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Test Match: England scores 35/1 against West Indies.

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Neha Kumari
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After 4 months international cricket resume. Due to rain and bad liteforce match between England and West Indies spoils.

England scores 31/1 on 17.4 overs against West Indies.

This was is being played in bio secure environment.

Notably westindies has not won a single series since 1988 in England.

But last year West Indies won the last service on home ground.

As per ICC is new guideline cricketers cannot use saliva to shine their ball.

Hand Sanitizer were kept around the boundary .
And Ben Stoke, England captain and Jason Holder, West Indies was in confusion whether to shake hands or not at time of toss.

England stand-in captain Ben Stokes won the toss following a rain delay and opted to bat but just three overs were possible before the weather intervened again.

West Indies players also wore black gloves on their right hands in an echo of the “Black Power” protests made famous by US athletes at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

    Housing for Migrants at affordable price.

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    Jyoti B
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    The Union Cabinet has granted the permission to provide flats made under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, at affordable  price for the migrant workers and poor people

    After the Cabinet meeting Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, said under Shahari Awas Yojna migrant workers and poor people will get house at affordable price, under the scheme, government funded housing in different cities will be converted into affordable rental housing Complex under the public private partnership mode.

    He also mentioned, approx 3 lakh  migrant workers and poor people who is affected by lockdown will get benifit of this.

    The total confirmed cases of Covid-19 in India has reached 7,67,296. In the last 24 hours, 24,879 new cases have added to the total tally.
    The death toll has also increased to 21,129. A total of 487 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours.

    The lockdown in India has impacted the livelihoods of a large proportion of the country’s nearly 40 million internal migrants. Around 50,000–60,000 moved from urban centers to rural areas.

    Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Urban) Mission launched on 25th June 2015 was intended to provide housing for all in urban areas.

    The government will rent out 1.08 lakh flats of one room, built in ARHCs, in cities like Mumbai and Delhi to migrant labourers and students. It has also approved construction of more such complexes to rent out another 3 lakh flats to those coming from rural areas and small towns for better opportunities.

    Vikash Dubey arrested in Madhya Pradesh.

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    Neha Kumari
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    UP Gangster Vikash Dubey was caught from a temple in MP after 5 day run .
    Vikash Dubey accused of killing eight Policemen last week was arrested. When his aides were killed in separate encounter in UP.

    Around 8 am, Vikas Dubey was spotted in Ujjain Mahakal temple. Dubey was recognized by a shopkeeper when he was trying to enter temple.

    Then shopkeeper warned security guards. Guard’s started questioning him .

    As policemen walked towards Vikas Dubey to take him into police van, he started shouting ” Main Vikash Dubey Hun, Kanpur wala”.

    “It is a big success for the police, Vikas Dubey is a cruel killer. The entire Madhya Pradesh police force was on alert. He has been arrested from Ujjain Mahakal temple. We have informed Uttar Pradesh Police,” said Narottam Mishra, Madhya Pradesh Minister.

    Shivraj Singh Chauhan Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, was informed by director general of Police about Dubai’s arrest. Later MP CM called CM Yogi and informed him about his arrest.

    CM Chauhan also congratulated Ujjain Police and says that those who think that Mahakal will wash of their sins do not know Mahakal at all.

    Sholay’s Soorma Bhopali died at the age of 81.

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    Jyoti B
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    Bollywood actor-comedian Jagdeep died at 81, on Wednesday, at his residence in Bandra. He got recognized as a comedian from Shammi Kapoor’s film Brahmachari, and was best known in  Amitabh  Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer ‘Sholay’ for his role as Surma Bhopali.

    The actor, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, had not been keeping well because of age related issues, producer Mehmood Ali, a family friend told PTI.

    The late actor, in his career spanning several decades, appeared in more than 400 films including Sholay, Purana Mandir, Andaz Apna Apna, and Phool Aur Kaante, among others.

    On the work front, Jagdeep was last seen in ‘Gali Gali Chor Hai’. starring Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran and Mugdha Godse in the lead roles. Helmed by Rumi Jaffrey, the fim was released in February 2012.

