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	<title>BallerStatus.com &#187; Awards Shows</title>
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		<title>&#039;The Hurt Locker&#039; Wins Big At 82nd Annual Academy Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 82nd Annual Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, went down in Los Angeles on Sunday night (March 7), and the showdown better the night's faves, "The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar", was not close at all. It was a knockout for Kathryn Bigelow's "Hurt Locker", which took home honors for Best Picture...]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce, Taylor Swift Take Over the Grammys With 10 Awards Between Them</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/02/01/beyonce-taylor-swift-took-over-the-grammys-with-10-awards-between-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 52nd annual Grammy Awards took over Los Angeles during the weekend, with things closing out Sunday evening (January 31). Superstars Beyonce and country singer Taylor Swift had the nation's eyes on them when they took  home 10 trophies between them both...]]></description>
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		<title>LL Cool J Fails To Make Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/12/16/ll-cool-j-fails-to-make-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-for-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While legendary rockers were added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2010, legendary New York rapper LL Cool J was among the nominees left off the list. LL was in good company though. He, along with other acts such as he Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kiss and singer/songwriter Laura Nyro, failed to make the cut this year.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Grammy Nominations In: Beyonce Leads All Artists With 10 Nods</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/12/03/2010-grammy-nominations-in-beyonce-leads-all-with-10-nods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nominations for the 2010 Grammy Awards are in, and it's Beyonce leading the pack with 10 nods, while Taylor Swift is right behind her with eight. Beyonce's honors include noms in the evenings top categories, including Album of the Year for <I>I Am ... Sasha Fierce</I>...]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson Big Winners At 37th American Music Awards -- Performances Big Too</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/11/23/taylor-swift-michael-jackson-big-winners-at-37th-american-music-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Country sweetheart Taylor Swift dominated Sunday's (November 22) 37th annual American Music Awards at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre, taking home five awards including Artist of the Year. But, the late Michael Jackson was right behind her with four honors -- his brother Jermaine was there to accept.]]></description>
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		<title>VH1&#039;s Hip-Hop Honors 2009: Def Jam</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/10/14/vh1s-hip-hop-honors-2009-def-jam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's the full broadcast of VH1's recently taped "Hip-Hop Honors: Def Jam" awards ceremony, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where they pay homage to one of the genre's biggest and most legendary labels, Def Jam Records.]]></description>
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		<title>Kanye West Leads BET Hip-Hop Award Nominees With 9 Nods -- Full Nominee List Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/21/kanye-west-leads-bet-hip-hop-award-nominees-with-9-nods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/21/kanye-west-leads-bet-hip-hop-award-nominees-with-9-nods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kanye West may not be liked much by a lot of people, due his highly-publicized interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the VMAs, but he's still get that awards show love. It was recently revealed that he earned the most nominations for the upcoming 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards]]></description>
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		<title>Kanye West Booted From VMAs, After Interrupting Taylor Swift&#039;s Acceptance Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/14/kanye-west-booted-from-vmas-after-interrupting-taylor-swifts-acceptance-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/14/kanye-west-booted-from-vmas-after-interrupting-taylor-swifts-acceptance-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the MTV VMAs went down Sunday night (September 13) in New York, and guess what? Kanye West made a scene again ... is anyone surprised at this? At the beginning of the show, 'Ye stormed the stage in the middle of country star Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video...]]></description>
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		<title>Funk Legend George Clinton To Be Honored As BMI Icon</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/07/30/funk-legend-george-clinton-to-be-honored-as-bmi-icon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/07/30/funk-legend-george-clinton-to-be-honored-as-bmi-icon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funk originator George Clinton is set to be honored as a BMI Icon at the organizations annual Urban Awards this September, an honor given to artists who have had "a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers" ...]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Espy Awards in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/07/22/2009-espy-awards-in-los-angeles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[17th annual ESPY Awards took place recent in Los Angeles, and we were there on the red carpet to catch some of the celebs and athletes making their way in.]]></description>
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		<title>BET Awards Put Awards Second To Michael Jackson Tributes</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/06/29/bet-awards-put-awards-second-to-michael-jackson-tributes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/06/29/bet-awards-put-awards-second-to-michael-jackson-tributes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may have been an awards ceremony celebrating the best in urban music today, but if you didn't know better you would've thought it was a special event strictly remembering fallen pop star Michael Jackson. That's what it felt like if you tuned into the 2009 BET Awards, broadcast live from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Sunday night (June 28).]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Twilight&#039; Rules &#039;09 MTV Movies Awards -- Eminem Gets Ass In The Face, Storms Out</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/06/01/twilight-rules-09-mtv-movies-awards-eminem-gets-ass-in-the-face-storms-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/06/01/twilight-rules-09-mtv-movies-awards-eminem-gets-ass-in-the-face-storms-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 MTV Movie Awards was overrun by vampires, as the cast and crew of the popular vampire film "Twilight" ran away with most of the evening's popcorn trophies. Eminem got mad and stormed out of the building after Bruno puts his ass in his face...]]></description>
