I think that most folks on this list *assume* that the primary interest of
the other members of the list is photography, either as their main or only
hobby or for photography commercial purposes. This is a *false* assumption.
I enjoy photography and probably have $15k or so in Pentax equipment. My
Nor do I, but no one is lying about your other interests in a manner that
accumulates to a potential for having those interests taken away.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin
Of course it's self serving! It's clearly also serving of a fairly large
community, and specifically by one of that community who is affected.
Everyone who wants to preserve some part of liberty for himself is serving
of others as well as himself. Your whine is like saying that any member of a
Then what the f*ck were they doing it here with constant posts of lies?
I waited, biting my lip, for more than 40 posts on this subject before
observing that all the Stop posting that folks had begun fighting among
themselves. YOU pissed on me for that! Well I got bloody tired of it about
the
I have found that most of my lenses display good to excellent bokeh for out
of focus objects behind the point of focus and poorer bokeh for OOF items in
front of the POF. One notable exception is my shift lens. It has good bokeh
for OOF objects in front of the POF, but (comparatively) poor for OOF
Um, folks, It's one thing to dump on ideas, quite another to dump on people
personally. Since I'm no angel in this matter, may I suggest that you
fulfill your need to denigrate others by focusing your vile toward me.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's individuals who are pissing in the community water hole, Piss Face,
that's why.
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I
Dr E D F Williams,
Having been certified by Mr. Bruce Rubenstein as Piss Face, May I
recommend, should I not already be there, that you put me in one of your
filters. Yup, I volunteer.
All of the photos negatives that I produce as part of my job belong to my
clients, therefore all is handed
I know littla about the MZS, but what on earth would prevent Auto Bellows A
from being used with this camera?
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Feroze Kistan
Just add a small extension tube (to gain clearance) between the bellows and
the camera?
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Once upon a time in the 35mm professional world, the Pentax Spotmatic was
THE camera to have.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
- Original Message -
From:
Camera shake can (usually) be identified by examining a point light source
in your photograph under a loupe. Instead of being a point as it should be,
it will show a movement track. A point light source can be anything from a
street light far away to the glint of the sun off a shiny surface like a
Is there a possibility that the foam mirror bumper/light shield needs
replacement in your Super Programs/ Super A's? Has it frayed away or gotten
hard?
Regards,
Piss Face
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be
pong...
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sigh...
Ya know, I like my 3046. Very, very stable, like that of the old wooden
tripods. I added three small blocks of wood to eliminate small, high
frequency vibration that may happen if you accidentally twang a center
leg. They just press fit between center legs and side legs. I also have a
surveyor's
No reference or URL...
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Okay guys, I'm gonna break the rules and point out an ebay
]
Does anybody carry along a pie pan and a jug of water? If you are
shooting near a highway, it's nice to know when the ground is NOT
vibrating.
Len
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From: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Ya know, I like my 3046. Very, very stable, like that of the
old wooden tripods. I
Golden ratio. Said by the ancient Greeks to be the most naturally pleasing
four sided shape. The golden ratio is found everywhere in nature.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
-
(tell me that Ursus Major looks like a
bear!),
and I don't mean to belittle what they contributed to Western thought and
philosophy, but I just don't see it (the Golden Ratio thing, that is).
cheers,
frank
Bob Blakely wrote:
Golden ratio. Said by the ancient Greeks to be the most naturally
that
it therefore fits that
definition.
The Greeks had great imaginations (tell me that
Ursus Major looks like a bear!),
and I don't mean to belittle what they contributed
to Western thought and
philosophy, but I just don't see it (the Golden
Ratio thing, that is).
cheers,
frank
Bob
The golden ratio is not some arbitrary mathematical ratio that the human
mind imposes over certain objects. It is an irrational number, as is pi,
for which only an approximation may be calculated. From
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF7/716.html , Geometrically, it can
be defined as the
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Dr E D F Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What a load this has become.
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
.
