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Warren Buffett is known as the billionaire investment expert of the century and everyone would love to know the secret of his success. In his own words, Buffett is just a regular guy who likes fast food, honest work, and people he can trust. Throw in incredible instincts, a genius for numbers, meticulous research, and an almost sure-fire investment philosophy, and you begin to understand how he's become a legend in his own time.
With just a few thousands of dollars from relatives and friends, and by taking calculated risks with small companies and staying with them, he managed, almost single-handedly, to turn Salomon Brothers around. Giants like Disney, American Express, McDonald's, Gillette, and Coca-Cola have all been affected by Buffett's magic touch, and he owns a chunk of all of them. By thirty-one, BUffett had already made himself a millionaire, and he's worked his way steadily toward the top of the Forbes list.
Here is a fascinating portrait of Warren Buffett, known for his investigating genius, his sense of humor, and his mean turn of a phrase. It's an amazing story of a man who carved his own path through American business by doing his homework, backing companies he believed in, and growing rich on their success-a story that will show you that opportunity abounds for anyone willing to go for it.
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A narration on the life of Warren.......2005-03-20
Review: At first glance, one would think that this is primarily a book on how to invest using the principles of Warren Buffett. Very much the contrary, this book is actually a narration of the life of Warren, from his days as a child (where he worked part-time as a paper boy) up to describing all his major acquisitions. Sixteen chapters of the book are devoted to this; the remaining one chapter of the book summarises the nine principles of investing.
It is interesting to read about how Warren grows up and his major investment successes. The final chapter would also serve as a very good checklist:
1) Know the numbers and what they mean.
2) Invest in products you understand.
3) Read widely to value prospects.
4) Always maintain a margin of safety.
5) Become a fanatic about investments.
6) Avoid buying "popular" stocks.
7) The secret of compound interest.
8) Know when to invest.
9) Never run with the street pack.
Certainly, when deciding what stock to purchase, each and every stock should be torn apart and analysed just as one would do when buying/starting any business. And what others feel that a particular stock is worth should not affect our own evaluation of the business prospects. It is the presence of such mismatch in pricing that allows investors like Warren to achieve their extraordinary returns.
Recommendations: This book would be suitable for people who know a little of Warren Buffett and would like to know more about him without going into too much details. For die-hard fans that had already read his annual newsletters to his Berkshire shareholders, they probably wouldn't learn anything new here.
Good book for Warren Buffett newbies.......2001-07-19
I am just getting into Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway stock. If you are looking for a quick easy read on the history of Warren Buffett and his company, this book would fill that need. This book covered the Buffett history and explained how the "Baby Berkshires" came about. I am sure there are other books that go into more detail, but this book will be a good book to start with.
A waste of time.......2001-02-01
I have read every book regarding Warren Buffett and in my opinion this one is by far the worst. I would urge readers to spend their money on other Buffett books. Any of the other ones would be better than this one.
This one simply regurgitates everything already written about the man and it's not even done with originality.
Warren Buffett: Master of the Market.......2000-02-08
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For more than a decade, Japan's dismal economy -- which has bounced from deflationary collapse to fitful recovery and back to collapse -- has been the biggest obstacle to economic growth. Why has the world's second largest economy been unable to save itself? Why has a country, whose financial might in the 1980s was the most feared force on the globe, become the sick man of the world economy? Why has the industrial transformation once called the Japanese Miracle frozen into the Japanese malaise?
Saving the Sun answers these questions by telling the story of Long Term Credit Bank, one of the nation's most respected financial institutions, and its attempts to transform itself into a Western-style bank. Through the stories of three extraordinary men, former Financial Times Tokyo bureau chief Gillian Tett brings to life the bank's long struggle to regain its financial health. In the process, she shines a light into the secretive world of Japanese banking where business is done in sex bars and gangsters lurk behind the scenes. And, in a fast-paced narrative, Tett chronicles the internal conflicts between reform-minded and tradition-bound factions within the bank, as well as the powerful and protective Japanese bureaucracy.
