The latest statistics of crime reported and responded to by the Green Point/Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (GP/OKCID) show that theft out of motor vehicles is still the most common type of crime in the GP/OKCID's area of operation.With the help of SAPS, law enforcements officers, neighbourhood watch members and the public, fi...
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Date Posted: 2013-05-10
Recognising that poverty is a leading cause of crime and other social ills, the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (GP/OKCID) is partnering with Oasis Street People Organisation (OSPO) and Empire Field Development Centre (EFDC) to help destitute people obtain skills development and training to put them on their...
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Date Posted: 2013-04-10
The April newsletter of the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (GP/OKCID) has the latest news on crime and grime, new business reviews and a partnership between the GP/OKCID, Oasis Street People Organisation (OSPO) and Empire Field Development Centre (EFDC) to help t...
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Date Posted: 2013-04-10
Over the first week of February the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (GP/OKCID) has assisted SAPS with a number of arrests, clean-up operations and vehicle check points (VCPs). The GP/OKCID assisted SAPS with a VCP on Wednesday 6 February, on the corner of Main and Wessels Roads. 25 vehicles, including 7 taxis, 15 cars and 3 motorcycles...
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Date Posted: 2013-02-21
The February newsletter of the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof CID (GPOKCID) is bursting with good news of the past month. A proud highlight for GP/OKCID during the past month was a visit from the MEC for Community Sa...
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Date Posted: 2013-02-13
The Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (OKCID) has a proud history as one of the longest operating CIDs in Cape Town. Since it was established on 15 January 2002, it has provided valuable top-up services and built partnerships to make the area more attractive and safe for local residents, businesses and visitors. “When the ...
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Date Posted: 2013-01-15
Editor's LetterWelcome to January 2013It's been a festive month, with lots of celebrations and sunshine enjoyed all round. I'd like to extend a big thank you to all of our staff, who have worked incredibly hard through the holidays to kee...
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Date Posted: 2013-01-14
Editor's LetterWelcome to December 2012 With another year coming to a close I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all role-players, businesses and residents for their on-going support, we really appreciate it and couldn’t do our...
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Date Posted: 2012-12-06
From the beginning of September 2012 medic Shannon Kain has been on call in both Green Point and Oranje-Kloof, with the support of ER24 in a trial partnership to provide assistance to residents, businesses and visitors in medical emergencies....
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Date Posted: 2012-11-08
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to November 2012The festive season has kicked off with gorgeous summer days, lots of new faces streaming into our areas and a line up of fantastic events in and around our CIDs. First up is the Linkin Park Concert at the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point tonight! A list of traffic diversions and more information a...
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Date Posted: 2012-11-07
2012 AGM of OKCID coming up in November The Annual General Meeting of the Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (OKCID) will take place on Wednesday, November 7, from 3 pm at the Protea Hotel, Fire & Ice in New Church Street. All members a...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-22
GPCID 2012 AGM on 12 November The Annual General Meeting of the Green Point City Improvement District (GPCID) will take place on Monday, November 12, from 3 pm at the Victoria Junction Hotel meeting room. All members are welcome to attend. Fo...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-22
EDITOR'S LETTER Welcome to January 2012 With the festive season winding down and work returning to normal, it's time to catch up on what's been happening in our CIDs and find out what to look forward to over the next cou...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to February 2012We have been juggling a number of different projects over the past month so have lots to report back on and share with you this month. First up is an overview of arrests made during the festive season. I'...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to March 2012Despite being a leap year, February seemed to just fly. Thank you to all our residents who submitted feedback and brought our attention to issues in the area; we are working hard to have them resolved as soon a...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to April 2012March was a festive month in the Mother City, with ITC and the Cape Town Carnival still the talk of the town. If you interacted with the GP/OKCID staff during either event please submit feedback and let us know...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to May 2012With another batch of public holidays behind us we decided that a list of local restaurant specials would be the perfect pick-me-up tonic for anyone with post-holiday or pre-winter blues. We've also included ...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to June 2012With the onset of the cold, wet weather and limited sunlight hours as we move towards the winter solstice, you really have to make the most of the sunny spells. The rainy days are also great though, as you can u...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to July 2012With the winter solstice behind us the days are gradually getting longer and more daylight hours means more time to explore our beautiful city!This month we have included several write ups of new restaurants and...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to August 2012With Women's Day coming up on Thursday 9 August we thought it would be an opportune time to introduce you to Jacqui Beck, a fieldworker from the Haven Night Shelter. She works closely with the GP/OKCID to ...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to September 2012The GP/OKCID has taken part in several joint initiatives in the last few weeks, including a proactive 24-hour crime free operation on 17 August. Although crime in our areas has been greatly reduced it will ...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTERWelcome to October 2012We have lots of interesting news to share with you this month, with the launch of a collaborative initiative with ER24 and several new shops and restaurants to introduce.Over the next six months ER24 will pro...
