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Take Action! Order your Chastity Belt From the Pennsylvania State Legislature! Debra Rosen 2005-01-25 12:32 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America has launched www.GiveUsRealchoices.org in response to the Pennsylvania State Legislature's inability to pass effective reproductive health legislation in spite of the consistent reauthorization of "Chastity Awareness Week." Visit www.GiveUsRealChoices.org and request a chasisty belt from your your State Legislator today! (text/plain)

Indymedia Rustbelt Radio show for Monday, January 24, 2005 Pittsburgh IMC Radio Collective 2005-01-25 1:16 AM
Rustbelt Radio for the week of January 24, 2005: the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's weekly review of the news from the grassroots that the corporate media overlook. This first show of our season marks our first as a weekly show. We also are happy to announce that we are expanding to the Wheeling, West Virginia area via WVJW Benwood where we'll be broadcast every Saturday at 5pm. On today's show: we speak to Pittsburgh residents as they convert a diesel-powered vehicle to run on vegetable oil, news from the second inauguration of George W. Bush, and coverage of the Martin Luther King, Jr holiday in Pittsburgh. (audio/mpeg)

Steelers Fans Against the Patriot Act..and the War ! This Sunday Etta Cetera 2005-01-20 1:46 AM
For Immediate Release STEELERS FANS AGAINST THE WAR THE SEQUEL JANUARY 23TH SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE PATRIOTS AND THE PATRIOT ACT (text/plain + 4 comments)

PAPV Jan 17, 2005 Audio gwen 2005-01-19 10:57 PM
The audio of People Against Police Violence's MLK, Jr event with Doer not Dreamer Awards. (audio/mpeg)

(audio) pittsburgh: MLK anti-war speak out at carnegie mellon university vincent / blast furnace radio 2005-01-19 10:39 PM
protesting military contracting at CMU more info >>> http://notowar.com/articles/index.html (text/plain)

(audio) PITTSBURGH: MLK CONCERT FOR PEACE / 1-3 ANOTHER BLAST FURNACE RADIO SHOW! vincent / blast furnace radio 2005-01-19 8:47 PM
music by: space junk, phat mandee, chris serra and friends, local honey and BOBBY PORTER (text/plain)

Inauguration Security here in Pittsburgh Danny P 2005-01-19 5:11 PM
Security around the inauguration of George Bush reached all the way to Pittsburgh, where bus riders ended up having to submit to a search of their possessions. (text/html + 8 comments)

Photos from J15 Black Voices for Peace Anti-War Rally marie 2005-01-18 11:23 AM

Saturday, January 15, 2005, Black Voices for Peace (BVFP), an African American anti-war organization, and Black Radical Congress (BRC), a progressive Black activist organization held a special anti-war protest to expose the negative effects of the War against Iraq on the African American community. The protest, which commemorated Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featured a range of speakers including local African American leaders and members of the Pittsburgh peace community. The protest took place on the corner of Highland and Penn Avenues in East Liberty from 1:00p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

PAPV Jan 17, 2005 Pictures gwen 2005-01-18 12:26 AM

People Against Police Violence held an awards ceremony on Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday. (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

Exploring Black History Asale 2005-01-17 11:09 AM

This event will explore the history of members of the Afrikan diaspora dating back to ancient Egypt. There will be an answer and question session at the end of the lecture. It will be an exciting and informative event, with the support of exhibits. There will also be educational books, films and audio available for sale. (image/jpeg)

Steelers Fans Against the War - brief video clip Pgh Imc Video Collective 2005-01-16 11:12 PM
brief clip from the exciting anti-war protest at the steelers' playoff game in heinz field. etta gives the game plan for war on iraq. (video/quicktime)

Steelers Fans Against the War Quinten 2005-01-15 9:20 PM

Steelers: 16-1. Weapons of mass destruction found: 0. (image/jpeg + 3 comments)

racist proff at cmu? vincent / blast furnace radio 2005-01-13 4:47 PM
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Pittsburgh and Other Sponsors of Warjock Radio Pittsburgh Media Watch 2005-01-13 11:30 AM
Michael Eisner and Shamrock Holding Co. of Israel illegally control Disney ABC. Federal law requires American ownership of American airwaves. Rupert Murdoch controls Fox. Sumner Redstone controls Viacom, CBS etc. (text/plain + 2 comments)

