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Early next year, Duke wants to starf installing electricity-generating solar panelx at up to850 N.C. homes and The program would produce at least 16 megawattsaof power, enough to serve 2,600o homes. The proposal was announceed in June and requires approval bythe N.C. Utilitieds Commission. Duke would own the panelzs andtheir output, which would be sent to the electricall grid that serves all The company plans to compensate homeowners, businesses and othed entities that offer their roofs or land for the based on the size of the installation and amount of electricity generated. Duke wants to complete all installations bylate 2010.
Companiews interested in bidding on the project can get more informationhat duke-energy.com/environment/renewable-energy.asp and clicking on “North Carolinwa Solar Distributed Generation Program.” Duke Energy’s operations include nuclear, natural gas and hydroelectric generation. Charlotte, N.C.-based (NYSE:DUK) is the parenr company of and , a global energy compant basedin Houston, which is a joint venture between Duke Energy and The latter has operations in New Duke Energy supplies and delivers energy to 4 million U.S.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
McDonald's: Price increases 'not a certainty' - OCRegister
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McDonald's: Price increases 'not a certainty' OCRegister "This is not a certainty," McDonald's spokeswoman Danya Proud told me after I asked her about potential price increases at Southern California restaurants. ... |
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Dan Snyder stays at Six Flags under reorganization - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Six Flags is also seeking a $600 millionb loan, secured by its assets, and $150 milliomn in a new revolvingcredit line. The company’s executivwe retention plan would keep Snyder as boars memberand chairman. Mark Shapiro, currently chief executive, as well as chied financial officer Jeffrey Speed and several other top managemen would also stay on inexecutive roles. Six which announced its Chapter 11 bankruptcyt filing overthe weekend, listed $2.4 billiojn in debt and $3 billiojn in assets. It hopes to cut debt by $1.8 billionb and wipe out more than $300 milliob in preferred stock.
Snyder and his managementg team, who took control of the theme park operatoe three and a halfyeare ago, have not been able to return the companyh to profitability, despite increasing attendance and sellinyg several parks to raise capital last year. The compant reported a $146 million first quarter loss. Six Flags has said its reorganizationb will not affect park operations and its vendors and employeed will continue to be Six Flags 20 theme parks includdein Largo.
Six Flags is also seeking a $600 millionb loan, secured by its assets, and $150 milliomn in a new revolvingcredit line. The company’s executivwe retention plan would keep Snyder as boars memberand chairman. Mark Shapiro, currently chief executive, as well as chied financial officer Jeffrey Speed and several other top managemen would also stay on inexecutive roles. Six which announced its Chapter 11 bankruptcyt filing overthe weekend, listed $2.4 billiojn in debt and $3 billiojn in assets. It hopes to cut debt by $1.8 billionb and wipe out more than $300 milliob in preferred stock.
Snyder and his managementg team, who took control of the theme park operatoe three and a halfyeare ago, have not been able to return the companyh to profitability, despite increasing attendance and sellinyg several parks to raise capital last year. The compant reported a $146 million first quarter loss. Six Flags has said its reorganizationb will not affect park operations and its vendors and employeed will continue to be Six Flags 20 theme parks includdein Largo.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Tina Montgomery and Jennifer Hanseler
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Now they deliver fish. Their Seattle company Surfin’ Seafood isn’t but it has struck a chord amon upscale consumers willing to pay a little morefor high-ens seafood that has been flash-frozen to stay fresh, and that is deliveresd to their doors. After gradual but steady growth, Surfin’ Seafood now has abour 1,200 customers, in an area ranginhg from Federal Wayto Everett. Revenue reacheds $250,000 last year and continues to grow, althoughy the customer count has hita plateau.
With an eye to familh life (both are married and have two children Montgomery and Hanseler have carefully set boundaries so that theitr business can be worked aroundtheire children’s school and athletic schedules, and evenings at home. For instancr they don’t take phone orders, but only over the internet. And they deliver only once monthly, driving their family minivans to delivee selections of frozen fish packed in blue plastixc coolers that look likebig lunchboxes. The company has avoided debt and has only modesytgrowth plans.
“Really, we don’t want to be We’re going to take it as it We have been on a very steadhygrowth path, consistently from the very beginning,” Montgomery “We don’t want to have venture capita funding to become this huge nationwidre (leader) in seafood.” One of the company’z chief selling points is seafooe that is frozen quickly to keep it as freshn as possible. So-called fresh seafood often has perched on a pile of ice for and in these conditions seafood rapidluy declinesin quality. Seafood doesn’t age well like beef and frozen seafood is not a step down from as it iswith produce.
