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Komando.com11 hours ago
5 health tests you can take online
If you're looking to be more healthy in the new year, check out these online health tests to find out where to begin. read more
Science Matters11 hours ago
Bogus Talk about Climate Tipping Points
Tallbloke’s Talkshop helpfully posted on a new study Climate change tipping points may be too simple a concept, say researchers. This is welcome to hear, but as I will discuss below, the authors do not go nearly far enough to let the air out of this exaggerated rhetoric. The study itself is Evasion of tipping […] read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Never Let A Good Deed Go UnpunishedIt seems the socialists at the University of Toronto are fussy about who they accept donations from. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago
"15 Common Dynamics Of SHTF Collapses"*"15 Common Dynamics Of SHTF Collapses"* by Fabian Ommar When it comes to how we see and prepare for SHTF, thinking in terms of real and probable rather than fictional and possible can make a big difference. Even though SHTF has many forms and levels and is in essence complex, random, diverse and unsystematic, some patterns and principles are common to the way things unfold when it hits the fan. With Toby and Selco’s "Seven Pillars of Urban Preparedness" as inspiration, I came up with a different list of the 15 dynamics and realities of collapses. *#1 SHTF is nuanced and happens in... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Israeli Missile Strike On Syrian Airbase Kills 2 Foreign FightersIllustrative: A photo released by Iranian media reportedly shows the T-4 air base in central Syria after a missile barrage attributed to Israel on April 9, 2018. (Iranian media) *Times Of Israel: **2 foreign fighters killed in Israeli strike on Syrian airbase — monitor* *Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says attack late Friday targeted drone depot at T-4 base, which Israel has allegedly struck in the past * An Israeli missile strike on an airbase in central Syria has killed two Damascus-allied foreign fighters and wounded several Syrian service personnel, a Britain-based wa... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Taiwan Air Force Releases Defiant Video After Chinese IncursionsTaiwan News: *Taiwan Air Force releases defiant video after Chinese incursions* *Video shows Taiwan's F-16, IDF, Mirage 2000 fighter jets in action* TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As China began to send large numbers of aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the country's Air Force on Saturday (Oct. 2) released a patriotic video meant to showcase its military capabilities and determination to defend the nation. On Friday (Oct. 1) during China's national day, a record 38 Chinese military aircraft violated Taiwan's ADIZ, though this mark was quickly surpassed ... read more
The Duran10 hours ago
U.S. – China tension rises after Zurich meeting
U.S. – China tension rises after Zurich meeting The Duran: Episode 1107 Zurich meeting brings rare sign of U.S.-China thaw Zurich meeting brings rare sign of U.S.-China thaw The six-hour meeting White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan had with his Chinese counterpart in Zurich on Wednesday may have done more to defrost the U.S.-China […] read more
The National Interest10 hours ago
Will Pakistan’s New Sea Sultan Sub-Hunter Be Used to Guide Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles?*Sebastien Roblin* *Pakistan, * Pakistan’s Navy is focused on denying India’s larger fleet access to its littoral waters. Here's how they'll do it. In a ceremony on September 2, the Pakistani Navy inducted into service its first Sea Sultan maritime-patrol/anti-submarine jet—a Brazilian regional airliner refitted with Italian sensors and avionics. The conversion was achieved unusually rapidly given the order was announced less than a year earlier in October 2020, and there are rumors the lead aircraft still lacks key systems. Nonetheless, two more of the new jets are being conve... read more
The Duran10 hours ago
China Shows Knowledge of US Submarine Activities, Taiwan, Japan Make Conciliatory Moves to Beijing
China Shows Knowledge of US Submarine Activities, Taiwan, Japan Make Conciliatory Moves to Beijing News Topic 307 Chinese FM urges US to provide truth about nuke submarine accident in S. China Sea, including intentions and if leak happens Chinese FM urges US to provide truth about nuke submarine accident in S. China Sea, including intentions […] read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 210 hours ago
"The Approaching Tsunami"*"The Approaching Tsunami"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Hey, is the water in the bay receding? Never mind, free drinks are on the Federal Reserve, so party on, life's a beach, asset bubbles will never pop, we're safe. Of course you are. The Fed is all-powerful and would never let a rogue wave turn all its precious phantom wealth into broken detritus. The water is fast receding and a wave is visible if you care to look, but nobody cares to look. Why bother? The Fed is invincible. That's all you need to know to mint another fortune. Just to keep life interesting, let's look anyway. Gordon... read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Oval office canceled. Creepy White House set is new Office of the President
