a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 1 By Daarel Burnette II
There's heated debate nationally over whether K-12 teachers really are in
short supply and—if so—what's caused the shortage and how widespread it is.
But in a number of states with dwindling supplies of new teachers,
overcrowded classrooms, months-long substitute assignments, and droves of
teachers quitting midyear, activists on both sides of the issue are seizing
the opportunity to push their policy agendas.
Those divisions are on stark display in places like Indiana, Okla... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 2 By Daarel Burnette II
There's heated debate nationally over whether K-12 teachers really are in
short supply and—if so—what's caused the shortage and how widespread it is.
But in a number of states with dwindling supplies of new teachers,
overcrowded classrooms, months-long substitute assignments, and droves of
teachers quitting midyear, activists on both sides of the issue are seizing
the opportunity to push their policy agendas.
Those divisions are on stark display in places like Indiana, Okla... 阅读全帖 |
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b********n
发帖数: 38600 | 3 http://benswann.com/breaking-utah-legislators-move-to-kill-nsa-
SALT LAKE CITY, February 12, 2014–Can Utah shut down the new NSA data
center by turning off the water? A new bill introduced by state Rep. Marc
Roberts seeks to do just that. The legislation drafted by a transpartisan
coalition organized by the Tenth Amendment Center (TAC) and the Bill of
Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) called OffNow Coalition. The Utah Fourth
Amendment Protection Act would expressly prohibit state material support... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 4 BREAKING: Anti-Second Amendment Legislator’s Criminal Record Exposed
According to a Colorado Bureau of Investigations report obtained by Media
Trackers, State Representative Rhonda Fields (D-Aurora) was arrested in 1976
on a charge of larceny and again in 1991 on a charge of shoplifting.
Despite her own criminal record, Rep. Fields has sought to limit the Second
Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.
An apparent mugshot of Fields was posted to the Magpul Industries Facebook
page by a private ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2153 | 5 David Richardson has become the first openly gay legislator of Florida. The
55-year-old forensic accountant said he was comfortable having made Florida
history on election night.
“I am the first openly gay legislator of Florida – and forever will be,”
he said, having defeated on Tuesday three other candidates to represent
state House District 113 in Miami Beach.
Mr Richardson, a native of Orlando and the son of a cab driver and factory
worker, gained biology and accounting undergraduate degrees ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 6 Marriage equality supporters rallied in Chicago over the weekend, looking to
the upcoming Illinois legislative session for action on the issue.
More than 100 people gathered Saturday at the James R. Thompson Center, a
state government building in downtown Chicago, with signs bearing such
slogans as “Opposition to Legal Equality Is Bigotry” and “Call Your
Legislators for Marriage Equality,” Windy City Times reports.
Several speakers addressed the crowd on the need for marriage equality. Boyd
and ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 7 The drive to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota has received a boost,
as a Republican state senator prepares to cross party lines and join the
effort.
"At this point, I am concerned about doing the right thing," state Sen.
Branden Petersen (R) told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "I have a certain
amount of peace about that, and I will let the chips fall where they may."
If Petersen signs on to the same-sex marriage bill expected to be introduced
this week, he would be the first Republican la... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 8 www.pressherald.com/2016/01/11/maine-legislators-hear-conflicting-views-on-
common-core-tests/
By Noel K. Gallagher Staff Writer [email protected] | @noelinmaine | 207-
791-6387
AUGUSTA — In the midst of anti-testing and anti-Common Core sentiment
across the nation, the Legislature’s Education Committee heard testimony
Monday on whether Maine should drop the five-year-old Common Core math and
English standards and delay statewide testing for a year while it switches
to a new test.
Maine’s 2015 T... 阅读全帖 |
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F*********k
发帖数: 2252 | 9 Today Latino Legislative Caucus and Legislative Black Caucus Joint Statement
on SCA 5
我们有没有 California Asian Legislative Caucus!? |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 10 Tuesday, May 31, 2011
By Matt Cover
(CNSNews.com) – John Bryson, President Barack Obama's nominee to be
secretary of commerce, said it was “incredibly important” that the United
States pass cap and trade legislation and that America needed to be a global
leader in combating man-made global warming.
