Learn Italian with basic-level stories and practice speaking with me. Every week a new episode to study Italian in a fun and effective way. Listen to the story (100% easy Italian!), learn the vocabulary thanks to the guided language points, and speak led by my questions and activities. Practice listening and speaking to improve fast while having fun.
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Conversations about learning and teaching languages. I have some grasp and experience regarding English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and German. How to study, improve, evolve in your skills and have fun while doing it!
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Small business is the backbone of Canada’s economy, but it isn’t for the faint of heart. Every year in Canada tens of thousands of businesses are born, however every year almost the same number fail. A lot can be learned from failure, but that’s just sad and depressing. “Yes, We Are Open” is a podcast that tells the stories of those that survive. How did they do it? What can we learn? Al Grego, of Moneris travels the country to tell these stories of challenge and perseverance. Whether you’re ...
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Entrepreneur Inspiring Stories to Help Motivate, Build, & Grow Your Successful Business with a Master Class from Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders that tell it How It Is... Millionaire Interviews is actionable advice for the (future & present) Entrepreneur, Thought Leaders, Solopreneur, Youpreneur, and Small Business Owner. The host interviews Business Founders in the Product, Service, Real Estate, and Tech industries so they can teach you from their experience. Connect with other Listeners @ ...
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266: Wheels of Fortune: 🚲 Team USA's Path to Tour de France Victory (Anne Hed of HED Cycling)
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Anne Hed is a lifetime resident of Minnesota. Her history as a business owner began back in the 1980’s, when she raced as a professional triathlete. She completed eight Ironman Triathlons in Hawaii, and met her late husband, Steve, through the sport. He became one of her first sponsors... This Episode is Sponsored By: Jon Ostenson, Founder of FranB…
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265: Building a Sparkling Soda Fireworks Store?!? | 🎉 Mark Lazarchic of Serenity Ventures
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Mark Lazarchic is the CEO of Serenity Venture Group. He describes himself as a serial entrepreneur with eyes always open. Mark is the owner of multiple successful startup businesses in very competitive markets. Mark has spent the last 10 years being amazed at the level of mediocrity accepted by the public in business. At all levels... This Episode …
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Yes, Kawartha TV & Stereo Is Open! In the season 6 finale of ‘Yes, We Are Open’, Al visits Peterborough, Ontario and Scott Stuart, owner of Kawartha TV & Stereo. They’ve been fixtures in the city for over half a century! In that time, their industry has gone through countless disruptive technology changes but they’ve been able to adapt and today th…
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Yes, Italian Ice Cream Is Open! Back from His Calgary trip, Al heads down to the “Honeymoon Capital of the World” Niagara Falls to visit Andrew Vergalito, owner of Italian Ice Cream. The business was opened by Andrew’s parents Joe and Anna in 1978 and for 46 years they’ve been serving the locals and tourists alike. There have been many challenges a…
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264: From Clothing Manufacturer, to Franchise Owner, to Starting the Tint World Franchise | Ex-CEO of Meineke, Charles Bonfiglio, shares his Journey 🚗…
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Charles J. Bonfiglio is the Franchise Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Tint World. The company is a privately owned franchise chain of independent retail window tinting, mobile electronics, auto accessories and appearance centers. As the lead executive of Tint World, Charles is responsible for all functions related to the development and leader…
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Al’s final stop on his Calgary trip is to Heritage Park Historical Village. It’s one of Calgary’s premier tourist attractions, originally opened in 1964 with a mission to connect visitors with the history of Western Canada. Al visits with Dominic Terry, a spokesperson at the park. Dominic talks about the park’s origins and how it has evolved in the…
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Virginia Borges came to Canada in 2014 from Venezuela with the dream of starting her own business. She wanted her business to give back to the community in some way. She then opened Re:Grub Burger Bar. Known for their highly instagrammable milkshakes and burgers, Re:Grub has become a popular Calgary hotspot for their unique and delicious creations.…
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Al’s next stop in Alberta is beautiful Canmore, home of Sara and Joe Titus, owners of Going With The Grain. For almost 20 years Sara and Joe have been installing and restoring hardwood floors in the Canmore area. They are one of only two husband & wife teams in North America to hold the designation of ‘Bona Certified Craftsmen’. All this to say, th…
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This week Al goes to picturesque Banff, Alberta to visit Ken McMurdo, owner of Mountain Chocolates. Ken started his business in 1989 when Banff was just beginning to grow into the tourist attraction it has become. But it hasn’t always been a sweet time for Mountain Chocolates. Being so heavily reliant on tourism has meant many ups and downs for Ken…
