Prankster getting head stuck inside traffic marker for 2 hours

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Prankster has to be freed by police after getting head stuck inside traffic marker

Man could be seen walking around Hemel Hempstead for two hours
Shoppers left amused by bizarre sight
Police officer placed the man on ground and began yanking at his legs
Man was eventually freed and said 'thank you so much' to officer

Police officers are used to being called out to all manner of bizarre emergencies.

But, as these pictures show, its unlikely many have had to deal with anything as strange as this.

Shoppers in Hemel Hempstead were yesterday left completely bemused after seeing a man walking up and down a street with a traffic bollard stuck on his head.

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Eddie Murphy ex wife Nicole Murphy , 45 , sexy black and white bikini

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She is the mother of five children.

But based on the stellar condition of Nicole Murphy's enviable abs, one would never guess.

The 45-year-old former wife of comedian Eddie Murphy hit the Miami, Florida, beach on Sunday in a flattering black and white bikini.

With daughter Zola, 13, at her side and friend Claudia Jordan, the trio enjoyed both sunning and splashing.

Nicole, a fitness fanatic, highlighted her trim curves in high-cut black bottoms and a contrasting white halter bikini top.

 

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Circus worker danced on dying elephant in horrifying animal cruelty moment

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Horrifying moment a circus worker DANCED on the body of a dying elephant after it collapsed while bathing in a river

A shocking video was filmed by horrified bystanders in Estonia
The film shows Madi - a 48-year-old Indian elephant - slowly drowning
She was on tour as part of Germany's Universal Circus Renz

A shocking video has emerged of a circus worker dancing on the back of a dying elephant while it bathes in a river.

The film shows Madi - a 48-year-old Indian elephant - slowly drowning as the circus owner's brother jumps around on her in a pair of swimming shorts as she sinks under the surface.

Horrified witnesses made the 40 minute video when Madi - from Germany's Universal Circus Renz - was taken to a river to bath during a tour of Estonia.

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Lauren Stoner dons skimpy bikini

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It is tough to fill your days after a spell as a reality star.

But former Spin Crowd favourite has clearly found her niche after enjoying yet another beach odyssey in Florida on Monday.

She looked like she was having a great time as she effortlessly paddled in the surf in a skimpy bikini.

The 28-year-old then made it look easy when she leapt onto a towel to soak up some rays on Miami Beach.

And it was harder than it looked, for she had donned a particularly skimpy multicoloured two-piece for her latest outing.

Of course, as any former reality television personality will testify, sometimes the soft sands do not supply quite enough spinal support, which was surely the reason she later retreated from her coveted spot on the sand.



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Woman driver kills her husband AND herself in freak car parking accident

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Woman driver kills her husband AND herself in freak car parking accident as she practiced reversing with six-year-old daughter in car

The mother was being directed by her husband when the tragedy happened
Accident happened in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
Newly-qualified driver was practicing reverse manoeuvre in her car

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Woman killed by runaway supermarket trolley

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Woman killed by runaway supermarket trolley which sped down an escalator at Chinese store

The accident happened on Friday morning in Shanghai
The 60-year-old died from horrific injuries after being hit by the metal trolley
Two men had loaded a trolley of their own with 15 crates of drinks


A horrific video has emerged of a grandmother being killed by a runaway supermarket trolley.

The accident, which was caught on CCTV, happened on Friday morning at Lianhua supermarket in Shanghai.

The 60-year-old, who was shopping alone, died from horrific injuries after being hit by the metal trolley at the Chinese store.The terrifying footage has been picked up by Chinese media and posted on YouTube.








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Pakistani TV actress, 18, critically injured when attacked with Acid on face

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Pakistani TV actress, 18, critically injured after attacker hurls acid in her face as she slept

Bushra Waiz, 18, was attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning
Her family says man threw acid at her when she turned down proposal

A Pakistani teenage actress is in a critical condition in hospital after a man threw acid in her face while she was asleep at her family home.

Bushra Waiz, 18, was attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning, her brother said.

Her family said a man had proposed to Ms Waiz and hurled acid at her when she turned him down.

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Singapore smog eases as Indonesian planes waterbomb fires

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Air quality in Singapore improved significantly to "moderate" pollution levels on Saturday, as Indonesian planes waterbombed raging forest fires and investigators scrambled to determine the cause of one of Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crises

Indonesia's environment minister said eight domestic firms were suspected of being responsible for the blazes on Sumatra island that blanketed neighbouring Singapore in record levels of hazardous smog. Parent companies of the Indonesian firms included Malaysia-listed Sime Darby, the government said.

A senior presidential aide on Friday also blamed units of Jakarta-based PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology (SMART) and Asia Pacific Resources International (APRIL) for the fires.

"We will take legal action whoever they are," Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya told reporters. "Any companies from Indonesia, Malaysia or Singapore, they will be legally processed."

