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Bluebear
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:13 PM Original message |
Oil rig has sunk. More oil than the ExxonValdez, Is the Obama offshore expansion still fabulous? |
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90-percent
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. More, huh? |
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amborin
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. no more mention of a green economy initiative? |
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cbdo2007
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. No enthusiasm for it but any other President would have done the same thing. |
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mamaleah
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. CNN corrected themselves on the more comment. |
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nebenaube
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. this has to be bs... |
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AuntPatsy
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. No sympathy for those lives lost in this tragic accident? Just snark and finger pointing? |
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Shell Beau
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. I hate what it will do environmentally, but right now my thoughts |
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AuntPatsy
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I agree with all of your statement....a tragic accident with long range horrors still to come as |
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. +1 nt |
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Bluebear
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. A. This is not politics, it is about the environment. B. Nowhere did it say oilworkers are enemies |
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AuntPatsy
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Well I will tell you what, I have read du since yesterday and I take back nothing... |
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AuntPatsy
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
59. Bluebear, more often than not I only have time to read a small portion of the internet period |
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Was that oil rig there because of Obama's offshore expansion plan? |
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villager
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Probably because there'll be more oil rigs, and more such incidents... |
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ecstatic
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. The 'exploration/research' period will take many years |
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dflprincess
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Oh, but you don't understand, |
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Javaman
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. I guess you don't drive to work, huh? or eat any foods packaged in plastic? |
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Bluebear
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
47. Indeed. They will be made out of gold and will pose no danger. |
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Walk away
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. So we should let people all over the world deal with these spills in order to supply us with oil? |
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villager
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. and the policy to radically reduce our dependence on oil would be...? |
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Javaman
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Shhhhhh, everyone is pointing figures. can't interrupt that! |
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polly7
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. FWIW .......... you have no idea how many Canadians hate the |
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Javaman
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. perhaps I should clarify... |
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Walk away
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
43. We will still need oil for decades. Where do you propose we get it from? |
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Javaman
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
32. Actually, it was probably there since Clinton. |
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Uncle Joe
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. I imagine this will add to the size of the dead zone where no sea life can survive. |
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no_hypocrisy
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. Happy Earth Day! |
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Dappleganger
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yeah, talk about the irony! |
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tomm2thumbs
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. +1 |
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earth mom
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
40. Yep-Happy Earth Day-NOT! |
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jobycom
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. Not to belittle the disaster, nor to defend Obama's expansion of offshore drilling, but the Valdez |
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al bupp
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Good points and worth the read, EOM |
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yowzayowzayowza
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. No excuse necessary. n/t |
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Dappleganger
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Thu Apr-22-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
58. What kind of damage does harnessing the wind or sun do? |
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jobycom
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Fri Apr-23-10 06:21 AM Response to Reply #58 |
63. I don't know, why do you ask? |
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laughingliberal
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. knr. nt |
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amborin
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
18. who is un-reccing this? guess it's the drillers |
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TheKentuckian
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. Its perfectly safe don't ya know. |
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
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flvegan
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. Kill baby, kill! Then spill baby, spill! |
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SidDithers
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. Exxon Valdez spilled ~ 11 million gallons... |
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stray cat
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. Are you still using energy or anything made with energy - If so STOP! |
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NightWatcher
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. or you could put solar pv cells on your roof, a wind turbine in your yard..... |
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Bluebear
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Thu Apr-22-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
57. ++++++ |
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
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malaise
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. Why do you think M$Greedia is barely covering |
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ecstatic
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
36. At the end of the day, anyone who uses oil is part of the problem |
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icymist
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
38. For you bluebear.... |
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
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earth mom
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
42. Betcha Gore regrets endorsing Obama now. nt |
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grahamhgreen
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
45. We MUST move beyond oil. More drilling is wrong. Nuclear is wrong. Coal is wrong. |
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ShortnFiery
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Thu Apr-22-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Exactly! We can go into the future of renewable energy, or keep warmongering ... |
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grahamhgreen
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Thu Apr-22-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. It's not cost effective when you count how much enviro destruction is caused by these crap fuels. |
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arcadian
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
46. How fitting for Earth Day. |
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anigbrowl
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
50. It certainly demonstrates that drilling carries big risks |
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arcadian
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
51. Oh my, don't comment on this. |
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Bluebear
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Thu Apr-22-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. And that is the only thing a certain contigent cares about. |
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BlooInBloo
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Thu Apr-22-10 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
52. Heard there was an earthquake in cali today. I'm pretty sure that's Obama's fault too. |
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ShortnFiery
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Thu Apr-22-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Only if he wishes to build another Nuclear Reactor on a fault line. |
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spanone
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
60. what enthusiasm? i fucking hate it |
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The Straight Story
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
61. Sun is gonna die out, earth will die - still a fan of Nature? (nt) |
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underseasurveyor
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Thu Apr-22-10 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
62. Sad for those killed and their families. |
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DefenseLawyer
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Fri Apr-23-10 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
64. It remains to be seen |
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xchrom
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Fri Apr-23-10 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
65. Recommend |
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Fri Apr-23-10 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
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Fri Apr-23-10 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
67. I suspect this tragedy will be flipped by the propagandists to become an example |
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ShortnFiery
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:02 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Yes, the power elite can now seemingly "make day into night." But if they can't ... |
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #68 |
75. Reality doesn't matter. Only the perception matters. After re-reading |
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onenote
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
69. because some people only read the latest post: the oil rig spill is much LESS than the valdez |
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ShortnFiery
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. Have they Capped OFF the leak yet? No. We are still assessing the horrific damage may occur. |
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onenote
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. the OP said "more oil released" than the Valdez |
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Blue-Jay
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
70. Damn you, Fartbama! |
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lonestarnot
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
71. Still sucks ass! |
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WeDidIt
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
72. Well head is NOT leaking |
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ShortnFiery
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Fri Apr-23-10 08:10 AM Response to Reply #72 |
74. But it hasn't been capped yet. That's when it will be SAFE. eom |
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icymist
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Sun Apr-25-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
77. This could very well be winding up bigger than the ExxonValdez. |
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Sun Apr-25-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Well the Valdzed leaked 11 million gallons. |
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Sun Apr-25-10 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
79. Just friggin' great. |
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