tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36571611518121444572011-11-27T16:50:00.913-08:00Anna Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09816978337035290905noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657161151812144457.post-84990021984756287552011-04-19T19:57:00.000-07:002011-04-19T16:56:54.670-07:00

Shoes off, ear buds in, rocking in the sunset. Oz dreaming. Letting John Mayer and The Jezabels create a soundtrack to my life. Extra-romanticizing everything because my mom just reminded me that graduation is two weeks from Saturday. Feeling love and giving love. Happy and simultaneously feeling stressed. Aware it's spring because I'm getting bit and a bug of some sort landed on my shoulder

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The last press night of my college career came and went without major incident. The last page I edited: page 14, sports, a story about how well the tennis team is doing. The last crisis I diverted: changing all of our files from Dropbox to our server because our Internet was spotty. The last column with my title Editor in Chief: a column about not letting preparations overwhelm your life. The

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Had this song on my brain today because these beautiful Post-Its in the office reminded me of sunshine!And, the weather in South Carolina is amazing today!I left these nice little lyrical notes on our ad manager's desk this afternoon.

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Funny "warning" label from a funny guy, Tom Scott. He came up with a few labels to warn readers about the content they may encounter in today's media market. The one to the right is my favorite from his site. It's pretty spot on. Resist the temptation, don't be the sponge that soaks up all of the PR water!

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Nothing is worse than losing a child; that's what I've always heard.To outlive your child is torturous. It's pain no parent wants to think about.As another story about a young Winthrop student who died in a car accident ran on the front page this week, I sat in front of a computer thinking about the pain families go through. I haven't lost anyone close to me since I was eight or nine years old

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A little bit of studying and already I have brainfreeze. No, I don't think it was caused by looking over my copyright, privacy and libel notes. The culprit, something far less threatening: a homemade margarita.Gulp.Five seconds later my head is on the bed. BRAINFREEZE!!Willing to let anything distract me from studying, I Wikipedia-ed the term to learn more.Seems as though scientists don't

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It would take a very sharp Number Two pencil to cut the exam tension in the wintery air on campus right now. Note cards and Starbucks coffee. Reciting pages and pages of notes to innocent bystanders. Laptop burn on your knee. It's the pre-Christmas cram...for most everyone but me. I refuse to be stressed, to be sleep-deprived or "busy." I enjoy spending these non-class days doing laundry,

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The skills Octavia Scott learned in Photoshop and multimedia classes at Lexington High School have opened the door for community service opportunities in her college career.Scott, 20, is a regular volunteer with Winthrop University’s Habitat for Humanity chapter. She also maintains the group’s web site and publicizes their events. A junior in college, Scott has worked with Habitat for Humanity

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Readers,I recently started another blog. But don't worry, I'll still occasionally use this one as the new blog exists to serve a specific purpose. Check it out here!Thanks,Anna

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Below is a photo slideshow featuring my student hero, Octavia Scott, a junior biology major from Winthrop University.Octavia works frequently with Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization with chapters all over the world. Winthrop University's chapter of Habitat builds home for families in need in York County and in the Charlotte, N.C. area. In the video below, Octavia and other students

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Before Timbs charged the class with finding a few solid examples of citizen journalism (CJ), I thought I had a good idea of what CJ is and where to find it. Turns out that between Facebook, Blogger, YouTube, Twitter, and WordPress, there's a lot of citizen "stuff" out there but not all of it is material I'd classify as "journalism."The Internet is the ultimate soapbox. Anyone can put their

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That's the job of a good student-journalist. Serve. This includes listening to folks and writing stories in a way that gets to the core of the issue.Educate. This includes explaining why writers and editors decide to do things a certain way. One of the most responsible things a journalist can do, especially at the college-level, is to help readers understand "the media," or at least parts of "

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Check out this story from TJ staffer Monica Kreber about Winthrop's success in graduating African-American students at the same rate as other students. Winthrop is number one college in the country for its size and type with its retention and graduation rate of African-American students, said Vice President for Student Life Frank Ardaiolo.This is tremendous news for my university. I'm truly

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Winthrop junior biology major, Octavia Scott, from Lexington, S.C. regularly volunteers with Winthrop’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity. When she’s not on a “build” (a site where the group is constructing a house) she’s helping the committee members come up with fundraising ideas for their next project. She has also been instrumental in gaining new members to continue the work of the organization

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It's no secret that everyone and their mother is on Facebook.Now news organizations can jump on the bandwagon. The Facebook social plug-in can be integrated to any web site. Sites like CNN.com and ESPN.com are at the forefront of the game, but anyone can embed this little treasure of social networking. The Johnsonian's trying it out. Not sure yet how it will go. At the moment it's mainly

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Looks like Linda Ketner could be a challenger for DeMint and Greene in the U.S. Senate race. The Charleston businesswoman, who also happens to be openly gay, ran unsuccessfully in 2008 against Henry Brown for Congress.Now, she's running as an independent in need of 10,000 signatures to get on the ballot in November 2010. My prediction: DeMint will still take the cake but this has made for a

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First, get your mind out of the gutter. I'm not talking about Red Light District-type pimping. I'm talking about pimping out your Facebook status for a cause. My cause: finding people to write about. Example: You're working on a story about a product recall. Advertise (for free via your Facebook status) that you need to find someone locally affected by the recall. If you're lucky, some of

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Good analysis here on the Alvin Greene debacle in our fine state...

