Today, 18 January 2005, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • 138 1 -AFP MOSUL Gunmen kidnapped a Catholic archbishop in this northern Iraqi city yesterday in what the Vatican condemned as a "terrorist act" as persistent violence dogged the run-up to landmark Jan 30 elections. Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said his USbacked interim government was "prepared
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    • 804 1  -  Jose Raymond No rest for the winners as Prof Ho sits down to map out game's future here j ose@newstoday.com. sg LESS than 24 hours after the historic triumph, he was back in the boardroom sharing plans, hoping to sustain the momentum generated by a
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    • 143 1 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has banned four individuals from being hired or from practising in the financial advisory industry due to breaches of the Financial Advisers Act, according to The Business Times today. The MAS has, for the first time since the Act
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    • 499 49 -AFP Owen admits he's not happy warming the bench at Real MADRID England striker Michael Owen let a little frustration show yesterday after coming off the bench to score in Real Madrid's 3-1 win Sunday over Real Zaragoza. Owen, third in the queue for a place up
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    • 264 49 -AFP LONDON Dutch international winger Arjen Robben and his Chelsea team-mates have been branded a bunch of "divers" by Tottenham's Noe Pamarot. His accusation came after the Premiership leaders' controversial 2-0 away win at White Hart Lane in Saturday's London derby, where Spurs fans
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    • 127 49 -AFP BERLIN German national coach Jurgen Klinsmann vowed to stick by Arsenal goalkeeeper Jens Lehmann despite the custodian's demotion to the Highbury substitutes' bench. Some high-profile errors saw Lehmann, 35, dropped in favour of unknown Spaniard Manuel Almunia but Klinsmann, 40, is prepared to field the custodian despite
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    • 22 2 FLEXI-WORK ARRANGEMENTS STILL LIMITED MOM also reveals in 41-page report that family-friendly benefits did not fare too well here Singapore news 4
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    • 412 2  -  Tor Ching Li MPs debate just how Singapore should best progress as a nation chingli@newstoday.com.sg PARLIAMENT reopened yesterday with MPs and Nominated MPs putting forth their views regarding the President's Address delivered last Wednesday. The 25-minute speech by Mr S R Nathan set out the Government's agenda
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    • 132 2  -  Tor Ching Li FORMER beauty queen Eunice Olsen first raised eyebrows last November with her appointment as one of nine new Nominated MPs and the youngest ever at 27. Yesterday, she did it again when she was conspicuously absent at the swearing in of her eight
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    • NEWScomment
      • 687 3  -  Yang Razali Kassim COMING at a time of political change and transition for member countries of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), the tsunami disaster is a major test for its new generation of leaders. What the leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore do as
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      • 98 4 Newsßadio 93.8 Police have arrested six men in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old woman in Little India. The suspects are Singaporean Indians aged between 17 and 27. The group is said to have been involved in a fight outside a pub at
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      • 113 4 Channel News Asia Jeremy Mahen Chanmugam one of the persons held in a series of high profile drug-related arrests last October has had his full $25,000 bail forfeited. Yesterday was the chance for his bailor to get part of the money back if cause could be shown
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    • 430 4  -  Ng Shing Yi MOM also reveals in 41-page report that family-friendly benefits did not fare too well in Singapore shingyi@newstoday. com. sg NOT nearly enough employers are adopting flexible work arrangements and familyfriendly benefits, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) found in its latest Conditions of Employment
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    • 197 6 Channel News Asia THE supply of domestic helpers to Singapore is fast dwindling as new rulings for maids set in. Employment agencies said the number of Indonesian maids coming here has fallen by 80 per cent, while those from
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    • 135 6 Channel News Asia ENHANCING efforts to make Singapore a safe and secure country for continued growth and prosperity is top on the agenda for the Defence and Home Affairs ministries in the coming years, as outlined in the ministries' addenda to the President's Address
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    • 152 6 CREATING a strong Asean community is at the heart of Singapore's foreign policy priorities, said Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo in his addenda to the President's Address last week. Pointing out that Singapore needs closer economic integration and effective regional institutions, Mr Yeo said that
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    • 467 6  -  Sheralyn Tay But it prefers not to be known as the 'fourth varsity' sheralyn(gnewstoday.com.sg THE attainment of university status is to CEO and executive director of Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) Ronald Tan (picture) an evolution and maturation of the institution, which was set
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    • 570 8  -  Jasmine Yin Survey seeks to track how 'rooted' Singaporeans are jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg MUCH has been made about developing Singapore's heartware, but recent findings by the Feedback Unit groups reveal that material standards of living are issues still close to Singaporeans' hearts. In its bid to
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  • world news
    • 256 10 -AP Dozens of govt officials, bank employees arrested BEIJING Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of government officials and others accused in a scheme to steal 7.4 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) from a state bank through fraudulent loans. The government has dismissed 80 officials accused
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    • 133 10 AP BANGKOK Subway workers lost control of an out-of-service train yesterday, causing it to crash into an oncoming train, packed with hundreds of people during morning rush hour. More than 200 people were hurt in the accident that took place at the Cultural Centre
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    • GLOBALroundup
      • 60 10 -AFP At least 2,500 Myanmar migrant workers were killed in the Thai province of Phang Na when the tsunamis struck on Dec 26, Myanmar non-governmental organisations based in Thailand said yesterday. A total of 4,000 Myanmar migrants are now missing. Many are presumed
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      • 41 10 AP Thailand said yesterday that it will make live Internet broadcasts of life behind the walls of Bangkwang maximum security prison including convicts' last moments before execution in a bid to deter lawbreakers, especially drug dealers.
