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Learning continues in losing environment - ESPN (blog)
Sep 15th 2013, 02:31


ESPN (blog)

Learning continues in losing environment
ESPN (blog)
CHICAGO -- As the playing time comes for Chicago White Sox prospects, so does the losing, which makes for an awkward learning environment. Kids like Marcus Semien and Erik Johnson have the opportunity to play, yet all around them are veterans who ...

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World's oldest man, a former musician and coal miner from western NY, dies at ... - Washington Post
Sep 15th 2013, 00:30


Washington Post

World's oldest man, a former musician and coal miner from western NY, dies at ...
Washington Post
GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. — The world's oldest man, a 112-year-old self-taught musician, coal miner and gin rummy aficionado from western New York, has died. He was 112. Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez died Friday at a nursing home in Grand Island, ...
World's oldest man, a former musician and coal miner from western New York ... CTV News

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Oil and gas report for Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 - Amarillo.com
Sep 14th 2013, 23:43


Oil and gas report for Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013
Amarillo.com
COLLINGSWORTH (PANHANDLE Collingsworth County) Fairway Links Energy, Inc., #4 Yates, (320 acres) 787' FEL & 1618' FNL, Sec 7, Blk 13, H&GN, A-144, 21.6 mi NE from Wellington, TD 2300' (sgd. Dan Michael 806-669-6231) Vertical Amended.

New coal regulations could be death knell for plant construction - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sep 14th 2013, 21:46


Wall Street Journal

New coal regulations could be death knell for plant construction
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Morgantown, W.Va. — The Environmental Protection Agency is due to unveil next week the first batch of regulations under President Barack Obama's new climate action plan — a carbon-emissions rate standard for new fossil fuel power plants. If the ...
The War On Coal Goes Global: China Bans New Plants As Obama EPA Plans ... Forbes
Coal Industry Cries Foul Over Obama Emission Rules Bloomberg
EPA Plan to Curb New Coal-Fired Power Plants Wall Street Journal
Tribune-Review  - Town Hall  - The Atlantic Wire
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Every day should be Environment Day - The Hindu
Sep 14th 2013, 20:02


Every day should be Environment Day
The Hindu
Environmental activist Derrick Jensen begins his book, Endgame, with the premise: "Civilization is not and can never be sustainable. This is especially true for industrial civilization." This wonderful two-volume book, which argues for a sustainable ...

Indonesia, Yemen to expand oil and gas cooperation - National Yemen
Sep 14th 2013, 19:47


Indonesia, Yemen to expand oil and gas cooperation
National Yemen
Indonesia, Southeast Asia's main oil and gas producer, says it plans to expand its energy partnership with Yemen, an important country in the global oil trade. Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry spokesman Saleh Abdurrahman said in Jakarta on ...
What Unemployment Crisis? Oil, Gas Firms Now Hiring Investor's Business Daily
The Oil & Gas Weekly Follies Forbes
Oil companies pleased with budget allowances Trinidad Guardian

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Letters: B.C. Hydro, costly green energy, Gordon Campbell, oil, mental illness ... - The Province (blog)
Sep 14th 2013, 19:19


The Province (blog)

Letters: B.C. Hydro, costly green energy, Gordon Campbell, oil, mental illness ...
The Province (blog)
PHOTO: Barry Penner and Blair Lekstrom, then B.C.'s environment and energy ministers, inspect a wind park near Dawson Creek in 2009, one of the projects many say are behind rapidly rising B.C. Hydro rates. (SUBMITTED PHOTO). Barry Penner and Blair ...

Nassau's Green Energy Initiative Earns Taxpayers A $500000 Rebate - LongIsland.com
Sep 14th 2013, 17:30


LongIsland.com

Nassau's Green Energy Initiative Earns Taxpayers A $500000 Rebate
LongIsland.com
Nassau County, NY - September 13th, 2013 - As a result of Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano's green leadership, taxpayers were awarded a rebate of $501,490 from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). The rebate is the result of energy ...

