Have you seen the Dancing patka of Dil bole Hadipa. It can be seen in the Promos being aired on various TV channels. How can one make a joke of sikh turban or patka.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
some more pics of Belgian delegation at Amritsar & Delhi
More pics at Delhi can be viewed on our News dated 2nd August on the same blog i.e. www.sikhsindia.blogspot.com with Title Delegation from the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Religion & Worldview, K.U.Leuven, Belgium, reached Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, New Delhi
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Historical room unearthed in excavation near Lakhnor Sahib, Ambala
In the pics above :
A devotee prays at the site of a 500-year-old room unearthed near Gurdwara Lakhnor Sahib in Ambala; and (right) wooden beds used by Guru Gobind Singh during his childhood. — Tribune photos by Kamal Sachar
Excavation near Lakhnor Sahib, Historical room unearthed
Suman Bhatnagar
An excavation conducted recently at the historical Lakhnor Sahib Gurdwara, near Ambala City, has revealed a room having several artefacts. The finding has generated a lot of enthusiasm among the local Sikh community.
The room, at the depth of about 25 feet, was found during excavation work being carried out near the gurdwara by the managing committee.
Lakhnor Sahib is a historical religious place where Guru Gobind Singh had spent the initial years of his life as his mother, Mata Gujri, hailed from this village. The devotees are of the view that the room was around 500 years old and had been constructed by the maternal grandfather and grandmother of Guru Gobind Singh. Now the devotees have started the reconstruction of this room. A large number of Sikhs have been coming here to have a look at the historical room.
A copper sword, apparently made in 1804, was also found from the house of a villager, Harpreet Singh, while he was digging the foundation of a room close to the gurdwara. A wooden bed, sword and a copper plate which was used by Guru Gobind Singh in his childhood, are kept safe in this gurdwara.
A well from which Mata Gujri used to collect water is still existing near the gurdwara. According to believers a number of diseases are cured by drinking the water of this well. Every year on the occasion of Gurpurb thousands of devotees from various states come to visit this gurdwara.
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UK Sikhs accuse BBC of racism
UK Sikhs accuse BBC of racism
PTI 20 August 2009, 01:06pm IST
LONDON: A race row has erupted at BBC's flagship Asian station, which has been accused of being insensitive towards Sikhs and encouraging a Muslim presenter to mock Sikhism.
"We should not be paying a licence fee for promoting the ignorance-based ramblings of those bent on self-promotion who sneer at Asian religion and culture," said Hardeep Singh, a spokesman of the Sikh Media Monitoring Group, which accused BBC's Asian Network of being insensitive towards listeners from the minority community.
The Sikh Group has written to the BBC asking for a full transcript of Adil Ray's show, which was removed from their website after threats from angry Sikh listeners who accused the popular Muslim presenter of denigrating the "kirpan" dagger - an important religious symbol and one of five ceremonial symbols that baptised Sikhs are expected to wear at all times, The Independent newspaper said today.
Members of the Sikh community complained that Ray, in the show broadcast by the Birmingham-based network on Thursday August 6, had been disparaging about whether Sikhs really needed to carry kirpans. The complaint was based on Ray's discussion of the cancellation of a Punjabi music concert in Canada where police had banned Sikhs who refused to remove their "kirpan", the British daily reported.
BBC's Asian Network had courted controversy last year when the Lord Ahmed of the Labour Party had accused the network of being biased against Muslims.
Indarjit Singh, veteran Sikh journalist and chief of the Network of Sikh Organisations, said Britain's Asian communities should move away from stations aimed at a small demographic.
"Stations like BBC Asian Network do little to encourage integration and social cohesion because they allow communities to ghettoise themselves," he said.
Supporters of the Asian Network, however, believe the radio station is a vital voice for Britain's Asians in the otherwise white-dominated industries of media and broadcasting.
The network, which was set up eight years ago after the BBC's then director general Greg Dyke described his own organisation as "hideously white", has denied the accusations or any suggestion that Ray meant to mock Sikhism.
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PTI 20 August 2009, 01:06pm IST
LONDON: A race row has erupted at BBC's flagship Asian station, which has been accused of being insensitive towards Sikhs and encouraging a Muslim presenter to mock Sikhism.
"We should not be paying a licence fee for promoting the ignorance-based ramblings of those bent on self-promotion who sneer at Asian religion and culture," said Hardeep Singh, a spokesman of the Sikh Media Monitoring Group, which accused BBC's Asian Network of being insensitive towards listeners from the minority community.
