March 3, 2011 Volume 58, Issue 11Serving the Blue Water area since 1931A public forum by and for students

Matthew BoydGuest Writer

The Global Awareness Club will be leaving for a seven-day educational opportunity in New York City. This trip is meant to give participants the skills and tools needed to learn and establish sustainable growth opportunities in our community, and in impoverished communities throughout the world. Through continued educational opportunities, the club hopes to assist in laying the foundation for upcoming international outreach starting at SC4. One of the highlights of the trip is having the opportunity to see Dr. William Easterly. Easterly is co-director of the Development Research Institute, co-editor of the Journal of Development

Rachel Olivia KobylasStaff Writer

Two disabled St. Clair County Community College students have been without mail delivery due to the recent snowstorm. Both shared the same experience with snow in front of or near to their mail receptacle. With that, their mail was not delivered. Some mail, including medications or checks, couldn’t be retrieved otherwise. According to the United States Postal Service website (www.usps.com), hazardous weather is an event that could prevent mail delivery. Travel obstructions prevent mail delivery as well. “Persons responsible for road maintenance must be notified of road conditions obstructing the delivery of mail. If repairs are not made promptly, service may be withdrawn.” The Port Huron Post Office, located on 32nd St. could not be reached for comment. “We’re here to help,” is listed above the phone number on the USPS website to contact customer service at

GAC goes to NYCEconomics, and editor of the Aid Watch blog (www.aidwatchers.com). He has authored a few books, including “The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good.” Dr. Easterly is a professor of economics at New York University, where the Global Awareness Club will have the opportunity to share some time with him. The GAC participants have read the book (“White Man’s Burden…”) and followed the Aid Watch Blog. With questions each have prepared, they also hope to utilize time in a question and answer session with Dr. Easterly in regards to upcoming events and opportunities the club is currently working on.

The Global Awareness Club will also be uniting with the Developmental Research Institute at

New York University, and the Global Academic Center. According to the itinerary, the club will

also be participating in a guided tour of New York University in its entirety, with specialized time in areas of microeconomics, international relations and international outreach or sustainability assistance opportunities. The GAC has learned that the only beneficial assistance or aid is something that can be sustained or maintained. One of Dr. Easterly’s main points on the Aid Watch Blog is “just asking that aid benefit the poor.” Along with other opportunities available to the GAC in New York, they will also be meeting representatives from Columbia University. The Columbia University’s chapter of the Engineers Without Borders recently returned from a mission to Ghana,

West Africa where they developed a source-separated latrine, thus solving the sanitation issue the community has faced, in a long term, sustainable manner. The video for the mission to Ghana, West Africa won one of three spots for the PBS Planet Forward show that will air on April 8 during Earth Week. The GAC will speak directly with representatives from Engineers Without Borders to learn about sustainability in an engineering standpoint. Filled with knowledge obtained during the trip to New York, the Global Awareness Club will host the All the Children of the World conference in the Fine Arts Theater on Wednesday, March 30, from 8:30 am till 4:30 pm. Several objectives and events will follow.

1-800-275-8777. Brian, one of the customer service representatives, he was unable to state what documentation would be given to someone no longer receiving mail. He said, “A note? Unfortunately I don’t know what form number that would be.” Brian also said, “The customers are responsible for clearing obstructions from the mail receptacle, whether it is snow or a parked car, before mail resumes.” Asked what a disabled person would do in the event something of this nature occurred, he said, “They would have to talk to the city about that.” That’s exactly what

one of the two disabled SC4 students did. Chuck King, referring to his experience with the Postal Service and the St. Clair County Road Commission, said it was “frustrating but had a positive ending.” King began at the Port Huron Post Office to find out how he could pick his mail up. He was told by the worker there, that he would not be able to retrieve his mail. Asking why, King was then told it was because of the snow policy. According to King, he worked for the next two days on shoveling out the snow from around his mail box and on the third day, he did not receive his mail again.

