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Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog


Rapper The Game responds to his haters

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 01:44 PM PDT

Rapper, The Game received lots of jokes and ridicule from some of his fans when he shared a photo of his eggplant yesterday. Well he didn't keep quiet about the insults. See the message he shared to his 'haters' after the cut...


How Heritage Bank led the way in packaging fun-filled Children's Day celebrations

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 01:41 PM PDT

Heritage bank Nigeria chose the 2015 Children's Day Celebrations to underline how its culture of innovation and creativity is meant to serve the aspirations of kids, popularly referred to as the future generation. The Bank organised a first-of-its-kind week long activity that gave participating kids lots of fun, gifts and unique experience of mixing with the world's most famous kid celebrity as well as role playing in Banking Halls.




The Heritage Bank Children's Day Program was designed not only to celebrate the children but, more importantly, to expose them to financial education and fire their aspiration to imbibe the culture of creating, managing and preserving wealth from childhood. Several activities such as Treasure Hunts, Handling of various banking roles and a Children Carnival at the famous Dream World Carnival in Lekki area of Lagos dominated the program that ran between Thursday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 27.

While speaking at one of the Treasure Hunt events that took place at The Riverbank School, Victoria Island, Lagos, Head Customer Engagement Heritage Bank, Kika Akpenyi, said the activity was organised to help develop the children's knowledge of/and interest in banking and financial matters. Nora Tuoyo, grade 3 teacher of Riverbank School lauded the Bank's initiative as capable of enlightening the children to be aware of how to make money legitimately in future through sound money management principles. The top three winners from the school were all filled with excitement as they revealed that the event has taught them to be smart and revealed how interesting banking institution is.
During the 'My Day as a Banker' segment of the program, students drawn from various schools in Lagos were invited to the bank's head office in Victoria Island,  where they were placed in various departments and given different roles to play for the day in the banking hall. These roles bothered on day-to-day banking operations.  
The Heritage Bank Financial Literacy Brand Ambassador, Miss Zuriel Oduwole who was also very active during the campaign, disclosed that she was thrilled to be part of the celebrations. In her remarks to the children, she encouraged them to develop the habit of saving, always aim high and never be discouraged from working hard to achieve their dreams in life.
Most of the students present revealed that their perception of banking had been changed through the program while a few others said they had been assisted to identify their interest in pursuing a career in banking and finance. 
Manager at Heritage Bank's Ikoyi branch, Kufre Tide, explained that the event was aimed at engaging the children with information about banking, investment and other financial operations as a strategy of creating future generation of inspired, enlightened and committed wealth creators and managers for the country.
The grand finale of the program came up on Wednesday, May 27 at the Dream World Carnival where Heritage Bank, in conjunction with Inspiration FM, offered thousands of participating kids' loads of activities such as fun rides, bouncing castle and several other games to savour.
Heritage Bank's wealth creation, preservation and transfer ideology birthed Bud Savings Account targeted at children and young adults, an innovative product that provides a new world of benefits to customers and helps them through their journey to financial independence. The Bud savings account comes in three (3) variants which includes Bud Mini (0-12yrs), Bud Teen (13-17yrs) and Bud Maxx (18-25yrs). With this innovation, the bank seeks to help customers save towards targeted financial goals while enhancing the quality education of children among other benefits. 

Hilarious! Female Sec School student brings her mum & siblings to fight a teacher in Abia (photos)

