about aviation Barnstorming other uses Barnstorming disambiguation the Pennsylvania baseball team Lancaster Barnstormers Merge to Barnstorming discuss Talk Barnstorming Merger proposal date March 2012 Barnstorming in sport athletics refers to sports teams or individuals that travel to various locations, usually small towns, to stage exhibition matches. Some barnstorming teams lack any home arena whatsoever, while other teams have been known to go on barnstorming tours in the off season. Teams in baseball s Negro Leagues often barnstormed before, during and after their league s regular season . Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Satchel Paige barnstorm toured with Dempsey Hovland s Caribbean Kings. He was also the founder and proprietor of a number of barnstorms teams including the well known Texas Cowgirls 1949 1977 team, the first integrated professional female basketball team to tour worldwide. The Harlem Globetrotters and Texas Cowgirls shared training camp, seasons, and circuits, Hovland also founded and managed The New York Harlem Queens. While barnstorming is no longer as popular as it was in the 20th century, some teams such as basketball s Harlem Globetrotters , softball s Eddie Feigner King and His Court founded by Eddie Feigner and ice hockey s Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team carry on the tradition. In the 1990s the Colorado Silver Bullets women s baseball team resurrected barnstorming as there was no women s league in which to compete at the time. It was very common in the early days of professional football for instance, the Los Angeles Wildcats of the first American Football League 1926 American Football League of 1926 played the regular season as a traveling team ... league games. Barnstorming has a history of allowing athletes to participate in duel sports Goose Reece ... more barnstorm teams in all sports date August 2011 American Football Los Angeles Wildcats Baseball ... Category Terminology used in multiple sports Category Harlem Globetrotters Category Basketball terminology ... more details
A minister for sport or sports minister is a position in the government s of some countries responsible for dealing with sports. Minister for Sport may refer to Minister for Sport Australia Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports France Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Ireland Culture and Sport Minister of Israel Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport Manitoba Minister for Public Health and Sport , Scotland Minister for Sport and the Olympics , United Kingdom Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth USSR Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports Singapore Ministry of Cultures, Sports and Tourism Vietnam See also Category Sports ministries Types of government minister Category Government ministers by portfolio Category Sports ministers sv Idrottsminister ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Network network name Sports Journal network logo Image Sportsjournal.png center 200px country United States network type Magazine available Southern New England owner SpoJo Entertainment launch date 2002 website http spojo.com home.htm Sports Journal official website The Sports Journal was a monthly sports magazine published by Sports Journal Entertainment in Providence, Rhode Island. The first issue was published in 2002, then in newspaper form. The magazine ceased publication in 2007. Radio Program The Sports Journal hosted a radio program on WARL 1320AM in Providence, Rhode Island from 2004 till 2006. External links http spojo.com home.htm Sports Journal Online sport mag stub Category American sports magazines Category Publications established in 2002 Category Monthly magazines ... more details
Notability date September 2009 Unreferenced date September 2009 A sports novel is a literary genre that focuses on the theme of sports and athletics in general. Category Literary genres sl portni roman ... more details
