Mike..ZA:
South Africa has the BIGGEST ARMS INDUSTRY IN AFRICA.

Mr Hollywood is back with all shiny toys and no action. Fantasy man.

FG’s priority in 2014 is to tackle Boko Haram insurgency – Maku
By Wale Odunsi on December 29, 2013@waleodunsi


Nigeria’s information Minister, Labaran Maku, has said flushing out the Boko Haram insurgency remains top priority of the Federal Government.

According to him, government succeeded in containing terrorism in the North-East of Borno and Yobe in the last one year.

Maku, who spoke in a phone-in programme on Radio Nigeria, said the massive deployment of men and material through the establishment of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri had stemmed the tide of attacks by insurgents in the North-East.

Maku, who is also the Supervising Minister of Defence, said due to the huge investments required to set up an Army Division, government had prioritised the provision of funds to construct military barracks and other formations and infrastructure as well as the training of personnel and the provision of the necessary equipment to wipe out the activities of insurgents operating in the North-East.

He disclosed that Nigeria was working to secure the support of Cameroon to halt the infiltration of the country by insurgents, who carry out occasional attacks in isolated locations in the sub-region, via the Cameroon border.

“The recent attacks on Bama as we know came from across the border of Cameroon. We are working hard to reach out to the Cameroonian government and other international agencies to ensure that we continue to put pressure on the insurgency from both sides of the boundary so that in the end, by the grace of God, we should witness greater successes against the insurgency in 2014.

“What is clear is that in the year 2013, tremendous success was made and most of the insurgents that infiltrated into other states from the North-East when the pressure went there, were picked up. Some were picked up as far away as Lagos and Ogun and a number of them are in detention and trial is going on gradually”, he said.

The minister acknowledged that insurgency in the form of urban and rural guerrilla warfare could not be eradicated overnight through military intervention – as experience had shown in other countries with similar challenges.

He added that it required concerted efforts by both the government and citizens in intelligence gathering and the provision of useful information by members of the public for security agents to flush out the insurgents.

He further stated that the Federal Government was intervening in the economic recovery of the North-East following the devastation and socio-economic setback suffered by the sub-region due to the insurgency.

“The President in the Economic Forum on the North-East, unfolded a new agenda for the economic support of the North-East. From this year’s budget, some provision is now being made to really give the North-East support.

“What is seen in the budget is not the end of the matter. There will be a lot of other support coming in and what will unfold will enable the Federal Government, international agencies, friendly governments abroad and also the private sector to make special contributions for the development of the North-East”, he said.

He said despite the inherited security challenges which were mainly induced by local politics in the North-East, with severe consequences on the economic growth in the region, President Jonathan recorded tremendous successes in economic and social development in the last three years.

Maku said, “In the last three years of the present leadership, we have recorded 7 per cent GDP growth. This is the highest we have recorded in the last 20 years”.

He cited the feat as a landmark having achieved the percentage of GDP to national debt as low as 21 percent when compared to South Africa 42.7 per cent; USA 106 per cent; UK 90 per cent and Japan 225 per cent.

According to him, the exchange rate remained stable; foreign reserve grew to over $45 billion (N7.2 trillion); domestic production particularly in agriculture and industries increased while inflation decreased from 12 per cent to 8 percent in 2013 as a result of stable macroeconomic management.

The Minister disclosed that government was fighting corruption through systematic methods by applying technology to block the loopholes hitherto exploited to siphon public money from the treasury.

He mentioned that the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS) introduced in 15 ministries, departments and agencies had so far saved N118 billion paid to ghost workers and the Government Financial Management and Information System, which networks and monitors financial transactions in all ministries, departments and agencies.

Maku noted that because of the economic expansion, 2 million jobs were created in 2013 mainly through agriculture and industries.

Furthermore, the minister said Nigeria remained the preferred destination for foreign direct investments in Africa with the record of $7 billion (N1.1 trillion) investments from reputable companies such as General Electric which was constructing a manufacturing plant at the Calabar Free Trade Zone, the Onne Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone where 150 companies are operating, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemical Limited in Rivers State, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant in Ondo State, Siemens Plant in Lagos among others.

