December 31: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.105 %
Standard deviation	1.202
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	5
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	8

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	120	66	197	142
Avg. % change	0.148%	0.38%	0.004%	0.028%
Standard deviation % change	0.811	3.237	0.653	0.205
No. of times price has gone up	10	12	6	1
No. of times price has gone down	7	10	5	1

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Broadly Flat (Reuters)
Euro offers US dollar a respite (AFP)
London shares end at session highs as insurers bounce back from early lows (AFP)
European stocks show late firmness on strong US data (AFP)
Dollar Falls to New Low Vs Euro (Reuters)
Dollar Near Record Low Against Euro (AP)
Turkey set for currency reform to showcase economic progress (AFP)
Euro shoots to record high 1.3548 dollars (AFP)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)

BBC - On This Day
1964: Campbell speeds to double record
Donald Campbell breaks the world water speed record, the only man to break both land and water speed records in the same year.
1999: Putin takes over as Yeltsin resigns
Boris Yeltsin has resigned as Russian president and says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will take over immediately.
1987: Zeebrugge heroes honoured
People who displayed heroism during the Zeebrugge ferry disaster are recognised in the New Year's Honours List.
1951: Churchill trip finally underway
The British Prime Minister sets off on his trip to America aboard the Queen Mary after more than 24 hours delay.
1999: UK prepares to celebrate millennium
Britain gears up to join a global party with a spectacular array of revelries to welcome in the third millennium.

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Wikipedia entry for December 31

December 30: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.311 %
Standard deviation	0.892
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	4
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	9

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	275	283	103	40
Avg. % change	-0.13%	-0.237%	0.214%	0.274%
Standard deviation % change	0.611	1.225	0.873	0.903
No. of times price has gone up	10	10	10	4
No. of times price has gone down	11	13	8	1

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Stocks Move Sideways (Reuters)
Euro offers US dollar a respite (AFP)
London shares end at session highs as insurers bounce back from early lows (AFP)
European stocks show late firmness on strong US data (AFP)
Dollar Falls to New Low Vs Euro (Reuters)
Dollar Near Record Low Against Euro (AP)
Turkey set for currency reform to showcase economic progress (AFP)
Euro shoots to record high 1.3548 dollars (AFP)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)

BBC - On This Day
1994: Gunman kills two women at abortion clinic
Two women are shot dead and at least five others injured after a gunman opens fire at two neighbouring abortion clinics.
2002: Diana Ross arrested for drink-driving
Singer Diana Ross is stopped by the police for drinking and driving after her car is seen swerving across a road.
1958: Castro's rebels edge closer to capital
Thousands die in the bloodiest fighting in Cuba's history as rebels threaten to overthrow the military regime of President Batista.
1971: Iranians deported from Iraq
Some of the approximately 60,000 Iranian men, women and children expelled from Iraq in the past few days try to make their way home.
1986: Coal mine canaries made redundant
More than 200 canary birds are to be phased out of Britain's mining pits and replaced by hand-held gas detectors.

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Wikipedia entry for December 30

December 29: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.335 %
Standard deviation	1.283
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	3
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	10

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	80	128	102	48
Avg. % change	0.227%	0.18%	0.215%	0.239%
Standard deviation % change	1.235	1.412	1.484	1.21
No. of times price has gone up	12	10	13	3
No. of times price has gone down	8	9	6	2

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Stocks at 2-1/2-Year Highs (Reuters)
European stocks show late firmness on strong US data (AFP)
Dollar Falls to New Low Vs Euro (Reuters)
Dollar Near Record Low Against Euro (AP)
Markets refuse to slow down (FT.com)
Turkey set for currency reform to showcase economic progress (AFP)
Euro shoots to record high 1.3548 dollars (AFP)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)
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BBC - On This Day
1998: Six die as huge waves smash into yachts
Six people have died after mountainous seas smashed into yachts taking part in the prestigous Sydney to Hobart race.
1986: Harold Macmillan dies
Lord Stockton, the former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, dies aged 92.
1984: Rajiv Gandhi wins landslide election victory
Rajiv Gandhi claims a massive victory for his assassinated mother's Congress Party in the Indian general election.
1975: New laws to end battle of the sexes
Radical new legislation introducing a woman's right to equal pay and status comes into force today.
2000: Freezing Britain grinds to a halt
A blanket of snow descends on the country as Arctic conditions disrupt travel.