---
From: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Ya know, I like my 3046. Very, very stable, like that of the
old wooden tripods. I added three small blocks of wood to
eliminate small, high frequency vibration that may happen if
you accidentally twang a center leg
Ok Raimo, it doesn't. Folks, there's no need to enter an argument with this
fellow.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I
Below...
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Dr E D F Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It only leads to the 'Golden Section' because you want it to Herb. Nature
Well, this is clearly true. A square format will make the camera
orientation independent, and most of us are going to crop our photos to
some degree anyway.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be
This sounds like an intriguing argument meant for discussion around a hearth
and with brandy.
On the other hand, many whose work we admire have gone before us in the
arts. It's natural to ask the question, What makes this or that piece
different from work we find mundane? No one is saying this is
All mathematics is counting - things exist or they do not. Mathematics has
therefore always existed. Because you may have no language to describe
something does not mean it doesn't exist. The symbology of mathematics is
the tool, not mathematics itself. Valence? Valence is a counting of charge.
will be arguing that nature follows photographs?
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-Alkuperäinen viesti-
Lähettäjä: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Päivä: 29. joulukuuta 2002 17:38
Aihe: Re
Har! I'm not typing this!
;)
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
All mathematics is counting - things exist or they do
-Alkuperäinen viesti-
Lähettäjä: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Päivä: 29. joulukuuta 2002 22:07
Aihe: Re: Numbers and the Golden Section
I'm not sure I understand what you wrote but I'll give it a try.
Tell me one instance when a number has
approximations. Silly,
isn´t it?
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-Alkuperäinen viesti-
Lähettäjä: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Päivä: 29. joulukuuta 2002 22:35
Aihe: Re
It's who he is. I think I'm just growing to accept it. Actually it's
becoming amusing.
He knows EVERYTHING so he needs nothing from us.
He has no actual advice to give.
He misconstrues everything that is said.
He acts like a baby when his concepts of nature are challenged.
So why is he here?
O !
Yea !
T at's rig t!
(h's have a low probability of existance in t is post.)
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob
No one anywhere at any time in any of these posts has claimed that it's the
way we define it_ that dictates to nature what nature must be. If you're
under the misconception that I or anyone else has, it's because you read the
words we posted through your own provincial filter to arrive at such an
;-)
Brad
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
O !
Yea !
T at's rig t!
(h's have a low probability of existance in t is post.)
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy
Well, ok, but since thoughts of a possible ET arose in the mind of man
mathematics has been described by scientists and science fiction writers
alike as the only universal language with which we might begin
communication. The contact plate placed aboard the voyager spacecraft
attests to this. Now,
From: Dr E D F Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[nonsense skipped]
---
Mr Blakely,
How can you connect (1) below, with (2)? By what logic?
(1) All mathematics is counting - (2) things exist or they do not.
Binary mathematics.
These two statements are not
From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I do not know who you are but it is obvious that you do not know very much
about the philosophy of science.
I'm Robert C Blakely, BSM, BSE, MSE
Actually, it's clear that you do not recognize the classical philosophies of
math and physics. These same
It was Einstein. He continued, I do not know if mathematics is the language
of the universe. He was referring to classical thought regarding
mathematics as essentially the language of God in which the Universe was
written.
Regards,
Bob
The only thing missing is ET.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sometimes it's a good idea to step back, get a new pair
From: Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I have a few questions to ask before leaving. I just returned from
outside (-10celsius) where I photographed some dusk landscapes lit
by multicoloured fireworks (I didn't plan on the fireworks, but
they lit indirectly the landscape
You may find little black specks accumulating inside the mirror box and on
your mirror and penta prism. I suppose that mirror slap may cause more shake
(guess). Possible light leak past mirror during exposure?
Regards,
Bob
I don't know about that. I'm convinced that some folks start photography
with an innate sense of composition. Whether they were born with it or
developed it via some other conduit which they have long forgotten, I don't
know. From your posts, I suspect you are one of these blessed people. The
rest
Seems reasonable to me. Follows every other skilled endeavor of mankind that
I know. If this were not true, all that need or should be taught in
photography classes is the mechanics and the chemistry.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is
We can check. Did the forest creatures sleep last night?
