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Today i am going review on movie ICE AGE 3

The characters from “Ice Age” are back and this time around they have dinosaurs for company. Not just that, they enter Dino-land for an adventure that is far better than what one saw in the first two instalments, courtesy a new character called Buck, who perks up the story.

To add to that, the film is presented in 3D, something which gives an edge to this animation flick that keeps viewers of all age groups happy.

“Ice Age 3″ entertains, and how! The scenes are even more lovable this time around, one liners have that punchy humour to them and characters are much more identifiable. Even for those who may have missed the earlier instalments of “Ice Age”, it’s a no pain situation. This is because the writers draw up their character sketches well and present them all over again without making audiences restless.

So we have the members of the ‘mammals’ gang, the mammoth couple, getting ready for the delivery of their first baby. They have their friendly tiger for company who gets into a little depression that he is ‘losing his edge’ and may lose his friends once they move on to parenthood.

It’s a different matter though that he gets into form once he heads out with his friends to search for Sid, who has been transported to Dino-land, courtesy his sudden love for parenthood that has made him look after three baby dinosaurs.

The fun only continues with the arrival of Buck who is their guide, guru and philosopher, all rolled into one. He has a sole ‘Dino tooth’ as a weapon that he earned as a saviour, courtesy his near death experience in a fierce battle with a dinosaur a few years back.

Fun and action move at a great pace and are enhanced with some cool 3D animation that brings in a unique movie-watching experience. Volcanoes erupt, rock slides happen, dinosaurs strike, bridges collapse, trolleys snap and laughing gas makes them all uncontrollable even as Buck entertains them all through his high-on-action flashback.

In this almost perfectly packaged entertainer, what lets the film down a little is an extended end. Just when you thought that the film was over, “Ice Age” goes on to continue for some more time.

This is done in an attempt to ensure that the story of each and every character comes to a logical conclusion. However, it becomes a little boring and unnecessary.

Leaving aside this minor blemish, there is something else worth pondering over. Ten minutes into the film and you end up telling yourself that all said and done, Indian animation has a long way to go before it matches up to its Hollywood counterparts.

The problem is not just with the quality of animation but also the fact that we have seldom come up with a storyline that is imaginative, expressive and entertaining enough to cater to all segments of audiences.

Yes, we do have an occasional “Hanuman” but ever since then, we have only come up with countless rehashes of mythological tales like “Bal Ganesha” and “Dashavatar“. Also, when we have tried combining animation with live action like in “My Friend Ganesha” and “Maruti Mera Dosst”, the results have been clearly sub-par.

No wonder, audiences continue to love the likes of “Shrek“, “Ice Age” and many more and the trend will continue until we get the storyline right. Till then, we would love to go back to the sequel, which is pretty much on the cards as clearly indicated in the way “Ice Age 3” ends.

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This is very sensational news about gay pride march in delhi , a 700 to 800 people is taking part in this delhi gay march. Some political reaction about this gay march in delhi. Some people are behind colorful rainbow in this gay march is going in delhi and metro.

Delhi Queer Pride ‘09 parade

Some hid their faces behind rainbow coloured masks but others flaunted their sexuality unabashedly. The second edition of Delhi’s gay pride march was a riot of colours, and had the marchers dancing and shouting slogans in unison.

‘Free hugs!’ screamed the banner of one of the marchers, who smiled and opened his arms to anyone who came to him. The muggy day was no deterrent and he got hugs by a dozen.

Demanding repeal of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which makes homosexuality a crime, the marchers – dressed in a whole range of fancy attires – screamed: ‘We want justice.’

Holding a massive rainbow coloured flag – symbolising the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community – Ranjini, a transgender, said: ‘It feels so good to be able to walk the streets freely, without having people looking down upon me with a weird look. Yes, I am queer and I am proud of it.’

Holding aloft a rainbow flag, clicking photographs and sometimes breaking into a jig, Rebecca Loo, a tourist from Britain who participated in the march, said: ‘I am glad I could make it – never mind the heat! I came to know about the pride (march) from an acquaintance through Facebook and decided to come along. It’s really cool.’

