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Future Stars Award Winners Showcase Talents With Symphony Thursday

Three winners of the William T. Gower Awards Competition will be featured as part of the University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Future Stars winners include, from left to right: Romina Monsanto, Pablo Sotomayor and Kathleen Westfall (Submitted photo).

Symphony Orchestra’s concert set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 in Bennett Auditorium.

Showcasing exceptional student talent of the School of Music, this annual concert has become an audience favorite. The 2010-11 winners and “Future Stars” include Romina Monsanto of Venezuela; Pablo Sotomayor of Peru and Kathleen Westfall of New Orleans.

The three competition winners will perform the music that earned them distinction among their peers including Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor featuring pianist Sotomayor; Antonin Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B minor Opt. 4 featuring cellist Monsanto and “I Want Magic” from A Streetcar Named Desire by André Previn and “Manon’s Gavotte”from Manon by Jules Massenet featuring soprano Westfall.

Guest conductors include Southern Miss students Nathan Lambert and Ivan del Prado.

Ongoing for more than 23 years, the competition was renamed four years ago in honor of William T. Gower, former professor of music at Southern Miss and a widely respected woodwind musician.

Gower, who passed away in July 2003, was an inspiration to many budding musicians through his multitude of career performances at music conventions, high schools, colleges, and universities — often performing on a variety of instruments.

The competition itself is highly competitive within the ranks of the Southern Miss School of Music and quite rigorous. “These very talented students will be our stars of tomorrow,” said Dr. Jay Dean, music director of the Symphony. “Later in life, we will be able to say that we knew them when they were students here at Southern Miss.”

The Symphony’s 2010-11 season is sponsored by BancorpSouth.Tickets for the concert are $16/$18/$20 and may be purchased at the Southern Miss Ticket Office by calling 601.266.5418 or 800.844.8425.

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Southern Miss Set to Host Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting

For the first time in school history, The University of Southern Mississippi will serve as the host site for the 75th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS) Meeting set for Feb. 17-18 at the Thad Cochran Center.

Elasri Mohamed

More than 400 research projects will be presented by a wide range of scientific educators, researchers and industry experts. The annual MAS conference represents the largest gathering of active scientific investigators in Mississippi.

“Hosting a prestigious meeting of this type is very important for recruitment of students and raising the profile of Southern Miss as a major research institution in Mississippi,” said Dr. Mohamed O. Elasri, associate professor of Biological Sciences at Southern Miss and current MAS president. “This allows other top researchers in the state to see the Southern Miss campus and the state-of-the-art research conducted here.”

A multitude of exhibits will be on display in conjunction with research updates from faculty and students throughout the Mississippi scientific community. Elasri points out that the meeting will also feature cutting-edge symposia on topics such as infectious diseases and genomics.

The annual Dodgen Lecture, which serves as the keynote address, will be presented by Laura Folse, director of science and technology for British Petroleum’s Gulf Coast restoration effort. Folse will offer reflections on the role of science and scientists in the energy industry and discuss the repercussions from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last April.

“Her lecture is both timely and relevant for scientists and the general public in our region and the rest of the nation,” said Elasri.

For more information about the annual MAS meeting contact Elasri at 601.266.6916 or visit www.msacad.org/

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26th Annual Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo Set for Feb. 18-19

A Bareback bronco rider at the St. Paul Rodeo ...

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The “Greatest Show on Dirt,” otherwise known as the Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo hosted by The Department of Recreational Sports, is coming to Hattiesburg Feb. 18 and 19, 2011.

Raymond Whitehead, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with Hattiesburg Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, will serve as Grand Marshal of this year’s event. Dr. Whitehead is a native of Hattiesburg, who received his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Ala. He completed a general surgery internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Ga., followed by a fellowship in sports medicine, arthroscopy and arthroscopic reconstructive surgery at the Orthopaedic Research of Virginia in Richmond, Va.

Each year at the rodeo cowboys and cowgirls show off their elite skills in barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, team roping, and bull riding. The top riders qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo which is held in Las Vegas, Nev. The Hattiesburg rodeo is a fundraiser for student scholarships and professional development.

usm“We are fortunate that the rodeo continues to be produced by Smith, Harper and Morgan Rodeo, the producers of the Dixie Nationals and provider of livestock to the National Finals Rodeo,” said Sid Gonsoulin, associate vice president for student affairs at Southern Miss.”Because of the quality and consistency of a professionally produced PRCA/WPRA rodeo, we have been able to provide scholarships annually to Southern Miss students.”

