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| Small bank, big winner - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Small bank, big winner- Globe and Mail, Canada - 51 minutes ago- If we can summarize the third-quarter earnings for Canada's Big Banks, the last of which reported on Thursday morning, it would go like this: No big ...- Scotiabank earnings dip 2% ReportonBusiness.com- Scotiabank earnings dip on credit losses, capital markets GlobalTV- Scotiabank's US acquisition talk draws warning Globe and Mail- Globe and Mailall 15 news articles - | |
| At the open: Banks looking hot - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| CanadianBusiness.com- At the open: Banks looking hot- Globe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour ago- Canada's benchmark index was firing on all cylinders on Thursday morning after the last of the Big Banks reported their third quarter results and removed ...- North American markets tumble amid financial worries TheChronicleHerald.ca- TSX falls 165 in falling energy, financial stocks;financials also ... CanadianBusiness.com- Premarket: GDP pops Globe and Mail- all 20 news articles - | |
| US growth, Hurricane Gustav, National Bank, Royal Bank, TD Bank ... - Na... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| US growth, Hurricane Gustav, National Bank, Royal Bank, TD Bank ...- National Post, Canada - 1 hour ago- National Bank, Royal Bank and Toronto Dominion Bank reported fiscal third quarter earnings this morning. Once again, reports confirm that the banks are ... - | |
| Market finds encouraging note in CIBC's third-quarter results - Edmo... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Market finds encouraging note in CIBC's third-quarter results- Edmonton Journal, Canada - 2 hours ago- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reported lower than expected charges on structured-credit investments as it booked its first profit in three quarters on ... - | |
| Letters to the Editor - Owen Sound Sun Times | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Boston Globe- Letters to the Editor- Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada - 4 hours ago- Their stock values on the New York Stock exchange plummeted and the two companies are now flirting with bankruptcy themselves. ...- The Greatest Bailout of All Time HoweStreet.com- Some regional banks exposed to Fannie, Freddie CEP News- Comment by Christopher Whalen Managing Director, Institutional Risk Analytics- all 1,398 news articles - | |
| Delay not their De'fault' - London Free Press | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Delay not their De'fault'- London Free Press, Canada - 6 hours ago- The band says its label TVT filed for bankruptcy -- and so it's good to be out of TVT's career-killing grip. Buzz band My Darkest Days is on the 19-and-up ... - | |
| Transaction fees know no limits - Hamilton Spectator | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Transaction fees know no limits- Hamilton Spectator, Canada - 6 hours ago- You may be familiar with that Interac logo on the back of your debit and credit cards, but you likely don't know much about this non-profit company. ... - | |
| Canadian Investment Awards launches award to recognize ... - Ecolog.com ... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Canadian Investment Awards launches award to recognize ...- Ecolog.com (subscription), Canada - 3 hours ago- The Canadian Investment Awards (CIA), an awards program recognizing excellence in the financial services industry, has announced that a new environmental ... - | |
| Aliant Presenting Sponsor for Canoe '09 - Investing in Atlantic ... ... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Aliant Presenting Sponsor for Canoe '09 - Investing in Atlantic ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 14 minutes ago- Aliant, Atlantic Canada's leading communications and information technology provider will be the Presenting Sponsor for the 2009 International Canoe ... - | |
| Irving continues investing $120 million in tissue business - Telegraph-J... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Irving continues investing $120 million in tissue business- Telegraph-Journal, Canada - 6 hours ago- "This is a continuing investment in the tissue business for us, in terms of growing our business both in Canada and the United States," said Irving Tissue ... - | |
| Humber College Set To Expand - Canada NewsWire (press release) | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Humber College Set To Expand- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 13 minutes ago- Investing in skills training for our workers is the right thing to do for our families and for a stronger Ontario economy," said Minister of Training, ... - | |
| Saving, growing and working money - [here] | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Saving, growing and working money- [here], Canada - 6 hours ago- Dereck Slattery, a financial consultant with IPC Investment Corporation, agrees. "I never advise investing unless the client has about five years for the ... - | |
| National Bank Releases its Third Quarter 2008 Results - Stockhouse | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| National Bank Releases its Third Quarter 2008 Results- Stockhouse, Canada - 3 hours ago- The narrower net interest margin on deposits and credit products was partially offset by the wider net interest margin on credit cards. ... - | |
