ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Larta VOX June, 2006</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <style> <!-- div.Section1 {page:Section1;} span.style11 {color:#330066; font-weight:bold} span.GramE {} --> </style> </head> <body bgcolor" text= "#333333" link="#333333" vlink="#5276AB""#FFFFFF> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" bordercolorlight="#999999" bordercolor="#666666" bordercolordark="#666666" name="icl" height="2593" width="653"> <tr bgcolor="#999999"><td height="99" colspan="2"> <div align="center"><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/head_vox1.jpg" width="650" height="115"></div> </td> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DFCD66"> <td height=22 colspan="2" valign="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#83731B"><b>June 2006 / v.8, n.6</b></font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td width="490" height="2467" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table width="99%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellspacing="5" align="center" border="1" height="2677"> <tr> <td height="28" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#FFFF00">Special Venture Forum Issue</font></b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="288" align="center" valign="top"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <p align="left"><b> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"> <font size="2"> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/062006_ventureforum.asp"> <font color="#5276AB">Companies Win Chance to Appear at Venture Forum</font></a></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><br> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"> <font size="2">332 early-stage companies from all over the world vied for 145 presentation slots in the largest <u> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theventureforum.com/"> Venture Forum</a></u> technology investment conference ever, to be held June 28 and 29 in Silicon Valley, California. <br> <br> </font></span><center> <b><font color="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2" color="#5276AB">Special Feature: Global Pavilions at Venture Forum 2006</font></span></font></b><br> <i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Taiwan and Hong Kong join Korea, Canada, Italy and Australia in presenting companies and exhibits at the upcoming Venture Forum.&nbsp; See articles profiling Taiwan and Hong Kong below.</font></i><br> </center> <font color="#5276AB"><a href="../ArticleLinks/2006/062006_taiwan.asp"><br> </a></font><font size="2"><font color="#666699"><span style="font-family: Times"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/062006_taiwan.asp"><font color="#5276AB">Venture Forum 2006: Entries Demonstrate Taiwan's IT Strength</font></a></b></font></span></font></font><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"><font size="2"><br> </font></span></b> <span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"><font size="2"> Five innovative companies from Taiwan, scheduled to appear on the first day of the two-day <u> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theventureforum.com/"> Venture Forum</a></u> June 28 and 29, are prime examples of the nation s preeminent information technology economy.<br> <font color="#333333"><a href="../ArticleLinks/2006/062006_hongkong.asp"><br> </a></font></font></span> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/062006_hongkong.asp"><font color="#333333"> <b><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; color: black"><font color="#5276AB">New R&amp;D Centers Support Hong Kong Technology Service Hub</font></span></font></b></font></a><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; color: black"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; color: black"><br> </span></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal"> Government announces five <i>Research and Development Centres</i> to help the region become a leader in technology innovation and commercialization.<br> <font color="#666699"><br> </font></span> <font color="#666699"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: 700"> <font color="#5276AB">Other Larta Institute News:</font></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: 700"><br> </span></font> <font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b> <br> </b> </font><span style="font-family: Times"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/062006_adherence.asp"> <font color="#5276AB">Adherence Technologies Purchased During Larta Commercialization Program</font></a></b><br> <span style="font-weight: 400">Adherence Technologies is acquired by Vocollect while participating in Larta Institute s 2005-06 <u> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.old.larta.org/nihcap.asp"> National Institutes of Health Commercialization Assistance Program (NIH-CAP)</a></u>.</span><br> <font color="#666699"><br> </font></font></span> <font color="#666699"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/062006_broadnewworld.asp"> <font color="#5276AB">Broad New World</font></a></span></b></font><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><br> </span></b> <span style="font-weight: 400"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Published in partnership with <a href="http://www.inpipeline.com" target="_blank">Innovation Pipeline</a></i></font><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </span></b> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black"> <font size="2">Media veteran Jonathan Taplin discusses the future of television and the impact of broadband on old business models.</font></span></span></p> <p align="left"><font color="#333333"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"><a href="http://www.inpipeline.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/logo_pipeline.gif" width="192" height="75" border="0"></a></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="1">Larta Institute has partnered with Innovation Pipeline to deliver feature articles offering insight and news on the two forces shaping the technology transfer landscape today: labs and markets. On a monthly basis, Larta VOX will feature selected Innovation Pipeline content to complement Larta's technology transfer and commercialization programs and events.