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This Week at USI

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Immigration, refugees are topics of USI’s continued series on civility

Dr. David W. Haines, professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at George Mason University, will present “Refuge in America,” at 7p.m. Monday, March 27 in Carter Hall in University Center West. This presentation is part of the University of Southern Indiana speaker series related to civility. Previous speakers in the series included author and social critic Os Guinness and Senator Richard Lugar and Congressman Lee Hamilton. The event is free and open to the public. Read More
1 p.m. (Public hearing) and 7 p.m. (Keynote) Wednesday, March 29

USI to host seventh annual Law Day

The University of Southern Indiana will host the seventh annual Law Day beginning at 1 p.m Wednesday, March 29. The Court of Appeals of Indiana will hear oral arguments in the case of Melvin Wolfe v. State at 1 p.m. in Carter Hall. In addition to the oral arguments, USI’s Law Day will feature keynote speaker Dr. Stephen L. Wasby, professor emeritus of political science at the Univeristy of Albany – SUNY, who will present, “After Scalia, Now What?” at 7 p.m. in Carter Hall.  Read More
3 p.m. Wednesday, March 29

Poets Annie Kim and Jenny Molberg to visit USI

The University of Southern Indiana will host poets Annie Kim and Jenny Molberg for a public reading at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 in Traditions Lounge in the University Center. Kim, a graduate of the Warren Wilson College Master of Fine Arts Program for Writers, and a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts fellow, has appeared in Mudlark, Ninth Letter, Asian American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Molberg currently teaches at the University of Central Missouri and is co-editor of the University magazine Pleiades. Read More
Now through April 8

New Harmony Gallery to host Print Invitational inspired by 1800’s publication

The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art is hosting the exhibition, The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge Print Invitational and Exchange now through April 8. Works in the exhibition were inspired from the 1800’s New Harmony publication, The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge. A closing reception for the exhibition will be held at the gallery from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 8. The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge Print Invitational and Exchange is free and open to the public. Read More

 

SAVE THE DATES

April 7 – 26

Southwest Indiana AHEC co-sponsors “African Americans and the Disability Experience” exhibit

Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC) is partnering with the Evansville African American Museum for a special exhibition, African Americans and the Disability Experience: From Colonial Times, Desegregation, Advocacy and Achievement, April 7-26. A special “Fabulous First Friday” round table discussion will open the exhibit on Friday, April 7 from 6-7 p.m. Reservations are required for the April 7 opening.  Read More
Registration Open – April 8

USI springs forward with 10K race

The University of Southern Indiana Romain Subaru Screaming Eagles Running Series, an annual three-race series held on and around the University of Southern Indiana campus, concludes Saturday, April 8 with the Spring into Fitness 10k.Registration for the Spring into Fitness 10K is $20 until April 1, and $25 up until race day. Registration is available online or at the USI Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center the day of the event. Read More
10 a.m. Saturday, April 8

Tree of 40 Fruit workshop to be held in New Harmony

The Tree of 40 Fruit artist is coming back to New Harmony, Indiana to give a free workshop to the community. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, April 8. The first 25 participants to arrive will be given their own starter tree. Sam Van Aken, the artist behind the Tree of 40 Fruit, will be working on the hybrid trees planted in the orchard by New Harmony’s Atheneum. This free workshop is a part of his biannual visits to ensure stability of the two trees. Read More
6:30 p.m. Monday, April 10

Jonestown survivor to present at USI

The University of Southern Indiana will host a presentation by Laura Johnston Kohl, a Jonestown Survivor and author of Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Look, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 10 in Carter Hall located in University Center West. The presentation, entitled “Jonestown Survivor – Evolution of Peoples Temple in the 1960s and 1970s,” is free and open to the public. Read More
April 19 – 21

33rd Heritage Artisans Days continue to align with grade school curriculum

Historic New Harmony’s 33rd Annual Heritage Artisans Days will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 19- 21, in New Harmony, Indiana. This tristate tradition celebrates 19th century arts, crafts and industry through demonstrations and activities. The event continues to be a hands-on educational experience for school groups from Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Read More
Registration Open – June 5-9

USI, SWI-AHEC partner with EVSC for Public Health Camp

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (SICTC), in collaboration with Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC), is hosting a one-week summer public health camp, Go Viral: Be a Disease Detective. The camp is for students currently in the seventh and eighth grades in Gibson, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties who are interested in exploring epidemiology and careers in public health. Read More

 

New Microchip Reader Helps Reunite Missing Dog from Illinois with Owner

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                     New Microchip Reader Helps Reunite Missing Dog from Illinois with Owner
Thanks to newly acquired microchip readers, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was able to reunite a missing Illinois pet with his family.

