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RAISING £21,000 TO CELEBRATE 21 YEARS LITTLE monkeys are getting set to raise money for charity while celebrating a big birthday.

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Monkey Music is celebrating 21 years of award-winning classes introducing little ones to the wonderful world of music.

Monkey’s 21st birthday will be marked with special party classes across Cheltenham and Gloucester in June, with fun, games and competitions to raise money for two charities; Nordoff Robbins, a specialist music charity delivering music therapy sessions in schools, hospitals and care homes, and Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children.

The aim is to raise a huge £21,000 nationally. Keep up with the birthday news on Facebook www.facebook.com/ monkeymusic.

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SUMMER Team 24:7 opened up its doors in Winchcombe in January this year, and are now so popular that they are currently offering over 40 classes per week!

Team 24:7 Fitness is run by Personal Trainer Matt and Felicity, who has danced professionally and is a qualified dance teacher. Between the two of them, they have received amazing feedback from members, who have lost weight and inches with their classes.

Classes run every day, mornings and evenings, and the classes are suitable for all shapes, sizes and fitness levels. Depending on your goal, they will have the right class for you! From high tempo fatblast classes to amazing flexibility mobility and core strengthening classes in ballet tone. They also run the extremely popular Boxfit classes.

Also available are personal training one to one sessions and group sessions if you need a push to get you going in the right direction.

Studio 1 is full of functional equipment to help give you a workout that's second to none. At Team 24:7, they believe that a mix of high intensity cardio and strength training is the best way to burn fat, tone up and achieve

your maximum fitness results, and they've already had great feedback from members since their launch in January. "It's amazing to see how members have changed body shape, and hear that people have been able to sleep better and feel more energised throughout the day," says Matt.

Studio 2 offers Ballet tone, Stretch classes, Adult Ballet and a number of children's pre school classes throughout the week. The classes in Studio 2 go hand in hand with Studio 1. Both studios work together to give you a variety of classes to choose from so that you can get the most out of your workout. For example, if you're short on time, their 30 minute Tornado Classes offer you both efficient and high-paced workouts or, if you've got the kids and no time to workout, why not try their fitness classes which run alongside special pre-school classes to enable you to have time to workout whilst the kids have fun just next door!

In the near future they have plans for kids fitness classes and dance classes, so watch this space!

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For more information on the classes that are offered, head over to their website and have a look at the timetable, or simply give them a call. Matt and Felicity are always happy to explain how everything works.

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What happened in... ...July 1961?

USSR joined Nikita Kruschev at the Kremlin for a chat and a few vodkas, during which the Russian President warned him against joining France and the US in going to war over West Berlin. “Six hydrogen bombs would be quite enough to annihilate the British Isles,” he said, affably, “and nine would take care of France.”

1st: At 7.45 pm in Sandringham, Norfolk, Frances Spencer gave birth to a baby girl. The child was christened Diana Frances Spencer, but the world would know her as Princess Diana, or simply Diana.

2nd: American author and journalist Ernest Hemingway rose early, without waking his wife, and took a shotgun from a cupboard. Then the Nobel prize-winner, whose talents and accomplishments would fill this page, took his own life.

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8th: American defector Lee Harvey Oswald travelled to the American Embassy in Moscow to ask for the return of his passport. His wish was granted and he returned to the States. And assassinated the President.

Identical triplets were born at Long Island Jewish Hospital and subsequently adopted by three separate families, each unaware of the multiple birth.

The siblings met by chance in 1980 and discovered they had been the subject of a secret study into separation of identical twins and triplets by the Louise Wise Agency.

A gallon of petrol was about 4/- 10d The average cost of a house was about £2,800

Three of the bestselling singles this year were: Runaway - Del Shannon Temptation - Everly Brothers Well I ask You - Eden Kane

19th: The world’s first in-flight movie, By Love Possessed, starring Lana Turner, was shown during a TWA flight; but only to its first-class passengers.

