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He said the absence of this facility meant training required him to shift staff and pay overtime for fire companies to travel to Fairfax t was a rare moment on Davison Army Airfield, Tuesday, when a crucial project was funded and or Alexandria, and estimated the training facility becomes a cost-saver in about four years. completed in one garrison commander’s tenure. But, Crutcher said the impact of the facility has “That’s not too often you see that happen,” said impacts, far beyond the fence. Shane Crutcher, Fort Belvoir Fire Chief. “While this facility has Fort Belvoir Fire and Col. Michael Greenberg, garrison Emergency Services on the side of it, it’s really a commander, said it was an honor to regional tool,” Crutcher explained. see the new fire training facility “All of the Military District of project through. Washington fire department “This 2,280-square-foot training training divisions have been center is a world-class facility that down to look at it and see the provides three floors of live-fire capabilities it adds. They’re training; burn rooms; burn carts; going to be regular users flash hatches; burn windows and of this facility, as well as burn doors,” Greenberg said. “It our regional partners also enables us to create mazes, to in Fairfax County and allow firefighters to practice search the surrounding area.” and rescue scenarios to ensure “Fort Belvoir’s victim survivability. Col. Michael Greenberg, 911 Engineers have “It includes support-rope, garrison commander, right, a long-standing rescue training for rappel training leads the first line into the new relationship with us, for firefighters and MDW’s Fire Fire Training Center at Davison and we’ve signed an Rescue Engineers,” he said, adding Army Airfield, Tuesday, with memorandum of the facility also has a space for Scott Ross, assistant fire chief. understanding The five-story, state-of-the-art investigators to simulate realistic allowing the facility will be a major training fires to investigate fires’ causes 911th to train site for all MDW firefighters. and origins. with our Crutcher said the facility is a culmination of firefighters,” Greenberg said. years of work. “One of the most important “In April 2018, when I got here, one of the first features of this facility is building things I noticed was the condition of the existing confidence in our firefighters, tower. I knew it was something we had to look at so you can do your mission correcting pretty quickly,” Crutcher said. “This is when it happens, ensuring that ‘everyone goes home,’” Greenberg our bread-and-butter for what we do day-to-day, said. “This facility is a great and the only way we can continue to maintain that Fort Belvoir Fire and Emergency Services conducts a hose contribution to Fort Belvoir and level of proficiency is allow our folks to do the firstuncoupling ceremony at the new Fire Training Facility on I’m extremely proud to be part of it.” Davison Army Airfield, Tuesday. hand, real-world training associated with it.”
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he Army recently released the results of two housing surveys conducted at the end of last year, by an independent third party. The results for Army privatized housing increased slightly over the previous survey, conducted during spring 2019, in the overall and service satisfaction scores, with the most noticeable increase in the maintenance quality. The results for Armyowned and -leased housing remained virtually unchanged from the previous survey, with only a slight decrease in satisfaction. The results come amid continuous Army efforts to improve housing conditions as one of its top priorities. More than 87,000 residents were invited to participate and 21,287 responded, although participation rates were slightly lower than last year for privatized housing. “Feedback from residents is extremely valuable for measuring and improving the
quality of housing on Army installations,” said Alex Beehler, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. “The results of this year’s survey will be used to continue identifying the concerns of our residents, and will guide Army staff and the private housing companies on ways we can improve the quality of life for our Soldiers and their families.” The Army will use the results as one of several tools to continue identifying ways to improve housing conditions, by enhancing communication with residents; creating and prioritizing action plans to correct deficiencies; and identifying items that are most important to residents. The goal of these successive surveys is to quantify, compare and evaluate performances, over time. Leaders are committed to further improving housing conditions, and the survey results will help to shape future housing quality and services. Quality housing for Soldiers and their families continues to be the Army’s top “Quality of
Life” priority. “We are absolutely committed to providing safe and secure housing on every installation, and making every installation an installation of choice for our Soldiers and families,” said Gen. Gus Perna, Army Materiel Command commander. “The action we take from these survey results will be another step to hold ourselves and privatized housing companies accountable to provide a high-quality standard of living and earn back the trust of our housing residents.” Both surveys were administered online by CEL & Associates Inc., an independent, third-party organization that also conducts housing surveys for the other military services and for the private sector. The survey’s summary is available from go.usa.gov/ xwvh8. The summary for the Headquarters Department of the Army Residential Communities Initiative 2019 Fall Resident Survey is available from go.usa. gov/xwvhV.
