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<title><![CDATA[DOE: ARPA-E grants attract private money]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy today released a financial report card on its ARPA-E research program, saying that grants for clean-energy technology development led to larger investments from the private sector.Six early-stage energy technology companies received $23.6 million in grants, sized from $750,000 to $8 million each. One year later, those companies attracted a total of $100 million from outside investors. &quot;This amount of private capital support indicates that the business community is hungry to invest in truly innovative solutions to the country's energy challenges,&quot; Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement. The six companies the DOE chose to single out, which work in solar, wind, and battery storage, represent just a portion of the grants that ARPA-E has awarded. According to a report prepared for Congress (click for PDF), the $151 million in ARPA-E awards in 2009 brought in $57 million from the private sector at the time of the grants. Within two months, those companies attracted an additional $33 million from the private sector.Looking for a clean-energy home run (photos) The Obama administration is eager to highlight positive results from the ARPA-E program and from investments in clean-energy research and technology. During the State of the Union address last month, President Obama called for reining in subsidies for oil companies to pay for government-funded research in clean energy technologies to spur economic growth and exports.Obama today also announced a program to spur investment in commercial building efficiency through tax incentives and government financing.The ARPA-E program has attracted the attention of many scientists and entrepreneurs and has become a favorite of Secretary Chu. Its mandate is to finance high-risk ventures with a big potential pay-off that are navigating the transition from basic science to commercialization.ARPA-E was created in 2007 but not funded until 2009 with the passage of the stimulus plan. Now, the DOE hopes to double its budget from its initial rate of $400 million over two years, although it faces significant challenges advancing its energy agenda with the current Congress.Venture capitalists continue to funnel money into green-technology companies. But because of the high cost and difficulty of scaling energy technologies, government funding has become an important part of start-ups' financing strategy. Here are the companies that the DOE chose to highlight:1366 Technologies, which is developing a process to cut the cost of manufacturing silicon solar cells. The MIT spin-off received a $4 million grant that accelerated its development and helped attract an additional $33.4 million.Envia Systems with Argonne National Laboratory is making lithium-ion batteries with better energy density that will allow for longer electric vehicle driving range. General Motors intends to use the technology in future versions of its electriccars.FloDesign Wind Turbine is making a wind turbine that uses a design similar to a jet engine's. Because they are smaller, the turbines, which concentrate the wind to boost power output, could be used in conjunction with traditional windmills in wind farms, according to the company.SunCatalytix is designing a low-cost catalyst for an electrolyzer for making hydrogen from water. The company's vision is for buildings to use solar panels to run a hydrogen fuel cell, which would then power a home.General Compression is developing an air compressor that would be attached to a wind turbine to store energy. The compressed air would be stored in underground caverns and released to generate electricity, allowing turbines to supply the grid when needed.24M, another MIT spin-off, is designing a lithium-ion battery with higher energy density than existing batteries. It was founded by the same MIT professor who started battery maker A123 Systems.Correction at 9 a.m. PT: The 2009 ARPA-E grants totaled $151 million.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Dynamics CRM 2011 hits the cloud]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sallimichegani</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The latest offering in Microsoft's Dynamics business, Dynamics CRM 2011 Online, is being released to customers this morning, following a four-month beta program that consisted of more than 11,500 businesses around the world.The CRM software, which is being released first as a hosted service through Microsoft, hits 40 different markets in 41 languages today, with an on-premises and partner-hosted version of the software to follow on February 28. That delay can be chalked up to extra testing on Microsoft's part to make sure it will work outside of the company's data centers.