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South Carolina hasn't been this confused since our governor went MIA last summer.A man from Manning comes out of nowhere and beats Vic Rawl in his quest for the party's nomination in the U.S. Senate race. Alvin Greene did not hold a single organized campaigning event or fundraiser. He has no political experience but he says he spent 13 years in the Army and Air Force. He says he was

Anna Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09816978337035290905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657161151812144457.post-66400648973414271212010-06-05T10:48:00.000-07:002010-06-11T20:56:02.644-07:00

This issue has sparked lots of interest in the 'Burg, so I thought I'd share something I wrote for The Spartanburg Journal. Photo by Greg Beckner, Community Journals photographer

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What the hell is an "inappropriate physical relationship?" And, why should I care that Nikki Haley might have had one? Or two. Unless she used my tax dollars to book a flight for a rendezvous in Salt Lake City, or 'er...Argentina, why should her personal business be South Carolina's business? I'm not condoning infidelity, of course. Nor am I saying this kind of behavior has no effect

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The Arizona legislature approved an immigration bill that allows cops to stop and question individuals they think could be an illegal immigrant. I really don't have much to say about this because I think the matter is simple. This is racial profiling. How is it not? Ethical immigration reform needs to happen. For financial and security purposes, our borders need to be more secure. But,

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News junkies know by now the drama surrounding the James Madison University student newspaper. Students held an off-campus "Springfest" that turned into a riot. Police on scene donned riot gear and sprayed the crowd with tear gas, according to reports. Student journalists did what student journalists do: take photos.The police did what police do: investigate. So what happens when police want

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I stumbled across a pretty cool site today, dafont.com.If you are tired of using Times New Roman, Helvetica and Cambria, peruse this site for awhile and you are bound to find something new. All the font types I ran across are free to download but if you're feeling generous you can donate to the artist. I really should be doing something better with my time than obsessing over typography.

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Ninety percent of the time I don't agree with Eddie Scarry's opinion in The Johnsonian.But, 100 percent of the time Eddie writes fiercely what's on his mind. Regardless of how others feel about Eddie's columns I think we all have to give him some credit. There's something to be said for writing what's on your mind without worrying about what others will think.Thank you Eddie for your antics and

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Johnsonian writer Jonathan McFadden has been covering the housing dilemma at Winthrop well this semester. Click here for his latest story, "Juniors, seniors begin house hunt."When the announcement was made that Phelps will close at the end of the Spring semester, no one from Residence Life would speak about the matter to Johnsonian reporters. All questions were funneled through the President's

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The state of the Freedom of Information Act in South Carolina is strong. When S.C. governor Mark Sanford left the country after lying to his staff about hiking the Appalachian Trail, reporters were able to use the law to investigate how Sanford’s Argentinean trips were paid for. The South Carolina Policy Council, a non-profit think tank, investigated Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer’s office by examining

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Fast facts:• The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) pertains to the public’s right to access certain groups and agencies’ public records. A “public body” is partially defined as any government department or any organization funded by public funds.• Public record includes a variety of items including photographs, maps and documents. • The law guarantees citizens and members of the press the

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Having a job yields a person a certain sense of financial security. Money allows us to live a comfortable life to some degree. In many ways, one’s career denotes his or her place in society. It’s no wonder, then, that Americans are so sensitive to political and business messages that center on creating and keeping jobs in our country. Historically, manipulative business-minded people

Anna Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09816978337035290905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657161151812144457.post-91162165869177221652010-03-13T07:08:00.000-08:002010-03-13T07:11:22.543-08:00

Faculty cannot appeal President Anthony DiGiorgio’s decisions to the Board of Trustees, except for those related to tenure and promotion, according to the board’s amendment to their bylaws in June and November 2009.The Winthrop faculty conference recently voted unanimously to send a resolution to the Board of Trustees expressing their disappointment in the board for not reversing its decision

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Flames and smoke could be seen coming from the roof of Owens yesterday around 3 p.m.It didn't take long for a crowd of Winthrop students and faculty to gather on Scholar's Walk to watch the scene unfold. It also didn't take long for one student to do something dumb. Waiting nearby for the Rock Hill fire chief to update the press, I observed one male student rummaging and climbing on a fire truck

