The New Paper, 19 July 2004

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  • 33 1 the new paper MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004 Press Holdings WtbsiM: newpaper.asia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 MITA (P) 025/03/2004 70 CENTS 111(11 8 887 81"*****1 the new paper
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 788 2  -  In recent recruitment exercise, more than 300 apply for 150 cleaning jobs By Tan Ooi Boon tnp@sph.com.sg WHEN people are clamouring to work as cleaners at the housing estates, it is a sign that such jobs are no longer seen as dirty. During
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    • 285 2  -  By Desmond Wong deswong@sph. com.sg MR Abu Bakar (right) is a professional cleaner and looks forward to his work every day. 1 used to work in carpentry and upholstery until I was retrenched," said the 37-year-old man. "I went out looking for another job and decided to
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    • 142 2 THE Great Singapore Sale may be about to end but the retail industry is about to get a major boost. This time, the good news is for employees who work for the department stores. The WDA is trying to improve their prospects. It plans
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    • 931 3  -  WEDDING HORROR: BLACKOUT AT PAN PACIFIC HOTEL By Michael Lee tnp@sph.com. sg FOR better or for worse. Little did the young couple who were about to have their wedding dinner at Pan Pacific hotel know this would soon be put to the
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    • 133 3 THE Pan Pacific has not called the family to inform them why the blackout occurred on Friday night, says Mr Gan Choon Kiat, the groom's brother. However, he told The New Paper last night that it wasn't important for them to get to
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    • 424 4  -  By Sylvia Toh Paik Choo tnp@sph.com.sg A"HAPPYDEMIC" broke out at Yishun Street 81 on Saturday. The multi-purpose hall in the Nee Soon South community club pealed to the sounds of historic un-agenda-ed laughter. It was a first. The inaugural People's Association Humorous
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    • 443 5  -  By Wee Sui Lee suilee@sph.com.sg AT first, he thought the marker had just dropped by accident at his side on the bus. So Mr Sebastian Ngiam picked it up and returned it to the schoolboy. But when he glanced back, he saw the
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    • 64 2 News IQ: Page 8 Hey!: Pages 30 31 TV: Pages 36-37 MM -u m m April Zara B Chun, Philippines Bachelor of Business (Marketing) Central Queensland University (CQU). Australia Bachelor Degree Year 1 and Year 2 Articulated to Final Year of CQU programme featured above Hartford is a leading education
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 106 2 HELPING WORKERS TO ADJUST John used to be a clerk but he was recently retrenched. He doesn't mind working in a factory, but he fears whether he can cope. As part of its Place and Train scheme, WDA helps to organise factory visits to show job-seekers like John that the
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    • 53 2 Factory supervisors are also giving talks on how they will help ex-office workers like John adjust to factory work. Counsellors also pay visits to John's family to make sure they are coping well. For example, they will explain to his children why their father sometimes has to work weekends, or
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 354 6  -  But he will happily be backbencher if he has no role By Dawn Chia da wnch ia@sph. com.sg PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong (right) told reporters yesterday that DPM Lee Hsien Loong had asked him to stay on in the Cabinet. "I
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    • 57 6 THE slimming centre at Causeway Bay in Hong Kong offered 10 free places to popularise its slimming programme. To its surprise, 2,000 called to register. And 600 actually queued up since 11 am in the morning though the centre was to
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    • 145 6 LAST WEEK: For the second week, the Straits Times Index managed to squeeze out a small gain while US markets fell. Singapore's external trade surged by 22 per cent in the first half of the year. It prompted US investment bank JP Morgan to raise its 2004 GDP
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    • 76 6 SINGAPORE'S unemployment rate could fall below the Government's target of 4 per cent by the end of this year, said Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen. This is expected because of the rebounding services sector. He said that it would take time for the jobless to
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    • 68 6 ACTING Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday called Singapore Airlines' medical benefits for its staff "excessive and unsustainable". About 85 per cent of the workforce of about 29,000 enjoy A-Class hospital benefits and there is no cap on their medical and retrenchment benefits either. This is "out
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    • 67 6 OUR very own ComfortDelgro group services 84 bus routes in London. It also handles booking services for 8,000 cabs in London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Increasingly, local hospitality, health, fashion and food companies are making their presence in countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, China and the Middle East.
