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Smoke from a fire at a Montgomery County Solid Waste District facility can be seen from Interstate 75 near the Springboro Pike exit.
A fire was reported at the facility, 2450 Sandridge Drive, at about 8:30 p.m.
News Center 7 has a reporter on the scene and will update this story with more details when they become available.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:21:00 -0500
Community members trying to stop the razing of the former Julienne High School were denied an injunction Friday that would have blocked demolition.
“At this stage, we can proceed,” Dayton Public Schools attorney Dwight Washington said Friday afternoon. But the ultimate issue is not settled. Those seeking the injuction have 14 days to file objections.
“Rest assured, we will be filing objections,” said Marianne Stanley, one of three plaintiffs who filed for the injunction.
District officials want to start demolition March 5. The former school, at 325 Homewood Ave. in the city’s Five Oaks neighborhood, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Montgomery County Common Pleas Magistrate Robert Cowdrey held a hearing Wednesday, taking testimony from members of the Coalition to Save Julienne and Dayton Public School Officials.
Julienne supporters had been granted a temporary restraining order to allow time for consideration of a preliminary injunction, which Cowdrey denied Friday.
Stay with whiotv.com for more on this developing story.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:37:55 -0500
The driver of a Chevy Blazer suffered minor injuries and was trapped for a time Friday evening when he broadsided a semitrailer after leaving a bar, police said.
The man at the wheel of the Blazer was leaving Patriots Pub and Coffee House, 3098 Dryden Road, after 6 p.m., and pulled into the path of the oncoming semitrailer, according to Sgt. Chris Selby.
The driver of the Blazer was taken to Kettering Hospital, said Selby, who was not sure if the driver was trapped in his vehicle because of damage or because of his impairment.
He will likely be charged with OVI, Selby said. The driver of the semi was not injured and will not be charged, Selby said.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:22:59 -0500
The board chairman of the National Aviation Hall of Fame says other cities are competing to host the organization’s annual enshrinement dinner, which has long been an annual event in Dayton to recognize aviation pioneers as they are inducted into the hall of fame.
The hall of fame’s board hopes to decide by March 1 whether to have the annual enshrinement event in Dayton or in one of the competing cities, board chairman Phil Roberts said Friday. He said the board has received a number of proposals, but he declined to identify any of the other cities or say how many proposals are in hand.
“We have a proposal from several locations,” Roberts said. “This is in front of the board right now. We’re in discussion with people in leadership positions in Dayton.”
No date or location has been chosen for this year’s event, Roberts said. The nonprofit organization has typically hosted the enshrinement dinner each July in the Dayton Convention Center. The 2012 event may take place later this year because of the time needed to prepare for it, Roberts said.
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, said he is working with community leaders and the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s board members “to see that this important link to aviation’s history remains in our community.”
“I am committed to the National Aviation Hall of Fame and its enshrinement ceremony staying in Dayton,” Turner said.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame was founded in 1962 in Dayton, home of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. In 1964, Congress granted the organization a national charter to honor U.S. aviation and space pioneers.
The hall of fame is in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, near Dayton.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:13:13 -0500
A suspected jewelry thief believed to be in the Columbus area is being sought in the theft of a $9,000 one-carat diamond ring from the Macy’s at the Upper Valley Mall last December.
Gibreal Jallow, 25, was identified by witnesses who were shown a photo array of possible suspects not long after the theft was discovered, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
The sheriff’s office received a call from an employee at the store, 1475 Upper Valley Pike, on Dec. 21 who said two males entered the jewelry department and asked to look at some of the jewelry on display. While looking at one of the gold, one-carat diamond rings valued at $9,000, one of the males ran from the store with the item without paying for it, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies contacted loss prevention officials at the store and obtained security video of the suspects. During the investigation, fingerprints were found on the glass counter where the males had been looking at the jewelry. Latent prints were collected from the counter and sent to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations. The prints were said to match Jallow's.
