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Researcher's 3-D Digital Storage System Could Hold A Library On One Disc
by sandeep bhavsar 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

Researcher's 3-D Digital Storage System Could Hold A Library On One Disc Imagine taking the entire collection of historical documents at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and storing it on a single DVD. The technology developed by chemistry professor Kevin Belfield and his research team could eventually be used to store historical documents or create complicated databases that could give decision-makers quick access to critical information. (Photo: Jerry Klein) University of Central Florida Chemistry Professor Kevin D. Belfield and his team have cracked a puzzle that stumped scientists for more than a dozen years. They have developed a new technology that will allow users to record and store massive amounts of data -- the museum's entire collection or as many as 500 movies, for example -- onto a single disc or, perhaps, a small cube. Belfield's Two-Photon 3-D Optical Data Storage system makes this possible. "For a while, the community has been able to record data in photochromic materials in several layers," Belfield said. "The problem was that no one could figure out how to read out the data without destroying it. But we cracked it." Think of it this way. Television viewers can tape a show on a VHS tape. They can use the tape several times. But each time the same segment of the tape is used, the quality diminishes as the tape wears out. Eventually, the data is lost. The same is true of recordable DVDs. Belfield's team figured out a way to use lasers to compact large amounts of information onto a DVD while maintaining excellent quality. The information is stored permanently without the possibility of damage. The process involves shooting two different wavelengths of light onto the recording surface. The use of two lasers creates a very specific image that is sharper than what current techniques can render. Depending on the color (wavelength) of the light, information is written onto a disk. The information is highly compacted, so the disk isn't much thicker. It's like a typical DVD. The challenge scientists faced for years was that light is also used to read the information. The light couldn't distinguish between reading and writing, so it would destroy the recorded information. Belfield's team developed a way to use light tuned to specific colors or wavelengths to allow information that a user wants to keep to stay intact. The UCF team's work was published in Advanced Materials (2006, vol. 18, pp. 2910-2914) and recently highlighted in Nature Photonics. A patent is pending. Once the technology is fine-tuned, it could be used to store historical documents or create complicated databases that could give decision-makers quick access to critical information, Belfield said. Blu-Ray Disc Association and industrial leaders in computer and other media recently commercially introduced Blu-Ray Disc technology that allows for storage of 25 gigabytes (GB) on a single layer of a disc and 50 GB on two layers. It has been referred to as the next generation of optical disc format, and it offers high-definition quality. Belfield's technique allows for storing on multiple layers with the capacity of at least 1,000 GB and high-definition quality. The UCF team has received a $270,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to continue its work. The team will focus on making the technique even more efficient, partly by reducing the required laser power. The team's work with lasers and lights has other practical applications. Belfield and his colleagues in the Department of Chemistry are exploring the use of light to detect and treat certain types of cancer. Belfield's research team is creating chemical agents that, after being injected into patients, will travel within the bloodstream to find and bind with cancer cells. Using light, doctors would then be able to see if and where a patient has cancer cells. Another agent could be injected that would then destroy the cancer cells when activated by light, without damaging other healthy cells. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. Researcher's 3-D Digital Storage System Could Hold A Library On One Disc Imagine taking the entire collection of historical documents at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and storing it on a single DVD. The technology developed by chemistry professor Kevin Belfield and his research team could eventually be used to store historical documents or create complicated databases that could give decision-makers quick access to critical information. (Photo: Jerry Klein) University of Central Florida Chemistry Professor Kevin D. Belfield and his team have cracked a puzzle that stumped scientists for more than a dozen years. They have developed a new technology that will allow users to record and store massive amounts of data -- the museum's entire collection or as many as 500 movies, for example -- onto a single disc or, perhaps, a small cube. Belfield's Two-Photon 3-D Optical Data Storage system makes this possible. "For a while, the community has been able to record data in photochromic materials in several layers," Belfield said. "The problem was that no one could figure out how to read out the data without destroying it. But we cracked it." Think of it this way. Television viewers can tape a show on a VHS tape. They can use the tape several times. But each time the same segment of the tape is used, the quality diminishes as the tape wears out. Eventually, the data is lost. The same is true of recordable DVDs. Belfield's team figured out a way to use lasers to compact large amounts of information onto a DVD while maintaining excellent quality. The information is stored permanently without the possibility of damage. The process involves shooting two different wavelengths of light onto the recording surface. The use of two lasers creates a very specific image that is sharper than what current techniques can render. Depending on the color (wavelength) of the light, information is written onto a disk. The information is highly compacted, so the disk isn't much thicker. It's like a typical DVD. The challenge scientists faced for years was that light is also used to read the information. The light couldn't distinguish between reading and writing, so it would destroy the recorded information. Belfield's team developed a way to use light tuned to specific colors or wavelengths to allow information that a user wants to keep to stay intact. The UCF team's work was published in Advanced Materials (2006, vol. 18, pp. 2910-2914) and recently highlighted in Nature Photonics. A patent is pending. Once the technology is fine-tuned, it could be used to store historical documents or create complicated databases that could give decision-makers quick access to critical information, Belfield said. Blu-Ray Disc Association and industrial leaders in computer and other media recently commercially introduced Blu-Ray Disc technology that allows for storage of 25 gigabytes (GB) on a single layer of a disc and 50 GB on two layers. It has been referred to as the next generation of optical disc format, and it offers high-definition quality. Belfield's technique allows for storing on multiple layers with the capacity of at least 1,000 GB and high-definition quality. The UCF team has received a $270,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to continue its work. The team will focus on making the technique even more efficient, partly by reducing the required laser power. The team's work with lasers and lights has other practical applications. Belfield and his colleagues in the Department of Chemistry are exploring the use of light to detect and treat certain types of cancer. Belfield's research team is creating chemical agents that, after being injected into patients, will travel within the bloodstream to find and bind with cancer cells. Using light, doctors would then be able to see if and where a patient has cancer cells. Another agent could be injected that would then destroy the cancer cells when activated by light, without damaging other healthy cells. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ The http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/free_from_isp/*ht… all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider.