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    • 81 6 AN economic growth of nearly 12 per cent in the just-ended second quarter means more money for the taxman as well. New data from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) shows that it collected $4.9 billion in the first four months of this year, up 6.1
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    • 75 6 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has been reviewing regulations to help Islamic financial services develop, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance, Mr Lim Hng Kiang has said. At the financial planning conference, Money You, organised by Berita Harian and SSA Consulting Group,
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    • 68 6 THERE will be no fireworks at the annual Umno General Assembly in Malaysia September the party's main leadership posts will be filled from a long list of "no contests". The no-contest list is headed by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who will be Umno president. Meanwhile,
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  • 481 7  -  Basement floods at Tiong Bahru Plaza SINGAPORE By Dawn Chia dawnchia@sph.com.sg IT was her weekly shopping trip to Tiong Bahru Plaza, a day when she would stock up on the groceries for her family. But when the 46-year-old housewife stepped out of the lift at the
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  • WORLD
    • 639 8 KOREAN'S SHOCK CONFESSION TO 19 MURDERS HE tore off his victims' fingertips so there would be no finger prints to identify them. He then cut up their bodies, stuffed them in plastic bags and buried them in the mountains around Seoul, so
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    • 304 9 FOUR years ago, child prodigy Sufiah Yusof made news when she disappeared from St Hilda's College, Oxford University, at the age of 15, after her third-year exams. She later refused to return to her parents, claiming that her father had been controlling her life. Today,
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    • 54 9 SUFIAH had ran away from Oxford claiming her father, Mr Farooq Yusof who coached her in mathematics and other subjects at home hit her and her siblings if they made a mistake. Mr Farooq, director of an education management company, claimed his methods resulted in astonishing academic
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    • 305 10 HE went for a morning jog but ended up wrestling with a monkey that had gone bananas. Mr Ch'ng Beng Huat, 66, was so badly bitten that he ended up with 57 stitches. The sub-contractor had gone to the Gunung Keriang park in
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    • 452 10 THE sisterhood stands divided. British female bosses say they are wary of hiring other women because of the risk of being sued for sexual discrimination. In fact, some top UK businesswomen want a cap on sexual discrimination payout. They say the
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    • 490 11 Ancient Chinese remedy for malaria, backed by WHO, cuts death rate by 97% MALARIA kills a child every 30 seconds somewhere in the world. And that in spite of extensive eradication efforts using, until now, the best-known antidote quinine. But a highly-effective Chinese herb,
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    • 312 11 HE WAS so terrified he refused to get out of his cab. The 78-year-old taxi driver, who has been driving his cab for more than half a century, had rammed into a bus stop outside a Hong Kong bus interchange at 7
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    • 539 12 Six years ago, father shot mum, smashed face, left body for son to discover AP. PATRICK Holland was 8 when his father smashed in a window with a golf bag, shot his mother Liz eight times, then beat her face to a pulp with
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    • 277 12 reported AAP. IT was frightening, according to passengers. Apparently, two Qantas-owned aircraft had a near-collision over Queensland on Saturday. Qantas confirmed on Saturday night there was an incident involving a Jetstar plane the budget carrier of Qantas which had just taken
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    • 121 14 AS evidence of Gmail's immense popularity, free third-party tools for Gmail are now available online, if you know where to look. If you are adventurous enough, here are a few that you can try. G-Mailto (www.rabidsquirrel.net/G-Mailto/) What It does: Sets your default e-mail program in Windows
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  • TECH
    • 586 17 High-end Asian hotel chain owners 'happy' to invest in technology Wire services. AT first glance, Le Meridien in Hong Kong's high-tech Cyberport complex looks much like any other in a recent crop of hotels catering to the upwardly mobile. But out of sight of
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    • 183 18 AFP. JAPANESE handphone giant NTT DoCoMo has launched the world's first 3G handphone that also works as an Internet Protocol (IP) phone within buildings. The N9OOU. (left) operates as a regular web-browsing, picture-snapping handphone, but It can also handle IP calls made on wireless
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  • 262 21 TECH AFP. Surfboards fitted with electronic shark repellents are being tested in Australia and will be available by the year's end, soon after a local man died in an attack off Australia's west coast. South Australian-based Sea Change technology said the devices emit an electronic field that
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  • Article, Illustration
    452 23 PC makers offer free scheme to make it easy for US customers to return unwanted PCs TECH Wire services. DONT throw away. Recycle. With that, the world's two largest manufacturers of personal computers have grown a little greener. Dell and Hewlett-Packard have started free, temporary programmes to encourage US
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  • Hey!