Filled with dramatic scenes involving some of the most important figures and institutions in international finance -- -Paul Volcker, Lawrence Summers, John Reed, Goldman Sachs, UBS, and CSFB -- Saving the Sun charts the growing confusion between a government eager to revive the economy but unwilling to accept the necessary compromises and the Western bankers (profiled here for the first time) who too openly scorned Japanese capitalism and its paramount interest in social harmony over pure profit.
What emerges is the first viable explanation of what caused Japan to stumble from such economic heights -- readers will finally understand what has hobbled that country. But what also emerges is the realization that a profound rift still exists between Japan and the rest of the world. Though Long Term Credit Bank's transformation into Shinsei bank has been a rousing success in financial terms, the Japanese press, government, and people have all but turned against the idea of American-style capitalism. Indeed, instead of reforming Japan, the banking crisis may have convinced ordinary Japanese, more than ever before, that they must go it alone.
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Best book on Japanese business practices I've seen yet.......2007-01-20
In the 1980's, Japanese business could seem to do no wrong. From business publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, to the mainstream press (Newsweek, The New York Times and CNN), the press wrote glowingly about Japanese business. For over a decade we read that our western practices were too short sighted and antiquated- we clearly needed to take a more "Japanese approach" to doing business, and in so doing, could be successful as they have been.
But a short time later Japanese companies were in big trouble in the US and back in Japan. Their stock market crashed, the real estate boom crashed, and the entire Japanese economy seemed to be not just in serious trouble, but in a meltdown of catastrophic proportions. What went wrong?
This book does an extremely credible job of explaining both how and why, and in simple layman's terms that anyone can easily understand. Using many specific examples, Gillian Tett shows how American and Japanese thought and business practices are polar opposites. These differences are not just a matter of the differences in culture between east and west--they go considerably deeper. But by the end of the book, the results were able to speak for themselves. By bringing in a new international management team made up of Japanese, American, Indian and Australian management, an insolvent bank that had been bought out for the first time in history by a group of western investors (!!) became a success story.
I'm an investment banker myself that has (in previous lives) worked for two different Japanese multinationals over a 7-year period in the 80's and 90's. My own experiences with Japan are mixed. I made some great friends, and have developed a high level of respect for their work ethic and their dedication to their employers, and usually, to each other. But in my opinion, the extreme xenophobia that permeates Japanese culture will not be lessened anytime soon. The term "gaijin" when politely translated means "foreigner." But to many (but not all) Japanese the term is not polite at all.
Get this one. I don't give out many "five star" ratings, but I so for this book without quibbling. I look forward to future works from Ms. Tett.
One well chosen case to illustrate a systemic problem.......2006-09-27
Saving the Sun is about the corporate culture of Japan's financial industry and how it is changing. Gillian Tett focuses on one institution, The Long Term Credit Bank, to illustrate what happened and how the financial environment in Japan is changing.
The LTCB was a key player in Japan's post war miracle. It lent money to fund business operations and new ventures, working in close cooperation with the elite bureaucrats of Japan's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Then in the 1980s, drunk on its spectacular success, Japan Inc. excessively invested in thoughtless projects, all funded by the LTCB and the rest of the financial industry, with no thought at all given to making money. Prestige was everything.
As a result, the Japanese financial system almost collapsed; what survived had to change. Banks began failing despite attempts by the Ministry of Finance to organize rescues. Some failed banks were nationalized, among them the LTCB; these institutions were then put up for sale but no one in Japan wanted them.
There were tragedies. Katsunobu Onogi, a fatherly and admirably responsible gentleman of the old school, was arrested and charged, spending a month in custody before being found guilty and sentenced to three years in jail, suspended. A colleague, Takashi Uehara, committed suicide, which in Japan is a gesture of atonement, not an escape. At another bank, the president parachuted in from the Bank of Japan, Tadayo Honma, also killed himself again to atone for the system's failure.
Then Tim Collins's Ripplewood, an American fund, arrived and offered to rescue the LTCB. This was politically difficult. The Japanese don't like foreign ways, and the thought of a pillar of Japanese finance being bought out by foreigners provoked public outrage. In the end MoF had no choice and the deal went through.
