Jobs: 6 Offers
Philippe Blache
pb at lpl.univ-aix.fr
Sat Mar 4 16:21:01 UTC 2000
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1/ From: "Albert Llorens" <Albert_Llorens at sail-labs.es>
Subject: Sail Labs: Openings in TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY (Spain)
2/ From: VINESSE Jerome CNET/DMI/LAN <jerome.vinesse at cnet.francetelecom.fr>
Subject: Jobs in CNET - Emplois au CNET
3/ From: "Vanessa Combet" <combet at sinequa.com>
Subject: Jobs : 2 offers (German, Spanish)
4/ From: "Bill Hutchison" <bill.hutchison at wordmap.com>
Subject: JOBS: Natural language Web search
5/ From: Yorick Wilks <y.wilks at dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Subject: RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE/NLP
6/ From: eric at scs.leeds.ac.uk
Subject: Modern Lang. IT Officer, LeedsU
___________________________________________________________________________
1/ From: "Albert Llorens" <Albert_Llorens at sail-labs.es>
Subject: Sail Labs: Openings in TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY (Spain)
Openings in TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY at SAIL LABS Barcelona
Sail Labs is one of the world's leading R&D companies in the field of
"Natural
Language Understanding". With the slogan "Innovation in Understanding", the
company is focusing on three core development areas:
* Language technology
* Translation technology
* Content technology
In the Munich head office and in its branches in Berlin, Barcelona, Antwerp
and
Vienna, 160 developers are working on solutions, products and components
related
to the understanding of natural languages.
For the further expansion of our highly motivated team in Barcelona we are
looking for qualified professionals for the area of translation
technologies.
Candidate tasks and profiles:
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PROJECT LEADERS (ref. PL)
************************************
Your tasks:
* Manage and coordinate development projects in the area of natural language
processing technology and systems.
Your profile:
* An advanced degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Computational
Linguistics, etc.).
* A minimum of four years experience in systems design and development, from
design to product delivery.
* Previous experience as a project leader.
* Good knowledge of and experience in natural language processing
applications.
* Native or near-native proficiency in at least two of the following
languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and
Japanese.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Fluency in English.
* Experience in object oriented programming will be a plus.
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SENIOR COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTS (ref. SCL)
************************************************************
Your tasks:
* Design, development and maintenance of formal grammars for our several new
or
existing translation engines.
* Design and development of the linguistic components of our new generation
of
translation systems.
Your profile:
* University degree in philosophy, linguistics, computational linguistics or
equivalent, with a strong background in natural language processing.
* Experience in one or more of the following knowledge areas:
disambiguation,
statistical NLP, semantic networks, example-based and pattern-based machine
translation, discourse representation, lexical knowledge representation.
* Programming experience.
* Experience in machine translation and/or developing formal grammars for
natural language processing applications.
* Native or near-native proficiency in at least two of the following
languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and
Japanese.
* Effective communication skills in written and spoken English.
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LINGUISTS FOR LEXICON AND GRAMMAR DEVELOPMENT (ref. LEX/GR)
****************************************************************************
Your tasks:
* Development and maintenance of grammars and lexicons for our new and
existing
translation engines.
Your profile:
* University degree in philology, linguistics, languages, computational
linguistics or equivalent
* Native or near-native proficiency in at least two of the following
languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and
Japanese.
* Effective communication skills in written and spoken English.
* Programming experience will be a plus.
* Experience in machine translation and/or developing lexicons and grammars
for
natural language processing applications will be a plus.
Working language: English
Starting date: As soon as possible
Office location: Center of Barcelona (in the charming 19th century
district
Eixample, within walking distance from the old part of the city and from the
famous 'Las Ramblas')
You will join a young, international, and highly motivated team. SAIL LABS
combines research and development of market-ready products. This will thus
offer
a great opportunity to those people who want to apply their acquired
knowledge
and skills in real-world conditions.
More information about SAIL LABS can be found at the web page
<< http://www.sail-labs.com >>.
