Union Camp Corporation was an American pulp and paper company and a private owner of timberland in the United States. In 1999 it was acquired by International Paper .
64-664: Union Camp came about through the merger of the Union Bag and Paper Company and the Camp Manufacturing Company. Each of these family-owned companies had unique histories that led to the ultimate success of Union Camp until it was acquired by International paper . The Union Bag and Paper Company's history dates back to 1881, where it began as the Union Paper Bag Machine Company in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania under
128-471: A city in 1908, has had a strong mayor charter. The city's Common Council has six members; one is elected to represent the city at large while the other five are elected from wards. The city is represented on the Warren County Board of Supervisors by five supervisors; one supervisor is elected from each Common Council ward. Such "city ward supervisors" do not have any duties in city government but have all
192-551: A founder of Glens Falls. Saint Mary's–Saint Alphonsus Regional Catholic School serves children in pre-kindergarten through grade eight as a regional parochial school . The Post-Star is a daily newspaper printed in Glens Falls with a daily circulation of approximately 27,000. The paper covers Glens Falls and Saratoga as well as the surrounding towns and counties of Warren , Saratoga and Washington . Established in 1895, it has been published since 1909. Writer Mark Mahoney won
256-429: A household in the city was estimated for 2016 at $ 46,305, and the median income for a family at $ 60,545. Males had a median income of $ 41,993 versus $ 37,988 for females. About 12.6% of families and 16% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 8% of those age 65 or over. The Glens Falls region is a major producer of medical devices. Glens Falls is home to Navilyst Medical ,
320-657: A kraft paper mill in Roanoke Rapids , North Carolina and a dunnage bag plant in Fordyce , Arkansas ) was sold to Kapstone Paper and Packaging and operates as Kapstone Kraft Paper. The beverage packaging business, now called Evergreen Packaging, was purchased by Carter Holt Harvey , following the purchase of CHH by Graeme Hart . The company sold its wood products division to West Fraser Timber , based in Vancouver , British Columbia . This included 13 sawmills , making West Fraser
384-466: A medical device maker, previously a regional office of Pfizer and Boston Scientific Corporation. Glens Falls is also a principal provider of medical services for a vast 2,600-square-mile (6,700 km ) region from Saratoga County to the south, extending northward to the central Adirondacks. These services are centered around the Glens Falls Hospital , a 410-bed facility downtown. Founded in
448-568: A protective measure. Asbestos insulation was also used on pipes and boilers throughout International Paper plants. This material intended to protect people turned out to severely damage their health The producers did not reveal that their asbestos products were dangerous, even though asbestos was known to cause illnesses as far back as the 1920s. Consequently, many former employees of International Paper have been diagnosed with mesothelioma following decades of service. The book Betrayal of Local 14: Paperworkers, Politics, and Permanent Replacements
512-417: A result of a game of cards, or in exchange for hosting a party for mutual friends, depending on which local legend is believed. Colonel Glen changed the name to "Glen's Falls," though it was often printed with varying spelling such as "Glenn's," or "Glens". The spelling "Glens Falls" came to be the common usage. A post office was established in 1808. Glens Falls became an incorporated village in 1839, and
576-619: A series of concrete block structures, and the Three Squares Historic District makes up most of the Central Business District. Historic sites: Events include: Glens Falls has a tradition of minor league hockey. The highly successful Adirondack Red Wings , four-time Calder Cup champions of the American Hockey League , played in the city from 1979 to 1999. When the parent Detroit Red Wings disbanded
640-466: A small sawmill on the outskirts of Franklin . Paul Douglas Camp built The Elms , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The sawmill was purchased from Dr. Jimmy Jordan of Como, North Carolina . Under Dr. Jim Jordan, Camp Manufacturing Company of Franklin prospered and steadily increased in volume. By 1949 it utilized four log trucks, each with several times the load capacity of
