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Education / Re: What Makes A Door Shake When Another Is Opened Or Closed? by AKJA(m): 12:00pm On Nov 14, 2019
Education / Re: What Makes A Door Shake When Another Is Opened Or Closed? by AKJA(m): 11:53am On Nov 14, 2019
Politics / Re: Buhari Signs N30,000 Minimum Wage, Reveals Implementation Date by AKJA(m): 4:50pm On Mar 28, 2019
1-0 already for Buhari. Bubu haters be on your mark as the next level of CHANGE ushers in.
Politics / Re: Why Can't Lagosians Do 'O To Gee' For Tinubu In Lagos? by AKJA(m): 11:27am On Feb 25, 2019
hisexcellency34:
After years of slavery, Kwarans have succeeded in liberating themselves from Saraki dynasty's grip. Why Can't Lagosians free themselves from Tinubu's yoke?
The template for the development of Lagos State has been well thought out and also being monitored meticulously by these gladiators and what is important is that it is working for that state. No such vision has been thought out for Kwara State.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Bombs Hit Syria's Ghouta. Many Dead (Graphics Photos) by AKJA(m): 9:31am On Mar 03, 2018
collinometricx:
name one of christian nations or yhu shut up...

ECO88
Go to YouTube and watch videos about the facts in connection with 9/11 bombing of the world trade center. God will personally protect His light and all conspiracy against Islam will end with shame. In Shaa Allah.

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Islam for Muslims / Re: Differences Between Islam And Western Ideology by AKJA(m): 10:19am On Dec 01, 2017
Jazakallahu Khayr, for the post. For those who Allah has not appointed for them a light, their similitude is like one at the bottom of the deep sea with buillions and buillions of darkness around him/her. May Allah grant those who wish to see with the Devine Light abundance of it. Amin.

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Religion / Re: Igbo Man Describes Jesus As Greek Idol, Warns Igbos To Stop Worshipping Him by AKJA(m): 12:07pm On Aug 06, 2017
AKJA:

Biafra - it will eventually transform into. What a total disaster that will become.
fk001:
Biafra the land of surprises

Biafra the land of no respect

Biafra the land of hustlers both legal and illegal ( majority illegal hustling)

Biafra the land of intolerance

Biafra the land of caste system( Where by Abia and Anambara are more superior than others)

Oo my Biafra when will you come to wipe our tears, we waited for you for so long.
biaFFRRAAUUD - it will eventually transform into. What a total disaster that will become.
Politics / Re: Niger State Commissions Mill & Rice Processing Company (Photos) by AKJA(m): 9:02am On Dec 09, 2016
The Governor should not be negligent of the pathetic conditions of the roads in Niger State generally.
Education / Re: Basic Skills You Must Learn Now Before Going To Any Higher Institution by AKJA(m): 9:35pm On Jul 22, 2016
Most important of all is to be God conscious by putting religion first in every ramifications of life endeavour. Parents will not be with you to impart their words of wisdom through experience.

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Politics / Re: Catalogues Of History Makers In Nigeria! by AKJA(m): 10:41am On Jun 30, 2016
I have objections against nos. 16 & 19. People have corrected no. 19 to my satisfaction. For no. 16, the correct record should have been that eclipse of the sun by the moon was first observed scientifically and with awareness that year as stated. This phenomenon must have being occurring since beginning of time. Furthermore, Islam infiltrated South of Sahara through transsaharan trade from Morocco when such goods as hide and skin, colanut were transported to the port, bound for Europe and such goods as niddle, mirrors etc were supplied to our people.

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Phones / Re: Which Browser Do You Prefer To Use On Your Phone? by AKJA(m): 8:33am On Apr 29, 2016
Free Adblock Browser. Stops annoying and interopting ads thereby making surfing faster.
Phones / Re: What Network Plan Are You Currently Using For Heavy Downloads? by AKJA(m): 5:57am On Apr 16, 2016
Nbote:
Try d airtel 1gb for 100 weekend plan though it's not for all sims. U'll have to dial *474*1# to confirm if U're eligible for it or not or beta still try d night unlimited plan. Though there's a 9gb plan for 3500 on d network as well. Glo is anoda option.
Please what is the code for the 9gb at N 3500 (airtel)?
Family / Re: Lady Sits At The Back Of A Toyota-Hilux In Abuja (Photos) by AKJA(m): 10:38am On Feb 26, 2016
ULSHERLAN:


But what if the case is that the lady sat down there to hold on to or properly watch over what she kept there from theft. It's just perspective and yea no one deserves to be treated in bad way
Could also be because of madam's palaver. This way, madam will have no congent reason for believing any AMOEBO.
Phones / Re: Which Is Your Most Delightful Game App On Your Android? by AKJA(m): 6:52am On Feb 20, 2016
Kung-fu soccer is my favorite.
Religion / 100 Most Influential Persons In The History Of Mankind by AKJA(m): 5:36pm On Jan 31, 2016
The 100 – A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History – Muhammad (PBUH) No. 1
FOREWORD

Muhammad (PBUH) the Greatest

To every Muslim on this planet, irrespective of cultural, geographical and political differences, Muhammad (PBUH) is Allah’s greatest creation and was sent as a mercy for all mankind. A thousand million Muslims however, do not require any surveys, lists or research to arrive at this conclusion. It is a non-negotiable article of faith that Muhammad (PBUH) is the greatest.

BUT WHAT OF THE NON-MUSLIMS?

Surprisingly, over the centuries many an eminent non-Muslim has rated Muhammad (PBUH) most highly and given due recognition to his greatness. A selection of their quotations appear later.

Michael H. Hart, a Christian American, astronomer, mathematician, lawyer, chessmaster and scientist, after extensive research, published an incisive biography of the 100 most influential people of all time. The biographical rankings with explanations describes the careers of religious and political leaders, inventors, writers, philosophers, scientists and artists. From this research, which included illustrious personalities such as Jesus Christ, Moses, Caesar, the Wright brothers, Napoleon, Shakespeare, Columbus and Michaelangelo; Michael Hart rated Muhammad (PBUH) as number one. He concluded the biography with the words “It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most influential single figure in human history.”

By special arrangement, we are privileged to present to you the entire chapter on Muhammad (PBUH) from Michael Hart’s “The 100″. We have also included a summary of the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) farewell sermon delivered at Mount Arafat in the 10th year after Hijra (632 CE).

In an era when the world was awash in rivers of blind prejudices and nonsensical ignorances, the Prophet’s (PBUH) divine message and glorious teachings became the purging torrents of spiritual enlightenment. The farewell sermon is an embodiment of the dynamics of Islam. May Allah exalt Muhammad (PBUH), his family, his companions and all the believers. Insha-Allah!

AHMED DEEDAT
(Servant of Islam)

1 MUHAMMAD

My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.

Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world’s great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive.

The majority of the persons in this book had the advantage of being born and raised in centers of civilization, highly cultured or politically pivotal nations. Muhammad, however, was born in the year 570, in the city of Mecca, in southern Arabia, at that time a backward area of the world, far from the centers of trade, art, and learning. Orphaned at age six, he was reared in modest surroundings. Islamic tradition tells us that he was illiterate. His economic position improved when, at age twenty-five, he married a wealthy widow. Nevertheless, as he approached forty, there was little outward indication that he was a remarkable person.

Most Arabs at that time were pagans, who believed in many gods. There were, however, in Mecca, a small number of Jews and Christians; it was from them no doubt that Muhammad first learned of a single, omnipotent God who ruled the entire universe. When he was forty years old, Muhammad became convinced that this one true God (Allah) was speaking to him, and had chosen him to spread the true faith.

For three years, Muhammad preached only to close friends and associates. Then, about 613, he began preaching in public. As he slowly gained converts, the Meccan authorities came to consider him a dangerous nuisance. In 622, fearing for his safety, Muhammad fled to Medina (a city some 200 miles north of Mecca), where he had been offered a position of considerable political power.

This flight, called the Hegira, was the turning point of the Prophet’s life. In Mecca, he had had few followers. In Medina, he had many more, and he soon acquired an influence that made him a virtual dictator. During the next few years, while Muhammad’s following grew rapidly, a series of battles were fought between Medina and Mecca. This was ended in 630 with Muhammad’s triumphant return to Mecca as conqueror. The remaining two and one-half years of his life witnessed the rapid conversion of the Arab tribes to the new religion. When Muhammad died, in 632, he was the effective ruler of all of southern Arabia.

The Bedouin tribesmen of Arabia had a reputation as fierce warriors. But their number was small; and plagued by disunity and internecine warfare, they had been no match for the larger armies of the kingdoms in the settled agricultural areas to the north. However, unified by Muhammad for the first time in history, and inspired by their fervent belief in the one true God, these small Arab armies now embarked upon one of the most astonishing series of conquests in human history. To the northeast of Arabia lay the large Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanids; to the northwest lay the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman Empire, centered in Constantinople. Numerically, the Arabs were no match for their opponents. On the field of battle, though, the inspired Arabs rapidly conquered all of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine. By 642, Egypt had been wrested from the Byzantine Empire, while the Persian armies had been crushed at the key battles of Qadisiya in 637, and Nehavend in 642.

