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From: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: Billiards/Bowling..UH Student Center
Keywords: Hopefully this will work :)
Date: 10 Sep 92 14:02:04 GMT
Reply-To: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons)
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
Originator: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu


In article <9SEP199219594108@elroy.uh.edu>, st1n0@elroy.uh.edu (SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD*) writes:
|> 
|> What: Game of Pool or bowling (bowling if ya prefer laughs :P )
|> Where: U of Houston Student Center (it's on the ground floor)
|> When: 6:00pm Fri  9-11-92
|> Who: Email me and post on here so we can get a general idea on who will
|>      be there :)
|> Why: FOR THE FUN! (or laughs if we bowl..which I'll amply supply :)
|> How: get there anyway ya can :)
|> 

Sounds good to me!!  I'm in!!

Mark

p.s. -- uh, just one question . . . where's the student center?
	Never been on the UofH campus . . . I'm just looking for
	some basic instructions . . . I don't mind riding the 
	moto-sickle around in circles for long periods!! ;-)
From: kerryg@stat.rice.edu (Kerry Go)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: Stop talking and start doing?
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:20:20 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Statistics, Rice University

In article <14623@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons) writes:
>We can all get together for scuba classes with Kevin . . but
>I'd suggest that we have some sort of lunch get together . . 
>or dinner?  Heck, we could rent out a table or two at a billiards
>hall, go listen to some good jazz, see a movie, go bowling . . 
>let's do something folks!!!
>
>Who's up for an informal get together??  Kevin?  Joanne?  Anyone
>else??

Sounds good...  scuba classes may be fun, but it seems like a lot of
investment if you don't already like it...  and especially if you can't
swim!  Dinner sounds better than lunch unless we happen to be located
close to each other.  (So what kind of places do you like to eat at?  I'd
propose something like a Chili's or Pappy's--not too noisy so you can talk,
not too expensive so you can eat.  It may not be good for large groups,
though, because it's hard for them all to sit at the same table.)  I don't
think a movie is a good idea--again, it's hard to talk at a movie nowadays
without someone bitching about it.  But *doing* something, e.g., billiards
or bolwing (or minature golf :-) seems like a good idea.

Any other suggestions?
From: dianeg@bcm.tmc.edu (Diane Ellen Griffiths)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: That is a start!
Date: 9 Sep 92 17:40:04 GMT

Getting together with people you meet on a newsgroup can be a great
way to meet people! Especially some of those single folks that may be to
shy to go out somewhere to meet someone.
I met my husband on an nationwide online computer system and we talked
from Texas to Pennsylvania until he moved here.
Good luck and if you don't mind some ole married folks lets get
together and do something! 

Diane
From: st1n0@elroy.uh.edu (SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD*)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Billiards/Bowling..UH Student Center
Keywords: Hopefully this will work :)
Date: 10 Sep 92 00:59:00 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Ok...... as it seems I happen to be a U of H student..and I just happen
to have a U of H student ID card (gee how lucky can a guy get? I go to
the school and have their ID card! :-) 

Anyhow.. I have O-chem lab until 6pm Fri.  And since I'm gonna need a bit
of unwinding after such a grueling and torturous trial (read: I'll be 
on the brink of going berserk)  How about we meet at the UH student
center as someone suggested for a game or two?  And maybe even a 
snack/bite/meal afterwards?  I'd prefer pool, since I'd rather not demonstrate
my unique ability to cause the gutter to attract on my bowling ball.
(aka..I couldn't hit the side of a barn with a bowling ball if I tried ;)
So..to make this thing coherent...

What: Game of Pool or bowling (bowling if ya prefer laughs :P )
Where: U of Houston Student Center (it's on the ground floor)
When: 6:00pm Fri  9-11-92
Who: Email me and post on here so we can get a general idea on who will
     be there :)
Why: FOR THE FUN! (or laughs if we bowl..which I'll amply supply :)
How: get there anyway ya can :)


Well..that's the gist of it.  I don't think UH is too far off from everyone.
At least I hope not. And if it'll make you feel better and come along.
I live in Sugar Land and commute to school every freaking rush hour stop and go
traffic morning and evening. 
Comments? :)

			-SPEAKER*
From: gil@limbic.ssdl.com (Gil Kloepfer Jr.)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: geeez! No singles in Big H?
Date: 8 Sep 92 12:19:53 GMT
Distribution: houston
Organization: Southwest Systems Development Labs, Houston, TX

In response to Gerry Tagle's article, Cory West writes:
>    Why post to a newsgroup about all of these things
>    you mention when you can actually go out and do them.  I just don't
>    think that a usenet newsgroup is a reasonable medium for meeting people
>    when you've got the real stuff out and around you.

