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CATHOLICOS OF CILICIA ARAM IN CYPRUS

Nicosia 23 July - Gibrahayer - Catholicos Aram I is in Cyprus for a three day official visit. During his stay he met the President of the Cyprus Republic Demetris Christofias, the President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Marios Garoyian and the leader of the Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos. Picture above from left to right: Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Armenian Church Dr. Antranik Ashdjian, Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Armenian Church Sebouh Tavitian, Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, President of the Cyprus Parliament Marios Garoyian, Armenian MP in the Cyprus House Vartkes Mahdessian. for more images from the visit of Catholicos Aram I to Cyprus, click on the above image or click here

TURKISH PLANES CIRCLE THE CYPRUS SKIES AS ERDOGAN COMES BACK TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

Financial Mirror - Cyprus has protested to the UN new violations of its national airspace by military aircraft of the Turkish Air Force during yesterday's celebrations in the Turkish- occupied areas of the Republic, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus. According to a spokesman of the Cyprus Defence Ministry, the violations were recorded on Sunday noon when four military aircraft F5 that took off from the illegal airport of Lefkoniko, initially headed south, then they turned north and finally landed back at Lefkoniko airport. "They flew provocatively over the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, at a depth of approximately one kilometer", the Spokesman said. Famagusta Gazette - President Demetris Christofias has condemned the illegal visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cyprus areas occupied by Turkey since 1974. Speaking during a ceremony for the missing persons in Cyprus, Christofias said that he denounces the presence of the Turkish Prime Minister especially during these days that the people of Cyprus feel deep pain and sorrow for what happened on July 20, 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of the island’s territory.

GIBRAHAYER ALBUM

Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church Choir in 1963 - Source: Bedelian Family Album: from left to right: Ani (Yenovkian) Karaguezian, Mayda Megerditchian, organist Mary Kazandjian, Zaroug Darakdjian, Diana Demirdjian, Madiana Kerkyasharian, Sourp Asdvadzadzin Choir Master Vahan Bedelian, Hasmig (Eodjourian) Nearchou, Anahid (Tourian) Eskidjian, Asdghig Karabeyikian, Ani Koushian, Anayis Boghossian, Elsie (Geukdjian) Utudjian, Haigoush (Assilian) Der Avedissian.

Professor Pilikian's open Letter to Democratic candidates Obama and Clinton

I am delighted to publish Professor Pilikian's Open Letter to the presidential Democratic candidates in America as a world-exclusive. The Letter contains an innovative theory of History - that History advances by 'Mindset-shifts' - radical but scholarly interpretations of History, albeit quite shocking -- that Wars reflect the Macho/Masculinist tendency to rape everything in its path - but most importantly, our Professor has come up with the most humane and positive archetype yet, to produce a new mindset and affect a quiet revolutionary social change with a great potential to save the planet from destruction. What is that archetypal solution for the problems of the world? I will let my readers find out by reading the Letter ... on www dot gibrahayer dot com in the section: Our online Community Simon Aynedjian - Gibrahayer e-magazine - Chief Editor

GIBRAHAYER.COM Other than the e-magazine that you have just received in your inbox, there is always something new on www dot gibrahayer dot com

Home Page - Latest results from Pyunik - Anorthosis Home Page - On the occasion the 34th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, read Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra's article on Gibrahayer.com Classifieds - Greek Theater company looking for choreographer and actors for their US tour Section: Our online Family - Sub-section: Omphalos Tis Gis - Round up of events in Cyprus - Review of Sunday's papers Section: Our online Family - Sub-section: Professor Pilikian - Open Letter to Democratic senators Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton Article of the week - Nouritza Matossian - A powerful mind recreates the lives of two powerful icons through film Article of the week (2) - Talk of War from Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh - Economist.Com, July 17, 2008

