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Citibank International Personal Bank (IPB) Singapore

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Canadian International School

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Serviced Residences in Singapore – The Ascott Limited

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Hopefully, you have deep pockets or your employer is footing the bill.

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MetroResidences

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Serviced apartments curated with every expat's work and lifestyle needs in mind.

With over 800 modern apartments situated in more than 150 quality...

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AE Logistics - Home / House Movers & Packers Services

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AE Logistics is a leading Moving and Storage company in Singapore.

We provide full package Moving for local and West Malaysia with professional...

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The Club Residences

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The Club Residences at Capella Singapore offers guests luxurious long-stay accommodation situated within the peace and tranquility of Capella Hotel...

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Thanks for sharing ! It is very beautiful !

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Singapore Street Directory

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by Pal » Mon, 12 May 2008 4:43 pm

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StreetDB - Singapore Street Directory
StreetDB.com is an interactive online Street Directory with mapping, driving directions and travel guides for...

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are these street maps still functional? i tried the link and sites but doesnt seem to take me anywhere... :???:

Street DB just worked for me....

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Singapore Dating & Friends

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by Pal » Fri, 07 May 2004 5:24 pm

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Hi all members,

We have just launched a NEW Dating & Expats Friends portal! This portal is created due to popular demand from our expats forum,...

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Good website, can we chat on this website?

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The American "Deep State"

Last post by Brah « Wed, 10 Sep 2014 8:11 pm
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by Strong Eagle » Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:25 am

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Perhaps less meaningful to those not living in its midst.

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Thanks for posting that link SE, am keen to ready it but need to set time aside for that, looks like commute reading.

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Where can i buy a Framed World Traveller Map please

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by gabby27 » Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:21 pm

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Hi Everyone,

My son lives in Singapore and I am visiting him from the UK before Christmas and wanted to buy him a large framed World Traveller Map...

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i know a giant world map is a coupla bucks from popular.

frames... ikea might have something big and cheap.

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Wed, 10 Sep 2014 3:05 pm
LTVP Plus will approve or not? Spouse holding WP

Last post by PNGMK « Wed, 10 Sep 2014 3:12 am
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by Abid Ali » Thu, 10 Jul 2014 7:16 pm

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Hello everyone,

I am new to this forum and would like to ask if anyone has been through my situations having the same circumstances like me.

I am...

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Guys.. what do you think, whem will be the best time to apply for PR for myself? Sensible replies with valid reasons are welcome... Thanks in...

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Wed, 10 Sep 2014 3:12 am
Buying a crab

Last post by earthfriendly « Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:37 pm
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by Sergei82 » Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:30 am

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Can anyone remind/advise me a good place in Singapore to buy a BIG crab for reasonable price? (those flower crabs from Fair price don't have any meat...

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Spot on. One time we found a big crab close to the parking lot, begging to be brought home and turned into a chilli crab :mrgreen: .

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Got to learn where to put in the 'Lahs', lah..

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How do you pronounce IKEA

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by Barnsley » Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:48 am

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I have just heard an advert on the the radio and the DJ pronounced it as follows.

I - kay - a

Thats a short I sound as used in "it"...

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"Cheap chipboard furniture responsible for destruction of rainforests".

Those legendary pine-tree rainforests of northern Europe issit?...
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Fri, 05 Sep 2014 8:39 am
Regional conference on disaster relief operations/ September

Last post by taxico « Wed, 03 Sep 2014 1:19 pm
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by martincymru » Wed, 03 Sep 2014 9:24 am

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regional conference on disaster relief operations in September in Singapore

Anyone know the date/location? I tried google but cannot find.

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Lease Buyback vs Equity Release

Last post by JR8 « Tue, 02 Sep 2014 4:52 pm
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by Barnsley » Mon, 01 Sep 2014 3:29 pm

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I have been reading that the Govt is pushing HDB lease buyback.

What is the difference between this and "equity release" schemes in the...

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It was pretty amusing. The elderly father of one of my neighbours there had the time and inclination to deal with some of the correspondence which...