unreferenced date April 2009 Infobox TV channel name J Sports logofile logosize logoalt launch 1 April 1992 J Sports 3 br 5 September 1996 Corporation br 25 April 1998 J Sports 1, 2 br 1 September 1998 J Sports 4 share share as of share source picture format 576i SDTV 16 9 , 4 3 , br 1080i HDTV owner Jupiter Sports March Industries former names J Sky Sports 1998 2003 br Sports i ESPN 1992 2006, J Sports 3 web http www.jsports.co.jp www.jsports.co.jp sat serv 1 SKY Perfect SKY PerfecTV sat chan 1 Channels 300, 306 308 cable serv 1 J COM cable chan 1 Channels 405 408 This page is about the J Sports channels, four sports satellite TV channels in Japanese language produced and broadcast by Jupiter Sports. Channels J Sports 1 J. League WWE NXT Formula Nippon J Sports 2 Foot Bar a TV J Sports 3 Friday Night Fights WWE Vintage Collection New Japan Pro Wrestling College Basketball on ESPN NCAA Basketball All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship ITTF Pro Tour BWF Super Series Superbike World Championship J Sports 4 Premier League FA Cup UEFA Champions League Major League Baseball National Basketball Association National Hockey League Tour de France Super GT WWE Raw WWE SmackDown Programs nihongo J Sports Stadium J SPORTS STADIUM Baseball games of the Saitama Seibu Lions , Chiba Lotte Marines , Chunichi Dragons , Orix Buffaloes , Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Category Television stations in Japan Category Sports television networks Category Television channels and stations established in 1992 fr J Sports ja J SPORTS ... more details
unreferenced date August 2011 MBC Sports MBC , is the South Korea n non free to air television network, which is well known for its sports broadcasting. Contents This is one of the Korea n cable television channels that specialize in broadcasting sports . It is a subsidiary of the MBC Plus Media MBC Plus . External links http www.mbcplus.com sports index.html Official Website ko icon Category Sports broadcasters Category Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation television networks Category Television channels in South Korea ko MBC ... more details
Other uses Image Children and Youth Sports School in Sevastopol 2.jpg thumb right 250px Sports school in Sevastopol Sports school lang ru , is a type of education al institution for children that originated in the Soviet Union . Sports schools were the basis of the powerful system of physical culture fitness and physical education sports education of the USSR. The main features of this system remain in the system of sports education in Russia and other post Soviet ... editorials 11 9 2004 61432.asp Sam Wollaston on China s Sports Schools ref Many legendary athletes ... to Olympic Games Olympic success from sports schools. Establishment and early years The system of sports schools was founded in the 1930s. In 1934, Young Pioneers Stadium was built in Moscow , the first specialized sports extracurricular institution in the USSR. In the same year the first children s collective was established by Dynamo sports society Dynamo sports society this was a prototype of sports schools by Voluntary Sports Societies of the USSR sports societies . ref http dynamo.org.ru ... title ref In 1935 1936, the first sports schools were opened in Moscow, Leningrad and other cities ... Soviet of Sports Societies and Organizations of the USSR. ref http www.educom.ru ru publications press ... in the USSR by Dynamo sports society Dynamo sports society , Spartak sports society Spartak sports society , PFC CSKA Moscow CDKA , sports societies of Trade Unions, OSOAVIAKHIM and in the system of education. After the Great Patriotic War , sports schools were frequently reorganized, transferred from the jurisdiction of sports societies to that of the system of education and vice versa. Olympic ... Sports Schools of the Olympic Reserve lang ru ... young athletes for the sports of highest achievements. The number of such sports schools grew, as did the number of sports disciplines within sports schools. They included not only Olympic sports ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Infobox television show name Basta Sports image Image Bastasports.jpg 250px caption Basta Sports, Panalo Ka format Sports camera runtime 30 minutes creator ABS CBN Foundation developer executive producer starring Atom Araullo and Ketchup Eusebio as hosts country Philippines network ABS CBN first aired September 2006 last aired December 2006 num episodes website Basta Sports is an informative sports program created by the ABS CBN Foundation and airs weekly on ABS CBN . It features different sports and sports icons. Hosted by Atom Araullo and Ketchup Eusebio , Basta Sports is a unique show about games and sports for today s youth. Produced by ABS CBN Foundation, the show teaches kids how to be active and healthy through participation in sports. It is directed by Rene Guidote. Category Philippine television series Sport tv prog stub ... more details
