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Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore is expected to make a return to Formula One in 2013, with Italian media speculating that he may want to take the place of commercial manager Bernie Ecclestone.   Briatore, 60, agreed to stay away from F1 until then in a deal with the ruling body FIA in which he ended his appeal against a life ban over ordering a deliberate crash of Nelson Piquet Jr. at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.   Under the settlement reached on Monday evening Briatore can return to other FIA events aside from F1 in 2012.   However, Italian papers were widely speculating about him taking over from Ecclestone on his return.   “He will start immediately behind the scenes,” said La Gazzetta dello Sport.   Briatore said the deal with the FIA was no confession that he ordered Piquet to crash in the crash, which eventually helped teammate Fernando Alonso win. He said he only accepted responsibility as Renault team leader.   The affair came to light last year and the FIA banned Briatore for life. Briatore successfully appealed before French court, which overturned the FIA ban, and new FIA boss Jean Todt did not want to contest that ruling.   The FIA said the settlement was to put an end to the affair and to prevent further negative headlines in the sport.   The FIA is also reportedly looking into its legal system after losing before the French court.   There is speculation about the introduction of a licence for team leaders — similar to a special F1 licence required for drivers — which could be withdrawn indefinitely in the case of severe rule violations.

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POINTS AND POSITIONS:

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Alonso	Ferrari	25
2	Massa	Ferrari	18
3	Hamilton	McLaren	15
4	Vettel	Red Bull	12
5	Rosberg	Mercedes	10
6	Schumacher	Mercedes	8
7	Button	McLaren	6
8	Webber	Red Bull	4
9	Liuzzi	Force India	2
10	Barrichello	Williams	1
11	Kubica	Renault	-
12	Sutil	Force India	-
13	Algesuari	Torro Rosso	-
14	Hulkenberg	Williams	-
15	Kovalainen	Lotus	-
16	Buemi	Torro Rosso	-
17	Trulli	Lotus	-

 

 
@ 13:47 Top three drivers are out of the cars. Alonso looks delighted. 1 - 2 finish for Ferrari, they are also thoroughly delighted.
 
@ 13:44 Massa, Hamilton, Vettel holds on to 4th, Rosberg, Schumacher, Button, Webber, Liuzzi, Barrichello, Kubica, Sutil, Algersuari, Hulkenberg and finally, Kovalinen.
 
@ 13:43 Flag is up, Alonso final corner... Alonso wins!
 
@ 13:42 Vettel pulls away from Rosberg, might hold on to 4th.
 
@ 13:42 Alonso begins final lap.
 
@ 13:41 Rosberg behind Vettel, keeping pace until the chance to overtake appears.

@ 13:33 As the cars get lighter they are getting faster. Alonso sets best lap for the the third time in a row.
 
@ 13:34 Massa sets fastest time in the first sector of lap 45.
 
@ 13:32 On lap 44, points positions remain consistent. Kovalainen has overtaken Trulli to take 16th position. Trulli is now in last place suffering from ongoing hydraulic problems in the Lotus.
 
@ 13:29 Hamilton reassured that vibration not mechanical. He sets fastest time around sector 1 of lap 43. 6 laps to go.
 
@ 13:28 Vettel still going. Problem cannot be fixed, he has to go ahead and try to gain points while Rosberg is closing in behind him.
 
@ 13:25 Positions 11-17 - Kubica, Sutil, Algesuari, Buemi, Hulkenberg, Trulli, Kovalainen. Lotus the only new team remaining.
 
@ 13:24 Lewis Hamilton reports vibration from front of the car.
 
@ 13:22 Massa and Button set a personal best around the second sector.
 
@ 13:21 Points Positions - Alonso, Massa, Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg, Schumacher, Button, Webber, Liuzzi, Barrichello
 
@ 13:20 Hamilton passes Vettel just before lap 38.
 
@ 13:18 Hamilton closes in on Alonso. Vettel told that problem is mechanical; his exhaust has failed.
 
@ 13:16 Alonso sets fastest lap.
 
@ 13:14 Alonso and Massa both overtake Vettel. Hamilton now behind Vettel in 4th place.
 
@ 13:11 Vettel reports loss of power, Alonso 9/10ths of a second just behind Vettel. Red Bull car slows down on lap 33.
 
@ 13:07 De La Rosa now retired.
 
@ 13:04 Alonso sets fastest lap (1:59.58 on lap 29)
 
@ 13:03 De La Rosa pits. Glock and Petrov have retired. Glock had gearing problems.
 