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After Coal, W.Va. Push for Natural Gas Trust Fund - ABC News
Sep 14th 2013, 16:44


Washington Post

After Coal, W.Va. Push for Natural Gas Trust Fund
ABC News
For decades, coal from West Virginia's vast deposits was mined, loaded on rail cars and hauled off without leaving behind a lasting trust fund financed by the state's best-known commodity. Big coal's days are waning, but now a new bonanza in the ...
New EPA rules could force coal to change Charleston Gazette

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Coal Stocks: End-Of-Summer Short Interest Moves (RNO, WLT, YZC) - Benzinga
Sep 14th 2013, 16:03


Coal Stocks: End-Of-Summer Short Interest Moves (RNO, WLT, YZC)
Benzinga
Moves in short interest in leading coal-related stocks were mixed between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates. Rhino Resource Partners (NYSE: RNO), Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) and Yanzhou Coal Mining (NYSE: YZC) saw significant short ...

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Ken Braun: German-style green energy boondoggle averted when Michigan ... - MLive.com
Sep 14th 2013, 12:13


Ken Braun: German-style green energy boondoggle averted when Michigan ...
MLive.com
On Election Day last November, Michigan rejected the "25 by 25" ballot proposal. It would have nailed a renewable energy mandate into the state constitution, requiring at least 25 percent of the state's electric power be generated by "renewable ...

More coal mining in national forest OK'd - Columbus Dispatch
Sep 14th 2013, 09:36


More coal mining in national forest OK'd
Columbus Dispatch
Federal officials have agreed to open more of Wayne National Forest to underground coal mining. The U.S. Forest Service said yesterday that an environmental study concluded that the forest would not be significantly affected by leasing mineral rights ...
Wayne National Forester official consents to coal mining The Athens Messenger
Ohio's Wayne National Forest to lease coal rights FOX19

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Shoppers in England to be charged for plastic bags - The Guardian
Sep 14th 2013, 09:21


The Guardian

Shoppers in England to be charged for plastic bags
The Guardian
"It is a huge environmental step forward. Liberal Democrats in this coalition government have been championing the green agenda," he told the BBC. "One of the great things about this charge is the government is saying 'try to avoid it'. We want you to ...
Lib Dems accused of environment failure The Times (subscription)
England eyes 5p plastic bag fee BigPond News
New 5p charge for supermarket plastic bags Telegraph.co.uk

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UCLA will have to battle Nebraska and the environment - Los Angeles Times
Sep 14th 2013, 07:55


UCLA will have to battle Nebraska and the environment
Los Angeles Times
23 Nebraska (2-0) is an environment like nothing they have ever experienced. "They drive from every village and hamlet in Nebraska to support their team," Donahue said. "If you're a college football fan, going to a game in Lincoln should be on your ...

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Wolk's community green energy legislation sent to governor - Daily Democrat
Sep 14th 2013, 07:32


Wolk's community green energy legislation sent to governor
Daily Democrat
The Assembly voted Friday to approve Senate Bill 43, broadly-supported legislation by Senator Lois Wolk, D-Davis, and coauthor Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, to establish a program that would open access to clean and affordable ...
US defends 'green loans,' despite failed start-ups CNBC.com

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5 Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now - Investorplace.com
Sep 14th 2013, 04:04


5 Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now
Investorplace.com
This week, five Oil and Gas stocks are improving their overall ratings on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an "A" ("strong buy") or "B" overall ("buy"). Gaslog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) is making progress this week as its rating of C ("hold ...

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16 Oil and Gas Stocks to Sell Now - Investorplace.com
Sep 14th 2013, 03:18


16 Oil and Gas Stocks to Sell Now
Investorplace.com
For the current week, the overall ratings of 16 Oil and Gas stocks are worse, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell"). PDC Energy's (NASDAQ:PETD) rating falls to a D ("sell") this ...

Cleaner alternatives to coal slag blasting available in Hampton Roads ... - Daily Press
Sep 14th 2013, 02:21


Cleaner alternatives to coal slag blasting available in Hampton Roads ...
Daily Press
Coal slag, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants, is reused at shipyards — includes the country's largest, Newport News Shipbuilding — where workers use the gritty substance to blast paint, rust and barnacles off metal surfaces before painting. The ...

