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World Entertainment News on Sunday, July 5, 2009

Madonna Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson In Concert

Michael Jackson, MadonnaThe reigning queen of pop paid her respects to the late King of Pop Saturday night with a musical tribute to the star. Madonna performed in the O2 in London, the same arena where Michael...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:30 am

Michael Jackson Memorial Service a Hot Ticket

Michael Jackson, Staples centerAs expected, the ticket lottery for the Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service has sparked a fan frenzy not unlike one of the pop icon's concerts. Over 1.6 million people registered...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:15 am

Harry Potter Star Recovering from Swine Flu

Rupert GrintNot even the powers of the invisi-cloak could save Rupert Grint from catching the dreaded swine flu. The Harry Potter star who plays Harry's best friend Ron Weasley in the film...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:22 am

Michael Jackson Leaves Behind Two Unfinished Albums

Michael JacksonThe world may never have the chance to hear the music Michael Jackson was working on at the time of his death, but at least we get to hear about it. Jackson collaborators spoke to...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 8:53 pm

Will Michael Jackson Be Cryogenically Frozen?

Michael JacksonWasn't there a story years ago about M.J. wanting to freeze himself after death? Is there a possibility of that happening? —T. Ellsworth, via Facebook A family...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 6:01 pm

Oscar Watch: Megan Fox for Best Actress?

Transformers: Revenge of the FallenNow that the Oscars has expanded its Best Picture field to 10 films, things are going to get Cocoa Puffs crazy: The Hangover and Paul Blart for Best Picture; Transformers' Megan Fox for Best...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm

Who's Haute Stuff? Little White Dress Edition

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Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:53 pm

Week in Review: Jackson Mania, a JoBro Proposal, Kendra's Wedding and a Farrah Farewell

Michael JacksonRemember when all the news was Twilight-related? Alas, not so much these days. Another week dominated by Michael Jackson headlines is behind us. But as the King of Pop's family...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

TV's Not-So-Star-Spangled Stars: Rate Their Accents!

Simon BakerHollywood celebrates the Fourth of July like everyone else in America: fireworks, parades, picnics and firing up the barbie. Scratch that—reverse it: grill! Americans fire up the...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm

Swanky Saturdays: Beyoncé's Look for Less

Beyonce KnowlesSome women work out to nab a man. But Beyoncé stays in shape because of her Oscar dream—and her need to wear skinny jeans. Jay-Z's wifey showed her helping hand and a...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:25 pm

Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Klein dies

Music manager Allen Klein, whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publicist said. Klein was 77.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:00 am

Fans face long odds for Jackson memorial tickets

Fans continued to register by the thousands early Saturday, hoping to be among the 8,750 people who will be randomly picked to attend the memorial service for singer Michael Jackson next week.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:44 am

MJ's Death: A Window on Rx Abuse?

Michael Jackson's death, if linked to prescription drugs, would be one of many.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:43 am

Colin Powell: Celebrate Michael Jackson's Art

Colin Powell says Americans should celebrate Michael Jackson's art, not dwell on controversies
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:08 am

Jackson and Me: A Glove Story

The story behind Michael Jackson's decision to rock the iconic white glove.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:49 am

Bad Things in Threes? It Doesn't Add Up

Recent celebrity deaths highlight our fascination with threes.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:42 am

Michael Jackson: King of Sales

It's a long, final encore for an artist whose music remains a thriller.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 4 Jul 2009 | 10:11 pm

More Than 1 Million Try for Jackson Memorial Tix

Fans await news about online tickets; Los Angeles braces for record turnout.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:53 pm

Jackson Recalled as Loving, Attentive Father

Jackson's kids had an isolated life but a loving bond with their superstar father, friends say
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:44 pm

WATCH: Jackson's Ex-Bodyguard on Drug Use


Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:25 pm

Feds Pull the Plug on Headline Act Stuart Casson of CalPOP at 40th Annual Smoke-In in Washington, D.C.

