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Feb07

CAUGHT IN A FRACKING COYOTE UGLY TRAP

by Calico Blackie on February 7, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Divided We Fall


 

Greetings from Calico Blackie!

Is this what we’ve become? This is how the rest of the world sees us. US, NOT THE BANKSTERS THAT CONTROL US

Shit’s getting real, folks and with the passage of the NDAA by that gang of organized crime family middle managers in DC, there isn’t a whole hell of a lot we can do about it.

Protest loud enough? That’s a jailin’!

Never mind we’re guaranteed the right to protest by our Constitution.

Make what now can be interpreted by our “legalized Mafia” leaders as a Terrorist threat? That’s an even longer jailin’ with the possible added bonus of torture and indefinite detainment thrown in.

Other nations hate us.

Why? Because our government and the corporations that run our government have spent decades exploiting smaller less powerful countries so that more money can be made for the banksters, and so that we can have a higher standard of living than those poor bastards in the 3rd world.

We’re in a trance

The rest of the world sees us as a bunch of enablers for our system of exploitation.

They see us as a bunch of mindless “Sieg Heilers” more than willing to keep the rest of the world in poverty as long as we can put gas in our cars and talk on our fancy slave-labor produced phones.

They see us as a bunch of corrupt world dominators.

AND WE ARE.

But, like the citizens of the 3rd world, we’re also human and we can all rest assured that as human beings, they’re no better “over there” and would be just as nasty and exploitative if the situation was suddenly reversed.

To put it bluntly: “The one on top does the screwing.”

What’s next? How much more?

The difference being…..

We “the people” have lost control. Maybe we never had it.

With the passage of the Patriot Act and NDAA, we’ve become almost powerless.

ALMOST.

We’ve all heard the term “Coyote Ugly.”

You know, you wake up in the morning with a hangover, realize there’s someone in bed with you and you’ve got your arm around them, look over, and they’re so ugly that you chew your arm off in an attempt to get away.

Did you ever stop to think maybe they’re thinking the same thing when they look over at YOU?

But, that doesn’t matter. Either way, you got screwed and now you have to live with it.

Yep. They forced her to drink

YOU GOT SCREWED AND IT WAS YOUR OWN DAMN FAULT.

Never mind the fact that nowadays a woman can claim rape because “he got me drunk and took advantage of my drunkenness.”

Piss on you.

Unless you were drugged without your knowledge, you’re the one who got willingly drunk, and you know it.

So, like it or not, some of the responsibility also rests with you. Not the blame, mind you.  The responsibility.

Sure, you got taken advantage of. Sure, you got screwed when you were powerless. Sure, the guy was an asshole and should be punished for taking advantage of the situation. Sure, you now feel guilty about it.

Do something about it or it will happen again and again

YOU HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

Take steps to ensure you don’t get trapped again, and if necessary, FIGHT BACK FOR YOUR OWN WELL BEING.

You are not the guilty party. You just got screwed by an unscrupulous asshole.

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

Spread the word.

Tell all your friends what an unscrupulous and predatory asshole this person is.

Talk to “friends of asshole.”

And, if they’re unsympathetic or if they try to screw you too…..

Spread the word far and wide about this group of predators that’s out to screw us.

Don’t just be apathetic and say “Shit Happens” and go on with your life, hoping that you’ll get over it and thinking you won’t get screwed again.

Only this time, it’s all our asses and we’re all under assault by the corporations. TAKE TO THE STREETS

TAKE ACTION!

Now, imagine the type of guy who would take advantage of a drunk/drugged woman is, in reality, a Wall Street bankster who is taking advantage of an apathetic society to screw us all while we’re in our media and technology-induced stupor.

It’s up to “the screwed” to sound the alarm about a predator and about a predatory system that allows this kind of crap to go on.

IF YOU DON’T, THEN YOU’RE PASSIVELY SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE THAT SCREWED YOU, AND YOU RICHLY DESERVE TO GET SCREWED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

“Our” government is not going to protect us. They know who butters their bread.

We’ve got to do it ourselves.

Here’s a news article for you. What are YOU doing about it?

