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Jordan (Arabic: الأردنّ ‎, transliterated as Al-Urdunn), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية ), is an Arab country in the Middle East in western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, and Israel to the west. It shares with Israel the coastlines of the Dead Sea, and the Gulf of Aqaba with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

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Jordanian women demonstrators in Amman chant anti-Israeli slogans in protest against Israel's renovation of a synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, on March 16, 2010. Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces across east Jerusalem on Tuesday in the worst rioting in years as a senior Hamas leader called for a new 'intifada,' or uprising. Amman
Palestinians evacuate an injured protestor during clashes with Israeli troops, not seen, near the Kalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Israel on Wednesday lifted its tight restrictions on Palestinian access to Jerusalem's holiest shrine and called off an extended West Bank closure after days of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces. Sporadic violence broke out Thursday in the West Bank. Israel
Celtic legends pose for a picture after winning the Dubai Football 7'S 2010 in the Gulf emirate on March 13, 2010. The green and white hoops of Celtic Legends triumphed at the inaugural Emirates Airline Dubai Football 7s, with an emphatic 3-2 Golden Goal victory against favourites AC Milan, while in the professionals final, Greek side Olympiacos defeated Leeds United by 2-0. Dubai
Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake. Haiti
A Palestinian woman walks with her donkey in the West Bank village of Mreiha, near Jenin, Monday, March 15, 2010. West Bank
NATO peacekeepers guard the site of Gazimestan for the last day after it is handing the security to Kosovo Police on Thursday March 18, 2010. NATO says it is putting local police in charge of securing the site of an ancient battle that lies at the historical heart of Serbia's resolve to retain the territory of Kosovo. The site was the scene of an epic 1389 battle for Kosovo, in which a Christian army led by Serbian Prince Lazar was defeated by invading Ottoman forces. In 1989, Slobodan Milosevic used the site to deliver a speech that whipped up Serb nationalism that helped lead to the disintegration of Yugoslavia. NATO
An Iraqi man lights a cigarette for a soldier from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second infantry Division during a search operation in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Iraq
US actor Sean Penn, left, rides on a four track with fellow volunteers at the makeshift camp for earthquake survivors set up at the Petionville Golf Club in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Penn is doing aid work through the Jenkins - Penn Haiti Relief Operation, in the aftermath of Jan. 12 earthquake. Sean Penn
An Indian woman labourer carries stones on a construction site at a railway station in New Delhi, 18 February 2007. Whilst India's economy has undergone a substantial transformation since independence in 1947, women still suffer high levels of wage discrimination in the Indian urban labour market India
Harley Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts from around the Middle East and Europe take a rest following their parade at at the Red sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Middle East
Austria's Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, Qatar's Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, OPEC's Secretary General Abdalla Salem El Badri and Ecuador's Minister of non-renewable natural resources and President of the conference Germanico Alfredo Pinto Troya, from left, applaud during the opening ceremony of the organization's new headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Qatar
Hawaii's Amber Kaufman eyes the bar as she competes in the high jump competition during the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, March 12, 2010. Hawaii
WADI KHARRAR, JORDAN - FEBRUARY 20: Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams heads towards the River Jordan, on February 20, 2010, in Wadi Kharrar, Jordan. Williams, who expressed his fears over the 'eroding Christian presence in the Holy Land', layed the foundation stone for the Anglican Church of St. John the Baptist at the site which is to be built on land donated by Jordan's King Abdullah. Rowan Williams
Head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command Ahmed Jibril, attends a conference called "The International Conference on National and Islamic Unification of Palestine Future" in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Palestine
Palestinian and Syrian women shout slogans during a march held at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, near Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, against Israel's attempts to increase its influence and the rededication Monday of a historic synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the Old City. Syria
Kuwait's Kazima club player Tareq al-Shemeri (L) competes with Lebanon�s Al-Ahed FC player Haitham Faour during their 2011 AFC Cup football match in Kuwait City on March 17, 2010. The Kuwaiti team won 1-0. Kuwait
NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark(L) speaks as Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich(R) look on, as they attend an alliance conference on NATO's new strategic concept at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on March 12, 2010 in Warsaw. Anders Fogh Rasmussen
United Arab Emirates Oil Minister Mohamed bin Al-Hamli attends the 156th meeting of the OPEC conference at the new OPEC headquarters in Vienna on March 17, 2010. OPEC members have agreed to maintain the cartel's oil production ceiling in the face of recovering crude prices, de-facto group head Saudi Arabia said here on Wednesday. United Arab Emirates

