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For any student, school can be a perfect setting for them to develop intellectually and emotionally in their crucial formative years. Apart from the syllabus oriented education they learn a lot about all the topics, which only accelerate their development. And the one important component that would also help in student’s development is community service. This thesis will discuss how community service being an important part of student’s ‘education’ should be encouraged by schools, and importantly does the students are really interested in doing it. That is, do they undertake community services because of compulsion or really with conviction? And how schools with aid of students can effect lives of many people in a positive way through community services.
Students could do these services with perfection. Actually, school and its administrators can play their part by inoculating the spirit of community services in students, by making it a part of the student's curriculum. Many schools as well as higher educational institutes in USA are followers of this concept.
This kind of compulsive service surely has a positive spin because even though the student does it as a part of curriculum it affects the lives of people very usefully. But on the other hand, the process of compulsion comes in, because of, student’s lack of interest in community service. That is, apart from being burdened with academic materials, they are enticed by sports, entertainment, street groups etc.
So they show least concern for community service and general people in distress. But all the students cannot be categorized like that because there are students who are doing community services with conviction. But they may have to face another obstacle that is, time limit. Being student in a school they need to fulfil their academic works to be successful in their lives. So, to achieve success and a stable life, they have no other options but to concentrate on exams, projects etc.
So academic activities will surely limit the student’s time wise for community services. This being the truth, the student can surely squeeze in the time they have in between, for community services. So the schools should encourage the service minded students. Also they should promote community services as a three pronged strategy for the people in need, students themselves and for the larger community in general.
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Darren Kavinoky |
2006-06-21 |
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Title: Alternative Sentencing: Community Service
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Alternative Sentencing:
Community Service
Where the court has the ability to sentence the DUI offender to a term of incarceration in the county jail, the court may choose to allow the defendant to serve the hours that would have been spent in county jail instead on community service. Community service is a special condition the court imposes that requires an individual to work–without pay–for a civic or nonprofit organization. Performing community service has many benefits. The tax payers save money by not paying for the DUI offender to be incarcerated in an already overburdened and overpopulated jail. Society benefits because of the contribution to community service programs. Finally, the DUI offender benefits because he or she avoids incarceration and is able to continue living at home while contributing to an approved community service program. It is well-established that incarceration does not rehabilitate the DUI offender and does not decrease recidivism.
There are many creative possibilities in the type of community service that the DUI offender performs. If the person has a particular skill, then that skill may be highly valued by local agencies. For example, if the person is a plumber, electrician, carpenter, dentist, doctor, etc., local agencies would be more than happy to accommodate community service hours to be utilized by the defendant in exchange for the hours that would have otherwise been spent in the county jail. Even if the person does not possess these specific skills, other community service options abound. For example, at the Red Cross, Salvation Army, YMCA, the local animal shelter, and other charitable organizations that needs volunteers.
Community service will allow the DUI offender to get good time/work time custody credits for every hour spent contributing to a community service program. These hours will be applied to the amount of time that would have otherwise been spent sitting in a county jail.
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James Marriot |
2006-05-02 |
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Title: US Convenience Stores: No Less than Community Service
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The convenience stores in the neighborhood of America are great supporting business to the people residing there. On average each of the stores generates more than $2.7 million in annual grocery, food service, gasoline, and merchandise sale. Each convenience store employs at least ten local citizens. The stores enable monetary and in-kind support to charities, youth and other community activities. Currently the convenience store industry is established in 124,500 locations employing nearly 1.4 million persons.
Convenience stores in the US have other advantages. The sales and tax collection generate revenue at every level of the country’s government– city, county, state and federal. These taxes and excise collected are on products like fuel, tobacco products, alcohol products, and packaging.
The convenience stores are spread over a radius of 2-4 miles. The stores’ owners and employees belong to the community that the store serves and live in the vicinity. These stores support numerous national and local charities and community programs such as sponsoring Little League teams, contributing to annual charity drives and organizing events for the community they serve.
There are other groups of people like business travelers, sales professionals, technicians and other workers who rely on convenience stores for various things beyond their morning paper, coffee and fill-up. Convenience stores provide phone, fax, and Internet services and gain significantly to both parties’ businesses. Three out of every four stores offer ATM services, as also money order services provided in 79% of the stores.
RNCOS in a recently published market research report named, “State of the US Convenience Store Industry – A Market Analysis (2005)” provides a comprehensive picture of the retail industry across United States. The report contains data on consumer behavior and discusses the consumer needs that emerge in convenience channels. It suggests the various ways to utilize the opportunities in retail sales with respect to visits and spending in the stores, for the benefit of the manufacturers and retailers.