Oval office canceled. Creepy White House set is new Office of the President ****News Topic 586***** ‘Truman Show presidency’: Biden ridiculed for using fake White House set ‘Truman Show presidency’: Biden ridiculed for using fake White House set Social media users shamed and mocked President Biden Wednesday after he spoke, once again, from a fake […] read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ10 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 91941 Nuri al-Said became PM 3rdtime Went after supporters of former PM Gaylani 1922-58 were 59 cabinets (Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) (Musings On Iraq interview with Historian Phebe Marr comparing PM Said with PM Maliki) (Musings On Iraq review *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The Nationalist Moement in Irq 1939-1941* on Said govt) (Musings On Iraq review *‘Independent Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958 *on Said govt) (Musings On Iraq review *The Chatham House Version and other Middle-Eastern Studies*) 1968 Go... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 211 hours ago
"Grey's Anatomy"*"Grey's Anatomy"* “Whoever said, "What you don't know can't hurt you." was a complete and total moron. Sometimes not knowing is the worst thing in the world." -Meredith Grey "Knowing is better than wondering. Waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beats the hell out of never trying." -Meredith Grey “Yes or no. In or out. Up or down. Live or die. Hero or coward. Fight or give in. I'll say it again to make sure you hear me. The human life is made up of choices. Live or die. That's the important choice. And it's not always in our hands." -... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Elderly Brown Bear Takes Home ‘Fattest Bear’ TitleKatmai National Park resident 480 Otis beat out younger bears to become the champion of chonk. read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT11 hours ago
Wind Speeds Drop As They Speed Up!By Paul Homewood Settled Science! . Wind speeds are getting faster worldwide, and that’s good news for renewable energy production — at least for now. A study published yesterday in the journal Nature Climate Change finds that winds across much of North America, Europe and Asia have been growing faster since about 2010. […] read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Can the United States Defend Taiwan from a Chinese Invasion?*Daniel L. Davis* *China-Taiwan Relations, Asia-Pacific* Few leaders in “establishment Washington” have taken the time to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Taipei should continue to bolster its defenses through an A2/AD strategy of its own so that the cost of forcible unification by China would be so significant—and ultimate success would not be guaranteed—that the Communist Party leaders in Beijing would not risk the potential loss. For American policy, it d... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
The Corruption of the American Friends Service Committee*Michael Rubin* *Quakers, United States* Most Quakers have no idea how the group which acts in their name has eschewed the values for which they stand. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)—the official non-governmental organization of the Society of Friends or the Quakers—won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. They deserved it. The group, true to Quaker theology, professed non-violence and eschewed any groups perpetrating it. Quakers may have been conscientious objectors during the war, but such views neither demanded political conformity nor translated into support for Amer... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Analysis And Commentaries On Growing China - U.S. - Taiwan TensionsTaiwanese helicopters flying through Taipei, the capital. China’s growing military might has for the first time made a conquest of Taiwan conceivable, perhaps even tempting. © Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times *New York Times:* *U.S. and China Enter Dangerous Territory Over Taiwan * The 25 Chinese fighter jets, bombers and other warplanes flew in menacing formations off the southern end of Taiwan, a show of military might on China’s National Day, Oct. 1. The incursions, dozens upon dozens, continued into the night and the days that followed and surged to the highest numbers e... read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Yes, a California Man Sued a Psychic for Allegedly Failing To Remove a CurseThe story about the unusual lawsuit went viral. read more
Virtual Mirage12 hours ago
RandomnessSkull-for-Space Shuttle-Swap (only in Russia) Link to the article (h/t Claudio) Excerpt: Musa, however, does not simply want to give the vehicle back to Russia. In September, reports emerged that he would only return Burya to Russia in exchange for the skull of the last Kazakh Khan, a man named Kenesary Kasymov. He has emerged as a […] The post Randomness appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Turcopolier12 hours ago
The Lebanese diaspora is growing, and growing …
“Lebanon has been left without electricity, plunging the country into darkness amid a severe economic crisis. A government official told Reuters news agency the country’s two largest power stations, Deir Ammar and Zahrani, had shut down because of a fuel … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE15 hours ago
Marijuana Contains “Alien DNA” From Outside Of Our Solar System, NASA Confirms – Science And NatureMarijuana Contains “Alien DNA” From Outside Of Our Solar System, NASA Confirms – Science And Nature https://www.sci-nature.vip/2021/08/marijuana-contains-alien-dna-from.html?m=1 read more