The bank was renamed Shinsei, meaning "Rebirth" in Japanese. A remarkable man, Masamoto Yashiro, was hauled out from a second retirement after a full career at Esso Sekiyu (Exxon's Japan operation) and the creation of Citibank's Japanese retail business, to oversee the reconstruction. Clash was inevitable. The conservative rank and file employees had no idea how to work with the hyperactive can-do go-go-go managers now running the show. A new Indian head of IT, Jay Dvivedi, junked the old mainframes and installed, in mere months, a new state-of-the-art system featuring PCs on every desk and instant access to whatever reports management wanted. The corporate planning department, which decided new products, disappeared: henceforth Shinsei would listen to its customers to determine their needs.
The financial revolution isn't over. Shinsei's success wasn't total. Major clients were allowed to fail, Sogo department store went bankrupt. Politicians blamed Shinsei for not being kinder to its debtors.
I've worked for the IT departments of foreign banks in Japan since 1995 so this book strikes particularly close to home for me. I can even see the Shinsei headquarters from my desk. Interesting and informative. Recommended.
Vincent Poirier, Tokyo
Enjoyable worthwhile read in Japanese economics.......2005-06-14
I don't usually read books like these but I decided to purchase it anyway. How can something as dry as Japanese banking reform be interesting? Well Gillian Tett made it interesting enough. As with her style of writing, I note that the chapter headings fully telegraph what is about to take place in the narative, I thought, well whats the fun of reading on if you know what is going to happen? With that, Tett's narative is replete with all the drama one can ever read in a good novel. There are deaths, gangsters, flamboyant characters, politics, society, culture clashes, and mix in with all of this, economics.
The Japanese are suppose to be the smart ones. They excel in many areas requiring technical knowledge. The media never misses an opportunity to point out how inferior Americans are when it comes to math and such knowledge. I was therefore amazed when I have read that the Japanese don't have a grasp of the simple relationship between risk and return. I would have thought that they'd have overly complicated financial models using high level math. But it turns out that, from my perspective, the way the LTCB bankers did business was bizarre. Why would anybody be paternalistic when it comes to money?
I won't spoil the ending but it seems obvious from the title of the book what will unfold, in fact, it is the heading of the final chapter. I belive but am not sure that the paperback has an epilogue, revisiting the many chracters as further back as 2004. There are classes offered at university focusing in Asian economics and also Japanese economics as well. Gillian Tett's tract would be apposite as reading material if you are into that.
Get an insight of Japanese Economy.......2005-03-25
This is the first book I read about Japanese banks and this has not only given me an insight about their banking system but about how the Japan's Economic Policy is the face of Japan's Banks. It is about the clash between Japanese Traditional way of life against the changing face of the world. This book is about Globalization, this book is about dreams, this book is about Japanese pride. Go read this book.
Culture clashes and financial mismanagement on a large scale.......2004-10-01
In the 1980's, Japan was considered an economic powerhouse and their sun was still rising. There was genuine fear in the United States of that power; the news broadcasts of the time were full of new Japanese purchases of properties in the U. S. and there was talk of restricting how much could be purchased. Much of this was based on real estate prices in Japan and some of the figures are incredible. At one time, the land area of the imperial palace, approximately 1.15 square kilometers, was estimated to be equal in value to the entire state of California or the entire country of Canada.
However, most of this value was nothing more than a speculative bubble, and very early into the nineties, it crashed. This left the Japanese banks with billions of dollars of uncollectible loans and looking for a way to survive. With deepest reluctance, some original thinkers in the Japanese banking community looked to American capital vendors to assist in their recovery. This is the story of those events, but it is just as much a story of the contrast and clash of two cultures.
In America, the flow of capital is largely freewheeling, the ideal is that it will always move to where it can most quickly be reproduced. However, in Japan, that is not the case. Lending is done based largely on personal and institutional relationships. Cooperation, even to the point of losing money, is the cultural imperative, reinforced by tradition and social pressures. It was considered very unacceptable for banks to call in unserviceable debt, with some banks referring to insolvent companies as "their children." Therefore, when the bubble burst, most banks themselves were insolvent.
