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Excellent article. Blind self-interest, like all human failings (and wonders) is universal. The reckless greed evident in our government is echoed around the world (maybe not as blatantly as ours, which has betrayed us all and allowed - even promoted - racial stereotyping to flourish). And the planet-wide looting by t...
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In public schools? I don't think they do that anymore....
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James, you are controlled by government media. I said big government, not just Wall Street. This includes Big Pharma, the legal drug dealers that are responsible for overprescribing OxyContin, resulting in the heroin epidemic when oxy's became too expensive and demand was too high.. oh, and they spend millions of money...
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Finally SA posts a AP headlined story on the Weinstein story. I've been waiting and waiting and opted for Fair and Balance to keep current. Thanks!
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muckamuck, Putin is Trump's ventriloquist.
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A good friend that I have known since the 6th grade grew up in a very strict Mormon household in a very strict Mormon community. I always knew that he was gay. He did, too. In fealty to his parents and church, he did everything they wanted him to do in order to not be gay. He served on a mission. He went to special cam...
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Some say that it' not "real medicine." But yet, they have no problem taking a plethora of addictive opioids as "real medicine."
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Get a sense of humor, Pubic.
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"Forcing a woman to remove her face veil should be reserved for exceptional situations such as voting or getting a driver's licence." It's bizarre how there aren't more comments that pick up on the idea in this article of distinguishing exceptional situations from other situations like taking the bus or using the libra...
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You like that line, you use it so often.
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Hello Helena, I think that if you tried to speak your mind simply and directly, without all the jargon, you might have something worthwhile to say. I found it got lost in all the jargon, though.
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Looks like the left has declared all out civil war against the Republic.
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self-respect is important
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Without a strong, debt payback economy everything that we have the privilege to debate in this country (multiculturalism, immigration, etc) would be fruitless. If Kevin O'Leary is the person that can deliver this than I want him to be our next PM. We can no longer afford to live off of the credit cards of our childr...
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No one is purposefully surpassing votes in New York. The law states you must be registered 6 months before the election and it is public knowledge that Independent voters are not allowed to vote in a primary. Now you were saying ..?
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Send Paul and all the non-believers to the coastal islands to live out their days.
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Interesting. Is it Conrad Black? Just kidding. The Ottawa Press Gallery has shrunk substantially in the past 20 years or so. If Cassie is an example of the OPG survivors, the Gallery's average IQ has also shrunk substantially. Makes me pine for the great OPG pros of yesteryear like Doug Fisher and Charles Lynch.
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And what truths did you learn in Trumps 16-minute inaugural speech?
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The US Office was trash compared to the BBC one.
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The legislature didn't help the city get the funding. The legislature merely enabled the city to add a small percentage (0.5%) to the GET and then took hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves (the state) by skimming 10% from the surcharge revenue to fund the lawmakers' pet programs all over the state. Cutting th...
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I beg to differ with you. We Trump supporters are a solid base of people who are dedicated to the idea that government is too big and regulations are too cumbersome. President Trump is easing regulations and reducing the size of government to enable businesses and individuals to once again taste the fresh air of free...
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And neither will happen as long as the Lobbyists own the Congress of the United States of America. The American Medical Association, BigPharma, Health Insurance, Medical equipment manufacturers; the list goes on and on. Those Senators and Congresscritters are bought and paid for or at least on a long-term lease bas...
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This is what I was thinking. What business do the Koch's have here in Colorado trying to change the way or education is run? They don't even live here or have kids going to school here do they? It's all just so they can extend their wealth.
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"Trump’s immigration ban will make America less safe." The same old boring claims based on nothing more than the speculation of the author. Claiming the ban would make "allies" in the Muslim world less likely to cooperate speaks volumes to where their loyalties lie. I suggest you extend an open invitation to the coun...
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I think you are mistaken on the willingness to help. What I don't like is those who choose to not even try and better their situation and expect to be given everything for free. I am more then willing to help give a hand up, and I understand there are those who cannot better their situation and yes we should help them ...
