Friday, September 30, 2011
Shania Twain Testifies Against Accused Stalker
TORONTO, ONT -- Canadian country star claimed Friday that they has empathy for any guy charged with stalking her but remains concerned he continues to pursue her. Giovanni Palumbo continues to be billed with three counts of failure to adhere to a order from the court and criminal harassment. He pleaded guilty Friday towards the charges after pleading not liable the 2009 week. The first kind Ottawa physician allegedly sent Twain a number of letters, made undesirable visits to her family cottage in Ontario as well as attended her grandmas funeral prior to being arrested in a Canadian honours ceremony this season. Defense lawyer Gary Barnes stated Friday throughout Twains mix-examination that Palumbo simply didnt understand that Twain wasnt interested. But Twain, showing up via video link from an undisclosed location in Europe, didnt view it this way. Im torn psychologically because I've empathy for anyone whos trying in need of assistance fans frequently do this, she stated. Personally i think very sad and awkward needing to undergo these very personal matters with Mr. Palumbo because its this kind of invasion of his privacy. However, Twain stated nothing she heard in the trial made her feel in a different way about Palumbo. I have the anxiety and stress to be approached later on by Mr. Palumbo. And That I do would like it to stop, she stated. For that second day consecutively, the procedure appeared being an excessive amount of for Palumbo, who had been clad on Friday inside a rumpled black suit and navy slip-on athletic shoes. Twain was recounting the items in numerous letters allegedly delivered to her by Palumbo once the former physician jumped to his ft and addressed a legal court noisally. However I didnt know you received them you realize? screamed Palumbo, alluding to why he endured in corresponding with Twain. It's very emotional for everyone, Palumbo stated, addressing the judge. Please understand I've feelings, quite strong feelings. On Thursday, Palumbo were built with a similar episode proclaiming: Eilleen, you can rely on me, Im likely to plead guilty. Twains real name is Eilleen. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
NCIS Exclusive: Prepare to satisfy Another of Gibbs' Ex-Spouses!
Melinda McGraw, Mark Harmon NCIS' Leroy Jethro Gibbs is really a guy of couple of words and several spouses. Which November, audiences are likely to meet another former Mrs. , TVGuide.com has learned solely.Fall Preview: Get scoop in your favorite coming back showsMad Males mistress Melinda McGraw continues to be cast as Diane, among the three (redheaded) women (Mark Harmon) married after his first wife was wiped out. Fans from the show will recall that whenever Diane split from , she also married uncle and friend, FBI Agent Tobias Fornell (Joe Spano), who'll also return for that episode. Although Fornell were built with a daughter with Diane, both males haven't-so-fond reminiscences of her. (She washed each of their accounts after their particular divorces.) Diane returns in to the men's lives when her latest husband will get twisted up inside a joint NCIS-FBI analysis. Fittingly, the episode is entitled "Devil's Triangular.""Imagine being the ex-wife of both and FBI Agent Fornell," executive producer Gary Glasberg informs TVGuide.com "Melinda McGraw brings enormous heart, humor, bite and edge to some character we have known about for a long time, but haven't spent enough time with. This really is destined to be fun!"NCIS scoop: Jamie Lee Curtis books two-episode arcMcGraw, that has made an appearance on such shows as Desperate Average women, Free Airline Wing and also the X-Files, particularly described Bobbie Barrett, among Don Draper's mistresses in Mad Men's second season. She also lately recurred within the second season of TNT's Males of the Certain Age like a love interest of Scott Bakula's Terry.McGraw's episode is slated to air at the begining of November. NCIS airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on CBS.