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:51 PM PDT

Facebook user, Nwaokoma Thomas Izuchukwu recounts a hilarious, but somewhat shameful story about a female secondary school student who brought her family to her school to fight her teacher. But how can a mother pack her children to fight and beat up a teacher? His account bellow.
'On Monday at Ozar secondary school, Asa in Ukwa West LGA of Abia State when a student who was sent home by a teacher Mrs Njoku to barb her hair, regrouped with her mother and elder siblings to attack teachers and students.
The JSS two student,Precious Nwadike had earlier been warned by same teacher two weeks ago to barb her hair but she did not heed to the warning. On arrival to school on Monday, the student was asked to go home to get her haircut. She left immediately only to return two hours later with the mother and four of her siblings who marched straight to the staff room and commanded the teachers to come out. Furthermore, the mother of the student, Mrs Nwadike held a teacher, pulled her cloth & ordered the sons to cut her hair. The intervention of another teacher, Mrs Osuagwu provoked the sons and one of them, Uche almost strangled her. But the quick intervention of students, led to a free for all fight in which Mrs Nwadike and children were fully prepared.' According to Izuchukwu Nwaokoma, it took the intervention of an annoymous youth corp member currently serving in the school who alerted military personnel to come to the rescue. 'Their quick arrival calmed the situation and doused the tension. Mrs Nwadike and children were arrested and taken to Obehie police station, Asa.The Principal of the school, Mrs F.N Nwachukwu took both the wounded students and teachers to the nearest Health Center for treatment.

Story/Photo Credit - Facebook User @ Nwaokoma Thomas-Izuchukwu.

Don Jazzy shaves his hair...like his new look? (photos)

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:52 PM PDT

You like? Right is the ace music producer with hair...left without!

Photo: Madame Tussauds creates the world's first 'selfie taking' wax figure using Kim K

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:40 PM PDT

Madame Tussauds revealed that they are creating a brand new wax figure of Kim Kardashian, launching this July. According to them "it will be the world's first 'selfie taking' wax figure, holding a phone that actually takes your photo"

Simi Esiri steps out with her post-baby weight looking amazing

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:35 PM PDT

Dr Sid 's wife pictured with her sister, Titi who also recently got engaged recently. Beautiful sisters!

Nigeria absent from the list of top 10 most tourism-ready economies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:32 PM PDT

Nigeria is absent from the list of the top 10 most tourism-ready economies in West Africa as released by the World Economic Forum 2015.

Get Guaranteed Lowest Prices in the Konga Summer Reign

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:29 PM PDT

Who says you can't have summer with the rain? Even without the sun, you can have bright discounts and hot deals in the Summer rain. Because we understand there's already so much to spend on, we are offering guaranteed lowest prices on Fashion, Gadgets, Electronics, Home & Kitchen and much more in the Konga Summer Reign promotion from the 9th to 14th of June 2015.

Shop the latest fashion from premium brands like Cherryfox, Deo Milano, Franck New York, GOLD and several more exquisite brands. Get unbelievable deals on product bundles. How would you like a standing fan, a toaster and an iron for less than N7,000 or a blender, electric iron, electric kettle and a sandwich maker for just N7,200! There's so much more up for grabs.

Make your shopping much lighter on your wallet with crazy deals on product bundles across categories, Buy One Get One Free deals, free coupons for first time shoppers and above all, guaranteed lowest prices this Summer Reign. So whether it's those court shoes, sneakers, home appliances or whatever you might need to buy this summer, they are found on Konga at lowest prices. Also remember that free shipping applies on select items. The rain keeping you indoors? Get these hot deals in theSummer Reign.

Caitlyn Jenner is becoming a beautiful woman (photo)

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:34 PM PDT

Here's a new photo of Caitlyn Jenner. The 65 year old former Olympian is pictured with the doctor who worked on her face to make it more feminine. Dr. Harrison Lee specializes in facial feminization for male to female transgender patients

These are the two doctors responsible for Bruce Jenner's transformation. Dr. Gary J. Alter and Dr Harrison Lee, both surgeons with prestigious practices in New York and California. Caitlyn Jenner made sure to express her gratitude by gifting Dr. Harrison H. Lee, with a personalised copy of her Vanity Fair feature. She wrote on his copy,
 'To Harrison, Great Job. Thank you so much. Caitlyn Jenner.'

Sanctioning Saraki/Dogara: Lai Mohammed says party is in a dilemma

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:19 PM PDT

The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed says the party is currently in a dilemma in regards to carrying out its planned sanction on their party members, Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara for presenting themselves for elections at the National Assembly against the party's wish. 
 