@ 13:01 Vettel falling back. Tyre wearing a concern for Red Bull
 
@ 13:00 Positions - Vettel, Alonso, Massa, Hamilton, Rosberg, Schumacher, Button, Webber, Liuzzi, Barrichello
 
@ 12:57 Hulkenberg out.
 
@ 12:57 Buemi out, Hulkenberg pits.
 
@ 12:56 Trulli out, Buemi pits.
 
@ 12:56 Trulli pits
 
@ 12:51 Button closes in on Schumacher who is behind Rosberg, then Hamilton, Massa, Alonso and finally Vettel in first place.
 
@ 12:50 Alonso closes up on Vettel by half a second as his car gets lighter. Massa also closing up on Alonso. Ferraris are getting quicker as the fuel load is depleted.
 
@ 12:45 Liuzzi out of pits in 10th place.
 
@ 12:44 Liuzzi pits for the first time.
 
@ 12:43 Liuzzi only one in top 10 to make a stop. Alonso now ahead of Massa. Massa has best lap at the moment.
 
@ 12:43 Bruno Senna's car makes a funny noise. He retires.
 
@ 12:40 New positions after pitstops - Vettel, Massa, Alonso, Liuzzi, Barrichello, Hamilton, Rosberg, Schumacher, Button, Webber
 
@ 12:38 Vettel and Massa both come in to pit. Hamilton sets fastest lap.
 
@ 12:37 Alonso and Rosberg both pit. Button just comes in, too.
 
@ 12:35 Schumi and Hamilton pit at the same time. Looks like Mercedes is shadowing McLaren. Both left the pits at the same time.
 
@ 12:33 Petrov's car was held in the pits for quite a while, an issue with the Wishbone it seems. Petrov is out.
 
@ 12:30 Petrov and Algersuari pitted
 
@ 12:22 Massa sets fastest lap, closing the gap between him and his team-mate.
 
@ 12:19 Vettel picks up the pace and goes up a full second ahead of Alonso.
  
@ 12:17 Chandhok reveals his car hit a bump he didn't know was there, which launched him off the track. He has only driven a lap on this track prior to today's race.
 
@ 12:11 Update - Vettel, Alonso, Massa, Rosberg, Hamilton, Schumacher, Webber, Button
  
@ 12:09 Holkenberg oversteers and off the track. Di Grassi (Virgin) has retired. 2 Force India cars have hit each other, too.
 
@ 12:08 Karun Chandhok for HRT is out. No details about what happened have been revealed yet.
 
@ 12:08 Webber goes up to 7th place, ahead of Jensen Button.
 
@ 12:06 Alonso has gone ahead to 2nd place. It is revealed that Webber's car was overfilled with oil. He has dropped down to 8th place.
  
@ 12:05 It begins, the race has started. Mark Webber's car has spouted blue smoke. Schumacher has gained a few positions already. Rosberg has gone to third place behind Massa and Vettel.
  
@ 12:00 Off they go on their formation lap, the warm up lap where the drivers are trying to get heat into their tyres.
 
@ 11:38 22 Mins until the actual race begins!
 
@ 11:27 Schmi reveals these cars require less skill to drive than back in the old days.
 
@ 11:15 Just been reminded that this race will have no refuelling and 4 world champions on the grid. Lewis Hamilton doesn't think it is going all bad apparently.
 
@ 11:09 Don't forget to check out the post below if you want to see the positions the drivers will be starting in. Here we go! Any moment now, the coverage will begin.
 
Welcome to Finishline.tv where we will be bringing you a live transcript of today's F1 race in Bahrain, so if you miss any of the action you can track back and see what has been going on. Stay tuned for further information prior to the race, only a few minutes to go now. The timescale of events will be presented in GMT time (±0hrs). Today's race is set to be an exciting one and we are happy to share every moment of it with you.

If you would like to add any of your own thoughts then you can send an email to khuram@viewmy.tv.


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The first qualifying race of this year's F1 season kicked off this morning at 11:00am at Bahrain. The first time was clocked by Lucas di Grassi from Virgin followed swiftly by Fernando Alonso from Ferrari. The differences between the old set and the new set were evident from these times alone with Alonso coming up almost 8 full seconds ahead.
 
While Alonso continuously kept performing better than himself around the track, others swooped in to beat his time as Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull shifted ahead only to be beaten by Felipe Massa, Alonso's fellow Ferrari driver.
 
Nico Rosberg for Mercedes was the one who surprised everyone by consistently coming ahead of his team mate by 4/10ths to 5/10ths of a second, just moving up ahead of Schumacher throughout who barely got any airtime in his return to F1 this year. At times it seemed Schumacher was deliberately left out of focus and was mentioned only when he clocked a time.
 
