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Cape School District keeps tax rate stable
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
The Cape Girardeau School District's total tax rate for 2015-2016 will remain at $4.1567 per $100 of assessed valuation, board members voted during a special meeting Monday. Neil Glass, assistant superintendent of administrative services, said the district's total assessed valuation is $633,657,242 -- a 2.3 percent increase over last year...
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Stocks slump; Dow ends down 588 after early 1,000-point slide
(National News ~ 08/25/15)
U.S. stocks slid again Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly plunging more than 1,000 points in a sell-off that sent a shiver of fear from Wall Street to Main Street. Stocks regained some of that ground as the day progressed, but the Dow finished with a loss of 588 points, the eighth-worst single-day point decline and the second straight fall of more than 500...
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Nixon touts Southeast campus improvements during visit
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
Gov. Jay Nixon made a stop Monday at Southeast Missouri State University to discuss how recent efforts from the state will help fund more than $10 million in improvements on campus. The governor's visit coincided with the university's first day of fall classes...
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Three Cape teens detained after Sikeston shooting, pursuit
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
Three Cape Girardeau teens were arrested in Sikeston, Missouri, after they were accused of shooting at a house and a brief pursuit in Sikeston last week. The Sikeston Department of Public Safety reported Monday that Ralph Holmes, 19, was charged with multiple felonies and is in custody at the Scott County Jail in Benton, Missouri...
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Field day offers up-close look at local crops
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
Farmers and the public were given an opportunity Monday to tour corn and soybean fields at the Buchheit Tech Park. Buchheit and Merschman Seeds hosted their annual field day at the site in Perry County, Missouri. "It is open to the public, but we usually get farmers who are going to be purchasing the seed," said Katlyn Niederecker of Buchheit. ...
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"Never Again Is Now" Rally
(Submitted Story ~ 08/25/15)
"Never Again Is Now" Rally This Friday, August 28, at Cape County Park North in Shelter #4 at 6:30 pm there will be a rally that will be open to the public. This event's main topic is "A History and Religion Tour." The keynote speaker will be Mr. William Federer. ...
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Roller Derby Team Volunteers At Gus Macker Event
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/25/15)
On August, 8th, Cape Girardeau Roller Derby volunteered at the 1st Annual Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Arena Park. Proceeds from this event went to support Boys & Girls Club. This event marks the first time Gus Macker has been held on the Mississippi River! Gus Macker Basketball, now in its 42nd year, spans three generations of 3-on-3 basketball players finding enjoyment, exercise, competition, and community closeness at above-the-rim levels...
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Chaffee German Day Pageant
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/25/15)
Mini Miss German Day: Ava Masters, 7 month old daughter of Tyler Masters and Lauren Phillips of Oran, MO.
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Chaffee German Day Pageant
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/25/15)
Mini Mr. German Day: Lucas Cantrell, 7 month old son of Vicki & Chris Cantrell of Chaffee, MO.
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Chaffee German Day Pageant
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/25/15)
Tiny Mr. German Day (right): Maverick Hall, 1 year old son of Stefanie & Jordan Hall of Chaffee, MO. 1st Runner Up (left): Miles Leggett, 3 year old son of Dusty &Shannon Leggett of Chaffee, MO.
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Chaffee German Day Pageant
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/25/15)
Tiny Miss German Day (center): Addison Lincoln, 3 year old daughter of Darren & Tara Lincoln of Chaffee, MO. 1st Runner Up (right): Aubrey Camden, 2 year old daughter of Mackenzie Williams & Matt Camden of Essex, MO. 2nd Runner Up (left): Chloe Jane Hahn, 2 year old daughter of Cory and Christa Hahn of Oran, MO...
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Chaffee German Day Pageant
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/25/15)
Little Miss German Day (center): Liza Brielle Dohogne, 4 year old daughter of Jeremey & Mallory Dohogne of Benton, MO. 1st Runner Up (right): Hanna Rose Conner, 4 year old daughter of Rosanna Williams & Jeremey Conner of Essex, MO. 2nd Runner Up (left): Jordan Jones, 4 year old daughter of Mindy Hendrix of Chaffee, MO...
