September 2011
- 28: We have a new address! (0)
- 27: AACE Awards – Looking Back at 2011 (0)
- 26: Balance: Good News for ESOP Advocates (0)
- 21: GUEST BLOG – ESOPs in en Español (0)
- 19: DOL Backs Off Proposed Fiduciary Regulation; To Issue New Version in Early 2012 (0)
- 19: Inside Indiana Business Highlights ESOPs (0)
- 16: New from The ESOP Association (0)
- 15: News from the Employee Ownership Foundation (0)
- 14: Indiana Freshman Congressman Speaks Out for ESOPs, Strongly (0)
- 13: Oldie but a Goodie (0)
- 12: Employee Ownership Month 2011 – Download Your Press & Event Planning Kit Today (0)
- 08: Pro-ESOP Bill Introduced in Senate (0)
- 06: Labor and Labor Day (0)
- 02: The ESOP Project (0)
August 2011
- 31: August 2011 Wrap-Up (0)
- 30: Membership Services (0)
- 26: ESOP Calendar of Events (0)
- 24: Curriculum Library on Employee Ownership (0)
- 12: Wall Street Journal Editorial Questions DOL Proposed Fiduciary Regulation (0)
- 10: Letters to the Department of Labor (0)
- 08: ESOP Advocates (0)
- 05: August Recess - Time to Setup a Meeting with Your Member of Congress (0)
- 02: AACE Awards Videos (0)
July 2011
- 28: Congressional Hearing Thoughts on DOL Proposed Regulation (0)
- 27: Part IV - To Everyone Who Cares About ESOPs... (0)
- 26: Part III - To Everyone Who Cares About ESOPs... (0)
- 25: Part II - To Everyone Who Cares About ESOPs... (0)
- 22: Part I - To Everyone Who Cares About ESOPs... (0)
- 19: Cal-Tex Employee Owners Take Repurchase Obligation to New Understanding (0)
- 15: Photos! Pics! Snapshots! (0)
- 13: Membership Services (0)
- 12: Summer Editions of the Advocacy and Congressional Company Visit Kits Now Available (0)
- 06: DOL Problem: Is Bad Getting Worse? (1)
- 01: Empower Your Employee Owners! (0)
June 2011
- 29: Inc. Magazine Names 2011 Top Small Company Workplaces (0)
- 27: DOL’s Claim that an Appraiser can be an ERISA Fiduciary and still be Independent (0)
- 24: Does Anybody Ever Think About ESOPs and Employee Ownership? (0)
- 22: Senator Kelly Ayotte Introduces Pro-ESOP Bill, S. 1232 (0)
- 21: ESOP Legislative Bulletin – Senator Kelly Ayotte Introduces Pro-ESOP Bill S. 1232 (0)
- 17: Insert ESOPs into Presidential Campaigns (0)
- 14: Pending Amendment in Senate to Stop Department of Labor’s (DOL) Regulatory Attack on ESOPs (0)
- 14: Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Named 2011 Employee Ownership Month Poster Contest Winner (0)
- 13: Rutgers University Announces Louis O. Kelso Fellowship Recipients (0)
- 07: Rutgers University Announces Fellowship Recipients (0)
- 06: Is the DOL Ignoring the Obama Administration? (0)
May 2011
- 24: DOL’s Goals with Appraiser Proposal Coming into Focus (0)
- 23: Taking a Crack at ESOPs (0)
- 12: The ESOP Association Announces 2011 AACE and ESOP Award Winners (0)
- 04: Attending the 2011 Annual Conference? Here’s what you need to know. (0)
- 02: Ohio Employee Ownership Center --- Weighing in on the DOL Proposed Regulation (0)
April 2011
- 29: DOL Campaign: Not Winning: ESOP Community Needs to Be Active (0)
- 28: PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHT - Creating a High Performing Company (0)
- 27: PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHT - Get Ownership Spirit! (0)
- 21: Dr. Joseph R. Blasi Becomes Endowed Chair of Employee Ownership at Rutgers University (0)
- 20: Key ESOP Association and Employee Ownership Foundation Leader, Dan R. Bannister, Succumbs (0)
- 19: Comment Letters Indicate DOL Proposed Regulation “Would Seriously Impede ESOPs” (0)
- 12: Do You YouTube? We do. (0)
- 11: The ESOP Association Announces 2011 Silver ESOP Award Recipients (0)
- 06: Employee Ownership Foundation Awards Prize to National Essay Contest Winner (0)
