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Papers on the Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona, Volume II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plog, Stephen / Powell, Shirley, PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> deal with methodological ong>andong> ong>theong>oretical issues addressed by ong>theong> Black Mesa Archaeological Project, . Introductory ong>andong> concluding chapters by Stephen Plog ong>andong> Shirley Powell dis-cuss ong>theong> history of archaeological re-search on Black Mesa. ong>Theong> rest of ong>theong> book centers on four general topics. Papers by Alan T. Synenki ong>andong> by Powell ong>andong> Anthony L. Klesert consider ong>theong> measurement of relationships be-tween surface ong>andong> subsurface deposits. ong>Essaysong> by Kathy Bagley Baumgartner, Shereen Lerner, ong>andong> Powell discuss func-tional interpretations of material re-mains. Analyses of ong>theong> environment of ong>theong> study area ong>andong> ong>theong> procurement of food are presented by Richard I. Ford, Michele Seme, ong>andong> David Eckles. Trade relationships between groups on north-ern Black Mesa ong>andong> groups in surround-ing regions are explored by Margerie Green ong>andong> Katharine W. Fernstrom.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions of ong>theong> Brain ong>andong> of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility of Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, ong>andong> Talents, or ong>theong> Moral ong>andong> Intellectual Dispositions of Men ong>andong> Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration of ong>theong> Brain ong>andong> Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bigsby, Christopher, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Theong> ong>Cambridgeong> Companion to Modern American Culture offers a comprehensive, authoritative ong>andong> accessible overview of ong>theong> cultural ong>theong>mes ong>andong> intellectual issues that drive ong>theong> dominant culture of ong>theong> twentieth century. This companion explores ong>theong> social, political ong>andong> economic forces that have made America what it is today. It shows how ong>theong>se contexts impact upon twentieth-century American literature, cinema ong>andong> art. An international team of contributors examines ong>theong> special contribution of African Americans ong>andong> of immigrant communities to ong>theong> variety ong>andong> vibrancy of modern America. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> range from art to politics, popular culture to sport, immigration ong>andong> race to religion ong>andong> war. Varied, extensive ong>andong> challenging, this Companion is essential reading for students ong>andong> teachers of American studies around ong>theong> world. It is ong>theong> most accessible ong>andong> useful introduction available to an exciting range of topics in modern American culture.

Entrepreneurs: The Boston Business Community,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Conrad Edick / Viens, Kaong>theong>ryn P., PUBLISHER: Massachusetts Historical Society, This volume broadens ong>theong> scope of Boston business history by including ong>essaysong> on subjects such as 18th-century women shopkeepers ong>andong> African American businessmen in ong>theong> antebellum period along with writings focused on more traditional topics such as ong>theong> China trade ong>andong> ong>theong> New Englong>andong> textile industry.

Charles Kuralt's American Moments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuralt, Charles / Freundlich, Peter, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, To generations of Americans, Charles Kuralt was ong>theong> wong>andong>erer transfixed by ong>theong> richness he found in every corner of ong>theong> country. ong>Theong> project he was working on before he died was An American Moment with Charles Kuralt, a series of TV ong>essaysong> about ong>theong> people, places ong>andong> ideas that define ong>theong> national spirit. Kuralt's longtime friend Peter Freundlich has edited ong>andong> collected ong>theong>se ong>essaysong>. ong>Theong> result is an enchanting ong>andong> touching book that brings back Charles Kuralt's distinctive voice ong>andong> celebrates ong>theong> American character ong>andong> traditions he so loved.

Capital Controls, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Edwards, Sebastian, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, This volume's ong>essaysong>, written by well-known academics ong>andong> policy analysts, discuss ong>theong> impact of increased capital mobility on macroeconomic performance. ong>Theong> authors highlight ong>theong> most adequate ways to manage ong>theong> transition from a semi-closed economy to a semi-open one. Additionally, issues related to ong>theong> measurement of openness, monetary control, optimal exchange rates regimes, sequencing of reforms, ong>andong> real exchange rate dynamics under different degrees of capital mobility are carefully analyzed; areas covered include Europe, ong>theong> Asian Pacific region, ong>andong> Latin America.

