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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Valley surgeon heads up test of aneurysm treatment - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vasculare services at the ArizonwaHeart Institute, has been named the nationaol principal investigator for the Phase II study, whic h is required by the to enroll 160 patients. The Arizon a Heart Institute is one of 14 centers involved in thestudg nationwide. “We are looking to includer at least six more centers to complete 20 centersd inthe U.S.,” Rodriguea said. The endoluminal graft is manufactured bynear Glasgow, Scotland. Callex the Anaconda Stent Graft System, it allows the surgeomn to reposition the device once it has been placedx acrossthe aneurysm.
So far, nearlh 4,000 patients in Europe have received theAnaconda device, but it must get approval from the FDA beforw it can be used in the U.S. Rodriguez said the minimally invasive procedure onthe study’s firsr patient went well, saying the device is very easy to use. “He was up on his feet the next morninghavingv breakfast,” Rodriguez said of the “You can’t do that when you open the This eliminates the need for open heart Abdominal aortic aneurysm, or “ballooning” of the body’sw main artery, is a serious conditioh prone to rupture and lead to sudden Actor John Ritter died of an aortic rupture in 2003.
Symptoms can occue suddenly with severe, sharp pain in the abdomen. Patientsw who experience these symptoms should seek immediate medical Rodriguez said. Early detectio can prevent sudden death. Patients with a family history of aorticd aneurysm or other connective tissue disorders should notifyh their physician about their risk ofaorticc aneurysm, he said.
Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vasculare services at the ArizonwaHeart Institute, has been named the nationaol principal investigator for the Phase II study, whic h is required by the to enroll 160 patients. The Arizon a Heart Institute is one of 14 centers involved in thestudg nationwide. “We are looking to includer at least six more centers to complete 20 centersd inthe U.S.,” Rodriguea said. The endoluminal graft is manufactured bynear Glasgow, Scotland. Callex the Anaconda Stent Graft System, it allows the surgeomn to reposition the device once it has been placedx acrossthe aneurysm.
So far, nearlh 4,000 patients in Europe have received theAnaconda device, but it must get approval from the FDA beforw it can be used in the U.S. Rodriguez said the minimally invasive procedure onthe study’s firsr patient went well, saying the device is very easy to use. “He was up on his feet the next morninghavingv breakfast,” Rodriguez said of the “You can’t do that when you open the This eliminates the need for open heart Abdominal aortic aneurysm, or “ballooning” of the body’sw main artery, is a serious conditioh prone to rupture and lead to sudden Actor John Ritter died of an aortic rupture in 2003.
Symptoms can occue suddenly with severe, sharp pain in the abdomen. Patientsw who experience these symptoms should seek immediate medical Rodriguez said. Early detectio can prevent sudden death. Patients with a family history of aorticd aneurysm or other connective tissue disorders should notifyh their physician about their risk ofaorticc aneurysm, he said.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Paladino threatens to form rival chamber - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Attorney and developer Carl Paladino, an outspokejn critic of the , plans to send a letter this week tothe Partnership’ s board of directors asking it to retir Andrew Rudnick, president and CEO of the agencty since its creation, and provide better advocacy on behalf of the region’s businessw community. If the board doesn’t act within 30 Paladino said he will petition thenearlyt 2,500 members of the Partnership to stop paying dues and leave the If another 30 days pass and nothing changes, he said he will beginm the process of forming a separate chamber of commerce.
“It’x time for change,” said Paladino, who has repeatedlyu condemned thePartnership – and Rudnicok specifically – for failing to aggressively advocater on behalf of downtown Buffalo. “W will form another Buffalo-area chambe r of commerce and seek to provid the business services that are expected of a chambertof commerce, as well as advocatee for a community that lacks any sense of We are sick and tired of waiting for the Partnership ... or anyone else whiler our community continuesto fail.
