The Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher: Birdfeeders And Bird Gardens

The Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher: Birdfeeders and Bird Gardens

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Discover how to create a backyard bird sanctuary with the expert guidance of the National Audubon Society. Your backyard will come alive by applying these feeding and gardening techniques. Includes a photographic guide to the birds of North America, as well as the trees and plants that attract them. The ultimate resource for anyone interested in creating a bird-friendly habitat.
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Label :Thunder Bay Press
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Customer ReviewsThe Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher Birdfeeders and Bird Gardens
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Beautiful book. Highly recommend this book to any bird and garden enthusiast. Quick delivery as well from vendor.

Very Good
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Very good book, has lots of information beyond just bird identification. Only thing I would have done different is have pictures of both the male and female (typically each kind of bird only has one picture).

Great new ideas
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After redoing our backyard this summer and reading this book. We came up with great new ideas to attract more birds. Thanks.

Beautiful as well as very Imformational
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This is one of the most well done and attractive books Ive ever had. It is educational as well. It tells a lot about gardens to plant in order to attract and feed birds in all areas in North America.Well worth the price.

GREAT!!!
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I purchased this for a gift for my husband for our anniversary. It came looking great, still in the package. It came fairly quick, about a week after I ordered it.

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Fortescue, Sir John. The Governance of England: Otherwise Called The Difference between an Absolute and a Limited Monarchy. A Revised Text edited with Introduction, Notes, and Appendices by Charles Plummer. London: Oxford University Press, 1885. xxiii, 387pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-886363-79-X. Cloth. $70.

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Shirley Manson (now of Garbage) could be the perkier kid sister of Siouxsie Sioux on, "Suffocate Me," then masquerade as vintage Deborah Harry on, "King of the World." Producers (and Talking Heads alumni) Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth are along for extra period authenticity. --Jeff Bateman
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Customer ReviewsLove Shirley Manson!
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :1
I put off buying this for ages. I just wasnt sure Id like it. I love Garbage and was aprehensive about the possibility of being dissapointed by Mansons freshman band...however I was pleasantly surprised! I love it! Its different than Garbage, but just as grand! Buy used, buy now!

Track five alone is worth the price of the album
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
I came across this album by accident when I heard the track "Sleep with Me". What an incredibly moving song! The lyrics expressed by Shirley Mansons vocals captured all of the emotions of a couple breaking-up and the confusion of see each other again. I never grow tiered of listening to it.

Only needed for Shirley/Garbage fans
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Angelfishs one album is certainly a servicable early 90s goth-pop-rock album, mainly because of the stunning vocals of soon to be Garbage frontwoman and rock-n-roll icon Shirley Manson. The traces of Angelfishs new wave roots are clearly heard throughout, and certainly The Pretenders and Patti Smith are obvious influences on particular tracks. In the end, its easy to see that the band was reshuffled from its previous incarnation (Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie) not only in an attempt to showcase the talent of Manson, but capitalize on a new trend in music. The songs lack a soul and spirit. But they at least provide a vocal blueprint for the type of memorable music that Shirley would go on to make with her fellow members of Garbage.

Obscure, But Superb
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Little-known album by the little-known Angelfish, which is nonetheless one of the best bands of the 90s.

Im not that fond of "Suffocate Me", a serious downer song, but there are many high points:

"King of the World" is catchy even though it seems to be sung with a certain Scottish sullenness! It is the nearest thing you will find to an upbeat song on this very dark album.

"The Sun Wont Shine" creates majestic sonic and emotional space... fine turns and touches.

"Mummy Cant Drive" has plenty of drive, building through the end with hair-raising goth breaks!

"Tomorrow Forever" is a sad, somewhat bitter goodbye song, which then decides to cut loose with a rip and rocks out the door.

"You Can Love Her" is a magnificent cover of Holly Beth Vincents great masterpiece, and Shirley does some of her best work on this deep, powerful song.

For Garbage fans who want more
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
I found this CD after being a Garbage fan for some time. Angelfish strikes me as sort of a stripped down, raw prequel to what we would hear from Shirley Manson later on with Garbage. Standout tracks include "King Of The World", "Dogs In A Cage" and "Heartbreak To Hate". "Suffocate Me" is a nice companion track to later effort "#1 Crush" (Absolute Garbage), a track that takes obsession to a whole new level.

