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OpenAI Under Fire, Backflip 3D Raises $30 Million, Gemini AI For XRKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson is heading to the NFL draft after leading the Southeastern Conference in rushing and setting a handful of school records. The SEC Offensive Player of the Year announced on social media his intention Friday to leave after his junior season. He helped the seventh-ranked Vols go 10-3 with a first-round loss in the College Football Playoff where Sampson was limited by an injured hamstring. Sampson thanked his family, Tennessee coaches and fans, saying he learned so much and had the chance to be part of something special. Tennessee went 3-7 in 2020, and he leaves with the Vols having won 30 games over his three seasons. “I poured my heart and soul into this program and this community,” Sampson wrote. “With that being said, I will be declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft.” Sampson set a school record running for 1,491 yards. He also set a program record with a league-best 22 rushing touchdowns, breaking a mark that had stood for 95 years. He was part of coach Josh Heupel's first full signing class in December 2021 out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He also set school records for total touchdowns scored (22), points scored (132) and consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (11). He led the SEC in nine different categories, including rushing attempts (258), rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, 100-yard rushing games with 10, averaging 114.7 yards rushing per game, points scored, points per game (10.2), all-purpose yards (1,638) and all-purpose yards per game (126.0). He finished this season tied for fifth all-time in the SEC ranks for rushing TDs in a single season with Leonard Fournette of LSU. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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Iran unblocks WhatsApp, Google PlayJordan Scoville’s two-touchdown, one interception performance in S-E-M’s 38-12 State Semifinal win over Garden County earned him Athlete of the Week honors. The Pleasanton Bulldogs clawed their way into the Class D top 10 at last year's state wrestling meet, riding the shoulders of two state runner-ups — Gatlin Krepela (51-4) at 138 pounds and Luke Pawloski (35-3) at 215 pounds. While Krepela has transferred to Omaha Skutt Catholic for his senior season, Pawloski returns to lead the Bulldogs this year. Also back is Chase Gillming, a senior who was 24-18 and a state qualifier a year ago. Other lettermen on the Pleasanton roster are senior Kenan Hasenauer (285), junior Evan Kucera (126) and sophomores Dylan Phillips (120), Sawyer Gillming (132), Riegen Reissland (138) and Sam Smith (160)/ "We have 11 wrestlers out this year and hope to be competitive in quads and dual meets and get better as the year goes on," said coach Mike Herman, who is in his 39th year of coaching. Pleasanton’s Tyra Sekutera, left, and Cassidee Paitz, right, go after a loose ball during a game with S-E-M. The Pleasanton girls are looking for a rebound — the ones under the basket and the one in the standings. Plenty of indications point in that direction, too. "We have a team that is hungry to get back to competing for conference championships and getting back to Lincoln," coach Jordan Arensdorf said. "We had one of the best summers that I can remember as a coach. The girls put an emphasis on putting in the work to improve their overall game." Pleasanton returns four starters and three other letter winners from last year's 10-12 team, the first team with a losing record since 2015. Leading scorer Natalie Rasmussen was one of three seniors on that saw a lot of younger players get playing time. Back to restore the Bulldogs in the standings are 5-7 senior guard Tyra Sekutera, 5-9 junior guard Brittany Riley, 5-7 senior guard/forward Cassidee Paitz and 5-9 junior forward/center Cadence Dixon. Sekutera will be a three-year starter at Pleasanton. She averaged nearly nine points per game last season. Riley averaged seven points per game and was the team's leading rebounder. Other returning letter winners are 5-7 junior guard Brecken Wendt, 5-8 sophomore guard Emme Westland and 5-7 junior forward Claire Ahrens. "We will need some young players ... to step up and play like experienced players, which I believe they are capable of," Arensdorf said. Those players include Westland and freshmen Tenley Flood and Kenlie Zwiener, both of whom Arensdorf said will have a big impact on the varsity. "It will be important for this group to keep their composure and to be strong mentally in tough situations," Arensdorf said. "If we can control the controlables, not worry about the outside noise, I look for us to have an improved season." Former Kearney High girls basketball coach Jason Boyd returns to the coaching ranks with 20 years of experience and 310 victories under his belt. He takes over a Bulldog team that went 6-17 last year while starting four underclassmen. "I believe this team is ready to take the next step in their development and have a lot of success this season," Boyd said. "We have a competitive group that is hungry to turn things around and win now." That happened for the Bulldogs in football, but with the good came some bad as senior Ryelan Kingston, who averaged 9. 