| TD Bank profit falls, but bank hikes dividend - ReportonBusiness.com | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| TD Bank profit falls, but bank hikes dividend- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - 1 hour ago- TD cited strong volume growth across most banking products, particularly deposits, real estate secured lending and credit cards, including revenue from its ... - | |
| Desjardins financial grows outside Quebec - The Gazette (Montreal) | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Desjardins financial grows outside Quebec- The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 2 hours ago- Desjardins Financial Security, the life and health insurance arm of the $152-billion Desjardins Group, said yesterday that business growth outside Quebec ... - | |
| Finding new homes for cats a matter of life and death - Northumberland T... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Finding new homes for cats a matter of life and death- Northumberland Today, Canada - 4 hours ago- A Port Hope couple have been told they must get rid of their feline family or they will no longer be eligible for home-owners insurance. ... - | |
| Bank earnings help send TSX higher; NY also gains on strong GDP ... - 66... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| 660 News- Bank earnings help send TSX higher; NY also gains on strong GDP ...- 660 News, Canada - 33 minutes ago- Profit was reduced primarily by writedowns at RBC's capital markets arm and by provisions for bad loans and writedowns in its US banking arm. ... - | |
| TD Bank raises dividend - ReportonBusiness.com | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| CEP News- TD Bank raises dividend- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - 2 hours ago- Revenues from TD Canada Trust rose 6 per cent from the previous quarter, to $2.3-billion, with strong growth in consumer loans and savings deposits. ...- TD earnings slide on drop at wholesale banking unit CBC.ca- all 21 news articles - | |
| A Majority of Retail Bank Customers in Canada Take Advantage of ... - Ex... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| A Majority of Retail Bank Customers in Canada Take Advantage of ...- Exchange Morning Post, Canada - 2 hours ago- The study includes the largest financial institutions-banks and credit unions-in Canada, and was fielded in two periods in 2008, between March and April and ... - | |
| Poverty, lack of healthcare a global killer: WHO - National Post | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| AFP- Poverty, lack of healthcare a global killer: WHO- National Post, Canada - 1 hour ago- "The Commission advocates financing the health-care system through general taxation and/or mandatory universal insurance... the evidence is compellingly in ...- WHO study backs universal health care Reuters Canada- all 54 news articles - | |
| How a physician's wage is determined - Maple Creek News-Times | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| How a physician's wage is determined- Maple Creek News-Times, Canada - 14 minutes ago- Under the new primary health care model, physicians are paid a fixed amount. Under fee for service compensation, doctors bill the provincial Ministry of ... - | |
| Fidelity Research on Generation X / Y Shows That Financial ... - MarketW... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Fidelity Research on Generation X / Y Shows That Financial ...- MarketWatch - 2 hours ago- Fidelity offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and human resources and benefits outsourcing services to 24 million individuals and ... - | |
| Overcoming clients' puny nest eggs - InvestmentNews | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Overcoming clients' puny nest eggs- InvestmentNews, NY - 46 minutes ago- Instead, they postpone retirement planning and serious retirement saving until they are near retirement age. Financial advisers must deal with the ...- Americans Today Are Rethinking the Notion of What It Means to Be ... Trading Markets (press release)- all 9 news articles - | |
| Morneau Sobeco: Salary Increase Expectations for 2009 Showing ... - Mark... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Morneau Sobeco: Salary Increase Expectations for 2009 Showing ...- MarketWatch - 2 hours ago- Furthermore, 45% of respondents are planning to offer pension or benefit information sessions and one-third of employers are planning to offer retirement ... - | |
| Area ERs won't see extra money - London Free Press | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Area ERs won't see extra money- London Free Press, Canada - 6 hours ago- She noted hospitals getting funds face strict performance deadlines and unless improvements are seen in emergency waits within a set time frame, ... - | |
| ECONOMY: Forecast for another $8.5 billion surplus, but dark ... - Alber... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| ECONOMY: Forecast for another $8.5 billion surplus, but dark ...- Alberta Index, Canada - 2 hours ago- Expense is forecast to be $38.1 billion, an increase of just over $1 billion, or three per cent, including increases for disaster/emergency assistance, ... - | |
| Banks will soon put subprime behind them: analyst - Financial Post | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Banks will soon put subprime behind them: analyst- Financial Post, Canada - 7 hours ago- TORONTO -- With Royal Bank, TD and National all posting strong third quarter-earnings with only limited losses from investments linked to subprime home ...- US growth, Hurricane Gustav, National Bank, Royal Bank, TD Bank ... National Post- RBC earnings off by 10% CBC.ca- National Bank reports a record high third-quarter profit of $286M KBS Radio- Reuters Canada - ReportonBusiness.comall 176 news articles - | |
