School District 34's retiring Superintendent Dot Weber is taking the blame for a bureaucratic bungle that cost the district up to $200,000 in money that might have been used to pay for networking computers, telephones and Internet connections. Under a federal program called E-Rate, the schools were entitled to as much as $100,000 in 2003-2004 and another $100,000 for this school year, but staff failed to meet a deadline for completing the application process.

"The district learned that it did not apply for E-Rate funds during the past two funding years," said a statement from Weber. "I take administrative responsibility for the oversight. The former employee whose responsibility it was to start and complete the grant process ultimately answered to me. In this time when the district is closely watching all revenues and expenditures, we regret this unfortunate error," Weber wrote.

The employee in question, Director of Technology Skip Shein, said he resigned months before the paperwork was due and cannot be held responsible for what happened after he left District 34.

Weber said the district has put strong measures in place since the error was discovered to be sure that all paperwork for the E-Rate grant application is completed and meets posted deadlines in the future.

The latest crime stats are out, and Glenview emerges as a modern-day Mayberry with few serious offenses to challenge local police. Officers spend much of their time providing services – checking buildings, responding to complaints or burglar alarms, helping people locked out of their houses or cars, assisting motorists, dealing with traffic accidents and providing assistance with ambulance calls. In 2003, officers responded to nearly 25,000 service calls while dealing with fewer than 4,000 crimes. The most common of those was vehicle offenses (1,004), disorderly conduct (570), thefts (512), criminal damage to property or trespassing (489), battery (275), deception (171), burglary (171) and burglary from a motor vehicle (152). There were 86 violations of the Liquor Control Act, 74 offenses involving cannabis, 31 motor vehicle thefts, 23 people caught with deadly weapons, 15 cases of assault, 11 people in possession of a controlled substance, nine arsons, one sexual assault and one homicide.

Looking back to 2002, robberies were down from nine to six. Batteries dropped from 18 to 13, but assaults were up from 14 to 22. Burglaries rose 27 percent, from 134 to 171, and deception was up nearly 30 percent (132-171). Possession of deadly weapons was up from 15 to 23, pot-related offenses were down from 105 to 74, and possession of drug paraphernalia also declined from 41 offenses to 22. Violations of liquor laws dropped from 115 to 86.

Editor’s note: These numbers should wake Glenview’s trustees from their long winter’s nap. They’ve happily approved plans for a new $18 million police station – a two-story building at the corner of Shermer and Lake surrounded by security-controlled fencing and gates. It will have private underground parking for 40 police cars, locker rooms for men, women and non-uniformed personnel, two sets of elevators, a fitness center, a $960,000 shooting range, armory, canine area, lock-up, evidence and training rooms, a fortified passageway for secure transfer of criminal suspects and convicts, community meeting space and a state-of-the-art dispatch center.

Glenview has a fine police force and a terrific chief, but given the nature of law enforcement here, our trustees need to ask, "Is this the police station we really need? Do officers require their own work-out space with Park Center just a few blocks away? What training functions are being duplicated at the neighboring Northern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy? Could the police and fire departments save money by sharing the dispatch function as some communities have done? To what extent could Glenview pool resources with North Shore neighbors to address the occasional serious crime most effectively?"

To their credit, the architects are pushing for energy efficiencies which will save tax dollars in the long run, but Glenview’s elected officials need to be more responsible and efficient with public money.

The Kohl Children’s Museum unveiled plans for its new facility at The Glen – a 47,000-square- foot building that will nearly double the space now available for programs and administration at the Wilmette location on Green Bay Road.

The museum’s executive director, Sheridan Turner, described the exhibits: a mini-Dominick’s where kids can shop for plastic food, a pet/vet section focused on animal care, an automotive exhibit where youngsters can change license plates and tires, a doll day care unit and Cooperation Nation where groups of kids can make music or cause windsocks to fly by riding special stationery bikes. There will be a hands-on house where kids can build, decorate and landscape. Visitors will also find a water works where children will explore the concepts of sinking, floating, water as a source of energy and transportation. (They are also likely to get wet.)