Rosberg moved up ahead of Alonso to take third place, only to be beaten by Mark Webber for Red Bull who took third place while at the same time his fellow Red Bull driver Vettel reclaimed first place. Mark Webber then performed as he meant to around the Bahrain track once again and ended up second.
 
There was a lot of drama as Force India's Adrian Sutil came through to claim third place ahead of Webber and Behind Vettel in a Red Bull sandwich (which is a snack worth trying). Alonso stepped it up and the man who promised his calculated move to Ferrari was worth much more than anyone would at first perceive delivered on that sentiment, finishing Q1 at the top of the table.
 
But what about Hamilton and Button? So far they have not been mentioned but Hamilton, although being far up ahead at times, did not give an outstanding performance, ending up just behind Massa in fifth place. Jensen Button qualified setting a lap time that saw him reach 10th only to be pushed back to 11th by the arrival of Schumi literally seconds later who clocked a time that put him in 9th place. McLaren was altogether without pace and their long-time rivals, Ferrari, had gained first and fourth place. This may be a good time to mention Massa's brilliant performance after his absence at the end of last season. His recovery not only went smoothly but served to give him some 'drive' (pardon the pun) so hats off to him. Mercedes were also average with Rosberg in 6th place after his brilliant start and Schumi on 9th.
 
Predictably, the three new teams failed to qualify for Q2 with Hispania taking the last two positions by the end of Q1. Newcomer Karan Chandhok at least managed to set a time, something which had never been done before by Chandhok or the Hispania car he drove today. It really was amazing how he held the car around for a lap having never before driven in anything other than a simulator. Out of the three new teams it seemed as if Virgin was the best performer, but still not good enough to move to Q2.
 
Q2 was short with just 15 minutes on the grid giving places to only 10 drivers for Q3. Vettel finished first just ahead of Alonso and Button was fighting this time to qualify in his final Q2 lap. Matching his previous position, he just made it with 10th place and Schumacher, again, scored 9th. Webber outperformed Massa in Q2 taking 3rd place behind Alonso and followed by Massa, from Rosberg, from Hamilton, from Kubica, from Sutil, from Schumacher and finally Button. Interestingly similar to the end of Q1, the cars this year are extremely consistent if not good enough for the top 4 who were continuously shifting positions. It seems like tomorrows race will be more lively at the front-end than anywhere past the middle point.
 
Finally, Q3 was when Hamilton gave a good performance coming in third after the first few circuits, just behind Massa who was just behind Alonso. Ferrari 1 2 again at the beginning of Q3 but that is not how it played out for the entirety of Q3 (for these were the only 3 who had posted a lap, defeating Hamilton's third position down to his own merit.) Indeed, as soon as Sutil performed a lap he went ahead of Hamilton taking third position. Vettel was taking his run just behind Sutil and was reported to be better than Alonso by the time he reached the third section. If only he held it together from there, he would take first place. No surprises for last year's number 2 as he flew ahead of Alonso to take first.
 
Further dismay for Alonso as he not only fails to beat Vettel in his next run but is beaten by fellow Ferrari driver Massa. Asides from this, everyone else has performed quite well with Hamilton now fourth. Schumacher has not exactly got the fight to beat fellow Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg but there seems to be some competition between Schumacher and Button, the two have remained together on the timesheets with Button always failing to beat Schumacher's time, but just.
 
The final positions at the end of Q3 were Vettel in first followed by Massa, then Alonso, Hamilton, Rosberg, Webber, Schumacher, Button, Kubica and finally Adrian Sutil.
 
That was the end of qualifying leaving us with the starting positions for the first race of 2010. Remember to visit http://www.finishline.tv tomorrow where we will not only be bringing you live updates on the Bahrain Grand Prix but also a live stream of the race itself.
 

QUALIFYING RESULTS

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	LAPS
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:55.029	1:53.883	1:54.101	14
2	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:55.313	1:54.331	1:54.242	16
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:54.612	1:54.172	1:54.608	20
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:55.341	1:54.707	1:55.217	19
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	1:55.463	1:54.682	1:55.241	13
6	6	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:55.298	1:54.318	1:55.284	13
7	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	1:55.593	1:55.105	1:55.524	15
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:55.715	1:55.168	1:55.672	17
9	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:55.511	1:54.963	1:55.885	17
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:55.213	1:54.996	1:56.309	16
11	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1:55.969	1:55.330		12
12	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1:55.628	1:55.653		13
13	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	1:56.375	1:55.857		14
14	22	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:56.428	1:56.237		13
15	16	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	1:56.189	1:56.265		14
16	23	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:56.541	1:56.270		13
17	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:56.167	1:56.619		14
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	1:57.071			6
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	1:59.728			7
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Cosworth	1:59.852			6
21	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Cosworth	2:00.313			7
22	25	Lucas Di Grassi	Virgin-Cosworth	2:00.587			7
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT-Cosworth	2:03.240			6
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT-Cosworth	2:04.904			7

 

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The consensus is that the 2010 season could be one of the most competitive for a number of years, with several former world champions battling for supremacy and no one team looking to have a massive advantage … and then there are the changes in rules and equipment to take into consideration.

