ACS OFFICIAL gency, it w a s felt that t h e structure of the N R C is n o t such that it could replace the former Office of Scientific Research and Development. Plans for t h e naming of t h e delegation to represent t h i s country at t h e conference in N e w York and concerning t h e attitude
to b e taken by these representatives toward t h e election of officers of the union, etc., are now being made. W . A L B E R T N O V ES, J R . ,
Chaimum
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T h e Division oi Agricultural a n d Food Chemistry m e t at both t h e Boston and Cleveland meetings and presented a total of 71 papers. At Boston t h e Pesticide Sub division held a symposium jointly with the Division of Analytical Chemistry on Methods of Analysis for Micro-Quantities of Pesticides. T h e purpose of this sym posium was t o stimulate t h e presentation of all available information on methods of analysis for pesticides including many c o m p o u n d s which have not yet come into general use. T h e information is of special value at this time because of t h e current establishment of residue tolerances for fresh fruits a n d vegetables by the Food and D r u g Administration. T w e n t y - n i n e papers were presented covering chemical, enzymatic, a n d bioassay analytical techniques for insecticides currently in common use, n e w insecticides including t h e systemic organic phosphates, a n d fungicides. Jointly with the Division of Industrial a n d Engineering Chemistry a symposium on Chemical Engineering Aspects of Food Technology w a s held. In Boston t h e speaker at t h e divisional luncheon w a s Norman W . Kempf of t h e W a l t e r Baker Co., w h o gave a talk on T h e Relationship Between Agriculture and Chemistry in the Chocolate Industry. A color film o n the chocolate industry ac c o m p a n i e d t h e talk. In Cleveland t h e Fermentation Subdivi sion held a symposium on Vitamin Bia. T h e highlights of the Cleveland meeting w e r e t h e General Fermentation program a n d t h e divisional luncheon dedicated to W . H. Peterson of the University of Wis consin, w h o is retiring this year after 42 years of teaching there. The executive committee of t h e division m e t a n d discussed future program plans. T h e committee voted to meet only at Milwaukee in the spring of 1952. ARTHUR N. P R A T E R ,
Secretary
A n a l y t i c a l Chemistry T h e division's first attempt at schedul ing sessions at t h e t w o sites apparently proved successful. A total of 38 papers were presented a n d one round-table dis cussion held at t h e Boston meeting. T h e a t t e n d a n c e a t most of t h e sessions held consistently t o about 2 0 0 m e m b e r s . A symposium on Newer Analytical T e c h n i q u e s in Clinical Chemistry was
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held jointly with t h e American Association of Clinical Chemists; a n d another, Methods of Analysis for Micro-quantities of Pesticides, was held jointly vvidi t h e Division of Agricultural and Food Chem istry. Tuesday morning's session included four papers on coulometric methods ot analysis. All papers presented on Wednes day were b y I I . H . Willard a n d his former students. T h r e e 30-minute review papers on D r . Willard's major contributions to analytical chemistry were given, a n d these were followed b y D r . Willard's Fisher Award address. A series of 17 papers by more of D r . Willard's students filled the afternoon session. A total of 8 6 members a n d guests at t e n d e d t h e division dinner on W e d n e s d a y evening. W . M. C a m p spoke on Plants and t h e F u t u r e of American Civilization. At the Cleveland meeting a total of 17 papers a n d three round-table discussions were scheduled. O n e afternoon was d e voted to t h e topic of titrations in non aqueous solutions. Following three papers on t h e subject, a round-table discussion u n d e r J. A. Riddick w a s held. Another afternoon session was similar. T w o papers on high frequency titrations preceded a round-table discussion o n Chemical Analy sis b y H i g h - F r e q u e n c y Methods. T h e concluding session w a s a roundtable discussion on T h e Determination of Nitrogen a n d Sulfur in Steel. A division dinner was also held at Cleveland with 70 members a n d guests in attendance with Anne Conrad as toastmistress. T h e speaker of t h e even ing was Earle R. Caley w h o s-poke on Modern Analytical Chemistry and Ancient Chemical Technology. WILLIAM
