** EarthJustice **
The Monkey King Bush administration wants to severely weaken the Endangered Species Act -- we need your help to make sure this doesn't happen.
For more than 30 years, the ESA has been a safety net for plants and animals on the brink of extinction, including grizzly bears, bald eagles, and gray whales. Yet President Bush wants to gut these protections, despite ESA's overwhelming success ... or, more likely, because of it.
The Bush plan would strip the requirement for independent scientific review of projects that could threaten endangered species, allowing federal agencies to make the final call on how their projects impact these species, which could leave the fox guarding the hen house.
Please speak out now to oppose Bush's assault on the Endangered Species Act!
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** Oxfam **
Recently, CNN did a report on how millions of dollars' worth of supplies were given away, rather than sent to help people in need. The reason? FEMA said no one asked for them. Can you believe that?
Help Oxfam America do something to change the situation. Please tell FEMA today that you want the supplies delivered to people who need them most—those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Aug 07, 2008 -- Your Fight the Right-Wing Wacko Links of the Day.
** Environmental Defense **
America's "little leopard," the ocelot, is in grave danger. Fewer than 100 of the endangered animals still roam the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Now the Department of Homeland Security is starting to build 70 miles of fence in the Lower Rio Grande Valley that would cut through and destroy thorn scrub habitat important to the ocelot and prevent the little cats from swimming across the Rio Grande to mate.
Take action today – Urge your member of Congress to become a co-sponsor of the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 2593), and to call for a repeal of the waiver giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to by-pass national environmental laws to construct the fence.
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** Oxfam **
Peru sits on a treasure trove of oil, gas, and mineral wealth, with mining and drilling companies making huge profits. Yet many people in the regions where these resources are exploited live in poverty.
The money from these industries does not always reach the communities that need it most. It is difficult for communities to find out where the money goes.
A group of oil, mining, and gas companies operating in Peru—the Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo, y Energía (SNMPE)—faces a big decision: open up payments to public accountability or keep secrets.
By opening up their payments to public scrutiny, members of the SNMPE could help Peruvians regain some of their own wealth and break the shroud of secrecy that surrounds their oil, gas, and mineral industries.
Please click here and tell them to open up!
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** Audubon **
Our oceans—and many of the seabirds that depend on them—are in trouble. Fisheries are being overfished to the point of collapse, and seabirds like albatross and petrels are being killed in the tens of thousands through unsound fishing practices. The tiny Red Knot is on the brink of extinction because of overfishing in the Delaware Bay.
America's "little leopard," the ocelot, is in grave danger. Fewer than 100 of the endangered animals still roam the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Now the Department of Homeland Security is starting to build 70 miles of fence in the Lower Rio Grande Valley that would cut through and destroy thorn scrub habitat important to the ocelot and prevent the little cats from swimming across the Rio Grande to mate.
Take action today – Urge your member of Congress to become a co-sponsor of the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 2593), and to call for a repeal of the waiver giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to by-pass national environmental laws to construct the fence.
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** Oxfam **
Peru sits on a treasure trove of oil, gas, and mineral wealth, with mining and drilling companies making huge profits. Yet many people in the regions where these resources are exploited live in poverty.
The money from these industries does not always reach the communities that need it most. It is difficult for communities to find out where the money goes.
A group of oil, mining, and gas companies operating in Peru—the Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo, y Energía (SNMPE)—faces a big decision: open up payments to public accountability or keep secrets.
By opening up their payments to public scrutiny, members of the SNMPE could help Peruvians regain some of their own wealth and break the shroud of secrecy that surrounds their oil, gas, and mineral industries.
Please click here and tell them to open up!
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** Audubon **
Our oceans—and many of the seabirds that depend on them—are in trouble. Fisheries are being overfished to the point of collapse, and seabirds like albatross and petrels are being killed in the tens of thousands through unsound fishing practices. The tiny Red Knot is on the brink of extinction because of overfishing in the Delaware Bay.
Now the Bush Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed a rule that would gut the environmental review process for fishery management actions, take the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) out of the picture, and limit the public's right to participate in those decisions.
We want a healthy, sustainable ocean environment for fish and birds alike. We need strong laws like NEPA to remain intact.
Please take a moment and send a your comments to National Marine Fisheries Service.Monday, May 12, 2008
Your Fight The Right Wing Wackos for May 12, 2008
** BioGems Defenders **
Right now the U.S. Senate is considering legislation (S. 2834) that would permanently protect a spectacular stretch of wildlands in southwestern Utah. But the bill doesn't go nearly far enough and we need your help to make it stronger -- before the Senate casts its vote!
