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Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, but who do not have a right to vote on proposed legislation in the full House but are nevertheless able to participate in certain other House functions. Non-voting members may vote in a House committee of which they are a member and introduce legislation.[1][2] There are currently six non-voting members: a delegate representing the federal district of Washington D.C., a resident commissioner representing Puerto Rico, and one delegate for each of the other four permanently inhabited US Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. As with voting members, non-voting delegates are elected every two years, and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is elected every four years.
Contents
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1 Privileges of delegates
2 Early history
3 Resident commissioner
3.1 Puerto Rico
3.2 The Philippines
4 Delegates
4.1 American Samoa
4.2 District of Columbia
4.3 The Virgin Islands
4.4 Guam
4.5 Northern Mariana Islands
5 Expanding (and contracting) voting rights
6 Current non-voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links
Privileges of delegates[edit]
Non voting members serve exclusively in the House of Representatives—not the Senate. All delegates serve a term of two years, while resident commissioners serve a term of four years.[3] They receive compensation, benefits, and franking privileges (the ability to send outgoing U.S. Mail without a stamp) similar to full House members.[4] Since 1993, the rules governing the rights of a non-voting member have changed three times, and current delegates—along with the resident commissioner—enjoy privileges that they did not have previously.[5]
Early history[edit]
John Burns of Hawaii, the last of a series of delegates to continuously serve in Congress
Territorial delegates existed before the ratification of the United States Constitution. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 allowed for a territory with "five thousand free male inhabitants of full age" to elect a non-voting delegate to the Continental Congress.[6] After the ratification of the Constitution, the first United States Congress reenacted the Ordinance and extended it to include the territories south of the Ohio River.
In 1790, the state of North Carolina—having recently ratified the constitution, becoming the 12th state—sent its congressional delegation to what was then the federal capital at New York City. Among them was former State of Franklin Governor John Sevier, whose district comprised the "counties beyond the Alleghenies".[7] He took office June 16, 1790, however, the government of North Carolina had ceded his district to the federal government on February 25, 1790 and it was organized into a territory on August 7, 1790.[8] He remained a member of the House until March 3, 1791 when he was appointed brigadier general of the militia.[9]
On September 3, 1794, James White was elected by the Southwest Territory, which contained Sevier's former district, to be their delegate to Congress.[5][10] A resolution was put forth in the House to admit him to Congress, but as a delegate was not a position stated in the Constitution, the House debated what, if any, privileges White would have. As the Northwest Ordinance had only stated that a delegate is to sit "in Congress" the first debate was which chamber a delegate would sit in. Resolutions that he sit in both chambers and that his right to debate be limited to territorial matters were defeated. Ultimately, the House voted to allow him a non-voting seat in the House.[5]
Following his placement, representatives debated whether he should take the oath. Representative James Madison stated "The proper definition of Mr. White is to be found in the Laws and Rules of the Constitution. He is not a member of Congress, therefore, and so cannot be directed to take an oath, unless he chooses to do it voluntarily."[11] As he was not a Member, he was not directed to take the oath, though every delegate after him has done so.[5] He was also extended franking privileges, which allowed him to send official mail free of charge, and compensation at the same rate as members.[5]
In 1802 Congress passed a law that specifically extended franking privileges and pay to delegates. An act passed in 1817 codified the term and privileges of delegates:
[I]n every territory of the United States in which a temporary government has been, or hereafter shall be established...shall have the right to send a delegate to Congress, such delegate shall be elected every second year, for the same term of two years for which members of the House of Representatives of the United States are elected; and in that house each of the said delegates shall have a seat with a right of debating, but not of voting.[12]
Resident commissioner[edit]
Federico Degetau y González of Puerto Rico, The first Resident Commissioner in the United States Congress
Similar to delegates are resident commissioners, who represented the large areas acquired during the Spanish–American War, and for much of the 20th century were considered colonies, not territories and unlike the previously acquired areas which would become the contiguous U.S. or Alaska and Hawaii, did not have residents with the rights of, or to U.S. citizenship.[13] Unlike incorporated territories, they have the right to secede from the Union, and in the case of the Philippines, they have.