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Deal Sought to End Ship's Coal Ash Dumping by 2015 - ABC News
Sep 14th 2013, 01:55


Chicago Tribune

Deal Sought to End Ship's Coal Ash Dumping by 2015
ABC News
The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency agreed to enter a revised consent agreement with a ferry operator that would stop the nation's last coal-fired ferryboat from dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan before the start of the 2015 ...
Ferry to end toxic Lake Michigan dumping Chicago Tribune

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US Coal Companies Scale Back Export Goals - New York Times
Sep 14th 2013, 00:26


New York Times

US Coal Companies Scale Back Export Goals
New York Times
HOUSTON — The ailing American coal industry, which has pinned its hopes on exports to counter a declining market at home, is scaling back its ambitions as demand from abroad starts to ebb as well. Just south of here, New Elk Coal terminated its lease ...
Aussie coal chief says resource 'not dead' Business Spectator
Expanding coal exports is bad news for Australia and the world The International News Magazine

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How about an Environment page every day? - Washington Post
Sep 14th 2013, 00:16


How about an Environment page every day?
Washington Post
The Sept. 9 article "Scientists study feasibility of engineering gas clouds to cool the planet," which ran on the Environment page, was fascinating. This radical approach, combined with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may be just what it ...

Calif. turns to Mojave Desert for new era of green energy - CBS News
Sep 13th 2013, 23:17


Calif. turns to Mojave Desert for new era of green energy
CBS News
Conventional solar panels capture the sun's energy. These mirrors reflect it onto a 450-foot tall tower. Inside is a boiler which then heats to 1,000 degrees. Water is turned into steam that powers a turbine and creates electricity, which will likely ...

Questions for wannabe science minister and climate sceptic Dennis Jensen - The Guardian
Sep 13th 2013, 23:02


The Guardian

Questions for wannabe science minister and climate sceptic Dennis Jensen
The Guardian
The Australian Liberal MP Dennis Jensen agrees with many of the things Christopher Monckton says. But which things? Share · Tweet this. Email. Climate change sceptic Lord Monckton told he's not member of House of Lords. Lord Monckton has been told to ...

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Ecology & Environment co-founder resigns from Lancaster firm - Buffalo News
Sep 13th 2013, 22:36


Ecology & Environment co-founder resigns from Lancaster firm
Buffalo News
The 43-year partnership between the four founders of Ecology & Environment crumbled this year in a sometimes raucous dispute over the riskiness of some of the Lancaster environmental service firm's projects, coupled with a plunging stock price that ...
Gerhard J. Neumaier Resigns From Ecology and Environment, Inc. Board of ... GlobeNewswire (press release)

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Oil and gas jobs plentiful in Houston area, state - Houston Chronicle
Sep 13th 2013, 22:09


Oil and gas jobs plentiful in Houston area, state
Houston Chronicle
Living up to its reputation as a state rich with oil and gas deposits, Texas is home of several very active shale plays, including increased exploration and drilling in the Permian Basin in West Texas. This uptick in exploration and production is ...
114 rigs, 36 million barrels of oil = gravel roads in Eagle Ford, Permian FuelFix (blog)

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Are the U.S. and China getting serious about reducing coal consumption? - The Week Magazine
Sep 13th 2013, 21:57


The Week Magazine

Are the U.S. and China getting serious about reducing coal consumption?
The Week Magazine
And across the world, China also announced a decision this week to block the construction of new coal plants in three heavily polluted industrial regions around Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. The developments are welcome, given that the U.S. and ...
Climate Change: China Puts Kibosh on New Coal Plants Huffington Post
China to ban new coal-fired power plants around Beijing over pollution concerns CBS News
China's Airpocalypse & Peak Coal Motley Fool
Greenpeace International (blog)  - Reuters  - Washington Post (blog)
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California Fracking Law Has Huge Holes, Critics Argue - NBC Bay Area
Sep 13th 2013, 19:37


NBC Bay Area

California Fracking Law Has Huge Holes, Critics Argue
NBC Bay Area
The controversial drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, requires injecting huge amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure thousands of feet beneath the earth's surface to extract reserves of natural gas. Stephen ...
Calif. frack bill nears final passage even as greens cancel support Environment & Energy Publishing
Health, environmental regulations needed in hydraulic fracturing Capitol Weekly
Fracking bill passes California Assembly Sacramento Bee (blog)
Capital Public Radio News  - Patch.com  - Los Angeles Times
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Increased fracking tax could send gas companies packing: Thomas Stewart ... - Plain Dealer
Sep 13th 2013, 19:33


Increased fracking tax could send gas companies packing: Thomas Stewart ...
Plain Dealer
Three years ago, as Ohio was trying to recover from the recession, oil and gas producers began investing billions into the state to explore the Utica shale formation. Needless to say, the administration welcomed them with open arms. However, today ...

