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☆ Is Måneskin the Last Rock Band?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Dan Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The other way Måneskin is isolated from the PNRC is geographic. Over the course of lunch, it became clear that they had encyclopedic knowledge of certain eras in American rock history but were only dimly aware of others. But none of them had ever heard of Fugazi, the post-hardcore band whose hatred of major labels, refusal to sell merchandise and commitment to keeping ticket prices as low as possible set the standard for a generation of American rock snobs. It picks up again with Franz Ferdinand and the “emo” era of mainstream pop rock. While snobs like Larson and me are overrepresented in journalism, we never constituted a majority of rock fans.

Persons: ” De Angelis, Motley Crüe, Fugazi, Franz Ferdinand, Larson, Giuseppe Meazza —, San Siro, Tamara, ” Locations: Los Angeles, Europe, Milan, San, Italy, American

☆ Some Old-Fashioned Home-Design Manuals Are Worth Revisiting
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Alexandra Lange | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This article is part of our Design special section about new interpretations of antique design styles. In 1868, the designer Charles Eastlake published “Hints on Household Taste,” a popular guide to outfitting the home in good taste, from the street front to the china cupboard and all the rooms in between. In his introduction, rather than taking a supportive tone, he chastises the reader. “When did people first adopt the monstrous notion that the ‘last pattern out’ must be the best? Every season brings out more manuals of household taste, from glossy-page inspirational books suitable for coffee-table display to chart-heavy how-to guides, with diagrams of immaculate closets and formulas for D.I.Y.

Persons: Charles Eastlake, ”, Jennifer Kaufmann, Buhler, Kaufmann, “ Organizations: American Office, Purdue University

☆ California Rolls for a Crowd
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Mia Leimkuhler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For years, my party go-to has been Sheldon Simeon’s pan sushi dynamite, a recipe from his excellent cookbook, “Cook Real Hawai’i.” Pan sushi — or sushi bake — never fails to delight. It’s a generous sheet of sushi rice topped with fish that has been baked just long enough to marry with its sauce, placed on the table with palm-size squares of nori for D.I.Y. Naz’s recipe has the same sushi-casserole heart, but with California roll vibes. Imitation crab is mixed with cream cheese, mayo and Sriracha, baked on vinegary sushi rice, showered with furikake and topped with sliced cucumber and avocado. Naz notes that you can use canned tuna or salmon (or, indeed, real crab) instead; I can confidently confirm that sushi bake is a great use of canned salmon.

Persons: I’m, Naz, Sheldon, “ Cook Organizations: New York Times Locations: California, mayo

☆ Your Clothes Don’t Fit. Here’s Why. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Elizabeth Endicott | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

I know exactly where I can find a perfect dress that fits me well and makes me feel great. In “Butts: A Backstory,” the journalist Heather Radke explored the garment industry’s history of trying and failing to standardize sizing for women’s bodies. “Bodies are bespoke, and most clothes made since the 1920s are mass-produced industrial products,” Ms. Radke wrote. While men’s sizing utilizes inches in a straightforward manner, with measurements like inseam and chest, women’s sizes have no consistency from one brand to another. Professor Abigail Glaum-Lathbury of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago put it to Ms. Radke very simply: “Unless your clothes are made for you, they don’t actually fit.”

Persons: toots, —, they’ve, Plunkett, “ Butts, Heather Radke, Ms, Radke, ” Radke, Abigail Glaum Organizations: Plunkett Research, School of, Art Institute of Chicago Locations: Instagram

☆ The 5 deadliest Western-provided weapons Ukraine is using to fight Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The West has been sending Ukraine weapons and armed vehicles since the start of the war. Now, as Ukraine is in the midst of its counteroffensive to regain crucial territory from Russia, many of these weapons are proving useful. Insider spoke to three military experts about which of the Western-provided weapons have been the most effective for Ukraine in the war. Only time will tell how useful the weapons really areIt is still unclear how Ukraine's counteroffensive will unfold, and how long the Western weapons will hold until Ukraine will need more. A top Ukrainian general told the BBC on Thursday that because Russia has littered the frontlines in south Ukraine with multi-layered minefields, Western tanks are proving ineffective.

