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Reporter · Reporter

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060822/NEWS01/608220315/1002

info · info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdJuly06.pdf

Southern Belle · info

http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_4636347,00.html

oldtimer · oldtimer

The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac Issue for 2006-2007 just came out today. Among the data is a table of "College and University Endowments Over $175-Million, 2005" University of Mississippi and Foundation $397,877,000 Mississippi State University and Foundation $211,485...

Southern Belle · Southern Belle

I have just heard that Wayne Pyle in Admissions had a heart attack and died on campus this afternoon.

See More · See More

See More #90 geocities.com/seemore004

truth4usmAH · truth4usmAH

Whatever happened to Ken Malone? He used to be all over the place, but it seems since Katrina (perhaps before), we've heard nothing from him. Did he leave and I missed it? Or did he go back to his first love of teaching?

Truth

info · info

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060813/NEWS/608130388

Southern Belle · Southern Belle

"There's a new warden at the Harrison County Jail. Don Cabana, the former warden at Parchman Pentituary will run the Harrison County Jail. The leadership change was made this morning by Sheriff George Payne." Does he want to be a professor or prison warde...

Magnolia · Magnolia

to be a Shelby supporter. I just learned that a classroom that the library has allowed to be reserved by faculty for ocasional class sessions, institutes, workshops, testing, training etc., for the last few years has been appropriated by C. Moore's space committee and given to J. Nort...

History · History

Alcorn president dies on campus. -- Edited by History at 17:03, 2006-08-20

Reporter · Reporter

Noel Polk's Letter: USM's Thames can list mistakeshttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060818/OPINION02/608180307-- Edited by Reporter at 07:17, 2006-08-18

info · info

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/business/media/16leonhardt.html?ref=education

Larry Eisenberg · Larry Eisenberg

Here is a ranking of US universities and a link to a ranking of world universities. 1. FROM US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT National Universities: Top Schools Methodology Rank Peer assess- ment score (5.0=highest) Average freshman retention rate 2005 actual graduation rate Facul...

Joe Olmi · Joe Olmi

Can someone from the Senate fill us in on what transpired at today's Faculty Senate Retreat. I was unable to attend.

Reporter · Reporter

USM outsourcing put on holdhttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060816/NEWS01/60816006"The Board of Trustees for state Institutions of Higher Learning, the body which governs Mississippi’s eight public universities and is commonly known as the Colle...

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We still have people trying to register with comcast addresses. For most of you this is not working. BAD -- I have manually added you. chickfilet, BG, Gnome Watcher -- you should register with a different address, or get somebody to tell me who you are and I will add you manually. Otherwise you...

info · info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=418 BOARD APPROVES RECOMMENDATION OF SYSTEM FACILITIES NEEDS and APPOINTS PROJECT DIRECTOR of GULF COAST OPERATIONS for BOARD OFFICE 8/16/2006 (Jackson, Miss. ) During its regular monthly meeting, the Board of Trus...

info · info

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060815/OPINION01/608150316/1008/OPINION

info · info

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060817/NEWS/608170388

info · info

http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2006/08/16/state_news/state01.txt

Dr VanNostren · Dr VanNostren

I recently read an interesting quote regarding ethics: "As far as the workplace is concerned, the ethics that people practice come first from superiors, only a distant second from peers, and an even more distant third from one's internal ethical identity." I'm not too sure I can agree with any p...

info · info

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See More · See More

This week's issue http://geocities.com/seemore004

info · info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=416 REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE TO MEET TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 Media Contact: Annie Mitchell Phone Number: (601) 432-6493 8/11/2006 (Jackson, Miss. ) The Real Estate and Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees o...

info · info

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060814/NEWS/608140344

Alias · Alias

As we get closer to May 20, 2007 there are those in the SFT administration that are getting their golden parachutes ready. We all know that SFT has his golden parachute ready for sailing. Are there others? Who oversees these types of things? A new president will have not control of the "ar...

info · info

[Eagletalkers voice opinions about changes coming to football games.] http://southernmiss.rivals.com/forum.asp?fid=1355 Old tradition coming back to The Rock! (page 2) First the guy with the mic coming back, and now... (page 1)

info · info

http://www.clarionledger.com/assets/ram/D03715489.RAM

Reporter · Reporter

http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=2

Southern Belle · Southern Belle

Thames will concentrate on USM Gulf Park Campus Shelby Thames said today he expects to spend the remainder of his administration focused on the recovery of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus. “I want the plans in place so we know where we are going and what we’re g...

info · info

http://www.usm.edu/president/ A Message from the President August 1, 2006 To the Southern Miss Community: You can sense the end of summer and the anticipation of the fall semester. This is a very important time to re-build our enrollments following Katrina to insure continued grow...