704-553: A stylized monogram, composed of green elements forming the two letters. Each of the elements features a straight top line and a rounded bottom. The dark green emblem is placed on the left from the two-leveled title case inscription in a modern sans-serif typeface, in black. International Paper owns Tower I (at 6400 Poplar) and occupies the entire property and leases 50,000 square feet in Tower II (at 6410 Poplar) and all of Tower III (at 6420 Poplar). In 2000, International Place Tower III
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#1732852639427768-409: A total production capacity of 240,000 TPD (Tons Per Day). In 2012, International Paper acquired Temple-Inland in a deal valued at $ 4.5 billion. Temple-Inland then became a wholly owned subsidiary of International Paper. At the time of sale, Temple-Inland's corrugated packaging operation consisted of 7 mills and 59 converting facilities as well as the building products operation. In 2005 and 2006,
832-598: Is a city in Warren County , New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 14,830 at the 2020 census . The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls referring to a large waterfall in the Hudson River at the southern end of the city. Glens Falls is a city in the southeastern corner of Warren County, surrounded by
896-539: Is a major regional employer and a manufacturer of specialty paper and forest products. It is by far the largest taxpayer in the City of Glens Falls, owning property assessed at $ 60-million in 2006, according to city records. In mid-June 2007, Finch Pruyn & Company announced it had sold all of its assets, including 161,000 acres (652 km ) of forestland in the Adirondacks, to Atlas Holdings of Greenwich, Conn. The Company name
960-489: Is a publicly traded multi-bank holding company for Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Company (1851) and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. Evergreen Bank, N.A., formerly the First National Bank of Glens Falls, originated in 1853, and is now owned by banking conglomerate TD Banknorth . Advantage Capital Partners, a venture capital firm, has its New York offices downtown. The 300-seat Charles R. Wood Theater
1024-591: Is a tribute to the lives lost on that day, and the first responders. The memorial consists of 12 foot, solid granite towers resembling the trade center encompassed by granite walls to resemble the Pentagon. It also incorporates a piece of steel from the World Trade Center. Glens Falls has two historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the equivalent New York State Register of Historic places. The Fredella Avenue historic district includes
1088-560: Is an American pulp and paper company , the largest such company in the world. It has approximately 39,000 employees, and is headquartered in Memphis , Tennessee . The company was incorporated January 31, 1898, upon the merger of 17 pulp and paper mills in the northeastern United States. Its founders and first two presidents were William Augustus Russell , who died suddenly in January 1899, and Hugh J. Chisholm . Philip Tell Dodge, president of
1152-540: Is home to the Adirondack Theater Festival, a professional non-profit summer theatre. The Wood Theater provides artistic and cultural presentations throughout the year. Opened in 2003, the theater is named for Mr. Wood , a local entrepreneur and founder of The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom . The Glens Falls Community Theatre has produced theatrical productions in Glens Falls for nearly 75 years. The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council promotes
1216-526: Is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (2.54%) is water. The city is on the Hudson River , in the Adirondack foothills, at the border of Saratoga County . As of the census of 2010, there were 14,707 people, 6,548 households, and 3,529 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,685.97 inhabitants per square mile (1,423.16/km ). There were 7,112 housing units at an average density of 1,782.46 per square mile (688.21/km ). The racial makeup of
1280-423: Is now the area's biggest employer. A VA outpatient facility serves veterans' medical needs. Danfloss Flomatic Corporation is headquartered on Pruyn's Island in Glens Falls. The company is a leading manufacturer of industrial and municipal valves. Also on Pruyn's Island is Umicore, a Belgium-based company manufacturing silver-based contact materials. Finch Paper LLC, headquartered at the base of Glen Street hill,
1344-551: Is on Veterans Road between Luzerne Road and Sherman Avenue and is just east of I-87. The land was vacant at the time. A thin, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) strip of Sherman Avenue was part of this annexation, to comply with state law on contiguity of annexed land. As a result, the city and town share co-own this stretch of highway. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 3.9 square miles (10 km ), of which 3.8 square miles (9.8 km )
