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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

Jeremiah Burchfield Strangulation – Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury – Class D Felony
Criminal Mischief – Class B Misdemeanor

Donald Chichester Residential Entry – Class D Felony
Public Intoxication – Class B Misdemeanor

Carolyn Dixon Theft –Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury –Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement – Class A Misdemeanor
Battery – Class B Misdemeanor

Michael Hughes Torturing or Mutilating a Vertebrate Animal –Class D Felony
Criminal Mischief – Class A Misdemeanor
Resisting Law Enforcement – Class A Misdemeanor

Lara Stidham Attempted to Obtain a Controlled Substance by Fraud – Class D Felony
(Two Counts)
Charles Cooper Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator – Class D Felony

Donald Elderbrook Residential Entry –Class D Felony
(Habitual Substance Offender)

Lydia Larue Two Counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony (Two
Counts)

Joyce Myers Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance – Class A Felony
Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance – Class A Felony

Charles Schoenbaum Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator – Class D Felony

Daniel Seaman Operating a Vehicle with a BAC of .08 or More – Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony)
Driving While License Suspended – Class A Misdemeanor

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@vanderburghgov.org.

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART

Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days

IS IT TRUE September 28, 2012

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IS IT TRUE September 28, 2012

IS IT TRUE that Evansville survived as a community for nearly 200 years without the services of a Chief Financial Officer specifically dedicated to the Water & Sewer Utility?…in 2011 the Weinzapfel Administration recommended to the Utility Board that a CFO position be created to for the Water & Sewer Utility?…in a meeting of the Utility board in the summer of 2011 the position of CFO of the Water and Sewer Utility was approved by the Utility Board and subsequently included in the 2012 budget?…that it may just be unrelated circumstances but that the 2011 audit of the City of Evansville by the Indiana State Board of Accounts for the first time that any of our contacts can recall will be dealing with a DISCLAIMER OF OPINION associated with the findings?…in lay terms this means that this SBOA’s way of nicely saying that the financial records of the City of Evansville are in such an incomplete state of disarray that they cannot certify the 2011 audit?…this is due to one of the most amateurish mistakes that is even possible to make as the use of the “old” accounting system was ceased before getting the “new” one up and running?…that now the City of Evansville looks like that fool on the commercials that shows up to an IRS audit with a shoe box full of receipts?

IS IT TRUE the expectation is that the SBOA will post the 2011 City of Evansville audit on their website either late today (Friday) or Monday?…that the City County Observer will be checking on this hourly and will post either the audit or a link depending on the size of the file as soon as possible?…after the release of the 2011 City of Evansville audit it is time for the Evansville City Council to hold open public hearings so the taxpayers of Evansville can learn just how such a misguided decision came to be?…the CCO expects a circus of finger pointing from everyone even remotely attached to the MIPS project and the decision to shut down the old system before bringing it up?…in many cases it is not productive to brand a scarlet letter of failure onto anyone and we suspect that this was not a singular decision?…even if it was a singular decision there had to be an atmosphere of failure to oversee in the Weinzapfel Administration for this to have happened?…the bodies of oversight that should have been in place and protecting the taxpayers of Evansville from such a gross and basic error include the 2011 City Controller and staff, the Office of the Mayor, the Water and Sewer Board, and the Evansville City Council?…the collective performance under this group of governing bodies performed at the collective level of NERO FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNED?…the real questions are what kind of an atmosphere enabled such gross oversight to happen, how did it get this way, and finally were any of the people who were involved covered by the City of Evansville’s Directors and Officers insurance policy that probably covers ERRORS AND OMISSIONS?

IS IT TRUE that this MIPSGATE fiasco has cost the City of Evansville money and may continue to well into the future if our bond rating is downgraded and our interest rates are raised?…such losses if they can be directly attributed to Directors or Officers may be at least partially recoverable by making an insurance claim?…that reproduction of this audit should that become necessary by SBOA mandate has been estimated by a qualified individual to be in the range of $250,000?

IS IT TRUE that Evansville City Councilman John Friend, CPA has been howling like a smashed cat for the City of Evansville to allocate funds to audit the IT Department?…promises have been made and promises have been broken but at this point good oversight of the IT Department is not in place?…it is alleged that customer service software that cost about $1 million, another software system called canapy at about $1.250 million and now, seemingly Munis at $1,030,000 plus the 200k per year on maintenance or so are failing to perform?…that is a total of $3.28 Million plus $200,000 per year that the City of Evansville is paying for but not getting services from?…it is time to get to the bottom of this with a public hearing that exposes the atmosphere and the people who have done this to our taxpayers and let the consequences be just?

