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- August 7th, 2015
The American people have been unfairly targeted with suspicion.
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- August 7th, 2015
Yet another voice has warned that the world teeters dangerously close to a repeated and prolonged financial disaster.
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- August 6th, 2015
The fact remains that during the tenure of Obama, the NDAA was passed which can snatch you off of the street with no due process.
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- August 6th, 2015
This over-the-top Internet policy also includes harsher surveillance laws and mandatory “real name” registration of Internet users.
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- August 6th, 2015
This is what ‘researchers’ are doing with Planned Parenthood “line items.”
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- August 5th, 2015
An increasing number of respected financial experts are now warning that we are right on the verge of another great economic crisis.
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- August 5th, 2015
The appointments are another milestone in what many see as the undoing of the United States, and respect for its Constitution and laws.
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- August 4th, 2015
A tiny elite are funding campaigns, making it a prerequisite to get cozy with big corporate donors, while drowning the influence of average Americans.
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- August 3rd, 2015
If you don’t think you’re on the government’s radar for activities related to stockpiling food, ammunition, guns and other supplies, think again.
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Without a doubt, there is a very impressive confluence of events that all come together in September.
FACEBOOK PATENT WOULD ALLOW LENDERS TO DETERMINE CREDITWORTHINESS BY LOOKING AT YOUR ‘FRIENDS’
Earlier this year Facebook announced it would dip its toes into the pool of mobile payments by launching a system that allowed users to send money to friends via the Messenger app. Now it appears the company may take things a bit farther after receiving approval for a patent this week that would allow creditors to determine whether or not someone is worthy of a loan based on their circle of friends on the social networking site.
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US COAST GUARD LOSES 4,000 POUNDS OF COCAINE IN SUCCESSFUL RAID ON DRUG SMUGGLING SUB (VIDEO)
The US Coastguard has managed to lose 4,000 pounds of cocaine after making the biggest bust of its kind off California’s shores. A successful raid on a self-made submarine used to smuggle drugs last month ended with part of the cargo sinking into the abyss. After seizing a “self-propelled semi-submersible vessel” with 16,000 pounds of cocaine on board, the authorities loaded some 12,000 pounds off it to take it to shore. The rest of the illegal cargo sunk, authorities claimed, as the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton from Alameda was towing the sub to shore.
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FRANCE AGREES TO REIMBURSE RUSSIA FOR CANCELLED MISTRAL WARSHIP DEAL
French president Francois Hollande's office announced on Wednesday (5 August) that a deal has been reached with President Vladimir Putin to pay Russia compensation for cancelling the delivery of two French Mistral warships over the Ukraine crisis. Russia will be "fully reimbursed" for the two warships, the Elysee Palace said in a statement.
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GRANNYBALL LECTER: THE OLD LADY, CANNIBAL SERIAL KILLER
Dubbed “Grannyball Lecter” by the media, 68-year-old Tamara Samsonova is suspected of killing at least 14 people and feasting on their bodies. The St. Petersburg woman was arrested this week after she was caught on CCTV dragging a black trash bag which contained the hacked body of her 79-year-old friend, Valentina Ulanova. Reportedly, the two ladies fought over dirty tea cups and Samsonova did the only rational thing: she killed her.
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"WE HAVE A CIVIL WAR": INSIDE TURKEY'S DESCENT INTO POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC CHAOS
Deflecting criticism surrounding Ankara’s anti-terror air campaign, Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu last week told state television that strikes against ISIS targets would pick up once the US had its resources in place at Incirlik which will supposedly serve as a hub for a new "comprehensive battle." Turkey has had a difficult time explaining why, after obtaining NATO support for a new offensive campaign to root out "terrorists", its efforts have concentrated almost solely on the PKK and not on ISIS. As we’ve discussed in great detail (here, here, and here), and as the entire world is now acutely aware, Ankara’s newfound zeal for eradicating ISIS is nothing more than a cover for its efforts to undermine support for the PKK ahead of snap elections where President Tayyip Erdogan hopes to win back AKP’s absolute majority in parliament which it lost last month for the first time in 12 years.
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US INVASION OF SYRIA: THE DEEP BREATH BEFORE THE PLUNGE
When Foreign Policy magazine recently claimed, “Turkey Goes to War,” in their article of the same title, what they really meant was “the US goes to war.” That is because the lengthy plan they described in their article is not of the Turks’ creation, but a long-standing US plan committed to policy papers since at least as early as 2012.