File Champs Sports, Westfield SF Centre.JPG thumb Champs Sports at the Westfield San Francisco Centre Champs Sports , is the second largest component retailer in the Foot Locker family of stores. Champs offers for sale footwear , apparel and sporting goods . The company sponsors the Champs Sports Bowl college football game. It is headquartered in Bradenton, Florida in the United States . There are 552 stores across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, averaging convert 3500 sqft m2 sigfig 2 of selling floor. ref name information cite web url http www.footlocker inc.com company.cfm?page champs sports title Champs Sports Information publisher Champs Sports accessdate July 28, 2011 ref References Reflist External links commonscat Official website http www.champssports.com Facebook champssports Champs Sports Twitter champssports Champs Sports Woolworth Category Sporting goods retailers of the United States Category Foot Locker Category Companies based in Florida US retail company stub fr Champs Sports ... more details
unref date November 2008 Sports engineering is a field of engineering that involves the design, development and testing of sports equipment. The equipment used by athletes has always gone through technological design and development based on current knowledge and understanding. Sports engineering only became official in 1998 when the http www.shef.ac.uk mecheng sportsSports Engineering Research Group and the http www.sportsengineering.co.uk International Sports Engineering Association were formed ... involves many universities, sports companies, regulatory bodies and sp Sports engineers are typically ... . e.g. football aerodynamic analysis Field testing recording the behaviour of sports equipment ... with athletes working together to improve their performance. Sports engineers come from a range of disciples that are involved with sports. These included sport science disciplines and engineering disciplines involved in the sports industry. Historically, they have an MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering or Sports Engineering, and many go on to undertake further research in the form of a PhD. As the sports ... www.shu.ac.uk prospectus course 743 BSc in Sports Technology and a http prospectus.shu.ac.uk CourseEntry.cfm?CourseId 900 MSc in Sports Engineering . The Sports Engineering Research Group at Sheffield Hallam University also have a http engineeringsport.co.uk blog on Sports Engineering . The University of Sheffield offers a http serg.group.shef.ac.uk meng.html MEng in Sports Engineering . The University ... BEng in Sports Engineering . Loughborough University offers a http mechmanu.lboro.ac.uk default.asp?id 6 BSc in Sports Technology . The majority of sports engineering research in UK universities is done at http www.shef.ac.uk mecheng sports Sheffield , http www.shu.ac.uk research cses sports engineering.html Sheffield Hallam , Loughborough, Bath, Strathclyde and Queen Mary s London . In Australia a Sports Engineering degree was launched at http www.adelaide.edu.au programfinder 2009 ... more details
Distinguish electronic sports VG Simulation A sports game is a video game that simulates the practice of traditional sport s. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sport s, Track ... and is competitive, just like real world sports. A number of game series features the names and characteristics ... design Expand section date February 2009 Sports games involve physical and tactical challenges, and test the player s precision and accuracy. ref name fundamentals Most sports games attempt to model ..., and so on. ref name fundamentals As with their respective sports, these games take place in a stadium or arena with clear boundaries. ref name fundamentals Sports games often provide play by play and color commentary through the use of recorded audio. ref name fundamentals Sports games sometimes ... 3597510.cw index.html ref Sometimes, other sports games offer a menu where players may select a strategy ... Some sports games also require players to shift roles between the athletes and the coach ... sports. ref name fundamentals Older 2D sports games sometimes used an unrealistic graphical scale, where athletes appeared to be quite large in order to be visible to the player. As sports games have .... ref name fundamentals Sports games often simplify the game physics for ease of play, and ignore ... or periods. ref name fundamentals Sports games sometimes treat button pushes as continuous signals ... by a subsequent push. ref name fundamentals History see also History of video games Beginnings of sports ... computers, consoles, and arcade work Sports games date 2005 10 10 first Jeremy last Reimer accessdate ... printed on single color Cathode ray tube CRT screens. Around that time, electro mechanical sports ..., arcade video games began to appear, many of them centred around the sports genre, after it was popularized ... an early four player multiple sports game, Video Action , which featured several different sporting ... touted its visually superior sports games. Sports writer George Plimpton was featured in the Intellivision ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2007 Image Belarus Minsk Palace of Sports 1.jpg thumb right 300px Palace of Sports, Minsk , Belarus Palace of Sports or Sports Palace is the name of comprehensive indoors sports ..., e.g., into Palace of Concerts and Sports . The term is also used in other countries. For example, in Hispanophone countries, the term is Palacio de los Deportes . Notable Palaces of Sports Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports built in 1956 , Moscow , Russia Dynamo Sports Palace 1980 , Moscow, Russia Soviet Wings Sport Palace 1980 , Moscow, Russia CSCA Palace of Sports 1980 , Moscow, Russia Sokolniki Sports Palace 1973 , Moscow, Russia Podmoskovie Sports Palace 1928 Yubileyny Sports Palace 1967 , St. Petersburg , Russia Kuznetskie Metallurgi Sports Palace , Novokuznetsk , Russia . Romazan Ice Sports Palace 1992 , Magnitogorsk , Russia . Universal Sports Palace Molot late 1980s , Perm , Russia Volgar Sports Palace , Tolyatti Togliatti , Russia Yunost Sport Palace , Chelyabinsk , Russia. Other Image Sporto rumai.jpg thumb right 300px Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports Palace of Sports Kiev built in 1960 , Kiev , Ukraine Tbilisi Sports Palace built in 1961 , Tbilisi , Georgia country Georgia Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports 1971 , Vilnius , Lithuania was included in the Registry of Cultural Values in 2006. Sports Palace Auk taitija , Panev ys , Lithuania Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace , Rustenburg , South Africa Sports Palace, Belgrade Berlin Sportpalast Berlin Sports Palace , mostly known for its Nazi rallies Minsk Sports Palace , Minsk , Belarus Palacio de los Deportes Image ... de San Pablo Palacio de Deportes Mediterr neo , Almer a, Spain Palais des Sports Palais des Sports de Beaulieu Palais des Sports de Fetes Palais des Sports de Gerland Palais des Sports de Pau Palais des Sports de Toulouse Palais des Sports Grenoble Palais des Sports Jean Weille Palais des Sports Paris in Porte de Versailles XVe arrondissement Palais des Sports Sherbrooke Palais des Sports ... more details
orphan date May 2008 unreferenced date June 2008 In sports, an average of a certain skill denotes the expected value of the skill level of the participant in the given sport . It is basically a central tendency that takes into account the various performances of the player and generates an expected performance under typical conditions. Category Sports records and statistics sports stub ... more details
Dubai Sports is a 24 7 sports channel based in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . The channel started in 1998 to be the home for sports news around the country and was awarded the privilege of showing different sports events locally and worldwide. It is one of the channels of Dubai Media Incorporated . Channels Dubai Sports has two sister channels Dubai Sports 2 and Dubai Sports 3 ref Cita web title Dubai Sport 3 date August, 8th 2011 editor DubaiBlog url http www.dubaiblog.it index.php 2011 08 06 dubai blog streaming dubai sport 3 channel high definition ref . On the 22nd of February 2010 Dubai Sports launched a new channel Dubai Sports HD broadcasting in High definition television High Definition on BADR4 Frequency 12169 Vertical 27500 3 4. Events Dubai Sports shows different events locally and around the world, that include Football Fu ball Bundesliga Bundesliga Germany UAE League Local Tennis Davis Cup Dubai Tennis Championships Hopman Cup Exhibition tournament And other events. References reflist External links http www.dmi.ae dubaisports Official website Category Sports television networks Category Television stations in the United Arab Emirates Category Sports television in the United Arab Emirates UnitedArabEmirates sport stub Tv station stub ar ... more details