French Philosophy in the Twentieth Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gutting, Gary, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, In this book Gary Gutting tells, clearly ong>andong> comprehensively, ong>theong> story of French philosophy from to . He examines ong>theong> often neglected background of spiritualism, university idealism, ong>andong> early philosophy of science, ong>andong> also discusses ong>theong> privileged role of philosophy in ong>theong> French education system. Taking account of this background, togeong>theong>r with ong>theong> influences of avant-garde literature ong>andong> German philosophy, he develops a rich account of existential phenomenology, which he argues is ong>theong> central achievement of French thought during ong>theong> century, ong>andong> of subsequent structuralist ong>andong> poststructuralist developments. Gary Gutting is Professor of Philosophy at ong>theong> University of Notre Dame ong>andong> a leading authority on ong>theong> work of Michel Foucault. In addition to continental philosophy, he has done important work in philosophy of science ong>andong> philosophy of religion. Gutting is ong>theong> author of several books, including Michel Foucault's Archaeology of Scientific Knowledge (ong>Cambridgeong>, ), Pragmatic Liberalism ong>andong> ong>theong> Critique of Modernity (ong>Cambridgeong>, ), ong>andong> ong>theong> editor of ong>Theong> ong>Cambridgeong> Companion to Foucault (ong>Cambridgeong>, ).

Religion, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fletcher, Anthony / Roberts, Peter, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, In this volume seventeen distinguished historians of early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstong>andong>ing scholar ong>andong> teacher. Several present reviews of major areas of debate: of ong>theong> significance of ong>theong> regulations which determined ong>theong> social ong>andong> legal status of professional actors in Elizabethan Englong>andong>, of Protestant ideas about marriage, of ong>theong> political significance of ong>theong> Anglo-Scottish Union, of relations between ong>theong> Churches of Englong>andong>, Scotlong>andong> ong>andong> Irelong>andong> under ong>theong> early Stuarts, ong>andong> of ong>theong> riddle of ong>theong> inner dynamic of ong>theong> experience of emigration of New Englong>andong>. Case-studies in ong>theong> social ong>andong> religious history of ong>theong> period include ong>theong> relationship between ideas of cleanliness ong>andong> godliness, ong>theong> flowering of ong>theong> notion of unitive Protestantism in two declarations on behalf of ong>theong> National Church ong>andong> provincial preaching at a moment of political crisis in ong>theong> north of Englong>andong>. Three ong>essaysong> draw on literary evidence to explore attitudes to men of war, ong>theong> use of ong>theong> murder pamphlet as a Puritan conversion narrative ong>andong> ong>theong> service provided by scholarly readers for politically influential public figures. Two ong>essaysong> make impressive use of fieldwork to reveal how ong>theong> churches of James I ong>andong> VI's two kingdoms were furnished ong>andong> how ong>theong> gardens of Sir Nicholas ong>andong> Sir Francis Bacon illuminate ong>theong>ir minds ong>andong> attitudes. ong>Theong> European dimension is represented by an essay on Nicolas Pithou's history of ong>theong> Reformation in ong>theong> city of Troyes. This very wide-ranging ong>andong> fascinating collection of ong>essaysong> will appeal both to specialists in ong>theong> period ong>andong> to those interested in ong>theong> social ong>andong> cultural history of early modern Britain.

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, This synong>theong>sis of research into ong>theong> behavior of humans ong>andong> oong>theong>r social animals ranges horizontally from a congruence of ong>theong> perspectives of ong>theong> life sciences, social sciences, ong>andong> physical sciences ong>andong> longitudinally from that of ong>theong> most recent 60 million years, but emphasizing ong>theong> last 12 thousong>andong> years. From a political science perspective, ong>theong>se ong>essaysong> focus on both individual ong>andong> small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary ong>theong>ory, biosocial ong>andong> psychobiological ong>theong>ory, ethology ong>andong> primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work in animal behavior, neurobiology, human development, ong>andong> ong>theong> philosophy of both life ong>andong> social sciences. Introducing ong>andong> concluding ong>theong> book are ong>essaysong> that discuss ong>theong> implications of biology ong>andong> ong>theong> life sciences for ong>theong> study of political science. ong>Theong> oong>theong>rs center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study of human behavior as animal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary ong>theong>ory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, ong>andong> ontogenetic); ong>andong> ong>theong> evolution of human thinking.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political ong>andong> Spiritual Adventures of ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday of ong>theong> Beats ong>andong> ong>theong> Hippies ong>andong> ong>theong> birth of ong>theong> modern environmental movement, ong>andong> ong>theong> surge of Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

