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The Armor All/STP Products Company Signs Three New Licensing Agreements to Broaden Offerings Available Under the ARMOR ALL Brand



LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Armor All/STP Products Company has signed exclusive licensing agreements for the introduction of Armor All branded car vacuums, modular floor tiles, and a line of auto body and fiberglass repair products. The licensing agreements were developed and negotiated by Los Angeles-based new business development consultancy Brand Sense Partners, LLC (BSP), and will broaden car care solutions available to consumers under the ARMOR ALL brand.

The addition of these new Armor All branded lines to the already wide-ranging family of automotive care products available under the ARMOR ALL brand supports Armor Alls position as the leading brand in car care for both the inside and outside of the vehicle, said Steve Silberblatt, vice president of new business development & licensing for Armor Alls parent, The Clorox Company. Auto enthusiasts will now have access to an even wider range of ARMOR ALL branded products to keep their cars, and the spaces in which their cars are garaged, clean, protected http://www.lowes.com/cd_Refinish+Hardwood+Floor_280130849_ and looking like new.

Cleva North America, a leading worldwide manufacturer of wet dry vacuum cleaners, accessories and outdoor power equipment, will introduce the Armor All branded Utility Vac, a 2.5 gallon wet/dry vacuum with a six-amp, two-peak motor and features on-board accessory storage, a blower function and an automatic shut-off to prevent overflow. Specifically designed for automotive care, the vacuum comes complete with a detail accessory kit including a six-foot hose, reusable cloth filter and foam sleeve, round dusting brush, crevice tool, deluxe car nozzle and a storage pouch. Clevas Armor All branded Utility Vac has a MSRP of $39.99 and will be available at retail beginning in the fall of 2008.

New commercial-grade Armor All branded interlocking Floor Tiles by Forma Floor, manufacturer of professional grade flooring tiles for the racing industry, will also be offered by Forma Floor. They are constructed of a unique, high-impact polypropylene material that is extremely resistant to UV light, oil, chemicals, bacteria, weather and stains. Available in a variety of colors, the flooring tiles feature easy-snap assembly that will offer consumers an alternative to the lengthy and often laborious installation process required for garage flooring products currently found in the marketplace. The flooring tiles will be launched at retail during the spring of 2009.

In addition, a complete line of high-performance refinishing products, including auto body and fiberglass repair products has been licensed to bear the ARMOR ALL Brand and was developed by Pro Form Products Ltd., a leader in the auto body specialty market. In a category with a limited number of suppliers, the agreement with Pro Form will provide retailers the ability to offer consumers a superior option in the paint, body and equipment aisle with a highly recognized brand. The refinishing products will be available at retail during the spring of 2009.

These licensing agreements present an ideal opportunity for the Armor All brand heritage of quality and innovation to expand by combining the value and expertise of these companies and the value of the ARMOR ALL brand to create products that serve a larger portion of consumers auto care needs, said Ramez Toubassy, president of Brand Sense Partners. With existing brand extensions that include car cleaning tools and wiper blades, the addition of these new product categories creates a broader solution for consumers available under the trusted ARMOR ALL brand that is clearly worth more than the sum of its parts.

The new Armor All branded products will be available at mass retailers, auto channels, home improvement stores and online.

Companies interested in licensing opportunities with Armor All should contact Rory Wehrlie at Brand Sense Partners, 310-867-7222.

About Armor All

The Armor All/STP Products Company is a subsidiary of The Clorox Company, headquartered in Oakland, Calif. The Clorox Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products with fiscal year 2008 revenues of $5.3 billion. Clorox markets some of consumers' most trusted and recognized brand names, including its namesake bleach and cleaning products, Green Works natural cleaners, Armor All and STP auto-care products, Fresh Step and Scoop Away cat litter, Kingsford charcoal, Hidden Valley and K C Masterpiece dressings and sauces, Brita water-filtration systems, Glad bags, wraps and containers, and Burts Bees natural personal care products. With approximately 8,300 employees worldwide, the company manufactures products in more than two dozen countries and markets them in more than 100 countries. Clorox is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where its employees work and live. Founded in 1980, The Clorox Company Foundation has awarded cash grants totaling more than $73.4 million to nonprofit organizations, schools and colleges. In fiscal 2008 alone, the foundation awarded $3.7 million in cash grants, and Clorox made product donations valued at $5.3 million. For more information about Clorox, visit www.TheCloroxCompany.com.

