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LONG STREET

Rent­a­cop for partiesNICOLE MCCAIN

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Long Street business ownersare banding together to makethe popular night spot safer.

This as a group of about a dozenbusinesses are funding dedicatedlaw enforcement officers for thestreet.Randolf Jorberg, a business own-

er and chairperson of the LongStreet Business Owners Associa-tion – which is in the process of be-ing established, says the “rent-a-cop” officers have already broughtimprovements.“It’s a big change. Already some

of the hotspots have shown im-provement,” he says.

“We’re looking forward to thelong-term implications.”Long Street is quite possibly the

city’s most popular after-hours en-tertainment destination as itdraws tens of thousands of people,particularly over the weekend,says Muneeb Hendricks, safetyand security manager of the CapeTown Central City ImprovementDistrict (CCID).“As you would find in many cit-

ies across the globe, areas such asthese can become easily prone toopportunistic criminal activity –frompickpocketing to the sellingofillegal drugs.“The incidents that occur in

Long Street are mostly bylaw con-traventions which fall outside the

powers of a normal security offi-cer, such as the public safety offi-cers deployed by the CCID,” hesays.These include drinking in pub-

lic, illegal dumping and aggressivebegging.“The aim is to inculcate a culture

of law abidance to the minor offen-ces and in doing this one automati-cally minimises the more seriousoffence,” Hendricks says.The rent-a-cop project will con-

tribute to a visible law enforce-ment presence, Hendricks be-lieves.“Additional law enforcement

will assist to up the level of visibili-ty on street level, boosting the con-fidence of partygoers in terms of

their safety, while at the same timemaking possible criminals thinktwice about attempting crime,” hesays.Law enforcement members also

have the authority to issue fines, sothey are able to regulate traffic,deal with non-compliant parkersand issue fines to sedan taxis thatare not abiding by the Road TrafficAct.They are also able to conduct

stopand searchoperations, search-ing for dangerousweapons and sto-len items, Hendricks explains.Jorberg hopes that with the es-

tablishment of the association,members will commit to fundingthe law enforcement officers on apermanent basis.

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New chief after ‘best move ever’TIYESE JERANJI

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The TwoOceansAquarium is en-tering a new era in leadership.Michael Farquhar, the current

curator, has been appointed as thenewCEO, andMarykeMussonwill

take over the reins from Farquharas the Aquarium’s curator.Farquhar started at the Two

Oceans Aquarium as a volunteerwith no intention of working forthe organisation.However, in 1997,he was offered a position as theaquarist in charge of the OceanBasket kelp forest exhibit, the pen-guin exhibit and water quality. Hehasn’t looked back since.“Itwas thebestmove I could ever

have made!” says Farquhar.Shortly after his appointment,

he became the Aquarium’s opera-tions manager and in 2003 he wasappointedas the curator. In this po-sition he was involved with theplan, design and construction ofnew exhibits, as well as leading ateam of dedicated aquarists.“I am delighted and honoured to

be given the opportunity to lead anincredible team which runs aworld-class aquarium,” says Far-quhar.Musson holds various degrees,

including in Fisheries Sciences,Marine Biology and Zoology, and

has experience in business man-agement, consulting and research.She joined the Aquarium build-

ing team in 1995. She left a fewyears later and pursued a career inaquaculture, returning briefly tothe Aquarium in 2013.“One of the things that excite me

most about returning to theAquar-ium is the opportunity to tell sto-ries, to challenge visitors and tochange their behaviour in one wayor another,” she says.Dr Patrick Garratt retired as

CEOat the beginning of December.Hismemoir,Crazy: adventures of amarine biologist, details his careerwhich started as a commercialfisherman in 1976.“As time went by I was increas-

ingly enthralled by the world ofaquariums. They are a wonderfulmix of science, technology and art.An aquarium is the best place inthe world to work,” says Garratt.Farquhar says the Aquarium is

on the brink of a significant expan-sion when a new large exhibitopens early next year.

Michael Farquhar will be taking over from Dr Patrick Garratt as the CEO ofthe Two Oceans Aquarium. Farquhar says he started working permanentlyat the Aquarium in 1997 in “the best move I could ever have made”.