It's for the same reason I mentioned...for some of us, it isn't that
easy.  I don't see what's wrong with using a local newsgroup to help
strike-up at least a friendship with others with similar interests.
Isn't that one of the reasons why we're all reading the netnews to
begin with?

Although it can be said that there's diversity in this large city of
our's, I suspect (again) that the ones who are a bit more reserved or
who have different interests than the go-getters I've seen post to
this group most of the time are not out among the croud.  Having a medium
like this isn't a bad way to help those people connect.

-- 
! Gil Kloepfer, Jr.
! gil@limbic.ssdl.com / ...!ames!limbic!gil
From: kevin@nuchat.sccsi.com (Kevin Brown)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: Stop talking and start doing?
Date: 9 Sep 92 21:15:09 GMT
Organization: I can't see any in the immediate vicinity...

In article <14623@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons) writes:
>
>
>Excellent . . . a couple people who seem to want to make this
>group work!!!!
>
>I've tried this twice in the past, but to no avail . . . let
>me try it again . . . 
>
>We can all get together for scuba classes with Kevin . . but
>I'd suggest that we have some sort of lunch get together . . 

Agreed.  Particularly since I'm not sure when I could schedule a scuba
class anyway, and it may be out of my budget range at the moment.  Time
will tell.

>or dinner?  Heck, we could rent out a table or two at a billiards
>hall, go listen to some good jazz, see a movie, go bowling . . 
>let's do something folks!!!

Absolutely!  We've already got at least one person who is interested in
getting together to shoot pool.  Any other takers?

The best place to do this is, IMHO, the UH student center.  They have
bowling lanes *and* pool tables, and the atmosphere is the cleanest of
any of the places I've been (read: most smoke-free).  The catch is that
we'll need at least one UH student with an ID so we can check out
billiard balls.  Also, the rates are the best I've seen.


>Who's up for an informal get together??  Kevin?  Joanne?  Anyone
>else??

I'm game.

>Come on now . . . raise those hands y'all!!!!
>
>Mark


-- 
				Kevin Brown

			    kevin@nuchat.sccsi.com
			    kevin@taronga.taronga.com
From: mike.meyer@cutting.hou.tx.us (Mike Meyer) 
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: geeez! No singles in
Date: 8 Sep 92 09:16:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Cutting Edge - Houston, TX - 713-466-1525
Reply-To: mike.meyer@cutting.hou.tx.us (Mike Meyer) 

TO: ALL

CW>        Houston is such a large and diverse city filled with people of
CW>    all different types.  Why post to a newsgroup about all of these things
CW>    you mention when you can actually go out and do them.  I just don't

I think just trying to find a good place for singles can be frustrating.
When I was "re-singled", I had a lot of trouble finding things I was
comfortable doing alone, and I didn't care for the bar scene.

I've found most churches have a lot of things going on where you can meet
some really nice people.  For instance, I just got a copy of the singles
calandar for St. Lukes Methodist (near the Galleria?).  They watch football
at Barry's Pizza every Sunday, play volleyball on Sunday nights, play
basketball on Monday nights, and have some special things planned like a
night at Spellbinders or The Great Taste of Houston.

---
 . OLX 2.2 . In the vacuum of space, you can't play an accordian.
From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: geeez! No singles in
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:26:29 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <83.133.uupcb@cutting.hou.tx.us> mike.meyer@cutting.hou.tx.us (Mike Meyer) writes:
>I've found most churches have a lot of things going on where you can meet
>some really nice people.

That's nice if you're the churchgoing type...
-- 
Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
 "Keep in mind that Amateur Radio As We Know It Today will cease to exist
            at midnight tonight." -- Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z
From: kevin@nuchat.sccsi.com (Kevin Brown)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: I'm up for a game of pool!
Keywords: The gauntlet is DOWN!  Dare ye take it up as well as thy pool stick
Date: 9 Sep 92 21:17:01 GMT
Organization: I can't see any in the immediate vicinity...

In article <14654@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons) writes:
>
>In article <9SEP199213091880@jane.uh.edu>, st1n0@jane.uh.edu (SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD*) writes:
>|> 
>|> Well there you have it folks... name the time and place and i'll be there
>|> for a few games :)  At least if classes will allow it!
>
>OK, let's organize a game(s) of pool.
>
>I know of a pool hall on Westheimer out near dairy/ashford . . 
>and one up on 1960(east of the 249 interchange) . . any preferences?
>Any other places?

