Miragedriver
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100% agreement Jeff! However given the IQ of most voters and the fact that they can be “bought” with handout and government programs. I’m am scared to death!
This is the case for most democracies. Some more than others
Brazilian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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100% agreement Jeff! However given the IQ of most voters and the fact that they can be “bought” with handout and government programs. I’m am scared to death!
This is the case for most democracies. Some more than others
Miragedriver
Brigadier
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense announces the acquisition of a new orbital radar for 28 million dollars
(Defensa.com) The Ministry of Defence has announced the investment of $ 28 million for the SAR Amazon Project, with the launch of an orbital radar to combat illegal logging and other environmental crimes in the Amazon. Coordinated by the Center for Operations and Management System of the Amazon Protection (Censipam), agency of the Defense Ministry, in collaboration with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) and the National Institute for Space Research ( INPE), the orbital radar monitor deforestation in the Amazon from October to April, in an area of 950,000 square kilometers, facilitating the generation of alerts, support for surveillance activities and sending information to compose INPE Detection System Deforestation in Real Time (Deter).
For Defense Minister Jaques Wagner, this measure reaffirms Brazil's commitment to the preservation of the Amazon region and confirms the ministry's decision to prioritize its natural resources, according to the guidelines of the National Defense Strategy. The Amazon is one focus of interest for the defense and the SAR Amazon means a breakthrough in the protection of the region, since it generates more accurate, faster and mainly data under adverse weather conditions, which usually make it difficult to display with optical sensors, "he said.
The SAR Amazon began to be implemented in October 2013 using airborne radar images R -99 aircraft from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). However, the high financial cost for systematic and temporal response, hampered the continuity of the project. The Center also will implement the construction and acquisition of an antenna to receive and record the images of orbital radar. With the antenna, it acquires the satellite signal, lowering the images in real time (the scene is captured when the radar is sweeping the site), providing faster.
The antenna of 11-15 meters in diameter, will be installed in the vicinity of Brasilia, Federal District (Range, Colorado, Santa Maria Formosa or) in the military area. The need for a project to control the Amazon the days of bad weather (with many clouds) with the orbital radar emerged during the meetings of the Group for Integrated Environmental Protection (GGI-MA), which brings together various government agencies. From there, the project began to be built in partnership between IBAMA and INPE. After the first four years planned for implementation in 2019 the Censipam bear the cost of telemetry (satellite signal) and maintenance.
The synthetic aperture radar SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) works with independent pulse electromagnetic waves of light and able to overcome physical barriers like clouds. Therefore, it is more appropriate to the times of clouds over the Amazon. To create a SAR, successive pulses of radio waves transmitted image to "illuminate" the target scene, receiving and recording the echo of each pulse. In the first two years, from October to April, the images of some 950,000 square kilometers are downloaded monthly by the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), with a resolution of 18-22 meters, which allows the identification of illicit. After analyzed by the Censipam, images are transferred to IBAMA, which accionesde organize inspection and repression. This information is also sent to INPE to make up the database on deforestation in the Amazon region.
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(Defensa.com) The Ministry of Defence has announced the investment of $ 28 million for the SAR Amazon Project, with the launch of an orbital radar to combat illegal logging and other environmental crimes in the Amazon. Coordinated by the Center for Operations and Management System of the Amazon Protection (Censipam), agency of the Defense Ministry, in collaboration with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) and the National Institute for Space Research ( INPE), the orbital radar monitor deforestation in the Amazon from October to April, in an area of 950,000 square kilometers, facilitating the generation of alerts, support for surveillance activities and sending information to compose INPE Detection System Deforestation in Real Time (Deter).
For Defense Minister Jaques Wagner, this measure reaffirms Brazil's commitment to the preservation of the Amazon region and confirms the ministry's decision to prioritize its natural resources, according to the guidelines of the National Defense Strategy. The Amazon is one focus of interest for the defense and the SAR Amazon means a breakthrough in the protection of the region, since it generates more accurate, faster and mainly data under adverse weather conditions, which usually make it difficult to display with optical sensors, "he said.
The SAR Amazon began to be implemented in October 2013 using airborne radar images R -99 aircraft from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). However, the high financial cost for systematic and temporal response, hampered the continuity of the project. The Center also will implement the construction and acquisition of an antenna to receive and record the images of orbital radar. With the antenna, it acquires the satellite signal, lowering the images in real time (the scene is captured when the radar is sweeping the site), providing faster.