If you are interested, send CV and cover letter in English either by surface
mail to:
SAIL LABS
Roger de Lluria, 50 1-B
E-08009 BARCELONA
Spain
Fax: +34 - 93 - 487 76 19
or by email to
jobs-bcn at sail-labs.es
indicating on the envelope or in the subject of the email the job reference.
___________________________________________________________________________
2/ From: VINESSE Jerome CNET/DMI/LAN <jerome.vinesse at cnet.francetelecom.fr>
Subject: Jobs in CNET - Emplois au CNET
> FRENCH VERSION - ENGLISH VERSION BELOW
> ************************************************************
>
> L'unité de Recherche et Développement "Langues Naturelles" du CNET, centre
> de recherche de France Télécom, propose à Lannion (Côtes d'Armor, France),
> quatre postes :
> 1. un poste d'ingénieur de recherche à durée indéterminée "langues
> naturelles et commerce électronique multilingue"
> 2. un poste d'ingénieur de recherche à durée indéterminée "extraction
> automatique d'informations multilmédia"
> 3. un Postdoc d'une durée d'un an "recherche d'information en langue
> arabe"
> 4. un stage bac+5 d'une durée de 5 à 6 mois "traduction automatique
> français/anglais sur un corpus spécialisé"
>
> Les postes sont détaillés ci-dessous
>
>
> 1. Ingénieur de recherche "langues naturelles et commerce électronique
> multilingue"
>
> Dans le cadre des développements de nouveaux services offerts aux clients
> de FT et intégrant des technologies avancées de langage naturel, le Cnet
> recrute un jeune ingénieur de R&D informaticien. Il contribue à
> l'application des techniques de traitement du langage naturel aux services
> de commerce électronique, en prenant part à des projets européens dans ce
> domaine. L'objectif est de mettre en correspondance les demandes des
> clients et les catalogues des marchands, l'ensemble étant exprimé sous
> forme textuelle, et dans des langues différentes.
>
> Il participe au développement de nouvelles méthodes et à l'amélioration
> des techniques existantes d'interprétation du contenu textuel, pour leur
> utilisation dans des plates-formes de commerce électronique multilingue.
>
> - Contrat à durée indéterminée :
> - Compétences requises :
> * Développement logiciel en C++
> * Informatique avancée (traitement de la langue, intelligence
> artificielle, ontologies, agents intelligents)
> * Commerce électronique
> * Culture générale en linguistique, logique, statistique
> * Technologies liées à Internet (HTML, XML, serveurs, protocoles, Java)
> * Langues étrangères, anglais indispensable
> * Travail en équipe, contacts fréquents avec des partenaires européens,
> des clients internes
>
> Contact (envoyer un CV détaillé) :
> Jérôme Vinesse
> CNET - France Télécom - DMI/GRI
> 2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
> Tel: 02.96.05.38.92 - Fax: 02.96.05.32.86
> Email: jerome.vinesse at cnet.francetelecom.fr
>
>
> 2. Ingénieur de recherche "extraction automatique d'informations
> multimedia"
>
> La disponibilité de grands corpus de textes ou de contenus multimédia (sur
> le Web ou sur support CD) exige d'explorer de nouvelles voies de recherche
> sur l'extraction automatique des connaissances par analyse desdits corpus.
> C'est dans ce cadre des études sur la recherche d'informations que le CNET
> a développé des techniques d'analyse en vue d'extraire automatiquement à
> partir de corpus des "réseaux sémantiques" de grande taille pour cerner le
> sens des documents.
>
> Le Cnet recrute un ingénieur R&D informaticien, pour mettre en oeuvre ces
> techniques de fouille de données (datamining) pour des besoins internes à
> France Télécom (gestion intelligente de documents,...) ou pour l'offre de
> services de France Télécom (offre Wanadoo Education,...). Ce poste
> contribue au transfert rapide de ces technologies vers les entités
> d'exploitation de FT.
