International Accounting-General Issues and Classification (Library of International Accounting, Vol 1)

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This volume presents a thorough overview of recent developments in the area of international accounting.

Part I of this volume looks at introductory issues, including some papers on classification of accounting systems. Part II contains papers on the measurement and the effects of international accounting diversity.

This collection will be an essential resource to students and researchers.

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Using accounts from dozens of individuals who have experienced problems stemming from workplace diversity, author Gladys Hankins, an experienced Human Resources Manager and diversity facilitator, offers solutions to the race- and gender-based problems facing corporations and other organizations. Diversity Blues offers answers for managers and employees alike for eradicating problems through a proactive, constructive process, helping to create prejudice- and discrimination-free work environments in which all organization members are free to contribute fully and grow.

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A Bold, Honest and Courageous Insight!!!.......2001-12-19

Dr. Gladys Hankins has done an excellent job at highlighting many of the subtle forms of racial prejudice and discrimination in corporate America. Her insight is rather compelling with documented real-life interviews and workshops with working adults of different races and gender, as well as individuals working in different capacities and corporate levels. She presents very balanced and fair perspectives of individuals of different racial backgrounds and gender. She has excellently highlighted rather destructive but subtle forms of racial prejudice and discrimination that are designed consciously or unconsciously to stifle or frustrate many talented and hardworking individuals in corporate America. She has presented these issues in a constructive and non-judgmental manner. No well-meaning company executive and leader would read this book without being propelled to "question" their own stand on fostering true diversity which must include fairness and equity in giving all deserving individuals (regardless of race and gender) equal opportunities for career development and vertical promotion. After reading this book, any well-meaning company executive and leader would be propelled to playing an imaginary role of switching places with a very qualified and hardworking woman or minority man. Such a person must then ask how they would feel if a glass or concrete ceiling were placed on them regardless of their output, productivity, talents, abilities and skills. In this book, Dr. Hankins does a terrific job of bringing out your humanity and reminding you that empowering others equates to empowering yourself, your company, your community and the country as a whole.

Dr. Hankins very nicely addresses the White Male fears of seeing any kind of advancement of women or minority men. She brings to light that the feelings and fears of the White Male must be adequately addressed before real progress in corporate diversity issues can be measured. Finally, she offers empowering statements to women and minority men reminding them that to value self from within still surpasses external value by others.

This book pierced through the very heart of many subtle forms of racial prejudice and discrimination in the workplace bringing to light the "Diversity Blues". Blues that continue to limit great minds and potentials, and essentially causing many companies to operate at 50% of their human potential. This book is a "must read" for every company executive and leader because it holds many empowering tools that can help any company maximize the potentials of their intelligent, hardworking, well-meaning and well-deserving employees of the human race. Five stars to "Diversity Blues" and congratulations to Dr. Hankins for a brilliant job!!!

An Incredibly Well-rounded, Bold and Honest Insight !!!.......2001-12-18

Diversity Blues..a commitment to shake 'em.......2001-04-25

At this crucial point in the history of the world's major organizations, when far too many are struggling for economic survival, Dr. Hankins makes it painfully clear that Diversity is often misunderstood, undervalued, and benignly, if not overtly, neglected. She goes on to make a compelling case for proactively managing diversity; not the least of her arguments is that an ongoing process for managing divesity must be built into every facet of an organization's business. Her prescription for a healthy organization is to implement ongoing diversity that affects a real change in attitudes so that its members acknowledge and respect human and cultural differences. She makes good common sense! A healthy organization is empowered and enabled to deliver critical results that assure business success and profitabilty. Finally! A book on diversity for the boardroom and the lunch bunch!

While accomplishing a clear and valid intellectual case for "principle-based diversity in today's workplace, Dr. Hankins conveys a deep understanding of the negative human emotions that foster racism and sexism. She challenged me to introspection and reflection by presenting more than statistics and scientific data alone. Personal and group interviews, along with her own personal experience and observation uncover the raw, destructive nature of racism and sexism.

Then, with style and savvy, Dr. Hankins shares a vision for a prejudice-free, discrimination free-organization and addresses key roles all of us must play to create it. Unlike any other dissertation I've read on diversity, "Diversity Blues" has inspired me to reaffirm my commitment to be part of the solution of living a principle-based diversity.

