Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Much of the American Eastern coast line has been left devastated due to the Hurricane Sandy
The most devastating storm in decades to hit the most densely populated U.S. region cut off modern communication and left millions without power Tuesday, as thousands who fled their waterlogged homes wondered when life would return to normal.
A weakening Sandy, the hurricane turned fearsome super storm, killed at least 50 people, many hit by falling trees, and still wasn't finished.
It inched inland across Pennsylvania, ready to bank toward western New York state to dump more of its water and likely cause more havoc Tuesday night. Behind it: a dazed, inundated New York City, a drenched Atlantic Coast and a moonscape of disarray and debris — from unmoored shore-town boardwalks to submerged mass-transit systems to delicate presidential politics.
Sandy death toll reaches at least 74 people in the US.
In Canada Southwestern Ontario, strong winds, heavy rain struck Southwestern Ontario , in Southwestern Ontario Hurricane Sandy has now claimed two lives. The Ontario Ministry of Labour says a hydro worker died today in Sarnia while repairing damage from Hurricane Sandy.
The worker, who has not yet been identified, is the second Canadian to die as a result of the storm that’s already killed 61 people in the U.S. and had left hundreds of thousands without power.
The Ontario Labour Ministry says the worker was electrocuted while tending to a downed power line. The ministry is investigating the incident, which occurred around 11 a.m. this morning.
A woman in Toronto died Monday evening when a Staples sign, apparently blown loose in the high winds, struck her as she walking in the city’s west end.
The woman — whose name was being withheld at the request of her family — suffered severe head and neck injuries and died at the scene, police said.
Why the sign popped out of its frame and plummeted to the ground remained unclear.
Regrading with the death of the women that was struck by the Staples sign it was still unclear how it happened, the police are asking residents whom were at the scene to contact the the police if they know how the sign fell on the women.
Hurricane Sandy hasn't not caused devastating damage in Canada as it has in America it did however cause massive power outages across Southwestern Ontario, residents in Southwestern Ontario are still out of power.
It may take several days before power comes to the residents in Southwestern Ontario, as of Thursday the customers whom have been out of power, the power is returning to the residents who have been
Effected by Sandy in Southwestern Ontario.
Much of the devastating trail by Sandy was on the eastern coast,where millions of people were out of power, and homes were left devastated by Sand's trail as the storm had stuck American Eastern coast line. In New Jersey and New York thousands of people were left homeless due to the devastating path of the storm.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Oct 29 warned New Yorkers on twitter
Hurricane Sandy Struck New York earlier this week images have been circulating across the social media practical on twitter, Facebook. Twitters users re tweeted several known fake photos from last year.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had given New Yorkers a warning on the social media networks
"Do not go outside. Conditions are extremely dangerous," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Twitter as the storm lashed the city Monday night. "Please stay where you are until the storm passes."
He urged people to stay off the roads and leave them clear for emergency workers, who have been dealing with an onslaught of 911 calls.
Since last week ago the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Frustration had griped NYC & New Jersey due to slow recovery in parts of eastern united states. In New York the recovery was slow with at least 900,000 people were out of power for the whole week until the power was restored.
Cuomo said that emergency mobile gas stations, courtesy of the U.S. Defence Department, would also be set up at five locations in the city. "Do not panic. I know there is anxiety about fuel."
Depleted gasoline stocks are just the latest source of frustration. With New York Harbor closed for four days in the wake of the storm earlier this week, tankers were unable to offload new supplies. Those shortages plus the lack of electricity at many New York City-area service stations has forced two-thirds of them to temporarily close.
Nearly a 1.2 million New Yorkers were out of power when the devastating storm Hurricane Sandy struck at New York leaving the subways flooded.
As Hurricane Sandy struck the eastern coast of US, New Jersey, Looters emerged As New Jersey Floodwater's Receded
But as the water receded, a new threat emerged: looters.
"People are just walking into people's yards and taking stuff," said Shields, 53. "This is a crime scene. It's a catastrophe."
Looters are just one of a litany of troubles on the South Jersey coast, which continues to reel from after-effects of Sandy, one of the most devastating storms in the state's history. At least eight people in New Jersey died, property damage climbed into the billions, millions of homes were without power, and tens of thousands were homeless, unable to return to neighborhoods evacuated as the storm approached.