Early Shirley, and highly recommended for longtime fans.

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Released in conjunction with a CD of the same name, Absolute Garbage is a collection of 15 music videos from the rock band Garbage. Fronted by Shirley Manson, whose smooth and distinctive voice is equally adept at purring as it is growling, the group also includes drummer Butch Vig, guitarist Steve Marker, and bassist Duke Erikson. But make no mistake about it: The visuals are all about the photogenic Manson. It was their breakthrough single "Only Happy When It Rains" that made an impact on both radio and MTV in 1995. Manson, who at the time resembled a fierce, red-headed version of supermodel Kate Moss, appears on screen in a blue minidress that matches her eye shadow and nail polish, and knee-length Doc Martens. Interspersed between random shots of extras dressed like Teletubbies, deconstructed bathrooms, and her bandmates (who are musically gifted but not particularly video friendly), Manson pleads her case for being happy when things "are complicated." That her dress changes in color to pink is almost incidental in the vignette, and "Only Happy When It Rains" manages to marry both arty intentions with a rock n roll cool vibe that doesnt come across as either clichd or lofty. Between 1995 and 2007, when Absolute Garbage was released, the band broke up and got back together a handful of times. But there is a cohesiveness to their look and sound, even as it evolves, that makes them distinctively Garbage. They worked with some of the eras most popular video directors. Fashion photographer Matthew Rolston succinctly captures the mood of "I Think Im Paranoid," while Samuel Bayer (best known for his work with Nirvana) helmed "Vow," a simple performance piece that captures the bands raw energy. Actually, its the concert style videos ("When I Grow Up") where the band seems most at home--commanding a stage. While some of the videos are widescreen, the majority are full screen, But all of them pop on the TV screen with their vivid imagery and vibrant colors. The DVD also includes a documentary called "Thanks for Your Uhhh, Support," that weaves in home videos, news clips, and concert footage. While the bands music indicates that Garbage formed organically, it wasnt quite that simple. The three men--all music producers living in Wisconsin at the time--saw a video of Manson performing in a different band and sought out the Scottish singer to front their group. They were smart enough to know that no matter how talented they were, they needed a voice--and face--to define them. --Jae-Ha Kim

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Customer ReviewsAny Garbage Fan Will Love This
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This DVD is oneof my favorite items that I own from Garbage. My first favorite is the beautifulgarbage album.
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Great Collection of Music Videos
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A Great Video Collection from Beautiful,Scottish, Shirley Manson and the Guys!!!
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This is a great video collection dvd from Garbage. Im not sure how long it it is, but it is fairly lengthly,especially with the "Thanks for Your UHH, Support" video. I enjoy watching Shirley, Im a Scottish American and I really enjoy this band and these videos. I would definitely rccommend this video collection. Thanks!

This set needs another warning label...
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It has a parental advisory...now we need to be told that (as has been pointed out) not every video the band has done was included...theres also an animated version of "Shut Your Mouth" that isnt here...

But we should have been warned that one - "Queer" - has been altered! Whats with the picture suddenly going out of focus several times during the bridge of the song? And the audio has been changed...you dont notice until the end. Theres also something about "Push It" that doesnt seem right...cant put my finger on it yet.

Bought this thinking I could finally do away with my VHS and the video clips Ive collected over time...no such luck. Really disappointed in that.

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Customer Reviewssame ol.. lots of unmemorable tracks
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This is an entirely predictable and washed out-of-ideas album, and frankly its not that catchy in its compositions. The whole thing sort of blurs together without anything reaching high highs or insightful lows. Theres little here that really feels or sounds like anything artistically inspired being so focused on wallowing in doubt and the dogmas and retoric of angst and socio-political blah. Many artists have done albums with similar direction and intent but with much greater insight and impact.

