September 2015 - KICTANet

What is crypto currency?
by meshack 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Dear all I would like to request for a discussion around crypto currency. What role does the IGF play in the development and advancement of the invention? Are there any initiatives that have been made so far to1.) Understand the invention 2.) Establish governance and control.? Regards Meshack Sent from Samsung Mobile

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Telkom-Kenya Properties for Sale
by Dorcas Muthoni 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

It looks like TKL is slowly finishing what is left ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Muthoni, Dorcas" <muthoni(a)openworld.co.ke> Date: Sep 22, 2015 10:15 AM Subject: Fwd: Telkom-Kenya Properties for Sale To: <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> Cc: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Paul Maundu" <paul(a)centurycitykenya.com> Date: Sep 22, 2015 8:17 AM Subject: Telkom-Kenya Properties for Sale To: "Muthoni" <muthoni(a)openworld.co.ke> Cc: Exclusive property listings from Century City Property View this email in your browser <http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=ac5622d7087a8e9783382cc9f&id=3d98c0b054…> Exclusive Property Listing A Variety of Properties Across Kenya Dear Muthoni, We are pleased and excited to present 17 properties across Kenya in prime locations for their respective cities. We look forward to hearing about your real estate interest. Kind regards, Paul Maundu. www.centurycitykenya.com | paul(a)centurycitykenya.com Kisumu Commercial Building Three storey building on Oginga Odinga Rd. Existing tenants with rental income. 0.289 Acres KES 260,000,000 /- Karatina Building Five storey building in Karatina town center opposite Law Courts. 0.834 Acres KES 120,000,000 /- Kileleshwa Half acre plot on Gems Lane. 0.51 Acres KES 90,000,000 /- Moi's Bridge Vacant land in Moi's Bridge, Embu 0.64 Acres KES 4,000,000 /- Gilgil, Housing Estate 11 bungalows in Gilgil town 4 Acres KES 73,500,000 /- New Embakasi Mostly undeveloped plot in Emakasi Area, off Kabansora / Airport North Rd. Partially developed. 1.733 Acres KES 146,500,000 /- Nanyuki Existing building on Nyeri-Nanyuki Road. 0.959 Acres 108,200,000 /- Nakuru Industrial Site Half acre property on Printing Road, Industrial Zone 0.55 Acres KES 25,000,000 /- Ngandori Plot in Manyatta, Embu 0.178 Acres KES 1,500,000 /- Malindi Large vacant plot in the Old Market of Malindi town 1.705 Acres 78,500,000 /- Bahati 0.75 Acres - KES 11,000,000 /- Kaptumo 0.602 Acres - KES 4,000,000/- Nambale 0.48 Acres - KES 3,500,000 /- Serem 0.036 Acres - KES 2,000,000 /- Kisanana 1 Acre - KSH 1,000,000 /- Moiben 0.374 Acres - KES 580,000/- Salawa 0.511 Acres - KES 400,000/- *Copyright © 2015 Century City Property, All rights reserved.* We send special offers to our wide network of contacts in the local business community. *Our mailing address is:* Century City Property PO Box 19 - 00621 Nairobi 00621 Kenya Add us to your address book <http://centurycitykenya.us6.list-manage.com/vcard?u=ac5622d7087a8e9783382cc…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <http://centurycitykenya.us6.list-manage2.com/profile?u=ac5622d7087a8e978338…> or unsubscribe from this list <http://centurycitykenya.us6.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=ac5622d7087a8e978…> [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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UN Broadband Commission: Global Broadband Growth in Decline, 4 Billion Still Offline
by Gideon 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

New figures in the report confirm that 3.2 billion people are now connected, up from 2.9 billion last year and equating to 43% of the global population. But while access to the Internet is approaching saturation levels in the developed world, the Net is only accessible to 35% of people in developing countries. The situation in the 48 UN-designated Least Developed Countries is particularly critical, with over 90% of people without any kind of Internet connectivity. Released today just ahead of the forthcoming SDG Summit in New York and the parallel meeting of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development on September 26, the report reveals that 57% of the world's people remain offline and unable to take advantage of the enormous economic and social benefits the Internet can offer. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150921_un_broadband_commission_global_broad… Regards Gideon Rop