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COP ACQUITTED FOR DRUG DEALING, REHIRED AND THEN FIRED AGAIN FOR FAILING DRUG TEST
Perry Betts, one of the most corrupt narcotics officers in the history of the Philadelphia Police Department, has been fired, again, for failing a drug test. Bett’s situation is especially interesting because he was just recently rehired by the police department. His rehiring came after he was acquitted in a federal corruption case, in which he was accused of 47 different charges including extortion, robbery, kidnapping, and drug dealing. He was acquitted of all of those charges along with six co-defendants who were also Philadelphia Police Officers implicated in the conspiracy. The officers were not only acquitted on all 47 counts, but they also got their jobs back and were even given a parade.
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AFTER GREECE SPAIN COMES NEXT – EX-GREEK FINANCE MINISTER
The reforms imposed on Athens by the EU, the European Central Bank and the IMF are “going to fail” Varoufakis told Spain’s El Pais as he hit out at the austerity measures imposed on Greece in return for an €86 billion rescue package.“The third package will not work because it was initially designed to divert attention from the problems facing other EU countries, not to save Greece.
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FOURTEEN INCREDIBLE FACTS ABOUT 9/11
As the 14th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, it’s important to remind people that we still don’t know what happened that day. What is known about 9/11 is that there are many incredible facts that continue to be ignored by the government and the mainstream media. Here are fourteen.
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TYPHOON SOUDELOR KILLS 6 IN TAIWAN AND LEAVES MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER
A powerful typhoon pummeled Taiwanon Saturday, dumping rain, toppling trees and leaving millions without electricity as strong winds ripped across the island. At least six people were killed, Taiwan’s Interior Ministry said, including in its count people who had died Thursday and Friday as the storm approached. Five people were reported missing, and more than 60 were injured, many by flying debris, the ministry said.
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NORTH KOREA TO SET CLOCKS TO ITS OWN TIME
The change — timed to mark the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule — will reverse Japan’s 1912 decision to move the colony’s clocks forward by 30 minutes to bring it in line with Tokyo time, reports FT. “The wicked Japanese imperialists committed even such unpardonable crimes as depriving Korea of even its standard time while mercilessly trampling down its land with 5,000 year-long history and culture,” said a decree from the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korea’s top legislative organ, according to a state media report on Friday.
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NO IMMUNITY FOR COPS WHO SENT A SWAT TEAM TO A 68-YEAR-OLD WOMAN'S HOUSE FOR THREATS DELIVERED OVER OPEN WIFI CONNECTION
Earlier this year, we covered the story of Louise Milan, a 68-year-old grandmother whose house was raided by a SWAT team (accompanied by a news crew) searching for someone who had made alleged threats against police officers over the internet. Part of the probable cause submitted for the warrant was Milan's IP address. But the police made no attempt to verify whether any resident of Milan's house made the threats and ignored the fact that the IP address was linked to an open WiFi connection.
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DROPPING "THE BOMB" ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI WAS NEVER JUSTIFIED
August 6th and 9th of 2015 mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S. dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was the first and only time a state used a nuclear device on cities (or civilians) of another state. Some conservative estimates put the immediate death toll of the two bombs at 200,000 people. This is more than the total number of American soldiers killed in the Pacific front of World War II.
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U.S. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HEAD: “IT WAS A WILLFUL DECISION [BY AMERICA] TO” “SUPPORT AN INSURGENCY THAT HAD SALAFISTS, AL QAEDA AND THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD”
An internal Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) document produced recently shows that the U.S. knew that the actions of “the West, Gulf countries and Turkey” in Syria might create a terrorist group like ISIS and an Islamic caliphate.
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FORMER FULLERTON COP ACQUITTED IN KELLY THOMAS TRIAL ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
A former Fullerton police officer acquitted in the beating trial of Kelly Thomas has once again found himself on the wrong side of the law. Police responding to a report of a family disturbance arrested Manuel Ramos on July 16 after he allegedly assaulted a woman in the 3600 block of W. Oak Avenue.
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POCKET-SIZED PERSONAL TRANSPORTERS COULD SOON BE SEEN ON THE STREETS OF TOKYO
Saito expects to see many other uses for his transporter, as he says it has enough power to help people push wheelchairs with ease. The lightweight aluminum board is stronger than it looks, and can take loads of up to 120kg (265 pounds).
