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		<title><![CDATA[Get top-ranked Novell support for Red Hat when you switch]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1006327&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If Linux is going to power your mission-critical applications, you'd better have the best support known to business.  Novell provides unparalleled support, tools, and reports to help you understand your Linux environment.  Learn more today! ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unrivaled support from Novell, now available for Red Hat]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1006335&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If Linux is going to power your mission-critical applications, you'd better have the best support known to business.  Novell provides unparalleled support, tools, and reports to help you understand your Linux environment.  Learn more today! ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cloud Computing: Save Time, Money, and Resources]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1186309&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Testing your applications before they launch is essential, but so is the right environment. This IBM® Redbook® explains how a private test cloud can help you organize and streamline your test environment, allowing for a quick turnaround of resource reques]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do all employers have to have a written affirmative action plan?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48104&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal laws that require contractors to have written Affirmative Action Plan, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. The requirements for written affirmative action plans apply to contractors or subcontractors ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Internal Investigations:  Fairness Is Key To Success]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48271&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Every manager or HR professional will face a situation that requires investigation before any employment action can be taken. Typically, the investigation will be necessary to respond to complaints or suspicions of workplace misconduct, rule or policy vio]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to avoid violence ?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48507&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers have a duty to provide their employees with a workplace that is safe and free from hazards. This includes the actions of other employees. Companies are liable for the actions of their employees. This means that a company can be held responsible ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The HR Doctor Makes 'House Calls']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49195&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With a proactive program of workplace violence prevention and intervention, the large majority of threats and acts of violence can be prevented. How? What's the treatment? Here's the HR Doctor's prescription: Learn about the inappropriate behaviors that g]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 1998 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The HR Doctor Is In]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49217&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article discusses “Is affirmative action dead as a part of a county's Human Resource program? Should county policies be changed?” if affirmative action in your county means that decisions are made based only on race or gender and unquestioned preferen]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Going Postal and Beyond]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49589&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["The article concentrates on reducing the risk of emotional abuse and physical violence in the workplace.  The article list brings together some traditional or seemingly obvious education-interventions.So here is the ""The Stress Doc's ""Structures and ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Occupational Fraud:An Expensive Problem]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49641&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This case study talks about the corporate crime that has emerged as a major area of concern; employees can expect to pay more for health care; technology pros prosper at companies in other industries ... and more. Most of these cases involved misappropria]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do Flexible Schedules Help Working Mothers?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49650&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New research questions the benefits of flexible work arrangements; companies recognize risks, but shun security chiefs; e-mail abuse puts employees in hot water. New research debunks the widely held view that working mothers are benefiting from flexible s]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Case study: Affirmative action]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49813&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A  large independent bank employs about 1200 in multiple branches throughout Southern and Northern California. The bank had been asked to submit their Affirmative Action Plan .The plan and exhibits were submitted just under the deadline. JorgensenHR was h]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oral Admonishment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=52855&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A disciplinary discussion between a management official who has authority to take disciplinary action and his/her employee in which the employee is informed that he/she has been disciplined by receipt of an oral admonishment. It is a disciplinary action w]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reprimand]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=52859&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A formal disciplinary letter issued to an employee by a management official who has authority to discipline the employee. The Letter of Reprimand is the least severe formal penalty.   ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Review of Workplace Issues from 2002 & Challenges Coming to the Workplace in 2003]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=65238&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The beginning of a new year always brings about reflection on the year gone by and anticipation of the year to come. There are a number of workplace issues that will challenge all of us in the coming year. This article will recap some highlights from the ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Affirmative Action: What Are My Obligations?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137072&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers often have questions about Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs) that are used to address the diversity of their workforce. This article describes the conditions under which employers must have AAPs and, if they do, what they must contain. While em]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Practices in Diversity Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=168154&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Personnel Management Association (IPMA) has undertaken a human resource benchmarking project with the National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE). IPMA is an organization representing over 1,700 organizations and 2,500 ind]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HIPAA Compliance & Certification Case Study: HealthSouth - Healthcare]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=270518&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This case study discusses the success of HealthSouth's use of McAfee Preventsys security risk management solutions for an enterprise deployment in its corporate data center, spanning across 50,000 nodes. Timely implementation allowed HealthSouth to comple]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employment At Will Policy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=344103&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Employment at Will/Applications policy is an affirmation by the employer, as well as the employee, that either has the right to terminate employment at any time, with or without cause; and that no offer of employment is valid unless made in writing an]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beyond Best Practices: New Strategies For Diversity Breakthroughs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=919783&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the past decade, there has been an acutely heightened focus on diversity and inclusion through diversity organizations and think tanks, boutique consultancies, magazines, and books. In addition, through ongoing information-packed conferences, diversity]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Effective Response Mechanism For Sexual Harassment Complaints]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48243&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This case clearly demonstrates the importance of an effective response mechanism for sexual harassment complaints. To be effective, the response mechanism should include: (1) clearly defined channels for reporting sexual harassment complaints; (2) trainin]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[THE PROBLEM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48441&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article discusses how sexual harassment is a potential problem for every worker and employer. It is inappropriate, antisocial behavior, and it's the responsibility of both management and an individual employee to ensure that sexual harassment is never]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Does Informality Become Harassment?