21st: Piloting the MercuryRedstone 4 capsule, Gus Grisson became the second American in space. During the splashdown the door opened prematurely and the capsule began flooding. He managed to swim clear but his space suit was now flooding. He was rescued by helicopter in time to disappoint a hungry shark which had been closing on the scene. Gus was killed in 1967 when the capsule of Apollo 1 caught fire.

25th: Following increasingly threatening rhetoric from the Kremlin, President Kennedy gave a speech to the nation.

In it he vowed to redouble the country’s military capability and take whatever action necessary, including nuclear, to counter threats to West Berlin and the free world.

31st: IBM introduced their Selectric typewriter, or the ‘golf ball’ as it was more commonly known.

Surely technology cannot advance further than this, I remember thinking when I first saw this marvel.

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Life Begins My VCR Moment

by Kate McLelland

I remember the 1980s as a time of tremendous change, when the growth of technology resulted in revolutionary gadgets such as the Polaroid camera, the Boombox, the Sony Walkman and the video cassette recorder.

As a teenager I constantly nagged, begged and pleaded with my parents to buy a VCR. I was tired of hearing our neighbours boast about watching repeats of Dallas and longed to be able to record all the “juvenile and mindless” comedy programmes my parents refused to watch, so I could play them on an endless loop as soon as I got home from school.

My father loved his television, so I naturally assumed he would be eager to own a VCR, but he remained strangely reluctant to buy one. The day he finally gave in and came home with a brand new recorder, my brother and I nearly exploded with excitement. However, as soon as he unpacked the box and began to read the instructions, we realised something was wrong.

I remember watching with fascination as my normally capable father hesitated, Page 8

fumbled and cursed under his breath, trying to get to grips with this alien piece of technology. After a long struggle with the cables he gave up and decamped to the kitchen for a cup of tea, leaving my brother and I twitching with impatience.

Before he’d drained his cup and returned to the lounge, we had set up the VCR and made a test recording.

That was the first time I had ever questioned my parents’ ability to do anything, and I recall feeling slightly smug about our success with the VCR. In future years as televisions, radios and other items of household equipment became more complex and technically challenging, we were simply given the manual and left to get on with it.

It’s not unusual for patterns to repeat themselves over successive generations, and I’m a little ashamed to admit that instead of continuing to embrace the new, I simply sat back and let my own children take on the role of “expert”. I therefore managed to sidestep the IT revolution completely.

Knowing next to nothing about computers never really bothered me until recently, when I agreed to babysit

one of my grandchildren. He turned up clutching a brand new tablet computer and inevitably - asked me for help.

It was then that I found myself in exactly the same position as my poor father, confounded by the VCR all those years ago.

It hurt my pride to realise that I am no longer able to keep up with new technology, and my experience made me think of all those other people of my age who haven’t yet picked up the basic principles of operating a computer. These people now have a precious window of opportunity to gain IT skills before their ability to learn is compromised by old age.

I might have been embarrassed to admit I couldn’t use my grandson’s tablet computer, but I’m eternally grateful to him for making me aware of the yawning gap in my knowledge … a gap I’ve allowed to become wider and wider over the years. I may have let things slip, but I don’t intend to waste any more time: this week I’ve signed up for a computer course at my local library.

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Mediterranean Magic

by Pippa Greenwood

If you can’t get away this year, how about creating your own Mediterranean hotspot in your garden? Even if you do manage to escape to the sun for a week or two this year, you’ll still have the rest of the summer at home and a little slice of Italy, France or Greece outside your back door will bring happy memories flooding back.

The first thing to do is to choose the sunniest spot available – it’ll not only make sitting out there more enjoyable, but will also mean that you can install some serious sun-loving plants too.

Painting the nearby house, shed or garage wall with white masonry paint will help to create the right atmosphere and look. At the same time it will help to reflect our sunlight – often a bit washed out compared to more southern climes - so providing a stronger light for the type of plants that appreciate it.

want to make brand new pots look more weathered try painting them with a solution of plain yoghurt as this will help to encourage rapid colonisation by mosses, algae and lichens.

