." >> reporter: jenny sawyer is talking about george orwell's "animal farm." it's her summary of a classic posted on the internet. >> did i mention this book doesn't have happy ending? >> reporter: sawyer is the creator of 60-second recap, a web site to guide teens through literature. >> if literature is this sheer cliff, it gives people handholds so they feel like, i can get through this, i start to understand maybe who some of the characters are. i feel like i can relate to them. then i actually want the read the book. >> reporter: a former book reviewer and english major, sawyer starts to inspire young readers. >> make them feel like it's not a stupid homework assignment they have to do. they have to get good grades because they have to get into college to get a good job. >> reporter: the recaps are taped in a boston studio. >> this is "to kill a mockingbird." >> reporter: on this day breaking down harper lee's tale of coming of age. >> it's about how the overcome injustice. >> reporter: so far sawyer has recapped titles from "the great gatsby" to "jane eyr

randy sawyer, we appreciate it, with the county health department there. so that's the situation that's happening near crockett and rodeo at the conoco refinery so we'll keep you updated throughout this newscast and, of course, at 6:00 tonight. >>> in other news a shark attack in southern california has killed a body boarder. the attack happened this morning at surf beach in santa barbara county near vandenberg air force base. we have some photographs. these actually show the sharks bite marks on the board. amy johnson reports about the three closed beaches. >> reporter: a santa barbara county sheriff's department helicopter crew searching the waters of surf beach at vandenberg air force base where 19-year-old lucas ransom was fatally attacked by a shark just before 9:00 a.m. >> the friend was surfing. the victim was boogie boarding. saw his friend go under water for a brief moment, came up, something was wrong, noticed that he had been attacked by a shark. assisted him into the beach. >> reporter: ransom a chemical engineering student at uc santa barbara

and diane sawyer is back tomorrow night. i'm david muir.l of us here at abc news, good night from london.

people shooting civilians from helicopters because you can't surrender to a helicopter and diane sawyersays well i know there's a great deal of outrage and i'm thinking outrage that's terrific though i still have it you do what about the future of iraq let's broaden it out a bit what could happen there off to u.s. troops leave do you think will be a real. oh hello i don't i don't think you can hear me can you know hello ray mcgovern with the best will in the world i don't think you can hear me now one more check ray mcgovern can you hear me. now i believe we we've lost the line to him so anyway we got the gist of that conversation there ended rather dramatically thanks ray mcgovern there former cia analyst joining us on the line from the u.s. capitol here on r.t. tonight already well the u.s. dollar weaken monday a week before the federal reserve's expected decision to pump more cash into the american economy the drop wasn't prevented by the g twenty finance ministers pledge not to devalue their currency to avoid trade wars but artie's laura mr reports now that many believe the u.s. isn

and diane sawyer is back tomorrow night. i'm david muir.l of us here at abc news, good night from london. >> alan: the giants showered with sham pain after winning their first division championship in seven years. they waited until the final game of the regular season today. larry beil here to talk more about the victory, and a huge morale boost for a city who hasn't had a playoff berth in quite a while. >> larry: these are the leak times in the bay area. the sharks are pretty good. but they missed a chance yesterday. would doubts and tension rising, the giants did it today. the final day of the regular season, clinch the national league west. the sellout crowd. bottom three, scoreless until sanchez

presenters include diane sawyer, dan rather, and katie couric. it is hosted by the national academy of television arts and sciences here on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. in his weekly address, president obama talks about his education initiative and warns about the economic impact of republican cuts in education spending. then a senate republican discusses the unemployment rate, the expiring bush-era tax cuts, and how the new health care law has affected government spending. >> the other day i was talking about education in the backyard. one person asked me, if we do not have houses to go to, what good is education? if you are out of work and facing foreclosure kasam of all that really matters is a new job. all that -- for closure, all the really matters is a new job. all that really matters is having a roof over your head. all that matters is getting back on your feet. that is why i am helping our small business owners grow and recover. but even as we focus on doing all of that, even as we focus on speeding up our economic recovery, we also know

