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| Western & Southern, W&S, Continues to Harass the Anna Louise Inn
Visit this website and join the resistance. http://www.southernwestern.net/
A group of us have come together to hire an airplane to fly a banner over the W&S sponsored big Tennis Tournament here THIS WEEKEND... "W&S Bullying the Anna Louise Inn! " Ellen
Can you leaflet SUNDAY AT THE Tournament Finals? Click here to contact => Kate Gallion <kategallion@gmail.com>
"...the WS flyover action- we are good to go. Looking for activists to go the the finals match on Sunday to protest, hold signs, leaflet and (potentially) go inside the venue to get heard and seen. Please carve out sunday morning- we will carpool from Homeless coalition 9:30 and done by early afternoon. This calls for bold activists- like us! Kate"
| Hello all, as of now Wed. I plan to attend this .rally..I think it's on the river side of the Freedom Museum. diane fishbein Begin forwarded message: From: *SUNDAY August 19, 7:00pm Rally, Freedom Center Plaza, Join Reverend Damon Lynch, Coroner Dr. Lakshim Sammarco and Judge Nadine Allen, to light a candle against the darkness of hatred in memory of the Wisconsin Sikh tragedy.
Environmentalist Activism, local...
"Green Umbrella"
Here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=luuicojab&v=001vumIjKLl6-_9l6kUInBwSxLqKDNmEGaJ9HJCjshgxLAtgHDVgkkjend1uCCm2HhyXtyo3vjR0xqXZgRp-uAFcm0JRl4LOw8V40lFLgrrG-503iSe7xBFBSwfyywOFbJAQGjjutLk9bdm68cDV9qCKg%3D%3D
Monthly Drumming Circle at the Lloyd House:
Seriously, just allow yourself to imagine this future fun!!!  Tuesday, August 28, 6:45 to 8:45 Please come drum!! Rocking rattlers with really rhythmic rounds lively, lovely, light-hearted, and lyrically radiant!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone.... outside on the sweet veranda!!! Let the good vibrations move you into joy ~~ dancing, happiness, clapping, whatever your spirit feels... Please join us on Tuesday, August 28, from 6:45 to 8:45 at 3901 Clifton Ave., The Lloyd House. Bring snacks if you care to. Best to park on Lafayette(after you drop off any equipment). And, it's fine if you don't have any drums, etc....we do. no prior experience needed; all ages welcomed. call with questions at 513-541-4900. Jackie Millay
Peter Block Rides Again! Mark your calendar for this:
Just to let you know... the cool things Peter offers his adopted home town, Cincinnati, are highly prized elsewhere. e.g....
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f62ba682c58e41f4af292dc8e&id=fa031a2996&e=71ddd0b1ff 
Community and Transformation:
Beyond Reform in Health and Education
With Peter Block, Paul Uhlig and Ward Maillard
A Designed Learning Public Workshop
October 10-11, 2012, Red Bank, New Jersey
Cost-$950
REGISTER NOW!!!
Sherrod Brown Lambasted by Republicans
Our People's Choice Senator, Sherrod Brown has been fabulous in Washington. As a result, he has attracted more $$ for attack ads than any other Democratic candidate for the Senate. I got my yard sign from his website here:
I also hear you can get a free yard sign at the Dem. HQ in Pleasant Ridge on Webland Pl, just off Montgomery Rd.