About Brand Sense Partners, LLC

Established in 2001, Brand Sense Partners, LLC (BSP) is a strategic new business development consultancy with an integrated turnkey infrastructure designed to execute the firms recommendations. BSP fosters growth in new categories of business for its clients by leveraging brand equity and other strategic assets. Clients focus on their core businesses while BSP's team of industry experts develops the strategy through market research and in-depth analysis, negotiates the deals and manages the new lines of business. The BSP approach reduces capital costs, risk and time to market resulting in new, profitable and accelerated growth for its clients. Headquartered in Los Angeles, BSP manages more than 200 partnerships for its Fortune 500 clients with approximately $1.5 Billion in retail sales in the consumer products, media, technology, celebrity and fashion industries. For more information, please visit www.bsp.com.

About Cleva North America

Established in 2006, Cleva North America is an affiliate of the Suzhou Cleva Electric Appliance Co., LTD, a leading worldwide manufacturer of wet dry vacuum cleaners, accessories and outdoor power equipment. With more than 15 years of experience in engineering and motor technology, Cleva incorporates the latest processes and highest standards for engineering, design and production. Cleva North Americas product line includes a full range of wet dry vacuum cleaners and accessories for the shop, home, office and automobile, including a full line of professional wet dry vacuums for commercial applications.

About Form Floor

Established in 2004, Forma Floor is as an affiliate of The RM Group, an alliance of companies concentrates primarily in supplying the racing industry with high quality brand name parts. Forma Floor was created to bring an affordable high quality flooring solution to the mass retail market. For more than ten years The RM Group has supplied modular flooring tile flooring solutions to CART, NASCAR, GrandAm and various other professional race teams for paddock and hospitality use for before and after race activities. For more information about Forma Floor, visit www.formafloor.com.

About Pro Form

Pro Form is a Canadian-owned, privately held company with a reputation for aggressive Paint, Body & Equipment market penetration and innovative products. Since its inception in 1972, the company has been known for innovation, agility and growth. Pro Forms reputation has earned vendor appreciation awards from several major warehouse distributors and excellent relationships with its suppliers around the world. For more information about Pro Form, please visit www.proformproducts.com

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How to Finish Teak Flooring

Choose and Apply Floor Finish

Choosing polishes is one of the important steps while finishing teak floors. You can browse through various finishes for these flooring available in the market. There are a number of branded and non-branded finishes specially formulated or suitable for teak floors. Varnishes, teak oil or tung oil is also popularly used for finishing teak floors. So choose one of them and move on to the next step.

Clean Them

Once you have finished sanding the floors, clean them off to get rid of the particles lying on the flooring. You can also opt to clean the surface using a damp mop after the dry and loose dust is removed. Let the floor dry, and make sure that they are not damp before you move on to the next step. Vacuum cleaning the surface after sanding is a great idea.

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Finishing teak floors at regular intervals is sure to keep it in good condition. Even if you consider the pros and cons, you will understand that they are a bit high on maintenance. Usually re-finishing needs to be done after every 3-6 http://rifloor.com/ months. This duration actually depends upon the finishing product you have used. Most of the commercial finishes have the time duration between two applications mentioned on their package. On the other hand, you can decide about the next floor finishing project depending upon the condition of floors. Exterior floors or heavy traffic areas need to be finished more often as compared to less traffic areas. So get the right product, follow the aforementioned procedure and give a classy finish to your teak floors.

Sanding the Surface

While learning how to finish teak flooring, the first step to be followed is sanding them well. No matter, it is a fresh floor or an old one, it needs to be sanded to make it ready for application of floor finishing material. Teak has a high oil content which often leads to poor adherence of finishes. To ensure that the chosen finish adheres well to the teak floor surface, you can start sanding the floor with 80 grit sandpaper. Don't use too much of pressure, as the basic idea is to get rid of any oiliness on the floors.





Naturally beautiful, durable and resistant to decay, a teak flooring surface is definitely unmatchable to any other sort of wooden flooring. Imparting a grand feel to the area, these floors look class apart. If you have teak floors, maintaining them well to ensure that their beauty lasts longer is important. Let me tell you that finishing teak floors is an easy project which can help restore their classy look. No matter whether the floors are new or old, they need to be finished or re-finished to protect them and preserve their beauty. Mentioned below is the procedure of teak wood floor finishing which you can read on and implement on your interior or exterior teak floors.

Tips to Consider and Follow

Apply Floor Finish

Application of floor finish is not a tough job. It is much similar to application of paint colors. You can use a brush or rough cloth for the same. Application of teak floor finishes using a paint brush might lead to marks, so you can use a cloth for the same. Make sure that the finish is applied evenly and it does not get accumulated in corners or specific areas. As you go on applying the finish, keep extra pieces of cloth to dab off excessive finish. Start applying it from a corner of the room and move towards the door. This will ensure that you do not stamp on the surface after floor finish is applied. You will have to let the finish dry off completely before walking on the same or even placing any furniture on the floors to avoid fresh scratches.
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How to deep clean bamboo hardwood floor?