Even as people, a number of them tourists from abroad and other foreigners, carried banners saying ‘Hetero-Homo bhai-bhai’, ‘Help me take my mask off’ and ‘Yes, I am queer and am proud of it’, a wedding band played along the route of the march from the Tolstoy Marg in Connaught Place in the heart of the capital.

The march, which saw 600-700 people participate, culminated at Jantar Mantar.

Similar pride marches took place in other metros as well.

In what sounded like good news to the gay community, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily had earlier said the government would discuss the controversial Section 377 of the IPC.

Moily told reporters: ‘The home minister (P. Chidambaram) is planning to convene a meeting of the health and law ministers over this issue.’

However, leaders of other political parties have sounded wary over changing the law.

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member M.K. Pandhe said: ‘Generally we don’t support homosexuality but I cannot say further on the issue because our party has not discussed the matter.’

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi went on to say that the government should not take hasty decisions.

‘We are living in India, not in a European country. These issues are very important and sensitive. A thorough discussion is needed on this issue,’ Naqvi told IANS.

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Proud to be happy and gay

25-year-old Amrit (who goes by his first name), a city-based fashion editor, had been waiting for Sunday to celebrate who he was. Clad in body-hugging yellow tee shirt and cream trousers, golden/pink sparklers glowing on his face, the waif-thin Amrit held a 1 foot by 1 foot placard – “Queer and loving it” – and blew kisses at his male “friend”.

With a pair of translucent, sky blue butterfly wings hugging his back, and a paper flag displaying the “rainbow colours” bobbing out of his shirt’s pocket, Amrit was among the hundreds of others who had gathered at the Barakhambha Road-Tolstoy Road junction Sunday evening to participate in the Delhi Queer Pride ‘09 parade. The “gay” parade, an annual event organized by a coalition of countrywide gay rights organisations including the Humsafar Trust and the Naz , was held to demand the abolition of the article 377 of the Indian Penal Code that awarded a 10-year jail-term to those indulging in oral/anal sex.

“We, who belong to the LGBTI (lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) community are treated like criminals, subjected to violence rape/blackmail by the intolerant bullies including the police,” said Amrit in his clipped English. Moments later, at 5.30 pm, the parade’s organizers indicated to the participants that the 800-metre “march” to Jantar Mantar would begin.

Their polite instructions were lost to the revellers who had packed the road stretch and intent on some serious revelry: women and men – the upper-half of their faces covered partially by flamboyant masks, their bodies clad in their tee shirts and jeans -blew into their red soccer ball-shaped whistles, shouted “Article 377, quit India” and swayed to a Bollywood number as the members of the Asha Musical brass band played on. Amrit said he discovered his preference for “boys” when he was a “13-year-old”.

Sameet Arora (name changed), a 38-year-old Indian Institute of Management graduate now working in an MNC as “finance manager”, came from Mumbai to walk the walk but had kept a little aloof from the rest. He wore a blue mask, but unlike the others, he was clothed in the less cheery colours – black jeans, grey shirt.

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It was bigger than the first.

[Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi]

Delhi’s second gay pride parade, held on the evening of June 28th, 2009, could never be as historic as the first but it was bigger in scale. “Almost 3,000 people came this time compared to less than 1,000 in the last march,” said a participant who did not wish to be named. Queer activist and key event organiser Ms Lesley A Esteves was thrilled with the growing success of the pride march. “We had two months to prepare for this one, while for the last one we had just two weeks,” said a visibly happy Esteves, who put the number of participants at over 2,000.

The large crowd at the parade looked just as cheerful. Drag queens danced to dandiya numbers; masked homosexuals flaunted their orientation but not their identity; and many others who could be straight, gay or bisexual joined in the revelry. Curious onlookers watched the ‘show’ from their bikes, autos, cars and buses. “There were more placards this time, more well-heeled people, and more gay people came with their friends and families,” said the anonymous participant.

Celebrity presence was supplied by designer Mr Suneet Varma, who energetically waved the rainbow flag, the symbol of the pride march. “I was not there in the first parade because I was abroad,” said Mr Varma. “But I’m so happy to see so many gay and transgender people walking together with their mothers, sisters and brothers.”