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#17328526394271408-864: The French paper manufacturer Aussedat Rey. In 1996, it purchased Federal Paper Board. In 1999, the company purchased Union Camp Corporation , and in June 2000 Champion International . Additionally, it owned shares in the Chilean company Copec . Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Rajahmundry (APPM), which is now an International Paper company, is one of the biggest integrated paper and pulp manufacturing centers in India . The company produces writing, printing, and copier papers and paper boards for foreign and domestic markets. APPM's production facilities are two mills in Rajahmundry and Kadiam with
1472-630: The Mergenthaler Linotype Company , served as its chairman for 11 years. The invention of the Linotype dramatically increased the size of newspapers and the need for newsprint . The newly formed company supplied 60 percent of all newsprint in the country. The Hudson River Mill in Corinth , New York , where the Sacandaga River joins the Hudson River , was a pioneer in the development of
1536-533: The town of Queensbury to the north, east, and west, and by the Hudson River and Saratoga County to the south. Glens Falls is known as "Hometown U.S.A.", a title Look magazine gave it in 1944. The city has also referred to itself as the "Empire City." The area is originally called Chepontuc ("difficult place to get around") in the Iroquoian languages of the area's Indigenous inhabitants. It also referred to as
1600-571: The "Great Carrying Place." Later, European-American settlers named the area "The Corners" in English. As a halfway point between Fort Edward and Fort William Henry , the falls was the site of several battles during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War . The then- hamlet was mostly destroyed by fire twice during the latter conflict, forcing the Quakers to abandon the settlement until
1664-446: The 1950s. By the mid 1950s, the industry competition was growing fierce with onset of extensive mergers within the industry and the Camp family needed resources to expand their capital intensive paper production. Until this time, the Camp family was in possession of 74% of slightly over a million shares of their company. Reluctant to forfeit this control by becoming a publicly traded company,
1728-550: The 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism (Editorial Writing) for his editorials on local government secrecy. The Chronicle is a free weekly newspaper with a summer distribution up to 37,000. It was founded in 1980. Glens Falls is part of the Albany/Schenectady/Troy television market. One low-powered station originates from Glens Falls, WNCE-CD (TV-31). Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport is public-use airport northeast of
1792-725: The AHL underwent a large realignment before the 2015–16 season and the Calgary Flames moved their AHL team to Stockton, California (renamed to Stockton Heat ) and moved their ECHL team to Glens Falls, called the Adirondack Thunder . Glens Falls' East Field is home to the Glens Falls Greenjackets of the Empire Football League. The Greenjackets started in 1928 and is the second oldest-active semi-pro football team in
1856-588: The Calder family. In the late 1920s, partially due to concerns about the labor union movement in the north, the company built a major mill (the largest in the world at the time and for many years) in Savannah, Georgia , on land formerly occupied by the Hermitage Plantation . This mill, and local politics, were the subject of Ralph Nader 's book, The Water Lords . The company had a major impact on Savannah politics, but
1920-574: The Calders, when the Camps had a fraction of the sales and property with $ 27,675,225 in sales and 240,000 acres (970 km²) of timber. After months of negotiations, and a final offering to the Camp shareholders of 1.75 shares for every share owned, a deal was struck. On 13 July 1956 the merger was completed and the Union Bag-Camp Paper company was born. In the late 1950s, a product made from kraft paper
1984-400: The Camp family looked for other avenues. After meeting with several potential buyers, many who were disgusted at Hugh Camps high asking price, a buyer was found. In May 1956, the merger between the 2 companies came together. With Union Bag company having sales of $ 123,031,000 and owning over a million acres (4,000 km²) of timber, it was surprising that the Camps negotiated as equals with
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2048-608: The Glens Falls City School District, which includes parts of the town of Queensbury. The Glens Falls City School District operates Glens Falls High School , a middle school and four neighborhood elementary schools (Sanford Street School, Big Cross School, Jackson Heights School and Kensington Road Elementary School). Sanford Street School was closed at the end of the 2010–2011 school year. The Glens Falls Common School District operates an independent public elementary school, Abraham Wing Elementary School, named for
