www.nba.com
For my website review, I reviewed www.nba.com. This site is the primary homepage for the National Basketball Association. This site is about all the NBA teams and where they stand in the league. www.nba.com holds standings, statistics, news stories, pictures, videos, and much more of every team and player. This site is used to help people find there favourite team and players. Also, for people to post blogs, comments, and letters to NBA teams. Basically, it is a sight that allows you surf information on the NBA. The website gives you links to go to individual team's websites. I went to www.nba.com to find information about the Denver Nuggets. I wanted to look at all the statistics of the players, game highlights, coach and player interviews, and the team's standings. I found everything I needed and more. Every page I came upon had a link to other information about the same thing, whether it was statistics or standings. I even had an option to receive the information by email. The site was easy to navigate for me. For first time navigators it would present some difficulty but after a few times visit, they would soon catch on to the process. I could find my way very easily. However, there was a problem that I encountered that made it more difficult to find voting for the all star game. This option only appears once every NBA season on the website. It advertises the NBA All-Star voting but you have to go through several pages and links to get there. NBA players always use this site which has made www.nba.com a hit website. Also, the people who keep up with the NBA which is a vast amount, also accounts for the number of hits the website gets. There is no exact number to the times visited but it would be quite a large number. Also, with foreign countries keying in on their foreign NBA players, the site receives more hits. There was a stat out there that stated the number of hits the site got and that was, 15 million. This number is increasing as the years go on. This is why www.nba.com is the ultimate source for your NBA insight.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
LEDES
Clinton backs talks with moderate Taliban
March 31, 2009- On Tuesday, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton endorsed plans for Afghan to schedule reconciliation talks with the moderate Taliban. Hillary Clinton stated at a conference that they were aiming to stabilize the economy and jumpstart the political support for the war torn country. To support this act, Obama sent 4,000 troops to Afghanistan to help and improve the Afghanistan police tactics. Clinton said that the U.S. will spend $40 million to help with country elections later this year.
Five Suicide Bombers Attack Afghan Provincial Council
April 1. 2009- During a seminar hosted by an American democracy promotion orgainization, five heavily armed suicide bobmbers stormed into the meeting killing 13 people and wounding 14 others. One militant detonated a car bomb outside the entrance while the others stormed the compound with assault rifles and grenades, shooting at officials and guards inside. Seven civilians and six police were killed in the 20 minute gun battle. This ended when to militants blew themselves up inside the main hall. Mr. Karzai commended the police officers who gave their lives to save others; plust he stated that because they showed up is why the death toll stayed low.
NFL reciever Stallworth charged wit DUI manslaughter
March 30, 2009- Cleveland Browns reciever, Dante Stallworth was charged in Florida on Wednesday with killing a pedestrian while under the influence. They charged Stallworth with a DUI manslaughter charge in the death of Mario Reyes. Stallworth is expected to surrender in court on Thursday and bail is set at $200,000. Stallworth's blood alcohol level was 0.126 which is higher than the state level at 0.8. If convicted he could face up to 15 years in prison.
Man lights match near gas pump lighting himself on fire
April 1, 2009- After purchasing matches inside a gas staion, the man walked out and messed around with it at a gas pump. The match lit producing a big explosion of fire near the car and setting himself on fire. One man flew but rushed back to the car to help a woman get out retrieve the baby from the back seat. The man who was on fire kept on running and shouting for water while the first week employee reached him in time to wet him down with water. Right then the ambulance arrived. No one was killed but one badly injured suffering burns and infections on his skin.
March 31, 2009- On Tuesday, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton endorsed plans for Afghan to schedule reconciliation talks with the moderate Taliban. Hillary Clinton stated at a conference that they were aiming to stabilize the economy and jumpstart the political support for the war torn country. To support this act, Obama sent 4,000 troops to Afghanistan to help and improve the Afghanistan police tactics. Clinton said that the U.S. will spend $40 million to help with country elections later this year.
