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DAY 3 - Thursday, 26 July 2007
* Programme as of 14 May 2007. Subject to change.
Time	Activities	Venue
8.30am – 9.30am	Plenary Lecture 5: HPV, from Immunology to Vaccination against Cervical Cancer Margaret Stanley, Professor of Epithelial Biology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge	Ballroom, Level 2
9.30am – 10.30am	Plenary Lecture 6: Herpes Zoster – A Debilitating Disease Myron Levin, University of Colorado Health Sciences Centre	Ballroom, Level 2
10.30am – 11.00am	Morning Tea Break & Poster Presentation	Concourse, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 8: World Family Medicine Showcase 2 New Horizon for Family Medicine in Taiwan National Family Physician System Chiu Tai-Yuan Chinese Taipei Association of Family Medicine Describe the State of Family Medicine in America and Discuss the Future Plans for the Specialty Larry Fields, Past President, American Academy of Family Physicians, USA Primary Care Renewal in United States Larry Fields, Past President, American Academy of Family Physicians, USA Primary Care Renewal in Canada Louise Nasmith, Past President, The College of Family Physicians of Canada	Theatre, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 9: Electronic Health Records in Family Medicine / General Practice Chairperson: Michael Kidd, Professor of General Practice and Head of Discipline of General Practice, University of Sydney, Australia Developing Guidelines for Computer Security in General Practice Peter Schattner, Designation and organization to be advised Principles for Computerised Clinical Decision Support (CCDSS) in Family Practice Carl Steylaerts, Designation and organization to be advised	MR 209, Level 2
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 10: Evidence-Based Medicine and Women’s Health: Strengths and Limitations Chairperson: Lucy Candib, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA Amanda Howe, Professor of Primary Care, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom and member of WONCA Women’s Working Party Executive Janusz Kaczorowski, University of British Columbia, Canada Linda French, University of Toledo, USA and Other members of the Wonca Working Party of Women and Family Medicine	MR 208, Level 2
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 11: Mental Health in Primary Care – The Burden and Challenges Chairperson: Gabriel Ivbijaro, Chair, Wonca Working Party on Mental Health A Training Programme in Reattribution, an Effective Intervention for Somatising Patients Evelyn van Weel, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands Psychotherapy across Cultures Jill Benson, Director of the Health in Human Diversity Unit in the discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Australia How to Assess Family Physicians’ Burden of Burnout? Wolfgang Spiegel, Lecturer, Department of General Practice, Center of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Austria The Primary and Community Mental Health Programme in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Abdallah Al-Khatami, Director of Community Mental Health Services, Al-Amal Complex for Mental Health, Saudi Arabia Mood Disorders and Thyroid Disease Eleni Palazidou, East London and City NHS Mental Health Trust & Queen Mary University, United Kingdom Dementia and Primary Care Henk Parmentier, PRIMHE and Institute of Psychiatry, United Kingdom Physical Illness and Mental Health – A Comparison of a Community and Forensic In-patient Population Lucja Koliewicz, Associate Clinical Director Forensic Services, East London & the City Mental Health NHS Trust & Consultant Forensic Rehabilitation Psychiatrist, John Howard Centre, London, United Kingdom	MR 301, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 12: EURACT and its Role in Family Medicine Education. A New Strategy in Family Medicine Chairperson: Egle Zebiene, President, European Academy of Teachers in General Practice; Vilnius University, Lithuania Two European Documents: The Definition of General Practice / Family Medicine and the Educational Agenda of GP/FM Roar Maagaard, President, Danish College of General Practitioners and Senior Lecturer, University of Aarhus, Denmark Using the EURACT Educational Agenda in Teaching Mental Health Care Core Competencies Igor Svab, Head of Department of Family Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia	MR 302, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 13: Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Chairperson: Tay Ee Guan, Director Education & Research, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore The TCM Situation in Singapore Swee Yong Peng, Head of Clinical Services, Parkway Shenton Singapore; Vice Principal, Singapore College of TCM Basic of TCM Cheng Sim Kim, Lecturer & Clinical Tutor, Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM Application with Western Medicine Swee Yong Peng, Head of Clinical Services, Parkway Shenton Singapore; Vice Principal, Singapore College of TCM	MR 203, Level 2
