HARRY-ZACHARY GEORGE TZIMITRAS DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS İSTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY KURTULUS DERESİ CADDESİ NO. 47 DOLAPDERE 34440 BEYOGLU ISTANBUL, TURKEY TEL.: + 90 212 3115194 (dir.) GSM: + 90 537 6944103; + 30 6944 281300 -MAIL: harrytzimitras@ yahoo.com PERSONAL DATA Place & Date of birth Nationality _____ Athens, Greece, 13 March 1968 Greek PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (ACADEMIC & OTHER) _____ Istanbul Bilgi University, Laureate International Universities, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of International Relations, Turkey 2004Assistant Professor of International Law& International Relations 2005Director, M.A. in International Relations Program 2011Member of the Board of Directors, Marine LawResearch Centre 2005Director, European Institute, Division of Turkish-Greek Studies 2008Departmental Director, Erasmus Programme 2003-04 Lecturer in International Law& International Relations Koc University, College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Department of International Relations, Istanbul, Turkey 2005Adjunct Professor of International Law University of Applied Sciences of Bremen, Germany 2010 (11) Visiting Professor Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Geschwister-Scholl Institute, Germany 2006 (07) Visiting Professor Centre International de Formation Europeenne, Institut Europeen des Hautes Etudes Internationales (IEHEI), Universite Bahcesehir, Turkey 2006-9 Visiting Professor of European Law Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens, Greece 2003-05 Senior Fellowin International Law 2000-03 Institute Fellow& Academic Coordinator of Research Projects University of Indianapolis (Athens campus), School of Arts and Sciences, Department of International Relations, History and Political Science, Athens, Greece 2001 Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Department 2000 Lecturer Institute of Public International Law and International Relations and School of Law, University of Thessaloniki, Greece 1999-2003 Director of Studies, Graduate International LawCourse and Seminar Series The Hellenic Navy, Greece 1998-99 P/Officer First Class Macedonian Press Agency, Greece 1992-00 Special Adviser on International & European Affairs to the President University of Cambridge, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, UK 1996-98 V. Fellow University of Cambridge, Centre for International Studies, UK 1996-98 External Examiner for M.A. theses Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Greece 1992-96 Special Assistant to the Head of the Legal Department European Union Academic Seminars Programme, Greece 1992-93 Lecturer and Director of Studies Hellenic Resources Institute, Boston, USA & Athens, Greece 1992-95 Member of the Executive Board EDUCATION & RESEARCH _____ Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens, Greece 2000-01 Post-doctoral research University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, UK 1996-98 Post-doctoral research Panteion University of Athens, Greece 1996 Ph.D. Degree in International Law(summa cum laude - unanimous) The London School of Economics, University of London, UK 1991 Bachelor of Science with Honours [BSc (Econ.) Hons.] Degree in International Relations The American College of Thessaloniki, School of Business Administration and Liberal Arts, Greece 1988 Degree with Honours (summa cum laude) Anatolia American College, Greece 1985 Lyceum Diploma (magna cum laude) FURTHER EDUCATION ___________ Institute of Public International Law and International Relations and School of Law, University of Thessaloniki, Greece 1990-92 Certificates of Studies. Graduate International LawCourse and Seminar Series Tufts University, Boston, U.S.A. 1987 International Relations Summer School DISTINCTIONS, AWARDS & GRANTS _____ 2007 Honourable Mention for Innovative Teaching awarded by the European Political Science Network (EpsNet) for “originality in a politically difficult context” 2006 Travel grant recipient, 47th Annual Conference, International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, USA, 2006 2000 Recipient of the Greek State Scholarships Foundation's Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Athens, Greece [Summa cum laude distinction; Grade: 97.5/100 - 3rd place in the national competition, in all academic fields and subjects]. 1991- Life Member of the Convocation of the University of London. 1990-91 Elected Member of the Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies, Whitehall, London. 1986-88 “Papas Scholar”, The American College of Thessaloniki [full scholarship awarded for the duration of studies at the College, based on merit - Dean’s List distinction in all academic terms]. 1988 “Professor D. Evrygenis Prize” for top graduate in Liberal Arts [graduated first in the Class of 1988 (rank “1”) in Liberal Arts], The American College of Thessaloniki. ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS ________________________ Book Tzimitras, H.Z. “I Ifalokripida ton Nision sti Diethni Nomologia” [The Continental Shelf of Islands in International Jurisprudence] (with a preface by Prof. C. Economides) Athens: Sakkoulas LawPublishers, 1997. Book Chapters and Articles Tzimitras, H.Z. “Alternative Forms of Nationalism: Superiority through Lawin Greek Foreign Policy”. in Aktar, A., Kizilyurek, N. & Ozkirimli, U. (ed.) Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle: Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Europe, Nationalism and Turkish-Greek Aegean Disputes”. in Nikolaidis, K., Anastasakis, O. & Oktem, K. (ed.) Under the Long Shadow of Europe: Greeks and Turks in the Era of Post-Nationalism. Leiden & Boston: Brill/ Martinus Nijhoff, 2009. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Europeanization and Nationalism in the Turkish-Greek Rapprochement”. Insight Turkey, vol. 10, No., 1 2008. Tzimitras, H.Z. “The Emerging Framework of Greek-Turkish Relations: Traditional Clichés and New Perceptions”. in Kappler, M. (ed.) Intercultural Aspects in and around Turkic Literatures. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2006. Tzimitras, H.Z. “To Provlima ton Synhronon Epikliseon Ithikis sto Diethnes Dikaio kai tous Diethneis Thesmous” [“The Problem of Current Invocation of Ethics in International Law and International Institutions”]. Exoterika Themata [Foreign Issues], A Foreign Policy Quarterly Review(Athens), No. 18, July 2005. Tzimitras, H.Z. “O Proliptikos Polemos” [“Pre-emptive War”]. Exoterika Themata [Foreign Issues], A Foreign Policy Quarterly Review (Athens), No. 15, October 2004. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Kritikos Anastohasmos ton Ellinotourkikon Sheseon: Esoterikes Parametroi kai Exoterikes Metavlites” [“Critical Rethinking of Greek-Turkish Relations: Internal Parameters and External Variables”]. Exoterika Themata [Foreign Issues], A Foreign Policy Quarterly Review(Athens), No. 13, April 2004. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Diethnes Dikaio kai Syghroni Elliniki Exoteriki Politiki” [“International Lawand Contemporary Greek Foreign Policy”]. in P. Tsakonas (ed.), Syghroni Elliniki Exoteriki Politiki [Contemporary Greek Foreign Policy]. Athens: Sideris Publishers, 2003. Constas, D. & Tzimitras, H.Z. “Grandi Sfide per la Presidenza Greca” [“The Great Challenges for the Greek Presidency of the European Union”]. VI Foro Ellenico No. 48, January-February 2003. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Diethnes Dikastirio Dikaiou Thalassis: I Nomologia tou Sti Nea Hilietirida” ["International Tribunal for the Lawof the Sea: Its Jurisprudence in the NewMillennium"]. Institute of International Relations: Yearbook 2002. Athens: Sakkoulas LawPublishers, 2003. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Evropaiki Politiki Asfaleias kai Amynas: Koinovouleftikos Eleghos kai Dimokratiko Elleimma” ["European Security and Defence Policy: Parliamentary Scrutiny and Democratic Deficit"]. Exoterika Themata [Foreign Issues], A Foreign Policy Quarterly Review(Athens) No. 6, June 2002. Tzimitras, H.Z. “To Anadyomeno Plaisio Epilysis ton Ellinotourkikon Diaforon kai to Diethnes Dikastirio tis Hagis” ["The Emerging Framework for the Settlement of Greek-Turkish Disputes and the International Court of Justice"]. Exoterika Themata [Foreign Issues], A Foreign Policy Quarterly Review(Athens) No. 5, April 2002. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Mergitur nec Fluctuat: O Organismos Inomenon Ethnon sti Dini ton Diethnon Exelixeon ston 21o Aiona” [“Mergitur nec Fluctuat: The United Nations in the Whirlpool of International Developments in the Twenty-first Century”]. Society for Political and Economic Studies: 3 Eksynchronismos [Modernisation], Oct.-Dec. 2001. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes and the Development of the Lawof the Sea: The Role of the International Court of Justice”. 10 Cambridge Reviewof International Affairs, No. 2, 1997. Tzimitras, H.Z. “Mia Ypothiki gia to Mellon: I Ifalokrripida ton Nision kai I Ipothesi tis Voreiou Thalassis” [“A Hypothecation of the Future: The Continental Shelf of Islands and the North Sea Cases”]. 11 The Athens LawReview, No. 1, 1996. Tzimitras, H.Z. “The United Nations’ International Security Role”. The Institute of Public International Law and International Relations: XIX Thesaurus Acroasium, 1993. Book Review Of Prof. D. Constas’ book Diplomacyand Policy(Athens: Livanis Publishers, 2002). Exoterika Themata [Foreign Issues], A Foreign Policy Quarterly Review (Athens), No. 11, October 2003. REFEREE CAPACITY Article reviewer for International Studies Perspectives (ISP); Nations and Nationalism; International Relations. COMMISSIONED RESEARCH PROJECTS (select.) _____ Ministerial Commission for research on International Law on behalf of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conducted at the United Nations in Geneva. Participation in a research project on "American Foreign Policy under the New Bush Administration" for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Participation in a research project on current legal and political aspects of Greek-Turkish Relations for the Greek Ministry of Defense. Participation in a research project on contemporary issues of International Law