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• Shawnigan Lake continues to collect boys rugby championships

  05-06-2017 23:42 via theprovince.com
  
  If you’re a high school senior boys rugby coach in B.C., the second scariest thing about Shawnigan Lake is that they won the top division again this year.
  The scariest thing has to be that the Vancouver Island crew also captured the junior boys B.C. banner for a second straight spring.
  Their 36-13 triumph over Robert Bateman for the Grade 9-10 trophy on Friday at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium is further evidence they don’t seem to be slowing down, especially when you consider the
  
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• Drone footage shows extent of flooding in Kelowna

  05-06-2017 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video taken by drone shows the extent of flooding from Okanagan Lake in Kelowna.
  
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• Dianna Krall Turn Up The Quiet Tour 2017

  05-06-2017 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Transit fares to go up July 1

  05-06-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Commuters will have to shell out more for their transit fares come Canada Day.
  
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• Photos: Vancouver unveils concept for northeast False Creek park, removal of viaducts

  05-06-2017 23:21
  
  City releases a series of concept drawings of the proposed park which will be built after the removal of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts.
  
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• UBC-bound Dannatt, Dozzi crush 3,000-metres high school track record

  05-06-2017 23:17 via theprovince.com
  
  Tyler Dozzi talked the talk, and then both he and Charlie Dannatt ran the run.
  Dozzi, a middle-distance specialist from Victoria’s Oak Bay, suggested heading into the weekend’s high school track and field provincials — held at Langley’s McLeod Athletic Park — that John Martens’s 1975 meet record in the 3,000 metres was in jeopardy due to a first-rate field entered in the race that would push the pace.
  Dozzi and Dannatt delivered on that discussion, as the
  
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• Mayors Council finalizes details for mobility-pricing commission

  05-06-2017 22:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  Metro Vancouver’s mayors, along with TransLink’s board, have firmed up the terms of reference for an independent commission that will study mobility pricing’s usefulness in dealing with congestion on Lower Mainland’s roads.
  Full details, along with the identities of the commissioners, will be announced Tuesday morning in downtown Vancouver. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is currently chairing the council, and TransLink board member Janet Austin will be in attendanc
  
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• Twitter Rant: Campaign for an unelected speaker a "horrible idea," says columnist

  05-06-2017 22:42 via vancouversun.com
  
  A campaign for a change to the B.C. Constitution Act that would allow a non-MLA to serve as Speaker of the legislature is being called a “horrible idea” by Vancouver Sun legislative columnist Rob  Shaw.
  Democracy Watch, a national advocacy group on government ethics, argues that it doesn’t serve the public by having a partisan politician serving as presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly.
  “Politicians shouldn’t ever be in a position like the spe
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: UFC championship a feather in Max Holloway’s cap

  05-06-2017 22:29 via theprovince.com
  
  In a lot of ways, Max Holloway’s rise to the top of the featherweight division should serve as the blueprint for how to cultivate contenders and develop potential stars in the modern UFC landscape.
  Last Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, the 25-year-old Hawaiian walked into the Octagon and dismantled Jose Aldo on his home turf. The second, crisp, one-two that initially felled the Brazilian superstar caused the announce team of Jon Anik, Brian Stann and Dominick Cruz to erupt on the broadcas
  
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• Canada names van der Merwe and Beukeboom as co-captains for June rugby tests

  05-06-2017 22:22 via theprovince.com
  
  DTH van der Merwe and Brett Beukeboom will serve as co-captains for the Canadian men’s rugby team during its June test matches.
  Van der Merwe, a winger who will play for England’s Newcastle Falcons next season, captained Canada in November against Romania. It marks the first time that Beukeboom, a second-row forward with England’s Cornish Pirates, has captained his country.
  The 31-year-old van der Merwe has been capped 42 times by Canada and ranks second in Canadian try-scoring
  
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• The London Bridge attacks and the evolution of terrorism

  05-06-2017 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  SFU adjunct professor of terrorism risk and security studies, Candyce Kelshall, says the London Bridge attack is a major step up in terrorism tactics.
  
