It is indeed puzzling that so many Republican members of Ohio's congressional delegation voted no on H.R. 1113, “Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day” (full warm and fuzzy text here).
...until you consider the origins of Mother's Day.
Julia Ward Howe, who penned The Battle Hymn of the Republic, also authored a mothers' Declaration calling on women to oppose war, and worked to get recognition of a Mother’s Day for Peace. Says Code Pink: "Were she alive today, Julia probably would have told her kids to dispense with the roses and chocolates, and instead join her in an anti-war rally. Yes, Julia Ward Howe was a peacenik."
[Howe] saw some of the worst effects of the [civil] war -- not only the death and disease which killed and maimed the soldiers. She worked with the widows and orphans of soldiers on both sides of the war, and realized that the effects of the war go beyond the killing of soldiers in battle. She also saw the economic devastation of the Civil War, the economic crises that followed the war, the restructuring of the economies of both North and South.In 1870, Julia Ward Howe took on a new issue and a new cause….She called in 1870 for women to rise up and oppose war in all its forms. She wanted women to come together across national lines, to recognize what we hold in common above what divides us, and commit to finding peaceful resolutions to conflicts. She issued a Declaration, hoping to gather together women in a congress of action.
Howe failed in her attempt to get formal recognition of a Mother's Day for Peace, but her effort was carried on by Anna Jarvis, who had organized women during the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides, and then toward reconciliation of Union and Confederate neighbors.
Jarvis’ daughter, of the same name, then took up the campaign for Mother’s Day. After the custom spread to 45 states, President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother’s Day in 1914.
Julia Ward Howe's Mothers' Declaration:
Arise then...women of this day!
Arise, all women who have hearts!
Whether your baptism be of water or of tears!
Say firmly:
"We will not have questions answered by irrelevant agencies,
Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage,
For caresses and applause.
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn
All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.
We, the women of one country,
Will be too tender of those of another country
To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs."
From the voice of a devastated Earth a voice goes up with
Our own. It says: "Disarm! Disarm!
The sword of murder is not the balance of justice."
Blood does not wipe our dishonor,
Nor violence indicate possession.
As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil
At the summons of war,
Let women now leave all that may be left of home
For a great and earnest day of counsel.
Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead.
Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means
Whereby the great human family can live in peace...
Each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar,
But of God -
In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask
That a general congress of women without limit of nationality,
May be appointed and held at someplace deemed most convenient
And the earliest period consistent with its objects,
To promote the alliance of the different nationalities,
The amicable settlement of international questions,
The great and general interests of peace.
Maybe Pryce, Schmidt, Tiberi, Chabot, Boehner, Regula, LaTourette, Hobson, and Turner have a thing against moms. But YOU can make this Mother's Day a Mother's Day For Peace.
Help CodePink help Iraqi refugee moms here.
Send a MomsRising Mother's Day card and tell the presidential candidates to fight for family-friendly policies. here.
Oh and don't forget to call the Congressional Switchboard at 1-800-839-5276 to give the above members of Congress a piece of your mind about H.R. 1113.
Do you have another suggestion for honoring Julia Ward Howe's Mothers' Declaration? Are you a mom working for peace? Leave a comment below.
On Friday hear the keynote address by Jim Merkel, author of Read More »
Wow.
All I can say is if I'm doing something different because I don't have a background as a politician, then I don't ever want to learn the game.
The good news is, I am finding innovative solutions to Ohio's problems and making some great new friends along the way, including actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr!
Ed's efforts over the past twenty years have helped reduce the size of the hole in our ozone layer, increased recycling efforts, eliminated the smog problem in his home state of California, and propelled the clean air emissions standards of our auto industry.
It just goes to show; together we really CAN make a difference!
Progress Ohio, America Votes, and the Ohio Progressive Leadership Network are pleased to announce our 9:30 AM welcome speaker:
First Lady of Ohio, Frances Strickland
Mrs. Strickland will speak about sustaining Ohio's progressive movement through 2008 and beyond.