Monday, September 26, 2011
News & Documentary Emmys: 60 Minutes, Nat Geo And PBS POV Among Big Winners
CBS topped the news and documentary Emmys, handed out in a ceremony tonight at the Frederick P. Rose Hall in NY. The network took home 10 awards, 7 of which were for 60 Minutes. National Geographic Channel followed with 7 total, and PBS won 6, with2 of its Emmys going to the documentaryFood Inc. A list of winners follows: OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN),Haiti in Ruins OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLYSCHEDULED NEWSCAST: CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (CBS),Afghan Bomb Squad OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST BBC World News America (BBC America),Inside the North Korean Bubble OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (CBS),Photocopiers Hidden Dangers OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A REGULARY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: Sunday Morning (CBS) OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: 60 Minutes (CBS),The Blowout OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: Dateline (NBC),America Now: Friends and Neighbors OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: 60 Minutes (CBS),Football Island OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: 60 Minutes (CBS),21st Century Snake Oil OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: Dan Rather Reports (HDNet),The Mysterious Case of Kevin Xu OUTSTANDING NEWS DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS: The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC),Good Morning, Landlocked Central Asia OUTSTANDING LIVE COVERAGE OF A CURRENT NEWS STORY LONG FORM: Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN),Crisis in Haiti OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY LONG FORM: Restrepo: Afghan Outpost (National Geographic Channel) OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LONG FORM: POV (PBS),Presumed Guilty OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING LONG FORM: POV (PBS),Food Inc OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING LONG FORM: Witness: Katrina (National Geographic Channel) OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING LONG FORM: POV (PBS),Good Fortune OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW: 60 Minutes (CBS),Medal of Honor OUTSTANDING ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING: Independent Lens (PBS),Art & Copy OUTSTANDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING: HBO Documentary Films (HBO),Google Baby OUTSTANDING NATURE PROGRAMMING: First Life With David Attenborough (Discovery Channel) BEST STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST: NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (NBC),Mexico: The War Next Door BEST REPORT IN A NEWS MAGAZINE: 60 Minutes (CBS),The Blowout BEST DOCUMENTARY: POV (PBS),Food IncWatch Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Full Movie
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Blu-ray sales for 'Star Wars' top $84 million
Customers were prepared to spend out a premium price for that complete "The Exorcist" franchise, which bowed on Blu-ray now, using the collection selling a lot more than a million models to interrupt records for that high-definition homevideo format. The nine-disc set produced a lot more than $84 million from worldwide sales, with $38 million collected within the U.S. alone, from 515,000 models in The United States. Normally, the gathering is listed at $79.99. The sales figures made "The Exorcist: The Entire Saga" no. 1 pre-order and catalog title because the launch of Blu-ray in 2006. Lucasfilm and Last Century Fox Home Theatre happen to be marketing the discharge within the last 13 several weeks, using the advertising campaign including Darth Vader and Stormtroopers overtaking the Panasonic booth to announce the September release date at January's Electronic Devices Show in Vegas along with a start looking at North Park Comic-Disadvantage. "Once more our fan's enthusiasm to celebrate 'Stars Wars' is constantly on the amaze us," stated Kayleen Walters, senior director, marketing at Lucasfilm. "Our goal ended up being to deliver reasonably limited creation that they might enjoy using their family and buddies and that we are thrilled that they're taking pleasure in it around we wished they'd.Inch Episodes I-III and IV-Mire can also be found separate Blu-ray trilogy collections for $39.99 each. "The Exorcist is really a franchise with universal tales that resonates just as much today because it did 3 decades ago," stated Mary Daily, executive Vice president of selling for Last Century Fox Home Theatre and Vincent Marcais, senior Vice president of worldwide marketing for Last Century Fox Home Theatre. "Using the Blu-ray, audiences will go much deeper in to the mythology than in the past and reunite with everything else they love concerning the saga in the perfect quality."The gathering includes the six movies around the Blu-ray format the very first time, with erased, extended and alternate moments, new documentaries and "The Exorcist" spoofs created in the last 30 years. The very first pic from the original trilogy did not bow on DVD until 2004, as the prequels arrived on the scene sooner, from 2000. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Charlie Sheen Roast Provides 6.4 Million Audiences