The Sikh Group has written to the BBC asking for a full transcript of Adil Ray's show, which was removed from their website after threats from angry Sikh listeners who accused the popular Muslim presenter of denigrating the "kirpan" dagger - an important religious symbol and one of five ceremonial symbols that baptised Sikhs are expected to wear at all times, The Independent newspaper said today.
Members of the Sikh community complained that Ray, in the show broadcast by the Birmingham-based network on Thursday August 6, had been disparaging about whether Sikhs really needed to carry kirpans. The complaint was based on Ray's discussion of the cancellation of a Punjabi music concert in Canada where police had banned Sikhs who refused to remove their "kirpan", the British daily reported.
BBC's Asian Network had courted controversy last year when the Lord Ahmed of the Labour Party had accused the network of being biased against Muslims.
Indarjit Singh, veteran Sikh journalist and chief of the Network of Sikh Organisations, said Britain's Asian communities should move away from stations aimed at a small demographic.
"Stations like BBC Asian Network do little to encourage integration and social cohesion because they allow communities to ghettoise themselves," he said.
Supporters of the Asian Network, however, believe the radio station is a vital voice for Britain's Asians in the otherwise white-dominated industries of media and broadcasting.
The network, which was set up eight years ago after the BBC's then director general Greg Dyke described his own organisation as "hideously white", has denied the accusations or any suggestion that Ray meant to mock Sikhism.
with thanks : source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/uk/UK-Sikhs-accuse-BBC-of-racism/articleshow/4914512.cms
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The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago
The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago is a not-for-profit community organization
devoted to promoting education, good citizenship, Punjabi culture, language,
performing arts, healthy life style, and sports in the metropolitan Chicago area.
Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago invites you COME ONE COME ALL
15th ANNUAL PCS PUNJABI SPORTS FESTIVAL
A DAY OF FREE FUN & FOOD; Sunday, August 23, 2009, 9am to 5pm.
Community Recreation Center, 120 E. Oak St. Addison , IL . 60101 ( Community Park , one block North-East of Addison Road & Lake Street in Addison )
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Kabaddi, Volleyball, Soccer, Athletics, Musical Chairs, Bhangra Aerobics,
Yoga, Kid's events, & much more.
PCS Kabaddi Cup First Prize $3100, Second Prize $1100,
PCS Volleyball, Basketball & Soccer Cup First Prize $500
Free entry. Free Breakfast and Lunch. Ample Parking. Family Style Fun. All day Sports Festival.
PCS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Saturday August 22, 2009, 9 am to 5 pm
Community Recreation Center, 120 E. Oak St. Addison , IL . 60101
( Community Park , one block North-East of Addison Road & Lake Street in Addison )
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For more information, Please Contact:
PCS hotline 847-359-5PCS,
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or any PCS official.
For further information please contact:
PUNJABI CULTURAL SOCIETY of CHICAGO ,
P.O. Box 1244 , Palatine, IL 60078
Ph: 847-359-5727, Fax: 847-359-1107
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devoted to promoting education, good citizenship, Punjabi culture, language,
performing arts, healthy life style, and sports in the metropolitan Chicago area.
Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago invites you COME ONE COME ALL
15th ANNUAL PCS PUNJABI SPORTS FESTIVAL
A DAY OF FREE FUN & FOOD; Sunday, August 23, 2009, 9am to 5pm.
Community Recreation Center, 120 E. Oak St. Addison , IL . 60101 ( Community Park , one block North-East of Addison Road & Lake Street in Addison )
http://www.addisonparkdistrict.org/community_park.html
Directional Map
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Kabaddi, Volleyball, Soccer, Athletics, Musical Chairs, Bhangra Aerobics,
Yoga, Kid's events, & much more.
PCS Kabaddi Cup First Prize $3100, Second Prize $1100,
PCS Volleyball, Basketball & Soccer Cup First Prize $500
Free entry. Free Breakfast and Lunch. Ample Parking. Family Style Fun. All day Sports Festival.
PCS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Saturday August 22, 2009, 9 am to 5 pm
Community Recreation Center, 120 E. Oak St. Addison , IL . 60101
( Community Park , one block North-East of Addison Road & Lake Street in Addison )
http://www.addisonparkdistrict.org/community_park.html
For more information, Please Contact:
PCS hotline 847-359-5PCS,
Ronny S. Kular 312-318-4426,
Surinder S. Sangha 847-532-0610,
Bhinder S. Pamma 847-361-3579
or any PCS official.
