buffalo locatiom from the to the Avant inearly August. Capello has signed a lease to occupy 1,500 square feet in the Delaware Avenue building. Capello will operate its salo from the second floor ofthe lobby. The 150-room Embassgy Suites is scheduled to open in early Besidesthe hotel, the Avant houses 28 upscale condominiums on its top three flooras and five floors of Class A offics space. moved into two floors of the office spacelast week. “It’s exciting to be part of this landmarjk project,” said Lisa Martineck, Capello Salon co-owner.
“Ou r location is easily accessible from the The salon is expected to be a major amenityu forthe Avant’s residential and commercial tenants as well as the hotekl guests. Capello was founded in 1970 and has suburbajn locations in Amherstand Williamsville. Michaelk Montante, vice president, said Capelli was a natural choice to operatethe Avant’s spa. “Our relationshiop as a Hilton hotel set high standards and expectationd for any service provided onthe property,” Montante said. Uniland invested $85 million turning the formef Dulski federal office building intothe Avant.
Capello Salon is shifting its downtown Buffalo locatiom from the to the Avant inearly August. Capello has signed a lease to occupy 1,500 square feet in the Delaware Avenue building. Capello will operate its salo from the second floor ofthe lobby. The 150-room Embassgy Suites is scheduled to open in early Besidesthe hotel, the Avant houses 28 upscale condominiums on its top three flooras and five floors of Class A offics space. moved into two floors of the office spacelast week. “It’s exciting to be part of this landmarjk project,” said Lisa Martineck, Capello Salon co-owner.
“Ou r location is easily accessible from the The salon is expected to be a major amenityu forthe Avant’s residential and commercial tenants as well as the hotekl guests. Capello was founded in 1970 and has suburbajn locations in Amherstand Williamsville. Michaelk Montante, vice president, said Capelli was a natural choice to operatethe Avant’s spa. “Our relationshiop as a Hilton hotel set high standards and expectationd for any service provided onthe property,” Montante said. Uniland invested $85 million turning the formef Dulski federal office building intothe Avant.
Thursday 9 June 2011
Lockheed, Geico make top employer list - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Bethesda-based ’s plan to recruit on 86 collegee campuses this year helped put itat No. 7 -- the highesgt place among locally-ranked companies. The magazine picked employers baserd on the expected number of college graduates to be hireein 2009, the amounyt of campuses highlighted for recruitment, and the top majoras hired. Government employers includingthe (No. 18) and (No. 20) also placesd high up on the Prince George’s County Public Schools rankef No. 26. Chevy Chase-based , whicn announced last month that it was gointg to hire 870 new associates in 19 states in the firsty quarterof 2009, ranked No. 38 with pland to recruit at 85 campusezthis year. McLean-based (No.
49) and Fairfax-based (No. 50) rounded out the top 50. St. Mo.-based , No. 1, plans to recruit at 1,00o0 campuses. The survey of major which historically recruit on campusessfor entry-level jobs, was conducted in November and December 2008. Corp. (No. 55) and Gaithersburg-basedd (No. 65) also made the list.
Bethesda-based ’s plan to recruit on 86 collegee campuses this year helped put itat No. 7 -- the highesgt place among locally-ranked companies. The magazine picked employers baserd on the expected number of college graduates to be hireein 2009, the amounyt of campuses highlighted for recruitment, and the top majoras hired. Government employers includingthe (No. 18) and (No. 20) also placesd high up on the Prince George’s County Public Schools rankef No. 26. Chevy Chase-based , whicn announced last month that it was gointg to hire 870 new associates in 19 states in the firsty quarterof 2009, ranked No. 38 with pland to recruit at 85 campusezthis year. McLean-based (No.
49) and Fairfax-based (No. 50) rounded out the top 50. St. Mo.-based , No. 1, plans to recruit at 1,00o0 campuses. The survey of major which historically recruit on campusessfor entry-level jobs, was conducted in November and December 2008. Corp. (No. 55) and Gaithersburg-basedd (No. 65) also made the list.
Monday 6 June 2011
May job cut drop could be short-lived - Nashville Business Journal:
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That’s according to a report on monthly job cuts releasedf Wednesday by global outplacemengt consultancy May job cutswere 7.4 percent higherr than the same month a year ago, when planned job cuts totaled the report says. Employers have announced 822,282 job cuts so far this more than doublethe 394,193 announced through this pointy last year. While job cuts remain well abovelast year’s May marked the fourth consecutivwe decline in monthly job-cut the report says. And sincd reaching a peak of 241,7409 in January, job-cut totals have fallen by an averageof 17.5 percent per month. “However, this declinwe in job cuts couldbe short-lived,” says John A.
Challenger, chiet executive officer of ChallengerGray & Christmas, in a “Corporate downsizing may continue to remain slow during the summe r months, but if the past is any indication, we couls see the pace acceleratse again in the latter half of the third quartert through the end of the year.” Between 2001 and the second quarter had the lowest job-cuft average at 256,513. That is about 10 percent lower than the nextlargest quarter, the third quarter, which averaged 285,742 job cuts duringv the same eight-year period.