    • 528 27  -  THE 'BIG' EVENT By Yeoh Wee Teck weeteck@sph. com.sg SHE was supposed to be the cherry on the top of a human ladder pyramid the grand finale of last night's charity show in aid of the NKF Children's Medical Fund. But just
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    • 205 27 THANKFULLY, the night went by with no major mishaps. Jack Neo, however, burnt the inside of his left cheek from swallowing 10 sticks of fire and chewing on hot coals. "I was rinsing my mouth, when I realized it was smarting. It was then I
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    • 304 29  -  By Wendy Teo teowyw@sph. com.sg TIRED of green tea? You may want to try Japanese sake, or rice wine (above) instead. Indeed, sake-drinking seems to be catching on here, with more Singaporeans opting for the edgier alcoholic alternative to the übiquitous Japanese beverage. Take
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    • 95 29 WANT to learn more about sake? Just kampai (Japanese for "bottoms up") with us at The New Paper's Ichiban Sake Appreciation Class. We will give you a crash course on the intricacies of choosing the right sake, how to store it properly and how to pair
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    • 580 30  -  So says Michelle Chia of a bedroom scene with Shaun Chen. So what made her puke instead? Catch Power Of Love at 9pm on weekdays and Mission Possible on Thursdays at 8.30pm v on Channel U. By Yeoh Wee Teck weeteck@sph.com.sg SEX bomb and
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    • 170 30 A RECENT assignment turned out to be one of her most satisfying. Early this month, Michelle spent about a week in Taipei at a leper's colony, filming an episode of the reality series Mission Possible, which she volunteered for. During her week there as
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    • 558 31 Korean actress Jeon Ji Hyun finds more success with My Sassy Girl type roles Ask Miharu anything about J-pop/K-pop. Or write in to rave about your favourite idols. Simply e-mail your queries or comments to changmc@sph.oom.sg. Also, watch this space for goodies we'll be giving away
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  • 267 32 DO we need yet another Top 10 holiday destinations programme? Apparently yes, judging by the Discovery Travel Adventure's week-long Beach Bonanza series. We'll get Beach Bites, Top 10 American Beach Resorts and Secrets Of Muscle Beach, among others. World's Best Beaches 2004, for one,
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    • 624 33 PRIME-TIME TV 6 6.00: Major Dad 6.00: Iron Chef 6.30: News 6.30: Singapore 6.00: Barney 6.00: Aroma 6.02: We Mean 6.oo:Ranma 6.00: The (Sitcom) (Variety) Today (News) Friends (Cooking) Business (Episodes 99 Simpsons 6.30: That 70s (Schoolkids) 6.30: Masak 6.32: Building ICK)) 6.30: Cheers PHI Show (Comedy) 6.30: Big Planet
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  • 321 35  -  WRITTEN BY LUNCH GUIDE REVIEWER Goh Mei Yi I admitted to being a sua-hu when I told my colleague I had never eaten Ipoh hor fun at Lee Tong Kee. So when I dropped in for lunch, I was pleasantly surprised to find
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  • SPORTS
    • COPA AMERICA 2004
      • 660 42 QUARTER-FINAL: PARAGUAY 1 (Carlos Gamarra 15) URUGUAY 3 (Carlos Bueno 39pen, Dario Silva 66,89) DARIO Silva scored two second-half goals to lift Uruguay over Paraguay 3-1 and into the semi-finals of the Copa America this morning (Singapore time). Silva netted the game-winner in the 65th minute
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        59 43 QUARTER-FINAL: PARAGUAY 1 URUGUAY 3 Dario Silva is known more as an Uruguay rebel than a hero. The Sevilla star striker has refused to play for his country over bonus rows. But even his P; critics will be singing 3r his stunning two-goal Gopa America lis early this
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    • dap Cup 2004
      • 313 44 UZBEKISTAN 1 IRAQ 0 AP. IRAQ returned to a major competition for the first time last night since the US-led invasion of their country a year ago. They held their heads high in this defeat against favoured Uzbekistan despite a second-half surge in the Asian Cup
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      • 205 44 INDONESIA 2 QATAR 1 AFP. THE pressure got hotter for Qatar's French coach Philippe "White Witch Doctor" Troussier. He confirmed, after this disappointing shock defeat, his decision to step down at the end of the tournament. Troussier's team were sunk by goals in each half
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      • 171 44 TURKMENISTAN 2 SAUM ARABIA 2 AFP. TURKMENISTAN snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw against three-time champions Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, runners-up in Lebanon four years ago, were denied three points in Chengdu by a stoppage-time free kick from Begenchmuhammed Kuliyev. A goal down to a sixth-minute header from
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      • 275 45 AFP. THE pressure will be on World Cup semi-finalists South Korea to live up to their star billing tonight. They take on tournament newcomer Jordan in a Group B match in the eastern Chinese city of Jinan. South Korea are one of the favourites to win the