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      • 62 10 -AFP A train fire that killed 59 Hindu pilgrims, triggering deadly sectarian riots in Gujarat state in 2002, was an accident and not caused by a Muslim mob as originally alleged. An Indian government investigation concluded that the
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    • this QUIRKY world
      • 39 12 A Romanian man whose surname means Little Penis has given up trying to change it because of red tape, reported Ananova.com. Mr Constantin Putica, 45, said:"l have got used to people laughing. I can live with it."
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      • 31 12 The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has deployed trucks with wet, flag-like cloths hanging from poles, to hit jaywalkers and commuters waiting for buses off the pavement, reported AP.
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      • 51 12 A 26-year-old truck thief was arrested after he choked on the driver's tobacco spit that he mistook for a soft drink, reported The Australian. He choked and had to call for an ambulance. The thief had stolen the truck from a shopping centre in Washington
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    • 119 12 LONDON Almost 800 British soldiers have been injured in Iraq since the start of the US-led war in March 2003, a report said late yesterday, citing newlyreleased government figures. The Ministry of Defence had previously refused to give a tally of British wounded
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    • 339 12 Agencies How Beijing organises send-off is being watched closely BEIJING Chinese leaders are likely to try and resist any emotional outburst or demand for re-assessing the contributions of reformist Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang, who died yesterday at the age of 85, according to analysts. Beijing fear
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    • 426 14 -AP Rich countries need to keep their promises to increase aid UNITED NATIONS In the coming decade, more than 500 million people can escape from poverty and tens of millions can avoid certain death if the United States, Japan and other rich countries keep their promises to
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    • 116 14 -AFP WASHINGTON The Pentagon yesterday slammed as fatally distorted a New Yorker magazine report that teams of US commandoes have been operating inside Iran since the middle of last year, selecting suspected nuclear, chemical and missile sites for possible air strikes.
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    • 220 16  -  Dr James Dobson Tbnws by j THE PROCESS OF EXTINCTION It's a well-known fact that behaviour that is not reinforced will eventually disappear. This process is called "extinction," and it can be very useful to parents and teachers. Have you ever wondered why so many young
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    • 239 16  -  KUANG JINGKAI With play more robust, they must be ready for Asian, world stage I Letter from IT IS gratifying to know that the gamble to invest in youth, taken by Singapore's soccer coach Radojko Avramovic, has paid off in a handsome win
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    • 230 16 Now that Singapore has won the Tiger Cup, what are your feelings towards the S-League? Here's what some Singaporeans say. Local soccer will be revived. I will continue to support teams like Home United and Tampines Rovers. We should develop more young local talent instead of taking in so
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    • 160 18  -  DANIEL KOH KAH SOON Letter from AS a kid growing up in Geylang, I used to catch small fish in the Geylang River, filth and all, behind the old Queen's Theatre. During my primary school days at Haig Boys', one of my favourite activities
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    • 271 18  -  ANTHONY TEO It's easy for pedallers, pedestrians to get along I Letter from I COULD not agree more with the writer of the news comment, "Vote for pedal power" (Jan 17). When I scrapped my car in June 2000, I decided not to buy
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  • Business today
    • 358 20 Agencies Electronics drove gains as Pharmaceuticals output fell SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports rose a slightly weaker-than-expected 8 per cent last month from Dec 2003 as electronics exports offset lower shipments of pharmaceutical goods. Non-oil domestic exports climbed to $11.3 billion last month, International Enterprise
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    • 258 20  -  Chan Kwai Seng THE economic rebound in Singapore has translated into better results at the corporate level, with companies here enjoying higher profits and turnover for the first time in three years, a ranking has found. The combined turnover of Singapore's top-performing companies
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    • business news
