Congrats to Mira "Pitbull" Piva! Monday, March 1, 2010
Friday night at the Circle of Excellence banquet, our very own Mira Piva received the Rookie of the Year Award for 2010 from the Ada County Association of Realtors.
With a diverse professional background this years Rookie of the Year has worked anywhere from a personal assistant to a property manager to an event planner. For two years she worked at the Linen Building serving not only as their event coordinator but the building manager and marketing director. After hosting CBH Homes yearly kickoff, this years Rookie of the Year fell in love with the company that very moment and decided to join the team.
After hanging her license with CBH Homes in 2009, she has been awarded Superstar three times, and was a Top CBH Agent in her first year. She starts early, goes long. She’s sales tough. She smiles. She moves.
She is devoted and involved in many community organizations, including the Boise Rescue Mission and the Kuna Chamber of Commerce. She is always looking for new ways to help.
She has been married for a little over a year and has a cute puppy named Harley. She enjoys anything and everything including spending time with her family, snowboarding at Bogus Basin, riding bikes and laughing with her friends and co-workers.
You can also check out the announcement and Mira's speech for Rookie of the Year here
Congratulations to Mira "Pitbull" Piva.
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 4:33 PM
CBH Homes breaks ground in Fruitland Friday, February 19, 2010
(February 18, 2010) Fruitland, ID – CBH Homes, the largest homebuilder in Idaho, is in the initial phases of constructing 30 new single-family homes in Fruitland, Idaho.
“We saw a need for affordable new homes in the area,” said Ronda Conger, CBH Homes Vice President. According to a 2009 Claritas Data survey, 25% of Payette County citizens are renters. The new CBH homes, which range from the low $100,000s to the upper $200,000s, will provide affordable, customizable, quality housing and the opportunity for many families to become first-time homeowners.
Another reason to purchase a home now is the federal tax credit that has been extended through June, 2010. First time homebuyers can receive up to an $8,000 tax credit if they purchase their own home; existing home owners who purchase a new home after living in their current residence for at least five years can receive up to a $6,500 tax credit.
CBH Homes is now pre-selling its Fruitland homes. According to Conger, this new development is attracting Realtors and homebuyers who have been looking at foreclosed homes and short sales. “They are realizing they don’t have to settle or go through a long process,” said Conger. “We can customize and build a new home in less than 40 days for our CBH Homes customers.”
Founded in 1992 by Boise native, Corey Barton, CBH Homes has built over 10,000 homes in the Treasure Valley. Barton has developed what was once a one-man business operating out of a pick-up truck in to Idaho’s largest, and most respected, home builder. For more information on the CBH homes in Fruitland, click here.
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 5:00 PM
Just released ... the final phase of Green Valley
We've just released the final phase of Green Valley in Boise. If you buy your new home this weekend in Green Valley we will give you:
- FREE landsacaping - backyard sod & sprinklers*
- Plus Corey's Picks - an additioanl $8,000 in upgrades*
- Hurry! It all ends this Sunday!*
*Some restrictions apply. Landscaping promo only applies to build jobs in the Sicily plat/phase of Green Valley. Offer valid 2.19.10 - 2.21.10. Visit a Boise Square One Specialist for complete details. Marketed by CBH Sales & Marketing, Inc. RCE-923.
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 3:42 PM
Corey's Picks ... It's Back! Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Starting today, February 10th we are offering $8,000 in upgrades on all move-in ready homes and build jobs.This includes, but is not limited to:
- upgraded kitchen and finishes
- adding Energy Star appliances
- landscaping and fencing
- use towards closing costs
For more information, visit our website for more details by clicking here or ask a Square One Sales Specialist.
Labels: CBH, Promotions and Sales
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 2:40 PM
What a busy CBH December Wednesday, December 23, 2009
December has been a busy month for CBH Homes.
We had a great time joining in the Kuna Night Light Parade on December 5th. We braved the cold and tossed out candy and showed our holiday spirit.
On December 8th we delivered mini Christmas cupcakes to preferred real estate offices around the Treasure Valley. Our sales team took Christmas tree cupcake stands filled with yummy goodies from Buttercup Happycakes to thank them.
December 16th we held a Red Key Club event for CBH homeowners at Macy's in the Boise Towne Square Mall. All of our homeowners were invited out to pick up their new red key and received one day only offers from participating stores in the mall. To learn more about Red Key Club please click HERE.
Friday, December 18th we held our annual holiday party and held a Best of CBH awards ceremony including Most Likely to Eat 12 Hotdogs in 60 Seconds, Most Likely to Succeed, Best CBH Spirit, Hottest Spouse, and Best Dressed.
