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• LSE appoints interim director
Professor Judith Rees (pictured) has been appointed interim director of
LSE. The School's Council asked her to accept the post from 2 May 2011
until such time as a permanent Director can take up the office.
Professor Rees, CBE, was pro director of the School from 1998 to 2004 and
is currently director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change
and the Environment at LSE. Her research expertise focuses on adaptation to
climate change and the management of environmental risk and resources,
especially water.
Professor Rees said: 'It will be an honour to help steer the School
during this interim period when we will have a number of major issues to
deal with including the important work of the independent Woolf inquiry, the
changing nature of higher education funding and the appointment process of a
new, permanent Director.
'The core business of LSE is world-class research and outstanding
teaching. I will do everything I can to ensure this very special institution
remains in the first rank of the world's universities. Howard Davies has
been an outstanding leader in this and other respects and will be a hard act
to follow.'
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• LSE Research Magazine
This week, LSE published the third and final issue of LSE Research, a
magazine showcasing the School’s celebrated research across the social
sciences.
The magazine’s cover stories are devoted to research investigating an
increasingly urban world in which economic growth and dynamism are shifting
to the global south and east.
LSE Cities, one of the School’s research centres, and the Brookings
Institution, a Washington-based public policy organisation, studied 150 of
the world’s largest metropolitan economies. Assessing how well cities fared
during the 2009-10 'recovery' period following the Great Recession, they
found, among other things, that of the top 30 ranked metropolitan areas, all
but one (the tech hub of Austin, Texas) were located outside the United
States and Europe. These findings are outlined by Ricky Burdett and Philipp
Rode. Rode, Andrea Colantonio and Mariane Jang profile resilient cities
around the world.
Completing the package, Sylvia Chant writes about the role of women in
urban slums, and Anthony Thornley looks ahead to how the 2012 Olympic Games
will affect the regeneration of east London.
Elsewhere in the magazine, Pablo Ibáñez Colomo and Damian Tambini wade
into the national debate over regulation of the communications industry that
has intensified with Rupert Murdoch’s attempted buyout of BSkyB, and LSE
alumnus and BBC Today Programme presenter Justin Webb, having returned from
a long stint in America, laments the deplorable state of TV news in the US.
The current and previous issues of the magazine can be viewed online
here. If you would like a copy, please email
pressoffice@lse.ac.uk.
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• The Burning Issue
All staff are invited to take part in a special studio audience for
the filming of LSE's Burning Issue lecture series - a ticketed series of
four lectures being filmed for television over two nights in May.
Intercut with location-filmed reports and offering the chance to take
part in a live debate, these lectures are a novel and exciting departure for
LSE. All lectures will take place in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre in the New
Academic Building.
Please come and support the lecturers - Professor Conor Gearty on 'The
DNA of Human Rights' and Professor Emily Jackson on 'The Right to Die' on
Thursday 12 May and Professor Danny Quah on 'When East Beats West' and
Professor Tim Allen on 'Parasites - enemy of the poor' on Friday 13 May.
Food and drink will be available in the gap between the lectures - for
those wishing to stay for both, or simply for those wishing to have a drink
after the first lecture or before the second.
For more information, visit
The
Burning Issue Lectures. Tickets are available from 10am on Tuesday 3 May
for the lectures on the evening of 12 May, and on Wednesday 4 May for the
lectures on the evening of 13 May. Tickets will be available via each event
weblisting.
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• Swimming
for Marie Curie Cancer Care
Alan Revel (pictured), events manager at LSE, will be taking part in the
2011 Swimathon on Friday 8 April to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Swimathon is the world’s biggest fundraising swim, taking place over the
weekend of 8-10 April at 580 swimming pools throughout the UK. Alan will be
swimming 5km (100 lengths) of London Fields Lido.
Alan said: ‘Marie Curie Nurses provide care to people with terminal
cancer and other illnesses. The nurses make a real difference to the people
who are suffering with the disease, as well as their family and friends who
care for them. Hopefully I can raise some money to help support them as well
as lose a few pounds in the process, a win-win situation!’
This year Swimathon aims to raise over £2 million. If you would like to
sponsor Alan, please visit his
fundraising page. For more information about Swimathon 2011, visit
www.swimathon.org.