Turner became even more enthusiastic as she described the outdoor displays: "We will not be putting in plastic slides and swings," she began. "We will have a living willow tunnel which, in the summer will be covered in leaves and now becomes a hiding nook and in the winter becomes a crystal cave. What a wonderful place to come and play!" She also promised a pumpkin patch and a sunflower garden, "and from the sunflower garden, the children will harvest the seeds and feed the birds in our bird sanctuary. So it’s all systems go for us. We’re ready to roll. The long-awaited project springs to life!"

Departing from her fairy tale, Turner shared a footnote on finance. The museum will launch a $23 million fundraising campaign on June 19 with a gala at The Glen Club. Already, she said, donors have pledged $11.5 million, including a $5 million grant from the state and $2.5 million from the McCormick Foundation. Additional money is expected to come from the sale of bonds.

She predicted groundbreaking in early May and said Illinois’ First Lady, Patty Blagojevich, would be here on May 27 for a ceremonial lease-signing. Construction is set to begin in July, exhibits will go up next spring and the museum will open in October 2005.

Turner sang the praises of a partnership with Glenview and concluded her multi-media presentation by predicting a "great future," and playing a clip of birdsong. Village President Carlson chuckled. "Thank you," he said. "That was most impressive."

Glenview residents will be admitted free one afternoon each week and one evening per year in exchange for a big break on the land. The village provided a 40-year lease for the museum at a sliding annual cost of $5,710 for the first five years, rising incrementally to $40,670 for the last five years of the agreement.

East Lake Avenue will have one lane of traffic closed in each direction between Patriot and the Edens through the end of May, and Waukegan Road at East Lake Avenue will have lane closures for the next two weeks. One northbound lane of Waukegan will be closed for an hour at the start of construction, but after that time all northbound lanes will be open. The westbound turn lane from Waukegan onto Lake Avenue will be closed along with the middle lane southbound.

Residents of two different neighborhoods along Lake Avenue appeared before the village board to ask for help in screening out noise. Glenview had already agreed to provide a wrought-iron fence, but Park Lane resident Matt Overeem said 17 people on his block would prefer a sound barrier.

Overeem said traffic had increased on Lake Avenue because the village opted to build The Glen. Noting Lake and Shermer were expected to carry 22,000 cars per day he concluded, "[They’re] not residential streets anymore. We’re surrounded by highways. We’re not able to enjoy our back-yards. We need a noise barrier, not a fence."

Overeem figured the barrier would have to be 10-12 feet tall to be effective. "The average noise barrier built in America has been 15-22 feet," he explained.

"We’ve never addressed anything from a noise barrier point of view," said Trustee Jim Patterson. Glenview had built a fence to screen other neighbors from light pollution from the new Dominick’s shopping strip at Lake and Patriot, but Patterson said he did not want to get Glenview into the noise barrier business. "I know noise barriers are extremely expensive," he explained.

Director of Public Works Bill Porter speculated that a true noise barrier would cost five times more than a wood stockade fence.

Village Manager Paul McCarthy added his own concern. Based on the state’s experience, he said a noise barrier placed on the south side of Lake Avenue could actually make noise worse on the north side.

Residents of town homes at The Glen also asked for sound protection but said they would be satisfied with a simple wood fence. Village President Larry Carlson thought that would not be an adequate noise barrier. The entire board then rejected requests from both neighborhoods for sound barriers. Ornamental fencing will be installed as originally planned.

– Glenview State Representative Beth Coulson is asking Gov. Rod Blagojevich not to cut money originally set aside for acquisition of open space. "Illinois has ranked 48^th out of 50 states in the amount of open space available for outdoor recreation, and what we have left is disappearing fast. It would be irresponsible to completely abandon funding, even temporarily, for this important purpose," she said.

Half of the money set aside for park land comes from the state’s real estate transfer tax. Illinois had $21 million in the fund, but the governor proposed an "Open Land Holiday," eliminating plans to spend the money for open space this year.

– Spring cleaning is underway at the Cook County Forest Preserves, and Commissioner Larry Suffredin is asking the public to help – rain or shine. Volunteers will assemble at Miami Woods in Morton Grove (east side of Caldwell, two blocks north of Oakton) from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 1 and at Harms Woods (just south of Glenview Road and west of Harms) from 9 a.m.-noon Sunday, May 16. Equipment and supplies will be provided to people of all ages willing to cut brush and pick up litter. To register or for more information, call Michelle Devine at 312-603-6383 or e-mail mdevine@suffredin.org.

