Showing posts with label video games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video games. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Popular VHS Video Cassettes @ Amazon.com

This is the one of a series of quick articles on popular products from Amazon.com. Of course, the most obvious measure of popularity is Amazon sales rank, the default listing order of Amazon's aStores. That order is already represented in the search engine listings, at least in theory. These items are ones that I have actually sold.

The idea here is that these items are popular enough that someone would buy them, but not so popular that they are widely listed elsewhere. Though this approach may seem wildly random, it is very likely that if someone bought these before, someone else might want to buy them in the future. Perhaps they are just what you're looking for!

VHS Video Cassettes

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Monday, April 07, 2008

Popular Toy & Game Brands @ Amazon.com

The world of toys abounds with up-to-the minute changes as well as perennial favorites. The common thread is that the new products are generally produced by companies that also have a few old favorites in their line. If you've been well-satisfied with a companie's products before, chances are you'll find something interesting in their currently popular offerings

Popular Toy Brands

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Popular Video Games @ Amazon.com

This is the one of a series of quick articles on popular products from Amazon.com. Of course, the most obvious measure of popularity is Amazon sales rank, the default listing order of Amazon's aStores. That order is already represented in the search engine listings, at least in theory. These items are ones that I have actually sold.

The idea here is that these items are popular enough that someone would buy them, but not so popular that they are widely listed elsewhere. Though this approach may seem wildly random, it is very likely that if someone bought these before, someone else might want to buy them in the future. Perhaps they are just what you're looking for!

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Top 50 International Video Downloads

Amazon.com has recently made its "Unbox" downloadable video product available through its aStore program. Now you can browse through the available Unbox titles more conveniently using the abbreviated aStore pages, then move to the download page with one click.

Watch videos on your computer with the free Unbox Video Player v2.0, or transfer videos to and from your TiVo with a networking device such as the TiVo AG0100 Wireless Network Adapter. This is all part of Amazon's bid to dominate the up and coming video download-on-demand market, and there are other players, so there is no support for DirectTV at this time.

See Amazon's "Getting Started" page for more details.

  1. Angel-A
  2. La Vie en Rose
  3. Irreversible
  4. Lust, Caution (NC-17)
  5. Paris Je Taime
  6. To Kill A King
  7. Nubes de Verano
  8. XXL
  9. Wives and Daughters
  10. Mujeres Infieles
  11. Casshern
  12. Lust, Caution (R)
  13. Irreversible
  14. El Callejon de los Milagros
  15. Vitus
  16. A Very Long Engagement
  17. La Vie en Rose
  18. Les Miserables
  19. Hot Milk
  20. Tequila 5
  21. Mansfield Park
  22. Mujeres Infieles
  23. House of Cards
  24. The Lives of Others
  25. To Play the King
  26. Little Britain
  27. Smoking Room
  28. Open Your Eyes
  29. Amores Perros
  30. Johnny Sokko
  31. Coupling
  32. Doctor Who
  33. Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor
  34. The Immortal Yi Soon Shin
  35. Ballykissangel
  36. Sense and Sensibility
  37. Emma
  38. Doctor Who
  39. Miss Marple: Caribbean Mystery
  40. Angel-A
  41. Ven. Yin Shun
  42. El Callejon de los Milagros
  43. Un Rey en la Habana
  44. To Kill A King
  45. Mondays in the Sun
  46. Kung Fu Hustle
  47. Cook on the Wild Side
  48. The Duchess of Duke Street
  49. Perder Es Cuestion de Metodo
  50. Love Stars (Zvezde ljubavi)




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Friday, January 11, 2008

Gaming Mania

I should have been paying attention when the TV program I was watching casually dropped the "most popular video game ever" bomb. I thought they were referring to Grand Theft Auto, but they went on to say that the games distributor had escaped the "one hit wonder" category with the introduction of BioShock (from 2K Games).