</font></p> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"><font color="#314E51" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">Send comments and submissions to James Klein, Larta VOX Editor, at</font> <a href="mailto:voxeditor@old.larta.org" target="_blank">voxeditor@old.larta.org</a></b></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#FF6633" size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tech Sector News </font></b></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="196" align="center" valign="top"> <p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"> <font size="2"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/14577779.htm"> <font color="#5276AB">Venture capital survey: Small firms make a splash (<i>San Jose Mercury News</i>)</font></a></font></span></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"> <font size="2">Some of the bigger VC funds have so much cash they can invest upward of $20 million a deal. That has left fewer sources of money for entrepreneurs seeking modest amounts of funding -- say on the order of $1 million. But lately, a handful of venture capitalists is stepping into the void. Smaller firms are more likely to back smaller, early-stage companies, say their supporters.</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stemcell11apr11,1,6008703.story?coll=la-headlines-california" target="_blank"><font color="#666699"><br> </font></a></span><font face="Arial" color="#666699"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: 700"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=703"> <font size="2" color="#5276AB">Study Shows Entrepreneurs Increasingly Foreign-Born and Getting Grayer (<i>Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation</i>)</font></a></span></font><font face="Arial"><font size="2" color="#333333"><br> </font> </font><span style="font-family: Times; color: black"> <font size="2" face="Arial">Immigrants far outpaced native-born Americans in entrepreneurial activity last year while African Americans were the only major ethnic or racial group to experience a year-to-year increase in the rate of entrepreneurship, according to a national assessment of entrepreneurial activity by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.<br> <font color="#5276AB"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/30/smbusiness/angels_wealthbuilders_fsb/" target="_blank"><br> </a></font></font></span><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/30/smbusiness/angels_wealthbuilders_fsb/"><font color="#5276AB"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: "> <font size="2"> How to fund other startups (and get rich) (<i>Fortune Small Business</i>)</font></span></b></font></a><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"><font size="2"><br> </font></span></b> <span class="articlesubtitle1"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial"> A symposium of university researchers dissects U.S. patent procedures in light of an explosion in technological innovation.<br> &nbsp;</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="29" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Upcoming Larta Events</b></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="144" align="left" valign="top"> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#5276AB">June 28-29: </font><font color="#333333"><i><a href="http://www.theventureforum.com" target="_blank"><br> </a></i><a href="http://www.theventureforum.com" target="_blank"><font color="#5276AB">The Venture Forum. San Jose, CA</font></a><i><br> </i></font></b><font color="#333333">Hundreds of venture capitalists, angels, corporate investors and leading service providers from across the globe will gather in Silicon Valley to discover the most groundbreaking seed and early-stage investment opportunities and to engage with expert panels on innovation. The 2006 Venture Forum will feature the NIH Life Sciences Showcase and the Technology Innovation Showcase. </font></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-weight: 700"> <font size="2">To read 2006 Venture Forum press releases, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theventureforum.com/news.asp"> click here</a><a href="http://www.theventureforum.com/news.asp">.</a></font></span></font><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> &nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Larta Institute Publications </b></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="542" align="left" valign="top"> <p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/default.asp?MajorCategory=Reports" target="_blank"><font color="#333333"><strong><font size="3">Purchase reports now for only $99</font></strong></font></a><font size="3"><strong><font color="#333333">&nbsp;</font></strong></font><strong><font color="#333333">&nbsp;</font></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/img_federaltechnology1.gif" width="115" height="132" align="left" hspace="8" vspace="4"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/PublicationDetail.asp?Pub=FTFG05" target="_blank">2005 Federal Technology Funding Guide</a></b><b><br> </b>Larta Institute's annual guide to government technology funding is recognized as the nation's leading survey on Federal technology funding opportunities. <i>Winning Government R&amp;D Money: Federal Technology Funding Guide 2005</i> provides detailed information on Federal funding processes, programs, and ways to win government R&amp;D money.<br> <br> <br> <b><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/img_university2.gif" width="116" height="132" align="right" hspace="8" vspace="4"></b><strong><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/MnCatalogDetail.asp?ProductID=UTechTrans&MajorCategory=Reports%20" target="_blank">University Tech Transfer: Licensing Intellectual Property from Universities&nbsp;</a></strong><br> Universities are among the best sources of intellectual property. This white paper from Larta Institute includes approaches for finding and accessing university research, recommendations for avoiding potential pitfalls when licensing university IP, suggestions for successfully negotiating university tech transfer agreements, and illustrations of typical licensing terms and types of licenses.&nbsp;<br> <br> <b><br> <img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/img_intellectual3.gif" width="116" height="132" align="left" hspace="8" vspace="4"></b><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/MnCatalogDetail.asp?ProductID=IPWirelessStrategies&MajorCategory=Reports%20" target="_blank"><strong>Intellectual Property Strategies for Wireless Technologies</strong></a>&nbsp;<br> It is vital for startup companies involved with wireless technologies to employ sound intellectual property strategies within the context of FCC regulations. A new Larta Institute white paper, Intellectual Property Strategies for Wireless Technologies, details IP strategies while addressing considerations for obtaining FCC approval.