Is This The Answer???

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George W. Bush announced Monday that he will lift an executive ban on offshore drilling in the U.S.

But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts to remove their ban as well.

Thoughts????

Posted: Jul 14, 2008 at 11:43 am / Email this »

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While this is hardly the place to post such a comment, I hope someone will learn something from my opinion. The stock market is based purely on speculation and opinion. For this reason, any changes to perception affects the stock market in the way assuming Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac are in trouble shook the markets last week. Showing the world we are taking active steps to address the fuel crisis(ie: allowing drilling in ANWR) should lower the increasing fuel prices. I could go on, but I think I bore most of the readers here.
Jessa says – reply to this

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Off shore drilling will not significantly bring down the price of gas. Off shore Drilling was banned for a reason. The oil companies own hundreds of acres all over this world and they only drilling a small portion of that. If Americans, or any other country, want to see the price of gas go down by more than 20 cents then the oil companies need to tap what they have not used.

Unfortunately, this probably won't happen unless these oil business men are forced to drill by the government. These jerks are making a shit load of money, Why should they drill more and make less?

So…

we will continue to pay up the ass for gas until a politician (it doesn't really matter who) gets a clue.
Gemma says – reply to this

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I wouldn't put it past Congress to lift the ban. Even with a democrat majority, they're still sucking ass. I can't wait for this war mongering, oil thirsty, shit-for-brains president to leave.
Mich says – reply to this

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Opening up to offshore drilling will do absolutely nothing to lower prices in the near or even mid term (5-7 years). It will take several years to just build the rigs that are needed to tap into the oil that may or may not be out there. If we do start increasing production via these wells (many, many years from now) OPEC will just slow down production on thier end. No matter how much we produce prices will never go back down to a manageable price per barrel. The Big Oil co's have made too much at this point and they are not going to let the price per barrel plummet. Be are all SCREWED no matter what.
Saman says – reply to this

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Whatever bitches. Drill it up! Buy a Prius! I'm selling my Honda Pilot for a Prius… so I don't spend and arm and a leg driving circles like I enjoy so much. I love oil! YUM.
R says – reply to this

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this is a VERY BAD idea. there is a limited amount of oil. there are limited amounts of resources in our oceans (even if we can't count them). this WILL hurt our oceans irrevocably, not to mention the air. and it will NOT have an effect on our pocketbooks. oil is finite gang - the price of oil is driven by how much oil remains. taking some away isn't going to help prices ultimately! PLEASE WRITE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SUGGEST THAT THEY CONSIDER ANY NUMBER OF OTHER WAYS TO ADDRESS OUR CURRENT CRISIS.
clyme says – reply to this

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It is definitely PART of the answer. Americans have to grow up and start making some hard decisions. OPEC is a "cartel"–formed for the specific purpose of controlling a product and its supply–look at OPEC's original charter–they state it expressly. While we work on alternatives, we also have to start providing our own supply–if OPEC nations see we're drilling again, they'll have to start lowering the price to sell the oil they've got NOW–they can't leave it in the ground and hope for a higher price 10 years from now.
Plus, the Chinese are ALREADY slant-drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Cuban water. Do we just let the rest of the world take it so we can seem nice??!!??
wowww says – reply to this

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Re: Thank – Thanks! Its so hard reading some of this idiotic shit. I work in the environmental field…that doesn't mean I'm a dumb liberal, it means I am listening to SCIENCE and FACTS about this stuff. Ridiculous what some Americans can be made to believe. Talk about why oil companies are STILL getting tax cuts and subsidies, but the government can't pass tax credits for solar and wind, 2 huge hopes for the future. People want to blame liberals for everything. Well, "liberals ended slavery, Liberals got women the right to vote. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created social security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended segregation. Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Liberals created Medicare. Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act." (WW). So yea, I'm kinda proud to be a liberal, and I know compromise is good too, but most important IS KNOWING THE FACTS before having an opinion on it and VOTING for an incompetent, soulless asshole and his crony.
sam says – reply to this

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HORRIBLE idea, it would only be temporary, but would forever ruin the environment in that area. BAD BAD BAD idea -
Tiff says – reply to this

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do what you gotta do W. and all you tree hugging liberals-alternative fuel is good for you, not everyone. there's enough oil to go around…get over it. go drive your smart car…i'll keep driving my Hummer H3
Karen says – reply to this

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It is about time! Tree huggers need to get over themselves. We need to drill and get away from our foreign oil dependence. We also need to work on other technologies to get away from using so much oil BUT in the meantime we have to get this worked out.
Joey says – reply to this

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President Bush is SO going to f*** this country even more before he leaves office. I wait for 2009 everyday!
Julie says – reply to this

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it just keeps getting worse and worse. Next thing you know it's mandatory seal clubbing and polar bear hunts.
ameri says – reply to this

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CHINA is already starting drill not far off the Florida coast thanks to CUBA & CASTRO!!! THEY WILL BEAT US TO OUR OWN OIL!!
WAKE UP PEOPLE!! AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO SINK IF WE KEEP BEING SO STUPID!!
jb says – reply to this

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what if we consumed less and were more efficient…
whoops, that is crazy talk, sorry lost my head.

