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ChangeIsCostant:
Here are photos reportedly showing 30 containers of rice which were seized by Customs officials linked to Senator Hope Uzodinma representing Imo West. According to reports, the goods were fraudulently declared and smuggled into Nigeria as Yeast..

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2017/03/photos-of-seized-containers-of-rice.html

Photo-credit; Sahara Reporters

LOL.

Is that why he is threatening to probe Customs?

Btw, he is the chairman of Senate Committee on Customs...

Nigeria is just a crazy place.

His certificate scandal was worse than Dino's but got swept under the carpet.

Jajayi:
Sen Urhoghide ask @dino_melaye where his original certificate is? Dino says, yet to collect certificate from ABU. Said he will collect it.

https://twitter.com/NGRSenate/status/846345388697272321

Is anyone still wondering why employers prefer prospective employees with foreign degrees?

JustinSlayer69:
Don't really get your point. ..are you saying it's better to live in Nigeria than the US because of cheaper real estate? If so, why the exodus?

My own point is - a Dr is well compensated in either the developing or developed world and the OP doctor should keep quiet.

How much would a good self con in a good neighbourhood in Baltimore cost? Need this info urgently. Thanks

Because you compared earnings of two different societies without factoring in the cost of living.
That's all.

JustinSlayer69:
Pointless complaints. Everybody in virtually ALL the sectors are "suffering" except politicians.

Drs are still one of the most highly paid for their skills and long years in medical school. They are lucky their skills are easily transferable abroad.

People just love to complain. Compare the minimum wage of a civil servant and that of a Dr.

Minimum wage in USA is like $1,160 =N 464,000 vs N18,000 in Nigeria.... we are ALL suffering!

LOL.

Rent on a studio apartment is about $800/month == N320,000 == N3.84m/yr in obscure part of USA.

Rent on a self-contained is N300,000/year in a good part of Nigeria.

Keep comparing...

RaskiloGas:
There are 4 people in life who are extremely difficult to give advice

1.A Woman in love
2.A man with Money
3.An Arsenal supporter
4 And a follower of a prophet

Though I am not here to judge of which of them is saying the truth (Stephanie and Suleman). But in Nigeria, Pastors and Imam are always right to gullible followers no matter what. Not knowing he is also human like them..

I attend church every Sunday. I am a Christian and listens to our reverend preaches. But when he says somethings I aren't satisfied with or that aren't right or some lies that arent possible jusy to brainwash the followers. I will never blindly accept rather I do my own findings or I just ignore and move on. After all I am not serving the reverend but God. But some people will believe anything from their man of God.

Talking about Suleiman. I wonder what goes on in his mind when Suleiman shows up for an appointment. Yes. I mean his barber. Talk about dilemma.

Henrydone:
Of the ten tallest building in lagos do a good job by mentioning a single skyscraper own by an igbo, apart from nestoil tower Own by azudialu which is not among top ten. Necom tower tallest building in lagos own by cheif alani bankole, sterling tower is own by adeyemi adeola, conoil tower own by mike adenuga wema tower own by segun oloketuyi, even union tower is own by a yoruba man tony elumelu still pay rent to him The remaining 5 tallest building is under control of federal government. You guys makes lot of noise empty vessels.

Seriously?

Igbo people started from scratch with £20 each in 1970 after the civil war. Remarkably, the wealth gap closed quickly. Every other region shared property belonging to Igbo people during and after the war. I am surprised that you are not ashamed to be embarking in the stup.id comparison even with the knowledge that there is zero to minimal federal developmental presence in the SE.

So what point are you trying to prove?

Antoeni:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO ALL VEHICLE USERS!

Good Evening sirs. Many people have been wondering what could be the cause of the incessant tyre burst accidents on Nigerian roads. The major cause is that we put too much pressure in our tyres. How did I know?



https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/05/14/know-your-tyre/

Pls check the recommended tyre pressure for your vehicle and others you know

Sorry. But we only have "fukunizers" in Nigeria.