King went back to the post office and said, “How are we going to fix this? I understand the policy. If I sit in my car and wait for him (the postal worker) can you give me an approximate time and can I get my mail then?” The postal worker replied, “Yeah, probably.” King then asked, “Then what’s the difference between me coming in here and you handing it to me?” With little response, King said, “Do me a favor, check with the driver, let him know I’m doing the best I can do for right now and see if he can get in there to deliver my mail.”

King said he also called the St. Clair County Road Commission. He was told by an employee that “contractors were used, because the snow was so heavy and snow was dumped improperly.” The employee apologized and said he would make sure someone fixes the problem. According to King, within thirty minutes, someone was there plowing the entire lot and removed all of the snow that was put there. Of Twana Pinskey’s experience with the Port Huron Post Office she said it was, “Demeaning, demoralizing and shocking. [It was] the first time I had experienced prejudice based on my disability.” Due to the snow and lack of its removal, Pinskey went without one of her prescriptions for nearly a week. After multiple days of not receiving her mail, Twana also went into the Post Office. Twana said to the employee there, “I’m assuming it’s (the mail not being delivered) because the city dumped all of the snow in the front of my mailbox.” She explained to the employee she is disabled and had no way to get the snow removed. Pinskey then asked about retrieving the mail when the courier arrived. The employee stated there was a hold on her mail.

The employee went on to ask Pinskey what her motivation to remove the snow would be if she was given her mail. Twana said, “I remember standing there thinking, ‘oh my God, this is what it’s like to be discriminated against.’” After not finding a solution at the post office, Pinskey contacted her landlord. According to Pinskey, the landlord knows someone that works for the city, and had asked that they stop dumping snow around the location because there is a disabled tenant who is unable to remove it. Before Pinskey was able to make contact with the Department of Public Works herself, she said, “Good Samaritans showed up to remove the snow not only from around my mailbox, but from my vehicle as well, as I had been snowed in for three days.” There has not been another heavy snow causing impediment of mail delivery since. If a situation like this has occurred to you, contact the St. Clair County Road Commission at (810)-364-5720, or the Department of Public Works, Streets Division at (810)-984-9730.

Do you have mail?

Pets of the issue page 8

Student Government President Chuck King’s mailbox is snowed in. photo by Chuck King

Illustration by Zachary Penzien

Don’t “break” the bank page 2

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Editor in Chief: Twana Pinskey

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The 83rd annual Academy Awards were another spectacle of glitz and glamor for Hollywood alumni and newcomers in 2011. Hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco got there just in time, after going through many different movies ranging from “True Grit” to “Back to the Future.” “The Fighter” gave a one-two punch with Christian Bale and Melissa Leo winning best supporting actor and actress. The ceremony went on, looking at films that made history such as 1939’s “Gone with the Wind,” 1942’s “Casablanca,” and James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster “Titanic.” Living legend Kirk Douglas livend the night up by trying to pick up Anne Hathaway before pinching Melissa Leo to give her a reality check for her win. “Toy Story 3” played well with others, taking awards for best animated feature and Randy Newman winning for original song his second win

out of a total twenty nominations. “The King’s Speech” didn’t surprise many in taking awards for best picture, best actor for Colin Firth, best director award for Tom Hooper and original screenplay for writer David Seidler. “Inception” held a lock on the technical aspects winning for best visual effects, sound editing, and mixing. Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor surprised the world while adding an Oscar to his collection for his collaboration on the score in the “Social Network.” Throughout the night was a look back on the various hosts of the Academy Awards. The most entertaining moment featured Billy Crystal having a “conversation” with Bob Hope, who then introduced the presenters for visual effects. I have always enjoyed watching the various award shows throughout the years, but I’m beginning to hate how in a five-hour broadcast there will be almost three hours of commercials. I’m hoping that this will change, especially as the Oscars inch near the 100th broadcast. I guess we will find out as time goes by.