For further information please contact:
PUNJABI CULTURAL SOCIETY of CHICAGO ,
P.O. Box 1244 , Palatine, IL 60078
Ph: 847-359-5727, Fax: 847-359-1107
e-mail to info@PCSChicago.org
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
How-to CDs, clinics to get the turban right
How-to CDs, clinics to get the turban right
Supriya Bhardwaj, TNN 19 August 2009, 03:24am IST
CHANDIGARH: Just how serious is the threat to the Sikh turban from the community’s youth, increasingly at odds with the headgear? Pretty grave, it
seems.
Worried at the trend of Sikh boys shorn of long hair and sans turban, the Akaal Purkh Ki Fauj (APKF), literally meaning ‘army of God’ and with its international headquarters in Malaysia, has decided to open 100 ‘‘turban clinics across India within the next six months. The organization, which swears by technology but harps on tradition, will have experts in these clinics teaching people how to tie the ‘pagri’ in a variety of styles.
Not just that, it will also distribute CDs of ‘Turban Tutor’, a software that helps people learn techniques at home, and ‘Smart Turban’, another software that wraps in 32 different turban styles, which members have developed themselves.
‘‘It’s an emergency situation,’’ said Jaswinder Singh Advocate, SGPC member and director of the Turban Pride Movement (under the APKF umbrella). ‘‘By April 13, 2010, we plan to set up 100 turban clinics across the country. The intention is to motivate Sikh youngsters and kids to take pride in the turban. CDs of Turban Tutor and Smart Turban will be distributed free of cost to people walking into the clinics,’’ he said.
Advocate added that the clinics will also pass on lessons in hair care management. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the apex body of Sikhs, has also put its weight behind the project. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said, ‘‘The turban is an integral part of a Sikh’s life. We need innovative techniques to motivate our youngsters and we will support this effort wholeheartedly. It is worrisome the way turbans are vanishing’’.
The APKF, with 80,000 members world wide, said it would do everything to make the mission a success. ‘‘The situation is quite bleak, Advocate said.
The first turban clinic was launched in Amritsar in 2006 on an experimental basis. But now branches are ready to be opened at a string of towns and cities.
with thanks : source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/How-to-CDs-clinics-to-get-the-turban-right/articleshow/4908733.cms
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Supriya Bhardwaj, TNN 19 August 2009, 03:24am IST
CHANDIGARH: Just how serious is the threat to the Sikh turban from the community’s youth, increasingly at odds with the headgear? Pretty grave, it
seems.
Worried at the trend of Sikh boys shorn of long hair and sans turban, the Akaal Purkh Ki Fauj (APKF), literally meaning ‘army of God’ and with its international headquarters in Malaysia, has decided to open 100 ‘‘turban clinics across India within the next six months. The organization, which swears by technology but harps on tradition, will have experts in these clinics teaching people how to tie the ‘pagri’ in a variety of styles.
Not just that, it will also distribute CDs of ‘Turban Tutor’, a software that helps people learn techniques at home, and ‘Smart Turban’, another software that wraps in 32 different turban styles, which members have developed themselves.
‘‘It’s an emergency situation,’’ said Jaswinder Singh Advocate, SGPC member and director of the Turban Pride Movement (under the APKF umbrella). ‘‘By April 13, 2010, we plan to set up 100 turban clinics across the country. The intention is to motivate Sikh youngsters and kids to take pride in the turban. CDs of Turban Tutor and Smart Turban will be distributed free of cost to people walking into the clinics,’’ he said.
Advocate added that the clinics will also pass on lessons in hair care management. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the apex body of Sikhs, has also put its weight behind the project. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said, ‘‘The turban is an integral part of a Sikh’s life. We need innovative techniques to motivate our youngsters and we will support this effort wholeheartedly. It is worrisome the way turbans are vanishing’’.
The APKF, with 80,000 members world wide, said it would do everything to make the mission a success. ‘‘The situation is quite bleak, Advocate said.
The first turban clinic was launched in Amritsar in 2006 on an experimental basis. But now branches are ready to be opened at a string of towns and cities.
with thanks : source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/How-to-CDs-clinics-to-get-the-turban-right/articleshow/4908733.cms
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Sikhs are much adored in Pakistan
Sikhs are much adored in Pakistan
Ajay Bharadwaj / DNAWednesday,
August 19, 2009 2:14 IST
Lahore: There is a curious liking for Sikhs in Lahore. The moment locals see a Sikh, they warmly greet him "satsrikaal sardarji" and go out of the way to enquire about his health. Shopkeepers even feel embarrassed taking money from Sikh customers.
