| Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D support added to DSLR Camera Remote |
| An update released earlier this month for onOne Software's DSLR Camera Remote, a slick remote camera control system for Apple's mobile devices, adds support for the Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D. |
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| One in 8 Million series awarded Emmy |
| It's gratifying to see one of the sites we visit regularly for a look at good story-telling photography, The New York Times' multimedia series One in 8 Million, has been rewarded for their excellent work with an Emmy recently. The story appears in LENS as well. |
| September 30, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| TIME features multimedia gallery on New York |
| TIME features The Greatest New York Book Ever (which is based on New York: Portrait of a City), a multimedia gallery that's as easy on the ears as it is the eyes. |
| September 29, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Phase One offers back, body and lens "investment protection" |
| Phase One has announced what the company is calling investment protection, whereby a Phase One owner can trade up to a newer Phase One digital back, Phase One camera body or Phase One or Schneider Kreuznach lens and receive a significant discount on the purchase. The investment protection program commences immediately and applies to purchases made from designated Phase One retailers. |
| September 29, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Framework offers fine selection of image galleries |
| The editors of Framework, the Los Angeles Times multimedia site, do a fine job of selecting images if the latest galleries showing Pictures in the News, Hottest Day in LA since 1877 and Time Out are any indication. |
| September 29, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| LENS launches first of Timeless series |
| LENS, The New York Times photo blog, launches Timeless where over the next 12 weeks staff photographer Librado Romero will take a closer look at some of his favourite photographic moments in history. Also featured on the site is a look at New York City by Alfred Stieglitz. |
| September 29, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| ShutterSnitch update adds multiple Eye-Fi card support and more |
| ShutterSnitch 1.1.9 for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, which is awaiting approval in Apple's App Store queue now, adds the ability to receive pictures from multiple Eye-Fi wireless SD cards simultaneously, shows a progress indicator when a picture is arriving from an Eye-Fi card, provides an option for the automatic jump to the just-received photo to be disabled and corrects some minor bugs, including one that affected compatibility with Nikon's WT-2/WT-2A wireless transmitter. |
| September 29, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Fall a beautiful time of year |
| Those who just can't get enough of fall season's beauty will like Fall is in the air, a gallery from the Boston Globe's The Big Picture. |
| September 28, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Photokina 2010: Beyond the cameras, part 2 |
| Photokina has officially wrapped up for another two years. In part 2 of our look at interesting gear for working photographers on show this past week in Cologne, Germany, we highlight new (or just new to us) products from Elinchrom, Lowepro, Godox, Sun Sniper and more. |
| September 28, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Bodies everywhere in Journal gallery |
| Photo Journal from The Wall Street Journal features a collection of unusual images in Bodies in Urban Spaces. |
| September 27, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Krause named global picture editor of Reuters |
| LENS, The New York Times photo blog, features a story and image gallery on Reinhard Krause who will become Reuters global picture editor in November. |
| September 27, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Peak moments caught in Reuters sports gallery |
| Reuters photographers catch peak action in this gallery of Weekly sports highlights. |
| September 27, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| A Big Picture look at China |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features a Scenes from China gallery. |
| September 27, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Photokina 2010: Beyond the cameras, part 1 |
| New digital cameras are always the biggest draw at a photo trade show and Photokina 2010 is no exception. Updated models keep the crowds coming to Canon's and Nikon's booth, as well as to other players such as Hasselblad, Leica, Olympus, Panasonic and Sigma. There's more to this sprawling show, however, than just cameras. Here are some of the accessories, workflow tools and lighting gear that have caught our eye so far, from Priolite, Phottix, BasICColor, Innovatronix and more. |
| September 24, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters focuses on creative headshots |
| This week's Photo focus: Creative headshots from Reuters shows how photographers challenge themselves to find something interesting in their day-to-day assignments. |
| September 23, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| The Boston Globe presents Animals in the news |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe presents a large and interesting collection of images on Animals in the news. |
| September 23, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Guardian features secret lives of harvest mice |
| The UK Guardian features a gallery of interesting work by a pair of French photographers on the Secret lives of harvest mice. There are only 11 images representing a year's work but all are excellent. |
