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Maruti Suzuki India as sto!!ed !roduction of Maruti "00. #e !roduction was te car was

sto!!ed in 1" $anuary 2014.

%aris &awat was a!!ointed as te "t Cief Minister of 'ttarakand on 1 February 2014.

Karnataka defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets to win Ranji Trophy 2014 at Hyderabad.Oscarwinnin! "#erican actor$ %hi&ip 'ey#o(r Hoff#an died on 2 )ebr(ary 2014 at his f&at in *ew

+ork at the a!e of 4,.

-ndian Tea "ssociation -T"/ anno(nced that tea -ndias prod(ction has !one (p by ,. percent in 201

as prod(ction rose to 1200 #i&&ion K! a!ainst 112, #i&&ion k! in 2012.

India(s first monorai) ser*ice was inaugurated by te Maarastra Cief Minister +rit*ira,

ca*an in Mumbai.

3or&d 3et&and ay was ce&ebrated across the !&obe on 2 )ebr(ary 2014.

5nited *ation appointed -ndia based 6ivek 7a&& as specia& advisor on cyber sec(rity on )ebr(ary

2014.

Manoj 6aish took char!e as M 8 9:O of M9;. )orward Markets 9o##ission approved his

appoint#ent which is for a period of years.

-arat &atna te igest ci*i)ian award was conferred by te +resident of India Sri +ranab

Muker,ee on Sacin #endu)kar and +rof C/& &ao 3 at te &astra!ati -awan in /ewe)i.

3or&d 9ancer ay 2014 observed on 4 )ebr(ary with the re&ease of the 3or&d 9ancer Report 2014

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$on #om!son was a!!ointed as te Cairman of Microsoft on < February 2014 by te -oard

of irectors at a meeting e)d in =asington 'S.

Microsoft Founder -i)) gates assumed te ro)e of Founder > #ecno)ogy Ad*isor to te C79 of

Microsoft on < February 2014.

Ma)a)a ?ousafzaihas been no#inated for the 3or&d 9hi&drens %riBe. The other peop&e no#inated areAohn 3ood and -ndira Rana#a!ar.

-ndian"#erican %rofessor San,ee* 5u)karni was appointed as the ean of %rinceton 5niversity

Crad(ate 'choo& on )ebr(ary 2014.

The faci&ity of *isa@on@arri*a) of Indiahas been e?tended for to(rists fro# 1D0 nations$ barrin! ei!ht

nations.

9)ym!ic f)ame reaced Soci in &ussia after com!)eting a ,ourney of about


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5nion 9abinet has approved the proposa& to incorporate a#end#ents in the proposed Ri!hts of the%ersons with isabi&ities >i&& 2014.

/. Srini*asan was e)ected as te new Cairman of ICC for a !eriod of 2 years from $u)y 2014

onwards. %e wi)) succeed A)an &aymond Isaac.

9hair#an of *">"R$ HK >hanwa&a anno(nced that the or!anisation has sanctioned &oans worth over1=100 crore r(pees (nder the R-) to states.

Technica& report on #akin! pay#ent syste# effective was re&eased by R>- with objective of effective

pay#ent syste# ens(rin! safe and sec(red.

K(#ar 'an!akkara of 'ri&anka beca#e the second person in 9ricket history to score a trip&e cent(ry

and a cent(ry in the sa#e test #atch after Craha# Cooch.

"t efence 78!o was organized at +ragati Maidan in /ew e)i from February 2014 to February 2014.

9ancer fo(ndation +o(3e9an of +(vraj 'in!h joined hand with an *CO *avbharat 'ewa 'a#iti to ro&&

o(t a ca#pai!n na#ed 9ancer M(kt %(rvi i&&i.

A(stice M(k(& M(d!a& co##ittee has s(b#itted its report on -%7 spot fi?in! scanda& a!ainst tea#owners of 9hennai '(per Kin!s and Rajasthan Roya&s.

?u)ia Bi!nitskaya is te youngest &ussian to win go)d meda) in =inter 9)ym!ics.Abina* -indra became first !erson to win tree go)d meda)s in an e*ent at Inter@Soot #ri@

series Sooting being e)d at %ague /eter)ands.

