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|Republic of Mali
|Motto: "Un peuple, un but, une foi" (French)
"One people, one goal, one faith"
|Anthem: Le Mali (French)[1]
You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser.
Location of Mali (dark blue)
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
and largest city
|Official languages
|Vernacular languages
|Ethnic groups
|Unitary semi-presidential republic
|Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
|Prime Minister
|Modibo Keita
|National Assembly
|from Francea
|20 June 1960
|as Mali
|22 September 1960
|1,240,192 km2 (24th)
478,839 sq mi
|Water (%)
|April 2009 census
|14,517,176[2] (67th)
|11.7/km2 (215th)
30.3/sq mi
|2012 estimate
|$17.983 billion[3]
|Per capita
|GDP (nominal)
|2012 estimate
|$10.319 billion[3]
|Per capita
|Gini (2010)
| 0.407[5]
low · 176th
|West African CFA franc (XOF)
|Time zone
|Summer (DST)
|not observed (UTC+0)
|Drives on the
|Calling code
|ISO 3166 code
|Internet TLD
|As the Sudanese Republic, with Senegal as the Mali Federation.
|Republic of Mali
|Motto: "Un peuple, un but, une foi" (French)
"One people, one goal, one faith"
|Anthem: Le Mali (French)[1]
You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser.
Location of Mali (dark blue)
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
and largest city
|Official languages
|Vernacular languages
|Ethnic groups
|Unitary semi-presidential republic
|Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
|Prime Minister
|Modibo Keita
|National Assembly
|from Francea
|20 June 1960
|as Mali
|22 September 1960
|1,240,192 km2 (24th)
478,839 sq mi
|Water (%)
|April 2009 census
|14,517,176[2] (67th)
|11.7/km2 (215th)
30.3/sq mi
|2012 estimate
|$17.983 billion[3]
|Per capita
|GDP (nominal)
|2012 estimate
|$10.319 billion[3]
|Per capita
|Gini (2010)
| 0.407[5]
low · 176th
|West African CFA franc (XOF)
|Time zone
|Summer (DST)
|not observed (UTC+0)
|Drives on the
|Calling code
|ISO 3166 code
|Internet TLD
|As the Sudanese Republic, with Senegal as the Mali Federation.
Mali i/ˈmɑːli/, officially the Republic of Mali (French: République du Mali, French pronunciation: [maˈli]), is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is the eighth largest country in Africa, with an area of just over 1,240,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi). The population of Mali is 14.5 million. Its capital is Bamako.
Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers. The country's economic structure centers on agriculture and fishing. Some of Mali's prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent,[7] and salt. About half the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.[8] A majority of the population (55%) are non-denominational Muslims.[9]
Present-day Mali was once part of three West African empires that controlled trans-Saharan trade: the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire (for which Mali is named), and the Songhai Empire. During its golden age, there was a flourishing of mathematics, astronomy, literature, and art.[10][11] At its peak in 1300, the Mali Empire covered an area about twice the size of modern-day France and stretched to the west coast of Africa.[12] In the late 19th century, during the Scramble for Africa, France seized control of Mali, making it a part of French Sudan. French Sudan (then known as the Sudanese Republic) joined with Senegal in 1959, achieving independence in 1960 as the Mali Federation. Shortly thereafter, following Senegal's withdrawal from the federation, the Sudanese Republic declared itself the independent Republic of Mali. After a long period of one-party rule, a 1991 coup led to the writing of a new constitution and the establishment of Mali as a democratic, multi-party state. Significant portions of its legislation is derived from sharia law.
In January 2012, an armed conflict broke out in northern Mali, which Tuareg rebels took control of by April and declared the secession of a new state, Azawad.[13] The conflict was complicated by a military coup that took place in March[14] and later fighting between Tuareg and Islamist rebels. In response to Islamist territorial gains, the French military launched Opération Serval in January 2013.[15] A month later, Malian and French forces recaptured most of the north. Presidential elections were held on 28 July 2013, with a second round run-off held on 11 August, and legislative elections were held on 24 November and 15 December 2013.