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Secretary
Biological Chemistry T h e Division of Biological Chemistry program included eight half-day sessions in Boston a n d one in Cleveland. T h r e e award addresses were delivered at Boston. In addition t h e division cooperated with the Division of Polymer Chemistry in t h e symposium on Physicochemical Methods in t h e Study of High Molecular Weight Natural Products. Tuesday morning a n d afternoon in Bos ton were devoted to the symposium on Biochemistry of Purines, Pyrimidines, a n d Nucleic Acids. J. M. Buchanan's Eli Lilly Award address climaxed t h e morning ses sion. T h e symposium concluded with t h e Paul-Lewis Award address by Arthur
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T h e Division of Cellulose Chemistry held a one-day session at t h e Boston meet ing which included t w o original papers a n d t h e reports of subcommittees of t h e Committee on S t a n d a r d s a n d Methods ot Testing. T h e presentation of reports a n d t h e discussion period which followed w a s conducted by R. M. Levy, w h o is making arrangements to have t h e discusssion, which was recorded, mimeographed for circulation to divisional members. T e n t a tive plans have also been m a d e for p u b lication of some of t h e committee reports in Analytical Cliemistry. T h e divisional luncheon was attended by about 3 2 members and guests. Plans for t h e symposia a n d b a n q u e t in N e w York at t h e tall meeting were described. T h e three a n d a halt days of papers will cover fundamentals ot cellulose chemistry, wood chemistry, and textiles. W . E. DAVIS,
Secretary-Treasurer
Chemical L i t e r a t u r e At the Boston meeting d i e Division of Chemicai Literature sponsored a general session of six papers and a panel discus sion on Literature Chemists a n d C h e m i cal Librarians. It also sponsored t w o sym posia of t w o sessions each: Evolution ot a Patent, ( 10 p a p e r s ) , a n d Abstracting and Indexing Services, ( 1 1 p a p e r s ) . M I T was host to t h e divisional luncheon on Thursday. A tour of t h e n e w M I T li brary preceded t h e luncheon. T h e speaker was Vernon T a t e , director of libraries. T h e executive a n d program committees met, and about 40 a t t e n d e d t h e division's business meeting. T h e executive commit tee heard a preliminary report from t h e division's committee on improvement ot oral a n d written papers presented to t h e division. A summary of all business trans acted will b e published in Chemical Literature. Plans for t h e fall program have been published. For t h e spring 1952 program, there will b e general papers, and a symposium on Sources of Chemical Market Literature to b e arranged b y John R. Skeen, c / o Foster D. Snell, I n c . , 29 West 15th St., N e w York 1 1 , Ν . Υ. T h e program chairman, M . P. Doss, an nounced h e h a d sent to all division mem bers and associates a complete bibliog raphy of all papers presented before this division with subject, author, a n d institu tion indexes; included was a questionnaire to give each m e m b e r ' s interests in one or more of t h e various phases of chemical documentation. It is planned t o include the latter in t h e n e w division directory. R O B E R T S. C A S E Y ,
