COOPERTOWN SCOOP Coopertown: Where Neighbors Help Neighbors

November 2009 - January 2010 Volume 60, Issue 5 Upcoming Events: 11/8 & 11/9 Adopt-A-Family Tag Pickup 6-7:30 p.m. 904 Deer Rd. Friday, 11/20 Serve a Little Love 6-7:30 p.m. Coopertown Cafeteria Sunday, 11/22 Adopt-A-Family Pre-sent Drop-off & Wrapping 3 p.m. Coopertown Cafeteria Monday, 11/23 Deadline for Luminary & Holiday Card forms 160 Clemson Rd. Thursday, 11/26 Turkey Trot 8:30 a.m. Coopertown School Sunday, 12/6 Luminary Assembly Noon 901 Coopertown Rd. Saturday, 12/12 Luminary Night & Carriage Rides 4:30-8 p.m. Coopertown School Monday, 12/21 Santa visits 6:30-7:45 p.m. **all events at Cooper-town School are tenta-tive; watch your e-mail for details.

Celebrate the holidays with your neighbors When? 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 How? Purchase luminary kits from the CCA, then set them up in front of your house and light them for everyone to see. (Purchase your kits with the order form on page 7.) Where? Place the luminaries along the side-walk, on the edge nearest the street.

Who? Everyone! The more neighbors who participate, the more amazing the night will be. What else? Please make every effort to keep your cars off the streets so the tours can get a great view of the luminaries. This date falls between the two leaf pick-up dates, as well, so please be careful not to place your luminaries near piles of leaves.

Light up Coopertown at Luminary Night On Saturday night, December 12, the neighborhood will glow with candlelight. Take it all in with our neighborhood car-riage ride tours, a Coopertown tradition. Tours will leave from Coopertown School every 20 min-utes from 4:30 to 8 p.m. While you wait for your ride, you can enjoy entertainment and a neighborhood holiday potluck. Please bring a dish to share, whether it’s an appetizer, entrée or dessert — we’ll supply the hot chocolate. The carriage rides are free, but the CCA will happily accept donations in the cafete-ria to help defray the cost of the event. We’d also appreciate your donation with

Help the CCA Assemble Luminary Kits >Sunday, December 6, noon >The Whitcombs’, 901 Coopertown Rd. Corner of Coopertown and Stockton >This is a great opportunity for students to earn community service hours and for adults to spend time with their neighbors.

your luminary order form (page 7) to tip Mr. Douglass and his fellow carriage driver who pro-vide this great experience for us each year. The

economy is pinching eve-ryone’s budgets, including the CCA’s, but we want to make sure we give a gen-erous tip so they will re-turn next year! Please avoid parking in the parking lot section closest to the cafeteria door, so that we can be as efficient as possible when loading and unload-ing the vehicles. If the weather looks

questionable, the CCA will send out a mass e-mail and post a notice on the Web at www.coopertowncivic.org. If you don’t have access to e-mail and the weather is iffy on December 12, please call Jan at 610-717-7215.

Halloween Party 4 issues of the Scoop Carriage rides during Luminary Night In addition, our funds also go to much, much more, such as the development and upkeep of the CCA Web site, our e-mail capabilities, this year's landscaping in the new roundabout on Deer and Stockton, as well as giving back to the surrounding community just outside our streets. Just this year we have donated $150 to the Oakmont Volunteer Fire Department, which relies solely on the contributions of the surrounding community each year to survive. We also donated $250 to the Freedom Playground that we will all be able to enjoy at the Haverford Reserve. Coopertown is a community where neighbors help neighbors, and this is no more transparent than at our events that the volunteers make come to life! I hope you all see and feel that your contributions are being used ap-propriately and ask that if you all have ANY questions or suggestions, please feel free to come by our monthly CCA meetings or send me an e-mail with your ideas. With your help and financial support, let's make 2010 bigger, better and even more fun! Tom Doherty Treasurer

