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Archives: March 9, 2014

!2 varieties including Columbine.

Hobby Lobby's digusting legal arguements

Anyone else here listen to Prairie Home Companion on Saturday evenings?

Amber Alerts, social media 'keyboard crime fighters' aided search for abducted girl

A litmus test... In light of legislation being proposed in the name of religion.

the "extra hour of daylight" benefits convenience stores, gas stations, golf courses, the bbq

On gay rights, CPAC reveals brewing tension within Republican Party

Ben Carson doubles down on gay marriage, Obamacare at CPAC

Sovereignty vs. Self-Rule: Crimea Reignites Battle

Apparently the concept of "Green Eggs and Ham" is too complex for conservatives to understand

First Ever Marijuana TV Ad

My ass is cute.

US, NATO, CIA supporting nazis in Ukraine project (not quite the Onion)

City living is "in" again. I think that will benefit Democrats. You?

why is American internet so slow?

Anybody see Blue Man Group before?

Drug Dealing Legalized; They're Called Pharmaceutical Companies

Bones found in Round Rock may be ancient remains

Long-time Obama aide to leave White House

Head of white supremacist gang admits guilt

California bill would ban SeaWorld orca shows

It is about the fuel. Someone on CTV news just said if Russia controls

New evidence links the murders of Stephen Lawrence and Daniel Morgan (NotW/Murdoch link)

Palin re-write Dr. Seuss.

Regional Nuclear War Would Still Wreak Global Climate Havoc, Says Study

The "1 in 4" rape statistics: Fact-checking the numbers

Why is America Anxiously Demanding that Japan Return Nuclear Materials?

Federal Judge Rejects Justice Department's Request To Hold NSA Phone Records

Seeking new direction, NC Democratic Party in turmoil again

Cape Cod Residents Want Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Closed

VLAD THE BAD STEALS A MARCH ON THE WEST

Obama and Kerry Take a Stand on Ukraine

They're beating journalists in Crimea.

Oklahoma Christian University confirms former student aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight

Dozens Arrested At Massachusetts 'blarney Blowout'

Chicago Teachers Union Forming Independent Political Organization

Imperial Putin

Vested Interests Take Over US Politics

WWIII could be an Oct 2014 surprise and everybody is pretending they know

I think there is a VERY good chance to pick up that Florida US House seat Tuesday.

Barack Obama playing risky game of Russian roulette over Vladimir Putin's Crimea invasion

Slate: Russia Says the Ukrainian Protesters Are Fascists and Nazis. Are They?

Millennial generation less religious, more liberal (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

Nothing found in overnight search and rescue operations for MH370: Malaysian authorities

750 immigration detainees on hunger strike in US

Electrical question

Did anyone see Stephen Colbert on the Tonight Show last night??

AP: Why Malaysia Airlines Jet Might Have Disappeared

Shocking story out of Ukraine.

What happened to Bartcop?

Which Mythical Creature Are You?

When you know drunk is too drunk

Lawmaker Proposes Statewide Gun Registry

Ok......Barry White IS talking to me....

Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: Malaysia probing two more passengers on missing flight MH370

The Quartet from Rigoletto

A brilliant life ahead for an inner city kid, until the gang thing kicked in

"New Ukraine government must tackle corruption, Canada says"

Kelly McParland: Putin catches western intelligence napping once again

How to learn like a memory champion (BBC)

200 people took photos with Trayvon Martin's killer at gun store!

Almost Half of U.S. Population Lives in Jurisdictions that Strengthened Gun Laws in 2013

The more inept you are the smarter you think you are (BBC)

New details in case of women found dead in Galveston County

Photosynthetic nematode plus salt crystals (photomicrography)

C'mon baby, light my (Crimean) fire

today in women's herstory-8 march

Saudi Arabia backs global ‘terrorism’: Iraq PM

Arrests Sunday at a couple churches around Akron!

a biography of the day-emily elizabeth parsons (civil war nurse-incredible story)

happy birthday, cyd charisse

CPAC is three days of shitting on Democrats & Obama reported on by the national media...

german poster for international women's day 1914

Maryland governor derides tea party, urges unity

Malaysia Airlines crash: terror fear over four mystery passengers on missing plane MH370

Russia considers stopping nuclear weapons inspections under START treaty

Bartcop knew his BFEE

Have you ever encountered someone talking loudly in a restaurant?