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• 420
miles in seven days
On Sunday 20 February, Janine Eagling of IT Services (pictured second
from the left) completed a 420 mile sponsored bike ride from Kolkata to
Kalimpong in the hills of West Bengal, in aid of
Dr Graham's Homes, a school
for children from deprived backgrounds.
'Before we even set off, I managed to sprain my ankle in the hotel lobby.
Just as well it wasn't a sponsored walk, or I would have had to throw the
towel in there and then', said Janine.
'To complete the ride in a week, we cycled between 45 and 80 miles a day,
the hardest day being the last, as we had to climb about 5,500 feet from
Siliguri to the school, just north of Kalimpong. The sense of elation at
arriving at our destination, and the warm welcome we were given by the
children and teachers, made the effort well worthwhile. The dedication of
the school's staff is palpable'.
Janine is close to reaching her £2,000 sponsorship target. If you would
still like to donate, please visit
www.justgiving.com/Janine-Eagling.
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• Aping around for Comic Relief
Last Friday (18 March), anyone visiting the Design Unit was in for a
bit of a surprise - design work being created by a gorilla!
Senior designer Ailsa Drake was sponsored to dress as a gorilla for the
whole day to raise money for Comic Relief. The team also carried on the
tradition of the External Relations Division bake-off, with other colleagues
from across the division, combining it with a cake sale.
In total, the Design Unit raised £274 for Comic Relief and would like to
thank everyone who was involved and all those who sponsored and donated so
generously.
The Conferences and Events Office also collected for Comic Relief at the
last LSE Chill session, raising £58 for the charity.
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• Key thinkers
Professor Stanley Cohen (pictured), emeritus professor of sociology at
LSE, has been included in a collection of intellectual profiles of the
world’s fifty key thinkers in criminology.
Fifty Key Thinkers in Criminology by Keith Hayward et al (Routledge,
2010) brings the history of criminological thought alive through a
collection of fascinating life stories. The book covers a range of
historical and contemporary thinkers from around the world, offering a
combination of biographical fact with historical and cultural context.
Professor Cohen completed his PhD at LSE in 1970 and returned to the
School in 1996 as Martin White Professor of Sociology. Beside his work in
criminology, he helped set up the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. He
retired in 2006.
Two other students, who studied with Professor Cohen at LSE in the late
sixties, are also included in the book: Jock Young, now at City University,
New York, and Frances Heidensohn, a visiting professor at LSE.
More information on the book can be found at
routledge.com.
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• UK
Bill of Rights
Professor Francesca Klug (pictured) signed a letter published in
The Times on Monday 21 March, following the government's
announcement of a Commission to investigate the case for a UK Bill of
Rights.
The letter set out the principles the Commission should use as a
framework for its deliberations and the necessity of not regressing from the
rights and enforcement mechanisms in the Human Rights Act.
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• Photo Prize Competition 2011 - submissions gallery online
The LSE Photo Prize Competition 2011 submissions gallery is now online.
The theme for this year's competition was 'Crossing Borders.' The judging
panel chose 40 pictures which are currently on display as an exhibition in
the Atrium Gallery.
If you have not had a chance to view the exhibition, you can now see all
the images that are on display at
2011 Photo Prize Winning Entries. You can also see all of the
submissions to this year's competition
here.
The LSE Photo Prize Competition is open to all students and staff. LSE
Arts hope you will participate in next year's competition. In the meantime,
LSE Arts has a variety of events, including concerts and talks, to keep you
entertained. For more information, visit
www.lse.ac.uk/arts.
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• Academic abroad
Professor Nikolas Rose (pictured), of LSE's BIOS centre and the
Department of Sociology, will give three lectures in the USA and Canada
in late March.
He will give the opening presentation to the fifth annual Healthcare,
Technology and Place Symposium in Toronto, on the topic of Living
Technologies: creating, marketing and living with ‘medical devices’.
He will also be giving lectures at the University of Toronto and the
University of Chicago on the topic of his forthcoming book Neuro: the new
brain sciences and the remaking of the human.
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 Notices
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• Last chance to tell us what you think - Staff News feedback survey 2011
The Press Office has put together a short survey for you to let us know how
you feel about Staff News. It will be an important way for us to find
out how we can improve the newsletter for you.
The survey is open to all staff and should take no more than five minutes
to complete. To take part, visit
www.survey.bris.ac.uk/lsewebsite/staff_news_2011.