Treasurer's Corner: Where does your money go? It’s almost November, which means the holidays are fast approaching. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what the CCA has done and give perspective to all the wonderful things our dues pay for throughout the year. I feel it is very important for the members of any commu-nity to have a better understanding of where their contri-butions go and why it's important to contribute each year. In line with this past year's economic downturn, we did see a drop in CCA dues, bringing in only $4,500, which was far below the over $6,700 in contributions we re-ceived just two years ago. I know you all know the won-derful events we put on for the community each year, but to show the laundry list really brings home the value of your relatively small contribution. Dodgeball Tournament Yang Ming social Spring Egg Hunt Movie nights Phillies game Two of a Kind John Cassidy July 4th parade and party Fall Block Party

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CCA NEWS

CCA News The CCA thanks Elizabeth Durso for her dedicated ser-vice in maintaining our Web page. As she steps down, we’re pleased to welcome Biff Sturla of Clemson Road as our new Webmaster. Biff has professional experience de-signing Web pages and we know he’ll do a great job with ours. If you have any ideas for the CCA page, please con-tact Biff at biff@lmsc.net. The CCA is offering yet another way to stay connected and stay informed: Facebook! Sign on to Facebook, then search for "Coopertown Civic Association" and click to join the group. We'll keep a list of events and anything else that seems useful (suggestions welcome). Contact Pat Biswanger at coopertowncivic@yahoo.com with ideas. Please help us keep the neighborhood looking nice. If an event has already passed, please remove any remaining signs you see. Thanks! Roundabout Update: The roundabout at Stockton and Deer roads has been completed, and the CCA has installed and will maintain its landscaping. The roundabout at Lee

& Gaynor will be completed as early in the spring of 2010 as possible, says Township Manager Larry Gentile. This one has been delayed by AQUA improvements and the upcom-ing leaf collection program, which will occupy all of the public works staff this fall. Chris and Christine Emmert want to convey their deep appreciation to CCA members for your generous fundrais-ing efforts for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation over the past year. Their daughter, Julia, has CF. She’s pictured here sporting her favorite CCA T-shirt, one of the fundraisers for the CFF this year. If you’d like to buy a shirt, contact janbaffa@comcast.net.

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OUR COMMUNITY

It’s time again for leaf recycling. Haverford Township will pick up leaves in our area of the Fifth Ward according to the following schedule: November 12 December 9 December 16 Please have your leaves ready for pickup on the earliest date dedicated for your area. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather. Signs will be posted the day before the pick up and the day of the pick up. Please do not put any leaves onto the roads. Leaves on the roads make the road slippery, clog storm sewers and could make for dangerous situations. If you are elderly or disabled and you need help with your leaves – or if you know someone who does – please contact Jeff Heilmann at jeffheilmann@yahoo.com or 215-356-9737 (cell).

Neighborhood News & Notes Yael and Evan Foster of Rodney Circle welcomed a baby girl into the world on August 31. Leah Naomi Foster weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz.

Fall Leaf Pick-up Schedule Please join the Coopertown Service Corps in our holiday Adopt-A-Family project to provide gifts for needy children in the Delaware Valley. This program has been very suc-cessful in the last three years, and is more important than ever in this year's challenging economy. The Service Corps will be collecting gifts of toys, clothes and outerwear for 25 children. Gift tag pick-up will be at the McCabe house, 904 Deer Road, on November 8 & 9, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Gift drop-off and wrapping is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at 3 p.m.. Earlier drop-off can be arranged if necessary. For more information, please call Carol McCabe at 610-520-9454 or Anne Reilly at 610-519-0466.

Coopertown Service Corps Adopt-A-Family

Please join the Coopertown Service Corps in our holiday Adopt-A-Family project to provide gifts for needy children in the Delaware Valley. This program has been very suc-cessful in the last three years, and is more important than ever in this year's challenging economy. The Service Corps will be collecting gifts of toys, clothes and outerwear for 25 children. Gift tag pick-up will be at the McCabe house, 904 Deer Road, on November 8 & 9, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Gift drop-off and wrapping is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at 3 p.m.. Earlier drop-off can be arranged if necessary. For more information, please call Carol McCabe at 610-520-9454 or Anne Reilly at 610-519-0466.