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Wikipedia entry for December 29

December 28: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.362 %
Standard deviation	0.477
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	1
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	7

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	204	204	177	188
Avg. % change	-0.015%	-0.029%	0.06%	-0.026%
Standard deviation % change	0.59	1.127	1.001	0.091
No. of times price has gone up	5	7	6	0
No. of times price has gone down	8	9	4	2

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Track Sideways (Reuters)
Dollar Falls to New Low Vs Euro (Reuters)
Dollar Near Record Low Against Euro (AP)
Markets refuse to slow down (FT.com)
Turkey set for currency reform to showcase economic progress (AFP)
European stocks close higher in Christmas Eve trading (AFP)
Euro shoots to record high 1.3548 dollars (AFP)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)
A Different Look at iShares (The Motley Fool)

BBC - On This Day
1993: Mafia link in cocaine haul
British customs officials seize £70m of Colombian cocaine thought to be linked to the Mafia.
1957: Foot-and-mouth shuts down abattoir
One of Britain's largest abattoirs closes down after foot-and-mouth disease is found in cattle waiting to be slaughtered.
1979: Tay Bridge rail disaster remembered
Passengers retrace a fatal journey on the 100th anniversary of a train plunging from the Tay Bridge into icy waters.
1980: Green light for breakfast television
A shake-up of broadcasting franchises paves the way for breakfast television.

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Wikipedia entry for December 28

December 27: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.452 %
Standard deviation	1.248
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	2
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	8

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	38	13	42	10
Avg. % change	0.354%	0.919%	0.4%	0.538%
Standard deviation % change	1.657	3.608	1.782	1.623
No. of times price has gone up	8	11	7	3
No. of times price has gone down	5	2	4	1

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
Dollar Near Record Low Against Euro (AP)
Yen Weaker After Tsunami (Reuters)
Markets refuse to slow down (FT.com)
Turkey set for currency reform to showcase economic progress (AFP)
Eurostocks End at 2-1/2 Year Highs (Reuters)
European stocks close higher in Christmas Eve trading (AFP)
Euro shoots to record high 1.3548 dollars (AFP)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)
A Different Look at iShares (The Motley Fool)

BBC - On This Day
1985: Gunmen kill 16 at two European airports
At least 16 people are killed and more than 100 injured during twin terrorist attacks in Rome and Vienna.
1960: France explodes third atomic bomb
The French move a step closer to developing a compact nuclear bomb after a third test in the Sahara desert.
1997: Loyalist leader murdered in prison
A leading protestant paramilitary, Billy Wright, is shot dead at the maximum security Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
1977: Star Wars fever invades Britain
Thousands of people flock to UK cinemas to watch the long-awaited blockbuster, Star Wars.

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Wikipedia entry for December 27

December 26: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day

0 %

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	198	168	210	159
Avg. % change	0%	0.063%	-0.017%	0%
Standard deviation % change	0	0.296	0.08	0
No. of times price has gone up	0	1	0	0
No. of times price has gone down	0	0	1	0

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
Turkey set for currency reform to showcase economic progress (AFP)
Eurostocks End at 2-1/2 Year Highs (Reuters)
European stocks close higher in Christmas Eve trading (AFP)
Euro shoots to record high 1.3548 dollars (AFP)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)
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FTSE 100 ends higher lifted by mining shares (AFP)
Dollar Mostly Firmer, Gains on Sterling (Reuters)
German research institute lowers country's GDP growth outlook for 2005 (Canadian Press)

BBC - On This Day
1988: First clue to Lockerbie crash found
Crash investigators uncover wreckage which may hold the key to the Lockerbie air disaster.
1990: Iranian leader upholds Rushdie fatwa
Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said the death sentence on writer Salman Rushdie for alleged blasphemy will remain in force.
1979: Joy as guerrillas fly in to Rhodesia
A group of Patriotic Front guerrillas receive a joyous welcome as they arrive back in Rhodesia to help monitor the ceasefire.
1970: 'Golden girl' of British athletics dies
British Olympic medallist Lillian Board MBE has died after losing her battle against a virulent form of cancer.

