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The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin
| The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin |
| Autore | Revkin Andrew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.75/16/092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservationists - Brazil
Rain forest conservation - Brazil Rain forest conservation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Brazil Deforestation - Amazon River Region Rain forests - Brazil Rain forests - Amazon River Region |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61091-348-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Ch. 1: The Burning Season""; ""Ch. 2: Amazonia""; ""Ch. 3: Weeping Wood""; ""Ch. 4: Jungle Book""; ""Ch. 5: Coming of Age in the Rain Forest""; ""Ch. 6: Roads to Ruin""; ""Ch. 7: The Fight for the Forest""; ""Ch. 8: The Wild West""; ""Ch. 9: Joining Forces""; ""Ch. 10: The Greening of Chico Mendes""; ""Ch. 11: An Innocent Abroad""; ""Ch. 12: Into the Fire""; ""Ch. 13: The Dying Season""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Appendixes: Map of South America, Brazil, and the Amazon""
""Appendixes: The Murder Scene""""Appendixes: A Resource Guide""; ""Acknowledgments"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464220803321 |
Revkin Andrew
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| Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin
| The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin |
| Autore | Revkin Andrew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.75/16/092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservationists - Brazil
Rain forest conservation - Brazil Rain forest conservation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Brazil Deforestation - Amazon River Region Rain forests - Brazil Rain forests - Amazon River Region |
| ISBN | 1-61091-348-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Ch. 1: The Burning Season""; ""Ch. 2: Amazonia""; ""Ch. 3: Weeping Wood""; ""Ch. 4: Jungle Book""; ""Ch. 5: Coming of Age in the Rain Forest""; ""Ch. 6: Roads to Ruin""; ""Ch. 7: The Fight for the Forest""; ""Ch. 8: The Wild West""; ""Ch. 9: Joining Forces""; ""Ch. 10: The Greening of Chico Mendes""; ""Ch. 11: An Innocent Abroad""; ""Ch. 12: Into the Fire""; ""Ch. 13: The Dying Season""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Appendixes: Map of South America, Brazil, and the Amazon""
""Appendixes: The Murder Scene""""Appendixes: A Resource Guide""; ""Acknowledgments"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789001803321 |
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Revkin Andrew
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| Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin
| The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin |
| Autore | Revkin Andrew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.75/16/092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservationists - Brazil
Rain forest conservation - Brazil Rain forest conservation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Brazil Deforestation - Amazon River Region Rain forests - Brazil Rain forests - Amazon River Region |
| ISBN | 1-61091-348-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Ch. 1: The Burning Season""; ""Ch. 2: Amazonia""; ""Ch. 3: Weeping Wood""; ""Ch. 4: Jungle Book""; ""Ch. 5: Coming of Age in the Rain Forest""; ""Ch. 6: Roads to Ruin""; ""Ch. 7: The Fight for the Forest""; ""Ch. 8: The Wild West""; ""Ch. 9: Joining Forces""; ""Ch. 10: The Greening of Chico Mendes""; ""Ch. 11: An Innocent Abroad""; ""Ch. 12: Into the Fire""; ""Ch. 13: The Dying Season""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Appendixes: Map of South America, Brazil, and the Amazon""
""Appendixes: The Murder Scene""""Appendixes: A Resource Guide""; ""Acknowledgments"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810431503321 |
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Revkin Andrew
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| Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [[electronic resource] /] / Sergio Margulis
| Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [[electronic resource] /] / Sergio Margulis |
| Autore | Margulis Sérgio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (107 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
| Collana | World Bank working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Ranching - Environmental aspects - Brazil Ranching - Environmental aspects - Amazon River Region |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-08599-1
9786610085996 0-585-48644-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455849403321 |
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Margulis Sérgio
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| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon / / Sergio Margulis
| Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon / / Sergio Margulis |
| Autore | Margulis Sergio |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 77 pages : map ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
| Collana | World Bank working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Ranching - Environmental aspects - Brazil Ranching - Environmental aspects - Amazon River Region |
| ISBN |
1-280-08599-1
9786610085996 0-585-48644-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Second Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Motivation for the Study -- 2. Deforestation and Land Use in Amazonia: Evidence of Large Scale Cattle Ranching -- Temporal Trend of Deforestation -- Spatial Patterns at the Municipal Level -- Evolution of Land Use in Legal Amazonia -- Contribution of Large and Small Deforested Areas to Overall Deforestation -- Evolution of the Cattle Herd -- Socioeconomic Benefits from Deforestation: Early Evidence -- 3. Different Frontiers and Their Economic and Social Dynamics: Determinants of Amazon Occupation -- Expansion of the "Speculative Frontier" and the Deforestation Process -- Determinants of Land Occupation in Amazonia: An Econometric Model -- 4. The Microeconomics of Beef Cattle Ranching in Amazonia -- The Beef Cattle Economy in Amazonia: Brief Background -- Field Research -- Technical Parameters Adopted -- Production Costs: Pastures -- Net Income per Hectare -- Analysis of Yield -- Mathematical Modeling -- Some Simulations -- Final Considerations and Trends -- 5. Social Costs and Benefits of Deforestation -- Government Incentives: Subsidies as a Basis for Cattle Ranching and Deforestation? -- Estimate of Economic (Social) Costs of Deforestation in Amazonia -- Sustainable Alternatives: Comparing Costs and Benefits -- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Main Results: Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Annex: Socioeconomic Development in Brazilian Amazonia -- References -- TABLES -- Table 1: Evolution of Land Use in Legal Amazonia in Census Years (percent)\ -- Table 2: Evolution of Land Use in the cerrado -- Table 3: Property Rights in Legal Amazonia, in Census Years (percent of Geographic Area).