Class and Social Development: A New Theory of the Middle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Dale L., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume expound a new ong>theong>oretical perspective on ong>theong> formation ong>andong> function of ong>theong> middle class. Drawing on currents within Marxism, particularly Marxist structuralism, ong>theong> ong>essaysong> first re-examine ong>theong> basic tenets of class structure ong>theong>ory, ong>theong>n develop ong>theong>ir own approach ong>andong> methodology. This approach is ong>theong>n applied to ong>theong> study of ong>theong> North American intermediate class. Why is it sometimes liberal ong>andong> progressive, sometimes a social basis for right-wing reaction?...specialists in Marxist class ong>theong>ory will find it covers most recent developments in analysis ong>andong> is constructively self-critical.' -- "Reviewing Sociology, Vol 3, Issue

The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aaron, Jane E. / Repetto, Ellen Kuhl, PUBLISHER: Bedford Books, From its well-chosen ong>essaysong> to its thorough editorial apparatus to its distinctive organization, "ong>Theong>" "Compact Reader" provides ong>theong> fundamental support students need to become confident writers. ong>Theong> innovative dual organization -- rhetorical ong>andong> ong>theong>matic -- introduces essential strategies of writing while engaging students with brief readings on captivating topics. For instructors who want a concise, affordable, effective resource for teaching ong>theong> connection between form ong>andong> content, "ong>Theong> Compact" "Reader" is ong>theong> perfect choice. Acquista Ora

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide ong>andong> commentary on ong>theong> mysteries of ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center of ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries of Christ's birth, death, ong>andong> resurrection.

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories offers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction ong>andong> ong>theong> short story by bringing togeong>theong>r 9 original ong>essaysong> by professional writers ong>andong> 30 exemplars of short fiction. ong>Theong> first part features original ong>essaysong> by well-known authors such as Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, ong>andong> ong>Andong>re Dubus that take ong>theong> student through ong>theong> process of writing ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> focus on ong>theong> characteristics ong>andong> craft of ong>theong> short story ong>andong> its writer, ong>andong> take ong>theong> student from ong>theong> workshopping process all ong>theong> way through ong>theong> experience of working with agents ong>andong> publishers. ong>Theong> second part of ong>theong> text is an anthology of stories-many referred to in ong>theong> ong>essaysong>-that gives readers dynamic examples of technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings ong>theong> text up-to-date with new ong>andong> revised ong>essaysong> ong>andong> a freshened anthology that retains many of ong>theong> classics, but adds in new styles ong>andong> diverse voices-from short short fiction to ong>theong> postcolonial writing of non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope of ong>theong> short fiction long>andong>scape. ong>Theong> first part of ong>theong> text now features Bailey's updated essay on ong>theong> elements of fiction, which incorporates many of ong>theong> nw stories in ong>theong> anthology. ong>Theong>re are also two new ong>essaysong> that expong>andong> on ong>theong> workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? ong>Theong> Anonymous Workshop" by Antonya Nelson ong>andong> "After ong>theong> Workshop: Transitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his essay on "Publishers ong>andong> Publishing" from ong>theong> first edition, bringing in ong>theong> latest innovations in electronic ong>andong> online publishing.

The Dance of the Intellect: Studies in Poetry of the Pound

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perloff, Marjorie / Gelpi, Albert / Posnock, Ross, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, Ezra Pound termed a new strain in Post-Modernist poetry 'Logopoeia - ong>theong> dance of ong>theong> intellect among words', ong>andong> in this collection of ong>essaysong>, Marjorie Perloff examines this new strain in poetics. ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> focus on ong>theong> poetry of Swinburne, Yeats, Stevens, Joyce, Williams, Cage, ong>andong> Pound, among oong>theong>rs. Through her analyses, ong>theong> author traces a new direction in Post-Modernist poetry to Pound, whose legacy is present throughout this volume, even in ong>essaysong> not specifically devoted to him. Professor Perloff finds that ong>theong> Symbolist elements that Yeats rejected - fragments, purely metrical or visual impressions, ong>andong> ong>theong>oretical concepts - became increasingly important to later poets. She also argues that ong>theong> Romantic ong>andong> Modernist cult of ong>theong> personality has given way to a denial of ong>theong> authoritative ego. ong>Theong>se developments, combined with oong>theong>r cultural influences which Perloff identifies, such as ong>theong> art of ong>theong> Italian Futurists, lead to a new strain in poetry.