2112-973: The Greenjackets semi-pro football team, the second oldest football team in America formed in 1928; and the Glens Falls High School Indians. It was home to the Glens Falls White Sox and Glens Falls Tigers of the Eastern League , the Glens Falls Redbirds of the New York–Penn League and the Adirondack Lumberjacks of the Northeast League/Northern League East. Glens Falls, since incorporation as
2176-561: The Memphis building code in 1994 made the initial design unable to move forward. Therefore, architects had to completely change the original structural design in order to adhere to the strict exterior dimensions needed to utilize the existing granite and to match the existing towers. In 2012, it was announced that International Paper was building a $ 90.2 million, 235,000-square-foot tower at 6430 Poplar Ave. in East Memphis. In addition to
2240-680: The acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's cellulose fiber division. The acquisition was completed on Dec 1, 2016. On Oct 1, 2021 a spin-off was completed creating a stand alone company by the name of Sylvamo. Sylvamo's headquarters are also located in Memphis TN. Divested were the Printing & Communications (White Uncoated Freesheet) mills in Ticonderoga NY, Eastover SC, Mogi Guacu Brazil, Luiz Antonio Brazil, Tres Lagoas Brazil, Saillat France, and Svetogorsk Russia. Glens Falls, New York Glens Falls
2304-499: The application. It could also be impregnated with resins to make it stronger and waterproof. The manufacturing plant for this product was at Glens Falls , New York and a technical staff was maintained there for architects and engineers. Also, at this site in Glens Falls, Union Camp maintained a cave-like storage facility where microfilms of all the company's important documents, such as contracts and legal papers, were sent after filming. The necessity or inspiration for such an operation
2368-544: The arts, hosts an annual arts festival, and maintains a gallery. The Glens Falls Symphony has performed classical repertoire for 30 years. Museums include: Art in the Public Eye is a local non-profit arts organization. The Shirt Factory Arts and Healing Center is a historic shirt factory that now houses artists' studios, shops, galleries, healing arts and services. More than 50 artists and 13 shops and galleries are in this building. The Glens Falls September 11 Memorial
2432-542: The city was 94.7% White , 1.8% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.6% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.3% of the population. There were 6,548 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.1% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who
2496-463: The company announced it was buying the containerboard unit of Weyerhaeuser for $ 6 billion in cash. In October 2007, it formed a joint venture with Ilim Holding, Ilim Group, the alliance in the Russian forest sector. On July 1, 2014, the company announced the completion of the xpedx spinoff which merged with Unisource, creating an independent company, Veritiv Corporation. On May 2, 2016, it announced
2560-535: The company undertook a significant restructuring, selling over 6,000,000 acres (24,000 km ) of forestland in the U.S., along with its coated paper, kraft paper , wood products, and beverage packaging businesses, as well as subsidiaries Arizona Chemical and New Zealand-based Carter Holt Harvey . The coated paper business (four mills in Maine , Michigan and Minnesota ) were sold to Apollo Management and now operate as Verso Paper . The kraft paper business (composed of
2624-632: The country. The Greenjackets are 2008 & 2009 NAFL Empire Division Champions (10–0) and the 2009 NAFL North Atlantic Region Champions (14–0), and finished the season at 14–1 as the NAFL Eastern Conference Runners-up, 2009 NAFL Elite 8. The city is also home to the Glens Falls Dragons, a baseball team playing in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League , a collegiate summer baseball league . Since
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2688-507: The fast-food giants McDonald's , Wendy's , Subway , but its consumer packaging division was sold to Graphic Packaging on January 2, 2018. Its wood products division was sold in 2007 to West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company produces printer and copier paper, envelopes , corrugated packaging and pulp . The company is a former Dow Jones Industrial Average component, included in
