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Calvin
Oct 23, 2011, 6:56:56 PM10/23/11
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1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
2 What would one find at www.projectgutenberg.org?
3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
father died?
8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
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cheers,
calvin
swp
Oct 23, 2011, 7:59:48 PM10/23/11
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On Sunday, October 23, 2011 6:56:56 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
a christmas carol
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
the stolen text of books whose authors didn't defend their copyrights
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
swp
Rob Parker
Oct 23, 2011, 9:07:09 PM10/23/11
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> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol
donwloadable copies of non-copyright books
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
Rob
Mark Brader
Oct 23, 2011, 11:12:57 PM10/23/11
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"Calvin":
Digitized book content.
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
Butterflies and Moths.
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
Latvia.
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
Lulu?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
Kermit?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
Kenya.
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
"The Parent Trap"?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
I forget.
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
Paddington.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Close your tag and give it a rest, Jason"
m...@vex.net | --FoxTrot (Bill Amend)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
"A Christmas Carol".
Digitized book content.
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Close your tag and give it a rest, Jason"
m...@vex.net | --FoxTrot (Bill Amend)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 23, 2011, 11:44:58 PM10/23/11
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In article <op.v3tt0...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...
text of public domain books
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
butterflies and moths
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
Latvia
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
Lulu
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her father died?
South Africa
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
Freaky Friday
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
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>
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
text of public domain books
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
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John Masters
Oct 24, 2011, 1:15:30 AM10/24/11
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On 2011-10-23 22:56:56 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
ebooks
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when
> her father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 24, 2011, 3:41:36 AM10/24/11
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Inscanned version of a bunch of old books.
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
Lepidropers, of course!
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
Latvia
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Joachim Parsch
Oct 24, 2011, 6:57:15 AM10/24/11
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Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol.
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
Books that are no longer copyright protected.
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
Peter Smyth
Oct 24, 2011, 2:38:32 PM10/24/11
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"Calvin" wrote in message
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Peter Smyth
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>
>
>1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
Christmas Carol
>
>1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
>2 What would one find at www.projectgutenberg.org?
A website. (with books available to download)
>3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
butterflies
>4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
Latvia
>5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
>6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
Kermit
>6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
>7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
>father died?
Kenya
>father died?
>8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
>9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
>10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
Paddington
>9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
>10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
Peter Smyth
Peter Smyth
Oct 24, 2011, 2:46:43 PM10/24/11
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"swp" wrote in message
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and the vast majority of the authors are long dead anyway.
Peter Smyth
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>> 2 What would one find at www.projectgutenberg.org?
>
>the stolen text of books whose authors didn't defend their copyrights
That seems a bit harsh, all of their books are legally in the public domain,
>
>the stolen text of books whose authors didn't defend their copyrights
and the vast majority of the authors are long dead anyway.
Peter Smyth
Mark Brader
Oct 24, 2011, 3:17:13 PM10/24/11
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"Calvin":
Stephen Perry:
Stephen is just being silly, but Peter is also wrong. Like Wikipedia,
Project Gutenberg accepts copyrighted content if suitably licensed for
their policies:
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Copyright_FAQ#C.24._I_see_some_Project_Gutenberg_eBooks_that_are_copyrighted._What.27s_up_with_that.3F
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Mark Brader | "I can direct dial today a man my parents warred with.
Toronto | They wanted to kill him, I want to sell software to him."
m...@vex.net | -- Brad Templeton
Stephen Perry:
>> the stolen text of books whose authors didn't defend their copyrights
Peter Smyth:
> That seems a bit harsh, all of their books are legally in the public
> domain...
Stephen is just being silly, but Peter is also wrong. Like Wikipedia,
Project Gutenberg accepts copyrighted content if suitably licensed for
their policies:
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Copyright_FAQ#C.24._I_see_some_Project_Gutenberg_eBooks_that_are_copyrighted._What.27s_up_with_that.3F
--
Mark Brader | "I can direct dial today a man my parents warred with.
Toronto | They wanted to kill him, I want to sell software to him."
m...@vex.net | -- Brad Templeton
swp
Oct 24, 2011, 5:54:20 PM10/24/11
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http://ereads.com/2010/11/project-gutenberg-improperly-pdd-copyrighted-works-authors-claim.html
it shouldn't be incumbent upon the authors or their estates to take back what is theirs, it should be incumbent upon pg and others like them to not blatantly steal and then say 'oh, we didn't know.'
swp
Mark Brader
Oct 24, 2011, 6:16:02 PM10/24/11
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Stephen Perry:
work's status, and it's arguably libelous to say otherwise.
> it shouldn't be incumbent upon the authors or their estates to take back
> what is theirs, it should be incumbent upon pg and others like them to
> not blatantly steal
That's true. But it's not "stealing" if there was a bona fide misinterpretation
of the work's status.