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County schools release return-to-school plan From Scott Brabrand Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent
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’m pleased to inform you that, in collaboration with the Fairfax County School Board, we have developed a general plan to reopen schools that will provide students 100 percent virtual, online learning or part-time, face-to-face instruction in our school buildings for the upcoming school year. Parents will receive an enrollment letter later this week asking you to state your preference. There are two choices. Both offer all students new instructional content and student work will be graded. The choices are:
includes increased in-person or synchronous instruction for special education students and English language learners. Additional details about the plan will be shared with the community, as they are developed. Teachers will also be surveyed for their return-to-school preferences. Our first preference, of course, remains 100 percent in-person learning. However, based on current health data, that seems unlikely by Aug. 25, the first day of the 2020-21 school year. Even as Virginia moves into Phase 3 of its reopening plan, we will want to comply
A. Full-time, online instruction. Virtual, interactive instruction will be provided four days a week. B. At least two full days of instruction in your child’s school each week, with students engaged in independent study and work on the days they are not in the school building. It’s possible we will be able to provide more than two days of instruction at school each week, depending on the number of students who choose to go virtual, full time. One day per week will be set aside for teacher planning and intervention support for some students in either scenario. The plan also
with the guidance provided by the state and the CDC for the safe reopening of schools. In developing this plan, our first priority is the health and well-being of our students and staff. Social and physical distancing recommendations in classrooms, buses, and shared spaces are included in the phased reopening guidance and are considered important COVID-19 prevention strategies.
Physical distancing limits the number of students and staff who can be inside a school at any one time. A dedicated web page is set up where additional details about Reopening of School plans are posted: https://www.fcps.edu/ returntoschool. At some point in the future, we expect to move beyond Phase 3, which may allow us to bring everyone back into the school buildings on a full-time, pre-COVID basis. But until that time, we believe this back-to-school model, while not a perfect solution, best addresses the concerns and desires we have heard in surveys, town halls, online comments, and other feedback from our community and staff about reopening schools, safely and responsibly. Parents are asked to be on the lookout for the enrollment letter asking you to state your returnto-school preference. It’s critical for us to know your choice by July 10 so we can begin planning virtual and in-person class schedules. School will look different in the fall. We will continue to work diligently in partnership with the school board to prepare for the very best start to the school year we can possibly offer our students and families. Thank you for your engagement and involvement with us during this process.
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What to know about fireworks Don’t just collect it, get rid of it 5,000 other injuries, including amputated fingers. • Although many mistakenly believe sparklers are safe, they burn at 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, nearly hot enough to melt gold. From Fort Belvoir Fire and Emergency Services
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Pandemic has raised home-schooling interest Belvoir panel outlines first steps in starting homeschool experience By Paul Lara Belvoir Eagle
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he pandemic has re-shaped many aspects of daily life, causing some parents to consider homeschooling their children this fall, according to Natalie Mack, co-president of Belvoir Home Educators. To address the growing interest, BHE conducted a virtual panel discussion of first steps for interested parents, June 2. Mack said the Fairfax County deadline for parents to file intent to homeschool is Aug. 15, using the Fairfax County Public Schools form at https://bit.ly/Homeschool_Intent.
