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Reading the Riots A ground-breaking LSE research project,
Reading the Riots, which aimed to understand the roots of and responses
to the 2011 riots, has won the Innovation of the Year award at the Press
Gazette’s British Journalism Awards 2012.
The project was also shortlisted for a Times Higher Education
(THE) ‘Research Project of the Year’ award for 2012.
Reading the Riots, a joint project led by Professor Tim Newburn at
LSE and Paul Lewis of The Guardian, sought to show how large-scale,
rigorous social research could be launched, undertaken and reported in a
timescale that would parallel the fast-moving political and public debates
about the disturbances.
Judges for the Press Gazette award commended the 'unique exercise'
as a 'massive piece of work and beautifully presented'.
Professor Newburn said: ‘It is an honour to be associated with Reading
the Riots and The Guardian deserves great credit for its
extraordinary work on this study. This particularly award is especially
pleasing as all of us involved feel that this innovative project illustrates
the potential for research partnerships between universities and news
organisations in conducting policy-relevant social research.’
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LSE academic receives Teaching Politics Award
Professor Edward Page, Sidney and Beatrice Webb Professor of Public
Policy at LSE, has been awarded the Political Studies Association (PSA)
Innovation in Teaching Politics Award.
The award, which was presented to Professor Page at the PSA's Annual
Awards Ceremony this week (Tuesday 4 December), is given in recognition of
Professor Page's innovative teaching methods, in particular for his course
in Empirical Research in Government, a module he has designed which gives
students the opportunity to address key policy questions facing British
government.
Under Professor Page's tutelage, students have assessed policy evaluation
research commissioned by government, special advisers, government
consultations, community groups in local government and the role of lawyers
in local government. The research is of a high quality and has been
published in some of the top ranking journals in the discipline.
The Awards Jury said: 'Professor Page's course in Empirical Research in
Government is highly innovative and illustrates how political science
teaching can develop exciting, new and important avenues. The course
involves students in developing, conducting and writing up a collective
research project that looks at central features in British government.'
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LSE academic to speak at HM Treasury conference
Dr Joachim Wehner, senior lecturer in public policy in the Department
of Government, is one of the speakers at a one day conference on Fiscal
Transparency in the Wake of the Crisis on Monday 10 December at
Chartered Accountants' Hall.
The event is organised by HM Treasury and its keynote speaker is the
chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP.
Marking the recent publication of the HM Treasury’s Whole of
Government Accounts for 2010-11 and the IMF’s recent paper on Fiscal
Transparency, Accountability, and Risk, the conference will discuss the
lessons of the crisis for fiscal reporting standards and practices and the
role of national, regional, and international institutions in promoting
greater fiscal transparency going forward.
LSE staff who would like to attend should contact Fatima Hassan on 0207
920 8617 or at Fatima.Hassan@icaew.com.
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Academics abroad Dr Edgar Whitley, Department of Management,
was recently in Santiago, Chile, for a workshop organised by the Inter
American Development Bank. As part of the trip, Dr Whitley gave a master class on the role of
civil registries in OECD countries
to civil servants from the Chilean Ministry of Justice and Ministry of
Health as well as representatives of civil registries from five other Latin
American countries.
Dr Whitley also managed to meet up with LSE alumni and presented an overview
of his recent research work on the management challenges of cloud computing.Papers by Sarah Thomson, Philipa Mladovsky and Elias Mossialos from
LSE Health and the
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies were presented
at an international symposium attended by the US secretary of health and
human services, Kathleen Sebelius, and ministers of health and senior
health officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
The papers examined
the impact of the financial crisis on health systems in Europe and
looked at how policy efforts to contain health care costs have evolved in
four OECD countries. Sarah Thomson and Miraya Jun prepared
profiles of health systems in 15 OECD countries for the event, which was
organised by the New York-based Commonwealth Fund and held in Washington DC
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Introducing LSE's new Head of Press and Information
Peter Wilkinson (pictured) joined the School on Monday 3 December as the new
Head of Press and Information.
Peter’s background has been mainly in government communications, including
serving as senior communications adviser at No.10 from 1995 to 1999 and
subsequently in senior communications roles in the Cabinet Office and
Ministry of Justice. He graduated in politics from Newcastle University.
