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To PlacesLocated west of Sydney on the Hawkesbury River the suburb of Richmond was originally inhabited by the Dharug Aboriginal people before settlement by English farmers in 1794 making it the third oldest settlement in New South Wales. Originally known as Richmond Hill, the area was named by Governor Arthur Phillip in 1789 in honour of the third Duke of Richmond Charles Lennox. With severe food shortages in the colony at the time, the Hawkesbury River settlements were referred to as the food bowl of Sydney, producing much of the colony's fresh vegetables as well as the majority of grain crops in Sydney.
The farmers clearing of the land depleted the food supplies of the Aboriginal people who found themselves driven from their traditional hunting grounds and poor relations reached a peak in 1795 when troops were sent from Sydney with the specific intent of destroying the local Aboriginal population. Known as the Battle of Richmond Hill this event is remembered today in local events held during Reconciliation Week.
With the appointment of Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1811, the area of Richmond Hill was gazetted as one of the Macquarie Towns along the Hawkesbury. A rural farming community at the time, a town was surveyed on high ground away from the river bank and many good examples of colonial architecture from this time still exist today. Throughout the 1800s these Hawkesbury towns flourished, maintaining farming communities on its fringes whilst being a chosen location for the country residences of many of Sydney's elite.
The town's rich agricultural heritage had Sydney's first Agricultural College established in Richmond in 1891 and continues today incorporated into the University of Western Sydney. With farming land slowly taken for residential development given Sydney's urban sprawl since the 1990s, Richmond no longer supports a rich farming community yet smaller pastoral pursuits still exist on the Richmond Lowlands along the Hawkesbury River making up an important part of the Hawkesbury farm gate trail.
In 1916 a military flying school was established in the plains just east of the town and the first Air Force Base in New South Wales was established in 1925. RAAF Richmond Base was home to several Australian flying squadrons during World War II and whilst no longer a combat site today, it remains an integral part of the RAAF as a base for the RAAF Air Lift Group and the majority of their transport fleet is housed there.
External Links
- Tourism in Hawkesbury
- Map of Richmond
- Richmond, part of Hawkesbury City Council
- A Quick History of Hawkesbury and Surrounds, Western Sydney Libraries
SSC18644: Richmond (Hawkesbury)
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Tony Blair has warned that British people will vote to leave the European Union if Brussels seeks greater powers over member states as a result of the eurozone crisis.
The former prime minister, who has expressed an interest in one day being an elected president of the EU, was speaking to the German newspaper Die Zeit.
He said he had "deepest sympathy" for German chancellor Angela Merkel in her struggle to keep the euro from collapsing without using German taxpayers' money to bankroll the currency, but warned that the fallout from the eurozone crisis could lead to further powers being taken away from member states.
"If more competences are transferred to the EU, then its democratic legitimacy must be built up too," said Blair. "Britain must play a strong role in this. Because we need a balance between European institutions and the nation states.
"If this is done wrongly, we could create a political crisis that could become just as a big as the euro crisis," Blair went on. "People will not go along with the abolishment of the nation state."
The Eurozone crisis is expected to enter a new phase next month, with the renewed spectre of Greece defaulting on its debts and requiring either another costly bailout or the country's potential exit from the single currency.
At the same time Spain is expected to formally request a bailout, amid fears many Spanish regions are technically bankrupt.
Despite widespread calls for the creation of "eurobonds" - the clubbing together of eurozone nations' debt - Merkel has resisted the idea for over a year, since it would see German taxpayers being saddled with southern European countries' debts.
Senior British ministers accuse European politicians of merely "kicking the can down the road" each time a new euro crisis appears, rather than tackling the cause of the structural problems in the currency.
Although David Cameron has been fuzzy on the details, it seems likely that the PM will offer voters a referendum on Britain's relationship with Europe in the Tory party manifesto for the next general election.
The PM is apparently unwilling to offer an in-out referendum, saying only that a re-assessment of Britain's place in Europe could require a national vote.
But Labour and the Lib Dems have also suggested a referendum, possibly on an "in/out" basis, which could force Cameron into offering a comprehensive vote.
Cameron has been criticised by some Tories for appearing to offer a half-hearted promise of a referendum without spelling out in terms what the question would be.
The government defends Cameron's position by saying Britain will have to wait until the Eurozone crisis has played out, to see what further political integration takes place within the Eurozone members to tackle the currency crisis.

