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WILLIAM STODALKA PHOTO 271 boaters set out from where Halfway River meets the Peace River to celbrate the river and protest the Site C dam.

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'Let it run in peace'

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Paddle for the Peace had one of its biggest ever turnouts Saturday, potentially days ahead of the groundbreaking of the dam the event was protesting.

On Saturday, 271 registered boaters set out from where the Halfway River meets the Peace River to both celebrate the Peace and protest the Site C dam.

One of the boaters was Fort St. John resident Angie Bon de Wall.

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ect from happening,” he told attendees.

Stewart said he was, “willing to be arrested as long as that will contribute to stopping this project.”

Another Paddle for the Peace participant was NDP SaanichSouth MLA Lana Popham.

“We are standing with you,” she said. “We have always said that this project has to go to the BC Utilities Commission in order to have any authenticity. It’s not going there, and it’s not supportable because of that reason.”

While Popham and others travelled the river by boat, some took a different approach. Jonathon Gelteren swam the entire route.

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“We can look at you and say, ‘[Site C] is green energy,’ but then you have to look at, what is the ecological cost of a dam like this?”

Suzuki said in a speech. “The ecological services which aren’t included in the consideration come to so far beyond any economic benefit that it’s madness.”

When asked what he would like to see in place of Site C, he said that there was “enormous potential” in energy efficiency, pointing to Japan after the Fukushima disaster in 2011. (Japan relied on energy efficiency and a massive increase in LNG imports to power its country after the incident.)

“Then we’ve got to commit to a clean energy future,” he added. “I have no idea what it’s all going to play out as, but it’s important to see that solar and wind power have to play a huge role.”

Suzuki was followed by Richard Bullock, the former Agricultural Land Commission chair. He spoke against Site C, repeating his criticism of the dam as a “sin against humanity.”

“Let [the river] run in peace,” he said. “This river has given enough.

This valley does not need to give another inch.”

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belongs to the people here, the First Nations and the farmers,” he said. “I know we’re getting energy, I know there’s some good things coming out of it, but I think the way they’re doing it, the way they’re overriding the people that live here, and the people that have made a life here, and generations of history and traditions ... it doesn’t seem right to me.”

Another participant was First Nations member Clayton Davis.

“We’ve got graves, we’ve got ancestors here,” he said. “It’s a highly used area by all Treaty 8 nations ... there’s other alternatives [to Site C] you can do.”

Davis expected continued action against the dam, even if the courts ruled against legal challenges against the dam.

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Phillip Stewart, who in the past has called for a blockade of the Alaska Highway over the dam, expected further action if construction were to begin.

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Wearing a long-sleeved black t-shirt, Oth- instructions to commit murder in the name of man Ayed Hamdan, 33, appeared in court Jihad, police said earlier.

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Johnny Wakefield

Should politicians that have made the effort to deal with addictions be welcomed back to office?

Yes, if you've actually dealt with the addiction in question. If a public figure admits fallibility, accepts responsibility and are able to continue to work effectively, why shouldn't they be allowed back in office?

Trouble is, most high profile addicts who try for the redemption narrative are very rarely redeemed. While I don't want to tar all politicians with the same brush, there's a level or narcissism in most public figures. Addiction, especially to narcotics and alcohol, is a disease that preys on narcissism.

Rob Ford's return to office since his stint in rehab has been as cynical as they come. He switched from fallen, troubled man into campaign mode just mere seconds into his first public address back from rehab. By the end of his first press conference, he was anointing certain media outlets deemed worthy of speaking with him. He stopped short of declaring himself king of Toronto. It's reminiscent, for obvious reasons, of mayor Marion Barry, who rode an arrest for crack possession and use to a fourth term in the mayor's office.

Neither man was ever truly free of addiction, and I would be amazed if Toronto bookies aren't making odds on a Rob Ford relapse. That's not me wish a fall upon him, it's just the facts of his disease.

Generally speaking, past addiction should not be grounds for barring someone from public life. Rob Ford, though, is not redeemed, and we can only hope voters do not ask him back.

Science Matters David Suzuki

Welcome to an extreme, warming world

My hometown, Vancouver, is in a rainforest, so we celebrate sunny days. People I talk to are enjoying the recent warm, dry weather, but they invariably add, “This isn't normal” — especially with all the smoke from nearby forest fires.

With no mountain snowpack and almost no spring rain, rivers, creeks and reservoirs are at levels typically not seen until fall. Parks are brown. Blueberries, strawberries and other crops have arrived weeks earlier than usual. Wildfires are burning here and throughout Western Canada. Meanwhile, normally dry Kamloops has had record flooding, as has Toronto. Manitoba has been hit with several tornadoes and golf-ball-sized hail.

