Chemistry of Ketenes, Allenes and Related Compounds (Chemistry of Functional Groups S.)

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Before the publication of this book, chemists looking for an introductory survey of ketene chemistry found themselves facing a serious problem: such works were either out-of-date or uneven in their coverage, or both.

With the publication of Ketenes, Thomas Tidwell has succeeded in producing a truly comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the entire field of ketene chemistry. Coverage extends from the first example of this family of chemicals discovered in 1905 through the most recent findings of 1994. This single, affordable volume covers all aspects of ketene chemistry, including:

Types of ketenes
Reactions of ketenes, including mechanisms and synthetic applications
Syntheses
Spectroscopic studies
Theoretical studies

One thousand known ketenes (those molecules containing the C=C=O grouping) are listed in tables and classified according to structural type, along with Chemical Abstracts reference numbers, as well as a note about the method of preparation, and references.

Professor Tidwell also presents several controversial topics in detail, especially the mechanism of [2+2] ketene cycloaddition and the mechanism of nucleophilic additions.

For professors and students of organic chemistry, as well as chemical and pharmaceutical researchers, this volume stands alone in its usefulness. Its concise treatment of specific topics will serve as a starting point for any work dealing with ketenes, and its abundant references (over 2,500) will lead the reader to the full details.

Not since Hermann Staudinger, the discoverer of ketenes, wrote his 1912 classic, Die Ketene, has there been as thorough a treatment of the field as this. Professor Thomas Tidwell's Ketenes provides in a single, affordable volume an up-to-date introduction to all aspects of ketene chemistry, including:

Types of ketenes
Reactions of ketenes, including mechanisms and synthetic applications
Syntheses
Spectroscopic studies
Theoretical studies

In addition, Tidwell has compiled tables of 1,000 known ketenes and classified them according to structural type with Chemical Abstracts reference numbers. Over 2,500 references to the scientific literature lead the reader to further information on specific subject areas.

Designed for professors and students of organic chemistry as well as chemical and pharmaceutical industry researchers, Ketenes will serve as an indispensable guide for any work dealing with ketenes.

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The most up-to-date single reference on ketene chemistry for the practicing researcher Ketenes are valued by both practicing organic synthetic chemists and pharmaceutical researchers for their ease of preparation, high reactivity, and versatility of use. Ketenes, Second Edition is an updated version of the premier resource on this important class of compounds, and features a comprehensive, self-contained guide to all aspects of ketene chemistry, including: Types of ketenes Theoretical studies Thermochemistry Ketene preparation Reactions, including mechanisms and synthetic applications Spectroscopy and physical properties While retaining much of the vital information presented in the original text, the Second Edition covers all advances made from 1995 to the present, including updates from the literature; over 1,000 new references; and new sections on cycloaddition reactions, ketenes from esters, ketene reactions using polymer supports, and oxoquinone methides.

Novel asymmetric methods in ketene chemistry and the design of a synthesis machine : (Dissertation)

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The essential guide to MATLAB as a problem solving tool

This text presents MATLAB both as a mathematical tool and a programming language, giving a concise and easy to master introduction to its potential and power. Stressing the importance of a structured approach to problem solving, the text gives a step-by-step method for program design and algorithm development. The fundamentals of MATLAB are illustrated throughout with many examples from a wide range of familiar scientific and engineering areas, as well as from everyday life.

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Numerous simple exercises provide hands-on learning of MATLABs functions
A new chapter on dynamical systems shows how a structured approach is used to solve more complex problems.
Common errors and pitfalls highlighted
Concise introduction to useful topics for solving problems in later engineering and science courses: vectors as arrays, arrays of characters, GUIs, advanced graphics, simulation and numerical methods
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Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists is an ideal textbook for a first course on MATLAB or an engineering problem solving course using MATLAB, as well as a self-learning tutorial for students and professionals expected to learn and apply MATLAB for themselves.