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Koel bird

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by ohmz52 » Fri, 28 Feb 2014 9:07 am

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Since I moved in to flat my I hear this incredibly annoying noise every 3-4 minutes, having spoken to the security guys I have found out that this...

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Now protected since the Koels help reduce the crow population!

interesting method of population control :eek: :eek:
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Tue, 02 Sep 2014 4:02 pm
HDB dwelling : Heaven or Hell when come to noise pollution?

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by jasonlaick » Thu, 12 Jun 2014 1:53 pm

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Hi folks,

Care to share about your HDB dwelling experience with reference to extreme difficult neighbors? Or perhaps solutions as well?

I tried...

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So here is the problem, there are actually four dogs in that household instead of three, there used to be three before and ever since they introduced...
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Finding work as an expatriate in the S.E.Asia region, the di

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by bgd » Mon, 01 Sep 2014 4:19 pm

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Or use linkedIn and cut out the middleman :wink:

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Frankly, all he is saying is what all western based recruiters do, for the most part. It's only in Asia where they just collect CVs and wait for a JD...

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what do you think about Holland Village ?

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by chris_pilgrim » Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:40 pm

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1st of all .. it's another 4ish months to end of 2014. (YaY!!, i've survived 8 months in sg :D)

my company has given me a choice to change my...

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Similar posts have also cropped up now and again, highlighting this curiously SGn linguistic abuse...
'D'Kranji Farm Resort'

i believe anything...
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Sun, 31 Aug 2014 8:18 pm
Third Woman in a marriage

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by yxgc » Sat, 30 Aug 2014 1:15 am

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Sorry in advance for the super long post., I just found out that my dad has a mistress (some china slut) and my mum knows but don't know how to deal...

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In all fairness she is young and this is *her* life and *her family* that she seems in total chaos. Not ours. I don't expect her to immediately...
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Lights off in Sentosa Cove

Last post by earthfriendly « Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:54 pm
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by PNGMK » Sat, 30 Aug 2014 8:31 pm

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It seems the closure of the pay for PR scheme has knocked this development around.

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In 2004 the country's central bank launched the...

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It is a matter of time lah, that the govt will learn (thru the poll) to end their own wealth-pulling tricks. Do they really want to turn Singapore...

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Bringing reading material to Singapore

Last post by JR8 « Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:31 pm
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by Rubik Azariah » Fri, 29 Aug 2014 9:10 pm

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Hi all. Am new here and am wondering if we are allowed to bring a few books - fiction, non-fiction reference with us when we arrive in Singapore....

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We brought in about 300+(?) books without any issue or problem.

There used to be a time you had to write a list of every video/DVD you were...

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Book flight/Credit Card/not traveller

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by martincymru » Wed, 20 Aug 2014 4:32 pm

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Friend travelling Sg - Manila. Pay with my Credit Card

Jetstar insist you go to airport with person travelling.

Tiger have all kinds of...

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Since I called, I had to go in with the credit card to the office for the daughter. Even though I bought a reward ticket on the same flight with the...
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Oh the irony: Racism by a Chinese against a Brazilian in Syd

Last post by Nihility « Thu, 28 Aug 2014 9:03 pm
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by the lynx » Mon, 18 Aug 2014 3:04 pm

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A Brazilian-born Australian man has told how he was denied a job as a barista after a cafe owner told him his customers wouldn't want their 'coffee...

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His reactionary response is typical of one who has not been socially conditioned to automatically pull the politically correct card from the pile of...

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Thu, 28 Aug 2014 9:03 pm
Haircuts in Singapore: what is "slopey"?

Last post by JR8 « Wed, 27 Aug 2014 7:44 pm
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by singapore eagle » Thu, 07 Aug 2014 1:36 pm

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I was having a haircut this morning and, as usual, I was asked if I want it "slopey".

Now I have no idea what this means, nor do I know...

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How about Trimming the hair with deigns and Symbols

One to watch, for sure!

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Referring You To The Latest Airline Recruitment Ad

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by Strong Eagle » Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:03 am

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Blatant racism on the part of a Singapore company.

