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 Politics › Re: We Ain’t As Different As Some Think- Gbenga Olawepo-hashim by bilms(op): 7:15pm On Jul 02, 2021 |
StaffofOrayan:Pls, i would like to be educated more. Who are the elite and who defined them as such? And if i may ask, what stops the rest of us from being elite aswell? And is it the fault of the so called elite that the rest of us choose not to be elite? |
| Politics › Re: More Than 20 States Experience Inter and Intra State Border Clashes by bilms(op): 10:21am On Jul 02, 2021 |
ASHIWAJU001:That's part of the issues |
| Politics › Re: We Ain’t As Different As Some Think- Gbenga Olawepo-hashim by bilms(op): 10:18am On Jul 02, 2021 |
StaffofOrayan:My brother, pls, what does being the same as to do with insecurity? |
| Politics › Re: More Than 20 States Experience Inter and Intra State Border Clashes by bilms(op): 9:29am On Jul 02, 2021 |
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| Politics › We Ain’t As Different As Some Think- Gbenga Olawepo-hashim by bilms(op): 9:13am On Jul 02, 2021 |
*WE AIN’T AS DIFFERENT AS SOME THINK- Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim* In the contest for power and resources in history, people always try to outdo each other by creating divisions around race, ethnicity, or faith. People do this to enlist group support for otherwise private agenda or whip support for personal disappointment or loss, as it presently is. Sometimes when faith and ethnicity are the same, demagogue explores doctrinaire differences as it was in Europe in the 17th century, where European kings fought a 30 years’ war dividing themselves into Catholics or protestants between 1618 and 1648. Europe never emerged significantly as a powerhouse until it overcame that era of darkness, only then was it able to march into renaissance (Enlightenment), Industrial Revolution and Democracy. Ethnically and religiously homogeneous Somalia, whose war lords divided it along clans, has yet to escape from the ruins and darkness of her own division. Rwanda to the contrary is matching forward, having buried the Ghost of hatred, making development a focus. When I was a young student both at A’ levels and the University, it was our aspiration to seek the unity of all of Africa into one country in the manner America as espoused by Kwame Nkrumah (the first Prime Minister of Ghana), and Sekou Toure (the first President of Guinea), and other great Nationalists. Some of our mentors in Nigeria, such as Alao-Aka Bashorun, worked as Pan Africanist in drafting the constitutions of many newly independent African countries, in a clime when Nigeria’s Justice Akinola Aguda served as Chief Justice of Botswana. We saw all Africans as same, and we perceived any attack on any group of Africans as an attack on the rest of us. It was in that spirit that on January 6, 1988, Rotimi Ewebiyi, Olaitan Oyerinde, Chris Ayaze, Sylvester Odion, and my humble self-all students of the University of Lagos-were arrested and detained after the massive protest we staged alongside Nigerian workers and students, following Prime Minister Thatcher of Britain’s visit. We were protesting in Nigeria against her pro-apartheid policy in South Africa. Where we are coming from is of course very far from where we are now, where people are demonstrating to break Nigeria. In the days of yore, it was unimaginable for us that there will come a time that advocacy will become fervent that we break Nigeria into separate countries. Nigeria, which we considered then as one of the small 52 States of Africa-just the size of California. Everything from farming practices, pastoralist Vs farmers, differences in dressing, climate and land are being thrown in the discus to magnify our differences. The methods are even regrettably pedestrian, in what seem to be an argument that it is needless to save the unity of the country. Tragically, those who have held high offices in Nigeria at one point are stoking the current embers of disunity. The truth, very stubborn truth, is that we are the same people, more than the magnifying glasses of separatists want us to see. Nigeria may have diverse languages, but the cultures of most Nigerian ethnic groups are the same, pointing to the same roots in distant history and here is why. The Cosmogony, religious rights, history and cultures of most Nigerians (Pre-colonial and Pre-Arabic influence) are largely the same, despite diversity in language. The African American scholar, Chancellor Williams has already done justice to this question in his seminar work “The destruction of African civilization: Great issue of a Race.”