You tore down a whole house just to add one more room?

Na excess money dey worry you.

ImanuelJannah:
Last time, we gave you a gist that 36-yr old woman, Ibikunle Onile was Charged Before Magistrate Court for Stealing. She probably got herself into that mess because she didn’t believe she could become a great entrepreneur and make money beyond her wildest imagination. Today, we bring you a post that will inspire you to financial freedom as an entrepreneur who believes in herself, and help you avoid Ibikunle’s not-so-pleasant fate.

Come to think of it… only one in four companies in the world are run by women. Does this mean that women aren’t cut out for the business world? Addicted2success reports that this subject has been debatable for a long time so we are here to clear the scene with 7 cold hard facts as to why women make great entrepreneurs.

Do Women Make Greater Entrepreneurs? Read On:

1. Women possess strong communication skills and social intelligence. The digital economy requires these skills, and women enjoy a slight edge over their male counterparts (according to numerous studies). A stronger network means they will be better resourced throughout the life of the venture. By leveraging their connections, they will have to reinvent the wheel less and learn fewer lessons the hard way.

2. Female-owned companies tend to offer family & friendly benefits. These include such perks as job sharing, parental leave and telecommuting. They argue that their more worker-friendly policies boost morale and lead to less turnover, less absenteeism and higher productivity.

3. Women also make good listeners. One study found that the collective intelligence of a group rose if the group included more women. They have open minds. They’re not autocratic.”

4. Women start companies to better balance their work and family lives. Wealth is not their primary focus, so most remain smaller. But there are exceptions, like Folorunso Alakija, Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart (Omnimedia), Ruth Furtel (Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse), and Lillian Vernon, which make big money.

5. Women collaborate. Women have worked well together since the earliest female enterprises, whether dividing grains in the village or working in quilting bees. Even some of today’s cultural stereotypes have legs, for instance, women’s joint trips to the restroom!

6. Female owners are more likely to have positive revenues. They prefer lower risk opportunities, and are willing to settle for lower returns. Some women feel that pushing profits is “not polite.” More women entrepreneurs are single person businesses, while men tend to have more employees. Researchers have begun focusing on the relationship between testosterone and excessive risk, thus evaluating whether groups of men spur each other toward reckless decisions.

7. Females aren’t afraid to ask for help. Many men (not all) have difficulty asking for help when it comes to something like their very own business. Pride can sometimes get in the way. But most women don’t have a problem admitting that they’re not sure how to accomplish a certain task or what needs to be done next in the building-a-business game. This can sometimes provide an advantage in a well-spring of knowledge from sources that help ground their business more quickly.

SOURCE: http://freshestgist.com/index.php/2015/06/26/7-reasons-why-women-make-greater-entrepreneurs-than-men/

Some of you are always gullible to the antics of the modern day feminists that never invented anything in their lives. If women make better entrepreneurs, where is the litany of women-owned thriving corporations? One of the most important attributes of a successful entrepreneur is the strong will to deal with initial failures, frustration and rejection. How well do women deal with rejection? The untold story is that behind most successful businesswomen are faceless men who act as pillars.

Good move.

It will be maintained the same way they maintain their patrol vehicles.

IG just dey find contract money kickback. That's all.

WebSurfer:
Come and shave it na ,
Dont get out from that your stone age life

The hair is gone already.

I give it 6 months.

How can you be dragging hair extension with your wife?

And you call yourself a man?

Beabeth:
Stop listening to these "quit your job" gurus. There is nothing wrong with working a 9-5 and you need your 9-5 to fund your 6-10 in the beginning.

When you're in the beginning stages of your business, that's the broke, don't know, need help, have no clue stage so why would you quit your job in that state of mind?

These gurus tell you to quit your job but once you quit and don't have any money left to pay them for their services, they are nowhere to be found. They tell you to quit your job, follow your dreams, stop punching that clock for the man, that job is holding you back and all of that is BS.