Diversity Blues rekindled my drive to create the world I wan.......2001-03-31

Well done! Dr Hankins does an excellent job of recognizing the state of discrimination and prejudice as I experience it in my life (easier to ignore than 20 years ago). She does two things that really opened my eyes and compelled me to act. The first is identifying the problems as they look today and bringing to light the erosion of productivity this causes. The second is presenting a solid business case for why I should take action to fix these problems. Dr Hankins' style is refreshingly logical and direct. I was compelled to read each next chapter and was ready to spring into action when I finished the last page. This is required reading for everyone who cares about their world.

Enlightening and inspiring!.......2001-03-14

This book is a real eye-opener to everyone who thinks, "we're in pretty good shape as far as diversity is concerned". Its numerous insightful and moving testimonials involve the reader both intellectually and emotionally and convey that modern racism and sexism in the workplace are still a sad reality.

Dr. Hankins challenges readers to examine and revise their own beliefs and assumptions about people who exhibit differences. She reminds all of us regardless of our gender and ethnicity to assume responsibility and ownership for creating the kind of environment, and ultimately the world, we want to live in. To do that she offers strategies to those who are the targets of prejudice and discrimination, encouraging them to address issues from a position of empowerment rather than victimization. She also provides sound guidelines to leaders on how to develop a comprehensive diversity management strategy that goes beyond mere diverse enrollment.

A truly enlightening and inspiring book!

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Vault Insider Guide to Medical School Admissions: Premier Edition (Vault Career Library)
Sujay Kansagra
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The Medical School Interview: Secrets and a System for Success

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Over seventy members of the Duke Medical School Class of 2006 have collaborated to detail the successful premed process from choosing an undergraduate major and carrying out research to taking the MCAT, to choosing a school, applying, interviewing, taking time off, the MSTP program and more.

The Insider's Guide to the McAt (Pre-Medical: Pre-Health Professions)

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Great overall book
i didn't know the ox knew how to write.
Great Book

The Insider's Guide to the McAt (Pre-Medical: Pre-Health Professions)
Chirag Amin , Vikas Bhushan , Tao Le , and Stephen Yoo
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ASIN: 0683306987

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Great overall book.......2003-05-01

This book has little known facts, stratagies, and techniques for scoring well on the MCAT and also gaining entrance into medical school. It's a great book for those who are just begining the long process of studying for the MCAT exam. This won't be nearly enough information to cover all the bases for the MCAT, but it will answer most of your questions about the MCAT and what type of score you need to attain. It also briefly mentions some medical schools and an overview of their avarage admission statistics. It does fail to give information about osteopathic medical schools, however, which is a significant drawback. Otherwise it is highly recommended for potential medical school applicants.

i didn't know the ox knew how to write........2002-01-02

it's hard to believe that the ox could write such an awesome book. go ox!

Great Book.......2000-12-28

I was looking for an MCAT reveiw book for my son. I came across this one in our campus bookstore. I found it to be well organized, well written, and nearly complete. However, the biology section is missing at least one key topic - a discussion and a schematic drawing of the nephron. Perhaps this deficieny will be taken off in the next edition.

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This is a book on nonlinear dynamical systems and their bifurcations under parameter variation. It provides a reader with a solid basis in dynamical systems theory, as well as explicit procedures for application of general mathematical results to particular problems. Special attention is given to efficient numerical implementations of the developed techniques. Several examples from recent research papers are used as illustrations. The book is designed for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in applied mathematics, as well as for Ph.D. students and researchers in physics, biology, engineering, and economics who use dynamical systems as model tools in their studies. A moderate mathematical background is assumed, and whenever possible, only elementary mathematical tools are used. This new edition preserves the structure of the first edition, while updating the context to incorporate recent theoretical developments, in particular, new and improved numerical methods for bifurcation analysis. Reviews of the first edition: "I know of no other book that so clearly explains the basic phenomena of bifurcation theory." Math Reviews "The book is a fine addition to the dynamical systems literature. It is good to see, in our modern rush to quick publication, that we, as a mathematical community, still have time to bring together, and in such a readable and considered form, the important results on our subject." Bulletin of the AMS

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ELEMENTS OF APPLIED BIFURCATION THEORY
YURI A. KUZNETSOV
Manufacturer: SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC.
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One of my favorite classics

A literary time machine

Nostalgia not what it used to be.

