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What Happens When You Leave an Oracle Database in Backup Mode
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What Happens When You Leave an Oracle Database in Backup Mode
While I was at that fine conference in Scotland, one of our clients did some maintenance on their Windows server ...
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Published : Aug 24, 2023
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Oracle Data Pump Can't Import LONG Columns
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Oracle Data Pump Can't Import LONG Columns
If you are using Oracle Data Pump to backup tables containing LONG or LONG RAW columns, ...
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Published : Aug 24, 2023
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Can "between" and ">= and <=" Differ in Oracle?
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Can "between" and ">= and <=" Differ in Oracle?
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To between or not to between? Sometimes I wonder how "simple" things can end up being not ...
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Published : Aug 24, 2023
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ORA-01206: File is not part of this database - wrong database id
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ORA-01206: File is not part of this database - wrong database id
This was posted yesterday on Oracle-L by Li Li. I feel I should blog about it to spread the word, especially ...
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Published : Aug 24, 2023
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Basic I/O Monitoring on Linux
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Basic I/O Monitoring on Linux
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Published : Aug 24, 2023
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DBMS_SCHEDULER and Implicit Commits
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DBMS_SCHEDULER and Implicit Commits
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As usual, Oracle introduces new features, and we read the documentation about how they work ...
Babette Turner
Published : Aug 24, 2023
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MERGE Without an INSERT -- It's Not Always Like an UPDATE
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MERGE Without an INSERT -- It's Not Always Like an UPDATE
Before you proceed with reading this post, I strongly encourage you to read Tom Kyte's trilogy about write consistency, ...
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Published : Aug 24, 2023
Last Updated : Jun 29, 2007
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Implementing Many-to-many Relationships in Data Warehousing
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Implementing Many-to-many Relationships in Data Warehousing
Context
This article will discuss how to make ...
Robert Hamel
Published : Aug 23, 2023
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Sequences in Oracle 10g RAC
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Sequences in Oracle 10g RAC
Just recently I got a call from a developer. He had a ...
Christo Kutrovsky
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Jan 31, 2007
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Oracle Data Pump Schema Export and Public Synonyms
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Oracle Data Pump Schema Export and Public Synonyms
Background
While testing a migration today ...
Pythian Marketing
Published : Aug 23, 2023
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Slow rman Backups? Check This Out
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Slow rman Backups? Check This Out
Notice
If you have found rman backups slow in ...
Pythian Marketing
Published : Aug 23, 2023
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Oracle RAC Cache Fusion Efficiency: A Buffer Cache Analysis
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Oracle RAC Cache Fusion Efficiency: A Buffer Cache Analysis
ORA-07202: sltln: invalid parameter to sltln
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ORA-07202: sltln: invalid parameter to sltln
Context
I hit this issue today while creating ...
Pythian Marketing
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Jan 19, 2007
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Oracle block corruptions, DBV vs RMAN
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Oracle block corruptions, DBV vs RMAN
Over-the-Top Tales from the ...
Paul Moen
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Sep 28, 2006
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Database sharding and the end of RAID?
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Database sharding and the end of RAID?
Notice
A short post to draw your attention to ...
Paul Vallee - Change This Author
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Jun 7, 2007
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SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Tab -> No Rows Selected
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SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Tab -> No Rows Selected
In the following SQL*Plus output…
SQL> ...
Pythian Marketing
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Jul 11, 2007
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Aligning ASM Disks on Linux
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Aligning ASM Disks on Linux
Linux is a wonderful operating system. However there ...
Christo Kutrovsky
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Mar 30, 2007
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No data found -> success in dbms_scheduler
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No data found -> success in dbms_scheduler
Situation
One of our clients found a bug with ...
Julien Lamarche
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Feb 1, 2007
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MySQL Memory Usage Profile Script
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MySQL Memory Usage Profile Script
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There are various tools ...
Tim Procter
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Apr 18, 2007
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Oracle: Standby Automatic File Management
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Oracle: Standby Automatic File Management
So you have followed the
Paul Moen
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : May 30, 2007
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REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE = EXCLUSIVE in Oracle 10g
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REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE = EXCLUSIVE in Oracle 10g
I’ve never really liked the idea of ...
Pythian Marketing
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Jun 18, 2007
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MySQL Recipes: Promoting a Slave to Master or Changing Masters
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MySQL Recipes: Promoting a Slave to Master or Changing Masters
Briefing
Not a dear diary post today ...
Paul Moen
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Dec 8, 2006
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RMAN reports, or What Is the ETA of My Backup?
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RMAN reports, or What Is the ETA of My Backup?
Introduction
Over-the-Top Tales from the ...
Paul Moen
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Feb 2, 2007
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The Mysterious World of Shmmax and Shmall
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The Mysterious World of Shmmax and Shmall
Over the Top Tales from the trenches.
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Paul Moen
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Sep 13, 2006
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RMAN Recipes: How to Switch Oracle Logs Automatically
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RMAN Recipes: How to Switch Oracle Logs Automatically
So you have swallowed the standby bait. You have used ...
Paul Moen
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Feb 27, 2007
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Speeding-Up Oracle Export/Import Migration
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Speeding-Up Oracle Export/Import Migration
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Shakir Sadikali
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Nov 10, 2006
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Block Change Tracking Internals: X$ Tables Research
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Block Change Tracking Internals: X$ Tables Research
Introduction
With this post, I’m starting a ...