1/17 monday MLK / CMU BBT gathering for peace and concert vincent / blast furnace radio 2005-01-12 10:11 PM
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Sunday: Pgh IMC Video Screenings pgh imc 2005-01-12 2:13 PM
Join us for an afternoon of independent video featuring the DNC2RNC march, the Jan 2003 Pittsburgh Anti-War Convergence, the March 20 mobilization on first anniversary of the war on Iraq, as well as Save Our Transit, People Against Police Violence and other local activism. (text/plain)

Appalachia Apocalypse: The human face of Mountain Justice Summer Bo 2005-01-11 3:16 PM

There is a not only a dreadful ecological toll to Mountain Range Removal--but it has a human face as well. This is a call to action. The picture is of Jeremy Davidson, 3, was killed when a boulder was dislodged by a bulldozer and came crashing through his bedroom from a Mountain Top Removal site. He was crushed in his sleep. The picture was taken by Michael Williamson. (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

Steelers Fans Against the War Etta Cetera 2005-01-10 1:10 PM
For Immediate Release (please spread far and wide) (text/plain + 8 comments)

SOT Harrisburg Trip Photos david 2005-01-06 5:07 PM

A few photos from the January 4, 2005 Save Our Transit Trip to Harrisburg. [video to follow] (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

Public transit riders pester legislative party goers. stephen donahue 2005-01-06 3:28 PM
How gauche! How inappropriate! (text/plain)

A Model for Pittsburgh Transit Resistance? Daniil Kharms 2005-01-05 5:13 PM
This is the latest report on how Chicagoans are dealing with transit difficulties. (text/plain + 8 comments)

Le Pommier Is Naughty to Animals Voices for Animals 2005-01-05 2:24 PM

Local animals rights group, Voices for Animals, protests Le Pommier with a Christmas twist in their ongoing campaign to remove foie gras from all menus in Pittsburgh. (image/jpeg)

(audio) save our transit crashes the party in harrisburgh vincent / blast furnace radio 2005-01-04 11:54 PM
"SAVE OUT TRANSIT" GOES TO HARRISBURGH TO PLEAD FOR AN END TO THE IMPENDING TRANSPOTATION DISASTER IN PITTSBURGHG AND PENNA. (text/plain)

McCarthyism in Morgantown Daniil Kharms 2005-01-03 6:47 PM
An Iranian couple is fired from NIOSH as the PATRIOT act hits Morgantown. (text/plain)

Small band of public transit riders to picket stephen donahue 2005-01-03 1:52 PM
Fight for funding to continue dispite the corporate media attacks on Port Authority workers' wages and benefits (text/plain)

PITTSBURGH-AREA CO. AT CENTER OF GEORGE BUSH "BULGE" CONTROVERSY C L Hallmark 2004-12-27 6:47 PM

George W. Bush apparently is wearing a medical device for "persons at risk of cardiac arrest." It is a LifeVest wearable defibrillator, made by the LifeCor Co., 12 mi. NE of Pittsburgh, in the Ride Industrial Park off Route 28 in Blawnox. He started using it sometime after his January 2002 fainting spell, which was attributed to choking. Based on photos showing him wearing the device, one can conclude the fainting was due to atrial fibrillation (AF), which his father also had. (image/jpeg)

The Recovery of Memory C. 2004-12-22 10:40 PM

RENDELL TOSSES PUBLIC TRANSIT SOME CRUMBS stephen donahue 2004-12-21 1:55 PM
Port Authority to get a $4.7 million band aid (text/plain)

Seeing Blue: A Police-Centered Explanation of Protest Policing radio collective 2004-12-18 6:43 PM
On December 7th, The Pittsburgh Social Movements Forum presented Contention and Repression: An Activist-Academic Dialoge at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Jennifer Earl of the Sociology Dept. at the University of California, Santa Barbara: Seeing Blue: A Police-Centered Explanation of Protest Policing (audio/mpeg)