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by Fred Aminga 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 100, Issue 54
by Mose Karanja 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

*Google/France Ruling -v- Twitter Politwoops* This particular case ties in with the revocation of Netherlands-based Open State Foundation (OSF) access to Twitter’s API in August 2015. In 2010, OSF created Politwoops, a tool to publish tweets deleted by politicians. As the tool gained traction spreading into over 30 countries, Twitter was under pressure from politicians to explain why their right of expression was being tampered with, seeing that deleting a tweet is a form of expressing what you want (or don’t want, as it were) to be known of you. Twitter explanation went something like: “No one user is more deserving of that ability [to delete a tweet] than another. Indeed, deleting a tweet is an expression of one’s voice.” OSF is arguing that Twitter’s reasoning and justification conflates political figures transparency with their privacy. The people they represent need to know what their officials think about, not just for one moment but also across time. In fact, judicial rulings have over time recognized this need and particularly hold that public officials do not receive the same treatment for privacy as man-on the street (or Twitter streets). The question then is, between the citizen’s right to information and public officials’s right to privacy, what comes first. The French/Google case might be a little different in that it combines both private and public citizens compared to Twitter’s private versus public. However, this points to a growing discomfort between privacy, freedom of expression and access to information. On 22 September 2015 at 04:36, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Here?s the Real Way to Get Internet to the Next 4 Billion > People (Barrack Otieno) > 2. Re: Here?s the Real Way to Get Internet to the Next 4 Billion > People (Ali Hussein) > 3. Fwd: [Internet Policy] France tells Google to remove search > results globally, or face big fines (Barrack Otieno) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com>, Watila Alex < > awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:54:12 +0300 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Here’s the Real Way to Get Internet to the Next 4 > Billion People > Indeed Kivuva, > > This practical example can feature on the East African Internet > Governance Forum, now that it is happening in Uganda this week and > being co-hosted by the Ministry of ICT. > > Regards > > On 9/21/15, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > > On 21 September 2015 at 11:09, Brian Munyao Longwe via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > >> We established a social enterprise that is using internet technologies > to > >> improve livelihoods for communities in this post-conflict regions. This > >> is > >> mainly through making high speed broadband available to rural > communities > >> at low cost. So far we have been able to establish points-of-presence in > >> the towns of Gulu, Lira, Soroti and Mbale - NGOs, corporates and > >> individuals alike have been flocking to take up the broadband services > >> after years of poor quality and expensive services from the mobile > >> operators who sell mainly data bundles that have poor performance. We > >> ride > >> on Uganda's national optical fiber network (owned by the ministry of > >> ICT's > >> National IT Authority - NITA-U). and from Kampala interconnect with a > >> variety of bulk providers (Seacom, Liquid Telecom, Simbanet, BCS) who > are > >> connected to submarine networks via Mombasa. Our service approach has > >> greatly challenged the internet services paradigm and scored greatly > with > >> our subscribers, many of whom enjoy better services in these rural towns > >> than their colleagues/counterparts in the capital Kampala. > >> > > > > Thank you very much Brian for the great work. This is quite interesting. > > There is an IGF 2015 track called "Policy Options for Connecting the Next > > Billion". I am not sure if you have heard about it. > > > > The short writeup of the same reads like this: "Technological advancement > > in connectivity expanded broadband access and mobile penetration in > recent > > years. Three billion people were connected to the Internet by the end of > > 2014. In spite of the progress achieved, more effort is necessary in > order > > to connect the next billion and to address the digital divide. The > > identification of strategies to improve connectivity is timely due to the > > ongoing process of reviewing the outcomes of the World Summit of the > > Information Society (WSIS+10) and the discussion of the post-2015 > > Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Collaboration between governmental > > and non-governmental actors is key to meet this challenge and the > > mutistakeholder nature of the IGF makes it a privileged space for > > discussion. " > > > > What next: Your implementation is great and can form a great policy > option > > for the IGF. We hope you are willing to contribute on the same. Local or > > regional IGF initiatives are encouraged to contribute on how "we can > > connect the next billion to the Internet". Here is the form created by > the > > IGF secretariat to collect feedback. We can then have it presented at the > > global IGF in Brazil later in November. > > > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi… > > > > > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi… > > > > Here is the landing page: > > > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi… > > > > Sincerely, > > ______________________ > > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>, Watila Alex < > awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 17:22:33 +0300 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Here’s the Real Way to Get Internet to the Next 4 > Billion People > Brian > > Great stuff! Lots of initiatives out there. Great to see that some are > actually working! > > *Ali Hussein* > *Principal* > *Hussein & Associates* > +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > Sent from my iPad > > On 21 Sep 2015, at 11:54 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Indeed Kivuva, > > This practical example can feature on the East African Internet > Governance Forum, now that it is happening in Uganda this week and > being co-hosted by the Ministry of ICT. > > Regards > > On 9/21/15, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > > On 21 September 2015 at 11:09, Brian Munyao Longwe via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > We established a social enterprise that is using internet technologies to > > improve livelihoods for communities in this post-conflict regions. This > > is > > mainly through making high speed broadband available to rural communities > > at low cost. So far we have been able to establish points-of-presence in > > the towns of Gulu, Lira, Soroti and Mbale - NGOs, corporates and > > individuals alike have been flocking to take up the broadband services > > after years of poor quality and expensive services from the mobile > > operators who sell mainly data bundles that have poor performance. We > > ride > > on Uganda's national optical fiber network (owned by the ministry of > > ICT's > > National IT Authority - NITA-U). and from Kampala interconnect with a > > variety of bulk providers (Seacom, Liquid Telecom, Simbanet, BCS) who are > > connected to submarine networks via Mombasa. Our service approach has > > greatly challenged the internet services paradigm and scored greatly with > > our subscribers, many of whom enjoy better services in these rural towns > > than their colleagues/counterparts in the capital Kampala. > > > > Thank you very much Brian for the great work. This is quite interesting. > > There is an IGF 2015 track called "Policy Options for Connecting the Next > > Billion". I am not sure if you have heard about it. > > > The short writeup of the same reads like this: "Technological advancement > > in connectivity expanded broadband access and mobile penetration in recent > > years. Three billion people were connected to the Internet by the end of > > 2014. In spite of the progress achieved, more effort is necessary in order > > to connect the next billion and to address the digital divide. The > > identification of strategies to improve connectivity is timely due to the > > ongoing process of reviewing the outcomes of the World Summit of the > > Information Society (WSIS+10) and the discussion of the post-2015 > > Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Collaboration between governmental > > and non-governmental actors is key to meet this challenge and the > > mutistakeholder nature of the IGF makes it a privileged space for > > discussion. " > > > What next: Your implementation is great and can form a great policy option > > for the IGF. We hope you are willing to contribute on the same. Local or > > regional IGF initiatives are encouraged to contribute on how "we can > > connect the next billion to the Internet". Here is the form created by the > > IGF secretariat to collect feedback. We can then have it presented at the > > global IGF in Brazil later in November. > > > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi… > > > > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi… > > > Here is the landing page: > > > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi… > > > Sincerely, > > ______________________ > > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: ISOC Kenya Chapter <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 04:29:39 +0300 > Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [Internet Policy] France tells Google to remove > search results globally, or face big fines > Listers, > > FYI > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:55:51 -0400 > Subject: [Internet Policy] France tells Google to remove search > results globally, or face big fines > To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> > > (via Lauren Weinstein) > > Does increasing geofencing threaten the integrity of the Internet? > > > > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/france-confirms-that-google-must… > > Google's informal appeal against a French order to apply the > so-called "right to be forgotten" to all of its global Internet > services and domains, not just those in Europe, has been > rejected. The president of the Commission Nationale de > l'Informatique et des Libert?s (CNIL), France's data protection > authority, gave a number of reasons for the rejection, including > the fact that European orders to de-list information from search > results could be easily circumvented if links were still > available on Google's other domains. > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > -------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > -- Mose Karanja +254 724 162536 | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> PGP: 0x1529552F <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja>