Please go to http://www.savebiogems.org/redrock/takeaction
and tell your senators to oppose S. 2834 unless its flaws are fixed.
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** Oxfam **
Natural resources shouldn't be a burden on the poor.
Yet in many countries around the world, revenues from natural resources are propping up dictators, fueling conflict, and deepening poverty. But you can help change that today.
Instead of allowing payments from oil, gas, and mining companies to their host governments to be made in secret, the EITD Act would require both American and foreign companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to publish these financial transactions as part of their annual filing.
Ask your member of Congress to co-sponsor the Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure (EITD) Act.
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Right now the U.S. Senate is considering legislation (S. 2834) that would permanently protect a spectacular stretch of wildlands in southwestern Utah. But the bill doesn't go nearly far enough and we need your help to make it stronger -- before the Senate casts its vote!
Please go to http://www.savebiogems.org/redrock/takeaction
and tell your senators to oppose S. 2834 unless its flaws are fixed.
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** Oxfam **
Natural resources shouldn't be a burden on the poor.
Yet in many countries around the world, revenues from natural resources are propping up dictators, fueling conflict, and deepening poverty. But you can help change that today.
Instead of allowing payments from oil, gas, and mining companies to their host governments to be made in secret, the EITD Act would require both American and foreign companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to publish these financial transactions as part of their annual filing.
Ask your member of Congress to co-sponsor the Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure (EITD) Act.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Your Fight the Right Activist links for May 11, 2008
** Amnesty International USA **
Please ask the phony government of Myanmar to ensure delivery of international aid in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
Send an e-mail to the assholes in charge of the government of Myanmar to ensure that humanitarian aid is distributed to the victims of Cyclone Nargis and that they cooperate with international relief efforts.
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** Defenders of Wildlife **
Ship strikes are taking their toll on the North Atlantic right whale as these gentle giants migrate through busy shipping lanes on the eastern seaboard. But the Bush/Cheney Administration refuses to intervene -- choosing instead to do nothing as these marine mammals continue to move toward extinction.
But there’s new hope in the Senate as legislation introduced by Sens. John Kerry and Olympia Snowe makes its way through Congress.
Tell your Senators to support The Ship Strike Reduction Act of 2008 (S. 2657) -- vital legislation to protect right whales.
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** Credo Action **
In this very important election year, will a small handful of companies gain even more control over what we see, hear and read every day?
Click here to tell your senators and Majority Leader Reid to reverse the FCC's recent decision to allow greater media consolidation.
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** Oxfam America **
Faced with a global food crisis, Congress has a major opportunity to provide desperately needed funding to help those facing increased hunger due to high food prices. Congress is in final negotiations on the farm bill right now and this legislation could help address the crisis. Currently farmers making $1 million a year receive support from the farm bill, but the poor affected by the food crisis do not. Does that sound right to you?
Tell Congress to shift funds from wasteful subsides for wealthy farmers and help address the unprecedented challenge of skyrocketing food prices.
Please ask the phony government of Myanmar to ensure delivery of international aid in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
Send an e-mail to the assholes in charge of the government of Myanmar to ensure that humanitarian aid is distributed to the victims of Cyclone Nargis and that they cooperate with international relief efforts.
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** Defenders of Wildlife **
Ship strikes are taking their toll on the North Atlantic right whale as these gentle giants migrate through busy shipping lanes on the eastern seaboard. But the Bush/Cheney Administration refuses to intervene -- choosing instead to do nothing as these marine mammals continue to move toward extinction.
But there’s new hope in the Senate as legislation introduced by Sens. John Kerry and Olympia Snowe makes its way through Congress.
Tell your Senators to support The Ship Strike Reduction Act of 2008 (S. 2657) -- vital legislation to protect right whales.
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** Credo Action **
In this very important election year, will a small handful of companies gain even more control over what we see, hear and read every day?
Click here to tell your senators and Majority Leader Reid to reverse the FCC's recent decision to allow greater media consolidation.
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** Oxfam America **
Faced with a global food crisis, Congress has a major opportunity to provide desperately needed funding to help those facing increased hunger due to high food prices. Congress is in final negotiations on the farm bill right now and this legislation could help address the crisis. Currently farmers making $1 million a year receive support from the farm bill, but the poor affected by the food crisis do not. Does that sound right to you?
