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- Salman Faces Jail, To Appeal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The district and sessions court in Jodhpur on Friday dismissed Bollywood star Salman Khan’s appeal against the five-year jail sentence handed down by a lower court for poaching two black bucks at Ujiyala Bhakhar, near Ghoda Farm, on September 28, 1998.
- Salman Talks To Media From Mumbai Home (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Aug 25, 2007)
Notwithstanding speculation in the electronic media as to his whereabouts, Salman was staying put at his Bandra residence in north-west Mumbai for most part of the day on Friday. Earlier in the morning, Salman had returned from Hyderabad, where. . .
- Rajasthan Police Team Being Sent To Arrest Salman (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
He strolled out to the first-floor balcony, white T-shirt familiarly stretched across brawn, coolly surveyed the dusk sea and a street crowd suddenly spurred to raptures, and went inside to a room full of friends.
- Catch Salman If You Can (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Salman Khan began running from the law today even before a Jodhpur district court threw out his appeal against a five-year jail term for killing a chinkara.
- Poacher Salman On The Run (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Yet another Bollywood star Salman Khan today faced arrest after a Jodhpur court dismissed his appeal against a five-year jail term given to him for poaching an endangered chinkara.
- Rs 80 Cr Riding On Salman (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Yet another Bollywood star Salman Khan today faced arrest after a Jodhpur court dismissed his appeal against a five-year jail term given to him for poaching an endangered chinkara.
- Have Rooms, Will Sell (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
Have spare rooms, will sell. There’s plenty of room for more rooms in the tourist seasons to come.
- Immersed In History (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
The Topkapi Palace takes you through a tour of a glorious lifestyle, for it was the heart of the Ottoman empire for 400 years.
- It May Not Be Easy To Say ‘I Do’ At The White House (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
The sands may be running out on the Bush administration, but there is still time for a June wedding in the White House.
- Black Tape (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2007)
A chief minister taking regretful notice of the death of a rickshaw-puller would disarm many. Sudhangshusekhar Das died of contact with a live electric cable under water.
- Winning The War (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2007)
The controversy over Rahul Dravid not enforcing the follow-on against England in the final Test at the Oval refuses to die down.
- The Best And Worst Of Times (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
The journey to Mangu Singh's family home from India's capital takes only two hours, but it's a trip to a different planet.
- From The Blurb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Originally known as Qila-i-Mubarak — the Fortunate or Auspicious Citadel — its construction began in 1639 and was completed in 1648.
- When Bowlers Score 100s (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Bowlers have been known to take their batting seriously even if their own teammates regard these performances as a bit of a joke.
- Evolving Tapestry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
Istanbul reconciles opposites and lives peacefully with its history without desecrating it.
- Games Nerds Play (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2007)
I have never liked golf. In fact, I am of the firm view that it should be spelt backwards — flog!
- On A Mystical Expedition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
We were all set before dawn to leave Delhi for Haridwar, with our rucksacks, about to embark on a journey into the land of myths and legends. Riding our motorbikes to get to Haridwar – the gateway to the land of the Gods – was smooth . . . .
- Operation Osama (Tribune, SATISH K. SHARMA, Jul 20, 2007)
Daughter sighted it first — among the potted plants in the balcony. I thought it had strayed and would find its out.
- Scotch The Reference, Says Chaudhary’S Lawyer (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 20, 2007)
A day before the Supreme Court is to give a verdict on ousted Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary’s petition challenging his removal, his lawyer told the 13-judge bench hearing the case that it must “scotch the reference” or leave the door open . . . .
- Railway Catering Tenders Under Glare (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
The Centre’s policy of providing reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minorities in commercial contracts has come under Supreme Court scanner.
- Red Fort In Unesco List (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Jul 17, 2007)
The historic Red Fort is now one of the World Heritage sites, and rightly so. But making it to the list is not enough, the monument has to be restored and preserved. We have lost much of our heritage due to neglect
- Streets Of Gold (Hindu, Rajnish Wattas, Jul 16, 2007)
Though the roads in Zurich may ply over the vaults of the world’s richest banks, the city is much more than a bankers’ capital.
