| Hong Kong Phooey |
| Hong Kong is a very modern fast paced city With land prices at a premium the only way to build is upwards and the famous Hong Kong skyline is the result of this One of the best viewpoints is from Victoria Peak aka 'The Peak' A tram ride up the mou (more) |
| pekin |
| Y asi es amigos queridos esoty en Beijing pero como ahora se que es un tema de pronunciacion del cantones al mandarin insisto en llamarlo Pekin porque en mi mente convoca mas imagenes Termine mi laburo en Shanghai mas adelante sera tiempo de evaluaci (more) |
| California Road Trip pt 1 Yosemite and San Luis Obispo |
| Hello we're back from our internet exile and can finally update you on what's been going on over the past 2 weeks with photos as well hopefullyHope you're all well back in England and enjoying Wimbledon etc Thank you for all your comments it's nice (more) |
| The very best of berries |
| Waxberry picking tours are popular in early July when the fruit is in season asianewsphoto Yuyao city offers a treat that's sweet but challenging to collect, Wu Yiyao discovers the pleasures of waxberries High in the trees in the hills of Yuyao in (more) |
| Four Seasons Las Vegas (source: About) |
| Four Seasons Las Vegas: If you want a luxury Las Vegas experience but want to stay an arm's length from the casinos and nightlife, the Four Seasons is an excellent choice (source: About) RSS feeds and RSS in feedzilla com (more) |
| Eric the Landscaper |
| Hello everyone Kerstin and I are now employed full time at a landscaping company It is very relieving to have a steady job with hourly pay something about knowing how much money yoursquore going to get at the end of the week is just nice The work is (more) |
| Frommer's 5 Deals for June 30, 2010 |
| An Orlando trip in time to check out the new Harry Potter theme
park, discounted hotels in the Caribbean, and more (more) |
| (AHN) U.S. Offers To Sell Top Weapons Systems To India |
| The United States on Friday offered to sell India its “top of the shelf” defense weapons systems while revealing that both the countries were negotiating three agreements to allow American companies to share their defense technologies with India (more) |
| UL's Summer Safety Tips |
| For those of you who have been following An Island Life for a while
now, you may remember the time that Kacie went down the wrong
waterslide and ended up on the bottom of a 9 pool Back then
she didn't know how to swim but knew enough to hold h (more) |
| No country for cold men |
| With snowshoes, a 20 kilogram pack and a sense of adventure, Ben Stubbs heads off piste to learn the skills of survival 'What? Australia has mountains? With snow? Are you sure you don't mean Austria?'' I don't know how many times I've heard this whe (more) |
| Room and VIP Lounge Access in Lima |
| VIP treatment on your next business trip to Peru Our exclusive offer includes: Rates from USD 169 a night, admission to VIP Lounge at Lima's airport, shuttle to selected sites, transfer to local office, 500 Starpoints, Internet, breakfast, health cl (more) |
| Asia Trip Part 8 |
| De treinrit van Yogja naar Bandung is prachtig Het geeft een fantastisch panorama van de typische Javaanse cultuur en natuur Ondanks dat het eten in de ldquoeksklusiverdquo wagon van ontbijt tot diner slecht 3 keuzes had en de koffie en cola halverw (more) |
| Park of the Week: Ice Age National Scenic Trail |
| If you don't know much about the Ice Age you might enjoy a
learning experience on the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, in
mild climate Wisconsin rather than a place as cold as the name
would suggest (more) |
| New Routes Bring Aloha and College Football to Even More Cities |
| Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of all the new route announcements that come our way, so we’ve complied a little bit of a rundown below As long as you can afford the fares, this should definitely help add to your passport stamp colle (more) |
| Last weeks in the Hospital |
| The last two weeks working in the hospital have been such a mindblowing experience I have been looking back through the pictures and now realize how incredible of an experience it has all been The third week rotation I moved to a different hospital (more) |
| Bermuda Epilogue |
| I wanted to post a final entry on the Bermuda trip Pre planning CostsFlights 20 Used United Airlines frequent flyer milesHotel 75 at Newark airport typical rooms are 250Cruise 500 amount saved by trading a Timeshare weekTripTook a voluntary bu (more) |
| Brian McFadden Concert |