Puerto Rico[edit]
Main article: Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, a U.S. Commonwealth, has been represented by a non-voting Resident Commissioner since 1901. The resident commissioner holds a status similar to that of a delegate within the House, but serves a four-year term. The resident commissioner is the only individual elected to the House who serves for this duration.[14]
The Philippines[edit]
Main article: Resident Commissioner of the Philippines
From 1907 until 1937, while it was a U.S. territory, the Philippines elected two non-voting resident commissioners to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1937 until 1946, while it was a U.S. Commonwealth, the Philippines sent one non-voting resident commissioner to the House. Upon independence in 1946, the Philippines ceased to be represented in Congress.
Delegates[edit]
In the mid-1960s, a number of small territories which had no prospects of becoming states began to petition for representation in Congress. Starting in 1970, the House of Representatives started to grant representation to these territories, but with limited voting rights.
American Samoa[edit]
Main article: List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa
American Samoa, an insular area since 1929, first elected a delegate, A. U. Fuimaono, in 1970. However, one was not seated until 1981, when Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia took office.
District of Columbia[edit]
Walter E. Fauntroy, delegate from the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1991
Main article: United States congressional delegations from the District of Columbia
The District of Columbia is technically a federal district—not a territory, commonwealth or insular area. However, from 1871 to 1875, it briefly had a delegate to Congress. This situation did not last long and congressional representation was terminated. The District had no other delegates until 1971, when the House of Representatives agreed to seat Walter E. Fauntroy,[15] who served in that position between March 23, 1971 and January 3, 1991 when Eleanor Holmes Norton was elected and who continues in that position.
The Virgin Islands[edit]
See also: United States Virgin Islands' At-large congressional district and United States congressional delegations from the United States Virgin Islands
In 1972, the House agreed to admit Ron de Lugo as a delegate from the United States Virgin Islands, which had been a U.S. territory since 1917 after they were purchased from Denmark under the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies.
Guam[edit]
See also: Guam's At-large congressional district
In 1972, the House also agreed to admit Antonio Borja Won Pat as a delegate from Guam, which had been a U.S. territory since 1899 when it was ceded to the United States by Spain under the Treaty of Paris. Won Pat had been elected first in the mid-1960s and had been seeking a place in the House since then.
Northern Mariana Islands[edit]
See also: United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands
For thirty years, since 1978, citizens of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) elected a Resident Representative, commonly known as Washington representative, an office established by Article V of the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands for the purpose of representing the CNMI in the United States capital and performing related official duties established by CNMI law.
In 2008, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, signed into law by President George W. Bush, replaced the position of Resident Representative with a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives. The election of the first delegate took place in November 2008. It was the only contest on the ballot because CNMI elections traditionally occurred in odd-numbered years. Gregorio Sablan won the election and took office in January 2009.[16]
Expanding (and contracting) voting rights[edit]
The positions of non-voting delegates are now a more or less permanent fixture of the House of Representatives, having been supported by Congressional legislation (see Section 891, of Title 48 of the U. S. Code). However, this legislation stipulates that "...the right to vote in committee shall be provided by the Rules of the House." Hence, the House majority could, without consulting the Senate or the President, weaken the delegates.
In 1993, the 103rd Congress approved a rule change that allowed the four delegates and the resident commissioner to vote on the floor of the House, but only in the Committee of the Whole. However, if any measure passed or failed in the Committee of the Whole because of a delegate's vote, a second vote—excluding the delegates—would be taken. In other words, delegates were permitted to vote only if their votes had no effect on a measure's ultimate outcome. This change was denounced by Republicans (all five of the delegates either were Democrats or were allied with the Democrats at the time) as a case of partisanship;[citation needed] the Democrats had lost a dozen house seats in the 1992 election, and this change effectively reduced the impact by half. In 1995, this rule change was reversed by the 104th Congress, stripping the delegates of even non-decisive votes. The reversal was in turn denounced by Democrats (all five of the Delegates either were Democrats or were allied with the Democrats at the time) as a case of partisanship;[citation needed] the change was made after Republicans gained control of the House for the first time in 40 years. In January 2007, it was proposed by Democrats in the House that the 1993–1995 procedure be revived.[citation needed] Delegates had this right during the 110th and 111th Congresses.[17] Republicans again objected, and when their party gained control of the House during the 112th Congress, the right of delegates to vote in committee of the whole was again removed.[18][19]
Delegates still retain the right to vote in congressional committees and in conference committees (see House Rule III, 3[b]). Conference committees include representatives from both the House and Senate. These committees work to compromise and reconcile conflicts between House and Senate bills.