Public Transit Fare Hikes, Service Cuts and Lay-Offs to start on February 1st david 2004-12-16 5:24 PM

Today, December 16th, the Port Authority Board of Directors settled on a proposal that will raise fares and cut service. It goes into affect on February 1st. (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

(audio) pittsburgh: port authority confronted / rally vincent /blast furnace radio 2004-12-16 5:20 PM
mp3 can be found at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=10643 (text/plain)

U.S. Attorney Drops Ellerbe's Civil Rights Case david meieran 2004-12-15 8:56 PM

On December 13, the US Attorney's office announced that it has dropped the civil rights case concerning Michael Ellerbe, a 12-year old boy who was shot in the back and killed by Pennsylvania State Police in Uniontown on Dec 24, 2002. (image/jpeg)

Indymedia Rustbelt Radio show for Tuesday, December 14, 2004 Pittsburgh IMC Radio Collective 2004-12-15 4:08 AM
A special extended version of Rustbelt Radio: the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's bi-weekly review of the news from the grassroots that the corporate media overlook. On today's show... * Contention and Repression: An Activist-Academic Dialogue at the University of Pittsburgh; and * The Mon-Fayette Expressway, recently given final approval, faces criticism from local residents * and an Interview with Susie Bono, an Activist from San Diego who spent the last few months on the Thai-Burma border. (length 76:54) (audio/mpeg)

Environmentalists Expose "Victoria's Dirty Secret" Michael Croland 2004-12-12 6:47 PM

Victoria's secret mails out 395 million catalogs each year from virgin fiber paper with little or no recycled content (image/jpeg + 6 comments)

(Corrected) Recovery of Memory C 2004-12-11 4:02 PM
Hey, nobody's perfect. (text/plain)

Don't trust anyone over 30 Chris Holm 2004-12-06 7:02 PM
Troubles with 30 year old WYEP and the exortion, payola indie-promotion dilemma. (text/plain + 9 comments)

report on Dec 3rd Sky Bank protest dfgdfg 2004-12-06 2:30 PM
Activists Protest Sky Bank for the 3rd time in as many weeks. Dispute over Janitors firing draws support. (text/plain)

CodePink Buy Nothing Day action cpfp 2004-12-04 1:23 PM

On November 26, twenty people gathered outside Kaufmann's department store Downtown to say "no to consumer spending and to the war." (image/jpeg)

Students for Justice in Palestine to Hold Vigil for Children on December 10 Michael Butler 2004-12-03 11:18 AM
A student group at the University of Pittsburgh is holding a vigil for children who have died in the Israel-Palestine conflict. This is the press release. (text/plain)

County Council Shouting Match over Transit Danny P 2004-12-02 8:15 PM

At the Budget and Finance committee meeting of county council on December 2nd, 2004, the committee decided against having money for Port Authority in the budget they were recommending to the County Council. (image/jpeg + 4 comments)

Indymedia Rustbelt Radio show for Tuesday, November 30, 2004 Pittsburgh IMC Radio Collective 2004-12-02 1:01 AM
Aired at 6pm on WRCT Pittsburgh, 88.3FM, and webcast. Rustbelt Radio is the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's bi-weekly review of the news from the grassroots that the corporate media overlook. On today's show... After the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, we look at Food & Trade Policy Issues in the Developing World; From Portland to Pittsburgh, culture jammers challenge consumerism on the busiest shopping day of the year; and local and global independent news headlines... (audio/mpeg)

School of America's Protest Radio Collective 2004-12-01 12:23 AM
More than 16,000 protestors stood vigil outside Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia last week to protest the School of the Americas. (text/plain)

activists protest Sky Bank hjkhjk 2004-11-30 11:51 AM
Thomas Merton Center targets sky bank in continuing dispute with Sky Bank- short report on Nov. 26th protest/picket (text/plain + 2 comments)

Good-bye public transit stephen donahue 2004-11-29 3:54 PM
PA Legislature adjourns, they tell public transit riders to go to hell. (text/plain)