Additional material is available for lecturers only at http://textbooks.elsevier.com. This website provides lecturers with:

A series of Powerpoint presentations to assist lecture preparation

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M-files for the exercises and examples in the text (also available to students at the books companion site)

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An interview with the revising author, Daniel Valentine

· Numerous simple exercises give hands-on learning
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· Common errors and pitfalls highlighted
· Concise introduction to useful topics for solving problems in later engineering and science courses: vectors as arrays, arrays of characters, GUIs, advanced graphics, simulation and numerical methods
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· Text and graphics in four colour
· Extensive teacher support on http://textbooks.elsevier.com: solutions manual, extra problems, multiple choice questions, PowerPoint slides
· Companion website for students providing M-files used within the book

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Supplemental Text.......2007-05-25

This book was recommended by a professor as a good supplemental text. So far, I have been glad I bought it. The main text is very good, but very technical. This book helps to fill in some of the holes that come up.

It is quite bright and colorful inside, and not what I expected. It is easy to read and demonstrates how to get started using MATLAB.

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Essential MATLAB for Scientists and Engineers
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Based on a teach-yourself approach, the fundamentals of MATLAB are illustrated throughout with many examples from a number of different scientific and engineering areas, such as simulation, population modelling, and numerical methods, as well as from business and everyday life. Some of the examples draw on first-year university level maths, but these are self-contained so that their omission will not detract from learning the principles of using MATLAB.

This completely revised new edition is based on the latest version of MATLAB. New chapters cover handle graphics, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), structures and cell arrays, and importing/exporting data. The chapter on numerical methods now includes a general GUI-driver ODE solver.

* Maintains the easy informal style of the first edition
* Teaches the basic principles of scientific programming with MATLAB as the vehicle
* Covers the latest version of MATLAB

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Good introduction.......2006-02-13

I thought this was a pretty good introduction to Matlab with lots of accessible examples. I liked the whole book except the part on GUI which I felt was to cursory.

My criticism is that the section on creating GUIs with GUIDE needs to be beefed up. I have yet to find an book that really explains how to use GUIDE clearly so that the user can get some basic functionality such as using a GUI to get user input for a simulation. It would be useful if a MATLAB manual such as this one discussed how a programmer should go about building a MATLAB application that includes a GUI interface. GUIDE has alot of built-in structure that is not intuitive (at least to a non-programmer such as me). It would be great if a guidebook could break it down in enough detail that one is not left wondering about "handles" and "gcbo" and how the code behind the GUI really works. There needs to be more of a blueprint/roadmap to the GUIDE-generated code and the framework that one must work within to make GUIs. How to you get values to use as parameters for a function. How do you pass values to the GUI to display results, or dynamic content. All the examples use code typed right into the GUI's M-file. But what about if you have bigger projects that you want to add a GUI interface too?

Overall, a good book which does live up to its title by providing "essential" basics of Matlab.

ChemE Undergrad view.......2003-07-02

This book isn't bad, but it does leave a lot to be desired. I was hoping for a comprehensive desk reference on commands, syntax, and maybe even suggestions on strong and concise code for frequently used and frequently problemmatic routines (ie, iterations and for if elseif until stuff). If you are also looking for this, DON"T GET THIS BOOK. If you have some limited programming knowledge and just want to get an overview of Matlab so you can play with it, this would be a fine book. It's written so that it is meant to be used hand in hand with the often inscrutable matlab help files. But if you need a more authoritative source for lengthier and more difficult programs, look elsewhere.

Excellent, one of the better introductions.......2002-05-10

This is a very helpful introduction to Matlab, which can be used by complete beginners and also more experienced users. I think this is one of the better if not the best of the current batch of introductory Matlab books.
In addition to the usual material there are good simple discussions of logical vectors, GUI's, vectorizing code, simulation and numerical integration/differential equations- enough to give you a sensible start.

