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| abb | Apr 21 2011, 05:01 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story_news_durham/12871442/article-Duke-football-player-arrested?instance=main_article Duke football player arrested 04.20.11 - 11:58 pm By Steve Wiseman And Mark Donovan news@heraldsun.com; 419-6630 DURHAM -- Duke University football player Tyree Glover was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking cocaine. He was dismissed from the Duke football program Wednesday afternoon. Head coach David Cutcliffe announced the dismissal Wednesday "for conduct unbecoming of a member of the program," in a news release by the school's sports information staff. When contacted Wednesday, Cutcliffe said he had no further comment. The 6-foot-1, 255-pound sophomore linebacker from Crescent City, Fla., was being held in the Durham County jail Thursday in lieu of $750,000 bond. Glover was arrested by Durham police on Gregson Street and charged with trafficking in cocaine, police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said Wednesday. Michael said police then obtained a search warrant and searched his dorm room on the Duke campus where they found marijuana. Michael said police confiscated 29.6 grams of powder cocaine and 72.4 grams of marijuana. Glover was charged with trafficking in cocaine and possession of marijuana and cocaine with the intent to sell and deliver. While not a star with the Blue Devils, he has played a regular role on the field, appearing in 23 of 24 games the Blue Devils have played since his freshman season in 2009. He missed one game with an injury. He made 12 tackles in 2010, starting one game against Wake Forest. He appeared in a total of 230 plays. In 2009, he recorded eight total tackles and saw the vast majority of his time playing on special teams. As a high school senior, he was listed as the 100th-best prep outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com. Glover is the fourth promising player from Duke coach David Cutcliffe's first full recruiting class that signed letters of intent in February 2009 to find himself in trouble with the law. The other three -- all from Georgia -- were booted off the team in January 2010 after being arrested on firearms charges. The three eventually pleaded guilty in an incident that involved firing a gun on campus. No one was targeted by the players in the incident and no one was hurt. Those three players included John Drew, a true freshman defensive tackle would likely have been a starter as a sophomore after seeing playing time as a freshman, and promising redshirt freshmen Brandon Putnam, a defensive end, and Kyle Griswould, a running back. Drew went on to transfer to N.C. Central University where he played last season. Griswould transferred to Middle Tennessee State University and is eligible to play this fall. Putnam reapplied to Duke as a student and was readmitted. He no longer plays football, but was elected an at-large senator in Duke Student Government last fall. According to The Chronicle, Duke's student newspaper, he took online courses after his dismissal from Duke and remains on track to graduate on time with his original matriculating class. |
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| abb | Apr 21 2011, 05:21 AM Post #2 |
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http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/dsg-approves-plan-restore-beer-trucks DSG approves plan to restore ‘Beer Trucks’ Tyler Seuc/The Chronicle : Beer Trucks will live on—at least for another year. Beer Trucks will live on—at least for another year. By Anna Koelsch [4] April 21, 2011 Beer Trucks will live on—at least for another year. At Duke Student Government’s meeting Wednesday, President Mike Lefevre, Chief of Staff Andrew Schreiber and Student Organization Finance Committee Chair Max Tabachnik, all seniors, presented a model to recreate “Beer Trucks,” a commencement week event traditionally organized by the Duke Alumni Association. The DAA canceled Beer Trucks because of financial restrictions. “Apart from allowing the Class of 2011 to come together for one last time, there is one reason to pass this,” Schreiber said. “If [Beer Trucks] does not happen this year, it will be gone forever.” The Senate approved $19,500 with a vote of 45-2 to reinstate Beer Trucks with a few modifications. When the DAA organized Beer Trucks, both undergraduates and graduate students were invited to the event, which was held in the Blue Zone underneath a large tent. Lefevre said the new event will occur in either the Blue Zone or the Bryan Center Plaza and will be geared toward undergraduates. In order to devise a potential budget projection, Lefevre estimated that 3,500 students and guests will attend Beer Trucks. The DAA usually spent between $60,000 and $75,000 to hold the event, Lefevre said. The student-sponsored budget will provide beer, snacks, nonalcoholic beverages, utensils and security. DSG will not rent a $35,000 tent, which was a key component of the DAA’s Beer Trucks. Lefevre said the event will largely be DSG’s responsibility because Senior Class Council had not anticipated paying for Beer Trucks. Duke University Union will likely contribute funds, though Lefevre added