• The Auckland proles can enjoy this

    From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 00:16:04
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to JohnO on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 08:03:28
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20 cents.
    And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks
    taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car
    usage on that route

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to george on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 14:03:48
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 08:03:35 UTC+13, george wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20 cents.

    GST will presumably be added after the sales tax so it's already 11.5c. Round that up to 12c and we're well on our way.

    And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks
    taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car
    usage on that route

    This tram idea is the utmost in money wasting pointless stupidity. If you want PT to the airport take a train to Puhinui and run a regular shuttle from there.
    Hell, make it "free" and it will still cost the ratepayer less than this dumb tram idea.

    Fucking Phil Goof and his lies about saving us money. Auckland costs are blowing out all over the place - ATEED, salaries and now this abomination.





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  • From jmschristophers@gmail.com@3:770/3 to george on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 14:29:39
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8:03:35 AM UTC+13, george wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20 cents. And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks
    taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car
    usage on that route


    Since exports are so crucial to New Zealand's economic survival, how do you think its overseas clientèle will view a cheaper (yet still over-valued) NZ dollar? Or, come to that, that other critical component of our economy, foreign tourists?

    Oh, and by the way, the world price of oil has been slowly recovering from its recent doldrums. Yesterday in its regular 15mins business segment, BBC World News reported one of oil's principal markers, Brent Crude, had just hit US$60/barrel, the
    highest it's been for many, many months.

    No surprise, of course, that Stuff missed, or just as likely, calculatedly suppressed such a significant factor in just another of its half-truth fright and angst stories.

    And talk of a new airport road is just that: talk.

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to JohnO on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 10:24:53
    On 11/1/2017 10:03 AM, JohnO wrote:
    \
    This tram idea is the utmost in money wasting pointless stupidity. If you
    want PT to the airport take a train to Puhinui and run a regular shuttle from there. Hell, make it "free" and it will still cost the ratepayer less than this
    dumb tram idea.

    Fucking Phil Goof and his lies about saving us money. Auckland costs are
    blowing out all over the place - ATEED, salaries and now this abomination.

    Now that liebor are in government just watch the excesses under former
    liebor members now mayors
    Cut the council back to roads and rubbish.
    Reduce pays to a cap of, say. &80,000 except for managers who actually
    manage.
    there they can negotiate and if they dont improve the city they get unproductivity fines.

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to jmschri...@gmail.com on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 15:55:38
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 10:29:40 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8:03:35 AM UTC+13, george wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20 cents. And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks
    taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car usage on that route


    Since exports are so crucial to New Zealand's economic survival, how do you
    think its overseas clientèle will view a cheaper (yet still over-valued) NZ dollar? Or, come to that, that other critical component of our economy, foreign tourists?

    Oh, and by the way, the world price of oil has been slowly recovering from
    its recent doldrums. Yesterday in its regular 15mins business segment, BBC World News reported one of oil's principal markers, Brent Crude, had just hit US$60/barrel, the
    highest it's been for many, many months.

    No surprise, of course, that Stuff missed, or just as likely, calculatedly
    suppressed such a significant factor in just another of its half-truth fright and angst stories.

    And talk of a new airport road is just that: talk.

    Indeed. All we know is the additional tax gouge without and specific detail on how it will be spent.

    Which just goes to show the mentality with this left leaning mob; the additional tax is the important part, any benefit it may or may not provide is less important detail.

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to jmschri...@gmail.com on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 18:03:58
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 13:40:21 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 11:55:40 AM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 10:29:40 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8:03:35 AM UTC+13, george wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20
    cents.
    And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car usage on that route


    Since exports are so crucial to New Zealand's economic survival, how do
    you think its overseas clientèle will view a cheaper (yet still over-valued) NZ dollar? Or, come to that, that other critical component of our economy, foreign tourists?

    Oh, and by the way, the world price of oil has been slowly recovering
    from its recent doldrums. Yesterday in its regular 15mins business segment, BBC World News reported one of oil's principal markers, Brent Crude, had just hit US$60/barrel, the
    highest it's been for many, many months.

    No surprise, of course, that Stuff missed, or just as likely,
    calculatedly suppressed such a significant factor in just another of its half-truth fright and angst stories.

    And talk of a new airport road is just that: talk.

    Indeed. All we know is the additional tax gouge without and specific detail
    on how it will be spent.

