Grading Scale
20% Blogging = 240 pts
20% Attendance & Participation = 240 points
20% Quizes & Midterm = 240 points
40% Speeches & Reports = 475 points
Class total points = 1195
Grade Percentage: 90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C, 60-69% = D, Below 60% = F
Blogging: Each week you must post at least one 6 sentence minimum thoughtful response before class on Monday. Extra points awarded for connecting to other bloggers by name, referencing classmates and book/lecture materials. New posts will be introduced every 2-3 weeks by instructor based on hot classroom topics. Once a new post comes up, the old one is no longer "live" and late hitting comments will not be counted.
Attendance Participation: Come to class, support other classmates, speak up, get involved and be kind and courteous to win these points! Five points a week will be awarded just for showing up :-) Or lost if you miss class :-(
Quizes & Midterm: Random pop quizes are short answer, sometimes open-book and can't be made up. They focus on previous week's reading/lecture/speeches. Midterm is an impromptu speech, no make ups. (2-3 minutes)
Speeches & Reports: Most speeches require outlines. Introductory speeches done with a partner, you each introduce each other. (2 minutes, 50 points) Group speeches: Work in a group to share a cool topic with the rest of the class. Details given in lecture. (100 points, 5-7 minutes) Special occassion speeches: Recognize important events and cultural celebrations vividly (2-4 minutes, 50 points). Informative speech or Demonstration. See book/lecture for details for this solo speech, including visual aid and citations (5-7 minutes, 100 points). Persuasive speech: Change an attitude, belief or value in your audience using visual aids, citations of research and avoiding faulty reasoning (6-8 minutes, 150 points). Oral reports: Apply elements of a film to your own life experiences while speaking eloquently (2 minutes, 25 points).
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Communication Syllabus Spring 2008
COMM 301: Introduction to Public Speaking (Sac City Campus)
Meetings:MW, 7:30 am-8:50 am
Room Fine Arts 010 (LEC - 24476)
BETWEEN ONE AND MANY: The Art and Science of Public Speaking, 6/ESteven R. Brydon and Michael D. Scott, Both CALIF STATE U-CHICOISBN: 0-07-338503-4 / 978-0-07-338503-7 /2008 / Softcover / 512 pgs
COMM 301: Introduction to Public Speaking (CRC)
Meetings:M, 7:00 pm-10:05 pm
Room Business Social Sci 126 (LEC - 24694)
BETWEEN ONE AND MANY: The Art and Science of Public Speaking, 6/ESteven R. Brydon and Michael D. Scott, Both CALIF STATE U-CHICOISBN: 0-07-338503-4 / 978-0-07-338503-7 /2008 / Softcover / 512 pgs
COMM 361: The Communication Experience
Meetings:Th, 7:00 pm-10:05 pm
Room Business Social Sci 126 (LEC - 15035)
HUMAN COMMUNICATION, 3/EJudy C. Pearson and Paul E. Nelson, Both of NORTH DAKOTA STATE U-FARGOScott Titsworth and Lynn Harter, Both Ohio University---AthensISBN: 0-07-338501-8 / 978-0-07-338501-3 /2008 / Softcover / 448 pgs
Instructor: Sandra Wheeler-Abeyta, Assistant Professor
Email: Direct all communication to idnasss@yahoo.com
BLOG: Comm-YOU-nication (idnasss.blogspot.com)
Office Hours: Mon and Wed 7am-730am
Course Description: These courses are exciting and unique! In 301, you’ll be talking more than me as we explore public speaking techniques, theories and models. In 361, enact, apply and evaluate communication strategies and techniques which will help you both in and outside of the classroom. In all of my classes, by making speeches, participating in various in-class activities, completing course assignments, workingin groups and reflecting on how elements of communication apply to you, you’ll develop greater mastery of communication and gain confidence speaking in all sorts of settings, from the office to the stage, even across the table from a date!
Course Objectives· To evaluate speaking & communication skills. To develop tools for improving oral communication such as developing an awareness for rhetorical contexts, credibility enhancing techniques, persuasive language, invitational style, audience analysis & sophisticated delivery.· To explore the impact of effective performance and application of the spoken and written word while accounting for gender, culture and other communication elements.
