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Bob Dylan Interview: Talks Rolling Stones, "Real Music," Val Kilmer, and Hitler

Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Together Through Life, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Interview, Bill Flanagan, Bob Dylan Album, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan Mtv Interview, Entertainment News

In anticipation of the release of his 33rd album, Together Through Life, Bob Dylan sat down with rock critic and MTV producer Bill Flanagan for a leng...

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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Bob Dylan On Obama: "He's Like A Fictional Character"

Times UK | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bob Dylan Obama, Barack Obama, Bob Dylan, Obama Chicago After Dark, Bob Dylan Barack Obama, Dylan Obama, Politics News

Bill Flanagan: In that song Chicago After Dark were you thinking about the new President? Bob Dylan: Not really. It's more about State Street and the...

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Rewind: Looking Back in Harsh Economic Times

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, David Foster Wallace, Legal Aid, Peace Train, Economy, Seven Ages of Rock, Hippies, Bob Dylan, Reaganomics, Recession, Peace Corps, Unemployment, Woodstock, Joni Mitchell, Kahlil Gibran, Aclu, Jetblue, Kahlil Gibran the Prophet, Living News
Stephanie Gertler

What did my generation do? I see all this anger and sorrow in the neighborhood. I can't help but stare.

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HuffPost Reviews: Leonard Cohen - Live In London / Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! / Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins - Sara Watkins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Linda Ronstadt, Dino Soldo, Richard Thomspon, John Paul Jones, The Chieftains, Jimmie Rogers, Tim O'Brien, Cylon, Capitol Records, Dave Rawlings, Battlestar Galactica, Neil Diamond, Kris Kristofferson, Led Zeppelin, Robbie Robertson, Bela Fleck, The McGarrigle Sisters, Sean Watkins, New Wave, Sara Watkins, Benmont Tench, Punk, Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch, U2, Warner Bros Records, Bow Wow Wow, Entertainment News, Rickie Lee Jones, Bill Adama, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Bob Metzger, Pop, O2 Arena, The Webb Sisters, Chrissie Hynde, Adidas, The Strokes, Kate Voegle, Bob Wills, Paul Simon, Chris Eldridge, Sharon Robinson, Edie Brickell, Rock, Nickel Creek, Nick Zinner, Rafael Bernardo Gayol, Steve Lillywhite, Rayna Gellert, Ronnie McCoury, The Louvin Brothers, Jon Mark, White Stripes, Alex Woodard, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elektra Records, Bob Marley, Dan Wilson, Chris Thile, Javier Mas, Avenue C, Karen O, Laura Roslin, Roscoe Beck, Alternative, Bob Dylan, New York City, Tom Waits, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Chris Rea, Ben Lee, Jon Brion, Annabella, Svengali, I-Threes, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Leonard's voice really has grown better over the years, Yeah Yeah's new album is 42 minutes of electronically retro-licious pop, and Sara Watkins is as a serious lyricist with a mission.

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The Best Original Movie Scores By Farr

John Farr | Posted 04.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dr. Zhivago, Goldfinger, The Bad and the Ugly, Henry Mancini, Pulp Fiction, Movie, Moviemaking, Breakfast at Tiffany's, John Barry, A Man and a Woman, Miklos Rozsa, Maurice Jarre, Bernard Herrmann, Son of a Preacher Man, David Raksin, The Good, Burt Bacharach, Movie Music, Nino Rota, Michel Legrand, Lawrence of Arabia, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Stuck in the Middle With You, The Magnificent Seven, Best Original Score, The Pink Panther, Elmer Bernstein, Gone With the Wind, The Thomas Crown Affair, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Bob Dylan, Film Scores, Reservoir Dogs, American Graffiti, Max Steiner, Eric Wolfgang Korngold, James Bond, The Godfather, Movie Soundtracks, Dusty Springfield, Quentin Tarantino, The Godfather Part 2, Laura, Entertainment News
John Farr

Surveying the historical span of filmmaking, the use of original music appears more prevalent from the dawn of sound through the 1970s -- or perhaps it's just that the scores themselves were more memorable over this period.

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On My Mind: The State of the Music Business

John Mellencamp | Posted 04.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Walmart, Record Companies, Mellencamp Music Industry, Record Labels, Music Business, Music Industry, John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, Entertainment Business, Musicians, Music, Entertainment News
John Mellencamp

Had the music industry not been decimated by a lack of vision caused by corporate bean counters obsessed with the bottom line, musicians could still create music rather than having to market it as well.

