Hi,
I use the IBGStar meter. Its appeal for me is that it clips directly to the
bottom of my phone, so I don't need to carry two different devices. However,
they don't yet have a version that attaches directly to the new lightening
port. This is what has kept me from upgrading to the iPhone 5
Hi Brett and others,
I am not a diabetic, but based on what Apple announced at WWDC with regards
to Health Kit, the health app and the cooperation with manufacturers of
medical equipment I would think that in the next year or so there will be a
number of devices and apps which should all tie into
Hi friends,
If I have a text message open from a contact, is there a way to actually phone
them from this screen?
This message may contain confidential information. If you are
At the top of the screen from where it says Messages(back button), flicking
right gives:- sender name, Edit, Call!!, Facetime, Contactand so on.
RobH.
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From: Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) steven.hi...@nhs.net
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 20,
Hi friends,
If I open maps and set a destination, does the phone give me directions if I
select to track?
Does it tell me me the turns like a sat nav basically?
This message
Hi,
I've used this one for years now and it works good, but it's starting to show
its age. Link is:
http://www.prodigyvoice.com
It's really nice to see more of this stuff becoming more accessible. :)
Hope this helps,
Jeffrey
On Jun 19, 2014, at 10:29 PM, Nancy Badger nancybad...@icloud.com
Hi,
Thanks for that. :) I am going to go to my pharmacy soon to see what meters
that they have that work with iPhone and then figure out which one is best.
It's nice to know theres other options out there that are accessible. :)
Also, thanks for the help on the Glucose Buddy app. That sounds
Hi,
Yes, I do agree. The new Health apps and such coming up in iOS 8 look
promising. I just hope Apple and other companies are up to the task of making
all this work like it should.
Jeffrey
On Jun 20, 2014, at 2:42 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote:
Hi Brett and others,
I am not
Hi, I thought it was me. I have the color visor, and another that I heard
from apple vis. I have a free standing color id and light probe and works so
much better. I demod the color id at a few schools and misread the proper
color but, it was in the right direction. Andy
From: Richard
Yes it does, but tracking will automatically turn off again. You will be able
to track your in current location though. To me that's the most important thing.
Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy
Sent from my iPhone
On 20 Jun 2014, at 10:02, Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
steven.hi...@nhs.net
The current one on KickStarter is called iFind.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 20 Jun 2014, at 14:48, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote:
Hi Neal,
Just for your information, there are a number of such devices
Hi,
I may be wrong here: but I am under the impression you can plug USB drives into
your router and then upload data to those drives from your IOS device. Perhaps,
someone here may know more about this…
Interested,
Sandy
Sent from my iPhone
On 19 Jun 2014, at 16:57, 'David Goldfield' via
Hi Richard and all,
While I totally agree, re CamFind, this app is potentially very good! I like
the fact that it reacts instantly rather than needing a shot taken, analysed,
and reported back on. Now, if we could just get the accuracy and complex
descriptions of CamFind in an instant format,
Hello all. Can anyone provide me with the link to the manual for the
Aftershokz Bluez II?
Trying to figure out a couple things. One, how can I check battery status?
Two, how can I initiate Siri? The long hold of the left button seems to do
nothing. Just beeps. Help? Hope Paulos
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I downloaded the app Places Around and have found that it has many
unlabeled buttons and has trouble connecting to the internet. For
those who are using the app are you getting better success? If so,
what am I doing wrong?
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John, I too got Places Around and noticed all the unlabeled buttons. Actually,
the default view of the app has unlabeled buttons for various categories one
might want to find and the text which identifies the button is just below it.
So as you swipe to the right, you'll pass over three
Hi
If you are finding unlabeled buttons in your app Places Around, you apparently
have the wrong app. Here is the link to the correct app which is fully
accessible.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/places-around/id479870823?mt=8
Donna
On Jun 20, 2014, at 10:23 AM, John Diakogeorgiou
I'm wondering if anyone else is having a problem with the Item Chooser.
That's the iOS feature that opens a search list from which to choose an item
appearing on a multi-screen page. You access it by 2-finger triple tapping
the screen. I'm running iOS 7.1.1 and know that the Item Chooser has
Hi, it is working fine here I just tested it out.