| September 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Times features top-notch Greenland gallery |
| LENS, The New York Times photo blog features the fine work of Norwegian photographer Andrea Gjestvang in Greenland, Beautiful and Buffeted. On the same page check out the work of Ragnar Axelsson. |
| September 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| AJC features interesting way of showing change |
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features the Atlanta Flood: One Year Later, an interactive slideshow which features a bar at the top of each frame that you can drag one way or the other to view the image a year ago then present day. |
| September 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Fall colours monitored |
| It's that time of year and the Christian Science Monitor features a Fall foliage smackdown gallery. |
| September 21, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Winning images featured in NNL contest |
| The 7th annual National Natural Landmarks Photo Contest features the 13 winning images for 2010 in this gallery. |
| September 21, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Profoto D4 Air series to ship in November |
| Profoto has introduced the D4 Air, a new iteration of its workhorse power pack that incorporates the company's Air wireless remote triggering and control system. Deliveries of the Profoto D4 Air series, in 1200ws, 2400ws and 4800ws versions, are expected to begin in November. |
| September 20, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Think Tank Photo updates Urban Disguise, Digital Holster bags |
| In October, Think Tank Photo will ship restyled versions of its Urban Disguise and Digital Holster camera carriers. Available in five sizes, the Urban Disguise V2.0 shoulder bags are meant to help the photographer maintain a low profile while on assignment; three of the five sizes feature a laptop slot in addition to camera and lens carrying compartments. Also available in five sizes, Digital Holster V2.0 includes an extendable bottom section to allow lenses of different lengths to be carried, plus a side attachment system that's compatible with the company's Modular, Skin and Multimedia pouches. |
| September 20, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features Full Focus galleries |
| Recent visual goodies from Reuters include Full Focus galleries of large images, a look Behind the lens and a slideshow on Visual props. |
| September 20, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Photokina week commences with spate of camera announcements |
| With the Photokina 2010 trade show getting underway this week, several camera makers took the opportunity to unveil new or upcoming models today. They include the Fujifilm FinePix X100, a retro-styled model featuring a 12.3MP digital SLR-size CMOS sensor, fixed 23mm f/2 lens and innovative Hybrid Viewfinder, the Leaf Aptus-II 12, a 80MP medium format digital back, a new flagship compact camera from Olympus sporting what's promised to be an especially good lens and the Casio EX-H20G, a point and shoot with a built-in geotagging that utilizes both GPS and a technology that estimates the camera's position. |
| September 20, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Hensel adopts Profoto Air wireless, introduces new monolights, packs and more |
| Hensel has made a number of announcements in the lead up to Photokina 2010 next week in Cologne, Germany. They've unveiled new 500ws Expert D 500 and 1000ws Expert D 1000 monolights, 1200ws Nova D 1200 and 2400ws Nova D 2400 power packs, a new Lithium battery option for the Porty Premium and redesigned 600ws and 1200ws Porty L packs. In addition, the Profoto Air wireless remote control and triggering system is being incorporated into several of Hensel's flash product lines and the latest version of the Speed Max industrial monolight is capable of flash durations as short as 1/59,000 and can be set to flash more than 30 times per second. |
| September 17, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Elinchrom app in the works for Apple's mobile devices |
| Elinca is developing an app for the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad that will enable wireless control of Elinchrom RX flash units, including modeling light behaviour, power settings, triggering and more.
Though few additional details have been given, it appears to be a mobile version of the company's EL-Skyport Software 3.0 for Mac and Windows. |
| September 17, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features This Week in Pictures |
| A long-time favourite of this site, MSNBC's This Week in Pictures offers another outstanding gallery in its Sept. 9 - 16 edition. |
| September 17, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| New German lighting maker to unveil promised high performance monolights |
| Priolite, a new German maker of lighting equipment led by a former executive at Hensel, is promising to introduce two innovative 500ws monolights at Photokina 2010. Called the M500 and MB500, the latter is powered by an internal Lithium battery for 400 full power pops while both are said to offer quick recycling, short flash duration, extensive radio remote control capabilities and compatibility with Bowen accessories. |
| September 16, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Paul C. Buff now accepting Vagabond Mini Lithium pre-orders |
| Slated for release in the second half of November, the US$239.95 Vagabond Mini Lithium portable power pack for studio strobes can now be pre-ordered from Paul C. Buff. The 3.5lb/1.6kg unit features a pure sine wave inverter, user-removable Lithium battery, twin AC sockets and three-stage battery gauge in a compact rectangular case that enables it to be fixed to a lightstand with the included clamp. Paul C. Buff has rated the Vagabond Mini Lithium at over 500 full power pops from a single charge in testing with an AlienBees B1600 monolight set to 640ws. A 5V/500mAh USB A port on the front of the unit allows for iPhones and similar devices to be powered or charged too. |