If you shout in the woods and there's no woman to hear you are you still
wrong?
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin
I suspect that _all_ rules of competition may have been empirically
derived (or discovered). They are the result of critics separating out the
images (painting, watercolor, photography, whatever) that stand the test of
time and acclaim from those that are, well, mundane. The rules arose from
a
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Personally I favoured the square version anyway...
From: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
So everyone must reinvent the wheel?
From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It doesn't matter if you figured out yourself or someone
did it for you 150 years ago...
Oh
I give up. I had always looked at a snowflake and thought, among other
things, Oh, that many! It's a little like children when they are young.
How old are you? A little boy holds up 4 fingers. I understand. I suppose
that now a days we can only refer to Mother Nature if we are joking. To
When you say center, do you mean horizontally or vertically? As was
discussed previously, the majority of head and head shoulder portraits
found in (acclaimed) art have one eye at or very near centered horizontally
in the frame. Note, of course, that some acclaimed portrait art does not
I know what you mean, but there has to be another word besides dynamic.
There is nothing changing here. I suppose just plain range would be
sufficient, or perhaps latitude.
When you get more bits in a scanner, it's unlikely that you get more
latitude though. The maximum number is always the
Anybody got a 'still?
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Shaun Canning
Nothing to do with cameras really, but
Got it.
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
When you get more bits in a
Clearly, he means specular reflection(s). If the gray card is perfectly
matt, all reflections will be diffuse. Unfortunately, I have never seen a
perfectly matt gray card.
I prefer to use my incident light meter.
Regards,
Bob
Um... Apparently you were successful, else this
post would not exist?
Regards,Bob"Beer
is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!" - Benjamin
Franklin
- Original Message -
From:
Michael
From: Artur Ledchowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Minolta is one of the few major camera manufacturers in the world who
make
their very own lenses
I know three major optical glass manufacturers: Cosina, Hoya and Carl
Zeiss.
I also know that the camera producers buy glass from them. So, any other
Put in the film and sync up the flash
Or you ain't gonna make no spendin' cash
If you don't check those batteries over
You ain't gonna be rollin' in the clover
Yakety yak (don't talk back)
Just you finish cleanin' those lenses
Let's see that dust fly off that 67
Get excess garbage out of the bag
Tilt is not really an asset at 28mm on a 35mm camera. At 24mm, I consider it
a tremendous waste of money. You already have tremendous depth of field at
28mm so this function usually only adds weight and poorer lens performance.
If you need to be faster than f/4, there may be some benefit. Poorer
That would be me, but I certainly have heard it all over.
HAR!
Been using it all my life, having caught the habit from my dad.
Regards,
Bob...
---
Beer is proof that God loves us
and wants us to be happy
- Benjamin Franklin
From: T Rittenhouse
You can expect orange. If these are the common sodium vapor lamps I suspect
they are, they emit a line spectra and therefore the concept of color
temperature cannot be used. There may, for example, be _no_ blue at all to
be had. Color temperature can only be used to describe the spectrum emitted
Below...
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
- Original Message -
From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
No. Not luck. I own 5 LXi starting from about 4 years ago. As I acquired
them, each went (locally) to a Pentax trained technician for complete strip
down and CLA, including replacement of all seals whether they needed it or
not. I have never had one let me down. I don't doubt the reliability
Well, it's your choice.
I have a young son in the army who's already shipped out. I hope we don't
see another Hanoi Jane (or Baghdad Mike) or some similar thing rise out of
this bullshit to the peril of my son or others due to such idiocy. I watched
fools like you help to cause the death of my
From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[skip]
I think he's an idiot,
It's one thing to preach this nonsense to your party zealots for which you
no doubt receive much acclaim, but believing their own propaganda is what
cost your party power, especially in the last congressional elections. I
All air/glass interfaces are an abrupt change in impedance for the
electromagnetic energy impinging on/passing through the interface. A portion
of the light must be reflected at each interface. In fact, the same amount
of light will be reflected at the inner interface as from the outer
interface.