In a city where there are just seven Sikh families, they stand out with their turbans and flowing beard. "It's their exotic look that perhaps attracts people here," says Zaheer Hussain, a research scholar. Hussain feels Sikhs also have a lot in common with local Muslims. There are more than a dozen sub-castes that the Sikhs share with the people here. "For instance, if you have Sidhus, Randhawas, Virks and Bhattis among the Sikhs, you have them among the Muslims as well. As a result, locals feel an immediate affinity," Hussain says.
Amritsar and Lahore were known as the twin cities before the Partition. If Lahore was the cultural capital of pre-Partition Punjab, Amritsar was its business capital.
Ashraf Ali, a businessman, however, feels Sikhs are liked here for a historic reason. "We feel that in India both the Sikhs and the Muslims were not being treated fairly. So, we tend to identify ourselves with them and give them love and affection when they come here," he says.
Many equated the 1984 Operation Bluestar with the demolition of Babri mosque in 1992. They feel persecution by the Hindus binds Muslims and Sikhs.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Evacuee Trust Board announced that more than 25,000 acres of land had been acquired in Nankana Sahib for the proposed Guru Nanak Dev International University. Asam Hashmee, chairman of the board, said a governing body had been constituted to spearhead the project.
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Ajay Bharadwaj / DNAWednesday,
August 19, 2009 2:14 IST
Lahore: There is a curious liking for Sikhs in Lahore. The moment locals see a Sikh, they warmly greet him "satsrikaal sardarji" and go out of the way to enquire about his health. Shopkeepers even feel embarrassed taking money from Sikh customers.
In a city where there are just seven Sikh families, they stand out with their turbans and flowing beard. "It's their exotic look that perhaps attracts people here," says Zaheer Hussain, a research scholar. Hussain feels Sikhs also have a lot in common with local Muslims. There are more than a dozen sub-castes that the Sikhs share with the people here. "For instance, if you have Sidhus, Randhawas, Virks and Bhattis among the Sikhs, you have them among the Muslims as well. As a result, locals feel an immediate affinity," Hussain says.
Amritsar and Lahore were known as the twin cities before the Partition. If Lahore was the cultural capital of pre-Partition Punjab, Amritsar was its business capital.
Ashraf Ali, a businessman, however, feels Sikhs are liked here for a historic reason. "We feel that in India both the Sikhs and the Muslims were not being treated fairly. So, we tend to identify ourselves with them and give them love and affection when they come here," he says.
Many equated the 1984 Operation Bluestar with the demolition of Babri mosque in 1992. They feel persecution by the Hindus binds Muslims and Sikhs.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Evacuee Trust Board announced that more than 25,000 acres of land had been acquired in Nankana Sahib for the proposed Guru Nanak Dev International University. Asam Hashmee, chairman of the board, said a governing body had been constituted to spearhead the project.
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BBC defends Adil Ray after Sikh comments
BBC defends Adil Ray after Sikh comments
Aug 18, 2009
The BBC Asian Network has defended its 'Breakfast' presenter Adil Ray after he commented on the cancellation of the Gurdas Maan concert over a Kirpan issue.
The comments were made on Adil's show on Thursday 6th August when the programme featured a news bulletin with two stories about Sikhs. One was about the cancellation of a Gurdas Maan concert in Canada, the other about Sikh soldiers joining the Queen's guard in the UK for the first time. Adil talked about both with the newsreader after the bulletin.
The BBC Asian Network said, "We have had a few responses from listeners who thought that he was in some way mocking the Kirpan or Sikhism, or judging the rights and wrong of wearing the Kirpan. That response has led to discussion on some message boards."
The statement further added, "The Asian Network and Adil Ray would like to assure all our listeners that he did not mock the Kirpan or Sikhism. He was expressing surprise at the cancellation of the gig over the Kirpan issue, and then to link the two stories he made a remark about the British Army and whether it would be open-minded enough to let Kirpan wearers in. At no time did he make any judgment about people's faith or the rights and wrongs of wearing the Kirpan.
The Asian Network and Adil Ray welcome the fact that he has listeners of all faiths who enjoy his humour and presentation."
Following the uproar by listeners, the BBC Asian Network has spliced out the remarks from its listen-back service, BBC iPlayer.
Earlier this year, the Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO) Media Monitoring Group expressed concern over the 'Adil Ray Show' after stand-in presenter; Tommy Sandhu made some comments about growing a beard.
with thanks : source : http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/08/bbc_defends_adi.php
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Aug 18, 2009
The BBC Asian Network has defended its 'Breakfast' presenter Adil Ray after he commented on the cancellation of the Gurdas Maan concert over a Kirpan issue.