The National performing on SNL tonite...

If Sen Sanders runs as a Democrat - do you believe he could win the nomination and go on and win the

Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: Flight MH370 could have made a turn back, says Hishammuddin

Uh Oh, NJ Bar Association grabs Christie by lapels over flag pin!

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly ( 1973 )

For International Women's Day~ Rise. Release. Dance!

My daughter asked if there was an International Men's Day.

How and why Republicans attack Obama - it all comes down to creating a govt-for-the-rich

Arkansas Circuit Judge Under Investigation After Obscene Message Board Posts

Evil Republicans

Once and for all! Can someone please help me understand something????

At Gridiron dinner, Kerry takes shots at Cruz, Crist, and himself

SNL's Obama and Liam Neeson Stand Up to Putin With Explosions and Shirtless Horsebacking

Voter Apathy vs. Voter Ignorance

Al Gore Predicts He'll Eat Vegan For Life

How much does a person know who isn't on the internet?

Paul Ryan's Free School Lunch Story Never Actually Happened

Early voting indicates advantage for Alex Sink in Florida.

Is HTML an STD? Seems like some Americans think so

Australia ordered to cease spying on East Timor by International Court of Justice

National GOP turns on Florida candidate

Rising star among California Democrats takes stage at convention

So I accidentally stuck myself with an epi-pen today and called 911

Pictures and words that are supposed to have a political point.

Someone shared this song with me thought I would share it here

TLC used to be a good channel

Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is?

Lewis Black - funny as hell

Did we just lurch forward in time?

Alcohol banned in Colombia as country prepares for congress election

Colombia holding ‘most important congressional election in past 50 years’

Stephen Lawrence case: Theresa May orders inquiry into police spies

Syrian Government Forces Seize Strategic Town Near Lebanon Border

How reporter went to court to prove convicted U.S. murderer could not have killed seven women becaus

We'd better keep tabs on this fight between CIA and Dem congressional staffers.

Your vagina is not a car

'They're Not Dead Yet': Planning The Demise Of Labor Unions At CPAC

So Russia is already building a border between Crimea / Ukraine (image):

Sarah Palin’s advice to Barack Obama: ‘Stop Putin with nukes’

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Top 10 funniest memes that came from Russia invading Ukraine

Pssst...it's an hour later than you think it is...

Here to Confess

Peru: Security upped at Machu Picchu over influx of streakers UPI

Shocking Stat: 70% of Americans Not in the Labor Force Are Under 55 Years Old

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Awwfest For Agschmid Edition

An Invitation to Women in Secularism 3

The old and new European friends of Ukraine’s far-right Svoboda party (Ukraine)

Children visiting a home for the first time

A bit of umbilical cord

How the far-right took top posts in Ukraine's power vacuum

Threats from Moscow, ignored by Kiev: what next for the Ukrainian soldiers in Crimea?

Column: The Real Origins of the Religious Right

Pope Francis: revitalising the Catholic church

Censorship: Turkish PM, President tangle over Bruited ban on Facebook, Youtube

Cheney: With Smaller Military how Could my Accomplishments be Repeated? (Editorial Cartoon)

Ukraine: far-right extremists at core of 'democracy' protest

CIA: We Only Spied On Senate Intelligence Committee Because They Took Classified Documents That Prov

Toon: When I grow up...

Ukraine Crisis Shows Urgency of Green Energy: Russian Nat’l Gas Blackmail

The Sociopathic 1 Percent: The Driving Force at the Heart of the Tea Party

My two main coffee mugs: Definition of stress and You're perverted twisted and sick

"poisonous Grimm Sister telling toxic fairy tales to audiences drunk on fear, and hate and nonsense"

Pope John Paul II's Canonization: The Making of a Miracle

San Marino: Tiny State, Big Baggage

8 Colossal Jackasses From the Right-Wing Fringe: Just-Stop-Being-Poor Edition

Kremlin’s Eurasian ideology and its propaganda about the Kiev uprising.(Another view)

Holy Crap! A Skydiver Takes Down A Plane And Both Survive

Help wanted: Sioux City school district may need 100 new employees for next year

Sunday

Come Along for the Religious Ride - By Gene Robinson

Sioux City, corps at odds over contamination cleanup at airport

Search boat reports debris possibly from missing Malaysia plane

The Republican Party's Pot Dilemma

CPAC is all "college students and retirees." Funny, but is it really?