here is the anchor of abc's world news, diane sawyer.se] >> heaven forbid i ever ask build small to do any thing, but i ordered him to stay for a second. i know so many of us in this room would like to pay tribute to him tonight. for so many of us as several networks, he has been the gps of what we dream we can beat. i remember when i was the world's worst weather person in louisville, ky. i was so near sighted i could not stand on the east coast and even see the west coast, max, so i freelanced and took occasional forays into journalism. . . >> he has brought the same muscle to them as everything he has done. i want to say, thank you from all of us. we know where you're watching, you're planting a star in the sky that says aim higher. to bill smaul. small. [applause] >> you know dearnings i didn't invite you hear to embarrass me, but i was working in louisville, when she came along. i'll tell you what she was most famous for because i had little girls at the time, one is here tonight. her mother was the best elementary schoolteacher in

diane -- diane sawyer, excuse me.n going beneath the surface, asking questions and looking for answers about islam. >> i need a name tag. >> you'll always be diane to me. grateful i didn't call you thelma. >> exactly. >> but this is a very special series. and you elicited questions from your audience. >> we got questions from viewers. questions from americans. and you said it exactly right. we've discovered that one of third of people in america know someone who is muslim. and very few people know the central thing, what is islam? what do they believe? we're going to do two things tonight. we're going to have simple, searching questions about what islam really is. and then, ask those other questions about, is there something, something that, in any way, in any way, makes violence an alternative in the islam religion? really? and we'll explore that. we'll explore women, tonight. and then, this other question, you and i were talking about, we get all the time. which is why don't mainstream muslims take to the streets an

. >> reporter: so far, sawyer recapped 31 familiar titles from the great gads by.st jane dunn want to be his possession. >> and betrayal is the main theme. >> the creators of 60 recap insist the videos are not a substitute for reading, not a way for the youtube generation to cheat. >> who can help me out. >> reporter: many teachers consider it a tool. >> absolutely a conversation starter because it gives both them and myself a jump off point to start to talk about the characters in the book, the empty of the book. >> what happened that night ed fuss. >> they say i murdered my father. >> it has had 4.5 million hits. >> our world, success is measured by economic growth and prosperity. >> sawyer is keeping the value of books a i live. -- alive. cbs news, new york. >>> you are watching 9 news now. almost 6:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle. andrea will be back tomorrow an we miss her desperately. howard is here with a super hot forecast. >> a great day to take off. we start comfortable this morning. even with the windows open still almost warm in the house

diane sawyer out in front here. she did the best, early lead here. 4 winners of those games. all the others, vinita and i, willis and jack all came in at 2-2, dead even. things are very tight here early in the season, just week one of our selections. >> so we are going to study the nfl matchups for week six of the season coming up. as you can tell, i'm just a huge sports fan. we will tell you what games we're picking and who is picking who on friday morning. and then at the end of the season, there's a little bet. there will be an overall winner declared and, of course, an overall loser who will probably be me, which means i'll probably be bringing food for everyone in our crew. kind of a reward. we'll do it all right here on the set. >> and we love that -- put that graphic back up. we have our favorite nfl team. i love the saints, of course. we know that willis loves the giants. vinita picked the bengals. why did you do that? >> i think they have a very graphic helmet, and i like the stripes. so -- and you can see diane is out in the lead to begin w

sawyer dense the allegations. >> another sign of china growing technological prowesses they now have fattest super computer doing 2500 trillion calculation a second. 1 million times faster than the lap top. super computer does use parts from intechlt it can be used for everything from finding hidden reservoir of oil to making airplanes faster. >> free lap top. free restaurants. and child care with just not enough. google latest perk to draw the best and brightest. that's coming up. take you behind the scenes at at&t park. see why it takes 20 people to operate that mom ] my son ryan didn't know his voulez-vous from his frere jacques... [ eaking french ] [ mom ] ...so he decided to study in paris. ♪ to see french maerpieces with his very own eyes. we even linked our citibank account to his so when his account ran low we just trsferred funds. i just hope the language isn't a barrier. bonjour. [ mom ] my ryan can be very shy. [ male announcer ]rom linked accounts to citi mobile we make it simple toanage your finances. what's your story? citibank can help u write it. you've never hd it in