Mali was once part of three famed West African empires which controlled trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, slaves, and other precious commodities.[16] These Sahelian kingdoms had neither rigid geopolitical boundaries nor rigid ethnic identities.[16] The earliest of these empires was the Ghana Empire, which was dominated by the Soninke, a Mande-speaking people.[16] The empire expanded throughout West Africa from the 8th century until 1078, when it was conquered by the Almoravids.[17]
The Mali Empire later formed on the upper Niger River, and reached the height of power in the 14th century.[17] Under the Mali Empire, the ancient cities of Djenné and Timbuktu were centers of both trade and Islamic learning.[17] The empire later declined as a result of internal intrigue, ultimately being supplanted by the Songhai Empire.[17] The Songhai people originated in current northwestern Nigeria. The Songhai had long been a major power in West Africa subject to the Mali Empire's rule.[17]
In the late 14th century, the Songhai gradually gained independence from the Mali Empire and expanded, ultimately subsuming the entire eastern portion of the Mali Empire.[17] The Songhai Empire's eventual collapse was largely the result of a Moroccan invasion in 1591, under the command of Judar Pasha.[17] The fall of the Songhai Empire marked the end of the region's role as a trading crossroads.[17] Following the establishment of sea routes by the European powers, the trans-Saharan trade routes lost significance.[17]
One of the worst famines in the region's recorded history occurred in the 18th century. According to John Iliffe, "The worst crises were in the 1680s, when famine extended from the Senegambian coast to the Upper Nile and 'many sold themselves for slaves, only to get a sustenance', and especially in 1738–56, when West Africa's greatest recorded subsistence crisis, due to drought and locusts, reportedly killed half the population of Timbuktu."[18]
Mali fell under the control of France during the late 19th century.[17] By 1905, most of the area was under firm French control as a part of French Sudan.[17] In early 1959, French Sudan (which changed its name to the Sudanese Republic) and Senegal united to become the Mali Federation. The Mali Federation gained independence from France on 20 June 1960.[17]
Senegal withdrew from the federation in August 1960, which allowed the Sudanese Republic to become the independent Republic of Mali on 22 September 1960. Modibo Keïta was elected the first president.[17] Keïta quickly established a one-party state, adopted an independent African and socialist orientation with close ties to the East, and implemented extensive nationalization of economic resources.[17] In 1960, the population of Mali was reported to be about 4.1 million.[19]
On 19 November 1968, following progressive economic decline, the Keïta regime was overthrown in a bloodless military coup led by Moussa Traoré,[20] a day which is now commemorated as Liberation Day. The subsequent military-led regime, with Traoré as president, attempted to reform the economy. His efforts were frustrated by political turmoil and a devastating drought between 1968 to 1974,[20] in which famine killed thousands of people.[21] The Traoré regime faced student unrest beginning in the late 1970s and three coup attempts. The Traoré regime repressed all dissenters until the late 1980s.[20]
The government continued to attempt economic reforms, and the populace became increasingly dissatisfied.[20] In response to growing demands for multi-party democracy, the Traoré regime allowed some limited political liberalization. They refused to usher in a full-fledged democratic system.[20] In 1990, cohesive opposition movements began to emerge, and was complicated by the turbulent rise of ethnic violence in the north following the return of many Tuaregs to Mali.[20]
Anti-government protests in 1991 led to a coup, a transitional government, and a new constitution.[20] Opposition to the corrupt and dictatorial regime of General Mousa Traoré grew during the 1980s. During this time, strict programs imposed to satisfy demands of the International Monetary Fund brought increased hardship upon the country's population while elites close to the government supposedly lived in growing wealth. Peaceful student protests in January 1991 were brutally suppressed, with mass arrests and torture of leaders and participants.[22] Scattered acts of rioting and vandalism of public buildings followed, but most actions by the dissidents remained nonviolent.[22]
From 22 March through 26 March 1991, mass pro-democracy rallies and a nationwide strike was held in both urban and rural communities, which became known as les evenements ("the events") or the March Revolution. In Bamako, in response to mass demonstrations organized by university students and later joined by trade unionists and others, soldiers opened fire indiscriminately on the nonviolent demonstrators. Riots broke out briefly following the shootings. Barricades as well as roadblocks were erected and Traoré declared a state of emergency and imposed a nightly curfew. Despite an estimated loss of 300 lives over the course of four days, nonviolent protesters continued to return to Bamako each day demanding the resignation of the dictatorial president and the implementation of democratic policies.[23]
26 March 1991 is the day that marks the clash between military soldiers and peaceful demonstrating students which climaxed in the massacre of dozens under the orders of then President Moussa Traoré. He and three associates were later tried and convicted and received the death sentence for their part in the decision-making of that day. Nowadays, the day is a national holiday in order to remember the tragic events and the people that were killed.[24][unreliable source?] The coup is remembered as Mali's March Revolution of 1991.
By 26 March, the growing refusal of soldiers to fire into the largely nonviolent protesting crowds turned into a full-scale tumult, and resulted into thousands of soldiers putting down their arms and joining the pro-democracy movement. That afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel Amadou Toumani Touré announced on the radio that he had arrested the dictatorial president, Moussa Traoré. As a consequence, opposition parties were legalized and a national congress of civil and political groups met to draft a new democratic constitution to be approved by a national referendum.[23]
In 1992, Alpha Oumar Konaré won Mali's first democratic, multi-party presidential election, before being re-elected for a second term in 1997, which was the last allowed under the constitution. In 2002 Amadou Toumani Touré, a retired general who had been the leader of the military aspect of the 1991 democratic uprising, was elected.[25] During this democratic period Mali was regarded as one of the most politically and socially stable countries in Africa.[26]
Slavery persists in Mali today with as many as 200,000 people held in direct servitude to a master.[27] In the Tuareg Rebellion of 2012, ex-slaves were a vulnerable population with reports of some slaves being recaptured by their former masters.[28]
In January 2012 a Tuareg rebellion began in Northern Mali, led by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad.[29] In March, military officer Amadou Sanogo seized power in a coup d'état, citing Touré's failures in quelling the rebellion, and leading to sanctions and an embargo by the Economic Community of West African States.[30] The MNLA quickly took control of the north, declaring independence as Azawad.[31] However, Islamist groups including Ansar Dine and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), who had helped the MNLA defeat the government, turned on the Tuareg and took control of the North[32] with the goal of implementing sharia in Mali.[33]
On 11 January 2013, the French Armed Forces intervened at the request of the interim government. On 30 January, the coordinated advance of the French and Malian troops claimed to have retaken the last remaining Islamist stronghold of Kidal, which was also the last of three northern provincial capitals.[34] On 2 February, the French President, François Hollande, joined Mali's interim President, Dioncounda Traoré, in a public appearance in recently recaptured Timbuktu.[35]
Mali is a landlocked nation in West Africa, located southwest of Algeria. It lies between latitudes 10° and 25°N, and longitudes 13°W and 5°E. Mali is bordered by Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso to the south, Guinea to the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania to the west.