Tell Congress to shift funds from wasteful subsides for wealthy farmers and help address the unprecedented challenge of skyrocketing food prices.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Your 5 Minute Activist Links for April 21, 2008
** Human Rights First **
The February elections in Pakistan marked a new beginning following martial law, demonstrations, and the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Since then the new government has taken some important steps to reverse the damage to the rule of law, and specifically towards reinstatement of the dozens of senior judges dismissed by President Musharraf.
However, the new government still has work to do. President Musharraf is strongly opposed to reinstatement of the judges, and internal disagreements within the new government may cause additional delays. The nascent government needs to know that the international community, including the United States government, supports the progress so far and hopes to see truly independent courts.
The Pakistani government will address the question of the judges this week, so please act quickly to urge your representatives in Congress to sign on to a letter to the Prime Minister expressing support for the lawyers' movement and for initiatives to restore an independent judiciary and rule of law in Pakistan.
** Habitat for Humanity **
Could you live on $1 a day? Could your Senators? $1 a day is barely enough for food, much less access to an adequate place to live. But with your support Congress can help cut extreme global poverty in half by 2015.
Recently, several Senators introduced a bill called the Global Poverty Act that would help improve life for the world's poorest people, including help for families currently living in inadequate housing.
This critical piece of bipartisan legislation will help ensure that poverty reduction is a major priority of U.S. foreign assistance and will call for the Bush administration to develop a strategy focused on reducing global poverty.
Send a message to your Senators now urging them to become a co-sponsor of the Global Poverty Act.
** Earthworks **
For peacefully asserting their rights and preventing mining company officials access to their lands, these Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) leaders, - known as the KI Six -- were sentenced to six months in prison. The KI Six were sentenced just weeks after Ardoch Algonquin First Nation spokesperson Robert Lovelace began serving a six-month sentence for similar charges.
The 1,200 strong KI community of hunters, fishers, and trappers is opposed to mining activities on their traditional lands in Northern Ontario., Canadian company Platinex Inc. believes their lands contain one of the world's largest platinum deposits.
Please write to the premier of Ontario today and demand the immediate release of these political prisoners. The government needs to see an overwhelming outpouring of public support.
** Defenders of Wildlife **
America’s bears are facing a poaching plague. The reason? The lucrative black market for bear parts is on the rise.
But bipartisan legislation in Congress can help put an end to this disturbing trend.
Urge your Representative to sign on as a cosponsor to the Bear Protection Act (H.R. 5534) -- a bill that would help save America’s bears.
** Oxfam America **
If you've been to the grocery store lately, you've noticed that food prices are rising. After years of remaining relatively stable, prices are being driven through the roof by a convergence of circumstances.
This phenomenon affects food prices worldwide, and it presents a major problem for poor people in developing countries. Just think about it: if you spend 50–80 percent of your income on food, then the more prices rise, the less food you can afford.
The current price increases are causing widespread hunger for millions of poor people. Yet US food aid policies require all food to be shipped halfway around the world, draining critical aid money on needless costs. Congress could change this policy in the coming weeks, and we need your action immediately.
Tell Congress to reform food aid policies to allow for food to be purchased where it is needed, rather than being shipped halfway around the world.
The February elections in Pakistan marked a new beginning following martial law, demonstrations, and the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Since then the new government has taken some important steps to reverse the damage to the rule of law, and specifically towards reinstatement of the dozens of senior judges dismissed by President Musharraf.
However, the new government still has work to do. President Musharraf is strongly opposed to reinstatement of the judges, and internal disagreements within the new government may cause additional delays. The nascent government needs to know that the international community, including the United States government, supports the progress so far and hopes to see truly independent courts.
The Pakistani government will address the question of the judges this week, so please act quickly to urge your representatives in Congress to sign on to a letter to the Prime Minister expressing support for the lawyers' movement and for initiatives to restore an independent judiciary and rule of law in Pakistan.
** Habitat for Humanity **
Could you live on $1 a day? Could your Senators? $1 a day is barely enough for food, much less access to an adequate place to live. But with your support Congress can help cut extreme global poverty in half by 2015.
Recently, several Senators introduced a bill called the Global Poverty Act that would help improve life for the world's poorest people, including help for families currently living in inadequate housing.
This critical piece of bipartisan legislation will help ensure that poverty reduction is a major priority of U.S. foreign assistance and will call for the Bush administration to develop a strategy focused on reducing global poverty.
Send a message to your Senators now urging them to become a co-sponsor of the Global Poverty Act.
** Earthworks **
For peacefully asserting their rights and preventing mining company officials access to their lands, these Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) leaders, - known as the KI Six -- were sentenced to six months in prison. The KI Six were sentenced just weeks after Ardoch Algonquin First Nation spokesperson Robert Lovelace began serving a six-month sentence for similar charges.
