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This page transcludes a subset of the nominations found on the page of all the approved nominations for the "Did you know" section of the Main Page. It only transcludes the nominations filed under dates of the third-most recent week. The page is intended to allow editors to easily review recent nominations that may not be displaying correctly on the complete page of approved nominations if that page's contents are causing the page to hit the post-expand include size limit.

Adou Thiero

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  • ... that college basketball player Adou Thiero plays for the same head coach that his father had played for?
  • Source: both have played for John Calipari; Times Online ("Adou’s parents, too, had basketball in their blood ... Almamy Thiero was one of the top power forward prospects in the high school Class of 2002 and played for legendary coach John Calipari at Memphis for four seasons") / ESPN ("Ex-Kentucky star Adou Thiero joining John Calipari at Arkansas")
Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 271 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:52, 18 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: JuniperChill (talk) 10:24, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Louis Abramson

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Daughters of Jacob Home
Daughters of Jacob Home
  • ... that Louis Abramson worked on the renovation of a building (pictured) he had designed 57 years earlier?
Moved to mainspace by RoySmith (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

RoySmith (talk) 02:32, 12 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi RoySmith, review follows: a QPQ has been carried out (in progress); article was moved to mainspace on 12 November and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources except for one paragraph which I have tagged; I didn't pick up on any overly close paraphrasing from the sources in a spotcheck on some of the online ones; Earwig comes back generally OK, though I wonder if "on 167th Street between Findlay and Teller Avenues in the Bronx" could be rephrased to avoid being identical to the source? hook fact is interesting enough, mentioned in the article and checks out to sources cited; image is OK, could be cropped a little to remove the margin. Do you have confirmation it was published prior to 1929? Noting the statement that the NY public library couldn't determine copyright of the image - Dumelow (talk) 19:21, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dumelow Thank you for the review. I've supplied the missing citation. As for the paraphrasing, I think WP:LIMITED applies here. I tried a few rewordings, but they're all rather awkward and forced, so I'm inclined to leave it as is. I think cropping the image would be an aesthetic negative.

The more interesting question is the provenance of the image vis-a-vis whether it is PD or not. https://www.vera.org/news/vera-schweitzer-the-vera-institutes-worthy-namesake says the image appeared in a 1931 annual report, so that's at least an upper bound for the date, admittedly 2 years shy of the 1929 magic line in the sand. Wurts Brothers was a well-known photography firm specializing in architectural work. I think it's reasonable to assume they took the photo soon after the building was completed, but I have been unable to find any hard evidence that it predates 1929. RoySmith (talk) 20:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me. Not an expert on images so happy to leave decision whether to use up to promoter/posting admin - Dumelow (talk) 20:28, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm possibly putting my head in the lion's mouth, but Nikkimaria is my usual go-to on image licensing questions. RoySmith (talk) 21:14, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The current tagging is likely incorrect (unless there's an earlier publication that hasn't been identified), but I'd suggest checking for copyright renewal on the 1931 report - it likely wouldn't have been renewed which means this is likely out of copyright. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:27, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dumelow OK, let's run this without the image:

ALT1 ... that Louis Abramson worked on the renovation of a building he had designed 57 years earlier?

which is a bit of a shame, but I'd rather be right than guess. In the meantime, I've located an archive here in NYC that looks like it has all the annual reports from the years in question. I'll get over there at some point and hopefully be able to nail this down. RoySmith (talk) 22:51, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just to confirm ALT1 is approved. An interesting building, surprised it doesn't have its own article yet - Dumelow (talk) 08:35, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That may yet happen. I had started work on User:RoySmith/drafts/1201 Findlay Ave and while researching the building, learned about Abramson and ended up going down that rathole first. RoySmith (talk) 14:54, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Walter G. Benz Jr.