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48496&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Our company is pretty informal and people joke around a lot. I know it's all just fun and games, but sometimes the jokes can get very off-color. Should I be worried about sexual harassment? Quid pro quo sexual harassment, which occurs when employment deci]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employees Today Feel Like Slaves]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48504&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[" No wonder many employees today feel like slaves shackled to their jobs with little freedom to control their day-to-day work or their career. Many employees live in a state of perpetual anxiety about losing their jobs. The slave analogy is also relevant ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What you need to know about) Mediation in Sexual Harassment Cases]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49144&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently, there are more rules, regulations, and laws dealing with sexual discrimination, and particularly sexual harassment, than any other substantive area of employment. The article says that mediation can provide an ideal setting in which the complai]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Training Is Key To Harassment Defense]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49184&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article says that recent legal developments highlight the importance of regular employee training in the areas of discrimination and harassment. The training should cover the types of behavior and statements that would be considered illegal harassment]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Plan Program to Prevent Workplace Violence]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49203&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There were an estimated one million acts of violence in America's workplaces last year. Government employees are especially vulnerable since they either operate accessible, open programs or are involved in unpopular enforcement activities. While no one, i]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can State Claim Immunity From Same-Sex Harassment And Retaliation Suit?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49271&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A University of Alabama campus police officer complained to the chief that his boss, the deputy chief, was sexually harassing him. Instead of disciplining his subordinate, the chief fired the complainer. When the former cop sued, university administrators]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Not Harassment To Question Harassment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49282&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of your employees accuses another of sexually harassing conduct. You want to investigate, but the subject is touchy, and you fear creating a bigger problem. Should you back off because of possible charges of abuse from the accused harasser? This case ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mediation in Sexual Harassment Cases]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49299&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article discusses that there are rules, regulations, and laws dealing with sexual discrimination, and particularly sexual harassment, than any other substantive area of employment. Litigation shows no sign of abating but is, in fact, still increasing.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are Victims Of Harassment Immune To Adverse Employment Actions?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49311&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An employee who was the subject of a workplace prank that was sexual in nature could not show that a subsequent adverse employment action—a poor performance review that resulted in denial of an expected raise—was in retaliation for her complaint about the]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sexual Harassment Training: Optimum Mentor]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49478&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This case study lists seven lessons that are outlined in the program and teach the fundamentals of harassment. What is Sexual harassment? Why is Sexual harassment illegal? Quid Pro Quo Sexual harassment, hostile works Environment, unexpected sexual harass]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Understanding Sexual Harassment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49787&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Few things can hurt a company as badly as a sexual harassment lawsuit. A single harassment claim can cost a firm millions of dollars in damages, legal fees and related costs. And even if liability insurance covers the financial cost of a sexual harassment]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sexual Harassment Prevention Training]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50034&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IET provides employers with a customized online harassment prevention course. IET's training course was authored by employment lawyers and developed by a team of instructional designers. IET's team is available to help employers customize an online discri]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[THE PROBLEM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT2]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50052&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is based on the problem of sexual harassment. Workplace sexual harassment is a serious problem in the United States, and the dimensions of the problem continue to expand. A large part of the problem with sexual harassment is the difference be]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WORKPLACE VIOLENCE - A REAL KILLER!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50066&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Violence in the workplace causes enormous personal loss, trauma and anxiety for employees and their families. The causes of workplace violence are many and varied. Some workers have been the victims of workforce downsizing and feel they have been unfairly]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Labor Management Decisions2]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50080&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An increasing and particularly disturbing portion of injuries at the workplace are caused by the violent behavior of other people, including co-workers, subordinates, and even visitors. Furthermore, business operations may be harmed by not only the occurr]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sex Without Sexual Harassment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50111&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you worried about being accused of sexually harassing a co-worker if you ask him or her out for a date? Believe it or not, you do not have to worry. It is still legal to ask out a co-worker on a date and start a romantic relationship. With all...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sexual Harassment and How Women Cope]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50143&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Management should not ignore complaints about sexual harassment concerning seemingly innocuous events. A study reports that even small acts of discrimination in the form of infrequent, small and offensive comments, insults or pranks are very stressful for]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 1998 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Office Romance …is the company helpless?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50261&cname=gender+and+diversity]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[We have all seen romance blossom at work and have also seen romance end in bitterness leaving the organization vulnerable to sexual harassment charges. Since employees are human beings it is impossible to prevent romance on the job. The days of the anti-f]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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