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 14: Faculty Development in Family Medicine: Global Perspectives Chairperson: Desiree Lie, Director, Division of Faculty Development, Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA Helen Batty, Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada Amanda Barnard, Associate Dean, School of General Practice, School of General Practice, Rural and Indigenous Health, Head, Rural Clinical School , The Australian National University, Australia Lyndal Parker-Newlyn, Associate Director, Division of Teaching, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Australia	MR 303, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 15: Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Family Medicine: The State of the Art Chairpersons: Tim C olde Hartman, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands & Lieke Franke, Department of Family Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands ‘MUS’ of Chinese Patients Presenting to Primary Care Cindy Lam, Head and Associate Professor, Family Medicine Unit, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China FPs’ Views on Difficulties in Consultations with Patients with MUS Tim C. olde Hartman, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands Doctors, Patients: Whose Symptoms are they Anyhow? Christopher F. Dowrick, Professor of Primary Medical Care, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Treating Medically Unexplained Symptoms through Joint-Consultations in Brazil Sandra Fortes, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	MR 304, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 16: Young and Future Family Doctors in a Global Perspective. Vasco Da Gama Movement Fatma.G. Cihan, VdGM Executive Group, Sanliurfa Balikligol State Hospital, Turkey Joao Carlos, VdGM Executive, GP/FM Department, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal Donata Kurpas, VdGM Executive Group, Family Medicine Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland Erik Teunissen, VdGM Executive Group, Family Medicine Department, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Holland	MR 305, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 17: European Multidisciplinary Guideline on Cardiovascular Risk Management by the Fourth Joint Task Force of European Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: An Important Role of Primary Care and WONCA Chairperson: Carlos Brotons History of Joint Task Force (JTF) guidelines and process of production by the European Society of Cardiology in collaboration with WONCA-Europe and other European Societies concerned with Cardiovascular Disease Management Björn Gjelsvik, Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway Headlines of the new European guideline on Cardiovascular Risk Management (CVRM) Edmond Walma Department of General Practice, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands Identification of high risk persons and risk estimation procedures Richard Hobbs, Head of the Department of General Practice, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Cardio vascular risk management (CVRM) in Diabetes Mellitus Lex Goudswaard, Head of the Department of Guideline Development of the Dutch Society of General Practice, Utrecht, The Netherlands	MR 325, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Symposium 18: Family Medicine Curriculum in Asia Pacific Chairperson: Hong Kong College of Family Physicians: Higher Training & Exit Examination Andrew Ip and John Chung, Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, Hong Kong Vocational Training in Family Medicine in Malaysia IS Ludher, Censor-in-Chief, Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, Malaysia Family Medicine Curriculum for Family Physicians in Indonesia Nogroho Wiyadi, Indonesia Vocational Training in Family Medicine in Singapore Cheong Pak Yean, Vice President, College of Family Physicians Singapore	MR 326, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 7: EGPRN, A Network that Promotes Research in Europe: A Reference on Achievements and Prospects Christos Lionis, Vice Chairman European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) and the Executive Board of EGPRN	MR 314, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 8: Generating New Knowledge: Part of Every Family Practice Chairperson: Walter Rosser, Chair, Wonca Working Party on Research and Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Queens University, Canada Members of the Wonca Working Party on Research	MR 307, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 9: Quality Programmes in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom: Highlights and Challenges Chairperson: Cheryl Levitt, Professor, Department of Family Medicine McMaster University, Canada Cornerstone – An Innovative Quality Improvement System for New Zealand General Practices John Wellingham, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, New Zealand Quality Approaches in Australian General Practice: Highlights and Challenges Vasantha Preetham, President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Quality Improvement through