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Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner Reviews
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't the biggest Stila fan in the past. I'm not a huge fan most of the products. Also, normally in the past I have ALWAYS went against felt-tip liners as well, because they do not go on very well with my eyes and they drag on my skin. This has become one of my favorite eyeliners. First off, this is truly waterproof! I cried like a baby during a movie and this did not run, even though my eyeshadow did run (LOL!). Second, this is very smudge proof! I wasn't paying attention and forgot that I was wearing eye makeup, so when I scratched my eye, I remembered about my makeup and panicked-- However, my eyeliner did NOT budge or flake off! You have NO idea how many liners I've used that rub off easily even when they claim that they don't. I work at a Sephora and this usually sells out so fast because we only receive one or two at a time every month or so. So the tester I used was quite old and it was still rich and bold as if it was brand new--not dried out a single bit. Therefore, this has completely redeemed all felt-tip liners in the world because this is an amazing liner. The finish is semi-matte--not too shiny, but not completely matte. I do wish it was more matte though, but it's much more matte than other liners. The tip is AMAZING and firm so you have total control of your pen. The hype is all true with this liner! I definitely will consider ordering other colors from online. Stila has found my attention (try the perfecting concealer--that is divine too!!!) — 1 year, 1 month agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 11 of 12 people said helpful
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I have two of these, one in a really pretty cobalt blue and then the basic black. The tip on these is nice. It comes to a very fine point. The major problem I have with these is that the liquid liner does not extend enough to the tip. All the color and product is concentrated at the base of the felt tip pen, so when trying to draw a fine line or point using the tip of the brush, very little product is there to work with. It is only at the thicker base of the pen that the liner is dispensed with ease. This makes it so frustrating to work with! Only when I lay the pen on its side can I get any real product out and it comes out messy. I have used several types of liquid liners...brushes and pens and this one had one of the most fatal flaws I have ever seen. The only thing worse would be if it came dried out completely. It couldn't be that my pen just dried out at only the tip, because I experienced this difficulty on my very first use of each. I thought I may have had a dud (I tried the blue liner first) but I experienced the same frustration with the black liner. Other reviewers seems to love this liner from Stila, but I will never purchase these liquid liner from Stila again. — 1 month, 1 week agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Stila hit this one out of the park!This has been my Never-Fail eyeliner for the past 1 year. Everything smears on me, regardless of primer or eyeshadow or waterproof or whatever. I always look like I'm seriously ill because my eyeliner somehow makes its way down to completely cover my lower eyelids. I look like one of those zombies you see in those Halloween movies. (I'd say while most eyeliners completely cover my lower eyelids - 100% grey eyelid, Bobbi Brown gel liner covers only the outer third of my lower eyelids - 33% grey eyelid). This eyeliner smears a little too, but just where the outer corners of my eyes meet - 10% grey eyelid. This is a HUGE improvement. No zombie eyes. This is the only eyeliner that doesn't fall to my lower eyelid and creating a horrendous purple/grey shadow. Tip: Don't layer this eyeliner. The more you layer it, the more likely it will flake (it's happened to me). But of all the top-notch liquid eyeliners I've used, this one flaked the least, AND when it did flake - it didn't drop into my contacts. Also, don't try to layer this on top of oily eyelids. Wash your face and make sure your eyelids are free of oils as much as possible. It'll allow the eyeliner to adhere to your skin and buy you an extra few hours of having clean lower eyelids. I use the blackest one they have and it's always easy to draw a clean line. One tube has now lasted me 6 months without drying out (I also do not use it everyday) P.S. If you find the tip gets kinda floppy and uncontrollable, just cut the floppy bit off with scissors. I find I have to cut the tip (about ~1mm) every couple months in order to draw a straight line. — 2 months, 2 weeks agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 4 of 8 people said helpful


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October 5, 2012 · Updated 12:39 PM
KEYPORT — Wayne M. Kennedy of Keyport passed away on Sept. 30. He was 88.
Wayne was born on July 24, 1924 to Harry and Hulda (Bengston) Kennedy in Seattle. He was a graduate of North Kitsap High School and the University of Washington.
Wayne honorably served his country with the U.S. Navy during WWII. After leaving active duty, Wayne worked for many years at Bangor Base and for the Keyport Torpedo Station.
On May 11, 1962, Wayne married Elaine Clark in Keyport. He was a member of the Keyport Bible Church and was an avid fan of the Mariners. Wayne also enjoyed reading non-fiction books and working in the yard.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Norman; and stepson, Jim C. Fox. Wayne's memory will live on with his wife of 50 years, Elaine, of Keyport; brother, Donald Sr., of Keyport; grandchildren, Frank and Stacey Fox; great-grandchildren, Branson, Dakota and Jamie; great-great-granddaughter, McKenna; and numerous nieces, nephews, and good friends.
A memorial service will be held at Keyport Bible Church on Oct. 13, 1 p.m. Interment was at Cherry Grove Memorial Park in Poulsbo.
Memorial donations can be made to Keyport Bible Church, P.O. Box 257, Keyport, WA 98345-0257. An online memorial can be seen at www.poulsbomortuary.com.
— Family of Wayne M. Kennedy
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How To: Build a Basic Deck
Create an outdoor room for your home.
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Decks and other outdoor spaces are different from ordinary rooms. They serve as an intermezzo between home and nature. The air is fresh. You can feel the sun's warmth and smell the garden. Nature air-conditions outdoor rooms with soft breezes, and outdoor rooms are the perfect place to watch shadows grow and the stars come out on a summer night. Decks can serve as living rooms, breakfast rooms, exercise rooms, rooms for sunbathing, rooms for gatherings of friends and family, rooms for quiet times with a good book.
Deck Materials & Framing
Redwood is regarded as one of the more durable and aesthetically pleasing deck building materials, and redwood decks create a natural focal point for outdoor living environments. As walking surfaces and entertaining areas, decks organize large spaces and reclaim irregular or sloped land. Redwood stairs and walkways provide attractive footpaths.
Decks can range from simple platforms to multi-level projects using a variety of shapes and amenities. Openings in the deck surface can allow for plantings and incorporate elements of outdoor furniture. Decking may be parallel or diagonal. Redwood's superior stability also permits the use of parquet patterns.
Concrete footings provide the best support for deck framing. Tops of footings should extend 6 inches above ground and should be pitched outward to prevent water collection and inhibit decay and insects. The deck framing tables shown below are for single spans of non-stress-graded Construction Heart and Construction Common redwood.
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Beam Spacing
Spans - Spans - Spans
6 feet: 4'0" - 5'0" - 7'0"
8 feet: 3'3" - 4'3" - 6'3"
10 feet: 3'0" - 3'9" - 5'6"
12 feet: 2'9" - 3'6" - 5'0'
Suggested Joist Spans
Joist Size: Joist Spacing - Joist Span
2x6: 16" - on center - 7'3"
24" - on center - 6'0"
2x8: 16" - on center - 10'9"
24" - on center - 8'9"
2x10: 16" - on center - 13'6"
24" - on center - 11'0"
Concentrated loads of planters, spas, and other heavy objects may require additional joists and larger beams. Local building codes should be consulted regarding structural regulations.
Design loading, with deflection limited to L/180, sets a maximum two-foot span for 2-inch decking. Provide 1/8-inch minimum space between boards, and center all large knots and butt-jointed board ends over joists.
Beam span is the distance a beam extends from one post to the next. Beam spacing is the distance between beams. Deflection is limited to L/240.