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• #ChrissySentMe: Good deeds inspired by B.C. victim of London terror attack

  05-06-2017 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Canadian woman killed in a terror attack in London is being remembered for her work with the homeless and her death is inspiring others to give back.
  Christine Archibald, 30, was among seven who died in a van-and-knife attack on London Bridge and nearby restaurants on Saturday.
  She and her fiance, Tyler Ferguson, were enjoying a warm spring night when she was struck by a speeding van that plowed into people strolling on the bridge. Ferguson’s sister, Cassie Ferguson Rowe, said in a Faceb
  
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• Music reviews: Chuck Berry, Roger Waters, Ashleigh Ball, Fake Shark, and The Wheelgrinders

  05-06-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Chuck Berry CHUCK (Dualtone)
  On his final recording, the late legendary architect of rock n’ roll does what he’s always done. It would be more than a little late in the game for him to mix up the stripped down, bluesy riffing that is the foundation of some of the most beloved songs of all time.
  Yet what instantly strikes you about his first new recording since 1979s Rock It is just how incredibly vital his signature boogie remains. From the opening track, Wonderful Woman, to the
  
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• Theatre review: A dark, demonic, adults-only comedy — with puppets

  05-06-2017 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  
  Hand to God
  To June 25 | BMO Theatre Centre, 162 W. 1st Ave.
  Tickets and info: From $29, at artsclub.com 
  Oliver Castillo in Hand to God.
  Don’t be fooled by the Arts Club’s publicity for Hand to God. They’re advertising the play as “an irreverent comedy,” with a poster of a cute little devilish hand puppet.
  It’s a comedy all right, but about as dark as they come. And “irreverent” is an enormous understatement. Hand to God is demonic. It’
  
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• How to navigate Okanagan wine country this summer

  05-06-2017 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you are planning a trip to wine country this summer we have some tips to help you navigate your way around the world of wine touring and tasting.
  
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• Aggressive deer attack dogs and owners in Saanich

  05-06-2017 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say both incidents happened Sunday near wooded areas close to the University of Victoria.
  
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• Families of missing, murdered indigenous women share hopes for future of inquiry

  05-06-2017 21:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  WHITEHORSE — Relatives of missing and murdered indigenous women in Whitehorse say the national inquiry must keep listening and adapting to families’ concerns as it prepares to move on to other communities.
  The inquiry’s first family hearings wrapped in Yukon last week and Chief Commissioner Marion Buller says staff will spend the summer preparing for the next hearings in the fall.
  She says future hearings could be different, depending on the needs of the community, and it takes
  
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• Trial starts this week for former high-profile RCMP officer Tim Shields charged with sexual assault

  05-06-2017 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The trial for the RCMP's former chief spokesman in British Columbia, who is charged with a single count of sexual assault, starts Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• RCMP are investigating violent street brawl in Vernon

  05-06-2017 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are investigating a violent street fight that happened in Vernon early Sunday morning.
  
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• Abbotsford police believe they've nabbed the tailgate bandit

  05-06-2017 20:52 via vancouversun.com
  
  Abbotsford police are hoping a recent arrest will help curb a rash of tailgate thievery in the Fraser Valley.
  Since 2016, police have received reports of more than 80 tailgates stolen from newer model trucks in Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack and Langley.
  Police say the cost of replacing a single tailgate can total thousands of dollars.
  David Ahner, 38, was arrested in connection with the theft of two 2016 Ford F350 tailgates from Langley and one 2014 Ford F350 tailgate from Abbotsford.
  He
  
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• Over-protective deer attack two dogs and their owners near Victoria

  05-06-2017 20:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — Aggressive deer are being blamed for two separate attacks on dogs and their owners in Saanich.
  Police in the suburban Victoria municipality say both incidents happened Sunday near wooded areas close to the University of Victoria.
  Romeo Strasbourg says he was walking his dog when a doe attacked and would not be deterred by shouts or arm waving.
  He says the animal tracked him for blocks and even tried to follow him onto the porch of a house before being scared off.
  Staff Sgt. Chri
  
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• Search for southeastern B.C. teacher suspended until waters drop in nearby creek

  05-06-2017 20:47 via vancouversun.com
  
  CRAWFORD BAY — The search has been suspended for a teacher missing in southeastern British Columbia.
  Search officials say efforts to find 57-year-old Alvin Dunic have been called off in Crawford Bay, 75 kilometres north of Creston, at least until water levels subside in a nearby creek.
  Dunic vanished on May 29 after telling others at Crawford Bay Elementary and Secondary that he wanted to check a location for a possible student field trip.
  His car was found near a trail leading to Crawford
  
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• Another half-metre added to expected high-water mark on Okanagan Lake

  05-06-2017 20:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  The level of Okanagan Lake continues to rise and the Central Okanagan Regional District is warning peak levels could end up half-a-meter higher than what was originally predicted.
  Environment Canada measured the lake at 343.24 on Monday, an increase of a centimetre over 24 hours.
  Although the rise is slower than it has been in recent days, the regional district says it now bases flood protection planning on a lake level of 343.5 metres, up 50 centimetres over initial estimates in early May.
  Dist
  
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• Abbotsford police arrest man for allegedly stealing tailgates

  05-06-2017 20:32
  
  David Ahner, 38, faces three counts of theft over $5,000 for allegedly stealing three tailgates in Langley and Abbotsford.
  
