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DigameXtra Holiday Schedule- No Issue These Dates:
Posts scheduled for holidays will be posted in the next issue.
– Dec. 25 & 26, Wed. & Thurs., Christmas & St Stephen’s Day
– Jan. 1 & 2, Wed. & Thurs., New Years Day & recovery day.
– Jan. 6, Monday, Epiphany (bridge holiday). Epiphany Day, a national holiday.
Posts scheduled for Wednesday holidays will be posted Tuesday, one day early. Posts scheduled for Thursday holidays will be posted Friday.
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ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER
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Canillas de Aceituno Christmas Party: Sun, 22 Dec
Sunday afternoon will begin with the performance of the flamenco group of Antonio Guerra from 17:00 hours, which will be followed from 17:30 hours by the Zambombada ‘Flamenco Open’, and to close at 19:00 with the charanga ‘And who we are’”. Throughout the afternoon, children can enjoy a spectacular Christmas village installed in the Town Hall Square, plus chocolate with churros.
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Portovelis Market- Vélez-Málaga:
Saturday, 21 Dec. Hours: 5 – 10pm. Plaza de Las Carmelitas.
Stalls, crafts, art and Christmas activities for children.
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Christmas Concerts- Coraxalia multi-national choir are performing a series of Christmas concerts:
– Thursday 19 December 16:00 Mass at San Miguel Church (near Parador) Nerja
– Monday 20 January 18:00, Algarrobo Church
We welcome new singers at any time. We rehearse on Thursdays, 17:30 – 20:00 in the Casa Hermandad de la Cofradia de los Estudiantes, Plaza de los Sastres, 1, CP 29700 Vélez-Málaga, near San Juan Church and the Language School. Parking nearby at the San Francisco market. For more information please contact 657951755 (English) or 653150058 (Spanish).
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BLUCEE REAL ESTATE
BluCee Real Estate and Torre del Mar Food Drive, Toy Collection & Fundraiser, in association with Lux Mundi:
Christmas is fast approaching. We want every child and young person under 18, whose family is currently supplied food bags each month by Lux Mundi, to receive a wrapped, age appropriate toy or gift. Last year we raised just under €2000 and put smiles on many young faces. This year we aim for the same amount. Charity donation tax receipts provided by Lux Mundi. If you would like to assist in these efforts in any way please contact BluCee Real Estate by WhatsApp on 0034 610447527 (Michelle)
Please help us put smiles on the children’s, and parent’s, faces again this Christmas.
BluCee Real Estate have had a fantastic year so far:
50% of our buyers are Spanish which is inline with previous years. The other 50% are made up of buyers from The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom, Germany, America to name a few.
We have attended International property exhibitions in London, Toronto, Birmingham and Warsaw this year. In 2025 we are attending exhibitions in Manchester, Dubai, London, Birmingham, Dublin and The Netherlands.
If you want your property to have maximum exposure, contact us today!
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We are open Monday to Friday 09.30 to 17.30 hrs.
For an appointment outside of our opening times or for one of us to view your property please contact us:
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We cover the whole coast line and inland.
BluCee Real Estate are a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details can be seen every day in the Sponsor’s Section.
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For Sale: New set of street solution ramps ideal for ease of acess to house for mobility scooters etc 15€. Chris, canllas de albaida
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For Sale: Russell Hobbs Good to go Multi Cooker. 6.5L Capacity. 8 Digital Functions: Sealing, Roasting, Sous Vide, Slow Cook, Steaming, Rice, Boiling and Keeping Warm. As new, little use. 30 euros. Keith (Benamargosa)
Can meet at Eroski. Tel: 650698685
email: peakayone at msn dot com Can meet at Eroski. Photo source: [https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9434684]
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For Sale: Sofa, very well preserved (always covered with sheets) 3 -seater sofa with additional extension. Dark grey patterned. 2 seat cushions newly upholstered, all 3 seats extendable, adjustable headrests. The side section can be positioned to the left or right of the sofa. 2 small extra decorative cushions. 250,00 Euro ONO. More pics on request. Natalia, 29790 Benajarafe
WhatsApp +34 686768493 (no calls before 11 am please) or
Email: ndtalido2@gmail.com
No stairs! Easy access to our parking lot. We will meet you up at the CEPSA petrol station in Benajarafe and lead the way to our car park, because not possible by navigation.