Transcript excerpts from Amy Goodman speech marie 2004-11-29 2:30 PM
Amy Goodman, this year’s Annual Thomas Merton Award recipient, can be heard every weekday morning at 8am on WRCT, 88.3fm and seen on PCTV 21 every weekday morning live at the same time on Democracy Now. Below are excerpts from the powerful speech she delivered on Thursday, November 18, at the annual Thomas Merton Award dinner. (text/plain)

N24 transit rally photos marie 2004-11-29 2:20 PM

Photos from the November 24 rally to save public transit. (image/jpeg)

March on Ohio Saturday! passerby 2004-11-29 1:40 PM

Democracy in peril! The ball is in YOUR court! (image/jpeg)

Accused WYEP indie promoter under investigation for payola Chris Holm 2004-11-25 12:14 AM
The indie promoter Michele Clark that WYEP will neither confrim or deny being involved with yet appears on her list of stations on her website, is under investigation for payola. (text/plain + 3 comments)

DISGUSTED PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERS TO RALLY DOWNTOWN stephen donahue 2004-11-23 11:20 AM
It is time to initiate DIRECT ACTION FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT (text/plain)

The Fight for Philadelphia Tom Allan 2004-11-22 4:01 PM
A forty minute programe about the 2004 election in Philadelphia. Interviews with activists and volunteers helping to get out the vote, and people in the streets, including homeless voters. Many inspiring stories of people determined to vote. (audio/mpeg)

WRCT "threatened" with boycott Quinten 2004-11-22 2:53 PM
Local college radio station <a href="http://www.wrct.org">WRCT</a> threatened with a boycott for its choice of music. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Amy Goodman "Exception to the Rulers" November Lecture at CMU matt, pgh imc radio 2004-11-22 1:31 PM
Audio from Amy Goodman's lecture given Thursday, November 18 at Carnegie Mellon. 52 minutes, 57 seconds; Availble in mp3 and ogg vorbis formats. (audio/x-ogg)

Dover Area School District to teach "Intelligent Design" david 2004-11-22 2:51 AM
The Dover Area School District has cast a vote against evolutionary theory. (text/html + 9 comments)

Thomas Merton Center Award dinner david 2004-11-20 9:15 PM

Photos from the Thomas Merton Center Award dinner with Amy Goodman. (image/jpeg)

Westminster Update Jeremy Baker 2004-11-18 1:49 PM
An Update from the resistance to the north (text/plain)

Indymedia Rustbelt Radio show for Tuesday, November 16, 2004 Pittsburgh IMC Radio Collective 2004-11-17 5:44 PM
Aired at 6pm on WRCT Pittsburgh, 88.3FM, and webcast. On today's show... post-election protests, students for justice in Palestine at Pitt, election fraud and black box voting, and the transit funding crisis in Pennsylvania. (audio/mpeg)

Newsmaker: Amy Goodman / Merton Award-winning talk show host prefers listening Lillian Thomas 2004-11-15 2:25 PM
Goodman will be in Pittsburgh Thursday to accept the Thomas Merton Award and to talk about her book, "The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers and the Media That Love Them," written with her brother, David Goodman. (text/plain)

from pittsburgh to fallujah vincent / blast furnace radio 2004-11-15 3:31 AM
REFLECTION ABOUT FALLUJAH (text/plain)

Save Our Transit Nov. 4 Pgh Imc Video Collective 2004-11-13 9:23 PM
Video from Nov. 4th Save Our Transit march to the Port Authority hearings at Station Square. (video/quicktime)

100 march through Squirrel Hill despite chilling police repression and rain david 2004-11-13 1:51 PM
100 march through Squirrel Hill despite chilling police repression and rain. (text/plain + 6 comments)

photos from n11 marie 2004-11-12 5:33 PM

More photos from the November 11 Emergency Action to Stop the War following the attack on Falluja. (image/jpeg + 3 comments)

Fallujah aggression protest pictures gwen 2004-11-11 10:44 PM

Pictures of the Fallujah/Anti-war protest in Squirrel Hill on Thursday November 11, 2004. (image/jpeg + 12 comments)

