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SECURITIES
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DEFINITIVE
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Sincerely,
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/s/
Thomas G. Anderson
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Thomas
G. Anderson,
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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Thomas
G. Anderson,
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Chairman
of the Board of Directors
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Albuquerque,
New Mexico
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June
16, 2008
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ANNUAL
MEETING
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1
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PROPOSAL
1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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3
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PROPOSAL
2 - RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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7
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PROPOSAL
3 - OTHER MATTERS
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9
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MANAGEMENT
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
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Name
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Age
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Current Position with the
Company
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Director
Since
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Thomas
G. Anderson
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33
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Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer
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2000
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Marvin
Maslow
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70
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Director
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2000
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V.
Gerald Grafe
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44
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Director
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2006
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to
oversee the quality and integrity of the financial statements and
other
financial information we provide to any governmental body or the
public;
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to
oversee the independent auditors’ qualifications and
independence;
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to
oversee the performance of our independent auditors;
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to
oversee our systems of internal controls regarding
finance,
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to
oversee accounting, legal compliance and ethics policies that management
and the Board of Directors have established or will establish in
the
future;
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to
establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of
employees
and executives;
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to
investigate complaints regarding accounting, internal controls, and
other
auditing matters and to provide for the confidential, anonymous submission
by our employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or
auditing
matters;
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to
provide an open avenue of communication among the independent auditors,
financial and senior management, the internal auditing department,
and the
Board of Directors, always emphasizing that the independent auditors
are
accountable to the Audit Committee; and
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to
perform such other duties as are directed by the Board of
Directors.
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Name
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Fees
Earned
or
Paid
in
Cash
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($)
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
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All
Other
Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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Marvin
Maslow (1)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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$
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75,000
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(3)
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$
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75,000
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V.
Gerald Grafe (2)
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—
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$
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15,000
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(4)
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—
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—
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—
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$
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130,166
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(2)
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$
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145,166
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Thomas
G. Anderson (5)
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$
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150,000
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—
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$
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150,000
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(1)
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The
aggregate number of stock awards and option awards issued to
Mr. Maslow and outstanding as of December 31, 2007 is
1,750,000.
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(2)
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The
aggregate number of stock awards and option awards granted to
Mr. Grafe and outstanding as of December 31, 2007 is 316,306.
Mr. Grafe is a shareholder and practicing attorney at the law firm
Hisey Grafe, P.C. (the “Firm”), which represents Novint on intellectual
property and other related matters. The Firm accrued $130,166 in
legal
fees in 2007. Mr. Grafe was issued 25,000 shares of common stock and
25,000 warrants to purchase shares at $1.50 per share as payment
for
$25,000 of these legal fees. In addition, on January 3, 2008, the
Company
granted to Mr. Grafe an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common
stock
at an exercise price of $0.89 per share for services performed in
2007 and
for services to be performed for the Company in the future. 3,667
of such
options had been earned as of December 31, 2007 and were vested upon
grant. The Company recorded $2,354 as expense associated with the
3,667
vested options.
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(3)
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Compensation
earned for strategic advice and investor relations services provided
to
Novint.
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We
granted 13,637 shares to Mr. Grafe on September 20, 2007. The value
of the stock award was calculated based on the aggregate grant date
fair
value computed in accordance with FAS 123R.
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Represents
compensation earned as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Anderson is not
compensated for serving on the Board of
Directors.
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reviewed
the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007 with management including a discussion of the quality, not just
the
acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of
significant judgments, and the clarity of disclosures in the consolidated
financial statements;
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reviewed
with AJ Robbins, the independent auditors, who are responsible for
expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Company’s audited
consolidated financial statements with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, their judgments as to the
quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company’s accounting
principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed
with the
Committee under generally accepted auditing standards;
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reviewed
the written disclosures and the letter required by Independent Standards
Board Standard No. 1. In addition, the Committee has discussed with
AJ Robbins their independence from management and the Company, including
the matters in the written disclosures required by the Independence
Standards Board and considered the compatibility of non-audit services
with the auditors’ independence;
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been
advised by AJ Robbins that it has discussed with the Committee and
management all the matters required to be discussed by Statement
of
Auditing Standards No. 61, as modified, which include among other
items, matters related to the conduct of the audit of the Financial
Statements;
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discussed
with AJ Robbins the overall scope and plans for its audit. The Committee
meets with AJ Robbins, with and without management present, to discuss
the
results of its examinations, its evaluation of the Company’s internal
controls, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting
process;
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based
on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee
recommended to the Board of Directors that the Company’s audited
consolidated financial statements be included in the Annual Report
on
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
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selected
AJ Robbins to serve as the Company’s independent auditors for
2008.