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Wikipedia entry for December 26

December 25: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day

0 %

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	145	112	201	158
Avg. % change	0.099%	0.244%	0%	0%
Standard deviation % change	0.476	1.171	0	0
No. of times price has gone up	1	1	0	0
No. of times price has gone down	0	0	0	0

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
Eurostocks End at 2-1/2 Year Highs (Reuters)
European stocks close higher in Christmas Eve trading (AFP)
Euro shoots to record high 1.3548 dollars (AFP)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)
A Different Look at iShares (The Motley Fool)
FTSE 100 ends higher lifted by mining shares (AFP)
Dollar Mostly Firmer, Gains on Sterling (Reuters)
German research institute lowers country's GDP growth outlook for 2005 (Canadian Press)
Bullish FTSE 100 closes higher (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1952: Queen makes first Christmas speech
British and Commonwealth listeners hear the Queen's first Christmas broadcast since her accession to the throne.
1974: Cyclone Tracy leaves Darwin devastated
The Australian city of Darwin is wrecked by a powerful cyclone that leaves thousands of people homeless.
1989: Romania's 'first couple' executed
Deposed Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena are shot after being found guilty of crimes against the state.
1991: Gorbachev resigns as Soviet Union breaks up
Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union for almost seven years, steps down from office.
1977: Silent film legend Chaplin dies
Charlie Chaplin, the comic genius of silent films, dies at his home in Switzerland at the age of 88.
2003: Mars space probe disappears
Scientists fail to make contact with British-built Mars probe Beagle 2, which should have landed on the Red Planet earlier today.

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Wikipedia entry for December 25

December 24: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.221 %
Standard deviation	0.585
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	3
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	11

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	93	93	212	33
Avg. % change	0.194%	0.287%	-0.025%	0.304%
Standard deviation % change	0.413	1.244	0.607	1.024
No. of times price has gone up	13	11	6	4
No. of times price has gone down	1	7	5	1

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
Europe Shares Flat on Christmas Eve (Reuters)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
European stocks edge higher in early deals (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)
A Different Look at iShares (The Motley Fool)
FTSE 100 ends higher lifted by mining shares (AFP)
Dollar Mostly Firmer, Gains on Sterling (Reuters)
German research institute lowers country's GDP growth outlook for 2005 (Canadian Press)
City regulator plans to get tough with accounts in five industries (FT.com)
Bullish FTSE 100 closes higher (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1974: 'Drowned' Stonehouse found alive
Former UK minister John Stonehouse has been found in Australia after apparently faking his own death.
1962: Bay of Pigs prisoners fly to freedom
More than 1,000 men taken prisoner at the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba return to the United States in time for Christmas.
1979: Europe launches first rocket
The first European-built rocket, Ariane 1, successfully blasts off into space.
1988: Oilfields crippled after storage ship drifts
North Sea oil production is dealt another blow months after the Piper Alpha disaster.
1997: Minister's son arrested in drug probe
The son of an unnamed Cabinet minister is arrested on suspicion of selling drugs.

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Wikipedia entry for December 24

December 23: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.468 %
Standard deviation	0.607
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	3
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	11

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	138	224	156	324
Avg. % change	0.12%	-0.101%	0.1%	-0.355%
Standard deviation % change	0.673	0.902	0.55	1.239
No. of times price has gone up	10	10	10	1
No. of times price has gone down	10	12	4	3