All the King’s menRachael KrafftStaff writer

Spring break comes never soon enough for exhausted college students, who use the week free of educational expectations to experience the thrills of a vacation from responsibility. SC4 students, who will be on Spring break from March 7 through 14, have many options for where they can spend their spring break, without having to leave the state. Snow will most likely stay around for those who like winter sports such as Cross-country Skiing, Sledding, or even Ice Climbing in Michigan State parks. “Picture yourself climbing a 150 foot pillar of ice, standing

Don’t “break” the bankthirty feet from the overhanging walls and the waves of Lake Superior crashing below,” said Brent Bradley, who rents cabins and gives tours of the 73,000 acre Rocks National Lakeshore park. The park sits on over 40 miles of Lake Superior’s shore. Picture Rock is known for its sandstone bluffs that seep water, which form blue curtains of ice and pillars that grow on the 200-foot high overhanging cliffs. Not interested in hanging out outside during your spring break? Then maybe an indoor water park resort will suit your needs. Michigan is home to seven water park hotels with as many similarities as differences. Both Great Wolfe

The boys of summerLodge in Traverse City and Zehnder’s Splash Village in Frankenmuth have at least seven different water slides, lazy rivers and an adult-only hot tub. They keep the pool areas at a constant 84 degrees, creating a different reality from the weather outside. Zehnder’s is privately owned and is slightly less expensive so it is a little more relaxed as far as guest are concerned. Most indoor water parks have a bar on site and drink specials for those over 21, to provide an all-in-one relaxation package. Check the internet for the spring break deals. Michigan’s winter is nearly over. Enjoy the last of it, while celebrating its end.

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As the ice thaws and the hockey fights subside, America’s pastime catches a breath of fresh air. The 75th year of spring training at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla. began with the Detroit Tigers’ pitchers and catchers having their first workout Feb. 14, and the whole team having its first workout on Feb. 19. The Tigers will open the season at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, March 31, and have their home opener at Comerica Park against Kansas City on Friday, April 8. After having a .500 even season of 81 wins and 81 losses, the Tigers hope that the addition of former Cleveland first baseman Victor Martinez will

brightens their hopes of a playoff run. The roller coaster soap opera of the Tigers’ clubhouse was also slowed by the arrest of first basement Miguel Cabrera on suspected drunk-driving charges. However, he did return to play on February 28. After winning their first four exhibition games, the Tigers show promise that they won’t repeat the disappointments of last year and may at least finish above 500. But we will only know once spring training is over and fall

fever has arrived. If you want to see a game sometime this season, tickets range from $5 for the bleacher seats to $73 for the on deck circle, so whether you just want to support the team or really get into the action, there is a ticket for you. Comerica Park also has multiple choices for your eating pleasure, including the good old-fashioned hot dog. More information can be found by visiting their web site at www.detroittigers.com, or by calling 1-866-66-TIGER.

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The boys of summerJeff DeanStaff Writer

The game could have been over before it started, with an accident on I-94 forcing the Hawks to show up late. The Hawks where behind the eight-ball from the start. With only 5 players making the trip, it wasn’t a surprise the Lady Skippers were too much for them to handle. SC4 dominated Henry Ford in all aspects of the game in an 85-42 victory. The Lady Skippers stepped on the gas from the opening whistle. They alternated between a dominating press defense and a shutdown zone, leaving the Hawks with low percentage shots all game long. The Lady Skippers’

Korea Jackson and Jenna Stauffer led the way in the first half with 23 points between the two of them, outscoring the Hawks who only totaled 22 points as a team. The second half showcased the Lady Skippers closing the game out. With more relentless defense at the beginning, the girls in gold widened their lead. Skippers Kelsey Jensen and Hannah Jones lead the charge for SC4 in the second half, scoring 19 points between them, just one shy of the total team points scored by the Henry Fords Hawks.

Halfway through the second half, with the game securely in their grasp, they fell back into their tight zone defense barely

allowing any action in the paint. The leading scorers for the Lady Skippers were Sophomores Korea Jackson with 18 points and Chaniese Turner with 15 points, with an honorable mention to Hannah Jones who also was playing her last home game at SC4. Jones dropped in 10 points, all of which came in the second half, while slamming the door closed on the Hawks’ chances to comeback.