The report deals with strategic and technical information for the purpose of product suppliers, supply chain managers, investors and financial analysts and retail store equipment vendors to judge the market performance and make appropriate decisions.
To purchase your copy: http://www.rncos.com/Report/CP07.htm
For more information please visit www.rncos.com
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H. Veronika Gaia |
2008-03-24 |
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Title: Self Esteem, Community Service and Empowerment - Part 2 of 2
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In Part 1 of this article, I presented the rationale and keys for success to create a school community service program. As stated, organizing community service projects allows students to participate in the group process of cooperative learning, conflict resolution, critical thinking and problem solving. Students enhance self esteem through experience. Consequently, self esteem becomes earned esteem. Part 2 is a description of the two components of a successful community service program. Two components of a successful community service program • One component of the program could be integrated into the school day. Examples of successful community service projects integrated into the school day are trips to a soup kitchen, working with a kindertime program for pre-school children and collections for needy causes. These could be scheduled monthly by teams or groups of classrooms. • There could also be an after-school component of the program that would involve a weekly commitment by students for a specified number of months. Members who join the after-school program would divide into several groups. The individual groups would have brainstorming sessions concerning community service project selections that would allow students to practice interpersonal skills and build relationships. 1. Service project ideas are limitless and depend on the creativity and interests of the groups. 2. Each group designs its own year-long program and the organization experience provides a learning that involves decision-making skills, communication skills and the process of working within a system. 3. Each group creates its own name and selects four to six community service projects to be completed during the school year after school. 4. Chosen group names would reflect the community service mission for individual groups and could be an acronym. Following are examples of actual names used by middle school students: • P.R.O. (People Reaching Out) • S.U.N.S.H.I.N.E. (Students Unite Nations) • C.A.R.S (Caring and Respectful Students) • S.M.I.L.E. (Students Making Individuals Laugh Everyday) • H.O.P.S.C.O.T.C.H. (Helping Other People Simply Cause Our Touch Can Heal) Develop partnerships with the community. In my personal situation, we developed an on-going working relationship with a nursing home, a center for mentally-challenged adults, a day care center, a pre-school program, a community pediatrics health center and a soup kitchen. The lesson of responsible active citizenship is the intention of all the community service project experiences and ideas create change becomes the principle of active citizenship. Let your students be your heroes. Your young student activists can make a difference in our world. I share this as a proud teacher who has observed dedicated young people who are remarkable as role models for their peers, their teachers, their families and their community. --------------------------------- About the author: H. Veronika Gaia is a teacher, writer and nature photographer. She believes that every person can make a difference in our world and that PeacemakersArt.com provides opportunities for you to make your contribution by purchasing with a purpose. Veronika sells inspirational nature photography art as greeting cards, motivational posters and fine art prints with peaceful intentions for self awareness, human potential and community service. Please visit her website at http://www.PeacemakersArt.com/.
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H. Veronika Gaia |
2008-03-24 |
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Title: Self Esteem, Community Service and Empowerment - Part 1 of 2
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Attention teachers! Challenge students to use their uniqueness as a contribution to make a positive difference in our world through community service and empower the young. Through participation in school-created community service programs, students elevate their social consciousness to social responsibility as defined in the Bill of Responsibilities: to give sympathy, to understand and help others; to respect the rights and beliefs of others. Students also participate in the group process of cooperative learning, conflict resolution, critical thinking and problem solving by creating and organizing community service projects. Students enhance self esteem through experience. Consequently, self esteem becomes earned esteem. Keys for Success From my personal experience of creating and directing a successful community service program for seventeen years, here are some keys for success: o Community service programs that enhance self esteem are experiential. Self esteem will always be enhanced with the experience of serving, helping and leading. o Allow community service to be an innate response to needs. Ask for student volunteers. Criteria for the program could be students who possess an attitude of acceptance and tolerance toward others and who have a commitment and respect toward the environment. o A community service program could have two components. One component of the program could be integrated into the school day. Also, there could also be an after-school component of the program that would involve a weekly commitment by students for a specified number of months. A complete description of the two components of a successful community service program can be found in part 2 of this article. o Longevity will determines the success of the program. Be prepared for growth with this program because everyone can serve; there is no need to exclude anyone. Actual student responses to the program have included: “I feel listened to.” “Thank you for believing in me.” “I know that I can make a difference in our world.” When students truly know and feel that they can make a difference in our world with their actions, they are empowered. Community service programs allow students to work heart-first and the energy of young people will change the world. The members of your student activists will become heroes for all adults involved with your community service program. ------------------------------- About the author: H. Veronika Gaia is a teacher, writer and nature photographer. She believes that every person can make a difference in our world and that PeacemakersArt.com provides opportunities for you to make your contribution by purchasing with a purpose. Veronika sells inspirational nature photography art as greeting cards, motivational posters and fine art prints with peaceful intentions for self awareness, human potential and community service. Please visit her website at http://www.PeacemakersArt.com/.
