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Finance
Adams Capital/ Strategic Technologies LLC, 947 State Road, Suite
104, Princeton 08540; technology investment banking as Strategic
Technologies, and Adams Capital Management as a venture capital fund
for first stage companies. Anthony C. Warren. Reported in U.S.
1, January 24.
609-688-9990 609-688-9988
American Re Corporation, 555 College Road East, Box 5241,
Princeton
08543-5241; direct writer of reinsurance with 14 domestic and 16
international
offices, also at 655, 675, and 685 College Road. Founded 1917. Staff
size: 1,000. Reported in U.S. 1, December 5.
609-243-4200 609-243-4257
Assist America, 1 Palmer Square, Suite 315, Princeton 08542;
coordination of medical benefits for group insurance companies.
Founded
1990. George Howard, president. Staff size: 4. Reported in U.S.
1, October 24.
609-921-0868 609-921-0933
Atlantic Federal Credit Union, 29 Emmons Drive, Suite A-30,
Princeton 08540; share savings, loans, no-fee checking. Founded
1936. Mary Frances Occhetti, branch manager. Staff size: 2.
Reported
in U.S. 1, September 5.
609-452-2232 609-452-2667
Benecard Services, 168 Franklin Corner Road, Lawrenceville
08648; management of prescription and vision benefit programs. Founded
1990. Douglas R. Forrester, president. Staff size: 20. Reported
in U.S. 1, February 14.
609-219-0400
Caxton Corp., 731 Alexander Road, Building 2, Princeton
08540;
commodities and securities traders and financial management services.
Founded 1983. John Forbes, CFO. Staff size: 76. Reported in U.S.
1, January 17.
609-419-1800 609-419-9840
CitiFinancial, 510 Route 130, Suite 5, East Windsor 08520;
personal
and home equity loans and mortgage refinancing. Founded 1999. Dinesh
Goswami, branch manager. Staff size: 5. Reported in U.S. 1, May
30.
609-371-2373 609-371-2866
Commerce Bank, Route 31 & Delaware Avenue, Pennington 08534;
888-751-9000. John R. Heichel. Reported in U.S. 1, July 18.
609-818-1037 609-818-9285
Credit Suisse/First Boston Corp., 302 Carnegie Center, Second
Floor, Princeton 08540; mortgage company. Jeff Detweiler. Staff
size: 30. Reported in U.S. 1, May 30.
609-627-5095 609-627-5011
Edison Venture Fund, 1009 Lenox Drive, Lawrenceville
08648;
equity financing to growing companies with proprietary technologies
or unique services in emerging markets. Founded 1986. John H.
Martinson,
managing partner. Staff size: 12. Reported in U.S. 1, April 25.
609-896-1900 609-896-0066
Edward Jones Investments, 145 Route 31 North, Suite 16,
Pennington
08534; branch of St. Louis based brokerage with 5,500 offices in 50
states. Founded 1871. Matthew J. Doherty, investment representative.
Staff size: 2. Reported in U.S. 1, February 7.
609-333-1363 877-222-6361
Equitable Life Assurance, 168 Franklin Corner Road, Building
2, Lawrenceville 08648; retirement planning for public school
and nonprofit employees. Robert J. Bunsa Jr., district manager. Staff
size: 7. Reported in U.S. 1, May 16.
609-620-0025 609-620-0026
ExpertPlan, 50 Millstone Road, Windsor Corporate Park 400, Suite
100, Cranbury 08512; web-based service provider for Internet-based
retirement planning services. Founded 1999. Winthrop Cody, president.
Staff size: 20. Reported in U.S. 1, March 7.
609-918-2500 609-918-1328
First Union National Bank, 370 Scotch Road, CN 1, West Trenton
08628; southern New Jersey corporate headquarters. Founded 1908.
Susanne
Svizeny, regional president. Staff size: 300. Reported in U.S.
1, April 25.
609-538-7492 609-771-5774
Global Value Investors Inc., 821 Alexander Road, Princeton
08540; investment advisory. Founded 1983. Ram Kolluri, principal.
Staff size: 9. Reported in U.S. 1, March 28.