Pythian Marketing
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : May 23, 2007
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Failovers with Oracle Dataguard
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Failovers with Oracle Dataguard
In the last month, we have been hit with two clients’ ...
Shakir Sadikali
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Nov 3, 2006
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Changing Hostnames in Oracle RAC
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Changing Hostnames in Oracle RAC
Update: this procedure is for Linux and should work ...
Pythian Marketing
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Jun 11, 2007
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MySQL: Tuning filesorts and temporary tables
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MySQL: Tuning filesorts and temporary tables
Goal:
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Paul Moen
Published : Aug 23, 2023
Last Updated : Jan 11, 2007
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Pythian Welcomes Brooks Borcherding as Chief Executive Officer
Pythian Welcomes Brooks Borcherding as Chief Executive Officer
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Pythian Recognized as a Top Employer in Canada’s National Capital Region in 2024
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Award-Winning Marketing Veteran Christina O’Reilly Joins Pythian Services as Senior Vice President, Marketing
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Award-Winning Marketing Veteran Christina O’Reilly Joins Pythian Services as Senior Vice President, Marketing
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Pythian Makes Database Trends and Applications’ List of Trendsetting Solution Providers for 2023
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Pythian Makes Database Trends and Applications’ List of Trendsetting Solution Providers for 2023
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Pythian Celebrates 25 Years of Enterprise Data, Analytics, and Cloud Success
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Pythian Celebrates 25 Years of Enterprise Data, Analytics, and Cloud Success
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Pythian Named One of ‘The Companies That Matter Most in Data’ by Database Trends and Applications Magazine
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Pythian’s SAP Services Practice Grows by 300 Percent in 2021
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Pythian’s SAP Services Practice Grows by 300 Percent in 2021
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Pythian Renews Google Cloud Infrastructure Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program
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Pythian Services Recognized on CRN’s 2022 MSP 500 List
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Pythian Renews Machine Learning Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program
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Pythian Renews Machine Learning Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program
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Pythian Sets Company Record with Over 100 New Customers in 2021
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Pythian’s CTO Paul Lewis Featured Commentary Published by InformationWeek
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Pythian’s CTO Paul Lewis Featured Commentary Published by InformationWeek
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How to Modernize Backup Without Breaking the Bank
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How to Modernize Backup Without Breaking the Bank
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Pythian Launches FinOps Managed Services
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Pythian Launches FinOps Managed Services
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Pythian Acquires SAP MSP Partner ManageServe
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Pythian Taps Seasoned Cloud and Data Expert Paul Lewis as CTO
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Pythian Taps Seasoned Cloud and Data Expert Paul Lewis as CTO
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Pythian Achieves Managed Services Provider Status In the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program
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Keith Angell: Accelerating Enterprise Growth With Data And Analytics Through Remarkable Leadership
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Keith Angell: Accelerating Enterprise Growth With Data And Analytics Through Remarkable Leadership
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Pythian Achieves the Data Management Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program
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Pythian Adds Snowflake Data Cloud Services Suite
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New CEO Keith Angell: Pythian Services A ‘Golden Nugget’
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Pythian Appoints Keith Angell As CEO
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Pythian Services Acquires Google Cloud Premier Partner Agosto
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Pythian Announces Support For AWS Outposts As A Launch Partner
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Pythian Wins 2018 Google Cloud Data Analytics Partner of the Year Award
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Pythian achieves Machine Learning Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program
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Pythian achieves Machine Learning Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program
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Pythian achieves Cloud Migration Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program
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Pythian achieves Cloud Migration Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program
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Pythian achieves Google Cloud Platform Partner Specialization In Infrastructure
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Pythian achieves Google Cloud Platform Partner Specialization In Infrastructure
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Pythian recognized as the winner of the Microsoft Canada Application Innovation IMPACT Award
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Pythian recognized as the winner of the Microsoft Canada Application Innovation IMPACT Award
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Jun 21, 2023
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Pythian’s Vice President of Business Development recognized as one of CRN’s 2018 Women of the Channel
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Pythian’s Vice President of Business Development recognized as one of CRN’s 2018 Women of the Channel
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Pythian launches Analytics as a Service offering
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Pythian named one of Canada’s top employers for the fourth consecutive year
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Pythian achieves Google Cloud Premier Partner status
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Pythian achieves Google Cloud Premier Partner status
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Rapid sales growth drives European expansion for Pythian
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Rapid sales growth drives European expansion for Pythian
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Pythian announces new Board of Directors
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Pythian announces new Board of Directors
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Pythian now offers Google BigQuery services to its enterprise customers
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Pythian now offers Google BigQuery services to its enterprise customers
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Jun 21, 2023
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Pythian named one of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies on the PROFIT 500
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Pythian named one of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies on the PROFIT 500
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Pythian named Global Outsourcing 100® Rising Star for 2016
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Pythian named Global Outsourcing 100® Rising Star for 2016
Pythian Marketing
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Pythian achieves Amazon Web Services Migration Competency
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Pythian achieves Amazon Web Services Migration Competency
Pythian Marketing
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Pythian achieves Amazon Web Services Partner Network DevOps Competency
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Pythian achieves Amazon Web Services Partner Network DevOps Competency
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Pythian’s new Apache Cassandra & DataStax services
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Pythian’s new Apache Cassandra & DataStax services
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