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Billys back, and this time, hes furthering the Pumpkin legacys descent into irrelevance! Also, he brought the old drummer back. Unfortunately, he had the drum tracks written prior to assembling the remainder of the instrumentation, so what we get here is a bunch of awkward songs with a lot of grimace-inductive lyrics and a 10 minute marathon track Ive only had it in me to sit through once. Like all SP records, there are a few decent moments and songs strewn around, but Zeitgeist has them limited to the point where the awfulness suffocates every sunspot the disc has to offer.
But hey! Thats not the real kick. Why does this exist? What prompted Billy to pick up the Smashing Pumpkins moniker, regardless of what 3/5ths of the former band decided on? Listening to this, I cant help but wonder who this is directed towards. Are you telling me that fans survived through that abortion of an album, Machina II? Or is this just a treat for the fans(?) of Zwan?
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The doomsday clock has struck, Billy
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I feel like theres something meaningful in the second verse of "Tarantula"--"We are the real/If real ever was/And just because/We are the real/They feel we have enough/We are the real/Cause someone gave us up"--but Im not sure what it is. They arent the real, you know only Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain came back. You cant make the Smashing Pumpkins with those two, but you CAN make a new album and label it a Smashing Pumpkins record, or so they figured. The result is a jungle of mordacious guitar work and acrid growling (whining?) from Corgan, the swollen Fu Manchu behind this whole evil plot. For Pumpkin diehards, itll be enough. But there used to be something to their music, something it conveyed that clung parasitically to the indie environment of the early- to mid-Nineties. In this fallow wasteland of an album, theres only noise.

Smashing Pumpkins should have stayed in the 90s
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Zeitgeist, oh where did you come from and why have you done this to all the loyal Pumpkins fans? Did you see that American Idiot did well for Green Day and try it with the Corgan as well? You have failed us all!

This album should have never been recorded, or at least not under the Pumpkins moniker. The song writing is poor by the old standards of the band and performance doesnt help much either. There are some decent tunes on the album, but is very poor overall. Songs like "Bring the Light" and "Bleeding the Orchid" will make most listeners shake their heads and wonder what happened to Corgans writing abilities. Even worse, the songs "Starz" and "Thats the Way (My Love Is)" will make listeners wonder why they bought the album.

In some instances, the album does shine in triumph, but these moments are few and far between. The instrumentation on "7 Shades of Black" is very good and sounds like it could have been on an earlier album, but the vocals on the track are terrible. The song "Tarantula" is very good and has very few flaws to it, while "United States" sounds like it could try to be "Silverfk" from the bands hayday but is ruined by "WOO!" Corgan lets out 3/4 of the way through the song.

The art work is bland and had a terrible direction, too. Photos of Paris Hilton? Why? The Statue of Liberty half way submerged okay, we get the warning of climate change. I would have much prefered to have just had the names of the songs and the necessary credits on a white piece of paper.

The better songs on the album like "Tarantula" and "Pomp and Circumstances" do make the album a little bit better, but not enough for someone to own the album. This is a great let down by Corgan who is trying to save the last little bit of credibility he has left. Too bad he may have shot himself in the foot with this release. Ill be much more cautious with my purchases from the Pumpkins in the future.

Meh, its alright
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People that compare this album to other Pumpkins albums are obviously going to think this sucks. Forget who made this album for a second though and then judge it. The first 5 songs here are solid. Doomsday Clock sounds huge and is my favorite song on it except maybe Tarantula. The only problem with the first half I thought, was that it didnt flow very well. The second half though, is a completely different story. I feel like United States couldve been done in half the time it took, Starz is painful to sit through, and the rest of the songs are pretty cliche but listenable.

I heard the singles before I bought this and was stoked to get it. This is the last time I buy something based off of the singles. I love early Pumpkins but I really liked Adore too. I feel like they shouldve kept going in that direction because it was a solid, new direction. Hearing Corgans solo album (which is mostly electronic based if you havent heard it), I think he wanted to keep going in that direction, but didnt think he could do it with the Pumpkins, so he panicked and went back to guitar and everything from there on became uninspired. I dont know, maybe Im overanalyzing but it makes sense to me.

