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WEBCAST MON-WED: 13th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
by Joly MacFie 21 Aug '17

21 Aug '17

Founded in 2005, the Caribbean IGF actually preceded the Tunis Agenda <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunis_Agenda_for_the_Information_Society> that established the global Internet Governance Forum. Monday's session will be technical tutorials. Full plenary sessions commence on Tuesday and continue on Wednesday. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017>On *Monday-Wednesday August 21-23rd 2017* the *Caribbean Telecommunications Union* <http://www.ctu.int/> (CTU) will host the *13th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum <http://www.ctu.int/events/13th-caribbean-internet-governance-forum/>*(CIGF 2017) in Tortola, BVI. CIGF 2017 will address high priority topics, including Cybersecurity, Network Neutrality, Digital Commerce and Local Content and the growing impact of social media on Caribbean society.The event will be webcast live via the *Internet Society Livestream Channel 2 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017>*, and also *facebook <https://www.facebook.com/NetGovCaribbean/>*. Tortola is AST which is the same as NYC (UTC-4). *What: 13th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum <http://www.ctu.int/events/13th-caribbean-internet-governance-forum/>* *Where: Tortola, BVI* *When: Mon-Wed August 21-23 2017 8:45am-4:30pm (12:45-20:30 UTC)* *Agenda:* ** *http://www.ctu.int/wp-content/uploads/2017/Events/August/13th_CIGF/13th-CIGF-Provisional-Agenda-2017-08-20.pdf* *Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/cigf2017>* *Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isocsvg/ <https://www.facebook.com/isocsvg/>* *Twitter: #CIGF2017 http://bit.ly/cigf2017 <http://bit.ly/cigf2017>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9359#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9359#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9359 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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ASIST workshop on 'Conducting successful research'
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 20 Aug '17

20 Aug '17

FYI. A workshop at the Association for Information Science and Technology annual conference, Washington, DC Crystal City Hyatt (Oct. 27-Nov. 1, 2017). Conducting successful research: From problem identification to research and from outcome to translation in the field of information October 27, 2017 Time: 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Samuel K. W. Chu The University of Hong Kong Javed Mostafa The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Caroline Haythornthwaite Syracuse University Hong Huang University of South Florida https://www.asist.org/am17/sessions/conducting-successful-research-from-pro… Abstract for "Conducting Successful Research: From Problem Identification to Research and From Outcome to Translation in the Field of Information": To survive and thrive as a researcher or professorial staff, we need to be productive in our research, and able to publish in high quality conference proceedings and key academic journals. Universities worldwide are now emphasizing on the societal impact of academic research. In order to be successful, productive and influential in their research, it is usually necessary for researchers to know how to propose important research questions, be creative and innovative in seeking research grants, carry out research strategically, write up research results rigorously, and translate research outcomes into a real-world solution. Presenters in this workshop will serve as volunteers in sharing their secrets of success in becoming productive, innovative and/or effective researchers. Apart from learning the theories and ideas on achieving these various outstanding traits of success in research, participants of this workshop will learn how they may upgrade their conference papers into journal articles (e.g., from an ASIS&T paper into a JASIST article). Participants will also have a chance to join a mentorship scheme through this workshop. Through this mentorship scheme, experienced researchers who have published in JASIST (or other top journals) will work with one or more participants to upgrade their conference papers into highly-ranked journals (For details, see https://goo.gl/X9yQNB)

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Quantified Workers in Precarity conference and two book launches.
by Phoebe Moore 18 Aug '17