Richard Hofstadter and America’s New Wave of Anti-Intellectualism

The Dictator speech

Cut The Baloney On Ukraine

China Has Launched the Largest Water-Pipeline Project in History

Ukraine PM to fly to U.S. to discuss Crimea crisis

Highly Educated Countries Have Better Governments

MCGRUFF THE CRIME DOG'S ACTOR ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF GRENADE LAUNCHER, MARIJUANA

INSIDE THE CLOISTER

What's for Dinner ~ Sunday ~ March 9th

60 Years Ago tonight: Edward R Murrow called out Joe McCarthy

A little help with the tail

Senators urge Energy Secretary Moniz to continue MOX construction

CPACer On Women's Issues Panel: No Stupid Comments This Time Please

UMass "party": 73 arrested, cops in riot gear, 4 cops injured

Palin Closes CPAC With Nice Words For Ted Cruz

Auto Regulators Dismissed Defect Tied to 13 Deaths (NYT)

Rand Paul, CPAC’s Rock Star, Wins Big

"15 Years In Environment Of Constant Fear Somehow Fails To Rehabilitate Prisoner"

The new Mountain West Conference Champions

Find something to be happy about today (Sunday March 9, 2014)

A Day of Speaking Truth to Power

The Mall Is Dead, And It's Taking Sbarro With It

Occasional black 'remnants' in Windows 8

When Employees Confess, Sometimes Falsely

The Danger in Giving Payday Lenders a Pass Because "Their Employees Are Nice"

Wanna see something pretty cool?

Former Republican comes up with most succinct campaign slogan for us !

Richard D. Wolff | Obama's Economic Significance

Waiters share horror stories about Sunday church crowd

Spring. It's coming...

2015 Budget: White House Proposes Broader Debt Forgiveness for Students

4,000-year-old Dartmoor burial find rewrites British Bronze Age history

Hubby bailed on the stock market in 2008.

A Militarism We Call Patriotism

Vietnam Searchers Report Spotting Plane Debris

Stand with Big Vladdy

GROVER NORQUIST: Here Are The Only 6 Republicans Who Can Win In 2016

Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: Family of Chinese passenger says mobile phone working

Central TX Hydropower Resource, Never Huge Part Of Mix, Now Even Smaller In Drought

Any up and coming Democrats in your state you'd like us to know about?

MISSING MH370: Fake passport bearers bought tickets together

Let's talk about Bessie - an extraordinary human being.

How Bad Is Tony Abbott On Science, Climate Issues? Much Worse Than You Can Imagine

Hey its me again asking about new computer

NC Eliminates 13% Of Positions At Department Of Water Resources 1 Month After Dan River Collapse

If only Obama would take off his shirt and wrestle a bear!

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science & spirituality

Vietnamese authorities say a military plane had spotted possible part of missing airliner

Shlomo Ben Ami and the death of liberal Zionism ( New Left Project )

Top NC Gop Legislator Suddenly Aware Of Existence Of Coal Ash Waste, Water Pollution

Ahh!

Dredging up the truth

Is this fake?

This missing plane is conjuring up Stephen King's 'The Langoliers'...

Calif. man's best friend is fine and feathered

Read this if you love someone that is struggling with depression

Dear Republicans, the Millennial Bomb is hurtling toward you.

Paul: We Should Drill In 'Every Possible Conceivable Place' To Supply Europe During Ukraine Crisis

GA: Dems push legacy ticket

Republicans hold fair elections with great turnout and no fraud

Speak For Yourself, Narc — An Open Letter to DEA Official Thomas M. Harrigan

Paul Ryan Despises The Poor, Er, We Mean Poverty…Or Something

Today is the first Sunday in lent.

