YY URUR CURLERCURLER Issue 14 - April 2020 YOUR CONTENT

04 Bulletin Board

Around the Rinks 06 Development Team Update 08 Competition Season 2020/2021 10 Mixed Doubles Delight for Dodds 12 and Mouat

13 #KeepCurling #KeepCoaching

Scottish Intern: Frida 14 Inclusive Curling Update 15 Welcome to the New Normal 16 Competition Corner 19 20 Competition Corner Ladies Branch AGM 21 Tips for Clubs and Rinks to reduce the impact of COVID19

Feedback Form 22 24 Academy Manager

Cover photo: ©WCF/Tom Rowland A WORD FROM OUR CEO Welcome to our Your Curler Dear Members

This month's Your Curler is full of interesting stories about curlers from all over the country, a few competition reports and news and updates from some of our staff. We also had a bit of fun online recently with our #keepcurling competition, so I'd like to thank everyone who took part and feel free to keep tagging us in these images on social media - you can see some of the entries that made us laugh on page 13.

The end of the season came all too quickly with some of our courses and competitions being cancelled, and most ice rinks and clubs curtailed their end of season activities including cancelling the Area and Province AGMs. We know that this is an uncertain and unsettling time for all of us, but we will be here to to keep you informed on our website and social media, so check-in there for new information and updates every now and then.

The international lockdown meant more than just our events being cancelled, and due to this, we have not been able to watch the best players from home and abroad in action on TV at the end of season events, or live at the World Men’s Curling Championships in . It was a huge disappointment for us all that this event was called off, however it was the right (albeit difficult) decision at the right time and we all need to look forward to the new season and hope it can start as planned in the autumn.

Next on the list of end-of-season events, we should be planning for the Annual General Meeting of the RCCC on 27 June 2020, however this will not take place as planned due to the continuing effects of the pandemic. We are currently exploring alternate options to allow this event to take place, with either the AGM being held online, possibly on the same day (with online voting in advance) or postponing until later in the year, with the contingency plan to hold this online if things don’t improve dramatically. Either way, we will use our website to update you and an email will be sent to all members, with club secretaries asked to pass the information on to anyone not on email. The Ladies Branch AGM is also postponed and we will provide updates in due course.

Please keep active in your local curling club, stay in touch with fellow members and continue to plan for the new season to go ahead as normal.

Best wishes, Bruce Bruce Crawford Chief Executive Officer Scottish Curling

Bulletin Board DISTRICT MEDALs

Scorecards must be We're Here Scottish Curling HQ staff are submitted to Scottish Curling before Sun 31 currently working remotely - May to claim District you can find our contact Medals for season details here 2019/2020

Indoor Grand Match 2020 Club entries deadline extended to 30 Apr - follow this link to enter your club now!

AROUND THE RINKS Braehead Janie Glen Bonspiel

The 70th Janie Glen Bonspiel was held in early March at Braehead. Mrs Janie S. Glen was a passionate curler in the 1930s and one of the early members of Glasgow Ladies Curling Club. She promoted and developed many Inter Club games throughout Scotland and Manchester. In 1950 her daughters donated a Quaich to the Glasgow Province and this year was the 70th Bonspiel played in her name with cake and pink fizz (non-alcoholic).

24 Ladies took part representing 10 Clubs based at Braehead. Sheila Forgie skipped the winning team for the second consecutive year. In the photograph Sheila for 69 Club is flanked by Audrey Barclay (Dumbreck Ladies), Liz Scott (Glasgow Ladies) and Diane Burton (Maxwell). by Eleanor McDougall

Cawder House Anniversary Bonspiel Cawder House Curling Club celebrated their 125th Anniversary in grand style in March 2020 with an 8 rink Bonspiel at Braehead. 64 curlers took to the ice led by a piper. The guest players came from clubs in the 10th Dunbartonshire Province as well as friends of Cawder House (Howwood, Strathkelvin and Keir Curling Clubs).

After 4 ends brooms were stacked and a traditional dram of a ‘rusty nail’ was enjoyed as well as some non-alcoholic refreshments. Energy was maintained by a selection of Buchanan Sweets as confectioner manufacturer Andrew Buchanan had been the Club’s first President in 1895.