18 Aug '17

Quantified Workers in Precarity <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/quantified-workers-in-precari…> Conference and Two Book Launches Friday 13 October 2017. Sign up for a ticket on Eventbrite <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quantified-workers-in-precarity-tickets-3644…> *Final event for Dr Moore’s British Academy/Leverhulme project ‘Agility, Work and the Quantified Self’.* *Funded by BA/Leverhulme <http://www.britac.ac.uk/ba-leverhulme-small-research-grants> and Conference of Socialist Economists <http://www.cseweb.org.uk/>* *Email for more information: Dr Phoebe Moore p.moore(a)mdx.ac.uk <p.moore(a)mdx.ac.uk> **and Christiana Rose c.rose@ mdx.ac.uk <http://mdx.ac.uk>. **H*osted by Social Policy Research Centre, *School of Law, Middlesex University* Dr Moore and co-editers Prof Martin Upchurch and Xanthe Whittaker will be launching the book *Humans and machines at work: monitoring, surveillance and automation in contemporary capitalism <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/humans-and-machines-at-work/>* (Palgrave Macmillan, Dynamics of Virtual Work series) and Moore will be launching her monograph *The Quantified Self at Work, in Precarity: Work, Technology and What Counts <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/quantified-self-in-precarity-…> *(Routledge, Advances in Sociology). Like earlier forms of capitalism which taught workers to act like machines, the current wave of digitalised work, which includes tracking technologies, automation and surveillance, means that we work with and alongside machines and have even started to think like computers and to compete against them. Machines largely self-manage, do not complain, do not call in sick and do not make mistakes, but humans do all of these things. Quantification, datafication and platformisation of work via new technologies introduce unprecedented possibilities for stress and a range of symptoms emerging from psychosocial violence (also tracked). The precarity of the modern worker is central to understanding the quantified self at work. Precarity is the purest form of alienation where the worker loses all personal association with the labour she performs. She is dispossessed and location-less in her working life and all value is extracted from her in every aspect of life. Because precarious workers are constantly chasing the next ‘gig’, spatial and temporal consistency in life is largely out of reach. Capital encourages universal communication and machinic devices appear to facilitate this communication within precarious conditions: but only in quantified terms. Thus, anything that cannot be quantified and profiled is rendered incommunicable – meaning it is marked and marginalized, disqualified as human capital, denied privilege, and precarious (Moore and Robinson 2015). Workers are compelled to squeeze every drop of labour-power from our bodies, including work that is seen, or work that has always been measured in Taylorist regimes; and increasingly, work that is unseen, such as attitudes, sentiments, affective and emotional labour. What are the impacts of technological change and precarity on workers? What are we doing about it? Some Project Findings. *Measuring and Tracking Affective and Emotional Labour.* For Moore’s *Work, Agility and the Quantified Self* funded project, working alongside a company in the Netherlands, Dr Moore interviewed; and the project team including Dr Lukasz Piwek carried out surveys; with 30 workers who were given FitBits, RescueTime and daily lifelogging emails where results were aggregated on personalised and shared dashboards, over the course on one year, during a period of corporate merger. The company sought to improve employees’ health and productivity, a project that the company called The Quantified Workplace. Moore did not set up the project, nor consult on it, but worked as lead social scientist alongisde the project. Her findings demonstrate that workers began to take note of affective and emotional labour in ways they had not previously done. While findings showed increased self-awareness and subjective productivity toward the beginning of the project, these tendencies decreased by the end of the project. Findings show an increased sense of autonomy, desire for coaching and support. Interestingly, workers’ sensitivity to privacy increased (email Moore for further information). For the BA/Leverhulme funded project, Dr Moore also carried out field work in car factories and technology centres. Her next project will look at the risks of psycho-social violence and harassment in digitalised working environments. *Note: On 29th August, Claudia Hammond will be speaking about the Quantified Workplace project and interviewed Dr Moore about this project for the documentary ‘Every Step We Take’, on Radio 4 at 9 pm.* *Keynote Speakers* *Dr Phoebe Moore <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/about/> ‘The Quantified Self at Work, in Precarity’* *Prof Rosalind Gill <https://www.city.ac.uk/people/academics/rosalind-gill> ‘The Quantified Selves of Academia’* *Prof Martin Upchurch <http://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/profile/upchurch-m…> ‘Is a Robot after your Job?’* *Plenary Panels and Book Launch Roundtable* Dr Ruth Cain <https://www.kent.ac.uk/law/people/academic/Cain,_Ruth.html> Mental Health: the ‘recovery imperative’ and the new welfare-to-work Dr John Danaher <http://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/staff/john…> Freedom and Domination in Quantified Work Dr Kylie Jarrett <https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/media-studies/our-people/kylie-jarrett> Valuing ’Er Indoors: Quantification, domestic work and digital labour Dr Stevphen Shukaitis <https://www1.essex.ac.uk/ebs/staff/profile.aspx?ID=2745> Knows No Weekend: Class Composition & the Psychological Contract of Cultural Work in Precarious Times Dr Christopher Till <http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/dr-christopher-till/> Precarious work and the energy crisis in semiocapitalism *Prof Sian Moore? Dr Mayo Fuster Morell?* *Book Roundtable: <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/humans-and-machines-at-work/> *Penny Andrews <http://www.pennybphd.com/phd/>, Dr Julie Yujie Chen <https://cuhk.academia.edu/YujieChen>, Dr Alessandro Gandini <https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/people/academic/gandini/gandini.as…>, Dr Winifred Poster, <http://www.winifredposter.com/> Prof Martin Upchurch <http://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/profile/upchurch-m…>, Xanthe Whittaker <https://business.leeds.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/profile/xa…> *This event marks the end of Principle Investigator Dr Phoebe Moore’s BA/Leverhulme project ‘Agility, Work and the Quantified Self’. Project co-investigators will discuss some of the outcomes from the project with Moore: Dr Ian Roper <https://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/profile/roper-ian> and Dr Lukasz Piwek <http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/faculty/lukasz-piwek.html>* *Books Launched: * Quantified Self in Precarity: Work, Technology and What Counts *by Phoebe Moore *(Routledge* Advances in Sociology*) <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/quantified-self-in-precarity-…> *Humans and machines at work: monitoring, surveillance and automation in contemporary capitalism edited by Phoebe Moore, Martin Upchurch, Xanthe Whittaker <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/humans-and-machines-at-work/>* ( <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/quantified-self-in-precarity-…>*Palgrave Dynamics of Virtual Work) <https://phoebevmoore.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/humans-and-machines-at-work/>*

