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By Ben AchtabowskiSports Editor On senior night last Thursday, Meade County Lady Wave senior Olivia Wright looked to right the volleyball team’s ship with ve straight aces during the rst game. But every-thing went wrong for the Lady Waves in the nal two games against the Central

Hardin Lady Bruins as they lost in three games, 18-25, 25-20 and 25-18. “It’s the story of our lives,” said Meade County head coach Jennifer Smith. “We seem to fall apart in the second game a lot. They wanted to win this game. I think they tried and they just fell short.”

With the first

game knotted up at 15 apiece, Wright served up five straight aces to take the lead 19-5. Se-nior Bliss Powers then had a monster kill to extend the lead to 20-15. On the next serve, Wright recorded her sixth and nal ace of the night. In what was a

JV soccer team takes rst place in district after sudden death shootout

Ben Achtabowski, Sports Editor270-422-4542sports@thenewsstandard.com

SportsFriday, October 9, 2009

Seniors and families honoredMeade County seniors celebrate athletic accomplishmentsSports, B2

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JV’s best

Oct. 9 Greenwave Football Lincoln Co. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 MCHS Cross Country @ North Hardin Invite TBA

Oct. 12-15Lady Waves Volleyball District Tournament @ Home TBA

Oct. 12 Greenwave Soccer District Tournament @ Home TBA

Oct. 157th and 8th Girls Basketball Scott Middle School 5:30 p.m.Freshmen Football Fort Knox 6 p.m.

Oct. 16 Greenwave Football HOMECOMING Nelson Co. 7:30 p.m.Oct. 17 Cross Country @ Lexington Catholic Invitational TBA

Oct. 19-22Lady Waves Volleyball Regional Tournament @ Owensboro TBA

Oct. 197th and 8th Girls Basketball T.K. Stone 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 20 Elementary Cross Country Championship Meet @ Brandenburg Telephone Company 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 22 7th and 8th Girls Basketball @ Radcliff Middle School 5:30 p.m.Freshmen Football @ Central Hardin 6 p.m.

Oct. 23 Greenwave Football Central Hardin 7:30 p.m.Oct. 24 Cross Country @ Franklin Central Invitational TBA

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SOCCER NEWSAtletico Flames Futbol Club

Tryout Dates for Spring 2010 U14 - U18 team on Nov. 14. Times: 10-11:30 a.m. — all girls. 12-1:30 p.m. — all boys. Tryouts will be held at Nicholas Field. For more information go to http://atletico ames.com/index.php., or contact Darrin Jaquess at djaquess@atleti-co ames.com

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THE NEWS STANDARD/BEN ACHTABOWSKITOP: The Greenwave team sings the MCHS ght song after beating North Hardin. ABOVE: Tyler Crow runs through traf c.

BASKETBALL NEWSThe Meade County Green-wave basketball teams will hold the Harlem Wizards vs. The Meade County All-Stars basketball game on Oct. 17.

Pre-sale tickets are $8 and $10 at the door. Pre-sale tickets will have an opportu-nity to win a 45-foot shot for $10,000.

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Finally!

Greenwave captures elusive victory six games into the season

Finale bids 15 seniors farewell

Archers head to world tourney

FILE PHOTOPayneville archers, such as Blake Deal (above), have their eyes set on a championship.

Wright aces, wrong ending

THE NEWS STANDARD/BEN ACHTABOWSKIOlivia Wright serves up an ace.

THE NEWS STANDARD/BEN ACHTABOWSKI

Joy Straney works the ball up the eld against Male.

By Ben Achtabowskisports@thenewsstandard.com Last week’s senior night was an emotional night for head coach Dan Shook and his Meade County Lady Waves soccer team.With 13 senior players and two senior managers, the team is more than just another group of seniors; the group has been a pillar of the Lady Waves Soccer program for many years.

