T.O. Greenspiration Events: Equity and Diversity
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Dec 4 21:37:29 EST 2016
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Toronto to Standing Rock: #NoDAPL - 3 minute video
Toronto activist Carrie Lester, Mohawk Land Defender and Water Protector, expresses solidarity from Toronto to Standing Rock/Tkarónto to Oceti Sakowin: #NoDAPL, and sings a Water Song in their honour, at the Standing With Standing Rock, #NoDAPL Solidarity March on November 5, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-STEq0-cjXo&feature=youtu.be
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Carbon Insanity! Trudeau Now Cheerleader-in-Chief for Oilsands
http://www.boomerwarrior.org/2016/12/carbon-insanity-trudeau-now-cheerleader-chief-oilsands/
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Frightened by Donald Trump? You don’t know the half of it
Great piece by George Monbiot. "As usual, the left and centre (myself included) are beating ourselves up about where we went wrong. There are plenty of answers, but one of them is that we have simply been outspent. Not by a little, but by orders of magnitude. A few billion dollars spent on persuasion buys you all the politics you want. Genuine campaigners, working in their free time, simply cannot match a professional network staffed by thousands of well-paid, unscrupulous people."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-george-monbiot-misinformation
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Canada Goose NYC Opening Protest
"Canada Goose is motivated by profit. The company doesn't care if coyotes caught in their trappers' steel leg-hold traps attempt to chew off their limbs to get back to their babies. And the company doesn't care if the coyotes writhe in pain for days in the traps, dying from hunger, thirst and pain. Future generations will look back at these protests and asked why the activists didn't do even more to stop these atrocities.” 6 min. video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvSbHtfBcbI
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Vaccine Choice Canada
http://vaccinechoicecanada.com/
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What is akathisia?
Akathisia is a complex side effect of various psychotropic drugs including antidepressants and antipsychotics. It is often described as a sense of inner restlessness or agitation. Significant symptoms of akathisia occur in: around 20% of people on an antidepressant; at least 50% of people on an antipsychotic. On higher doses, this rises to 80% or more. Agitated depression is a potent predictor of suicidal ideation. This is what Tooker had. Learn more to protect your loved ones.
http://rxisk.org/akathisia/?utm_source=November+2016+News&utm_campaign=November+News&utm_medium=email
Autistic Spectrum Disorder and SSRIs during pregnancy
http://rxisk.org/autistic-spectrum-disorder-and-ssris/?utm_source=November+2016+News&utm_campaign=November+News&utm_medium=email
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Tell Premier Wynne you want a 100% renewable Ontario
Yes! I think Ontario should join the global movement toward 100% renewable energy. More and more communities are shifting to green energy to fight climate change, lower energy bills, create local jobs and end their reliance on risky nuclear power —Vancouver and Victoria as well as Oxford County in Ontario are among them. Their pledge to go 100% renewable sets a shining example for Ontario. But the Ontario government is headed in the opposite direction. It recently announced it is putting the brakes on renewable energy. It’s time to change course. I want Ontario’s next energy plan to empower Ontarians to switch to 100% renewable energy.
http://www.100reontario.org/sign.php
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Helen Caldicott Special Feature
Helen Mary Caldecott at her most mind-blowing. Physician giving the prognosis of the planet. 26 min. video interview. She addresses the dangers of nuclear power, nuclear weapons and climate change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuvZqvDXzi4
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The Apology
Dec. 4 - 12
Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor W.)
Local filmmaker Tiffany Hsiung made waves with her debut feature at this year’s Hot Docs with The Apology, chronicling the inspirational story of “comfort women” fighting in their 80s and 90s. These women were forced into sexual slavery in Japan during World War Two and are now seeking justice and—yes—an apology. Affectionately referred to as “grandmas,” the film follows Grandma Adela, whose greatest regret is that she never told her husband about her past; Grandma Cao, who rose above her tragedy to adopt a daughter; and Grandma Gil, who tirelessly travels Asia to tell her story. Meet these indomitable women and discover a story too often untold.
http://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=58130~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&
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What would it be like to live in a Toronto laneway? You decide
Mon. Dec. 5, 7 - 9 p.m.
Evergreen Brick Works
Evergreen in partnership with Lanescape, Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (Ward 32, Beaches-East York) and Councillor Ana Bailăo (Ward 18, Davenport) are hosting citywide consultations. The session will start with short presentations from three experts on the opportunity for laneway suites in Toronto and followed by an interactive design workshop with Crazy Dames to consider what laneway suites should look like.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/citywide-laneway-suites-consultation-tickets-29332365896?mc_cid=2356843495&mc_eid=7eb5cb97ae
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Fidel Is Fidel
Mon. Dec. 5, 8 - 9:30 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor W. Rm 2-198
Film screening to honour Fidel Castro, one of the greatest revolutionaries ever. Pwyc donation. Sponsored by Socialist Action.
