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D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < T I T L E > w w w . n g r g u a r d i a n n e w s . c o m < / T I T L E > < M E T A h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " > < B A S E h r e f = h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / n e w s / a r t i c l e 0 1 / > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " T h e G u a r d i a n N e w s p a p a e r s W e b s i t e " n a m e = d e s c r i p t i o n > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " T h e G u a r d i a n , A g r o C a r e , A p p o i n t m e n t s , A r t s , I n s u r a n c e , C a p i t a l M a r k e t , & # 1 0 ; C o m p u l i f e , C u t t i n g e d g e , E d i t o r i a l , O p i n i o n , E d u c a t i o n , E n e r g y , F o c u s , & # 1 0 ; R e c o r d , G o l f w e e k l y , H o m e , P r o p e r t y , I b r u - C e n t r e , J u n i o r G u a r d i a n , & # 1 0 ; L i f e s t y l e , M a r i t i m e , M e t r o , M o n e y w a t c h , M o n e y l i n e , N e w s , O b i t u a r y , & # 1 0 ; O b i t u a r y p a s s a g e , P o l i c y , P o l i t i c s , P o l i t i c s a n d P e o p l e , S c i e n c e , T e c h n o l o g y , & # 1 0 ; S p o r t s , S u n d a y M a g a z i n e , W e e k e n d , F o r e i g n , T h e M e t r o S e c t i o n , B u s i n e s s , & # 1 0 ; B u s i n e s s G u a r d i a n , V a c a n c i e s , L a w , L a b o u r , W o r l d R e p o r t s " n a m e = k e y w o r d s > < M E T A c o n t e n t = h t t p : / / w w w . d n e t s y s t e m s . n e t n a m e = a u t h o r > < L I N K h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / n e w s / a r t i c l e 0 1 / c s s / b o d y . c s s " t y p e = t e x t / c s s r e l = s t y l e s h e e t > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 6 . 0 0 . 2 8 0 0 . 1 1 0 6 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < / H E A D > < B O D Y t e x t = # 0 0 0 0 0 0 v L i n k = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 l i n k = # 0 0 0 0 f f b g C o l o r = # f f f f f f l e f t M a r g i n = 0 t o p M a r g i n = 0 r i g h t M a r g i n = 0 > < ! - - M a i n T a b l e - - > < T A B L E c e l l S p a c i n g = 0 c e l l P a d d i n g = 0 w i d t h = " 1 0 0 % " a l i g n = c e n t e r b o r d e r = 0 > < T B O D Y > < T R > < T D v A l i g n = t o p > < ! - - T a b l e 1 - - > < A n a m e = t o p > < ! - - t a b l e 1 f o r c u r r e n t n e w s - - > < T A B L E h e i g h t = 2 0 c e l l S p a c i n g = 0 c e l l P a d d i n g = 0 w i d t h = " 1 0 0 % " a l i g n = c e n t e r b g C o l o r = # c c 0 0 0 0 b o r d e r = 0 > < T B O D Y > < T R > < T D v A l i g n = t o p > < P a l i g n = l e f t > < A c l a s s = l i n k h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / " > H o m e < / A > & n b s p ; < F O N T c o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f > | < / F O N T > & n b s p ; < A c l a s s = l i n k h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / a b o u t _ u s / " > A b o u t U s < / A > & n b s p ; < F O N T c o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f > | < / F O N T > & n b s p ; < A c l a s s = l i n k h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / c o n t a c t _ u s / " > C o n t a c t U s < / A > & n b s p ; < F O N T c o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f > | < / F O N T > & n b s p ; < A c l a s s = l i n k h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / m e m b e r s / " > M e m b e r s < / A > & n b s p ; < F O N T c o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f > | < / F O N T > & n b s p ; < A c l a s s = l i n k h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / s e a r c h / " > S e a r c h < / A > & n b s p ; < F O N T c o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f > | < / F O N T > & n b s p ; < A c l a s s = l i n k h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / s u b s c r