He remarked that the rebound of the capital market, which collapsed before the advent of the present administration had given foreign investors confidence to invest in the Nigerian economy.

Maku said the Stock Market Index has risen by 71 per cent since 2012 while Stock Market Capitalisation increased by 66 percent since 2012 to N11.8 trillion.

He, therefore, lambasted the political opposition for crying wolf over the performance of the economy and urged Nigerians to disregard the opposition who were only bent on downplaying the performance of the economy in their quest to capture power in the 2015 general elections.

http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/12/29/fgs-priority-2014-tackle-boko-haram-insurgency-maku/

Mike..ZA:
South Africa has the BIGGEST ARMS INDUSTRY IN AFRICA.

An arms industry yet a spineless SANDF afraid to go into infantry or any kind of battle to use your fabled DENEL weapons.

RKA1 ... Two thumbs up for you!

NaijaPikinGidi: RKA1 ... Two thumbs up for you!

Thanks Bro. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and wishing you and others a happy New Year

rka1:
He said despite the inherited security challenges which were mainly induced by local politics in the North-East, with severe consequences on the economic growth in the region, President Jonathan recorded tremendous successes in economic and social development in the last three years.

Maku said, “In the last three years of the present leadership, we have recorded 7 per cent GDP growth. This is the highest we have recorded in the last 20 years”.

He cited the feat as a landmark having achieved the percentage of GDP to national debt as low as 21 percent when compared to South Africa 42.7 per cent; USA 106 per cent; UK 90 per cent and Japan 225 per cent.

According to him, the exchange rate remained stable; foreign reserve grew to over $45 billion (N7.2 trillion); domestic production particularly in agriculture and industries increased while inflation decreased from 12 per cent to 8 percent in 2013 as a result of stable macroeconomic management.

The Minister disclosed that government was fighting corruption through systematic methods by applying technology to block the loopholes hitherto exploited to siphon public money from the treasury.

He mentioned that the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS) introduced in 15 ministries, departments and agencies had so far saved N118 billion paid to ghost workers and the Government Financial Management and Information System, which networks and monitors financial transactions in all ministries, departments and agencies.

Maku noted that because of the economic expansion, 2 million jobs were created in 2013 mainly through agriculture and industries.

Furthermore, the minister said Nigeria remained the preferred destination for foreign direct investments in Africa with the record of $7 billion (N1.1 trillion) investments from reputable companies such as General Electric which was constructing a manufacturing plant at the Calabar Free Trade Zone, the Onne Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone where 150 companies are operating, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemical Limited in Rivers State, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant in Ondo State, Siemens Plant in Lagos among others.

He remarked that the rebound of the capital market, which collapsed before the advent of the present administration had given foreign investors confidence to invest in the Nigerian economy.

Maku said the Stock Market Index has risen by 71 per cent since 2012 while Stock Market Capitalisation increased by 66 percent since 2012 to N11.8 trillion.

http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/12/29/fgs-priority-2014-tackle-boko-haram-insurgency-maku/

wow!!! all of these great strides while fighting the deadliest terrorists in africa

i dunno what else to say

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Flying object crashes into
home in Ibadan

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Tribune.com:

A mysterious spacecraft, which residents
of Awotan in Ido Local Government
Area of Oyo State called a “drone”, was
reported to have crashed into a building
at Omiremi Quarters in the community,
leaving a crater on the roof of the building, just as aviation sources confirmed the object as a United States’ drone on an espionage mission in Nigeria.





Considering the registration number,
TX 5803, inscribed on a black battery
under the craft, a source said the space
craft must have taken off from NASA
base in Texas in the US, stating that the
battery attached to the spacecraft
powered it and enabled it to move
around so that it could do the bidding of
those who sent it.





Though many aviation sources told
Sunday Tribune that the object could be
a device used in espionage, another
source, however, believed that the craft
was a “nondescript aviation device”.
It will be recalled that the United
States of America has, in recent times,
come under attack by other countries
for spying on their activities which may
have confirmed the discovery of the
spacecraft in Ibadan.