The signboards were as interesting as the flashy sarees of eunuchs who too marched in the parade. A few slogans demanded the withdrawal of Section 377 from the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexual intercourse.

The Delhi Walla caught up with Mr Anitra Choudhary, a Calcutta native, who was resting on the road divider. “I’m not gay,” he said. “But I’ve come here to be with all those who believe that being gay is not equal to being a freak.”

There was a carnival like atmosphere even though the evening was extremely hot and humid. As the parade made its way from Barakhamba intersection in Tolstoy Marg to Jantar Mantar, the marchers, a few in elaborate headdresses, went on blowing their whistles. “I walked all the way,” said Mr Sumantha Roy who came from Amar Colony to take part. Is he, too, not gay? “No, I’m a big hijra,” replied Mr Roy.

Apart from Mr Varma, there were a few other celebrities present including Prince Manvendra Gohil and Hindi film actor Steven Baker. Mr Steven Baker, creative writing instructor in the British Council who portrayed a gay character in the Bollywood film Dostana, was very busy during the parade. “I gave lots of interviews to the media and had my picture clicked many times,” Mr Baker told The Delhi Walla. Being a British citizen, he was quick to point out the differences in the nature of gay parades held in India and England. “In London, the gay pride focuses on fun and frivolity whereas in Delhi it is much more a political demonstration,” he noted. “In the Bombay pride in 2008, most marchers were in masks and disguises,” Mr Baker added, “whereas in Delhi, people are much more comfortable in showing up as they are.”

Indeed, Mr B, a call center worker, danced all through the street with his face exposed for the entire world to see. Since he is not ‘out’ at his workplace he requested his name not be used. “I’m 25… how long would I be lying to people” he asked. “So I decided not to disguise myself in the parade and if somebody comes to know about me being gay, so be it.”

Each day should be like this day

Shock & Awe

Getting ready

A quiet dignity

Happy ‘n’ gay

Me too!

Many identities

You both an item?

We’re queer

I’m the way I’m

Mr Steven Baker (in the middle)

Take it, or leave it

Drop it

Dancing boys

The march starts now

Love and let live

Gay Pride Delhi

Gay Pride Delhi

Gay Pride Delhi

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Gay Pride Delhi

Fashion designer Mr Suneet Varma in Gay Pride Delhi

It’s my day(Gay march delhi, delhi gay pride march)

Is love a crime?(Gay march delhi, delhi gay pride march)

Let’s dance together(Gay march delhi, delhi gay pride march)

We too are for the cause(Gay march delhi, delhi gay pride march)

Gay Pride Delhi(Gay march delhi, delhi gay pride march)

Queer activist Ms Lesley A. Esteves (Gay march delhi, delhi gay pride march)

Gay Pride Delhi

Will love, not be scared

Very queer people

Wanted Dead And Alive – Movie stills

Though Ayesha Takia may not have had a single super-hit movie to boast of during her career, but people have loved and appreciated her characters in most of the movies. Be it her serious, heart touching portrayal of a strong, young widow in Nagesh Kukunoor’s DOR, the chirpy, lovable character in SUNDAY and merely a tomboy act in this Friday release, DE TAALI, Ayesha has done it all. And as we had told you earlier this month, she now wants to do action oriented roles but we have to wait for a while to see her in an action ‘avatar’.

However her fans, as well as Ayesha have pinned a lot of hope on Boney Kapoor’s POKKIRI remake, tentatively titled, WANTED DEAD AND ALIVE, opposite none other than Salman Khan. The movie will be Ayesha’s first big, full -fledged commercial flick, where believe it or not, her fans will be treated to quite a few dance numbers by Ayesha.

Though Takia is not such a great jiver, but in WANTED DEAD AND ALIVE she has got a chance to prove and showcase her dancing skills. She is being helped by none other than the director of the film, Prabhu Deva, who of course is a great dancer and an ace choreographer himself. And with Prabhu at the helm of affairs, one can be sure of some super dance tracks!

The Salman Khan starrer POKKIRI remake, with a working title, WANTED DEAD AND ALIVE, is all set to release this ‘Eid’!