While speaking on Channels TV this morning, Lai Mohammed said there have been reservations expressed by some people that the party might lose its majority in the house to the PDP if they do not manage the situation properly 
"Yes people have expressed that concern but how do you maintain cohesion and discipline in the country and the same time ensure that you continue to maintain the majority in the house. Now what happens if this goes unpunished and unquestioned, then anybody in the party can do what they like. So this is the dilemma the party is facing. The dilemma within the party is how on one hand we ensure cohesion and  discipline within the party and the same time ensure that the matter does not deteriorate. The real danger the party faces now is having the leadership of the national assembly which you cannot call your own. The leadership of the national assembly that does not share your agenda. The leadership that does no share your vision. If you understand how the National Assembly works and the kind of power the leadership has, you will understand the danger of what happened yesterday.  For instance today, we can no longer talk about having leadership caucus in the National Assembly today because the leadership is made up of both the PDP and the APC. So there is nothing personal to APC that can be discussed in confidence without the PDP knowing. It means if a letter goes to the President to the Senate, it means it will go to the leadership of the PDP, APC, everybody even before our own members read it. It is quite a serious issue"he said. 
He said he cannot pinpoint any mistake his party made that led them to this current situation.

Asked if the party can afford to suspend Saraki and Dogara, he said "The party can afford to do anything to maintain discipline"

He explained why the party described the actions of Saraki and Dogara as treachery
"Well you see when we were campaigning, we campaigned against the PDP because we believed that the PDP after 16 years did not live up to the expectations of Nigerians. Now if any of our members now want to be Senate President or Speaker and he is going to rely on the same opposition that was displaced and in total defiance to the party's directives, its Treachery. If 57 people voted to elect senate president, that speaks volumes. That means there are only 8 senators from the APC that joined the 49 Senators from the PDP. If Femi scored 174 votes, that means out of the 209 members of the APC in the house of Reps, only 30 moved over. So clearly, what happened yesterday was rebellion by a very small minority of the members elect, that is why we call it treachery"he said 
On why the meeting with President Buhari and members of the APC which was supposed to resolve all issues between party members before the National Assembly leadership election did not hold as expected at the International Conference Center Abuja  yesterday June 9th, he said
"The meeting did not hold for two reasons. One, those members of the party that were bent on disobeying the party directives did not trun up and while the President was preparing to come to attend the meeting with all other faithful, loyal members of the party, he was informed they had already started voting in the upper chambers and at that point in time there was no point for him to come to join the meeting. That is why we now asked our members to go back  to the National assembly while we went to the presidency"he said

APC not well equipped to handle the affairs of government at the center- PDP

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:07 PM PDT

The Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh says the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon. Yakubu Dogara as the new leaders of the National Assembly which is against their party wishes, signifies that APC is not well equipped to handle the affairs of government at the center. In the statement he released today June 10th, Mr Metuh said the APC is only suffering from the greed, lust for power and inordinate ambitions of the party's leaders.

"The crass inexperience so far displayed by the APC is a pointer that it is not adequately equipped to handle the affairs of government at the center. Nothing can be more astonishing than the whining by the APC that the PDP at the last minute expressed its preference for Saraki and Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively, after it had earlier stated that it was not interested in the positions. This calls to question the capacity, experience and skills of APC leaders on political matters and we have no apology whatsoever for their naivety. The APC is merely suffering the consequences of the greed, lust for power and inordinate ambitions of their leaders. They should note that Nigerians have since moved ahead with the new leaders in the National Assembly and stop wasting their energy on propaganda and blackmails to heat up the polity."he said

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West expecting a baby boy?

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:09 PM PDT

Us Weekly magazine is reporting that multiple sources have confirmed to them that 34 year old Kim K and her husband Kanye West are expecting a baby boy. We wait!