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Chaffee German Day Pageant
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/25/15)
Junior Miss German Day (center): Reese VanPelt, 8 year old daughter of Billy & Megan VanPelt of Chaffee, MO. 1st Runner Up (right): Grace Ancell, 7 year old daughter of Tammy Ancell & Keith Ancell of Chaffee, MO. 2nd Runner Up (left): Madison Golightly, 9 year old daughter of Tara & Rusty Golightly of Chaffee, MO...
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CGRD Takes Win Over RNRG, Ends Home Season with 5-3 Record!
(Submitted Story ~ 08/25/15)
Cape Girardeau Roller Derby (CGRD) recently concluded their home season with a 5-3 record. On Saturday, August 15th, for the first time ever, CGRD took on the Roughneck Roller Derby team from Tulsa, OK. Not knowing what to expect, CGRG came on strong with tough walls and quick jammers. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/25/15)
Today is Tuesday, August 25, the 237th day of 2015. There are 128 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 25, 1985, Samantha Smith, 13, the schoolgirl whose letter to Yuri V. Andropov resulted in her famous peace tour of the Soviet Union, died with her father, Arthur, and six other people in a commuter plane crash in Auburn, Maine...
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Bike lock inventors win 50K prize, headed to Cape
(Editorial ~ 08/25/15)
Recently, the Southeast Missourian applauded Cape Girardeau's Codefi business incubator, Traverse Ventures and local partners, who collaborated to create 1ST50K, an opportunity for potential entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas and win awards, including as much as $50,000 and professional advice and mentorship. The inaugural competition drew interest from 13 countries and 23 U.S. states in industries ranging from health care to technology and agriculture, to name a few...
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St. Louis man gets life in prison in 2013 fatal shooting
(State News ~ 08/25/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A 36-year-old St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of a man at Kiener Plaza. Steven Craig Rozier Jr. was sentenced Friday. He was found guilty last month of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, a gun charge and armed criminal action in the death of 29-year-old Mario Shackelford...
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St. Louis-area officer dies after being hit by car
(State News ~ 08/25/15)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- A suburban St. Louis police officer has died after being struck by a car. The accident happened at 7:55 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Old Jamestown Road and U.S. 67 in north St. Louis County. St. Louis County police say 53-year-old Peggy Vassallo, a sergeant with the Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department, was involved in a minor accident involving her personal vehicle...
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Toddler OK after being inside stolen vehicle
(State News ~ 08/25/15)
Toddler OK after being inside stolen vehicle WEST ALTON, Mo. -- Police in the St. Louis area are searching for a suspect who stole a car with a 2-year-old inside. The car was found abandoned about an hour later, and the toddler was unharmed. The car was stolen about 10 p.m. Sunday in the West Alton area of northern St. Charles County. It was recovered about 11 p.m. in Jennings, Missouri, in St. Louis County...
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James Senciboy Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/25/15)
PERKINS, Mo. -- James Truman "Jim" Senciboy Sr., 66, of Perkins passed away after a 15-month battle with lung cancer Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. Jim was born in Cape Girardeau on Oct. 1, 1948. He was the first of three sons to Truman and Christine Ann Scheffer Senciboy...
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Births 8/25/15
(Births ~ 08/25/15)
Son to Jonathan Michael and MeeMee Prino of Oak Ridge, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:07 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Name, Harper Joseph. Weight, 9 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Prino is the former MeeMee Scheffer, daughter of Joe Scheffer of Oak Ridge. Prino is the son of Melody Prino and Mike Prino, both of Sikeston, Missouri...
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Alice Bert
(Obituary ~ 08/25/15)
Alice J. Bert, 89, a member of the Sereno community and Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, passed away at about noon on Aug. 20, 2015, at the Independence Care Center. Alice, the daughter of Leander Carroll and Alice Lee Carroll, was born July 17, 1926, in Brooksville, Florida...
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Dirk Engelhart
(Obituary ~ 08/25/15)
Dirk W. Engelhart, 57, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 30, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, son of Joseph Charles and Joy Statler Engelhart. He and Pat Kieninger were married Dec. 23, 1977, in Pocahontas...
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Anna Blattel
(Obituary ~ 08/25/15)
Anna C. Blattel, 84, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at The Lutheran Home. She was born June 12, 1931, in Fornfelt, Missouri, to Homer B. and Alena A. Scherer Dyer. She and Leon Joseph Blattel were married Nov. 12, 1949, at St. Joseph Church in Fornfelt...
