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November
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Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

MEETING NOTICE
Monday, September 15th
Spook Rock Golf Course
199 Spook Rock Road
Suffern, N.Y.
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Marty Bowen
Henry Albers
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1:00 p.m.
Carts: $6.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
287W to Tappen Zee Bridge.
Continue on 287 to Airmont Road,
exit 14B. Make right on Airmont
Road until first light. Make left on
Spook Rock Road. Course Vi mile
down on left side.
COMING EVENTS
MGCSA Meeting, Spook Rock G.C.—
Second Round—
Superintendents’ Championship
MGCSA Invitational, Fenway G.C.
MGCSA Annual Meeting
MGCSA Christmas Party—
Westchester Country Club

RECEIVED FROM MIKE MAFFEI:
GCSAA ACTION REQUEST
A new feature at the 51st International Turfgrass Con­
ference and Show in St. Louis was a display of solutions to
common course problems from superintendents all over the
country. There was a display in the exhibit hall which
consisted of pictures, project outlines and typed descriptions
of several problem solutions shared by members of the Asso­
ciation. We are again planning this display for the Anaheim
conference. Please start thinking now about an idea or
problem solution or just an item of interest that you would
like to share with other members of the Association and send
it to Palmer Maples, Jr., CGCS, Director of Education,
GCSAA, 1617 St. Andrews Drive, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Vol. X , No. 7

GCSAA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
The GCSAA is beginning to review the 1980 Membership
Directory so that production on the 1981 directory can begin.
If any GCSAA member is unhappy with the way his name
appears in the directory, he should contact GCSAA
Headquarters as soon as possible. The directory goes to print
the first of October, and all changes must be made by then.

SUPERINTENDENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
We would like the players to make up foursomes as I have
them grouped . . . hopefully making the round a little more
interesting, playing against others that are the same ability!
—Dennis
Gross Scores by Handicap Grouping
Class A
Player and Score
Chuck Fatum
Jim Fulwider
Vinny Pentenaro
Mark Millett

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78
82
87

11-17

Al Tretera
Tony Savone
Mike Leary
Ted Horton
Joe Alonzi
Paul Caswell
Chuck Martineau

85
85
90
90
90
93
95

18-26

Pete Rappaccio
Dennis Flynn
Bill Gaydosh
Bob Alonzi

90
97
99
100

26 & over Bob Bruce
Terry Boles
Terry Mulligan
Mike Caravella

96
98
104
117

Hdcps.
0-10

Class B
Mike Nagle
Tim O’Neill

Gr. Mt.
85 69
94 79

EDITORIAL STAFF
Pat Lucas, Co-Editor

Office 203-637-3210
Home 203-637-3939
Office 914-967-6000
Home 914-937-3613

Ted Horton, Co-Editor

President
Vice-President
Secretary.......
Treasurer......

OFFICERS
........ Robert Alonzi, Fairview Country Club
Office 203-531 -8910; Home 203-531-1930
Michael Maffei, Back of Beyond Golf Course
Office 914-279-7179; Home 914-279-7895
.......Paul Caswell, Greenwich Country Club
Office 203-869-1000; Home 203-661-8949
... Sherwood Moore, Winged Foot Golf Club
Office 914-698-2827; Home 914-234-9469

Reprint permission is hereby authorized providing credit is
given to Tee to Green . . . unless author states otherwise.
Publication deadline for Tee to Green is 21 days before the
regular meeting.