</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Other Upcoming Industry Events</strong></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="937" align="left" valign="top"> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB"> &gt;&gt; June 15:</font> <br> </b></font><tt style="font-family: Courier New"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.americanventurenetwork.com/events/"> <font color="#333333">Building Customers <span class="GramE">Before</span> Investors by American Venture Network</font></a></span></font></tt><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Presented by American Venture Network- <tt style="font-family: Courier New"> <span style="font-family: Arial">Discover how building business relationships with America's leading technology companies can strengthen your business model and help you raise capital. Senior Business Development Executives from Motorola, IBM and Palm discuss how they can help early stage technology companies solidify their business strategy to maximize results.</span><span style="font-family: Arial"></span></tt></font></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><tt style="font-family: Courier New"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><br> <br> </span></font></tt></span></font><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; June - August 15:</font> <br> </b></font><b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.asvc.org/newsletter.asp"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><font color="#333333">Asia Silicon Valley Connection s 2006 Gong Show Business Plan Competition</font></span></font><font color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><tt style="font-family: Courier New"><font face="Arial" size="2">- Call for Applications</font></tt></span></font></a></b><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2">The 7th ASVC Gong Show event will take place at Santa Clara Marriott on Sept. 20th. All entries will be automatically entered into Red Herring's Asia 100 award nomination. We will offer two coaching sessions on Sept. 12th and 13th to prepare our teams for a more effective presentation.<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><tt style="font-family: Courier New"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><br> <br> </span></font></tt></span></font><b> <font color="#5276AB" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&gt;&gt; </font> <font color="#5276AB" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> June 21</font><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#5276AB">:</font> <a target="_blank" href="http://franklincoveysymposium.com/symposium/anaheim/index.php"><i><br> </i></a> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="font-family: Arial"> <a title="http://www.les-svc.org/Events.html" style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single; font-weight: 700" target="_blank" href="http://www.les-svc.org/Events.html"><font color="#333333">LES-SVC panel discussion:  The place of Open Source in Today s Licensing Environment - San Jose</font></a></span></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>&gt;&gt; </b></font><font color="#5276AB">July 25-27:</font> <a href="http://www.alwayson-network.com/events/index.php?t_ref=AOHP1" target="_blank"><i><br> </i></a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.alwayson-network.com/events/index.php?t_ref=AOHP1" target="_blank"><font color="#333333">AO2006: The Innovation Summit @ Stanford</font></a></b></font><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Always On's Annual Innovation Summit @ Stanford is the most powerful thought leader and business development conference in Silicon Valley. Each year the summit focuses on the sweet spots in technology markets - where innovation is disrupting behavior and creating new business opportunities. </font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial"></span></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB"> &gt;&gt; June 26:</font> <a href="http://or.ucr.edu/event/about.aspx" target="_blank"><i><br> </i></a></b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="font-family: Arial"> <a title="http://www.les-svc.org/Events.html" style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single; font-weight: 700" target="_blank" href="http://www.les-svc.org/Events.html"><font color="#333333">LES-SVC panel discussion:  Intellectual Property Licensing and Protection in China - Palo Alto</font></a></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial"><br> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; September 20:<br> </font></b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.asvc.org/newsletter.asp"><font color="#333333">ASVC Gong Show</font></a></b><br> Each year, a committee of VCs, entrepreneurs and consultants reviews executive summaries submitted by our community of entrepreneurs and selects ten companies to participate in the Gong Show. Prior to the Gong Show presentation, founders from each selected company are invited to a series of coaching sessions.&nbsp; At the coaching sessions, the founders are provided an opportunity to rehearse their pitch before a team of executives, consultants and VCs, who provide constructive and critical feedback on their business plan and presentation skills. The 2006 Gong Show screening committee and coaches include Alan W. May of Life Science Angels, Fred Wong of Diamond Tech Ventures and Eric Di Benedetto from Convergence Partners.</span></font><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> <br> <b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; December 16:</font> <br> </b> </font><tt style="font-family: Courier New"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.connect.org/programs/mip/index.htm"> <font color="#333333">CONNECT s 19<sup>th</sup> Annual Most Innovative New Product Awards Luncheon</font></a></b><br> </span></font></tt><font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">INNOVATION STARTS HERE! The MIP Awards is CONNECT's annual competition honoring the vision, hard work and perseverance that transform ideas and technologies into products. Now in its 19th year, the Awards continue the tradition of showcasing local companies with cutting-edge high technology. Last year CONNECT received almost 100 product nominations, a testament to the innovation and imagination coursing through San Diego's business and research communities. Over 750 members of the San Diego business and academic communities attended the Awards luncheon to network with their peers and to hear the winners announced in each category. The MIP Awards luncheon, held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, is truly the region's largest and most prestigious business event honoring local technology and innovation. 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