“A lot is frozemn at sea, or within hours of harvest, and it capturez that just-caught flavor,” said Linda Driscoll, assistant retail directo for the , based in Juneau. Seafood isn’t exactly cheap; the package costs $110 a month for abouty eight pounds ofassorted salmon, halibut, prawns, sole and The company avoids lower-end seafooed products (no fish sticks here), and allows peoplwe to substitute in theird orders by email. One recession-era trend the compang is tapping is that consumers are moving awayfrom white-tablecloth restaurantss — where most high-quality seafood is eatebn — to eating at home.
“I just thin people are eating athome more, and they want to make it easy to have high-qualityt ingredients at home, so they can eat at home more Montgomery said. “This is a way to have restauranrquality fish, at home.” While the company employs only the two partneres and sometimes a helper, and sometimes theitr children, a key to makingg it work is the Soutj Seattle seafood packer Surfin’ Seafood uses T.H. Seafoor freezers to store its and also contracts out the cutting and packingf tothe company. T.H. Seafoosd Corp.
Sales Director Clif f Davenport said he was at first dubious about the when the partners approached him to supplhy and packtheir “It only took two but we decided they’re really nice people… They’re in the same mindse of producing a quality product and guaranteeingv it when it goes out the door,” he said. “Sok we took them on.” Davenport said that his warehouse has enoughj room to store their frozen products as well astheirr coolers, adding that his own staf does the cutting and packing. “They don’t interfere with our and pretty much they have their ownlittle space.
We have enough room everyone can functionn without disruptingeverybody else,” he said. As for Surfin’ Seafood, the partneres say they’re just riding out the economicc downturn. “We think this next year or two we want to be Hanseler said. “We’d love to but really if we could keepit we’re kind of happy.”
Now they deliver fish. Their Seattle company Surfin’ Seafood isn’t but it has struck a chord amon upscale consumers willing to pay a little morefor high-ens seafood that has been flash-frozen to stay fresh, and that is deliveresd to their doors. After gradual but steady growth, Surfin’ Seafood now has abour 1,200 customers, in an area ranginhg from Federal Wayto Everett. Revenue reacheds $250,000 last year and continues to grow, althoughy the customer count has hita plateau.
With an eye to familh life (both are married and have two children Montgomery and Hanseler have carefully set boundaries so that theitr business can be worked aroundtheire children’s school and athletic schedules, and evenings at home. For instancr they don’t take phone orders, but only over the internet. And they deliver only once monthly, driving their family minivans to delivee selections of frozen fish packed in blue plastixc coolers that look likebig lunchboxes. The company has avoided debt and has only modesytgrowth plans.
“Really, we don’t want to be We’re going to take it as it We have been on a very steadhygrowth path, consistently from the very beginning,” Montgomery “We don’t want to have venture capita funding to become this huge nationwidre (leader) in seafood.” One of the company’z chief selling points is seafooe that is frozen quickly to keep it as freshn as possible. So-called fresh seafood often has perched on a pile of ice for and in these conditions seafood rapidluy declinesin quality. Seafood doesn’t age well like beef and frozen seafood is not a step down from as it iswith produce.
“A lot is frozemn at sea, or within hours of harvest, and it capturez that just-caught flavor,” said Linda Driscoll, assistant retail directo for the , based in Juneau. Seafood isn’t exactly cheap; the package costs $110 a month for abouty eight pounds ofassorted salmon, halibut, prawns, sole and The company avoids lower-end seafooed products (no fish sticks here), and allows peoplwe to substitute in theird orders by email. One recession-era trend the compang is tapping is that consumers are moving awayfrom white-tablecloth restaurantss — where most high-quality seafood is eatebn — to eating at home.
“I just thin people are eating athome more, and they want to make it easy to have high-qualityt ingredients at home, so they can eat at home more Montgomery said. “This is a way to have restauranrquality fish, at home.” While the company employs only the two partneres and sometimes a helper, and sometimes theitr children, a key to makingg it work is the Soutj Seattle seafood packer Surfin’ Seafood uses T.H. Seafoor freezers to store its and also contracts out the cutting and packingf tothe company. T.H. Seafoosd Corp.
Sales Director Clif f Davenport said he was at first dubious about the when the partners approached him to supplhy and packtheir “It only took two but we decided they’re really nice people… They’re in the same mindse of producing a quality product and guaranteeingv it when it goes out the door,” he said. “Sok we took them on.” Davenport said that his warehouse has enoughj room to store their frozen products as well astheirr coolers, adding that his own staf does the cutting and packing. “They don’t interfere with our and pretty much they have their ownlittle space.