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Selling Your Soul to the Devil for Fun and Profit

Stephen Mo Hanan | Posted 04.07.2009 | Home

Read More: U.S. Economy, Credit Cards, Consumerism, Financial Meltdown, Madoff, Tv, Faustian Bargain, Morality, Hector Berlioz, Spirituality, Distribution, Inherent Goodwill, Walt Whitman, Bob Dylan, Mephistopheles, Home News
Stephen Mo Hanan

Recently in New York I went to a preview performance of a rarely staged piece of music theater called "The Damnation of Faust," by Hector Berlioz. In ...

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Obama and the Arts

Chris Campbell | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George Bush, Economy, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Obama Administration, Artists, Sam Cooke, Music, Hipsters, Arcade Fire, John Coltrane, Dive Bars, Obama's Cabinet, San Francisco, Fenway Park, John McCain, Ken Kesey, Entertainment, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Jenny Lewis, Musicians, Bob Dylan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Wilco, Art, The Godfather, Wall Street, Common, William Faulkner, Quincy Jones, Obama the Godfather, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Chris Campbell

Most industries are adapting and evolving during these uncertain times, but the arts have been in flux for years and years, long preceding Bush and Wall Street's dismantling.

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The Top Five Boneheaded Music Industry Moves Of 2008

Tony Sachs | Posted 02.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Compact Discs, Lps, Wal-Mart, Led Zeppelin, Independent Music Stores, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Music Retail, Best Buy, The Beatles, Record Industry, Music Business, Sony Music, Emi, Guns N' Roses, Bruce Springsteen, Music Industry, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

In a business where, for the last decade or so, every move made by a major record label or established artist is almost guaranteed to be a dumb one, it's hard to pick a mere five as the créme de la créme of stupidity.

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Dog Ears Music: Holiday Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amos Milburn, D.J. Santa & the Dance Squad, Dave Matthews, Run-Dmc, The Beach Boys, Joe Sample, Neil Sedaka, Snow Patrol, Dolly Parton, Otis Redding, Casey Shea, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Horace Andy, Pedro the Lion, The Who, Dave Brubeck, The Klezmonauts, The Shootist, Jack Benny, Dinah Washington, Amalia De Granada, Laura Nyro, Matisyahu, Kurtis Blow, Chris Brown, St. Petersburg & Valery Gergiev, Ron Sexsmith, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Itzhak Perlman, Kodo & Tan Dun, Keith Richards, Elvis Presley, Maria McKee, Mandy Patinkin, Macy Gray, mp3s, Leonard Cohen, The Trammps, Joan Osborne, Christmas Symphonic Players, Jack Johnson, Phil Ramone, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Remy Zero, Eddy Arnold, Danny Elfman, Mickey Katz, Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, The Ramones, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Music, Iain Archer, Aretha Franklin, Spike Jones, Jane Siberry, The Long Winters, Tony Bennett, The New 2 Live Crew, 2 Live Jews, Yo-Yo Ma, Bob Marley, Mahalia Jackson, Louis Armstrong & the Commanders, Mary J. Blige, Barbra Streisand, Tim Finn, Danielle Evin, José Feliciano, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Richard Swift, Harry James, The Raveonettes, Yoshida Brothers, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Alison Krauss & Natalie MacMaster, Astrud Gilberto, Adam Sandler, Snoop Dogg, Woody Herman, Dog Ears, Marvin Gaye, Holiday Season Commentary, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

A comprehensive set of holiday music recommendations from Dog Ears Music, including Otis Redding, Spike Jones, The Klezmonauts, Keith Richards, Run-DMC, Dolly Parton, The Beach Boys, and many more.

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Five Last-Minute Hannukah Gift Ideas from a Real Live Jew: Helping the Chosen People Choose A Little More Wisely

David Wild | Posted 01.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Holidays, Chanukah Gift, Hanukkah, Chanukah, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Stock, Holiday Gifts, Style News
David Wild

Gelt: In many ways, cash remains the perfect guilt-inducing gift item -- especially in this post-Madoff era.

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Meaningful Capitalism: Change We Can Believe In

Alex Pattakos | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Economy, Viktor Frankl, Bob Dylan, Capitalism, Creative Capitalism, Business, Meaning, Aquarian Conspiracy, Megatrends, Living News
Alex Pattakos

"The Times They Are A-Changin," sang Bob Dylan, which is one of his most famous title tracks for it captured the spirit of social and political upheav...