1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last year, is out with an injury. Others starters returning include 6-foot senior Gavin Zwiener, 6-1 junior Brennan Lindner and 6-2 senior Jayson Cronin. Lindner averaged more than nine points, three assists and three rebounds per game last season. Zwiener contributed six points and four rebounds per game. Other returning lettermen are 6-8 senior guard Cohen Cruise, 6-foot senior guard/forward Josh Pierce, 5-10 senior Gavin Stark, 6-4 junior center Cade Klein, 6-0 junior guard/forward Haden Smith, 6-1 sophomore guard/forward Owen Janitscheck and 6-0 junior forward Austin Hollingsworth. Boyd said the Bulldogs will rely on their experience for leadership in "holding the team accountable for working hard, having a good attitude and competing." Get local news delivered to your inbox!MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler will not play in the final two games of Miami's ongoing road trip while recovering from illness, the team said Friday. That means Butler will not play Saturday at Atlanta or Sunday at Houston. The earliest he could play again is Wednesday at home against New Orleans. Butler hasn't played since the first quarter of Miami's Dec. 20 game against Oklahoma City, when he twisted an ankle, left the game and then was ruled out because of illness. Miami has played three games since without Butler, two because of the illness and then Thursday's win in Orlando with him back in Miami conditioning for a return. He is not with the team on the road trip. The Heat said Thursday that they are not going to trade Butler, that announcement coming after ESPN, citing sources, said the six-time All-Star would prefer to be moved before the trade deadline on Feb. 6. Butler has not publicly expressed any desire to be traded. He is averaging 18.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists this season. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA
The International Cricket Council announced the full schedule for the Champions Trophy on Tuesday, December 24. The board announced the schedule for all the teams, including the venues where the games will be played. The ICC announced that Pakistan will host the tournament alongside the United Arab Emirates since the PCB agreed to a hybrid model to accommodate India. The marquee match of India vs Pakistan (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); is set to be played on February 23 in Dubai. In case India reach the final of the tournament, Dubai will host the summit clash. The ICC announced that the tournament will kick off on 19 February with Pakistan vs New Zealand in Karachi and will run till March 9. Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days. All matches will begin at 2:30 PM IST. Star Sports will be broadcast all the games in India.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZEFIRO METHANE CORP. (Cboe Canada: ZEFI) (Frankfurt: Y6B) (OTCQB: ZEFIF) (the “Company”, “Zefiro”, or “ZEFI”) , an environmental services company specializing in methane abatement operations, took numerous steps in 2024 to accelerate the Company’s profitability and commercial momentum. Specifically, Zefiro’s success over the past twelve months can be attributed to its execution of the Company’s strategy to expand its commercial footprint in critical marketplaces across North America and generate industry-leading, American Carbon Registry-approved carbon credits via an expanding, nationwide orphaned oil and gas well plugging operation. By actively advancing numerous strategic initiatives and bolstering its internal infrastructure throughout 2024, Zefiro is poised to remain at the forefront of the environmental services industry and reach yet another slate of notable accomplishments in the year ahead. The Company’s 2024 highlights include: Recording consolidated revenues of USD $32.8 million and a positive adjusted EBITDA (that was doubled over the previous quarter) on the Company’s 2024 year-end earnings report; Facilitating an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Cboe Canada, Inc. stock exchange, with a subsequent listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange . Zefiro's common shares are also now quoted on the OTCQB in the U.S. under the symbol ZEFIF; Expanding the Company’s well plugging operations across the nation, including projects in West Virginia , Pennsylvania , Oklahoma , and Ohio ; Entering into a landmark methane abatement offset market-setting presale agreement with EDF Trading , adding to Zefiro's pipeline of carbon offset pre-sales with the first delivery of offset products set to take place in the new year; Finalizing a number of strategic acquisitions and corporate partnerships, including the whole-sale acquisition of Plants & Goodwin , a Pennsylvania-based oil and gas well plugging operation; Bolstering the Company’s senior leadership team by appointing longtime Wells Fargo executive Mohit Gupta as the Chief Financial Officer and Bain & Company alumnus Richard Walker to serve as Chief Technology Officer; and Featuring at numerous leading industry conferences and events, including UN COP29 , NYC Climate Week , Wall Street Green Summit , Argus Europe Climate Conference , and more. Crew members contracted by Zefiro subsidiary Plants & Goodwin on-site at an