ARE YOU GOING TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THESE PREDATORS, OR ARE YOU GOING TO BE APATHETIC AND GET FUCKED?

Where’s this shitball while all this is taking place?

Or, even worse….

Are you the type of fat stupid redneck cocksucker that will sit back and say:

“Screw those Californicators. Let them sink into the ocean.”

Then, you’re a big part of the problem and you will deserve every inch of what you get when the oil companies go for you. Hell, look at what they’re already done in other parts of the nation.

IT HAS TO BE STOPPED HERE.

Anyway, here’s the article:

California Gets Fracked

Think about it

Big Oil is rushing to extract fossil fuel from the state’s underground shale formation. But will it contaminate — and waste — portions of our water supply?

Inside a nondescript building in Sacramento, an auctioneer prepared to lease thousands of acres of public land that could ultimately reap billions of dollars in profits for the winning bidders. The December auction at the federal Bureau of Land Management building also was met with a formal protest lodged by the San Francisco-based Center for Biological Diversity.

The environmental group contended that the bureau hadn’t completed thorough environmental assessments prior to leasing the land. Protesters had gathered outside as well. One burst into the auction, yelling, “Mother Earth isn’t for sale!” The outburst elicited a few chuckles from the group of assembled bidders; the auctioneer then moved on.

Uh, Ms. Feinstein……What say ye about this?

During the bureau’s previous quarterly auction, many parcels went unsold. The interest shown by the oil and gas industry had been lukewarm. But things were different at this auction.

The bureau offered up a total of 17,832 acres for lease, and all of the land was bid on and sold. In fact, all the parcels drew multiple bidders during the auction, which generated a total of $104,099 in revenue for the federal government. Going forward, busy auctions like this one likely will become the norm.

At the heart of the expected land-rush in California is the Monterey Shale, a huge underground geologic formation that stretches from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo and contains a rich deposit of fossil fuel.

You just KNOW this is a good idea. Let’s kill the agricultural land so the oil pigs can make even BIGGER RECORD PROFITS

The formation snakes through eleven counties, but unlike the shale formations in the Northeast and Rocky Mountains, the Monterey Shale is not coveted for its natural gas, but for the oil it contains. No one knows exactly how much oil is in there, but upper-limit estimates from IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates predict that there are 400 billion barrels of oil — an estimated 15.5 billion barrels of which are recoverable using current technology. 

Extracting much of that oil won’t be as simple as drilling some wells, however. Nestled in rock formations thousands of feet below ground, the oil can only be retrieved through hydraulic fracturing — a controversial process better known as fracking. Over the past few years, fracking has exploded around the country, spurring a natural gas boom. Fracking allows gas and oil companies to access fossil fuels that were once thought to be unrecoverable, thus fueling a belief that the nation could someday become energy independent.

No matter how the oil industry tries to “pretty it up”, noxious poison is noxious poison

Oil and gas industry officials are quick to downplay these threats — and are eager to capitalize on the country’s vast underground resources. “Fracking has been used for more than sixty years — more than 1.2 million times in this country — with no proven cases of water contamination,” said Dave Quast, the California field director for Energy in Depth, an industry-sponsored trade group. “Suddenly there’s a focus on hydraulic fracturing because of a completely irresponsible documentary called Gasland.

Despite industry claims, however, there have been numerous documented cases of environmental contamination associated with fracking. In 2009, a jury awarded $8.5 million in damages to Starrh and Starrh Cotton Growers of Kern County after finding that improperly stored fracking wastewater by the nearby Chevron subsidiary, Aera Oil, had contaminated the groundwater and killed an entire orchard of almond trees.  

The planet doesn’t need us. We need the world. Don’t let the oil companies kill us all for a dollar

A 2011 EPA study found carcinogens commonly associated with hydraulic fracturing in two test wells in Wisconsin, including a toxic solvent called 2-Butoxyethanol. A later study revealed that the leaks in the test wells were not caused by cement casing failure, which is common to hydraulic fracturing, but by upward migration through rock fissures, which the industry had long claimed was impossible.