“I regard it as incredibly important that the United States comes forth in
this year with federal climate change legislation as a foundation for moving
ahead,” Bryson told the U.N. International Energ... 阅读全帖 |
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t*****r
发帖数: 34 | 11 http://www.wsj.com/articles/democratic-legislators-criticize-fe
The predominantly white male nature of Federal Reserve leadership is coming
under criticism from a large number of Democratic elected officials who
believe the institution doesn’t adequately reflect the demographics of the
nation it is meant to serve.
The legislators said in a letter to Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen
Thursday that U.S. central bank leadership doesn’t represent the makeup of
Americans as a whole. They said c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 897 | 12 Rep. Tom Price, Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary
bought thousands of dollars worth of shares in a medical device
manufacturer days before introducing legislation to delay an industry
regulation that would directly hurt the manufacturer, CNN reports.
Price bought between $1,001 to $15,000 worth of stock in Zimmer Biomet, an
Indiana based firm that produces orthopedics products, in March 2016.
According to CNN, the following week, Price introduced the HIP Act, a bill
des... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 13 Honorable members of congress and state legislators:
As a group of peace-loving American citizens, we are looking forward to
expounding some facts and viewpoints on Tibet as for the recent visit of
Dalai Lama to America, hoping that can enable you to get acquainted with and
gain some understanding about the real essence of Dalai Lama.
First, under the domination of Dalai Lama, social condition of Tibet is
more tyrannical than that of Europe in 15 century. Dalai himself also
admitted that... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 14 AUGUSTA — Maine legislators on the Education Committee rejected a bill
Wednesday that would have thrown out the state’s math and English Common
Core standards.
Instead, the committee unanimously approved substitute language that makes
the process for reviewing the standards more transparent and rigorous.
Senate Chairman Brian Langley, R-Ellsworth, suggested the new language,
saying it addresses concerns about Common Core standards, which spell out
what a student is expected to learn in the two s... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 15 The US Senate agriculture committee has voted to advance the Hunger Free
Summer for Kids Act. The legislation seeks to expand access to summer-meal
programs and grab-and-go options.
A change in the way California determines which students are eligible for
meal programs means far more kids this year will receive free lunch at
school.
There was a 32 percent increase in December to the number of California
students automatically enrolled in the federally funded free and reduced
meal program, Califo... 阅读全帖 |
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f*******8
发帖数: 1430 | 16 There are not many legislative days left for the rest of the year.
Hope they can have a vote by the end of the year.
http://www.majorityleader.gov/Calendar/
Read: 2011 Legislative Calendar |
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p*l
发帖数: 241 | 18 【 以下文字转载自 Fujian 讨论区,原文如下 】
发信人: pyl (全不知游BBS), 信区: Fujian
标 题: Congress passes anti-spam legislation
发信站: Unknown Space - 未名空间 (Thu Dec 11 13:29:40 2003) WWW-POST
http://www.badgerherald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/12/10/3fd6ac2873f29
By Natalie J. Mikhail, State Editor
December 10, 2003
Congress approved new legislation Monday that would control the distribution
of unsolicited e-mail, a measure that represents the federal government's
increased efforts to regulate America's technology indust |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 19 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: brihand (brihand), 信区: USANews
标 题: Pelosi:我是astute leader, master legislator
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Jun 22 14:08:35 2017, 美东)
Pelosi: I Am "Master Legislator," "Astute Leader"; "Decision How Long I Stay
Is Not Up To Them"
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/06/22/pelosi_i_am_master_
legislator_astute_leader_decision_how_long_i_stay_is_not_up_to_them.html |
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k***i
发帖数: 662 | 20 August 6, 2007
Government & Policy
Congress Passes Competitiveness Legislation
Lawmakers boost federal spending in a bid to strengthen U.S. math and science education
Glenn Hess
Congress has given final approval to landmark legislation aimed at making America more competitive in the global marketplace through substantial increases in federal R&D funding and science and math education.
