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When you elect stupid people they make stupid laws. Liberals just want to ban all gun ownership.
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Damn straight! And close those liquor stores. And the coffee shops. And get that candy and pop off the shelves. And ...
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Never heard the word before. What does it mean and who came up with it?
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The point is that despite this team success this season, the UA sports program is a waste of money and should be terminated. It would be a great thing for all the other programs on the campus that are facing cuts.
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yes thank you paul, I have been slack with research as I sneak away from work to just read and respond.. can the buildings themselves be brought up a floor? if done smartly, without compromising the benefits of the location? we need so much housing.... and the population would be blended? why different from existin...
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Good Luck with that idea. In Cogan v. State 657 P.2d 396, 1983 the Alaska Supreme Court ruled; Under Article 1 Section 1, "that all persons have corresponding obligations to the people and to the state." "One of the 'corresponding obligations' is that of paying taxes should the legislature impose them" 8th grade Alask...
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A 50% cut in the PFD is actually a head tax on every man woman and child in Alaska. Plus no added cost to collect this tax.
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Shannyn Moore, as usual, has expressed exactly the right viewpoint, this time with regard to abortion rights. When one drills down to the particular woman and child, it becomes more and more clear that decisions about ending a pregnancy should lie in the minds and hearts of the women involved and NEVER, NEVER, NEVER i...
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“Government! Three fourths parasitic and the other fourth Stupid fumbling.” ― Robert A. Heinlein
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I remember when they were fighting over wether to base the jets at Eielson or JBER. Some fat slob in a flannel shirt was crying how JBER is full. It has acres of fields & woods where they could build hangers & living quarters . It is far from full.
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“The power to tax is the power to destroy.” ― John Marshall
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I'm a middle class resident and 15% of my federal tax liability is $2200. That's alot. As I understand it Walker wants to tax me $2200 a year and give continue to give PFD payments for every resident. Let's face it-so much of that PFD money is blown on drugs, toys and luxury items that are otherwise unaffordable. I ce...
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I guess I do miss the connection. on the federal minimum wage someone could afford to buy a house? when? I thought high density residential was in answer to a high population. mistakes were made with the "projects" or huge developments for sure, but yeah ...I don't get what you're saying.
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Let's not forget that they are also trying to take the senior citizen's property tax exemption as well.
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They just don't make girl scouts like they used to.
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Just the libtard de jour. Same old same old. Rinse and repeat.
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State can't buy the stock, but we can. How about we buy as much stock as we can afford, and collectively, we can gain controlling interest in Northern Dynasty? vote your shares to just do annual labor on the Pebble claims? No work involved, we can assign our proxies to an agent, who will cast our collective votes.
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News flash: The PFD is not 'your' money.
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"We shouldn't have to apply to the RCA for a rate change, a competive market sets the rate...." Says the most uncompetitive business in its industry
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Hi Christopher and Alaskat, I advocate zero welfare from government, which can only be stolen from productive citizens. Welfare from charities funded by voluntary contributions is fine. All other welfare is vote-buying by politicians.
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What in the heck is wrong with you people down there in Juneau? We have spoken loud and clear and you don't seem to be able to hear us. We want you to stop funding the Susitna Dam and the Knik Arm Bridge and the road to nowhere in Juneau and revisit your tax giveaway to the oil companies. Do all this and we might want ...
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Who inhabited the land before the current natives moved here? Did they just squat on some one elses land? If you teach history you know they are not the first Alaskans.
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“The whole intent of it was to buy us four years to do the plan right.” If you arn't smart enough to think this through will four years be enough?
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I was trying to answer your question. You're right that it isn't high density but it is affordable low income housing for the homeless. It was not "turned down" by the city, just for the location on 13th near Chambers, and is still working at the north Garfield location using land provided by the city. The Emerald Vill...
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Thank you, I'll be sure to re-elect him...
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While all Alaskans love to see billions of dollars in federal pork flowing into our state during these hard times, and kudos to Senators Begich and Murkowski for playing a part in that, I'd rather see that $400 billion spent on higher priority needs than padding up our already bloated arsenal of outrageously expensive ...