. Williams explained that two major factors account for why Africa, though account for less than 3% of global trade, is home to the highest numbers of languages and dialects in the world, but same culture. These factors are first, the migration that occurred in prehistoric times because of the dry up (desertification) of the areas of the Sahara, which was home to a previously thriving culture and life. The second was forced migration, owing to various wars of conquest, according to Professor Williams. When people flee, they go in small bands in different directions, carrying the memory of their cultures and cosmogony, but often lose their original languages as they travel far. In Nigeria, it is possible to decipher a definite relationship in the pre-colonial and pre-Arabically influenced cultures of western and Northern Nigeria. These are presumed to be cultures whose ruling classes migrated from Meriotic Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt. The same practices in the Hausa Bori cult of worship, exists in the Sango(Yoruba) cult of worship. Similarly, the same practices are found in the Amadioha worship circle amongst the Igbos, who, though, are associated with the Bantustan stock. The details of these assumptions should have by now been a subject of a detail study in archaeology, history, linguistics, using modern technology of historical reconstruction. Cheikh Anta Diop, who I consider the most outstanding African scholar (historian, physicist, Archaeologist and Chemist) has done some pioneer work on this subject and planned a perspective for historical reconstruction of Africa cultures which establishes that Africans are essentially the same people, not different people and can live together and must ever break from been sliced into tiny groups for easy conquest. This was his preoccupation with his books. "Cultural unity of Africa”, “Africa pre-colonial", "The African origin of civilization, myth or reality", "Civilization or Barbarism". And last, “The Economic and Cultural basis for a Federated African State". I recommend these important works for advocates of separatism, who constantly repeat the false doctrine that “we are different people we cannot live together, let everyone go their ways”. Africans everywhere are of the same ancestry, all human beings are of the same ancestry, and so says the Bible in Act of Apostle, 17:26; “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for dwelling on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;” Let us resolve our economic and political challenges in Nigeria in the political turf. Let us keep ethnic division and religious bigotry out of it. Ethno-religious confrontation are conflicts no one can ever win, as all are always losers in that field. Nigeria is a beautiful country, the most formidable promise of the African people. It started well at independence and her people had learnt to live together peacefully well until the setback of the civil war triggered by the 1966 military coup. The fantastic testament of our peaceful co-existence and integration includes such occasions as when the mainly Christian voters of Gboko elected a Kanuri Muslim man, Abubakar Imam, to represent them in the Northern State Assembly. It includes when Chief Obafemi Awolowo campaigned for Ernest Ikoli, an Ijaw man in the Lagos elections, against a fellow Ijebu man, Akinsanya. In the early 1960’s right to the Seventies (‘70’s), Easterners like Kalu Anya served in Borno Judiciary, as well as justice Olagunju a Yoruba man from Offa, who trained many Jurists in the Sokoto Division. Today’s setbacks are not conclusive evidence of our inability to live together, but challenges we must overcome, as even the most advanced countries of the world such as United States of America, United Kingdom, Spain, and France still grapple with issues of identity. Nigerians up till today are still more tolerant of each other than the separatist’s propaganda want us to believe. Even as we write, the only seat allocated to Kebbi State at the Supreme Court is occupied by a Jurist originally from Delta State, who practiced in the old Sokoto State and married from Argungu, Justice Amina Adamu Augie. Kebbi people do not regard her as a foreigner but a loyal daughter of Kebbi. It is time to talk a little more about the prime point in our journey to National integration rather than our low points. Nigerians can live together peacefully and in prosperity once we regain our minds to do some of the right things, including decentralizing more powers to the States and Local Government; electing focused leaders with clear vision for economic and social development with character and antecedents that show they can deliver on promises; and embarking immediately on a policy of national reconciliation and inclusiveness. These are what Nigeria needs, not division! Happy New Month, Friends. #BetterTogtherWithHashim
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| Politics › More Than 20 States Experience Inter and Intra State Border Clashes by bilms(op): 9:42pm On Jul 01, 2021 |
_Urges govt, BCDA to proffer parmanent solution to border crisis _https://peacepro.org/intra-and-inter-state-border-clashes-in-more-than-20-state-persists-in-2021-peacepro/ 1 Share