Unusual weather is everywhere. California is in its fourth year of severe drought.

Temperatures in Spain, Portugal, India and Pakistan have reached record levels, sparking wildfires and causing thousands of deaths and heat-related ailments. Heavy rains, flooding and an unusually high number of tornadoes have caused extensive damage and loss of life in Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico.

The likely causes are complex: a stuck jet stream, the Pacific El Niño, natural variation and climate change.

Even though it’s difficult to link all events directly to global warming, climate scientists have warned for years that we can expect these kinds of extremes to continue and worsen as the world warms. Some hypothesize that the strange behaviours of this year’s jet stream and El Niño are related to climate change, with shrinking Arctic sea ice affecting the former.

Several recent studies indicate a clear connection between increasing extreme weather and climate change.

One, by climatologists at the

William Stodalka

Being an addict is, unfortunately, something that doesn’t go away after a stint in rehab.

Dr. Harry Vedelago, chief of addiction medicine services at Homewood Health Centre in Guelph, Ont., was quoted as saying that “the disease cycle doesn’t end when you’re clean.”

He went on to say that people can recover from alcoholic and drug addiction. But battling this is something that goes on for the rest of your life.

Unfortunately, being someone who leads others is a role that asks more of someone than regular folks. This can be more stress, longer hours, and the assumption that you are always in the public spotlight, even when you’re “off the clock.”

This is not conducive to someone who has to be in a different mindset in order to remain “on the wagon.”

This is not to say that people who are recovering addicts should be shunned, or be prevented from doing what they want to do. But being a leader is a different thing altogether. People ask more of you, and for the sake of your own personal safety, even if you have gotten “clean” it wouldn’t be conducive to your own health to try and take on the added stresses of public office.

National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, looked at rising global atmospheric and seasurface temperatures, which have increased water vapour in the atmosphere by about five per cent since the 1950s.

According to the paper, published in Nature Climate Change, “This has fuelled larger storms, and in the case of hurricanes and typhoons, ones that ride atop oceans that are 19 centimetres higher than they were in the early 1900s. That sea-level rise increases the height of waves and tidal surges as storms make landfall.”

A Stanford University study found, “accumulation of heat in the atmosphere can account for much of the increase in extreme high temperatures, as well as an average decrease in cold extremes, across parts of North America, Europe and Asia,” but also concluded the influence of human activity on atmospheric circulation, another factor in climate change, is not well understood.

Earth is clearly experiencing more frequent extreme

weather than in the past, and we can expect it to get worse as we burn more coal, oil and gas and pump more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

This can have profound and costly impacts on everything from agriculture to infrastructure, not to mention human health and life.

As Pope Francis pointed out, climate change and social justice are intricately connected: “The human environment and the natural environment deteriorate together; we cannot adequately combat environmental degradation unless we attend to causes related to human and social degradation.”

That’s why so many people from Canada and around the world are calling for action as government leaders prepare for December’s UN climate summit in Paris: religious leaders including Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama; global organizations like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, International Energy Agency and World Health Organization; businesses from Microsoft to

Ikea to General Motors; and millions of people like those who marched for “Jobs, Justice and the Climate” in Toronto on July 5. All know the future of humanity depends on rapidly shifting the way we obtain and use energy.

Even though many world leaders recognize the problem, the recent G-7 agreement to decarbonize our energy by the end of the century is a horrifying joke.

None of today’s politicians making the commitment will be alive to bear the responsibility for achieving the target, and the time frame doesn’t address the urgent need to begin huge reductions in fossil fuel use immediately.

Governments at the provincial, state and municipal levels have led the way in finding solutions. Now it’s time for national leaders to finally demonstrate real courage and foresight as they gear up for the Paris summit later this year.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington.

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Support for Site C grows

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Wilderness Committee National CamOver the past three years, support for Site C across the province has grown from paign Director Joe Foy took issue with the less than half to over half, according to a question the posters used to gather data.

The question asked whether people new poll commissioned by BC Hydro.

On Tuesday, Hydro released the poll re- supported Site C “to help meet the rising sults from Abacus Data, an Ottawa-based demand for electricity in B.C.” “It looks like the pollsters haven’t said polling firm, who surveyed more than that the environmental assessment panel 1,000 people.

Respondents were asked whether they said there was not a proven government strongly supported, supported, opposed or need for the power,” said Foy. “To leave strongly opposed certain power-generating that out, you start to lead people to concluinitiatives, and also if they “didn’t know” sions.”