Persons: Serhii, Ben, that's, Zelenskyy, Fabrizio Bensch, Oleksii Reznikov, Huseyn Aliyev, Javelin, of, Cave, Lewis Joly, Marina Miron, Bradley, Hanna Maliar, Aliyev, Alivey, Alivey said.It, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Tarnavskyi Organizations: Shadow, Service, Leopard, US, Patriot, Challenger, Ukraine, High, Artillery, Getty, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, RAND Corporation, Patriot Missile Systems, Army MIM, Defense, Research Center, East European Studies, Patriots, Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Javelin, AP, Military Times, Kyiv, Paris Air, Department of, King's College London, Soviet, Bradley Infantry Fighting, Bradley, BBC Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Germany, Russia, Donetsk Oblast, Ben Caves, Russian, Kherson, Rzeszow, Jasionka, Poland, Moscow, of Ukraine, Le Bourget, Paris, France, Ukrainian, Europe

☆ ‘D.I. Ray’ Review: Policing One’s Own
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Steve Oram, Parminder Nagra and Maanuv Thiara Photo: HTM (DI RAY) Ltd. In his new book, “The Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia,” reporter-historian Paul Moses writes about the NYPD officers who fought the extortion racket known as the Black Hand during the early part of the 20th century—and did so from a position of ethnic familiarity. Immigrants fighting immigrants, Italians battling Italians, crime fighters operating from within the community that was being preyed upon.

Persons: Steve Oram, Parminder, Maanuv, RAY, “, Paul Moses Organizations: Mafia, Immigrants

☆ Opinion | Gas-Powered Cars Are an Environmental Catastrophe. I’ll Miss Them Anyway.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Farhad Manjoo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I’ve been driving for nearly 30 years, but until recently, I hadn’t ever changed my car engine’s oil by myself. But a month ago, figuring I may not have many more chances, now that oil-free electric cars are becoming the norm, I decided to jack up my car and do it myself. Decked out with cameras, touch-screens and microprocessors, modern cars can feel like entirely digital devices, little more than iPhones on wheels. As I’ve written before, it’s long past time we replaced these inefficient, pollution-belching, climate-warming beasts with other ways of getting around. And even if electric cars are no panacea, they’re a huge improvement over their gassy predecessors.

Persons: I’ve, there’s, I’d Organizations: YouTube Locations: Southern California

[1/5] Sekyiwa 'Set' Shakur poses during the posthumous Rapper Tupac Shakur's star unveiling ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniLOS ANGELES, June 7 (Reuters) - Award-winning rapper, activist and actor Tupac Shakur received a posthumous star on Wednesday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where his sister and fellow rappers spoke of the musician's legacy around the world. “Tupac knew deep down that he was always meant for something great,” Sekyiwa Shakur said amid the crowd of around 100 people. Shakur was killed in 1996 at age 25 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas that has never been solved. Tupac Amaru Shakur has become a global symbol of rebellion.

Persons: Shakur, Tupac, Mario, Tupac Shakur, “ Tupac, ” Sekyiwa Shakur, ” Shakur, ”, Outlawz, Malcom Greenidge, David Marvin, DJ Quik, E.D.I, Afeni Shakur, “, Allen Hughes, Tupac Amaru Shakur, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Hughes, Jorge Garcia, Danielle Broadway, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Hollywood, REUTERS, Apollo, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, ANGELES, Harlem, Las Vegas, California, Africa, Asia, South America, Europe

☆ A Brain Drain Is Hurting the F.D.I.C.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Alan Rappeport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The March failures of Signature Bank, which was overseen by the F.D.I.C., and Silicon Valley Bank, which was regulated by the Federal Reserve, threatened to set off runs at regional banks across the country. Biden administration officials and federal regulators have described the recent bank failures as largely the result of poor management. In a report released in late April reviewing the failure of Signature Bank, the F.D.I.C. pointed to its own “persistent” staffing shortages as a problem that has hampered its ability to supervise lenders. It’s always a risk at any regulatory agency.”The F.D.I.C.

☆ How Red Hair Took Over the Runways
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Arden Fanning Andrews | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For others, red hair is not about transforming but rather returning to their roots. “She’s got a strong personality, and that’s something I really associate with red,” Aboah says. “It’s funny that it’s now become so trendy.” In the model’s mind, red hair is as much an attitude as it is a look. Whitley uses Ruby color-depositing shampoo to keep her hair bright and, as a result, has had to invest in red towels and black bedsheets. “Be prepared for the red to go everywhere: your life, your fashion, your identity,” she says.