2K Games is hardly in the aforementioned category, though, with titles like Sid Meiers' Civilization, and Elder Scrolls. Perhaps the story was that Rockstar Games had recently acquired Bioshock? No matter. The ongoing CES event in Las Vegas is sure to shake up the gaming world a bit, so herewith are several new feeds to keep you abreast of the changing computer gaming world.

Subscribe to Amazon Feeds by FeedBurner

You may recognize the orange squares below as feed icons, but you may not know that these feeds display as normal web pages in your browser instead of the cryptic raw xml most feeds give you, and contain additional useful links thanks to a little tweaking by FeedBurner.





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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Electronics Mania

The 2008 International CES Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing now, and I guess it's time to upgrade my Electronics Mania aStore. The big news coming out of Las Vegas this week seems to be in the Home Theater arena. Time-Warner announced that their future high definition DVDs will be released in Blu-ray format, and a number of other distributors have already indicated that they will do the same, or seem to be leaning in that direction.

It seems that Sony, after being on the wrong side of the VHS / Betamax standards war, is about to get a little pay-back as Toshiba's competing HD DVD standard may have to struggle for market share. It may be time to look into a High-Def DVD Player to go with that new HDTV! Of course, if you are a "belt and suspenders" type there are Combo Players like LG's BH200, or you could get their GGC-H20L Blu-Ray/HD DVD Rewriter Combo Drive to be prepared for anything.

Maybe this Blu-ray announcement is the impetus you need to get that Playstation 3 you've been lusting after, or perhaps you'll need to compare the games available for Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft XBox 360, Nintendo Wii first. Another big hit at the show is the VUDU Box (pronounced "VooDoo," naturally.) which downloads movies on demand via your broadband connection and plays them on your (HD)TV.

Now since the CES is always the occasion for a lot of new product releases, I've resyndicated several Amazon feeds using FeedBurner. While a lot of people are aware of feeds, many others aren't -- particularly since they tend to be displayed as raw XML. These are human-readable. Just click on the feed icon. If you're already using feeds you know what to do. If not, you might want to try subscribing via an online feed reader (upper right corner of feed.) If you already have an account with Yahoo, MSN, Google, AOL, or "other," that would be the logical choice. If not, many people swear by Rojo or NetVibes, but YMMV.

Subscribe to Amazon Feeds by FeedBurner

You may recognize the orange squares below as feed icons, but you may not know that these feeds display as normal web pages in your browser instead of the cryptic raw xml most feeds give you, and contain additional useful links thanks to a little tweaking by FeedBurner.



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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Amazon's Most Wished-For Video Games

In addition to their Gift Guides, Amazon.com publishes a series of "Most Wished-For" items, taken from customer's wish lists. Their gift guides generally parallel these wish-lists pretty closely, but sometimes there are significant differences. While these Most Wished for Video Games are substantially similar to the "most gifted" category this list places considerably more empahasis on the Nintendo Wii, which was in short supply at local retailers during the Christmas rush.

Please note when ordering these items that many games have been ported to more than one gaming platform, so you should double-check to ensure that you are getting the right game for your system.

  1. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
  2. Assassin's Creed (XBox 360)
  3. Mass Effect (XBox 360)
  4. Wii Nunchuk Controller (Wii)
  5. Wii Charge Station (Wii)
  6. Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training (Wii)
  7. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
  8. Halo 3 (XBox 360)
  9. BioShock (XBox 360)
  10. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
  11. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
  12. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)
  13. The Orange Box (XBox 360)
  14. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PlayStation 3)
  15. PlayStation 3 80GB Motorstorm Pack (PlayStation 3)
  16. Assassin's Creed (PlayStation 3)
  17. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
  18. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo DS)
  19. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
  20. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
  21. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PlayStation 3)
  22. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
  23. PlayStation 3 40GB Spider-Man Movie Pack (PlayStation 3)
  24. Mario Kart (Nintendo DS)
  25. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (Nintendo DS)
  26. Carnival Games (Wii)
  27. Wii Classic Controller (Wii)
  28. The Orange Box (PC)
  29. Nintendo DS Lite Onyx Black (Nintendo DS)
  30. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PlayStation 3)
  31. PlayStation 3 Wireless Sixaxis Controller (PlayStation 3)
  32. Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (XBox 360)
  33. Crysis (PC-DVD)
  34. Super Paper Mario (Wii)

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Amazon.com's Featured Geek Gifts

"Geek" was once a pejorative, but with internet start-ups selling for billions of dollars it now seems that everyone wants to get into the act. Here are some of Amazon.com's picks for geeks and geek wanna-bes, possibly approved by über-geek Jeff Bezos himself.