Peter can be contacted by email at
p.wilkinson@lse.ac.uk or on ext 7440.
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Nominations invited for Queen's Honours Nominations are invited
for the award of a Queen’s Honour (which include MBE, OBE, CBE).
Do you know someone working at LSE who has:
- made a real impact on the School
- gained the respect of their peers
- changed things for the better at the School
- demonstrated innovation
- brought distinction to British life and enhanced its reputation
through their work at the School?
A full explanation can be
found here but please bear in mind that awards
channelled through the School should be for services to higher education,
with particular reference to the School.
The deadline for nominations is Friday 14 December. If you have
any queries, contact Joan Poole at
j.a.poole@lse.ac.uk or ext 7825.
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Send an LSE e-card this Christmas Why not save resources this
Christmas by sending e-cards? A specially designed electronic card, together
with the LSE logo and the words 'Season’s Greetings from LSE', is now
available for all staff to email out.
There is also room to add your own message below the e-card. Please
contact Liz Trumble at
designunit@lse.ac.uk for a copy to forward.
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LSE Teaching blog
Stay in touch with all things teaching and learning
related at LSE by subscribing to the
LSE Teaching blog.
Alongside providing weekly resources and updates on news
and events, the blog features stories about teaching and learning practices
from across the School’s academic departments.
Join the blog’s growing list of subscribers
here.
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LSE - Sciences Po Faculty Mobility Scheme 2013-14
LSE and Sciences Po have been institutional partners for the past decade.
The annual faculty mobility scheme is the newest initiative to seek to
deepen our academic collaboration.
The scheme will enable faculty to spend at least a month in a host
department (or unit) at the other institution in order to:
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engage with students through a meaningful teaching commitment that meets
a need in the host department
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foster networks between colleagues at their home and host departments
(or institutions)
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serve wider departmental and/or institutional interests where possible
In order to maximise flexibility, the scheme has been designed with the
following two modes for faculty mobility:
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Mode A: shorter visits of one month, whereby visiting faculty will
deliver at least eight hours of teaching (or a short course) and spend
at least four hours with PhD students
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Mode B: longer visits of three months, whereby visiting faculty will
deliver at least 20 hours of teaching, spend at least 10 hours with PhD
students and deliver a departmental or public lecture
Participants will continue to receive their normal salary and a travel grant
from their home institution. They will also receive a subsistence allowance
or salary from the host institution.
The deadline for applications is Friday 12 April 2013. For more
information or to apply,
click here.
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Three Minute Thesis competition
A great opportunity for research students to develop
communication skills and get exposure, the Research Festival’s
Three Minute Thesis competition asks students to present their
thesis to a general audience, in three minutes and with one slide. There are
even prizes for the winners.
Please let your MRes, MPhil and PhD students know about
it.
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LSE Perspectives
December's LSE Perspectives gallery is now online. You can view the
gallery
online here.
The gallery features 12 striking images submitted by LSE students and
staff. Each image reflects a unique perspective on a particular scene.
If you have taken any artistic images on your travels, in your home
town, or even just here in London why not submit them for LSE Perspectives so
that they can be shared with the LSE community.
For information on how to submit your photographs, visit
LSE Perspectives Submissions. Previous galleries can be
found here.
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Skip fit lessons
Security officer and former boxer Daniel Beckley is running skip
fit lessons for all staff and students at LSE.
Build up your fitness, burn calories and increase your stamina, all within
an hour.
The next lessons will take place from 1-2pm at the Badminton Court, Old Building, on
Tuesday 8 January, Tuesday 15 January, Tuesday 29 January,
Tuesday 5 February, Tuesday 19 February, Tuesday 26
February, Tuesday 12 March, and Tuesday 19 March.
Just turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All lessons
are free.
For more information, email Daniel at
d.beckley@lse.ac.uk.
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture is of DJ Sebastien Smith who broadcasts his punk
rock show every Wednesday at 3pm from Pulse Radio, the LSESU’s official
radio station.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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Legalised prostitution increases human trafficking
Countries where prostitution is legal experience larger reported inflows of
human trafficking, according to new research that investigates the impact of
legalised prostitution on what is thought to be one of the fastest growing
criminal industries in the world.