Our Square One Centers will be open Saturday, December 26th and Sunday, December 27th from 9am to 8pm (closed Thursday and Friday).
Happy Holidays to you and your family.
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 10:44 AM
8th Annual Cozy Kids Thank You Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Thanks to everyone who donated coats for our Cozy Kids coat drive the past couple weeks. We have been fortunate to be able to help kids in need receive winter coats for the past eight years. We received 500 coats, plus other warm clothing, hats and gloves to help 500 or more children in the Treasure Valley. We would not have been able to help so many kids without everyone who donated.
A big thanks to Pioneer Title who donated 50 brand new coats plus other clothing to the kids in need.
We delivered all our coats on December 17th to the schools throughout the Treasure Valley to a large group of happy kids who will be warm for the holidays.
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 11:58 AM
8th Annual Cozy Kids Thursday, December 10, 2009
The 8th Annual CBH Homes Cozy Kids coat drive kicked off last week.
CBH Homes has been fortunate over the last seven years to be able to help kids in need receive warm winter clothing. We are asking for your help again this year, so we can dress even more Treasure Valley kids.
We are collecting clean, new or used coat donations in all sizes. Sales agents in all our Square One Sales Centers are collecting donations at their offices, but will also be picking up coat donations in our communities. We will be collecting coats through December 15th, then delivering them to the school counselors and children in need on December 16th.
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 10:00 AM
Happy Holidays from CBH Homes Monday, November 23, 2009
Thank you to all the agents who joined us for our turkey giveaway luncheon a few weeks ago. We are thankful for all the Realtors who sold our homes this year. We had such a great time!
"Thank you and CBH Homes for the gift cards. It was really nice to feel appreciated in this market. I feel beat up most of the time with real estate in the current market and what you as a company did [November 20] was wonderful to be a part of. I really do love selling CBH homes. I know that my clients are going to be taken care of by CBH Homes long after they close. I don't always have that confidence with other builders. Thanks again for being part of something great!"-Leslie Neil, Group One
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 3:11 PM
Building a better community with the Meridian Food Bank Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Last month Corey Barton and our CBH Homes construction team joined forces with BMC West, Builder’s Interiors, Precision Design & Trim and DNI to lend a hand in our community.
The Meridian Food Bank had outgrown its headquarters and found a more spacious location at a time when demand for free food is growing every month. The building however, was in need of renovation and some tender loving care. CBH Homes jumped at the chance to help out and put our expertise to great use.
“With the help of our community partners, we had loads of fun sprucing up the place. We tore down old walls, built new walls, and installed new flooring, countertops and wall paneling,” said Casey Whittenborn, a superintendent for CBH Homes.
The Meridian Food Bank will officially open their new doors later this month and plans to hold a grand opening for the community in March. “Everything has worked out extremely well,” stated Dan Clark, chairman for the Meridian Food Bank. “It was a delight to work with Corey and his team.”
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posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 2:59 PM
CBH Homes featured in Builder magazine Monday, January 12, 2009
Corey and I have been anxiously awaiting the January issue of Builder magazine to hit the streets. CBH Homes is the No. 1 builder in Idaho and ranks No. 67 nationwide on the 2007 Builder 100 list, but our company had never been featured prominently in the magazine before. Penned by senior writer John Caufield, the article highlights some of the things we’ve done at CBH Homes to remain competitive in the Treasure Valley market.
Mr. Caufield singled out our transition to Square One centers as one of our most innovative ideas. The Square One centers are a one-stop shopping experience where customers can save themselves time and money by finding information on each of our communities in that city, touring model homes, viewing over 50 floorplans and meeting with a mortgage planner onsite.
We want to thank Builder and Mr. Caufield for the article. We had a nice interview with him in November, soon after Deal of a Lifetime II, and the thing he asked us at the conclusion of the interview was “Why haven’t I heard about you before?” We laughed and said we hadn’t tried to remain a secret at the national level, but we had been really busy in Idaho, focusing on providing our customers with quality homes at unbelievably affordable prices.
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 4:48 PM
Cozy Kids 2008 Friday, January 9, 2009
In its seventh year, Cozy Kids 2008 was a great success! We changed things up this time around by making it a competition among CBH Homes Square One centers to see who could collect the most winter coats for kids in our area. The Square Ones had from December 1st – December 17th to garner as many donations as possible. All Square Ones had donation bins in their sales centers, and some went above and beyond by collecting donations from local businesses or driving door to door in certain communities. After everyone’s hard work… drum roll please…
Kuna Square One won the competition by a hair, collecting over 70 coats and bringing the CBH total to 254 coats! Thank you to everyone who helped us keep kids warm this winter!