| Brian McFadden will appear live at the CUBE Campbelltown, Friday the 6th of August It is one of only 2 Sydney shows Just Say So is Brian McFadden's new single and reboot! It is ridiculously catchy electro pop with heavy auto tune and dance beats and (more) |
| Victoria Beckham to Collaborate With Range Rover |
| Pneumatic pop star turned fashion maven Victoria Beckham has been named the 'creative design executive' for Range Rover on the eve of the famed British brand's 40th anniversary The announcement came during a glamorous fete thrown by British Vogue t (more) |
| Dining Plan Desserts |
| We are planning on doing the Quick Service Dining Plan on our next trip I know each meal comes with a dessert but if you don't want the dessert at that moment but would still like to order an entree, is it possible to go back to the restaurant at a (more) |
| WHTI Documents (source: About) |
| WHTI Documents Passports and Other WHTI Documents What is Okay for WHTI U S Passports (source: About) RSS and RSS Feed in feedzilla com (more) |
| DENVER |
| Wow just wow We left Fremont this morning after a delicious breakfast Carrie Claussen makes the best coffee We are very grateful to our hostsBefore hitting the road we stopped at HyVee for provisions essential ham and bread and were literally met (more) |
| Paris to Bulgaria... |
| July 22010Last night we got the kids some gelato then took them back to the apartment and went out for a drink during happy hour Was nice to sit at an outdoor caf one last time though the drinks were terrible They do NOT know how to make a mojito (more) |
| Travel day to Port Elizabeth Jeffrey's Bay |
| First just want to make a comment regarding internet access the last few days The hostel in Umzumbe did not have any wireless connection and last night we just went online to pay some bills and try to find a hostel When adding a blog it does take s (more) |
| Sailing from San Blas to Cartagena - 2 boats I would NOT recommend. |
| I'm writing this post to advise travellers of my experience of 2
boats sailing from the San Blas islands to Cartagena, Colombia and
vice versa
(more) |
| Get Designer Deals While Visiting Italy in Summer: Calendar of Sales |
| The summer sales season kicked off in some of the cities in Italy On July 10 you will have shopping sales season ongoing throughout Italy
Below is the starting date of summer sales season in Italy for each of the regions Keep in mind, earlier is b (more) |
| Camooweal Mt Isa Hughenden 2527 June |
| We left Lorella Springs just after 8 am and headed for Cape Crawford located at the intersection of the Carpentaria and Tablelands highways Here we refuelled and headed south to the Barkly Homestead where we thought we might have to spend the night (more) |
| Pool Party! (Location: Near Roman Colosseum) |
| Have you ever dreamed of taking a dip, lounging poolside, or sipping cocktails in the shade of the Colosseum in Rome? The summer festival All'Ombra del Colosseo set on the Caelian Hill overlooking the Colosseum valley is probably as close as you can (more) |
| Campgrounds roll out new lodging options |
| (more) |
| Niagara SkyWheel (source: About) |
| Overview of Niagara SkyWheel Ferris wheel in Niagra Falls, Canada (source: About) Share on Twitter Share on Facebook RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla com (more) |
| Great Adventures Water Resort (source: About) |
| Overview of the Great Adventures Water Resort in Bellevue, Nebraska (source: About) Share on Twitter Share on Facebook RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla com (more) |
| City break holidays: deals of the day - June 25 |
| Flying visit to New York Three nights in New York with Virgin Holidays (0844 557 3870; www virginholidays co uk), including direct scheduled flights with Virgin Atlantic from London Heathrow and accommodation at the three star Hudson hotel on a room (more) |
| IHG Announces Sale of InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta |
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC [LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG] announces the sale of the 422 room InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta to Maryland based Pebblebrook Hotel Trust for US$105 million in cash (more) |
| Have snorkel, will part waters |
| Simple shelter Sawa Camp's huts are as close to the Red Sea as possible without getting wet The world beneath the Red Sea surface can top the simple pleasures of the shore, writes Stephanie Clifford Smith The architecture along the road from (more) |
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| San Francisco: Travel-Ticker offers $129 rooms at stylish Intercontinental |
