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| | Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Nor is the United States, which was formed from former British colonies in 1776 and maintains close cultural ties with the United Kingdom. | | | Other privileges that the United Kingdom grants Commonwealth citizens include access to immigration programmes such as the working holidaymaker visa. | | | Cameroon joined in 1995 although only a fraction of its territory had formerly been under British administration through the League of Nations mandate of 1920–46 and United Nations Trusteeship arrangement of 1946–61. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations
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| | Maldives Royal Family Official Website: Majid's Pages- Maldives and the British Commonwealth |
| | The Head of the Commonwealth is always the head of state of the United Kingdom and other countries, such as New Zealand, that share the head of state of the United Kingdom. | | | In the same period, five Maldive nationals were granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom leading to settlement. | | | At that stage Maldivians with a valid passport had a limited visa and entry permit granted automatically at the point of entry to the United Kingdom. |
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| | The Sun Never Set on the British Empire |
| | By 1999, the United States economy was all but carrying, Atlas-like, the stagnant or shrinking economies of the rest of the world. | | | The Encyclopaedia Britannica says of "Dominion" that "after 1947 the use of the expression was abandoned because it was thought in some quarters to imply a form of subordination," though it does not say if any offical act or legal instrument was involved in this. | | | In the Statute of Westminster of 1931, the British Parliament renounced all legislative, even constiutional, authority over the Dominions. |
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| | North Staffs Stamps - Specialist in GB and Commonwealth Countries |
| | Numbers preceded by an * are provisional numbers as stated in Gibbons Stamp Monthly. | | | Let us know if you wish to receive one of these by post or e-mail. | | | Commonwealth Catalogue numbers are SG Part 1 numbers except for GB which come from the SG Concise Catalogue. |
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| | Tax Havens - European British Commonwealth Members |
| | Beneficial ownership must be disclosed to the authorities prior to registration, however, absent evidence of criminal conduct is not to be disclosed. | | | Unless specifically stated, no one appearing or mentioned in the 'Lectric Law Library, including all Sponsors, advertisers, or content authors and providers; a) necessarily endorses, warrants or approved of anything in the Library, or; b) intends anything in the Library to provide specific legal advice, or solicit or establish any kind of professional attorney/client relationship. | | | There is a highly sophisticated infrastructure of trust companies, banking services, accountants, lawyers etc. An exempt company can pay a flat tax of British Pounds 500 and filing fee of 120 per year. |
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| | Commonwealth, the (British) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Commonwealth, the (British) |
| | It is composed entirely of territories that were once under British rule, but which have become completely independent states. | | | Voluntary association of 54 sovereign (self-ruling) countries and their dependencies, the majority of which once formed part of the British Empire and are now independent sovereign states. | | | However, it can make political statements by withdrawing membership; a recent example was Nigeria's suspension between November 1995 and May 1999 because of human-rights abuses. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Commonwealth,%20the%20(British)
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| | SH Stamps - Great Britain and British Commonwealth stamps |
| | Please e-mail details of what you have available. | | | Members of the ADPS - The sign of a reliable dealer | | | We are a family-run business selling fine quality, competitively priced, Great Britain and British Commonwealth stamps - 1840 to the present. |
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| | BBC NEWS World Europe Country profiles Profile: The Commonwealth |
| | It can take such punitive collective measures as imposing economic sanctions or suspending recalcitrant members. | | | The secretary-general acts as the chief executive of the Commonwealth. | | | The British monarch, however, remained the official "head of the Commonwealth". |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1554175.stm
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| | Topica Email List Directory |
| | For our purposes "BEC" is defined as any territory formerly part of the British Empire, including colonies, protectorates and mandates, and their modern successor states with the general exception of the United States of America after 1783. | | | Territories that have never been part of the post-1945 Commonwealth and that were only briefly occupied by BEC forces and wherein there is no significant lasting British military heritage (e.g. | | | This list -- "BEC Forces" -- aims to bring people together, from around the world, into an information exchange and discussion group dealing with all aspects of the sea, land, and air force history of the British Empire and Commonwealth ("BEC") since about 1750. |
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http://lists.topica.com/lists/Emp-Comm-Forces
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| | Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel |
| | Travel Advice is also available by phoning 0845 850 2829. | | | We have official FCO Travel Advice notices for over 200 countries based on the most accurate and up-to-date information available to us. | | | Know Before You Go is an awareness campaign aimed at encouraging British travellers to prepare better before going overseas. |
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| | British Commonwealth |