Peter Cutts Photography
Hunt
The America Competes Act (H.R. 2272) authorizes a total of $33.6 billion over the n |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 21 AUGUSTA — Maine legislators on the Education Committee rejected a bill
Wednesday that would have thrown out the state’s math and English Common
Core standards.
Instead, the committee unanimously approved substitute language that makes
the process for reviewing the standards more transparent and rigorous.
Senate Chairman Brian Langley, R-Ellsworth, suggested the new language,
saying it addresses concerns about Common Core standards, which spell out
what a student is expected to learn in the two s... 阅读全帖 |
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w*******h
发帖数: 25 | 22 China should draft a new bill to fortify its claim on the territory occupied
by India, i.e., the land to the south of the illegal McMahon Line, as the
way we did towards Taiwan ( I mean our Anti-separation Act). Since our
executive branch does not recognize the legitimacy of the so-called
Arunachal Pradesh under India's regime (“阿鲁纳查尔中央直辖区”), our
legislative branch should take consistent action.
The law should dictate beyond any doubt that any properties and resources
within the claimed territor |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 23 Releases Comprehensive State-By-State Legislative Report
Marriage equality:
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of marriage equality
earlier this year with support from both the Iowa House and Senate for
preserving the ruling. New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Vermont legislatures
voted in favor of same-sex marriage in 2009. In Maine, marriage equality
was passed in both chambers and signed into law by the Governor, only to be
lost by a small margin at the ballot. The Council of th |
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O**i
发帖数: 93 | 24 MANCHESTER, NH — The McCain-Palin campaign today announced that New
Hampshire State Representative Doreen Howard, a Democratic legislator from
Newmarket, has endorsed John McCain for president. Representative Howard
previously supported Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s candidacy.
“As a lifelong Democrat who enthusiastically backed Hillary Clinton in the
primaries, I am now supporting John McCain. Like Senator Clinton, McCain
values the importance of public service. Both Clinton and McCain put co |
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O**i
发帖数: 93 | 25 For Immediate ReleaseContact: Press OfficeFriday, September 12, 2008
MANCHESTER, NH — The McCain-Palin campaign today announced that New
Hampshire State Representative Doreen Howard, a Democratic legislator from
Newmarket, has endorsed John McCain for president. Representative Howard
previously supported Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s candidacy.
“As a lifelong Democrat who enthusiastically backed Hillary Clinton in the
primaries, I am now supporting John McCain. Like Senator Clinton, McCain
va |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 26 This idiot admits he’s too stupid to even know how to unlike something on
Facebook and blames his problems on gun owners.
Yes, really.
Jersey City Assemblyman Charles Mainor is in hot water again over his
Facebook page, with constituents wondering if it’s appropriate for one of
their state legislators to have “liked” Facebook pages such as Big Bootie
Freaks and another page that posts videos of physical assaults.