Death toll from victims of contaminated ogogoro in Rivers now 66

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:00 PM PDT

The number of victims who have died from drinking contaminated local gin popularly referred to as Ogogoro in Rivers state has risen to 66. This is according to the Director of Disease Control of Ministry of Health Rivers state, Dr Roland Obed Whyte. He said the number of deaths cuts across four local government areas of Rivers state namely Ahoada, Gokana, Bonny Island and Obio-Akpor.

The Federal government has since put a ban to the sale and consumption of the Local gin nationwide.

Inspiring! Meet the Nigerian Senator with just one hand (photos)

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:54 AM PDT

Despite the seeming 'odd' of having just one hand, Senator Nneji Athan Achonu realized his dreams of becoming a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as he was sworn into office alongside his colleagues yesterday June 9th. Popularly referred to as the one armed general, he campaigned, contested and won the election for Senator representing Okigwe Senatorial zone of Imo State. He is 56 years old, married with children. More photos after the cut...



Court temporarily blocks release of 'Angola 3' inmate

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:50 AM PDT

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of Albert Woodfox, the last of the Louisiana inmates dubbed the Angola 3 by supporters protesting their long stints in solitary confinement. Tuesday's order came a day after a U.S. district judge said Woodfox should be released immediately  and that the state cannot try him again for the killing of a prison guard.

His two previous convictions were overturned. Woodfox has long maintained his innocence in that death in 1972, when inmates were protesting conditions inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary.



Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is appealing the judge's order, saying Woodfox is a killer who should remain locked up.

The appeals court order blocks the release of Woodfox until at least Friday.

Woodfox and Herman Wallace were accused in the 1972 killing of guard Brent Miller at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. A third inmate, Robert King, was linked to Miller's death but never charged.

The group became known as the "Angola 3," and the case has been a cause celebre for years, with activists arguing there is no evidence tying the three men to the crime and decrying the decades they each spent in solitary confinement.
Woodfox -- who was originally imprisoned on an armed robbery conviction has said he had tried to point out injustices at the prison, including instances of segregation, corruption and rape, and was targeted and wrongfully accused because of his activism as a Black Panther.
King was freed after his conviction in the killing of a fellow inmate was overturned in 2001.
The same went for Herman Wallace, who was released in 2013 after a judge vacated his murder conviction and sentence. He only experienced a few days of freedom; he was suffering from terminal liver cancer and died just days later.
A federal appeals court overturned Woodfox's conviction last year. But he has remained behind bars and is awaiting a third trial.

Angry friend takes to Facebook to name & shame a guy who ditched her in a restaurant to avoid the bill

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:50 AM PDT

Here's what happened; a lady invited a male friend to go eat dinner at an Italian restaurant. After ordering an expensive dish and eating his fill, the bill came and he asked her to pay for it. Irritated at his behaviour, she requested that they both pay for their respective meals. The guy said he was going out to get money to pay but never returned and what did the lady do? She shared the guy's pic on Facebook and shamed him...

Photos: Rev. Father kidnapped in Ekiti, kidnappers demand N20m ransom

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:48 AM PDT

Rev Fr Akingbade pictured above was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at his apartment in Ido-ekiti, Ekiti state yesterday June 9th. The kidnappers have contacted his family and they are asking for a N20 million ransom.



Photos: Reuben Abati goes back to school

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:39 AM PDT

Former Special Adviser to former President Jonathan on media, Reuben Abati is currently in London where he's participating in the Advanced Management and Leadership Program of the Oxford University's Said Business School. He shared photos on Facebook and wrote;
"I get tons of positive messages with common questions like "Where are you, What are you doing Dr. Reuben Abati?" I've been participating in the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme of the Oxford University's Said Business School since the 7th of June. I had a great time discussing Nigerian Politics with my boss and former President Jonathan in London over the weekend. Thanks for your encouraging messages and concern. God bless you and #Nigeria.#NewBeginnings #LifelongLearner


Photos: Alyhills Records CEO meets Bad Boy Records CEO, Diddy

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:34 AM PDT

Just recently, Alyhills Records and Bad Boy Records finally meet  'Shawn' Idoko (CEO Alyhills Records) and Sean John Combs aka Diddy CEO Bad Boy Records decided to have a swell time with the whole team and family… of course after the real deal, the rest is history.