Lawmakers and regulators have spent years erecting laws and rules meant to limit the power and size of the largest U.S. banks. But those efforts were cast aside in a frantic late-night effort by government officials to contain a banking crisis by seizing and selling First Republic Bank to the country’s biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase. The F.D.I.C.’s decision appears, for now, to have quelled nearly two months of simmering turmoil in the banking sector that followed the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March. “This part of the crisis is over,” Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan’s chief executive, told analysts on Monday in a conference call to discuss the acquisition. For Mr. Dimon, it was a reprise of his role in the 2008 financial crisis when JPMorgan acquired Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual at the behest of federal regulators.

☆ A Timeline of How the Banking Crisis Has Unfolded
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Madeleine Ngo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

March 9Gregory Becker, the chief executive of Silicon Valley Bank, urged venture capital firms to remain calm on a conference call. March 10In the biggest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed after a run on deposits . Regional bank stocks plunged after the unexpected seizure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank , with shares of First Republic tumbling 60 percent. The Treasury secretary believed the actions by the private sector would help underscore confidence in the stability of the banking system. April 28The Fed released a report faulting itself for failing to “take forceful enough action” ahead of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse.

Even so, the U.S. financial system has plenty of problems. The lender, founded in 1985, was the 14th-largest bank in the United States at the start of this year. Its shares lost nearly all of their value after a relentless series of steep declines that began as Silicon Valley Bank was teetering. reached out to other financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, PNC Financial Services and Bank of America, seeking bids for the First Republic. As part of the bidding process, banks were also asked what parts of the bank they wouldn’t accept.

☆ F.D.I.C. Proposes Broadening Bank Insurance for Businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Alan Rappeport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

officials acknowledged on Monday that those bank runs caught them by surprise. As part of a review into what took place, the regulator has been studying ways to improve the system. Its report looked at the viability of raising the existing insurance cap; expanding it so that deposit insurance is unlimited; and creating a more targeted approach that would provide higher levels of deposit insurance to business accounts that are used for payroll processing. expressed concerns that broadly expanding deposit insurance could create “moral hazard” problems, that is, banks would be shielded from the consequences of making risky investments. It favored offering more protection to business payment accounts because that money is generally used for paying employees rather than investments.

If there has been a lesson in the recent spate of bank failures, it is that deposit flight can now happen quickly. It no longer requires a teller to hand money to customers waiting in long lines around the block. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation explicitly insures the first $250,000 in any account, but nothing over that. to guarantee all deposits, but there may be a more strategic, surgical and free-market solution. Consider this: What if the banking system coalesced around a separate insurance program — we’ll call it F.D.I.C.+ — for deposits above $250,000?

☆ Regulators Prepare to Seize and Sell First Republic
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Lauren Hirsch | Maureen Farrell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Federal regulators were racing on Saturday to seize and sell the troubled First Republic Bank before financial markets open on Monday, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, in a bid to put an end to a banking crisis that began last month with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. has been talking with banks that include JPMorgan Chase and PNC Financial Services about a potential deal, two of the people said. Any buyer would most likely assume the deposits of First Republic, eliminating the need for a government guarantee of deposits in excess of $250,000 — the limit for deposit insurance. would need to decide if it would seize First Republic anyway and take ownership itself. In that case, federal officials could invoke a systemic risk exception to protect those bigger deposits, something they did after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March.

☆ People Started Buying Crocs During the Pandemic. They Can’t Stop.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Jordyn Holman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Like Peloton, Etsy and Zoom, Crocs saw its business boom during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s aesthetically questionable but easily slipped-on clogs were the perfect footwear for Americans puttering around their homes, gardens and kitchens during quarantine. arts projects and resumed in-person meetings as a sense of normalcy returned to the world, they have kept their Crocs on. Maggwa Ndugga of Raleigh, N.C., bought his first pair in 2020 and now has five. And he is spreading his enthusiasm, giving his parents and sisters each a pair for Christmas.