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Preparing your lamb rackRemove most of the fat from the back of the rack, leaving a little bit to flavour the meat as it cooks. French-trim the bones by cutting the fat out around each bone down to the meat. Scrape the bones of all sinew and fat. Cut between the bones and through the eye of the lamb, leaving 1cm of meat still attached at the bottom.Make the stuffingFinely chop your parsley, semi-dried tomatoes and olives and mix them together with your feta in a bowl. Add a little pepper if you need to. Put this mixture between the lamb eye meat and the bones, then fold back up. Tie tightly in about 5 places.Prepare your vegCut up your veg and throw into a roasting dish. You want them to cook in the same time as the lamb. Courgettes and aubergines are great, and if youíre using root veg, make sure you cut them into pieces. To make your marinadeFinely chop your rosemary and garlic, mix with a little oil and rub it all over the lamb and the fat, cover and put in the fridge for 1 hour before cooking.Preheat your oven to 190C and, while itís getting hot, take your marinated lamb from the fridge. Leave it for 20 minutes or so until it comes to room temperature.Put the lamb right on top of the vegetables in your roasting dish. Put into your hot oven and roast ñ see cooking times below.Cooking times A rough guide is 25 minutes for every 450g of meat, but it all depends on your oven. A good way to test for doneness is to give the meat a bit of a squeeze with your fingers. If it feels soft, it mean itís rare; if it feels very firm, itís well done. For a nice rare lamb rack, 25 to 30 minutes is a good guide.When youíre happy with the doneness of your lamb, remove the tray from the oven. Remove the lamb from the roasting tray and put the vegetables back in the oven. Let the lamb rest on a board for 5 to 8 minutes, then carve ñ aim to get two bones per person. Serve with the lovely roasted vegetables.Make a note here of how long it takes to cook your lamb, so youíll know for next time:Rare = 20 minutes Medium Rare = 26 minutes Medium = 30 Well Done 35-40 minutes
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Alexin sees success, focuses on local plant
June 20, 2012
By JESSICA WILLIAMS
Try making a couple hundred million dollars in less than five years.
Local manufacturer Alexin has.
"We're a recycler," said Tom Horter, Alexin LLC president and CEO, said. "We recycle aluminum scrap back into aluminum extrusion ingot. That's where our name comes from, Alexin."
This product is made after purchasing scrap and blending it with aluminum. It's melted down and cast into aluminum logs and billets for their customers, Horter said.
According to the company's website, its products are used in the distribution, machinery, military, medical and electrical marketplaces.
"We founded the company after identifying a market need and built our plant in 2008, started up in 2009 and finished our ramp-up in 2010 or so," he said. "This is still a relatively young company in the early stage."
The other founders and Horter came from all over the country, but worked together at some point and ended up forming a business.
"And here we are," Horter said.
Bluffton offered an ideal site for their customers, Horter said, and provided a welcoming environment for individuals in business.
"We enjoy operating a business in the city and we think the city enjoys having us here," he said.
Alexin employs 68 people from all around the region.
In four years, Horter said the company has seen "tremendous" progress.
"We went from having zero sales to currently we're (at) $220 million in annual revenue, so we've grown substantially," he added.
Last winter, Alexin built a scrap processing plant on facility grounds and in the process added four jobs.
"That was a great little project for us," Horter said.
They buy their aluminum scrap from the Midwest and sell their product to the Midwest.
Horter sees expansion in the future but his first priority is the Bluffton plant.
"Our goals are first and foremost to make sure that we are solidly profitable and running a smart operation," Horter said. "Of course Alexin will grow when growth is prudent (in) other geographical regions, most likely in the coming years, but first and foremost we are focused on this plant and getting it well-tuned."
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By Aurora Eastwood What is the cost of a divot? It's not just Wimbledon and Lords that are affected by rain. The UK has experienced an unprecedented and record breaking amount of rainfall in the last six weeks. The day after many water suppliers announced a hosepipe ban, the heavens opened. The wettest April in recorded history has been followed by what seems to the wettest May. At the time of writing, it hasn't stopped and if the weather forecast is anything to go by, it's not about to. What has this meant for polo? Well, it's a washout. Many clubs have yet to start at all, several weeks after chukkas would normally be well under way. Cowdray, with grounds on arguably the most free-draining soil in the UK, has cancelled scores of games, and have decided to cancel the Young England game that was due to take place before the St Regis test match on the 19thMay. Even though it is over a week away, they already know the ground will be too wet to support two games. Guards too, have had to cancel game after game - and these busy clubs then suffer due to scheduling - trying to fit the rest of the tournament in before the next starts, and with pros all having no play days...I don't envy polo managers right now. Pity any clubs based in the Berkshire area - the soil there is predominantly clay - standing water and utterly saturated fields are the order of the day. Private grounds have fared no better- Martin Brown's beautiful field at Witley, home to Talandracas, has seen only the webbed feet of ducks and geese rather than the neatly shod feet of high goal ponies . "In 35 years of polo I've never seen anything like it" said Martin, glumly. Talandracas needed to give their horses an outing, but finding a field was tricky. "It's easier to ask someone if you can sleep with their wife than it is to ask them to borrow their polo field!". When it comes to turf, nature has us beat. If the weather is too dry, provided the surface is very sandy and there is plenty of water with which to irrigate, we win. However in situations like this, with incessant rainfall, no amount of drains and sandy soil will make a surface playable - or even if it is, it will be destroyed and the repair costs astronomical - at least 1,000 pounds per field per game. Not to mention lasting damage that persists for the whole season. This is one situation no one can buy their way out of. We just have to hope for sunshine. However, we few, we lucky few who have arenas (or access to arenas) can at least keep the horses fit and play chukkas. It's not the same, but it's better than nothing.


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There is a great deal of fear emerging in both the United States and East Asian nations such as Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam over a recently assertive China. Barring a fundamental transformation in the way international relations has always worked, the anarchical "state of nature" described by Thomas Hobbes and the theory of Realism indicate that conflict with China is virtually inevitable.