First Lady Frances Strickland has shared Ted's vision for a better future for Ohio with thousands of people across the state. Often seen brandishing her guitar and leading the crowd in a sing-along, Frances brings an irreplaceable creativity and enthusiasm to her work for Ohio.
Our lunch speaker:
Robert Creamer of Progress Ohio's national partner, Americans United For Change. Creamer's recently released book is entitled Listen to Your Mother: Stand Up Straight: How Progressives Can Win, with a foreword by Tom Matzzie of MoveOn.
Says Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio):
"If every activist in America read Listen to Your Mother: Stand Up Straight, we could change our country. This book will help bring on the New Progressive Era. It's that good."
Find out more about RootsCamp here.
RootsCamp is Sunday, January 13, 9-5 at the Riffe Center, 31st Floor, corner of State & High Streets, Columbus, OH 43215
RootsCamp: Come. Talk. Learn. RootsCamp is a conference for organizers, leaders, tech, fundraisers, bloggers and anyone else who is working for change. It's an opportunity for open dialogue about leading the way in '08 and beyond.
RootsCamp is participant-driven. Want to lead a session? Write your topic on a card and tape it to the wall. Add more sessions throughout the day as ideas are generated. YOU set the agenda.
RootsCamp: Ohio jobs for Ohioans. Organizations who are hiring in '08, bring your job descriptions; job-seekers bring your résumés - we're going to have a jobs fair.
RootsCamp is FREE. Breakfast/lunch provided, and plentiful coffee.
They're going to do this for all the candidates willing to participate, both republican and democratic. I'll post again when the next one is scheduled.
Join in NOW - 45 minutes left. You don't have to have a Myspace profile to watch and participate.
It's at:
http://www.myspace.com/election2008
What I remember is a left-wing crazy assed blogger hooking up with an established political communications professional in an unlikely synergy that would launch a powerful progressive force uniting activists of all types into one strong voice.
I remember strategy meetings in Starbucks. I remember going over website features and designs over a Bob Evans breakfast. I remember flying to Denver to learn from our colleagues (and now good friends) at ProgressNow. I seem to also remember a ton of snow and sitting on a plane for two hours, but thems the breaks in ski country I reckon.
I remember finally coming to light on South Third Street and shooting a video holding Deb Pryce and company accountable to our seniors while furniture was being moved in. Hit the ground running - and haven't let up since. You might remember that video. They didn't care about our statement.
They care now.
Only now the statement is bigger. Not many listen to a dozen voices as those are easy to ignore. It's no longer feasible to ignore more than 250,000 voices all demanding an end to our failed foray into neo-conservatism. The voices demanded an end to 16 years of corrupt one party rule. The voices demanded to be represented.
They are starting to listen.
From the first day we countered the right-wing noise, and you were there. You might have just sat back and read emails. You might have cursed your screen as we all do at times. You might have signed a petition thinking 'what good does this really do?'. You might have signed up for a blog and began to speak out online. You may have even attended or even organized a live event. Whatever you did, you did it with ProgressOhio tools - and it mattered immensely. I'm often asked what it is ProgressOhio does. It's actually quite simple and the confusion amazes me. PO is a toolset for countering right-wing noise and smears and for furthering progressive causes. PO is a concentration of our power and voice. PO works to make sure progressive voices are heard and progressive policies are fought for.
But most of all ProgressOhio was launched with the goal to be powered by and representative of you, the progressive activist. I'm proud to have had a very small role in getting the ball rolling. By the looks of it, the ball is not only rolling but picking up steam. My last visit to the offices at PO was two doors down and double the space. Each time I've been in there have been multiple people working to further the progressive cause, whether directly for ProgressOhio or for partner groups. I've rarely recognized everyone in the office and that left me smilling. It's what we were after.
So congratulations. To YOU. For one year of progressive work. I hope we are able to get together soon and celebrate our accomplishments together. I hope you feel as good about it as I do.
And finally some advice. Whatever it is you do - DO IT! Don't worry about how small it feels. Together it is significant. I think it was said best by a bespeckled bald Indian:
"Almost anything you do seems insignificant. It is very important that you do it. You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Progress Bombaye!
PS - I want a corner piece!