Accreditation of Australian General Practices Marisa Vecchio, CEO, Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited / Quality in Practice Pty Ltd, Australia Quality Team Development Theo Schofield, Chair of the Quality Network, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom Quality in Family Practice in Ontario, Canada Cheryl Levitt, Professor, Department of Family Medicine McMaster University, Canada	MR 308, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 10: Teaching in Practice: Making it Easier for Family Doctors Chairperson: Yong Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Medicine, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences, Malaysia Principles and Methodologies of Teaching-Learning in Office-Based Family Medicine Setting Yong Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Medicine, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences, Malaysia Teaching Session during a Clinical Attachment in a Family Medicine Clinic Zaiton Ahmad and Sazlina Shariff Ghazali, Department of Community Health, University of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Clinical Teaching in Family Clinics ˆ The Way Forward Kwa Siew Kim, International Medical University, Malaysia	MR 309, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 11: What is a Realist Review and What can it do for me? Geoff Wong, Clinical Lecturer in Post Graducate Medical Education, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, RFUCMS, University College London, United Kingdom	MR 205, Level 2
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 12: A Team Approach to the Patient with ADHD David C. Agerter, Mayo Clinic, USA	MR 206, Level 2
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 13: Update on Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms: What is the Evidence? Chairperson: Linda French, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine, University of Toldeo College of Medicine, USA Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, West Side Community Health Services, USA	MR 306, Level 3
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 14: Problem Based Learning at McMaster: An Introduction to the Methods Allyn Walsh, Department Education Coordinator, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Canada Lynda Redwood-Campbell, Associate professor, pre-clerkship coordinator, Department of Family Medicine, McMmaster University, Canada	MR 207, Level 2
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 15: Addressing Renewal in Family Medicine Chairperson: Mayur Lakhani, Chairman, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom Mayur Lakhani, Chairman, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom Richard Roberts, Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, USA Francine Lemire, Associate Executive Director, Professional Affairs, The College of Family Physicians of Canada	MR 202, Level 2
11.05am – 12.35pm	Workshop 16: Adolescent Medicine in 2007: A Challenge for Family Physicians Eric Cadesky Clinical Instruction, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Michael Malus, Professor, McGill University, Montréal, Canada	MR 310, Level 3
12.45pm – 2.15pm	Lunch Symposium: Targeting Broad and Sustained Protection Against Cervical Cancer Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline	Ballroom 1, Level 2
12.45pm – 2.15pm	Lunch Symposium: Importance of Adult Vaccination Chairperson: Richard Zimmerman, Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA Faculty: Michael Woodward, Director, Austin Health, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Australia Corklin R. Steinhart, Senior Director, Merck & Co, Inc, USA Sponsored by Merck Sharp and Dohme	Ballroom 2, Level 2
12.45pm – 2.15pm	Free Paper Sessions
2.30pm – 3.30pm	Plenary Lecture 7: Pharmaco – Genomics: Current Status and Future Potential in Clinical Practice David B. Goldstein, Director, IGSP Center for Population Genomics & Pharmacogenetics, Duke University, USA	Ballroom, Level 2
3.30pm – 4.00pm	Afternoon Tea Break & Poster Presentation	Concourse, Level 3
4.00pm – 5.00pm	Wonca Installation of New Officers & Awards Ceremony	Theatre, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 19: World Family Medicine Showcase 3 Family Medicine Development and Future in Bangladesh Kanu Bala, President, Bangladesh Academy of Family Physicians Medical Student Education on Family and Community Medicine – Current Status in Brazil Marcelo MP Demarzo, Director for Undergraduate Medical Education, Brazilian Society of Family & Community Medicine The State of Development of Family Medicine in Sri Lanka and our Aspiration for the Future Preethi Wijegoonewardene, President, College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka The Primary Health Care System Reform in Portugal Eduardo Mendes, Vice President, Portuguese Association of General Practitioners	MR 326, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 20: World Family Medicine Showcase 4 Family Medicine Postgraduate Professional Training in Indonesia Sugito Wonodirekso, President, The Association of Indonesia