Maryke Musson is the new curatorof the Two Oceans Aquarium.

Traffic plan onbig beach daysThe City’s transport authority and trafficservice are replacing gridlock withqueues of cars in an effort to streamlinethe influx of beachgoers to the AtlanticSeaboard.In this way they plan to “actively man-

age” the thousands of cars going to beach-es on the Atlantic Seaboard on the publicholidays around Christmas and NewYear.In previous years 26 December and 1

January saw gridlock conditions in SeaPoint, Bantry Bay, Clifton and CampsBay.The best bet for visitors will be to park

their cars in the city centre or foreshorearea and to use MyCiTi buses or otherpublic transport to reach the beaches, be-cause public transport will get first ac-cess.All traffic will be managed at main en-

try points to the Atlantic Seaboard onthese two busiest days from 09:30 until atleast 19:00.This will happen at the corner of Main

and Glengariff roads in Sea Point, alongHelen Suzman Boulevard and BeachRoad in Green Point, at the corner of Re-gent andQueens roads in SeaPoint, at the

intersection of Lower Kloof and Kloofroads in Camps Bay, at the corner of Vic-toria and Houghton roads in Camps Bayand at the top of Kloof Nek Road near Ta-felberg Road.By closing one lane on each of these

roads and stopping traffic at intervals,the City will ensure that a limited num-ber of cars at a time access the AtlanticSeaboard.KloofNekRoad is excluded, be-cause it narrows into one lane near Belle-vue Street.MyCiTi buses, minibus taxis, coaches

and chartered public transport will re-ceive preference at these points. Privatecars will have to wait their turn to accessthe Atlantic Seaboard, so motoristsshould anticipate that queues will format these points.Visitors should expect “significant de-

lays” at the control points on those days,the City says in a statement.. In addition, visitors to Table Mountainare strongly advised to make use of theMyCiTi bus. Passengers can expect a buson the Table Mountain service every 10minutes, with the service starting at 07:00and the last bus departing from theLowerCable Station at 19:00.

V&A branches out to CBDThe R700m first phase of a new “district”at the V&A Waterfront is underway, witha head office for BritishAmerican TobaccoSouth Africa (BAT South Africa) as thefirst project.Totalling 75 000m² (or 7.6 hectares), the

mixed-use Canal District straddles bothsides of Dock Road. The V&AWaterfront’sacquisition of the Amway and Queen’s Ho-tel buildings last year gives it a connectionto Buitengracht Street.The Canal District ties into the arterial

route that connects the city centre to theV&AWaterfront, and into the main pedes-trian route that runs along Dock Road.David Green, CEO of the V&A Water-

front, says demand for commercial spaceat the V&A Waterfront is driving develop-ment. “This district is also a piece in the

jigsaw puzzle that provides a seamless linkto the CTICC and Cape Town’s CBD.”With a canal at its heart, as well as a new

urban park incorporating the remnants ofthehistoricalAmsterdamBattery, theCanalDistrict is essentially the first point of con-tactwith theV&AWaterfront for visitors en-tering the property from the city centre.The first building, Amsterdam House, is

divided into two at the centre, with the mul-tinational BAT South Africa occupying8000m² in the south wing.Aswith all otherV&AWaterfront develop-

ments,AmsterdamHousehas beendesignedaccording to best practice green design prin-ciples, and is intended to achieve a mini-mum 5-star green rating. Completion of Am-sterdam House and the car park is expectedby November.

A R700m development is planned for the V&A Waterfront and will help connect the Water­front to the city centre.

From 14 to 20December RichardKnoetze of Braaipo-lar will be attempt-ing to beat theGuinness WorldRecord for thelongest timed braaimarathon (120hours or five daysnon-stop) unaidedby a single person.In another world

record attempt,Pieter van Dalenand BraaiBoy willbe attempting thefour-day teamchallenge and braaifor 96 hoursstraight.V Visit www.braaipo­lar.co.za for more info.