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Forum on Internet Freedom in East Africa
by Juliet Nanfuka. 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Dear Friends and supporters, As we draw closer to the second Forum on Internet Freedom in East Africa, please take note of what has grown to be an event we are excited to be pulling together. The Forum is set to take place on September 28 - 29 at the Golf Course Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. This year, we bring together a wide selection of speakers from civil society, media, business, government, academia, tech development, the arts community, law enforcement, and communication regulatory bodies all of whom have a role to play in advancing the rights of citizens to privacy and freedom of expression in the online sphere. Have a look at our exciting *Programme <https://links.mixmax.com/b/jWmlyv2oVNONh8cMR?rn=IiLhtWdm5WYOBCdllGb1pkI&re=…>! * Use *#FIFEA* *#InternetFreedom *to be part on the online conversation, share thoughts and to ask questions. Please use the attached call out too. *Forum on Internet Freedom in East Africa* 2 Days | Over 60 Speakers | 13 Panels | All Day Digital Security Clinics | Report Launch| Cocktail Function | *Countries represented* Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia *Speakers affiliations:* Article 19, Bayimba, Bloggers Association Kenya, ICT Association Uganda (ICTAU), Globaleaks, iHub Research (Kenya), Internet Society [(Africa) (Burundi) (Uganda)], UNESCO, Facebook, Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), Makerere University, Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Paradigm Initiative Uganda, Protège QV, Uganda Media Centre, UNESCO, University of Nairobi, Web We Want, Writivism, Women Of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) and many more! *Sponsors* Thanks to our supporters: African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), Ford Foundation, Hivos, Open Technology Fund, UNESCO and Web We Want. Registration is required to gain entry to the venue.* Register on our Forum page <https://links.mixmax.com/b/dVHTraM3yMn24ivIL?rn=IiLhtWdm5WYOBCdllGb1pkI&re=…>* Kind regards, Juliet *Juliet N. Nanfuka*Communications Officer Mobile: +256 (0) 773 949 345 |Office: +256 (0) 414 289 502 @ChewingStones ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)* Plot 156-158 Mutesa II Road, Ntinda | Kampala, Uganda www.cipesa.org <https://links.mixmax.com/b/e5h319Hs9F51nuurh?rn=IiLhtWdm5WYOBCdllGb1pkI&re=…> | @cipesaug <https://links.mixmax.com/b/nEaWyAPe1VSN61xEg?rn=IiLhtWdm5WYOBCdllGb1pkI&re=…> | https://www.facebook.com/cipesaug <https://links.mixmax.com/b/iWM8Ntp8I4wekVBrq?rn=IiLhtWdm5WYOBCdllGb1pkI&re=…> Sent with Mixmax <https://links.mixmax.com/b/nfkaR5v5zo68rzrVV?rn=IiLhtWdm5WYOBCdllGb1pkI&re=…>