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Dear President Obama and the United States Congress,Don't repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" just because you're looking for the gay, lesbian or progressive vote.Mr. Obama, don't repeal the rule just because you promised you would in the 2008 campaign.Republican senators and representatives, don't repeal the law because a vote to help a Democratic agenda could later help you get what you want for

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Arson, ATM theft, Fraud.York County Sheriff’s office placed these charges and six other offences on their unsolved crime list they want residents to help them solve. No, you won’t be issued a badge or a gun but you could earn $1000. York County Crime Stoppers accepts tips by phone or e-mail 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The tips are anonymous and aren’t traced or monitored by caller ID,

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There are currently over 500 inmates in York County's Detention Center. The Sheriff's Department's Web site provides the names and picture of all incarcerated individuals. The ten most recent arrests are listed below.1. Robert Erwin Bankhead, 37, of Clover was booked Wednesday for violation of parole. Bankhead was previously arrested in York County for criminal domestic violence of a high and

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Sequence of events: craft session, Taco Bell, party, McDonald's. I would say that was a pretty successful Halloween. The party was packed, literally packed. I think people appreciated my tribute to social media-the Facebook costume was a solid choice. There were some other clever outfits: SpongeBob, Mrs. PacMan, a Whoopie cushion, a Twister board, a turtle, the three amigos, a NASCAR fan, a

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It took McHale's buffalo chicken wings, getting lost in Monroe, N.C., and a marathon of Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel to turn me from a Halloween scrooge to a dedicated trick-or-treater trapped in a 20-year-old body.As a kid, I didn't get much into the traditional costumes: wicked witch, gruffy goblin, Micheal mask. My childhood consisted of "fall festivals" not Halloween parties;

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My roommate informed me that there are "faces" everywhere. Looking for something to avoid homework and pass the time until Grey's Anatomy came on, we decide to look around our apartment for "faces."Here's the best of what we found.

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Received on Oct. 20.About five minutes after I spoke with my mom (and told her I was about to get in the shower), she called me back. To say...(watch the video).In case you can't understand the audio:"Anna, Norah Jones is singing on Channel 13 if you get a chance to watch her. Bye."This is a personal favorite thing of my mom to do.She will call to announce to me that something (usually not of any

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Julia Douglas is a funny lady.She's the type of person that you'd laugh at what she says, knowing she has no idea she's being funny. Sometimes my mom even takes my laughing at her the wrong way. She always tells me to "stop making fun" or "to stop bullying her." Which in itself is funny.She says funny things like "Heidios" when she's trying to say good-bye in Spanish (Adios).She does funny

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Click the image for the full story on The Johnsonian's Web site.

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Click the photo for the entire story on The Johnsonian's Web site.President Anthony DiGiorgio’s commute to work will take him a little longer next year. He and his wife, Gale, plan to move off-campus sometime late spring or early summer 2010.

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Click on the picture to read the full story on The Johnsonian's Web site.When Darnell “DJ” Watson left Rock Hill to go to Columbia Friday, he told one of his best friends that would be his last night of partying.“He said he wanted to focus on schoolwork and save his money up,” junior psychology major India Belton said.DJ’s trip with friend Kenneth Stover to a club in his hometown wasn’t just his

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Click the photo for the full story on The Johnsonian's Web site.With cigarettes tucked behind their ears, more than 30 students went to voice their opinion on a possible smoking ban on campus at the Council of Student Leaders meeting Monday. During the open floor time of the meeting, one student said he thought enforcing a non-smoking campus was unnecessary because even with the assumed risks

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Click the photo for the full story on The Johnsonian's Web site.The line for pizza in Thomson was 10 people deep last Thursday at the start of lunch. The cafeteria doors had not been open long, but already there were 15 people waiting for pork roast and vegetables at 11 a.m. This is the kind of thing sophomore psychology major Laurie Gueits and freshman biology major Chris Jepson try to avoid. “

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Click the picture to read the full story on The Johnsonian's Web site.One sophomore’s hunger pains for a McDonald’s sausage biscuit led her into a situation she said could have ended badly. The sociology major, who asked not to be identified out of concern for her safety, said she walked from her residence hall on campus to the nearby McDonald’s on Cherry Road about 10 a.m. Sept. 28. She was on

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When keeping in touch via email or Facebook from Australia I'm likely to type something like: "drove down the Great Ocean Road today, school tomorrow, homework, etc.""Etc" I suppose could be a conglomerate of many things. But I use it for generally two things: playing my music and going out on the town. Often, they go hand in hand.I censor these activities, by the use of "etc," for a host of

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For people who have traveled abroad they will understand when I say that, in a foreign country a person's nationality can sometimes overshadow the rest of an individual's identity.You can sometimes become the "token American," or "token European,"etc.You will be expected to know intricate details of your country's history. People will assume you are a whiz at Hollywood and pop culture trivia.