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Looking for a German Teacher: Can anyone help me?
I’m looking for a native German teacher in or around Torrox Costa. To teach B1/B2 level to a couple of 14-year-olds and general German to a 7-year-old. They could be in groups with other kids or alone. Thanks, Nick, Torrox Costa. Email: nickbarrett@gmail.com
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News & Articles
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SPAIN
The Government opens sanctions against Airbnb for refusing to eliminate thousands of tourist rental apartments without a licence: {Translation, summary}
– The Ministry of Consumer Affairs continues its crusade against violations of consumer rights in housing matters by enforcing the new holiday rental registrations laws. The department headed by Pablo Bustinduy notified Airbnb this Wednesday of the opening of a disciplinary file for refusing to remove advertisements for unlicensed apartments from its platform. This practice is considered a serious infraction, with penalties of up to 100,000 euros or between four and six times the illicit benefit obtained from it.
– It has been Airbnb itself that has acknowledged being the recipient of this notification, with which it “deeply disagrees” because “We always ask hosts to confirm that they have the necessary permits and that they comply with local regulations before announce themselves.” After the start of the investigation, the General Directorate of Consumer Affairs warned this platform of the “need to imminently remove thousands of advertisements for tourist apartments that contained illicit advertising.”
– Now the investigation period begins and, if it is concluded that there are illicit practices, the General Directorate of Consumer Affairs will propose that the sanction be presented to the General Secretariat, which issues the final resolution. Afterwards, the company has the option of presenting an appeal to Minister Bustinduy, who has the final say.
– The proliferation of residential homes fraudulently intended for rental for tourists has put pressure on prices, especially in large cities and coastal areas. In fact, Consumo points out that unlicensed apartments “are being marketed in different autonomous communities, which could generate injuries or risks to the interests of public.”
– This is one of the three housing procedures that Minister Bustinduy has launched in recent months. Last week, Consumption announced an investigation in to large managers of tourist apartments for possible fraudulent practices, related to impersonating private owners. In October, it did the same with real estate companies that face fines of up to one million euros for collecting illegal commissions. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/economia/gobierno-abre-expediente-sancionador-plataforma-alquiler-turistico-negarse-eliminar-miles-pisos-licencia_1_11909454.html
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Spain fails in social policies- Brussels places Spain at the bottom of the EU for risk of poverty, school dropout, unemployment and social exclusion: {Translation, summary}
– Spain fails in its social policies. That stark picture is what emerges from a report published Wednesday by the European Commission, which places the country at the bottom of the EU for its levels of unemployment, risk of poverty and social exclusion. In fact, only Romania, Greece and Italy have worse records than Spain, a Member State that according to Brussels has “significant risks of social collapse” and that fails in 10 of the 17 indicators analyzed by the Community Executive.
– The Commission uses a “traffic light” to classify this type of situation, in which Spain ranks red for the risk of poverty and social exclusion and school dropout; this level is the most serious. Orange is the category that calls for closer monitoring, this is the rank Spain has for social inequality and the rate of young people who neither study nor work. Finally, Brussels places in yellow the level of unemployment, which although it is improving in recent times still needs a new impetus to be corrected. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5665231/0/espana-falla-politicas-sociales-bruselas-situa-cola-ue-por-pobreza-paro-exclusion-social/
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Koldo García can’t explain to the investigating judge why his personal assets increased 1.5 million between 2020 and 2022: {Translation, summary}
– Koldo García could not explain this Tuesday “off the top of his head” to the Supreme Court (SC) magistrate Leopoldo Puente the reasons why his personal wealth increased by 1.5 million between 2020 and 2022.
– The year of the pandemic the company Soluciones de Gestión – represented by the 
convicted businessman Victor de Aldama – was awarded public contracts to bring masks to Spain for 53 million euros.The investigators suspect that the increase in their income and investments are related to the collection of the alleged bribes paid by Victor de Aldama to obtain these contracts.