GCSAA HIGHLIGHTS
GCSAA’s Insect Identification Seminar, formerly
Pecticide III, has been scheduled for November 17 & 18 at the
Marriott Hotel in Springfield, MA. Dr. Harry Niemczyk of
Ohio State University will be the instructor. This seminar has
been very popular in the past as insect problems increase
yearly. Be sure to return your reservation^ early once these
forms are received. GCSAA seminars are open to non­
members at an increased rate.
Plans are well underway for GCSAA’s 52nd International
Conference and Show to be held January 24-30 in Anaheim,
CA. Themed “ Meeting Golf’s Challenges Efficiently” the
1981 Conference promises those in attendance a week of
varied doings. From the pre-conference seminars to the
popular golf course tour on closing day, attendees will have
numerous choices of educational programs.
Besides the usual social functions GCSAA has arranged for
a Special Fun Day at Disneyland and a Special Ticket Offer
for the Harlem Globe Trotters game.
The 1981 Tournament will also be in conjunction with this
year’s conference. This annual 36 hole event will once again
be a pre-conference affair being scheduled for Thursday and
Friday January 22 and 23 at the Industry Hills Golf Course
located twenty minutes outside of Anaheim. The Industry
Hills complex is itself unique in that the entire 600 acre
complex was constructed on a reclaimed landfill at a cost of
some 60 million dollars.

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KICKERS — WINNERS
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C. Martineau
WELFARE: Please contact Bob Alonzi, 203-531-8910 (of­
fice), or 203-531-1930 (home) regarding any hospitalizations,
etc. of members of the MGCSA.

GCSAA GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BE PLAYED AT
INDUSTRY HILLS GOLF CLUB
On site registration and the posting of scores will be set up
at the Inn at the Park hotel. Practice rounds may be played on
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 20 & 21. The GCSAA golf
tournament will be played on Thursday and Friday, January
22 and 23, at Industry Hills Golf Club. The participants will
play on two eighteen (18) hole courses, the Babe Zaharias and
the Dwight D. Eisenhower. There will be a 10:00 a.m. shot

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gun start for both days. Bus transportation to and from the
hotel to the golf course will be provided on both days. There
will be a luncheon on Thursday and a banquet on Friday,
both of which will be held out at Industry Hills.
The ladies will be playing their tournament out at Anaheim
Hills Country Club on Thursday, January 22. There will be
starting times from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. They will also
have a practice round on Wednesday, January 21. Bus trans­
portation to and from the hotel to the golf course will be
provided for both days.

RICH BATOR RECEIVES GCSAA CITATION OF
PERFORMANCE AWARD
Rich Bator was selected to receive the award for his exper­
tise and performance in his profession and his preparation of
the Oak Hill golf course for the 1980 PGA Championship.
Despite weather setbacks and several major rebuilding
projects, Bator and his staff of 37 had held to a rigid time­
table and had Oak Hill’s famed east course in optimum
condition for the 1980 Championship.
He is a graduate of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture,
Amherst, Mass, with a degree in turf management. He pre­
viously served as golf course superintendent of Mill River
Country Club, Stratford, Conn, and Pittsfield Country Club,
Pittsfield, Mass, before coming to Oak Hill in 1978. Rich
Bator has been a certified golf course superintendent since
1973.

VISIT HAWAII . . . TAKE THE 7-DAY
POST CONFERENCE HAWAIIAN TOUR
This tour is scheduled to leave Los Angeles on Saturday,
January 31, 1981, at 1:00 p.m. You will then land in Hono­
lulu, change planes and continue on to the island of Maui.
Maui will be your home for four nights (Saturday—Tuesday).
During your stay you will have the opportunity to take a tour
of Haleakala Crater, Iao Valley and Lahaina, a native village.
This is an excellent way to see parts of the island in a short
period of time.
The plane leaves Maui on Wednesday, February 4, and
heads back to the island of Oahu. The pace picks up from
here on out . . . there will be a trip to the Polynesian Culture
Center, a luau at Paradise Cove, plus many other exciting
things that you may wish to explore on your own. You will be
staying at the Hotel Princess Kaiulani, which is located on
Waikiki Beach, for the next three nights (Wed., Thur., Fri.).
The plane will depart from Honolulu on Saturday, February
7, at 9 a.m. and arrive at 1:10 p.m. at the L.A. International
Airport.
The ground package, which includes hotel rooms, ground
transportation to and from the Hawaiian airports to the
hotels (transfers with baggage), and the above mentioned
tours and luau, will cost $315.00 per person plus 4% tax. Tips
and gratuities will be extra. All air travel and tour arrange­
ments must be made through Ports Unlimited Travel Service
(913) 841-5900. The deadline for signing up for the tour is
October 31, 1980. A tour brochure, containing more specific
information will be mailed to all members in the near future.