The number of lives lost and families shattered from Hurricane Sandy continued to climb Saturday, with the death toll now at more than 110.
The number of lives claimed in New York from the super storm was reduced by one to 48, after medical examiners determined two deaths initially linked to the storm were not, and another body was found during the recovery effort.
In New Jersey, some communities remain under evacuation. State police said Saturday night they had confirmed 24 deaths linked to the storm.
After Sandy had stroke in New Jersey thousand of New Jersey residents living near the shoreline and in the near by cities were left homeless without a house and for some of those New Jersey residents, they returned to there ruined homes.
A good Twitter user by the name of Alexander Higgins whose. An independent citizen journalist that aggregates and reports on news and political issues with a focus on government corruption and environmental activism.
Has been featured on the huffington post video live web discussion round table, discussing the current unstable economic crisis in the European Euro Zone. After Sandy had stroke much of the eastern coast, New Jersey.
Alexander Higgins has lost his home and blog due to Sandy. Alexander Higgins on twitter had asked the twitter followers if they could donate to Alexander to help him and his family out.
While during Hurricane Sandy there were several images that were spread onto the social media practically on facebook and twitter.
The most common image that was spread repeatedly on the social media was.Shark Swims Through Streets of New Jersey
Shark Swims Through Streets of New Jersey
As if flooding weren't scary enough, according to Twitter, you also have to worry about sharks.
Well, not so much. The rogue shark photo seems to pop up every time a major weather event happens, including in 2011 during Hurricane Irene.
As Hurricane Sandy tore through New York City and the U.S. eastern seaboard, leaving millions without power and killing 16 people, photos quickly spread online of the hurricane and the damage it caused.
But many of those photos were fake. They were retweeted on Twitter, shared on Facebook and liked on Instagram, in some cases tens of thousands of times.
The Atlantic Magazine and the Tumblr blog Is Twitter Wrong have been working to separate the fake photos from the real ones.
After Hurricane Sandy, People are still struggling to recover
After the Devastating Storm Hurricane Sandy had stroke the united states eastern coast in October, millions of residents are still struggling in New Jersey, New York City. Some of those residents will be still struggling through the Christmas holiday and onto New Year.
The impact of the storm was the most Devastating Unseen in Decades that even the Caribbeans were left devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
"Please note Most of the Article was written on Wednesday October 29, 31, Nov 1,3"
The most devastating storm in decades to hit the most densely populated U.S. region cut off modern communication and left millions without power Tuesday, as thousands who fled their waterlogged homes wondered when life would return to normal.
A weakening Sandy, the hurricane turned fearsome super storm, killed at least 50 people, many hit by falling trees, and still wasn't finished.
It inched inland across Pennsylvania, ready to bank toward western New York state to dump more of its water and likely cause more havoc Tuesday night. Behind it: a dazed, inundated New York City, a drenched Atlantic Coast and a moonscape of disarray and debris — from unmoored shore-town boardwalks to submerged mass-transit systems to delicate presidential politics.
Sandy death toll reaches at least 74 people in the US.
In Canada Southwestern Ontario, strong winds, heavy rain struck Southwestern Ontario , in Southwestern Ontario Hurricane Sandy has now claimed two lives. The Ontario Ministry of Labour says a hydro worker died today in Sarnia while repairing damage from Hurricane Sandy.
The worker, who has not yet been identified, is the second Canadian to die as a result of the storm that’s already killed 61 people in the U.S. and had left hundreds of thousands without power.
The Ontario Labour Ministry says the worker was electrocuted while tending to a downed power line. The ministry is investigating the incident, which occurred around 11 a.m. this morning.
A woman in Toronto died Monday evening when a Staples sign, apparently blown loose in the high winds, struck her as she walking in the city’s west end.
The woman — whose name was being withheld at the request of her family — suffered severe head and neck injuries and died at the scene, police said.
Why the sign popped out of its frame and plummeted to the ground remained unclear.
