Julia Roberts Named as New Ambassadress of Lancome

Julia Roberts Named as New Ambassadress of Lancome

Oscar-winning actress and mom of three Julia Roberts has been named the new "ambassadress" for Lancome cosmetics.
Lancome International president Youcef Nabi said in a statement Friday: "By her remarkable personality and career, Julia Roberts is an emblematic woman of her time. Her exceptional talent, her radiance and her strong commitments, perfectly echo Lancome's values. We are convinced she will embody the brand in the most sublime way possible."
Roberts traveled to India and Italy recently to film the upcoming film 'Eat, Pray, Love' based on the bestselling book by Elizabeth Gilbert.

Audio: 911 Call Made by Tiger Woods' Wife Following Her Mom's Collapse

Webstorm has the frantic 911 call made by Tiger Woods' wife Elin where she tells the dispatcher that her mother, Barbro Holmberg, had collapsed. Click HERE to listen.
"Oh my God, hurry up," she says in a panic. "My mom just collapsed." Once the 911 operator is able to calm Elin down, the pro golfer's wife checks on her 57-year-old mother.
Elin returns to the phone, still out of breath, but says that her mom is now fine. She then changes phones to get closer to her mother and tells the operator that her mom is now talking to her. "She collapsed and she fainted. She was down for awhile," Elin describes the condition of Barbro. "I heard her fall and then I ran in there and tried to get her up." Elin tells the dispatcher that her mom does not have a history of heart problems.
Elin tells the 911 operator that the paramedics no longer need to come out but the dispatcher insists that they come by and check her mother's vitals.
Barbro was taken by ambulance at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday after suffering from stomach pain.

source ET.

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Breaking: Can Elisha Cuthbert save 'The Forgotten'?

ABC is confirming that 24 cougar bait Elisha Cuthbert is joining the cast of The Forgotten in a recurring role.

According to the hot-of-the-presses ABC press release, Cuthbert will play Maxine Denver, a “strong and successful Chicago professional who is forced to put her skepticism of ‘amateur detectives’ aside when The Forgotten Network begins investigating a case close to home.”

Cuthbert is slated to debut on the ratings-challenged freshman drama in February, which is not long after she wraps up her multi-episode 24 return.

Getting back to the question I posed in the headline: Can Kim Bauer save The Forgotten? Or at the very least, will she get you to start watching (if you’re not already)? And lastly, did you miss me while I was away?

Fuse's 'Top 20 Divas'

Fuse's 'Top 20 Divas' Where's Cher, Whitney, and everyone else?

love a diva. So when I saw that Fuse was doing a special titled Top 20 Divas earlier this evening at 6 p.m., I immediately set my DVR to record. Truly, I had no idea what I was getting into: Would this be a video countdown with commentary? A VH1-style special that features talking heads—and sometimes the divas themselves—discussing what makes these Top 20 divas so damned special? A mix of the two?

Well, come to find out, it was just literally 20 videos from divas. But, honestly, it was one of the weirdest countdowns I’ve ever seen. To start with, let’s take a look at the show’s Top 20:

20. Taylor Swift, “Love Story”
19. Kelly Clarkson, “Since U Been Gone”
18. Katy Perry, “Waking Up in Vegas”
17. Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo, “Knock You Down”
16. P!nk, “Funhouse”
15. Alicia Keys, “No One”
14. Gwen Stefani, “Hollaback Girl”
13. Nelly Furtado, “Maneater”
12. Ciara featuring Chamillionaire, “Get Up”
11. Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes, “Don’t Cha”
10. Christina Aguilera, “Ain’t No Other Man”
9. Mary J. Blige, “No More Drama”
8. Fergie, “London Bridge”
7. Shakira featuring Lil’ Wayne, “Give It Up to Me”
6. Britney, “Womanizer”
5. Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
4. Rihanna, “Russian Roulette”
3. Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, “Four Minutes”
2. Mariah Carey, “Obsessed”
1. Beyoncé, “Irreplacable”

To me, it doesn’t seem so much Top 20 Divas as just simply 20 Divas. I mean, look at the list: Does it make sense? What exactly are the parameters? You’ve got a Beyoncé classic from 2006, coupled with the just-released video for “Bad Romance” from Lady Gaga. What gives? This is the Top of what?