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WHAT IS BENTONITE?
Bentonite is a clay formed of decomposed volcanic ash. It
is found in a natural state in the coast range of central
California and is mined by the open pit method. Because of
the particular properties of bentonite, it is especially suitable
as a low cost sealant for ditches and ponds. Bentonite is not
harmful to plant or animal life when properly applied.
Bentonite clay, because of its swelling characteristics when
wet, impedes the passage of water through porous soils when
properly applied. The amount of bentonite necessary to form
an effective seal is determined by pond or canal conditions.
Usually, from 1 to 3 pounds of material per square foot of
wetted area has proven adequate.
The Dry Pond Method of application of bentonite is com­
pleted by dividing the pond into 10 foot squares and placing a
100 pound sack in each square. In areas where the bed con­
sists of loose sand, it is advisable to use more bentonite. You
should spread the material evenly, then mix by harrowing
until bentonite is well-blended with the soil. Compact with a
smooth roller.
The Underwater Method of application is used where
shallow, flat bottomed ponds of smaller size are involved.
Sealing can be effected without draining. To accomplish this,
mix the material with water to form a smooth, well-dispersed
slurry. Normal wave action will mix the slurry into the clear
water until the whole pond becomes milky. The bentonite will
eventually settle to the bottom and the water will return to its
clear state. Pull a harrow over the bottom until the material is
well-mixed into the bed material.
The Cut-Off-Wall Method is used in large reservoirs where

complete bottom sealing is un-economical. In such cases as
this a Grouting or Trenching method is feasible. Grouting is
where a series of holes are drilled along the seepage zone and
bentonite slurry is injected into them. Pressure forces the
liquid to fill the voids, forming a wall against the seeping
water. Trenching methods involve digging a trench along the
seepage zone. Bentonite is filled into the trench. This filling
prevents the sides of the trench from caving in as it builds a
wall against the water. By back-filling the trench with the
excavated soil, a permanent mix of soil and bentonite is
formed.
The Multiple Dam Method is accomplished after stopping
water and constructing dams of bentonite at regular intervals
close enough so that water can be ponded to the high-water
line. As the first dam is overtopped by the ponded water,
break the dam rapidly to make a slurry. Try to keep the slurry
ponded for as long as possible behind each dam.
—Credit: The Cactus Patch (SAGCSA),
Vol.4, No. 1. Jan. 1980

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The second step is to notify the fire department. Emergency
telephone numbers, including fire, police and ambulance,
should be posted next to every telephone, and the location of
any alarm boxes should be well know to all employees. If
practical, one or more employees should be charged with the
responsibility of seeing that the proper authorities are called
in such cases.
Fire extinguishers are a vital part of an effective fire pro­
tection plan. By equipping your work areas with the proper
types of extinguishers, potentially major fires can be
contained, drastically reducing property damage and injury
to employees.
Fire extinguishers usually come in three basic classes: A, B
and C.
Class A extinguishers are generally air-pressured water,
soda acid, pump tanks or gas cartridge types. They are only
effective on wood, paper or textile fires, and should not be
used on flammable liquid or electrical fires. This type of
extinguisher works by wetting down the fire’s fuel, lowering
its temperature and extinguishing it.
Class B extinguishers usually use dry chemicals or carbon
dioxide, and are most effective against flammable liquid fires,
including oil, gasoline, paint or grease. They may also be used
to fight small class A fires.
Class C extinguishers also are dry chemical or carbon
dioxide types, especially designed to be used against electrical
fires. They may also be used for small Class A or B fires.
Class B and C extinguishers work by replacing the oxygen the
fire needs to burn with carbon dioxide, smothering the
flames.
The number and types of extinguishers you need depends
on the amount and kind of fire hazards in the various areas of
your shop. Class A extinguishers, where appropriate, should
be no more than 75 feet of travel distance apart, and Classes
B and C extinuishers should be no more than 50 feet apart.
Extinguishers are also available that use an all-purpose chem­
ical and may be used on all classes of fires.
Have extinguishers inspected regularly and recharged
promptly after use, and see that employees are given periodic

