Hello, Tom. I do not have an op-ed on that issue; however, I do regularly
write op-eds and have had many published in CA papers, such as the LA Times
and SD Union Tribune. If you at some point in a progressive look at other
issues, I have several in my directory. Recent ones include
who said a "blonde" has any specific gender?
Blonde is female. Blond is male.
Ellen
who said a "blonde" has any specific gender?
Blonde is female. Blond is male.
I plead ignorance. Is the e a phallus, then?
No doubt. It's French.
hael Yates on the student situation. I have the
best employment law class I've ever had at the moment. They make teaching at
8 am worth it.
Ellen Dannin
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Obviously there are a lot of pieces to the puzzle. All I'm doing is pointing
out one. It is interesting to speculate how union weakness feeds into a lot
of facets of life today. Were unions a credible force, would we have NAFTA
and employer ability to draw arrows? The doctrine I mentioned is a
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From: William S. Lear [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 4:54 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:2776] Re: Re: Job insecurity, wages, and computers
I have to agree with Ellen: looking for causes for union decline in
endogenous
It might be offered that, for the 1990s, an underlying _cause_ of the
(further) decline in union power is increased employment insecurity. The
same article I cited in my previous message indicates that union workers
have
have seen a greater increase in employment insecurity than non-union
On Fri, January 22, 1999 at 16:50:11 (-0800) Colin Danby writes:
Read a page or two from any of the more theoretical
chapters of _Capital_, with its highly abstract terms
and sprinklings of Latin, and ask yourself what
audience its author had in mind.
Just quoting a wee bit of Colin's
I once asked a sociologist friend who had long experience as an editor of a
sociological journal whether, in his experience, it was necessary to use
jargon and impenetrable prose. He told me that when he started editing he
had thought this might be the case -- that certain thoughts required
Greetings Pen-lers. Does anyone know what percentage of workers are paid at
minimum wage and has this percentage been increasing / decreasing/ remaining
stable?
Ellen
Ellen J. Dannin
Professor of Law
California Western School of Law
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
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Wojtek
What exactly is recombinant bovine somatotrophin (BST) and what is it
used
for?
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From: Ken Hanly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It is a growth hormone. The hormone increases milk production in
cows.
The other concern flows from bst's use to increase milk production
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From: Tom Kruse [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Monday, December 14, 1998 1:04 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:1543] Re: Fwd: Re: Update
Dear friends:
Help me with the lingo please: what does it mean to "go postal"?
Tom Kruse
Casilla 5812 /
Has anyone posted Jim's case to Misc.activism.progressive. I think that
someone there could put him in touch with the proper legal groups. The
Chronicle of Higher
Education would certainly be interested as well.
Michael Perelman
This past year, in connection with an attack on another
Does anybody know why Bensinger was fired? Every time I heard him, I was
impressed.
--
Michael Perelman
There was some dissatisfaction with his technique --the Blitz. which focuses
on trying to organize workplaces very quickly, before an employer is aware
an organising drive is underway --
What about telling the story that American economics is properly
a high wage economics and that adherence to a low-wage economics is
UNAMERICAN? That is to say, for example, that not only is NAIRU
questionable as a theory and misleading as a guide for policy, it is first
and foremost FOREIGN.
Zealand economist Tim Hazeldine's new book, Taking New Zealand Seriously:
The Economics of Decency (Harper / Collins). He really has a knack for
Couldn't find this at Amazon, Barnes Noble, or Harper/Collins.
Harper / Collins New Zealand - isbn 1 86950 283 3
P.O. Box 1, Auckland, NZ.
Ellen
Professor Tim Hazeldine of Auckland University's economics department has
recently written a book advancing a more collective view of society and
economics. The book is written in very accessible language and is meant to
be readable by a popular audience. He argues for a society organised on
Throwing in my 2 cents worth . . . and trying to come at this from another
angle. Democracy is a hard thing to achieve anywhere from the smallest
grouping to the largest country. Maintaining engagement is difficult as
energy and focus fades, as leaders' ambitions take over, as a group faces
Robert Saute
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What percentage of the labor force fall into the categories "professional,
executive, and
administrative personnel"?
