I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
Oprah Winfrey
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There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
John F. Kennedy
I've always taken risks, and never worried what the world might really think of me.
M. C. Escher
I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.
Walt Disney
The fact is that one side thinks that the profits to be won outweigh the risks to be incurred, and the other side would rather avoid danger than accept an immediate loss.
Thucydides
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton
Sentiment is somewhat ingrained now regarding bird flu, but there is not a sea change taking place. People suspect there are risks on the horizon but not so material just yet.
John Atkinson
Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
Ernesto 'che' Guevara
It's very important that patients and the public understand the benefits of treatment and follow-up care - and the risks that will result without diagnosis.
Anna Walker
If you are going uninsured, or went with the cheapest policy, that's fine. It's their own decision, but they need to know the risks.
Patricia Borowski
We are particularly concerned about the risks for consumers from unsafe counterfeit products.
Peter Brabeck
First weigh the considerations, then take the risks.
Helmuth von Moltke
There's a lot evidence pointing to stronger job data and the risks are definitely on the upside. Elevated commodity prices are a risk to inflation, particularly when the labor market is tightening.
Indrajit Advani
The medium-term outlook for Iraq is favorable, but subject to many risks.
Takatoshi Kato
I discovered when things were changing that one must always remain open to taking risks and chances in society.
Matthias Platzeck
For the local economy, it would mean almost immediate inflationary and economic growth risks, and would require a cautious response from the monetary authorities.
Goolam Ballim
Though the (economic data) have been mixed, they've been more negative than positive, and the outlook for the risks the economy faces is distinctly on the downside. The Fed has more to gain by erring on the side of accommodation.
Michael Moran
Employers have spent a lot of effort trying to reduce the financial risk from providing health insurance to their employees. But the greater risk is what employees' health problems can cost them in the form of lost productivity at work or the total burden of illness. This is the risk they should manage, by reducing the overall health risks of their employees.
Sean Sullivan
And I had in mind more or less what we then did in the following 20 years. But the family was telling me, listen we are growing nicely, why should we take more risks.
Francesco Trapani
Inflation risks have risen and the pace of interest rate increases will depend on developments as regards growth and inflation risks.
Nicholas Garganas
Eastern Europe has opened up and there have been people who have been buying in countries like Bosnia and Poland. Clearly, again they have to assess the relative risks of going into new markets.
David Simister
It's a frustration that these letters aren't considered public and so it's difficult to understand what the risks are.
Denise Anderson
These millionaire households understand that calculated risks are still a necessity within their portfolio design. However, over 50 percent have become much more conservative in their investment approach over the past year.
Jeanette Luhr
These prescription drugs have legitimate medical uses, but there's also evidence that they carry serious risks. And those risks were underestimated or undetected when the FDA approved them.
Joel Gurin
There are risks of attempts to disrupt the elections by people linked to organized crime who do not want stability.
Rene Preval
As pressures on Brazil appear to increase, the market is starting to adopt a view that we're going to see more investor risk aversion and kind of a prolonged period of muted global capital flows. There are so many risks out there that people are thinking about all the damage to their profit lines.
Rebecca Patterson
Investors are more aware of the risks associated with these offerings. We'll see more consolidation of technology funds and that's a healthy thing.
Christopher Traulsen
Connecticut Yankee carefully evaluated all of the risks and aspects associated with this litigation and made the best business decision considering all of our stakeholders. That is all I can say.
Kelley Smith
There are risks in spaceflight.
Wayne Hale
We're going to make very clear all the risks California faces.
Chris Bertelli
It's too bad that one has to conceive of sports as being the only arena where risks are, [for] all of life is risk exercise. That's the only way to live more freely, and more interestingly.
William Sloan Coffin
Well, people choose to ride a motorcycle without a helmet, but that does not stop people from saying it's a mistake. Listen to the risks you're taking before you take the risk.
Linda Hirshman
It's a tough call for the president. It's a brave and correct decision on his part — and not without risks.