Every year, thousands of men, women and children are trafficked across
international borders. The vast majority of countries in the world are
affected by trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit or
destination for victims. The United Nations estimated in 2008 that nearly
2.5 million people from 127 different countries had been trafficked
into 137 countries around the world.
Research on human trafficking is still in its early stages, but is growing
as the seriousness of the problem becomes more apparent. It is thought to be
second only to drug trafficking as the most profitable illegal industry.
The article, Does Legalised Prostitution Increase Human Trafficking?,
by Professor Eric Neumayer of LSE, Dr Seo-Young Cho of the German Institute
for Economic Research, and Professor Axel Dreher of Heidelberg University,
is due to be published in the January 2013 edition of the journal World
Development.
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Chancellor risking 'fatal error' on growth, warns independent report
The chancellor risks making the 'fatal error' of undermining the
potential of local economies to drive economic growth if councils are
made to bear the brunt of further cuts to public spending, warns a
report by LSE professor Tony Travers (pictured) published this week.
The warning comes as new figures reveal that cuts to the funding councils
received from government have already forced a reduction of between 16 and 44
per cent in councils’ spending on pro-growth services such as roads and
transport, culture, housing and planning and development. These cuts sit
alongside smaller, but still significant, reductions in the amount of money
available for core services such as adult social care and child protection.
The figures, contained in an independent report for the Local Government
Association by Professor Tony Travers, also show that since 2009-10 funding
for local government has fallen by 15 per cent in real terms at the same
time as central government spending has risen. This is down to the fact that
central spending on health, schools, international development and social
security has been protected from spending cuts.
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LSE research supports major report on NHS funding
The Nuffield Trust, backed by LSE research, has published a major report
showing that the NHS could experience a £44-£53 billion funding gap in
2021-22.
This will occur unless it delivers unprecedented productivity gains over
the next decade, or public finances improve enough to allow health funding
to increase faster than inflation, the report warns.
The figures were released alongside new polling data commissioned by the
Trust which shows that the NHS is the number one area the public want to be
protected from the cuts.
The report was partly based on research by LSE's Personal Social Services
Unit (PSSRU) which set out projections of public expenditure on social care
and continuing health care for people aged 65 or over in England from 2010
to 2022.
The key finding by PSSRU is that net public expenditure on social care
and continuing health care for older people is projected to rise from £9.3
billion (0.74 per cent of GDP) in 2010 to £12.7 billion (0.78 per cent of
GDP) in 2022, assuming that current patterns of care and the Office for
National Statistics principal
population projections keep pace with expected demographic and unit cost
pressures.
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Minister launches cutting-edge LSE Housing report Nick Hurd MP,
minister for civil society, responsible for the Community Organiser’s
programme of the Big Society, has launched a report by LSE and Orbit on how
housing associations can empower tenants to help their communities and
tackle society’s toughest challenges.
LSE Housing and Communities researchers conducted 170 in-depth interviews
with local people, community leaders and Orbit staff about their community
investment priorities to inform the development of a framework to guide
future investment decisions. Specially trained resident ‘peer researchers’
helped to carry out more than half of the resident interviews. The top five
community investment priorities identified were:
- youth activities, support and job access
- employment and job training for adult residents
- tackling crime and anti-social behaviour
- welfare and money advice
- support and provision for older people and families.
For more on the report, click
here.
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'Catch up' strategies for developing countries
The dynamic economic growth of China and other large emerging markets
provides an unprecedented opportunity for industrialisation and growth in
Africa and other low income countries, according to a paper in the November
issue of the LSE journal Global Policy.
According to Justin Yifu Lin, formerly of the World Bank, nearly 100
million labour intensive manufacturing jobs will be freed up by the
graduation of China, and other growing middle income countries, from low
skilled manufacturing. This could quadruple manufacturing employment in low
income countries.
In his paper, From flying geese to leading dragons, new opportunities
and strategies for structural transformation in developing countries, Lin
says: 'To fully benefit from these opportunities, policy makers in low
income countries must quickly plan and implement economically viable growth
strategies.'