General Course Policies
1. Attendance: Coming to class has a HUGE impact on your grade! It tells me how committed you are and conveys passion and interest. I award point for each day JUST FOR COMING! Don't miss out, these points can't be made up and poor attendance will prevent you from passing this class and may result in an administrative drop.
2. Late Assignments: Assignments are due at the beginning of class. If they are not turned in at the beginning of class they will be considered late. I will accept late written assignments only with prior warning and only within one week after the original due date. Late work will be penalized one full letter grade (regardless of whether the assignment is two hours late or two days late). Exams, attendance, quizzes, partner evaluations, and presentations cannot be made up. NOTE: Speeches and presentations made on days that you show up late/leave early will be docked one half letter grade.
3. Cell Phones: Turn off your ringers please! Set them to vibrate or silent. If your cell phone continues to go off in class, I may administratively drop you for not following course procedures.
4. Participation: A great deal of this class will involve the discussion of concepts and in-class activities. Many of the in-class activities will be given credit/no credit participation points. I expect every member of the class to fully participate.
Department/Campus PoliciesSexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is offensive and illegal and will not be tolerated in the classroom! Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or requests for sexual favors or any other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the work or college setting. Using profanity that consists of sexual innuendo or sexist language (a slur or pejorative towards a gender)are considered a "verbal" conduct that may be an unwelcome advance. If you feel that you have been the recipient or a witness of sexual harassment by any other student enrolled in the class, please report the concern immediately to the Instructor. The Instructor, the Dean or the school student conduct personnel will address a report of Sexual Harassment immediately in a confidential, professional manner.
Academic Honesty: Los Rios Community College District values academic honesty. Current policies prohibit dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the college. All members of the academic community are responsible for the academic integrity of the Los Rios College campus.
Academic Honesty Process: 1. Faculty members have the right to choose whether or not to pursue suspected cases of plagiarism and cheating.2. When addressing plagiarism or cheating with reasonable evidence, the faculty member should notify the student of the concern.3. Faculty members may consult with other faculty, the Dean of the pertinent division, and the office of the Vice President for Student Services when determining whether plagiarism or cheating has occurred.4. In situations where cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the faculty member is to determine consequences in compliance with board policy and regulations, which prohibit dropping a student from a course. The consequences may be any of the following options:giving the student a verbal or written warninggiving the student an additional assignmentgiving the student a zero on the assignmentassigning a grade of F for the coursedetermining other appropriate consequences that comply with board policy and regulations.5. In situations where cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the faculty notifies the Dean of the pertinent division, and the student that a “Referral for Student Code of Conduct Violation" will be filed through the Area Dean to the Office of VPSS.6. Students have the right to grieve an action that they feel violates their student rights.7. The office of the Vice President for Student Services (VPSS) shall be responsible for maintaining records related to cheating and plagiarism.Probation, suspension or expulsions are courses of action that may be determined by the College Disciplinary Officer in accordance with District policy.Definition of Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as representing the words, ideas, or work of another as one’s own in any academic exercise. Plagiarism consists in taking the words or specific substance of another work and either copying or paraphrasing without giving credit to the source. Plagiarism is applicable to written, oral, and artistic work. The following examples are some of the many forms plagiarism may take:
1. Word-for-word copying of work written by someone else.
2. Failure to give proper credit for ideas, statements of facts, or conclusions derived by another.
3. Failure to use quotation marks when quoting directly form another, whether a paragraph, sentence, or phrase.
4. Close and extended paraphrasing of another work without acknowledging the source.Definition of Cheating: Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work through the use of dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means.
The following are only some of the many forms cheating may take:1. Copying another’s work on a test, paper, or project.2. Using unauthorized materials in an exam or collaborating on work to be turned in for credit where the instructor disallows such collaboration.3. Taking an exam for another student, purposely allowing another student to copy during a test, or providing coursework for another student to turn in as his or her own effort.4. Submitting the same work in multiple classes for credit without permission form the instructor.
