It's PluxTIME: 2016-08-07

Eden Hazard says Chelsea will make ‘fresh start’ under Antonio Conte

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Eden Hazard wants Chelsea to make a “fresh start” as they look to bounce back from a below-par season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Blues finished a forgettable 2015/16 campaign in 10th place in the Premier League, with Jose Mourinho sacked in December after nine defeats in 16 league matches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Antonio Conte has been appointed as the new Chelsea boss and has added to the squad with the signings of N’Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hazard, who did not score his first league goal until late April last season, hopes both he and his team-mates can start afresh under Conte.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“Everybody needs to be the same player as two years ago,” he told Sky Sports ahead of Chelsea’s Monday Night Football opener against West Ham. “We tried to find a lot of excuses for why we didn’t play well last season, but we don’t know why. Maybe some players were tired, but we need to be focused and train hard to be ready.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“It’s a fresh start. We have one objective together, to do better than last season. We try to forget last season and be ready for the future.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Having finished in mid-table last season, the Blues will now be without European football for the first time in 20 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hazard says that could prove beneficial as they will have more recovery and preparation time in the week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“It’s the first time since I came here I will not be playing Champions League or Europa League,” he commented. “For us it’s new, but we need to adapt, one game for one week, and we will see how we can do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“We have a lot of rest in the week. For recovery it’s very good, sometimes in the Champions League you travel far and come back late. Sometimes it’s difficult. Now we just have one game and we need to concentrate on this game.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hazard was only involved in three of Chelsea’s pre-season games after helping Belgium reach the quarter-finals of the European Championship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He says he does not expect his role to change under Conte, and hopes to rediscover the form that saw him win the Premier League Player of the Season award in 2014/15.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I think my role will be almost the same, maybe I will have more freedom, maybe I need to defend more, but the most important thing for me is to get on the ball and score goals and make the difference,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“The manager speaks a lot to the players and brings a lot of confidence, because we know last season was not good enough and we are trying for a new dynamic and to start the season well.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Reflecting on Chelsea’s two new signings, Hazard added: “Kante is a good player, for me it is good because he speaks French. We know he is a fantastic player, he runs a lot and works for the team.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young, he can finish and is very good. He just needs to adapt to English football and he will. He is intelligent and a good player.”</span></div>

Eden Hazard says Chelsea will make ‘fresh start’ under Antonio Conte

Eden Hazard wants Chelsea to make a “fresh start” as they look to bounce back from a below-par season. The Blues finished a forgettable 2015/16 campaign in 10th place in the Premier League, with Jose…

Messi Returns to Argentina Squad

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lionel Messi has decided to renege on his decision to quit the Argentinian national team and star for them once more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Barcelona forward had decided to call it quits after the Copa America that was held earlier this summer which Argentina lost to Chile and it represented the third final Messi was losing in three years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But now after a conversation with new coach Edgardo Bauza, the Barcelona legend has decided to come back in the fold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He said in a statement, “I see there are lots of problems in Argentine football and I do not want to create another,” he explained through a statement released on Friday.</span></div>
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Read more at http://www.herald.ng/turn-messi-returns-argentina-squad/#sMbsKHW6Q6CDhMlG.99</span></span>

Messi Returns to Argentina Squad

Lionel Messi has decided to renege on his decision to quit the Argentinian national team and star for them once more. The Barcelona forward had decided to call it quits after the Copa America that wa…

US drone kills ISIS leader in Afghanistan, Pakistan

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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The leader of the terror group, Islamic State, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hafiz Saeed</span>, has died following a US drone strike on July 26, the United States says.</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Afghan intelligence agency had confirmed Saeed's death at the time, but IS insists its leader is still alive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">BBC reports that as many as 30 militants may have been killed in the single attack, including another senior member, <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Malvi Abdurrahim Muslimdost</span> - the losses were believed to be a big blow to the group.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was only the third time that US-led forces had agreed to use drones against IS in Afghanistan.</span></div>

US drone kills ISIS leader in Afghanistan, Pakistan

The leader of the terror group, Islamic State, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed, has died following a US drone strike on July 26, the United States says. The Afghan intelligence agency had co…