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| Celebrities › Re: Check Out This Strange Music Artwork by bilms(op): 12:00am On Jun 28, 2021 |
NiklauseFred:Why did you say so by the way? |
| Celebrities › Re: Check Out This Strange Music Artwork by bilms(op): 12:00am On Jun 28, 2021 |
Lol |
| Family › Re: Why Do You Drink, Smoke And Abuse Drug? by bilms(op): 7:58pm On Jun 27, 2021 |
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| Celebrities › Check Out This Strange Music Artwork by bilms(op): 7:57pm On Jun 27, 2021 |
What a strange music and artwork from an ilorin based artist who goes by the name, kay-manius
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| Politics › A To Z And The Wrong M by bilms(op): 2:21pm On Jun 27, 2021 |
A to Z and the wrong M Governance is like writing A to Z, but getting the M wrong. If you pay attention to the news and observe the pattern, you will develop a new understanding. Point One Only govt and its institutions can build the nation of our dream and if we continue to diminish our govt and its institutions, no matter their weaknesses, we are diminishing our ability to get the nation to the right direction. Point Two Many businesses are built on govt weaknesses and people who own those businesses will always make efforts to prevent govt from suceeding with any initiatives. Point Three They will never show you the 80% reasons why the new approach or idea will work. They will only point out the 20% weakness, so that you can help them amplify it. They stay unto this weakness and build public perception around it. It's just like when you write A to Z, but wrote letter M wrongly. Sometimes, they could actually get more than one letter wrongly. Instead of seeing that you have gotten many things right, but got only one wrong, which can also be corrected, they amplify the M you got wrong and discredit A-Z. So, what happens after the discredit and diminish of A-Z because of a wrong M? Nothing. They have no better idea or approach to solve the problem. The conversation will just shift from A-Z, which is the proper context and be reduced to the wrong M. Everybody now start to react based on the wrong M. He can't write M correctly. But why did he write M wrongly Which school did he attend He could have written it like this Etc Point Four Few voices may urge us to focus on the main issue, which is about A-Z, but those interested in the wrong Z to stall any successful reforms will never let that slide. They will accuse, attack and condemn anyone who raise a point of observation. Unfortunately, majority of those who know better will never speak. They are too self protecting, unless they are patronized. To them, everything is commercialized. But my position is simple. Point Five People who know the truth or the fact of a matter, whether in or outside govt, must show the required passion, commitment and conviction to preserve the corporate integrity of govt and its institutions, because those who wish to benefit from govt and institutions weaknesses will stop at noting, to discredit and further diminish those institutions. Point Six We make noise about weak institutions, but we further diminish the weak institutions. Point Seven If people who know better outside govt would not speak up without being patronized, it is therefore a necessity for people in govt, not to ignore false public perception and outright misinformation and misrepresentation under the guise of acting formal. This is important because, if false public perception, misinformation and outright misrepresentation is allowed to remain without appropriate engagement, it effect diminishes the institution of govt before the public, thereby making it more difficult for govt to mobilize and drive the nation towards a purposeful direction. |
| Family › Re: Why Do You Drink, Smoke And Abuse Drug? by bilms(op): 10:49am On Jun 27, 2021 |
I think this Thread should hit front page |
| Family › Re: Why Do You Drink, Smoke And Abuse Drug? by bilms(op): 10:46am On Jun 27, 2021 |
| Family › Re: Why Do You Drink, Smoke And Abuse Drug? by bilms(op): 5:52pm On Jun 26, 2021 |
Kondomatic:I think there's need for you to see a different doctor in a general or specialist hospital. You need to give them all necessary information to receive appropriate medical advise. Generally, using overdose is not healthy for you in the long run. You need to be properly guided |
| Family › Re: Why Do You Drink, Smoke And Abuse Drug? by bilms(op): 4:31pm On Jun 26, 2021 |
Kondomatic:The question is, why are you taking overdose of drug? |
| Family › Re: Why Do You Drink, Smoke And Abuse Drug? by bilms(op): 4:29pm On Jun 26, 2021 |
Kondomatic:Yes. That's drug abuse |
| Family › Re: Why Do You Drink, Smoke And Abuse Drug? by bilms(op): 3:46pm On Jun 26, 2021 |
GboyegaD:Thanks for letting is know 1 Like |
| Family › Why Do You Drink, Smoke And Abuse Drug? by bilms(op): 3:13pm On Jun 26, 2021 |