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these Gifts for geeks should be around for a long time...

  1. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  2. Marry Me
  3. The Ghost Brigades (Sci Fi Essential Books)
  4. Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 (Episodes 10-20)
  5. The Marvel Encyclopedia
  6. PlayStation 3 40GB Spider-Man Movie Pack
  7. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Boxed Set (Kingdom Hearts (Graphic Novels))
  8. Mass Effect
  9. The Essential Guide to Alien Species (Star Wars)
  10. Penny Arcade Volume 4: Birds Are Weird (Penny Arcade)
  11. Leatherman 830039 New Wave Multitool with Leather Sheath
  12. Serenity (Widescreen Edition)
  13. Fawlty Towers - The Complete Series
  14. Final Fantasy XI Online: Wings of the Goddess Expansion Pack
  15. Crysis
  16. Mattel Magic 8 Ball
  17. 300
  18. Nerdcore Rising
  19. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. - The Complete Series
  20. Ghost in the Shell SAC Complete Collection Box Set
  21. World of Warcraft 60 Day Pre-Paid Time Card
  22. Planet of the Apes - The Ultimate DVD Collection
  23. Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse
  24. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
  25. Atari: The 80 Classic Games in One (Jewel Case)
  26. Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 12
  27. J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)
  28. Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote Control
  29. The Ed Wood Box (Glen or Glenda / Jail Bait / Bride of the Monster / Plan 9 from Outer Space / Night of the Ghouls / The Haunted World of Ed Wood)
  30. Dune (Extended Edition)
  31. Sling Media Slingbox PRO (SB200-100)
  32. Hacking Firefox: More Than 150 Hacks, Mods, and Customizations (ExtremeTech)
  33. Doctor Who - The Key to Time Collection
  34. Arrested Development - The Complete Series (Seasons 1, 2, 3)
  35. The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset
  36. The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
  37. Only Revolutions: A Novel
  38. Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete First Season
  39. Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain (Hacks)
  40. Power Sentry 5-Outlet PowerSquid Power Multiplier
  41. How To Draw Manga Volume 26: Making Anime (How to Draw Manga)
  42. Star Trek: Music From The Original Television Soundtracks, Volumes One, Two And Three
  43. How to Do Everything with Your TiVo (How to Do Everything)
  44. Super Mario Galaxy

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Friday, December 21, 2007

Amazon.com's Featured Gifts: College Students

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these Gifts for College Students should be around for a long time...

  1. The CollegeHumor Guide to College: Selling Kidneys for Beer Money, Sleeping with Your Professors, Majoring in Communications, and Other Really Good Ideas
  2. Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)
  3. Reno 911 - The Complete First Season
  4. Gaiam Balance Ball Chair (Black)
  5. The Godzilla Collection
  6. Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones
  7. The Dog Dialed 911: A Book of Lists from The Smoking Gun
  8. HP Officejet 5610 All-in-One Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copier (Q7311A#ABA)
  9. BioShock
  10. Iomega 33832 160 GB eGo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Red)
  11. SmartMonkey Premiun Raw Food Bars, Carob Brownie, 1.7-Ounce Bars (Pack of 16)
  12. Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
  13. Logitech 970173-0403 mm50 Portable Speakers for iPod White
  14. Brita Slim Pitcher
  15. Targus TXL617 17 XL Notebook Backpack
  16. The Graduate (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
  17. Oxford Atlas of the World, 14th Edition
  18. This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
  19. The Orange Box
  20. Dyson Root 6 DC16 Handheld Vacuum Cleaner
  21. In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists
  22. Robot Chicken - Season Two (Uncensored)
  23. Sennheiser HD201 Headphones
  24. Olympus S711BLUE Microcassette Voice Recorder

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Amazon.com's Featured Gifts: Teenage Girls

This is a pretty short list. Maybe the editors at Amazon.com aren't sure what teenage girls want!