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ANIMAS RIVER CLOSED TO PUBLIC AFTER EPA DUMPS 1M GALLONS OF WASTE
A mine waste spill has spewed about a million gallons of orange-colored discharge into a tributary of the Animas River.
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DRONES & SATELLITES: RUSSIA TO CREATE ARCTIC COMPLEX MONITORING SYSTEM BY 2025
The system will include drones and space and underwater satellites, interconnected via transport and communications. “By 2020-2025, a system to monitor the Arctic will be created. This includes a unified data space, monitoring everything going on in the air, water, underwater and on land,” a spokesperson for RTI Systems corporation, which is developing the system, told RIA Novosti. According to the corporation spokesman, the system has a dual purpose: civilian and military.
Japan heat wave intensifies – death toll surges to 55
August 2015 – JAPAN – The toll from Japan’s ongoing heat wave accelerated last week, boosting the year’s tally to 55 heat-related deaths and sending more than 11,000 to the hospital according to new government figures released Tuesday. According to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 25 people died from heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses nationwide during the week of July 27 through Aug. 2. It was by far the deadliest week so far this year in Japan, nearly equaling the death toll of 30 in the preceding three months combined.
The number of people sent to hospitals for heat-related illnesses also skyrocketed, reaching 11,637 when excluding the 25 deaths. This was more than double the figure for the same period in 2014. Since April 27, more than 35,000 people have been hospitalized due to hot weather in Japan. Of those, 855 have required at least three weeks of hospitalization due to the severity of their illness. The heat has spared no region of the country. Heat-related deaths have been reported in 29 of Japan’s 47 prefectures, and each of the 47 prefectures has reported at least 100 heat-related illnesses.
The greatest concentration, however, has been in the nation’s urbanized areas – in part due to weather and in part simply due to larger populations. The Greater Tokyo area accounts for 19 of the 55 heat deaths this year, with Saitama prefecture suffering the highest death toll (nine) of any single prefecture. Tokyo proper leads the casualty count with 3,037 people affected by the heat, including two deaths. Japan’s aging population is particularly vulnerable to the heat. Just over 49 percent of this year’s illnesses have involved people at least 65 years old. Children account for about 15 percent of the total, with adults ages 18 to 65 constituting the rest of the total. The heat has expanded in recent days. According to data from the Japan Meteorological Agency, 223 of the nation’s 928 temperature observation sites recorded a high of at least 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday (Aug. 1), and more than two-thirds of the observation network hit at least 30 C (86 F).
Aided by abundant sunshine and a dearth of thunderstorm activity, more than 81 percent of JMA’s observation network hit the 30 C mark Tuesday, the highest figure since Aug. 22, 2012. Arguably the epicenter of the heat has been in the northern suburbs of Tokyo, which are among the hottest regions of the country owing to their low elevation, long distance from the coast and southerly latitude – a rare combination in Japan. The city of Tatebayashi in Gunma prefecture recorded its 12th consecutive day of temperatures 35 C or higher on Tuesday; in all that city has reached the 35 C threshold on 21 days this year. –Weather
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Wildfires rage across California – 60,000 acres burn, more than 13,000 evacuated
August 2015 – CALIFORNIA – Thousands of people were ordered out of their homes Monday after wind-whipped wildfires burned dozens of buildings across northern California. Described as “unprecedented” by authorities, the largest blaze — which is known as the Rocky Fire — had torn across Lake County, north of San Francisco, growing to almost 60,000 acres, or 93 square miles, by Monday afternoon, CalFire spokesman Officer Daniel Berlant said. Describing the fire as “erratic” and “destructive,” Berlant said that “it is burning in whatever direction it wants to.” At one point on Monday afternoon, the fire even jumped the highway along its northern border.
Even so, the nearly 3,000 firefighters who are battling the blaze have made some progress, Berlant added, increasing the fire containment area from five percent o to 12. The scale of the blaze has prompted officials to order 13,000 people to evacuate their homes, Berlant said, and several roads have been closed. The fire has already destroyed 24 homes and 26 outbuildings and was threatening 6,300 homes, officials said.