louisville, kentucky, we should point out hometown to one diane sawyer. >> yes.ming up here on "good morning america," i went down to houston to visit this person's mother and came back with some embarrassing/adorable material. keep it here for that. >>> be prepared to be scared. not for my video but we asked you to pick the spookiest place in america. we're going to take you there coming up. the spookiest place in america. we're going to take you there coming up. [ male announcer ] build your better breakfast at subway with the $2.50 breakfast combo. get a 16oz. cup of piping-hot seattle's best coffee and a savory new sunrise subway melt built fresh to your order for just $2.50. subway. build your better breakfast. aren't you a little, like, old to be trick-or-treating? [ robotic voice ] it is a growth spurt. fair enough. [ male announcer ] you're never too old for a smooth, delicious milky way caramel. too old for a smooth, but not for your eyes. they're still so tired-looking. with olay, challenge that with regenerist anti-aging eye roller. its hydrating formu

i will have assistant chief sawyer get you the dates later today. president marshall: thank you. commissioner dejesus: this leadership training -- is it putting together the model program, or will be institute leadership training for the year and a half you're talking about? >> it will be both. what we are going to be doing is we -- frankly, i am going to look at this with the commission. we are going to put working groups together and we are going to work with university of san francisco to develop curriculum. the goal is that our people will start going through the training. absolutely. it will be both. it will be the development of curriculum but also the implementation. and the advantage of us is we are going to be able to try another thing. we are going to be able to have sort of a head start. the other goals here that i personally discussed with the university of san francisco i think is we want to make our training regional. even in our piece, we will be making that available to other police agencies in the bay area and have them also be a partner in this. the reason for t

diane sawyer is working on a special three-part series called faith and fear, is long and america and she joins us live. great to see you. >> great to talk to you. >> diane, i think this debate over the proposed mosque near ground zero brought about bigger questions about islam and its role in america. you are going to be tackling five big questions. talk about that. >> we are. we are going to try to dive right in on the things that americans have written us for weeks on -- about online. questioned about islam and violence. is there something inherent, is there anything that is fueling the violence that is in the religion itself. we will address that. what about islam and women? what about the question -- we had an overwhelming number of questions from people saying, well mainstream muslims stand up and be heard from so we are really clear where everybody stands on these issues of extremism and terrorism? of course, we speak to the muslim community as well. and a lot of them want people to know what they have been doing and what they have been saying. it is a real debate going on. as

sawyer in abc headquarters in new york. it's the news we have been hoping for and we briefly interrupt your programming to show you these pictures, the first of the 33 miners has returned to safety after 69 days. a half mile below the earth. he is fulensio avolose, and his son is standing there sobbing. bill weir is at the rescue site. bill? >> what a moment of exuberance, not just for the families there, knut the engineers at nasa who helped design the escape pod, the drilling experts in pennsylvan pennsylvania. but there's still so much that could go wrong. still 32 men down in the mine. it's going to be a long night. >> it's going to bow a long night, but such, such great joy to see the first miner coming up, and in fact, we watched his wife taking moving pictures as the capsule emerged. those are some home movies. want everyone to know you have a special hour of nightline coming up. bill will stay tuned for that, and of course, we'll all be back here tomorrow. one rescue done. 32 to go, as bill said. the miners are retu

. >> there it is, the sillier space rockets -- sawyer space rocket. behind it, all the left over things from more than 50 years of the soviet space industry. this involved in industrial building. it is quite an industrial wasteland. it is extraordinary to think that this is the future of the american space program for the next few years. when the space shuttle program ends the 1960's russian rocket will be the only way for american astronauts to get into space. this is the rocket. at the back end, there are the four booster rockets, which get the thing under way in the first place. and then there is the main section of the rocket -- again, in two parts. at the top, this is where the astronauts will be sitting as the rocket blasts off into space on its way to the international space station. this will be the 464th launch from this pad, the very same platform sputnik was sent into space. the same place where the first man to go into space started his great adventure. dawn on friday morning, this rocket will be launched to the international space station