Thousands of fans waited eagerly to see Lloyd Stuart Casson close the 40th Annual National Smoke-In at the Washington, D.C. Mall July 4th, 2009 celebration, only to find the feds pull...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:01 am

After 'King of Pop,' an empty throne

The tributes to Michael Jackson have been vast, global -- and may never happen for a musician again. In an age of iPods and "American Idol," the concept of a pop superstar has irrevocably...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:04 am

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 5

WASHINGTON, July 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo:
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:01 am

Harry Potter's nemesis revels in hard-edged new film

British actor Tom Felton said he was relishing two violent dust-ups with Harry Potter when he resumes his role as the evil Draco Malfoy in the sixth film of the boy wizard's adventures. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:24 am

Pennsylvania Lottery's Millionaire Raffle Drawing Creates Four New Millionaires

$5,089,200 in Total Prizes Awarded to 6,000 Winners MIDDLETOWN, Penn., July 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Lottery's Millionaire Raffle has created four
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 12:22 am

AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence

with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at entering Jackson's world of love. "I saw how kind he...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 4 Jul 2009 | 11:37 pm

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert

LONDON - Madonna has paid tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 4 Jul 2009 | 11:36 pm

Colin Powell: Celebrate Michael Jackson's art

WASHINGTON - Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated. The retired general and former secretary of state said he was in ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 4 Jul 2009 | 11:34 pm

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert

Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Saturday night in the same arena where he was to stage his comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:43 pm

TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks

Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network. TV One president and CEO Johnathan Rodgers says...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:38 pm

A website set up to manage the online lottery for tickets received more than half a billion hits within two hours

Michael Jackson fans wait in line to sign a memorial poster outside Staples Center in Los Angeles. A total of 1.6 million people applied for tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service in Los Angeles...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:49 am

Los Angeles authorities have warned they will turn away everyone without tickets from the arena

A young Michael Jackson fan gets a boost as he writes a message on a memorial poster outside Staples Center in Los Angeles. A total of 1.6 million people applied for tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:49 am

Fans continue to flock to Jackson's star while a makeshift shrine has grown outside Neverland Ranch

Tributes lie around Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A total of 1.6 million people applied for tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service in Los Angeles by Saturday's deadline,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:49 am

Michael Jackson's Thriller reamins the best-selling album of all time

Music insiders wonder whether anyone will ever have the sheer hold on global pop culture as Jackson, who sold 750 million albums, virtually defined the music video and whose death made front pages in all...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:04 am

Fans listen to Michael Jackson's music on an iPod outside the UCLA medical Center, on June 25

Fans listen to Michael Jackson's music on an iPod outside the UCLA medical Center, on June 25, in Los Angeles, California, where Jackson died after going into cardiac arrest.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:04 am

Michael Jackson performs during a concert of his 'Dangerous' world tour in Bangkok, in 1993

Music insiders wonder whether anyone will ever have the sheer hold on global pop culture as Jackson, who sold 750 million albums, virtually defined the music video and whose death made front pages in all...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:04 am

Michael Jackson (centre) performs at the World Music Awards in Earls Court, London, in 2006

Music insiders wonder whether anyone will ever have the sheer hold on global pop culture as Jackson, who sold 750 million albums, virtually defined the music video and whose death made front pages in all...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:04 am

British actors (left-to-right) Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright, James Phelps and Tom Felton pose during a photocall

British actors (left-to-right) Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright, James Phelps and Tom Felton pose during a photocall on June 8, in Gare du Nord train station in Paris to promote the release of the movie "Harry...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:24 am

Tom Felton said he was relishing two violent dust-ups with Harry Potter when he resumes his role as Draco Malfoy

British actor Tom Felton (pictured in 2007) said he was relishing two violent dust-ups with Harry Potter when he resumes his role as Draco Malfoy in the sixth film of the boy wizard's adventures. Audiences...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:24 am

Rev. Al seeks stamp to seal Jacko legacy

The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to call today for the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Michael Jackson stamp. Sharpton will try to drum up support for the idea when he delivers a sermon at the First A.M.E. Church in Los Angeles.