Nenad Djurdjevic wrote:
The comparison is only in that it is very hard to beat a nation into
submission. America failed to do it in Vietnam.
As a veteran of that war, I can assure you that the US could have won that
war. We had a Commander in Chief who would not wage war. Instead he
I am sick and tired of folks claiming that we are considering bombing
anyone back to the stone age. I frankly don't care who your smart expert
is. He may be smart, but he's ignorant concerning the goals of war, of the
US and of NATO. It appears you may be too. I have explained the mission of
the
decision is correct.
Regards,
Bob...
From: Robert Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob Blakely wrote:
I am sick and tired of folks claiming that we are considering bombing
anyone back to the stone age. I frankly don't care who your smart
expert
is. He may be smart, but he's ignorant concerning
Civil war. Even the 1906 San Francisco quake was not as devastating to life
(Official 700, 2100-2800 actual best estimate, including from the fires that
followed).
Regards,
Bob...
---
In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised perpetual peace.
They swore if we gave
Actually, the suggestion is a good one. I don't see your point, Lasse.
Regards,
Bob...
---
In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised perpetual peace.
They swore if we gave up our weapons
that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed they sold us,
and
I make a lot of mistakes, therefore I use a professional Pilot .5 mechanical
pencil with a push button retractable point (not just the lead, the whole
point) similar to a ball point pen. I agree the ball point pen is a
mechanical marvel.
Regards,
Bob...
---
In the
Yes, damn right, and I agree with my president, but sorry, I don't get how this
relates to
the question. Again...
What has Bin Laden said that he wants? Please try not to leave anything out so as to
make
him seem more acceptable. You don't think we've heard it from his own lips, but we
have.
An old guy like me needs a thrill now and then. In a few minutes I'll be able to stand
up.
Ah, memories...
Regards,
Bob...
---
In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised perpetual peace.
They swore if we gave up our weapons
that the wars of the tribes would cease.
No one here can unsubscribe you from the pentax-discuss list. As with most things in
life,
you must do this for yourself. The correct instructions for unsubscribing from
pentax-discuss are at the bottom of EVERY post you have received from this list.
Therefore, you have no excuse for not knowing
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ian Fleming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have noticed that my MX ,bought used,does not quite make infinity
on focusing,I have tried the lenses in my LX and they are OK.I have
tried reseating the focussing screen to no avail.any ideas?
A service is in
, bound, to our foe.
And the gods of the copybook headings said,
'Stick to the devil you know.'
--Rudyard Kipling
From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob Blakely wrote:
I have had 4 cameras with this problem, 3 LXs and 1 ME Super. The
problem
was the mirror in every case. In one case
Yes.
Note: The lenses of almost all motion picture cameras use T-stops (measure
of light transmission). At one time in the industry, before the excellent
coatings of today and when the lenses of these cameras were mounted on
turrets, there could be a significant difference between an f/stop and
The difference among f/stops on modern lenses with excellent coatings is (supposedly)
exceptionally small. Some zoom lenses may show differences when used with slides and
compared side to side with primes by someone with an exceptionally critical eye, I
suppose. I'll bet that even this us usually
, to our foe.
And the gods of the copybook headings said,
'Stick to the devil you know.'
--Rudyard Kipling
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob Blakely wrote:
Thank you for failing to properly attribute
quotes. - and this from a group that is
probably zealous about copyrights and proper
tribulation
Tarpon: [Tarpon atlanticus]
Regards,
Bob...
---
In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised perpetual peace.
They swore if we gave up our weapons
that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed they sold us,
and delivered us, bound, to our foe.
And the
Up to US$400 in mint condition. Some get bargains for less. A few have paid
more. I'm not very good at assessing the effect of a bit of brasing on
price. The lens is excellent glass. You'll love it.
Regards,
Bob...