Ranjit >hatia$ O&y#pian distance r(nner died.

R.K.Tiwari was appointed new chair#an of 9entra& >oard of irect Ta?es 9>T/ on = )ebr(ary 2014.

Sikkim became te first State in India to acie*e 100 !ercent sanitation co*erage under te

/irma) -arat Abiyaan Sceme on February 2014./ &amacandran was e)ected +resident of Indian 9)ym!ic Association I9A3 on February

2014.

-ndia and *ether&ands si!ned Me#orand(# of 5nderstandin! Mo5/ for intensifyin! cooperation on

renewab&e ener!y.


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9a#brid!e scientists s(ccessf(&&y printed new eye ce&&s (sin! inkjet printin! techno&o!y for the firstti#e on 10 )ebr(ary 2014.

The 1@th Ro(nd of ta&ks between -ndia and 9hina on the >o(ndary -ss(e was he&d in *ew e&hi on 11)ebr(ary 2014.

-O9 revoked the ban i#posed on -O" pavin! the way for -ndias ret(rn to the O&y#pic fo&d after -O"he&d e&ections as per -O9 directives.

6inod 'awhny appointed 9:O of Re&iance 9o##(nications.

+resident +ranab Muker,ee conferred Award of %onour of &otary Internationa).

The >o#bay 'tock :?chan!e &a(nched an instit(tiona& tradin! p&atfor# -T%/ for s#a&& and #edi(#enterprises on 12 )ebr(ary 2014.

'a##akkaa 'aarakka )air$ the &ar!est triba& re&i!io(s con!re!ation of the wor&d be!an at Medara# in3aran!a& district of the Te&an!ana re!ion.

Facebook founder and C79 Mark 6uckerberg became te youngest and te most generous

!i)antro!ist of America in 201;.

%(b&isher of book$ The Hind(sG "n "&ternative History$ %en!(in -ndia has decided to withdraw thebook fro# the -ndian #arket written by 3endy oni!er.

#e ice +resident of India M. %amid Ansari )aunced te India@Cina ?ear of Friend)y78canges on 11 February 2014.

Asian e*e)o!ment -ank A-3 and :o*ernment of India signed a 2< mi))ion do))ar )oan for

im!ro*ing rura) road connecti*ity.

9anada anno(nced to open a 9ons(&ate Cenera& Office in >an!a&ore on 11 )ebr(ary 2014.

The Mars Orbiter spacecraft$ a&so ca&&ed Man!a&yaan$ co#p&eted 100 days in space on 12 )ebr(ary

2014.5nion Ministry of Hea&th and )a#i&y 3e&fare &a(nched third&ine dr(! therapy for peop&e &ivin! with

H-6"-' on 12 )ebr(ary 2014.

The 5nion Ministry of 5rban eve&op#ent !ave an inprincip&e approva& to the %hase - of the %(ne

Metro Rai& %roject on 12 )ebr(ary 2014.


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*ationa& 3o#en-/ board approved the new corporate !overnance nor#s.

>a&( Mahendra died d(e to cardiac arrest at the a!e of @ in 9hennai. He was an award winnin! fi

director and cine#ato!rapher.

6o&cano Mo(nt Ke&(d of -ndonesia er(pted after r(#b&in! for severa& weeks. The !overn#ent has

asked vi&&a!ers within 10 k# of crater to evac(ate.

%ar&ia#ent of >e&!i(# &e!a&ised death to ter#ina&&y i&& chi&dren of any a!e$ despite of opposition fro#

the 9h(rch and so#e pediatricians.

#ird =or)d Congress on Agro@Forestry e)d in /ew e)i India for te first time.

Researchers at IIT Kharagpur developed ready-to-eat food paste for malnourished children.Ita)y +rime Minister 7nrico Betta resigned.

'id 9aesar a !reat T6 co#edian died at =1 on 14 )ebr(ary 2014.