Any new hard landscaping such as wall, paths or patios and terraced surfaces will look best in natural stone and there are now also terracotta tiles available that are suitable for use in the garden. Terracotta tiles can also have a storageheater effect too – after a long, hot day they will have absorbed a good deal of heat and this will then be released gradually in the evening.

Add interest to a vertical surface by planting a vine.

They have attractive leaves and there are plenty to choose from that will fruit well in our climate. You may not be able to create your own vintage but the vines will look particularly authentic when draped with a few bunches of grapes.

Mediterranean gardens often make full use of the walls and any other vertical surfaces, so put up hanging baskets, pots and wall baskets and cram them full of plants.

Glazed tiles, wall-hangings and even the odd ornament or two can also add to the Mediterranean look, but make sure you choose items that won’t be instantly bleached by the sun.

Plants in pots are a must and if possible choose stone or terracotta containers. If you

Try growing your own oranges or lemons. With our generally milder winters some gardeners

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are even managing to keep these plants outside all year round with only the minimum of protection. Growing your citrus tree in a good-sized terracotta pot means that you can move it into a more protected spot if necessary.

With their wonderful silvery grey leaves and their often rather untidy or gnarled shape, olives too are a plant well worth considering. Olives are best grown in a large container unless you have a warm garden and a very well-drained soil as they hate winter wet.

Some plants just spell out Mediterranean Magic – try geraniums and pelargoniums, aeoniums and sempervivums, rosemary, thyme, oregano and pretty well anything with silvery foliage. Go for the brightest coloured flowers and your new holiday destination will also benefit from a subtle Mediterranean aroma too.

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Sunny Summer Days... Or Not

By Ted Bruning

Ahhh, it’s sunny July at last; the sky is blue; the air is warm and your neighbourhood smells delightfully of sun-tan lotion and barbecue.

Of course, being British, we understand that our summers are never a glorious succession of hot dry days and long evenings of tennis and Pimms.

Indeed, it has even been known to rain sometimes. But let’s forget about the weather for a moment and focus on the climate – the difference being that the weather is what actually happens to you, while the climate is what weather becomes when people start analyzing it.

The other difference is that climate is almost predictable but weather most certainly isn’t. The wedding planners, barbecue chefs, church fête organisers etcetera want to know when is the best time for the wedding/barbecue/fête/ day-trip or whatever? But the best answer is – and it’s a truly British answer, this – none of them. And any of them.

So let’s narrow it down. Which is usually the least rainy month of summer? It has to be July, surely. Wrong! July is usually the wettest, actually, with an average of 101mm over the five years 2008-12. Then – another

big surprise – was August with 91.6mm, then September with 77.1mm, and taking gold by a healthy margin, was June with only 50.5mm. Mind you, June 2012 was also the rainiest month of all five summers in the sample with a squelching 157.8mm, and the two biggest rain-induced flash floods in living in memory weren’t in July but August – Lynmouth in 1952 and Boscastle in 2004. This, of course, being the difference between weather and climate.

All right then, which is the sunniest, i.e. which has the best average of sunny hours per day (which we shall call SHPD for the sake of brevity)? This one has to be July, right? Uh-uh.

The 10-year average for July is 6 SHPD, better than August at 5.5 SHPD and September (when of course the days are shorter anyway) at only 5 SHPD; but the winner is once again June with 6.9 SHPD. Still, July 2013 racked up an average of 8.2 SHPD, which is a record in recent years.

July is, at least, the warmest month of summer, with average temperatures ranging from 13.7-23.4C over the past 20 years; but only just. August has been a close challenger, with an average low just edging ahead of July’s at 13.8C but an

average high just missing at 23.1C; so not much in it there.