ANORTHOSIS - PYUNIK LIVE ON ALFA SPORTS AT 4:30 pm

Gibrahayer - Nicosia Wednesday July 15, 2008 - Armenia's champions Pyunik FC will be trying to organise a meaningful attack against Cyprus champions Anorthosis to turn around the slim 1-0 in favour of the Cypriot team. However, they will need identical luck to survive the barrage of near misses and a heroic performance by the ALL-Armenian team's goal-keeper Krikor Meliksetyan, to survive another Anorthosis tsunami. Anorthosis left for this afternoon's match on Monday night. The match will be televised from Alfa Sports and it begins at 4:30 pm Cyprus time (6:30 pm Yerevan time) in Abovyan, as Pyunik's stadium in Yerevan is undergoing renovations. Tonight's result will be posted on gibrahayer.com at the 90 minute mark.

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News in Brief - by Sevag Devledian

Serge Sargsyan said he wants to see a quick solution to domestic problems while addressing Armenian citizens on 18 July on the occasion of his first 100 days in office. "I also want to see positive results of the fight against injustice, indifference, corruption and poverty as soon as possible," Sargsyan said. The U.S. parliament's House Foreign Operations Subcommittee overturned the proposal by the U.S. administration to cut aid to Armenia from 58 million USD to 24 million USD and voted to allocate the country 52 million USD for 2009. It also approved a special package for aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. The only measure pro-Armenian lobby was not able to push through is to reduce the amount of military aid to Azerbaijan. Inspectors from the Turkish Interior Ministry asked for a state governor's permission to bring a colonel and a captain before the court for failing to act on information received prior to the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Milliyet daily reported. Turkish President Abdullah Gul is going to visit the ruins of Ani on Armenian-Turkish border. Gul will leave for Kars today, during which he will visit the ruins of Ani. On July 24 (tomorrow), Gul together with Georgian and Azeri Presidents Saakashvili and Aliyev will take part in the ceremony of laying the foundation of Turkish part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan railway.

SECRET TALKS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) - Armenia and Turkey have held confidential negotiations to discuss a new opening for the normalisation of their strained relations, a leading Turkish newspaper reported on Friday. A senior US official, meanwhile, expressed hope that Turkish President Abdullah Gul will accept his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian's invitation to arrive in Yerevan on September 6 for a World Cup qualifier match between the two countries' national football teams. The daily "Hurriyet" said senior diplomats from the two countries met in the Swiss capital Berne on July 8 and held talks for several days. It quoted the unnamed head of the Turkish delegation in the talks as saying that "the meeting took place in a positive atmosphere." No details were reported. Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan did not deny the report, saying the two countries have contacts "from time to time" and stressing that Ankara favours dialogue with its northeastern neighbour. "We have contacts with Armenian colleagues from time to time," Babacan told reporters at a joint news conference with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. "It is important to discuss how relations between the two countries can be normalised through dialogue

Sports - by Sevag Devledian

UEFA CUP ROUNDUP: FC Salzburg, with former Porto boss Co Adriaanse now in charge, were too strong for Armenia's Banants, running out 7-0 winners. UEFA CUP ROUNDUP: Swiss Super League debutants Bellinzona earned a 1-0 win on their European debut against FC Ararat, with their counterattacking style proving crucial in Yerevan. 20-year-old Meline Daluzian (63kg), who won a gold medal in the previous two European Women's Weightlifting Championships, will present Armenia in Beijing. On August 2, in Takoma city, USA, boxers Vik Darchinyan and Dimitry Kirilov will meet. Kirilov will be defending the title of champion in the IBF 52.2kg category. Four junior Armenian weightlifters, Ala Samvelian - 48 kg, Smbat Margarian - 50 kg, Vardges Karapetian - 62 kg and Gagik Grigorian - 85 kg, will compete for the medals of the European Junior Championship that starts in Amiens in France.

