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Oil companies frack in coastal waters off Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Companies prospecting for oil off California's coast have used hydraulic fracturing on at least a dozen occasions to force open cracks beneath the seabed, and now regulators are investigating whether the practice should require a separate permit and be subject to stricter environmental review.
While debate has raged over fracking on land, prompting efforts to ban or severely restrict it, offshore fracking has occurred with little attention in sensitive coastal waters where for decades new oil leases have been prohibited.
Hundreds of pages of federal documents released by the government to The Associated Press and advocacy groups through the Freedom of Information Act show regulators have permitted fracking in the Pacific Ocean at least 12 times since the late 1990s, and have recently approved a new project.
The targets are the vast oil fields in the Santa Barbara Channel, site of a 1969 spill that spewed more than 3 million gallons of crude oil into the ocean, spoiled miles of beaches and killed thousands of birds and other wildlife. The disaster prompted a moratorium on new drill leases and inspired federal clean water laws and the modern environmental movement.
Companies are doing the offshore fracking - which involves pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of salt water, sand and chemicals into undersea shale and sand formations - to stimulate old existing wells into new oil production.
Federal regulators thus far have exempted the chemical fluids used in offshore fracking from the nation's clean water laws, allowing companies to release fracking fluid into the sea without filing a separate environmental impact report or statement looking at the possible effects. That exemption was affirmed this year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to the internal emails reviewed by the AP.
Fracking fluids can comprise hundreds of chemicals - some known and others that aren't since they are protected as trade secrets. Some of these chemicals are toxins to fish larvae and crustaceans, bottom dwellers most at risk from drilling activities, according to government health disclosure documents detailing some of the fluids used off California's shore.
Marine scientists, petroleum engineers and regulatory officials interviewed by the AP could point to no studies that have been performed on the effects of fracking fluids on the marine environment. Research regarding traditional offshore oil exploration has found that drilling fluids can cause reproductive harm to some marine creatures.
"This is a significant data gap, and we need to know what the impacts are before offshore fracking becomes widespread," said Samantha Joye, a marine scientist at the University of Georgia who studies the effects of oil spills in the ocean environment.
The EPA and the federal agency that oversees offshore drilling, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement or BSEE, conduct some routine inspections during fracking projects, but any spills or leaks are largely left to the oil companies to report.
In a statement to the AP, the EPA defended its oversight of offshore fracking, saying its system ensures the practice does not pollute the environment in a way that would endanger human health. Oil companies must obtain permits for wastewater and storm water discharges from production platforms that "ensure all fluids used in the drilling and production process will not adversely impact water quality," the statement said.
Oil companies also say that much of the fracking fluid is treated before being discharged into the sea. Tupper Hull, spokesman for the Western States Petroleum Association, said fracking in general is safe and has "never been associated with any risk or harm to the environment" in over six decades in California.
California coastal regulators said they were unaware until recently that offshore fracking was even occurring, and are now asking oil companies proposing new offshore drilling projects if they will be fracking.
Because the area of concern is located more than three miles off the state's shoreline, federal regulators have jurisdiction over these offshore exploration efforts. However, the state can reject a permit in federal waters if the work endangers water quality.
"It wasn't on our radar before, and now it is," said Alison Dettmer, a deputy director at the California Coastal Commission.
Government documents including permits and internal emails from the BSEE reveal that fracking off the shores of California is more widespread than previously known. While new oil leases are banned, companies can still drill from 23 grandfathered-in platforms in waters where endangered blue and humpback whales and other marine mammals often congregate.
In March, a privately held oil and gas company received permission from the agency to frack some 10 miles off the Ventura County coast. The job by DCOR LLC involves using the existing wellbore of an old well to drill a new well. Three so-called "mini-fracks" will be done in an attempt to release oil locked within sand and rocks in the Upper Repetto formation.
Only a month before the application was approved, however, an official with the BSEE voiced concerns about the company's proposed frack and whether the operation would discharge chemicals into the ocean.
"We have an operator proposing to use `hydraulic stimulation' (which has not been done very often here) and I'm trying to run through the list of potential concerns," Kenneth Seeley, the BSEE's regional environmental officer for the Pacific, wrote in a Feb. 12 email to colleagues. "The operator says their produced water is Superclean! but the way they responded to my questions kind of made me think this was worth following up on."
BSEE officials approved DCOR's application on March 7. The agency told the AP that DCOR's job would use far less fracking fluid than an onshore operation.
"For comparison, well stimulation offshore typically uses 2 percent of the liquids and 7 percent of the sand that is used routinely for onshore hydraulic fracturing," the BSEE said in a statement.
Oil industry estimates show that at least half of the chemical-laced water used in fracking remains in the environment after an operation. Environmental groups say as much as 80 percent of the fluids can be left behind. The rest gets pumped back up to the oil platform, and is piped or barged back to shore for treatment. Companies can also pump the fluids into an old well reservoir to discard it.
DCOR, which did not respond to requests for comment, is not the first company to try to tap more oil from California's offshore reserves, nor is the project the most extensive offshore frack here in recent years.
In January 2010, oil and gas company Venoco Inc. set out to improve the production of one of its old wells with what federal drilling records show was the largest offshore fracking operation attempted in federal waters off California's coast. The target: the Monterey Shale, a vast formation that extends from California's Central Valley farmlands to offshore and could ultimately comprise two-thirds of the nation's shale oil reserves.
Six different fracks were completed during the project, during which engineers funneled a mix of about 300,000 pounds of fracking fluids, sand and seawater 4,500 feet beneath the seabed, according to BSEE documents.
Venoco's attempt only mildly increased production, according to the documents. Venoco declined to comment.