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The eighteenth centurys critique of privilege and its commitment to the idea of advancement by merit are widely regarded as sources of modernity. But if meritocratic values were indeed the product of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, how do we explain earlier attention to merit--especially the nobility whose values the Revolution rejected? The Culture of Merit probes this paradox by analyzing changing perceptions of merit among the old nobility from the age of Louis XIII to the eve of the French Revolution.
Jay M. Smith argues that the early modern nobility instinctively drew a correlation between the meaning of merit and an image of the "sovereigns gaze." In the early seventeenth century, merit meant the qualities traditionally associated with aristocratic values: generosity, fidelity, and honor. Nobles sought to display those qualities before the appreciative gaze of the king himself. But the expansion of the monarchy forced the routinization of the sovereigns gaze, and Louis XIV began to affirm and reward new qualities--talent and application--besides those thought innately noble.
The contradictions implicit within the absolute monarchys culture of merit are demonstrated by the eighteenth-century French army, which was dominated by the nobility, but also committed to efficiency and expertise. Smith shows that the armys continuous efforts to encourage and reward "merit" led to a clash of principles. The ever-growing emphasis on talent and discipline led reformers--the great majority of them noble--to attack the most egregious examples of privilege and favoritism in the army. Smiths analysis of the long-term evolution in conceptions of royal service suggests a new explanation for the shift in values signified by the French Revolution. The transition away from the "personal" gaze of the king toward the "public" gaze of the monarchy and nation foretold the triumph of a new culture of merit in which noble birth would have no meaning.
The Culture of Merit will interest historians and other social scientists concerned with issues of aristocratic identity, state formation, professionalization, and the changing political culture of pre-Revolutionary France.
Jay M. Smith is Assistant Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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Inspector Morse - Dead On Time

Inspector Morse - Dead on Time

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Customer ReviewsThe Romantic Morse
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :2
A dead man, an inquest ruling suicide, case closed! That may be all right for the average mystery, but not for Morse - his cases never are thats part of the attraction of this series. Upon further probing we learn this is really a murder or is it? With a Dignity Society involved and several potential suspects, this case could go in several directions. Plenty of twists and turns before this one is over. For icing from the personal Morse we usually find something intellectual or cultural, but this time we are given romance. It seems Morse was heavily involved with the deceaseds wife, prior to her marriage when Morse was at University - involved to the extent that they were engaged to be married. Now that she is no longer committed, the old spark is re-kindled mutually. This involvement affects Morses objectivity in handling the case causing Lewis to engage himself more than usual in the investigation he learns some details which he is reluctant to reveal to Morse because of his respect and fondness for his superior. How the mystery and the romance play out and how Lewis handles his dilemma are all revealed in the video. This is first rate stuff and belongs near the top of any list of Morse episodes.

The Love of His Life
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How could any Inspector Morse fan resist this one for the ultimate in romantic poignancy? It begins with a startled look on Morses face when he realizes the dead body belongs to the husband of his lover who broke his heart (and ruined his university career) by leaving him many years ago. It ends with Sergeant Lewis protecting his partner with a touching loyalty expressed through subtly phrased lines. Susan Fallon (Joanna David) is the lovely, accomplished blonde with whom we would imagine Morse falling in love (and surely never completely out of love.) Despite Morses usual ill temper and irritation with the world, we forgive him his faults in those scenes when his blue eyes soften and tear with the pain of loving this woman. (Havent we all loved and lost?) The script skillfully balances the dark side of human nature and its need for revenge with the hope that no matter how much we lose, love can still endure. This is a special episode to be savored many times for its intimate glimpses into our favorite detectives heart. And, yes, he wears it on his sleeve with a resonance only the late John Thaw could deliver.

Inspector Morse at his most "human."
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In what may be John Thaws most powerfully acted episode in the Inspector Morse series, Inspector Morse (John Thaw) investigates the alleged suicide of Henry Fallon, an Oxford don who has been suffering from a fatal neurological illness. Morse soon discovers that the mans widow is Susan Fallon (Joanna David), his former fiance, the woman who jilted him and left him unable to love anyone else.

Several issues arise during the investigation, one of which involves the Dignity Society, a group which believes in suicide as a dignified death when there is no hope left. Morse, however, believes that this was no suicide, and as he investigates what he believes is a murder, he focuses on Susan Fallons son-in-law, a young man who owed Henry Fallon a great deal of money and who was responsible for the car crash which killed the Fallons only daughter and grandson.

The drama here is largely internal, as Morse becomes more and more involved with Susan and less and less objective about the case. Sgt. Lewis (Kevin Whately), sympathetic to what he is discovering about his usually taciturn boss, tries to keep the case on track without interfering with Morses renewed feelings for Susan.

