Saturday, April 24, 2010

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Live Score RCB vs DC: Deccan Vs Bangalore the Last Battle

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:49 AM PDT

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Deccan Chargers

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Deccan Chargers

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers are face to face for the last time in the tournament to prove there self best to qualify for the champions league.

Nevertheless, The teams have lost their semi-finals but this match cannot be taken for granted by any of the two teams as it is their last chance to prove them the best XIs. For Deccan who have already won five of their last six matches it could be easier but for Bangalore, will really have to fight with all their might.

After Bangalore’s defeat against Deccan in Nagpur , things really took a disasterous downward turn .

Anyway, deccan is not so lucky in deriving much gains from Mumbai's soil for  Deccan have played three matches at DY Patil this year, and have lost all three of them. FINGERS CROSSED!

Adam Gilchrist has been undoubtebly the admired as the one who reinforced the success of Deccan but ironically he could not prove himself for what he is known for; a great batsnman, for the batsman of his caliber 19 runs per innings is a hopeless average. He too has one more chance may be the last chance to let his bat speak for his great name, who knows he will have another IPL OR not to shine his dimming image as a batsman.

* Robin Uthappa who is shining with 27 sixes, is leading with three sixes , followed by of M Vijay who is his nearest competitor . Suresh Raina has 19, Saurabh Tiwary 18 while Gilchrist still is still at the top with 64 sixes in three years.

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Workers go on rampage in Chhattisgarh

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Raipur, April 24 (IANS) About 500 workers went on a rampage Saturday in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district to protest the death of one of their colleagues in a steel plant accident, police said.

Ajay Rathia, 28, died Friday at sthe Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd. located at Naharpali area, some 200 km from state capital Raipur.

According to police, the agitated workers assembled at the factory gate and accused the plant management of hushing up the death. They insisted on a meeting with plant officials but no one turned up. The irked workers then ransacked the place.

Workers pelted stones at the police when they were asked to disperse.

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The police first baton-charged the protesters and then fired tear gas shells to contain the situation, a police officer said.

‘Few policemen were injured in the stone throwing,’ an official said. The exact number of injured policemen was not known.

Plant officials were not available for comments.

Raipur, April 24 (IANS) About 500 workers went on a rampage Saturday in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district to protest the death of one of their colleagues in a steel plant accident, police said.

Iran allows IAEA to inspect new enrichment site

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Tehran, April 24 (DPA) Iran will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its new enrichment site in Natanz in central Iran, the Iranian envoy to the IAEA said Saturday.

Ali-Asqar Soltanieh told ISNA news agency that Iranian and IAEA experts met in Vienna and agreed on inspections of the new site, where Iran is pursuing the 20 percent uranium enrichment process.

The Iranian envoy said that the inspections will take place within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), indicating that the IAEA would be obliged to coordinate the inspections in advance with Tehran.

Iran withdrew from the IAEA Additional Protocol, under which the IAEA could have made snap inspections, in 2005.

Soltanieh said that any changes in Iran’s nuclear projects would be in coordination with the IAEA, adding that he hoped that the UN nuclear watchdog would reflect this new instance of cooperation in its next report.

Iran started the 20 percent uranium enrichment process in Natanz in February after a plan brokered in October by the IAEA – under which Iran would swap its low-enriched uranium (LEU) for fuel made in Russia and France for a medical reactor in Tehran – failed.

Tehran said that it would still be ready to accept the deal but only with the condition that the swap be made inside Iran. The IAEA and world powers have so far rejected the Iranian condition.

Although the uranium exchange deal would not have fully settled the dispute over Iran’s controversial nuclear projects, it was regarded by both sides as a first step towards ending the seven-year deadlock.

The US and its allies are pushing towards renewed sanctions against the Islamic state through a new UN Security Council resolution. They accuse Iran of not fully cooperating with the IAEA.

China and Russia, both strategic partners of Iran, have also reportedly changed their attitude towards new sanctions and may join the West in punitive measures.

Tehran has in response begun what it calls ‘active counter-diplomacy’ with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki due to visit Austria – currently a rotating member of the UN Security Council – Sunday and hold talks with officials in Vienna about the nuclear dispute and probable sanctions.

Mottaki is also scheduled to meet IAEA chief Yukiya Amano over the weekend.

The Iranian chief diplomat is reportedly due to visit other European capitals though no details have yet been disclosed about host countries.

On Friday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was in Uganda, another current Security Council member. He sought the African country’s vote against possible sanctions.

