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06/20/06--12:59: SITE DESIGN / REDESIGN: Change opening graphic (chan 1897411)

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06/20/06--14:51: SITE DESIGN / REDESIGN: changes to site for Louis for meeting with david (chan 1897411)

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06/21/06--09:33: QUOTING / REQUOTING: quote job for Deborah for RIAAO (chan 1897411)

note from the call - quote senthome              $50 - $125links to universities -- multilinkslinks to high schools               ...


06/21/06--14:18: QUOTING / REQUOTING: Quote the job for Peggy (chan 1897411)

requote on job - see paperworkprevious quote:Most Popular Modules:Home page - set to show current info and imagesDiscography - display and sell your discsContact - a page to get in touch with you or signup on your mailing listPostmaster function -  a ...


10/23/06--13:49: Maintaining Mail Boxes: How do I delete the messages in INBOX.Trash? (chan 1897411)

Login to WebMailClick INBOX.Trash from the left hand navigation.Select the message(s) you would like to delete, either individually with the check boxes next to each message or by using the Select All link above the message window.Once the messages you would ...


10/23/06--14:28: Maintaining Mail Boxes: How do I get WebMail to not use INBOX.Trash? (chan 1897411)

If you would like your deleted messsages to be destroyed immediately upon deletion, follow these directions:Login to WebMail.From the Top Menu Click on Options.  Then select Folder Preferences.Under Special Folder Options, use the pull down menu next ...


10/23/06--14:29: Maintaining Mail Boxes: How do I get WebMail to not save sent messages? (chan 1897411)

WebMail automatically copies the messages you send from WebMail to INBOX.Sent.  If you would like to turn this option off, follow these instructions:Login to WebMail.From the Top Menu Click on Options.  Then select Folder Preferences.Under ...


10/31/06--08:41: Edit Your Content Using the SLAB500 System: Adding new pages in a section (chan 1897411)

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10/31/06--08:41: Edit Your Content Using the SLAB500 System: Editing an existing page (chan 1897411)

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10/31/06--08:43: Edit Your Content Using the SLAB500 System: Adding a new top level navigation section or module to your site (chan 1897411)

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10/31/06--08:45: Edit Your Content Using the SLAB500 System: Adding links to a text field (chan 1897411)

There are now multiple ways to create links in the middle of a block of text. If you want to create a generic link to an external site, enclose it in triple curly braces like so: www.slab500.com and it will show up like link. To create an internal link to ...


11/01/06--06:05: Build a Site that Fits Your Needs: Setting up a merchant site (chan 1897411)

Many of our modules are set up to work with a merchant account. We can work with you to set up a merchant account that will best meet your needs, or connect our shop or cds module to fit your current merchant or paypal account. We currently do not take and ...


11/01/06--06:06: Build a Site that Fits Your Needs: Leaving SLAB500 (chan 1897411)

If you decide this system is not for you, we can archive all the data and images from your site for you and send you a static version of your site to host elsewhere. By static version we mean that all pages and subpages would be converted to single html pages. ...


11/01/06--06:11: Common Problems Editing Your Site: I can't edit anything even though I've logged in. (chan 1897411)

If you have logged in and you do not see the little blue "edit delete new" buttons under each entry, you may not be set as an admin on the site. If you should be, contact either the site's owner to be upgraded via the "manage users" ...


11/01/06--06:16: Common Problems Editing Your Site: I can't seem to edit anything on my home page (chan 1897411)

There are two common configurations for the home page: one where the image and the text are native to only the home page, and one where the image and text are mirrored from the gallery module and news or notes module respectively. If you find there are no ...


11/01/06--06:17: Definitions: Content Management System (CMS) (chan 1897411)

A Content Management System or CMS is a term for a website that can be edited by anyone without knowledge of web-code (html, php or asp) or direct access to the server. The SLAB500 CMS is integrated into the over design of the site, so that you can edit the ...


11/01/06--06:18: Definitions: Module / Modular (chan 1897411)

We use the term module to refer to what is ordinarily known as a website's section or page. A module refers to any section of your site determined by a button in your main navigation. eg: "NEWS" "GALLERY" or "HOME"Within ...


11/01/06--06:18: Definitions: Dynamic web site (chan 1897411)

The word dynamic when used to describe a website means that the content is variable based on outside sources. Most commonly, it means it can be added or updated by the end-user. Some dynamic sites allow a visitor to the site to add content, but not with the ...


11/01/06--06:18: Definitions: Front end interface (chan 1897411)

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11/01/06--06:18: Definitions: Mulit level access (chan 1897411)

This means that different users have different access to areas of the site as well as different kinds of administrative abilities. So, a press agent can be given access to edit only your press pages while you have access to everything. Your average site members ...