Emergency and Evacuation Procedures: In the event of an emergency, theInstructor or another authorized person may need to follow the Emergency andEvacuation Procedures established within the policy of the campus and will require your compliance and cooperation. Typically, the Emergency and Evacuation Procedures are posted within the classroom. Each of the above policies is designed for your and each persons' safety with the intent for a rewarding academic experience possible.
Meetings:MW, 7:30 am-8:50 am
Room Fine Arts 010 (LEC - 24476)
BETWEEN ONE AND MANY: The Art and Science of Public Speaking, 6/ESteven R. Brydon and Michael D. Scott, Both CALIF STATE U-CHICOISBN: 0-07-338503-4 / 978-0-07-338503-7 /2008 / Softcover / 512 pgs
COMM 301: Introduction to Public Speaking (CRC)
Meetings:M, 7:00 pm-10:05 pm
Room Business Social Sci 126 (LEC - 24694)
BETWEEN ONE AND MANY: The Art and Science of Public Speaking, 6/ESteven R. Brydon and Michael D. Scott, Both CALIF STATE U-CHICOISBN: 0-07-338503-4 / 978-0-07-338503-7 /2008 / Softcover / 512 pgs
COMM 361: The Communication Experience
Meetings:Th, 7:00 pm-10:05 pm
Room Business Social Sci 126 (LEC - 15035)
HUMAN COMMUNICATION, 3/EJudy C. Pearson and Paul E. Nelson, Both of NORTH DAKOTA STATE U-FARGOScott Titsworth and Lynn Harter, Both Ohio University---AthensISBN: 0-07-338501-8 / 978-0-07-338501-3 /2008 / Softcover / 448 pgs
Instructor: Sandra Wheeler-Abeyta, Assistant Professor
Email: Direct all communication to idnasss@yahoo.com
BLOG: Comm-YOU-nication (idnasss.blogspot.com)
Office Hours: Mon and Wed 7am-730am
Course Description: These courses are exciting and unique! In 301, you’ll be talking more than me as we explore public speaking techniques, theories and models. In 361, enact, apply and evaluate communication strategies and techniques which will help you both in and outside of the classroom. In all of my classes, by making speeches, participating in various in-class activities, completing course assignments, workingin groups and reflecting on how elements of communication apply to you, you’ll develop greater mastery of communication and gain confidence speaking in all sorts of settings, from the office to the stage, even across the table from a date!
Course Objectives· To evaluate speaking & communication skills. To develop tools for improving oral communication such as developing an awareness for rhetorical contexts, credibility enhancing techniques, persuasive language, invitational style, audience analysis & sophisticated delivery.· To explore the impact of effective performance and application of the spoken and written word while accounting for gender, culture and other communication elements.
General Course Policies
1. Attendance: Coming to class has a HUGE impact on your grade! It tells me how committed you are and conveys passion and interest. I award point for each day JUST FOR COMING! Don't miss out, these points can't be made up and poor attendance will prevent you from passing this class and may result in an administrative drop.
2. Late Assignments: Assignments are due at the beginning of class. If they are not turned in at the beginning of class they will be considered late. I will accept late written assignments only with prior warning and only within one week after the original due date. Late work will be penalized one full letter grade (regardless of whether the assignment is two hours late or two days late). Exams, attendance, quizzes, partner evaluations, and presentations cannot be made up. NOTE: Speeches and presentations made on days that you show up late/leave early will be docked one half letter grade.
3. Cell Phones: Turn off your ringers please! Set them to vibrate or silent. If your cell phone continues to go off in class, I may administratively drop you for not following course procedures.
4. Participation: A great deal of this class will involve the discussion of concepts and in-class activities. Many of the in-class activities will be given credit/no credit participation points. I expect every member of the class to fully participate.
Department/Campus PoliciesSexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is offensive and illegal and will not be tolerated in the classroom! Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or requests for sexual favors or any other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the work or college setting. Using profanity that consists of sexual innuendo or sexist language (a slur or pejorative towards a gender)are considered a "verbal" conduct that may be an unwelcome advance. If you feel that you have been the recipient or a witness of sexual harassment by any other student enrolled in the class, please report the concern immediately to the Instructor. The Instructor, the Dean or the school student conduct personnel will address a report of Sexual Harassment immediately in a confidential, professional manner.