June and September, though, fall woefully short with ranges of 11.8-21C and 11.4-20C – it’s almost as if they aren’t even trying.

All this, of course, depends on where you are. The further north you go the colder it gets, right? Well, yes; but not directly because you’re north – England has vineyards at the same latitude that Canada has polar bears. The skies above us are a battleground where four sets of weather fight for supremacy: Western Scotland gets its from the Maritime Polar region (cold and wet); Eastern Scotland and the North of England get theirs from the Continental Polar (cold and dry); Wales and the West Country are at the mercy of the Maritime Tropical (warm and wet); and East Anglia and the South of England bask in the Continental Tropical (warm and dry). Hence the hottest day on record was 10th August 2003 in Faversham, Kent (38.5C), while the coldest was 30th December 1995 at Altnaharran, Sutherland (-27.2C).

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This year’s barbecues will be in Faversham. Which is handy, because that’s where my Mum lives.

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Finance How to Deal Effectively with Debt

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During the year to September 2013, Citizens Advice Bureaux in England and Wales dealt with 7,015 new debt problems every working day. This is the rather startling figure issued by financial capability organisation, The Money Charity, and it illustrates just how people in the UK are struggling to keep on top of money issues.

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Reasons for getting into debt StepChange states that “Overspending is not the main cause of debt problems” and accounts for only 10% of the cases they deal with. So what are the main causes? Well, they could occur for a number of reasons: • Unexpected redundancy, job loss or reduced hours • A life event, such as divorce or separation • Injury or illness • Reduced income • Failure to budget effectively In recent years, job losses and redundancies have accounted for many of the debt problems in this country.

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The Better Life The Joy of Camping

by Derek Thompson We Better Lifers love to bask in the reflected glory of a productive garden, water butts and compost bins all present and correct, and a house that whispers, “Eco-friendly.”

However, come the summer (when we get one) a mania overtakes us; we succumb to the notion that leaving it all behind for a week or two under canvas is just what the doctor ordered. If the doctor were a sadist, that is.

First there’s the frantic search for all the equipment you swore you’d never need again.

The same equipment you helpfully dispersed into as many cupboards and rooms as possible. Then, when you’ve located everything – or given up the ghost and bought replacements – you draw up a to-do list for your neighbour: tend to the cat, irrigate the garden (it sounds much more accomplished than ‘water’) and fight the good fight against marauding molluscs.

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Those same delightful neighbours may wander back late from the village pub, drunk and incoherent, whispering louder than a jet engine. And what camping experience would be complete without the melodic drone of someone on a mobile declaring, “I’m in a tent – go on, guess where?” The Arctic, you may wish malignly.

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We Salute You Sunday 29th June The Roses Theatre Tewkesbury's Royal British Legion has been promoting their 'We Salute You' concert which takes place on Sunday 29th June at The Roses Theatre.

Tickets are £15 each and can be purchased directly from The Roses.

The club is also selling raffle tickets to win a pair of tickets for the concert. Raffle tickets can be bought at the club and are £1 each, with all proceeds will go to our local Poppy Appeal.

The Royal British Legion, 50 Church St, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5SN Please help them to support a very worthy cause and also enjoy a great evening of music!

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what's on Tewkesbury Farmers Market & Craft Market Saturday 14th June & 12th July 9:00am - 1:30pm Abbey Lawns Car Park, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury GL20 5PG Following the success of the 2013 trial markets the farmers market is now returning to Tewkesbury on regular basis. The market has a great mix of local produce from farmers, growers and food producers plus a wonderful collection of local arts and crafts.

Stalls include: - Local ciders & Liqueurs - Handmade Chocolates - Local meat & cheeses - Locally grown fruit and vegetables - Artisan Breads, cakes and pastries - Homemade pies, - Homemade Jams and Chutneys - Local honey & beeswax candles - Handmade gifts, housewares, toys and books For information about stalls at these markets please contact Dave Joynes, Grenchurch Markets on 01386 840138 email: trade.grenchurch@yahoo.co.uk

We Salute You! Sunday 29th June 7:30pm The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury Enjoy an evening of music, song and celebration to mark Armed Forces Day and the centenary of WW1. Local entertainers will recreate the music and nostalgia of the time.