Girls in gold redefine “domination”

Jeff DeanStaff Writer

Saturday, February 26, the Predators started strong, played strong and finished soundly. The Port Huron Predators opened their season with style, pounding on the Indianapolis Enforcers and defeating them soundly 69-12. With an interception in their opening defensive series, the Predators demonstrated that they are here to play and they

are for real. The team took that interception and turned it into a touchdown, scoring the first points of the game and never looking back. The Predators continued to pound on the Enforcers, bending slightly but crashing down and forcing multiple turnovers throughout the first half. With the Predators up 14 points, the Enforcers finally scored with 6 minutes left in the first half. The Enforcers attempted a two-point conversion but failed, leaving them with only 6 points. The Predators came right back adding another touchdown to the scoreboard and

closing out the half with a 21-6 lead. In the second half, the Predators showcased their defense and put on a scoring clinic, tacking on 48 more points and not allowing another touchdown til late in the fourth quarter. With over 1900 fans present, the Predators gave Port Huron a team to believe in. Halftime featured a football toss for the spectators. Those who purchased tickets in the first and second received a chance to win Predators T-shirts or sweatshirts. The event carried over the time allotment and had to be finished off the football field.

Predators enforce their will on Enforcers

Photo by:Kevin Ward under Creative Commons License

Left to right, Chaniese Turner, Hannah Jones, Korea JacksonPhoto by Jeff Dean

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The year Thomas Edison submitted his last patent, the year the Empire State Building was completed and the year Chester Gould introduced ‘Dick Tracy” was also a year of particular importance to Port Huron. The year was 1931, and in this year the “Erie Square Gazette” was founded. During my year-and-a-half tenure at the paper, I spent a fair amount of time poring through the archives as part of a series on the campus and its buildings. It gave a great perspective on where the paper had been and how far it had come in just thirty years, let alone the full eighty it has existed. I fondly remember working on the paper in my free time, or when I should have been in class for that matter. It was by far my favorite thing about SC4 and the one reason that it was

hard for me to leave, especially coming to Western (whose paper is not all I had dreamed of). The building history series was my favorite work, the crowning achievement of which was the article on the Student Center, and the rather surprising history tidbit I uncovered there; our series about tuition that led the Board to oppose then-President Bellanca’s increase plans; and the great progress we made in spite of some problems early in 2007-2008’s academic year. We wound up, in November of 2007, having the College remove our Managing Editor for a mishap with security and access to the “Gazette” offices on a Sunday. We rebounded from that uncomfortable black mark to have one of the best years I had seen in the archives. I truly believe that with the staff we had back in 2008, anything was possible. We

brought the paper into the mainstream of the city; we expanded our scope to truly fit the mission we gave ourselves (serving the Blue Water area, as the masthead still proclaims) and we brought home the first hand full of awards recognizing the “Gazette” from the Michigan Community College Press Association. We were so proud of what we had done. My fellow editors and staff are some of the greatest I’ve ever met. I’m so proud of that the paper is today; it realizes so many of the goals and dreams we had for it then. But I would give anything to work with those people again, to once again be recognized with a “Lede-‘o-the-Issue” from Professor Lusk, to decorate the masthead one more time for a holiday, and to spend my time in that office, with those people. Nothing would make me happier.

Nostalgia in the Erie SquareTwana PinskeyEditor-in-Chief

As a disabled student, I continually work to overcome my physical limitations. From adjusting from the lifestyle I once had to the new capabilities I now have, life has not been without its challenges. It has been a little more than 10 years since the “Americans with Disabilities Act” became law. I find myself pondering how much the treatment of disabled citizens has changed in the last decade. According to the National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency, there are 54 million Americans with disabilities. For many of us facing limitations, the biggest hurdles encountered can be how we are perceived by others in society. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a “disability” as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one

or more of the major life activities of individuals.” How do we as a society define disabled people? For many of us, it is certainly not by the standards used by the ADA. I recently had my first experience of indifference or discrimination, and I would hope it to be only a lack of understanding of what life is like for the disabled. I went to collect my mail after our recent snow extravaganza, only to be told by my local Post Office that it was being held because the carrier couldn’t reach my box. Explaining my situation, and inability to remove the snow myself,