“You develop some close bonds when you’ve been around them for so long,” Shook said. “It’s really go-ing to seem odd with those girls not here because they have been a part of the program for so long. It’s going to be sad.”The seniors were the rst class that was allowed to play high school soccer in seventh grade, giving Shook six years to work with the same group of players.

“They were a big im-pact,” he said. “They brought in people. They are good leaders. They have been good ambassadors of the program. They really looked after the younger girls and took them under their wing. I think they have been very vital to the success of the program.”This season began with high expectations because

By Ben Achtabowskisports@thenewsstandard.comDuring this week’s fall break some Meade County ar-chery teams enjoyed the sun-ny weather of Florida while setting their sights at interna-tional competition during the National Archery in Schools Program’s (NASP) rst ever world championship. After hearing of the event earlier this spring, the Meade County archery program scrambled to get money and participants together for the epic competition. “Luckily for us we’re fortu-nate enough to do this,” said high school head coach Travis Stull. “This is something we are proud to take part in.”Meade County took two teams — the Meade County High School team and Paynev-ille Elementary — along with two individuals from David T. Wilson Elementary. The teams will compete tomorrow at the Walt Disney Wide World of Sports resort in Orlando, Fla. Due to short notice, the event has only 600 participants, while earlier this year the nationals held in Louisville had more than 5,000.

“It’s down a lot — they were expecting a lot more archers,” he said. “But I think the econ-omy and short notice kind of hurt the numbers a little bit.”The low numbers help place the already high-caliber Meade County teams in lofty hopes

By Ben Achtabowskisports@thenewsstandard.com

There was a collective sigh of relief from the Meade County Green-wave football team last Friday after the team cap-tured a 23-21 win over the North Hardin Trojans. “Our kids played hard,” said head coach Larry Mo eld. “I believe this is the rst time we played together. I didn’t hear any moaning and groaning out on the eld. There were a couple times in the second half that during other times this season we would have de ated. But we didn’t de ate tonight.”In a seemingly “must-

win” game for the Green-wave (1-5 overall, 1-1 district), the team strug-gled to nd an identity after the rst ve games. During the losing streak, the team fell apart sever-al different ways, wheth-er it was costly penal-ties, missed tackles or a stalled offense. “We needed this win really badly,” said senior linemen Chip Robinson. “This was a big district game. We were pumped and it was just a hard-hitting game from the start to the nish.”The win all started with a productive practice week — the Greenwave’s

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By Laura Sayloreditor@thenewsstandard.comIt was 100 years ago that the rst of Kentucky county extension agents realized the future of innovation was in the minds of children.As scientists began devel-

oping safer and more ef cient farming methods, their in-novative practices were met with resistance from farmers who were set in their ways about the ideals of farming.So eyes turned toward

America’s farm children who were encouraged to try these new farming methods and see the results of innovation rst-hand. As the children’s parents began witnessing the bene ts of new farming prac-tices, the methods took hold, and so advancements in the eld spread like wild re.Though the origins of 4-H

are deeply rooted in agri-culture, the national orga-nization now encompasses a world of youth-oriented programs, from livestock showcases to electrically-en-gineered projects.The Kentucky Corn Club rst congregated in 1909 in

Fayette County under the direction of Prof. George Roberts. The group was orig-inally all male and simply en-tailed participants competing for produce awards at local fairs.

Over the years, the Corn Club burgeoned and even-tually became incorporated into 4-H, an organization that stretches from coast to coast

and embodies nearly six mil-lion youth.“What’s important for peo-

ple to know is that 4-H isn’t just livestock and produce,” said Carole Goodwin, Meade County Extension Agent for 4-H and Youth Develop-ment. “It’s electricity projects, wood-working, cooking, leadership, programs that teach life skills ... all the things

that help youth reach their full potential as citizens.”Goodwin became the g-

urehead of Meade County 4-H in 1989, and she grows more and more devoted to her work each year.“It’s an incredibly reward-

ing experience to work with these kids and watch them accomplish things,” she said. “You see them achieve things