Lecile Harries, six-time Pro Rodeo Clown of the Year, will be making an appearance at the rodeo this year. Lecile, a 50-year rodeo veteran, works nearly 125 performances a year at the world’s biggest rodeos. He got his start as a bullfighter in the 1950’s and 60’s and helped transform the sport from thrill show to the skillful art it is today. He has also worked on various TV shows including a regular role on “HEE HAW” and movies like “The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James” and “W.W. and the Dixie Dance Kings” with Burt Reynolds.

“Lecile’s comedic mannerisms, acts and jokes are copied by clowns and showmen across the globe,” declared Bob Lowe, retired director of Southern Miss Dining and Grand Marshal of the 18th Annual Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo. “For nearly half a century, Lecile’s bullfighting and comedic ability have saved many a cowboy and brought smiles and laughter to millions of people. He is truly one of rodeo’s legends.”

As usual, the Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo will be held at the James Lynn Cartlidge Forrest County Multi Purpose Center on Highway 49 South. Rodeo tickets are available at TJ’s Western Ware on U.S. Highway 49 in Hattiesburg. Tickets are $10 and all seats are reserved.

The rodeo is sponsored by Coca-Cola, Southern Beverage, Comcast, B-95, McMullan Motors, Polk’s Meat Products, Keith’s Super Stores, Forrest General Hospital, Landry and Lewis Architects, Copy Cats Printing, The Hattiesburg American, and Southern Miss Recreational Sports.

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University Forum to Feature Native American Performance Artists

Native American cultural performers will present a collaborative performance art piece at the next Southern Miss University Forum Tuesday, Feb. 22 as part of the Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations’ (ECHO) 11th annual Performing Arts Festival, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. (Submitted photo)

A unique opportunity to witness and learn about the customs and traditions of Native American and immigrant cultures will highlight the next University Forum Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium, on The University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus.

Cultural performers from Mississippi, Massachusetts, Hawaii, and Alaska will come together for the event to create a collaborative performance art piece, based on the shared theme “Celebrate — Song, Dance & Story!” The event will highlight how stories, music and dance convey cultural traditions and knowledge from one generation to another and across geographical borders. Admission is free.

The event is part of the Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations’ (ECHO) 11th annual Performing Arts Festival, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI). The university’s Center for American Indian Research and Studies is supporting the Southern Miss Honors College’s presentation of this forum.

“We’re excited to work with our ECHO partners to bring this group of Natives to our area to share their stories, their songs and their culture with Hattiesburg area youth and our Southern Miss community,” said Dr. Tammy Greer, associate professor of psychology and director of the Center.

“This is a chance to witness a bit of diversity among American Indian communities in the U.S.,” she said. “It is not easy, and maybe not possible, to otherwise experience in one hour the diversity in song, in dance and in stories that exist among these disparate tribes located in very different parts of our country.”

Casey Bigpond, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and staff member of the Department of Chahta Immi, will perform with the festival. Bigpond was raised in the Pearl River community and developed an interest in tribal arts at a young age. He is a skilled craftsman, chanter and traditionalist and will promote the culture and heritage of the Mississippi Choctaw at this event.

The MBCI Department of Chahta Immi is a grantee of ECHO, a project of the U.S. Department of Education. This award is shared by six partner organizations, including the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, Alaska; the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii; the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska; the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in Choctaw, Miss.; The New Bedford ECHO Project in New Bedford, Mass.; and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass.

The partners create culture-based learning experiences for students, teachers and communities through public programs, teacher resources, student programs, publications and internships. ECHO partner organizations seek to enhance appreciation of regional heritage and to facilitate dialogue and understanding between communities and individuals. The performance group will travel to each of the partner organizations.

The University Forum series is presented each fall and spring semester by the Southern Miss Honors College. For more information about University Forum, contact the Honors College at 601.266.4533. For more information on the festival, online visit www.choctaw.orgor www.echospace.org; or call the MBCI Department of Chahta Immi at 601.650.7440.

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State Home Corporation Named First IDS Housing Initiative Partner of Year

The Mississippi Housing Corporation recently received the inaugural Housing Initiative Partner of the Year award presented by The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS).