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I've just written about the doxing of the Charlottesville marchers
by David Brake 18 Aug '17

18 Aug '17

Dear all, Inspired by recent events, I have put out a scholarly-ish blog post here http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2017/08/18/the-dangers-of-doxing-… <http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2017/08/18/the-dangers-of-doxing-…> giving three reasons why doxing is toxic (yes, even doxing folks who look like nazis) and suggesting how policy-makers might tackle it. I hope you find it interesting and maybe useful for teaching in the upcoming year. As the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation says in HHGTTG “Share and Enjoy”! -- Dr David Brake, Researcher and Educator http://davidbrake.org/, @drbrake Author of "Sharing Our Lives Online: Risks and Exposure in Social Media” https://www.facebook.com/sharingourlivesonline <https://www.facebook.com/sharingourlivesonline>

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WEBCAST FRI/SAT: Nepal Internet Governance Forum (Nepal IGF)
by Joly MacFie 18 Aug '17

18 Aug '17

They ha ve just broken for lunch on Day 1 in Kathmandu., Video is so so and we have had hiccups on slides, but audio (including translation) is very good, as is the discussion. Some great sessions coming up - trust, digital cash, accessibility, rights and freedom of expression, Only the main hall is online.. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/NepalIGF>On *Fri/Sat August 18-19 2017* the *Nepal Internet Governance Forum <http://igf.org.np/>* (Nepal IGF) will be held in Kathmandu. The theme this year is '*Building Sustainable Internet Ecosystem in Nepal*'. Remote participation is available via A*dobe Connect* <http://apnic.adobeconnect.com/npigf2017/>. The event will be webcast live via the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/NepalIGF>*. Kathmandu is UTC+5.75 (9:45 ahead of NYC) *What: 2017 Nepal Internet Governance Forum <http://igf.org.np/> (NepalIGF)* *Where: Hotel Yellow Pagoda, Kathmandu* *When: Fri/Sat August 18-19 2017* *Agenda: http://isoc-ny.org/nepaligf/2017/Nepal_IGF_Agenda.pdf <http://isoc-ny.org/nepaligf/2017/Nepal_IGF_Agenda.pdf>* *Adobe Connect: http://apnic.adobeconnect.com/npigf2017/ <http://apnic.adobeconnect.com/npigf2017/>* *Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/NepalIGF <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/NepalIGF>* *Twitter: #nepaligf http://bit.ly/nepaligf <http://bit.ly/nepaligf>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9352#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9352#comments> *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9352 - -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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New book: Discourses of Social Media. Public, Political and Media Issues.
by Philippa Smith 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

