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Covid: Too soon to book holiday, minister warns

Covid-19: 10-year jail term for travel lies defended
Cladding: Extra cash to deal with crisis expected to be announced
Covid: Prince Charles and Camilla get first vaccine
Fake Covid videos 'will cost lives'
Covid: EU's von der Leyen admits vaccine rollout shortcomings
Covid: 'Encouraging signs' Welsh cases falling says NHS chief
Rail and road problems as temperatures hit new low of -17.1C
Trump impeachment: Senate says trial is constitutional and can go ahead
Covid-19: Sports equipment presents 'low risk'
Love Island star Luke M's post 'breached advertising rules', watchdog says
Lawyer gets stuck with cat filter during virtual court case
Elton John and Michael Caine front NHS vaccine ad
Michelle Obama to star in Netflix children's show Waffles + Mochi
'Revealing' the unseen virus on film
The woman who live-tweets inquests
The Papers: 'Travel crackdown' and cash for cladding crisis
Covid-19 parosmia: 'Public toilets smell nice to me now'
Trump impeachment: What the Proud Boys did before president's speech
Barbie has best sales in more than five years in lockdown boost
Bitcoin investors: From buying a Bentley to losing it all
In pictures: Chilly dips and fun in the snow as UK shivers
Salmond and Sturgeon: What is the controversy all about?
Life on the Covid front line as a hospital porter
Amazon fight with workers: 'You're a cog in the system'
West Side Story's Rita Moreno: 'J-Lo can't be sole representative' of Latinos
Can I get a cold weather payment and how much are they?
Covid: How Serbia soared ahead in vaccination campaign
Covid: Why Australia's 'world-class' quarantine system has seen breaches
Obituary: Mary Wilson, Motown legend and style icon
The summer for a bargain? Some of Europe's best players are available for free
Halep fights back from brink to reach Australian Open third round
Solskjaer praises Man Utd's mentality after FA Cup win - highlights & report
Bournemouth save opponents Burnley from picking banned player
How will the GB Olympic football squad be selected?
FA Cup Highlights: Man Utd edge past West Ham in extra time
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Coronavirus: How does Covid-19 test-and-trace work?
What do Covid rules mean for holiday travel in the UK?
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Five ways children could make up for lost school time
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Coronavirus: How are weddings working around the UK?
South Africa coronavirus variant: What is the risk?
Covid: What is the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine?
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Covid: When will schools reopen?
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Is the Covid vaccine safe?
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Coronavirus: What is the R number and how is it calculated?
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Will the vaccine protect me against variants? And other questions
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Covid symptoms: Is it a cold, flu or coronavirus?
Covid vaccine update: Those that work - and the others on the way
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Coronavirus, schools and children - what are the risks?
Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country
Covid symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself?
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Covid: What’s the problem with the EU vaccine rollout?
Can you get a free laptop or cheaper broadband?
Trump impeachment: When is the Senate trial and what will happen?
The Capitol Police officer in a MAGA hat. What’s the real story?
Trump impeachment: Fact-checking the Senate trial
Capitol riots: Five takeaways from the arrests
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'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic
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Riot Games CEO sued for sexual harassment by former assistant

Samsung's flagship S21 series phones are up to $200 off on Amazon
Google News Showcase launches in more countries, including the UK and Argentina
Twitter says it won't block activists, journalists and politicians in India
Scientists prove that deepfake detectors can be duped
Facebook takes down fake accounts in Uganda and Palestine
Apple will replace 2016/2017 MacBook Pro batteries that refuse to charge
What's on TV this week: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and 'Clarice'
Hyundai's TIGER 'ultimate mobility vehicle' concept is the size of a housecat
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Visual guide to SSH tunnels — This page explains use cases and examples of SSH
tunnels while visually presenting the traffic flows. For example, here's a reverse
tunnel that allows only users from IP address 1.2.3.4 access to port 80 on the SSH
client through an SSH server.
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Making Sense of The Audio Stack On Unix
Jeff Erickson's Algorithms
Rust Foundation - Hello World!
The new reading stack - macwright.com
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authentication.
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The mysterious tale of India’s TikTok ban and a flower picture getting 75M
daily hits
This adorable macOS extension names new folders after birds
Meet the company mapping European cities to solve escooter misparking
Hey America, stop buying hybrids: They’re BAD
India’s ShareChat is spicing up its TikTok competitor with AR lenses from
Snapchat
How to stop yourself from using the wrong emoji at work
Twitter follows government order to block 500 accounts in India — keeps journos
out of it
Instagram won’t recommend Reels with a TikTok logo — and it’s unfair
Microsoft Word is testing an even darker dark mode
Spotify is finally testing live lyrics in the US

