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BUS 499 All Assignments and DQs (4 Set for each
Assignment)

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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic
  Competitiveness
• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Managements
  Responsibility
• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific
  Corporation
• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of
  Competition Model
• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1 Strong Brands

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BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic
Competitiveness

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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1
• "Strategic Competitiveness" Please respond to the
  following
• From the first e-Activity, determine which of
  the two primary drivers of the competitive
  landscape is more influential. Explain your
  rationale.

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BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Managements
Responsibility

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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2
• "Managements Responsibility" Please respond to
  the following
• From the second e-Activity, determine the level
  of responsibility management had for the business
  failure you researched. Provide specific examples
  to support your response.

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BUS 499 Week 1-11 All DQs

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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic
  Competitiveness
• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Managements
  Responsibility
• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific
  Corporation
• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of
  Competition Model
• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1 Strong Brands

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BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
and Strategic Competitiveness (Apple INC)

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• Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic
  Competitiveness
• Due Week 2 and worth 300 points
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• Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry
  with which you are familiar. Research the company
  on its own Website, the public filings on the
  Securities and Exchange

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BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
and Strategic Competitiveness (Dell Incorporated)

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• Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic
  Competitiveness
• Due Week 2 and worth 300 points
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• Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry
  with which you are familiar. Research the company
  on its own Website, the public filings on the
  Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database
  

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BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
and Strategic Competitiveness (Ruby Tuesday)

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• Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic
  Competitiveness
• Due Week 2 and worth 300 points
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• Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry
  with which you are familiar. Research the company
  on its own Website, the public filings on the
  Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database

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BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific
Corporation

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• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1
• "Union Pacific Corporation" Please respond to the
  following
• Perform an analysis of the social / demographic,
  technological, economic, environmental /
  geographic, and political/legal / governmental
  segments to understand the general environment
  facing Union Pacific. 

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BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of
Competition Model

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• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2
• "Five Forces of Competition Model" Please respond
  to the following
• From the e-Activity, analyze the industry you
  selected using the Five Forces of Competition
  Model to determine the impact of each of the five
  forces.

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BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1 Strong Brands

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• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1
• "Strong Brands" Please respond to the following
• Several companies use their brand as a
  competitive advantage. Given your knowledge about
  the global economy, identify three brands you
  believe have the strongest likelihood of
  remaining a source of

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BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 2 Internal Environment

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• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 2
• "Internal Environment" Please respond to the
  following
• From the e-Activity, analyze the internal
  environment of the company you researched to
  determine that companys strengths and weaknesses.

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BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
Environments (Apple Inc)

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• Assignment 2 External and Internal Environments 
• Due Week 4 and worth 350 points
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• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry.  

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BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
Environments (GW Pharmaceuticals)

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•   Assignment 2 External and Internal
  Environments 
• Due Week 4 and worth 350 points
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• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry.

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BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
Environments (Verizon Communications)

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• Assignment 2 External and Internal Environments 
• Due Week 4 and worth 350 points
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• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry.

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BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 1 Business-Level
Strategy

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• BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 1
• "Business-Level Strategy" Please respond to the
  following
• From the first e-Activity, assess your
  satisfaction with the company you researched and
  make recommendations about how that company could
  modify its business-level strategy to both
  increase your overall level of satisfaction and
  to attract new customers. Provide specific
  examples to support your response.

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BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 2 Apple, Inc Keeping
the I in Innovation

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• BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 2
• "Apple, Inc Keeping the I in Innovation
  Please respond to the following
• From the second e-Activity and the case study,
  determine how market commonality and resource
  similarity impact Apples competitive standing in
  terms of its main rivals. Provide specific
  examples to support your

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BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 1 Diversification

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• BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 1
• "Diversification" Please respond to the
  following
• From the e-Activity, suggest one way the company
  you researched could increase its level of
  value-creating diversification. Provide specific
  examples to support your response.

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BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 2 Victory Motorcycles

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• BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 2
• "Victory Motorcycles" Please respond to the
  following
• From the e-Activity and the case study, evaluate
  the business-level strategy of Victory
  Motorcycles to determine whether you believe the
  strategy is appropriate to offset forces in the
  industry. Provide specific examples to support
  your response.

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BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
Corporate-Level Strategies (Amazon)

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• Assignment 3 Business-Level and
  Corporate-Level Strategies 
• Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry

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BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
Corporate-Level Strategies (Ford)

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• Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level
  Strategies 
• Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. Research the
  company on its own Website, the public filings on
  the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR.

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BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
Corporate-Level Strategies (Ikea)

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• Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level
  Strategies 
• Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. .

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BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
Corporate-Level Strategies (Toyota Corporation)

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• Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level
  Strategies 
• Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. Research the
  company on its own Website, the public filings on
  the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
  database

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BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 1 Executive Pay

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• BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 1
• "Executive Pay" Please respond to the following
• Some evidence suggests that there is a direct
  and positive relationship between a firms size
  and its top-level managers compensation. Explain
  what inducement you think that relationship
  provides to upper-level executives. 

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BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 2 Dr Pepper Snapple
Group 2011

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• BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 2
• "Dr Pepper Snapple Group 2011 Fighting to
  Prosper in a Highly Competitive Market" Please
  respond to the following
• The case study outlines six specific strategies
  that the firm has chosen to support its strategic
  direction. Determine which strategy is most
  likely to benefit the firm. Explain your
  rationale.