He argues that the successful strategy for developing countries is
to exploit their late-comer advantage by building up industries that are
growing dynamically in more advanced countries with similar resources to
theirs, in terms of land, labour and capital.
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 Events
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Forthcoming LSE events
Visualising Political Struggle in the Middle East
On: Thursday 13 December at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old
Building
Speaker: Lina Khatib (pictured), co-founding head of the Program
on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Centre on
Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.
Demystifying the Chinese Economy
On: Tuesday 18 December at 6.45pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Justin Lin (pictured), former World Bank chief
economist and senior vice president of development economics.
LSE students and staff can request one ticket via the online ticket request
form after 10pm on Monday 10 December.
Perspectives on the European Crises from a Small Open Economy
On: Wednesday 16 January at 4.15pm. The venue will be confirmed to
ticket holders.
Speaker: Anders Borg (pictured), minister for finance in Sweden.
LSE students and staff can request one ticket via the online ticket request
form after 10pm on Tuesday 8 January.
Masters of the Universe: Hayek, Friedman, and the birth of neoliberal
politics
On: Wednesday 16 January at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Dr Daniel Stedman Jones, barrister.
Respondents: Professor Mark Pennington, professor of public policy
and political economy at King's College, University of London, and
Professor Lord Skidelsky, emeritus professor of political economy at the
University of Warwick.
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Japan's 'Safety Blanket' of Flu Mask Wearing
On: Tuesday 11 December from 1-2.30pm in room KSW3.01, 20 Kingsway
Speaker: Dr Adam Burgess (pictured),
reader in social risk research at the School of Social Policy, Sociology
and Social Research at the University of Kent and is a CARR research fellow
at LSE.
In this seminar, Dr Burgess will examine a micro level risk behaviour
that appears nationally specific: the distinctive Japanese practice of
wearing flu masks. The behaviour is interesting as it appears detached from
the hazard against which it ostensibly offers protection, having now become
routinely worn by at least a proportion of the population.
Based on historical and survey research in Tokyo, Dr Burgess will
consider the actual extent of usage and its social meaning, and analyse the
various pressures that have encouraged its normalisation.
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LSE Christmas Carol Service On:
Wednesday 12 December at 5.30pm in the Shaw library, Old Building
End the term on a festive note with traditional carols and readings.
Featuring the LSE Choir and Rt Revd Trevor Mwamba, Bishop of Botswana. The
service will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
Free and open to all students and staff.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
When Gay People Get Married
Speaker: Professor M V Lee Badgett
Recorded: Monday 26 November, approx 85 minutes
Social Movements and Social Change
Speaker: Professor Craig Calhoun
Recorded: Tuesday 27 November, approx 90 minutes
The Eurozone's Design Failures: can they be corrected?
Speaker: Professor Paul De Grauwe
Recorded: Wednesday 28 November, approx 81 minutes
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 60
second interview
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with.....Ellen Helsper
I am a lecturer in the Department of Media and Communications. I did my PhD at LSE, went to work at the University of Oxford and then came back in 2010.
I teach research methodology and interpersonal mediated communication and am working on projects related to vulnerability and the use of technologies, issues such as digital inclusion and digital literacy. Current projects are the EU Kids Online and the World Internet Projects.
Why did you volunteer to be a
staff survey contact point?
I, of course, volunteered because
I thought this was a fantastic
opportunity to help LSE improve what
is already a good working
environment.
To be honest, my
decision to volunteer also stems
from being a survey geek. I’m
usually at the other end of this
process, designing surveys and
asking other people to fill out
surveys on topics related to media
and technology use. It’s nice to be
on the respondent side for once. So
I had a professional interest in
understanding how the School
organises and thinks about this
survey process.
I know how valuable
these tools can be if designed and
implemented well and for the
implementation you need good
communication and constant
reminders/incentives, the
personalised (staff contact point)
approach might be especially
effective in getting people to
participate.
Why do you think the staff
survey is important?
Lots of things have happened and
are happening at LSE and in the
wider UK academic sector that impact
on our work. I care about LSE and
really enjoy working here while at
the same time recognising that some
things could do with improvement.
I
think that staff need an opportunity
to voice their concerns and also
give praise where praise is due in a
safe environment. This survey is a
relatively low barrier opportunity
to do just that. I was happy to find
that the follow up process, in terms
of taking actions based on the
survey outcomes, was thoroughly
thought through.