Family Physicians Innovative Pathway for Specialisation in Family Medicine Zorayada E. Leopando, University of the Philippines, Philippines Postgraduate Medical Education in Family Medicine – Malaysian Experience Daniel M. Thuraiappah, Chairman of Council, Academy of Family Physicians Malaysia Family Medicine Training in Singapore Matthew Ng, Council Member, College of Family Physicians Singapore	MR 325, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 21: Unique Rural Populations: Needs, Challenges, Opportunities Chairperson: James Rourke, Dean of Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Genetics / Genomics and Founder Populations James Rourke, Dean of Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Africa’s Rural Diversity and Challenges Ian Couper, Professor of Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Rural Cultural Heritage and Corporate Interests Victor Inem and Alan Fatayi-Williams Nigerian Conference 2008 Organising Committee	MR 208, Level 2
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 22: Education in Family Medicine / General Practice Chairperson: Michael Kidd, Professor of General Practice and Head of Discipline of General Practice, University of Sydney, Australia Members of the Wonca Education Working Party	MR 303, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 23: Travel Medicine Chairperson: Garth Brink, Chair of Wonca Special Interest Group on Travel Medicine The Elderly and Travel: Still a Barrier? Hakan Yaman, University of Akdeniz, Turkey Culture Sensitive Travel Medicine Jasmine Sulaiman, Director, Health Center South East Texas, USA Travelling to Malaysia: What Should Family Doctors Advise their Patients? Yong Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Medicine, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences, Malaysia Malaria Control and Tourism in Africa Gboyega Adebola Ogunbanjo, Unviersity of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa Dengue and International Travel Annelies Wilder-Smith, Associate Professor, University of Singapore, Singapore	MR 302, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 24: Primary Health Care for Older People at the Frontline - The WHO Age Friendly Project and the Singapore Pilot Chairperson: Gerald CH Koh, Assistant Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore Alex Kalache, Director, Ageing and Health Program, World Health Organisation, Switzerland Susan Mende, Chief Operating Officer, Tsao Foundation, Singapore Tan Boon Yeow, Medical Director, St Luke’s Hospital, Singapore Tan Kok Leong, Director, Outram Polyclinic, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	MR 301, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 25: Wonca’s Call for Action on Tobacco Cessation Ask One Smoker Per Day to Quit and Save 50 Millions Lives Chairperson: Rick Botelho, Professor of Family Medicine and Nursing, University of Rochester, USA Overview of the Tobacco Pandemic and Atlas Doreen Mclntre, International Non Governmental Coalition against Tobacco Data on the WHO code of Practice for Health Professional Organisations and the Future Role of Wonca Rick Botelho, Professor of Family Medicine and Nursing, University of Rochester, USA Global Evidence-based Resource for Guideline Development on Tobacco Cessation Peter Selby, Treatobacco.net	MR 203, Level 2
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 26: Chronic Disease Management Programme Chairperson: Ho Han Kwee, Deputy Director, Primary Care, Integrated Health Services Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore A Systematic Review of Chronic Disease Management in Primary Care Nicholas Zwar, Professor of General Practice, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia Enhancing Access, Improving Care – Break Through in Singapore’s Chronic Disease Management Programme Ho Han Kwee, Deputy Director, Primary Care, Integrated Health Services Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore Re-Engineering Primary Care for Chronic Disease Management in Singapore Jason Cheah, CEO, National Healthcare Group, Singapore Emerging Practice Systems should be able to Service Chronic Disease Care and Prevention: Efficiency! Douglas Fernald, Department of Family Medicine and Prescription for Health, University of Colorado, USA	MR 305, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 27: IT Integration and Continuity of Care Chairperson: Lee Kheng Hock, Chairman, Advisory Committee on IT Integration for Continuity of Care, Ministry of Health, Singapore Improving Continuity of Care through the CCR Standard and the Integration of Information Technology David Kibbe, Senior Advisor, Center for HIT American Academy of Family Physicians and Secretary ASTM International E31 Healthcare Informatics Committee Integrating Primary Care Physicians with the Healthcare Ecosystem through Linkages Peter Tan, Assistant Director (eHealth), Ministry of Health, Singapore Continuity of Care, Interoperability & Standards in The Singapore Context Walter Lim, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Using the HL7 Continuity of Care Document to Share Clinical and Genetic Data with a CCR Alan Zuckerman, Director of Primary Care Informatics, Georgetown University, USA	MR 209, Level 2