Today is the first Sunday in lent.

Iraq: 50+ cars with people trapped in them, set ablaze by minivan bomb, dozens dead

Federal judges reject appeal of Albany imam's FBI sting case

The Walking Dead 4.13 - "Alone" - (spoiler alert)

Rick Perry’s CPAC 2014 Proves GOP Gubernatorial Prowess…Until You Fact-Check Him

Competitive House races shaping up across New York

Secular Talk: Rachel Maddow Crushes War Hawks

Bush’s Defense Secretary Destroys GOP Talking Points Against Obama’s Handling Of Crimea

Mayor De Blasio Disses Liam Neeson's Invite To Tour A Carriage Horse Stable

Clinton Super PAC Gears Up

Iraq:Cabinet drafts law that would strip women of virtually all rights

Global Capitalism: February 2014 Monthly Update

Secular Talk: The South Just Failed At Life (In 6 Charts)

Obama Budget to Fully Fund Land and Water Conservation Fund

The Rubin Report: Could Climate Change Unleash Ancient Viruses?

Seniors to be booted out of Park Slope nursing home due to closure plan

Electricity crisis expected in Gaza as Qatar-donated fuel runs dry

The Rubin Report: McDonald's Hamburgers Won't Rot (PHOTOS)

Chose one...

Ben Carson: Gays want "Extra Rights"... like marriage

Police search for missing 11-year old Brooklyn boy

Crimea prepares to vote on secession

Oil spill drills: Crude shipments raise concerns about readiness on Hudson

Don't forget: Cosmos, A Spacetime Odyssey on TONIGHT.

Venezuela last in Latin America in justice

Secular Talk- Evangelical: Gays 'Rent' Boys For 'Price Of A Bicycle'

Transit Bus With 50 People Aboard Shot At

Talks to help Palestinian economy open in Prague

two protesters shot in Palaima

I gave up rug for lent.

Huckabee: Be a Christian nation or face God's Fiery Judgment

'First' weed TV ad on major networks has false start

Police in Chacao kill Sebin agent

Japan widower dives tsunami waters to bring wife home

"If he had called about a skinny dog in someone’s yard

"It always happens when you give these little people power,

Ukraine activists attacked in Crimea

Obama's Florida visit ruffling feathers

MH370 flight list of passengers and crew

In the wake of new anti-gay laws in Nigeria, whippings, mobs and persecution

Alex Witt is a twit

Exclusive: Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration -source

If your ex asked for jewelery back after a divorce would you do so?

India set to challenge US for election-spending record

Three Dead in Ohio Nightclub Shooting; Police Search for Gunman

As CIA Fights w/ Senate Panel Over Torture, Public Left in Dark

Westchester won't divulge cost of legal fight vs. HUD

Facebook praised in gun sale crackdown

Italy up in arms over Michelangelo's David rifle advert (BBC)

Competing to be the real thing

today in women's herstory-9 march

World War One: Family stories uncovered (BBC)

If you are a magazine subscriber, beware of a renewal that comes from PBC

Cheaper Surgery Sends Lowe’s Flying to Cleveland Clinic

State grants shift target to gun violence

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Pushes For Lower Child Care Costs

It Doesn't Have to Be This Way: The Infuriating Reality of Womanhood

Homeless Lottery Winner

Whitecaps!!!

Anybody ever replace a tail light lens cover?

Cops: Noise Complaint Leads To Major Queens Heroin Bust

So...Darth Cheney was on TV this morning...and he was hungry for war with Russia over Ukraine

Michelle Bachmann at CPAC, says the Tea party is an "intellectual movement."

Hell on Earth.

Iraqi women protest against proposed Islamic law in Iraq

FAIR: Denying the Far-Right Role in the Ukrainian Revolution

Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford has died

Suicide bomber kills 45 in Iraqi city of Hilla

Bartcop Memorial Today

Schumer Looks To Snuff Out E-Cigarette Marketing To Kids

Libya sends navy to stop North Korean tanker

Craigslist Casual Encounters Ads Explode During CPAC (NSFW)

Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. passes away

Golden hour into the blue hour at our arboretum

*Poll* What do you think about this ...