See my previous posting.

>Who's up for a meet . . say on Friday night?  about 6:00?
>We could start with grabbing a bite to eat?!?!

This sounds good, but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to make it.  I
may have to go out of town, and if that happens, it'll be Friday
afternoon/evening.  Sigh...

Sometime next week might work better for me, but I'll make Friday if I
can.


-- 
				Kevin Brown

			    kevin@nuchat.sccsi.com
			    kevin@taronga.taronga.com
From: st1n0@jane.uh.edu (SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD*)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: I'm up for a game of pool!
Keywords: The gauntlet is DOWN!  Dare ye take it up as well as thy pool stick
Date: 9 Sep 92 19:05:00 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <14654@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>, mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons) writes...
> 
>In article <9SEP199213091880@jane.uh.edu>, st1n0@jane.uh.edu (SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD*) writes:
>|> 
>|> Well there you have it folks... name the time and place and i'll be there
>|> for a few games :)  At least if classes will allow it!
> 
>OK, let's organize a game(s) of pool.
> 
>I know of a pool hall on Westheimer out near dairy/ashford . . 
>and one up on 1960(east of the 249 interchange) . . any preferences?
>Any other places?
> 
>Who's up for a meet . . say on Friday night?  about 6:00?
>We could start with grabbing a bite to eat?!?!
> 
>Let's have some input on preferences!! :-)
> 
>Mark
> 
>p.s. -- Oh Mr SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD . . . have you found the latest
>	in the series?  I think it's called Xenocide??  Haven't found
>	a copy of it . . yet!! 

Actually yes I have found and own a copy of it.  It's kinda slow as 
compared to the first two, but excellent nonetheless.  try and check
WaldenBooks...last i saw they still had 3 copies left.

Hmmm..I think I'd prefer the one on Westheimer, one pro is that
i got O-chem lab from 12pm-6pm on Fridays.  So I couldn't make it then.
Got another time? :)

		-TED*
From: st1n0@elroy.uh.edu (SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD*)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: if ya do come to the pool game...
Keywords: Where's TED? (allusion to where's waldo?)
Date: 11 Sep 92 07:30:00 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

I'll be in the Student Center..wearing a purple shirt with black shorts
and a navy blue cap.  I'm Asian and about 5'5" if ya can't find me
with THAt description...you need glasses worse than my friend
brian who has 1200degree vision (ACK!)

		-TED*
From: homer@korova.uucp (Homer The Brave)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Single
Date: 12 Sep 92 06:45:54 GMT
Organization: VHF void tube of the mind (713) 492-2783

Hello out there in Usenet Land!

I'm single. I live in Houston. I've been more bored recently than you can 
shake a stick at (and I'm not sure why you'd want to...). What hip and 
happening and CHEEP places are out there for a twentysomething male to 
do? I've found the Ale House, The House Of Pies, and Downtown Grounds 
back before it died... what else? Any curiosities? Any Things A Person 
Has Just Gotta See?


--
              VHF void tube of the mind (713) 492-2783
        "where you can find the Zeta Greys SAFEWAYING themselves
                into the WONDERBREAD *heart* of America!"
From: dianeg@bcm.tmc.edu (Diane Ellen Griffiths)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Friday night..
Keywords: Make it work!!
Date: 10 Sep 92 18:22:53 GMT

Well I am glad to see plans in the making to get together! I hope it works
out for y'all! Unfortunately I bowl in a league on Friday nights so I will
not be able to join you!

But, if any of you are into wine you may be interested in a dinner on
Sunday night at the Confederate House on Westheimer. It is a blind tasting
of ten Texas wines and you get to decide which one is the best. My husband
and I will be there and are looking forward to it. If you want any more
information you can contact the Confederate House at 627-7490. (The cost
is $45.00 per person and that includes tip and tax).

I hope it is a nice dinner and I am always interested in any event that
supports the Texas wine industry!

Diane
From: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Stop talking and start doing?
Date: 9 Sep 92 13:40:09 GMT
Reply-To: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons)
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
Originator: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu



Excellent . . . a couple people who seem to want to make this
group work!!!!

I've tried this twice in the past, but to no avail . . . let
me try it again . . . 