IS IT TRUE that all of this is happening in a City that squandered $200,000 on a loan to an un-vetted company, built a $127 Million arena without a referendum *SNEGAL), rushed people out of the McCurdy to see start to decay from neglect, is on the verge of demolishing a building of considerable value, can mow or pick up drug addict needles from parks but wants to build new parks, and is about to learn according to a well placed mole that the Riverboat Money for 2012 will be lower than it has been by nearly $400,000?…that to any competent outside observer the City of Evansville looks like it is certifiably insane in the management of its financial matters and has been for a long long time?

EPD Activity Report: September 27, 2012

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epd activity report September 27, 2012

University of Evansville Claims MVC Academic Award for the First Time

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The University of Evansville has been recognized as the recipient of the 2011-12 Missouri Valley Conference All-Academic Award, which is given to the school whose student-athletes post the highest cumulative GPA.

Cross country runner Shelby Cron commented on the honor on behalf of the student-athletes. “This event really epitomizes all that we stand for as student-athletes. Although we are student-athletes, we are students first,” Cron said. “A lot of us know that we are going to graduate and we will not even try to become professional athletes. However, some of us will and some of us will succeed. We have proven that even as a small school, we can produce professional athletes.”

“We are going to try to become doctors and try to become lawyers, and to be recognized by the Missouri Valley Conference as the best institution in the conference for academics is a bigger honor than any that we could receive in competition.”

“Even though we are a small school, this shows that we are doing really big things. To be recognized lets people know that we are doing big things here and that we are making positive changes. For everyone to be recognized for all the hard work they are putting in is truly an honor.”

Purple Aces’ student-athletes were honored at the Heritage Federal Credit Union Student-Athlete Academic Honors Breakfast on Thursday morning. Commissioner Doug Elgin and Patty Viverito, Senior Associate Commissioner of the MVC, were on hand at the ceremony to present the award.

“This is an extraordinary honor for the University of Evansville, our athletic department, but most importantly – the student-athletes,” UE Athletics Director John Stanley said. “We are proud of the work that each and every one of them do on a daily basis in the classroom and on the field. This award proves what most of us have already known – that student-athletes at the University of Evansville are top notch people, students and athletes.”

Evansville’s 13 MVC sports and 214 student-athletes combined to post a grade point average of 3.284 for the 2011-12 school year. In the spring of 2012, an amazing 78.9% of UE’s student-athletes (169 out of 214) amassed a GPA of 3.0 or better while 45.3% (97/214) accumulated a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the spring semester.

“This award speaks well to Evansville; the faculty, the student-athletes and coaches. It is a tremendous achievement when you consider the quality of our schools across the board,” MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin said. “This was a tremendously uplifting event to see. To see the faculty, student-athlete and staff turnout was great. What an image it was to have all of those student-athletes up there on stage. It is what we’re about in the Missouri Valley.”

“I am certainly proud of John Stanley, his staff and the entire university community for seeing this become a reality for Evansville,” Elgin continued. “It says a lot about the quality of academic here and the quality of the student-athlete experience. I could not be happier to be here at Evansville.”

Just as impressive was the fact that 9.8% of the Aces’ student-athletes had a perfect 4.0 GPA last spring. UE also had an extraordinary number of players garner Dean’s List honors as 118 made the dean’s list at least once last season while 61 did so for both semesters.

Senior Associate Athletics Director Sarah Solinsky, who oversees academic and student services for student-athletes was also proud of the award.

“We are extremely proud of our student-athletes and their ability to compete in the classroom in addition to their respective sports,” Solinsky said. “This award is shared with our faculty, academic support services, and coaches who are all vital in the student-athlete experience at UE.”

Several Aces teams were honored throughout the year for their academic performance. The women’s swimming team posted a combined GPA of 3.56, which tied for the fifth-highest at the Division I level while the men’s team (3.10) tied for 30th.

With a 3.416 GPA, the UE men’s golf team earned its second-consecutive GCAA honor, which just 79 D-I teams received. Seniors Michael Sainz and Griffin Wood were named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for their performances on the course and in the classroom.

Baseball received three honors as three players were selected as members of the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team. Trentt Copeland, Jason Hockemeyer and James Kohler received the honor.

Another who received an individual honor was men’s basketball player Colt Ryan. Ryan became the second UE player to be named as the MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2012. Ryan had a 3.31 GPA while averaging 20.5 points per game in his junior campaign.