Why do you drink, smoke and abuse drug? Let's have a honest conversation |
| Politics › Re: Register To Vote- A Misplaced Advocacy by bilms(op): 1:06pm On Jun 22, 2021 |
| Politics › Register To Vote- A Misplaced Advocacy by bilms(op): 9:48am On Jun 22, 2021 |
*Register to Vote- A misplaced advocacy* In build up to every election year, civil society and some media organizations often lead campaign to encourage young people to register to vote. Some donor agencies even give grant to support such advocacies, as part of their pro-democracy engagement. As part of our general pre, during and post election observation, we embark on these register to vote campaigns to create awareness on voters registration, hoping that young people will see reason why they should take part in deciding who leads them. However, despite these huge campaigns, some of which had foreign funding, the results are not often so impressive. As a matter of fact, year in year out, the turn out for elections keep declining and it is difficult to understand why this is so. We saw how young people jump on each other to vote during entertainment shows, even with little or no benefits to them. We saw how people embark on street rally to support their preferred entertainer during these shows. I mean, individuals who may not even know them, nor have the capacity to give them anything. But when it comes to voting in the election that will either make or mar their future, they find it un-interesting and many have often wonder why. However, I later found what may seems to be responsible for this abnormal situation, while engaging some young people on the subject. In my small research about why young people don't register to vote or turn up for vote during election, it was realized that, while civil society come up with campaign to ask people to register and vote, the same civil society demonize partisan politics and politician all year round. "If you encourage us to register and vote in the same politics you demonize all along, how interested do you think that would get us", one young person told me. It is understood that media and civil society often jump on each other to demonize partisan politics. We painted politics as evil on one hand, discouraging young people from being interested and we are asking the same young people to register to vote on the other. How can we not see that we are part of the problem here? Communication is everything. In an attempt to condemn bad behavior of some politicians, media and civil society have over generalized, therefore miscommunicating the message. And our consistent miscommunication have shaped public perception over the years, thereby making it difficult to reshape public perception towards positive engagement. See, no matter how much we advocate for young people to register to vote, most of them will never turn up, because it is not reasonable to register to participate in what we painted as evil all along. "If not for the fact that you want to be seen as doing something, expecting some recognition or benefiting some financial insentive, you will not be campaigning for us to register and vote in the same politics you told us is evil, another person said. If we want a change in public reaction to our advocacies, especially on citizens participation in elections, we must re-communicate our previous messages on politics and put them in the proper context. Young people know what they see. They will not listen to anyone over what or what not to do during electioneering. They will only be influenced by what they see. And if what they see is largely the demonization of politics, no matter how much we campaign for them to register and vote afterwards, most of them will not take us serious. This may sound harsh, or probably debatable, but this is what some, if not most are thinking. However, don't you think it would be better, if the media and civil society change approach? What if we stop demozing our politics and focus on the positive correction of perceived wrong doing? What if we start encouraging young people, through action and practice, to be interested in politics, showing them the advantage, positive and beauty, with the aim of empowering them with right approach and information, instead of just asking them to register to vote. Don't you think that if we succeed in painting politics as a positive engagement and a tool for emancipation, they will naturally be interested in voting without anyone asking them to? I am of the view that, changing public perception about politics is the only way to drive and stimulate public interest voting and positive campaign about politics will naturally drive voters registration and participation more than anything else. As we approach the 2023 election, I therefore urge the media and civil society to prioritize changing the narrative of politics, if indeed we care about young people participating in the electoral process. *Abdulrazaq Hamzat* |