Five Suicide Bombers Attack Afghan Provincial Council
April 1. 2009- During a seminar hosted by an American democracy promotion orgainization, five heavily armed suicide bobmbers stormed into the meeting killing 13 people and wounding 14 others. One militant detonated a car bomb outside the entrance while the others stormed the compound with assault rifles and grenades, shooting at officials and guards inside. Seven civilians and six police were killed in the 20 minute gun battle. This ended when to militants blew themselves up inside the main hall. Mr. Karzai commended the police officers who gave their lives to save others; plust he stated that because they showed up is why the death toll stayed low.
NFL reciever Stallworth charged wit DUI manslaughter
March 30, 2009- Cleveland Browns reciever, Dante Stallworth was charged in Florida on Wednesday with killing a pedestrian while under the influence. They charged Stallworth with a DUI manslaughter charge in the death of Mario Reyes. Stallworth is expected to surrender in court on Thursday and bail is set at $200,000. Stallworth's blood alcohol level was 0.126 which is higher than the state level at 0.8. If convicted he could face up to 15 years in prison.
Man lights match near gas pump lighting himself on fire
April 1, 2009- After purchasing matches inside a gas staion, the man walked out and messed around with it at a gas pump. The match lit producing a big explosion of fire near the car and setting himself on fire. One man flew but rushed back to the car to help a woman get out retrieve the baby from the back seat. The man who was on fire kept on running and shouting for water while the first week employee reached him in time to wet him down with water. Right then the ambulance arrived. No one was killed but one badly injured suffering burns and infections on his skin.
Interview
Eel Attacks Young Woman in Hanauma Bay in Oahu, Hawaii
March 16, 2009-- Imagine you are snorkeling in the Hawaiian waters and you swim upon a reef. Without notice, you spot an eel out the corner of your eye going straight for your hand. Well, one person had this imagination come true when she went snorkeling in Hanauma Bay in Oahu, Hawaii. Her name is Linda Orchard and this is her story.
While Linda Orchard was snorkeling in Hanauma Bay located in Oahu, Hawaii, she was surprisingly attacked by an eel. Linda Orchard said she did not expect this to happen. Mrs. Orchard was relaxed, as she was snorkeling through the Hawaiian waters making her way to a nearby reef. She put her hand out to touch the reef and looked away for brief second. The split second she looked back, she saw and eel out of the corner of her eye that was ready to strike her right hand. It struck, but Mrs. Orchard pulled her arm back in time to avoid the eel's attack. The last she was of it was when it went darting back into its hole in the reef. After what just happened, she swam away from the reef as fast as she could to alert her friend on what just happened. Linda Orchard continued snorkeling the rest of the day. She never encountered another eel, fortunately for her. She described the eel of having a black smoke like skin color and had razor sharp teeth. She explained why the eel would have attacked her, "I was simply invading its space and it felt like it was being attacked, so it defended itself." She also stated that the eel might have attacked just to attack her; she hoped not. "I was so scared," Orchard said, "I thought that it was going to get me after I swam away." Orchard said that this had never happened to her before. She also said that she was lucky to avoid the eel's attack otherwise she might have been badly injured. Her friend came to see if she needed help when she alerted her of the incident. " I knew she was ok. Her adrenaline was pumping and she was sort of excited and scared at the same time. I came to her help though." Linda Orchard said if she got bitten by the eel, she would still continue snorkeling after it was treated. After the incident with the eel, it has encouraged her to keep snorkeling and move on through the waters for the rest of her trip. She said her adrenaline was pumping almost uncontrollably. She also said that it was a scary encounter with an animal she had never been up close to. She notified her family and friends about what happened to her on the trip. They seemed to be thrilled but also scared for her at the same time. She was asked by one reporter, "being older now, if you had the chance, would you go snorkeling again?" Linda Orchard stated with a smile on her face, "I definitely would. Its not that the eel scared me, it was just at that moment I was scared for a little bit. I would not waste the chance to go snorkeling again and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested."
March 16, 2009-- Imagine you are snorkeling in the Hawaiian waters and you swim upon a reef. Without notice, you spot an eel out the corner of your eye going straight for your hand. Well, one person had this imagination come true when she went snorkeling in Hanauma Bay in Oahu, Hawaii. Her name is Linda Orchard and this is her story.
