New Jersey, United States,- the Higher Education Software Market The report highlights the problems of the business and also presents the areas where the business can grow by increasing the customer base. It also helps you make informed market decisions and develop effective strategies. This Higher Education Software Market report …
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The growing federal sex trafficking case against prominent Trump apologist Matt Gaetz, a right-wing Florida congressman accused of luring underage girls across state lines, has an unexpected connection to the black history. The charges Gaetz may face are based on a law, the Mann Act, first rolled out to unfairly …
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Read More »Jaymi Sterling Named Among The Daily Record’s 2022 Law Leaders
Annapolis, MD- Jaymi Sterling, Anne Arundel County Assistant District Attorney was announced as the only state attorney to receive the 2022 “Leaders in the Law Award” from the Daily Record and the Maryland State Bar Association. Awards are given in the following categories: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Negotiators, JD Generation, In-House …
Read More »INSTRUCTURE HOLDINGS, INC. Management report and analysis of the financial situation and operating results. (Form 10-K)
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Read More »The Financial Law Forum Episode 6 – Moving forward and investing in DEI: where do we go now? (Podcast) – Company Law/Commercial Law
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Read More »US Domestic News Roundup: US Supreme Court to hear ‘stay in Mexico’ immigration dispute; US FDA plans to approve second COVID-19 booster shot -WSJ and more
Below is a summary of briefs from US domestic news. U.S. Supreme Court to hear ‘stay in Mexico’ immigration dispute The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Joe Biden’s request to reverse a sweeping immigration policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that has …
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Nikita Stewart, editor of The New York Times and contributor to the 1619 Project, was among those who spoke at the event. It’s been six months since the state passed the so-called Freedom from Discrimination Act, and some educators say the new legislation has had a disheartening impact on the …
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Read More »NFA Elects Board Directors – Corporate Law/Commercial Law
United States: NFA elects board directors February 07, 2022 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. The NFA’s Executive Committee elected people to its Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. Terms begin …
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President Joe Biden traveled to New York on Thursday afternoon for a series of public relations appearances, alongside new Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul and other Democratic politicians, as well as senior officials of the New York Police Department. President Joe Biden, left, applauds New York Police Officer Sumit …
Read More »Global Online Education Market Overview to 2027
DUBLIN, February 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Online Education Market, Size, Global Forecast 2022-2027, Industry Trends, Share, Growth, Impact of COVID-19, Opportunity Business Analysis” report has been added to from ResearchAndMarkets.com offer. This report provides a detailed analysis of the online education industry. The market will reach US$585.48 billion by …
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United States: Getting ahead of the 2022 proxy season: sustainability January 27, 2022 Jones Day To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. This is the second in a series of five Governance Perspectives series. In short The situation: ESG and …
Read More »New data from Instructure shows schools are at a pivotal time to change K-12 assessment approaches
SALT LAKE CITY, January 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Structure, the creators of Canvas, today released their first annual research that explores the current state of K-12 assessment as COVID-19 continues to plunge schools into crisis. Overall, 81% of educators remain concerned that summative assessments make students anxious, and teachers and …
Read More »Penn Law seeks to sanction professor who said US would be ‘better off’ with fewer Asians
Students walk between classes in front of College Hall on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Full professor Amy Wax has also come under fire for her statements about black law students Sanctioning …
Read More »Reviews | GOP makes “critical race theory” the new “sharia law”
The protests of the summer of 2020 were perhaps not only among the largest in the country, but also among the largest in the world. Millions of people have taken to the streets to condemn the racism that permeates modern life, as well as decades of past injustice. Protesters called …
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The California Recycling Commission has called on the state attorney general to crack down on retailers falsely labeled as recyclable, as well as padded envelopes and packaging materials used for door-to-door deliveries, Reuters reports. The problem? Consumers who believe bags and packaging are recyclable toss the products in their curbside …
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VANCOUVER, BC, December 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) (âPan American Silverâ) reports that, the 20 December 2021, the executive of the Province of Chubut in Argentina issued an Order in Council to the Legislative Assembly to repeal the bill passed on …
