Career and Consumer Science Assignments

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Late assignments lose 10 points per day that they are late. It is your responsibility if you are absent to look at SchoolTool.

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Occupation Flashcards 1 and Flashcards 2

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Section 1 is Days 1,3,5

Section 2 is Days 2,4,6

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9/3 Section 1 

9/4 Section 2 
 

Objectives:

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1. Seating chart

2. Introductions

3. Class Website

4. Class expectations

5. Talk about class

6. Internet Acceptable Use Policy

7. SchoolTool Accounts

8. Google Accounts

9. Headphones - bring your own if you want to listen to music.

10. How to log out

11. Discuss Current Events

12. Make a shortcut to my website mrcolbysworld.com & SchoolTool on your bookmark tab in Google Chrome. I do not use Google Classroom​

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9/5 Section 1 

9/6 Section 2 

Objectives:

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1. If you leave your seat you will lose 10 points for each instance. Also, if I need to remind you to be quiet, I will log you off and you will then sit there and think about the expectations we went over.

2. Pre-test

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9/9 Section 1 

9/10 Section 2 
 

Objectives:

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1. Go over SchoolTool

   • What it is used for?​

   • Grades, attendance, class schedules, discipline, locker combo, what else?

2. Hello Worksheet  - When you finish the assignment, print it and hand it to me.

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9/11 Section 1 

9/12 Section 2 

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Objectives:

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1. Dream Life

• Answer the questions in a Google Doc and share it with me.  Each question needs at least a two sentence response.

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9/13 Section 1

9/16 Section 2

Objectives:

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1. ​Career Choice - items 1-6 - Answer the questions in a Google Doc and share it with me.

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9/17 Section 1

9/18 Section 2

Objectives:

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Assign ONLY homework of the year! We need it completed for next class!

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• Career Exercise​

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9/19 + 9/23 Section 1

9/20 + 9/24 Section 2 

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DO YOU OWE ME ANY BACK WORK?

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Objectives:  Career Consultation
 

• You may add pictures of the job you chose, but you need to answer the questions exactly as I have them.

  Assignment is worth 300 points (Late 50 points per day!)

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1. You will need to ask a relative, friend of the family, someone you know etc., the questions about their job/career.  They do not need to answer the salary/pay question if they do not feel comfortable. Instead maybe they could tell you the average starting pay rate.

2. Questions

• ​You will be presenting your findings to the class in the form of a Google Slide presentation. 

• Data collection homework in Google Slide = 100 points 

• Presentation format (include a picture of the chosen job, theme, transitions, color, bulleted lists, etc. ) = 100 points

  • Spelling 10 points each mistake!​

• TOTAL = 200 points​

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100 points - Homework - interview someone at home. If they choose not to answer a question like wage/salary put N/A.
Since this is probably the only homework assignment of the year, if you forget to do it you will will receive zero credit.  You will still need to do it to get the other 200 points for this assignment.

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9/27 +  10/1 + 10/7 Section 1

9/30 + 10/2 + 10/8 Section 2 

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Objectives:

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Assignment:​

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1. Directions for accessing Career Zone

• Google the www.careerzone.ny.gov website

• Click on My Portfolio

• Click either Create Account 

• For Username and Password - Use your Google Username and Password (VERY IMPORTANT - IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS AND FORGET YOUR USERNAME/PASSWORD. YOU WILL NEED TO START ALL OVER.  WRITE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE!)

• Create challenge questions that you can remember

• Fill-in the contact info that has a yellow circle next to it with fake information.

• Next, it will ask you to choose your school. Type Mountain View Campus

• Now you are ready to begin #2, MY INTERESTS.

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Career Investigation Rubric- After you complete the Career Zone Interest Inventory below, choose a job from the ones that the website gives you.  You will need to create a Google Slide presentation using the rubric I provided.  Share the Google Slides presentation with me.    

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10 points per misspelled word!

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10/9 Section 1 

10/10 Section 2 

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Objectives: 

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1. SchoolTool Check 10 points (email me your current average in my class) 

2. Looking your best

• Fact and Review Questions. Submit via Google docs. The answers are color coded for each questions. YES, I know copy and paste does not work. You may work with a partner if you wish.