that the amount DUU plans to give has not yet been determined. In an interview after the meeting, Lefevre said he believes DUU will pay for a DJ. Although the event caters to seniors, Lefevre, Schreiber and Tabachnik stressed that it has long-term consequences for all undergraduates. A group of seniors attended the meeting in support of renewing Beer Trucks. Senior Becki Feinglos described the universal nature of Beer Trucks, emphasizing that it is a unique opportunity to unite the graduating class one more time before commencement ceremonies. Senior Joe Catapano, an academics affairs senator, said making the event student-run this year will set a precedent. “This may seem like a lot of money, but we have a lot of money,” Catapano said. “It is open to everyone. Tradition is held over and over again so you guys can experience this, too.” Freshman Andrew Hanna, a Durham and regional affairs senator, questioned whether Beer Trucks was the sole catalyst for uniting seniors before graduation. In response, Lefevre said this event will be an important mechanism to connect students on one of the last possible nights to do so. “I don’t know what attracts people, but beer seems to do the trick,” he said. The new Beer Trucks will tentatively occur May 14 from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Lefevre said in an interview after the meeting. In other business: Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta addressed the Senate to discuss new challenges for Duke. He named planning for the West Union Building renovations and the transition to the house model as some of the most important issues facing the University in the next few years. In addition, the Senate unanimously approved three new student groups—Duke Social, Duke Brazilian Association and Duke Students for Gender Neutrality. The Senate also considered budget cuts to the Duke student yearbook, The Chanticleer, but ultimately decided to allow the publication to retain its projected budget for next year. |
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| abb | Apr 21 2011, 05:23 AM Post #3 |
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http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/linebacker-arrested-drug-charges Linebacker arrested on drug charges By Matthew Chase [3] and Andy Moore April 21, 2011 Duke football player Tyree Glover, a sophomore, was arrested Tuesday on charges of trafficking cocaine, among other offenses. He was subsequently dismissed from the team Wednesday. Durham Police Department officers arrested Glover, 20, on Gregson Street in the 400 block near Bright Leaf Square with 29.6 grams of powder cocaine, according to DPD Public Information Officer Kammie Michael. Durham police officers then obtained a search warrant to enter his dorm room, where they found 72.4 grams of marijuana. Duke Police Chief John Dailey said DPD is handling the case entirely. According to DPD records, Glover is charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a schedule II controlled substance and possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a schedule VI substance. Schedule II substances, which include cocaine and opium extracts, are defined as those with a high potential for abuse. Schedule VI substances, which include marijuana and hashish, are classified as having low potential for abuse, according to the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act. Glover is also charged with maintaining a vehicle for sale of a controlled substance, a felony. According to the state controlled substances act, the trafficking of 28 to 199 grams of cocaine is a Class G felony leading to 35 to 42 months in prison and a minimum fine of $50,000. Possession of more than one-and-a-half ounces—or approximately 42.5 grams—of marijuana is a Class I felony, which can leads to two years in prison. Glover is currently being held under a $750,000 bond for all of the charges, Michael said, adding that as of 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Durham police report had not been turned in. Head coach David Cutcliffe announced Wednesday that Glover had been dismissed from the football team “for conduct unbecoming of a member of the program,” according to a press release. Art Chase, director of sports information, said the program has no further comment at this time. Glover’s status as a Duke student is still unknown. Glover has played in a reserve role as a linebacker for the past two seasons, appearing in 23 games, including 11 games last season. He recorded 12 tackles this year and played primarily on special teams. In 2010, he started against Wake Forest and had a season-high four stops against both Virginia Tech and Boston College. Glover’s arrest marks the fourth arrest of a Duke football player in the past 16 months. Former football players John Drew, Kyle Griswould and Brandon Putnam were arrested and charged with felonious possession and discharge of a weapon in January 2010, at which point they were dismissed from the team and barred from campus. The three players later pleaded guilty in court to misdemeanor charges of carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon on educational property. Putnam returned to campus in Fall 2010 after applying for re-enrollment, though he is no longer on the football team. In an email Wednesday night, Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek wrote that she cannot “comment on the status of individual students.” Glover is currently scheduled to appear in court May 12. |