While Linda Orchard was snorkeling in Hanauma Bay located in Oahu, Hawaii, she was surprisingly attacked by an eel. Linda Orchard said she did not expect this to happen. Mrs. Orchard was relaxed, as she was snorkeling through the Hawaiian waters making her way to a nearby reef. She put her hand out to touch the reef and looked away for brief second. The split second she looked back, she saw and eel out of the corner of her eye that was ready to strike her right hand. It struck, but Mrs. Orchard pulled her arm back in time to avoid the eel's attack. The last she was of it was when it went darting back into its hole in the reef. After what just happened, she swam away from the reef as fast as she could to alert her friend on what just happened. Linda Orchard continued snorkeling the rest of the day. She never encountered another eel, fortunately for her. She described the eel of having a black smoke like skin color and had razor sharp teeth. She explained why the eel would have attacked her, "I was simply invading its space and it felt like it was being attacked, so it defended itself." She also stated that the eel might have attacked just to attack her; she hoped not. "I was so scared," Orchard said, "I thought that it was going to get me after I swam away." Orchard said that this had never happened to her before. She also said that she was lucky to avoid the eel's attack otherwise she might have been badly injured. Her friend came to see if she needed help when she alerted her of the incident. " I knew she was ok. Her adrenaline was pumping and she was sort of excited and scared at the same time. I came to her help though." Linda Orchard said if she got bitten by the eel, she would still continue snorkeling after it was treated. After the incident with the eel, it has encouraged her to keep snorkeling and move on through the waters for the rest of her trip. She said her adrenaline was pumping almost uncontrollably. She also said that it was a scary encounter with an animal she had never been up close to. She notified her family and friends about what happened to her on the trip. They seemed to be thrilled but also scared for her at the same time. She was asked by one reporter, "being older now, if you had the chance, would you go snorkeling again?" Linda Orchard stated with a smile on her face, "I definitely would. Its not that the eel scared me, it was just at that moment I was scared for a little bit. I would not waste the chance to go snorkeling again and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested."
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Car Raid
Investigation of Car Leads to Interesting Story
Dayton, WY-- Several inspectors on March 3, 2009 inspected a 1982 Land Cruiser in Dayton, WY to conclude a story about it.
The one interviewed, Don White, High School principle of Tongue River High School answered all questions the Tongue River High School inspectors asked him. Tyler Day asked the first question which asked Don White where he bought the car. He said he bought it in Rock Springs where it was previously owned by a counselor. He explained that he bought the car because he said, "It is virtually indestructible." A question was about why he had pine needles and hair almost covering the back seat. He stated that every Christmas he would get a Christmas tree and put it in the back which would be why there are so much pine needles. "The dog hair?", he said, "I bring my dogs with me sometimes." He was also asked why there where dents in his left side light and why there were holes above it. He said he was in an accident 3 to 4 years ago and that's what cause the dents. Then, he explained how the holes got there and those were from the car shop drilling into it to try and pry the broken metal out. Another question from main reporter Alex Orchard asked why he had a fire extinguisher under his driver seat. He said, "I don't know, I guess its on of those things that you buy and never use it. Maybe if I get a fire in my car." The last question that was asked was why he parked in a no parking zone. He simply stated, "I'm the principle, I can park wherever I want to. There was some valuable information taken from what he provided and some unusual information. Tongue River High School reporters have decide to close the case and end with the information they received the day of the interview.
Dayton, WY-- Several inspectors on March 3, 2009 inspected a 1982 Land Cruiser in Dayton, WY to conclude a story about it.
The one interviewed, Don White, High School principle of Tongue River High School answered all questions the Tongue River High School inspectors asked him. Tyler Day asked the first question which asked Don White where he bought the car. He said he bought it in Rock Springs where it was previously owned by a counselor. He explained that he bought the car because he said, "It is virtually indestructible." A question was about why he had pine needles and hair almost covering the back seat. He stated that every Christmas he would get a Christmas tree and put it in the back which would be why there are so much pine needles. "The dog hair?", he said, "I bring my dogs with me sometimes." He was also asked why there where dents in his left side light and why there were holes above it. He said he was in an accident 3 to 4 years ago and that's what cause the dents. Then, he explained how the holes got there and those were from the car shop drilling into it to try and pry the broken metal out. Another question from main reporter Alex Orchard asked why he had a fire extinguisher under his driver seat. He said, "I don't know, I guess its on of those things that you buy and never use it. Maybe if I get a fire in my car." The last question that was asked was why he parked in a no parking zone. He simply stated, "I'm the principle, I can park wherever I want to. There was some valuable information taken from what he provided and some unusual information. Tongue River High School reporters have decide to close the case and end with the information they received the day of the interview.
