PRE-ORDER THE EXPERIMENT NOW!

The release date of “THE EXPERIMENT” is expected to be Friday, 27th of September 2013.

The Experiment contains 13 songs which features range of respected producers from different scene. From The Experiment’s main producer, DJ Random (Javabass), to  Mo Charizma (Zero One), HERUWA (Dubyouth & Shaggy Dog), Jaya Aydra (Midnight Quickie), Osvaldo Nugroho & Dixie (The45MF), Dmust Akira,  Doe, Electro Oby and Male. Collaboration with various musos such as Lloyd Popp, Davina (Extra Large), Raben RVMT and Liquid Silva (Canada) also add strong flavors to this album.

Normal Price is Rp 40.000 

PRE-ORDER now for Rp 30.000 ONLY (*exclude shipping fee) for the first 100 cds.

E-mail your order to: itsyacko@gmail.com

Subject: PRE-ORDER THE EXPERIMENT

Identify your full name, address and mobile number and the amount of CDs that you order.

Then, you will receive an e-mail that identifies:

• The price of the CD and the shipping fee that you have to pay.
• The bank account number to transfer your money to.

All you gotta do next is to go to the nearest ATM and transfer the money. Once you transfer the money, please send the transfer receipt to itsyacko@gmail.com OR take picture of the proof and mention me on twitter @yacko.
_________________________________________________________________________

Harga Normal The Experiment: Rp 40.000
 
Harga Pre-Order The Experiment: Rp 30.000 (*di luar ongkos kirim) untuk 100 pemesan pertama.

Cara pemesanan:

1. Kirim e-mail ke itsyacko@gmail.com dengan subjek: PRE-ORDER THE EXPERIMENT
2. Tulis nama lengkap, alamat sesuai KTP dan nomor HP kamu beserta jumlah CD yang akan dipesan

 Setelah itu, kamu akan menerima e-mail berisi:

• Jumlah biaya yang harus dibayar (harga CD + ongkir)
• Nomor akun bank untuk mentransfer

Setelah melakukan transfer, silahkan lakukan konfirmasi dengan cara:

• Kirim email ke itsyacko@gmai.com dan sertakan bukti pembayaran
• Foto bukti pembayaran dan mention @yacko di twitter.

New Single in 2013: INK & PAINT feat. Random

May day May day! A good day to release sumthin new!

INK & PAINT has now officially uploaded to https://soundcloud.com/itsyacko/ink-paint-feat-lawrence-philip

This song is once again crafted by the one and only DJ Random of Javabass Recordings and written by me.

Dedicated to all tattoo and street art artists out there as well as tattoos and street arts believers. Kudos to them for making a such a beautiful & colorful world!

Ink & Paint will be out on Javabass Recordings in June 2013 and will be available worldwide at all your favorite digital store. It will also be in my album 'The Experiment' due out in the 3rd quarter of 2013.

Be the first one to hear!

Breaking News! Yacko nabs 5 nominations in VIMA 2013 - Southeast Asia

Anotha big news has just struck me! After ICEMA and PARANOIA, VIMA 2013 just informed me that I have been nominated in FIVE categories. They are Best Hip Hop Act, Best Overall Female Act, Best Hip Hop Song (That Girl Yacko feat. NSG), Best Collaboration and Best Genre Bender (Filthy Rich feat. Lawrence Philip). Holy Moly!!! FIVEEE!!! I still can't believe this and never stop thanking God. And of course, INDONESIA, I will need your biggest support to vote for me!!

FYI, VIMA stands for Voice Independent Music Awards. VIMA 2013 is considered the most important and participated independent music awards of Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei). The awards, now in its 4th installment, will recognize the winners at an awards ceremony on February 24th, 2012 at The View, G Tower, Kuala Lumpur.

VIMA is organized by Bite Media and Saintz & Sinnerz, an international marketing and brand company specialising in social media,lifestyle and entertainment. VIMA is supported by TUNE Hotels, De Lena Fashion Jewellery (Croatia), 8TV, The Malay Mail, Heyday Streetwear (Singapore), Galaxtar.com, Hard Rock Hotel Penang,Rentak Sejuta, Indie TV Indonesia, Genesis Pro-Audio, Guitar Store,Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia, FMTnews.com, Seventh Tribe Studio (Kuching), MyTamilChannel, Year One Events & Talents, Distronesia (Indonesia), BAKED COOKIES, Rosiegraphie (official photographer) & Depanmonitor.com (Indonesia).

