MBA at NMiMS

Joining Committees

2009-04-21T05:22:00.001-07:00

generally the process of getting into the communities starts abt a month after we guys come back to coll. Firstly there will be a presentation of sorts by the respective communities to u guys one evening..

Then soon notices will be circulated for the same. there will be 'processes' for getting into some of the comms(Placecom, Alumini...).. well whether there will be aprocess or not depends on the individual grp.

and dont worrk abt all this dude. just chill. they will all happen in due course :)

Originally posted by Ajay A @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

Package as Preference?

2009-04-21T05:20:00.001-07:00

2 years in college and your priorities will change....right now you seem to be more focused on package..once you actually get a feel of placements( during your seniors placement week) you will be in a better position to take a decision and estimate your own package...it depends a lot on how the economy is doing...so pray that india keeps doin well....right now you all will think that there is no corelation...but its true..check out other college placements

Originally posted by Aniruddha @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

Laterals

2009-04-21T05:17:00.001-07:00

well nikhil tellin u frankly laterals at NM do not have a big advantage over the normal placements.... the profiles are more or less the same...the only thing is that a couple of companies ( dont rem which ones) come only for the laterals and the laterals will have salary packages a little bit more then u ( not much mind u) and they will get placed earlier..rest all is more or less the same if u talk about the profile and all....sometimes the companies coming for laterals also ask for c.v's from non lateral students..

regardin ur 15 months work ex..it will definately matter and more so if ur taking up marketing as ur major.... so no need to worry about that
see gthe bottomline is that u dont need to worry about ur placements at NM and if ur takin up marketing fir to teri aish hain beta...

Originally posted by Puneet Jain @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

This was posted before the Global Financial/Economic Crisis

Miscellaneous

2009-04-21T05:16:00.001-07:00

i was reading ur posts and saw that you people are unnecessarily worrying too much.
1. regarding accomodation: i stayed in g.r.jani hostel in the first year (am moving to a flat this year) and would say that it is better then the rest of the places being offered by nm anyday.. see it may be a bit small and cramped and the food is very bad but at least u have a canteen here plus it is closest to the college and also the people of my batch who were staying here were quite fun so we had a nice time... if ur looking for apartments then u might have the problem of not knowing too many ppl initially in the college and also all the seniors are lookin for flats for 2nd year and so most of the good properties would have been taken...

2. regarding cells : the most important cell in the college is the placecom cell and after that the student council and den comes the rest like alumni and finance cell... then the other good and active cells in the college are the IIP cell (industry interaction patnership) and optimuz (operations)..rest of the cells including marketing and all are basically non existent...

3. placement: the concept of laterals was started last year. the placement week for laterals is in the month of december and ppl havin more then 22+ months work ex are eligible. for the normal placement it is the first week of february and the whole college was placed by the second day of placment

4. the studies here is not at all rigorous and just studyin days before the exams would get u very good grades but its upto u ... :)... ppl taking finance can think abt giving CFA and there are loads of events happenin like b-plans and paper presentations which will take up most of your time ( that is if u want to participate in them)

rest i will be checkin this community if there is anything else u want to know
p.s - foundation program during our time was a waste...... but u never know wht gonna happen dis time....

Originally posted by Puneet Jain @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

Puneet Jain - Class of '09

Committees

2009-04-21T05:14:00.001-07:00

One is allowed to join as many committees you want, but i would not recommend that to anyone, for the simple reason being you will not be able to make decent contribution in activities by joining 'n' number of committees, and then it does not serve any purpose. Be focused.

Originally posted by Aniruddha @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

Laptops, Placements

2009-04-21T05:12:00.001-07:00

I had a small discussion with Aniruddha regarding a few things and as suggested by him, am posting it all here.

As for the laptops, there is no doubt that NM deal surely is incomparable i.e. the same config when had from outside will be costlier. But as for the gaming freaks(like me) who find that config a way too constrained and lower end can think of getting a laptop from abroad. As told to me by Aniruddha, Singapore is one of the best places to get a Dell (he told me he had the best lappy on the campus...a Dell Lattitude for just about 50K...that is two years back). In addition, one has to get an International Warranty with the same..that will be required to get the service here inIndia itself.