I searched Fuse’s website to see if I could make some sense out of how the videos for this particular special were chosen — viewer submissions and voting, possibly? All-time favorites? A tastemaker at Fuse’s personal selections? But alas, there was no explanation — and the special itself also didn’t outline anything.

Now, I’m not honestly suggesting that any of these songs and their videos are not wonderfully diva-tastic or unfit for some sort of diva countdown. But do they really all belong on this list together in this line-up? If it is indeed an all-time divas countdown, we’re missing some rather important ladies: Cher and Whitney, to name just a couple. And, if it were indeed an all-time list, sorry, Beyoncé — I love you to death — but “Irreplacable” wouldn’t land on top.

But if it’s trying to be a contemporary-type list, too, it also fails. You’ve got some recent hits with “Bad Romance” and “Obsessed,” but then it dips into much older territory with things like Mary J. Blige’s “No More Drama” (and honestly, that’s not even her most diva-ish song) and Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.”

I suppose, however, that I should just revel in the fact that Fuse played two hours of delightful lady jams. I should just be happy with that. It made my Saturday evening, regardless of my kvetching here. If you’re interested in catching the countdown yourself, it’s on again this coming Thursday at 3 p.m.

But now I wanna know what you think: Do you agree that the list is a strange mash-up? Can you make any sense out of why these particular 20 videos were worthy of an actual countdown versus just a two-hour random playlist of videos? If you’ve got some thoughts — or want to tell me I’m totally crazy — leave your love/hate in the comments below .

and merry christmas evryone.

'The Blind Side' is No. 1 with $20.4 mil

Proving that Sandra Bullock is having the best year of her career, the football drama The Blind Side rose to first place at the box office this weekend with $20.4 million, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office. After settling for second place behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon the past two weeks, Blind Side showed its legs by dropping only 49 percent and overtaking the vampire phenomenon. Blind Side, which received mediocre reviews but obtained a rare “A+” rating from CinemaScore moviegoers, has reached a cumulative gross of $129.3 million. It should have no trouble passing The Proposal’s $164 million total to become Bullock’s biggest hit.

New Moon slid 63 percent in its third weekend, draining $15.7 million for second place. That puts the teenage romantic fantasy at $255.6 million, with an even scarier worldwide total of $570.1 million. In third place with $9.7 million was the new drama Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman. Two family film holdovers occupied fourth and fifth place: A Christmas Carol (No. 4 with $7.5 million) and Old Dogs (No. 5 with $6.9 million). Carol, which debuted in early November to a somewhat disappointing $30.1 million, has since displayed admirable box-office stamina. Unfortunately for the Jim Carrey movie, James Cameron’s Avatar will be stealing most of Carol’s high-priced IMAX and 3-D screens on Dec. 18.

With the exception of Brothers, the weekend’s other wide-release debuts were left in the dust. The heist movie Armored skidded into sixth place with $6.6 million, while the Robert De Niro holiday comedy Everybody’s Fine barely stuffed its stocking with $4 million — enough for tenth place. However, the weekend’s true lump of coal was the horror comedy Transylmania, which grossed a lifeless $274,000 from 1,007 theaters. Its per-screen average of $272 means that, at each theater, approximately 37 people attended Transylmania this weekend. If one figures that the movie played about five times per day, or 15 times the whole weekend, then each screening of Transylmania attracted an average of two or three moviegoers.

In limited release, the new George Clooney comedic drama Up in the Air showed no signs of turbulence, cashing in $1.2 million from just 15 theaters — an average of $79,000 per screen. The Oscar hopeful, which collected the National Board of Review’s best picture award last week, expands nationwide on Christmas Day.

