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DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 3:39 AM
Mine would probably be, ranked off of shopping availability, food, cleanliness, habitability, and architecture, I'd say:
1. Phoenix (wish they had some better scrapers)
2. Denver (awesome, developing great)
3. Kansas City (BEST FOOD, cool historical stuff)
4. Miami (underrated skyline, plus, it's really gangster like, which I like)
5. San Diego (nice weather, good shopping, nice skyline)
BnaBreaker
Apr 26, 2007, 3:42 AM
It'd be very hard to rank them, but i'll pick five of my favorites, in no particular order:
1. Palermo
2. Lima
3. Cairo
4. Chongqing
5. Mexico City
crisp444
Apr 26, 2007, 3:43 AM
In no particular order:
Madrid
Paris
Rome
New York
Buenos Aires
DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 3:43 AM
Forgot Mexico City, good choice.:yes:
fangorangutang
Apr 26, 2007, 3:44 AM
1. Chicago
2. San Francisco
3. Boston
4. Oakland
5. NYC
Criteria in no particular order- skyline, density, general atmosphere and vibe, open spaces, amount of historic architecture (especially in various neighborhoods), grittiness, natural assets, diversity, variety and coolness of transportation options, the classiness of downtown, cultural institutions, local music.
Evergrey
Apr 26, 2007, 3:45 AM
Miami is "gangster like"?
crisp444
Apr 26, 2007, 3:45 AM
I was wondering what he meant by that, too!
DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 3:54 AM
Oh, it has a lot of Cuban gangs, and it's got a good mafioso vibe. I'm kinda weird, and I like that.:shrug:
Hot Rod
Apr 26, 2007, 3:55 AM
I like many many cities, but I will do the top 5 world cities; incidentally they are cities I'd love to live.
1) Vancouver - Asian Food, wonderful multi-culture, NY urban grit/feel/look in downtown; global city
2) Osaka - Awesome city in every regard, Vancouver's Fraternal Twin, global city, un-pretentious
3) Chicago - World City, awesome attractions. the Big City, yet approachable; New York's Fraternal Twin. Will be moving to Chi soon!!!!
4) SF - something about SF, I can't really pin it down tho, one of the triplets with the same mommy (Vancouver, Osaka, SF)
5) New York - nothing to say. THE CITY
Honourables:
Kyoto, great old city with modern changes but I like Osaka better b/c its bigger.
DC, I used to live here and had a great time despite the conservativeness of the most powerful residents
Tokyo, but I think Osaka is better!! Tokyo seemed rather pretentious 'acting', even though its got it all
Seattle/Portland, pretty much the same. Currently reside in SEATTLE.
LA was nice but way too mush sprawl and people who dont get along
Nagoya, not bad but seems like they trying to 'proove' something
OKC, getting much better than its past rep but see LA, wonderful people tho
Houston was cool, but see LA. Very International!!
Cities I still want to visit (and prob will make the list)
Kaohsiung, Taipei - GO TAIWAN!!!
Shanghai - I love Chinese girls
Singapore - the other fraternal quad twin of Vancouver/Osaka/SF, with a dad from China
Seoul, Busan - Korean girls are awesome too!!!
Hong Kong - something about the place just gives me energy and shivvers
Puket, Pattaya, Bankok - Did I mention that I LOVE asian girls??
kool maudit
Apr 26, 2007, 3:59 AM
new york
paris
montreal
los angeles
warsaw
Muji
Apr 26, 2007, 4:07 AM
in no particular order
Hong Kong
Vancouver
Osaka
Paris
Philadelphia
Derek
Apr 26, 2007, 4:14 AM
Besides San Diego:
1. Portland, OR
2. New York, NY
3. Miami, FL
4. Seattle, WA
5. Chicago, IL
totheskies
Apr 26, 2007, 4:33 AM
Other than Houston where I live....
1. San Diego
2. Toronto
3. Chicago
4. Kansas City
5. New Orleans
Thankfully I will finally be leaving North America this summer!
DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 4:37 AM
Good to see love for Kansas City, the haven of delicious barbecue and cool statues.:D
BTinSF
Apr 26, 2007, 4:38 AM
1. Munich (Gemutlichtkeit, architecture, history)
2. Salzburg (same as above plus scenery)
3. New York (food, excitement, intense urban experience)
4. Tokyo (exotic, intense urban experience, cultural dysphoria)
5. New Orleans (Laissez les bons temps rouler, slightly damp decadence, Tennessee Williams experience)
Runners up: Vancouver, Chicago
STERNyc
Apr 26, 2007, 4:41 AM
1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Toronto
4. Pittsburg
5. Miami/Ft.Lauderdale
DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 4:47 AM
Hmm, I should go to Vancouver, by the looks of this...
No lovers of Denver or Phoenix?:(
raggedy13
Apr 26, 2007, 4:52 AM
In no particular order...
Montreal
London
Halifax
Amsterdam
Venice
Chicago
London
San Francisco
Rome
Quebec City
6th? Dublin
in somewhat of an order.
Sorry NYC I have not been there yet. Also sorry Boston, Philadelphia and Washington DC. The east cost and New England I have just not made it to yet. My wife wants to go to Cape Cod and Martha’s V. soon though.
But the US, Canadian and International cities I have made that did not make the list, sorry...
LA, San Diego, Denver, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Seattle, Denver, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Little Rock, Des Moines, Omaha, Milwaukee, Madison and most of Wisconsin, Detroit and most of Michigan including the UP, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Nashville, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Winnipeg, Panama City, Cartagena, Cancun, Venice, Florence, Dublin, Cork, Galway, Milan, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Reno, Lake Tahoe, ectal.....
About 1/3 get honorable mention. You guys can decide which metro deserves attention.
I would really like to go to AU/NZ and Hawaii some day, and of course back to EU.
EtherealMist
Apr 26, 2007, 5:16 AM
New York
Boston
Dublin
Miami
Montreal
peanut gallery
Apr 26, 2007, 5:21 AM
Omitting home, I'd go with:
Amsterdam
London
Paris
New Orleans
San Diego
mhays
Apr 26, 2007, 5:33 AM
Excluding Seattle...
Sydney
Vancouver
London
Tokyo
Athens
Also considered: Hong Kong, New York, Boston, Paris, Madrid, Portland, San Francisco...maybe Toronto, Chicago, Amsterdam...
ABQturkey
Apr 26, 2007, 5:35 AM
London
San Francisco
Berlin
Montreal
Barcelona
holladay
Apr 26, 2007, 5:52 AM
Athens
Barcelona
Amsterdam
Berlin
Stockholm
There are many cities that I'd probably like more than these but I haven't had the chance to go yet!
pwright1
Apr 26, 2007, 6:23 AM
San Francisco
Paris
New York
Los Angeles
Sydney
bobdreamz
Apr 26, 2007, 9:22 AM
since we can only choose five I will stick to the US:
1: Omaha...very underrated city...and urban
2: St. Louis
3: Memphis
4: Savannah
5: Baltimore
pj3000
Apr 26, 2007, 2:23 PM
Oh, it has a lot of Cuban gangs, and it's got a good mafioso vibe.
I think that you watch too much TV or play too much Grand Theft Auto.
The Chemist
Apr 26, 2007, 2:25 PM
Other than Calgary:
Shanghai
Dublin
London
Jeruasalem
Vancouver
Beijing
JivecitySTL
Apr 26, 2007, 2:29 PM
New York
San Francisco
Baltimore
Chicago
Philadelphia/Pittsburgh (tie, can't choose)
I'm leaving for London, Rome, Florence, Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday, so I'll let you know if my list needs to be revised when I get home. :)
Grateful Denver
Apr 26, 2007, 4:44 PM
in no order
warsaw
tel aviv
new orleans (where i live currently)
london
denver
PhillyRising
Apr 26, 2007, 4:48 PM
Besides Philadelphia which would be #1 on my list...
1. Pittsburgh
2. New York
3. Washington
4. Ft. Lauderdale/Miami
5. Las Vegas (I know it's sprawly and not an urban ideal...but it's so much fun!)
Steely Dan
Apr 26, 2007, 4:51 PM
not including sweet home chicago:
america:
boston
NYC
philly
DC
san francisco
world:
toronto
london
rome
athens
venice
Frisco_Zig
Apr 26, 2007, 5:14 PM
Paris
Toyko
NYC
Istanbul (Great city!)