In aid of The Poppy Appeal and The Roses Theatre Trust charities.

Tewkesbury Medieval Festival 12th & 13th July Friday 11:00am - 6:00pm Saturday 11:00am - 5:00pm A38 Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury The Battle Of Tewkesbury took place on 4th May 1471 and was the final battle in the War Of The Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster. Prince Edward was killed either during or just after the battle and is now buried in Tewkesbury Abbey.

The Battle Of Tewkesbury is now fought every year with cannons firing, swords clashing and soldiers marching.

Thousands of re-enactors and medieval enthusiasts from all around the world visit Tewkesbury as part of the Tewkesbury Medieval Festival.

The battleground is filled with knights in armour, warriors and townsfolk in medieval dress. Many sleep in traditional tents and cook over open fires eating typical medieval food.

The Tewkesbury Medieval Festival is the largest free medieval enactment and fayre in Europe. Traditional medieval entertainment is provided by jugglers, musicians, dancers and jesters. The Medieval Market is full of stall holders selling everything from musical instruments to medieval style pots and pans. Its a great family day out and a insight into living history.

- Living History camp - Medieval Market - Entertainment - Activites for kids - Beer tent - ales & cider

Battlefield Walk Thursday 5th June, 3rd July & 17th July 7:30pm - 9:30pm The Crescent This walk takes about two hours of gentle strolling. The “talk” explains the complex background to the battle, the conduct of the battle itself, and the fate of the main participants. It visits the “front line” and follows the action back into Tewkesbury.

Midsummer Murder Mystery Fish & Chip Evening Monday 14th June 7:00pm Toddington Station The famous Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s Special Fish and Chip Train, “The Cheltenham Fryer” will be offering a leisurely Saturday ride through the Cotswold countryside. These Steam

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specials include a large fish and chip meal served in the modern equivalent of the traditional chip shop newspaper - a heat retentive box. Your meal will be delivered to your reserved seats by our train stewards who will also be pleased to serve you refreshments from the Buffet Car including our own GWR House Wines and Rail Ale as well as hot and cold non-alcoholic drinks. We respectfully ask that you do not bring with you your own refreshments - there is plenty on the train at very reasonable prices. Following the sell out success in 2013, we are again offering evening and lunchtime fish and chip specials to cope with the demand.

Classic Vehicle Day Sunday 15th June Toddington Station Combine the scene of historic road transport with a backdrop of vintage trains and you have a very special event.

Our Classic Vehicle Days, held this year on June 15th and September 14th, provide you with just that when Toddington Station car park is covered with classic cars, motorcycles, commercials, buses etc. We usually have around 120 of these beautifully restored reminders of days-gone-by motoring. Cries and sighs of ‘ I (or my Dad) used to have one of those’ are constantly heard so come and indulge yourself in some great transport nostalgia. There is no charge to come and view, just a ticket to buy if you decide to ride a train.

Tewkesbury Historic Walk Every Tuesday 7:00pm Tewkesbury Abbey Gates

Day Out With Thomas Saturday 21st June & Sunday 22nd June 9:00am Toddington Station Winchcombe Station Cheltenham Racecourse Station With so much to see and do it will make your day out with Thomas the ideal all day family activity and, once you have bought your travel ticket, entrance to all attractions is free! Ride not only with Thomas but also beh ind other steam and diesel engines, including Daisy, on the frequent trains between Cheltenham Race Course, Winchcombe and Toddington. Gates open at 0900 and trains will run every 45 minutes throughout the day with the first train at 0930 from Toddington and 0945 from Cheltenham Racecourse. The Fat Controller will once again be over seeing proceedings and trying to make sure that Thomas doesn’t get into any mischief!