and then they look at you and you say ‘See, I told you you could do it.’”With the new school year

in place, Goodwin is in the process of informing Meade County youth about the wealth of opportunities pro-vided through 4-H. Children ages nine through 18 can join 4-H and boys and girls ages ve through eight can partic-

ipate in the county’s up-and-coming Cloverbud program.Goodwin explained that

children select the project they’re interested in — and the sky’s the limit when it comes to areas of study — then they meet regularly dur-ing club meetings or work on their projects at home and check-in with their advisors during workshops.All 4-H members can enter

their projects in the county fair, with the possibility of having them advance to the state fair.

Considering 4-H’s trans-formation from a farm boys club to a technology driven assemblage for youth of all backgrounds, Goodwin feels the future of the organiza-tion, both locally and nation-ally, is bright. “The program has always

been well-supported in Meade County ... by the kids who participate in it and the volunteers,” Goodwin said. “It’s always been a way for our kids to see the best they can be.”

For more information, con-tact the extension of ce at 270-422-4958.

Fall is the best time, ac-cording to Rick Durham, University of Kentucky Ex-tension Horticulture Spe-cialist, to divide and add to your landscape plants. Divide perennial to keep

them healthy. Are the pe-rennials in your landscape in decline? Are they bloom-ing less than they used to even though you fertilize and water them regularly? Is the foliage stunted and do the plants lack vigor? It may be that your plants

have become too crowded. Most perennials need to be divided every three to ve years, some more of-ten. Keeping plants grow-ing vigorously by dividing them is one way to prevent problems with insects and disease.

Digging and dividing perennials regularly would be a cultural practice in line with Integrated Pest Management, or IPM — an approach that allows hom-eowners to have a nice look-ing landscape using a mini-mum of pesticides.Fall and spring are the

times for dividing most perennials. As a general rule, perennials that bloom in the spring should be di-vided in the fall. Perennials that bloom in the summer and fall should be divided in the spring. When digging perennials,

loosen the soil around the plant with a shovel or gar-den fork to allow the plants to be lifted with a good portion of its roots system. Shake or work the root ball with your ngers to dis-lodge as much soil as pos-sible. This will allow you to see the growing parts of the plant, newer growth is usually toward the outside of the clump. Next, pull or cut the clump apart, leaving a mixture of old and new growth with each division. Trim back the foliage to two to three inches and remove any broken or excessively long roots.

Plant the division at the same depth as it was pre-viously growing. You will likely have extra plants so share or exchange some with neighbors or friends.After planting, apply

a layer of organic mulch and keep the plants well watered for several weeks until roots have become established. Fertilize the transplants only sparingly until growth resumes. Some plants will respond with increased bloom the follow-ing season, others may take a season or two to return to their full potential.Select for fall color in trees

before planting. Will there be color on deciduous trees this fall? Betting on this is more certain than playing the lottery. Deciduous trees always exhibit some fall col-ors as leaves lose their green chlorophyll. The degree of color depends on many fac-tors including environmen-tal conditions during the growing season and as time approaches for dormancy. Also, genetics of the par-

ticular tree is very impor-tant. Even under the best environmental conditions, tree leaves will only color to the extent that they are ge-netically capable. Since fall is the best time for planting trees and shrubs, why not take a look at the nursery in the next few weeks to select particular trees or cultivars of trees that exhibit good fall color. If you decide to plant some trees or shrubs this fall, here are a few help-ful hints.

Fall is the best time to transplant trees and shrubs in Kentucky. Broad-leafed evergreens and conifers do best when planted in early fall while deciduous trees will do well if transplanted a little later in mid-autumn. For most trees, select a

site that is well drained. When digging the planting hole, remember that you want the hole to look more like a pie pan than a stew pot. Wide and shallow is preferred over narrow and deep. The plant should be transplanted to grow at the same depth in the soil as it was growing in its container or the nursery.

