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9 in 10 Yale-NUS graduates employed within six months

aseanpr 21 2 月

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Nine in 10 Yale-NUS graduates found jobs within six months of completing their final examinations, with those who hold a Bachelor of Science with Honours degree earning gross median salaries of $5,350. This was higher than any of their counterparts at the National University of Singapore (NUS), said the liberal arts college in a statement yesterday. However, it noted that the salary figure was based on a relatively small sample of fewer than 30 graduates. Among NUS graduates, newly minted lawyers and doctors and those with computing degrees earned the most, with starting salaries also around the $5,000 mark. Those in more general fields, such as sciences or the arts, had lower salaries - especially if they did not do an honours degree. In the statement yesterday, Yale-NUS said graduates who hold a Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree earned a median gross starting salary of $3,890. All its graduates secured jobs in a variety of fields, including IT, consulting, financial services, education and the public sector. In total, 147 of the liberal arts college's 187 fresh graduates took part in the annual joint graduate employment survey, details of which were released on Friday. The sur...

Hawker stalls recognised for serving up heritage meals

aseanpr 20 2 月

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SINGAPORE - Seventeen hawker stalls at Ayer Rajah Food Centre were recognised on Saturday (Feb 20) for serving up delicious heritage meals, as part of a campaign to promote hawker culture. The hawker centre was the first of about 110 hawker centres across the island to have stalls receive the Singapore Top Heritage Food award given out by the International Business Federation (IBF). The stalls were chosen after three days of judging at the food centre by a panel of food ambassadors last week, said IBF president Frederick Yap. The next phase of the campaign in April will allow the public to vote for their favourite hawker stalls. Mr Yap said the results will be published in a guidebook listing the Top 10 hawker stalls for each Singaporean heritage dish, such as Indian rojak, wanton mee and nasi lemak. He added: "Our goal is to highlight the best heritage hawker food at each hawker centre in Singapore." Last December, Singapore's hawker culture was added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It followed three years of work by the National Heritage Board, the National Environment Agency and the Federation of Merchants' Associations, Singapo...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Feb 20

aseanpr 20 2 月

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Feb 20. Seniors should wait for vaccination letters before registering: Gan Kim Yong Letters are being sent out in batches, starting with areas where vaccination centres are already in operation. READ MORE HERE S'pore on the lookout for more Covid-19 vaccine options: Lawrence Wong Having more than one approved vaccine provides the country with some sort of insurance, he said. READ MORE HERE Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump in presidential debut on world stage “America is back,” said Biden on an online virtual visit to Europe. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Calm and competence return to the White House But is the Biden team operating on wrong assumptions even as it seeks to undo Trump-era mistakes? READ MORE HERE China grapples with greying issue Since 2007, China's annual economic growth rate has dropped by more than half. READ MORE HERE Budget 2021 signals shift to supporting future growth: ST-UOB Roundtable The shift towards supporting growth is part of a delicate balance since resources are finite. READ MORE HERE Graduates of more specialised co...

Those vaccinated will be monitored for side effects and jab criteria refined

aseanpr 20 2 月

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The Government will continue to observe and monitor people who were vaccinated to look out for those with side effects, collect this data and refine the criteria for vaccination. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said this yesterday when asked about the 72-year-old man who suffered cardiac arrest on Tuesday night after getting his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in the morning. The patient, who was admitted to the intensive care unit at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), has a medical history of cancer, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. Mr Gan reiterated TTSH's initial assessment that there was no indication the patient's cardiac arrest was due to the vaccination. "I want to assure Singaporeans that we will continue to monitor data not only locally, but also internationally, so that it is a continuous process that will refine our processes, refine our criteria to ensure that it is safe," he said at the Jalan Besar Community Centre. People getting vaccinated have to go through a thorough questionnaire to ensure that they do not have a contraindication. A contraindication is anything, such as a medical condition or symptom, that is a reason for a person to not receive a particular treatment....

