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Roeland Scholtalbers

@rscholtalbers.bsky.social
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🎙️Comms Director at the European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social. Posts mainly about #research, #highered, #comms, #EU, and #Italy. Personal account.

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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭?" The question was asked by one of the 46 members of the #EuropeDirectItalia network. It stuck with me because Europe Direct hubs do more than just share info. They also listen to people’s concerns. 1/3
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
There is a growing appetite for information about Europe, and these are excellent times for academics to communicate about their research. Thanks @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social for your inspiring insights; it was great to have you at the @eui-eu.bsky.social.
Caroline de Gruyter (L) and Roeland Scholtalbers
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027! 📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort! Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd #EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
In 2026, the EUI turns 5️⃣0️⃣ 🎉 We’ll celebrate our journey with a year of stories, events, and dialogues — honouring the past and looking forward to the future. 🗓️ #Savethedate: 7–9 May 2026 for our anniversary celebrations. 🌐 Get engaged & learn more: loom.ly/nL7DWrA #EUI50
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
"We will spare no effort to make Europe an AI continent." I listened live to this bold promise from an upbeat Von der Leyen at Italian Tech Week. Curious to see how the announced single set of rules allowing tech companies to scale up across the EU will develop. VDL speech: shorturl.at/2V8Up
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
La Flotilla ha ripreso il viaggio verso Gaza. Mettono a rischio la propria incolumità per fare ciò che governi e istituzioni avrebbero dovuto fare da tempo: esercitare ogni potere a loro disposizione affinché venga rispettato il diritto internazionale. Oggi su La Stampa
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
📣 On 11 September, join us for a keynote address with Teresa Ribera, the Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition of the European Commission. ⏰15:00 - 16:30 CEST 📌 Palazzo Buontalenti For more information and registration👉 loom.ly/XnwOlWk
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🔍 Elon Musk doesn’t need to launch the “America party”, he already owns the digital tools to mobilise millions. Is this the future of politics, or its privatisation? Read more in this @financialtimes.com op-ed by @eui-history.bsky.social Prof. Nicolas Guilhot‬ 👇 loom.ly/P5DTd_0
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Big Tech can beat political parties at their own game
Elon Musk does not need to launch the “America party” — he already owns the tools to herd individuals into a critical mass
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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🎉 Congrats to @jonadejong.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Linz‑Rokkan Prize for the best EUI thesis in Political Sociology! His work sheds new light on how social networks shape divides and reduce partisan hostility. 👏 Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
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Jona de Jong awarded 2025 Linz Rokkan Prize
This years Linz Rokkan Prize for the Best EUI Doctoral Thesis in Political Sociology was awarded to Jona de Jong during the EUI Degree Conferring Ceremony on
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
"When the noise is constant, clarity becomes radical." @catherinedevries.bsky.social with some honest and clear advice about leaving the academic comfort zone. (And 👍 on Orwell: I've always got his 24 little pages of writing wisdom on my desk as a reminder)
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
We presented our new Secretary General,Armando Barucco, to the press yesterday.
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
On my way back from Budva after a hands-on session on public speaking and interviews with civil servants from the Western Balkans. I return energised, thanks to an excellent group and the realisation that we all can make great progress through practice. @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-stg.bsky.social
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
My new post. How current political science replicated my PhD thesis of 25 years ago. And took it further, in a paper in the @apsrjournal.bsky.social and other work, by @liesbethooghe.bsky.social, Gary Marks and @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
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Field of study as a political cleavage
From my 25 year old PhD thesis to today's political science
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Croatia is officially joining the EUI! 🎉 Today, the EUI's High Council voted unanimously to approve Croatia’s accession as the 24th member of the EUI. ✅🤝 This milestone further strengthens the EUI’s mission of fostering academic excellence and #EuropeanIntegration through #research and #education.
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
📺 Live now at the @eui-eu.bsky.social… a new episode of EUI Conversations on Didier Fassin’s latest book on #Gaza. www.youtube.com/live/VCWvDrj...
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#EUI Conversations | Moral abdication: how the world failed to stop the destruction of Gaza
YouTube video by EUI TV
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 22/05/2025
📢 Now open for applications! The 2025 ERC Advanced Grant call for proposals. 📢 Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research? The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you! Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk 🧵Thread 1/5 👇
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🏘️Why is today’s housing crisis so hard to fix? Balthazar de Robiano @eui-sps.bsky.social points to 3 challenges: 🔑 Renters vs. owners 📈 Rising costs 🌍 Price gaps across regions His research shows how these problems are political & why better housing policy starts w/ understanding them. #MyPhDPitch
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The conference 'An academic dilemma?' has come to an end! 🎓 Scholars gathered to explore how academic institutions can be entangled in issues like human rights violations, environmental destruction & genocide, while also serving as spaces for resistance, critical thought & transformative action. 🗣️
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
🇧🇷 Brazil wins World Cup 2026 www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
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Carlo Ancelotti appointed as Brazil head coach, will start this month
The Italian will leave Real Madrid after their final La Liga game of the season against Real Sociedad.