Iran insists that all its nuclear projects are solely for civil and peaceful purposes and has rejected accusations by world powers that it is working on a secret military programme and possible nuclear weapons’ research.

Tehran, April 24 (DPA) Iran will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its new enrichment site in Natanz in central Iran, the Iranian envoy to the IAEA said Saturday.

Winehouse, Ronson re-team to honour Quincy

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:30 PM PDT

London, April 24 (IANS) Pop star Amy Winehouse and music producer Mark Ronson have reunited to record an album in honour of music industry legend Quincy Jones.

Winehouse’s father Mitch has confirmed the duo are busy working on the project.

‘Over the weekend she did three tracks for Quincy Jones. She’s doing great,’ express.co.uk quoted Winehouse’s father as saying.

The pair has patched up after two years, after they were originally slated to start the project.

Earlier they worked together for hits like ‘Back to Black’ and ‘Valerie’.

London, April 24 (IANS) Pop star Amy Winehouse and music producer Mark Ronson have reunited to record an album in honour of music industry legend Quincy Jones.

Royal Challengers beat Deccan Chargers, finish third

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Deccan Charges by nine wickets to finish third in the Indian Premier League and also qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.

Deccan Chargers were bowled out for 82 – the lowest IPL total – and RCB completed the chase in 13.5 overs.

For RCB, Anil Kumble took four wickets while Rahul Dravid scored 35 runs.

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Deccan Charges by nine wickets to finish third in the Indian Premier League and also qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.

K.P.S. Gill to chair IHF meeting

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:11 PM PDT

New Delhi,April 24 (IANS) The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), which was superseded by the Indian Olympic Association IOA) two years ago, will hold its annual general meeting here Sunday. Former top cop K.P.S. Gill will chair the meeting.

Gill, who was ousted as IHF president and later joined Hockey India (HI) last year, said there is mismanagement in the ranks of HI which has necessitated the need to strengthen the IHF and revive the game in the country.

‘I tried to help the cause of hockey and extended my support to them, but they tried to sideline me. I kept quiet in the interest of the game and the World Cup,’ Gill said in a statement.

HI is an ad-hoc body and its general elections have twice been postponed.

New Delhi,April 24 (IANS) The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), which was superseded by the Indian Olympic Association IOA) two years ago, will hold its annual general meeting here Sunday. Former top cop K.P.S. Gill will chair the meeting.

Ghaziabad industrialists demand 12 hours power

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Ghaziabad, April 24 (IANS) Industrialists in Ghaziabad Saturday took out a procession to the the district magistrate’s office demanding a minimum of 12 hours power supply every day.

Office bearers of different industrial associations jointly appealed to the district administration to ensure smooth power supply to their industries, noting that many units were shifting to other states.

‘In the present phase, it is very difficult to face the competition posed by the industries from other states like Gujarat and Uttarakhand, where cheap and uninterrupted power supply is ensured,’ C.L. Dhir, who heads the Site IV Industrial Area Association, said.

Another industrialist and councillor, Rajendra Tyagi, said the Uttarakhand government has developed a ‘Medi City’ for pharmaceutical industries and several prestigious firms were shifting their factories to the state.

Acting on the demand, District Magistrate R. Ramesh Kumar said he had written to the state power secretary, requested him to ensure minimum 12 hours power supply every day.

Ghaziabad, April 24 (IANS) Industrialists in Ghaziabad Saturday took out a procession to the the district magistrate’s office demanding a minimum of 12 hours power supply every day.

Porizkova miffed at Madonna, Hudson

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:11 PM PDT

London, April24 (IANS) Supermodel-turned-reality TV personality Paulina Porizkova has taken pot shots at Madonna and Kate Hudson for undergoing plastic surgery.

‘Madonna no longer looks like Madonna what started as a sexy, well-shaped, and somewhat hairy Italian girl has ended as a cool Nordic blonde… she is starting to sort of melt away into the stew of the famous women over-fifty-high-cheek-boned blondes-who-cannot-frown,’ aceshowbiz.com quoted her post as saying.

Hitting on actress Kate Hudson, she added: ‘She just looks like any California blonde actress. Instead of enhancing, she has diminished herself.’

The 45-year-old is disgusted by ageing celebrities who go under the knife for vanity and is holding the pair up as examples of what can go wrong.

Porizkova blasts the blondes in a blog post on Modelinia.com, criticising the pop superstar for her rumoured facelift and botox procedures.

London, April24 (IANS) Supermodel-turned-reality TV personality Paulina Porizkova has taken pot shots at Madonna and Kate Hudson for undergoing plastic surgery.