| You can stay at the translucent blue Intercontinental San Francisco
near the Moscone Center starting at 129 per night in
a special deal available through Travel Ticker
Deal: This
Intercontinental, with 500 rooms on 32 floors, stands in the hea (more) |
| Home at Last |
| SnapshotAs many of you know we are back in the US trying to adjust to the life we knew just 90 days ago The beauty as we left Swakopmund is almost indescribable as large dunes lay against the sea We continued south traveling on dirt roads through (more) |
| Google will buy ITA - but what does it mean for travelers? (source: indepen |
| Google is to purchase flight information firm ITA, the search giant announced July 1, in a deal that has the potential to transform how we search for flights online (source: independent) RSS news feeds and RSS in feedzilla com (more) |
| Guggenheim Bilbao: 'The Greatest Building of our Time' |
| Photo by aherrero via Flickr, (Creative Commons)
Philip Johnson declared that of Frank Gehry’s iconic Guggenheim museum in 1998, and 52 experts polled by Vanity Fair just agreed (more) |
| China's Han Flock to Theme Parks Featuring Minorities |
| The ethnic theme playgrounds showcase features of ethnic minorities but also enforce the narrative that they are part of greater China (more) |
| TBEX Â'10 Revisited: Reflections From Around the Web |
| We revisited our time at the Travel Blog Exchange with quotes, stories and fake tweets What did other TBEXers have to say? Here’s a comprehensive round up of responses (more) |
| Farewell Abisko onwards to Malmo |
| Short one today Checkout is quite intensive herehellip they give you a list of thins you have to do in your room before you leave cleaningwise otherwise you risk a 40 fine Lovely I headed down towards the lake today that was lovely Therersquos a h (more) |
| Money Erodes a Holdout of Old Long Island |
| The Montauket Hotel, which was put up for sale in June, has become a stand in for the soul of this gentrifying town (more) |
| India out of Nepal's new passport deal |
| KATHMANDU: Amid growing security concerns in India about the misuse of Nepali passports, Indian companies seeking to bid for a fresh passport deal in Nepal have crashed out due to unfavourable yardsticks India's state owned Security Printing and Min (more) |
| Ahh...Mui Ne |
| Monday June 28thToday Sinh Tourist picked us up at Dreams hotel at 7am along with 2 other couples staying at our hotel The bus was a minibus today to Mui Ne unlike the other full size buses we have rode up until now We left about 25 minutes later t (more) |
| Giovanni 'John' Desiderio Bucci Introduces Cambridge Who's Who to the Life |
| Giovanni 'John' Desiderio Bucci celebrated for a career in fine arts that spans over four decades (more) |
| STR Reports US Hotel Performance for the Week Ending June 26 - 2010 (source |
| In year over year measurements, the industry’s occupancy last week increased 6 8 percent to 69 7 percent Average daily rate rose 1 1 percent to US$98 79 Revenue per available room rose 7 9 percent to US$68 88 (source: bnbwire) news feeds and (more) |
| Universal Creative's very, very, very good year |
| By Robert Niles: It's the last day of June and wow! What a month for theme park premieres I can't remember a string of such impressive debuts as I has the good fortune to attend this month, starting with Disney's World of Color, followed by The Wi (more) |
| TranSiberian Part 1 St. Petersburg to Lake Baikal |
| Written by Luke on day 3 of a 4 day train journey I donrsquot think I have gone crazy yet but am getting close Liz is sleeping I have just seen a goat St PetersburgAfter leaving Helsinki it was only a couple of hours to the Russian border All the (more) |
| Relish the Rockies |
| Perched atop the Rockies, the Rimrock Hotel Resort has valley views so stunning they almost look fakebut we assure you they're not Come see for yourself and discover why this treasured Canadian retreat reached the Gold List for its fifth consecutive (more) |
| Malaysia Airlines to code share with Oman Air (source: Business Traveller A |
| MAS has signed code share agreements with Oman Air as Gulf based airlines continue to extend their long haul connections (source: Business Traveller Asia) RSS feeds and RSS Feed in feedzilla com (more) |
| The North Face Borealis Backpack |
| The North Face Borealis Backpack – great all around daypack for work and adventure
The versatile North Face Borealis is a technical hiking daypack, but also works well as a sporty school or work pack
The Borealis features The North Face's 'bac (more) |
| Day 15 June 302010 Keystone SD Mount Rushmore |