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ACS OFFICIAL REPORTS Colloid C h e m i s t r y T h e Division of Colloid Chemistry p r e sented special symposia and general groups of contributed papers at b o t h Bos ton a n d Cleveland sessions. In Boston, symposia were presented o n Heats of Adsorption and o n Surface T e n sion of Solutions. O n Wednesday a s p e cial symposium o n Colloid Chemistry of the Photographic Process w a s h e l d . G e n eral p a p e r s scheduled in Boston dealt w i t h important colloidal materials such as b e n tonite, cellulose, a n d ion e x c h a n g e resins. T h e t w o Cleveland symposia were o n Surface Chemistry in Corrosion a n d I n strumental Methods in Colloid C h e m i s t r y . A business meeting ot record w a s h e l d Tuesday afternoon. W . Ο. Μ ILL IG AN, Secretary
Gas and Fuel Chemistry T h e C a s and Fuel Division h e l d tech nical and informal business sessions at t h e meeting in Cleveland. The technical ses sions consisted of a half-day of general papers a n d a t w o a n d one-half d a y sym posium on Combustion Chemistry, h e l d jointly with Petroleum Chemistry. T h e papers presented before t h e g e n eral session were concerned with t h e com bustion of gaseous a n d liquid fuels. At t h e informal business session A. A . O r n i n g , c h a i r m a n of the division, sum marized t h e progress being made on t h e plans for t h e t h r e e symposia to b e held a t t h e N e w York meeting next fall. R. E . Brewer, o n e of t h e division's councilors, s u m m a r i z e d t h e business that t r a n s p i r e d at t h e council m e e t i n g held in C l e v e l a n d the previous d a y . D r . Orning t h e n a p pointed t h e following nominating commit tee for 1952 officers: 0. W . Rees, State Geological Survey, Urbana, 111., c h a i r m a n ; Philip J. Wilson, Jr., Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Joseph G r u mer, Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, Pa. H. B. CHAHMBURY,
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Secretary
Industrial a n d Engineering Chemistry T h e Division of Industrial a n d E n g i n e e r ing Chemistry held technical sessions at both t h e Boston a n d Cleveland meetings. A divisional luncheon, 4 1 papers, a n d an executive committee meeting comprised the Boston p r o g r a m . T h e Cleveland pro gram consisted of a luncheon a n d 32 technical papers. T h e eight technical sessions in Boston included seven sessions of symposium papers ( t h r e e symposia) a n d one session of general p a p e r s . Earl P. Stevenson, president of A r t h u r D. Little, I n c . , was t h e luncheon speaker on Tuesday. About 65 persons listened to his talk on T h e Chemist in t h e National Crisis. A m o n g t h e items covered at t h e execu tive committee meeting at Boston w e r e appointment of a nominating c o m m i t t e e , status of t h e p r o g r a m for t h e 75th Anni versary meeting, discussion of t h e 18th Chemical E n g i n e e r i n g Symposium, a n d further discussion of future symposia to b e held by t h e division. T h e seven technical sessions in Cleve land included six sessions of symposia papers ( three symposia ) a n d o n e session of general p a p e r s . James F . Lincoln, president, Lincoln Electric Co., spoke at t h e Cleveland l u n c h eon on T u e s d a y before about 6 0 persons on t h e subject of Incentive M a n a g e m e n t . Plans for t h e 1951 anniversary m e e t i n g in N e w York City include symposia o n 16th Unit Process; Resources for C h e m i c a l I n dustry' ( W e s t C o a s t ) , sponsored b y t h e Chemical Marketing Subdivision; F l u o r i n e Chemistry; Nickel; Science a n d Society; N e w Methods for Materials H a n d l i n g . T h e division is cosponsoring with other divi sions symposia o n : Ion E x c h a n g e M a t e rials, joint with Paint, Varnish, a n d Plastics; Corrosion Symposium, joint w i t h W a t e r , Sewage, and Sanitation Division. T h e 18th a n n u a l Chemical E n g i n e e r i n g Symposium is scheduled to b e h e l d in Evanston, 111., at Northwestern University on D e c . 27 a n d 2 8 , 1 9 5 1 . A s y m p o s i u m on Nucleation is b e i n g arranged.