On Jun 20, 2014, at 9:25 AM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm wondering if anyone else is having a problem with the Item Chooser.
That's the iOS feature that opens a search list from which to choose an item
appearing on a multi-screen
Works just fine here. I'm running an iPhone 5 with the latest update.
Donna
On Jun 20, 2014, at 11:25 AM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm wondering if anyone else is having a problem with the Item Chooser.
That's the iOS feature that opens a search list from which to choose an
I just noticed that DropVox, the recording app tied to Dropbox, had an
extensive update as of June 18th. I normally am slow to install these major
updates due to concern about VoiceOver not working as well afterwards. This
update says DropVox was completely rewritten for iOS 7 and that its default
i use my iPhone 5 extensively and got an iPad a year ago to share with my
sighted husband. I am glad he uses it since I don't bother with it at all
anymore as I can do anything on my phone that I could do on the iPad. I find
the iPad very difficult to use as the screen layouts are so different
Does anyone use this app or something similar? I just had to reset my airport
extreme and wireless network. I have also considered buying an airport express.
Both of these things have lead me to wonder, how strong is my wifi network
anyway? I read that the airport express can only extent the
Hello,
I have DropVox 2.
While it works just fine with VoiceOver, I have found a problem and I'm not
sure it's the app itself. Before I upgraded from 123 to 2, I had no problems
with shairing recordings through links in email and text messages. Now,
however, when I share a link to a recording,
Hi Hope,
If you wait about 20 seconds after the Bluez has stopped using A2DP, the volume
buttons will give you battery status. The same thing for Siri usage. You have
to wait until A2DP is inactive before using Siri. Also, when A2DP is active,
pressing and holding the button on the left
Hi, the files go into your DropBox folder where you can copy a shared link.
It works for me just as all files in DropBox work.
Neal
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Joseph
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 10:51 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Hi Alan, I updated last night and the app still works very well with
VoiceOver. With VO, you can triple-tap on the STOP button to pause a
recording. You can then double-tap the button to resume, and double-tap to
stop.
Grant
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
My item chooser works well. Try rebooting your iPhone.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 21 Jun 2014, at 3:25, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm wondering if anyone else is having a problem with the Item Chooser.
Good luck. I can almost never get Siri to work, no matter how long I wait, and
that twenty second timer resets with *any* sound. For VoiceOver users, that
means that anything speech says, or any clicks V makes, causes you to have to
start waiting again. One of the many things I really dislike
Donna, I don't know what version of Places Around you're running but version
3.3 which I just installed a couple of days ago uses a default theme called
Mosaic to display its categories. There are unlabeled buttons in this theme
view but the labels are on the lines below the buttons and will
I actually find Safari on my iPhone to be quicker to navigate than Safari on my
Mac, or IE on an office PC. Then again, I use the touchscreen exclusively for
navigating.
I do all my email on my iPhone. I turn my MacBook Air on once or twice per
week, currently. I write all my case notes for
Yes, Apple routers can detect other Apple routers, and if you give proper
identification, will boost the signal of your wifi. They do this seemlessly and
automatically. It is very cool.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On
Hi Alan
HeeHee, the same version as you. I never realized there was 2 theme settings.
Heck, I never noticed the Setting feature. Guess in my little head I was
thinking if it ain't broken, no need to search for a way to mess it up.
Donna Jun 20, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com
The advantage of syncing your contacts with iCloud instead is no matter
where your iDevice is, you can get them back. If your only syncing them
with say Microsoft Outlook then you can't retrieve them until you get back
home. On the other hand I guess, if you rarely leave home then it probably
Thanks for the link. I have the correct app and have already changed
it to classic mode. I'll play with it a couple more days and see how
it works.