At 1,242,248 square kilometres (479,635 sq mi), including the disputed region of Azawad, Mali is the world's 24th-largest country and is comparable in size to South Africa or Angola. Most of the country lies in the southern Sahara, which produces a hot, dust-laden Sudanian savanna zone.[36] Mali is mostly flat, rising to rolling northern plains covered by sand. The Adrar des Ifoghas massif lies in the northeast.
Mali's climate ranges from tropical in the south to arid in the north.[36] Most of Mali receives negligible rainfall; droughts are frequent.[36] Late June to early December is the rainy season. During this time, flooding of the Niger River is common, creating the Inner Niger Delta.[36]
Mali has considerable natural resources, with gold, uranium, phosphates, kaolinite, salt and limestone being most widely exploited. Mali is estimated to have in excess of 17,400 tonnes of uranium (measured + indicated + inferred).[37][38] In 2012, a further uranium mineralized north zone was identified.[39] Mali faces numerous environmental challenges, including desertification, deforestation, soil erosion, and inadequate supplies of potable water.[36]
Mali is divided into eight regions (régions) and one district.[40] Each region has a governor.[41] Since Mali's regions are very large, the country is subdivided into 49 cercles and 703 communes.[42]
The régions and Capital District are:
|Region name
|Area (km2)
Census 1998
Census 2009
Capital District
Since March 2012, the Malian government has not exercised control over Tombouctou, Gao and Kidal Regions and the north-eastern portion of Mopti Region. On 6 April 2012, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declared their secession from Mali as Azawad, an act that neither Mali nor the international community have recognised.[43] The government later regained control over these areas.
Until the military coup of 22 March 2012[14][44] and a second military coup in December 2012,[45] Mali was a constitutional democracy governed by the Constitution of 12 January 1992, which was amended in 1999.[46] The constitution provides for a separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.[46] The system of government can be described as "semi-presidential".[46] Executive power is vested in a president, who is elected to a five-year term by universal suffrage and is limited to two terms.[46][47]
The president serves as a chief of state and commander in chief of the armed forces.[46][48] A prime minister appointed by the president serves as head of government and in turn appoints the Council of Ministers.[46][49] The unicameral National Assembly is Mali's sole legislative body, consisting of deputies elected to five-year terms.[50][51] Following the 2007 elections, the Alliance for Democracy and Progress held 113 of 160 seats in the assembly.[52] The assembly holds two regular sessions each year, during which it debates and votes on legislation that has been submitted by a member or by the government.[50][53]
Mali's constitution provides for an independent judiciary,[50][54] but the executive continues to exercise influence over the judiciary by virtue of power to appoint judges and oversee both judicial functions and law enforcement.[50] Mali's highest courts are the Supreme Court, which has both judicial and administrative powers, and a separate Constitutional Court that provides judicial review of legislative acts and serves as an election arbiter.[50][55] Various lower courts exist, though village chiefs and elders resolve most local disputes in rural areas.[50]
Mali's foreign policy orientation has become increasingly pragmatic and pro-Western over time.[56] Since the institution of a democratic form of government in 2002, Mali's relations with the West in general and with the United States in particular have improved significantly.[56] Mali has a longstanding yet ambivalent relationship with France, a former colonial ruler.[56] Mali was active in regional organizations such as the African Union until its suspension over the 2012 Malian coup d'état.[56][57]
Working to control and resolve regional conflicts, such as in Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, is one of Mali's major foreign policy goals.[56] Mali feels threatened by the potential for the spillover of conflicts in neighboring states, and relations with those neighbors are often uneasy.[56] General insecurity along borders in the north, including cross-border banditry and terrorism, remain troubling issues in regional relations.[56]
Mali's military forces consist of an army, which includes land forces and air force,[58] as well as the paramilitary Gendarmerie and Republican Guard, all of which are under the control of Mali's Ministry of Defense and Veterans, headed by a civilian.[59] The military is underpaid, poorly equipped, and in need of rationalization.[59]
The Central Bank of West African States handles the financial affairs of Mali and additional members of the Economic Community of West African States. Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world.[58] The average worker's annual salary is approximately US$1,500.[60]
Mali underwent economic reform, beginning in 1988 by signing agreements with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.[60] During 1988 to 1996, Mali's government largely reformed public enterprises. Since the agreement, sixteen enterprises were privatized, 12 partially privatized, and 20 liquidated.[60] In 2005, the Malian government conceded a railroad company to the Savage Corporation.[60] Two major companies, Societé de Telecommunications du Mali (SOTELMA) and the Cotton Ginning Company (CMDT), were expected to be privatized in 2008.[60]
Between 1992 and 1995, Mali implemented an economic adjustment programme that resulted in economic growth and a reduction in financial imbalances. The programme increased social and economic conditions, and led to Mali joining the World Trade Organization on 31 May 1995.[61]
Mali is also a member of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA).[62] The gross domestic product (GDP) has risen since. In 2002, the GDP amounted to US$3.4 billion,[63] and increased to US$5.8 billion in 2005,[60] which amounts to an approximately 17.6 percent annual growth rate.
