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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/PetroChina hopes to raise output by 23% in 2006

PetroChina hopes to raise output by 23% in 2006Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta China's largest oil producer, PetroChina Co.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Jakarta to increase minimum wage to Rp 819,100 in 2006

Jakarta to increase minimum wage to Rp 819,100 in 2006Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As an Idul Fitri 'gift' for low-paid workers in Jakarta, the Jakarta administration has increased the minimum wage to Rp 819,100 (about US$81) for 2006, an increase of 15 percent from the current Rp ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/KCI explains

KCI explains We refer to the article regarding the court proceedings involving our client, PT Kangar Consolidated Industries (KCI) that appeared in the Oct. 31 edition of The Jakarta Post on page 3.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Idul Fitri for solidarity and justice

Idul Fitri for solidarity and justiceMuhamad Ali, Manoa, Hawaii In Ramadhan last year, our nation witnessed the inauguration of the first directly elected President, Vice President, and the appointed Cabinet, with great hopes that we could look forward to a better future.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Police deny reports on suicide bomber

Police deny reports on suicide bomber JAKARTA: The National Police have denied reports that one of the three severed heads found after the recent Bali bombings had been identified as a resident of Majalengka regency in West Java.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/TNI hails Bakhtiar's return to Aceh

TNI hails Bakhtiar's return to Aceh BANDA ACEH: The Indonesian Military (TNI) hailed on Tuesday the return of a top leader of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Bakhtiar Abdullah, to his homeland.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/How laws work

How laws work This is in response to the debate about death penalties for drug offenders and distribution of money to the poor.The only laws that work in Indonesia are the simple ones. Giving money to the poor, after the higher prices, is extremely complicated and will never work.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/A time of renewal

A time of renewal The end of Ramadhan is upon us. After a month of fasting, Muslims across Indonesia and around the world will celebrate Idul Fitri.Despite the solemn nature of the event, Idul Fitri is also a joyous occasion. One of festivity and merriment.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/JP/19/MK2

JP/19/MK2checked -- JSR 'Church planting' can be contentious workWesley International School was opened by the U.S.- based Oriental Missionary Society, now known as OMS International.John Wesley (1703-1791) was an English theologian who started the evangelical Methodist movement.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Sutiyoso invites Jakartans to Idul Fitri gathering

Sutiyoso invites Jakartans to Idul Fitri gatheringThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso is inviting Jakarta residents, including the poor, to come to his official residence in Central Jakarta to celebrate Idul Fitri with his family on Thursday."Everybody, including the poor, is invited.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Semen Cibinong's losses widen on currency woes

Semen Cibinong's losses widen on currency woesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT Semen Cibinong, the country's third largest cement producer, posted a loss in the first nine months of this year due to the sharp depreciation of the rupiah against the U.S.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/RI cruises to Senior Bowl semifinals

RI cruises to Senior Bowl semifinalsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The national contract bridge team beat host Portugal 320-201 to secure a berth in the semifinals of the Senior Bowl in Estoril, a spokesman for the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Muslims in tense Poso prepare for Idul Fitri

Muslims in tense Poso prepare for Idul FitriEva C. Komandjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The conflict-ridden town of Poso in Central Sulawesi is calm before the Idul Fitri holiday, a city spokesman says, despite a series of violent incidents, including the beheading of ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/RI woman and Rp 500 m

RI woman and Rp 500 m It is very interesting to read the articles in The Jakarta Post about this trial-and-error plan. We, Indonesians, are always making "breakthroughs", which is actually positive in the sense that a rule is made to fit our own culture.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Managing Jakarta's weather risks effectually

Managing Jakarta's weather risks effectuallyEdward McMillan, Jakarta As a city, Jakarta is unusually vulnerable to weather-related risks. Flooding invariably brings traffic to a juddering halt and paralyses the city.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/JP/18/BUKU

JP/18/BUKURare books highly prized by collectorsBambang Parlupi Contributor/JakartaMany people are fond of collecting rare books, which are generally very old or limited editions.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Reborn to be a New and Peaceful Muslim

Reborn to be a New and Peaceful MuslimAhmad Najib Burhani JakartaWishes of Selamat Lebaran, minal aidin wal faizin! are heard everywhere on Idul Fitri. On Idul Fitri Eve, people gather in the mosques for takbir prayers (glorification of God) until midnight.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Planned training center for maids draws protests

Planned training center for maids draws protestsTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Activists and labor exporters dismissed on Tuesday a plan by a Singaporean company to establish a training center for maids in Indonesia, saying it would largely serve the interests of employers rather ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Reborn as (hopefully) better Muslims

Reborn as (hopefully) better MuslimsAhmad Najib Burhani, Jakarta Wishes of Selamat Lebaran, minal aidin wal faizin! are heard everywhere on Idul Fitri. On Idul Fitri Eve, people gather in the mosques for takbir prayers (glorification of God) until midnight.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/JP/18/AUSSIE