For long i had the notions(influenced by various sources) that there is a certain preference a particular company makes between work-ex guys and freshers(i always had this concern as i am a fresher myself) albeit..a FMCG company preferring freshers more or a Finance player looking for workex guys. But actually the only difference comes between lateral placements and normal placements where the same company gives a level higher to a guy with a workex of 22+ months. So now, i am pretty much cleared about this.(and moreover...it doesnt even matters).
I hope above info helps some of us to clear some notions,queries or decisions over laptops.a

Originally posted by Sudhanshu Porwal @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

Aniruddha - Class of '08. Member - PlaceCom

Books

2009-04-21T05:08:00.001-07:00

The choice of books is totally upto a person. Use whatever source u can undstnd/ u r cmftbl wid.

If u wnt sm sggstns: Marketing: Philip Kotler, Finance: Prasanna Chandra 'n Statistics Levin Rubin

Originally posted by MSA @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

Laterals

2009-04-21T05:07:00.001-07:00

The reqd wrk-ex as per the institute's policy is 22 mts. Companies may specify their own requirements.

Originally posted by MSA @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

Miscellaneous

2009-04-21T05:05:00.001-07:00

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Hostel's the same, u can hv a luk ven u fly dwn 2 mumbai fr d counselling... there is sm chng in d residential flats... it's all tentative so dnt wanna comment frthr on it...
Suggestion:
Spend your first year in d hostel/resintl flts. MBA is all about networking n enjoying n ofcourse studying. U'll nt regret putting up in d hostel thgh it's a tad expensive.
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Dabbawala's Galore: U get bored, change to a new one.
Pointer:
The food in mumbai has a Gujarati touch, u'll knw wat I mean ven u xperience it :)
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Studies:
No prerequisites as such, just dont make the mistake of taking them lightly. Some people might be planning to skip the foundation -> I wouldn't recommend it.
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Life in General at NM: U have 2 experience it!!! If u knw d story of a movie b4 wtchg it, often u dnt enjoy it as much
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Dress Code: Dere are a few restrictions. No prescribed dress code. cool dude typies!!!
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Profs: well u get d cmplt range... ur luck will decide vch 1s u get

Originally posted by MSA @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=45680324&tid=2589868266658158194&kw=mohanjeet

Miscellaneous

2009-04-21T04:20:00.001-07:00

Trim - I Books
I have already given the names of coupla books in teh thread previously. They are the imp. ones. Rest all, don't worry......u'd get them at cheap/reasonable prices here. Just come & relax & enjoy Mumbai for the time that u can.

Sports Places
Mumbai, in general, is a land-starved city. Hence, expecting open playing areas is expecting too much. U can get a good idea abt. that, after seieng our "campus", which can be covered from end-to-end in a matter of few moments.

Having said all this, however, our college does org. sports meets in the grounds of other schools & colleges that are owned by SVKM. Else, u can even try the beach.....its pretty close by & u guys are gonna have fun !!!

Medical Insurance
This is a new thing that has been introduced.....told u in 1 of my earlier messages in this thread that the Mandal has a strange way of introducing new rules & regulations everytime, rite ? We didn't have the ins. thing during our time.

I personally have a medical ins. & 'am gonna get a copy of that. U guys are welcome to choose whichever option suits you best.

Ironing of Clothes
You guys are elcome to get ur own ironing machines. However, at least at GR Jani, u do have an almost regular dhobi.....the dude's pretty good at his job, though, sometimes, he plays truant by not coming for days. But he stays near-by only & hence u guys can go & get ur clothes from him in case of an emergency.

Flooding situation near college
Vile Parle area, in general, is a low-lying area. Hence, water-logging is common-place during monssons. However, its not even that bad. It only becomes bad when there is above-normal rain.....which happens at least 4-5 times during the entire 4 month monsoon period. Under such circumstances, our lib. is the first area that gets affected, as its in the basement area. The classes are not affected that much. U guys are gonna survive. Chill !

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=91&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534763073889366170

Attendance Criterion

2009-04-21T04:13:00.001-07:00

Hahahaha ! I never even knew that there existed some such community regarding attendance in NM. Can't be anyone from my batch 'cuz we all generally tend to have much lower attendance. Just check, mate.......there is a Commerce college called NM also, which is run by the same Trust.....its must be by them.

