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| | Introducing the Church of England: General Synod |
 | | All the work of the General Synod is done on behalf of the Church. | | | In 1970, the General Synod brought together in one body the powers of the Convocations and the Church Assembly. | | | In 1919, the Church Assembly, which became the General Synod in 1970, was given the power to prepare legislation about any matter to do with the Church of England. |
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http://www.ely.anglican.org/ministry/leaflets/gensynod.html
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| | General Synod 1995 of the Canadian Reformed Churches |
| | The church at Chatsworth requests Synod not to recommend the NIV for use in the churches and to request the churches that each local church study a specific Bible book to verify whether the NIV is the most reliable translation for use in the churches. | | | Synod regrets that the church at Fergus questions the integrity of brothers who are legitimately delegated to General Synod in suggesting, without any further proof, that they intend not to abide by the decisions of major assemblies. | | | Synod Byford 1994 decided, "to endorse the NKJV as a faithful and reliable translation for use in the churches, as well as for study, instruction and family purposes. |
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http://spindleworks.com/library/synod95/acts2.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: General Councils |
| | General councils represent the Church; the pope therefore stands to them in the same relation as he stands to the Church. | | | All this manifests the bishops' conviction that the pope was the moving and quickening spirit of the synod. | | | The distinction between general and particular congregations likewise dates from Constance, where, however, the particular congregations assumed a form different in spirit and composition from the practice of earlier and later councils. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04423f.htm
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| | General Synod glossary |
| | The Primate is the senior metropolitan of the Church, the chairperson of the House of Bishops, and the president of General Synod; with the title Archbishop. | | | The statement made at the General Synod of 1893, declaring the fundamental faith and doctrine of the Church as constituting the foundation of the Synod structure. | | | An ecclesiastical law or regulation of the diocese/province/national Church or an honourary title conferred by a bishop on a priest or (if the canons of the diocese permit) on a lay member of the Church. |
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http://generalsynod.anglican.ca/gs2001/ginfo/glossary.php
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| | General Synod Church of England |
| | The General Synod is the national assembly of the Church of England. | | | The Synod also decides the form in which ministers and officers of the Church of England are required to assent to the doctrine of the Church of England (the Declaration of Assent). | | | It came into being in 1970 under the Synodical Government Measure 1969, replacing an earlier body known as the Church Assembly. |
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http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensynod
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| | General Synod 2005 |
| | General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church | | | Synod's Special Committee on Worship reported excellent progress in its revision of the Book of Worship and asked for an extension of its work for one year prior to presenting its proposed revision of the Book of Worship to General Synod 2006, to be overtured to Presbyteries. | | | The 201st Annual Meeting of the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was held at Bonclarken in Flat Rock, NC. |
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http://www.arpsynod.org/synod2005.html
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| | General Synod |
| | General Synod is the biennial meeting of delegates from every conference of the United Church of Christ, and it forms the representative body of your denomination. | | | The mood of General Synod XXIII was decidedly upbeat, and with 3,000 UCC delegates and visitors and 9,000 members of our partner church, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in attendance, it felt huge. | | | Resolutions passed at General Synod speak to our churches, rather than speaking for our churches. |
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http://www.ctconfucc.org/news/CONNtact0701/LEADstoryGS23.html
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| | General Synod XXIV: Daily News |
| | At this General Synod, delegates and visitors are telling their stories to Local Church Ministries, and you can suggest a story for the Calendar too. | | | By-law changes don't usually evoke passionate argument, but a proposal to move General Synod from a two- to four-year schedule is provoking debate about Synod's function in the church. | | | A litany you can use in daily prayer and this Sunday for General Synod, and the texts that will be used for Bible study at the opening of each day's session. |
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http://www.ucc.org/synod/news
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| | United Church of Christ: General Synod |
| | General Synod is the biennial meeting of the United Church of Christ. | | | Pastoral Letter from the Collegium on the 25th General Synod | | | Delegates from Conferences, Covenanted Ministries, and a broad range of interest groups meet every two years to consider the business of the church and its relationship with the wider world. |
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http://www.ucc.org/synod
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| | General Synod will decide on same-sex blessings -- 2004-03-07 |