Academic Honesty: Los Rios Community College District values academic honesty. Current policies prohibit dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the college. All members of the academic community are responsible for the academic integrity of the Los Rios College campus.
Academic Honesty Process: 1. Faculty members have the right to choose whether or not to pursue suspected cases of plagiarism and cheating.2. When addressing plagiarism or cheating with reasonable evidence, the faculty member should notify the student of the concern.3. Faculty members may consult with other faculty, the Dean of the pertinent division, and the office of the Vice President for Student Services when determining whether plagiarism or cheating has occurred.4. In situations where cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the faculty member is to determine consequences in compliance with board policy and regulations, which prohibit dropping a student from a course. The consequences may be any of the following options:giving the student a verbal or written warninggiving the student an additional assignmentgiving the student a zero on the assignmentassigning a grade of F for the coursedetermining other appropriate consequences that comply with board policy and regulations.5. In situations where cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the faculty notifies the Dean of the pertinent division, and the student that a “Referral for Student Code of Conduct Violation" will be filed through the Area Dean to the Office of VPSS.6. Students have the right to grieve an action that they feel violates their student rights.7. The office of the Vice President for Student Services (VPSS) shall be responsible for maintaining records related to cheating and plagiarism.Probation, suspension or expulsions are courses of action that may be determined by the College Disciplinary Officer in accordance with District policy.Definition of Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as representing the words, ideas, or work of another as one’s own in any academic exercise. Plagiarism consists in taking the words or specific substance of another work and either copying or paraphrasing without giving credit to the source. Plagiarism is applicable to written, oral, and artistic work. The following examples are some of the many forms plagiarism may take:
1. Word-for-word copying of work written by someone else.
2. Failure to give proper credit for ideas, statements of facts, or conclusions derived by another.
3. Failure to use quotation marks when quoting directly form another, whether a paragraph, sentence, or phrase.
4. Close and extended paraphrasing of another work without acknowledging the source.Definition of Cheating: Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work through the use of dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means.
The following are only some of the many forms cheating may take:1. Copying another’s work on a test, paper, or project.2. Using unauthorized materials in an exam or collaborating on work to be turned in for credit where the instructor disallows such collaboration.3. Taking an exam for another student, purposely allowing another student to copy during a test, or providing coursework for another student to turn in as his or her own effort.4. Submitting the same work in multiple classes for credit without permission form the instructor.
Emergency and Evacuation Procedures: In the event of an emergency, theInstructor or another authorized person may need to follow the Emergency andEvacuation Procedures established within the policy of the campus and will require your compliance and cooperation. Typically, the Emergency and Evacuation Procedures are posted within the classroom. Each of the above policies is designed for your and each persons' safety with the intent for a rewarding academic experience possible.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Course Calandar Spring 2008 (with recent updates)
Hi! Here are the dates and events tenatively set for our exciting, some might say "magical" time together this spring. Feel free to hum your favorite song while perusing and return to this post often to know what to expect and keep up with missed classes!