The Mississippi Housing Corporation received the 2010 Housing Initiative Partner of the Year Award presented by the Institute for Disability Studies at The University of Southern Mississippi. Pictured from left to right: Dr. Royal Walker Jr., IDS executive director; Ruthie Bilal, MHC assistant vice president, Single Family Program Operations; Cassie Hicks, IDS coordinator of housing initiatives and Ben Mokry, MHC executive vice president, Research and Development. (Submitted photo)

The award will be presented annually to an agency participating on the IDS Housing Advisory Council that has worked in the housing, disability or economic development arenas in Mississippi to empower people with disabilities to live independently in their communities.

“The Mississippi Home Corporation was instrumental in the development of the Home of Your Own program in Mississippi,” said IDS executive director Dr. Royal Walker, who presented the award, a signed watercolor print. “MHC has been tremendously supportive through the years and has helped us reach our current total of assisting 416 individuals with disabilities and their families living in 56 counties during the 14 successful years of the program. This all started as a dream of what could be done.”

The Mississippi Housing Corporation has been an active member of the IDS Housing Advisory Council since its formation in 2004. The corporation was created by the state in 1989 to serve as Mississippi’s housing finance agency and administers the Mortgage Revenue Bond program and the Housing Tax Credit program.

“The Mississippi Home Corporation has been like a silent partner in its partnership role with IDS,” said Cassie Hicks, IDS coordinator of housing. “Their support has come in many forms: as a member of the council; assisting with grant packages; providing funding and promoting housing fair and homebuyer education seminars to name just a few. MHC has indeed been the ultimate partner and so worthy of this recognition.”

Nominations for Partner of the Year are received from April 1 through June 30. For more information about the award process, visitwww.usm.edu/ids/housingpartners. For more information about the Institute for Disability Studies, visit www.usm.edu/ids

Filed under: Featured, Hattiesburg, USM, Cassie Hicks, Disability studies, IDS Housing Advisory Council, Mississippi Home Corp, Mississippi Housing Corporation, Royal Walker, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies

Southern Miss Student Government President Picked for Russian Visit

Student Government Association (SGA) President Kasey Mitchell will soon be able to add the title “world traveler” to her list ofaccomplishments during her tenure at The University of Southern Mississippi.

Mitchell, a senior from Picayune, Miss., is one of only 45 SGA presidents from across the United States selected to travel to Russia in March as part of the Open World Leadership Center’s Kremlin Fellows program. Mitchell, the only Mississippian selected, was nominated by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. Wicker is one of the so-called founding fathers of Open World Leadership. The organization is a federal agency within the Library of Congress. It was begun as a means for Russian leaders to witness first-hand the workings of the American government, and is now a reciprocal program with student leaders making the trek to foreign soil.

“I am so excited, I can’t believe this,” exclaimed Mitchell. “It’s a great opportunity to represent this university and the state of Mississippi.”

“Kasey has demonstrated qualities that are essential to leadership, and she will represent Mississippi well,” said Wicker. “This is an important opportunity for Kasey and students from around the country to learn more about the complex relationship between the United States and Russia. Developing an understanding of our increasing global interconnectedness is critical for our future leaders.”

The Russians government looks to build an open dialogue with future American leaders, explained Chang Suh who is the senior advisor at the Open World Leadership Center. He explained his Russian counterparts are aware that former presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Regan and Bill Clinton were all campus leaders during their college careers. For that reason they requested students visit their country to build an understanding of their government’s inner workings.

“This is the second year in which American students will travel to Russia, while Russian leaders have been coming to the United States for the past 11 years,” said Suh. “We have an alumni association of 17,000 Russians who have come to America. Kasey Mitchell is one of only 60 Americans in two years who have the opportunity to meet Russian government leaders, civil rights leaders, civic leaders and student leaders.”

Mitchell’s new adventure began with a trip to Washington, D.C., where she met the other student leaders in her Fellows class. She explains the Washington trip was just as important to her as the Russian trip because she was able to network with her contemporaries from across the country. She believes it is all a part of the “big picture” of her life.

“Being able to experience Russia, to meet with government officials and student leaders, to network and realize we are not all in individual bubbles, that’s important,” she declared. “When you have a goal and an opportunity to meet that goal you just jump in, and I’m jumping in,” she said with a smile.

While excited about the trip and the opportunities ahead, Mitchell said it’s important to be humble, to remember where she came from and where she wants to be. After her expected May graduation from Southern Miss, she is looking to enter the Mississippi College School of Law.