There are also those that dismiss these fears. They indicate China is unlikely to ever engage in overly dangerous behavior and that any current bellicosity will moderate in time as China becomes further enmeshed in the global economic order. These dismissals, however, miss a key point. The point is not what China will do in the immediate future. The real point is what will China COULD do in the future.
Fear is not based upon a certainty of what will occur, but upon the uncertainty of what might occur and make no mistake; fear and interest are perpetual drivers of human activity. They are the stuff of which history is comprised.
The fundamental problem of international relations is its anarchical nature. Whether one is a "classical realist" in the Morgenthau mould or a "structural realist" in the Waltz mould, anarchy is the core problem that frames how all states interact with each other. At the end of the day, there is no transnational, "global cop" or global Leviathan that can enforce international law. Indeed, force is the ultimate arbiter of international relations. Always has been and always will be.
Law and the "institutionalization" of law by embedding states into a legal framework is effective only so long as more interests are served than harmed and a real balance of power is achieved. When the balance shifts, institutions atrophy and become largely irrelevant from a practical standpoint. While they may manage to retain some amount of symbolic value, their inability to act in a concrete fashion fundamentally inhibits their usefulness. This is because law is an agreed upon code of conduct. When agreement falters and compromise is no longer possible for one side or both sides, what is left to enforce a given claim? As Mao himself bluntly stated, "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." This is truly a Hobbesian State of Nature.
As a given nation's economic clout grows, interests inevitably expand and run into those interests of others once they become large enough.
China's interests are now quite large. While it appears that it seeks to negotiate outcomes within the current global trading order for the most part, China's aforementioned actions in the South China Sea showcase a more "Westphalian" as opposed to "Kantian" notion of international relations.
These actions are most likely taken for the same reason analogous actions have always been taken. Namely, because at a certain point, a once advantageous law will become a straitjacket. At that point, law takes the back seat and interest is pursued by whatever is the most efficacious means.
This process ALWAYS happens. It happened to Athens. It happened to Rome. It has happened every time a European power sought hegemony in Europe. It happened as the U.S. expanded its continental territory long before engaging in World Wars. It happened to a certain degree already with various previous dynasties in China.
This brings us full circle, for this same process is now happening (again) with China. The fears mentioned at the outset are thus not overhyped. It doesn't matter what the present leadership of China wants, or even the next generation. China's capabilities are what count. As various military capabilities are enhanced, subtle hedging becomes essential. Fear begins to begat further fear and the vicious cycle of the past reasserts its seemingly inexorable logic.
History teaches by inexact analogies, so the future could be different, perhaps, amazingly different from the past. Yet, a reasonable statesman must, by virtue of their position, assume that the vicissitudes of fortune will impact them in ways similar to their predecessors.
China's rise is but merely the latest rise to instill fear due to the very nature of the world we live in.
Greg Randolph Lawson is the Director of Communications for a US based political advocacy organization and is a life-long observer of political and foreign affairs.


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So I'm going through a bit of coconut phase right now. And a chipotle phase. And a Beatles phase. And a cakey-sugar-coated-doughnut phase. Which is definitely the worst of all my phases. I can confirm that sugar induced headaches do exist. Need I say more?
I had coconut crusted chicken breasts a few months ago at an event I attended and ever since then, I've wanted to recreate them. After a couple of attempts I realized that they were too sweet and missing a little tang. So I added a little chipotle. Seriously, chipotle and coconut are a match made in heaven. It's not too heavy on the chipotle, it is used more to create a balance between the savory and sweet side of this dish.
Now that I've done my obligatory this-is-a-food-blog-must-discuss-food intro, I can talk about what I really want to talk about. I mentioned it on Twitter the other day: the fact that Here There and Everywhere is most definitely, without a fact, the most underrated Beatles song ever. I mean, how can you not wish that Paul had written this song about you? This is definitely one of, if not the best, Paul McCartney love song. And that's saying a lot considering he has made a career out of writing, literally hundreds of "silly love songs". He also said that along with Blackbird, this is his favourite song he's ever written. I'll stop with the facts now.
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Coconut Crusted Chicken Strips (serves 2-4)
Recipe by Lou
1 lbs chicken breasts cut into strips
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried parsley
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs
1 tsp Chipotle hot sauce
1 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
Preheat oven to 375 and grease a baking sheet with a little oil.
Using three bowls prepare the ingredients. In the first bowl whisk together the flour, spices, salt and pepper. In the next bowl whisk the egg with the Chipotle hot sauce. In the last bowl, place the flaked coconut.
To prepare the chicken strips, coat in flour mixture. Next, dip in the egg mixture, allowing any excess to drip back into the bowl. Next, coat in the coconut.
Place on a baking sheet and bake for 18-20 minutes or until cooked through.
I like to serve these Coconut Crusted Chicken Strips with a little more Chipotle sauce on the side.
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plz don't be act stupid to all people who always say first, second , or third..
3rd and yea
4th is it today ep ^^
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492 up to 502 i think will be filler coz i read it in manga!!! T_T
LOL it was alright want more onepiece 6th woot
@JuLz how can episode 492 up to 502 be a filler if it was in the manga? fillers have NOTHING to do with the main story. if u read it in the manga it is NOT A FILLER, it cant get as simple as that. itll probably be about luffy n aces' past with sabo, which is NOT A FILLER.
yo yo yo ! Can we get extra episodes for cash ?! Can any1 send me the website p
good morning im looking for op soundtracks from other countrys. whats your favourit? mine is -die legende- (the legend(german))
im sure people who say 1rst and so on are still virgin and unmatured i seen many people like this
Cant wait til next week
yeah hes right it is in the manga its about luffy and aces childhood cant wait to see when they all get back togeather its gonna be awhile
well i can admit one thing in one piece case it ages like fine wine well atleast after the time jump
15th comm yeay whoooooooooo
hehe..nobody can identify me nw!! im papa!! lol..aka chan! wads ur ID?
