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Springfield studies new high school graduation requirements studied
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield School District is discussing how to make high school more challenging, with a goal of improving the students' chances of succeeding after graduation. Associate superintendent Justin Herrell, who is leading the effort, said too many Springfield graduates have to take remedial education classes when they enter college, The Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Woman sentenced to 4 years for child's death
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
NEOSHO, Mo. -- A 34-year-old southwest Missouri woman has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in the methadone overdose death of her 22-month-old son. Elizabeth Farnam, of Granby, Mo., pleaded guilty in September to second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the June 2012 death of Logan Crow...
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Investment trust to buy casino in East St. Louis
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A Pennsylvania-based real estate investment trust will buy the Casino Queen's real-estate assets in East St. Louis for $140 million, the two entities announced Monday. Properties being bought by Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. of Wyomissing, Pa., include the 38,000-square-foot, six-year-old casino, 157-room hotel and the park for recreational vehicles consuming much of a 78-acre tract...
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Columbia police take new look at editor's slaying
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Columbia police detective is taking a fresh look at a journalist's 2001 slaying after one of two men originally convicted of murder was freed after his case was overturned. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported police are reviewing the sizable case file in the death of former Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt, who was strangled and beaten to death in the newspaper's parking lot...
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College Database recognizes Southeast's teaching program
(Local News ~ 12/10/13)
The College Database has named Southeast Missouri State University among its top colleges in the state for teacher education, a university news release said. The College Database is a not-for-profit organization that provides free information about education options locally and nationally to students, parents and other interested parties, the release said...
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Mo. special session on Boeing cost less than $100K
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A special legislative session to approve incentives for a Boeing airplane facility cost Missouri taxpayers a little less than $100,000. The Legislature wrapped up a five-day special session last week after passing a bill authorizing up to $1.7 billion of tax breaks over two decades if Boeing chooses to assemble a new passenger plane in the St. Louis area...
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Fort Leonard Wood returns to core mission
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- As U.S. military forces dug in for protracted conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Army instructors at Fort Leonard Wood modified their training programs to mimic the sorts of established encampments soldiers would encounter overseas...
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Nixon outlines plan for new mental hospital in Fulton
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
FULTON, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced Monday he wants to issue bonds to pay for improvements to a state mental health facility, where the wards are "cramped, loud and deteriorating" and have led to injuries to patients and staff. Speaking at the Fulton State Hospital, Nixon said the budget he'll propose for next fiscal year will include a "strategic bond issuance" to build a new maximum and intermediate security facility at the hospital. ...
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Mo. Supreme Court sets Jan. 29 execution date
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday set a January execution date for an inmate convicted in the 1991 robbery and slaying of a St. Louis-area jeweler. Herbert Smulls, 55, is scheduled to die Jan. 29 for the fatal shooting of Chesterfield, Mo., jeweler Stephen Honickman while Smulls and an accomplice were robbing the store owned by Honickman and his wife, Florence Honickman...
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Federal court panel stays Missouri man's execution
(State News ~ 12/10/13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A panel of federal judges stayed a Missouri man's execution late Monday, a little more than a day before he was set to die. Allen Nicklasson, 41, had been scheduled to be put to death at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for killing businessman Richard Drummond in 1994. But a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to stay the execution based on Nicklasson's claims of ineffective counsel...
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Police arrest burglary suspect
(Local News ~ 12/10/13)
A 20-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on a charge of second-degree burglary and two counts of stealing, according to Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Darin Hickey. Hickey said in an email to the Southeast Missourian that at 9:30 a.m. police took a report of a burglary from Thomas Drive in which an undisclosed amount of money was taken from a pet salon business...
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Man pleads guilty to DWI, fleeing police in February
(Local News ~ 12/10/13)
A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty Monday to driving while intoxicated and resisting a lawful stop while trying to help his son elude police in February. Eddie Kent, 55, admitted he was under the influence of alcohol and methamphetamine when he fled from police, at one point driving toward oncoming traffic on Cape Rock Drive in an attempt to elude officers...