The Reference Frame10 hours ago
Despite 20% predictions, just 2% of the Czech Parliament will be the PiratesWhen I took the picture of the Piratostan bus and these Pirates, I told the comical Pirate that he must expect to be photographed, this is why he wore the hat, right? No, I was told, he wore the hat in order for other Pirates to identify him as a Pirate! ;-) A mature party LOL. I took a picture of their boss Bartoš and many other things there a week ago. Czechia has more advanced voting procedures than the US or Germany so 1-2 hours after the voting rooms closed at 2 pm on Satuday (they opened at 2 pm on Friday), we had extremely accurate predictions. My Tricolor #8 didn't get in, it... read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
Make mental healthcare for all a reality, urges GuterresThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on mental health worldwide, and action must be taken to “redress the glaring inequalities exposed by the pandemic”, including over access to vital services, declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres, ahead of World Mental Health Day, marked on Sunday. Read the full story, “Make mental healthcare for all a reality, urges Guterres”, on globalissues.org → read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping Says 'Reunification' With Taiwan Will Happen*Daily Mail:* *China's President Xi Jinping says reunification with Taiwan 'must happen' after state media warned that world war three could happen 'at any moment'* * Xi Jinping said China harbours ambitions of 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan * Speaking in Beijing's Great Hall, Xi made comments ahead of its National Day * News comes amid days of provocation and incursions into Taiwanese airspace China harbours ambitions of a 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan, the country's leader Xi Jinping said ahead of the island's National Day of celebration on Sunday. The p... read more
The Duran12 hours ago
This Week In StupidAs usual, there is plenty of the stuff to go round, but this week it has a particularly feminine flavour to it. Well, some of it does. If the name Gavin Hubbard sounds unfamiliar, try Laurel Hubbard. In fact, try both. You see, when he was young, Gavin Hubbard was a weightlifter in New Zealand, […] read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Australia’s Road to Perdition
The Iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin. Proverbs 5:22. English Standard Version. According to the Australian Department of Home Affairs (see https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/our-portfolios/national-security/countering-foreign-interference) there is a difference between foreign influence and interference. The Department states: All governments, including Australia’s, try to influence discussions on issues of […] read more
The Duran12 hours ago
We need to talk about not going to war with China | with Allan Behm
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The Duran12 hours ago
Doctor, No! Real Women Picket “The Lancet”Sixteen years ago, the headquarters of the British Medical Association was the site of heroism. Three Islamist fanatics had already exploded bombs on the London Underground when the fourth, who’d apparently had some technical problems, managed to explode his on a bus travelling past the building. Doctors and other people who worked there did what […] read more
The Duran12 hours ago
The Senseless Battle of Peleliu
The 1944 plan to retake the Philippines was to invade the island of Peleliu first to deny the Japanese use of its excellent airfield, which could then be used by American aircraft to support a US Army landing in the southern Philippines. A huge US Navy carrier task force cruised through the region to destroy […] read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Afghanistan's Top Female Police Officer Succeeds In Fleeing The CountryGulafroz Ebtekar, a top female Afghan ex-police officer whose life was in acute danger under the Taliban has made a dramatic escape from her homeland *Daily Mail*:* Top female Afghan cop makes dramatic escape from Afghanistan after being hunted by the Taliban who had given her a 'death sentence'* * Gulafroz Ebtekar, 32, was deputy head of criminal investigations in Kabul * But she was forced out of Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control in August * Fearing she was a 'living corpse' she fled across the border to Tajikistan * Since then, she has flown to Albania where ... read more
No More Mister Nice Blog13 hours ago
IF YOU REPEAT A LIE ENOUGH TIMES, WITH ENOUGH BACKUP, PEOPLE WILL JUST BELIEVE YOUPolitico's Renusa Rayasam asked a couple of advertising professionals how they'd market President Biden's infrastructure plan. To introduce their recommendations, Rayasam wrote this: Wherever you sit on the political spectrum, and whatever you think of the substantive merits of the multi-trillion dollar bill that Joe Biden has staked his presidency on, you will probably agree that the bill has been terribly named. Point of comparison: Former President Donald Trump, who certainly knew how to market things, passed the simply named “Tax Cut and Jobs Act,” and Trump reportedly wanted ... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Was Thanksgiving Originally a Celebration of the Massacre of a Native American Tribe?The Pequot massacre of 1637 resulted in the deaths of several hundred indigenous people. read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