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| abb | Apr 21 2011, 05:30 AM Post #4 |
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http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/take-stand-against-sexual-assault Take a stand against sexual assault Letter to the editor By Lillie Carroll April 21, 2011 Letter to the editor We are excited to see that The Chronicle’s independent Editorial Board has taken an interest in sexual assault at Duke in their recent editorials, “New guidelines alone cannot fix gender issues” and “Students must work for positive gender relations.” In light of Vice President Joe Biden’s recent speech regarding sexual assault on college campuses, now is the time for Duke to be a leader on this issue. With the alarmingly high prevalence of gender violence at Duke, we as students must advocate for sexual assault prevention education as a first step toward changing our campus culture. Out of our four years at Duke, only 30 minutes are spent on sexual assault prevention education. Combating gender violence requires more than just 30 minutes of freshman orientation programming. This is where a shift in campus culture must take place. Bystander Intervention Training, or the Prevent Act Challenge Teach program, equips all students, male and female, with practical methods to prevent gender violence from occurring. Select student groups have already received a pilot version of the training and can speak to its effectiveness. This interactive training should be a staple in first-years’ introduction to Duke. We plan to lobby administrators to mandate Bystander Intervention Training for all first-years. As evidence of campus support for this initiative, we will present administrators with a petition signed by Duke undergraduates. If you believe this training should be mandatory for all first-years, please show your support by signing the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/wal2011/petition.html. (You can also find the petition and more information on our Facebook event, “Preventing Sexual Assault at Duke: We Need to Do More.”) Because upperclassmen often set the tone for life at Duke, we recognize the importance of spreading awareness of sexual assault prevention among upperclassmen as well. Thus, we will be offering PACT training, a more comprehensive curriculum, to student groups starting next year. If your organization is interested in receiving this training, please contact us at changeatduke2011@gmail.com. We agree that student groups must step up as campus leaders to show that “gender violence and misogyny will not be tolerated.” Extending Bystander Intervention Training to all first-years and making in-depth training available to students groups are positive first steps. We are confident that they will have a real impact. Samera Beshir Trinity ’11 Lillie Carroll Trinity ’12 Sasha Kapur Pratt ’11 Catherine Meyer Trinity ’11 Emily Starrette Trinity ’12 Sherril Yuen Trinity ’11 |
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| abb | Apr 21 2011, 05:37 AM Post #5 |
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http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/gaynor/110421 April 21, 2011 Duke case update: Mangum got a pass, Reginald Daye died after she stabbed him By Michael Gaynor Eventually the truth prevailed and the politically and racially based prosecution that was a persecution ended with a declaration from the North Carolina Attorney General that the Duke Three were innocent, but...Mangum got a pass..and her boyfriend Daye died after she stabbed him. Associated Press, April 18, 2011: "The woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of raping her is now charged with murder in her boyfriend's death. "Crystal Mangum was charged Monday in Durham with first-degree murder and two larceny charges. "Mangum has been jailed since April 3. She was initially charged with assault with a deadly weapon in the stabbing of 46-year-old Reginald Daye. He died after nearly two weeks at a hospital. "Mangum falsely accused Duke University lacrosse players of raping her at a 2006 party at which she was hired to perform as a stripper. She's had numerous legal troubles since then. "An attorney for Mangum did not immediately return a call seeking comment." Being Crystal Mangum's boyfriend was a bad choice by Daye, but who really thinks that the decision to give Mangum a pass on prosecution for making baseless charges had nothing to do with Daye's death? In "Duke Case: False Accuser Crystal Gail Mangum Should Not Get a Pass" (April 18, 2007) (http://www.webcommentary.com/php/ShowArticle.php?id=gaynorm&date=070416, I criticized the pass Mangum got as the North Carolina Democrat establishment tried to move on quickly after it had become apparent that the horrific criminal charges pursued against the Duke Three were bogus. I wrote: "The North Carolina Democrat establishment may find it helpful not to prosecute false accuser Crystal Gail Mangum and to pretend that the problem was just an individual — Durham County, North Carolina District Attorney Michael B. Nifong — failing to investigate properly, but that is revisionist history covering up the racist component of the prosecution and a deeper corruption problem." I quoted from the LieStoppers message board what some found shocking: "'I really don't feel in my gut any need to go charge Crystal Mangum,' lawyer Wade Smith of Raleigh said. 