In March 2012, a Cornell University study confirmed devastating impacts on pets and livestock in lands surrounding fracking outfits, including stillbirths, sterility, and death.    

Drinking-water sources in Fresno, Bakersfield, Coalinga, Avenal, McKittrick, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey, Ventura, and Santa Barbara, and Orange County stand in the potential fracking zone, and are at risk of contamination by methane, benzene, and other carcinogens.

The amount of water consumed by fracking also presents a serious environmental challenge in a state with a water-shortage problem. A June 2012 report published by the Oakland-based Pacific Institute detailed the extreme water usage associated with fracking.

Industry spokesmen would NEVER lie to us, would they?

Though the industry often reports usage at 1 to 2 million gallons per well, the study found that the average water usage in the Marcellus Shale region (Northwestern United States) was 4.5 million gallons per well. Some wells in Texas were found to have required 13 million gallons of water each.

This extreme consumption of water, very little of which is recoverable, will likely pit Big Oil against agriculture, consumers, and the environmental community.

For the most part, the California land rush has operated under the radar, however. A poll released in August by the Public Policy Institute of California showed that 46 percent of Californians have never heard of fracking.

IT HAS TO BE STOPPED. THE GREED HAS TO BE KILLED WHATEVER IT TAKES. THE WORLD IS AT STAKE HERE

Though attention is growing, the energy industry has learned valuable lessons from the fracking fight in the Northeast, and with a potential windfall in the hundreds of billions of dollars, big players like Occidental Petroleum, Chevron, Venoco, and Exxon-Mobil aren’t likely to pack it up and go home in the face of protest. They have ample resources at their disposal.

Link is here: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/california-gets-fracked/Content?oid=3454857

Calico Blackie says:

This is the one fight we’ve GOT TO WIN. Gun control, equal rights, the whole goddamned Constitution and all of our other reasons to fight the profit pigs will not matter if we can’t breathe the air or drink the water.

We fight this fight NOW.

We can’t afford to lose and it’s up to all of us to spread the word. We’ve been trapped and it’s time to chew our paw off, free ourselves from the Patriot Act and NDAA trap and get REAL ugly.

Or, you can sit back, turn on the TV, and do nothing.

The choice is yours.

I’ve made mine. I’m taking to the streets and spreading the word every chance I get.

SOLIDARITY TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO WILL DO THE SAME!

Calico Blackie   @kidakita

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Apr15

Re-Thinking the World?

by Calico Blackie on April 15, 2012 at 11:05 am
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Divided We Fall, Media Bias


 

Greetings from Calico Blackie

Willful ignorance WILL kill our country

I’ve said it before, and it bears repeating:

There are serious changes to be made in our thought processes and how we view society and the world in general.

So, what can we do?

The first thing we need to do is make an attempt to educate the Not-Sees in America and then let our examples and teachings be seen throughout the planet for the rest of the world’s inhabitants to either accept, or reject.

After all, it’s their world too and many people in this country seem to forget that what’s good for The United States and what can work here doesn’t always work in foreign lands.

Mass grave for the American Indians killed at Wounded Knee in 1891

Maybe we’re seen as interfering with cultures that have stood the test of time for thousands of years.

Maybe the people in the rest of the world know what happened to the American Indians when our government signed all those treaties and made all of those promises.

Maybe they just plain don’t want us nosing around in their business.

Maybe we’ve always been a society and culture of gold-diggers, though not as individuals.

No. As individuals we’re just as human and humane as people anywhere else in the world.

It’s our leaders on Wall Street and in DC that shamelessly exploit and ruin lives and entire cultures for one thing and one thing only……THEIR PROFIT.

Same as it ever was

When have we ever given foreign aid in the true charitable sense without expecting the receiving nation to sell their souls to the profit machine that is now crushing us?

If you were living in a foreign land and the United States offered to help your country, wouldn’t you be just a little bit leery of their intentions, especially when you can see what America does to it’s own citizens in the name of the dollar bill?

Wouldn’t you be a bit leery when you know the aid will end up in the hands of the greedy few leaders and kingpins that sold you out in your own country, instead of the aid going to the people who need it most?