– During the instruction of the Koldo case in the National Court, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office in its complaint had documented the “substantial increase” of Koldo García’s finances. They highlighted various cash incomes of unknown origin in his accounts, in those of his wife, Patricia Úriz – also investigated – and in those of his minor daughter, as well as his contributions to mortgages and loans from 2020, in addition to the purchase of three apartments in Benidorm, one of them of 115,000 euros, in the name of his three-year-old daughter and without asking for a mortgage.
Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/koldo-garcia-enreda-ante-juez-porel-incremento-20241218200336-nt.html
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The Supreme Court judge does not believe Ábalos and begins process to charge him with four crimes in the Koldo case: {Translation, summary}
– The magistrate of the Supreme Court Leopoldo Puente, judge in charge of the Koldo case in this court, has issued this Wednesday an order in which he agrees to submit a request to the Congress of Deputies to suspend the immunity of the former Minister of Development José Luis Ábalos, having found against him, from the proceedings carried out so far, “sufficient evidence” of the possible commission of at least four crimes: membership in a criminal organization, influence peddling, bribery and embezzlement. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5665235/0/supremo-pide-congreso-permiso-para-imputar-abalos-por-cuatro-delitos-caso-koldo/
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Pablo Playing Favorites- The Valencian Government denounces that Sánchez injects 300 million into Catalonia while denying direct aid to Valencia for DANA recovery: {Translation, summary}
– The Government of the Valencian Community accuses the Executive of Pedro Sánchez of denying to those affected by the DANA non-refundable aid, through direct transfers, while Catalonia gets a new injection of €300 million for the Cercanías commuter train improvements.
– “This is the greatest evidence that the Government of Sánchez continues to discriminate against the Valencian Community and only governs for Catalonia”, say sources in the government of Carlos Mazón, who accuse Sánchez of ‘null involvement with those affected’. The Ministry of Óscar Puente is going to allocate more funds to renovate the Catalan railway system than to rebuild the Valencian areas affected by the floods”, they say, demanding ‘facts’ and ‘not statements’. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/…
ANDALUCÍA
Moreno admits the collapse of the medical appointment system and offers to call on doctors in other provinces to respond within 72 hours: {Translation, summary}
– “I know that getting an appointment with the family doctor is sometimes desperate,” President of Andalucia, Juan Manuel Moreno said. The president of the Board has admitted the collapse of primary care centers where it takes up to three weeks to obtain a consultation with the doctor through the Salud Responde application.
– Moreno has assured that it is not a personnel problem, but one of “schedule management” and has explained that “sometimes you cannot find an appointment online, but when you go to the health center there are spaces available.” The reason is that some clinics reserve up to 50% of appointments to deal with possible unforeseen events, leaving little room for the citizen to schedule a consultation from one day to the next, or with a margin of a few days. “It is a management failure that we have detected and is being corrected,” he stated.
– The president’s improvement proposal involves limiting the maximum number of appointments that a health center can reserve for unforeseen events to 7%, leaving more spaces available through the internet and by telephone. In addition to this, the Board promises to “increase continuity of care in Primary Care in all districts.”
– This means that all family doctors will be able to work in the afternoons, if they wish, after receiving productivity incentives. It is something that was already done last year and the SAS accounts for 240,000 more hours of patient care, although this did not prevent the collapse of medical appointments and protests due to the delay in waiting.
– The president’s latest proposal means that if a citizen cannot get an appointment through the digital application or by phone, the health center “must respond within 72 hours” either by offering a family doctor who is not yours, but within the same health district; or another doctor available in another health district or even in another Andalusian province who will resolve your query by telephone. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/moreno-admite-colapso-lograr-cita-medica-ofrece-tirar-medicos-provincias-responder-72-horas_1_11892363.html
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Junta de Andalucía withholds EU recovery funds rather than making the improvements the money was intended for, to the detriment of the public: {Translation, summary}
– The Junta de Andalucía managed to execute only half of the programmed investments, and only 23% of the European funds, in the financial year 2023. These are some of the conclusions included in the report of the General Account of the Chamber of Accounts.
– The Chamber of Auditors’ report on the general account of the Regional Government of Andalusia for the year 2023 again points directly to the low execution of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism program (the European funds MRR). Specifically, it is estimated that 926 million euros had been executed at the close of the year under analysis 2023, which represents 38.66% of the 2,397 million euros allocated for the 2021-2023 period.
