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</b></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>24 February 2014 to 28 February 2014</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Dear Subscriber,</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 24 February 2014 to 28 February 2014.</font></div>
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<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Jammu and Kashmir: As glaciers retreat in North India, rivers shrink and floods grow</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.trust.org/item/20140225155301-lt9p4/?source=hpeditorial" target="_blank">http://www.trust.org/item/20140225155301-lt9p4/?source=hpeditorial</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The Tawi River once surged through the city of Jammu in northern India so deep and swift that residents were forced to take a boat to get across. Today the sluggish waterway is barely knee deep for much of the year, its bed a dumping ground for untreated city waste...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal fish farm in dire straits</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/arunachal-fish-farm-in-dire-straits-114022000184_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/arunachal-fish-farm-in-dire-straits-114022000184_1.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">A fish farm set up by the Arunachal Pradesh government to encourage pisciculture and train local fish farmers at TR Camp in Lohit district is in dire straits and crying for urgent attention. The farm, spread over two hectares of land, has witnessed recurring thefts and encroachments. On top of that, people have taken to use its premises as a grazing ground for cattle...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Manipur and Mizoram: Tipaimukh high dam on the Barak river</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://kanglaonline.com/blog/2014/02/tipaimukh-high-dam-on-the-barak-river/" target="_blank">http://kanglaonline.com/blog/2014/02/tipaimukh-high-dam-on-the-barak-river/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">In an attempt to control frequent flooding in the natural floodplain areas of the lower Barak plain, several proposals for harnessing the Barak river have been raised within government and political circles since India’s pre-independence days. In 1954, the Assam government requested the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the planning commission of the union government to identify a suitable location where monsoon waters of the Barak could be impounded to form an artificial flooding zone (Brahmaputra Flood Control Board, 1984)...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Himachal Pradesh: Rainbow trout set to propagate in Himachal</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2014/02/26/150--Rainbow-trout-set-to-propagate-in-Himachal-.html" target="_blank">http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2014/02/26/150--Rainbow-trout-set-to-propagate-in-Himachal-.html</a> </font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Breeding of exotic rainbow trout in the cold waters of Himachal Pradesh is set to get a boost with the state government roping in private players. Trout, both brown and rainbow, is found in the Beas, Sutlej and the Ravi rivers in the upper Himalayas. Being a gamefish, the brown trout is also an angler's delight...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Jharkhand: Pollution kills fish in Ranchi Lake</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/Pollution-kills-fish-in-Ranchi-Lake/articleshow/31037023.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/Pollution-kills-fish-in-Ranchi-Lake/articleshow/31037023.cms</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Dead fish floating on the Ranchi Lake, commonly known as Bada Talab, are a common sight which has raised environmental concerns. Locals say the fish are dying because of depleting water levels, while others believe that rising pollution levels is the reason. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) admits that the pollution levels have risen alarmingly. "We are worried...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>West Bengal: Maintain the balance</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/maintain-the-balance/article5722050.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/maintain-the-balance/article5722050.ece</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">We keep hearing about elephants being rammed by trains, rhinos and tigers being killed by poachers, aquatic animals dying directly or indirectly from overfishing, and scavengers such as vultures being poisoned by residual diclofenac in carcasses. I think the solution to these problems lies in educating people about the importance of all living beings in the ecosystem...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Andhra Pradesh: Mangroves depleting due to Rampant urbanisation </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Mangroves-Depleting-Due-to-Rampant-Urbanisation/2014/02/24/article2074322.ece#.UwwMQ85QrU0" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Mangroves-Depleting-Due-to-Rampant-Urbanisation/2014/02/24/article2074322.ece#.UwwMQ85QrU0</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Mangroves are littoral plant communities that occur in the inter-tidal areas along the seacoast in most tropical and sub-tropical countries. Mangroves are one of the most productive ecosystems and they are very important economically and ecologically. However, the mangroves are depleting due to lack of care and concentration by the government...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Developing fisheries in arid areas </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Developing-Fisheries-in-Arid-Areas/2014/02/26/article2077454.ece#.Uw1Unn95-dE" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Developing-Fisheries-in-Arid-Areas/2014/02/26/article2077454.ece#.Uw1Unn95-dE</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Speakers at a national seminar on Tuesday stressed the need to explore different ways of increasing fish production in the country in order to attain food security and self-sufficiency. Around 200 delegates from across the country are participating in the two-day seminar on ‘Development of fisheries in water deficient regions,’ organised by the Fisheries Technocrats Forum, at the Central Institute of Brackish water Aquaculture, here...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Smuggling thrives in Palk Bay at the cost of local fishermen</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Smuggling-thrives-in-Palk-Bay-at-the-cost-of-local-fishermen/articleshow/30922282.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Smuggling-thrives-in-Palk-Bay-at-the-cost-of-local-fishermen/articleshow/30922282.cms</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The seizure of nearly 35 kg of gold by the Coastal Security Group police in Mandapam on Saturday has brought to light the thrivingsmuggling activities in the Palk Bay. While the security agencies struggle to keep watch on the vast dicey stretch of the sea, the smugglers utilise the expertise of the local fishermen who end up in the police net...