The age range at the Bonspiel was impressive, from our youngest curler, Duncan Orr, who is only 15 to Dennis Garnet from Strathkelvin CC who is a magnificent 87 years. Helen and Robert Jamieson managed to celebrate their wedding anniversary on the ice. Like many Clubs, Cawder House has had its ups and downs in membership and currently has more than 40 members, with almost 70% joining from the Sweep or Virtual Club in the last 8 years. So it was no surprise when the Bonspiel winning team was announced, skipped by Madeleine Sharp (Cawder) with Jim Kerr (Glasgow Accies), Clive Black and Billy McGuinness (both Braehead Virtual Club). After a splendid afternoon the celebrations continued with a dinner at Glasgow Academicals Sports Club. Food was presented on sharing platters which encouraged everyone to chat and the wine flowed. Speeches were kept to a minimum but we had to let President Drew Jolly say a few words, followed by RCCC President Brian McArtney who presented the prizes to the Bonspiel winners. Ian Strathdee, Province President, managed to get a few words in and Graham Russell, President of Keir CC who also celebrates their 125th Anniversary, gave a vote of thanks.

The Club produced a range of memorabilia to commemorate the occasion: a splendid new pin badge, an engraved pen, a Club tie, a booklet recording the Club’s history with many photographs of all this season’s members. The highlight though was when Brian McArtney presented the Club with a 100 year medal – a little late but certainly appreciated.

The Club began in the grounds of Cawder Estate near Lenzie, played at Crossmyloof, then the Summit Centre before moving to Braehead. Next season we will relocate to Greenacres and we look forward to the next 25 years.

stranraer The Lyburn Trophy is always the highlight of the curling calendar in February at Stranraer Ice Rink and once again, there was fine play on the ice and fabulous fun off it during the three-day competition. The High Road winners were the team of Margaret Agnew, Cathy Stevenson, Jackie Wright and Lorna Munro.

In the Low Road, the winners were Jenni Cannon, Emma Vance, Helen Vance and Anne Wilson. Eight rinks took part and the social evening on the Tuesday revealed that many of the players were as talented on the stage as on the ice. The Lyburn was kindly sponsored by Baxter's of Stranraer who gave the winning and losing teams in both finals fabulous gift bags. by Louise Kerr Development Team We are pleased to announce that Maggie Wilson and Scott Andrews have been appointed as Development Managers for Scottish Curling and will cover the Central Scotland and South West areas respectively. The new posts will work closely with the current Development Manager, Iain Stewart, who will cover the East and North areas of Scotland, along with continuing to lead on some projects.

Maggie joins us from the Oil Services Industry in Aberdeen where she has worked in a variety of project roles. This has included leading projects such as manufacturing site change projects and the setting up of engineering operations in India. Maggie has curled since the age of 11, from being introduced at a schools Curling Cool programme to now skipping her team at the final of the recent Scottish Championships. Maggie is part of the British Curling Performance Foundation programme.

Scott joins this new role from a successful period over the past 3 years as a Development Officer at Ayr Ice Rink. In his time at Ayr he has helped to increase the membership, developed the coaching workforce, worked very closely with local schools and generated additional income through corporate events. Scott started curling aged 8 and has been a British Curling athlete since 2010. He has many curling achievements such as a four time Scottish Champion with the highlight of an Olympic silver medal in 2014.

Maggie and Scott will both start after Easter on 14 April and after a comprehensive induction period, they will be looking to meet key people at the ice rinks that they will be supporting. These posts will be responsible for increasing participation and membership by working closely with you and other partners to develop curling in the rink curling communities listed below. In addition, they will have responsibility for appropriately selected national projects and programmes.

Iain Stewart, Development Manager. Based in Dundee supporting East & North areas – Inverness, Moray, Aberdeen, Forfar, Dundee, Dewars, Kirkcaldy, Kinross

Maggie Wilson, Development Manager. Based in Stirling supporting Central Scotland areas – Stirling, Murrayfield, Kelso, Lanarkshire, East Kilbride, Braehead, Waterfront

Scott Andrews, Development Manager. Based in Ayr supporting South West areas – Greenacres, Auchenharvie, Galleon, Ayr, Stranraer, Dumfries, Lockerbie

Stages Set for Competitions next season

With the 2019-20 season coming to a premature end, curlers across the country are turning their thoughts to the 2020-21 season. The Competitions Committee have been working with Scottish Curling staff to build the Competition Calendar for the upcoming season and are pleased to announce the dates and venues for Season 2020-21.