The antenna of 11-15 meters in diameter, will be installed in the vicinity of Brasilia, Federal District (Range, Colorado, Santa Maria Formosa or) in the military area. The need for a project to control the Amazon the days of bad weather (with many clouds) with the orbital radar emerged during the meetings of the Group for Integrated Environmental Protection (GGI-MA), which brings together various government agencies. From there, the project began to be built in partnership between IBAMA and INPE. After the first four years planned for implementation in 2019 the Censipam bear the cost of telemetry (satellite signal) and maintenance.
The synthetic aperture radar SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) works with independent pulse electromagnetic waves of light and able to overcome physical barriers like clouds. Therefore, it is more appropriate to the times of clouds over the Amazon. To create a SAR, successive pulses of radio waves transmitted image to "illuminate" the target scene, receiving and recording the echo of each pulse. In the first two years, from October to April, the images of some 950,000 square kilometers are downloaded monthly by the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), with a resolution of 18-22 meters, which allows the identification of illicit. After analyzed by the Censipam, images are transferred to IBAMA, which accionesde organize inspection and repression. This information is also sent to INPE to make up the database on deforestation in the Amazon region.
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Brazil Hopes to Strengthen Trade Relations With Russia
According to Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, country wants its trade relations with Russia to strengthen and continue past the end of the Moscow-imposed ban on agricultural imports from .
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Brazil wants its trade relations with Russia to strengthen and continue past the end of the Moscow-imposed ban on agricultural imports fromWestern countries that hit it with sanctions, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply Katia Abreu told Sputnik Brazil.
The European Union, the United States and their allies imposed several rounds of sanctions against Russia for its alleged involvement in the Ukrainian crisis in 2014. Moscow has repeatedly denied those claims, and, in August 2014, responded by imposing a year-long ban on certain food imports from the countries that imposed the economic restrictions.
In late June, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree extending the countermeasures.
“For us it [Russia’s embargo] became an opportunity to compensate for the lack of products, subjected to embargo – mainly, meat, milk and fruit. Currently we are trying to strengthen these relations, for them not to become something temporary… Our aim is to build mature business relations with Russia,” Abreu said.
The Brazilian minister added that Russia is expected to begin exports of wheat and fish to Brazil.
“We have practically agreed upon it,” Abreu said.
Deterioration of Russia’s relations with the West amid the Ukrainian crisis prompted Moscow to develop stronger ties with countries of Latin America and .
Earlier in July, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that Brazil fully supports Russia's claim that the Western economic sanctions are counterproductive.
The current Brazilian presidential administration is working on legislation that would facilitate a switch to national currency payments in mutual trade with Russia, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture said.
"Presidential administration of Brazil is preparing a corresponding bill, that would facilitate transition to national currencies from the Brazilian side. I think, the other [BRICS] countries are also studying their legislation in this regard," Abreu said.
At the July Summit in the Russian city of Ufa, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff to consider switching to national currency in mutual trade.
Moscow has reached a similar deal with Beijing.
Moscow stepped up cooperation with Latin America and countries in light of a deterioration in Russia’s relations with the West, following accusations of fueling the internal Ukrainian crisis – a claim Russia repeatedly denied.
Russia and Brazil boosted agricultural trade and are currently mulling cooperation in the nuclear .
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According to Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, country wants its trade relations with Russia to strengthen and continue past the end of the Moscow-imposed ban on agricultural imports from .
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Brazil wants its trade relations with Russia to strengthen and continue past the end of the Moscow-imposed ban on agricultural imports fromWestern countries that hit it with sanctions, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply Katia Abreu told Sputnik Brazil.
The European Union, the United States and their allies imposed several rounds of sanctions against Russia for its alleged involvement in the Ukrainian crisis in 2014. Moscow has repeatedly denied those claims, and, in August 2014, responded by imposing a year-long ban on certain food imports from the countries that imposed the economic restrictions.
In late June, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree extending the countermeasures.
“For us it [Russia’s embargo] became an opportunity to compensate for the lack of products, subjected to embargo – mainly, meat, milk and fruit. Currently we are trying to strengthen these relations, for them not to become something temporary… Our aim is to build mature business relations with Russia,” Abreu said.
The Brazilian minister added that Russia is expected to begin exports of wheat and fish to Brazil.
“We have practically agreed upon it,” Abreu said.
Deterioration of Russia’s relations with the West amid the Ukrainian crisis prompted Moscow to develop stronger ties with countries of Latin America and .
Earlier in July, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that Brazil fully supports Russia's claim that the Western economic sanctions are counterproductive.
The current Brazilian presidential administration is working on legislation that would facilitate a switch to national currency payments in mutual trade with Russia, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture said.