| September 15, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Revised Paul C. Buff Einstein 640 nearing release |
| Final assembly of a revised version of the Paul C. Buff Einstein 640 monolight is slated to commence next week, says company founder Paul Buff. Shipping could get underway as soon as next week too, once the first fully-assembled units are tested and prepped for delivery. The new Einstein 640, which the company refers to informally as Einstein 640 v2, is meant to address shortcomings in the original design including short range with PocketWizard wireless radio remotes, occasional excessive heat buildup when the modeling light is used and problems related to 220VAC operation. |
| September 15, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon to ship 16.08 million image pixel D7000 in October |
| Nikon has officially unveiled the D7000, a digital SLR that is significantly better specified than the D90 and a real competitor to the company's own D300S. Called the D7000, it incorporates a 16.08 million image pixel DX-size sensor, 6fps burst rate, ISO range of 100-6400 (plus 12,800 and 25,600), 39-area autofocus, 100% coverage viewfinder, built-in flash with TTL commander capability, 2016-pixel RGB metering sensor, twin SD card slots, 1080p/24fps video with continuous AF and the option of connecting an external stereo mic. |
| September 14, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon introduces Speedlight SB-700 |
| Alongside the D7000 today Nikon has announced the Speedlight SB-700, a new shoe-mount flash unit that incorporates a revised control layout, 24-120mm zoom range, recycle time of 2.5 seconds at full power, the ability to act as a master flash for up to two groups of wireless remote Speedlights, a thermal protection feature that slows recycling when the flash head gets hot plus other refinements relative to the SB-600 it replaces. |
| September 14, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon announces new 35mm f/1.4, 200mm f/2 |
| And then there were nine. That's the total number of lenses Nikon has introduced in 2010, including the new AF-S 35mm f/1.4G and AF-S 200mm f/2G ED VR II, announced today. |
| September 14, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| September 11 remembered |
| Several galleries focus on various memorial services in the United States and around the world for victims of the terrorist attacks of nine years ago in New York City, Virginia and Pennsylvania. |
| September 14, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon and Olympus announce new digital cameras |
| Canon has announced the 10MP Powershot G12, the new flagship in its compact camera line that adds in-camera high dynamic range (HDR) imaging, 720p video and Hybrid IS image stabilization to the G11 it replaces, as well as the SX30 IS, a 14.1MP model with the equivalent of a 24-840mm f/2.7-5.8 zoom lens. The new Olympus E-5 digital SLR replaces the E-3 atop the company's digital SLR lineup and features a 12.3MP sensor, 5fps burst rate, 720p/30fps video capture, promised improved image quality and a 3.0-inch (diagonal), 920,000-dot variable-angle rear LCD. |
| September 14, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Phase One updates Capture One to v5.2 |
| Phase One has posted v5.2 of Capture One, Capture One Pro and Capture One DB for Mac and Windows. The program's Lens Cast Calibration feature has been extended to digital SLR RAW files from select cameras and now supports dust removal as well, NEF conversion quality has been improved for nine different Nikon digital SLRs, RAW conversion support has been added for the Leica X1 and tethered operation with Leaf Aptus II backs has been improved. |
| September 14, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Wireless photography with an iPad and ShutterSnitch |
| Earlier this year, we wrote about a new app for Apple's mobile devices called ShutterSnitch. At the time, we'd only just installed the US$7.99 app that receives and displays pictures wirelessly on an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, moments after they're shot. Fast forward a few months and ShutterSnitch - coupled with the iPad in particular - has become as essential to our photographic workflow as a 70-200mm lens or Photoshop. Here's why, plus tips on establishing a reliable connection between a camera transmitter (including an Eye-Fi card) and ShutterSnitch. |
| September 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Paul C. Buff releases Vagabond Mini Lithium specs, price |
| Lighting maker Paul C. Buff has released full specifications and the selling price for its upcoming Vagabond Mini Lithium portable power pack for studio strobes. |
| September 9, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Guardian features My Best Shot |
| The UK Guardian features documentary photographer Marcus Bleasdale in its latest addition of My best shot, a multimedia presentation in which the photographer describes the circumstances behind his images. |
| September 9, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Think Tank Photo unveils Sling-O-Matic, launches US$5000 contest |
| Think Tank Photo has unveiled a new series of sling bags called Sling-O-Matic. Described as "the photo industry's first sling bag that can be easily switched back and forth to either shoulder," the Sling-O-Matic will be available in three sizes when shipping commences next month. The company is also commemorating five years of operation with a photo contest featuring a US$5000 top prize. |