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10/15 + 10/17 Section 2 

10/16 + 10/18 Section 1 

Objectives: ​

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1. Chapter 27 Review Activity

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Be sure to check your grades regularly in SchoolTool. I WILL NOT be telling you if you owe me work. If you owe me something come see me.

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10/21 + 10/23 + 10/25 Section 2 

10/22 + 10/24 + 10/28 Section 1

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Objectives:  

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Be sure to check your grades regularly in SchoolTool. I WILL NOT be telling you if you owe me work.

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1. ​Vacation Project (leaving April 18, 2025 and returning April 25, 2025)

• You must use Google Slides. 

• Each question should be on a new slide.

• This must be real information. 

• You will need to copy and paste the websites you used to the last page of the project titled reference slide. I will not grade this if you fail to include the websites that you used.

• You may pick any destination in the world to travel to. You must be able to fly there. You cannot drive to your destination.

• You will need to find things like airfare prices, hotel accommodations etc. 

• You will also need pictures of your destination.

• LATE PROJECTS WILL LOSE 50% IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETE ON THE DUE DATE. IF YOU ARE ABSENT FOR A DAY, YOU GET ONE DAY FOR EACH DAY YOU ARE OUT. MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ME TO FINISH IT 10TH PERIOD.

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10/29 + 10/31 Section 2 

11/1 + 11/5 Section 1 

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Objectives:​

PART 1

Explore and express dreams by choosing lifestyle items you wish to have and various activities you wish to pursue in your adult life

PART 2

1. You should be able to recognize and discuss the necessities of the independent worker

2. You should be able to identify your dream housing, transportation, and miscellaneous other items and activities

3. Be able to apply decision-making skills

4. Know the following vocabulary words:

• leisure

• lifestyle

• volunteer

• Questions to discuss:

  1. Why are the housing and transportation items essential to people who work?

  2. How attainable are your Wish List items?

  3. Would your Wish List have been different a year ago? How?

  4. Will your education affect your ability to obtain your Wish List items? Why or why not?

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Assignment - Research housing, transportation, and leisure items

You will put the following into a Google Slide.  Each will be on a different slide. You also need to copy the website address onto the slide in your presentation. Show me how you arrived at the monthly price ( show me your math)

YOU NEED THE FOLLOWING:

• A CAR - Website for Automobile sales

  • Picture, Price, Monthly Price and Math​

• A HOUSE - Website for Real Estate for sale

  • Picture, Price, Monthly Price and Math​

• A LEISURE ITEM (if the item is over $1000, you need to figure out the monthly cost for a 5 year loan.) 

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• Calculator for monthly car payments = 60 months or 5 years -$0 down payment (PRICE OF CAR DIVIDED BY 60)

• Calculator for monthly mortgage payments = 30 years = 360 months. 5% down payment (PRICE OF THE HOUSE DIVIDED BY 360) ​

300 points ( IT NEEDS TO HAVE THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED TEXT FROM THE EXAMPLE IN YOUR GOOGLE SLIDES)

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• EXAMPLE

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11/4 + 11/6 Section 2 

11/7 + 11/12 Section 1 

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Objectives:

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Goal - Your goal is to research TWO cell phone companies and determine which company provides the best phone and plan for your needs, while meeting person/family budget requirements (be realistic!).

Role - You are a teenage member of your own family.

Audience - The audience is your parents/guardians.

Situation -  You are to imagine that you are shopping for a new cell phone. You want to purchase a phone and plan that meets your communication needs, but also satisfy your personal/family budget. In selecting your phone/plan you are to calculate your overall anticipated expenses, including the cost of the phone, the type of plan that best meets your needs, and any other charges/expenses. 

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Standards and Criteria for Success: Your presentation needs to include: 

• Accurate and complete cost analysis for each plan considered 

• A chart that correctly represents the analysis of each plan 

• A clear rationale for your choice of cell phone package and why

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GOOGLE SLIDE TEMPLATE - click on this and MAKE A COPY so that you can edit it. (0 credit if you do not follow directions)

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• Pick two carriers to compare.

