October 22, 2019

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Law:

Ex-DLA Piper Partner Denies Assault Claims, Blasts Accuser for 'Exploiting' #MeToo Ex-DLA Piper partner says he had ‘emotional relationship’ with accuser, denies sexual assault Harassment Debacle Deepens at DLA Piper as Lawyer Reveals Emails Another Woman Says She Was ‘Afraid’ of Former DLA Piper Lawyer
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Big Law Builds Up Bankruptcy as Economic Slowdown Threatens
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Another Law School Bends To The Winds Of Change In Admissions
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Judge Lifts Hood on Skadden Bills in TransPerfect Case TransPerfect Gets Invoices, Drops Skadden Suit, Appeals Fine
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The 2019 Global 200: A Growth Gap Persists Between Tiers
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Why Litigation Will Become Diverse More Quickly Than Other Fields Of Law
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Overcoming Failure In Law School
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Kirkland Hires Irell & Manella’s Former Managing Partner
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Quick deportation process for asylum-seekers to be reviewed by Supreme Court
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Meet the Manhattan district attorney doing battle with President Trump in court
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SCOTUS Tosses New Gerrymandering Case
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Authorities charge officer who opened fire on couple's car
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4 Year Old Girl Shoots Dad and Herself
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At Least 12 White Supremacists Arrested for Threatening Jewish Community in Year Following Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack
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Segway rider arrested on DUI charge
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Judges:

Part-time judge who used ‘sexist and profane’ language should be removed, commission says
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Sounds Off On Impeachment, Court-Packing and "Getting to 67 Votes"
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Judge Dies From Opioid-Related Overdose
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Lawyer Chided for Not Checking Before Telling Judge to ‘Ctrl-F’
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A 2020 Supreme Court Nominee Should Get Hearing, Poll Shows
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Even Chief Justices Of The Supreme Court Can Fail
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That Upcoming FISA Court Report
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Wall Street:

US futures seesaw before the bell
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Stocks close higher on optimism about trade talks, earnings
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Wall Street is sounding the alarm as a key source of stock-market buying evaporates
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Layoffs:

Did mental health hospital layoffs violate federal law?
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Huntington Bancshares hires new CFO, will lay off up to 200 workers
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Politics:

The 2 Republican senators to watch as Trump's impeachment looms The Impeachment Investigation Might Get Its Most Damning Testimony on Tuesday US diplomat drawn into Trump's Ukraine effort set to testify Trump risked impeachment to pressure Ukraine to dig up dirt on Biden. That was a huge miscalculation Trump's 'red wall' against impeachment is looking less stable after 2 GOP senators said they were wavering Impeachment Views in 6 Swing States House Democrats zero in on 'abuse of power' in Trump impeachment inquiry Unsung diplomat is unlikely hero in impeachment inquiry Percentage of Americans Saying Government and Leadership Is Top Problem Rises Sharply Amid Impeachment Probe Trump exhorts Republicans to 'get tougher' against impeachment inquiry Mulvaney's Story Undercut by Diplomat To Win Giuliani's Help, Oligarchs Pursued Biden Dirt Trump May Expose Whistleblower Pelosi's Fact Sheet on Trump Impeachment Trump's speedy impeachment process
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GOP Effort to Censure Schiff Halted
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Should Rudy Giuliani Be Disbarred?
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Romney: Everyone in Senate 'really nice,' except Bernie Sanders
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Mentions of Government as Top U.S. Problem Near Record High
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Elizabeth Warren calls for billions of new dollars to reform pre-K-12 schools and fight privatization. Here's how she plans to pay for it.
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Mick Mulvaney says Trump 'still considers himself to be in the hospitality business' even though he's president
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Trump: "You people with this phony emoluments clause"
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Trump claims Dem ‘heat’ led to big backtrack on Doral G-7 summit — others say GOP queasiness did
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Trump's insult-comic act enters danger zone
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Trump's Cabinet meeting is about everything but the business of the Cabinet 'You people with this "phony" Emoluments Clause': Cabinet meeting devolves into 71 minutes of Trump grievances
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4 times the Navy SEAL admiral who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid has lambasted Trump
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Trump said his chaotic withdrawal from Syria had 'secured' the country's oil. It hasn't, and now the US is scrambling to protect a key oil-producing area U.S. considering leaving 200 troops in Syria to defend oil fields Turkish Foreign Minister Denies 'Ceasefire,' Says They Are Ready to Re-Start Syria Invasion: 'That's What We Agreed With the Americans' Iraq: Who Said You Can Bring US Troops Here? Iraqi military says U.S. troops cannot stay in Iraq 'America is running away': Syrian withdrawal turns chaotic
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Republican and Democratic lawmakers are distancing themselves from Trump’s foreign policy
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Fact-checking Trump on ‘phony’ emoluments, Adam Schiff and Miami airport
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Beto FactCheck: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns."
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Trump says he's the dealmaker-in-chief, but his record lists mostly incompletes
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Facebook takes down Russian and Iranian misinformation operations
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Mitt Romney has a secret Twitter account named “Pierre Delecto”
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Judge rules felons can still vote despite inability to pay fees and fines
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White House personnel director tells Trump top DHS secretary picks ineligible for job
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What Emmett Till’s Bulletproof Memorial Says About Us
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Student Debt:

Student Debt Spiral Is Proof: U.S. College Tuition Is Too Costly
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Economy:

Millionaires now hold nearly half of the world’s wealth
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What does a ‘middle-class’ budget really look like in today’s economy?
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Trump’s Former Fed Pick Stephen Moore Announces Cryptocurrency to Compete With Central Banks
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Half the World’s Banks Are Too Weak to Survive a Downturn, McKinsey Says
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Millennials are buckling under all kinds of debt, and they're freaking out
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The boomer generation is becoming one of haves and have-nots
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Negative rates have consequences we don’t fully understand, Jamie Dimon says
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The Fed's $60 billion monthly cash injections aren't enough to solve recent money-market stresses, JPMorgan says Worries grow over the Fed’s efforts to fix funding issues: ‘This is all likely to get much worse’
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Bank heads warn of looming liquidity crisis
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As stock-market trading volumes decline, liquidity concerns rise
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China asks WTO to impose $2.4 billion in penalties against U.S. China’s attacks on US businesses are ‘completely inappropriate,’ Mike Pompeo says China Vice FM: Progress Made on Trade Talks
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Warren would exhaust wealth tax with $800 billion education plan Democrats’ wealth tax plans should give Wall Street ‘lots to worry about,’ economist says
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The Uber Rich That Want a Wealth Tax
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How meritocracy harms everyone — even the winners
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Target Employees Won The 'Fight For $15' but Weren't Ready for the Trade-Offs
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

Phoenix Real Estate in September: Sales up 13.8% YoY, Active Inventory Down 16.3% YoY

Quarterly Housing Starts by Intent
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The missing housing boom
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Kamala Harris' Record During Housing Crisis
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Softbank May Do $8Bn Takeover of WeWork SoftBank to take control of WeWork: Sources
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Municipalities:

Class action employment discrimination case could ‘bankrupt’ Brockton
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Oil/Gas:

McDermott Financing Lifeline Faces Possible Bondholder Hurdle
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Aviation:

'We can no longer defend the shares': Boeing gets slapped with a trio of Wall Street downgrades as the 737 Max scandal worsens Boeing’s 737 Max troubles deepen, taking airlines, suppliers with it
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Personal Finance:

Here's why you should talk about debt when you start dating someone new — and how to do it right
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7 signs that you're at risk of losing your job
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Paying rent with a credit card usually costs extra, but here are 3 reasons why it could be worth it
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Fraud:

A 3rd Goldman banker in 18 months has been accused of insider trading
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Lori Loughlin's Daughters Out at USC
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Utilities:

Weil Gotshal Wants $2 Million for August in PG&E Bankruptcy Case
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This is a worst-possible wildfire scenario for Southern California
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After PG&E blackout, California homeowners shift to solar and batteries
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Hundreds of Thousands in California Are Facing Another Blackout
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San Jose to propose turning PG&E utility into a cooperative: report Frustrated with PG&E, San Jose proposes forming own utility
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Cannabis:

Aurora Cannabis Is Dumping Its Pot, Which May Be A Sign It’s All Over
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Religion:

Duluth diocese concludes bankruptcy Judge approves $40M Diocese of Duluth settlement
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Bishop Galantino: ‘Vatican not at risk of default’
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Texas grand jury declines to indict priest for sexual assault in consent case
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Ticketing:

Bankrupt Ticket Roar leaves thousands of school districts wondering where their money is
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Coal:

Blackjewel Sells Wyoming Mines, Clearing Way for Worker Payment
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Deal for Wyoming mines called best-case for idled miners
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Investment Managers:

Highland Capital creditor slams founder James Dondero for bankruptcy
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Toys:

Mattel’s Time Is Running Out Amid Federal Securities Probe, And Not Even Barbie Can Save It
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Education:

Hampshire College tries to fight through a broken business model in American higher education
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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 (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (22 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Exemptions:

How 401(k) Bankruptcy Exemption Can Be Lost
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Retailing:

Destination Maternity files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection as it seeks sale Does Destination Maternity Chain Bankruptcy Signal Larger Trends? Destination Maternity Goes Bankrupt, Adding to Retail Apocalypse First Day Dec First Day Dec (2)
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Saks Fifth Avenue's struggling parent company is going private
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Amazon ranks 3rd among the most valuable brands on Earth
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Kith Backer Sam Ben-Avraham Launches Campaign To #SaveBarneys How This Kith Investor Is Rallying the Fashion Industry to Help Save Barneys
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Trucking:

There's a stark reason why America's 1.8 million long-haul truck drivers can't strike
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Pharma:

Drug companies reach $260 million deal with Ohio counties over role in opioid epidemic First Federal Opioid Trial Averted With $260 Million Settlement
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The opioids legal battles rage on
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Drug companies and US states propose $48bn opioid settlement
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Get Real. There Will Be a Global Opioid Settlement.
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Healthcare:

A new study reveals doctors fear the US opioid epidemic will be replaced by a new prescription drug crisis
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University Physician Group pays off bankruptcy creditors
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Massena voters to decide future of hospital on Election Day
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States working on ACA backup plans before federal court case decision
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Entertainment:

Netflix to sell another $2 billion of junk bonds as it braces for onslaught of competition
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Pensions:

How GE Shafted Its Retirees
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Agribusiness:

Farm bankruptcy filings up for Nebraskan farmers in 2019
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Autos:

Federal corruption probe, strike loom over UAW’s voting on proposed labor contract with GM
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The Impact of the GM Strike on October Employment
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Automotive supplier DURA moves forward with financing
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UK:

Boris Johnson's bid to pass vote on his Brexit deal blocked by Speaker John Bercow
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PIIGS:

Greece: Plan for reducing debts to state sent to creditors for approval
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Germany:

Germany's economy may have already slumped into recession, its central bank says
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China:

Rich Chinese outnumber wealthy Americans for first time - Credit Suisse
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Things aren’t looking great for China’s economy and it may only be getting worse
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MENA:

Lebanon pledges bank tax as part of sweeping drive to end unrest
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Singapore:

KrisEnergy will not redeem notes amid restructuring
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Australia:

Judge takes three years to write Babcock judgment
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Barbados:

Barbados reaches deal with foreign creditors ‘Devil’ in the details must be known Invasive!
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Argentina:

Argentine bondholders brace for steep losses
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