Last Saturday evening the Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Darmstadt Road near Highland School upon receiving report of a found dog. A concerned family had found a Great Pyrenees in their yard, but had no way to contact the owner as the dog was not wearing a collar.

Luckily for “Tuscy” (short for Tuscaloosa as we later learned), the Sheriff’s Office recently acquired microchip readers that allow sheriff’s deputies to scan micro-chipped pets and trace the identity of the owner. Not only was Tuscy chipped and his information current, we were able to contact the owner and advise him that we found his dog. When we informed Mr. Aaron O’Daniel that Tuscy was in Evansville, Indiana he was quite puzzled. Mr. O’Daniel explained that he last saw Tuscy around 3:00 PM at his house in Crossville, Illinois (which is nearly a hour away). Mr. O’Daniel had no idea how Tuscy made it to Evansville.

To verify ownership, Mr. O’Daniel described his dog to the deputy. Mr. O’Daniel explained that Tuscy had lived through the tornado that destroyed their home on February 28, 2017, but as a result Tuscy has a scar under his left eye. After confirming the description, Mr. O’Daniel was invited to Evansville to pick up his missing pet.

Deputies transported Tuscy to the Sheriff’s Command Post where he attended roll call and waited for his owner. Once Mr. O’Daniel arrived, Tuscy immediately recognized him. Mr. O’Daniel was very appreciative that Tuscy was found. Everyone wished Tuscy could tell us where he had been all day and how he made his way to Evansville.

Prior to receiving the pet scanners, a deputy who found a missing pet had few options other than checking with nearby neighbors or contacting Animal Control to have the pet placed at their facility. After 10 PM, an Animal Control Officer must be called in to respond to a request for assistance. Sergeant Kerri Blessinger explained, “The ability to quickly identify a pet’s owner saves us time and increases the chances of a pet being returned to his or her rightful owner.”

The pet microchips are tiny transponders that are implanted just under the pet’s skin. About the size of a grain of rice, the microchip is usually placed between the shoulder blades of the animal. Each microchip contains a registration number, which is displayed on the scanner’s LCD screen after being scanned. The Sheriff’s Office can then contact the chip company and obtain the owner information. Although there are several chip companies, the scanner is able to read the registration numbers regardless of the manufacturer.

Pets (canines and felines) that are adopted from area shelters and humane societies are often chipped prior to adoption. Vanderburgh County Animal Control, as well as most rescue centers, will chip your pet for a small fee. After adoption, pet owners can contact the respective chip company and have the pet owner information updated.

Sheriff Dave Wedding stated, “Pets are valuable family members, the loss of which can cause much grief and stress. As a member of the local Animal Cruelty Taskforce, the Sheriff’s Office is excited about this new technology which will increase our ability to keep Vanderburgh County’s pets safe.”

Pet owners must keep chip information current in order to ensure lost pets are successfully reunited. Thanks to the microchip, even after losing his collar Tuscy still made it home safe and sound.

USI’s Hodges named GLVC Player of Week

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University of Southern Indiana senior catcher Haley Hodges (Portage, Indiana) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week for softball in an announcement by the league office Monday afternoon.

Hodges hit .579 with a home run and eight RBIs to lead the No. 14 Screaming Eagles to a 5-1 record on the road this past week.

In USI’s doubleheader sweep of Midwest Region foe Trevecca Nazarene University, Hodges became USI’s all-time leader in home runs and RBIs as she finished the day with a solo shot and five runs batted in.

She returned to the plate Friday to go 3-for-3 with an RBI in USI’s game-one victory over Drury University. She was a combined 4-of-8 with a double and two RBIs in USI’s doubleheader split with Missouri University of Science & Technology Sunday.

For the week, Hodges posted a .789 slugging percentage and a .636 on-base percentage. She had a hit and at least one RBI in five of USI’s six games.

Hodges, who is earning GLVC Player of the Week for the third time in her career, joins sophomore second basemanClaire Johnson (Pittsboro, Indiana), senior shortstop Lexi Reese (Lebanon, Indiana) and freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) in earning a GLVC weekly award this season. It also is the third straight week and fifth time in the last six weeks that a USI Softball player has been recognized as either a GLVC Player of Pitcher of the Week.