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		<title>VIP Pre-show Lounge for the  28th Annual Int&#039; Reggae and World Music Awards in New York</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/08/vip-pre-show-lounge-for-the-28th-annual-int-reggae-and-world-music-awards-in-new-york/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/08/vip-pre-show-lounge-for-the-28th-annual-int-reggae-and-world-music-awards-in-new-york/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 16:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sprite Green held down the VIP Pre-Awards Lounge for the 28th Annual Int' Reggae and World Music Awards in New York recently, drawing some of the reggae world's best.]]></description>
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		<title>En Vogue Reunites Onstage At 17th Annual Trumpet Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/09/en-vogue-reunites-onstage-at-17th-annual-trumpet-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE one and only En Vogue reunites for this BLAZING performance at the 2008 Trumpet Awards, premiering on TV One on Sunday, April 12 at 8pm ET.]]></description>
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		<title>Run DMC, Metallica Officially Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/05/run-dmc-metallica-officially-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/05/run-dmc-metallica-officially-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>krish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Run DMC, along with rock counterparts Metallica, were given huge honors on Saturday night (April 4) in Cleveland, when the two groups were inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame.]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Slumdog Millionaire&#039; Dominates 81st Academy Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/23/slumdog-millionaire-dominates-81st-academy-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/23/slumdog-millionaire-dominates-81st-academy-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big winner of the evening was for the slow-rising film "Slumdog Millionaire, which nabbed eight Oscars including Best Picture and Director.]]></description>
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		<title>Jennifer Hudson Steals The Show At 40th NAACP Image Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/13/jennifer-hudson-steals-the-show-at-40th-naacp-image-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/13/jennifer-hudson-steals-the-show-at-40th-naacp-image-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 40th NAACP Awards went down in Los Angeles on Thursday (February 12) from The Shrine Auditorium, and it was singers Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson who stole the show.]]></description>
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		<title>Grammy Awards Wrap-Up: Lil Wayne Wins Four Trophies, Performances Plenty</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/09/grammy-awards-wrap-up-lil-wayne-wins-four-trophies-performances-plenty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss dominated most of the Grammy's major categories, Lil Wayne took home a handful of trophies, including Best Rap Album for his multi-platinum <I>Tha Carter III</I>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;GTA IV&#039; The Big Winner At Spike TV&#039;s 2008 VGAs</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/12/15/gta-iv-the-big-winner-at-spike-tvs-2008-vgas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spike TV's 2008 Video Game Awards (VGA) went down at the Sony Picture Studios on Sunday (December 14) in Los Angeles, and the night's big winner was Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto IV."]]></description>
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		<title>Lil Wayne Leads All Grammy Nominees With 8 Nods</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/12/04/lil-wayne-leads-all-grammy-nominees-with-8-nods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/12/04/lil-wayne-leads-all-grammy-nominees-with-8-nods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Awards Shows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Grammy nominations have been announced, and the frontrunner is Lil Wayne, arguably the hottest artist of the year.]]></description>
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		<title>Chris Brown The AMAs&#039; Big Winner, Kanye West Surprises</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/11/24/chris-brown-the-amas-big-winner-kanye-west-surprises/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/11/24/chris-brown-the-amas-big-winner-kanye-west-surprises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Awards Shows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Singer Chris Brown walked away the big winner of Sunday night's 36th annual American Music Awards (AMAs) in Los Angeles, taking home three wins including the Artist of the Year award.]]></description>
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		<title>Atmosphere, Other Indie Artists Take Home Wood At mtvU&#039;s 5th Annual Woodies</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/11/13/atmosphere-other-indie-artists-take-home-wood-at-mtvus-5th-annual-woodies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/11/13/atmosphere-other-indie-artists-take-home-wood-at-mtvus-5th-annual-woodies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atmosphere]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, declared rapper Atmosphere -- along with bands Paramore, There for Tomorrow, Chromeo, and others -- winners of this year's college music awards.]]></description>
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		<title>Lil Wayne Makes History With Appearance At 42nd Country Music Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/11/13/lil-wayne-makes-history-with-appearance-at-42nd-country-music-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/11/13/lil-wayne-makes-history-with-appearance-at-42nd-country-music-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Snoop Dogg one-upped him by showing up for the CMT Music Awards earlier this year, Lil Wayne made an appearance at Wednesday night's (November 12) CMA Awards show in Nashville, Tennessee.]]></description>
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		<title>Lil Wayne Takes Home Multiple BET Hip-Hop Awards, Reveals Baby On The Way</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/10/19/lil-wayne-takes-home-multiple-bet-hip-hop-awards-reveals-baby-on-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/10/19/lil-wayne-takes-home-multiple-bet-hip-hop-awards-reveals-baby-on-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BET Hip-Hop Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lil Wayne was named the lyricist of the year at the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday (October 18) in Atlanta, and also revealed so other goods news -- a baby.]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;No Country For Old Men&#039; Take Top Honors At 80th Oscars</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/02/25/no-country-for-old-men-take-top-honors-at-80th-oscars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/02/25/no-country-for-old-men-take-top-honors-at-80th-oscars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a bitter writer's strike dividing Hollywood over the past few months, the film industry were all in attendence for hte 80th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night (February 24) at Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre.
Host Jon Steward began the ceremony with jokes of the strike, which ended just in time for the big Hollywood event. [...]]]></description>
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