and world news with diane sawyer is coming up next. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. for watching. we appreciate your time. meg whitman's hometown newspaper said it best: "meg whitman has demonstrated a loose relationship with the truth" "a poor understanding of government" "pat solutions for problems whose depth and complexity clearly elude her" "she utterly lacks the qualifications to be governor" jerry brown "offers california exactly what it needs" "good ideas, strong principles, a reputation for telling the truth" and the ability to "get things done in sacramento" meg whitman's hometown newspaper and newspapers across the state have endorsed jerry brown for governor.

scott sawyer was a firefighter in northern california. >> when things are hard, they're good. and that's kind of what the peace corps is about. >> reporter: the most important step is learning to live like the people they're here to serve. >> i wanted to be in a situation where i could lend my skills to people who need it. there's no better place than here. >> reporter: no running water or electricity, just a few comforts of home. >> this is very basic, yeah. bare minimum, that's right. >> reporter: they first came together in washington this summer. recruits to a program of civilian ambassadors launched by president kennedy in the 1960s. the government here pushed hard to convince and encourage the peace corps to return. a process that took several years. leaders here home the arrival of the americans sends a clear signal to the rest of the world that this country is peaceful, save and moving forward. over the years, volunteers have left a lasting impression. this is an accountant here with fond memories of an american teacher from 40 years ago. if you saw her, what would you

. >> reporter: after newspaper editor gary sawyer wrote a column complaining about the ads, he got nearly twice as much mail as usual. >> most of them say they're just tired. it's like voter fatigue, they're tired of the whole process. >> reporter: analysts say negative ads are so prevalent because they work. but not for small business owner kemper wilcox. >> they're more comic relief than they are anything. they're 20% truth, 80% inflated. >> reporter: decatur is the center of corn processing. this massive plant towers over debbie's diner, where larry and his wife are lunchtime regulars. >> there's enough mud slinging and negativeness that it's hard to find anything positive. >> reporter: to owner debbie hill, it's a vicious cycle. >> it's not going to stop till probably what, monday night, tuesday? >> reporter: for many here, it can't stop soon enough. john yang, nbc news, decatur, illinois. >>> when we come back, is an american institution, the girl scouts, about to ship some of its business to china? meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught

katie couric and diane sawyer. christiane ammanpour and martha stewart is at 99.here were you on the list? >> i was looking for andrea and some of the others, i didn't see any of us. >> jon: maybe next year's list. >> like a popularity contest. >> jon: that is

i'm diane sawyer. stay with abc news throughout the day.ws." see you then. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. go extension of my own life. i've always been nostalgic. i do ipods and spanx and i always loved books and records and as we move this a digital age a lot of these are being lost. a lot of objects are being lost, as well so i began -- let's bring back is a column to talk about things i would like to not only bring back but bring with us and we turned it into a book and now we see it here. >> some of your inspirations, jackie o., of course. >> of course. >> tell us more about how she influenced you? >> well, jackie kennedy is classic american style. and the thing that's amazing about her style and still applicable today it's very easy to replicate and very inexpensive. >> where do you get some of these items? >> well, in the case of a jackie kennedy book, you can find that at h&m. what i do recommend is if you are buying a sheet dress like that visit your tailor. that's an d-fashioned thing to do and they can

our person of the week tonight on world news with diane sawyer on abc. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. . >>> fans around the world are getting ready to celebrate the life of john lennon he would have been 70 years old tomorrow. his widow yoko ono will light the peace tower in island. yoko says she hopes to get 1 million twitter users to tweet for peace in honor half his birthday tomorrow. >>> guilty verdicts in the trial of the men charged with killing baltimore city councilman that's coming up at 6:00 which starts right now. > >>> a jury convict two in the murder of a former baltimore city council plan. the third defend