We can all get together for scuba classes with Kevin . . but
I'd suggest that we have some sort of lunch get together . . 
or dinner?  Heck, we could rent out a table or two at a billiards
hall, go listen to some good jazz, see a movie, go bowling . . 
let's do something folks!!!

Who's up for an informal get together??  Kevin?  Joanne?  Anyone
else??

Come on now . . . raise those hands y'all!!!!

Mark
Newsgroups: houston.singles
From: st1n0@jane.uh.edu (SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD*)
Subject: I'm up for a game of pool!
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords:  The gauntlet is DOWN!  Dare ye take it up as well as thy pool stick
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 18:09:00 GMT


Well there you have it folks... name the time and place and i'll be there
for a few games :)  At least if classes will allow it!

			-TED*

P.S. 6-hour organic
labs BITE THE BIG ONE!
Thanx :)
From: st1n0@elroy.uh.edu (SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD*)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Ooops...
Keywords: Used to the nick so much!
Date: 10 Sep 92 01:01:00 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

My previous post shoulda been signed.

			-TED*

Used to my nick so much..typed it without thinking.
Oh yeah..guys..the center also has Street Fighter II...any takers? 
Don't worry ladies..it's just a guy thing ;)
From: mike.meyer@cutting.hou.tx.us (Mike Meyer)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: geeez! No singles in
Date: 12 Sep 92 15:24:00 GMT
Reply-To: mike.meyer@cutting.hou.tx.us (Mike Meyer)
Organization: The Cutting Edge - Houston, TX - 713-466-1525

MP>So, Jay and Mike . . you guys showing up tonight at UofH??

Er, I was at the Great Tastes of Texas last night with a date.  Getting my
Open Water Scuba Certification Saturday and Sunday, C&W dancing at Tin Hall
Saturday night, and a movie date Sunday night out in Conroe.

I need a little more warning to leave the time open.  <grin>
---
 . OLX 2.2 . You! 10:30 tonight. And YOU! 10:45. And bring a friend.
From: system@korova.uucp (razorback)
Newsgroups: houston.singles
Subject: Re: geeez! No singles in Big H?
Date: 11 Sep 92 22:32:00 GMT
Organization: VHF void tube of the mind (713) 492-2783

corywest@rice.edu (Cory West) writes:
> 				Cory West, corywest@rice.edu

greetings, cory!!

squiddie

--
              VHF void tube of the mind (713) 492-2783
        "where you can find the Zeta Greys SAFEWAYING themselves
                into the WONDERBREAD *heart* of America!"
Newsgroups: houston.singles,soc.singles
From: kevin@nuchat.sccsi.com (Kevin Brown)
Subject: Results of the pool game at UH
Organization: I can't see any in the immediate vicinity...
Distribution: houston
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 06:54:54 GMT

I'm sending this to the soc.singles newsgroup as well as houston.singles,
in order to target a wider audience.  However, I'm limiting the distribution
to the Houston area.  If this manages to get distributed across the country,
then you have my apologies.  :-)

Well, we got together and had fun.  At the very least, *I* had fun (can't
speak for anyone else here.  It would be Politically Incorrect :-).

A total of four people showed up to this: myself, Jay Maynard, Ted, and
(I think) Ted's friend Brian (not sure, though.  I'm embarrassed to say
that I never got a name!).  I arrived at about 6:00, and it appeared that
everyone else was there already, though I was the first "newcomer" to
identify Ted and do something about this.  Shortly after that occurred,
I noticed Jay standing over by the video games watching others play (I
had met him before at a "Usenet Lunch Bunch" get-together).

We managed to play until 9:30.

Ted's quite good, as it turns out.  He made a lot of shots, that I would
have to give a lot of consideration to, in a rather routine manner, as if
such shots were second nature to him.  Fortunately, I was able to keep
up, at least to some extent.  My performance wasn't nearly as good as I'd
like, inasmuch as I missed a lot of shots that should have been easy.
But who cares about performance?  I had fun *despite* my performance.

I was rather disappointed that no women showed up to this, but not
terribly surprised, to tell the truth.  If you want to get a sense for
how many women like to play pool versus how many men like to play pool,
all you have to do is go to the UH student center pool hall sometime
and just watch a while.  The vast majority of people who go there are
male (though women aren't unheard of :-).  Those women that do show up
tend to show up with their boyfriends (or, at the very least, I assume
this is the case, inasmuch as they almost always show up in the company
of one or more males).

So...question to the houston.singles female readership: how many of you
like to play pool?  Or...perhaps a better question: what do you like to
do?

