BIRDING

SPREAD YOUR WINGS

LAKE PLEASANT—Hamilton County will hold its 8th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival  June 8-10, celebrating the boreal birds of the Adirondacks. This three-day countywide event features guided bird-watching hikes, canoe trips, walks, safaris, outings and seminars throughout the county. Special presentations will feature renowned birder Bruce Beehler.

Registration is required for each outdoor event. Visit www.AdirondackBirds.com for a complete and downloadable schedule of events.

BOATING

GUIDEBOAT RACES SET

SARANAC LAKE—Sunday, July 1, will mark the 50th Annual Willard Hanmer Guideboat Race commemorating Willard Hanmer, the preeminent guide boat builder of his era.

This year organizers are planning a display of over 50 guideboats in a guideboat parade on Lake Flower prior to the race. To display a guideboat or participate in the guideboat parade contact 50thhanmer@gmail.com.

Guideboat, canoe and kayak races follow the parade. This year the one-person guideboat race will follow the traditional route on Lake Flower, carry around the dam and down the Saranac River to the Fish and Game Club where there will be food, refreshments and festivities for the whole family.

Canoes and kayaks will follow the one-person guideboat course, also going down the river. To race in the guideboat, recreational canoe or kayak classes contact 50thhanmer@gmail.com.

CHILDREN/TEENS

FISHING DERBY SLATED

WELLS—The Wells Fish and Game Club is having a fishing derby for children up to age 16 Saturday, June 2, from 8 a.m. to noon. It will be held at the old reservoir on Gilmantown Road. Fish stocking has taken place, so bring rod, reel and worms. Refreshments will be served. For more information call Nancy at 924-2110, Marleen at 924-7308 or George at 924-3032.

YOUTH FISHING CONTEST

LONG LAKE—The Long Lake Fish & Game Club will hold a Youth Fishing Contest Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Jennings Park Pond here.

The pond is stocked with trout in the early spring. Prizes are awarded and a life-long Adirondack hobby is born. Email to ll.fish.game.club@gmail.com for more information.

SUMMER REC COMING

INLET—Inlet Youth Commission is again offering its series of instructions and activities for ages 5 and up this summer. The program will begin Monday, June 25, and cover seven summer weeks, ending with a picnic and awards ceremony during the last week.

The program is free to children of Inlet taxpayers, but reasonably priced at $35 per family for the children of nonresidents. Participants may enroll at any time during the seven weeks.

Activities include baseball, swimming and tennis, all held at Arrowhead Park at the head of 4th Lake in downtown Inlet.

CLASSES

SHOW ME THE MONEY

INDIAN LAKE—Business Financial Workshop “Show Me the Money” helps obtain financial assistance. It will be Tuesday, June 5, from 6-8 p.m. at Indian Lake Central School with representatives from Community Bank, North Country Alliance, Adirondack Economic Development Corporation, TD Bank and others.

For more information call the Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce at (518) 648-5112.

EVENTS

RUN FROM THE FLIES

LONG LAKE—The First Annual Running from the Flies 5K Race through John Dillon Park here will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2. The course will be along many of the John Dillon mobility accessible trails as well as the dirt roads along the perimeter of the park.

Registration is $15 and includes lunch. Shuttle vans will be provided to access the park. For more information call (518) 624-3077 or check out www.mylonglake.com. Registration materials are available on-line.

BICENTENNIAL AFFAIRS

LAKE PLEASANT—The Lake Pleasant Bicentennial Committee has four events coming up as part of its year-long celebration of the bicentennial of the Town of Lake Pleasant.

Saturday, June 2, at 10 a.m. there will be a free tour of Camp-of-the-Woods. Call 548-4311 for reservations and where to meet.

Friday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. the PBS documentary “The War of 1812” will be shown at Lake Pleasant Central School. There will be a historic display on the War of 1812. The Twigs will sell desserts during intermission.

Saturday, June 9, at 10 a.m. there will be a free tour of Camp Fowler. Call 548-6524 for reservations and where to meet.

