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WebGuide - Korea

The following WebGuide, compiled by Cath Kim, a summer intern at the Ypsilanti U. S. Export Assistance Center, is meant to provide an overview into the many sources of information which must be considered in making a business decision.  Your feedback is appreciated to keep this as comprehensive a document as possible.  For a copy of the Country Commercial Guide, prepared annually by the US Commercial Service, Seoul, please click here.

 

Airlines

Asiana

http://flyasiana.com/

Korean Air

http://www.koreanair.com/ 

Northwest

http://www.nwa.com/ 
Thai Airways International http://www.thaiair.co.kr/

United

http://www.ual.com/ 

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Banks

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Banker.  It has links to several directories of worldwide banks.

BNP Paribas Seoul http://www.bnpparibas.co.kr/
Cho Hung Bank http://www.chb.co.kr/kor/

Citibank Korea

http://www.citibank.com/

Export-Import Bank of Korea

http://www.koreaexim.go.kr/

Hana Bank

http://www.hanabank.co.kr/
HSBC,  HSBC Building #25, 1-Ka, Bongrae-Dong, Chung -ku, Seoul, Korea, TEL: 02)2004-0123 http://www.kr.hsbc.com/kr/

Industrial Bank of Korea

http://www.kiup-bank.com/ 

Korean Development Bank

http://www.kdb.co.kr/ 

Korean Exchange Bank

http://www.keb.co.kr/

Korea First Bank

http://www.kfb.co.kr/ 

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund

http://www.shinbo.co.kr/index.htm 
Kookmin Bank http://www.kbstar.com/

Pusan Bank

http://www.pusanbank.co.kr/

Shinhan Bank

http://www.shinhan.com/main.html  

The Bank of Korea

http://www.bok.or.kr/ 

Woori Bank

http://www.wooribank.com/ 
AAAdir Directory - Directory of Banks, Credit Unions and Financial Information on the Internet http://www.aaadir.com/
Reserve Bank's index of Korean banks http://www.reserve-bank.com/
Banks of the world by country http://www.wiso.gwdg.de/
Directory of banks on the web.   Coverage : 3.107 banks - i.e. over 95% of all banking sites http://www.qualisteam.com/l

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Doing Business in Korea

Bizcorea

http://www.bizcorea.com/  

EC21

http://www.ec21.net/biz/fir.html 

The Korea Herald homepage

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/ 

Korean products offered by manufactures and exporters from Korea

http://www.bizkorea.com/ 

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Chambers of Commerce

American Chamber of Commerce in Korea http://www.amchamkorea.org/index.jsp 

Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry

http://www.g77tin.org/krccihp.html 

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Directories

KITA Directory http://global.kotis.net/

Buy Korea

http://www.buykorea21.com/

Korean Embassy

http://www.koreaembassyusa.org/  

Kompass - fee based but extensive free information

http://www.kompass.com/

Index of Asian business directories

http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/ 

Trade Company List - Apparently well-maintained, this is a comprehensive list of south Korean trade companies. All links were active and usable at time of review. Provides essential contact information for virtually all South Korean import-export companies

http://www.kita.org/ 

KOTIS Website Directory - A master address book, similar to a "web yellow pages" for virtually every company in South Korea.

http://www.kotis.net/
[Silkroad21], a global Internet trade infrastructure, has been devised by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (MOCIE) of Korea to stimulate e-trade and e-commerce for the 21st century. http://www.silkroad21.com/

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Foreign Trade Information

EABC

http://www.eabc.co.uk/Successful.htm 

Korea International Trade Association

http://www.kita.org/  

Korea World Trade Center

http://www.wtcseoul.com/ 

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General Country Information

Asian Development Bank's Korea Page http://www.adb.org/

KISC Trade & Investment Facilitation Office for Foreign Companies is operated under the International Business Division of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The Office assists foreign companies doing business with Korean counterparts and foreign-invested companies in Korea to resolve any difficulties they encounter

http://www.kisc.org/
Fodors is known for being the best site for travel offering hotel, restaurant reviews and their series of mini-guides to specific destinations. http://www.fodors.com