(Apologies for cross-posting) · For those AOIRs who have inquired about/are interested in the ways in which digital communication and social media affect political and journalistic practice, and vice versa, please see this book just released last week. My colleague Helen Sissons and I have a chapter included that looks at the comments section of news websites as interactive spaces. BURGER Marcel, Joanna THORNBORROW & Richard FITZGERALD (eds.) (2017), Discours des réseaux sociaux. Enjeux publics, politiques et médiatiques. Discourses of Social Media. Public, Political and Media Issues. Bruxelles: DeBoeck. Available here: http://www.deboecksuperieur.com/ouvrage/9782807306028-discours-des-reseaux-…. There are chapters in both English and French. Below are excerpts about the book from the editors: "Using a range of theories and approaches from sociolinguistics, interaction analysis, conversation and discourse analysis, and multimodal semiotic analysis, all the contributors to the book analyze the relationship between interactive environments and social interactions. In particular, they explore how social media users represent and construct space and place as object and context, and they address questions that include: What kinds of places and spaces are being constructed through digital communication and for what purposes? How are these relations between virtual, digital and real, concrete environments being managed in locally situated interactions? With what kind of linguistic markers and resources, and according to what stakes?... The chapters in this book combine both practical considerations, as for instance, in their observations of platform users' discursive actions, as well as addressing ethical and anthropological issues, as for instance in their analysis of the consequences of those actions in both 'virtual' and 'real' environments. " · Also, for a closer look at how news organisations cope with digital technology issues, please see this article we have also published: Smith, P. and Sissons. H. (2016). Social media and a case of mistaken identity: A newspaper's response to journalistic error. Journalism:Theory, Practice and Criticism. 15 December 2016 online issue http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1464884916683551 Kind regards Philippa Smith [AUT]<https://www.aut.ac.nz/> Philippa Smith Senior Lecturer ICDC Auckland University of Technology Auckland NEW ZEALAND [QS rankings]<https://www.aut.ac.nz/qs> [Facebook]<https://www.aut.ac.nz/facebook>[Twitter]<https://www.aut.ac.nz/twitter>[YouTube]<https://www.aut.ac.nz/youtube> P 09 921 9999 ext 8276 E philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz<mailto:philippa.smith@aut.ac.nz> W aut.ac.nz<https://www.aut.ac.nz/> [https://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/571817/teal-strip.gif]

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[University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication] 5 TT Positions
by Seungahn Nah 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

****Apologies for cross-posting***** The School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon is seeking five tenure-track faculty members to join our nationally recognized program that emphasizes experiential learning, strategic thinking, and a commitment to social progress and diversity. We are accepting applications now for the following positions: https://journalism.uoregon.edu/ttf-jobs/ *Tenure-Track Professor of Science/Environment Communication (Open Rank)* <http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/520585/assistant-or-associate-profe…>: We are seeking a researcher and teacher with professional experience in science communication to help lead the SOJC’s efforts to increase the public’s understanding of science through research, teaching, and experiential learning. *Application deadline: November 1, 2017* *Assistant Professor of Social Media Data Analytics* <http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/520586/assistant-professor-of-socia…>: The ideal candidate will have professional experience in public relations, advertising, or strategic communication and will be poised to help position the SOJC at the forefront of research in social media analysis and digital strategy. *Application deadline: October 2, 2017* *Assistant Professor of Media and Intersectionality* <http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/520582/assistant-professor-of-media…>: We’re looking for a candidate with a well-defined research agenda and published work on the intersections of diversity and inclusion—how media and communication influence, and are influenced by, such factors as ethnicity, class, gender, and identity. *Application deadline: October 2, 2017* *Assistant Professor of Media Studies—Games Studies* <http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/520583/assistant-professor-of-media…>: We are seeking tenure-track applicants in media studies, with an emphasis in game studies and issues related to digital media and society. The ideal candidate will be poised to help position the SOJC at the forefront of game and digital studies research. *Application deadline: October 2, 2017* *Assistant Professor of Media Studies—Global Media, Technology and Social Justice* <http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/520584/assistant-professor-of-media…>: We seek an expert in global media and technology studies with an emphasis on social justice. The ideal candidate will have experience in securing grants from government and private sources and in teaching undergraduate courses in global media studies and social justice topics. *Application deadline: October 2, 2017* All the best, SEUNGAHN ********************************************* SEUNGAHN NAH, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs & Research School of Journalism & Communication University of Oregon journalism.uoregon.edu snah(a)uoregon.edu || 541-346-2101 (office) President (2015-2017) Korean American Communication Association (KACA) <seungahn.nah(a)uky.edu>