Saturday, June 9, at 4 p.m. there will be a free tour of Deerfoot Lodge. Call 548-5277 for reservations.

GO ON A SCAVENGER HUNT

LONG LAKE—This year’s Americade Scavenger Hunt will be June 4-7. Americade Riders participate in a scavenger hunt spanning 10 towns. Find the three stops in Long Lake and have cards marked to be eligible for prizes. See www.americade.com.

VENUS’ LAST TRIP

TUPPER LAKE—Come to The Wild Center here Monday, June 4, from 7-9 p.m. when the Adirondack Public Observatory presents a program on “The Last Transit of Venus for More Than 100 Years.”

Join Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, associate professor of physics at St. Lawrence University and current APO trustee to find out what will happen and why it is so significant.

The next day, June 5, The Wild Center will stream a “live feed” from NASA of the transit of Venus in Flammer Theater from 5-10 p.m. In addition, the APO will host activities and observe the transit of Venus starting at 5 p.m. at Little Wolf Beach.

In case of inclement weather the event will move into The Wild Center.

BLACK FLY CHALLENGE

INLET—The 17th Annual Black Fly Challenge mountain bike race will begin in Inlet’s Arrowhead Park at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9, and end at Indian Lake Central School in Indian Lake. This year’s race is in memory of one of the founders, Mike Drake of Inlet. The purse has doubled to over $6,000 in prizes.

This Adirondack Mountain Bike Association race through the Moose River Plains is a challenging 40-mile ride. The post-race party starts at noon and the awards ceremony at 3 p.m. New is the Finish Line Beer Garden next to the school with beer, food and live music from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Register the day before the race from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Pedals & Petals on Rt. 28 in Inlet or the day of the race from 8-10 a.m. at Arrowhead Park. For more call (315) 357-3281.

NEIGHBOR DAY AT VIEW

OLD FORGE—View will celebrate Neighbor Day, including an Open house, chicken barbecue and demonstrations, Sunday, June 10, from 12-4 p.m. See what you can do in View’s Meyda Tiffany Lighting & Creative Arts Wing.

Several demonstrations will be held including woodcarving by Harold Kaltenbach, monotype printing by Roger Hyndman, weaving by Margo Boylan, Precious Metal Clay Jewelry by Paula Tormey and both hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery. Create a magnet in the Paint on Pottery section.

Chicken barbecue dinners with all the trimmings will be sold by Northwoods Lodge Masons and Dewy-Old Forge Order of the Eastern Star. Neighbor Day includes free admission to View’s exhibitions and live music.

View is a multi-arts center at 3273 State Rt. 28 in Old Forge. To learn more about its programming visit www.ViewArts.org or call (315) 369-6411.

MEMORY WALK SET

INLET—The Town of Inlet will host its Third Annual Alzheimer’s Walk Saturday, June 16, beginning at 10 a.m. in Arrowhead Park in honor of Walter Schmid.

Walkers will proceed on the TOBIE Path to Eagle Bay and back, a distance of approximately 2.5 miles. Registration will start at 8 a.m. and continue until the start of the event.

Go to www.inletalzwalk.kintera.org to register a team or submit donations.

Proceeds from the event will be split 60/40, with 40 percent going to the Resource Center for Independent Living group that meets at Town Hall here and the balance going to the Alzheimer’s Association.

For more information or a registration form contact Patty at (315) 357-5771 or clerk@inletny.com or Adele at 357-5501 or info@inletny.com.

‘HAMS’ TO GIVE DEMO

LONG LAKE—Long Lake’s “hams” will join with thousands of other amateur radio operators to showcase their emergency capabilities June 23-24. They will be set up and operating at the Mt. Sabattis Pavilion.

Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark. Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of fiber optic cables leave people without the means to communicate.

In these cases, the one consistent service that has never failed has been amateur radio. These radio operators, often called “hams,” provide backup communications for everything from the American Red Cross to FEMA and even the International Space Station.