DRILL FOR MORE! WE ARE AMERICANS!
John says – reply to this

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As others have said, this is not a solution because even if a significant amount of oil is found, producing and refining it will take at least ten years to fully get it to the market. (this is confirmed by the big oil companies) The next problem is the fact that it will still nonetheless be a small percentage of the total oil in the country. What does this mean? Gas prices will marginally be affected by it. So no, it is not a solution, and this is blatantly obvious.

Americans will simply jump onto a possible solution even though if you research the facts on offshore drilling, you will find that it won't affect anything whatsoever. (except possible harm to the environment, and a small percentage contributed to the oil here)
Jaimi says – reply to this

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This is just another prime example of Bush creating more problems and not coming up with any viable solutions. This man is not capable of doing anything productive, period.
alyss says – reply to this

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bush is fucking retarded. shit will not work. we have oil here and choose to export it. strange. also oil companies that drill don't have to sell oil to the u.s. shit is whack. vote obama. fuck bush.
Lo says – reply to this

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Re: wowww –

All great points. I read these boards and can't help but feel sick when seeing how many people don't know what they are talking about. So really, thank you.
Voice says – reply to this

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There are certain areas which the environ. study has been done and impact would be minimal. We need to be more self-sufficient again. When some crazy countires have us by the short and curlies, that is not good. We are an oil rich country, and we all agree that we do not want to devastate our wilderness and dwindling wide open spaces … but there are 2 sides to a coin, and often we have become victims of our own laws which were first established to protect us.
Robin says – reply to this

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Theres 60 million acres in the u.s the oil companies are sitting on and not using, lifting the ban is completely unnessary and off shore drilling will not produce enough to make us independent from other countries oil.
FINAL says – reply to this

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YES finally! Why did you think we bought Alaska for!!!!! Drill, so finally all these other countries stop buying AMERICAN companies! Just this week the Chrysler Building and Amheuser~Busch was just sold to other countries. Son enough there will be no more "Made in America"
Rash says – reply to this

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Re: prezz –
Dear prezz, I stand corrected,
you were right, it was President Bush Senior
who signed the ex. order in 1990 to ban
off shore drilling, not Bill Clinton.
.
Thanks for correcting me in such a nice
pleasant typical Democrat manner.
I don't need to throw insults,
I have research.
I stand by the rest of my facts.
Rash Manly
Rash says – reply to this

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Fun facts about AL GORE
you should know!
.

Drew Johnson of the TN Center For
Policy Research did a study of Al Gore's
mansion in TN to see how much energy
"Mr. Global Warming" Gore was using
just one of his mansions.

Al Gore's energy use per year is over
213,000 kilowatt hours per year,
which is enough for 232 average
American households!

Big Al consumes approx.
17,000 kilowatt hours per month,
while the average household consumes
approx. 11,000 kilowatt hours of
energy A YEAR!

Another fun fact is that Al
"Mr. Green Jeans" Gore has made
approx. 100 million dollars since
he started his Global Warming
hysteria tour.
Rash Manly
Linny says – reply to this

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It is about time!! Bring down the damn gas prices! Screw the tree huggers!!!
blah says – reply to this

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considering this country only owns 1.6 % of the known oil in the world, this will do nothing. it's time to put the trillions of dollars that were lost in this military occupation into alternative energy research. when an oil businessman is put into office, this is what happens. ever wonder why gas was less than $1.50 when Bush was elected???
angel says – reply to this

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Why don't we start drilling in his backyard!
johna says – reply to this

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THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER. Oil is going to run out eventually anyway, so instead of spoiling our coastlines by adding rigs and possible oil spills we should be developing alternative fuels and hybrid and electric vehicles and all that good stuff. The government should just start releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve to help in the short term anyway, since that oil would be on the market in as little as two weeks while oil from new drilling off the US coastline wouldn't be on the market for four to five years.
Bebe says – reply to this

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Drill, drill, drill-what took so long????? Anyone who disagree's should start walking everywhere.
BUSH says – reply to this

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i believe that this is just a ploy for more control once he is out of office, he is doing his last little push for things that will benefit HIM. not his country. He is using the office like his personal money making regime for him and his little friends.. i guess a billion dollars in his bank isnt enough, he needs like 5 billion.
allis says – reply to this