But even these enormous conquests – which were made under the leadership of Muhammad’s close friends and immediate successors, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab – did not mark the end of the Arab advance. By 711, the Arab armies had swept completely across North Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. There they turned north and, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, overwhelmed the Visigothic kingdom in Spain.

For a while, it must have seemed that the Moslems would overwhelm all of Christian Europe. However, in 732, at the famous Battle of Tours, a Moslem army, which had advanced into the center of France, was at last defeated by the Franks. Nevertheless, in a scant century of fighting, these Bedouin tribesmen, inspired by the word of the Prophet, had carved out an empire stretching from the borders of India to the Atlantic Ocean – the largest empire that the world had yet seen. And everywhere that the armies conquered, large-scale conversion to the new faith eventually followed.

Now, not all of these conquests proved permanent. The Persians, though they have remained faithful to the religion of the Prophet, have since regained their independence from the Arabs. And in Spain, more than seven centuries of warfare finally resulted in the Christians reconquering the entire peninsula. However, Mesopotamia and Egypt, the two cradles of ancient civilization, have remained Arab, as has the entire coast of North Africa. The new religion, of course, continued to spread, in the intervening centuries, far beyond the borders of the original Moslem conquests. Currently, it has tens of millions of adherents in Africa and Central Asia, and even more in Pakistan and northern India, and in Indonesia. In Indonesia, the new faith has been a unifying factor. In the Indian subcontinent, however, the conflict between Moslems and Hindus is still a major obstacle to unity.

How, then, is one to assess the overall impact of Muhammad on human history? Like all religions, Islam exerts an enormous influence upon the lives of its followers. It is for this reason that the founders of the world’s great religions all figure prominently in this book. Since there are roughly twice as many Christians as Moslems in the world, it may initially seem strange that Muhammad has been ranked higher than Jesus. There are two principal reasons for that decision. First, Muhammad played a far more important role in the development of Islam than Jesus did in the development of Christianity. Although Jesus was responsible for the main ethical and moral precepts of Christianity (insofar as these differed from Judaism), St.Paul was the main developer of Christian theology, its principal proselytizer, and the author of a large portion of the New Testament.

Muhammad, however, was responsible for both the theology of Islam and its main ethical and moral principles. In addition, he played the key role in proselytizing the new faith, and in establishing the religious practices of Islam. Moreover, he is the author of the Moslem holy scriptures, the Koran, a collection of certain of Muhammad’s insight that he believed had been directly revealed to him by Allah. Most of these utterances were copied more or less faithfully during Muhammad’s lifetime and were collected together in authoritative form not long after his death. The Koran, therefore, closely represents Muhammad’s ideas and teachings and to a considerable extent his exact words. No such detailed compilation of the teachings of Christ has survived. Since the Koran is at least as important to Moslems as the Bible is to Christians, the influence of Muhammad through the medium of the Koran has been enormous. It is probable that the relative influence of Muhammad on Islam has been larger than the combined influence of Jesus Christ and St. Paul on Christianity. On the purely religious level, then, it seems likely that Muhammad has been as influential in human history as Jesus.

Furthermore, Muhammad (unlike Jesus) was a secular as well as a religious leader. In fact, as the driving force behind the Arab conquests, he may well rank as the most influential political leader of all time.

Of many important historical events, one might say that they were inevitable and would have occurred even without the particular political leader who guided them. For example, the South American colonies would probably have won their independence from Spain even if Simon Bolivar had never lived. But this cannot be said of the Arab conquests. Nothing similar had occurred before Muhammad, and there is no reason to believe that the conquests would have been achieved without him. The only comparable conquests in human history are those of the Mongols in the thirteenth century, which were primarily due to the influence of Genghis Khan. These conquests, however, though more extensive than those of the Arabs, did not prove permanent, and today the only areas occupied by the Mongols are those that they held prior to the time of Genghis Khan. It is far different with the conquests of the Arabs. From Iraq to Morocco, there extends a whole chain of Arab nations united not merely by their faith in Islam, but also by their Arabic language, history, and culture. The centrality of the Koran in the Moslem religion and the fact that it is written in Arabic have probably prevented the Arab language from breaking up into mutually unintelligible dialects, which might otherwise have occurred in the intervening thirteen centuries. Differences and divisions between these Arab states exist, of course, and they are considerable, but the partial disunity should not blind us to the important elements of unity that have continued to exist. For instance, neither Iran nor Indonesia, both oil-producing states and both Islamic in religion, joined in the oil embargo of the winter of 1973-74. It is no coincidence that all of the Arab states, and only the Arab states, participated in the embargo.