Chicago
Frisco_Zig
Apr 26, 2007, 5:20 PM
Paris
Toyko
NYC
Istanbul (Great city!)
Chicago
honarable mention
LA, Osaka, Budapest, London, Bangkok
Dislike
Shanghai
Las Vegas
Beijing
Dubai
PittPenn 03
Apr 26, 2007, 5:39 PM
Pittsburgh
Chicago
NY
Philadelphia
Salzburg
bobdreamz
Apr 26, 2007, 5:43 PM
Oh, it has a lot of Cuban gangs, and it's got a good mafioso vibe. I'm kinda weird, and I like that.:shrug:
being Cuban myself that is funny.....what gangs do Cubans have?....most gangs in Miami are Jamaican or Mexican/Guatemalan.
staff
Apr 26, 2007, 5:44 PM
Copenhagen
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Paris
London
New York
Sorry, that's six - but I can't leave out NY, can I?
JManc
Apr 26, 2007, 5:54 PM
london
new york
tokyo
amsterdam
philly
been to paris but really didn't see much of it.
alex1
Apr 26, 2007, 6:00 PM
berlin
chicago
london
barcelona
amsterdam
runners up
nyc
paris
budapest
lisbon
boston
sanSebastian
entheosfog
Apr 26, 2007, 6:00 PM
1. New York
2. Vancouver, BC
3. San Francisco
4. Montreal
5. Boston
Haven't been to Europe in my adult life so I'm sure these choices would change after that...
DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 6:05 PM
I think that you watch too much TV or play too much Grand Theft Auto.
I do neither.:shrug:
DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 6:07 PM
being Cuban myself that is funny.....what gangs do Cubans have?....most gangs in Miami are Jamaican or Mexican/Guatemalan.
I spent a half year in Miami, and actually had tons of run-ins with Cuban cocaine gangs. I also, while searching for a good cigar, ran into several cigar smuggling rings from Cuba.
YOWflier
Apr 26, 2007, 6:15 PM
1) New York City
2) Athens
3) Paris
4) Chicago
5) Las Vegas
Attrill
Apr 26, 2007, 6:37 PM
In no particular order:
Chicago
SF
London
Bangkok
Tokyo
Runners up include Boston, Pittsburgh, Manchester, Berlin, Athens, and Seattle.
RandySavage
Apr 26, 2007, 6:47 PM
5. San Fran
4. Monte Carlo
3. Sydney
2. Paris
1. New York City
EtherealMist
Apr 26, 2007, 6:47 PM
I think that you watch too much TV or play too much Grand Theft Auto.
Hes probably thinking of Scarface and the whole drug cartel thing of the 80's
DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 6:48 PM
Hes probably thinking of Scarface and the whole drug cartel thing of the 80's
Well, a lot of that did die down, but it still thrives in Miami. I actually have written a comprehensive report on this for my Criminal Psychology class...
BigBird9
Apr 26, 2007, 6:55 PM
1. Denver
2. San Antonio
3. Washington D.C.
4. New York
5. Kansas City
big T
Apr 26, 2007, 6:57 PM
Places I would rather live in (in my mind that's more specific than just 'favorite cities'):
1. Chicago
2. Los Angeles
3. Montreal
4. Vancouver
5. Brisbane
Close runners-up for spots 4 & 5 (in no order) are Seattle, Lyon, San Francisco, Madrid, Perth, Auckland, Denver, NYC and Oslo.
Further down my list are Sydney, Rotterdam, Portland, Melbourne, Paris, Toronto, Barcelona, Omaha, Tokyo.
Overall these are all places I liked a lot, but the thread is about picking those special few, which is not always easy.
FREKI
Apr 26, 2007, 6:57 PM
Excluding Copenhagen..