- Holidaying In Malaysia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
Want to getaway to a tropical paradise?
Try the Taj Rebak Island Resort, Langkawi. Tucked away in the 390 acre Rebak Island, the resort has villas shaded by palm trees, overlooking Senari straits.
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , Jul 13, 2007)
Like numerous other Indians, I am happy to hear that the Red Fort has been included in the UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites. On this occasion, the story of its restoration needs to be recounted in its proper context.
- On Top Of The World In Jungfrau (Deccan Herald, B V Prakash, Jul 09, 2007)
B V Prakash gets high on Jungfrau, a tall and beautiful peak in the Bernese Oberland mountain plateau of Switzerland.
- Travel Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
Sri Lankan Airlines offers monsoon package that includes two nights in Colombo and three nights in Singapore (Rs. 22,599) or Thailand (Rs. 20, 599) or Malaysia (Rs. 25,199).
- On A Mystical Expedition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
BADRINATH Take a trip to this pilgrim hub, and find your senses rejuvenated .
- The Last Stand At The Lal Masjid (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 07, 2007)
Since January, if there was one image that dominated life in Islamabad, it was that of hundreds of stick-wielding women, clad in all-covering black veils with only a narrow slit for the eyes, standing menacingly on the balconies and roof of the . . . .
- Rains, Shelter And The Sea (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jul 05, 2007)
Coastal habitats fascinate me. Of the few fixations I have, one is the sea. When sight of the sea is accompanied by the raindrops, it becomes even more irresistible. Looking at the sea from the shelter of a balcony is intoxicating.
- Uk Terror Plot: Arrested Indian Doctor Being Questioned (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2007)
The Australian Federal Police have been given another 48 hours to question Dr Mohammad Haneef arrested in Gold Coast over possible links to the failed UK terrorist attacks, even as the second man, Dr Mohammed Asif Ali, being interrogated has been . . . .
- ‘But Cinema Is A Community Experience’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2007)
From a business standpoint, it’s not rocket science: running a multiplex in India is a far better economic proposition than a single-screen cinema. But from the cinematic standpoint, in my opinion, a movie watched at a multiplex cannot be compared . . . .
- One Indian Doctor Being Questioned, Another Released (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2007)
The Australian Federal Police have been given another 48 hours to question Dr Mohammad Haneef arrested in Gold Coast over possible links to the failed UK terrorist attacks, even as the second man, Dr Mohammed Asif Ali, being interrogated has been . . . .
- Reservoir Dreams (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2007)
I am clinging to a pole at the balcony of the Servalar dam, the only thing that stands with Goliath’s pride amidst customary lashes of wind in this corner of Ambasamudram.
- World On A Treetop (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2007)
Sit back and enjoy Nature from the top of a tree in Top Slip
- Mumbai Cinemas (Deccan Herald, SUDHA MADHAVAN, Jun 28, 2007)
A visit to the city of movies, awakens a hidden movie buff in a person, writes Sudha Madhavan.
- And Language No Bar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2007)
I have to make a disclaimer at the beginning. I’m not a complete stra-nger to the Tamil tongue, as I have a spouse who is Tamilian. Quasi, actually, because he’s been born and brought up in the North, lays claim to Punjabi as his first language, and . .
- India Urged To Help Tibetan Refugees Get Jobs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
Tibetan refugees living in the hills of this picturesque region in central India since 1963 have urged New Delhi to amend rules to allow their younger generation to join public and private sector jobs.
- It’S Not Just Wazir Mansion (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 16, 2007)
THE utter neglect of all things of the country’s heritage, including those related to the Quaid-i-Azam, is a sorry reflection on our commitment to the past.
- Shimla Green, Shimla Clean (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Jun 01, 2007)
Sitting in the sublime, I had travelled to the land of nothingness where peace and tranquillity prevailed.