We see, then, that the Arab conquests of the seventh century have continued to play an important role in human history, down to the present day. It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most influential single figure in human history.

A summary of The Prophet Mohammad’s Farewell Sermon
This sermon was delivered on the ninth day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H. in the Uranah Valley of Mount Arafat.

O people, listen to my words for I do not know whether I will be amongst you for another year. Just as you regard this month, this day and this city sacred, so regard the lives and property of all amongst you as sacred and inviolable.

O people, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your wives but they also have certain rights. Treat them with kindness and love for you have taken them in trust. Keep always faithful to the trust placed in you and do not sin.

O people, listen to me in earnest, worship Allah, say your five daily prayers (salah), fast during the month of Ramadan and give Zakat generously. Go if possible on a pilgrimage (Hajj). You know that you are each others brothers and are all equal. No one is superior except in devotion to Allah and good works. Guard against committing injustices.

O people, NO PROPHET OR APOSTLE WILL COME AFTER ME AND NO NEW FAITH WILL BE BORN. Understand my words. I leave behind me two things – the QUR’AN and the SUNNAH. Follow these and you will never go astray. Beware of Satan and safeguard your religion. Pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may they understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness O Allah, that I have conveyed Your Message.

The non-Muslim verdict on Muhammad (PBUH)

“If a man like Muhammad were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness.”
George Bernard Shaw

“People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense. People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and Alexander, Caesar and Hitler on the other, are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense. Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone. Perhaps the greatest leader of all times was Mohammed, who combined all three functions. To a lesser degree, Moses did the same.”
Professor Jules Masserman

“Head of the State as well as the Church, he was Caesar and Pope in one; but, he was Pope without the Pope’s pretensions, and Caesar without the legions of Caesar, without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a police force, without a fixed revenue. If ever a man had the right to say that he ruled by a rightdivine, it was Muhammad, for he had all the powers without their supports. He cared not for the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping with his public life.”
Rev. R. Bosworth-Smith

“Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him.”
Diwan Chand Sharma, The Prophets of the East,
Calcutta 1935, p.122.

“Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia the man who, of all men exercised the greatest influence upon the human race… Mohammed… ”
]ohn William Draper, M.D., L.L.D., A History of the Intellectual
Development of Europe, London 1875, Vol. 1, pp.329-330.

“In little more than a year he was actually the spiritual, nominal and temporal ruler of Medina, with his hands on the lever that was to shake the world.”
John Austin, “Muhammad the Prophet of Allah,”
in T.P.’s and Cassel’s Weekly for 24th September 1927.

“Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator, Warrior, Conqueror of ideas, Restorer of rational beliefs, of a cult without images; the founder of twenty-terrestial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?”
Lamartine, Histotie de la Turquie, Paris 1854,
Vol. 11 pp.276-2727.

“It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence! for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher.”
Annie Besant, The Life and Teachings of Muhammad,
Madras 1932, p.4

“Muhammad is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica

“I have studied him – the wonderful man – and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ he must be called the saviour of humanity.”
George Bernard Shaw in “The Genuine Islam ”

“By a fortune absolutely unique in history, Mohammed is a threefold founder of a nation, of an empire, and of a religion.”
Rev. R. Bosworth-Smith in
“Mohammed and Mohammedanism 1946.”

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Phones / Re: What To Do When Your Phone Drops Inside Water by AKJA(m): 2:49pm On Aug 11, 2015
Search this topic and you will see that I earlier on intimated the house about this on Nairaland Forum. The quantity of raw rice should just be enough to completely submerge the body of the affected phone.
Education / Re: When To Use "Will" Or "Would" In A Sentence. by AKJA(m): 10:35am On Jul 18, 2015
Please be kind enough to further enlighten us on these 2 words in similar vain. BEING & BEEN.
Politics / Re: President Buhari Besieged By Crowd At The Prayer Ground Today (photos) by AKJA(m): 10:25am On Jul 18, 2015
HARDDON:


undecided

Someone couldnt be dis daft? U attack my person ignoring my well laid out points yet turn arnd n pull d insult wool? Wow! Too big to trade words with ur ignorant Lilliputian self.