    Which just goes to show the mentality with this left leaning mob; the
    additional tax is the important part, any benefit it may or may not provide is less important detail.


    Tax is as inevitable as death, and classifying its perceived pros and cons
    are down to the individual's own perceptions of benefit or burden according to his own ingrained prejudices and self-interests.

    Obvious, one might say, but it's nevertheless remarkable how, in debate,
    these inconvenient factors are somehow forgotten or even hypocritically put aside.

    For instance, those of a febrile disposition with their cloistered political
    fixations might well whinge at the NZ$'s descent today - under Labour - to approximately US$0.69c, but while failing to recall that - under National - it was at about that
    same level on 11 May this year, and also on 26 December last year.

    Selective amnesia is just so convenient when it suits, isn't it; but then
    again, so terribly inconvenient when its victims find themselves called out on it!

    Only when your analysis is as shallow as a car park puddle.

    This latest fall is directly attributable to the change in government.

    The May fall was directly attributable to the Reserve Bank taking analysts by surprise by not increasing the OCR despite the economy expanding and expected inflation.

    Only one could be construed as showing a negative view of the government and the economy's prospects.

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  • From jmschristophers@gmail.com@3:770/3 to JohnO on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 17:40:20
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 11:55:40 AM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 10:29:40 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8:03:35 AM UTC+13, george wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20
    cents.
    And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car usage on that route


    Since exports are so crucial to New Zealand's economic survival, how do you
    think its overseas clientèle will view a cheaper (yet still over-valued) NZ dollar? Or, come to that, that other critical component of our economy, foreign tourists?

    Oh, and by the way, the world price of oil has been slowly recovering from
    its recent doldrums. Yesterday in its regular 15mins business segment, BBC World News reported one of oil's principal markers, Brent Crude, had just hit US$60/barrel, the
    highest it's been for many, many months.

    No surprise, of course, that Stuff missed, or just as likely, calculatedly
    suppressed such a significant factor in just another of its half-truth fright and angst stories.

    And talk of a new airport road is just that: talk.

    Indeed. All we know is the additional tax gouge without and specific detail
    on how it will be spent.

    Which just goes to show the mentality with this left leaning mob; the
    additional tax is the important part, any benefit it may or may not provide is less important detail.


    Tax is as inevitable as death, and classifying its perceived pros and cons are down to the individual's own perceptions of benefit or burden according to his own ingrained prejudices and self-interests.

    Obvious, one might say, but it's nevertheless remarkable how, in debate, these inconvenient factors are somehow forgotten or even hypocritically put aside.

    For instance, those of a febrile disposition with their cloistered political fixations might well whinge at the NZ$'s descent today - under Labour - to approximately US$0.69c, but while failing to recall that - under National - it was at about that same
    level on 11 May this year, and also on 26 December last year.

    Selective amnesia is just so convenient when it suits, isn't it; but then again, so terribly inconvenient when its victims find themselves called out on it!

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to JohnO on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 19:38:14
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 2:04:01 PM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 13:40:21 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 11:55:40 AM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 10:29:40 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8:03:35 AM UTC+13, george wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20
    cents.
    And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car

    usage on that route


    Since exports are so crucial to New Zealand's economic survival, how do
    you think its overseas clientèle will view a cheaper (yet still over-valued) NZ dollar? Or, come to that, that other critical component of our economy, foreign tourists?

    Oh, and by the way, the world price of oil has been slowly recovering
    from its recent doldrums. Yesterday in its regular 15mins business segment, BBC World News reported one of oil's principal markers, Brent Crude, had just hit US$60/barrel,
    the highest it's been for many, many months.

    No surprise, of course, that Stuff missed, or just as likely,
    calculatedly suppressed such a significant factor in just another of its half-truth fright and angst stories.

    And talk of a new airport road is just that: talk.

    Indeed. All we know is the additional tax gouge without and specific
    detail on how it will be spent.

    Which just goes to show the mentality with this left leaning mob; the
    additional tax is the important part, any benefit it may or may not provide is less important detail.


    Tax is as inevitable as death, and classifying its perceived pros and cons
    are down to the individual's own perceptions of benefit or burden according to his own ingrained prejudices and self-interests.

    Obvious, one might say, but it's nevertheless remarkable how, in debate,
    these inconvenient factors are somehow forgotten or even hypocritically put aside.