On 6/20/14, Donna merma...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Hi Alan
HeeHee, the same version as you. I never realized there was 2 theme
settings. Heck, I
Hello,
I have found that, often, line is missing from the rotor when it should be
there. I know that there are times where line isn't supposed to be in the
rotor because it isn't applicable to the screen you are on, like on the home
screen. However, I am finding that it is absent in situations
Yes, send a bug report to Apple accessibility.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 21 Jun 2014, at 5:58, Scott Duck l...@csdconsulting.biz wrote:
Hello,
I have found that, often, line is missing from the rotor when it
Hello,
Usually, when you are flicking left and right through text, each flick moves
you by paragraph or until the next carriage return character. Sometimes
though, VO will decide to stop on one word where there isn't a link or
anything. It just reads the one word and stops and you have to flick
I had one of those devices before, I just could not work with the iPad mini
in the landscape position, seemed that everything tried to open before I
could even touch it, have a Logitech BT keyboard for mine now and it works
great, or did until it seems everything in my house seems to not want to
I understand that Keychain adds another layer of protection to your iPhone.
iPhone is the most stolen phone on the planet. Several days back some kid had
their iPhone stolen right out of their hand. That made me think that for a
blind person the problem is worse. When the police say and did
Hi Rose;
I can't imagine how difficult it is for you.
Here is our phone number:
(856) 885-1730
If you have any iPhone or equipment problems, please call me.
I know it can be frustrating to wait for an answer from the list.
With Warmest Regards
Anthony
y
Sent from my iPhone 5s!
On Jun 20,
Alan,
What is that keychain you are talking about?
Stealing iPhones is not new. There were similar incidents here
in Massachusetts. Some police did locate the thieves and were
able to retrieve the stolen iPhones then return them to the
owners.
Again, it is NOT new.
Not only blind but
Thanks guys. I got it working with option+shift+space after a bit of
fiddling around after I sent this post. I didn't try just shift+space,
but I suppose it's good to know that that'll work in future.
Thanks again!
On 6/19/14, Christopher Hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote:
No it won't.
My best guess is the word has some sort of separation or highlight marking
around it. For instance, it always happens in documents with track changes.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 21 Jun 2014, at 6:06, Scott Duck
Hi Alan,
As David said, try a reboot first, i.e. power it down, wait 30 seconds and
turn it on again. Often this clears up small issues and it's a less drastic
approach than using power and home key for a complete reset.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
There is no color iPhone app worth even a penny, have tried several, go back to
my standalone which likes to sometimes get confusing but works 99% of the time.
I don’t even take a look at an app for color ID any longer. Especially if I
have to pay, and normally I don’t mind paying if it
I use Around Me and Where to go for that type of thing, both work well with
VO. Then there are some of the GPS apps that are good at places around me.
Rose Combs
roseco...@q.com
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Alan
Hi David,
What edit program are you using to write your case notes? If I may ask, are you
relying on voiceover or can you see the screen?
I am asking because it seems that the weakest part of the iPhone for blind
users seems to be the text editors. Otherwise, all of the other components are
There are any number of powered speakers out there. Speaker sizes from about 4
inches by 2 with a belt/collar clip on up. The smallest powered speakers
generally are mono. One of these small speakers can be clipped to a shirt
collar a few inches from your ear. My daughter gave me one such
No calls right now, dealing with business oriented stuff, for the
foreseeable future, and reluctant to trust since over the past weeks all
help seems to create more problems than solutions, need to figure out what I
will be responsible for paying, figure finances, where I am going if I am
going
I had tried the powering off route with no success. The reset seems to have
done the trick although not after the first time. I ended up doing the reset
with the power and home keys about three times and now the item chooser is
popping right up when called.
Thanks to all who offered assistance
I'm glad you wrote this. The youngsters haven't got half a lifetimes
accumulation of written work to manage. this is ever my issue with giving
up a PC of any type when this argument arises. Great here and now consumer
infotainment iGismo; but the more seniors brought an awful lot of material
On my ATT 5s you cannot. However, from contacts, you can send a text or email
as well as just call that contact assuming of course you have that persons
email and phone number.
HTH
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous -
everyone
hasn't
Interesting. I stand corrected. Just found that little button in the top
right corer. Never noticed it before!