- 04: ESOPs Make Appearance at a House Ways and Means Committee Hearing (0)
March 2011
- 31: More Information on H.R. 1244 (0)
- 30: The ESOP Association Hails Introduction of the “Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2011” (0)
- 16: ESOP Association President Speaks at 2011 Employee Ownership Executive Briefing (0)
- 15: ESOP Companies Continue Congressional Meetings (0)
- 10: Europe Moving Forward with Employee Ownership Plans (0)
- 08: Thanks to Members for Amazing Fundraising Efforts Record Broken; Over $80,000 Raised (0)
- 03: Update on DOL Proposed Rule Negative to ESOP Companies (0)
February 2011
- 24: 2011 34th Annual Conference --- ESOPs: Powering Through Uncertainty (0)
- 22: 2011 ESOP Membership Directory --- Request Your Copy Today (0)
- 17: 2011 Winter Advocacy Kit NOW AVAILABLE (0)
- 15: ABCs of ESOPs --- Become an ESOP Guru (2)
- 11: It's that time again --- AACE Awards 2011 (0)
- 10: ESOP Association President to Speak at UC San Diego (0)
- 04: President Reagan and Employee Ownership – Once More (0)
- 01: The ESOP Association Submits Comments to the Department of Labor on the Proposed Regulation, “Definition of the Term Fiduciary” (0)
- 01: The ESOP Association Submits Comments to the Department of Labor (0)
January 2011
- 26: Dr. Joseph R. Blasi Named Robert J. Beyster Professor of Employee Ownership (0)
- 21: The ESOP Association Submits Comments to House Ways and Means Committee on Tax Reform (0)
- 18: ESOP Association President to Speak at 2011 Employee Ownership Executive Briefing (0)
- 12: Corporate Member Speaks Out about DOL Proposed Rule (0)
- 07: First Ever Conference for Minority ESOPs to be Held in New Orleans, LA in February 2011 (0)
- 04: NCEO Submits Comments Regarding DOL Proposal (0)
December 2010
- 23: Winter Break of Sorts (0)
- 22: DOL to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Rule Mandating Valuators of Private ESOP Companies be Fiduciaries (0)
- 22: Employee Ownership Foundation Raises Over $65,000 at Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show in November 2010 (0)
- 15: Board of Governors Looking for a Few Good Members (0)
- 13: ABCs of ESOPs --- Become an ESOP Guru (0)
- 03: Two New Case Studies on Employee-Owned Companies Released (1)
- 01: Employee Ownership Foundation’s Last Call for University of Pennsylvania Certificate Program (0)
November 2010
- 29: Why the Department of Labor’s Proposed Regulation Will Harm Private Company ESOPs Cont... (0)
- 22: New Meetings in 2011 (0)
- 11: Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show Short Re-Cap: President Ronald Reagan and Employee Ownership (0)
October 2010
- 26: Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter Reaches Goal of $100,000 Donation to Employee Ownership Foundation (0)
- 21: President Reagan and Employee Ownership (0)
- 19: Reaction to President Obama’s Comments on ESOPs (0)
- 14: Employee Ownership Month 2010 (1)
- 12: ESOP Association President Featured in Financier Worldwide Publication (0)
- 06: Winners Of 2010 Dissertation Proposal Award (0)
- 01: Q&A with Tom Roback Regarding President Obama’s Response to His ESOP Question at the Richmond, VA Town Hall Meeting on September 29, 2010 (0)
- 01: Employee Ownership Month 2010 (0)
September 2010
- 30: President Obama Responds to ESOP Question at Richmond, VA Town Hall Meeting (3)
- 29: New Employee Ownership Foundation Website Launches (0)
- 27: New Speakers Announced for the Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show (0)
- 23: Employee Ownership Overseas: The European Federation of Employee Share Ownership and Australian Employee Buyout Centre Make Push for U.S. ESOP Model (0)
- 20: Easy to Get Annoyed (0)