South Korea Goes Green While Promoting Nuclear Energy - Voice of America
Sep 13th 2013, 15:38


South Korea Goes Green While Promoting Nuclear Energy
Voice of America
SEOUL — South Korea is one of the world's biggest energy consumers and importers. The government is planning to build more nuclear power plants to meet rising demand, but some cities believe renewable, green energy is a better path to energy ...

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'Clean Energy' Is Cooling The Economy And Damaging The Environment - Forbes
Sep 13th 2013, 12:02


'Clean Energy' Is Cooling The Economy And Damaging The Environment
Forbes
Many people take this advice to heart, especially when it comes to environmental regulations. Policymakers have eagerly supported pre emptive green measures like clean energy subsidies without first waiting for scientific verification or considering ...

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It's time certification came to the oil and gas industry - The Guardian
Sep 13th 2013, 11:20


It's time certification came to the oil and gas industry
The Guardian
Of course, that doesn't mean the oil and gas industry is free from outside scrutiny or lacks environment, health and safety (EHS) or environment, social and governance (ESG) standards. A number of companies participate in industry sustainability ...

Syria Is Losing Out On Huge Reserves Of Oil And Natural Gas In the Eastern ... - International Business Times
Sep 13th 2013, 10:25


International Business Times

Syria Is Losing Out On Huge Reserves Of Oil And Natural Gas In the Eastern ...
International Business Times
While U.S. warships bob in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea awaiting orders to strike Syria over President Bashar Assad's chemical weapons, the Damascus regime is missing out on a plethora of oil and gas that its regional neighbors are now tapping into.

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UK's main political parties have 'failed to show leadership on environment' - The Guardian
Sep 13th 2013, 09:18


UK's main political parties have 'failed to show leadership on environment'
The Guardian
The Liberal Democrats risk losing their "claim to be a green party", David Cameron has failed to silence climate change sceptics in the Conservative party, and Labour has not spelled out how the environment fits into Ed Miliband's "One Nation ...

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NY High Court to hear cases determining future of hydraulic fracturing - Oil & Gas Financial Journal
Sep 12th 2013, 18:59


Oil & Gas Financial Journal

NY High Court to hear cases determining future of hydraulic fracturing
Oil & Gas Financial Journal
The New York State Court of Appeals has announced that it will hear a challenge to municipal bans on hydraulic fracturing operations in two separate cases. The announcement comes three months after a ruling issued by a midlevel appellate court in which ...

What is Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking), Anyways? [Video] - The Green Optimistic
Sep 12th 2013, 17:23


What is Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking), Anyways? [Video]
The Green Optimistic
As petroleum reserves extracted by typical methods begin to run dry, many opportunistic petroleum companies have turned to hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas located in more difficult locations. Natural gas hydraulic fracturing, or fracking ...
Fracking less deadly than coal emissions – Mr Ryan Lance CoalGuru.com
Canada lays out fracking requirements UPI.com
US DOI receives over 1 million comments on proposed regulation of hydraulic ... Lexology (registration)
Canadian Manufacturing  - Livingston Daily
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Hydraulic fracturing helps boost oil production numbers in Kansas, nationwide - Wichita Business Journal (blog)
Sep 12th 2013, 17:18


San Francisco Chronicle

Hydraulic fracturing helps boost oil production numbers in Kansas, nationwide
Wichita Business Journal (blog)
The Energy Information Administration says hydraulic fracturing helped push crude oil output up by 124,000 barrels to 7.75 million barrels per day for the week that ended Sept. 6. That's a 1.6 percent increase. Josh Heck: Reporter- Wichita Business ...
Fracking moves US crude output to highest level since 1989 Worcester Telegram
More production milestones for US crude -- EIA Environment & Energy Publishing
US to Pass Russia in Liquid Fuels Production, Says IEA Wall Street Journal

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Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for oil and gas detection - R & D Magazine
Sep 12th 2013, 13:55


Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for oil and gas detection
R & D Magazine
A greater understanding of the evolutionary stage of kerogen for hydrocarbon generation would play a role in easing the world's current energy problem. Professor Zhao Kun and his group from the Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Terahertz Spectrum and ...

