Media Coverage - Latino Economic Development Center

Media Coverage

A collection of articles and clippings from popular news media that discuss LEDC.

2018

WAMU 88.5 (6/18/2018) - Tenants in Brightwood Park Strike To Protest Poor Building Conditions
DC Curbed (6/11/2018) - This D.C. rent strike mirrors other efforts in gentrifying cities across the country
Next City (6/11/18) - Rent Strikes Heating up Nationwide, Say Tenant Organizers
The Washington Post (6/9/18) - Rent strikes grow in popularity among tenants as gentrification drives up rents in cities like D.C.
Washington City Paper (5/31/18) - A Group of Seniors Have Lived for Months With a Roof That Leaks
Street Sense Media (5/16/18) - Tenants' rights group invites candidates to debate housing at the local and national levels
Inside Philanthropy (5/14/18) - Hubs of Opportunity: A Big Bank Rolls Out More Urban Support
El Tiempo Latino (3/21/18) - Bibliotecas Públicas de Montgomery prestan sus espacios para talleres de formación empresarial
The Kojo Nmandi Show (3/8/18) - The Right To Buy: A Local Debate Over Tenant Protection Laws
Greater Greater Washington (3/6/18) - A fix or a setback? DC may strip tenant purchase rights from all single-family homes
ARL now (1/31/18) - Small Biz Focus: 5 Top Things to Know WhenSeeking Financing for Your Business

2017

Washington City Paper (11/22/2017) - Give It Up, D.C. 2017 Giving Guide
El Tiempo Latino (10/27/2017) - Préstamos que hacen realidad los sueños
American Banker (10/17/2017) - Keeping small businesses from overusing personal credit
Washington Business Journal (10/4/2017) - D.C. nonprofit launches awards event for local businesses
On Tap Magazine (7/31/2017) - Spotlight on DC Area Nonprofit Empowered Women International
El Tiempo Latino (7/21/2017) - Gobierno y organizaciones de DC apoyan a microempresarios latinos
The Washington Post (7/16/2017) - As gentrification creeps east, D.C. nonprofits help residents of modest means stake their place through homeownership
Washington Business Journal (5/24/2017) - Exclusive: This new effort to fund minority businesses has big-name backer, 'real teeth'
The Washington Post (5/19/2017) - D.C. tenants deserve an advocate
Bloomberg (4/17/2017) - Trump's D.C. Economy Plans for Life Beyond Millennials
The Baltimore Sun (3/26/17) - Baltimore could be a model for racial and economic equality
WAMU 88.5 (3/24/2017) - From Diapers To Down Payments, Block Grant Program On Trump's Chopping Block Critical For The Poor
mymcmedia Montgomery Community Media (3/16/17) - BERLINER AND BILONICK HEADLINE SMALL BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT AT MCM (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
mymcmedia Montgomery Community Media (3/16/17) - FIVE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY, MARCH 16, IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Telemundo (3/15/2017) - Temen que sean desalojados de sus viviendas
WAMU 88.5 (3/15/2017) - Residents Of One D.C. Building Survived A Slumlord. Now They Fear They'll Lose Their Homes.
Center for Nonprofit Advancement (3/6/2017) - nonprofit spotlight
Greater Greater Washington (3/2/2017) - Let's keep the affordable housing DC already has
Washington City Paper (2/23/2017) - On Georgia Avenue, Stark Realities for Aggrieved Tenants and Their Landlord
Opportunity Finance Network (2/21/2017) - 2017 FELLOWS
Washington City Paper (2/16/2017) - What Can Elected Officials Do About D.C. Slumlords?
Street Sense (2/8/2017) - D.C. Seeks to Improve Its Comprehensive Plan
Greater Greater Washington (2/1/2017) - Diverse groups agree: DC needs more housing and more affordable housing now
MDBIZNews(2/1/2017) - Profiles: Latino Economic Development Center Services Baltimore
Washington Business Journal (1/31/17) - Strange bedfellows: D.C. developers join nonprofits to advocate for affordable housing