Ibrahimovic insists he is no ‘bad boy’ ahead of Premier League debut

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As Zlatan Ibrahimovic prepares to make his Premier League bow, he has declared: I’m not arrogant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The 34-year-old joined Manchester United earlier this summer and is set to make his English league debut against Bournemouth on Sunday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player has been accused of arrogance in the past after making such statements as “A World Cup without me is nothing to watch” and “I don’t think you can score as spectacular a goal as those of Zlatan in a video game”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But Ibrahimovic insists he is actually a dedicated family man and his self-confidence should be seen as a strength.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I’m a normal person,” he told Geoff Shreeves in an exclusive interview for Sky Sports.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“People have the image of me that I’m a bad boy; I’m this and I’m that. People are curious: ‘How is this Zlatan?’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I’m a family guy. I’m taking care of my family, but when I come on the pitch I’m a lion. That’s the big difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I don’t believe I’m arrogant in the way that people think. I’m confident. I believe in myself. That’s not being arrogant. That’s something I believe is an individual strength in the human being.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I have confidence and I believe in myself. I have a vision and I do everything. I work hard for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I don’t believe that’s arrogant.”</span></div>

Ibrahimovic insists he is no ‘bad boy’ ahead of Premier League debut

As Zlatan Ibrahimovic prepares to make his Premier League bow, he has declared: I’m not arrogant. The 34-year-old joined Manchester United earlier this summer and is set to make his English league de…

I’m looking forward to having sex with Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi – Cossy Orjiakor

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Nollywood queen of boobs, Cossy Orjiakor, has revealed she is looking forward to having sex with Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi.<br />She noted that her hidden love for the player cannot be over emphasized.</div>
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The controversial actress told Encomium although she has not met Mikel, she is looking forward to meeting him on a good day.</div>
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“My favourite Nigerian footballer is…” she paused.</div>
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“I can give you a clue by mentioning the name of his club if you insist.</div>
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“The name of his club is Chelsea.”</div>
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Asked if it was Mikel Obi, she said, “I think you should be talking about Mikel Obi. You might be absolutely correct. I will say yes if you think you guessed right.</div>
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“Well, truthfully Mikel is my favourite because he is a cool and handsome dude, you know.</div>
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“During the Nations Cup which Nigeria won, he emerged as one of the sexiest footballers in South Africa.</div>
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“I have said enough so it is left for you to sort it out if I am tripping for him or not.”</div>
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“Whenever I am watching a football match instead of enjoying the game I derive joy in watching how the players’ ‘thing’ dangle in their shorts and their muscles too.</div>
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“It’s romantic indeed. It trips me and you know what it means and the consequence; sex of course,” Ms Orjiakor added.</div>

I’m looking forward to having sex with Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi – Cossy Orjiakor

Nollywood queen of boobs, Cossy Orjiakor, has revealed she is looking forward to having sex with Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi.She noted that her hidden love for the player cannot be over emphas…

Ighalo signs contract extension with Watford

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has signed a contract extension with English Premier League club, Watford.</span><br />
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According to a report in the UK Guardian, Ighalo has committed his future to the Hornets until 2021.</div>
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The 27-year-old, who scored 17 times in 42 appearances for Watford last season, has been linked with a move away this summer. The club rejected a £38m offer from the Chinese side Shanghai SIPG for the player at the end of June.</div>
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Watford open their Premier League campaign this Sunday away to Southampton.</div>

Ighalo signs contract extension with Watford

Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has signed a contract extension with English Premier League club, Watford. According to a report in the UK Guardian, Ighalo has committed his future to the Hornets…

New militant group in Niigeria vows to blow up more pipelines

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGM) has vowed to blow up more oil installations, if government does not meet its demand for inclusion in negotiations with other militant groups.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Spokesman of the group, one General Aldo Agbalaja, said the destruction of a delivery trunk line from Isoko to the Eriemu Manifold, belonging to the NPDC/Shoreline Resources, was a tip of the iceberg in its “operation zero” exercise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Agalaja said: “This is just a glimpse of what is to come. There are several assets already penned down for destruction. This line of action has been made inevitable by an unjust system, which only responds to the violent, to the detriment of the peaceful and law-abiding.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Meanwhile, the management of the National Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) said, yesterday, that it had shut down the section of the affected facility to avoid spillage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A senior manager of the NPDC, who does not want his name disclosed, said the company was in the process of determining the extent of damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He said the pipelines were empty when they were hit because militants had earlier blown up the main feeder line from Forcados.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The militants warned the operators of the NPDC not to commence repairs, as “the inevitable may occur to their personnel.”</span></div>

New militant group in Niigeria vows to blow up more pipelines

The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGM) has vowed to blow up more oil installations, if government does not meet its demand for inclusion in negotiations with other militant groups. Spokesma…