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NEW ORLEANS - MARCH 18: Jordan Hamilton #23 of the Texas Longhorns shoots the ball over Al-Farouq Aminu #1 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the New Orleans Arena on March 18, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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NEW ORLEANS - MARCH 18: Jordan Hamilton #23 of the Texas Longhorns shoots the ball over Al-Farouq Aminu #1 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the New Orleans Arena on March 18, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: (L-R) Jake Koch #20 and Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers celebrate after Ali Farokhmanesh #5 hit a 3-point shot with less then :10 second to go in the second half to put UNI up 69-66 against the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: (L-R) Jake Koch #20 and Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers celebrate after Ali Farokhmanesh #5 hit a 3-point shot with less then :10 second to go in the second half to put UNI up 69-66 against the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers attempts a shot against Tre'Von Willis #33 of the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers attempts a shot against Tre'Von Willis #33 of the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers drives for a shot attempt against Brice Massambe #12 of the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers drives for a shot attempt against Brice Massambe #12 of the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers gestures on court against the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers gestures on court against the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to receive care at a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to receive care at a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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A Haitian woman is checked by a medical worker at a clinic for women and children run by Jordan International Aid March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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A Haitian woman is checked by a medical worker at a clinic for women and children run by Jordan International Aid March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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Pregnant women and their children wait to receive care at a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Pregnant women and their children wait to receive care at a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians receive care at a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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Haitians receive care at a clinic run by Jordan International Aid on March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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A Haitian woman is checked by a medical worker at a clinic for women and children run by Jordan International Aid March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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A Haitian woman is checked by a medical worker at a clinic for women and children run by Jordan International Aid March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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A Haitian baby is checked by a medical worker at a clinic for women and children run by Jordan International Aid March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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A Haitian baby is checked by a medical worker at a clinic for women and children run by Jordan International Aid March 18, 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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A Haitian baby is checked by a worker at a clinic for women and children run by Jordan International Aid March 18 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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A Haitian baby is checked by a worker at a clinic for women and children run by Jordan International Aid March 18 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid March 18 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid March 18 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid March 18 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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Haitians wait to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid March 18 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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Haitians walk to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid March 18 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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Haitians walk to get into a clinic run by Jordan International Aid March 18 2010 a city camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than a million people are homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

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Northern Iowa center Jordan Eglseder, center, reaches over UNLV forward Darris Santee, left, and guard Tre'Von Willis for the tap-in during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Oklahoma City.

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Northern Iowa center Jordan Eglseder, center, reaches over UNLV forward Darris Santee, left, and guard Tre'Von Willis for the tap-in during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Oklahoma City.

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"It was just a Stanford group of kids ... The NBA was the furthest thing on their mind. I suppose Lichti (had NBA ambitions), but nobody (else) would ever think of anything but finishing up (school), and trying to win."


Mike Montgomery Mar 19 2010 3:52 AM from The San Jose Mercury News

"This has been harder ... other than maybe I have a little more experience on knowing what's going to happen."


Mike Montgomery Mar 19 2010 3:52 AM from The San Jose Mercury News

"He's probably more skilled than I thought he was ... I never had any notion he could shoot the ball as well as he can. Once we started to help him try not to do everything, those things started to show."


Mike Montgomery Mar 19 2010 2:57 AM from Contra Costa Times

"I don't know about that ... Just different."


Mike Montgomery Mar 19 2010 2:57 AM from Contra Costa Times

"You've got to cut his arm off to take him away from this opportunity ... I wasn't worried about his hip. He's got a lot of hump back there to protect his hip."


Frank Martin (politician) Mar 19 2010 1:57 AM from CJOnline

"If we played tomorrow, I think that would be a huge advantage ... But we play on Saturday, so I think it negates an advantage for us in any way, shape or form. Besides, the TV timeouts at the NCAA Tournament are so long that you..."


Frank Martin (politician) Mar 19 2010 1:57 AM from CJOnline
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NEW ORLEANS - MARCH 18: Jordan Hamilton #23 of the Texas Longhorns shoots the ball over Al-Farouq Aminu #1 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the New Orleans Arena on March 18, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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NEW ORLEANS - MARCH 18: Jordan Hamilton #23 of the Texas Longhorns shoots the ball over Al-Farouq Aminu #1 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the New Orleans Arena on March 18, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: (L-R) Jake Koch #20 and Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers celebrate after Ali Farokhmanesh #5 hit a 3-point shot with less then :10 second to go in the second half to put UNI up 69-66 against the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: (L-R) Jake Koch #20 and Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers celebrate after Ali Farokhmanesh #5 hit a 3-point shot with less then :10 second to go in the second half to put UNI up 69-66 against the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers attempts a shot against Tre'Von Willis #33 of the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers attempts a shot against Tre'Von Willis #33 of the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers drives for a shot attempt against Brice Massambe #12 of the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers drives for a shot attempt against Brice Massambe #12 of the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers gestures on court against the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 18: Jordan Eglseder #53 of the Northern Iowa Panthers gestures on court against the UNLV Rebels during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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