<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-deef8005-2bda-2627-827e-ae5742f698a8"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:right"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><img src="cid:ii_1582bdc3d1611691" alt="Inline image 1" width="544" height="103"><br></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:right"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap">November 2, 2016</span><br></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Synthesis</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The LTER-NCO received nineteen proposals for Synthesis Working Groups in the October call for proposals. The review committee meets in late November and selections will be announced in December. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, the </span><a href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/featured/sokol" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Metacommunities Working Group</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> got started with a bang, hosting a very successful </span><a href="https://eco.confex.com/eco/2016/webprogram/Session11862.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">workshop at ESA</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and their first meeting at the LTER-NCO in September. </span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mark your calendars</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NSF mini-symposium is scheduled for March 21, 2017. Keep an eye on the web site for topics and speakers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The annual Executive Board meeting is scheduled for May 16, 2017 at Hubbard Brook LTER. The Science Council meeting will follow on May 17th, 18th, and 19th.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Communications Trainings</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By popular demand, the NCO is hosting a </span><a href="https://nco.lternet.edu/video-abstracts-where-when-why-and-how/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">discussion of video abstracts and video shorts</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on November 17, 2016. </span><a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/meeting/register/7fb8907223bc4ce9cde7dc3c8da9331e" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pre-registration</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is required and </span><a href="https://nco.lternet.edu/nco/communications/videos/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">background reading</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is recommended. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Through a collaboration with SciFund Challenge, the NCO is offering an 8 week online, interactive course in science communications fundamentals: </span><a href="https://nco.lternet.edu/science-communications-fundamentals/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Telling the Right Story, for the Right People, at the Right Time</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The course will run from January 8-March 4, 2017.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meetings and Outreach</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ILTER</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Almost 50 US LTER researchers were among the 300 delegates at </span><a href="https://lternet.edu/ilter2016" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ILTER’s first open science meeting</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,  held October 9-13 in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Meeting highlights included workshops on uncertainty in long-term research, distributed experiments, and visits to the many long-term sites operated by SANParks and SAEON.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">AGU Meeting</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: LTER researchers will present over 100 talks and posters at the </span><a href="https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">American Geophysical Union meeting</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, December 12-16.  Find a list of </span><a href="http://lternet.edu/agu2016abstracts" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LTER-related talks</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on the LTERNET web site. Did we miss yours? Drop a line to <a href="mailto:nco-comm@lternet.edu">nco-comm@lternet.edu</a> to add it. And next year, be sure to include “LTER” somewhere in your affiliation or abstract!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OBFS Annual Meeting</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Matt Jones presented at the Organization of Biological Field Stations </span><a href="http://www.obfs.org/annual-meeting" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Annual Meeting</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Sept 21-25 in Sitka, Alaska on behalf of the LTER-NCO and the Network. He encountered strong interest in developing collaborative working group proposals.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NCO Personnel Update</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NCO welcomes our new Education Lead, </span><a href="https://nco.lternet.edu/nco/nco-personnel/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sam Norlin</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. He’ll continue as Project Director for  the Raising Educational Achievement through Cultural Heritage (REACH Up) Project at University of Alaska-Fairbanks while devoting 30% of his time to stewarding the LTER Network education effort. </span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LTER Newsletters</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><a href="http://us12.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d7494403ed9d8c97a5479f0d4&id=4bd8b90142" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LTER Science Update</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, issued monthly, provides brief, accessible summaries of recent science from across the Network. It is designed to inform partners, educators, and the broader ecological community as well as Network scientists. Please share and encourage your colleagues to subscribe.