2752-403: The first one. The business was grossing about $ 90 thousand a year. With their new sawmill, they began expanding it and over the next 20 years experienced rapid growth. After a bout with near bankruptcy in 1907, the brothers borrowed the money necessary to continue operations. With the onset of World War I , the increased demand for lumber brought the company back to financial success. By 1918,
2816-401: The four office towers at International Place, the company operates an airport hangar facility (at 2522 Winchester Road) and a Southwind data center at (3232 Players Club Parkway). Other company related facilities include a recycling center on South Third and two warehouse operations across Memphis. The company used to be the largest producer of plastic lids and paper cups , manufacturing for
2880-722: The franchise, it was replaced by the Adirondack IceHawks of the United Hockey League , which was renamed "Frostbite" in 2004 before it folded in 2006. From 2009 to 2014, the city was the home to the AHL's Adirondack Phantoms , the principal farm team of the Philadelphia Flyers . On May 16, 2014, the Calgary Flames announced the Adirondack Flames would be their AHL affiliate. The Flames played one season before
2944-482: The index from July 3, 1956, to April 7, 2004. It was one of three components to be dropped in the 2004 change, together with AT&T Corporation and Eastman Kodak . Beginning February 1, 2007, the sale of the beverage-packaging division was completed as New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart won the bid with purchase price of nearly $ 800 million. The division now operates under the Evergreen label. On March 17, 2008,
3008-409: The letters "I" and "P" which formed a stylized arrow also resembling a tree surrounded by a circle. A primary constraint in the design process was the need for a logo simple enough that it could be stenciled onto trees and lumber intended for paper production. On March 7, 2023, the company announced a rebrand to coincide with the company's 125th anniversary. The rebrand included a new logo which features
3072-567: The modern paper industry in the late 19th century. The first wood-based newsprint paper mill in New York, it was built by Albrecht Pagenstecher in 1869. In the early 20th century, the Hudson River Mill was one of the company's largest plants and served both as its principal office, and a place where paper workers helped shape the direction of the industry's early labor movement. After World War II , Hudson River Mill workers developed
3136-509: The production of coated paper for the company. Shifting economic forces resulted in the mill's closure in November 2002. The historic mill was slated for partial demolition during 2011. The work including asbestos removal was completed by Northstar Group Services. Given the nature of their products, paper plants are highly flammable. Therefore, International Paper Company frequently used asbestos insulation in its walls, floors, and roofs as
3200-461: The rights and privileges as any other member of the County Board. Departments of the City include: Cemetery, Community, Fire, Police, Public Works, Purchasing, Recreation, Controller, Assessment, Civil Service, Clerk, Water & Sewer, and Buildings and Codes. The city falls within two school districts , both of which are independent of the city government. The majority of the city falls within
3264-518: The second-largest producer of lumber in North America, after Weyerhaeuser Company . Under pressure from budget sequestration in 2013 , the federal government of the United States (IP's largest customer) moved from physical checks to cheaper electronic transactions. The company's former logo was designed by American graphic designers Lester Beall and Richard Rogers in 1960. The logo featured
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#17328526394273328-469: The success of the company was obvious through the observations of the local community Franklin . With the stimulated economy, "Franklin has become a booming wartime village..." In 1925, with the passing of the final first generation Camps, the company was passed on to the second generation. This new generation brought the company into the paper production industry, starting with brown packaging paper in 1938 and eventually producing specialty bleached paper in
3392-482: The summer of 1897 by a group of twelve local physicians, the Glens Falls Hospital was meant to serve the entire Upper Hudson River Valley . Solomon A. Parks donated his home in Glens Falls for the original hospital. The present structure has been extensively modified, enlarged, and modernized several times to better serve the needs of the community, and it is the region's fast-response trauma center. The hospital