| | At one point in the debate, a motion was put forward that General Synod should decide whether the blessing of gay relationships is contrary to the doctrine and teaching of the Canadian church, but that was rejected and changed to acknowledge differences on the issue. | | | The question of unity also arose in the original form of the motion brought forward by the faith, worship and ministry committee, which proposed that General Synod declare that the blessing of same-sex unions "is not a matter over which the church's unity and fellowship in Christ should be impaired." | | | The council, the church's governing body between triennial General Synods, wrestled with the issue - currently the most controversial one within the Anglican Church of Canada - over four days of deliberation from March 4 to 7 in a retreat center near Toronto. |
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http://anglicanjournal.com/extra/news.html?newsItem=2004-03-07_sds.news
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| | REPORT |
| | There is also an urgent need for a synod on the occasion of the Great Jubilee in order to illustrate and explain more fully the truth that Christ is the one Mediator between God and man and the sole Redeemer of the world, to be clearly distinguished from the founders of other great religions. | | | As General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, I am pleased to make this report to all present on the preparation of this Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Asia. | | | According to synodal methodology, the good outcome of a synodal assembly depends in a great part on the active participation of the entire Church community at its various levels. |
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http://www.ewtn.com/new_evangelization/asia/synod/report.htm
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| | General Synod - July 2002 |
| | That this Synod seek a reform in the method of appointing bishops in the Church of England so as to detach the process from any involvement with Downing Street and the Monarchy and to provide for a more participatory and open Church procedure than is currently possible. | | | That this Synod, led by its Christian faith and understanding and praying for the peace of Israel/Palestine, in the belief that Christians, Jews and Muslims are called to live together in peace and fellowship, based upon a common understanding of security and justice: | | | He said that his motion was not about Christian arrogance but about inviting people to make a considered response in faith to God's gracious invitation and affirming the finality and sufficiency of the revelation in Jesus Christ. |
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http://anglicansonline.org/news/articles/2002/CofEsynod0702.html
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| | General Synod — November 2000 |
| | The Archbishop set three targets for the new Synod: to lead mission, to deepen the unity of the Church (both within the church of England and among all Christian bodies in this land), and to deepen confidence in the gospel we profess. | | | John Gladwin, the Bishop of Guildford and a member of the Council, said that the two-year old Council was neither a Star Chamber nor a Cabinet, and in its leadership role it was to be a servant and not a master of the Church. | | | The Revd Murdoch McKenzie of the United Reformed Church, and one of the ecumenical representatives on General Synod, said that all the Churches would welcome the BSR's report. |
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http://anglicansonline.org/archive/news/articles/2000/001124a.html
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| | Anglican Church Of Australia |
| | The General Synod is a way for us to come together as a group of Anglican Christians, to share the concerns that we have about our Christian faith, practice and to discern God’s will for us as a Christian community. | | | The Synods of the modern Anglican church are part of this tradition. | | | Consequently, we come to General Synod for worship, for fellowship and to discern how we may be faithful. |
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http://www.anglican.org.au/gs2004.cfm
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| | Middle East and Europe: General Synod Resolutions on Israel-Palestine |
| | FINALLY, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Twenty-second General Synod of the United Church of Christ calls upon the covenanted ministries of Justice and Witness, and Wider Church to publish articles regularly in United Church of Christ publications which give balanced reports of events in Israel and Palestinian areas. | | | The Thirteenth General Synod of the United Church of Christ endorses the November, 1980 Policy Statement of the National Council of Churches on The Middle East for study and appropriate action in the churches; and | | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that General Synod Nineteen affirms its solidarity with The Middle East Council of Churches in declaring that the city of Jerusalem must be the Jerusalem for all peoples. |
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http://www.globalministries.org/mee/adv1-1.htm
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| | Daily Report 1 |
| | In it, he noted that Synod had decisions to make that were both momentous and difficult because members belong to both a church and to a secular society. | | | The Rev. Canon Gregory Cameron, Secretary of the Lambeth Commission on Unity, congratulated the Canadian church for its courage in engaging in the debate and attempted to place it in the context of the worldwide Anglican Communion. | | | This site is maintained by the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. |
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http://gs2004.anglican.ca/news/daily/1.htm
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| | Scarsdale Congregational Church - UCC General Synod 22 Business Proceedings |
| | Tensions were obvious during debates on the relative roles of local churches, associations, conferences, and the national bodies, as well as when delegates sought to design structures for a multiracial, multicultural church, accessible to all, while still being representative of a church of mostly white, mostly able-bodied persons. | | | Additional comments about General Synod 22 were included in our 10:00 AM Worship service on Sunday, August 1. | | | The debate was vigorous; the worship was spirited; the learning and fellowship occurred in every corner. |