US And Taliban To Hold First Talks In Qatar Since The U.S. Military Defeat In Afghanistan*VOA: **US to Hold First In-Person Talks with Taliban Since Withdrawal From Afghanistan* ISLAMABAD — Senior U.S. officials will hold in-person talks beginning Saturday with representatives of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban for the first time since the U.S. withdrawal from the country. U.S. State Department officials said the U.S. delegation will meet Saturday and Sunday in Doha, Qatar, with senior Taliban representatives. Reuters news agency, which first reported the talks, said the U.S. delegation will include officials from the State Department, USAID and the U.S. intellige... read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Shocking Study Finds Over Half of Those Killed by Police Have Never Been CountedFree Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Tragically, in America, the domestic security force we are forced to pay for, also known as police, kill... The post Shocking Study Finds Over Half of Those Killed by Police Have Never Been Counted appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog13 hours ago
Draconids Meteor: Shower 202 Reports Seeing Fireball / Meteor Across Germany, France and SwitzerlandFrom the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
PEOPLE INJURED BY COVID-19 JAB SHARE THEIR HORROR STORIESWaking Times – by Dr. Joseph Mercola At the end of June 2021, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson held a news conference with families who shared... The post PEOPLE INJURED BY COVID-19 JAB SHARE THEIR HORROR STORIES appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Real Climate Science14 hours ago
Democrats Hoping To Starve Native Americans Too7:15 AM · Oct 9, 2021 read more
Real Climate Science14 hours ago
Britain Four Or Five Years Away From Wind PowerBritain needs fossil fuels for five more winters to keep from freezing to death. Same story experts have been saying for the past 110 years. TimesMachine: January 1, 1911 – NYTimes.com read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
We need more “rogue” doctorsWhat crime did Daniel Nagase commit? Did he injure a patient? Far from it. His crime, in the minds of the medical bureaucracy, is simply that he’s a “rogue” doctor. Nagase claims the drug worked quickly on the patients, allowing all three to leave the hospital within a week. Two of the patients, he claims,… Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
Is Nazi War Criminal Friedrich Wilhelm Krüger the Grandfather of the BioNTech Vaccine (Pfizer) Multi-Billionaire Strüngmann Twins? Why is No One Asking-Investigating?Is Nazi War Criminal Friedrich Wilhelm Krüger the grandfather of the BioNTech (Pfizer) vaccine multi-billionaire Strüngmann twins? Currently they are … Continue reading → read more
The Itihasa & The Darshana12 hours ago
On The Three Western Myths*First Myth: The West has won because of its philosophy* The West was not founded through the philosophies of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Cicero, Seneca, Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Hegel, and Karl Marx. It was founded through the actions of preachers, monarchs, and conquerors like Pope Urban II, Pope Innocent III, Queen Isabella I, King Ferdinand II, Columbus, Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, Hernando de Soto, Queen Elizabeth I, King James VI and I, Oliver Cromwell, James Wolfe, Robert Clive, Warren Hastings, Napoleon, and Cecil Rhodes. *Second Myth: The ... read more
the daily howler12 hours ago
Squid Games viewers think Squid Games is real!*SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2021* *But also, Gene Robinson's column—and that Northwestern professor: *By way of full disclosure, we've never seen an episode of Squid Games, a current "hit series" for Netflix. Until yesterday, we're not sure we'd ever heard of Squid Games, although we probably had. Helpfully, a news report in yesterday's Washington Post explained what the show is about. The report was based on a surprising or perhaps unsurprising fact. Some viewers of Squid Games seem to think Squid Games is real. It seems that these people don't understand that they're watching a fic... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
An Azerbaijani-Iranian War Will Lead to a Regional Conflagration*Taras Kuzio* *Azerbaijan, Eurasia* The United States should join Israel and support the Turkish-Azerbaijani-Pakistani axis as a counterweight to Iran and Russia in the South Caucasus and greater Middle East. Iran is escalating its military rhetoric against Azerbaijan as Tehran holds its largest military exercises in three decades on its border with Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, patriotism in Azerbaijan, which is already high following its recent victory in the Second Karabakh War, is being mobilized to counter the Iranian threat. A military conflict between Iran and Azerbaijan would l... read more
The Free Thought Project13 hours ago