The criteria for winning:
"This time, 10% of the overall scores will be allocated to evaluate how well musicians engage their fans online. We also advise nominees to work closely with their media friends to create more buzz and publicity about their nominations so that they get in the public votes, which make up 30% of the overall scores.The final 60% is determined by global and regional judges”  said Meera Thuraivel, CEO of Bite Media and co-founder of VIMA.

Voting will begin from 26th November 2012 until December 28th,2012 The voting link for public and judges to listen to all songs will be announced on all VIMA platforms on November 25th, 2012.Fans and musicians are advised to join the new VIMA Facebook page for all updates at  http://www.facebook.com/VimaMusicAwards.

Updates and announcements can also be found at www.bitemymusic.com

The complete nominees list can be found here

FREE DOWNLOAD LOOSE CONTROL by DJ ECHA1945MF feat. YACKO

LOOSE CONTROL or GASPOL (that's how Echa & me prefer to call it :P) has hit Number 1 in Paranoia Dance Chart Hardrock FM for 3 Weeks in a row!

and we're going to be generous to you by releasing the FREE DOWNLOAD here http://bit.ly/LooseControl

Go ahead and gasss pollllllll!!!!!!! 

My photo in the artwork is photographed by Alice Yu (@gutter4bbit)

Found this Article on Koran Jakarta (Digital Edition)

Yacko "Rapper" Sekaligus Dosen

Penyanyi rap, Yani Oktaviana, sehari-hari menjalani profesi sebagai dosen. Ia mengajar di Unisadhuguna International College dan Uniprep yang berlokasi di Jalan Jendral Sudirman, Jakarta. Mata kuliah yang ia berikan adalah Marketing Management dan Mass Communication.

Wanita yang akrab dipanggil dengan sebutan Yacko ini menerangkan dirinya memang sejak dulu tertarik untuk mengajar. Pada dasarnya, Yacko senang belajar dan menimba ilmu. Saat ini, sudah ada tiga titel ia sandang. Gelar sarjana ia raih di Universitas Trisakti jurusan manajemen Bisnis Internasional. Lalu ia mengambil S1 lagi di Edith Cowen University, Perth, Australia. Seusai meraih gelas di Edit Cowen, ia melanjutkan kuliah S2 di Woolonggong University, New South Wales. Selain S2 bidang ekonomi, ia juga mengambil diploma di jurusan Applied IT di Sidney University.

"Aku suka sharing knowledge. Passion untuk sharing knowledge itu sangat kuat dan aku rasa dengan modal pendidikanku di Master of Business Administration aku bisa mengajar," terangnya.

Setelah tiba di Tanah Tir pada tahun 2005, ia mulai mencari lowongan kerja dosen. Saat itu, ia melihat lowongan kerja dosen INTI College. Dirinya pun dipanggil dan disuruh untuk teaching demo. Ia diterima dan langsung mengajar di sana.
Sebagai rapper, Yacko telah mengeluarkan dua buah album. Album pertama berjudul Refleksi yang ia buat di Australia dan kemudian direkam di bawah label EMI saat ia kembali ke Indonesia pada 2005. Album kedua, Mendua ia buat di bawah indie label, Rizky Records. Album ketiga sedang dikerjakan dengan lagu pertama Brrapp! dan lagu kedua All Nite Long.

Yacko menyenangi dua bidang profesinya saat ini, yaitu menjadi dosen dan penyanyi rap. Untuk itu, ia memilih jadwal mengajar yang fleksibel. Ia mengajar dari Senin sampai Jumat. Dari Senin hingga Kamis ia mengajar sejak pukul 08.00 hingga 18.00 WIB, sementara di Jumat ia mengajar hingga pukul 12.00 WIB. "Jumat sore bisa aku gunakan untuk latihan nyanyi. Demikian pula Sabtu dan Minggu. Di weekend aku bisa tampil menyanyi jika ada tawaran manggung," terangnya.