Michael Yates did a great job summarizing some of the many and complex
exemptions from coverage of the FLSA. To know whether any exemption
Ellen J. Dannin
California Western School of Law
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 525-1449
FAX: (619) 696-
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From: Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 7:37 AM
Subject: [PEN-L:831] Re: Re:
Although I have a fairly laissez-faire attitude about list membership
(except in those cases where there is personalised malevolence), I think it
is reasonable to require all list members to front up with their real
identities. Knowing that what I write to Pen-L is archived and retrievable
Now, everyone has limits on how far individual choice is permitted. Some
would limit pornography, cannibis, tobacco, alcohol, prostitution, leaf
blowers, etc. These discussions usually occur is the framework of
questions of morality. I am only suggesting that we frame these questions
in a
And it is immoral to break the capitalist law and leave someone else
to pay the the penalty. So you should not break copyright laws and
leave Michael P. to be sued for it -- regardless of moral arguments.
Nicely put discussion.
Ellen Dannin
some
level at which he is happy to let people distribute parts electronically.
What is that level and why?
Ellen Dannin
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with someone else, and don't assume that everyone is being
provocative.
Ellen Dannin
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nd publish it with no
compensation to the author.
Ellen Dannin
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the glove box.
Much thanks. I'm eager to see the metal hit the road.
Ellen Dannin
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for jury duty a
few weeks ago we were asked whether we knew what jury nullification was and
whether we believed in it. Anyone who said yes (one person) was in for extra
questioning.
Ellen Dannin
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CALL FOR PAPERS/CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
FORGING A LABOR COMMUNITY AGENDA:
RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER AND THE FIGHT FOR
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
UCLEA/AFL-CIO EDUCATION CONFERENCE
April 8-11, 1999 Atlanta Georgia
On April 8-11, 1999, the AFL-CIO and the University College Labor Education
Association (UCLEA)
has been the failure to give
standing either to employees or unions to take an active role in the key
initial parts of OSHA cases.
Ellen Dannin
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It has now accessible through:
http://www.natcavoice.org/javatree/laborframe.htm
The direct link is http://www.natcavoice.org/un/f98/bronfenbrenner.htm
Ellen J. Dannin
California Western School of Law
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 525-1449
FAX: (619) 696-
As those on these lists have probably heard by now, the case against Kate
Bronfenbrenner was dismissed Friday on the ground that her statement was
made in a congressional proceeding and therefore was privileged. No ruling
was made on other issues in the motion to dismiss. Beverly opposed the
Is anyone on Pen-L familiar with these two economists?
Dwight Lee and Robert Vandenberg from the Econ dept at the University of
Georgia
They are being advanced as experts in a trial. Their role is supposed to be
to examine the work of a labor researcher -- essentially using social
science
, pages 167-81.
Ellen Dannin wrote:
Is anyone on Pen-L familiar with these two economists?
Dwight Lee and Robert Vandenberg from the Econ dept at the University of
Georgia
They are being advanced as experts in a trial. Their role is supposed to
be
to examine the work of a labor researcher
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From: BRIAN EASTON [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Ellen Dannin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 2:55 PM
Subject: Electricity deregulation
Dear Ellen,
Here is my just published "Listener" column on the question you ask. To be
even more direct, in my vie
I wondered if Bill Rosenberg or Brian Easton might like to comment on the
fallout from the weeks-long blackout of Auckland -- something that appears
to have been the result of privatising the electrical system. Deregualtion
is big here in California and elsewhere, so those experiences are
Any comments on the microsoft antitrust suit from the list? Is it true that
MS Word can't / won't convert any Word Perfect formats since 5.1? If so, is
microsoft engaging in similar tactics elsewhere to freeze out other
companies by making their products less compatible?
Ellen
Ellen J. Dannin
Magic realism or fantasy in one form or another has been a factor in most
John Sayles films. The most obvious example was "Brother From Another
Planet." It would be possible to bypass its role in "Men with Guns", but I
think that would be a mistake. The device of the mother telling the story
to
There are a few sources for information on these events that have not
so far been mentioned.
James Gross (Cornell labor historian) has written a multi-volume history
of the NLRA and NLRB.
Jim Pope (Rutgers Law school) is currently doing an analysis of s.7(a).
And related but slightly off
Thank you for your support. We have received nearly a thousand
endorsements. Based on these we have put our a press release and expect
coverage on this situation. We have also sent the material to the
congressional representatives who attended and called the Town Hall
meeting at which Kate
We have had an enormous outpouring of support for Dr. Bronfenbrenner. At
this point, we don't need further endorsements. We will be going to the
media today (Wednesday, February 23, 1998) with the petition and the
hundreds of endorsements.