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• Rogers Media reopening CityTV newsroom in Vancouver

  05-06-2017 20:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  CityTV will elbow its way back into the crowded Vancouver TV news market next year with the launch of new 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts.
  Rogers Media, which owns the CityTV network of stations, announced the expansion of its CityNews, currently seen in Toronto, with local versions of the newscast produced and airing seven days a week in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Montreal.
  CityNews plans to expand into Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary in winter 2018, while the newscasts in Ed
  
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• Syrian refugee finds a job and belonging at Victoria café

  05-06-2017 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  A few weeks after 19-year-old Rateb started working at Zazu Cafe in downtown Victoria, he put a Syrian soup, shurbat addes, on the menu. Selling the red lentil soup, spiced with cumin, to customers was a small way of tying his old life in Syria to his new one in Canada.
  Rateb has been working part-time at the Blanshard Street café since March. The café’s owner, Tracey Higgins, is not just Rateb’s boss — right now, she’s the closest thing he has to a mother.
  
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• Judge dismisses application to throw out charges in Bacon murder case

  05-06-2017 20:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  KELOWNA – A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed an application from three accused killers to throw out the charges they face over the length of time the case has taken to get to trial.
  Justice Allan Betton announced his ruling Monday before Crown prosecutors continued their second week of evidence against Jujhar Khun-Khun, Jason McBride and Michael Jones, who are accused of killing gangster Jonathan Bacon in August 2011.
  While Betton dismissed the application, he provided no reasons for doi
  
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• Toronto's housing market: Sustained chill or Vancouver-style rebound? - The Globe and Mail

  05-06-2017 20:06 via theglobeandmail.com
  
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  Toronto's housing market: Sustained chill or Vancouver-style rebound?
  The Globe and Mail
  The Toronto housing market has taken a breather after the Ontario government unveiled a raft of measures aimed at cooling torrid activity. The average sale price in the Greater Toronto Area was $863,910 in May, a 6.2-per-cent drop from the previous ...and more »
  
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• Vancouver School Board superintendent Scott Robinson leaving district

  05-06-2017 20:02 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver School Board superintendent Scott Robinson, who was promoted to the role in 2015, confirmed Monday that he is leaving the district.
  Friday will be his last day on the job.
  “My passion as an educator has always been to collaborate with and empower my colleagues, staff and parents to work together to do what is right for our students,” said Robinson. “Increasingly over the past year, it became more challenging to retain focus on this. I leave the VSB with the opportunit
  
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• Seven things to do this week, June 9-15: Italian Day, Annihilator, Hong Kong cinema, Crystal Method, and more

  05-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Italian Day on The Drive
  June 11, 12 p.m.- 8 p.m. | Commercial Drive
  Free: italianday.ca
  Once upon a time, Commercial Drive was a predominantly Italian enclave in East Van. The rich and vibrant immigrant community was where those in the know went for everything from quality espresso to all manner of gourmet foods and dining. The look of the ‘hood has certainly changed, but the Latin flair never left. This forms the core of the Italian Day fiesta, which draws over 350,000 people to The Driv
  
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• Bacon murder trial will continue after judge refuses to throw out charges

  05-06-2017 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justice Allan Betton has determined that the trial for three men accused of killing Jonathan Bacon will continue.
  
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• ART SEEN: Vancouver looking for innovative public art projects initiated by artists - Vancouver Sun

  05-06-2017 19:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver Sun
  ART SEEN: Vancouver looking for innovative public art projects initiated by artists
  Vancouver Sun
  Are you an artist with a great idea for public art but never liked the idea of linking your project to a condo development? If so, the city of Vancouver wants to hear from you. The call for artist-initiated projects is open to professional artists from ...
  
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• Vancouver School Board superintendent steps down

  05-06-2017 19:42
  
  Scott Robinson will be leaving his position June 9, 2017 after a tumultuous year that saw the province fire Vancouver's elected school board.
  
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• Anscombe gets most key players back for Canada’s Rugby World Cup qualification campaign

  05-06-2017 18:59 via theprovince.com
  
  The series Mark Anscombe was hired to nail is now, finally, in his sights.
  At the end of June, Canada will begin a two-leg Rugby World Cup qualification series against the USA. The winner goes straight to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The loser faces off against Uruguay for another spot in Japan.
  Lose again there and there’s a final global tournament to play in.
  We’ll leave the scenarios for another day. Let’s focus on the here and now.
  Before the American series, Anscombe
  
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• Search suspended for missing B.C. teacher in the Kootenays

  05-06-2017 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Search officials say efforts to find 57-year-old Alvin Dunic have been called off in Crawford Bay, 75 kilometres north of Creston, at least until water levels subside in a nearby creek.
  