Two killed, 50 injured as thunderstorm lashes Assam

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Guwahati, April 24 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 50 injured in a devastating thunderstorm Saturday in Assam that flattened up to 1,000 homes, besides uprooting trees and electric and telephone poles, an official said.

The storm that swept at least eight districts of Assam lasted for about 45 minutes, leaving a trail of destruction with the state’s main city of Guwahati also badly hit.

One person was killed in Goalpara district, while another died in Darrang district in the thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, late Saturday, a state government official said.

The worst hit districts are Kamrup (Rural), Kamrup (Metro), Goalpara, Darrang, Chirang, Baksa, Nalbari, and Barpeta.

A government spokesperson said up to 1,000 homes were damaged, besides severe disruption in road communication in several parts of the state with uprooted trees and electric poles blocking highways and other roads.

‘In all about 50 people were injured in the devastating thunderstorm,’ the official said.

In Guwahati, at least 20 people were injured with trees falling on moving vehicles, with flying tin roofs in several areas wounding panic stricken pedestrians who were caught unawares by the sudden thunderstorm.

This is the second massive thunderstorm to have hit Assam. On April 16, a cyclonic storm damaged up to 300 homes in several parts of the state.

The Meterological Department has predicted more rain and thunderstorms over most parts of Assam during the next 48 hours to Monday evening.

Guwahati, April 24 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 50 injured in a devastating thunderstorm Saturday in Assam that flattened up to 1,000 homes, besides uprooting trees and electric and telephone poles, an official said.

Pakistan Air Force acquires second eye-in-the-sky

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Islamabad, Apr 24 (IANS) The second Saab-2000 AEW&C (airborne early warning and control system) aircraft the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has purchased arrived in the country Saturday.

The first such aircraft of the four contracted by the PAF was acquired last December.

Quoting PAF sources, Online news agency said the new aircraft would soon be inducted, while the remaining two would also be handed over to Pakistan soon.

Islamabad, Apr 24 (IANS) The second Saab-2000 AEW&C (airborne early warning and control system) aircraft the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has purchased arrived in the country Saturday.

China quake toll rises to 2,203

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Qinghai, April 24 (IANS) The toll in the 7.1 magnitude quake in China’s northwestern Qinghai province has risen to 2,203, officials said Saturday.

Seventy-three people were still missing since the quake April 14, Xinhua quoted the officials as saying.

The provincial government said Saturday it will raise the monthly allowance for elderly and disabled people and children affected in the quake from 600 yuan to 1,000 yuan ($146) per person for three months. Families of the dead will receive 8,000 yuan.

The epicentre of the quake was in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in Qinghai province.

Qinghai, April 24 (IANS) The toll in the 7.1 magnitude quake in China’s northwestern Qinghai province has risen to 2,203, officials said Saturday.

Royal Challengers crush Deccan Chargers, qualify for Champions League

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) crushed Deccan Chargers by nine wickets to finish third in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and also qualify for the Champions League Twenty20.

Deccan Chargers, after electing to bat, were bundled out for the lowest IPL total of 82 runs. RCB took 13.5 overs to complete the chase with Rahul Dravid scoring an unbeaten 35 off 30 balls while Kevin Pietersen contributed 29 off 21 balls with one four and two sixes.

Anil Kumble led from the front for RCB, taking four wickets while Praveen Kumar and Jacques Kallis took two wickets each in the play-off match.

Nothing went right for Deccan Chargers as they kept losing wickets with four of their batsmen dismissed for nought and four others scoring in single digits. Anirudh Singh was the top scorer with 40 off 39 balls with the help of four fours and one six. Venugopal Rao contributed 24 off 27 balls with two fours and a six.

RCB’s strong bowling line-up showed its class as Kumble removed Gilchrist in the first over before the others joined in the party. Speedster Dale Steyn and Praveen Kumar broke the Chargers’ back with two more quick wickets. The Chargers were soon down to three wickets for 15 runs inside four overs. They could never recover from the bad start.

Steyn struck another blow when he had big-hitter Andrew Symonds caught behind in the seventh over. Kumble removed Dwayne Smith and RCB were tottering at 35 for five.

Singh and Rao brought some relief in the Chargers camp with a 43-run stand but the two were separated within a space of four runs. Kallis rattled the stumps of Singh while Nayan Doshi got the wicket of Rao. The lower order caved in and Chargers folded up in 18.3 overs.