Bingo Night at AYMA every Wednesday at 9:00pm

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CLASSICAL GREEK TRAGEDY “BACCHAE”(VAKHES) ON TOUR IN THE UNITED STATES

The Greek theatre production of the classical tragedy “BACCHAE” (VAKHES) under the auspices of the Greek ministries of Foreign affairs, Tourist Development, Transportation and Communications, the Organisation for the Promotion of the Greek Culture of the Ministry of Culture is looking for five local actors or dancers, aged 25-35 years old, to be included in the chorus of the tour that will be given in New York on 16 and 17 of September 2008. The theatrical production "BACCHAE" will be presented in several states of America, under the auspices of WORLD COUNCIL OF HELLENES ABROAD (SAE, USA REGION), as follows: September 16,17 New York, USA Grand Opening (Premier) September 18 Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT September 20 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI September 21 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT September 23 Hyannis High School, Hyannis, MA September 24 Portland Museum of Fine Arts, Portland, ME September 25 University of New Hampshire, N.H. September 27 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL October 2 University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC October 5 University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL October 8 Hellenic Cultural Center, Houston, TX October 11,12 San Francisco (UHAS), October 17 Philadelphia October 18 Boston October 19 Pittsburgh, PA October 22 Chicago October 25 Detroit This theatrical production will also be transferred to a film. For further information,please contact with John Fiotodimitrakis - tel: 16463024191 and 1718 3884717. e-mail: iapetofioto at yahoo dot com

Letters to the Editor

Very beautiful the Sipan Dance Ensemble's videos. We travel the Armenians regions through our Armenian dance. Thanks. Maria Cristina Koutoudjian - Sao Paulo - Brasil Where is last week's picture taken that Barouyr Sevag was in? Armen T. Hamamdjian Last week's picture was taken 42 years ago, during the summer of 1966 during a trip to Armenia of Armenian teachers from the diaspora. This is one of the last pictures of poet Barouyr Sevag - who died soon after - in a car accident in Armenia, under suspicious circumstances...

GIBRAHAYER EMAGAZINE TO LAUNCH TRIVIA GAME IN SEPTEMBER 2008

Gibrahayer - Nicosia July 16 - As part of its plans to expand its online activities, Gibrahayer e-magazine will be launching an online Trivia Game, that parallel to providing prizes to its winners, will provide an educational forum on important historical and political happenings of Armenian reality. A team across Armenia and the diaspora has already started working on the project and the Game will be officially launched this autumn. More than 100 major prizes have been donated and will be given out to our winning subscribers. We urge our subscribers to support our new online activities by financially contributing to the team that will be working on the project, by calling the below number and contributing to the below account.

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Gibrahayer Calendar

Every Wednesday 9:00pm - BINGO Night is back at AYMA. Come and win super prizes in a family environment. If you want to begin the night with the delicious specialities of Hamo, please call him on 22499889 for dinner arrangements. Every Saturday from 7:00 pm - midnight - Marie Louise (vocals) and Armen (guitar and vocals) perform at The Golden Bay Hotel Bar in Larnaca Every Thursday (starting from 17 July) and every Sunday after 10:30 pm - Hovig (vocals) and Argyro (piano) perform at Pralina Bar on Stasikratous Avenue in Nicosia Every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday night, and every Sunday afternoon DJ Greg Mak at TIMES in Larnaca. Sunday 27 July - Commemoration of Khanasori Arshavank in Troodos at the Picnic Ground of Loumata Ton Aeton (last year's venue - before Pasha Livadhi Picnic site turn left and follow the tricolour flags), by ARF Dashnaktsoutiun Cyprus Gomideh and affiliate organisations. Cultural program by the AYF. Speaker of the day: unger Kevork Keoshkerian 13-27 July in Yerevan -Hamazkayin Forum for Armenian students in Yerevan. 18 – 25 July in Aghavnatsor - "Hayasdanaknatsoutiun" - ARF Dashnaktsoutiun's Badanegan Pan-Armenian Summer Camp at Aghavnatsor Homes (55 km from Yerevan). Eight-Day educational program filled with excursions, discussions, games. Open to youth from 14-18 years old. 10 - 17 August - Summer Camp in Troodos, organised by the Armenian Youth Federation of Cyprus. For ages 10-20 including separate sections for Badanegan and Youth. The programme will include trips and expeditions, games, physical exercises, quizzes and interesting discussion topics. Sign up with members of Varich Marmin. For more information. Call Kevork Keoshkerian on 99817806. Parents may visit their children on Wednesday 13 August from 3:00 - 7:00pm. Lunch for all and Pagman hantisoutiun on Sunday 17 August at Camp.