Verve’s undisputed power cover girl, India’s highest paid, most in-demand actor; international face of the country; recipient of a myriad film awards and the big daddy of them all, a Padma Shri, reminds me of a little girl on a Ferris wheel – spinning ever upwards, almost out of control in the frenzy of her life.

Today, she is closeted in her vanity van at N. D. Studio in Karjat with make-up artist, Ojas. She is busy putting on a face, which to me seems so unnecessary!

Earlier, fresh countenanced, tired-eyed but oh so beautiful, she had made flash decisions on gowns (no saris); colours (out with that dull mauve) and silhouettes. The world’s most beautiful woman (so says Julia Roberts!) standing there in black tights and silver-and-white tee, could have slipped into anything and looked like a million bucks.

She is small, slim and graveeyed and I remember reading that these, her most outstanding feature, have been donated already to science.

She was not in the best of moods, struggling to control diva- esque tendencies – probably triggered by yet another unnecessary controversy, this time at Cannes, hanging over her head like a cloud of bad hair.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is ready to shoot but only on her own terms. And, she has too much on her mind as she comes to chat.

“You just know when you are home!”
Abhishek and I have been close throughout our careers. Within a year of our being together, he proposed to me and it was an immediate yes.

In Toronto, we had the premiere of Guru and there was a screening and a press interaction in New York and we were supposed to take the flight back, when he proposed.

And he said he had a reason for that, he said he used to be in New York at that very spot thinking about the possibility of us being together. It was not about the frills but about the personal emotion deep within.”

“My marriage was a glorious, fabulous, wonderful, superlative personal experience.”
And having said that, the circumstances were unimaginable. I never thought I would get married in the middle of a film. You imagine you would complete your work, indulge yourself. In movies, they show this entire preparation time and the irony was that I was doing that in Jodhaa Akbar.

Ashu (director Ashutosh Gowariker) would keep saying that your craft, your kala, is preparing you for this wonderful real life moment.

So, I was the bride in my work and its wonderful how my life has made me smile so many times and made me wonder at incidents where something is going on in your life and there is an interesting parallel on your work front.

“Abhishek and I have the ability to keep things real.”
Which is great and keeps our relationship what it is – an incredible friendship…we are brutally frank with each other, we are brutally frank about our life, we both have an incredible sense of humour and we have the ability to laugh with each other, at ourselves and with life and I think that is special.

“It starts with, I as an actor should want to do what I am doing, otherwise I will be cheating my work.”
If I am not comfortable doing what I am doing, the camera picks up every little thing, you cannot lie to the camera.

I have been fairly radical throughout my career in terms of trying to break out of the predictable journey of a leading lady. Early on, I took up mature roles and started working in regional cinema.

It was recognized that I had a dancing prowess and I could have been the next dancing superstar but I chose subjects where the directors wanted to create a slightly different character.

“The truth is, I did not go seeking to make an inroad into Hollywood or move there.”
The entire international interest in me started when Devdas went to Cannes. Coincidentally, Gurinder (Chadha) was meeting me with two script ideas at the same time. So naturally she became my first choice. It was suddenly perceived that Aishwarya has made this decision to go to Hollywood.

I said that I am open to cinema, just as I was when I did Iruvar, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. When I joined films finally, it was after Miss World and films were already coming my way.

I have virtually been invited here and to date scripts come my way and by the grace of God, I am spoilt for choice. That is the same way I choose my English films.

I am sure people have wondered why I have said no to biggies like Will Smith, Michael Douglas, Rush Hour 3 or Troy. But, I had committed my time to Indian films.

“A day off is totally husband time and family time.”
When we were in Chennai shooting for Guru, we went with Abhishek’s friends from college time, to the theatre and we watched movies back to back, just that one evening we went from one theatre to the next in this multiplex

Abhishek and I love music and I have an incredibly full iPod now thanks to him. I have never been pseudo enough to say I like only English music and popular tracks of the time but also old classics and Hindi music of earlier times.

We also genuinely love watching movies. But most of all, we just love spending time together. Both of us are very talkative and we have to give each other time to speak before piping in.