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) crushed Deccan Chargers by nine wickets to finish third in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and also qualify for the Champions League Twenty20.

New York to have men’s fashion week?

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT

London, April 24 (IANS) After Paris, Milan and New Delhi, New York may soon get its own menswear fashion week, as the city currently dedicates only a small section to male clothes at the biannual New York Fashion Week (NYFW).

NYFW is held twice a year in February and September and it currently has only a small section dedicated to male clothes. Now there is now a campaign to expand it, reports contactmusic.com.

‘I’ve been a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for 10 years and we have been trying to figure out how to do that for 10 years. If we’re going to try it, we have a better shot today than ever before, because we have a bigger design contingent,’ said designer John Varvatos.

Designers think the timing of the September shows are all wrong because it comes nearly three months after the menswear catwalks in Milan and Paris so business can be improved by having an independent men’s fashion week.

However, some believe an entire week is too much and think two days dedicated to menswear is sufficient.

‘I think it would be good to reserve the first two days of fashion week just for men’s wear and promote it as a separate event,’ said designer Robert Geller.

London, April 24 (IANS) After Paris, Milan and New Delhi, New York may soon get its own menswear fashion week, as the city currently dedicates only a small section to male clothes at the biannual New York Fashion Week (NYFW).

Pakistan PM hosts dinner for Shoaib-Sania

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT

Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has hosted a dinner for newlyweds Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza, a media report Saturday said.

The dinner was on Friday, Online news agency reported.

Gilani expressed his best wishes for the newly wedded couple and presented them with gifts, which they accepted with thanks.

The couple, accompanied by Sania’s mother Naseema Mirza, arrived here Thursday night with the federal government according them the status of state guests.

Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has hosted a dinner for newlyweds Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza, a media report Saturday said.

IPL scoreboard: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League play-off match for third place between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers here Saturday:

Deccan Chargers

Adam Gilchrist c Kallis b Kumble 4 (4b 1×4)

Monish Mishra lbw b Kumar 0 (1b)

Anirudh Singh b Kallis 40 (39b, 4×4, 1×6)

Rohit Sharma c Pietersen b Kumar 0 (4b)

Andrew Symonds c Uthappa b Steyn 2 (8b)

Dwayne Smith b Kumble 5 (10b, 1×4)

Y Venugopal Rao c White b Doshi 24 (27b, 2×4, 1×6)

Ryan Harris lbw b Kumble 3 (10b)

Rahul Sharma b Kallis 0 (6b)

Harmeet Singh not out 0 (0b)

Pragyan Ojha c Kallis b Kumble 0 (2b)

Extras (lb 1, w 3) 4

Total (all out in 18.3 overs) 82

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Gilchrist, 0.4), 2-4 (Mishra, 1.1), 3-15 (Rohit Sharma, 3.2), 4-27 (Symonds, 6.1), 5-35 (Smith, 8.2), 6-78 (Anirudh Singh, 15.1), 7-82 (Venugopal Rao, 16.3), 8-82 (Rahul Sharma, 17.6), 9-82 (Harris, 18.1), 10-82 (Ojha, 18.3)

Bowling

Anil Kumble 3.3 0 16 4

Praveen Kumar 4 0 18 2

Dale Steyn 3 1 11 1

Nayan Doshi 4 0 17 1

Kevin Pietersen 1 0 10 0

B. Akhil 1 0 6 0

Jacques Kallis 2 1 3 2

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Jacques Kallis c & b R Sharma 19 (32b, 3×4)

Rahul Dravid not out 35 (30b, 5×4)

Kevin Pietersen not out 29 (21b) 1×4, 2×6)

Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 1) 3

Total (for one wicket in 13.5 overs) 86

Fall of wickets 1-36 (Kallis, 7.2 overs)

Bowling

Ryan Harris 3 0 14 0

Andrew Symonds 3 0 17 0

Pragyan Ojha 3.5 0 22 0

Rahul Sharma 3 0 24 1

Harmeet Singh 1 0 7 0

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League play-off match for third place between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers here Saturday:

New IPL team named Sahara Pune Warriors

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Pune, April 24 (IANS) The new Indian Premier League (IPL) team owned by the Sahara India Parivar will be known as Sahara Pune Warriors.

The name and the logo of the team – a warrior sitting on a horse – was unveiled here Saturday by Sahara India chairman Subroto Roy.

‘It is a moment of great happiness for us to announce the name of the Pune IPL team for the people of the city and cricket enthusiasts across the world,’ he said.

The event was anchored by Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar and director Mahesh Manjerakar.