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        • 93 22 Channel News Asia launched yesterday its initial public offering of 66 million new shares at 22 cents each, of which 6 million shares will be offered to the public while the rest will be placed. The offering is valued at an estimated price-to-earnings ratio of about 11.1
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        • 92 22 Dow Jones filled 68.3 per cent of capacity last month, down from 70.2 per cent in Dec 2003 and 68.7 per cent in November even as the airline increased flights to take advantage of the year-end holidays. SIA said yesterday it filled 79 per cent of total
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      • Market WATCH
        • 4 22 ST Index —2,087.12 +10.99
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        • 60 22 -hange Index Value Pis Nikkei 225 11,487.10 +48.71 +0.43 Hang Seng 13,621.65 +126.87 +0.94 All Ordinaries 4,079.00 +16.10 +0.40 Taiwan Wtd 5,945.27 +55.75 +0.95 Korea Comp 923.08 +17.98 +1.99 KLCI 932.26 +2.52 +0.27 SET Index 708.30 0.00 0.00 Jakarta Comp 1,024.88 +3.54 +0.35 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,909.18
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        • 57 22 By volume GlobalVoke StarCrusUSS UTAC Close 0.115 0.355 0.600 Change +0.010 +0.040 +0.030 'OOO +9.5 54,794 +12.7 43,351 +5.3 36,383 PanpacMed UniFiber Ascott LantroVis SingTel Ace Achieve RafflesH 0.085 0.260 0.515 0.060 2.460 0.195 0.740 +0.005 +0.005 +0.050 +0.005 +0.005 +0.075 +6.3 36,297 +2.0 31,344 +10.8 31,184
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        • 75 22 By$ Venture 16.000 +0.400 Creative 50 25.800 +0.300 JMH400USS 16.700 +0.300 SIA 11.400 +0.200 SingamasC2kHKS 4.525 +0.150 Ho Royal 1.940 +0.130 BukilSem 13.400 +0.100 DBS 15.800 +0.100 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.000 +0.100 HSI*****CW*****0 1.960 +0.100 By percentage Goldtron 0.020 +100.0 PNE Ind W*****8 0.015 +50.0 Armarda
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        • 69 22 By$ GrealEasI 13.000 -0.200 TAC200USS 3.780 -0.160 TACSGAeCW*****0 1.390 -0.110 CITYDEV 6.900 -0.100 OA 1.150 -0.100 HiaiPrime200USS 11.100 -0.100 CI1YDEVW*****0 4.420 -0.080 Hyflux 2.910 Hildiins 0.090 -0.070 -0.045 Hyflux CAeCW*****5 0.555 -0.045 By percentage Hilchins 0.090 -33.3 Falmac 0.035 -30.0 Colorland 0.065 -23.5 DBS SGA eCW*****6 0.170
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        • 127 22 Dow Jones SHARES rose yesterday as investors bought technology and smallcapitalisation stocks following Wall Street's recovery last week. The ST Index ended 10.99 points, or 0.5 per cent, higher at 2,087.12 points. Gainers outnumbered losers 396 to 82. Traded volume amounted to 1.35 billion shares worth $890.7 million. Electronics
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        • 36 22 US$ 0.6126 UK£ 0.3276 Yen 62.395 HK$ 4.7749 RM 2.3270 Euro 0.4672 Rupiah 5,592.4 Baht 23.533 Peso 33.986 A$ 0.8066 Indian Rs 26.751 Won 634.29 C$ 0.7429 Yuan 5.0685 NZ$ 0.8753 NTS 19.469
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        • 26 22 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 423.30 Silver uss/oz 6.60 Platinum uss/oz 855.30 Rubber centsAg 193.50 Palm oil RM/t.nn. 1,336.50 Brent crude uss/borrei 45.10 Information provided by
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      • 117 24 Channel News Asia PLANS for a cross-trading link between the Singapore and Malaysian stock exchanges have been delayed. Bursa Malaysia chief executive Yusli Mohamed Yusoff said the linkage would be postponed to next year. The link was initially planned for the end of this year
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      • 215 24  -  Jaime Koh TIGER Airways has no plans to change its daily flight schedule to Phuket despite the disruption brought about by the tsunami, the carrier's new chief executive officer Tony Davis said yesterday. The 39-year-old chief executive, who assumed the post earlier
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      • 314 24  -  Chan Kwai Seng Aims to raise $6.9 m in net proceeds kwaiseng@newstoday.com.sg HOME-GROWN ship chartering group Vita Holdings aims to raise net proceeds of $6.9 million from its initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore Exchange to be launched today. Vita has a China-based
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    • the business of marketing
      • 714 26  -  Lee U-Wen Leading academic Dipak Jain advises Singapore to learn brand building from Japan, South Korea u-wen@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE must look beyond its national airline in its global branding strategy. And it must identify its defining character. Only then can the country develop and maintain
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    • !mpact
      • 655 27  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Dr Dora Hoan's latest fare could turn into cash cow after stunning success in health and skin-care products shobha@newstoday.com.sg FLUSH from what she describes as a "very successful 2004", Best World International's chief executive officer Dr Dora Hoan is now eyeing the