instruction on their use. Your local fire department or
extinguisher supplier may be able to help you set up a training
program.
—Forefront, January 1979
A Tunnel-Of-Leaves
A brisk Autumn fans the dense foliage
that springs tall along this Road
A Road that has a magic glo w to it
As I tour in such adventure
lam suddenly aware
in looking skyward
that I ’m hidden in an enclosure
Immersed in a cluster-of-leaves
with a huge leafy-ceiling glaring down
Rooted in this way from stalwart trees
born o f elongated branches
which bend inwardly
from each side-of-the-road
fashioned in golden-green bouquets
with a dab o f red
clinging in full embrace at center-point
high above the Road
to form an Arc
A unique Tunnel-Of-Leaves
In all this abundant weave
its luxury reflects in a few eyeful gaps
that appear in the Tunnel’s roof
Precise enough to admit the Sun’s rays
to filter thru them — and lo!
Exploding unique designs
streaming with dazzling colors
across the walk-of-the-tunnel
Similar to Sunbeams that dance-on-water
As I loiter in all this Autumnal splendor
only beautiful chords play my mind
In a comforting Tunnel-Of-Leaves
—Frank Paladino

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MANAGER ISN’T ALWAYS ADMINISTRATOR
Administrator—manager: the two do not require the same
talents and firms which don’t know the difference are
courting trouble.
Don Howard, vice president of Harbridge House, a Boston
management consultant firm formed nearly 20 years ago by
three Harvard Business School professors, spells out the
distinction:
“ A manager must be creative or at least must devote nearly
all his or her time to anticipating future problems and solving
them before they become acute. Administrators, on the other
hand, carry out the supervisory details of the day’s work.
“ All managers have some administrative duties,’’ Howard
said, “ but the manager who gets bogged down in administra­
tive detail is like the house painter who thinks the really
important part of his day’s work is cleaning his brushes.’’
Telling the Difference
Howard says there’s an easy way to determine whether a
given “ manager’’ really is an administrator: “ Ask about his
daily routine, if he answers by saying he starts by reading his
mail or filling out forms, he’s an administrator.’’
Howard said he couldn’t guess how many administrators
are masquerading as managers in American business, but the
number is enormous and one reason for failing productivity
and failing companies.
Howard said many companies make the mistake of trying
to make a manager of a top salesman who doesn’t really want
to be a manager. “ He may think he wants to be a manager
and may even threaten to quit if he doesn’t get the promotion,
but as often as not, when he gets the job he’s a failure,”
Howard said.
“ People think that’s just the working out of the Peter
principle, that everyone sooner or later reaches his own level
of incompetence, but the truth is the fellow hasn’t failed the
company, the company has failed him by putting him in a job
he isn’t suited for.”
Many fine salesmen don’t make good managers, Howard
said, because “ most salesmen have a ‘ten-minute
mentality.’ They are used to making lots of calls daily and