We will try to provide updates as newsworthy events
, School of
Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
Ellen Dannin, Professor of Law, California Western School of Law
Julius Getman, The Earl E. Sheffield Regents Chair and Professor
of Law,University of Texas Law School and former President,
American
On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Doug Henwood wrote:
I got a flyer in yesterday's mail announcing a series of seminars on "How
To Stay Union-Free into the 21st Century" (printed with "UNION FREE" in red
in what looks like 96- or 100-point type, in contrast with the rest of the
phrase, which was merely
A visit to Cahokia (across the river from St. Louis) is fascinating in and
of itself and also for the evidence it provides that the large number of
residents there overused the local resources, which then led to its
decline. There may have been other factors, such as climate, but the
decline took
On Mon, 29 Dec 1997, Louis Proyect wrote:
* * * I have to confess that the discussion about "technology" sort
of baffles me since it seems detached from the broader question of how
society is organized.
There is no question that automation of blue-collar and white-collar work
has led to
On Sun, 21 Dec 1997, Tom Walker wrote:
Ellen Dannin wrote,
Suppose you were an employer whose employees were represented by a
union. Now suppose that the labor laws you bargain under state that
when the parties reach an impasse, you, the employer, get to impose
your final offer. What
On Fri, 12 Dec 1997, James Devine wrote:
* * *
Lately, I've been wondering about the social-psychological basis of these
claims of "superiority." Why make this kind of outrageous claim at all? Is
it because we're working at a liberal arts college and have to rub shoulders
with all sorts of
On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Doug Henwood wrote:
Continuing a discussion from several months ago, the opening of a BLS news
release published today. The full text is on the BLS web site at
http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/conemp.toc.htm.
I welcome discussion as to what it all means.
Doug
Doug,
On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Doug Henwood wrote:
It's magic: lower incomes + higher labour force participation = a lower rate
of unemployment. This precisely confirms the right-wing nostrum that there
is no such thing as involuntary unemployment. At a low enough wage, there is
a job for everyone who
ose who are less powerful and the most open to
exploitation, the most vulnerable in society." - Service Workers
Union National Secretary Rick Barker, first anniversary of the
ECA
Introduction by Ellen Dannin, California Western School of Law
Contributors:
Gordon Anderson Busine
On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, William S. Lear wrote:
Can anyone fill me in on the origins of the term "wage slavery"?
I can't fill you in on its origins, but there is a great example of the
comparisons you made in the 1960's movie "Burn" or "Quemado" starring a
thin Marlon Brando with a British
The now defunct labor research review out of Chicago has done several
research volumes on the topic. These are usually written by union
activists, so they present a more hands-on approach.
If you wanted to talk to people deeply involved in this work, contact the
Support Committee for Maquiladora
On Sat, 27 Sep 1997, James Devine wrote:
Doug reports poll results: half of "American Indians" called themselves
that, 37% "Native American";
My wife has worked a lot with the "Native community." She finds that most of
them call themselves "American Indians," thinking that "Native
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997, tom wood wrote:
Richard Duchesne wrote:
What about pre-linguistic mental capacities, say in the first two
years of a child? This is possible, but should we call that
"thinking"?
Are you saying learning is possible without thinking?
I wanted to wade in just to the
On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Michael Perelman wrote:
James Devine wrote:
Michael Perelman asks if labor has ever been so weak with such low
unemployment rates ("tight" labor markets). I'd say yes. The 1920s was a
period of labor weakness, but low U rates:
Jim D. correctly notes that union
One thing that seems to be affecting union power and thus the
attractiveness of unions to members has been the expansion of the legal
doctrine which allows employers to implement their final offers upon
reaching impasse. Beginning in the mid-1980's the NLRB became
increasingly willing to find
One excellent film on the globalisation of labor is "The Emperor's New
Clothes" from the Canadian Film Board. Its main focus is NAFTA, viewed on
many levels, concluding with a visit by Canadian auto workers to a
Mexican plant where the work Canadians did is now being done. This is a
very
Today's Los Angeles Times has a long piece criticizing NZ's reading
methodology -- whole language v. phonics. The article says that employers
are complaining that they can't get literate workers.
Periodically groups like the NZ Business Roundtable have
advocated privatizing public education
I wanted to add some thoughts on the legal issues involved to this
discussion on externalities and how they are or are not taken into
consideration.