“A lot more firefight left on this fire,” Berlant said. “It’s not done yet.” Many of the California fires were sparked by lightning and the danger was expected to continue as the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning for Modoc County on Monday. A separate blaze the known as the Frog Fire continues to burn in that area. Officials urge “extreme caution” during Red Flag warnings “because a simple spark can cause a major wildfire.” –NBC News
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Dangerous: Super Typhoon Soudelor intensifies as the strongest storm of 2015, wind gusts 220 mph
August 2015 – TAIWAN – Soudelor is intensifying rapidly over the western Pacific Ocean after raking through Saipan, a U.S. commonwealth in the Northern Mariana Islands, Sunday night and early Monday. Super Typhoon Soudelor became the fifth super typhoon of this year Monday after undergoing a replacement of its eyewall, a process which occurs in all intense tropical cyclones. A super typhoon is defined by sustained wind speeds of at least 150 mph. According to Monday’s 5 p.m. EDT bulletin from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Soudelor had strengthened into the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (one-minute average) with gusts to 220 mph.
Soudelor has maintained its strength and as of 11 p.m. EDT Monday, Soudelor continues to have maximum sustained winds of 180 mph and some additional strengthening is possible. Low wind shear and very warm sea surface temperatures have allowed Soudelor to ramp up quickly; the cyclone was just a minimal typhoon 36 hours earlier. Soudelor continues to track to the west-northwest over the open waters of the Western Pacific. Soudelor has become the strongest tropical cyclone seen anywhere on Earth so far in 2015, at least by JTWC satellite estimation. Cyclone Pam in March reached peak estimated sustained winds of about 165 mph (145 knots) in the South Pacific basin. On this path, Soudelor will move toward Japan’s southwestern Ryukyu islands by Friday.
For now, the main island of Okinawa (including Kadena Air Base) lies at the north end of the forecast swath, but it remains far too soon to rule out a closer pass of the center of Soudelor to Okinawa. Taiwan and China are also likely to be impacted by Soudelor this weekend. Even though it may be weakening by then, Soudelor could still be a very strong typhoon. Its center may pass directly over Taipei, the Taiwanese capital. Intensifying from a Category 1 to Category 2 equivalent storm, Soudelor’s eye passed directly over the Island of Saipan, home to about 48,000 residents. A state of disaster and significant emergency was declared by Acting Gov. Ralph DLG Torres.
High winds downed power poles, removed roofs off buildings and flooded Saipan’s power plant. About 350 people were in emergency shelters, as of Monday morning, the Pacific Daily News reported. “From looking at the damage, I would guess weeks to months to restore power. It took about three to six months to restore service on Guam after Pongsona,” Dr. Phillip Dauterman told the Pacific Daily Newsin an email. “This is not the total damage of Pongsona, but it is close.” Saipan International Airport recorded a peak wind gust to 91 mph just before 11 p.m. local time Sunday night, as the western eyewall approached, before wind observations dropped off — not to mention the instrumentation erroneously reported snow — for about an hour.
Soudelor passed north of Guam but wind gusts over 30 mph and light rain were measured. High surf from Soudelor will continue for the next few days. Soudelor, a name contributed by the Federated States of Micronesia, was a legendary chief on the island of Pohnpei, about 1,650 kilometers (1025 miles) east-southeast of Guam. –Weather
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Catastrophic flooding claims 46 lives in Myanmar – thousands displaced
August 2015 – MYANMAR – The death toll from flooding in Myanmar has climbed to 46, with more than 200,000 people affected, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement said Monday. The flooding has affected residents in 11 of Myanmar’s 14 states and divisions, the ministry said. In addition to the damage to housing and farmland, infrastructure has been badly hit, with roads and rail lines cut in many areas and telecommunication links broken. Myanmar has suffered heavy rains, winds and flooding since Cyclone Komen made landfall in Bangladesh on 30 July, causing landslides and damage in different parts of the country, according to United Nations agencies. “The floods are hitting children and families who are already very vulnerable, including those living in camps in Rakhine state,” said Shalini Bahuguna, from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
There are 140,000 displaced children and families in Rakhine alone. “Beyond the immediate impact, the floods will have a longer term impact on the livelihoods of these families,” she warned. According to the Myanmar Government, 39 people have died and over 200,000 people across the country are in need of lifesaving assistance. Twelve out of Myanmar’s 14 states and regions have been affected by the rains. On 31 July, President U Thein Sein issued a statement declaring natural disaster zones in four regions, including Rakhine, where access is limited due to flooding, road blockages and landslides.