USI (24-6, 5-3 GLVC) returns to action Wednesday at 6 p.m. when it hosts former GLVC foe Kentucky Wesleyan College in a Midwest Region doubleheader at the USI Softball Field. The Eagles resume GLVC play Saturday with a noon doubleheader against McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois. They travel to Springfield, Illinois Sunday at noon to take on the University of Illinois Springfield in a GLVC doubleheader.

 

Tree of 40 Fruit Workshop To Be Held In New Harmony

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Tree of 40 Fruit Workshop To Be Held In New Harmony

A community  workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, April 8. The first 25 participants to arrive will be given their own starter tree.

Sam Van Aken, the artist behind the Tree of 40 Fruit, will be working on the hybrid trees planted in the orchard by New Harmony’s Atheneum. This free workshop is a part of his biannual visits to ensure stability of the two trees.

Anyone who attends will be able to watch Van Aken graft onto the planted trees in New Harmony. Van Aken will lead the workshop and teach how to fuse branches onto an existing tree. The first 25 participants to arrive will be given a small tree that they can graft fruit branches on during the workshop. After the workshop, participants can take their tree home to plant it.

“It is our hope that community members will learn to graft and then take the trees back to their homes and plant them,” said Garry Holstein, director of the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. “We will be working to reestablish the heirloom fruit varieties to the region.”

Hands on grafting is limited to those who are 18 and older, but all are welcome to see the process and meet the artist.

About the Tree of 40 Fruit:

The Tree of 40 Fruit is an ongoing series of hybridized fruit trees. Each unique tree grows over 40 different types of stone fruit including peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries and almonds. Every spring, the trees will blossom in multiple tones of pink, crimson and white and in summer, the trees will bear a multitude of fruit. Sculpted through the process of grafting, the process of fusing wood from an existing tree onto a branch of another tree.

This event kicks off a fun day of other activities in New Harmony. If you go:

  • The workshop begins at 10 a.m. at the orchard adjacent to the Atheneum.
  • The New Harmony Art Stroll is taking place from 4 to 7 p.m.
  • The day concludes with an Under the Beams concert featuring Ginkgoa at 7:30 p.m.

Van Winkle ties for 8th to pace

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf junior Preston Van Winkle (Santa Claus, Indiana) tied for eighth as he paced the Screaming Eagles at the UW-Parkside Spring Invitational at Otter Creek Golf Club.

After firing a three-over 75 in the first round, Van Winkle shot an even par 72 on day two. Three shots behind Van Winkle was freshman Trevis Bell (Madisonville, Kentucky) with a six-over 150 (76-74). Bell tied for 20th in the event.

Senior Grant Saylor (Newburgh, Indiana) finished a stroke behind Bell, as he shot a seven-over 151 (77-74) to tie for 26th.  Freshman K.O. Taylor (Madisonville, Kentucky) tied for 38th with a nine-over 153 (75-78), and junior Kyle Tanriverdi (Pewaukee, Wisconsin) tied for 40th with a 10-over 154 (78-76).

USI placed sixth out of 13 teams, shooting a 23-over 599. After a 303 in round one, the Eagles shaved off seven strokes in round two for a 296.

The Eagles are back on the course April 3-4 as part of the Music City Regional at Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tennessee.

3/26-27/2017 — UW-Parkside Spring Invitational
Otter Creek Golf Club — Columbus, Indiana
Par 72, 6898 yards — 13 teams, 89 players

University of Southern Indiana 303 296   599    +23   6th
Van Winkle, Preston 75 72   147    +3   t-8th
Bell, Travis 76 74   150    +6   t-20th
Saylor, Grant 77 74   151    +7   t-26th
Taylor, K.O. 75 78   153    +9   t-38th
Tanriverdi, Kyle 78 76   154    +10   t-40th
Giesler, Will# 81 79   160    +16   t-61st

# Indicates individual player

 

COA Remands Child Support Case

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COA Remands Child Support Case

Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

An Indiana trial court did not err in finding a Marion County father is voluntarily underemployed, yet it failed to consider evidence of the father’s prevailing job opportunities or earnings level, the Indiana Court of Appeals found Monday.

In Mark H. Miller, II v. Leigh Anne Miller, 49A02-1604-DR-817, Mark and Leigh Anne Miller had four children together, and Leigh Anne Miller served as the primary caregiver for her children until 2009. When Mark Miller lost his job in 2010, he became the primary caregiver while also enrolling as a part-time college student.

When Leigh Anne Miller filed for divorce in 2014, Mark Miller was still a part-time student who worked 15 hours a week and shared living expenses with his girlfriend. When the dissolution decree was issued in 2016, the Marion Superior Court found that Mark Miller had been voluntarily underemployed since losing his job and imputed his income at the rate of $600 per week based on his prior earning level and voluntary underemployment.