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Rexa, a computer science repository
by Mailing List Manager 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:29:55 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Please alert all computer scientists you know to Rexa, a subject-based repository that has archived more than 7 million papers. In many ways it is similar to CiteSeer and Google Scholar but has additional features. The url is <http://hunch.net/?p=184>. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Article Request
by Mailing List Manager 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:37:01 +0530 From: Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty <akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in> Dear All I need following article : 1.Altshuller A. P. (1993) Production of aldehydes as primary emissions and from secondary atmospheric reactions of alkenes and alkanes during the night and early morning hours. Atmospheric Environment 27A, p21-p32. 2.Carlier P., Hannachi H. and Mouvier G. (1986) The chem- istry of carbonyl compounds in the atmosphere---a review. Atmospheric Environment 20, p2079-p2099. Regards. DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 Ph(Res): 33-25768192, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in

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WIKI FREES UP INTERNET PUBLISHING
by Farooque Shaheen 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

Free software is about to get freer. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said on Monday his for-profit company, Wikia, is ready to give away ?for free ? all the software, computing, storage and network access that website builders need to create community collaboration sites. Wikia, a commercial counterpart to the non-profit Wikipedia, will go even further to provide customers ? bloggers or other operators who meet its criteria for popular websites ? 100% of any advertising revenue from the sites they build. Started two years ago, Wikia (http://www.wikia.com) aims to build on the anyone-can-edit success of the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia. Using the same underlying software, called MediaWiki, Wikia hosts group publishing sites, known as wikis, on topics from Star Wars to psychology to travel to iPods. ?It is open-source software and open content,? Wales said in a phone interview. ?We will be providing the computer hosting for free, and the publisher can keep the advertising revenue.? http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/780225.cms Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 Free software is about to get freer. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said on Monday his for-profit company, Wikia, is ready to give away —for free — all the software, computing, storage and network access that website builders need to create community collaboration sites. Wikia, a commercial counterpart to the non-profit Wikipedia, will go even further to provide customers — bloggers or other operators who meet its criteria for popular websites — 100% of any advertising revenue from the sites they build. Started two years ago, Wikia (http://www.wikia.com) aims to build on the anyone-can-edit success of the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia. Using the same underlying software, called MediaWiki, Wikia hosts group publishing sites, known as wikis, on topics from Star Wars to psychology to travel to iPods. “It is open-source software and open content,” Wales said in a phone interview. “We will be providing the computer hosting for free, and the publisher can keep the advertising revenue.” http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/780225.cms Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Special Lecture on Knowledge Organization
by DRTC General 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 59 December 12, 2006 You are cordially invited to attend the following Special lecture. The lecture will be held at DRTC Class Room at the ISI Campus: Name of the Speaker: Dr. H. Peter Ohly Social Science Information Centre, Bonn, Germany & Secretary General of ISKO Topic: Future of Knowledge Organization Date and Time: 14th December 2006, 11:30 AM I.K. RAVICHANDRA RAO Professor and Head, DRTC

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Re: Open Research Metrics
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

Dear Prof. McCullam: Thanks very much. Why are not chemists, biologists, and engineers follow the world's computer scientists and adopt mass civil disobedience [a concept perfected by Mahatma Gandhi]? Or why cannot scientists all over the developing world do the same? I am forwarding this to several discussion lists in India. Regards. Arun --- Andrew McCallum <mccallum(a)cs.umass.edu> wrote: > Computer Science researchers practiced mass civil > disobedience, and > simply posted their papers on their personal web > pages in violation > of the copyright. > > It became just a common practice, that the > publishers changed their > policies. > > > > On Dec 11, 2006, at 10:17 AM, Subbiah Arunachalam > wrote: > > Dear Prof. McCullam: > > > > Thanks very much for the quick response. Don't you > > face resistance from journal publishers and > threats > > based on copyright law when you include papers > > published in scholarly journals? > > > > Many researchers in India do not post their papers > > (full text) on to institutional archives as they > are > > not sure about what the journal publishers would > do! > > > > Best regards. > > > > Arun > > [Subbiah Arunachalam] > > > > > > > > --- Andrew McCallum <mccallum(a)CS.UMASS.EDU> wrote: > > > >> On Dec 11, 2006, at 12:16 AM, Subbiah Arunachalam > >> wrote: > >>> Dear Professor McCallum: > >>> > >>> I want to know more about Rexa and visit the > site. > >>> Please give me the url. Can we replicate Rexa > for > >>> other areas, especially chemistry, where leading > >>> journal publishers are unwilling to allow Open > >> Access? > >> > >> http://rexa.info > >> > >> If you could point me at Chemistry publications > >> sites that allow > >> spidering, I'd be happy to add them to our list. > >> > >>> What percentage of the over seven million papers > >> in > >>> Rexa are full text, are from Indian > institutions? > >> > >> Only about 300k are full text now. Getting more > in > >> there is simple > >> matter of spidering and pushing the PDFs through > our > >> pipeline. We > >> have all the infrastructure in place to do this > now, > >> and will begin a > >> major run in the coming month. > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> Andrew > >> > >> -- > >> Andrew McCallum > >> mccallum(a)cs.umass.edu > >> Associate Professor > >> www.cs.umass.edu/~mccallum > >> Comp Sci Dept, UMass Amherst 413-545-1323 > (w) > >> > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http:// > > uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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SALIS-DLIS, RTM Nagpur University-UNESCO workshop on IL on 28.12.2006 at Nagpur
by Arunachalam Hariharan 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