The poll was released Tuesday, hours the answer.

When respondents were asked about before a provincial news release anSite C specifically, they were also given nounced that Site C had received permits the choice to say they supported it “under to allow some construction to go ahead.

“It seems to me to be a propaganda atcertain circumstances.”

Fifty-nine per cent of those polled tack followed by an authorization,” Foy across B.C. either strongly supported or said. “I think the poll is a smokescreen to take people’s minds off what really going supported the Site C dam.

Seventeen per cent strongly supported on.”

reporter@ahnfsj.ca the dam, while 42 per cent supported the dam.

That's a big increase from Mr. Bunns is an adult 2013, when 42 per cent of the Mr. Bunns black and white respondents either strongly supAmerican rabbit in need of some space ported or supported the dam. to play. He’s just The surveys show that opposibeen neutered and is waiting for a new tion has held steady. home. He will need The most recent survey shows a little time to be 17 per cent oppose construction socialized into a family. of the Site C dam, down from 18 Sugar Bear is one of the dogs per cent in 2013. currently available at the North The poll also touched on other Peace SPCA. He’s about 11 months old, is neutered and aspects of electricity production. ready to go. He doesn’t seem to show interest in chasing The poll suggested that the cats, and is playful and highest number of people (75 per friendly. There may be some concern with food cent) either strongly supported guarding that would need or supported building a new hySugar B to be worked on. He is a ear Golden Retriever cross. droelectric dam and purchasing Proudly sponsored by: power from independent power producers.

"Build more natural gas power “Helping People Care For Their Pets” plants" had the support of 64 per cent of respondents.

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A lack of proper facilities isn’t preventing fans in Fort St. John from playing the sport they love.

Regularly on Sundays, about 30 Fort St. John residents gather to play cricket.

One of the Fort St. John Cricket Club members, Nikhil Manikonda, said that the club was started in 2014 when some Indian students at the Northern Lights College decided they didn’t want to leave the game behind.

“Like ice hockey for Canada, cricket is for India,” he said. “Every one of us, when we’re brought up, we’re brought up in cricket. You play cricket in the back yard, you play cricket in the street, you play cricket everywhere.”

For Manikonda, the game “just excites you.”

“You have to do a lot of thinking,” he said. “It keeps me going, even with the thought process; how should I place my field, how do I go for this guy. It’s a lot of mind games in cricket.”

Their love of the game spurred people in their club to chip in money and pick up cricket bats, cricket Nikhil Manikonda goes to bat during an informal cricket match on July 2 in Fort St. helmets, and other equipment from India.

For the past year, these teams have been Manikonda said that his team is inter- he said. “Once we get a ground, we will playing the sport, but because there isn’t ested in formally playing in the Grande advertise and request for funds.” an official cricket pitch in town, they’ve Prairie Cricket Association. The idea was That may not be in the immediate fuhad to make due with local baseball fields brought up last year, but a lack of money, ture. Last February, the City of Fort St. in town. time and a proper playing space prevented John, along with the Peace River Regional However, these baseball fields don’t them from doing so.

District, commissioned a recreation facilallow them to play cricket the way it’s That doesn’t mean they have ruled it ity inventory. It called for $22.8 million in meant to be played. out. recreation funding over the next 10 years, “Because we are playing in a baseball “We are considering that again; we are but cricket was not a part of that spending. field, we can only hit straight or on our working on that,” Manikonda said.

Cricket was also not mentioned at all withlegs,” he said. “If we have a proper cricket A proper cricket field would help, and in that facility as a sport that was played field, or an area, we can hit all around … right now there are multiple options that within Fort St. John and the North Peace. we are restricted by a fence in the back. are still possibilities for them, such as a loEither way, the club is still interested in You can’t hit every single shot, or score off cal soccer field or fields near a school. No finding members who want to play cricket. every ball, because more than half of your firm option has been set for a future spot Anyone who wants to do so can contact ground is covered because of the fence.” for the club, however.

Manikonda at nikhil.manikonda@gmail.

Right now, the team can only play “The best thing for us right now, if the com for more information. against themselves. city can help us would be to get a ground,” reporter@ahnfsj.ca

John.

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basic cricket rules In cricket, a “bowler” pitches a ball to a “batsman” so the batsman can run to the other end of a 22-year-yard rectangle “pitch” and score a run. Teams take turns at bat, similar to baseball.

Each batsman continues to bat until he or she is “out.” This can happen a number of ways.