– Democratic Congressional candidate Lee Goodman is attacking Republican incumbent Mark Kirk for his track record on the environment – accusing Kirk of "voting like a champion of polluters." Kirk recently voted to exempt the armed forces from regulations that protect the environment. "The Department of Defense maintains over 25 million acres of fish and wildlife habitat on approximately 400 military installations nationwide," Goodman said. "Kirk gave the military the go-ahead to take actions that could destroy this environment and affect neighboring lands."

Developer Paul Buss appeared before the village board last week to beg for help with apartments renting for $1,600-$3,600 per month at The Glen Town Center. "With all the construction going on as well as the fact that these apartments are a little unconventional in that they’re on top of the retail center, [our leasing team] is having a major problem. . .because people don’t realize there are apartments there. We’re spending a lot of money marketing and advertising, but we literally have people talking on their cell phones while driving past the site – saying, ‘Now where are you?’"

To solve that problem, he proposed hanging a large banner on one of the buildings facing Patriot Boulevard for 120 days. Trustee Kimball Woodrow didn’t like the idea. He felt there were enough ground signs to direct the public and thought a banner might actually hurt stores. "Given all the trouble we’re having attracting people to the retail center, [this could]. . .confuse people as to what’s there," he said. Trustee Jim Patterson was also hesitant. "I just think [the banner is] really big," he said. "This is just plain huge."

Trustee Jeff Lerner argued the sign was proportional to the building. "On paper it looks large, but on a three or four-story building, I don’t know that it’s that obtrusive," Lerner said, adding that the sign was needed. The board then voted unanimously to allow a banner.

The developer also asked Glenview to guarantee an additional loan of $5 million for Town Center. Trustee Mike Guinane objected, but the other board members agreed without a word of debate.

Glenview will be spending 12 percent more for liability insurance and worker’s compensation while accepting greater risks and getting less coverage under a plan crafted by consultant Michael Nugent. He told village trustees that the community has an excellent track record when it comes to accidents and lawsuits, but most municipalities have seen large hikes in premiums over the last few years.

Glenview’s insurance broker is Arthur J. Gallagher – a firm chaired by Glenview resident J. Patrick Gallagher, who got a $120,000 raise last year – boosting his annual pay to $1.35 million. Gallagher was a major contributor to the Glenview Centennial Celebration in 1999, buying $5,000 worth of commemorative books.

Residents can learn about social service programs for kids at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 6 in the Maynard Room of Glenview’s public library. Building Unity Through Diversity will host a public forum with Nancy Bloom, executive director of Youth Services and Miguel Nunex, a Northfield Township social worker. The two will discuss the services their agencies provide and tell how residents can help. Refreshments will be served, and participants are asked to bring a can of food for the Northfield Township Food Pantry.

Glenview has revised its curfew ordinance after a court ruling cast doubt on the constitutionality of a previous law. Under the new rule, people under 18 may not be on the streets between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. weeknights and from midnight to 6 a.m. Saturday or Sunday, but minors would be exempt if they were exercising a First Amendment right – attending a late religious service, political, athletic, cultural or civic event. Young people would also be exempt if accompanied by a parent.

– A new Korean restaurant, Cho June, will hold its grand opening at 952 Harlem April 21-30, replacing the former King Mah restaurant in the shopping center opposite Glenview’s library.

– The Mean Bean is now open, offering espresso drinks, smoothies, Hawaiian ice and pastries in the shopping strip at Glenview and Greenwood roads.

– Bravo! Cucina opens May 4 at The Glen Town Center featuring Italian cuisine and white tablecloths. It is part of a fast-growing chain of 32 restaurants.

– And Le Saigon de Manila marks its second anniversary in the area with a diverse menu of Vietnamese and Filipino dishes in the Four Flaggs Shopping Center at 8211 W. Golf Road.

Residents who like to keep up on public affairs in Glenview have a busy week ahead. On Monday, April 26 Citizens Organized for Wagners (COWS) will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the board room of Village Hall. The library board will be meeting at the same time in their first floor conference room to talk with their architect about costs for a new building. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday the plan commission meets. Its proceedings will be cablecast on channel 17 or 6, depending on your cable provider. On Wednesday, the village board holds a special executive session to discuss the acquisition or sale of real estate, and the appearance commission also meets at Village Hall.