Read More »SCOTUS issues ruling on Texas abortion law – Ballotpedia News
Our weekly summary of federal news highlights a SCOTUS decision on an abortion law in Texas and COVID-19 booster injections allowed for 16 and 17 year olds. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. Note: We will not be releasing The Federal Tap on December …
Read More »Yale Law School European Law Association co-hosts conference on climate initiatives
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Read More »Facebook posts in Arbery trial reflect fear of neighbors online
Months before Ahmaud Arbery was killed, gunman Travis McMichael wrote a simple and frightening response to a Facebook post about an alleged car burglary in his Georgia neighborhood: “Arm yourself.” The article he commented on was sandwiched between discussions of lost dogs and the disruption of water service, as in …
Read More »Democrats’ sweeping social and climate bill passes divided House – Wisconsin Law Journal – WI Legal News & Resources
By ALAN FRAMAssociated press WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats dismissed months-long divisions and pushed their sweeping social and environmental bill through a heavily divided House on Friday, as President Joe Biden and his party moved closer to capitalization of their control of the government by channeling its resources towards their main …
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Forward-looking statements You should read the following discussion and analysis together with the financial statements and the related notes to those statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and our audited Consolidated Financial Data for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the …
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Read More »Supreme Court Hears Texas Abortion Law Challenge (Video)
Home ” Videos ” Supreme Court Hears Texas Abortion Law Challenge (Video) Posted By: XYZ Social News November 1, 2021 The United States Supreme Court heard arguments over Texas’ restrictive abortion law on Monday. CBS News Washington’s Natalie Brand, then CBS News legal associate Rebecca Roiphe, joined “Red and Blue” …
Read More »NOTICE: What the Texas Abortion Law Means to Us
The institution of rights supporting access to abortion set out in Roe v. Wade in 1973 changed the lives of millions of women in the United States. Now, the future of the historic ruling looks bleak, with its fate (weakly, I might add) in the balance. On Saturday October 2, …
Read More »Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Law Arguments (Video)
Home ” Videos ” Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Law Arguments (Video) Posted By: XYZ Social News October 26, 2021 The United States Supreme Court will consider procedural challenges to Texas’ controversial abortion law on November 1. The Conservative majority has decided to allow the law, banning most abortions …
Read More »North Mexican gang shooting kills four
A car chase and shootout between gang members and law enforcement near Mexico’s northern border killed three members of the powerful Gulf cartel as well as a passerby, officials said on Saturday. The incident began on Friday evening in the border town of Matamoros, when military and police attempted to …
Read More »Reuters national news summary
Below is a summary of current national newsletters in the United States. The White House is not repeating any policy changes in Taiwan; experts see Biden’s blunder The White House reiterated on Friday that Joe Biden was not signaling a change in US policy toward Taiwan when he said the …
Read More »Instructure to Report Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results on November 8, 2021 | 2021-10-18 | Press Releases
SALT LAKE CITY, October 18, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Instructure Holdings, Inc. (Instructure) (NYSE: INST), maker of the Canvas learning management system, today announced it will release financial results for its closed third quarter September 30, 2021 to Monday, November 8, 2021 after the market closes. Instructure will host …
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Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blinked, allowing Congressional Democrats to vote to raise the debt ceiling enough to delay the looming global financial crisis until early December, when the US government will simultaneously run out of cash for ongoing operations and borrowing power. to pay past commitments. If …
Read More »Abortions Resume at Some Texas Clinics After Judge Suspends Law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Abortions quickly resumed in at least six clinics in Texas on Thursday after a federal judge ruling the most restrictive abortion law in the United States, but other doctors remained hesitant, fearing the court order might not last long and put them in legal danger. It’s …
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CHICAGO (Nation Now) – A judge blocked the application of the new Texas abortion law, triggering a wave of reactions on social media. Democratic strategist Rochelle Ritchie and former Federal Attorney Pat Brady explain what it means and what’s next. Some have noticed that President Biden was giving recent speeches …
Read More »Mercer Law to host the 2021 Law Review Symposium
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Read More »Doing Business in Argentina | Global Law Group