The craft, which was said to have
dropped down from the orbit, flew into
a toilet in the house of Ashipa of
Awotan, Chief Tajudeen Adetoro, a few
minutes after his grandson, Afeez
Adewale and daughter-in-law, Adikat,
left the toilet where they had gone to
answer the call of nature.
According to Chief Adetoro, the
mysterious aircraft forced itself into the
toilet through the roof making
deafening sound, saying it could have
killed Afeez and his mother, if it had
met them in the toilet.





The spacecraft, with a product number
QR X30, has four stands and a rounded
compartment housing its engine. It has
a dry cell battery, USB drive, a censor
and cables, while each of its stands has
a two-way roving fan mounted on them.
The residents of the sleepy community
told Sunday Tribune that the object was
not a toy due to the fearful noise it
made and the way it flew about, adding
that it could be an explosive.
“When it flew out, we rushed after it
and it was found hanging on the
antennae of our neighbour...making a
terrible noise and emitting heavy
smoke,” Chief Adetoro narrated.





He said they ran for safety on hearing
the loud bang made on the roof of their
house only to discover that the object
had entered the toilet hitting its wall in an attempt to exit.

Information obtained about the object from the internet revealed that it shares similarities with a device called Walkera QR X350 GPS which is sold for roughly $500 .



Though the product description on it is
not intelligible, Sunday Tribune learnt
that it could be a remote-controlled
transmitter that gives no signal when in
the air, but which is used for gathering
information.

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It is almost unbeliavebale, but it is real.
A drone-like object fell from the sky on
the roof of a house in Ibadan last
Sunday shattering the roof of the house.
MARUF BELLO writes that luck saved a
mother and her son from being killed by
the object.



FOR Afeez Adewale, a 16-year-old boy,
sheer luck saved him and Adikat, his
mother, from being sent to their early
graves a few minutes after they left the toilet in their house, last Sunday, at Omiremi Quarters, Awotan, Ibadan.
Afeez had gone to the toilet to answer
the call of nature not long after his
mother had come out of the same toilet
only to hear a loud bang on the roof of
their house, specifically the toilet.




The object was said to have forcefully
fallen on the roof of the toilet breaking
through and shattering its asbestos.
According to the Asipa of Awotan and
landlord of the house, Chief Tajudeen
Adetoro, it wasn’t long after Afeez and
his mother left the rest room when they
suddenly heard a frightening sound on
the roof of the toilet.



Chief Adetoro, who is Afeez’s grandfather, said it was God that saved
the mother and son, saying the source
of the drone-like object was unknown.
“We were in panic; we were almost
dead when we heard the sound
suddenly and all of us scampered for
safety. It was after a few minutes that
we thought that hiding in the house was
not the solution but to find a way to get
the object out of our house due to the
horrible and disturbing noise it was
making that my son and I fearfully
moved to the scene to know what it
was. “When we got there, we stood a little away looking at it from a short distance. It was then we saw it clearly and it was seriously struggling making a
frightening noise in its bid to find an
escape route. As it was struggling, it
was hitting every angle of the toilet
walls forcefully shrieking and trying to
exit the toilet.



“It was during the struggle that it
escaped through the same point it
gained entry. When it flew out, we
rushed after it and it was found hanging
on the antenna of our neighbour. It
hung there making a terrible noise and
emitting heavy smoke. I think in the
process of struggle to get it out, it lost
one of its components, a stand. I asked
my son to climb the facial board to
remove it.




“When he brought it down, it was heavy
and there were so many red
illuminating lights all over it blinking
every second,” the chief narrated.
He said when the material had been removed from where it was stuck so that they could examine it thoroughly, the object repeatedly tried to fly away.
“It was then I asked my son to remove
some of its compartments to render it
inactive. We removed the battery, its
censor, among others. At that time,
everybody in the neighbourhood had
gathered to see the wonderful object,”
he added.