If you want to organize a rally, follow this link!
http://events.stepitup2007.org/signup
Environmental Defense Fund asks you to sign a new Declaration.....
Global warming is the crisis of our time.
As we gather to celebrate the anniversary of the American Revolution, we find ourselves at a momentous turning point.
Thousands of you have joined us in recent weeks to draft a new Declaration articulating a New Patriotism to guide present and future generations.
Click here to sign....
Change is not easy. The drafters of the Declaration of Independence said as much when they said "all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
We need to renew our commitment to change every day. We need to communicate our demands to our leaders every day.
That is why this July 4th, the names of every signer to our Declaration will be communicated to Congress.
We hope to have at least 75,000 signatures on our Declaration by July 4th.
Here is the group's home site.....
www.environmentaldefensefund.org
This week, I’ll be participating in the Food Stamp Challenge. For seven days, I’ll be living on three dollars of food per day, the same amount an average participant in the Food Stamp Program receives. The Challenge is an exercise aimed to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by millions of Americans, who live day to day, working to put food on the table.
Last Friday, my staff and I held a meeting plotting out how I would spend my $21.00. As we looked over food prices, we were struck by how anyone could expect a person to have a balanced, healthy diet on a mere three dollars per day. On a dollar per meal, a person can’t buy fresh fruit and vegetables. A person can’t buy the milk they need. The kids across the country who go to bed hungry on nights when the budget is stretched too thin deal with the reality of poverty every day, and I want them to know they aren’t forgotten.
There are over one million recipients of Food Stamps in Ohio, nearly 90,000 in the 17th District. I’m participating in this challenge because as Congress crafts this years Farm Bill, we’re going to have to take a hard look at the way the Food Stamp Program is administered. I hope that at the end of the week, I have a deeper understanding of the hardships of these millions of American, and a better idea of how to help them.
It is a big job, but if the energy level in Worthington is any indication, this project is underway. WADC member Gary Tyack had to resign his position as chairman of the Worthington School Board after his election to the Franklin County Court of Appeals. The school board asked for applications so they could appoint someone to fill out the term, and got twenty six applicants. This group was winnowed to five, including WADC members Anita Doran, Abe Ottolenghi and Charlie Wilson. Wilson, a law professor at OSU and active, thoughtful participant in WADC, was the board's choice. Local voluntary boards and commissions are also seeing a surge in applications which has slowed the process of choosing the new members. Again, among those I am aware of are numerous superbly qualitfied, thoughtful people. Then there is Sustainable Worthington, begun after the election. I was looking for a way to continue active involvement in the community with as many of the people I had enjoyed getting to know during the election as possible -- I didn't want to stop working and thinking with them, but thought it might be time to "think globally but act locally." I met Lisa Staggenborg and others at Simply Living's conference on sustainability in October, and we set up a meeting to discuss sustainability in Worthington on November 29. We defined sustainability (with the help of Fred Yaeger) as "the ability to provide for the needs of the world's current population without damaging the ability of future generations to provide for themselves. When a process is sustainable, it can be carried out over and over without negative environmental effects or impossibly high costs to anyone involved. The dimensions of sustainability are economic, ecological, social and cultural."
Thirty five people came to the first meeting, and we have been growing ever since. We have 83 people on the main Google group's list, and have developed seven sub-groups which are meeting independently now:
- Local Foods (local grocery, co-op, year-round farmer's market, community garden
- Energy Use (audits of city and residential buildings, group purchases of solar energy, exploring what other communities are doing)
- Bike, Bus, Walk (Comprehensive plan, bike links to other communities, better sidewalks and walking paths)
- Community Hub on Village Green (restore 752 building as community center with bus hub, restrooms for walkers and bikers, local food; traffic calming at 161 & High)
- Commercial Development (new CVS building -- green standards?, mix of stores addressing more day-to-day needs, more ethnic and vegetarian restaurants, bike shop, bookstore, restaurants with community meeting space)
- Recycling (work with school programs starting with paper, which they can sell; get churches and businesses to save paper; participate in art ReCycle project; find safe disposal for fluorescent bulbs)
- Educational Series (possibly in conjunction with the library)
Lisa and I seem to be helping people find each other, but once they do, they are off and running. We seem to have tapped into the Zeitgeist with this, and expect good things to come of it.