Selain itu, menurutnya, kiprahnya di dunia tarik suara membuat dunia akademisi tidak membosankan. "Untuk membuat para mahasiswa saya tidak bosan, saya ajak mereka ke studio radio atau televisi. Ini bisa terjadi karena relasi yang aku punya di bidang musik," tutur kelahiran Surabaya, 10 Oktober 1979 ini.

Yacko pun tidak menerapkan batas dengan para mahasiswanya. Ia terkenal akrab dengan mahasiswa. Untuk selalu keep in touch dengan mahasiswa ia membuka komunikasi melalui Twitter mengenai tugas dan kesulitan pengajaran. wan/L-2

Here's the original link Terpujilah Wahai Engkau, Ibu-Bapak Guru

NOVA RUTH: KINDLE PROJECT 2012 MAKERS MUSE RECIPIENT FROM INDONESIA

From Twin Sista to one of the world famous emcees. Yes, it is the one and only Nova Ruth! Congrats for all of your achievement, girlfriend! I'm so proud of you! Errrbodyyy, make way for NOVA!!!!!!

As cited in KindleProject website, "It’s almost fall again, and with the season comes year four of the Makers Muse Award. We’ve spent the last year trawling the Internet, our cinemas, galleries, memory-banks, and libraries for the inventive and bizarre. While some have captivated us for years, others are new fascinations; this year’s recipients epitomize the awesome and the valorous.

Through the use of video, graphic novels, performance, writing, installation, web projects, design, archiving, music, and photography, the 2012 awardees all have a profoundly interdisciplinary edge to them. Tackling issues from justice to sexuality, uprisings to economy, these individuals will surely galvanize and provoke you."

From Indonesia, the 2012 Makers Muse Award recipient is Nova Ruth.

Nova Ruth is a life artist, musician and activist. Her first music project, the conscious rap duo Twin Sista performed in contexts as diverse as prisons, cheesy shopping malls, poetry festivals and punk gigs across her native Indonesia. As a solo performer, Nova Ruth spread her poetry and raps wider, traveling to Australia in 2008 at the invitation of Gang Festival. Nova is now part of the Barcelona-based AV project Filastine, where she sings, raps and plays drums on stages from Cairo to Paris to Tokyo. Her work with Filastine includes a pair of videos that address cultural and ecological frictions, winning critical acclaim and an award from the United Nations OCHA. Despite being on tour nearly half of every year Nova continues to dedicate much of her time to projects within Indonesia, including two acoustic bands, Ajér and Mimimintuno. Nova recently opened a cafe & cultural space called Legipait in her hometown of Malang, Java, where she organizes art expositions, micro-concerts, and readings. Nova worked for years with Engage Media, a social justice and environmental video site for the Asia Pacific. Her most recent project is a local environmental action group, SUMUK, focused on raising awareness of regional deforestation and pollution.

Follow her twitter: @novaruth

DRuQIuSHOW Webpisode #1

Endru (@endrumarch) told me few weeks ago that he and Qiu (@tabibqiu) will bring back the DruQiuSHOW that has been in a comma for about 2.5 years. This time, they collaborate with HipHopHeroes.net and each episode will be uploaded to Youtube every 2 weeks.

This is the first episode of DruQiuShow:

DruQiuShow contains several segments such as:

• HipHop Update : latest news about Hip Hop in Indonesia
• HipHopnesia: promoting development of Hip Hop outside Java island
• What Next: inviting rappers to promote their singles or projects
• Showcase: live performances of the guest
• My View: what the expert says
• Black Box: the hidden treasure of Hip Hop in Indonesia

Here's what you can do:

1. Go watch the episode!
2. Share the link of this youtube video to others. 
3. Give any comments by mentioning @DruQiuSHOW or sending your email to DruQiuSHOW@hiphopheroes.net

Update Info :
Follow @DruQiuShow, @EndrumarcH, @TabibQiu, & @HipHopHeroesNet
Like http://Facebook.com/DruQiuShow
Subscribe http://YouTUBE.com/user/HChannelid

Lawrence & Yacko in Free! Music Department 1st edition

Copied from Lawrence's page:

There’s a small write up about Filthy Rich, Lawrence's collaboration with Yacko in the 1st edition of FREE! Music Department magazine.