. >> our special guest is "world news" anchor diane sawyer.e she agreed to be part of this. let's see the highlights first. >> we start with the surprising redskins against the packers for the fourth time in five weeks. washington's game came down to the very last play. this time, it was a 33-yard field goal in overtime to win it 16-13. attention fantasy players. packres qb aaron rodgers suffered a concussion during the game. he could have to sit out this sunday against miami. >> our second game was the falcons at cleveland. this was all about one play. check out atlanta defensive end kroy biermann with one of the athletic plays of the season. first he bats the ball into the air, makes the interception and rumbles into the end zone for a touchdown. he says it's the only interception he can recall making since junior high. atlanta won 20-10. >> next up, kansas city in indianapolis. the chiefs came into this one as the last undefeated team in the nfl. peyton manning did not have a great game, but he really didn't need to either. the much-maligne

abc world news with diane sawyer. >> reporter: i'm neal karlinsky for "nightline" in mountain view, californiar the couch potato. when we come back, new abc political poll numbers. that's the subject of tonight's "closing argument." first, here's jimmy. >> tonight, dr. phil mcgraw, from "castle," nathan fillion, music from trace adkins and its mexico's 200th birthday. [ male announcer ] sacramento and silicon valley are only one hundred thirty miles apart. they may as well be on different planets. sacramento, mismanaged, ineffective. silicon valley gave us apple, intel, ebay. here meg whitman started with 30 people. led them. managed them. executed the plan that grew this main street company to fifteen thousand employees and made small business dreams come true. to change california let's send meg whitman up the road... about a hundred and thirty miles.

abc world news with diane sawyer. >> reporter: i'm neal karlinsky for "nightline" in mountain view, california>> a revolution for the couch potato. when we come back, new abc political poll numbers. that's the subject of tonight's "closing argument." first, here's jimmy. >> tonight, dr. phil mcgraw, from "castle," nathan fillion, music from trace adkins and its mexico's 200th birthday. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness comes in 25 delicious flavors. explore them all. yoplait. it is so good. now the yoplait you love in a new four pack. try it today. ♪ look like an angel [ grunting ] ♪ walk like an angel ♪ walk like an angel [ laughs ] ♪ talk like an angel ♪ but i got wise [ grunting ] ♪ you're the devil in disguise [ male announcer ] we put it through over 5,000 quality tests... so it'll stand up to just about anything. the nissan altima. innovation that lasts. innovation for a

as diane sawyer is telling us, she's facing a long road to recovery.dy making strides. >> reporter: she was just 12 when she was given to a taliban man who married her and abused her. after she tried to run away, the village men handed down the sentence. her husband cut off her nose and ears, while his brother held her down. left for dead, she managed to crawl, first to her uncle's house. but he refused to help her. but she kept on, until a relative got her to a hospital run by strangers. the strangers were an american military medical team who cared for her for 2 1/2 months and gave her something she hadn't had, kindness. they even taught her a little english. >> what's up? >> reporter: after that, she packed her sparkling new pair of shoes to come to america, for surgery to give her a new face. surrounded by caring strangers who speak fluent farsi, let her read letters on youtube and give her counseling. this month, she was fitted with a prosthetic nose. she puts it on herself with a special stin adhesive each morning. a preview of what the surgery w

world news with diane sawyer is coming up next >> i'm cheryl jennings >> i'm dan ashleyly. >> i'm dan ashleyly. for state budget cuts are crippling my classroom, so i can't believe the sacramento politicians cut a backroom deal that will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax give-away, a new handout that can only mean larger class sizes and even more teacher layoffs. but passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate give-away and puts our priorities first.

abc world news with diane sawyer. >> reporter: i'm neal karlinsky for "nightline" in mountain view, california>> a revolution for the couch potato. when we come back, new abc political poll numbers. that's the subject of tonight's "closing argument." first, here's jimmy. >> tonight, dr. phil mcgraw, from "castle," nathan fillion, music from trace adkins and its mexico's 200th birthday. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, h

