Law:
Richard Levin, veteran bankruptcy lawyer, to switch firms • Cravath’s Levin To Join Jenner • Mandatory Retirement Forces Cravath Bankruptcy Guru To Join Jenner • Cravath Bankruptcy Partner Departs for Jenner & Block • Esteemed Restructuring and Bankruptcy Lawyer Richard Levin Joins Jenner & Block as New York Partner
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Sanitation worker, day trader among jurors selected in trial of Dewey leaders
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Brett Miller: Student Loan Debate is More Complex Than Bankruptcy Question • Perry Mandarino: Student Debt Could Be Next Bubble, But Shouldn’t be Addressed by Bankruptcy Reform • Adam Levitin: Discharge Private Student Loans, But Federal Loans Have Safety Net
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: Flying Solo: 10 Things I Wish I Knew (Part 1)
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Amid resignations, law firm Gordon Silver figuring out what's next
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Which Biglaw Firm Has The Best Parental Leave Policy? • Law Firm Didn’t Need John Oliver To Shame Them Into Being Good To Moms
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Another Law School In Trouble?
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California Should Adopt Uniform Bar Exam, Says Law School Dean
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U.S. News Gives 0Ls Law School Advice, Fails
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Law Schools With the Most Competitive LSAT Scores
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Deep Down, Law Students Learn Like Cavemen, New Article Says
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GC: Better Fee Arrangements Through Volume
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An Embarrassing Law Firm Advertising FAIL
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Orrick Chair: Cost of Parent Leave Program Well Worth It
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A New Bar for Paid Parental Leave at Law Firms?
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Foley Hoag To Open New York City Office
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Police officer sues Starbucks after being burned by cup of free coffee; jury awards nothing
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George Zimmerman shot, injured in road rage incident
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6 ways to master the iPhone calendar app
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7 simple LinkedIn photo tricks that will dramatically increase your chances of landing your dream job
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6 proven ways to calm your nerves before speaking in public
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How to instantly connect with people you don't know
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How to spot a compliment with an ulterior motive
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The Vindication of Edward Snowden
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Woman gets life without parole for running her 9-year-old granddaughter to death
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‘It’s Just Lunch’ Date Leads To ‘It’s Just H-----’ Infection, Lawsuit
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NFL to suspend Brady for Deflategate: reports
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Judges:
This actress is slated to play Ruth Bader Ginsburg in movie about her life
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Boat Named For Bankruptcy Judge returns To Service
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Poll: Nearly Half Doubt Supreme Court’s Impartiality in Obamacare Case
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Wall Street:
Stock futures fall as bonds get battered
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Stocks close lower as renewed bond selloff puts Street on edge
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Why this hot market is suddenly cooling off
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Layoffs:
Fossil confirms restructuring efforts have included staff cuts
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Distressed Investing:
Burkle’s Yucaipa Sues Distressed-Debt Investors for Fraud
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Aviation:
American reports decline in passenger traffic, key revenue figure
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Woman pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud in Maine
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Education:
Former Students Seek to Shape Corinthian Colleges Bankruptcy
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Everest University changes course
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Forgive and Forget: Bankruptcy Reform in the Context of For-Profit Colleges
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Zenith Education Group lays off 131 people at Thornton call center
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Software:
GCE software firm fined $9 million
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Politics:
Elizabeth Warren hits back at Obama in Pacific Rim trade fight
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Republicans balk even as economists tout free trade
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Presidential candidate Ben Carson wants to change the role of the Supreme Court
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Bush: Pamela Geller is Not a Hero
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Perry's Skewed Logic on Import-Export Bank
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Weather:
A rash of deadly tornadoes wrecked parts of Texas and Arkansas
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Amusement Parks:
Conneaut Lake Park has more time, more money to reorganize, reopen • Judge OKs funding Conneaut Lake Park needs to open
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Small Business:
How small businesses get hooked on ‘financial equivalent of crack’
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Economy:
More evidence U.S. job creation has lost sizzle
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Research: Natural Rate of Unemployment under 5% and Falling
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Demographics, Unemployment Rate and Inflation
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Fed's Dudley Says Interest Rate Increases Will Mark Regime Shift
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Here are the 4 things Goldman Sachs knows about millennial parents
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Stock buybacks may be a factor in slow wage gains
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Labor force participation rate near record low
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More Employment Graphs: Duration of Unemployment, Unemployment by Education, Construction Employment and Diffusion Indexes
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Millennials Have Taken Over the Workforce
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Ouch! That bond selloff cost how much?
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The Projected Improvement in Life Expectancy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Nomura found liable for selling toxic mortgages to Fannie, Freddie
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Goldman Sachs Ordered to Pay $80 Million Plus Interest in Mortgage Case
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House Flippers Are Back Together With Wall St. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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What’s holding back first-time homebuyers?