| | Detailed handbook covering all periods from 1872 Turkish period through to 1996 newest Turkish Cyprus issues, but in the main dealing with the revenues of British Cyprus from Victoria to George V, with analysis of De La Rue printings, statutes, use and tax rates. | | | Detailed study of the essays, proofs, and issued revenue stamps with printing details, cancels and useage. | | | Comprehensive reference book with complete data on all of Bermuda's air postal history and much background information on the flights. |
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| | Korean War--British and Commonwealth Forces |
| | Though she looked like an aircraft carrier, and could act as one if the situation required, she was really a floating aircraft rework facility. | | | British, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian destroyers and frigates were vigorously and effectively employed. | | | Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/un-rok/uk-s.htm
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| | WorldNetDaily: British Commonwealth a popular club |
| | There is also the Anglophile vs. Francophile issue to contend with when considering the strength of the Commonwealth. | | | This body oversees the behavior of Commonwealth member states. | | | Gale wants to introduce legislation to totally revamp both the House of Commons and the House of Lords towards an Americanized system with both a congress and a senate. |
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http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21707
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| | Commonwealth of Nations |
| | Commonwealth of Nations, voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated states (states with full internal government but whose external relations are governed by Britain). | | | Weather without you: by the end of this century, membership of the Commonwealth of Nations is expected to shrink. | | | Periodically there are meetings of Commonwealth heads of government, but no collective decision made at these meetings is considered binding. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0813057.html
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| | Canada and the Commonwealth |
| | The Commonwealth is a multilateral organization which grew out of a shared background, language and a respect of common values such as equality, democracy and rule of law. | | | Today, the Commonwealth consists of 54 countries working together on many different issues, such as the promotion of democracy, good governance and human rights, at the governmental and non-governmental level. |
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http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/english/foreignp/common/imoc301e.htm
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| | United Kingdom |
| | The Conservative Party won 33%, and the Liberal Democrats 22%. | | | The United Kingdom, consisting of Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) and Northern Ireland, is twice the size of New York State. | | | Blair has been compared to former U.S. president Bill Clinton for his youthful, telegenic personality and centrist views. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108078.html
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| | British Commonwealth Forces |
| | It was redesignated the 27th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade in October when Australian and Canadian units were assigned, which served under the US 1st Cavalry Division and helped meet the initial onslaught when China entered the war in November. | | | The first British units to arrive at Pusan on 28 August 1950 were the 1st Battalion The Middlesex Regiment and 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders under the 27th British Infantry Brigade. | | | In July these units were organized into the 1st Commonwealth Division. |
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| | The History of Canada and Canadians - The British Commonwealth of Nations |
| | The statute provided that no law passed in the future by the United Kingdom should extend to any dominion "except at the request and with the consent of that Dominion." Canadian sovereignty thus had been achieved by a long process of peaceful constitutional evolution. | | | The period between the wars brought the culmination of Canada's growth to independent nationhood within the British Commonwealth. | | | He piloted through the Imperial Conference of 1917 a resolution that the dominions "should be recognized as autonomous nations of an imperial commonwealth." To both the 1919 Peace Conference and the League of Nations Canada sent its own delegates. |
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http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/thebritishcommonwealthofnations.html
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| | British Commonwealth |
| | I took more liberty with the Commonwealth than with any other power, as the Commonwealth is not a unified political unit, but a loose confederation of formerly British colonies nominally under the rule of the Queen (at least in theory), and sending troops should any of the Commonwealth members be in need (usually Britain's need). | | | Cuba will expect you to help her against the United States, though South America will be more profitable for you. | | | Britain has a challenging position, but it's a powerful position. |
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http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jcheaney/britain.htm
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| | Markings on British and Commonwealth Bayonets |
| | Regiments of the British Army issued with bayonets | | | On British manufactured weapons the cypher consists of a stylized crown (the style of which changed over time) above the initials of the reigning monarch. | | | The history of the British bayonet goes back to the 17th century, and because of this the British bayonet is one of the more interesting types of militaria to collect. |
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| | CNN - British Commonwealth: Dinosaur or dynamic force? - October 24, 1997 |
| | Another Commonwealth member, Sierra Leone, remains barred because of a military coup in May. | | | Britain said any members from Gen. Sani Abacha's military government would be barred. | | | Blair is seeking to modernize the image of a Commonwealth organization that grew out of an empire. |