Are you a regular user of
social networking sites, either on a
professional or personal level?
Since I teach interpersonal
mediated communication it kind of
comes with the territory so I tweet,
skype, link in, social bookmark,
blog occasionally and try to get a
taste of different platforms
professionally. I am also on
Facebook but that’s purely personal
so don’t try to find me if you’re a
student or colleague!
What is your favourite sport?
Volleyball, of the indoor and
beach kind. In fact I’m the chair of
the London Beach Volleyball Club.
However, I also do the occasional
survival or orienteering race
(running/cycling) and have a go at
rock climbing.
If you could live anywhere in
the world, where would you choose
and why?
I would live in London, because
it’s the whole world in one city. I
love the mix of people, events and
general no fuss attitude of those
who live here. I’ve moved around
quite a bit and it’s definitely the
most cosmopolitan city I’ve lived in
(yes, it beats New York).
My only complaint is that I could
do with a few more daylight hours in winter.
At the moment I feel myself going
into hibernation mode.
What would we be most
surprised to learn about you?
I think I’m a pretty open book to
people who know me….not sure there
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 Training
and jobs
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Training for staff
Courses scheduled for next week include:
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Safe Posture and Avoiding RSI
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PowerPoint 2010: finishing touches
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Word 2010: essential tips and techniques
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Moodle Next Steps Training
For full listings and further details, including booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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Staff courses from HR Organisational and Lifelong Learning
- On Becoming a Manager
Monday 10 December, 10am-4.30pm
- Dealing with Difficult Situations
Tuesday 11 December, 10am-4.30pm
- Managing Performance and Development
- Friday 18 January, 10am-4.30pm
- Managing Change
Monday 21 January, 10am-4.30pm
- Strategic Thinking
Tuesday 22 January, 10am-4.30pm
- Presentation Skills
Tuesday 22 January, 10am-4.30pm
- Time Management
Wednesday 23 January, 10am-4.30pm
- Minutes and Minute Taking
Thursday 24 January, 10am-4.45pm
- Manager as Coach
Tuesday 29 January, 10am-4.30pm
To book a place and to see further details on the courses, visit the
online training booking
system. For more information, email
Hr.Learning@lse.ac.uk.
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Office 2010 self-paced workshops end next week Office 2010
self-study workshops for everyone will end on Friday 14 December.
Topics cover Excel 2010, Outlook 2010, PowerPoint 2010 and Word 2010.
Come and learn something new or refresh your IT skills before the term ends.
Visit the
IT Training website or the
Training and Development
System for course information and booking.
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Balancing Work and Being Dad - HR seminar
Last month, LSE was awarded the Best for Dads Top Employer Award by
Workingmums.co.uk. The Award is given to organisations showing
specific support to dads which goes beyond what current legislation
stipulates and supports parents to combine successful careers with being
a parent.
HR is holding a seminar, Balancing Work and Being Dad, for new and
prospective fathers on 7 March 2013 and those interested in attending can
now sign up
here.
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Jobs at LSE Below are some of the vacancies currently being
advertised to internal candidates only, as well as those being advertised
externally.
- Centre manager, Centre for Macroeconomics
- Day security officer, Estates: security and porters
- Educational developer, Teaching and Learning Centre
- Executive MPA and extra-curricular development manager,
Economics
- External relations executive, External Relations
- Fellow in management (organisational behaviour), Management:
EROB Group
- Lecturer in philosophy, Philosophy
- Lecturer in social policy and development, Social Policy
- Lecturer in statistics, Statistics
- Lectureship/senior lectureship in insolvency, Law
- Lectureships/senior lectureships in property and trusts, Law
- Post-doctoral research assistant (climate risks, insurance and
adaptation), Grantham Research Institute
- Post-doctoral research assistant (growth and development),
Grantham Research Institute
- Post-doctoral research assistant (political economy of
climate-resilient development), Grantham Research Institute
- Reader in statistics, Statistics
- Reader, senior lecturer, or lecturer in international development
(MPA), International Development
- Senior lecturer/lecturer in qualitative research methodology,
Methodology
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
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