We have enough room everyone can functionn without disruptingeverybody else,” he said. As for Surfin’ Seafood, the partneres say they’re just riding out the economicc downturn. “We think this next year or two we want to be Hanseler said. “We’d love to but really if we could keepit we’re kind of happy.”
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Rapid Reaction: Nets 103, Jazz 95 - ESPN (blog)
http://featheredquill.com/reviews/mystery/bray.shtml
Rapid Reaction: Nets 103, Jazz 95 ESPN (blog) WHAT IT MEANS: The New Jersey Nets are moving on. No more Carmelo Anthony trade talks. No more MeloDrama. From this point forward, ... |
Monday, January 17, 2011
Cutler's multi-faceted performance prevails - ESPN (blog)
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Cutler's multi-faceted performance prevails ESPN (blog) Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler had one of the most statistically unique games in NFL postseason history in Sunday's 35-24 win over the Seattle ... |
Friday, January 14, 2011
Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwoofd medical building. He said that it now take s 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billiohn to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national The National Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cance r Center has a Sept. 25, application date for its efforts to get aninitiakl five-year designation as an NCI cancer center. The months-long application process for institutions seeking new designationz begins with submission of documentatio n that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visitt and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancefr Center’s application could be approved is the springof 2012.
64 cancer centers receive Cancert Center Support Grants to suppor t research to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortalitty rates of cancer. Therre are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensivecanceer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whichg is the medical research and educationn arm of the Universityof Kansas. NCI designatiojn — KU’s No. 1 prioritty — typically is granted to academicmedical Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entitg that will apply for NCI designation. • Increase d regional patient accessto cutting-edgs clinical trials. • More than $1.3 billiojn in annual economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financingg from thecurrent $7.5 million to abougt $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attracy world-class researchers who bring NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimatexd increase is based on that. Many of theses researchers doubleas clinicians, adding expertiswe and depth in various cancer-care sub-specialties.
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwoofd medical building. He said that it now take s 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billiohn to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national The National Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cance r Center has a Sept. 25, application date for its efforts to get aninitiakl five-year designation as an NCI cancer center. The months-long application process for institutions seeking new designationz begins with submission of documentatio n that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visitt and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancefr Center’s application could be approved is the springof 2012.
64 cancer centers receive Cancert Center Support Grants to suppor t research to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortalitty rates of cancer. Therre are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensivecanceer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whichg is the medical research and educationn arm of the Universityof Kansas. NCI designatiojn — KU’s No. 1 prioritty — typically is granted to academicmedical Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entitg that will apply for NCI designation. • Increase d regional patient accessto cutting-edgs clinical trials. • More than $1.3 billiojn in annual economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financingg from thecurrent $7.5 million to abougt $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutions also attracy world-class researchers who bring NCI grantswith them, and part of the estimatexd increase is based on that. Many of theses researchers doubleas clinicians, adding expertiswe and depth in various cancer-care sub-specialties.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Android at CES: strong growth as platform jumps to new devices - Ars Technica
http://allsportnews.eu/florida-athlete-only-needed-one-leg-to-have-a-hall-of-fame-career/
Fox News | Android at CES: strong growth as platform jumps to new devices Ars Technica We also saw a few handsetsâ€"such as Sony Ericsson's Xperia Arcâ€"that will ship with Android 2.3, the latest version of the platform. Android's maturity as a ... CES 2011: Motorola Xoom & NVIDIA Tegra 2: The Honeycomb Platform |
Sunday, January 9, 2011
SI: Grizzlies
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Heisley ranks behind perennial worst owner inthe league, Donalc Sterling, owner of the Los Angelexs Clippers, and James Dolan, owner of the New York Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan and Robert Johnson/Michael Jordan, co-owners of the Charlotte round out the bottom five. The report was based on factors like willingness to spend money to improv ethe team; stability and capabilities of frontf office and management; team culture; and interactivity with The report also gave heavy consideration to succesa on the court.
The reporft cites Heisley’s cost-cutting measures over the last few includingthe team’s trade of Pau Gasok in the 2007-08 season for expiring contracts and drafgt picks. It also mentions the team’s consecutive 22-6 seasons. The team finished 24-58 this Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss is ranked asthe No. 1 owner in the NBA followed by San Antonik Spurs owner Peter Dallas Mavericks ownerMark Cuban, Houstomn Rockets owner Les Alexander and Cleveland Cavaliersw owner Dan Gilbert, according to . In Forbes magazine listed because of his vocal supporty of revenue sharing in the NBA andthe team’z continuing corporate support growth.