"Presidential administration of Brazil is preparing a corresponding bill, that would facilitate transition to national currencies from the Brazilian side. I think, the other [BRICS] countries are also studying their legislation in this regard," Abreu said.
At the July Summit in the Russian city of Ufa, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff to consider switching to national currency in mutual trade.
Moscow has reached a similar deal with Beijing.
Moscow stepped up cooperation with Latin America and countries in light of a deterioration in Russia’s relations with the West, following accusations of fueling the internal Ukrainian crisis – a claim Russia repeatedly denied.
Russia and Brazil boosted agricultural trade and are currently mulling cooperation in the nuclear .
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Miragedriver
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Delivered to the Brazilian Navy oceanographic ship the new "Vital de Oliveira"
(Defensa.com) The Defense Minister Jaques Wagner, accompanied by the Commander of the Navy, Admiral Eduardo Leal Ferreira Bacellar, attended last July 23 in Rio de Janeiro at the ceremony of the new Research Vessel Hidroceanográfico Vital Oliveira (NPqHo), considered essential to ensure progress in scientific studies and characterize strategic areas of the South Atlantic ocean.
The "Vital de Oliveira" (H-39) built in China and completed in Singapore, is the result of a collaboration between the Ministries of Defense and of Science, Technology and Innovation, along with the companies Vale and Petrobras. The resources available in the country are key to supporting Brazilian aspirations to the Commission on the Limits of the United Nations (UN), seeking to extend the outer limit of the maritime area in which Brazil has sovereign rights for the exploitation of resources natural.
Fresh from Singapore, Oliveira Vital weighs 3,500 tons and the so-called Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) SUB 15K Fighter has the ability to get to explore up to 4,000 meters deep. The ship also has special abilities to carry out searches of metal nodules on the seafloor as well as oil and gas located in the lower surfaces and exploitation of mineral resources in the deep waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) .
The various features and capabilities of the ship have dual use, that is, serve both to ensure the protection of wealth of maritime jurisdictions belonging to Brazil, as for use in other operations. The data entered in the charts with a modern sidescan sonar multi-Sistem Klein 5000 V2, and help in navigation, causing impacts on the economy, which is reflected in the Cost-Brazil called.
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(Defensa.com) The Defense Minister Jaques Wagner, accompanied by the Commander of the Navy, Admiral Eduardo Leal Ferreira Bacellar, attended last July 23 in Rio de Janeiro at the ceremony of the new Research Vessel Hidroceanográfico Vital Oliveira (NPqHo), considered essential to ensure progress in scientific studies and characterize strategic areas of the South Atlantic ocean.
The "Vital de Oliveira" (H-39) built in China and completed in Singapore, is the result of a collaboration between the Ministries of Defense and of Science, Technology and Innovation, along with the companies Vale and Petrobras. The resources available in the country are key to supporting Brazilian aspirations to the Commission on the Limits of the United Nations (UN), seeking to extend the outer limit of the maritime area in which Brazil has sovereign rights for the exploitation of resources natural.
Fresh from Singapore, Oliveira Vital weighs 3,500 tons and the so-called Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) SUB 15K Fighter has the ability to get to explore up to 4,000 meters deep. The ship also has special abilities to carry out searches of metal nodules on the seafloor as well as oil and gas located in the lower surfaces and exploitation of mineral resources in the deep waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) .
The various features and capabilities of the ship have dual use, that is, serve both to ensure the protection of wealth of maritime jurisdictions belonging to Brazil, as for use in other operations. The data entered in the charts with a modern sidescan sonar multi-Sistem Klein 5000 V2, and help in navigation, causing impacts on the economy, which is reflected in the Cost-Brazil called.
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The budgetary office requested the cancelation of the purchase of thousands of helmets for the Brazilian Army acquired for an amount of $ 14 million
(Defensa.com) The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) and military (MPM) asked the Court to annul six contracts between the Logistics Command of the Army and the company Glágio do Brasil for the supply of 44,000 ballistic helmets Army, acquired 2014. The evidence of irregularities regarding this company justified the tax intervention. A technical report approved by members of the Army during the bidding phase had testified that the product did not offer security to the military. Still, the hooves were considered eligible and then acquired by the institution. Together, the contracts represent a cost of $ 14 million to the public coffers.
For researchers, the Directorate of Inspection of Controlled Products of the Brazilian Army could not have certified the suitability of Glágio do Brasil to provide ballistic helmets on the Level IIIA. The main argument is that the approval of the company by the opposite direction of the Experimental Technical Report (Retex 2578/10) issued by two Army lieutenant colonels. The document states that, although they were not perforated, the team showed "great strain", including the control panel that simulates the brain center of the soldier. "In a contradictory manner and without complying with the minimum security to its users, teams of military protection provided by the company were approved by the Brazilian Army," prosecutors reiterated part of the demand.