Despite greenlighting offshore fracking projects for years, federal and state regulators now are trying to learn more about the extent of fracking in the Pacific even as officials and marine scientists scramble to weigh the environmental effects.
In January, Jaron Ming, the Pacific regional director of the BSEE, told employees in an email that there had been heightened interest in offshore fracking from within the agency and the public.
"For that reason, I am asking you to pay close attention to any (drilling applications) that we receive and let me know if you believe any of them would be considered a `frac job.'"
That same month, BSEE estimated in internal emails that only two such jobs had occurred off California in the past two decades. But weeks later, as the agency worked to respond to public requests about fracking offshore, emails show it had found 12 such instances of offshore fracking.
BSEE said it cannot be sure just how often fracking has been allowed without going through every single well file.
Brian Segee, a staff attorney at the Environmental Defense Center, said the uncertainty makes him skeptical about the actual number of offshore fracks. The Santa Barbara-based environmental law firm, which formed in the wake of the 1969 oil spill, is calling for a moratorium on future fracking in the Pacific until the potential environmental effects are studied.
Most fracking efforts off California have yielded mixed results. The first time Venoco fracked offshore in the 1990s, it had limited success. Chevron's one try failed. Out of Nuevo Energy's nine attempts, only one was considered very successful, according to company and BSEE records.
The practice has been more fruitful in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, where it's more common and the porous nature of the geologic formation makes it easier to extract oil, according to regulators and oil industry experts. Still, oil companies surveyed by federal regulators said they haven't ruled out fracking projects in the Pacific in the future.
As fracking technology evolves and companies seek to wring production from old offshore wells, drilling experts caution that strict safety precautions and planning are needed.
Working in the open ocean, "you have to be a lot more careful to avoid any spillage," said Mukul Sharma, a professor of petroleum engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.
David Pritchard, a Texas petroleum engineer who has been working in offshore drilling for 45 years, said offshore fracking "no doubt adds complexity and risk."
One concern is that the high pressure fracking mixture in some jobs might break the rock seal around an old well bore, allowing oil to escape, added another expert, Tulane University petroleum engineering professor Eric Smith.
"I'd say it (offshore fracking) is safe," Smith said, "but nothing's a sure thing in this world."
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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Paula Patton, left, and Denzel Washington in a scene from "2 Guns." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Patti Perret)
Review ? Chemistry propels overblown buddy-cop thriller.
A buddy-cop movie on steroids, "2 Guns" fires off smart-alecky one-liners and bullets at equal rates ? as the stars make a convoluted and overwritten script work.
Bobby (Denzel Washington) and Stig (Mark Wahlberg) are introduced as criminals working together to curry favor with a Mexican drug lord, Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos). What neither man knows is that the other is working undercover for the U.S. government. Bobby is a DEA agent trying to bring down Greco?s cartel, while Stig works for Navy intelligence and is under orders to bring Bobby down.
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Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg make a good team in a movie that mixes solid action and ridiculous dialogue.
Where ? Theaters everywhere.
When ? Opens Friday, Aug. 2.
Rating ? R for violence throughout, language and brief nudity.
Running time ? 109 minutes.
When the two rob a bank where they think Greco stashes his drug proceeds, they discover a whole lot more money than they expected. They also find that they have been double-crossed and set up to take the rap for the robbery and worse. That?s when a shadowy and flamboyant figure, Earl (Bill Paxton), shows up demanding his money and leaving a string of corpses. With no one else to turn to, Bobby and Stig reluctantly team up to clear their names.
Also in the mix are Stig?s superior, Cmdr. Quince (James Marsden), and Bobby?s DEA colleague and sometime lover Deb (Paula Patton).
Icelandic director Baltasar Korm?kur, who directed Wahlberg in the smart 2012 thriller "Contraband," creates some effective action set pieces ? including an over-the-top finale that includes exploding cars, helicopter machine guns and a stampede of bulls.
The plot-heavy script, an adaptation of Steven Grant?s graphic-novel series, has erratic tone shifts and too much clever-to-be-clever dialogue. It?s as if screenwriter Blake Masters, a TV writer making his movie debut, swallowed the Shane Black action-movie playbook and the Quentin Tarantino dialogue generator and is regurgitating pieces of both all over the place.
That said, Washington?s deceptively easygoing charm and Wahlberg?s fast-talking pugnacity make for an entertainingly sweet-and-sour partnership. The one-liners coming out of their mouths may be phony, but these actors infuse them with a sense of fun among the mayhem.
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
Ohio man who kidnapped 3 women gets life in prison
Ariel Castro rubs his nose in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Ariel Castro rubs his nose in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Ariel Castro listens in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Ariel Castro, center, listens in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Defense attorney's Craig Weintraub, left, and Jaye Schlachet sit beside Castro. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Michelle Knight speaks during the sentencing phase for Ariel Castro Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Michelle Knight sits in the courtroom during a break in the sentencing phase for Ariel Castro Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Knight one of the victims of Castro testified at the sentencing Thursday. The appearance by Knight is the first time she?s been seen publicly since her rescue from the house where she was held captive for ten years. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
CLEVELAND (AP) ? Standing before the man who kidnapped her and raped her for a decade, Michelle Knight described how the world had changed in the three months since they last saw each other. The captive, she said, was now free and the oppressor would be locked away forever to "die a little every day."
Ariel Castro's fate had been determined long before he was sentenced Thursday to life in prison plus 1,000 years. But Knight's words in a crowded courtroom put a final seal on the kidnapping case that horrified the nation and subjected three young women to years of torment in Castro's ramshackle house.
"You took 11 years of my life away and I have got it back," Knight said. "I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning."