| Music/Radio › Re: Nobody Comes Close To Olamide In Nigerian Music Industry by bilms(op): 9:44am On Jun 21, 2021 |
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| Music/Radio › Re: Nobody Comes Close To Olamide In Nigerian Music Industry by bilms(op): 1:34am On Jun 21, 2021 |
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| Music/Radio › Nobody Comes Close To Olamide In Nigerian Music Industry by bilms(op): 10:50pm On Jun 20, 2021 |
*Nobody comes close to Olamide in Nigerian music industry* In world football, two great players, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo competed at the top for a whole decade, sharing the Ballon D'Or between each other, but in the Nigerian music industry, if there's a Ballon D'Or to be won by an artist, only one man stand out amongst all others, and his name is Olamide. Olamide Adedeji, the man who stepped into the music industry 10 years ago with his debut album, Rap-sodi (Rap upside down) while shouting Eni Duro and just recently released his 10th Album, UY Scuti, precisely 10 years later, calmly saying, "make we rock". With his discography and everything he has achieved so far, Olamide is that artist that nobody can compete with. Forget about the hype we give other excellent artists in Nigeria, Olamide is that artist that will easily outshine every other artist in the industry This is not an exergeration or trying to over hype Olamide, the facts are just there for to see. While there are many great artists in Nigeria, currently making us proud around the world, Baddo as he his fondly called is Nigeria's all round best artist in this past decade. In May 2021, an online media platform, Legit.ng conducted a poll to choose artist of the decade in Nigeria, listing Wizkid, Davido and Burnaboy as the nominee. However, while voters choose Wizkid as artist of the decade amongst the 3 shortlisted by the platform, majority of other voters ask the media platform to take off Burnaboy and replace him with Olamide. If Olamide is on the list, I have no doubt that he would probably be the choice of majority of the people. Similarly, some times in 2020, during the covid 19 lock down in Nigeria, several entertainment platforms on now suspended social media platform, Twitter started pitching artists and record labels against each other in #hits4hits and in one of such comparison, Olamide's YBNL label was pitched against Davido's DMW by NotJustOk.com. But guess what, out of the 10 hit songs pitched against each other from both labels, Olamide's YBNL won 8 and Davido's DMW won only 2. This is to tell you how much Olamide's impact is felt in the industry. We can all be hyping our preferred artists, but when it comes to facts, derived from impact and value, not many can be compared to Olamide. As I have noted earlier, Olamide is Nigeria's all round best artist in this past decade. When the debate is about best record label in Nigeria, Olamide's YBNL will only compete with Don Jazzy's Mavin and either of the two will emerge, depending on the preference of the individual. When the the debate is about best rapper in Nigeria, Olamide will only compete with MI and Vector and Baddo will easily emerge, irrespective of the criteria. When the the debate is about the best artist in Nigeria, Olamide will only compete with Wizkid and Davido and any of them will emerge, depending on the preference of individuals. Olamide may not be that artist that is strongly pushed in the corporate media, nor one that get himself involved in unnecessary controversy, nonetheless, his quality cannot be relegated. If we are considering an artist that has raised more music stars in the industry, Olamide has no comparison. If we are talking about an artist with the highest number of hit records, Olamide can only compete with Wizkid, Tubaba and probably Psquare. If it is about the number of Albums, no one come close actually. The likes of Brymo and few others may come behind. In all, irrespective of what the debate is all about, Olamide will always top the chart. With the release of a new Album, UY Scuti, which is already topping the chart despite the shift in style and mode of delivery, Olamide is still re-asserting his legendary status as the man sitting on the throne. Abdulrazaq Hamzat is not an entertaiment writer. 1 Like
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| Politics › Re: Peacepro Urges UN To Embrace Reforms, As Guterres Return For Second Term by bilms(op): 10:05pm On Jun 19, 2021 |
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| Politics › Re: Peacepro Urges UN To Embrace Reforms, As Guterres Return For Second Term by bilms(op): 11:31am On Jun 19, 2021 |
| Politics › Peacepro Urges UN To Embrace Reforms, As Guterres Return For Second Term by bilms(op): 7:04am On Jun 19, 2021 |
