Today, 9 January 2014, Afternoon Edition

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    23 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp THURSDAY, 9 JANUARY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /AbdiaCorp THURSDAY, 9 JANUARY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    Lock icon Cleaners, guards to get pay hike under new system
    1049 1  -  Cleaning firms must offer entry-level salary of S$1,000 and give incremen ts in tandem with skills upgrading PROGRESSIVE WAGE MODEL TO BE LICENSING CONDITION AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The fight to raise salaries in two sectors plagued by stagnant wages achieved
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    Lock icon Announcement of winter World Cup throws Qatar 2022 into turmoil
    650 1 AGENCIES LONDON —FIFA Secretary-Gener-al Jerome Valcke’s comments yesterday that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would not be played in the summer created yet another controversy around the finals, forcing football’s world governing body to backtrack later. The Frenchman’s comments
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      79 1 IN THE FACE OF CHANGE, CAN S’POREANS MUSTER RESILIENCE TO RECOVER FROM SETBACKS AND DO WHAT MUST BE DONE? COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 BE A BUSYBODY AND FIND THE ICONS INSIDE. SEE THEM ALLAT WWW.ICONSOF.SG HOT NEWS 2 China places new curbs on fishing vessels in disputed waters NACHO CHEESE SWISS CHEESE
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon China imposes new curbs on fishing vessels in disputed waters
      769 2 New rules seem to emphasise Beijing’s determination to compel foreign nations to take its sovereignty claims seriously MOVE ‘COULD SPARK CONFRONTATION WITH NEIGHBOURS’ AP BEIJING —In a broadening campaign to enforce its territorial claims, China says it is beefing up
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      Lock icon Targeted wage model can better help vulnerable: Tharman
      532 4  -  DPM warns against minimum wage system that has affected US and countries in Europe IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT MOST SEVERE ON LOW-SKILLED WORKERS AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The wage ladder, which allows workers in low-wage jobs to get higher pay through training and
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      Lock icon S’pore aims to keep lead in chemicals, energy sectors: PM
      699 6  -  Several initiatives underway to ensure city-state retains status as major global hub for sectors EXXONMOBIL OPENS EXPANDED CHEMICAL PLANT WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —The Government will continue to support the energy and chemicals industry here, ensuring
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      Dengue claims first victim of the year
      433 8  -  241 MORE CASES DETECTED SINCE SUNDAY WOO SIAN BOON sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —The dengue epidemic Singapore has grappled with for the past 12 months has claimed its first victim this year a 59-year-old Chi- nese woman who died yesterday. The woman lived
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      Lock icon O-Level results to be released on Monday
      221 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The results of the 2013 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Examination will be released on Monday. School candidates can collect their results from their institutions at 2pm, the Education Ministry said in a statement yesterday. Private candidates can
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      Small car COEs buck upward trend ahead of tweak to system
      496 10 Premiums for vehicles with engine capacities of 1,600cc and below dip to six-month low SECOND-LAST TENDER EXERCISE BEFORE CHANGE KICKS IN still go up,” he added. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY WOO SIAN BOON S I N G A P O
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      Lock icon 24 MRT stations to pilot free Wi-Fi service
      364 10  -  SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE Commuters waiting for the train along the North East Line (NEL), as well as at eight other stations with high commuter usage, will have access to free Wi-Fi as part of a trial by the Land Transport Authority
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      183 6 PhD in Psychology The Singapore Management University (SMU) School of Social Sciences invites you to apply for the full-time PhD in Psychology programme. Programme Structure Foundation courses (6 course units) Elective courses (2 course units) Empirical Research Project (1 course unit) Master Thesis (12 course units) Advanced Research Topics courses
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Can S’pore cultivate resilience in face of change?