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Gail Martin |
2007-10-22 |
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Title: Community Relations Marketing Creates Win-Win
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Local community organizations and nonprofits can be wonderful marketing allies—if you understand their concerns and constraints and respect their mission. Once you understand the nonprofit and community approach, you can create collaborative efforts that benefit both your company and the nonprofit—and your community. Understand the Mission. Nonprofit/community organizations are generally mission-based, meaning that they were created to provide a specific service or solve a problem. That service or solution is their mission. In a well-run nonprofit, everything that the organization does is focused around its mission. Never approach a nonprofit for collaboration until you understand the organization’s mission. Any joint effort must be true to the mission and values of the organization. If the organization is religiously based or is part of a larger national organization, then there may be additional constraints. Avoid problems by thoroughly understanding the world view and values of your potential partner. Educate. Any joint effort must avoid the appearance that the nonprofit is promoting your company. This requires a soft-sell approach. One good way to partner with a nonprofit is to look at educational opportunities for the public. For example, a playground equipment company might partner with a children’s hospital on a campaign to reduce playground injuries. A wheelchair manufacturer might partner with a rehabilitation hospital on a public campaign to reduce spinal cord injuries. Piggyback. If the organization has a major annual event such as a golf outing or a sporting competition, there may be ways to augment a sponsorship. The opportunity to speak at a conference, put up a banner or poster, put an article in a newsletter enable your organization to show its support while gaining valuable exposure to the nonprofit’s target market. Find the Two-Hero Story. I talk a lot about helping clients discover the Real Story of their business, the unique, passionate reason they exist. In the Real Story of your business, your company is the hero who solves a painful problem or eliminates a danger for your clients. The hero of a nonprofit’s story helps to reduce or eliminate disease, avoid injuries, make the world a better place or ease suffering. To collaborate effectively, find a way to tell a two-hero story that makes a logical connection between their mission and your own. Be Patient. At first, a good collaboration brings media visibility to both partners. But the audience for the nonprofit will want to know if the business partner is sincere or just looking for a quick buck. Prove your sincerity by volunteering, featuring items about the nonprofit and being a visible part of the nonprofit’s outreach year-round. Once the nonprofit’s stakeholders believe that you really care, they will reward you with their business and referrals. Creating a successful marketing collaboration with a nonprofit organization isn’t going to get quick returns, but it can be a good investment that pays long-term dividends. By choosing a nonprofit partner with similar values you can spread the word about your company, make a positive impact and change a corner of the world. Gail Z. Martin owns DreamSpinner Communications and helps companies in the U.S. and Canada tell the Real Story of their business through exceptional writing and marketing. Gail has an MBA in marketing and over 20 years of corporate and non-profit experience at senior executive levels. She leads webinars and teleseminars for organizations and professional associations on marketing topics, and she is the author of The Summoner and The Blood King novels in the Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy adventure series. Sign up for a FREE email mini course, FREE marketing conference call and a FREE teleseminar on Telling Your Real Story, at http://www.DreamSpinnerCommunications.com. Find out more about Gail’s books at http://www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com. Contact Gail at gail@dreamspinnercommunications.com to start telling the Real Story of your business.
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Darren Kavinoky |
2006-06-06 |
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Title: Alternative Sentencing: Community Service
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Alternative Sentencing: Community Service Where the court has the ability to sentence the DUI offender to a term of incarceration in the county jail, the court may choose to allow the defendant to serve the hours that would have been spent in county jail instead on community service. Community service is a special condition the court imposes that requires an individual to work–without pay–for a civic or nonprofit organization. Performing community service has many benefits. The tax payers save money by not paying for the DUI offender to be incarcerated in an already overburdened and overpopulated jail. Society benefits because of the contribution to community service programs. Finally, the DUI offender benefits because he or she avoids incarceration and is able to continue living at home while contributing to an approved community service program. It is well-established that incarceration does not rehabilitate the DUI offender and does not decrease recidivism. There are many creative possibilities in the type of community service that the DUI offender performs. If the person has a particular skill, then that skill may be highly valued by local agencies. For example, if the person is a plumber, electrician, carpenter, dentist, doctor, etc., local agencies would be more than happy to accommodate community service hours to be utilized by the defendant in exchange for the hours that would have otherwise been spent in the county jail. Even if the person does not possess these specific skills, other community service options abound. For example, at the Red Cross, Salvation Army, YMCA, the local animal shelter, and other charitable organizations that needs volunteers. Community service will allow the DUI offender to get good time/work time custody credits for every hour spent contributing to a community service program. These hours will be applied to the amount of time that would have otherwise been spent sitting in a county jail.