Vaise, at NM, technically speaking, 80% attendance is reqd. However, as long as u maintain a 60% min. attendance level, tnings should work out fine with you. It all depends on the teacher yaar. If he/she is strict abt. attendance, attend their classes regularly or u risk being even failed by the professor.....or not get good grades. However, if the lecturer is cool abt. the entire affair, then u guys can chill out a bit

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=91&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534763073889366170

In the past two years there has been a lot of hue and cry about attendance. The college tried to implement an online attendance system which was a disaster thanks to the IT illiteracy of most of the faculty(yes, this is true, even in a B-School like NMIMS we have faculty that is computer illiterate). Anyway the system itself was not sound.

But I myself led the implementation of the Knowledge Management System which was done last year. The online attendance system is a part of this system and would probably be brought back once the bugs are sorted out.

Anyway coming back to attendance, three of my batch mates flunked in some subjects in the last trimester because of grade reduction due to attendance problems. So just be cautious in the first two trimesters and test the waters before diving ;)

Specialization Choice

2009-04-21T04:07:00.001-07:00

At NM, everyone used to be given an opportunity to choose his/her desired elective in the 2nd year. Once ur 3rd trim. exams are over (in Apr. 2008), u'd be called for a meet where u'd be given the electives offered by the college.

In our batch, we were told that there would be some kinda "filtration process" put in for Fin......but we guys got together, put prssure on the concerned authorities & got it removed. Now WE can take our subjects without any hindranaces. however, I dunno whether YOU guys would be allowed the same.....u guys need to be careful !

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=91&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534763073889366170

There has been a lot of change on this front. You'd still have a meeting and asked to submit your choices. But the entire system of specialisations is undergoing a rapid change on almost a yearly basis. So I'd leave this for you to reach Mumbai and find out.

"Formal" attire for Girls

2009-04-21T04:03:00.001-07:00

This one is only for members for the members of the fairer sex !

Formal wear for girls can be sari, business suit (lady trousers.....I think the one made of Lycra+shirt).....one can even add a blazer to complete "the look" ! Of course, that's usually not reqd.

Mind you, there are very few occasions when formals would be reqd. for BOTH the sexes. Mostly, it'd be casuals tht u'd be wearing & coming.

However, once ur summers process starts, u'd have to keep on wearing formals & coming (assuming u r planning to sit for an interview or have been short-listed for one) in it, till u get selected. Once done, U all can revert to ur casuals....and wear formals only for highly select occassions.

In fact, my cousin, when he saw me in my attrie thought that i belonged to near-by Mithibai college (which is supposed to be 1 of the hippest Commerce college) instead of a B-School

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=91&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534763073889366170

"Activity" scene at NM

2009-04-21T04:01:00.001-07:00

By "activity", if u mean extra-curriculars (like participating in other b-school events, competiotions, etc.), then yes ! our college is very fast becoming very famous. My batch mates have won almost 100+ prizes across various competitions, across various colleges (right from IIM's o lower rung colleges).....and we bettered our seniors' performance I am DEAD sure tht u guys are gonna better ours !

There are some compulsory activities like paragana (the annual seminar) etc. tht u need to attend too....but they aren't many such events. Just come & experience them.

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=91&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534763073889366170

Room change + First hand books query

2009-04-21T03:59:00.001-07:00

a) Yes ! Rooms might be changed, after mutual agreements, WITHIN the hostel easily. For eg, a guy getting room no. 35 at G R Jani hostel can later on exchange with a guy in room no. 25, who wants to shift to Room # 35. Just inform Mr. lobo. However, a guy staying at Presidency (for example) wanting to shift to G R Jani (say) mite be very difficult.

b) The book stalls near NM , just across the road are the places which are most convenient places to get both - 1st as well as 2nd hand books, at reasonably good & decent prices.

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=91&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534763073889366170

Party Scene at NM & around

2009-04-21T03:58:00.001-07:00

Don't worry guys ! MBA is not only abt. studies....its about parties too .....especially so, if u r at NM. U guys are gonna have ur freshers party this year....and our farewell party next year. Then, u have the cultural fests too.