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Hrant Dink'in ölümü

Migren ağrılarım dolayısıyla üniversiteden eve henüz gelmiştim ki telefonum çaldı. Arayan Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi'nden öğrencim Aslan Çetin'di: "Hocam, Hrant Dink öldürüldü." Şoke oldum o an.

Derin bir üzüntü gelip bağdaş kurdu yüreğimin ta orta yerine. Can havliyle hemen CNN Türk'ü açtığımda bir de ne göreyim! Yerde kanlar içinde yüz üstü yatan dağ gibi beden... Üzerine gazeteler serilmiş... Sessizce geçen alt yazıya ilişen gözlerim donakalıyor: "Hrant Dink uğradığı silahlı saldırı sonucu öldürüldü." Aman Allah'ım! Gözyaşlarım nasıl da hüzünle akmaya başladı o an anlatamam.

"ŞİMDİ KANLARI DAHA MI TEMİZ OLDU?"

Bir evladın babasının cansız bedenini seyretmesi ne büyük bir dramdır. Hrant'ın gencecik kızı Sera nasıl da ağlıyor Agos'un balkonundan çıplak kaldırımda yatan babasının cansız bedenine bakarken. O hüzünlü bakışın resmi olabilir, ama tarifi olamaz. Resme bakarken Sera'nın gözyaşlarına karışıyor gözyaşlarım. Ve gözlerim sinir krizi geçirdiği o anda söylediği şu anlamlı sözlere ilişiyor: "Babamı vurdular. Şimdi kanları daha mı temiz oldu?" Hayır sevgili Sera, hayır! Kinle ve intikamla yürekleri kararmış o katil ruhlu bağnazların zaten kirli olan kanları daha bir kirlendi.

Hem unutma sevgili Sera, o delikli ayakkabıların sahibi olan baban ölümsüzler katına taşındı. Giderken size öylesine onurlu bir miras bıraktı ki bu öyle herkese nasip olmaz bilesin. Ateş asıl düştüğü yeri yakar bilirim. Ama bilesiniz ki o ateş hepimizin yüreğine düştü. Öyle olmasaydı tv kameralarına görüntüleri düşen Nuray Mert ve Ayşe Önal gibi ağlamaktan dili lal olan, Ali Bayramoğlu gibi köşelerinde yazmaya bile mecali olmayan o yakın dostlarınız hiç o hale gelebilir miydi? Şu satırları yazarken bile yürekten ağlıyorsam, bilesiniz ki ateş hepimizin yüreğini dağlamaya devam ediyor.

HRANT'IM BEN, ADIM HRANT OLMASA DA!

Adım Hrant olmasa da Hrant'ım ben artık."Hepimiz Hrant'ız! Hepimiz Ermeniyiz" diye haykırmak çok gerekli. Hiç kuşkusuz Hrant'ların alçakça katledildiği bir ülkede hepimizin Hrant olması, insani bir duyarlılığın ifadesidir. Ölüme karşı yaşamı, horgörüye ve kaba kuvvete karşı hoşgörüyü ve demokrasiyi savunmanın bir ifadesidir Başbakan Erdoğan'a katılıyorum. Bu saldırı, Türkiye'ye ve hepimize yapılmış alçakça bir saldırıdır. Farklılıklarımızla beraber bir arada özgürce yaşayabileceğimiz demokratik bir Türkiye'ye yöneltilmiş menfur bir saldırıdır.