3456-616: The team's inception in 2003 it has played at East Field . City Park is located in the city's business district and contains the public library. Crandall Park has a lowland pond, war monuments and recreation facilities bordering the city's Coles' Woods International Ski Trail system Glens Falls Civic Center opened in 1979 and hosts sports and entertainment events in downtown Glens Falls; it includes an arena for sporting events, concerts, family activities, dance, theater and trade shows as well as banquet facilities. The Adirondack Thunder and Adirondack Junior Thunder play here. The facility
3520-405: The war ended in 1783. Fire also ravaged the village in 1864, 1884, and 1902. In 1766 it was renamed Wing's Falls for Abraham Wing – the leader of the group of Quakers who established the permanent settlement – and for the falls on the Hudson River. Wing's claim to the name of the falls and the hamlet was transferred to Colonel Johannes Glen of Schenectady in 1788, either on collection of a debt, as
3584-453: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 20, 6.8% from 20 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 20 and over, there were 90.9 males. The median income for
3648-431: Was created for applications such as a core in doors, aircraft construction, marine applications, etc., wherever strength with light weight and buoyancy were critical. The product was called "Honeycomb" and it was unique in that it resembled a beehive, with the edges of the cells giving overall greater strength wherever it was used. The size of the cells could be changed and the thickness of the sheets could be varied to suit
3712-402: Was designed and rests amid the two existing towers and courtyard. The Crump Firm designed the eleven-story, 234,000 square foot tower to include offices, conference rooms, training rooms and dining facilities. The exterior granite was bought and warehoused in the mid-1980s with the intent that its construction would mimic that of the earlier towers. However, inclusion of seismic criteria to
3776-502: Was highly respected in the area as having kept Savannah from many of the severe effects of the Great Depression . The Savannah mill has a public golf course, named after Mary Calder, wife of the founder. The Camp Manufacturing Company was founded in 1887 by three local Camp brothers from Franklin, Virginia . Paul Douglas Camp (President), James Leonidas Camp (Vice-president) and Robert Judson Camp (secretary-treasurer) purchased
3840-483: Was re-incorporated in 1874 and 1887, expanding the village to what would become the city limits when the state legislature granted the city charter in 1908, at which time the city became independent from the town of Queensbury. In 2003, with permission from Queensbury, Glens Falls annexed approximately 49 acres (0.20 km ) of the town. The land, known as Veterans Field or the Northway Industrial Park,
3904-593: Was renamed Cool Insuring Arena in 2017. Past teams include the Adirondack Wildcats basketball team of the USBL , and the one year (1994) roller hockey franchise Empire State Cobras , as well as the ice hockey teams Adirondack Flames , Adirondack Frostbite , Adirondack Phantoms , and the Adirondack Red Wings . East Field is home to the Glens Falls Dragons, of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League ;
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#17328526394273968-736: Was the Cold War. In 1999, the Union Camp Corporation was acquired by International Paper . At the time it was referred to as a "merger," but was actually a takeover. Union Camp's CEO at that time was W. Craig McClelland. Earlier he had presided over the sale of Hammermill Paper Company to International Paper, in 1986, when President & CEO of that company. Hammermill had encountered financial difficulties due to activities of Wall Street speculators. McClelland finally retired from International Paper's Board of Directors in late 2006. International paper The International Paper Company
4032-407: Was then changed to Finch Paper LLC. Atlas then sold all of the forestland to The Nature Conservancy. The Glens Falls Cement company, established 1893, is now a part of Lehigh Northeast, itself a division of HeidelbergCement , one of the world's largest cement producers. Glens Falls has an old and prevalent history in the region's finance sector. Arrow Financial Corporation, headquartered downtown,
4096-721: Was written about the strike at the Androscoggin Mill. The book was written by Julius Gerson Getman, who was an attorney representing the striking paperworkers. In 1986, the company acquired the Hammermill Paper Company , founded in 1898, which managed eleven papermills nationwide, and had its corporate offices based in Erie, PA; in 1988, the Masonite Corporation; and in 1989, the German paper company Zanders Feinpapiere AG and
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