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December 31,
2007
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December 31,
2006
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(i) Audit
Fees
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$
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131,194
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$
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169,698
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(ii) Audit
Related Fees
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—
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—
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(iii) Tax
Fees
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5,000
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6,762
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(iv)
All Other Fees
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—
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Total
fees
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$
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136,194
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$
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176,460
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Name
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Age
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Position
Held
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Officer/Director
since
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Thomas
G. Anderson
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33
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Chief
Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of
the
Board and Director
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2000
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Walter
Aviles
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48
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Chief
Technical Officer
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2000
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Marvin
Maslow
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70
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Director
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2000
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V.
Gerald Grafe
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44
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Director
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2006
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Name
and principal position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($)
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Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
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Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
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All
Other
Compensation($)
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Total
($)
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Thomas
G. Anderson, Chief Executive Officer,
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2006
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$
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150,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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$
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150,000
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Chief
Financial Officer and Director
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2007
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$
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150,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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$
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150,000
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Walter
Aviles, Chief Technical Officer
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2006
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$
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155,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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$
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155,000
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2007
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$
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155,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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$
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155,000
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OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
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OPTION
AWARDS
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STOCK
AWARDS
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Name
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Number
of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#) Exercisable
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Number
of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
underlying
unexercised unearned
options
(#)
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Option
exercise
price
($)
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Option
expiration
date
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Number
of
shares or units of stock that have not vested (#)
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Market
value of shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)
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Equity
incentive plan awards: number of unearned shares, units or other
rights
that have not vested (#)
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Equity
incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares,
units or
other rights that have not vested ($)
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Thomas
G. Anderson (1)
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3,000,000
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—
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—
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$
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0.05
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6/14/2012
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Thomas
G. Anderson (2)
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300,000
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200,000
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—
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$
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0.66
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6/10/2014
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Walter
Aviles (1)
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81,515
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—
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—
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$
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0.01
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11/1/2010
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Walter
Aviles (1)
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705
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—
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—
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$
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0.01
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11/1/2011
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Walter
Aviles (1)
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1,100,000
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—
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—
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$
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0.05
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6/14/2012
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Walter
Aviles (3)
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600,000
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400,000
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—
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$
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0.66
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2/18/2014
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(1)
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This
option was fully vested as of December 31,
2007.
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(2)
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100,000
options vest each year on June 10 starting June 10,
2005.
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(3)
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200,000
options vest each year on February 18 starting February 18,
2005.
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Plan
category
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Number
of
securities
to be
issued
upon
exercise
of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and
rights
(a)
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Weighted-
average
exercise
price
of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and
rights
(b)
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Number
of
securities
remaining
available
for
future
issuance
under
equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected
in
column
(a))
(c)
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Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
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2,727,500
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$
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0.78
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4,747,500
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Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
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10,734,618
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$
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0.47
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400,000
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Total
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13,462,118
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5,147,500
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Title
of Class
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Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
and Nature
of
Beneficial
Ownership
(1)
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Percent
of
Class (2)
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Common
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Thomas
G. Anderson
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6,740,118
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(3)
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19.0
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%
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Common
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Walter
Aviles
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1,982,220
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(4)
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5.8
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%
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Common
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V.