Thus, Mark Miller was ordered to pay $97 per week in child support. After his motion to correct was denied, Miller appealed, challenging the finding that he is voluntarily underemployed.

Judge Terry Crone, writing for a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals, said in a Monday opinion the trial court’s finding as to Mark Miller’s underemployment was not clearly erroneous, noting at the time of the final hearing he was a part-time student, but that he is no longer the children’s primary caretaker. Thus, a “reasonable inference can be drawn that the time Father spent in his caretaking function is now available for other purposes, yet he is only working fifteen hours a week,” Crone said.

However, the appellate panel did remand the case to the trial court on the issue of Mark Miller’s imputed income. While the trial court properly considered Miller’s work history and occupational qualifications, Crone wrote that there was no evidence in the record regarding prevailing job opportunities for Miller or earning levels in his community.

The COA’s instructions included the discretion to “reevaluate and adjust other determinations regarding child support in the dissolution decree” after the hearing.

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Andy Elkins highlights 2017 Lunch with the Aces

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Event returns to campus once again in March

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Men’s basketball legend Andy Elkins highlights the 2017 Lunch with the Aces event, which will take place on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Meeks Gym inside the Carson Center on the University of Evansville campus.

Elkins, who graduated from UE in 1995, led the men’s basketball team to two NCAA Tournament appearances and one NIT berth in his four years with the program.  He ranks sixth in program history with 1,761 points in his career.

A record crowd of over 400 was on hand for the 2016 event and this year’s lunch also promises to be a memorable one.  The full lunch runs from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. with the program beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Early registration for your spot at the lunch is just $30.  The cost will be $35 after 5 p.m. on March 27 and at the door.  A Spring Break Special features $15 tickets for those 15 and under.  Another new opportunity is available as you can now sponsor a UE student-athlete for just $10.

The meal will be provided by Marx BBQ while a video presentation will be shown at the program.  A half pot and silent auction will also be on hand.  A Purple Aces student-athlete will be seated at each table and the latest Student-Athletes of the Year will be recognized at the lunch.

“Bringing this event to campus last year took it to a whole new level,” UE Director of Athletics Mark Spencer said.  “We had a record attendance and are excited to continue to build upon its success.”

Corporate tables are available for $350 and come with several unique perks.  You receive a table at the front of the room, logo on the video screen, logo in the program, recognition by the emcee and two student-athletes seated at each table.  Each corporate table has 8 seats.

To register, click on the link above or print off the registration brochure.  All proceeds directly support UE Student-Athletes.  For more information, contact Shelbie Weaver at 812-488-1024 or at sw260@evansville.edu.

 

Eagles host Oakland City, travel to Illinois Springfield this week

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The University of Southern Indiana baseball team is set to host Oakland City University Wednesday at the USI Baseball Field before returning to the road in the Great Lakes Valley Conference when it visits the University of Illinois Springfield in Springfield, Illinois, this weekend. The first pitch Wednesday versus Oakland City is set for 6 p.m. while the four-game GLVC series Saturday and Sunday at Illinois Springfield is set for noon each day. Coverage of the Screaming Eagles in 2017 can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:

USI goes 3-2 last week. The Screaming Eagles (9-11) were 3-2 last week, defeating the University of Missouri-St. Louis in a walk-off ninth inning and split four games in the GLVC-opening weekend at Bellarmine University. USI junior shortstop Angel Torres led the Eagles last week, hitting .462 (6-13) and tying for the team-lead with four RBIs. Junior utility player Nathan Kuester and sophomore catcher Logan Brown also tied for the team-high with four RBIs each. Senior right-handed pitcher Justin Watts led the USI hurlers with two of the victories out of the bullpen.

Mr. Clutch. Junior utility player Nathan Kuester was “Mr. Clutch” last week for the Eagles. Kuester drove in the game-winning run against UMSL with a walk-off single in the ninth inning before producing the eventual game-winning RBI versus Bellarmine in the final frame of game two during the first doubleheader.

Climbing back to .500. Since starting the year 3-8, the Eagles have worked their way back to within two games of the .500 mark. USI has won six of the last nine games.

Last 10 games. Junior outfielder Buddy Johnson leads the Eagles over the last 10 games, batting .455 (10-22) in nine contests. Junior outfielder Drake McNamara produced a team-high eight RBIs, while four additional Eagles are tied for second with six RBIs each.