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Out of the past: Aug. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 08/25/15)
Southeast Missouri Hospital is one of only 36 hospitals in the nation that soon will be offering a new approach to removing coronary artery blockages; the catheter treatment method, referred to as Directional Coronary Atherectomy, will be offered at Southeast beginning about Sept. 1...
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California wine train orders off black women's book club
(National News ~ 08/25/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Members of a mostly black women's book club say a luxe Napa Valley wine train kicked them off because of their race. The 11 members of the Sisters on the Reading Edge book club, all but one of whom is African American, say the Napa Valley Wine Train ordered them off Saturday, mid-journey...
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Second cancers are on the rise; 1 in 5 U.S. cases is a repeat
(National News ~ 08/25/15)
Second cancers are on the rise. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases in the U.S. involves someone who has had the disease before. When doctors talk about second cancers, they mean a different tissue type or a site, not a recurrence or spread of the original tumor...
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Americans, Briton who thwarted attack get France's top honor
(International News ~ 08/25/15)
PARIS -- The president of France pinned his country's highest award, the Legion d'Honneur, on three Americans and a Briton on Monday, saying they "gave a lesson in courage" by subduing a heavily armed attacker on a train carrying 500 passengers to Paris...
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Man describes tackling trooper shooting suspect
(National News ~ 08/25/15)
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- The good Samaritan who helped capture a man accused of shooting a state trooper said Monday he was warned off by bystanders but charged anyway to try to help the trooper in distress. Robert LeDoux said he could see "pure evil" in the suspect's eyes...
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Ferguson municipal judge announces sweeping changes
(State News ~ 08/25/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Ferguson's new municipal judge ordered massive changes Monday in the city's much-criticized municipal court, a move he said is aimed at restoring confidence in the system and easing the burden on needy defendants. Changes announced by Judge Donald McCullin include withdrawing many arrest warrants and giving defendants new court dates and payment options. ...
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Police: Ashley Madison hack might have led to suicides
(International News ~ 08/25/15)
TORONTO -- The hacking of the cheating website Ashley Madison has triggered extortion crimes and led to two unconfirmed reports of suicides, Canadian police said Monday. The company behind Ashley Madison is offering a $378,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of members of a group that hacked the site...
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Rival Koreas find a way to avoid disaster, reach deal
(International News ~ 08/25/15)
SEOUL, South Korea -- After 40-plus-hours of talks, North and South Korea today pulled back from the brink with an accord that allows both sides to save face and avert bloodshed they've been threatening each other with for weeks. In an artfully crafted, though vague, piece of diplomacy, Pyongyang expressed "regret" over the fact two South Korean soldiers were maimed in a recent land-mine blast. ...
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Dilapidated, toxic carburetor plant coming down in St. Louis
(State News ~ 08/25/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Demolition at the dilapidated and toxic Carter Carburetor plant in north St. Louis finally is beginning, under the eye of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Contractors began Monday taking down the massive brick plant that once produced carburetors for millions of American cars. It has sat vacant for years, with toxic waste bleeding down to bedrock, making it one of the most contaminated industrial environmental Superfund sites in St. Louis...
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Man charged in Jewish site killings tried to explain motive
(State News ~ 08/25/15)
OLATHE, Kan. -- A white supremacist wanted to explain to jurors Monday his motive for killing three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City, but a judge told him the first phase of the capital murder trial was to focus solely on whether he committed the crimes -- not why...
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Missouri college raises minimum wage to $10 an hour
(State News ~ 08/25/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Stephens College has raised the minimum wage for its full-time employees to $10 per hour, a move that mainly will affect those in service or maintenance roles. The change at the women's college in Columbia went into effect at the start of the school's fiscal year July 1. ...
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Racial identity of activist questioned, but does it matter?
(State News ~ 08/25/15)
Questions about the racial identity of a well-known activist in the "Black Lives Matter" movement have stirred controversy and drawn a blistering response. But the central question remains: Does his race matter? Shaun King, a blogger who identifies as black and rose to prominence in the aftermath of a police shooting last summer in Ferguson, Missouri, pushed back against claims on conservative Internet sites that his parents are white and he had exaggerated an assault he endured two decades ago while attending high school in Versailles, Kentucky.. ...