| Laurel and Hardy Fan Club: showing +
It's that time again... And now, to pay tribute to the oh mighty Sun God, who showers us with such heat at the moment, "The Chimp Tent" proudly announces a film evening dedicated to Laurel & Hardy in some adventures that describe the duo‘s desert disasters! Please see the attachments for the 'official' poster and programme for this fun-filled film evening (and please feel free to share the attachments with others). WHEN: SATURDAY EVENING AUGUST 18 AT 6:45PM WHERE: Seasons Retirement Community main auditorium, 7300 Dearwester Drive (Kenwood), Cincinnati 45236 COST: $5 adults; free to ‘official’ Chimp Tent members and all kids 12 & younger WHAT TO BRING: Snacks, nibbles, soft-drinks, water, food, etc. to share with others in attendance and - importantly - sunblock, pith helmet, a full canteen of water, and your funny bone WHAT’S PLAYING: * Porky Pig in a WB cartoon with one wacked-out camel in “Porky in Egypt” (1938) * Charley Chase has to sample the French Foreign Legion in “Arabian Tights” (1933) * Laurel and Hardy also give the French Foreign Legion a try in “Beau Hunks” (1931) * Our Gang must put on a play starring a magic lamp in “Aladdin’s Lantern” (1938) * Stan and Ollie are back in that Foreign Legion – again – in “Flying Deuces” (1939) * PLUS* the usual film surprises, ingratiating company (?!) and the “fabulous raffle”! Sponsored by “The Chimp Tent”, Cincinnati and the Tri-State’s local chapter of THE SONS OF THE DESERT (The Laurel and Hardy Appreciation Society). More info: chimptent@live.com or http://www.thechimptent.com . We hope to see you there! “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into!” Gene Sorkin Sons of the Desert | | Alexander Technique: free open practice session, Sundays 3:45-4:30, LLOYD HOUSE Every Sunday we have an open Alexander Technique jamboree for teachers, students, and the general public. Best deal in town! Usually 1-3 students, 1-3 teachers, but sometimes more. 3901 Clifton Ave. Just show up.
| Next VEGAN EARTH gathering:Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:30pm Potluck 3:30pm Program Clifton United Methodist Church 3416 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati 45220 |
| Position Opening at IJPC  INTERCOMMUNITY JUSTICE AND PEACE CENTER (Downtown, Sr Alice Gerdeman... great group. ellen) PART-TIME POSITION OPENING Position Description: The primary focus of this 20 hour per week position is the IJPC Immigration Program. The Youth Educating Society (YES), a committee of young adult immigrants and their friends working for comprehensive immigration reform is a major focus. This includes facilitation of regular meetings, recruitment, planning training sessions, updating membership about legislation and action possibilities, and collaborating with national organizations. The immigration program does educational programs, witnesses to injustice of the present system, works with the media, maintains a current website, and occasionally works with individuals. Non-immigration related responsibilities are assigned based on time and skills. Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center was founded in 1985. The office is in Over-the-Rhine Cincinnati. IJPC educates and advocates for peace, challenges unjust local, national and global systems, and promotes the creation of a non- violent society. IJPC is a 501©3 nonprofit organization. For more information about the activities of IJPC go to ijpc-cincinnati.org. E-mail Resumes to: info@ijpc-cincinnati.org Donate to IJPC!
You must see my new website, now up at www.LloydHouse.com
I built it myself using WordPress and I think it is beautiful. Yes, I did the photography. It is hosted here: http://www.hostmonster.com/track/ellenbierhorst for only $6/month. If you click on that link and decide to sign up to have them host your website, I will get a $65 credit with them, which I would love.
| | | |   This joyfully written, funny, yet scientific and well researched book about the sex practices of pre-agriculture humans has revolutionized my thinking about monogamy, infidelity, polyamory, and open marriage. Yes, it is certainly possible to research what we were up to ten thousand years ago... by looking at the behaviors of contemporary pre-agriculture peoples, by studying our closest primate cousins the bonobo apes, (are they every wild, sexually... multiple partners, hetero and homosexuality, constant copulations...) and our own sexual anatomy. Oh, and also all the trouble we have had adhering to the strictures of monogamy: sexual boredome in marriage, sexual 'bed death' in marriage after some years, adultery, guilt, divorce... The thesis is that monogamy is the invention of the patriarchical agriculture civilization, where a man needed to be certain of the paternity of his children so he could feel good about handing down his property... his land. Contrary to Thomas Hobbes' famous assertion that prehistoric humans' lives were "nasty, brutish, and short", the real scoop truely seems to be that we were sexy, happy, worked only 15 hours a week or less, were healthier than today, taller than today, had better diets, and lived to a ripe old age (80, 90...). This book is a must read. Available at the library. Written by a man research psychologist and a woman clinical psychiatrist; he's an American, she's from Mozambique, they live in Spain. Christopher Ryan and Cathilda Jetha. $8 new thru Amazon. Ellen
This lovely thing is a decorated acrylic sphere created by Diana Martens (http://Diana Martens <Dianamartens402@aol.com> ). I commissioned it to float above my bodywork table in my Alexander Technique teaching room. I am thrilled with it. This one is four inches in diameter, but she does also larger ones as well as hemispheres. For me, it is the Planet of the Fairies... crystaline, pristine, magical. Check it out when you are at the Lloyd House. Ellen
And Diana also turned me on to the Mova Globe, available at http://turtletechdesign.com . A sphere within a sphere, the 4.5" whole rests on a base, but for all the world, looks like the earth turning in space. Yes, it really turns. Light strikes a PV cell inside the inner sphere (going through the graphic of the continents etc.) and activates a tiny motor. since the Inner sphere floats in liquid, it is almost frictionless. You gotta see both these magical things... now on display at the Lloyd House.