Now, before you foreign readers get all smug and jump on the America-bashing bandwagon, let me say this……

Remember these guys? They were there in India, China, Afghanistan, America, Africa, and the entire world. Fighting and exploiting for the expansion of the Empire and the Pound Sterling

It’s been going on for centuries and just about every strong society in history has had their turn with exploiting other peoples in the name of gain.

That’s how they got strong.

It’s all about greed and profit, foreign and domestic.

It’s about governments and the powerful money-changers that control the governments of the world.

So, how can we begin to work together as people to change the way a dominant society will exploit those less fortunate or less aggressive when we reward aggression and greed, calling it ambition?

WE did this. WE sat back and allowed it by equating success with money. WE must change our way of thinking and CHANGE AMERICA

We need to examine how our definitions of words and concepts such as ambition, success and power became bastardized in American and Western society.

We need to stop equating those words and concepts solely with the acquisition of obscene amounts of money and possessions at any cost.

We need to re-examine and EDUCATE.

That being said……

We have to begin by educating the Not-Sees in America.

So, you ask…….

Who are the Not-Sees in America today?

Look around you. They’re just like you and me.

It's easier to let someone else think for you

Only, they’re the people who willingly and conveniently (for them) don’t know what is really going on. They let others do their thinking for them.

Why?

Because it’s convenient. It’s as if they don’t want to know the dirty little secret that enables them to enjoy their lives.

They’re the people who will decry the excesses of the 1%, big oil, big polluters, and the greedy pigs that are ruining this country, but….

They’re also the people whose retirement funds are tied up in investment portfolios that include stocks and bonds in the very industries and corporations they claim to be against.

They’re the ones who will loudly complain about the outsourcing and offshoring of American jobs, then get into their Toyotas and drive to Wal-Mart to save money by buying goods made in China.

Yet, those are the very people we have to educate. There’s hope for them. They can still be saved.

What about the greedy pigs who don’t care if they cause misery and poverty throughout the country as long as they “get theirs” and reap their maximum profit blood money?

We’re trying to educate them, but it will take decades before they finally “see the light” if ever.

We need to focus on the issues. We need to change our attitudes and change the attitudes of those around us.

I'm sure it was really tough for Ann to raise her kids. I'm sure she knows the problems faced by poverty stricken mothers. I'm sure.

For instance, a few days ago, it was said “Ann Romney never worked a day in her life.”

This unleashed a firestorm of comments from “both sides” of the political fence.

Perhaps the best comment I read about this was on twitter:

From:

@emilylhauser

“One thing always strikes me: We think stay at home moms are GREAT – unless they’re poor & on welfare. Then they’re TERRIBLE. Get a job! Hmm.”

See? We HAVE to re-examine our society and the way we define success in this country.

Jamie Dimon. CEO of JP Morgan-Chase. Just think, this guy is passing on his genes and greedy ways to his children

Who would you describe as more successful?

A rich greedy pig who ruthlessly shafted their way to the top and now owns the big car, big house, and sends their children to private schools and inflicts misery and spoiled brats upon society.

A person who passes on their “Screw them all. Just get yours” genes and teachings to their offspring.

Or, the welfare mother who stayed at home and successfully raised her kids to be decent and caring human beings?

It’s time to re-define society. It’s high time we change our way of thinking, seeing and learning things.

It’s time to take back our country from the greedy pigs.

They’re strangling our country and the world with their greed, and there’s no good reason for them to do so. It’s a societal defect for them to desire more than they can possibly spend in 1000 lifetimes.

Educate the Not-Sees in our country.

Because, after all…..

In the end, we're all the same

In the end, we’re all the same.

It’s the best we can do for the future.

Occupy Wall Street

Keep the faith, Occupiers

Calico Blackie  @kidakita

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Jan14

FOLLOW THE HERD?

by Calico Blackie on January 14, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Divided We Fall, Media Bias


 

Greetings to all that dare to march to a different drummer!

I am sick and tired of watching and hearing what appear to be perfectly rational and sensible people falling for the same bullshit every election year.