| Canada's biggest banks report $4.15B in overall earnings for third .... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| News1130- Canada's biggest banks report $4.15B in overall earnings for third ...- 680 News, Canada - 7 hours ago- TORONTO - Canada's biggest banks wrapped up the third quarter with a 21 per cent drop in overall earnings, down to $4.15 billion, from a year-ago $5.26 ...- Hope for bank stocks CanadianBusiness.com- Financials, energy stock lift TSX TheChronicleHerald.ca- Financials, energy lead TSX to sharp gain;NY also ahead despite ... 680 News- all 42 news articles - | |
| CIBC losing ground in retail banking - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| CIBC losing ground in retail banking- Globe and Mail, Canada - 13 hours ago- While rivals such as TD Bank report double-digit profit growth from domestic branches, CIBC results are slipping. In a note Thursday to clients, ...- Concerns remain for CIBC's capital position National Post- CIBC preferred sale adds to record financing pace Globe and Mail- all 5 news articles - | |
| TD Bank Financial Group Q3 profit falls 9.6 per cent to $997 million - 6... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Financial Post- TD Bank Financial Group Q3 profit falls 9.6 per cent to $997 million- 680 News, Canada - 7 hours ago- TORONTO - TD Bank Financial Group (TSX:TD) says its profit for the third quarter was down 9.6 per cent to $997 million over the same time last year, ...- TD Bank raises dividend ReportonBusiness.com- TD earnings slide on drop at wholesale banking unit CBC.ca- TD's profit drops, but bank hikes dividend Financial Post- CEP Newsall 57 news articles - | |
| Sears Canada Takes Further Price Drops to Help Canadian Families ... - C... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Sears Canada Takes Further Price Drops to Help Canadian Families ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 13 hours ago- ... 106 Sears Travel offices and a nationwide home maintenance, repair, and installation network. The Company also publishes Canada's most extensive general ... - | |
| Image search firms target police, marketing users - ITWorld Canada | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Image search firms target police, marketing users- ITWorld Canada, Canada - 8 hours ago- That software is still at the drawing board and will eventually be tailored to meet specific requirements of individual law enforcement agencies. ... - | |
| Canada's airlines: Risky business - CBC.ca | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| CBC.ca- Canada's airlines: Risky business- CBC.ca, Canada - 11 hours ago- Still, the turmoil in the skies continued as a debt-laden Air Canada filed for bankruptcy protection on April 1, 2003, after suffering a string of heavy ... - | |
| There's just something comical about junk folder e-mails - Milton Ca... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| There's just something comical about junk folder e-mails- Milton Canadian Champion, Canada - 1 hour ago- I can just imagine the looks on passers' by faces if a headline like "Wal-Mart Declares Bankruptcy," screamed at them from inside newspaper boxes scattered ... - | |
| Greektown Casino Gambling On Expansion - Online Casino Advisory | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Greektown Casino Gambling On Expansion- Online Casino Advisory, Canada - 10 hours ago- Greektown, owned by the Sault St. Marie Chippewa tribe, has been in and out of bankruptcy protection, and had to lay off eighty-nine workers in June as part ... - | |
| Zoom Airlines cuts flights amid bankruptcy reports - Reuters Canada | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Telegraph.co.uk- Zoom Airlines cuts flights amid bankruptcy reports- Reuters Canada, Canada - 10 hours ago- CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Flights operated by Zoom Airlines, a discount transatlantic carrier, were canceled on Thursday amid reports the privately held ...- Travel agencies scramble after Newsdurhamregion.com- Zoom Airlines hits turbulence Financial Post- Zoom Airlines downed by debt Mississauga- 660 News - ReportonBusiness.comall 586 news articles - | |
| Truck and Pipeline Shipments Boost Canadian Exports to US in June - CEP ... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| CEP News- Truck and Pipeline Shipments Boost Canadian Exports to US in June- CEP News, Canada - 14 hours ago- (CEP News) - Canadian exports to the US rebounded in June after posting the first decline of the year in May, according to US figures. The US Bureau of ... - | |
| Zoom's demise leaves thousands stranded - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Telegraph.co.uk- Zoom's demise leaves thousands stranded- Globe and Mail, Canada - 36 minutes ago- Travellers who paid with their credit cards are being asked to phone their financial firms to request that charges be reversed for Zoom fares. ...- Hundreds of travellers stranded as high fuel prices claim Zoom ... 660 News- Zoom grounded Globe and Mail- all 586 news articles - | |
| Extremely Bad Advice: Pocket Universe - National Post | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Extremely Bad Advice: Pocket Universe- National Post, Canada - 12 hours ago- When I go "clubbing" on the weekends I have a credit card, three rolled up $20s, a house key and 19 tabs of ecstasy: That's it. Why are we so insistent on ... - | |