GE2020 reports shine at SPH Chinese media awards

aseanpr 20 2 月

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On June 27 last year, Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Nam Yunzhou, 31, and chief videographer Lim Seong Teik, 55, were the only journalists at the People's Action Party headquarters in Bedok when newly introduced candidate Ivan Lim announced he was withdrawing from contesting the July 10 General Election. Mr Lim pulled out just days before Nomination Day, after allegations about his past conduct emerged online. For their perseverance in tracking Mr Lim, the duo won the Best Scoop award at the annual awards of Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) Chinese Media Group (CMG), held online yesterday. Mr Nam said: "It's a tremendous privilege to have played a part in this story, and this accolade is also testament to the hard work and dedication the newsroom puts into presenting quality content to our readership." Correspondent Ng Wai Mun won the Best News Report award for her coverage of Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh apologising for not sending a Mandarin-speaking representative to a live TV debate in the lead-up to the election. "For many of our readers, this piece of news hit close to their hearts," said Ms Ng, 32, who added that many were curious about what the opposition party with younge...

Helping large local enterprises grow as part of mindset change

aseanpr 20 2 月

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Company bosses and workers have to transform their mindsets to ensure their businesses keep up amid the upheaval caused by the pandemic, experts said at a Budget discussion. They noted that part of this shift will include growing large local enterprises so that they become more attractive to job seekers and supporting them so that they can internationalise. Professor Hoon Hian Teck, dean of Singapore Management University's School of Economics and a Nominated MP, told the roundtable discussion organised by The Straits Times and UOB: "Going overseas can help them raise the productivity that can ultimately lead to better jobs and better pay." As these large local enterprises grow, graduates can also be drawn to start their careers with them rather than just aiming for multinational corporations, he added. "It can produce a little bit of signalling effect for our students, who might (find) it more exciting to join a large local enterprise because there is larger potential for them to express their creative ideas of how to break into overseas markets, for example." UOB economist Barnabas Gan agreed, saying: "Singapore cannot be inward-looking. We don't have... natural resources. But th...

Serial molester back behind bars for offences including outraging teen girl’s modesty

aseanpr 19 2 月

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SINGAPORE - A serial molester who had earlier targeted eight women is back behind bars for offences including outraging a 13-year-old girl's modesty. In his latest string of offences, Lawrence Goh Koon Yong, now 39, also asked a 19-year-old woman to have sex with him and stole a pair of shoes from a third victim. The Singaporean was sentenced on Friday (Feb 19) to 2½ years' jail after pleading guilty to one count each of theft, molestation and insulting a woman's modesty. Deputy Public Prosecutor Genevieve Pang said that the 13-year-old girl was wearing her school uniform and walking home in Whampoa at around 11am on Oct 7, 2019 when Goh approached her from behind. The DPP added: "The accused followed the victim and asked if she wanted to go to a dark corner to study. "He also asked her if she had a boyfriend. As the victim wanted to protect herself, she told him that she had one." Undeterred, Goh went close to the girl and grabbed her waist. The terrified teenager pushed him away and ran home. In an unrelated incident, the 19-year-old woman was on her way home at around 10pm on Sept 2, 2019 and had entered a lift in a Sims Drive block of flats when Goh went up to her. He then touc...

Former UOB V-P accused of multiple offences including misappropriating more than $5m

aseanpr 19 2 月

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SINGAPORE - The former vice-president of UOB has been hauled to a district court after he allegedly misappropriated cash totalling more than $5.3 million while he was holding the position. Ling Shek Lun, now 65, is accused of misappropriating a total of nearly £2.9 million (S$5.4 million) and US$14,010 (S$18,600) on multiple occasions between 2004 and 2014. Court documents do not disclose the exact source of the monies. The Singaporean is also accused of transferring more than £1.8 million of the benefits of his alleged criminal conduct to one Yong Ai Khim, whose details were not revealed in court documents. Ling, who was charged in court on Feb 10, currently faces two cheating charges, 11 counts of criminal breach of trust, 28 counts of forgery for the purpose of cheating, 54 counts of forgery and 47 counts of dealing the benefits of his alleged criminal activities. He is said to have committed these offences between 2003 and 2015. Between 2005 and 2015, Ling allegedly made false documents, including multiple fixed deposit account statements, to cheat a man identified as Kevin William Braddick. He is accused of duping Mr Braddick into believing that his funds were deposited into a...