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TABLE MOUNTAIN

App or drone for hikersTechnology may be introduced to help

with safety on Table Mountain.This as the Table Mountain Safety Fo-

rum considers the possible developmentor use of an app or drones for surveillance,tracking and identification of suspects.The regenerated forum says in a state-

ment it has seen safety concerns in TableMountainNational Parkaddressed in a co-operative way by all authorities responsi-ble for safety in the park, as well as by alarge subsection of interest and usergroups operating daily on Table Moun-tain.Since the beginning of the year, safety

incidents around Table Mountain re-newed public interest in the authorities’attempts to curb and prevent crime.The relaunched forum comprises repre-

sentatives from Sanparks, police, the pro-vincial government, theCity of CapeTown

and its law enforcement operations, cityimprovement districts, Cape Town tour-ism bodies and various user groups. Itmeets on a monthly basis to improve thesafety of all mountain users.This approach has already resulted in

increased visible policing on the moun-tain as a whole, as well as faster and morecoordinated responses to incidents on themountain.A standard operating procedure is in

place for all the relevant law enforcementagencies with a joint operational controlcentre instituted for efficient detection, re-sponseandmonitoringof safety-related in-cidents stretching the entire Table Moun-tain National Park.The cooperative approachhas seenall 14

police station commanders bordering theTable Mountain National Park, Sanparksrangers, metro police, City law enforce-

ment and partnering safety organisa-tions remain in constant communicationto report and address risks to safety.Sanparks still has a 24-hour patrol op-

erating inTableMountainNational Parkwith more than 150 rangers patrollingduring the day, as well as a smaller nightpatrol unit, supported by service dogs.The police, metro police and City law

enforcement have also increased theirpatrols on the mountain, on foot, onhorseback and in all-terrain vehicles.The forum is heavily dependent on the

time, expertise and input of the interestand user groups currently serving on theforum to remain in touch with the needsof communities using the mountain.They are now calling on visitors to themountain to take responsibility for theirown immediate safety and the safety ofthose around them.

Web at library frustrates readersSlow internet connectivity at theCentral Li-brary is under investigation.Belinda Walker, mayoral committee

member for community services and spe-cial projects, confirms the City of CapeTownhas experienced slow connectivity forthe last two months.Regular library users have complained

about a lack of working computers, as wellas slow internet connectivity. Up to a thirdof the computers are not working and con-

necting to a webpage can take more than 10minutes, one library user says.“Bandwidth is impacted as all public Wi-

Fi is funnelled over the broadband internetlink, and there is no means to manage thenumber of consecutive users at any giventime, which slows down the internet,”Walker says. Only four of the 78 computersare not working, she says. These are in theprocess of being repaired and this will bedone in March next year.

DESMOND AND THE PLAYERS: The members of the Izivunguvun­gu Youth Band were joined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and ReverendMpho Tutu at a concert in the V&A Waterfront. The band was invitedto perform at a recent charity event attended by the Archbishop, whodanced with the musicians as they performed Shosholoza. The Izivun­guvungu project recruits young people from Ocean View, Masiphumele­le and Redhill to learn sailing, music and general life skills to preparethem for a brighter future. More than 200 youngsters from the ageof 10 to 25 are involved. The band will perform its lively music, pluscarols, at the Fish Hoek Beach Restaurant on Saturday from 15:00 andat the Jubilee Square Restaurant on Sunday at 17:00. For more informa­tion contact Mike Oldham on 082 445 6857.

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Rain dance has been perfectedLOUISA STEYL

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A group of local performers are amongthose currently bringing the iconic Sin-

gin’ in the Rain to life on the Artscape stage.Although the story was made famous by

Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in the 1952MGMmovie,Singin’ in theRain is set in 1927and follows the first Hollywood musical,whenmoviesmoved from a silent realm andfound their voice.Camps Bay’s Anton Luitingh is the pro-

duction’s resident director and says: “I haveloved working on this production, becausewhilst the show deals with a specific time inHollywood history, and is clearly a periodpiece, there is still much that is relevant toour industry today.”At its heart though, Anton says, Singin’ in

the Rain is a love story. He describes it as“a feel-good musical about delirious happi-ness, a homage to the movies, the chemistrybetween friends and a celebration of the joysof life.”Mila de Biaggi from Bantry Bay plays the

