Monday 31 March 2008

Useful Resources: It's Daejeon: Delicacy Adventure

A very useful and interesting book / booklet published by the Daejeon City Metropolitan Government is It's Daejeon: Delicacy Adventure. The book is 205 pages long and is a survey of the food and restaurants in Daejeon. It chapters on 'Representative Foods in Daejeon', Korean Food', 'Chinese Food', Japanese Food', Western Food' & 'Fusion Foods' and a list of Certified Model Restaurant in the city. With text written in Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English and Russian, its a pretty indispensable guide to what is to be had in the way of food in restaurants in the city. The Book was published in 2004 but copies can still be found in some of the Tourist Information Offices in town.

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Saturday 29 March 2008

Daejeon: Transportation Daejeon Subway Line 1


As noted by Wikipedia, Daejeon's Subway Line 1 is a subway line in Daejeon, South Korea. It is 22.6 km (14 mi) long with 22 stations. It is the first of five planned lines for the Daejeon Metropolitan Subway. First section was opened on March 16, 2006, second on April 17, 2007. Line track is from Banseok Station in Yuseong-gu to Panam Station in Dong-gu.

Offical Wesite: djet.co.kr/

Maps: Korean English Chinese/Japanese

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Daejeon Museums Currency Museum: Daejeon

Just behind KAIST can be found the Currency Museum. This museum offers visitors a chance to see the history of the currency and stamps of Korea as well as other countries in Asia and the west. Visitors can learn about the history and economy through currencies. IN the 1st Exhibition Hall one can find exhibitions on the: History of Currency, Coins of Goryeo Dynaty, Coins of Joseon Dynasty, and Modern Coins, The Bank of Korea Coins, Commemorative Coins, Gold Coins of the World, Chinese Coins from the Shinan Sea. In the 2nd Exhibition Hall the are exnibits on: the History of Banknotes, the Great Empire of Korea Period, the Japanese Rule Period, After the Liberation, Republic of Korea, Features of the Bank of Korea Notes, Paper Products. In the 3rd Exhibition Hall are exibits on: Decorations, Medals, Potage Stamps, Christmas Seals, and Money of the World. Finally in the 4th Exhibition Hall one can fin exhints on: the Currency of DPRK

Open Hours: Summer season (March ~ October): 10:00 ~ 17:00; Winter season (November ~ February): 10:00 ~16:00
Closed Days Every Monday, New Year's Day, The Harvist Day, and other contemporary holidays
Information: Tel: 042) 870-1000; Fax: 042) 861-5245
Admission: Free
Website: Tour 2 Daejeon
Location: map

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Useful Resources: Daejeon Daejeon Bus Routes Map

As you know, Daejeon is blessed with a fairly good bus service and there are numerous routes to almost all parts of the city. While a good copy of a map of Daejeon's Bus Routes can be found at the various Touruist Information Offices around town, one can also be found on the 'Travel Services' page of the 'Tour-2- Daejeon' site.

For a PDF service of the same file however, go here: Deajeon Bus Routes Map [pdf File]

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p.s. to zoom in, go to the box showing a % figure in the bar on the top left hand side of the page. The numbers in small colored boxes refer to the starting and ending points of each route.

Useful Resources: DaejeonDaejeon Access Newletter

Daejeon Access is a really great montly newsletter founded by expats living in the city. They provide current and updated news, information and entertainment guides to all [with a special interest on those living in the Daejeon Metro are. Update information can also be found on their excellent website: http://daejeonaccess.com/index.php Copies of Daejeon Access can be obtained throughout the city at various places.

To see a pdf copy of the March issue go here: Daejeon Access

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Useful Resources: Daejeon daejeonaccess.com

A great new resource for people wanting to know what is happening in and around Daejeon and especially valueable for long term foreign residents is the website daejeon access.com. Produced by the same people who produce the Monthly Newsleter, Daejeonaccess.com has news related to visa's etc..., Daejeon organisations and upcoming events.

Check it out http://daejeonaccess.com/index.php.

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Daejeon Museums: National Science Museum

According to the posting on the Tour2Daejeon website, "The National Science Museum is a scientific culture facility which studies and exhibits various scientific materials. At its center is the Astronomical Hall, which is the largest dome in Korea. From here you can vividly see the phenomenon of the celestial sphere and the human development of space. It also has the only world-class space theater in Korea. The 242 seats are available on a first-come first-serve basis. It can recreate the appearance of a night sky, the highlight being the view of the starlight at the planetarium. The Astrovision is also a special visual device, giving a magnificent and realistic view of space development. There are exhibits featuring about 4000 items based on nature and natural science at the Permanent Exhibit Hall. There are also exhibit halls featuring Korean nature, weapons, and folk musical instruments. You can see the stages of collecting energy from nature, and its use in transportation. Outside the Hall is Cheomseongdae, a weather evaluating machine from the Goryeo period, models of plant-eating dinosaurs, and a steam engine. The exhibits help to easily understand the theories of science, and the wonders of nature. The museum has a movie theater. Science movies and other excellent movies are shown at 11am and 2pm every day, and the seating can accommodate 776 people.