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Date Posted: 2012-10-19
EDITOR'S LETTER Welcome to November 2011 With summer on it's way (hopefully sooner rather than later) and less than eight weeks till Christmas, the silly season is about to kick off! Enjoy spending time in Read full news
Date Posted: 2011-11-07
Welcome to May 2011 With wet, grey days starting to make a regular appearance, it's time to unpack your winter wardrobe and get kitted out for the cold weather with hearty fires, hot chocolate and big batches of soup...
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Date Posted: 2011-05-06
EDITOR'S LETTER Welcome to April 2011 With two long weekends to look forward to, and the last of the summer sun to enjoy (as well as my 50th birthday!), April is set to be another fabulous month in Cape Town. We ...
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Date Posted: 2011-04-05
Despite the fact that the excitement and festivities of the FIFA World Cup have drawn to a close, I am feeling incredibly high ...
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Date Posted: 2010-07-19
Welcome to June 2010. What an incredible few days! The World Cup...
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Date Posted: 2010-06-15
Welcome to the May 2010 edition of the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof CID newsletter. With construction almost complete, and just 24 days to go, the lure and excitement of the World Cup is becoming more and more tangible. To ensure that you&rsq...
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Date Posted: 2010-05-19
I hope you have all enjoyed the last few weeks, especially with the lovely long weekends to look forward to and enjoy. With just over 50 days to go until the FIFA World Cup the GP and OK CID teams have been busy with preparations, assisting SAP...
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Date Posted: 2010-04-16
With less than 100 days to go until the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Green Point (GP) and Oranje-Kloof (OK) City Improvement Districts (CIDs) launched the OUR 2010 campaign to activate businesses to invest in the sustainable development of our communitie...
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Date Posted: 2010-04-08
Welcome to March 2010 We have had an exciting few weeks with the launch of OUR 2010 on 02 March and the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof CID Read full news
Date Posted: 2010-03-17
We would like to remind you that the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District AGMs are taking place on Tuesday 9 March 2010, details below. Residents and business owners are welcome to attend the guest presentation at 10:00am by former...
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Date Posted: 2010-03-05
Another month has flown by, and everyone seems to be back in to the swing of things and set to make the most of 2010. The CID team has had a successful month in terms of visible policing, assisting SAPS with a number of arrests an...
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Date Posted: 2010-02-17
Welcome to January 2010. I hope you all had a festive, fun and happy holiday season and that 2010 has got off to a good start. The CIDs are really looking forward to the next couple of months, and will be maintaining our focus on the safety and s...
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Date Posted: 2010-01-20
Welcome to December 2009. There is no doubt that 2009 was a challenging year that not only forced the world to sit up and take note of our actions (financially, environmentally, socially and politically), it also laid the foundation for what promises to be a pro...
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Date Posted: 2009-12-21
It’s been a busy few weeks for the CID team, as I’m sure it has been for most of you! November is always a frantic month, as everyone tries to cram in as much as possible before taking some time off to relax and enj...
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Date Posted: 2009-11-17
Welcome to October 2009. I would like to commend the entire CID team for their relentless hard work this month, maintaining their routine patrols and security checks, and also gearing up for the festive season with a number of new proactive initia...
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Date Posted: 2009-10-19
Welcome to September 2009. It’s been another busy month for the CID team, with a number of joint operations with SAPS and the CCID taking place at various locations. I would like to congratulate everyone involved for ...