In-race refuelling
The biggest change for the 2010 season is the banning of refuelling during races for the first time since 1993. As a result the capacities of the cars' tanks have increased from around 80 litres to nearer 250 litres. The additional weight will really be a factor at the start of a race, meaning increased tyre and brake wear. Handling will change significantly throughout the course of the race as the load decreases. Pit stops remain for running repairs and tyre changes as drivers still have to use both dry-weather tyre compounds during a Grand Prix, and some are predicting they could be done and dusted in as little as two seconds.

Wheelbases
To accommodate the massive fuel load, cars will be wider and also have a longer wheelbase.

Weight
The minimum for each car has been increased from 605kg to 620kg. The initial thinking behind this was to offset the disadvantage faced by taller, heavier drivers in KERS-equipped cars (the additional weight of the KERS system meant they were left with less flexibility in terms of weight distribution than their lighter rivals). By mutual agreement, however, teams are now not expected to run KERS in 2010.

Tyres
Front tyres have been narrowed from 270mm to 245mm to improve the balance of the grip, but to cope with the extra weight of the cars, Bridgestone will be supplying a harder-compound tyre. Two dry-weather compounds will be made available and a driver must use both in the race unless wet-weather tyres are called for. Each driver will be allowed 11 sets of dry tyres per race weekend, down from 14 in 2009, and three of these sets are for practice only and must be returned before the start of qualifying, regardless of whether they are used or not. Wheel covers, which have been used by the teams since 2006, are also banned for 2010.

Qualifying
With 24 cars rather than last season's 20, the seven slowest cars in qualifying will drop out after the first 20-minute period (Q1) and these will form positions 18 to 24 on the grid. After the second 15-minute period (Q2) seven more will be eliminated, forming positions 11 to 17 on the grid. The top ten cars will then have a final ten minutes (Q3) to compete for the front of the grid. To add more spice, those competing in Q3 will have to start the grand prix on the same tyres and set-up, so anyone stealing a march with soft tyres in qualifying will have to work with the same set-up when the race starts, albeit with a lot more fuel on board.

Points
In place of the previous structure, which saw the top eight drivers scoring 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point respectively, from 2010 the top ten finishers in a Grand Prix score points. The change has been introduced as a result of the expanded grid of 13 teams.
Under the new system, the race winner takes 25 points, with 18 and 15 being awarded for second and third places respectively. The next seven finishers will score 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point respectively.
The idea behind this is to reward cars and drivers further down the field, while the seven-point gap between first and second is aimed at ensuring drivers go for a win-at-all-costs approach.

Testing
If a team declares that one of their current race drivers is to be substituted by a driver who has not participated in an F1 race in the two previous calendar years, one day of track testing will now be permitted, on an approved circuit not being used for a Grand Prix in the current season. This is to avoid scenarios such as that seen in 2009 when Jaime Alguersuari made his Formula One debut with Toro Rosso having only previously driven an F1 car in straight-line testing.

In another minor change, teams will be allowed six rather than eight days of straight-line aero testing per season. They will also have the option of substituting any of these days for four hours of wind tunnel testing with a full-scale (rather than the normal 60 percent-scale) model.

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He may not have figured at the top end of the timesheets, but Ferrari's Fernando Alonso believes the team are very much on the right path with the new F10, following last week's test at Jerez in Spain.   During two days in the car, Alonso completed almost 1,200 kilometres, and although his fastest lap was well over a second down on the session best set by McLaren's Jenson Button, Alonso insists he is happy with his pace as Ferrari prepare for the final pre-season test in Barcelona later this week.   "I think that someone showed his muscles, while we didn’t,” said the Spaniard following Jerez. “We’ll see in Barcelona - when we’ll show up with the latest updates - where we are compared to the others. We can say that we’re on the right way.   “Over these two days on the dry I could drive many miles and I’m satisfied by the car's performance and reliability. The F10 is growing very well and there's nothing that should worry us. We worked on the long run today and the signs we got are really positive.”   Combining Felipe Massa's running with Alonso's, Ferrari covered just under 350 laps over the four days at Jerez, a tally that suggests the F10 has little to fear in the reliability stakes. As for its absolute performance, Alonso admitted there was room to progress, but would give no details away.   “Naturally we have to improve, because we’re not at the max, but we’re getting there,” added the former champion. “Where do we have to improve? There's always something to do, but telling you would mean I’d be like a goalie telling you about his weak point so all the strikers would hit there!"   Alonso will be back on the track on Thursday at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya for the first two days of the four-day session. Massa will drive on Saturday and Sunday.