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Read More »Is the law a tool of social justice? – Press room
October 7, 2021 “Superlawyer” Nancy Erika Smith ’77 Joins University Roundtable October 14 Posted in: Alumni, Communication and media, Humanities and social sciences, University Nancy Erika Smith addressed graduates of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at a graduation ceremony in June. Civil rights lawyer Nancy Erika Smith ’77, …
Read More »MCPO Launches LGBTQ + Law Enforcement and Safe Places Liaison Programs
FULL HOLD – It is a simple notion that links directly to the twin principles of equality and justice that no one anywhere should have to fear to be exactly who they are. He’s also the driving force behind Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey, who yesterday announced the launch …
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The analyst also noted that people called for violence in the comments section of a YouTube video regarding the closing of a local hotel that day. âA comment stating, ‘When do armed Americans take over DC and start hanging politicians? This is an honest question that is not without merit …
Read More »Instructure to Report Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results on August 17, 2021
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Read More »Instructure announces the price of its initial public offering
SALT LAKE CITY, July 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Instructure Holdings, Inc. (Instructure) today announced the price of its initial public offering of 12,500,000 common shares at a public price of $ 20.00. In addition, Instructure has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional …
Read More »Instructure announces the launch of its initial public offering
SALT LAKE CITY, July 13, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Instructure Holdings, Inc. today announced the launch of the roadshow of its initial public offering of 12,500,000 common shares. Instructure also intends to grant the Underwriters a 30 day option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional common shares of Instructure. …
Read More »Social norms influence people’s behavior towards climate protection campaigns
A new study reports that people contribute very little to climate protection because they tend to underestimate the willingness of others to contribute. Symbolic image – climate change. Image credit: COLOURBOX.de. The main result of this new study by behavioral economists Peter Andre, Teodora Boneva, Felix Chopra and Armin Falk, …
Read More »Social norms influence the will to protect the climate
Credit: public domain CC0 People contribute very little to climate protection because they underestimate the willingness of others to contribute. This is the central finding of a new study by behavioral economists Peter Andre, Teodora Boneva, Felix Chopra and Armin Falk, members of the ECONtribute Cluster of Excellence at the …
Read More »Instructure acquires its partner “EesySoft” as it prepares to go public… again!
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Read More »Online learning | March 2021: ASU, Harvard, Bloomberg, Pearson, Instructure, Biden…
[ Newsletter format | Click here to subscribe ] MARCH 2021 – NEWSLETTER #41 | Latest news at IBL News | News in Spanish initiatives • Is Coursera’s Freemium Push worth it? Analysts review the company’s IPO prospectus • ASU Creates Virtual Center to Provide Career-Related Services to Students • Live-Voice Chat Clubhouse, …
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With nearly 2.4 million dead from Covid-19 and more than 100 million people infected, the end of the pandemic remains a distant prospect in many countries, even those with sufficient stocks of vaccines. Nonetheless, it is clear that some countries have done a much better job of containing the virus; …
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Keith Neuman is a senior associate at the nonprofit Environics Institute for Survey Research. Michael Adams is the founder and president of the institute. When the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread across North America last March, it was hard to imagine anything else capturing much of the public’s attention in …
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Throughout the COVID pandemic, many Americans have complained that our culture makes the spread of the coronavirus much easier. More specifically, they opposed the flippant attitude of the Americans, disregarding expertise and the law, and their refusal to cooperate. As we will see, they are probably right. But they probably …
Read More »Violations of social norms stretch the imagination
Source: Tyler Merbler / Wikimedia The past few months have been rich in extraordinary events: a US president attacking the legitimacy of a US election, senators and congressmen refusing to certify an electoral vote, an armed insurgency on Capitol Hill. News commentators have called these events “unimaginable,” which is a …
Read More »COVID-19 shows the power of social norms over police behavior
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Read More »Instructure acquires Certica Solutions to personalize each student’s learning
Instructure today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Certica Solutions, an industry leader in K12 assessment and analysis, and a long-time partner of Canvas and MasteryConnect. With this acquisition, Instructure will provide the complete and open set of tools educators need to improve student outcomes by bringing …
Read More »Instructure will acquire Certica solutions to personalize the learning of each student