Mali is a part of "French Zone" (Zone Franc), which means that it uses CFA franc. Mali is connected with the French government by agreement since 1962 (creation of BCEAO). Today all seven countries of BCEAO (including Mali) are connected to French Central Bank.[64]
Mali's key industry is agriculture. Cotton is the country's largest crop export and is exported west throughout Senegal and Ivory Coast.[65][66] During 2002, 620,000 tons of cotton were produced in Mali but cotton prices declined significantly in 2003.[65][66] In addition to cotton, Mali produces rice, millet, corn, vegetables, tobacco, and tree crops. Gold, livestock and agriculture amount to 80% of Mali's exports.[60]
Eighty percent of Malian workers are employed in agriculture. 15 percent of Malian workers are employed in the service sector.[66] Seasonal variations lead to regular temporary unemployment of agricultural workers.[67]
In 1991, with the assistance of the International Development Association, Mali relaxed the enforcement of mining codes which led to renewed foreign interest and investment in the mining industry.[68] Gold is mined in the southern region and Mali has the third highest gold production in Africa (after South Africa and Ghana).[65]
The emergence of gold as Mali's leading export product since 1999 has helped mitigate some of the negative impact of the cotton and Ivory Coast crises.[69] Other natural resources include kaolin, salt, phosphate, and limestone.[60]
Electricity and water are maintained by the Energie du Mali, or EDM, and textiles are generated by Industry Textile du Mali, or ITEMA.[60] Mali has made efficient use of hydroelectricity, consisting of over half of Mali's electrical power. In 2002, 700 GWh of hydroelectric power were produced in Mali.[66]
Energie du Mali is an electric company that provides electricity to Mali citizens. Only 55% of the population in cities have access to EDM.[70]
In Mali, there is a railway that connects to bordering countries. There are also approximately 29 airports of which 8 have paved runways. Urban areas are known for their large quantity of green and white taxicabs. A significant sum of the population is dependent on public transportation.
In July 2009, Mali's population was an estimated 14.5 million. The population is predominantly rural (68 percent in 2002), and 5–10 percent of Malians are nomadic.[71] More than 90 percent of the population lives in the southern part of the country, especially in Bamako, which has over 1 million residents.[71]
In 2007, about 48 percent of Malians were younger than 12 years old, 49 percent were 15–64 years old, and 3 percent were 65 and older.[58] The median age was 15.9 years.[58] The birth rate in 2014 is 45.53 births per 1,000, and the total fertility rate (in 2012) was 6.4 children per woman.[72][58] The death rate in 2007 was 16.5 deaths per 1,000.[58] Life expectancy at birth was 53.06 years total (51.43 for males and 54.73 for females).[58] Mali has one of the world's highest rates of infant mortality,[71] with 106 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2007.[58]
Mali's population encompasses a number of sub-Saharan ethnic groups. The Bambara (Bambara: Bamanankaw) are by far the largest single ethnic group, making up 36.5 percent of the population.[71] Mali's official language is French, and over 40 African languages also are spoken by the various ethnic groups.[71] About 80 percent of Mali's population can communicate in Bambara, which serves as an important lingua franca.[71] Bambara is one of the 12 national languages recognized by the government.[73]
Collectively, the Bambara, Soninké, Khassonké, and Malinké (also called Mandinka), all part of the broader Mandé group, constitute 50 percent of Mali's population.[58] Other significant groups are the Fula (French: Peul; Fula: Fulɓe) (17 percent), Voltaic (12 percent), Songhai (6 percent), and Tuareg and Moor (10 percent).[58]
In the far north, there is a division between Berber-descendent Tuareg nomad populations and the darker-skinned Bella or Tamasheq people, due the historical spread of slavery in the region. An estimated 800,000 people in Mali are descended from slaves.[27] Slavery in Mali has persisted for centuries.[74] The Arabic population kept slaves well into the 20th century, until slavery was suppressed by French authorities around the mid-20th century. There still persist certain hereditary servitude relationships,[75][76] and according to some estimates, even today approximately 200,000 Malians are still enslaved.[77]
Although Mali has enjoyed a reasonably good inter-ethnic relationships based on the long history of coexistence, some hereditary servitude and bondage relationship exist, as well as ethnic tension between settled Songhai and nomadic Tuaregs of the north.[71] Due to a backlash against the northern population after independence, Mali is now in a situation where both groups complain about discrimination on the part of the other group.[78] This conflict also plays a role in the continuing Northern Mali conflict where there is a tension between both Tuaregs and the Malian government, and the Tuaregs and radical Islamists who are trying to establish sharia law.[79]
|Religion in Mali[80]
Islam was introduced to West Africa in the 11th century and remains the predominant religion in much of the region. An estimated 90 percent of Malians are Muslim (mostly Sunni and Ahmadiyya[81]), approximately 5 percent are Christian (about two-thirds Roman Catholic and one-third Protestant) and the remaining 5 percent adhere to indigenous or traditional animist beliefs.[80] Atheism and agnosticism are believed to be rare among Malians, most of whom practice their religion on a daily basis.[82]
The constitution establishes a secular state and provides for freedom of religion, and the government largely respects this right.[82]
Islam as historically practiced in Mali has been moderate, tolerant, and adapted to local conditions; relations between Muslims and practitioners of minority religious faiths have generally been amicable.[82] After the 2012 imposition of sharia rule in northern parts of the country, however, Mali came to be listed high (number 7) in the Christian persecution index published by Open Doors, which described the persecution in the north as severe.[83][84]
Public education in Mali is in principle provided free of charge and is compulsory for nine years between the ages of seven and sixteen.[82] The system encompasses six years of primary education beginning at age 7, followed by six years of secondary education.[82] Mali's actual primary school enrollment rate is low, in large part because families are unable to cover the cost of uniforms, books, supplies, and other fees required to attend.[82]