- 17: Hotel Room Block Cut-off Date for the Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show Approaching (0)
- 15: The Employee Ownership Foundation Releases Study on ESOPs as Retirement Benefits (1)
- 13: ESOP Companies Hit by Great Recession in 2009 but Track Record Remains Positive (0)
- 09: Early Bird Registration Deadline for the Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show Approaching (0)
- 07: New H.R. 5207 Co-Sponsors in the House (0)
- 02: Senator Bernard Sanders Holds Vermont Hearing on Employee Ownership (0)
August 2010
- 30: White House Task Force Suggests Eliminating ESOP Tax Benefits (1)
- 19: Company Survey Data on Average Account Balances of ESOP Companies Raises Eyebrows (0)
- 19: Advisory Committee on ESOP Valuation Releases Advanced Issue Brief (1)
- 16: Employee Ownership Month 2010 – Get Your Press & Event Planning Kit Today (0)
- 11: The ESOP Association and the Employee Ownership Foundation Release Results of the 2010 ESOP Company Survey (0)
- 10: Lobbying 401 (0)
- 05: Rutgers Fellowships (0)
- 03: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Receives Joint Committee on Taxation Analysis of H.R. 692 (0)
July 2010
- 29: S. 1612 – New Co-Sponsor in the Senate (0)
- 27: H.R. 5207 Finds Co-Sponsors in the House (0)
- 22: ESOPs On the Air In the Air (0)
- 14: Leading in an Ownership Setting: The Program for CEOs (1)
- 09: A Helpful Checklist When Reviewing Fiduciary Liability Insurance (0)
- 07: ESOP Outreach (0)
- 01: Pro-Employee Ownership Proposals Pending on Senate Floor (0)
June 2010
- 29: Dr. Richard B. Freeman, Preeminent Researcher on Shared Capitalism and Employee Ownership, to be Featured on ESOP Association Website (0)
- 24: 2010 Charles Edmunson Scholarship Winners (0)
- 22: PA/DE Chapter Hosts Congressional Visit (0)
- 17: Rutgers’ School of Management and Labor Relations Announces 2010-2011 Beyster Fellows (0)
- 15: Carey Chen Elected to Employee Ownership Foundation Executive Committee (0)
- 09: ESOP Association Member Named a 2010 Top Small Workplace (0)
- 08: 30/100 (0)
- 04: Federalizing K Plans (0)
- 01: Employee Ownership Takes Its Place Among New Ownership Patterns for the 21st Century (0)
May 2010
- 25: Sharing ESOP Stories (0)
- 21: Pinehurst Resort Donates Golf Package at First Ever Tri-Chapter Regional ESOP Conference to the Employee Ownership Raffle (0)
- 19: The ESOP Association Welcomes New Board of Directors and New Board of Governors Members (0)
- 17: H.R. 5207 Finds Co-Sponsors in the House (1)
- 14: H.R. 5207, the ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 2010, Makes News (0)
- 12: Congressmen Boustany and Pomeroy Introduce H.R. 5207 --- The ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 2010 (0)
- 12: The ESOP Association Honors Members at Annual Awards Program (0)
- 07: Rutgers’ School of Management and Labor Relations Announces Louis O. Kelso Fellowships to Study Broadened Capital Ownership (0)
- 07: 5 Myths About ESOPs (0)
- 06: Legislative Highlight --- H.R. 692 (0)
- 05: Legislative Highlight --- H.R. 3586 (0)
- 04: Legislative Highlight --- House Concurrent Resolution 204 (0)
- 03: Congressional Listing Available for Members of The ESOP Association (0)
April 2010
- 30: Prominent Harvard Scholar to Speak at Employee Ownership Foundation Lunch at The ESOP Association’s 33rd Annual Conference (0)
- 29: Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations Announces the Smiley Fellowships (0)
- 29: Legislative Highlight --- S. 2909 (0)
- 28: Legislative Highlight --- S. 2914 (0)
- 27: Legislative Highlight --- S. 1612 (0)
- 26: Get Your Legislative Fix Here (0)
- 22: Do you know the ESOP Advocates? (0)
- 20: Best Practices in Advocacy (0)
- 16: AACE Awards 2010 – And the Winner is… (0)