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http://www.scc-ucc.org/UCC/synod22b.html
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| | Clergy and People |
| | The General Synod consists of two Houses: the House of Bishops and the House of Representatives, the latter comprising the other clergy and the laity. | | | Every member of the Church of Ireland who has reached the age of eighteen years and lives in the parish, or who attends the parish church, is entitled to be registered as a member of the general vestry, subject, if the diocesan synod so requires, to making a minimum annual contribution to church funds. | | | Yes, (except for the election of the Archbishop of Armagh, which is conducted by the House of Bishops alone). |
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http://www.ireland.anglican.org/geninfo/candp.html
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| | Anglican Journal, May 2004 -- What face will General Synod show the world? |
| | Gone are the days where the media and even the general public have an innate respect for or interest in religion and the churches. | | | An illustrative example of the differing priorities of the church and the media came in 2002 at a diocesan synod in the diocese of New Westminster. | | | After speaking for a moment about the program, the bishop paused for a moment, then commented sardonically on the media’s fixation on matters of sex when here was the church, talking about what it is really all about. |
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http://www.anglicanjournal.com/130/05/oped01.html
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| | General Synod - First Congregational United Church of Christ, UCC, Tucson, Arizona |
| | According to UCC.org, " General Synod is the biennial meeting of the United Church of Christ. | | | General Synod - First Congregational United Church of Christ, UCC, Tucson, Arizona | | | Delegates from Conferences, Covenanted Ministries, and a broad range of interest groups meet every two years to consider the business of the church and its relationship with the wider world. |
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http://firstucctucson.org/Events/GeneralSynod/GeneralSynod.htm
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| | The General Synod of the Church of Ireland |
| | The day-to-day work of servicing the Synod and its numerous Committees is carried out by the Synod Services and Communications Department of the Representative Church Body, based in Church of Ireland House in Dublin. | | | The General Synod consists of three Orders: the Bishops, the Clergy and the Laity. | | | The Archbishops and Bishops sit as the House of Bishops. |
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http://www.ireland.anglican.org/structures/generalsynod.html
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| | Middle East and Europe: General Synod resolutions on Iraq |
| | Feeling the pain and hope of our times, and moved by the power of the Holy Spirit, successive General Synods of the United Church of Christ have asserted that we are a Just Peace Church. | | | WHEREAS, the Fifteenth General Synod affirmed the United Church of Christ as a Just Peace Church, committed to friendship, justice and common security from violence, and further declared that war must be eliminated as an instrument of national policy; | | | WHEREAS, the Seventeenth General Synod called for negotiations for a just Peace in the Middle East, and United Church of Christ partner churches in Jerusalem have called upon Christians throughout the world to support them in working to bring both Israelis and Palestinians to the negotiating table; |
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http://www.globalministries.org/mee/adv2-1.htm
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| | Anglican Communion News Service |
| | The amendments would have endorsed the “study and reflection” of the guide’s findings in “all parish, deanery, and diocesan councils and synods,” clearing the way for openly gay and lesbian Christians to talk about their experience of God at the local Church level. | | | It is widely believed that the report’s endorsement by synod signals a coming change in Church of England& official policy. | | | Another speaker, Sister Rosemary of the Community of the Holy Name, used her maiden speech to the synod to plea for a more liberal and loving attitude to gay and lesbian church members. |
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http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/37/75/acns3779.cfm
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| | Tell others |
| | The 2001 General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will be July 13-17, 2001, in the Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Mo. This year's event will be a common gathering with the General Synod of the United Church of Christ. | | | You do not have to be a voting representative of your congregation to attend. | | | For a personal answer to your General Assembly question, contact Kyle Galster Steinfort, 317-713-2493. |
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http://www.disciples.org/GSA01/Invite/tell.htm
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| | Imprint - WELS Blog » Technology |
| | God has blessed their efforts and is working faith in hearts one at a time. | | | It’s wonderful that God’s people have such an interest in their church body and the work we all have before us in Jesus’ name. | | | If you’d like to see a sample church who is using the potiential solution currently you can go to: www.peacehartford.org. |
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http://www.wels.net/wordpress/archives/category/synod-leaders/technology
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| | Adherents.com |
| | In 1922, the Synod of the Carolinas broke with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [which] eventually became part of the United Presbyterian Church of North America and then the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)... | | | "Assemblies of God, General Council: The largest of the pentecostal sects, having headquarters in Springfield, Mo. The group has about 2,600 churches and 148,000 members. | | | Listed as "Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) " |