9hina anno(nced a p&an to b(i&d the &on!est (nderwater t(nne& of the 3or&d on 14 )ebr(ary 2014.

Researchers with 'han!hai instit(te of 9era#ics$ 9hinese "cade#y of 'cience deve&oped a new type ofpaper that is resistant to fire on 14 )ebr(ary 2014.

Odisha 7okay(kta >i&& 2014 passed by the "sse#b&y of the state.

Cief Minister of e)i Ar*ind 5e,riwa) resigned as is go*ernment fai)ed to introduce its

ambitious $an Bok!a) -i)) due to )ack of ma,ority.

$ustice Muku) Mudga)$ for#er 9hief A(stice of %(njab 8 Haryana Hi!h 9o(rt$ was appointed as thechief of the >roadcast 9ontent 9o#p&aints 9o(nci& >999/.

-ndian *avy started its &ar!est e?ercise with both the western and eastern f&eets in the >ay of >en!a&

for intensive co#bat #ane(vers.-ta&y 8 "f!hanistan si!ned a!ree#ent to deve&op bi!!est car!o airport in "f!hanistan by providin!

financia& assistance of 200 #i&&ion do&&ar.

)or#er test captain of %akistan$ $a*ed Miandadtendered his resi!nation fro# the post of irector

Cenera& of 9ricket to the 9hair#an of %9>.


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201 by %resident of -ndia.

%(r(shotta# :?press wi&& beco#e the first train in -ndia to be attached with a >rai&&ee#bedded "9

coach for vis(a&&ycha&&en!ed passen!ers.

Cief 78ecuti*e 9fficer C793 of 5ingfiser Air)ines San,ay Aggarwa) resigned on 1 February

2014.

+akistan a!!ointed Abdu) -asit as +akistan(s ig commissioner to India on 1 February 2014.

Ki&&a$ a Marathi fi ba!!ed 9rysta& >ear award at ,4th >er&in -nternationa& )i )estiva&.

The ancestra& ho(se$ schoo& and vi&&a!e of the &e!endary freedo# fi!hter >ha!at 'in!h wi&& be restored

(nder a project of D0#i&&ion r(pees.

%resident R(&e has been i#posed on e&hi by the %resident of -ndia after acceptin! the resi!nation"rvind Kejriwa&.

>A% &eader "r(n Aaite&y &a(nched a book entit&ed Modi*o#ics in *ew e&hi. The book has been

a(thored by 'a#eer Kochhar.

Hindi writer "#ar Kant passed away at the a!e of DD d(e to i&& hea&th in 5ttar %radesh.

)rench O&y#pic cha#pion$ Rena(d 7avi&&enie broke 21yearo&d wor&d record of po&e va(&t of 'er!ey

>(bka at onetsk in 5kraine.

9arnatic #(sic$ 6oca&ist R(dra Krishna 'rikantan$ =4 died d(e to chest con!estion in >an!a&ore.

>(bba 3atson won the *orthern Tr(st Open in at Riviera 9o(ntry 9&(b.

+eng Suai ranked number 1 in te =omen(s #ennis Association oub)es ranking.

*ew Iea&and won 2cricket Test 'eries a!ainst -ndia 10. 'econd #atch of the series ended in a draw

and Mc9(&&(# beca#e the #an of #atch.

Bi /a ranked number 2 in te =omen(s #ennis Association sing)es ranking." new &ayer in the h(#an cornea was discovered by the -ndian doctor Har#inder (a at The

5niversity of *ottin!ha# in 2014.

'ikki# won the *ationa& To(ris# "ward 20121. The award was handed over by 'hashi Tharoor to

>hi# h(n!e&$ 'ikki#s To(ris# Minister in *ew e&hi.


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of #i&es an e#ai& has trave&&ed was deve&oped.

A+ Cief Minister 5iran 5umar &eddy resigned from te CM +ost.

%ar&ia#ent has passed 'treet 6endors %rotection of 7ive&ihood and Re!(&ation of 'treet 6endin! >i&&

2014 to protect &ive&ihoods ri!hts of street vendors.