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Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 09:37, 11 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article length and age are fine, no copyvio, source checks out. First time reviewer so would appreciate a second look 03:13, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

The Manhasset

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The Manhasset apartment building
The Manhasset apartment building
Created by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 684 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 18:03, 11 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'll be reviewing this today. :)


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes

Image eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Preference for ALT3, that one seems more interesting (and unfortunate) than the others. EF5 16:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

checkY Good to go, easy pass! :) EF5 16:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2019 Timaru hailstorm

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Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 05:52, 11 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Ooh, a weather DYK! I'll take this.


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good, passed. Although the "storm" section is short, it should be fine. EF5 16:21, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Panamitsu and EF5: Is there any way to phrase this so that it just gives the cost? I ask because I find the phrasing confusing in the original hook since there has been a more damaging storm since this one. Something like:

would work with a citation temporarily added to the lead. Feel free to cross this hook out if not interested, Rjjiii (talk) 02:33, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Rjjiii: Thanks for the suggestion. That could work too. ―Panamitsu (talk) 04:56, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Helen Chaman Lall

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Portrait of Helen by Sher-Gil
Portrait of Helen by Sher-Gil
Created by Whispyhistory (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 203 past nominations.

Whispyhistory (talk) 22:01, 18 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice article, and a great picture which will look good on the main page. Thank you for this.

@Storye book:... Thank you for reviewing. I need to recheck the hook fact as the source is not correct and does not correspondance to Sher-Gil's letters. Will ping you once checked. Sorry for this. Whispyhistory (talk) 15:19, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • The author of the painting, Amrita Sher-Gil, died in 1941, so the painting entered into the publish domain in India in 2001. Regrettably, because it was still protected by copyright in India in 1996 (the date of the URAA), it's still protected by copyright in the US until 2033. Given the extensive discussion of the painting within the article, I think there's a pretty good argument that we can use this painting as fair use on enWiki. Rather than nominating this for deletion on commons, I'm pinging Whispyhistory so you can {{SD|g7}} this on commons and re-upload locally as a non-free file. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 04:39, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay, here's my line of thought. ownership of the painting was transferred or "communicated to the public", meaning it was published. It was published outside of the United States, it seems- India, specifically. The author died in 1941, so Indian copyright law protected her works until 2001. Therefore, it was still protected by copyright in its home country in 1996. Therefore, it had its copyright restored in the United States by the URAA. That being said, international copyright law is....complicated. Have I missed anything super obvious or made any illogical jumps? GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 11:28, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Both tags on the image file say that the image is currently in the public domain. Are you saying that one or both of the tags is untrue? If that is the case, what are your grounds for saying that your theory is the correct one, and that the Commons tags are incorrect in principle? Looking at the first tag on the page, it strikes me that you are perhaps not aware of the bit of law which that tag is using? Storye book (talk) 20:52, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seunghan

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Seunghan in September 2023
Seunghan in September 2023
Seunghan in September 2023
Seunghan in September 2023
  • ... that Seunghan (pictured) was forced out of his K-pop band because of a kiss?
  • ALT1: ... that Seunghan (pictured) was forced out of his K-pop band because of a cigarette and a kiss?
  • ALT2: ... that Seunghan (pictured) was forced out of Riize because of a cigarette and a kiss?
  • ALT3: ... that Seunghan (pictured) was forced out of his band because he kissed a woman?
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment:
Created by RachelTensions (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

RachelTensions (talk) 05:24, 12 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Rachel, this is a well-written and well-sourced article. It was nominated on the same day it was moved to the mainspace, so it meets the newness criteria. I prefer ALT1 the most, as both the subject's kissing and smoking contributed to his departure according to the source, and omitting his band name would make it more accessible for readers who are not familiar with Kpop. Earwig shows no copyvio. No QPQ is needed. Good to go! —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 20:29, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

David Bookbinder

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  • Source: "Later Mr Bookbinder was described by Mrs Thatcher as her "least favourite local government leader" from: Hawley, Zena (28 December 2023). "The local politics giant who took on Thatcher, and won, dies at 82". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 906 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 12:51, 13 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Interesting and sourced hook. Quality article and timely nomination. There should not be a DYKBLP issue since the subject died last year. With the QPQ also completed, I am approving this nomation. Nice work--NØ 23:07, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of Chivas USA managers