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Call for Papers: Reframing 'Fake News: Architectures, Influence and Automation
by Victoria Nash 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Policy and Internet<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1944-2866>, the first major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal investigating the impact of the Internet on public policy, is inviting submissions for a special issue on "fake news" to be published in September 2018. The paper submission deadline is 31 October 2017. The relevance of 'fake news' as it concerns platforms, data, and politics is rising across the internet-related disciplines. Before solutions are further engaged with, however, we feel that a special call is warranted to assemble a collection of cross-disciplinary research to better frame the underlying problems. This special issue seeks to explore key factors (e.g., design choices, data practices, or other policy/regulatory factors) that increase the susceptibility of modern information environments to dis/misinformation, external manipulation, and artificial discourse shaping. More details here: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news/releases/call-for-papers-policy-and-internet-… but if you have any questions, feel free to email me. Dr Victoria Nash Deputy Director Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/

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Researcher in Tech/Law/Society @ Cambridge, UK (closing soon!)
by Jat Singh 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

(Just a reminder as applications close Aug 21) Researcher in Emerging Technology and Law/Society Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge Applications are invited for a Research Associate to join a new, interdisciplinary team to explore the technical-legal aspects of information technologies. The role is to explore the gaps and challenges of emerging technology, law, policy and societal expectations, and how these can be better aligned. A focus of the broader team is on technical ways forward. We welcome applicants from a wide-range of backgrounds. This includes those from law or the relevant social-sciences that have considered technological issues, or those with a computer science/engineering background in related areas, such as security, privacy, trust, transparency, bias/fairness, etc. For further details please see: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/14395/ And please pass to anyone that may be interested. Thanks! (PS we’ve a more technical/CS role for the same team: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/14422/) -------------------------------------- Jatinder Singh Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~js573

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PhD workshop: Social activism and the digital
by Anders Fagerjord 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Dear fellow internet researchers, The Centre for Research on Media Innovations and the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo are happy to invite you to a Ph.d. workshop: Title: Social activism and the digital Coordinator: Stefania Milan, University of Amsterdam and University of Oslo Time: 5-6 September, 2017 Place: University of Oslo Stefania Milan’s research explores the interplay between technologies and participation, and activism and social movements in particular, cyberspace governance, and data epistemologies. She is the founder of the Data J Lab (currently in transition to UvA, and largely inactive) and the Principal Investigator of the DATACTIVE project, funded through a Starting Grant of the European Research Council Program: Civil engagement, social movements and political participation have dramatically changed since the diffusion of the internet, and of social media in particular. The way people come together, mobilize and protest have progressively embedded various elements of the ‘digital’—often at the pace of technological innovation, and sometimes even anticipating it. If we fast-forwarding today’s digital environment, the so-called Internet of Things, with its sensors and “smart devices”, may multiply both possibilities and risks for citizens willing to engage in radical politics. This PhD workshop will work with both theory and real-world case studies to explore activism and civic engagement in the digital age through the lens of technology and technology-enabled collective action. It will take media (e.g., social movement websites, citizen journalism, online campaigning…) and technology (e.g., social media platforms, mobile apps, sensors…) as starting point, to investigate social and organizational dynamics such as the individual/collective tension and tactical repertoires as they evolve in interaction with software and information. The workshop will also touch upon contemporary challenges to digital activism such as censorship, content filtering and online surveillance, and forms of resistance such as circumvention tools. Finally, methodological and ethical issues of studying activism and the digital today will be addressed. Preparations and expectations: Participants are expected to submit 3 days in advance (2nd September) a short outline of 1-2 pages detailing their research questions or work in progress, to help the teacher shape the workshop according to the student needs and interest. A reading list will be distributed in advance; students are expected to spend about 12 hours to prepare for the workshop. Deadline for signing up: 25th August. Sign up: Email Elisabeth Quarre Eggen; e.q.eggen(a)media.uio.no http://www.uio.no/for-ansatte/enhetssider/hf/imk/arrangementer/2017/phd-wor…

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