Strobe Talbott
I have a feeling that any catastrophic increases are being blended in throughout the country. There are all kinds of risks everywhere -- hurricanes here, earthquakes in California, and some places where nothing happens. It eventually all balances out.
Robert Krueger
You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.
Greg Lemond
The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf.
Shakti Gawain
We're seeing more and more informed consent laws passed that are politically motivated, with items in there trying to dissuade women from having abortions, rather than being politically neutral and giving women true risks and benefits.
Vicki Saporta
Frankly, the risks are greater than the rights of workers in this state and other states.
John Trasviña
If you must take hormone replacement, you need to have a discussion with your doctor about the benefits and risks, knowing that one risk you can take off the table is breast cancer.
Len Lichtenfeld
Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.
Warren E. Burger
The market's set to hold around the 5,000 level at the moment, with the retail sector coming under more and more pressure and UK house prices looking like they might come lower. The banks' potential credit risks become higher, bad debt provisions become bigger.
Martin Dobson
This is something that must be resolved as soon as possible, before the end of 2006. It's a security problem. I'm thinking of the different risks of disruption of the region and what this could lead to.
Milo Djukanovic
In that accident, we not only lost seven colleagues, we lost seven friends, ... They believed in space exploration. They knew the risks, but they believed in what they were doing. They showed us that the fire of the human spirit is insatiable.
Charles Camarda
New Zealand is a country with a very diverse population: 20 per cent of New Zealanders were born offshore. Patterns of migration are shifting and there are many more risks at our border.
Finley Peter Dunne
We encourage those who want to reduce their risks to be vaccinated. ... It's not a reason for panic, but it's something people should be aware of.
Dr. Tina Stefanski
[These may indicate an inability to] think lucidly and deeply about legal questions and express her thoughts in clear, pointed, understandable prose, ... A justice without those capabilities -- however generally intelligent, decent and hardworking -- risks being a calamity for the court, the law, and the country.
Charles Fried
People who take risks are the people you'll lose against.
John Sculley
It wasn't good. It's obviously one of the risks you take playing in these games. For him to have an injury that something because I've never known him to get hurt.
Brian Goorjian
The potential costs and risks for all three governments are too large to expect any one of them to alter course greatly.
Peter Beck
You have my thanks, my appreciation, my admiration. You can't pay people enough to take the risks that you do.
James Mcdonough
The household spending number highlights the risks facing the consumer sector.
Simon Rubinsohn
We have received no reports of illness associated with the food. But we will not take risks with the health of our children. We are recalling all of the food, and it will be destroyed.
Joan Miles
Climate change is no longer a fringe issue, no longer an issue that can be ignored. These trends present enormous risks and opportunities.
Mindy Lubber
The risks are going up nationally, but they're mitigated by a strong labor market and strong economy.
Mark Milner
Now we are not dealing with kids having fun. We are dealing with criminals -- the Russian mafia. And online banking risks are there if your bank offers it, even if you don't use it.
John Callas
We are starting to see confidence slowly returning as far as equities are concerned, and the market is re-rating. We think the risks are to the upside. It is difficult to see what could derail the market at the moment.
Robert Parkes
You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.
Chuck Yeager
The ethnic and religious composition of Syria is roughly similar to the divisions found in Iraq and Lebanon and no less explosive. It seems that the bloodshed, chaos, and uncertainty of Iraq have led most Syrians to the default position that even a bad regime is preferable to the risks of instability.
Theodore Kattouf
If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more changes to learn and win.
John W. Holt, Jr.
Not only is the economy slowing but it is a reminder that inflation risks diminish as the economy slows. It emphasizes that the Fed would be quite well justified for easing policy as early as next week, a move to a neutral bias with a rate cut being the next logical step in January.
Paul Christopher
There are still risks associated with hormone replacement therapy.
Len Lichtenfeld
By associating with the cat one only risks becoming richer.
Sidonie Gabrielle
It significantly reduces site acquisition and base station construction costs and substantially decreases the execution risks associated with the deployment of our launch network.
Kevin Russell
Our standards-setting process risks being corrupted by having people filing for, and getting, any patents they want. That poses a real danger to the effectiveness of innovation.