Another aspect mentioned by the prosecutors referred to the problems that affect the evaluation process adopted by the Office to restrict the manufacture and sale of such equipment in the domestic market. Although it has been argued that followed the American pattern, "in no way meet the standards of proof required by the rules of the Department of Justice United States," according to the researchers, whose standards 0101.04, 0115.00, 0106.01 or 0108.01, and meet Glagio says in which it had previously approved.
Deficiencies to absorb the impact of a projectile
Another irregularity action indicated in regard to ballistic impact attenuation test. Authorized by the Army, the procedure used to assess the ability to absorb the impact of the projectile in the cervical spine user Hull finally was not carried out by the Army Evaluation Center. Based on evidence that helmets provided by the company Glágio Brazil would be unsafe for the military, prosecutors argue that - at the signing of contracts - were affected the constitutional principles of economy and efficiency. They further argue that the army's decision acquiring equipment that do not meet safety requirements, exposed the military to everyday hazards and can cause millions to the state losses.
In the complaint, prosecutors asked that the injunction that suspended payments on the two commitments (as already determined by a Federal Court) to all the agreements signed between the Army and the company extends from 2010, and that these are canceled with court order. The plaintiffs also ask that the army is forced to make the exchange of ballistic helmets GB 55 level III and, for the Brazilian company Glágio order reimbursement of the amounts invested in the acquisition of these equipments.
The company, founded in 1991 and certified ISO 9001: 2008, used to be present in all major international fairs (FIDAE, Eurosatory, LAAD, DSEI and IDEX) also offering bulletproof vests and armor for vehicles terrsetres, coastal or river boats and helicopters, both military and police. Caters to the Brazilian Armed Forces and the Federal Police and Minas Gerais, the state-based.
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(Defensa.com) The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) and military (MPM) asked the Court to annul six contracts between the Logistics Command of the Army and the company Glágio do Brasil for the supply of 44,000 ballistic helmets Army, acquired 2014. The evidence of irregularities regarding this company justified the tax intervention. A technical report approved by members of the Army during the bidding phase had testified that the product did not offer security to the military. Still, the hooves were considered eligible and then acquired by the institution. Together, the contracts represent a cost of $ 14 million to the public coffers.
For researchers, the Directorate of Inspection of Controlled Products of the Brazilian Army could not have certified the suitability of Glágio do Brasil to provide ballistic helmets on the Level IIIA. The main argument is that the approval of the company by the opposite direction of the Experimental Technical Report (Retex 2578/10) issued by two Army lieutenant colonels. The document states that, although they were not perforated, the team showed "great strain", including the control panel that simulates the brain center of the soldier. "In a contradictory manner and without complying with the minimum security to its users, teams of military protection provided by the company were approved by the Brazilian Army," prosecutors reiterated part of the demand.
Another aspect mentioned by the prosecutors referred to the problems that affect the evaluation process adopted by the Office to restrict the manufacture and sale of such equipment in the domestic market. Although it has been argued that followed the American pattern, "in no way meet the standards of proof required by the rules of the Department of Justice United States," according to the researchers, whose standards 0101.04, 0115.00, 0106.01 or 0108.01, and meet Glagio says in which it had previously approved.
Deficiencies to absorb the impact of a projectile
Another irregularity action indicated in regard to ballistic impact attenuation test. Authorized by the Army, the procedure used to assess the ability to absorb the impact of the projectile in the cervical spine user Hull finally was not carried out by the Army Evaluation Center. Based on evidence that helmets provided by the company Glágio Brazil would be unsafe for the military, prosecutors argue that - at the signing of contracts - were affected the constitutional principles of economy and efficiency. They further argue that the army's decision acquiring equipment that do not meet safety requirements, exposed the military to everyday hazards and can cause millions to the state losses.
In the complaint, prosecutors asked that the injunction that suspended payments on the two commitments (as already determined by a Federal Court) to all the agreements signed between the Army and the company extends from 2010, and that these are canceled with court order. The plaintiffs also ask that the army is forced to make the exchange of ballistic helmets GB 55 level III and, for the Brazilian company Glágio order reimbursement of the amounts invested in the acquisition of these equipments.
The company, founded in 1991 and certified ISO 9001: 2008, used to be present in all major international fairs (FIDAE, Eurosatory, LAAD, DSEI and IDEX) also offering bulletproof vests and armor for vehicles terrsetres, coastal or river boats and helicopters, both military and police. Caters to the Brazilian Armed Forces and the Federal Police and Minas Gerais, the state-based.