ks amkm hahahaha
cheers for those who watch one piece from 1st up to this episode
god dammit ……… tagal!!1
Yes it is a filler fucking dumb a filler is the past story of the main hero that we havnt seen yet. By the way it wouldnt change a piece of shit in the history of the world if they would/or not implant the sabo story into anime episode
WTF,, i cant wait to watch where luffy can use his haki
i wonder why luffy still at 300 million he did so much shit to the marines. He started a war with that ugly dude that belong to the marine( that took nico robin away ) Broke into the impound. Broke a lot of people out of Jail. Went into the War To save his brother. He the Son of Dragon. Punch that fucking rich ugly dude for shooting his friend. I will say he should be around 3billion.
they should make a ep when they change his wanted poster… Making him 3 billion and everyone is after his head.
its 11.04 in sg why nort up yet?
what happen is this a altternate ep. 2 ep. in 1mont??? sad
@luffy your on man, u wanna bring in a discussion about fillers then be my guest. A filler has NOTHING to do with the main story AND is NOT in the MANGA and i repeat is NOT IN THE MANGA. A FILLER IS JUST A SIDE STORY WHICH IS SEPERATE FROM THE MAIN STORY. A FILLER is NOT about the PAST STORY of the main hero. ALSO THE PAST ABOUT LUFFY ACE AND SABO IS IN THE MANGA IN CHAPTER 582 GO CHECK YOUSELF.Your an absolutely stupid kid. TOO BAD I CANT GIVE A SIMPLER EXPLANATION TO YOUR STUPID MIND.
@Kenny luffy's bounty is actually 400 million beli now, if u read the manga.
wow its delayed again great.
yeahh!! and he can use haki!!! just read it in manga!!
@Luffy: Yeah you're retarded. A filler is made by the anime producers to drag the anime on, so that it will not catch up to the manga. If the episodes are going to show the past of a main character, its called Flashbacks for goodness sake. I like these flashbacks and Oda also made them intentionally as part of the whole One Piece story. I just hope the anime producers won't make it 10 episodes long.
Man, earthquake hit them hard. 2 weeks 1 episode.
shit the episode was delayed im craving for the next one to watch..don't make us w8 for another week
492 is actually gonna be a filler, prior to the release of the Toriko anime. It's a cross-over episode with Toriko and Luffy. And I agree, fillers are made by the anime produsers to keep space between the anime and manga. And btw, you should stop posting spoiler info from the manga here, I'm sure some people is watching the episode only
Why is there another delay?
i hope nxt week it will be 2 eps.!!!
feelers of one piece are not boring it is still funny…
omg man why is it always delyaing the episodes by one week !!!!!!!!!!!! :@
Heard of what's been going on in Japan? And you actually have the guts to ask why they are delaying the episodes? The selfishness is unbelievable…..
11:00AM gogo i will see it xD
11:00AM gogo i will see it ^^
no video of onepiece 492
is delyed again because of the reactors playing up, which tokyo tv requires the time to do special reports to warn the people of japan (that make the anime before anyone starts ranting like a noob) about the dangers warnings what to do etc etc so please be respectful of all the people who have died and for those that are yet to die from radiation posioning, and if you complain about them without considering whats happened? i hope you burn in hell, be considerate of peoples pain.
Guess we will have to wait one more week for a new one piece. Japan is going thru some troubles and they have to get it sorted out. At least we were able to get a couple episodes. We thank you for the episodes and wish you a fast recovery from the devistation.
shut the fuck up idiots! the raw is available – we are just waiting for subs
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN i waited so long for next ep and now its delayed T.T
delay again. i hope 2 ep next week.
waahahahahaha what a boring sunday . . .i hope theres 2 ep nxt week )
periiiiiiiiiiiiiiiita abe
Guys we should just iqnore stupid people like luffy
The reason why luffy 'still has' 300M bounty is because he is 'not dangerous' he will only go BERSERK if you harm his friends and will not kill civilians or rampage in a marine office for no reason. AND he only fought against pirates (most then:P). He would probably be recuited by Sengoku as shichibukai if he wouldn't (never met)defeat Croc. and Lucci. But then his bounty wouldn't be 300M.
Which chapter in the manga is episode 492?
again 2 weeks and for a filler? :S
woot 53rd!!!
hey i just watched one peice 492 in chinese, why ist there a japanese version yet?
Warning this is half a spoiler don't read if you don't wanna know this stuff isn't written on the online manga yet but it's truth after the comment about black beard
the fillers are necessary to understand the story between luffy ace and sabo also I've a GREAT suspect about black beard truth identity but it might be that I'm just fooling around other than that there is a big secret related to the blood line of luffy wich has to something to do with the D in monkey D luffy and it's related to the one piece
ahhhh well we have to wait another week anyhow hope fully japan wont be wiped off the map ..
wow, dude u guys are fucking retarded, its not delayed, its already fucking out, dumb shit website
Haro OMG you spiled us.. like there hasent bin 23534532 hints about D. ?!?! even even was B-I-G in sky island!
EVERY D. in One Piece has something incommon. WHAT will not yet be revealed
gotta get ALOT closer to "One Piece" (HAHAHA) for that
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 8TH 9TH 10TH lmao somethings will never change no matter how much losers preach
What a dumb episode
Release date April 9th but it's already up? Wow, pretty fast.
Disappointed. What a shitty episode. It's not even a filler, it's a filler of a filler. And nice subs if you can read chinese.
@Haro Guessing that you read the manga you wouldve noticed that the part about ace, luffys and sabos past is in the manga in chapter 582 so it cant be considered as a filler. Well you might interpret is as a filler because it is not being shown in the current present, but in truth it is not.
i hate episodes like this one…
Still 400million is stiil little that only 80mil more… He Broke into jail(320million) + free a lot of people(380million). Then fight in the war (500million+ dragon son(1 billion)+ hit that rich dude that buy slave(500 million)+free robin and destroy that tower he was fighting on and a few ships(300 million)+ And being so bad ass…. that should be around 3 billion.