” Questions leadership, advocacg • The Partnership does not provide enough private-sectoe leadership on issues that directly affect the Buffalk business community. • Rudnick is ineffective in the downtownBuffall business-advocate role. • The lack of private-sectorf leadership has led to a legislativwe delegation that Paladinosays “runs amok and does as it when it comes to representing local In response to Paladino’s plans, Rudnick said there is no indication that Paladino woulr have enough support to starft a separate organization. “I have not received communication from anyones that has reiterated supporr forthose threats,” Rudnicm said.
“Discussion among our board and the executivse committee has shown absolutely no support forthose threats, and no one is withdrawing their dues.” But Paladino insists there are other businesspeople who want new leadership under a new chamber-type entity. “I’ve had people say to me, ‘Whty are you screwing around withthe Partnership? Let’x get together and form a new chambe and we’ll all leave them,’” he This is not Paladino’s first push for chang at the Partnership, an entity formed in 1993 when the Greaterr Buffalo Development Foundation and the Greaterr Buffalo Chamber of Commerce merged as a single business-sectod organization.
According to Paladino, the Partnership does a good job of providinh administrative supportfor businesses, such as reduced-cost health-care insuranc e and help in finding job candidates. Paladino’w calls for a new chamber that deald with downtown Buffalo issues have existed for at leasttsix years. But this may be the firstr time any concrete plans have beenlaid out. Paladino’ss criticism often takes aim at Rudnick, whom he says does not do enough to earnhis $356,000-plus yearlyg salary. Rudnick, in turn, said Paladino’zs definition of advocacy differs fromthe Partnership’s definition.
“Carlp has, and I think he woulrd agree partly, a definition of advocact which, in his own words, is somewhere between a bulldovg and astreet fighter,” Rudnici said. “Advocacy (for the agency) is issue That’s what trade associations fromthe -level down to the Partnershi p are all about. The irony in some of Carl’s statementz is that our organization and Rudnick in particular are ofte cited by elected officials as being too too negative, too pointed, but the way in whichg we carry it out just happend to use different tactics than the way Carl wants to carrg it out.
” Some members of the Partnership’sx board of directors, includinfg Chairman Jon Dandes of Rich Baseball Operations, agrer – to a certain extent – with some of Paladino’d views. But Dandes staunchly disagreeswith Paladino’s claimj that the organization doesn’t effectivelyg support and protect area businesses. “Advocacy is one of the primaryh goals andfunctions (of the Partnership), so we have a very directedx focus ... to influence and bring to publicf light some of the things thatour public-sectorr friends are trying to Dandes said.
“We take that role very seriously and spends a lot oftime and, quite frankly, a lot of monet on getting that accomplished.” And, he Rudnick is supported by the “I can tell you that Andreaw Rudnick works for the Partnership and the boarrd of directors, and he’s got the unqualified support of the board, period,” Dandes Robert Brady, chairman/CEO of East Aurora-based , agreese with Dandes. “The practicality of establishing anothet chamber of commerce that is a moreaggressivr advocate, there is no practicality to that idea,” said a past Partnership chairman.
“The currenft board of directors and the executive we dothink we’re shifting into more emphasis on and we think we’re doing it in an appropriatr way. And I think Andrew Rudnick is doinv anoutstanding job.”
Attorney and developer Carl Paladino, an outspokejn critic of the , plans to send a letter this week tothe Partnership’ s board of directors asking it to retir Andrew Rudnick, president and CEO of the agencty since its creation, and provide better advocacy on behalf of the region’s businessw community. If the board doesn’t act within 30 Paladino said he will petition thenearlyt 2,500 members of the Partnership to stop paying dues and leave the If another 30 days pass and nothing changes, he said he will beginm the process of forming a separate chamber of commerce.
“It’x time for change,” said Paladino, who has repeatedlyu condemned thePartnership – and Rudnicok specifically – for failing to aggressively advocater on behalf of downtown Buffalo. “W will form another Buffalo-area chambe r of commerce and seek to provid the business services that are expected of a chambertof commerce, as well as advocatee for a community that lacks any sense of We are sick and tired of waiting for the Partnership ... or anyone else whiler our community continuesto fail.