TETİK ÇEKTİRENLER BULUNMADIKÇA

Tetikçi yakalandı. Henüz hukuken reşit olmadığı söylenen bir genç! Arkasındaki güçler ortaya çıkartılmadıkça o gencin adının veya doğduğu yerin ne önemi var söyler misiniz? Göreceksiniz Hrant olayında da tetikçi "milli duygularının aşağılandığı" nı iddia ederek infiale kapıldığını söyleyecektir. Bunun bireysel bir tepki olduğunu özellikle belirtecektir. Yaşı henüz reşit değil, ama yaptığı işte fazlasıyla mahir! Sizce de düşündürücü değil mi? Tetikçiye ulaşmak elbette büyük bir başarıdır.

Kutlarım. Başbakan başından itibaren bu konuyla doğrudan ilgilendi. Dilerim arkasındaki güçlere ulaşılıncaya kadar da ilgilenmeye devam eder. Çünkü Türkiye'nin içini karıştırmaya ve dışarıda da itibarını düşürmeye dönük bu tür siyasal cinayetler, AK Parti'ye yöneltilmiş bir tehdidi de içeriyor. Hrant'a sıkılan kurşunların demokrasiye sıkıldığını söyleyen Başbakan bu tehlikeli sürece müdahale etmelidir. Aksi takdirde iş işten geçebilir.

HRANT'IN ÖLÜMÜNE DAVETİYE ÇIKARANLAR

Hrant'ı "Ermeni piçi" diye aşağılayıp "vatan haini" diye suçlayanlar Hrant'ın ölümüne davetiye çıkarttılar. "Ya sev ya terk et!" naraları eşliğinde tehditler savuranlara inat. Hrant o çok sevdiği vatanını terk etmedi canı pahasına. Başkalarının imhası/itlafı üzerine kurulu ilkel bir milliyetçilik/vatanseverlik anlayışı ne kötüdür! Onlar Hrant'ları "vatan bahçesi" nde mutlaka temizlenmesi gereken bir "zehirli ot" gibi görüyorlar.

Sanki bu vatan, yalnızca kendilerinin! Oysa kendilerinin yarattığı bu zehirli iklim, Türkiye'yi felaketin eşiğine doğru sürüklüyor. Hrant'ların olmadığı bir Türkiye'nin eksik bir Türkiye olduğunu anlamamalarına bilmem ki ne demeli? Bu ülkede kim ki asılsız gerekçelerle ve tek yanlı yaklaşımlarla "Türklüğe hakaret" veya "vatan haini" söyleminin arkasına sığınıp saldırgan bir milliyetçi dalga yaratıyorsa, işte asıl onlardır bu tür cinayetlere davetiye çıkartanlar! Bilinmelidir ki bu ülkenin birliğine, dirliğine, demokrasisine, toplumsal barışına kurşun sıkanların sıfatı ne milliyetçi/ vatansever olabilir, ne de dindar.

HRANT, TÜRKİYE'DİR

Sartre ne kadar Fransa idiyse Hrant da o kadar Türkiye'dir. Hrant bir vatanseverdi, bir Türkiye sevdalısıydı. Hrant'ı "vatan haini" diye suçlayanlar ve ona ölümü reva görenler bilmelidirler ki, bu vatan topraklarında onlardan önce Hrant'lar yaşıyordu. Onlar başka bir ülkeden gelerek burayı yurt edinmediler. Evet, Hrant onlardan daha önce ve daha fazla Türkiye'dir. Hrant, iddia edilenin aksine hiçbir yazısında ve konuşmasında Türklüğü aşağılamadı.

Ama Ermeni kimliğini aşağılayan Türk ırkçılığına yüreklice karşı çıktı Türkiyeli bir Ermeni olarak. Bazıları bu eleştirileri "Türklüğe hakaret" biçiminde çarpıtarak sundular. Hrant, Türk kimliğini ve Türkiye'yi aşağılayan Ermeni ırkçılığına da cesaretle karşı çıktı. Bu nedenle Ermeni diasporası tarafından da hiç mi hiç "makbul" görülmedi. Hrant, Ermenilere karşı "ötekileştirilen" Türkleri, Türklere karşı da "ötekileştirilen" Ermenileri savundu hep. "Hem Ermenileri, hem de Türkleri öfkelendiren biriyim" diyordu. "İki tarafa da yaranamıyorum." Yaranamazdı.