Josh Lerner
The open-source model is very important to us, but it's not a panacea. It's much more of a wild west kind of world, with huge opportunities and huge risks.
Doug Michaels
The U.S. economy is quite strong right now; however, globally there are still a good number of risks which exist.
Michelle Laughlin
Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.
Pietro Metastasio
We're not going to be afraid of taking risks. Certainly we're going to press, but we're aware that if we eat a goal, this is going to be a job left to miracles. We'll take risks at any second, but the smarter we do it, the better.
Fatih Terim
Deepening our understanding of the global environmental services, in addition to the local environmental services provided by no-till activities, is of critical importance as the world faces a major challenge in reducing the risks associated with greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change.
Michael Walsh
Parents who understand the risks recognize that it is important to keep teens from riding with other teens, even if it means playing 'chauffer' for one more year.
Brad Roeber
Heightened concerns over inflation risks in the U.S. and a consequent monetary policy-induced slowdown in economic growth are keeping U.S. dollar bulls in check.
John Kyriakopoulos
We're re-examining the risks to consumers.
Colleen Rogers
You need to develop an investment plan and understand what risks you're taking.
Russell Kinnel
I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life.
Alain Robert
Fiscal year 2002 will likely prove to be challenging under any circumstances, but we believe longer-term rewards outweigh potential risks.
Rebecca Runkle
We foresee limited political risks over the next six to nine months and remain bullish on the Philippines.
Sailesh Jha
[The pace is frenetic and the performances straddle the line between the inane and the truly inspired.] Nick encouraged us to take risks, ... whether they panned out or not.
Linda Cardellini
[The actions are part of an effort to ensure investors are well-informed about] high-risk investment activities like day trading, ... It is an important step toward making individuals aware of the potential risks involved in day trading.
Frank Zarb
In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.
Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.
The market is nervous already because Iran is coming more into the picture with the talks with Russia next week. Now with Nigeria, the risks are getting higher. If we see any disruptions to oil production, prices could easily go back up.
Anette Einarsen
There's good news about being in third place. We can try stuff. We can take risks.
Les Moonves
You have unqualified people taking risks, taking work from qualified people.
Kelly Macdonald
These new findings offer, for the first time, compelling genetic evidence that myelin breakdown underlies both the advanced age and the principal genetic risks for Alzheimer disease.
Dr. George Bartzokis
We try to warn them of the risks but they are deaf to what we say.
Ahmedou Ould Haye
We will ensure that, even in an environment of rising inflationary risks, the ECB will make an important contribution to growth by anchoring inflation expectations.
Axel Weber
The risks of global warming have not received the attention they deserve.
Jim Hansen
I took a lot of risks and made a few mistakes today but I'm really pleased with the result. I'm going to stay neutral about it because I know it's only training.
Allison Forsyth
Though reduced, wildfire risks are always present and people are reminded to be careful with fire at all times.
Rich Coleman
We were going to get the people. We take risks all the time firefighting, but we didn't want to get shot.
Benny Gray
The key message is housing market activity has improved significantly into the second half of this year and confirms the downside risks to growth from the housing market are vanishing.
Alan Clarke
As new technologies emerge, so do risks.
Dean Turner
Today we are attempting to look at risks proactively.
Barbara Karn
Biotech takes big risks in areas of unmet need and they do that in an innovative way, ... As [Capt.] James Kirk [of the fictional starship Enterprise] says, it's not afraid to go where nobody else has gone before.
Mark Monane
There are some risks and challenges. As they expand internationally, their costs are going to go up. So we'll still see that top-line growth, but we'll see some pinch there on the costs and the operating margins.
Denise Garcia
The Internet removes the embarrassment factor, so people can honestly talk about what they are doing and what their risks are.
Deborah Levine
Listen to your feelings. If you don't feel good about it, really pay attention to those feelings. (Don't) take any risks. ... Just make wise decisions as to where you're going or what areas you're going to walk into.