– Thus, in the conclusions of the report of the General Account of the Chamber of Accounts, the Andalusian Government is asked to expedite the execution of the European MRR funds, which were already the subject of a first warning by this oversight body. “Increase the pace of execution of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism funds so that their execution is guaranteed within the 2021-2026 period. As of December 2023, only 21.97% of the €4,217.5 million allocated to the autonomous community have been executed,” was the second warning issued.
– {I still want to know who is collecting the interest on these unspent millions. Politicians love to spend other people’s money, so why are they holding on to most of it for so long? I smell a rat. -Ed.}
Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/camara-cuentas-cifra-ejecucion-fondos-europeos-junta-20241217132850-nts.html
SEVILLA
Grave Robbers or Satanists? Third wave of cemetery desecrations in Sevilla this autumn: {Translation, summary}
– The rumor runs through the streets of El Viso del Alcor, in Seville, this Tuesday after four graves were desecrated in the cemetery of San Francisco {pic}, located on the outskirts of the municipality. This is not the first act of this type in this town, which has unleashed the fear of some neighbors after learning that these events could be due to satanic practices, “everything suggests that the cause is in a rite, although it is not known what type”.
– After the facts were known on Tuesday, the neighbors have tried to find out if this affects any of their relatives and fear has been unleashed. The mayor of the town, Gabriel Santos Bonilla, explained that “four graves were affected, two of them with external damage and two others with manipulation of the remains”. This was said by the mayor of the municipality in an interview with Canal Sur, where he lamented the “unpleasant” facts and thanked the work of Civil Guard and Local Police. From the City Council decided to “close the cemetery gates during the day” since there were suspicions of tampered graves, “not to let anyone pass through for safety and thus not hinder the investigation.
– The mayor has asserted that these acts “will be tracked”, since it is “the third desecration of graves in the province of Seville so far this fall.” The municipality “has a video surveillance system at all entrances,” explained the mayor, “and through them have been collected data”. Finally, he has detailed that the Civil Guard has collected evidence, fingerprints or any other evidence that could help the investigation”.
– Less than a month ago, on November 26, the City Council of Utrera reported the desecration of about twenty graves between niches and ossuaries, where vandals had come to remove the remains of the graves. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5665185/0/practicas-satanicas-sevilla-profanacion-tumbas/
EUROPE
Netherlands to Prevent Serbia’s Next EU Membership Step:
– The Dutch Foreign Minister, Caspar Veldkamp, has said that the Netherlands will block Serbia’s progression toward European Union accession. The Minister cited concerns related to Serbia’s readiness for the next stage in the membership to the bloc, stressing that Serbia has not made enough progress in the area of rule of law, Schengen.News reports.
“We see that there is insufficient progress in the area of the rule of law in Serbia. At the same time, we see insufficient progress in the relationship between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbia, which also has a clear responsibility there. We see that Serbia is still not sufficiently aligning its foreign policy with EU foreign policy,” said the Dutch Foreign Minister, Caspar Veldkamp.
– Serbia still does not recognise the independence of its neighbouring country, the Republic of Kosovo, which was declared on February 17, 2008. Kosovo also applied for EU membership. Full article: https://schengen.news/netherlands-to-prevent-serbias-next-eu-membership-step/
TECH
DoctorLaptop’s Tips #114 – Windows 11 Tips
– Night Light. This built-in Windows feature allows you to adjust your display to ease eye strain when working on your computer at night or in dark rooms. It works by dimming whites and blues. Type Night Light into your taskbar search box {pic, left}, click on Night Light-System Settings in the left side column. Night Light will open and you can experiment with different settings.
– Shutdown Timer Classic. Especially handy for people that like to fall asleep listening to music, white noise or streaming radio, but don’t want it running all night. This is a small app that allows you to set a timer for shutting down, restarting, hibernating, sleeping or locking your PC. It is completely free and open-source and does not use the internet. Get it directly from the Microsoft Store at this link. Just download the installer file, double click on it from your Downloads list or your Downloads folder, and it installs.