'I understand the philosophy that people shouldn't be able to just do this and get away with it. On the other hand, I'm not sure that it enhances our society any, our civilization any, to now bring the power down upon her.' "Mangum, he said, 'is just one human being.' The reason the prosecution moved forward, he said, was because Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong failed to investigate the case. Smith said Nifong did not look into Mangum's history of alcohol abuse and psychological instability." Would Daye be alive today if, in Smith's carefully chosen words, "the power" had been brought "down" upon Mangum...or is Daye another victim of the way the hoax was handled? Mr. Smith's words were exactly what I had expected and the North Carolina Democrat establishment then needed. I explained: "Mr. Smith represented Collin Finnerty. "Mr. Smith's law firm's online profile of him states in part: 'In 1973 Mr Smith was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives and was reelected in 1975. In 1977 he retired from politics to devote full time to the practice of law. In 1985 he was elected to a one-year term as chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party.'" I urged: "Do not be deceived: Mr. Nifong would not have prosecuted if Ms. Mangum was white or the defendants were black. He was playing the race card. He would not have concealed exculpatory DNA evidence and lied to both the court and defense counsel if he was not playing the race card and banking on a black bloc vote to elect him. "Ms. Mangum may or may not be deluded. She surely filled a false rape report. Ignoring it would be wrong. "There are racist blacks as well as racist whites, and that needs to be appreciated if racial progress is to be made. "It was appropriate of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper to add that the evidence showed that Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and David Evans were innocent of the heinous first-degree felony charges on which they were indicted, but let's not idolize him for telling the truth and let's not forget that he did nothing to help the situation until Durham County, North Carolina District Attorney Michael B. Nifong asked him to replace him on the Duke case." I also quoted this excerpt from an article of mine posted on several websites in mid-June of 2006 entitled "Concerned Americans, let North Carolina hear from you": "All Americans who care about the state of the criminal justice system have a stake in this case. Rapes should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and so should false accusations of rape by opportunists (including an opportunist who would hope to profit by a false charge and exacerbate racial tension by targeting people of a different color)." I urged people across the country to write to Attorney General Cooper and others, stating: "Share your thoughts with them. Let them know that knowingly prosecuting innocent people for political purposes is a no no (regardless of race, color, creed, national origin or sex). "Use you own words, but feel free to make some of these words your own: "Regarding the Duke University 'rape' case, it has come to my attention that an investigation into how the legal case developed and the actions of Durham County District Attorney Michael Nifong in particular is in order. "It now appears that some of Mr. Nifong's actions were not only inappropriate, but an egregious abuse of the power entrusted to him for his own political/personal purposes. "If so, his conduct has been grossly unprofessional and the State Bar needs to act. "Much more than the futures and lives of three young men indicted on the basis of a misleading presentation of evidence is in your hands. The integrity of the criminal justice system and public confidence in it are in your hands. "To be sure, the message must be sent that rape, sexual assault and kidnapping will not be tolerated. "But messages also must be sent that a hoax will not be tolerated either, and the exposure of a hoax will not be delayed for political/partisan purposes. "Gentleman, you did not ask for it, and you surely did not expect it, but the Duke University 'rape' case has become your responsibility. It is vital that you deal with it responsibly and expeditiously, for everyone's sake. "Thank you for your anticipated attention to this now monumentally important matter." Eventually the truth prevailed and the politically and racially based prosecution that was a persecution ended with a declaration from the North Carolina Attorney General that the Duke Three were innocent, but...Mangum got a pass...and her boyfriend Daye died after she stabbed him. |
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| Joan Foster | Apr 21 2011, 05:42 AM Post #6 |
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Bravo, Mike!