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these Gifts for Teenage Girls should be around for a long time...

  1. The Simpsons Movie (Widescreen Edition)
  2. Carnival Ride
  3. Motorola RAZR2 V9 Phone (AT&T)
  4. Breakaway
  5. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2)
  6. The Pretty Committee Strikes Back (The Clique, No. 5)
  7. Sterling Silver Round Hana Design Pendant, 17" by Zina
  8. Eye To The Telescope
  9. Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)
  10. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
  11. The Official SAT Study Guide
  12. Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)
  13. Island of the Blue Dolphins
  14. Elsewhere (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)
  15. The Looking Glass Wars
  16. Animal Crossing: Wild World
  17. Nintendo DS Lite Coral Pink
  18. Cranium
  19. An Abundance of Katherines
  20. Conair Infiniti Tourmaline Hair Designer (Wine)
  21. 14k White Gold Diamond Cut Round Filigree Pendant, 18"

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Amazon.com's Featured Gifts: Teenage Boys

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these Gifts for Teenage Boys should be around for a long time...

  1. PlayStation 3 80GB Motorstorm Pack
  2. The Simpsons - The Complete Tenth Season
  3. Apple 8 GB iPod nano AAC/MP3 Player Black (3rd Generation)
  4. The Official SAT Study Guide
  5. Spider-Man 3 (Widescreen Edition)
  6. Thames & Kosmos Microcontroller Computer Systems Engineering Kit
  7. Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones
  8. Xbox 360 Console Halo 3 Special Edition (with HDMI)
  9. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
  10. Wild Planet Spy Video Car
  11. Bell Influx Bike Helmet
  12. SYNERGY from SwissGear by Wenger Computer Backpack
  13. Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (White)
  14. Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick
  15. Canon PowerShot A570IS 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
  16. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  17. Amazing Spider-Man Complete Comic Book Collection Win/Mac
  18. Toysmith Professional Car Designer Kit
  19. Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie - The Conqueror of Shamballa (Limited Edition)
  20. Saitek X52 Flight Control System
  21. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature Series)
  22. Playstation 2 Silver Console
  23. Sony Cybershot DSCW80 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot (Silver)
  24. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
  25. James Bond Ultimate Edition - Vol. 1 (The Man with the Golden Gun / Goldfinger / The World Is Not Enough / Diamonds Are Forever / The Living Daylights)
  26. Mayfair The Settlers of Catan Board Game
  27. Sports Illustrated [1-year Subscription]
  28. Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
  29. Wilson F1100 Official NFL Game Football
  30. Spalding 64-460 Spalding NBA All Conference Basketball (Official Size)
  31. Panasonic DVD-LS80 8.5" Portable DVD Player
  32. Skate
  33. GMC Denali XL Road Bike (22.5"/57.5cm Frame)
  34. Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic (Star Wars: Darth Bane)
  35. U218 Singles
  36. Eragon / Eldest (Inheritance, Books 1 & 2)
  37. Men's Casio Diver's Watch
  38. Jam Sessions

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Monday, December 17, 2007

Amazon.com's Featured Gifts: Preteen Boys (9-12)

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these Gifts for Preteen Boys (9-12) should be around for a long time...