(Incidentally, both are more beautiful than these photos reveal.)
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Sincerely, Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Calendar of Treasures: Canning Classes [Saturdays 21 July, 4 August & 1 September @ 9am]: Betsy DeMatteo of Ohio State University Extension, Hamilton County, leads the way with 3 separate classes: water bath canning (July 21), pressure canning (Aug 4), & pickling & fermenting (Sep 1). More classes may be added. $10 per class in advance. At Park + Vine, 1202 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & payment at 513.721.7275 & the Park + Vine store. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ongoing Treasures: Women: Italy, India, Ecuador, South Africa - photo exhibit [thru Friday 31 August]: This expanded exhibit of photographs by Ben & Harriet Kaufman range from women as beasts of burden in India & Ecuador to a nun at confession in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to visitors sunning themselves on the ferry to Cape Town’s notorious Robben Island former prison. All photos are for sale in varying sizes. Follow the Guest Services sign to the Grailville Store. Photos hang in the dining room with its north wall of glass & natural light. Free show & parking. At Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info at 513.683.2340 & grailville.org. Queen City Of Song Exhibit [thru Sunday 2 September]: Experience Cincinnati’s choral music history thru a dynamic exhibit. The exhibit spotlights Saengerfest dating back to 1838 & its ties to the Cincinnati May Festival & Music Hall; 100 years of church & school choirs; & Cincinnati’s African American choral traditions. Also, view early choral music & hymnals published in Cincinnati. Free. Presented by & at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Main Library, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at 513.369.6900 & cincinnatilibrary.org. Bookworks 13 Exhibit [thru Sunday 2 September]: Visit the 13th annual Cincinnati Book Arts Society exhibit of unique & small edition artists' books from local, regional & national artists. Bookworks 13 is a showcase of the thriving & talented book arts community in our region. Free. At the Atrium, Main Library of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at cincinnatilibrary.org/programs/exhibits.html &cbasturnsthepage.blogspot.com/. International Choral Exhibits @ the Library [thru September]: Two exhibits reflect the spirit of the World Choir Games. (1) In the art exhibit “What Children Believe,” local & international students share artistic visions of “what’s wonderful in their world” after reading & seeing a performance based on the Caldecott Medal-winning book, “What A Wonderful World,” based on the lyrics from Louis Armstrong’s legendary song. This exhibit was inspired by a partnership between the nonprofit org Learning Through Art in Cincinnati & little Art of Munich, Germany, home to the World Choir Games headquarters. On display in the Main Library’s atrium thru Sunday 30 Sep. (2) “The Queen City of Song” features artifacts of Cincinnati’s choral music history dating back to 1838. Items from Saengerfest, Cincinnati May Festival, Music Hall, 100 years of church, school & local choirs, & Cincinnati’s African American choral tradition. The Cincinnati Room also houses the “Cincinnati Panorama of 1848,” the oldest wide-view photograph of an American city; a masterpiece known worldwide as one of the finest examples of daguerreian photography. On display in the Cincinnati Room thru Tuesday 4 Sep. At the Main Library, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at 513.369.6900 & cincinnatilibrary.org/main/exhibits.asp. Creating Self-Regenerating Balance [Mondays @ 6:30-8pm & Wednesdays @ 9:30-11am]: Fanchon Shur describes her classes as defining the forces that organize all of our life movement. She teaches that process & believes that access to the mind of the body's fluids, systems, intention, spatial harmonics, laws of exertion & expression create a Self-Regenerating Balance necessary to navigate & grasp life. Class participants are immersed in this stress-releasing & strength-producing exploration. At 4019 Red Bud Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229. More info at 513.221.3222, fanchon at growthinmotion.org & growthinmotion.org/classes&previewCSS=true. Yoga in the Park [Every Sunday @ 10-11am, weather permitting]: Experience yoga in the grass, gazing at the sky & listening to the birds. With full views of the river, could there be a better place to practice? Free. Sponsored by Covington Yoga. At George Rogers Clark Park, Riverside Drive & Garrard Street, Covington, KY 41011. 