In order to bring a case, one must have "standing." Standing is a
constitutional requirement, and it is also a difficult status to define.
One has
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e are ways the legislation can address each of these problems, but it
may be that the eventual law will not be drafted in a way that makes the
unionists' lives easier.
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At least some who have commented on this (sympathetically) in the California
newspapers have said it was being used as a way to get additional funding
-- available for teaching students whose primary language is not English --
for these schools.
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Perception in this area is fairly important. There have been lately a
number of stories in the papers about how fearful people are as a result
of their own or others' experiences with downsizing and/or being made
contingent. Some say they are happy to have been cut free of an employer
and to
On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, Doug Henwood wrote:
At 5:41 PM 11/9/96, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I interpret the massive attack on affirmative action in
California as part of the "angry White male" phenomenon.
Obviously, but one complicating point: according to the LA Times exit poll,
48% of women
On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Terrence Mc Donough wrote:
Collective bargaining type models don't work well in progressive
org's because the org shouldn't be using its powerful position as an
employer in the bargaining process. Similarly, the social
consciousness and personalized relationships of
I am doing some work focussed more on legal and labor issues connected
with privatization and subcontracting of government services. Have any of
you on this list been doing anything on the issue or are you aware of any
recent studies, particularly those looking at the economics of
It seems to me that you might want to put in at least some reference to
the Fed's NAIRU policy -- i.e. it is the government and its policies that
have impoverished so many. These are the casualties of a war on
inflation. The government has been demanding that some 6% of us remain
unemployed
A few days ago Thomas Murakami forwarded an edited piece of information
about AIRAANZ to this list. Maggie Coleman asked what AIRAANZ is, and I
answered her offlist. AIRAANZ has been around for quite awhile, long
before Clive set foot in the antipodes. It sponsors annual conferences
of
One of my colleagues's husbands is a psychiatrist. An HMO with which he
is associated was purchased by a drug manufacturer which also makes
anti-depressants. One of the administrative people there called Dr. X
and told him that they had reviewed the dosages he was prescribing for
his
On Wed, 3 Apr 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In Shniad's interesting post on NZ we find the following:
The ethos of the market pervaded everyday life. Even
the language was captured, dehumanizing the people
and communities it affected. It became acceptable to
talk of "shedding workers,"
On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, Hugo Radice wrote:
I was recently at a workshop in Budapest on foreign direct investment
in the Visegrad countries (btw, that's Hungary, Poland, Slovakia,
Czech Rep], and to my surprise one of the papers was on "The role of
FDI in structural change: the lessons from
On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, bill mitchell wrote:
* * *
the swish pamphlet paints a very pessimistic outlook for the NZ economy in
terms of low investment, low productivity and declining export prospects. In
other words, while the usual criticisms of the reforms were in terms of equity
and social
I'm curious whether the suggestion that social security be privatized is
not the first step to abolishing it. At the present time, the wealthier
people in this country already have little to gain or lose from whatever
happens to social security. Private pensions have made social security
Here's a few thoughts. Legislatively overturn S.Ct. cases which say that
corporations are persons entitled to 14th amendment protections. Require
that all corporation enabling laws require that corporations operate in
the public interest. Then define the public interest as something more
I don't know how economics courses are taught these days, but one method
of teaching some of use, I notice especially in the labor field, is
problems and simulations. The students get into the role play and seem
to learn their labor law much better than a more traditional walk
through,
I was asked to forward this message to this list.
ejd
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Date: Sun, 04 Feb 1996 07:40:47 +1300
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: EJROT (pronounced "Edge-Rot")
The Electronic Journal of Radical Organisation Theory (EJROT) launched
its first edition last year.
lem?
Alan Krueger and Larry Mishel (from the Economic Policy Institute) presented
papers at the San Francisco IRRA conference a few weeks ago that cast
strong doubts on a lot of the underpinnings of these policies. It might
not be a bad idea to get hold of those papers. (I didn't get copies).
el
Thank you to the many of you who responded with clear explanations of the
budget. I passed them on and received many thanks to be conveyed back to
you.
It's an amazing time, but one of the pluses is that sometimes expertise
is a keystroke away.
ellen
Ellen J. Dannin
California Western
Lately I've noticed statements by members of the Fed and the Clinton
administration expressing puzzlement as to why wages remain low,
especially compared to improvements in productivity. Aren't these the
same folks who just a few months ago were releasing statements about how
they needed to
A new book is out on the liberalisation of New Zealand's economy which
might be of interest to some on this list: Jane Kelsey, The New Zealand
Experiment: A World Model for Structural Adjustment?