COI date December 2010 primarysources date December 2010 for the Dutch government agency Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit Opta Sports is a sports data company with headquarters in London and other offices in Leeds , Munich , Bassano del Grappa , Milan , Paris and Madrid . Formed in 1996 ref The Institution of Engineering and Technology http faraday09.theiet.org football whatisit.cfm Opta Sports Data What is it? ref from a merger between Opta Sportsdata and SportingStatz, Opta analyses, stores and distributes live sports data on a wide variety of sports across the world. Opta data is used in the betting industry, the print and online media, sponsorship, broadcasting and professional performance analysis. Clients include Sky Sports , ESPN , Chelsea F.C. , Manchester City F.C. , William Hill , Major League Soccer ref http www.sbnation.com soccer 2011 3 4 2029956 mls opta sports statisics chalkboards MLS Joins Forces With Opta Sports More Statistics Will Soon Be Available ref , The Guardian ref http www.guardian.co.uk news datablog 2010 jul 09 world cup 2010 statistics World Cup 2010 statistics every match and every player in data ref and Castrol . Opta s management team includes Aidan Cooney CEO , David Johnson CFO and Florian Diederichsen COO Opta runs a Twitter feed which pushes out sports stats trivia. Notes Reflist External links http www.optasports.com Opta Sports http www.twitter.com optajoe Optajoe on Twitter Category Sports media in the United Kingdom fr Opta Sports ... more details
Sports in Georgia may refer to Sports in Georgia country Sports in Georgia U.S. state disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
sports trainer. No other formal education is necessary. External links http sma.org.au sports trainers DEFAULTSORT Sports Trainer Category Sports occupations and roles Category Sports medicine ... more details
Nihongo Sports Hochi Sup tsu H chi , previously known as Nihongo Hochi Shimbun H chi Shinbun literally widely informing newspaper, is a Japanese language daily sports newspaper . As of 2002, it has a circulation of a million. It is an affiliate newspaper of Yomiuri Shimbun . See also Hochi Film Award Golden Spirit Award External links http hochi.yomiuri.co.jp Sports Hochi hochi.yomiuri.co.jp ja icon Asia newspaper stub japan corp stub sports stub Category Newspapers published in Japan Category Sports media in Japan Category Sports newspapers ja zh ... more details
Nihongo Sankei Sports Sankei Sup tsu is a Japanese language daily sports newspaper published by Sankei Shimbun . In 2002, it had a circulation of 1,360,000. The newspaper is known by its nickname Nihongo Sanspo San Supo . Relating sports teams Kanto Tokyo Yakult Swallows Kansai Hanshin Tigers , Orix Buffaloes , Gamba Osaka , Cerezo Osaka Tohoku Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles , Vegalta Sendai External links ja icon http www.sanspo.com Sanspo.com Asia newspaper stub japan corp stub Category Newspapers published in Japan Category Sports media in Japan Category Sports newspapers es Sankei Sports ja ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date March 2007 The Local Competitive Athletic Association LCAA Sports is an organization that promotes both youth and adult sports leagues throughout eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania . LCAA s corporate vision is to establish a tri state, competitive sports league that will allow local athletes to live out their dreams. LCAA Sports was founded in 2000 and has grown to over 1,000 players. LCAA Sports offers leagues in basketball, golf, softball, and flag football , a newsletter, full stats of its players online, and participation in fundraising events for other organizations and businesses. External links http www.lcaasports.com Official website Category Sports organizations of the United States ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date May 2009 Sports Kyoushitsu is a Japanese TV program which main theme is to guide how to coach or play sports by NHK . The program began in 1961 and is ongoing. This program is broadcast every weekend. List of Sports Following are the sports broadcast by NHK. There are more sports left. Soccer Futsal Baseball Volleyball Team handball Handball Tennis Swimming sport Swimming How to taping tape Soft Tennis Skating dn date December 2011 Judo Kendo Karate Kempo Volleyball Badminton Squash sport Squash Table Tennis Gateball Softball Rugby football Rugby First Aid Category Sports television series sport tv prog stub ja ... more details
Nihongo Tokyo Sports tokyo spootsu is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1958. See also Tokyo Sports Film Award External links http www.tokyo sports.co.jp Official Website Asia newspaper stub Japan corp stub sports stub Category Newspapers published in Japan Category Sports media in Japan Category Sports newspapers Category Publications established in 1958 ja zh ... more details