> and then say 'oh, we didn't know.'
What do you *expect* them to say if there was a bona fide misinterpretation
of the work's status?
--
Mark Brader "Well, it's not in MY interest -- and I represent
Toronto the public, so it's not in the public interest!"
m...@vex.net -- Jim Hacker, "Yes, Minister" (Lynn & Jay)
>>>the stolen text of books whose authors didn't defend their copyrights
Peter Smyth:
>> That seems a bit harsh, all of their books are legally in the public
>> domain, and the vast majority of the authors are long dead anyway.
Stephen Perry:
>> domain, and the vast majority of the authors are long dead anyway.
> among others easily found, this from Greg Bear and his wife Astrid:
> http://ereads.com/2010/11/project-gutenberg-improperly-pdd-copyrighted-works-authors-claim.html
It's still not "stolen" if there was a bona fide misinterpretation of the
> http://ereads.com/2010/11/project-gutenberg-improperly-pdd-copyrighted-works-authors-claim.html
work's status, and it's arguably libelous to say otherwise.
> it shouldn't be incumbent upon the authors or their estates to take back
> what is theirs, it should be incumbent upon pg and others like them to
> not blatantly steal
of the work's status.
> and then say 'oh, we didn't know.'
of the work's status?
--
Mark Brader "Well, it's not in MY interest -- and I represent
Toronto the public, so it's not in the public interest!"
m...@vex.net -- Jim Hacker, "Yes, Minister" (Lynn & Jay)
Calvin
Oct 24, 2011, 7:15:28 PM10/24/11
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if the author (or copyright owners, sometimes with the most tenuous of
links to the author) cannot be located or don't exist anymore.
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cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Oct 25, 2011, 12:27:35 AM10/25/11
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Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol
>
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
public domain on-line books
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when
> her father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
--
Dan Tilque
Nale: Sabine, find us a lair, somewhere we can hole up for 2 to 3 weeks.
Someplace where no one will notice a teenage schoolgirl bound and gagged.
Sabine: I'll start near the hentai bookstore and work my way out.
-- Rich Burlew, OotS#258
Jeffrey Turner
Oct 25, 2011, 4:10:58 PM10/25/11
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On 10/23/2011 6:56 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol
>
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
> 2 What would one find at www.projectgutenberg.org?
out of copyright books
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
butterflies and moths
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
Latvia
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
Kenya
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
--Jeff
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
Chris F.A. Johnson
Oct 25, 2011, 4:29:21 PM10/25/11
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On 2011-10-23, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol
>
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
Digital versions of books
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
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swp
Oct 25, 2011, 4:42:05 PM10/25/11
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v3vpj...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
I'm not sure what you mean by "in limbo" there. if it isn't yours, don't
take it.
swp
news:op.v3vpj...@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
take it.
swp
Calvin
Oct 25, 2011, 8:51:44 PM10/25/11
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On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:42:05 +1000, swp <myful...@thenotevilcompany.com>
wrote:
Unable to publish, unable to identify or locate the copyright owner.
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cheers,
calvin
wrote:
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cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Oct 25, 2011, 11:43:47 PM10/25/11
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On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:56:56 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol
> 1 Tiny Tim is a character from which Dickens novel?
10/11
Electronic / digitised Books
11/11
> 3 What does a lepidopterologist study?
9/11
> 4 Riga is the capital of which European country?
11/11
> 5 Who had a 1967 hit with To Sir With Love?
7/11
> 6 Who was the drummer in The Muppets band?
> 7 Which African country was Princess Elizabeth visiting in 1952 when her
> father died?
7/11
> 8 Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in which 2003 film?
3/11
> 9 Which breed of dog cannot bark?
now considered a dog.
3/11
> 10 Which fictional bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru?
6/11
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 172
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Erland S
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 11 9 11 7 6 7 3 3 6 73 66%
Congratulations Stephen.
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 26, 2011, 2:00:47 AM10/26/11
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"Calvin":
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Toronto | in step for any length of time. That's true even when one
m...@vex.net | of the "databases" is reality itself. -- Andrew Koenig
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 Mark Brader
Nope.
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Mark Brader | It's practically impossible to keep two separate databases
Toronto | in step for any length of time. That's true even when one
m...@vex.net | of the "databases" is reality itself. -- Andrew Koenig
Calvin
Oct 26, 2011, 6:17:25 PM10/26/11
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On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:00:47 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
Mark's score now corrected.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 172
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Erland S
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 Mark Brader
Apologies.
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cheers,
calvin
Mark's score now corrected.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 172
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Erland S
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 John Masters
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 11 9 11 7 5 7 3 3 6 72 65%
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
Apologies.
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cheers,
calvin
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