Who is the one-hit wonder of the decade? Hint: it's not James Blunt or Gnarls Barkley

Billboard has just published a list of the decade’s one-hittiest one-hit wonders. More precisely, the acts have been ranked by “how high their big song climbed on the chart compared to how far down the tally their subsequent highest-charting effort peaked.” Daniel Powter topped the list thanks to his single “Bad Day” (the clip for which you can see below), followed by Terror Squad (“Lean Back”), Crazy Town (“Butterfly”), MIMS (“This is Why I’m Hot”), D4L (“Laffy Taffy”), James Blunt (“You’re Beautiful”), Gnarls Barkley (“Crazy”), Blu Cantrell (“Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)”), Bo Bice (“Inside Your Heaven”), and Dream (“He Loves U Not”).

But how about some less scientific opinions? What was your favorite one-hit wonder of the decade? And your least? Which acts deserve(d) to have more of a career? And which should consider themselves fortunate to have had any career at all? And did I really once spend an evening hanging out at Germany’s worst strip club with Crazy Town (no need to offer an opinion on that latter one. I did!)?

Let us know!

Eminem vs. Adam Lambert: Did Em really just call Adam a homophobic slur?

Yeah, he did. Probably. Vulture notes the rising controversy over “Elevator,” a leaked track from Eminem’s upcoming Relapse: Refill re-release which includes the following lyrics: “Sorry, Lance, Mr. Lambert, and Aiken ain’t gonna make it/They get so mad when I call them both fake, it’s/All these f—in’ voices in my head, I can’t take it!” Except Eminem sort of blurs the words “fake, it’s” together, so they sound awfully like a certain hateful slur, presumably directed at Lance Bass, Adam Lambert, and Clay Aiken — who, coincidentally, happen to be three prominent out gay singers.

Eminem’s pronunciation leaves enough room for reasonable doubt, I guess, but it’s pretty obvious what he was going for here. It’s not a subtle joke. Nor is it a new one for Em, who’s featured homophobic ranting as part of his schtick for a solid decade now. Despite occasional signals in recent years that he’d moved away from his most vicious gay-baiting, this May’s Relapse was as nasty as ever on that front.

And here’s the thing: Eminem wants you to be offended by those lines. Relapse showed that he’s still an extremely talented lyricist, but it also showed that, for whatever reason, he’s still unwilling at age 37 to give up his violent, homophobic, misogynist shock tactics. He probably threw in that little Adam Lambert jab with the express purpose of getting a rise out of bloggers like me. Mission accomplished! Adam Lambert himself may have the right idea about this: A few days ago, the Idol phenom tweeted, “Wow eminem mentioned me in a song?! I must be doin something right!? Even if he used the f word…. Whtev.” (Lambert later charitably added, “Oh he says ‘fake it’ my bad.”)

What do you think of this mini-feud? Have you had it with Slim Shady’s relentless offensiveness, or do you even care anymore? Do you think anyone who would have bought Relapse: Refill will change their mind because of this?

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Rihanna still loves Chris

Rihanna Recounts Brutal Attack, but Says She Still Loves Chris Brown

Despite all that's happened, Rihanna doesn't hate Chris Brown.
In fact, she still loves him.
"I don't hate him at all," she tells Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. "I actually love and care about him and I'm concerned about him doing well. I want him to do well, have a great career, have a great life and grow up, and just take this as something that you had to go through to grow up and learn."
She may wish him the best, but neither this morning nor yesterday morning did she mention the words forgiveness, reconciliation or rekindle, although those are topics supposedly set to be tackled on tonight's 20/20 special.
The singer did, however, explain some of what happened in the car that fateful February night.
As is well known, the pop star pair was returning from a pre-Grammys party when Rihanna discovered a text message on Brown's phone from another woman.
"I caught him in a lie and he wouldn't tell the truth," she recalls. "I wouldn't drop it. I couldn't take that he kept lying to me and he couldn't take that I wouldn't drop it, because obviously his back was up against the wall. The truth is right here in the text message. So it escalated into him being violent towards me and it was ugly."
The starlet admits that as she wondered when the beating would stop, she could see that her "big love" was not himself.
"He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank. He was clearly blacked out. There was no person when I looked at him," she says.
She didn't know how to make it end or what to do next.
"I was battered. I was bleeding. I was swollen in my face. There was no way of me getting home. My next option was to get out the car and start walking in a gown and a bloody face. So I really don't know what was my plan. I didn't have a plan," she says.
"That whole night was not part of my plan," she adds profoundly.
Further details of what happened in the car, as well as an event from Rihanna's childhood she's never shared, are on the docket for tonight's longer chat on 20/20.
Around the same time, Brown will be sharing his thoughts with MTV. He admits he was anxious during the Larry King interview on CNN about the situation that put him back under public attack.
"I was super nervous," he says. "I did a lot of media training and a lot of stuff like that, and it kind of wasn't genuine to me. Everything I was saying was from my heart, but it was kind of controlled. 'Well, don't say it like this, because it will look like that...'
"I'm going to get public scrutiny or criticism regardless of what I say. So I just didn't know what was going to be said. I just wanted to let people know how I felt at the end of the day."