Broadway Ballet Girl. Originally played byCyd Charisse, the sexy, sassy character ap-pears in one of the production’s more iconicscenes when the character Cosmo is tryingto “sell” his ideas.“Cyd Charisse was the top dancer in her

day,” Mila says, adding that she used Cyd asamentor and guide, but understands the im-portance of making the character her own.“I believe a top priority of mine is keeping

the role of the character and the story as realas possible.”Cosmo, a character who heads to Holly-

wood almost on the coat tails of his bestfriend, Don Lockwood, a star of the silentmovie era, is brought to life by Cape Town’sSteven van Wyk.“Cosmo Brown is a character I grew up

with, having watched the film since child-hoodwith near religious reverence,” Stevensays.“Although he comes across as the court

jester, I think deep down he knows he’s real-ly the brains of the operation with Don.”Steven tried to make the character his

own by finding common ground, which itturns out was easy for him, as he relates to

Cosmo on many levels.Another local in the cast is Camps Bay’s

Duane Alexander. He is also the alternateDon Lockwood.“It’s a great pleasure and lots of fun to play

this iconic role,” he says, adding that itcomeswith its own challenges, like the pres-sure of living up to Gene Kelly’s version ofthe role.

“I just try to be as honest, warm and sin-cere as possible and hope that it brings somebalance to the other vivid characters in theshow.”Many of the cast members have toured in-

ternationally before bringing Singin’ in theRain to Cape Town.Steven says audiences responded differ-

ently to each of the characters in differentparts of the world. “It was fascinating howaudiences responded differently in the vari-ous cities.”A special memory for him is performing

the show alongside sign-language interpret-ers at a show for the hearing impaired inNew Zealand. “The amount of research andrehearsal thatwent intowhat they did reallymoved me.”“We even got some fans from previous

shows who flew all the way to Hong Kongto see us perform,” Mila points out, addingthat many fans spoiled them with gifts orshowed them their cities.While being showered with rain in the

production comes part and parcel when be-ing involvedwith Singin’ in the Rain, Duanesays: “We have a super team of techniciansand crew on this production so there havebeen very few technical hiccups, but the wa-ter and rain element does add a whole newdimension and causes some crazymishaps.”That being said, Anton says they’ve had

lots of time to “polish the show to perfectionoverseas”. “Cape Town audiences are in fora massive treat!”“This show is beautiful – the music, the

set, the lighting, the performers and, ofcourse, having rain on stage ismagical,”Mi-la adds.V Singin’ in the Rain will be at the Artscape OperaHouse until Sunday 10 January and tickets are availa­ble at Computicket. The first three rows of the stalls(A to C) are designated as the “splash zone” wherethere is a strong chance of a shower.

From left: Anne Power, Mila de Biaggi, Steven van Wyk, Grant Almirall and Thalia Burt in ascene from Singin’ in the Rain. PHOTO: HAGEN HOPKINS

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ATM ROBBERS CHASED DOWN: Two suspects, aged 27 and 29, were arrested in StJames Road, Sea Point on charges of attempted murder, robbery and reckless ornegligent driving. The two suspects were monitored by police after they were seenacting suspiciously close to an ATM in Beach Road, Sea Point. They were observedrobbing someone of a bank card and fleeing the scene in a VW Polo. In their effort toescape they attempted to run over a police officer. Their involvement in card skimmingis being investigated.

SEA POINT

Streets nowpatrolled 24 hoursSecurity will be on Sea Point’s streets 24

hours a day, as the Sea Point, Fresnayeand Bantry Bay Ratepayers’ Association’s“crime and grime” initiative launches anight shift.The security presence has clocked a total

of 6000 hours of visible and responsive secu-rity presence through the ProExec Segwaypatrols since August.Adding the night shift is crucial to tack-

ling crime as it increases security presenceat critical times, says the Association’s co-ordinator Toni van Eyssen.