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
President Antonio Costa this morning at the European University Institute 👇
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
This morning, we had the honour of welcoming António Costa, President of the European Council, to the EUI for a thought-provoking speech on #peace and #security in an era of geopolitical uncertainty. 🌐
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
👏 "Europe will always choose science and Europe will always make the case for the world's scientists to choose Europe." (From the full speech: www.linkedin.com/video/live/u...)
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Trump tariffs, diversity, but also vampirism and science... The monthly newsletter produced by our Research Communications Team offers a snapshot of the outstanding work around the @eui-eu.bsky.social. 🔎 Have a look: eui.short.gy/NewsletterAp... ✒️ Subscribe: eui.short.gy/SubscribeHere
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The 🇪🇸🇵🇹 blackout is making the headlines. Our Florence School of Regulation colleagues explain what an electricity blackout is and how it can be resolved. They will updates as the situation in Spain and Portugal evolves. fsr.eui.eu/blackout-hit... @fsr-eui.bsky.social
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Blackout hits Spain and Portugal: what happened and what's next - Florence School of Regulation
Around noon on April 28, 2025, a major blackout struck the Iberian Peninsula. The cause is still unknown. In this article, we explain what an electricity blackout is, how it can be resolved, and provi...
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
📆 On 8 May, the EUI hosts European Council President, António Costa who will deliver a speech on Europe's security amidst growing geopolitical turmoil. Marking the end of WWII & just one day before #EuropeDay, the event contributes to decentralising debates on #peace & #security. 👉 loom.ly/BavFQDM
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 07/04/2025
Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Nico Wilterdink has died. He was a classical member of the Amsterdam School of sociology. Historically oriented, strongly influenced by Elias. He was a very friendly colleague at @fmg-uva.bsky.social. He looked back with fond memories to the @eui-eu.bsky.social where he had been a visiting fellow.
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Seems about the right Saturday to take Madeleine Albright’s “Fascism - a warning” off the shelf.
Book page with the text 

“Every age has its own Facism” Primo Levi
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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Tariffs are a tax on consumers, and fall more heavily on lower income households. If Trump uses these to fund tax cuts for the wealthy, this will be a massively regressive redistribution of wealth.
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Is #migration simply a matter of "for" or "against"? No, people have more nuanced views on migration management than they usually get credit for. Our @mpc-eui.bsky.social colleagues surveyed 20,000 people across Austria, Italy, Poland, Sweden, & the UK to understand their policy preferences. 1/2
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Europeans have more flexible views on how to respond to irregular migrants than policymakers think – new research
There is a public preference for some policies that include a pathway to legal status.
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Fiesole Mayor Cristina Scaletti just revealed the logo of #Fiesole candidate 🇮🇹 capital of culture 2028. It kicks off a partecipatory process to define the project. Project lead Paolo Verri: “you win with new ideas, not with heritage”. An opportunity also for the @eui-eu.bsky.social community.
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🔎 How have women shaped the history of #globalisation? In this #EUIResearch episode, Prof. Glenda Sluga @eui-history.bsky.social explores the crucial role of women in international economic thought, discussing their pivotal role in shaping the modern world. 🌏 📺 Watch the interview: buff.ly/K2KPpTw
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
⏰ Deadlines approaching! Don’t miss your chance to apply: 👉 Secretary General: Shape the #EUI's strategic governance, lead external relations with #EU institutions 👉 Director of @eui-stg.bsky.social: Drive the School’s 2025-2030 strategy Apply here: buff.ly/vaL5CGD #EUIJobs
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Florence School of Transnational Governance @eui-stg.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🎬 For the third event of #VisionidEuropa, the @eui-eu.bsky.social presents Blue Carbon! 🌊 📅 March 26 | 18:30 📍 Palazzo Buontalenti, Via cavour 65, Florence 🇮🇹 Subtitles in Italian 🎟 Free entry – Limited seats! 🔗 Register now: loom.ly/CDnbJd0
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This touching video perfectly captures the power of research to illuminate our understanding of the world. I warmly invite you to have a look for yourself. Kudos to my colleagues in research communications for bringing Daniele Cal's fascinating work to life. #MyEUIResearch
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Baudelaire, Jung, Vasco…newspaper kiosk wisdom.