As for the scene around Mumbai,well junta, Mumbai is the party capital of India & U R in the party capital of the party capital of india Now-a-days, the scene has shifted from south bombay to the western suburbs of Bandra, Khar & Juhu. There are pubs & discotheques dotting the landscape here....in fact, J W Marriott (which has the famous "Enigma" discotheque in it) is just a 10 min. drive from the college. This is the same place where film stars etc. come for partying & Mallika sherawat had performed in her skimpy diamond dress on new years' eve last, which had apparently generated loadsa controversy ! U guys have to see the roads in our area, ESP. in front of JWM on weekends. its choc-a-bloc. For heavens sake, u actually have traffic jams in front of JWM at 2 am in the morning on saturdays !!! While studying behind the library, I personally never felt "alone", as u always see acivities on the road, with cars zipping past as if it were 6pm !

BUT there is a rider guys:-
a) These party places are DAMN expensive. On weekdays itself, the entry charges hover around 500-600 bucks. Weekends, it almost doubles.
b) The scene is pretty bad for single guys. Most of these discs wouldn't mind having an all-gals gang coming in. In fact there are spl. "girls' nites" too [ which can become pretty wild ...ladies, let ur imaginations run wild ] in these pubs. But stags are not allowed.....or are allowed after paying thru' the nose. Weekends to stags are not allowed only. So only if u get free passes or have loads of money, can u afford these places. For an avg. hostelite, these are just "once-in-a-bluemoon" kinda events. Don't worry, once u guys start earning after graduating from NM, u mite own one of these pubs as well But until then,keep ur heads on ur shoulders !

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=91&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534763073889366170

Music Bands etc.

2009-04-21T03:56:00.001-07:00

Hehehehehe.........no buddy ! There ain't any specific & explicit help tht's provided by NM for forming a music band. But in our batch, few like minded individuals did come together & performed during OUR seniors' "official" farewell. U guys can pursue it on ur own though. Couple of our seniors were real good singers, guitarists, etc. & they would sing in the hostel or anywhere.

We have a dramatic cell called Nepathya, which mite help u out with someting :-) But mostly, its an individual thing...

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=91&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534763073889366170

Books

2009-04-18T03:41:00.001-07:00

Hi guys !

Following books are imp. for you. But mind u, even if u don't have them...chill ! U'd get them in Mumbai near the college. Just bring them alongwith u if u have their latest editions.

1) Marketing => Kotler
2) Finance => Prasanna chandra/I M Pandey/Khan & jain
3) Stats => Levin & rubin / Saunderpandian

The above books u'd require for more than 1 trimester. Hence, i've given the names of the authors. The remaining books are mostly reqd. only for 1 trimester & are easily available in Mumbai. No need to load urself unnecessarily. U guys as such would be requiring space for loading ur other essentials like clothes, etc.

As our dear friend Mohanjeet so "eloquently" put it in Punjabi, no need to load urselves like donkeys. Just travel with the essentials & come to ur new home asap !!

Originally posted by Deven@ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=81&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2534683395809824544

Summers & Final placements for Freshers

2009-04-18T03:38:00.001-07:00

Dude ! don't worry too much....agreed that summers mite be a bit difficult, but it ain't even THAT difficult. I know of one of my very close classmates who is a fresher & an engineer & who got placed (for summers) even before me. The qualities that recruiters look at are ur personality - the way u talk, u act in a group, the quality of answers given. Of course, the initial impression also goes on the CV tht u submit. Its gonna be a std. format tht u guys would be provided once u guys come on campus. U need to be judicious in the info. that u provide. Don't worry too much abt. summers. Its ur final placements that u should be more bothered about.

For final placements, u'd get adequate info. once u come on campus. U could interact with us seniors and ur own batch mates too & accordingly prepare for it. there's alot of time for inal placements

Originally posted by Deven@ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=61&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2533866175196295322

Company Profile + Softwares

2009-04-18T03:37:00.001-07:00

The companies that came for Final placements were dominated by FMCG & banking sector. IT was there, but not in a dominating position.

The softwares MOST used are Office only dude.....word, excel , PPt's and the works. U mite wanna use some specialized softwares like TORA or SPSS.....though u wouldn't be using them extensively here, knowledge of these softwares really does help a lot. TORA is mostly related to the Operations field though.

Originally posted by Deven@ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=61&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2533866175196295322

Monthly Budget

2009-04-18T03:32:00.001-07:00

Monthly budget is purely dependent on one's sources & lifestyle.