Choice and Democratic Order: The French Socialist Party,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graham, B. D. / Graham, Bruce Desmond, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, Choice ong>andong> Democratic Order describes ong>theong> history of ong>theong> French Socialist Party (ong>theong> SFIO) during ong>theong> breakdown of peace in ong>theong> late s, ong>theong> period of ong>theong> Vichy regime, ong>andong> ong>theong> postwar reconstruction. ong>Theong> focus of ong>theong> study is on ong>theong> party's leadership group ong>andong>, in particular, how it was affected by several phases of internal conflict, ong>theong> most serious of which occurred in ong>andong> in . Professor Graham emphasizes ong>theong> continuities between ong>theong> pre- ong>andong> postwar periods, ong>andong> his approach enables ong>theong> reader to observe major figures such as Leon Blum ong>andong> Guy Mollet working within ong>theong> complex structures of ong>theong>ir party.

Art and Its Objects: With Six Supplementary Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wollheim, Richard, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, What defines a work of art ong>andong> determines ong>theong> way in which we respond to it? This classic reflection was written with ong>theong> belief that ong>theong> nature of art has to be understood simultaneously from ong>theong> artist's as well as ong>theong> spectator's viewpoint. Acquista Ora

Philadelphia Campaign

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martin, David G. / Martin, Jay, PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, This all new study presents ong>theong> strategy, engagements, ong>andong> personalities of ong>theong> Philadelphia Campaign (which included Brong>andong>ywine ong>andong> Germantown), along with ong>essaysong> on equip-ment, tactics, ong>andong> uniforms of ong>theong> period.

Freedom Fighter, Articles & Essays: (The L. Ron Hubbard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Based on ong>theong> Works of L. Ron Hubbard, PUBLISHER: Bridge Publications, Inc., Presenting forty-four ong>essaysong>, Freedom Fighter is L. Ron Hubbard's long ong>andong> unblinking look at precisely what plagues 21st century Earth--ong>theong> whys, wherefores, ong>andong> what we can do about it. Included is Mr. Hubbard's incisive essay, "Strong Voices in ong>theong> Long>andong>."

The Big Shrink

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayes, Rosemary / Brown, Richard / Ruttle, Kate, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Cambridgeong> Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books ong>andong> support materials for ong>theong> teaching of reading ong>andong> ong>theong> development of literacy throughout ong>theong> primary years.

An Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Dennis / Ballard, Wayne / Ballard, Jr. H. Wayne, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, Introduction to Wisdom Literature ong>andong> ong>theong> Psalms offers a unique approach to studying this material in ong>theong> classroom. This book is a collection of ong>essaysong> that explore ong>theong>mes ong>andong> background issues intended for ong>theong> student of ong>theong> Old Testament. Divided into two sections on ong>theong> Psalms ong>andong> Wisdom Literature, each section offers an in-depth essay on history of interpretation, forms of poetry, ong>theong> text's relationship to ong>theong> ancient Near East, ong>theong> canonical shape of ong>theong> material, ong>theong> ong>theong>ology of ong>theong> texts, ong>andong> contemporary issues currently under scholarly investigation.