Table 4: Distribution of the Number and Area Occupied by Establishments in Legal Amazonia, According to Size, Average for 1970-95 -- Table 5: Average Size of Deforested Plots, 1996-99 (in percentage terms) -- Table 6: Percentage Contribution of Plot Sizes to Deforestation per State, Average 1997-99 -- Table 7: Evolution of the Cattle Herd (1990-2000) (thousand animals) -- Table 8: Evolution of Per Capita Rural Income in the States of Legal Amazonia, 1970-95 (1995 US dollars) -- Table 9: Evolution of Beef Exports and Per Capita Consumption in Brazil (1995-2000) -- Table 10: Size of the Properties and Land Use Adopted in the Panels -- Table 11: Main Animal Production Indices as Indicated by the Panels -- Table 12: Comparison of the Parameters of the Panels with IBGE Data, Municipality of Paragominas (Pará) -- Table 13: Net Income per Hectare from Cattle (in Reals per year) -- Table 14: Internal Rates of Return (IRR) from Rearing, New-breeding and Fattening Systems -- Table 15: Internal Rates of Return (IRR) from New-breeding and Fattening System -- Table 16: Net Returns (in Reals per Hectare) -- Table 17: Absolute Deviations of Crops over the Past 10 Seasons (in January 2002 Reals per Hectare) -- Table 18: Results of Deforestation Tax Simulations -- Table 19: FINAM Fiscal Incentives by Sector (in 2000 US million) -- Table 20: Maximum Herd Numbers Benefiting from FINAM Incentives (a) -- Table 21: Rural Credit for Northern Region (in 2000 US million) -- Table 22: Summary of the Estimates of the Costs of Deforestation -- Table 23: Value of Renting the Land for Grazing in Legal Amazonia, 1998-2001 (US per ha/year) -- Table A1: Evolution of Rural and Urban Populations, GDP and GDP per capita in Legal Amazonia, 1970-95 -- FIGURES -- Figure 1: Accumulated Municipal Deforestation up to 2000 -- Figure 2: Deforested Area Within Rural Establishments, 1995/96. Figure 3: Cattle Densities (heads/km 2 ) in 1975 and 1996 -- Figure 4: Evolution of Transport Costs, 1980 and 1995 -- Figure 5: Production Costs: Rearing-New-breeding-Fattening Panels -- Figure 6: Efficient Frontier: Risk and Income Combinations (Paragominas) -- Figure A1: Accumulated Distribution of Municipal Population in Legal Amazonia According to GDP per capita, 1970-1995 (in constant 1995 US) -- Figure A2: Accumulated Distribution of Municipal Population in Legal Amazonia, According to Population with Insufficient Income, 1970-1991 -- Figure A3: Average Life Expectancy in Municipalities of Legal Amazonia, 1970-91 -- Figure A4: Infant Mortality in Municipalities of Legal Amazonia (deaths per 1000 live births) -- Figure A5: Cumulative Distribution of the Municipal Population of Legal Amazonia, According to Illiteracy Rates, 1970-91. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808451903321 |
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Margulis Sergio
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| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Causes of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon / / Sergio Margulis
| Causes of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon / / Sergio Margulis |
| Autore | Margulis Sergio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 77 pages : map ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
| Collana | World Bank working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Ranching - Environmental aspects - Brazil Ranching - Environmental aspects - Amazon River Region |
| ISBN |
1-280-08599-1
9786610085996 0-585-48644-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780202503321 |
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Margulis Sergio
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dynamics of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon / / Lykke E. Andersen [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| The dynamics of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon / / Lykke E. Andersen [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Andersen Lykke E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
| Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Economic aspects - Brazil - Econometric models Deforestation - Economic aspects - Amazon River Region - Econometric models |
| ISBN |
1-107-13275-4
1-280-16114-0 9786610161140 1-139-14793-5 0-511-12031-1 0-511-06454-3 0-511-05821-7 0-511-49345-2 0-511-33054-5 0-511-07300-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Introduction -- ; 2. Development of the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 3. The municipal database -- ; 4. The sources and agents of deforestation -- ; 5. Alternatives to deforestation: extractivism -- ; 6. Modeling deforestation and development in the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 7. Carbon emissions -- ; 8. The costs and benefits of deforestation -- ; 9. Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Altri titoli varianti | The Dynamics of Deforestation & Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450532603321 |
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Andersen Lykke E.