A short time later, the 53-year-old former school bus driver apologized to his victims briefly in a rambling, defiant statement. He repeatedly blamed his sex addiction, his former wife and others while claiming most of the sex was consensual and that the women were never tortured.
"These people are trying to paint me as a monster," he said. "I'm not a monster. I'm sick."
The sentence was a foregone conclusion after Castro pleaded guilty last week to 937 counts, including aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and assault. A deal struck with prosecutors spared him from a possible death sentence for beating and starving Knight until she miscarried.
During her statement, Knight was just a few feet from Castro, seeing him for the first time since her rescue in May from the house that Castro turned into a prison with a makeshift alarm system and heavy wooden doors covering the windows.
"I will live on," she said. "You will die a little every day."
The three women disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. Each had accepted a ride from Castro. They escaped May 6 when Amanda Berry, now 27, broke part of a door to Castro's house in a tough Cleveland neighborhood and yelled for help. Castro was arrested that evening.
The escape electrified Cleveland, where photos of the missing women still hung on utility posts. Elation turn to despair as details of their ordeal emerged.
Prosecutors on Thursday detailed Castro's repeated sexual assaults, how he chained the women and denied them food or fresh air.
They displayed photos that gave a first glimpse inside the rooms where the women lived. Stuffed animals lined the bed and crayon drawings were taped to the wall where Berry lived with her young daughter who was fathered by Castro. One of the drawings on a shelf said "Happy Birthday."
But in the same room, the window was boarded shut and door knobs had been removed and replaced with multiple locks.
Another room shared by Knight and Gina DeJesus had a portable toilet and a clock radio and several chains.
Prosecutors said the women were chained to a pole in the basement and a bedroom heater. One woman had a motorcycle helmet placed on her head while in the basement. Later, when she tried to escape, she had a vacuum cleaner cord wrapped around her neck.
FBI agent Andrew Burke said Castro would occasionally pay his victims after raping them. Then he would require them to pay him if they wanted something special from the store.
A letter written by Castro was found in the home days after his arrest and shown in court. It was titled "Confession and Details." He also wrote "I am a sexual predator."
Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said in a court filing that one of the women kept a diary.
"The entries speak of forced sexual conduct, of being locked in a dark room, of anticipating the next session of abuse, of the dreams of someday escaping and being reunited with family, of being chained to a wall, of being held like a prisoner of war ... of being treated like an animal," the filing said.
Knight, 32, was the first woman abducted after Castro lured her into his house with the promise of a puppy for her son. She said she cried every night and that her years in captivity "turned into eternity."
"He tormented me constantly, especially on holidays," Knight said. "Christmas was the most traumatic day because I didn't get to spend it with my son."
She sat quietly as Castro claimed the women lived a happy life with him.
"We had a lot of harmony that went on in that home," he said.
Castro called his daughter with Berry a "miracle child" and argued with the judge that he didn't commit a violent crime.
He pointed out that the FBI was once close to him when agents talked with his daughter, who was walking home with DeJesus on the day she disappeared.
"The FBI let these girls down when they questioned my daughter," he said. "They failed to question me."
He also said he was never abusive until he met his former wife, who is now dead.
Once Castro finished, Judge Michael Russo thanked Knight for showing "remarkable restraint" during his statement. The judge then dismissed Castro's claims that the women lived a happy life with him.
"I'm not sure there's anyone in America that would agree with you," he said.
None of Castro's relatives were in the courtroom. Berry and DeJesus also stayed away. Instead, their family members read statements on their behalf.
"We stand before you and promise you that our beloved family member thrives," said Sylvia Colon, DeJesus' cousin. "She laughs, swims, dances, and more importantly, she loves and is loved. We are comforted in knowing that she will continue to flourish."
The women have begun emerging from the privacy they had sought after they escaped to freedom.
Berry made a surprise onstage appearance at a rap concert last weekend, and DeJesus made a few televised comments as a privacy fence was being erected around her house.
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Seewer reported from Toledo. Andrew Welsh-Huggins in Columbus contributed to this report.
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Gwen Stefani's Got the London Look
Posted Saturday August 3, 2013 10:11 AM GMT
Bringing her unique style Across the Pond, Gwen Stefani ventured out in London, England on Saturday (August 3).
The No Doubt frontwoman daringly sported a long, gray jumpsuit, black headband, and strappy silvery sandals as she headed out for some weekend adventures.
Earlier in the week, the 43-year-old musician and rocker hubby Gavin Rossdale got some star treatment at the London Zoo.
Along with their boys Kingston and Zuma, the whole family was invited inside the penguin exhibit, where they engaged in some up-close-and-personal time with their new feathered friends.
Enjoy the pictures of Gwen Stefani out in London (August 3).
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Arctic Monkeys Producer James Ford Talks 'AM': Hip-Hop, RnB And Sabbath
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IU scientists get $1.2M for breast cancer research from Susan G. Komen charity
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INDIANAPOLIS ? Indiana University researchers exploring possible new treatments for breast cancer have received nearly $1.2 million from a breast cancer charity to advance their work.
The funding from Susan G. Komen is part of $4.5 million in grants the Dallas-based charity announced Thursday for research into the role toxins and other environmental factors play in breast cancer's development.
The $1.2 million for IU researchers includes $500,000 for the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center. That Indianapolis center will use its grant to collect normal breast tissue from women in Kenya to help understand the underlying biology and genetic issues that lead to more aggressive forms of breast cancer.
Women of African descent have higher breast cancer mortality rates.
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How Should I Teach My Kids About Money?
Dear Lifehacker,
I want my kids to be smarter with their money than I was in the past. How should I go about teaching them about it, and at what ages?