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Internet Search Engines and Web Catalog Sites

NSRC Republic of Korea  http://www.nsrc.org/
Korean Internet Access Provider Lists by Herbison Consulting http://herbison.com/

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Korea's Economic Outlook

Economic & Financial Outlook

http://www.kif.re.kr/kifkorean

Economist Intelligence Unit

http://www.eiu.com/latest/323093.asp 

Global Beat

http://www.nyu.edu/globalbeat/ 

IMF

http://www.imf.org/

Information & Economic Data

http://www.hhs.se/eijs/

KIET, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), Korea's leading economic think tank

http://www.kiet.re.kr/

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Korea's Government Organizations

Central Officials Training Institute Joongang-Dong 2, Gwacheon-City, Gyeonggi-Province, 427-726, Tel) 82-2-503-8011, Fax) 82-2-500-8585 kukkyo@csc.go.kr  http://eng.coti.go.kr/
High-Tech Venture Center (HTVC) (Korean) http://htvc.kaist.ac.kr/ 
Korean Customs Service, 71, Nonhyun-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Korea 135-702, TEL : 82-2-3438-1114, Fax : 82-2-3438-1665 http://www.customs.go.kr/eng/

Korean Embassy, Washington

http://www.koreaembassyusa.org/ 
Korea Information Society Development Institute http://www.kisdi.re.kr
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation and Planning (ITEP) (Korean) http://www.itep.re.kr/ 

Korean Investment Service Center

http://www.kisc.org/  
Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency http://www.kipa.or.kr/ 
Kotra - Non-profit governmental organization for the promotion of trade and investment.  http://www.kotra.or.kr/eng/ 
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (MOCIE),1 Jungang-Dong, Gwacheon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 427-723, K Tel : 82-2-2110-2114 http://www.mocie.go.kr/
Ministry of Finance and Economy, Government Complex II, 88 Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon City, Gyeonggi Province, 427-725, Korea. Tel : 82-2-2110-2348, Fax : 82-2-504-1335, e-mail : fppr@mofe.go.kr  http://english.mofe.go.kr/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 110-051 Republic of Korea 95-1 Doryeom-dong Jongno-gu Seoul (T) 82-2-3703-2114 http://www.mofat.go.kr/
Ministry of Government Legislation - in Korean http://www.moleg.go.kr/
Ministry of Information and Communication http://www.mic.go.kr/ 
Ministry of Labor http://www.molab.go.kr 
Ministry of Science and Technology   http://www.most.go.kr
Ministry of Transportation and Construction http://www.moct.go.kr/
National Tax Service, 104 Susong-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-140, Korea Tel : 82-2-397-1200 http://www.nts.go.kr/
Ombudsman of Korea, 12th Fl., Imkwang Bldg., Migundong, Seodaemungu, Seoul, 120-705, Republic of Korea Tel : 822)360-2646  E-Mail : webombu@ombudsman.go.kr http://www.ombudsman.go.kr
Small and Medium Business Administration http://www.smba.go.kr/
Supreme Court of Korea http://www.scourt.go.kr/
Koreainfogate is the leading English portal site in Korea with all the information about Korea for foreigners. It offers Yellow Pages, Travel Guide, News, Beauty of Korea, About Korea, Window on Korea,  Currency, and Event Calendar. http://www.koreainfogate.com

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Market Research

Strategis

http://strategis.gc.ca/
ICT WebPage for Korea from the ICT Team website and Eastern Michigan University http://www.emich.edu/
USDOC Market Research http://www.buyusainfo.net/