2016

Borderstan (12/15/2016) - Nadeau Blasts Illegal Rentals After 'Sting Operation' in Columbia Heights
Washington City Paper (12/15/2016) - 'Sting Operation' Reveals Questionable Airbnb Use at Building in Columbia Heights
The Washington Post (10/22/2016) - D.C. considers ways to strengthen rent control for low-income tenants
Telemundo (10/11/2016) - Nuestra Directora de Vivienda, Walda Yon, en la grabación del programa de Linea Directa
LISC DC (10/01/2016) - PRESERVATION WORKS
The Washington Post (8/8/2016) - As the nation's capital booms, poor tenants face eviction over as little as $25
The Aspen Institute (5/24/2016) - 2016 Aspen Ideas Festival Scholars
Telemundo (5/19/2016) - Our Housing Director, Walda Yon, participated in an interview with Telemundo about the importance of savings accounts
LEDC (5/18/2016) - LEDC Selected By Citi Foundation's Community Progress Makers Fund Grant Program
Washington City Paper (5/4/2016) - After 10 Years of Asking His Landlord to Fix a Leak, This Man's Ceiling Collapsed
Washington City Paper (4/29/2016) - At What Price?
Washington City Paper (3/10/2016) - Forced Exit Looms for Tenants in Condemned Building
NewsOne (3/4/2016) - A Little Positivity: 10-Year-Old Who Danced With Obama Receives Donations, Support From Community
ABC Radio (3/2/2016) - 106-year-old who danced with Obamas draws community support
Washington Post (3/1/2016) - Hundreds asked how to help 106-year-old who danced with the Obamas. Now they can.

2015

Montgomery Community Media (11/6/2015) - County Delegation Travels To El Salvador For "Sister City" Trip On Nov. 7-10
We DC (10/30/2015) - Spend One Day with Us in Washington, DC
Mayor's Office of Immigrant & Multicultural Affairs (9/12/2015) - Welcoming Week-September 12 - 20th
The Daily Record (8/28/2015) - Help in any language: Nonprofit offers loans to minority business owners
Latin Post (7/22/2015) - Washington DC Beckons Latino Population Amid Opportunities in Business, Politics, Economics & Education
LEDC (7/8/2015) - Lending Circles Debut
Telemundo, Hola Ciudad! (7/8/2015) - Ayuda a hispanos de bajos recursos para construir su crédito
NPR (6/9/2015) - For Baltimore Businesses, Aid For Riot Repair Is Not Coming Fast Enough
Elevation DC (5/11/2015) - Three Brightwood buildings to get rehab
Nix Devco (5/6/2015) - Watch the Full Brightwood Groundbreaking
DC Office of the Mayor (4/22/2015) - Mayor Bowser Joins Groundbreaking for 140 Affordable Apartments in Brightwood Neighborhood
LEDC (2/27/2015) - LEDC Selected to Launch Fully Automated Peer-to-Peer Lending Program in DMV
Governing Magazine(2/13/2015) - Why D.C.’s Affordable Housing Protections Are Losing a War with Economics
Washington City Paper (2/13/2015) - Opportunity Cost

2014

ABC 7 - WJLA (12/15/2014) - 106-year-old woman, other residents outraged over deplorable living conditions
Washington City Paper (12/12/14) - Losing Control
WAMU 88.5 FM (10/2/2014) - Low-Income Renters In Columbia Heights Fight Plan To Double Rents
WAMU 88.5 FM (9/12/2014) - In Fast-Changing Columbia Heights, Tenants Fight Large Rent Hike
Telemundo (9/4/2014) - How Could Interest Rates Affect Your Finances (Spanish)
Baltimore Sun (5/4/2014) - Baltimore, Latino Economic Development Center launch satellite office
Univision (5/03/2014) - Affordable Housing and the Tenant Town Hall (Spanish)
Capital Community News (4/12/2014) - OCTO does digital inclusion with Connect.DC
WAMU Metro Connection (3/28/2014) - Ward 4: Columbia Heights residents push back against displacement - and win
NPR (3/27/2014) - Latinos leave longer but struggle to save enough for retirement
Washington Post Express (2/19/2014) - Dreams (and loans) fulfilled
VOXXI (2/18/2014) - Latino leaders awarded with the 2014 Fellowship at FIELD
Washington Hispanic (1/29/2014) - Obama nominates LEDC Executive Director Gustavo Velasquez to HUD (Spanish)