Choose your style BHE member Shelly Harmer said the first step is to choose your style, before deciding on a curriculum, determining your family and child’s needs. “Start by figuring out why you want to homeschool, and what your family hopes to gain from it,” said Harmer. Adding your child’s learning style will guide your subsequent choices. “What kind of learner is your child? Whether auditory, visual, kinesthetic, or tactile, they need unit studies that fit that style, and it’s all
individual, so tailor it to your child’s needs,” she said. Harmer outlined the most popular styles: Online can range from public school online to full curriculum offered online with video lessons or live teachers available. (K-12) Unit Studies incorporates multiple subjects using one theme. The theme can be a historical event, holiday, location, even a person. For example, math problems may have to do with apples, then the science class discusses how an apple grows, and literature would be about Johnny Appleseed. Classical is based on a threepart process: grammar, logic and rhetoric. This is language-based, rather than hands-on or video based. Charlotte Mason uses ‘living books.’Children are whole people who need to understand the world
around them. It focuses on nature, literature, art and music. Eclectic isn’t limited to one style or method; it borrows from many different styles to create a tailor-made homeschool for the family. It’s not as concerned with hitting milestones as much as the experience of gaining a wellrounded education. Unschool is a completely childled method of schooling; you take their lead on what they may be interested in at the moment.
Pick a curriculum After deciding the style, it is easier to choose a curriculum, Harmer said, though flexibility is hallmark of homeschool success. “Nine times out of 10, the curriculum you start with will not be the one you end with,”
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said Harmer. “Flexibility is key – everyone is different and that’s the beauty of homeschooling.” Many homeschool planners are available online, which help with organizing dates and creating master and monthly calendars. Riley said there are also pages for setting overall and individual goals, adding it helps to revisit those goals at least twice a year. “Most of the time, I don’t write out what will be happening, but instead use it to log what was studied. This gives you flexibility to study around unexpected events,” Riley said.
Classroom management “For the first couple weeks of school, it helps to practice behavioral expectations more than academics,” said Mack, noting many parents get frustrated with behavior when they try to dive straight into academics. “You must show respect, and you have to learn to navigate when you are a parent and when you are a teacher.” Belvoir’s School Liaison Office can help parents with homeschooling resources and can be reached via e-mail to jamie.albers2.naf@mail.mil.
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Rugby inspires Soldier to impact others
Capt. Kaitlyn Kelly, All-Army Coach Soldier Athlete of the Year. By David Fawcett Belvoir Eagle
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aitlyn Kelly called out for the password to something or someone she saw in the woods as she patrolled at 2 a.m. No response. Following procedure when engaging the enemy, she called out contact and the three Ds. Then she fired her gun. When her rifle jammed, Kelly pushed ahead anyway. She put her gun down and tackled the first person she saw, only to hurt herself after the weight of her gear and his crushed her left wrist. It was the summer before her sophomore year at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point during a training exercise and, little did she know, the incident was the beginning of her rugby coaching career. The injury led to eventual surgery, which, in turn, led to her staying at West Point as a graduate assistant, helping West Point’s firstyear women’s rugby head coach and lead Army Women’s Rugby “B” Team. She never imagined coaching long term. But, on a fall day in 2012 at Vermont’s Norwich University, something inside Kelly changed. When she looked at the field preparing for her coaching debut, Kelly glimpsed into her future and liked what she saw and how she felt. “I remember being more nervous about coaching than I had ever been playing because I had felt so out of control of the circumstance,” said Kelly. “I could only hope I prepared the team well enough that they followed through with the policies in place and succeeded. When they did, it was a unique feeling of victory and accomplishment I had not felt before.” From that point on, Kelly found ways to stay connected to a sport that has become her passion. High school, the Army, clubs. If there was a chance to coach or play, Kelly was all-in at any level, any time. It’s that dedication, combined with her success that earned her the 2019 All-Army Coach Soldier Athlete of the Year award. “I never want to become stagnant in my growth as a person or coach,” said Kelly, who is an Army captain with the 55th Sustainment Brigade. “It also allows me to network and meet new people to further promote the game
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Hoop dreams Before rugby became the love, basketball was her passion. Her father, Paul, a former basketball player, introduced Kelly to the sport. Growing up in Arlington Heights, Ill., Kelly followed DePaul Basketball, where her parents held season tickets. She was also a regular at
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Former Army head women’s basketball coach Maggie Dixon (left) played a big role in Kaitlyn Kelly’s life.