&quot;One reason we do that [has to do] with the online environment,&quot; Dynamics General Manager Brad Wilson told CNET. &quot;We run our own systems, and we have a lower amount of testing required because we are actually running the service in our data centers so we know exactly what configuration is going in,&quot; Wilson said.Even though it's the same software, the company goes through some extra steps to make sure everything works once it's in the wild. &quot;When we release it out to our customers and to our partner hosts, we do additional testing because of the wide range of configurations that a customer or a partner host might have,&quot; Wilson said.Microsoft&amp;39's Dynamics CRM 2011.(Credit:Microsoft)As part of the initial launch, Microsoft has cut the price on the service from $44 per user per month down to $33 per user per month, as well as put forth its &quot;Cloud CRM For Less&quot; program, which has the company offering cash rebates on a per-user basis for companies that switch over from competing Salesforce or Oracle CRM tools. Wilson said it was too early to share data on how many rebates Microsoft had doled out so far, but said that as part of the launch announcement this morning, the company would have endorsements from companies that had recently made the switch from competitors like Oracle.Users that are still using Microsoft's beta release should move to the final release product in order to get full support, Wilson said. &quot;Now we're in the process of converting those existing beta customers onto full production trials, and then hopefully [moving] them on to be full, paid subscribers of the system,&quot; Wilson said. The company stopped taking beta sign-ups for the online product last month. Much like Microsoft's Office 365, which is currently undergoing its own beta test leading up to a public release, Wilson painted Dynamics CRM 2011 Online's big benefit as its capability to scale up or down depending on who is using it.&quot;What's kind of cool about this right now is that this kind of price point and this type of technology lets smaller business take advantage of technology that was before only available to larger organizations,&quot; Wilson said. &quot;So to be able to offer it up as an on-demand service at a very affordable price really expands the access of the technology to smaller companies, and I think that's very exciting.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft planning Xbox 360 TV service to compete with Google TV]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sallimichegani</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Amidst  the hoopla surrounding Google TV and Apple TV, Microsoft has been oddly  quiet. Now we have an idea of what the software giant is up to: Ita4a4s  apparently in talks with media companies to license TV networks for a  subscription web TV service, people familiar with the plans told Reuters.The  service would be accessible through devices like the Xbox 360 &amp;8212' which  is increasingly becoming more of an entertainment hub for Microsoft,  instead of just a pure gaming machine. The wildly popular Xbox 360 could  serve as a Trojan horse for Microsofta4a4s TV service, while both Apple TV  and Google TV rely on consumers adopting new devices.Ita4a4s  still unclear what exactly Microsoft is proposing. One possibility is  that MS will create a a4Avirtual cable operatora4 that would deliver TV  over the web for a monthly fee. Alternatively, the Xbox 360 could be  used to offer increased interactivity for existing cable TV subscribers.  Microsoft could also offer individual channels like HBO or Showtime in  an a la carte fashion &amp;8212' something the cable industry has long avoided.Whatever  Microsoft ultimately decides, we likely wona4a4t see anything for 12  months, according to the sources. Microsofta4a4s early discussions with  media companies have been productive, the sources say.The  isna4a4t the first time Microsoft has tried to launch a TV service  using the Xbox 360. In 2007, Bill Gates announced that youa4a4d be able to  use your Xbox 360 as part of Microsofta4a4s IPTV platform. Microsoft finally delivered on its promise last month by offering AT&amp;amp'T U-Verse subscribers the ability to use the Xbox 360 as a TV set-top box. The company also offers some ESPN programming on the Xbox 360 already.If  these rumors pan out, Microsoft will also offer a different sort of  service than either Apple or Google. Apple is trying to get permission  from media companies to rent TV episodes for 99 cents on the Apple TV,  meanwhile Google is trying to coax TV networks into letting their  websites play nicely with Google TV. It looks like Microsoft is just  trying to rebroadcast existing content, which may be an easier sell for  media companies.Next Story: On the GreenBeat: Natural gas cars grab hold globally' Is Kleiner moving away from green Previous Story: Mary &amp;''Queen-of-the-Net&amp;'' Meeker joins Kleiner Perkins as partnerPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Apple TV, Google TV, IPTV, TV, xbox 360Companies: Apple, Google, MicrosoftPeople: Bill Gates          Tags: Apple TV, Google TV, IPTV, TV, xbox 360Companies: Apple, Google, MicrosoftPeople: Bill GatesDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reading A Google eBook On My&nbsp'iPad]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, Google launched its eBook store with 3 million books, many of them free.  