T h e meeting of t h e Division of History of Chemistry consisted of two half-day C. J. K R I S T E R , Secretary-Treasurer sessions h e l d in Boston. Particular interest was shown in t h e p a p e r of R. D. Billinger on T r e n d s in R e Medicinal C h e m i s t r y cording History of Chemistry. A discus T h e Division of Medicinal C h e m i s t r y sion of t h e place of the history of chem h e l d t h r e e technical sessions at t h e C l e v e istry, both in education a n d in research, land meeting. A symposium on t h e V e r a c a m e u p a t the e n d of this paper, a n d t h e t r u m Alkaloids served as t h e n u c l e u s of discussion w a s continued at the afternoon t h e Tuesday p r o g r a m featuring work on session. I n the p a p e r of Ernst A. Hauser, alkaloids a n d natural products. T h e an u n k n o w n p h o t o g r a p h of W i l h e l m O s t - luncheon talk w a s given before an a u d i wald w a s exhibited. An e n l a r g e m e n t of ence of 115 persons b y Arnold W e l c h of this p h o t o g r a p h , mounted for framing, w a s W e s t e r n Reserve on Studies of Metabolic presented t o Sidney M. Edelstein, secre Activation a n d Function of Folic Acid. tary of t h e division, by D r . H a u s e r i n At an unofficial m e e t i n g of a b o u t 3 5 appreciation of his work for t h e division. C. R. Scholz, general program c h a i r m a n F o l l o w i n g t h e afternoon session there for t h e 75th Anniversary Meeting, r e p o r t e d w a s n o general meeting held since there on t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s for this m e e t i n g . C . are plans for a m e e t i n g in t h e fall, with M. Suter, c h a i r m a n of t h e editorial c o m election of officers. mittee, discussed t h e work a n d plans for S I D N E Y M . EDELSTEIN, Secretary the current a n d future volumes of M e d i c 2188
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inal Chemistry. T h e first volume of this series of reviews sponsored by t h e division has just been a n n o u n c e d for sale. T h e executive committee of t h e division h a s b e e n disappointed that t h e price of this book is m u c h higher than originally p l a n n e d a n d a great deal of discussion centered a r o u n d plans for reducing t h e cost oi future volumes. Results of t h e questionnaires regarding the T h i r d National Medicinal S y m p o s i u m w e r e discussed. Since by far t h e largest n u m b e r of persons returning question naires voted to hold t h e symposium in Charlottesville, the invitation of the Uni versity of Virginia was accepted. T h e t e n tative dates were set for June 12 t o 14, 1952. It w a s decided t h a t t h e Division of Medicinal Chemistry should meet a t t h e Milwaukee session of t h e 1952 ACS spring meeting. T h e c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e on By law Revision, Leon Sweet, reported o n t h e relative a d v a n t a g e s of revisions u n d e r consideration a n d it was d e c i d e d that n o c h a n g e w a s advisable at this time. R. O . Roblin. Jr., led a discussion on m e a n s of securing better papers a n d a fuller p r o g r a m for t h e division at national meetings, a n d t h e m e e t i n g closed with a report b y t h e secretary-treasurer on membership a n d financial status of t h e division. M. G. V A N C A M P E N , J R . ,
Secretary
O r g a n i c Chemistry T h e Division of Organic Chemistry h e l d eight sessions at t h e Boston meeting a n d six at t h e Cleveland meeting. T h e total n u m b e r of papers presented represents a n e w record for t h e division: 168. Subjects e n c o m p a s s e d t h e entire field of organic chemistry, a n d m a n y novel a n d i m p o r t a n t findings w e r e disclosed. A special feature was t h e A C S A w a r d address b y John C. Sheehan, of the d e p a r t m e n t of chemistry, Massachusetts I n stitute of Technology, o n T h e Synthesis of Substituted Penicillins a n d Simpler Structural Analogs. T h e address b y E d g a r L e d e r e r o n Animal Odors a n d Perfumes, was read on his behalf b y Ernest C . Crocker of Arthur D . Little, I n c . Only general papers w e r e presented b e fore t h e O r g a n i c Division at t h e Boston and Cleveland meetings, since t h e final plans for t h e division a t t h e 7 5 t h A n n i versary A C S Meeting in September call only for symposia on six different subjects. T h e executive committee of t h e division met on April 10, at which time t h e final a n d complete program w a s a n n o u n c e d for the 12th National O r g a n i c Symposium t o b e h e l d at Denver, Colo., J u n e 12 to 1 5 . N E L S O N J. L E O N A R D ,