DePaul’s summer basketball camps. It was there at age 9 she first met Maggie Dixon. Dixon, then a DePaul assistant, became a mentor and an older sister for Kelly as the two drew closer over the years. When the Army hired Dixon as its head women’s basketball coach, she kept tabs on Kelly, believing she could fit right in at Army. Kelly wasn’t so sure. She came from a military family, but wondered if West Point was for her. Dixon convinced Kelly to attend and everything seemed in place. But, in April 2006, Dixon died of a heart attack at age 28, a month after leading Army to its first NCAA Tournament berth in her only year as head coach. Kelly, then a junior in high school, learned of Dixon’s passing
while watching ESPN. The news devastated Kelly. Two weeks before Dixon died, she and Kelly were planning Kelly’s official visit. Now everything was up in the air. Out of respect for Dixon, Kelly honored her commitment to West Point, but her passion for basketball ended after she spent a year at the USMA Prep School and her team won only one game. Upon arriving at West Point, Kelly instead found a new sport after a friend introduced her to rugby. Kelly had never played rugby, but gave it a try. She took to it instantly. “After the first hit, I thought, ‘I love this,’” said Kelly, who competed on two national championship teams in college. It was her tackling ability that drew the attention of other West Point classmates the night she took down the other cadet during the training exercise that broke her wrist. Upset by what happened, the cadre’s leader asked who tackled one of his Soldiers. Kelly’s platoon leader told them who it was and that she was a member of the school’s women’s rugby team. “He didn’t have much to say after that,” Kelly said.
Opportunities abound After graduating from West Point in 2012, Kelly played at Fort Bragg (N.C.), while posted there, and then coached at the base after a knee surgery ended her career. Kelly moved to nearby Southern Pines, where she became the first coach of the local women’s program. Once she completed her five-year commitment to the Army in 2017, Kelly continued to hold other positions in promoting women’s rugby, while in the Reserves. Since 2017, she has been the head team manager and assistant coach for Scion Rugby Academy and, since 2018, has worked as a head coach for DC Youth Rugby, which oversees programs at Bell Multicultural, Anacostia and Cordova high schools in Washington, D.C. Kelly coached the Armed Forces Team in 2017 and 2018 and was one of 22 American rugby coaches selected to travel to London, last October, on a Premiership Rugby Scholarship. When she isn’t working as the chief logistics officer for a rental management company, the 31-year-old Kelly is the head coach of the All-Army Women’s Rugby Team. She was also integral in starting the first All-Armed Forces Women’s Rugby Tournament last summer, which her squad won by outscoring its opponents 116-5 in four games. “She focuses on what you bring to the table,” said Lauran Glover, who first played under Kelly in summer 2018. “She’s good at picking up on your individual skills and looking at how those skills complement each other on the field.”
Maggie Dixon’s impact Although she never played for Dixon, Kelly considers Dixon one of her coaching inspirations, especially once she became a coach, herself. When Kelly thinks of Dixon, she sees a template for success by following three principles that Dixon lived by: lead, teach and prepare. “She was the example I didn’t know I had until I reflected on our time together,” Kelly said. “She was a trailblazer in the realm of female coaching, especially in her field.”