The heaviest downsizinbg typically occurs in thefourth quarter, which has averaged 352,744 job cuts since 2001, Challenger Gray & Christmas
That’s according to a report on monthly job cuts releasedf Wednesday by global outplacemengt consultancy May job cutswere 7.4 percent higherr than the same month a year ago, when planned job cuts totaled the report says. Employers have announced 822,282 job cuts so far this more than doublethe 394,193 announced through this pointy last year. While job cuts remain well abovelast year’s May marked the fourth consecutivwe decline in monthly job-cut the report says. And sincd reaching a peak of 241,7409 in January, job-cut totals have fallen by an averageof 17.5 percent per month. “However, this declinwe in job cuts couldbe short-lived,” says John A.
Challenger, chiet executive officer of ChallengerGray & Christmas, in a “Corporate downsizing may continue to remain slow during the summe r months, but if the past is any indication, we couls see the pace acceleratse again in the latter half of the third quartert through the end of the year.” Between 2001 and the second quarter had the lowest job-cuft average at 256,513. That is about 10 percent lower than the nextlargest quarter, the third quarter, which averaged 285,742 job cuts duringv the same eight-year period.
The heaviest downsizinbg typically occurs in thefourth quarter, which has averaged 352,744 job cuts since 2001, Challenger Gray & Christmas
Saturday 4 June 2011
Palm Beach County clerk cuts 66 employees - St. Louis Business Journal:
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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budget by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impacf service levels at the Clerk’as seven Palm Beach County she noted in the release. The required staff cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursue and collec t millions of dollars in unpair traffic and court which will lead to morebudget “It’s a vicious cycle designef to underfund us into extinction,” she said.
Thirty-tw o employees accepted a buyout offert this month and will leave June 30 with a full payout on theirsick leave, rather than the normal 25 percent to 50 percenft offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additio 34 employees were told during staff meetings that they were beinglaid off, effectives June 12. They will receive four weekxs of pay. With these layoffs and the positionspreviouslyt eliminated, the office has cut 101 positions -- 16 percenty of management positions and 12 percent of hourl y positions -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employws more than 800 in officesa throughout Palm Beach County, handles the businesx arm of the court system.
Employeees receive, file and retrieve cour t documents, process fees and traffic fines, and enter and maintai n case information inthe court’s computer system.
million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budget by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impacf service levels at the Clerk’as seven Palm Beach County she noted in the release. The required staff cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursue and collec t millions of dollars in unpair traffic and court which will lead to morebudget “It’s a vicious cycle designef to underfund us into extinction,” she said.
Thirty-tw o employees accepted a buyout offert this month and will leave June 30 with a full payout on theirsick leave, rather than the normal 25 percent to 50 percenft offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additio 34 employees were told during staff meetings that they were beinglaid off, effectives June 12. They will receive four weekxs of pay. With these layoffs and the positionspreviouslyt eliminated, the office has cut 101 positions -- 16 percenty of management positions and 12 percent of hourl y positions -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employws more than 800 in officesa throughout Palm Beach County, handles the businesx arm of the court system.
Employeees receive, file and retrieve cour t documents, process fees and traffic fines, and enter and maintai n case information inthe court’s computer system.
Thursday 2 June 2011
WestJet adds new flights, increases frequency to Hawaii - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The Canadian-based airline announcef Wednesday 11new U.S. and international Beginning Nov. 7, WestJet is adding a seasonal Saturday flightbetween Victoria, B.C., and Honolulu. WestJet is adding in a twice-weekly flight between Vancouverand Lihue, The flights run Wednesdays and Saturdays. The airlined is also increasing the frequency of its flights from Vancouverd to Honoluluand Maui. Daily servic between Vancouver and Honolulu beginsin August.
The flights will then move to 11 times a week beginning in and will increase to 12 times a week in Daily service between Vancouver and Maui begins in The flights will then move to 10 times a week beginninin November, and will increase to 12 times a week in By late fall, WestJet will operate servicr to 66 cities in more than 10 compared to 51 cities in eight countriesz a year ago. WestJet is the 17th-largesf airline serving Hawaii, based on the number of according toPBN research.
The Canadian-based airline announcef Wednesday 11new U.S. and international Beginning Nov. 7, WestJet is adding a seasonal Saturday flightbetween Victoria, B.C., and Honolulu. WestJet is adding in a twice-weekly flight between Vancouverand Lihue, The flights run Wednesdays and Saturdays. The airlined is also increasing the frequency of its flights from Vancouverd to Honoluluand Maui. Daily servic between Vancouver and Honolulu beginsin August.
The flights will then move to 11 times a week beginning in and will increase to 12 times a week in Daily service between Vancouver and Maui begins in The flights will then move to 10 times a week beginninin November, and will increase to 12 times a week in By late fall, WestJet will operate servicr to 66 cities in more than 10 compared to 51 cities in eight countriesz a year ago. WestJet is the 17th-largesf airline serving Hawaii, based on the number of according toPBN research.
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