April 21, 2010

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Law:

Goldman Sachs Co-GC Surprised, 'Disappointed' by SEC's Suit
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Strained Bedfellows: Is Goldman Deputy GC Married to CEO of Victim in SEC Allegations?
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Feds Seek Up to $1.2 Billion for Rothstein Victims
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Alternative Fee Arrangements: More Than Window Dressing?
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Deferred Associate Diaries: My First Case
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Deferred Associate Stays Upbeat, But Shows Some Wistfulness
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Baker Donelson Expands Bankruptcy Practice with Addition of Max A. Moseley
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Small Foreclosure Firm’s Big Bucks: Back Office Grossed $260M in 2009
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Former Partner's ESOP Work Drags Buchanan Ingersoll Back to Court
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Firm Fires Back at Lawyer Who Says He Was Conned Into Working There
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Bryan Cave Partner Reportedly Top Pick for DOJ No. 2
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Top Pelosi Aide Takes BigLaw Partnership
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3 Sports Deals for Weil
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How Lawyers Can Overcome Fear and Ask for a Raise
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Bankruptcy Attorney Fees: Make them contingent
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Fired Top US Lawyer (Almost) for Gucci Fires Back Over His Unlicensed Status
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BigLaw Partner Sanctioned for "Baseless Allegations" Against Opposing Counsel
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When it Comes to Equal Pay, Who's Worse Off--Women JDs or Women MBAs?
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Multiple Women Make Partner at Some Firms, While Others Promote All-Male Classes
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Associate’s Televised House Hunt
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Law Schools Take Note: Students Push for Better Job Stats
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E-Mail Scams That Target Smaller Law Firms on the Rise
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Outsourced Library & Info Services - Bad for Librarians Or Filling a Need?
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Former Detroit Mayor May Go to Jail for Dodging $1 Million Obligation
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Lawyer Accused of Beating Client with a Baseball Bat Accepts Plea Deal
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Dueling better than lawyers?
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Judges:

Lawyer Makes an Appearance Before Chief Justice—In Singing Mode
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Justices Get Personal Over Privacy Of Messages
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Longtime Justice of Peace Resigns Over Claimed Crude Comments to Court Workers
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Congressman makes history with impeachment of Judge Porteous
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Obama now talking with possible high court picks
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Supreme Court Still Apparently Unfamiliar With Texting and Call Waiting
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Judge Removed But Not Disciplined For Workplace Incivility
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Wall Street:

Stocks Poised For Lackluster Opening
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Goldman Tops Forecast, With $3.46 Billion in Earnings
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When Wall Street Deals Resemble Casino Wagers
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Layoffs:

Recession Adds to Appeal of Short-Term Jobs
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Most Metro Areas Still Losing Jobs
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Plenty of Jobs but Few Places to Live
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:

A Finance Overhaul Fight Draws a Swarm of Lobbyists
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Health Care:

Smaller pharmacies facing possible bankruptcy
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The Squeeze on the Middle Class
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Accounting:

FASB may look at repo accounting after SEC review
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S.E.C. Said to Consider Debt Masking Clampdown
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Aviation:

Rule limits time passengers can be trapped on the tarmac
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Talks deepen between United and Continental
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More than five European airlines risk bankruptcy
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Airlines lose $1.7 billion, Germany opens airspace
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High Cost of Volcanic Ash Travel Crisis
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Court declares airline Seagle Air bankrupt.
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Hotels:

Innkeepers USA Preps for Possible Bankruptcy : Sources
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Newspapers:

Exclusivity extended for papers' reorganization plan
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Economy:

'FAT' tax to rein in banks
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Recovery Index
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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:

Former Opus exec Murnane suing former firm over pay
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Judge: Bank owes couple $100G in damages
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As Markets Fizzle, Buying May Cost Less Than Renting
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Municipalities:

From the Sky, Detroit Looks Like Sarajevo
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Snohomish Busts Synthetic Rate Gone Awry as AIG Swaps Blow Up
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Sovereigns:

IMF warns sovereign risk could prolong crisis
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Lehman:

Ex-SEC Chief Cox Says SEC Could Bring Lehman Case
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Lessons of Lehman's failure
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The Real Lehman Lesson: Break Up the Banks
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Lawmakers grill feisty Fuld on failed Lehman
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Ex-Lehman Chief Strikes Back
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Fuld: SEC, Fed Knew All - Even If He Didn't
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The World According To Richard Fuld
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Lehman ex-CEO Fuld loses bid to halt arbitration
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Fraud:

Goldman earnings almost double to $3.3 billion
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Ahead of Goldman Suit, a Tight-Lipped S.E.C.
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Another Look at Goldman’s ‘Big Boy’ Defense
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CalPERS Disturbed by Goldman Fraud Case
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Goldman SEC Case May Hinge on Meaning of ‘Selected’
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Judge praised for clarity and grasp of complex issues
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Goldman Sachs Says SEC Case Hinges on Actions of One Employee
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Goldman Says Losses Prove No Ill Intent
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After Charges, Goldman Rivals Start to Circle
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Magnetar Says It Didn't Help Banks With CDOs ‘Built to Fail’
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Why the Synthetic CDO Matters in the Goldman Sachs Case
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Goldman: Sorkin Gets It Right on the Facts and the Issue
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GOP seeks SEC records on Goldman
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Goldman Donations to Obama Campaign Totaled Nearly $1 Million
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Time to tear down the wall around Goldman?
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US lawmaker probes SEC's Goldman case
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Ex-Goldman employee surfaces in SEC complaint
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SEC Cited Magnetar CDOs on Disclosures, Goldman Says
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Paulson & Co. Says Its Role in Goldman CDO Was 'Appropriate'
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John Paulson Comes Out Swinging, Says All He Wanted To Do Was Short The Hell Out Of Crappy Borrowers
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Paulson Clients Eye the Door
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Ex-White House Counsel Craig in Enemy Camp
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The Deregistration of M. Tourre
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The Importance of Fabrice Tourre
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Don't bank on clients to punish Goldman
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Questions for Banks That Put Together Deals
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Going after Goldman won't make investors safer
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Goldman plays down SEC worries
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Goldman Sachs Says Didn't Sell Abacus CDO in Japan
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Goldman Sachs Not 'Too Big For Jail', House Dems Write Attorney General
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Time to break up the Goldman Sachs board?
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AMF probing Goldman, no French counterparty seen
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Shorting The Middle Class: The Real Wall Street Crime
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One firm's settlement in Galleon probe OK'd
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Banking:

FDIC: US Needs Better Lending Standards
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Adaptation = $$
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How did Citi trounce JPMorgan and BofA?
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Frontier Financial targeted by lawsuits
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Huntington Bancshares Reports First Profit Since 2008
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Packaging:

Smurfit, shareholders start bankruptcy plan fight
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Social Services:

Federal court dismisses Visinet bankruptcy case
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Bankruptcy Reform Will Limit Bailouts
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Motorcycles:

Harley-Davidson 1Q profit skids 71 percent
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Tax:

Tax Court: If You're Gonna Use TurboTax, Use It Correctly
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Corporate Reform:

JPMorgan Unit Subpoenaed in U.S. Investigation of Tax-Lien Bids
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New Guidelines on Corporate Offenders and Prison Alternatives Approved
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Lehman's fall said to justify reform
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Religion:

The Pope and the press
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Pope Promises to Confront Abuse
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Autos:

Chrysler Reports $4 Billion Loss Since Exiting Bankruptcy
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Chrysler's Old Carco Assets in Bankruptcy Can Be Liquidated
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GM pays back government loans from US, Canada
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GM Chief to Pay for Chartered Flight to DC
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Bankruptcy forces US Fidelis co-founder to sell expensive home
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Hecker girlfriend Christi Rowan pleads guilty, will cooperate with prosecutors
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Veteran Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Take Early Lead In Toyota Class Action
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Derivatives:

Bank Equity-Derivative Fees Rise as Rules Push Threatens Profit
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Rating Agencies:

Calif. Attorney General Presses Moody's for Response to Subpoena
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AIG:

Last Legal Mile May Be Hardest for Greenberg
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Tax:

DOJ Targets Suspended Ohio Lawyer in Tax Fraud Suit
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Celebs:

Lindsay Lohan in debt
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Michael Douglas Begs Judge to Show Son Mercy
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Food/Drink:

Lone Star Steakhouses in SoCal file for bankruptcy protection
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Oceanaire to be bought by Landry's Restaurants
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Tech:

Apple's second-quarter profit jumps 90 percent
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Oil/Gas:

Saratoga's Bankruptcy Plan Successfully Confirmed
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UK:

Company administrations hit four year low
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How the IMF will force 'fat' bankers on a crash diet
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British Inflation Surges in March
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MPs call for ban on Goldman Sachs as it faces FSA fraud inquiry
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Goldman says trader won't work in UK
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Goldman Inquiry Comes at Key Time in U.K.
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FSA needs to focus closer to home than Goldman
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Greece:

Short-Term Greek Debt Sale Succeeds
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Greece Sells Bills, but Prospects Are Dim
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Greece starts EU and IMF talks on aid deal
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IMF: High Rates Could Cripple Greece
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Greece Credit-Default Swaps Jump to Record as Debt Talks Start
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Portugal:

Derivatives Traders Single Out Portugal
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Germany:

Germany FinMin: No GDP Growth Over 2% In Coming Yrs
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