You are holding you back, not that job. You can work your 9-5 and still have your own business.

Work your 9-5 and your business for as long as you can together. There is nothing wrong with a job check and your business check at the same time.

Do what works for you and your business on your time. Stop letting these people that don't pay your bills dictate how you live your life.

www.xobeabeth.com

There is no reason to quit 9-5 to start a business.

Quit 9-5 only when one has a thriving business.

WebSurfer:
To just cut everything short enn, dude, if itell you how old i was when i made my first million eNn ? You wee just go and hang yourself for your stupidity

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I know.

You were 2 years. Ever heard of fallen heroes.
Like they say,"Don't assume you are successful in life until after marriage". Some poor folks had their stars shine after marriage while some who thought they were the shiznit ended up in a dog house.

Shave off that rag to spare your fiancee the unnecessary embarrassment of having to explain the choice she made to all who care about her.
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Scented:
I asked for the ladies in the house to help me out with advice because I feel they would know better in such a situation. Men who may have ideas can also contribute.

I will try and be short as possible. My sis turns 28 this year. She has been down emotionally for some time now and she is very close to me and it has made me down too.

My sis has been dating this guy for about two years now, the guy is 28/29 years I think. She got pregnant for this guy about a year ago, the guy was not ready for marriage and they decided to abort it. Along the line she wanted to keep the baby though, but a medical condition stopped her from keeping the baby. The doctor said the baby was growing outside the womb with complications and an operation to abort the pregnancy was needed even if she didn't want an abortion in the first place. Two other hospitals confirmed this through scan.

Also, another shocking revelation was discovered, the doctor said she has a medical issue which would make it kind of difficult for her to conceive easily, that she needs a man with a very very high sperm count for her to take in and the chances are slim because just about 1% of men have such rare high sperm count. This meant the guy she is dating has the rare high sperm count and she attested to this because she said of the previous 2 guys she has dated before him, they at some time engaged in sex without protection and she never had taken in before, but as for this guy in question the very first time they had unprotected sex she took in for him. She didn't reveal what the doctor told her to her guy though. Just her and myself know about her medical condition. The doctor even suggested she sticks to her guy because there is slim possibility of finding another man with such high sperm count. The doctor even asked that guy enrol for sperm donation in fertility clinics as his type of sperm count is in high demand and rare. The guy doesn't stay in the same city with her so he couldn't be around during the abortion process and the doctor couldn't tell him any of these revelations.


After the abortion she and the guy have still been dating, although they don't stay in the same city. She said they guy loves her but he is not directly clear about wanting to marry her anytime soon. This dude is the tall and very handsome type and I sometime see him as a playboy because he gets a lot of attention from ladies but my sister says she has never seen any red flag to suspect he has ever cheated on her and he respects and cares for her like a responsible man. I presume the guy still being young for a man(28/29 years) and very handsome doesn't feel its right time to get married but its not the case for my sister as she is turning 28 years soon. For what I know between her and the guy, they love each other deeply but the dude is just not ready yet to get married, both of them are working but the dude isn't too comfortable yet, but at least comfortable enough to get married if he is serious. The dude isn't just saying anything about settling down at all!

Now here are the questions I need to ask the ladies in the house to help me;

1-Should my sister tell the dude everything? Would this make him more emotional towards her and consider marrying her soon or he would feel he is doing my sister a favour in marrying her?

2-Should my sister consider breaking off with him and giving a chance to other serious suitors? She is very beautiful and has a job and men keep asking her hand in marriage everyday. Remember the doctor said her medical condition makes it hard for her to conceive and needs a man with very high sperm count, can she find a man with that rare high sperm count in the other men asking her hand in marriage? The doctor said just about 1% of men have such and if you do the maths the possibility of finding another man with such is very low in probability.