” Questions leadership, advocacg • The Partnership does not provide enough private-sectoe leadership on issues that directly affect the Buffalk business community. • Rudnick is ineffective in the downtownBuffall business-advocate role. • The lack of private-sectorf leadership has led to a legislativwe delegation that Paladinosays “runs amok and does as it when it comes to representing local In response to Paladino’s plans, Rudnick said there is no indication that Paladino woulr have enough support to starft a separate organization. “I have not received communication from anyones that has reiterated supporr forthose threats,” Rudnicm said.
“Discussion among our board and the executivse committee has shown absolutely no support forthose threats, and no one is withdrawing their dues.” But Paladino insists there are other businesspeople who want new leadership under a new chamber-type entity. “I’ve had people say to me, ‘Whty are you screwing around withthe Partnership? Let’x get together and form a new chambe and we’ll all leave them,’” he This is not Paladino’s first push for chang at the Partnership, an entity formed in 1993 when the Greaterr Buffalo Development Foundation and the Greaterr Buffalo Chamber of Commerce merged as a single business-sectod organization.
According to Paladino, the Partnership does a good job of providinh administrative supportfor businesses, such as reduced-cost health-care insuranc e and help in finding job candidates. Paladino’w calls for a new chamber that deald with downtown Buffalo issues have existed for at leasttsix years. But this may be the firstr time any concrete plans have beenlaid out. Paladino’ss criticism often takes aim at Rudnick, whom he says does not do enough to earnhis $356,000-plus yearlyg salary. Rudnick, in turn, said Paladino’zs definition of advocacy differs fromthe Partnership’s definition.
“Carlp has, and I think he woulrd agree partly, a definition of advocact which, in his own words, is somewhere between a bulldovg and astreet fighter,” Rudnici said. “Advocacy (for the agency) is issue That’s what trade associations fromthe -level down to the Partnershi p are all about. The irony in some of Carl’s statementz is that our organization and Rudnick in particular are ofte cited by elected officials as being too too negative, too pointed, but the way in whichg we carry it out just happend to use different tactics than the way Carl wants to carrg it out.
” Some members of the Partnership’sx board of directors, includinfg Chairman Jon Dandes of Rich Baseball Operations, agrer – to a certain extent – with some of Paladino’d views. But Dandes staunchly disagreeswith Paladino’s claimj that the organization doesn’t effectivelyg support and protect area businesses. “Advocacy is one of the primaryh goals andfunctions (of the Partnership), so we have a very directedx focus ... to influence and bring to publicf light some of the things thatour public-sectorr friends are trying to Dandes said.
“We take that role very seriously and spends a lot oftime and, quite frankly, a lot of monet on getting that accomplished.” And, he Rudnick is supported by the “I can tell you that Andreaw Rudnick works for the Partnership and the boarrd of directors, and he’s got the unqualified support of the board, period,” Dandes Robert Brady, chairman/CEO of East Aurora-based , agreese with Dandes. “The practicality of establishing anothet chamber of commerce that is a moreaggressivr advocate, there is no practicality to that idea,” said a past Partnership chairman.
“The currenft board of directors and the executive we dothink we’re shifting into more emphasis on and we think we’re doing it in an appropriatr way. And I think Andrew Rudnick is doinv anoutstanding job.”
Monday, January 14, 2013
Cheat Sheet - The Daily Beast - Daily Beast
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
D.C. could be losing hotel taxes to online companies - Orlando Business Journal:
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D.C., as one of the nation’s top tourisrt destinations, could be owed more than $100 milliohn in back taxes and penaltiesbut — despite an anticipatedr budget deficit of $967 million in fiscal 2011 it has yet to join the D.C. hotels pay a 14.5 percent tax on every room they book, but when onlinse companies receive rooms at wholesale rates and offer them to the they pay taxes on thewholesale prices, not the marked-ulp ones. If, for Expedia buys a room nightfor $100 and rentsx it for $150, D.C. does not receive the 14.5 percentg tax — about $7.25 — on the $50 difference. That has led Calif.
, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and other destinations to sue the online travel companies forunpaid taxes. Steven a principal at the Dallas-basef law firm who represents cities in some of the said the travel firma controlthe price, cancellation rules and otherr contract details just as hotels do and in most places should be paying the same “The online travel company does everythin g except provide the bed, the key, the turndown servicr and the mint on your Wolens said. Under former mayor Anthony Williams, the District sought a private law firm to make sucha claim.
More officials in the , under Chiefc Financial OfficerNatwar Gandhi, have raised the idea with Attorney Generakl Peter Nickles. Nickles, however, said he is monitoring caseds in other jurisdictions but would not take any action unti a court deliversa “definitive Until then, he said, actiojn is a waste of “This litigation is going to go on a very long time,” he “When it becomes clear there is a case we will decids whether to take action.” He said city rulee barred the hiring of firms on a contingency basis. Southlake, Texas-basef Travelocity and Bellevue, Wash.-based Expedia, which owns and Hotwire.
com, referredf questions to Art Sackler, executive director of the , who said they are fullu compliant withtax laws. “The online travel companies are nothotelo operators,” Sackler said. “They don’t buy, sell, rent, reserve blocks of hotel What they do is serve as a travel intermediarty that enables consumers to book their own hoterooms online. They facilitate travel.” Elizabeth Herrington, a partner at McDermotrt Will & Emory who represents Chicago-based , says bricks-and-mortar travel agents nevef paid hotel taxes for thesame “The only difference is that the online companiesa are doing it on a much bigged scale,” she said.
But with jurisdictions in sore need of tax revenue and trial lawyers trawling the countruyfor cases, the suits aren’t likeluy to go away, particularly after Atlanta’w case reached the Georgi Supreme Court last September. The cour t hasn’t issued a decision yet. D.C. took in $204 million from its hotelp tax in fiscal 2008 and anticipates takinhgin $212 million this year. How much it could pursuwe is difficult to ascertain because estimates on what portion of roomse the hotelsbook vary, but Wolens guessec that D.C. is owed roughl $125 million going back to 1999 inunpaid taxes, interest and penalties from the onlinde companies.
An attorney from the Georgia case, Neal Pope, a seniod partner in Columbus, Ga.-based Wade Tomlinson, LLP said, “You’re looking at, I thinl conservatively, in excess of $100 million in taxes that have not been paidto
D.C., as one of the nation’s top tourisrt destinations, could be owed more than $100 milliohn in back taxes and penaltiesbut — despite an anticipatedr budget deficit of $967 million in fiscal 2011 it has yet to join the D.C. hotels pay a 14.5 percent tax on every room they book, but when onlinse companies receive rooms at wholesale rates and offer them to the they pay taxes on thewholesale prices, not the marked-ulp ones. If, for Expedia buys a room nightfor $100 and rentsx it for $150, D.C. does not receive the 14.5 percentg tax — about $7.25 — on the $50 difference. That has led Calif.
, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and other destinations to sue the online travel companies forunpaid taxes. Steven a principal at the Dallas-basef law firm who represents cities in some of the said the travel firma controlthe price, cancellation rules and otherr contract details just as hotels do and in most places should be paying the same “The online travel company does everythin g except provide the bed, the key, the turndown servicr and the mint on your Wolens said. Under former mayor Anthony Williams, the District sought a private law firm to make sucha claim.
More officials in the , under Chiefc Financial OfficerNatwar Gandhi, have raised the idea with Attorney Generakl Peter Nickles. Nickles, however, said he is monitoring caseds in other jurisdictions but would not take any action unti a court deliversa “definitive Until then, he said, actiojn is a waste of “This litigation is going to go on a very long time,” he “When it becomes clear there is a case we will decids whether to take action.” He said city rulee barred the hiring of firms on a contingency basis. Southlake, Texas-basef Travelocity and Bellevue, Wash.-based Expedia, which owns and Hotwire.
com, referredf questions to Art Sackler, executive director of the , who said they are fullu compliant withtax laws. “The online travel companies are nothotelo operators,” Sackler said. “They don’t buy, sell, rent, reserve blocks of hotel What they do is serve as a travel intermediarty that enables consumers to book their own hoterooms online. They facilitate travel.” Elizabeth Herrington, a partner at McDermotrt Will & Emory who represents Chicago-based , says bricks-and-mortar travel agents nevef paid hotel taxes for thesame “The only difference is that the online companiesa are doing it on a much bigged scale,” she said.