The UE volleyball team tallied a 3.618 GPA en route to AVCA team honors. It marked the eighth time in the last nine seasons that the team received those honors. As a freshman, Ashley Ring finished with a 3.971 GPA as an exercise science major. In cross country, both the men’s and women’s teams earned the USTFCCCA All-Academic Award. It is given to teams whose GPA is 3.0 or higher with five team members competing in their respective regional championships. The women were 8th in the nation with a 3.65 while the men were 25th with a 3.41.

For the 17th-consecutive year, the Aces women’s tennis team garnered ITA honors. To be eligible, teams must have a combined GPA of 3.20 or higher with all players on the roster contributing to that total. On the individual side, five players were honored as ITA Scholar-Athletes. To be named one, a player must be a sophomore in academic standing while being a varsity letterwinner and having a GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Swimmer Colin Gray notched a perfect 4.0 in mathematics and was chosen as a member of the First Team Academic All-America Team. As a side note, the men’s swimming GPA’s did not factor into the MVC award since they compete in a separate conference.

The MVC All-Academic Award is in its tenth year of existence and is awarded to the school whose student-athletes combine for the highest GPA. The GPA totals include all student-athletes who compete, practice or receive athletic aid during the academic year.

Source: Evansville.edu

The Mathematics of Poll Skewing: By: Joe Wallace

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Joe Wallace, Coachella Valley iHub

The Mathematics of Poll Skewing:

The vast differences in polls that are being reported both nationwide and in toss-up states have drawn significant attention from both sides of the political fence. In past elections polls have seldom been accused of being skewed to change people’s votes but this year such allegations have been tossed from both sides.

Today’s Real Clear Politics average uses polls that show a 7% difference in the national presidential election with Rasmussen calling the race a tie and the National Journal having President Obama leading by 7%. It is clearly impossible for both of these polls to be correct and the margin by which they vary makes it clear that their sampling patterns or their voter turnout models are dramatically different.

The term voter turnout models for those new to poll skewing is the assumption of what the turnout of voters will be by party on election day. The purpose of this article is to take a real world example and show how the same data with different assumptions leads to quite different results. All of the data chosen for this article comes from the highly respected polling firm Gallup.

Current Gallup data from the trailing 3 weeks indicates that 93% of Democrats will be voting for President Obama and 4% will be voting for Mitt Romney leaving only 4% undecided. Similarly with Republicans 92% express support for Mitt Romney, 5% support the President, and 3% are undecided. Among those describing themselves as Independent 44% support Romney, 43% are in the President’s camp, leaving 13% who have not yet decided.

Gallup is still using registered voters in the polls they report but they do keep a separate accounting of likely voters and typically change their reporting as the election gets closer. Just prior to the 2012 election the registered voter turnout model for Gallup was 32% Democrats, 31% Republicans, and 33% Independents. When looking at the average for likely voters on the very same day according to Gallup the numbers were 30% Democrats, 37% Republicans, and 30.5% Independents.

If one does the math using the registered voter turnout model for Gallup in 2010, President Obama leads Mitt Romney by a margin of 45.5% to 44.5%. When the average of likely voter turnout model is used the tables are turned and Mitt Romney has a lead of 48.7% to 42.9%. Amazingly the change in the poll just by going from registered voters to likely voters with Gallup’s turnout models is a full 7%.

Of course the undecided are still at 6.2% and the overwhelming majority of those are Independents.

The importance of this analysis is simply that by making small variations in the assumptions used in the voter turnout model pollsters can essentially get the answer they are looking for. The Rasmussen poll always uses likely voters and bases its assumptions on previous turnouts and voter indications. Gallup uses registered voters until Election Day approaches and then shifts to likely voters. Other polls use registered voters which tend to oversample Democrats by roughly 4%. Still others make up their own models seemingly from the thin air with some recognized names oversampling Democrats by as much as 11% which is 4% higher than even the 2008 Presidential election when then candidate Obama turned out more Democrats than any election in history.

The only real conclusions that one can draw right now is that pollsters have agendas and are hiding behind the legacy of legitimacy that their organizations claim to have. With the variance in assumptions of the turnout models and the over 6% that are undecided the current election is not in the bag for either candidate.

Gallup Voter Turnout Model: October 4, 2010

http://www.gallup.com/poll/143363/gop-positioned-among-likely-midterm-voters.aspx

IS IT TRUE September 27, 2012 (Counting and Consolidation)

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The Mole #??