3- Should she try to make the guy get her pregnant again and based on the fact she has had an abortion before for him he would not have the guts to request she aborts it again and would be forced to make marriage plans? Ever since she had the abortion about a year ago the guy and her have become very strict towards unprotected sex, she says they don't even make the mistake to try it again. But we know as a lady she can have her way with him if she really wants to get pregnant. Mind you she may get pregnant but it would not be that easy from my family side because my dad has said he would not give his blessings to any of his daughters who gets pregnant before wedlock.

4-Married ladies, is there a way a woman can smartly make a man consider marrying her faster? Are they any tricks to making a man more eager to marrying you or are there proven ways to push a man who has cold feet towards getting married? Please has any lady been in such a situation before and know what to act accordingly? Please help a sister out.

Thank you all!

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How do you find a man with high sperm count?

Go on a date, have them ejaculate and analyze?

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ChangeIsCostant:
A new transformation has begun in the life of Gladys Kamande, the Kenyan woman who caught the attention of many both locally and abroad when her medical story was shared online after being approached by a little boy. The young boy who was begging her busted into tears after seeing her with an oxygen tank which she relies on for survival.

The woman who travelled to India with her daughter for Trachea surgery and many other interventions at BLK SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL just landed in her country few hours ago without any oxygen support..….

According to reports, there is some slight improvement in the fact that Gladys can survive by breathing freely without the machines for some hours. She however would require consistency in pumping in the oxygen until such a time her lungs will be stronger enough.

We wish her the best and hopes she makes a full recovery.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2017/03/see-new-photos-of-woman-who-carries.html

See previous thread >>> https://www.nairaland.com/3627251/woman-carries-oxygen-tank-survival#53682146

If she loves herself, she should lose all that extra pound she is hauling around. She has obstructive sleep apnea which explains why she has the CPAP (the mask in her hand is part of the equipment). God helps those who help themselves. Well...unless she has underlying thyroid problems.

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The man is smart. Women ask for money because they claim to be accustomed to some certain luxury during marriage. It is fair for a man to make demands as well. He stated that he has "sentimental attachment to the bre.asts". Valid point no matter how ridiculous it may sound. Two can play that game.

I wish the judge will order her to present herself for 2hrs every weekend for suckfest.
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WebSurfer:
and who told you she'll allow me cut it ? do i even need to respond to your mentions ever again?

When marriage set well well, na you go beg am make you cut am. The kind love wey shack Tonto, Tiwa and Toke Makinwa in the beginning still dey her head. When e clear, she go use your hair mop floor. How a real man go sit down for 3 hrs with market women dey braid hair instead of hustling to make money? Na because you still dey your papa house? Where is your father? I will like to ask him a few questions.
A beg no tell me say you are successful after all Zuckerberg, Dangote and Bill Gate still dey go work every day.

No be marriage? The same mouth she uses to call you her King Kong today will be used to call you a "hair-braiding giggolo". All she has to do then is put up your Flavour wanna be picture. Me sef I go follow judge your matter.

last35:
Please no abuse, just sincere advise from experience people.

I'm living in a state in the south-west, I have a neighbor married with 3 kids. Like due to the economic hardship the husband was badly affected, couldn't pay rent, and provide adequately school fees and feeding (I got to know through their daily heated argument). For almost a month now the wife has constantly been berating, abusing and cursing the husband on a daily basis evwry morning.

Telling him she's packing out and living the children. Fast forward to this morning. I started gearing noise around 730am. I though it was the daily argument session. Untill the first born started screaming. I opened my door and lo and behold.

I saw heaps of luggages by the door (the husband had packed all the wife loads outside) I asked the screaming girl what's wrong. He said I should pls enter their room, I was cautious till I'm sure they weren't naked I opened the door slightly and I saw the husband and wife in a serious fight. The husband was holding the wife's neck about to snuff life out of her. With God's grace and strength I was able to separate them.