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C-USA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE PLAYED IN JACKSON | TICKETS ON SALE NOW

IRVING, Texas – Tickets for the 2011 Conference USA Baseball Championship in Pearl, Miss. are on sale now.  The eight-team tournament will be held Wed., May 25-Sat., May 28 at Trustmark Park, the home of the Mississippi Braves, class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves in suburban Jackson, Miss.  This will be the first time in the 16-year history of the C-USA Baseball

Trustmark Park

Championship that the event will be held at a neutral site.

Tournament ticket packages include seats for all 13 games and are available in four different price ranges.  Club seating is $120, dugout level seating is $100, field level seating is $80 and general admission seats are just $60.  Tickets can be ordered online via ConferenceUSA.com (http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/012611aad.html), MississippiBraves.com (http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20110127&content_id=16519422&vkey=tickets_t430&fext=.jsp&sid=t430) or Ticketmaster (http://www.ticketmaster.com/2011-Cusa-Tourney-tickets/artist/1541477).

Trustmark Park, which opened April 18, 2005, has capacity for nearly 7,500 fans. There are 5,500 chair-back seats in the reserved seating areas. The grass berm beyond the outfield walls has room for an additional 2,000 general admission customers.

The Farm Bureau Grill, beyond the right-field wall, is a full-service restaurant and there are nine baseball-themed concession stands that offer a wide variety of ballpark treats.  Twenty-two luxury suites that seat between 16 and 20 fans are equipped with hardwood floors, a bar, flat screen TVs, refrigerator and sliding doors that open up to two rows of seats. The ballpark also includes a picnic pavilion in left field, 150 closed-circuit monitors positioned around the park televising the game and two merchandise shops.

The 2011 Conference USA Championship will feature the top eight teams in regular-season league play.  Those six will be split into two four-team pools (or pods), with the winner of each pod playing in a single championship game. Teams will be assigned pods based on seed, which will be determined by the order of finish in regular-season conference play.

Each team will be guaranteed to play three games. Teams in each pod will play two teams in its pod and one team outside its pod. The team with the best composite record in each pod will advance to the championship game. Two-way ties in a pod will be broken by head-to-head play.  In case of a three-way tie, the highest seed will advance.

Game times are 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with the championship game slated for 7 p.m. on Saturday night.  The championship game will be nationally-televised by CBS College Sports.

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Poplarville High School Team Places First in Ocean Sciences Bowl

A different type of hurricane warning was in effect when a team of Poplarville High School students blew away its competition in the annual Hurricane Bowl contest at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) in Ocean Springs, Miss.

Poplarville High School Team A, (left to right) Becky Starke, Justin Williams, Shelby Ramming, coach Elizabeth Jones and Nigel Simmons, took first place at the annual Hurricane Bowl held at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs. (Not photographed, team member Rob Merrell.) The team heads to Galveston, Texas in April to compete in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. (GCRL photo, Martha Duvall)

Coached by Mel Hall and Elizabeth Jones, Poplarville “Team A” was comprised of captain Justin Williams, Becky Starke, Shelby Ramming, Nigel Simmons and Rob Merrell. The GCRL regional competition is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®), which is a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Poplarville winners, as well as winners from 24 other regional sites, will compete at the National Ocean Sciences Bowl in Galveston, Texas, April 29-May 1, 2011.

Each year GCRL’s Marine Education Center plays host to 18 teams of high school students from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. The Hurricane Bowl is the central Gulf Coast competition and is a rapid-fire, question-and-answer contest focusing on ocean sciences.

Coastal Mississippi teams were big winners in the Hurricane Bowl with Long Beach High School “Team A” earning second place, Bay High School of Bay St. Louis coming in third, Ocean Springs High School taking fourth place, and Long Beach High School “Team B” in fifth place.
Whites Creek High School of Whites Creek, Tenn., took home the Sportsmanship Award.

The Hurricane Bowl, as well as the national competition, includes question-and-answer “buzzer” rounds, team-challenge questions, educational field trips and social activities that encourage interaction among student peers and marine scientists. For more information on the competition or to view sample quiz questions, visit www.nosb.org.

GCRL’s Marine Education Center is the lab’s public education and outreach arm. Located on the Gulf of Mexico, GCRL focuses on sustainable coastal and marine resources, development of new marine technologies and the education of future scientists and citizens. The GCRL is home to the Department of Coastal Sciences, the Marine Education Center, the Center for Fisheries Research and Development and the Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center. It is in the university’s School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, College of Science and Technology. More information can be found at www.usm.edu/gcrl.

