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  private void SendReceiveJSON(StringEntity params, String uri) throws Exception { 
     HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
     try {
       HttpPost request = new HttpPost(uri);
       request.addHeader("content-type", "application/json");
       request.setEntity(params);
       HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(request);
     } catch (Exception ex) {
       // handle exception here
     } finally {
       httpClient.getConnectionManager().shutdown();
     }
  }