Sahara Adventure Sports Group had won the Pune franchise for a whopping $370 million. They bid for three cities – Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Pune and later chose Pune as their base.

The other franchise went to Rendezvous Sports World Limited which clinched Kochi as the other new IPL team.

The two new teams will join the IPL season from the 2011 season.

Pune, April 24 (IANS) The new Indian Premier League (IPL) team owned by the Sahara India Parivar will be known as Sahara Pune Warriors.

Security in place for Depp’s performance with Babybird

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:06 PM PDT

London, April 24 (IANS) British rockers Babybird have hired a team of bodyguards to take charge of security at their summer shows so Hollywood star Johnny Depp can join them on stage.

‘These guys can handle any situation. Babybird concerts are usually pretty good natured, but it only takes one idiot,’ imdb.com quoted a source as saying.

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star is a big fan of the group. He funded the recording of their latest album and even joined them in the studio to play the guitar for a track and direct the promo for it.

Earlier plans had got scrapped due to security fears.

Now the group has reportedly drafted in two former SAS soldiers to provide extra protection so the actor can perform on stage with them at a select few gigs and festival slots throughout June and July.

London, April 24 (IANS) British rockers Babybird have hired a team of bodyguards to take charge of security at their summer shows so Hollywood star Johnny Depp can join them on stage.

HUBBLE IMAGES REPLACES OOs AT Google SEARCH ENGINE!

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Google Hubble

Gubble Search Engine

Today The search engine’s logo has been changed displaying a  dark sky with The Hubble telescope replacing two   Os of Google.

Moving your mouse cursor on the telescope pops out the message “20th Anniversary of Hubble Telescope Launch by NASA”. Further, Clicking on the message opens up the page of “Hubble Telescope”, and one can see the original hubble site by clicking I am feeling .

The hubble telescope of NASA which was launched on 24 April 1990, stuck in the beginning the faults in the manufacturing of its  focusing mirrors. Later on the telescope brought to earth some of the most famous images of sky such as ; pillar of creation and the deep field.

One can see funny and informative Google Doodles every now and then marking major events of past as well as present.

The Burning Man Festival of 1998 has the pride of holding a place at the google's search engine as the first Google doodle

Numerous renowned artists and scientists have been paid due tributes on their birthdays by Google .Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, H.G. Wells  and  Issac aeinstien are some of them.

Click here for Live Hubble Telescope Pictures

Bret Michaels ‘Stabilized’ After Brain Hemorrhage

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:41 AM PDT

after Bret Michaels was rushed to the hospital due to brain hemorrhage, his fans are worriedly surfing the internet for the latest updates on his health.

According to sources near to MICHAELS, he is now better than expected and awake too. He is even talking in a limited manner. The news has filled up all his nears and dears along with his die hard fans with a new life. Ambre Lake, the season-two winner of Michaels’ “Rock of Love” reality show, conveyed  this news to Michaels' intimates. As per Ambre, Michael is now “stabilized and conscious.”

Michaels was brought to the hospital late Thursday evening, where he was detected with a major brain hemorrhage.

“After several CAT scans, MRIs and an angiogram, [doctors] decided to keep Michaels in the ICU and are running several tests to determine the cause [of the hemorrhage],” a source told People. “[It] will be touch and go for the next few days while he is under intense observation.”

Michaels would be under critical condition for next 48 hours. He is under continous observation at an unrevealed location.

Charlie Sheen ready for Break-up but Brooke disagrees

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:33 AM PDT

Charlie Sheen Brooke Mueller

Charlie Sheen Brooke Mueller

The marriage of Charlie Sheen to Brooke Mueller is on time, but Brooke has not taken a decision over turn up from the house or breaks the relation … not yet.

A very reliable source says “Brooke is absolutely frickin’ ballistic that he is seeing this hooker while she is working on the marriage."

Photos appeared last week of Charlie in a costume & allegedly leaving a high-end flat of hooker, something Charlie’s agent refuses. Many magazines are reporting that Brooke has turned up from the house and the pair is separating but one source claims “Brooke’s stuff is still at the house.  She spent the last two days living at a spa, but she hasn’t moved out and she hasn’t split with Charlie.”

The source further tells “She’s absolutely crazed that her children’s father would shave his head, put on a disguise, wearing pajama bottoms and come out of a hooker’s house so that some day his children will see this.”

Brooke is committing people, “I’ve had it” — but as per the information she had not yet taken a decision to quit Charlie. They are yet conversing and texting numerous times a day.
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