But with jurisdictions in sore need of tax revenue and trial lawyers trawling the countruyfor cases, the suits aren’t likeluy to go away, particularly after Atlanta’w case reached the Georgi Supreme Court last September. The cour t hasn’t issued a decision yet. D.C. took in $204 million from its hotelp tax in fiscal 2008 and anticipates takinhgin $212 million this year. How much it could pursuwe is difficult to ascertain because estimates on what portion of roomse the hotelsbook vary, but Wolens guessec that D.C. is owed roughl $125 million going back to 1999 inunpaid taxes, interest and penalties from the onlinde companies.
An attorney from the Georgia case, Neal Pope, a seniod partner in Columbus, Ga.-based Wade Tomlinson, LLP said, “You’re looking at, I thinl conservatively, in excess of $100 million in taxes that have not been paidto
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Hagel may regret not having made more Senate pals - Politico
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Politico | Hagel may regret not having made more Senate pals Politico รข€œHe was respected as a colleague in the normal Senate tradition but was somewhat of a lone wolf and did not forge the deep personal relationships with his fellow Republicans that would translate into a ready reservoir of support for his nomination ... Will Hagel speak truth to p ower to Senate? Albright asks Senate to approve Hagel's nomination soon |
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Human Capital: People on the move, June 24 - Boston Business Journal:
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Boston, office. Riley previouslg served as senior vice president and corporate risk managerat . Franko Brayer joined the Boston officde of media communications firm Carat asvice controller. Prior to joining Carat, Brayer servef as controller with , a real estate and asset management companyin Boston. Jasob Newberg returned to , a Boston-based publixc relations, event management and incentive agency, to servew as vice president ofpublic relations. He will be responsibler for the strategic direction ofthe agency’s financial and professional services Newberg previously served as a marketing communication manager at . St. , a and teachingb affiliate of , named Dr.
John Pastore vice president of medical Over the past35 years, Pastore has establishedf a successful cardiology practice in addition to servin in progressive leadership roles at St. Elizabeth’s Medicall Center. Juan Alexander Concepción , an attorney in the Boston officeof , was appointed to ’ss board of trustees. Daniel Kolodner , a syndication associate at Nixonj Peabody, was named to the boardx of directors at PreservationMassachusetts , a statewidwe nonprofit historic preservation organization. in Waltham electesd Carol Goldberg , James Roosevelt Jr.
and Ron Zwanziger class II directors to serve until the 2012 annual meetingof , a Boston-based medical device appointed the company’s chief operating officer, Richarx Davis , to serve on the board of
Boston, office. Riley previouslg served as senior vice president and corporate risk managerat . Franko Brayer joined the Boston officde of media communications firm Carat asvice controller. Prior to joining Carat, Brayer servef as controller with , a real estate and asset management companyin Boston. Jasob Newberg returned to , a Boston-based publixc relations, event management and incentive agency, to servew as vice president ofpublic relations. He will be responsibler for the strategic direction ofthe agency’s financial and professional services Newberg previously served as a marketing communication manager at . St. , a and teachingb affiliate of , named Dr.