  • Verizon Wireless

  • Spectrum

  • Straight Talk

  • AT&T

  • Sprint

  • Trac Phone

  • Virgin Mobile

  • T-Mobile

  • Others?​

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200 Points​​

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11/12 + Section 1 

11/13 + Section 2

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Objectives:

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• 1. Describe what the difference is between these foundation concepts:

     • Job

     • Occupation

     • Career

  2. Examine the difference between occupations

  3. Define the following terms:

     • gross income

     • transferable skills

  4. Identify the job description, gross monthly income, education and experience, transferable skills, annual vacation, and hours of work for individual jobs

• • PowerPoint list of Job Assignments

  • Google Slides list of Job Assignments
     

    • UPDATED - Job Descriptions - SAVE THIS TO YOUR COMPUTER!
       

  • Assignment - Activity Posters - tape to wall when finished​

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11/14 Section 1 

11/15 Section 2 

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Objectives:

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• Session Four - Our Town

  1. Transfer information from the job profile to the Activity Poster

  2. Chart gross monthly income on the Activity Poster

  3. Name the streets and the town through consensus or a voting process

  4. Attach posters to doors in back of room by groups

  5. Create street and/or town signs - each group creates a street name and posts it on the back wall along with a list of the occupations of the people on their street.

  6. Vote on a town name

  7. How is a town formed? Why was the site chosen? Street names?

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• Materials

  • "Hello" Who are you?

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11/18 Section 1 

11/19 Section 2 ​

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Objectives: 

1. Job Profile -AND Complete a "DAY IN THE LIFE OF..." 200 points -

• Directions for the Day in the Life of... The second page of your job description has a SAMPLE of what a typical day looks like for you.  Summarize an average day on the worksheet. Use your job descriptions to fill them in. Type in the document, print it, and turn in to me. Failure to follow these directions equals minus 50% of points. Staple the two sheets together.​

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11/20 + 11/22 Section 1 

11/21 + 12/2 Section 2 

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Objectives:

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• 1. Example - Colby Car Care

  2. Publisher File Example (Do not use)

  • Microsoft Publisher- 3 panel brochure (You will use 5 of the six panels, do not use the middle top panel)

  • Panel 1, top right - Company name page, slogan, clipart/image, business address, email, website 

  • Panel 2, top middle NOTHING GOES HERE

  • Panel 3, top left "This Weeks' Specials or important facts 

  • Panel 4, bottom left. Services your company offers 

  • Panel 5, bottom middle - Map from Google Maps - Print Screen paste to Paint, cut what you need and paste to your brochure, be sure to use an arrow and some other symbol to mark the spot. 

  • Panel 6, bottom right - Coupon - use a text box with dotted edges, offer a service related to your job.

  • Overall impression - use of colors, fonts, bold, placement etc. 

  • TOTAL POINTS=300 

    • Speelling -10 poeints eaech Mistike

    • Each panel is 60 points

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1. Email me the publisher file.

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1. Fold brochures AND put your name on it.

2. Switch with a friend and have them circle things that are incorrect. Misspelled words, alignment, capital letters, missing information, titles, extra information that is not needed, labels for maps, cropping of images, at least 3 weekly specials and 3 services, to name a few things to look for!

3. Fix and email to me for higher grade. (Up to 75% back%) If you did not submit it the day that it was due, you only have one chance to get it right now.

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12/3 + 12/5 Section 1 
12/4 + 12/6 Section 2 

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Objectives:

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1. Business Cards

• Compare different occupations with their own, including such factors as work hours, education, vacation, and income.

• You will be graded on the overall creativeness of your card. - Definition: A small card identifying a person in connection with his or her business, given to a client, potential customer, etc. - https://www.entrepreneur.com/encyclopedia/business-card

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Street number, Street Name
City, State, Zip Code

Example of address:

12 Oak Street

Bigly, NY 12345

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Create individual business cards (Google example business cards)
 

OPEN MICROSOFT PUBLISHER - go to BUILT IN - choose BUSINESS CARDS and pick the template you like.

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• Must have on the card (you may use information from the last project)

  • Company Name

  • Your title (What position in the company do you hold? What job do you perform?)