A minimum width for the planting hole would be two or three times the diameter of the tree’s root ball, even wider is preferred if the soil is heavy or compacted. Back ll the hole with the

same material removed from the hole. If higher quality soil or a peat/soil mixture is used for lling the hole, the tree’s roots may become concentrated in this area and not expand out into the surrounding soil. Such a plant will be less drought tolerant and may be prone to blow over during heavy wind.

Speaking of wind, staking young trees is generally not recommended. Research has shown that movement of the tree’s trunk after plant-ing will stimulate more root growth than if the trunk is immobilized by staking and tying.

Apply two or three inch-es of mulch after planting, but keep the mulch pulled away a few inches from the base of the tree. Even a few inches of mulch at the base of a tree can encourage dis-ease problems by keeping the trunk too wet. Keep newly planted

trees well watered until the ground freezes, and water again as the ground is al-lowed to thaw. No fertilizer should be applied the rst year of growth.

Friday, September 18, 2009

A12 - The News Standard

AGRICULTURE

AndyMillsAg & NaturalResources

4-H celebrates 100 years since birth of Kentucky Corn Club

TOP PHOTO: UK COLLEGE OF AG, RIGHT PHOTO: MEADE COUNTY 4-H

TOP: Some of Kentucky’s rst 4-H members in Fayette

County groom a cow during an organization gathering.

RIGHT: Meade County 4-H member Brian Able swings

from a rope during a low ropes course at this summer’s

4-H camp retreat held at Lake Cumberland.

Fall is the right time of year

CommoditiesKentuckanna Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Market Report per CWT for Monday September 14, 2009

Receipts: 508 Last week: Holiday Last year: 120

Compared to last week: No Trend due to holiday.

Slaughter cows were 20 percent of supply: Slaughter bulls

03 percent: Replacement cows 02 percent and feeders 75

percent: The feeder supply included 23 percent steers 42

percent heifers and 35 percent bulls. 14 percent weighed

over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight A-Dress H-Dress Lo-Dress

Breaker 75-80 910-2135 40.50-46.50 47.50 33.00-40.00

Boner 80-85 1000-1370 37.50-42.50 33.00-36.00

Lean 85-90 750-1255 32.00-37.50 39.00 25.00-31.50

Slaughter Bulls:Yield Grade Weight Carcass Boning % A-Dress Lo Dress

1 1445-2150 79-80 54.00-56.00

2 1270-1940 75-76 49.50-52.50

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

3 200-300 238 111.00-115.50 113.61

6 300-400 351 105.00-112.00 107.75

5 400-500 422 97.00-105.00 100.45

16 500-600 550 89.50-95.50 92.90

8 600-700 656 85.00-89.00 87.83

5 700-800 703 84.00 84.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2 300-400 342 91.00-99.50 95.65

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

3 200-300 282 93.00 93.00

17 300-400 353 89.00-93.50 91.30

26 400-500 437 85.00-90.00 86.53

36 500-600 522 79.00-87.50 85.39

9 600-700 622 75.00-82.00 80.56

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2 200-300 275 85.00-91.00 87.84

8 300-400 372 83.50-85.00 84.13

12 400-500 451 80.00-84.00 82.34

4 500-600 526 77.00-78.50 77.86

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

11 300-400 354 100.00-110.00 103.77

35 400-500 464 87.50-96.50 93.01

18 500-600 554 84.00-91.50 86.63

9 600-700 651 81.50-87.00 83.95

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

6 300-400 367 87.00-98.00 94.04

9 400-500 467 80.00-85.00 83.22

4 600-700 642 73.00-78.50 77.17

Feeder Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2 400-500 490 82.00 82.00

Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 years old 3 to 8

months bred 830-1145 lbs. 35.00-56.00 per cwt.

Stock Cows and Calves: Medium and large 1-2: 3-8 years old

1200-1350 lbs with 100-200 lbs calves at side 700.00-975.00

per headStock Bulls: No TestCalves: Baby Beef calves: 45.00-90.00 per head.