Lemme warn u guys though that Mumbai is DAMN costly....esp. in the area where we have our college. In general too, Mumbai is costlier than most other cities in India.

On an avg., assuming a decent lifestyle , Rs. 5000 per month, on an avg. should work out for you, if u r at the hostel. This includes food @ the hostel & even outside sometimes, transportation (assuming u don't have a bike....if u have one, the expenses automatically shoot up), ur grocery & misc. expenditures.

If u guys party, drink or smoke or wanna have food outside most of the times or or beleive in purchasing only branded products & shop a lot or have a vehicle then the amount is gonna be almost double that (per month). If u can afford it, then the sky's the limit as far as the monthly expenditure is concerned.

Originally posted by Deven@ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=61&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2533866175196295322

I know several people who've restricted the monthly expenditure to around 4000-4500 per month by leading a 'simple' lifestyle ;) So it ultimately depends on the person and as Deven put it Sky is the limit!

GPA + Summers

2009-04-18T03:27:00.001-07:00

1) Grading system is CGPA, out of 4, as correctly pointed out by Manav

2) The weightage for GPA for Summers is not THAT much for some time, as Summers would start from Aug. '07 itself, while u guys would be giving ur first exam itself in Sep. last week. By the time the 1st trim. results would be declared, it'd have already been Dec. '07 & approx. half of ur summer placements would be
done. Summers that are held AFTER the results would get declared would get affected by GPA's to a certain extent. But my personal experience says that if u have an impressive work exp. & a personality to carry on with the interview, recruiters would select you.

The top-notch companies, esp. financial one's, would take some specialized/technical tests to gauge ur knowledge in this area. Thus, the absence of ur GPA's at that time wouldn't have any effect.

For Final placements, ur CGPA's carry more weightage. Yes ! it DOES give you that initial push. Usually, good companies set down a cut-off (say, they'd consider only guys who have min. CGPA of 3.2). Having said that, there is no dearth of people in our seniors' batch who got good placements despite avg. CGPA's.

3) There could've been many major & minor things that i could've done in my 1st year to improve my scores now [oh yeah ! there is a vast scope of improving upon my scores....nothin' is perfect now, is it ? ;-) ]. But the OVER-RIDING thing that I could've done is BETTER TIME MANAGEMENT & PRIORITIZING. Mind you, these are my OWN views.....my other batch mates may have other views. but then, its this very diversity that makes us unique :-)

Originally posted by Deven@ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=61&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2533866175196295322

Student Exchange Programmes

2009-04-16T06:35:00.001-07:00

1) Enrolment starts in oct-nov., if i ain't wrong......application forms wold be put up during that time. anybody can appl. If u know french (for the french uni. tie-ups), u have an edge over others....but not a necessity. U need to have money too....as only the tuition fees is waivered for us....remaining everything u have to pay for yourself...and Europe is certainly not a cheap place to live in.

2)The trimester tht u need to spend outside is the 3rd trimester (jan-apr).

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=31&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2532751165179031706

International Placements

2009-04-16T06:30:00.001-07:00

By "Global placements", if u meant international placements for Core MBA programme (remembeter, there is a separate sectoral MBA program called Global Business mngmnt which also exists, abt. which i have no idea) then the answer is -> Yes ! It does happen :-)

However, this phenomenon is a recent phenomenon. The 1st intnl. placement was in OUR super seniors' batch. In OUR seniors' batch, there were 3 intnl. placements (if i'm not wrong).....hopefully, the trend should be going upward for us as well as u guys. In fact, from our batch onwards, intnl. placements for Summers have also started. 1 of my batch mates has gone to London for his Summers.

As expected, u REALLY need to be qualified, to grab these offers.

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=31&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2532751165179031706

International Placements, both summers and finals, have happened in our batch.

Localities near NM

2009-04-16T06:26:00.001-07:00

Juhu, JVPD Scheme, 4 Bungalows ( & to certain extent, even 7 bungalows)at Andheri, Santa Cruz. You also have Juhu galli & Vile parle (East). Khar & Bandra are the max. outer limits on one direction & Oshiwara / Versova are the extremities on the other end. Don't go beyond this region.

Originally posted by Deven @ http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=30403560&tid=2532244569491501210&na=3&nst=31&nid=30403560-2532244569491501210-2532751165179031706