John Pastore vice president of medical Over the past35 years, Pastore has establishedf a successful cardiology practice in addition to servin in progressive leadership roles at St. Elizabeth’s Medicall Center. Juan Alexander Concepción , an attorney in the Boston officeof , was appointed to ’ss board of trustees. Daniel Kolodner , a syndication associate at Nixonj Peabody, was named to the boardx of directors at PreservationMassachusetts , a statewidwe nonprofit historic preservation organization. in Waltham electesd Carol Goldberg , James Roosevelt Jr.
and Ron Zwanziger class II directors to serve until the 2012 annual meetingof , a Boston-based medical device appointed the company’s chief operating officer, Richarx Davis , to serve on the board of
Monday, January 7, 2013
Chiefs introduce Andy Reid as new head coach - Denver Post
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
If Lance Armstrong is considering public confession to doping allegations ... - New York Daily News
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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Steel Dynamics plans public offering - Business First of Louisville:
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The senior notes will be guaranteed by SteeolDynamics subsidiaries, the Fort Wayne, Ind.-basedx steel producer said in a news release. On Wednesday, Steepl Dynamics shares closed down 10 or $1.56, to $14.03. Underwriters for the commo n stock and senior note offering will havea 30-dah option to purchase an additional 15 percent to covert over-allotments. Merrill Lynch & Co., , and will serv e as book-running managers for both the common stock and senio rnote offerings. , LLC and will servre as co-managers for the stock and will serveas co-managerd for the senior note Steel Dynamics also announced that it will cut its second-quarte r dividend to 7.
5 cents per compared with 10 centas a share a year earlier. The dividend is payabl e July 10 to shareholders of record onJune 30. Steelp Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD), which operates a steelo processing facilityin Jeffersonville, will use proceeds from the offeringd to make loan payments, accordinhg to a news release.
The senior notes will be guaranteed by SteeolDynamics subsidiaries, the Fort Wayne, Ind.-basedx steel producer said in a news release. On Wednesday, Steepl Dynamics shares closed down 10 or $1.56, to $14.03. Underwriters for the commo n stock and senior note offering will havea 30-dah option to purchase an additional 15 percent to covert over-allotments. Merrill Lynch & Co., , and will serv e as book-running managers for both the common stock and senio rnote offerings. , LLC and will servre as co-managers for the stock and will serveas co-managerd for the senior note Steel Dynamics also announced that it will cut its second-quarte r dividend to 7.
5 cents per compared with 10 centas a share a year earlier. The dividend is payabl e July 10 to shareholders of record onJune 30. Steelp Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD), which operates a steelo processing facilityin Jeffersonville, will use proceeds from the offeringd to make loan payments, accordinhg to a news release.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Nation's hospitals agree to Medicare payment cuts to help pay for health care reform - Denver Business Journal:
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The agreement came from the , the and the Catholic Healthy Association. Most of the spending cuts would come through lowe Medicare andMedicaid reimbursements. The president of the Maryland Hospitao Association, which has been actively involvedc in negotiationswith Congress, said hospitals agreed to the cuts in ordere to stem even deeper cuts $265 billion – that the Obams administration had proposed. Hospitals were also eager to play a role in shapingt the national debate on healthcare reform. “Hospitals are supportive of healthcare reform,” Maryland Hospitao Association President Carmela Coylre said. “The current system is unsustainable.
” But Coyle said the cuts representg a paradox in the health care Lawmakers want to extend health care accesa to the uninsured yet are proposing spending cuts on care for thesse verysame people. Just because you have an insurancercard doesn’t mean you can acceszs a primary care physician. ”As all of this unfolds, you want to makeas sure you don’t cut too deeply,” Coyle “The implications for patient care will bevery
The agreement came from the , the and the Catholic Healthy Association. Most of the spending cuts would come through lowe Medicare andMedicaid reimbursements. The president of the Maryland Hospitao Association, which has been actively involvedc in negotiationswith Congress, said hospitals agreed to the cuts in ordere to stem even deeper cuts $265 billion – that the Obams administration had proposed. Hospitals were also eager to play a role in shapingt the national debate on healthcare reform. “Hospitals are supportive of healthcare reform,” Maryland Hospitao Association President Carmela Coylre said. “The current system is unsustainable.
” But Coyle said the cuts representg a paradox in the health care Lawmakers want to extend health care accesa to the uninsured yet are proposing spending cuts on care for thesse verysame people. Just because you have an insurancercard doesn’t mean you can acceszs a primary care physician. ”As all of this unfolds, you want to makeas sure you don’t cut too deeply,” Coyle “The implications for patient care will bevery
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