Alias · Alias

Alias is my new posting name. I have posted under other noms in the past. I fully support the registration for posting. I certainly understand why there are those that do not want, or cannot, post using their real names. The new policy will help us get down real important issues. It's time for some n...

Silver Surfer · Silver Surfer

Just got back from a sneak peek of the Cochrane Center. There were lots of faculty and staff looking around. The Barnes and Noble bookstore is fine, but the selection isn't any better than the old B&N in the Hub. Upstairs, the textbook portion looks like a real college bookstore, and there were (surpri...

Silver Surfer · Silver Surfer

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/editorial/15161682.htm

Godless Liberal · Godless Liberal

This is a heads up for those of you who are not aware of a "new" policy that has been implemented. Students will be charged $10 per credit hour ($30 for a 3 credit course) for ANY class that uses WebCT, even to post supplemental materials for a "traditional" course. There was some discussion ...

Reporter · Reporter

http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2

Barry Piazza · Barry Piazza

USM marks milestone with bookstore The imminent opening of the new Barnes & Noble bookstore on the University of Southern Mississippi's campus will mark yet another milestone for USM and its students. The pleasures of a good bookstore are not to be underestimated, and one tha...

Moderator · Moderator

We suggest that you do not try to register with a Comcast email address. These are not going through the automatic sign up process, probably due to Comcast's security. I have activated manually, but others posting with noms should try a yahoo, excite, or other type email.

Cossack · Cossack

Since my knowledge of history is rather shallow, I would like to hear from those who are more knowledgeable about a segment in history. It is the period when Atatürk transformed Turkey to its now secular format. Specifically, are there lessons to be learned from Atatürk that would be helpful in deali...

info · info

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060804/NEWS01/608040318/1002

Reporter · Reporter

H.A.--USM raises $100M for research www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060730/NEWS01/607300311/1002"And this year, Southern Miss broke the $100 million mark in external research funding - a goal President Shelby Thames set when he assumed...

DJ · David "DJ" Johnson

Hi all, I'm going to be back in Hattiesburg next week. Arriving Tuesday night (7/25) and departing the next Monday. I was wondering if the group that used to meet at Javawerks is still meeting regularly and whether I might cadge an invitation to join. It would be nice to see some of my former compatr...

Reporter · Reporter

USM launches online nursing program http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/NEWS01/60805002... "Enter the University of Southern Mississippi, whose nursing school is launching an online program to help nurses with associate...

oldtimer · info

http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060510/NEWS/605100360/1001

Googler · Googler

A quick check of SOAR indicates what appears to be an increase in the number of sections of 99-level courses for the upcoming fall term. MAT 99 - 9 sections (8 HBG; 1 GC) 4 HBG sections are closed ENG 99 - 10 sections (9 HBG; 1 GC) 6 HBG sections are closed CIE 99 - 5 sections (4 HBG; 1 GC) 2 HBG sect...

CoBster in Residence · CoBster in Residence

There's an interesting document up at usmpride that makes a case against AACSB reaccrediting the CoB. If you're interested in some generalities regarding lack of control in the CoB, then check it out.

Reporter · Reporter

Politics, religion should be taughthttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/OPINION02/608050306/1009/OPINION"Comparative religion should be a required subject, or a person graduating from high school will be pretty ignorant about what is going on in...

HEST · HEST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVENWl8uBeg&mode=related&search=-- Edited by HEST at 10:23, 2006-08-04

info · info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=414 MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON COLLEGE ACCREDITATION TO MEET WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 8/2/2006 (Jackson, Miss. ) The Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation will hold a meeting to discuss accreditation issues on Wednesday,...