The survey is open until Friday 25 March. We really appreciate you taking
the time to give us your feedback.
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• Riding
the Tiger - the liberal experience of coalition governments
The Library Archives Department is holding its third seminar held in
collaboration with the
British Liberal
Political Studies Group and the
Journal of Liberal History.
The event takes place on Saturday 26 March in the Wolfson Theatre,
New Academic Building. The cost is £15 and includes morning and afternoon
refreshments.
To book a place call Archives on ext 7223 or email
document@lse.ac.uk. Further
information, including the programme, can be found
here.
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• New Students' Centre pre-commencement meeting
In case you missed the first two sessions earlier this month, LSE's
Estates Division invites all staff and students to an another informal
session with the School's capital development team and the New Students'
Centre contractor Geoffrey Osborne Limited.
The meeting will take place on Thursday 31 March at 1-2pm in room
Y115, St Philips Building, and will include a presentation about the site
logistics followed by a Q&A. The presentation will cover:
- Dust control
- Noise control
- Traffic control
- Considerate constructor scheme
- Communication
The session will be very useful to the users of the buildings closest to
the project: 50 Lincoln's Inn Fields, the Peacock Theatre, Portsmouth Street,
Sardinia House, Sheffield St, Parish Hall, Lincoln Chambers, King’s
Chambers, and 20 Kingsway.
For more information, contact Nicola Langton at
n.s.langton@lse.ac.uk or on
ext 1158.
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• Teaching Day 2011 - register now
Registration is now open for this year's Teaching Day, which takes
place on Tuesday 24 May.
The day will focus on feedback and assessment, research-led teaching and
student skills development, among other things.
To book your place and view the full programme, visit
Teaching Day 2011. Registration closes on Monday 2 May.
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• EMBRACE launch event
The EMBRACE staff network is holding its official launch event on
Thursday 31 March at 5.30pm on the eighth floor of the New Academic
Building.
The event will include speeches by Professor George Gaskell and the
Honourable Mrs Justice Dobbs DBE, which will be then followed by a
reception.
If you would like to attend, email
embrace@lse.ac.uk by Monday 28 March so that your name can be added to
the guest list.
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• LSE
Summer Party
Save the date - this year's Party on the Plaza (aka the Summer Party)
will be held on Friday 1 July from 5.30-8.30pm on the John Watkins
Plaza.
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 Research
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• LSE
experts question music industry claims on file-sharing
Two days before the opening of a Judicial Review on the Digital Economy Act
(DEA), a new report from LSE casts doubt on the proportionality and likely
effectiveness of measures to protect intellectual property, due to be
implemented by the DEA. The report, entitled Creative Destruction and
Copyright Protection by LSE's Bart Cammaerts and Bingchun Meng, has been
commissioned by the LSE Media Policy Project.
According to the report's author, Bart Cammaerts, 'the music industry and
artists should innovate and actively reconnect with their sharing fans
rather than treat them as criminals. They should acknowledge that there are
also other reasons for its relative decline beyond the sharing of copyright-protected content, not least the rising costs of live performances and other
leisure services to the detriment of leisure goods. Alternative sources of
income generation for artists should be considered instead of actively
monitoring the online behaviour of UK citizens.'
Bingchun Meng argues that 'the DEA has given too much consideration to
the interests of copyright holders, while ignoring other stakeholders such
as users, ISPs, and new players in the creative industry. I hope the
Judicial Review will make the government reconsider its approach toward
file-sharing.'
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• Strengthening human rights protection
The Human Rights Council, created in 2006 to strengthen the promotion
and protection of human rights around the globe, is undergoing its five
year review in 2011. LSE Enterprise, working with Dr Karen Smith of
LSE's International Relations Department, successfully tendered to
undertake a study analysing the European Union's role in the Human
Rights Council, for the European Parliament's Directorate-General for
External Policies of the Union.
'I've been studying the European Union's role in the United Nations for
several years', said Dr Smith, 'and I have wanted to explore whether the EU
is able to act as a bloc within the UN, to pursue successfully its interests
there, and to make the UN more effective. The UN's human rights bodies are a
natural focus for human rights diplomacy and this project enabled me to find
out how influential the EU is within those bodies. Working with LSE
Enterprise has been very smooth - it's nice to have all the little details
of tenders and contracts taken care of so professionally.