Ice rinks across the country are given the opportunity to bid to host competitions, and the bids are then considered based on a number of factors including venue suitability and ice quality. Other considerations include the geographical spread of competitions, and the value offered to competitors, and how best Scottish Curling can support Scotland’s curling facilities.

The premier event of the season will this year be hosted by Dumfries Curling, who are looking forward to welcoming the Scottish Curling Men’s & Women’s Championships to the Ice Bowl for the first time. Although they are first time hosts for this event, Dumfries has significant experience of hosting successful major events, with the 2014 World Mixed Doubles and Senior Championships, two annual World Curling Tour events and a variety of Scottish Curling competitions being hosted there previously.

Those interested in the Under 21 competitions will note a change of dates for this year’s Scottish Curling Junior Championships, as well some Asham Under 21 Slam events. Significant time has been spent constructing a new model for the junior season to prevent unnecessary clashes between our national championships and events in the World Curling calendar aimed at this age group.

In the North of the country, Moray Leisure Centre will host the National Virtual Club Challenge in Elgin for the first time, while in the South, Stranraer Ice Rink are first time hosts for the Skill Awards Challenge. It is also Scotland’s turn to host the Four Nations this season, and competitors from England, Ireland and Wales will join Scotland’s representatives in Ayr for this highly enjoyable event.

Entry forms for Scottish Curling’s 2020-21 competitions will be available in May, with the first entry deadlines at the end of June. Keep an eye on our website and social media for updates!

Mixed Doubles Delight for Dodds and Mouat The Goldline Scottish Curling Mixed Doubles Championship provided four days of world class curling at the Dewars Centre, Perth.

The championship final was a tense affair between Aitken/Andrews and Dodds/Mouat, with the teams tied on four each after six ends. Aitken’s final stone in the seventh end overcurled, giving Dodds/Mouat a steal of four. Team Aitken/Andrews were denied the chance to defend their 2018-19 title when they were run out of stones in the eighth end and and were crowned champions. Jennifer collected her first national Mixed Doubles title, and Bruce put his name on the trophy for the fifth time. Bruce said,

“This was the hardest win for me at the Scottish mixed doubles, but it’s quite special for me to get my fifth gold medal in this competition.

“As for the game, the first five ends were a bit ropey, but we called a power play in the sixth which really put the pressure on Aitken which then allowed us to capitalise on their errors. We played a lot of really good games with teams who rose to the occasion.”

This year, both players were also part of the winning teams at the Scottish Curling Championships on 15 February.

It was an intense and high quality four days of curling in Perth and all the players demonstrated good sportsmanship and excellent technical shot making and tactics.

#keepcurling and #keepcoaching This Summer With the nation working from home, parents becoming teachers and essential workers pushing on tirelessly to keep us all safe and well, we thought that our amazing curling community could do with something different to talk about. We decided to run a little competition so you could try to #KeepCurling even though the season had come to an abrupt halt.

We asked you to show off how you are going to #KeepCurling and #KeepCoaching while we are all off-ice, and unable to curl and coach as normal at the end of this season, and our members delivered. We've included a few of our favourites below but you can see more here.

The competition has ended, however, the HQ team and our community have seen a few things that have made us smile by joining in, so let's keep it going until we're back on the ice – get creative and have some fun! Remember to tag us on social media when you're sharing yours!

@ScottishCurlingOfficial @scottishcurling @scottish_curling scottish curling intern: Frida Gronvold When I moved to Stirling to study, I had never tried curling before, although I had watched a lot of matches from world championships and the Olympics on TV.

As Scotland is the home of Curling, I was excited when I saw that the university had a curling club. I contacted them and went to their “Give it a go” session, and from then, I was hooked! Curling was, for sure, my new favourite sport. About a week later we had a job fair for my course – MSc Sport Management. I met two amazing ladies from Scottish Curling we talked about curling and communications.