Sharon Schuster agrees with our editor’s notes regarding proposed expulsion of lacrosse players at Glenbrook South High School: "This happened off the school premises and outside of school hours. The school board was overreaching its authority to even attempt to discipline the students, a point I'm sure the many family and community members included in their protest. It's the parents’ responsibility, not the board's."

WM warns parents of students spared expulsion should not celebrate: "If the parents are wise, they will not think in terms of victory, but that the kids got a break. Hopefully the kids and the parents will realize this is a learning experience and not a mistake to repeat. Sadly, none of this is doing much for the reputation of Glenview schools."

But TLB is worried about students who didn’t get a break – kids like Sean Easton who was expelled under School District 225's zero tolerance policy. A marijuana pipe was found in Sean’s car. He said he hadn’t used it for months and tested negative for drugs, but the board voted to expel him: "I have closely followed this whole Lacrosse hazing nightmare and was so relieved when it was finally over. I commend the board on their decision. What I am writing to you about is the injustice I feel was done to the Easton family. I read the parents' article in the Glenview Announcements and also read about Sean’s presentation at the board meeting. Is there no recourse for this family? Expulsion should be reserved for those students who commit serious offenses, such as drug dealing, carrying weapons or endangering other students. I don't understand why having a pipe in his car got Sean Easton expelled. He said he had tried pot in the summer. His drug test was negative. How about probation with the stipulation he could be randomly tested for a certain amount of time? How about attending classes educating him on drug use, community service, suspension and a fine? The American Board of Pediatrics strongly recommends not expelling kids unless absolutely necessary. The long term effects on these kids is awful. Increased suicide and drug use is often a consequence. School District 225 Superintendent David Hales says we have never made an exception in a case like this. Well maybe it's time we started. I recently came across an article written by a boy who was expelled under the zero tolerance policy. His story is heart wrenching and really shows the effect this has on kids. I don't think anyone could say it better than him: .http://www.ztnightmares.com/html/adam.htm."

Sean’s father, Bill Easton, told his son’s story at a public hearing on the lacrosse matter: "We, as a family, agreed to tell the story about our son being expelled. We needed to speak out because the school board does everything behind closed doors and does not explain its decisions to the public. Afterward, Sean told School Board Member Tom Shear about some of the problems he had getting a job or helping to coach a team because of his expulsion. Shaer offered to write a letter of recommendation, and we appreciate that, but we hope he and the other board members will take matters one step further. As the school year winds to a close, we hope the board will review its policy and be compassionate. Zero tolerance took away my son's senior year, isolated him from his peers, affected his baseball career and wrought havoc on our family. It would mean the world to Sean to attend school activities again, to go to the prom and to graduate with his friends. Public officials need to know how zero tolerance can hurt someone – how hard it is to live with a punishment that does not come close to the crime. The lacrosse team was lucky because it was 11 people. We were alone, and there will be other families who will go through this alone. Something still needs to be done. By the way, I am so happy for the members of the lacrosse team who were exonerated."

Bill Smigiel writes to defend controversial District 225 school board member Tom Shaer: "He was a Glenview Youth Baseball coach for one of my sons when he was younger. In my experience, Shaer was more then fair and reasonable. I think it wrong that we should take issue with someone who means well and is dedicated to the community. I do not know what went on in the hallway outside at the public hearing on April 12, but I, too, would have been a little uncomfortable on the firing line when 150 people came into the room. The real problem is the lack of communication and access to meaningful information from the high school. The public needs to play a bigger role, and we need more channels into the school system. This community has some real talent – people who could benefit GBS and District 225. I was impressed by how quickly parents came together to keep a bad situation from getting worse. Why can't we tap into this resource everyday? We shouldn't be on opposite sides of the fence. The school board shouldn't have to do it alone."

Jeff writes to correct another reader who said the Glenbrook school board had been lenient with a teacher accused of spying on one of his students: "The teacher he referred to from 10 years ago was, in fact, a member of the GBN faculty and not a mathematics teacher. I believe he was a history teacher."