Coms 301 (Monday evening)
January 21-MLK Holiday, no meeting
January 28- Adds/drops/outlines/delivery/intro speech interviews/Chpt 1
Feb 4- intro speeches/Blog/groups selected and brainstorm topics/Chpt 2, 3 assigned
Feb 11- Group discussion activity: Chpt 2/Groups work on speech/Topic/Visual Aids (Chpt 12)/Outlining (Chpt 9)
Feb 18-President Day Holiday, no meeting
Feb 25- Group Speeches/Q&A/Group discussion Chpt 3, 4
March 3- Group Speeches/Q&A/Language and Citations, chpt 10 /Group discussion, Chpt 5,6
March 10-Women History Week, attend Heather H. 's class for film in BS 113/Info topics due
March 17-St. Patrick's Day
March 17-23: Spring Recess, No class meetings/read chpt 11
March 24- Midterm/Info speech workshop, topics due, assignment explained, outline review/group discussion, chpt 11, 13
March 31- Info speeches/Q & A /Partner critique
April 7- Info Speeches/Q & A /Partner critique
April 14- Credibility/Research/Audience/Plan Earth Day Activity/Discussion: Chpt 7,8, 16
April 21-Earth Day Eve/Star Party/Astronomy Special Occasion Speech
April 28- Assign Persuasive Speeches/Fallacies and Reasoning (chpt 15)
May 5- Cinco de Mayo - Persuasive Topics Due/Workshop /Group discussion: Chpt 15
May 12- Persuasive Speeches/self critiques
May 19-Blog--class material on line for final blog/summer kick off
Coms 361 (Thursday evening)
January 24th- Teacher student intro, adds/drops/blog and syllabi explained
January-31 Communication overview/Watch "We Are Marshall"/Blog explained
Feb 7- Film report due/activity/group discussion leaders/Lecture chpt 1-2, 9/Assign Journal
Feb 14-Chpt 4, 6/Valentine's Day/Non-verbal and interpersonal communication/self-valentines
Feb 21- Chpt 5/Listening Activity/Intercultural potluck sign-ups
Feb 28- Chpt 7: Intercultural potluck/Cultural reports in-class
March 6- Chpt 10: Topics and Audience/Current events due
March 13-Women History Week - Watch "Iron Jawed Angels"/Chpt 13: Delivery
March 20-Spring Break, No class meeting
March 27- Resumes due, draft/Chpt 8/Mock interviews
April 3- Revised resumes due/Chpt 12/
April 10- You Tube Project: On-line unit
April 17- Field Trip/TBA
April 24-Earth Day: Chpt 11,14/ Global Warming, both sides of the argument, evidence and credibility
May 1- Global warming reports due/
May 8- Persuasive reports
May 15- Final meeting: Persuasive reports (545-745pm)
Coms 301 (SCC M/W morning)
Jan 21-MLK Holiday, no meeting
Jan 23-Add/drops, teacher introduction, current event discussion
Jan 28-Outlines/Delivery/Interviews for introductory speeches
Jan 30-1/2 class Intro speeches/State of the Union commentary due
Feb 4-1/2 class intro speeches /Election coverage assignment, 30 min
Feb 6-Refer to Blog for on-line work/ Turn in election observations/Groups selected
Feb 11-Group topic selection activity, brainstorm topics/Finish outline lecture/Discuss visual aids
Feb 13-Groups work on speeches in class
Feb 18-President Day Holiday, no class meeting
Feb 20-1/3 Group speeches
Feb 25-`1/3 Group Speeches
Feb 27-1/3 Group speeches
Mar 3-Language/Citations/Impromptu Mid Term explained
Mar 5-Info speech assigned
Mar 10-Women History Week CRC-Impromptu Midterm 1
Mar 12 Women History Week CRC-Impromptu Midterm 2/Info speech topics due
Mar 17-23-Spring Break, no class meetings
Mar 24-Class begins at 8am-Info speech outlining in class
Mar 26-Info Speeches
Mar 31-Info Speeches
Apr 2-Info Speeches
Apr 7-Info Speeches
Apr 9-Credibilty/Research/Audience
Apr 14-Persuasive Speeches Assigned
Apr 16-Topics Due/Fallacy and Reasoning discussion
Apr 21-Earth Day-Research
Apr 23-Earth Day-Persuasive Speeches
Apr 28-Persuasive Speeches
Apr 30-Persuasive Speeches
May 5-persuasive speeches
May 7-lecture on special occasion speaking/toasts/open note quiz/school survey (ex cr)
May 12-Breakfast meeting in the cafeteria /
May 14-Make-ups/extra credit from 8-830am/also blog on-line
May 21-Final Blog (class summer-kick-off post/on-line)
Coms 301 (Monday evening)