- The White City Of Peru (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
You might wonder why anyone would choose Peru as a detour from mainland USA. Well, it isn’t a popular choice (we encountered a lot of raised eyebrows!) but as it turned out, the trip turned out to be a fruitful one for us.
- A Long Way To The Taj (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
The sane traveller makes a simple calculation when planning a getaway: The longer it takes to get there, the longer the stay required to make it worthwhile. By that definition, my friends and I are not sane travellers.
- A Successful Drive (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2007)
Having sold its residual stake of 10.27 per cent, the government has come out of Maruti Udyog Ltd.
- Secret London (Hindu, Shonali Muthalaly, May 14, 2007)
If you dare to go off the beaten track, you’ll find a London very different from the one in tourist brochures.
- And Thereby Hangs A Tail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
Go wild and explore the great outdoors with some irresistibly funny people who write on Nature
- Waiting For Shankar (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, May 14, 2007)
The other day, I switched on the balcony light and heard a small explosion. The house was plunged in darkness. I must have blown a fuse.
- Disinvestment Scorecard Is Still Poor (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 12, 2007)
The UPA government has redeemed its shoddy record on privatisation, if only partly, with its exit from Maruti.
- Doghouse Days (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, May 11, 2007)
It was a subtle, yet non-corporal, punishment meted out to errant students in boarding schools — they are sent to Coventry, where for a specified period no one would have anything to do with them.
- Royally Defeated (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2007)
Socialist Segolene Royal's resounding defeat in France's presidential election set off a new round of in-fighting among her allies and questions about whether France's main Opposition party needs to move toward the centre to survive.
- In-The-Buff Artists All (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
More than 18,000 people stripped down and bared it all in Mexico City's vast main square for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick's biggest nude shoot yet.
- And Thereby Hangs A Tail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2007)
Go wild and explore the great outdoors with some irresistibly funny people who write on Nature, says PANKAJA SRINIVASAN
- Ipo Rating: A Risk Factor? (The Economic Times, T R RAMASWAMI, May 05, 2007)
Opening disclosure: I am not against rating. But when words like ‘mandatory’, ‘compulsory’ enter a capital market process, where options should be the default setting, they end up degrading and ultimately killing the process.
- In Summer Some Things Are Not Okay (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, May 04, 2007)
Let us not forget to do our own bit as consumers of those services
- Vedanta's Sesa Goa Gambit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 26, 2007)
The vigorous bidding for Sesa Goa, India’s largest private sector iron ore exporter indicates the potential for this sector. India has the third largest iron ore reserves in the world, after Brazil and Australia.
- Vedanta Buys Sesa Goa For $981 M (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Plans to venture into steel manufacture Plans to venture into steel manufacture
To make open offer by July
Plans thermal plant in Orissa
- Woods, Water And Wings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
It is my first RLT. I did not sleep a wink last night. It seemed like a blind date — I did not know what to expect. I realise later I should have snored away merrily.
- Riding The Waves (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
WE love cruising because it's swathed in a sense of grand adventure. Set adrift from land onto the high seas, the world takes on a different hue; one can plan one's life, hatch a dream and feel totally swept away by where we are and who we are with.
- Woods, Water And Wings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
It was my first RLT. I did not sleep a wink the previous night. It seemed like a blind date — I did not know what to expect. I realised later I should have snored away merrily.
- A Meeting With The Superstar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 12, 2007)
Despite being a legend, Dr Rajkumar spent a quiet evening with a stranger.
- Dream Factories (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2007)
Cinema halls in the past offered more comforts for considerably less fares.
- The House Of Chandor In Goa (Frontline, Sarah Hiddleston, Mar 31, 2007)
How a family's devotion helps conserve one of Goa's grandest colonial mansions, the Braganza house in Chandor.
- Bengal Shuts Down In Protest (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Mar 17, 2007)
All of West Bengal went on an unprecedented strike on Friday to protest Wednesday's CPI(M)-sponsored police brutality in Nandigram that has left at least 14 men and women dead and many missing.
- Bundelkhand's Composite Architecture (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2007)
The palaces in Datia and Orchha prove that the assimilation of Islamic and Hindu styles is not an invention of the British.