2013

New York Times (12/10/2013) - The Poor Are Squeezed as Rental Housing Demand Soars
Washington Post (11/23/2013) - Can this mega hedge-funder enlist Washington in his campaign against Herbalife?
NBC4 Washington (10/18/2013) - Want to Start a Brewpub – or Food Truck?
Univision (10/1/2013) - DC Council Delays Vote on Licenses for the Undocumented (Spanish)
Washington Post (9/28/2013) - Gas station restaurants are becoming the next big thing in cuisine
El Tiempo Latino (9/25/2013) - Gustavo Velasquez Takes Reins of LEDC (Spanish)
Washington Hispanic (9/23/2013) - Gustavo Velasquez Named New Executive Director of LEDC (Spanish)
WAMU 88.5 FM's The Kojo Nnamdi Show (9/10/2013) - Small Businesses and Technology
Washington Post (8/9/2013) - The Foreclosure Crisis Isn't Over
Univision (8/7/2013) - Latino Businesses Use Technology for Their Benefit (Spanish)
Elevation DC (8/6/2013) - District Small Biz Owners Get Free Tech Tools from LEDC and OCTO
NBC4 Washington (7/10/2013) - D.C. Mayor Warns of Consequences of Licensing Bill
Washington Hispanic (07/05/2013) - Licenses Without Discrimination in D.C. (Spanish)
El Tiempo Latino (06/28/2013) - A Message from the LEDC Staff (Spanish)
Washington Post (6/16/2013) - From Salad Shop to Music Festival, Sweetgreen Branches Out
AFRO: The Afro-American Newspapers (05/22/2013) - D.C. Tenants Speak Up for Affordable Housing
Univision (05/17/2013) - Nonprofits Help Latinos Live a Better Life (Spanish)
Washington Post (4/19/2013) - On Kiva D.C., Lenders Outpace Borrowers
WAMU 88.5 (4/12/2013) - Housing Scams, Foreclosures On The Rise In Our Region
Telemundo (4/12/2013) - No More Waiting List for Affordable Housing (Spanish)
Washington Post (4/7/2013) - Crowdfunding Expands Access to Capital for Women, Minority Entrepreneurs
Washington Post (3/3/2013) - Capital One Expands Partnership with Kiva
Fox News Latino (2/13/2013) - Obama’s State of the Union Shows the Economy is Still a Priority for Latinos
NBCNews.com (2/11/2013) - Credit Report Errors Can Take Long Time to Disappear
Washington Post (1/18/2013) - Foreclosure Crisis Spawns a Wave of Rescue Scams
Associated Press (1/14/2013) - Kiva Launches DC Lending Program
Univision (1/14/2013) - Investing in New Small Businesses with Loans (Spanish-Video)
Washington Times (1/12/2013) - Kiva.org and Capital One Bank fostering small business micro-loans
Washington Post (1/8/2013) - Microfinance nonprofit Kiva launches in D.C.
Black Enterprise (1/8/2013) - Kiva & Capital One to Give $150k to D.C. Area Small Businesses
Telemundo (1/8/2013) - New Funds for Small Businesses (Spanish-Video)
Washington City Paper (1/8/2013) - Kiva Microfinance Lending Comes to D.C.