- 15: Going into the arcane…when is employee ownership called employee ownership (0)
- 13: 2010 Silver ESOP Award Winners (0)
- 08: Center for American Progress Against ESOPs?! (0)
- 07: State Treasurer Mourdock Working to Make ESOPs a Priority in Indiana (0)
- 06: 2010 33rd Annual Conference Topics Announced (0)
- 01: Employee Owners of Van Meter Industrial Meet with Senator Charles Grassley (0)
March 2010
- 30: The ESOP Association Files Amicus Brief in Citigroup ERISA Litigation (0)
- 30: The Congressional-Company Visit Kit: Practical Steps For Unparalleled Results (0)
- 25: Money Magazine Names an ESOP Company as One of Best Companies for Job Growth (0)
- 24: The Congressional-Company Visit Kit: Practical Steps For Unparalleled Results (0)
- 18: Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock Honored by The ESOP Association (0)
- 16: The Congressional-Company Visit Kit: Practical Steps For Unparalleled Results (0)
- 11: Journal of Accountancy Features Article on ESOPs (0)
- 09: The Congressional-Company Visit Kit: Practical Steps For Unparalleled Results (0)
- 04: Employee Ownership and Job Growth (0)
- 02: The Congressional-Company Visit Kit: Practical Steps For Unparalleled Results (0)
February 2010
- 25: Kudos to Oklahoma (0)
- 23: The Congressional-Company Visit Kit: Practical Steps For Unparalleled Results (0)
- 16: The Congressional-Company Visit Kit: Practical Steps for Unparalleled Results (0)
- 11: Good Developments in Worrisome Times (0)
- 04: 2010 Shared Capitalism through Employee Ownership Award (0)
- 02: Budget Calls for Tax Increases of $1.1 Trillion over Next 10 Years (0)
January 2010
- 28: Legislative Highlight --- S. 1612 (0)
- 26: AACE Awards - 2010 Deadline Announced (0)
- 21: Fortune Magazine’s 2010 List of 100 Best Companies to Work For Features Employee Owned Companies (0)
- 19: EBRI Says Career Jobs Never Existed (0)
- 13: ESOP Association Member Named 2009 Best Contractor to Work for by Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine (1)
- 11: Association Member Service for Identifying Outside Board Members (0)
- 04: Happy New Year (0)
December 2009
- 21: Senator Sanders and Colleagues Propose New, and Effective, Ideas to Save American Jobs (0)
- 18: Spreading the ESOP Message: Peer to Peer (0)
- 16: Open Book Management (0)
- 10: A Tribute to John Logue (0)
- 04: Disappointing and Out of Date Frame of Reference (0)
- 01: ESOPs and Retirement Policy Debate (0)
November 2009
- 30: Not All Gloom and Doom (0)
- 19: Blog Housekeeping (0)
- 18: Employee Ownership Foundation Raises Close to $50,000 at 18th Annual Las Vegas Conference and Trade Show (0)
- 06: Employee Ownership Foundation Supports Louis O. Kelso Fellowships (0)
- 02: President of US Steelworkers Criticizes ESOPs (0)
October 2009
- 26: House Concurrent Resolution Expressing Continued Support for ESOPs Introduced (0)
- 21: Influential Tax Journal Features Respected ERISA Expert Saying “Kill ESOPs” (4)
- 15: Economic Theories and a Pause for Thought (1)
- 14: Employee Ownership Blog #1 Visited Page on Association’s Website (0)
- 08: Fortune Magazine’s 8 Great Companies to Retire From (1)
- 07: U.S. Congressman Erik Paulsen and Toll Company Re-Visit Employee Ownership and ESOPs (0)
- 01: ESOP Community Celebrates Employee Ownership Month! (0)
September 2009
- 28: Two ESOP Association Members Named 2009 Top Small Workplaces (0)
- 28: Employee Ownership Month – What are you doing this year? (0)
- 23: Employee Ownership and Business Performance (0)
- 22: Number of MN/Dakotas Chapter Hill Visits Impressive (0)
- 18: CNNMoney.com Small Business Story – When Workers Take Charge (0)
- 17: Two House Ways and Means Democrats Introduce Pro-S ESOP Bill (0)