    #RestInPeace is trending on social media. A fan of Jagdeep wrote in tribute to him – another great actor is gone. Thank you Jagdeep saheb for making us laugh for decades. You will always be in our heart.

    https://twitter.com/absurd_dilip/status/1281057869148766208?s=19

    Jagdeep’s death is being mourned by celebs such as Ajay Devgn, Madhur Bhandarkar and others.

    https://twitter.com/imbhandarkar/status/1280913039999422464?s=19

    Indian Army asks Soldiers and officers to delete 89 apps.

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    Jyoti B
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    Indian Army is mandated to safeguard National Interests from External Aggression and Internal Subversion. With approximately 1.4 million personnel, the Indian Army is the world’s largest ground force.

    Indian Army asks it’s personnel to delete 89 apps. From social media accounts to e-commerce and dating sites, platforms include a range of apps.
    Few of them are Tiktok, Truecaller, Instagram, Facebook, WeChat, Hike, PUBG, Tinder etc. By July 15. The apps banned by the army are not limited to the 59 Chinese mobile applications banned by the government.

    The Chinese apps earlier banned are Club Factory, SHAREit, Likee, Mi Video Call (Xiaomi), Weibo, Baidu and Bigo Live. They have been removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for India. China has strongly reacted to India’s move to ban 59 mobile applications last month, most of which are linked to China. The Indian government’s decision was based on security concerns.

    The decision comes after an “exponential increase” in the number of cases being targeted by their intelligence agencies. 

    A tweet from news agency ANI includes a photograph of a page with the list of the apps, and the title, ‘Social Media Apps: Banned for Usage’. It quotes Army sources to say that the ban is to plug leakage of information. 

    England vs West Indies: Day 1 of three days test series.

    By
    Jyoti B
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    International cricket will have to wait a bit longer to resume following the coronavirus outbreak after the start of play in the first test between England and West Indies was delayed because of light rain today.

    England and West Indies players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the start of play in the first Test at Ageas Bowl Southampton.

    England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first Rain and wet outfield had forced the umpires to call for an early lunch.

    DAY 1: ENGLAND 35/1 in 17.4 overs
    Joe Denly – 14*(48),
    Rory Burns – 20*(55);
    Shannon Gabriel – 1/19(5)

    Due to Pandemic no international matches has been played anywhere in the world.

    The circumstances will be unusual with the COVID-19 pandemic meaning no fans will be present in the bio-secure environment — the only sounds being the thump of leather on willow, the chit-chat between the players and some piped-in crowd effects. Once the strangeness of the ‘new-normal’ sinks in, however, an intriguing series looks on the cards between the sides ranked fourth and eighth on the ICC’s Test list.

    Total matches: 159
    England won: 49
    West Indies won: 57
    Draw: 51
    Abandoned: 1
    Cancelled: 1

    The overall head-to-head statistics shows West Indies has an upper hand. However, in the recent past the England cricket team has emerged as a tough side to beat in its own backyard.

    It will also be a milestone in the career of England’s talisman Ben Stokes as he captains the side for the first time.

    Playing 11 of both teams-

    West Indies playing 11: 
    John Campbell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Shane Dowrich (wk), Jason Holder (capt), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel

    England playing 11: 
    Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Joe Denly, Zak Crawley, Ben Stokes(c), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Dominic Bess, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, James Anderson

    England closed on 35/1 with Sibley dismissed for a duck by Gabriel. 98 overs will be bowled on each day for the rest of the Test.

    Cold war between Pooja Bhatt and Kangana Ranaut team.

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    Neha Kumari
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    Bollywood actress filmmaker Pooja Bhatt on Wednesday morning tweeted about allegations of supporting nepotism in Bollywood .

    From there the Twitter battle rages on over nepotism debate again.

    ”Have been asked to comment on the hot topic Nepotism that people are raging about. As someone who hails from a ‘family’ that has launched more new talent-actors,musicians & technicians,than the entire film industry combined I can only laugh.Facts don’t find takers. Fiction does” – Pooja Bhatt tweet.

    Again she tweets, ” There was a time when the Bhatt’s were accused of having something against established actors & made to feel inferior for only working with/launching newcomers & not chasing stars. And now the same people play the nepotism card? Google & tweet guys & won’t even say think & speak”.