In the 2000–01 school year, the primary school enrollment rate was 61 percent (71 percent of males and 51 percent of females). In the late 1990s, the secondary school enrollment rate was 15 percent (20 percent of males and 10 percent of females).[82] The education system is plagued by a lack of schools in rural areas, as well as shortages of teachers and materials.[82]
Estimates of literacy rates in Mali range from 27–30 to 46.4 percent, with literacy rates significantly lower among women than men.[82] The University of Bamako, which includes four constituent universities, is the largest university in the country and enrolls approximately 60,000 undergraduate and graduate students.[85]
Mali faces numerous health challenges related to poverty, malnutrition, and inadequate hygiene and sanitation.[82] Mali's health and development indicators rank among the worst in the world.[82] Life expectancy at birth is estimated to be 53.06 years in 2012.[86] In 2000, 62–65 percent of the population was estimated to have access to safe drinking water and only 69 percent to sanitation services of some kind.[82] In 2001, the general government expenditures on health totalled about US$4 per capita at an average exchange rate.[87]
Efforts have been made to improve nutrition, and reduce associated health problems, by encouraging women to make nutritious versions of local recipes. For example, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Aga Khan Foundation, trained women's groups to make equinut, a healthy and nutritional version of the traditional recipe di-dèguè (comprising peanut paste, honey and millet or rice flour). The aim was to boost nutrition and livelihoods by producing a product that women could make and sell, and which would be accepted by the local community because of its local heritage.[88]
Medical facilities in Mali are very limited, and medicines are in short supply.[87] Malaria and other arthropod-borne diseases are prevalent in Mali, as are a number of infectious diseases such as cholera and tuberculosis.[87] Mali's population also suffers from a high rate of child malnutrition and a low rate of immunization.[87] An estimated 1.9 percent of the adult and children population was afflicted with HIV/AIDS that year, among the lowest rates in Sub-Saharan Africa.[87] An estimated 85–91 percent of Mali's girls and women have had female genital mutilation (2006 and 2001 data).[89][90]
The varied everyday culture of Malians reflects the country's ethnic and geographic diversity.[91] Most Malians wear flowing, colorful robes called boubous that are typical of West Africa. Malians frequently participate in traditional festivals, dances, and ceremonies.[91]
Malian musical traditions are derived from the griots, who are known as "Keepers of Memories".[92] Malian music is diverse and has several different genres. Some famous Malian influences in music are kora virtuoso musician Toumani Diabaté, the late roots and blues guitarist Ali Farka Touré, the Tuareg band Tinariwen, and several Afro-pop artists such as Salif Keita, the duo Amadou et Mariam, Oumou Sangare, and Habib Koité. Dance also plays a large role in Malian culture.[93] Dance parties are common events among friends, and traditional mask dances are performed at ceremonial events.[93]
Though Mali's literature is less famous than its music,[94] Mali has always been one of Africa's liveliest intellectual centers.[95] Mali's literary tradition is passed mainly by word of mouth, with jalis reciting or singing histories and stories known by heart.[95][96] Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Mali's best-known historian, spent much of his life writing these oral traditions down for the world to remember.[96]
The best-known novel by a Malian writer is Yambo Ouologuem's Le devoir de violence, which won the 1968 Prix Renaudot but whose legacy was marred by accusations of plagiarism.[95][96] Other well-known Malian writers include Baba Traoré, Modibo Sounkalo Keita, Massa Makan Diabaté, Moussa Konaté, and Fily Dabo Sissoko.[95][96]
The most popular sport in Mali is football (soccer),[97][98] which became more prominent after Mali hosted the 2002 African Cup of Nations.[97][99] Most towns and cities have regular games;[99] the most popular teams nationally are Djoliba AC, Stade Malien, and Real Bamako, all based in the capital.[98] Informal games are often played by youths using a bundle of rags as a ball.[98]
Basketball is another major sport;[98][100] the Mali women's national basketball team, led by Hamchetou Maiga, competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[101] Traditional wrestling (la lutte) is also somewhat common, though popularity has declined in recent years.[99] The game wari, a mancala variant, is a common pastime.[98]
Rice and millet are the staples of Malian cuisine, which is heavily based on cereal grains.[102][103] Grains are generally prepared with sauces made from edible leaves, such as spinach or baobab, with tomato peanut sauce, and may be accompanied by pieces of grilled meat (typically chicken, mutton, beef, or goat).[102][103] Malian cuisine varies regionally.[102][103] Other popular dishes include fufu, jollof rice, and maafe.
In Mali, there are several newspapers such as Les Echos, L'Essor, Info Matin, Nouvel Horizon, and Le Républicain.[104] The Telecommunications in Mali include 869,600 mobile phones, 45,000 televisions and 414,985 internet users.[citation needed]
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Call me crazy. Just short of flatiron (aka,WZ, AT, etc tile shops), I'm planning to drive from NYC to Philly to go to Ceramictiles4u.com
They basically have all the marble porcelins I want to see - Rex Bianchi, Evolutions, Naxos Marble Hill Legends and Sculpter and +++ more other makes under 1 roof.
For all you NYC natives, is there any tiles shops that might offer similar tiles locally...
For my last 3 renovations, I have bought my wood tiles from a place on GA, but my backsplash and master bathroom were all bought from Artistic. I have not found a good place for *all sorts/kinds* of porcelin marble that looked okay. Daltile was a dud, and Artisitc Tile only had 1 . Every other place, the marble look-alikes looked too fake for my eyes.
We went to Ceramictiles4u.com (we live 30 miles south of there). I was expecting a huge store when actually it is very small. They do have a lot of samples but I would be surprised if they had a sample of every tile they list on their website so I would check that they have what you are looking for before driving that far. They did have some great marble porcelain tiles that looked very convincing (although we were looking at wood porcelain tiles).