The comments were made on Adil's show on Thursday 6th August when the programme featured a news bulletin with two stories about Sikhs. One was about the cancellation of a Gurdas Maan concert in Canada, the other about Sikh soldiers joining the Queen's guard in the UK for the first time. Adil talked about both with the newsreader after the bulletin.
The BBC Asian Network said, "We have had a few responses from listeners who thought that he was in some way mocking the Kirpan or Sikhism, or judging the rights and wrong of wearing the Kirpan. That response has led to discussion on some message boards."
The statement further added, "The Asian Network and Adil Ray would like to assure all our listeners that he did not mock the Kirpan or Sikhism. He was expressing surprise at the cancellation of the gig over the Kirpan issue, and then to link the two stories he made a remark about the British Army and whether it would be open-minded enough to let Kirpan wearers in. At no time did he make any judgment about people's faith or the rights and wrongs of wearing the Kirpan.
The Asian Network and Adil Ray welcome the fact that he has listeners of all faiths who enjoy his humour and presentation."
Following the uproar by listeners, the BBC Asian Network has spliced out the remarks from its listen-back service, BBC iPlayer.
Earlier this year, the Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO) Media Monitoring Group expressed concern over the 'Adil Ray Show' after stand-in presenter; Tommy Sandhu made some comments about growing a beard.
with thanks : source : http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/08/bbc_defends_adi.php
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Manmohan Singh chair to be instituted in PU
Manmohan Singh chair to be instituted in PU
Express News Service
Posted: Aug 17, 2009 at 0213 hrs IST
Chandigarh In a move to honour its alumnus and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Panjab University (PU) has proposed to institute a chair in his name at his former department — the Department of Economics.
The proposal has been approved by the Syndicate and awaits a final nod from the Senate. Even as sources confirm that the proposal is in its preliminary stages, the department says it has not received any communication on the setting up of the new chair.
“It is a matter of prestige for our department to have the chair and once set up, we will have a chance to interact with world-class faculty,” said chairperson of the Economics department, Dr Upinder Sawhney, adding that the department was yet to receive a formal communication on the decision.
This will be the second chair in the university in the name of a prime minister, the earlier one being in the name of Rajiv Gandhi.
The much-coveted Rajiv Gandhi chair was approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development in 2005. With the chair lying vacant ever since, the university has not only lost out on the grants, but has also missed out on the massive research projects that could have been undertaken.
The other chairs include Sheikh Baba Farid Chair, Guru Ravi Das Chair of Sant Sahitya Studies, Guru Nanak Sikh Studies Chair and Bhai Veer Singh Chair.
Of these, the Sheikh Baba Farid Chair has been lying vacant since 2003, Bhai Veer Singh Chair since 2004 and Guru Nanak Sikh Studies Chair for almost a decade.
Prabjit Singh, a Fellow at the university, said: “We have taken up the issue of vacant chairs and hope they will be filled soon. The addition of the Dr Manmohan Singh chair is indeed an issue of prestige for the university, and we hope it will help the department develop further.”
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Express News Service
Posted: Aug 17, 2009 at 0213 hrs IST
Chandigarh In a move to honour its alumnus and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Panjab University (PU) has proposed to institute a chair in his name at his former department — the Department of Economics.
The proposal has been approved by the Syndicate and awaits a final nod from the Senate. Even as sources confirm that the proposal is in its preliminary stages, the department says it has not received any communication on the setting up of the new chair.
“It is a matter of prestige for our department to have the chair and once set up, we will have a chance to interact with world-class faculty,” said chairperson of the Economics department, Dr Upinder Sawhney, adding that the department was yet to receive a formal communication on the decision.
This will be the second chair in the university in the name of a prime minister, the earlier one being in the name of Rajiv Gandhi.
The much-coveted Rajiv Gandhi chair was approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development in 2005. With the chair lying vacant ever since, the university has not only lost out on the grants, but has also missed out on the massive research projects that could have been undertaken.
The other chairs include Sheikh Baba Farid Chair, Guru Ravi Das Chair of Sant Sahitya Studies, Guru Nanak Sikh Studies Chair and Bhai Veer Singh Chair.
Of these, the Sheikh Baba Farid Chair has been lying vacant since 2003, Bhai Veer Singh Chair since 2004 and Guru Nanak Sikh Studies Chair for almost a decade.
Prabjit Singh, a Fellow at the university, said: “We have taken up the issue of vacant chairs and hope they will be filled soon. The addition of the Dr Manmohan Singh chair is indeed an issue of prestige for the university, and we hope it will help the department develop further.”
with thanks : source : http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/manmohan-singh-chair-to-be-instituted-in-pu/502794/
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