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Getting The Most Out Of Git

Smashing Podcast Episode 35 With Stephanie Stimac & Melanie Richards: What’s
Next For HTML Controls?
Managing CSS Z-Index In Large Projects
Improving Your Team’s Communication In The Age Of Remote Work
Designing Better Tooltips For Mobile User Interfaces
How To Port Your Web App To Microsoft Teams
Things You Can Do With CSS Today
Inspiring Wallpapers For February 2021 And A Little Creativity Challenge
Dynamic Static Typing In TypeScript
How To Create An Engaging And Useful Chatbot

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Researcher hacks over 35 tech firms in novel supply chain attack

Timezone Bullshit
Github1s – One second to read GitHub code with VS Code
EPA Takes Action to Protect Scientific Integrity
Infinitely zooming botanical floral paradise painting
GiveCampus (YC S15) Is Hiring remote Sr engineers passionate about education
Using ES Modules (ESM) in Node.js: A Practical Guide (Part 1)
An Atonement of Nano
Mozilla Welcomes the Rust Foundation
Are we game yet? – A guide to the Rust game development ecosystem
Elfstedentocht
Show HN: I built an internet speed analytics tool
Ham Radio Forms a Planet-Sized Space Weather Sensor Network
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Posix Threads Programming
OpenStreetMap proven to be a highly accurate map in top US cities
Amazon competitor got our belt listing taken down by saying it contains drugs
Processors Under Pillows
Base64.ai – Extract text, data, photos and more from all types of docs
Crackpot Cryptography and Security Theater
What's an SPF Record?
Black coffee can be good for your heart, studies show
Turtle visual cortex is non-retinotopic
Google’s next big Chrome update will rewrite the rules of the web
GlobalSign: RSA-1024 leaf certificate issued after 2013-12-31
An SQL Solution for Jupyter
Pattern matching accepted for Python
Flynt: Convert old Python string formatting to f-strings
Automated Propositional Sequent Proofs in the Browser with Tau Prolog
Brain2Pix: Video Reconstruction from Brain Activity

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SpaceX Starlink opens preorders but slots are limited in each region
WHO team rejects lab origin of coronavirus, focuses on animals, frozen food
macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 addresses MacBook Pro charging issues
Zero-days under active exploit are keeping Windows users busy
We now have new evidence that Richard III murdered the princes in the tower
ISPs step up fight against SpaceX, tell FCC that Starlink will be too slow
Bunches of Amazon Fire tablets are back on sale today
UAE “Hope” probe successfully reaches Mars, two more following shortly
Disney redundancy: Fox CGI-animation studio behind Ice Age, Rio to shut down
Android 12 leak appears to show major redesign with color-changing UI
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Introducing 'Food Grammar,' The Unspoken Rules Of Every Cuisine

The Best Work-From-Home Cities For 2021
Why Cell Phone Bills Are So Expensive
This Horse Seemed Like It Was Going To Lose The Race, So The Jockey Made An
Unusual Decision
Is Tom Hanks The Last Great Movie Star?
What COVID-19 Dashboards Aren't Telling Us
Alan Dershowitz Has An Incredulous Reaction To Donald Trump's Impeachment
Lawyer: 'I Have No Idea What He's Doing'
City Squirrels Look Different. Is Evolution Driving A Color Change?
A 'Little Bit Of Treasure' Saved From The Dump As Old Local Photos Discovered
In Bags Of Unwanted Slides
Here's All The Tech Gadgets That Ceased To Exist In 2020

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Female giraffes who hang out with friends live longer than loners
Vampire bat adopts orphan baby bat after untimely death of its mother
Dragonflies do a backwards roll to fly upright – even when unconscious
How can you tell if a coronavirus vaccine has given you immunity?
Covid-19 news: ‘Extremely unlikely’ virus came from lab, says WHO team
Ancient caterpillar had armoured spikes to protect it from early birds
Device that self-assembles in the uterus could limit wild horse births
Deaths from fossil fuel air pollution are double what we thought
South Africa rethinks plans after variant evades AstraZeneca vaccine
Large variation in daily temperatures linked to lower economic growth