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	Sounds Familiar? H.A.--UM research funding tops $100 million (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060822/NEWS01/608220315/1002	Reporter	4	651	Aug 23, 2006 by LVN
	IHL July 2006 meeting minutes (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdJuly06.pdf	info	5	739	Aug 23, 2006 by stinky cheese man
	Corpus Christi Caller Times, 4/20/06: Search committee to interview four finalists this month [Pood] (Preview) http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_4636347,00.html	info	15	1377	Aug 23, 2006 by Southern Belle
	University Endowments (Preview) The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac Issue for 2006-2007 just came out today. Among the data is a table of "College and University Endowments Over $175-Million, 2005" University of Mississippi and Foundation $397,877,000 Mississippi State University and Foundation $211,485...	oldtimer	5	617	Aug 23, 2006 by Polyonymous
	Wayne Pyle (Preview) I have just heard that Wayne Pyle in Admissions had a heart attack and died on campus this afternoon.	Southern Belle	8	970	Aug 22, 2006 by truth4usmAH
	See More #90 (Preview) See More #90 geocities.com/seemore004	See More	1	534	Aug 21, 2006 by truth4usmAH
	Ken Malone? (Preview) Whatever happened to Ken Malone? He used to be all over the place, but it seems since Katrina (perhaps before), we've heard nothing from him. Did he leave and I missed it? Or did he go back to his first love of teaching? Truth	truth4usmAH	2	751	Aug 21, 2006 by truth4usmAH
	CL, 8/13/06: Shelby Thames: 'I have no regrets at all' (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060813/NEWS/608130388	info	17	1111	Aug 20, 2006 by Robert Campbell
	Don Cabana (Preview) "There's a new warden at the Harrison County Jail. Don Cabana, the former warden at Parchman Pentituary will run the Harrison County Jail. The leadership change was made this morning by Sheriff George Payne." Does he want to be a professor or prison warde...	Southern Belle	7	1025	Aug 20, 2006 by qwerty
	It pays (Preview) to be a Shelby supporter. I just learned that a classroom that the library has allowed to be reserved by faculty for ocasional class sessions, institutes, workshops, testing, training etc., for the last few years has been appropriated by C. Moore's space committee and given to J. Nort...	Magnolia	6	917	Aug 20, 2006 by Tonka Truck
	Alcorn president died on campus (Preview) Alcorn president dies on campus. -- Edited by History at 17:03, 2006-08-20	History	0	466	Aug 20, 2006 by History
	C.L. Letter--USM's Thames can list mistakes (Preview) Noel Polk's Letter: USM's Thames can list mistakeshttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060818/OPINION02/608180307-- Edited by Reporter at 07:17, 2006-08-18	Reporter	6	778	Aug 18, 2006 by Voter
	USNWR ranking -- soon (Preview) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/business/media/16leonhardt.html?ref=education	info	2	778	Aug 18, 2006 by Invictus
	Rankings of Universities - Where USM Ranks (Preview) Here is a ranking of US universities and a link to a ranking of world universities. 1. FROM US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT National Universities: Top Schools Methodology Rank Peer assess- ment score (5.0=highest) Average freshman retention rate 2005 actual graduation rate Facul...	Larry Eisenberg	3	600	Aug 18, 2006 by Southern Belle
	Faculty Senate Retreat (Preview) Can someone from the Senate fill us in on what transpired at today's Faculty Senate Retreat. I was unable to attend.	Joe Olmi	0	499	Aug 17, 2006 by Joe Olmi
	H.A.Update--USM outsourcing put on hold (Preview) USM outsourcing put on holdhttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060816/NEWS01/60816006"The Board of Trustees for state Institutions of Higher Learning, the body which governs Mississippi’s eight public universities and is commonly known as the Colle...	Reporter	8	771	Aug 17, 2006 by asdf
	NOTICE TO COMCAST USERS (Preview) We still have people trying to register with comcast addresses. For most of you this is not working. BAD -- I have manually added you. chickfilet, BG, Gnome Watcher -- you should register with a different address, or get somebody to tell me who you are and I will add you manually. Otherwise you...	Moderator	1	432	Aug 17, 2006 by Moderator
	IHL PR, 8/16/06: System facilities needs; Project Director, Gulf Coast Operations (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=418 BOARD APPROVES RECOMMENDATION OF SYSTEM FACILITIES NEEDS and APPOINTS PROJECT DIRECTOR of GULF COAST OPERATIONS for BOARD OFFICE 8/16/2006 (Jackson, Miss. ) During its regular monthly meeting, the Board of Trus...	info	0	349	Aug 17, 2006 by info