Tokyo
New York
San Francisco
London
Paris
DenverCrow
Apr 26, 2007, 6:59 PM
My runner's up would be:
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Grumpy
Apr 26, 2007, 8:22 PM
Montréal
Paris
Berlin
Lyon
Barcelona
pwright1
Apr 26, 2007, 8:25 PM
New York
San Francisco
Baltimore
Chicago
Philadelphia/Pittsburgh (tie, can't choose)
I'm leaving for London, Rome, Florence, Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday, so I'll let you know if my list needs to be revised when I get home. :)
I think it will JivecitySTL.;)
For NA cities I like:
SF
LA
NY
Vancouver
Seattle
JEH-NYC
Apr 26, 2007, 8:29 PM
I live in NYC, so I can't per her on the list.
So, in no particular order other than Paris:
Paris (forever #1 to me)
San Francisco!!!!!!!!!!
Florence
Madrid
London
All the above aside and my affinity for Paris, if I had to live somewhere other than NY, it would probably be London or San Fran.
I have not as yet been to Montreal, but will be there in the next couple of weeks, so....!! :)
navyweaxguy
Apr 26, 2007, 8:47 PM
In no particular order...
Hong Kong
New York
San Francisco
Perth
Denver
Honorable mentions...
Singapore
Seattle
Dubai
Vancouver
Hobart
nygirl1
Apr 26, 2007, 10:25 PM
1.Chi : 86', 88', 90, 93', 98', 00', 04', 06'
2. San Francisco: 04'
3. Montreal & Toronto 06' & 97', 06'
4. Hk: 03'
5. Naples 96'
alleystreetindustry
Apr 26, 2007, 10:32 PM
miami.."gangster like"..oh my god.
-atlanta
-miami
-new york city
-washington d.c
-savannah
Boris2k7
Apr 26, 2007, 10:45 PM
I haven't travelled extensively, so this list is going to be biased to Western NA
1. San Francisco
2. Vancouver
3. Los Angeles
4. Houston
Don't really have any other major cities that I could pick for #5 ATM.
Honourable mentions go to Victoria, Salt Lake, and San Diego because I enjoyed my stays which were, however, too short to really gauge how much I liked them.
Edmonton is excluded being my birth city. Calgary because it is my home city. Seattle because I have only really passed through, twice. Same goes for Portland, though I only went through there once.
The list will almost certainly change by the end of the summer, if I make my trip to Eastern Canada. What I'm expecting is for Toronto to take up the #3 spot and Montreal the #4 spot, bumping Houston off the list.
SHiRO
Apr 26, 2007, 11:27 PM
ABC...
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Copenhagen
London
New York
Paris
That's 5 right? :D
blade_bltz
Apr 26, 2007, 11:37 PM
Tokyo
Kyoto
New York
San Francisco
Rome (only spent a few days there, sadly)
I'm not extremely well traveled - my travels are mostly limited to Japan. And...I still like my hometown Boston, but that doesn't count!
ChrisLA
Apr 27, 2007, 12:53 AM
Other than my hometown of LA my five favorite cities to visit are,
New York City
Montreal
London
Amsterdam (although the food sucks)
Chicago/San Francisco (Tie)
Honorable mentions
Boston (to short of a visit to, but could perhaps bump my 5 choice)
Carmel/Monterey CA
Seattle
Dallas
Philadelphia
natelox
Apr 27, 2007, 1:19 AM
It'd be very hard to rank them, but i'll pick five of my favorites, in no particular order:
2. Lima
Yikes! If I were to put together a list of worst cities I have ever been to, Lima would definetly be number one.
My favorites:
1. Vancouver
2. Paris: Wonderful architecture and atmosphere.
3. Tokyo: Hyper-urban experiance
4. Rio De Janeiro: Definitively the world's most beautiful city. Way too many social problems to even come close to number one.