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The Nintendo Switch Can Now Run Android 10, Unofficially

Instagram Says Its Algorithm Won't Promote Reels That Have a TikTok Watermark
Cops Are Playing Music While Citizens Are Filming To Trigger Copyright Filters
About Half of Global Wastewater Is Treated, Instead of Previous Estimate of
20%, Study Finds
Apple Should Create Crypto Exchange and Buy Bitcoin, Says RBC
Qualcomm Unveils the First 10-Gigabit 5G Modem
AI Program Claims To Predict COVID-19 Death Rate With 90 Percent Accuracy
Man To Pay $34,000 Damages Over Negative TrustPilot Review
Reddit User Claiming To Be Tesla Insider Appeared To Reveal Bitcoin Buy a Month
Ago
The iPhone 12 Mini Was Apple's 2020 Sales Flop

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 The Alice: Camera in the Front, Your Smartphone in the Back
Just Six Feet Wide, Look Inside the Skinniest Building for Sale in London
20something Entrepreneur Figures Out How to Recycle Waste Plastic Into Strong,
Cheap Bricks
Ford Designs Reusable, Transparent N95 Face Masks Made from Thermoformed PET
A February Job Flurry – Industrial Design Opportunities in Germany, Ireland,
Canada, Japan, NYC
How Do You Design a Truly Sustainably-Minded Business?
Cleaning Hack: Slicing a Sponge to Clean Vents, Louvers and Windowsills
Lots of Small, Thoughtful Design Touches in These Latchlock Food Containers
Excellent Design Student Work: Peter Morgan's 6:1 Toaster Concept
Forum Frenzy: Chip Foose's Bizarre Automotive Rendering Technique

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2021 Ford Ranger Tremor review: Ready for overlanding glory video - Roadshow
2021 Ford Ranger Tremor review: Prepper's delight - Roadshow
A new stimulus check is on the horizon. Here's exactly how soon it could come -
CNET
Impeachment trial Day 2: How to stream the Senate hearing online today - CNET
This is how your third stimulus check could be 'targeted' - CNET
Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts tied to Uganda, Palestine - CNET
Apple reportedly partners with TSMC to develop micro OLED displays - CNET
4 reasons you want to file your taxes as early as possible -- starting Friday,
Feb. 12 - CNET
Hyundai wants to sell this crazy autonomous walking car - Roadshow
Hyundai's Tiger X-1 walking car shoots for the moon - Roadshow