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Kerala: Fish workers’ pension to be hiked</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/fish-workers-pension-to-be-hiked/article5723417.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/fish-workers-pension-to-be-hiked/article5723417.ece</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Fishing village development scheme launched at Valiyaveli. Pension for fish workers will be enhanced to Rs.600 from the next financial year, Fisheries Minister K. Babu has said. Inaugurating the integrated fishing village development scheme at Valiyaveli here on Monday, he said efforts were on to clear the pension dues of fish workers within a week...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Karnataka: Over 100 traders of Kankanady market stare at dying business</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/over-100-traders-of-kankanady-market-stare-at-dying-business/article5716543.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/over-100-traders-of-kankanady-market-stare-at-dying-business/article5716543.ece</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Poor infrastructure keep customers away; even as vegetables, fish decay faster. Prema has been selling fish in Kanakanady Market for years. She is worried over the sharp decline in the number of her customers. “I am solely dependent on the income we get from selling fish. Since morning there have been hardly any customers...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Goa: Velim locals oppose jetty expansion</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Velim-locals-oppose-jetty-expansion/articleshow/31011770.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Velim-locals-oppose-jetty-expansion/articleshow/31011770.cms</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Against the backdrop of the recent dengue outbreak in Cutbona, Velim, locals have now urged the panchayat to oppose any expansion plans of Cutbona jetty. Locals have demanded that migrants working onboard trawlers should be thoroughly screened in the next season to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases in the village, even as they raised concern over the death of a villager due to dengue in December 2013...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Maharashtra: BMC panel makes 3 critical changes to mobile tower policy</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-bmc-panel-makes-3-critical-changes-to-mobile-tower-policy-1965113" target="_blank">http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-bmc-panel-makes-3-critical-changes-to-mobile-tower-policy-1965113</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The improvements committee of the civic body on Tuesday cleared the mobile tower policy for the city with three major changes that would help cell tower companies. The policy is likely to be taken up for discussion by the general body of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Maharashtra: Slum rehab key to saving Dahisar mangroves</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Slum-rehab-key-to-saving-Dahisar-mangroves/articleshow/31074664.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Slum-rehab-key-to-saving-Dahisar-mangroves/articleshow/31074664.cms</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Dahisar, the last suburb within Mumbai limits on the western track, primarily needs a comprehensive slum rehabilitation plan to protect its mangroves, free public space and allow affordable housing. Developers and home buyers are rushing to make R-North ward their address, its greenery the selling point. More than a dozen residential highrises are lined up for completion by end of 2015 and 2016...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Gujarat: Include 'no arrest policy' in manifesto, fishermen tell Modih</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/include-no-arrest-policy-in-manifesto-fishermen-tell-modi_914716.html" target="_blank">http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/include-no-arrest-policy-in-manifesto-fishermen-tell-modi_914716.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"> In a memorandum to BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Thursday demanded that the party's manifesto include how issues related to fishermen would be addressed. The memorandum demanded that the BJP should include in its manifesto a policy of not arresting Pakistani fishermen, which would in turn lead to no arrest of Indian fishermen by that country...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Gujarat: Will green trouble halt the Adani juggernaut?</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/will-green-trouble-halt-the-adani-juggernaut-114022401298_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/will-green-trouble-halt-the-adani-juggernaut-114022401298_1.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">With over a dozen law suits pending against the Gautam Adani-promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), there is gloom hanging over India's largest multi-product economic zone. Spread over 6,473 hectares, it has been taken to court on charges ranging from violation of environmental norms to destruction of natural resources...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>India: A mess over Italian marines</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/a-mess-over-italian-marines/article5729950.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/a-mess-over-italian-marines/article5729950.ece</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">We had gone over the top trying to prosecute them under the terror law. Now it's over. It is just as well that India has dropped a plan to prosecute two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under a tough anti-piracy law. Better late than never. But the Indian government needlessly put everyone, including itself, through the wringer, botching up ties with Italy, if not the European Union...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>India: CIFT bags award for technology innovation </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/CIFT-Bags-Award-for-Technology-Innovation/2014/02/25/article2075489.ece#.UwwQHM5QrU0" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/CIFT-Bags-Award-for-Technology-Innovation/2014/02/25/article2075489.ece#.UwwQHM5QrU0</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">A team of researchers from the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi, has been selected for the fourth National Award for Technology Innovation (Runner Up) in the field of Polymer Science and Technology. As per the communication received from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, the award is given for their work on Upgradation of Treated Rubberwood Using FRP Sheathing for Fishing Boat Construction...