THE FREEDOM MARCH

INLET—After participating in a 50-mile march in support of wounded veterans, two area college students, Pat Venetz and Sam Phaneuf, are reinventing the experience locally. The 13-mile Freedom March of the Adirondacks will be Sunday, June 24, starting at 9 a.m. at Fern Park Recreational Area on Loomis Road here.

Five-kilometer runs begin at 1 p.m. at Van Auken’s Inne in Thendara. Venetz and Phaneuf are seeking walkers, runners, sponsors and donations to help them achieve the goal of raising $5,000 to support wounded veterans.

Registration for the walk or race, and donations, can be made on the website at www.thefreedommarch.org or mailed to Samuel Phaneuf and Patrick Venetz, c/o The Freedom March of the Adirondacks, POB 951, Old Forge NY 13420. Email sam@thefreedommarch.org or patrick@thefreedommarch.org or call Venetz at (315) 369-5740 for more.

FILMS/MOVIES/TV

‘THE WAR OF 1812’

LAKE PLEASANT—The Town of Lake Pleasant was founded in 1812. Ever wonder what was happening in this area of the Adirondacks, in New York state and in America then?

Find out when The Lake Pleasant Bicentennial Committee presents the PBS documentary film, “The War of 1812,” beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Lake Pleasant Central School.

As noted in the introduction of this documentary, “The War of 1812 ... was a struggle that threatened the existence of Canada, then divided the United States so deeply that the nation almost broke apart.”

There is no admission fee for this program. In addition to the film there will be a display of historic items and the Hamilton County Twigs will provide refreshments during intermission. The program will last about two hours.

FISHING

BASS AND PIKE DERBY

LONG LAKE—Long Lake Fish & Game Club will hold its annual Bass and Pike Fishing Derby Saturday, June 16. Register from 6-6:30 a.m. at Long Lake Town Beach for $25 each. No late registrations will be allowed.

Fish from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and weigh in between 3 and 3:30 p.m. at the beach. Cash prizes will be awarded. Call Bruce Jennings at (518) 624-2145 or email ll.fish.game.club@gmail.com for more info.

FOOD

SPRING COOKING WORKSHOP

SPECULATOR—Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor Kathy Kissane will hold a Spring Cooking Workshop Thursday, May 31, from 5:30-8 p.m. at Lake Pleasant Central School.

Detox, cleanse and refresh from the essence of spring’s organic green gardens. Learn how to gently cleanse the liver and alkalize the blood with the season’s greens, fresh shitake mushrooms and arame, a light sea vegetable. Have a dessert that is rich in antioxidants, has anti-microbial properties and lubricates the skin.

Increase energy, support the thyroid and balance mood with a menu packed with calcium, minerals and micro-nutrients.

Sponsored by the Lake Pleasant Library, donations are $10 each.

RSVP by May 28 by calling (518) 548-7301 or emailing to

lotusseedhealth@frontier.com.

HAVE LUNCHEON OUT

PISECO—The Piseco Women’s Club Luncheon will be Tuesday, June 5, at 11:30 a.m. at Arietta Hotel on Rt. 10. Roast beef, au jus, roast pork, mashed potatoes, veggies, salad, fruit, dessert, tea, coffee, etc. will be served.

All area women are invited to come for a delicious, home-style meal and conversation. Husbands and significant others are welcome too. The price is $12 each. Call Pat at 548-8732 by June 1 to attend.

CHICKEN & BISCUITS

WELLS—Wells United Methodist Church will hold its Start Summer Dinner Saturday, June 9, from 4-6:30 p.m. or until the food runs out.

The menu is chicken in gravy, biscuits, mashed potatoes, green beans and carrots, homemade desserts and a beverage. A gluten-free option will be available.

The cost is $8.50 per adult and $4 per child ages 6-12; children under age 6 eat free.

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

RAQUETTE LAKE—Enjoy some delicious strawberry shortcake, get free area and events information and reconnect with summer friends during the Raquette Lake Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 30, starting at 11 a.m. at the Raquette Lake Fire Hall.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit Raquette Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Visit www.myraquettelake.com for more information.