JP/18/AUSSIEInt'l students almost on par with Australian students The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn response to claims that universities in Australia were dropping standards to favor foreign students, some Australian researchers conducted a comparative study that disproved the earlier claims.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Hotels, villas in Puncak see poor bookings

Hotels, villas in Puncak see poor bookingsTheresia Sufa The Jakarta Post/BogorUnlike previous years, signs advertising vacancies still hung outside hotels and villas in the Puncak resort area, Bogor, on Tuesday, just two days before the post-fasting Idul Fitri celebration.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Police bust robber gang

Police bust robber gang JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police announced on Tuesday they had nabbed a gang of robbers targeting vacationers, who had often drugged victims before stripping them of valuables.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/A perspective on the cash transfer program

A perspective on the cash transfer programArianto A. Patunru Jakarta My main skepticism of the current cash transfer program (CTP) for the poor to offset the impact of the fuel price increase is due to the failure of the government in identifying who is eligible.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/'We'll visit the elderly during Idul Fitri'

'We'll visit the elderly during Idul Fitri' The post fasting Idul Fitri celebration, known here as lebaran, is just around the corner. Compared to previous years, this year's celebrations are more subdued, thanks to the Oct. 1 fuel price hike.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/History of Sept. 30 events

History of Sept. 30 events I refer to the letter from Michael Hills published a few days ago in The Jakarta Post regarding the events that took place on Sept. 30 back in 1965.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Exports up by 21% in first nine months of year

Exports up by 21% in first nine months of yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Tuesday that the country's exports showed continuous growth during the first nine months of the year, driven by higher demand for non-oil products.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Purser and his love for Indonesia

Purser and his love for IndonesiaBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta The fact that Australian Warwick Purser loves Indonesia is not in doubt.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/The annual journey home a die-hard tradition

The annual journey home a die-hard traditionSuherdjoko and Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Cirebon/Semarang The sight of people rushing to reach their hometowns or traffic congestion on roads leading to cities outside Jakarta are a common sight every year ahead of Idul Fitri.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/RI to file appeal on dumping allegations

RI to file appeal on dumping allegationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With some Indonesian products subject to new import duties due to dumping allegations, the Ministry of Trade plans to take 14 cases to the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body for appeal.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/RATNA INDRAYANI

RATNA INDRAYANI Public Relations Manager Palyja Jakarta ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Ahmadiyah worried about security

Ahmadiyah worried about securityTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Members of Ahmadiyah have voiced concern over their security during the Idul Fitri holiday on Thursday and Friday, following a series of attacks on Ahmadiyah owned mosques and properties by parties who view the group as a ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Inflation hits six-year high

Inflation hits six-year highThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The average 126.6 percent fuel price hike last month has pushed inflation to a six-year high of 17.89 percent for the year to October, with unemployment also rising.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Shame on all Muslims

Shame on all Muslims How can anyone justify the beheading of three innocent schoolgirls? This inhuman act shames Indonesia, and if it was done by people using Islam as a justification it will bring shame on all Muslims.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/KPK search Supreme Court again over bribery case

KPK search Supreme Court again over bribery caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for a second time searched a number of offices at the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a bid to find more evidence in a high-profile bribery case allegedly involving the court's ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/New council expected to bring justice to Papua: Scholar

New council expected to bring justice to Papua: ScholarNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post/Jayapura Although less powerful than expected, the new Papuan People's Council (MRP) is seen as a breakthrough in attempts to bring justice to the impoverished province, a scholar says.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Ghandi school stages a piece of 'epic theater'

Ghandi school stages a piece of 'epic theater'Mario Koch, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Man and technology, technology and man -- this highly strained relationship is at the core of The Mobile Grave.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Bantul people get by on 'Peci'

Bantul people get by on 'Peci'Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Bantul The fasting month of Ramadhan is the best time of the year for some 280 families in Bedukan village, Bantul regency in Yogyakarta, as the month marks the busiest time for their signature peci-making business.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Shell opens gas station in Karawaci

Shell opens gas station in Karawaci Shell Indonesia, a local arm of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, opened its first retail outlet (photo) at the upmarket Lippo Karawaci housing estate in Tangerang, some 20 kilometers west of Jakarta.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Drive cars home at your own risk

Drive cars home at your own risk JAKARTA: Although Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has allowed his subordinates to use official cars for the Idul Fitri exodus, the city will require them pay for any damage to the vehicles."Any damage will become the officers' responsibility.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Petition filed against PSN, Aces

Petition filed against PSN, Aces State-owned investment and securities firm PT Danareksa plans to file a bankruptcy petition against telecommunication firms PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) and PT Asia Cellular Satelit (Aces) over their unpaid loans to the company.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/For whom America's bell tolls

For whom America's bell tollsJ. Bradford DeLong, Project Syndicate These days the Chairman of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, Ben Bernanke, likes to talk about a 'global savings glut' that has produced astonishingly low real interest rates around the world.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Getting better?