Good News: Mia Michaels Will Be Back on TV!

Attention, Mia Michaels lovers! All hope is not lost. Even though the star choreographer doesn't have any immediate plans to return to So You Think You Can Dance, she is coming back to TV before you know it. We just spoke to her, and her message to her fans is this: "Be patient, because you're gonna get a lot more Mia than you expect."
So what's the deal with her new in-the-works choreography show? Here's what we learned from chatting up the divine Ms. Michaels...

LMAO! Jessica Alba Is a Funny Friggin' Focker

Just because Jessica Alba isn't the most smiley, happy-go-lucky starlet in Hollywood that doesn't mean she's not a load of fun.
Teri Polo, one of Alba's costars in the upcoming Little Fockers, insists Ms. Alba loves a good laugh…
"She loves to be funny," Polo told us at last night's BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards. "I also think she's a very shy person who perhaps people perceive as a certain way…We get along just great."
So why does she get a rap for being a sourpuss? Polo explained...
"I think some people have a certain preconception and are intimidated and don't approach them properly," Polo said. "So then why would that person come out of their shell? You just kind of have to prod them along and then they just come right out."
And Alba's mommy side also brings out the fun.
"Her little baby Honor has come to set and run around," Polo said. "And my baby girl who's almost two comes to set and runs around…Lots of gals, which is nice."
Another Fockers star, Robert De Niro, wasn't as chatty. But he's De Niro, and it's not often we get to talk to the legend...
"The kids are great," he said of the flick. "We're still just at the beginning. It's only been a few weeks. But it's great."

Taylor Swift Owes Kanye West a Thank-You!

Hey, we've got an opening monologue for Taylor Swift.
"Hi, I'm Taylor Swift, as you know," the teen titan could start off with on tomorrow's Saturday Night Live. "And I'd like to thank Kanye West for helping you know that."
OK, so the lines aren't funny. But they are true.
The SNL gig—as host and musical guest? The honor of being the first female country performer to pull that desirable double duty since Dolly Parton more than 20 years ago? The album that's been out forever and is back climbing the charts?
Yup, somebody owes Mr. West a muffin basket.

K.Stew's So Over Gossip: "It Doesn't Bother Me"

Attention all Robsten tongue-waggers: Gossip away! Kristen Stewart is over it! Totally and completely over it!
Much hay has been made in recent days about K.Stew's tumultuous relationship with the tabloids and her fierce words for gossips.
But at a press conference today in Los Angeles promoting The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Stewart indicated she'd finally found a way to cope.
"The whole rumor, tabloid stuff, it's so obviously false," she said, holding forth solo before a press mob, enthused and energetic and seemingly very happy about the whole thing.
"I became a part of a show, a ridiculous show, with false realism, like a soap opera, but it doesn't bother me. I don't take it personally, because I have gotten so much experience with this, it's gotten easier."
In fact, K.Stew now insists she gets it, how fans can get carried away, too.
"I totally understand that people have a hard time seeing us outside of our characters," she said, admitting she's very also very attached to hers, the lovestruck Bella Swan.
"I'm very protective of her. I feel a shared ownership, its weird," she said. "Maybe I am an immature girl as well; I really feel like if you think you need to do it, you need to do it, and 'it' can be anything. Be extreme. Go for it. I know this is a movie about immortality and mortality, but you only live once."