>
> - Contrat à durée indéterminée
> - Compétences requises :
> * Développement logiciel en C
> * Fortes connaissances en algorithmique, en apprentissage
> * Bonnes connaissances en statistiques
* Connaissances en développement d'applications multimedia appréciées
(HTTP, CGI, Java)
* Connaissances en système et architectures distribuees appréciées
> Contact (envoyer un CV détaillé) :
> Jérôme Vinesse
> CNET - France Télécom - DMI/GRI
> 2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
> Tel: 02.96.05.38.92 - Fax: 02.96.05.32.86
> Email: jerome.vinesse at cnet.francetelecom.fr
>
>
> 3. Post-Doc "recherche d'information en langue arabe"
>
> - Sujet: Moteur de recherche en langue arabe.
> - Activités :
> * localisation d'un moteur de recherche en langue arabe,
> * recherche d'information en cross-language (français, arabe),
> * dictionnaire(s) bilingue(s),
> * étude de la faisabilité d'une traduction automatique de textes,
> * étude des outils web d'entrée/sortie et de codage de textes arabes,
> * étude de la morphologie de l'arabe.
>
> - Profil requis:
> * Expérience en développement d'outils linguistiques.
> * Connaissance des problèmes liés au multilinguisme et à l'arabe.
> * Connaissance des outils Web appliqués à l'arabe (navigateurs, éditeurs
> de documents).
> * Morphologie de l'arabe.
> * Compétences en intégration d'outils sur le web.
> * Recherche d'information
> * Traduction automatique ou TAO (souhaitée).
> * Unix, C++, Java, HTML.
>
> - Durée : 12 mois (début dès que possible, Mars/Avril 2000).
>
> Contact (envoyer un CV détaillé) :
> Malek Boualem
> CNET - France Télécom - DMI/GRI
> 2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
> Tel: 02.96.05.29.83 - Fax: 02.96.05.32.86
> Email: malek.boualem at cnet.francetelecom.fr
>
>
> 4. Stage de DEA ou DESS ou Ingénieur en traduction automatique
>
> - Sujet: traduction automatique français vers anglais sur corpus
> spécialisé.
> - Durée: 5 à 6 mois, rémunéré.
> - Début du stage : Mars ou Avril 2000.
> - Thèse après le stage envisageable mais non garantie.
> - Connaissances requises : traduction automatique ou TAO,
> processus d'analyse du langage naturel, syntaxe, langage C++.
>
> Contact (envoyer un CV détaillé):
> Malek Boualem
> CNET - France Télécom - DMI/GRI
> 2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
> Tel: 02.96.05.29.83 - Fax: 02.96.05.32.86
> Email: malek.boualem at cnet.francetelecom.fr
>
> ************************************************************
> ENGLISH VERSION
> ************************************************************
>
> The Natural Language Processing R&D unit of CNET France Telecom research
> center in Lannion (Brittany, France), invites applications for several
> positions:
> 1. a position of research engineer "natural language processing and
> multilingual e-commerce"
> 2. a position of research engineer "automatic extraction of multimedia
> information"
> 3. a one-year post-doctoral position "information retrieval in Arabic
> language"
> 4. a 5 or 6 month placement for DEA, DESS, engineer or other postgraduate
> technical degree (Master of Science) student, "french/english machine
> translation on a specialised corpus"
>
> The positions are detailed hereafter :
>
>
> 1. Research engineer "natural language processing and multilingual
> e-commerce"
>
> While developing new services for the customers of France Telecom, we
> integrate natural language processing technologies. CNET is looking for a
> young R&D software engineer, who will contribute to this integration for
> electronic commerce services, taking part in European projects in this
> field. Our aim is to match customers needs with the available catalogs,
> both being expressed by text, and possibly in different languages.
>
> The successful candidate will participate in developing new methods and
> improving existing techniques for textual content interpretation, in order
> to use them on multilingual e-commerce platforms.