Just speaking for myself, I am learning a great deal, and getting to know some interesting people. Sustainability is sometimes an unfamiliar concept in Ohio, but once people start to understand it, people seem to find their own ways of getting involved.
This at U.S. News & World Report:
The Wall Street Journal reports the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee "is set to hold Congress's first in-depth hearings into charges of waste and fraud involving money spent on reconstruction in Iraq." Revelations "about lax oversight or misspent funds could prove embarrassing to the Bush White House just as it is pressing for an additional $1.2 billion to spend on reconstruction and economic stimulus in Iraq."
Three days of hearings -- the first of what Rep. Henry Waxman (D., Calif.) says will be a series unfolding in coming months -- are set to begin Feb. 6. They will mark the opening of what promises to be one of the most significant inquiries by the new Congress into actions by the Bush administration while Republicans controlled the House and Senate.
Coooool.
(Cross-posted at Buckeye State Blog)
What some might not know is that for the past 4 years I've also been involved in another startup of sorts in the private sector. A website that has become the number one news destination in the global commercial printing industry. I told Brian when I interviewed to be the resident geek at ProgressOhio about the business and that I was an equity partner and would not be walking away from that. So for the last 5 months I've essentially been doing two jobs. ProgressOhio during the day and WhatTheyThink.com at night. Ironic given PO is supposed to be the "shadow organization" and I did that in the light of day. It was hard, but the energy around the midterm elections helped me get by on adrenaline and caffeine.
Soon after the election we decided amongst the owners of the business that we needed to get serious in order to make it the success we thought it could be. This forced my decision and I spent the better part of a month with permanent knots in my stomach. I will say that I have never made a harder decision in my entire life, including some pretty damned tough ones!
In the end, my entrepreneurial dreams and a desire to have my own business and make something that had lasting value and contributed to the long-term financial stability of my family barely won over my passion for politics and contributing to progressive change in an era when more and more control is concentrated in the hands of less and less folks.
I was worried about Rootscamp coming toward the end of my time knowing I had already decided to leave. I feared the event would cause me to regret given what I predicted would be a great time with a good number of like-minded folks from across the state. I was right about the last part, but in my heart I did not feel regret for my decision and feel very fortunate for that.
I will certainly miss a great many things, most of which will be getting to work with one of the brightest political minds in the state in Brian. I was very hesitant in the beginning given our recent history over the ODP state dinner and the Obama table. The two of us worked better together than I ever could have imagined and I'm glad I listened to Mike Huttner when he said us coming from different directions could be a plus - he was spot on! (Mike is the Executive Director of our sister organization in Colorado - ProgressNow.) I feel like we learned alot from each other - me gaining a slight edge maybe in things learned.
So I'm leaving ProgressOhio after having successfully launched what I hope will be a progressive force for years to come. I am quite confident that I'm leaving things in capable hands with Dave Harding. I have followed Dave since I first started Plunderbund and watched his work at UAPA's blog and then watched as he ran probably the best online operation among the Congressionals. Join me in welcoming Dave aboard and give him your full support. He's gonna take this to a whole new level. I'll do everything I can from the outside now to see that it succeeds. I hope you all will join me in that. When you look at what went on at this weekend's RootsCamp event, it is clear that there is a strong movement and a great many individuals willing to get things done. A buddy of mine asked out loud as we were standing around during a break in the action at the Y: "Look around. You think the right has any idea what they are dealing with?"
Nope. I don't.
So sayonara ProgressOhio, and Doumo arigatou gozai-masu. Kochira koso.
PS - If you end up looking for me you will probably find me here or here.
We hope you are headed that way. Quick note - the wiki had the address as 5 S 4th Street. It is 65 S 4th Street. Thanks to the wandering Jill Miller Zimon for pointing this out!
Most things related to camp will be posted on the now locked down wiki site:
rootscamp.pbwiki.com/RootsCampOH
If you have questions, don't hesitate: eric@progressohio.org
Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot issue last November amending Ohio’s Constitution and increasing the minimum wage. The state legislature introduced H.B. 690 which exempts some low-wage industries, specifically labor-intensive, piece-rate agricultural jobs.