- We're Not Understood (Times of India, Jyoti Punwani, Mar 13, 2007)
What permeates Black Friday? Apart from the images of desperate men full of bravado, what resonates throughout the film is the music unmistakably connected with dargahs. It adds to the Muslim feel of the film, a specifically 'Bombay Muslim' feel.
- Budget: Needed Outcomes, Not Outlays (Business Line, Alok Ray, Mar 09, 2007)
The the Budget may now be a non-event for many, especially as major policy initiatives such as on FDI (foreign direct investment), pension reforms or PSU disinvestment no longer form a part of the Budget exercise.
- Both Ipcl And Ril Stand To Gain (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 09, 2007)
IPCL’s merger with RIL had long been anticipated, so it came as little surprise when it was announced. IPCL, a former PSU, had been privatised in 2002.
- Wedding Of The Year, Part Two (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2007)
Liz Hurley and her new husband, Arun Nayar, are expected to arrive in Bombay today, with hundreds of celebrity friends in tow, for the Indian leg of their wedding festivities.
- A Race In Vidarbha (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Mar 05, 2007)
At the carnival at Delanwadi, Vidarbha, bullock cart races are the centrepiece.
- Before Sunset (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2007)
A beerless, vegetarian town would usually not be on my list of must-visit destinations. So, I ended up in Pushkar entirely by default, to attend fusion musician Prem Joshua’s concert.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 04, 2007)
In getting tough-guy Dick Cheney to read the riot act and threaten to slash development aid to Pakistan, the Bush (mal)Administration has finally woken up to what just about everybody else had long-detected ~ Pervez Musharraf’s duplicity on terrorism.
- Market-Oriented Reforms Can Score In Education Too (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 03, 2007)
The target of spreading education has been achieved. Now its quality must be enhanced. This can be done by privatising government schools and regulating them effectively. The time has come to implement market-oriented reforms in the social . . .
- Quick Weekend Getaway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
It's not exactly a plush resort, but if you're the out and about type, Coorg Hallimane is where you can pitch camp
- The Great Garbage Rush (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 25, 2007)
In India, the practice of collecting and disposing of the garbage we generate is not a natural instinct.
- The Docile Tiger (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 24, 2007)
In India it would have provoked a riot. Americans would loudly have demanded the reason why. I can imagine Europeans protesting volubly.
- Homely Getaway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
It's not exactly your plush resort to chill in, but if you're the out-n-about types Coorg Hallimane's where you can pitch camp
- Australian Copper For Sterlite Unit (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2007)
The first shipment of balcooma copper concentrate of 15,000 tonnes for the Tuticorin-based Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd, produced by Kagara Zinc Ltd, a public limited company in Australia, arrived at Tuticorin Port through the vessel MV Stentor on . . .
- Behind The Mask (Hindu, JANARDHAN ROYE, Feb 11, 2007)
THE city of canals, gondolas and unique architecture has been used extensively as the backdrop for umpteen books, movies and television documentaries.
- A Natural Graciousness (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Feb 10, 2007)
Wherever he might be, Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal must have been pleased this week as his fresh-faced, soft-spoken, slender, young grand-nephew, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, Bhutan’s fifth Druk Gyalpo (dragon king), succeeded where he had . . .
- Back To Selloff (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2007)
Normally, the government’s decision to dilute its stake in three public sector enterprises would not have evoked much interest had the process of disinvestment stayed on course.
- Quick Weekend Getaway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2007)
It's not exactly your plush resort to chill in, but if you're the out-n-about types Coorg Hallimane's where you can pitch camp
- Disinvestment: Issues And Challenges (Business Line, Sunil S. Bhandare, Jan 29, 2007)
Budget 2007-08 must send clear signals about the government's intentions to reactivate PSU disinvestment. This is necessary not only to mobilise resources for various critical functions of the government but, more important, to accelerate the growth . . .