An excellent appreciation of the "old" ways

Lark Rise to Candleford (Penguin Modern Classics)
Flora Thompson
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One of my favorite classics.......2006-03-21

I am so glad this book is still in print. It is one of my very favorites, and I read it at least once per year, like Huckleberry Finn. For those of us who love nature, and tales of growing up in the out-of-doors, this is a beautiful book of the natural world and agricultural lands. It contains wonderful sketches about farm life in the turn-of-the century English countryside, school life, and village characters. This book reminds me of Cider With Rosie (also called The Edge of Day) by Laurie Lee, another excellent book about growing up in England, set around the time of WWI. This is truly worthwhile reading. If you have read "Lark Rise to Candleford" and enjoyed it, another book by Flora Thompson, "Still Glides the Stream", deals with the same subject matter and is also very good.

A literary time machine.......2005-12-08

LRTC is one of those books that I read almost every year. Why you should ask? There is no other book that provides a view into a time long past as Flora Thompson does in this and her other major work, "Still Glides the Stream". These are works that allow you to see, smell, taste and touch the fabric of a society in full measure. There is nothing maudlin or sentimental in these works, they demonstrate the grinding poverty of the rural poor in the late 19th century when slowly but surely the winds of change were at work to topple once and for all the rigid hierarchy of the Victorian class system. Also lost are the rural traditions and folk life of a people bonded to the earth and its seasonal cycles. Yet at the same time fully demonstrating the quiet joys and happiness that take place within the family of Laura, the main character who is a thinly disguised Flora Thompson.
One of the great characters in literature you will meet here is Miss Dorcas Lane, the village postmistress Laura goes to work for. She has the grit, grace and humanity of a Dickens character. Miss Lane also is at the vanguard of a new era, when it's revealed she prefers reading Darwin than suffering the Victorian Bible babble around her.
Once encountered, this book will remain a trusted old friend to turn to again and again.

Nostalgia not what it used to be........2001-08-17

As the previous customer review notes, "Lark Rise to Candleford" fully details life in, alternately, an English hamlet (Lark Rise), a village and a town (Candleford) at the turn of the 20th C. And, as with the prior review, the book is invariably described as a fond recollection of a bygone, uncomplicated era. I value it, though, for the opposite reason, that by describing agricultural life of the last century so accurately and dispassionately, it unintentionally shows such life to be overwhelmingly impoverished, bare and humdrum. In several passages, the author Flora Thompson scolds herself for making the hamlet and village sound so unremittingly dull. Ironically, her protests only underscore the reality of daily existence. One of her most telling observations is about the rarity of drunkenness in Lark Rise, not, as one might infer, because of a higher moral standard, but because no one could afford more than a glass of beer at a sitting. At another point, she describes without editorial the death of noblesse oblige and the resulting hand-to-mouth poverty, unbroken by one-time manor-sponsored holidays and fetes, that accompanied the transition from tenant to wage farming in the latter half of the 19th century. The ultimate strength of this book for me, therefore, is its reminder that, for so many Western people, these really are the good, old days.

An excellent appreciation of the "old" ways.......1997-12-27

This trilogy was one I read many years ago and only returned to recently. On this reading it was an even better - recalling in detail a life which has totally gone now but has a wonder and joy in it which we can no longer experience. On having her fortune told - the main character was told she would be loved by people she had never met - for once astrology worked. An excellent piece of literature.

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simple account of a lost lifestyle

Illustrated Lark Rise to Candleford
Flora Thompson
Manufacturer: Crown Publishers Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 051755187X
Release Date: 1984-12-30

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simple account of a lost lifestyle.......1999-12-02

I borrowed this book from the library. I love the illustrations, which very much enhance the story. The author reminisces about the way things were in the English countryside in the 1880's. Her accounts and descriptions might be simple, of everyday tasks that we don't think much about, but i really enjoyed learning about these details.

The book i read, the "Illustrated" version, is an abrigment of the thre volumes. The editors say at the end that the abridgment was done mostly to avoid repetition, which exists in the three books so that they can be read independently of each other.

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Lark Rise to Candleford (World's Classics)
Flora Thompson
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0192505424

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Flora Thompson: The Story of the "Lark Rise" Writer
Gillian Lindsay
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THE ILLUSTRATED LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD
FLORA THOMPSON
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THE ILLUSTRATED LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD
THOMPSON FLORA
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THE ILLUSTRATED LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD, A TRILOGY BY FLORA THOMPSON
FLORA THOMPSON
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THE ILLUSTRATED LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD.
Flora & Julian Shuckburgh (Editor). Thompson
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THE ILLUSTRATED LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD.
Flora. Thompson
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Defending Life is the most comprehensive defense of the prolife position on abortion ever published. It is sophisticated, but still accessible to the ordinary citizen. Without high-pitched rhetoric or appeals to religion, the author offers a careful and respectful case for why the prolife view of human life is correct. He responds to the strongest prochoice arguments found in law, science, philosophy, politics, and the media. He explains and critiques Roe v. Wade, and he explains why virtually all the popular prochoice arguments fail. There is simply nothing like this book.