Regrading with the death of the women that was struck by the Staples sign it was still unclear how it happened, the police are asking residents whom were at the scene to contact the the police if they know how the sign fell on the women.
why we’re asking that if anybody was there and saw what happened prior to [the incident] to call us,” Const. Wendy Drummond said.
"New York City Blackout Hurricane Sandy Oct 29"
Hurricane Sandy hasn't not caused devastating damage in Canada as it has in America it did however cause massive power outages across Southwestern Ontario, residents in Southwestern Ontario are still out of power.
It may take several days before power comes to the residents in Southwestern Ontario, as of Thursday the customers whom have been out of power, the power is returning to the residents who have been
Effected by Sandy in Southwestern Ontario.
Much of the devastating trail by Sandy was on the eastern coast,where millions of people were out of power, and homes were left devastated by Sand's trail as the storm had stuck American Eastern coast line. In New Jersey and New York thousands of people were left homeless due to the devastating path of the storm.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Oct 29 warned New Yorkers on twitter
Hurricane Sandy Struck New York earlier this week images have been circulating across the social media practical on twitter, Facebook. Twitters users re tweeted several known fake photos from last year.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had given New Yorkers a warning on the social media networks
"Do not go outside. Conditions are extremely dangerous," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Twitter as the storm lashed the city Monday night. "Please stay where you are until the storm passes."
He urged people to stay off the roads and leave them clear for emergency workers, who have been dealing with an onslaught of 911 calls.
Since last week ago the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Frustration had griped NYC & New Jersey due to slow recovery in parts of eastern united states. In New York the recovery was slow with at least 900,000 people were out of power for the whole week until the power was restored.
"All of the power in Manhattan has been restored," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told a media briefing Saturday. "That doesn't mean every building everywhere has power, but downtown Manhattan has power restored. We are under 900,000 people now without power in the metropolitan area" of New York.
Cuomo said that emergency mobile gas stations, courtesy of the U.S. Defence Department, would also be set up at five locations in the city. "Do not panic. I know there is anxiety about fuel."
Depleted gasoline stocks are just the latest source of frustration. With New York Harbor closed for four days in the wake of the storm earlier this week, tankers were unable to offload new supplies. Those shortages plus the lack of electricity at many New York City-area service stations has forced two-thirds of them to temporarily close.
Nearly a 1.2 million New Yorkers were out of power when the devastating storm Hurricane Sandy struck at New York leaving the subways flooded.
As Hurricane Sandy struck the eastern coast of US, New Jersey, Looters emerged As New Jersey Floodwater's Receded
But as the water receded, a new threat emerged: looters.
"People are just walking into people's yards and taking stuff," said Shields, 53. "This is a crime scene. It's a catastrophe."
Looters are just one of a litany of troubles on the South Jersey coast, which continues to reel from after-effects of Sandy, one of the most devastating storms in the state's history. At least eight people in New Jersey died, property damage climbed into the billions, millions of homes were without power, and tens of thousands were homeless, unable to return to neighborhoods evacuated as the storm approached.
The Number of Death climbed to 110 in Early November after Hurricane Sandy."The president said he would not tolerate any red tape or bureaucracy in getting federal aid and assets to the state, adding that he’d implemented a “15-minute rule” to his staff, promising that calls from state and local officials would be returned within 15 minutes."
The number of lives lost and families shattered from Hurricane Sandy continued to climb Saturday, with the death toll now at more than 110.
The number of lives claimed in New York from the super storm was reduced by one to 48, after medical examiners determined two deaths initially linked to the storm were not, and another body was found during the recovery effort.
In New Jersey, some communities remain under evacuation. State police said Saturday night they had confirmed 24 deaths linked to the storm.
After Sandy had stroke in New Jersey thousand of New Jersey residents living near the shoreline and in the near by cities were left homeless without a house and for some of those New Jersey residents, they returned to there ruined homes.
A good Twitter user by the name of Alexander Higgins whose. An independent citizen journalist that aggregates and reports on news and political issues with a focus on government corruption and environmental activism.
Has been featured on the huffington post video live web discussion round table, discussing the current unstable economic crisis in the European Euro Zone. After Sandy had stroke much of the eastern coast, New Jersey.