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Michigan Exports

Item 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 456617723 363913769 365045756 464906980
325 Chemical Manufactures 138141272 96805105 108108405 121218893
336 Transportation Equipment 108077998 88059980 80823714 108639800
333 Machinery Manufactures 95571227 59359426 59487375 78806581
331 Primary Metal Manufactures 10141921 8757436 15172255 34370932
334 Computers & Electronic Prod. 16674437 19361247 22426319 25405002
311 Processed Foods 40148705 50752385 25458025 24831629
327 Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs. 9514577 9644714 14786695 24543023
332 Fabricated Metal Products 8763794 6496213 9465494 12404787
339 Misc. Manufactures 9183801 7886849 5546589 9511596
337 Furniture & Related Products 3684808 3728516 5141492 5472613
335 Elec. Eq.; Appliances & Parts 6059846 2995784 2323043 4482827
326 Plastic & Rubber Products 4572053 2499101 1706213 2623385
990 Spec. Classification Provisions 1381297 1163086 3909053 2191132
321 Wood Products 551186 821007 4345308 2171636
113 Forestry & Logging 811192 2092840 2276711 2166700
313 Fabric Mill Products 199390 180002 509133 1378153
322 Paper Products 1095707 1174932 1100741 1262692
324 Petroleum & Coal Products 229140 204198 558785 1070498
910 Waste & Scrap 403332 227843 264525 939575
323 Printing & Related Products 728108 516383 433665 497611
111 Crop Production 393779 855175 920468 326193
316 Leather & Related Products 35019 7297 74076 189863
511 Publishing Industries 0 26515 88369 153575
212 Mining 140821 143397 75222 71367
920 Used Merchandise 7990 0 26863 67944
314 Non-Apparel Textile Products 44837 31722 6000 39560
112 Animal Production 22730 24800 0 38079
315 Apparel Manufactures 38756 63847 11218 31334
114 Fishing; Hunting; & Trapping 0 26071 0 0
211 Oil & Gas Extraction 0 0 0 0
312 Beverage & Tobacco Products 0 7898 0 0

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Miscellaneous

Colleges and Universities Ajou University http://www.ajou.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Andong National University http://www.andong.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Chonbuk Sanup University of Technology (Howon University) http://www.howon.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Catholic University of Daegu http://www.cataegu.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Changwon National University http://www.changwon.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Cheju National University http://www.cheju.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Chonbuk National University http://www.chonbuk.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Chongju University http://www.chongju.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Chonnam National University http://www.chonnam.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Chosun University http://www.chosun.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Chung Ang University http://www.cau.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Chungbuk National University http://www.chungbuk.ac.kr/  
Colleges and Universities Chung-Ju National University http://www.chungju.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Chungwoon University http://www.cwunet.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Daegu University http://www.daegu.ac.kr/reor/
Colleges and Universities Dankook University http://www.dankook.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Dong-A University http://www.donga.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Dong Eui University http://www.dongeui.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Dongguk University http://www.dongguk.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Dongseo University http://www.dongseo.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Dongshin University http://www.dongshinu.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Dong Yang University of Technology http://www.dytc.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Duksung Women's University http://www.duksung.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Ewha Womans University http://www.ewha.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Gyeongsang National University http://www.gsnu.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Inha Technical College  http://www.inhatc.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Hallym University http://www.hallym.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Hanbat National University http://www.tnut.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Hankuk Aviation University http://www.hangkong.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Hannam University http://www.hannam.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Hanshin University http://www.hs.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Hanseo University http://www.hanseo.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Hanyang University http://www.hanyang.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Hansung University Seoul http://www.hansung.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Honam University http://www.honam.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Hoseo University http://www.hoseo.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Hyupsung University http://www.hyupsung.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Hankuk University of Foreign Studies http://www.hufs.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Hongik University http://www.hongik.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Inchon University http://www.inchon.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Inje University http://www.inje.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Jeonju University http://www.jeonju.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Jinju National University http://www.chinju.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Kangnam University http://www.kangnam.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Kangnung National University http://www.kangnung.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Kangwon National University http://www.kangwon.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Kaya University http://www.kaya.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Keimyung University http://www.keimyung.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology http://www.kaist.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Korea Maritime University http://www.kmaritime.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Korea University  http://www.korea.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology http://www.kaist.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Konkuk University http://www.konkuk.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Konyang University http://www.konyang.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Kookmin University http://www.kookmin.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities

Kongju National University, 182 Shinkwan-dong Kongju Chungnam, TEL 041-850-8114, FAX 041-853-3517

http://www.kongju.ac.kr/en/ 
Colleges and Universities Kwandong University http://www.kwandong.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Kwangju University http://www.kwangju.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Kwangwoon University http://www.kwangwoon.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Kyonggi University http://www.kyonggi.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Kyung Hee University http://www.kyunghee.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Kyungnam University http://www.kyungnam.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Kyungpook National University http://www.kyungpook.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities

Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 188 Shinpyung-dong, Kumi, Kyungbuk , 730-701, Republic of Korea.

http://www.kumoh.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Miryang National University http://www.miryang.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Mokwon University http://www.mokwon.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Paichai University http://www.paichai.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Pohang University of Science and Technology Department of Computer Science and Engineering (POSTECH),  Contact: Kio Kang, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Pohang KyungBuk, Pohang KyungBuk, KOREA, E-mail: kck@postech.ac.kr  http://selab.postech.ac.kr  
Colleges and Universities Pusan Women's College http://www.pwc.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Sangji University http://www.sangji.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Sangmyung University http://www.smu.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Sejong University http://www.sejong.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Semyun University http://www.semyung.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Senam University http://www.seonam.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Seokyeong University http://210.110.42.22/
Colleges and Universities Seowon University http://www.seowon.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Seoul National University  http://www.snu.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Seoul Women's University http://www.swu.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Sogang University http://www.sogang.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Soongsil University http://www.ssu.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Seoul Theological University http://www.stui.net/
Colleges and Universities Sungkyul University http://www.sungkyul.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Sungshin Women's University http://www.sungshin.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Sun Moon University http://www.sunmoon.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Sahmyook University http://www.syu.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities The Catholic University of Korea http://www.cuk.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities The University of Suwon http://www.suwon.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities University of Ulsan http://www.ulsan.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities University of Seoul http://www.uos.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Wonkwang University http://www.wonkwang.ac.kr/
Colleges and Universities Woosuk University http://www.woosuk.ac.kr/ 
Colleges and Universities Yonsei University http://www.yonsei.ac.kr
Colleges and Universities Yeungname University http://www.yeungnam.ac.kr/ 
Search Engines Empas http://www.empas.com
Search Engines Daum - Daum Communications Corp. http://www.daum.net
Search Engines Google, Korea http://www.google.co.kr/ 
Search Engines Hanmir - Korea Telecom http://www.hanmir.co.kr
Search Engines Nate - SK Communications http://www.nate.com
Search Engines Navrer - NHN Corp. http://www.naver.com
Search Engines

All Search Engines - A comprehensive list of all search engines based upon country and language

http://www.allsearchengines.com/
Search Engines

Asian Search Engines list of many search engines for Asian countries and Asian languages

http://www.cryer.co.uk/
Search Engines

Korean and Korean language based search engines

http://www.simmani.com/ 
Search Engines

Worldswitch.com's World Directory provides links to search engines and directories by country

http://www.worldswitch.com/ 
Search Engines

Small list of Korea's Top 8 search engines

http://www.koreansearchengines.com/
Search Engines Yahoo Korea (Korean) http://kr.yahoo.com/ 
Search Engines Yahoo's index to Korean search engines http://dir.yahoo.com/
US Subsidiaries 3COM http://www.3com.co.kr/ 
US Subsidiaries Adobe http://www.korea.adobe.com/ 
US Subsidiaries Cisco http://www.cisco.com/kr/ 
US Subsidiaries HP http://welcome.hp.com/
US Subsidiaries IBM Korea Inc., The Military Mutual Aid Association B/D, 467-12 Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea, Tel: (82) 2 3781 7114, Fax: (82) 2 3781 5200, E-mail:  ibmkspoe@kr.ibm.com  http://www.kr.ibm.com/ 
US Subsidiaries