Pro-Vax ‘Messaging’, Including ‘Societal Guilt’ Was Being Tested 6 Months BEFORE Vaccine Approval[image: messaging]Experts were testing out these now very familiar vaccine "messages" months before the vaccine was approved in order to increase vaccine uptake. read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Lebanon's Electrical Grid Shuts Down After Oil-Powered Power Stations Run Out Of Fuel*Daily Mail:* *Lebanon runs out of power: Country of six million is plunged into darkness 'for days' as electricity grid shuts down after oil-powered power stations run out of fuel* * Lights go out in Lebanon as biggest two power stations shut due to fuel shortage * Energy network unlikely to be restored for 'several days', according to officials * Nation has faced many blackouts and shortages since end of civil war in 1990 Lebanon has no centrally-generated electricity after the country's biggest two power stations shut down due to a fuel shortage. 'The Lebanese power n... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Is Georgia’s Democracy Dying By 1,000 Cuts?*Lillian Posner* *Georgia, * Georgia's election of mayors and city council officials escalated into a referendum on national government that experts warned could destabilize the entire country. Another crucial Georgian run-off election is in the works, this time, not in the southern U.S. state, but the southern Caucasus country. Although the October 2 elections took place on the local level, they have had an outsized impact on the power struggle raging in Georgia between the ruling Georgian Dream Party and its political opponents. The leader of these opponents, former President ... read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
330+ Scientists Tell Biden: Stop All New Fossil Fuel Projects NowChildren’s Health Defense – Center for Biological Diversity More than 330 U.S. research scientists sent a letter to President Biden Thursday urging him to use his executive authority to... The post 330+ Scientists Tell Biden: Stop All New Fossil Fuel Projects Now appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog14 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin China warns U.S. over reports that American forces are stationed in Taiwan The American Bumblebee Has Vanished From Eight States Poland's top court rules against primacy of EU law Merck’s Covid Pill Could Pose Serious Risks, Scientists Warn Scientists discovered a 16-million-year-old fossilized tardigrade trapped in amber — a 'once-in-a-generation event'Pfizer's COVID-19 immunity protection diminishes after 2 months, and it can reach as low as 20% after 4 months: studies Kids ages 5-11 could start getting Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine next month. Here's what to know and ... read more
Turcopolier14 hours ago
Appeals court upholds Texas abortion law.
“The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to a request from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that an injunction imposed against the law be lifted. On Wednesday, a lower court had temporarily blocked the bill for the “offensive deprivation” of … Continue reading → read more
Retraction Watch14 hours ago
Weekend reads: A lawsuit over a cell line; criminal charges for a science agency; nonsense in prestigious journalsBefore we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Leading marine ecologist, now White House official, violated prominent journal’s … Continue reading Weekend reads: A lawsuit over a cell line; criminal charges for a science agency; nonsense in prestigious journals read more
OrientalReview.org14 hours ago
Why Does The US Government Now Have Its Knives Out For Facebook?What’s really happening is that the so-called ‘revolution’ of last year is now proverbially ‘eating its own’. Facebook has long been a loyal ally of the US’ government’s censorship campaign, especially ever since the 2016 election of former US President Donald Trump and last year’s contentious one that resulted in […] read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day#UPDATES Latin America's death toll from Covid-19 is at least 1,500,350 deaths, @AFP tally shows, with more than 45 million cases recorded Brazil in particular surpassed 600,000 deaths, the second hardest hit country after the US pic.twitter.com/tMk6l916tP — AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 9, 2021 China's Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan https://t.co/Jk3GtylLw9 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 9, 2021 Ethiopian troops and their allies are launching air and ground strikes against Tigray rebels in the northern region of Amhara, humanitarian and rebel sources told AFP, amid gr... read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
RulesOnce again. I will not allow the publication of anti-US propaganda on my site. The world is full of places where you can do that. pl read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Picture Of The DayGerman scientist Benjamin List, who shares the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with David MacMillan for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis, celebrates with well-wishers at the Max-Planck-Institute for Coal Research in Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay *WNU Editor*: The above picture came from this photo-gallery ....* Meet the 2021 Nobel Prize winners* (Reuters). read more
musingsofanoldfart15 hours ago
Dr. Fiona Hill cautions all on civil unrest fomented by the outgoing president (a needed repeat from this mid-January, 2021 post)The following post was written about a week after the insurrection instigated by the former president to try and overturn the results of the 2020 election. Dr. Fiona Hill* spoke on PBS Newshour last night and offered that because the … Continue reading → read more
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