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Tread Tight Range (Reuters)
European stocks edge higher in early deals (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)
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FTSE 100 ends higher lifted by mining shares (AFP)
Dollar Mostly Firmer, Gains on Sterling (Reuters)
German research institute lowers country's GDP growth outlook for 2005 (Canadian Press)
City regulator plans to get tough with accounts in five industries (FT.com)
Bourses seen opening flat as volumes thin (FT.com)
Turkey cuts rates amid monetary policy revamp (FT.com)
Bullish FTSE 100 closes higher (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1972: Earthquake wreaks devastation in Nicaragua
Ten thousand people are feared dead after a two-hour earthquake rips through the Nicaraguan capital, Managua.
1956: Jubilation as allied troops leave Suez
The United Nations Emergency Force takes over in Egypt after British and French forces withdraw from Port Said and Port Fuad ending the Suez Crisis.
1992: Queen's Christmas speech leaked
The BBC investigates a leak which led to the Queen's Christmas speech being published in a national newspaper.
1986: Sakharov comes in from the cold
The Soviet Union's most prominent dissident, Andrei Sakharov, has returned to Moscow after almost seven years of internal exile.
1964: Beeching to leave British Railways
Dr Richard Beeching who instigated major and controversial changes to the rail network will quit, says the government.

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Wikipedia entry for December 23

December 22: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day: 0.302
Standard deviation : 0.536
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 5
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 8

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 103 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.18 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
298 , 319 and 56 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.18	-0.286	-0.3	0.215
Standard deviation % change	0.669	1.112	1.1	0.86
No. of times price has gone up	11	8	8	3
No. of times price has gone down	9	15	12	2

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Tech Shares, NY Gains Lift Europe Stocks (Reuters)
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FTSE 100 ends higher lifted by mining shares (AFP)
Dollar Mostly Firmer, Gains on Sterling (Reuters)
German research institute lowers country's GDP growth outlook for 2005 (Canadian Press)
European stocks drift into pre-Christmas slumber (AFP)
City regulator plans to get tough with accounts in five industries (FT.com)
Bourses seen opening flat as volumes thin (FT.com)
Turkey cuts rates amid monetary policy revamp (FT.com)
Bullish FTSE 100 closes higher (AFP)
Euro zone records disappointing third-quarter growth, but still on track (Canadian Press)

BBC - On This Day
1972: Survivors found 10 weeks after plane crash
The Chilean Air Force finds 14 survivors two months after their plane crashed in the Andes.
1989: Brandenburg Gate re-opens
Berlin's most famous landmark, the Brandenburg Gate, opens for the first time in nearly 30 years.
1974: Heath's home is bombed
Terrorists bomb the home of the Conservative leader and former Prime Minister Edward Heath.
2000: Madonna weds her Guy
The American superstar marries British film maker Guy Ritchie at an exclusive ceremony in a Scottish castle hours after their son is christened.
2003: Hostages freed by Colombian rebels
Guerrillas in Colombia release the Briton Mark Henderson and four Israelis who were kidnapped in September.
1997: BSE inquiry to be 'far-reaching'
An independent inquiry into the BSE "disaster"and the devastation it wreaked on British farming is announced.

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Wikipedia entry for December 22

December 21: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day: 0.35
Standard deviation : 1
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 6
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 7

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 206 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average negative change in gold price , since 1970, of -0.016 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
79 , 216 and 120 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	-0.016	0.328	-0.034	0.061
Standard deviation % change	0.799	1.279	1.758	0.34
No. of times price has gone up	9	13	10	2
No. of times price has gone down	10	8	9	1

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Stocks Stuck in Neutral (Reuters)
Germany's '05 GDP Growth Outlook Lowered (AP)
City regulator plans to get tough with accounts in five industries (FT.com)
Bourses seen opening flat as volumes thin (FT.com)
Turkey cuts rates amid monetary policy revamp (FT.com)
Bullish FTSE 100 closes higher (AFP)
Euro zone records disappointing third-quarter growth, but still on track (Canadian Press)
EU shrugs off euro rise in new economic appraisal (AFP)
European stocks advance amid takeover speculation (AFP)
Europe Stocks Up on M&A; Bonds Up on Euro (Reuters)
A Strong Sterling -- And No Complaints (BusinessWeek Online)

BBC - On This Day
1988: Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie
A Pan Am jumbo jet with 258 passengers on board crashes on to the town of Lockerbie in Scotland - hundreds are feared dead.
1962: America to sell Polaris to Britain
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan agree the UK will buy nuclear missiles from the US to form a multilateral Nato nuclear force.
2001: Terror alert as police seize cargo ship
Police storm a cargo ship in the English Channel after an intelligence tip-off.
1958: Easy victory for de Gaulle
General Charles de Gaulle is elected President of France with an overwhelming majority.
1977: Firemen jeer TUC's pay snub
The TUC General Council narrowly votes to reject firemen's demands for a public campaign against a 10% limit on wage increases.