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| Quasimodo | Apr 21 2011, 07:30 AM Post #7 |
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Did she tell him not to get a lawyer? |
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| Quasimodo | Apr 21 2011, 07:38 AM Post #8 |
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Worth repeating... |
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| Quasimodo | Apr 21 2011, 07:58 AM Post #9 |
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| Quasimodo | Apr 21 2011, 08:10 AM Post #10 |
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COMPLAINT:
Good thing that this case is being brought in the District of Columbia and not the Fourth Circuit, where university polices are not considered to form a contract with students and where "emotional distress" is not going to be recognized as a claim. (Is Judge Beaty out of step with other federal circuits, or not?) |
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| maggief | Apr 21 2011, 08:23 AM Post #11 |
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1376704/Pregnant-Ohio-woman-Melinda-Denham-jailed-rape-lie-framing-ex-boyfriend.html Pregnant woman sent to jail for lying about being raped By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:34 PM on 14th April 2011 A woman has been jailed after she falsely accused her ex-boyfriend of raping her. Melinda Denham, 25, from Ohio, accused Shannon Hudson of raping her at her father's home after they had broken up and did not own up to the crime until he had spent two months in jail. On Wednesday, a judge ordered she spend six months in prison, a rarity on a conviction for Ohio's lowest level felony, which usually results in probation. According to Cincinatti.com, Denham told police that she was sleeping at her father's Blue Ash home in August when her former boyfriend came into the bedroom and raped her. She later wrote a letter to the judge presiding over Hudson’s rape case stating the sex was consensual, that she had not been raped and would not testify against Hudson. She also said that she loved him and wanted to be with him. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Steve Martin told Denham when he was sentencing her: 'What you did in this case is, you caused a man to be incarcerated and he had done nothing and the worst part about that was you knew from the very start that he had done nothing. It was terrible beyond any words. 'He’s now got a rape allegation against him that is completely unfounded, completely untrue, but other people are still going to think ill of him because of that.' Hudson could have faced up to 30 years in prison if convicted. According to Cincinatti.com, Denham is now six months pregnant though has said that Hudson is not the father. Prosecutors charged Denham with making false alarms and perjury for swearing to tell the truth before the grand jury and then lying. In a plea deal, Denham pleaded guilty to making false alarms in exchange for prosecutors dropping the more serious perjury charge. Her attorney Roxann Dieffenbach told the judge: 'I think it’s kind of obvious that Ms Denham is not the most sophisticated young woman.' Denham's sister Lahoma defended her publicly on Facebook, telling people that her sister was innocent and did not deserve to be behind bars claiming: 'I know what really happened that night.' She posted: 'My sister did not deserve the punishment she received. I wish I could tell the truth. 'But she was brainwashed and offered no counselling, she felt like she couldn't continue. Please pray for her.' Edited by maggief, Apr 21 2011, 08:23 AM.
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| cks | Apr 21 2011, 08:53 AM Post #12 |
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The sooner that the courts and police see that rape (and by extension charges of rape - particularly those that are false) is about power and control rather than about sex, society will have made several profound steps forward. As one who was assaulted long ago, I can attest to the fact that it was totally about someone attempting to assert his ability to have his way because he was strong, big, and I was trapped. He could do what he did because he was more powerful - no other reason. Unfortunately, due to historical societal norms which have placed the virginity of a woman as money in the bank - there was and still is the belief that a woman cannot be identified as a rape victim because she is "stigmatized". Following this train of belief is that NO woman would cry rape unless it happened. Therefore, women should always be believed - no matter how outlandish the tale that they tell (such as Mangum's). This then emboldens those women who, for whatever reason, decide to use a claim of rape or assault as a weapon against someone or a group of men BECAUSE THEY CAN and know that they will be believed - particularly if they can paint themselves sympathetic enough. The person who assaulted me was never charged for one reason. I knew that I could not positively identify the perp. How could I accuse someone unless I was positive of who he was? While what happened to me was bad enough (and to some extent after all these years I am still affected - I am always aware of exits and never put myself in a situation where there is only one exit), to have accused someone wrongly and ruined that person's life forever was not something I could do. I would never have been able to live with myself. This is why such hoaxes as the woman in Blue Ash and CGM fire within me such a white hot heat. |
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| Walt-in-Durham | Apr 21 2011, 09:33 AM Post #13 |
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I cannot let that allegation stand. Judge Beaty is a District Court Judge. He is not on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Your gripe is with them, not Judge Beaty. His duty is to apply the law, not as he wishes it to be, but as it is. If the 4th Circuit is wrong, then the place to change that is in Richmond, not in District Court in Greensboro. Further, Judge Beaty by squarely framing the student handbook issue as a 4th Circuit precedent, he has given the plaintiffs a perfect appealable issue. It is for them to argue to the 4th Circuit that the law needs to change. It is not for Judge Beaty to take it upon himself to change the law. Walt-in-Durham |
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| cks | Apr 21 2011, 09:36 AM Post #14 |
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At some point there will be a challenge to the handbook ruling. It either is an enforceable document or it is not. |
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| nyesq83 | Apr 21 2011, 09:37 AM Post #15 |
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Nicely put Walt. One wonders what caused the 4th Circuit holdings to evolve in this direction - especially since UVA for example is in this Circuit and Virginia has long had a fairly strict Honor Code...is that a contract or not? Not, according to the rulings so far. |
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