Dear friends and professional colleagues, I am pleased to inform that One Day Sensitization Workshop on Information Literacy (IL) is jointly being organized by the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) and Dept of Library and Information Science, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, supported by UNESCO, on December 28, 2006. Venue: DLIS, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur The contents of the workshop are: Information Literacy Overview Components of IL Information Literacy Models Information Literacy Competency Standards UNESCO/IFLA School/Public Library Manifesto ICT Literacy and ICT Technologies Objectives of Workshop: To raise awareness about Information Literacy, its needs and uses To give an overview of Information Literacy, Information Literacy models and standards to LIS professionals To give an overview of ICT to the participants To facilitate LIS professionals to provide better information services to the end users Methodology: Lectures/Presentations Tutorials Discussions Resource Persons: Experts from reputed academic institutions, Govt. and IT field. Target Participants: LIS professional working in Nagpur and near by regions/states Preference will be given to young LIS professionals and students. No. of Participants: The number of participants is limited to 60. Mode of selection: The participants will be selected on the basis of age, qualification, nature of work, profile of the institutions etc. Registration Fee: NIL Traveling Allowance (TA): No TA/DA will be paid to the participants Last date for registration: December 23, 2006. More details of the Workshop can be available at http://autolib-india.net/salis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Salis_info Completed registration form can be sent to: Dr. (Mrs) D. Rajyalakshmi Workshop Convener & HOD, DLISc Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur 440 010. E-mail : rldesaraju(a)rediffmail.com Phone :- 0712 2548577 ------------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS A.Hariharan Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus Taramani Chennai - 600 113 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com Cell: 9841601901 Off:044-22549133 -------------------------------------------------- SALIS B2-Solai Apatments Mount-Poonamallee Road (opp.to.MGR Garden) Chennai - 600 116 Tel: 044-22522448/42014772 www.autolib-india.net/salis ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

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Training cum Apprenticeship Programme for the freshers, DVK library, Bangalore
by alex arun 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