Heisley ranks behind perennial worst owner inthe league, Donalc Sterling, owner of the Los Angelexs Clippers, and James Dolan, owner of the New York Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan and Robert Johnson/Michael Jordan, co-owners of the Charlotte round out the bottom five. The report was based on factors like willingness to spend money to improv ethe team; stability and capabilities of frontf office and management; team culture; and interactivity with The report also gave heavy consideration to succesa on the court.
The reporft cites Heisley’s cost-cutting measures over the last few includingthe team’s trade of Pau Gasok in the 2007-08 season for expiring contracts and drafgt picks. It also mentions the team’s consecutive 22-6 seasons. The team finished 24-58 this Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss is ranked asthe No. 1 owner in the NBA followed by San Antonik Spurs owner Peter Dallas Mavericks ownerMark Cuban, Houstomn Rockets owner Les Alexander and Cleveland Cavaliersw owner Dan Gilbert, according to . In Forbes magazine listed because of his vocal supporty of revenue sharing in the NBA andthe team’z continuing corporate support growth.
Friday, January 7, 2011
New SBA emergency bridge loans to become available in June - Washington Business Journal:
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Through the program, small businesses that are havinb trouble making payments onexisting non-SBAq loans can borrow up to $35,000, interest-free. The mone y can be used to make up to six months of payments of principal and interest on smallk business debt ranging from mortgages to credit Small businesses will have one year aftef the final disbursement of these bridgs loans before they have to stary payingthem back. They will then have five years to repay the The economic stimulus bill called for the SBA to creatw the new temporaryloan program.
The agencyu will guarantee 100 percent of the amount oftheses America’s Recovery Capital loans, whichh will be made througb its network of private-sector lenders. SBA Administratoer Karen Mills said the agency will providse guidance to lenders on the ARC program byJune 8, and will begin accepting loan packages from lenderw June 15. “We expect these loans to be in high Mills said. Tony president and CEO of the Nationall Association of GovernmentGuaranteed Lenders, estimates the approximatelhy $350 million in loans that will be available throughh the program will be used up “rather quickly,” perhapes in three months.
Lenders, however, are stilll awaiting crucial details onthe program, he said. Only small businesses will be eligibld to receivethe loans, for example, and the SBA hasn’rt defined viable yet. the SBA will be subsidizing the interest on the and the agency has not told lenderz what interest rate theycan charge. The SBA will provides these details to lendersJune 8, Mills In general, she said, viable small businesses are firms with a trackm record of success that are experiencing temporary difficulties, such as declining sales, due to the economic They also must present a plan demonstratinyg they will be able to sustain themselvea once they’ve used up the emergencyh loan, she said.
Lenders that currently do not participate inthe SBA’s government-guaranteed loan programd will be given the opportunityt to do so. This will enable them to help borrowerx who are behind on theifloan payments, and turn past-due loans into loanxs that are current. This should result in more banksd becomingSBA lenders, a goal of both Millsa and Sen. Mary Landrieu, who chairs the Senate Small Business andEntrepreneurship Committee. Only about half of all U.S. bankz make SBA loans, Landrieu said.
If theree is a problem with the progran that keeps banksfrom participating, “we want to correct it,” she
Through the program, small businesses that are havinb trouble making payments onexisting non-SBAq loans can borrow up to $35,000, interest-free. The mone y can be used to make up to six months of payments of principal and interest on smallk business debt ranging from mortgages to credit Small businesses will have one year aftef the final disbursement of these bridgs loans before they have to stary payingthem back. They will then have five years to repay the The economic stimulus bill called for the SBA to creatw the new temporaryloan program.
The agencyu will guarantee 100 percent of the amount oftheses America’s Recovery Capital loans, whichh will be made througb its network of private-sector lenders. SBA Administratoer Karen Mills said the agency will providse guidance to lenders on the ARC program byJune 8, and will begin accepting loan packages from lenderw June 15. “We expect these loans to be in high Mills said. Tony president and CEO of the Nationall Association of GovernmentGuaranteed Lenders, estimates the approximatelhy $350 million in loans that will be available throughh the program will be used up “rather quickly,” perhapes in three months.
Lenders, however, are stilll awaiting crucial details onthe program, he said. Only small businesses will be eligibld to receivethe loans, for example, and the SBA hasn’rt defined viable yet. the SBA will be subsidizing the interest on the and the agency has not told lenderz what interest rate theycan charge. The SBA will provides these details to lendersJune 8, Mills In general, she said, viable small businesses are firms with a trackm record of success that are experiencing temporary difficulties, such as declining sales, due to the economic They also must present a plan demonstratinyg they will be able to sustain themselvea once they’ve used up the emergencyh loan, she said.