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Wikipedia entry for December 21

December 20 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: -0.036
Standard deviation : 0.975
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 6
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 8

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 168 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.057 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
209 , 151 and 251 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.057	-0.045	0.11	-0.115
No. of times price has gone up	12	9	11	3
No. of times price has gone down	9	12	7	2
Standard deviation % change	1.15	1.34	1.013	0.761

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
It's down to a lack of interest (FT.com)
A Strong Sterling -- And No Complaints (BusinessWeek Online)
European stock exchanges run out of steam at week's end (AFP)
European Stocks Ease (Reuters)
German Business Sentiment Rises in Dec. (AP)
Barroso warns EU leaders against doing Europe on the cheap (AFP)
Leading shares pare gains as Wall St. turns lower on weak oil stocks (AFP)
German Regulators Investigating Citigroup (AP)
Global Markets: European Stocks Rise (Reuters)
France and Germany escape EU deficit doghouse (AFP)
Europe Jittery on Turkish Membership (AP)

BBC - On This Day
1973: Spanish prime minister assassinated
The Spanish Prime Minister, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is killed in a car bomb attack in Madrid.
1995: 'Divorce': Queen to Charles and Diana
The Queen has urged the Prince and Princess of Wales to seek "an early divorce".
1989: US forces oust General Noriega
President George Bush orders the invasion of Panama but US troops fail to capture dictator Manuel Noriega.
1979: Council tenants will have 'right to buy'
More than five million council house tenants in Britain are to be given the right to buy their home.
1981: Lifeboat crew missing after mission
A desperate search is underway for eight members of a life boat crew missing feared dead.
1955: Yugoslavia wins UN vote
The United Nations General Assembly elects Yugoslavia to the hotly-contested temporary seat on the Security Council.

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Wikipedia entry for December 20

December 19 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: -0.051
Standard deviation : 0.955
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 6
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 9

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 12 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.55 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
28 , 56 and 297 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.55	0.617	0.353	-0.23
No. of times price has gone up	14	15	14	2
No. of times price has gone down	5	9	4	4
Standard deviation % change	0.883	1.644	0.653	0.996

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
It's down to a lack of interest (FT.com)
A Strong Sterling -- And No Complaints (BusinessWeek Online)
European stock exchanges run out of steam at week's end (AFP)
European Stocks Ease (Reuters)
German Business Sentiment Rises in Dec. (AP)
Barroso warns EU leaders against doing Europe on the cheap (AFP)
Leading shares pare gains as Wall St. turns lower on weak oil stocks (AFP)
German Regulators Investigating Citigroup (AP)
Global Markets: European Stocks Rise (Reuters)
France and Germany escape EU deficit doghouse (AFP)
Europe Jittery on Turkish Membership (AP)

BBC - On This Day
1984: Britain signs over Hong Kong to China
The British colony of Hong Kong is to be returned to China in 1997 after an historic agreement is signed.
2003: Libya gives up chemical weapons
Libya makes a surprise announcement that it will destroy its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction.
1972: Amin ultimatum to Uganda Britons
Ugandan leader General Idi Amin gives British workers an ultimatum to accept reduced pay or be expelled.
1956: Thick fog causes death on roads
At least six people die and several others are injured in road accidents in thick fog.
1997: Tory leader weds
Conservative party leader William Hague marries his fiancée Ffion Jenkins at ceremony in Westminster.