Current non-voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
As of the 115th United States Congress.
District
Title
Incumbent
Party
First
elected
American Samoa at-large Delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen Republican 2014
District of Columbia at-large Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic 1990
Guam at-large Delegate Madeleine Bordallo Democratic 2002
Northern Mariana Islands at-large Delegate Gregorio Sablan Independent 2008
Puerto Rico at-large Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Republican/NPP 2016
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large Delegate Stacey Plaskett Democratic 2014
See also[edit]
List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa
List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Guam
List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia
List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands
List of Resident Commissioners of Puerto Rico
United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ "Text searched: FLD003:#1(Rep. Pierluisi Pedro):". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
Jump up ^ "Legislation". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
Jump up ^ "Delegates and Resident Commissioners". Office of the Clerk of the US House of Representatives. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
Jump up ^ 48 U.S.C. § 1715
^ Jump up to: a b c d e This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document "Delegates to the U.S. Congress: History and Current Status" by Betsy Palmer.
Jump up ^ The Northwest Ordinance stated: "As soon as a legislature shall be formed in the district, the council and house assembled in one room, shall have authority, by joint ballot, to elect a delegate to Congress, who shall have a seat in Congress, with a right of debating but not voting during this temporary government."
Jump up ^ Gilmore 1887, p. 36, 217–218.
Jump up ^ Gilmore 1887, p. 222.
Jump up ^ "SEVIER, John". United States House of Representatives.
Jump up ^ "WHITE, James". United States House of Representatives.
Jump up ^ Annals of Congress, vol. 4, 3rd Cong., 2nd sess., November 18, 1794, pp. 884-889. cited in Palmer, ibid.
Jump up ^ An act further to regulate the territories of the United States, and their electing delegates to congress, Library of Congress, March 3, 1817
Jump up ^ The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion: 1803–1898. By Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew H. Sparrow. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. 2005. Page 15.
Jump up ^ "111th House Freshmen: Pedro Pierluisi, D-Puerto Rico (AL)". Congressional Quarterly. November 5, 2008. Archived from the original on November 9, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
Jump up ^ Tarr, David R.; Benenson, Bob, eds. (2012). Elections A to Z (4th ed.). Sage Publications. p. 165. ISBN 9780872897694.
Jump up ^ Donato, Agnes E. (November 19, 2008). "Absentee votes confirm Kilili victory". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012.
Jump up ^ H.Res. 78, 110th Congress
Jump up ^ H.Res. 5, 112th Congress
Jump up ^ "House Delegates Stripped of Vote". Roll Call. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
References[edit]
Gilmore, James (1887). John Sevier As a Commonwealth-builder: a Sequel to The Rear-guard of the Revolution. New York: D. Appleton and Company.
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This article is about the Jackson 5 song. For other uses, see I Want You Back (disambiguation).