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Remember that bamboo floors are wood floors. So the http://www.trufinishhardwoodseattle.com/ same precautions should be used to prevent damage. A Steam Floor Mop will work well on Bamboo floors because if it is left on the floor for a second or two, which will not cause damage to the wood flooring. Steam Floor Mops are an excellent way to clean floors. Plain water or laying a cleaning solution mixed with water and left on the Bamboo floor in an excessive amount will cause damage.





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Inside The Fisk House, A Victorian Alliance Restoration That Proves History Buffs Are Hipsters: SFist

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But even after years of careful, nearly archeological work tiles matched, marble rediscovered, wood refinished the Fisk house is not preserved in amber. First off, don't bother asking Baugh or Warshell where you can or can't sit "everything here is meant to be used and lived with!" Warshell says. "We try to take our passion for preservation to expand it from 'everything's a time warp frozen in Victoriana.'"



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Another party to thank in all this: The Victorian Alliance of San Francisco, "the Citys oldest all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization committed to the restoration and preservation of historically significant structures." In contrast to San Francisco Heritage, which has a professional staff and a headquarters, the Haas-Lilienthal House in Pacific Heights, the Alliance, founded in 1973, is about homeownership as opposed to institutions and public policies.

As Warshell adds, "The whole idea of real preservation is from the point of view of individuals in these houses, who are passionate about fixing and preserving them and keeping them from the wrecker's ball." In fact, that ball narrowly missed mandated urban renewal in the 1950's and 60's claimed many such livable homes, leveled in favor of government-sponsored housing projects in the nearby Western Addition.

The couple adds that their repairs "included extensive woodwork refinishing, decorative plaster repair, upgrading the foundation, and rebuilding twenty of the eighty redwood windows."

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Not just caretakers of their home, Baugh and Warshell have demonstrated an investment in their http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/rooms-and-spaces/floors/how-to-refinish-a-floor neighborhood and beyond. "We embrace and welcome all the new people," Warshell says, "at one point 13 years ago, we were the new people. Whatever we're able to do towards that goal is really the satisfaction we get about living here, being good stewards of this particular house, but also being engaged with our community, keeping it diverse, helping in how it develops, how it deals with its problems, and how it evolves in a more positive way."



Now, the ballroom wouldn't have had chairs originally just plenty of room for dancing and music, the couple explains. Perhaps consider that a small concession to making the Fisk house a part of the community.

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So much for that. Now, the home of the 68-year old Baugh, a former Macy's buyer, textiles expert, and part-time SF State lecturer, is a shining example of high-Victorian restoration, profiled everywhere from Curbed to the Wall Street Journal.

In part, Baugh blames or thanks Warshell, 64, a retired merchandising vice president for Macys. "I kept going to sales and buying things," he says. Warshell himself started purchasing and restoring old houses in his twenties in Brooklyn, and he hasn't stopped since. For Warshell, every restoration is "a healingthe house thanks you." That is to say it can be restorative in every sense of the word.

But, in some ways, that was far less than they might have done and now there's far less to do. "You look at the ecology of this house," Warshell says, "and we don't use a lot of electricity." Credit here also goes to solar panels, and the couple is hoping to work with the PUC to install passive gray water retention. "Consider the basics of living in a house like this, with high ceilings they keep it cool, no air conditioning necessary. There are so many things about the ecology of if that are good. And the less you're tearing out, the less goes into landfill."

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In this sense, and additionally in the sense that the Victorian Alliance and its nearly 250 members, not all of whom own Victorian homes, are peerless aesthetes Baugh, Warshell, and their kindred spirits might well be eco-hipsters by another another name. Of course, not in any withering sense, but in the sense that each item of their home is "vintage" or "curated" or, as some say, "reclaimed."

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"It can still feel very exclusive exclusionary," Baugh admits of preservation. But, she adds, her central question is, "How do we make the house contribute back to the community?" Last night, for example, as it has for the last three years, the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association's transportation and planning committee met in the spacious top floor ballroom. Baugh, naturally, is the association's president.