The photo array was created after the fingerprint match and the witnesses identified Jallow as the person who took the ring. A warrant for his arrest has been issued, according to the sheriff’s office, which noted that Jallow's last known address is in Columbus.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:01:34 -0500
A Dayton man who said he wanted to “clear his conscience” when he asked to talk with a detective about a sexual assault now is in jail on charges of rape and kidnapping.
Conrad Williams, 33, asked to speak with a detective about an assault when he arrived at police headquarters on Thursday afternoon, Dayton Sgt. Larry Toplin said.
“It became more apparent that he was looking for information more so than wanting to confess or clear his conscience as he said,” Toplin told News Center 7 reporter Jill Del Greco.
Williams was not a suspect in the crime before he talked with the detective, according to police.
Police said a man locked a woman in the closet of a vacant home located near West Second and North Kilmer streets last October. The man “removed her from the closet on several occasions, choking her to the point of passing out, and sexually assaulted her a multitude of times,” said Toplin.
The attacks went on for hours, said police.
She told police that at one point, she was choked into unconsciousness. The next morning, she told police, the man tried to take her to another location, but she broke free and managed to get to an occupied home in the area. The people there called police. But by the time officers got there, the suspect was gone.
Police said they managed to get the suspect's DNA. They shipped it off to the state crime lab, where they didn't expect to get results for several months. So that's where the case stood as of Thursday -- until Williams came in to talk with a detective.
Police showed the victim a new photo lineup and she picked out Williams immediately, police said.
Williams technically did not confess, police say, but he gave them enough information to lock him up in the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office on two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:48:31 -0500
One man has been indicted for robbery and abduction after he allegedly grabbed a motel clerk and forced her to clean out the cash drawer Monday night.
Police issued a warrant on Tuesday for 18-year-old Tavion Garrett. They say he and another man robbed the Motel 6, 9325 N. Main St. in Englewood.
The men allegedly made no attempt to obscure their faces. They spent time in the lobby of the motel before grabbing the clerk by the neck and taking the cash, police said. The men said they had a weapon, but never showed one.
Garrett’s bail has been set at $200,000.
No details on the whereabouts of the other suspect were immediately available.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:12:58 -0500
Police in Troy said an 11-year-old child was caught driving the family car along West Main Street.
According to officers, the child's mother thought he was in his bedroom; however, he was driving on West Main Street and ended up in the parking lot of Walmart.
Police said the child had $165 in his pocket that was stolen from family members and his driving was erratic. They said the child nearly struck two pedestrians and several vehicles, including a caller to 911.
The child is out of school on home tutoring, police said. They also said he left the house because of family problems. Officers said they are not sure where the boy was actually heading.
Troy police said the boy traveled more than four miles from his home to where he was stopped.
He was charged with unruliness, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, theft and driving without a license.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:21:39 -0500
One of two suspects arrested after an attempted home invasion on Adams Road Wednesday night has been charged with aggravated burglary.
James R. Cox, 37, is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $500,000 bond.
He’s one of two men Huber Heights police located in Fairborn after a man was attacked with a hammer at 8553 Adams Rd. at about 9:30 p.m.
According to police, the men had already pulled things out of a barn from behind the home when the homeowner came across them in his garage.
"The male had come outside to smoke a cigarette and he was caught outside before they actually made entry to the house," Sgt. William Dulaney said.
The victim was treated at the hospital for facial injuries.
There is no word on whether charges will be filed against the other man, Daniel York, 37, but his is still being held in Montgomery County Jail. His bail has not been set and a possible charge of aggravated robbery is listed according to jail records.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:21:05 -0500
A teenager is believed to have escaped at least an assault or perhaps worse and a man is in the Montgomery County Jail , where he is being held pending the filing of a charge of attempted abduction.
Police say family members of the 17-year-old girl told them she darted into traffic Thursday afternoon to get away from a man who grabbed her arm as she stood at a bus stop on Fifth Street.
“The first thing she thought... he's gonna kill her,” the girl’s mother, Vina Elofskey, told News Center 7 reporter Jill Del Greco on Friday afternoon. “It’s got her really shook up.”