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Seems like only yesterday that Repbulicans pushing SB21 out of the lede were touting the 35% tax on oil that would Make Alaska Productive Again. What's with this 35% tax that Olson is now pushing on the PFD program? Why is he transferring the promised 35% tax( never existed in reality) on the oil industry onto Alaskans...
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And who pays the Alaska Chief Justices Salary? Barack Obama, and his Legislative Branch? If you wanted to be a territory, then why did vote you for statehood, as Governor Jay Hammond made clear, voting against statehood. Now you get to pay. And if you didn't spend it foolishly, as did King George, you'd still be in th...
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Remember to VOTE
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Yeh, but you'd have to get out of your recliner Carl..... Which is more work than you did in your whole career in the ferry system...
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Really your comparing pot addicts with slavery? Sorry but that is just an argument of the absurd.
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I'm a Lubbock Christian University graduate, and while I celebrate the Chaparrals victory, I feel for the Anchorage Team. What a great season the Seawolves had and I congratulate them on a 38 win season to set a D2 record.
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Maureen Doe, PFD brings out the same arguments for the low income in this state, they waste it on luxury items, I am just surprised that since this is Alaska that here is no mention the "poor" spending free "government" hand outs on a meal of King Crab. I would be happy to explain to you how this "windfall" is a big bo...
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No, they represent someone. Their oil company bosses.
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What do we pay the troopers for he could've stepped in his house locked the door trying to be a hero will backlash more often than not charge him.
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Yes on 8
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Hardest hit in state and federal taxes are the seniors, they lose a lot of their income to taxes.
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Everybody did, and now you get to pay for it. Thinking is not required to vote. A Trillion dollars later, the great Alaska Bumpy Road to Statehood is going to get expensive for 700,000 people, with a government designed for 7 million. Monopoly, the game by Parker Bros. "Pay poor school tax of $15.00."
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recoveringhemoroid: You must have meant to type alcohol instead of pot. Pot is NON-addictive.
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why then was she employed at the Angels business? She had been investigated twice? Gee, wcgw?
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Agree. Only the oil companies have been cutting significantly since oil prices dropped. No new taxes until the state starts cutting. They state hasn't begun to cut.
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Only to be replaced by a fleet of cheap drones in 10-15 years, when ground based anti aircraft lasers are adopted by all super powers. Possible to dodge a surface to air missile..hard to dodge a, speed of light, laser which already exists.
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gee, I just posted a comment and it says I posted it an hour ago? Twilight zone? Punked? Yikes! We've a time warp issue here Register Guard.
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I'm compelled to pay for war in the middle east and I'm compelled to pay for too much military, I'm even compelled to pay higher property taxes when church's pay none.
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Do know who John Marshall was? Apparently not seeing he served some tenure during the Andrew Jackson administration and not under Obama. And we the people pay the bills. Government just waste the funds we give them. And what Confederate party of democrats ? I am neither republican or democrat for your information...
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PFD, Personal Flotation Device, may be needed.
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Man, FRIED burritos, AKA CHIMICHANGAS, you gotta put it on the menu now!
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Compelled ? How does forced sound.
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Yes, he shot democrats with George Washington, and spent that dreadful winter at Valley Forge. He was second cousin to Thomas Jefferson, and they hated each other, see Marbury v. Madison, and the letters collection between Madison, Lincoln, Granger, Jefferson and the rest of the First Republicans. Marshall was appoint...
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The people who live out where you want to recreate have the same attitude towards you, that you have towards the military presence. They fight tooth-and-nail against you ruining "their back-yard". I certainly didn't like tourists gawking around my mining claims. And I do walk in to my favorite recreational areas ......
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we can use black spruce needles instead of feathers
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Found the term via the googles. Is this what you had in mind?: Word Origin and History for sockdolager 1830, "a decisive blow" (also, figuratively "a conclusive argument"), fanciful formation from sock (v.1) "hit hard," perhaps via a comical mangling of doxology, on a notion of "finality." The meaning "something exce...