  • Address - city, state, zip ( see above for proper format)

  • Phone #

  • Email & website address

  • Clipart/picture

  • "Catchy" slogan

Print-screen images that you need.

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When you finish save and email it to me.

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Also, fold your brochure and turn it in!

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12/9 Section 1 

12/10 Section 2

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Objectives:

By the end of the class you will be able to - 

1. List six things that you can do you get started on a successful path to your future career.

2. Identify three career choices that match your skills.

3. Research and identify career descriptions and career salary/wages for each career choice.

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Assignment:

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• Career Explorations WebQuest - Make a copy for yourself FIRST and share it with me when you are finished.

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12/16 Section 2

12/17 Section 1

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Objectives:

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1. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the relationship between a variety of occupations and the amount of leisure time in the occupations.

2. Students will examine the truth behind the saying " There's more to life than money"

3. Students will compare the use of leisure time for enjoyment and for personal/career development.

4. Students will apply decision-making skills

5. Students will apply math skills

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Directions: You must use your job description to estimate work hours per week

1. Worksheet - Where does all the time go?

• First, figure out how many hours are in a week.

• For working hours use your total working hours in a week in a math equation. For example, 40 hours would be 5 days multiplied by 8 hours per day.

• For travel time to work use 1/2 hour each way

• Not everything is done everyday of the week. Do you do laundry everyday? Do you sleep everyday? How many times per week do you go grocery shopping? Think!

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• SAVING! AFTER YOU FILL-OUT THE SHEET, CLICK THE PRINT BUTTON. 

• CHANGE THE DESTINATION TO "SAVE AS PDF".

• SAVE IT TO YOUR COMPUTER

• OPEN YOUR EMAIL, ATTACH  WITH THE PAPERCLIP ICON AND SEND IT TO ME ​

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12/18 (Section 2) 

12/19 (Section 1) 

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• Child Labor Laws for New York State WebQuest  - You may partner up! Make a copy for yourself and share it with me when you are finished. Not all the answers will be found using the link provided!

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Section 1

Section 2

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Starting Multi-day assignment Objectives:

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• 1. EXPENSE WORKSHEET

  • Your Income
  • I need to see how you calculate the payments for example Car =$30,000 total price/60 monthly payments=$500 per month payment

  • ** Everything needs to be saved in Google Slides

  • Class Example 

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IT MUST BE SETUP EXACTLY LIKE MY EXAMPLE. THE ONLY THING YOU MAY CHANGE ARE THE COLORS. YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO FOR EACH SECTION THAT IS NOT EXACTLY LIKE THE EXAMPLE. 

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TOTAL POINTS PROJECT = 900 POINTS!

• Setup entire Google Slides and share it with me.  Make sure you have a title page and things are both colorful and organized! (50 Points) 
• Housing Section - Housing (Realtor.com or Rent.com) -  (200 points) For housing we are going to use a 30 year mortgage or 360 months with 20% down.  Make sure that you have the link and a picture!
• Transportation Section - Transportation (cars.com or the car company directly ie. ford.com, chevy.com etc.)  - (100 points) Assume for transportation that you have $0 down payment and a 60 month term for the loan.  Make sure that you have the link and a picture!
• Groceries - (freshdirect.com) -  (200 points) Buy enough groceries that you think you would use in a one week period. You need three meals per day + some snacks. Multiply this by 4 (weeks in a month) and write in on your expense wk. sheet. Screenshot your shopping cart!
• Clothing - Clothing - you need to buy clothing for an entire year! Something for each season. Divide by 12 and write your answer on the expense wk. sheet. (200 points)
• Leisure item - (50 points)
• Everything is due!  On the EXPENSE SLIDE - Add everything up! (100 points)  Add colors and make your presentation look AMAZING! ( 100 points)​

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Objectives:

(Section 2) 

(Section 1) 

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1. List what you like and dislike about each career choice

2. Identify at least two study habits you can improve

3. Write a letter to your future self

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Assignment - 

• Career Exploration Day Reflect - Pick two jobs that you are interested in. Make a copy of the Google Doc for yourself and share it with me when you are finished. At least (4) four reasons for each!

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