First Republic Bank was forced to seek a lifeline this week, receiving tens of billions of dollars from other banks. These are known as unrealized losses — they turn into real losses only if the banks have to sell the assets. +2 % 0 –4 First Republic Pacific Western Signature −8 Plotted quarterly ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 +2 % 0 –4 Silicon Valley Western Alliance Zions −8 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 +2 % 0 First Republic Pacific Western Signature –4 −8 Plotted quarterly ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 +2 % 0 Silicon Valley Western Alliance Zions –4 −8 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 +2 % 0 First Republic Pacific Western Signature –4 −8 Plotted quarterly ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 +2 % 0 Silicon Valley Western Alliance Zions –4 −8 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Note: Includes both “held-to-maturity” and “available-for-sale” securities, meaning both long- and short-term investments. Banks’ cash and noncash assets Plotted quarterly $200 billion Pacific Western Signature 150 100 First Republic 50 0 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 $200 billion Western Alliance Zions 150 100 50 Silicon Valley 0 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 Banks’ cash and noncash assets $200 billion Pacific Western Signature 150 100 50 First Republic 0 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 $200 billion Western Alliance Zions 150 100 50 Silicon Valley 0 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’22 Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination CouncilMidsize banks like SVB do not have the same regulatory oversight as the nation’s biggest banks, who, among other provisions, are subject to tougher requirements to have a certain amount of reserves in moments of crisis. Last weekend, the Fed announced a program that offers loans of up to one year to banks using the banks’ government bonds and certain other assets as collateral.

☆ Guerrilla Gardeners Meet Billionaire Doomsayer. Hurly-Burly Ensues.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Dwight Garner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Catton resembles one of those teachers who can take a student’s simple-minded question and, without condescending, shape it into an ingenious one. The bullets really fly in “Birnam Wood.” The big explosion will probably go off. The Birnam Wood collective makes sure its apolitical Facebook page is sunny and welcoming. Birnam Wood has this cockeyed, D.I.Y. She’s aching to leave the collective, and she may not be as sensible as we think she is.

☆ We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck that edtech startup Ignite! Reading used to raise $10 million from Rethink and Citadel founder Ken Griffin
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

So far, Ignite says students have learned to read 2.4 times faster than before with its lesson plan. Reading, a virtual tutoring startup that helps children from grades K-8 learn how to read through targeted, one-on-one sessions with an online tutor. While other tutoring companies like Varsity Tutors and GoStudent offer online tutoring and reading assistance, Ignite! Reading focuses specifically on teaching children the processes of reading and comprehension, with a main goal of reaching 1st grade students. Reading, tutors meet with students every day one on one virtually for 15 minutes a day, with a total teaching time of 75 minutes a week.

☆ 36 Hours in New Orleans
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Richard Fausset | Richard Fausset Is A New York Times National Correspondent Who Grew Up In New Orleans. | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Grab a biscuit UptownThe six-mile commercial corridor of Magazine Street is a glorious mish-mash of retail shops, art galleries and good places to eat, with surprises on nearly every block. For breakfast Uptown, stop in for a flaky cheddar-and-chive biscuit ($4.75) at La Boulangerie , a New Orleans take on a classic French bakery with a happy thrum on Saturday mornings. arts underground. Shawarma On The Go , inside a Jetgo gas station, is notable for its Lebanese iced tea with pine nuts. Crunchy, cold, aromatic and savory-sweet, the drink is a local spin on a traditional Lebanese drink called jallab.

☆ What Is a Robo Advisor, and Do I Need One?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +9 min

That’s where a robo advisor can help. A robo advisor is a digital, automated service that makes investing easy because it picks securities for you. How to start investing with a robo advisorGetting started investing with a robo advisor is designed to be easy. Robo advisor accounts are well-suited for anyone who is comfortable being online but needs a nudge to invest and would rather not do it themselves or doesn’t have the means to hire an individual financial advisor. Betterment and Wealthfront, for example, offer savings accounts, which pay substantially more than traditional bank savings accounts, as well as checking accounts and debit cards.

☆ Averea judecătorilor din Dondușeni, sub lupa Jurnal TV; Ce bunuri au în proprietate și ce indică în declarațiile oficiale
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +14 min

Judecătoarea Lucia Danilișin a indicat în declarația de avere și interese pentru 2020 că a ridicat un salariu de 274. Unul de 25 de mii de lei și altul de 22 de mii de lei. Un Opel Corsa, cumpărat cu 30 de mii lei, și altul Kia Carens, procurat în 2020 cu 7800 euro. Este indicat și un camion de 180 de mii lei și o remorcă de 79 de mii lei. O să telefonez la ANI și o să întreb care este greșeala, că dacă este o greșeală se poate de corectat.