Lupe Williams, Professor at Ohio State University said, “Undoubtedly, the broader public is unaware of this despicable act of our legislature. The public voted for this wage increase as a Constitutional measure – now some want to speak louder than our Constitution.”
Velasquez added, “The people work so hard and ironically live in perpetual poverty. What happened to our country’s ethic of a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work? I’ll tell you the truth, in this case the violators of that ethic are supposed leaders in our legislature whose hearts are corrupt with power and privilege that makes them blind to the plight of the working poor.”
Velasquez and Williams will be joined by other Latino Leaders from around the state at a press conference this coming Friday, January 26th at 10 a.m. in the Capitol’s southeast passageway. The Latino leaders are expected to announce a statewide initiative to organize politically against this measure.
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Happy feeding!
By Brian Rothenberg, Executive Director
ProgressOhio.org/ProgressOhioEducation.org
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OK, opinions galore on the first column. I've tried to appease and lighten the tease a bit. As for distribution, we will post these every Friday on ProgressOhio, but we also have a link today for those who wish to continue receiving columns via emails (decoder rings to follow for my fanclub).
READY TO RUUMBLLLLLE
State Auditor Mary Taylor and the opponent she barely edged out, Barbara Sykes, entering the same office door?
Yep. The flashiest smiles in the '06 Ohiopalooza could both share the same office door. How could that be you say.
Rumor has it that Sykes will become President of the Ohio United Way. Get off the elevator on the 6th Floor of 88 E. Broad (KeyBank) and you are faced with a glass door. Go one way to the Ohio United Way - walk the other to Mary Taylor - last-living GOPer at the Statehouse. Same door, same floor, different offices.
Guess the new line is "people behind glass doors, shouldn't throw…" naw too easy. Too bad rumors of Petro's chief enforcer "Lefthook" Lana (Ruble) becoming Taylor's Chief didn't pan - this had the making of WWF (World Wrestling Federation) on Broad -- while Starbucks in the same building could have been the DMZ after a bitter campaign.
No word on whether losing the Auditor's race pays better than Sykes elected suitemate - but what a sweet dilemma indeed for Barbara.
TAYLOR ETHICS ISSUE IN FRONT OF JLEC
By the way, the worst kept secret in town (official government agencies will not confirm) is that Mary Taylor's campaign faux paux's won't go away. JLEC is rumored to be investigating Taylor's push for University of Arshinkoff funding for a college program that could have included a backend sweet construction deal for hubby, hubby Taylor. (This weeks Rothenberg fan-club Decoder no. 1; that would be a reference to the University of Akron the land that Summit GOP Chair Alex Arshinkoff thinks he owns.) The evidence was on Taylor's own state letterhead where she cited prominent GOP donors as the reason other legislators should support the funding - no mention that if it went forward hubby would build the building.
But, even caught red handed with a letter like that, does anyone doubt what the Justify Legislator Ethics Club (JLEC - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee) will find - my money down on nada from JLEC's infamous paper-shufflers. (Decoder No. 2: Lots of files in JLEC, but to find an action taken is like finding Jimmy Hoffa's missing corpse.) Ethics - ethics anyone.
MELTDOWN ON 17
Speaking of "Lefthook" Lana, Petro's ex-Chief, her tough-guy 'lore' hit a new rumored-low as the Rhodes 17th floor (executive wing of the AGs office) transition love-fest between Petro and Dann went sour.
Buzz is that after sharing offices and transition salary with Dann, Petro's prizefighting chief-of-staff went Tyson on Tuesday the 3rd coming out of her corner and shoving Dann's transition staff to one side of 17 and cloistering hers on the other after four weeks of chummy coexistence. No word on negotiations over water-coolers and restrooms - was it pay-by flush Lana?
"Lefthook" Lana took her final saa-wiiiing and a miss before exiting stage right.