609-452-2929 609-452-0048
Hopewell Valley Community Bank, 4 Route 31, Box 999, Pennington
08534; commercial bank with $53 million in assets and $33 million
in loans. Founded 1999. James Hyman, president and CEO. Staff size:
20. Reported in U.S. 1, July 18.
609-466-2900 609-730-9144
InsureHiTech.com Inc., 100 Village Boulevard, Suite 200,
Princeton
08540; risk management and insurance placement services for the
information
technology and life sciences industries. Founded 1872. Richard A.
Maloy Jr., CEO. Staff size: 25. Reported in U.S. 1, February 7.
609-987-0221 609-987-0490
www. insurehitech.com
J.H. Cohn LLP, 997 Lenox Drive, Lawrenceville 08648-2207;
practice oriented toward closely held, family owned businesses.
Founded
1919. Michael S. Goodman, partner-in-charge. Staff size: 30.
Reported
in U.S. 1, March 28.
609-896-1221 609-896-1288
Merrill Lynch U.S. Private Client Services, Merrill Lynch Drive,
Pennington 08534; also Private Client Technology. Staff size: 3,000.
Reported in U.S. 1, March 14.
609-274-1000
Merrill Lynch Private Client Group, 7 Roszel Road, The Commons,
Princeton 08540; stocks and investments, plus insurance and pension
planning, for high-net-worth clients. Jack Haraburda, senior resident
vice president. Staff size: 110. Reported in U.S. 1, August 15.
609-243-7900 609-243-7817
MetLife Bank NA, Grand Bank Division, 4287 Route 1 South,
Monmouth
Junction 08852. Founded 1999. Mark Wolters, president and CEO. Staff
size: 10. Reported in U.S. 1, July 18.
609-514-3900 609-514-9330
Morgan Stanley, 14 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542; retail
office of brokerage — 688-3602. Chris Frischman, financial advisor
in charge. Reported in U.S. 1, August 15.
609-520-0583
Private Wealth Management Group Inc., 63 Moran Avenue, Suite
B, Princeton 08542; fee-based financial planning. Founded 1998.
William J. Dunn CFP, president. Staff size: 3. Reported in U.S.
1, September 12.
609-921-7002 609-921-2858
Salomon Smith Barney, 997 Lenox Drive, Building Three,
Lawrenceville
08648-2207; financial services. Founded 1873. Rochelle Horst, branch
manager. Reported in U.S. 1, August 15.
609-538-4800 609-896-4178
Schreck Bavaro & Company LLC, 342 Wall Street, Research Park,
Princeton 08540; CPAs, also in Morristown. Founded 1996. Michael
J. Bavaro, partner. Staff size: 6. Reported in U.S. 1, June 27.
609-430-1500 609-430-1515
Sovereign Trust Company, 619 Alexander Road, Princeton 08540;
trust services. Cynthia A. Baker, vice president. Reported in U.S.
1, August 15.
609-987-1791 609-987-1752
StatementOne, 1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 103, Lawrenceville
08648; web-based platform for delivering consolidated financial
statements
and performance reporting to financial advisors and their clients.
Founded 1990. Lou Gerber. Staff size: 40. Reported in U.S. 1, March
7.
609-620-5800 609-620-5801
www .statementone.com
U.S. Trust Company of New Jersey, 845 Alexander Road,
Princeton
08543-5209; investment management, fiduciary, financial planning,
and banking services to affluent individuals, families, and
institutions.
Founded 1853. Harry O’Mealia, president and CEO. Staff size: .
Reported
in U.S. 1, September 26.
609-987-2300 609-734-7777
Van Leeuwen & Company LLC, 777 Alexander Road, Suite 203,
Princeton
08540; financial advisor, family wealth counselor. Founded 1997.
Kenneth
Van Leeuwen, managing director. Staff size: 4. Reported in U.S.
1, July 4.
609-580-0088
Waddell & Reed Financial Services, 4250 Route 1 North, Suite
5, Monmouth Junction 08852; financial services, mutual funds, variable
annuities, life and health insurance, headquartered in Kansas. Founded
1932. Ramin Bahar, division manager. Staff size: 12. Reported in
U.S. 1, September 26.