Season hitting leaders. Junior utility player Nathan Kuester leads the Eagles in hitting with a .338 batting average and 15 RBIs. He also is second on the team with two home runs. Junior outfielder Drake McNamara leads USI with four home runs.

Season pitching leaders. Senior right-hander Mike Ringer has the Eagles’ best ERA with a 1.93 in six appearances and 9.1 innings of work. Senior right-handers Lucas Barnett, Colin Nowak, and Watts are tied for the team-high with two wins each.

Archuleta at USI. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta is USI’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 387-203 (.656) in nine-plus seasons and is 535-327 (.621) in 14-plus seasons all-time as a head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships and the ABCA Division II Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading USI to the regional crown in 2016. Archuleta also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.

USI vs. Oakland City. USI leads the all-time series with Oakland City, 86-10, after posting a 13-2 victory last year. The Eagles also have won five of the last six match-ups.

USI vs. Illinois Springfield. The Eagles holds a 17-2 all-time series lead with Illinois Springfield after splitting the four-game series last year at the USI Baseball Field.

 

 

BREAKING NEWS: VW Sports, L.L.C. Acquires Additional Ownership Interest in Evansville Thunderbolts Hockey Team

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VW Sports, L.L.C. Acquires Additional Ownership Interest in Evansville Thunderbolts Hockey Team

VW Sports, L.L.C., majority owner of the Evansville Thunderbolts hockey team, announces their purchase of Mike Hall’s ownership interest in the team. Mike, a local businessman, currently serves as President of the Thunderbolts.

VW Sports, L.L.C. is a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc., a currently serves as President of the Thunderbolts.facility management company that currently manages the Ford Center which serves as home ice to the team.

Hall and VW Sports partnered together to acquire the Southern Professional Hockey League affiliation in early 2016. “Mike was integral in the leadership of the Thunderbolts through our first season in Evansville,” said Steve Peters, President of VenuWorks. “We are very appreciative of his hard work and dedication. The foundation he developed will allow us to take this organization to the next level.”

“Early last year, Mike Hall and VenuWorks made a commitment to the City to keep professional hockey in Evansville following the Icemen’s departure,” stated Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. “The City would like to thank Mr. Hall for his part in this endeavor and looks forward to the success of professional hockey in Evansville.”  VW Sports does not anticipate changes in the front office and coaching staffs.

“The SPHL is pleased to continue its relationship with VenuWorks and supports their efforts to enhance the hockey experience in Evansville. We look forward to all the positive changes on and off the ice from now and into next season to provide a top-notch product,” said Jim Combs, President of Southern Professional Hockey League. “We applaud the efforts of Scott Schoenike and his staff. They always work hard to improve the experience at the Ford Center.”

Season tickets for the 2017-18 season are currently on sale. For more information about the Evansville Thunderbolts visit www.evansvillethunderbolts.com.  VW Sports, L.L.C., majority owner of the Evansville Thunderbolts hockey team, announces their purchase of Mike Hall’s ownership interest in the team. Mike, a local businessman,  VW Sports, L.L.C. is a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc., a facility management company that currently manages the Ford Center which serves as home ice to the team.

Hall and VW Sports partnered together to acquire the Southern Professional Hockey League affiliation in early 2016. “Mike was integral in the leadership of the Thunderbolts through our first season in Evansville,” said Steve Peters, President of VenuWorks. “We are very appreciative of his hard work and dedication. The foundation he developed will allow us to take this organization to the next level.”

“Early last year, Mike Hall and VenuWorks made a commitment to the City to keep professional hockey in Evansville following the Icemen’s departure,” stated Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. “The City would like to thank Mr. Hall for his part in this endeavor and looks forward to the success of professional hockey in Evansville.”  VW Sports does not anticipate changes in the front office and coaching staffs.

“The SPHL is pleased to continue its relationship with VenuWorks and supports their efforts to enhance the hockey experience in Evansville. We look forward to all the positive changes on and off the ice from now and into next season to provide a top-notch product,” said Jim Combs, President of Southern Professional Hockey League. “We applaud the efforts of Scott Schoenike and his staff. They always work hard to improve the experience at the Ford Center.”

Season tickets for the 2017-18 season are currently on sale. For more information about the Evansville Thunderbolts visit www.evansvillethunderbolts.com.

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ABOUT VenuWorks
VenuWorks provides customized management solutions for arenas, stadiums, theatres and convention centers throughout the country with services that include operations, catering, concessions, along with the booking and marketing of sports and entertainment events. www.venuworks.com

 

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