03/21/07--22:15: Edit Your Content Using the SLAB500 System: Logging in (chan 1897411)

In the footer of every page of the site there is a button that says members login or 4 Admins or some such. Click there and then enter your user name and password assigned to you by us. To register for a user name and password, fill out the information below ...


05/09/07--15:08: Edit Your Content Using the SLAB500 System: How to Order Categories, Galleries, Families or Sections (chan 1897411)

To get categories to run in an order other than alphabetical, you need to rename each of the categories by editing an entry in each category. Once you've started editing the entry - click on the RENAME CATEGORY FIELD, enter the category name, if it does ...


05/09/07--15:08: Edit Your Content Using the SLAB500 System: Creating a Categories, Galleries, Families or Sections (chan 1897411)

To create a new category, add a new entry (like a photo or a news item) by logging in and clicking the new button on the page you want the item to be and then add a category name to the create category field. To delete a category, either delete all entries ...


12/20/07--06:16: The New SLAB500 Discussion Module: This Module (chan 1897411)

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12/27/07--09:51: General Discussion: General Discussion (chan 1897411)

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01/10/08--17:19: Client Testimonials: untitled (chan 1897411)

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03/04/08--08:34: Client Testimonials: untitled (chan 1897411)

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03/26/08--14:53: Routine Server Maintenance Sunday March 30 (chan 1897411)

You may experience a temporary interruption of connection to your site around 9:30pm EDT on Sunday, March 30. This is due to a necessary upgrade to our server. Jim %FC Catherine %2014 SLABmedia LLC ...


04/26/08--14:01: testing links in newsletter - html newsletter (chan 1897411)

Around the year 1000, the area where Gouda now is located was swampy and covered with a peat forest, crossed by small creeks such as the Gouwe. Along the shores of this stream near the current market and city hall, peat harvesting began in the 11th and 12 ...


04/26/08--14:03: testing links in newsletter - html newsletter (chan 1897411)

It is a frequent misconception that Cheddar is a town, presumably based on its present-day size and importance. Officially, however, Cheddar is a village. The adjacent settlement of Axbridge, although only about a third the size of Cheddar, is a town. Thi ...


04/29/08--10:34: Test - Zelikow (actually and interesting read) (chan 1897411)

Phosfluorescently coordinate intermandated portals without extensible total linkage. Proactively benchmark stand-alone value and quality infomediaries. Professionally transform resource sucking markets via impactful technology. Progressively strategiz ...


06/05/08--10:03: testing ChEESE (chan 1897411)

Around the year 1000, the area where Gouda now is located was swampy and covered with a peat forest, crossed by small creeks such as the Gouwe. Along the shores of this stream near the current market and city hall, peat harvesting began in the 11th and 12 ...


12/01/08--13:09: Bookinaday.org (chan 1897411)

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12/02/08--13:31: Sophie Said (chan 1897411)

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12/09/08--14:10: Homeless Court (chan 1897411)

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12/15/08--08:33: Bird Song At Morning (chan 1897411)

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02/13/09--17:16: Help With Mail: How do I remove duplicate email messages. (chan 1897411)

Here is a link to a mail scripts program that allows you to remove duplicate messages from Mac Mail.  Mac MailDownload Mail Scripts 2.9 HereMail Scripts 2.9 removes duplicate mail.  It locates all duplicate messages found in the selected ...


07/02/09--12:30: Web-Related Issues: How do I control my keywords, site description and page titles? (chan 1897411)

The first thing to do, is to enter keywords and a site description. This can be accessed via the "SITE CONFIGURATION" selection under the SLAB500 menu in the upper right hand corner.Keywords are monitored by every search engine except google - they ...


10/16/09--12:23: testing apostrophes (chan 1897411)

The inspiration for Sylvie %FC Bruno came about in 2003 when owner Heather McNamara was six months pregnant with her first child. Struggling to find unique furniture and room dPsieacuteOmicroncor for her son s nursery, Heather visited almost every childre ...


11/04/09--07:03: OF INTEREST: The problem with portals (chan 1897411)

Wikipedia: "A web portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way."              Lately, probably because of the proliferation of social networking sites such as facebook, ...


11/04/09--07:03: OF INTEREST: The history of modern web browsers (chan 1897411)

I ran across this graphic at Digg - and thought it would be a great way to display the browser considerations we use when designing a website. You will notice that before 2 years ago, the browser market was seriously dominated by IE 6 and before that, IE5, ...