That page, dubbed You Got Knocked the F*ck Out Man, includes videos from
Wo... 阅读全帖 |
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j****y
发帖数: 597 | 27 昔日非裔“福利女王”大声疾呼：“废了福利”！
2016-08-12 08:09:27
洪岩
她是非裔，出生于低收入家庭，上学时逃学、派对、吸毒、乱性，多次流产。成年后独
自抚养二个女儿，有三年半的时间接受“抚养子女家庭援助”计划（AFDC，Aid to
Families with Dependent Children）。八十年代初每月有四五百美元的政府补助，加
上食品劵，再做点黑市交易，她日子过得比上班族还滋润，号称“福利女王”（
welfare queen）。后在基督教的影响下，她自愿放弃了寄生虫式的生活方式，开始上
大学，挣学位。毕业后开办社区杂志，研究美国城市贫困问题，小有成就。她亲身体会
到，民主党极力推动的福利政策，实际上腐蚀心志。对非裔来讲，更是毒药。从此她致
力于宣讲“废除福利”（abolition of welfare），号召非裔自尊、自强、自立！
她就是美国专栏作家、共和党著名人士、保守派活动家Star Parker。
Parker认识到，民主党和美国黑人民权领袖的政治主张，不仅浪费了大量的援助资金，
美国城市反而失业率上升、教育下沉、犯罪横行。“福利”政策侵蚀了个人... 阅读全帖 |
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g***c
发帖数: 11523 | 28 很多评论员分析，川普胜利的真正原因是fear 战胜了hope
川普voter害怕马桶的激进政策继续，因为fear，才选的川普。
现在川普连任的最佳策略还是fear
川普行政上deport非法移民，收紧社会激进趋势。
legislation上猛推各种政策，当然到最后都失败。
这样2020年连任时，川普voter又fear了，如果川普不连任，美国又被激进势力占据。
然后这些voter就继续选川普。 |
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g8
发帖数: 3784 | 31 Senate Banking Committee Approves Democratic Legislation to Overhaul Wall
Street Regulation (Story Developing) |
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T****k
发帖数: 1374 | 33 06/17/2010: White House Reportedly Says Energy Bill the Top Legislative
Priority This Summer
Report indicates that the President's main focus will shift to working
toward a comprehsnsive energy bill once the Congress finishes up work on
Wall Street reform, a process that is expected to conclude this month. We
predicted earlier that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill would affect the Obama
priority see-saw game between energy bill and CIR for the rest of this
year. This report confirms that the energy |
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T****k
发帖数: 1374 | 34 The legislative car crash that is the Arizona immigration bill has
sparked a renewed effort at the federal level to work on immigration
reform.
President Barack Obama was expected to address the issue at a Cinco de
Mayo celebration at the White House Wednesday.
But White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs cautioned that "immigration
is a very hard issue that Congress might not finish this year."
However, Gibbs says Obama wants voters to know that immigration reform
is too important to stall on. |
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发帖数: 1371 | 35 In the Legislative Information Site of the Library of Congress, Thomas, this
bill has moved up from the second most hit bills to number one most hit
bill this week reflecting the attention this bill has been receiving from
the employment-based immigrants, businesses, and for that matter, the
opponents of the bill. Despite the popularity of this bill, this bill is not
in this week's House floor schedule at this time. The schedule can change
before the end of the week, though. It depends on the Ho... 阅读全帖 |
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p*****a
发帖数: 3634 | 37 As this reporter predicted earlier, the forthcoming important Irish St.
Patrick's Day celebration in this country can give a momentum for these
legislative bills. The Irish media agrees with this reporter's assessment by
reporting today that this week (02/27/2012-03/02/2012) will be a key week
for the fate of these bills. They hope that they see a break through in
negotiation with Sen. Grassley or obtain at least 60 Senators to pass the
bills swiftly within this week. From such hope, apparen... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 38 | 38 Here are the 14 Republican senators who voted for the legislation:
Lamar Alexander of Tennessee;
Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire;
Jeff Chiesa of New Jersey;
Susan Collins of Maine;
Bob Corker of Tennessee;
Jeff Flake of Arizona;
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina;
Orrin Hatch of Utah;
Dean Heller of Nevada;
John Hoeven of North Dakota
Mark Kirk of Illinois;
John McCain of Arizona;
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska;
Marco Rubio of Florida
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/immigration-roll-call-... 阅读全帖 |
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a***i
发帖数: 1522 | 39 from District 54
to XXXX,
date Jan 24, 2008 1:55 PM
subject Re: Regarding the Concern of Michigan State driver's license
mailed-by house.mi.gov
hide details 1:55 PM (11 hours ago)
Reply
Legislation (specifically: Senate Bills 962-966 and House Bills 5518-19 and
5535-5537), to permit temporary legal residents to obtain a driver's license
or personal identification card, has been introduced to correct the over-
reaching effects of Michi |
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p****x
发帖数: 707 | 40 收到个学区的EMAIL. 这是TROY的。搞不太明白。这到底是好是坏？引入竞争不好吗？
Private school不是一直有吗？
Several bills expected to be taken up during the Michigan Legislative “lame
duck session” could have a devastating impact on your child’s education.