January 21-MLK Holiday, no meeting
January 28- Adds/drops/outlines/delivery/intro speech interviews/Chpt 1
Feb 4- intro speeches/Blog/groups selected and brainstorm topics/Chpt 2, 3 assigned
Feb 11- Group discussion activity: Chpt 2/Groups work on speech/Topic/Visual Aids (Chpt 12)/Outlining (Chpt 9)
Feb 18-President Day Holiday, no meeting
Feb 25- Group Speeches/Q&A/Group discussion Chpt 3, 4
March 3- Group Speeches/Q&A/Language and Citations, chpt 10 /Group discussion, Chpt 5,6
March 10-Women History Week, attend Heather H. 's class for film in BS 113/Info topics due
March 17-St. Patrick's Day
March 17-23: Spring Recess, No class meetings/read chpt 11
March 24- Midterm/Info speech workshop, topics due, assignment explained, outline review/group discussion, chpt 11, 13
March 31- Info speeches/Q & A /Partner critique
April 7- Info Speeches/Q & A /Partner critique
April 14- Credibility/Research/Audience/Plan Earth Day Activity/Discussion: Chpt 7,8, 16
April 21-Earth Day Eve/Star Party/Astronomy Special Occasion Speech
April 28- Assign Persuasive Speeches/Fallacies and Reasoning (chpt 15)
May 5- Cinco de Mayo - Persuasive Topics Due/Workshop /Group discussion: Chpt 15
May 12- Persuasive Speeches/self critiques
May 19-Blog--class material on line for final blog/summer kick off
Coms 361 (Thursday evening)
January 24th- Teacher student intro, adds/drops/blog and syllabi explained
January-31 Communication overview/Watch "We Are Marshall"/Blog explained
Feb 7- Film report due/activity/group discussion leaders/Lecture chpt 1-2, 9/Assign Journal
Feb 14-Chpt 4, 6/Valentine's Day/Non-verbal and interpersonal communication/self-valentines
Feb 21- Chpt 5/Listening Activity/Intercultural potluck sign-ups
Feb 28- Chpt 7: Intercultural potluck/Cultural reports in-class
March 6- Chpt 10: Topics and Audience/Current events due
March 13-Women History Week - Watch "Iron Jawed Angels"/Chpt 13: Delivery
March 20-Spring Break, No class meeting
March 27- Resumes due, draft/Chpt 8/Mock interviews
April 3- Revised resumes due/Chpt 12/
April 10- You Tube Project: On-line unit
April 17- Field Trip/TBA
April 24-Earth Day: Chpt 11,14/ Global Warming, both sides of the argument, evidence and credibility
May 1- Global warming reports due/
May 8- Persuasive reports
May 15- Final meeting: Persuasive reports (545-745pm)
Coms 301 (SCC M/W morning)
Jan 21-MLK Holiday, no meeting
Jan 23-Add/drops, teacher introduction, current event discussion
Jan 28-Outlines/Delivery/Interviews for introductory speeches
Jan 30-1/2 class Intro speeches/State of the Union commentary due
Feb 4-1/2 class intro speeches /Election coverage assignment, 30 min
Feb 6-Refer to Blog for on-line work/ Turn in election observations/Groups selected
Feb 11-Group topic selection activity, brainstorm topics/Finish outline lecture/Discuss visual aids
Feb 13-Groups work on speeches in class
Feb 18-President Day Holiday, no class meeting
Feb 20-1/3 Group speeches
Feb 25-`1/3 Group Speeches
Feb 27-1/3 Group speeches
Mar 3-Language/Citations/Impromptu Mid Term explained
Mar 5-Info speech assigned
Mar 10-Women History Week CRC-Impromptu Midterm 1
Mar 12 Women History Week CRC-Impromptu Midterm 2/Info speech topics due
Mar 17-23-Spring Break, no class meetings
Mar 24-Class begins at 8am-Info speech outlining in class
Mar 26-Info Speeches
Mar 31-Info Speeches
Apr 2-Info Speeches
Apr 7-Info Speeches
Apr 9-Credibilty/Research/Audience
Apr 14-Persuasive Speeches Assigned
Apr 16-Topics Due/Fallacy and Reasoning discussion
Apr 21-Earth Day-Research
Apr 23-Earth Day-Persuasive Speeches
Apr 28-Persuasive Speeches
Apr 30-Persuasive Speeches
May 5-persuasive speeches
May 7-lecture on special occasion speaking/toasts/open note quiz/school survey (ex cr)
May 12-Breakfast meeting in the cafeteria /
May 14-Make-ups/extra credit from 8-830am/also blog on-line
May 21-Final Blog (class summer-kick-off post/on-line)
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