Christopher Polk/Getty Images 2 . 5 Males's monster premiere amounts wasn't the only real story on Monday evening. Scheduled on a single evening as Ashton Kutcher's debut around the CBS comedy, Charlie Sheen's Comedy Central roast -- recorded last weekend -- was the greatest-ranked roast up to now for that cable network, delivering a 4.5 rating within the grown ups 18-49 demographic. EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen Roast-Mortem: Jeffrey Ross Live In the Actor's House That wasn't all of the Sheen special seemed to be probably the most-viewed show in franchise history, drawing 6.4 million total audiences from 10-11 p.m. (Males broadcast on CBS from 9-9:30 p.m., striking a set high 27.8 million total audiences.) One of the more youthful demos (males 18-24: 8.7 rating males 18-34: 7. and grown ups 18-34: 6.2), the roast obtained. Across all plays, the roast came a lot more than tens of millions of audiences. VIDEOS: Charlie Sheen Roast: THR's Red-colored Carpet Interviews Social networking performed a sizable role, using the hashtag #SheenRoast producing seven occasions more tweets than #TrumpRoast. Among individuals roasted the first kind Males star were Seth MacFarlane,Jeffrey Ross, William Shatner, Patrice O'Neal, Mike Tyson, Kate Walsh, Steve-OandJon Lovitz. Slashappeared within an opening clip. Following the roast tape, MacFarlane was relieved at how Sheen handled the injections: "I believe he handled it too as anybody might have.Inch VIDEOS: Charlie Sheen's Craziest TV Interviews Audiences considered in Monday evening following the Sheen roast broadcast, with one tweeting, "So loving this Charlie Sheen roast!! A few of the jokes are a little dark, but effin amusing overall!," while another thought the special "was weak." TV Rankings Charlie Sheen
Monday, September 19, 2011
Taylor Lautner Blown Away After Seeing Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Taylor Lautner has laid eyes on something Twi-hards are dying to see The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1! I have seen it! Taylor told Access Hollywoods Shaun Robinson at the junket for his latest movie, Abduction, on Saturday in Los Angeles. To be honest, I was blown away! 19-year-old star, who plays werewolf Jacob Black, said of the latest movie in the wildly popular vampire series. Its going to be very exciting for the fans to see this one. Its the same characters, but in a completely different light. One character who will definitely look different when she steps into the light (remember that Twilight vamps sparkle in the sun), will be Kristen Stewarts Bella, (SPOLIER ALERT!) who becomes a bloodsucker in the next movie a transformation that Taylor is fully behind. [Bella is] pretty hot [as a vampire]! Taylor said with a smile. Pretty hot, Ive gotta admit it. Abduction debuts on September 23 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 hits theaters on November 18, 2011. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Watch Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon For Free
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Serious Logo design II
An Alliance Films (in Canada) discharge of a basis Features/Trilight Entertainment presentation. (Worldwide sales: Joker Films, Vancouver.) Created by Take advantage of Merilees, Carol Baird. Executive producers, Christine Haebler, Mark Slone, Dany Chiasson, Lindsay Macadam, Dork Valleau. Directed by Bruce McDonald. Script, McDonald, David Griffith.With: Bruce McDonald, Care Failure, Julian Richings.Fans of Bruce Carl's junior 1996 mock-doc about the punk scene, "Serious Logo design," will possibly function as the most chagrined in the unfunny mess of his "follow up" of sorts, "Serious Logo design II." Everybody else is going to be bored only at that completely unconvincing misadventure, by which McDonald as "Bruce the Filmmaker" attempts to document what goes on when Serious Logo design lead singer Joe Dick's spirit allegedly inhabits your body of actual youthful punker Care Failure, playing a version of herself. Pic's prospects are nil. Carl's junior annoying narration way to advice the viewer with the mock-doc's strained conceit, that has Bruce all of a sudden unemployable like a Hollywood TV director and joining up having a crew for Wiccan TV to research if Dick's soul has possessed the already unhinged Failure (leader from the band Die Mannequin and whose personality seems to become no much deeper than her heavily lipsticked smirk). A lot of the experience handles a laborious group of rehearsals inside a Saskatchewan dance hall, overseen by Brit ex-rocker Bucky Haight (Julian Richings, coming back in the original pic). The singer, and also the pic round her, live lower to latter 1 / 2 of her stage title.Camera (Technicolor, B&W), John Cost editors, Duff Cruz, Jeremiah Munce music, Justin Small, Ohad Benchetrit production designer, Sara McCudden set designers, Rob Cadenne, Sara Longfellow, Adrian Traquair costume designer, Brenda Shenher. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Masters), Sept. 11, 2011. Running time: 94 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com
Ratings: Monday Evening Football Wins the Evening Dr. Oz Wins your entire day