As always, the acting is superb, but here there are powerful confrontations involving Morse and those around him, and much more attention is paid to the personal aspects of Morses life. The conclusion, involving Sgt. Lewis, highlights Lewiss sensitivity and empathy toward Morse. A powerful, dramatic insight into the inner life of Inspector Morse, and arguably the best acted episode of this outstanding series. n Mary Whipple

Morse loves and loses... or does he?
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This one, penned by the always reliable Daniel Boyle (who also wrote "Second Time Around" and "Deadly Slumber" among others), has to be one of the best Morse episodes. True, it would most certainly make Morse purists shudder because its plot developments are inconsistent with the Morse character as he is developed in the novels (in the novel "The Riddle of the Third Mile," which was later adapted for television as "The Last Enemy," refers to a character named Wendy who was Morses lost love back at school in "Dead on Time" this lost love of Morses is named Susan). And true, the plot developments are at times illogical. But, this films plot is only secondary what is of primary importance is the character of Morse and the kind of sensitivity John Thaw gives this character when he is confronted with this, perhaps his most emotionally charged case. The plot: Morse is called to investigate the apparant suicide of Oxford don Henry Fallon. To make things complicated, the investigation leads Morse to suspect that the suicide was indeed murder set up to look like suicide. To make things more complicated, Henry Fallon was the husband of Susan Fallon, the woman Morse was engaged to so many years ago. To top off all these complications, there is a reemergence of feeling on the part of Morse, a rekindling of this love that he once had. You throw into the mix a bit of Shubert, some hard detective work by Lewis, an uneaten chocolate digestive in Stranges dest, and what you have is vintage Morse. Kudos to John Thaw, as always. Hes a marvel and a skilled actor, capable of portraying a Morse that is both angry and tender. Buy this already.

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Customer ReviewsMorse at his best, part two
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The Inspector Morse series is one of the greatest in detective drama. While Colin Dexters books are marvels of intricate (and occasionally bizarre) plot twists, the movies focus more on the characters involved...and in this movie (and "Who Killed Harry Field") especially so. The mystery is good, but the kinship between Morse and chief suspect Michael Steppings is best thing about this particular episode. Its one of those great films where the bad guys and good guys seem to have reversed roles, and the whole mystery hinges on one small slip...#2 on the list of the five greatest Morses!

And Then There Were Two
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This compact entry features a relatively small cast of major participants - one is in hospital, brain dead, while another is murdered during the opening scenes, leaving four suspects. A heart attack eliminates one more, and a second murder brings our number to two. This size cast makes it easy to follow their movements but the plot is so well done we are left in the dark as to the fate of the last two until all is revealed. Morse and the father of the brain dead girl find crosswords and pubs in common - Morse also forms an empathetic attachment to the father as he sees how the father is overwhelmed with the condition of his daughter. One of those involved is a part time artist and it is one of her paintings that provides a significant clue to aid Morse. James Grout, one of our recurring characters, participates in this one -- more so then any of his many other appearances. Of the guest stars Brian Cox as Michael Steppings is outstanding. This variation on Morse mysteries is another one of our top ten.

revenge and retribution
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This is one of the finest Morse episodes for a number of reasons. One characteristic of this entry is that the viewer is exposed to a number of false leads and to elements of evidence which either point to criminality or to innocence-- only to find that the seemingly obvious conclusions yielded by the evidence have been premature and inaccurate. The plot basically involves the possibility that a wealthy man, whose daughter suffered irreversible brain damage during a minor operation, has decided to take vengeance on the medical personnel involved in the surgery. When the surgeon who performed the operation is found dead in his own garage, the grief stricken father (Michael Steppings) becomes a prime suspect in the murder case. As the investigation unfolds, we learn that there are two or three other people, including the surgeons wife and son, who had a possible motive to murder the good doctor. In the final analysis, the viewer is exposed to a premeditated and carefully constructed plot to inveigle the police and to destroy the lives and/or reputations of those involved in the botched surgical procedure. Naturally, he who would seek to take vengeance on others must be prepared for the possibility that he, himself, will suffer some form of retribution. The end is predictable-- with the architect of the diabolical revenge scheme experiencing "justice" rendered by one of his intended victims. As played by Brian Cox, the character of Michael Steppings is someone we are forced to sympathize with, even if we cannot condone the measures he takes to punish the medical malefactors. In this episode, even Morse displays a level of emotional involvement which is unusual. Two murders are solved in this episode, with one solution aided by a small detail (a scene in a painting) which does not escape the shrewd analysis of Inspector Morse. All things considered, this really is one of the best entries in the Morse series and is characterized by outstanding performances in the lead roles.

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