Alexander Higgins has lost his home and blog due to Sandy. Alexander Higgins on twitter had asked the twitter followers if they could donate to Alexander to help him and his family out.
"Your Help Needed Alexander Higgins@Kr3at House, Blog Destroyed Sandy Flooding http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/11/04/alexander-higgins-house-blog-destroyed-by-flooded-by-sandy-5/ … via@kr3at"
While during Hurricane Sandy there were several images that were spread onto the social media practically on facebook and twitter.
The most common image that was spread repeatedly on the social media was.Shark Swims Through Streets of New Jersey
Shark Swims Through Streets of New Jersey
As if flooding weren't scary enough, according to Twitter, you also have to worry about sharks.
Well, not so much. The rogue shark photo seems to pop up every time a major weather event happens, including in 2011 during Hurricane Irene.
As Hurricane Sandy tore through New York City and the U.S. eastern seaboard, leaving millions without power and killing 16 people, photos quickly spread online of the hurricane and the damage it caused.
But many of those photos were fake. They were retweeted on Twitter, shared on Facebook and liked on Instagram, in some cases tens of thousands of times.
The Atlantic Magazine and the Tumblr blog Is Twitter Wrong have been working to separate the fake photos from the real ones.
After Hurricane Sandy, People are still struggling to recover
After the Devastating Storm Hurricane Sandy had stroke the united states eastern coast in October, millions of residents are still struggling in New Jersey, New York City. Some of those residents will be still struggling through the Christmas holiday and onto New Year.
The impact of the storm was the most Devastating Unseen in Decades that even the Caribbeans were left devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
"Please note Most of the Article was written on Wednesday October 29, 31, Nov 1,3"
Its Fear Mongering Claims NeoCon MP
Simcoe-Grey MP Kellie Leitch spoke with Metroland Media on Friday about the federal government's controversial Bill C-30, as well as the government's plans to make changes to the Old Age Security Benefit.
Leitch says Bill C-30 isn't about spying on Canadians' online activity, it's about the safety of children.
The bill is called the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act. Some in opposition believe the bill is a violation of Canadian's online privacy and freedom.
Leitch disagrees.
"I think there is a lack of understanding of what the bill is about," she said.
"Overall, our government is focused on keeping communities safe. Especially when it comes to the safety and security of children, which I feel very passionately about."
She says the bill is not about monitoring Canadians' online activity. She says that message is "fear mongering," from the opposition parties.
Leitch said the bill would not allow police to obtain information without a warrant.
"Will this legislation allow police to monitor online activity without a warrant? The answer is no," she said. "The legislation only compels telecommunications service provider information to designated bodies so we can protect children. That's where the misconceived notions are. That's what the opposition is trying to perpetuate."
Well there we go again next to police chiefs another Conservative Member of Parliament has shown support for the controversial bill C-30 which would allow the police force to give them police state,Big brother powers.
MP Kellie Leitch has gone to far out by claiming the protests on the internet by regular Canadian citizens and others as Fear Mongering by the Opposition parties.
With that kind of statement by the Conservative MP Kellie Leitc it just goes to show that Dictator Harper and his Conservatives keep on showing that they are hiding something from the Canadian public with this controversial bill C-30.
And in my view it seems MP Kellie Leitc hasn't read the content of the C-30 otherwise she wouldn't be supporting it.
She still believes that the bill will be Protecting Children from the Internet Predators.
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The nation’s top cops said during a Vancouver news conference the public doesn’t need to fear the bill.
“People need to focus and keep their eye on the ball,” said Warren Lemcke, Vancouver’s deputy chief constable.
“We can’t monitor your emails. We can’t monitor your phone calls. We can’t monitor your surfing unless a judge allows us to do that.”
The president of the Canadian Police Association said cops aren’t interested in monitoring the communication of Canadians who aren’t committing crimes.
“We’re talking about serious criminal offences,” said Tom Stamatakis.
Sounds like to me the police chiefs and The president of the Canadian Police Association haven't read the C-30 Surveillance bill.
If they did read it they to would be surprised whats inside of it and thus the police chiefs are jumping on to the guns by supporting which then they are now supporting a Canadian Dictator.
I am sure if the police chiefs did read the bill and whats in it they too would be surprised by the content of the online surveillance bill.