Opening Hours 09:30~17:50 (Entrance closed at 17:00)
Closed: Every Monday, Days after holidays, Jan. 1st, Chuseok, Temporary Legal Holidays (Outdoor Exhibit Center is open 365 days a year)
Admission Fee Age 20 and older: Astronomical Hall, Permanent Exhibit Hall ₩1,000 each (groups of 30 or more ₩500); Under 19: Astronomical Hall, Permanent Exhibit Hall ₩500 each (groups of 30 or more ₩200, ₩300)
Facilities: Parking Lot, Ticket Booth, Public Square
Address: 32-2 Gu Sung-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Daejeon [Map]
Website: http://www.science.go.kr
Telephone: 042-601-7894~6

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Clubs: Daedeok Toastmasters Every Monday, 7:20 [KAIST]

Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational organization, has been working for more than 80 years to provide for this need and help people conquer their pre-speech jitters. From one club started at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, Toastmasters has grown to become the world’s largest organization devoted to developing people’s public and interpersonal communication skills. Since that first club was organized by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley in October 1924, nearly four million men and women have enjoyed the benefits of Toastmasters membership. A Toastmasters club is a “learn-by-doing” workshop in which men and women hone their skills in a comfortable, friendly atmosphere. A typical club has 20 to 40 members, who meet weekly or biweekly to learn and practice public speaking techniques. The average club meeting lasts approximately one hour or so. Upon joining a Toastmasters club, members progress through a series of 10 speaking assignments designed to instill a basic foundation in public speaking. Daedeok Toastmasters hold their meetings every monday in the Creative Learning Building, KAIST. All welcome.

Time: 19:20
Date: Mondays
Location: KAIST, Creative Learning Building (E11) Room 101
Photo: DT Club
Contact: dtc.president@gmail.com
Webpage: Daedeok Toastmasters

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Useful Resources: DaejeonGoogle Map of Daejeon


Kimberley Hogg, the person who maintains the great Socius in Daejeon has started building a map of Daejeon utlizaing the collaboration made possible by a new feature of Google maps which she says people are "welcome to check out and contribute to" She hopes to "eventually add photos and links back to Socius articles and other information sources where available". Writing on the socius.com site she says: If you have some time and know some places in Daejeon people might be interested in, please use the contact page and send me a message. I’ll add you to the collaborators and you can get started. Once you’re a collaborator, you can invite other people to join in the fray- so please do! This has some very exciting potential and hope that lots of people will get involved. Please post anything and everything that other Daejeon residents might find of interest-from places expats meet in your neighborhood on a regular basis to major facilities, offices and places of interest." Kimberly Hogg: http://www.socius.or.kr/ Check it out!! It looks great!!!

Socius in Daejeon: http://www.socius.or.kr/

Useful Resources: Daejeon Tour Daejeon E Book

A useful little onlibe resource is an E-book version of the Daejeon Tour booklet that is obtainable at any of the tourist onformation outlets around town.

Go to the the http://tour.daejeon.go.kr/english/index.jsp website and click on the Daejeon E-Book Icon that looks like this:

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Daejeon:This Week At The Movies 29th March - 4th April 2008

Among the films currently showing in Daejeon at the moment are:
1. Amazing Grace [어메이징 그레이스]
2. 10,000 BC [10,000 BC]
3. The Other Boleyn Girl [천일의 스캔들 ]
4. The Water Horse [워터호스 ]
5. Vantage Point [밴티지 포인트=]
6. Lars and the Real Girl [내겐 너무 사랑스러운 그녀]
7. Awake [어웨이크]
8. Dan in Real Life [댄 인 러브 ]
9. Gracie [그레이시 스토리]
10. Step Up 2 the Streets [스텝 업2-더 스트리트 ]
11. 바보 [Ba:Bo]
12. Death Defying Acts [ 어느 마술사의 사랑 ]
13. 브레이브 스토리 [Brave Story]
14. 추격자 [The Chaser]
15. 숙명 [Fate]
16. 허밍 [Humming]

[Please click on the films to check which cinemas the films are showing in. To check the times of the films follow the links on the names above and then using the Korean names of the films to find their showing times]

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Sports: Hanwha Eagles V Lotte Giants Saturday 29th March 2008 [HanStad]

Daejeon's Hanwha Eagles baseball team, is having its home opener this Saturday at 2pm against 5th ranked Lotte Giants. Tickets are 6,000 for standard seats and 10,000 for behind the plate. Kids get in for 1,000 each. According to Kim and the team at Socius.com, its a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon [socius.com]

Where: Hanbat Baseball Stadium
Address: Boosadong, Joon-gu, Daejeon [map]
Tickets: standard seats: 6,000, behind the plate:10,000 Kids: 1,000
Website: http://www.hanwhaeagles.co.kr/
Telephone: 042+632-2929
Hanwha Eagles vs KIA Tigers:

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Friday 28 March 2008

Films In Daejeon: Humming [Korea]

Jun-seo [Lee Cheon-hee] is tired of the relationship he is in with Mi-yeon [Han Ji-hye]. But one day she is in an accident and falls into a coma. Then, unbelievably Mi-yeon visits him the next day just like any other ordinary day. He starts searching for other traces of Mi-yeon and realizes how much he loved her. Will he discover the love he has never realized, which has always existed close by him? Koreanmovie.com

Director: Park Dae-yeong (박대영
Run Time: 96min
Country: Korea
Genre: Drama , Romance , Fantasy , | Release date in South Korea : Mar 13, 2008
Website: blog.naver.com/humming2008
Trailer: Humming

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Thursday 27 March 2008

Daejeon: Sports Teams Hanwha Eagles [Baseball]

The Hanwha Eagles were founded in 1985 and were Korea's 7th professional baseball club. It has won one championship [in 1999] and has been runner-up five times [1988, 1989, 1991 and 2006]. Among is star players are: Jang Jong-Hoon, Song Jin-Woo, Kim Tae-Gyun, Lee Beom-Ho and Ru Hyun-Jin. In 2005, the year when Kim In-Sik was brought into the team as the team's manager, the team came in third in the years regular season and made in to the playoffs. One year later the team managed to finish second . As of the 27th of March 2008, it was ranked third in the National rankings. [from: Hamwhaeagles.co.kr].