    Then finally she targets Kangana Ranaut over nepotism she tweets ” As for Kangana Ranaut-She is a great talent,if not she wouldn’t have been launched by Vishesh films in “Gangster”.Yes Anurag Basu discovered her,but Vishesh Films backed his vision & invested in the film. No small feat. Here’s wishing her the very best in all her endeavours”

    After Pooja Bhatt series of tweets, Kangana’s team hits back at Pooja, her team tweeted “Dear
    @PoojaB1972
    , #AnuragBasu had keen eyes to spot Kangana’s talent, everyone knows Mukesh Bhatt does not like to pay artists, to get talented people for free is a favour many studios do on themselves but that doesn’t give your father a license to throw chappals at her…(1/2)’.

    This led to cold war between Kangana’s team and Pooja Bhatt.

    Ranaut’s team again tweets “call her mad and humiliate her. He also announced her “tragic end”, Also why was he so invested in Sushant Singh Rajpoot’s and Rhea’s relationship? Why did he announce his end too, some of the questions you must ask him 🙏 (2/2)
    @PoojaB1972

    https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1280815612852240387?s=20

    After the tragic demise of Shushant Singh Rajput Star kids, Karan johar, Bhatt family was continuously being attacked by audience over nepotism . Shushant Singh Rajput sudden death left the fan in shock and created rage about nepotism, favouritism and lobbying .

    Japan PM may cancel Chinese President Xi state visit .

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    Neha Kumari
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    After China pass the controversial national security law in Hong Kong, Japanese lawmakers have express their concern over the rights of Japanese people and companies in Hong Kong.

    On Tuesday Japan ruling party says ” have no choice but to urge” the government to cancel state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

    Lawmakers in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling Democratic Party have drafted the resolution about government to cancel Xi visit.

    According to lawmaker Yasuhide Nakayama head at Foreign policy panel of Japan, if the proposal about cancellation is approved at higher level next week, it could be submitted to Abe’s office as soon as Tuesday.

    “The LDP is looking at the situation in Hong Kong with great concerb. The fact that about 400 people were arrested the first day the law came into effect is not something we can turn a blind eye to as fellow Asians, democrats and lovers of freedom “, said Nakayama.

    Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian says, “With regard to Japan’s negative comments on Hong Kong, China has made solemn representations. As to whether it will affect President Xi’s visit to Japan, for some time, China has not discussed major issues with the Japanese side. Some Japanese people’s hype on related topics are meaningless. We have no time and no interest for them.

    Vikash Dubey’s closest aide Amar Dubey shot dead

    By
    Neha Kumari
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    HIGHLIGHTS –

    • Aman Dubey was closest aide of Vikas Dubey
    • Amar was also involved in killing of 8 cops last week.
    • Shyamu Bajpai another member of gang got arrested.

    History-sheeter Vikas Dubey’s closest gange member Amar Dubey was shot dead by UP Police . Amar Dubey was involved in killing of eight Policemen in Kanpur .

    Notably, Amar Dubey was on number one list of 15 wanted aides of Vikash.

    Amar Dubey was assigned in gang as Vikash security and he used to travel with him carrying rifle with his team .

    “Acting on a tip-off, a team of the STF and local police surrounded Amar. He was injured in the firing and he died during treatment in a hospital,” senior police officer Shlok Kumar said.

    And just after Amar’s encounter, another aide was arrested.

    “Vikas Dubey’s aide Shyamu Bajpai was arrested after an encounter with police in Chaubeypur area. Shyamu Bajpai, carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 sustained bullet injury on his leg,” SHO Chaubeypur KM Rai told PTI.

    Kerala: IAS Officer removed for links with gold smuggling .

    By
    Neha Kumari
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    Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Principal secretary removed as State Secretary for having involvement in UAE gold smuggling.
    M. Sivasankar, Principal secretary of state is accused of having connection with Swapna Suresh.

    Now he has been removed as Principal Secretary to Kerala CM.

    On Monday at Thiruvananthapuram airport, custom official had seized 30 kg of gold from a diplomatic bag worth of 15 crore rupees from UAE consulate former staff.

    And the accused is identified as Swapna Suresh, she was executive secretary at the UAE consulate. She along with Sarith is under custody of custom officials.

    M. Sivasankar was chairman of KSITIl ( Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited ) . Where Swapna was an operation manager .

    Now, the government had removed Sivasankar as the state IT secretary .

    The details about smuggling came from Sarith Kumar, former PRO of the consulate. He was arrested and remanded to custody by Chief Judicial Magistrate.