An Excellent Primer.......2000-06-05

I have just finished teaching a semester course on Mathematical Programming and Modelling with MATLAB. The students each obtained a copy of the book and I worked through the book with them. The book has very good exercises but I augmented these and, more or less, sat back and watched the students teach themselves in front of the computers. Some of the students had no programming experience at all. This text allows for that situation and gives good advice to the novice. All the students passed the exams, some with 100%. I have the exams as TEX files, if anyone is interested to see what the students can learn in thirteen weeks with the aid of this book. The book is slightly dated now and a few of the MATLAB functions, such as SETSTR, have become obsolete. Of course, this is not a problem and I recommend this book to both students and lecturers.

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Page Turner about an Enlightening Personal Journey,

Don't let this one pass you by

Compelling and Eye-opening

Storkbites is a book you can't put down

A fascinating and compelling story!

Storkbites: A Memoir
Marie Etienne
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Like the myth from which the term evolved, Storkbites is a story of mixed messages...of hate masquerading as love, of hidden wounds and pain. Marie Etienne's compelling memoir, set in South Louisiana, paints a powerful picture of murder, suicide, insanity, and alcoholism all humorously juxtaposed with Mardi Gras balls, Christmas celebrations, family fishing trips, and a daughter's coming-of-age. Etienne, the seventh of nine children, takes readers on a harrowing trek past the point of survival, yearning for the love she knows she cannot get from her mother or her husband, but can only hope to give to her own sons.

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Page Turner about an Enlightening Personal Journey, .......2006-07-18

Marie Etienne's Storkbites about her childhood growing up in a loving, yet verbally and physically abusive family in Lafayette, LA draws you in like the savory smells of down home southern cooking. With Money, a big house, luxury cars, Mardi Gras balls, a sweet father, a mother who cooks and cares for her NINE children, this Catholic family suddenly turns from perfect to unbelievably chaotic and cruel. Etienne's parents are alcoholics with deep-rooted problems, shocking behavior, and no clue how to raise children. Each of Marie's eight siblings are interesting characters with distinct personalities you grow to care about. Some of them don't come out of this nice-and-brutal lifestyle as well as Marie did. Her openness and honesty about herself is courageous and admirable.

This book is a page turner, by a talented writer, with a wry sense of humor and easy way of expressing herself. She uses a format which alternates back and forth from present to past to present, which pulls you in and keeps you hooked. Her lists of favorite Louisiana dishes and seafood make a Louisiana native crave the familiar Cajun dishes. Anyone who is not from the south gets a flavor of southern vernacular and traditions.

This story would make a great movie, better than Steel Magnolias or Crimes of the Heart. I highly recommend it to anyone. Keep writing, Marie.

Don't let this one pass you by.......2004-06-05

Storkbites: A Memoir, is the story of a rich girl growing up in the South. The big family may look picture perfect on their public outings, but all is not well in the big house. With honesty, and not much fluff, Etienne brings out the truth with her intelligent and easy to read style. It makes you wonder how many more stories she has up her sleeve?

Compelling and Eye-opening.......2004-05-14

This book propels the reader through the roller coaster ride that was Marie Etienne's life growing up in south Louisiana. A ride loaded with alcoholism, physical abuse, drug abuse, murder, suicide, neglect, wealth, love and hate - all the issues that can make any book enthralling. But these issues were all a part of Marie Etienne's family life. The reader will find it unbelievable that this is a true story. I applaud Marie for the courage it took to write her story and especially for surviving her story.

Storkbites is a book you can't put down.......2004-04-25

Marie Etienne did an incredible job with her first novel "Storkbites." I found myself feeling what she felt in living in a dysfunctional and abusive family in childhood and to her own abusive behavior as she became an adult. Her use of beautiful words immediately transformed you into feeling the area and the feelings that this family went through. This book will make you laugh, cry and be angry that these children had to grow up in such an environment. I say bravo to the author for realizing she needed to change these patterns in raising her own boys. Storkbites is a must read for everyone .