IS IT TRUE September 27, 2012

IS IT TRUE several well placed MOLES have confirmed that the 2011 audit of the City of Evansville by the Indiana State Board of Accounts will have a blanket statement legally called a DISCLAIMER OF OPINION associated with the findings?…in lay terms this means that this SBOA’s way of nicely saying that the financial records of the City of Evansville are in such an incomplete state of disarray that they cannot certify the 2011 audit?…the 2011 Audit will have some disturbing conclusions with respect to the financial reporting and oversight of both the City of Evansville and of the Water & Sewer Utility owned and operated by the City of Evansville?…this failure to reconcile and the DISCLAIMER OF OPINION are rooted in the failure to parallel the old bookkeeping system during the attempt to bring the new MUNIS system up?…it has been alleged that the SBOA auditor actually expresses shock and amazement that failure which is absolutely verboten in Project Management 101?…what is completely clear is that the operation and oversight of the City of Evansville’s finances during the transition into a new financial management tool was not even done well enough to balance the books and that our City Council and the City of Evansville Administration for the 2011 audit period is about to be called out by the SBOA for complete ineptness?

IS IT TRUE that the Utility was managed by a private company when Mayor Weinzapfel took office and was taken over by the City so it could be run more efficiently to save the taxpayer’s money?…that we wonder if an audit was done prior to transferring responsibility back to the City and what that audit said?…we wonder if the City took back a bungled mess and failed in trying to reconcile, took back a well oiled Porche’ and proceeded to wreck it, or took back a complete uncertainty due to not getting an audit done before assuming responsibility for day to day operation of the Utility?…that none of these possibilities are an acceptable option?…some of the actions taken by City officials and surrogates were so ridiculous that it is reported to us that the SBOA auditor actually laughed at the idiocy in action?

IS IT TRUE the City of Evansville is about to embark upon a HALF A BILLION DOLLAR project to get out from under a FEDERAL JUDGEMENT to comply with the EPA rules for discharging raw sewage into the Ohio River?…if you really want to laugh at a complete state of lunacy consider the fact that Evansville is heading into a HALF A BILLION DOLLAR project without the ability to count?…if you thought that President Clinton’s remark about the federal government not having a grasp of ARITHMETIC was funny then you should be rolling on the floor over the City of Evansville’s 2011 financial oversight?

IS IT TRUE that we have started to get some feedback from our readership regarding the debate on unified government that was on WNIN last night?…the obvious spin crowd of YES and CORE both made their obligatory “our guy knocked the ball out of the park” remarks that they must have learned from watching the spin machines of presidential candidates that are really all about the spin and don’t care a thing about content?…that of the undecided or less passionate viewers one thing that all have stated is that Rick Davis was on his game last night and that Mayor Winnecke was visibly nervous and stammering?…some even suggested that if Rick would have been in last night’s form that we may be looking at a Mayor Davis right now?…that without regard to which side was right the dominant argument of the night was about future taxes?…Mayor Winnecke and Mr. Davis of course interpreted (spun) the words of the consolidation plan to their own desires?…the thing that really is mystifying is why the leader of an entity that cannot count (see paragraphs 1 & 2) is mired up in the minutia of second order effects that can’t have meaning without the ability to count?…any businessperson worth even half a paycheck would not merge their business into a business that is so poorly managed that it can’t even be audited?…for all of the arguments that have been made for consolidation and there are many, the fundamental question will come down to whether or not this plan and these entities are right for each other right now?

IS IT TRUE given the state of the financial management of the City of Evansville and the recent revelation that the City does not even have the ability to count NO OBJECTIVE BUSINESS PERSON WITH ACCOUNTABILITY TO SHAREHOLDERS WOULD MERGE WITH THIS CITY?…such a vote may not be something that can be completely decided on objective thought?…the City of Evansville is in need of a serious INTERVENTION after many years of haphazard management and a complete absence of vision and the ability to do the basics?…if unification is the cure for what ails Evansville then that can and should be considered by residents of both the City and County?…that if unification will not fix that which is broken it should be deferred until the right plan is in place and the right people are in place to implement the plan?…if you believe the consolidation plan is the right plan and the team in place is the right team then you should vote YES?…if you do not believe that then you should either vote NO or resolve yourself to nursing a dying mismanaged rust belt City back to life and commit to helping to pay for it?

USI-UE match up for exhibition game

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The University of Southern Indiana and the University of Evansville men’s basketball teams will match-up in the Vectren Community Classic October 27 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The exhibition game is the fourth meeting between the two programs since 2004. Tip-off time is set for 7:05 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the general public on October 1.
“USI is very pleased to be a part of this great community event,” said USI Head Coach Rodney Watson. “The city of Evansville has always had a great basketball tradition and this game is the proper tip-off to another great collegiate basketball season.”