Both Teams were caught chilling in Los Angeles, California...... this meeting which quickly turned into a  frenzy/family affair with  Puff Shawn, Justin, Cassie and an old friend of the house Mario Winans. For those who know Shawn '' Puff '' has been his mentor for years now...... 
 
It would be recalled that Alyhills Records signed Tolu of  MTN Project fame and released the hit single ''My Lover'' Ft. Don Jazzy http://youtu.be/a7Yltqba6TY  in  November, 2014. and just recently dropped another  club banger Jemapelletolu. http://t.co/sn3lssr8rhTolu Ft. Baby Fresh of the MavinCrew. Certainly more hits and videos  being expected in 2015. Alyhills Records!


Thai parents cryonically freeze their 3 year old daughter in hopes she may live again

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:30 AM PDT

If all goes according to plan, a little Thai girl nicknamed Einz who is now dead will some day read this sentence. That plan, however, requires incredible faith in technological advancements. Elinz's body has been cremated and all that remains is her head - which is now filled with medical-grade antifreeze and stored in a vault in Arizona.

Einz, whose formal name is Matheryn Naovaratpong, died from an aggressive strain of brain cancer on January 8th n Bangkok. She was nearly 3 years old.

Two Alcor representatives one a retired neurosurgeon were on standby to perform a "field cryoprotection," which involved injecting her with medical-grade antifreeze and lowering her body temperature to around 80 degrees Celsius below zero.

The family didn't just observe this graphic procedure. They participated. "The (neurosurgeon) said, 'Anyone who wants to go should go now,'" says Dararat. "All of us stayed. They said, 'Really? You're not afraid?'"

Einz's father at her bedside shorty before she passed
Minutes after Einz's death, the family was helping place their daughter inside the temperature-controlled, futuristic coffin they'd constructed in the family's own factory.

Einz's head was not separated from her body until it reached the foundation's facilities in Arizona. Transporting corpses is somewhat common; ferrying severed heads tends to draw suspicion from customs agents. "If you send only a head, you may run into problems," Sahatorn says. "The officer at the X-ray machine may say, 'Oh no, a human head!"

Her death would have unfolded as a private tragedy had her parents not made a profound choice. They decided that Einz would become the youngest human and one of very few Asians to undergo cryonic preservation.

"We believe death can be overcome in the future," says Sahatorn, the girl's 41-year-old father. "Human beings are seeing technology increasing exponentially. It just doubles, doubles, doubles. If our computer systems proceed like this, they'll double their abilities minute by minute. That would allow us to solve the world's biggest problems."

This sentiment will be familiar to anyone versed in the theory of the "Singularity," a postulated era of dazzling possibility that adherents believe will be ushered in by explosive scientific breakthroughs in the coming decades.
This belief in exponential scientific achievement, steadily gaining adherents in the West, is embraced by Einz's parents. Both Sahatorn and his wife, Nareerat, hold doctorates in electronics engineering. And both share the view — as do believers in the Singularity — that mortality is a problem science can fix.

That faith compelled the grieving engineers to build a capsule for their recently deceased daughter that could regulate her body's temperature during the long shipment to the U.S. (There are no cryonic facilities in Asia.) Einz was collected by the U.S.-based Alcor Life Extension Foundation, the world's largest cryonics operation. The non-profit foundation charges $80,000 to "neuropreserve" a human's brain.

The goal, as worded by Alcor, is to "save lives by using temperatures so cold that a person beyond help by today's medicine might be preserved for decades or centuries

Both of Einz's parents intend to cryo-preserve their bodies. But if the odds of Einz's revival are slim, the odds that all three can be successfully revived and reunited are even slimmer.