To read it, just head to their website at http://digital.freemagz.com/2012/fmd01/

The Making of FILTHY RICH Live Video Shoot (13/04/2012)

First of all, I'd like to thank JAVABASS Sound System for giving me the opportunity to do this live video shoot in #PHUNKTION75 at D'Barons. This has been a rare opportunity for me! So yeah, thanks so much Jerome, Sinto and Lawrence. Also to other DJs who also spinning the deck that night ADDER and OSGD. Of course big ups to the MCs as well, DFMC, Drift and Eloop. To Deska and Boris, thx man, hope u got some good shots!

Also much thanks to OBEY, Famous & Converse for providing us with new get ups for the video shoot.

At around 1 am, me and Lawrence took over the DJ booth. Rage Against the Machine was played to pump up every blood on the floor. Right after that, Filthy Rich was played. It sounds so frikkin DIIIRRRTTY! All the crowds gone MENTAL! I didn't know what to say, except YOU GUYS ARE FRIKKIN MASSIVE! thanks so much for being part of the live video shoot. I felt some kind of euphoric high and didn't realize that I almost lost voice that night. Unless you've experienced this feelin, you might not know what the heck I'm talkin about.


Here are some of the photos I took from Lawrence's blog

Me powered by CONVERSE & FAMOUS

Some more behind the scene footage can be seen in RoyaleVideoMagazine. Thanks for posting it on your website RVM!!!

To Nicko, Jaka, Krucil, Rully Annash, Maha, Narend, Sarah Glandosch, and any of you who came to #PHUNKTION75 and contribute to the live video shoot.... Much bass & Love!

“Fell In Love with The Wrong Planet”, Peluncuran Album Kedua & Mini Exhibition Zeke Khaseli

Zeke Khaseli kembali meluncurkan album baru. Di Jumat, 13 April mendatang ia tak hanya meluncurkan album tapi sekaligus menggelar pameran kecil

“Nature procreates. Machine replicates. Life imitates. Love suffocates.” Sepenggal lirik dari lagu Causeway Bay ini terlihat sedikit menggambarkan isi album kedua Zeke. “Fell In Love with The Wrong Planet”, album kedua ini lahir dari apresiasi Zeke pada keindahan dari keseimbangan antara mahluk hidup dan semestanya.

Bukan cuma musik dalam “Fell In Love with The Wrong Planet” yang tampil beda, tapi juga kemasannya. Dikemas dalam sebuah totebag dengan delapan pilihan desain berbeda. Masing-masing desain mewakili judul lagu yang ada dalam album ini. Istimewanya totebag album ini selain menyertakan CD dan kemasannya juga terisi stiker ilustrasi serta katalog album “Fell In Love with The Wrong Planet”.

“Fell In Love with The Wrong Planet” akan diluncurkan 13 April di Goethe Institut. Berlangsung pukul 19.00 hingga 22.00 WIB, akan hadir juga sejumlah musisi yang terlibat secara personal dengan perjalanan musikk Zeke selama ini. Mereka diantaranya adalah Akbar ‘Efek Rumah Kaca’, Emil ‘Naif’, Yacko, Acum ‘Bangkutaman’, Angga ‘Indobeatbox’ dan Anggun Priambodo.

Pengunjung yang hadir di sini dapat menikmati penampilan musisi-musisi tersebut  dalam suasana semesta psikadelia. Mereka sekaligus jadi bagian dari pembuatan film dokumenter Zeke, “Panspermia”.

4 More Days to the Free & Legal Download of FILTHY RICH feat. Lawrence Philip

For those of you who have listened to Filthy Rich and looking forward to download it for free and legal.....
HOLD ON TIGHT!!!
the free and legal download of FILTHY RICH would be available on the 27th of February 2012...
WHERE???
stay tuned for that.... :)

WHERE TO GET "MENDUA"???

I've got so many questions from friends, asking where can they get "Mendua" from. Okay, below is the list of the places/stores where the album is sold:

1. Aquarius Mahakam and Aquarius Pondok Indah, Jakarta
2. Digital Beatz, Grand Indonesia, Jakarta
3. M Studio, Jakarta dan seluruh Indonesia
4. Rizky Rekordz, Jl Raya Veteran no. 55 Jakarta Selatan
5. http://www.snocap.com/

Or you can also get it from:

1. Me =)
2. Gita Riupassa 021 93838925
3. Masaru Riupassa 021 93450567

Or come to any of my gig this month. I will be performin on:
22.2.08
Launching Qitix @ Vicky Sianipar, Manggarai, Jakarta
23.2.08
Emceeing for DJ Flame & DJ Ethnic @ X Lounge, Jakarta
28.2.08
Save it for the Rainy Days, Eastern Promises, Kemang
29.2.08
Urban Universe @ Equinox, Jakarta
07.03.08
Java Jazz, Jakarta
10.03.08
Kupas abis, i radio 8-10pm
29.03.08
After Party Album Launch Yacko

HAPPY HUNTING!!!! :)

JALAN KELUAR FEAT. SISTER DUKE BEING THE 2ND SINGLE!!

