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Demiparadigm
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05-14-2005, 03:52 AM
Post subject: What's your background?
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4-of-a-Kind
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Just wondering what mentality tends to lend itself to this forum and poker in general. I am an analytical chemist, with a degree in mechanical engineering. I know Fnord used to work for M$ and did a lot of work on MSN, and Xianti did the crappy menus for the Stu Ungar movie. 
A lot of posters here are still in school, but I was wondering what you're gonna be when you grow up.
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Full House
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What's Econ? -- I know it's technically, liberal arts, but I put it under science because of it's logic/numbers orientation.
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I'm a know-it-all.
No, really.
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Demiparadigm
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4-of-a-Kind
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I'll give you econ, but poli Sci is less a science than astrology.
BTW, how do I edit my poll? I wanted a "Who needs school when you have poker?" option 
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To win in poker you only need to be one step ahead of your opponents. Two steps may be detrimental.
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vqc
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Straight Flush
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bio chemistry - cell biology major at UCSD. Gonna graduate in 3 years total hopefully.
I want to go to law school.
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Xianti
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05-14-2005, 05:36 AM
Post subject: Re: What's your background?
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Originally Posted by Demiparadigm
...and Xianti did the crappy menus for the Stu Ungar movie.
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Grrrrrrr...!! 
Not the best example of my work. I had no assets and only like 2 weeks to do it.
I voted "dropped out of college." I actually never went to a "real" college. Just took some classes at a community college, but never finished it nor got a degree in anything.
I started as an artist in a T-shirt graphics shop, and found myself going from one designer job to another and taught myself (or learned on the job) all the tools of my trade along the way.
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Xianti
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{Moved from Poker Etcetera}
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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Aerospace Engineering major at VPI
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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evman150
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Flush
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Second year Astronomy at the University of Victoria.
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Light years ahead of the competition.
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!Luck
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Full House
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I mean i know that business degress are science or in other words BS. there really should be a seperate option for the Business majors.
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gabe
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science / engineering major --- nerds like us are attracted to forums.
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Full House
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15 days of my Masters in Physics left (Manchester Uni), can't wait to kick back and play poker all summer!
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"[This theory] is only useful for helping to calculate your luck odds. If you have a good read that you have a numerical advantage against your opponent, that your hand is "luckier"..."
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MannerBoy
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Straight
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Basketball player - win the world championship with my juniors national team in year 2000
Study - in college Human resources and Busnies managment
Working - in the IKEA
Hoping - To be the next world poker champions 
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I have a bachelors of science in Psychology ..... sigh, I guess I choose liberal arts major.
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Finished High School currently in the USAF.
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Full House
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High School Salutatorian
College drop out
U.S.M.C. honorably discharged
Stratford Firefighter/EMT
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Is there anyone here in there 30's?! Feels like I am one of the few not still in school or fresh out of it. I am impressed with everyone's resume on this list but I am feeling like an old man @ 37!
A long time ago...Graduated w/ B.A. in English, Now in the I.T. field (10 years) and part-time professional musician.
Any bass players out there?
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Originally Posted by Sprayed
When are you going to write the ultimate johnny_fish strategy manual? I'm tired of seeing your wins and then cleaning my shorts.
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Xianti
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<-- 34
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<-- 35. Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology
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This forum has some highly inelegant people at it, thus why FTR's players are good at poker...
I'm a computer engineering major personally... just got done with 2nd year (got a ways to go...)
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Full House
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<--------33 and a kick ass fire surpression specialist!
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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<---- 19 and thinks we've done this thread before.
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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Full House
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Originally Posted by ZenOffsuit
Is there anyone here in there 30's?! Feels like I am one of the few not still in school or fresh out of it. I am impressed with everyone's resume on this list but I am feeling like an old man @ 37!
A long time ago...Graduated w/ B.A. in English, Now in the I.T. field (10 years) and part-time professional musician.
Any bass players out there?
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40's
Bass (own a fretless electric), Guitar -- non-professional
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I'm a know-it-all.
No, really.
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FyrFytr998
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Full House
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Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
<---- 19 and thinks we've done this thread before.
-'rilla
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Shut it. Children should be seen and not heard.
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Element187
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Full House
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i dropped out of high school, but how is that a measure of intelligence... i just didnt like going .. i have a comfy network security engineering job shrug.
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"Imagine how it would be to be at the top Making cash money, Go and tour all around the world, Tell stories about all the young girls." - The Prodigy - Girls
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4-of-a-Kind
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Don't quite know how to vote in this poll, so uh
economics major at the UW
....err....
economics major at UT-Austin now. Yay transfers! 
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dalai007
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I am 36
got my BA in Chemistry at Santa Clara University
got my PhD in Chemistry at Colorado State Univ.