732-274-8838 732-274-8879
Westrock Partners Inc., 29 Emmons Drive, Suite F, Box 3035,
Princeton 08543-3035; direct equity investments, capital
introductions,
and merger/acquisition services — E-mail permission based
solutions,
E-learning, and educational software. Founded 1994. Kevin J. Conner.
Reported in U.S. 1, January 24.
609-921-2626 609-921-2661
WithumSmith+Brown, 120 Albany Street, Suite 303, New Brunswick
08901; accounting and consulting. Founded 1974. William Hagaman,
shareholder.
Staff size: 14. Reported in U.S. 1, February 21.
732-828-1614 732-828-5156
AUL Reinsurance Management Services LLC, 5 Independence Way,
Suite 210, Princeton 08540; subsidiary of American United Life,
based in Indianapolis. Donna Peterson, executive vice president. Staff
size: 12. Reported in U.S. 1, September 12.
609-919-4380 609-919-4399
AmeriCredit Corp., 5 Vaughn Drive, Suite 106, Princeton
08540.
Karen Brown, area general manager. Reported in U.S. 1, May 30.
609-514-0222 609-514-1584
Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union, 1095 Cranbury-South River
Road, Forsgate Technical Center, Suite 11, Jamesburg 08831; wholesale
investment, credit, payment, and correspondent services to more than
1,000 credit unions in the Northeast, based in Albany. Jeanne Cline,
operations manager. Staff size: 25. Reported in U.S. 1, October
24.
609-395-8650 609-395-9424
Empire Equity Associates Inc., 2117 Route 33, Suite B, Hamilton
Square 08690. Mike Jacobovitch, regional manager. Staff size: 6.
Reported
in U.S. 1, February 21.
609-588-0010 609-588-0269
iNautix Technologies, 1 Rower Center, East Brunswick; technology
unit of DLJdirect Inc, online brokerage service of Donaldson Lufkin
& Jenrette Inc.. Suresh Kumar, president. Reported in U.S. 1, May
9.
201-413-0015
Insurance Services International (ISI), 15 Roszel Road,
Princeton
08540. Founded 1997. Howard L. Kravitz, president. Staff size: 3.
Reported in U.S. 1, February 7.
609-452-0990 609-452-8965
Morgan Stanley, 210 Carnegie Center, Princeton 08540. Vikki
Hiel, office manager. Reported in U.S. 1, June 27.
609-750-9244
TechBanc, 340 Scotch Road, Trenton 08628; a division of Progress
Bank. Kathleen Coviello, vice president. Reported in U.S. 1, March
21.
609-538-1888 609-538-9403
Bon-Ton Financial Strategies, 993 Lenox Drive, Suite 200,
Lawrenceville
08648; client-centered asset management — portfolio planning.
Founded 2001. Mark Gross. Reported in U.S. 1, May 30.
609-844-7639 609-844-7618
markgross@bon-tonfinancial. com
Conner & Associates PC, Box 3035, Princeton 08543-3035;
litigation
support, investigative accounting, estate/trust planning and
administration,
tax planning, and mergers and acquisition consulting. Founded 1991.
Joseph K. Conner Jr., managing director. Staff size: 6. Reported
in U.S. 1, January 24.
609-921-2626 215-860-3653
Diehl Financial Group, 812 State Road, Suite 102, Princeton
08540; financial planner focusing on income tax preparation and
retirement
planning. Founded 2000. John Diehl. Staff size: 2. Reported in
U.S. 1, February 7.
609-252-9666 609-252-9633
Eric David & Sons Inc., 5 Independence Way, Suite 300,
Princeton
08540; financial marketing consulting. Steven Weiss. Reported in
U.S. 1, March 21.
609-514-3681 609-452-8464
Grand Bank, National Association, 1 Edinburg Road, Hamilton
08619. Thomas L. Gray Jr. Reported in U.S. 1, July 18.
InHealth Venture Management LLC, 125 Village Boulevard, Suite
310, Princeton 08540; business acceleration services for start-up
companies. Ted Stack, co-managing director. Reported in U.S. 1,
January 17.