At first, Baugh and Warshell drew on the Alliance's catalogue of contractors and experts to return their address to its former glory. The home was commissioned in 1884 by Asa Fisk, a moneylender from New England, and according to a summary adapted by Jason Allen-Rouman from The Storied houses of Alamo Square by Joseph Pecora, the house, " is notable for its unique combination of stylistic elements. It has a Second Empire masnard roof, Italianate body, classical columns, and a Queen Anne domed tower." Also hard to miss, once inside, is the "rare Cuban mahogany used lavishly throughout the interior."

And don't waste a second asking Baugh if the two are finished with the place. "You're never finished," she laughs.

There would be no Victorian furnishings in her home, Gail Baugh decreed 13 years ago when she and her husband Jim Warshell purchased the Fisk House, a late-19th-century gem at Hayes and Buchanan, for just under $1 million.

"It is reclaimed," Baugh assented when I suggested that word.
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7 Steps To Deep Clean Your Bathroom (Which Is Grosser Than You Think)

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Why: Soaps, along with the dirt and the skin cells they slough off, leave behind a microscopic film.

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What to do: Spray tile, countertops, walls, and the ceiling with all-purpose cleaner and turn on the shower, cranking the hot water until steam builds (about five minutes). Turn off the water, shut the door on your way out, and let the steam and the cleaner mix for 20 minutes. Then wipe down all surfaces with a clean cloth. To reach high spots, use a clean, dry microfiber mop. Wipe the tile floor, too, but only after youve https://www.mrfloor.com/ finished the rest of the dirty work.
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Get more from your floor: how to clean your dance floor.

* Pay attention to the humidity levels in the studio. Floors can become slippery if they're too dry or too damp from condensation. Try leaving a humidifier running overnight to maintain your desired humidity level.

Certain cleansers can harm wood floors. "The bottom line for awood floor is that you don't want to use anything with ammonia orabrasives because it can ruin the finish," says Franklin.

Spot cleaning is essential to keeping your wood floor in shape. As with vinyl, most marks can be scrubbed away by hand with a standard cleanser. But, O'Mara says, you can also get many rubber-based spots off simply by rubbing them with a tennis ball. Swartz says studio owners must be particularly diligent about getting rosin off their floors. "Wood is a porous substance and rosin is essentially pine tar," he says. "Over time, rosin migrates into the wood and hardens, making it slippery."

Londress suggests hand-scrubbing the area with a pH-neutral cleanser and a clean nylon scrubbing sponge. "It takes a little extra elbowgrease, but it will usually come off," she says. However, if it doesn't, carefully apply a more abrasive cleanser. "With most vinyl, you can remove marks with denatured alcohol, but it's really potent stuff," says Franklin. "Test-spot a tiny area of your floor before you use it, because you never know how something like that will react on it." Denatured alcohol evaporates quickly and leaves a harmful residue behind, so Franklin recommends mopping the entire floor with your regular cleanser after a spot-cleaning session.

What's Good for Wood

Claire Londress, marketing manager at American Harlequin, suggests mopping a vinyl floor with a pH-neutral cleanser as directed on the bottle, then mopping again with clean water and letting the floor air dry. "A string mop or a sponge mop with a wringer is ideal for cleaning vinyl floors," Londress says. "Don't use anything with metal or wool because they can scratch the floor's surface."

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Keeping your studio floor clean isn't always about mopping, sweeping, and scrubbing. You can control a number of environmental factors that contribute to floor problems. Here are key ways you can stop soiling before it starts:

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Rosco: All-Purpose Floor Cleaner, a pH-neutral concentrated solution that can be mixed with water to clean vinyl floors.

Studio owners know that keeping floors clean makes them last longer and protects students' safety. Here are tips from some of the top floormakers on the latest and most effective spruce-up methods. They've come clean with all of the information you'll need to keep your studio floor in shape.

Sometimes you only need to look as far as your own floormaker's catalog to find the products you need to keep your studio floor clean or slip-resistant. Here are a few products offered by leading floor manufacturers:

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* Keep your HVAC-filters clean to prevent dust from settling on floors.



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Include various degrees of cleaning in your schedule. "In general, we tell customers to sweep daily and damp-mop with a cleanser once or twice a week," says Glynis Franklin, president of Entertainment Flooring Systems. "As far as timing goes, studio owners should mop after their largest tap class so they'll remove the most aluminum oxide (the residue that tap shoes can leave behind per cleaning."

Strong cleansers such as alcohol, ammonia, acetone, or bleach canbe dangerous to vinyl floors. "Ammonia is especially harmfulbecause it tends to make vinyl floors slick," says Matt DeLong,flooring product manager at Rosco. Londress also warns against usinghousehold cleaning products because it's difficult to predict howyour floor will react to the chemicals in those cleansers.