“Professionally what was wonderful was being bestowed with the Padma Shri.”
People from the fraternity said you are the youngest from the industry to have received it thus far. I owe it to my parents and I devote it to them. It was very special when my in-laws said we welcome the fifth Padma Shri into the family.

And I am blessed with the best husband in the world because it reflects on his strength that he can stand by his woman on a public platform at every given opportunity and applaud her.

With a tight film schedule ahead, the actor will face the year with the cylinders that drive her, on full blast. While her achievements have been large, one wonders, what next?

With fresh faces bombarding the movie going public’s sensibility; will Aishwarya now appeal to a more mature audience? Not an older audience minds you, just a more mature one…. While the choices she makes today may be more critical than ever before, destiny’s child is not worrying any.

Agyaat Movie Review

Starring: Nitin Reddy, Priyanka Kothari, Ravi Kale
Produced By: Ronnie Screwvala & Ram Gopal Varma
Directed By: Ram Gopal Varma

Agyaat is a thriller and revolves around the realm of fear.

A film unit goes for a shoot at a location deep in the forest of Sri Lanka. Each character in this film exhibits their own quirkiness, their arrogance and their mixed feelings for each other.

The shoot is put on hold when a camera malfunctions and they have to wait for a replacement. To kill time they decide to go on a trek into the jungle with the caretaker of the jungle.

When the caretaker is found mauled one night the panic and fear of the darkness of the unknown world sets in and the movie take a 360 degree turn as each one present there is fighting for their lives from something they have not seen.

This unseen is faster, smarter and is out to kill them.

We see change in their attitude, their beliefs and the film is poised to judge whether mankind’s survival instinct can prevail over darkness of a world they cannot imagine.

New York movie reviews

New York, helmed by Kabir Khan, attempts to be as real as possible. A tale of friendship, with terrorism as the wallpaper, New York hits you like a ton of bricks at several points in the narrative. In fact, there was a possibility that New York may turn out to be a dry experience, a documentary perhaps, but the drama is so well structured and so gripping that you get sucked into the world of Sam, Omar and Maya from its inception.

New York is a triumph for Kabir Khan, who deserves distinction marks for handling the subject with remarkable maturity. Also, this film should be a turning point for John, Katrina and Neil. More on that later…

The verdict? New York is, without doubt, one of the finest films produced by this premier production house, Yash Raj. Grab a ticket today!

Omar (Neil Nitin Mukesh) has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough, he begins to see and love America through the eyes of his American friends, Sam (John Abraham) and Maya (Katrina Kaif). But an incident changes the world round them.

At this point enters Agent Roshan (Irrfan), an FBI agent, who sets the ball rolling for a series of tumultuous events that turn the lives of these friends upside down.

New York affects you like no other Hindi film has done so far (on 9/11). In fact, there are portions that give you goose bumps, especially towards the second half of the film, when John recounts his past.

One of the reasons why New York works is because not once does Kabir Khan borrow from the past or tilt towards predictable stuff. You just can’t guess what and where the story is headed and what the culmination would be.

The director and his team of writers establish the plot and characters beautifully, but the real action is reserved for the second half. The nightmarish experience that John undergoes is disturbing, but lifts the film several notches up.

But New York has its share of loose ends. The film dips in the second hour. It tends to gets lengthy before it reaches a powerful, brilliantly executed climax. Also, a few sequences only add to the length of the film, which could’ve been curtailed in the writing stage itself.

Director Kabir Khan picks up a real incident — innocent civilians being suspected as terrorists, soon after 9/11 — and weaves a brilliant tale around it. The screenplay is its biggest star, without a doubt. Given the fact that New York isn’t one of those routine masala fares, Kabir has injected songs only when required. Cinematography is striking.

Now here’s another surprise. John, Katrina and Neil, all actors, deliver their career-best performance. If the first half belongs to Neil, John takes over the second hour completely. John is superb when he recalls the past.

You can feel his pain, that effective is his performance. Also, note his expressions towards the end. This is a different John, for sure. Just one word for his performance — fabulous!

Neil was remarkable in JOHNNY GADDAAR, but disappointed in AA DEKHEN ZARA. Fortunately, he’s in top form this time around. Katrina gives you the biggest surprise.