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http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_40.html
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| | UCC Business Procedures |
| | A Local Church, with the written concurrence of at least five other Local Churches of the United Church of Christ. | | | A Covenanted, Associated, or Affiliated Ministry or other body as defined in Article VI of the Bylaws of the United Church of Christ. | | | Refer the item to Executive Council or another denominational body or bodies |
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http://www.disciples.org/DNS/GSAN01/Ubsness.htm
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| | A "Jeremiad" -- Results of the General Court Synod (1679) |
| | The Holy and glorious Name of God hath been polluted and profaned amongst us, More especially. | | | The NECESSITY OF REFORMATION with the Expedients subservient thereunto, asserted ; in Answer to two QUESTIONS: 1. | | | Servants, and the poorer sort of People are notoriously guilty in the matter, who (too generally) (goe above their estates and degrees, thereby transgressing the Laws both of God and man. Math. |
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http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/jeremiad.html
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| | Thinking Anglicans: February General Synod Papers |
| | Final approval of this measure, which will facilitate the community use of churches which remain in use for worship, will be sought. | | | These texts are being brought to Synod for final approval. | | | Proposals for the timetable for this year’s general election to General Synod, and the number of clergy and laity to be elected by each diocese. |
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http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/000998.html
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| | Church of Ireland General Synod Board of Education |
| | The Board comprises those bishops whose dioceses include parishes in Northern Ireland; clergy and lay representatives who are elected by the five northern diocesan synods to the General Synod Board (All-Ireland), and co-opted members with educational expertise either in teaching or administration. | | | This is published in the book of annual General Synod Reports, previous issues of which can be consulted at the R. Library, Braemor Park, Dublin. | | | It is accountable to the General Synod to which it presents an annual report. |
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| | THOUGHTS AND PICS FROM GENERAL SYNOD 24 |
| | Our General Minister and President, John Thomas, gave a rousing speech earlier, in which he challenged the church to envision new prophetic realities and to think big. | | | He did a funny thing when he was talking about our combined stewardship - UCC churches raise about 860 million dollars for local, Conference and national ministries. | | | She told funny stories and had us all - every race and culture - talking back at her with amens and uh-huhs. |
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http://www.cccucc.org/synod24.html
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| | UCC History and Polity at 2005 General Synod |
| | Payment is made to the United Church of Christ. | | | Generally such familiarity is gained through participation in the life of a local UCC congregation and by a 40 contact hour (semester length) seminary class. | | | Eden Theological Seminary will offer a course prior to, during, and following General Synod 25 which meets that requirement. |
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http://www.eden.edu/academics/UCCPolity-Synod05.html
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| | General Synod results |
| | They will join the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, Rt Revd John Packer, a member of the House of Bishops, and the Archdeacon of Richmond, Ven. | | | The seven representatives were elected by lay and clergy members of the eight Deanery Synods across the Diocese. | | | A dentist, a member of staff of a leading children's charity, and a teacher of midwifery are among those who will represent the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds on the General Synod of the Church of England during its next five year term. |
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http://members.aol.com/jhgcarter/press305.htm
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| | Anglicans Online!: General Synod 1995 |
| | It is a single text file with about 100 messages between Anglicans around North America who were discussing the Synod as it was occuring in Ottawa. | | | This long file is taken from the reports on major presentations and decisions of the General Synod which was supplied daily to members and other participants. | | | They were originally posted to Quest/Ecunet, and he has kindly allowed those reports to be archived here. |
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http://justus.anglican.org/~maffin/canada/gensynod/synod.htm
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| | Canadian Anglican General Synod Refuses to Recognize Ex-Gays |
| | Canadian Anglican General Synod Refuses to Recognize Ex-Gays | | | Ould claims the motivation behind the Anglican synod's decision to exclude ex-gays was to forward a political ideal. | | | CATHARINES, Ontario, June 4, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Anglican General Synod voted Thursday to amend a motion on same-sex blessings to include a consultation on the experiences of gay and lesbian people. |
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http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/jun/04060409.html
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| | General Synod 1995 |
| | to the Human Sexuality foum, General Synod 1992. | | | This evening, we stand at a very vital part of what will form our collective history -- indeed our identity -- as Anglicans in the worldwide communion. | | | It will come as no surprise to anyone in this room that the eyes of the country are focussed on the Synod tonight. |
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http://justus.anglican.org/~maffin/canada/tod_speech.html
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