BEN FRANKLIN WANTS HIS NAME BACK
So ProgressOhio's week began by trying to bring Ohio progressive leaders to a University campus marqueeing their Leadership Institute. We say try because these high-brow profs promptly ripped a page out of Stalin's manifesto and refused to rent space to our leadership conference because they don't agree with the event.
Poor ol' Ben must be flippin' in his Philly grave at Franklin U (a Columbus downtown College) dulling the echo of free speech and thought like a physicist at the gulag.
After agreeing (verbally) to rent to PO and America Votes for our Rootscamp (January 27,) Soviet U. abruptly sent an email and mentioned something about canceling the venue with a nod to the "type of event" as part of the reason.
Let's see - a progressive leadership conference is refused a venue from a University teaching leadership over the "type" of progressive event - now there's good pub.
Any chance the fact that the Board's Vice Chair is former Columbus GOP Mayor Greg Lashutka, its Treasurer is from Battelle and a host of Columbus business who's who as well as RNC icon Jo Ann Davidson sit on the Board has anything to do with their leadership style - nahhh.
Hey Soviet U - you may want to add a little progressive style to your Board. Last I checked those progressives were getting pretty good at leadership in good ol' O-H---I-O. Isn't that Right Gov. Ted? And give father Ben his good name back.
GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM THON
So you think it's just our Soviet U. practicing censorship, well tune up that trusty car subwoofer and hear the muffled silence as well. Clear Channels switch of progressive talk to conservative talk was mind-boggling as it is, but the behavior of Vice President Tom Thon is even more bizarre.
After a polite but disagreeable exchange over PO and Ohio Majority Radio's almost 6,000 petition signers wanting their Progressive Talk reinstituted, we parted ways. But steps into our exit, Mr. Thon ordered me to tell the 50 or so protesters to leave the building and the parking lot or he was calling the police. Weeelll, ground control to major Tom, your radio station is about free speech - anyone think Rush's greatest hits are playing on Kim's North Korean Ipod? (Decoder No. 3; that's a reference to right-wing radio guy Rush Limbaugh and Kim Jong-il the North Korean dictator. Major Tom is of course Mr. Tom Thon.)
That's right, Major Tom who is master of radio talk shows that fill our free airwaves with opinion and news that he hand-picked for all of us, threatened to arrest 50 hardy souls for protesting in his parking lot.
Hope those WTVN news reporters hear the implications of Major Tom down at ground control. It's awfully hard to assert a first amendment right to report at City Hall and the Statehouse when Major Tom tramples on the very same right of speech for 50 dedicated souls dancing to the warm protest tones of a bongo drum.
Anyone know if we can ask the police to please remove Major Tom's right-wing rhetoric from our free airwaves? Think about it a little more Major Tom - or maybe the FCC and our Ohio Congressional delegation should?
BLOGGING TIL' YOU BLEED
Ever see bloggers bleed. Like a misunderstood open sore, right-wing legislators and bloggers Monday accused Governor Strickland of going to war with "the era of good feeling" by Vetoing legislation limiting consumer lawsuits left hastily unsigned before Bob Taft's African Safari. (Decoder No. 4, the legislation passed in lame duck session limited lawsuits against paint companies over lead paint damages to kids, and limited to $5,000 any damages for consumer fraud. Taft upon leaving office went to Africa on vacation.)
Ohh really. How soon we forget in our talking points that ruby red Jim Petro, the former Attorney General, agreed with baby blue Marc Dann, the current A.G., last month that these limits were bad for Ohioans.
Golly gee, those lame duck reds leaving office last month that had no hearings and rushed to pass a $5,000 limit on consumer lawsuits, and to hold backs lead-paint lawsuits weren't being partisan, now were they.
Word to the wise for my right-wing friends seeking to attack the new guy in the Statehouse's corner office - try choosing to advocate an issue on the side of Ohioans and families, not special interest donors. Do you really think the polls will pop with masses of Ohioans clamoring for paint companies to limit damages to brain-damaged children and shady companies to limit damages to scammed senior citizens?
C'mon red bloggers - you're bleeding here and it ain't pretty. There ain't much red left after November - try a blogging bandage instead of opening another red wound.
Till next time...
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