Cameron Wake and Tom Brady Monday Evening Football stood a large evening inside the ratings, similar to Tom Brady concerning the area. The conventional season debut in the venerable franchise on ESPN decimated your competitors on cable and broadcast television, getting in 14.57 million audiences for your Nfl game involving the Gambling and Miami Whales together with a 6.3 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds. Brady made the Florida evening warmer, passing for 517 yards - essentially the fifth-finest in league history. Together with the commitment more excitement such as this, ESPN will definitely lure solid amounts with the season. ESPN, Nfl extend Monday Evening Football pact through 2021 The Two-part Bachelor Pad finale, trying out all ABC's prime time, averaged 7.07 million audiences together with a couple.3 demo rating, preliminary Nielsen data shown. Because the 2.8 rating among the internet marketer-coveted demo marked an increase of 28 percent, the total amount may be abnormally high because MondayNight Football was moved by ABC's Boston affiliate. Also skewing the amounts for Monday evening was the 35-minute overrun in the U.S. Open men's tennis championship match on CBS. Bachelor Pad's Harrison: Carol must have told Michael in regards to the engagement A great runner-up in viewership was the initial-run edition of Hell's Kitchen, which cooked for five.76 million people and received a few.4 demo rating at 9/8c on Fox. The Miss World Pageant, however, could only placed on a sash that read: "Third Runner-Up." The 60th annual program attracted 5.21 million (1.6 demo rating) to NBC. Get together most abundant in recent news Meantime, since the daytime season got showed up Monday, Dr. Oz was in your home greater than almost every other show. His show - with the benefit of overpowering a lot of the The famous host the famous host oprah Winfrey Show's time slots countrywide (80-plus) - attracted a 3.8 household rating and loved a 36 percent increase over last year's season premiere. The Scene was next with 3.5 Up 8 percent around-earlier debut. Both shows made an appearance poised to satisfy the growing demand left by Winfrey, daytime's full for just about any quarter century. What is the news wasn't so excellent for Assault Gets worse. The debut in the CNN anchor's Anderson finished alongside last, beating only the Wendy Williams Show. His show featuring Amy Winehouse's grieving parents did, however, have to deal with tennis, which started about 4:15 p.m. EDT.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
R.I.P. Andy Whitfield Of Starzs Spartacus
If this involves as Spartacus, he was invincible. In real existence, former Spartacus: Blood stream and Sand star Andy Whitfield has lost his fight with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Welsh-born actor, who was simply beloved by fans of Starz’s gladiator drama, died today in Sydney, Australia, where he'd were living since 1999. In the statement, Whitfield’s wife Vashti mentioned the actor died about the “sunny Sydney morning” inside the “arms of his loving wife.” He was 39. We are deeply saddened by losing our dear friend and friend, Andy Whitfield, Starz leader and Boss Chris Albrecht mentioned in the statement. I had been fortunate to own labored with Andy in Spartacus and located understand how the man who carried out a champion on-screen appeared to become a champion within the own existence. Andy was an inspiration to the majority of us while he faced this very personal fight with courage, strength and class. Our ideas and hopes are along with his family throughout this difficult time. He'll survive inside the hearts of his family, pals and fans. Whitfield got his large break when he was cast since the title character on Spartacus: Blood stream and Sand. But within a routine checkup in March 2010 before production on Season 2 wound up being to start, he was recognized with curable Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Production was positioned on hold while Whitfield experienced treatment. He eventually went into remission and was days from beginning filming on Season 2 when his cancer came back which he required to resume aggressive treatment. Even though, he ongoing to become positive, because the Spartacusrole was eventually recast with Liam McIntyre. In June 2010, when he'd received a clean bill of health after his first round of cancer treatment and was positively practicing his return to the show, Whitfield did the interview with Deadline through which he discussed his illness. Following a initial shock — I used to be an effective youthful guy combined without any clue this may happen — it absolutely was frustrating the very first season was ending on this kind of high note which we couldve been getting into Season 2. But next initial shock came time to heal, figure things out and spend a while with my family members, he mentioned. The understanding thought him some important training, he mentioned, like: Stay in the now and luxuriate in every moment.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Nelsan Ellis Talks True Bloodstream Season 4 Finale
By Jolie LashLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- True Bloodstream systems up its Season from the Witch this Sunday, but regardless of the crazy and drama-filled Bon Temps occurrences from the last 11 episodes, the ultimate script of 2011 shocked the cast. I believe all of us browse the finale and our jaws dropped, Nelsan Ellis told Access Hollywood on Friday. I had been like, What the heck?(laughs). The crowd will probably be so pissed off because they need to wait eight several weeks before they see what goes on next. Nelsan, who plays fan favorite, former V-dealer, Merlottes short order prepare and new medium Lafayette Reynolds, stated despite a large number of fantastical story lines through the shows run, even he couldnt quite believe how suspenseful Sundays episode wound up. Like a part of the show, I literally went, What is gonna happen next?! he stated. Seriously, it is the best finale to date. True Bloodstream happens to be a show centered around plucky waitress-and-part fairy Sookie Stackhouse and also the supernatural animals she loves, but this year, creator Alan Ball, who stored Nelsans Lafayette around (his character within the Charlaine Harris books met his finish lengthy, sometime ago), and also the shows authors, gave the actor a really complex and greatly layered story to utilize. Theyve developed his relationship with boyfriend Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) past