11/04/09--07:04: OF INTEREST: Our 2¢ on Google, search engine optimization and searchability (chan 1897411)

Before Google, search engines checked hidden text on websites (such as -keywords-) to get search results. Unfortunately, web developers tended to overfill these keywords to mislead search engines, and drive up site traffic. When Google started, they changed ...


02/26/10--10:31: Definitions: Web System (chan 1897411)

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02/26/10--10:34: Build a Site that Fits Your Needs: Custom modules (chan 1897411)

If you don't see a module in our list, we will design it for you. If we feel that your module has a popular use, it will be added to our module library and there will be no extra charge for it. If the module you want is unique to your site, we will quote ...


02/26/10--10:37: Maintaining Mail Boxes: How do I delete messages using WebMail? (chan 1897411)

Each email account has access to WebMail. To delete a message from your INBOX, select the check box to the left of the message(s) and then click the Delete button. If you would like to Delete Messages from other folders, select the Folder from the far  left ...


02/26/10--10:38: Design a SLAB500 Site: How can I design a site for use with the SLAB500 web system? (chan 1897411)

If you are a designer, it is not hard to create a design template for our system. Please keep in mind that every page should have room for dynamically created subnavigation: categories and individual entries. Other than that, Designs can be pretty open. Take ...


02/26/10--10:38: Edit Your Content Using the SLAB500 System: Getting Started (chan 1897411)

Email or call us, and we will set you up. Refer to our order page to get an idea of what modules we have to offer, and we will start building. Production time is about 4-6 weeks from receipt of deposit and all design materials.  Rush service is available ...


02/26/10--10:39: Common Problems Editing Your Site: I don't see my login information after I log in (chan 1897411)

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02/26/10--10:58: Web-Related Issues: What can SLABmedia do to improve my search rankings? (chan 1897411)

Before Google, search engines checked hidden text on websites (such as "keywords") to get search results. Unfortunately, web developers tended to overfill these keywords to mislead search engines, and drive up site traffic. When Google started, ...


02/26/10--11:25: Web-Related Issues: What is 'Google Analytics'? (chan 1897411)

Google Analytics is a free program that gives you ample data about your website traffic.  It provides tools to track and view various kinds of information about who is looking at your site.  Powered by Google, the program is designed to help ...


02/26/10--11:27: Web-Related Issues: How can I make my image look the same regardless of the browser being used? (chan 1897411)

When an image looks different depending on which Browser you are using, it is likely a result of a color management problem.  The way to standardize the image for the web so that it appears the same is to run it through a program, such as Adobe ImageReady, ...


02/26/10--11:30: Web-Related Issues: How do I add Google Analytics to my site? (chan 1897411)

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05/18/10--12:56: Pricing/Billing: How do I pay my bill? (chan 1897411)

SLABmedia, LLC accepts checks, credit cards and paypal. To pay with a check: Mail to- SLABmedia, LLC, 725 Harrison Ave., E506, Boston, MA 02118. To pay with a credit card: You can use our secure online email system to send your card (https://www.slab500.com/slab500/?page=sslmail) ...


05/18/10--13:09: Help With Mail: Filtering Your Email Through Gmail (chan 1897411)

Using Gmail to filter your mail is useful because it allows you to take advantage of gmail's spam filtering, to check gmail from your phone, and lets you send mail from your regular email address through Gmail.  Before you make the switch, however, ...


06/25/10--09:22: Send us a message securely (chan 1897411)

You can send us information protected by 256bit SSL encryption. We will retrieve it with the same encryption. Click the following link to use the secure form. ...


08/13/10--12:01: Domain Names: How do you claim a domain name? (chan 1897411)

The trick to acquiring the domain name you want is to use a trusted registrar to (a) find out if it is available, and (b) to register it for yourself.It is important to use a legitimate registrar, such as pairnic.com, so that you don't inadvertently alert ...


08/31/10--10:50: sites: Blogs: Soccer Poet (chan 1897411)

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12/03/10--06:03: OF INTEREST: Network Neutrality by L. Lessig (chan 1897411)

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01/31/11--09:27: Client Testimonials: untitled (chan 1897411)

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02/08/11--10:23: OF INTEREST: A huge variety of web-safe fonts - OTF?! ... I mean WOFF!! (chan 1897411)

Ask any web designer about their deepest secret wish, as they drift off to their neatly kerned slumber, and most will say:"I dream of seeing Franklin Gothic, Helvetica Neue, Cochin, Frutiger, even DIN Mittelschrift, all as web-safe fonts!!!"Well, ...