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This is Georgey Boy's way of flirting with the morons of this country (unfortunately they are the majority). Have more oil will do NOTHING to lower gas prices. Our refineries are already at capacity, and since it takes about 10 years to build a refinery, have more oil and no capability to convert it into gasoline will not drive up supply. Therefore, no change in gas price. Hey, maybe those $150 billion tax cuts we've been giving the oil companies these last 7 1/2 years could have been better spent building refineries or better yet investing in renewable resources. f***ing morons!
Ricky says – reply to this

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Bush - in his final months in office - having already rewarded the traditional Republican backers in the military-industrial complex - and have stood by - giggling - while the oil companies claimed a shortage - increased prices at a greater percentage - almost a 100 percent - than any other Administration - and - the recorded the greatest profits in history - ever for any company. There is no shortage - there was no shortage - a shortage means rationing - long lines - curtailed driving - a shortage does not mean increasing prices by a 100 percent and then make the greatest profits ever. Amazingly - there is nothing - NOTHING - in this proposal that would in any way assure the taxpayers that if they risk their shorelines and wilderness - that the price of oil will go down. It was not enough for Bush to destroy the country financially - to spiral us into massive debt and a war we have yet to pay for - no, he has to physically destroy it as well. How Bush must hate America - and especially hate his increasingly stupid supporters - I wonder how many days - minutes - it will be when he leaves the White House before he moves to the Middle East to retire.
Debbi says – reply to this

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Re: Joe –
I think you should freshen up on your political science. The President can't spend money without the consent of Congress, and they have passed all those spending bills that deal with the war and Congress has added many pork barrel items to those war funding bills to insure passage. You might want to Google it…
AJ says – reply to this

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I don't really care if it lowers gas prices one cent! It would be worth it to become energy independent and take advantage of our own resources. It will also create jobs. We MUST explore all our options for energy.
Debbi says – reply to this

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Re: Jana – I must agree with you on this one. You have most certainly hit the proverbial nail on the head!
jes says – reply to this

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RENEWABLE ENERGY PEOPLE
fraud says – reply to this

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Dear politically dumb: It doesn't matter if off-shore drilling were open. It takes YEARS for that shit to be useable. In addition, you should all ready up on OPEC and realize that every country has a QUOTA of how much they are allowed to produce in a day (Saudi Arabia is FIRST) and we cannot exceed that. READ IDIOTS!
full says – reply to this

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Re: Rash –

Give me a break with that bullshit democrat propaganda. You think dems salivate at the thought of people suffering just so we can give them a handout? I will try to keep this short and sweet. If you think the repugs are much better than the dems, than you have your head up your ass and you only pay attention to news outlets that spout off that same drivel that is coming out of your mouth. Shit like that only fuels fires, doesn't help at all. I am liberal but I think both parties, especially the republicans, are only interested in helping out the lobbyists that bribe them with money. It happens on both sides. Nothing is being helped by you sharing your own personal fucked up beliefs that democrats are excited about making people poor. By the way, your conservative buddies in the white house salivate at the thought of phasing out the middle class all together so that people are either poor or rich. Sorry, had to come back at ya. Drilling offshore is wrong (because the oil companies have millions of acres of untapped land they haven't even drilled yet).
booze says – reply to this

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BOOO!!!Yeah, like that won't backfire horribly. So short-sighted, typical Bush.
Slick says – reply to this

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George Bush wants nothing more than to get the two older Jonas Brothers naked, cover them head to toe in Wesson oil, then play Naked Twister with them and with Condi Rice. When Laura walks in and screams her head off, the Secret Service will rush in and cart her off to the mental ward. Then the Bush twins will come over to join the orgy - but Jenna's ugly husband will not be allowed to join in.
obama says – reply to this

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Vote Obama and increase your fuel price and taxes even more!
Tina says – reply to this

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It's about FRACKIN' time!!!!!! Yes, this IS THE ANSWER!!!! If you disagree and think it's wrong, then by all means, please feel free to pay $9 a gallon soon!! And by the way, Bush DID NOT drive up the price of oil. He has NO CONTROL over the price of oil. NO PRESIDENT, not even the Almighty Obama, has zero control over the price of oil. If that were the case, don't you think the gas prices would go DOWN during election year? Let's be realistic, how many years do you think it will take to find alternative fuel?? Drill now! Start in Alaska!
I hap says – reply to this

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The Dems are not the problem here…drilling on the Continental Shelf will not solve our problem…has anyone bothered to ask why "W" let this get so out of hand in the first place???? Perhaps the family business is profiting from the rest of us being gouged at the pump. And, hey NY, why is gas in Mass fifteen to twenty cents cheaper per gallon?? They have the 10% ethanol added just like we do, but its seems our prices aren't seeing the benefit, we just pay more for shittier mileage. Hrmpf.
Shots says – reply to this