Post Doc for 2 yrs
Now I work for a biotech firm in silicon valley
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Yeldud
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Straight
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Bachelors in Finance and English
MBA
Working on level 3 CFA
Working on a PHd.
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If you put all your faith in the river, you are up shit's creek
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Jay67s
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Straight
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BS in Math (concentrated in Computer science)
I run a software development department
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AHiltz
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4-of-a-Kind
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2 years of commerce at uni. Dropped that and went to a computer college. Finished with honours and am a lead programmer doing VB, ASP, ASP.NET programming for the last 7+ years.
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25.
Right now I'm a substitute teacher at the middle and high school level. I should get back word today or tomorrow about an opening I've interviewed for. I'm pretty sure I've got the job but we'll see.
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koolmoe
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Full House
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33.
PhD in chemical engineering.
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Poker is freedom
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PROFESSIONAL TROLL
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Originally Posted by FyrFytr998
<--------33 and a kick ass fire surpression specialist!
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Oh wow, your name is fyrfytr. As in fire fighter. I was always like, fir firter, wtf, does this guy want to be the chef from the muppets?
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LOL OPERATIONS
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xxDFOCxx
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<--- 30
Bachelor in Technologies of Information System
Work as Consultant for Arinso, implementing Systems like SAP & PeopleSoft. re-ingeneering process in the HR organizations.
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mtbottle
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<---- 19
Drunk and disorderly @ Oxford University. Doing a Masters in Engineeeeering
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Ro_Joe
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<==== way older than any of you guys.
Been in the computer field for 35 years (when mainframes were all we had and there was no Microsoft). Programmer, DBA, Network Engineer, Operations Manager, etc.
BS in Business and MBA.
Now director of Quality for a software company.
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DWDuck
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Straight
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Location: Canada eh?
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<----- 30
Computer Engineering Grad
At day: ASIC designer at Telecommunications company
At night: I am the terror that flaps in the night! Caped superhero rooting out the evildoers in society
Darkwing
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ChezJ
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Full House
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<-- turning 33 on wednesday. happy birthday to me.
i think that FTR is a self-selecting group of science geeks. surely there are many non-analytical people out there playing poker, but they are not surfing the internet for advice on how to calculate the odds on their combination flush/gutshot/overcard draw. that's what nerds like us do. so it should be no surprise that the poll shows that this site is 50% nerds.
ChezJ
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I am a PIMP.
And i am good at cards
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Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Cheat
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Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
The english prefer tea and crumpets. Americans prefer to kick your ass.
-'rilla
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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Originally Posted by The_Cheat
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I am a PIMP.
And i am good at cards
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Haha, I may need to switch majors.
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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The_Cheat
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Straight
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Originally Posted by The_Cheat
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I am a PIMP.
And i am good at cards
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Haha, I may need to switch majors.
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and on the weekends, i am a spy!
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Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Cheat
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Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
The english prefer tea and crumpets. Americans prefer to kick your ass.
-'rilla
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boost
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Full House
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25.
Right now I'm a substitute teacher at the middle and high school level. I should get back word today or tomorrow about an opening I've interviewed for. I'm pretty sure I've got the job but we'll see.
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oooh poor george, I feel so bad for you. We used to do the meanest things to subs at school. Its funny we loved having them because we got so much freedom, but we would abuse the hell out of them. Suckers.
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The_Cheat
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Straight
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we used to act like we were other people. for example, he would be calling roll and say "boostnslide" and I would raise my hand and he would be me. Then we would have a competition to see who could get the other in the most trouble 
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Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Cheat
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Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
The english prefer tea and crumpets. Americans prefer to kick your ass.
-'rilla
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Gatlin Dan
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06-05-2005, 06:15 AM
Post subject: Re: What's your background?
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Flush
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Originally Posted by Demiparadigm
A lot of posters here are still in school, but I was wondering what you're gonna be when you grow up.
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You make it sound like I have to...
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poskid_1982
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Flush
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Working stiff...Military Biatch
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Superb play sir...I always call 20% of my stack off with a gutshot draw. Excuse me while I race for my wallet.
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Fishy
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<-- 24
BSc in aeronautical engineering and mechanical engineering.
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Straight
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20, and I will enroll at the university this autumn. After 2 years of total slacking I feel ready to start studying again..but most likely my motivation will drop pretty quickly.
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Sed
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Full House
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Location: Wastin' away again in margaritaville....
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PhD in Genomic Science (minor in Bioinformatics) in about a month...
- sed
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No fear, go deep or go home!
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Demiparadigm
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4-of-a-Kind
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bump!
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To win in poker you only need to be one step ahead of your opponents. Two steps may be detrimental.
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DaNutsInYoEye
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BS in Zoology
Currently in Med School
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TheXianti: (Triptanes) why are you not a thinking person?
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4-of-a-Kind
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3rd year of BAI in Mech. Eng in TCD.
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