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Burstow Takes On Psychiatry
Tues. Dec. 6 , 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
Are you worried about psychiatry's power? About its validity as a science? About it actual efficacy? About what it is doing to people in the name of care? In this public lecture Dr. Bonnie Burstow, long time Toronto activist, University of Toronto professor, and author of the ground-breaking book Psychiatry and the Business of Madness makes the case that psychiatry’s tenets are unfounded, that psychiatry intrinsically harms, and she calls on society to admit that the turn to psychiatry was a colossal misstep. This event is an opportunity for people at all levels in their understanding of psychiatry to deepen their knowledge, to come across critical others with whom they can ally, and if they have not done so already, to join the Antipsychiatry Revolution.
http://bit.ly/2fiCZVT
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Eco Trivia Night
Tues. Dec. 6 Doors: 6:30 pm. Quiz Time: 7 - 9 pm
The Firkin on King, 461 King St. W.
From music to movies and ice burgs to islands, Eco Trivia has it all! Join us for a classic pub quiz with an eco twist. Presented by TREC Education (Toronto Renewable Energy Coop), this semi-annual event brings out teams of awesome people for a good old time.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/eco-trivia-night-winter-edition-tickets-24572519066?mc_eid=8ea4ab9e24&mc_cid=40d22e76a6
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To the Ends of the Earth
Tues. Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.
Bloor Hot Docs, 506 Bloor (at Bathurst)
An all-star panel takes the stage following a special Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema member–only screening of To the Ends of the Earth. This compassionate doc follows concerned citizens living at the frontiers of extreme oil and gas extraction; as they denounce the rise of extreme energy, they also envision the new world that is taking shape in its stead, at the end of the fossil fuel era. Featuring an in-depth panel discussion with Avi Lewis (host of Fault Lines, CounterSpin), Joanna Kerr (head of Greenpeace Canada) and David Lavallee (director of White Water Black Gold, To the Ends of the Earth).
http://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=58148~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&
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Women Won't Forget Vigil
Tues. Dec. 6, 6 - 8 p.m.
Philosopher's Walk, Bloor and Avenue Rd (behind the ROM)
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. This annual candlelight vigil mourns and remembers the 14 women killed because of their gender at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989. Event includes a Native healing ceremony, speakers and musical and spoken word performances. Bring a rose and candle.
http://womenwontforget.org
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Remembrance Ceremony for the 14 Women Killed in Montreal
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 11 am - 1:15 pm
George Brown College, St James Campus, 200 King Street East, Main Lobby
Wheelchair accessible, ASL interpretation provided
Sponsored by the Assaulted Women's Counsellor/Advocate Program, and Diversity, Equity and Human Rights Services George Brown College
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National Day of Remembrance and Action to Prevent Violence Against Women
Tues. Dec. 6, 1:30 - 8 p.m.
Central Neighbourhood House - 349 Ontario St
This event will commemorate the anniversary of the Montreal massacre where 14 women were murdered at the L’École Polytechnique de Montreal and to honour, support and express unity for women and children affected by gender-based violence. Highlights of the event this year include: an informative community fair comprised of local non-profit agencies from downtown Toronto; thought provoking and engaging workshops for women, youth and children; a panel discussion about violence against women and the important current issues women face; and a delicious community dinner in the evening.
http://cnh.on.ca/
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Human Rights For All
Tues. Dec. 6, 7 - 9 p.m.
St Barnabas Church, 361 Danforth, Enter at 171 Hampton Street gate.
Join Amnesty International Group 164 for their monthly meeting with discussion, letter writing and event planning. 7-9 pm. Free.
ai164toronto at gmail.com
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The Divide
Wed, December 7, 7 pm
The Royal Cinema, 608 College Street
The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, we uncover how every aspect of our lives is controlled by one factor: the size of the gap between rich and poor.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/film-screening-the-divide-tickets-28925202058
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Speaking out for a 100% Renewable Ontario
Dec 7, 7 p.m.
Join members of the 100% Renewable Ontario Coalition to learn more about Ontario's energy plan, what it means for out future, and how we can stand for renewables together.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/daaa2a2b1b87cae44ac87b605f06faf5
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EcoBunk Awards
Wed. Dec. 7, Doors 6:30 Show at 8 p.m.