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http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9710/24/commonwealth.summit
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| | SULAIR: British & Commonwealth Literary Studies |
| | British Library General Catalogue - CDs available at the Reference Desk, Green Library. | | | More flexible than the printed catalogues, this comprehensive record of the lodings of the British Library to 1974 allows searching by date(s), keyword in title, place of publication, and publisher, as well as combinations of these indexes. | | | Provides thorough coverage of Britain and the Commonwealth, allowing access by topic and century or decade as well as by the usual author and title indexes; thorough coverage. |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/ablit/britlit/comp.html
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| | BCATP html |
| | On December 17, 1939 the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan agreement (BCTAP) was signed between all the parties concerned, the election was won by March 26, 1940 and in early April of 1940 of the most comprehensive aircrew training programs ever undertaken was instigated. | | | Canadian politicians would only agree if control of any such facilities was in Canadian hands, the British government rejected this, so this original memo and concept was abandoned. | | | Limited participation in the form of volunteers was received from other Commonwealth Countries such as India, Hong Kong, and even the Bahamas. |
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http://www.ualberta.ca/EDMONTON/CONTRIB/airmuseum/aambcatp.html
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| | British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games |
| | Edinburgh hosted the third games in 1970, and the final games were held in Dunedin, (not Christchurch, the Commonwealth Games city that year) New Zealand. | | | About ten nations and 100 athletes took part in the competitions and the Commonwealth Paraplegic Games Council was formed to develop further events for disabled athletes from the Commonwealth countries. | | | Bedbrook and the Commonwealth Paraplegic Games council turned their efforts towards the development of regional games for disabled athletes. |
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| | Peter's Stamps: Stamps of Great Britain, Channel Islands & Isle of Man |
| | I shall continue to offer all stamps issued to the end of 2005. | | | Some pages of British stamps, including those from the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. All of them are for sale at reasonable prices and you may encounter some real bargains. | | | There is a complete illustrated catalogue of all British stamps issued since 1924, comprehensive price lists and a page where you can find an exchange partner or freely publish your own stamp exchange offers. |
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| | British Council Education Information Service |
| | British Council, registered in England as a charity no. 209131, is the United Kingdom's | | | For information about scholarships, and everything else you need to know about studying in the UK, please visit the Education UK web site. |
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| | Orders of Battle 39-45 |
| | This site is dedicated to the study of Commonwealth Orders of Battle during the period of the Second World War. | | | I am interested in contacting other researchers who are willing to exchange information on the British Commonwealth and Empire during this period. | | | Sid's War: The Story of an Argyll at War |
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http://home.adelphia.net/~dryan67/orders/army.html
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| | Amazon.com: Books: British and Commonwealth Military Knives |
| | The latter being the original Spanish term and used in North America also, and the former, the official British term. | | | British and Commonwealth Military Knives is the book for which a lot of collectors have been waiting a long time. | | | This may be due to the lack of contacts, or the political situation in the recent years that precluded social contact between Britain and those lands. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1574270923?v=glance
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| | Commonwealth - Home |
| | Commonwealth Secretariat’s Debt Management Software Celebrates 20 Years of Success | | | The Awards programme was agreed by Education Ministers in October 2003 to recognise good practices in member countries. | | | Introducing the Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2006 |
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| | British Commonwealth Occupation Force 1946 - 1951 |
| | Participation in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) marked the first time that Australians were involved in the military occupation of a sovereign nation which it had defeated in war. | | | Adjacent to the area of Australian responsibility were prefectures occupied by the 2 New Zealand EF (Japan), the British and Indian Division (Brindiv) and, further away, the US 8th Army. | | | Up to 45,000 Australians served in BCOF, including an infantry contingent of 4,700, base units consisting of 5,300, an air force wing of 2,200 and 130 from the Australian General Hospital. |
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| | Stamps of the British Commonwealth |
| | We will accept payment in a range of currencies, Swiss Francs, Euros, Canadian Dollars, US Dollars. | | | Bargains in British Commonwealth Stamps - Countries A to B | | | Bargains in British Commonwealth Stamps - Countries Mald to N |
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| | World map for British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces |
| | The most notable exception to our coverage is the post-independence United States of America, whose military and political institutions are too extensive for this site, minimally modelled on the British, and adequately covered elsewhere. | | | The other notable omission is Mozambique, which, although a member of the Commonwealth, never had any British heritage. | | | Each national page collates internet links about the nation's military history into the same sixteen or so categories so that you can expect the same consistent treatment for every country. |