Signed,
Penny-wise Parent
Dear PP,
Good on you for wanting to teach your children financial smarts. Money management is one of the most essential life skills, and it?s up to parents to show kids how to handle their finances responsibly, as early on as possible. Here?s what we found kids should know about money at each stage of their lives and ways you can teach them.
Set an Example Yourself
There are as many approaches to teaching kids about money as there are different parenting styles. When we last asked you about this subject, some replied they use the allowance system, while other parents simply instruct their kids to work for anything extra they want. Regardless of your specific philosophy, the most important thing may be to teach by example, using everyday life lessons.
You can start as soon as they?re able to count, the Payjr Education Center says. From there, every time you pay a bill, go to the bank, swipe a credit card, check your spending (perhaps at Mint.com), or work overtime are opportunities to have important conversations about money. (In the end, I think the best skill you can teach kids in general is how to make good decisions, whether we?re talking about finances or other areas of life.)
Just as important as what you tell your kids about money is how you talk about it. Instead of saying ?We can?t afford that? when your child wants a ridiculously priced toy, a more positive (and teaching) approach is to say ?We don?t buy every thing we want, but instead choose which are the most important things to spend our money on.? Then set a budget with them and encourage them to save up for those non-necessities.
Financial Milestones for Kids at Different Ages
Of course, the specific money lessons you teach will depend on your kids? ages. Recently, the White House under President Obama launched an initiative to come up with the essential financial lessons parents should teach their kids. The advisory council reviewed financial literacy guidelines, standards, and research over 16 months and came up with 20 essential ?money milestones? for kids to learn as they grow. Here they are, by age group:
Ages 3 to 5
1. You need money to buy things. Teach young kids how to identify coins and bills. Playing pretend store or restaurant is also a fun way to demonstrate how money is used to pay for things.
2. You earn money by working. Or, you know, the old ?money doesn?t grow on trees? lesson. Talk about your job with your child and point out different occupations as you walk around your neighborhood. Richard Scarry?s Busy, Busy Town and other books/games are a classic introduction to this concept.
3. You may have to wait before you can buy something. Like fellow Lifehacker editor Walter Glenn, I use a save, spend, and share system to help my daughter learn to set money aside. When she wants something at the store, we?ll see if she?s saved enough or put it on a wish list.
ThreeJars is a site that helps families with money allocation, and Tykoon is another great one both on mobile and the web for young kids and teens.
4. There?s a difference between things you want and what you need. My daughter?s kindergarten teacher actually taught her class to sort things into circles by wants or needs. You could do the same, cutting out pictures of food and a house, for example, in a teaching game.
Ages 6 to 10
5. You need to make choices about how to spend your money. Money As You Grow suggests that when shopping, you ask aloud questions like ?Do I need this item? Can I borrow it? Would it cost less somewhere else?? If a friend?s birthday party is coming up, let your child choose the gift with a set budget amount.
6. It?s good to shop around and compare prices before you buy. Simple lessons at the grocery store, such as comparing unit prices, teach kids that smart shopping helps you keep more of your money and makes it go farther. Trent at The Simple Dollar taught his seven-year old to pick out a week?s worth of groceries with a $100 budget. (It also makes for an interesting week of dinners.)
7. It can be costly and dangerous to share information online. Use your gadgets? parental controls but also teach them basic rules like never buying anything without your permission or sharing personal information on the computer.
8. Putting your money in a savings account will protect it and pay you interest. Open a savings account together and track how the savings grow.
Ages 11 to 13
9. You should save at least a dime for every dollar you receive. This is an awesome automatic habit for a child to learn at an early age.
10. Entering personal information online, like a bank or credit card number, is risky because someone could steal it. Talk about things like online fraud and identity theft. Google?s ?Good to Know? safety and security site is a good one to visit with your child.
11. The sooner you save, the faster your money can grow from compound interest. An online compound interest calculator can demonstrate this ?secret to getting rich.?
12. Using a credit card is like taking out a loan. Talk about how you pay your bill in full each month and show how long it would take if you only paid the minimum with the Federal Reserve?s calculator.
Ages 14 to 18
13. When comparing colleges, consider how much each school would cost you. The College Scorecard compares college costs and employment rates.
14. Avoid using credit cards to buy things you can?t afford to pay with cash. Sort of a repeat lesson from #12, but important to drive home!
15. Money gets taken out of your paycheck for taxes. Review a paycheck to show how much goes to Uncle Sam and discuss why.
16. A Roth IRA is a great place to save. Once your kid is old enough to earn money from a job, open an IRA with him or her and explain how starting early will mean significantly more savings when you retire.
Ages 18+
17. Only use a credit card if you pay it off in full each month. Yes, again.
18. You need insurance. Most insurance plans let young adults stay on their parents' health plans until age 26. Also talk about renter?s insurance and auto insurance and comparison shop for them together.
19. Save at least three months of expenses for emergencies. Help your son or daughter draw up a budget, estimate the emergency fund need, and automate the savings.
20. Consider the risks and annual expenses when investing. A high expense ratios or investing fees eat up your savings. The Wall Street Journal has more advice for teaching kids about investing and Warren Buffet even has a cartoon for kids.
You can read the government?s final (PDF) report here or simply visit Money As YouGrow.org for more activities.
One other thing not mentioned in the 20 milestones list but worth talking about with your kids once they?re old enough to use a credit or debit card is the importance of maintaining a good credit score.
It might seem like a lot to discuss with your kids, but if you can help them avoid making some of the dumbest money mistakes when they?re older, you?ll have helped them immensely.