Dangerous Strait: The U.S.-Taiwan-China Crisis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Nancy Bernkopf, PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press, Today ong>theong> most dangerous place on earth is arguably ong>theong> Taiwan ong>Straitong>, where a war between ong>theong> United States ong>andong> China could erupt out of miscalculation, misunderstong>andong>ing, or accident. How ong>andong> to what degree Taiwan pursues its own national identity will have profound ramifications in its relationship with China as well as in relations between China ong>andong> ong>theong> United States. Events late in demonstrated ong>theong> volatility of ong>theong> situation, as Taiwan's legislative elections unexpectedly preserved a slim majority for supporters of closer relations with China. Beijing, neverong>theong>less, threatened to pass an anti-secession law, apt to revitalize pro-independence forces in Taiwan -- ong>andong> make war more likely. Taking change as a central ong>theong>me, ong>theong>se ong>essaysong> by prominent scholars ong>andong> practitioners in ong>theong> arena of U.S.-Taiwan-Chinese relations combine historical context with timely analysis of an accelerating crisis. ong>Theong> book clarifies historical developments, examines myths about past ong>andong> present policies, ong>andong> assesses issues facing contemporary policymakers. Moving beyond simplistic explanations that dominate discussion about ong>theong> U.S.-Taiwan-China relationship, "Dangerous ong>Straitong>" challenges common wisdom ong>andong> approaches ong>theong> political, economic, ong>andong> strategic aspects of ong>theong> cross-ong>Straitong> situation anew. ong>Theong> result is a collection that provides fresh ong>andong> much-needed insights into a complex problem ong>andong> examines ong>theong> ways in which catastrophe can be avoided. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> examine a variety of issues, including ong>theong> movement for independence ong>andong> its place in Taiwanese domestic politics; ong>theong> underlying weaknesses of democracy in Taiwan; ong>andong> ong>theong> significance of China ong>andong> Taiwan's economic interdependence. In ong>theong> security arena, contributors provide incisive critiques of Taiwan's incomplete military modernization; strains in U.S.-Taiwan relations ong>andong> ong>theong>ir differing interpretations of China's intentions; ong>andong> ong>theong> misguided inclination among some U.S. policymakers to abong>andong>on Washington's traditional policy of strategic ambiguity.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis of ong>theong> role ong>andong> development of ong>theong> saloon as an institution on ong>theong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>theong> social ong>andong> economic history of ong>theong> American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers ong>andong> many unpublished firsthong>andong> accounts, West shows that ong>theong> physical evolution of ong>theong> saloon, from crude tents ong>andong> shanties into elegant establishments for drinking ong>andong> gaming, reflected ong>theong> growth ong>andong> maturity of ong>theong> surrounding community.

World System Structure: Continuity and Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hollist, W. Ladd, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume highlight ong>theong> different views taken of ong>theong> world economic system. ong>Theong> first two ong>essaysong> are firmly grounded in ong>theong> world system of Immanuel Wallerstein. Oong>theong>r ong>essaysong> offer alternative concepts ong>andong> discuss ong>theong>m in ong>theong> light of contemporary events -- newly industrializing nations ong>andong> Third World coalitions. In ong>theong> final section, Hollist ong>andong> Rosenau reach conflicting conclusions as to where ong>theong> world system, ong>andong> ong>theong> study of it, are proceding. '...ong>theong> collection captures a wide range of alternative approaches that international relations ong>andong> world-system scholars might profitably be jointly aware of. This heightened awareness surely will stimulate even greater dialogue, ong>theong> goal of ong>theong> editors.' -- Contemporary Sociology, Vol 12 No 6, November

Stories, Theories and Things

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooke-Rose, Christine / Brooke-Rose, Christine / Christine, Brooke-Rose, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Theong> novelist ong>andong> critic Christine Brooke-Rose reflects on her own fictional craft ong>andong> turns her well-developed analytic abilities on oong>theong>r writers fictional ong>andong> critical, from Hawthorne ong>andong> Pound to Bloom ong>andong> Derrida, in an attempt to investigate those difficult border zones between ong>theong> "invented" ong>andong> ong>theong> "real." ong>Theong> result is an extended meditation, in a highly personal idiom, on ong>theong> creative act ong>andong> its relation to modern ong>theong>oretical writing ong>andong> thinking. Like her fiction, Professor Brooke-Rose's criticism is self-consciously experimental, trying out ong>andong> discarding ideas, adopting oong>theong>rs. Her linguistic prowess, her uncommon role as a recognized writer of fiction ong>andong> ong>theong>ory, ong>andong> ong>theong> relevance of her work to ong>theong> feminist ong>andong> oong>theong>r modern movements, all contribute to ong>theong> interest of this unusual sequence of ong>essaysong>. Christine Brooke-Rose, formerly a professor at ong>theong> Universite de Paris, ong>andong> now retired, lives in France. She is ong>theong> author of several works of literary criticism ong>andong> a number of novels, including Amalgamemnon ong>andong> Xorong>andong>er.

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