EDUCATION
Secondary school:
1969 1973 Földes Ferenc Gimnázium, Miskolc. Maturity exam with distinction in English, history and mathematics, with merit in literature.
Universities:
1973 1978 Eötvös Loránd University, Faculties of Science and Arts, Budapest.
Teacher diploma with distinction in geography and English.
1983 1987 Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Budapest. Diploma with
distinction in cartography.
Social activity and awards:
1974 1978 Representation of students of earth sciences in the Faculty Student
Board
1977 1978 Hungarian State Grant
1978 Outstanding Student of the Faculty Award
Other certificates:
1988 Ph. D. in economic geography (with distinction) at Eötvös Loránd University,
Faculty of Science, Budapest
1989 English Hungarian translator diploma in earth sciences at the Faculty of
Arts, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Courses:
1994 Management of university training and research, Budapest
1994 Introduction to higher education in the USA, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
1995 Decision making in international education, Maastricht, The Netherlands
LANGUAGES
Hungarian: Mother tongue
English: Excellent
German: Good reading, fair speaking ability
Russian: Good reading, fair speaking ability
Word processing: Microsoft Word
MEMBERSHIP
1974 Hungarian Geographical Society (Magyar Földrajzi Társaság), Budapest
1980 Hungarian Society of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing (Magyar Földmérési,
Térképészeti és Távérzékelési Társaság), Budapest
1993 European Association of International Education (EAIE), Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
1996 Society of Hungarian Teachers of Higher Education (Magyar Egyetemi és Főiskolai
Oktatók Közössége), Budapest
1997 National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., USA
1997 Society of Hungarian Applied Linguists and Language Teachers (Magyar Alkalmazott
Nyelvészek és Nyelvtanárok Egyesülete), Budapest
Career profile:
1978 1990 Registered translator of earth sciences for the Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, Budapest
1990 Co-researcher of an expedition of the Hungarian Academy of Science and
Eötvös Loránd University in Egypt (photogrammetric study of ancient tombs, digital
registration of wall paintings, findings, buildings and rock walls)
1990 1991 Part-time teacher of English at London Stúdió Language School, Budapest
1992 1993 On site consultant to UNESCO on the Zoning and Environment Management
Plan for Angkor in Cambodia (setting up a geographical information system, on
site training of a Cambodian counterpart)
1992 1994 Invited advisor to the Royal Angkor Foundation (consultant on geographic
and cartographic research in Cambodia)
1992 1997 National coordinator and contractor of an interuniversity Tempus student
mobility project
1993 1994 Chief liaison officer and cartographer geographer of the conservation
project at Preah Ko temple (Cambodia), a joint programme of the Royal Angkor
Foundation (Hungary) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic
of Germany
1996 1997 Coordinator of two one-year Tempus (CME) projects
1997 1999 Local coordinator of two one-year Tempus (CME) projects
1997 1999 Advisor to the Socrates Hungarian Office, Budapest
1999 2005 Head of the Language Centre, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University,
Budapest
1999 Member of the Coimbra Group task force, EPET (European Programmes of Education
and Training)
2000 Head of the Rector's Office, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
2001 Head of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Promotion of Language
Teaching, established by the Hungarian Foreign Trade Bank
2002 Member of the board of juries of Beautiful Hungarian Map competition
2002 Organiser of the exhibition, One hundred years of the National Atlas of
Finland 1899-1999 in Budapest (in co-operation with the National Széchényi Library)
2002 Consultant to Turkish Journal of Geographical Sciences (Cografi Bilimler
Dergisi) published by The Geography of Turkey's Research and Application Centre
(Türkiye Cografyasi Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi), Ankara University, Ankara.
2002 Member of the Corporate Body of the Hungarian Academy, Section of Earth
Sciences
2002 Coordinator of the international ECL language examinations at Eötvös Loránd
University
2002 Identification of the producer of the university wine, design and printing
of the wine label
2004 Member of the Organising Committee, 21st International Conference on the
History of Cartography
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
PRESENT EMPLOYER: Eötvös Loránd University, Rector's Office, Egyetem tér 1-3., 1053 Budapest. Tel.: + 36 1 266 3119
Immediate supervisor: Prof. István Klinghammer, Rector
Duties: Supervising the international relations of the university, Peregrináció Foundation for the mobility of academic staff, public relations, Professors' Club, secretariat to the rector, and editing A félév krónikája ("Chronicle of semesters").
PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS
1991-2005: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Science, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, H 1117 Budapest, Hungary. Tel.: + 36 1 209 0555
Head of the Language Centre (1999 ), Associate professor (1998 ), Assistant professor (1993 1998), Lecturer of geography and cartography for translator students (1991 1993)
Immediate supervisor: Prof. Ferenc Láng, Dean of the Faculty of Science
Teaching duties: Lecturing on translation and linguistics for dual-language teachers and translators, and English Hungarian translation courses for students of earth sciences (geography, cartography, geology, meteorology and astronomy)
Professional duties: Consultancy and technical advice in curriculum development, compilation of teaching materials, preparation of tenders for staff and technical assistance
Organizational duties:
Arrange class schedules for the Language Centre (1991 1993)
Other duties: Occasional representation of the Language Centre at the Faculty Council
PART-TIME POSITIONS:
1. Head of the Rector's Office, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (2000 )
Employer: The Rector, Eötvös Loránd University, Egyetem tér 1 3., H 1053 Budapest, Hungary. Tel.: + 36 1 266 3119, fax: + 36 1 266 9786.
Immediate supervisor: Prof. István Klinghammer, Rector
Type of work: Coordination of the work in the Rector's Office
Duties: Preparation of documents for decision making, organisation of university events, contact keeping with the representatives of faculties, representation of the Rector at various occasions, administering the contact with the American Board of Visitors.
2. Coordinator and contractor of a Tempus Joint European Project on Student Mobility (1992 1997)
Employer: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Department of International Relations (NKO), Szerb u. 21 23., H 1056 Budapest, Hungary. Tel.: + 36 1 266 4140, fax: + 36 1 266 3415.
Immediate supervisor: Mrs. Margit Zólomy, Head of the Department of International Relations
Type of work: Coordination of student mobility and establishment of a network of student exchange between the science universities in Hungary and EU countries
Duties: Organizing student application procedures at the Hungarian universities of sciences and teacher training colleges, organizing the assessment of applications, awarding grants, contracting with the European Training Foundation's Tempus Department and students, advising students, transfer of grants, monitoring the project, contact with the EU partner institutions and Hungarian regional Tempus coordinators, financial planning of the project year, organizing international coordination meetings between involved institutions, preparation of interim and final reports.
1978-1991: Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing (FÖMI), Bosnyák tér 5., H 1149 Budapest, Hungary. Tel.: + 36 1 252 8222.
Positions:
1978 1980 Foreign language correspondent
1980 1988 Associate editor of Cartactual
1980 1991 Assistant editor of Cartinform (bibliographic information supplement
to Cartactual)
1988 1991 Head of Documentation Division at the Geocartographic Research Department.
Editor of Cartactual.
Immediate supervisors: Ernő Csáti, Head of the Geocartographic Research Department,
and Prof. Sándor Radó, Editor-in-chief of Cartactual and Cartinform
Type of work: Editing of an international four-language bi-monthly cartographic periodical (English, German, French and Hungarian)
Reason for leaving: Job offer from the Eötvös Loránd University
Duties as Head of Documentation Division: Coordinate and supervise the work of the documenting staff (central librarian, editor of Cartinform, editor of Geodinform, editor of Geodesy and Cartography). Substitute the Head of Department if absent.
Duties as Editor of Cartactual: Identifying through journals new non-military constructions all over the world modifying map content, obtaining maps of infrastructure development as well as collecting map information about all types of geographical changes (names, boundaries, production or population data) through correspondence with government agencies and cartographic firms. Selecting and planning maps for presentation, checking map proof prints, establish exchange agreements with professional journals and publishers for Cartactual.
Duties as Associate Editor of Cartinform: Acquisition of cartographic and geographic books, atlases and maps for annotation from science and map publishers all over the world. Preparation of annotation texts, checking proof prints.