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. West
Since 1990, Torontonians have come to EcoBunk to poke fun at the most outrageous corporate “green” advertising of the past year. We present nominated ads under different environmentally themed categories and reveal the winner of each category. A fundraiser for the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA).
http://www.torontoenvironment.org/ecobunk_2016
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Combined Solar PV and Energy Storage Solutions for Residential Installations
Wed. Dec. 7, Breakfast seminar
250 Yonge St.
Solar PV combined with battery storage solutions provide home owners with as much self-sufficiency as possible. Decreasing battery prices contribute to making storage financially attractive especially when feed-in tariffs are being phased out. The Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce is delighted to deepen the Canadian German dialogue in this promising sector.
http://energyefficiency.org/event/combined-solar-pv-energy-storage-solutions-residential-installations/
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Committee On Monetary and Economic Reform (COMER)’s Hearing Appeal
Wed. Dec. 7, starts 9:30 a.m. promptly
Federal Court of Appeal, 180 Queen Street West
Two individual Canadians and COMER have confronted the global financial powers in the Canadian federal court. Proceedings began in 2011. If we want any reforms; access to real education, reparations, restorative justice, green transformation, a basic income... anything worthwhile from our governments - we need to control our public revenues and have our social programs and infrastructure investments managed by our own public bank. The Bank of Canada was set up (as stated in our constitution) to issue money and keep the economy that supports our society healthy, fair and balanced without causing unsustainable debt. We cannot afford to be robbed by endlessly compounding debt imposed by allowing private banks to continue rip off our people and our nation(s).
http://www.comer.org/content/FederalCourt_7Dec16.htm
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Ontario’s Action on Climate Change
With Dianne Saxe, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Wed. Dec. 7, 4:10 p.m.
U of T, Room ES 149 (basement), 5 Bancroft Avenue, Earth Sciences Building
Refreshments will be served prior to each seminar at around 3:45pm in Rm. ES 1042, 5 Bancroft Avenue, Earth Sciences Building. In the interest of sustainability, we encourage you to bring your own mug. Free. No registration or fee required; all are welcome.
http://www.environment.utoronto.ca/SeminarSeries.aspx
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Reframing our Perspective: Equity and Diversity in Practice
Wed. Dec. 7, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Metro Hall - 55 John St, Room 309
We hear a lot about diversity, but what does it look like in practice? How does bias get in the way? And, how can we foster equity and inclusion in the artist community? Using experiential learning methods, this workshop will engage participants in learning about the importance of recognizing and managing bias and creating an environment in which all feel respected, reflected, understood, and welcomed. PWYC ($10 suggested)
http://www.universe.com/harmonymovement
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Toronto's Poor: Toronto Book Launch
Thurs. Dec. 8, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
St. Luke's United Church, 353 Sherbourne Street
Join Bryan D. Palmer and Gaétan Héroux for the launch of "Toronto’s Poor: A Rebellious History.” Toronto’s Poor reveals the long and too often forgotten history of poor people’s resistance. It details how the homeless, the unemployed, and the destitute have struggled to survive and secure food and shelter in the wake of the many panics, downturns, recessions, and depressions that punctuate the years from the 1830s to the present. It is about men, women, and children relegated to lives of desperation by an uncaring system, and how they have refused to be defeated. In that refusal, and in winning better conditions for themselves, Toronto’s poor create the possibility of a new kind of society, one ordered not by acquisition and individual advance, but by appreciations of collective rights and responsibilities. Written by a historian of the working-class and an anti-poverty activist, this rebellious history links past and present in an almost two-hundred year story of struggle and resistance, inspiring a sense of what can be accomplished when poor people fight to win.
https://www.facebook.com/events/704610589691902/
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Youth Rights in the 61X
Thurs. Dec. 8, 5:30 - 7 pm
St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club, 843 Palmerston Avenue
Can police talk to me whenever they want? when can I be searched by police? what can I do if I think my rights have been violated? Find out the answers to these questions and more at a free workshop for
youth, ages 13 to 18 with a lawyer from Justice for Children and Youth. Presented by Frankel Lambert Community Outreach and St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club.
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Developing the 2017 LTEP (Ontario Long Term Energy Plan)
Webinar with Environmental Commissioner, Dr. Dianne Saxe
Thurs. Dec. 8, 2:30 pm
The Ministry of Energy is now preparing its next Long-Term Energy Plan or LTEP (expected to be released in early 2017), which will set the course for the province’s energy landscape for the next 20 years. On December 6, 2016, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Dr. Dianne Saxe, will be tabling to the Ontario Legislature a Special Report: Developing the 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan. We invite you to discuss some important questions our report raises, including: • What is the connection between the LTEP and Ontario meeting its climate targets? • Will the LTEP provide adequate opportunities for meaningful public participation? • Will the LTEP use evidence-based, transparent decision-making to compare the costs, risks, and environmental impacts of our energy options? • Will conservation be considered first in the LTEP? The government is accepting public comments until December 16, 2016 (via the Environmental Registry) at:
www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTMwNTE1&statusId=MTk3NzQ0
Register for the webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4495174448740079873
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Gender, Carding And Racial Profiling
Thur. Dec. 8, 6 - 8 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor W, Rm 2212
Urban Alliance on Race Relations presents a panel discussion with legal experts and human rights advocates on the status of carding in the city and the impact of racial profiling on racialized women and gender diverse people.
uarr-human-rights.eventbrite.ca
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Rally: Free Mumia – Abolish the Racist Death Penalty
Fri. Dec. 9, 6 - 7 p.m.