The mother said the man, identified by police as 46-year-old Craig Marris, asked her daughter, “Where are you going? She said, ‘leave me alone,’ " the mother related.
Elofskey said her daughter broke free when the man grabbed her arm. “Traffic was coming both ways, she had to zigzag in and out of traffic to get to the house,” the mother said. “I'm really proud of my daughter for running, getting away, she did the right thing,” Elofskey said.
Family members told police they followed the man to a nearby Circle K store, where there was a brief confrontation. Police found Marris behind a bar nearby and took him into custody.
Police say they don't know exactly what the suspect's intentions were. Meantime, Marris will remain in the county jail until he is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:13:00 -0500
FLYERS SEEK A SERIES SWEEP AGAINST XAVIER ON SATURDAY
Winners of two straight, the University of Dayton Flyers head down Interstate 75 to face the Xavier Musketeers on Saturday at 8 p.m. The game will be televised on the CBS Sports Network, carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live stats and audio at DaytonFlyers.com.
Dayton is playing better of late, winning two straight. The Flyers, 16-9 overall and 6-5 in the Atlantic 10, are one game back of third place in the conference standings. Dayton’s resurgence has come on the shoulders of senior Chris Johnson. Johnson has been remarkable recently, averaging 17.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and shooting 19-for-20 from the free throw line (.950) in his last six games. Johnson has also scored 20-plus points in three of his last five games. Kevin Dillard quarterbacks the offense and is having an all-conference campaign. Dillard has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight games and ranks second in the Atlantic 10 in assists per game (5.8 apg). Matt Kavanaugh continues to be a force on the offensive glass for Dayton. He’s third in the A-10 in offensive rebounding (3.2) and has 15 offensive boards in his last four games.
ABOUT XAVIER
The Xavier Musketeers are once again in the mix for the Atlantic 10 regular season title. Xavier, 16-9 overall and 7-4 in the Atlantic 10, has won five consecutive conference regular season titles. The Musketeer defense has been tough this year ranking second in the A-10 in field goal defense (.394) and 3-point field goal defense (.308). Taking care of the ball has been critical to Xavier’s success. Xavier’s assist-to-turnover ratio is 1.19-to-1.00 in its 16 wins and its 0.88-to-1.00 in its nine losses. All-American Tu Holloway leads the team in scoring at 16.4 ppg (4th in the Atlantic 10 Conference) and leads the team in assists at 5.4 apg (4th in the A-10). Holloway is the only A-10 player in the top five in both scoring and assists. Mark Lyons is second on the team in scoring and sixth in the Atlantic 10 at 15.8 ppg.
SERIES STUFF
UD leads the all-time series 84-72 and won the first meeting this year 87-72 at UD Arena. However, the Flyers have not won at Xavier since Jan. 10, 1981, a span of 26 consecutive games. In addition to this series being the most games against any opponent for both schools, the first Xavier varsity basketball game was against Dayton on Feb. 20, 1920 (UD won 24-18). The two teams have met at least once every year since 1946-47. Saturday’s game also features the 56th contest with the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy on the line. Since 1980-81, the winning team receives the “Black/Mac” trophy, which is named after the two legendary coaches who put their two schools on the basketball map - Dayton’s Tom Blackburn and XU’s Jim McCafferty. The trophy series only covers regular season meetings, and XU leads the trophy series 35-20.
NO CRYING FOUL
Dayton has been great at the free throw line (196-of-246, .797) in A-10 play. For the season, UD is shooting .764. The Flyers shot .677 last year and haven’t topped 75 percent since the 1982-83 campaign.
BRINGING YOUR A-10 GAME
Eight players of UD’s nine-man rotation are scoring more points a game in conference play than their season average. Matt Kavanaugh is the best at +4.9.