      898 12  -  MOUNTING CHALLENGES TO GOVERNANCE LEONG CHAN-HOONG Dr Leong Chan-Hoong is Deputy Head of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Social Lab, an independent centre for social indicators research. He is, concurrently, a Senior Research Fellow at IPS. What makes Singapore unique? That
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      Lock icon Slow growth and short tails in 2014
      1053 14  -  HOW THE WORLD ECONOMY WILL FARE NOURIEL ROUBINI Nouriel Roubini is Chairman of Roubini Global Economics and Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University. PROJECT SYNDICATE The global economy had another difficult year in 2013. The advanced economies’
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      Lock icon The truth about ageing populations
      622 16  -  BEING ELDERLY DOES NOT MEAN BEING LESS PRODUCTIVE WOLFGANG LUTZ Wolfgang Lutz is the Founding Director of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital. 2013 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORP It It has become fashionable to issue dire projections of declining prosperity based
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      32 12 The global economy had another difficult year in 2013. After a year of subpar 2.9 per cent global growth, what does 2014 hold in store for the world economy? NOURIEL ROUBINI 14
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      33 12 H'h'] $1.6 MILLION 1 Estimated Draw on Thu, 9 Jan 2014 at 6.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg p |_ayA Always play with care responsiblyj Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G E
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      9 16 SILVER IN THE UK, MORE SENIORS TURN ENTREPRENEURS 28
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  • voices
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      Sustainable enforcement needed for alcohol ban
      247 18  -  FROM LEE KOK LEONG I refer to the report, “Proprietor to be charged for selling liquor without licence” (Jan 8), and recent news of counterfeit vodka being seized. There must be more sustainable enforcement for a successful alcohol ban. First, the enforcement agencies must
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      Only a ban would work
      124 18  -  FROM HAJ MOHAMED I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic, “Should we ban drinking in public?”. Years ago, foreign workers filled the void decks in my neighbourhood on weekends. They sat in groups with bottles of alcohol and littered the place. After my letter to
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      Drinking ban will send the right message to youth
      159 18  -  FROM CHRISTOPHER HODSHIRE The answer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic, “Should we ban drinking in public places?” is “yes”. At the least, it should be well-reg-ulated. I come from Michigan, United States, where we have tough laws against drinking outdoors, that
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      Classification useful for centre for people with disabilities
      233 20  -  FROM EDMUND WAN President, Handicaps Welfare Association I agree with the writer of the letter, “Categorise people with disabilities to decide right help” (Jan 7). In the late 1990s, I realised this was an issue and presented a paper at the Cerebral
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    • Article
      Tender system for bus operators could be better motivator
      174 20  -  FROM KELLY NG SIQI While I applaud the intention of “Rewards, fines to improve bus service reliability” (Jan 7), I find the proposed means to be inappropriate. Several fallacies are inherent in this carrot-and-stick scheme that will penalise or reward operators
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      Use intervals between buses to track reliability
      90 20  -  FROM PATRICK SIO I refer to the report, “Rewards, fines to improve bus service reliability” (Jan 7). I thank the authorities and public bus operators for constantly studying ways to make our rides more pleasant. In implementing the Bus Service Reliability Framework, I
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      65 19 Should we ban DRINKING IN PUBLIC? Given the complaints about littering and drunken behaviour, should Singapore go the way of some cities and ban alcohol consumption in parks, streets, void decks and other public areas? tell us your views voices@mediacorp.com.sg What about more restrictions on alcohol sales in coffeeshops and
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      30 20 LETTER WRONG BUS SERVICE CHOSEN FOR RELIABILITY FRAMEWORK Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrbus9jan for the letter from Marcus Tan.