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Date Posted: 2009-09-16
EDITOR'S LETTER Welcome to August 2009. The Green Point and Oranje-Kloof CID teams have had another successful and action-packed month and managed to assist SAP...
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Date Posted: 2009-08-17
EDITOR'S LETTER Welcome to July 2009. We’re proud to be celebrating Green Point CID’s eighth birthday this July and have taken this opportunity to reflect on some of the highlights of the past year. Before we do that I would ...
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Date Posted: 2009-07-21
EDITOR'S LETTER The Green Point and Oranje-Kloof City Improvement Districts continue to uphold their mandate of providing enhanced management and top-up services, including security services to fight crime and grime and to position the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof areas as Cape Town’s premier locations to live work and play. In this months edition ...
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Date Posted: 2009-06-22
It’s been an exciting few months for the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof CIDs and with mid-year fast approaching, we thought we would use this opportunity to remind you why our CIDs are the quintessential areas within Cape Town to live, work and...
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Date Posted: 2009-05-15
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Date Posted: 2009-05-13
After a blazing summer of devastating fires, with 4202 fire-related incidents reported between January and February alone, Cape Town has geared up its fire-fighting sector in preparation for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. This summer Cape Town’s Fi...
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Date Posted: 2009-05-13
Welcome to April 2009 This month the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof CIDs recognise the exceptional measure of success achieved by specific members of our team in the past few months; and celebra...
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Date Posted: 2009-04-20
This month several Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to the crime fighting members of the Green Point CID. Two incidents in particular warrant recognition where three dangerous suspects were apprehended and arrested with the assistance of th...
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Date Posted: 2009-04-17
Welcome to March 2009. As the year hastily rolls towards 2010, Cape Town makes vast improvements all round. The City of Cape Town is currently investing great time and budget in meeting its citizen’s general needs. Significant improvemen...
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Date Posted: 2009-03-17
Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (OK CID), in its continuing mandate to fight crime and grime and to uplift the area, has once again partnered with local businesses to continue its upgrade of Kloof Street and the surrounding areas. The si...
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Date Posted: 2009-03-16
Welcome to February 2009 We hope that everyone had a well deserved break during the holiday season in 2008 and entered 2009 feeling revitalised. Statistics on the 2008 holiday season “crime and grime” status are included in th...
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Date Posted: 2009-02-17
CIDs to distribute 4 000 safety and security leaflets to increase vigilanceDedicated to crime prevention and improving their areas, the Oranje-Kloof and Green Point City Improvement Districts (CIDs) will be distributing safety and security leaflets i...
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Date Posted: 2008-12-19
CID UPDATE Reflecting on 2008 2008 in pictures. Here's wishing everyone a safe Festive Season and a happy New Year! News you can use... SECURITY UPDATE HOLIDAY SECURITY UPDATE Criminals don’t go on holiday The Green Point ...
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Date Posted: 2008-12-17
Due to an increased concern around shoplifting and theft among smaller businesses in the area, the Oranje-Kloof City Improvement District (OK CID), together with local businesses and the South Africa Police Service (SAPS), established the Kloof Stree...
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Date Posted: 2008-12-09
CID UPDATE What's happening in your CID? As the year 2008 draws to a close, we are both celebrating and mourning. We celebra...
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Date Posted: 2008-11-18
The Green Point and Oranje-Kloof City Improvement Districts have been instrumental in five successful arrests since the beginning of October 2008. These arrests – with three taking place in Green Point and two in Oranje-Kloof – include ...
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Date Posted: 2008-11-09
CID UPDATE What's happening in your CID? The age old expression 'a chain is only as str...
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Date Posted: 2008-10-20
The Green Point and Oranje-Kloof City Improvement Districts (CIDs) are proud to announce that Vetus Schola Protection Services are on board as their new security service provider.A successful seven year partnership with security giant G4S, which star...
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Date Posted: 2008-10-16
In response to an increase in reported incidences of theft out of motor vehicles in the Green Point area, the South African Police Services (SAPS) in partnership with the Green Point City Improvement District implemented a security leaflet drop on Fr...
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Date Posted: 2008-10-13
CID UPDATE As a CID we are dedicated to curb criminal activity through implementing various stringent security measures. However, it has been proven time and time again that there is only so much we can do from our side. Community ...