Ohio-based well plugging operation in November 2024. Readers using news aggregation services may be unable to view the link provided above. Please access SEDAR+ or the Investors section of the Company’s website for a version of this press release containing links and media. Zefiro Founder and Chief Executive Officer Talal Debs commented, “From our plugging crews completing projects across the country to our expert team of carbon market specialists connecting with customers throughout the world, we have strived to invest in the resources needed to position each of our dedicated team members for success. The string of new milestones that we have been able to achieve over the past twelve months is directly linked to our senior management team’s commitment to that process, and I am incredibly proud that the progress that our team has earned in 2024 will guide our positive commercial momentum well into the future.” Zefiro Chief Financial Officer Mohit Gupta commented, “2024 has been a transformative year for Zefiro, and our ability to garner sustainable, increasing returns for our investors is a direct result of the unwavering dedication and expertise of our entire team. Through consistent execution of our comprehensive, client service-oriented strategy, we have established our position as a market leader, forged a consistent pipeline of project opportunities, and helped more communities safeguard public health.” About Zefiro Methane Corp. Zefiro is an environmental services company, specializing in methane abatement. Zefiro strives to be a key commercial force towards Active Sustainability. Leveraging decades of operational expertise, Zefiro is building a new toolkit to clean up air, land, and water sources directly impacted by methane leaks. The Company has built a fully integrated ground operation driven by an innovative monetization solution for the emerging methane abatement marketplace. As an originator of high-quality U.S.-based methane offsets, Zefiro aims to generate long-term economic, environmental, and social returns. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company, ZEFIRO METHANE CORP. “Talal Debs” Talal Debs, Founder & CEO For further information, please contact: Zefiro Investor Relations 1 (800) 274-ZEFI (274-9334) investor@zefiromethane.com For media inquiries, please contact: Rich Myers - Profile Advisors (New York) media@zefiromethane.com +1 (347) 774-1125 Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as “seeks”, “believes”, “plans”, “expects”, “intends”, “estimates”, “anticipates” and statements that an event or result “may”, “will”, “should”, “could” or “might” occur or be achieved and other similar expressions. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking information including statements regarding: the Company’s intention to reduce emissions from end-of-life oil and gas wells and eliminate methane gas; the Company’s partnerships with industry operators, state agencies, and federal governments; the Company’s expectations for continued increases in revenues and EBITDA growth as a result of these partnerships; the Company’s intentions to build out its presence in the United States; the anticipated federal funding for orphaned well site plugging, remediation and restoring activities; the Company’s expectations to become a growing environmental services company; the Company’s ability to provide institutional and retail investors alike with the opportunity to join the Active Sustainability movement; the Company’s ability to generate long-term economic, environmental, and social returns; and other statements regarding the Company’s business and the industry in which the Company operates. The forward-looking information reflects management’s current expectations based on information currently available and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking information. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed timeframes or at all. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: (i) adverse general market and economic conditions; (ii) changes to and price and volume volatility in the carbon market; (iii) changes to the regulatory landscape and global policies applicable to the Company's business; (iv) failure to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals; and (v) other risk factors set forth in its Prospectus dated April 8, 2024 under the heading “Risk Factors”. The Company operates in a rapidly evolving environment where technologies are in the early stage of adoption. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company’s management to predict all risk factors, nor can the Company assess the impact of all factors on Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this news release is based on the opinions and assumptions of management considered reasonable as of the date hereof, including, but not limited to, the assumption that general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information. The forward-looking information included in this news release is made as of the date of this news release and the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Statement Regarding Third-Party Investor Relations Firms Disclosures relating to investor relations firms retained by Zefiro Methane Corp. can be found under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca/ . A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/6a438934-f40c-440b-b8a7-af17ae78c414