I&amp;'ve been playing around with it on my iPad even though there is no iPad app yet.  That is because you can read the books in your browser.  iPad and Android apps are available, but if Google can make the browser reading experience just as compelling, people won&amp;'t need those apps.  So far, however, the in-browser reader is a disappointment.When you log into Google eBooks via the browser, your shelf is filled with three free eBooks: Alice&amp;'s Adventures in Wonderland, Great Expectations, and Pride and Prejudice.  You can read them in your browser on your iPad, on your phone, or on your laptop.  One of the best features of Google eBooks is that it remembers your place and starts you where you left off the next time you load the same book.  It is also supposed to sync between devices, so that you can start reading on your laptop, pick up on your phone, and then finish off at night on a tablet.  While this bookmarking feature seems to work fine within any given device, I find the syncing only works about half the time between devices.  Half the time, it seems to cache the last page read on whatever device you are reading on instead.  There is no way to manually set a bookmark in the browser reader either.The HTML reader is basic but functional.  On an iPad, you can read one page at a time vertically, or two pages horizontally.  It lets you choose different fonts, and even read the original scanned version of the book (see screenshots below comparing the scanned version to the &amp;''flowing text&amp;'' version).  Google eBooks also maintains the orignal pagination as best it can, which is much better than the random-seeming &amp;''location&amp;'' numbers you find on a Kindle.  But there are no page-turning animations like you get in Apple&amp;'s iBooks app.  That may sound like a trivial nitpick, but that swiping animation is one of those details which make digital books a pleasure to read in iBooks (my children fight over who is going to turn the next page when I read them the Winnie-the-Pooh book that comes with the Apple digital reading app). Unlike the browser version, the Google eBooks iPad app does include page-turning animations.My bigger problem with the browser version of Google&amp;'s eBook reader is that it doesn&amp;'t take advantage of the Web, or even HTML5.  This reader could have been an opportunity for Google to really show how HTML5 rocks in a real product, but it is mostly just basic javascript.  Also, for a company desperate to add a social layer to all of its products, there is nothing social about these eBooks.  There is no way to share a link to a page or even an excerpta4&quot;not even for the free books no longer under copyright.  Any shared links simply direct you to the first page of each book, at least for books in the public domain.  Google has done all the work to display books in your browser on the Web, but then stripped them of the capability to interact with other texts on the Web through links.  You know, the basic building block on top of which the Web, and Google&amp;'s own search engine, is founded. CrunchBase InformationGoogleiPadGoogle eBooksInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Mark Zuckerberg might be Steve Jobsa4a4 heir]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Who is the next Steve Jobs It&amp;'s a question that Apple shareholders will be looking at during their next meeting, where theya4a4ll vote on a proposal to create a written policy on finding a new CEO.In a filing released today, Applea4a4s board of directors opposed the proposal, arguing that it would give competitors unfair insight into Applea4a4s a4Aconfidential objectives and plans.a4 The board also said that publicly identifying CEO candidates might make those candidates a target for recruiters, while non-candidates would feel that theya4a4d been passed over.Since Apple is so reticent to talk about its next CEO, wea4a4ve come up with one possible answer &amp;8212' Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.Now, that probably sounds like a big stretch, but leta4a4s look at where both companies stand. Pundits have been wondering about who will fill take Jobs&amp;' place for a while now. Theya4a4re big shoes to fill, with the companya4a4s success in the past