Isnt it rather special than episode Well One Piece didnt much choice to get filler. Anime is slowly catching up the manga. Basically i knew it get filler otherwise One Piece anime is forced to get cancelled. Like Katekyoushi Hitman Reborn.
i think the world government dont have enough money for luffy`s bounty … ZEHAHAHHAHAH
was solln der scheiss -.- das past doch mal wieder null in die story ,die solln lieber richtig weiter machen de rtüp is ja sowas von fürn arsch mit seine tölle
what is this?? woa
FUCK this shit nigga sub this shit already you faggot website.
this theme song is terrible, and the animation quality went down…i hope future episodes improve. it used to be so freakin good!
is it just me or are the subs in chinese -_-
other links like FB uploader?? any??
What a disgrace to One Piece… An utter and complete disgrace.
im going to say that Luffy's bounty is still 300 million for the reason stated in the last episode.. the world government needs to save face by covering up both the impel down mishap, and the letting pirates leave the war after such a blunder, however I do agree his bounty should be well above 400 million after everything Luffy's done
Weird the episode just sorta ends mid convo between them :S
It does not, just refresh the page….
Luffy's bounty goes up to 400 million after this, it's mentioned in one sentence in the manga that his bounty is 400 million, unless it was a typo by the translator, doubt it though even I know what four is in japanese
is this the episode after the war ends?
This is just a crossover episode with Toriko. I think you could call it a special episode since it's based off their manga special thing.
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmnnnn this damn story is not finish yet ??
filler come out already!!!.
awww i hate one piece damn fillers all the time..
This isn't a filler! It's a crossover with another manga: Toriko
That doesn't mean it's not a filler… Also, seriously, everyone, shut the FUCK up about this sit not posting things on time, they do it for free, ungrateful dicks. Go pay for your subs and then bitch. And if you wanna talk about the money they make from advertising, then I invite you to make your own god damned site and sub your own god damned videos. Or learn Japanese
this eps not bad..it was pretty funny.
this was realy a bad jk. After 2 weeks they make this stupid thing and next week is the same (
Radioactivity must have lowered japanes IQ even more to produce shuch bullshit.
man we don't have time for fillers shit. anyways y r they willing to cost themselves money in making these lame ass fillers if they can just make the original eps. thus they'll make more view and less money at the same time :S:S
Lame. and that new guy looks like the main character from fist of the north star had a child with goku.
//I agree with that. That was the last time I visited this site to watch one piece thanks to those that spoil manga
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what the hell with this episode i want to watch the real episode the continuation of 491 i don't like this goddammit what the hell with this episode goddammit go to hell, don't hell fuck with me I've been waiting for almost 2 weeks and this what they got go to shit hell you fuck me so much!! mga potang ina kaung lhat
stop fucking with me god dammit
I remember saying there's going to be a filler.. Someone idiot say I was wrong.. Guess who's right now?
Man, I think i'm the only one who enjoyed this episode. Not really for the story mind you, it's more for the fact that we get to see the strawhats together again. It's been sooooo long since we've seen luffy and his nakama together <3
btw this is a filler but it's also a take on a new anime…they do this all the anime they introduce with this is Toriko which just started i believe.. sorry haven't watch much lately. would of said sooner
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After the car was clear of the doorway Luna was led into the throne room by her sister, the doors closing with a thunderous slam behind them. I waited calmly for all of ten seconds before I heard something.
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"Well," Aureus interjected, "I will have to risk going inside. I'll need to announce Prince Blueblood soon."
"Wait," said unicorn with the blue mane, "does Princess Celestia know he's on his way?"
"Yes she does, but she has no way to avoid him."
"This fight," I suggested. "We can all look busy by moving my car out of the way and someone can tell him to reschedule or something."
"But we-"
"Just hear me out, I know my way around a situation. I fall into a different category of criminal than say a pickpocket or a," I shivered at the thought of it, "killer. Okay, I have stolen from time to time but that's not important. What is important is that I know how to talk my way around an issue. I specialize in white-collar crime. You know forgery, fraud, cons, that sort of thing. With the right supplies, I can forge just about any legal document." I'll just avoid the persuasion boasting for now, I reminded myself.
"That could work for a long term solution," replied Aureus. "We need to get Prince Blueblood out of Princess Celestia's mane for a while and you could help us with that."
"What exactly would I be doing?"
"We can send Prince Blueblood to the academy and serve his time as a soldier, just like every noble stallion has to."
"Then I'll need handwriting samples, the proper inks, proper papers, formatting peculiarities, and examples of acceptance papers."
"You'll also need to learn our written language," said Princess Celestia as the doors opened. She seemed far more composed than when I had fist seen her, but I suppose that what I saw was just as Aureus said, the last vestige of her patience.
"Yes, I suppose so your highness. Do you need anything else that will require my expertise?"
She gave me an impish grin. "I'll tell you if something arises; Shining Armor?"
The unicorn with the blue mane stepped forward. "Yes Princess Celestia?"
"Show him to a guest quarters for the time being." She turned to look directly at me, "I'll make sure you receive all the tools you require Mr. Raes. As well as a tailor if you need one."
"Thank you very much," I replied as Princess Luna ducked out and Aureus slipped in, "I won't disappoint you."
"Better not," Shining Armor whispered to me.
"We'll help you with the car," said one of the black armored pegasi.
Getting the car around the castle was hard and we eventually chose to slip it into an, according to Shining Armor, rarely used corridor. I made a mental note to find a better place for it later.
"I think I agree with Captain Shining Armor," said one of my guides. "For your own safety, you better not disappoint Princess Celestia."
"Well, she rules half of the day right? I would hope I don't displease her at the very least." She seems like a tough employer, I silently added. I couldn't deny that doing something like this would cement myself into a nice, albeit niche, position. Still, the ruler of the daylight hours sounded far too impressive to go forgotten in my mind.
Then there was Princess Luna. If I understood it right, then she ruled the other half of the day. Perhaps I was a curiosity to Luna and based on her alarm, Luna brought me here. I can't exactly lean on her either, she could send me back and I fear for those prospects.