‘I would hope that my study prompts more discussion and debate among the
various EU actors about how to strengthen the EU's role at the Human Rights
Council, and about how the EU could enable the Human Rights Council to
promote and protect human rights around the world more effectively.'
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• Research opportunities
Candidates interested in applying for any research opportunities should
contact Michael Oliver in the
Research Division at
m.oliver@lse.ac.uk or call ext 7962.
The Research Division maintains a regularly updated list of
research funding opportunities for academic colleagues on their website.
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• Research e-Briefing
Click
here to read the
February edition of the Research Division
newsletter.
To sign up for
research news, recent research funding opportunities, research awards that
are about to start, and examples of research outcomes, click
here. The next issue is out
at the end of March 2011.
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• Latest opportunities from LSE Enterprise
LSE Enterprise offers you the opportunity to undertake private teaching
and consultancy work under the LSE brand. We help with bidding, contracts
and other project administration, enabling you to focus on the work itself.
To see the latest opportunities click
here or visit
http://twitter.com/lseenterprise.
If you would like us to look out for consulting opportunities in your
field, email your CV and summary of interests to
lseenterprise.consulting@lse.ac.uk.
Email exec.ed@lse.ac.uk to be
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 Events
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• Summer term's public events programme online
There are many events planned this summer, including debates, lectures,
exhibitions, concerts and discussions, all free and open to all.
Highlights include lectures by Professor Joseph Nye, Bill Turnbull,
Sheryl Sandberg, Dr Peter Orszag and Tim Harford.
A PDF of the programme can be downloaded
here. Details of all public events can be found at
www.lse.ac.uk/events, where you
can also sign up to the e-newsletter which alerts you to newly announced
events. You can follow LSE public lectures and events on
Twitter and on
Facebook.
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• Upcoming LSE events include....
US Energy Policy and International Security
On: Thursday 24 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Senator Lindsey O Graham (pictured), United States senator.
A Vision of the Next Economy: from macro to metro
On: Thursday 24 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor Ricky Burdett, professor of urban studies at LSE
and director of LSE Cities.
The End of Remembering
On: Tuesday 5 April at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Joshua Foer, freelance science journalist.
LSE Arts evening concert
On: Monday 11 April at 6.30pm in the Shaw Library, sixth floor, Old
Building
Performer: Blas Flor, harp.
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• Don't miss LSE's Annual Musical
Wednesday 23, Thursday 24 and Friday 25 March,
7.30pm, Old Theatre, Old Building
The LSESU Drama Society, in collaboration with the LSESU Music Society,
present this year's LSE musical 'Guys and Dolls'.
An evening of love, luck, and the music/lyrics of Frank Loesser. Songs
will include 'Fugue for Tinhorns', 'Luck Be a Lady', and 'Sit Down, You're
Rocking the Boat'.
Tickets cost £6 (LSE advance purchase) and £7 (LSE
on the door and members of the public), and will be on sale on
Houghton Street until Friday 25 March, from 11am-3pm
each day. You can also contact any member of the cast or production team for
tickets. LSESU Drama Society members get a £1 discount.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
Triumph of the City: how our greatest invention makes us richer,
smarter, greener, healthier and happier
Speaker: Professor Edward Glaeser
Recorded: Monday 14 March, approx 85 minutes
Click here to listen
Grasshoppers, Ants and Locusts: the future of the world economy
Speaker: Martin Wolf
Recorded: Wednesday 16 March, approx 93 minutes
Click here to listen
The Globalisation Paradox - Why Global Markets, States, and Democracy Can’t
Coexist
Speaker: Professor Dani Rodrik
Recorded: Thursday 17 March, approx 70 minutes
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Nicola Martin, head of LSE's disability and wellbeing service
I’m 51 and work with
disabled people in education. For the last 30 years I’ve
been a teacher, lecturer, researcher
and manager in schools, colleges and
universities.
I’ve got three adult children,
all of whom are involved in theatre
or circus. You cannot tell by
looking at me that I am the mother
of a contortionist. If I didn’t have
the sort of job I have now, and if I
had any talent, I’d be a stand-up
comic or a singer, maybe.
The first UK Higher Education
Disability Identity Conference is
taking place at LSE on Wednesday 4
May. Can you tell us a little more
about it, who will be contributing
and what you hope it will achieve?