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Youth Oriented Project in Over-The-Rhine (OTR): This Saturday a small group of people I've invited are meeting at the Lloyd House to hear Bishop Todd O'Neal share his vision for a program to help the inner city youth with a gardening etc. project at, possibly, the old Hartwell Country Club near Seymour and Vine. In gathering folks together and talking about it I've learned about Luke Ebner's similar project in OTR called Permorganic. Check out this wonderful website: permaganic.org This project rocks! I want to know how it is funded, how many youth interns they have, how much produce they harvest and everything about it. Luke, talk to us! luke ebner <plantsomefood@gmail.com> Below, a short excerpt from the website permaganic.org. ellen "My name is Robert and I'm 16 years old. I've been working with the garden for 4 years. I've learned many lessons on gardening and responsibility. I've seen kids come unprepared and leave as responsible young adults. The garden has kept me from doing many things I'd be in deep trouble for, and I am truly surprised I've come to like the farming and landscaping. I only hope that others in my neighborhood are given the same experience since the knowledge gained can be positive and useful." On Tue 14 Aug 2012, at 8:42 PM, luke ebner wrote: Thanks for your call Ellen unfortunately i will be in Louisville this sat. Everyone is welcome to come to our garden some time at 1718 Main St. Check out permaganic.org All children are my children and i have been serving OTR kids since 2003 Peace and Blessings, Luke Ebner
from Jerusalem Post via Cincinnati Jews for Obama group, who will be publishing a full page of endorsers (including me, Ellen) in the local American Israelite soon. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barack Endorses Obama
Defense minister says Obama most supportive president of Israeli security; Panetta to arrive to press Israel to give sanctions time.  PHOTO: REUTERS In what appears like a clear endorsement of a presidential candidate, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday night that Barack Obama has been the most supportive president on matters of Israeli security throughout the two countries’ diplomatic relations. In an interview aired late Monday night on CNN, Barak told political anchor Wolf Blitzer that the Obama administration’s support of Israeli defense and intelligence establishments was far greater than under any other administration he remembered working with since and including President Jimmy Carter. “I think that from my point of view as defense minister they are extremely good, extremely deep and profound. I can see long years [and] administrations of both sides of political aisle deeply supporting the state of Israel and I believe that reflects a profound feeling among the American people,” Barak said. “But I should tell you honestly that this administration, under President Obama, is doing in regard to our security more than anything that I can remember in the past,” he added. Barak’s interview to CNN came just days after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Israel and just before US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will visit the country. In an interview with Israel Radio on Monday, Barak was asked why he did not meet Romney during his visit to Jerusalem on Sunday. “There is one president at any given time in the US just like here there is one government,” he responded.