Love,
Lifehacker
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Microsoft Surface Generated A Revenue Of $853 Million, Only Around 1.7 Millions Units Sold
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Hyderabad metro faces more land acquisition hurdles from traders
The Hyderabad Metro Rail project has again run into rough weather. The Rs. 16,500-crore elevated metro rail project spans 72 kms, across three dense corridors of twin cities, Hyderabad and Secunderabad. It is currently in the midst of challenges to secure ?right-of-way? along some buzzling commercial establishments along the route.
This comes at a time when L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd, which is involved in one of the largest public-private-partnership (PPP) projects in the country, is in a very busy and crucial phase of development. This is a phase which involves accelerated pace of project implementation as well as construction work at its peak.
Land acquisition being a major cause of concern for the Andhra Pradesh government, about Rs.2000 crores has been set aside for expenses associated with acquisition of 269 acres of land that would be needed for the completion of the project. In this regard, the government has been successful in acquiring large portions of land at critical points. However, the major concern at the moment is with regards to acquiring properties along some busy commercial roads, with many establishments likely to be effected in the process. This is a cause of grave concern to the government, more than for the developer, as the progress of the project would be jeopardised if this issue is not resolved adequately.
Causes of resistance:
Land acquisition has become troublesome particularly in some busy localised areas. Some of these stretches are the corridor heading towards the IT hub of Hyderabad, the Ameerpet stretch and the corridor passing through the Old City that touches the market junction of Sultan Bazar, that is a commercial hotspot. There is resistance from local traders against the project as they feel that it would affect their business.
Besides, land has to be acquired from properties holding some religious structures, including an Iskcon temple. Meanwhile, members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) have launced a protest against the proposal sought regarding acquiring 1,600 sq yards of temple land.
Traffic movement has also been adversely affected along busy junctions due to metro barricades being erected for construction of piers. The monsoon has further worsened commuter woes. It is unlikely that any immediate solution can be arrived at in the near future, to break this deadlock. It is yet to be seen if the government would try to influence traders in the locality by offering them higher compensation.
Since the project is already in the cusp of another land acquisition dispute with the Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board (APSWB), this issue will further aggravate the woes of the government, which could result in the project getting delayed from the expected operational date of March, 2015.
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New target identified for food allergy therapy
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers have identified an enzyme that is essential to the allergic reaction to peanuts. Blocking the enzyme's activity in sensitized mice prevented diarrhea and inflammation, and reduced levels of several proteins associated with allergies. The findings identify the enzyme, known as Cyp11a1, as a potential target for treatment of increasingly common and potentially deadly food allergy.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Capturing black hole spin could further understanding of galaxy growth
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Astronomers have found a new way of measuring the spin in supermassive black holes, which could lead to better understanding about how they drive the growth of galaxies.
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Domotex Middle East receives major boost from Turkey's ... - AME Info
Turkey's buoyant economy no doubt has a part to play in prompting registrations from key players in the global floor coverings market, including Peli Parquet, Tu?ra Hal?, Neuhofer Holz and M. A. Trading.
From 7 to 10 November 2013, Domotex Middle East will be showcasing a vast range of carpets and floor coverings from around the world at the Istanbul Expo Center.
"With a projected economic development of nearly 4% next year, Turkey remains on a growth course and reasserts its position as one of the world's 20 most dynamic places to do business," explained Martin Folkerts, Director Global Fairs at Deutsche Messe in Hannover. "Istanbul is easy to reach for Turkish buyers as well as business people from the Middle East. Domotex Middle East offers the best business chances to domestic and foreign companies and we are pleased with the industry's vibrant interest."
Turkish construction sector back on growth trajectory
The period of consolidation which followed the 2010 and 2011 boom years in Turkey's construction sector has ended, with the local industry now bracing for a new growth spurt. The Turkish government's plans to foster environmentally-friendly and energy efficient building solutions have sparked fresh interest from construction companies and finance providers, including from Germany. According to the "European Real Estate Assets Investment Trend 2013" report by consulting firm Ernst & Young, Turkey ranks among Europe's most attractive markets for real estate investment. The Turkish Association of Real Estate Investment Companies (GYODER) is expecting Turkey's construction sector to grow by around 5% in 2013. Underpinning this growth is the country's strong demand for apartments, which is outstripping the rest of Europe by a significant margin and which will benefit both local companies and international suppliers.
The Turkish government's plans for an "Urban Transformation Program" will provide an added boost to the local construction industry. The program calls for $400bn-worth of investment into private apartments and numerous large housing complexes over the next 20 years. Apart from meeting residential housing demand, its objectives are to lift building safety standards in Turkey's cities and reduce the potential damage caused by natural disasters, such as earthquakes.
The Turkish government also plans to increase the capacity of its domestic hotel industry, especially the number of hotel newbuilds by international luxury hotel chains. Other major construction measures in the planning pipeline include a third international airport, a finance center, the Istanbul Seaport project and the expansion and upgrade of the country's network of hospitals.
Product portfolio and visitor profile
The product portfolio on show at this year's Domotex Middle East will reflect the sheer scale and specific needs of Turkey's burgeoning construction sector. It will comprise hand- and machine-made carpets, hallway runners and mats, textile and resilient floor coverings, laminates and timber and parquet flooring. It will also feature state-of-the art textile production machinery and materials, such as fibers and yarns; artificial grass and sports surfaces; laying, cleaning and application technologies; and natural stone, marble and ceramic tiles. Domotex Middle East is the only trade fair in Turkey to feature such a comprehensive offering of floor coverings and associated products and technologies.
Domotex Middle East is frequented exclusively by industry professionals, such as floor covering wholesalers and retailers, exporters, importers, architects, interior designers, industrial and product designers, real estate developers and floor layers. The fair also attracts purchasing executives and senior managers from public authorities, hospitals, educational institutions, sports centers, manufacturing companies, construction firms, hotels, shopping and business centers and the ship and yacht building industry.
Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/domotex-middle-east-receives-major-boost-350240
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Pope Francis: "Those who do not usually go to church, they are the VIPs who are...
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Aresco: American expects inclusion at top level
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) ? American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco says any restructuring of major college football should have his re-invented league included at the top level.
Aresco opened the first football media day for the conference formerly known as the Big East by touting its accomplishments and making the case that his league is not so dissimilar to the big five.
The commissioners of the five most powerful conferences have been pushing the NCAA to reform its rules and policies. They have even suggested it could lead to the creation of a new level of college sports.
Aresco says: "Whatever the highest level of Division I is in the future, we expect to be part of it."
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Terminally Ill bride given dream wedding
By NBCBayArea.com
At first, when 35-year-old Jen Bulik developed a cough that she couldn't shake, doctors diagnosed it as pneumonia. But when it still didn't go away with treatment, further tests showed the fateful diagnosis: Stage IV lung cancer.
Last month, after five months of treatment, Bulik received the dreaded news from her doctors: Even with continued treatment, she had less than six months to live.
"So when I heard that, I said, 'Let's get married,'" said Bulik, who had been dating longtime boyfriend Jeff Lang for six years. "Because I wanted to focus on life."
With time running out, Bulik and Lang chose to plan a simple, small wedding with close friends and family--barbecue food served on paper plates in Jen's parents' back yard.
Instead, thanks to the help of strangers, Bulik got the wedding of her dreams. Thirty Bay Area wedding vendors donated $50,000 worth of goods and services to make Bulik's wedding dreams come true.
NBC?Bay Area's Garvin Thomas, who reported on this touching story, attended the wedding Saturday.
The ceremony was just as the couple imagined--outside, under sunny skies, with lots of live music, smiling faces, and a giant cheer as the groom kissed the bride
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Afterward, the couple said the term dream wedding was no understatement.
"For me, this whole process has been really difficult and today was easy," Bulik said. "We just showed up and did our thing, and it just gets more and more magical with every moment."
As for the barbecue reception, what were once pictures on a Pinterest board and hand-drawn maps sprung to life in Bulik's parents' backyard.
Wedding planner Erica Ota was on hand with a walkie talkie, making sure everything went off without a hitch.
The newlyweds say they hope their pictures can someday provide inspiration for the next couple planning their dream wedding.
Donations to Bulik and her family for a post-wedding vacation and to cover her increasing medical expenses can be made at: this link. At last check nearly 500 people had donated more than $28,000. ?
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3 dead when bus carrying teens crashes in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? A bus carrying teenagers returning to Indiana from a church camp in Michigan crashed Saturday afternoon just minutes from home, killing three people and sending 26 others to hospitals, officials said.
The bus came speeding off of Interstate 465 in northern Indianapolis, about a mile from the Colonial Hills Baptist Church that passengers attended, struck a retaining wall as it rounded a curve and overturned. The campers were returning from Camp CoBeAc in northern Michigan, about six hours away.
The church's youth pastor had sent a tweet a couple of hours before the crash saying the group was expected to arrive at the church about 4:15 p.m., around the time the accident happened.
"They were not that far from home. That only adds to the tragedy," said Indianapolis Public Safety Director Troy Riggs.
The dead included a man and his wife, Riggs said. Authorities did not provide information about the third victim.
Riggs and Mayor Greg Ballard visited the crash scene, where clothing, pillows and seat cushions from the bus were scattered along with at least two shattered windows, before they headed to the church. Riggs said there was no indication that the driver had a medical emergency and called the accident "a great tragedy."
Ballard said investigators were taking measurements and examining the bus to determine the cause of the crash.
WTHR-TV reported the bus driver told witnesses his brakes failed. Indianapolis Fire Department Lt. Ato McTush said police and fire officials had not determined whether the church-owned bus, which was carrying 37 passengers plus the driver, had mechanical issues.
Duane Lloyd told WTHR that he heard a loud noise behind him as he was traveling near the intersection and saw the crash around 4:15 p.m.
"I heard a skid. I looked back. I see this bus in the air and people falling out of the bus," Lloyd said. "I could have gone my whole life without seeing that."
Karen Woodard, a member of Colonial Hills Baptist Church, cried as she stared at the wrecked bus.
"It's so terrible. I can't believe it," she said.
Indianapolis Fire Department said crews had to free five people who were trapped inside after the crash. Several people stopped to help before first responders could arrive, including one man who helped pull the driver out of the bus, the department said.
"People were stopping their cars. People were literally trying to lift the bus," Lloyd said. "You just try to do what you can do."
Fire officials said the injured included children and adults.
Nine teenagers were taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital, including one in critical condition. Three of those were treated and released, hospital spokeswoman Sally Winter said. She said 10 others, including nine teenagers and a toddler, were taken to Riley Hospital for Children. Seven of those teenagers were treated and released, Winter said.
Many of the patients were suffering head, arm and leg injuries, fire officials said.
Roads near the scene were closed, and authorities urged people to use caution in the area. A hazardous materials crew was cleaning up diesel fuel that spilled in the crash.
Outside the church, a yellow school bus with the church school's name was parked outside with piles of sleeping bags and suitcases nearby. Families hugged outside and talked quietly before going inside, where they met with Ballard and Riggs Saturday evening.
Ballard described the families as "remarkably positive" despite their sorrow.
"Some of the teenagers are hurting pretty bad and you can see that in their faces," he said.
Church member Jeff Leffew, 44, of Fishers, who had three daughters on the bus that crashed and a fourth on a second bus, said he was waiting to pick them up in the church parking lot when the second bus arrived. He said he knew immediately that something was wrong because the kids on the bus were screaming.