20/20 VISION
Chris Johnson scored 22 points in each of Dayton’s wins against Fordham and Charlotte. The last Flyer to score 20-plus points in back-to-back games was Brian Roberts during the 2007-08 campaign. Roberts scored 23 versus Temple on Feb. 16, 2008 and 30 at La Salle on Feb. 21, 2008. That was the tail end of a four game, 20-plus point scoring streak for Roberts.
UP NEXT
UD remains on the road, traveling to Pittsburgh to match up against Duquesne on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Game time is 7 p.m. Dayton's next home game is Saturday, Feb. 25 versus UMass at 6 p.m.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:21:32 -0500
The grand jury has denied charges of promoting prostitution and trafficking in persons relating to a November 2011 case.
In November, authorities picked up a suspected prostitute at Van Lear and East Third streets, and the woman offered an undercover officer a sex act in exchange for $20, according to reports.
When detectives went to make the arrest, she started "shaking and crying uncontrollably" and immediately told officers she was in fear of her life and needed help, according to reports. Officers said they saw signs that the woman had been abused.
Police believed Scott Schiessler was forcing the woman to sell her body. Details of a grand jury's deliberations are not made public, so it's unknown why the charges were not approved.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:01:52 -0500
Recall-plagued Johnson & Johnson is pulling all infant Tylenol off the U.S. market because some parents have had problems with redesigned bottles, introduced three months ago, that the company touted as a big safety improvement to make measuring doses easier.
Instead, 17 parents or caregivers have complained that a protective cover on the top of the bottles didn't work correctly. It's meant to limit how much of the liquid pain and fever reducer can be drawn into a plastic syringe. But when those consumers inserted the plastic syringe, it pushed the protective cover, or flow restrictor, into the bottle.
J&J's McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit, which has had about 25 product recalls since September 2009, said Friday that it is recalling all 574,000 bottles of grape-flavored, liquid Infants' Tylenol from stores nationwide.
"Today's news about the Infants' Tylenol recall is clearly disappointing after all the progress that McNeil has been making to ensure its products meet the highest level of quality and consumer satisfaction," CEO William Weldon said in a statement.
Last spring, Weldon told shareholders at J&J's annual meeting that the company was simplifying the packaging to "help a mom, dad or caregiver ensure the correct dosing." Weldon told The Associated Press then that he thought the new design would become the industry standard.
Infants' Tylenol is one of the first nonprescription medicines reintroduced after all the recalls and an ongoing factory shutdown have kept most McNeil medicines off the market, some for nearly 2 years. That's cost the company well over $1 billion in lost revenue, plus many millions to rebuild one factory and upgrade others.
McNeil spokeswoman Bonnie Jacobs said it was too soon to say when the product will return to the market.
"We are looking at various alternatives for the redesign of the dosing system and will set a timeline ... once we've reviewed all the options," she said
.The company said customers can continue to use the infant Tylenol if the bottle's flow restrictor remains intact. If not, they can request a refund by contacting McNeil at (888) 222-6036 or www.tylenol.com .
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:43:10 -0500
It’s often referred to as the “reward chemical” in your brain. Each
time you do something pleasurable, like take a bite of dessert or pet a puppy, your
brain releases a chemical known as dopamine as a way to reward and remind you
of your experience.
But researchers are discovering that dopamine may offer rewards we never
imagined. A study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences shows that a man-made version of dopamine could be a powerful new
tool in the battle against cancer.
“When we think about dopamine, we commonly think about the brain,” said Dr.
Sujit Basu, MD, PhD, of Ohio State University’s James Cancer Hospital and the lead
author of the study. “But we were the first to find out that dopamine also plays
some very important roles in tumors.”
Specifically, Dr. Basu and his team of researchers have discovered that injecting
dopamine into tumors, vastly improves blood flow. Normally, blood vessels inside
tumors are chaotic, unstable and often leaky, which makes delivering cancerfighting
drugs like chemotherapy less effective.
That was the case with Sandra Staghorst. After surgery and one round of
chemotherapy, tumors in her colon reappeared, and presented her doctors with a
problem.