"I Want You Back"
Single by The Jackson 5
from the album Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
B-side
"Who's Lovin' You"
Released
October 7, 1969 (U.S.)[1]
Format
Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded
July 1969 The Sound Factory, West Hollywood
Genre
Pop, soul
Length
2:59
Label
Motown
M 1157
Songwriter(s)
The Corporation – (Berry Gordy
Freddie Perren
Alphonso Mizell
Deke Richards)[2]
Producer(s)
The Corporation
The Jackson 5 singles chronology
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"I Want You Back" is a 1969 song by the Jackson 5 which became a number-one hit for the band and the Motown label in early 1970. The song, along with a B-side cover of "Who's Lovin' You" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, was the only single used in the Jackson 5's first album, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. It went to number one on the Soul singles chart for four weeks and held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the week ending January 31, 1970.[4] "I Want You Back" was ranked 121st on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[5]
Contents
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1 Production
2 Live performances
3 Reception and legacy
4 Personnel
5 Chart performance
5.1 Weekly charts
5.2 Year-end charts
6 References
7 External links
Production[edit]
Originally considered for Gladys Knight & the Pips and later for Diana Ross, as "I Wanna Be Free", "I Want You Back" explores the theme of a lover who decides that he was too hasty in dropping his partner. An unusual aspect about "I Want You Back" was that its main lead vocal was performed by a tween, Michael Jackson.
"I Want You Back" was released on October 7, 1969[6] and was the first Jackson 5 single to be released by Motown[7] and the first song written and produced by The Corporation, a team comprising Motown chief Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, and Deke Richards.[5] It also is the first of four Jackson 5 number-ones released in a row (the others being "ABC" – 1970, "The Love You Save" – 1970, and "I'll Be There" – 1970) and the first Jackson 5 song recorded in Los Angeles, California; the quintet had previously been recording Bobby Taylor-produced covers, including "Who's Lovin' You", the B-side to "I Want You Back", at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan. The "I Want You Back" bassline is considered by many as the greatest of all time[by whom?] and thus has sparked many debates about who played the bass during the recording. Famously The Funk Brothers were Motown's backup musicians and after the company's relocation to Los Angeles band members changed.[8] Many tend to believe that it was James Jamerson who played the bass during recording but he was most active from 1962-1968. During the later years of his career Jamerson had grown unreliable due to substance abuse.[8] Most evidence suggest that a new member of the Funk Brothers, Wilton Felder, was the one who played the bass along with Bob Babbitt.[9]
Although Gladys Knight had been the first to mention the Jacksons to Berry Gordy, and Bobby Taylor brought the Jackson brothers to Motown,[7] Motown credited Diana Ross with discovering them.[7] This was done not only to help promote the Jackson 5, but also to help ease Ross' transition into a solo career,[7] which she began in 1970 soon after the Jackson 5 became a success.[7]
Live performances[edit]
The Jackson 5 performed "I Want You Back" during all of their world tours, either as a full song or as a part of the Jackson 5 Medley in concerts (which also included "ABC" and "Mama's Pearl", later on switched with "The Love You Save" in 1973). During their second-ever television appearance (in an episode of The Hollywood Palace hosted by Diana Ross & the Supremes),[10] the Jackson 5 performed "I Want You Back" along with Sly & the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song," The Delfonics' "Can You Remember," and James Brown's "There Was a Time". They also performed the song on American Bandstand and the Andy Williams Show.[11]
Michael Jackson performed the song as part of the "Jackson 5 Medley" (which also included the songs "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There") during all of his world tours - the Bad World Tour, the Dangerous World Tour and the HIStory World Tour.[12] The song was to be performed at Jackson's This Is It comeback concerts in London, which were cancelled due to his death.[citation needed] The song was performed live at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special in 2001, in which Jackson reunited with his brothers on stage for the first time since 1984.[13]
Reception and legacy[edit]
The song has sold six million copies worldwide.[14] In 1999, "I Want You Back" was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[15]
"I Want You Back" ranks number 121 on Rolling Stone's list of the '500 Greatest Songs of All Time'.[5] It also ranks ninth on Rolling Stone's list of the '100 Greatest Pop Songs since 1963'.[14]
In 2006, Pitchfork Media named it the second best song of the 1960s, adding that the chorus contains "possibly the best chord progression in pop music history."[16] A June 2009 article by The Daily Telegraph called it "arguably the greatest pop record of all time".[17] Digital Spy called the song "one of the most enduring pop singles of the sixties".[18]