. >> "abc world news with diane sawyer." >> reporter: you found it. >> found it. >> reporter: the race room is on, and it includes more content than you could watch in a lifetime. neal karlinsky, abc news, mountain view, california. >> here it comes. good night to all of you. great to begin the week with you. closed captioning services, inc this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants-- an environmental scientist from burlington, vermont... an ombudsman from anderson, south carolina... and our returning champion-- a ph.d. candidate in greek literature

also featured will be our own diane sawyer and robin roberts. >>> areas around milwaukee and chicagoparing for what's being called a midwest cyclone. it could be the region's most dangerous storm in 70 years. high wind from the gh from the great lakes to the dakotas. >>> gives n arne duncan gives n federal guidelines to school administrators today, on how to handle bullies. >>> and a freak show is coming to a landmark near you. a zombie invasion is taking place in attractions in 26 cities today, from the lincoln memorial to big ben. the publicity stunt complete with actors in full makeup, is aimed at promoting the amc show "walking dead." >>> coming up on "good morning america" today, our exclusive investigation into dangerous problems with a top, luxury brand. drivers say their bmws suddenly slow down. they say the company did not do enough to help. that's coming up later on "gma." >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, the potato diet. we'll be right back. thank you. sive resume. so, you know what? tell me, what makes peter, peter ? well, i'm an avid ca

today speeches at an event that features diane sawyer, oprah winfrey and sandra day o'connor. >> authoritiesere investigating an attack on a nurse in martinez. a sheriff's department spokesman said a man being booked assaulted the female yesterday. we understand the injuries are serious. the sonoma county board of supervisors is setting priorities which of the areas' rural roads will be maintained and which will be allowed to deteriorate. officials say the money is only enough to preserve 150 miles of those roads. more than 1200 miles of rule roads will be left to fail in ten years. roads in unincorporated sonoma county have been rated the worst in the bay area for the last half dozen years. >> it was a torchious road for the team but they're ready. even before the first pitch is thrown san francisco businesses are already winners. jenelle wang is live with the story. >> yeah, kristen. this is going to be a huge economic boom in san francisco with coverage of the world series of beautiful scenic shots, the aerials from the blimp. when it comes to advertising, you can't get much better than t

diane sawyer, chiefs, ravens, hot-lanta, washington. >> my picks, kansas city, pats, eagles, colts. >hink they are. i am going with the home teams. i will proclaim throughout the remainder i will pick the home teams. houston, new england, philly, washington. jack is going with kansas city, new england. >> willis whose laugh you know and love. looking similar to jack's picks, picking the chiefs, new england, eagles and colts. again we all have our favorite teams. jack, usually picks four interesting games of the week. we have our personal favorites. i root for the saints. willis, the giants. jack likes the jets. diane didn't pick. and you like the bengals. i love the reason you love the bengals. >> i think their costume is the best. >> their uniform. >> uniform whatever it is called. >> your picks are the same you, jack, willis. >> one or two game difference. slight differences. we kind of follow. we know who is good and who is not. great minds. >> i have a feeling. i will it by picking the home teams my only logic. i bet i do better than rest of you. i will say it right now. >> intere

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diane sawyer is right back here tomorrow night. thank you for watching.f us here at abc news, good night. >> at first i thought it was really long thunder, and then it sound like an earthquake. >> alan: the first big storm of the season topples trees and floods roadways. we're in west oakland where the power has been knocked out to 14,000 customers. >> reporter: we're on broadway and 14th street, and the traffic lights in the area are either out or flash red, all because of a power outage that startled after residents heard a boom and saw a flash. people say they believe the sound came from a pg&e substation on second street. a crew member said the source of the problem was an insulator. this outage has affected 14,000 customers. traffic lights are

diane sawyer is back. from all of usood night.bc ne b kr nb night. >>> the san jose firefighters union says this fire might not have been as bad if the at this time hadn't cut two of the fire engine companies. good evening. two radio stations are off the air tonight after the fire destroyed their transmitters. the station served as vietnamese and spanish communities. fire also threatened kellogg factory next door. >> we have been here since yesterday around 5:20. >> that is when a grass fire spread destroying a study yes, and spanish language's transmitter. it's the only station in the bay area broke go raiders games in

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