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Brigadier
Tense meetings between authorities of SAAB and the Brazilian government for the final price of the Gripen for FAB
(Defensa.com) Representatives from Saab and the Swedish government are holding a hectic round of meetings with officials from the Ministries of Economy and Foreign Affairs (Defence probably also part of the agenda) to be held commitment and payment schedule originally agreed by the 36 Gripen NG fighters dedicated to the Brazilian Air Force.
Although Defense Minister Jaques Wagner, insisted in saying that in a few days contracts for the FAB would be confirmed, both the Finance Minister, Joaquim Levy, as sources from the Foreign Ministry and the same President Dilma Rousseff, have insisted aspire to a reduction in interest rates initially included in the talks, already approved by the Congress of Sweden, whose renegotiation would, if accepted, return to the Swedish Parliament, and also agreed the transfer of technology to Brazil. FAB Brazilian authorities do not stop pointing its deep concern at the present uncertainty.
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(Defensa.com) Representatives from Saab and the Swedish government are holding a hectic round of meetings with officials from the Ministries of Economy and Foreign Affairs (Defence probably also part of the agenda) to be held commitment and payment schedule originally agreed by the 36 Gripen NG fighters dedicated to the Brazilian Air Force.
Although Defense Minister Jaques Wagner, insisted in saying that in a few days contracts for the FAB would be confirmed, both the Finance Minister, Joaquim Levy, as sources from the Foreign Ministry and the same President Dilma Rousseff, have insisted aspire to a reduction in interest rates initially included in the talks, already approved by the Congress of Sweden, whose renegotiation would, if accepted, return to the Swedish Parliament, and also agreed the transfer of technology to Brazil. FAB Brazilian authorities do not stop pointing its deep concern at the present uncertainty.
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TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Oh those will be nothing if the Brazilians try to push for sea Grippen. The modifications to the airframe will drive up the price.
Seems to me that the Brazilians anmnounced a deal some time ago.Tense meetings between authorities of SAAB and the Brazilian government for the final price of the Gripen for FAB
(Defensa.com) Representatives from Saab and the Swedish government are holding a hectic round of meetings with officials from the Ministries of Economy and Foreign Affairs (Defence probably also part of the agenda) to be held commitment and payment schedule originally agreed by the 36 Gripen NG fighters dedicated to the Brazilian Air Force.
From this article it sounds like a lot of the details of that "deal," are now something that Brazil wants to re-negotiate...like the interest rate.
If they "agreed" to it, then they should follow through with the deal they made.
The Gripen is going to be significantly cheaper than the other options for this type of modernization and I hope the Brazilian Finance people do not queer the deal.
Miragedriver
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In the long term the Gippen will be more economical to operate than the Su-35 of the F-18 Super Hornet. The coin counters are fixated on the acquisition cost and not the long term cost. Such a shame..
This is the typical Latin American business standard. The Swedish negotiators head is going to implode.
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Miragedriver
Brigadier
Brazil in search of agreement for the purchase of Gripen fighter jets.
Brazilian daily Folha de São Paulo reports that Sweden agrees to lower the interest rate on the financing contract for the sale of 36 Gripen fighter jets for the , provided that Brazil agrees to pay part of the loss with the exchange rates. The deal can be agreed this Wednesday (July 29, 2015), when a delegation of the Swedish agency for the promotion and development of exports, the SEK, should leave Brazil.
Brazil chose the Gripen to re-equip FAB at the end of 2013 and, in 2014, signed a contract that at the time stood at US$ 5.4 billion. The problem is that payment to SEK should had been dealt with and approved by the Senate until mid 2015. A deadline extension was requested because Brazil wished to reduce the agreed interest rate of 2.54% to 2.19% per annum.
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Brazilian daily Folha de São Paulo reports that Sweden agrees to lower the interest rate on the financing contract for the sale of 36 Gripen fighter jets for the , provided that Brazil agrees to pay part of the loss with the exchange rates. The deal can be agreed this Wednesday (July 29, 2015), when a delegation of the Swedish agency for the promotion and development of exports, the SEK, should leave Brazil.
Brazil chose the Gripen to re-equip FAB at the end of 2013 and, in 2014, signed a contract that at the time stood at US$ 5.4 billion. The problem is that payment to SEK should had been dealt with and approved by the Senate until mid 2015. A deadline extension was requested because Brazil wished to reduce the agreed interest rate of 2.54% to 2.19% per annum.
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