Lord Foulgrin's Letters book review
Lord Foulgrin's Letters
Imagine a world where you are tested everyday by demons who are out to deceive you in any way to lead you away from God and all that is true. There is no need to imagine, this is real and it is happening to everyone today. While you walk the earth and live your life, demons are working on you every day, trying to lead you in the wrong direction. This is what Randy Alcorn's novel, "Lord Foulgrin's Letters" is about. It explains how one man goes through his life while being tested by demons and questioning if God is real or not. Jordan Fletcher, a successful business man who has a wife and two kids. His mother was a strong christian and he questions the existence of God and Heaven everyday. As he makes his way through life, demons are exchanging words with each other and making up strategies on how to lead Fletcher away from knowing God. With Lord Foulgrin as the mentor for another demon named Squaltaint, they write to each other and try to distract Jordan Fletcher from coming to know the enemy, who is God himself. Lord Foulgrin writes to Squaltaint about ways to distract Fletcher from knowing God and living for him. They put Fletcher and his family through scenarios to lead them away from God. Everyday these demons work on Fletcher and his family constantly to break them apart and 'devour' them. Lord Foulgrin believes the way to accomplish this is to make the 'vermin' think that Christianity is boring and there is never any fun. To make them think that Jesus is just wanting to take away their satisfactions and keep them locked up. As Fletcher goes through life in this book, he is presented with struggles that will test him. He meets friends that help him with bringing his life to Christ. Will he find Christ and live his life for him or fall deep into hell.
One aspect about this book that makes the novel interesting is the characters. The first one is Jordan Fletcher. His mom was a Christian but Jordan never grew up considering Christianity. He is a successful business man who works hard at what he does. Even though he has a wife and two kids, he struggles to keep his family together sometimes. His wife Diane is a very faithfull woman. Diane and Jordan don't have a strong relationship and they ignore each other almost all the time. Diane is a stay at home mom who does not succeed in interacting with her kids. Daniel is their son who stays secluded in his room almost all the time. He engages himself in unnecessary sites on the internet such as pornography sites. He explores different cults, religions, and suicide techniques. He barely interacts with anyone at school and at home as well. Jillian, who is very interactive at school but barely at home is sometimes quiet about what she does. She has friends who like to explore cults on the internet and experiment with demonic activities. She barely talks to her father, mother, and brother and likes to keep it that way. One last character is Ryan. This man is very religious man who serves the Lord and only him. Ryan and Jordan play basketball together and they have visits here and there. Ryan talks about Christianity with Jordan but Jordan always denies it. Ryan and his family are all Christians who serve the Lord with great enthusiasm. Ryan and his family try to help Jordan and his family become Christians.
In summary, this novel definitely deserves a five star rating. The story line is applied very well to the setting and characters. I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in finding God and serving him. This novel will leave you thinking about reality and hopefully bring you towards God.
Imagine a world where you are tested everyday by demons who are out to deceive you in any way to lead you away from God and all that is true. There is no need to imagine, this is real and it is happening to everyone today. While you walk the earth and live your life, demons are working on you every day, trying to lead you in the wrong direction. This is what Randy Alcorn's novel, "Lord Foulgrin's Letters" is about. It explains how one man goes through his life while being tested by demons and questioning if God is real or not. Jordan Fletcher, a successful business man who has a wife and two kids. His mother was a strong christian and he questions the existence of God and Heaven everyday. As he makes his way through life, demons are exchanging words with each other and making up strategies on how to lead Fletcher away from knowing God. With Lord Foulgrin as the mentor for another demon named Squaltaint, they write to each other and try to distract Jordan Fletcher from coming to know the enemy, who is God himself. Lord Foulgrin writes to Squaltaint about ways to distract Fletcher from knowing God and living for him. They put Fletcher and his family through scenarios to lead them away from God. Everyday these demons work on Fletcher and his family constantly to break them apart and 'devour' them. Lord Foulgrin believes the way to accomplish this is to make the 'vermin' think that Christianity is boring and there is never any fun. To make them think that Jesus is just wanting to take away their satisfactions and keep them locked up. As Fletcher goes through life in this book, he is presented with struggles that will test him. He meets friends that help him with bringing his life to Christ. Will he find Christ and live his life for him or fall deep into hell.