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>India: Small-scale fish farmers not benefitting from big-scale fish profits, UN reports</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47201&Cr=fao&Cr1=#.Uwq6J855-dE" target="_blank">http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47201&Cr=fao&Cr1=#.Uwq6J855-dE</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The international fish trade is breaking records, the United Nations today reported, but benefits from the trade are not trickling down to the small-scale fishing communities which make up the majority of the sector’s global workforce...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Nepal: Fish producers, traders urge commercial farming</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/02/22/headlines/Fish-producers-traders-urge-commercial-farming/385707/" target="_blank">http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/02/22/headlines/Fish-producers-traders-urge-commercial-farming/385707/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Nepal can attain self-sufficiency in fish production in five to seven years if traditional fish farms are commercialized, said producers and traders. Presently, more than 70 percent of the country’s fish requirement is being met by imports from India. Speaking at the inauguration of the Fishery Expo in Kathmandu on Friday, the entrepreneurs also urged the government to formulate an effective policy to boost Nepal’s fishery sector...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Sri Lanka: Will Sri Lankan fishermen get some space if 7,000 more trawlers and 10,000 more country boats from India cast their nets in this narrow sea stretch? </b><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/With-no-fishing-activity-for-more-than-10-days-fishers-feel-the-heat/articleshow/31013932.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/With-no-fishing-activity-for-more-than-10-days-fishers-feel-the-heat/articleshow/31013932.cms</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Having halted fishing operations more than 10 days ago, fishermen in Rameswaram are feeling the heat and a team of representatives met the state fisheries minister in Chennai on Tuesday. Fishermen from the region had announced that fishing operations would be stopped in Palk Bay from February 13 to March 10 with the intention of creating an amicable situation for the second round of talks...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Pakistan: Standing up for Baloch fishermen</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://tribune.com.pk/story/675400/standing-up-for-baloch-fishermen/" target="_blank">http://tribune.com.pk/story/675400/standing-up-for-baloch-fishermen/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The other day I came across a report which revealed that fishermen in Makran were accusing those in Sindh of encroaching Baloch waters and harming their livelihood. My first thought was that I had read it wrong as it sounded like one of those news headlines about India encroaching on Pakistan’s seas...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Pakistan: Fishermen freed by India to reach home Friday </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/159906.html" target="_blank">http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/159906.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Sixteen fishermen from Karachi are expected to reach their homes Friday after languishing in Indian jails for 17 months under the charge of trespassing international water boundaries in September 2012. A senior official of Fishermen's Cooperative Society Ltd, Ghulam Rasool Shaikh told APP Thursday that the released Pakistanis were among 17 of the crews of fishing boat "Al-Khair 14050-B" that had inadvertently crossed the international boundary, that holds no prominent demarcation...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Bangladesh: Reopen shrimp market, Dhaka urges Moscow </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/feb/25/reopen-shrimp-market-dhaka-urges-moscow" target="_blank">http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/feb/25/reopen-shrimp-market-dhaka-urges-moscow</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Bangladesh is undertaking efforts to regain its shrimp market in the Russian Federation. Bangladesh has requested the Russian Federation to reopen its shrimp market in the federal countries, which halted Bangladeshi shrimp imports last year over quality issues. Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sayedul Haque made the request while meeting the Russian Federation Ambassador Alexander Nikolaev on Tuesday...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Myanmar: Fish exports set to take a dive</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/9655-fish-exports-set-for-15-drop.html" target="_blank">http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/9655-fish-exports-set-for-15-drop.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Poor investment prospects and production could lead to a US$100 million shortfall in estimated fisheries exports this year, industry experts said. Fishery exports during the 2012-13 fiscal year totalled about $650 million worth of fish being sold to China, Thailand and as far as the Middle East and US, according to government data. This year however, experts believe that figure will fall 15 percent to about $550 million, well short of the industry’s revenue target of $700 million...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Maldives: Pole and line nation develops longline to battle IUU</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://atuna.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/639-pole-and-line-nation-develops-longline-to-battle-iuu#.UwwR_s5QrU0" target="_blank">http://atuna.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/639-pole-and-line-nation-develops-longline-to-battle-iuu#.UwwR_s5QrU0</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Primarily known as a pole and line tuna fishing nation, the Fisheries Ministry of the Maldives has launched a program to teach longline fishing to young people in the country, a scheme in collaboration with the Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO)...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Bangladesh: Exclusive Interview with Alfredo Quarto, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Mangrove Action Project </b></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/exclusive-interview-with-alfredo-quarto-co-founder-and-executive-director-of-mangrove-action#sthash.vSCCfuGV.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/exclusive-interview-with-alfredo-quarto-co-founder-and-executive-director-of-mangrove-action#sthash.vSCCfuGV.dpuf</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Mangrove deforestation, due to the shrimp industry, tourism development and other human-caused factors, has resulted in countless deaths around the globe when ocean-borne natural disasters strike. Alfredo Quarto is on a mission to save these unique life-saving trees (3BL Media/Justmeans) -- Growing in intertidal areas between land and sea, mangroves live in two worlds at once...</font></div>
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