A car drives past fire from burning trees planted for palm oil, during haze at Bangko Pusako district in Rokan Hilir, on Indonesia's Riau province, June 24, 2013

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The Rock Dwayne Johnson works out for new Hercules role

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No pain, no gain! The Rock grimaces as he works on his incredible muscles in between takes of new Hercules movie

When it comes to the biggest stars in Hollywood, few can beat The Rock in terms of literal size.

And it seems The Rock has upped his muscle even more for his role in the upcoming Hercules movie, judging by his incredible physique in pictures posted on his Twitter over the past week.

The first image shows the 41-year-old actor grimacing in pain while pulling down weighted cables to work on his upper arm muscles.

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Mij best rescue dog Britain who has saved 14 lives

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The real life Lassie: How Mij went from a tiny bundle of fluff to the best rescue dog Britain who has saved 14 lives

Mij led more than 200 search and rescue missions during her career
The collie helped develop a pioneering scent detection technique
But after seven years saving lives the 10-year-old collie is retiring

Britain's top rescue dog has finally hung up her lead after a career that saw her save more lives than any other dog and develop a pioneering scent detection technique.

Mij led more than 200 search and rescue missions during her career and rescued 14 people who police had been searching for.

She was so successful she was dubbed Britain's real-life Lassie, after the fictional dog from Eric Knight's 1940 novel Lassie Come-Home.



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Magician Dynamo stuns onlookers as he levitates from the roof of a London bus

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Magician Dynamo stuns onlookers as he levitates from the roof of a London bus

Illusionist Steven Frayne travelled across Westminster Bridge with one had placed on top of 15ft bus
Stunned fans look on from inside the bus, taking pictures of the floating magician
Entertainer to the stars worked on the stunt in partnership with Pepsi Max
Caused a stir in 2011 when he 'walked' across the River Thames in publicity stunt



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Miley Cyrus In Hot tiny pants.

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People have been seeing a lot of Miley Cyrus lately, in more ways than one.

The 20-year-old pop singer and actress has been sporting a new look and style over the past few months, wearing increasingly revealing outfits that hark back to the legendary looks of Madonna while also nodding to the modern pop star style.

She furthered this trend Sunday, as she strutted around the CenterStaging Studios lot in Burbank, California in a Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls jersey long enough to cover her white short shorts, a backwards baseball cap and black and white striped high heels.



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Nelson Mandela in critical condition in hospital for lung infection

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'He still opens his eyes, it is only God who knows the end': Nelson Mandela's daughter says family will NOT withdraw medical treatment without his consent

South African icon's condition has become 'critical' in the last 24 hours
His daughter Makaziwe Mandela said she believes her father is at peace
She said only God can chose when he dies and family 'will not release him'
President Zuma visited him last night - and denied reports of a cardiac arrest
Mandela is 'in good hands' and doctors are doing everything for his 'comfort'

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One million march across Brazil in biggest protests yet

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An estimated 1 million people took to the streets in cities across Brazil on Thursday as the country's biggest protests in two decades intensified despite government concessions meant to quell the demonstrations.


While the protests remained mostly peaceful, the growing number of participants led to occasional outbursts of violence and vandalism in some cities. In central Rio de Janeiro, where 300,000 people marched, police afterwards chased looters and dispersed people crowding into surrounding areas.
"Twenty cents was just the start," read signs held by many converging along the Avenida Paulista, the broad avenue in central São Paulo, referring to the bus fare reductions. Police there said 110,000 people lined the avenue.

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads, "Brazil, a country of theft," during an anti-government protest in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, June 20, 2013.

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Spyware claims emerge in row over Chinese dissident at NYU

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When Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States in May last year he was given a fellowship at New York University, use of a Greenwich Village apartment, and a pile of gifts from supporters, including smartphones and an iPad.

But at least two of the gadgets presented to Chen as gifts may not have been quite what they seemed: They included software intended to spy on the blind dissident, according to Jerome Cohen, an NYU professor who has been Chen's mentor, and another source familiar with the episode.

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng speaks to journalists following an appearance in New York May 3, 2013

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Stunt performer, pilot killed in Ohio air show crash

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A woman performing a wing-walking stunt and her pilot were killed on Saturday when their biplane crashed and burst into flames while doing aerobatics at an air show in Ohio, organizers of the event said.

Veteran stuntwoman Jane Wicker and her pilot, Charlie Schwenker, died when their Boeing Stearman crashed around 1pm EDT (1am, Malaysian time) at the Vectren Dayton Air Show in Dayton.

Video footage of the incident replayed on television and the Internet showed that at the time of the crash, the duo appeared to have been executing a stunt in which the vintage plane flips as Wicker is out on one of its wings.