One aspect about this book that makes the novel interesting is the characters. The first one is Jordan Fletcher. His mom was a Christian but Jordan never grew up considering Christianity. He is a successful business man who works hard at what he does. Even though he has a wife and two kids, he struggles to keep his family together sometimes. His wife Diane is a very faithfull woman. Diane and Jordan don't have a strong relationship and they ignore each other almost all the time. Diane is a stay at home mom who does not succeed in interacting with her kids. Daniel is their son who stays secluded in his room almost all the time. He engages himself in unnecessary sites on the internet such as pornography sites. He explores different cults, religions, and suicide techniques. He barely interacts with anyone at school and at home as well. Jillian, who is very interactive at school but barely at home is sometimes quiet about what she does. She has friends who like to explore cults on the internet and experiment with demonic activities. She barely talks to her father, mother, and brother and likes to keep it that way. One last character is Ryan. This man is very religious man who serves the Lord and only him. Ryan and Jordan play basketball together and they have visits here and there. Ryan talks about Christianity with Jordan but Jordan always denies it. Ryan and his family are all Christians who serve the Lord with great enthusiasm. Ryan and his family try to help Jordan and his family become Christians.
In summary, this novel definitely deserves a five star rating. The story line is applied very well to the setting and characters. I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in finding God and serving him. This novel will leave you thinking about reality and hopefully bring you towards God.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
NEWS
Coast Guard set to end search for boaters
March 3, 2009-- On Monday, two NFL players went missing along with two former college football players on a fishing trip. Today, the Coast Guard announced that they will call off the search at sundown. Marquis Cooper, linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, NFL free agent Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley. The Coast Guard narrowed the search to 16,000 square miles.
Police hunt gunmen after attack on Sri Lankan cricket team
March 3, 2009-- Pakistan police have set out a search for 12 gunmen who are believed to have attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team. Seven officers and a driver were killed while eight cricket players were hurt including two with gunshot wounds. The buses holding the players wre making their way to the Pakistan stadium when they were ambushed. People say they heard alot of AK-47 fire and battered up vehicles.
Scientists discover new species in ocean's depths
March 3, 2009-- A group of Australian and American researchers explored the Tasman fracture and found an interesting species of plant. This one is shaped like a venus flytrap and usually eats shrimp. When shrimp near the plant and are near the reach of this plant, it snaps them up quickly and eats them. This plant was found at 4,000 feet deep.
Man convicted of 22 counts in Nevada toddler rape case
March 3, 2009-- A Nevada man was convicted of 22 counts in the connection to a videotaped sexual assault of a toddler. It took the jury four hours to deliberate and they finally made their decision. The name of the man is Chester Arthur Stiles who is 38-years-old. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. He faces charges including lewdness with a child, sexual assault with a minor, and attempted sexual assault with a minor.
March 3, 2009-- On Monday, two NFL players went missing along with two former college football players on a fishing trip. Today, the Coast Guard announced that they will call off the search at sundown. Marquis Cooper, linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, NFL free agent Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley. The Coast Guard narrowed the search to 16,000 square miles.
Police hunt gunmen after attack on Sri Lankan cricket team
March 3, 2009-- Pakistan police have set out a search for 12 gunmen who are believed to have attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team. Seven officers and a driver were killed while eight cricket players were hurt including two with gunshot wounds. The buses holding the players wre making their way to the Pakistan stadium when they were ambushed. People say they heard alot of AK-47 fire and battered up vehicles.
Scientists discover new species in ocean's depths
March 3, 2009-- A group of Australian and American researchers explored the Tasman fracture and found an interesting species of plant. This one is shaped like a venus flytrap and usually eats shrimp. When shrimp near the plant and are near the reach of this plant, it snaps them up quickly and eats them. This plant was found at 4,000 feet deep.