“There’s not sufficient blood flow to the areas with cancer, like there is to a normal
organ,” Sandra said, “and that that was a big challenge - particularly with the kind
of cancer that I had.”
But Dr. Basu’s research could help change that. In lab animals, he injected
dopamine into colon and prostate tumors and was surprised by the results.
“It worked like a wonder,” said Dr. Basu. “It not only normalized the blood vessels,
it increased the blood flow,” he said. “The difference is highly significant, because
with better blood flow, we were able to double the amount of anti-cancer drugs in
the tumor tissue.”
That could make treatments like chemotherapy and radiation not only much more
effective but, by using dopamine, remarkably more efficient.
“A dose of dopamine costs 33 cents,” said Dr. Basu. And with better blood flow,
doctors could use less medicine and shorter doses of radiation to kill tumors.
“When you compare it to drugs being used in the clinics nowadays, it’s really, really
inexpensive,” said Dr. Basu. “What’s more,” he continued, “it’s safe. Dopamine has
been used in the clinics for many years now and all it’s toxicities are well-known
and manageable.”
In fact, Dr. Basu says in his experiments, dopamine allowed
cancer-fighting drugs to kill tumor cells, without doing any damage to healthy cells.
During her 4-year bout with cancer Sandra says, besides her faith, it was often the
love of her horses that got her through. “They were a huge motivation,” she said.
“I would think ‘I’m going to walk to the barn today. I’m going to groom a horse
today.’ And I found the strength to do it.”
“When I was around my horses,” she said, “I’d forget about everything. Nothing
hurt, and I suddenly wasn’t tired.”
Scientists say Sandra’s love for horses was both a comfort and motivation for her
because of the dopamine that’s released in her brain whenever she is around them.
And someday soon, the same chemical could play a role in cancer cases like hers.
“The proof of principle is there,” said Dr. Basu. Now we just need to get this into
the clinics to treat cancer patients.”
That could happen within the next few months.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:25:17 -0500
The Kroger Co. plans to build a 99,000-square-foot store with a fueling station at Austin Landing, the mixed-use development east of the new Interstate 75 interchange.
On Tuesday, the Miami Twp. Zoning Commission is expected to consider a final plan for the development, including a drive-thru pharmacy, landscaping and lighting, on the northeast corner of Austin Landing, off a new interior road, Innovation Drive.
"The major issues have been fairly well settled," said Chris Snyder, assistant planning director for Miami Twp
.The store plan is the latest unveiled at the $130 million development along the Warren-Montgomery county line.
Austin Landing is already home to a Kohl's department store, an office building for several businesses including the developer, RG Properties, and the Teradata headquarters.Also under construction are a third office building, south of the existing four-story building, and a Hilton Garden Inn, just east of Teradata.
Eventually RG plans to add a village offering retail and residences, a cinema and an ice rink-community area.
The store would be about seven miles west of a site at Ohio 48 and Ohio 73 in Clearcreek Twp., where Kroger was approved for $13 million supermarket, fuel center and strip center shopping center that was never built. But Kroger built a new store in Centerville.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:58:23 -0500
Two adults and one child were injured when two semitrailers crashed in Camden on Friday afternoon.
Emergency crews and HAZMAT responders worked for more than eight hours to clean up liquid fertilizer spilled from one of the tankers in the wreck that occurred at about 11:30 Friday morning at U.S. 127 and Ohio 725.
At about 8:30 p.m., only the eastbound lanes of 725, west of 127, remained closed, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol post at Eaton in Preble County, and those were expected to be cleared for traffic within a half-hour.
According to an initial OSP investigation, a semi traveling east on Ohio 725 failed to stop as it approached a red light. The driver, Michael Henning, 37, of Camden, swerved to avoid stopped traffic but collided with a northbound tanker carrying liquid fertilizer.
The tanker continued through the intersection after the collision and struck a pole, breaking it and taking down traffic lights. The driver of the tanker, Lance E. Eyler, 29, of Eaton, was taken to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford suffering from injuries that were not believed to be life threatening.