RIO OLYMPICS: NIGERIA'S DREAM TEAM MAY BOYCOTT QUARTERFINALS

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<span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">There is a real chance that the Dream Team VI, Nigeria’s Under-23 football team to the Olympics, could boycott the quarter-final game against Denmark due to unpaid allowances.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">Samson Siasia, their coach complained the country had “disrespected” his team.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">“We have been disrespected from all angles – the sports ministry, the Nigeria Football Federation,” Siasia said.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">“Is that how you will treat your own children? We are not street kids. We have only been paid allowances for 11 days. There is no match bonus.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">“What of all the months we have been training in Nigeria and Atlanta? That’s not fair. I have not received my salary for the past five months.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">“Everything is upside down and the boys don’t want to play anymore. Whatever they want to do, I am with them. They are right for fighting for their rights.”</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">However, Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, has appealed to the team not to boycott the match.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">He urged the players to take patriotism as a fulcrum of their campaign, and promised to “personally do everything” within his powers to intervene in the matter.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">He said the team — with the likes of John Mikel Obi, Yakubu Umar, Oghenekaro Etebo and William Troost-Ekong — has a very bright chance of repeating the feat of the Atlanta ’96 Dream Team.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">“We will do all we can to ensure that all entitlements due to the team are paid, as we are already talking to relevant government agencies,” Dogara said.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">“Football, being the major unifying factor in the country, should be maximized by all for Nigeria’s continued joy and unity. We will stop at nothing to ensure that we get the team to excel in Brazil and for Nigeria to recreate the watershed of Atlanta ’96.”</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">Sigh.....only in Nigeria</span>

RIO OLYMPICS: NIGERIA'S DREAM TEAM MAY BOYCOTT QUARTERFINALS

There is a real chance that the Dream Team VI, Nigeria’s Under-23 football team to the Olympics, could boycott the quarter-final game against Denmark due to unpaid allowances.Samson Siasia, their coa…

Turkey says receiving ‘positive signals’ from US on Gulen extradition

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Turkey said Friday it has received “positive signals” from the United States over its requests to extradite Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen whom Ankara accuses of ordering last month’s attempted coup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“We have started to receive some positive signals on the calls we have made” for Gulen’s extradition, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara, saying further documents relating to the case for his deportation were being drawn up to send to Washington.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gulen is accused of ordering the July 15 coup during which a group within the military tried to remove President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from power. He strongly denies the claim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Since then, Turkey has sent several documents to the United States which Ankara claims proves that Gulen was involved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“Everyone in the world knows who is behind this coup attempt,” Cavusoglu said. Last week, an arrest warrant was issued in Turkey for Gulen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The minister said Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden expressed their intention to come to Turkey but would not confirm previous comments made by Ankara that Kerry would visit on August 24.</span></div>

Turkey says receiving ‘positive signals’ from US on Gulen extradition

Turkey said Friday it has received “positive signals” from the United States over its requests to extradite Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen whom Ankara accuses of ordering last month’s at…

Breaking: Nnamdi Kanu agrees dialogue with Buhari’s FG to end agitation

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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has said that his group, IPOB, is willing to negotiate with the Buhari’s Federal Government to end the agitation for self-governance.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Kanu made this known through his lawyers,  led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Amoebi Nzelu, while reacting to the government’s decision on Thursday to release some members of the group who were arrested in February, saying they were not opposed to talks with the government. “Nnamdi Kanu is not averse to political solution in resolving his present politically orchestrated ordeal,” Mr. Ejiofor said. “He welcomes genuine political solution to this case. Nnamdi Kanu has people of proven integrity and impeccable character that will negotiate on his behalf, based on his demands when communication on this effect is established.” Recall that Mr. Kanu and two others, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, who have been in detention since October, 2015, are facing trial for alleged treason. Disowns MEND However, on the claims that the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger delta, MEND, was negotiating on behalf of Kanu and IPOB, the lawyer said, “In the past few day, the media was awash with news on negotiation going on between the Federal government and members of MEND, where our client’s name (Nnamdi Kanu) conspicuously featured. “It is on that note that we wish to inform the general public that Nnamdi Kanu has no connection, contact, ties or any kind of relationship with members of the MEND. As such MEND has no implied, direct or express authority of Nnamdi Kanu to represent him or IPOB in any purported negotiation going on between MEND and the Federal Government. “The general public is accordingly advised to ignore, discountenance and disregard the falsehood been peddled by MEND,” said Mr. Ejiofor.</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 24px;" /><span style="line-height: 24px;">culled from: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/breaking-nnamdi-kanu-agrees-dialogue-with-buharis-fg-to-end-agitation/</span></span>