making rapid-fire decisions. A person with a mind-set like
that can’t be expected to move into a management slot
requiring a few time-consuming tasks a day that involve
planning, analytical and supervisory skills without very
careful training.”
Howard said his general observations apply in different
ways in various industries.
“ Mature industries and mature companies may actually
need more emphasis on administration than management, but
for any growing or young company,” he said, “ management
is the critical area.”
Most companies have wrongly oriented managerial training
programs or no training programs at all.
SUCCESSFUL SPEAKING MADE EASY
Almost everyone has to make a speech at one time or
another. This unfortunate fact of life has caused many a
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feared. A good speech can inform or persuade, win you
friends and influence, and generally help people to under­
stand and sympathize with your point of view.
You may never have given a speech before, but if you do
your homework and follow a few simple rules, your audience
will never know the difference.
The first step is to learn as much as you can about your
audience. What you say must be of interest to the people you
address. The things you tell your local garden club may be of
little interest to a commercial farmer. Retail merchants’
interests are different from those of a mothers’ club.
Nothing will make you lose your listeners faster than a
speech aimed at the wrong audience or one full of miscon­
ceptions about the group you are addressing. A little advance
questioning can arm you with a few key facts and issues of
special interest. If you work these into the first part of your
speech, the audience will be yours until you walk off the
podium.
On the other hand, you are an expert in your business, not
theirs, so don’t overdo it. Your audience wants to hear a
different point of view, not someone telling them how to run
their business.
Next, you must decide how you can be helpful and inter­
esting to your audience. Ask yourself why you have been
invited to speak to this group of people. What can you tell
them that they don’t already know? What information about
your subject can they put to use? If you can’t contribute
something useful, you might as well go home.
Make sure you have a clear purpose in addressing this
group. What can you accomplish for your profession? Per­
suasion is one of the most important motives in public
speaking.
Now that you have a goal in mind, start gathering facts.
Make a list of all the facts, points, examples, quotations and
statistics you can put together. Allow yourself enough time to
research, write and edit your speech. Don’t get off your
subject and don’t try to cover too much ground in one talk.
Keep a notebook or file for your excess material so you can
use it another time.

Make sure all your data are correct and up to date. If you
talk about legislation and regulations, check for recent
changes. You must speak with certainty and authority if you
are to be convincing. If you have doubts about some of your
information, don’t use it. Incorrect information can do more
harm than good.
After you have gathered all the information you need, it’s
time to start writing. If you are not an experienced writer, it
might be best to write the entire speech out word for word.
Start by arranging all of your various points in logical order.
As you shuffle them around, one will seem to naturally follow
another. If the order seems locial to you, then it will seem
logical when you deliver it.
Remember that every member of your audience is an
individual. When you are writing your speech, pretend that
you are talking to just one of those individuals.
Next, read your speech through several times. If you have a
tape recorder, read the speech into it and then play it back to
see what further changes you want to make. Be picky. Cut out
dull or superfluous remarks. Use only a few adjectives. Tone
down exaggerations. Use short, simple words and sentences.
Do not use slang. If you are not sure about grammar, look it
up or go to someone who does know and ask for help.
Time your speech. Make sure it is under your allotted time.
If you are to speak for 30 minutes, make sure you do it in 25.
No matter how good, informative, or entertaining you are,
your audience will love you more for finishing earlier than
they had expected.
Finally, have your speech typed so it is easy to read without
losing your place.
As you look back, you will find you have invested a good
amount of time and effort on this speech, but you can get a
lot more mileage out of it in the future by updating and
modifying it for other assignments.
Don’t think you won’t get those assignments. Good
speakers are always in demand, and, as an expert on the
subject, you are the man people want to hear.
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RISING TAXES KEEP WELL AHEAD OF
INCOME INCREASES

Americans are getting richer, but the federal government is
taking a bigger and bigger bite of the wealth.
The Tax Foundation Inc., a non-profit research group with
headquarters in Washington, D.C., compared population,
income and taxes in 1973 and 1978. Here’s what it found:
• Population—up 4%.
• Adjusted gross income—up 58%.
• Federal income tax collections—up 74%.
The amount of adjusted gross income which went to
federal income taxes rose by more than Vi percentage points
during the five-year period—from 13.1% in 1973 to 14.5% in
1978.
According to the foundation’s calculations, you were in the
top 10% of all taxpayers in 1973 if you had an adjusted gross
income of about $20,100. In 1978, you needed an income of
about $29,400 to qualify for the top 10%.
One thing hasn’t changed. The more you earn, the more
you pay. The federal income tax is designed that way.
The Tax Foundation said that in 1978, taxpayers who had
adjusted gross incomes of $29,414 or more—the top
10%—paid 49.7% of the federal income taxes.
Taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes between $19,860
and $29,414—about 15% of the total—paid 24% of federal
income taxes and the 25% who had adjusted gross incomes
between $10,960 and $19,860 paid 19.7% of the taxes.
In all, the top 50% of taxpayers paid 93.5% of the taxes in
1978. The 50% of the taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes
below the median level paid only 6.5% of the taxes.