Hello reporters that hang out here... you think this is OK?

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I'm not sure what possesses people to clamor for cabin crew positions... long hours, low pay, somebody has to clean the toilets on those long haul...
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Tue, 26 Aug 2014 1:08 pm
Sunway Lagoon KL - safety

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by Sergei82 » Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:11 am

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Took one of the water slides over there this Saturday. They have some "humps" along the slide for some reason - rubber strips across the...

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We did all the rides in the waterpark a few months ago, and was fine, no issues.

The LEGOLAND area on the other hand..... where Miniature Kingdom...
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Mon, 25 Aug 2014 6:16 pm
Oil Painting lessons?

Last post by rajagainstthemachine « Mon, 25 Aug 2014 4:34 pm
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by jd603 » Sat, 24 Mar 2007 8:15 pm

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Hi, anyone knows where I can find oil painting lesson for adult? Or anyone would like to teach? How much is it?

thank you very much!

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some of those links are broken in Leela's post

might want to use these instead

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Mon, 25 Aug 2014 4:34 pm
Sir Cliff Richard

Last post by durain « Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:17 pm
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by Steve1960 » Sat, 16 Aug 2014 4:13 pm

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I still have not recovered from the news about Rolf Harris now Sir Cliff?

Surely not :cry:

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they all coming out of the woodwork now!

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Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:17 pm
Chinese Ghost Month

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by chris_pilgrim » Sat, 19 Jul 2014 11:28 am

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a colleague emailed me the above article. this ghost festival starts next sunday and is a month long :o

is it as scary as it seems? :???:

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It's ending next monday.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2014 8:52 pm
scams and dubious investments

Last post by PNGMK « Sat, 16 Aug 2014 7:00 pm
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by Sporkin » Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:34 am

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Just saw an article on EcoHouse:

I was wondering what if anyone of you have encountered any dubious investments or outright scams? I was...

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The sideways approach is the best way to answer this.

6. Perhaps mutual funds... highly subjective call that one (past performance not being an...

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Sat, 16 Aug 2014 7:00 pm
Foreigners buying property in Singapore

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by kk_lon » Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:09 pm

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Is it worth buying property in SG as a foreigner? Even with the 15% ABSD?

Pretty steep I reckon but do property values have robust appreciation in...

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My take is to consider buying when property index goes up for 3 consecutive months. No point catching a falling knife with the looming supply.

A...
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Sat, 16 Aug 2014 3:39 pm
Extra rent for family visitors

Last post by ecureilx « Fri, 15 Aug 2014 9:36 am
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by abhinavbom » Thu, 14 Aug 2014 7:35 pm

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I have a room in a shared Condo. As per Singapore standards how much extra do I need to pay per person visiting to my place for a short time.

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Just for you to know, my landlady lets my visiting family and friends stay for free, as long as they want, and as long as they are not too many of...

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Fri, 15 Aug 2014 9:36 am
Expats tax liabilities -UK

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by Primrose Hill » Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:40 am

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JR8, for you.

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I didn't read the Daily Fail article in full, but it seems to relate to this item mentioned in a GOV.UK Weekly Digest Bulletin I received recently:...

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Thu, 14 Aug 2014 2:59 pm
in lieu of notice - what does it mean?

Last post by sundaymorningstaple « Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:53 pm
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by jinnie » Mon, 11 Aug 2014 9:03 pm

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I work for oil & gas in singapore and my employment contract I have this statement:

the company reserves the right to make a payment of basic...

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It's garden leave. Unlike other posters I've had it paid three times in the 20 years I've worked here. It gives your employer the ability to remove...

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hi, any idea...

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by chris_pilgrim » Thu, 15 May 2014 9:11 pm

if there are car boot sales or charity shops here in sg?

thanks :)

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Sun, 10 Aug 2014 10:42 pm
Moving from SG in 2 month, but need to find a place to stay

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by jinnie » Sat, 09 Aug 2014 7:59 pm

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my rental in SG expires, but I will need to stay here for 2 more month because of notice period and afte that move to other country to join my new...

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Look at here:

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