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AskMen.com Jen Woodward	False Pandemic Scares While nobody can say for sure if or when another pandemic will strike, these historic false alarms might soothe your fears.
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National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Hong Kong Prepares For Biggest REIT IPO The initial public offering of The Link REIT --- a portfolio of 2.85 million sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space and 59,000 commercial parking spots once owned by the Hong Kong Housing Authority --- is the largest REIT offering in history.
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