the physical, gave Lafayette a energy (hes a medium), along with a foe of sorts within the witch Marnie (Fiona Shaw), who when fans last saw her, ended up her spirit (Bill shot her in Episode 11) into Lafayettes body. Shes gonna wreak havoc for the reason that final episode, Nelsan stated of what is approaching as his character struggles using the spirit of the vampire-disliking witch, bent on revenge. I'd state that the primary [person] Im destined to be knocking facing is Marnie, who possess me and Im destined to be knocking facing Marnie because Im looking to get out, he added. But, yeah, shes destined to be at the middle of all of the drama. Marnies takeover may be the third time Lafayettes been possessed this year, his second with a female character. What exactly did he think when he discover the latest twist? I had been like, Damn it! Im gonna get possessed again. I dont wanna behave like no lady, he chuckled. Allow me to get possessed with a dude. Replicating Marnie, however particularly the way Fiona has performed her all season wasnt a fragile or dainty affair. Fiona Shaw made her this type of energy hungry, almost masculine character, he described. She'd a masculine gait and she or he was energy hungry, so she'd be great inside a guys body. The pairing of these two stars on the watch's screen is really a full circle of sorts. Nelsan used to be students from the Irish actress when she gave a masterclass at his school, the famous Juilliard. Within the masterclass, I recall she was quite strong. I had been like, Ooh! She was tough. Shes a difficult teacher, Nelsan remembered. Shes strong as well as in the talkback she am charming and sweet, however in masterclass, she would be a stern teacher. The 2 even reminisced concerning the experience once they came in person about the group of the hit Cinemax series. I had been like, I had been at Juilliard whenever you came. And shes like, Yeah, yeah, I recall that. [I stated to her], A friend who visited, he was teasing along with you. She didnt keep in mind that, he stated. The Growing Season finale of True Bloodstream airs Sunday evening at 9 PM on Cinemax. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Full Movie
Ough Gervais To Reside-Snark Golden Globes
Wow, this is appointment listening. But most probably it might happen only when he doesn’t host again. From Ough Gervais’ blog: Exactly what do you think about this? An active 3 hour podcast throughout The Golden Globes. Me along with a couple of chums (like Louis CK, Chris Rock, Karl Pilkington, John Stewart, Ray David popping out and in) doing our very own alternative commentary. People in your own home might have the telly up with the seem lower hearing us online say stuff that no broadcaster could pull off. Nobody could perform a fucking factor. The greatest live webcast ever? You never know? Who cares? What’s fun may be the shit we may come forth with. Nothing. No sponsor. No guide lines. Fuck me I'm able to’t wait. Maybe I’ll perform a non-broadcast practice using the Emmys to ascertain if it really works. I’ll inform you. [And Then ...] Wow. I’ve opened up a can of earthworms. Or The planet pandora’s box. Or launched the Kraken maybe? I’ve had an incredible reaction to yesterday’s blog entry. Not just was the concept received well, but we’ve had offers of sponsorship, tech support team and a lot of comics up for this. I don’t want individuals to believe that this really is some kind of anti-establishment stunt. It’s not. Any longer than determining to perform a podcast in 2005 was. It’s about new horizons, technology and artistic freedom. Fun essentially. Although, basically really get it done, it'll show people how tame my official hosting was this past year. I still can’t quite know how anybody would think I overstepped the objective, was cruel, or pressed any limitations of taste and decency. It had been a network friendly gentle ribbing of the profession. Anything. I didn’t even dress as Hitler ultimately. Anyway. I’m considering it. May not happen. I would not really be accessible. You never know, I would attend The Golden Globes. (awkward silence.) The funny factor is, everybody who tunes into the live webcast can also get to become watching the particular show on NBC. I possibly could be helping their rankings. ' '. I hadn’t thought this through. Maybe they ought to sponsor me? (awkward silence… slightly more than the final one… gradually fade to black.)
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Exclusive Fast Five Snippet
How did they make the safe do that?We don't usually run DVD clips around here, but we're going to make an exception for Fast Five, aka Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist, aka Maybe The Most Insanely Entertaining Film Of The Year. After all,this clip does actually answer a few of the nagging how did they do that? questions that we had leaving the cinema, even if it still can't explain the physics of that big sweaty Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson fight entirely. Here, we get a glimpse behind the scenes of the big safe heist, wherein two cars drag a big heavy safe through the streets of Rio and it tumbles through buildings, knocks cars off bridges and generally causes havoc. But then again, what else do you expect given the people involved? Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist is out on September 5 on DVD and Blu ray, which will allow you the chance for repeat viewing of this classic and which may, in turn, allow you to figure out why The Rock is so sweaty throughout and how it's even faintly possible that no one died in that initial bit with the bus.
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