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      • 80 45 ASIAN CUP 1 1 (1) Korea Rap 1.40 (X) Draw 4.10 (2) Jordan 5.85 1 '2 COAL I Korea Rap (-1 1/2) 2.10 Jordan (*1 1/2) 1.60 TOTAL COALS MTFT 0 8.5© HH 2.16 1 4 60 HO 11.00 2 3 90 HA 1900
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      • 71 45 Strike 1 1 (1) Kuwait 2 20 (X) Draw 3.22 (2) UAE 2.75 1/2 GOAL Kuwait (-1 1/2) 3.75 UAE (♦1 1/2) 120 0 7.50 HH 4.30 ri 4 20 HD 9.60 2 3 80 HA 15.00 3 3.80 OH 5 50 4 5.50 OD
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      • 124 45 AFP. GULF rivals Kuwait and United Arab Emirates agree that their meeting in Group B tonight will likely decide who advances into the quarter-finals. UAE coach Aad De Mos (left), who took charge of the squad in June, has been less than enthusiastic about their
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      • 193 45 PA Sport. SUN Jihai's father has become embroiled in a furious row with China coach Arie Haan. This after the Manchester City full back was left out of in the Asian Cup encounter with Bahrain on Saturday. Jihai was restricted to just 13
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    • 906 46 PLIGHT OF mggfflagS PA Sport. THIS is no reality television show. This is the real thing. But, ask the "participants" and they'll swear it's "fear factor" many times over. Look at it. They're all dressed up with nowhere to go. What a shame. For some
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    • 290 47 TRANSFER TRAIL GARVALHO STAYS: FC Porto president Jorge Pinto da Costa said Real Madrid will have to cough up no less than 30 million euros (s63m) for star defender Ricardo Carvalho. "Real Madrid offered 10 millions euros for Ricardo Carvalho, but I made a counter-offer; he will not
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    • 258 47 PA Sport. FRENCH club Marseille have confirmed that Didier Drogba (right) is now more likely to begin the new season with Chelsea rather than at the Stade Velodrome. They expect to make an announcement on the Ivory Coast striker's future before the middle of the week,
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    • 545 48 PRE-SEASON FRIENPLIES Wire Services. FULHAM'S re-fitted stadium was swamped in green and white but Celtic fans had little entertainment value from their trip to south-west London last night. Home boss Chris Coleman's decision to play different teams in each half resulted in a 2-0
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    • 628 48 ENGLISH Premiership giants Newcastle United ended their Asian tour on a high note when they defeated Hong Kong First Division side Kitchee 7-6 on sudden-death penalties following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes last night. It was the second straight time on the
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    • 227 49 GOLF: BRITISH OPEN Wire Services. VIJAY Singh was left seething with frustration over a series of missed putts that ensured he was never in contention at this year's British Open. The Fijian, who tied for second at last year's Open, admitted he would have to totally rethink his
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    • 459 49 Wire Services. WORLD No 1 Tiger Woods (above), will have to return to the drawing board again, after his expected final-day charge at the British Open failed to materialise. "I had a chance this week and felt like I really could have won this tournament," ninth-placed Woods
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    • 359 49 Wire Services. JYOTI Randhawa (right) had said before the competition that he wanted to be third-time lucky. He had missed the cut at his two previous attempts at the British Open and he aimed to make it this year. That, he did. He
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    • 496 49 Reuters. (Britain unless stated): 274 Todd Hamilton (US) 7167 67 69 (Hamilton won four-hole playoff) Ernie Els (SA) 69 69 68 68 275 Phil Mickelson (US) *****868 278 Lee Westwood 72 7168 67 279 Thomas Levet (Fra) 66 70 71 72, Davis Love 111 (US) 72 69
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    • 1462 50 GOLF: BRITISH OPEN THE FINAL ROUND Wire Services. TODD Haimilton, better known in the golf clubs of Asia than he is across America or in Britain, became another amazing, unlikely winner of the Open title. The 38-year-old from Illinois, quoted at 250/1 at
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    • 468 51 THERE will be no more lovey-dovey phone calls between David Beckham and his wife Victoria. Or, for that matter, between Beckham and any one else at least while he is in training with Real Madrid. This is the result of a new
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    • 80 50 tin* COPA AMERICA (Q-Finals) PARAGUAY v URUGUAY Repeat, 4pm, today MEXICO vBRAHL Repeat, 12.30 am, tomorrow All matches UVE on Ck 5 unless specified ASIAN CUP NOREAv JORDAN Ch 24,6.30pm, today JAPAN v OMAN Ch 24,6pm tomorrow M IRAN v THAILAND Ch 24,8.30pm, tomorrow BAHRAIN v QATAR Ch 24,6.30pm, Wednesday
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