“Initial reports indicate that there is extensive damage to shelters and other infrastructure in camps around Sittwe [Rakhine’s capital], where some 100,000 displaced people are staying,” stressed the UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in an update from 30 July. Limited information is availablethis this stage on the situation in Magway region and Chin state. In one township alone in Magway, around 70 villages are reported to be affected by floods and people in the area being relocated to schools, monasteries and other safe locations. In Chin state, at least 100 houses reported have been destroyed by landslides, pointed out OCHA. Local authorities, the Government, the military, as well as the Myanmar Red Cross Society and local civil society organizations, with support from the UN and international organizations, are responding to the floods in different parts of the country, carrying out rescue operations and providing food, water, blankets, medical and other basic necessities to those affected.
Against that background, vulnerable children in Myanmar, UNICEF says, face a “double catastrophe” as floods add to the hardships of poverty, violence and conflict. UNICEF is working closely with other UN agencies is working closely with the Myanmar authorities, dispatching assessment teams to affected areas to identify the priority needs of children and families in terms of water and sanitation, health care, and nutrition. “UNICEF has already supported the distribution of water purification tablets and hygiene kits to the affected areas,” Ms. Bahuguna said. “We are working…to get emergency messages out to local communities through radio, to tell people how to prevent water borne diseases.” –UN News WSJ
Nine swept away by flash flood in China; 8 bodies recovered
August 2015 – BEIJING (AP) — A flash flood has struck a scenic area outside the city of Xi’an in central China, sweeping away nine Chinese tourists, state media reported Tuesday. Eight bodies have been recovered. The flood struck Xiaoyuhecun Valley on Monday afternoon amid the heaviest rains recorded in the area in 30 years, the reports said. A team of about 200 police officers, firefighters and paramilitary troops searched the area overnight, recovering eight bodies by Tuesday morning, the Xinhua News Agency said.
A former imperial Chinese capital, Xi’an lies in a greenbelt along the ancient Silk Road surrounded by the mountainous, mostly arid, province of Shaanxi. Many Chinese scenic sites suffer from chronic mismanagement, poor crowd control and other safety issues. Emergency services in Xi’an either did not answer calls or said they had no information about missing people or an investigation into the incident. –Big Story
Tremors expected to ease after Queensland region shaken by eight earthquakes
August 2015 – QUEENSLAND – Te area off the Cooloola Coast hit by multiple earthquakes since last Thursday has the highest level of seismic activity in Queensland but is still relatively inactive by world standards, a senior seismologist has said. Borumba Dam has been given a clean bill of health following the shakes. Geoscience Australia senior duty seismologist Dan Jaksa said eight earthquakes had been detected in Queensland since Thursday. Three of the quakes, which occurred about 120km east of Fraser Island, registered magnitude 5 or above. “Magnitude 5 is the strength of an atomic bomb test,” Mr. Jaksa told the ABC at the weekend. “Magnitude 5.7 is about 15 times bigger than a magnitude 5, so that’s 15 atomic blasts of energy.” An hour after Saturday’s magnitude 5.7 event, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the same spot north-east of Rainbow Beach.
Seqwater said yesterday although Borumba Dam was designed to easily withstand earthquakes much greater than magnitude 5.3, Thursday’s quake was considered large enough to undertake dam safety inspections at every Seqwater dam in the region. No damage was found but regular check will continue. Since Thursday there have been five more quakes between magnitude 2.8 and 3.9. Whether or not there will be more is impossible to predict but experts expect the aftershocks to ease off now. Mr. Jaksa said Geoscience Australia received more than 3000 reports in response to the three magnitude 5 events. “There are 400 or 500 earthquakes a year (in Australia), but they’re not near people or they’re in the (ocean),” he told the ABC. “Not all of them generate tsunamis and not all of them are near … but we analyze all of them and all the little ones too.”
Mr. Jaksa said Australia had seen a number of events where large earthquakes had happened in quick succession, the most famous being in Tennant Creek in 1988, when three earthquakes higher than magnitude-6 occurred within two hours. Seismologist Mike Turnbull confirmed that the magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 1.38pm on Saturday was an aftershock. “It’s happening 10km under the ground and if you get the rock breaking in a certain direction it will throw energy in that direction,” he said. He expects the aftershocks to ease off now. –Gympie Times
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