However, the leaders of the banks did not come clean, preferring to hide their problems with accounting tricks. One humorous incident is related where the true records were hidden in a closet when Japanese government inspectors were conducting an on-site audit. This behavior, considered criminal in the United States, was much more acceptable in Japan, which points out what are the real lessons to be learned from this book.
Although the economic might of Japan leads those in the western nations to believe that it is economically similar, in fact it is not. The differences are dramatic and the explanations of how those cultural differences make economic differences make this book very interesting. Without the cultural contrasts, this is just another story about a weak, bankrupt company being taken over by another. While interesting, there is no real intensity to the story.
I was amazed at reading how an American company that specializes in takeovers managed to purchase an interest in an insolvent Japanese bank and how all parties handled the event. There were political repercussions on both sides of the Pacific and it was necessary for some fundamental changes to be made in the Japanese financial systems. The events took place in the early 1990's, well after the economies of Japan and the United States had two decades to get to know each other. And yet, there was still a lot of misunderstanding and some naiveté on both sides.
The Americans made the typical mistakes of thinking that the circumstances were no different than when they were on Wall Street. As soon as the company was saved and the price had gone up, they wanted to take their profits and run. This is anathema to the Japanese, and they should have known that. Their attempt to do so created a lot of unnecessary ill will that needed to be smoothed over. The Japanese also made the typical mistake of thinking that the Americans would act like Japanese after they purchased a Japanese company.
This is an excellent book on international finance and the recurring problems of the Japanese economy. For years, the Asian form of crony capitalism was considered the model for economic growth, and a force that could not be stopped. In this book, you learn the fundamental flaws of such a system and how difficult it is for two cultures to engage in an economic marriage of convenience, even when there is no choice in the matter.
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In this timely book, Mr. Bowser shares the magic of leverage that comes with studying, buying and selling stocks for $3 or less for three decades. All his wisdom and accumulated experiences are digested in this book. Also, he discusses in detail his unique Game Plan and his 12 Point Rating System. The book outlines the historical basis for the author's theories, which have resulted in startling gains. This is a raod map that guides one to success in what are admittedly speculative investments. A must read!!
Customer Reviews:
Great book for new investors.......2007-04-02
R. Max Bowser's 1st book, Making Dollars with Pennies, is a great book for those individuals looking for a manual to introduce them to the stock market, its inner workings, and those vital parties involved in it. The terms of the stock market are clearly defined and the down-to-earth writing makes the reader feel like the author is speaking directly to the reader. The author very quickly develops a rapport with the reader. There is a certain humor written into every sentence as Mr. Bowser pokes a little fun at himself and occasionally at fellow investors that have in some way fouled themselves in the stock market game.
The main purpose of Making Dollars with Pennies is to introduce the reader to the program he uses to determine which stocks to purchase and when to sell. Some points that are very precisely followed are: Why an investor would be interested in "ministocks"; What the Bowser Game Plan is; Its evolution; and even how the Bowser Ratings are determined.
Mr. Bowser does a very good job in showing the reader exactly why he/she should consider "ministocks", even taking into account the relative volatile nature of the minipriced stocks. The author succeeds in convincing the reader that if he is patient, has a versatile portfolio, and follows Mr. Bowser's suggestions as to which stocks to buy, that the reader will do fairly well. Mr. Bowser backs up his statements by showing the reader a piece of his past in which he was not so successful in the stock market and how he learned how the stock market works. He explains how these findings of how the stock market works were developed into The Bowser Game Plan. He also explains in depth the mysterious Rating System and what it entails, raising the veil on how Mr. Bowser finds these little moneymakers.
As for the book, its layout and other mechanical factors of the book, I found the large print very easy on the eyes, making it a pleasant to read. The catchy titles of the chapters and subchapters encourage the reader to continue on with the next chapter. Plenty of charts help explain anything the reader may not understand. Perhaps the only thing that might be considered slightly off is that there doesn't seem to be any real order in which the chapters are presented. The first half of the book is devoted to explaining the stock market basics and the value of "ministocks" and the second half of the book is devoted to the explaining the Bowser Game Plan and how it is used. Otherwise, there really isn't any method to the chapters. However, it doesn't affect the readability and enjoyment of the book. It's kind of a go-with-the-flow type of reading.