Closed newspaper kiosk in Via Po, Turin
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We're dipping in a pot with no bottom. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Feeling like the world is a giant block of marble, and you're just trying to chisel out some sanity? If Michelangelo could create David amidst political chaos, we can probably survive today's news cycle. Happy 550th birthday, Michelangelo!
Michelangelo Buonarroti
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
📣 The #EUI is hiring a Secretary General, who will: 🤝 Lead external relations 🚀 Drive strategic governance 📈 Oversee fundraising 🌍 Strengthen international partnerships Learn more & apply 🔗 buff.ly/NuLl3TH #EUIJobs #Careers #Academia
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
📆 Today, we thrilled to welcome Mr. Radovan Fuchs, Minister of Science & Education of Croatia. 🇭🇷 His visit marks the beginning of Croatia's membership to the EUI, enhancing European values of excellence, innovation, and knowledge sharing. 📚🇪🇺 Learn more on this new chapter 🔗 buff.ly/FNNOnwn
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
🇭🇷 Dobrodošla hrvatska, Croatia will soon join the European University Institute. 👇
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rasmuskleis.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"“What Bezos is doing today runs counter to what he said, and actually practiced, during my tenure ...” Baron added. “[He stood up] an independent press against Trump’s constant threats to his business interests. Now I couldn’t be more sad and disgusted.”" www.thedailybeast.com/ex-wapo-edit...
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Legendary Washington Post Editor Slams Bezos for ‘Betraying’ Paper with MAGA Makeover
Former executive editor Marty Baron told the Daily Beast there was “no doubt in my mind” that Bezos was prioritizing his business interests over The Washington Post.
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Luca Bertuzzi @lucabertuzzi.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
For those who still think there is no tension between the AI Act and the GDPR, the European Parliament Research Service has published a briefing on the tension between avoiding algorithmic discrimination and processing special categories of data. www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
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Algorithmic discrimination under the AI Act and the GDPR | Think Tank | European Parliament
Algorithmic discrimination under the AI Act and the GDPR
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
📍 We’re in Zagreb for the opening night of #Voices: The European Festival of Journalism and Media Literacy! 🗞️ Today, we’re connecting local students and #MEPs to explore EU's efforts to protect independent #media, online freedom, and citizens' rights. Discover the programme 👉 loom.ly/-UXhq9k
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“In Italia c’è bisogno di inchieste sulle campagne di disinformazione russa,” dice @stefaniabattistini.bsky.social, giornalista RAI sotto scorta dopo un ordine d’arresto da parte della Russia. L’Italia è uno dei paesi europei più colpiti dalla disinformazione russa.
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
🇺🇦Un mercoledì sera qualsiasi, i fiorentini riempiono fino al colmo una sala a Palazzo Buontalenti per vedere 20 days in Mariupol” che mostra gli strazianti crimini di guerra della Russia. Per parlare di Ucraina, Europa e la guerra vista dall’Italia. Per non rimanere indifferenti. #Firenze
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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Alumni are part of the EUI’s lasting legacy and their voice is essential to our community and future. That's why we want to strengthen our connection! If you are an EUI alum, please take a moment to share your thoughts in our brief survey (open until 1 May 2025): buff.ly/3CUy9hq
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Fill | 🗣️ AlumVoice: Help Shape the Future of the EUI
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
"20 days in Mariupol" is incredibly hard to watch. But it must be seen. "Visioni d'Europa" returns tomorrow at @eui-stg.bsky.social's Palazzo Buontalenti with a documentary and debate featuring @stefaniabattistini.bsky.social and @nonamikhelidze.bsky.social. www.ansa.it/toscana/noti...
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A rassegna Visioni d'Europa a Firenze doc '20 Days in Mariupol' - Notizie - Ansa.it
L'Istituto universitario europeo di Firenze presenta il secondo appuntamento di Visioni d'Europa, la rassegna di documentari e dibattiti che esplora le grandi sfide politiche e sociali del nostro temp...
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Roeland Scholtalbers @rscholtalbers.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Highest turnout ever in #BTW2025. CDU/CSU wins but wanted to win bigger. SPD gets a spanking. One in five voters choose extreme right AFD. #Germanelections
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António Costa @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu · 23/02/2025
I have decided to convene a special European Council on 6 March. We are living a defining moment for Ukraine and European security. In my consultations with European leaders, I’ve heard a shared commitment to meet those challenges at EU level:
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