2012

Washington Post Express (10/12/2012) - From Renters to Owners
WAMU 88.5 (10/11/2012) - Kojo In Your Community: People and Public Spaces in Columbia Heights
Wheaton Patch (10/5/2012) - Salvadoran Restaurants to Compete in Pupusa Cookoff
Associated Press (9/12/2012) - Rent Hike Forces Some DC Residents Out (Video)
National Journal (8/24/2012) - Housing Market Improvement Tied to Hispanic Surge
Kiplinger's Personal Finance (7/1/2012) - Financial Lessons from Immigrants: Work Your Way Up
Washington Hispanic (6/26/2012) - Inquilinos Exigen Vivienda Asequible (Spanish)
El Pregonero (6/25/2012) - Cumbre de Inquilinos (Spanish)
Washington Business Journal (6/15/2012) - Inscape Architects Take Nonprofits to a New Level
Washington Hispanic (6/15/2012) - Manny Hidalgo: Cubano Americano Entre Dos Tierras
Wheaton Patch (4/16/2012) - Council's Redevelopment Plan Includes Coalition's Revisions
Maryland Gazette (4/11/2012) - Montgomery County Dives into Popular Spanish-Language Radio Market
WAMU 88.5 (3/13/2012) - Ahead of Budget Season, a Call to Protect Social Service Funding
Washington City Paper (3/13/2012) - Latino Aid Group Follows its Clients North
Maryland Gazette (3/8/2012) - Montgomery Nonprofits to get United Way Grants
Washington Post (3/2/2012) - Taking Up Residence in Petworth
Wheaton Patch (2/29/2012) - Wheaton's Small Business Community Testifies to Support Bill
Maryland Gazette (2/29/2012) - Public Supports Assistance for Wheaton Businesses
Washington Post (2/28/2012) - New Mixture, New Questions in Petworth
Washington Business Journal (2/22/2012) - Latino group lands $500K Citi grant for loans
Univision (2/21/2012) - Citigroup dono 1/2 millon de dolares a pequeñas empresas (Spanish)
Univision (2/9/2012) - Un Acuerdo Para la Reduccion de Plan de Hipotecas
Maryland Gazette (1/18/2012) – Montgomery County Executive proposes $40 million for Wheaton redevelopment
Wheaton Patch (1/18/2012) – Leggett Answers Budget Questions at Public Forum
Wheaton Patch (1/17/2012) – Who Will Shine in a New Wheaton? Our Take on the Proposed Public Subsidy for B.F. Saul (blog)
Telemundo WZDC (1/17/2012) – Wheaton Small Business Owners Worried (Spanish)

2011

Maryland Gazette (12/16/2011) - Small Retailers Feeling the Redevelopment Squeeze
Washington Post (11/25/2011) - Embattled D.C. Housing Agency Tightens HUD Projects’ Oversight
WAMU 88.5 (11/25/2011) - 'Small Business Saturday' Benefits Local Business Owners
Washington Post (11/24/2011) - Wheaton Dreams of a Better Downtown but Clings to Family Feel
Fronteras: The Changing America Desk (11/23/2011) - Small Business Saturday Could Help Latino Entrepreneurs
WAMU 88.5 (11/17/2011) - Three D.C. Nonprofit Directors Honored
The InTowner (11/13/2011) - Purchase of Logan Circle’s Norwood Apartments by Tenants After More Than Five-Year Effort Celebrated
Univision (11/2/2011) - Nuevo Programa de Micro Préstamos Facilita Camino a Nuevos Ciudadanos (Spanish)
Univision (11/1/2011) - Programa de Ayuda Para Tener Ciudadania (Spanish, video)
Telemundo (11/1/2011) - Préstamos Para Que Inmigrantes Adquieran Ciudadanía (Spanish, video)
Washington Post (10/31/2011) - Microloan Program to Help Legal Immigrants Cover Naturalization Costs
Huffington Post (10/28/2011) - Norwood Tenants Celebrate Building Purchase
Univision (9/30/2011) - Programa Para Mejorar Su Credito
Germantown Patch (9/30/2011) - County Offers Free Foreclosure Prevention Help
Maryland Gazette (9/9/2011) - For Hispanics, Success - Yet Hurdles Remain
Washington Post (9/4/2011) - In Down Economy, Nonprofits Explore Profit-Making Ventures
Wheaton Gazette (8/31/2011) - Leader of the Latino Economic Development Corp. Looks to Protect Small Businesses in Wheaton
Univision (8/22/2011) - Factor Económico Determina la Vivienda
WAMU 88.5's The Kojo Nnamdi Show (8/15/2011) - Starting a Small Business in Tough Times
WAMU 88.5 (8/12/2011) - Injera and Shark: Ethiopia Meets Jamaica in Washington, DC
Univision (8/3/2011) - Se Compraron Un Edificio en Washington
El Pregonero (7/21/2011) - Vivienda a Bajo Costo Debe Ser Una Prioridad
WAMU 88.5 (7/18/2011) - Advocacy Groups Urge D.C. Council to Restore Funding to Housing Production Trust Fund
Univision (7/15/2011) - Buscan Soluciones a Problemas de Vivienda
Wheaton Patch (7/13/2011) - How to Reduce Development Impacts on Wheaton's Small Businesses? Ask Them First
Washington Post (7/6/2011) - Program to Deter Foreclosures in Maryland is Less Successful Than Anticipated
Washington Post (5/16/2011) - Doris Buffett Transfers a Wealth of Knowledge to College Students
Washington Post (5/6/2011) - District Officials Mark 20th Anniversary of Mount Pleasant Protests
WAMU 88.5 (4/22/2011) - It's Time for a Courageous Budget (Commentary)
Urban Turf (4/20/2011) - The Uncertain Future of TOPA
Washington City Paper (4/20/2011) - Will Tenant Purchases Continue?
Washington Business Journal (4/8/2011) - Latino Economic Development Corp. sells majority stake in Community First Financial Center
NPR's Tell Me More (4/8/2011) - Poll: Housing Crisis A Major Worry for Latinos
Washington City Paper (3/7/2011) - The Messy Aftermath: A Boomtime Bid on Condo Conversions Goes Sour
The Gazette (3/3/2011) - Artisan Market Considered for Takoma Park
Wheaton Patch (2/17/2011) - Changes to B.F. Saul's Concept Plan, Westfield Looks to the Future
Baltimore Business Journal (1/28/2011) - O'Malley Aims to Cut Red Tape for Businesses
Washington Informer (1/27/2011) - Advocates Insist Housing Programs Need Full Funding
WPFW 89.3 (1/24/2011) - Walmart Comes to DC (Audio Podcast for download)
Wheaton Patch (1/19/2011) - Facing $300 Million Shortfall, Leggett Discusses Budget with Residents