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Are these people for real? Do they REALLY think we are going to fall for this? These people have been in our government for so long, they actually believe this crap! The LIO (spell it backward)!? Kabata? Watana? No mention of the Greatest Giveaway in The History of Alaska in The Last Two centuries? Are you nuts? This i...
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Pellum has done so many positive things for the program and has been and will continue to be valuable beyond what anyone probably even realizes ...the guy is a winner and a gentleman and that's a combination you don't take for granted.
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Oh how far away we have gone from the NXNW festival, where up-and-coming small acts were promoted, as well as the small local venues that participated.
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Oh, please! If you're going to take it - just take it. NO MORE SMOKE AND MIRRORS!
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Government research has a tendency to be self serving, especially on climate change issues. I was ridiculing the idea of more government research.
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I have a question that some one might want to answer. A few years back the oil industry said they found the largest offshore lake of oil ever found but could not drill it because of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Since then President Obama opened that offshore drilling in that area only if landbased direct...
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Hardest hit? You mean those people collecting Social Security checks?
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yes Limit 4 per family, we have too many white folks moving up and having PFD child after PFD child to up the amount of PFD $$ they get from the state.
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so the time he wore an ankle monitor counts towards his sentence? he was salmon fishing on the copper river, oh the poor baby.
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if sanders is president is he going to make lane county jail turn the freacken lites off at nite......rite now the lites in the jail cells stay on 24/7........is sleeping with the lites on good for you....??????
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Yes, we all miss the days of Charles Dickens...
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When I first came to Alaska, I recall -among many other unique things - how unique Alaska was not to have any snakes... I was wrong - they seem to have snuggled in well, oft disguised as Legislators of the people.. Senators MacKinnon and Dunleavy deserve to remain in the wary and protective minds of Alaska parents as...
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What on earth does that have to do with a road to King Cove? Or do you and Ranger Granger just like to bring up ancient history to have something to complain about?
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Wow, this is just an upward redistribution of money, take from the needy, working poor, disabled, elderly, and retirees to give to the big oil. The majority in Juneau would rather take from the needy than stand a chance of angering their puppet masters. They know most Alaskans are dumb and have short memory. By tomorro...
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In the 1940's Oregon faced a critical affordable housing crisis. This social problem was solved by erecting starter homes. By the 1980's starter homes were so affordable they could be purchased on the federal minimum wage as my friend Marty purchased a 3 bedroom on $3.35 an hour wages. I purchased a starter home on $4 ...
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"The bill would have raised about $465 million had it been in place this year, Olson said in an interview." Wow. That's almost enough to pay for tax credits to the oil companies.
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amchines = machines
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Albert Gallatin(R), I wasn't around either, 1st Federal Budget Surplus. With President Thomas Jefferson, 1801? Bought some Property with it, like William H. Seward. https://www.nps.gov/frhi/learn/education/classrooms/upload/Albert-Gallatin-Background.pdf
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whoops is right.. The LIO deal is another "whoops" looming on their plate I`m guessing. They were "just foolish" and made a "bad deal" ( an illegal one according to the judge). Now they "feel bad" for the people who put this padded and illegal deal together using Representative Hawker and "back channel" commun...
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and the more kids the more PFDs they get,
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It's taxed by the federal government, why not the state too? Why are just the hardworking people of this state expected to bear the entire burden of our economic woes? It's not really fair to expect us to pay thousands of dollars in income tax while the tourists buy duty fee, and non working folks collect a check tax f...
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Good for Larson, he was assaulted on his private property. He possibly saved other lives by attempting a citizen's arrest, he was assaulted then protected life & property, ultimately stopping the pursuit. This criminal could've killed children, passing a stopped, offloading, school bus at an estimated 60 mph. Why is...
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Between the eyes would have been deadly force ... between the legs would have been mayhem ... in a leg sounds very restrained.