- Tipu’S Capital Retains Glow Of Royal Past (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2007)
Tourists invariably make Srirangapatnamm a transit stop en route to the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary or as an early stop before Mysore, just 13 km away. That’s good because it enables this quiet little town to retain its air of secluded privacy.
- Russian Commander Hoists Flag At Maitri (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2007)
While Russian President Vladimir Putin was the chief guest at Republic Day parade in the capital, thousands of miles away, the Russian Commander of Novo Lazarevskya, the Russian station in Antarctica, hoisted the flag at the Indian station Maitri.
- Bush Versus The Press (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 23, 2007)
The ordeal facing two U.S. reporters who refuse to name their sources shows the U.S. President's hostility to the media.
- ‘If Foreign Investors Have To Come, They Must Have Confidence. Disputes Must Not Be Pending For Years’ (Indian Express, Y.K. Sabharwal , Jan 23, 2007)
In the second part of his interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief, Shekhar Gupta, on NDTV 24/7’s Walk the Talk programme, former Chief Justice of India Y.K. Sabharwal talks about the increasing number of political disputes before the court, . .
- Designed To Make Learning Fun (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2007)
The Gurukul is a departure from the conventional school and is known for its unique architecture. T. NANDAKUMAR> visits the school, located in sylvan surroundings, far from the hustle and bustle of the city at Vengode in Nedumangad.
- Campfire Capers (Times of India, SAPNA SHARMA, Jan 18, 2007)
What can match the romance of a wintry night passed around a campfire, sharing the silences with your partner? H D Thoreau put it aptly when he said, "Fire is the most tolerable third party". Winter is a lovely season.
- Getting Ready For Davos 2007 (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jan 16, 2007)
It is the sheer concentration of individuals with power, wealth and knowledge that makes the WEF so desirable to its participants.
- It Is Unethical To Harm Animals Out Of Scientific Curiosity: Scientist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2007)
Jonathan Balcombe, an animal behaviour research scientist attached to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in the U.S., while delivering a special lecture at the Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at . . .
- A Holiday And A History Lesson (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2007)
Radhika Praveen takes an archaeological journey to the Roman ruins of Pompeii and discovers it has much in common with her native town Pattanam in Kerala.
- A Trip Back In Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2006)
The Jewish Synagogue in Mattancherry in Kochi is a unique symbol of religious and cultural harmony
- On The Ball (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2006)
"We expect the 2007 World Cup to be the curtain call for icons of the modern game. We say goodbye to Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Chris Cairns, Sanath Jayasuriya, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Adam Gilchrist, all most likely to retire before the 2011 World Cup," .
- A Trip Back In Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2006)
The Jewish Synagogue in Mattancherry is a unique symbol of religious and cultural harmony
- Serene Heights (Hindu, Indrani Dutta, Dec 24, 2006)
There is so much to see, sense and hear in the mountains of Mayavati, including a quaint old cottage used by Jagadish Chandra Bose and Swami Vivekananda.
- Power To Dream (Hindu, Usha Kris , Dec 10, 2006)
The almost impossible structures of Antonio Gaudi, in the Sagrada Familia Cathedral and other projects he undertook, are inspired by nature.
- An Island Of Tranquillity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2006)
You can watch the Cauvery in all its moods at Nisargadhama
- Italian Emerges As An Odd Footnote In Litvinenko Case (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2006)
He first claimed to have been hit with five times the lethal dose of polonium 210, a radioactive substance, that killed the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. "I'm not in the best mood," Mario Scaramella said in a dramatic interview with . . .
- Sidhu Gets 3-Yr Jail, Bail Till Jan 31 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court awarded former cricketer and BJP MP from Amritsar, Navjot Singh Sidhu, three-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh in a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
- Viva Reform! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 05, 2006)
Long live the revolution, Hugo Chavez said from the balcony of the somewhat un-revolutionary Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas.
- An Island Of Tranquillity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2006)
You can watch the Cauvery in all its moods at Nisargadhama
- Chavez Set For Venezuela Victory (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2006)
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has won a third term in office, with a clear victory over his nearest rival.
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