Known for her glamour roles, Katrina proves that she can deliver if the director and writer offer her a role of substance. She’s outstanding. In fact, people will see a new, different Katrina this time. Irrfan is, as always, first-rate.

On the whole, New York is amongst the finest films produced by Yash Raj. At the box office, there’s no stopping this one. Go for it now!

Soham Shah’s last film Kaal had boasted of chartbuster music. So much so, that it is selling even till date while the songs continue to play across satellite channels.

Now with a bigger star cast and much bigger budget in hands, Soham returns with Luck which is easily one of the most anticipated films of the season. Its thriller promo has done the trick and one expects that the music too will follow the high adrenalin mode and get the right thump in place; something which is much needed for the movie belonging to this genre.

MUSIC

Salim-Sulaiman and lyricist Shabbir Ahmed had created ‘dhoom‘ with the soundtrack of Kaal and with Luck they come back to the scene once more. As expected, the title song ‘ Luck Aazma ‘ arrives first and goes on to find a place throughout the album with two more versions to follow.

Sukhvinder Singh sounds ordinary in the original version but things get seriously zany once the ‘remix version’ of the song arrives a little later. A number about trying one’s luck and taking risks that could be the now or never moment for the protagonists, ‘ Luck Aazma ‘ with supporting vocals by Satya Hinduja is a kind of number that should find a place throughout the film’s narrative as a background score.

For the first time in the album a female voice is heard and it’s a pleasant surprise indeed since the person making her debut behind the mike is none other than Shruti Haasan herself.

Though it’s a slow start for her version of the title track (named ‘Aazma – Luck Is The Key’), one looks forward to what Shruti has to offer as she gets into the pop mode. She is well supported by Clinton Cerejo who gives her company with her English portions.

Arrangements are a little different for this version as Salim-Sulaiman gives it an entirely Western touch unlike the Sukhwinder version that had an Indian feel to it. Shruti does well with her debut and it would be interesting to see if she manages to get a music video all for herself for this very number!

Things get a little sombre with ‘Khudaya Ve’ that does remind of ‘Yaar Mangyasi’ [Kaante] but doesn’t quite come close to it.

A sad number about a protagonist missing the ones he loved most, this Salim Merchant sung number doesn’t grow on you in spite of repeated hearing and at maximum turns out to be a passable inclusion in the album.

Entry of it’s ‘remix version’ is another surprise since a slow moving number like this which didn’t have much appeal to begin with itself didn’t quite warrant another version. This is not all as there is third version of the song as well, what with both Salim and Sulaiman coming together behind the mike for the version that is titled ‘Radio Mix’!

Luck Anvita Dutt Guptan is the guest lyricist in Luck as she contributes with ‘Jee Le’. A number that comes with loads of attitude, ‘Jee Le’ is a Shruti Pathak number with Naresh Kamath giving her good support.

A catchy track with a slight Middle-East flavour to it, it has a faint resemblance to ‘Halla Re’ [Neil N Nikki] that again was a Salim-Sulaiman composition.

No, we are not really looking at a chartbuster track here but it has enough fodder to warrant a flashy picturisation and some glitzy choreography. Add to that a bevy of beauties and ‘Jee Le’ should be a good treat for eyes. And yes, this time around, presence of a ‘remix version’ does make sense!

However, there is a surprise dampener in the form of ‘Laaga Le’. Why a dampener? Because the singer at the helm of affairs is Anushka Manchanda who is known for being choosy about her assignments.

However, ‘Lagaa Le‘ is nothing more than being plain and simple pedestrian as it is straight out of 80s and doesn’t have a fresh appeal to it.

Expect the song to play primarily in the background as characters continue to be engaged into something far more interesting on the fore front. With Robert’Bob’Omulo as the supporting voice, ‘Lagaa Re’ is as forgettable as it gets.

OVERALL

It would be just so wrong to compare Luck with Kaal as it doesn’t even come remotely close to it. The album had so much potential in it and could well have been the Dus moment for the composer duo here.

However, in spite of all the technology and free space for experimentation available to them, Salim-Sulaiman don’t come up with anything better than a merely average soundtrack.

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