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Going Green by Monica Whitcomb I’m just as concerned about the environment as the next guy. (Okay, maybe just a tad bit more.) I truly believe that with very little effort, we can work together to help reverse the damage we have done to this earth and our environ-ment. I am by no means an expert on the topic of global warming, air pollution, ozone depletion, etc. But I do my re-search and certainly practice what I preach. In every issue of the SCOOP I am going to offer simple techniques to help us, the residents of Coopertown, go a little greener. How to go Green: Your Car & You About 20% of all greenhouse gases come from cars and light trucks, contributing to climate change, pollution and dis-ease. The good news is that there are many things you can do to make your driving life greener. If buying a hybrid isn’t in your future, try these techniques for simple solutions: -Increase your MPG by practicing green driving. This means avoiding sudden starts and stops and going the speed limit. Not only does speeding and herky-jerky driving kill your MPG, it’s dangerous. Try to "smooth" your driving by coasting when possible and accelerating and decelerating gradually. -Take it easy on the AC and heat. Park your car in a sunny spot during the colder months and in the shade during warmer months. This means it takes less to cool it off/heat it up when you get back in the car. -Turn off your engine and stop idling. If you don't, you'll just be wasting gas and polluting the environment. And if you're used to starting up your car and letting it idle five or 10 minutes before driving off in the morning, you can forget about that too. The fact is, cars these days don't need to be warmed up. Except in below-zero conditions, you can just start the engine and drive off. -Walk (or bike) – don’t drive! With little cost, leaving your car at home can pay huge dividends in bettering your health and reducing traffic. Can’t find a safe route without the car? Lobby the local government to increase spending on side-walks and bike lanes.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Haverford College Arboretum Association Events Winter Gardening Lecture, Sunday, November 8, 2 p.m. Paul Epsom of The Victory Garden will discuss how he makes the dormant garden just as pleasing in winter as in other seasons. This lecture is jointly sponsored with the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group and the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be held in Sharpless Audi-torium. Winter Treasures in the Arboretum Outdoor Walk, Sunday, January 24, 1:30 p.m. Discover the hidden and often overlooked beauty that is in the winter landscape, from snow-covered buds to sur-prise colors of winter blooming plants to unique textures of some barks. The walk is free and open to the public and will begin in front of the Whitehead Campus Center.

Green Mountain sugar maples, Acer saccharum ‘Green Moun-tain,’ at the corner of the Cricket Field.

For additional details about any of these events or member-ship information, please call the Arboretum office at 610-896-1101 or e-mail arbor@haverford.edu.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL CCA EVENTS AT COOPERTOWN SCHOOL ARE TENTATIVE. WE WILL SEND OUT CONFIRMATIONS VIA E-MAIL. IF WE DON’T HAVE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS,

PLEASE SEND IT TO COOPERTOWNCIVIC@YAHOO.COM.

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COOPERTOWN NEWS

D’Amora Gutter Service

Installed, Repaired and Cleaned

Call Ed

610-645-6390

Insured References Available

Classified Ads For Sale: Lester Spinet Upright Piano, Betsy Ross Edition. Light maple finish; in great condition; needs a little tuning. Asking Price: $250. Buyer must arrange for pick up. Call Judy at 610- 331 8792 For Sale By Owner: 108 Stockton Road. This 4 bedroom, 2 bath ex-panded cape offers a blend of classic charm with modern appeal. In-cludes eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors in living room, fireplace, central air, fenced yard, large unfinished basement. $419,900. Contact Sasha Azar directly 484.680.0894 with questions or to schedule a showing.