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Created by Brindille1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Brindille1 (talk) 05:08, 14 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good to go; made a few formatting fixes while looking over the list yesterday. ALT0 is the more interesting of the two (but ALT1 is also suitable); it could use a more explicit source than the league's data tables, though. SounderBruce 05:35, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Blooming Onion

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Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 21:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hello JJonahJackalope, review is as follows: page created within seven days of nomnation. QPQ checks out. Copyvio triggers, but for cited quotes and the listing of charges. Hook is good and cited appropriately. Article is well-written and well-cited. Nihil obstat. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:57, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Arne Slettebak

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Improved to Good Article status by Sgubaldo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Sgubaldo (talk) 01:29, 17 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

@JuniperChill: you should be able to access the relevant page of the source via the url above or here. Sgubaldo (talk) 11:32, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Sgubaldo: ah ok, I didn't know it was a book I could access online. For reference, its from the third line of page 4. But anyway, hook is cited to a reliable source, so should be good to go. JuniperChill (talk) 12:09, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Retelling

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Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 533 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:38, 18 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Overall, the article meets all the criteria for warranting a DYK blurb, and QPQ has been satisfied, but I'm concerned that your proposed hook, in my opinion, doesn't seem that interesting or attention-grabbing. Do you think there's something else interesting you could bring up about retelling aside from how common it is? JJonahJackalope (talk) 21:15, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Piotrus, that definitely sounds more interesting, though if I could make an edit to the phrasing, maybe something like:
  • ... that the feminist retelling of stories can focus on previously nonexistent or marginalized female characters?
Let me know if this sounds good to you. JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:24, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Sewell (neo-Nazi)

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  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by TarnishedPath (talk), Alalch E. (talk) and PARAKANYAA (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TarnishedPathtalk 12:03, 15 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'll review. GMH Melbourne (talk) 00:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article is new enough and long enough, well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, copyvio-compliant, and presentable. The hook is cited by a reliable source, <200 characters, and is interesting. QPQ is not required.
A potential problem with the hook is that it may unduly focus on negative aspects of a living person. I personally think it is fine but I have gotten it wrong in the past so I will request a second opinion from a user better versed in DYK. Note that in this source the subject of the article is personally admitting to what is stated in the hook. GMH Melbourne (talk) 00:38, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As the GA reviewer: I would not believe it to unduly focus on the negative aspects of Sewell, given my understanding of the word, given what he does and what he is notable for. It's not like he is a well regarded person who happened to do one bad thing and we're making it the hook. It's not a crime or something that he denied doing, in any case. Just my thoughts. PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:14, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, good justification. I'm happy to tick it off. GMH Melbourne (talk) 01:31, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Emil Bove

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Created by Muboshgu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 538 past nominations.

– Muboshgu (talk) 23:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kings Theatre (Brooklyn)

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The Kings Theatre
The Kings Theatre
  • ... that ushers at New York City's Kings Theatre reportedly had to exercise in a basketball court in its basement? Source: Kravis, Hedi (February 12, 1978). "The Best First-Run Movie Houses!". New York Daily News. pp. 426, 427, 439, 442. Specifically page 427.
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 685 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 03:57, 16 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting article expansion on fine sources, subscription sources accepted AGF, No copyvio obvious. The image ist licensed and would be a lovely Illustration,going well with ALT2. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 02:15, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

David Headley Green

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  • ... that David Green published over 200 research papers before his 18th birthday?
Created by Chaiten1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

Chaiten1 (talk) 08:04, 17 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good to me. Hook is misleading, but in a good way as far as I'm concerned, and technically true at that. Earwig gives a pretty high score but everything it flags are the names of organizations or awards, so no worries there. Nice work, good to go. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 00:49, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Coconut cup

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Coconut cup, silver, English, 1780
Coconut cup, silver, English, 1780
  • ... that coconut cups were believed to have medical benefits?
5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 243 past nominations.