- 16: Illinois ESOP Association Members Meet with Congressman Danny Davis (0)
- 10: Winning Workplaces Webinar Executive Learning Series (0)
- 09: Employee Ownership Month is almost here! (0)
- 02: The Aspen Institute Announces Daphne Berry as Winner of 2009 Dissertation Proposal Award (0)
August 2009
- 26: ComSonics Goes to Washington (0)
- 20: Advocating Employee Ownership Through ESOPs - GET ON THE BANDWAGON! (0)
- 17: ESOP Companies Outperform Stock Market in 2008 (0)
- 14: Employee Ownership Month 2009 - Get Your Press & Event Planning Kit Today (0)
- 12: Health Care Debate Muddies Water (0)
- 07: New Pro-ESOP Promotion Proposal Introduced in Senate (0)
- 05: The ESOP Association’s Advisory Committee on Legislative and Regulatory Issues Submits Comments to Internal Revenue Services Employee Plan Division (0)
July 2009
- 29: August Recess is Approaching - Time to Setup a Meeting with Your Member of Congress (0)
- 21: ESOP Association Board of Directors Endorse H.R. 692 (0)
- 15: ESOP Association Members Make Trip to Capital Hill During Annual Conference in May (0)
- 10: ESOPs and Weird History? (1)
- 08: Carl Warren & Co. Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by OC Metro Business Magazine (0)
- 01: Boston Herald Highlights Litecontrol (0)
June 2009
- 26: Course on Equity Compensation to be Taught at University of California, San Diego (0)
- 23: Abolish ESOPs? (2)
- 18: Business News Network - June 15, 2009: Employee Ownership a Model for the Future? (0)
- 16: The ESOP Association Adopts New Strategic Plan (0)
- 11: The ESOP Association is LinkedIn – Are You? (1)
- 09: 2009 Edmunson Scholarship Award Winners (0)
- 03: Employee Ownership Foundation and University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Organizational Dynamics Hold 2nd Annual Symposium on Employee Ownership (0)
May 2009
- 27: Rutgers Awards Fellowships on Shared Capitalism (0)
- 21: View of Employee Ownership from the Hill (0)
- 14: An Overview of ESOPs (0)
- 13: ESOP Company Named Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (0)
- 12: Kelsonian Thoughts (0)
April 2009
- 28: Chrysler and Employee Ownership? (1)
- 22: What blogs are you reading? (0)
- 15: The ESOP Association Announces 2009 Silver ESOP Award Winners (0)
- 01: Congratulations to the 2009 AACE Award Winners (0)
March 2009
- 27: Sustainability – What it really means for an ESOP company (0)
- 24: Too Much Us Versus Them Going On (0)
- 11: Shared Capitalism Through Employee Ownership Award (0)
- 05: Wall Street Journal Story, Page 1 of Style & Homes Section, Blasts Company Stock (0)
- 04: ‘World’s First’ Professorship in Employee Ownership Endowed at Rutgers (0)
February 2009
- 25: Steve Sheppard – On the Road Again (0)
- 18: Reminder - Edmunson Scholarships Available for 2009 (0)
- 11: Question from a Reader – What Do You Do? (0)
- 09: Good ESOP News (0)
- 04: AACE Awards 2009 (0)
January 2009
- 26: Employee-Owned Companies Abound on Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 List for 2009 (0)
- 21: Employee Ownership Questions to Candidates for European Union Parliament (0)
- 14: Positive News to Share (0)
- 06: New 111th Congress: Uncertainty for ESOPs. (2)
December 2008
- 30: Mission & Vision OR Why We Do What We Do (1)
- 17: Nice News for a Change (0)
- 11: Company to company meetings - How do you get the most out of the experience? (0)
- 03: Reaching out to other ESOP companies – Do you do it? (0)
November 2008
- 26: Change? Employee Ownership? (0)
- 24: Uncertainty Describes 2008 Election Results Impact on ESOPs -“The Election of 2008 and Its Impact on ESOPs” (1)
- 18: Foundation Reaches $50,000 Goal at Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show (0)
- 05: 2008 Election and ESOPs (0)
October 2008