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] France tells Google to remove search results globally, or face big fines
by Barrack Otieno 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Listers, FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:55:51 -0400 Subject: [Internet Policy] France tells Google to remove search results globally, or face big fines To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> (via Lauren Weinstein) Does increasing geofencing threaten the integrity of the Internet? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/france-confirms-that-google-must… Google's informal appeal against a French order to apply the so-called "right to be forgotten" to all of its global Internet services and domains, not just those in Europe, has been rejected. The president of the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libert?s (CNIL), France's data protection authority, gave a number of reasons for the rejection, including the fact that European orders to de-list information from search results could be easily circumvented if links were still available on Google's other domains. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Here’s the Real Way to Get Internet to the Next 4 Billion People
by Watila Alex 21 Sep '15

21 Sep '15

Deploy Internet the old-fashioned way. “It’s not so sexy to build roads, but we’re not going to overcome the challenge of missing infrastructure with flying cars,” http://www.wired.com/2015/09/heres-real-way-get-internet-next-4-billion-peo…

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(no subject)
by James Mbugua 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

Listers, Can someone confirm this question someone asked me. Any one heard of this Huduma card set to be launched soon by Waiguru? I understand your it will be your ID, bank, DL, etc in one. 14 million of these cards are ready. Apparently the state has partnered with equity, CBA, KCB, Coop and Diamond Trust. Regards, JG

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Ahmed Mohamed, Silicon Valley's new hero
by Ali Hussein 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

Hi listers Interesting story of stereotyping and how the tech industry can come together to support a worthy cause. http://www.wired.com/2015/09/ahmed-mohamed-silicon-valleys-new-hero/ Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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