| Saw the Borglum Museum sculptor of Mount Rushmore Found an interesting fact Borglum actually started the carving at Stone Mountain GA Then we toured Mount Rushmore Came back to the site and grilled steaks relaxed and enjoyed a quite evening at (more) |
| Happy birthday Canada from Abisko Sweden |
| While Irsquove been in Abisko the internet crashedhellip but when I checkedout this morning they had a sign saying itrsquos working again timing is everything Haha Irsquoll post the past two days together June 30 Goodbye Norway hello SwedenNarvik (more) |
| A view from a room |
| A VIEW FROM A ROOM
(more) |
| Day 13 Wall SD |
| Headed to Wall SD with a stop off at Mitchell SD to see the World's Only Corn Palace Then headed on to Wall SD Arrived at Wall at the Arrow Campground We toured Wall's drug store the evening of our arrival Had dinner at the Elkton Restuarant (more) |
| Best BootsnAll Travel Photos: June 2010 |
| Here are the best of your travel photos that we featured on BootsnAll in June 2010 Want to find out how to get yours featured? Then don't forget to read the words near the photos in this article, too (more) |
| Diners slapped with holiday surcharges |
| Venues must print a separate list of higher public holiday or weekend prices Source: Herald Sun GROWING numbers of Melbourne restaurants and cafes are slapping diners with 10 per cent public holiday surcharges MasterChef judge George Calombaris's P (more) |
| byron bay |
| After a long and boozie couple of days catching up with my friend i felt i should make a move further up the east coast So here i am in byron bay I took the greyhound bus and i did it over night It quite a cool way of saving on a nights accommodat (more) |
| Holland Slovakia Game |
| Last night was our last night at our hostel in Durban and it has been difficult finding a hostel in Durban on game day So after breakfast I got some more minutes added to our cell phone and went online to find hostels around Durban preferably to the (more) |
| (AHN) Hawaii's Landmark Shark Fin Ban Takes Effect |
| Hawaii's ban on harvesting shark fins took effect Thursday, making the state the first jurisdiction worldwide to prohibit a practice that has brought several species to the brink of extinction The bill makes it illegal for anyone to possess, sell, o (more) |
| Upgrading AAA Ticket |
| My SIL is taking her family to WDW next week and I'm trying to help her out with a few things They bought 5 day Park Hoppers with water parks through AAA I told her it would be good if they would add a day to their tickets, and she said she looke (more) |
| Last Entry from Boating Trip |
| June 14 2010 Boating through Komodo National Park Day FourAfter the events of last night we are all feeling great with the vibe on the boat being one of warmth and camaraderie And today has been one of the best days of the dive trip so far We woke (more) |
| New York: Down with Ugly Travel Clothing! The First Place You Should Shop i |
| Travel clothing does not have to be ugly It does not have to be all khaki cargo pants or wrinkle free shapeless black dresses and it does not have to be from some sort of outfitter catalog In fact, having a travel friendly wardrobe is far easier t (more) |
| july 2 pics |
| We are struggling with getting pictures posted (more) |
| Durban |
| We woke up today to rain and wind lots of it so that pretty much put an end to our plans of walking around Durban alongside the beach We had a nice breakfast at Ushaka Marine World backed up my camera memory card on a DVD and decided to go to Gatewa (more) |
| la gran muralla e impresiones de Beijing |
| Y vaya si es grande y gran Por suerte tenia la data de no hacer el ingreso por el lugar mas habitual que parece ser que se ha convertido en una especie de Disneylandia china Trampa para turistas desgraciadamente lo que pude conocer de Beijing me da (more) |
| A Hanna from Donegal |
| When I was in the 6th grade I read a book titled ldquoRed Hugh Prince of Donegal rdquo It is an exciting tale about a 16th century Irish leader fighting against the English When Hugh O'Donnell's father dies he becomes the prince At this time Que (more) |
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| Residences of the rich and famous |
| Some of China's most famous 20th century identities lived in Shanghai and many of their former residences still stand Because of its relatively young age (around 200 years), Shanghai does not have the ancient historical sites similar to those found (more) |
| NYC welcomed by Lady Liberty |