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Poplar Bluff venue to host forum for governor candidates
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
A candidate forum featuring the six candidates running for governor has been organized by the Butler County Republicans in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Catherine Hanaway, Randy Asbury, Eric Greitens, Peter Kinder, Bob Dixon and John Brunner have committed to the event...
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Jackson man pleads not guilty to sodomy charge
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
A Jackson man accused of first-degree statutory sodomy pleaded not guilty Monday. Jeffrey B. Moffat, 55, is accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl with his fingers while baby-sitting her and her sisters at the girls' home in 2014. Moffat's next court appearance will be for a motion hearing Oct. 16...
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Lincoln Day Dinner set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/25/15)
The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club will host its 46th annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Saturday at Ray's Plaza Conference Center, 3257 William St. in Cape Girardeau. The theme for the dinner is "Freedom Is Not Free." U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt will be the keynote speaker, with Lloyd Smith leading the ceremonies. Local state representatives and U.S. Rep. Jason Smith also will attend...
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Gurley cleared to practice but will not play in preseason
(Professional Sports ~ 08/25/15)
The running back was selected 10th overall in this year's draft despite knee surgery.
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Notre Dame tennis team defeats Kennett for first time
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/15)
The Bulldogs posted a 6-3 win over the Indians.
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Cardinals win series opener vs. D-Backs
(Professional Sports ~ 08/25/15)
St. Louis turned four double plays in a 5-3 victory.
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Nation, world briefs 8/25/2015
(National News ~ 08/25/15)
WASHINGTON -- With Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on board, the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers is picking up momentum to survive opposition from Republican and Israeli opponents. A day after Reid's announcement he will back the deal pushed by President Barack Obama, Michigan Democratic Sen. ...
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Geese, droppings invade football field
(National News ~ 08/25/15)
NANTY GLO, Pa. -- A high-school football team had to move its scrimmage after geese -- and the waste they leave behind -- invaded its stadium. Blacklick Valley High School moved Saturday's scrimmage to a practice field by the school after the game field in Nanty Glo was deemed off-limits. Blacklick Valley Superintendent John Mastillo hopes workers will have the field cleaned up in time for the team's home opener in a couple of weeks. Mastillo said about 65 geese have taken over the field...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame golfers come out firing
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/15)
All the local high school events reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Entertainment briefs 8/25/2015
(Entertainment ~ 08/25/15)
LOS ANGELES -- A judge overturned Terrence Howard's divorce settlement with his second wife Monday, finding the actor was coerced into signing the settlement by her threats to leak private details. Superior Court Judge Thomas Trent Lewis' ruling means Howard and his ex-wife, Michelle Ghent, will have to renegotiate the financial terms of their divorce. ...
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Don Osborne
(Obituary ~ 08/25/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Don R. Osborne, 68, of Chaffee died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Wilma Kindle
(Obituary ~ 08/25/15)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Wilma Jean Farris Kindle, 54, of Bloomington, formerly of Ullin, Illinois, died at 1:25 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home Villa Ridge...
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Kimberly Penny
(Obituary ~ 08/25/15)
Kimberly Jean Penny, 26, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/25/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/25/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Alex S. Miller, 17, 2029 Kent Drive, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and being involved in a motor vehicle accident...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/25/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/25/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday: n Medical assist calls were made to: Brenda Kay Court at 7:31 a.m.; Julie Drive at 1:15 p.m.; South West End Boulevard at 5:27 p.m.; Autumn Drive at 6:58 p.m.; and Meadowbrook Drive at 11:38 p.m...
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Progress happening all over town
(Column ~ 08/25/15)
I have a number of items that I would like to comment on this month, so this column will be split into several segments. First I would like to thank the citizens and voters of Cape Girardeau for the positive vote on our Transportation Trust Fund 5 plan for the years 2016-2020. This positive vote will continue our street improvements through the year 2020. Citizens will see major street repairs, particularly in subdivisions and neighborhoods over the next year...
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Speak Out 8/25/15
(Speak Out ~ 08/25/15)
Perhaps not surprisingly, the U.S. is the only major country in the world not providing paid maternity leave for new mothers. Initially, immigration was probably a winning issue for Republican presidential aspirants. Donald Trump has turned it into a nightmare beyond that on Elm Street...
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Prayer 8/25/15
(Prayer ~ 08/25/15)
Though we may not always understand, O God, we trust in you and your unfailing love. Amen.
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