- 29: Innovative Collaboration Creates Largest Online Library Of University Teaching Materials on Employee Ownership (1)
- 22: Government Relations Activities (0)
- 14: Four ESOP Association Members Named 2008 Top Small Workplaces (0)
- 08: There Is No Silver Bullet (1)
- 02: ESOP Community Celebrates Employee Ownership Month! (1)
September 2008
- 23: Republican Presidential Candidate Senator John McCain Releases Statement on ESOPs (0)
- 19: Should Public and/or Large Employers Have ESOPs? (1)
- 16: Employee Ownership Month is almost here! (0)
- 10: ESOP companies and the community (1)
- 03: 92.4% of Companies State ESOPs are Good Business (0)
- 02: The New York Times and ESOPs (0)
August 2008
- 27: Employee Ownership and Morale (0)
- 20: Economy – How is it impacting your company? (0)
- 11: Employee Ownership Month 2008 (0)
- 06: Future of ESOPs (0)
July 2008
- 30: Do You Really Know Who Supports Employee Stock Ownership? (0)
- 23: Steve Sheppard on the Road for Employee Ownership (0)
- 17: August Recess is Approaching - Time to Setup a Meeting with Your Member of Congress (0)
- 09: Presidential Candidates and ESOPs (0)
- 02: Winning AACE Award Video Available on Website (2)
June 2008
- 25: New Research Confirms Majority-Owned ESOPs More Productive Than Non-ESOP Counterparts (0)
- 18: Communications Programs (0)
- 03: The New York Times Article Continued (0)
May 2008
- 30: The New York Times Attacks ESOPs (0)
- 28: Sustainability of ESOP Companies Debate Intensifies (0)
- 21: Teaching Employee Ownership (0)
- 16: Congratulations to the 2008 AACE Award Winners (0)
- 07: Come See the AACE Winners (0)
April 2008
- 30: House Resolution Supporting Employee Ownership Through ESOPs Introduced (2)
- 23: ESOP Association Members Honored with Silver ESOP Award (0)
- 18: S. 1322 - The ESOP Promotion & Improvement Act of 2007 (0)
- 09: Progress, But No Victory, No Let Up (0)
- 02: Does being an ESOP company increase productivity? (0)
March 2008
- 26: Bear Stearns and Negative Media Coverage (0)
- 19: Does your company advertise that it is employee owned? (0)
- 13: Open Book Management – Does Your Company Practice? (0)
- 04: How Do You Motivate Employee Owners? (0)
February 2008
- 27: British Parliament to Study Employee Ownership (0)
- 20: Does Your Company Share Financial Information with Employee Owners? (2)
- 13: Do You Manage Your Culture? (0)
- 06: Ownership Society Back in the News (0)
January 2008
- 30: Why Aren’t ESOPs Growing Faster in the U.S.? (2)
- 23: Missions & Visions (0)
- 16: Does Your Company Have a Communications Committee? (1)
- 09: What’s Important to Your ESOP in 2008? (1)
- 02: The ESOP Association Will Celebrate 30th Anniversary in 2008 (1)
December 2007
- 19: Report on Reasons for ESOP Terminations Released (0)
- 12: Media and ESOPs (0)
- 04: Should S ESOPs Care About Proposed S ESOP Law Change? (1)
November 2007
- 27: Prominent Harvard University Economics Professor Calls for Government Promotion of Shared Capitalism, Including ESOPs in His Book (2)
- 15: 2007 Las Vegas Conference & Tradeshow – What’s the Buzz? (1)
- 12: Employee Ownership Overseas – Greater Participation? (1)
- 02: Economic Performance of ESOP Companies (1)
October 2007
- 26: Legislative Language of ESOP Proposal Revealed (0)
- 25: House Ways and Means Committee Proposes Cutback in Benefits of Stock Options in S ESOP Companies (0)
- 19: Three ESOP Association Members Named 2007 Top Small Workplaces (1)
- 16: ESOP Association President Discusses Employee Ownership and ESOPs (0)
- 11: Segregated Accounts Question from Reader (0)
- 08: Employee Ownership Month – What are you doing? (2)
- 01: Employee Ownership Blog - Why? (6)

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