Rihanna : Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'

NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes."
VIDEO: Watch an excerpt from the Rihanna interview
"There was no person when I looked at him," the 21-year-old singer recalled during the second installment of an interview airing on ABC's Good Morning America. "He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank."
Brown was arrested Feb. 8, hours after he was accused of beating Rihanna after the two argued over another woman. He later pleaded guilty to felony assault.
In the interview, Rihanna, who is no longer with Brown, described him as "definitely my first big love." She said their relationship was intense.
"The more in love we became, the more dangerous we became for each other — equally as dangerous," she said. "It was a bit of an obsession almost."
The attack occurred in Los Angeles' Hancock Park neighborhood as Brown drove a rented sports car. She said it was triggered when she saw a text message on his phone from another woman and confronted him about it. She said he lied about it and "I wouldn't drop it."
A search warrant affidavit filed in the case stated that Brown hit, choked and bit Rihanna and tried at one point to push her from the car.
"It was ugly," she said.
During the beating, the singer said she had no idea how it would end: "That's all I kept thinking the whole time, 'When is it going to stop? When is it going to stop?'"
Brown was sentenced to five years' probation, six months of community labor and a year of domestic violence counseling after he pleaded guilty to felony assault.
In portions of the interview aired Thursday, Rihanna warned other women facing domestic violence to not let themselves become blinded by love. She also said she regretted going back to Brown, saying it sent the wrong message to her fans.
Brown, 20, has apologized to fans and has said he has repeatedly apologized to Rihanna for the attack. Brown will recount his perspective in an interview to air Friday on MTV.
Despite the beating, Rihanna said she still cares about Brown.
"I don't hate him at all," she said. "I actually love and care about him and I'm concerned about him doing well. I want him to do well — have a great career, have a great life, and grow up. Just take this as something that you had to go through to grow up and learn."
Rihanna's interview coincides with the debut of her new single, Russian Roulette, from her upcoming album, Rated R. More of the ABC interview will be included in Friday evening's news magazine 20/20.

Man denied first-class seat on United for wearing track suit

An executive with Best Buy claims a United Airlines gate agent refused to allow him to take a first-class seat because he was wearing a track suit, reports FOX 5 News of Washington. Armando Alvarez, a corporate executive with electronics retailer Best Buy, says he used miles to upgrade to first class on his Monday flight from Washington Dulles to Connecticut (presumably Hartford).
Alvarez says that once his upgrade cleared, he walked to the counter near the gate to get his new seat assignment. That's when he says the gate agent told him that his track suit was too casual for him to sit in first class. (See a picture and video of the suit on FOX 5’s website).
"I was humiliated," Alvarez is quoted as saying to FOX 5 reporter Will Thomas following the incident. "I was embarrassed and when some of the passengers were boarding behind me they said, 'Hey, what just happened?' And I said the agent just said I wasn't properly dressed to go in first class today. And they said, 'Was he kidding?' I said obviously not because I'm boarding and not getting in first class."
OTHER PASSENGER NEWS: Southwest kicks mom, cranky kid off flight
FOX 5 updates the story with a response from United. On its website, the TV station writes a United "spokesperson says they've identified the gate agent and he is a contract employee who works for Air Wisconsin. The spokesperson says the employee was interviewed and security footage from the terminal is being reviewed as officials for both airlines investigate the incident. United says there is no passenger dress code, but they cited two rules. Ticketed passengers can not be barefoot and must be clothed."
Today's talker: Do you think passengers should be denied first-class seating if they're dressed too casually? Or, should anyone be allowed to sit up front as long as they've paid for the seat or cashed in miles for an upgrade? Share your thoughts.

