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| 1 | **Monday, April 7, 2014** | |
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| 21 | ## All Environmental Policy News | |
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| 23 | _last updated on 2014-04-07 at 7:03 pm EDT_ | |
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| 1 | 27 | - [summaries view]() |
| 2 | 28 | - [headlines view]() |
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| 30 | - ### [Putting a Price on Ecological Restoration](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407122524.htm) | |
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| 6 | ### [European Flood Risk Could Double by 2050](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140302143624.htm) | |
| 32 | Apr. 7, 2014 � Putting a price on clean water and soil fertility helps the UN set ecological restoration targets for degraded and deforested land. Forests provide essential ecosystem services for people, including ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407122524.htm) | |
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| 8 | Mar. 2, 2014 � Losses from extreme floods in Europe could more than double by 2050, because of climate change and socioeconomic development. Understanding the risk posed by large-scale floods is of growing ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140302143624.htm) | |
| 34 | - ### [Risk of Dengue Fever Epidemic in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407090531.htm) | |
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| 36 | Apr. 7, 2014 � The risk of dengue fever beginning to spread in Europe is imminent. According to researchers, this is no longer just an issue for the scientific community but also for politicians and policy makers, ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407090531.htm) | |
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| 12 | ### [Drone Shows New View of Energy Coal Ash Spill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225100941.htm) | |
| 38 | - ### [What Will Climate Policy Mean for Coal?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331114235.htm) | |
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| 14 | Feb. 25, 2014 � Aerial images captured by a drone aircraft provide a new look at the extent of contaminants leaked into a North Carolina river from a Duke Energy coal ash dump as concerns about water pollution grow ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225100941.htm) | |
| 40 | Mar. 31, 2014 � Limiting climate change to 2 degrees C means shutting down coal power plants -- an unpopular proposition for coal power companies. But a new study shows that delaying climate policies could prove ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331114235.htm) | |
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| 42 | #### Monday, April 7, 2014 | |
| 43 | ||
| 44 | - [Putting a price on ecological restoration](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407122524.htm) | |
| 45 | - [Risk of dengue fever epidemic in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407090531.htm) | |
| 46 | ||
| 47 | #### Friday, April 4, 2014 | |
| 48 | ||
| 49 | - [Scientists unmask the climate uncertainty monster](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140404140301.htm) | |
| 50 | - [UN climate report: Pricing of carbon dioxide emissions critical](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140404085542.htm) | |
| 51 | ||
| 52 | #### Thursday, April 3, 2014 | |
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| 54 | - [Dog walking attitudes: Stoop to scoop the poop?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140403132113.htm) | |
| 55 | - [Voluntary climate action is a function of information and education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140403132109.htm) | |
| 56 | - [Attracting wild bees to farms is good insurance policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140403105816.htm) | |
| 57 | - [Brazil is site of the first regional ocean health index](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140403095459.htm) | |
| 58 | ||
| 59 | #### Wednesday, April 2, 2014 | |
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| 61 | - [Climate change forces flower festival forward a month since 1960s, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140402095438.htm) | |
| 62 | ||
| 63 | #### Tuesday, April 1, 2014 | |
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| 65 | - [Jamaican iguana: Sobering update on Jamaica's largest vertebrate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140401103003.htm) | |
| 66 | ||
| 67 | #### Monday, March 31, 2014 | |
| 68 | ||
| 69 | - [Using more wood for construction can slash global reliance on fossil fuels](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331170635.htm) | |
| 70 | - [Warming climate may spread drying to a third of earth: Heat, not just rainfall, plays into new projections](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331144149.htm) | |
| 71 | - [What will climate policy mean for coal?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331114235.htm) | |
| 72 | - [Changing climate creates pervasive risks, but opportunities exist for effective responses: IPCC report](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331100633.htm) | |
| 73 | ||
| 74 | #### Sunday, March 30, 2014 | |
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| 76 | - [Meeting climate targets may require reducing meat, dairy consumption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140330193735.htm) | |
| 77 | - [Northern and southern hemisphere climates follow the beat of different drummers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140330151320.htm) | |
| 78 | ||
| 79 | #### Wednesday, March 26, 2014 | |
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| 81 | - [Invasive species in waterways on rise due to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140326101547.htm) | |
| 82 | ||
| 83 | #### Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | |
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| 85 | - [Predicting climate: Researchers test seasonal-to-decadal prediction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325102007.htm) | |
| 86 | - [Bioenergy from sustainable forestry does not meet EU emission reduction criteria](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325094427.htm) | |
| 87 | ||
| 88 | #### Monday, March 24, 2014 | |
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| 90 | - [Simulations to reduce emissions from road transport](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324090244.htm) | |
| 91 | ||
| 92 | #### Sunday, March 23, 2014 | |
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| 94 | - [Southeast England most at risk of rising deaths due to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140323152000.htm) | |
| 95 | ||
| 96 | #### Friday, March 21, 2014 | |
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| 98 | - [Forests crucial to green growth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321101736.htm) | |