Other duties: Occasional translation of technical literature, interpretation, guiding foreign guests in Budapest, participation in organizing the world conference of the International Cartographic Association in Budapest (1989), representation of young researchers of the institute in the Board of Managers and in the District Committee of the Youth Movement (1980 1984). Occasional representation of young researchers in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
Other activity: Editor of the institute journal, Compass, 1982 84. Organizing tours for the institute staff in Hungary. Preparing quiz games and official celebrations.
PUBLICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
"A Duna-kanyar mint üdülőkörzet értékelése gazdaságföldrajzi szempontból". Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1978. ("Geographical Aspects of Tourism in the Danube Bend". Manuscript, university diploma thesis.)
"Cartactual". Four-language cartographic bi-monthly. Ed.: Csáti, E., Gercsák, G., Habán, I. Cartographia, Budapest, 1980 1991.
"Cartinform". Bibliographic supplement to Cartactual. Ed.: Csáti, E., Gercsák, G., Tóth, M. Cartographia, Budapest, 1980 1991.
"Afrikai szafarik", Gondolat, Budapest, 1982. ("African Safaris". Transcription of African geographical and tribal names from Russian into Hungarian.)
"Új Magyar Lexikon. Kiegészítő kötet 1962 1980", Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1982. ("New Hungarian Encyclopaedia. Supplementary volume 1962 1980". Writing geographical entries for China and the countries of Australasia.)
"Földünk a Szaljut 6 fedélzetéről", Műszaki Kiadó, Budapest, 1983. ("The Earth as Seen from Salyut 6". Translation of summaries and map commentaries from Hungarian into English.)
"Javaslat Nógrád megye honismereti atlaszának elkészítésére". Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1987. ("Atlas Proposal for Nógrád County". Manuscript, university degree thesis.)
"Földrajzi változások a világ alumíniumiparában". Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1987. ("Geographical Changes in the World Aluminium Industry". Manuscript, Ph.D. thesis.)
"Változások Kína alumíniumiparában", Földrajztanítás, 5 6/1987, pp. 129-134. Budapest. ("Geographical Changes in the Aluminium Industry in China")
"Magyarország nemzeti atlasza", Kartográfiai Vállalat, Budapest, 1989. ("The National Atlas of Hungary". Translation of map commentaries from Hungarian into English.)
"A földrajzi információs rendszerek (GIS) erőforrásbecslési alkalmazásának alapjai". Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing, Budapest, 1989. ("Principles of Geographical Information Systems for Land Resources Assessment". Manuscript. Translation from English into Hungarian. Co-translator Mária Tóth.)
"A turistatérképek témaköre az ICA konferenciáján", Geodézia és Kartográfia, 1/1990, pp. 50-51. Budapest. ("Tourist Maps in the ICA Conference.")
"A római világ atlasza", Helikon, Budapest, 1991. ("Atlas of the Roman World". Transcription of Latin and Greek geographical names into Hungarian, checking translation of map texts.)
"Képes atlasz", Gulliver, Budapest, 1991. ("The Picture Atlas of the World". Translation from English into Hungarian, consultancy on editing.)
"Képes atlasz", Gulliver, Budapest, 1992. ("The Picture Atlas of the World". Revision for the second edition.)
"Larousse Enciklopédia, I. kötet", Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1991. ("Larousse Encyclopaedia, Volume 1". Transcription of geographical names from French into Hungarian, checking map lettering.)
"Larousse Enciklopédia, II. kötet", Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1992. ("Larousse Encyclopaedia, Volume 2". Checking transcription of geographical names from French into Hungarian, checking map lettering.)
"A nagy felfedezések atlasza", Gulliver Kiadó, Budapest, 1992. ("The Great Atlas of Discovery". Translation from English into Hungarian.)
"Az ókori Egyiptom atlasza", Helikon Kiadó, Budapest, 1993. ("Atlas of Ancient Egypt". Transcription of ancient Egyptian, Greek and Latin geographical names into Hungarian, checking translation of map texts.)