GARAGE/YARD SALES

TWIGS TREASURES

LAKE PLEASANT—Twigs Treasures House opens for the season Memorial Day Weekend. Come in and browse two floors of constantly changing arrays of antiques and slightly used furniture, household goods, toys, linens and more.

Twigs Treasures House is on Page Street near the intersection with State Route 8, across from Lake Pleasant Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays through June, Tuesdays through Saturdays during July and August and Wednesdays through Saturdays during the fall. It will also be open for the Town Wide Garage Sale Sept. 15-16 and Columbus Day Weekend.

To donate items call Letty Rudes (548-7077), Lore Frisk (548-4668) or Susan Thielking (548-6318).

GARDENING

ANNUAL PLANT SALE

WELLS—Members of Wells Garden Club will hold their annual plant sale Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at the pavilion next to Wells Community Hall.

A wide variety of plants will be available: flowers, vegetables, house plants etc. Club members will be on hand to answer questions regarding planting and growing purchases. Donations of cash and plant material will be gratefully accepted.

ANNUAL PLANT SWAP

SPECULATOR—The Third Annual Plant Swap at North Country Bible Fellowship (the former school on Elm Lake Road) will be Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. Gardeners new and old are invited to bring excess plants to swap. Possibilities include houseplants, vegetable plants, annuals, perennials, shrubs, vines, berries, bulbs and even small trees.

GOLF

GOLF INVITATIONAL

LAKE PLEASANT—Mountain Valley Hospice’s 18th Annual Golf Invitational at Hamilton Lake Conference Center here will be Friday, June 15. Call Cyndie Gates-Truax at (518) 725-4545 to be a sponsor.

‘SUMMER HEAT’ TOURNEY

LAKE PLEASANT—The First Annual St. Ann’s and St. James’ Summer Heat Golf Tournament will be Saturday, July 28, at Lake Pleasant Golf Course here.

It costs $50 each to play in the foursomes / best ball tourney. Lunch and prizes will be provided. Proceeds will help residents of Lake Pleasant, Piseco, Speculator and Wells who need heating assistance next winter.

Sign up by July 1 by calling (518) 548-3635 or 924-5557 or emailing to rsnyder304@hotmail.com or spsail@citlink.net. Checks should be made out to St. Ann’s / St. James Churches.

HISTORY

TAKE A TOUR

LAKE PLEASANT—Lake Pleasant - Sacandaga Association will conduct tours of old homes as part of the 200th anniversary of the Town of Lake Pleasant. Donations will go to the local historical society.

The committee members are Carol Turni, Grace Camoin, Betty Ann Hotaling, Loni Marks, Joanne Schaffer and Peggy La Fontaine.

There will be two tours. Lake Pleasant will be held July 11 and Sacandaga Lake July18. Meet at 9 a.m. across from the courthouse parking lot.

Reservations are required as there is a limit of people on the tours. Donations are $10 each. Contact Peggy La Fontaine at 548-7751 for more information and to reserve a space.

NATURE/OUTDOORS

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

NEWCOMB—Join Jennifer Yantachka for a Wildlife Walk on the Sucker Brook Trail at the Adirondack Interpretive Center here Saturday, June 2, starting at 7 a.m.

This one-mile mostly flat trail runs along the outlet to Rich Lake, providing opportunities to glimpse mink and otter in the open water. The surrounding hardwood forest is a great place to spot pileated woodpeckers. There are some open areas including an abandoned beaver pond that is a great spot for kingbirds and flycatchers.

The AIC is at 5922 State Route 28N in Newcomb. Call (518) 582-2000 to register for the walk. Bring appropriate layers of apparel, sturdy footwear, water and insect repellent.

NATURE JOURNALING

EDINBURG—Learn the basics and review different styles of nature journaling with licensed outdoor guide Susan Hendler Wednesdays, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, from 5-7 p.m. at Edinburg Community Center, 47 Military Road, Edinburg.