NY Times Editorial: Overt Discrimination in Ohio Published: August 14, 2012 83 Comments If you live in Butler or Warren counties in the Republican-leaning suburbs of Cincinnati, you can vote for president beginning in October by going to a polling place in the evening or on weekends. Republican officials in those counties want to make it convenient for their residents to vote early and avoid long lines on Election Day. But, if you live in Cincinnati, you’re out of luck. Republicans on the county election board are planning to end early voting in the city promptly at 5 p.m., and ban it completely on weekends, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. The convenience, in other words, will not be extended to the city’s working people. The sleazy politics behind the disparity is obvious. Hamilton County, which contains Cincinnati, is largely Democratic and voted solidly for Barack Obama in 2008. So did the other urban areas of Cleveland, Columbus and Akron, where Republicans, with the assistance of the Ohio secretary of state, Jon Husted, have already eliminated the extended hours for early voting. County election boards in Ohio, a closely contested swing state, are evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. In counties likely to vote for President Obama, Republicans have voted against the extended hours, and Mr. Husted has broken the tie in their favor. (He said the counties couldn’t afford the long hours.) In counties likely to vote for Mitt Romney, Republicans have not objected to the extended hours. This is just the latest alarming example of how Republicans across the country are trying to manipulate the electoral system by blocking the voting rights of their opponents. These actions have a disproportionate effect on blacks, Hispanics and other ethnic minorities who struggled for so long to participate in American democracy. Cincinnati, for example, is 45 percent black, and Cleveland 53 percent. Butler County, however, is 8 percent black, and Warren 3.5 percent. This kind of racial disparity is clearly visible wherever Republicans have trampled on voting rights during Mr. Obama’s term. In Florida, more than half of black voters went to the polls early in 2008 largely to support Mr. Obama. So, last year, Republican lawmakers there severely curtailed the early voting period. In Pennsylvania and other states that have imposed strict voter ID requirements, the impact will be felt hardest by blacks, Hispanics, older citizens and students, all of whom tend to lack government ID cards at a higher rate than the general population. At the trial in Pennsylvania over the constitutionality of the state’s voter ID law, the plaintiffs introduced clear evidence, compiled by a geographic data analysis firm, that registered voters in Philadelphia who lack government ID cards are concentrated in minority and low-income areas. In Ohio, as in other states, the Republican Party is establishing a reputation for putting short-term political gain ahead of the most fundamental democratic rights.
SW Ohio No Frack Forum
(the anti Fracking locals) From: Alison Auciello <swohionofrackforum@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 1:29 PM Hi folks, Good meeting last night. Here are the notes I took during the meeting. Please note our next meeting will be at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, Aug. 28th AND we'll be celebrating our victory afterward! I will also send an update to the whole list about the upcoming actions and celebration. We can start a Facebook event, so we'll have an idea of how many will attend. If you are not on facebook, RSVP here so we can prepare our destination (did we say Arlin's?) for how many we'll have. Great job, everyone! Brian is working to complete the website this week. The immediate questions we need to tend to are below and at the end of the attached notes: ... Thanks, Alison P.S. Notes copied & pasted here. Southwest Ohio No Frack Forum
Meeting Monday August 13th, 7 pm to 9 pm
At Food and Water Watch office
103 William H. Taft Rd., 45219
(Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, Geier room entrance is near rear parking lot)
Agenda:
Welcome- Joanne, Melanie, Neil, Jim, Doris, Mary Clare, Alison, Marvin, Gerry, Bill
City of Cincinnati passes Ordinance
· Understanding the ordinance- (Jim) 2 kinds of holes- one that extracts, one to pump waste materials. We aren’t going to have fracking wells, but we are over the Cincinnati Arch closer to the surface. Tomastik said at OKI meeting that ODNR has received inquiries about transporting waste to SW Ohio. Cincinnati didn’t have any bans on injection wells for waste. Working behind the scenes, we got the ordinance with the Solicitor. No opposition because no one wants to stand up as an elected and be a proponent of accepting waste. No categorical focus on oil and gas, so it doesn’t invoke state preemption. Will have to get a zoning variance to be able to inject. Ban would include any Class of injection wells. A community that already has injection wells would have a harder time doing this type of ban because it then may entail compensation for “takings”. MC- why did they do this instead of the rights-based? Alison- they didn’t feel it was legally defensible. Jim- best deal I could get. We don’t have shale. Bill- a lot of us wanted the broader ban as an act of civil disobedience. Barge dock- East side next to Ted Berry park- has been there 25-30 yrs. as a barge port, but with conditions for use. At hearing for planning commission, Gerry asked them to not load or unload fracking materials or any other hazardous waste. They are asking for a zoning change to loosen their restrictions, so she wants these restrictions. Jim- barges- complain to the Coast Guard. They have safety jurisdiction.