>
> - Permanent (open-ended) contract :
> - Required skills :
> * C++ software development
> * Advanced computer science (natural language processing, artificial
> intelligence, ontologies, software agents)
> * Electronic commerce
> * General knowledge in linguistics, logics, statistics
> * Internet technologies (HTML, XML, server, protocols, Java)
> * French and English required, other languages appreciated
> * Team work, frequent contacts with European partners and internal
> customers
>
> Contact for applications (please send a detailed CV):
> Jérôme Vinesse
> CNET - France Télécom - DMI/GRI
> 2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
> Tel: 02.96.05.38.92 - Fax: 02.96.05.32.86
> Email: jerome.vinesse at cnet.francetelecom.fr
>
>
> 2. Research engineer "automatic extraction of multimedia information"
>
> The availability of large corpora and multimedia content (on the Web or
> CD-ROM) means new research directions for the automatic extraction of
> knowledge from such corpora need to be considered. In the context of
> information retrieval studies, the CNET has developed analysis techniques
> aimed at automatically extracting large "semantic networks" for corpora,
> in order to represent the sense of documents.
>
> We are looking for a software engineer, who will apply these dataming
> techniques to France Telecom's needs. This includes internal needs
> (advanced management of documents,...) as well as creation of new services
> on the Web (Wanadoo Education,...). This position will contribute to a
> rapid use of these technologies in operational divisions of France
> Telecom.
>
> - Permanent (open-ended) contract
> - Required skills :
> * C Software development
> * Strong skill in algorithmics and machine learning
> * Good knowledge of statistics
* Knowledge in multimedia applications development (HTTP, CGI, Java)
appreciated
* Knowledge in systems and sitributed architectures appreciated
> Contact for applications (please send a detailed CV) :
> Jérôme Vinesse
> CNET - France Télécom - DMI/GRI
> 2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
> Tel: 02.96.05.38.92 - Fax: 02.96.05.32.86
> Email: jerome.vinesse at cnet.francetelecom.fr
>
>
> 3. Post-doctoral position "Information retrieval in Arabic language".
>
> - Topic: Research engine for Arabic language.
> - Activity:
> * localization of a search engine into Arabic,
> * cross-language information retrieval (French, Arabic),
> * multilingual dictionary.
> * Prospection of machine translation of texts.
> * Prospection of web tools for Arabic texts input/output.
> * Study of the Arabic morphology.
>
> - Required knowledge:
> * Ph.D. level with a strong background in computer science and NLP.
> * Problems related to multilinguality and to Arabic.
> * Arabic related web tools (browsers, text editors).
> * Arabic morphology.
> * Integration of applications to the web.
> * Information retrieval
> * Machine translation (if possible).
> * Unix, C++, Java, HTML.
>
> Address for Applications (please send a detailed CV):
> Malek Boualem
> CNET - France Telecom - DMI/GRI
> 2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
> Tel: (33)(0)2.96.05.29.83 - Fax: (33)(0)2.96.05.32.86
> Email: malek.boualem at cnet.francetelecom.fr
>
>
> 4. Training for DEA or DESS or Engineer or other postgraduate technical
> degree (Master of Science) in Machine Translation.
> - Topic: MT from French to English based on a specialized corpus.
> - Financing: 5 to 6 months.
> - Starting date: March or April 2000.
> - Possibility of PhD in October (but not guaranteed).
> - Required knowledge: MT, NLP, syntax, C++.
>
> Contact (please send a detailed CV):
> Malek Boualem
> CNET - France Telecom - DMI/GRI
> 2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
> Tel: 02.96.05.29.83 - Fax: 02.96.05.32.86
> Email: malek.boualem at cnet.francetelecom.fr
>
___________________________________________________________________________
3/ From: "Vanessa Combet" <combet at sinequa.com>
Subject: Jobs : 2 offers (German, Spanish)
SINEQUA (anciennement CORA-SA), start-up dynamique d=E9veloppant des =
logiciels, en=20
particulier pour le e-commerce et Internet, qui int=E8grent des =
techniques d'analyses=20
linguistiques, recherche :
*****************************************************
un(e) linguiste informaticien(ne) sp=E9cialiste de =
l'allemand et=20
un(e) linguiste informaticien(ne) sp=E9cialiste de =
l'espagnol.