609-452-7100 609-452-7134
Sharon Lamont & Associates, 2277 Route 33, Golden Crest
Corporate
Center, Suite 412, Hamilton 08690; accounting and brokerage services,
focusing on small businesses and nonprofits. Founded 2001. Reported
in U.S. 1, September 26.
609-631-9969 609-631-9949
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FOREIGN TRADE
Textile Creations, 3535 Quakerbridge Road, Ibis Plaza, Suite
201, Hamilton 08619; importer, exporter, and reseller of textiles,
particularly for quilting. Jim Hankins. Reported in U.S. 1, January
10.
609-631-4433 609-631-4434
Demarle Inc. USA, 2666-B Route 130 North, Cranbury 08512; import
and distribution of French baking goods. Hatsuo Takeuchi, president.
Staff size: 8. Reported in U.S. 1, May 9.
609-395-0219 609-395-1027
www. DemarleUSA.com
Longchamp USA, 435A Route 130 North, Yardville 08620; leather
accessories company, based in Paris, France. Marti Carroll, CEO. Staff
size: 18. Reported in U.S. 1, December 19.
609-581-5555 609-581-5559
Carpenter East West, 2 Marlen Drive, Hamilton 08691; also
Carpenter
Emergency Lighting. Founded 1980. A.C. Diwan, president/owner.
Reported
in U.S. 1, June 27.
609-631-9000 609-689-3091
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Foundations
Center for Health Care Strategies Inc., 1009 Lenox Drive, Suite
204, Lawrenceville 08648; nonprofit affiliated with Woodrow
Wilson School, administration of health care programs funded by
foundations,
principally Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Founded 1995. Stephen
A. Somers PhD, president. Staff size: 25. Reported in U.S. 1, July
25.
609-895-8101 609-895-9648
National Alliance for Autism Research, 99 Wall Street,
Princeton
08540; funding and promotion of biomedical research into autism and
related developmental disorders, 888-777-NAAR. Founded 1994. Glenn
R. Tringali, chief operations officer. Staff size: 8. Reported
in U.S. 1, June 6.
609-430-9160 609-430-9163
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc., 501 Forrestal Road,
Room 308, Box 3008, Princeton 08543-3008; non-profit, tax exempt
corporation providing scholarship to sons and daughters of U.S.
Marines.
Brig. General Michael C. Wholley (Ret.), executive director. Staff
size: 5. Reported in U.S. 1, May 9.
609-921-3534 609-452-2259
www.marine- scholars.org
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Children’s Futures New
Jersey,
College Road East, Box 2316, Princeton 08543-2316; philanthropy
providing grants to improve health and health care for all Americans.
Founded 1972. Steven A. Schroeder MD, president and CEO. Staff size:
210. Reported in U.S. 1, September 5.
609-452-8701 609-987-8845
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Government
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, 36 West State Street,
Box 990, Trenton 08625-0990; self-supporting, independent state
financing
and development agency. Founded 1974. Caren S. Franzini, executive
director. Staff size: 122. Reported in U.S. 1, October 17.
609-292-1800 609-292-5722
www.njeda .com
Health & Medical Devices
Maximus, Quakerbridge Road; health education and enrollment
into government-sponsored HMO programs, based in Virginia. Founded
1995. Marion Reitz, vice president. Staff size: 160. Reported in
U.S. 1, June 6.
609-919-2800 609-918-1524
RWJ University Hospital: Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s
Hospital,
1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, Somerset and High Streets, New Brunswick
08902; Level 1 pediatric trauma center, intensive care unit, family
resource centers, child life rooms. Reported in U.S. 1, April 4.
732-828-3000
Home Instead Senior Care, 1901 Olden Avenue, Suite 48, Ewing
08618; non-medical caregiving services to senior citizens in southern
and western Mercer County and northern Burlington County. Founded
2001. William and Lynne Velez, owner. Reported in U.S. 1, June
13.
609-530-0600
Idam Home Care Services, 1607 South Olden Avenue, Hamilton
08610.
Ian Griffiths, manager. Reported in U.S. 1, November 28.