| Day 194 Friday 301009 NJJ Lady Liberty NYCAlarm went off at 7 30am Breakfast in hotel Walked to 169th St subway station Took about 40 mins to get into the city Got off at 47th and Rockefeller Center Times Square first stop to get tickets at Grey (more) |
| Sensitive content |
| Goodbye Not cool mate NOT cool at all Now I know it was your day you made it that way But I still feel a little pissed off I must say There was nothing we could do it was inevitableWe mustnrsquot blame ourselves Really though REALLYFor hours we tal (more) |
| Indonesia Bali Lombok |
| So we arrive in Bali later than expected and are glad that we asked our accommodation to pick us up as its around 1am that we get to our spot We decided not to stay in Kuta itself but a little out of the hussle of Bali's infamous strip and we found (more) |
| IHG Announces Sale of InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta |
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC [LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG] announces the sale of the 422 room InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta to Maryland based Pebblebrook Hotel Trust for US$105 million in cash IHG will continue to manage the hotel under a long ter (more) |
| Guide to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010 |
| Despite increasing global competition, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is still by far the largest arts festival in the world Bucking the economic downturn of the last two years, new venues continue to be introduced and last year a record 1,859,235 Fr (more) |
| Aloha Friday #141 |
| Welcome to this weeks edition of Aloha
Friday In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and
look forward to the weekend So I thought that on Fridays I would
take it easy on posting, too
Therefore, Ill
ask a simple question for (more) |
| Harry Potter fans get chance to see London through eyes of boy wizard |
| Harry Potter lovers are being given the chance to delve into theworld of the boy wizard once more after the launch of the a new Harry Potter tour of London Movie tour company Brit Movie Tours has launched a new sightseeing tour which delves into the (more) |
| (AHN) Consumer Bankruptcies Up 14 Percent In First Half Of 2010 |
| The American Bankruptcy Institute reported Friday that consumer bankruptcy filings totaled 770,117 in the first six months of the year (AHN) (more) |
| Teresa on Tour |
| Halli hallo wie geht's wie stehtswie war eure Woche Ich war die Woche wiedermal fleissig unterwegs hihi28 Juni 2010 Angefangen hat mein Tag schon sehr frueh Sonnenaufgang am 4MilesBeach in Port Douglas mit Muesli und Kaffee Naja bin etwas zu frue (more) |
| Summer in Italy |
| If there's one thing you can count on, it's that no
matter how many times travel professionals will tell people to
visit Italy in the off season, the vast majority of tourists will
still go in the summer This is partly because the idea of a
's (more) |
| Get a $50 prepaid debit card from Expedia for booking three-night hotel sta |
| Heres an easy way to make money while going on
vacation: Book a hotel for three nights or more on Expedia and
receive a 50 prepaid debit card
Deal: You have to book at least
a three night stay at selected hotels, which the Internet travel
sell (more) |
| Normandy 2010 Impressionist Festival in Rouen |
| Don't miss this major exhibition, A City for Impressionism: Monet, Pissarro and Gauguin, which is on until September 26th in Rouen, capital of Upper Normandy Part of the summer long and Normandy wide Normandie Impressioniste festival, it gathers (more) |
| Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index Falls 8.9 Percent During June |
| he Baird STR Hotel Stock Index ended June at 1757, an 8 9 percent decrease for the month and a 9 6 percent increase for year to date 2010 The Index ended 2009 at 1603 For the second quarter of 2010, the Index fell 9 7 percent to 1757 after closing (more) |
| Hotels in Rome: How to Find Where to Stay |
| When it comes to figuring out where to stay in Rome, the trouble
isn't a lack of choice in fact, it's quite the
opposite This is, as you can imagine, a hugely popular tourist
city with almost no 'low' season If it seems crammed
with traveler (more) |
| The Liquidation Sale Of The Lakefront Hotel Opens Thursday, July 8th At 10: |
| Sale Will Be Conducted By NCL National Content Liquidators, Inc (more) |
| Auckland and the bus |
| So last night maddies friend from work who moved back to NZ a while ago took uis for a drive around the city She took us to Mnt Eden a dormant volcano to see the city form above it was amazing Lights everywhere And frezzzzzing cold But luckily w (more) |