Secretary
Paint, Varnish, and Plastics Chemistry At t h e Boston meeting, t w o symposia and t w o general sessions, o n e on Paint a n d Varnish Materials a n d t h e other o n Plastic Materials, comprised 31 papers. T h e s e A N D
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ACS OFFICIAL papers w e r e m a d e available to t h e mem bers in preprint booklet form about t w o weeks prior to the m e e t i n g w h i c h per mitted a n d encouraged good discussion at t h e various sessions. T h e preprint booklets were extremely popular with visitors, and 95 n e w m e m b e r s were a d d e d . T h e division invited t h e N e w England Paint a n d Varnish Production C l u b t o a joint d i n n e r meeting o n W e d n e s d a y , April 4. This w a s attended b y about 2 5 0 mem bers of both organizations. T h e afterdinner speaker was G e o r g e Powell of the Union C a r b i d e and Carbon C o r p . He discussed T h e Development a n d Applica tion of t h e Organosol a n d Plastisol T y p e of Vinyl Resins. This symposium on Developing Markets T h r o u g h Paint, Plastics, a n d Printing Inks in Packaging was h e l d jointly with the Subdivision of Market Development of t h e Division of Industrial a n d Engineer ing Chemistry. T h e first complete symposium on Urea and M e l a m i n e F o r m a l d e h y d e Resins and Related Materials w a s presented at t h e W e d n e s d a y sessions. T h e nine papers in this symposium constitute a distinct con tribution to t h e literature on nitrogenous resins. T h e division has organized t h e follow ing four symposia for presentation at the fall m e e t i n g in New York: Printing Inks, A. C. Zettlemoyer, chairman; Vinyl Resins, H. F . Robertson, chairman; Ion Exchange Resins, H . P. Gregor, c h a i r m a n ; a n d Pig ment Characteristics, F . A. Steel, chairman. T h e symposium on Ion E x c h a n g e Resins will b e joint w i t h the Division of Industrial a n d E n g i n e e r i n g Chemistry. H. F . PAYNE,
Secretary-Treasurer
Petroleum Chemistry T h e Division of Petroleum Chemistryfeatured t w o symposia a n d a general ses sion at t h e Cleveland meeting. T h e symposium, Composition of Petro leum a n d Its Hydrocarbon Derivatives comprised 13 papers. At t h e General Ses sion on Tuesday m o r n i n g seven papers w e r e given. Louis Schmerling, t h e recipi ent of t h e 1951 Precision Scientific Award gave his a w a r d address. T h e Mechanisms of t h e Reactions of Aliphatic Hydrocar bons. T h e symposium, C o m b u s t i o n C h e m istry, sponsored jointly with t h e Division of Gas and Fuel Chemistry, featured 3 3 papers. T h e p a p e r s for t h e t w o symposia and the general session were preprinted in booklet form and m a d e available to t h e m e m b e r s h i p of the division prior to t h e m e e t i n g . In addition, orders w e r e taken for t h e Combustion Chemistry booklet in a d v a n c e of t h e meeting from m e m b e r s of the Division of Gas a n d Fuel Chemistry. P r e p r i n t booklets m a y b e purchased t h r o u g h t h e secretary of t h e Petroleum Division, W . F . Faragher. At a n executive committee meeting c o m m i t t e e reports w e r e r e a d a n d dis cussed. As of March 2 8 , 1 9 5 1 , t h e P e V O L U M E
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troleum Division h a d a total of 1969 members. Final plans for t h e New York meeting were outlined. Symposia to be presented by t h e division in 1952 were considered. T h e executive committee ac cepted t h e final resignation of the secre tary, C. G. Kirkbride, a n d announced the appointment of \V. F . Faragher to com plete the term. O n T h u r s d a y evening a cocktail party followed b y a d i n n e r w a s sponsored by the Petroleum Division. H e n r y Pildner, head of the Industrial Division, the Atomic Energy Commission, gave a brief talk on Business and Industry in a n Atomic Age. Entertainment was provided by t h e Sohio Swing Seven. W . F . FARAGHER,