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NIOSH Advisory Board To Hold Hydraulic Fracturing Meeting On September 18 ... - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Sep 12th 2013, 11:22


NIOSH Advisory Board To Hold Hydraulic Fracturing Meeting On September 18 ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) advisory board will hold a meeting on September 18, 2013, to evaluate NIOSH's research on hydraulic fracturing and other workplace topics. NIOSH recently reported that worker exposure ...

Panda poop: The missing link for cheap, renewable energy? - The Week Magazine
Sep 12th 2013, 11:20


The Week Magazine

Panda poop: The missing link for cheap, renewable energy?
The Week Magazine
andas may hold the key to efficiently and cheaply turning plants into renewable energy — in their feces. This week, at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in Indianapolis, Ashli Brown, a biochemist from Mississippi State University ...

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China Bans New Coal-Fired Plants in 3 Regions - ABC News
Sep 12th 2013, 10:48


China Bans New Coal-Fired Plants in 3 Regions
ABC News
China announced Thursday that it will ban new coal-fired power plants in three key industrial regions around Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in its latest bid to combat the country's notorious air pollution. The action plan from the State Council ...

ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance extolls virtues of hydraulic fracturing - Tulsa World
Sep 11th 2013, 16:00


ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance extolls virtues of hydraulic fracturing
Tulsa World
BARTLESVILLE - As the CEO of ConocoPhillips, the largest independent oil company in the nation, Ryan Lance was happy to address the pros and cons of hydraulic fracturing - or "fracking" - but mostly the pros. At a forum in Bartlesville on Tuesday ...

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Project gets hydraulic fracturing permit in Michigan - Detroit Free Press
Sep 11th 2013, 11:54


WWMT-TV

Project gets hydraulic fracturing permit in Michigan
Detroit Free Press
A Texas-based company has the state's blessing to inject 3 million gallons of water, sand and a chemical mixture into a geological formation in Conway Township in hopes of tapping oil and gas. GeoSouthern Energy Corp. on Sept. 3 was granted a ...
Project gets hydraulic fracturing permit in Mich. MiamiHerald.com

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The Green Energy Dream - theTrumpet.com
Sep 11th 2013, 05:20


The Green Energy Dream
theTrumpet.com
The much-anticipated "green dream team" has taken office. Alternative energy is a pillar of President Obama's economic recovery plan and a defining issue of his presidency. Such energy, he says, will reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, clean up ...

A Fracking Pioneer Abandons One of Its Earliest Land Grabs - Businessweek
Sep 10th 2013, 20:27


Rigzone

A Fracking Pioneer Abandons One of Its Earliest Land Grabs
Businessweek
Opponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, demonstrate, as the commissioner of the New York State Department of Health testifies on Jan. 30 in Albany. Back in 2000, men from Chesapeake Energy (CHK) started showing up on people's doorsteps around ...
Chesapeake, landowners settle Broome gas lease dispute The Journal News | LoHud.com

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HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Oil lobbyists seek CEQA exemption ahead of Calif ... - Environment & Energy Publishing
Sep 9th 2013, 16:52


HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Oil lobbyists seek CEQA exemption ahead of Calif ...
Environment & Energy Publishing
Oil industry lobbyists sought to gain an exemption from the leading California environmental law as they pushed back against legislation mandating oversight of hydraulic fracturing, multiple people familiar with the activities said. The Western States ...

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UM technical reports examine hydraulic fracturing in Michigan - U of M News Service
Sep 5th 2013, 17:54


UM technical reports examine hydraulic fracturing in Michigan
U of M News Service
Geology of Michigan (Source: MDEQ)Though modern high-volume hydraulic fracturing is not widely used in Michigan today, a main premise of the U-M study is that the technique could become more widespread due to a desire for job creation, economic ...

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