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Yay!!! Let's go and find the most egotistical, clueless, short-timer we can in the lower 48 and pay him or her a big bonus to move up here and do the job that all of us podunk hicks can't handle. (Again.)
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Just a guess, Jim, but maybe it's the back and forth game for the world's richest prize? I wonder, too. But apparently, directional drilling in that lake of oil is still "drilling ANWR", because the lake is EXACTLY as big as ANWR is. Me? I don't want it anymore. The Oilies/republicans are ruining my everyday. I wanna...
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Yes, Bob, a knockout punch. I have read you do it many times. You and I are kindred. Glad you found the meaning and it is wholly appropriate.
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Tillman shoved Larson - it's on like Donkey Kong!
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And a State Pension, or two, with a property tax reduction kicked in for fun. Then they elected Johnson, and named it the Great Society?
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Oh good grief guys!! It seems like when the pressure is on and this legislature Really Has To apply itself and get something done, they just get all dithery and silly. This solution sounds as though it came from someone who'd been up all night doing coke "brain-storming", and has reached the edge of coherence. Simple...
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Good point. The federal tax is designed to be taken advantage of. There is no way this state is capable of not reaching the same level of tax corruption as our Federal system.
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they just move their money overseas or hide it behind a "charity".
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The disable verterans will be hit hard too. The people over 65 on social security are Fedreal taxed on their income, and this legislation would add state tax to their already limited fixed incomes. Bottom line is: taking property tax exemptions from people over 65, and disabled veterans, and adding more tax to their in...
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Then, why did Thomas Jefferson(R), appoint Albert Gallatin(R) as Secretary of Treasury, and with the first National Budget Surplus, adjust the debt to buy Louisiana for $188.00 a square mile? Steeple are brainwashed, when facts do matter. At 3.4 cents an acre, compared to 2, for Alaska, at William H. Seward(R) brain tr...
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"Quarterworld be open every day but Monday until 1 am on weekdays and 2 am weekends, and will be all ages until 8 pm."
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"Non-working folks collect a check tax free". Thanks a lot, lady. I'm a 62 year Alaskan that can't work anymore and I collect a check. The likes of you couldn't live a week on what I receive per month. I doubt you'd even last a week. Isn't there a Trump site calling you?
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You THIEVES in Juneau keep your grubby mitts off them checks.... Cut Government........
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Since "corporatism" was much of the basis for the fascists and the progressives in this country, describing it as a left wing ideology is accurate. Even Theodore Roosevelt used the greatest recent example of "corporatism" when enacting the New Deal. Since then it has fallen on some disfavor even though the left attempt...
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You're being "tongue-in-cheek" aren't you?
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If the powers that be decide to prosecute Mr. Larson, they better hope neither I nor anyone else who thinks like I do get picked for the jury. I say give Mr. Larson an award; I've had it with heroin addicts, tweakers and similar low-lifes.
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Good idea! Cheap to administer. Also how about a 35% reduction in the number of State employees, a 35% reduction in their pay, and a 35% reduction to the state budget.
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Weird how I'm actually getting what you're saying today, Ranger! Keyword: Today.
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They Pick. You Click. You Give.
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Should be an interesting read, even though Haycox has long been an apologist for federal authority in Alaska. Also Interesting that a "professor emeritus" from UAA has his latest tome published by the University Press of Kansas.
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In all research conducted in today's universities, it is always appropriate to "follow the money". Who funded the research? A pharmaceutical corporation? A chemical company? A fossil fuels conglomerate? A tobacco company? An environmental organization? If funded by the Federal Government, which Senators and M...
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Ranger. I will give you a thumbs up on this one...Next........
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They are trying to wear us down.....and it's working. Just exactly like the LIO. Thieves that don't know they're being watched...or not?
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Cindy, you are so right about Dunleavy. Further, if I remember right he was obstructive, and did his best to weaken the bill at every step. The whole group in the senate Finance committee needs to be removed from office. Senator MacKinnon is shameless, as is Kelly and Dunleavy. The Valley needs to rid itself of some ba...
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