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BUS 499 Week 7 Discussion 1 International
Opportunities

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• Week 7 Discussion 1 
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• Determine why, given the advantages of
  international diversification, some firms choose
  not to expand internationally. Provide specific
  examples to support your response.

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BUS 499 Week 7 Discussion 2 Cooperative Strategy

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• Week 7 Discussion 2 From an ethical perspective,
  determine how much information a firm is obliged
  to tell a potential strategic alliance partner
  about what it expects to learn from the
  cooperative arrangement. Explain your rationale.
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BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
and International Strategies (Lithonia Lighting)

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• Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and
  International Strategies
• Due Week 8 and worth 300 points
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• Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry
  with which you are familiar one (1) that has
  acquired another company and operates
  internationally and one (1) that does not have a
  history of mergers and acquisitions and operates
  solely within the U.S.

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BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
and International Strategies (McDonalds)

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• Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and
  International Strategies
• Due Week 8 and worth 300 points
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• Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry
  with which you are familiar one (1) that has
  acquired another company and operates
  internationally and one (1) that

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BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
and International Strategies (Under Armour)

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• Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and
  International Strategies
• Due Week 8 and worth 300 points
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• Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry
  with which you are familiar one (1) that has
  acquired another company and operates
  internationally and one (1) that does not have a
  history of mergers and acquisitions and operates
  solely within the U.S.

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BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
and International Strategies (Whole Foods Market
Inc. and the Energizer Holdings Inc.)

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• Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and
  International Strategies
• Due Week 8 and worth 300 points
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• Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry
  with which you are familiar one (1) that has
  acquired another company and operates
  internationally and one (1) that does not have a
  history of mergers and acquisitions and operates
  solely within the U.S.

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BUS 499 Week 8 Discussion 1 Corporate Governance

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• Week 8 Discussion 1 
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• Analyze the three internal governance mechanisms
  (ownership concentration, boards of directors,
  and executive compensation) and recommend a
  possible fourth mechanism that would help align
  the interests of managerial agents with those of
  the firms owners. Provide specific examples to
  support your response.
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BUS 499 Week 8 Discussion 2 Finding the Best Buy

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• Week 8 Discussion 2
•  Corporate governance has become a hot issue in
  the U.S. over the past two decades.  From your
  analysis of the case study, determine two
  possible corporate governance challenges that
  might be faced by Best Buy as a result of its
  rapid growth and why they could become corporate
  governance issues.
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BUS 499 Week 9 Discussion 1 Domino's Pizza

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• Week 9 Discussion 1 
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• Determine whether the current organizational
  structure at Dominos is a good match for its
  corporate strategies. Explain your rationale. 
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BUS 499 Week 9 Discussion 2 Strategic Leadership

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• Week 9 Discussion 2 Compare and contrast
  strategic controls and financial controls.
  Provide specific examples of how each may be used
  to best serve a corporation. 
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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Coca -
Cola)

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• Assignment 5 Capstone
• Due Week 10 and worth 400 points
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.

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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (FedEx
Corporation)

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• Assignment 5 Capstone
• Due Week 10 and worth 400 points
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.

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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Samsung)

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• Assignment 5 Capstone
• Due Week 10 and worth 400 points
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.
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• Research the corporation on its own Website, the
  public filings on the Securities and Exchange

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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Victorias
Secret)

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• Assignment 5 Capstone
• Due Week 10 and worth 400 points
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.
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• Research the corporation on its own Website, the
  public filings on the Securities and Exchange

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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Walmart)

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• Assignment 5 Capstone
• Due Week 10 and worth 400 points
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.
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• Research the corporation on its own Website, the
  public filings on the Securities and Exchange

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BUS 499 Week 10 Discussion 1 Strategic
Entrepreneurship

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• Week 10 Discussion 1 
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• From the e-Activity, evaluate the lessons learned
  in this chapter to determine which single lesson
  would be most beneficial to the company you
  researched. Provide specific examples to support
  your response.
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• From the e-Activity, identify one firm that you
  think would make a good strategic partner for the
  company you researched. Provide specific examples
  of why you think this firm would be a good
  partner.

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BUS 499 Week 10 Discussion 2 Innovation Applied

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• Discussion 2 
• Analyze the different approaches to innovation
  discussed in this chapter to determine which
  approach you think would be the greatest value to
  the greatest number of organizations. Explain
  your rationale.
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• Create one innovative approach that is not
  discussed in the textbook for increasing the
  amount of innovation within a large company.
  Describe this approach in detail and explain how
  companies could benefit from it.

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BUS 499 Week 11 Discussion 1 Summation

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• Week 11 Discussion 1 
• Create a metaphor or analogy that captures the
  essence of the major lessons learned in the BBA
  program (e.g., business administration is like .
  . .).
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• Discuss the single most interesting or surprising
  thing you learned in the BBA program, as well as
  what made it so.

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BUS 499 Week 11 Discussion 2 Looking Ahead

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• Week 11 Discussion 2 Discuss how you will use the
  lessons learned in your BBA program to be more
  productive in your current (or future) career.
  Provide specific examples to support your
  response.
• Predict what major issues this program will be
  addressing 10 years from now. Explain your
  rationale.
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