Source: Entertainment - NY Daily News | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:38 am

'Concierge doctors' for the rich & famous

They are called "concierge doctors," and they carry a small roster of patients and cater to the wealthy or famous. This elite medical care is in the spotlight since Michael Jackson's cardiologist has made global headlines.

Source: Entertainment - NY Daily News | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:27 am

No bells & whistles for Staples Center sendoff, exec sez

The producer of Michael Jackson's public memorial insisted the event will be a restrained affair without "bells and whistles." "It will be a celebration of Michael's life [but] we're not approaching it as a TV show," Ken Ehrlich told the Daily News.

Source: Entertainment - NY Daily News | 5 Jul 2009 | 8:08 am

Magician says music legend's love for his kids was no trick

Christmas was two months past, but there was still a pair of withering Christmas wreaths on the front gate and the grounds beyond were poorly tended. The plants needed watering and this Holmby Hills mansion was itself falling into disrepair.

Source: Entertainment - NY Daily News | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:53 am

Movies for the whole family

Every summer brings a new cluster of family-friendly flicks, and this years selection offers an unusually broad range. When youre ready to trade the ice-cream truck for a popcorn stand, all these adventures await.

Source: Entertainment - NY Daily News | 5 Jul 2009 | 6:19 am

Tough-guy Beatles manager dies

Music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died Saturday in New York.

Source: Entertainment - NY Daily News | 5 Jul 2009 | 5:07 am

LAPD to fans who don't get tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial: Beat It

Millions of Michael Jackson fans clamored Friday for tickets to Tuesday's memorial - but only 17,500 will hit the Jacko-pot. And organizers had this message for those who don't score tickets in a lottery: Beat it.

Source: Entertainment - NY Daily News | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:37 pm

Child star of 'Slumdog Millionaire' gets new home

A child star of "Slumdog Millionaire" has said goodbye to the shantytown. A new home was purchased by a trust set up by movie director Danny Boyle for the children who starred in the runaway rags-to-riches hit.

Source: Entertainment - NY Daily News | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:01 pm

Letters: Taking exception to LaSalle critic

Taking exception to LaSalle's opinion Editor - I find it hilarious that Nicholas Duka speaks with such authority regarding Mick LaSalle's opinions (Letters, May 31). Personally, I found "No Country for Old Men" to be mediocre to good. The most complex and...

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Productions worth a trip to Oregon

With so much good theater in the Bay Area, why travel 350 miles north to see a show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival? The answer is easy: The drive is spectacularly beautiful (especially from Mount Shasta to the festival's home in Ashland, Ore.), and the...

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

HOROSCOPE Q+A/MAILBAG

STARCAST Expect drama as Tuesday's lunar eclipse lights ambitious Capricorn. High beams eyeball the sun and Mercury in volatile Cancer as Venus chases her soul mate Mars into flirty Gemini. While Jupiter does the creativity thing in Aquarius, sign of...

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Ask Mick LaSalle

Dear Mick: "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" employed so many rapid circular camera scans that it made me dizzy. It seems to me that directors are using that technique with increasing frequency. What are they attempting to accomplish? Mike Mitchell, Paradise <...

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Don't miss: Festival Opera

. Festival Opera: The Walnut Creek company opens its summer season with Puccini's "Turandot," featuring soprano Othalie Graham (pictured) in the title role. Christopher Jackson is Calaf, Rebecca Sjöwall sings Liù and Kirk Eichelberger returns as Timur. 8 p.m....

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

New onstage

OPENINGS The Dybbuk Habimah, the national theater of Israel, makes a very rare local appearance with its signature piece, S. Ansky's expressionist drama about a bride-to-be possessed by the soul of her dead true love. The three-actor, six-puppet drama, in...

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

NOW PLAYING / The Greatest Year in Movies

As part of its celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Greatest Year in Movies (1939), the Castro Theatre is presenting nine days of double features from that year, in glorious black and white. "Gunga Din," featuring (from left) Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen...