Susan Gunnell
The AP's analysis of health risks posed by industrial pollution across the country is a substantial contribution to the public's understanding of where greater attention needs to be focused.
Kathy Burns
My main adversary is myself, ... I must not take any risks. I must consolidate and make sure I finish the race.
Sebastien Loeb
I think $26 became less attractive given the extra risks. They're running their negotiations as well as they seem to be operating their stores, which is pretty darn poorly.
David Dietze
It seems the market has moved into a new range trading environment, but there are further upside risks for the euro/dollar.
Marvin Barth
One of the reasons you have something like this is to take some risks. Why do you have a multilateral development bank that is not going to take risk?
Clay Lowery
Our customers are dramatically impacting their businesses through supplier and customer data management. In general, the marketplace is learning to leverage data more effectively. The results can be translated directly into savings, lower risks, improved revenue and profitability -- all the result of better business decisions.
Phil Berkebile
We must remain focused and disciplined in searching for efficiencies and delivering better service to Ontarians, ... It is important to remember that there are always risks beyond our control, like the pace of recovery in the U.S economy, volatile oil prices and the strength of the Canadian dollar, that could affect our financial performance.
Greg Sorbara
I've always admired my little sister because she's able to play with no fear. She's a cutthroat player when it comes to taking risks.
Ashley Prange
I would leave my wife but then she'd take half of my money. Sleep with your assistant, there are no risks involved.
Lon Gorman
We know nobody is going to help us out if we get hurt. There are risks, but what are we going to do - not work?
Raul Sanchez
We elevate our risks somewhat by moving these people around to places where the media can contact them. We like to keep those risks to a minimum.
Randy Hillier
Global demand has pushed oil prices to a new higher platform, and risks of serious supply disruption (Iran, Nigeria) are adding a premium to prices.
David Thurtell
We cannot let down our guard, we cannot underestimate the risks of the outbreaks.
Hui Liangyu
Calm has returned but it's a precarious calm. The smallest spark risks an explosion.
Samir Mihi
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
Paul Tillich
President Bush spoke of the risks of economic isolation and the critical importance of American competitiveness. I am utterly convinced that to maintain American global prosperity, we must pursue a sensible, market-oriented trade policy that provides greater market access and enforces our laws and agreements.
Susan Schwab
Very simple tasks -- those that require only one button -- really don't elevate crash risks at all.
Tom Dingus
We are taking risks every day on twisty and slippery final sections.
Mario Cipollini
What is key is that this discovery materially de-risks the region and proves a working hydrocarbon system.
Richard Rose
When it comes to 45 nanometers, going it alone is difficult technologically and financially. Doing it as a group helps reduce investment risks.
Masahiko Ishino
It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever.
Philip Adams
The fear of relegation means that teams will look to achieve a balance between getting results and taking risks. I will always encourage players to try something if they feel it is on - we are in the entertainment business.
Daryl Powell
There are some risks, but there are also risks in downtown San Antonio.
Pastor Michael Birnbaum
It brings attention back to a lot of the risks in pharmaceuticals right now with regards to drug safety.
Gbola Amusa
Moreover, the concern for these risks expressed by the executives surveyed does not always translate into an insurance purchase.
Lisa Mcgee
Over-exposure to the sun and the associated risks are, of course, of concern.
David Frost
The risks of not following through on the war on terror are so huge that we must make this down payment.
James Phillips
A cleaner community is a healthy community. It increases economic growth and decreases crime and decreases health risks.
Katherine Palafox
This isn't the first time we've heard about the possibility of an end to the policy in March ... but the risks of that happening have increased a bit.
Fumihiko Kawano
If we're going to do this operation at all in patients 65 and older, it should really be done in places that can deliver the lowest risks to the patient.
David R. Flum
Risks are high in the LCD sector so we are very cautious now.
Barro Liao
Investors are concerned about credit risks again, and this is particularly bad news for financially troubled companies because investors used to think public funds would be there to help in the end.
Tetsuya Ishijima
We are taking steps to ensure that healthcare providers and patients are aware of the possible long-term risks of these products so that they will be used appropriately.