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FNC: Residential Property Values increased 4.6% year-over-year in March
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NAR: Tight inventory, demand push home prices higher in first quarter
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Recent Nevada Supreme Court Opinions Impact Deficiency Actions
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Historic Properties of Embattled Owner Sell in Bankruptcy Auction for $37M
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Median home price in San Jose, Calif., hits $900,000
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Suspended lawyer gets 12 months in federal prison for his role in $3.5M mortgage fraud
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Municipalities:
Detroit Ready To Begin New Round Of Massive Water Shut-offs
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Detroit and Deaccessioning—the Museum Responds
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Detroit delays bond sale related to bankruptcy exit
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Puerto Rico Utility Battles to Restructure Debt
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Assessing Bond Insurers' Exposure to Puerto Rico Still Tough
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Jefferson County: State Rate Setting Authority vs. The Bankruptcy Code
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San Bernardino bondholders lose out versus Calpers, judge rules • San Bernardino Judge Rejects Bond Suit Over Pension Debt
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Oil/Gas:
American Eagle Energy Files for Chapter 11 • American Eagle Energy Becomes Fourth Shale Bankruptcy • American Eagle Energy Enters Bankruptcy
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Get ready for another oil price dip: Goldman Sachs
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Energy debt investors reap gains on oil rise, but risks loom
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A Slow Squeeze on Indebted Oil Firms Has CFOs Looking to October
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OPEC says you can forget about $100 oil for at least the next 10 years
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New fears in the Canadian oil patch
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Nigeria: Banks' exposure to Oil & Gas hits N2.943trn
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Noble's Rosetta Deal Is OPEC's Problem - Deals and financing are putting off a shakeout in the U.S. oil sector
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Morgan Stanley Selling Oil Business
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Corporate Reform:
Citigroup says could plead guilty to settle forex probe • Citigroup Says U.S. Declines to Prosecute on Libor Rigging
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Many Banks to Plead Over Forex Rigging
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Mass Torts:
Death toll from defective GM ignition switches rises to 100
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Distressed Investing:
Monomoy Capital Partners Hires David Robbins to Lead Investments in the Debt Securities of Underperfroming Middle Market Businesses
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Cerberus Eyes Brazil Deals as Slumping Economy Creates Bargains
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Startups:
Kevin O'Leary of 'Shark Tank' invests in 27 companies and says the only ones making money have this trait in common
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Personal Finance:
6 things you should never spend your money on
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Food/Beverage:
Fresh Produce Buyer Plans to Save More Than Half of Stores
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Why people are rejecting McDonald’s
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Student Debt:
Here's when you can get out of paying back student debt
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Mining:
Molycorp Could Run Out Of Cash By October
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Worst for Caterpillar, mining may finally be over
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This could be the next sector to rally
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Coal:
What's causing Walter Energy's woes?
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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 (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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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Subordination:
Momentive Plan Confirmation Affirmed: Subordination Dispute
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Cross-Border:
Chapter 15 Cross-Border Insolvency Means Comity and Cooperation; Not Necessarily Comedy and Concern
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Sanctions:
Judge: Blixseth unwilling to comply with orders
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Shipping:
Sainty Marine dismisses bankruptcy possibilities
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Healthcare:
Court allows Saint Catherine trustee to destroy property
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Federal government accuses Hutcheson of $1.4 million fraud
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Flooring:
Must Lumber Liquidators’ new woe: Insurers are balking
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Fraud:
Financier Lynn Tilton wants U.S. judge to block SEC fraud case
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Sovereigns:
Argentina sues Citigroup over debt repayments
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ICMA publishes creditor engagement clauses for sovereign debt issues
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New 'vulture' threat: Aurelius tries to block Bonar 24 payment • Argentine Bonds Fall After Hedge Fund Asks to Block Payment • Argentina reacts to hedge funds attempt to block a fresh debt emission
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Argentina debt holdouts seek to broaden scope of court injunction
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Paul Singer's Billion Dollar Hedge Fund Is Going to War Over $58,000
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UK:
UK taxpayers could lose £13.5 billion on the Royal Bank of Scotland bailout
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Britain could leave the EU as early as next year
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PIIGS:
Greece pays IMF $836M one day early: Sources • Greece made its IMF payment, but it still could be out of cash in two weeks
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I.M.F. and Central Bank Loom Large Over Greece's Debt Talks • Yikes Greece clears IMF hurdle but don't relax just yet • Eurogroup meeting: Greece says deal will be 'difficult' • Germany Shows Openness Toward Greek Referendum on Bailout Program • Greece not planning bailout referendum • Could Greece ever pay off all its debt? Upcoming IMF repayment is just the tip of the iceberg • Clock ticking on Greece's debt crisis as talks resume • Making sense of the options for Greece • Greece is not making 'progress' — it's hurtling toward a default • Eurogroup hails Greek progress, says more effort needed • The Lessons for Greece's Economy From 70 Currency Union Breakups • 4 ways Greece’s epic debt drama may play out • Greek drama? More like 'The Kardashians' • Bankers look ready to mop up Greece on the cheap
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Canada:
Lowe's Canada acquires 13 former Target locations
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Target Corp. may be responsible for Canadian store leases
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China:
Interest rate cut puts China banks' profits on the line
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China has been caught off guard by the 'sharpness of the downturn'
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China's central bank is just getting started
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China's high-risk rate cut
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Risk of Default Spurs Officials' Rescue Effort
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Japan:
Sharp restructuring plan: Japanese firm's long-term survival remains in doubt
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Bulgaria:
Prosecutors open investigation against Bulgaria’s CCB administrators • Bulgarian Prosecution Suspects KTB Quaestors of Deliberate Mismanagement
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Singapore:
Changes to bankruptcy laws proposed
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Nepal:
Nepal hit by two more large earthquakes
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MENA:
Billions of Libya's national resources are at risk
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Russia:
Putin's Next Takeover? $34bn in Oil Money
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