02/22/11--13:33: SLABmedia February Newsletter (chan 1897411)

Greetings from the Winter-Wonderland that is Boston! It%2019s been an exciting few weeks here at SLABmedia, and though it wasn%2019t without it%2019s little growing pains along the way, we are wicked excited to have completed a super upgrade of our server ...


03/02/11--15:35: OF INTEREST: Designing a logo should be cheap and quick, right? (chan 1897411)

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03/02/11--17:43: OF INTEREST: of Restaurants & Websites (chan 1897411)

What is it about a restaurant that, unlike a plumbing company or a hairdresser, inspires the commissioning of websites that are so unhelpful?Many of us have had the same experience: we are out and about, and trying to get some information about a place to ...


03/09/11--05:48: OF INTEREST: Password Security (chan 1897411)

Ask most people where they should be sure to use a strong password (see below) they will say "online banking", or maybe "ecommerce shop account" Very few will say: "my email account." STRONG PASSWORD INGREDIENTS8 or more charactersupper ...


04/20/11--07:51: Happy New Year from SLABmedia! (chan 1897411)

Hello and Happy New Year! We here at SLABmedia are looking forward to a fabulous and memorable 2011, and we hope all of our %201Cfrients%201D (SLABword: combination of friends clients) have as much to be excited about as we do. Our early prediction for %2 ...


04/29/11--09:05: OF INTEREST: Interesting Article on Web Design Mistakes (chan 1897411)

If you’re a small business owner, your website is the central hub of your company, and it’s a pivotal part of your marketing and branding.Potential customers visit your site specifically for its content, meaning its appearance and usability ...


05/04/11--10:12: SLABmedia May 2011 Newsletter (chan 1897411)

GREETINGS! Cheerio! %2014Hola! %2014Hello! %2014Greetings to the entire SLABmedia Family from the home-office here in Boston. %2014As much as we love our fine city (go Sox!), we also love the many wonders the world has to offer, and it has been our distin ...


05/16/11--08:12: OF INTEREST: Filter Bubbles on the internet and why you should care. (chan 1897411)

Not so long ago, I noticed that on my facebook account, I was only really seeing posts on my wall from a few of the 1000+ friends I currently have. I had recently had an educational and rational discussion with someone with whom I disagree on political matters, ...


05/27/11--08:41: WELCOME to the inaugural SLABmedia Newsletter! (chan 1897411)

If you are receiving this newsletter, it means that you are part of an elite group of savvy website owners and/or administrators that work with SLABmedia! %2014We are pleased to bring you news of our latest features and options to help you keep your websi ...


06/30/11--13:17: OF INTEREST: What if there were an alternative to Bing and Google? One that respected your privacy? (chan 1897411)

What if indeed? Turns out there are. There is a growing desire for a simple search engine that only does the job of searching, not profiling you for various marketeers. A good example is duckduckgo.com. The searches are simple, accurate, no nonsense, and there's ...


08/01/11--12:38: SLABmedia August 2011 Newsletter (chan 1897411)

While brainstorming our mid-summer newsletter content, we thought about tagging this email with the sound of an ice-cream truck up the block, but we here at SLABmedia take our ice-cream pretty seriously, and it just didn%2019t seem right to tease all our ...


08/16/11--14:23: untitled (chan 1897411)

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10/06/11--16:11: OF INTEREST: My thank you to Steve Jobs (chan 1897411)

Our company runs on Apple. Our servers don't, but all of the machines in our office are Macs. There is just no way that I could have created this web system without Apple, not because of specs, or programs. All the programs I work in could just as easily ...


10/18/11--13:00: Running your business is hard enough. Running your website should be a breeze. (chan 1897411)

That is our mission at SLABmedia. We create custom designed, self-organizing, unique websites that are extremely easy to edit and maintain. Why send an email to a web programmer with changes you need to have made, when by the time you finish describing th ...


12/14/11--13:42: SEASONS GREETINGS FROM SLABMEDIA (chan 1897411)

We here at SLABmedia are hoping that this turning of the year finds you well and better. To belatedly celebrate our new office digs, and to offer you a chance to come meet us if you are in the Boston metro-area, we are partnering with our office neighbors ...


12/14/11--14:17: sites: Artists, Authors and Speakers: Weary Pilgrim - Mason Daring (chan 1897411)

Film composer Mason Daring has explored many paths on the way to his current career – entertainment lawyer, folk singer, cabbie and truck driver, commercial director, and potential rock star among them. But his professional life has always returned ...


