| Living Digitized
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| | most profitable when its channels of
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| The electronic flow of data permeates
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| | communication to its clients are open and
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| the fibers of every business. Try to
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| | accessible. Yet having these channels
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| make a transaction without accessing the
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| | accessible also opens the flood gates of
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| binary realm - bets are that even the
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| | a small business' proprietary
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| cash register used to ring your favorite
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| | information. Domestically, intellectual
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| morning beverage is accessing electronic
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| | property theft was, according to the FBI,
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| data. Today, business survival and
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| | on the increase. In 2005, unauthorized
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| success depends on immediate connectivity
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| | distribution of digital information cost
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| and data communication.Living in a
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| | the average company $355,552, a two-fold
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| digitized world has altered modes of
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| | increase from the 2004 rate of
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| business communication as well. Shooting
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| | $168,529(6) With the growth of
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| a quick email off with a pricing quote or
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| | intellectual property theft, the
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| sending an answer to a email query are
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| | government has allocated some resources
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| just as commonplace as a client call.
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| | to this issue.In 2004 there were "with
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| Email has evolved into the standard mass
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| | the support of Congress, the Computer
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| communications tool, whether it be
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| | Crime and Intellectual Property Section
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| message communications or as a document
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| | [(CCIPS)] has grown from 22 attorneys to
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| courier. According to Pew Internet
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| | more than 35 attorneys over the past two
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| Research a mere decade ago, just 15% of
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| | years. Created in 1991, CCIPS attorneys
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| adults in the US went online, today that
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| | prosecute intellectual property
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| number has jumped to 63%(1).
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| | cases...[they also] develop relationships
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| "On a typical day at the end of 2004,
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| | with international law enforcement
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| some 70 million American adults logged
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| | agencies and foreign prosecutors to
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| onto the internet to use email, get news,
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| | strengthen the global response to
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| access government information, check out
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| | intellectual property theft. (7)" A
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| health and medical information,
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| | total of 35 dedicated attorneys in the
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| participate in auctions, book travel
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| | CCIPS in Washington, D.C. are defending
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| reservations, research their genealogy,
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| | U.S. intellectual property rights. Are
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| gamble, seek out romantic partners and
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| | these resources enough ample resources
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| engage in countless other activities.
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| | for the 17.6 million sole proprietorships
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| That represents a 37% increase from the
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| | in the United States(8)? When looking at
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| 52 million adults who were online on an
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| | the growth of dollars lost through
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| average day in 2000".(2)The statistics
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| | intellectual property loss accelerating
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| show that the internet and email flood
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| | every year, using government as the sole
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| our very existence. A business
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| | solution does not seem to be the
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| enterprise can't be effective or
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| | answer.Preventing those leaks
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| successful without accommodating its
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| | Each time a small business entity shares
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| wired clientele. Email is now such an
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| | confidential information such as price
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| integral part of the work world that a
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| | lists, legal documents, plans and
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| USA Today survey found that given a
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| | proposals - its reputation and
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| choice between giving up morning coffee
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| | competitive advantage is at stake. The
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| or the ability to use the internet at
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| | impact associated with a private email or
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| work, 52% chose coffee(3).Your
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| | attachment being accidentally or
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| Unintentional Data Flow
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| | intentionally forwarded can be
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| It's inevitable that some of yours and
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| | colossal.From sole proprietorships to
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| or your company's data will be
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| | ventures of a hundred employees, the
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| transmitted outside the network or
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| | small business enterprise must be able to
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| personal system. Sharing unprotected
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| | access the same resources of large scale
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| electronic documents will ultimately cost
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| | enterprises. The power to share work
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| you and your business By putting your
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| | without relinquishing creative and
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| intellectual property at risk. Think of
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| | innovative control is an invaluable tool.
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| all the man-hours of work that go into
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| | Taking preventative steps by using
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| making your enterprise a success:
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| | security software allows small business
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| proprietary designs, financial
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| | enterprises to protect their right to
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| statements, competitive research, and
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| | profit from their own intellectual
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| other sensitive documents are all at risk
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| | property. Securing files is the best
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| when sent out as an unprotected email
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| | means to plugging information
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| attachment.Leakage of confidential
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| | leaksProtection of intellectual property
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| intellectual property can seriously
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| | is imperative for success in business.
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| threaten the viability of an incubating
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| | Individuals and small companies need to
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| contract lead. Unfortunately, email and
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| | protect their email and digital assets
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| documents meant for a select group can
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| | with the same confidence shared by their
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| easily and quickly enter the public
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| | larger enterprise business counterparts.
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| sphere. Once released over email, the
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| | Becoming actively aware of your digital
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| transmitting flood of data which was once
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| | assets and its whereabouts allows the
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| between company and client can fall into
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| | individual and small business enterprise
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| the hands of competitors, sometimes even
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| | to managing the flow of your digital data
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| forwarded by potential clients to
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| | in a more productive manner than
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| competitors. Do you want to give your
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| | President Bush or Prime Minister Blair's
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| competitors shortcuts to your clientele?
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| | sticky note solution for their "personal
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| Each unsupervised electronic transmittal
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| | stuff."- - - - - - - - - -End Notes:1.)
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| will poke hole upon hole in a company's
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| | Lee Rainie, John Horrigan p.59 Report:
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| financial fortification.Who's Looking at
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| | Internet Evolution, Chapter 4 "Internet:
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| your "Personal Stuff?"
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| | The Mainstreaming of Online Life." Pew
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| Who's protecting your small business
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| | Internet Rearch 25 January 2005. Ibid,
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| enterprise's best interests against these
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| | 58.3.) USA TODAY. McLean, Va.: Jul 14,
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| in unintentional information leaks?
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| | 2005. B1.4.) Bush, President George W.,
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| Certainly not the government, when US
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| | "Address to the American Society of
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| President, George W. Bush voiced his bias
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| | Newspaper Editors Convention," 14 April
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| against email in his address to the
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| | 2005. 26 January 2004, Gordon, Lawrence
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| American Society of Newspaper Editors,
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| | A., Martin P. Loeb, William Lucyshyn and
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| saying "I don't email, however. And
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| | Robert Richardson, "CSI/FBI Computer
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| there's a reason. I don't want you
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| | Crime and Security Survey" July 2005,
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| reading my personal stuff."(4) Nor does
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| | 15.7.) Israelite, David M., Daniel J.
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| Great Britain's Prime Minister, Tony
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| | Bryant, Brian D. Boyle, et.al, "Report Of
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| Blair and the rest of number 10 Downing
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| | The Department of Justice's Task Force on
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| Street trust the mass communication tool,
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| | Intelllectual Property," U.S. Department
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| instead opting to use sticky
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| | of Justice - Office of Legal Policy,
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| notes(5).These are the drastic, archaic
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| | October 2004, 21.8.) Buscher, Patricia,
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| steps backwards those zealously phobic of
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| | "Number of Small Businesses Continues to
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| the digital communications era have
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| | Grow (2002)," U.S. Census Bureau. - - -
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| adopted. Do you see your business
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| | - - - - - -The article "Filling in the
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| forgoing email for sticky notes? The
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| | Data Leaks (Protecting your Personal
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| likely answer is no, as your customers
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| | Stuff)" was a collaboration between Ms.
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