5. La Paz: Didn't get too much time to explore it, but a very beautiful city again (in a different way) and it felt much safer than Rio or Lima. Minus points for the elevation.
waterloowarrior
Apr 27, 2007, 1:23 AM
London
Vancouver
Montreal
Paris
NYC
Evergrey
Apr 27, 2007, 1:25 AM
Magog, QC
Newport, VT
Littleton, NH
Wheeling, WV
Gallipolis, OH
MonkeyRonin
Apr 27, 2007, 1:34 AM
I've been to Italy, Spain, Canada, USA, and Costa Rica, of the places I've been to:
1. New York
2. Barcelona
3. Rome
4. Granada
5. Montreal
e2ksj3
Apr 27, 2007, 1:59 AM
San Diego
Las Vegas
Washington
Charlotte
Los Angeles
pj3000
Apr 27, 2007, 2:26 AM
I spent a half year in Miami, and actually had tons of run-ins with Cuban cocaine gangs. I also, while searching for a good cigar, ran into several cigar smuggling rings from Cuba.
I think that this is the greatest post I have ever read on this forum.:worship:
I wish I had such a vivid imagination!
Joey D
Apr 27, 2007, 2:39 AM
I think that this is the greatest post I have ever read on this forum.:worship:
I wish I had such a vivid imagination!
It's that food coloring, I tell ya.
urban_encounter
Apr 27, 2007, 3:05 AM
In no particular order....
Vancouver
New York
Munich (tied with Heidelberg)
Paris
Amsterdam
volguus zildrohar
Apr 27, 2007, 3:38 AM
Excluding Philadelphia:
1) Chicago - The only city I've been to that surprised and delighted me without being overwhelming.
2) New York - #2 because of the end of #1.
3) Cincinnati - Despite the "chili", a thoroughly charming and beautiful city all around.
4) Akron - Big yes.
5) Boston - The North End alone puts it on any of my lists.
SHiRO
Apr 27, 2007, 3:59 AM
Can't we make it a top 10 list? I feel bad about leaving so many cities out! :D
Omaharocks
Apr 27, 2007, 5:47 AM
For the U.S.:
1. Portland, OR
2. Chicago, IL
3. San Fransisco
4. Boston
5. Baltimore
Ok, well I lived in Portland for a while, but it was a few months out of my 23+ years...I've been to most major U.S. cities, but one city I haven't visited that I have a feeling could make my list is Seattle. My runners up would be Milwaukee and D.C. Btw, glad to see some votes for Omaha and K.C.
Overall (aka Europe):
1. Prague
2. Munich
3. Florence
4. Ljubjlana
5. Split, Croatia
OhioGuy
Apr 27, 2007, 5:54 AM
I'm not going to list any of the cities I've lived in even though I did like them all (Columbus, Houston, Chicago), so here's my top 5 list of favorite cities I've been to:
1)Paris
2)NYC
3)Washington, DC
4)Seattle, WA
5)Vancouver, BC
(Toronto just barely misses the list)
DenverCrow
Apr 27, 2007, 7:56 AM
I think that this is the greatest post I have ever read on this forum.:worship:
I wish I had such a vivid imagination!
Aww, glad I wet your whistle so extravagantly.:yes:
Yeah, sometimes I imagine my boogers are magical creatures, I talk to them. Sometimes they talk back. One time, they told me to burn things.
OfCourse
Apr 27, 2007, 8:28 AM
I haven't been to too many places. Aside from Austin...
Chicago
Las Vegas
New York
Boston
San Francisco
(in no particular order)
LSyd
Apr 27, 2007, 10:23 AM
Glasgow
London
New York
Austin
Paris
-
tayser
Apr 27, 2007, 11:22 AM
Salzburg AU
which state's that in?? ;)
Hong Kong
Edinburgh
Paris
London
Dubrovnik
MiamiSpartan
Apr 27, 2007, 1:12 PM
In no order:
Barcelona
Vancouver
Charleston
San Francisco
Boston
Toronto
muppet
Apr 27, 2007, 1:25 PM
what a good idea for a thread:
ok other than hometown London
1. Budapest
2. Istanbul
3. Shanghai
4. Paris
5. Hong Kong
Avian001
Apr 27, 2007, 2:12 PM
Non-US:
Vancouver
London
Tokyo
Seoul
Weisbaden
US:
Key West
Chicago
San Francisco
Palm Springs
Provincetown
-GR2NY-
Apr 27, 2007, 2:27 PM
For those of you not listing New York, does that mean you haven't been there?