Website: http://www.hanwhaeagles.co.kr/
Home Stadium: Hanbat Baseball Stadium
Stadium Address: Boosadong, Joon-gu, Daejeon
Telephone: 042+632-2929

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Useful Resources: Weather Forecasts weather-forecast.com


Ever wondered what the weather will be like over the next week? A useful resource for those living in Daejeon and surroundings cities and towns are the Taejeon and surrounding district pages on weather-forecast.com. JUst go to the main page and click on the star for Daejeon [Taejeon] or any other of the names of towns in its vicinity.

Link: http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Taejon

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Concert: Let's Trip To Italy Friday 28th & Saturday 29th March 2008 [WAC/DJAC ]

As part of their Daejeon Municipal Symphony Orchestra's 2008 'Family Concert Series' , you and your family are invited to come on a Trip to Italy. Among the highlights of the concerts - which will be held at the Woosong Arts Center and the Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre on the 28th and 29th of March respectively - will be a performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto by Ha MinAh.

Program: Rossini William Tell Overture; Vivaldi “Spring” from Four Seasons;Mozart Piano concerto No.23 A-major; Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 “Italian” 3rd and 4th movements; Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italian op.45

Performers: Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, Choi Hoon [Conductor]; Ha MinAh [Piano]
Place: 28th March: Woosong Arts Center' 29th March: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: 28th & 29th March 2008
Time: 28th March [WAC]:7:30 p.m.; 29th March [DJAC]: 5:00 p.m.
Tickets: 30,000, 20,000, 10,000, & 5,000
Information:: 1588-8440
Website: djo.or.kr

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Films In Daejeon: Dan in Real Life [USA ]

A widower and father of three who also writes a parenting advice column for his local newspaper falls for the girlfriend of his younger brother during a family vacation in director Peter Hedges' offbeat love triangle laugher. Steve Carell stars as the writer who finds his widely-known convictions put to the ultimate test, with Dane Cook and Juliette Binoche respectively assuming the roles of the younger sibling and his radiant girlfriend.

Director: Peter Hedges<
Year: 2007
Run Time: 98 min
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 65%
Cinemas: Lotte, Rodeo,
Times: Cine/Cine
Trailer: Dan in Real Life

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Films In Daejeon: Awake [USA]

Jessica Alba, Hayden Christenson, and Terrence Howard star in first-time director/screenwriter Joby Harold's nerve-jangling psychological thriller about a man who experiences the frighteningly common surgical phenomenon known as "anesthetic awareness," in which those laid out on the operating table remain acutely aware of what is going on around them despite remaining completely paralyzed and unable to cry out for help. When a successful young man (Christenson) goes under the knife and realizes that the anesthesia hasn't quite done its job, the horror quickly sets in as his worried wife (Alba) waits anxiously and a terrifying drama unfolds in the operating room. [Jason Buchanan/AMG]

Director: Joby Harold
Year: 2007
Run Time: 84 min
Country: USA
Genre: Thriller
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 22%
Cinemas: Lotte, Time World, Rodeo,
Times: Cine/Cine
Trailer: Awake

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Films In Daejeon: Gracie [USA]

Inspired by real-life events the feel-good sports drama Gracie unfolds in 1978 New Jersey. 15-year-old Gracie Bowen (newcomer Carly Schroeder) is still reeling from the passing of her brother Johnny, a star player on the high-school soccer team. When Gracie defies nearly everyone's wishes by vowing to replace Johnny under the aegis of cantankerous Coach Colasanti (John Doman), it irritates her parents — who encourage her to stick to activities better-suited to her gender — and her best friend, Jena, who warns her that athletic women are often considered "lesbos." The young woman persists, however, and wins the hearts of her most strident detractors, surmounting one obstacle after another and racing toward certain victory. [Nathan Southern/AMG]

Director: Davis Guggenheim
Year: 2007
Run Time: 92 min.
Country: USA
Genre: Drama
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 59%
Cinemas: 프리머스 대전 둔산
Trailer: Gracie

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Films In Daejeon: Fate [Korea ]

In the film Sookmyeong [Fate], U-min [Song Seung-heon], Cheol-jung [Kwon Sang-woo], Do-wan [Kim In-Kwon], and Yeong-hwan are strong team players in a gang. The four friends plan to rob a casino so they can start a new life, but Cheol-jung betrays his friends to the mob boss, and U-min is obliged to go to the prison to save the others. However, after his release, U-min finds himself in a much tougher situation: Cheol-jung is blinded by power, Do-wan is crippled by substance abuse, and his girlfriend Eun-yeong [Park Han-byeol]leads the life of a miserable bar girl. But as he tries to rectify wrongs, unfortunate turns of fate make best friends become foes. 18 and over.[koreatimes.co.kr]

Director: Kim Hae-gon (김해곤)
Run Time: 123 min
Website: www.fate2008.co.kr
Cinemas: Lotte, Time World
Times: Cine/Cine
Trailer: Fate

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Wednesday 26 March 2008

Films In Daejeon: Step Up 2 the Streets [USA]

Step Up 2: The Streets, follows Andie (Briana Evigan) as she pursues her dream of becoming a dancer. Andie is passionate about dancing and rehearses regularly with her 'crew', the 410, to keep the title in the illegal competition of The Streets. Andie's foster mother is tired of the crime and harassment of the 410 and tells Andie she will go to live with her aunt in Texas if she doesn't turn her life around. Andie's friend and older brother figure Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) persuades her to audition for the Maryland School of the Arts, where Andie receives a place. When Andie's studies come before the crew, the members are not happy and decide to drop her. Andie however has different ideas and forms her own crew to compete. Missy, joins the crew after dropping out of the 410 following Andie's removal [Wikipedia].