| Restaurant Review: Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca in Washington D.C. |
| How did Ashok Bajaj, a New Delhi native who has become the king of the downtown Washington power meal, with a total of seven restaurants, end up going Italian? The answer, it turns out, is simple I wanted a place where I could have a glass of wine a (more) |
| Lake District hotel offers refund for rain |
| Samling Hotel owners make confident prediction for Summer this year (more) |
| Doctor Dawood: Why do we carry on tanning? |
| Sun protection is travel medicine's Great Lost Cause The past three decades have seen true progress in our knowledge of and approach to a multitude of other travel hazards There have been life changing developments in vaccines and new technologies (more) |
| Air Tahiti Nui flight deal: Kids fly free |
| Tahiti may have a reputation for romantic catering to couples, but
dont be fooled, this vacation hotspot is also
perfect for families With this flight deal, you can book a trip to
Tahiti with Air Tahiti Nui for two adults, and get two
children (more) |
| Take a bite out of America's best hot dogs |
| The hot dog is definitely having its day Here's our frank guide on where to find the country's best tube steaks (more) |
| Dolce Expands Portfolio, Adding Napa Valley’s Silverado Resort |
| Dolce Hotels and Resorts, operator of 26 upscale hotels, resorts and conference hotels in North America and Europe, today announced an expansion of its portfolio with the addition of Silverado Resort, a 1,200 acre, 439 room historic golf resort in Na (more) |
| Burnt shoulders and big grins. |
| So here we are sitting in Riohacha in part of the northern most region of Colombia burnt hot but smiling Wow there has been much adventure since I last wrote in Bogota and we have travelled quite a way We caught a bus that was meant to be 8 hours b (more) |
| Traveling with Life |
| Perhaps life is like a journey where everyone moves on forward and not backward Perhaps life is like a story where every pages is filled with various experiences which begins continues and comes to an end Perhaps life is like a song where every melo (more) |
| Plan some summer fun in Salt Lake City |
| Special to The Oregonian Follow Utah is home to five national parks more than any other state except Alaska and California making it a great destination for those looking to add a little adventure to their summer And some of those parks can ea (more) |
| New Harry Potter tour of London set to show capital through the eyes of a b |
| A movie tour company has launched a new sightseeing tour which delves into the London based locations for the latest Potter outing; Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (more) |
| What's So Different About Your Hotel, Then? - By Caroline Cooper |
| Unless you have a USP or some point of differentiation, what will make your hotel stand out above all the rest in your area, or competing for the same market? Some can rely on their location, or the building, or history But what if your hotel has no (more) |
| Thursday theme park news round-up |
| By Robert Niles: The big news in the theme park industry this week has been the death of six visitors in a crash on a high speed centrifuge ride in China on June 29 A ride vehicle on the Space Journey ride at the Overseas China Town East theme park (more) |
| Biz Travel Clothes for Men (source: About) |
| Every business trip is different, but you'll need certain essential clothing items for every journey From blazers and wrinkle free shirts to jeans and slip on shoes, find out what to pack with this list of business travel clothing suggestions for me (more) |
| Stephenville Texas |
| Stephenville Texas is an interesting little town southwest of Ft Worth We heard about UFO sightings and traveled to the area There were hundreds of sightings in 2008 by local citizens However the Air Force contend the sightings were no more than (more) |
| While Virgin America Goes South of the Border, Passport Fees Go Up in Price |
| FAME: Four Picnic Ready Foods for the Fourth of July Virgin America announces new Mexico destinations Top 5 tables to book for NYC's awesome Restaurant WeekAlso: Brits are the biggest spenders at the 2010 World Cup & Bike sharing pro (more) |
| Budget airliner pitches 'standing area' flights starting at $8 a ticket |
| Low cost airline Ryanair is hoping to cash in on cutting out a famous flying frill: seats The Irish airline's chief executive, Michael O'Leary, has set out proposals that include the outlandish scheme of creating a standing area with 'vertical (more) |
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