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I didn't get that it was Manual from the article, but I could have made assumptions. I would say assuming it is Manual wouldn't be prudent either. It doesn't look like there's enough evidence either way. I'm curious to know your experience with Manual, as I am a teacher who has subbed there. The kids have always bee...
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If I am a government employee (I pass gas for a living - keeping patients under anesthesia/alive) then where are my following "benefits": 40 hour work week (I work between 60 - 80 hours/week, including "24 hour" call), paid vacation (I have none), paid sick leave (I have none), government contribution to my RRSP (agai...
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Yes, too many fringe parties along the entire political spectrum could ruin the Liberal party's chances of a majority government under Trudeau's favoured ranked ballot system, as could proportional representation.
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Wait a minute. Trump stated he will "Jail" HRC, he is threatening to use torture on our enemies and declare their families legitimate targets of war, and will deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. I think there is reasonable comparison between Trump and Castro.
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In retirement Rick still has nothing useful to say. At least ADN edits out his profanity.
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Overseas Chinese will very likely be the ones who help overthrow the unelected power crazed Communist Party of China. Most of those who left China did so to get away from the system. 23 million of the 50 million overseas Chinese are in Taiwan and are mainly Nationalists anti-communists. The people of Hong Kong in thei...
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Care to expand on "great harm"?
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I can just imagine what you said about Wynne, Joe. Criticising is OK but how it's done and with what degree of decency it's done that counts. Working in the fact that she is gay is completely not OK when you're talking about a political position that she has taken.
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"What's your reason?" He doesn't call himself "Lazeethinker" for nothing.
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23 hours ago: motleycrew "I wonder what next weekend's rally will be about? At least this one didn't require a burnt police car or any broken windows or slashed tires. motleycrew 20 hours ago "And Senator Wyden had one in Portland with 3,500 people and no burning buildings or broken windows! Perhaps the idiots were ...
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Milo's greatest sin was that he asked left wing liberals and Democrats for equal and fair use of public resources.
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Hanoi Jane has no discretion and is not worth arguing about. She is an lady with no impact anywhere.
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Yet another example of county zoning and permitting regulations killing economic development for the public - the public they are alleged to serve.
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The tax base won't be covered by the developers either, as the Council has given them a nice 8 year tax break.
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You need mental help.
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Good to see I am not the only one who actually read the report. And the last 2/3 of the report strongly insinuates that the whole episode could have been avoided if Podesta and the DNC had followed basic IT security best practices:.
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A Resistance and Solidarity Vigil. "No Ban No Wall"This land was made for us all Tshirt:https://viralstyle.com/favorite/no-ban-no-wall-tshirt We ask everyone to join in solidarity If you're in supporter of #NoBanNoWall It's a great opportunity to strongly support them. Resistance & Solidarity campaign we launch only fo...
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"WASHINGTON ― President-elect Donald Trump is leaning toward naming as secretary of state John Bolton, a bellicose enemy of Russia and Iran who is among the most hawkish members of the Republican foreign policy community, according to two sources familiar with Trump’s thinking...“While Mr. Obama sleepwalks, Mr. Putin i...
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Statues are for heroes. When you erect statues of villains you glorify their accomplishments as heoic. The primary accomplishment of the confederacy and its leaders who are now enshrined in statuary around the South was to secede and start a civil war with America for the purpose of retaining slavery against an entire ...
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thank you for rolling over motley. knew you would.
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@Ausexpat: Okay, so you are admitting that the market is not free and that this initial assertion you made is inaccurate: "The housing market is a place where sellers and buyers willingly agree to a price that they both determine is rational. Government intervention will only distort this dynamic and the market will ad...