Sports Spat A sports spat is a snug fitting outer sleeve that adapts to fit over cleat shoes worn for sports played on artificial turf fields. It pulls up over the shoe and ankle creating a barrier to keep crumb rubber , sand , and other debris that could cause the athlete discomfort and distraction, out of shoes and socks. It also keeps laces tight during game time, replacing the time and cost of taping, known in the sports world as spatting. ref http www.goldtoemoretz.com store products The Debris Inhibitor Sports Spat.html For All Walks of Life ref ref http www.hosieryassociation.com docs pr 2011 GoldToeMoretz 20Announces 20Partnership 20With 20Southern 20Sport.pdf Hosiery Association. ref References reflist Body Magazine. March 4, 2011 Team Insight. March 2, 2011 SportsOneSource.com. March 4, 2011 Category Sports equipment ... more details
Other uses Sports Authority of India Infobox company company name TSA Stores Inc. company logo Image Sports Authority logo2011.jpg 300px company type Private key people Darrell Webb, CEO http www.sportsauthority.com ... 1050 West Hampden Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80110 locations 450 foundation 1928 small as Gart Sports small br 1987 small as Sports Authority small industry Retail owner Leonard Green & Partners products Apparel, sports equipment, footwear, exercise equipment homepage http www.sportsauthority.com Sports Authority, Inc. still known as The Sports Authority in some locations is one of the largest sporting ... and Conditions of Use . Sports Authority. Retrieved on September 15, 2011. 1050 West Hampden Avenue Englewood, CO 80110 ref and operates more than 460 stores in 45 U.S. states under the Sports Authority ... with ON Co., Ltd. operates Sports Authority stores in Japan under a licensing agreement. History Ref improve section date June 2010 Gart Sports Advert section date June 2010 Gart Sports began in 1928 .... In 1971, Gart Sports Company opened the Sportscastle Big box store superstore in Denver, Colorado ... through a series of acquisitions. These mergers included Hagan s Sports Ltd. 1987 and Stevens ... the company s largest shareholder. Sportmart At the same time that Gart Sports Company opened ..., Illinois. The company grew to 60 stores in nine states. Gart Sports and Sportmart merged in 1998. Oshman ... 43 Oshman s SuperSports USA stores and 15 traditional stores the company merged with Gart Sports in 2001. fact date September 2011 Sports Authority File Sports Authority in Concord.JPG thumb right A Sports Authority store in Concord, California The Sports Authority, Inc. was founded in Lakes Mall .... Jack A. Smith, formerly COO of Herman s World of Sports, CEO Roy M. Cohen, Senior Vice President ... Smith Venture Partners, Marquette Venture Partners, and Bessemer Securities. The Sports Authority ... About Us . Sports Authority. October 6, 2001. Retrieved on September 15, 2011. ref Five years ... more details
Infobox TV channel name Root Sports logofile Root sports logo.png logosize 150px logocaption logo2 launch ... network Fox Sports Net owner DirecTV Sports Networks slogan country United States language English broadcast ... Root Sports Root Sports is the collective name for a group of regional sports network s owned by DirecTV Sports Networks , affiliated with the overall Fox Sports Net system. While previously operating under FSN branding, they re launched under the Root Sports name on April 1, 2011, coinciding ... Sports channels serve 8.3 million cable satellite subscribers in 18 states. ref name BConRootSports http www.broadcastingcable.com article 466082 Root Sports to Launch April 1.php Root Sports to Launch ... division, DirecTV Sports Networks . ref http www.multichannel.com article 390074 Liberty Sports Rebrands As DirecTV Sports Networks.php Liberty Sports Rebrands As DirecTV Sports Networks Liberty ... in 2011 under the new name Root Sports . The new brand was created to emphasize connections between ... to DirecTV Sports Networks President CEO Mark Shuken, have a mindset that enables us to go from ... from the Fox Sports Net system although programming partnerships with FSN are still in place . ref http penguins.nhl.com club news.htm?id 546739 Press Release on renaming of Root Sports via penguins.nhl.com, 12 17 2010 ref ref name djb root cite news title Root Sports new name for sports networks url http www.bizjournals.com denver news 2010 12 17 root sports new name for sports.html publisher Denver Business Journal accessdate 5 February 2011 date December 17, 2010 ref The Root Sports brand ... Fox Sports Net branding FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Northwest, FSN Rocky Mountain, FSN Utah on April 1, 2011 ... , as Root Sports holds broadcast rights for the MLB teams in their respective regions. ref name BConRootSports The Dan Patrick Show launched Root Sports at 9 a.m. EST on April 1, 2011. The start ... for all Root Sports networks, replacing the old FSN graphics, as well as adjustment to the 16 ... more details
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