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9ntdg6c9bttw
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Fakebook Hit With More Huge Fines Business Expenses For Exposing User Data: {Translation, summary}
– Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), acting on behalf of the European Union, on Tuesday announced a €251 million fine on Meta for a data protection breach at Facebook that facilitated the hacking of millions of accounts.
– The platform’s security breach was caused by a vulnerability in Facebook’s code, which allowed cybercriminals to exploit the “View As” function, which allows users to view their profile from the outside, as seen by their contacts.
– Due to this bug, the personal data of millions of users, including their full name, contact details, location, place of work, date of birth, religion, gender and even their children’s details, were decrypted by the attackers. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/economia/union-europea-multa-meta-grave-error-permitio-20241218100144-nt.html
FINANCIAL
Government begins to settle accounts with the self-employed- those who earn more than 1,700 euros per month will pay more: {Translation, summary}
– The year 2024 has been the year of adaptation to this radical change in the contributions paid by the self-employed. Now, in the final stretch of the year, the Social Security has accelerated its efforts to audit all self-employed workers through the mass mailing of letters informing them whether they will have to pay more quota, less or whether they will remain the same in this kind of self-employed income tax return. So much so, that the Treasury is being in charge of cross checking the income data of the self-employed with the Social Security.
– Once again, in 2025, the self-employed who will have to pay more contributions will be those who have earned more than 1,700 euros per month. The same happened in 2024.
– Thus, the Government will oblige self-employed workers whose estimated net income from economic activities for 2025 is between 1,700 and 1,850 euros, to pay 350 euros in installments, i.e. 22.68 euros per month more than they paid in 2024.
– The bill goes up for all the following brackets. For example, workers with net income between 2,330 and 2,760 euros will pay 67.22 euros more each month. That is, 826.64 euros more per year. In the case of the self-employed with a net income between 3,620 and 4,050 euros, the contribution increases to 80.85 euros per month, or 960.2 euros more per year. Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2024-12-18/el…
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HOLIDAY SEASON MUSIC VIDEOS
The Clash – Full Concert – 03/08/80 – Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA:
Setlist: {Video Link}
0:00:00 – Clash City Rockers
0:03:43 – Brand New Cadillac
0:05:47 – Safe European Home
0:09:20 – Jimmy Jazz
0:13:31 – London Calling
0:16:57 – Guns of Brixton
0:20:11 – Train In Vain
0:23:28 – White Man
0:27:48 – Koka Kola / I Fought The Law
0:32:00 – Spanish Bombs
0:35:23 – Police And Thieves
0:40:17 – Stay Free
0:43:52 – Julie’s Been Working For The Drug Squad
0:47:08 – Wrong Em Boyo
0:51:12 – Clampdown (incomplete)
0:54:46 – Janie Jones
0:56:50 – Complete Control
1:00:27 – Armageddon Time
1:07:47 – English Civil War / Garageland
1:11:19 – Bank Robber
1:15:00 – Tommy Gun
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Elvis Costello & the Attractions – Full Concert – 05/05/78 – Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA:
Setlist {Video 2 Link}:
0:00:00 – Waiting For The End Of The World
0:03:51 – This Year’s Girl
0:07:02 – No Action
0:09:27 – Less Than Zero
0:12:57 – The Beat
0:16:30 – Party Girl
0:19:23 – (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
0:22:08 – Alison
0:25:08 – Lip Service
0:27:33 – You Belong To Me
0:30:06 – Lipstick Vogue
0:35:06 – Watching The Detectives
0:41:41 – Radio, Radio
0:44:24 – I’m Not Angry
Personnel:
Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve – organ
Bruce Thomas – bass
Pete Thomas – drums
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Cinesur El Ingenio Films schedule: You can find the film schedule at this link. Films tagged as (VOSE) are in the original language with Spanish subtitles.
https://www.cinesur.com/es/cine/mk2-cinesur-el-ingenio
Useful Links, Info & Numbers
2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
Algarrobo
Competa
Malaga
Nerja
Rincon
Torrox
Velez-Málaga
For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga.html
Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html
Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only, Mercadillo de La Cala del Moral- Rincon de la Victoria.
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Nerja Car Boot
Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Services.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112
Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238
Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
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