Getting better? When President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono came to New York, he told the Indonesian community that "things are getting better" in response to a question about anti-Christian violence. On Oct.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/No quick solution to Padang floods

No quick solution to Padang floodsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang For Padang residents living in flood-prone areas, rain brings bad luck. But a solution may still be a long way off.For satay seller Syaiful, when the 1.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Fahmi installs new top officials

Fahmi installs new top officials JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Fahmi Idris has installed 10 new top officials in the latest reshuffle at the ministry.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Evaluations completed, Cabinet moves expected

Evaluations completed, Cabinet moves expectedRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finished evaluating the performance of all his ministers, Cabinet secretary Sudi Silalahi said on Tuesday, as expectations run high the President will reshuffle the ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/SBY, VP to open houses to public

SBY, VP to open houses to publicRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Upholding the prevailing tradition, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla will open their houses to people who wish to greet them during the Idul Fitri holiday on Thursday.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/For 11/5)

For 11/5)JP/6/EDIT01 Papuans need sincerity The 42 members of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) were installed on Oct. 31, 2005, in Jayapura, capital of the easternmost province of Papua. But whether the assembly will be able to play the role it is supposed to play is another question.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/ITS to help build warships

ITS to help build warships SURABAYA, East Java: Shipbuilding company PT PAL Indonesia will cooperate with the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) to build Corvet-type warships using technology similar to Stealth aircraft technology.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Vacationers opt to ride with the wind in their hair

Vacationers opt to ride with the wind in their hairTertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post/JakartaIt is not surprising that more and more people are choosing to ride their motorcycles to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri this year, although they may have to spend more than 10 hours on the ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/JP/19/MK1

JP/19/MK1checked --JSR From Kalimantan to Malang via BirminghamDuncan Graham Contributor/MalangThe life of a missionary kid (they call themselves MKs) is so dramatically different from the upbringing of most children that there is even an Indonesian webpage devoted to the experience.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Messages of peace, love dominates this year's Idul Fitri sermons

Messages of peace, love dominates this year's Idul Fitri sermonsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Peace and returning to God's path will be two of the central Idul Fitri messages in sermons at large mosques across the capital Thursday.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/JP/6/EDS5

JP/6/EDS5Business as usual?After the celebration of Idul Fitri, business as usual is the last thing we want. Fitri refers to a state of being cleansed, a life begun anew with a clean slate after a month of fasting and trying not to give in to worldly desires.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Jakarta likely to experience wet Idul Fitri: BMG

Jakarta likely to experience wet Idul Fitri: BMGTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Don't leave home without your umbrella during Idul Fitri because the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) predicts afternoon and evening showers on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 in Greater Jakarta.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Palu sect leader Madi remains on the loose

Palu sect leader Madi remains on the looseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While police have named 11 members of what authorities are calling a "deviant" religious sect as suspects in the killing of three police officers during a clash last week in Central Sulawesi, they have still ...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Religiosity in the era of consumerism, self-satisfaction

Religiosity in the era of consumerism, self-satisfactionAhmad Fuad Fanani and Alpha Amirrachman, Jakarta This current era of consumerism has appallingly become our lifestyle, and it is obvious that human beings are increasingly dependent upon ever-developing technology.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Idul Fitri 'losing its color' in Jakarta

Idul Fitri 'losing its color' in JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The fasting month of Ramadhan and Idul Fitri celebrations in Jakarta have lost much of their colorful cultural traditions, a senior citizen says.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Yogya to host science Olympiad

Yogya to host science Olympiad YOGYAKARTA: Nineteen countries have confirmed their participation in the second International Junior Science Olympiad for junior high school students, which will be held in Yogyakarta.The event, scheduled to run from Dec. 4 to Dec.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Who wants to win Rp 1 billion from Probosutedjo?

Who wants to win Rp 1 billion from Probosutedjo?Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta The man in the hot seat gives a wry but tense smile. In spite of the air conditioning that keeps the studio cool, little beads of sweat surface above his eyebrows. Nervousness sets in.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Students pawn gear for peace of mind

Students pawn gear for peace of mindThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta If you thought pawnshops were only good for quick cash then think again.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Beef supply stable during holidays

Beef supply stable during holidays JAKARTA: Jakartans should not worry about soaring prices of beef and chicken during the Idul Fitri holidays because supplies are sufficient, an official says.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Be careful, govt tells holiday motorists

Be careful, govt tells holiday motorists JAKARTA: The Ministry of Transportation has warned motorists to be extra careful when driving to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri after the high number of deadly road accidents recently.
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Wed, 02 Nov 2005

JP/Menteng park development to cost Rp 55.5b

Menteng park development to cost Rp 55.5bDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The City Parks Agency revealed Tuesday that the administration was set to convert the historic stadium of city soccer team Persija into a community park, for an estimated cost of Rp 55.5 billion.
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