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• B.C. father and son taking part in Vimy Ridge ride to honour those who died

  05-06-2017 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The father and son team left Vancouver Sunday for an overseas road trip that will see them go the distance to honour the sacrifices made by Canadians who served in the First World War.
  
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• Decoding wedding dress codes

  05-06-2017 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stylist Susie Wall shows us what to wear and not to wear to different types of weddings this year. She is giving us ideas and letting us know how we can be prepared before the big day.
  
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• Search for Crawford Bay teacher suspended until creek subsides

  05-06-2017 17:37
  
  More than 10 rescue teams from across B.C. took part in the search for Alvin Dunic, 57, missing since May 29.
  
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• Baby bear surprises group testing out drone on Cypress Mountain

  05-06-2017 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of friends were taking some test footage on Cypress Mountain this weekend when they were caught by surprise.
  
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• Tech news: Demoing the new Samsung DeX Station

  05-06-2017 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Andy Baryer takes us through the latest technology news, including the announcement from Google about blocking ads, and demos for us the new Samsung DeX Station.
  
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• City of Vancouver reminds empty-home owners of July renters ... - Vancouver Sun

  05-06-2017 17:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver Sun
  City of Vancouver reminds empty-home owners of July renters ...
  Vancouver Sun
  Homeowners who keep their principal residence outside Vancouver are being reminded by the city they have until July 1st to find renters for their property.and more »
  
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• Early morning fire in Coquitlam sends 2 to hospital

  05-06-2017 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fire crews are in Coquitlam this morning after an overnight blaze sent two people to hospital.
  
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• Two skydivers injured after hard landings during Oak Bay Tea Party

  05-06-2017 15:35 via vancouversun.com
  
  OAK BAY — An annual event in suburban Victoria to raise funds for service organizations, has been marred by a skydiving mishap, but fortunately the two men involved are expected to fully recover.
  Oak Bay Sgt. Chris Goudie says the skydivers were hurt when they made hard landings during an aerial performance Sunday at the Oak Bay Tea Party.
  Goudie says air currents were treacherous at the time.
  He says both men were taken to hospital and the most serious injury appeared to be a broken leg,
  
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• London terror attack: friends, family remember Canadian victim Christine Archibald

  05-06-2017 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Messages of sorrow and condolence have been pouring in following the death of a Canadian woman who was killed in Saturday's terror attack in the heart of London.
  
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• Head of the Class honouree has travelled a journey of healing

  05-06-2017 15:25 via theprovince.com
  
  Adorned in a traditional Indian dress, she gazed hopefully toward her future, the headline ‘Faith Forward’ reflecting her own journey of healing from childhood tragedy.
  Study that photograph a little more closely and you’ll notice that she’s clutching a framed photo. It’s of her grandparents Bakhshish and Dilbag.
  Now four years into her post-secondary life as a nursing major and basketball player at New Westminster’s Douglas College, the pair continue to remai
  
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• Condolences pour in for B.C. victim of London terror attack

  05-06-2017 15:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  Messages of sorrow and condolence have been pouring in following the death of a B.C. woman who was killed in Saturday’s terror attack in the heart of London.
  Christine Archibald, 30, was enjoying a warm spring night with her fiance, Tyler Ferguson, when she was struck by a speeding van that plowed into people strolling on London Bridge.
  Archibald was a social worker before moving to Europe to be with her fiance. She had attended Calgary’s Mount Royal University where one of her teach
  
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• PROULX: Knowing what faith is

  05-06-2017 14:56
  
  SHAUN PROULX/ 24 HOURS
  
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• Vancouver businessman among those killed in fire at Manila casino resort

  05-06-2017 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rolando Sison was meeting with clients at the resort when an armed attacker burst in and started multiple fires.
  
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• The Morning Skate, June 5: The Time is now

  05-06-2017 14:29 via theprovince.com
  
  The torment of the aging enforcer is a real thing.
  Look at this picture of Rudy Poeschek.He’s 50. A life of rumbling in hockey has left him with a bad memory, he’s told Kamloops This Week.
  Is he suffering from CTE? Tim Petruk wrote about the question.
  And now he’s missed a court date. Again.
  We recently lost a colleague. Kent Spencer had written about news in recent years, but long ago he was a sports writer for The Province. He covered the LIons for many years.
  When a large nu
  
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• Five smart things to do to cut summer vacation costs

  05-06-2017 13:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Q: We’ve had some big home repair bills over the winter and want to pay off our credit line before it gets out of hand. But the kids will be disappointed if we don’t do anything for our summer vacation. So we need your help — how can we still have a good summer vacation when money is tight? ~Andrew
  A: Most Canadians are anxious to put the cold days of winter and the wet weeks of spring behind them as soon as they see the first rays of sunshine. But no matter how much you want a
  
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