When I found out I had the internship with Scottish Curling HQ, I felt so thankful and lucky. Before my first meeting, I spent the day on their website and other sources reading about the history of curling, and after chatting with my new colleagues, I went straight home to watch the curling episode of "Losers" on Netflix. I was absolutely hooked, and I couldn’t wait to get going in my new internship.

You might ask, what got me so on hooked curling? It is totally different from all the other sports I have tried, and I was the girl who tried almost everything when I was younger. It is also a sport you can learn at whatever age or stage in life, and it's possible to play for fun if you're not interesting in representing.

Another thing which sets curling apart is the ethos and sportsmanship in the sport. Everyone I have met has been so minded and willing to teach you as much as possible. They're not offended if you ask “stupid” questions, as there are many specific rules and variations on them. Compared to other sports, teams are much smaller and interaction with your opponents is up close and because of this respect and sportsmanship is so important.

During my time at Scottish Curling, I have been able to work with some impressive colleagues, and they have given me the opportunity to work with them to create social media content, and help in te the planning stages of this for both the Scottish Curling championships and the WMCC2020 which sadly never went ahead. I must say the highlight of my internship was a trip to the Scottish Curling Junior Championships in Aberdeen. Even though it was a long day, it was amazing to see the live competition and learn about both social media and competitions from a different perspective. My time in the HQ office has also shown me how much administrative work is involved in sport governing bodies.

I want to end this with a huge thanks to my lovely colleagues at Scottish Curling for having me to work with you and for teaching me about the sport and the business. I also want to thank the curling club at Stirling University, and everyone else I've met in the curling community, for cementing my love of curling!

I'm now back in Norway, but I have already contacted my local ice rink and am ready to get back to curling as soon as we can! Inclusive Curling Update

by Helen Kallow, Scottish Curling Disability Curling Development Officer

I’m now working from my dining room, which is lovely and sunny. I am trying to catch up with reports to funders and the annual report, as well as planning for next year and fitting in all the other jobs which get pushed to one side during the season. I’m hoping to have a chance to put lots of inclusive curling resources up on the website, so let me know what you would like to see.

As I look back over the year I can see what a great year it has been for disability curling, so huge thanks must go to everyone who has been helping to make curling even more inclusive. It is unfortunate that the season was cut short with so many things not able to take place, however I have lots of plans for new partnerships and events. Get in touch if you would like support any partnerships or events to help curling become more inclusive.

Now would also be a great time to hear about what is working well in your rink, and sharing these successes with others. I’m investigating some areas for possible development next season, so I would love to hear if you have developed any work for individuals with dementia, learning disabilities, veterans, or how inclusive curling can impact mental health.

The current government guidelines make it even harder for many disabled people to stay active, so look out online for some of the great videos from the Activity Alliance and for those who use a wheelchair, Wheelpower for some chair exercises.

It’s tough not being able to catch up with everyone in the office face-to-face but we do get to enjoy a bit of WhatsApp chat! My children are fantastic at the technology available, even the youngest is on Microsoft teams! Thankfully all the connections are working fine so far and we can carry on working. I’m looking forward to the time when I can get out and about as I miss seeing all our fantastic volunteers and curlers.

Welcome to the New Normal We may not all be working out of Stirling HQ at the moment, but we're still here! Here at Scottish Curling all staff have been working from home for the last two weeks, in line with government guidelines, and to help keep everyone safe and healthy during these unusual times. Most of us are used to working from home, and do so on a regular basis, but for others this has presented some unique challenges.

We caught up with Fiona Harfield, our Workforce Development Manager, about how she has adapted…

"At the moment I’m working from home, in my conservatory. The benefits are that I can sit around in my joggers and fluffy socks, I can go for an early morning run, shower, breakfast and still start work at about 8.30am. However, I need interaction and company, so that’s one of the hardest things to manage.

"Some of the team catch up at 10am every day online, and have a chat about anything and everything. It helps to keep in touch like we would if we were in the office during a coffee break, and has helped keep us all sane! We will still have virtual team meetings as well and regular calls with colleagues just to check in with others.

"I am proud of the way Scottish Curling has made it possible for the Head Office staff to work from home. They did it pretty quickly with little if any disturbance to members. Some key members of staff made this happen and I am grateful to them for that."