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
I am Julie and had a copy of Curtis Chong's interview about his article in the
June Braille Monitor. If anyone has the link to his interview about the article
could you send tthe link to:
julie.magno...@att.net
With Thanks,
Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly
So is keychain actually secure then? I haven't enabled this as I was
told it stores confidential information to the cloud and who knows what
would happen if it got into the wrong hands. I trust Apple 110% but
there is always a chance in a million.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley
According to some fairly technical articles I have read, Apple's keychain,
iMessages, and FaceTime are encrypted in ways such that not even Apple can
unencrypt them.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 21 Jun 2014, at 8:53,
Hi Julie,
In summary, based on the interview I heard, the person Curtis who wrote the
article stated he had in mind his elderly population of clients when writing
the article. In other words, he pretty much used a small population of
people he had met in his life, older people, people new to
Please forgive me if this has been already discussed
Check out this app! #Kruptos
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id661800424?at=11lv8Vct=Kruptos @iCleaniOS
Sent from my iPhone
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Do you have the copy of the interview though? I have the article from the
Monitor. Thank you in advance.
Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly
And leave the rest to God!
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From: Joseph FreeTech joseph.freet...@gmail.com
To:
Just thought I could help.
Can't give it away.
Take care
Anthony
Sent from my iPhone 5s!
On Jun 20, 2014, at 3:29 PM, Rose Combs roseco...@q.com wrote:
No calls right now, dealing with business oriented stuff, for the
foreseeable future, and reluctant to trust since over the past weeks
I use VoiceOver. My vision is limited to slightly better than light perception.
What I do is slowly explore the screen, the same way a sighted person would do
with vision. VO reads the text in the line under one's finger and places the
read cursor either at the beginning or the end of the line,
Alan,
What is it you can't do from your ATT 5S? If you refer to calling from an
open text message then that is possible as it has nothing to do with your
carrier or phone model.
At the top right of the screen when you are in a conversation is a button, I
believe it is called Contact. If
I started working with computers in 1983. Every time media upgrades, I transfer
all relevant files from the old media that is becoming obsolete, to the new
media. At this point, all my old stuff is taking up part of a one terabyte
external HD. Much easier to haul around with me, and I know the
Yes, the stand-alone devices are set to a specific light level. They have a
built-in light, so always measure using the same conditions. This has not yet
been able to be done consistently using the iPhone platform.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288
Apple says even they couldn't brake in. That's good enough for me. I
figure I turned it on, if I don't like it, I can turn it back off too.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
David,
actually, your current hard drive has the same type of magnetic surface as
your previous floppies and is also susceptible to data rot, so you might
want to reconsider how you're storing such old data.
A hard disk drive platter (or disk) is the circular disk on which magnetic
data is
McDonald's stating their burgers are the best tasting is not unbiased
objective information. Those intending to use this apple keychain feature
might want to run a Google search or two in order to find objective security
experts who have evaluated this feature.
Those interested in this
I switch between backing up with the PC or iCloud. Where is the control for
selection which you are speaking about? Thanks.
Cher
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of alberto
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 10:03 PM
To:
Yes, it is listed there.
Cher
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Grant Hardy
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 11:08 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Confusion over syncing outlook contacts
Hi Cher, I don't use Outlook
Hi.
Sorry if this has been covered, but why does this app change its name all the
time. I got really confused yesterday, because there was an update for kruptos.
Best regards Annie.
Den 20/06/2014 kl. 23.16 skrev Rob musicmaker...@gmail.com:
Please forgive me if this has been already
Your answer makes a good bit of sense. I've been concerned about the
pitfalls of using iCloud instead of Outlook- I understand Outlook syncing,
but the do's and don'ts of iCloud are not clear to me.
Cher
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
My first thought is that the developers need a marketing consultant.
This is a good example of how not to promote an app.
My less generous thought is that they are not very smart.
Makes me wonder.
But in all seriousness, no one knows why anyone would change an app name that
much.
Richard
Hi,
I had some pictures sent to me via text message and I want to save them to my
camera. How do I do this and is there a way to save all the pics at once?
I have an iPhone 5c and use voice over exclusively.
Jen
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Hi,
I’m hoping someone out here can help me. I have a few pics that a family
member sent me via bbm and I want to save them to my camera on my phone. I am
wondering if anyone knows how to do this?
I know bbm isn’t the easiest app to use but if someone has some way of doing
this, I’d
I am not sure how to save all pics at once, but if you double tap on one pic
to bring it up, there is an actions button on it that you find and double
tap and save it that way.