Henning’s rig, which was carrying grain, caught fire after the collision. He was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, while his 10-year-old son was taken via CareFlight to Dayton Children’s Medical Center. Their injuries were not considered life threatening.
A third semi, driven by George R. Williams, 63, of Greencastle, Ind., was stopped in the southbound lane of U.S. 127 waiting to make a right onto Ohio 725. That rig was struck by debris, but Williams was uninjured.
Williams told News Center 7 that he’s been driving since 1971 and has never seen a crash like it.
He said he saw Henning’s truck coming toward the intersection. “I said, wow, he wasn’t stopping so I sat right where I was at.”
Emergency responders quickly put down sand to soak up the liquid fertilizer and used a back hoe to dig a trench to keep it from reaching the ground water. The Ohio EPA was at the scene, monitoring the spill.
No citations have been issued and the crash remains under investigation.
News Center 7 reporter Jenna Deery contributed to this story.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:47:09 -0500
Officials in Kettering are considering a plan that would reduce the current number of fire stations from seven to five.
And, of the current seven stations, only one would remain in use. Officials said they would build four new ones.
Right now, city officials are planning on building one of the new fire stations on Far Hills Avenue beside Fairmont High School.
News Center 7 spoke to a man whose house sits about 100 feet from where the proposed station would be built. He said he is not excited about hearing sirens at all hours of the day.
City officials said the reason they want to do away with six current stations is that they are too small to hold the equipment needed.
At this time, there has been no decision on what will become of those stations.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:42 -0500
Two men are being held in the Butler County jail after they were arrested early Friday morning in an attempt to drive a truck over a railroad bridge spanning the Great Miami River.
Tyler Hulse, 19, of Fairfield, and his passenger, Roger Nichols, 19, of Hamilton, were found about 2:12 a.m. in the truck that dangled off the railroad bridge about 30 feet above South B and Arch streets.
Hamilton firefighters rescued the men as the truck was sticking sideways and hanging over the bridge. A ladder tower was raised by firefighters to gain access to the truck.Police arrested Hulse and his passenger, Nichols.
Hulse faces charges of disrupting public service, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, underage consumption and criminal trespassing. Nichols faces charges of trespassing, underage consumption and public intoxication as police said he was unable to care for himself, according to Officer Kristy Collins, Hamilton police spokeswoman.
Hulse and Nichols were arraigned on the charges Friday morning in Hamilton Municipal Court and are being held in the Butler County Jail under bonds of $2,500 and $2,000 respectively.
A preliminary hearing was set for 8 a.m. Feb. 24 for both men.
The pair began their trek across the bridge near the Hamilton Police Headquarters at the South Front Street crossing. They proceeded to drive in a GMC 1500 pickup truck across the Great Miami River.
They lost control while crossing over South B Street and got stuck.
One Xanax pill was found with Hulse, who blew a 0.181 in a blood alcohol content test, police said.
Police said an Amtrak train carrying passengers was stopped in McGonigle for several hours while the Hamilton crash scene was cleared by CSX officials.
The incident remains under investigation.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:04:23 -0500
A young girl was injured in a two-vehicle crash this morning on Wagner Ford Road near near the Interstate 75 interchange.
The victim, a female age 8 or 9 who was taken to the Children's Medical Center, was a passenger in a car that was involved in a crash with another vehicle driven by an older male, according to police.
Both vehicles were heavily damaged. The condition of the girl was not immediately available. Wagner Ford Road was blocked temporarily as patrol officers investigated the scene.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:01:08 -0500
Deputies in Miami County have finished their investigation into a fatal crash that happened last week, killing a Michigan teen.
The teen was in Troy attending a welding school.
Deputies said they calculated the speed of 18-year-old Kyle Moore's car at 131 mph when the car went airborne on Hufford Road.
Authorities said the car traveled nearly the length of six football fields before the car came to a rest. The driver was ejected 88 feet as his car flipped at least 3 times.
Deputies said they are waiting on the result of the autopsy.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:57:25 -0500
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