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Wikipedia entry for December 19

December 18 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.248
Standard deviation : 0.949
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 5
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 11

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 81 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.224 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
43 , 134 and 215 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.224	0.499	0.144	-0.059
No. of times price has gone up	13	14	7	4
No. of times price has gone down	8	9	12	3
Standard deviation % change	1.587	2.199	1.71	1.166

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
It's down to a lack of interest (FT.com)
A Strong Sterling -- And No Complaints (BusinessWeek Online)
European stock exchanges run out of steam at week's end (AFP)
European Stocks Ease (Reuters)
German Business Sentiment Rises in Dec. (AP)
Barroso warns EU leaders against doing Europe on the cheap (AFP)
London opens with gains on bid flurry (FT.com)
Leading shares pare gains as Wall St. turns lower on weak oil stocks (AFP)
German Regulators Investigating Citigroup (AP)
Global Markets: European Stocks Rise (Reuters)
France and Germany escape EU deficit doghouse (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1997: Dawn of Scottish parliament
"In well under 300 days we have set in train the biggest change in 300 years of Scottish history"- Scottish Secretary Donald Dewer unveils a blueprint for Scotland's parliament.
1985: Drug traffickers' appeal rejected
Two Australians are facing the death penalty after their appeal against a conviction for smuggling heroin was rejected by a Malaysian court.
1989: Labour's union U-turn
The Labour Party abandons its policy on trade union closed shops in line with European legislation.
1950: Radio Times hits Christmas deadline
The Christmas edition of the Radio Times returns after an industrial dispute in time for the festive season.

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December 17 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.153
Standard deviation : 0.842
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 8

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 43 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.339 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
55 , 63 and 55 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.339	0.434	0.32	0.216
No. of times price has gone up	12	14	10	4
No. of times price has gone down	9	10	10	3
Standard deviation % change	1.395	1.738	1.621	1.33

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Little Changed (Reuters)
Barroso warns EU leaders against doing Europe on the cheap (AFP)
European stocks rise as dealers overlook oil price rally (AFP)
London opens with gains on bid flurry (FT.com)
Leading shares pare gains as Wall St. turns lower on weak oil stocks (AFP)
German Regulators Investigating Citigroup (AP)
Global Markets: European Stocks Rise (Reuters)
France and Germany escape EU deficit doghouse (AFP)
Europe Jittery on Turkish Membership (AP)
Iran, Europeans Launch Nuclear Talks Seeking Trust (Reuters)
Inflation and growth on target, but deficit a problem for Turkey's economy (AFP)

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1944: German counter-attacks in Ardennes
Germans tanks, aircraft and paratroops cross the Luxembourg and Belgian borders in massive counter-offensive.
2003: Ian Huntley guilty of Soham murders
Former school caretaker Ian Huntley is convicted of the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
1968: Mary Bell found guilty of double killing
An 11-year-old girl is sentenced to life in detention at Newcastle Assizes for killing two small boys.
1983: Harrods bomb blast kills six
Three police officers and three members of the public are killed and many others injured after a car bomb attack near Harrods.
1942: Britain condemns massacre of Jews
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reports on the persecution of Jews in Eastern Europe and reads declaration condemning "this bestial policy".
1996: Aid workers killed in Chechnya
Six Red Cross workers are shot dead as they sleep in a hospital in Chechnya.
1976: Opec members split over prices
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reject Opec's recommended 15% oil price increase and choose to impose a lower price rise.

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December 16 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.742
Standard deviation : 0.844
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 3
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 11

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 302 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average negative change in gold price , since 1970, of -0.205 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
336 , 364 and 245 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	-0.205	-0.514	-0.797	-0.108
No. of times price has gone up	10	11	10	2
No. of times price has gone down	9	12	10	4
Standard deviation % change	1.137	2.54	2.474	1.295

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
London opens with gains on bid flurry (FT.com)
ABN AMRO Leads European Shares Higher (Reuters)
Leading shares pare gains as Wall St. turns lower on weak oil stocks (AFP)
German Regulators Investigating Citigroup (AP)
Global Markets: European Stocks Rise (Reuters)
European stocks cheered by Fed comments (AFP)
France and Germany escape EU deficit doghouse (AFP)
Europe Jittery on Turkish Membership (AP)
Iran, Europeans Launch Nuclear Talks Seeking Trust (Reuters)
Inflation and growth on target, but deficit a problem for Turkey's economy (AFP)
London shares up amid volatility on mixed US data (AFP)