Not sure if you are looking to purchase tile from them. If so a couple of things to note.
1) They don't appear to carry any tile in stock...so you would need to order the tile. Which means extra shipping costs unless you are willing to travel back down to pick up the tile.
2) The prices listed on their website are based on an order of 200 sq ft or more. We needed less and they were willing to quote that amount but the price went up and they also had to charge us a freight charge (no shipping since we were willing to pick up the tile)
Good luck on your tile search.
We have had the most success in tile hunting and price from Barretta Tile located in Voorhees, NJ which is SJ. They have a website www.barrettatile.com.
I initially thought they would be more expensive because of the type of clientele they service but they were actually more reasonable than any of the stores I went to for what I was looking for. They are located in an upper end design center. My suggestion is to call them first and see if they have samples of the manufacturers you are looking for. There is also West End Hardware right next store with a very large selection of plumbing fixtures and vanities.


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Falcons a little closer to getting new stadium
After about two years of discussions, the Atlanta Falcons are a step closer to getting a new downtown stadium.
The state agency that owns the 20-year-old Georgia Dome on Monday approved the framework for a deal with the Falcons to build a roughly $1 billion stadium with a retractable roof. There are still several key steps ahead, including exactly how much the government will have to contribute and where it will be built.
The deal calls for the Falcons to pay about 70 percent of the total cost, and the government will pay for the rest with a hotel tax. The Fulton County Commission and the city of Atlanta still must approve using the revenue from the tax to build the new stadium. Mayor Kasim Reed has thrown his support behind the deal.
Under the proposal, the Falcons will run the facility and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, a state agency, will own it. The Falcons will agree not to relocate and pay $2.5 million in rent annually. The franchise gets to keep revenue generated from parking and operations.
The new stadium expects to have a seating capacity of between 66,000 and 72,000 and be completed in 2017. The proposal also calls for demolishing the Georgia Dome, which is also owned by the authority.
The Georgia Dome hosted artistic gymnastics and basketball during the 1996 Olympic Games as well as NCAA basketball tournament games, soccer matches and rock concerts. The 1994 and 2000 Super Bowls were played there, and it will host the NCAA Final Four in April.
Rich McKay, CEO of the Atlanta Falcons, said the franchise would explore plans to relocate within Atlanta or the metro area if the deal is not approved by local leaders.
''We would probably go back and look at a solution that involves an outdoor stadium somewhere else. That would not be our desire, and we don't anticipate that,'' McKay said, ''We've really put our eggs in this basket.''
According to NFL.com, the Georgia Dome is the 10th-oldest out of the league's 32 stadiums.
''I think this stadium should be iconic unto itself, and should put Atlanta in a position where we can attract any event that we desire to attract,'' McKay said.
Frank Poe, executive director of the authority, said the agency has no contingency plan if city and county officials assail the proposal.
Officials also need to decide whether the new stadium would be built on property north of the Georgia Dome, or on a lot south of the 71,250-seat arena. Poe said land costs, potential traffic congestion and the projected impacts on nearby neighborhoods will likely factor into that decision.
Falcons coach Mike Smith and his players have paid little attention to the stadium negotiations. The team is 11-2 and already has clinched a playoff spot by winning the NFC South.
''I don't concern myself with the stadium,'' Smith said. ''I know that's something that's way down the timeline.''
Offensive tackle Tyson Clabo chuckled when asked about it.
''Let me tell you a little secret about this new stadium,'' the 31-year-old Clabo said. ''I'm going to be long gone by the time we play there.''
William Perry, of Georgia Common Cause, a nonprofit, non-partisan citizen advocacy group, said the public has not been given enough opportunity to weigh in.
''It just seems like there needs to be more dialogue about what the public wants in this whole deal,'' Perry said. ''It just gives the appearance that this thing is sailing through like a rubber stamp.''
His organization has not taken a position on the proposal.
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James Lillywhite
James Lillywhite (23 February 1842 – 25 October 1929) was a Test cricketer and an umpire. He was the first ever captain of the English cricket team in a Test match, captaining two Tests against Australia in 1876–77, losing the first, but winning the second. Lillywhite was born in Westhampnett in Sussex, the son of a bricklayer, John Lillywhite. He was the nephew of William Lillywhite, and so cousin to William's sons, James, John, Fred and Harry. He became a professional cricketer, and played first-class cricket for Sussex from 1862 and 1883. He played one final first-class match in 1885. Before the pre-Ashes Test-playing tour to Australia in 1876–77, Lillywhite also joined tours to North America in 1868 in a team led by Edgar Willsher, to Australia in 1873–74 in a team led by W.G. Grace. He also joined three further tours to Australia in teams led by Alfred Shaw, in 1881–82, 1884–85 and 1886–87. He stood as a first-class umpire between 1883 and 1901, including six Test matches. He umpired all four Test matches between Australia and England in the 1881–82 season (being partnered by John Swift in three matches and George Coulthard in the other).
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At Alum Rock UMC all are living in unity with the Messiah (Jesus Christ). The people of Alum Rock UMC are real and outrageously committed to Koinonia (Christian fellowship with God and one another). We understand our mission to be "Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World."
All Church Work Day
Saturday, March 21, 9:00am
It is spring cleaning time and all hands on deck for this years all church workday. Whether you bring a shovel or a broom there is a job for you.