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><a href="https://nco.lternet.edu/news-from-the-nco/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">News from the NCO</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, issued quarterly, provides regular organizational updates to LTER-associated personnel.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LTER Mailing List Reference</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Quick! Which email lists reaches site administrators and which reaches site PI’s? The NCO has recently updated the major centrally-managed email lists and added this </span><a href="http://intranet2.lternet.edu/content/frequently-requested-network-email-lists" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">handy reference page</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to the web site.  </span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open Positions</span></h3><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><a href="https://lternet.edu/CAP-Program-Manager" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER is seeking a program manager</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Deadline is November 10. Spread the word, fast.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Environmental Data Initiative is </span><a href="https://lternet.edu/EDI-Data-Manager-UW" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">seeking a data manager</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Deadlinbe: November 21.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Santa Barbara Coastal LTER </span><a href="http://sbc.lternet.edu/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">seeks a data manager</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/positionsopen" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NCEAS is currently seeking</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> a deputy director, a scientific programmer, and a training and outreach coordinator.</span></p></li></ul><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(40,142,175);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conferences and Special Issues</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LTER is partnering with ESA to get out the word about their annual </span><a href="http://www.esa.org/ldc/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Life Discovery Conference</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which highlights leading science, curriculum design, implementation, and data exploration for high school and undergraduate education. Organizers are accepting <a href="http://www.esa.org/ldc/cfp/">p</a></span><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.esa.org/ldc/cfp/">roposals</a></span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for short presentations and hands-on workshops until <b>December 15, 2016.</b></span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/science-of-the-total-environment/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Science of the Total Environment</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is planning a special issue on detecting and explaining natural and anthropogenic changes by making use of large extent, long-term ecological research facilities of the International Long-Term Ecosystem Research (ILTER) Network.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">They are particularly interested in regional or global studies. To inquire about contributing a manuscript, email <a href="mailto:peter.haase@senckenberg.de">peter.haase@senckenberg.de</a> by December 1, 2016, with: name of author(s), institute, country, indicative title, and abstract.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-left:36pt"><a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1122476215901&ca=cd38f801-c45f-4e55-acd4-af868f91d3c0" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ESA invites proposals</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IAlGR-8t49Stu3bhOt2kvFiKv9PxTpbFda-Jl-rVfPKI_rcErwI4v5m0apKu9TlGZQzDz-t21HRKOKAoDa2svnKNB6kPt5E7L6ci7HbwL-CCeKF4Xt2jqI065I5xT_q_L5cnzN7aVpyKya2C6Owy6SQ_PWAaDXEVL14CKEWUhjSXMSSVQk_xU2vaeehfmR3OdYQcWXbZBSM=&c=&ch=" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Workshops</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IAlGR-8t49Stu3bhOt2kvFiKv9PxTpbFda-Jl-rVfPKI_rcErwI4v5m0apKu9TlGT4fViLOJ0pC-5DvQ3yYmX5ocL2sqYb72ROG1lE0AELWdOIeRdTGN88HxBTUXaIEUXFVRAL4S1r2r6qo8WUZ4eLhO7FeuBhedTx542mEIE8Roh7ImmVuFjWRgk5gIU1HgR9HXgcJSQSE=&c=&ch=" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Special Sessions</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IAlGR-8t49Stu3bhOt2kvFiKv9PxTpbFda-Jl-rVfPKI_rcErwI4v5m0apKu9TlGRSn7HwazmVE0AXYGgcF5T0rtrOJPL5CdNStV0RddYsB9VdyWP9KhTdMS5gSxS5-_H-TgcWz13bxLzZ3s_sJrljzDavKk-Q6bNkILaLAMQSuaCGBBAcRBlXwxP9Fm71s4doUH_2nal4g=&c=&ch=" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Field Trips</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IAlGR-8t49Stu3bhOt2kvFiKv9PxTpbFda-Jl-rVfPKI_rcErwI4v5m0apKu9TlGTdM9izrc77f5FnsBrUAzevP8VL3ZQaAxTUlAnzwaGnVgIzog2UetySVwBaOvPvX2v3N4IQhu91xI7wRHEeMZnCg-fopnFAJlH244nhkdm3Am0Znf0Also9YycC0cxXx9BiLz9_RZ8lk=&c=&ch=" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ignite Sessions</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. The meeting theme is "Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world."</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt">---<br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs<div>Communications Lead</div><div>LTER Network Communications Office (LTER NCO)</div><div><a href="http://us12.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d7494403ed9d8c97a5479f0d4&id=7e63967daf&e=[UNIQID]" target="_blank">LTER Science Update</a></div><div>t: @USLTER</div><div>f: USLTER</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Office: 805-893-7549</span></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Cell: 617-833-7930</span></div><div><a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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