A fascinating and compelling story!.......2004-04-20

I would never have imagined I could enjoy a memoir until I read the first page of Storkbites. I was pulled right into the book and found myself staying up late many nights, reading about the author's life. Her book is filled with the right amount of detail making the reader feel like the events took place just moments before she wrote them. She looks at herself and her family with unabashed frankness. The story gives hope to each one of us, that every family may have its issues but that some can succeed regardless. Etienne is sure to be a writer whose talent will keep us entertained and enthralled far into the future. Her fresh outlook and gentle voice make reading Storkbites a pleasurable and poignant adventure!

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The frightening in-the-trenches story of an attorney's fight to save his client from the death penalty.

In 1976, "Crazy Joe" Spaziano, a member of a widely feared motorcycle gang, was sentenced to death for the murder of Laura Lynn Harberts, whose body was found in a trash dump near Spaziano's trailer. Nine years after his conviction by a Florida jury, a set of audiotapes was discovered in which police hypnotized and coached the primary witness against Spaziano, a witness who later recanted his testimony. Despite this exculpatory evidence, Spaziano's case continued to move steadily toward the electric chair.

The Wrong Man is the dramatic story of Michael Mello's twenty-year-long fight to save Spaziano from being executed for crimes he didn't commit. In a gripping personal account Mello, a well-known author, activist, and legal commentator, describes the in and outs of this case and the extremes to which he was driven by it. In his desperation to halt this miscarriage of justice, Mello broke ethical and procedural rules, faced possible contempt charges and disbarment proceedings, and gave up hope of ever practicing law in Florida again. Among his unconventional measures was to involve the Miami Herald, which eventually published an investigative piece exposing the fundamental unfairness of Spaziano's sentence, an article that was instrumental in turning the tide of public opinion and bringing the case to the attention of the national media.

More than an account of a single, notorious death penalty case, The Wrong Man is an indictment of capital punishment and the criminal justice system-a fascinating first-person narrative about death penalty legal work and a detailed account of how the justice system often fails to deliver justice. Ultimately Mello offers compelling proof of the following sad reality: wrongful convictions can easily occur, and innocent people are sentenced to death and executed in America.

Michael Mello is the author of The United States of America vs. Theodore Kaczynski (1999), Dead Wrong (1997), and Against the Death Penalty (1996). Currently a professor of law at the Vermont Law School, he has worked on several high-profile cases, including those of Ted Bundy, Theodore Kaczynski, and Elizabeth Morgan.

Mike Farrell is a celebrated actor and president of California Death Penalty Focus.

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An important case by a rotten author.......2006-05-01