Eventually the only one left with me was Shining Armor, our resident Night Guards had elected to sleep. "I know you don't approve of me," I chanced.
"You're right, I don't approve," he replied coldly, "you're a criminal and then you show up here and expect us to just accept that?"
"I can't prove I can help amend this 'snobby prince' issue without help. I'll need the tools and materials Shining Armor."
I had to quickly stop as he creaked open a door. "This will be your room for the time being."
"Well then, thank you for showing me the way." He didn't even acknowledge my thanks as he trotted of. With a sigh, I walked into the dark room.
After fumbling around for a while, I found the window curtains and let the sun illuminate the room. "Work cut out for me," I said dryly to the dusty, cobweb encrusted room. A gorgeous view of New York or a relaxing tropical beach it wasn't, but this was where I picked up the last few shards of my former life. I was ready to mold them into my new life, one where I probably should watch what my hands grab.
Celestia continued to try to tune out Blueblood all morning, meeting with mixed results and a desperate urge to nap. You can do this, she reminded herself. Once he is called to the academy, you'll be free of him until you have to inspect the new soldiers. Princess Celestia's mind continued to drift along with thoughts of sending Blueblood to almost certain doom that she hardly even noticed that he had stopped talking.
"Is something wrong Princess," asked Aureus as he looked up to her nervously.
Celestia cleared her throat. "I'm sorry, it's our guest Aureus. I was wondering if he's not being shown around too much."
"There is a guest in the castle," asked Blueblood, "I've not heard of anypony travelling to Canterlot to see you au… I'm sorry, Princess Celestia."
Celestia smiled, her first genuine smile since Blueblood entered her sight. At least you remember I'm in charge nephew, she silently reprimanded. "We have a guest who has traveled a very long way to help me handle a few problems around Canterlot."
"Well, would you mind introducing me to him?"
"I'm afraid I can't, he would rather keep to himself while he gets acquainted with his new living arrangements."
"Then could you please just-"
"It doesn't matter how many times you ask or plead, I will not give an order to destroy a small town just because your night was ruined. It's been a long time since then and you need to show everypony that you can rise above one unfortunate event."
"But it-"
"I won't hear another word about it. You are a prince, Blueblood. I expect you to act as a pillar for all of ponykind to follow if you wish to keep being called one." Please take the hint and leave!
"Consider it dropped," said Blueblood with a sigh. "I'll let you get back to more important affairs Princess." As he withdrew from Celestia's sight everypony present felt more relieved.
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Still loving it.
I'm liking the protagonist more and more. And I have to say that I'm extremely curious at how you're going to pull off the ship. Your Celestia seems to be of the more serious kind. And very well written at that. Not many manage to write her without pushing her into either a spot as nearly nonexistent or just making her a generic character. A lot, and this goes for quite the number of shipping fics, tend to skip the whole shipping and make them just suddenly be madly in love without much forethought.
Some seem to think that having them pining for each other for ages is a good way, but that's often just as bad as just suddenly having the two together. So I'm excited to see how you're going to go about it. Especially how much of it is going to be 'faked' by Zach.
I like the charm and charisma you've given Zach, instead of the bad-tempered, 'I want nothing to do with you' attitude I see from most human criminals and cynics in Equstria
I'm loving this. Okay Celestia, just a little fraud here, and framing there, and your problems are solved.
Well well well, a human who's taking his sudden teleportation to a magical land of small talking horses quite well and not freaking out! Now that is original! :D
I found it kinda weird, don't think people usually plan for that kinda thing so it's fair to assume they react like this
Just have a talking horse there instead
but then again he's criminal scum
So maybe that's just how he reacts?
Hmm. I normally don't read HiE stories, but you've got me intrigued. Please, continue.
"Four you're protection."
Sorry I am being an ass but it peeved me.
>>913144: This is something I have to ask myself whenever I start writing a chapter. I wrote out a lot of his train of thought and personality but each time I have to remind myself that he's a con man and that there's a con in his mind regardless of if he wants it there or not.
>>913383: I find there are three basic categories of fictional criminals: brutes, brains, and charmers. Very generic but that's not really too important. Zack falls in the charmer category.
>>913169 & >>913387: He's my pet project and hearing that makes it all feel less like a guilty move.
>>913609: I've written plenty of HiE (not to mention read them) and I think that was always a big issue. It's difficult to write around and I do my best. Previously, I wrote the "I'll just freak out later."
>>913728: Thank you for reading then, I hope to continue to intrigue you.
>>913750: Personally, I would think he thinks it still has the possibility of working.
>>913766: Where is this? I can't find it anywhere so I can fix it.
Now, I'm working on the next chapter as I write this, but this isn't just me taking a break. This is me giving you all some feedback.
Hold on, lemme find it.
After you left the ***** break, it's on the 3rd line.
>>918934 I'd be all like, "DUUUUUUDE!! I just ended up in another dimension!! Do you ponies know how many laws of physics I just violated? I'm, like, a supervillain of the universe! How cool is that?
And Dash would be like, "It's at least 20% cooler than any other villain!"
And I'd be like, "Awwwww yeahhhhhhh!!!"
And it would totally rock.
"Yes, your Highness, I am a criminal. I am an individual who has broken the laws of his country in the pursuit of, in the opinion of those selfsame laws, illicit gains. This is hardly a stellar achievement--- there are so many laws in my country's books that, simply by going about one's daily business, every man-jack one of us is estimated to break the high law of the land four times a day.
"Simply by consuming a particular herb in one region, I am deemed worthy of longer prison sentences than a man who slit's another one's throat. By light of copying a bit of music--- an intangible product--- in another, I am deemed a criminal who has stolen the wealth of kings. there are lands where owning the wrong book or praying to the wrong god can get me beheaded. It is a crime in most places to go on my own land, chop down my own tree, saw it into planks to build on my own property and to burn the remnant in my own fireplace. Whatever I say, think, eat, drink, wear, or do, there is someone someplace who has been so offended by it that they have added to the damnable letter of the law to make it a crime. So yes, Highness, I am a criminal. Aren't we all.