12/14/11--14:34: sites: Business and Entrepreneurs: Bruno Electric Incorporated (chan 1897411)

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12/14/11--14:40: sites: Musicians and Creatives: Ollie Childs (chan 1897411)

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12/14/11--14:43: sites: Artists, Authors and Speakers: Karen Leon Cartoon Art (chan 1897411)

Karen Leon is a recognized freelance illustrator and cartoonist who works in the arenas of advertising, print, publishing, caricatures (corporate, political & celebrity) and children's books. For several years, Karen was also a political cartoonist ...


12/14/11--15:10: SEASONS GREETINGS FROM SLABMEDIA (chan 1897411)

We here at SLABmedia are hoping that this turning of the year finds you well and better. To belatedly celebrate our new office digs, and to offer you a chance to come meet us if you are in the Boston metro-area, we are partnering with our office neighbors ...


12/30/11--15:12: testing newsletter storage 5 (chan 1897411)

Tea is an infusion made by steeping processed leaves, buds, or twigs of the tea bush, Camellia sinensis, in hot water for several minutes. The processing can include oxidation, heating, drying, and the addition of other herbs, flowers, spices, and fruits. ...


12/30/11--15:14: testing newsletter storage 6 (chan 1897411)

Black TeaThe water for black teas should be added at the boiling point (100 °C or 212 °F). Many of the active substances in black tea don't develop at temperatures lower than 90 °C. For some more delicate teas lower temperatures ...


12/30/11--15:29: testing newsletter storage 7 (chan 1897411)

Black TeaThe water for black teas should be added at the boiling point (100 °C or 212 °F). Many of the active substances in black tea don't develop at temperatures lower than 90 °C. For some more delicate teas lower temperatures ...


12/30/11--15:54: testing email storage 9 (chan 1897411)

Kopi luwak is a name for many specific cultivars and blends of arabica, robusta, liberica, excelsa or other beans eaten by civets, hence the taste can vary greatly. Nonetheless, kopi luwak coffees have a shared aroma profile and flavor characteristics, along ...


12/30/11--16:03: testing email storage 10 (chan 1897411)

Kopi is the Indonesian word for coffee. Luwak is a local name of the Asian palm civet in Sumatra. Palm civets are primarily frugivorous, feeding on berries and pulpy fruits such as from fig trees and palms. Civets also eat small vertebrates, insects, ripe ...


01/18/12--13:20: us: ABOUT OUR WEBSYSTEM: About the Slab web platform (chan 1897411)

Slab is a website creation and management system that is well structured and self-organizing. Sites can be designed and re-designed easily while maintaining their structure and content. All of the content on a SLAB website can be edited from any modern web-browser ...


01/18/12--13:27: affiliates: Slab web system consultants: Karen Zundel (chan 1897411)

Karen has been working on the Slab web platform on Ellis Paul's website for a year or two.  She is comfortable adding and editing content to any section of a site.  If you need someone to assist you with your Slab site, we can put Karen ...


01/30/12--11:10: sites: Artists, Authors and Speakers: Valerie Spain, Visual Artist + (chan 1897411)

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02/02/12--08:53: affiliates: Affiliated Designers: Jim Hood, Hood Design (chan 1897411)

Jim Hood is a professional designer, who is a cut above. He specializes in identity, logo and print and web design and guides his clients towards the realization of a refined complete vision of their brand. We are thrilled to have worked on a number of projects ...


02/02/12--08:56: affiliates: Slab web system consultants: Jaimé Morton : Artspromo (chan 1897411)

Jaimé Morton runs a music promotion company in Western Massachusetts called Artspromo.org. Her organization has been using the Slab web platform for almost 10 years. She recommends it to her clients and assists many musicians in keeping their Slab ...


02/02/12--08:56: affiliates: Slab web system consultants: Sue Holton (chan 1897411)

Sue works with musicians and music related businesses in the United Kingdom. Through her we have set up sites for Gordon Giltrap, Raymond Burley, Steve Marsh, Beyond the Barricade, Lathkill Music and others. Her sensitivity to the details of the needs ...


02/02/12--12:27: sites: OTHER SITES: Ceaco (chan 1897411)

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02/12/12--13:06: Attention: Slabmedia service fee increase effective April 1. (chan 1897411)

Dear valued Slabmedia client, In order to remain competitive, and to offer you the best possible service as your web system provider, we find it necessary to increase our monthly service fee from $12 to $18 per month, effective April 1, 2012.Over the past ...


02/12/12--13:12: Attention: Slabmedia service fee increase effective April 1. (chan 1897411)

Dear valued Slabmedia client, In order to remain competitive, and to offer you the best possible service as your web system provider, we find it necessary to increase our monthly service fee from $20 to $25 per month, effective April 1, 2012.Over the past ...


02/15/12--14:40: Client Testimonials: untitled (chan 1897411)

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