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WASHINGTON – Plows that have been rolling around the clock for days in the nation's capital, Philadelphia and Baltimore won't be heading for the garage any time soon as a second major storm in a week moved into the snowbound region Wednesday.

Snow was falling from northern Virginia to Connecticut by early Wednesday. The storm started in the Midwest, where it was blamed for three traffic accident deaths in Michigan on Tuesday.

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The enterprise services business constitutes only a percentage of HP's $114 billion revenues, giving Mphasis sufficient headroom for further growth. Currently, Mphasis has three lines of business from HP— work it does for HP's internal IT, work on projects from HP's clients as a sub-contractor, and work that both HP and Mphasis have obtained through joint go-to-market strategies. Of the three, the second line of business constitutes the largest chunk. Mr Ayyar, however, declined to specify to what percentage of revenues the HP business could grow to.
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As it stands, Button's move to McLaren was expected when news came earlier this year that Kimi Raikkonen may move to Ferrari. As everyone focuses on the British dream team with the partnership of Hamilton and Button, there is also a strange emptiness with Raikkonen's sudden announcement of his departure from Formula 1.
 
The Finnish driver has proclaimed he will pull out of the sport for one year, begging many to question whether he will return to don the helmet and take the wheel in 2011. This, says Raikkonen, is uncertain.
 
"I could not agree to terms with McLaren so I have decided to take a one-year sabbatical...And to be honest, I will only return in 2011 if a competitive drive is available."
 
Speaking on the official F1 page, Raikkonen also went on to say that he doesn't want to race to make up numbers, "That does not interest me. But there's a lot of time until then, so let's wait and see what happens in the months ahead."
 
Finishline.tv have always supported Raikkonen's individuality when it came to Formula 1 and what it means to be a driver. This year's most memorable moment definitely seems to be Raikkonen's outlook on the race in his rain-drenched car, leading to a decision to quit and have an ice cream in the rain, wearing a t-shirt and a pair of shorts; no doubt one of his more eccentric moments, Raikkonen seems always to look inwards as a driver and a competitor through to what would be the best experience for him and where he stands in the competition.
 
This spirit is not only admirable but remarkable. His desire to compete in the Rally indicates a man who wants to drive, no matter what environment. Looking back at this year, his focus on the driver experience becomes apparent.
 
"I feel a good driver can make a bigger difference nowadays. If you look at how close the whole grid was this year, if a driver can lap two-tenths faster that is worth many positions on the grid," he points out. "That could easily be the difference between winning and losing."
 
However amongst the doubts, Raikkonen expresses that he has enjoyed F1 and indicated that the doors stay open. Although the dispute with McLaren influenced his decision, the 2007 world champion has not yet spoken with Brawn GP, now renamed to Mercedes GP. Finishline hopes that come 2011, A great asset to Formula 1 and its fans will return.
 
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What does Jarno think about Toyota's decision to pull out of F1 in 2010?
 
Jarno says: "This decision doesn't surprise me, even though this doesn't sadden me any less especially for the people in the team, with whom I've had a fine relationship and with whom I hope to be able to work again in the future,"
 
Jarno, like Raikkonen, has been looking at other motor racing sports and has tried out for NASCAR. Will he, like Toyota, move away from F1?
 
Jarno says: "This remains just a test, even though I always keep the door open to all opportunities,"
 
So it looks like he may stay with F1. Has he had any offers from other teams?
 
Jarno says: "There are some offers I'm evaluating..."
 
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Australia coach Tim Nielsen has backed under-pressure fast bowler Mitchell Johnson to come good in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
 
Johnson, the leader of the tourists' attack, has taken eight wickets at 41.37 in the first two games of the series.
 
The Queensland left-armer, 27, has struggled to come to terms with English conditions on his maiden Ashes tour.
 
But Nielsen is confident Johnson can rediscover his best form as Australia look to bounce back from their Lord's thrashing.
 
"Most importantly we need to keep things in perspective," said Nielsen.
 
"He's had a brilliant two years, he's done nothing but improve in every Test since then, we're not hiding from the fact that he didn't have a brilliant Test here, but he got better as the Test went on, which was pleasing.
 
"He's been too good for us to think 'oh, he's not going to play at Edgbaston'."
 

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