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Richard Romando |
2006-03-01 |
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The concept of dating services is nothing new; it has a history of its own. Dating services have been of different varieties: first, there is the community dating service; second, the video dating service; third, the television dating game; and fourth, the online dating service. The community dating services make use of newspapers and community newsletters for posting their advertisements. This would require that the clients go to their office to avail themselves of the service. Such ads, being short, give just the basic information about the client. Though such services have the advantage that they ensure the matching of different profiles, their biggest drawback is that they do not reach very far. Their services remain limited to the circulation of the paper. Also, their matchmaking services cannot be considered very helpful because of the inadequate information in the profiles. An offshoot of the community newsletter media, the video dating service involves users making a short personal video for the purpose of presenting themselves to prospective mates. Along with giving information about themselves, the video covers their expectations about the person they wish to meet. The match seekers produce the video on their own or use the agency’s office for shooting their footage. The videos are placed in a library, which enables the users to see them so that they can check out their potential mates. The television dating game became quite popular during the 1990s. It basically involves one person, who is the searcher (male or female), and three people of the opposite sex, who are the aspirants. The aspirants have to try to answer, as candidly and honestly as possible, a set of questions which the searcher has ready. The searcher makes the choice based on how well the prospective mate answered. The catch of this game is that, usually, neither party knows what the other person looks like, as they are separated by a curtain or a cover. Of course, the latest in the line seems to be online dating service, which is a combination of all the three mentioned above. A relatively more informative profile can be posted, complete with photo. It is also possible to upload videos that show the searchers at their best. Online Dating Services provides detailed information on Dating Services, Online Dating Services, Christian Dating Services, Free Dating Services and more. Online Dating Services is affiliated with Gay Dating Personals.
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Greg Katz |
2006-02-13 |
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Title: Be of Service and You''ll Achieve Artist Success!
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We’re caught in a world where time is money and extremely precious. It’s difficult enough to figure out how to create art, run a business, and have a life but there’s one more step we need to consider that will make running a business much easier. When we stand in service to others we create an exchange with the community and those we serve. This is not a call to go out and volunteer for every nonprofit that knocks on your door. I believe that when we are of service to our own community first we are given a huge advantage in the business arena. Remember charity begins at home. One of the communities most artists belong to is an artist guild. If you go, how many times do elections come around and the board is scrambling to get someone, anyone who will give a year to serve. I can tell you from personal experience that serving on your professional organization’s board is the best investment you can make in your business. It sets you aside from others in many ways and allows you to provide your vision for the organization and the art world. When we make a commitment to serve we are making a statement to the world that we are firmly planted in our art business. We set an intention to succeed and lead with that example. As part of the leadership team you can keep your finger on the pulse of the community and realize skills you may never have recognized in yourself previous to that moment in time. You’ll be included in marketing decisions, exhibition plans, education opportunities; all of these are things you can take and apply toward your own business. Upon entering the coaching world I never had any intention of serving in a leadership position. Things change quickly and within six months I was part of the leadership team. That move led me to run for the board as Secretary and then I was asked to run for President of the organization. When you are given the opportunity to lead it’s not just about guiding the organization, but creating an atmosphere of camaraderie and inclusion. You become known for more than just your artistic talents; you become multi-dimensional. The key is the more people you know and know you, the easier it becomes to run your business. Remember, word-of-mouth is still one of the strongest selling points we can hope for in the art community. Take the opportunity to learn more about yourself and if you want create a work of art based on your leadership experience. Serving will provide you with insights into human nature you can’t gather in any other manner. You get to make the leadership experience what you want it to be. It can either be an asset or a liability, that’s your choice. Since we’re in the business of building an artrepreneurial empire I’m guessing that you’ll find the way that suits your personality and your style to help move your business and the art community you belong to forward in its mission. Greg Katz is a national juried artist and the owner of the Artist Success Studio, a virtual community focused on transforming "Successful Artist" from oxymoron to declarative fact. Greg can be reached at 720-851-6736 or his website at www.gregkatz.com.