· Thank you notes to council- They have gotten many, many! FWW alert also. Media- Alison forwarded Tomastik email confirming interest in SW Ohio to reporters from Fox19 and Citybeat. Berman, who was quoted in the Citybeat article, is a geologist we could potentially call upon as an expert. How can he help? · What’s next? Transport- Jim- banning fracking fluid isn’t an option because it specifies oil and gas. Can Jim talk to John Spon? Yes. Aggregation- request for proposals has been submitted, City Manager makes the choice of which to accept. Alison will keep us up on it. Should send correspondence to City Manager when proposals come in. Challenging preemption? Other local communities- Wyoming? Not even an acre for it. Montgomery says they don’t have space. Possible in Blue Ash. More likely in Anderson, Green Twp., Whitewater, and Colerain. Townships are under planning partnership, a way to communicate within Twps. and municipalities.
· Celebrate! After the meeting on the 28th. Invite Council members- Young, Qualls, Quinlivan.
Website -Alison
· questions – pages – Home, What is Fracking, Resources, Action, Blog – all okay
· Mission statement- Okay
· What should the website include and not include- fracking explanation should be easy to understand. Doris will be a second set of eyes on it. Bill thinks it should also include info about water not returning to waste cycle. Make it centered around SW Ohio’s concerns. OKI, Green Umbrella, and ORSANCO, Millcreek Watershed Council all have watershed maps to include.
· Where should it link to –from- Can we link to other websites, articles? Yes. Can FWW link on our page? No.
· What links should be on it. Can we have an advert/link for things we want people to see, i.e. Gasland, Sky is Pink, Split Estate?
· Other- Can group see final site before launch?
Rallies - Alison
· September 12- National Rally Day- Freedom from Fracking Waste, NEOGAP-led and Frack Free America, separate events in Ohio and other states. Totally focused on injection wells. (subcommittee? Joanne, Bill, Alison, Melanie, Jim, MC. Press conference?)
· September 22- Global Frackdown- focus is on a fracking ban. 350.org local group is planning to have the local event. Can the group endorse? Yes.
Medical gag order issues update -Melissa (not here) Joanne
· Number of signed petitions Close to 200 signatures on petition already
· Other ideas
Media and editorial suggestions – Joanne Idea is that if each of us takes on a specific topic, we can be more educated on those issues. We can write in our own community presses as a way to get more into papers.
· Generate list of topics for editorials
Watershed awareness- Bill Big Picture/Ethical/Moral- Doris and Neil (everything has a component of this) o Health
o Water contamination and use on roads etc
o Water scarcity - Jeanne
o Policy ; local, state , federal- Jim and Alison
o Injection wells- Debbie? And Melanie
o Air pollution
o Economic issues
o Sand and chemicals usage
o Alternative solutions- Marvin
o Effect of fossil fuels on global warming- Can Kate and Danny head this up?
· Local papers – community press – who lives where.
· Reporters that are interested
Ideas for next program- Focus on getting people to Sandra Steingraber Oct. 7th? Yes.
Adjourn Next meeting Tuesday, August 28th at 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM- The SW Ohio No Frack Forum respects your privacy. We will not sell or trade your phone number or email address. To unsubscribe from this list, please reply with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. Facebook? Like our page
FRACKING, CONT:
AND, City Beat has article here: Apparently the ordinance, which did in fact pass the full council, escapes the state law disallowing municipalities from banning fracking by not mentioning "oil" or "gas". Even so, the Ohio Dept of Nat. Resources spokeswoman was unsure whether the new ordinance would conflict with state law. This means we might get injection wells forced upon us.
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