Most of us, as members of the human race, tend to have a “follow the herd” mentality. At it’s best, people will think for themselves and follow the herd that best suits their lifestyles and needs.

At worst, they will follow whichever herd appears to be the largest and most powerful, or the trendiest herd at the time.

Even if that means acting against an individual’s best interests in an attempt to back a “winner.”

Even if that means following the herd off a cliff.  It’s human nature.

After all, as I once heard a comedian say: “We’re basically just a bunch of smart monkeys with car keys.”

The 1% has been aware of this mentality for decades

So, which herd do you follow when you go to vote?  Do you follow the GOP herd, or the Democrat herd?

Does it make a difference?

Why do you vote a certain way? Don’t just tell me “At least the Democrats grease you first,” or “At least the GOP isn’t a bunch of Socialists.”

Tell me why, instead of giving me a pat answer.

Tell me why in the hell I should follow the party of Harry “SOPA” Reid. You might as well ask me to support Big Brother.

Tell me why in the hell I should follow the party of Mitt “GOLDMAN-SACHS” Romney. You might as well ask me to support the downfall of America at the hands of the 1%.

Squeal like a pig, little man!

So, who really runs the country?

Does Wall Street run the United States?

To me, the answer to that question is obvious.

When a Senate Committee questioned the CEO’s of the big oil corporations about why they think they still need the huge tax breaks and incentives while more and more citizens were sinking into poverty, the execs replied: “If you take that away from us, we will just move our operations to another country.”

The Senators, OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN GOVERNMENT, SAID NOTHING. THEY BACKED DOWN.

So?

So far, out of all the GOP candidates currently running for President, only one has emerged from the pile that sounds the most like “Joe Average Citizen” when he speaks.

That man is Ron Paul. But, let’s look at some of the things he’s saying.

The 1% will either buy, threaten, or kill him if he's elected

“End the Fed.”

“Bring our troops home.”

“Help the American Worker.”

“Take care of America first.” 

It all sounds good, right?

Yet, even if he were to be elected President, does anybody seriously believe he will actually be able/allowed to do those things?

Let’s not forget that Mr. “Hope and Change” changed his tune once he got into office, probably because he was told once he got into the Oval Office the way it was going to be OR ELSE.

Oh, you will hear “His hands are tied by the GOP” and other excuses, but, when it’s all said and done, his “hope and change” turned into “More of the same old shit.”

We're sick and tired of the game!

AND IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME OLD SHIT NO MATTER WHO GETS INTO THE OVAL OFFICE!

I don’t want to hear where the fault for our problems lie.

I want to hear and see solutions.

We already know who’s fault it is that this country is going down the tubes.

We’re sick of it. Whatever happened to “THE BUCK STOPS HERE?”

IF THEY CAN’T OFFER SOLUTIONS, AND CONTINUE TO PLAY THE BLAME GAME, WE WILL OCCUPY FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES!

But, don’t get me wrong. It’s still your “civic duty” to get out there and vote for the candidate of your choice.

Even when the choices are limited to who the 1% wants to see get elected.

Speaking of elections and bullshit…… Here’s a news article I read yesterday:

Obama seeks authority to streamline government

“President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday for more power to streamline and reorganize the federal government, a move designed to claim the political middle ground in an election likely to be dominated by questions about Washington’s role in the economy.”

“The president asked legislators to grant him “consolidation authority” to merge agencies that perform similar functions. If that authority is granted, Congress would be required to hold an up-or-down vote on the president’s streamlining plan within 90 days of its submission.”

Link is here:  http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/politics/obama-federal-government/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Calico Blackie says:

Why now, Barack? Why not a few years ago? It wouldn’t be some cheap ploy to get votes, would it?

He could have never done it without the backing of the military

So, what are our alternatives? The only way a President can really have a free hand in the White House would be with the full backing of the American Military, and that ain’t gonna happen for a number of very good reasons.

Number one being, the military would then control the government and we all know where that leads.

No. We have to fight for reform.

We have to “Occupy,” no matter what obstacles are thrown before us by the 1% and their “sleeping sheep” allies amongst the citizenry.