If we're going to get people together in this group in a fairly even mix,
we're going to need to know what people like to do so that we can
arrange the activities accordingly.  I've already mentioned my interests.
Let's hear some of yours.



-- 
				Kevin Brown

			    kevin@nuchat.sccsi.com
			    kevin@taronga.taronga.com
From: mikes@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Shou-Yung Shum)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Re: Lollapalooza Impressions
Date: 11 Sep 92 19:36:30 GMT
Organization: Rice University

i have to agree, although i don't like pearl jam they probably put on the
2nd most exciting show of the day, after the marychain of course...

i did find ice cube sort of amusing, though... (i missed most of his act
while watching the jim rose circus sideshow)...

yours,m
From: vek@spacsun.rice.edu (Vincent E. Kargatis)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: JAZZ: John Scofield - Mon. @ Rock's
Date: 11 Sep 92 03:46:18 GMT
Organization: Rice University

Guitarist John Scofield will be at Rockefeller's this Monday night with his
quartet featuring tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. Should be an *excellent*
show. Listen to KTRU for some ticket giveaways. The Jazz Show Sunday will
give away at least two pair, I think. Listen listen listen (1pm-1am 91.7)
-- 
| Vincent Kargatis                      |  "It was jump or die."              |
| Dept. of Space Physics and Astronomy  |                                     |
| Rice University, Houston, TX          |      Marilyn Crispell to Anthony    |
| [vek@spacsun.rice.edu]                |        Braxton on his Comp. 69C     |
From: elborbah@RICEvm1.rice.edu
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Rusted Shut, Toxic Karma at MOD 9/11/92
Date: 10 Sep 92 22:42:55 GMT
Organization: Rice University

Come hear the blistering sounds of Rusted Shut at MOD down on
Westheimer Friday 9/11, or remain lame!
Also appearing will be Feared Alien Voodoo & Toxic Karma. Low cover, too.
--this user not commercially affiliated with MOD or aforementioned bands--
I just know that RUSTED SHUT ROOLS!
 
         "Aristotle gripped the throttle
          drank his hemlock from the bottle..." --Universal Congress Of
From: vek@spacsun.rice.edu (Vincent E. Kargatis)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Re: Jazz Fest
Date: 13 Sep 1992 21:49:42 GMT
Distribution: houston
Organization: Rice University

acp@owlnet.rice.edu (Adrian C Penisson) writes:
> Any word on who will be playing at the Houston jazz fest yet?

No, unfortunately Lanny hasn't been too much on the ball, at least not
enough to drop a schedule by KTRU yet. But I do know one tremendously
exciting artist appearing Wednesday:

CHARLES GAYLE and his trio. Gayle is a wickedly powerful avant-garde tenor
player who will blow some heads off. Don't miss it!

I'll post the full schedule by tomorrow I hope, if I can get in touch with
Lanny. Otherwise, try the Chron or Post.
-- 
| Vincent Kargatis                      |  "It was jump or die."              |
| Dept. of Space Physics and Astronomy  |                                     |
| Rice University, Houston, TX          |      Marilyn Crispell to Anthony    |
| [vek@spacsun.rice.edu]                |        Braxton on his Comp. 69C     |
From: acp@owlnet.rice.edu (Adrian C Penisson)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Jazz Fest
Date: 13 Sep 1992 03:46:43 GMT
Distribution: houston
Organization: Rice University

Any word on who will be playing at the Houston jazz fest yet?

-- 
Adrian C. Penisson

"I currently have no signature quote."
					-me
Newsgroups: houston.music
From: vek@spacsun.rice.edu (Vincent E. Kargatis)
Subject: Re: Houston Jazz Festival
Organization: Rice University
Distribution: houston
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 03:40:41 GMT

Evidently the Festival begins this Wednesday the 16th.

Although I don't know much of the schedule, I've been told that Charles
Gayle and his trio will be playing Wednesday! Gayle is a tremendously
powerful and awesome post-Ayler tenor saxophonist - he will definitely blow
some heads off if his records are any indication. His most recent release
is a live recording on Knitting Factory Works called REPENT. He has three
excellent prvious recordings on Silkheart. Don't miss this! (Leave wimpy
ears at home, though :)
-- 
| Vincent Kargatis                      |  "It was jump or die."              |
| Dept. of Space Physics and Astronomy  |                                     |
| Rice University, Houston, TX          |      Marilyn Crispell to Anthony    |
| [vek@spacsun.rice.edu]                |        Braxton on his Comp. 69C     |
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