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Me right now
TIL Genghis Khan would marry off a daughter to the king of an allied nation.
Then he would assign his new son in law to military duty in the Mongol wars, while
his daughter took over the rule. Most sons in law died in combat, giving his
daughters complete control of these nations
TIL Genghis Khan would marry off a daughter to the king of an allied nation.
Then he would assign his new son in law to military duty in the Mongol wars, while
his daughter took over the rule. Most sons in law died in combat, giving his
daughters complete control of these nations
This should be the standard for all of our educators here in the U.S.
Salesforce declares the 9-to-5 workday dead, will let some employees work
remotely from now on
You're hired ?!!
The U.S. Minimum Wage By State
Took a photo of my chess set, the light accidentally looked like a king
SpaceX begins accepting $99 preorders for Starlink, with Elon Musk saying the
subsidiary will IPO "once we can predict cash flow reasonably well"
Cursed debt
🎉 Akai Haato❤️ celebrates 1,000,000 subscribers 🎉
Who here fucking hates life?
When I’m old and unable to care for myself, I want to be taken care of by
professionals, not burden my children who will have their own families to care for.
I'm so sorry.
Should I end my life soon?
You may be old but are you this old
 Tom Felton
It was me
Riot Games investigating claims of gender discrimination by CEO
BUt ItS tHe SuPeR bOwL
a very cruel and efficient system.
Realistic screen installation for Chinese New Year celebration at Pavilion KL,
Malaysia.
My local gamestop is closing today I literally was given the sign for free.
They just let me have the literal sign that has been having in that store for 10
years
After keeping a golden eagle for about 10 years , using it to hunt and catch
prey, the Kazakhs of western Mongolia will let it fly away.
Every felt your baby moving and wonder what they were doing?
the squeeze has not yet sqouze. lets discuss!!!
A great mascot
Twelve and a half hours!
"bUt tHaTs sOsHuLiSm"
🔥 The Edge Of A Rainstorm
YouTube removes Punjabi songs related to farmers' protest: YouTube displays a
message stating, 'This content is not available on this country domain due to a
legal complaint from the government'
Country roooooooooads pt 2 (lesson: remember your worth, kings. Don't simp for
a jerk. If she belittles you right off the bat, "equal rights, equal fights")
Introducing the Core Set and Classic Format
A mystery that may never be solved
Kevin Feige: "I love bringing back characters people think they've seen the
last of."
Feels bad man
I drew the bottom picture.
Elon Musk Saves the World in 2023
Penguin makes a brave escape attempt
I was literally in the middle of something, masturbating 😅
This amazing Chinese New Year 3D CGI ox in Pavilion Mall, Kuala Lumpur looks
realistic.
Blursed birds nest
The one person that makes the teacher think we're actually paying attention.
If I had to see this, so do you.
Recently made a post on how much this career sucks and was looking at new
careers. Maybe I should become a ram designer, no brain required it seems
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Gentle reminder to the ladies on here: The men that come on your post to
complain about your language when talking about sexism do not spend a single minute
going to misogynstic subreddits and correcting how they speak about women
Don't mess with us Dank Memers
Happy Valentine's Day 💘
CALICO DOG CALICO DOG CALICO DOG
Craftsmanship
Just make the movie already, how many times do we have to ask?
Who’s holding as of today?? February 9th.
Gamestop short interest just updated, it is now 78.46%
Minecraft + Lego = Love (making my own texturepack!)
Chimken
Yes? I mean no...huh?
The Return of Valor Points in 9.0.5 - Upgradable Mythic+ Gear
GF and I have COVID. Heater went out, technician can't come out due to
quarantine. Decided to try and fix it myself. Tripped over a pipe and fell through
the ceiling. Anyone need a handyman?
Super Bowl Ads: The use of sex as a selling device has almost been wiped out!
[OC]
 Trump hid his calls with Putin. Now, Biden has access to them. | What was said
between the two leaders is a great mystery, one that advisers to the current
president say is imperative to find out.
pain
He speaks well
Casually going borderline 200 what could go wrong?
Will the real Short Interest please stand up
Signing contracts with blood actually makes sense. A written signature can be
forged or ambiguous, but the DNA test will always show whose signature it is.
An abandoned doggo reunites with her sons and daughters
You can’t see me.
[The Athletic] The Dallas Mavericks have ceased playing the national anthem
before home games this season and do not plan to play it moving forward.
abort mission!!!
True story
8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Lack Of Dinosaur Stories
Repost
James Gandolfini’s Son Recorded Four Hours of Tony Soprano Dialogue to Prep for
Prequel Film
i rely only on vitamin d gummies
I used to know someone like this
Almost all independent media in Poland (press, news outlets, television
channels, radio stations etc.) are protesting right now because of proposal of new
advertising tax affecting them
This rare colour mutation on an Australian rainbow lorikeet
HMFT after a miraculous comeback
1 in 10 Americans have now received Covid vaccine
Utility companies have worried that solar panels drive up electric costs for
the people who don't have panels. Research shows the opposite is actually true --
grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) owners are actually subsidizing their non-PV
neighbors.
She’s learned the best way to get cuddles.
My dad disguising himself to get in the yearbook twice (1980s)
Hi. Have a good day.
Racism is dumb and Einstein was not dumb.
Racism is dumb and Einstein was not dumb.
School profile pictures alignments chart. I’m Chaotic Good LMFAO
Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial after graphic video
"Close to zero" by end of April 2020. But its everyone else that's irrational,
right?
TIFU by slapping a stranger's ass
Beautiful table with epoxy resin
Blessed_Savers
Phone camera noob
This is Fanny. She has a rare skin condition called vitiligo, causing her hair
to depigment.
God works in mysterious ways
I have always dreamed of graduating college and getting my diploma!!
Achievement unlocked!
Rear ended - this is why having a dash cam would be helpful
Problem solved
just give me the tide pods
Trump was 'borderline screaming' and 'deeply unhappy' over his defense lawyers'
performance in his impeachment trial, per report