609-888-4844 609-888-3443
Songbird Hearing Inc., 5 Cedar Brook Drive, Cedar Brook
Corporate
Center, Cranbury 08512; hearing aid technology. Founded 1997. Fred
Fritz, president and CEO. Staff size: 150. Reported in U.S. 1,
January 24.
609-409-4500 609-409-4510
jhenry@songbirdhearing.com Rwww.songbirdhearing.com
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Law Firms
Wong Fleming PC, 821 Alexander Road, Suite 150, Box 3663,
Princeton
08543-3663. Linda Wong, partner. Reported in U.S. 1, August 29.
609-951-9520 609-951-0270
New Jersey Mediation Group, 33 State Road, Suite H, Princeton
08540; mediation of business, family, and divorce disputes. Founded
2001. Carl Cangelosi. Staff size: 2. Reported in U.S. 1, October
24.
609-275-1352
www.njmediat ion.org
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Manufacturing
Bicycle Rack ABS, 683 Route 33, Hightstown 08520-0011; retail
bicycles, also design of anatomically-correct bicycle seats and
saddles,
wholesale and retail. Founded 1983. Van Delfino, owner. Staff size:
3. Reported in U.S. 1, February 7.
609-371-1554 609-371-7133
www. abs-sports.com
High Power Devices (HPD), 1200-A Airport Road, New Brunswick
08902; manufacturer of semiconductor lasers for medical, pumping,
lidar and other military and commercial applications. Founded 1995.
Tom Moritz, CEO. Staff size: 20. Reported in U.S. 1, May 9.
732-249-2228 732-249-8139
www.hpdinc.c om
Laser Energetics Inc., 4044 Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville
08619;
laser processors. Founded 1991. Robert D. Battis, founder, president
and CEO. Staff size: 30. Reported in U.S. 1, May 9.
609-587-8250 609-587-9315
Mistras Holdings Group/Physical Acoustics, 195 Clarksville Road,
Princeton Junction 08550; manufacturer of acoustic emission (AE),
ultrasonic and eddy current testing instrumentation and inspection
services. Founded 1978. Sotirios Vahaviolos Ph.D., president and CEO.
Staff size: 100. Reported in U.S. 1, October 31.
609-716-4000 609-716-0706
www.pacn dt.com
Monarch Storage and Warehouse Corporation, 4260 Route 1 North,
Monmouth Junction 08852; parts storage and distribution. Reported
in U.S. 1, September 26.
Norland Products, 2540 Route 130, Suite 100, Cranbury 08512;
fiber optics, ultraviolet curing adhesives, kosher fish gelatin.
Founded
1960. Timothy C. Norland, general manager. Staff size: 28. Reported
in U.S. 1, May 30.
609-395-1966 609-395-9006
Sympatec Inc., 9A Princess Road, Lawrenceville 08648;
North American subsidiary of German firm specializing in particle
measurement systems for such industries as food, pharmaceutical, and
chemicals. Founded 1992. Peter Faraday, vice president. Staff size:
10. Reported in U.S. 1, February 21.
609-844-1020 609-844-1225
TAH Industries Inc., 8 Applegate Drive, Robbinsville 08691;
motionless mixers. Founded 1976. Terry A. Horner, president. Staff
size: 100. Reported in U.S. 1, December 5.
609-259-9222 609-259-0957
Volkswagen of America Inc., 1 Commerce Drive, Cranbury 08512;
regional automotive parts depot. Founded 1949. Staff size: 100.
Reported
in U.S. 1, September 12.
609-860-8800 609-860-8804
W.W. Grainger, 26 South Middlesex Avenue, CenterPoint at 8A,
Monroe 08831; zone distribution center for industrial and commercial
equipment and supplies, based in Skokie, Illinois. Bill Sendel.
Reported
in U.S. 1, January 17.
609-860-9090 609-860-9111
warhol.edmond@grainger.com www.grainger.com
Appliance Dealers Cooperative, 49 Sixth Street, Box 787, East
Brunswick 08816; regional buying group, to move to Center Point at
8A in March 2002. Founded 1972. Helene R. Siegel, executive director.
Staff size: 100. Reported in U.S. 1, May 16.