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Moments with Odetta: Inspirational Singer, Beautiful Woman

Lea Lane | Posted 01.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bristol, Virginia, Odetta, Obama Election Day, Martin Luther King, Miriam Makeba, Johnny Cash, Bluegrass, The Crooked Road, Careers, Bob Dylan, Spirituality, June Carter Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Timely, Entertainment News
Lea Lane

Odetta Holmes sang at the 1963 March on Washington, and it was reported that she wanted to sing at Obama's inauguration. But she didn't quite make it; she died on Tuesday, at age 77.

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Outliers and the Hillbilly Sterotype

Don McNay | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Gurney Norman, Civil Rights Movement, Obama Appalachia, Poverty, Blink, Kentucky Cycle, Outliers, Prejudice, Bob Dylan, Malcolm Gladwell, Civil Rights, Malcolm Gladwell Outliers, Appalachia, Stereotypes, Harlan County, Tipping Point, Bias, Kentucky, Discrimination, Beverly Hillbilllies, Hillbillies, Peter Frampton, Hogan's Heroes, Harlan, Media News
Don McNay

I would like to see Malcolm Gladwell test his theory about Southerners being more prone to violence than Northerners.

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Giving Thanks To The Cover Song

Andrew Kronfeld | Posted 12.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Rock and Roll, Bob Dylan, Pop Music, Cover Songs, Music, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Forgery, Art Forgery, Musical Influences, Oasis Wonderwall, Jimi Hendrix, Musical Homage, Entertainment News
Andrew Kronfeld

In most forms of art, the idea of copying implies a forgery and a criminal act. But the case is different with pop music, where a cover song is viewed as an homage to one's influences.

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The Best Scorsese Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Scorsese Movies, Movies, Martin Scorsese, The Rolling Stones, Goodfellas, The King of Comedy, Mean Streets, Shine a Light Reviews, Bob Dylan: No Direction Home, Best Scorsese Films, Bob Dylan, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Departed, Taxi Driver, Scorsese Films, The Last Waltz, Shine a Light, The Band, Raging Bull, Video, Entertainment News
John Farr

More than any other director I can think of, Scorsese is totally, 100% committed to the art of cinema, the classic example of someone doing what he's best at and what he loves. This is a man gloriously consumed by film.

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Paul Simon's Lyrics & The Case Of The Vanishing Compact Disc

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Sony Legacy, The Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Clive Davis, John Mayer, High School Musical 3, Verve Records, Axl Rose, One Tree Hill, Joss Stone, Michael J. Fox, Compact Discs, Cds, Emo, David Archuleta, Philly International, Barack Obama, Barnes & Noble, Ricky Martin, Chuck Close, Taylor Swift, Napster, Led Zepplin, Coldplay, Borders, High School Musical 2, Superman, Joni Mitchell, Circuit City, American Idol, David Remnick, Graceland, Phillip Glass, Britney Spears, Lps, Paul Simon, Broadway, Neil Young, Random House, Singer Sowing Center, Jazz Music, Grammy, Classical Music, Concord Records, John Legend, David Cook, John McCain, Simon & Garfunkel, 45s, Vinyl, Beyonce, High School Musical, Starbuck's, Genesis, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Best Buy, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Emi, R.E.M., Itunes, Guns N' Roses, Matrix, Ume, Rhino, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.

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John McCain's 'Idiot Wind' Campaign: Dylan Nails It Again

Greg Mitchell | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bob Dylan, Rashid Khalidi, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

The Washington Post asked the latest GOP bogeyman Rashid Khalidi, what he thinks of the current uproar. He wrote back briefly, "I will stick to my policy of letting this idiot wind blow over."

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Crawford: Filmmaker David Modigliani on Bush-Era Political Stagecraft (Watch the Movie in Full Here!)

Brad Listi | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Karl Rove, David Modigliani, Crawford Texas, Alamo Drafthouse's Rolling Roadshow, George W. Bush, Bush-Cheney, Bob Dylan, Crawford, Movies, D.A. Pennebaker, Cindy Sheehan, Dick Cheney, Prairie Chapel, Crawford Movie, Laura Bush, Brad Listi, Misti Tuberville, Condoleezza Rice, Crawford Peace House, Tom Warlick, Vladimir Putin, Errol Morris, Norma Nelson-Crow, Sxsw, Prairie Chapel Road, Home News
Brad Listi

A hit on the festival circuit, Modigliani's film offers a poignant view of the small Texas town that was transformed overnight when George W. Bush bought his 1,500-acre ranch on Prairie Chapel Road back in 1999.