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I realized today, 'it's been way too long since I blogged last.' So, here am I, procrastinating two papers and wasting time on Facebook. If I'm not going to write the papers I could at least be halfway productive and blog, right?Quite a bit has happened since my last blog entry. The trip to the Great Barrier Reef was truly amazing. I've always wanted to snorkel or dive off the coast of

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The smell of eucalyptus trees, the call of birds in the distance, the clink of water against my water bottle on my back. A seemingly innocent scene. Little did I know I would soon face the best pain of my life.Hiking Mount Feathertop at 7 in the morning this weekend was a challenge, to say the least. Perhaps I'm out of shape, perhaps Mother Nature had it out for me, or perhaps Americans can't

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I went camping this weekend with three friends: Bonnie, Kyle and Jo. We traveled about 4 fours to New South Wales to spend two nights in a little town called Corowa. On the way we stopped twice, once in Euroa and again in Glenrowan. Both places are associated with Australian bank robber and the nation's best known criminal, Ned Kelly. We went to a Ned Kelly museum in Glenrowan, the city where

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Australia or the United States, one thing's the same: college textbooks are expensive! I registered for classes yesterday and looked into buying the books today, unfortunately just as expensive and no used book option here.But nevertheless, I'm excited for classes. I'm taking International Politics, American Foreign Policy, Research for Writers and Australia Today. No Monday or Friday classes

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Headed out for a little city tour and dinner tonight with one of the students from my school, Ally. She was great fun! We went to a pub called the Barking Dog, good food and cool atmosphere.Ordered my first Australian dish and beer! Didn't even get ID'd, how 'bout that? Can't say I branched out much, just had a chicken Caesar salad but it was tasty. They put some kind of poached egg on top of

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I'm here, in Geelong, Australia! It's 5:26 a.m. here and for some reason I'm finding it impossible to sleep. Not homesick, not hungry, no bad dream, just can't sleep.So I figured I should make myself useful and blog. I haven't done too much here so far. Just unpacked, seen a little bit of the city, and went to the grocery store. The smell is different. The water feels different in the shower

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Members of the Winthrop community traveled to Ft. Benning, G.A., to protest a military school many refer to as "the school of the assassins."The Army military training school, formerly known as the School of the Americas, originated in 1946 in Panama as a way to combat the spread of Communism. Now known as WHINSEC, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, the school has trained over

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Our beloved Timbs shot some hoops at the basketball game Friday night. Just wanted to share this photo with you all. It went from shooting at the 3 point line, to lobbing it"granny style," to finally moving up to the free throw line! Great spectacle! We love you Timbs!

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The Johnsonian's recent editorial presented a very interesting argument. If students and professors are being asked to sacrifice by paying $50 for for tuition or giving up pay raises, respectively; then if the state continues to take money from Winthrop will administrators be willing to take a pay cut?Let's look at the logic behind this argument. South Carolina recently took back $3.4 million

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Someone had to win, and someone had to lose.Last night Obama won and McCain lost. While Democrats cheered everywhere nation-wide. No doubt, many Republicans are unhappy with the election results.As an Obama supporter I would like to use his words from the DNC to give everyone a new perspective on the year 2008.In his acceptance of the party's nomination Obama said, "There is no blue America,

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The Johnsonian recently published its endorsement for the 2008 presidential election.As a member of the editorial staff I was asked who I would be voting for. Since the newspaper isn't big enough for everyone to elaborate on their political views, I'll take the liberty to do so here.America is undoubtedly in unstable times. Every candidate wants their election to seem like the most important but

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Lots of people seem to be a little upset with the latest coverage of Winthrop's Council of Student Leaders. That lot of people have one thing in common: they are all on CSL.Now, I'm not saying that everyone on CSL has a problem with the articles printed in The Johnsonian. I'm saying that the only people I've heard complain about what other students say in the paper are members of CSL.I don't

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The story below is one I wrote last year concerning Senator John McCardell's campaign to lower the drinking age to 18. This semester, the argument continues.One hundred college presidents have signed a petition saying they would like to see the drinking age lowered. Winthrop president Anthony DiGiorgio, however, doesn't think that's the answer to underage and binge drinking. DiGiorgio's response

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I wrote these two, separate articles about the climate of underage and irresponsible drinking among Winthrop students. The first was about the quite popular Cherry Road bar, Scandal's. The second, concerning whether Winthrop Police should consider adopting a program that would provide safe rides to Winthrop students too intoxicated to drive or walk back to campus.I find it interesting that on

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My goal for this blog is for it to be a portfolio-type page, which I can one day show to my future employer. And, for the purposes of MCOM 241, a place to complete homework assignments. :)So what's been on my mind lately.....1) John McCain. I'm not going to vote for you just because you chose Sarah Palin. The little-known, hardly respected governor from Alaska is not going to earn you the 18

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