The result is immediately actionable data with visualizations to help educators meet student needs. Tweet this âThis year in reverse has only underscored how important it is to know whether our students are learning, whether they are being taught in the classroom or online,” said Steve daly, CEO of Instructure. …
Read More »Social norms can influence mask use behavior
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As COVID-19 spread across the world, it became clear that different countries were responding to the virus differently. Penn’s Cristina Bicchieri, who studies social norms and their evolution, wanted to understand how a national response had affected individual behaviors. “We decided to do a study in nine different countries, including …
Read More »Instructure announces the winners of the Canvas Educator of the Year 2020 award and scholarship winners
Each winner is committed to providing students with meaningful learning experiences, regardless of how they learn this year. Tweet this âEach winner is committed to providing students with engaging learning experiences where and as they learn this year,â said Melissa Loblé, Director of Customer Experience at Instructure. “I admire their …
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It’s no surprise to me that a large number of Americans choose not to wear face masks in public or to practice social distancing on beaches, churches, and social gatherings. Irritating beyond belief, yes. Surprising, no. We Americans don’t like to do what we’re told. Even though it can kill …
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“One for all! All for one.” – Alexandre Dumas With nearly four billion people in some sort of lockdown, we now live in a completely different social environment than we did four months ago. And our daily choices – staying at home, wearing masks, limiting our purchases, etc. – all …
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Read More »‘Quarantine shaming’: US navigates sweeping new social norms amid coronavirus
‘Quarantine shame’ – calling those who don’t follow social distancing rules – part of a new and surprising reality for Americans who must navigate a world of rapidly changing social norms in the age of COVID. -19. As schools close and shelter-in-place orders spread across the United States, the divide …
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The president of the Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce didn’t mind attending a small dinner at a local restaurant to strengthen the business and bring other leaders together to discuss how to help Asian-American restaurants devastated by the coronavirus. That was, at least, until he brought it up on Instagram. …
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The president of the Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce didn’t mind attending a small dinner at a local restaurant to strengthen the business and bring other leaders together to discuss how to help Asian-American restaurants devastated by the coronavirus. That was, at least, until he brought it up on Instagram. …
Read More »How the coronavirus outbreak is changing social norms: ‘quarantine humiliation’ targets those who don’t listen to health experts
Public health experts have expressed the need for Americans to practice social distancing. Those who don’t understand the message – or believe it – might start to face the wrath of those who respect it. Meanwhile, experts talk about why the flattening of the curve is so important, as they …
Read More »US Navigates Radical New Social Norms
There is a new type of social policing that has grown almost as quickly as the viral disease that spurred its arrival. It’s called âmidlife shame,â calling out those who leave home for daily activities or who violate social distancing rules. And it’s part of a new reality for Americans …
Read More »Changing social norms in times of pandemic
Source: Katarzyna Modrzejewska / Pixels Hours after planes crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, the government took swift action. All thefts have been grounded and the President, Police Commissioner and Mayor of New York have issued regular, factual and clear updates. When the airports opened two days …
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Instructure, the publicly traded company best known for its Canvas learning management software that is a market leader among colleges, made two big moves Tuesday in its drive to sell to a private equity firm. On the one hand, CEO and board member Dan Goldsmith announced that he would resign …
Read More »Instructure concludes definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo
SALT LAKE CITY, December 4, 2019 / PRNewswire / – Instructure (NYSE: INST) announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity firm, in a all-cash transaction that values ââInstructure at a total equity value of approximately $ 2 billion. As part …
Read More »New owner for an LMS giant: Private equity firm to buy Instructure for $2 billion
Instructure, best known for its Canvas learning management system, announced on Wednesday that it was set to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for around $2 billion, unless a best offer presents itself within the next 35 days. The canvas has largest market share in the United States …
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President Donald Trump regularly uses blatant violations of long-established social and political norms to signal his “authenticity” to his supporters. Asking foreign countries to investigate and denounce political opponents, which sparked an impeachment inquiry in the United States House of Representatives, is the most recent example of a long line …