Director: Jon Chu
Year: 2008
Run Time: 98 mins
Genre: Drama
Trailer: Step Up 2 The Streets
Cinemas: Lotte, Time World, Rodeo
Times: Cine/Cine

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Films In Daejeon: The Chaser Korea]


The Chaser is based on Yoo Young-Chul, who murdered 21 people -- mostly masseuses -- between September 2003 and July 2004.Yoo, who is on death row, murdered masseuses providing door-to-door business and mutilated their bodies in his apartment bathroom. He was reportedly caught by pimps who noticed their girls disappearing after responding to calls from a particular number. The plot of the film tells of an ex-police officer, who has become a pimp. He keeps losing his girls and is not sure why. Its a busy night and he sends one of his girls to a nice house with a nice man. The pimp then realizes that he sent another girl to this # and she is now missing also. The cat and mouse game now begins between Eom Joong-ho (The pimp) and Ji Yeong-min,(the serial killer).

Director: Hong-jin Na
Year: 2008
Country: South Korea
Genre: Crime Thriller
Cinemas: Lotte, Time World, Rodeo,
Times: Cine/Cine,
Website: http://www.thechaser.co.kr/
Trailer: The Chaser

Daejeon: Cinemas Lotte Cinema, Lotte Department Store


About the Theater: Opened on the 5th May 2000, the Lotte Cinema is on the 10th floor on the Lotte Department Store. Designed as a 'one-stop entertainment complex space', there is a Cine cafe, a game center, a large restaurant, a fast-food restaurant,and a variety of other facilities.
Transportation: General Bus: 110, 121, 140, 170, 820, 860 861, 160, 161, 180, 181, 221, 221-1, 814 110, 121, 140, 170, 820, 860861, 160, 161, 180, 181, 221, 221-1, 814; Seated Buses: 102, 1, 104, 109 [ 102, 1, 104, 109
Parking 1650 spaces [free except for late night movies]
Address: 423-1 West Daejeon Goejeong-dong [map]
Program: CineCene
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Daejeon: Cinemas TimeWorld Cinema

The Time World Cinema is located on the 8th floor of the TimeWorld Galeria Department Store [all you need to say to the driver is Time World Galeria, Dunsan-dong]. Apart from the Department store there are a range of fast [and 'slow'] food resturants and a games arcade [for the inner child within].

Address: 8th flr, Time World / Galleria, West Daejeon Dunsan-dong [map]
Telephone / Tickets: 042-479-8000
Home Page: CineCene
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Tuesday 25 March 2008

Films In Daejeon: Ba: Bo [Korea]

Ji-ho is a promising pianist, studying and playing abroad for years. But one night she had a stage fright and never recovers. In despair, Ji-ho comes home and meets her old classmate Sung-ryong. Once a very bright boy, Sung-ryong had an accident and now he is in late 20s with the mind of a six year old. He is very forgetful, but he has never forgotten his first love Ji-ho. Other half of Sung-ryong’s dumb mind is occupied with his only family – younger sister Jee-in. To take care of her, Sung-ryong sells toasts in front of Jee-in’s school. But Jee-in is embarrassed of her idiotic brother and ignores him. And Sang-soo is Sung-ryong’s old friend who understands Sung-ryong’s innocent mind. But he inevitably falls to the world of gangsters. Ji-ho is still in her slump, Jee-in falls sick and Sang-soo gets involved in a bloody dispute. But all of their agonies are miraculously saved by Sung-ryong in a way nobody has forseen…[koreanfilm.or.kr]

Director: Kim Jeong-kwon (김정권)
Year: 2008
Run Time: 98 mins
Country: Korea
Cinema: MVC Academy,
Times: CineCine
Trailer: Ba:Bo

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Films In Daejeon: Death Defying Acts [UK/Australia]

My Brilliant Career and Oscar and Lucinda director Gillian Armstrong explores the final feat of the greatest illusionist ever to deceive a live audience in this docudrama concerning Harry Houdini's obsessive quest to find proof of an afterlife. The year is 1926, and Houdini (Guy Pearce) is an international superstar. Not only does the illusionist's otherworldly ability to bend reality hold audiences completely enthralled, but his easy charm finds him winning the hearts of his growing legion of fans as well. Yet behind Houdini's winning smile resides the restless heart of a tortured soul. Isolated by fame and drowning in regret over having not been present to hear his mother's last words, Houdini sets out in tour of Scotland and announces that he will pay $10,000 to anyone who can prove spiritual contact with his deceased mother. But in his determination to prove that there is life after death, Houdini also becomes the target of countless charlatans, scam artists and self-proclaimed spiritualists. Of course stunning psychic Mary McGregor (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and her daughter/sidekick Benji (Saoirse Ronan) seem remarkably sincere in their supernatural talents, yet that doesn't mean that the pair doesn't have their own ulterior motives for making a connection with the world famous magic man. [Jason Buchanan:/AMG]

Director: Gillian Armstrong
Year: 2007
Run Time: 96 min.
Countries: Australia/UK
Genre: Docudrama
Trailer: Death Defying Acts

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Monday 24 March 2008

Films In Daejeon: The Other Boleyn Girl [UK]