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Well obviously, but the real treat is to see how the CPC vote If they vote against, they will surely lose the 2019 election But if they vote yes, what does that say about their attacks on environmental policies? No-win situation for CPC
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That's a lie. The final polls had Hillary winning by about 3% - which is basically EXACTLY what she won by The problem was Trump got the most amazingly advantageous vote split ever, winning 3 swing states by less than 80K votes in total. If those go the other way, it's President Clinton
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"Trying to make a comeback of any sort just isn't going to fly if he thinks he can just pop back up again and not address any of the incidents that lead to his down fall." Congratulations for invoking the LOSE-LOSE-LOSE scenario. He didn't say anything? LOSE. He addressed it but stuck to his story? LOSE. He addre...
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No mention of Lindsay Duncombe, another excellent candidate...
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I agree that Trooper should have been fired. I suspect Monegan did to. However, the union would have filed a wrongful termination suit against the state, and that Trooper would have made a ton of money off being fired. Is that what you want? The union has rules on how and when Troopers can be fired. If that state ...
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Sens win, Laughs lose... Condon played great tonite.. A total team effort (except the 2nd period)
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Time for Trudeau to go. This is unacceptable.
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Please don't collect another "unfounded" assault allegation against the Queen.
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My fav vinyl cafe episode was the octogenarian who met Dave on a cruise ship, sailing away his last few months of life. One of those made you laugh, made you sigh moments. Mr. Mclean was always at his best during those times.
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There is one line in the article I hope is not wish full thinking, The Paris Accord will disappear. Driving all the Green`s and Leap Manifesto`s to despair.
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(1) We can not condemn Islamophobia without condemning Infidelphobia. In fact, Infidelphobia is the cause, and islamophobia is the effect.
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When your on the machines you can't worry about the little things.
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another alt left, NO FAR NUT JOB LEFT, piece to support the liberals in ontario and thier bill to al lbut take over children from parents if they want!
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The kind of life we live in the Republic of S.A......where the government doesn't give a damn.....taxi bosses want your money and nothing else
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Some days, I feel like I am a 6'9' power forward in the NBA and should be paid like one. My boss would laugh at me and tell me to get back to work. How is my "feeling" any different than what a person who is offended by the words "expectant mom"? What if I show up at an NBA game, in uniform, and insist that I play for...
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I am one who is.
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Its pretty well known that women make better climbing crane operators. Why, nobody is exactly sure. I haven't heard anybody complaining about this as discriminatory. Nor have I heard that its unfair that NFL linebackers are all male. Common sense would suggest that some things one sex does better than the other and for...
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Interesting that you would accuse Marty of hubris...or thinking you know more than he does *lol* Here's a little something to consider.... "There are some people so full of pride that they cannot subject themselves to anyone or suffer anyone to say what they really are. They want to be preferred to everyone, and t...
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A lot of the business or commerce university program consist of math courses. Most likely, business university program has a lot of female students. According to some people, female students are unable to do math. Then why are there are so many female students in university programs which require math or math and sci...
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And you are right. It is our responsibility. I'll admit it does not make sense, but let us keep in mind that there are people out there, locally within our community, could be yours or my neighbor, whom will choose to put food on the table, clothes on their families backs, or a roof over their heads, over the condition...
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Bingo.
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Have someone read you the article.
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Having dealt with many tyranical fed govt agencies that really do nothing but say no and pass continous red tape regulations I would suggest starting with the Dept of Interior-all of it- BLM, US Parks service, Forest service, then the EPA and USACE. Don't fire them, let them struggle with not being able to make a livin...
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"Will Macron’s victory slow the advance of right-wing populism in France?" Thanks for asking, the answer is no. The election is just a prelude of things to come. France voted for the status quo, no changes in immigration policies, which means in a few more years there will be over 20 million muslims. Time will then be ...
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What "Envision Eugene" comprises can be hard to pin down. The 18 recommendations were affirmed by the larger Envision Eugene "Community Resource Group". To some degree some of them are reflected in the March 2, 2011 draft proposal, a descriptive document that City Council "approved." The formal "adoption" package is th...
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I don't get too excited about the monthly change. For one thing the standard error is about 29,000. That said, there are some interesting things in this survey. There was a shift from part time to full time, and most of the increase was in the goods producing sector. The YoY numbers are also interesting. Also, the...