They stopped fighting but continued arguing. I entered my room without uttering a word to them. Now the issue is from my experience about there issue the husband said the wife is hit entering the room again. The wife said she's moving out without the kids, the husband said if so he will take the 3 children to ijebu and use them for money rituals. Only God knows what will happen throughout today in my house.

This night will certainly be hot! But what can I do??

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Websurfer:

Come and see marriage matter. To braid her up and down no be am. When e go set for your house, your wife will use your head mop floor. Marriage and boyfriend-girlfriend matter no be the same thing o.

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WebSurfer:
When you look at the pictures, do i look like a broke dude? And who has your responsible look helped.. dumb hating nigga

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Well..you live a decent life as a single guy. Now that you are about to enter into marriage and bring forth children, you will see that the success you thought you have as a bachelor is an illusion. Shave that nasty thing on your head atleast for your lady. First impression matters. Na as goat take stand dem dey take price am. You don pass teenager. So step into adulthood. You wan enter marriage with shakara?
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How many people are really alive in Nigeria in the real sense of it?
Salt. Salt. Salt. Alcohol. They think they are chopping life not knowing they are setting themselves up for untimely death. Routine medical check up? Na! It has to be only when they are sick. Some buy N20m cars but neglect N10k blood pressure machine. Portruding stomach is not an evidence of good living. Oh well...
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The whole concept is as redundant as it is stupid.
It serves no purpose.
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9jabull:
The truth is that Nigeria politics is politics of bitterness is i didn't succeed you will not succeed too. The will do any Igbo president what they do to GEJ, they will give him bag of salt & send rain after him.
Remember they are majority in the house & Yoruba's are barber chair, so at the end they will say Igbo man has rule & they will enslave us for another 50yr and we can't talk any more.

Our governors need to come together have a master plan & start the implementation small as they can.
Every body should support Biafra restoration because when you have freedom you manage your resources, plan & execute at the speed you want.
Do you think a yourba man in power will be happy approving your economic & development plan?, the answer is no because it will affect their economy and hausa man will no support you either because of pull him down syndrome, so biafra is the best option for faster development.

If you build, they must come.
SE should borrow a leaf from Nnewi. The town was neglected by successive governments in Anambra. Yet the indigenes continued developing the town. At a point, it had one of the worst road networks in the nation. But the town grew so big that government had to take notice and came in with a grand design. All these states that have FG presence are welfare states. On individual level, South-Easterners fare better than them. Igbo Presidency will not change anything because it will still be the likes of Okorocha and his kind that will be voted in. To what extent did GEJ's presidency transform Otuoke and her indigenes? Enugu is looking like a breathe of fresh air and such tempo should be sustained in all SE states. Folks have money stashed elsewhere and when conditions (security, infrastructure and electricity) improve in the SE, the pace of development could better be imagined.

Outside of the SE region, there is no such scope of development on individual levels.

WebSurfer:
Nairaland is just a home to me, i cant thank seun enough for this forum because it has been of so much use and helped alot in my relationship till this point.

Over the weekend was my Fiance's birthday so i used it as a medium to engage her as she said yes.

Wedding should be around the corner (next month or May) no time.

Na so e dey start. A lady marrying a man wey dey braid im hair like woman in this 2017. Tomorrow some horror stories go join. Sorry. No responsible family would give out their daughter to you. You go dey find money to buy diaspers as well as money for coconut oil to maintain your hair.

donigspain:
Hope you read this part in her legal press release >>"... give me 500 million naira (in damages) OR I release damning evidence of your immoralities." If she can't prove he promised her marriage then it automatically becomes a blackmail. I know you know better.

You just repeated what I said.
I will assume that you are not daft.

donigspain:
The onus now rests on her to prove her allegations. She better start bringing out the evidence she has stockpiled before going bleating like someone suffering mouth diarrhea.

You can't just wake up and accuse a man of Suleiman man's status of such immoral fantasies without proof. I never expected Suleiman to oblige her with as much as the annoying 'k' or 'kk' reply until she tenders her evidence in the law court.