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Trial set for May in box-truck fatality case
(Local News ~ 12/10/13)
The involuntary manslaughter case against a Jackson man is set for trial in May, more than a year after the box-truck crash that claimed the life of a Glenallen, Mo., teenager. Bobby Joe Abernathy, 34, faces charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault as a result of an April 5 crash that killed 17-year-old Amelia Fisher and injured three other people, including Abernathy...
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Saint Francis outsourcing housekeeping services
(Local News ~ 12/10/13)
Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau will outsource its environmental services department, beginning in January. The environmental services department will transition to Hospital Housekeeping Systems, which serves more than 250 hospitals in the United States, said Barbara Thompson, vice president of marketing and foundation at Saint Francis, in an email...
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Area crews still working to clear roads of ice, snow
(Local News ~ 12/10/13)
Many local roads and streets were finally cleared through the day Monday after a winter storm dumped up to 2 inches of sleet and a foot of snow in areas of the region late last week. Thursday and Friday's winter storm event was the fourth largest in Cape Girardeau on record since the blizzard of 1979 in terms of snowfall, according to Southeast Missourian archives. ...
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SEMO to offer associate degree at satellites
(Local News ~ 12/10/13)
Starting in fall 2014, Southeast Missouri State University will offer an associate degree program at its satellite campuses in Southeast Missouri, a move its leaders say will eliminate wasted course hours, allow students to take more advanced classes and make it easier to transfer credits toward a bachelor's degree at Southeast...
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Creepin'
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Malcom creeping through the flowers.
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Snoozing Away
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Mau snoozing away on a snow day.
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Tree Filled with Snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
A tree in Scott City filled with snow.
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Local navigator says insurance website better, but not '100 percent'
(Local News ~ 12/10/13)
The Affordable Care Act's health insurance enrollment website, HealthCare.gov, is becoming more operational and allowing more Americans to enroll in health-insurance plans. But it remains a work in progress...
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Snowy Tree
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
This tree looks beautiful with snow on it.
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Pretty Snowy Trees
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
These types of trees look so pretty with snow on them.
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Frozen Leaves & Tree Branches
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Icicles hanging from leaves and tree branches.
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Frozen Snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Frozen snow on a pine tree.
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The Lonely Tree
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
The lonely, snowy tree.
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Icy Roads
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Icy roads and a pretty sky.
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Stranded
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Malcom stranded out in the snow.
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Icicles
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
The longest icicle measured 65 inches.
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Santa at the Armory
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Santa visits the National Guard Christmas party.
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Not something to fall on you!
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Found this gigantic ice cycle hanging off the corner of the garage.
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Santa at the Armory
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Our Grandson Trenton visits with Santa at the Guard's Christmas party.
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Santa at the Armory
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Our Grandson Trenton visits with Santa at the Guard's Christmas party.
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Brantleys first snow!!!
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/10/13)
Brantley Bowers checking out the first snow of the year!! He decided he liked it and it tasted good too! Son of Casey and Courtney Bowers, Anna Il
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/10/13)
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2013. There are 21 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 10, 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication. On this date:...
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Attorney confirms Wisconsin snuggle business has closed
(National News ~ 12/10/13)
MADISON, Wis. -- So much for snuggling in Wisconsin. The owner of Madison's new Snuggle House has decided to shut it down just three weeks after it opened, choosing to pack up his pillows and beds under intense scrutiny from city officials who questioned whether the place was a front for a brothel...
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New American Airlines emerges as deal closes
(National News ~ 12/10/13)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines emerged from bankruptcy protection and US Airways culminated its long pursuit of a merger partner as the two completed their deal Monday to create the world's biggest airline. It's the latest in a series of mergers that will leave four airlines controlling more than 80 percent of the U.S. air-travel market. With less competition, the airlines have successfully limited the number of seats, boosting prices and returning to profitability...