i b e / " > S u b s c r i b e < / A > & n b s p ; < F O N T c o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f > | < / F O N T > & n b s p ; < A c l a s s = l i n k h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / d i s c l a i m e r / " > D i s c l a i m e r < / A > & n b s p ; < F O N T c o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f > | < / F O N T > & n b s p ; < / P > < / T D > < T D v A l i g n = t o p > < P a l i g n = r i g h t > < I M G h e i g h t = 2 0 h s p a c e = 0 s r c = " i m a g e s / n g r . g i f " w i d t h = 2 0 0 b o r d e r = 0 > < / P > < / T D > < / T R > < / T B O D Y > < / T A B L E > < ! - - E n d t a b l e 1 - - > < / A > < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D v A l i g n = t o p > < ! - - d i s p l a y t a b l e _ 2 f o r c u r r e n t n e w s - - > < ! - - T a b l e 2 - - > < T A B L E c e l l S p a c i n g = 0 c e l l P a d d i n g = 0 w i d t h = " 1 0 0 % " a l i g n = c e n t e r b g C o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f b o r d e r = 0 > < T B O D Y > < T R > < T D v A l i g n = c e n t e r n o W r a p a l i g n = l e f t w i d t h = 1 4 0 > < P a l i g n = l e f t > < A o n c l i c k = d m C l i c k = 1 ; h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . k a k a w a . c o m " t a r g e t = _ b l a n k > < I M G h e i g h t = 7 2 s r c = " i m a g e s / k a k a w a . g i f " w i d t h = 1 4 0 b o r d e r = 0 > < / A > < / P > < ! - - U R L ' s u s e d i n t h e m o v i e - - > < ! - - 0 2 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 < A H R E F = " h t t p : / / w w w . c h r i s t s c h o o l a l u m n i . o r g " > < / A > < A H R E F = " m a i l t o : s e n d m a i l t o g e o r g e @ y a h o o . c o . u k " t i t l e = " F l a s h D e s i g n e r " > < / A > < O B J E C T c l a s s i d = " c l s i d : D 2 7 C D B 6 E - A E 6 D - 1 1 c f - 9 6 B 8 - 4 4 4 5 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 " c o d e b a s e = " h t t p : / / d o w n l o a d . m a c r o m e d i a . c o m / p u b / s h o c k w a v e / c a b s / f l a s h / s w f l a s h . c a b # v e r s i o n = 5 , 0 , 0 , 0 " W I D T H = 1 4 4 H E I G H T = 7 2 > < P A R A M N A M E = m o v i e V A L U E = " x t s _ 0 0 1 . s w f " > < P A R A M N A M E = q u a l i t y V A L U E = h i g h > < P A R A M N A M E = b g c o l o r V A L U E = # F F F F F F > < E M B E D s r c = " x t s _ 0 0 1 . s w f " q u a l i t y = h i g h b g c o l o r = # F F F F F F W I D T H = 1 4 0 H E I G H T = 7 2 T Y P E = " a p p l i c a t i o n / x - s h o c k w a v e - f l a s h " P L U G I N S P A G E = " h t t p : / / w w w . m a c r o m e d i a . c o m / s h o c k w a v e / d o w n l o a d / i n d e x . c g i ? P 1 _ P r o d _ V e r s i o n = S h o c k w a v e F l a s h " > < / E M B E D > < / O B J E C T > 1 9 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 3 - - > < ! - - < p a l i g n = " l e f t " > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / c o n t a c t _ u s / a d v e r t F o r m / " t a r g e t = " _ t o p " > < i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / b a n n e r 3 c . g i f " w i d t h = " 1 4 0 " h e i g h t = " 7 2 " b o r d e r = " 0 " > < / a > < / p > - - > < / T D > < T D w i d t h = 6 6 0 > < ! - - T a b l e 2 . 1 - - > < ! - - < t a b l e w i d t h = " 1 0 0 % " b o r d e r = " 0 " a l i g n = " c e n t e r " > - - > < T A B L E a l i g n = l e f t b o r d e r = 0 > < T B O D Y > < T R > < T D v A l i g n = t o p n o W r a p a l i g n = l e f t w i d t h = 4 7 > < I M G h e i g h t = 7 1 h s p a c e = 0 s r c = " i m a g e s / l o g o x . g i f " w i d t h = 4 5 b o r d e r = 0 > < / T D > < T D v A l i g n = t o p n o W r a p a l i g n = l e f t w i d t h = 2 8 0 > < F O N T c l a s s = n a m e > < B > T H E G U A R D I A N < / B > < / F O N T > < B R > < F O N T c l a s s = s l o g a n > C O N S C I E N C E , N U R T U R E D B Y T R U T H < / F O N T > < B R > < F O N T c l a s s = l o c > < B > L A G O S , N I G E R I A . < / B > < / F O N T > & n b s p ; & n b s p ; & n b s p ; < F O N T c l a s s = d a t e > S u n d a y , J u l y 2 5 2 0 0 4 < / F O N T > < / T D > < T D v A l i g n = t o p n o W r a p a l i g n = l e f t > < ! - - < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g o g s m . n e t " > < i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / t r i v i x n e w s . g i f " w i d t h = " 2 2 0 " h e i g h t = " 6 0 " b o r d e r = " 0 " > < / a > - - > < ! - - I n t e r c o n t i n e n t a l A d v e r t - - > < ! - - < t d v a l i g n = " t o p " a l i g n = " l e f t " w i d t h = " 2 5 0 " h e i g h t = " 7 0 " > < i n t e r c o n t i n e n t a l _ h t m l > < / t d > - - > < ! - - < t d w i d t h = " 5 0 % " a l i g n = " c e n t r e " v a l i g n = " c e n t e r " > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . i b t c l a g o s . c o m / M u t u a l - F u n d s / I B T C - N E F . h t m " t a r g e t = " _ t o p " > < i m g s r c = " / i b t c N E F _ 9 3 . g i f " b o r d e r = " 1 " w i d t h = " 2 5 0 " h e i g h t = " 6 0 " > < / a > < / t d > - - > < ! - - < a h r e f = " i m a g e s / l u f t h a n s a 2 . j p g " > < i m g s r c = " i m a g e s / l u f t h a n s a . j p g " w i d t h = " 3 0 0 " h e i g h t = " 7 0 " b o r d e r = " 0 " > < / a > - - > < T D v A l i g n = t o p a l i g n = r i g h t w i d t h = 2 5 0 h e i g h t = 7 0 > < A h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / c o n t a c t _ u s / a d v e r t F o r m / " t a r g e t = _ t o p > < I M G h e i g h t = 7 0 s r c = " i m a g e s / b a n n e r 3 c . g i f " w i d t h = 1 4 0 b o r d e r = 0 > < / A > < / T D > < / T D > < / T R > < / T B O D Y > < / T A B L E > < ! - - E n d T a b l e 2 . 1 - - > < / T D > < / T R > < / T B O D Y > < / T A B L E > < ! - - E n d T a b l e 2 - - > < ! - - e n d t a b l e _ 2 f o r c u r r e n t n e w s - - > < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D v A l i g n = t o p > < ! - - T a b l e 4 - - > < T A B L E h e i g h t = " 1 0 0 % " c e l l S p a c i n g = 0 c e l l P a d d i n g = 0 w i d t h = " 1 0 0 % " a l i g n = c e n t e r b g C o l o r = # f f f f f f b o r d e r = 0 > < T B O D Y > < T R > < ! - - c e l l 1 - - > < T D v A l i g n = t o p w i d t h = 9 3 b g C o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f > < ! - - N a v i b a r i t e m s w i t h l e f t s i d e a d v e r t b a n n e r - - > < T A B L E c e l l S p a c i n g = 0 c e l l P a d d i n g = 0 b o r d e r = 0 > < ! - - < t r > < t d v a l i g n = " t o p " > - - > < ! - - U R L ' s u s e d i n t h e m o v i e - - > < ! - - < t r > < t d s t y l e = " p a d d i n g : 3 " > < p a l i g n = " c e n t e r " > < a h r e f = " / L a g o s _ L e a f l e t 1 . j p g " t a r g e t = " _ t o p " > < i m g s r c = " / l a g o s _ f i n a l l y . j p g " b o r d e r = " 1 " h e i g h t = " 7 2 " w i d t h = " 1 4 0 " > < / a > < / p > < / t d > < / t r > - - > < ! - - < A H R E F = " / L a g o s _ L e a f l e t . J P G " > < i m g s r c = " / l a g o s _ f i n a l l y . j p g " b o r d e r = " 1 " h e i g h t = " 7 2 " w i d t h = " 1 4 0 " > < / A > < b r > < f o n t f a c e = " a r i a l " s i z e = " - 1 " c o l o r = " # 0 0 0 0 f f " > < I > C l i c k t o e n l a r g e < / I > < / f o n t > < a l i g n = " r i g h t " > < b r > < ! - - E n d o f C a r t o o n - - > < ! - - < t r > < t d s t y l e = " p a d d i n g : 3 " > < p a l i g n = " c e n t e r " > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . f a r a f i n a - o n l i n e . c o m " t a r g e t = " _ t o p " > < i m g s r c = " / f a r a f i n a _ o l d . g i f " w i d t h = " 1 4 0 " b o r d e r = " 0 " > < / a > < / p > < / t d > < / t r > < t r > < t d s t y l e = " p a d d i n g : 3 " > < p a l i g n = " c e n t e r " > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . n e w a g e - o n l i n e . c o m " t a r g e t = " _ t o p " > < i m g s r c = " / n