Community Flea Market
Saturday, March 28, 9am to 2pm, Fellowship Hall
Come and enjoy searching for treasures! This is an ongoing fundraiser for the Epifany Project — Help feed the hungry in our community! Vendor space is available — sell your own crafts, handiwork, or flea market type items. Contact Myra at email@example.com to make your reservation. Donations appreciated.
Flag Pole Donations
The Alum Rock Pride Team will be installing a flag pole in the church's front yard to fly our rainbow flag right out front! Help us raise the funds to do this by making a donation — $10 or so would go a long way and we can give you a nifty reconciling ministries pin!
Ongoing Groups and Bible Studies
Visit the Events page for a listing of ongoing small groups and Bible studies open to all.
The Epifany Project
The Epifany Project is a new collaborative outreach project at Alum Rock UMC that provides food to the hungry in our community. In February, The Epifany Project was featured in the Cal/Nev Conference Newsletter! Check out the article: http://www.cnumc.org/news/813074
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Book your room at Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort and Spa
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When you stay at Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort and Spa in Karon, you'll be in a shopping district and close to Karon Market and Patong Beach.
This 4-star resort is within close proximity of Karon Temple and Karon Beach.
Make yourself at home in one of the 224 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Treat yourself with massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a waterslide and a fitness center. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).
Take advantage of the resort's 24-hour room service. Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to a children's pool, Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort and Spa provides a waterslide and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. This beach resort also offers a terrace, a complimentary children's club, and barbecue grills. Concierge services and limo/town car service can be provided. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort and Spa has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 224
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Elevator/lift
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- Designated smoking areas
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Garden
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Children's pool
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
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- Air conditioning
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Rainfall showerhead
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Horizon - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast only.
Joe Kools Pool Grill - This poolside restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves brunch and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
TAi restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Asian cuisine and serves dinner only.
Champions Sports Bar - This sports bar serves light fare only.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the resort include a waterslide, a fitness center, and a children's pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
Spa Services
- Number of treatment rooms 10
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No pets or service animals allowed
- Fee for buffet breakfast: THB 300 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: THB 1500-1900 per vehicle (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: THB 1425-1781 per night
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Register for this free webinar to learn from the direct mail trends and practices that are sweeping the industry ... many of which will result in boosting your direct mail response. All of this latest marketing intelligence will come from the most extensive database of direct mail in the world....
October 3, 2013 From Who's Mailing What! Report
The fight among fundraisers for donor dollars is real, especially among cancer charities that take many different routes to getting attention and then gifts from prospects. Take Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, for example, and two of their prominent direct mail "controls."
July 25, 2013 From Who's Mailing What! Report
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Direct mail has always been the key marketing channel for launching or relaunching a magazine. Formerly, that meant a splashy magalog. But times have changed, as publishers don't want to invest that kind of cash — yet they also hesitate to send out the common voucher for a new title.
July 11, 2013 From Who's Mailing What! Report
Freemiums are those wonderful (or annoying, depending on your perspective as a mailer or a recipient) little free gifts inside the direct mail piece. Fundraisers have used them for decades, feeding the reciprocity urge within all prospects to give back after they themselves just received something, especially when it was free!
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Teaser copy and photos can be a powerful 1-2 punch in nonprofit direct mail. This combo works well for the current member acquisition effort by the Union of Concerned Scientists. It's been mailed for over three years, one of the latest of over 1,500 Grand Control mailings tracked by the giant database of direct mail and email (Who's Mailing What!) The team behind the package was Mal Warwick Associates, where it was designed internally; the copywriter was Barry Cox.
June 27, 2013 From Who's Mailing What! Report
Everyone recognizes that magazine publishers have gone the way of the voucher the last few years, as magalogs and other acquisition packages are rare sights in the mailstream, unfortunately. However, that doesn't mean that magazine publishers are standing pat when trying to win subscribers through the mail.
June 13, 2013 From Who's Mailing What! Report
For fundraisers, premiums are just like Miami Heat's Mike Miller. They deserve to be played. Why? Because they consistently work, scoring donations for nonprofits in part because the prospective donor loves to be rewarded for their donation rather than simply see the charge on their credit card statement.
June 12, 2013 From Who's Mailing What! Report
In a difficult economy, museums have a difficult enough task in raising money. Of course, for museums that have not yet opened, they face an even bigger challenge: inspiring people to become members when they can't even enjoy all the facility has to offer. That's exactly the story with the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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I've donated my time to singing at nursing homes.
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A sparrow enjoying the rain.
You do'nt just make good pictures, but also to create a mood in them. I love birds and I love watching them. The birds are able to enjoy every moment of their lives, they are very emotional, and I have found this important thing in your photos.Sep 14th, 2012 Reply
This is a fantastic photo! The composition is great, it really helps in portraying the size of this little cutie ^^Jan 16th, 2012 Reply
wow, i really love the bokeh.Jun 28th, 2011 Reply
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Cute! Congrats on the feature!Jun 26th, 2011 Reply
You're welcome!Jun 27th, 2011 Reply
I'm happy to tell you that this photo has been featured in my article here: http://shadowness.com/photomaniacs/forum/open-your-eyes-city-animals :)Jun 26th, 2011 Reply
That's cute, I love the focus and tones.Jun 11th, 2011 Reply
What lens did you use? 300mm lens??
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I love ginger beer and I've always thought about making a gingered ale but I've put it off, what with fresh ginger or dried ginger, and how much to use, I figured it would most likely result in a few less than stellar batches before I really got it right, and by then I'd be really tired of ginger for sure.