---
In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised
Sounds fishy to me.
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Fabrice Gamberini
William,
May I ask you to explain what a Dear Squid letter is ??
I'm at a serious
loss here !
A rejection letter that leaves you feeling really depressed.
-
This message is from the Pentax-Discuss
A shift lens corrects for apparent distortions in perspective caused by the film plane
not
being parallel to the to the subject plane. The usual example is photographing a tall
building and filling the frame by tilting the camera upward. The sides of the building
will appear to converge toward
HAR!
Regards,
Bob...
---
In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised perpetual peace.
They swore if we gave up our weapons
that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed they sold us,
and delivered us, bound, to our foe.
And the gods of the copybook
Well, the K1000 is certainly a great, solid mechanical camera for the money.
Unlike the ME Super, it's still supported by Pentax. I still use my ME
Supers because I love them though. I don't usually recommend the ME because
it's not really a manual camera and requires operation in aperture
You can order these little beads from Pentax Colorado. They're very cheap.
Regards,
Bob...
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity,
and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us
from the former, for the sake of the latter.
The necessity of the times, more
Discontinuing Royal Gold 25...
Regards,
Bob...
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity,
and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us
from the former, for the sake of the latter.
The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls
for our utmost
Carbon black.
Regards,
Bob...
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity,
and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us
from the former, for the sake of the latter.
The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls
for our utmost circumspection, deliberation,
Been there. Did that. Got the T-shirt.
Regards,
Bob...
From: jeepgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just so you know I got married sept.. 25th...
jeepgirl
The married are those who have taken the terrible risk of intimacy and
having taken it know life without intimacy to be impossible. Carolyn
Well, the US seller is generally responsible for selling a product that
works properly (except for used - as is stuff and certain perishables and
the like). Mike did get his money back. I like your UK idea of having your
retailer take up the problem with the manufacturer though...
Regards,
Here it comes again...
Always...
Without fail...
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
He meant Harlem, Saskatchewan.
Tom C.
Am I the dunce, that I should believe you?
Anon.
The goegraphical references were crystal clear to me Tom, choosing both
Ethiopia and
Ignorance concerning taxes is appalling. Harboring the idea that
corporations actually pay any taxes levied upon them shows lack of critical
thinking about the subject. All corporations require net net profit (profit
after taxes on net profit) in order to survive, design and build new
products,
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Rittenhouse
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 8:45 PM
To: Pentax Discussion Malling List; Bob Blakely
Subject: Taxes (Re: Depreciation of assets)
You are correct! I am curious, Bob, how did you figure this out
I like Cheers. Different greetings and closings give color to the list. It
seemed an unfortunate placement after your last sentence. Please continue
with it as you desire.
Some folks do indeed die due to stupidity. I enjoy reading the Darwin
Awards. Some folks die victims to the complicity of
I believe that many in the US, even some in the media don't understand Freedom of the
press as it exists, has historically existed in the US, and how the federal courts
have
ruled on it over the years.
The press can report anything it learns and wants to report in the same way you can
say
From: Kent Gittings [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I agree with most of your comments. And it is the tire that actually stops
the vehicle. The brake system is just to remove the excess heat from this
action.
No. In addition to dissipating the heat of breaking, (same as the energy required to
stop
the
Below...
Regards,
Bob...
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity,
and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us
from the former, for the sake of the latter.
The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls
for our utmost circumspection, deliberation,
Below...
Regards,
Bob...
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity,
and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us
from the former, for the sake of the latter.
The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls
for our utmost circumspection, deliberation,
It never takes too long for who and what you are to come out. Thanks for being true to
form, Mafud. I'd advise you to find a good therapist, but Narcissists have no faults,
and the cure rate is abysmally low anyway.
GROAN
Regards,
Bob...
Let us contemplate our forefathers,
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 12/6/01 8:48:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Mafud has, however, six times now evaded the question of pricing at his
lab of choice (though he took great pains to explain how expensive they
are). We can only be forced to
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