Chief Adetoro said they initially thought
it was a mere toy but after a close look,
it was discovered that “the material
could be a bomb, more so that ever
since we captured and incapacitated it
nobody had come looking for it because
we initially felt that it was one of the
toys parents bought for their children
for Christmas and New Year.



“Also, when we considered the manner
with which it got in and exited, we felt
that the object was being monitored
and controlled from somewhere. After
careful consideration and examination
of the compartments of the object we
thought it could be an explosive.



“When nobody from this community
came to claim it, we concluded that the
object was more than what we thought
it to be; it must have travelled a long
distance,” Afeez’s father said.


The Chief Imam of Awotan Central
Mosque, Sheik Abdulai Adesina, and a
woman who are both neighbours of
Chief Adetoro confirmed the incident,
saying “the sound of the object was
highly terrifying and fearful.”





When the object was examined, it is
made up of components such as a dry
cell battery, a censor housed by a white
case, a USB (memory card) drive and a
panel that is well cased as well as lots
of cables.



According to Chief Adetoro, the
community had informed security
agents about the incident and called for
investigation on it, noting that if left
unravelled, it would be difficult to douse
tension and erase fear among the
residents of the community who now
believed that they were being targeted
for attacks.



The object, Sunday Tribune
investigation revealed, has since been
handed over to security operatives.

GH^KWAME:

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Flying object crashes into
home in Ibadan

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Bros its a toy, just saw the story on National TV, NTA. The toy was even aired. Don't mind our daft journalists.

Fynline:
Bros its a toy, just saw the story on
National TV, NTA. The toy was even
aired. Don't mind our daft journalists.

Lol! Really?

GH^KWAME:

Lol! Really?

Yea, very annoying

Mike..ZA:
Just so you know. Mike..ZA is back!!!! All you lie spitting Nigerians better shutttt up

you must have been drinking your beer directly from the storage tank in the brewery.

just dont fall into a pit on your way walking back home, drunkard

Mike..ZA:
Hi,Mr No Brain. Ever heard about holidays?. I'm back again to take you brainless folks back to class again. And did you hear/read how bad ass the Rooivalk performed on Christmas?

yes your Rooivalk is more of a christmas party item, good for fancy video making and exageration of real battlefield performance.

fly your Rooivalk helicopter in combat against Kenya that has anti-aircraft missiles and let us see how good your half-french helicopter is

Kenya's air defence missiles
[img]http://www.dailystar.com.lb/dailystar/Pictures/2012/08/01/89298_mainimg.jpg[/img]

Mike..ZA:
Are you bringing weapons industry into this. South Africa has a bigger and better weapons industry than Nigeria

you blokes were reluctant to admit that this would influence the outcome of a war between both countries if it ever became a possibility.

yes and no.

south africa has a bigger land and air weapons manufacturing industry than nigeria, but nigeria has a bigger and more modern sea weapons manufacturing industry.

nigeria has the biggest naval dockyard in africa, and we are the first and the only country in africa from cape town to cairo to build a sophisticated stealth warship

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Mike..ZA:


South Africa has a bigger and better weapons industry than Nigeria, but you blokes were reluctant to admit that this would influence the outcome of a war between both countries if it ever became a possibility.

it will make no difference because nigeria manufactures everything it needs to sustain its army in basic combat for as long as needed....

assault rifles
general purpose machine guns
grenades
light and heavy mortar artillery
bullet proof vests
night vision goggles
howitzer artillery shells
air to ground rockets
free fall bombs
bomb disposal robots
armoured infantry fighting vehicles
armoured personnel carriers
MRAPS
drones/UAV
10m to 38m naval gunboats
stealth warships

now all the above will sustain nigeria in war for as long as needed. FACT !!!

south africa depends 95% on imported European made weapon platforms to launch her DENEL made weapons, especially missiles... Gripen jets, Hawk jets, half-French Rooivalk helicopter gunship, Valour frigates, Type 209 Submarines, half-British Oliphant tanks, half-Finland made Badger armoured IFV vehicles, and many more.