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Actually the MOA has some weird things, hence why it's the "municipality of" rather than the "city and borough of". The problem remains though that the Metro area doesn't cover Girdwood and APD can't, by law, force Girdwood to accept APD officers and costs. APDs hands are tied.
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I just LOVE LOVE LOVE that Paul Seaton was returned to Juneau from the Homer area. That must have frothed up your usual cup of lye on November 9th. Ha ha ha ha. Senior citizen property tax exemptions are on their way out Kathy and Pete Zuyus. Then you'll have to pay for services like the rest of the great unwashed.
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Maybe that's why it happened in Virginia ................... a gun nut state
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Yay Anna, we are pulling for you. So glad you're back! FIGHTING!!!!!!
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Weekend articles are not proofread.
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My friend and business man, Joseph, has his facts correct. However, he assumes that the "conservatives" will acknowledge that most of the examples of "socialsim" in the USA are really needed. Except for those public works that benefit big business, including the big pot called the Pentagon, the true conservatives could...
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I haven't lived in any, but have visited several. I know first-hand the difference between those countries where women are visible everywhere in public space, and those where they are practically invisible. Indonesia was generally fine, but it has one problematic fundamentalist region. Muslim countries vary a lot in...
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I disagree with much of his economic policies. What I like about him is that he is a symbol of reaction.
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Oooops.
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As yet another in a long line of Muslim Homicidal Maniacs... At least he was a failure in his twisted endeavour!
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Dishonest is pretending to be someone you are not. And its an undeniable fact that Cayetano folks delayed the rail by a year.
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Her total lack of class is consistent with the other jerks at Fox News. The sad thing is that the conservative base probably thinks she looks fantastic and is incredibly patriotic. It's easy to see why Trump is so successful pandering to the ignorant. For the GOP: Taking a knee - evil Bastardizing the flag into som...
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Islamophobia is caused by knowing what they are up to.
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Lock him up.
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China is literally building new territory for itself in the South China sea and is not paying any attention to international laws in this regard. Donald Trump is a strategist and he has a plan with regard to the direction of foreign affairs, particularly considering he intends to cancel America's participation in the ...
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Nope...you set up thought restrictions
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If that is meant to be an insult, Johann, I did not take it as such.
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On the flip side. I moved from Toronto to London, Ontario 3 years ago. I will pay off my mortgage in 10 years. If my wife or I get sick or cannot work we will just pay the required mortgage payment rather than an accelerated one. Once the mortgage is paid off, my mandatory monthly expenses will be $150 (property Tax) ...
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Who bought the green house for them?
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the last thing any of us ever needs in government action of any kind on any thing. Go back to the founding era of little to none governemnt, please!
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Agree totally SweetJane. Oscar got 5 for MURDER! Huh?
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"Boo Hoo, Trump! Waaaahhh! I'm moving to Canada! Waaaahhh! Tell Juanita to pack my bags then let her go. Waaaahhh!"
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Where do the customers get enough money to buy pot?
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Glad to hear Searcy can skip the mandatory meetings, now he won't miss his tee time. God forbid he follow a rule that was set before he ever took the job. Whatever happened to the Christian Concert that was held at the fairgrounds? That brought a lot of revenue to Enumclaw. A big reason business seem to be failing is...
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HawaiiMongoose> You have to make a decision, since in your post you disagrees with a first strike, then you "sort of" agree. Which option are you choosing, huh????
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More projection, Neil? The more unhinged your comments get, the more evident it becomes that you're worthy only of pity, and not the sort of discourse rational adults have. I'm guessing negative attention seeking online is your only social interaction. That's a little sad.
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So you can't refute them either, and come back with only insults. How "intelligent" of you.
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There are 11 words in the first sentence of my comment. Read them and make a attempt to understand fully before you spew your negativity. Now Consider yourself educated. But please note that what you do with that education is strictly a example of your morals and values as a human.
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