The 1,200 strong KI community of hunters, fishers, and trappers is opposed to mining activities on their traditional lands in Northern Ontario., Canadian company Platinex Inc. believes their lands contain one of the world's largest platinum deposits.
Please write to the premier of Ontario today and demand the immediate release of these political prisoners. The government needs to see an overwhelming outpouring of public support.
** Defenders of Wildlife **
America’s bears are facing a poaching plague. The reason? The lucrative black market for bear parts is on the rise.
But bipartisan legislation in Congress can help put an end to this disturbing trend.
Urge your Representative to sign on as a cosponsor to the Bear Protection Act (H.R. 5534) -- a bill that would help save America’s bears.
** Oxfam America **
If you've been to the grocery store lately, you've noticed that food prices are rising. After years of remaining relatively stable, prices are being driven through the roof by a convergence of circumstances.
This phenomenon affects food prices worldwide, and it presents a major problem for poor people in developing countries. Just think about it: if you spend 50–80 percent of your income on food, then the more prices rise, the less food you can afford.
The current price increases are causing widespread hunger for millions of poor people. Yet US food aid policies require all food to be shipped halfway around the world, draining critical aid money on needless costs. Congress could change this policy in the coming weeks, and we need your action immediately.
Tell Congress to reform food aid policies to allow for food to be purchased where it is needed, rather than being shipped halfway around the world.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Your 5 Minute Activist Links for Martch 31, 2008
** Pysicans Committee for Responsible Medicine **
PCRM needs your help to retain two important amendments in the Farm Bill. The first amendment, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, offered by Rep. Mike Doyle and Sen. Daniel Akaka, will prevent unethical animal dealers from stealing cats and dogs to sell them to researchers. The second amendment, offered by Rep. Steve Israel, bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations of medical devices, as well as raises fines for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
Despite having passed both the House and Senate, the Pet Safety and Protection Act may still be in jeopardy! The Act would prohibit experimentation facilities from buying dogs and cats from Class B animal dealers. Class B animal dealers, also known as “random source dealers,” often acquire animals through theft and deception and are known to sell lost and stolen cats and dogs to laboratories. As the Senate and House work out other differences between the two versions of the Farm Bill, animal experimenters are pressuring Congress to drop the pet safety provisions altogether.
The Israel Amendment bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations for the marketing of medical devices for sales purposes. The amendment was offered in response to an incident in which a man artificially created a brain aneurysm in a dog to further his sales pitch for a medical device. This horrific procedure was repeated several times on the dog, who was later killed. The Israel amendment also raises the maximum fine for a violation of the AWA from $2,500 to $10,000.
Send an e-mail to your senators and representative and ask them to support the Akaka/Doyle Amendment and the Israel Amendment in the Farm Bill.
** Public Campaign Action Fund **
There's only one way to end the dependence of congressional and presidential candidates on big money, special interest campaign donors, and that's with comprehensive public financing.
Old and senile Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has refused as a presidential candidate to support legislation that meets this litmus test of serious campaign finance reform: Clean Elections-style public financing for all federal races. Read about the old and senile Monkey King Wanna-be Here.
We need you to help us hold him accountable. Add your name to our letter urging Old and senile Sen. McCain to get behind real change in Washington.
** Oxfam America **
Right now, governments around the world are using children as frontline soldiers, porters, and spies. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of children are actively involved in armed conflicts. A bipartisan bill to curb misguided US military aid to these countries could see movement in the Senate this month, and your action today is critical.
Tell Congress to stop US military support to countries using child soldiers.
** The Wilderness Society **
For those of us who love wilderness, there is no state outside of Alaska more prodigiously blessed with it than Idaho. There are more than nine million acres of wild, untouched forestland in Idaho. But most of it could be opened to energy development, mining, logging, and road construction if the Bush Administration gets its way.
The Administration and the state of Idaho are seeking to change the way more than seven million acres of roadless forests are managed. The change could impact a full 2/3 of Idaho's unprotected wilderness and result in an eight-fold increase in logging on roadless forests.
We can't allow this to happen. Please click here to take immediate action.