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The proportions have remained similar over the years. In
1973, the top 50 percent of the taxpayers paid 91.6 percent of
the taxes and the bottom 50 percent of the taxpayers paid 8.4
percent of the taxes.
The burden on the richest group—or that tax collections
took $44 of every $1,000 in personal income in 1978—the
same amount they took in 1968.
On a per capita basis—total tax collections divided by total
population—the average property tax in 1978 was $305. The
states with the highest per capita property tax were: Alaska,
$808; Massachusetts, $522; California, $494; New Jersey
$477; and New York, $471. (The figures do not reflect the full
impact of Proposition 13, approved in California in 1978.)
—Credit: The Advocate
GETTING THE BLUES—AND BLACKS—AND WHITES

You have a power loss and see smoke coming from your
engine. Your mind races to determine the problem and to
reach a solution. But a hastily drawn conclusion may cost you
in service time and parts.
An engine with low power that emits smoke, especially
black smoke, tells a service person a great deal about what’s
going on inside. Smoke means energy is being wasted.
White smoke generally indicates a cold engine and results
from liquid fuel particles in the engine’s exhaust. Power com­
plaints involving white smoke are generally caused by:
a. improperly operating thermostats or radiator shutters
stuck open. A good operating engine temperature is in the 170
to 180 degree Fahrenheit range.
b. misfire

water? If so, it is an indication that the filter element is dirty.
5. Check the turbocharger crossover pipe connections,
hose and hose clamps, pipe plugs and intake manifold bolts to
insure that there are no air leaks that can cause low boost or
intake manifold pressure.
6. Check for exhaust leaks—these can cause low boost
pressure.
—Forefront, July 1977

c. excessively advanced timing
d. low compression
Blue smoke indicated lubricants are burning. Power
complaints involving blue smoke are usually caused by worn
engine components, such as:
a. bad oil rings
b. valve guides
c. turbocharger seals or bearings
Black smoke results from the presence of soot or unburned
carbon in the exhaust. Power complaints involving black
smoke are caused by localized rich mixtures, or lack of air
where the fuel is actually burning. Causes can be:
a. engine overloading or overfueling
b. restricted air supply
c. retarded fuel injection timing
d. uneven fuel spray distribution in the combustion
chamber due to an improper nozzle spray pattern or low
popping pressures.
Quick analysis and correction is helpful whenever smoke is
apparent. Since there can be several kinds of smoke at one
time, start with a smoke analysis before attempting any
corrective action.
In your analysis, look for these items to guide you to the
real problem:
1. Are factory governor seals intact?
2. Is the fuel pump timing proper? Are any capscrews
loose on the drive or coupling? Is there excess gear lash?
3. With an accurate tachometer, check for the proper noload high idle speed.
4. Does the air cleaner restriction exceed 27 inches of

Something To Think A b o u t . . .
One Set of Footprints
One night I had a dream. I dreamed that I was walking
along the beach with the Lord, and across the sky flashed
scenes from my life. In each scene, I noticed two sets of foot
prints on the sand; one belonged to me—the other to the
Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before us, I
looked back at the foot prints on the sand. It was then I
noticed that many times along the path of my life, there was
only one set of foot prints. I also noticed that this happened
at the very lowest and saddest times of my life. I was most
distressed and bewildered. I questioned the Lord about it.
“ Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you
would walk with me all the way; but I noticed that during the
most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of foot
prints. I don’t understand why in times when I needed you
most, you would leave m e.” The Lord replied, “ My
precious, precious child, I do love you and would never leave
you during your times of trials and suffering. When you see
only one set of foot prints, it was then that I carried you.”
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