SAVE OUR TRANSIT: SHOW OF FORCE IN HARRISBURGH vincent / blast furnace radio 2004-11-11 3:27 AM
NOV. 10th rally in the pa. capital rotuna (audio/mpeg)

Thursday Anti-War Protest: 5:30pm ghjghk 2004-11-09 6:28 PM
Call to Action: Stop the Assault on Fallujah! What: Emergency Anti-War Protest When: 5:30pm, Thursday, November 11 Where: Forbes and Murray, Squirrel Hill (text/plain + 5 comments)

NEFAC's "Anarchy at Work" Tour Comes to Pittsburgh Jake Schwartz 2004-11-08 4:12 PM
Please join NEFAC members and friends for a discussion on anarchism in the workplace, and organizing for an anti-authoritarian labor movement. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Saving Transit marie 2004-11-08 3:12 PM

Photos from the N4 Save Our Transit rally and march. (image/jpeg)

N6 rally and march marie 2004-11-08 1:33 PM

More photos from the rally and march on N6 (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Justice for Janitors Solidarity rally marie 2004-11-05 2:25 PM

Protesters gathered outside of Center City Tower to demand justice for the janitors who were fired. (image/jpeg)

N3 speeches mp3s Don Deeley 2004-11-05 1:54 AM
Audio of the speeches from the N3 protest and rally. 22:24 total. 8 tracks. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

everyone is out of jail pog 2004-11-04 10:22 PM
everyone is out (text/plain + 8 comments)

N3 Post-Election March marie 2004-11-04 9:42 PM

More photos from the N3 Post-Election rally and march to demand justice at home, real systemic change and an end to war abroad. (image/jpeg)

WYEP's new studio debuted on Indy Media - A follow up Chris Holm 2004-11-04 6:32 PM
Yes you read it here first November 03, and the Post Gazette got around to it roughly 10 days later. (text/plain + 3 comments)

march on saturday class intifada 2004-11-04 10:35 AM
whats up with the rally on saturday? (text/plain + 5 comments)

peppy update kate 2004-11-04 9:57 AM
i received a phone call from peppy this morning at 4 am. (text/plain)

rally and march pictures, plus two from jail solidarity Rachel 2004-11-04 1:08 AM

Photos from the rally and march in Oakland, plus the giant pizza we got at jail solidarity (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Nov. 3rd Protest Photos Chris Schwarzott 2004-11-04 12:31 AM

Post-election rally and march pictures gwen 2004-11-03 11:20 PM

Pictures from the Nov 3rd action. (image/jpeg)

Activists harassed on city street Danny P 2004-11-03 11:01 PM
I was just harassed, threatened with arrest, and accused of terrorism while waiting outside the Allegheny County Jail, waiting in solidarity for the N3 arrestees. (text/plain + 14 comments)

Hunger-Strike Against Ringling Bros. Circus Michael Croland 2004-11-03 10:55 PM

Thirty-plus activists decry animal abuse on Ringling’s opening night. Visit www.circuses.com for more info. (image/jpeg)

arrests tonight in oakland nottahaus 2004-11-03 9:18 PM
two people were arrested near forbes and oakland ave earlier tonight at the 'turn your grief into anger' march. (text/plain)

Protest Against War and For Real Change quinten 2004-11-03 8:03 PM

200 people took over the streets of Oakland today, protesting the War in Iraq, George Bush, and our electoral system. (image/jpeg)

Indymedia Rustbelt Radio show for Tuesday, November 2, 2004 Pittsburgh IMC Radio Collective 2004-11-03 8:11 AM
Aired at 6pm on WRCT Pittsburgh, 88.3FM, and webcast. Welcome to this week's edition of Rustbelt Radio, the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's bi-weekly review of the news from the grassroots that the corporate media overlook. We will be alternating this semester every-other week with Left Out, a talk show that presents news and opinions from a perspective "left out" of the mainstream media. On today's show... * The Critical Mass bike ride is under attack in New York and elsewhere in the US * A scam to trick young voters into changing their voter registration strikes students in Pittsburgh * and the elections: commentary on voting from local activists, and voices from the streets on election day (audio/mpeg)