Read More »Instructure acquires Portfolio in $ 43 million deal
In November 2017, Instructure, the Utah-based company and owner of LMS Canvas, made its first major acquisition by acquiring Practice, a video learning platform. In 2018, Instructure launched a partner-booster program, which seemed to further indicate the company’s interest in partnering with other edtech startups. On February 19, the company …
Read More »Instructure announces strong earnings and acquisition
Nowadays, every sub-industry needs a software as a service player. The business model is powerful and the long term economy is an investor’s dream. The education sector has a bona fide leader in Instruct (NYSE: INST). The company has a cloud platform for educational institutions called Canvas; a tool for …
Read More »How Instructure’s open-source mantra took them from a sad geo subway to a NYSE listing
In 2008, two BYU graduate students, Devin Daley and Brian Whitmer, became frustrated when they were forced to conduct their software usability studies on, ironically, very unfriendly software. They hooked up with investor Josh Coates, who provided mentorship and seed money (and later became CEO), and undertook a âproduct validation …
Read More »An overview of social rules
Source: CC0 / Pixabay Imagine zooming in from space, close enough to see Earthlings moving through their days. What would you see? Humans driving their cars on roads (sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right); humans walking on gray sidewalks and green paths (sometimes alone, sometimes in groups, sometimes …
Read More »How leveraging social norms can promote ethical use of wood
If a tree falls in the forest, do you care how it was cut down? Few people wonder where the wood for their furniture, floors or doors came from or how it got there. And few would guess that one of the most illegally traded wild products in the world …
Read More »Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage shapes perceptions of social norms, studies conclude
Homepage Daily News Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage shapes … Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage shapes perceptions of social norms, studies conclude By Debra Cassens Weiss August 9, 2017, 7 a.m. CDT Shutterstock.com The U.S. Supreme Court ruling finding a constitutional right …
Read More »Why we follow social norms decoded: The Tribune India
[email protected] Washington Humans follow social norms to forge cooperation among peers, even though such unspoken societal rules sometimes require them to make personal sacrifices, scientists say. Social norms, the unspoken rules about how we dress, talk, eat, and even allow ourselves to feel, are often internalized to such …
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Humans follow social norms to forge cooperation among peers, even though these unspoken rules of society sometimes force them to make personal sacrifices, scientists say. Social norms – unspoken rules about how we dress, talk, eat, and even allow ourselves to feel – are often internalized to such a degree …
Read More »Countries with strict social standards innovate less internationally
An increasingly common way to come up with creative ideas is to ask the crowd for help. Various companies have launched online platforms to seek creative ideas from online communities. For example, PepsiCo set up âLegion of the Bold,â a community site where the brand asks fans for marketing and …
Read More »Do social norms determine whether laws work?
Share this Item You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Laws that go against social norms – the unwritten rules of acceptable behavior – are counterproductive, economists report. Social norms can change over time, such as Americans’ attitudes toward same-sex marriage and legal marijuana. …
Read More »Laws can be ineffective if they don’t reflect social norms, Stanford researcher says
Stanford Report, November 24, 2014 Stanford economist Matthew O. Jackson says laws that ignore social norms can backfire, whether it’s taxes in 2014 or deadly duels in France in 1626. Through Clifton B. Parker Mike H / Shutterstock Economist Matthew Jackson said the laws against dueling were ineffective because they …
Read More »16 tips for changing social norms for girls | adolescent girls – global network of development professionals
Renuka Motihar, Independent Consultant, New Delhi, India Legislation alone is not enough: Laws are important, but when they deviate from a social norm, the practice can continue but simply go underground. In India, we see this in the case of gender testing for preference for boys and with child marriage. …
Read More »Working with someone who doesn’t understand social norms?
Most people know how to behave in the workplace, but there are always some outliers that are aggressive, eccentric, or never understand acceptable social norms. Recently, a coworker shared a rather bizarre story of a federal employee burping in the face of a coworker or manager when given a job …
Read More »Singapore’s once unruly young artist still grapples with social norms
SINGAPORE – He was once considered the enfant terrible of Singapore’s burgeoning alternative art scene for his headline-grabbing art performances, including one in which he dressed in a costume made of fake dollar bills and another involving his own urine. But almost 20 years later, Vincent Leow is part of …
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