April 30, 2015

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Law:

Remembering Harvey R. Miller: The Evolution and Changing Environment of Bankruptcy Reorganization Law and Practice
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US trustee wants Burns & Levinson bounced as Karmaloop counsel
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Firms Seek New Ways to Respond to Shrinking Bankruptcy Filings
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Biglaw Mommy: Women Of Biglaw, Unite?
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With Fewer in Law School, Job Prospects Improve
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Bankruptcy and Bad Behavior - The Real Moral Hazard: Law Schools Exploiting Market Dysfunction
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Court Orders Top Biglaw Firm To Pay $1.3 Million In Fees
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Work-Life Balance Is NOT Work-Fun Balance
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Law School Grads' Jobs Rate Rises - But There's a Catch
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GC: Firms Will Have to Change
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Accountancy firms predicted to jettison hourly billing before lawyers
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Norton Rose Fulbright Names New Global Chair
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Corporate Counsel Say Law Firms Are Becoming More Tech-Savvy
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‘Just Win, Baby’ – The Path To Prosperity In A Plaintiffs’ Firm
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Barack Obama To Teach Law School Classes After Presidency Ends?
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Group salutes bankruptcy lawyer’s advocacy
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Cox Smith, on the year ahead
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Convicted of egging prosecutor’s cars, man gets a reprieve from state’s top court
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5 Secrets to Submission Success in Legal Rankings
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3 sleep hacks that will make you feel rested and more productive
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7 psychological tricks that will make you instantly smarter
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FBI: Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud
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In West Baltimore, some residents see rioting as a rational response to daily despair Baltimore neighborhood at the center of riots was a ticking time bomb Baltimore Curfew Meets Resistance Report: Baltimore police won't release report on Freddie Gray's death to the public Prisoner: Freddie Gray Trying to Hurt Himself
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Law School Finals Delayed Amid Baltimore Protests
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Public defender asks private lawyers to help represent hundreds arrested in Baltimore
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How Responsible Are Lawyers For Injustice In Ferguson?
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Indian lawyers turn to discounts, bargains and estimates on fees
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Judges:

What Should Judges Do in Chapter 11?
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Judicial campaign finance reformers just won a massive victory at the Supreme Court States may ban judicial candidates from personally asking for campaign cash, SCOTUS rules Excerpts: Supreme Court Ruling on Judicial Fundraising Bans
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Justice Alito: Why Not Let 4 Lawyers Marry One Another?
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s lawyers protest federal judge’s questions during contempt hearing
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Justice Scalia Makes Completely Tone-Deaf Joke During Gay Marriage Arguments
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Wendell Pierce Set as Clarence Thomas in HBO's 'Confirmation'
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Wall Street:

Fed caution, weak economic growth weigh on stock futures
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Stocks close lower amid weak GDP, Fed statement
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Layoffs:

U.S. Steel CEO: Layoff notices nationwide rise to 9,000
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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:

U.S. SEC proposes disclosure rules on executive pay versus performance Will new CEO-pay rules pay off?
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Celebs:

'RHONJ' Star Teresa Giudice Is Doing WHAT in Prison?!
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Gambling:

Caesars to Face Multiple Probes of Pre- Bankruptcy Actions
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Caesars gets temporary extension to keep control of bankruptcy
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Revel may not open this season, owner says There is now power into the Revel building, future still murky
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Student Debt:

Some on Wall Street say $1.2 trillion in student debt could trigger the next market crash
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AZ: Lawmakers Want Debt Free College
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Personal Finance:

How to answer the 10 most common interview questions
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The 'George Clooney Effect' explains why younger women often pair up with older men
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Finance:

PennantPark, A BDC, To Buy Assets Of Struggling Rival Lender MCG Capital
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Fraud:

Madoff Settlements to Bring in $11.1M More
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Religion:

Diocese names priests, sisters, staff accused of sexual abuse
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Creflo Dollar: Demons Stole by Private Jet
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Economy:

Fed points to softer US labor market, weak economic growth Parsing the Fed: How the Statement Changed in April from March US economy stumbles in first-quarter as weather, low energy prices weigh Noting Slower Economy, Fed Appears No Closer to a Rate Hike Fed lowers economic outlook but stays mum on rate plans Fed: All calendar references removed Fed keeps its options open as it sees better days ahead The Fed says the economic slowdown is temporary and markets don't know what to think Here's what changed in the new Fed statement Complete text Here’s the ‘wild card’ for a Fed hike this year
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Fed, White House choose not to mention the D-word
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U.S. economic growth slows to 0.2 percent, grinding nearly to a halt First Take: 3 things that undercut GDP in first quarter Another Year, Another Weak First Quarter for GDP. What Gives? Who murdered first-quarter GDP?
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Consumers holding on to their wallets for dear life
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Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues
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The Bad News (Poverty) and Good News (Education) About Millennial Parents
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National Credit Default Rates Remain Flat Despite Jump in Bank Card Defaults in March
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One in five elderly Americans dies broke
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For boomers, it's the retirement that never was
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PIMCO hire Bernanke as senior adviser
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Apple warns of ‘material’ financial hit from probe FT
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Generation X Now Wants to Run the World
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The jobs most likely to make you drink
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Pending Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes Rose 1.1% in March Spring home sales ‘starting off on solid footing’
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Do millions of Americans face impending housing peril?
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Judge reopens TH Properties bankruptcy case
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Foreclosure Sales: When Is the “Deed” Done?
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Deep-dish profit: Giordano's buildings sell for $14 million
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Ocwen, Assurant to pay $140 million to settle force-placed insurance suit
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Municipalities:

Emanuel to civic group: City's fiscal hole 'dug over many, many years'
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Chicago Wants Out of Complex Finance Deals
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Can Evans save Wayne County?
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How Two Billionaires Are Remaking Detroit in Their Flawed Image
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Detroit’s Ravaged Packard Plant Looks to Europe for Renaissance
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Facing insolvency , Puerto Rico contemplates VAT Puerto Rico's debt crisis has left the US territory with no good options
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Jeb Bush Endorses Puerto Rican Statehood
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The California Metro Area With a European-Style Jobless Rate
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Oil/Gas:

Here's why oil is rallying to its highest level this year
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U.S. oil inventories rise by almost 2 million barrels, but below expectations
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For Sale: Used Oilfield Machinery - Firms try to unload equipment after collapse in oil prices and U.S. drilling
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Domino Effect of Disappearing Oil Jobs
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Moody's: Banks Oil Losses Manageable
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Oklahoma rig manufacturer files for bankruptcy protection
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Oil Field Services To Bear The Brunt Of Price Collapse
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We Are Witnessing A Fundamental Change In The Oil Sector
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Bust? What Bust? Franklin Sees Opportunity in Shale
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Shell profit up 7% despite sharp fall in revenue
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Oil Drop Opens Door to Megadeals
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Fitch: Energy Defaults Resurface in U.S. Leveraged Loans
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KBR reports income up after restructuring that 1,000 cut jobs, 11 business segments
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Europe’s biggest oil refiner joins those predicting end of boom
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Pickens: Don't Worry, Oil is Coming Back
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Education:

Your college has closed? Try this troubled for-profit school, Education Department advises
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For-profit college's collapse is particularly devastating for this veteran
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Eaton Vance Joined Buyers’ Revolt That Killed Louisiana Bond
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Flooring:

Lumber Liquidators says DoJ seeking criminal charges, shares plunge Lumber Liquidators sets aside $10 million as DOJ probes
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Golf:

NFL owner Bob McNair buying bankrupt Charleston golf course
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Internet:

Yelp is crashing after earnings miss
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Restaurants:

The eyesore on the North Shore: Workers prepare for last Chattanooga chapter about Casey's barge leaving
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Housewares:

EveryWare Bankruptcy Loan Wins Final Court Approval
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Privacy:

Will RadioShack Intellectual Property Sale Go Through?
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)-(2)- (3)-(4)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(8)-(9)-(10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

The Eleventh Circuit Wallops Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitioners
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IP:

DE Chancery Interprets Bankruptcy Code to Find Jurisdiction Over IP
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Indentures:

Recent Decisions Concerning The Trust Indenture Act Underline The Limits On Out-Of-Court Restructurings
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Litigation:

The Hazy Line Around Disqualifying eDiscovery Vendors
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Insurance:

Corporate Loan Provisions Aimed at Proxy Campaigns Trigger D&O Litigation
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Awards:

Berger Singerman Named Top Mid-Size Workplace By The Sun Sentinel
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Consultants:

Epiq Systems Names Jill Bauer as Managing Director, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Solutions and Fiduciary Services
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Mass Torts:

Illinois county does booming business in asbestos lawsuits
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Electricity:

Oncor Sale May Offer a Way Out for Former TXU
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Sovereigns:

Debt restructuring: Kicillof calls for 'urgent intervention of all countries'
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President faces off with holdouts over rates
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Kicillof denies dumping 'vulture funds' conflict on next gov't
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UK:

Sainsbury's struggles as Cairo court sentences boss Mike Coupe to jail in bizarre legal drama
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Scottish construction bankruptcy numbers fall
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Scotland feels insolvency pain – despite UK's 'austerity gain'
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Fewer IT firms going bust in 2015, shows Exaro Insolvency Index
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Royal Bank of Scotland reports heavy loss
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Company and personal insolvencies sink to pre-recession lows
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KPMG administrators called in to collapsed paper maker
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EU:

Eurozone inflation rises to 0%
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PIIGS:

Greece signals concessions in crunch talks with lenders
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'We won't surrender': Firebrand Greek minister risks fresh schism with Europe Greece has days for reform deal, must start third bailout talks - official Greece considers selling ports to reach deal with EU/IMF - government source Greek endgames It's time to start thinking the unthinkable Grexit could cause a recession 'of unprecedented magnitude' and a 50% currency devaluation
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Moody's rating agency downgrades Greece's debt to junk.
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Italy promises rapid action to simplify bankruptcy procedures
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Spain's economy is booming
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Canada:

Charges laid in a number of bankruptcy fraud investigations
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Austria:

Austria reckons with its own little Greece as bank pain spreads
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Dominican Republic:

Economy chief says Dominican businesses need a bankruptcy law
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Serbia:

Private sector to take cost of Serbia's bad loans - central bank
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China:

When equities no longer equitable: applying the Deep Rock Doctrine in PRC
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Australia:

Goldman Sachs says Australia at risk of losing AAA rating
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