If we were to resort to large-scale armed insurrection, the military would get involved and crush us. Would you prefer a government run by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to what we have now?

In my own opinion, small “disaster preparadness” groups which can form into large “occupy” protests at a moments notice is the way to proceed with bringing about real change.

Maybe I’m wrong. Make up your own mind, but above all……ACT.

Don’t just sit on your butts and wait for 1984 and a cell where you will be lost in the prison industrial complex (The Gulag Archipelago).

Stories in the Mainstream Media can't stand up to scrutiny

Hey, did you see the latest misinformation from the Mainstream Media?

(Underlining in story is mine added for emphasis)

Role reversal: Employers say they can’t find workers

“More than half of U.S. employers surveyed by the staffing group, Manpower, Inc. last year said they were having trouble filling job openings because they couldn’t find qualified workers.”

“That’s a huge 38 percentage point jump from 2010, when only 14 percent said they were having trouble filling positions.”

“Economists and labor experts say that in some industries, there is a legitimate talent shortage: There simply aren’t enough workers with the skills needed to do the jobs available.”

“Employers also may not be willing to spend the time or money training someone for a highly specialized job, or one that requires unique skills. “We want the perfect person to walk through the door.”

Link is here:  http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/13/10142795-role-reversal-employers-say-they-cant-find-workers

"Hear that Edith. There's lots of jobs out there" LAZY BUMS!

Calico Blackie says:

Half of U.S. employers surveyed? 

Which half?

What industries were surveyed?

See what they did there?

Most “Archie Bunker types” will only read the headline and the first sentence or two of the article and say:

“See, there’s lots of jobs out there. More than half of the employers in America can’t find workers.”

“Those lazy bums just want everything for free and don’t want to work!”

MISINFORMATION, and the willfully ignorant will buy it without ever questioning the bullshit they’re being fed.

Speaking of information….

Have you been following this story?

Iran: We have evidence US behind scientist slaying

Is this what we want?

‘This terrorist act was carried out with the direct involvement of CIA-linked agents,’ foreign ministry’s letter to Swiss embassy says”

“Iranian state television said Saturday that Tehran had evidence Washington was behind the latest assassination of one of its nuclear scientists.”

“In the fifth attack of its kind in two years, a magnetic bomb was attached to the door of 32-year-old Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan’s car during the Wednesday morning rush-hour in the capital. His driver was also killed.”

“The United States has denied involvement in the killing and condemned it. Israel has declined to comment.”

Link is here:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45996368/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.TxGxfYEpGHM

Calico Blackie says:

It’s a very sad thing that our media has become so odious and so full of misinformation that citizens of the United States aren’t sure whether to believe the Mainstream Media and our Government, or whether to believe the news as reported by Tehran. Either way, it’s looking like we’ll be thrust into another “conflict.”

Is that what you want? HELL NO!

Here you go, sheep. Print it out so you can tack it on the wall later in the GULAG!

It’s also very sad that many people have the “don’t worry, be happy” attitude in America.

Either they are stupid, or they feel powerless and think it’s hopeless and pointless to “fight the power.”

Case in point? In looking at search term stats for this website, guess what continually is among the search term leaders?

Is it “occupy,” or “corruption in government,” or “big brother,” or something equally germane to our plight?

No. It’s “Lindsay Lohan’s ass.”

I weep for America.

So, when someone asks you “What do we, the 99% want?” TRY TO WAKE THEM UP.

Solutions and remedies for a sick society are not going to be found in someone’s ass.

Show them this:

“The 99%’s Deficit Proposal: How to create jobs, reduce the wealth divide and control spending”

See this link and show the article to the sheep: http://acronymtv.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/the-99s-deficit-proposal-how-to-create-jobs-reduce-the-wealth-divide-and-control-spending/

On that note:

While there is still hope

Keep occupying!

OCCUPY CONGRESS JANUARY 17th

AND:

Don’t forget about Officer Pike of the UC Davis PD. Let’s never forget how he and other police officers have treated peaceful protesters.  He should be arrested and tried for assaulting the public.

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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