Couple Stuck in QuickSand spark full scale rescue

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Dramatic moment couple spark full-scale rescue after getting stuck in quicksand up to their waists just yards from the shore

The man and woman were pulled from quicksand in race against high tide
Their pet dog managed to free itself from the beach at Sandside, Cumbria
Coastguard and MPs warn people to stay away from 'dangerous' bay

A couple had to be rescued in a race against the high tide when they found themselves trapped waist-high in quicksand on a Cumbrian beach.

The man, 46, and woman, 25, screamed for help as they began to sink - only a fortnight after a 14-year-old girl became trapped at the same spot.

The woman was submerged up to her waist and the man stuck from his knees down before they were pulled from the quicksand on Sunday afternoon in a 40-minute rescue operation.

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Contestants on new Discovery show are most definitely Naked and Afraid

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'I'm naked in the land of venomous snakes!': Contestants on new Discovery show are most definitely Naked and Afraid

Reality show features naked men and women stranded together in remote locations who must also use their wits and bodies to survive
The ratings-grabbing programme is billed as the 'Everest of survival challenges'

It would take a brave soul to strip off and bare all for new reality show Naked and Afraid.

Deposited in the jungle without food and water, their breath jagged and shallow, and their nerves on edge,the contestants come face to face with hyenas and poisonous snakes, with one muttering: 'God, we're so screwed'.

Six strangers were put together for the Discovery show, debuting on Sunday, and stranded in the wilderness.

And despite all being experienced survivalists, they're still scared senseless as another admits: 'This is one nasty place...I'm naked in the land of venomous snakes!'



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Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners, says US senator

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US Senator Dianne Feinstein urged the Pentagon yesterday to stop force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba and called the practice "out of step" with medical ethics and international norms.

Feinstein, a California Democrat who chairs the Senate intelligence committee, sent a letter to Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, saying the Guantanamo force-feeding policy was also out of synch with policies in the civilian federal prisons.

"Hunger strikes are a long-known form of non-violent protest aimed at bringing attention to a cause, rather than an attempt of suicide," she wrote. "I believe that the current approach raises very important ethical questions and complicates the difficult situation regarding the continued indefinite detention at Guantanamo."

Speaking in Berlin yesterday, President Barack Obama said the United States would redouble efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo.

A Pentagon spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Todd Breasseale, said he would not respond to Feinstein's letter to Hagel via the press, but added that "we will continue to treat the detainees in our charge humanely and that we will not allow them to harm themselves."

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David Beckham cause stampede in Shanghai University

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Fans injured in stampede as David Beckham is met with hysteria as he arrives at Shanghai University

David Beckham sparked a stampede in Shanghai that left five people injured
His visit was forced to be cancelled as the situation spun out of control
Fans stormed the gates of a university football stadium to catch a glimpse
A protective wall of security guards and police officers was flattened by the students

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Singapore demands action from Indonesia on haze

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Singapore called for "definitive action" from Indonesia as air quality stuck at very unhealthy levels for a second day because of forest fires in its neighbour, disrupting businesses in the prosperous city-state.

Work at several Singapore construction sites slowed with few workers seen outdoors and fast-food operator McDonald's suspended its delivery service. The Singapore military suspended outdoor training.

"No country orcorporation has the right to pollute the air at the expense of Singaporeans' health and wellbeing," Singapore's Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on his Facebook page.

The chief of Singapore's National Environment Agency, Andrew Tan, was heading to an emergency haze meeting convened in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, he said.

"We will insist on definitive action."

The Singapore skyline is blanketed by haze

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Thousands evacuated after explosions at Russian munitions depot storing 13million shells

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Thousands evacuated after explosions at Russian munitions depot storing 13million shells, with 1,500 firefighters sent to tackle the blaze

30 people injured after blasts at depot near city of Chapaevsk
6,000 people evacuated and local authorities declared state of emergency
Depot stored up to 13million artillery shells with a range of about 1km

More than 6,000 people were evacuated after explosions rocked a Russian munitions depot last night where up to 13million shells are stored.

At least 30 people were injured when the shells exploded, causing huge blasts at the Chapaevsk military depot in the Samara region.

Reports from Russia said about 1,500 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze and residents were evacuated from the nearby village of Nagorny, about 15km from the city of Chapaevsk.

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Obama's Kenyan half-sister makes rare public appearance as she joins Michelle and her daughters for emotional visit to Berlin's Holocaust memorial

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Obama's Kenyan half-sister makes rare public appearance as she joins Michelle and her daughters for emotional visit to Berlin's Holocaust memorial

Auma Obama joined the First Lady and daughters Malia and Sasha at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin

Malia, 14, was clearly moved by memorial and reached out to touch stone

Auma had studied in Germany and now lives in Kenya


Michelle Obama and her daughters were joined by the President's half-sister Auma on Tuesday as the group made a sombre tour of the Holocaust memorial in Berlin.