for the Greek Ministry of Defense. LECTURES, CONFERENCE PAPERS & COLLOQUIA_________________________________ The Greek Crisis and its Implications for Turkish-Greek Relations Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Istanbul, May 2011 The European Idea and the Change of Turkey Focus on Turkey: The Newand Changed Turkey, University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, November 2010 The Role of Academia, NGOs and Cultural Organizations in the Improvement of Turkish-Greek Relations 6th Turkish-Greek Media Convention, Izmir, September 2010 The Role of Civil Societies in Rapprochement and Reconciliation Process (France-Germany, Greece-Turkey) French Institute of Anatolian Studies & Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Istanbul, September 2010 Beyond a Contradiction in Terms: International Law's Nationalistic Constituencies The Law and Society Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 2010 Theoryvs. Practice, Reconciliation vs. Disjunction: A Critical Approach to the European Union as a Paradigm in Bridging Divides Annual Conference, International Studies Association, NewOrleans, LA, USA, February 2010 Equals in Inequality The 2009 International Studies Association-ABRI joint conference, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, July 2009 (Dis)united bythe Bonds of Common Suffering: A Critical Reviewof International Political and Legal Responses to EmergingGlobal Challenges The 21st World Congress of Political Science, International Political Science Association, Chile, July 2009 Discussant, panel on Turkish Politics and Foreign Policy: Issues, Debates, Prospects & Constraints The 21st World Congress of Political Science, International Political Science Association, Chile, July 2009 Chair, panel on The Workings of the European Union’s Legal System The 21st World Congress of Political Science, International Political Science Association, Chile, July 2009 Turkeyand the EU: Farawayso Close The Annual Jean Monnet Lecture, Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, February 2009 In LawWe (Dis)Trust: International Lawand the Evils of the NewWorld Order The Law and Society Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, May 2009 Intervention in the Working Committee on the Necessary Resolution of Regional Conflicts (GreekTurkish Relations), 7th International Seminar Security and Defence in the Mediterranean organized by the Ministry of Defence of Spain and the CIDOB Foundation, Barcelona, December 2008. The United Nations in a ChangingWorld Keynote speech, TIMUN international conference, Uskudar Amerikan Academy, Istanbul, November 2008 A ContinuingChallenge: Integration of Armed Forces into Civil Society. The Example of Turkey Seminar on the Implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-MilitaryAspects of Security in Central Asia, organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre (CPC), the OSCE Centre in Astana, and the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Hosted bythe Government of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2008 Turkish Societyand Politics vis-à-vis the European Union Seminar series organized by The Experiment in International Living Federation (USA), Istanbul, 2008 In the Service of Nationalism? International Lawas a Foreign PolicyTool: The Case of Greece 2008 Joint Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association and the Canadian Law and Society Association, Montreal, Canada, May 2008 Turkeyand International Law The European Academy, Berlin, May 2008 Europeanization: The Case of Turkey The ScholarShip, April 2008. EU-TurkeyRelations Today: Challenges and Opportunities International Conference on “EU Turkey Agenda for the 21st Century: Justice, Security and Democracy”, Istanbul Bilgi University and Erciyes University, Kayseri, March 2008 Turkey’s EU Accession Process: What Needs to be Done, a Critical Assessment International Conference on “Turkey’s EU Accession-Contribution and Role of Euro-Turks and of EU Citizens in Turkey to the Accession Process”, Istanbul Bilgi University and Antalya Akdeniz University, Antalya, February 2008 Europeanization and Nationalism in the Turkish-Greek Rapprochement: IdentityConsiderations and Foreign Policy Implications Annual Conference of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), Montreal, November 2007 Europeanization vs. Isolationism: Current Debates in Turkish Foreign Policy The Michael S. Dukakis Chair in Public Policy and Service & Division of Humanities Lecture, The American College of Thessaloniki, 2007 In Search of an Identity: Secularism and Islam in ContemporaryTurkish Politics The University of Macedonia, 2007 Humanity's Tainted Mirror: Human Rights and International Lawconsiderations in responses to the AIDS Epidemic 48th Annual Conference, International Studies Association, Chicago, IL, USA, Feb. 2007 Identities and IdentityConstruction in Turkeyand Greece: The Effect of Europeanization 8th Annual Conference on “Minority and Minority Discourses”, University of Sydney, 2006 Alternative Forms of Nationalism: Superioritythrough Law Conference on “Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle: Cyprus, Greece and Turkey”, University of Cyprus, 2006 Turkeyand the European Union: What’s Next? Seminar organized by The Experiment in International Living Federation (USA), Istanbul, 2006 The European Union’s ReconciliatoryRole Third Pan-European Conference, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Standing Group on EU Politics, Istanbul, 2006 Europeanization and Foreign Policy: The Cases of Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus – a Comparative Analysis of Domestic and International Parameters The Geschwister-Scholl Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Germany, 2006 (8-hour workshop) Reflection on Nationalism in Greece and Turkey: A Viewfor "Within" 16th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN), London School of Economics, 2006 Lost in Translation:Southern Concerns and Northern Rules in International Lawand Ibtitutions Revisited 47th Annual Conference, International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, USA, 2006 Turkey, Greece and Cyprus: ComparingEuropeanization Experiences Seminar organized by The Experiment in International Living Federation (USA), Istanbul, 2006 Risingand Neglected Threats to International Peace and Securityin the 21st Century 2nd Turkey Model United Nations International Conference, Ankara, 2006 LiberatingRapprochement from the Weight of the Past? Special one-day seminar on “Nationalism in Turkey and Greece”, Department of Turkish Studies, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 2005 Turkey, Greece and Cyprus: The Current State of Affairs Seminar organized by The Experiment in International Living Federation (USA), Istanbul, 2005 The Legacyof the 1967 Coup and the EnsuingDictatorship in Greece. Symposium in memory of Mehmet Ali Aybar on “Coups d’ Etas and Democracy”, The History Foundation of Turkey, Istanbul, 2005 Rapprochement or Détente? Current Issues in Turkish-Greek Relations Joint International Summer Programme Series on: “The EU, Turkey and Greece: Perceptions on the Middle East”, Istanbul Bilgi University & Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens, 2005 Ethos, Pathos, Lathos: Ethical Considerations in International Lawand Institutions Revisited The Law and Society Association s Annual Meeting on “Sociolegal Futures: Gambles, Dangers, Dreams, Stakes”, Las Vegas NV, USA, 2005 Greek-Turkish Relations since 1999 and the EU Amsterdam Summit Istanbul Kültür University, Department of International Relations, II Jean Monet Conference on “Turkish-Greek Relations and the EU Amsterdam Summit”, Istanbul, 2004 Turkish-Greek Rapprochement in the 1990s Istanbul Bilgi University Summer Programme on “Turkey and Greece: Transcending the Past and embracing the Future”, Istanbul, 2004 EmergingTurkish-Greek Rapprochement: Implications for Securityin the Eastern Mediterranean International Studies Association, 5th International Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section Millennium Conference on “Charting the Course of the International Order in the Twenty First Century: Challenges, Directions and Multilevel Solutions”, Salzburg, Austria, 2004 ContendingPerceptions of Security: Greece, Turkey, and European Security 13th Summer Seminar on: “Eastern Europe and the Balkans 15 Years After”, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens, 2004 Eyes Wide Shut: Global Response to Current and EmergingChallenges for International Law The Law and Society Association s Annual Meeting on “Law, Power, and Injustice: Confronting the Legacies of Sociolegal Research”, Chicago IL, USA, 2004 Evaluatingthe Greek-Turkish Rapprochement Istanbul Bilgi University, Graduate programme seminar series, 2003 International Issues AffectingTurkey-EU Relations: Cyprus, Aegean, and the Middle East Conference on “Turkey-EU Relations: What Lies Ahead?” organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Turkish Democracy Foundation and the Turkish-European Foundation, Istanbul, 2003 EmergingFramework of Greek-Turkish Relations: Traditional Clichés and NewPerceptions International conference on Interculturalism, organized by the Department of Turkish Studies, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 2003 The International Legal Framework for the Suppression of Piracyin the High Seas Hellenic National Defense General Staff, “Athena 2003” Seminar, Athens, 2003 The United Nations’ Millennium Declaration: Readingbetween the Lines A “United Nations International Day” Conference, Municipal Cultural Centre of Vrilissia, Athens, 2001 The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Politics and Culture of Greece, Turkeyand the United States 10th International Conflict Resolution Seminar, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens, 2001 Change of Administration or AdministeringChange? The Global Context of American Foreign Policy 1st Annual International Affairs Forum, University of Indianapolis Athens & The Hellenic-American Union, 2001 Challenges for the United Nations in the 21st Century Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge, 2001 The International Lawof the Sea: Current Developments The American College of