Share a meal with an elderly neighbor It’s easier than ever to feed the elderly in our commu-nity with the Coopertown Service Corps. Serve a Little Love is lucky to have two Girl Scout troops volunteering for meal assembly on Friday, November 20. That means all we need from you is food! Please con-tribute entrees, side dishes, dinner rolls and dessert for the trays. In this difficult economy, it’s harder than ever for sen-iors in our community to make ends meet. Help us pro-vide healthy meals at this annual event. Please bring food to the Coopertown School cafeteria at 6 p.m. Call Jan Baffa at 610-717-7215 if you’d like to arrange earlier drop-off. Build up your appetite at Turkey Trot

Join your Coopertown neighbors on Thanksgiving morning for a fun 5K run. The Turkey Trot begins at the Coopertown School play-ground at 8:30 a.m. and will end back at the school with coffee, doughnuts and hot chocolate. We hope to see you there! For more information, call Anne Reilly at (610) 519-

0466 or Carol McCabe at (610) 520-9454. Give holiday wishes and a helping hand Since the 1970s, Coopertown residents have enjoyed giving back to members of the neighborhood community through the Holiday Card program. The Coopertown Civic Association donates the pro-ceeds from the program to one or two families who are experiencing financial need this holiday season. Recipi-ents are kept confidential. The Holiday Card program makes it easy for you to send holiday wishes to everyone in the community. We’ll

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Holiday, service activities abound in Coopertown print all of our donors’ names on our holiday cards and mail them to all 630 families in Cooper-town. To participate, please fill out the form on the next page and mail or deliver it to Tracy Kline, 160 Clemson Rd., by Mon-

day, November 23. Please submit possible recipients to Jan Baffa at 227 Lee Circle, janbaffa@comcast.net or 610-717-7215 by mid-December. Here Comes Santa Claus! Santa Claus will once again make a special visit to the children of Coopertown, thanks to the kind assistance of the Oakmont Fire Company. The schedule below is approximate; Coopertown kids should keep their eyes and ears open for Santa’s arrival at their corner! Monday, December 21 6:30 p.m. Lee & Gaynor 6:40 p.m. Lee & Morlyn 6:50 p.m. Rodney & Clemson 7 p.m. Middle of Stockton 7:10 p.m. Deer & Fawn 7:20 p.m. Williams & Blackburn 7:30 p.m. Westview & Highland 7:40 p.m. Duncan, Courtney & Shannon

Mother's Helper

Do you need an extra pair of eyes while you bake some holiday pies?

Responsible 11 year old Super Sitters course

Certified in CPR — Trained in first aid Kelly Rose 610-368-6463

HOLIDAY CARD DONATION ORDER FORM

Deadline to make donations is Monday, November 23. Please send this form with your donation to Tracy Kline at 160 Clemson Rd. Please make checks payable to the Coopertown Civic Associa-tion. Please print your name as you would like for it to appear on the card:

NAME:________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:______________________________________________________________ PHONE:_______________________________________________________________ E-MAIL:________________________________________________________________ DONATION: $____________________________________________________________ **Contact Jan Baffa at janbaffa@comcast.net or 610-717-7215 by mid-December if you would like to suggest a family to receive the donation.

LUMINARY KIT ORDER FORM

Deadline to order kits is Monday, November 23. Each kit contains 10 white bags, can-dles and sand and costs $5. Please make checks payable to the Coopertown Civic Asso-ciation. Send completed order forms to Tracy Kline at 160 Clemson Rd. NAME:___________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________ PHONE:__________________________________________________________________ E-MAIL:__________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF KITS:______________ @ $5 EACH = $___________________ + TIP FOR CARRIAGE DRIVER = $___________________ ENCLOSED Can you distribute kits on your street? (please circle one) YES NO

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HOLIDAY FORMS

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HALLOWEEN PARTY

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BLOCK PARTY

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Neighborhood Contractor Recommendations