There are many ways to spot-clean stubborn marks like those left behind by shoes or tape.

* Limit the amount of dirt tracked in by banning street shoes or laying floor mats at the entrance to your facility and outside the doors of your studios.

Be careful when using mechanical cleaning equipment on vinyl. Though most manufacturers say they can be very effective when used properly, they can cause a lot of damage if they're not. "When each floor is manufactured, it's finished with a unique texture to create a specific speed," says DeLong. "If used incorrectly, a mechanical buffer can either fill in that surface or eat away at it."

"Dirt acts like sandpaper on a wood floor," says Ed O'Mara, president of O'Mara Sprung Floors. "The dirtier the floor, the quicker the finish wears off." He recommends sweeping wood floors with a wide dust broom on a daily basis. For more advanced cleaning, O'Mara suggests mixing a cleanser like LET (Intensive Floor Treatment) with water in a spray bottle, spraying a section, mopping it with a damp dust mop, and then drying the area with a broom that has been wrapped in a terry-cloth towel. "Keep flipping the towel over and pushing it over the floor until it comes up clean," he says, then air dry.

Gerstung: Slip NoMor, a solution that can be applied to vinyl or wood floors to prevent dancer injury; it reduces the need for dancers to use rosin.

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TIP: Hiring a professional to clean your floors? Demand that they use a dedicated set of buckets and mops when they dean your space, to ensure that no traces of the harmful chemicals they use with other clients will touch your floors. "If they use a bucket that once had wax in it, it can be a mess," says Randy Swartz, president of Stagestep Flooring Solutions. "Unlike most http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=hardwood+floor+refinishing&find_loc=Los+Angeles%2C+CA other businesses, dance studios do not want shiny floors."

Scratching the Surface

Colleen Bohen is Dance Spirit's managing editor.

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Before trying any new cleaning products or techniques, check with your manufacturer. And above all: "When you're cleaning, make sure the area is well ventilated for your own safety," says Londress. "I know it's common sense, but I can't say it enough!"

Stagestep Flooring Solutions: TapShield, a solution that can be applied to tap shoes to keep aluminum compound from rubbing off on the floor.

BEYOND CLEANING

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Stick to a Schedule

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Though the techniques for cleaning vinyl and wood floors vary, all dance floors need to be cleaned regularly. Randy Swartz, president of Stagestep Flooring Solutions, says studio owners should create a set cleaning schedule. Consider how busy your studio is, create a cleaning timetable, and stick to it.

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Back in Time: This Usonian Gem in Connecticut Has the Wright Background

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Light, bright, and brimming with history, this http://rifloor.com/ two-bedroom Usonian home in Weston, CT, is looking for just the right (Wright-loving) buyer.

Listed for $1.45 million, the home was built in 1963 by Allan Gelbin, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Constructed as Gelbin's own personal residence and studio, it still retains its Usonian charm, feel, and even some of the original furniture.

"Usonian" is a term used to describe a style of post-Depression homes designed by Wright. Listing agent Inger Stringfellow says Wright had a vision to create simple, affordable homes with straightforward designs for American families. Most were single-story and had minimal storage space and no garage. Like this home, they were open, bright, and made with native materials.

"They're sort of like collector items now," Stringfellow says.

Unlike many others that have fallen into disrepair over the years, this Usonian is like stepping back in time to when Gelbin roamed the wood floors.



Homeowners Mark Parrotta and Kim Hunter bought the home in February 2004 from folks who had purchased it directly from Gelbin. The second owners didn't do much to the home while they had it.

"If something broke, they didn't throw it away; they put it in a drawer," Hunter told The New York Times in 2010.

However, Parrotta and Hunter went to work restoring the home to its original glory. From refinishing the buffed concrete floors to maintaining the built-in furniture, they've been meticulous in keeping things true to the original design. They even tracked down the original grout mixture when they refurbished the bathroom.

"They haven't bastardized it all," Stringfellow says.

The home comes with original furnishings such as built-in tables and couches, as well as several pieces of artwork.

Unlike other Usonian homes that were built in clusters in the Northeast, this one sits at the end of a shared driveway atop a knoll on more than 2 acres of land. "You feel like you're in a very personal space," Stringfellow says.

Just over an hour and 15 minutes to New York City, the property backs up to a river and is surrounded by trees that can be seen from the numerous floor-to-ceiling windows. Stringfellow says being in the home feels "like being in a tree house."

As charming as it is, however, she admits the home isn't for everyone.

"It's going to take a bit of a specialized buyer to appreciate this home, the artistry, and history behind it," she says. "For the right buyer, though, it's a little jewel box."



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