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Put on your thinking caps!.......2007-09-30

My undergraduate education was in engineering and I work in electronics (I'm what you might call a "ones and zeros" kind of guy.) So, I am pretty far from being a philosopher or a lawyer - but I do work with logic every day. And Dr. Beckwith's "circuit analysis," trouble-shooting, and reasoning on this incredibly important issue - pass the logic test. ;)

I highly recommend this book for anyone with an interest in the abortion debate.

For people who are inclined towards the "Pro Abortion Choice" perspective - here is what you are up against (intellectually speaking.) You should seriously consider reading this book to flesh out your position(s) and arguments for defending abortion choice. And be prepared to have your reasons for being "Pro Abortion Choice" put to the test!

For people more inclined to be "Pro Life" - this book will no doubt help you improve your ability to articulate and defend your position. It will also (more than likely) give you a good understanding of all the key points related to the abortion issue, as well as a equipping you with an education in the best arguments from the "Pro Abortion Choice" camp.

In either case, if you are under the assumption that being "Pro Life" is a "religious" perspective - you will definitely be set straight. Don't expect to encounter a religious or theological perspective in this book. Agnostics, Atheists, and Theists all have equal playing field here.

I came away from this book much better informed about the abortion debate, much more grounded in my "Pro Life" perspective, and much more motivated to help raise awareness about what abortion really is.

And I came away feeling like I made a new friend in Francis Beckwith.

The case against abortion.......2007-09-27

This is certainly the newest pro-life work to appear, and arguably among the best. It not only lays out the legal, rational, moral and philosophical case against abortion choice, but it more broadly makes the case for human equality and the sanctity of life.

Beckwith is an American professor of law and philosophy who has written extensively on these issues previously. This volume brings together years of thinking and debating on this contentious issue. It is an invaluable resource for all those wishing to stand up for human life at all stages of development, and to counter the arguments of the pro-choice brigade.

The first third of the book paints with broad brush strokes, examining moral reasoning, legal considerations, and political dimensions of the abortion debate.

The second third of the book looks more closely at the abortion debate per se, looking at the science, the morality and the arguments involved in the debate about abortion.

The final third of the book extends these considerations to recent developments in bioethics, including cloning and stem cell research.

The second and longest section of this book does many things, including carefully dismantling the various arguments put forward by the pro-abortion camp. All the leading pro-abortion thinkers, such as Thompson, Boonin, Stretton, and Dworkin are taken on, with their positions carefully assessed and interacted with.

On the broader issue of human equality, Beckwith argues for the substance view which states that a human being "is intrinsically valuable because of the sort of thing it is and the human being remains that sort of thing as long as it exists". That is, an individual "maintains absolute identity through time while it grows, develops, and undergoes numerous changes".

Various functions and capacities, whether fully realised or utilised do not constitute a person. Thus a human being is never a potential person, but is always a person at different stages of development, whether potential properties and capacities are actualised or not.

This view stand in stark contrast to the utilitarian and functionalist views held by most pro-abortionists. They argue that personhood is not inherent or intrinsic, but based on certain capacities and functions, be it consciousness, sentience, self-awareness, the ability to reason, and so on.

As to the specifics of the abortion debate, Beckwith responds to the numerous objections raised by pro-abortionists over the years. For example, consider the argument often heard, involving the hard cases of rape and incest. These are certainly tragic events, but in no way can they be used to justify an abortion.

First, such cases are extremely rare, making up just a tiny fraction of all abortions. Second, to argue for the legalisation of abortion because of these extreme cases would be similar to arguing that we eliminate traffic laws because in some rare cases they need to be violated, as in rushing a loved one to hospital.

Third, it simply begs the question by assuming the unborn child is not fully human. Fifth, to justify abortion in these circumstances is to argue that it is acceptable to forfeit a life for the alleged benefit of another. But a basic ethical intuition argues that we may not kill one person to possibly save another. John may desperately need a vital organ of Mary to stay alive, but he has no right to demand it, especially if it entails killing her in the process.