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U.S. veteran held in North Korea says taped statement was coerced
(National News ~ 12/10/13)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The 85-year-old U.S. veteran who was detained for weeks by North Korea said Monday the videotaped confession in which he apologized for killing North Koreans during the war was given involuntarily and under duress. In a written statement issued Monday, Merrill Newman of Palo Alto, Calif., said he tried to show the words he read on the recording were not his own by emphasizing the apology's awkward phrasing and poor English grammar...
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Tech giants call for controls on gov't snooping
(International News ~ 12/10/13)
LONDON -- Major technology companies, stung by revelations that the U.S. government collects people's personal data on their networks, on Monday issued an open letter to President Barack Obama asking for tighter controls on surveillance. As part of a global campaign to reform data collection, Google, Facebook, Apple and others said concerns over national security should be weighed against individual rights...
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Household wealth in U.S. reaches high of $77 trillion
(National News ~ 12/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- A surging stock market and a steady recovery in home prices drove Americans' wealth to a record last summer. The nation's wealth rose 2.6 percent from July through September to $77.3 trillion, the Federal Reserve said Monday. Household wealth has been rising gradually since bottoming at $57.2 trillion in 2008. Early this year, America finally regained all the wealth it had lost to the recession...
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Congress renews ban on undetectable guns for decade
(National News ~ 12/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- Narrowly beating a midnight deadline, Congress voted Monday to renew an expiring ban on plastic firearms that can evade airport detection machines. But Republicans blocked an effort to toughen the restrictions -- the latest defeat for gun-control forces in the year since the grade school massacre in Newtown, Conn...
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Despite winter weather, food packing a huge success
(Editorial ~ 12/10/13)
Last week's winter weather put a stop to a lot of things. Schools canceled. Community events postponed. The area was a winter wonderland. But sleet and snow didn't prevent more than 2,700 volunteers from gathering Saturday and Sunday to pack meals for starving children around the world...
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Births 12/10/13
(Births ~ 12/10/13)
Son to Fred and Amanda Geske of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 10:40 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Name, Keaton Dale. Weight, 11 pounds. Second son. Mrs. Geske is the former Amanda Massey, daughter of Jeff and Tracy Massey of Puxico, Mo. She is a mortgage loan processor at Wells Fargo. Geske is the son of Mike and Jami Geske of Matthews, Mo. He is database manager at the Southeast Missourian...
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Jackson police report 12/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/10/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/10/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/10/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/10/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety released the following item: Summons The Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt...
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James Poinsett
(Obituary ~ 12/10/13)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- James C. "Jim" Poinsett, 66, of Chaffee passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at the Southeast Hospital emergency room in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 24, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Calvin and Vera Lamb Poinsett. He and Margaret E. Nothdurft were married Nov. 22, 1967, at Trinity Methodist Church near Delta...
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Southeast women look for road win in St. Louis
(College Sports ~ 12/10/13)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball will play its seventh road game of the season tonight. The Redhawks (3-7) have won just one of the previous six road games as they enter the 7 p.m. game against Saint Louis University at Chaifetz Arena...
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Carol Estes
(Obituary ~ 12/10/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Carol Estes, 67, of Perryville died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at her home. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9:30 a.m. until time of service Thursday at Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Todd Vinson officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Experts urge feds to measure, pursue our happiness
(Community ~ 12/10/13)
WASHINGTON -- Happy or sad? Content or bored? And how many times did you smile yesterday? A panel of experts thinks Uncle Sam should be more in touch with our feelings. By gauging happiness, there'd be more to consider than cold hard cash when deciding matters that affect daily lives, according to a report recently from the National Academy of Sciences, which advises the government...
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Gene therapy works well against blood cancers
(Community ~ 12/10/13)
In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by using gene therapy to transform patients' blood cells into soldiers that seek and destroy cancer. A few patients with one type of leukemia were given this one-time, experimental therapy several years ago and some remain cancer-free today. ...