Adapted from author Philippa Gregory's historical novel of the same name, director Justin Chadwick's atmospheric period drama follows the fierce competition between sisters Mary (Scarlett Johansson) and Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) to win the affections of Tudor king Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Anne and Mary Boleyn are under pressure from their father and uncle to help maintain the family's rich legacy and ensure their further prosperity by winning the affections of none other than his royal highness the King of England. But life in the royal court is far different than it was in the countryside where these two sisters were raised, and before long their bid to earn the love of the king has transformed two once-happy sisters into bitter rivals. At first, it appears that Mary has triumphed in winning the king's favor by becoming his mistress and bearing him an illegitimate child. Despite her early success, however, Mary has underestimated just how clever and cunning her sibling can truly be. Not only does the relentless Anne manage to edge aside her sister in the eyes of King Henry, but she also succeeds in averting his gaze from his wife Queen Katherine of Aragon as well. Mary is driven by genuine affection for King Henry, while her sister Anne has only kept up the charade in a desperate bid to become the Queen of England. Now, the growing chasm between two sisters is mirrored on a larger scale as England becomes divided more than ever before. As the consequences of their actions threaten to alter the course of an entire nation, these two sisters will ultimately discover that the only place they will find true strength and loyalty is in family, and that no matter what the consequences they will forever be bound by blood. [Jason Buchanan/AMG]

Director: Justin Chadwick
Year: 2008
Running Time: 115 min.
Countries: UK / USA
Genre: Period Film
Trailer: The Other Boleyn Girl

Daejeon Arts Groups: Daejeon Civic Youth Choir

"The Daejeon Civic Youth Choir was established in 1982 with the aim of vitalizing and fostering youth music culture by providing the Daejeon area youths with the opportunity to engage in music activities and through character education and it continues to showcase youth music culture in diverse domains". [Tour2Daejeon]

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Saturday 22 March 2008

Films In Daejeon: Lars and the Real Girl [USA]

Lars (Ryan Gosling) and Gus (Paul Schneider) are the grown children of a father who died recently and a mother who died giving birth to Lars. But as brothers, they couldn't be more different. While Gus lives in the family home and has a loving wife (Emily Mortimer) and a child on the way, Lars leads a more reclusive existence in the family's garage, hiding in plain sight of his small, wintry hometown. Painfully shy and eccentric, Lars fails to recognize that his co-worker Margo (Kelli Garner) has a major crush on him, and he picks up on a casual reference made by his cubicle mate, who mentions a website where you can order life-sized, anatomically correct sex dolls. But instead of seeing a sex object, Lars sees in this doll a potential life partner and the only kind of social "peer" he can relate to. So Lars orders a doll, whom he names Bianca, and begins treating her with utmost gentlemanly respect — and as though she's his real-life, flesh-and-blood girlfriend. As he begins bringing Bianca with him everywhere he goes, the townspeople have to find just the right balance between supporting Lars' unusual romance and trying to introduce him to a more conventional partner.[Derek Armstrong/AMG]

Director: Craig Gillespie
Year: 2007
Runnning Time: 106 min.
Country: USA PG13
Genre: Comedy Drama
Trailer: Lars and the Real Girl

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Films In Daejeon: Amazing Grace [UK]

One man's role in the long battle to outlaw slavery in the United Kingdom sets the stage for this historical drama from director Michael Apted. In 1784, 21-year-old William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) was elected to the British House of Commons, and soon established himself as a politician with a conscience. Several years later, his close friend William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch) became prime minister, and together they made a bold plan to introduce a bill banning slavery before the English legislature. Wilberforce was aided by anti-slavery activists Olaudah Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) and Thomas Clarkson (Rufus Sewell); however, pro-slavery hard-liners Lord Tarleton (Ciarán Hinds) and the Duke of Clarence (Toby Jones) spearheaded a hard-fought opposition to the legislation, and despite Wilberforce's best efforts, his bill went down in defeat. In 1797, Wilberforce left politics due to poor health and a battered spirit; staying at the country home of his friends Henry and Marianne Thornton, he became acquainted with Barbara Spooner (Romola Garai), a beautiful woman with progressive views. Spooner became deeply infatuated with Wilberforce, and she encouraged him not to give up on his noble goals; with her help, Wilberforce launched a second campaign to persuade England's lawmakers to end the slave trade. [Mark Deming/AMG]

Director: Michael Apted
Year 2007
Run Time 116 min.
Country: UK
Genre: Historical Film
Trailer: Amazing Grace

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Daejeon Museums: National Science Museum [Daejeon]

According to the posting on the Tour2Daejeon website, "The National Science Museum is a scientific culture facility which studies and exhibits various scientific materials. At its center is the Astronomical Hall, which is the largest dome in Korea. From here you can vividly see the phenomenon of the celestial sphere and the human development of space. It also has the only world-class space theater in Korea. The 242 seats are available on a first-come first-serve basis. It can recreate the appearance of a night sky, the highlight being the view of the starlight at the planetarium. The Astrovision is also a special visual device, giving a magnificent and realistic view of space development. There are exhibits featuring about 4000 items based on nature and natural science at the Permanent Exhibit Hall. There are also exhibit halls featuring Korean nature, weapons, and folk musical instruments. You can see the stages of collecting energy from nature, and its use in transportation. Outside the Hall is Cheomseongdae, a weather evaluating machine from the Goryeo period, models of plant-eating dinosaurs, and a steam engine. The exhibits help to easily understand the theories of science, and the wonders of nature. The museum has a movie theater. Science movies and other excellent movies are shown at 11am and 2pm every day, and the seating can accommodate 776 people.