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Israelis Sending Word To U.S. Jews: We Prefer Obama

Jan McGirk | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Pulp Fiction, An Inconvenient Truth, Evangelicals, Great Schlep, Sarah Palin, Weekly Standard, Sarah Silverman, Jews for Change, Bill Kristol, Alma Har'el, Lawrence Bender, Online Campaigning, Boaz Yankin, Jerusalem, Spymasters, Hamas, Bob Dylan, Barack Obama, Foo Fighters, Israelis for Obama, Jackie Mason, Sderot, Ramallah, Youtube, Israel, Joe Lieberman, Neo-Conservatives, Jesse Dylan, Christian Zionists, Willy Stern, Jewsvote, Home News
Jan McGirk

Israelis across the political spectrum, from leftwing actors to retired spy chiefs and generals, are challenging the conventional wisdom that a Republican hawk in the White House would be in their best interests. Their weapon of choice? Online video.

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You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dylan, Vice President, Fat Lady Sings, Mudslinging, Washington, Joe Biden 2008, Queen, Mud, Yogi Berra, Fat Lady, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, President, Sarah Palin, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Sds, Ayers, Bill Ayers, 2008 Campaign, David Ifshin, Rezko, Keating Five, Kitchen Sink, Weather Underground, Keating, John McCain, Dick Motta, Hanoi, Tony Rezko, Opera, Terrorist, 2008 Elections, 08, Basketball, Bob Dylan, Scandal, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Dan Cook, 08 Campaign, 1978, Palin, Barack, Charles Keating, 2008 Presidential Race, Championship, Hillary Clinton, We Are the Champions, Ifshin, Weathermen, Weatherbureau, Bullets, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Whatever you believe about Bill Ayers and the Weathermen, the fact remains that he is not running for president. But John McCain doesn't really have any other arrows left in his quiver.

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40 Years Of Creedence Clearwater Revival

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Levon Helm, Son Volt, Cast Your Fate to the Wind, Twilight Zone--the Flying Burrito Brothers, Garth Hudson, Doug Clifford, Tom Fogerty, Max Weiss, The Byrds, Rick Danko, Fantasy Records, Chris Hillman, John Fogerty, Wilco, Sol Weiss, Anatomy of a Hit, El Cerrito, Uncle Tupelo, Robbie Robertson, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ronnie Hawkins, Twilight Zone, The Golliwogs, The Jayhawks, Vince Guraldi, The Blue Velvets, Richard Manuels, Gram Parsons, The Boys Club, The Band, Stu Cook, Americana, Apple Records, Roots-Rock, "Screamin" Jay Hawkins, The Beatles, The Filmore, Booker T. & the MGs, Halloween, Bob Dylan, Ccr, Supernatural, Country-Rock, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Decades before Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt and The Jayhawks re-introduced and expanded the parameters of roots-rock, there was a scrappy little group, originally hailing from El Cerrito, California.

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Culture Zohn: Lessons from Lenny

Patricia Zohn | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Black Panthers, West Side Story, Tom Wolfe, Rock the Vote, Bono, Dixie Chicks, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Dylan, Carnegie Hall, Joan Baez, Gustavo Dudamel, Stills, Nash, Crosby, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-09-25-BernsteinconductingbyWalterStrateStudioCourtesyoftheNewYorkPhilharmonicArchivespull.jpg Let's hope in the current economic meltdown, we find a way to keep our artists and composers close to home.

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John McCain Antics -- Thursday 25 September, 2008

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Letterman, Scared Bush, Presidential Debate, John McCain, Bush, Vp Debate, Meltdown, Surrogate Talking Points, Obama, Mccain, Bob Dylan, Letterman Video, Postponing Debate, McCain Campaign, Mccain and Letterman, Blood on the Tracks, Barack Obama 2008, Evasion, Patriotism, Katie Couric, Superpower, Barack, Avoiding Debate, Idiot Wind, Financial Crisis, Antics, Guerrilla War, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose John McCain is engaged in a hypocritical effort to preempt the narrative of this Presidential contest. Today I shall try to carry ...

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