| September 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| LA Times features Pictures in the News |
| In its Framework, The Los Angeles Times features an interesting gallery of Pictures in the News to Sept. 7. 2010 |
| September 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC best in sports cheeky to the end |
| Always a favourite, MSNBC features This Week in Sports Pictures, a selection of the best sports images from around the world. |
| September 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters offers a look behind the scenes |
| A six-minute Reuters video offers a look behind the scenes with stories about some of the month's best images. |
| September 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon unveils Coolpix P7000 with stereo mic jack, plus S8100, S80 |
| Nikon has unveiled three new compact digital cameras. Leading the pack is the Coolpix P7000, which is perhaps Nikon's strongest answer to date to the popular Canon PowerShot G series. In a body that's reminiscent of the G11, the P7000 features a 10.1MP sensor, 28-200mm (equivalent) zoom, ISO 100-6400 standard ISO range and a 720p/24fps video mode that can record audio through an external stereo mic connection. The Coolpix S8100, a 12.1MP camera, can capture up to five full-resolution still pictures in succession at 10fps, or at 120fps at a lower resolution, and offers in-camera high dynamic range (HDR) merging as well as 1080p video recording. Rounding out the trio is the S80, a 14.1MP model with an OLED touchscreen. |
| September 7, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Eye-Fi turns five, announces developer program |
| Eye-Fi, maker of SD memory/wireless combo cards, began life as a company five years ago today, and launched its first commercially-available Eye-Fi card almost three years ago. Earlier this year, the original series was succeeded by the faster Eye-Fi X2. And today, the company has unveiled a program that will enable software developers to more readily build support for Eye-Fi cards into their products. |
| September 7, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Diving In to some good images |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features an interesting gallery with a diverse selection of images under the theme Diving In. |
| September 6, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Some wild images from Hurricane Earl |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee makes us aware of the power of weather in a gallery called Hurricane Earl steams north. |
| September 6, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Pair of weekly galleries well worth a look |
| The Denver Post's photo blog features Pictures of the Week: September 3 and MSNBC's weekly gallery are both worth seeing. |
| September 6, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Paul C. Buff to unveil Vagabond Mini Lithium later this month |
| Paul Buff, founder of lighting maker Paul C. Buff, indicates in a forum post this week that his company will soon reveal the Vagabond Mini Lithium, a compact 3.5lb/1.6kg portable power pack capable of driving AlienBees and presumably other studio flash. The unit is comprised of a user-detachable 8.8AH/14.8V Lithium battery and pure sine wave inverter in a "molded housing design" that is promised to be capable of powering an AB1600 monolight for 500 pops at 640ws. |
| September 3, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Toshiba claims upcoming 8GB, 16GB, 32GB SDHC to be "world's fastest" |
| With promised write speeds of up to 80MB/s and read speeds up to 95MB/s, the new Toshiba SDHC UHS-I memory cards, to be available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities, have been proclaimed by the company as the world's fastest.
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| September 2, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Panasonic to ship 8GB and 16GB SHDC with promised 60MB/s read speeds |
| Panasonic has announced 8GB and 16GB SDHC cards that are promised to deliver 60MB/s read speeds (no specific write speed data has been given). The new memory cards utilize the faster UHS-I bus interface in achieving quicker throughput. As of this writing, no shipping or announced Canon or Nikon digital SLR supports UHS-I. This means Panasonic's new cards will operate within a bus interface maximum of 25MB/s in today's SD slot-equipped cameras from each manufacturer. |
| September 2, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Post blog captures final days of summer |
| The Denver Post's photo blog features Captured: The Last Days of Summer, a fine gallery of the best images showing the final days of summer. |
| September 2, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features best of August |
| Reuters features Pictures of the Month: August, a collection of the best images from the news agency's photographers from across the globe. |
| September 2, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon Expo 2010 kicks off in New York |
| Canon Expo 2010 New York, a showcase for Canon products and emerging Canon technology, kicked off today in The Big Apple. Held every five years, the event travels from here to Paris, Tokyo and, for the first time, Shanghai. Among the items of interest to photographers are the new EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye and other recently-announced lenses, the EOS 60D, the barcode-reading EOS 7D solution and an elaborate remote camera management demonstration that, if commercialized, would streamline the setup of potentially thousands of Canon digital SLRs deployed at locations across the country. Plus, a 30 inch computer display that is the sharpest desktop screen we've ever seen. |
| September 1, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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