He went to the crash scene and found his three daughters with only bumps and bruises.
He called the crash scene "surreal."
"You're just praying that it's not as bad as it looks," he said.
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Associated Press writer Tom Murphy contributed to this story.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/3-dead-bus-carrying-teens-crashes-indiana-213541570.html
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Will baby Prince George ever become king of Canada?
For republicans and monarchists alike, Prince George looks to have brought about general agreement on one issue at least: His very birth is a positive sign for the future of the monarchy.
John Fraser, the master at Toronto's Massey College and author of The Secret of the Crown: Canada's Affair with Royalty, says that even he feels sorry for republicans following the royal birth on July 22.
One of Fraser's favourite republican sparring partners, the eminent historian Michael Bliss, concedes the royals are "on a good run now" ? a view that seems to be ricocheting around the globe.
British journalist Claudia Joseph, author of Kate: the Making of a Princess, told Associated Press, "I think this baby is hugely significant for the future of the monarchy," at least partly because George is the first offspring of a "commoner" in 350 years to be an heir to the throne.
Meanwhile, the editors of the New Zealand Herald opined that countries like New Zealand now "may be less anxious to cast off a connection of heritage that presents no threat to their constitutional sovereignty."
And the Australian Times reports that the royal birth "could prove to be the change that was needed for Australia to renew its commitment to the Commonwealth."
Author and journalist John Fraser defends the Crown in this 2012 book. But part of its dedication is to 'Michael Bliss: Historian, Conservative, Republican.' (CBC)Not everyone was overwhelmed, mind you. In Northern Ireland, after brooding over "an heir backlog within the House of Windsor," the Belfast Telegraph observed that "it is hard even to envisage the future for a royal child born in the age of Twitter."
And Andrew Vine, an assistant editor at the Yorkshire Post, took the BBC to task for what he calls its "nasty little caveat" -- by repeatedly using the phrase "as things stand" in stories about George that implies "doubt hangs over the future of the monarchy."
"It is impossible to avoid the conclusion that within the BBC lies a mentality that regards the monarchy as a tiresome and outdated anachronism, and by extension, the millions who rejoiced at news of the birth as little more than deluded peasants in thrall to the pomp, pageantry and spectacle of royal events, an easily-pleased rabble who turn ga-ga with starry-eyed adoration and abandon all critical faculty when the glass coach passes by," Vine writes.
What does history tell us about the monarchy?s future?
Last year Fraser and Bliss were debating the monarchy before large audiences across Canada. So after the new prince's name was revealed, CBC News checked in with the two eminent Canadians for their thoughts on the future of the Crown in Canada.
Bliss, ever the historian, looks to what recent world history tells us about about forms of government and counts fewer monarchies. "You don't have many countries that adopt a monarchy and you have various countries that get rid of it, so the historical trend is against the poor baby," he said.
He also pointed out the decline of the monarchy among Commonwealth nations over the last half-century. Only 16 of the 53 members nations recognize the Queen as their head of state.
"I would bet my money the baby will never be the king of Australia and New Zealand, and my guess is not of Canada either," Bliss said.
John Fraser says the test for the Royal Family is not the good times but how they weather 'the crises, and so far they look pretty resilient.' (Massey College)When it comes to monarchy, much depends on public opinion, both he and Fraser agree. "The polls do show that with every generation of Canadians, there's less interest in the monarchy," says Bliss and he expects that trend to continue.
Fraser's view: "Any institution that depends on the goodwill of the masses has clouds over it, they're built in."
But he also noted that the same applies to parliamentary democracy or the American republican system.
Testing constitutional monarchy
"The test is not the good times, these nice times of renewal for the constitutional monarchy. But how it weathers the crises and so far they look pretty resilient," Fraser said about the the Royal family.
"They've been counted down so many times," he added. But "if you project from today, things are looking good."
Fraser argues that, in Canada, the monarchy "probably will continue, because to open up any kind of constitutional issue in Canada is always so fraught, and it had better be for a pretty important reason, and I don't think the constitutional monarchy actually constitutes a very important reason to hurl each other at each other."
Bliss concedes "there's a certain amount of truth in that, and that's the inertia factor, which is probably [Prince George's] best hope.
In 2008, with the opposition parties planning to bring down his government, Prime Minister Stephen Harper succeeded in getting then governor general Michaelle Jean to approve his controversial recommendation to prorogue Parliament. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press)"The problem with that is that as we've seen at least once, maybe more often in recent history, the status quo can get us into some serious problems."
As Bliss sees it, "there is a serious flaw in the Constitution related to the monarchy, and the flaw is that the monarchy is so completely ceremonial and toothless that it is nothing more than a creature of the government of the day."
Abuse of prime ministerial power
That toothlessness results in the Governor General having no legitimacy to be a serious check on prime ministerial power, Bliss said.
It is a serious problem that "crops up whenever a prime minister appears to be abusing power, as in proroguing Parliament. In the next 65 years it's hard to think that Canada will sail along quietly, constitutionally."
This week the Quebec government said it would be an intervener in support of a court challenge to the legislation passed unanimously by the House of Commons in March that removed the gender bias in the rules on royal succession.
Since Henry VIII (in portrait), British monarchs have had the title, 'Defender of the Faith.' Prince Charles, shown here in 2004, has proposed dropping the 'the.' (Fiona Hanson/Reuters)The challenge is mostly about the way the changes were implemented. The Quebec law professors bringing the case argue Canada's Constitution requires the consultation and agreement of all the provinces for a change of this magnitude to become law.