Intel

http://www.intel.com/
US Subsidiaries

Johnson and Johnson in Korea

http://www.acuvue.co.kr/ 
US Subsidiaries Kapion Korea (Seoul) 135-777, POSCO Center Bldg., West Tower 11th Fl. Daechi 4-Dong Kangnamku Seoul, Korea Telephone: +82 2 559 0648 http://www.kapion.com/
US Subsidiaries

Maxtor Korea Ltd, Room 1401, Dong Gyung Building, #824-19, Yeoksam-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-080, Korea, Telephone: (82) 2565 7120, Fax: (82) 2565 7080

http://www.maxtor.com/
US Subsidiaries Microsoft CH, 6th Floor, POSCO Center, 892 Daechi-Dong, Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, 135-777, Korea, Phone: 82-2-531-4500, Fax: 82-2-555-1724 http://www.microsoft.com/Korea/ 
US Subsidiaries Oracle http://www.oracle.com/kr/ 
US Subsidiaries Xerox http://www.koreaxerox.co.kr/ 

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Newspapers

Chosun

http://www.chosun.com/

Doong-A Ilbo (Korean)

http://www.donga.com/ 

Korea IT News (aka Chônja sinmun)

http://www.etienglish.com/ 

Korea Central Daily (aka JoongAng Ibo)

http://english.joins.com/ 

Korean Economic Daily (aka HayKyung)

http://www.hankyung.com/ 
JoongAng Daily http://joongangdaily.joins.com/

Korean Herald

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/ 

Korea Press Foundation search engine for all newspapers in Korea

http://www.kinds.or.kr/ 

Korea Times - On-line newspaper in English covers news, exchange rate, weather, etc.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/

Maeil Daily News (Korean)

http://www.m2000.co.kr/ 

The Korea Post: English paper focusing on business, economy and trade 2nd Fl., Daeok Bldg., 241-4 Oksu-dong, Songdong-gu, Seoul 133-100, Korea (South), phone: +82-2-2298-1740~1742, fax: +82-2-2298-9506

http://www.koreapost.com/ 
The Electronic Times http://www.etimesi.com

Yonhap News

http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/
This page provides an easy to use tool for referencing the world's newspapers by numerous filters http://www.newspapers.com/

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Transportation

The following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Forwarder.  It has links to several directories of worldwide freight forwarders and logistics companies.

1Up Travel > South Korea  http://www.1uptravel.com/
DIRECTORY.TERADEX.COM - Regional/Asia/South Korea/Transportation http://directory.teradex.com/
Google Directory - Regional > Asia > South Korea > Transportation http://directory.google.com/
Inchon International Airport - ICN http://www.airport.or.kr/ 
Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series / South Korea http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/krtoc.html 
Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination South Korea | Introduction http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
Open Directory - Regional: Asia: South Korea: Transportation http://dmoz.org/

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Travel

AsiaPlanet.com - Travel and background information for  22 Asian countries. http://www.asia-planet.com/ 

Hotel Guide

http://www.hotelguide.co.kr/

Korea National Tourism Organization

http://www.knto.or.kr/  

Seoul Focus

http://english.metro.seoul.kr/ 

Travel Guide

http://www.lifeinkorea.com/

Lycos Guide to Korea

http://travel.lycos.com/

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US Government

US Commercial Service, Korea

http://www.buyusa.gov/korea 

US Dept of State

http://www.state.gov/

US Dept of State Background Notes

http://www.state.gov/l 

US Dept of State Consular Information Sheet

http://travel.state.gov/

US Embassy, Seoul

http://usembassy.state.gov/seoul/  

CIA Factbook

http://www.odci.gov/

US Department of Energy's Country Analysis Brief

http://www.eia.doe.gov/

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Weather

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Date Updated: March 23, 2007

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