"Egyiptom", Kartográfiai Vállalat, Budapest, 1993. ("Egypt". Translation from English into Hungarian, consultancy on editing, transcription of Arabic geographical names.)
"Zoning and Environmental Management Plan for Angkor", discussion draft prepared by ZEMP Expert Team, UNESCO, Paris, France, 1994. (Compilation of map prints from the Angkor Geographical Information System.)
"Atlas of Central Europe", Society of St. Steven and Püski Publishing House, Budapest, 1993. (Collaborating in the digital facsimile edition of the original atlas of 1945.)
"Activity report on the Preah Ko (Cambodia) conservation project", manuscript. Budapest, 1994
"Térinformatikai alapismeretek". Erdészeti és Faipari Egyetem, Székesfehérvár, 1994. ("Principles of Geographic Information Systems". Translation and editorial contribution to the Hungarian version of GIS Core Curriculum.)
"Bevezetés a térinformatikába". Erdészeti és Faipari Egyetem, Székesfehérvár, 1995. ("Introduction to Geographic Information Systems". Translation and editorial contribution to the Hungarian version of GIS Core Curriculum.)
"Földrajz, távérzékelés, térképezés". Co-author Prof. István Klinghammer. Földrajzi Értesítő, 4/1996, pp. 271-275. Budapest. ("Geography, remote sensing and mapping")
"Egyiptom". Cartographia, Budapest, 1997. ("This is Egypt". Revision and adaptation for the Hungarian edition.)
"Az intézményi szerződés előkészítése. Útmutató Erasmus-koordinátoroknak". Co-authors Hilbert, G. Kemény and K. Kurucz. Erasmus Magyarországi Iroda, Budapest, 1997. ("Preparation of the Institutional Contract. A guide for Erasmus coordinators")
"Mass Media Maps in Hungary. National Report". Proceedings, International Conference on Mass Media Maps, 19 21 June 1997, Berlin, Germany. Selbstverlag Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, pp. 238 243. (Co-author Dr Pál Kaszai)
"Sajtótérképek Magyarországon. Nemzeti jelentés". Co-author Dr Pál Kaszai. Geodézia és Kartográfia, 10/1997, pp. 26-32. Budapest. ("Mass Media Maps in Hungary. National Report")
"A Cartactual és a Cartinform". Co-authors Ildikó Habán and Mária Tóth. Földrajzi Közlemények, 3-4/1998, pp. 173-182. Budapest. ("On Cartactual and Cartinform")
"Kambodzsai küldetésben". Természet Világa, 4/1998, pp. 170-174. Budapest. ("On mission to Cambodia")
"Der ungarische Geograph Pál Teleki als Mitglied der Mossul-Kommission". Co-author Prof. István Klinghammer. Cartographica Helvetica, Nr. 19, January 1999, pp. 17-25. Geneva, Switzerland. ("The Hungarian geographer, Pál Teleki as a member of the Mosul Commission")
"A szakmai és nyelvi képzés kapcsolata". Geodézia és Kartográfia, 1/1999, pp. 36-37. Budapest. ("Professional training and language teaching")
"Conserving Hungary's Heritage. The National Parks and World Heritage Sites". TermészetBÚVÁR Alapítvány, 180 pp. Budapest, 1999. (Consultancy)
"Diákmobilitás a gyakorlatban". Co-author Erzsébet Kovács. Volume I. Prepared by the support of TEMPUS CME 2529. Budapest, 1999. ("Student mobility and its practice - Vol. I")
"Diákmobilitás a gyakorlatban". Co-author Erzsébet Kovács, László Kunsági. Volume II. Prepared by the support of TEMPUS CME 3069. Budapest, 1999. ("Student mobility and its practice - Vol. II")
"The land that is Hungary" (CD-ROM). Kertek 2000 Kiadó, Arcanum Adatbázis Kft., Budapest, 1999. Editor-in-chief: Karátson, D. (Geographical names of Hungary in English)
"Orbis terrarum a tér objektív és szubjektív képei". Geodézia és Kartográfia, 12/2000, pp. 36-40. Budapest. ("Orbis terrarum - objective and subjective images of the world")
"A félév krónikája". (Responsible editor for No. 4-5.) Eötvös Loránd University, 60 pp. Budapest, 2000. ("The chronicle of semesters")
"The role of Hungarian travellers and geographers in the scientific exploration of Africa." Office of the Hungarian Cultural Counsellor, 26 pp. Cairo, Egypt, 2001. By Kubassek, J. (Adaptation in English)
"Diplomácia - politika - térkép" Szakmai Tudományos Közlemények, pp. 51-71. Katonai Biztonsági Hivatal, Budapest, 2001. ("Diplomacy - politics - maps") (Co-author: Klinghammer, I.)