	CL, 8/15/06: USM: Board must reform search procedure (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060815/OPINION01/608150316/1008/OPINION	info	4	614	Aug 17, 2006 by Web Master
	CL, 8/17/06: [IHL's prioritized building list] (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060817/NEWS/608170388	info	1	430	Aug 17, 2006 by Reporter
	Commercial Dispatch, 8/15/06: IHL Board prioritizing college construction needs (Preview) http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2006/08/16/state_news/state01.txt	info	0	379	Aug 16, 2006 by info
	Ethics Question for the board ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I recently read an interesting quote regarding ethics: "As far as the workplace is concerned, the ethics that people practice come first from superiors, only a distant second from peers, and an even more distant third from one's internal ethical identity." I'm not too sure I can agree with any p...	Dr VanNostren	33	1873	Aug 16, 2006 by Voter
	CL, 8/16/06: Colleges seek building funds (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060816/NEWS/608160374/1001/news	info	0	470	Aug 16, 2006 by info
	See More #89 (Preview) This week's issue http://geocities.com/seemore004	See More	4	594	Aug 15, 2006 by LVN
	IHL PR, 8/11/06: Real Estate and Facilities Committee to meet, 8/15 (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=416 REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE TO MEET TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 Media Contact: Annie Mitchell Phone Number: (601) 432-6493 8/11/2006 (Jackson, Miss. ) The Real Estate and Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees o...	info	0	381	Aug 14, 2006 by info
	CL, 8/14/06: Universities debut upgrades (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060814/NEWS/608140344	info	0	377	Aug 14, 2006 by info
	Golden Parachutes (Preview) As we get closer to May 20, 2007 there are those in the SFT administration that are getting their golden parachutes ready. We all know that SFT has his golden parachute ready for sailing. Are there others? Who oversees these types of things? A new president will have not control of the "ar...	Alias	4	699	Aug 13, 2006 by Googler
	Eagletalk: Football changes (Preview) [Eagletalkers voice opinions about changes coming to football games.] http://southernmiss.rivals.com/forum.asp?fid=1355 Old tradition coming back to The Rock! (page 2) First the guy with the mic coming back, and now... (page 1)	info	1	511	Aug 13, 2006 by Googler
	CL, 8/13/06: A conversation with Dr. Shelby Thames (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/assets/ram/D03715489.RAM	info	1	518	Aug 13, 2006 by Polyonymous
	Good News: Coast Nursing Students Excel on National Exam (Preview) http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=2	Reporter	3	490	Aug 12, 2006 by LVN
	Thames will concentrate on USM Gulf Park Campus (Preview) Thames will concentrate on USM Gulf Park Campus Shelby Thames said today he expects to spend the remainder of his administration focused on the recovery of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus. “I want the plans in place so we know where we are going and what we’re g...	Southern Belle	9	799	Aug 12, 2006 by Polyonymous
	President's letter, 8/1/06 (Preview) http://www.usm.edu/president/ A Message from the President August 1, 2006 To the Southern Miss Community: You can sense the end of summer and the anticipation of the fall semester. This is a very important time to re-build our enrollments following Katrina to insure continued grow...	info	0	385	Aug 11, 2006 by info
	"New Board--New Topics" ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Alias is my new posting name. I have posted under other noms in the past. I fully support the registration for posting. I certainly understand why there are those that do not want, or cannot, post using their real names. The new policy will help us get down real important issues. It's time for some n...	Alias	39	2552	Aug 11, 2006 by Silver Surfer
	Thad Cochrane Center Preview (Preview) Just got back from a sneak peek of the Cochrane Center. There were lots of faculty and staff looking around. The Barnes and Noble bookstore is fine, but the selection isn't any better than the old B&N in the Hub. Upstairs, the textbook portion looks like a real college bookstore, and there were (surpri...	Silver Surfer	0	341	Aug 11, 2006 by Silver Surfer
	SH: Interesting Free Speech Article (Preview) http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/editorial/15161682.htm	Silver Surfer	1	466	Aug 11, 2006 by Resembling Red