"The fact that I am a criminal is an irrelevant one; the thing that is relevant to YOU is that I am a man with skills. Skills that you need, skills that you, being the law of the land, could never use yourself, skills that I on the other hand have no compunction about using, legal or not. You need me."
I'm enjoying this far more than I thought I would. I'll admit skepticism, but then I just kept on reading
One thing: "You are a prince Blueblood" VS "You are a prince, Blueblood."
Every time I see the name Prince Blueblood, i think Prince Blueballs. He IS an annoying brat, and he needs to be kicked in the testicles until his balls match his name. Nurse, 40 score and 7 kicks to the balls please. There, we now have one sterilized Prince who can never infect this world with another demon spawn of his own.
Hmmmm.... You're leaving out a lot, and the story is suffering because of it.
wants to destroy a whole town over one night...probably the gala thing.. yeah lets send the assassins after that douche.


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Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, made an astounding announcement Monday — stem cells could be engineered to target and kill HIV. In an interview with Advocate.com, Scott Kitchen, assistant professor of medicine at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, talks about the technology that made this discovery possible and how close these findings lead us to a vaccine.
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As you know, HIV is a lifelong infection. The immune system of a human is capable of responding to the virus and having an effect on its ability to replicate within the body, but ultimately it fails to clear the virus from the body, versus influenza or cold viruses. So what we were looking to do was find ways to restore the immune response in HIV-affected people in a way that specifically targets HIV itself. So we took cells from the blood of HIV-infected people — people who have an ongoing infection but [not enough T] cells to completely eliminate the virus from the body. We took the cells that were there, identified a specific cell and a specific molecule on that cell that targets the cell toward HIV. So we molecularly cloned that molecule and took stem cells from another tissue source, another donor. This tissue is basically blood stem cells, and we engineered those blood stem cells ... to target HIV infection.
In order to test this in a living system, the genetically modified stem cells were placed into tissue that had been implanted into a mouse. This allows us to study the effects of the development of the stem cell into a mature T cell that is targeted to HIV in a living, breathing organism. In this model, we established this procedure allows the development of HIV-specific cells. So, the next step is to expand this into a system that allows us to examine the effects of these cells on HIV replication in vivo — basically another animal-based system that allows us to look at the effects of these types of cells, these targeted HIV-specific cells, in eliminating the virus or lowering viral infection.
Was it previously believed that stem cells could destroy HIV, but it just wasn't proven?
There have been studies performed with mice cells that showed you can [alter and clone mice cells so they could battle] various mouse viruses. It was unknown whether you could perform this with the human system. The big advancement here is that you can. You can genetically engineer human blood stem cells to develop into T cells that specifically target HIV.
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About three years ago as a concept. It really took off about a year ago as the technology became more and more conducive to allow the molecular cloning of these molecules.
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Ironically, Guatemala's civil war helped protect many pristine areas from invasion and environmental degradation. This was especially the case in Sierra del Lacandón, a mountain chain in the western part of Petén along the Usumacinta River, where guerrillas and so-called Permanent Communities in Resistance (CPR) hid out in the jungle along the Guatemalan shore.
Their presence discouraged illegal logging, poaching, and looting, as well as the surveying activities of dam engineers. The subsequent absence of the expelled CPRs after the end of the civil war left the area open to invasion, illegal logging, and smuggling of immigrants, arms, Mayan relics, and drugs.
The 1996 Guatemala peace accords and the Zapatista Rebellion across the border in Mexico reshaped the nature of things in the Usumacinta watershed. Bandits began robbing rafting trips, including the author and eight others while camping on the Mexican bank in April 2004.
Wilderness travel on the river north of Yaxchilán (Mexican bank) has pretty much ended since then, putting a monkey wrench into one option for low-impact, economically beneficial activities contributing to the conservation of this beautiful area.
That said, the park is extremely important as a biological corridor and is believed to hold one of the largest populations of jaguars in all of Central America as well as an incredible degree of biodiversity, qualities enhanced by the rugged terrain of this jungle mountain park. Hidden in the forests are the remains of several Mayan sites, the most important of which is Piedras Negras, deep inside the park along the Usumacinta River. The only other way to reach the site is by air.
Sierra del Lacandón National Park is privately administered by Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza. In June 2006, together with The Nature Conservancy, it completed the purchase of 77,000 acres of privately owned land in the core zone of Sierra del Lacandón. Soon thereafter, a number of ranger stations inside the park were burned to the ground by squatters invading parklands.
As in other cases, the squatters are said to have ties to drug traffickers and smugglers of illegal immigrants who find these remote areas very attractive. An attempt to evict squatters from an area known as Arroyo Macabilero in June 2006 ended with a gunfight between heavily armed men and park rangers. Four park rangers were taken captive but were released a few days later unharmed.
In the summer of 2006, authorities were attempting to regain control of the area in a joint venture between Defensores de la Naturaleza and governmental security forces. Shortly thereafter, in October 2006, the press widely reported the retaking of Sierra del Lacanón by large numbers of Guatemalan security forces, who ousted about 80 families living at Arroyo Macabilero in a peaceful expropriation overseen and verified by human rights organizations.
It remains to be seen if control of this wild frontier can be retained and if ranger stations or other tourist infrastructure will be rebuilt. For now, it is advisable to stay out of this park, with the possible exception of visits to Yaxchilán, across the Usumacinta River in Mexico, or via motorboat to Piedras Negras. In any case, check on the situation with one of the recommended Flores guide companies before heading out to these parts, as the situation can vastly improve or degenerate in a matter of weeks.
If the security situation is ever cleared up, Sierra del Lacandón promises to be one of the Maya Biosphere's most exquisite offerings because of the diversity of the terrain and corresponding biological significance. It is an absolutely beautiful park despite its current woes. Piedras Negras is a fascinating Mayan city and the jungle-lined banks of the Usumacinta offer an incredible river adventure. Having flown over much of the reserve, I can personally attest to the relatively well-preserved state of its mountain rainforests.
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