  1. Razor Ground Force Electric Go-Kart
  2. Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy
  3. Yomega Power Brain XP Yo-Yo
  4. Transformers
  5. Ripstik Caster Board
  6. adidas F50 Xite Soccer Ball
  7. Cosmic Catch - Colors May Vary
  8. Hoot
  9. Flybar Foam Master Pogo Stick
  10. The Looking Glass Wars
  11. Spinmaster Air Hogs Havoc Heli (Colors May Vary)
  12. Kenneth Cole Reaction Boys' It's a Wrap Slip-On
  13. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty
  14. Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against!
  15. LEGO Mindstorms NXT
  16. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team
  17. Delta Airzound Bike Horn
  18. Heat
  19. Snap Circuits SC-300
  20. High Rise Dominoes
  21. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
  22. Batman Beyond - Season One (DC Comics Classic Collection)
  23. The Phantom Tollbooth
  24. Ringgz Game
  25. SanDisk SDMX4-2048-A70 Sansa e250 2 GB MP3 Player with microSD Expansion Slot
  26. The Curse of the Ruby Rhino
  27. The New Way Things Work
  28. WowWee Robosapien Version 2 Humanoid Robot
  29. Transformers Optimus Prime 20th Anniversary Figure
  30. What's Going on Down There?: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask
  31. LEGO Snowmobile
  32. Bounty Hunter Fast Tracker Metal Detector
  33. Sports Illustrated Kids [1-year subscription]
  34. K'Nex Double Ferris Wheel
  35. Intech Lancer Junior Golf Set, (Right-Handed, Age 8 to 12, 17.5 degree Driver, 4/5 Hybrid Iron, Wide Sole 7 and 9 irons, Junior Putter, Deluxe Stand Bag)
  36. JanSport SuperBreak Classic Backpack
  37. Scary Stories Boxed Set
  38. Genius
  39. Nickelodeon
  40. Hot Wheels Radar Gun
  41. Timex Kids' My First Sporty Fast Wrap Watch #T77241
  42. Daxter
  43. Raph's Shell Speeder
  44. Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Amazon.com's Most Popular Gifts: Video Games

Amazon.com publishes a series of gift guides, which change over time and may even disappear altogether. These snapshots are an excellent indication of what products are popular on any given day. While the content of the guide may vary, these electronic items should be around for a long time...

Note that some games are ported to more than one gaming platform. Be sure to get the right version for the gaming system you intend to use. Searching within the appropriate category is a good way to do this, or you can search within the general category and pick the most appropriate result.

  1. Super Mario Galaxy
  2. Nintendo DS Lite Crimson & Black
  3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare   ( XBox 360 )
  4. Halo 3
  5. Wii Nunchuk Controller
  6. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle   ( PlayStation 2 )
  7. PSP Daxter Entertainment Pack - Ice Silver
  8. Nintendo DS Lite Coral Pink
  9. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day
  10. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Bundle
  11. Brain Age
  12. Wii Remote Controller
  13. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  14. Nintendo DS Lite Onyx Black
  15. Wii Play with Wii Remote
  16. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock   ( PlayStation 2 )
  17. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  18. PlayStation 3 80GB Motorstorm Pack
  19. New Super Mario Bros.
  20. Assassin's Creed
  21. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
  22. High School Musical: Sing It Bundle with Microphone
  23. PSP 2000 Console - Piano Black
  24. Madden NFL 08   ( PlayStation 2 )
  25. Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
  26. PlayStation 2 Console Silver
  27. Xbox 360 Pro Value Bundle
  28. Mario Party 8
  29. Nintendo DS Lite Polar White
  30. PlayStation 3 40GB Spider-Man Movie Pack
  31. Disney's High School Musical: Making the Cut
  32. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare   ( PC - DVD )
  33. Xbox 360 Elite System Value Bundle
  34. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare   ( PlayStation 3 )
  35. Hannah Montana: Music Jam
  36. BioShock
  37. Mario Kart
  38. PlayStation 3 Wireless Sixaxis Controller
  39. Big Brain Academy
  40. Madden NFL 08   ( XBox 360 )
  41. Xbox 360 Console Includes 20GB Hard Drive (with HDMI)
  42. Pokemon Diamond
  43. Guitar Hero 2 Bundle with Guitar   ( PlayStation 2 )
  44. Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour

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