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Date Posted: 2008-09-19
If you own a restaurant and you are concerned about the recent spate of armed robberies in Cape Town, be sure to take note of these safety tips and keep them close at hand: Form a network of eyes and ears. Train staff to be alert at all times...
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Date Posted: 2008-09-08
The Green Point City Improvement District (GP CID) celebrated its seventh birthday by hosting an intimate celebration in St Andrews Square at Prestwich Memorial in Green Point on Wednesday 20 August. Attended by staff, service provider...
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Date Posted: 2008-09-04
CID UPDATE This month we have much to be grateful for. We celebrate the women of our nation and in our Mother City - dedicated, passionate and courageous women making a difference in whatever sphere they find themselves. We recently celebrated GP CID's s...
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Date Posted: 2008-08-27
CID UPDATE With the GP CID celebrating its seventh birthday in the month of July we look back with a sense of achievement and a motivation for the road ahead. Previously un...
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Date Posted: 2008-07-18
CID UPDATE Few people realise the power of community. To their detriment, many communities don’t rely on collective, unified action and dedication to attain common go...
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Date Posted: 2008-06-24
CID UPDATE As part of our mandate to support crime prevention, we are dedicated to keeping everyone informed of all relevant security news via our newsletters and website. But for those who have...
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Date Posted: 2008-05-16
CID NEWSLETTER APRIL ISSUE CID UPDATE What is happening in your CID?The past month has seen various successes and challenges in the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof CIDs which in turn have motivated and equipped us to continue to fulfil...
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Date Posted: 2008-05-09
EDITOR’S LETTER Dear Readers With the new year already in its third month, the Green Point and Oranje-Kloof CID teams are hard at work to ensure that we make an even bigger ...
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Date Posted: 2008-03-04
EDITORS LETTER If I reflect on the past year and take time to look at the difference that we have made in our respective CIDs, I can only praise our CID members, the CID Board Directors who have unconditionally supported me...
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Date Posted: 2008-01-07
CITY IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTEROranje-Kloof & Green Point Dear Readers As we fast approach the year's end, we tend to rush about trying to juggle the many balls that we have in the air. To multi-task takes great insight, commitm...
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Date Posted: 2007-11-13
CITY IMPROVEMENT Oranje-Kloof & Green Point Dear Readers Life is about daily survival. We ask ourselves: How am I going to get through the day? Have I prepared myself sufficiently? Did I take the time to plan ahead? If we ...
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Date Posted: 2007-10-09
CITY IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTEROranje-Kloof & Green Point Dear Readers This month we take a stroll back in time to reflect on how and why the CIDs were formed. After six years in operation we remain unwavering in our goal to provide...
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Date Posted: 2007-09-07
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Date Posted: 2007-08-06
CITY IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTEROranje-Kloof & Green Point JULY 2007 Dear Readers As the Green Point CID approaches the end of it’s six-year term of office, take a moment to look at what has transpired over the last six y...
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Date Posted: 2007-07-03
If you cannot see the images in this email, browse to http://www.oranjekloof.co.za/newsletter/newsletter_june07.htm CITY IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTEROranje-Kloof & Green Point JUNE 2007 ...
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Date Posted: 2007-06-05
If you cannot see the images in this email, browse to http://www.oranjekloof.co.za/newsletter/newsletter_may07.htm CITY IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTEROranje-Kloof & Green Point MAY 2007 Dear Readers Mention the word “commitment”, and everyone thinks, “uh-oh, here comes anothe...
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Date Posted: 2007-05-07
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Date Posted: 2007-04-11
CITY IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTEROranje-Kloof & Green Point MARCH 2007 Dear Readers Thank you for all the positive feedback for our newsletters. Not unlike other businesses, we thrive on encouragement and constructive ways to improve our op...
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Date Posted: 2007-03-09
If you cannot see the images in this email, browse to http://www.oranjekloof.co.za/newsletter/newsletter_feb2007.htm CITY IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTEROranjeKloof & Greenpoint FEBRUARY 2007 Editor's Letter Dear Readers, You'll be relieved to know that the CID is not about to overwhelm readers by exp...
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Date Posted: 2007-02-05
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