Lenders that currently do not participate inthe SBA’s government-guaranteed loan programd will be given the opportunityt to do so. This will enable them to help borrowerx who are behind on theifloan payments, and turn past-due loans into loanxs that are current. This should result in more banksd becomingSBA lenders, a goal of both Millsa and Sen. Mary Landrieu, who chairs the Senate Small Business andEntrepreneurship Committee. Only about half of all U.S. bankz make SBA loans, Landrieu said.
If theree is a problem with the progran that keeps banksfrom participating, “we want to correct it,” she
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Poll: What was the most important aspect of the Patriots' unexpected 14-2 season? - MassLive.com (blog)
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ESPN (blog) | Poll: What was the most important aspect of the Patriots' unexpected 14-2 season? MassLive.com (blog) APThe emergence of rookie tight end Rob Gronkowski played a major role in the Patriots success this season. No one re » |
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Economist: FDIC gearing up for bank closures - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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“They know they’re goingg to take down a large number of banks andthey can’t do it unti l they’re staffed up,” said Mark chief economist and director of research for the Real Estatr Center at . Dotzour expects federal regulators to establishan agency, similar to the that disposeed of assets belonging to insolvent S&Ls in the late 1980s and earlt 1990s. “Once they startt to sell [foreclosed real we’ll find out what the market really is,” Dotzouer told attendees at a local economic summit hosted by the Tampa chapters ofthe , and NAIOP.
Dotzour blamed federak intervention for the lack of commercial real estate investmenr activity inrecent months, as well as the failure of businessez to make major decisions. “Nobody knows what to do so they’ree doing nothing,” Dotzour said at the luncheon meetinv atthe . Government, in its quest to help the economy, is causingy harm by propping up failing companies and regularltchanging rules, he said. “No one can predicr what the governmentwill do,” Dotzourr said. “People are frozen.
It’s not that they don’tf want to invest in the the rulesare unclear,” he He jokingly called the Federal Reserve “inksters” for routinely printinv money to bail out big including banks that are stilol not making many loans. The government’s role in a capitalistivc society, he said, “is to make the rulea and get off thedanc floor.” Businesses and individuals that can’t pay theirt bills should resolve thei r problems in bankruptcy court, not with moneh from the government, he It’s a process that has workexd for decades, for “Everyone has a lesson to learn here, including you and me,” he said.
“Ww have to live within our Dotzour expects foreclosure rates to continuseto climb, real estate price s to fall more and cap rates to rise to at leastg 9 percent before leveling off. In 2010 and interest rates will beginto rise, as will inflation. Once investors realize the market isat bottom, dealw will begin to flow again, he said. In the meantime, he comparee the bad loans that remainon banks’ bookx to a smelly cat litte box and the feds keep throwing more littee on top to mask the smell. But they’lp eventually have to removw the organic material to fixthe problem.
“They know they’re goingg to take down a large number of banks andthey can’t do it unti l they’re staffed up,” said Mark chief economist and director of research for the Real Estatr Center at . Dotzour expects federal regulators to establishan agency, similar to the that disposeed of assets belonging to insolvent S&Ls in the late 1980s and earlt 1990s. “Once they startt to sell [foreclosed real we’ll find out what the market really is,” Dotzouer told attendees at a local economic summit hosted by the Tampa chapters ofthe , and NAIOP.
Dotzour blamed federak intervention for the lack of commercial real estate investmenr activity inrecent months, as well as the failure of businessez to make major decisions. “Nobody knows what to do so they’ree doing nothing,” Dotzour said at the luncheon meetinv atthe . Government, in its quest to help the economy, is causingy harm by propping up failing companies and regularltchanging rules, he said. “No one can predicr what the governmentwill do,” Dotzourr said. “People are frozen.
It’s not that they don’tf want to invest in the the rulesare unclear,” he He jokingly called the Federal Reserve “inksters” for routinely printinv money to bail out big including banks that are stilol not making many loans. The government’s role in a capitalistivc society, he said, “is to make the rulea and get off thedanc floor.” Businesses and individuals that can’t pay theirt bills should resolve thei r problems in bankruptcy court, not with moneh from the government, he It’s a process that has workexd for decades, for “Everyone has a lesson to learn here, including you and me,” he said.
“Ww have to live within our Dotzour expects foreclosure rates to continuseto climb, real estate price s to fall more and cap rates to rise to at leastg 9 percent before leveling off. In 2010 and interest rates will beginto rise, as will inflation. Once investors realize the market isat bottom, dealw will begin to flow again, he said. In the meantime, he comparee the bad loans that remainon banks’ bookx to a smelly cat litte box and the feds keep throwing more littee on top to mask the smell. But they’lp eventually have to removw the organic material to fixthe problem.
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