decade largely attributed to Jobsa4a4 return, particularly his product perfectionism and the a4Areality distortion fielda4 he creates around the company.Meanwhile, the current executive lineup doesna4a4t offer many obvious candidates &amp;8212' when Jobs took a leave of absence for health reasons in 2009, chief marketing officer Phil Schiller gave the companya4a4s keynote at the Macworld conference. The verdict Schillera4a4s fine, but hea4a4s no Jobs. And chief operating officer Tim Cook kept the company running during those months, but it wasna4a4t until after Jobsa4a4 return that Apple launched its next major product, the iPad. Jobs was reportedly the key figure leading the iPada4a4s development.This is one area where Apple may be looking worriedly at Microsoft. When founder Bill Gates stepped down, he was replaced by longtime company executive Steve Ballmer. In the decade since Ballmer took over, Microsoft stock has fallen nearly 50 percent. (Last year, Apple passed Microsoft in market capitalization.) Ia4a4m not saying that Cook or Schiller are just like Ballmer, but therea4a4s clearly a danger in replacing a companya4a4s visionary leader with someone whoa4a4s competent but less inspired.So where does Facebook come in Well, as of October, Apple had a massive $51 billion stockpile of cash. When asked about what he plans to do with that money, Jobs said, a4AWe strongly believe that one or more very strategic opportunities may come along that wea4a4re in unique opportunity to take advantage of because of our cash.a4 Which immediately led to speculation about a4AWho is Apple going to buya4 And now, coincidentally, Facebook just raised $500 million at a $50 billion valuation.Of course, ita4a4s no secret that the big tech players have been interested in Facebook for a while now &amp;8212' but Apple, its profits supercharged by the iPhone, may be the one company that can still afford the deal. What&amp;'s less certain is whether Facebook &amp;8212' and by Facebook, we really mean Zuckerberg &amp;8212' would be interested. He controls three board seats, and prizes his ability to shape the company&amp;'s direction. Ita4a4s looking increasingly likely that Facebook will hold a public stock offering in 2012. So what would actually convince him to sell Well, how about the chance to run the combined Apple-FacebookAside from the glory of running the most valuable tech company in the world, there&amp;'s the strategic logic. The mobile and social worlds are colliding. Facebook has been trying to figure out how it can thrive in a world where platform makers like Apple and Google increasingly integrate Web services directly into devices. There have been rumors of a so-called &amp;''Facebook phone&amp;'' &amp;8212' but with 60 million monthly users on the iPhone, isn&amp;'t Apple&amp;'s mobile device already the Facebook phoneZuckerberg is hardly the polished CEO that Jobs has become, but hea4a4s improving. Last year, we looked at the ways that Zuckerberg had come into his own as a CEO. This year, he seems much more comfortable and charming while speaking to the media or in public. And although Apple employs legendarily talented designers, the recent lackluster launch of the companya4a4s music social network Ping suggests that Zuckerberg understands the one key area that Apple is still struggling with &amp;8212' social networking.We already know that Zuckerberg wants to be the next Steve Jobs. Would he turn down a chance to make that literally true[Filing spotted via AllThingsDigital]Previous Story: Week in review: Ikea&amp;'s war on the light bulbPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: social networking, succession plansCompanies: Apple, FacebookPeople: Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs          Tags: social networking, succession plansCompanies: Apple, FacebookPeople: Mark Zuckerberg, Steve JobsAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Daqri wants to be the augmented reality&'s YouTube]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Daqri, which lets any user create bar codes called QR codes that display images, movies and other pieces of content as soon as they are viewed through an iPhone camera, announced today it is launching a private beta test.The company made the announcement at the Launch Conference in San Francisco.Users upload a piece of content and associate it with a QR code. The augmented reality piece automatically displays when anyone opens up the Daqri application and hovers their camera over the QR code. That can be an image, a video or just about anything else as long as there is an existing application programming interface (API).The technology is called augmented reality. Augmented reality applications overlay content onto the real world through a phone camera. There are applications that focus on augmented reality, such as Layar, while popular general interest apps like Yelp can incorporate the technology too. When the camera is opened, Yelp displays relevant restaurant ratings and reviews depending on where it is pointed.But the service was pretty nebulous, and didn&amp;'t really have a specific application. That would end up hurting the service in the long run because it&amp;'s more efficient to focus on a niche, said Aarron Walter, user experience design leader of MailChimp. Most people just won&amp;'t know what to do with the application because there are too many options, he said.