Notice the police chief little dirty lie here?
“Even if the police wanted, in some pervasive way, to monitor phones, ISPs (of the public), we don’t have the capacity. This is legislation that’s designed to give the police the tools to better deal with serious organized crime.”
Hmm really president of the Canadian Police Association? maybe you could explain to all Canadians about IP address map where your top Ontario detective showed news networks a cluster map of IP 8,000 address or so.
Claiming to be all Child pornographers on there computers.
I guess the police and this Conservative Dictator want to arrest all innocent Canadians with the claim that they all are part of some serious organized crime yeah what Total Nonsense nothing more then an excuse for defending the C-30 act.
I am sure the Police would have defended ACTA,SOPA to.
My fellow readers everywhere these are the small steps and the birth of a dictatorship government.
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http://www.nationalpost.com/life/There+privacy+online+missed/6173511/story.html
There's no privacy online. And it isn't missed
Well as expected another Journalist fails and falls again into believing and buying into the nonsense that the "Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act." Otherwise known as C-30 Bill would somehow protect our children however that isn't the case.And yes my fellow Canadians that is what Robert Fulford of The National Post has wrote in his article Privacy isn't and wont missed? really Robert? sounds like Robert Fulford doesn't hang on a lot on the internet otherwise he wouldn't be making BS statements like these which i have quoted below and will underline how clueless Robert Fulford of The National Post is.
I will also include my analysis on Robert Fulford talking points which are quite wrong under the quotes.
Privacy is an ancient and once cherished right that has been transformed from a fact of life to a dying memory. And, as Facebook demonstrates several million times a day, a large part of humanity likes it the new way. Clearly, many users of social media think that the more everybody's privacy is violated, the better. Call them extroverts, call them narcissists, and if you like call them flashers. Nevertheless, they have inherited the Earth, or at least a good part of the Internet.
Around the year 2000 hackers (they could have been Chinese) acquired seven passwords stolen from Nortel executives, including the chief executive. For eight or nine years the hackers ran through the digital synapses of the company, raping and looting, carrying off every R&D report and business plan that took their fancy. Pieces of Nortel having since been sold off, companies that bought them are afraid that they have accidentally acquired undetectable spyware imbedded in some of Nortel's products. The word for that is "rootkit," meaning stealthy malware designed to hide its existence, forever if possible.
So far as I know, not a single authority on computers expressed surprise when the news about WikiLeaks broke. Everyone in the business knew that what WikiLeaks did could be done - and in fact many private firms and nations were doing it already. Today the tricks of rich corporations, rich governments and feckless amateurs are increasingly available on lower levels of hackery.
But it was the response to the bill that struck a curious note of naïvety. People criticizing Toews suggested that he was undermining the sacred principle of privacy. Charlie Angus of the NDP rose to the occasion with high-test hyperbole: "Now, every single Canadian citizen is walking around with an electronic prisoner's bracelet."
It's a terrifying image, but entirely unrelated to reality.
Could it be that people like Angus don't read the news? Do they not know that the term "online privacy" is now pure anachronism? Experience tells us that just about any level of secrecy on the Web can be cracked. Surely that was proven when the WikiLeaks hackers demonstrated that even the U.S. government can't shield secret State Department memos sent by its ambassadors.
My Analysis & POV
It sounds like Robert Fulford of The National Post doesn't much clearly understand who & what are WikiLeaks nor doesn't he know that WikiLeaks under the American constitution they are indeed protected.
And its a bit surprising Robert Fulford in a excuse to back up C-30 he compared Nortel Company hacking incident to millions of other Canadian internet users.
First off Robert Fulford what happened to Nortel is and was irrelevant because that hacking incident was the results of unfair business practices, and it was the result of Corporate espionage.
China is one of those countries where the boundary between government and industry is thin, Skillicorn said.
"They tend to be major players."
I guess Robert Fulford of The National Post has left out that part for his readers.
Robert Fulford Wrong Points & Statements
- Robert Fulford has no right to compare Nortel hacking incident to millions of Canadian internet users to a Corporate company that has at least 700-1000 or more employers.