"Using Hungarian geographical names in English language publications". Studia Cartologica Vol. 12, pp. 171-180. Eötvös Kiadó, Budapest, 2001.
"A félév krónikája". (Responsible editor for No. 6-7.) Eötvös Loránd University, 48 pp. Budapest, 2001. ("The chronicle of semesters")
"Pictures of nature in the art of Jenő Cholnoky". Magyar Földrajzi Múzeum, 271 pp. Érd, 2002. (Special advisors: Gercsák, G., Lóczy, D.)
"Az arab és oszmán világ Antwerpenben". Geodézia és Kartográfia, 7/2002, pp. 38-41. Budapest. ("The Arab and Osman world in Antwerpen")
"Geschichte Ungarns und Finnlands. Hungarian and Finnish History" (CD-ROM). Zentrum für Hungarologie, Institut für Finnougristik, Universität Hamburg, Germany, 2002. (Project partner)
"Magyarország földje (Kitekintéssel a Kárpát-medence egészére)". Editor-in-chief: Dávid Karátson. Magyar Könyvklub, Budapest, 2002, 560 pp. ("The Land of Hungary") (Contribution to compiling the Hungarian geographical names in English)
"A félév krónikája". (Responsible editor for No. 8-9.) Eötvös Loránd University, pp. 88. Budapest, 2002. ("The chronicle of semesters")
"Gróf Széchényi Ferenc térképeinek és atlaszainak katalógusa. 1. kötet: Kéziratos térképek és atlaszok" Edior: Katalin Plihál. Országos Széchényi Könyvtár - Osiris Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, 448 pp. ("The Catalogue of Count Ferenc Széchényi's Maps and Atlases. Volume 1: Manuscript Maps and Atlases") (Extracts translated by Gercsák, G. and Timár, E.)
"Amiről a térképek mesélnek" (CD-ROM). ELTE Eötvös Kiadó, Budapest, 2003. Gercsák, G. - Györffy, J. - Klinghammer, I. (scientific advisors), Klinghammer, I., Mosonyi, L., Török, Zs. (ed.). ("What the maps tell")
"The role of topographic maps in cartography teaching". Proceedings of the Seminars on Developing the ICA-CET Internet Cartography Course held at Beijing (China), August 9, 2001 and Helsinki (Finland), May 28, 2002. Moscow State University, Moscow, 2003, pp. 72-76. (Co-author Zentai, L.)
"The history of cartography in Hungary". In: Pollution and Water Resources. Columbia University Seminar Proceedings. Volume XXXIII-XXXIV, 1999-2003. Studies of Environmental Protection in the Carpathian Basin. Ed. George J. Halasi-Kun. pp. 276-298. Pécs, 2003. (Co-author Klinghammer, I.)
"A félév krónikája". (Responsible editor for No. 10-11.) Eötvös Loránd University, pp. 79. Budapest, 2003. ("The chronicle of semesters")
"Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem Informatikai Kar 2004". Ed.: L. Zentai, I. Draskovits. ELTE Informatikai Kar, Budapest, 2004. 120 pp. ("Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics 2004") (Hungarian language editor)
"Néhány művelődéstörténeti emlékünk Hollandiában". Magyar Tudomány, Budapest, 9/2004, pp. 1024-1028. ("Some memories of the Hungarian culture in the Netherlands")
"Az üstökös aszú és üstököse". Borbarát, Budapest, 3/2004, p. 87 ("The 'comet wine' and its comet)
"A Kárpát-medence természeti értékei. Natural Heritage of the Carpathian Basin". Magyar Földrajzi Múzeum, Érd, 2004. 428 pp. (Translation pp. 14-16, 33-42, 67-74, 111-116.)