The CBH Team delivered the donated coats to participating schools and very appreciative school counselors on December 19th.
“I'd like to send a thank you note to your Nampa branch for giving our school a box of coats. Several students were able to have warm coats over the Christmas break because of your generosity. We are so grateful!! Unsolicited generosity like yours in difficult economic times is the glue that holds communities together. Thank you so much, from all of the kids who excitedly received a lovely coat.”
Miranda Palmer
Roosevelt Elementary School Counselor
We would like to thank all of the people who helped make this possible: our homeowners, school counselors, friends and families of CBH Homes. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Jennifer Glauser,
Sales Concierge
Nampa Square One
posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 12:54 PM
Mountain Home is a new home for us Wednesday, November 12, 2008
We've been building homes and communities in the Boise area since 1992. And have now expanded into Mountain Home, with four exciting new communities.
In fact, we've just broken ground on two of them: Silverstone and Colonial Estates. At CBH Homes, we're very excited about our arrival in the town that's home to the 366th Fighter Wing "Gunfighters" -- and we look forward to building great homes for the residents of Mountain Home.
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posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 2:21 PM
After 4 years at Boise State, CBH's Touchdown Lounge has graduated. Thursday, September 25, 2008
Lot's of Bronco fans have been asking, "Where's the CBH Touchdown Lounge?
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 3:56 PM
Foster families make their home in brand new CBH homes. Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Earlier this year we were contacted by a local non-profit organization called The Bridge, which is a program of the Children’s Home Society of Idaho. The Bridge works hard to ensure that Idaho’s children in foster care find loving, lasting families matched to their background and needs.
The Bridge was looking to build two new homes that they could provide to two deserving foster families in Caldwell rent-free, thanks to a grant that they received from the Troxell Fund. Last year, we partnered with The Bridge and built two foster homes in Meridian. So, we were excited to have another chance to help build better lives for these children and families who are so deserving of a safe and comfortable home.
These two new homes in Caldwell were selected with the needs of foster families in mind. Both homes have spacious floorplans , that feature four bedrooms and two and half baths, a bonus room and a fully landscaped backyard, perfect for these young children.
To learn more about The Bridge program, and how you can help children in Idaho’s foster care system, visit The Bridge.
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 6:18 PM
Makeover Update: Stockdale's One Year Later Tuesday, August 5, 2008
It was just over a year ago when we were contacted by ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to help build a home for the Stockdale’s, a very deserving family in Middleton.
After we learned a little bit about Ryan and Karia Stockdale and their four children, who all suffer from a rare blood disease called Eosinophilic Esophagitis, we rallied our troops and decided to do the impossible – build a home in less than a week.
What we learned through last summer’s experience was an invaluable lesson on how fortunate we all are to live in such a great community. We will never forget the support that we received from friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and even complete strangers. The entire experience left all of us at CBH with priceless memories and we’re thankful that we had the opportunity.
We are so thankful for all of you who have inquired as to how the Stockdale’s were doing in their new home. We have received updates from the family who report that they are extremely happy in their home, and most importantly, that the children are doing well.
In fact, in an interview with KTVB-TV, Karia said, “It feels like we’ve lived in this house forever. It feels so comfortable.” Karia also mentioned that the new filtered air and water systems have made a huge difference with the health of their children.
Click here to view the entire ktvb interview
To view some of our photos of the many people who helped make the project possible, and to see some pictures of the Stockdale house, you can view them here.
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 9:24 AM
CBH Homes maintains position on Builder 100 list Monday, July 7, 2008
When I heard that the Builder 100 list was going to be published online, I was nervous and excited all at once. Where would we land, I wondered? 2007 was a challenging year for the entire real estate industry nationwide. But I knew we had a good year considering, and that our economy in Idaho was in much better shape than in many parts of the United States.
I am proud to say CBH Homes ranked No. 67 among all home-building companies nationwide, with 833 home sales in 2007! Despite the testing market, we held strong and kept the same position from 2006. CBH also maintained its position as the No. 1 home builder in Idaho.
Here’s a link to the complete list
We were ranked just above Avata Holdings of Coral Gables, FL, No. 68, with 780 homes and just below Polygon Northwest Co. of Bellevue, WA who climbed up the list to No. 66, with 849 home sales.
Along the way we have tried a number of innovative techniques to keep home sales moving along, including selling homes on eBay last August and discounting prices from $30,000 to $70,000 per home in a single weekend campaign titled “Deal of a Lifetime” in October 2007. We’ve also redesigned our website to provide more information to the user and held a Guitar Hero tournament at our Square One center to attract young first-time buyers.