| Tough markets - South Delta Leader | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Tough markets- South Delta Leader, Canada - 6 hours ago- By keeping your perspective you can avoid the most common investing mistakes. Dreaming the impossible dream is not a sound approach to investing. ... - | |
| What about insurance stocks? - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| What about insurance stocks?- Globe and Mail, Canada - 13 hours ago- While bank valuations are compelling, he expects their earnings will fall 12 per cent in fiscal 2008, while life insurance companies should see their ...- Desjardins financial grows outside Quebec The Gazette (Montreal)- all 3 news articles - | |
| The Dangers of Paternalism - MWC News | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| MWC News- The Dangers of Paternalism- MWC News, Canada - 11 hours ago- As most everyone knows, the federal agency responsible for this ?insurance? is the FDIC. As I indicated in those blog entries, as long as it?s just a few ... - | |
| Sanjaya of "American Idol" Does TV Ad - TeenTelevision.com | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Sanjaya of "American Idol" Does TV Ad- TeenTelevision.com, Canada - 12 hours ago- Aug 28, 2008 - AP Sanjaya Malakar is selling Nationwide Insurance in a new ad that's part of the Columbus, Ohio-based company's campaign, "Life Comes at You ... - | |
| CriticalIllnessInsurance.ca Launches Guaranteed Issue Critical ... - PRa... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| CriticalIllnessInsurance.ca Launches Guaranteed Issue Critical ...- PRarticle.com (press release), Canada - 13 hours ago- ... to the increasing demand for online quotations for Travel, Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Group Benefits, and Health Insurance by Canadians. ... - | |
| The Long View for Short Sellers - HoweStreet.com | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| The Long View for Short Sellers- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 2 hours ago- Home equity, credit card, and auto loan delinquencies have just started getting bad. The fallout from rising unemployment and shrinking discretionary income ... - | |
| Financials power TSX higher on latest bank earns;GDP revision ... - KBS ... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Financials power TSX higher on latest bank earns;GDP revision ...- KBS Radio, Canada - 8 hours ago- Profit was reduced primarily by writedowns at RBC's capital markets arm and by provisions for bad loans and writedowns in its US banking arm. ... - | |
| State Employees' Credit Union Extends Long-Term Agreement with Visa ... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| State Employees' Credit Union Extends Long-Term Agreement with Visa- Stockhouse, Canada - 13 hours ago- State Employees' Credit Union (SECU), a non-profit financial cooperative based in North Carolina, and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced that they have ... - | |
| Nearly 1.3 Million Less Have Health Care Insurance Than Last Year - Onta... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| dBTechno- Nearly 1.3 Million Less Have Health Care Insurance Than Last Year- Ontario Now, Canada - 12 hours ago- Washington, DC- In a report prepared by the US Census service, it was revealed that over 45 million Americans are without health care insurance. ...- The Dangers of Paternalism MWC News- Number of uninsured Americans declines modestly Canada.com- Uninsured patients receive unpredictable, rationed access to ... Eureka! Science News- all 334 news articles - | |
| TravelInsuranceQuotes.ca launched new Client Account Management ... - PR... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| TravelInsuranceQuotes.ca launched new Client Account Management ...- PRarticle.com (press release), Canada - 14 hours ago- OIQ Insurance Solutions, has International Travel Insurance Solutions, National Health and Dental Insurance, and licensed insurance representatives in ... - | |
| Obama pulls it off - National Post | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Malaysia Star- Obama pulls it off- National Post, Canada - 1 hour ago- He promised ?world-class education? for all, reasonable health care equivalent to what Congress gets, curbs on rapacious insurance companies, protection of ...- Barack Obama?s convention address Ottawa Recorder- Barack Obama Live: And now for something just a tad different National Post- all 1,210 news articles - | |
| Feeding car fever - Winnipeg Free Press | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Feeding car fever- Winnipeg Free Press, Canada - 30 minutes ago- The millstone of an ever-growing fleet would carry weight in the decision to purchase a new car. The added baggage of insurance, maintenance, ... - | |
| Consumers to test hydrogen cars - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Consumers to test hydrogen cars- Globe and Mail, Canada - 7 hours ago- The company covered the cost of the hydrogen fuel, insurance and maintenance. The Equinox, which holds about 4 kilograms of pressured hydrogen in tanks, ... - | |
| Barack Obama Live: And now for something just a tad different - National... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Malaysia Star- Barack Obama Live: And now for something just a tad different- National Post, Canada - 2 hours ago- He's going to read the riot act to the insurance companies, whop are always there when you don't need them but show up in the hospital to argue about ...- Barack Obama?s convention address Ottawa Recorder- all 1,210 news articles - | |