Johnbod (talk) 21:23, 22 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Johnbod: WP:QPQ says, "Your QPQ review should ideally be made at the time of your nomination. A nomination which doesn't include a QPQ (and is not from an exempt nominator) may be closed as "incomplete" without warning." Although this ping was not necessary, and I could have closed this nomination without warning, I like reminding nominators so that the QPQ can be completed. If an editor thinks this should be changed or the accepted time for a QPQ needs to be clarified, I invite them to post at WT:DYK. Z1720 (talk) 17:04, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You should've said that this rule has been in place for a few months now, so that the nom knows that it used to be the case where you could provide a QPQ until a week after nomination or after being told to do so. But anyways, if its been over 24 hours since this comment was published and the nom fails to provide a QPQ, feel free to close. JuniperChill (talk) 17:58, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I missed this change, which frankly seems foolish to me (especially in its vagueness), and was counting on a week to qpq. Now done. Johnbod (talk) 18:18, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Good, now someone will review this eventually. JuniperChill (talk) 19:20, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
: have made some edits to the lead (replacing a "showy form of cup" with "prestigious form of cup", and merged connected paragraphs. Have an interest in this area (applied medieval arts) so followed the articles development over last few weeks. High quality sourcing, clear prose, hook backed by sources. Ceoil (talk) 23:03, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bea Hines

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  • ... that Bea Hines, the first African American woman to become a reporter at the Miami Herald, was sent out to report on a riot on her first day at work?
Created by Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 84 past nominations.

Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:26, 16 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Raul Meza Jr.

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  • ... that serial killer Raul Meza Jr. began using drugs at age eight?
  • Reviewed:
Created by Swinub (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Swinub★ 04:18, 18 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article meets all the relevant guidelines, hook is cited to a brand of MSNBC which is considered reliable by consensus. Hook is interesting, nice work! It is a wonderful world (talk) 22:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Emancipation Pictorial

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Emancipation Pictorial
Emancipation Pictorial
  • Source: Wang Cancan (王璨璨) (7 June 2021). 解放画报 [Emancipation Pictorial]. Encyclopaedia of China (in Chinese) (3rd ed.). Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024. "因而提倡女权、男女平等、妇女解放等，但是反对女子参政. (Therefore, it advocated for women's rights, gender equality, women's liberation, etc., but opposed women's participation in politics.)"
  • ALT1: ... that most of the contributors to the Emancipation Pictorial (issue pictured), a Chinese women's magazine, were men? Source: 中国妇女报刊史上首份画报 初期男作者投稿居多 [The First Pictorial Magazine in the History of Chinese Women's Newspapers and Periodicals; Most of the Early Contributors were Male]. Shenyang Daily (in Chinese). 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via Sohu.com. "自本刊创办以来，无论是文稿还是图稿，竟男子作居多，女子作居少." (Since the establishment of this journal, most of the manuscripts and illustrations have been written by men, while few have been written by women.)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Phoebe Plummer (4 of 4)
  • Comment: Please note that I have three journal articles pending at the Reference Exchange, all of which interpret the magazine and its content. There may thus be further expansion.
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 708 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article was made on the 17th of this month, so is new enough. It is more than long enough and reads neutrally while properly using in-line citations. The copyvio detector finds no issues and I AGF on the translations, which appear to be accurate for the hooks as far as I can tell. Depressing hooks, but certainly fall under interesting and they are cited in-line. The QPQ has been done and the image presented is in the public domain and is visually understandable even at a small size. Looks good to go! SilverserenC 00:37, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

William C. Roberts (pastor)

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Moved to mainspace by PCN02WPS (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 00:54, 18 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi PCN02WPS, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 17 November and far exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources; I didn't find any issue with overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck on sources; hook facts are interesting, mentioned in the article and check out to sources cited; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 09:45, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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