e w a g e _ a d . g i f " w i d t h = " 1 4 6 " b o r d e r = " 0 " > < / a > < / p > < / t d > < / t r > - - > < ! - - < A H R E F = " h t t p : / / w w w . c h r i s t s c h o o l a l u m n i . o r g " > < / A > < A H R E F = " m a i l t o : s e n d m a i l t o g e o r g e @ y a h o o . c o . u k " t i t l e = " F l a s h D e s i g n e r " > < / A > - - > < ! - - t e x t u s e d i n t h e m o v i e - - > < ! - - < O B J E C T c l a s s i d = " c l s i d : D 2 7 C D B 6 E - A E 6 D - 1 1 c f - 9 6 B 8 - 4 4 4 5 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 " c o d e b a s e = " h t t p : / / d o w n l o a d . m a c r o m e d i a . c o m / p u b / s h o c k w a v e / c a b s / f l a s h / s w f l a s h . c a b # v e r s i o n = 5 , 0 , 0 , 0 " W I D T H = 1 4 4 H E I G H T = 7 2 > < P A R A M N A M E = m o v i e V A L U E = " x t s _ 0 0 1 . s w f " > < P A R A M N A M E = q u a l i t y V A L U E = h i g h > < P A R A M N A M E = b g c o l o r V A L U E = # F F F F F F > < E M B E D s r c = " x t s _ 0 0 1 . s w f " q u a l i t y = h i g h b g c o l o r = # F F F F F F W I D T H = 1 4 0 H E I G H T = 7 2 T Y P E = " a p p l i c a t i o n / x - s h o c k w a v e - f l a s h " P L U G I N S P A G E = " h t t p : / / w w w . m a c r o m e d i a . c o m / s h o c k w a v e / d o w n l o a d / i n d e x . c g i ? P 1 _ P r o d _ V e r s i o n = S h o c k w a v e F l a s h " > < / E M B E D > < / O B J E C T > - - > < ! - - < / t d > < / t r > - - > < T B O D Y > < T R > < T D v A l i g n = t o p > < ! - - T a b l e 4 1 - - > < T A B L E h e i g h t = " 1 0 0 % " c e l l S p a c i n g = 0 c e l l P a d d i n g = 0 a l i g n = l e f t b g C o l o r = # 3 7 2 9 b f b o r d e r = 0 > < T B O D Y > < T R > < T D > & n b s p ; < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > < P a l i g n = r i g h t > < A c l a s s = n a v i h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / n e w s / " > < B > n e w s < / B > < / A > < / P > < / T D > < T R > < T D > & n b s p ; < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > < P a l i g n = r i g h t > < A c l a s s = n a v i h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / e d i t o r i a l _ o p i n i o n / " > < B > e d i t o r i a l / o p i n i o n < / B > < / A > < / P > < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > & n b s p ; < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > < P a l i g n = r i g h t > < B > < A c l a s s = n a v i h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / f o c u s _ r e c o r d / " > f o c u s / r e c o r d < / A > < / B > < / P > < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > & n b s p ; < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > < P a l i g n = r i g h t > < B > < A c l a s s = n a v i h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / p o l i t i c s _ p e o p l e / " > p o l i t i c s & a m p ; p e o p l e < / A > < / B > < / P > < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > & n b s p ; < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > < P a l i g n = r i g h t > < B > < A c l a s s = n a v i h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / b u s i n e s s / " > b u s i n e s s < / A > < / B > < / P > < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > & n b s p ; < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > < P a l i g n = r i g h t > < B > < A c l a s s = n a v i h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / s p o r t s / " > s p o r t s < / A > < / B > < / P > < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > & n b s p ; < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > < P a l i g n = r i g h t > < B > < A c l a s s = n a v i h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g u a r d i a n n e w s n g r . c o m / a r t s / " > a r t s < / A > < / B > < / P > < / T D > < / T R > < T R > < T D > & n b s p ; < / T D > < / T R > < ! 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