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In this week’s episode of ‘Yes, We Are Open’ Al heads downtown to Calgary’s Beltline District to visit KAKS Bar & Podcast. You read that right. It’s a bar, with a built-in podcast studio! Needless to say, Al is more than a little excited. He speaks with the owners Kass Kielly-Burke and Shawn Chan. They opened KAKS in June 2023, so they’re approachi…
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You can learn more about River Café at river-cafe.com. Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Sal Howell, Bruce Soley, Craig Hodel, Vijud Lincoln, Jordan Anderson, Neha Sharma, Scott Mackenzie
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263: Using Real Human Connections to Achieve Exceptional Success... Doug Brown of CEO Sales Strategies
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Doug C. Brown is the CEO of CEO Sales Strategies and a Sales Revenue and Profit Growth Expert. He has led client award-winning and high-performance teams as well as pioneered profitable development programs for companies. He has advised companies such as Intuit, CBS Television, Procter & Gamble, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Nationwide, Embassy Suites, In…
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Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to hear them as they publish each week, or visit yesweareopenpodcast.com. Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.…
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Order an Italian gelato! - 3 minutes Italian
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Il gelato è uno dei dessert più famosi e deliziosi d'Italia. Vuoi imparare a ordinarne uno attraverso esempi reali? Allora ascolta questo episodio. Gelato is one of the most famous and delicious dessert in Italy. Do you wanna learn how to order one through real situation examples? Then listen now to this episode. Support the Show. Subscribe to the …
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Learn how to take public transport in Italy - 3 minutes Italian
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Quando si viaggia, può essere difficile prendere l'autobus o la metropolitana giusta. Ecco perché in questo episodio ti aiuterò a chiedere informazioni sui trasporti pubblici in Italia. Ascoltala subito e impara le parole italiane più utili attraverso situazioni reali. When travelling, it might be challenging to take the right bus or subway. That's…
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How to give directions in Italian - 3 minutes Italian
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Ciao, questo venerdì vedremo invece la seconda parte e cioè come dare delle informazioni stradali in Italia. Hello, this Friday we will look at the second part and that is how to give road information in Italy. Support the Show. Subscribe to the weekly lessons & the newsletter. Learn Italian now! Download the pdf "Italian for travelers". My channel…
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262: From Single Mom Flipping Burgers to a Powerhouse in Venture Capital | Olga Maslikhova of The J Curve
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Olga Maslikhova is the founder and host of The J Curve, the podcast about Latin America tech ecosystem builders. Olga is also a successful tech investor. She aims to share insights and stories from the region's most influential entrepreneurs, investors, and experts. She also leverages her network and knowledge as a member of a global community of w…
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Ciao! Ti sei perso nel centro storico di una città italiana e Google Maps ti ha per qualche motivo abbandonato? Non ti preoccupare, in questo episodio ti aiuterò a chiedere indicazioni stradali in italiano. Are you lost in the old city center of an Italian city and Google Maps somehow abandoned you? Don't worry! In this episode I'll help you ask fo…
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Learn Italian vocabulary related to trip and hotels Practice new expressions through the language points. Practice your listening skills. Have my full support: cocai.italiano@gmail.com Support the Show. Subscribe to the weekly lessons & the newsletter. Learn Italian now! Download the pdf "Italian for travelers". My channels: Instagram Youtube email…
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Learn Italian vocabulary related to flying and airport. Practice new expressions through the language points. Practice your listening skills. Have my full support: cocai.italiano@gmail.com Support the Show. Subscribe to the weekly lessons & the newsletter. Learn Italian now! Download the pdf "Italian for travelers". My channels: Instagram Youtube e…
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Ciao a tutti e ben tornati al podcast di Cocai Italiano! Poiché amo molto viaggiare e sono sempre in giro, oggi ti racconterò una mini storia per imparare l’italiano con focus sul vocabolario dei viaggi. Hello everyone and welcome back to the Cocai Italiano podcast! Since I love travelling a lot and I'm always on the road, today I'm going to tell y…
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Ciao a tutti e ben tornati! Poiché il prossimo lunedì sarà il mio compleanno, questo episodio sarà dedicato al vocabolario italiano del compleanno. Hello everyone and welcome back! Since next Monday will be my birthday, this episode will be dedicated to Italian birthday vocabulary. Per festeggiare, da oggi fino a venerdì prossimo, ci saranno sconti…
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261: Buying a Business at a Great Price! Over 30 Years of Biz Buying & Selling - Richard Parker of Diomo Corporation.