Fiona's new "office" with the addition of some lovely tulips! David Ramsay, our Pathway Manager says:

"The big challenge has been to complete end of year assessments in performance. The Performance Foundation level players were due to have final on ice assessments in April, and that’s simply not possible. That’s been the biggest hurdle to overcome.

"Technology is a wonderful thing, and all our team meetings are now being done virtually as are academy end of season meetings. Everyone’s in the same boat, so we’re just adapting as best we can"

And when it comes to Marketing and Communications, we are really well placed to work from home. Marketing and Communications Officer Pamela Graham tells us what her and teammate Heather Bennie have been up to over the past two weeks...

"This is giving us a good opportunity to make a start on all the summer jobs we save up until after the curling season ends.

"We’ve been able to start a little bit early this year, which gives us lots of time to design new ‘Try Curling’ posters and stands, produce learning materials for course participants and revise our Communications Strategy –and get through all the other jobs on our to do list that we just don't get a chance to do during the season!

"We catch up with each other throughout the week and that helps us stay on track and remain upbeat!"

Pamela is set up by the window and is fuelled by coffee - as normal!

However you are managing this unprecedented time, please stay home, stay safe and healthy, and we look forward to the 2020/21 season, and getting back on the ice!

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COMPLETE THE FORM HERE BEFORE THE 25TH OCTOBER TO BE INCLUDED THE HENDERSON BISHOP TROPHY, CURL ABERDEEN, THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY – SUNDAY 1 MARCH Susan Kesley’s Murrayfield 2 team retained the Henderson Bishop Trophy and the Murrayfield 1 team skipped by Kerry Clark won The Cherrystone. The Finals games were, last year’s winners Murrayfield 2 v Perth in The Henderson Bishop and Murrayfield 1 v Dumfries in The Cherrystone.

Both Murrayfield teams appeared to be on mission and some great shot making from Susan’s team of Fran Stretton, Jenny Barr and Morna Aitken and Kerry’s teams of Katie Wood, Betty Gibb, Margaret Nicol and alternate Maggie Barry had their respective opposition under pressure from start. The Murrayfield teams kept the good play up and ran out comfortable winners with handshakes offered by Claire’s team of Mairi Milne, Lynn-Cameron-Thomson, Catriona Davidson and alternate Rachel Simm after six ends and Ann’s team of Caroline Donaldson, Marion Mather, Susan Morrison and alternate Fiona Hardie after seven ends.

Full Report available here.

The Rink Championship, Forfar Indoor Sports, Friday 6 – Sunday 8 March

Forfar Indoor Sports hosted this year’s Rink Championships, where teams who’d qualified from their local rink compete for the spectacular trophy.

Galleon and Perth 1 exchanged twos in the first couple of ends of the final, and after that Galleon built up a lead by picking up scores of 3 in ends four and six. Perth 1 couldn’t match their multiple scores, which allowed Stewarton Heather Curling Club to take the trophy for Galleon with a final score of 9-5.

Scottish Curling Schools Championship, Ayr Ice Rink, Friday 6 – Sunday 8 March

Ayr were hosts to 23 teams and a raft of supporters for the Scottish Curling Schools Championship. The teams, representing 18 schools from across the country, enjoyed the new six end format of the event. At the conclusion of the highly competitive round robin, the south of the country were dominant in claiming the eight Quarter Final places.

Stranraer Academy started strong in the final, stealing 1 in the first end. Dalbeattie were quick to respond with a score of 4 in the second end, which the Stranraer side were unable to recover from. The Dalbeattie High School team of Orrin Carson, Struan Carson, Hannah Farries, Logan Carson and Kirstey Farries take the trophy back to their school for the first time!

Full Report here

The Maxwell Trophy, Dumfries Ice Bowl, Tuesday 10 March The Maxwell Trophy took place in Dumfries and for the first time, Greenacres teams took the top spot.

Their teams were comprised of the following players:- Greenacres 1 – David Reid, Willie Smith, Steve McNab & Alan Mitchell Greenacres 2 – Craig Reid, Alex Wilson, Hugh Reid & Douglas Paton Greenacres 3 – David Mundell, Alan Smith, Mark Guthrie & Douglas Reid In the Final games Results were as follows: Forfar 1 3 – 8 Greenacres 1 Forfar 2 7 – 4 Greenacres 2 Forfar 3 3 – 8 Greenacres 3 Full Report available here

The Morton Trophy, Forfar Indoor Sports, Tuesday 10 March Semi final games were played at 10.30am: Ayr v Kinross, and Lanarkshire v Stirling. Games were keenly fought with Stirling and Kinross prevailing.