Specifically, these bills would:
1.Allow anyone to open schools here in Troy, which could include
corporations, special interest groups or entities with no educational
background. There would be no elected School Board or local control, yet the
funding for these schools would come fro... 阅读全帖 |
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w***w
发帖数: 6301 | 42 Frank Introduces New Internet Gambling Legislation
Posted on 11 September 2008
In breaking news out of Washington, D.C., Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.)
introduced the Payments System Protection Act of 2008 on Thursday,
according to a statement released by the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling
Initiative. The bill requires the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to work
together with the Department of Justice to determine what activities are and
are not legal under the Unlawful Internet Gamblin |
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w***w
发帖数: 6301 | 43 Frank bill gets committe approval
September 16th, 2008
It’s not a huge victory, but it’s a victory nonetheless. Poker players
today saw what will hopefully be the first of many legislative triumphs on
the path to clarifying the legal status of online poker in the United States
as a bill by Rep. Barney Frank cleared the House Committee on Financial
Services today.
The Payments System Protection Act (H.R. 6870), introduced by Frank,
essentially seeks to force clarification of the UIGEA. According |
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d*********e
发帖数: 3835 | 44 March 10, 2010. The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) which
represents over 28,000 pilots, strongly opposes legislation introduced by
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) (S.3048) to allow the use of Cockpit Voice
Recorders (CVR's) as a means of punishing airline pilots found to be
violating sterile cockpit and other established procedures while flying.
Sen. DeMints' language would turn back the clock on every safety improvement
the industry has attained in the last fifteen years of volunt |
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k********y
发帖数: 3586 | 45 今年年底我Master of Science in Environmental Engineering毕业，面试了州环境质
量部门 (Arizona Department of Environmental Quality) 的一个non-paid legislative intern，做大概5个月，明年1月开始。主要就是做州立法的草案
的追踪、去州参议员和众议院旁听记录什么的。差不多属于本州的负责环境立法的官员
的助理小蜜之类的。看样子是短期招人intern因为明年初好像有个什么session，我也
不懂是什么。不给钱。
各位觉得，有必要去这个吗？这个在对5个月后找工作有多少帮助？还是给老板说想继
续phd？谢谢大家！！！祝好！ |
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h****s
发帖数: 911 | 46 why not? That's a great chance to exposure yourself to the case managers
or even future employers/clients.
At the meantime, tell your professor that you want to go for your PhD
after 5 months. If you get a job in this period, turn yourself into a
part time, your professor will be happy as well.
Best case, get a job from the government;
average case, find a job in the consulting company;
worst case, even you couldn't land a job at 5 months, sure it will make
your resume looks good in the future, ... 阅读全帖 |
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k********y
发帖数: 3586 | 47 这个intern主要就是朝9晚5坐在办公室里用电脑tracking legislative bills，感觉就
是和系里的小蜜一个类型的。不过对以后的resume倒是蛮有帮助的。 |
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x******3
发帖数: 209 | 48 【 以下文字转载自 Family 讨论区 】
发信人: xiaobao3 (小宝小宝), 信区: Family
标 题: official websites for Chinese legislation&codes?
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun May 18 01:54:41 2008)
Anyone knows?
google search is fucked off. |
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w***w
发帖数: 6301 | 49 Frank Introduces New Internet Gambling Legislation
Posted on 11 September 2008
In breaking news out of Washington, D.C., Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.)
introduced the Payments System Protection Act of 2008 on Thursday,
according to a statement released by the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling
Initiative. The bill requires the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to work
together with the Department of Justice to determine what activities are and
are not legal under the Unlawful Internet Gamblin |
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