The initiative’s cleaning service, Straat-werk, has collected 812 bags of rubbish overand above those collected by the City ofCape Town. Residents and visitors on thepromenade used 6425 doggy poop bags.“It is important to remind all those in-

volved that this is a multiphase project ofwhich we are only a third of the way intothe first phase.“The goals of the first phase will properly

be met once we have 90% participation ratefrom the residents of Beach Road and tribu-taries,” she says.

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As the year draws to a close, Peo-ple’s Post takes a lookat someof thebreaking news in 2015.

January. Drowning incidents over the

festive season dropped remarka-bly, with Camps Bay recording nodrownings compared to three inthe previous festive period.

. The Green Point Ratepayers’Association releases numbersfromHeritageWestern Cape show-ing that over 300 provincial heri-tage buildings were demolished in16 months.

. Social media postings claimTable Mountain has seen moredeaths in the last century thanMount Everest.However, the South African

MountainAccidentsDatabase saysthe two mountains cannot be com-pared.

February. A derelict building at Cape

Town station is dubbed a crimehotspot by police. The building fellinto disrepair after funding for anupgrade in 2010 fell through.

. A public participation processis launched based on a proposal toupgrade the area around Clifton4th Beach. The proposal suggeststhe sale of land for the possible de-velopment of a three-storey park-ing lot and over 25 000m² of retailspace.

. The former Tulip hotel is de-molished to make way for the de-velopment of two hotels.

March. The Tana Baru Cemetery is in

urgent need of a security boost fol-lowing reports of vagrancy, theft,drug trade and prostitution.

. A new leasing system is inves-

tigated for traders at the Grand Pa-rade, after the current system,which sees the site leased to five or-ganisations and then sublet, is putunder review.

. Aderelict farmhouse inHiggo-vale, the source of numerous safetycomplaints, is put up for sale in thehope of attracting a residential de-velopment.

April. Fencing is installed around

the road reserve at the intersectionof BurnsideRoad following numer-ous complaints of drinking, fight-ing and littering on the site.

. A vacant plot is flagged as adanger to Trafalgar High Schoolpupils. The site, which houses over30 street people, is linked to drugdealing and dumping.

. A recommendation is made bythe City of Cape Town to have SeaPoint graded as a Grade 3A heri-tage resource.

May. Sea Point police are pitted

against law enforcement over thearea’s alcohol trade, after concernsare raised that no fines to liquoroutlets have been issued by the po-lice since January.

. Reports of prostitution onLong Street grow following a num-ber of complaints from public sec-tor forums and safety and securityroleplayers.

. Vagrancy and dumping createa fire risk at the kramat in Oudek-raal, as witnessed in nine fires insix months.

June. A traffic impact assessment,

done as part of the rezoning appli-cation for the stadium, finds thatalthough the development of the

stadium can be accommodated onthe existing road infrastructure,the development of other sites aswell as the stadiumwould increasecongestion.

. About 35 buildings are ear-marked for demolition in thedevel-opment of the Somerset precinct aspart of the provincial govern-ment’s plan to redevelop it.

. A joint solution is sought toprevent illegal parking along Sig-nal Hill Road as an influx of hikersduring events or goodweather lim-its emergency access to Lion’sHead.

July. Renovations begin to trans-

form a heritage building at 81 DorpStreet in Bo-Kaap into an earlylearning centre after it was de-clared a problem building site.

. A District Six victim supportcentre, the Trauma Centre, callsfor a commission of inquiry into ef-forts to end gang violence in theprovince.

. Three suspects are arrestedfollowing an investigation break-through by the Sea Point police ina spate of house burglaries.

August:. A shortage of officers at the

Sea Point police station sees the ar-ea only able to run one vehicle onsome days.There is also an estimated short-

age of 15 detectives.. The first licence plate recogni-

tion cameras are installed in Ban-try Bay, as part of a system run-ning across the Sea Point area.

.Warwick Mansions, a GreenPoint heritage building, is to be in-corporated into a multi-storey de-velopmentwhile retaining all of itshistorical features.

September. City Bowl residents are

warned to be vigilant after a num-ber of hijackings in the area overtwo months.

. Aplan is to be developed by Izi-ko Museums of South Africa tocare for its heritage and otherbuildings which will enable the or-ganisation to prioritise themainte-nance of these buildings.