Thessaloniki, 2001 The Development of the International Lawof the Sea: An Exercise in International Democracy? The inaugural Guest Lecture in International Law, Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, 1996 The International Court of Justice and the Lawof the Sea: ThirtyYears of International Dispute Settlement The Graduate LawProgramme’s guest lecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1996 A lecture series on public international law(dispute settlement, state sovereignty, lawof the sea) Panteion University of Athens, 1996 Judicial Settlement of International Disputes RegardingMaritime Boundaries: The Aegean Sea as a Case Study An L.S.E. Hellenic Society Public Lecture, London School of Economics, 1996 International Jurisprudence and the Maritime Zones of Islands LL.M. & M.Sc. Marine Policy guest lecture, The London School of Economics, 1996 Greek Public Policyand Hellenic Diaspora: Dual Communication Avenues International Conference of the Foundations for the Research of Hellenism, Cyprus Studies Centre, 1995 The Maastricht Conferences and European SecurityIssues The University of Macedonia, 1995 Common Foreign and SecurityPolicyin the NewEuropean Union The year’s M.A. guest lecture, Anglia Polytechnic University, 1995 The External Relations of the European Union The LawSociety of Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, 1995 ContemporaryIssues of Greek Foreign Policy An H.R.I. lecture, given at Harvard University, 1994 Thirty lectures on International Lawand International Relations European Union Academic Seminars Programmes, 1993 The NewEuropean Order Middlebury College, U.S.A., 1992 OTHER CONVENTIONS, SIMULATIONS & CONFERENCES ORGANISED Faculty Advisor and Coach, Istanbul Bilgi University Model United Nations team (2005- ) Judge, National Rounds, Jessup International LawCompetition (2006-) Coach of the Koc Universityteam for the Jessup International LawCompetition (2011) _____ Co-Organiser, “Re-defining Security in SEE and the Middle East - Searching for NewTools to Address Regional SecurityProblems”. Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Halki International Seminars (2007) Co-Organiser, “Europe: Mind the Gaps”. Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Halki International Seminars (2006) Co-Organiser and Chair, conference on “Turkey, Greece and the EU: Domestic Parameters, External Variables”, Istanbul (2006) Co-Organiser, conference series on “Turkey, Greece and the EU: The Aftermath of 3rd October”, Istanbul (2005) Coordinator, Istanbul Bilgi University & Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens Joint International Summer Programme; Istanbul, Turkey & Hydra, Greece (2005) Assistant Coordinator, Istanbul Bilgi University Summer Programme (2004) 13th Summer Seminar on “Eastern Europe and the Balkans: 15 Years After”. Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens, Hydra, Greece (2004) Brainstorming Session with Academics, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO Headquarters, Brussels (2004) Coach of the Istanbul Bilgi Universityteam for the Jessup International LawCompetition (2003-5) Head of the Greek Delegation, Euroforum, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey (2001-3) Conference Delegate & IDIS Representative at the Conference on “Turkey, the EU and the 2004 Milestone”. St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford (2003) Organizer & Co-Chairman of the First Annual International Affairs Forum (University of Indianapolis Athens & The Hellenic-American Union) (2001) Coordinator of the Greek Branch, Project on Conflict Resolution, University of Marburg, Istanbul, Turkey (2001) Coach of the University of Indianapolis team, Model of United Nations International Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece (2001) PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIP (select.) International Political Science Association (IPSA) International Studies Association (ISA) European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Lawand Society Association of North America (LSA) Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN/LSE) Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA) International LawAssociation (ILA/Greek Branch) Hellenic Society of International Lawand International Relations (HESILIR) Hellenic United Nations Association (HUNA) American Society of International Law(ASIL/f.) Institute of Public International Lawand International Relations of Thessaloniki, Greece (IPILIR) Cambridge University Graduate LawSociety (CUGLS) _____ LANGUAGE SKILLS ___________ Bilingual in Greek and English; intermediate German and Turkish. COMPUTER LITERACY ___________ MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), Internet JOURNALISM/OTHER____________________________________________________________ Regular article contributions to various major domestic and international newspapers and magazines Regular TV, radio and newspaper commentary to the major domestic and international media, including BBC, CNN, AFP, Associated Press, Spiegel, Le Monde, Figaro, Newsweek, Bloomberg et. al.
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