Vancouver-based bookkeeping service Bench Accounting has announced its sudden closure, potentially putting hundreds of staff out of work. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Vancouver-based bookkeeping service Bench Accounting has announced its sudden closure, potentially putting hundreds of staff out of work. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Vancouver-based bookkeeping service Bench Accounting has announced its sudden closure, potentially putting hundreds of staff out of work. The company that has described itself as North America’s largest bookkeeping service for small businesses says on its website in a “notice of closure” dated Friday that the platform is “no longer accessible.” The statement acknowledges that the closure is “abrupt and may cause disruption,” and says the firm is committed to helping customers “navigate through the transition.” Bench has previously said it had more than 600 employees and had received investor funding of US$113 million. It said it moved to Vancouver and changed its name to Bench in 2013, having started out in 2012 as 10sheet Inc in the U.S. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Calls to Bench’s Vancouver office went to voice mail and did not immediately receive a response. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2024. Advertisement
The Legislature’s budget analyst, Gabe Petek, is marking the 20th anniversary of University of California’s Merced campus with an overview of how it has fared. In polite language, Petek fundamentally says the campus has fallen well short of its enrollment targets, requires much more state aid than other UC branches to operate, has not had the big economic impact that its advocates promised, and really wasn’t needed to relieve student applications. “Since 2005, the UC system has added approximately 44,000 resident undergraduate slots,” Petek writes. “The 7,500 undergraduate slots created at UC Merced accounts for 17 percent of that growth. While contributing to the increase in UC enrollment capacity, UC Merced has repeatedly failed to meet its campus enrollment targets. “Moreover, enrolling additional students at UC Merced comes with a higher state cost than enrolling additional students at the more established UC campuses. The $85 million in UC Merced funding above the rebenching formula equates to roughly an additional 10,000 students that could have been supported at the other UC general campuses, many of which had available capacity.” The rebenching formula is how the UC system equalizes funding across its campuses. Related Story: Skepticism Surrounding UC Merced’s Creation Reading Petek’s report was, to quote the inimitable Yogi Berra, “déjà vu all over again,” because I had written a number of skeptical columns about the UC Merced project that then-Gov. Gray Davis and other advocates were touting in the early 2000s. “Merced was chosen for the campus primarily because of the offer of free land, because of pressure from politicians who wanted to position themselves as saviors of the valley, a politically important region, and because developers wanted to make a killing on adjacent land — not as a result of any rational needs or efficiency studies,” I wrote in one column for the Sacramento Bee. “If a UC campus is to be built in the San Joaquin Valley, locating it in or near a major population center — moribund downtown Fresno, with dozens of potentially usable buildings would be perfect — would make access much easier,” I wrote in another. “More students could live at home, thereby reducing their living expenses, and that would make attendance more practical. But that simple, if vital, cost-of-living factor is being ignored by UC administrators, UC’s somewhat elitist Board of Regents and politicians in their relentless drive to create a new campus out in the middle of nowhere.” At the time, UC system executives were almost universally opposed to placing a new campus in Merced because it would siphon away construction and operational funds that, they thought, would be better spent elsewhere. However, they never voiced that opposition publicly because the Board of Regents, composed of governors’ appointees, and Davis were insisting that it be done. Related Story: Political Pressure and Environmental Challenges Much of the political pressure was coming from those who owned land around the proposed campus and were hoping to make a financial killing. They included the head of a major state agency and a UC regent. A charitable land trust donated the proposed campus site, but it ran afoul of federal environmental officials because it contained numerous vernal pools that sustained fairy shrimp, an endangered species found only in the San Joaquin Valley. When it became evident that the original campus site was a non-starter, it was shifted to a nearby golf course, also owned by the land trust and purchased with a foundation grant. The golf course was a failing business so it was a double win for the trust, which intended to develop housing and other student services. In short, the motives of Merced campus advocates, both public and private, had only tangential connections to educational needs, and two decades later that’s still true. UC Merced is the system’s poor stepchild.