If the batsman hits the ball, and a member of the opposing team catches the ball before it hits the ground, the batsman is out. If the bowler can knock out a “stump” placed in the ground next to the batsman, the batsman is out.

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WONOWONMonthly 4-HReport BEEF CLUB Hello Reader, How is July going for you? It's sure hot and dry, don't you think?

Ranchers start to put up their hay and all the 4-H members are getting getting for the show.

The North Peace 4-H Achievement Days are coming up July 17th and 18th 2015.

This is a busy time for the beef members. We are all washing, clipping, grooming and leading our animals right now. We also need to finish our barn decoration.

On July 7th 2015 all the 4-H members are going to get the Fairground ready by cutting, raking and removing all the grass. This is always a big job, that takes time. Then on July 8th, 2015 we are going to have a showmanship practice and the last meeting at the Trask Ranch in Pink Mountain.

On July 16th 2015 we will travel to the Fairground with our animals and set up our barn and camps and on the same evening there will be the weigh in for all the cattle. The steers will be sorted by this weight in their classes for the steer conformation class on Saturday.

The shows will be on the next two days: Friday July 17th and Saturday, July 18. The sale is also on Saturday at 5 p.m..

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We would like to invite everyone to come and see our shows. This year, National 4-H Exchange delegates from Ontario will be there, also!

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W E E K LY P R O R A C I N G U P D AT E Racing News, Stats & Trivia

2015 Standings Sprint Cup Series Top Ten 1) Kevin Harvick

Points: 692 Wins: 2 Top 5: 12 Top 10: 16

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Location: Loudon, N.H. Date: July 19th, 1:45 p.m.

TV: NBCSN Last Year’s Pole: Kyle Busch - 138.130 mph Last Year’s Winner: Brad Keselowski

2) Jimmie Johnson

Points: 624 Wins: 4 Top 5: 10 Top 10: 13

3) Joey Logano

Points: 624 Wins: 1 Top 5: 10 Top 10: 13

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Xfinity Series Top Ten Driver 1) Chris Buescher 2) Chase Elliott 3) Ty Dillon 4) Elliott Sadler 5) Regan Smith 6) Darrell Wallace Jr. 7) Brian Scott 8) Daniel Suarez 9) Brendan Gaughan 10) Ryan Reed

4) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Top 10: 11

5) Martin Truex Jr. Points: 596 Wins: 1 Top 5: 5

Top 10: 14

6) Brad Keselowski New Hampshire Motor Speedway has become New England’s NASCAR mecca for drivers and fans that travel here from all over the country to attend races. The two Sprint Cup Series races at NHMS, also known as “The Magic Mile”, are the largest spectator sporting events in New England with over 100,000 guests in attendance at each race. Located near Loudon, the Speedway is about one hour from Boston, two hours from Portland, Maine, and Providence, R.I., and is easily accessible from Vermont and Canada. Last week’s winner, Kyle Busch, won the pole and finished 2nd in last year’s race.

Points: 559 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3

Top 10: 10

7) Jamie McMurray Points: 556 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2

Top 10: 7

8) Kurt Busch Points: 542 Wins: 2 Top 5: 7

Top 10: 10

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Which driver won the Career Grand Slam, but never won a Cup Championship? a) Buddy Baker b) David Pearson

10) Jeff Gordon Points: 537 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2

Buddy Baker, a former Daytona 500 winner and one of NASCAR’s all-time great super speedway racers, stepped down from his SiriusXM NASCAR Radio show due to inoperable lung cancer Tuesday night. “For those who feel sorry, hey I’m 74 years old, have great friends, had a career,” Baker said. “The toughest part for me is not being able to talk to some of our regulars that are almost like family.” Baker, 74, won 19 races in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. When he won the Daytona 500, his average speed was 177.602 mph -- a record that still stands.

Top 10: 10

9) Matt Kenseth Points: 540 Wins: 1 Top 5: 6

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c) Darrell Waltrip d) Dale Earnhardt

Answer : a) Buddy won the Career Grand Slam (Daytona 500, Aaroon’s 499, Coca-Cola 600, Southern 500), but never won a championship.

Points: 616 Wins: 2 Top 5: 9

Shape: Oval Distance: 1.058 miles Turns / Straights: 12º / 2º

Points 593 557 547 528 527 510 478 477 473 471

Last Weekend’s Race: Kyle Busch won the Quaker State 400 Kyle Busch sped to victory in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, taking a giant step toward the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his second victory in seven races since returning from an 11-race injury absence. Busch won for the 31st time in his career and the second time at the 1.5-mile track. Race runner-upJoey Logano was the only interloper in a top five that included all four Joe Gibbs racing drivers -- Busch, Denny Hamlin in third, Carl Edwards in fourth and Matt Kenseth in fifth.