US Consulate, 360 University
Meet on the 35th anniversary of the police frame-up of the radical black journalist.
facebook.com/events/1609036902736817
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Stop Plastics
Fri. Dec. 9, 6 - 8 p.m.
Metro Hall, 55 John St., Room 305
Meeting of the group dedicated to stopping the use of single-use plastic.
RSVP to contact at stopplastics.ca.
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Jayu 5th annual Human Rights Film Festival
Fri. - Sun. Dec. 9 - 11
Various venues including Bloor Hot Docs
http://www.jayu.ca/festival16/
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Dec. 9 - 15
Bloor Hot Docs, 506 Bloor W.
What role has a complacent media played in spreading misinformation, creating false equivalencies and spreading ideologically-driven messages, without checking the facts? This exciting, eye-opening documentary from Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody follows the journalistic mavericks who are exposing government and corporate deception, regardless of intense and increasing personal risk. Independent journalists Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! (who was recently at the centre of a controversial legal case), Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Matt Taibbi and others are changing the face of journalism with a keen and expert eye. “The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy,” says Goodman. “It's not our job to cozy up to power.”
http://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=58138~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&
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End Detentions, Surround TIHC
Sat. Dec. 10, 3:15 - 5 pm
TIHC (Toronto Immigration Holding Centre), 385 Rexdale Blvd
Buses leave Kipling Subway Station at 3:15pm
RSVP for the bus: http://bit.ly/surroundTIHC
Racisms abound. Our families are displaced globally. They are denied status here in Canada. Our Black and Brown families are locked up without charges or trial. Indefinitely. In max-security Ontario prisons. 15 detainees have died since 2000, 3 of them in the last 6 months. The Toronto Immigration Holding Centre is being expanded, as are jails across the country. On December 10th (International Human Rights Day), join us and join hands around this prison. Against Detentions. Against Prisons. Not just for rights but for Freedom. For Freedom to Move, Return, Stay. For our families. With Love.
#surroundTIHC #EndDetentions
https://www.facebook.com/events/1879692195583542/
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How Corbyn Won – Lessons For The NDP Left
Dec. 10, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor W, Room 5-280
Michael Chessum, a key member of Jeremy Corbyn's re-election team, is the opening speaker for the NDP Socialist Caucus national conference, held in conjunction with NDP Momentum. Noon. Registration from 11 am. Pwyc donation.
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What Is the World’s Carbon Budget? Delivering on 2 Degrees
Sun. Dec. 11, 7 pm Doors open at 6:30 pm
Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave
Delivering on 2 Degrees: The recent Paris Agreement on climate change focused on limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. A world committed to a 1.5 C limit will need to phase out the burning of coal before 2030, and to have de-carbonized transport systems before 2050. But is 1.5 C even possible? And what will it take for us to get there? In Delivering on 2 Degrees, Professor Kevin Anderson, Deputy Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, talks about the Paris commitments in the context of climate science. He reveals what is needed to limit global warming to 2 or even 1.5 degrees C. With guest speaker Patricia Warwick, Climate Action Now.
http://www.tcff.ca/about/
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Sunday Indigenous Marketplace
Sun. Dec. 11, 11 am - 4 pm.
Native Canadian Centre, 16 Spading Rd (N. of Bloor)
Sale by local artisans including moccasins, beadwork, honey, hand-drums, carvings and more. Free.
facebook.com/events/1164873496942123
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Pickering City Council Meeting
Mon. Dec. 12, 7 pm
Pickering City Hall
Make a deputation, attend as a witness, or send them an email. Tell them you want the Pickering Nuclear station dismantled immediately after shutting down, rather than waiting 30 years.
http://www.cleanairalliance.org/pwaterfront/
And please sign the petition to Close Pickering in 2018 when its current licence expires:
http://www.cleanairalliance.org/close-pickering/
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The Green Majority
Live Eco Radio Show every Friday from 11 am - Noon
CIUT 89.5 FM
greenmajority.ca
Three Women
Feminist Radio every Monday 4 - 5 p.m.
CIUT 89.5 FM
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Centre for Social Innovation Events
http://socialinnovation.ca/community/events/listing
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Shape My City Events
http://shapemycity.ca/events.php
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Hot Docs
Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)
http://bloorcinema.com/
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NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing
https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/
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