2010

Washington Post (12/17/2010) - Activists Wage Campaign against Wal-Mart in D.C.
Wheaton Patch (12/16/2010) - Wheaton Redevelopment Committee Discusses B.F. Saul Workshop
Washington City Paper (12/1/2010) - A Walk With: Rob Klein, Wheaton Planner
Wheaton Patch (11/27/2010) - Banca y Educación en "Community First"
Wheaton Patch (11/18/2010) - Packed Crowd Shares Ideas for B.F. Saul Project
Business Gazette (11/17/2010) - Montgomery County foreclosures hit two-year low
WAMU 88.5 (10/14/2010) - Coalition works to support overwhelmed foreclosure counselors
Washington Business Journal (10/1/2010) - Hispanic businesses surge in Washington
Wheaton Patch (9/22/2010) - LEDC Executive Director attends town hall with President
The Kojo Nnamdi Show (9/22/2010) - Kojo In Your Community: Silver Spring (audio recording)
Washington Post (9/7/2010) - Good to Go: Food Chain Trucks
Wheaton Patch (8/28/2010) - Wheaton's Moment
Washington Business Journal (8/19/2010) - Community development groups win millions from Treasury
El Tiempo Latino (Spanish) (8/6/2010) - DC: Logros de la cumbre de inquilinos
El Pregonero (Spanish) (8/5/2010) - Los inquilinos se unen para pelear por sus derechos en DC
The Dupont Current (8/4/2010) - Town hall airs tenant concerns
Washington City Paper (8/3/2010) - Suing your landlord for housing conditions, two months in
WAMU 88.5 (8/2/2010) - Activists want millions more to help tenants purchase their buildings
El Tiempo Latino (Spanish) (7/23/2010) - Lo que viene: Cumbre de inquilinos en DC
Washingtonian.com (7/9/2010) - Design Scout: Washington Centric
WAMU 88.5 (6/24/2010) - Commentary: Foreclosure process needs reform
Washington City Paper (6/21/2010) - Putting substance over spectacle to help DC residents understand the market
Maryland Gazette.net (6/16/2010) - Robbers take $40K from Rockville family
Washington Post (6/14/2010) - Commentary: Bills would add accountability on D.C. tax incentives for business
PBS' To The Contrary (5/21/2010) - Beyond the Headlines: Latina Entrepreneurship (May 21st podcast)
Washington City Paper (5/20/2010) - Buyer’s Remorse: A D.C. law helped tenants become owners. But it didn’t fix the sink.
Washington City Paper (5/13/2010) - November shooting prompts formation of Latino tenant coalition
Washington City Paper (5/10/2010) - Reminder: You can now take your landlord to Superior Court
National Journal Online (5/8/2010) - HAMPered progress (video)
Voice of America (5/6/2010) - Group provides small loans to low income people in US to start businesses
Wheaton Gazette (4/28/2010) - Chamber awards celebrate perseverance in community
El Mundo (Spanish) (4/26/2010) -El 'imperio' de enseñar español a domicilio
El Tiempo Latino (Spanish) (4/23/2010) - Plan de vivienda para latinos
Washington Business Journal (4/16/2010) - Community development funds in D.C. area scrape for cash
Montgomery County Sentinel (4/15/2010) - Hispanic community in Wheaton gets a helping hand
El Mundo (Spanish) (4/7/2010) - Cerca de 1.3 millones de hispanos en riesgo de desahucio hasta 2012
NPR's All Things Considered (3/28/2010) - Coming to America: Third World Microlending
Washington Business Journal (3/8/2010) - Groups tell D.C. Council not to give Northrop Grumman money to move
Washington Post (3/8/2010) - With bank credit frozen, small U.S. businesses starting to turn to microlenders
Montgomery County (3/01/2010) - Tenants Work Group Report
El Tiempo Latino (2/26/2010) - Sorpresas con las tarjetas de crédito (Spanish)
Washington City Paper (2/24/2010) - Capital City Diner finally settles in
Wheaton Gazette (2/24/2010) - Hispanics should stand up and be counted, officials say
Washington Post (2/23/2010) - Lack of customers, assets stunting growth of small business
Washington Post (2/18/2010) - Montgomery County organizing events to get Hispanics to send in Census forms
Washington Examiner (2/18/2010) - Leggett makes Census appeal to Hispanics
Wheaton Gazette (2/18/2010) - Leggett, Latino officials call for Hispanics to fill out Census
The Kojo Nnamdi Show (2/17/2010) - The dream of owning a restaurant
Wheaton Gazette (1/27/2010) - Customers turn up heat to save coffee shop
El Tiempo Latino (1/14/2010) - Impulsan la reforma en 2010