Flexibility is our key to success in a market that bends and sways in all directions. We are constantly listening to our customers and searching for new ways to improve and stay on top of the market.
Labels: CBH, Real Estate News
posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 4:40 PM
Affordable homes for first-time buyers Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Give me an “A” for Affordable. It was gratifying to read in the Idaho Business Review recently that home buyers are finding homes that fit their budget and preference. Not surprisingly, first-time home buyers are looking for new homes priced at affordable levels. In the Treasure Valley market, the article said, it is possible for couples to find their dream home.
“We’ve really tried to design more efficiently, and of course we’re building houses that are more suitable to what the buyers can afford to pay for,” CBH President Corey Barton told the Business Review. “We’ve designed some smaller square-footage plans that are very appealing as well as some larger homes that are more efficient, more cost-effective to build.”
To keep the price down, we have introduced a new line of homes that start out with just the bare essentials at a baseline price. If a buyer wants more and can afford more, then he or she can add upgrades, from soaker tubs to three-car garages. The new Advantage Line homes, for example, come in models ranging from 900 to 3,500 square feet per unit.
We’ve also taken steps to streamline the efficiency of the construction process. “We’re paying especially close attention to time, efficiency and communication so we’re not doing things over and over again,” Corey told the Business Review. “We’re being very careful not to waste materials, and we’re looking for better materials that are less expensive.”
That’s the kind of swift action we’re taking at CBH Homes to make our homes more accessible to buyers. Check out our home search for a model and a price that fits your budget.
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 5:13 PM
FIVE STARS Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Having worked for two national homebuilders before working for CBH Homes, my list of must haves in our first home were long and all equally important. Top of our list were affordability, great location, superior quality, livable floorplan design, and unique exterior and interior style enhancements. In today’s market, it wasn’t hard for us to find a home with one out of our five “must-haves”…the tricky part was finding a homebuilder that saw the importance in providing all five.
Lucky for us, CBH Homes knocked it out of the park and offered all we were looking for in a home. The cherry on top of our delightful, affordable homebuying sundae is the comment we keep hearing over and over. “This is your first home? Wow! It doesn’t look anything like the typical first-time home.”
And that is the key. Buyers in today’s market don’t have to settle for less. Your dream home does exist at a price you can afford. Believe me, I speak whole heartedly from experience. Our first home far surpasses any image or idea of what we thought we could afford to own. All I can recommend is to make a list of what is important to you in a home and go out and search for it. We did and couldn’t be happier!
Michelle Budell
CBH Marketing Manager
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 2:00 PM
Yes! The day has arrived!! Monday, April 7, 2008
It is with much excitement that we officially launch the newly refined CBHhomes.com! We hope that our buyers, realtors, homeowners and builder partners all enjoy our new look!
The new website carries over much of the helpful content from the previous site, but we've added a few things that should make your CBH Homes online experience much more enjoyable.
First, we've significantly changed the way you can search our homes and communities. By combining the technology of Google mapping and the information in MLS we've created new "mashup" technology that we haven't seen before in our industry. With Google and MLS together, buyers and realtors can quickly search for a home under specific criteria and see exactly where that home sits in town while viewing all the details about the product! You can bookmark homes and come back later, email it to a friend or family member or print it out and find the nearest Square1 location to inquire about it in person.
Second, 2008 is the year of the buyer so our promotions are extremely important. To make sure buyers and realtors are aware of the latest CBH promotions we've significantly increased the size of our home page viewing screen and will rotate all our promotions and events here. Also, if you're not currently receiving our newsletter, please be sure to sign up (in the upper right corner) so we can keep you up to date on all recent CBH news!!
There's lots of fun stuff always going on at CBH so we've created a new section of the website called The Neighborhood. Here you'll find Flickr photos of our events, personal employee profiles, some iMix music that inspires us, our Living Large blog posts and even a re-occurring podcast series called Inside CBH where Corey Barton describes the behind the scene ways that CBH continues to produce top-quality homes at prices you love.
So go ahead, play around! And after you've played, come back! We can promise to always add fresh content and new ideas so your CBHhomes.com experience is always fun and time well spent!
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 4:50 PM
Square One Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Today is February 5th, 2008 and we are in the process of swapping out our signs that read Sales Centers to signs that read Square 1. The phrase Square One peaked my interest so I decided to look it up on dictionary.com.
square one
a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
[Origin, alluding to board games in which a player is penalized by being forced to return to the starting point]
square one
the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one"
square one
The starting point.
[Alluding to board games with numbered squares in which a penalized player may have to return to the starting point.]