    And after questioning Sarith, Swapna involvement came to light .

    Further it is revealed that Swapna have a strong connection with Sivasankar. Sivasankar was allegedly a frequent visitor at her apartment.

    And it also revealed that complete protocol was not followed while appointing Swapna at KSITIL.

    UAE embassy in New Delhi tweeted ” The UAE Embassy, New Delhi: The authorities in the UAE have launched an investigation to find out who sent the cargo containing gold to the address of the UAE consulate”.

    ”The authorities have stressed that the culprits who not only committed a major crime but also sought to tarnish the reputation of the UAE mission in India will not be spared. We remain committed to cooperating with Indian authorities in getting to the root of the crime. 2/2” – another tweet of UAE Embassy.

    US: Visaa would be refused, if students enrolled for online course.

    By
    Jyoti B
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    The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said people could face deportation if they do not comply with the rules.

    The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a press release on Monday that for the fall 2020 semester students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the US.

    As the world tackles the Covid-19 pandemic, surprisingly, around 91% of Indian students who had planned to study abroad still want to continue due to the safety measures being put in place.

    Many universities are moving classes online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    It is not clear how many students will be affected.

    Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States,” the ICE statement said.

    According to the ICE, F-1 visas are issued to students pursuing academic coursework, while M-1 visas are for those pursuing “vocational coursework” while studying in the US.

    After taking care of emergency measures, universities need to be making administrative and financial decisions over the next few weeks that depend on projections about what’s going to be happening three to six months from now. Economists call this “dynamic programming,” but that’s just a fancy name for thinking ahead. While there are many issues that require thinking ahead, here I’m going to focus specifically on issues involving international students, and the complications that arise due to international travel restrictions imposed indefinitely to counter the further spread of the coronavirus.

    The number of Indian students in the US has increased by around 3 per cent over the previous year to 202,014, according to the 2019 Open Doors Report on International

    At Leverage Edu, we are trying to ensure that we lead the way for the much-needed myth busting around international higher education and do what’s best,” says Akshay Chaturvedi, CEO of Leverage Edu, which provides mentoring and college admissions guidance to students and job seekers looking for higher education outside India.

    After India, US is considering to ban Tiktok as security threat.

    By
    Neha Kumari
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    Amid corona-virus lock-down users of US were spending many hours each day on tiktok.

    Now after India, the US government may ban Chinese video sharing app Tiktok. US sighting national security threat as a reason to ban Tiktok .

    Tiktok is owned by Byte-dance, Chinese company.

    Approximately 75 million users active during lockdown in US.
    Tiktok has 175 million downloads in US and more than 1 million users worldwide.

    Mike Pompeo, secretary of state says that administration is certainly looking at banning Chinese social media apps . He further claims that Tiktok is a security threat and they shares users data with Chinese government.

    When a reporter asked Pompeo, if he would recommend people to download tiktok,
    He says “only if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese government “.

    “Every Chinese technology company is required by Chinese law to provide information they obtain, or information stored on their networks, to Chinese authorities if requested to do so. All Americans should be concerned that their images, bio-metrics, location and other data stored on Chinese apps must be turned over to China’s state security apparatus upon request” says State department.

    “Tiktok is led by an American CEO, with hundreds of employees and key leaders across safety, security, product, and public policy here in the U.S. We have no higher priority than promoting a safe and secure app experience for our users. We have never provided user data to the Chinese government, nor would we do so if asked ”, says spokeperson of tiktok.

    Meanwhile Tiktok says they will remove Tiktok from Hong Kong.

    “In light of recent events, we’ve decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong,” says a TikTok spokesperson.

    Bihar : NDA allies with LJP and JDU .

    By
    Neha Kumari
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    HIGHLIGHTS –

    • Bihar is preparing their Assembly election.
    • BJP is in alliance with JDU and LJP .
    • The tenure of current elected goverment expire on November this year .

    Bihar has 243 Assembly constituencies and the state election is expected to go happen by November end’s.

    BJP is in alliance with JDU and LJP. Therefore, NDA is directly in contest with RJD, Congress and left parties.

    ”Whatever seats one gets, NDA will fight unitedly. Prepare for all 243 seats,BJP says.

     BJP said that they will contest election with their other partners – JDU and the LJP – with a “positive mindset” and on a “development plank”.