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Sure, tear up the environment so the consumers can greedily get what they absolutely want - I mean, they're entitled aren't they? To drive Hummers, big SUVs, mini-vans. Doesn't matter if we ruin nature, the environment. Doesn't seem to matter that our kids will never see a polar bear in its own habitat or penguins or puffins. So what if we snuff out another species what does it matter? This is a lame duck president and while he's hobbling around, he's decided to do something "good for the little people" before he bits that big podium in the sky. BTW his family has ties to the Bin Laden family.
TheBo says – reply to this

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How about you stick to things you know Perez. All things shallow and sad
Conte says – reply to this

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Hey all of you out there. Most of you are well below your 40's!!!!! A few of you did get it right on regarding futures and securities. Also for your edification, most of our oil is imported from Canada!!!!!!!!! Please do not subscribe to the media bullshit portrayal and hype!!!!! For any of you that are in the 2% of this nation that have advanced degrees I congratulate you!! WE DO NOT NEED TO DRILL OFFSHORE!! Why the hell do you think alternative fuels have been suppresed so long???????? Cause the Standard Oil of our age could no longer have its monoply! These days everyone is in on it. So! Untill we as a people change the course of our energy consumption and stand up and demand an end to this charade no party ,president, congress or Superman himself is gonna get us out of this bullshit mess we've dug ourselves into!!!!!!!!
Stated by one hot 45 year old female International Politics/History Grad Student
daisy says – reply to this

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Drill more oil?

What a stupid idea! We need better ideas to really change the situation.
mia says – reply to this

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there's no way Congress is going to lift a ban on offshore drilling.
and offshore drilling is most certainly not the answer to combating global warming or diminishing America's dependence on foreign oil.
even if offshore drilling is successful, it would take 10+ years to see actual results, aka gas that can be used by regular consumers
the solution is in weaning ourselves off diesel from the getgo; pass a bill that supports research on alternative fuels!!!!!
IDIOT
Yay says – reply to this

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Thank god, an intelligent and informed individual! It was a pleasure to read your comment after sifting through so much ignorant drivel. It warms my heart to know that not all Americans are voracious automatons who are unwilling to think beyond thier immediate comfort and actually question the things that the government attempts to force-feed them. I have been living in Europe for the past 6 years and have been watching the developments in my home country with a complete sense of disillusion and disgust. What will it take for the people of America to wake up?
Yay says – reply to this

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Re: Yay – - @ wowww
Yay says – reply to this

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Re: Yay – @wowww
SCM says – reply to this

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It will ruin our coastal shorelines!
Miche says – reply to this

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what a bunch of hypocrytical a**holes. he and all politicians tell us they want to protect the environment and then turn around and say "yay! lets potentially destroy our oceans even further by drilling for oil." how about stop spending so much of our(the citizens) hard earned money on the damn war that seems to be going no where and invest in alternative energy sources. give farmer incentives to grow products that can be converted into fuels. do things to give americans jobs!!! BUSH IS A DICK!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR 01-09-09!!!!!
nat ( says – reply to this

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yeah, lets increase our retarded dependency on a limited fuel…. DOES ANYONE UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL RUN OUT!? the sun is shining..lets use it.. the wind is blowing, lets use it, the water is running in currents lets use it! lets stop giving the bush oil masters all of our money! enough is enough.. this is fucking crazy! two years ago he ADMITTED that we need to break our dependency on oil.. lets break that dependency by getting more! HES A FUCKING ASSSHHOOLLLLEEEEE.. he needed to be impeached years ago!
Jess says – reply to this

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Are people still listening to President Bush? I thought he totally discredited himself by sending us to war where only big business can profit. Isn't anyone slightly suspicious this time around?? He is willing to potentially hurt our environment-and not for a financial gain to the average American.
Jen says – reply to this

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Re: tembo – Controlling number of speculators=communism??? just me

Reducing tax cuts to offshore drilling companies will make no difference, the consumer will pay the bill in the end. Patents for fuel efficient motors and fossil fuel alternatives are purchased and held by the largest petroleum companies.

Increased drilling in GOM will not decrease fuel prices either, as cost of drilling is extremely high. Just as the prices of goods for the consumers are increasing in this economy… services and goods that are used by the drilling companies are increasing as well…
Melis says – reply to this

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This is a stupid move. Typical of GWB to only think short-term and not what it will do to our environment. Screw the planet. Why do we need a place to live? How much more damage can he do in the short few months he's left? I'm afraid to see.
Amy says – reply to this

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i don't think congress is going to do anything until barack obama is president because right now they don't want bush to look good at all.
lotay says – reply to this

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please god. the prices of gas are out of control. how am i supposed to afford this im in college how the fuck am i supposed to pay for that shit!
Argh! says – reply to this

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Don't people realize that in the long run this will do NOTHING!! Okay so say we do drill offshore…eventually those resources will deplete as well. And then we'll be more worse off then now. Congress and the President need to invest time and money in alternative fuels!

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