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  • singapore
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      MSF initiative improving grassroots community projects
      639 22  -  Social Service Offices helping coordinate organisations, govt bodies 10 MORE OFFICES TO BE BUILT OVER NEXT TWO YEARS ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The idea was to get the National Library Board’s Mobile Library to visit the Jalan Kukoh estate. However, the plan stalled, until
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      Lock icon Taxi driver killed in accident at Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
      75 22 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A taxi driver was killed in an accident with a private bus yesterday morning in Ang Mo Kio. The taxi driver, a 61-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The police and the Singapore
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    • Article
      Travellers left stranded by apparent closure of tour agency
      371 25  -  POLICE REPORT LODGED SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A POR E Consumers who purchased bus tickets from Five Stars Tours were left searching for answers last night, after calls to the compa- ny went unanswered and those who showed
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    • Article
      Former top civil servant launches book on leadership
      315 25  -  XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The goal was to create a civil service open to change and innovation by encouraging feedback. But as years passed, the goals of the Public Service for the 21st Century (PS21) movement became an afterthought, with civil servants
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      Alleged rioters file complaint claiming abuse by police
      407 26  -  Investigations into the veracity of the allega tions are ongoing: Police spokesperson POLICE TAKES ‘SERIOUS VIEW’ OF ALL COMPLAINTS MADE NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The police are investigating a formal complaint of abuse filed by three Indian nationals facing criminal charges
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      Peeping Tom who preyed on policewoman sentenced
      289 27  -  CLAIRE HUANG S I N G A P O R E A peeping Tom who preyed on a policewoman at a Ministry of Home Affairs building was yesterday ordered by a District Judge to serve a two-week short-detention order and nine months of
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      Lock icon Little India shop owner pleads guilty to selling liquor without a licence
      314 27  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The proprietor of a Jalan Besar eatery who was charged in court last week with selling liquor without a licence pleaded guilty yesterday. Tan Suan Lee, 44, who runs Prata City, could be fined
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      29 25 MDIS Local Merit Scholarship Available* MDIS Roadshow Cathay Cineleisure Orchard Date 17 19 Jan 2014 (Fri Sun) Time 12 noon 8.30 pm Venue Cathay Cineleisure Orchard (Near Somerset MRT)
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  • silver
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      Lock icon In the UK, more seniors turn entrepreneurs
      995 28 ABOUT 1.77 MILLION PEOPLE IN THEIR 50s REGISTERED AS BEING SELF-EMPLOYED THE GUARDIAN LONDON When Ms Gina Topliff Frost, 56, and her husband, John Topliff, 57, were made redundant in 2011 from their jobs as drama teachers, they decided to start their own
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Beijing sets goals to tackle air pollution
      558 30 Provinces required to impose cuts of between 5per cent and 25per cent LOCAL GOVTS THAT FAIL TO ACHIEVE TARGETS MAY BE NAMED AND SHAMED AGENCIES BEIJING —China has set new targets for its provinces to reduce air pollution by 5 to 25 per
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      Lock icon China to impose nationwide ban on smoking in public
      278 30 REUTERS BEIJING —China aims to impose a nationwide ban on smoking in public places this year, as the authorities move to stamp out a widespread practice that has taken a severe toll on the health of citizens. The country, home to
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      Lock icon India targets US expatriate club as row escalates
      647 32 NON-DIPLOMATIC STAFF BARRED FROM SOCIAL CENTRE AGENCIES NEW DELHI India has told the United States it cannot permit non-diplomats to visit a club at its New Delhi embassy, escalating a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York. Hundreds
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  • world
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      Lock icon About 15,000 police, soldiers to be deployed for Bangkok shutdown
      526 34 Protesters say they will occupy capital until they overthrow the govt of PM Yingluck GOAL IS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE OR CLASHES: POLICE SPOKESMAN AGENCIES BANGKOK —Nearly 15,000 police and soldiers will be deployed in Bangkok next week for the planned
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      Lock icon Arctic air eases its grip on much of the US
      438 34 AGENCIES ATL ANTA (GEORGIA) An arctic blast eased its grip on much of the United States yesterday, a day after temperature records some more than a century old were shattered up and down the East Coast. The big chill started
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    • Article
      Lock icon US sends more troops to S Korea in Asia rebalance
      476 36 800 SOLDIERS, 40 TANKS TO BEGIN NINE-MONTH DEPLOYMENT NEXT MONTH AGENCIES WASHINGTON —The United States has said it will send 800 more soldiers and about 40 Abrams main battle tanks and other armoured vehicles to South Korea next month as
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      263 36 AGENCIES North Korea said yesterday it will elect members of its rubber-stamp Parliament in March, which could provide a glimpse into any changes in the country’s power elite after the execution of leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle. North Korea usually holds parliamentary
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      464 44 Local budget carrier also announces intention to form alliance with Cebu Pacific OPERATIONS HAVE INCURRED LOSSES FOR S’PORE FIRM AGENCIES S ING A POR E Tigerair is selling its entire 40 per cent stake in its lossmaking Philippine business to Cebu Air,
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      216 44 BLOOMBERG H O N G KO N G —Shaanxi Coal Industry plans to raise 9.83 billion yuan (S$2.06 billion) in an initial public offering, set to be China’s biggest IPO in more than two years. The firm will sell one
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      61 45 The She is aresourceful professional, with the courage of anextraordinary woman. The Singapore Woman Award is back. We are looking for an extraordinary woman. Do you know of a woman with extraordinary passion and relentless courage to help others? Nominate her or yourself for the Singapore Woman Award 2014. Log
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      26 52 As we kick off a new year, we look at businesses from across the spectrum that have put sustainability at the core of what they do.