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Richard Parker is the founder of Diomo Corporation – The Business Buyer Resource Center and author of the How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price series. Richard has purchased thirteen of his own businesses and has been an advisor and broker to small business buyers and sellers for over three decades. He has written and been featured in more th…
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È arrivato il 2024! Come festeggiamo il Capodanno in Italia? Scoprilo con questa mini storia (ripostata). The year 2024 is here! How do we celebrate New Year's Eve in Italy? Find out with this mini-story (reposted). Instagram Support the Show. Subscribe to the weekly lessons & the newsletter. Learn Italian now! Download the pdf "Italian for travele…
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Ciao a tutti! Come si festeggia il Natale in Italia? Scoprilo in questo episodio (ripostato). Ti auguro buone feste! How is Christmas celebrated in Italy? Find out in this episode (reposted). I wish you happy holidays! Support the Show. Subscribe to the weekly lessons & the newsletter. Learn Italian now! Download the pdf "Italian for travelers". My…
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Ciao! Il Natale si avvicina e non c’è casa italiana dove non ci sia il dolce tipico di questo periodo: il Panettone! Christmas is approaching and there is no Italian home where there is not the typical cake of this period: Panettone! Ascolta l'episodio di oggi per scoprire la storia del Panettone. Listen to today's episode to discover the history o…
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Questo giorno, l’8 dicembre, apre la sequela di festività che incastonano il calendario nel periodo natalizio: non si va a scuola e anche moltissimi uffici restano chiusi. Ma perché? This day, December 8th, opens the sequence of holidays that set the calendar into the Christmas season: there is no school and many offices are also closed. But why? A…
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Cosa sta succedendo in Italia? Perché la scorsa settimana ci sono state tante manifestazioni nelle strade italiane? Ascolta questo episodio tratto da un articolo di giornale per scoprire le ultime notizie dall'Italia. What is happening in Italy? Why were there so many demonstrations in the streets of Italy last week? Listen to this episode from a n…
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Impara l'italiano con situazioni reali! Che ti piaccia o no fare spese, ecco alcune espressioni utili per il tuo viaggio in Italia. Oggi imparerai le espressioni adatte attraverso un dialogo reale. Whether you like shopping or not, here are some useful expressions for your trip to Italy. Today you will learn the appropriate expressions through real…
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You can learn more about Maritime Fun Group at maritimefun.com. Credits: Duri Alajrami - Leadership Amy Maraone - Leadership Rick Stephan - Leadership Cass McPhee – Moneris Ad Voiceover Caleigh Ellis – Graphic Artist Chetan Dhananjaya – Webmaster Niyati Budhiraja – Webmaster Mallory McWhirther – Social Media Tanya Nagi – Social Media Kelly Servos –…
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Impara l'italiano con audio semplici ed efficaci! Oggi vedremo insieme il significato di una parola italiana molto versatile: “insomma”. Insomma ha davvero tanti significati, che cambiano a seconda del contesto. Oggi ne vedremo un po’ insieme. Today we will look together at the meaning of a very versatile Italian word: 'insomma'. Insomma has many m…
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You can learn more about Tech Fuel at techfuel.ca. Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Robert Thompson
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Impara l'italiano con storie semplici ed efficaci! Oggi leggerò per te una storia di Gianni Rodari, uno scrittore italiano per l'infanzia, e poi analizzeremo il testo insieme. Today I will read for you a story by Gianni Rodari, an Italian writer for children, and then we will analyse the text together. Support the Show. Subscribe to the weekly less…
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260: From Rabbi School to Supply Chain Innovator. How Izzy Rosenzweig is Saving Customers Time & Money with Portless!