Evansville came out on top in the first three exhibition contests that were played at Roberts Stadium. The Screaming Eagles fell short in 2004, 88-75, but came close to defeating the Purple Aces in the last two exhibition contests.

USI missed a three-pointer with time running in 2006, losing 77-75, and came up short in double-overtime in 2008, 71-67.

Both schools have outstanding traditions in men’s basketball. Evansville won five NCAA College Division national championships before moving to the Division I level in 1977. USI has reached the NCAA Division II Tournament in 13 of the past 16 years, winning the national championship in 1995 and finishing second in 1994 and 2004.

The Eagles have averaged 25 victories per year since 1993.

Source: USI.edu

UE OPTIONS Program Receives $30,000 Grant from Alcoa Foundation

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The University of Evansville is proud to announce that it has received a $30,000 grant from the Alcoa Foundation in support of OPTIONS, a summer program that introduces middle and high school students to the vast career possibilities in engineering and computer science.

The grant will provide scholarships for middle and high school girls to attend OPTIONS in 2013 and 2014, opening up STEM opportunities (science, technology, engineering, and math) to a population that is underrepresented in these career fields. Scholarships will also be available to OPTIONS graduates who enroll in a four-year degree program at UE.

During OPTIONS programs, students stay on UE’s campus in a residence hall, complete hands-on projects, take classes taught by UE faculty members, and meet local professional women in the engineering and computer science fields.

“We started OPTIONS for High School Girls in 1992 — and OPTIONS for Middle School Girls in 2004 — as residential summer programs to help young women with an aptitude for math and science learn about the exciting career opportunities in engineering and computer science,” said Phil Gerhart, dean of UE’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. “Today, we’re very grateful to the Alcoa Foundation for providing scholarship support to this program, which will allow a greater number of talented, motivated young women to experience OPTIONS.”

“Alcoa Warrick Operations is excited to be able to help support this program through the plant’s annual allocation from the Alcoa Foundation,” said Royce Haws, the location manager for the Primary Metals Division at Warrick Operations. “Most of our community investments from the Foundation are focused on education, recognizing that changes in the economy require upgraded skills that will help keep Warrick Operations globally competitive — investments in science, technology, engineering, and math are a key community and business need.”

The University of Evansville wishes to thank the Alcoa Foundation for its generous support of OPTIONS, in addition to other programs and projects at UE. Past Alcoa Foundation grants to the University of Evansville have supported the development of the LEED-certified Ridgway University Center, development of TWICE (the Tri-State Women in Computing and Engineering professional network), student scholarships, and the community-wide RecycleMania initiative.

Source: Evansville.edu

Smartphone Technology Makes it Easier to Report Concerns to City

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(EVANSVILLE, IN) – If you see a problem that needs to be reported to local city government, there’s now
an app for that. The City of Evansville today launched the new Citizens Concern smartphone application
that allows citizens to report non-emergency complaints and send photographs directly to the city 24-
hours a day, then track its progress.

“With the new mobile Citizen Concern application, citizens can report an issue instantly from their
smartphones,” said Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. “The application gives citizens the ability to upload images,
so city officials see exactly what residents see when reporting a problem.”

Currently citizens can call the Mayor’s office to report a concern and provide as much information as
possible, such as the time and location of the concern observed. That information is manually entered
into the Citizens Concern Portal and assigned to the appropriate city department. Staff in the Mayor’s
office monitors the complaint to make sure the issue is resolved. Citizens may also go online to file a
complaint through the City’s website at www.evansville.in.gov/concern. The information is directed to
the Mayor’s office and manually entered into the Citizens Concern Portal.

“This new technology makes it easier for citizens to file a concern, track its progress and know their
issue is being addressed,” added Mayor Winnecke.

Citizens using the Citizen Concern application can type in the information and attach photographs, then
use the smartphone GPS coordinates to pinpoint the exact location of the concern or type in the
address. Citizens can read notes attached to the concern by city officials and receive notice when the
case is closed, if they provide contact information. Concerns may also be submitted a concern
anonymously. Citizens still have the options of calling the Mayor’s office to file a concern or submitting a
concern through the City website.

The application was developed by MRC, Inc., the City’s Information Technology provider. It’s available
for free download from Google play and Apple App Store. The Citizen Concern application should be
used for non-emergency concerns only. All urgent issues and emergencies should be reported to 911.

A completely different look at skewed polls on this link

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The Results

http://www.unskewedpolls.com/

The Rationale

http://www.examiner.com/article/how-mitt-romney-is-actually-defeating-barack-obama-the-presidential-race

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