Gerald Grafe
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290,620
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(5)
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*
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Common
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Marvin
Maslow
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1,450,000
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(6)
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4.3
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%
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Common
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Walter
M. Zierman
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2,987,374
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(7)
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9.1
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%
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Common
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AIGH
Investment Partners, LLC
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3,800,000
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(8)
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11.2
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%
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Common
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Paul
Packer
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1,933,624
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(9)
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5.7
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%
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All
officers and directors as a group (4 persons)
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10,445,311
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26.9
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%
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(1)
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Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment
power with
respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to options,
warrants
or convertible securities exercisable or convertible within 60 days
of June 13, 2008, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage
of
the person or entity holding such options, warrants or convertible
securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage
of
any other person.
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(2)
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Percentages
are based on 31,969,266 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
on
June 13, 2008.
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(3)
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Includes
3,315,118 shares of our common stock and an option to purchase
3,000,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share
and an
option to purchase 400,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price
of $0.66 per share. Under this last option, 100,000 additional
shares vest
on June 10, 2009. Also includes a warrant to purchase 25,000 shares
of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share.
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(4)
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Includes
options to purchase 82,220 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price
of $0.01 per share; 1,100,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise
price of $0.05 per share; and 800,000 shares of our common stock
at an
exercise price of $0.66 per share. Under the last option, 200,000
additional shares vest on February 18, 2009.
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(5)
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Includes
247,453 shares of our common stock, a warrant to purchase 25,000
shares of
our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50, and a warrant to
purchase
12,500 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.00
per share.
Also includes options to purchase 5,667 shares of our common stock
at an
exercise price of $0.89 per share. Under this option, 94,333 additional
shares vest as legal services once the registration of patents
is
completed.
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(6)
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Includes
an option to purchase 200,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.66
per
share. Under this option up to the amount of 50,000 shares will
vest
annually on June 10 of each year until 2009. Also includes an option
to purchase 1,250,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.90 per
share.
Under this option, 250,000 additional shares vest on December 31,
2008.
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(7)
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Includes
warrants to purchase 1,025,000 shares of our common stock, which
includes
425,000 shares at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, 150,000
shares at
an exercise price of $1.01 per share, and 450,000 shares at an
exercise
price of $1.00 per share. Also includes 1,962,374 shares held as
trustee
for the Zierman Living Trust and the Walter M. Zierman DDS PA Age-Weighted
Profit Sharing Plan and Trust. Mr. Zierman’s address is 1058 Camino
Manana, Santa Fe, New Mexico
87501.
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(8)
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Includes
1,800,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase
1,800,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per
share. Also
includes 100,000 shares of our common stock underlying convertible
notes
at a conversion price of $1.00 per share and warrants to purchase
100,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per
share. The
address for AIGH Investment Partners, LLC (“AIGH”) is 6006 Berkeley
Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21209. Orin Hirschman is the managing
member
of AIGH and exercises sole voting and investment control over
such
shares.
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(9)
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Includes
warrants to purchase 900,000 shares of our common stock at
an exercise
price of $1.50, warrants to purchase 224,312 shares of our
common stock at
an exercise price of $1.00 per share per share and 224,312
shares
underlying convertible notes at conversion price of $1.00 per
share held
by Globis Capital Partners, LP, and warrants to purchase 175,000
shares of
our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, warrants
to
purchase 60,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $1.00 per
share and 60,000 shares underlying convertible notes at a conversion
price
of $1.00 per share held by Globis Overseas Fund, Ltd. Mr. Packer
exercises sole voting and investment control over these shares.
Also
includes 75,000 shares of our common stock, warrants to purchase
75,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per
share,
warrants to purchase 70,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise
price of $1.00 per share and 70,000 shares underlying convertible
notes at
a conversion price of $1.00 per share held by Mr. Packer. The address
for Mr. Packer is 60 Broad Street, 38th floor, New York, New York
10004.
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*
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Less
than one percent.
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Thomas
G. Anderson
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Chairman
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1.
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To
elect three directors to serve until the 2009 annual meeting of the
shareholders.
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FOR all nominees listed (except as marked to the
contrary)
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WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees
listed
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2.
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To
ratify the appointment of AJ. Robbins, P.C. as the Company’s registered
independent public accountants for the 2008 fiscal
year.
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o
FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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3.
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In
their discretion, upon the transaction of any other matters which
may
properly come before the meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
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o
FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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Dated
,
2008
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Signature
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Signature
if held jointly
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