Custom Cabinetry Bill Sholette 610-446-3822 Duct Cleaning Nu-AIR 800-203-8319 www.nuairthehealthychoice.com Electricians Charlie Kelley Kelley Electric 610-664-2627 Joe Addis Addis Electric Residential & Commercial Electricians 610-667-4229 Fence Installers Dan Eldredge Dan Eldredge Fencing 610-430-0743 info@daneldredgefencing.com www.daneldredgefencing.com Gutter Cleaning & Repair Ed D’Amora 610-645-6390 Handyman Services Kate Meadows, Manager/Owner Handyman Connection 610-630-7250 Office 610-630-7254 Fax

Home Renovations Robert Daveler 610-566-3106 Lukasz Olechno phone: 917-539-3371 fax: 215-437-3575 House Painting Matthew Negro 610-550-9496 Mike Jasinski Painting 701 Haverford Road, Suite B Haverford, PA 19041 Phone: 484-554-6207 Fax: 610-649-2917 Landscaping Texada Landscaping 610-240-9360 www.texadalandscaping.com Masonry Dave Fiocca Fiocca Construction office: 610-649-7168 Joe Mergliano Mergliano Construction Corp. office: 610-622-4972 cell: 610-299-5194 fax: 610-622-4987

Pet Grooming PawTrails 888-738-7476 Alyssa Tabin 610-909-2626 Plumbers Jake Wood Plumbing & Heating 610-213-8319 Wm. F. Donovan & Son Plumbing and Heating 610-352-4684 Power Washing Dave Spiller Power Washing 610-527-6633 info@spillerwash.com Roofer Martin Burke, Inc. 484-390-1117 King's Roofing & Siding, LLC 717-768-0290

The CCA is assembling a list of neighborhood recommendations for contractors and service provid-ers as a reference for residents. The recommendations are listed here, and the list will be main-tained on the CCA Web site (www.coopertowncivic.org). These recommendations are not explicitly endorsed by the CCA, and the CCA assumes no liability. If you have a contractor you would like to recommend to others, please contact Anne Krishnan at 610-785-6316 or annekrishnan@yahoo.com.

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FAMILY HELPERS (revised 1/08) Babysitters Michael Barton age 14 Highland 520-9945 Anna Brairton age 13 Clemson 520-2579 Yana Chala age 16 Clemson 520-0365 Elena Christiansen age 16 Darby 526-9058 Christina Halcovich age 13 Lee 526-9032 cjhalcovich@verizon.net Taylor Hart age 15 Rodney 527-8420 hartmbx@aim.com Kimberly Kaufman age 18 Meadows 527-8634 kisk29@yahoo.com Alexandra Lastowski (summer) age 20 Meadows 527-5268 Kyra Lastowski (summer) age 18 Meadows 527-5268 Rebecca Newman age 15 Rodney 527-1673 Lauren Pavone age 12 Clemson 526-9597 lpkaratekid@verizon.net Lauren Sessa age 17 Lee 527-6703 SSSessa@aol.com Jordan Sessa age 15 Lee 527-6703 SSSessa@aol.com Christine Simon age 18 Fawn 520-1365 Melanie Solano age 18 Barrister 525-0571 goret1991@hotmail.com Alec Sowers age 15 896-0836 alec_sowers@hotmail.com Michael Stinson age 15 Meadows 525-2313 mstinson1992@aol.com Mary Kate Sullivan age 16 Fawn 520-2157 tdsdeco@verizon.net Pet Care Yana Chala age 16 Clemson 520-0365 Christina Halcovich age 13 Lee 526-9032 cjhalcovich@verizon.net Connor Hart age 12 Rodney 527-8420 hartmbx@aim.com Madison Hart age 10 Rodney 527-8420 hartmbx@aim.com Kimberly Kaufman age 18 Meadows 527-8634 kisk29@yahoo.com James Laughlin age 18 Lee 519-1348 Lauren Pavone age 12 Clemson 526-9597 lpkaratekid@verizon.net Melanie Solano age 18 Barrister 525-0571 goret1991@hotmail.com Alec Sowers age 15 896-0836 alec_sowers@hotmail.com Maryalice Stoltzfus adult Clemson 527-3909 Alyssa Tabin Buck Groomie7706@aol.com Aidan White age 13 Lee 527-9684 Erick White age 16 Lee 527-9684 Snow/Leaf Removal Alex Hart age 16 Rodney 527-8420 hartmbx@aim.com Connor Hart age 12 Rodney 527-8420 hartmbx@aim.com Taylor Hart age 15 Rodney 527-8420 hartmbx@aim.com Aidan White age 13 Lee 527-9684 Erick White age 16 Lee 527-9684 Kevin White age 18 Lee 527-9684 The Family Helpers listing is provided as a neighborhood service. Listing is not an endorsement, as prescreening is not practical. To add or change a listing, contact Anne Krishnan at 610-785-6316 or annekrishnan@yahoo.com.