Breaking: Nnamdi Kanu agrees dialogue with Buhari’s FG to end agitation

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has said that his group, IPOB, is willing to negotiate with the Buhari’s Federal Government to end the agitation for self-governance.…

Dangerous effects of make-up ladies don’t know

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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A Dermatologist, Dr Idi Martins, has warned against excessive use of make-up, saying that it exposes the skin to considerable amounts of germs and harmful toxins.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Martins told the told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that excessive use of make-up could cause skin irritation, allergies and even skin cancer because of the chemical content. He said that that make-up could have severe adverse effects on the skin and other parts of the body, including the eyes. “The chemicals found in lipsticks, eye pencils, mascara, kajal, among others, could cause serious health problems.” He advised that women who apply make-up should clean their faces before going to bed, to remove all traces of chemicals from the skin. “It is very imperative to use suitable face washes, cleansers, toners and scrubs to wash off the make-up on the skin daily, especially at night, to avert any skin irritation or disease,’’ Martins said. Similarly, Mrs Pamela Adebowale, a beautician and make-up dealer, said that the wrong application of make-up could result in skin irritation. Adebowale, stressed the need for women to know their skin type in order to know the appropriate type of make-up to apply, particularly on the face. “You have to know your skin type to enable you to know the appropriate make-up to use for the best effect.’’ She said wrong application of make-up, rather than enhance beauty, could mar it.</span></span><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Quattrocento Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Quattrocento Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;" />

Dangerous effects of make-up ladies don’t know

A Dermatologist, Dr Idi Martins, has warned against excessive use of make-up, saying that it exposes the skin to considerable amounts of germs and harmful toxins. Martins told the told newsmen on Fri…

WACONZY says he has always had a sincere crush on linda ikeji

Waconzy shared this on his instagram page saying "My kinda woman must be a world shaker, independent and must have the fear of God. And just so you know, I've always had a sincere crush on @officiall…

Giant Whale Butchered By Nigerians In Ondo State

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Marine life is clearly not sacred to Nigerians as one; a whale had the terrible misfortune of finding itself stranded on the Enu-Ama beach, in Ilaje area of Ondo state, yesterday.</div>
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It was promptly butchered. Sadder still was that it was still alive and gasping for breath when the act occurred. Residents and people around descended on the hapless animal with machetes and sharp objects.</div>
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The huge fish has been identified as a sperm whale,  the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of genus <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Physeter</b></i>, and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the other two; pygmy sperm and dwarf sperm of the genus <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Kogia</i>.</div>
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Giant Whale Butchered By Nigerians In Ondo State

Marine life is clearly not sacred to Nigerians as one; a whale had the terrible misfortune of finding itself stranded on the Enu-Ama beach, in Ilaje area of Ondo state, yesterday. It was promptly but…

Court sentences Mississippi woman to 12 years for trying to join ISIS in trip disguised as honeymoon