    Rahul Gandhi held a virtual interaction with the Bihar congress leaders. Rahul Gandhi said that there’s no need to compromise or feel inferior while forming any alliance in Bihar.

    Jitan Ram Manjhi chief leader of Hindustani Awam Morcha ( HAM ) says that the decision on alliance will be taken on July 11.

    “Congress has said they will sort things (in the alliance) till July 10. Congress is scheduled to meet on July 8. On July 9, I am also going to Patna and will discuss the situation to our party members. It depends on Congress decision if they are able to meditate, otherwise, we will announce our decision on July 11,” said Manjhi .

     “In case a co-ordination committee could not be formed by July 10, I will be free to take a call on my future course of action,” Manjhi said.

    World Health Organization Revises evidence for emergence of Airborne spread of COVID-19.

    By
    Jyoti B
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    Worldwide, total 11.8 million confirmed cases and 6.42 million people recovered, 544 thousand people died due to COVID-19.

    The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people.

    “We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of COVID-19,” Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on the COVID-19 pandemic at the WHO, told a news briefing.

    On Monday, an open letter to the medical community by 239 scientists published in the Clincal Infectious Diseases journal, urged the medical community, as well as national and international bodies to recognize the potential for airborne spread of covid-19.

    Recent evidence suggests that aerosol transmission of Covid-19 may pose a higher risk than was earlier believed. Specialist caution that emerging evidence of transmission, especially from environments like those of meat processing plants, which have recently emerged as infection hotspots, suggests that aerosol transmission may be more common than we think.

    Any change in the WHO’s assessment of possibility of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1-metre (3.3 feet) of physical distancing. Governments, which rely on the agency for guidance policy, may also have to adjust public health measures aimed at restrain the spread of the virus.

    The well built evidence for airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is prior work suggesting that the related virus behind the 2003 SARS epidemic spread through airborne transmission. “There is every reason to expect that SARS-CoV-2 behaves similarly, and that transmission via airborne microdroplets is an important pathway,” according to the letter, published Monday in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. 

    Diesel price in Delhi is currently revised daily.

    By
    Jyoti B
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    Delhi continues to be the benchmark or an indicator of any increase or decrease in fuel prices in the country. With a population of more than 18 million, the Union territory is the second most populous city in India.

    Prices of petrol and diesel are revised daily, aligned to market rates, which means diesel price in Delhi will increase every time global crude oil prices increase and rupee depreciates against the US dollar.

    Todays diesel rates in New Delhi are very sensitive to global crude prices. We have been seeing an uptick in global crude prices, which has also pushed diesel rates in New Delhi higher. 

    The price of Diesel in Delhi is at Rs 80.78 per litre, today. Diesel continued to remain marginally costlier in Delhi compared to petrol. 

    Graph of Diesel price in the month of July

    Before the nation entered the lockdown, the average price of petrol and diesel in Delhi was Rs 69.60 per litre and Rs 62.30 per litre respectively.

    The change in the Diesel prices is an advantage for the consumer, as the customers keep an eye on the prices and can buy Diesel when the prices go down. As the change in the price will be very small, it may seem like that it will not make a difference, but in the long term, you will be in profit. Oil marketing companies in India such as Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum, etc. will fix the new price Diesel in India every day. 

    On June 7, state-run oil marketing companies Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum  – which account for the majority of petrol and diesel outlets in the country – restarted the normal system of daily price reviews in line with costs following an 82-day hiatus. 

    In view of the increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) on diesel in Delhi, petrol pump owners in the national capital on Monday urged the Delhi government to reduce VAT on petroleum products citing lower rates in neighbouring states. The Delhi Petrol Dealers Association (DPDA), which has around 400 petrol pump owners as members, said in a statement that the increase in value-added tax (VAT) on diesel is resulting in heavy loss of sales at petrol pumps in Delhi.

    Other metro cities also saw marginal rise prices. The city of Mumbai saw petrol costing 2 paise more at Rs 87.19 and diesel costing Rs 10 paise more at 79.05 per litre. In Chennai, petrol prices went up 4 paise and diesel 13 paise to Rs 83.63 and Rs 77.91 per litre, respectively. In Kolkata, petrol will cost you Rs 82.10 and diesel at Rs 75.79 per litre.

    Diesel price in metropolitan cities.


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