Community-organised dialogue suggests ways to help lower-income, bridge social divide

aseanpr 19 2 月

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SINGAPORE - Most residents who live in public rental housing find their Housing Board blocks only have rental units. This gives families little opportunity to get to know others in their transient neighbourhood, and they may feel isolated as a result. Ways to overcome this - such as integrating rental HDB flats into blocks of Build-to-Order flats for purchase and having a special fund that tenants can tap on for community activities - were among suggestions by participants to address the needs of lower-income communities and boost social solidarity at a virtual dialogue on Thursday night (Feb 18). Among the participants was Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh, who welcomed these ideas and said those living in rental units should not have to face stigma, and their situations should not be construed as something out of the ordinary. They could also be in temporary straits. "But that may not be how the cookie crumbles," added the Workers' Party secretary-general and MP for Aljunied GRC. "We need to accept that there are imperfections in society and... we should be more open-minded as a people. That may not be an end point but at least it will be a better place than where we were," h...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Feb 19

aseanpr 19 2 月

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Feb 19. NTUC to push for progressive wage model in higher-paying sectors, specific vocations Discussions are ongoing with employers in strata management, solar technology and pest management. READ MORE HERE Woman killed by falling tree in Marsiling Park was wearing noise-cancelling earbuds Loke Xiao Li was "not an active person" and had taken up running only recently. READ MORE HERE No indication Covid-19 vaccine caused cardiac arrest in elderly S'porean: MOH A 72-year-old who received his first dose of the vaccine was hospitalised after suffering cardiac arrest. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Satellite images show clearing of Kranji woodland was in progress in March 2020 Independent checks by ST revealed forested land disappearing from March 1, 2020. READ MORE HERE Nasa’s astrobiology rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing It landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life. READ MORE HERE Connect @ Changi opens: What to expect at S'pore's first dedicated facility for business travellers...

Student care centres set up by self-help groups mark 5 years

aseanpr 19 2 月

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Five years after the four ethnic-based self-help groups agreed to jointly set up student care centres in schools, 30 of them are up and running, including two that opened last month. Ministers and representatives from the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC), Eurasian Association (EA), Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda) and Yayasan Mendaki joined 20 pupils from Big Heart Student Care at Zhangde Primary School yesterday to celebrate the anniversary of their joint venture and the opening of the latest centres. The Big Heart Student Care centres, which have more than 4,200 pupils enrolled in them, began operating at Xishan Primary School and Zhangde Primary School last month. Ms Low Yen Ling, Mayor of South West District and chairman of the self-help groups' joint venture company, said: "It's with the support of the self-help groups and community partners that Big Heart has been able to meet our aim of providing quality and affordable after-school student care services for students from all backgrounds." Ms Low, who is also Minister of State for Trade and Industry as well as Culture, Community and Youth, added that "this mission is all the more vital today as mo...

Bitcoin Latinum推出Tesla Roadster特别版全球赠品

aseanpr 19 2 月

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PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - 下一代比特币分叉Bitcoin Latinum ( https://bitcoinlatinum.com/ ) 宣布在全球范围内赠送定制新版Tesla Roadster。该公司定制了8款新版Tesla Roadster，为了纪念特斯拉和Bitcoin Latinum的创新精神，同时用来庆祝Bitcoin Latinum在今年稍后上市的里程碑。官方赠品申请表格可以在Bitcoin Latinum新开设的商品商店中找到：shop.bitcoinlatinum.com Bitcoin Latinum是增强的比特币分叉。 Bitcoin Latinum算法和基础架构突破了某些加密货币实际使用中的某些限制，并且实现了加速。 Bitcoin Latinum令牌是媒体、游戏、存储、云应用和电信公司所采用的区块链生态系统的重要部分。 Bitcoin Latinu首次预售在2020年11月，已经全部售罄。 Tesla创始人Elon Musk在ARK Invest的播客采访中对比特币进行了描述：“ 加密货币绕过了货币控制。纸币正在消失。加密货币是一种比纸质更好的转移价值的方式。这显而易见。” Bitcoin Latinum即将成为世界上最大的被保险的数字资产。Bitcoin Latinum已任命Marsh＆McLennan（全球领先的专业保险经纪人和风险顾问之一）通过其亚洲部门Marsh Asia为其新的加密货币安排全面的保险计划。预期的保险范围将在外部盗窃和内部串通的情况下保护Bitcoin Latinum持有人的数字资产。奥斯卡获奖制片厂Cross Creek Media也是Bitcoin Latinum支持者。Cross Creek Media在全球票房中总收入超过17亿美元，是奥斯卡奖得主“Black Swan”和“The Trial of the Chicago 7”等电影的联合出品人和制片人。多部影片获得包括最佳影片等五项金球奖提名。Cross Creek Media首席执行官Timmy Thompson表示：“随着我们不断开发屡获殊荣的产品，我们对Bitcoin Latinum这种被保险的数字货币的功能感到非常兴奋。Cross Creek的新媒体技术投资组合，使我们能够完美发挥媒体和游戏在数字资产领域的优势。” Tesla赠品申请截止日期定为2021年4月30日晚上11:59 (PST)，无需购买即可进入。该活动将于今年晚些时候在Bitcoin Latinum硬分叉之后举行。本文仅用于提供资讯和信息用途，不是投资建议。Bitcoin Latinum强烈建议您在做出任何投资决定之前，咨询专业人员并遵守当地的法规。 Media contact Company: Bitcoin Latinum Contact: Ka...