2009

Washington Post (12/22/2009) - D.C.'s star chefs prepare fresh meals for youths in juvenile detention
UPI (12/18/2009) - D.C. rental inspection program lacks teeth, critics say
UPI (12/15/2009) - Banks bully DC renters out of foreclosed building
Business Gazette (12/15/2009) - Local First Wheaton to host holiday fiesta
CNN (12/5/2009) -What Mom and Pop Need
Washington City Paper (12/3/2009) - Think Local First: DC Local Shopping Guide
Washington City Paper (12/1/2009) - Why Landlord and Tenant Court doesn't work for tenants now
Washington Post (11/18/2009) - Counseling helps borrowers avoid foreclosure, study finds
Business Gazette (11/4/2009) - LEDC director named 2009 EXCEL award recipient
WAMU 88.5 FM (10/19/2009) - DC's Latino home buyers scramble to meet deadline
Wheaton Gazette (10/7/2009) - Wheaton Latino business nonprofit wins award
Wheaton Gazette (10/7/2009) - Homeowners seek help navigating crisis
Silver Spring Gazette (10/30/2009) - Area campaigns to 'buy local' are once again in business
The Kojo Nnamdi Show (10/28/2009) - Our Region's 'Underbanked' Communities
Wheaton Gazette (10/25/2009) - Merchants buying into 'buy local'
WJLA News Channel 8 (10/4/2009) - Exploring the Locavore Lifestyle
Washington City Paper (7/14/2009) - Capital City Diner hopes to open for service in September
Wheaton Gazette (6/17/2009) - Clawing out of tough times
Wheaton Gazette (4/29/2009) -Buy local' campaigns could go out of business
WJLA News Channel 8 (4/17/2009) - Nonprofit group giving minority-owned businesses 'micro-loans'
The Washington Times (4/11/2009) - District slashes small business grants
Washington Business Journal (4/10/2009) - D.C. community groups fight to keep funds from being cut
WTOP.com 103.5 FM (4/8/2009) - Montgomery Co. to provide nearly $2.5M for foreclosures
Washington Post (3/19/2009) -Forced Out' exposed the dark side of DC's condo boom
Wheaton Gazette (2/18/2009) - Businesses catching on to wind power
The Kojo Nnamdi Show (2/2/2009) - Small Business Survival Skills
Washington City Paper (1/28/2009) - Good Night, Sleep Tight
NY Times Syndicate (1/23/2009) - The Era of Responsibility: A Case Study

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