I am myself a law student, and very interested in anti-death penalty work. Reading this book, however, is unlikely to convince anyone of the wrongness of the death penalty and very likely to convince the average reader that anti-death penalty advocates are unbalanced and as "crazy" and "guilty" as those they represent.
Was Joe Spaziano guilty as charged? Probably not.
Is Michael Mello one of the most repulsive lawyers in America? That's putting it mildly.
I do not wish to launch an ad homimen attack on the author, but when the "hominem" in question inserts himself into the book as much as Mello does, it seems fair to comment on him. I have no problem with his anti-death penalty bias, and he does document ample reasons why Spaziano may well have been innocent. (I would say he stops short of the burden of proof, however.) But Mello is easily the most disgusting character in this book. He launches into long descriptions of his substance abuse, for instance--which he never disclosed to his client, saying only that he had to be "hospitalized" when he was sent away for over a month of rehab at his employer's expense. He seems to think the reader will be fascinated by his various failed relationships. Although he goes into great detail about his supposedly fairy-tale marriage to "Deanna" ("first and last marriage for us both"--I'll bet)he forgets his first "wife," Ruthanne. Coincidentally, this woman is the mother of his child, who is never mentioned again after the two of them break up. (Poor Larkin!) And let's not forget that Deanna was his student at Vermont Law, although he takes pains to say that she was on a leave of absence when they began dating. I certainly hope he doesn't teach legal ethics at Vermont.
There's also the long side trips discussing how undisciplined he is with his personal finances, details of his battles with the Vermont Law dean (in his paranoid style, he claims they wanted to revoke his tenure--I wouldn't have blamed them a bit), and his equally paranoid-fueled rants against Spaziano's other attorneys and a newspaper which had taken up Spaziano's cause. It's easy to see why so many people believed in Spaziano's guilt: With Mello fighting his battles, doubtless the opposing side was inclined to think the worst. I was singularly unimpressed by the "petition" signed by various celebrities, many of whom were also passionate believers in Mumia Abu-Jamal's (Wesley Cook's) innocence. I am from Philadelphia, and while I am staunchly anti-death penalty, one must either be delusional or ignorant of the facts to believe in Jamal's innocence. Being against the death penalty does not mean one must believe in the factual innocence of every defendant.
Yet none of these personal failings are nearly as telling as the fact that Mello just doesn't seem to be a terribly competent attorney. His official legal writings (those we see) are poorly written and filled with invective. His oral arguments are even worse--I've seen more professional presentations in Moot Court. Spaziano chose to take a no-contest plea which ensures he will spend the rest of his life in prison--way to go, Mello!
All told, this is a story of a man--the lawyer, not the criminal--who turned everyone against himself and his cause, doing his client a huge disservice. He probably should have been disbarred, as he feared at one point he would be. Much like the film "The Life of David Gale," this is anti-death penalty propaganda which makes the activists look even sicker than the over-zealous cops and prosecuters who often pervert the process. A far better examination of a death penalty case which was reversed (and the client freed) is William Costopoulous' "Principal Suspect," about the Jay Smith case in Pennsylvania. Costopoulous is an excellent writer and extremely professional, gifted attorney--a further opposite from Mello is impossible to find. Also excellent is Mark Fuhrman's recent "Death and Justice," which describes how Fuhrman, once a death penalty advocate, changed his mind. Don't waste your time with the pitiful, sad, and seemingly delusional Mr. Mello.

What's all the fuss about?.......2004-12-22

I agree with half of the other reviews: the author is ego-centric and self-righteous in his bent and erroneous position. The zealousness at which he seems to embrace Joseph Spaziano's innocense is nothing less than mind boggling. Therefore one must question whether his agenda is to prove this person, Joe "Crazy Joe" Spaziano, as an innocent victim or is it more accurate to conclude that the author is fervent in his quest only to prove himself correct.

If you have a heart towards assisting the truly innocent and often overlook victims, your valuable time would be greater served elsewhere. Find some worthwhile publications that can help you minister to the truly needy instead of spending money to promote such outlandish writings.

Three Florida cases: Jerry Rogers, Roy Swafford, Peter Ventura.......2004-04-03

Jerry Layne Rogers, Sr. -- wrongfully convicted and innocent. From 1989 - 1992, I was his investigator at CCR.

Mr. Rogers' case consisted in 1992 of at least 80 boxes of documents, from court files, prosecutor and law enforcement files, trial and evidentiary hearing transcripts, etc. Mr. Rogers's case was the largest and most complicated that CCR [The Office of Capital Collateral Representative -- a state agency in the judicial branch of Florida government] has ever represented that I am aware of.

The second largest and most complicated was that of Mr. Gerald Stano, whose lead attorney during most of the development of his case was Mark E. Olive.

In 1995, Mr. Rogers began receiving pro bono representation from the Washington, D.C. law firm Covington and Burling. The result was an unanimous Florida Supreme Court (FSC) 26 page opinion ordering a new trial in Mr. Rogers' case due primarily to prosecutorial misconduct, in particular Brady v. Maryland violations.

To read the opinion, go to the FSC website, then at "Public Information", to the recent opinions, to the year 2001, then toward the bottom at February 15, 2001, one will find the FSC opinion.