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Physical a n d Inorganic Chemistry T h e Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry held sessions b o t h at Boston and Cleveland. At Boston there was a one-day symposium on T h e Infrared Spectroscopy of L a r g e Molecules which brought on considerable discussion. At Cleveland there w e r e five sessions for symposia a n d eight sessions for gen eral papers. A capacity audience at tended t h e symposium on Hydrogen Bonds. Katharine Blodgett delivered her Garvan Medal address to a large audience at the start of one of t h e general sessions. At t h e divisional d i n n e r in Cleveland, Farrington Daniels led a discussion o n Future T r e n d s in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry. T h e r e w a s m u c h audience participation a n d t h e discussion continued informally until a late hour. At t h e executive committee meeting there w e r e reports on divisional nlans for its 1951 summer symposium (being a r ranged jointly with t h e Colloid Chemistry Division, to b e held at Cornell University, J u n e I S to 2 1 ) a n d for the New York Jubilee Meeting. The division will have five symposia a t t h e fall X e w York meeting : Bond Strengths (Joint with Petroleum Chemistry and Chemical Education Divisions!»: Melal Ions in Biochemistry; Geochemistry'; Re action Mechanism (Joint with Division of Biological Chemistry ) ; a n d Biochemical Kinetics (Joint with Biological Chemistry· ) . T h e executive committee made tenta tive plans to hold t h e 1952 summer sym posium at t h e University of Notre Dime ( if asked ) on the subject of Isotopic and Exchange Reactions. The most significant other action by t h e executive committee w a s to make plans for a revised procedure for handling gen eral sessions at national meetings. T h e salient features a r e : to select chairman a n d n u m b e r s of sessions in advance; t o limit n u m b e r of papers at each general session to a maximum of nine; to make specific provisions for discussion of each paper. T h e s e revised procedures will h e tried first at t h e spring 1952 meeting. F . A. L O N G ,
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Polymer Chemistry At Boston, t h e symposium on Degrada tion of Polymers started with about 80 attendants and e n d e d with about 280; lively discussions developed on several topics. T h e Symposium on Physical Methods to Determine Protein Structure was well attended, a n d t h e Ceneral Meeting drew about 200 attendants. T h e Cleveland meeting included one half-day session of seven papers. A t t h e business meeting t h e following reports were given : Committee on Bylaws T h e bylaws as drawn u p b y the com mittee and as approved b y the ACS Com mittee on Bvlaws were adopted. T h e n a m c o f t h e division is "Division of Poly mer Chenristrv"; the membership dues for 1951 are $2.00. Executive C o m m i t t e e T h e program tor the fall meeting in Xew York will consist of four symposia: Molecular Structure of Proteins, K. Linderstroem-Lang, honorary chairman, J. T . Edsall, chairman; Fluorine-Containing Polymers, F . C. McCrew, chairman; Polyelectrolytes. A. Katschaisky, honorary chairman, R. M. Fuoss, chairman; Sili cones, E. G. Rochow, chairman. Secretary-Treasurer As of April 1, 1 9 5 1 , 3 3 5 chemists have sent in applications for membership a n d 252 have paid dues. Total income w a s $504; total expenses $199.84, balance on h a n d is $304.16. Nominating Committee T h e following slate of nominees to b e elected for the balance of 1951 was pre sented: chairman, C. S. Marvel; vice chairman, \V. E . Hanford; secretary-treas urer. H. F . Mark; councillors, P . J. Flory, F. R. Mayo; alternate councillors, R. F . Boyer, R. M. Fuoss; ex-officio members of the executive committee, J. B. Nichols a n d L. A. Wood. A vote w a s taken a n d t h e above were elected unanimously. A list of nominees for t h e Septembc ι election will be circulated to division members and from these, together with nominations from the floor, will be elected the 1952 officers. T h e m e m b e r s voted that in view of t h e short period of existence ot t h e n e w division there should b e n o divisional b a n q u e t organized at t h e 75th Anniver sary Meeting. A committee for m e m b e r ship is to be appointed. H. M A R K ,
Secretary-Treasurer
W a t e r , Sewage, and Sanitation Chemistry T h e Division o^ Water, Sewage, a n d Sanitation Chemistr> met April 9, 10, a n d 11 in C ] eveland a n d 25 papers were pre sented. Eleven of these were given dur ing the symposium on Detergents in W a t e r , Sewage, a n d Sanitation Problems, a n d four abstracts were given on t h e symposium on W r ater for Television T u b e Manufacture. T w o symposia are sched uled for the N e w York meeting in t h e fall. T . E. LARSON,
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