All contributors are disabled
people and the most famous are
television’s Mat Fraser and Laurence
Clarke. The conference aims to
contest the notion that impairment
is necessarily problematic in itself
and to unpack the relationship
between disability and impairment,
concepts which do not necessarily go
together.
Disabled people are often
disabled by attitudinal and other
barriers which are socially
constructed in a society which is
dominated by non-disabled people. It
will be more fun than it sounds and
will involve wine and comedy in the
evening after a packed day of
interesting contributions from
within and beyond LSE.
How does one register to come
to the conference and can anybody
attend?
All members of the LSE community
are welcome. The event is free and
places can be requested via
TLC events. Places are limited
and if there are any spaces left by
the end of March they will be
offered to people from beyond the
School.
What is the best advice you
have ever been given?
Short people should wear block
colour to create the illusion of
height. I am actually 4’10’’ but
people often think I am 10’4’’.
If a genie granted you three
wishes, what would you ask for?
Max, John and Anna (my kids).
Which are your two favourite
shops in London?
Oxfam and British Heart
Foundation.
Is there anything you cannot
do and would like to learn?
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 Training
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• Training
for staff at LSE
Staff courses scheduled for next week include:
- One-to-one IT training
- IT training office hours
For a full schedule and further details, including booking information,
please see www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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• HR
training and development courses
Improve your CV
Friday 25 March, 10am-1pm
This short course is for staff looking to change roles and progress their
career at the School. The context of this workshop is on making good job
applications at LSE.
Presentation and voice skills
Thursday 7 April, 10am-5pm
This course aims to discover why professional speakers sound so good and
make presenting look so easy. It also aims to discover how to maximise the
impact of your voice and make your presentation the one that everyone
remembers.
Flying start induction
Wednesday 19 April, 9.30am-4.30pm
Do you have a new member of staff? Get their career at the School off to a
flying start with our central induction briefing. This session provides new
staff with the opportunity to find out more about the School and training
and development opportunities available. Staff will also receive a tour of
the campus as well as the opportunity to network with other new starters.
Chairing and running meetings
Thursday 5 May, 9.30am-5pm
This course is designed to help you plan and chair meetings effectively. You
will learn how to develop the agenda and structure and conduct the meeting
with regards to reaching a decision, consensus, or common understanding.
Effective writing at work
Wednesday 11 May, 10am-5pm
This course is aimed at anyone who has to write reports, proposals, emails
or letters as a part of their job. By the end of the session you will know
how to write with greater impact, make your writing more readable and write
with more confidence.
Career planning and personal development
Thursday 12 May, 9.30am-4pm
You will have an opportunity to reflect on your skills and achievements to
date and develop strategies for your short- and long-term career goals. This
course will explore a range of approaches to help you generate ideas and
provide clarity on what to do next and what is likely to work for you.
Equality and diversity training for non-managers
Thursday 12 May, 10am-1.30pm
This workshop provides an overview of the key issues so you are better
equipped to work effectively in diverse teams and promote good practice
within the School.
For more information and to book a place, visit the
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 Media
bites
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• Financial
Times (23 March 2011)
Auctions establish necessary values
'Sir, Gordon Brace (Letters, March 21) rebukes Sir Samuel Brittan for
supporting auctions in the planning system (Comment, March 18). The
arguments against are mistaken. We need more housing, and incentives not
sticks are the right way forward. Communities create value when they
grant planning permission.'
Letter from Dr Tim Leunig, reader in economic history at LSE.
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• Wall Street Journal (23 March 2011)
Unrest muddies Bahrain's image
The violent crackdown on protesters in Bahrain has thrown a wrench in
the 'open, democratic society' message Bahraini officials have peddled
abroad in recent months, undermining the kingdom's credibility with
foreign investors as it seeks to diversify its economy by promoting
growth in banking and tourism, analysts say.
'They recognised that the precursor to more investment was a pristine
international reputation,' said Alia Brahimi, a mid-east politics
research fellow at LSE.
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• Evening Standard (22 March 2011)
'Fighters need to organise their forces to beat entrenched Gaddafi
regime'
'There is no doubt that the coalition air strikes have severely degraded
the military machine of Gaddafi. His air defences and
command-and-control has been destroyed and he now lacks the capability
to attack the rebel-held city of Benghazi. But history shows us that air
power alone will fail to dislodge the colonel.'
Article by Professor Fawaz Gerges, professor of middle east
international relations at LSE.
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