The single has been awarded Silver certification on August 22, 2014 by the British Phonographic Industry Association.[19]
"I Want You Back" has long been considered one of the most sampled songs in all of Hip hop music.[20] The song has been sampled over 60 times since its release in 1969. Prominent artists such as Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G. and Justin Bieber have all used parts of the song producing some of their biggest hits.[21] The song is also considered to be one of the greatest Chord progressions in Pop music.[20]
In 2009 the indie duo Discovery covered the song for their album LP.[21]
Personnel[edit]
Michael Jackson – lead vocals
Tito Jackson – guitar, backing vocals
Jackie Jackson – vocals
Jermaine Jackson – backing vocals
Marlon Jackson – percussion, backing vocals
Johnny Jackson - drums[citation needed]
Gene Pello – drums [22]
Freddie Perren - piano[22]
Fonce Mizell - piano[22]
Louis Shelton – guitar[22]
David T. Walker - guitar[22]
Wilton Felder – bass guitar[22]
Don Peake – bass guitar (doubling the bass line)[23][22]
Ronnie Rancifer – piano, keyboards[citation needed]
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1969–70)
Peak
position
Australia 77
Canada (RPM)[24] 2
Ireland 6
New Zealand (Listener)[25] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 1
U.S. Billboard R&B 1
U.S. Cash Box[27] 1
Chart (2009)
Peak
position
Australia 53
France[28] 26
Ireland 34
Sweden[29] 47
UK Singles Chart 43
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1970)
Rank
Canada[30] 30
UK[31] 32
U.S. Billboard[32] 28
U.S. Cash Box[33] 31
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "History 1969". Thejacksons.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
Jump up ^ ASCAP entry for song Archived 2011-05-30 at the Wayback Machine. ASCAP, accessed 28 May 2011
Jump up ^ Taraborrelli, J. Randy (2004). The Magic and the Madness. Terra Alta, WV: Headline. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-330-42005-4.
Jump up ^ Neely, Tim (2000). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1950-1975 2nd Ed. Iola, WI: Krause. ISBN 0-87341-934-0.
^ Jump up to: a b c "I Want You Back". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e George, Nelson (2007). Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. pp. 159–60, 183–188. ISBN 978-0-252-07498-1.
^ Jump up to: a b "The Funk Brothers | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
Jump up ^ "Jackson 5: "I Want You Back" – Wilton Felder's Isolated Bass (Isolated Bass Week)". No Treble. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
Jump up ^ "Jackson 5 | On TV!". Jackson5abc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Jackson 5 | On TV!". Jackson5abc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Michael Jackson Average Setlists of tour: Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Pop Review : A Cautious Return To His Throne with Air Kisses for Loyal Subjects". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
^ Jump up to: a b Boy bands throughout history. By Ed Masley. The Arizona Republic. Viewed 30 June 2009.
Jump up ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". GRAMMY.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s. By Mark Ricardson. Pitchfork Media. Published August 18, 2006. Viewed 30 June 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b Michael Jackson and Motown: the boy behind the marketing. By Helen Brown. The Daily Telegraph. Published 26 June 2009. Viewed 30 June 2009.
Jump up ^ Levine, Nick (July 7, 2009). "Michael Jackson's Top 20 Singles: Part One". Digital Spy. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "History of the Jackson 5 song I Want You Back". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
^ Jump up to: a b "Samples of I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "I Want You Back". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Jump up ^ All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2003, p.166
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
Jump up ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
Jump up ^ "Cash Box Top 100 1/24/70". 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016.
Jump up ^ "Download French Single Top 50". France. lescharts. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. "The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
Jump up ^ "Top 100 1970 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
External links[edit]
Overview of "I Want You Back", featuring picture sleeves from all over the world
Preceded by
"Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross & the Supremes Billboard Best Selling Soul number-one single
January 10, 1970–January 31, 1970 Succeeded by
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is a Star" by Sly & the Family Stone
Preceded by
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by B.J. Thomas Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
January 31, 1970 (1 week) Succeeded by
"Venus" by The Shocking Blue
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