Carole Good-win, Meade County Exten-sion Agent for 4-H and Youth Devel-opment, took reins of the operation in 1989. She said watching chil-dren succeed and accom-plish projects is at the heart of her af nity for 4-H.THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLOR

By Crystal Benham

crystal@thenewsstandard.com

During the mid-1980s the country’s economic status was similar to what it is today. Jobs were scarce and those with jobs feared for the worst, so it was common for folks, including Meade County na-tive Rick Barr and his wife, Julia, to look for ways to make extra cash.

In 1986 the Barrs decided to purchase a few acres of land and start a self-storage business called Multi-Stor Self Storage, and in 1996 they added an of ce building that was used to house a motorcy-cle/ATV business until 2003.

“Over the years we’ve worked hard at growing (the storage business),” Rick said. “Then I had a motorcycle shop … for about 10 years and sold it. Then we had the extra space.”

Rick said it took him some time to decide what he want-ed to replace the motorcycle business with, but after he and Julia investigated and looked further into the needs of Meade Countians, they made an executive decision.

“For a few years, as part of the motorcycle shop, we did UPS shipping back in the ‘90s,” he said. “When we got out of the motorcycle shop, we quit that. I always thought that went in good with the business, and over the years, I still … had people stop in wanting to ship a package.”

Rick said he began to notice the abundance of Kinko’s and UPS stores that were opening in the surrounding Meade County area.

“That was something that some of the other storage facilities were doing and I thought a shipping and print-ing business was a good t,” he said.

And in April 2009, Rick opened the doors of Ship N Print Plus to the public.

Among the wealth of stor-age units, Ship N Print is located in Brandenburg, di-agonally across from First Federal Savings Bank on Old Ekron Road. As a FedEx and UPS site, the store serves as a shipping site and a drop-off point.

“We have various shipping methods, like standard and expedited, and we are able to serve as a shipping drop-off point, which means if some-one orders something and

they know they won’t be at home to sign for it, they can have it shipped here and we can sign for it and we’ll notify them as soon as we get (the package) through a phone call, a text message or an e-mail — which ever way they prefer,” he said.

With high velocity printers and scanners, the business creates multiples of nearly any paper product, such as business cards, blueprints and iers. Ship N Print also has the ability to produce large commercial posters, and by the end of the month, plans to begin laminating person-alized commercial items like window-clings.

Christmas is just around the corner and Ship N Print is the place to go for personal-ized greeting cards, stationer-ies, invitations and thank you cards.

“We can print just about anything in black and white or color up to 11 (inches) by 17 (inches),” Rick said. “Many customers come in with old documents and scan them into the scanner, and then transfer them to jump drives or memory cards, or they e-mail them to themselves. They also come in and scan and resize old pictures.”

Rick and his employees, Amanda Ross and Shirley Miles, use updated design programs like Adobe InDe-

sign CS4 to create unique de-signs for personalized prod-ucts.

“We’re one of the few plac-es in the area that is able to do on-the-spot printing with larger jobs like booklet print-ing … or the small booklets that come out folded and sta-pled and ready,” Rick said.

For shipping purposes, the store carries different sized boxes and envelopes, pack-aging materials, and tubes, along with tape and storage items.

“We are able to package, weigh and ship just about any size package to any-where in and outside the country,” he said.

Multi-Stor is located within Ship N Print’s premises. With 300 storage units located on seven acres of land, Rick is able to accommodate to anyone’s storage needs. The business boasts four types of various sized storage units for climate control, regular, car/boat and outside stor-age units, all of which range in prices from $29 to $136 a month.

The vicinity is completely fenced in and secured with an updated surveillance re-cording system. Customers are supplied a personal pass code to the gates, giving them 24/7 access to their be-longings.

“In the last 23 years, we’ve

had a great track record with the storage business,” Rick said. “We’ve only had one bad incident and that was a tornado three years ago that damaged our car and boat storage units.”