PCRM needs your help to retain two important amendments in the Farm Bill. The first amendment, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, offered by Rep. Mike Doyle and Sen. Daniel Akaka, will prevent unethical animal dealers from stealing cats and dogs to sell them to researchers. The second amendment, offered by Rep. Steve Israel, bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations of medical devices, as well as raises fines for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
Despite having passed both the House and Senate, the Pet Safety and Protection Act may still be in jeopardy! The Act would prohibit experimentation facilities from buying dogs and cats from Class B animal dealers. Class B animal dealers, also known as “random source dealers,” often acquire animals through theft and deception and are known to sell lost and stolen cats and dogs to laboratories. As the Senate and House work out other differences between the two versions of the Farm Bill, animal experimenters are pressuring Congress to drop the pet safety provisions altogether.
The Israel Amendment bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations for the marketing of medical devices for sales purposes. The amendment was offered in response to an incident in which a man artificially created a brain aneurysm in a dog to further his sales pitch for a medical device. This horrific procedure was repeated several times on the dog, who was later killed. The Israel amendment also raises the maximum fine for a violation of the AWA from $2,500 to $10,000.
Send an e-mail to your senators and representative and ask them to support the Akaka/Doyle Amendment and the Israel Amendment in the Farm Bill.
** Public Campaign Action Fund **
There's only one way to end the dependence of congressional and presidential candidates on big money, special interest campaign donors, and that's with comprehensive public financing.
Old and senile Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has refused as a presidential candidate to support legislation that meets this litmus test of serious campaign finance reform: Clean Elections-style public financing for all federal races. Read about the old and senile Monkey King Wanna-be Here.
We need you to help us hold him accountable. Add your name to our letter urging Old and senile Sen. McCain to get behind real change in Washington.
** Oxfam America **
Right now, governments around the world are using children as frontline soldiers, porters, and spies. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of children are actively involved in armed conflicts. A bipartisan bill to curb misguided US military aid to these countries could see movement in the Senate this month, and your action today is critical.
Tell Congress to stop US military support to countries using child soldiers.
** The Wilderness Society **
For those of us who love wilderness, there is no state outside of Alaska more prodigiously blessed with it than Idaho. There are more than nine million acres of wild, untouched forestland in Idaho. But most of it could be opened to energy development, mining, logging, and road construction if the Bush Administration gets its way.
The Administration and the state of Idaho are seeking to change the way more than seven million acres of roadless forests are managed. The change could impact a full 2/3 of Idaho's unprotected wilderness and result in an eight-fold increase in logging on roadless forests.
We can't allow this to happen. Please click here to take immediate action.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Your 5 Minute Activist Links for Jan 31, 2008
** Oxfam America **
Working on a farm is hard work. Tomato Pickers earn about 40 to 50 CENTS for every 32 pound bucket they pick. According to Oxfam, this rate has not risen in 30 years! While other slum employers such as McDonald's have actually agreed to increase this pittance, Burger King has not.
Click this link here and Tell Burger King to support higher worker wages!
** United Farm Workers **
It's time for action, not just words on immigration reform! Click this link here and tell the White house, Senate Leader Reid, Speaker Pelosi and your Senators to pass AGJOBS bill this year.
Want to know more about AGJOBS? Click Here --> http://www.ufw.org/agjobs
** Consumers Union **
I don't know about you but I like to KNOW what kind of foods that I am eating/drinking at ALL times. That includes cloned foods. Click here to tell the USDA to demand where exactly are foods that we are eating are coming from.
** The Wilderness Society **
Tell the Bureau of Land Management to protect the Pinedale Anticline and not allow MORE gas wells for the big oil companies that are more concerned about profit over land.
** National Campaign for Fair Elections **
Don't allow voter intimidation and deceptive practices! Click here to let your local election Chiefs that you are watching them!
Working on a farm is hard work. Tomato Pickers earn about 40 to 50 CENTS for every 32 pound bucket they pick. According to Oxfam, this rate has not risen in 30 years! While other slum employers such as McDonald's have actually agreed to increase this pittance, Burger King has not.
Click this link here and Tell Burger King to support higher worker wages!
** United Farm Workers **
It's time for action, not just words on immigration reform! Click this link here and tell the White house, Senate Leader Reid, Speaker Pelosi and your Senators to pass AGJOBS bill this year.
Want to know more about AGJOBS? Click Here --> http://www.ufw.org/agjobs
** Consumers Union **
I don't know about you but I like to KNOW what kind of foods that I am eating/drinking at ALL times. That includes cloned foods. Click here to tell the USDA to demand where exactly are foods that we are eating are coming from.
** The Wilderness Society **
Tell the Bureau of Land Management to protect the Pinedale Anticline and not allow MORE gas wells for the big oil companies that are more concerned about profit over land.
** National Campaign for Fair Elections **
Don't allow voter intimidation and deceptive practices! Click here to let your local election Chiefs that you are watching them!
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