Opening Hours 09:30~17:50 (Entrance closed at 17:00)
Closed: Every Monday, Days after holidays, Jan. 1st, Chuseok, Temporary Legal Holidays (Outdoor Exhibit Center is open 365 days a year)
Admission Fee Age 20 and older: Astronomical Hall, Permanent Exhibit Hall ₩1,000 each (groups of 30 or more ₩500); Under 19: Astronomical Hall, Permanent Exhibit Hall ₩500 each (groups of 30 or more ₩200, ₩300)
Facilities: Parking Lot, Ticket Booth, Public Square
Address: 32-2 Gu Sung-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Daejeon [Map]
Website: http://www.science.go.kr
Telephone: 042-601-7894~6

pamphlet 1, pamphlet 2, pamphlet 3, pamphlet 4

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Friday 21 March 2008

Seminars: Daejeon Humanities Forum Lecture Series Spring Semester 2008 [CNU]

Chungnam National University is proud to host 2008's The Daejeon Humanities Forum Lecture Series - this spring with the theme:

"The Humanities as the Shaping Forces for the Future"

Program:
25th March: Choi Jae-Cheon (Chair in Eco-Science Department, Ewha Woman's University) "Consilience — Crossing Boundaries between Humanities and Natural Sciences"
8th April: Ko Eun (Poet) "Time, Space, and Human Beings"
22nd April: Eun Hee-Kyung (Novelist) "Literature in the Age of Self-Expression"
6th May: Lee Ju-Hyun (Art critic) "Paintings and Creativity"
20th May: Chang Young-Hee (Professor in English Department, Sogang University) "The Power of Literature"
3rd June: Kim Gap-Su (Culture critic, poet) "Two Kinds of Life"

Time: Afternoon 2:00-4:00 (Tuesdays)
Venue: Moon-Won Lecture Hall, Chungnam National University
Sponsor: Daejeon Metropolitan City, Chungnam National University
Host: College of Humanites, Chungnam National University
Organizor: The Daejeon Humanities Forum
Enquires: 042-821-6955/6

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Thursday 20 March 2008

Films In Daejeon: Brave Story [Japan]

Based on the work of popular novelist Miyabe Miyuki, Brave Story tells the tale of Wataru, a 10 year-old boy who enters a fantastic world called Vision, where he undertakes a quest to meet a wish-granting goddess. Wataru's adventure involves mastering magic, meeting new friends, and overcoming various obstacles in order to achieve his RPG-like goal. But Wataru has reasons for tackling this quest; back in the regular world, Wataru's mother lies near death, having suffered an accident after losing her husband to another woman. Wataru's life isn't much better; he performs poorly at school, and is bullied by his peers. His quest provides an escape and a possible solution for Wataru's problems - if he can make it through Vision alive. One of Wataru's companions, a neighbor named Mitsuru, is also on a quest in Vision. However, Mitsuru's goals are much different than Wataru's, and could have repercussions on the world of Vision itself. [yesasia.com]

Director: Koichi Chigira
Year: 2006
Running Time: 112 minutes
Country: Japan
Genre: Animie
Trailer: Brave Story

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Daejeon Venues Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center

The Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center is located just inside the main gate of Chungnam National University and gets its name from a Buddhist name of Lee Bok- soon who sold Gimbab for his entire life span and donated the entire real estate to Chungnam National University. The construction of the center took place from the year 1990 and the process was completed on July 12, 2000. In Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center, there is the Jeongsimhwa Hall with 1,829 seats and the Baekma Hall with 450 seats. There is also an International Conference Hall with 200 seats. The Center hosts musical performances throughout the year.

Location: map
Website: Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center

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Festival: Spring Festival 1st - 20th April 2008 [DJAC]

The 2008 Spring Festival will be held at the Daejeon Center for Art and Culture from the 1st to the 20th of April. Details of the events will be posted in the next couple of days so watch this space.

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Wednesday 19 March 2008

Films In Daejeon: Water Horse [UK]

A lonely young boy vows to protect the rapidly growing hatchling that emerges from a mysterious egg found on the shores of a Scottish loch in director Jay Russell's screen adaptation of writer Dick King-Smith's popular children's novel. Angus MacMorrow (Alex Etel) has made a most unusual discovery, and he's about to find out just how one innocent boy's greatest fantasy can also be a frightened adult population's greatest threat. Unable to identify the egg that he found while walking the sandy shores, Angus is even more perplexed about the discovery and the creature that emerges resembles what comes to be known as a Water Horse, which Angus names Crusoe. As the bizarre new life form begins to grow at an alarming rate, it soon becomes obvious that Angus will not be able to keep it a secret for very long, and the young boy will have to do some seriously quick thinking if he is to keep his new friend safe [Jason Buchanan:AMG]

Director: Jay W. Russell
Year: 2007
Running Time: 111 min.
Countries: UK / USA
Genre: Children's Fantasy
Trailer: The Water Horse

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Films In Daejeon 10,000 B.C. [10,000 B.C.]

A young outcast from a primitive tribe is forced to defend his people from a brutal onslaught in Independence Day director Roland Emmerich 's fast-paced period adventure. Despite the fact that he is low man on the totem pole in his tribe of fearless hunters, a brave young boy (Steven Strait) longs to win the heart of a beautiful princess (Camilla Belle) who is well above his station in life. When an overwhelming horde of powerful invaders forces the hunters into slavery and abducts the princess, the once-aimless boy suddenly finds his destiny taking an unexpected turn. Now, if he has any hope of saving his tribe from certain extinction, this young boy will have to fight for the future to his dying breath. [Jason Buchanan/AMG]

Director: Roland Emmerich
Year: 2008
Running Time: 109 min.
Country: USA
Genre: Prehistoric Fantasy
Trailer: 10,000 B.C.
Cinemas: Lotte, Time World
Times: Cine/Cine

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Kim Jang-Hoon: Pop Concert Friday 21st March 2008 [KAIST]


Kim Jang-Hoon : One Man Show
Singer Kim Jang-hoon will be performing at the Woosong Arts Center in Daejeon from the 21st to the 23rd of March. Kim Jang-hoon is famous not only for his songs but also for his charity work and has won awards from the Korean National Assembly and Journalists. Since 1998, the-40-year-old singer has given more than 3 billion won for social causes. Among his cause has been KAIST and in January 2007 he donated 50 millin Won to the Institute from his concert earnings. So go and see him!!!