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Emergency manager adapts, no matter the crisis By David Fawcett Belvoir Eagle
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olly Mann first saw the importance of emergency preparation, while working as a public administrator for the local health department in Mobile, Ala. In dealing with hurricanes, which constantly threaten Mobile, given its location on the Gulf Coast, Mann remembers the role emergency agencies played in the recovery process. “I noticed the resiliency to teach communities how to come back together,” Mann said. “You had to be a team player to get people back to normal. It was extremely rewarding.” In her 20-year career, Mann continues to seek opportunities that allow her to adapt to challenges and find ways to address them. In December, she reported to Belvoir to serve as one of two garrison emergency managers. “Emergency Management at Fort Belvoir is about coordination and being part of a team that devises solutions to all hazards that have the potential to impact our community of residents, workforce personnel, and visitors,” Mann said. Sometimes, the challenge is a hurricane. Sometimes it’s a snowstorm like ones she encountered while working in the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore. And then, something like the coronavirus pandemic comes along. “Under the current circumstances no one thought through how to do this,” Mann said.
“We grew with the process. There were what initial steps would look like and enduring a longer response. What the recovery would look like and considerations for what might come up again. We’re in a better position to handle another outbreak.” While dealing with the pandemic remains the focus, Mann emphasizes the importance of keeping other issues on people’s radar screen. In particular, she cites the start of hurricane season. “The Fort Belvoir population is reminded that we are a water-oriented community that can be impacted by strong wind, flash flooding, and severe thunderstorms,” Mann said. “Remember to update your communication plan and emergency supply kit. Know how to receive weather warnings and how to contact your family, friends, or others. Know what to do in the event an evacuation is necessary. Plan based on your specific needs, which may include medication/medical supplies; care for your dependents; pet considerations; pandemic restrictions, etc.” Overall, she said the most rewarding aspect of her job is how it evolves through collaboration and learning together from the past, to ensure a more-effective approach going forward. “It’s encouraging to be a part of the progress achieved through years of aligning the emergency management discipline at DoD and DHS so that emergencies, on and off post, are closely managed in sync with the same processes and procedures,” Mann said. With the help of others, including fellow emergency manager Darryl Conley, Mann has
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Holly Mann, an emergency manager, in the Garrison Emergency Operations Center.
adjusted quickly to her role at Belvoir. Mann said she enjoys working here for one reason: It “feels like coming back to a community.”
NCO enjoys role as senior religious affairs specialist By David Fawcett Belvoir Eagle
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n 2007, Sgt. 1st Class Direck Whorley returned from his first deployment to Afghanistan at a crossroads in his military career. The Big Island, Va., native wanted to remain active duty, but wasn’t sure what route to go. Infantry was an option. So, too, was religious affairs, since God had always been central to Whorley’s life. After considering his choices, Whorley soon received his answer. “It felt like God was pushing me more in the right direction,” Whorley said. Whorley responded by becoming a religious affairs specialist. Whorley said there’s a common misperception he’s an assistant chaplain. “It’s not my role to be a chaplain,” said Whorley, who has been stationed at Belvoir since October. “I assist the chaplain and provide religious support. That’s my mission to make that happen.” Lt. Col. B. Dean Akers Jr., Belvoir deputy garrison chaplain, said Whorley is the “epitome of a senior religious affairs specialist NCOIC.” “He goes beyond his responsibilities to ensure the mission is met at the highest standard,” Akers said. “He recently totally transformed, through his
own equipment, our RSO, to meet the virtual requirement of providing ministry to our Warriors and their families, civilians and contractors. I would serve with him anywhere!” Besides aiding the garrison chaplain, Whorley said he also helps other religious affairs specialists. He and his wife, Ashley, also sing and play worship music livestreamed over the internet. Whorley videotaped and edited virtual services for Easter and the National Day of Prayer, as well. Whorley said he enjoys his position primarily for two reasons. It allows him to “guide, mentor and mold” new religious affairs specialists and he gets “to ensure that all faith groups are taken care of.” Whorley also enjoys his role because of the diversity it offers. He said religious affairs specialists are not required to have a faith background. Some people find that tough to handle sometimes, but Whorley has no issues with it. “It’s helped me to understand things better and helped me be a part of different ministries that otherwise I would not be a part of,” Whorley said. “Religious affairs specialists who don’t have a faith background are just as effective in my role, but it has personally helped me.”