But like any other facility that houses personal belong-ings, Rick recommends his customers purchase a rent-er’s insurance for their stored products.

Rick said within the past year, Multi-Stor has seen an increase in customers, whereas, before the recession

came about, the business witnessed a decline in client numbers.

“We had actually seen a down trend that started four or ve years ago and we’ve been able, in the last year or so, to really turn that around,” Rick said, about the number of customers utiliz-ing storage services.

Quality products and ex-cellent customer service are top priorities for both busi-nesses, Rick said.

“I just really enjoy dealing with the public,” Rick said.

“It’s something new every day. People come with dif-ferent needs, and I feel like we do a great job at meeting them.”

Ship N Print Plus and Multi-Stor Self Storage are located at 838 Old Ekron Road in Brandenburg. Ship N Print’s business hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday. For informa-tion on the businesses, call 270-422-3600 or fax 270-422-7867, or e-mail shipnprint-plus@bbtel.com.

Friday, October 9, 2009

The News Standard - A11BUSINESS

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Skip the trip; ship, print, store and more with ‘Multi-Stors’

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THE NEWS STANDARD/CRYSTAL BENHAM

ABOVE: Multi-Stor and Ship N Print Plus are located in

Brandenburg, across from First Federal Savings Bank.

TOP RIGHT: Owner of the two stores, Rick Barr, center,

poses with his daughter, Rebekah, his son, Matthew and

their dog, Buffy. BELOW: Multi-Stor boasts seven acres

of various size storage units.

Winter programs save heating costsBy David Uf ngtonDollars and Sense

Winter weatherizing programs offer a low-cost or free way to make xes to your home that can add up to large savings on heating fuel. Here are some ways to nd help:

•Call your local social services for referrals to programs. Even if you don’t get any services from them, they’ll know how to contact county or state programs or can refer you to classes you can take. Contact your utility or fuel company. Often it will do free “leak checks” to help you identify problems in your home.

•If the area where you live is even slightly rural, consider calling Rural De-velopment, a U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture pro-gram. If your weatherizing goals are serious enough to fall under the category of actual repairs, you might qualify for a low-interest

loan or grant. To contact Rural Development and get the number for your state branch, call 800-670-6553.

•The Department of En-ergy has a weatherizing help program that’s run through individual states. Go to www.energy.gov and click on General Informa-tion, then Weatherization Assistance Program. In the left column you’ll see a link to State Contacts. If you qualify as low income, you’ll receive a whole-house energy ef ciency audit as a rst step, as well as a safety check.

Whether you sign up for help through a program or do the work yourself, the mains goals are to keep cold air out. At the very minimum: Use a caulking gun to seal around win-dows. Check your hard-ware store for shrinkable clear plastic sheets that go on the inside of windows. Those sheets can do more than you might think to

keep cold air from com-ing through the glass. At the height of winter there could be a 20-degree dif-ference in temperature on the window side of the plastic — cold air that isn’t making it into the room.

With cooler weather, es-pecially at night, you’ll be able to tell if you have air leaks at exterior doors. Just take off your shoes and check for cold air down at oor level. Invest in weath-er stripping around the doors if you feel a draft. Also check wall electrical plugs to see if cold air is blowing in. Invest in plug inserts, or buy the gasket kits that block the whole wall plug.

David Uf ngton regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.

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We Are LocatedMeade County - Brandenburg, Ky. is located14 miles............................West of Fort Knox30 miles....................Southwest of Louisville30 miles.............Northwest of Elizabethtown15 miles.............................South of Corydon30 miles.........................East of Hardinsburg20 miles.......................Southwest of Radcliff15 miles..........................West of Vine Grove60 miles..........................East of Owensboro

DemographicsPopulation 2009 estimate...................26,501Population % change 2000 to 2009.........6%Persons under 18.............................. 24.4%Persons 65 years or older...................10.1%Female................................................50.5%High School Graduates.......................77.9%Persons per houshold.............................2.77

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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