- Robert Fulford calling online privacy pure anachronism and suggests to Canadian readers that any level of secrecy on the Web can be cracked.
Could it be that people like Angus don't read the news? Do they not know that the term "online privacy" is now pure anachronism? Experience tells us that just about any level of secrecy on the Web can be cracked.I am quite sure Robert Fulford that Angus does indeed read the news??????? but it looks like you Robert Fulford clearly don't understand How to Use Online Privacy surely since Robert Fulford has sided with Vic Toews and Harper and Its Bill C-30.
I am quite sure he may and will be attacked by either twitter users or other internet users who are much aware and understand what is Online Privacy.
Robert Fulfordit doesn't seem to spent much time on the internet because when he does he only writes news article columns for the The National Post which would make more sense for his support on the C-30 Bill.
Sorry if i am going to use this word but seriously Robert Fulford has pissed me off with this.
Disgusted Statements.Privacy is an ancient and once cherished right that has been transformed from a fact of life to a dying memory. And, as Facebook demonstrates several million times a day, a large part of humanity likes it the new way. Clearly, many users of social media think that the more everybody's privacy is violated, the better. Call them extroverts, call them narcissists, and if you like call them flashers. Nevertheless, they have inherited the Earth, or at least a good part of the Internet.
- Privacy is an ancient and once cherished right.
- has been transformed from a fact of life to a dying memory.
There you have it my fellow Canadians this why we must stop and protest Bill C-30 people and fake paid Harper, NeoCon journalists like Mr Robert Fulford of The National Post have no clue what are the true dangerous behind C-30 i am sure if Mr Robert Fulford had spent more time on the internet.
- Clearly, many users of social media think that the more everybody's privacy is violated, the better.
He wouldn't be writing such Bullshit statements about our Right and our Privacy nor calling Privacy a Dying Memory?
Is that the best argument or defense of the bill you Harper conservatives got because if it is its a very weak argument.
And its clear that Robert Fulford of The National Post doesn't hang around Social media nor his computer that is if h has one which i doubt that very much.
I am quite sure Robert Fulford of The National Post that he will be supporting ACTA,SOPA, PIPA if he was given the chance the article on them.
And no not every level on the web can cracked if that statement made by Robert Fulford is true how come to this day in 2011-2012 no one has been able to hack the pentagon and steal its secret files?
or how come no onehas yet hacked any major worldwide leading banks and stole millions of dollars from rich people? within a blink of an eye.
Because no one can do that if that indeed right now companies,rich people would be all in trouble and i don't mean the actress, singers drug trouble.
But financial trouble, financial speaking so just be thankfully that hasn't happened yet otherwise the governments worldwide would lunch an investigation into.
However in all honesty for Robert Fulford of The National Post to claim that there's no privacy online. And it isn't missed its only going to upset a lot of internet users.
The only people who make this statement There's no privacy online. And it isn't missed are usual the ones who don't spent that much time on the computers or on the internet.
I hope a alot of Canadians will be protesting this Censorship,police state act because i believe its time for US Canadians to stand up against Censorship.
America Had its fair share with SOPA,PIPA and these two acts were stopped
Europe is now having huge protests in different European countries, and they are against ACTA.
So now i believe its time for us to stand up and be part of history and if we protest C-30 how will our grandchildren in the future look up to us? will our grandchildren live in a North American Dictatorship If so is that the future that awaits our Grandchildren.
A future that was made by governments telling them how to live?
don't get me wrong i am very much against child porn, however the way they are doing it is a mess much like the war on drugs which that turned out to be a failure.
But the this government is trying to pull off isn't the correct way i guess this conservative government just wants to arrest innocent people.
For the new empty jails that were just recently been build and were on the news By CBC.
Maybe that's why they are trying so hard to pass this C-30 bill that it would be alot easier to arrest innocent people rather then the real crocks.
The way they are trying doing to with it reminds me of that movie V for Vendetta and where in one scene you see government vans spying on people's lives and even wiretapping there phone lines.
That's what it reminds me off & that's what i believe they may try to do with the C-30 Bill destroy our privacy and then if anyone is against the government or its polices arrest them put them in jail.
That is the reason why C-30 must be stopped because innocent people can be arrested and they could be.
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