The federal government disagrees, arguing that a change to the rules of succession is not a constitutional amendment to the role of the monarchy. But Bliss says that this case could be "a real sleeping stick of dynamite."
Only Anglicans need apply
Another argument in the court challenge is that the change discriminates on the basis of religion because it requires the heir to be Anglican.
Fraser points out that, in Britain, there is the real possibility of the disestablishment of the Church of England as the state church. "The moment that happens, the denomination of the sovereign is irrelevant," he argues.
In 1521, Pope Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII the title "Defender of the Faith," and every monarch since then has taken on that title at their coronation. Prince Charles has argued for a slight but important change in the title ? dropping the word "the."
And while the suggestion provoked a firestorm, Fraser argues that Charles's view is important for the survival of the monarchy. "The monarchy has to be inclusive, not exclusive, that's his instinct and that's being passed on to his heir."
Historian Michael Bliss says we are entering the age of the geriatric monarchy, with the prospect of only elderly men succeeding each other once Charles becomes king. (CBC)Fraser and Bliss both agree that Catherine has boosted the monarchy's popularity at the moment, essentially because shecomes across as a lovely young woman with an easygoing nature.
But Bliss points out that we are also in what he calls the age of the geriatric monarchy.
As things stand, to invoke the BBC caveat, after Queen Elizabeth the crown passes to her already 64-year-old son, Charles.
Given the longevity of the Windsors, and their opposition to abdication, the future of this royal family looks to be one of elderly men succeeding each other for at least three generations.
For Bliss, the likelihood there may not be another young queen like Elizabeth poses a problem for the monarchy's future image.
The Quebec law professors' motion for judgment on the Succession to the Throne Act:
Daniel Schwartz is both a Massey College alumnus and a former student of Prof. Bliss.Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/07/25/f-monarchy-prince-george-future.html?cmp=rss
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Arts, exercise and football set the scene for a week of summer fun
??Arts, exercise and football set the scene for a week of summer fun
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Highlight events supporting the "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign this week include not only physically demanding activities, but also programmes to raise spirits.Sport For All Day 2013 on August 4 aims to promote the good habit of daily exercise with family members, which is reflected in theevent's slogan "Stay Active. Exercise every day with your family".
Another key objective of Sport For All Day 2013 is to remind Hong Kong people to spare at least 30 minutes a day to do physical exercise to stay agile and healthy.
Various Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) indoor and outdoor facilities will be available to the public free of charge on August 4.
To encourage family participation, a range of free Parent-Child Sports Programmes including mini sports games, social dance events and badminton participation activities will be held on the day.
For details of Sport For All Day 2013, please visit the LCSD's designated webpage: www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/sfad2013/en/index.php. For enquiries, please call 2414 5555.
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The exhibition match between Hong Kong First Division League team Kitchee and English Premier League team Manchester United tomorrow (July 29) will prompt a new wave of football mania in Hong Kong.
The exhibition match is supported by the Mega Events Fund and is expected to attract a sell-out crowd of 40,000 spectators at Hong Kong Stadium.
Kitchee has collected numerous trophies and honours in the past, which most recently have included the Hong Kong FA Cup in 2011-12 and 2012-13 and the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League championship.
Hong Kong is Manchester United's last stop on its Manchester United Tour 2013.
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Young people who aspire to be professional football players can consider joining the Jockey Club Youth Football Development Programme - Training Scheme 2013-2014.
The application deadline is July 31.
The training scheme is organised by the Hong Kong Football Association for young football players, both boys and girls, aged between 7 and 18.
The scheme offers formal and continual training to young players with potential and helps them cultivate sportsmanship and teamwork. There will be 30 to 45 training sessions, and the scheme will run until May 2014.
Applicants will be invited to attend four selection training sessions in August and September. Successful applicants will be selected based on four criteria: approach to discipline, attendance rate, practice performance and technical tests.
Outstanding players will be selected to join the Regional Youth Team and to represent the Hong Kong Football Association to play in international competitions.
Application forms and programme details are available on the website www.hkfa.com.
For enquiries, please call 2711 1921.
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The final two free programmes organised in support of the International Arts Carnival 2013 will delight people of all ages.
The children's adventure theatre production "Beacon in the Dark" will be staged in Cantonese at the Auditorium of Tuen Mun Town Hall on July 30 and 31.
Children will join YoYo, the main character in the show, for an amazing 50-minute adventure. There will be two shows each day and admission is free.
Admission is also free for the Summer Fun Party 2013: "Adventure in Animal Kingdom", presented in Cantonese on August 3 and 4 at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai.
Children will enjoy a range of fun and exciting entertainment set in the animal kingdom, including magic, acrobatic, clown and puppet performances, as well as an African drum-and-dance show. Parents and children can also join workshops to make puppets and handicrafts together.
For enquiries about the two programmes, please call 2591 1340.
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All these events support the "Hong Kong: Our Home" public participation campaign, which aims to inject positive energy into society, foster social cohesion and promote care, mutual help and solidarity in the community.
More than 220 Partner Organisations have so far pledged their support for the Campaign.
Altogether, the Government and Partner Organisations are organising more than 900 events/activities under the four supporting themes of the Campaign from the end of April to the end of December this year.
Full details of the Campaign can be found on the website www.hkourhome.gov.hk.
Source: HKSAR Government
Published on: 2013-07-28
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African Union delegation arrives in Egypt
The AU announced their decision to suspend Egypt on 5 July, citing the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi
Let?s get to work now on solar energy for the future
With regard to the fuel debate: Technology will one day enable us to use the sun directly for our energy and there will no longer be a need for fission, fusion or fossil fuel. Let?s get to work on this now, for the Earth and for our children?s future.
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