Nigerians have seen it that A daft GEJ is worlds better than a smart duaraDullard
THIS IS A DUNDEE DULLARD TALKING FOR SURE.
Politics / Re: President Buhari Besieged By Crowd At The Prayer Ground Today (photos) by AKJA(m): 10:21am On Jul 18, 2015
Looking at the photograph, I ask this question: Could Jonathan walk freely even in the midst of his friends like this? Your guess is as adequate as mine for what he used to be afraid of. No doubt, the difference is 7UP.
Politics / Re: Inside Story Of Why Dasuki Is In Trouble by AKJA(m): 9:10am On Jul 18, 2015
otunsman:
The fight against corruption shouldn't be selective.Take the fight against corruption to apc politicians too.
Your observation is quite true, but majority carries the vote. PDP has being in power for the past 16 years or even more & the mess Nigeria is into today should only be attributable to their cul-de-sac scheming.
Politics / Re: Inside Story Of Why Dasuki Is In Trouble by AKJA(m): 8:59am On Jul 18, 2015
The handwriting is now becoming crystal clear on the wall why the Hydra headed Boko Haram monster has persisted this long. Will any right thinking human not easily discern that PDP is synonymous with that horrible monster killing Nigerians from 1001 fronts. Prove me wrong.
Politics / Re: DSS Arrests Ex-nsa Dasuki In Abuja by AKJA(m): 10:57am On Jul 17, 2015
ECOTERRORS:
This is just Vendetta from daura dulllard
who is talking? A Dundee Dullard, no doubt.
Islam for Muslims / Re: Why It Is Not Islamic for a Muslim Woman to Change Her Surname After Marriage by AKJA(m): 3:08pm On Mar 06, 2015
British civil law takes position of dominance in Nigeria. The law in the Quran is not without context. If a woman does not assume the husband's name after marriage, she will likely face many problems in working environment. This is not aimed at falsifying parentage. Action is judged by Allah according to your intention. Allahu Alam.
Celebrities / Re: Top 15 Hottest African Female Celebrities by AKJA(m): 8:42am On Dec 07, 2014
So all that is needed is to unclad yourself ( NUDITY) to be adjudged as beautiful. "HOW JUDGE YE"
Agriculture / Re: One Of My Snail Is White See Pics by AKJA(m): 8:27am On Dec 07, 2014
Mutation. That's the scientific terminology for this phenomenon.

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Travel / Re: Finally, My Experience Flying For The Very First Time by AKJA(m): 12:38pm On Nov 20, 2014
My flight from Abuja to Uyo

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Travel / Re: Finally, My Experience Flying For The Very First Time by AKJA(m): 12:34pm On Nov 20, 2014
My flight from Abuja to Uyo

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Islam for Muslims / Re: The "Fingerprints" Of GOD by AKJA(m): 8:30pm On Aug 16, 2014
LIMIT OF SCIENCE
In the late 1970s, biophysicist Harold J Morowitz of Yale University reached some startling conclusions about what it will cost to make a human body. Taking in to consideration the proteins, enzymes, RNA, DNA, amino acids, and other complex biochemicals that make up the stuff of life. Dr Morowitz states, “Fashioning this chemical shopping list into human cells might cost six quadrillion dollars. Assembling the resulting heap of cells into tissue, the tissue in to organs, and the organs into a warm body might drain all the treasures of the world, with no guarantee of success.”
NIBREW NEWS, FOURTH QUARTER
EDITION. Oct. – Dec., 1996. Vol. 31 No.4.
Islam for Muslims / Re: The "Fingerprints" Of GOD by AKJA(m): 10:33am On Aug 15, 2014
TRUTH, MY PEOPLE ARE WONT TO SAY, IS LIKE BULALA (THE CANE ). THOSE WHO NEED/ DESERVE IT MOST LIKE IT THE LEAST.
Science/Technology / Re: Amazing Tech Inventions Of 2013 by AKJA(m): 7:20am On Jan 03, 2014
Forgot to include the sedentary (unique) drone invented by Nigerian army.
Business / Re: The Success Of Tecno: A Business Lesson For All by AKJA(m): 11:38am On Dec 31, 2013
Yorke 1, you said China is fake. Will that be true having attained SPACE TECHNOLOGY? Will fakeness work in space? Think bro.

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Business / Re: The Success Of Tecno: A Business Lesson For All by AKJA(m): 11:13am On Dec 31, 2013
Just purchased Tecno A3 at 48k. But believe you mean, I've never used any brand of phone that equals the battery performance of this - and considering its size. Tecno for sure is improving everyday. They are improving their products gradually, probably as market strategy. I believe they are capable of creating outstanding wonders in phone industry, but just doing that steadily to keep the market ball rolling.

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