Busch finally grabbed the lead from Logano, on Lap 249 of 267, after several laps of intense racing. From that point, Busch pulled away to win by 1.594 seconds.

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This Week: The Open Championship

The Open Championship’s long and St. Andrews GC (Old Course) glorious history began in 1860 when Fife, Scotland it was first staged by members of 6,721 yards, Par 72 the Prestwick Golf Club. Eight men Defending: Rory McIlroy participated in a three-round event, Winning Score: 17-under par with Willie Park capturing the first Winning Share: $1,665,787 championship. The Claret Jug is synonymous with the Open title as the winner gets the Jug. However, it was not until 1873 when the Claret Jug became a mainstay for the winner. Harry Vardon holds the record for the most victories in this event, winning six different times. Defending champion, Rory McIlroy, will not be competing this week after injuring his ankle.

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Which golfer had the biggest final-round comeback to win the Open Championship? a) Tom Watson b) Harry Vardon

c) Paul Lawrie d) Nick Price

Jordan Spieth beat Tom Tournament Results Gillis on the second hole of a 1. Jordan Spieth Score: -20 *won in playoff sudden-death playoff to win Earnings: $846,000 the John Deere Classic on 2. Tom Gillis Score: -20 Sunday. It was his second straight Earnings: $507,600 PGA Tour win and fourth of the T-3. Zach Johnson Score: -19 season. He is the first player to win Earnings: $272,600 four times in a single season before T-3. Danny Lee Score: -19 the Open Championship since 2000, Earnings: $272,600 when Tiger Woods piled up five victories by mid-July. Spieth now heads to the Open Championship, where he hopes to continue his bid for a sweep of the four majors.

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PGA Event: The Open Championship Day Time Network Thu, 7/16 4am-3pm ESPN Fri, 7/17 4am-3pm ESPN Sat, 7/18 7am-2:30pm ESPN Sun, 7/19 6am-1:30pm ESPN

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Last Week: Jordan Spieth won the John Deere Classic

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Answer: c) Going into the final-round of the 1999 Open Championship, Paul Lawrie trailed the leader, Jean Van de Velde, by 10 shots. On the final hole, Van de Velde blew a three-shot lead to force a playoff with Lawrie and Justin Leonard. Lawrie won the playoff.

The PGA of America announced that this year’s PGA Grand Slam of Golf tournament will not be played at the Los Angeles golf club owned

by Donald Trump and his family. The PGA said its representatives met with Trump on Monday and “the parties mutually agreed that it is in the best interest of all not to conduct the 2015 PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Trump National — Los Angeles.” In a speech kicking off his presidential candidacy last month, Trump called for stricter U.S. immigration laws and an enforced border with Mexico while accusing Mexican immigrants of rape, murder, and drugdealing. Trump went on to say his opinions had the backing of the golfing community, which prompted the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, USGA, and PGA of America last week to state that Trump’s comments “do not reflect the views of those organizations.”

Lessons from the Golf Pro Golf shoes are apparel that need quite a bit of care, yet they rarely get the attention that they need. One of the main problems is that they shrink due to the elements as well as storage. The best way to keep your golf shoes in prime condition is to insert a shoe tree inside your shoe. This will hold the shoe’s shape, minimize shrinkage and eliminate moisture buildup. If you have leather golf shoes, you should treat them with either polish or a silicone spray. Today, most golf courses want you to wear soft golf spikes instead of the old metal ones. If you still have metal spikes and one comes loose, the standard spike wrench will do the job. However, if you do not have a spike wrench to use, try using a divot repair tool or a towel that is pressed firmly against the golf shoe spike.

Player Profile

Jordan Spieth

Turned Professional: 2012 FedEx Cup Ranking: 1st World Ranking: 2nd PGA Tour Wins: 5

FedEx Cup Standings Through July 12, 2015

1) Jordan Spieth 3,628 pts. / 11 top tens

2) Jimmy Walker 1,915 pts. / 6 top tens

3) Bubba Watson 1,743 pts. / 5 top tens

4) Dustin Johnson 1,589 pts. / 7 top tens

5) Rory McIlroy 1,510 pts. / 6 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued...

Player Points 6) Robert Streb 1,472 7) Patrick Reed 1,450 8) Brandt Snedeker 1,410 9) J.B. Holmes 1,404 10) Charley Hoffman 1,390

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