PeacePro urges UN to embrace reforms, as Guterres return for second term Hail re-appointment of Amina Muhammed as Deputy_ A Nigerian based Non Governmental Organization and popular peacebuilding group, Foundation for Peace Professionals has congratulated United Nations Secretary General, Mr Anthonio Guterres for his re-election as UN secretary general and commended the UN boss for the re-appointment of Amina Muhammed as Deputy Secretary General, noting that the first tenure of the duo witnessed complimentary team spirit.https://peacepro.org/peacepro-urges-un-to-embrace-reforms-as-guterres-return-for-second-term/
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| Politics › Peacepro Calls For A Digital Security Force In Nigeria by bilms(op): 6:27pm On Jun 17, 2021 |
Peacepro calls for a digital security force in Nigeria *_Says only stronger action against kidnapping and banditry can win public confidence_* A Non Governmental Organization and popular peacebuilding group, Foundation for Peace Professionals also known as PeacePro has tasked federal government of Nigeria to fully digitalize the security forces in the country in an effort to address growing menace of kidnapping and banditry, noting that only digitally equiped forces can give the country leverage over kidnappers and bandits. The group maintained that, quick digitalization of Nigerian security forces will allow them take firm control within a very short period of time and with minimal men. This position was contained in a statement made by Mr Abdulrazaq Hamzat, an Executive Director of Foundation for Peace Professionals on wedneday. Hamzat explained that, allowing bandits, gunmen and kidnapers to consistently and relentlessly attack innocent people, kidnap law abiding citizens and receive huge payment of ransome both from individuals and government, running into billions of naira without adequate response from security forces is a disservice to the nation. According to him, available facts shows that about “1,100 people were murdered in 2018 in the six states of North west Nigeria by bandits, over 2,200 were killed in 2019 in the same region and 1,600 killed between January and June 2020”, adding that about 247,000 people had been displaced while their activities alone have led to the production of more than 41,000 refugees. "In Zamfara alone, despite the murder of over 8000 people in the last decade, 200,000 displaced internally and others fleeing to neighbouring states, the state had reportedly paid close to a billion naira as ransome" he said. Hamzat, who commended the patience and understanding of the Nigerian people over the deteriorating security situation noted that, there's limit to patience, adding that, despite the enormousity of the challenges at hand, federal government cannot throw its hand in the air in surrender, it must mobilize the intelligent capacity of the forces to strategically nuetralize the rebels confidence. He also noted that, if the alarm recently raised by Sultan of Sokoto is anything to go by, bandits now move in the North from house to house with AK47 unrestrained and that cannot be allowed to continue. The peacepro director also added that, apart from the bandits operating in North West and Central, organized kidnappers are also operating across the country, especially in South west, where targeted kidnapping are taking place almost on daily basis with the security agencies acting as helpless as the helpless citizens. He therefore called on the digital community to come to the aide of the country with ideas that could help the security forces fully digitalize as quickly as possible and combat the security situation in the country, noting that only strong action against kidnapping and banditry can restor public confidence. |
| Education › Re: Compare Open University To Your Other School by bilms(op): 11:52am On Jun 12, 2021 |
Don't understand your comment |
| Education › Re: Compare Open University To Your Other School by bilms(op): 6:02pm On Jun 11, 2021 |
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| Education › Re: Compare Open University To Your Other School by bilms(op): 8:21am On Jun 11, 2021 |
Grateful02:If you have not attended two institutions, this Thread is not for you |
| Education › Re: Compare Open University To Your Other School by bilms(op): 8:20am On Jun 11, 2021 |
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| Education › Compare Open University To Your Other School by bilms(op): 9:24pm On Jun 10, 2021 |
Hello people. I would like to read the opinion of people, who had attended other institutions before attending NOUN or who attended NOUN then proceded to other institutions. Tell us the name of your other school and compare both schools in terms of academic standard, quality of teaching material, advancement in use of Technology, impact of life and career etc And finally, if you are to choose between National Open University of Nigeria and your other school, which one do you prefer? Thanks |
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