Performer: Kim Jang-Hoon
Where: Woosong Arts Center
When: 21st to 23rd March 2008
Tickets: Interpark & Auction Ticket
Phone: I588-2532
Video: Youtube

Tuesday 18 March 2008

Community Event: Annual Red Cross Flea Market 26th April 2008 [Daejeon]

From Daejeon Access comes news of the 4th Annual FLEA / Red Cross Fundraiser which will be held this year on the 26th of April 26. Last year, they report, 2.5 million won was raised and donated to the Daejeon/Chungnam Chapter of the Korean Red Cross. They report that: "The evening will featuring a lot of activities including a movie trivia contest, slave auction, poetry contest, graffitti contest, dutch auction, raffle and much more. Last year one slave auction volunteer raised 125,000 won for 30 minutes of slave work for a successful bidder. Over 30 volunteers did a great job of room preparation"

If you would like to help out with our programs in aid of the Korean Red Cross please contact FLEA at: fleakorea@gmail.com

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Monday 17 March 2008

Films In Daejeon: Vantage Point [USA]

Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, and Matthew Fox star in director Pete Travis' Rashomon-style thriller in which an assassination attempt on the President of the United States is detailed from five unique perspectives. As the President arrives in Salamanca, gunshots ring out. An American tourist (Whitaker) has captured footage of the would-be assassin on videotape, and now, as the stories of the other four witnesses unfold, each essential piece of the puzzle quickly falls into place. Only when all of the stories are told will the chilling truth to this shocking crime finally emerge. [Jason Buchanan/AMG]

Director: Pete Travis
Year: 2008
Run Time: 90 min.
Country: USA
Genre: Political Thriller
Trailer: Vantage Point

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Sunday 16 March 2008

Daejeon Universities Chungnam National University

Chungnam National University, which was founded in 1952, is considered to be one of the best institutions of higher learning in the central Korea. The University "has played a leading role in the national mission of educating the talented youth and participating in the development of the local community ....[and] .... provides its students with the curricula that will train them as a new kind of intellectuals and prepare them for the tasks of the 21st century".

Website: Chungnam National University
Campus Map:

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Museums: Daejeon Daejeon Observatory

One of the great places to visit in Daejeon and one that is just a short walk from the back gate of KAIST is the Daejeon Observatory. The Observatory offers people opportunities to observe celestial bodies is [was?] the first of its kind in Korea in terms of accessibility for ordinary people to observe astronomy. The observation of the sun can be made during the day, and during the night observations of other celestial bodies such as planets, nebulas, and clusters of stars, the Miky Way are available through its astronomical telescopes.

Facilities: Main Observation Room: A 25 cm refractive telescope with automatic searching and tracking of celestial bodies. Supplementary Observation Room: A sliding dome, 6.6 m wide and 11.7 m long; Planetarium: Planetarium shows the planets and the stars in the night sky;
Exhibition Hall; Seminar Room

Opening: 14:00~22:00 (Opening hours are subject to change due to weather) [Closed: Mondays, Days Following Holidays]
Main Observation Room: (2:10~2:30, 3:10~3:30, 7:20~7:40, 8:20~8:40)
Supplementary Observation Room:(2:30~2:50, 3:30~3:50, 7:30~7:50, 8:30~8:50)
Planetarium: (4:00~4:30, 6:00~6:30 Only during the weekends, 7:00~7:30, 8:00~8:30 SF Movies offered only during the weekends)
( 6:30~ )
Website: http://star.metro.daejeon.kr/
Phone: 042) 863-8763, Fax. 042) 863-8761
Address: #7-13 Sinseong-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon
Location: Map
Pamphlet: side 1 side 2

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Friday 14 March 2008

Les Cordophiles: Duos, Trios & Quartets Thursday 20th March 2008 [DJAC]


Program: W. A. Mozart Duo for Violin & Viola in G Major, K.423; L. v. Beethoven String Quartet Op.18. No.6.; F. J. Hayden Piano Trio in G. Major; L. v. Beethoven String Trio "Seranade" Op. 9, in D Major.

Performer: Les Cordophiles
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Thursday_20th_March_2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: T.B.A.
Information:: DJAC
Contact:

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I Musici: Chamber Orchestra Thursday 20th March 2008 [DCAC]

Half a century of classic performances and millions of recordings sold have confirmed for I Musici the status of legend. Recent concerts include the new Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Washington's Kennedy Center, Boston Celebrity Series and Chicago's Orchestra Hall. Tour repertoire features Mozart including a piano concerto, Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” as well as works of Rossini and Boccherini and more.