Anonymous liver donor brightens CNY for little Raenelle

aseanpr 18 2 月

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SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - When their daughter Raenelle was diagnosed with biliary atresia - a rare liver disease - at 1½ months old, Ms Vicky Cheng and Mr Roger Wong were devastated. Last September, Raenelle's parents got even worse news - doctors said the 17-month-old had end-stage liver disease and gave her six months to live, unless she could get a liver donor. Dad's liver was not a match and mum was pregnant at the time. So, desperate to find a living donor to save the life of her child, Ms Cheng, a 35-year-old housewife, made an urgent plea on Facebook. On Jan 6, after three heart-rending months, the National University Hospital (NUH) found a match in an anonymous donor. The Transplant Ethics Committee conducted a review of the case on Jan 13 and Raenelle had the surgery on Jan 20. Two weeks after the surgery at NUH, the family's spirits were lifted even further - just in time for Chinese New Year - after she was moved from the high dependency ward to a general ward, where she still is today. Because of confidentiality issues, the family do not know the identity of the donor. Ms Cheng is forever grateful to the "selfless" donor and told The New Paper on Wednesday (Feb 17): "...

Man accused of murdering woman in Jurong East stabbing incident had allegedly hurt her before

aseanpr 18 2 月

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SINGAPORE - A 35-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in Jurong East had purportedly hurt her with a penknife in November last year. Zheng Xianfeng, a Chinese national, was facing two charges, including for last year's alleged offence, before he was charged on Thursday (Feb 18) with murdering Tham Mee Yoke. Tham, 34, was found lying motionless with multiple stab wounds at the void deck of Block 308 Jurong East Street 32 by the police, after they were alerted on Tuesday at 11.55pm. She was unconscious when taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and pronounced dead at about 1.30am the next day. On Wednesday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force received a call for help at 12.05am and said that two people were taken to the hospital. The police said on Wednesday that Zheng and Tham know each other. According to court documents, Zheng is said to have voluntarily caused hurt to Tham using a penknife on Nov 17 last year at the open space carpark next to Block 349 Jurong East Avenue 1. He is also accused of causing annoyance on Jan 16 this year by lying down on the carpark near Block 316 Jurong East Street 32, and shouting while drunk. Zheng's case is expected to be heard again on...

Man given probation for trespassing into NUS dorm, taking women’s undergarments

aseanpr 18 2 月

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SINGAPORE - A man was given 21 months' probation on Thursday (Feb 18) for trespassing into a dormitory at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and taking items such as women's undergarments. Goh An Soon, 20, has to attend offence-specific treatment programmes and perform 60 hours of community service as part of his probation. He had pleaded guilty earlier to one count each of misappropriating property and trespassing. The court had heard that Goh went to the dormitory at King Edward VII Hall in Kent Ridge Road eight times between Dec 19, 2018, and Feb 1, 2019. At that time, he was a student at another school, which was not named in court documents. He would look for lingerie left unattended in washing machines at the dormitory's laundry areas, or among the clothes hung to dry in the common corridor. "He claimed that he would then take the undergarments to pantry rooms in neighbouring blocks of the campus to look at them up close, and that he left the undergarments behind in these rooms thereafter," Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Pei Wei had said. Besides women's lingerie, he also stole items such as laundry bags containing male and female clothing, as well as a wallet with bank...