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1984: Gorbachev visit to Britain a 'success'
Mikhail Gorbachev, the man widely tipped as the next leader of the Soviet Union, holds five hours of talks with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
1969: MPs vote to abolish hanging
MPs vote by a big majority for the permanent abolition of the death penalty for murder.
1955: Queen opens London Airport terminal
Her Majesty inaugurates "The Queen's Building", part of the new central terminal area built to accommodate increasing numbers of air passengers.
2001: Thousands rally for Scots countryside
Thousands of countryside campaigners are on the streets of Edinburgh in the largest demonstration of its kind ever witnessed in Scotland.
1977: Queen opens 'tube' link to Heathrow
The Queen unveils the new underground link from central London to Heathrow - the first from a capital city to its major airport.

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December 15 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.019
Standard deviation : 0.851
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 6
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 7

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 201 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average negative change in gold price , since 1970, of -0.002 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
53 , 366 and 169 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	-0.002	0.438	-1.211	-0.009
No. of times price has gone up	12	12	7	2
No. of times price has gone down	8	10	13	3
Standard deviation % change	1.182	2.683	2.61	0.746

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Up on Fed Relief (Reuters)
France and Germany escape EU deficit doghouse (AFP)
European stocks mixed in early deals: Frankfurt hits 29-month high (AFP)
Europe Jittery on Turkish Membership (AP)
Iran, Europeans Launch Nuclear Talks Seeking Trust (Reuters)
Inflation and growth on target, but deficit a problem for Turkey's economy (AFP)
London shares up amid volatility on mixed US data (AFP)
Putin "pleased"if Ukraine joins EU (AFP)
Stocks Dip as Dollar Rises and Oil Drops (Reuters)
Bank of England keeps interest rates steady, as expected (AFP)
Shares end lower as miners weigh, Standard Chartered disappoints (AFP)

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1993: Anglo-Irish pact paves way for peace
The British and Irish prime ministers John Major and Albert Reynolds sign the historic Joint Declaration for Peace on the steps of Downing street.
1982: Spain opens border with the Rock
Scenes of jubilation as the gates isolating the people of Gibraltar from Spain are to opened today for the first time in 13 years.
1994: Modahl banned for drug taking
Former 800m Commonwealth gold-medallist Diane Modahl is found guilty of taking a banned drug - but is cleared a year later on appeal.
1974: New speed limit to curb fuel use
Drivers must adhere to reduced speed limits from midnight tonight as the government tries to save fuel.
1958: Film stars raise cash for Colleano
British stars of the big screen take part in a fund-raising football match for the family of America actor Bonar Colleano, killed in a car crash earlier this year.

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December 14 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: -0.099
Standard deviation : 0.753
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 6

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 54 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.298 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
131 , 133 and 86 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.298	0.167	0.147	0.128
No. of times price has gone up	13	10	10	2
No. of times price has gone down	5	11	7	2
Standard deviation % change	0.834	1.452	1.514	1.269

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares at New 29-Month Highs (Reuters)
Europe Jittery on Turkish Membership (AP)
Iran, Europeans Launch Nuclear Talks Seeking Trust (Reuters)
Inflation and growth on target, but deficit a problem for Turkey's economy (AFP)
Germany to escape EU excessive deficit procedure: reports (AFP)
London shares up amid volatility on mixed US data (AFP)
Putin "pleased"if Ukraine joins EU (AFP)
Stocks Dip as Dollar Rises and Oil Drops (Reuters)
European stocks climb after late US rally (AFP)
Bank of England keeps interest rates steady, as expected (AFP)
Shares end lower as miners weigh, Standard Chartered disappoints (AFP)