Çünkü o başkalarının "sözcüsü" değildi; yalnızca kendi doğrularının takipçisi bir aydındı. O yüzden kendi cemaati içinde de büyük ölçüde yalnızdı. Tıpkı başka Hrant'lar gibi.

İSLAMCI YAZARLARIN GELDİKLERİ YER SEVİNDİRİCİ

Hrant'ın ölümü üzerine içten gözyaşı döktüklerine inandığım kimi İslamcı yazarlar Hrant'ın bu özelliğinden hep övgüyle söz edip durdular. Daha düne kadar cemaatlerine yönelik eleştiri getiren kendi Hrant'larına karşı alabildiğine hoşgörüsüz davranan, hatta onları başkalarından aferin almak adına "siyaseten recme" tabi tutan, "dönek" ve "hain" gibi suçlamalarla gözden düşürüp yalnızlığa itmeye çalışan kimi İslamcı yazarların Hrant'ı överken kullandıkları sözlerden kendi adıma büyük bir memnuniyet duydum. Başkalarının Hrant'larını "makbul", kendi Hrant'larını ise "muzır" addeden bir bakış açısından umarım hepimiz, en başta da bunu dile getirenler olarak bizler kurtuluruz artık.

Hrant için yarın ilk tören saat 11'de Agos gazetesinin önünde yapılacak. Saat 14'te Kumkapı'daki Meryem Ana Kilisesinde yapılacak törenden sonra da naaşı toprağa verilecek. Orda olacağım. Sizi de orda olmaya çağırıyorum.. Hrant'a Tanrı'dan rahmet, acılı yakınlarına da sabır diliyorum.

GÜNÜN SÖZÜ

Ey kardeşim, her kim olursanız olun, ister kilisenizde tapının, ister tapınağınızda diz çökmüş, ister caminizde dua ediyor olun, sizi seviyorum. Siz ve ben, bir inancın çocuklarıyız.

Halil Cibran

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Fueling Azerbaijan's next war

Parev All $4.41 for a gallon of regular unleaded. That's what I paid at the pump just yesterday. $50, $75, even $100 fill-ups are taking a taking a toll on the family budget. But this reality also threatens the security of Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh. The soaring price of gas means that billions of new petro-dollars are fueling oil-rich Azerbaijan's “defense” budget to the point that it's now bigger than Armenia's entire budget. This new oil wealth pays for Baku's arms build-up, covers the costs of its growing army of Washington lobbyists, and fills its leaders with dreams of destroying Nagorno Karabagh – and then attacking Armenia. A very dangerous combination. It's bad enough that every time we fill up we're indirectly funding Azerbaijan's war machine. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev What's even worse is that a piece of the taxes we pay on our hard earned income directly provides advanced U.S. hardware and training to the Azerbaijani military. We can't do much about the price of gas, but we are taking a stand against this outrageous misuse of our tax dollars. It's absolutely unacceptable for American citizens – including 1.5 million of Armenian heritage – to be forced to finance the wartime arsenal of Azerbaijani "President" Ilham Aliyev, a man who makes no secret of his aim to go to war with the Armenian people. We're working hard in Washington to block this taxpayer subsidy, and with your financial help we can end this outrage, so please send your secure on-line donation today. For the price of a fill-up - $60 (one tank), or $120 (two tanks), or $180 (three tanks) you can make a real difference, so please take a moment to give right now. I appreciate your support and welcome your views. Please share your thoughts with me by writing to anca@anca.org. Kenneth Hachikian Chairman P.S. For the price of a tank of gas your secure on-line donation will help block millions in U.S. military aid to the war-mongering government of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. If you would like to learn more about this issue, click here to read a one-page ANCA briefing paper.

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