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Healthbeat: Have a healthy and safe family gathering
(Community ~ 12/10/13)
Serve food and drinks that are low in calories, sugar, salt, fat and alcohol. Include a variety of fruits and vegetables, which provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, and other substances that are important for good health, and also may reduce the risk of chronic diseases...
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La Russa is unanimous selection to Hall of Fame
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa noticed a change between his first game as a big league manager in 1979 and his last in 2011. "I was right at the beginning of guaranteed contracts. So right away, players had security, potential security, and they were motivated by, 'Get yours. Get yours," La Russa said...
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Rams assured 10th straight season with losing record
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams are in a familiar spot, playing out the string in December and assured of the franchise's 10th consecutive season without a winning record. With some of their goals missed, the players will just have to keep pushing...
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Expert: Warhol portrait of Fawcett is worth $12 million
(Entertainment ~ 12/10/13)
LOS ANGELES -- An Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett owned by actor Ryan O'Neal is worth an estimated $12 million, an appraiser told a jury Friday. New York art appraiser Lee Drexler testified in a lawsuit by the University of Texas at Austin against the actor in which the school is seeking to gain possession of the Fawcett portrait for its art museum...
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Big storm dumps snow on East Coast; travel dicey
(National News ~ 12/10/13)
PHILADELPHIA -- A plodding storm that dumped heavy snow on the unsuspecting mid-Atlantic region made roads slippery in the Northeast for Monday's commute while travel disruptions continued to ripple across the country days after the same system first began wreaking havoc in the skies...
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Thai prime minister dissolves Parliament, calls early elections
(International News ~ 12/10/13)
BANGKOK -- Desperate to defuse Thailand's deepening political crisis, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved Parliament's lower house on Monday and called early elections. But protesters seeking to topple her vowed to carry on their fight, saying they cannot win the polls because of corruption...
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'Rainbow Nation' mourners swarm Mandela's mansion
(International News ~ 12/10/13)
JOHANNESBURG -- Along a street lined with walled mansions shaded by graceful jacaranda trees, mourners, black and white, by the thousands rubbed shoulders Monday outside the villa where Nelson Mandela died, placing flower bouquets and condolence notes on top of piles already knee-high. Others danced while singing praise for the anti-apartheid leader -- a vivid example of the "Rainbow Nation" unity of race-blind multiculturalism championed by Mandela for South Africa...
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SEMO Conference tournament will begin today
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/13)
The SEMO Conference boys basketball tournament will start today after Monday's scheduled first-round games joined the list of cancellations due to icy road conditions. Fifth-seeded Notre Dame and second-seeded Jackson both will finally play their season openers tonight among the three games at Sikeston High School. ...
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Crusaders overtake Jefferson
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/13)
The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team defeated Jefferson 62-53 in the Rolla "Duke" Herbert Classic in Crystal City, Mo. The Crusaders trailed Jefferson 22-8 after the first quarter before a big turnaround in the second quarter allow them to take a 32-28 lead into halftime...
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Out of the past 12/10/13
(Out of the Past ~ 12/10/13)
Boosted by a December check of more than $500,000, city sales tax collections this year were 8 percent more than those of 1987, says city manager J. Ronald Fischer; the gains represent a nearly 25 percent increase over sales tax receipts in 1984. Commencement exercises for 444 undergraduates and 37 graduate students are conducted at the Show Me Center; guest speaker is Dr. Fred Saalfeld, director of the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, Va...
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Prayer 12/10/13
(Prayer ~ 12/10/13)
Lord God, thank you for grace through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Amen.
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John Behrens
(Obituary ~ 12/10/13)
John A. "Jack" Behrens, 91, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Round Rock, Texas. Jack was a longtime school educator/administrator in Missouri. He was born April 27, 1922, to Richard A. and Harriet Spann Behrens. Jack was raised in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Central High School in 1940. ...
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