The more recent, and difficult, cases of embryo research, human cloning and stem cell therapies are also examined, looking at the various justifications given for them, and their pro-life responses. Similar issues arise here concerning the nature of personhood and the inviolability of life.

Beckwith closes by laying out his case as it has been argued throughout: the unborn are full members of the human community; it is wrong to kill members of that community; abortion kills the unborn entity; therefore abortion is morally wrong.

The three hundred pages of tightly-knit argumentation and logical-constructed reasoning take on nearly all the major justifications for abortion. All are found wanting - morally, legally, and philosophically. Beckwith is to be praised for assembling in one volume some of the best pro-life argumentation around.

Outstanding Contribution to Abortion Debate.......2007-09-21

Beckwith's primary purpose is to provide a thorough defense of the pro-life position and its grounding in the "substance view" of human persons--a view he claims best explains human equality. He writes: "This book is, in a sense, then, not really a book about abortion, but rather, a book about human equality." Frank contends that the larger metaphysical question--who are we?--should be answered by enlarging our definition of the human family to include the unborn. His secondary purpose is to examine the relationship between abortion and law, politics, and public discourse.

The pro-life argument Frank defends can be outlined as follows:

1. The unborn entity, from the moment of conception, is a full-fledged member of the human community.
2. It is prima facie morally wrong to kill any member of that community.
3. Every successful abortion kills an unborn entity, a full-fledged member of the human community.
4. Therefore, every successful abortion is prima facie morally wrong.

The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 deals with moral reasoning, the law, and politics. Part 2 is the core of Frank's case for the pro-life view, which includes both the scientific and philosophic considerations. Part 3 takes on cloning and embryonic stem-cell research.

The thrust of the text is philosophical and jurisprudential rather than religious. In each case, the arguments presented pass the test of public reason. That's not because he thinks theology doesn't count as real knowledge (indeed, he argues elsewhere it does). Rather, he's cutting-off secular critics who unjustly dismiss pro-life arguments with the wand of "faith"--which they define as non-rational and subjective.

Frank sums up the current controversy this way: "At the end of the day, the abortion debate is about who and what we are and whether we can know it."

And Nothing but the Truth: Real-Life Stories of Americans Defending Their Faith and Protecting Their Families

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Nothing but Lies
Rev. Thomas L. Pedigo

And Nothing but the Truth: Real-Life Stories of Americans Defending Their Faith and Protecting Their Families
Jay Sekulow , and Keith Fournier
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Nothing but Lies.......2005-10-05

What a bunch of garbage. The Christian Fascists are in full control of all branches of federal government, but leave it to them to portray themselves as still being oppressed. It will be a glorious day when the evil spell of religious mind control of the "Rapture Right" is finally BROKEN. If you want a book that tells the truth, I strongly recommend getting a copy of "With God on Their Side: How Christian Fundamentalists Trampled Science, Policy, and Democracy in George W. Bush's White House" by Esther Kaplan.

Rev. Thomas L. Pedigo.......2000-10-12

This is a must read for activist Christians who have heard about, seen or experienced the erosion of their religious freedoms in the public square or private sector. The subtitle to this book is, "Real-life stories of Americans defending their faith and protecting their families." Writers Jay Sekulow and Keith Fournier of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) are conservative Christians who have fought many legal battles concerning church-state issues. They demonstrate, through a wide variety of real examples, how there is a growing consensus that would "displace Judeo-Christian values and stifle religious expression in the public sector." The content of this book involves three major sections: (1) a time for new beginnings; (2) the battle zone; and (3) the future. While it is highly legal in its historical flow and social ramifications, they offer numerous practical applications for the common citizen. The authors have rightly attacked the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and similar groups that have "launched disinformation campaigns regarding how the doctrine of separation of church and state should be interpreted." This book offers hope for those who believe their faith is under fire...and solid answers as to how to restrain or put out the fire. "And Nothing But the Truth" will motivate you to action!

Defending Rights: A Life in Law and Politics

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Insightful, exciting read; convinced me to go to law school

Defending Rights: A Life in Law and Politics
Frank Askin
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Insightful, exciting read; convinced me to go to law school.......2004-06-08

For a long time I was looking for a book that could describe public-interest law from a day-to-day perspective. Although Askin packs decades of his career into the book, he provides lots of detail about the many victories and setbacks he has experienced--what happened in each case, why he believes it happened, how much luck played a role, how he disagreed with others about strategy, etc. In all it's the most accessible book about law I have ever read, thanks to Askin's friendly style, straightforward writing, and passion for the events he is describing.

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