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Jonathon Hardcastle |
2006-10-04 |
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Title: Explore Outdoor Community Service
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Whether or not you have ever personally experienced the excitement and fulfillment associated with community service, it is never too late to take it up a notch. Contemporary community service organizations offer to interested individuals the opportunity to service a community through their actions. Ranging from a simple project like a daycare service for young women professionals and their infants, to a more complex one like building the local school facilities of a village in Eastern Africa, community services are part of a global effort to assist another group of people by offering experts advice and the required set of skills.
But community service, apart from it being an alternative sentencing technique used in criminal justice, it can become a wonderful outdoor experience for those who decide to get involved. Today, some examples of community service projects include a school team cleaning the nearest park, a group of volunteers collecting much needed items such as clothes, shoes, bottle tabs and cans, canned food and packaged water for families in distress, volunteering to help the local fire or police department, taking older people out for a walk, arranging and organizing sport games for people with disabilities, or becoming a guide for blind or deaf people. Regardless of the volunteer effort you provide, outdoor community services can help people reach a better standard of living and you can be satisfied for performing something good for yourself as well for your fellow citizens.
Particularly important is outdoor community service that engages youth, often called youth service. Introduced as a methodology to strengthen young peoples' senses on civic engagement issues and nationalism, as well as assist them in meeting their educational, developmental, and social goals, youth outdoor community services are a great tool for contemporary societies to instruct children and infuse basic values. Some schools have gone to the level of requiring youngsters to perform such type of outdoor services so as to be qualified to advance to the next grade or even graduate from high school. Although this practice can become dubious in terms of its final results, its introduction was intended to make community service an effective learning tool and assist younger generations in realizing that great things in life result from a shared vision and the devotion team members experience while focusing on a cause.
If you are considering of what you should be doing with your extra time, try volunteering for an outdoor community service. Apart from helping those less fortunate than yourself, you will be gaining valuable experience and increasing the impact of your role in society. For your kids, consider taking community service to a new height by offering them the opportunity of adventure-based outdoor education and experimental education activities with other urban or rural youth members. Socialization, interaction, exchange and personal development are some of the positive outcomes of such a practice. Do not think it twice. Check your local community service association's projects and enlist yourself and your child. At the end of the day you will be extremely glad you did.
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Jonathon Hardcastle |
2006-10-05 |
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Title: Explore Outdoor Community Service
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Whether or not you have ever personally experienced the excitement and fulfillment associated with community service, it is never too late to take it up a notch. Contemporary community service organizations offer to interested individuals the opportunity to service a community through their actions. Ranging from a simple project like a daycare service for young women professionals and their infants, to a more complex one like building the local school facilities of a village in Eastern Africa, community services are part of a global effort to assist another group of people by offering experts advice and the required set of skills. But community service, apart from it being an alternative sentencing technique used in criminal justice, it can become a wonderful outdoor experience for those who decide to get involved. Today, some examples of community service projects include a school team cleaning the nearest park, a group of volunteers collecting much needed items such as clothes, shoes, bottle tabs and cans, canned food and packaged water for families in distress, volunteering to help the local fire or police department, taking older people out for a walk, arranging and organizing sport games for people with disabilities, or becoming a guide for blind or deaf people. Regardless of the volunteer effort you provide, outdoor community services can help people reach a better standard of living and you can be satisfied for performing something good for yourself as well for your fellow citizens. Particularly important is outdoor community service that engages youth, often called youth service. Introduced as a methodology to strengthen young peoples' senses on civic engagement issues and nationalism, as well as assist them in meeting their educational, developmental, and social goals, youth outdoor community services are a great tool for contemporary societies to instruct children and infuse basic values. Some schools have gone to the level of requiring youngsters to perform such type of outdoor services so as to be qualified to advance to the next grade or even graduate from high school. Although this practice can become dubious in terms of its final results, its introduction was intended to make community service an effective learning tool and assist younger generations in realizing that great things in life result from a shared vision and the devotion team members experience while focusing on a cause. If you are considering of what you should be doing with your extra time, try volunteering for an outdoor community service. Apart from helping those less fortunate than yourself, you will be gaining valuable experience and increasing the impact of your role in society. For your kids, consider taking community service to a new height by offering them the opportunity of adventure-based outdoor education and experimental education activities with other urban or rural youth members. Socialization, interaction, exchange and personal development are some of the positive outcomes of such a practice. Do not think it twice. Check your local community service association's projects and enlist yourself and your child. At the end of the day you will be extremely glad you did.
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