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      527 62 New products part of CEO Mayer’s push to reinvent Web portal and revive sales SIMPLIFICATION KEY TO FIRM’S APPROACH BLOOMBERG L A S VEGA S Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer has unveiled updated advertising services, mobile products, and digital magazines for technology
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      237 62 THE NEW YORK TIMES SEATTLE Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally has said that he will not leave the automaker for Microsoft, ending months of speculation that he was a leading candidate to run the tech giant. The comments by Mr Mulally
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      462 63 [Ch *»f* Usher in a Prosperous Spring RED HOT SPECIALS While stocks last. a i > M f. ‘Offers are valid from 7 January to 3 February 2014 Cr Of? REDONDO CNY Chocolate Wafer 100g DRAGON BRAND Bird's Nest Beverage Original/Reduced Sugar 120ml I Hi? Do* 5 agen Do* 5
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      659 64  -  Chief coaches replaced after review into national side’s recent poor performances SBA ALSO PLANS TO INTRODUCE DISTINGUISHED VISITORS PROGRAMME LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —Former All-England champion Luan Ching and doubles specialist Yoo Yong Sung have been replaced as Singapore’s national chief
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      331 64 AP ALBERT VILLE (FR ANCE) Two minutes of footage from a camera on Michael Schumacher’s ski helmet showed the Formula 1 great was clearly skiing off a groomed trail when he lost his balance and crashed, leaving him with critical head injuries,
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      629 65 Authors claim former Chelsea goalkeeper Kharine among those targeted by S’porean THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N D O N A new biography has claimed that Wilson Raj Perumal, regarded as the world’s most notorious football match-fixer, has been trying to
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      311 65 AGENCIES LONDON —Manchester United manager David Moyes has insisted the continued presence at the club of predecessor Alex Ferguson is not an issue for him. United’s poor season worsened after a 2-1 loss at Sunderland on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in
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      310 65 S I N G A P O R E Britain’s four-time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie, regarded as the greatest sailor ever, will headline the opening leg of this year’s Extreme Sailing Series in Singapore at The Promontory@Marina Bay from Feb 20 to 23. The 36-year-old, who
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      1062 66  -  Now that the English Premier League season has reached its halfway mark, there is a divide between the top eight clubs and the rest of the league. There is another gap between the title contenders and those trying to qualify for the
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        1326 68  -  FROM HOTELS THAT ACCOMMODATE YOUR INSTAGRAM NEEDS TO APPS FOR ALL YOUR PORTABLE DEEDS, THIS IS HOW YOU TRAVEL IN 2014 SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg Out with the old, in with the new... travel habits. But as we all know, we tend to cling harder to familiar routines
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        287 71  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE When in Rome, do as the Romans. And when you’re in Lahore, it’s best to hook up with one of the city’s brightest liter- ary stars: Mohsin Hamid. Well, sort of. The author of Moth Smoke, How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising
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        216 71 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Fly to Milan from S$923 With Etihad Airways’ New Year Sale. Fares to destinations such as Brisbane start from S$622, Munich from S$1,112 and Amsterdam from S$927. Book by Jan 15 for travel between Feb 1 to May 31. Visit http://www.etihad.com
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        521 72  -  JETSETTING WITH... SERENE LIM SINGAPORE For many, travelling is synonymous to shopping. And here’s where Travelshopa comes in handy. This website by Singapore-based Sydney-sider Renee Lodens is dedicated to sussing out and showcasing the best of local stores in Singapore and beyond. “The name was inspired by
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        412 73  -  Usher abundance to your table with Golden Chef Australian Baby Abalone ANNETTE TAN The Chinese New Year wouldn’t be the same without abalone. In Chinese, it is called “bao yu”, which is the homonym for an assurance of surplus. Its resemblance to gold nuggets further contributes to the
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