******************************************************
Description du poste :
Vous serez en charge de la cr=E9ation, l'enrichissement et la =
maintenance des ressources=20
lexico-s=E9mantiques n=E9cessaires au traitement de l'espagnol et de =
l'allemand par notre moteur=20
de recherche d'informations Intuition. Par ailleurs, vous serez =
=E9galement amen=E9(e) =E0 adapter=20
notre =E9tiqueteur morpho-syntaxique pour le traitement de ces langues, =
ce qui implique, entre=20
autres, d'=E9crire des grammaires de d=E9sambigu=EFsation ou encore de =
pr=E9parer des corpus pour=20
entra=EEner notre analyseur. Enfin, vous serez directement impliqu=E9(e) =
dans les divers projets de=20
recherche men=E9s par nos =E9quipes de linguistes et d'informaticiens.
Comp=E9tences requises :
* parfaite ma=EEtrise de l'espagnol ou de l'allemand (langue maternelle) =
et bonne=20
connaissance du fran=E7ais ;
* formation universitaire sup=E9rieure en linguistique informatique ou =
linguistique=20
(DESS, DEA, doctorat) ;
* autonomie en mati=E8re de programmation, c'est-=E0-dire que vous =
=EAtes capable=20
d'=E9laborer vos propres outils pour constituer, traiter et exploiter =
des ressources=20
linguistiques (dictionnaires, corpus, grammaires) ;
* une bonne connaissance et/ou exp=E9rience dans les domaines suivants =
seront=20
particuli=E8rement appr=E9ci=E9es : lexicographie, terminologie, =
recherche=20
d'informations, extraction d'informations, multilinguisme dans les =
syst=E8mes de=20
recherche d'informations, autres langues...
Aspects pratiques :
La r=E9mun=E9ration sera fonction de l'exp=E9rience et des comp=E9tences =
des candidats.
Le lieu de travail est =E0 Ivry sur Seine, en proche banlieue =
parisienne.
Les candidats doivent avoir le droit de travailler en France.
Merci d'envoyer votre candidature par courrier =E9lectronique ou postal =
=E0 :
Vanessa Combet-Meunier
SINEQUA (Cora-SA)
51, rue Ledru Rollin
94 200 Ivry sur Seine
combet at sinequa.com
http://www.sinequa.com
=20
SINEQUA (formerly CORA-SA), a dynamic software company developing =
Natural=20
Language products for e-commerce and the Web in particular, has the =
following openings for:
*****************************
a German computational linguist;
a Spanish computational linguist.
*****************************
Position description:
The successful candidates will be required to create, enhance and =
maintain the lexical and=20
semantic Spanish and German databases used by our search engine =
Intuition. The candidates=20
will also be responsible for training our part-of-speech tagger for =
these languages, which=20
means being able to write disambiguation grammars, to edit corpora to =
ensure the successful=20
training of out tagger, etc. The candidates will directly be involved in =
the different research=20
projects our linguists and computer scientists carry out.
Skills required:
* (near) native speaker of Spanish or German and a good command of =
French;
* relevant university degree in (computational) linguistics;
* sufficient programming abilities to be able to build your own tools =
for the=20
constitution and processing of linguistic resources;
* good knowledge of and/or experience in the following areas are =
considered an=20
asset: lexicography, terminology, information retrieval and extraction, =
cross-language=20
information retrieval, other languages.
Practical aspects:
Salary according to experience and qualifications.
The post is based in Ivry sur Seine (near Paris).
The candidates must have a work permit for France.