Hth
Jenn
TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD!
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
I have an old Braille Lite 40 that I still use for ramblings. As for writings
on iDevice, I use Notes and Pages. I use my Braille display most ofthe time,
and intend to use a keyboard. I can comfortably use the virtual keyboard, but
it's impractical in my opinion to expect to use it
Hi all,
Last night I went to a concert and i ended up buying a box set of three CD's
from the artist I saw last night.
My question is how can I put these three CD's of this artist on my iPhone?
I would need step by step directions on how to do this? I have a total of 70
songs that I want
What??? There are sticks with lightning ports??? This is much nicer than I
expected. Wow.
Teresa, doing a happy dance
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder what you're at
--Lewis Carroll
On Jun 20, 2014, at 2:47 PM, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote:
I started working with
Julie, if you send me your email address, I'll send you the entire Monitor for
June.
Fred Olver goodfo...@charter.net
- Original Message -
From: Julie Dawson
To:
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 6:41 PM
Subject: Requesting Curtis Chong Interview regarding his Braille Monitor
Hi Cher, in terms of your contacts/calendars/reminders, iCloud is simply the
central repository for your data. The idea is to store your data in the cloud
then sync it to any devices that you want, such as to an iPhone, an iPad, and
perhaps Outlook on a PC. You can also collaborate with other
Do you have a computer with CD drive? Your best bet would probably be to rip
the songs using iTunes then sync them to your phone. If you have a computer and
could provide details about what operating system you are using and whether you
are at all familiar with iTunes, then we could probably
Yes, and, the data can become corrupt when not accessed for an extended period
of time. It is safer to have the data stored on multiple media, and even safer
to utilise at least one off-site storage solution.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
I must be missing something. I upgraded to the latest DropVox but I've tried
doing three different sample recordings with it and I'll be darned if I can
find the recordings in my DropVox subfolder within Dropbox. That's where the
recordings made with my previous DropVox version went. Why would
It is a KickStarter project which just got funded. They are projecting a
September fulfilment time, so it will hopefully be sometime between September
and December. They raised so much funds that I expect to see the product for
sale generally by the beginning of next year.
David Chittenden,
Thank you, I do have the Monitor for June and I appreciate your kindness. Thank
you again.
Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly
And leave the rest to God!
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From: Fred Olver
To:
Hi Grant and all,
I do have a computer with a CD drive. I'm using windows xp. Does this help?
Lori and the Gipper
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What headsets and microphones do you use with audioboo?
I don't want to be carrying my phone around with me?
Also, can I somehow transfer content from voxie to audioboo?
Thanks,
Steph
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Well, that is fascinating. I'll definitely be monitoring this.
Teresa
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder what you're at
--Lewis Carroll
On Jun 20, 2014, at 8:26 PM, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote:
It is a KickStarter project which just got funded. They are projecting a
what is this new thing? a flash drive that uses a different connector? I
hate sounding like a uneducated person but, Not sure how this is
different or better than the flash drives we now have.
Billy Maynard
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From: Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com
To:
It is a flash drive with both an Apple certified Lightning connector and a
standard USB connector.
The company has also released, to the general market, a bluetooth drive port
with USB ports for external drives. So, there are a couple ways available to
store data from an iOS device that are
Billy,
The flashdrive David referred to is made to work with iDevices and to plug
directly into the Lightning port of an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. This
would be of great value for people who would like to have access to data
which does not fit on their iPhone or iPad. I believe the drive is
But you would still need ITunes to transfer data I imagine? it'd be
great if they'd have maybe two paths to transfer: ITunes, and via
regular USB!
El 20/06/2014 11:18 p.m., Sieghard Weitzel escribió:
Billy,
The flashdrive David referred to is made to work with iDevices and to plug
directly
Yes, but Apple is under agreements with music labels that they will not do this
with their music app. So, you need to use one of the many third-party music
apps available on the App Store. I have a couple which are pretty good.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile:
I imagine you would use some kind of file manager app that was made by the
manufacturer of the flash drive. This could allow you to store and manage
files including copying them to or from your device. The app could also
allow you to play back media. I could be wrong, though.
Grant
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