    For instance, those of a febrile disposition with their cloistered
    political fixations might well whinge at the NZ$'s descent today - under Labour
    - to approximately US$0.69c, but while failing to recall that - under National - it was at about that
    same level on 11 May this year, and also on 26 December last year.

    Selective amnesia is just so convenient when it suits, isn't it; but then
    again, so terribly inconvenient when its victims find themselves called out on it!

    Only when your analysis is as shallow as a car park puddle.

    This latest fall is directly attributable to the change in government.

    The May fall was directly attributable to the Reserve Bank taking analysts by
    surprise by not increasing the OCR despite the economy expanding and expected inflation.

    Only one could be construed as showing a negative view of the government and
    the economy's prospects.

    I'm just waiting for the government to put a halt on the $34billion gas find down south......

    Pooh

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 01:19:18
    There's no money for mowing berms but there's $45m for spin doctors.

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  • From Gordon@3:770/3 to gblack@hnpl.net on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 07:33:31
    On 2017-10-31, george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/1/2017 10:03 AM, JohnO wrote:
    \
    This tram idea is the utmost in money wasting pointless stupidity. If you want PT to the airport take a train to Puhinui and run a regular shuttle from there. Hell, make it "free" and it will still cost the ratepayer less than this
    dumb tram idea.

    Fucking Phil Goof and his lies about saving us money. Auckland costs are blowing out all over the place - ATEED, salaries and now this abomination.

    Now that liebor are in government just watch the excesses under former
    liebor members now mayors
    Cut the council back to roads and rubbish.

    So others can have water and parks etc.

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 01:17:31
    And the traffic there it's now described as as bad as Sydney.
    Which is worse than Auckland.

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  • From Gordon@3:770/3 to gblack@hnpl.net on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 07:29:55
    On 2017-10-31, george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike...
    https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20 cents. And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks
    taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car
    usage on that route

    Trust you have not been to Melbourne, George. Light rail for miles in all directions in the road. Melbourne is one of the worlds most liveable cities.

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to Gordon on Thursday, November 02, 2017 08:20:14
    On 11/1/2017 8:29 PM, Gordon wrote:
    On 2017-10-31, george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike...
    https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20 cents. >> And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks
    taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car
    usage on that route

    Trust you have not been to Melbourne, George. Light rail for miles in all directions in the road. Melbourne is one of the worlds most liveable cities.

    And how long has their tram system been up and running ?
    Since 1884 as I see. A very long time to build the city around them
    I lived in Wanganui when they had trams and in Wellington.
    Rode the last tram back to the depot


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  • From jmschristophers@gmail.com@3:770/3 to JohnO on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 15:55:08
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 2:04:01 PM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 13:40:21 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 11:55:40 AM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 10:29:40 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8:03:35 AM UTC+13, george wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20
    cents.
    And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop car

    usage on that route


    Since exports are so crucial to New Zealand's economic survival, how do
    you think its overseas clientèle will view a cheaper (yet still over-valued) NZ dollar? Or, come to that, that other critical component of our economy, foreign tourists?

    Oh, and by the way, the world price of oil has been slowly recovering
    from its recent doldrums. Yesterday in its regular 15mins business segment, BBC World News reported one of oil's principal markers, Brent Crude, had just hit US$60/barrel,
    the highest it's been for many, many months.

    No surprise, of course, that Stuff missed, or just as likely,
    calculatedly suppressed such a significant factor in just another of its half-truth fright and angst stories.

    And talk of a new airport road is just that: talk.

    Indeed. All we know is the additional tax gouge without and specific
    detail on how it will be spent.

    Which just goes to show the mentality with this left leaning mob; the
    additional tax is the important part, any benefit it may or may not provide is less important detail.


    Tax is as inevitable as death, and classifying its perceived pros and cons
    are down to the individual's own perceptions of benefit or burden according to his own ingrained prejudices and self-interests.

    Obvious, one might say, but it's nevertheless remarkable how, in debate,
    these inconvenient factors are somehow forgotten or even hypocritically put aside.

    For instance, those of a febrile disposition with their cloistered
    political fixations might well whinge at the NZ$'s descent today - under Labour
    - to approximately US$0.69c, but while failing to recall that - under National - it was at about that
    same level on 11 May this year, and also on 26 December last year.