The court is there for a reason not all these media trial. Nonsense Oloriburuku fellow.

One of her ilk in trade is cooling off in Port Harcourt prison. Her brain would have been duly partitioned, formatted and a new and updated OS installed with strong antivirus by the time she finally regains her freedom.

The central point in this case has nothing to do with the act.

It becomes a blackmail when it involved the phrase/threat: "Pay or ..." with intent to extort.

Clone2020:
His father was a "Robber Barron" just like Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, Vanderbilt and Charles Schwab. Very wealthy men alright, but they made their money through corrupt means and rigged the system. The Rockerfellas are the richest family in world even till this day.

Rockefellers? Really?

I would think the Rothschild's family.

Marilo:
Look at the thread again.It is Discuss ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in building construction. If you term that LAMENTATION, you probably don't understand the import of what is being done here. Disagreement, dishonesty, honesty, integrity, ingenuity, creativity, castigation, reprimand, condemnation and commendation are all part and parcel of what is being celebrated here to make people make informed decision.

How do you separate professionals from quacks in the building industry if not through what is termed "Lamentation" ? Haven't you see where people celebrate creativity by people like Spyder,Segcymoor,Aventure,Skimanski,Podosci,Abdulwatecx to mention but a few? In the same light,people have condemned some other peopl here for misdemeanour. I see nothing wrong here except there are hypocrites amongst us.

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If you read my post one more time, you will catch the joke angle.
Moving on...all of you should share the blame for waiting this long
before speaking up. You could have saved a lot of people from misery.
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koolengrtimmy:
I follow this thread closely and I commend the good people on here. Clients needs to do a background check on these contractors you want to engage, only few knows the rudiments of construction and they often do not want to heed to correction when they make errors.
Its better to give jobs to an average company that will do it better and be buoyant to make a refund than individual who will come begging. I have made mistakes as a pupil engineer that I had to pay dearly for. I cannot give you a roofing job and it has to be brought down -- haaa sorry alone cannot do the repairs. To those quacks/ artisans/ supervisors claiming site engineers up n down , your days are numbered. NB- prospective clients , get a list of materials , buy them yourself and negotiate on supervision shikena!!

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Background check? How?
Do you see how long it took before victims exposed HSLbroker?
This is probably why his body count is very high.

The saddest part is when victims keep quiet in the face of victimization by fraudulent "contractors/hustlers".
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gabbytabby:
One of the code on site between artisans is honour among theives. You need to question them to get answer to your own situation.

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Congratulations!

You guys have turned the thread into "The lamentations of prospective home owners in Nigeria: The cat and mouse game between artisans and homeowners".

It is sad albeit hilarious.
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Billyonaire:
Common, take it easy.

Constitutionally, once you have served the punishment from your crime, you are considered to have paid the price for your action. Make the man no get life again because he broke the 13th Commandment ?

He, who has not sinned, Let him cast the first stone - Jesus, Founder of Christianity.

Invalid argument.

architectB:
It is not an overkill at all... cost wise, i might agree with u but in general terms, not at all... regards

Kudos.

You are building to specifications.

How much cubic meters of concrete did you use at this level?

Btw, I just saw your 5-bedroom project pictures. Where did you find the guys that did the wardrobes and tiling? They did marvelous job.
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spyder880:
My Oga, rents here is only N300,000 for each flat each year. It's not so much when you consider Abuja , PH or Lagos collect much more, but many people still build multiple structures in Enugu city. But still, when I see the speed and intensity people are raising multiple buildings in this area of Enugu, I marvel.

I have 2 buildings ongoing at this zone in Enugu, the third one is loading to start in April.

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It is good that Igbo folks are now focusing on developing Igbo land. Once people see these, it will motivate others to follow suit. Enugu will be built up soon. I am marvelled at the surrounding edifices around your project. Quiet impressive!
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