Pete Piotrowski writes about schools and skunks: "Loved reading your comments about the non-expulsion of members of the lacrosse team. Heck, I played lacrosse 50 years ago at a small college in upstate New York, and we did the same thing. It's a mild initiation. About skunks, I live in southwest Glenview and built a deck for my daughter's wedding to entertain the guests. Since then, I’ve been forced to build a concrete fort around my deck to keep the skunks from having condos there! Fortunately it has worked, but it wasn’t cheap – especially when you consider that other North Shore suburbs provide animal control as part of their service to the community!"

Like George, Rick says he has an "alleged" skunk problem in his yard: "Since moving to Glenview 12 years ago, I have seen more skunks in my backyard than I have seen in all my years of crawling around the woods and fields hunting deer, rabbit, pheasant and the occasional unlucky coyote. I can set my watch to when the smelly critters arrive every evening. A couple years ago a skunk got my dog right between the eyes twice in one month. Getting skunk juice out of a Sheltie's fur is not for the faint of heart. Now when I go out into the yard I have to sing the Star Spangled Banner so Mr. Gas Bomb hears me and hopefully runs off. Anyone in the village have a shortage of skunks? Well come on down and gather up a few from my place. Take several and give them as gifts. There is no shortage. And by the way. I thought I should bring this little tidbit of info up. There is an all black, fully grown skunk, no stripe at all, running around our hood on Greenfield just west of Shermer Road. I had to do a double take and make sure it was a skunk. I threw a large stick at it and the critter immediately whipped it’s butt around, raised it's tail and took aim, but I was too far away for it to take a shot at me. A skunk will hit you right on the nose at 15 feet, and they know how to play the wind. Naw, we don't have a skunk problem in Glenview. We have a government problem. The village refuses to recognize and admit it."

Mr. D. thinks "the downtown merchants and landowners should have been asked to elect several people to serve on the new redevelopment commission chaired by Trustee Kimball Woodrow. There is one business owner on the panel along with a landowner, but I'm not sure they are a voice for others. Local business needs representation because redevelopment could close some down if it's not handled properly. Small businesses might not be able to ride out the slowdown as stores are demolished or renovated, and they won't be able to shut down for nine months and reopen in a new space at twice their current rent. Had the village not been distracted by The Glen and given up its facade improvement program for downtown buildings, many businesses and owners might have upgraded their storefronts by now."

Library Commissioner M. David Johnson wrote to clarify his position on a new building: "Several citizens have said that they would like to just build an addition to the existing library. While I strongly agree with keeping the library where it is, I have concerns that it may not be practical to just make another addition to the existing library. As a professional engineer in Illinois, I spent 27 years assessing existing buildings and designing both additions and new facilities for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. The existing library is aging; gracefully in some areas but not so gracefully in others. The architects inform us that the structure would not support a third story, so any new addition would require building horizontally, thus impacting already insufficient parking. The facade is deteriorating: recent tuckpointing might be good for another 5_10 years but not likely beyond. The mechanical and electrical systems have reached (or perhaps even already exceeded) their economic life. Over the years, Internet capability has been added to the library, but it has not been integrated into the existing plant as efficiently as would be possible in new construction. I am concerned that if we just make an addition to the existing library, we will have to tear down and replace the existing part within another 10 years. Over a projected 40-year life, that combination would be more expensive than simply replacing the existing library with a completely new library on the existing site today. A new library on the existing site would cost more right now but would save money in the long run. I want the taxpayers of Glenview to have the best possible library for the best possible price."

Luke has another idea for the village which recently condemned the Epco paint store so the site could be turned into a parking lot: "Instead of condemning and acquiring the Epco property through eminent domain, why doesn't the village condemn the eyesore that was once Renneckar's and work out a plan to move Epco into that location? This way, Epco still has a great downtown location, and the library and post office get their much needed parking. It would be a win-win situation for everyone involved. The biggest winner would be the residents of Glenview who would no longer have what looks like an inner city blown out business on Glenview Road."

The Watch replies: Actually, the Renneckar building is being renovated by a North Shore investor who paid more than $1 million for it. He plans to lease retail space on the first floor, office space on the second floor and storage in the basement.