North Korea ‘Election’ Reports Perfect Turnout

Environment groups have a problem with population

Great Debate On Future Of GOP After CPAC On Meet The Press (VIDEO)

California Democrats To Adopt Platform As Election Season Begins

Clegg to lead Lib Dems till 2020

I don't know if anyone has seen this ...

Renegade

Speed trap city accused of corruption, threatened with extinction

White Rabbit-the original version

Will Success Spoil Astor Place?

How to Wake up Someone with A Laser Pointer and A Dog

Syria's road to hell: A hair-raising journey between Damascus and Tartous

Who does he think he is?

Why so little about the Fukushima nuclear disaster, because everyone knows there are no answers....

Three Years After Fukushima: 'No Nukes! Go Renewable!'

Electing Judges is fucking moronic. idiotic. duh.

What makes a community healthy? (LA Times)

Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford has died at 88

Ex-guerrilla leader Sanchez Ceren ahead in El Salvador run-off vote

Former Christie Aides To Make Their Case To Judge Tuesday For Withholding Documents

Letters: The West's naive view of Putin

Hillary Clinton highlights pragmatism in approach to Russia

Obama's foreign policy doctrine and why it makes sense

How HCA turned trauma into a money-maker

Kevan Abrahams Jumps Into Race For Long Island U.S. House Seat

Leave it to the French! ;)

Toon: Quiz- Which one did the Senate Reject?

CA assembly bill would ban use of orcas in entertainment

Skinner on Bartcop

Mutual Funds - The Mutual Fund Fallacy: Why Mutual Funds Are The WORST Investment PERIOD!

Salvadorans head to vote with ex-rebel favored

Is The Catholic Religion Obsolete?

Why don't more men identify as liberal?

Textbooks - new & used: American & World History, U.S. Government

Using Putin's far-right fear mongering to hype the dangers in Ukraine

If this had said this about any other group

Dailykos:The Vaccination Intervention

More Beoing 787 woes

Democrats Eye Governor Races for 2014 Gains

Textbooks - U.S. History & U.S. Government Non-fiction history & politics

What we're told about (the overthrow) bears only the sketchiest relationship with reality (Guardian)

Walk into my room, ask me jerky questions

I prefer the ending of GTA IV where his cousin dies

Has Science Finally Confirmed the Existence of Acupuncture Points

Been absent for a week due to Lent

State to launch ski bus from NYC, Toronto

Crimea: paramilitaries shown with gun to journalist's head

Show this wk:Update on Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Native Iraqi who served with the Seals and more!

California Beats U.S. in Millionaires, Food-Stamp Users

It bears repeating...

Idaho House panel introduces bill to nullify EPA

PGA is playing at Trump National Doral Country Club today..

FDA study helps provide an understanding of rising rates of whooping cough ~ FDA

Movie that premiered at CPAC..."Persecuted"

Global Debt Exceeds $100 Trillion as Governments Binge, BIS Says

help with a power cord question

Standoff underway at FBI office in Sorrento Valley

Marsha Blackburn, horse torturer

Putin Invades Ukraine ... Thanks Sarah! (animated)

Venezuela hailed for peace initiative

Venezuela hailed for peace initiative

I'm binge-watching Ken Burns' "The Civil War"

De Blasio predicts victory in co-location suit

What is Senator Chris Coons' problem? Anyone know?

"Band of Brothers" WWII Vet Bill Guarnere Dies at 90

Sources: Parents at Success Academy Harlem Central Middle School to File Lawsuit Against DOE

PM Maliki says Saudi Arabia and Qatar 'destabilise' Iraq

Poor Folks in the U.S. Can No Longer Afford Treatment for Pneumonia

Marijuana Legalization Makes TV Commercials Funny

Is a "Sam's Club" a good place to shop?

Ex-Christie aides: Withdraw traffic jam subpoenas

Arkansas Judge Mike Maggio advocated raping women for fun on college football website

George Zimmerman appearance at Florida gun show draws blanks

Best Political Cartoons of the Week

Move your what forward this weekend?