Minister for Minority "ffairs ina(!(rated the co(ntrys first Minority 9yber 6i&&a!e in 9hando&i vi&&a!e

of "&war district of Rajasthan.

-ndia and >ahrain si!ned three Mo5s in *ew e&hi d(rin! the state visit of Kin! of Kin!do# of >ahrain

to -ndia the Mo5s inc&(de trade and b(siness.

>ook entit&ed %(b&ic -ss(es >efore %ar&ia#ent written by 6ijay arda was re&eased by the 6ice%resident of -ndia$ Ha#id "nsari.

'ocia& #edia !iant )acebook -nc acE(ired 3hats"pp for 1= bi&&ion do&&ars in a cash and stock dea& on1= )ebr(ary 2014.

'(pre#e 9o(rt of -ndia r(&ed that peop&e are free to adopt chi&dren irrespective of their re&i!io(sback!ro(nd and paved a way for adoption of a chi&d by peop&e.

"ndhra %radesh Reor!anisation >i&& 2014 dividin! "ndhra %radesh passed in 7ok 'abha.

3> and 5*-9:) &a(nched &a(nched a ca#pai!n to ed(cate peop&e abo(t safe drinkin! water and safe

sanitation practices.

The 9abinet 9o##ittee on :cono#ic "ffairs 99:"/ approved a *ationa& Mission for a Creen -ndia on20 )ebr(ary 2014.

*R- r. He#ant Thatte deve&oped a 21che#ica& so&(tion na#ed 'OM"H 'o&(tion on 20 )ebr(ary2014.

-ndia s(ccessf(&&y testfired indi!eno(s&y deve&oped s(rfacetoair "kash Missi&e fro# the -TR &a(nch

co#p&e? at 9handip(r in Odisha coast.-M) has projected that the econo#ic !rowth for 20141 of -ndia wi&& be .4J and s(!!ested -ndia to

stren!then its inf&ation #ana!e#ent po&icies.

The 5nion 9abinet approved the settin! (p of 9oa& Re!(&atory "(thority 9R"/ on 20 )ebr(ary 2014.

+ Sindu ranked t in -adminton =or)d Federation -=F3 women(s sing)es ranking


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-ank of India '-I3 resigned on 21 February 2014.

-aratiya Mai)a -ank -M-3 signed +act wit /ew India Assurance Com!any on 21 February

2014.

3hist&eb&ower %rotection >i&& was passed by 5nion 7e!is&at(re on 21 )ebr(ary 2014.

Rishan! Keishin! the o&dest %ar&ia#entarian of -ndia decided to retire on 21 )ebr(ary 2014.

Ceteswar +u,ara as been a!!ointed as te brand ambassador of te :u,arat State 7)ection

Commission.

O&eksandr T(rchynov was na#ed as the interi# %resident of 5kraine after 6iktor +an(kovych was

i#peached as the %resident by the %ar&ia#ent.

Matteo &enzi was sworn as Ita)y(s +rime Minister at te +residentia) !a)ace.

Tokyo :&ectric said that aro(nd 100 tonnes of hi!h&y radioactive water have &eaked fro# a stora!e tankat Aapans )(k(shi#a n(c&ear p&ant.

#e :@20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Centra) -ank :o*ernors was e)d at Sydney

Austra)ia on 22 February 2014 to 2; February 2014.

-ndia and 9anada si!ned Mo5s for cooperation in hea&th sector$ a(diovis(a& co prod(ction and ski&&

deve&op#ent.

e&hi 3averiders e#er!ed as cha#pions of Hockey -ndia 7ea!(e after defeatin! Aaypee %(njab

3arriors at "strot(rf Hocket 'tadi(# in Ranchi.

" 12 year o&d boy of -ndian Ori!in 'h(bha# >anerjee deve&oped a &ow cost >rai&&e %rinter on 2

)ebr(ary 2014.

5*'9 (nani#o(s&y adopted a reso&(tion on to boost h(#anitarian aid access in 'yria to ease so#e

civi&ian s(fferin!.

5nion Ministry of Road Transport and Hi!hways decided to convert @200 k#s of states roads intonationa& hi!hways on 2 )ebr(ary 2014.