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On Thursday, a federal judge sentenced a Mississippi woman who once sought to disguise a planned journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon, to 12 years in prison on a terrorism charge.</div>
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Vicksburg native Jaelyn Young broke down in heavy sobs during her sentencing by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock. In March, Young pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization.</div>
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Young had faced up to 20 years in prison.<br />Her parents pleaded for leniency at Thursday’s hearing. Young, amid sobs, said she was ashamed of her actions.</div>
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Her fiance, Muhammad Dakhlalla, pleaded guilty on March 11 to a similar charge and is set to be sentenced on Aug. 24. Prosecutors have said Young, who converted to Islam while studying at Mississippi State University, had prodded Dakhlalla into the plan.</div>
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The two were arrested in 2015 before boarding a flight from Columbus, Mississippi, with tickets for Istanbul, Turkey.</div>
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“I found the contacts, made arrangements, planned the departure,” Young had written in a farewell letter to her family. “I am guilty of what you soon will find out.”</div>
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Among a number of people arrested around the country for Islamic State sympathies were Young and Dakhlalla . Like many, they had developed views supporting the Islamic State in part by watching online videos and were arrested after social media posts attracted the attention of the FBI, authorities said.</div>
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Young who is the daughter of a school administrator and a police officer who served in the Navy reserve, is also a former honor student, cheerleader and homecoming maid at Vicksburg’s Warren Central High School.<br />The two were arrested in August 2015 before they could board the flight from Mississippi with tickets for Istanbul purchased using her mother’s credit card without permission, according to court records. Authorities said the couple had contacted undercover federal agents in May, seeking online help in traveling to Syria. Both remained jailed in Oxford since their arrests.</div>
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In March 2015, Young announced her conversion and began wearing a burqa, a garment worn by some Muslim women to cover their face and body, courts paper revealed. “After her conversion, Young distanced herself from family and friends and felt spending time with non-Muslims would be a bad influence,” prosecutors wrote.<br />Young increasingly complained about the treatment of Muslims in the United States and United Kingdom, a court statement said . After watching videos which included pro-Islamic State messages from a British Muslim preacher who faces criminal charges of supporting the group — she began to view the fighters as liberators, prosecutors said.</div>
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“Young continually asked Dakhlalla when they were going to join (the Islamic State group) and began to express hatred for the U.S. government and to express support for the implementation of Sharia law in the United States,” prosecutors wrote.<br />Prosecutors revealed that by May 2015, she had begun seeking advice online on how to travel to Syria, eventually making contact with undercover FBI employees.</div>
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Young revealed to the undercover FBI employees that she and Dakhlalla would like to be medics treating the wounded. In online contacts, Dakhlalla said he was good with computers and media and wanted to contribute to the Islamic State’s struggle. Dakhlalla said online that he wanted to become a fighter and learn “what it really means to have that heart in battle”, according to court papers.</div>
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Young said she planned to camouflage the couple’s journey as a honeymoon at one point, but later dropped that idea. </div>
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Court sentences Mississippi woman to 12 years for trying to join ISIS in trip disguised as honeymoon

On Thursday, a federal judge sentenced a Mississippi woman who once sought to disguise a planned journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon, to 12 years in prison on a terrorism charge.…

In new video, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, threatens to attack Nigeria's president in presidential villa

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Abubakar Shekau the leader of the extremist Boko Haram sect has in a new video threatened fresh but more vicious attacks on the Nigerian state even as he battles Abu Mussab Albarnawi the son of his erstwhile leader, Muhammed Yusuf, to retain the leadership and control of the outlawed group.</div>
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In the new video, Mr Shekau, who paraded a large number of his men and munitions, was quiet while one of his masked lieutenants read out a statement that reiterated their unflagging loyalty for to him while denouncing ISIS’ choice of Mr. Albarnawi as its West African ‘Wali’ (leader).</div>
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The 24-minute video, which was partly in Arabic and ended largely in Hausa, had the group issuing direct threats to the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Butatai and the spokesman of the Nigeria Army, Sani Usman, whom they labeled as their avowed enemies and infidels.</div>
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The group expressed angst displeasure with Albagdadhi-led ISIS for recognising Mr. Albarnawi as the new leader of Boko Haram in West Africa. It however failed to withdraw its loyalty to Mr. Albagdadhi whom they repeatedly referred to as Khalifa (Supreme leader) – an indication that Boko Haram is still very much comfortable being under the stronger umbrella of ISIS.</div>
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In the concluding part of the video message that featured the group speaking from a thick forest that conforms with the Nigerian vegetation during the rainy season, the masked speaker threatened more vicious war against Nigeria and its West and Central African neighbours (Camerron, Chad and Niger, which he said would commence “very soon.”</div>
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The veiled speaker speaking on the front row of men that were all armed with lethal weapons like anti aircraft rifles and rocket launchers among others, threatened that they would very soon attack the Presidential palace and bring down the Nigerian flag.</div>
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<strong>The transcribed and translated video message reads;</strong></div>
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“This is a message from the group of Jamaatu Ahlil sunna liddawati wal jihad in West Africa of the Islamic caliphate to all the Jihadists of the world; especially to Abubakar Albagdadi.</div>
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“News has recently come to us through the media outlets, including those of the infidels. The news was that someone has been made leader or vicegerent of our movement in West Africa. But we are telling you that the appointed person has no qualifications to become our leader. We have listened and heard from them and their comment and how they tried to defame Ahlil Sunna wal jamaaa and we are further convinced that such a person cannot become our leader. And we cannot follow the one that is not of Ahlil Sunna wal jamaaa’.</div>
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“Besides, our leader, Abubakar Shekau, has sent you an 8-point message detailing why the person you appointed cannot lead because he is one of those that are called irjai. You (Albagdadhi) has sent a message back to our leader asking for the meaning of Irjai which he explained to you and you have failed to get back to us till date.</div>
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“Apart from that in the message we sent to you, you’ve not been able to address all the questions asked and the issues raised till date. For that reason, we are telling you that we are together with our leader, Abubakar Shekau.</div>
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“There are other issues that we want to raise but not on this platform.</div>
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“We have not reneged on our professed loyalty in the leadership of Albagdadi. We are still with him. But we will not entertain any middle man to come between us and the Khalifa Albagdadhi until we meet face to face with the Khalifa or get a video or audio message from him, then we will reveal to him core secrets about those they are building their trust on.</div>
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“We are also warning you the infidels of the West African countries that in no distant time, you are going to be visited with a calamity from us that will marvel you all for a long time to come. We will shock the world very soon. Watch out for us.</div>
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“Especially, the Cheif of Army staff , General Buratai and the army spokesman, Kukasheka; we are going to show you our strength in Nigeria. The world should know that we are no longer out to fight Nigeria but our battle is of the entire world. And the battle has just begun. It is going to be a fresh battle for you soldiers of Nigeria. Die you all in your rage.</div>
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“To you, President Buhari, very soon you will see us inside your home the presidential palace. You will hear from us right in there by the will of God. Abuja will hear from us very soon. We will demolish infidel and bring down the green white green and replace it with our flag. And under that flag, we shall worship Allah and we shall bring justice to all of you. Don’t think it is only this weapon that will aid us to destroy you but Allah will assist us to do this. Die you all in your rage. We are out to wage war on the world.”</div>