Persons: Lucia Danilișin, Lucia, Judecătoarea, Ea, judecătoarea, Tatiana, Tatiana Sobolschi, Sobolschi, Țurcan, Lilia Țurcan, magistrata, O, Carolina Țurcan, Liliei Țurcan, El, Judecătoarea Lilia Țurcan, CSM Victor Micu Organizations: Compania Națională de Asigurări Sociale, Audi, Toyota, Opel, Națională de, Mitsubishi, CSM Locations: Dondușeni, Judecătoria Dondușeni, Judecătoriei Dondușeni, Edineț, Chișinău, Carolina, Nord

☆ Se circulă cu dificultate pe mai multe străzi din capitală; Vezi unde este sistată circulația rutieră
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Jurnal.mdSe circulă cu dificultate pe mai multe străzi din capitală; Vezi unde este sistată circulația rutierăCirculația rutieră pe strada Alexandru cel Bun din Chișinău, intersecția cu strada A. Pușkin spre Calea Ieșilor, este sistată. „InfoTrafic” al INSP, informează că actualmente în municipiul Chişinău este un flux sporit de transport, la intrările în oraș și pe arterele principale de transport:Sectorul BOTANICA:- Intersecția cu sens giratoriu bd.Iu.Gagarin – Albișoara – C. Negruzzi. Sectorul BUIUCANI:- Strada Calea Ieșilor direcția sens giratoriu strada I.Creangă – bd.Ștefan cel Mare;- Sectorul CENTRU:- Strada Ismail de la strada Albișoara până la strada Calea Basarabiei;- Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare tronsonul străzilor Armenească – A.Pușkin;Sectorul CIOCANA:- Nodul rutier Tutun CTC. Sectorul RÎȘCANI:- Strada Calea Orheiului intersecție cu strada Studenţilor, intrarea în oraș;- Intersecția cu sens giratoriu Calea Orheiului – T.Vladimirescu;- Bulevardul Renașterii Naționale direcția bulevardul Gr.Vieru. Astfel, serviciul „InfoTrafic” al INP recomandă conducătorilor auto:- să ocolească acest segment de drum, pe străzile adiacente;- înainte de a pleca la drum sa se informeze despre situația în traficul rutier;- să respecte semnalizarea rutieră temporară;- să adepteze viteza de deplasare la condițiile de drum și să nu efectueze manevre periculoase în trafic;- să păstreze distanţa regulamentară între vehicule şi să se asigure temeinic la schimbarea direcţiei de deplasare.

Persons: Alexandru cel Bun, Pușkin, . Negruzzi, Mare Organizations: CTC Locations: Chișinău, Chişinău, Strada Ismail, RÎȘCANI

La această oră, la nivel național, se circulă în condițiile unui carosabil uscat, drumurile sunt accesibile pentru un trafic fluent. Actualmente în mun. Chişinău se atestă flux sporit de transport, la intrările în oraș și pe arterele principale de transport:Sectorul BOTANICA:• bd.Iu.Gagarin direcția de deplasare sens giratoriu C.Negruzzi – D.Cantemir;Sectorul BUIUCANI:• intersecția străzilor str.Vasile Lupu – V.Belinski, direcția str.E.Coca;• str.Calea Ieșilor direcția de deplasare sens giratoriu Ion Creangă. Sectorul CENTRU:• str.Ismail tronsonul străzilor Pan Halipa – str.București;Sectorul CIOCANA:• str.Vadul lui Vodă spre nodul rutier Tutun CTC;• intersecția străzilor Uzinelor – Voluntarilor. Sectorul RÎȘCANI:• intersecția străzilor M.Bănulescu Bodoni – Columna;• bd.Renașterii Naționale direcția bd.Gr.Vieru;• intersecția cu sens giratoriu Calea Orheiului – T.Vladimirescu;• str.Calea Orheiului – Studenţilor, intrarea în oraș.

Persons: Lupu, Ion Creangă Locations: mun . Chişinău, CIOCANA, RÎȘCANI

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