"Honestly, it will be hard to see her again," Sahatorn says. "The probability is very low."
Einz's parents also hold out hope that life extension breakthroughs will keep them alive long enough to witness their daughter's revival. "If I don't die in the next 30 years, maybe we'll meet again," he says, "That's how long it might take for science to figure out how to rejuvenate an old man and extend his life."

The Huffington Post

Tinubu’s political career is coming to a sunset - Bode George

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:25 AM PDT

A former Deputy Chairman of PDP, Chief Bode George says the emergence of Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara as new Senate President and Speaker House of Representatives indicates that Bola Tinubu's career politically is coming to a sunset. 
"You know I predicted weeks ago that the APC is just a congregation of strange bedfellows. The most beautiful thing about what has happened is that Bola Tinubu's political influence in Nigeria is coming to a sunset and it is about five minutes to midnight for him. If he cannot see this now, then it will be foolish of him. He brought in the APC national chairman and the vice-president and he thinks Nigeria belongs to him. 
So, he thought what he did in Lagos was what he could replicate at the national level and they have shown him that he cannot continue to be the lord of the manor. So, if he is wise, he will slow down. President Muhammadu Buhari, as an army general, has fought more battles than him and has an understanding of things.
The PDP was never dead. We were only given a bloodied nose, not a technical knockout. So, this is an opportunity to start regrouping and getting ready for 2019. I want to salute the dexterity and perfect political manoeuvres for which the PDP is well known. People like Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande in Osun have always been local champions. Now, they have come to the national level of politics and they are now learning the tricks that all that glitters is not gold. I congratulate Saraki and Ekweremadu.
They understand what Nigeria is all about. The APC would discipline Saraki? Is Saraki a child? They probably think they are playing local politics like the one they play in Lagos State. I welcome them to the real world" he told Punch

A black girl's response to racist insult that got people talking...

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:20 AM PDT

A black girl responds to a comment on a social media that described her as a sub human. Her long response will floor you. Continue...


Remi Tinubu reportedly refuses to shake Saraki's hand during her swearing-in

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:16 AM PDT

Though there's a photo of them laughing nd being cordial, there's a viral report that Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of Bola Tinubu, refused to shake hands with the new Senate President Bukola Saraki after her swearing in this morning.

Senator Tinubu alongside 28 other APC Senators who were absent when the Senate was inaugurated yesterday, were sworn in as Senators this morning. After their swearing-in, Protocol demands that they proceed to the Senate President to shake his hand and show him their certificate. Every other senator observed the protocol except Tinubu who only showed him her certificate and reportedly ignored his handshake.


The APC Senators who were absent during yesterday's Senate inauguration and sworn in today include the party's desired choice for Senate President and Deputy Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and George Akume. Others are Senators Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa) Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Yobe), Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos), Olusola Adeyeye (Osun), Isiaka Adeleke (Osun), Shehu Sani (Kaduna) and Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos). In all 26 of them were sworn in.

Photos: Tambuwal leads other Ex House of Rep speakers and deputy speakers on a courtesy call to new speaker

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 12:12 PM PDT

Immediate past speaker of the House of Reps now Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal led past Speakers of the House of Representatives including Patricia Etteh, Ghali Na' Abbah and deputy speakers Emeka Ihedioha on a courtesy call to the new speaker, Hon Yakubu Dogara today June 10th. More photos after the cut...

Nicki Minaj's ex, Safaree disses her in his new song

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:00 AM PDT

Nicki Minaj ex Safaree Samuels raps in a new song that his blood, sweat and tears made her what she
is, yet she treated him like shit. The pair broke up after their 12-year relationship ended in December.

Safaree's song, Love The Most will be released at the end of the week and he's airing as much dirty laundry as he can in 5 minutes. Among his beef with Nicki, he alleged infidelity, refusal to have his baby, coldly rejecting him and rubbing in his nose her new relationship with rapper Meek Mill.



And he even throws in a reference to pills to prove his point.

At one point he says Nicki made him look like a Fool, rapping: "Had to watch you kiss Nas and pretend it's all cool / Inside I was feeling like a motha f**king fool."

TMZ

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