“There are cigars and there are Cuban Cohibas. There are red wines and there are Chateau Lafite Rothschilds. And there are performances of The Four Seasons and there is I Musici’s Four Seasons.” The Palm Beach Post


Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Allegro, from ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’ KV 525
Piotr Ilic Tchaikovsky Waltz, from the Serenate for Strings; Niccolò Paganini "Il carnevale di Venezia"; Josef & Johann Strauss II Pizzicato Polka; Astor Piazzolla Verano porteño; Manuel De Falla Spanish dance, from ‘La vidareve'; Leroy Anderson Jazz Pizzicato; Korean Traditional Song "Why do you come at my home?"; Vittorio Monti 'Czardas'; Antonio Vivaldi "The Four Seasons", op.8

Performer: I Musica
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Thursday_20th_March_2008
Time: 20:00
Tickets: Won: 70,000, 60,000,50,000. 40,000
Information:: DJAC
Contact: 1588-4446

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Daejeon Philharmonic Choir: Choral Tuesday 25th March 2008 [DJAC]

The Daejeon Philharmonic Choir was set up in 1981 and from that time it has been playing the principal role for the development of the music culture of Daejeon. The Daejeon Philharmonic Choir has also opened a forum for global cultural exchange through the 93 Expo. The other events like the 96 World Choir Performance, 98 Korean Choir Grand Contest, 99 Korea-Japan Choir Performance and the Korean Choir Grand Contest of 2001 and other youth concerts have also been hosted by the Daejeon Philharmonic Choir. Every year around fifty varied concerts take place every year. Over the years the Daejeon Philharmonic Choir has arranged sixty-eight regular concerts, special edition concerts and altogether five hundred concerts have been organized till date.

Program: Madrigals: 1. Now is the month of maying / Thomas Morley 2. Fyer, Fyer! / Thomas Morley 3. Weep, Weep, mine eyes / John Wilbye 4. Weep you no more, sad fountains / John Dowland 5. It was a lover / Thomas Morley 6. Lay a garland / Robert Pearsall 7. The blue bird / C.V. Stanford Contemporary Sounds: 1. Hymn to St. Cecilia / Benjamin Britten 1. The Lark / Leonard Bernstein Seranades: 1. There si sweet music / Edward Elgar 2. My Love dwelt in a Northern Land / Edward Elgar 3. Serenade / Edward Elgar 4. Draw on, Sweet Night / John Rutter Choral Music of Korea: 1. 꽃구름 속에 / 이흥렬 2. 강 건너 봄이 오듯 / 임긍수 3. 아지랑이 / 최병철 "The Passing of the Year" / Jonathan Dove 1. Invocation, 2. The Narrow Bud opens her Beauties to the Sun, 3. Hot Sun, Cool fire, 4. Ah, Sun-flower!, 5. Answer July

Performer: Daejeon Philharmonic Choir [Conductor: Winfried Toll]
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tuesday_25th_March_2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: Won: 20,000, 10,000, 5,000
Information:: DJAC
Contact: 610-2292

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Daejeon Municipal Dancing Company: Performance Friday 28th March 2008 [DJAC]

Established in 1985, the Daejeon Municipal Dancing Company -hopes to "express the dynamic, passion for life, and subtle elegance that are hidden in the breathing of Koreans through dance", and it is attempting to consolidate its position as a major Dance company both in Korea and the wider global community. It has been doing this by expanding the scope of its activities overseas and trying to lever the development of dance culture in the Daejeon region by organizing regular performances that entail gathering together the capabilities of each dancer for preparation as well as diverse special performances that total up to 40 per year.

Performer:Daejeon Municipal Dancing Company
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday_28th_March_2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: Won: 20,000, 10,000
Information:: DJAC Site
Contact: 610-2282

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Thursday 13 March 2008

Daejeon Venues Woosong Arts Center

The Woosong Arts Center(WAC) was opened on the October 15, 1992 with the support of the Woosong Foundation. A number of schools are associated and affiliated with the Center and the Center aims at "promoting art and culture in the entire Korean Community of Daejeon by grooming up students of these schools". The Center boasts of a capacity to seat a 1,216 member strong audience and is one of the largest in the entire region. The hall is fitted with a Dolby sound system and is also let out for movie screenings and shows. A green room, practice hall, waiting lounge and parking space complete the requirements of a truly well planned Art Center.

Information: daejeon.go.kr
Web Site: http://www.woosongart.co.kr/
Map: Woosong Arts Center
Telephone Number: 042-629-6464

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Koo Eun Kyoung: Soprano Tuesday 18th March 2008 [DCAC]

March will see a visit to Daejeon by Soprano Koo Eun Kyoung. A graduate from the Korean National University of Arts and of various Masters Classes, Koo Eun Kyoung ahas participated successfully in many competitions and in addition to performing solo recitals has sung various roles in Operas both overseas and in Korea.

Program: R.Rontani Caldi Sospiri ; A. Scarlatti Toglietemi la vita ancor & O cessate di piagarmi G.Rossini Il risentimento & L'esule G.Donizetti "Il dolce suono mi colpi di sua voce" from the opera 'Lucia di Lammermoor'; G.Verdi "Caro nome" from the Opera 'Rigoletto'; V. Bellini "Qui la voce sua soave" from the Opera 'I Puritani' ; M.A.Mozart "O zittre nicht mein liber sohn" from the Opera 'Die Zauberflote'; L. Bernstein "Glitter and be Gay" from the Opera 'Candide'

Performer: Koo Eun Kyoung (Soprano) & Gang Su Young [Piano]
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tuesday_18th_March_2008
Time: 20:00
Tickets: Won: 30,000, 20,000 & 10,000
Information:: DJAC
Contact: 042-4853355

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Jeong JaeYun & Oh Young Ran: Cello & Piano Recital Wednesday 19th March 2008 [DJAC]


A graduate from Seoul National University, cellist Jeong Jae Yun also has a Masters from Germany. He has played throughout the US and ben invited to numerous international festivals. Pianist Oh Young Ran has degrees from the University of Washington and Seoul National University and has played with Orchestras in Russia, the Ukraine.

Program: L. V. Beethoven Cello Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.5-2, C. A. Debussy Violoncello Sonata in D minor , D. D. Shostakovich Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in D minor.

Performer: Jeong JaeYun & Oh Young Ran
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Wednesday_19th_March_2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: 30,000, 20,000 & 10,000
Information:: djac.or.kr
Contact: 042-485-3355

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