Islamic critics call Beyonce tour 'insolent sex party'

CAIRO (AP) — As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an "insolent sex party" that threatens the Muslim nation's "social peace and stability."
On giant posters plastered across the Egyptian capital advertising the Friday evening concert, Beyonce sports a revealing, flame-covered outfit and grips a set of motorcycle handlebars extending from her hips — a sharp contrast to Cairo streets, where most women wear the traditional Muslim headscarves.
TV ads promoting the show, part of Beyonce's I Am ... world tour, have run on Egyptian and Arab satellite stations. The tour, which also took Beyonce to the United Arab Emirates last week, had grossed $53.5 million as of October, according to Billboard magazine.
But in Egypt, Islamic lawmakers and their supporters have waged campaigns on social networking websites, accusing the government of encouraging debauchery and calling for the concert's cancellation.
"Why are you encouraging this insolent sex party?" lawmaker Hamdi Hassan from the opposition Muslim Brotherhood wrote in a letter to the government. "You are accused of disturbing social peace and stability, encouraging vice and debauchery."
Another Islamic lawmaker, Ali Laban, called for banning the "nudity concert." A Facebook campaign against Beyonce's concert collected nearly 10,000 supporters.
But the war of words has not derailed the glitzy concert, due hundreds of miles south of Cairo in the luxury Red Sea resort of Port Ghalib. Organizers said "ultra" security will be deployed to protect the thousands of concertgoers.
Beyonce canceled her stop in Malaysia last month following opposition from a conservative Islamic party. Malaysia requires female artists to cover up from the shoulders to the knees and bans any showing of cleavage.

Kunai Knife USB

September,17 2009 famous company Solid Alliance released new hand made USB drive in shape as Kunai. Current release dedicated to popular movie Kamui Gaiden. Existing short and big Kunai, which using as a multi-functional weapon and commonly associated with a ninja. A nickel covering, hand made logotype on the cap and the cover with leather knob decorating the device. Kunai USB drive can complete a ninja weapon series with Katana and Shuriken.

couple has 19 children in USA

NUMBER 19 caught Michelle Duggar by surprise. The 42-year-old mother of 18 noticed that she wasn't losing weight despite her eating program.
So she took a pregnancy test. "And lo and behold, I was just pleasantly surprised that this was positive," Mrs Duggar said yesterday.
"I was just jumping up and down going, 'Thank you, Lord. Here am I – 42, thinking my baby days are over – and you've blessed us with another one'."
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar live in Tontitown, Arkansas, and are featured with their family on TLC television's 18 Kids and Counting.
The announcement of the Duggars' 19th child comes as their oldest, 21-year-old Josh, is about to become a father himself. Married last year, Josh and Anna Duggar are expecting their first child, a girl, on October 18.
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are soliciting name suggestions for the new baby, who will join their family of 10 boys and eight girls. The Duggars' 18 children all have names starting with the letter J and include two sets of twins. Along with Josh there are Jana and John-David, 19; Jill, 18; Jessa, 16; Jinger, 15; Joseph, 14; Josiah, 13; Joy-Anna, 11; Jeremiah and Jedidiah, 10; Jason, 9; James, 8; Justin, 6; Jackson, 5; Johannah, 3; Jennifer, 2; and Jordyn-Grace, 8 months.

Ohio cops find at least 6 bodies at rapist's home

CLEVELAND (AP) — A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood after police found as many as six bodies at his home.
Police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho said Anthony Sowell was walking down the street in the east side of Cleveland when authorities spotted him and took him into custody.
Sowell initially denied he was the man authorities were looking for but admitted his identity as officers began checking his fingerprints, Stacho said.
Officers have found three bodies and believe they have discovered three more but are awaiting confirmation from the coroner, Stacho said.
The first two bodies were found Thursday night when police went to Sowell's home to arrest him on charges of felonious assault and rape. Police say he had spent 15 years in prison for a 1989 rape.
Cuyahoga County Coroner Frank Miller identified two bodies as black females and said one had died of a violent death ruled a homicide. No race or gender was determined for the third.
The identities and matter of death for the three had not yet been determined. The bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition, which meant it would take awhile to determine how they died and suggested they had been in the home a long time.
Police established a command post in the neighborhood to take missing-person reports and additional information on outstanding missing persons in the neighborhood. They were checking missing-person reports back to June 2005, when Sowell was released from prison.

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