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http://www.regiments.org/nations
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| | Contemporary Writers in the UK - Contemporary Writers |
| | The views expressed are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent those of the British Council or Booktrust. | | | You can browse the index of authors or use the search box on the authors page to search for writers by various criteria. | | | Searchable by author, genre, nationality, gender, publisher, book title, date of publication and prize name and date. |
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| | Trenches on the Web - Special: British Commonwealth Memorial Plaques |
| | In 1917 a competition was announced to obtain a suitable design and 800 entries were eventually received. | | | Mid way through the First World War it was announced that next of kin of all soldiers from within the British Commonwealth, whose deaths were attributable to the War would receive a memorial plaque and scroll. | | | The German losses were heavy., in fact the dead lay in piles before the wire....A surprise attempt made after dark also failed...." |
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http://www.worldwar1.com/sfplaque.htm
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| | British Commonwealth Submarine Losses |
| | Sunk by gunfire from British Q-ship Cymric when mistaken for a U-boat. | | | Scuttled at sea having sustained damage when grounded on Texel overnight. | | | The bodies of the crew were recovered and buried in a communal grave in Shotley cemetary (just across the water from Harwich) where there is a rather nice memorial."] |
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| | BBC SPORT Boxing Froch facing a two-month lay-off |
| | The 28-year-old damaged his knuckle in his eight-round stoppage of Henry Porras in Hollywood in April. | | | Froch defended his title against Barney despite carrying the injury | | | Nottingham's Carl Froch, the British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion, faces a two-month lay-off following surgery on his right hand. |
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| | British Commonwealth of Nations on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Magazines and Newspapers for: British Commonwealth of Nations | | | An Empire Like No Other: The British experience was unique; America will write its own chapters. | | | Publication: Agence France Presse; Author: TORSTEN BLACKWOOD ; Source: PICTURES |
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| | Commonwealth Writers Prize - the best of Commonwealth literature |
| | The Commonwealth Foundation established the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1987 to encourage and reward the upsurge of new Commonwealth fiction and ensure that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin. | | | The Commonwealth Writers' Prize is funded and managed by the Commonwealth Foundation. | | | This prize celebrates the outstanding literary talent that exists in many parts of the Commonwealth and its contribution to contemporary writing in English. |
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| | British Commonwealth Air Training Plan: WWII CATP Air Museum |
| | The Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and serves as a unique memorial to those airmen who trained and served, and especially those who died, while serving their country in the air war of 1939-1945. | | | British Commonwealth Air Training Plan: WWII CATP Air Museum | | | This is the only Museum in the world dedicated solely to this goal and we think it is fitting that it is located in Manitoba where so much of the training was carried out. |
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| | British Commonwealth Stamps - October Stamp Auction 143 Australia |
| | A '+' symbol between words means that both words must be found. | | | On-line and mail order, using a stamp price list broken into twelve sections for speed of access. | | | Stamps from all British Commonwealth countries (except Great Britain) dated 1840 to about 1980. |
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http://www.purvesphilatelics.co.uk
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| | British Embassy,Quito Home |
| | A short summary of the strategy, and some useful facts and figures about the work and structure of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, are available from the FCO website. | | | The purpose of this Strategy is to clarify our priorities, so that we can concentrate the efforts of the FCO where they are most needed, build flexibility and capacity to respond to the unexpected, and so best serve the UK and its citizens.' - Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw. | | | With a new design and lots of interesting articles, we hope this resource of information can help you find information regarding trade and investment, visas and our role in Ecuador. |
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| | British First Day Covers |
| | Established in 1980, A G Bradbury is a leading producer of limited edition first day covers for all British commemorative stamp issues. | | | Sorry you need frames to use this site. |
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| | Commonwealth Foundation - |
| | Nigeria Presentation on Africa at the Civil Society—Senior Officials Dialogue on the Committee of the Whole, 2005 | | | Click here to sign up to receive news updates from the Commonwealth Foundation
| | | Click here to view our guidelines for grant seekers... |
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| | Commonwealth Games Medallists |
| | The first British Empire Games was held in 1930 and retitled British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and Commonwealth Games in 1978. | | | This compilation includes a complete list of medallists in all sports since 1930. | | | The festival, contested by Great Britain and Ireland, Australasia, Canada and South Africa, comprised five athletics events (100 yards, 220 yards, 880 yards, 1 mile and 120 yards hurdles) plus heavyweight boxing, middleweight wrestling and 100 yards and 1 mile swimming races. |
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