This class includes both drawing and written journaling. No previous experience in art or writing is required. Relax, explore and learn to look at what is around you in a new way. Some light hiking will be included.

Tuition is $55, $50 Sacandaga Valley Arts Network members. A minimal supply list will be provided at sign-up. Call Hendler at (518) 863-6831.

HIKE TO FERD’S BOG

OLD FORGE—Naturalist Gary Lee will lead a Ferd’s Bog Hike Friday, June 15. Meet at the corner of Uncas Road and Route 28 in Eagle Bay at 7 a.m. Tamaracks, pitcher plants and many other bog plants plus many boreal birds can be viewed from a plastic boardwalk floating on the bog.

The 170-acre wetland received its named from Ferdinand LaFrance, who was an avid 1970s birder. He discovered a rare woodpecker in the area that now graces his name. This hike is a quick and easy 0.3 miles to the overlook.

There is no fee, just join and enjoy. The hike is organized through View, a multi-arts center at 3273 State Rt. 28 in Old Forge.

HIKE TO REMSEN BOG

OLD FORGE—Naturalist Gary Lee will lead the Remsen Bog Hike Sunday, June 17. Meet at View at 3273 State Rt. 28 here at 9 a.m. to car pool or at the OK Corral in Remsen at 10 a.m. Remsen Bog, nestled in the foothills of the western Adirondack Mountains, features a rich mosaic of mature northern hardwood forest, a northern sphagnum bog, showy lady slippers, grass pinks and Loesel’s twayblad orchids in a hike of just one-tenth of a mile.

There is no fee, just join and enjoy. The hike is organized through View, a multi-arts center.

NEEDLEWORK

GO TO QUILT CAMP

LONG LAKE—Adirondack Quilt Camp will be June 24-27 at Long Lake Central School, sponsored by the Town of Long Lake, Patti’s Quilting and Fabrics and Calico Gals.

Classes will run from 1-4 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Ten award-winning quilt instructors will give 20 classes and workshops. There will also be lectures, evening programs and special children’s classes.

Beginners to experienced quilters and all ages are welcome. Call (518) 624-3077 or check out www.adirondackquiltcamp.com for information on classes and teacher biographies.

PERFORMING ARTS

‘JITTERBUG JULIET’

WELLS—Wells Central School Drama Club will perform the musical “Jitterbug Juliet” May 30 and 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the school.

The musical is a high-spirited parody of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” set in the 1940s with eight original exuberant jitterbug, boogie-woogie and jump’n’jive songs in the big band spirit of the joyous post-war years. Venice Beach is the American location for a family feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.

Two star-crossed lovers meet and must find a way to settle the grudge between their parents so a Jitterbug Dance Contest and a Shakespearean play rehearsal can share the same hall.

‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK’

INDIAN LAKE—Indian Lake Central School will present “Schoolhouse Rock” June 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. Admission will be $5 students and children and $7 adults.

“Schoolhouse Rock” is based on the Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series. Tom, a nervous school teacher about to start his first day of teaching, tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality materialize from the set.

These characters show him how to win his students over with imagination and music. At first Tom thinks they are hallucinations and he tries to get rid of them. Eventually, he realizes that he needs them to help him become a great teacher.

CALL OF THE FOREVER WILD

BLUE MT. LAKE—Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts will bring the Adirondack classic “Forever Wild” back again this year with all new skits and even sharper wits Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $10 each. For more information call The Arts Center at 352-7715 or visit the website at www.adirondackarts.org.

SUMMER THEATRE FESTIVAL

BLUE MT. LAKE—The Arts Center’s 2012 Adirondack Lakes Summer Theatre Festival will be comprised of six productions and 44 performances in 20 towns across the Adirondacks.

The season includes Shakespeare’s “The Tempest;” two Tony Award-winning musicals, “Into The Woods” and “The Fantasticks;” “Side Show” in the barn at Great Camp Sagamore in Raquette Lake; a cabaret performance, “Sinatra,” featuring songs made famous by the legendary singer; and, in partnership with movie theaters around the park, an interactive film and dance of “Dirty Dancing Live In Concert.”