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CCA OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES Co-President Jan Baffa 717-7215 janbaffa@comcast.net Co-President Tracy Kline 519-0143 tak20499@yahoo.com Secretary Monica Whitcomb 525-0466 whitcomb@sunnicheese.com Solicitor Susan Sessa 527-6703 sssessa@aol.com Treasurer Tom Doherty 917-449-3632 thomasnils9@hotmail.com Membership Jennifer Ciarmoli 525-3132 jenfalcone@comcast.net SCOOP Editor Anne Krishnan 785-6316 annekrishnan@yahoo.com Coopertown Service Anne Reilly 519-0466 Corps Carol McCabe 520-9454 Webmaster Biff Sturla 527-4062 biff@lmsc.net E-mail Czarina Pat Biswanger 519-1348 patbiswanger@yahoo.com Street Rep Coord. Jeff Heilmann 520-0985 jeffheilmann@yahoo.com

CCA Street Representatives Bambi Joel Lowenthal 527-2231 Highland Lorraine Hoffner 520-0138 Barrister Amy Henderson 520-1606 Catherine Scholl 527-7323 Blackburn Robin Klinges 525-5235 Landover Dick Houseworth 527-1495 Buck-Upper Peggy Edwards 658-2353 Lee-Upper Susan Sessa 527-6703 Buck-Lower Russlee Armstrong 484-380-2192 Lee-Lower Marie Hawley 520-7898 Clemson Rich and Tracy Kline 519-0143 Suzanne Shera 527-9352 Judy Potter 525-5575 Meadows Fred and Joan Miller 520-2028 College Charlotte & Tom Suspenski Morlyn-Upper Ann Clark Coopertown John & Cindy McGoldrick 520-4443 Morlyn-Lower Toril Hinchman 527-8538 Courtney OPEN! Rodney-Upper Ellen Freed 519-0856 Darby Jane Al-Mashat 527-3234 Scarlet Oak Eileen McShane 520-9389 Deer Sharmini Anandarajan 520-4424 Shannon Linda Scheuerle 520-0317 Larry Decina 525-6015 Stockton The Holsteins 527-4767 Duncan Linda Scheuerle 520-0317 Tracy Shonna Gillespie 527-3180 Fawn Margaret Gindhart 527-7138 Westview Susan McClatchy 525-3828 Mary Pennington 526-1971 Williams Joan Bronstein 525-6636

The CCA always needs volunteers! Contact Jan Baffa to see how you can help!

Coopertown SCOOP The Coopertown Scoop is published four times a year to inform and serve our community, and has a circulation of more than 625 households. If you would like to submit community news, questions or comments about the SCOOP, please contact Anne Krishnan at 610-785-6316 or annekrishnan@yahoo.com. Deadline The deadline for advertisements, community news or photos for the February-April issue of the SCOOP is Friday, January 8. Advertising & Classifieds Personal classifieds submitted by CCA dues-paying mem-bers are free. Advertising, business classifieds and personal classifieds submitted by non-paying members are subject to the following rates. All ads should be submitted in digital format, when possible. Contact CCA Treasurer Tom Do-herty at tom_doherty@vanguard.com to place an ad. 1 issue 4 issues Full Page $80 $200 1/2 Page $40 $100 1/4 Page $30 $75 1/8 Page (Business Card) $20 $50

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