The First Lady, Malia, 14, and Sasha, 12, bowed their heads and listened carefully to the words of a tour guide. Michelle looked lost in thought as she wandered through the vast site while Malia appeared deeply moved and reached out to touch the stones.

The Obamas are in Germany for a two-day visit and while the President meets with leader Angela Merkel, his wife and daughters visited the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a solemn reminder of the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust.



Family: Auma Obama (pictured far left) joined the First Lady and daughters Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11, on a guided tour of the memorial in Berlin which is dedicated to the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust



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Outrage as Serena William blame drunkard girl for being rape

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Outrage as Serena Williams says 16-year-old rape victim was 'lucky' and 'shouldn't have put herself in that position'

Tennis Number 1 made the astonishing indictment of the 16-year-old victim in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine

Williams said: 'I'm not blaming the girl, but if you're a 16-year-old and you're drunk like that...'

High school football players Trent Mays and Ma'Lik Richmond were each sentenced to a year in juvenile jail in March for rape

Remarks angered fans who took to Twitter to blast William



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Rapist and murderer pictured walking to the gallows to face execution in Kuwaiti car park

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Egyptians Ahmad Abdulsalam al-Baili and Hajjaj Saadi executed in Kuwait
Saadi raped 18 young children while Baili killed couple in arson attack
Country restarted executions this year after 12-year moratorium

These haunting images show the last moments of two condemned criminals immediately before they were executed in Kuwait for crimes which have shocked the nation.

Ahmad Abdulsalam al-Baili and Hajjaj Saadi were both hanged today on a gallows set up in a car park outside the country's main prison.

Saadi, 33, was executed for abducting and raping 18 young children, while Baili had been convicted of murdering an Asian couple.



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Partygoer poison by nitrogen gas mix with chlorine in Party

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Partygoer poison by nitrogen gas mix with chlorine in Party

Partygoer, 21, in a coma and eight others hospitalized after swimming pool was filled with LIQUID NITROGEN at Jagermeister event in Mexico

Victim Jose Ignacio Lopez del Toro remains in a coma after suffering damage to his cardiovascular system
Pool party was organized in the city of Leon by German alcoholic drink maker Jagermeister
Liquid nitrogen dumped into the pool reacted with chlorine, forming a toxic cloud

A 21-year-old man was left in a coma and eight others were hospitalized after attending a weekend pool party in the Mexican city of Leon where organizers of the event poured liquid nitrogen into the water.

According to authorities of the Health Department of Leon in the state of Guanajuato, the party that took place Saturday was organized by Jagermeister, the alcoholic beverage maker based out of Germany.

According to witness accounts and videos recorded at the event, organizers of the soiree hosted in La Colonia Granjas El Palote attempted to create a smoke effect by pouring four buckets of liquid nitrogen into the pool.

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India monsoon floods leave 138 dead

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Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies Wednesday to thousands of tourists and pilgrims stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India, killing at least 138 people, officials said. Thousands of people have already been evacuated after floods and landslides caused by early monsoon rains wrought devastation through the region in the Himalayan foothills, they said. "As of now we know that over 65,000 people are stranded," Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told reporters in New Delhi. "We are committed to rescuing everyone now that the rains have stopped," the minister said, adding that the army has evacuated 5,000 people cut off by the downpour. Torrential rains at least three times as heavy as usual have hit the state of Uttarakhand, often called the "Land of the Gods," where Hindu shrines and temples built high in the mountains attract many pilgrims. 

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Pope invites Down Syndrome teen on car for a spin

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Pope Francis turns around the chair Alberto di Tullio, from Boiano, near Naples, Italy, is sitting in on his open-top car at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday June 19, 2013. Francis has given a 17-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome the ride of his life — sort of.

Francis invited Alberto di Tullio up onto his open-top Mercedes at the end of his general audience Wednesday, letting him spin around on the white chair while tens of thousands of people looked on. Pope Francis has given a 17-year-old boy with Down Syndrome the ride of his life — sort of. Francis invited Alberto di Tullio up onto his open-top Mercedes at the end of his general audience Wednesday, letting him spin around on the pontiff’s white chair while tens of thousands of people looked on.



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Shah Rukh Khan faces ‘baby sex test’ inquiry

Health officials in India are investigating reports that top Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan knows he and his wife are expecting a baby boy. Maharashtra state health minister Suresh Shetty said he had instructed his officials to conduct the inquiry, according to a BBC report. An Indian medical association had written to the ministry, calling for the investigation. Sex tests before birth are illegal in India. The couple have not commented on reports of the pregnancy or gender. India's ban on sex tests is part of attempts to reduce female foeticide which distorts the country's gender balance because of the general cultural preference for boys, reports the BBC's Jill McGivering.

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