Woman killed by falling tree in Marsiling Park; last inspection by NParks in April 2020

aseanpr 18 2 月

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SINGAPORE - A woman was killed after a tree fell on her in Marsiling Park on Thursday morning (Feb 18). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to the incident at about 8.15am and found a person trapped under a fallen tree. SCDF officers used cutting equipment to extricate the 38-year-old woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The police are investigating the incident. Dr Leong Chee Chiew, commissioner of Parks and Recreation at the National Parks Board, said the 20m-tall Araucaria excelsa tree, which had a girth of 1.3m, was found to be healthy when it was last inspected in April last year. “We are sad that there was one fatality. Our priority now is to accord assistance to the family of the deceased," he said. The board is investigating the incident. According to eyewitnesses, a loud crack was heard just before the tree fell, pinning the woman under it. About 10 passers-by tried to lift the tree to help the woman but were unsuccessful. Secondary 3 student Kayden Teo and his friend were among those who tried to help. The 15-year-old said: "We were walking across the bridge (over the pond) and heard a loud crack and a splash. A tall ...

Cleared Kranji woodlands a key connector for animals: Experts

aseanpr 18 2 月

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SINGAPORE - The Kranji woodland area along the Rail Corridor that had large swathes mistakenly cleared from it is of strategic importance as a connector for animals to reach other areas, said nature experts. Some endangered and rare species that have been sighted in the area include the crested serpent eagle, Malayan box turtle and even the pangolin. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.

First shipment of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine arrives in Singapore on Feb 17

aseanpr 17 2 月

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SINGAPORE - The first shipment of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Singapore on Wednesday afternoon (Feb 17). It is another step forward in the Republic's bid to control the Covid-19 outbreak. Sources told The Straits Times that the vaccine was ferried by a Singapore Airlines plane that took off from Brussels in Belgium and transited at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The plane was expected to touch down at Changi Airport at about 2.15pm but arrived ahead of schedule. The Ministry of Health had initially said on Feb 3 that the first shipment of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine would arrive around March, provided there were no disruptions to the shipment schedule. The vaccine is the second Covid-19 vaccine to be approved for use in Singapore after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was approved in mid-December. The Health Sciences Authority had said on Feb 3 that its review of the available clinical data found that the Moderna vaccine demonstrated a high efficacy of 94 per cent, with the benefits outweighing the risks. This means that there is a 94 per cent reduction of symptomatic Covid-19 disease in a vaccinated group of people, compared with a similarly sized group of unvac...

Criminal charges abated for man found dead following woman’s fatal stabbing in Tampines

aseanpr 17 2 月

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SINGAPORE - A man who was found dead in Punggol following a woman's fatal stabbing in Tampines last week had the two pending criminal charges against him abated on Wednesday (Feb 17). This means that Ng Chee Kok's court proceedings on these charges have come to an end. On Feb 10, Ms Ting Su Yin, 42, who had married Ng in June 2000, was found lying motionless at the void deck of Block 206 Tampines Street 21. She was covered in blood with slash wounds on her neck. The mother of three was unconscious when she was rushed to hospital and died later that day. Hours after she was found, Ng was discovered at the foot of Block 205A Punggol Field, where he lived. The Singaporean also died after he was taken to hospital. Police earlier said that he is believed to have assaulted Ms Ting and officers were alerted to the stabbing incident at around 6.30am last Wednesday. The couple's marriage is said to have turned sour in recent years, with Ms Ting moving out of their Punggol matrimonial home to live with her mother in Tampines. Checks by The Straits Times revealed that Ms Ting took out a Personal Protection Order (PPO) against Ng on March 6 last year. He had been accused of breaching the PPO a...

Man arrested for alleged murder of woman found with multiple stab wounds in Jurong

aseanpr 17 2 月

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SINGAPORE - A 35-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a 34-year-old woman in Jurong, said the police on Wednesday (Feb 17). The police said they were alerted to the incident at Jurong East Street 32 at 11.55pm on Tuesday. A woman was found lying motionless with multiple stab wounds at the void deck of Block 308. She was unconscious when taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at about 1.30am on Wednesday. Preliminary investigations showed they are known to each other, the police said. Large blood stains were seen at the ground floor of Block 308 when Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao arrived at the scene. Residents told Zaobao the police had cordoned off the area for about nine hours. When The Straits Times arrived at the scene at 10.15am, the blood stains had been washed away. Drops of blood were also found at the walkway of Block 307. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they received a call for help at 12.05am on Wednesday. Two people were taken to the hospital, added SCDF. The man will be charged with murder - which carries the death penalty - on Thursday, the police said. Investigations are ongoin...

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