Somde* e**arman won is tird A#+ Ca))enge #ennis tit)e after defeating to! seed A)eksandr

/edo*yeso* @; @1 in te fina) in /ew e)i.

6ice %resident of -ndia M Ha#id "nsari re&eased a book tit&ed 3ater %eace and 3ar 9onfrontin! the


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Man#ohan 'in!h ina(!(rated -ndira %aryavaran >hawan on Aorba!h Road. The >hawan wi&& ho(se theMinistry of :nviron#ent and )orest.

The >ritish "r#y &atest (n#anned aircraft The 3atchkeeper wi&& start f&yin! over 3i&tshire on 2)ebr(ary 2014.

R(ra& deve&op#ent a!ency *">"R anno(nced to for# a new concept ca&&ed Aoint 7iabi&ity Cro(pA7C/ on 24 )ebr(ary 2014.

5!andan %resident +oweriM(seveni si!ned anti!ay bi&& which i#poses to(!h pena&ties for

ho#ose?(a& acts.

*okia anno(nced to &a(nch new series of handset with the (se of "ndroid on 2 )ebr(ary 2014.

5' fir# Hennesseys en!ineers have deve&oped the wor&ds fastest car 6eno# CT with a top speed of a

speed of 4 k# per ho(r.

Israe)i +resident Simon +eres awarded Ange)a Merke) wit Israe)(s igest ci*i)ian onour

Meda) of istinction in $erusa)em.

-ima) $a)an Committee on /ew -ank Bicenses submitted its re!ort to te &eser*e -ank of India

&-I3 on 2< February 2014.

6ice %resident re&eased 9o##e#orative %osta!e 'ta#p of Ma(&ana Hasrat Mohani.

Madan >ab( won %rotein 'cience +o(n! -nvesti!ator "ward for 2014.

7inked-n anno(nced to &a(nch of 9hinese version of its site on 2 )ebr(ary 2014.

-brahi# Mah&ab was sworn in as new :!ypt %ri#e Minister on 2 )ebr(ary 2014.

5nion Covern#ent and "> si!ned an a!ree#ent for a 00 #i&&ion 5' do&&ar &oan to i#prove roadconnectivity a&on! key corridors in 9hhattis!arh.

inesh 'arraf appointed as ne?t 9hair#an and Mana!in! irector 9M/ of Oi& and *at(ra& Cas

9orporation O*C9/ on 2, )ebr(ary 2014.

The &ar!est 10M3 'o&ar %ower %&ant of -ndia was &a(nched at >ha!wanp(r in *ee#(ch$ Madhya

%radesh on 2, )ebr(ary 2014.

7e!is&ative "sse#b&y of 'ikki# on 2, )ebr(ary 2014 (nani#o(s&y passed the 'ikki# 7okay(kta >i&&

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+erson A!!ointed

Mice) &ogers nominated as irector of /SA

%aris &awat a!!ointed "t Cief Minister of 'ttrakand

Mano, ais took carge as M > C79 of MCD

'nited /ation a!!ointed India based i*ek Ba)) as s!ecia) ad*isor on cyber security on ;

February 2014.

+oonam 5etra!a) Sing took carge as &egiona) irector of S7A&9

$ustice Asok 5umar Matur a!!ointed to ead t Centra) +ay Commission

M #eresa ko was a!!ointed as Asian e*e)o!ment -ank A-3(s new Country irector

for India

Satya /ade))a a!!ointed as C79 of Microsoft

San,ee* 5u)karni a!!ointed dean of +rinceton 'ni*ersity :raduate Scoo)

Marco Bambertini a!!ointed irector@:enera) of ==F Internationa) / &amacandran e)ected +resident of I9A

&.5.#iwari a!!ointed new Cairman of C-#

$atinder -ir Sing a!!ointed CM of +un,ab and Sind -ank

inod Sawny a!!ointed C79 of &e)iance Communications

$ustice Muku) Mudga) a!!ointed as Cief of -CCC

Abdu) -asit a!!ointed ig commissioner of +akistan to India

7dward Snowden former /ationa) Security Agency contractor was e)ected as te new

&ector of te 'ni*ersity of :)asgow on 1" February 2014.