| 99 | - [Emerging carbon trading markets offer lessons](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321095506.htm) | |
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| 101 | #### Thursday, March 20, 2014 | |
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| 103 | - [Linking storms to climate change a 'distraction', say experts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140320100946.htm) | |
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| 105 | #### Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | |
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| 107 | - [Global warming may increase methane emissions from freshwater ecosystems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319143900.htm) | |
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| 109 | #### Tuesday, March 18, 2014 | |
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| 111 | - [Global food trade can alleviate water scarcity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318140531.htm) | |
| 112 | - [Incentives needed to improve grain markets in India](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318140229.htm) | |
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| 114 | #### Sunday, March 16, 2014 | |
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| 116 | - [Climate change will reduce crop yields sooner than thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140316153322.htm) | |
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| 118 | #### Friday, March 14, 2014 | |
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| 120 | - [Impacts of climate change in Switzerland: Adaptation and climate change mitigation must go hand in hand](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140314093656.htm) | |
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| 122 | #### Thursday, March 13, 2014 | |
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| 124 | - [Tropical grassy ecosystems under threat, scientists warn](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140313101706.htm) | |
| 125 | - [Africa's air pollution underestimated in climate change models](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140313092406.htm) | |
| 126 | ||
| 127 | #### Tuesday, March 11, 2014 | |
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| 129 | - [Long-term warming likely to be significant despite recent slowdown](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311184706.htm) | |
| 130 | - [Solar policy pathways for U.S. states examined](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311141540.htm) | |
| 131 | - [Land cover change over five years across North America revealed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311133649.htm) | |
| 132 | - [New laboratories to foster world-leading research into air quality, climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311100719.htm) | |
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| 134 | #### Monday, March 10, 2014 | |
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| 136 | - [Small biomass power plants could help rural economies, stabilize national power grid](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310161556.htm) | |
| 137 | - [Agroforestry can ensure food security, mitigate effects of climate change in Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310111545.htm) | |
| 138 | - [Can the solution to climate change help eliminate poverty?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310102224.htm) | |
| 139 | ||
| 140 | #### Friday, March 7, 2014 | |
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| 142 | - [Over demanding market affects fisheries more than climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140307165915.htm) | |
| 143 | - [Urgent need to study impacts of biomass burning and haze on marine ecosystems in Southeast Asia](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140307083826.htm) | |
| 144 | ||
| 145 | #### Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | |
| 146 | ||
| 147 | - [Livestock can produce food that is better for people, planet](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305132357.htm) | |
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| 16 | 149 | #### Monday, March 3, 2014 |
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| 18 | 151 | - [Increasing homogeneity of world food supplies warns of serious implications for farming and nutrition](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303154102.htm) |
| 19 | 152 | - [Entomologists update definitions to tackle resistance to biotech crops, pesticides](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303084414.htm) |
| 20 | 153 | - [Spanish forest ecosystems: Carbon emission will be higher in second half of century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303083559.htm) |
| 21 | 154 | - [Zoos, aquariums do teach us about biodiversity, largest international study proves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303083545.htm) |
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| 141 | 274 | #### Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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| 143 | 276 | - [New maps highlight habitat corridors in the tropics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203155203.htm) |
| 144 | 277 | - [Reported oil sands emissions greatly underestimated, report shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203154934.htm) |
| 145 | 278 | - [Are invasive plants a problem in Europe? Controversial views among invasion biologists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203101029.htm) |
| 146 | - [Vulnerability to future phosphorus shortage: Key ingredient to modern farming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203083830.htm) | |
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| 148 | #### Friday, January 31, 2014 | |
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| 150 | - [To calculate long-term conservation pay off, factor in people](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140131130803.htm) | |
| 151 | - [Nine steps to save waterways and fisheries identified by researchers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140131093551.htm) | |
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| 153 | #### Thursday, January 30, 2014 | |
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| 155 | - [Enhancing mussel conservation, pearl production](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140130164315.htm) | |
| 156 | - [Climate study projects major changes in vegetation distribution by 2100](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140130121322.htm) | |
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| 158 | #### Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | |
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| 160 | - [Study measures how well Asian carp prevention effort will work](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129165411.htm) | |
| 161 | - [Modeling buildings by the millions: Building codes in China tested for energy savings](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129135006.htm) | |