I was browsing my LHBS the other day and I saw that they sell little bottles of soda flavoring that are supposed to make 4 gallons of soda. They don't have any sugar in them, and I was thinking that this might be a perfect way to get a nice gingered ale. It should have a decent balance of spicy ginger bite to mild ginger flavor, and adding it to the keg would even let me start small and crank it up to the desired intensity.
While I'm thinking about it, gingered apfelwein sounds like it could be nice too.
On the other hand, I could just mix the flavor with a little water to make it dilute and use a food grade pump bottle to put a shot in an individual pint. Yum.
I think the ginger flavor is a great idea. I didn't know they made it.
I have a ginger pale ale recipe in my dropdown. It reminds me of Left Hand's Juju Ginger, but with a lot more ginger flavor.
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Kylie Jenner certainly made it a 17th birthday celebration to remember.
The reality TV star celebrated her birthday on Sunday at the Teen Choice Awards, where she not only won an award, but proudly showed off the gift that she gave herself: a shaved head.
"I shaved the back of my head for my birthday," she told E! News on the red carpet. "I was just doing my hair and I was like: 'Why not shave the back of my head?"
But, shaving her head wasn't the only way she celebrated. According to US Weekly, Tyga threw Kylie a b-day bash, with guests including Chris Brown, The Game and Justin Bieber, who reportedly sang her Happy Birthday.
Justin took to Instagram to publicly wish Kylie a happy birthday, posting a photo of her with the caption, "Happy birthday @kyliejenner ;) glad I got to spend it with u. So dope watching u grow up."
Kylie then posted her own photo from her party, showing off her cake and thanked "JB for singing happy bday to me."
Kylie's famous Kardashian sisters also got in on the b-day action. Kourtney and Khloe, who were both "so sad" to miss out on the festivities, posted adorable collages of pictures of themselves with Kylie.
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home equity loan or take from portfolio?
Hi all--
I've been lurking on this board for a while and I hope some of you will share your thoughts and help us decide the best option. We need a home improvement/repair to our house which we have owned for 6 years (almost 7!) It was in fairly good condition when we bought it so we've done no significant repairs or updates. The cost of the improvement would be about 30,500, roughly 10% of the value of the home.
We have no debt other than the mortgage, have been investing in my husband's 401K and we both Roth IRAs. We also have a portfolio that is about twice the value of the mortgage.
Should we dip into the portfolio --sell an investment to pay for the needed home improvement/repair-- or get a 15 year equity loan instead? We'd probably want to pay the loan off in five, and would work to pay it off in three because we hate debt.
I think we should take the loan at 4.25% because in theory the invested money could earn more than that over the life of the loan --however long that is-- and beyond. Even if our investments only make 3% we would still have the potential future earnings, correct? A few years ago we were able to take some profit from our investments and buy a car, but in this market we feel a bit uncomfortable doing that.
Which is the better choice?
Thanks for your thoughts!
Just on a gut feeling level, I agree with you on taking the home equity loan (the fixed are usually a decent rate) rather than taking money from your portfolio. Stocks are setting themselves up for a decent gain the second half 2008/1Q09 and over the long term you'd risk missing a nice compounded gain.
Do figure out the portfolio withdrawal tax-wise, though - would you have a capital gain or capital loss? You'll want to be satisfied with all the "angles" before you decide.
Good luck, and don't forget, don't let the project "creep" by ballooning into something bigger! In this market, stick with the basics and don't over-improve.
I read your post and pondered it b4 reading the first reply....as I am just guessing here.
If it were me, I'd likely think it best to take out the loan, even as much as I too dislike debt. I think I would go with the loan though in this case. If the portfolio money would mean selling stock right now, I really would hate to sell, while so many things are down.
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Hi Len VT,
If you've been holding your stocks for an extended period, you'll likely have a substantial capital gain built up and if you liquidate investments you'll have capital gain tax to pay, which will mean that you'll have to liquidate a larger amount of pre-tax asset value in order to have the after-tax amount needed for your renovation.
Not only that, you'll have to pay commission to sell them and, after the house loan is paid off, commission again to re-purchase, supposing that you'd choose to buy the same stocks later.
Not only that, I think that the markets are down now, so I'd rather not liquidate some of my stock market-based assets, these days, lacking serious need.
In fact, I've been buying more, recently, and expect to buy more, later, as I expect an advance in the markets, though I think that it may be later than jkom51 thinks.
I hear some folks telling of set-up costs related to a home equity line of credit, which is understandable, as a lender wants to be sure that the property is as claimed, is properly evaluated, lacks large loans against it now, etc.
I have used stock certificates and mutual fund certificates as collateral for a line of credit, and had no set-up fees to pay. If you were to use stocks or mutual funds, you might qualify for a lower interest rate, in that liquidation would be much easier, in case of default.
Also, I've allowed my line to sit unused for substantial periods, and there have been no inactivity fees, either.
In fact, in that you have much larger assets than you'd need to liquidate to fund your upgrade, you might choose to take out a larger loan and make some increased equity investments currently.
I understand that the interest rate on your home improvement loan would be deductible, but not being a resident of your country I'm not sure. If it is not, you'd want to keep the two loans separate, as the line of credit for further equity investment would be deductible in your area, I'm almost positive.
While interest rates currently are low, I expect to see them rise, for when one considers the bad odour internationally that has developed in recent months over the U.S. sub-prime mortgage debacle, and the huge U.S. gov't. debt, much of it held abroad, it could well be that, in the light of the deficits developed recently, largely due to the Iraq war, it may be necessary for the U.S. gov't. to offer higher rates to foreign holders in order to entice them to make further loans, before long.
Good wishes as you consider your options further - I hope that you are happy with your choices, later.
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