Coming down to the last stone of the last end in the last game, it proved to be a historic first win for the ladies of Kinross Rink 1 Irene Baillie (skip), Lynne Stevenson, Fiona Doig, Eileen Thomas. Rink 2 Maggie Scott (skip), Pat McFarlane, Fiona Rutherford, Elaine Spain. Rink 3 Angela Wilcox(skip), Laurie McKerrow, Debbie Weir, Maggie Saunderson. Full Report by CL here

Scottish Curling Pairs Championship, Stranraer Ice Rink, Friday 13 – Sunday 15 March

The final was watched by a good support for both rinks with Greenacres and Lockerbie 1 taking to the ice after both rinks playing outstanding curling to get to the final it was Greenacres team of William Smith and Wallace Gilbert with the hammer deciding to blank the first end, Greenacres took a 1 in the second end, Scott and Robert Hamilton, Lockerbie had no reply to Greenacres stealing a 3 in the third end, Lockerbie were struggling to keep the pressure on Greenacres only managed a single shot in the fourth end giving the hammer back to Greenacres who made every use of it a got another 3 in the fifth and being 7 shots to 3 down Scott and Robert offered the Greenacres rink of William and Full account here Wallace the title. ladies branch agm update

The Ladies Branch of RCCC was scheduled to hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 5 May 2020. However due to current circumstances this has been postponed until further notice. It will be reconvened at a later date either in person or as a virtual meeting. Members will be updated on this via the website and social media.

Ladies Branch President, Morag Wellman said, "we are all disappointed not to be gathering as we usually do at the end of the season but our priority must be to follow the government guidelines and avoid large gatherings to protect the NHS and save lives” tIPS for cLUBS AND rINKS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF covid19

Due to the current government restrictions to reduce the impact of the coronavirus, we have gathered a few tips for clubs to consider. We appreciate that many of these are only relevant to facility owners and operators, we thought it worth sharing them all here. Other advice and support is available locally via local authorities, so please use this as a starting point to consider what might be suitable for your club. > Keep engaging with members, via your usual methods but not in person, which may be emails, website and social media. > Try using Whatsapp, Zoom, Skype or other platforms to have meetings or catch ups on a regular basis > Plan for return to normal, even though we don’t know when that might happen. We should all be planning to resume at the start of the new season. > Review contracts that can be reduced or suspended such as waste collection, TV and internet, rent of property, lease of equipment. > Review cashflow, to make sure standing orders and direct debits can be paid. > Ensure perishable products are consumed within date, by distributing to people who can use or purchase them > Check out the Third Sector Resilience Fund, which is a £20m fund for community groups, voluntary organisations and charities > See this link to Charities Aid Foundation, who made grants available but paused the scheme however hope to reopen it in future > Sportscotland have published guidance for facility owners and operators that can be seen here > See the Job Retention Scheme to furlough employees who are on the payroll but unable to attend the premises. > The Scottish Government have confirmed that all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses will not need to pay non-domestic rates in 2020-21. This should allow the vast majority of sports clubs with facilities to budget for a £0 non-domestic rates bill for 2020-21.

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academy manager With David Ramsay, aka Rambo, retiring at the end of April after almost three years working in Performance roles we are looking for a new Academy Manager. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Rambo for his dedication and hard work to developing the next generation of elite curlers.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable individual to lead Scottish Curling’s Academy programmes to identify, nurture and develop the next group of elite curlers. The Academy programmes represent the start of Curling’s performance pathway that is jointly run by Scottish and British Curling. The post holder will be able to utilise good technical and coaching knowledge of the sport. The ability to build strong productive partnerships with key people in ice rinks and junior clubs is essential for providing quality opportunities for aspiring curlers and coaches.

If you are interested please have a look at the job description for further information about the role and complete the application form by 8am Monday 4 May 2020

For an informal chat about the role please contact Nick Rennie, Head of Development on 07725162961.

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