&amp;''Wordlens and these other augmented reality apps are amazing because they only do one thing,&amp;'' Walter said. &amp;''I know it&amp;'s going to do this one thing a4&quot; make sure you say that it does just one thing.&amp;''But it was still a pretty cool idea, said Yammer founder David Sacks. He said that even though the service was a bit open-ended, it would take off once one user figured out a killer use case for the service. Angel investor Dave McClure suggested an augmented-reality-based game that uses the accelerometer a4&quot; a use case that involves a spacial component.&amp;''The fascinating part to me was using QR codes, which I think is a more exciting space,&amp;'' Sacks said. &amp;''The augmented reality part is too far ahead and a bit of a red herring, but if theya4a4re flexible and they want to thrash around a bit with QR codes, theya4a4ll be okay.&amp;''The service is available for free for some basic services. Daqri charges $20 a month for a premium service that includes more features, and will probably sell the service to companies that want to re-brand it with their own identity and collect subscription fees.Next Story: Twitter investor: Hipmunk one of &amp;''the most innovativea4 in travel Previous Story: Judges bring out their knives for Appconomya4a4s group appPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: App Store, augmented reality, bar code, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, launch2011, QR codeCompanies: Daqri          Tags: App Store, augmented reality, bar code, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, launch2011, QR codeCompanies: DaqriMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francisco, California. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On the GreenBeat: Coda wants to sell 50,000 electric cars by 2015, Powerit raises $5M]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;'s the latest action we&amp;'re following today on the GreenBeat:Coda aims to sell 50,000 electric cars by 2015 &amp;8212' The clean-wheeling startup recently hired a new chief executive and former GM executive Phil Murtaugh, who told reporters of its lofty sales goals for its electric sedan. While there&amp;'s been some skepticism about the car&amp;'s potential given a high price tag compared to the similar and better-known Nissan Leaf, Coda has said in the past it wants to sell 14,000 cars in the first year of production, targeting fleets for around 40 percent of the sales.Powerit raises $5 million &amp;8212' The company said today it had raised a new round of cash and appointed a new CEO. The round was led by Black Coral Capital with the participation of four pre-existing investors. Powerit makes an energy management system that connects buildings to smart grid applications like controls for lighting, HVAC, peak load reduction and energy efficiency.Morgan Solar to raise $20-$25 million &amp;8212' The Canadian company is looking to use the cash to help build a lens manufacturing facility in California with 5.5 megawatts of capacity, Earth2Tech writes. Morgan Solar makes concentrating solar modules, which are still somewhat of a niche area of solar that involves the use of magnifiers or lenses to concentrate sunlight to create higher-efficiency solar panels. One CPV maker, Soliant, has reportedly suspended operations.Rolls-Royce shows off electric car &amp;8211' The Phantom 102EX Experimental Electric (pictured) was unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show, Green Car Reports writes. The luxurious vehicle is a prototype to test consumer interest, and the company has not committed to commercial production.[Image via Green Car Reports]Next Story: Apple marks down original iPad  to $399 Previous Story: iOS 4.3 improves media sharing &amp;8212' but not on the Verizon iPhonePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: electric cars, energy efficiency, Smart Grid, SolarCompanies: Coda, Morgan Solar, Powerit, Rolls Royce, SoliantPeople: Phil Murtaugh          Tags: electric cars, energy efficiency, Smart Grid, SolarCompanies: Coda, Morgan Solar, Powerit, Rolls Royce, SoliantPeople: Phil MurtaughIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name). Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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