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      • 161 27  -  Ted Chen THE Institute of South Asian Studies will organise its Inaugural International Conference on South Asia 2005 next Friday at Orchard Hotel. Acting Second Minister for Finance and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim will deliver the key note
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      • GRABbag
        • 89 27  -  Ted Chen IN ALL, 1 1 designers walked away with Distinction and Merit awards at last week's 2004 Design Excellence Awards presentation, which was held at the Intercontinental Hotel. The winners' submissions were chosen from a pool of 65 entries, which competed in the
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        • 108 27  -  Ted Chen IN A novel marketing turn, local stout brand ABC Extra Stout will launch a mini almanac for the upcoming Chinese New Year period. The almanac was written by world renowned geomancy and feng shui Master (Mr) Yiu Rong Zie. It contains information
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    • Infotech solutions for business
      • 732 28  -  Ariel Tam Startech's transaction relationship management suite aims to help merchants improve sales ariel@newstoday.com.sg MERCHANTS can use technological I aids to give their business a leg up. Electronic sales tools, such as SMS alerts to promote a new product, can result in a more targeted marketing
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      • infotech focus: open source
        • 686 30  -  Adriaan Pelzer The Open Source business model: How does it work? infotech@newstoday.com.sg FEW people in the computI ing industry do not know the term "open source". For some, it is the epitome of everything pure and fair in an unfair and evil world.
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        • 406 30  -  Ernest Low COMPROMISED data or I business systems, whether from external or internal sources, can result in huge costs competitively, operationally and financially. The maturation of Linux into a mission-critical operating system offers opportunities to improve an organisation's approach to security. The vulnerabilities that have
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        • 324 30 Connect to VPN via broadband Q: I'm on a production support job and work at home using my notebook, remotely accessing the server through a virtual private network (VPN). There's no problem doing this when using an ordinary modem through dial-up. But when I try to connect from
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    • small talk
      • 902 33  -  i^HJMPJ^^^WE^^fl by.............. YOUR child has started to attend school, and his journey towards independence has just begun. Instead of letting your hair down and taking a breather, this is really the time for you to sit up and pay more attention to him. After all, he is, for
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      • Article, Illustration
        619 34  -  Michael Seah \sfddsfdsf> IN 1 992, the Trim and Fit (TAF) programme was launched in schools to elp obese students attain a healthier weight. But many parents, it seemed, started to leave the responsibility of fixing their child's weight problem entirely to the school. "It became a
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      • 165 36 SET sail on a family escapade on board Star Cruises' SuperStar Virgo where you'll rediscover the joys of one another's company. The luxury ship, decked with recreation amenities aplenty, promises every one in the family a good time sunrise to sundown. The day begins with a scrumptious buffet
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        652 36  -  CLSie IT SEEMED like only yesterday when he the little clumsy bundle that my baby boy was gleefully careened his way into my arms from barely a metre away. Only about eight months old, Nic was just learning to walk then. I'd decided to give up my
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      • 866 37  -  Malathy Sreedhan Soh San San sfdadfsdaf POLYTECHNIC lecturer Kenneth Teo was a little anxious before the school term started. His son, Junxiong, did well in English and Chinese in kindergarten, but had difficulties with Mathematics. So Kenneth took it into his own hands to help his son
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    • 886 38  - COMEBACKS SECOND ACTS Yong Shu Chiang Golden Globes go out to a number of stars making a triumphant return shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg THE underdogs, the comeback kids old stagers included and the outsiders let in. Several of the Golden Globe honourees at Sunday's (Monday morning, Singapore time) awards ceremony in Beverly Hills,
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        • 127 44 For world peace and $25,000 Prize money for the Miss Singapore Universe 2005 winner is $25,000, up from $10,000 in previous years. Need a better reason? Well, the chance to do Singapore proud on an international stage, like those Lions To qualify, you need to be single, be between 1
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