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 28: Themed Symposium on South Asia Family Medicine: The Validity of an International Curriculum and Development of Its Assessment Where are the differences? Experience of Family Doctor Assessment across 3 Wonca Regions John Howard, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom Sharing an International Curriculum for Family Medicine: How much is Generic? Caroline Starkey, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom Establishing a Clinical Skills Test for Family Medicine in South Asia Valerie Wass, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom The Validity of a shared Applied Knowledge Test for Family Medicine in South Asia Valerie Wass, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom	MR 306, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Symposium 29: American Academy of Family Physicians International Health Initiatives Chairperson: Sam Matheny, Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, USA Sam Matheny, Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, USA Dan Ostergaard, Director, Center for International Health Initiatives of the American Academy of Family Physicians USA	MR 202, Level 2
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 17: Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Family Medicine: Where Should We Go Chairperson: Evelyn van Weel, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands & Lieke Franke, Department of Family Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands Historical Context of MUS Research in Family Medicine H.E. van der Horst, Institute for Research in Extramural, Medicine, VU Medical Centre, The Netherlands Exploration of the Problems FPs Face According to MUS Research Discussion on Future Research Ideas on MUS Evelyn van Weel, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands	MR 304, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 18: Assessment of Knowledge of GP-Trainees by Case-Based Short-Answer Questions Chairperson: Bruno Kissling, GP, Editor in Chief of Primary Care, Swiss Journal for General Practice, Switzerland Bernhard Rindlisbacher, GP, Scientific Collaborator, Institute of Medical Education, University of Bern, Switzerland	MR 307, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 19: Welcome to Global Family Doctor – Wonca Online Chairperson: Geoffrey D Martin, Chair, Publications and Communication, Wonca Wesley Fabb, Chief Medical Editor, Global Family Doctor Geoffrey D Martin, Chair, Publications and Communication, Wonca Jim Vause, Assistant Medical Editor, Global Family Doctor	MR 308, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 20: Open Access E-Journals: GP Research Workshop Deborah Saltman, Professor of General Practice, Discipline of General Practice, University of Sydney, Australia	MR 205, Level 2
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 21: Embedding Mental Health in Primary Care – A Proposal from Wonca Working Party on Mental Health Chairperson: Gabriel Ivbijaro, Chair, Wonca Working Party on Mental Health The Burden of Mental Disorders in Primary Care in Rural Crete and the Key Role of General Practitioners Christos Lionis, Associate Professor of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece Prediction of Depression in European General Practice Attendees: The PREDICT Study Igor Svab, Head of Department of Family Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Mental Health and Primary Care – the WHO Perspective Michelle Funk, Co-ordinator of Mental Health Policy and Service Development, World Health Organisation, Geneva Embedding Mental Health in Primary Care Gabriel Ivbijaro, Chair, Wonca Working Party on Mental Health	MR 309, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 22: Ethical Dilemmas in General Practice / FM Manfred Maier, Chair, Wonca Special Interest Group of Ethical Issues and Chair of General Practice, Medical University of Vienna, Austria	MR 310, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 23: Working Together to Develop the Next Generation of Leaders Worldwide Helen Batty, Director, Graduate Studies & Academic Fellowship Programs, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada	MR 314, Level 3
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 24: Getting the Most out of the Free Online Family Medicine Digital Resources Library Richard P. Usatine, Professor, Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio University Health System, USA	MR 206, Level 2
5.00pm – 6.30pm	Workshop 25: Effective Teaching and Presentation Methods in Large Family Medicine Classes – Tips and Practice of a Few Techniques Ayed Sami, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toranto, Canada	MR 207, Level 2
7.00 pm – 9.30pm	Social Programme Night Safari Tour
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Daily Programme Schedule

DAY 3 - Thursday, 26 July 2007

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