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 Apple reportedly developing next-gen ultra-thin displays for AR devices with
TSMC
Nintendo’s latest Switch Online SNES games are some seriously deep cuts
Apple Maps is getting Google and Waze-like accident reporting
Apple will replace these MacBook Pro batteries for free if they don’t charge
past one percent
Satechi’s new tiny double-sided wireless charger can top up your Apple Watch or
AirPods
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey wants to build an app store for social media algorithms
Apple will let Super Healthy Kids have a pear (shaped logo) after all
Hyundai is getting serious about building a ‘walking car’ with four legs
Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase clashes with its environmental
aspirations
Salesforce declares the 9-to-5 workday dead, will let some employees work
remotely from now on

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The Digital Divide Is Giving American Churches Hell

Beijing’s Ban on Clubhouse Won't Deter Some Listeners
How to Make Your Music Streaming a Little More Social
Cyberpunk 2077 Maker Was Hit With Ransomware—and Won't Pay Up
Covid-19 Vaccine Scams Spread Under Facebook's Watch
The Best Running Gear for Your Long and Chilly Winter
How to Keep Kids Engaged in School—With Games
How This Teeny-Tiny Sea Critter Punches Like Mike Tyson
Artists Reimagine How Covid-19 Will Shape the Art World
Would You Trade a Bitcoin for a Tesla?

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How To Make a Photo Collage for Valentine's Day

The Best Sex Toy for Everyone, No Matter Your Preferred Style of Pleasure
How Much Does It Really Cost to Get Into Fitness?
Use Admin Roles to Share Access to LinkedIn Pages
When Will You Get Your $1,400 Relief Check?
Turn up the Heat on Your Valentine’s Date Night With the Best Couch Co-op Games
for Couples
Spice Up Your Zoom Chats With Filters
What to Say to an Angry Person Instead of 'Calm Down'
Meet Lelo, the Luxury Sex Toy Brand Working To Keep Valentine’s Day Alive
The Fitbit App Now Supports Blood Glucose Tracking

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Report: If It Weren’t For Covid, You’d Be On A Carousel Right Now

Tom Thibodeau Confident He Can Get One More Vintage ACL Tear Out Of Derrick
Rose
Patrick Mahomes: ‘This Loss Will Motivate Me To Appreciate What’s Actually
Meaningful In Life’
GOP Senators Argue It’s Unconstitutional To Be Forced To Work On A Tuesday
‘New England Journal Of Teen Medicine’ Retracts Flawed Study Positing You Can’t
Get Pregnant The First Time
 Christopher Nolan Still No Closer To Understanding End Of ‘Tenet’ After
Watching Dozens Of YouTube Explainer Videos
Wallet Lost In Antarctica Returned 53 Years Later
Media Claims Britney Spears Well Enough To Be Released Back Into Their Sole
Custody
Romantic Experts Recommend Spending 3 Months’ Salary On Valentine’s Teddy Bear
Onlookers Realize Beauty Of Love Again After Seeing Dead-Eyed Man Swiping Right
On Every Tinder Profile

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An in-depth look at Lifeline, an underused US program to help low-income people

pay their phone and internet bills, which has been mismanaged for years (Tony
Romm/Washington Post)
Q&A with Charlton McIlwain, author of the book Black Software, which explores
the relationship between software, social media, and the Black community in the US
(Nilay Patel/The Verge)
Study: there are over 3,000 decentralized apps running on Ethereum and the
total value of crypto assets in DeFi protocols rose 2,000%+ to $16.05B in 2020
(Alyssa Hertig/CoinDesk)
Researchers say Facebook has stopped generating link previews in Messenger and
Instagram for EU users, suggesting the data is used for purposes beyond previews
(Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
Nine plots of land on blockchain game Axie Infinity were sold for over 888 ETH,
or ~$1.5M, making it the most expensive "non-fungible token" sale ever (Shaurya
Malwa/Decrypt)
ISPs submit report to the FCC claiming Starlink will hit a capacity shortfall
in 2028 and ask the FCC to reconsider awarding rural broadband funding to SpaceX
(Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
How a Pakistan-born developer's open letter to Tim Cook helped bring the Urdu
language typeface to Apple devices (Alizeh Kohari/Rest of World)
Twitter says it has suspended 500+ accounts in India for violating rules but
has not taken any action on accounts of journalists, activists, and politicians
(Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Sources: Apple has partnered with TSMC to develop advanced micro OLED displays
at a secretive facility in Taiwan (Nikkei Asia)
Adobe brings document collaboration to Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fresco,
enabling asynchronous editing of files across desktop, iPhone, and iPad (Jaron
Schneider/PetaPixel)

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