. Security measures are addedto the awarding of beach tradingpermits, including voluntary back-ground checks.

October. Tests are to be carried out by

by theCouncil forScientific and In-dustrial Research on the City ofCape Town’s marine sewage out-fall sites, as part of an investiga-tion of the City’s permit applica-tion for the pipes.

. Six CCTV cameras are in-stalled along the Sea Point prome-nade to monitor crime hotspotsand parking areas. The installa-tion costs about R500 000.

. Historical granite curbs are in-corporated and preserved in aproject to build bump-outs acrossthe CBD.

November. Thousands of District Six

claimants march to the mayor’s of-fice, complaining about a lack oftransparency in the restitutionprocess.

. The French School of CapeTown is recognised at the Efficien-cy Forum Awards for the eco-friendly remodelling of the school.

.A pilot project by the CapeTown Central City ImprovementDistrict to bring healthcare tostreet people proves successful.

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A five-time world karate champion is thePeople’s Post Let’s Play Sport Star ofthe Year.

Tasneem Cozyn (18), who was a matricu-lant at Muizenberg High School this year,was chosen from the six monthly winners ofthe competition.

Tasneem excels in Kimura Shukokai In-ternational karate and has been a worldchampion five times. She became the nation-al senior women’s u.21 champion in May andhas earned her senior Protea colours. Shehas also had junior Protea colours for sixyears.

She was announced as the overall winnerat the People’s Post Let’s Play awards cere-mony at the Belville Golf Club on Tuesdaylast week.

Well-known sport personality and com-

mentator Jeremy Fredericks was the MCand guest speaker. He reminded the finaliststhat they should continue with their hardwork.

“It is only through dedication, devotion,discipline and determination that one cantruly excel at the highest level in the worldof sport,” he said.

“I definitely did not expect to be the over-all winner,” Tasneem says. “I mean, sittingamong all those top athletes, it was extreme-ly tight and a privilege, but I definitely amextremely honoured and happy that I havewon.

“When it came to the moment that the MCnamed the overall winner, I became slightlynervous and I remember looking over at theone athlete whom I definitely thought wouldhave won, but then Jeremy called my nameand I think I took a moment to process thatI had won. I was really shocked, but I feel

great,” she says.“The message I have for the upcoming

youth is just to work hard and stay goal-driven, always look to do the right thingsand remain humble. That’s key. Every dayis a chance to get better.”

The other five finalists included Tam-zin Thomas (17) from Mitchell’s Plainwho was the winner for April.

She is a sprinter and was the fastest inthe 100m and 200m in her age group; sheattended the world youth games in 2013and her personal best in the 100m is 11.68s.Tamzin is the SA Open woman’s seniorchampion in the 100m race. Her personalbest in the 200m is 23.72s. She is also thefastest youth girl in Africa in the 100m.DannonSiljeur (16) from Retreat repre-

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ling reserve for the u.17 SA water polo teamearlier this year. He also represents WP inhockey.Che February (17), from Wynberg Boys’

High School, was the winner for July. He hasbeen selected for the WP u.18A IPT hockeyteam as well as the SA u.16A team and theSA u.18A team.Duran Koevort (13) from Glencairn was

the winner for August. He is a great rugbyplayer and was selected for the WP u.13 Cra-ven Week team. He was the player of thematch in the final, which WP won.Caleb Oliphant (13) from Pinelands was

the winner for September and October. Hewas a star in the WP u.13 hockey team thisyear and also represented WP in water polo.

. People’s Post and Let’s Play will look formore sport stars next year. Keep an eye onthis newspaper to see when the competitionopens.

Tasneem is first Sport Star of the Year

The People’s Post Let’s Play Sport Star of the Yearwas announced at an event at the Bellville Golf Clubon Tuesday last week. From left are Jeremy Freder­icks (MC), Dannon Siljeur (finalist), Tamzin Thomas(finalist), Earl Haupt (People’s Post sport writer),Tasneem Cozyn (Sport Star of the Year), CheFebruary (finalist) and Duran Koevort (finalist).

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