It was published November 10 by Auckland University Press and Bridget
Williams Books. The AUP
he economy which had unemployment in the low
teens at this time, particularly bad in the region around Tiwai, with
some notable companies not far away having gone under adding to workers'
fears.
ellen dannin
was done to improve processes.
ellen dannin
On Fri, 24 Nov 1995, Peter Colley wrote:
Unions win against RTZ/CRA
Since no other Australian seems to have gotten around to it, I should
inform labour activists and other progressives that there has recently been
a major victory in Australia against a transnational company with an avowed
whistleblower statutes. Put it
all together, and you get a complex situation in these sorts of cases --
creating the best of all possible worlds -- more work for lawyers.
Ellen Dannin
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Subject: Re: FW: Murder in Nigeria
Dehai members:
I have just read Debrai Haile's eloquent eulogy for Ke Sara Wiwi, murdered
Friday in Nigeria.
While it may be comforting to think about the actions of the US or South
Africa, or to expect other governments to
On Fri, 27 Oct 1995, Paul Zarembka wrote:
Friends and comrades:
I received the request below from a colleague in our Women's Studies
program here who teaches a course in American pluralism. I wonder what
suggestions you may for her and thus our students. Thanks,
Paul Zarembka, SUNY
On Mon, 16 Oct 1995, Doug Henwood wrote:
Comrades - I'm going to be interviewing Nell Minow of Lens Inc., one of the
leading "relationship investors" and "shareholder activists" around. I've
included the text from their web home page below.
Anything you'd like me to ask her about?
Doug
On Fri, 6 Oct 1995, Eric Nilsson wrote:
* * *
Robert Flanagan in _Labor Relations and the Litigation Explosion_
pointed out the same thing: the long delay in punishment for
labor law violators meant there was, in essence, almost no
punishment. And, this was true BEFORE the coming of the
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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 11:54:18 -0400
From: Michael H. Belzer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From Michael Belzer:
This note is in response to Michael Etchison's reference to Michael
Belzer's summary that "truck drivers who earn the lowest wages and are
least likely
which they fathered. It didn't sound as if
she's too worried about who "pops" is; that's the man's worry. But then,
maybe I read her wrong.
ellen dannin
I began my collective bargaining seminar this term by assigning my
law students to read an essay by New Zealand economist Brian Easton, "The
Personal Responsibility of an Economist." This is a graceful, thoughtful,
and powerful essay, and I wanted to recommend it to those on this list. The
On Fri, 30 Jun 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please, I need information (articles, books, etc.) about the
worker strategies against the "participative management" in the
american companies
THANKS.
Arturo Pacheco ( Visiting Professor at CSU, Fullerton)
Labor Notes publishes several
I'm highly influenced by being midstream in a piece I'm working on about
New Zealand and what I'm putting into my conclusion. I think it's
important to engage in intellectual debate, but agree with MMeeropol (aka
gramps) that we stand at a watershed event. Those who have the skills to
A labor lawyer's perspective on the TIAA-CREF proposal after this was
forwarded to the Worklaw list.
ellen
Ellen J. Dannin
California Western School of Law
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Date: Tue, 16 May 95 13:47:05 EST
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On Sun, 14 May 1995, Bruce Cronin wrote:
A fascinating side of the neo-'liberal' crusade for 'freedom' in the
NZ economy has been their systematic campaign to stamp out criticism of
their programme. Alternative centres of policy advice and critique in
govt and the universities have had
On Fri, 12 May 1995, Robert Peter Burns wrote:
Last summer I published a short article called "Global
Thatcherism in the Light of the British Experience" . . .
Rather, global Thatcherism is an ideological reflex of the global
restructuring of class relations, the effect of which is to
Well, and once you get started on fiction, there's Ursala LeGuin's The
Dispossessed and Marge Piercy's Woman on the Edge of Time and - in an odd
sense Sherri Tepper's The Awakeners (or North Shore / South Shore) about
a society which survives by having its priest class organize all of human
I forwarded this original message to a friend of mine who teaches at
another university, and I thought her response might be of interest -
though it is not written from an economics perspective.
Ellen J. Dannin
California Western School of Law
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone:
me the ability to ask, "Really?" In a sense,
they are the study that is so difficult to run in social sciences.
ellen dannin
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