I am happy to announce that Yacko's 2nd single "Jalan Keluar" which featured the uprising star Sister Duke has been released to the radio!!!

Check out your local radio stations and don't forget to request yah =)

THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYZ!!!!

Gw mengucapkan banyak TERIMAKASIH buat temen2 yg dah dateng kemaren ke EMBRIO, kemang...(thx embrio!)

Yesterday was soooooo fun!!!! Cape banget... tapi alhamdulillah semuanya lancar.. dan it's all because of u guyz!!!! Bronies clip bakal banyak dipenuhin wajah2 familiar seperti:
No Charizma, Vidie Yall, Big R, Arab Middle East, Kojex, Kuizzikal, Doomz Dee, Andy Sneak Ridaz, trus ada juga Drusteelo, Jaydee & Tabib Qiu of Soul ID, Mc Shy n Daniel, Ejja, Anggie (Yacko Groups), Danesh, Piyo, Ipay, Ical (Souldiers), Sachan, Kadek, Bayu Lunatic, Nuiko Raditya & Babyboy Fadil, Ballstars, John Doe, Doniel & Derry Neo, Iwa K & Selfi, Nengah Sister Duke, Tere, Sania, Faro, Dj Edo & Dj Stanley (Next Level, Sydney), Dj Cza (Ahli Fiqir), Dj Radd (Saykoji/Freesouls), Maylaffayza, Ras Muhamad, Ade (RocknRollStudio), Ina & Friend, Benhil City Rockerz, Dj Flame, Dj Schizo, & Heru (Freesouls), Management 2313 (Machan & Gita), Lady Gan, KikiILuvGlam, Donna, Ranthi, Sisca, Dom, temen2 dr Astro, Ruben, Jessica Trax, aduuuuh siapa lagi ya???

yg pastinya gw juga banyak mengucapkan trimakasi buat Ferry, and team produksinya, Bona, Dj Ari, Subur, Mba Ari, dan semuanya....

thx so much guyz... without all of u none of this wud have happened...

once again I THANK U ALL!!!!!! GOD BLESS U ALL!!

penasaran kaya apa videonya? tungguin aja.. aite!!!

luv n peas!

MENDUA IS RELEASED!!!!

MENDUA FINALLY HITS THE STREET!
Comprises of 15 fresh tracks, Mendua is an album not to be missed!
1. Livetro
2. Maju
3. Jangan Berisik feat. Drusteelo & Tabib Qiu
4. Bronies
5. Jalan Keluar feat. Sister Duke
6. Apa Kabar feat. Kingstone
7. Supergurl feat. Taya, Sara & Sachan
8. Mendua
9. Here I Come
10. Fiesta feat. Said Souljah
11. Gamelan #2 feat. Akira, Wizzow, Mistah
12. Ibunda
13. Keep it Real feat. Soul ID
14. Get Down
15. Satu Cinta

"FOR ONLY Rp.25.000,-"

Get it in your local music store or please call Gita Riupassa +628129402923 or +622193839925 to order.

HAPPY PEOPLE 25 JAN @ WILLOW

NEW TATTOO!

Yep.. just got a nu tat.. and nope it's not just a trend or 'latah'.. getting a tattoo is a big decision and you really need to make sure that you think about it properly before you do anything....to me, each tattoo dat i have pretty much represent one of the goals i have achieved in ma life..

at first i wanna get it done last year.. but since lots of things needed to be considered.. such as design, the tattoo studio, the tattoo artist, schedule, etc... then finally last saturday i finally got inked :)

I had it done at this tattoo studio called Rock&Roll Studio. The tatto artist is Bobby, one of the distinguished tatttoo artists in Jakarta. He was the one who designed the artwork too, the name of my mum, Renee, in black and grey. Then, the fun began.