Matteo &enzi was sworn as Ita)y(s +rime Minister at te +residentia) !a)ace.


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+erson &esigned

Sabir 5an resigned from Counci) of Ministers of $ammu and 5asmir

Ar*ind 5e,riwa) resigned as e)i CM

Ita)y +rime Minister 7nrico Betta resigned

5ingfiser Air)ines C79 San,ay Aggarwa) resigned

5iran 5umar &eddy resigned as A+ Cief Minister

'nited -ank of India CM Arcana -arga*a resigned

9)dest M.+. &isang 5eising retired after ser*ing se*en decades

Indian /a*y Cief Admira) e*endra 5umar $osi resigned

9bituary +i)i! Seymour %offman te 9scar@winning American actor died

Si)*erine Swer Mega)ayaEs first +adma Sri Awardee died

Begendary ba,an singer $utika &oy died

&an,it -atia 9)ym!ian distance runner died

%o))ywood ci)d star Sir)ey #em!)e !assed away

-a)u Maendra te award winning fi)m director and cinematogra!er died #om Finney te former +reston and 7ng)and footba))er died at te age of 1

Carnatic music oca)ist & 5 Srikantan died at 4

%indi writer and $nan!it Award winner Amar 5ant died


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+erson on isit 78terna) Affairs Minister met 'S Secretary of State in Montreu8

A)i Moamed Sein +resident of 6anzibar is on India *isit from 1 to February 2014

7r)an Abdy)dae* te Foreign Minister of 5yrgyz &e!ub)ic *isited India

Secretary :enera) of te Sangai Coo!eration 9rganization SC93 Mr. mitry

Fedoro*ic Mezentse* *isited /ew e)i on February 2; 24 2014.

+rincess Maa Cakri Sirindorn of #ai)and *isited India from 2;@2" February 2014.

9fficia) *isit of Minister &es!onsib)e for Foreign Affairs Su)tanate of 9man to India

February 2" 20143.

Im!ortant ays February 2G =or)d =et)ands ay

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5amar Amad Simon won :o)den Conc Award of MIFF 2014

+resident +ranab Muker,ee conferred Award of %onour of &otary Internationa).

ongre and :uoceng 6ang won Internationa) :andi Award 201;

5i))a a Marati fi)m bagged Crysta) -ear award at 4t -er)in Internationa) Fi)m Festi*a).

Ange)a Merke) awarded wit Israe)i +residentia) Meda) of istinction

Madan -abu won +rotein Science ?oung In*estigator Award for 2014

Candi +rasad -att won :andi +eace +rize for 201;.

=inners of -AF#A Awards 2014G >est )iG 12 +ears a '&ave

>est irectorG "&fonso 9(aron Cravity/

>est "ctorG 9hiwete& :jofor 12 years a '&ave/

>est "ctressG 9ate >&anchett >&(e Aas#ine/

>est '(pportin! "ctorG >arkhad "bdi 9apitan/

>est '(pportin! "ctressG Aennifer 7awrence "#erican H(st&e/

>est >ritish )iG Cravity >est eb(t >y a >ritish 3riter$ irector or %rod(cerG Kieran :vans

>est Ori!ina& 'creenp&ayG "#erican H(st&e

>est "dapted 'creenp&ayG %hi&o#ena

>est )i *ot -n The :n!&ish 7an!(a!eG The Creat >ea(ty

>est oc(#entaryG The "ct of Ki&&in!

>est Ori!ina& )iG 'core Cravity

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Summits #ird =or)d Congress on Agro@Forestry e)d in /ew e)i India for te first time.

#e 1"t =arton India 7conomic Forum =I7F3 wi)) be e)d on 22 February 2014 at

+i)ade)!ia in +ennsy)*ania 'SA.

:@4 irectors :enera) for '/ Affairs met in /ew e)i and conducted an 9utreac

Seminar on '/SC &eform.

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