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1995: Bosnia peace accord ends civil war
Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia sign the Dayton Accord in Paris to end the Balkan civil war after more than three years of bitter conflict.
2003: Saddam Hussein captured
The ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is under arrest after being found by US soldiers hiding in a cellar.
1984: Court fines Scargill for obstruction
Miners' leader Arthur Scargill is found guilty of obstruction during a picket at a Yorkshire coal works earlier this year.
1959: Makarios elected president of Cyprus
Archbishop Makarios is elected the first president of the future Cyprus Republic.
1978: Labour faces vote of confidence
Prime Minister James Callaghan challenges MPs to decide if his government should be forced to hold an early general election following heated debates on the economy.
1955: Gaitskell elected Labour leader
The Labour party elects Hugh Gaitskell as its new leader to succeed Clement Attlee.
1962: 'Music of spheres' hails first Venus fly-by
The unmanned spacecraft, Mariner 2, makes the first ever fly-by of the planet Venus and sends back radio signals over tens of millions of miles of space.

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December 13 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.049
Standard deviation : 0.675
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 5
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 9

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 184 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.036 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
161 , 213 and 185 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.036	0.087	-0.027	-0.024
No. of times price has gone up	11	12	10	1
No. of times price has gone down	9	11	9	4
Standard deviation % change	0.93	1.299	0.922	0.595

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Edge Upwards (Reuters)
Inflation and growth on target, but deficit a problem for Turkey's economy (AFP)
Germany to escape EU excessive deficit procedure: reports (AFP)
UK ministers to consult FTSE 100 bosses on EU treaty (FT.com)
On London: Blue-chips may be set for their time in the sun (FT.com)
London shares up amid volatility on mixed US data (AFP)
Putin "pleased"if Ukraine joins EU (AFP)
Stocks Dip as Dollar Rises and Oil Drops (Reuters)
European stocks climb after late US rally (AFP)
Bank of England keeps interest rates steady, as expected (AFP)
Shares end lower as miners weigh, Standard Chartered disappoints (AFP)

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1995: Riots break out in Brixton
Hundreds of black and white youths are on the streets of Brixton, in south London attacking police, ransacking shops and burning cars after the death of a black man in police custody.
2001: Suicide attack on Indian parliament
A group of gunmen breaks through tight security to attack the parliament building in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
1981: Military crackdown on Polish people
Military rulers in Poland have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest.
1972: New offer for Thalidomide victims
More than 300 British victims of the Thalidomide drug are being offered a compensation deal said to be worth £11.85m.
1958: Monkey lost after space flight
The search for a small bushy-tailed monkey fired into space in the nose cone of a Jupiter missile has been called off.

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December 12 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: -0.053
Standard deviation : 0.701
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 8

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 97 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.187 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
290 , 74 and 296 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.187	-0.255	0.292	-0.23
No. of times price has gone up	13	10	11	2
No. of times price has gone down	8	14	7	4
Standard deviation % change	1.139	1.476	0.845	1.249

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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UK ministers to consult FTSE 100 bosses on EU treaty (FT.com)
On London: Blue-chips may be set for their time in the sun (FT.com)
London shares up amid volatility on mixed US data (AFP)
Putin "pleased"if Ukraine joins EU (AFP)
Stocks Dip as Dollar Rises and Oil Drops (Reuters)
European stocks climb after late US rally (AFP)
Dollar Recovery Aids European Shares (Reuters)
Bank of England keeps interest rates steady, as expected (AFP)
Shares end lower as miners weigh, Standard Chartered disappoints (AFP)
Brown pledges 'new Marshall Plan'for developing world (AFP)
Bank of England policymakers meet; no change seen on interest rates (AFP)

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1988: 35 dead in Clapham rail collision
Up to 35 people die and 100 others are injured after three trains are involved in a collision during morning rush hour in south London.
1975: Balcombe Street siege ends
A six-day siege ends peacefully in London after four IRA gunmen free their two hostages and give themselves up to police.
1969: Deadly bomb blasts in Italy
Simultaneous bomb explosions in Milan and Rome leave at least 27 people dead and 100 injured.
1967: Stones guitarist escapes jail for drugs
Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones has a nine-month jail sentence overturned at the Court of Appeal in London.
1992: Princess Royal remarries
Princess Anne becomes Mrs Timothy Laurence after a small family wedding in Scotland.

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