	WebCT (Preview) This is a heads up for those of you who are not aware of a "new" policy that has been implemented. Students will be charged $10 per credit hour ($30 for a 3 credit course) for ANY class that uses WebCT, even to post supplemental materials for a "traditional" course. There was some discussion ...	Godless Liberal	24	1160	Aug 11, 2006 by Resembling Red
	Foundation News (Preview) http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2	Reporter	3	622	Aug 11, 2006 by Interested onlooker
	New fluff piece by Hattiesburg American (Preview) USM marks milestone with bookstore The imminent opening of the new Barnes & Noble bookstore on the University of Southern Mississippi's campus will mark yet another milestone for USM and its students. The pleasures of a good bookstore are not to be underestimated, and one tha...	Barry Piazza	8	1017	Aug 9, 2006 by Curmudgeon
	Continuing Problems with Comcast (Preview) We suggest that you do not try to register with a Comcast email address. These are not going through the automatic sign up process, probably due to Comcast's security. I have activated manually, but others posting with noms should try a yahoo, excite, or other type email.	Moderator	1	479	Aug 8, 2006 by Moderator
	Atatürk (Preview) Since my knowledge of history is rather shallow, I would like to hear from those who are more knowledgeable about a segment in history. It is the period when Atatürk transformed Turkey to its now secular format. Specifically, are there lessons to be learned from Atatürk that would be helpful in deali...	Cossack	5	655	Aug 8, 2006 by LVN
	HA, 8/4/06: Scouts to honor USM president (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060804/NEWS01/608040318/1002	info	8	632	Aug 7, 2006 by Polyonymous
	President Thames Reaches Goal (Preview) H.A.--USM raises $100M for research www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060730/NEWS01/607300311/1002"And this year, Southern Miss broke the $100 million mark in external research funding - a goal President Shelby Thames set when he assumed...	Reporter	24	1326	Aug 6, 2006 by LVN
	Coffee Klatch still meeting? (Preview) Hi all, I'm going to be back in Hattiesburg next week. Arriving Tuesday night (7/25) and departing the next Monday. I was wondering if the group that used to meet at Javawerks is still meeting regularly and whether I might cadge an invitation to join. It would be nice to see some of my former compatr...	David "DJ" Johnson	10	911	Aug 6, 2006 by DJ
	H.A. UPDATE: USM launches online nursing program (Preview) USM launches online nursing program http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/NEWS01/60805002... "Enter the University of Southern Mississippi, whose nursing school is launching an online program to help nurses with associate...	Reporter	4	518	Aug 6, 2006 by asdf
	CL, 5/10/06: MUW grads concerned about office shake-up (Preview) http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060510/NEWS/605100360/1001	info	14	3763	Aug 6, 2006 by oldtimer
	99 Courses (Preview) A quick check of SOAR indicates what appears to be an increase in the number of sections of 99-level courses for the upcoming fall term. MAT 99 - 9 sections (8 HBG; 1 GC) 4 HBG sections are closed ENG 99 - 10 sections (9 HBG; 1 GC) 6 HBG sections are closed CIE 99 - 5 sections (4 HBG; 1 GC) 2 HBG sect...	Googler	1	544	Aug 5, 2006 by Barry Piazza
	AACSB Accreditation at usmpride (Preview) There's an interesting document up at usmpride that makes a case against AACSB reaccrediting the CoB. If you're interested in some generalities regarding lack of control in the CoB, then check it out.	CoBster in Residence	0	419	Aug 5, 2006 by CoBster in Residence
	C.L. Letter--Politics, religion should be taught (Preview) Politics, religion should be taughthttp://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/OPINION02/608050306/1009/OPINION"Comparative religion should be a required subject, or a person graduating from high school will be pretty ignorant about what is going on in...	Reporter	1	356	Aug 5, 2006 by Reporter
	For your Friday amusement (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVENWl8uBeg&mode=related&search=-- Edited by HEST at 10:23, 2006-08-04	HEST	4	605	Aug 4, 2006 by LVN
	IHL PR, 8/2/06: MS Comm. on Accred. to meet (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=414 MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON COLLEGE ACCREDITATION TO MEET WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 8/2/2006 (Jackson, Miss. ) The Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation will hold a meeting to discuss accreditation issues on Wednesday,...	info	2	618	Aug 4, 2006 by stephen judd
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