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Concert Features Russia’s Chamber Orchestra Kremlin

One of Russia’s leading chamber orchestras will perform on stage in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Tuesday, Feb. 15, as part of The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Music’s Connoisseurs Series.

Founded in 1991 and led by Misha Rachlevsky, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin has performed more than 1,400 concerts in 24 countries throughout Europe, North and South America and the Far East. Comprised of some of Russia’s finest young string players, the ensemble is known for its warmth and high energy that will stay with listeners long after the last note is played.

“Russia is popularly known for two things – its rockets and its violins,” wrote Swedish newspaper reviewer Andresen Dagbladet. “The Chamber Orchestra Kremlin is renowned for the latter, but their music will take you soaring as if somehow there is a connection to the former.”

This special event will feature works by Mozart, Schoenberg and Schubert.

“They are an extraordinary musical ensemble and we are very lucky to have them in our area,” said Dr. Jay Dean, music director for The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. “Their playing is exquisite and this is truly a not to miss event. This is the first Russian string ensemble to be here in over 15 years.”

Chamber Orchestra Kremlin has recorded more than 30 CDs, receiving widespread international acclaim and awards such as the Diapason d’Or France, Critics Choice in London’s Gramophone and in the New York Times, Record of the Year in Hong Kong and others.

The Connoisseurs Series was created to add to the already rich line-up of guest stars and large ensembles in the Southern Miss School of Music. The diverse series of chamber music is programmed to be as accessible to as many people as possible.

Other ensembles in the Connoisseurs Series include Vogler String Quartet on March 20 at First Presbyterian Church and Imani Winds on April 10 at the Hattiesburg Train Depot. The series is sponsored by Partners for the Arts.

The Chamber Orchestra Kremlin concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Bennett Auditorium. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Southern Miss Ticket Office at 601.266.5418.

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Southern Miss Announces 2011 Football Schedule

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Home games against both Conference USA divisional champions from a season ago highlight the 2011 Southern Miss football schedule which was released Thursday by Golden Eagle Athletic Director Richard Giannini.

The Golden Eagles face five teams that reached postseason bowls last season, two of those schools at home, including West Division champion SMU, Oct. 22, and league champion UCF, Nov. 12.

“We face another challenging schedule in 2011 that includes tough non-conference road games at Virginia and Navy,” said Southern Miss football coach Larry Fedora. “We expect Conference USA to be even tougher again this season. The coaching staff and the team are excited about the challenge that the 2011 schedule presents.”

Southern Miss opens the campaign Sept. 3, at home against Louisiana Tech and completes the non-conference portion of its home slate two weeks later, Sept. 17, against Southeastern Louisiana.

Rice comes to visit Hattiesburg for the second time in its history on Oct. 1, to open home conference play, and SMU will visit the Golden Eagles on Oct., 22, which is also designated as the school’s homecoming.

The league’s defending champion, UCF then makes a trip to The Rock, Nov. 12, and the Golden Eagles complete their regular season at home against Memphis, Nov. 26.

“This is the second year in a row that we have hosted both divisional champions in Hattiesburg from the season before,” Giannini said. “It will be an exciting schedule so let the battles begin.”usm

The 2011 home football promotional plan was unveiled earlier this month during the school’s Signing Day Celebration and each home game has been designated as a battle, incorporating different themes for each date which includes its annual homecoming celebration and Black Out game. Those themes will be announced later this spring.

Fedora’s team also travels to Marshall (Sept. 10), Virginia (Sept. 24), Navy (Oct. 8), UTEP (Oct. 29), East Carolina (Nov. 5), and UAB (Nov. 19). The school enjoys its lone open week on Oct. 15.

Game times and television appearances will be released at a later date.

Football season tickets can now be ordered by going online at SouthernMiss.com, by calling 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or by visiting the Pat Ferlise Athletic Ticket Center, Monday-Friday, from 8 a.m., until 5 p.m.

2011 Southern Miss Football Schedule

Sept. 3                      Louisiana Tech
Sept. 10                    at Marshall*
Sept. 17                    Southeastern Louisiana
Sept. 24                    at Virginia
Oct. 1                        Rice*
Oct. 8                        at Navy
Oct. 15                      Open
Oct. 22                      SMU* (HC)
Oct. 29                      at UTEP*
Nov. 5                       at East Carolina*
Nov. 12                     UCF*
Nov. 19                     at UAB*
Nov. 26                     Memphis*

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