Dr. Steven Galson
I don't see how you can convince any court that the people who smoke didn't know about the health risks involved.
David Mckean
Making empowered decisions means taking risks. Many employees fear being reprimanded, or even fired, for making what management might view as a bad decision.
John Tschohl
The risks are still significant across the company?s key growth drivers, and it is just very difficult for us to get very aggressive with the stock either way at current levels.
Marc Goodman
If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.
Neil Simon
There is no honeymoon -- not in a financial system like ours, not in this country where people are free to take risks and reap the consequences.
Harvey Rosenblum
They have every incentive to take care of people and make sure their refineries come back on line. Otherwise, they are creating greater risks.
David Dismukes
It should be able to raise mining efficiency by some 20 percent and reduce the risks to miners.
Liu Zhenjian
They're in convoys, taking the same risks as the male solders and Marines.
Jane Arraf
This report puts the best science forward to begin to identify the health risks from global climate change. Our findings suggest some cause for concern, but if we continue as a nation to make public health a priority, adaptation may be feasible.
Jonathan Patz
Bodies change as we get older, and most people do not maintain the strength per pound or the flexibility that children have. Risks get higher as you advance in gymnastics and the fear factor comes into play, and therefore the mental challenge increases.
Dave Sherman
You need to understand what you are buying, and why, how it will affect your business, and what the potential risks are. That detailed understanding may be beyond the scope of a procurement department.
Owen Williams
No matter what another player does, you're not supposed to call him on it. I'm not saying that's always right, because sometimes people deserve to be called out for their actions. But to do so risks your place in the game, and very few of us want to do that.
Matt Treanor
We're not asking them to take any risks that we're not taking.
Jim Abrahamson
There are risks involved in doing something, as well as risks involved in doing nothing. We don't know what the person is going to be like at the other end.
Ronald Carson
The common thread here is that we're concerned that people who are being attracted to this endeavor understand the risks as well as the potential rewards.
Marc Beauchamp
Most of the market is anticipating a couple more Fed rate hikes and I guess the risks are if we can read anything into (the minutes) that would indicate otherwise.
John Beerling
It's based on calculated risks, ... When everyone is running out of a burning building, we're running in.
Bill Johnston
Despite the risks to the economy, such as a potential retrenchment by consumers or the whole question of high debt levels, you seem to have the ingredients for a self-reinforcing recovery.
Carey Leahey
We also need to consider how we can help consumers to understand the features and risks associated with these products.
Clive Briault
What we found is that there is a tremendous amount of sexual content on TV during the family hour, very little of which makes any mention of the risks or responsibilities of sexual activity.
Victoria Rideout
This is his second injury in around one month, he has played 70 games already this season and we don't want to take any risks.
Carlos Alberto Parreira
We really drove aggressively the first two days but today we let up the pace and drove without taking risks.
Sebastien Loeb
The main reason why we've had such a big hand in the city's development is that we build exclusively in New Brunswick, and have been for more than 25 years. Also we've taken risks in the past, and stepped up to more challenging projects.
Chris Paladino
All the data to date show there should not be any long-term health risks to the population.
Jerry Fenner
By pushing through the policy change, the Bank of Japan risks being blamed by the government if something happens to the economy and things deteriorate.
Hiroaki Muto
Our priority is to protect the public health, and increase the awareness of the potential health risks associated with this practice.
Robert Kenny
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
Paulo Coelho
We all assume certain risks in whatever we do, whatever activities we pursue, and regardless of how experienced, careful and dedicated we are. Accidents do and will happen, and that's what happened.
Harry Whittington
We're concerned because we know that children who have cardiovascular risks grow up to be adults who have these risks.
Karen Olson
I skied like a pussy cat. I didn't take any risks because I heard that Rocca had skied out.
Kalle Palander
The decision was made to proceed speedily and appropriately to bring UU4 down, weighed against the alternative of shutting down multiple units, creating significant other risks.
Ronnie Chappell
There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Oil at $75 a barrel implies a lot of geopolitical risks and we're probably getting back to something a little more supply-and-demand oriented, which is healthy for the market.