| Back To School Check-List - Soonews.ca | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Soonews.ca- Back To School Check-List- Soonews.ca, Canada - 9 hours ago- Marie and District is a non-profit, community service organization that provides professional guidance, counselling and debt management assistance to. - | |
| Worker Assets Shrink at Fannie and Freddie - New York Times | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Worker Assets Shrink at Fannie and Freddie- New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago- ?It?s my understanding that for a fair number of people, it was an important part of their retirement planning,? he said. ?If you joined in the ?80s, ... - | |
| The COLA Factor - GovExec.com | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| The COLA Factor- GovExec.com, DC - 1 hour ago- Tammy Flanagan is the senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning Inc., which conducts federal retirement planning workshops ... - | |
| Rising longevity key issue for retirement products - Millennium | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Rising longevity key issue for retirement products- Millennium, UK - 1 hour ago- MetLife noted that the key to meeting the challenge of rising longevity is developing new ranges of retirement planning solutions. ... - | |
| Point-of-sale disclosure regime still needs work, IIAC says - Investment... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Point-of-sale disclosure regime still needs work, IIAC says- Investment Executive, Canada - 9 hours ago- By IE Staff Notwithstanding some improvements to the proposed new regime for point-of-sale disclosure for both mutual funds and segregated funds, ... - | |
| Hesperian Capital Management Ltd. Announces Significant Investment ... -... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Hesperian Capital Management Ltd. Announces Significant Investment ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 7 hours ago- 28 /CNW/ - Hesperian Capital Management Ltd. ("Hesperian"), the manager of a strategically focused group of public mutual funds and limited partnerships ... - | |
| Tofino To Go It Alone On Tsunami Sirens - Westcoaster | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Tofino To Go It Alone On Tsunami Sirens- Westcoaster, Canada - 6 hours ago- By Keven Drews TOFINO ? The District of Tofino will have to fund as many as six tsunami sirens through its own municipal budget, says the emergency planning ... - | |
| Canadian banks' decline benign next to US - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Calgary Herald- Canadian banks' decline benign next to US- Globe and Mail, Canada - 23 hours ago- Canada's banks are hanging on to some of the highest financial service stock values in the Western world, despite taking more than $11-billion in writedowns ...- Smart Money Business - August 29th Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre- CIBC CREDIT DAMAGE EASES Financial Post- CIBC profit squeezed by credit loss; third quarter earnings tumble ... Canada.com- London Free Press - Globe and Mailall 128 news articles - | |
| One way or the other, US will have to bail out Freddie and Fannie - Glob... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| One way or the other, US will have to bail out Freddie and Fannie- Globe and Mail, Canada - 23 hours ago- That's true more than ever these days, as the credit crunch morphs into the Roach Motel and a long line of banks, hedge funds and investment dealers keep ... - | |
| E-waste is lucrative business for organized criminals, says report - Eco... | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| E-waste is lucrative business for organized criminals, says report- Ecolog.com (subscription), Canada - Aug 28, 2008- ... the need for effective coordination among law enforcement agencies is more essential than ever. "CISC's role of facilitating the collection and exchange ... - | |
| Text of remarks by Barack Obama - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Text of remarks by Barack Obama- Globe and Mail, Canada - 23 hours ago- Tell that to the proud auto workers at a Michigan plant who, after they found out it was closing, kept showing up every day and working as hard as ever, ... - | |
| Financial advisers vs. academia - CanadianBusiness.com | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Financial advisers vs. academia- CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - Aug 28, 2008- They found that investors with broker-sold mutual funds experienced ?lower risk-adjusted returns, even before subtracting distribution costs. ... - | |
| Zoom grounded - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| Zoom grounded- Globe and Mail, Canada - Aug 28, 2008- The Canadian Transportation Agency said consumers who used credit cards to pay for their Zoom tickets should contact financial firms to have charges ... - | |
| Zoom suspends operations, strands passengers - CBC.ca | As of: 2008-08-28 |
| CBC.ca- Zoom suspends operations, strands passengers- CBC.ca, Canada - Aug 28, 2008- "Even as late as yesterday we had secured a new investment package but the actions of creditors meant we could not continue flying." On Wednesday, dozens of ... - | |
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