Please send your application letter and detailed resume by email or =
snail mail to:
Vanessa Combet-Meunier
SINEQUA (Cora-SA)
51, rue Ledru Rollin
94 200 Ivry sur Seine
combet at sinequa.com=20
http://www.sinequa.com
___________________________________________________________________________
4/ From: "Bill Hutchison" <bill.hutchison at wordmap.com>
Subject: JOBS: Natural language Web search
Please accept our apologies if you receive more than one copy of this
message. If you know of anyone who may be interested in these opportunities,
please pass the message on
SENIOR ENGINEERS FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE IR APPLICATIONS
Wordmap is a pre-launch start-up developing a set of technologies that will
revolutionise Web search. The company is now looking to recruit several
senior engineers to take a prototype developed in partnership with Sheffield
University to beta launch on the Web.
Wordmap offers its engineers an opportunity to innovate in an area that also
has significant commercial potential. Backed by one of the UK's leading
venture capitalists and with significant interest among information industry
players, the resources to pursue exciting product developments are now
available.
The attributes we are seeking are:
- proven record in natural language/IR/search technology development
- BSc(Hons) or MSc from a top ranking institution
- ideally, commercial sector experience
- Hands-on coding ability C/C++; database skills; XML; UNIX/Linux. Working
knowledge of other key skills areas eg Java/Script, ASP, Perl
- Interest in key areas of text/Web development
We are looking for highly disciplined, motivated team players. They will
have curious and creative minds and a desire to make a real difference to
Web technology.
We offer competitive salaries and a generous stock option and bonus scheme.
Location: Bath, UK
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Bill Hutchison
Chief Executive
Wordmap Limited, 1 Fairfield Villas, Bath BA2 6LT, UK
email bill.hutchison at wordmap.com
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
___________________________________________________________________________
5/ From: Yorick Wilks <y.wilks at dcs.shef.ac.uk>
Subject: RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE/NLP
University of Sheffield
Department of Computer Science
RESEARCH DEGREES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
This department intends to recruit a number of postgraduate research
students to
begin studies in October 2000 or before. Successful applicants will read for
an M.Phil or Ph.D.
The department has research groups in:
Natural Language Processing
Verification and Testing
Communications and Distributed Systems
Speech and Hearing
Computer Graphics
Machine Learning
Neurocomputing and Robotics
UK, EU and overseas candidates with research interests in any relevant
area are encouraged to apply.
Candidates for all awards should have a good honours degree in a relevant
discipline (not necessarily Computer Science), or should attain such a
degree
by September 1999. Part-time registration is a possibility.
A number of EPSRC awards are available, which are available for UK students'
fees and support and, on a fees-only basis, for EU students.
More details of our research, and application forms, are on our
world-wide-web site:
http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk.
Hard copy application forms and further particulars are available from the
Research Admissions Secretary, Department of Computer Science, University
of
Sheffield, Regent Court, 211
Portobello St, Sheffield S1 4DP.
All applicants should quote reference number ST051.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to:
Professor Yorick Wilks: +44 114 222 1804, yorick at dcs.shef.ac.uk
___________________________________________________________________________
6/ From: eric at scs.leeds.ac.uk
Subject: Modern Lang. IT Officer, LeedsU
University of Leeds http://www.leeds.ac.uk/
SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sml/sml.html
IT OFFICER
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/jobadverts/mod1a.htm
Computer Staff 2/3 (£18,915 - £30,065p.a.)
Working for this dynamic, multidisciplinary School,
you will provide a comprehensive and high quality
IT support service to the SMLC, planning and
overseeing the implementation of agreed strategies
with respect to the School's state-of the-art
language IT facility and at-desk use of I.T. by staff
and students. You will have a minimum of 2 years
experience working in an IT support role,
preferably in an educational context; this will
have included working in a heterogeneous network
environment. Experience of managing a multi-server
Windows NT domain is essential. An interest
in multi-lingual software would be an advantage,
as would knowledge of Linux or another BSD-style
UNIX system. Enthusiasm, a co-operative and flexible
approach, and the ability to communicate
with non-specialists are also highly desirable
qualities for this post. The post is available on a 3 year
rolling contract basis.
Informal enquiries to Rowena Armstrong,
Planning & Resources Officer on (00 44) 113 233 3364
or email r.armstrong at leeds.ac.uk
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