PhilippeMtl
Apr 27, 2007, 2:52 PM
New York
Vancouver
Toronto
Chicago
Seattle
elsonic
Apr 27, 2007, 2:55 PM
I don't list Paris, NY or London, they're obvious choices.
Toulouse (la ville rose - perfect city)
Vancouver (a sim city wet dream)
Newport/Providence RI (no kidding)
Lomé (Togo - safest-easiest african metro?)
Zurich (some grit in perfect Switzerland)
skylife
Apr 27, 2007, 3:19 PM
Hmmm, if I had to pick 5, I'd go with:
Amsterdam
Prague
NYC
Barcelona
San Francisco
IdahoMountainBoy
Apr 27, 2007, 3:23 PM
International in no particular order:
Paris
Vancouver (even though the weather is an admonishment to its greatness)
Sydney
Hong Kong
London
...wow, those were surprising...
Within the US:
San Francisco
Boise (slight bias for my homestate)
Boulder
Boston
Chicago
....nyc is far too enclosed and busy for my liking but I understand why its on so many other people's list of favs...
Modern Design
Apr 27, 2007, 3:50 PM
In north america:
Chicago
Los Angeles
Denver
Dallas
Charlotte
international:
London
Frankfurt
Cannes
Bolzano
Milano
sprtsluvr8
Apr 27, 2007, 4:09 PM
Just for the record, I detest London...so it doesn't necessarily go without saying...
San Francisco
Amsterdam
Chicago
San Diego
Atlanta
Vancouver
rockyi
Apr 27, 2007, 5:02 PM
Chicago
Boston
Halifax
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
South
Apr 27, 2007, 5:34 PM
Apart from my hometown London: (in no order)
- Paris
- New York
- Nairobi
- Dubai
- Atlanta
MistyMountainHop
Apr 27, 2007, 7:53 PM
Other than Vancouver (in no real order):
Montreal
New York City
Quebec City
London
San Francisco
mrherodotus
Apr 27, 2007, 7:57 PM
New York
Chicago
Toronto
Savannah
Boston
Jularc
Apr 27, 2007, 8:09 PM
Besides NYC, my other top five are...
1. San Francisco
2. Chicago
3. Washington
4. Philadelphia
5. San Diego
The top five cities that I haven't visit that I really want to are...
1. Boston (I don't know why I havent :P)
2. Barcelona
3. Paris
4. London
5. Amsterdam
Grego43
Apr 27, 2007, 10:35 PM
Chicago
Athens
Cape Town
London
Hong Kong
Cirrus
Apr 27, 2007, 10:36 PM
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Montreal
WashingtonAnd actually there's a decent gap after those five. I've not been to the west coast, but I'd be shocked if even San Francisco displaced any of them.
European cities, OTOH, most likely would. If I ever manage to get to Europe.
mhays
Apr 27, 2007, 10:42 PM
For those of you not listing New York, does that mean you haven't been there?
I've been to New York maybe four times. A trip this winter raised it significantly on my favorites list. Still not in my top 5, but not far away.
AaronPGH
Apr 27, 2007, 11:00 PM
Sydney
Vancouver
New York
Pittsburgh
Paris
Sevilla
CGP124
Apr 27, 2007, 11:18 PM
New York
Rome
Chicago
Washington DC
Paris
Halifax Hillbilly
Apr 28, 2007, 1:48 AM
1. London
2. Montreal
3. Boston
4. Miami
5. Dublin
In no particular order...
Montreal
London
Halifax
Amsterdam
Venice
Halifax on the same list as London, Montreal, Amsterdam and Venice :tup: What did you love so much about our little city?
Philly-Drew
Apr 28, 2007, 2:44 AM
Florence
Rome
San Francisco
Chicago
Philadelphia
1. NY
2. Paris
3. Prague
4. SF
5. Venice
Also like:
Seattle
Portland, OR
Budapest
Washington, DC
Asheville
Mixed feelings:
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Providence
Barcelona
Athens
Berlin
Warsaw
Milan
Moscow
Toronto
Charleston
Savannah
Not impressed:
Miami
Atlanta
Orlando
Cincinnati
Not impressed at all:
Tampa
Jacksonville
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