During the summer of 2002, Mr. Rogers was re-convicted, however sentenced to life upon the jury recommendation. Now twice Mr. Rogers has been wrongfully convicted.

In 2004, the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal denied relief. The FSC declined to accept jurisdiction and thus denied the petition for review.

Mr. Rogers' case is pending Federal review.

For those interested in reading the narrowly decided by four to three vote Florida Supreme Court opinions regarding two more death sentenced persons whose innocence is an authentic issue, please go to the FSC website, then go to the recent opinions, then chose the correct year and scroll down to the following two cases:

Roy Swafford: April 18, 2002

Peter Ventura: May 24, 2001

Additionally, the issue in the below cases is DNA testing that proves that Roy Swafford did not rape Brenda Rucker:

Roy Swafford: March 26, 2004 Case Nos. SC03.931 and SC03.1153

Sad, sad, sad....and Wrong, wrong, wrong !!!.......2004-04-02

This book is coming from a positon of proving capital punishment unjust because *innocent* people are wrongly punished. BUT...what if Spaziano is GUILTY ??? Does that then make the authors argument null and void ?

Interestingly enough, I oppose the Death Penalty because of my strong scriptually based spiritual beliefs. But I DO agree with punishment for crimes committed....and Joe Spaziano is as guilty as they come. I met him personally and just prior to his murder of an innocent young girl, when he was still self proclaiming himself as *Crazy Joe*...and justifiably so.

Where are the droves of testimony from the woman, one of my closest friends at the time of the murder, who innocently went for a ride with her then boyfriend Spaziano and his cohort,DiLisio, while never realizing that they were heading for the Florida Seminole County dump to discard of Spaziano's lifeless victim's body ??? Where are the droves of documented commentary from questioning this key eye witness about when parked at the dump that night, Joe Spaziano told his then girlfriend that if she dared to turn around and look at what they were doing...that he would KILL her ??? But she DID turn around...and she knew what she saw...and she went into Wintness Protection in order for the TRUTH to be told...and voluntarily became yet another innocent victim, but this one sentenced to a life of hiding and fear because of threats for retribution from the unjailed *Outlaw* motorcycle gang which *Crazy Joe* Spaziano belonged to.

Details, details, details of Joe Spaziano's guilt are so undeniably missing that it is no wonder *READERS* would easily be led down the path of thinking this heinous killer is innocent rather than guilty for what he indeed did do !!!

Using THIS CASE to make the authors cry for unjustice against *the innocent* concerning capital punishment is...TOTALLY ABSURB and even HARMFUL.

The author appears to have written this book from one other perspective...that of making a lot of money from the sales of his book. The key eye witness, Joe Spaziano's then girlfriend, testified for only ONE reason...so that the truth would be known and justice would be fulfilled. She never wrote a book about her story with this crazy man...one that has many, many, many more filthy and demeaning details of the unspeakable acts Spaziano and other Outlaw bikers did to their rival motorcycle gangs as well as other innocent people or even their very own members if that member did not comply to their *rules*.

Think about it...surely you, the reader of this book, must conclude that you're being fleeced.

February 18, 2004 Update on Mr. Spaziano's.......2004-02-19

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Joseph "Crazy Joe" Spaziano, who avoided Florida's electric chair six years ago when his condemnation for murder was thrown out, was denied parole Wednesday on a sentence of life plus five years for raping a 16-year-old Orlando girl and slashing her eyes in 1974.

The state Parole Commission voted against changing Spaziano's April 2060 parole date on the rape conviction after a 40-minute hearing Wednesday when family members and attorneys on both sides testified in the case of the one-time member of the Outlaws motorcycle gang.

Spaziano, now 58, will be eligible to seek another parole hearing in 2009.

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The Wrong Man: The True Story of Innocence on Death Row
Michael Mello
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THE WRONG MAN: A TRUE STORY OF INNOCENCE ON DEATH ROW.(Review) : An article from: Columbia Journalism Review
Steve Weinberg
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Publication: Columbia Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2001
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