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dynamics of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon / / Lykke E. Andersen [et al.]
| The dynamics of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon / / Lykke E. Andersen [et al.] |
| Autore | Andersen Lykke E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
| Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Economic aspects - Brazil - Econometric models Deforestation - Economic aspects - Amazon River Region - Econometric models |
| ISBN |
1-107-13275-4
1-280-16114-0 9786610161140 1-139-14793-5 0-511-12031-1 0-511-06454-3 0-511-05821-7 0-511-49345-2 0-511-33054-5 0-511-07300-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Introduction -- ; 2. Development of the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 3. The municipal database -- ; 4. The sources and agents of deforestation -- ; 5. Alternatives to deforestation: extractivism -- ; 6. Modeling deforestation and development in the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 7. Carbon emissions -- ; 8. The costs and benefits of deforestation -- ; 9. Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Altri titoli varianti | The Dynamics of Deforestation & Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783286403321 |
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Andersen Lykke E.
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dynamics of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon / / Lykke E. Andersen ... [et al.]
| The dynamics of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon / / Lykke E. Andersen ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AndersenLykke E |
| Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Economic aspects - Brazil - Econometric models Deforestation - Economic aspects - Amazon River Region - Econometric models |
| ISBN |
1-107-13275-4
1-280-16114-0 9786610161140 1-139-14793-5 0-511-12031-1 0-511-06454-3 0-511-05821-7 0-511-49345-2 0-511-33054-5 0-511-07300-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Introduction -- ; 2. Development of the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 3. The municipal database -- ; 4. The sources and agents of deforestation -- ; 5. Alternatives to deforestation: extractivism -- ; 6. Modeling deforestation and development in the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 7. Carbon emissions -- ; 8. The costs and benefits of deforestation -- ; 9. Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811825903321 |
| Cambridge, : Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The fate of the forest [[electronic resource] ] : developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon / / Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn
| The fate of the forest [[electronic resource] ] : developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon / / Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn |
| Autore | Hecht Susanna B |
| Edizione | [Updated ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.750981/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CockburnAlexander |
| Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Amazon River Region
Forest conservation - Amazon River Region Rain forest ecology - Amazon River Region |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-15970-8
9786613159700 0-226-32273-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface to the 2010 Edition -- Acknowledgements -- ONE. The Forests of Their Desires -- TWO. The Realm of Nature -- THREE. The Heritage of Fire -- FOUR. The Amazon Prospectus -- FIVE. Magnates in the Amazon: Between Boom and War -- SIX. The Generals' Blueprint -- SEVEN. The Furies Unleashed -- EIGHT. The Defenders of the Amazon -- NINE. The Ecology of Justice -- APPENDIX A. Interview with Ailton Krenak -- APPENDIX B. Interview with Darrell Posey -- APPENDIX C. Interview with Osmarino Amancio Rodrigues -- APPENDIX D. Interview with Father Michael Feeney -- APPENDIX E. Forest Peoples' Manifesto -- APPENDIX F. Seven Beliefs, True and False, about the Amazon -- APPENDIX G. A Note on Parks, the Origins of Yosemite and the Expulsions of Native Americans -- Glossary of Plant Names -- Glossary of Portuguese Terms -- Notes and References -- Bibliography -- Afterword: A Forest Is One Big Thing -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456811503321 |
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Hecht Susanna B
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| Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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