Dear Friends, Greetings from DVK central Library, Bangalore! We are happy to inform you that we are conducting a One Year Library Training cum Apprenticeship Programme for the freshers of library and information science. It is a unique formation to the modern librarianship. Interested candidates can send their resume on or before 31st December 2006 . for more details email to: dvklibrary(a)yahoo.com Fr. John Neelankavil CMI Chief Librarian DVK Central Library Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Dharmaram College Post Bangalore 560 029 Ph:080-41116350, 41116353 --- lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Software tools in seven Indian languages > (Mailing List Manager) > 2. Microsoft's Office Open XML format becomes a > standard > (Farooque Shaheen) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:47:48 +0530 (IST) > From: Mailing List Manager > <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Software tools in seven Indian > languages > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <Pine.LNX.4.64.0612081245160.31912(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; > format=flowed > > Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:37:24 +0530 > From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> > > CDAC to launch software tools in seven Indian > languages > Sapna Agarwal / Mumbai/ Pune=A0December 07, 2006 > The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing > (CDAC) is all set to launc= > h software tools in Punjabi, Marathi, Malyalam, > Kannada, Assamese, Bengali = > and Oriya by March 2007. > =A0 > The company had launched Hindi, Tamil, Telgu and > Urdu regional language sof= > tware tools in 2005. > =A0 > =93The new software incorporates customer > requirements for a localised vers= > ion of open source software for email client, multi > protocol messenger, bro= > wser and office suite besides a content management > tool. It contains the st= > andard key board drivers, text speech and converters > to change from true ty= > pe to open type fonts. A new feature called queters, > a =91Do It Yourself=92= > software kit to increase speed of typing, has been > introduced and even the= > terminology is a mix of layman and purists, as > against only purists termin= > ology,=94 said S Ramakrishnan, director general, > CDAC. > =A0 > Mahesh Kulkarni, group coordinator,CDAC, Graphics > and Intelligence-based Sc= > ript Technology (GIST), said, =93The launch date was > advanced from the firs= > t quarter of 2006 to 2007 to incorporate user > feedback in making the softwa= > re more user friendly.=94 GIST is a technology that > facilitates the use of = > Indian languages in IT. > =A0 > The regional language software development > initiative comes under the Techn= > ology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) > project of Department of Info= > rmation Technology (DIT), Government of India under > which CDAC is an aggreg= > ator bringing together the work of different > organisations under one umbrel= > la. > =A0 > It is working with CK Technology, Modular Infotech, > The Indian Institutes o= > f Technology=92s (IITs) Kanpur, Kharagpur and > Mumbai, Microsoft, Google and= > IBM. > =A0 > CDAC is a part of a nation wide consortium of 25 > institutions for undertaki= > ng R&D in regional languages. The consortium is > working on four projects re= > lated to regional text translation and recognition. > =A0 > =93We are in advanced stages of development on these > technologies,=94 said = > Ramakrishnan adding that they have accelerated their > focus on developing th= > ese technologies this year. > =A0 > Ramakrishnan hopes to bag a Rs 8 crore project for > voice-based multi lingua= > l information access (V-MIA) railway reservation > system. > =A0 > =93The project is in the final stages of approval by > the DIT and Department= > of Science and Technology and we will work in a > consortium with other inst= > itutions to develop the voice-to-voice information > access system for the ra= > ilways,=94 he said. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:47:17 +0530 > From: Farooque Shaheen > <Farooque.Shaheen(a)caritor.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Microsoft's Office Open XML > format becomes a > standard > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > > <OF416C1750.F9FA76B9-ON6525723E.0027E80B-6525723E.0028560A(a)caritor.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > At the general assembly of Ecma International in > Zurich, Switzerland, > Microsoft's Office Open XML--a set of specifications > detailing the > document formats in Microsoft's office--was > certified as a standard. > > In addition, the membership-based standards > organization voted to propose > Office Open XML to the larger International > Organization for > Standardization (known as ISO) for standards > approval through its > fast-track process. > > These document formats are the default for Office > 2007, an upgrade to > Microsoft's productivity suite that was released to > businesses late last > month and expected to be available to consumers next > January. > > http://news.com.com/Microsoft+sails+through+document+standard+vote/2100-101… > > Thanks & Regards, > Farooque Shaheen, > Caritor India Pvt Ltd. > Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 > VOIP- 40366 >

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Special Lectures at DRTC
by DRTC General 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 59 You are cordially invited to attend the following Special lectures. The lectures will be held at DRTC Class Room at the ISI Campus: Name of the Speaker: Dr. Hildrun Kretschmer COLLNET, Berlin Humboldt University Berlin and Dalian University of Technology, China Topics: An Overview of Social Network Date and Time: 12th December 06 at 2:00 PM Topics: A Well-ordered Distribution of Co-authorship Date and Time: 14th December 06 at 2:00 PM I.K. RAVICHANDRA RAO Professor and Head, DRTC

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Job Opening for MLIS/Post Graduates
by jyothi 09 Dec '06

09 Dec '06

Dear Friends, Twenty-six years old Information based Public Limited company located in Jayanagar, Bangalore is looking out for an experienced MLIS/Post Graduate up to the age of 50 with exposure to producing/or using online information products. The candidate should be comfortable with production related software applications and be capable of managing a production team of 30 members. CTC will be around Rs. 2 -2.5 lakhs. Interested may send their C.V. to: <mailto:kss.subbarao@gmail.com> kss.subbarao(a)gmail.com Regards Jothy Dear Friends, Twenty-six years old Information based Public Limited company located in Jayanagar, Bangalore is looking out for an experienced MLIS/Post Graduate up to the age of 50 with exposure to producing/or using online information products. The candidate should be comfortable with production related software applications and be capable of managing a production team of 30 members. CTC will be around Rs. 2 -2.5 lakh s . Interested may send their C.V. to : mailto:kss.subbarao@gmail.com kss.subbarao(a)gmail.com Regards Jothy

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