All in all, R. Max Bowser's Making Dollars with Pennies is a greatly useful and enjoyable book that should be read by anyone considering entering the stock market. Mr. Bowser is very knowledgeable in the ways of the stock market and is obviously very willing to help those who are willing to learn and succeed in it. He very clearly demonstrates how his program works and how it should be used to make it work, and he does it in a charming and humorous way, making it easy for the reader to continue in what can be a very boring subject. This reader found the book very useful and enjoyable. A definite must-read for those entering into or interested in the stock market.
An explanation of how the "Bowser Report" picks stocks.......2004-09-19
I have read several investment guidance books where the only guidance offered is to buy the authors newsletter/consulting/mutual fund/etc. "Making Dollars with Pennies" at least explains the methodology of how the "Bowser Report" picks stocks before recommending that instead of spending your free time analyzing stocks you pay Max Bowser to do it for you.
The "Bowser" system is simple enought to understand and follow, with a list of "buy" indicators that can be learned from any financial page, and most refreshingly a system for when to sell. Although I have my reservations about whether the mechanical application of this system will make money, I have to give Mr. Bowser credit for explaining his system. If nothing else, it is a basis for further esploration.
An Unusual and Refreshing Approach to the Market..........2001-12-08
This is possibly the worst written book that I could conceive of giving four stars. The reason I am rating "Making Dollars with Pennies" so highly is due to its content and because Max Bowser, who has been publishing his "Bowser Report" for over 25 years, is the real deal. Actually, the book is a quick and easy read, with a folksy demeanor. No high finance here. The book may be most helpful for people who have already been in the market for a little while (and perhaps been burned). The book is weak as a work of literature due to its poor organization and repetitiveness (stressing diversification among 12 to 18 stocks several times).
I believe that to succeed as an active investor in today's market, you need some kind of an "edge" or a niche. One way to obtain that is to focus on stocks trading under $3 per share, as Max does. Let the book serve as your trail guide into the jungle of smaller stocks. While Max rails against the studious ignorance among institutions of these supposedly risky shares, in practice he is quite careful about what he does. Although the selection of new issues is somewhat shrouded in mystery (with Bowser encouraging readers to subscribe to his monthly report in order to get new picks) he gives sufficient detail of his "Bowser Rating" system to uncover his thought process. Two significant ways Bowser reduces risk of investing among smaller stocks is by having a bias towards companies with strong balance sheets and a consistent record of past earnings - no development-stage, long shot concept stocks here.
One important caveat to keep in mind about Bowser's system is that it was honed during the mid-to-late 70s, when treading water was often difficult. To the extent that his methodology or conclusions have become stale or outdated, it may trace to ideas he tested at that time. Personally, I find the vintage comforting as our 2000-2010 market may possibly have more in common with the 70s than the 80s or 90s bull runs. Also please note that some of his suggestions, particularly for the mechanics of setting up and monitoring a portfolio, appear to have been made obsolete by the internet.
Aside from diversification, Bowser's possibly most important other safeguard is a formula for selling. First of all, whenever a stock's "Bowser Rating" falls below 8, the stock is sold, forcing an investor to sell companies with deteriorating fundamentals. Secondly, whenever a stock doubles, an investor is encouraged to sell half of his or her position, recouping cost. The remainder of a rising position is then held until it declines 25% from its most recent high.
How have Bowser's picks (from over 25 years of newsletters) done over time? As he says towards the end of the book [p. 157], 47% of the companies are still in business, 26% have been bought out and 27% are bankrupt. Over their holding periods, more recommended stocks have declined than have advanced. However, absent audited statistics, it appears that tiny minorities of winning stocks have more than made up for the losers. These big winners are mentioned in an "honor roll", and include firms such as Semtech, Smithfield Foods and Alpha Systems. The great hope of the investor in small stocks is not that the average pick will do well, but that a small number of them will be big winners - which is why diversification is so important.
"Making Dollars with Pennies" is only a beginning. It is no substitute for doing more work on your own.