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

This Week: 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'

Susi Damilano (from left), Patrick Alparone, Madeline H. D. Brown and Hansford Prince perform in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in SF Playhouse's revival of Dale Wasserman's oft-staged adaptation of Ken Kesey's ever-popular novel of one man's losing battle...

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

'Andre' inspires talk almost 3 decades later

Louis Malle's "My Dinner With Andre" (1981) is one of the most unlikely movies ever made - at least on paper. Two men (Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, playing versions of themselves) dine at a fancy Manhattan restaurant and discuss the meaning of life. It...

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Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Tough-guy Beatles manager, Allen Klein, dies - New York Daily News


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Tough-guy Beatles manager, Allen Klein, dies
New York Daily News
AP Yoko Ono, center, and John Lennon, right, are shown with Allen Klein, president of ABKCO Industries Inc., and former Beatles manager. Music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the ...
Former Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein diesNME.com
Allen Klein, Manager of the Beatles and Stones Dead at 77dBTechno
Former Beatles and Stones manager Allen Klein has diedEntertainment Weekly
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:03 am

FOX News Gets Inside Look at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch - FOXNews


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FOX News Gets Inside Look at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch
FOXNews
AP FOX News recently took a tour of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., in the aftermath of the pop icon's death. • The actual house is a very large, yet simple french country home, with a fairly rustic look inside, ...
Michael Jackson transformed Neverland Ranch much as he did musicLos Angeles Times
Neverland, Old Neighbors and New VisitorsNew York Times
Neverland closes until after LA Jackson memorialThe Associated Press
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:20 am

Special to The Washington Post - Washington Post


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Special to The Washington Post
Washington Post
It's finally happened. A big-time, big-budget filmmaker has finally put the Hollywood limelight squarely on the bank robber extraordinaire John Dillinger, who for 13 months in 1933 and 1934 riveted America with his big-time take-downs, ...
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Bernie Madoff Is No John DillingerNew York Times
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:19 am

Court fight looms over Michael Jackson's kids - Boston Herald


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Court fight looms over Michael Jackson's kids
Boston Herald
By O'Ryan Johnson Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe won a court delay last week that will give her time to mount a custody battle for her two children against Jackson's mother. It's a fight one local legal expert said Rowe has a good chance of ...
Jackson was loving and attentive father, many sayThe Associated Press
INSIDE STORY: Will Jackson's Kids Inherit a Fortune or a Pile of Debt?People Magazine
Jackson custody case: the legal issuesBBC News
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:09 am

Rupert Grint gets over spell of swine-flu - Boston Herald


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Rupert Grint gets over spell of swine-flu
Boston Herald
By Herald Wire Services Rupert Grint, who plays Harry Potter [website]'s trusty sidekick Ron Weasley, is getting over swine flu. The British star was forced to take time off from filming the latest installation of the wizarding flick to recover from ...
Game Guys Review: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" for the WiiNews10.net
Harry Potter star 'had swine flu'BBC News
Harry Potter Star Recovering from Swine FluE! Online
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 4:05 am

In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky - The Associated Press


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In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001. ...
Fun before the fireworksWilkes Barre Times-Leader
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 3:40 am

1.6 Million Try for Michael Jackson Memorial Tickets - ABC News


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1.6 Million Try for Michael Jackson Memorial Tickets
ABC News
For fans waiting eagerly to find out whether their names will be selected at random from an online lottery to attend Michael Jackson's memorial service, the chances have grown pretty slim. ...
1.6 million seek tickets to Jackson memorialLos Angeles Times
Michael Jackson's memorial at Staples Center to be free of 'bells ...New York Daily News
Michael Jackson Memorial Ticket Delaymyfoxny.com
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 Jul 2009 | 2:58 am

'Transformers 2' wins Friday box office, becomes highest grosser ... - Entertainment Weekly


New York Times

'Transformers 2' wins Friday box office, becomes highest grosser ...
Entertainment Weekly
There's good news, great news, and not-so-great news for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The good news: According to estimates from Box Office Mojo, the blockbuster grossed $17.8 million on Friday, edging past Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' $17 ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 4 Jul 2009 | 7:03 pm
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