Garden Week Monday 23rd June to Sunday 29th June 10:00am Sudeley Castle Special garden tours will be taking place throughout the week.

Midland Championship Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th June 8:00am Prescott Hill On Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 June Prescott Hill Climb will be playing host to many racing classes competing over the weekend, which also sees the 6th Round of the 2014 Midland Hill Climb Championship supported by TTC Group, and the 2nd Round of Prescott Gold Cup. Other competition classes include: Bugatti Car Handicap, Prescott ‘B’ License Challenge, SBD Motorsport HSA Speed Championship, Service Hydraulics Speed Championship, Bugatti Owners’ Club ‘Paul Matty Sports Cars’ Classic Championship.

Evening Scenic Rail Cruises Every Friday in July & August 7:00pm Toddington Station For something different, how about a leisurely evening travelling on a 24 mile round trip through the glorious Cotswold countryside?

This trip is by 1960’s diesel railcar from Toddington Station to Cheltenham Race Course. Enjoy the sights as you watch the sun slowly set over the Black Mountains of Wales in the distance. You won’t get a better view of the Cotswolds than by train and with the diesel railcar, you have 360 degree views.

And you can get up close to the driver and watch over his shoulder as the countryside goes by.

Chocolate Making Course Friday 5th July 2:00pm - 4:00pm Sherdons Golf Centre Chocolate classes in Gloucestershire come and enjoy the world of chocolate making and share my passions for Chocolate Making ie. truffles, and Chocolate Shoes. I will help to unravel the mysteries of chocolate for you and give you the opportunities for tastings too. We will be working with Belgian chocolate and I aim to make each course fun and informative through demonstrations and one to one coaching. It is also my aim to give you the skills and confidence to work with chocolate at home.

Model Steam Rally Friday 5th July & Saturday 6th July 10:00am Tewkesbury Rugby Club Ground Our famous annual steam rally takes place in the pretty town of Tewkesbury. Come along with your family and friends and have a great day out.

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Music For A Summer Evening Saturday 6th July 6:00pm - 8:30pm St Nicholas Church, Kemerton

Food Festival Friday 11th July to Sunday 13th July Sudeley Castle Fantastic British Food Festival with cookery talks, tastings, demonstrations, hot food stalls, drinks tent and produce stalls from dozens of specialist local food producers.

Non-refundable advance tickets include preferential entry for talks, tastings and demonstrations AND VIP free parking.

Craft Fair Saturday 19th July Tewkesbury Abbey Hall Three Shires Craft Guild

Heritage Diesel Gala Friday 25th July to Sunday 27th July Gloucester Warwickshire Railway As well as an intensive service of diesel hauled trains and a DMU service, the gala will include an Open Day at the newly built Toddington Diesel Shed with an under-cover model railway exhibition, a number of ‘behind the scenes’ and ‘how it works’ displays relating to diesel locomotives, and an opportunity to get an ‘up close’ view of two long term overhaul projects on a class 47 and a class 37 including cab visits.

Festival of Fizz Saturday 26th July & Sunday 27th July Winchcombe Town Centre Event to mark the 400th anniversary of locally born and raised Christopher Merrett, attributed with the development of the bottle for 2nd fermentation of “fizz” some 20 years before Dom Perignon in France

Shields, Swords & Crowns Wednesday 30th July 10:30am - 3:30pm Rudford and Highleadon Village Hall Get ready to go into battle by joining us for our fun workshop or if you prefer you can be the price or princess.

Showborough House Sculpture Garden Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays Showborough House, Twyning An exhibition of sculpture in the gardens of Showborough House. This Affordable Garden Art Exhibition and Sale showcases the work of many local sculptors with over 60 exhibits in a wide range of media. There is also an indoor exhibition of work by local artists. Teas & coffee available. Food served at The Village Inn on Twyning Green and The Fleet at Twyning riverside pub.

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