I was told I could not have my mail until the snow was removed. Explaining my plight a second time, I was told by the counter staff; “If I gave you your mail, what would be your motivation to remove the snow?” With all the layered clothing I had on, my disability was not easily visible. I had just experienced what people with invisible disabilities experience every day. People with invisible disabilities have to live with indifference and misunderstanding by others in society. The all-important first glance is harder on those of us with disabilities if the impairment is not easily seen. People mislabel you as non-disabled on first glance, making daily challenges more difficult. In the end, I did receive my mail. Having gone through this experience, I ask myself how many others deal with indifference and misunderstandings all because of misguided first impressions.

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Tiffany HigginsStaff Writer One incoming freshman will receive $250 toward tuition. The Kathleen Hayward Academic Scholarship is awarding $250 each semester to a freshman with a high school GPA of 3.4 or higher. A $10,000 donation from Irvin and Kathleen Hayward, both retired Port Huron area teachers, funds the scholarship through the SC4 Foundation. Any student who will be a freshman in the fall, and has maintained a 3.4 GPA or higher in high school, is eligible to apply for this scholarship. Applications are available from the financial aid office in the Acheson Technology Center, or on the scholarship information section of the SC4 website. Applications are also available from high school guidance counselors. The fall 2011 semester is the first for this scholarship, and students

CAMPUS EVENTSare encouraged to look for this and other new scholarships on the SC4 website. Write the name of any scholarships not listed on the application for consideration. Jo Cassar, executive director of financial assistance and services, encourages students to write a paragraph about themselves and include it with their application. She says, “They need to sell themselves because the donors are going to have to narrow down that application pool.” She strongly encourages students to apply for scholarships, and to regularly check the website for new scholarships available. All scholarships

may be applied for on one application, and applications are available free of charge. Students are encouraged to apply for all scholarships for which they may be eligible. The application deadline for Scholarships for the 2011-12 academic school year is March 14. Financial aid staff is available in room 123 of the Acheson Technology Center or by phone at (810)989-5530. To establish a scholarship for SC4 students, or to inquire about donating funds to an already-established scholarship, contact David Goetze, director of college advancement and alumni relations, at (810)989-5761.

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“What are your thoughts on how the post office won’t deliver your mail if the snow has not been cleared in front of your mailbox, even if you are disabled?”

Freddie Fife

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Business

“They still should do it because we need our mail A.S.A.P. Important stuff comes in the mail, no excuses.”

Charlie St. Louis

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Kimball Township

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Students depending on the Pell Grant to attend college, be prepared. President Obama has released his new budget plan for 2012 and it doesn’t look good for students. The Pell Grant might be cut by $1 billion to help decrease deficit in the United States. This plan will allow 9 million students to attend school with assistance from the Pell Grant, but during the fall and winter semesters only. Not only will the bill affect students requiring help from the Pell Grant, it will affect students taking out loans as well. During the State of the Union address with Candy Crowley, White House budget director Jacob Lew explained how these cuts will

affect students that take out loans. Lew said interest will now build up while the student is in school, but students won’t have to pay until they graduate. “It will increase the burden for paying back the loans, but it will not reduce access to education,” said Lew. Obama discussed his budget proposal at Parkville Middle School and Center for Technology on February 14, 2011. According to a blog post on www.whitehouse.gov, the president gave a speech explaining his proposal. Obama said when he was sworn in as president, he pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. This proposal is his pledge to decrease the deficit. President Obama called for a freeze on

annual domestic spending over the next five years, stating he hopes this will cut the deficit by more than $4 billion over the next decade. At the end of his speech, President Obama explained that cutting he will be cutting things he deeply cares about like community action programs in low-income neighborhoods and towns and community development block grants that many cities and states rely on. “But if we’re going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kinds of cuts will be necessary,” said Obama.