Jude Brownlee offers this suggestion for the new library: "I grew up in the Tall Trees neighborhood of Glenview in the 60's and 70's and spent a lot of time in the nice open space behind the Scott Foresman company headquarters. I'd love to see this space preserved somehow. How much would it cost to buy and remodel the Scott Foresman headquarters? It has a pretty one-mile nature walk behind the building, circling a wild area over to the creek and back to a large mowed area with a baseball diamond and a hill for sledders. It’s a great place to picnic and relax and could become a new public park. With a little work, there could be a path up to Lehigh and a short walk right over by Swainwood and the downtown area. A pedestrian bridge over Lehigh would lead right into the neighborhoods of The Glen. Finally, since Scott Foresman is a publishing company, they probably designed their building to hold a lot of weight in the form of books."

The Watch replies: The library board actually considered building on that land, but there are some practical impediments to taking over the building. First, Scott Foresman says it does not want to move. There are actually four buildings, comprising 187,000 square feet – far more than any planners would suggest for a community our size, and these buildings were not designed to hold books – only editors. Manufacturing and storage of texts published by Scott Foresman go on elsewhere.

College freshman IK wishes he could get to The Glen: "I currently live in North Evanston and I do not drive. I am a regular PACE bus customer. I love The Glen, but it is practically impossible to get there because there is no convenient bus route. I either have to walk miles and miles from the closest bus, arriving too tired to shop or take a very expensive taxi. It would be great if it could be accessible from Old Orchard and Northbrook Court. I’m looking forward to the opening of Wildfire this fall and hope I’ll be able to get there."

Marcia thinks it’d be great if Costco installed one of its low-cost fueling stations next to its Willow Road store: "I was told that there were reasons that Glenview would not permit that addition. Sure, there are two gas stations at Willow and Shermer, but if customers could save some bucks by comparison shopping at Costco, what is the problem?"

The Watch replies: Plan Commission Chairman Howard Silver says Costco had considered proposing a gas station before it built the store, but members of his panel were cool to the idea. He says the commission would give Costco a fair hearing should the company petition to add that service now.

A Chicago resident writes about the owner of that unfinished Harley Davidson building next to Costco: "Despite heavy business at Barry Brown's Chicago Harlely Davidson store on Western Ave. and across the street at his Chicago BMW, there has been no work in over three years on an addition on the south side of the Harley Davidson building. Neighbors have had problems with Mr. Brown's businesses since 1990. Hopefully Glenview will not suffer the same fate."

And ALF thinks it is "very odd that there is no right turn on red at Patriot and Chestnut or Patriot and West Lake. What is the purpose of this? Yes, I know it is a six-point intersection, however, right turns should be allowed during certain times and not allowed during heavy traffic. Is this a state stipulation?"

The Watch replies: Glenview’s traffic consultant recommended this arrangement, believing it was necessary for safety. If you feel otherwise, you might drop a note to the official village traffic committee in care of Sgt. Phil Perlini, asking that the situation be reviewed. Sgt. Phil can be reached at Pperlini@glenview.il.us . You can also get details from Communications Director Janet Spector Bishop by writing to Jbishop@glenview.il.us .

Mark Levy agrees with Bob Sherman’s complaint that Shermer Road dead-ends at The Glen: "I believe that Shermer should have been put straight through. East Lake, as well, should have been connected to Chestnut. Given the way that money talks around here, I have to believe that doing so would have made it impossible to put in the golf course, which is something that we all needed desperately. Not! Roads, we need. Another golf course? W didn't, and we have not one, but two golf courses at The Glen. I, for one, am ecstatic to be inconvenienced daily so a privileged few can play golf."

SB just wants to comment on the congestion and traffic in Glenview "which is getting progressively worse as the months go by. Lake Avenue is under construction again – back down to one lane in each direction. The backup is maddening, and the time of day doesn't matter anymore. Sometimes one can sit in traffic for 10 minutes at a standstill watching the traffic light at Waukegan Road change three or four times. That’s got to be one of the worst intersections in the Chicago area. Glenview obviously can't handle its growth. It saddens me to see this town overrun by horrible, giant houses on tiny lots, chain stores and restaurants, and enraged drivers who whip around the other cars or pull into closed lanes of traffic, trying to get to their destinations. To make matters worse, the pothole-filled roads are not being fixed and are getting worse, increasing damage to people's cars. Will the population and housing explosion in Glenview ever stop? Will its streets ever be free of construction again?"

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