For more information and to purchase subscription tickets call (518) 352-7715 or e-mail to info@adirondackarts.org.

VISUAL ARTS

MEMBERS SHOW OPENS

NORTH CREEK—North Country Arts Center’s Members Exhibition will run through June 21 at Tannery Pond Community Center’s Widlund Gallery here. The artists’ reception will be Saturday, June 9, from 5-7 p.m.

North Country Arts Center was established in 1971 to encourage creative endeavors and to promote interest in the arts. TPCC is at 228 Main Street in North Creek. It is usually open Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 12-3 p.m. when the “Open” flag is out. To confirm it will be open call (518) 251-2505.

WORKSHOPS

WHITTLE A BASS LURE

BLUE MT. LAKE—Whittle bass lures using locally grown American linden, also known as bass wood, at the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts here Saturday, June 9, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All supplies will be provided. Participants should bring their own pocket or whittling knife. Seats are limited to 15. The fee is $35/$25 members. For more call 352-7715 or visit the website at www.adirondackarts.org.

MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING

OLD FORGE—Enjoy Experimental Monotype Printmaking June 9-10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with instructor Roger Hyndman at View at 3273 State Rt. 28 here. Pre-registration is required by June 4. The fee is $190 / $165 members. To register call (315) 369-6411 or email to info@viewarts.org.

A monotype is an image painted on a plate, glass or sheet of Plexiglass. The painted plate is placed on the press, a damp sheet of paper is applied over it and then it is run through the press by hand. Images with a raised surface emboss the paper and create an interesting light and shadow effect.

Each monotype print is a unique work of art. Monotypes can be a combination of the monotype, etching, drawing or painting.

PAINT WITH WATERCOLORS

OLD FORGE—Paul Jackson will help painters reach the next level of artistic confidence and ability June 11-14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. when he leads a watercolor painting workshop at View.

“Painting Glass and Shiny Stuff” explores design, color, value, textures and patterns. Expect an intense, concentrated and lively workshop where students elevate their understanding of how watercolor can be controlled.

Pre-registration is required by June 9. The fee for this workshop is $525 / $475 members. To register call (to 315) 369-6411 or email info@viewarts.org. View is a multi-arts center at 3273 State Rt. 28 in Old Forge.

Honored by the American Watercolor Society with signature membership at age 30, Jackson is also a Signature member of the National Watercolor Society and an Honor Member of the Missouri Watercolor Society.

HANDWEAVING HAPPINESS

NORTHVILLE—Plan a project and wind a harp during a Handweaving Happiness workshop Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Deerhaven Studio, 130 North Road here, taught by Fiber Artist Arlene Rambush.

Some previous weaving experience (advanced beginner through intermediate skills) is required. Bring lunch and warping frame. Tuition is $40 each, $35 Sacandaga Valley Arts Network members. The fee includes yarn. Up to three participants will be accepted. To register call (518) 863-8647.

Do you need towels, placemats, a runner or a scarf? Explore the many possibilities of project design including yarns and colors and weave structure. Write the draft for threading, tie-up and treadling, then wind the warp so you can dress your loom at a later date.

SHIFT THE FOCUS

OLD FORGE—Martha M. Deming will instruct her “Shifting Gears, Changing Drivers: Ways to Refocus Your Painting Process and Create Better Paintings” workshop at View at 3273 State Rt. 28 here.

Students may take a three-day workshop June 25-27 for $200 / $180 members or a five-day workshop June 25-29 for $275 / $250 members. Each day runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-registration is required by June 11 by calling (315) 369-6411 or emailing to info@viewarts.org.

Shift the driving force behind work from subject matter to design, resulting in better composition. Design elements and principles will be addressed along with how value, hue, intensity and temperature of color can impact design.

Deming is a “Signature Member” of Central New York Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Pastel Society of America.

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