I havent got myself a tattoo since 3 years a go. Ma last one was the one at the lower back. Eventhough i knew how painful it was, still i was nervous. Coz lots of ma friends mentioned dat d the inner part of the upper arm (where ma tat would b placed) is the most painful place to get a tat. Well, the first 5 minutes was quite painful. Bobby tried 2 make me relaxed by starting a convey so dat i would focus on the pain on sumthin else, and yes it helped me to take ma mind off things. Kadek also helped me to ease d pain. She was also d one who took ma picture while i got inked. Thx dek :)

Moreover, the shorter lines were still ok coz before the pain registered the line had stopped. The longer lines definitely hurt more, but still nothing horrid. I didnt feel anythin at all when he was doing the shading. Then again, I have decided that even tho it did hurt, whatever pain I felt or that you may feel is something very minimal to the satisfaction that you will feel afterwards. Finally, it lasted prolly around 40 mins and it looked SOOO DYAMN GOOOD!!!! thx Bobby! am luvin it! I was so happy dat i cudnt stop smiling hihihihi. Thx to Jempol as well 4 d help.

Now, I'd recommend that if any of u want to get a tat u should definitely think about it. Yes it is painful, but the pain is bearable, and once it's over, u basically forget it. Here are some photos..

SOUL ID & DMUST AKIRA "THE COLLUSION"

OUT NOW!!!!



Contact Rizky Rekordz 0217370320 to order

Yacko @ Blitz Megaplex

Kemarin sore, saya menghabiskan waktu di Blitz Megaplex,
kebetulan emang lagi gak ada kerjaan, ya tsu' langsung berangkat.
Agak kepagian sih, gw nyampe jam 5 jek!!! Sadezz kan!!
Ketemu Yacko, DJ Schizo, dan Heru Bunjani.

Akhirnya memutuskan untuk nyemil Burger King!
Swiss Mushroom, with fries! That's the shyiieeet yo!
Ngobrol2 ama Yacko, yg katanya bakal release album kedua nya anytime soon.
Rencana akhir bulan katanya. Sekarang masih ribet di desain kover.
Yang desain kover nya aja Street Graffiti artist ternama, ARKS (www.realarks.blogspot.com)
yang dikenal lewat coretan2 dindingnya, dan custom sneakers nya.

Jujur gw pribadi penasaran, pengen tau gimana album Yacko yg kedua.
Yang katanya prosesnya hampir makan waktu 2 1/2 tahun.

Abis dr Burger King, pas banget JFlow mau manggung.
Ketemu Ras Muhammad, Wiz, Drusteelo, Johndoe, Vidie Y'all, Bigg R,
Cassanova, Dmust Akira dan banyak banget. Gak nyangka banyak yg dateng.

Sekedar intermezzo, acara ini dibikin oleh DB Music Store, yang mempromosikan alternatif distribusi musik.
Yang bakal kepake banget apalagi sama kita Hiphop scenes.

Anyways, J Flow manggung, jujur gw suka sama perform ni orang.
Banyak lagu yg jualan. Dan kayanya emang pas banget dibawain bareng band "Chosen".
Sekitar 6 / 7 lagu dibawain, gw berdiri didepan terus bareng anak2.
Karena emang enjoy!

JFlow selesai, giliran Yacko yang didampingi oleh Oby dan DJ Schizo...
gila men lagu baru semua yg dibawain, yah sneak-peak album baru laah...=)
kecuali ada satu lagu dari album pertamanya "Gamelan" yang emang salah satu personal favorit gw.
Beat nya bouncy man!!!
Trus gw gak tau judul lagu2 barunya tapi yang paling gw inget lagu "Jalan Keluar" dan "Bronis"
yang emang sempet dibocorin Yacko buat nentuin single pertamanya.
O iya sempet ada freestyle2an bareng Yacko, karena banyak rapper yg hadir, great %*$$ yo!

Berdua keren jek, JFlow dan Yacko,
awesome performance, emang kayanya mereka siap memiliki tahun 2008.










*. Yacko TRAX FM live interview

*. J-Flow Yo

*.The people behind Yacko =)

*. Chillin






















*. Yacko and Hot Hunks!



contibutor : DJ Flame
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