Beat Wall Street.......2000-12-01
If you can consistenty beat Wall Street you will be headed for the record books. I do agree with the author that you can beat Wall Street but you need to put in allot of time and research. There are books like The guide for penny stock investing that can help. The key is to do your research and then to hold on to your stock as it moves up. Donny Lowy in his guide and Max in his book do supply the extra leverage to make it happen.
Great Book.......2000-08-08
I read this "great book" and it showed me the steps to buying and selling penny stocks... The author gives you a wide range of stocks to chose from in his newsletter. You can get a sample copy of the newsletter with the coupon in the back of the book. Get your money's worth here.
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B&B City Streets brand laminated folded map in color of New Orleans. Indexes show locations of public buildings, neighborhoods (quarters), housing projects, streets, points of interest, hotels, shopping centers, markets, parks. Shows marinas, canals, basins, wharves, post offices, libraries, museums, theaters, radio towers, lighthouses, monuments, churches, monasteries, synagogues, ruins, bus stations, golf courses, airports and airfields, police stations, parking lots and garages, streetcar routes, youth hostels, zoos and other places of interest, hospitals, hotels, places for yachts and yachting. On one side, New Orleans Downtown at a scale of 1:11,000. Also New Orleans and Region inset at 1:300,000, showing routes into and out of the city. Reverse side shows greater New Orleans at 1:30,000 with many neighborhoods and streets labeled directly on the map. Also has an inset of southeastern Louisiana showing routes to New Orleans from Lake Charles, Jackson, Columbia, Hattiesburg, Venice, Gulfport/Mobile. Climate chart with monthy averages of temperature, humidity, precipitation and sunshine duration. 2004 updated edition.
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- horseracing, thoroughbreds, and dreams..............
- Dollars from your dreams
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This is a novel, even though based on true life events of the author, not relating to any real person or circumstance. Ulla is made up, from life experieince of the author, and other women who have attempted to be accepted into the world of horseracing.
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horseracing, thoroughbreds, and dreams.....................2002-06-06
Fill the yearning you have for a new horse story. We've all worn our Margaret Henry's and Walter Farley's to a dog-eared, well loved, memorized place in our hearts and minds. DOLLARS IN THE STREETS adds new ideas, and fondly recounted hours of horsey dreams, and realities in a novel based on the life of an amazing young girl who came to a new country, alone, and with little to go on but her dreams, who made those dreams come true.
Beginning fifty something years ago, the author leads us through a straight from the horse eye view of the horse industry. From arriving at the stable at four AM, to the dark nights walking out a racehorse, long after the fans, and fanfare have died down, this is a great inside look at the care and love of horses from someone who experienced it daily for many decades.
A book filled with tears, laughter, miracles and satisfaction, this book, shows a young woman who gathers her dreams, stamina and like the horses we have loved "Phar lap, and Black Beauty" continues on through a life filled with ups and downs, wins and losses to fulfill her life.
Dollars from your dreams.......2001-12-23
A beautiful book for the race horse lover, and for young girls who need inspiration to make their dreams come true. After September 11, when so many woman are having to rebuild shattered lives, and so many young girls will be growing up with the terrible loss of parents to a horrifying situation, this book is a thoughtful way to show young girls you can make it. A girl who not only made it through a terrible war, but came to America alone, and not only made her own dreams come true, eventually made it possible for her whole family to come here and escape the poverty of a war torn country trying to recover from the ravages of that war. Laughs, and dreams, and miracles, and a toughness that gives us a clue that God, and our own endurability will get us through anything.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY TO FULLFILL HER DREAMS-.......2000-11-10
This is a story of a truly incredible woman, who never gave up her dreams. It was very inspiring. A long journey encompassing many aspects of a multi-faceted life, and centered around the backside of the racetrack, where a woman is STILL not greeted with much more than distain from "the good old boys". This lady tells a story of being a pioneer in that field. It was truly inspirational. This book showed both the hardships and joys of living one's dreams to the fullest. I feel that there a lot more stories than the one in this book. I hope that the author will be enouraged to elaborate and write another more detailed book in the future. A very good first effort!
One way streets?.......2000-10-23
I found it well written, enlightening and encouraging. Women of all ages will see an example of courage and success. Congrats.
Carlos Roldan
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