Although square one may elude to a board game in which a penalized player may have to return to the starting point, I promise that at CBH Homes we wont penalize you! Since buying a home is the object of the game, I will do whatever it takes to give you the opportunity to beat the game on your first visit! I do not have any get out of jail free cards but I am sure that CBH Home loans could find you some get into a home quick cards! All kidding aside, the next time you or your friends and family go looking for new homes, remember that you should always start at square one!
Chase Craig
Kuna New Home Specialist
CBH Sales & Marketing, Inc.
Office: (208)922-3955 Cell: (208)284-0829
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posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 11:16 AM
Community Donates Monday, February 4, 2008
It's Saturday morning February 2, 2008 and I've been thinking about the family that just lost their mother in a car accident this past week in Boise. I pass by their home everyday when I go to work and now when I drive by I can only hope the husband, kids and new born baby are hanging on.
While in my office earlier this week, which happens to be in the community where the family lives, I had a neighbor walk in and ask if I would like to donate some money to the family to help with extra expenses.
I thought to myself, "why not ask the entire company of CBH Homes if they can donate some money?" I mentioned to the kind neighbor I would have some money for the family by the end of the week, I just needed to make a few phone calls.
To my surprise I received an email later that afternoon from another individual that was concerned for the family. This individual also wanted to know if CBH Homes could do something to help the family.
And thanks to the help of CBH Homes, Pioneer Title and lots of very generous community members, we ended up raising $2,154 for the Stoch family. I appreciate the kind neighbor who approached me in my office and the concerned parent for emailing CBH Homes and asking for help! Your generosity has gone a long way.
Thanks so much for all your help!
Calie Rasmussen
posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 3:53 PM
My Favorite Question...
My Favorite Question...
I love when you run into someone and they ask you where you work! I respond very proudly, CBH Homes! The typical next question is, what do you do there? I take in a deep breath before I start my long winded explanation. I do anything and everything! Sometimes I am taking out trash or cleaning up after a meeting, other times I am running reports and planning company events, maybe sending out purchases from Club Red, really just working on whatever is needed. Then they might say, you went to college to take out trash? I carefully respond, no, I went to college so I could have a great job and I DO! I work with the most driven people I have ever met, they are truly wonderful. The last question, and my favorite question always comes next..."Are they hiring?"
Bridgette Rutz
CBH Homes
Assistant to Holly Haener
Director of Sales & Marketing
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posted by CBH Homes Staff @ 3:46 PM
Can't we all just be friends? Tuesday, January 23, 2007
When buyers enter our Sales Centers, they always tell us that they are "just looking," or that they "can never stay long," or that they "just want a packet". Basically, they just want to be left alone.
Why can't the buyer just tell us, "I've been to your website and this is what I want," instead of making the sales agent beat the information out of them by asking 101 questions.
We all say the key to success in this world is communication, but for some reason communication between the buyer and the sales agent is the hardest thing. It's the most awkward, the most strained, and it doesn't need to be.
We are trying hard at CBH Homes to save you time, money and effort. We hope that with the evolution of our Sales Center and our sales team, our buyers can come in and feel comfortable and say, "This is what I want, show it to me, and let me make my decision."
Everything has been designed so that it will be easy when it comes time to buy a home, because we know how stressful it can make your life. But the only way that can happen is if we're both honest and upfront with each other from the very beginning of this process - when you very first walk in the Sales Center doors,
We don't want to waste your time any more than you want your time wasted. Let us help you quickly and intelligently.
So can't we all be truthful, and can't we all just be friends?
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 5:41 PM
New Sales Centers
So what's the big idea behind CBH Homes new Sales Centers?
CBH Homes realizes how busy life is with work, school, kids and all the craziness that we all deal with on a daily basis. With our hectic lifestyles shouldn't there be a better way of buying a home? Who has the time to drive all over the valley each weekend, or after work, to look at community after community?
Since CBH Homes offers the most communities with the widest range of products in the Treasure Valley we realized that we can save everyone time and effort by changing the way you shop for and buy homes.
By creating our Sales Centers it is our vision that you will only make a single stop to find the house of your dreams.
A visit to one of our Sales Centers (located in Boise, Meridian, Nampa and Caldwell) will get you information on each of our communities in that city, along with a tour of our model homes and the ability to view all of our floorplans. We even take another trip out of the process by having a CBH Home Loans officer on-site, ready to pre-qualify you.
We at CBH Homes will hopefully allow you to take back your weekend with the addition of our Sales Centers. We want to make home buying easier for you!
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posted by CBH Sales & Marketing @ 4:58 PM
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