More Voter Scams PissedOffVoter 2004-11-02 6:51 PM
Received an interesting message on my answering maching - a man claiming to be Bill Clinton reminding me to vote tomorrow... the only problem is that today is election day! (audio/mpeg)

Voter Harrassment Oakland Resident 2004-11-02 12:23 PM
Fake Clinton phone call? (text/html + 8 comments)

POG Dont Just Vote handout pog 2004-11-02 11:51 AM

Celebration of Political Dissent pgh imc video 2004-11-02 11:03 AM
On Saturday, October 23, OPTICS and other groups held a "Celebration of Political Dissent" featuring music, spoken word and performance. (video/quicktime)

Don't Just Vote- Take Action: Action in Shadyside anon 2004-11-02 3:17 AM
Don't Just Vote: Take Action! Shadyside visited by anarchists. (text/plain + 4 comments)

Foie gras force-feeding is frightening, Laforet Michael Croland 2004-11-01 9:27 PM

Voices for Animals carves “no foie gras” in jack-o-lanterns (image/jpeg)

STUDENTS TAKE A STAND ON NOV 3 STUDENTSAGAINSTBUSH 2004-11-01 12:32 PM
ON NOV 3 WALKOUT TO SAY NO TO THE BUSH AGENDA! (text/plain + 9 comments)

Voices for Animals' Halloween Foie Gras Protest PJ McKosky 2004-11-01 1:28 AM

VFA volunteers protest the sale of foie gras at Laforet in Highland Park on October 30, 2004. Using placards and carved pumpkins with an anti-foie gras message, VFA made their first appearance at Laforet as part of their ongoing Foie Gras-Free Pittsburgh campaign. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

PAPV Oct22 Video and Audio PGH IMC 2004-10-30 3:51 PM
Video and audio from PAPV's October 22nd protest. (video/quicktime)

Westminster November 3 Vigil Jeremy Baker 2004-10-29 5:21 PM
We, the Westminster College Green Party feel that no matter which part is elected to the presidency, many of the issues facing our country will continue to go unresolved. (text/plain + 1 comment)

URBAN NEGLECT IN ELECTION 2004 stephen donahue 2004-10-29 1:55 PM
After November 2 our city and our public transit will still be in a shit load of trouble. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Mumia Legal Update mumia legal 2004-10-29 11:40 AM
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an Order on Oct. 19 denying Mumia's legal team's motion for stay of the proceedings on appeal in order to litigate newly discovered facts & issues. This means that the case will continue to move forward federally at the appellate level even though there are issues pending in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas. (text/plain)

Marakay Rogers, Green for attorney General Mike 2004-10-29 1:16 AM
Marakay Rogers' 30 second radio ad. 349Kb. (audio/mpeg)

To the Moon david 2004-10-28 4:47 PM

As the moon dips behind the Earth's umbral shadow, as the solar system goes about its daily grind, voting for Kerry seems so shallow, and Bush, a threat to all humankind. (image/jpeg)

Voter Registration Rolls Swell in PA Quinten 2004-10-27 1:03 PM
Voter registration rolls increased across the state, but not in Allegheny County. Meanwhile, students may have fraudulently had their party enrollment changed in three local counties. (text/html)

blast furnace radio report: save our transit rally at Pitt vincent / blast furnace radio 2004-10-26 12:23 AM
PITT student government holds a rally to save our transit (audio/mpeg)

The Pennsyvania Flag flies amidst the waste of Kerry and Bush Mark Yokim 2004-10-25 7:14 PM

Photos of what happens when political duality can afford to pay rent and the landlord dosen't mind the waste of paper. Look at the Keystone State's FLag in the first picture. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

GSA vs Fundamentalists on Pitt Campus gwen 2004-10-25 3:00 PM
The Chick Publications Fundamentalists staged an anti-Gay protest on Forbes and Bigelow, and were soon met with anti-protesters from GSA. This was still ongoing as of 2:45 pm. (text/plain)

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