"Magyar földrajzi nevek angol nyelvű kiadványokban." Földtani Kutatás, 3-4/2004, pp. 14-18. Hungarian Geological Service, Budapest. (Co-author: Klinghammer, I.) ("Hungarian geographical names in English language publications")
"A brüsszeli meridián és Magyarországi Mária". A Földgömb. Hungarian Geographical Society, Budapest, 1/2005, pp. 60-64. ("The meridian of Brussels and Queen Mary of Hungary")
"Magyar földrajzi nevek angol nyelvű kiadványokban." Nyelvtudományi Közlemények. Hungarian Academy, Budapest, pp. (Co-author: Klinghammer, I.) ("Hungarian geographical names in English language publications") - in press
Gercsák, G.: "Magyar tájnevek angol fordítása". Pécs ("Translation of the Hungarian names of regions into English") - in press
REVIEWS
"Honterus-emlékkönyv". "A magyar térképészet nagyjai. Lipszky János (1766-1826), Mikoviny Sámuel (1700-1750)". Földrajzi Közlemények, 3-4/2001, pp. 333-335. Budapest. ("Memorial volume to Honterus". "Great Hungarian cartographers. János Lipszky /1766-1826/, Sámuel Mikoviny /1700-1750/")
"Honterus-emlékkönyv". Geodézia és Kartográfia, 5/2002, pp. 43-44. Budapest. ("Memorial volume to Honterus")
"A magyar térképészet nagyjai. Lipszky János (1766-1826), Mikoviny Sámuel (1700-1750)". Geodézia és Kartográfia, 5/2002, pp. 44-45. Budapest. ("Great Hungarian cartographers. János Lipszky /1766-1826/, Sámuel Mikoviny /1700-1750/")
"Studia Cartologica. Térképtudományi Tanulmányok". Geodézia és Kartográfia, 2/2003, pp. 45-47. Budapest. ("Studia cartologica. Cartographic studies".)
"Studia Cartologica. Térképtudományi Tanulmányok". Magyar Tudomány, Budapest, 9/2003, pp. 1211-1213.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
"A finn nemzeti atlasz száz éve, 1899-1999". Exhibition in the National Széchényi Library. Budapest, 28 May - 18 June 2002. Co-organisers: Paul Fogelberg (Helsinki University) and Katalin Plihál (National Széchényi Library). ("One hundred years of Atlas of Finland")
"The history of Hungary in maps". Exhibition in the Hungarian Cultural Centre, 22 February - 21 March 2005, London. Curator: Katalin Plihál (National Széchényi Library).
REFERENCES IN LITERATURE
Török Zsolt: Teleki Pál. Tudós tanárok - tanár tudósok. Országos Pedagógiai Könyvtár és Múzeum, Budapest, 2001. 113 pp. (p. 38)
Timár Edit: Teleki Pál egy kevéssé ismert munkája, az ún. mószuli jelentés. Földrajzi Közlemények, Budapest, 1-2/2001, pp. 65-80. (p. 80)
Hargitai Henrik, Kereszturi Ákos: Javaslat magyar bolygótudományi szaknyelvi norma létrehozására. Geodézia és Kartográfia, Budapest, 9/2002, pp. 26-32. (p. 29)
Kovács, Péter: Paul Teleki et le réglement de l'affaire de Mossoul dans la Société des Nations. Studia Iuris Gentium Miskolcinensia. Tomus II. Historia ante portas. L'histoire en droit international. History in International Law. Péter Kovács (ed.). Bíbor Kiadó, Miskolc, 2004. pp. 188-220.
Mercz Árpád: Az "Üstökös aszu" üstököse nem a Halley volt. Borászati Füzetek, Budapest, 5/2004, p. 20.
Ablonczy Balázs: Teleki Pál. Osiris Kiadó, Budapest, 2005. pp. 257, 264.
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