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<span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">Popular Nigerian blogger, #LindaIkeji just spent about N85million moving into a new office in Lagos. It was disclosed that Linda would be paying the sum of N10m rent for her office every year.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">According to Sunday Scoop, Linda Ikeji moved into an office whose rent has been estimated to be about N10m per annum in highbrow Lekki Phase 1. The building has been partitioned into 22-room offices, housing studio, editing suite, two lounges, VIP waiting room, radio booth, section for her yet- to- be unveiled Linda Ikeji Music, LIS administrative office, bloggers office and her own office. Ikeji, who has engaged the services of top professionals to man different departments, is launching two additional businesses that are online related, TV programmes and an online radio.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">One of the businesses she will be launching is Linda Ikeji Music, which is likely to be in competition with NotjustOk. The other one is LIS which might have something to do with fashion.</span>

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CUSTOMS IMPOUND OVER 60,000 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION

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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Nigerian Customs Services has seized arms and ammunition imported into the country from the United States and Europe, on 17 different occasions at the various points of entry between 2012 and 2016.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This revelation was contained in a report prepared by the Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection Department detailing its general anti-smuggling performance for the each of the four years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It said the seizures were carried out during the period under review as part of its anti-smuggling activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It stated that the anti-smuggling activities covered all the airports, seaports, creeks and border stations nationwide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In the report, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, the service did not provide the monetary value of the confiscated arms and ammunition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is opposed to other confiscated items where their monetary values were provided by the service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But sources within the agency confided in our correspondent that over 60,000 rounds of ammunition would have been confiscated at different entry points into the country within the last four year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The report stated that while the service recorded just one case of seizure of arms and ammunition in 2012, the figure rose by 700 per cent to eight cases in 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In 2014, according to the report, six cases of confiscation of imported arms and ammunition were recorded by the NCS while none was recorded in 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He said the development if left unchecked is capable of affecting the peace and economic development of the nation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He said, “It is a must for us to curtail the influx of firearms. You could recall that the Libyan episode and Mali episode have now created more serious nature of circulation of arms in the whole of Africa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“The influx of arms is what gives impetus for criminals to operate. If we are able to block and make sure that arms is not circulated the way it is, I am sure we will reduce to minimum the menace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“Some of the people who are armed robbers and kidnappers, without arms in their hands, they cannot confront most of their victims.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Commenting on the development, the Public Relations Officer,NCS, Mr. Wale Adeniyi, told our correspondent during a telephone interview on Saturday that the influx of arms and ammunition into the country was worrisome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He explained that despite the fact that the NCS had limited of scanners,  the agency had been performing its statutory  anti smuggling duties subject to the constraint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Adeniyi who did not provide the amount of arms and ammunition seized, added that just last week, the service recorded the seizure of arms in Tin Can Island Port.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Before that, he explained that another case was the one involving large cache of armunition concealed in foodstuffs in a border in Oyo state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He said  “It’s a worrisome development for all well meaning Nigerians because of the direct nexus between arms smuggling and various criminal acts like insurgency,  militancy,  communal crisis,  kidnapping and others.</span></div>

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