RECOMMENDED: "Disney, Treatment for Children With Autism" by autism parent and advocate, Anne Dachel

Anyone else see the Dopey CNN anchor interview Carl Bernstein?

Ukraine gripped by rival rallies

Merkel tells Putin Crimea referendum illegal

How do you upset the French? Gender theory

The Conundrum of ‘Democratic’ Coups

RIP Wendy Hughes

What's up with all the wanker/burke advertisements lately??? election run off or something??

Crimea’s Case for Leaving Ukraine

Tales Of Brave Ulysses.

Patsy Cline - She's got you

Ukraine attacked by cyberspies as tensions escalated in recent months

*PSA* Resurrection premieres Sunday March 9 at 9|8c on ABC

Dolan: Pope Looking To Examine Same-Sex Unions, Didn't Declare Approval

St. Pat's for All

Galaxies

Chinaco Anejo For Bartcop

McConnell: We Will 'Crush' Tea Party Challengers 'Everywhere'

Leading Republicans Move to Stamp Out Challenges From Right

A couple from Butch Hancock

Venezuela says near $1bn debt to Panama fraudulent

David Silverman: CPAC is crawling with closet atheists

The children of Japan's Fukushima battle an invisible enemy

10 Religious Surprises in the US Congress

Japan, U.S. Differ On China In Talks On 'Grey Zone' Military Threats

Yep, Mitt's running again.

Paul: We Should Drill In 'Every Possible Conceivable Place' To Supply Europe During Ukraine Crisis

When The Levee Breaks

Obama Refuses To Recognize A Russian Crimea. But Is Secession Illegal?

Discoveries: Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Ariz.

Crimean Referendum 'Legitimate', Putin Tells Merkel

US intelligence group wants software to decide who is trustworthy

Torture Backer Dick Cheney Wants ‘Military Options’ Against Putin For ‘Blowing Off’ Treaties

Haapy Birthday!

Big Telecom spams 1-star reviews of "Captive Audience"; Amazon customer hits back

'THE SUSPENDED COFFEE

Arab League, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Reject Recognizing Israel As ‘Jewish State’

Pentagon Data Suggests Jet Didn't Explode: New York Times

Anybody watching "True Detective" tonight?

All The Arguments Against Raising The Minimum Wage Have Fallen Apart

student-led protest was a dramatic demonstration of the youth climate movement’s growing resolve—

Calif. Lawmaker Looks To Regulate, Track Information On Pot Industry

Global Military Spending Is Now An Integral Part Of Capitalism

bobby darin "simple song of freedom"

Basset Hound dog clown car

Libyan Separatists Defy World, Load Oil Onto North Korean Tanker

Lookout below!

Ukraine, Crimea -- Where is Turkey in all this?

We are all right-wingers now: How Fox News, ineffective liberals, corporate Dems and GOP money captu

Mysterious new man-made gases pose threat to ozone layer (BBC)

Advice for guys going on Spring Break

First Daylight Savings Day sunset

Neat graphic . . . but I respectfully disgree

Hay Joe!

The CIA has brought darkness to America by fighting in the shadows

I have been on this street several times, and yet, I never knew the history of it...

Cameron, Putin Want "Diplomatic Solution" To Ukraine Crisis: Spokesperson

Nebraska shocked to learn it has Parti Quebecois-style religion law

Ashton's Visit To Iran Seen As Start Of Expansive Cooperation

U.S. Sanctions Will Not Deter Russia: Former Pentagon Chief Gates

Immigration detainees continue hunger strike

From Robert Reich's FB page:

Index Funds out perform Mutual Funds 82% to 90% of the time

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 10 March 2014

Pro-choice groups, Westchester Dems criticize Astorino's announcement

Will the US break Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery's Rule One?

Gates: Crimea Won't 'Slip Out Of Russia's Hands' (Defends Obama, too!)

Not Impressed

Cosmos

Thought I'd drop by and share my favorite poem for Lenten contemplation:

Daylight Saving Time

Totally. Doing. This!

Pope Francis Declares Divorcees Deserve Compassion, Too

Venezuela: Why are brushes with crime so pervasive?

I am bullish on Marriage Equality. It's going places!

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