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Warrant Officer briefings, virtual briefings are weekly, conducted by the Warrant Officer Recruiting Company. First and third Wednesdays, second and fourth Thursdays, 1 p.m. conference.apps.mil/webconf/ gowarrantnowNCR CW3 Sara Sewall, 253-888-1933, sara.w.sewall.mil@mail.mil.
Vote. From anywhere Americans can vote wherever they are and information on absentee voting is available from FVAP.gov or by calling 800-438-8683. Register and request an absentee ballot, fill it out and send it, when it arrives. Fabian Reinoso is Belvoir’s installation voting assistance officer, 9625 Middleton Road, Bldg. 1189 Until further notice, voting assistance office hours are 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays; with remote hours the same on Mondays, Fridays, second and fourth Wednesdays. fabian.s.reinosomarchena. civ@mail.mil, 571-926-2914.
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Men’s Health Month: focus on physical, mental well-being the-counter medications, alcohol, tobacco and vaping products. Providing complete une marks Men’s Health Month, a time and accurate information enables providers to focus on the physical and mental to offer the best guidance, Hawks said. For well-being of men. Overall good health example, men with any smoking history relies on screenings and other evaluations should get an abdominal aortic aneurysm with health care providers based on age, screening at age 65. diet, and lifestyle choices, including tobacco “We obviously encourage safe sexual and alcohol use. But according to the practices,” Hawks said, to avoid sexually Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s transmitted infections. “If men are ever most recent National Health Interview Photo by Senior Airman Tristan Biese concerned they’ve been exposed Survey, men are far more likely than women Senior Airman Jano Galinada is examined by Tech. Sgt. to something, especially if they’re to go two years or longer without seeing a James Miller, an independent duty medical technician, in having unprotected sex with multiple physician or other health care professional. June 2019 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. partners, they should consider coming in “I think a lot of us may have that to get evaluated.” or 50, “If you had a parent who had colorectal tough man syndrome, the overall machismo cancer before the age of 60, we start screening The vaccine for human papilloma virus, mentality that whatever it is, I can sooner,” Hawks said. or HPV, decreases the risk of several types power through it,” said Air Force Maj. (Dr.) of cancers as well as genital warts, Hawks Matthew Hawks, assistant professor in the said. Standard practice recommends testing Make a list of questions Department of Family Medicine at Uniformed for males 26 and younger. Men ages 27 to 45 Services University of the Health Sciences in and concerns should speak with a physician to see if the Bethesda, Maryland. Are you feeling pain, dizziness, or fatigue? vaccine is appropriate for them, Hawks added. But regular appointments have proven Are you having trouble sleeping? Take note of Erectile dysfunction can represent another vital for the prevention, detection, and early when you first recognized any changes. The treatment of illness and disease. sexual health issue. Hawks said about 50% CDC recommends leaving space between each of men 40 and older will experience ED at observation to record the health care provider’s some point in their lives. “Younger men may Learn your family health history comments and recommendations. experience it more than we know because Family health history may influence a man’s Hawks said men also may want to consider they’re embarrassed to come in and talk risk of developing heart disease, stroke, diabetes, these questions: “What’s changed in your about it,” Hawks said, adding that it may be a and certain types of cancer, according to the CDC. life? What’s going well, or not going well?” He marker for heart disease. Regardless, “There Health care providers can assess risk factors and also recommends asking loved ones if they’ve are medical therapies that can be very helpful,” recommend specific screening tests. noticed anything that should be brought up at he said. “So it’s worthwhile to see a provider.” For example, men ages 18 to 35 should have a medical appointment. Hawks said men who plan for their their blood pressure measured every three to appointment will likely feel more confident, not five years, Hawks said. But those with a family Vow to be open and honest only about the meeting but also, their future. history of high blood pressure may require Men should be forthcoming about everything, “Taking positive control of your heath is an more frequent screenings. And while screening including their use of prescription and overimportant factor in longevity,” Hawks said. for colorectal cancer usually begins at age 45 By Military Health System
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