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Izzy Rosenzweig is the Founder and CEO of Portless, a company that fulfills e-commerce orders directly from China to their client’s customers' front doors, massively improving lead times, decreasing shipping costs, and lowering import tax fees. Born from a family that has a strong entrepreneurial spirit, Izzy discovered his passion for business at …
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You can learn more about Strikers Den at strikersden.ca. Check out Ash's History book "India And Faraway Lands". Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.…
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Impara l'italiano con storie brevi e semplici! Pochi giorni fa è stato Halloween, ma in Italia festeggiamo anche il primo e il 2 novembre. In realtà Halloween non è una festa prettamente italiana, ma ormai sta diventando parte della nostra tradizione. Halloween was a few days ago, but in Italy, we also celebrate the first and second of November. Ha…
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You can learn more about aaniin at aaniin.shop. Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Chelsee Pettit, Al Grego, Elle Yip
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Una delle sfide più interessanti nell'apprendere una nuova lingua è scoprire i "false friends," cioè parole che sembrano simili tra due lingue ma hanno significati completamente diversi. Questo è particolarmente comune tra l'italiano e l'inglese, due lingue affini ma con molte trappole linguistiche nascoste. In questo episodio, esploreremo cinque f…
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You can learn more about Torpedo Rays at torpedorays.com. Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Jason Weickert, Al Grego, April Weickert
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Nel Wednesday grammar di questa settimana abbiamo studiato il condizionale presente. Se ti sei perso la lezione, la trovi nel link in descrizione. In this week's Wednesday grammar we studied the present conditional tense. If you missed the lesson, you can find it in the link in the description. Quindi oggi mettiamo in pratica ciò che abbiamo impara…
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You can learn more about Bradford Academy of Music at bradfordacademyofmusic.com. Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Tyler Tossounian
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Se ti piace la lingua italiana oggi vediamo insieme 7 fun facts su questa lingua. If you like Italian, let’s see together 7 fun facts about this language. Support the Show. Subscribe to the weekly lessons & the newsletter. Learn Italian now! Download the pdf "Italian for travelers". My channels: Instagram Youtube email: cocai.italiano@gmail.com…
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259: How this Innovative Business is Unlocking Minds... 🤯 The Psychedelic Journey of Dylan Beynon & Mindbloom 🌻
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Dylan Beynon is the Founder and CEO of Mindbloom. Dylan grew up in a family that was torn apart by mental illness. He lost both his mother and sister to severe mental illnesses, addiction, and eventually overdose. For years he struggled to process the impact these losses had on him. It was not until 2009 that Dylan began the healing process when he…
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You can learn more about Lane Gallery at lanegallery.com. Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Don Lane, Al Grego, David Tucker
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Due giorni fa ho pubblicato, per “Wednesday Grammar” una lezione sul “si impersonale”. Spero che tu l’abbia letta, altrimenti puoi leggerla semplicemente cliccando il link in descrizione (qui). Two days ago, I published a lesson about the “si impersonale" on "Wednesday Grammar". I hope you have read it, if not, you can simply click the link in the …
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You can learn more about Ocean Quest Adventures at oceanquestadventures.com. Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By John Olivero, Al Grego, Rick Stanley
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Alternative ways to say "sto bene" and "sto male"
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Ciao a tutti e benvenuti a un nuovo episodio del podcast di Cocai Italiano! Oggi esploreremo dei modi alternativi per esprimere il nostro stato di benessere in italiano. Spesso rispondiamo con il solito "sto bene," ma la lingua italiana offre molte altre opzioni interessanti. Eccone alcune. Hello everyone and welcome to a new episode of the Cocai I…
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Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to hear them as they publish each week! Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com. Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, John Olivero, Jason Weickert, April Weickert, Matthew Jelly
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È arrivato l’autunno. In Italia fa ancora abbastanza caldo, soprattutto quest’anno con il meteo impazzito. Nella puntata di oggi impareremo il vocabolario relativo a questa nuova stagione tramite una mini storia facile facile. Alla fine della storia ci saranno delle domande per vedere se hai capito bene! Autumn has arrived. It is still quite hot in…
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In Italy, love like an Italian! Questa settimana voglio parlarti di 7 frasi per esprimere l’amore romantico in italiano. This week I want to introduce you to 7 sentences to express romantic love in Italian. Sono 7 espressioni facili da ricordare, ma che potrebbero tornarti utili primo o poi. Non si sa mai. I’ll tell you 7 very easy expressions, tha…
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