Obama administration cuts Pell grant

Twana PinskeyEditor-in-Chief

Free things that do not always come with strings attached. In today’s tough economic times, everyone looks for ways to entertain their families and find low cost activities. Registration for Saint Clair County Community College’s Free College Day begins on-line, Sunday, March 13 and via phone on Monday, March 14. This annual, free event offers close to 150 classes Saturday, April 2, on the Port Huron campus. According to SC4 Communications Specialist Advisor Chris Sebastian, 1100 participants took part in last year’s free college day. “This is our way to

say thank you to the community for their support throughout the year,” said Sebastian. Some of the classes being offered this year are:

• History class on Thomas Edison

• Exploration of the shipwreck the “Edmund Fitzgerald”

• Hands on Pottery Class by adjunct instructor, Ce-leste Skalnek

• Dance lessons by community mem-bers Carol Bach and Lyle Malaski

• General topics such as comput-ers, arts, crafts and theatre

• Landscaping, gardening and lawn care

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In the article “PHPD no more?” in Volume 58, Issue 10 of the Erie Square Gazette, a photo was credited to Rachel Kobylas. The photograph was actually taken by Stephen Metcalfe. We apologize for this error.

Retraction

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I married into a Polish-Catholic family, whose Polish pride was equaled only by my father in law’s claim to fame; he had been born on St. Patrick’s Day. Over the years I had some pretty good versions of St. Patrick’s Day meals shared with me. This corned beef can be boiled the day before, and then baked the day of your event.

• Two corn beef briskets, each weighing 2-1/2 to 3 pounds

• One large onion peeled and quar-tered

• One small head of cabbage, quartered

• Two large carrots cut into chunks

• Two celery stalks, cut into chunks

• Packet of spices from brisket

• 1/3 cup of brown sugar

• Four large Idaho potatoes, washed, and quartered

• One tablespoon of prepared mustard

• One 12 oz can of beer

“Irish for a day”Directions

• Place corned beef in a large Dutch oven; cover with water and can of beer. Add the onion, carrot, cabbage, celery and brisket packet of spices. Bring to a boil (Save 1 cup of broth when done boiling)

• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until meat is tender. Transfer corned beef and drained vegetables to a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Score the surface of meat with shallow diagonal cuts.

• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and mustard; spread over meat. Drizzle with reserved broth. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for one hour, basting occasionally.

COMMUNITYJessica JackStaff Writer

What is St. Patrick’s Day really about? What do cloverleaves, beer and leprechauns have to do with anything? St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in the early ninth and tenth centuries, but it did not really gain popularity until it became a holy day of obligation to the Roman Catholic Church in 1903. Originally the known color in support of the religious holiday was blue, it was said that St. Patrick used the three leaf clover to explain the holy trinity to the Irish at that time. The leprechaun, commonly used in decoration for this holiday, has no religious significance whatsoever. The leprechaun itself is a creature from Irish folklore; they are characteristically mischief makers and said to have caches of gold hidden in their hills. The day itself was meant as a day of celebration, and was set on March 17 to avoid conflict with

other Catholic holidays, specifically Palm Sunday. When Saint Patrick’s Day happens to fall on the Holy week (which has not happened since 1940), they move it to a more convenient time. The first Saint Patrick’s Festival was held on 17 March 1996 in Ireland, in the hopes of attracting tourists. In 1997, it was only a three-day event. By 2000, it was a four-day event. When 2006 rolled around, the festival was five days long, and more than 675,000 people attended the 2009 parade. Overall 2009’s five-day festival saw close to one million visitors. Christian leaders in Ireland have shown some concern about the secularization of St Patrick’s Day. Some say it is time to reclaim St Patrick’s Day as a church festival. They question the need for the mindless alcohol-fuelled revelry which is usually associated with the Irish festival.

How lucky is a four leafed clover

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