Glenn Macneill
Using a still-developing broadband channel to distribute flagship TV programming carries significant risks for Disney.
James Penhune
It does introduce risks to the mother if we start to inject drugs to the fetus and increase the time of the procedure. That would be unnecessary and involve unnecessary costs and risks.
Stuart Derbyshire
A tech mandate requiring backdoors in the Internet endangers the privacy of innocent people, stifles innovation, and risks the Internet as a forum for free and open expression.
Kurt Opsahl
Rising oil prices are not only affecting current inflation rates but they're also overshadowing next year, ... It can't be ruled out that risks for price developments will deteriorate that much over the medium term that we might have to expect the annual inflation rate to slightly exceed 2 percent.
Otmar Issing
We are starting to see the bite from some of the risks that have been lurking in the background, like oil. I think it's going to continue to be tougher for this market to do anything positive.
Hans Olsen
There's not a single long-term study which proves there are no risks.
Hiltrud Breyer
I can say as long as I can remember, Detroit's been nothing. But now, the spirit is coming back to the city. Everything is rebuilt; there's all this construction. Because he's young, Kilpatrick is willing to take risks.
Brandy Williams
It takes, truly, a lack of vanity and just being able to take some risks and being OK with looking like a fool, which I am very OK with now.
Anna Faris
The time has come, if we want to avoid mounting dangers and risks, to make this gesture.
Francois Bayrou
It is said that each of the chemicals in use need to be thought about very carefully in terms of their human health risks. Especially the risks to children, and the amounts left on food should be as little as possible.
Richard Jackson
Evidence of stronger consumer demand over Christmas probably means the hawks can hold the line in February, but the risks for base rates remain skewed to the downside.
Ross Walker
The U.S. wants the labor, but doesn't want to address the risks people take to get here.
Douglas Massey
He's not afraid of taking risks or allowing us to take risks so we can build services.
Sandy Bryant
We expect the combination of solid economic growth and higher inflation risks to push the Fed to raise rates higher than is implied by prevailing bond yields.
Colin Lundgren
We try to mitigate risks associated with fraud. Helping mitigate fraud is a good thing for everyone.
Jeff Fowler
The general picture in the euro zone is satisfying, but risks are more evident than what we saw in December. The relatively high level of the PMI is exclusively due to confidence in Germany and that confidence depends on exports.
Adolf Rosenstock
There are formidable risks in trying to cover this conflict. Large swaths of the country are simply too dangerous to cover.
Joel Campagna
There is no question that he's in pole position, that he is being built up as the Number 1 successor. But at the same time there are several risks for him.
Christopher Granville
The reserves are of significant importance to upgrade the China image in the international economic arena, strengthen the nation's macro-control capabilities and guard against financial risks.
Xiao Zhuoji
If they take some of the risks that Mr. Fortier did, they will be rewarded by the federal judicial system.
Larry Mackey
It's the wrong time to do anything that's tax inefficient and (that could) subject owners to any unnecessary financial risks.
Larry Haverty
If you're making no mistakes you're not taking any risks. If you make little mistakes you're not paying attention. If you make a big mistake you're stepping out and you'll have a contingency plan.
Marilyn Tam
Risks that have been supporting the market remain unresolved, and China's strong demand will have impact on the market fundamentals.
Hiroyuki Kitakata
[Income trusts] are very different creatures, ... and very much understudied and underappreciated in terms of their governance risks.
David Beatty
Some market participants are beginning to be concerned about the risks of an earlier rate hike.
Tomoko Fujii
Whoever refuses to remember the inhumanity is prone to new risks of infection.
Richard Von Weizsaecker
We find socially responsible companies in every sector and virtually every industry, ... It seems such a natural way to invest ? Why buy into liabilities and hidden risks that are created by poor practices? It's a good way to assess companies.
Sophia Collier
It was a hairy deal. It had four different moving parts, so you can imagine the concern. I think $26 became less attractive given the extra risks.
David Dietze
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