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agaugust:

yes and no.

south africa has a bigger land and air weapons manufacturing industry than nigeria, but nigeria has a bigger and more modern sea weapons manufacturing industry.

nigeria has the biggest naval dockyard in africa, and we are the first and the only country in africa from cape town to cairo to build a sophisticated stealth warship

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Thanks to China.

Have a look on this:

http://www.damen.com/en/companies/damen-shipyards-cape-town

Under project biro and millenium we will be the biggest.

Fighter Pilot:


Thanks to China.

Have a look on this:

http://www.damen.com/en/companies/damen-shipyards-cape-town

you are a real donkey. mumu

did SA grow it's defence industry alone? from your attack chopper to the new badger IFV have foreign inputs.

fact is Nigeria is the first country in Africa to build a stealth warship locally. take i :Pt in slowly even if it kills you

don't let envy kill you my guy. just sit back and watch Nigeria grow to overtake you.

na_chris_be_dis:

you are a real donkey. mumu

did SA grow it's defence industry alone? from your attack chopper to the new badger IFV have foreign inputs.

fact is Nigeria is the first country in Africa to build a stealth warship locally. take i :Pt in slowly even if it kills you

don't let envy kill you my guy. just sit back and watch Nigeria grow to overtake you.

China is building stealth warship in Nigeria with only Nigerians used as manual labourers. Nigeria is just only used as a shipyard to minimise the costs of transporting the ship from China to Naai-jeria. Unlike, in SA where we build what we acquire on our own and modify it where possible.

Under project Biro we will become the biggest.

Augustine Again:

You are 100% correct. When I tell the average american that I am from nigeria, he replies...."oh is nigeria the capital city of africa ?

Speaking from your a.nus again.

DictatorZAR:

Speaking from your a.nus again.

let them lick theIr lips and taste the shit they talking. Fuckhead of Naai-gerians.

agaugust:
it will make no difference because nigeria manufactures everything it needs to sustain its army in basic combat for as long as needed....
assault rifles
general purpose machine guns
grenades
light and heavy mortar artillery
bullet proof vests
night vision goggles
howitzer artillery shells
air to ground rockets
free fall bombs
bomb disposal robots
armoured infantry fighting vehicles
armoured personnel carriers
MRAPS
drones/UAV
10m to 38m naval gunboats
stealth warships
now all the above will sustain nigeria in war for as long as needed. FACT !!!
south africa depends 95% on imported European made weapon platforms to launch her DENEL made weapons, especially missiles... Gripen jets, Hawk jets, half-French Rooivalk helicopter gunship, Valour frigates, Type 209 Submarines, half-British Oliphant tanks, half-Finland made Badger armoured IFV vehicles, and many more.
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agaugust:
it will make no difference because nigeria manufactures everything it needs to sustain its army in basic combat for as long as needed....
assault rifles
general purpose machine guns
grenades
light and heavy mortar artillery
bullet proof vests
night vision goggles
howitzer artillery shells
air to ground rockets
free fall bombs
bomb disposal robots
armoured infantry fighting vehicles
armoured personnel carriers
MRAPS
drones/UAV
10m to 38m naval gunboats
stealth warships
now all the above will sustain nigeria in war for as long as needed. FACT !!!
south africa depends 95% on imported European made weapon platforms to launch her DENEL made weapons, especially missiles... Gripen jets, Hawk jets, half-French Rooivalk helicopter gunship, Valour frigates, Type 209 Submarines, half-British Oliphant tanks, half-Finland made Badger armoured IFV vehicles, and many more.
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http://www.damen.com/en/companies/damen-shipyards-cape-town

Naai-jeria does not manufacture anything better than SA. You can never compare the two since SA is a fully industrialised country and "Naai"-jeria is not. Fact!!

Fighter Pilot: http://www.damen.com/en/companies/damen-shipyards-cape-town

Naai-jeria does not manufacture anything better than SA. You can never compare the two since SA is a fully industrialised country and "Naai"-jeria is not. Fact!!