    Selective amnesia is just so convenient when it suits, isn't it; but then
    again, so terribly inconvenient when its victims find themselves called out on it!

    Only when your analysis is as shallow as a car park puddle.

    This latest fall is directly attributable to the change in government.


    Uncertainty, invariably anathema to the markets.


    The May fall was directly attributable to the Reserve Bank taking analysts by
    surprise by not increasing the OCR despite the economy expanding and expected inflation.


    Markets wrong-footed, hence uncertainty, invariably anathema to the markets.


    Only one could be construed as showing a negative view of the government and
    the economy's prospects.

    However, your trumpeting of the latest glowing employment stats have not been partnered by any significant rise in the NZ$.

    But, along with the markets, I did note the reported rise had been mostly attributable, not to a desperately needed boost in export volumes and the combined increased value thereof, but yet again to expansion in lowbrow areas such as domestic
    construction, administration and accommodation, all three of which languish in the low-productivity, low wealth-producing doldrums of New Zealand's stultified
    and consistently unimpressive low per-capita real-productivity.

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to jmschri...@gmail.com on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 16:51:32
    On Thursday, 2 November 2017 11:55:10 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 2:04:01 PM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 13:40:21 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 11:55:40 AM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 November 2017 10:29:40 UTC+13, jmschri...@gmail.com
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 8:03:35 AM UTC+13, george wrote:
    On 10/31/2017 8:16 PM, JohnO wrote:
    ... Along with their 10c fuel tax hike... https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/98422646/petrol-prices-hit-eight-month-high-as-new-zealand-dollar-sinks


    And what's the bet that the '10 cents' somehow becomes more like 20
    cents.
    And since the road out to the airport is going to have tram tracks taking out at least one traffic lane the resulting jams will stop
    car
    usage on that route


    Since exports are so crucial to New Zealand's economic survival, how
    do you think its overseas clientèle will view a cheaper (yet still over-valued) NZ dollar? Or, come to that, that other critical component of our
    economy, foreign tourists?

    Oh, and by the way, the world price of oil has been slowly recovering
    from its recent doldrums. Yesterday in its regular 15mins business segment, BBC World News reported one of oil's principal markers, Brent Crude, had just hit US$60/barrel,
    the highest it's been for many, many months.

    No surprise, of course, that Stuff missed, or just as likely,
    calculatedly suppressed such a significant factor in just another of its half-truth fright and angst stories.

    And talk of a new airport road is just that: talk.

    Indeed. All we know is the additional tax gouge without and specific
    detail on how it will be spent.

    Which just goes to show the mentality with this left leaning mob; the
    additional tax is the important part, any benefit it may or may not provide is less important detail.


    Tax is as inevitable as death, and classifying its perceived pros and
    cons are down to the individual's own perceptions of benefit or burden according to his own ingrained prejudices and self-interests.

    Obvious, one might say, but it's nevertheless remarkable how, in debate,
    these inconvenient factors are somehow forgotten or even hypocritically put aside.

    For instance, those of a febrile disposition with their cloistered
    political fixations might well whinge at the NZ$'s descent today - under Labour
    - to approximately US$0.69c, but while failing to recall that - under National - it was at about that
    same level on 11 May this year, and also on 26 December last year.

    Selective amnesia is just so convenient when it suits, isn't it; but then
    again, so terribly inconvenient when its victims find themselves called out on it!

    Only when your analysis is as shallow as a car park puddle.

    This latest fall is directly attributable to the change in government.


    Uncertainty, invariably anathema to the markets.
    Uncertainty over government is now over. Exchange rate still tanked. Keep trying.



    The May fall was directly attributable to the Reserve Bank taking analysts
    by surprise by not increasing the OCR despite the economy expanding and expected inflation.


    Markets wrong-footed, hence uncertainty, invariably anathema to the markets.


    Only one could be construed as showing a negative view of the government
    and the economy's prospects.

    However, your trumpeting of the latest glowing employment stats have not been
    partnered by any significant rise in the NZ$.

    Cancelled by market displeasure at new government direction.


    But, along with the markets, I did note the reported rise had been mostly
    attributable, not to a desperately needed boost in export volumes and the combined increased value thereof, but yet again to expansion in lowbrow areas such as domestic
    construction, administration and accommodation, all three of which languish in the low-productivity, low wealth-producing doldrums of New Zealand's stultified
    and consistently unimpressive low per-capita real-productivity.

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