732-257-6665 732-257-8821
Carpenter Emergency Lighting, 2 Marlen Drive, Hamilton 08691;
makers and sellers of emergency lighting fixtures and exit signs,
also Carpenter East West. Founded 1995. A.C. Diwan, president. Staff
size: 20. Reported in U.S. 1, June 27.
609-689-3090 609-689-3091
Exide Technologies, 210 Carnegie Center, Princeton 08540;
corporate headquarters of manufacturer of batteries for autos, boats,
RVs, and lawn and garden tools. Craig Muhlhauser, president and COO.
Staff size: 50. Reported in U.S. 1, April 4.
609-627-7200
Management Consultants
Empyrean Management Group Inc., 36 South Broad Street, Suite
12A, Trenton; management consulting focused on recruiting, retention,
and training, pharmaceutical, biotech, IT, and consulting. Founded
2000. Michael Kalinsky. Staff size: 17. Reported in U.S. 1, May
2.
609-695-9900 609-695-0601
w ww.empyrean-group.com
Adams Business Consultants Inc., 5 Independence Way,
Princeton
Corporate Center, Suite 300, Princeton 08540; program and project
management in telecommunications, insurance, banking, brokerage, and
pharmaceutical areas. Founded 1985. Mark Timothy Adams, president/CEO.
Reported in U.S. 1, April 11.
609-520-2147 609-452-8464
MarkTAdams@AdamsBusinessCon sult.com
Jebsens (USA), 212 Carnegie Center, Suite 206 B, Princeton
08540; logistical services and bulk transportation by carrier ships,
privately held global firm, headquartered in Bergen, Norway. Ronald
E. Orton, president. Staff size: 2. Reported in U.S. 1, May 23.
609-919-6350 609-452-8950
www. jebsens.no
Community Association Management Partners, 33 Wall Street,
Princeton
08540; brokerage of services — insurance and banking — for
homeowners and condo associations. Robert Barlow. Staff size: 2.
Reported
in U.S. 1, February 7.
609-430-9404 425-928-9290
Ren Associates, 707 Alexander Road, Building 2, Suite 208,
Princeton
08540; intercultural relations, urban cultural renewal, creative
collaboration.
Founded 1999. Terri McNichol. Reported in U.S. 1, January 31.
609-586-8441 609-586-7375
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Office Services
Regus, 100 Overlook Center, Second Floor, Princeton 08540;
global provider of flexible office space. Founded 1989. Christopher
Perez, sales manager. Reported in U.S. 1, June 27.
609-375-2000 609-375-2001
www. regus.com
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Personnel
Corporate Staffing Solutions/A Staffing Now Company, 125 Village
Boulevard, Suite 330, Princeton 08540; focus on accounting,
information
technology, sales and marketing, and administrative — permanent
and temporary divisions. Founded 1994. Laurie Knafo, regional manager.
Staff size: 9. Reported in U.S. 1, March 14.
609-452-0287 609-452-0289
www.cssi t.com
Nicholson International, 100 Overlook, Princeton 08540;
global
retained executive search and human resources consulting firm with
31 offices in 24 countries, headquartered in London. Founded 1989.
Barbara Butcher, manager. Staff size: 12. Reported in U.S. 1, March
14.
609-720-1800 609-720-1850
www. nicholsonintl.com
Appleone Employment Services, 125 Village Boulevard, Suite 290,
Princeton 08540; employment services. Michael Donnelly, regional
director. Staff size: 6. Reported in U.S. 1, February 28.
609-919-1004 609-919-1006
Career Quest Associates, 731 Alexander Road, Suite 202,
Princeton
08540. Founded 2000. C. Hank Schoeffel, president and CEO. Staff size:
8. Reported in U.S. 1, February 7.
609-951-9700 609-951-9125
www.c qassociates.com
Martin Personnel Services Inc., 2865 Route 1 South, North
Brunswick
08902; accounting and financial recruiting and placement. Founded
1991. Martin Bell, president. Staff size: 2. Reported in U.S. 1,
September 12.
732-940-5700 732-940-5760
w ww.martinpersonnel.com
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