I think the fact that Nigeria is able to manufacture some of it's weapons on it's own really bites you stup1d south Africans. you never thought any African country would be able to measure up right.

we are coming up. keep doubting at the expense of your own ignorance.

na_chris_be_dis:

I think the fact that Nigeria is able to manufacture some of it's weapons on it's own really bites you stup1d south Africans. you never thought any African country would be able to measure up right.

we are coming up. keep doubting at the expense of your own ignorance.

Everything that you manufacture end within the borders of your country. Unlike us who send it to other countries as well.

Fighter Pilot:

Everything that you manufacture end within the borders of your country. Unlike us who send it to other countries as well.

we manufacture what we need nonetheless. i think that is what bites you stup1d south africans.

you sound pained

Damen (SA based shipyard is the first in Africa to manufacture stealth warships)

Damen's frigates and covettes

http://www.damen.com/en/markets/defence-and-security

Fighter Pilot: Damen (SA based shipyard is the first in Africa to manufacture stealth warships)

Damen's frigates and covettes

http://www.damen.com/en/markets/defence-and-security

Damen is a Dutch Multinational company.

http://www.damen.com/en/companies

"Damen Shipyards Group is firmly based in The Netherlands with strong global presence and dedication."

drag_on:

Damen is a Dutch Multinational company.

http://www.damen.com/en/companies

"Damen Shipyards Group is firmly based in The Netherlands with strong global presence and dedication."

bless you my brother. the 1diot is so jealous he doesn't even know how confused he is.

and those ships are not even built on South African soil

drag_on:

Damen is a Dutch Multinational company.

http://www.damen.com/en/companies

"Damen Shipyards Group is firmly based in The Netherlands with strong global presence and dedication."

Bwahahahaha!! Still it exist in SA.

Here is a black owned shipyard in SA and the biggest more than Damen.

http://www.sa-shipyards.co.za/

na_chris_be_dis:

bless you my brother. the 1diot is so jealous he doesn't even know how confused he is.

and those ships are not even built on South African soil

The major plant of Damen is based in SA. I have also been there myself.

Fighter Pilot: Damen (SA based shipyard is the first in Africa to manufacture stealth warships)

Damen's frigates and covettes

http://www.damen.com/en/markets/defence-and-security

oh, you claim to build stealth warships in south africa ? those ships must be so bad quality your navy had to go buy and import fully build valour stealth warships from Germany

okay, show us source with proof. the very name of that stealth warship, i mean warship not boat, built in south africa

the stealth warships being built in nigeria is called P18N, tell us your stealth warships name and the date it was built, and the navy that is sailing it in their fleet

you got bitten by an insect called a lying bug, i hear they fly in swarms all over south africa, reason why you people tell lies per second-per second

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agaugust:


oh, you claim to build stealth warships in south africa ? those ships must be so bad quality your navy had to go buy and import fully build valour stealth warships from Germany

okay, show us source with proof. the very name of that stealth warship, i mean warship not boat, built in south africa

the stealth warships being built in nigeria is called P18N, tell us your stealth warships name and the date it was built

you got bitten by an insect called a lying bug, i hear they fly in swarms all over south africa, reason why you people tell lies per second-per second

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Read:

http://www.damen.com/en/markets/defence-and-security

Fighter Pilot:

Bwahahahaha!! Still it exist in SA.

Here is a black owned shipyard in SA and the biggest more than Damen.

http://www.sa-shipyards.co.za/

while your country went to sleep with over-confidence, nigeria has overtaken you in ship building

http://www.nigerdock.com/aboutus

http://www.piriou.com/en/the-sites/was/38.htm

http://www.african-defense.com/?p=4221

http://www.janes.com/article/28865/details-of-nigerian-naval-shipbuilding-plans-revealed

Fighter Pilot:

Read:

http://www.damen.com/en/markets/defence-and-security

we are not fools here, i did not say post a weblink that tells a meaningless long story, i asked a simple question, i said tell us the name of the stealth warship built in south africa, answer straight to the point with specific data, not sending me to go read a library, thats how you people fail exams and score 33%

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