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Elon Musk accused of censoring conservatives on X who disagree with him about immigrationOne Nation One Election: ‘It Should Not Be Similar To What Happened With Article 370 In 2019’ Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday spoke on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ and said it should not be similar to what happened with Article 370., Speaking to news agency, Abdullah said “It has not come before the Parliament yet. It will be debated in the House. The debate should be open; it should not be similar to what happened with Article 370 in 2019. it should be discussed openly. As far as the National Conference is concerned, we will sit and form an opinion on it and tell our MPS how to vote.” The Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet’s approval of the One Nation, One Election (ONOE) Bill has sparked controversy across India’s political spectrum. Described by the BJP as a revolutionary step towards streamlining governance and boosting development, the proposal has been fiercely opposed by Opposition parties, which argue it undermines federalism and concentrates power in the hands of the centre. The Bill aims to synchronise elections for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies and is expected to be tabled in the Parliament during the ongoing winter session. While the BJP and its allies are pushing the idea as a significant reform, the Congress and other regional parties, have branded it as “anti-democratic” and a threat to India’s diverse political fabric. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had already articulated his party’s strong disapproval in January 2024, describing the concept as “anti-democratic.” The party’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, accused the BJP of using the Bill to divert attention from critical issues. “There are many concerns among the INDIA bloc about the impact on the federal character of our country through this Bill,” Gogoi said, adding, “PM Modi has not walked the talk...he does Haryana and Maharashtra elections separately. He does Gujarat elections separately.” TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee minced no words, calling the legislation a “draconian” attack on democracy. “Bengal will NEVER bow to Delhi’s dictatorial whims,” she declared. Her colleague Kunal Ghosh echoed her sentiment, raising doubts about the practicality of the move. “Who will give the guarantee that after voting once, a government will last for its full term, i.e., 5 years?” Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin launched a scathing attack on the Bill, labelling it “impractical” and “anti-democratic.” He warned that it would erase regional voices and disrupt governance. “Let’s resist this attack on Indian Democracy with all our strength!” Stalin wrote on X.Social media users are misrepresenting a report released Thursday by the Justice Department inspector general's office, falsely claiming that it's proof the FBI orchestrated the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The watchdog report examined a number of areas, including whether major intelligence failures preceded the riot and whether the FBI in some way provoked the violence. Claims spreading online focus on the report's finding that 26 FBI informants were in Washington for election-related protests on Jan. 6, including three who had been tasked with traveling to the city to report on others who were potentially planning to attend the events. Although 17 of those informants either entered the Capitol or a restricted area around the building during the riot, none of the 26 total informants were authorized to do so by the bureau, according to the report. Nor were they authorized to otherwise break the law or encourage others to do so. Here's a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: A December 2024 report released by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General is proof that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a setup by the FBI. THE FACTS: That's false. The report found that no undercover FBI employees were at the riot on Jan. 6 and that none of the bureau's informants were authorized to participate. Informants, also known as confidential human sources, work with the FBI to provide information, but are not on the bureau’s payroll. Undercover agents are employed by the FBI. According to the report, 26 informants were in Washington on Jan. 6 in connection with the day's events. FBI field offices only informed the Washington Field Office or FBI headquarters of five informants that were to be in the field on Jan. 6. Of the total 26 informants, four entered the Capitol during the riot and an additional 13 entered a restricted area around the Capitol. But none were authorized to do so by the FBI, nor were they given permission to break other laws or encourage others to do the same. The remaining nine informants did not engage in any illegal activities. None of the 17 informants who entered the Capitol or surrounding restricted area have been prosecuted, the report says. A footnote states that after reviewing a draft of the report, the U.S. attorney's office in Washington said that it “generally has not charged those individuals whose only crime on January 6, 2021 was to enter restricted grounds surrounding the Capitol, which has resulted in the Office declining to charge hundreds of individuals; and we have treated the CHSs consistent with this approach.” The assistant special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office's counterterrorism division told the inspector general's office that he “denied a request from an FBI office to have an undercover employee engage in investigative activity on January 6.” He, along with then-Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D'Antuono, said that FBI policy prohibits undercover employees at First Amendment-protected events without investigative authority. Many social media users drew false conclusions from the report's findings. “JANUARY 6th WAS A SETUP!" reads one X post that had received more than 11,400 likes and shares as of Friday. “New inspector general report shows that 26 FBI/DOJ confidential sources were in the crowd on January 6th, and some of them went into the Capitol and restricted areas. Is it a coincidence that Wray put in his resignation notice yesterday? TREASON!” The mention of Wray's resignation refers to FBI Director Christopher Wray's announcement Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January. Other users highlighted the fact that there were 26 FBI informants in Washington on Jan. 6, but omitted key information about the findings of the report. These claims echo a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters determined to overturn Republican Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden stormed the Capitol in a violent clash with police. The report knocks that theory down. Wray called such theories “ludicrous” at a congressional hearing last year. The inspector general's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the false claims about its report. In addition to its findings about the the FBI's involvement on Jan. 6, the report said that the FBI, in an action its now-deputy director described as a “basic step that was missed,” failed to canvass informants across all 56 of its field offices for any relevant intelligence ahead of time. That was a step, the report concluded, “that could have helped the FBI and its law enforcement partners with their preparations in advance of January 6.” However, it did credit the bureau for preparing for the possibility of violence and for trying to identify known “domestic terrorism subjects” who planned to come to Washington that day. The FBI said in a letter responding to the report that it accepts the inspection general’s recommendation “regarding potential process improvements for future events.” — Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck .
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