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| 163 | #### Tuesday, January 28, 2014 | |
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| 165 | - [New online platform gives public opportunities to shape future of NYC](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140128153818.htm) | |
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| 167 | #### Wednesday, January 22, 2014 | |
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| 169 | - [White, green or black roofs? Report compares economic payoffs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122134400.htm) | |
| 170 | - [Polar bear diet changes as sea ice melts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122104025.htm) | |
| 171 | - [Ecological impacts of human responses to climate anticipated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122104021.htm) | |
| 172 | - [Small towns team up to power down](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122102540.htm) | |
| 173 | - [Climate change research is globally skewed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122091736.htm) | |
| 174 | ||
| 175 | #### Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | |
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| 177 | - [Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121143856.htm) | |
| 178 | - [Changing landscapes not global warming to blame for increased flood risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121092913.htm) | |
| 179 | - [Great lakes evaporation study dispels misconceptions, points to need for expanded monitoring program](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121092741.htm) | |
| 180 | ||
| 181 | #### Monday, January 20, 2014 | |
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| 183 | - [Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120173450.htm) | |
| 184 | - [Climate change: Promising future for cotton in Cameroon?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120090418.htm) | |
| 185 | ||
| 186 | #### Sunday, January 19, 2014 | |
| 187 | ||
| 188 | - [Get used to heat waves: Extreme El Nino events to double](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140119142454.htm) | |
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| 190 | #### Thursday, January 16, 2014 | |
| 191 | ||
| 192 | - [EU could cut emissions by 40 percent at moderate cost](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116113311.htm) | |
| 193 | - [Waterfowl poisoning halved by lead shot prohibition in Spain](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116091105.htm) | |
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| 195 | #### Monday, January 13, 2014 | |
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| 197 | - [More to biofuel production than yield](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113154221.htm) | |
| 198 | - [Enforcement and anti-poaching measures set to fail](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113125148.htm) | |
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| 200 | #### Sunday, January 12, 2014 | |
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| 202 | - [Climate Engineering: What do the public think?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140112190807.htm) | |
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| 204 | #### Thursday, January 9, 2014 | |
| 205 | ||
| 206 | - [Funding problems threaten U. S. disaster preparedness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109124950.htm) | |
| 207 | - [EU policy is driving up demand for pollination faster than honeybee numbers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109103640.htm) | |
| 208 | - [Europe to suffer from more severe and persistent droughts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109091926.htm) | |
| 209 | ||
| 210 | #### Tuesday, January 7, 2014 | |
| 211 | ||
| 212 | - [Minimizing water use, maintaining productivity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107092819.htm) | |
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| 214 | #### Monday, January 6, 2014 | |
| 215 | ||
| 216 | - [Suburban sprawl cancels carbon footprint savings of dense urban cores](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140106133259.htm) | |
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| 218 | #### Sunday, January 5, 2014 | |
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| 220 | - [Population stability 'hope' in species' response to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140105182808.htm) | |
| 221 | ||
| 222 | #### Friday, January 3, 2014 | |
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| 224 | - [Political scientist's new book examines role of private enterprise in environmental preservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140103121250.htm) | |
| 225 | ||
| 226 | #### Wednesday, January 1, 2014 | |
| 227 | ||
| 228 | - [Climatological software developed for massive use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140101130718.htm) | |
| 229 | ||
| 230 | #### Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | |
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| 232 | - [Solution to cloud riddle reveals hotter future: Global temperatures to rise at least 4 degrees C by 2100](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131231094442.htm) | |
| 233 | - [Major reductions in seafloor marine life from climate change by 2100](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131231094347.htm) | |
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| 235 | #### Monday, December 30, 2013 | |
| 236 | ||
| 237 | - [DNA barcoding to monitor marine mammal genetic diversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131230135048.htm) | |
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| 239 | #### Friday, December 20, 2013 | |
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| 241 | - [Not just Koch brothers: New study reveals funders behind climate change denial effort](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131220154511.htm) | |
| 242 | - [Efforts to curb climate change require greater emphasis on livestock](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131220114039.htm) | |
| 243 | ||
| 244 | #### Thursday, December 19, 2013 | |
| 245 | ||
| 246 | - [Telecoupling science shows China's forest sustainability packs global impact](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131219154553.htm) | |
| 247 | - [Coastal ocean aquaculture can be environmentally sustainable](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131219131231.htm) | |
| 248 | ||
| 249 | #### Wednesday, December 18, 2013 | |
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| 251 | - [Seven distinct African crocodile species, not just three, biologists show](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218130150.htm) | |
| 252 | - [Low-cost countries not best conservation investment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218100221.htm) | |
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