Man convicted of 22 counts in Nevada toddler rape case
March 3, 2009-- A Nevada man was convicted of 22 counts in the connection to a videotaped sexual assault of a toddler. It took the jury four hours to deliberate and they finally made their decision. The name of the man is Chester Arthur Stiles who is 38-years-old. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. He faces charges including lewdness with a child, sexual assault with a minor, and attempted sexual assault with a minor.
Object Interview
Glock 19 Puts Over 200 Rounds in 2 people in LA Home
Story by: Alex Orchard, Taylor Heaps, Kyle Marsh
Los Angeles, CA-- Two citizens found dead in their LA home on Thursday, February 26th.
Ronda Johnson and Jamal Struthers were the victims apparently shot numerous times with glock model 19 on February 27th. They found 96 bullet holes in Ronda Johnson's body and 150 maybe more in Struthers' body. The murder took place on 'yourlifeends' street in house 69 located in Los Angeles, California. Daquan Johnson is accused of murdering these two people. Ronda Johnson is his wife of 5 years and Struthers is a family friend. The interview with Mr. Johnson revealed that he had a trouble some childhood and felt a great amount of anger towards his parents. He apparently thought that his wife was 'creepin' with their family friend Jamal Struthers. This supposedly angered him and brought him to killing his wife and friend. The police interviewed witnesses of the murder and they concluded from the information that they saw a man in a black trench-coat leave the house. The police investigated Mr. Johnson's house and they found a black trench-coat that had blood stains on it. They asked him what he had to say and he said, "They crazy. They don't know what they seen, what they heard. He probably got the same trench-coat as me." When he was asked how the blood stains got on his coat he stated, "Oh yah, that was from draggin' a dead deer to my garage. It was battered up pretty bad, like it was put in a blender, hahahahahahahaha." Daquan Johnson is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Los Angeles when he was 5-years-old. The glock 19 was found in Mr. Johnson's name but he claims that he does not own one. "I don't own a glock. There must be a mistake." He says that he was on the street next to the one where the murder happened. Along with that, he said he did not hear any gun rounds go off during that night, "It was quiet," Johnson said. With the last question, they asked him if he killed those two people. He replied, "Hell no." The murder is still under investigation and the next court hearing is on March 5th, 2009. Daquan Johnson is still innocent until proven guilty.
Story by: Alex Orchard, Taylor Heaps, Kyle Marsh
Los Angeles, CA-- Two citizens found dead in their LA home on Thursday, February 26th.
Ronda Johnson and Jamal Struthers were the victims apparently shot numerous times with glock model 19 on February 27th. They found 96 bullet holes in Ronda Johnson's body and 150 maybe more in Struthers' body. The murder took place on 'yourlifeends' street in house 69 located in Los Angeles, California. Daquan Johnson is accused of murdering these two people. Ronda Johnson is his wife of 5 years and Struthers is a family friend. The interview with Mr. Johnson revealed that he had a trouble some childhood and felt a great amount of anger towards his parents. He apparently thought that his wife was 'creepin' with their family friend Jamal Struthers. This supposedly angered him and brought him to killing his wife and friend. The police interviewed witnesses of the murder and they concluded from the information that they saw a man in a black trench-coat leave the house. The police investigated Mr. Johnson's house and they found a black trench-coat that had blood stains on it. They asked him what he had to say and he said, "They crazy. They don't know what they seen, what they heard. He probably got the same trench-coat as me." When he was asked how the blood stains got on his coat he stated, "Oh yah, that was from draggin' a dead deer to my garage. It was battered up pretty bad, like it was put in a blender, hahahahahahahaha." Daquan Johnson is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Los Angeles when he was 5-years-old. The glock 19 was found in Mr. Johnson's name but he claims that he does not own one. "I don't own a glock. There must be a mistake." He says that he was on the street next to the one where the murder happened. Along with that, he said he did not hear any gun rounds go off during that night, "It was quiet," Johnson said. With the last question, they asked him if he killed those two people. He replied, "Hell no." The murder is still under investigation and the next court hearing is on March 5th, 2009. Daquan Johnson is still innocent until proven guilty.
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