February 2019 Bucket Sheets

P.O. Box 270584
Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
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BUCKET SHEETS
Edition 49 Issue 5 February 2019
from 1970 to 2019
The purpose of the club shall be the maintenance of the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the road; the enjoyment and sharing of the goodwill and fellowship engendered by owning a Chevrolet Corvette, engaging in social activities and competitive events and encouraging favorable interest in the club and the Corvette; the maintenance of the highest standards of operation and performance of the Marque by sharing and exchanging technical and mechanical information; the establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relations with manufacturers, dealers and service courses to the end that the Marque will prosper and enjoy continuity and prominence; to have, exercise, and enjoy all the powers and purposes which may be exercised by a non-profit organization.
Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota, Inc. will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month until further notice at:
JIMMY’S FOOD & DRINK
1132 East County Road E Vadnais Heights, MN 55110 (651) 482-1100
Interested owners of Corvettes are welcome to attend meetings or club
functions. Family membership, $85; Single, $65; Associate, $20; Lifetime, $55. All include NCCC membership. Additional information can be found on our web page:
www.suburbancorvettesofminnesota.com
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Report from our President
Hi Folks,
I hope everyone is surviving the winter. Where we live it’s hard to grasp what global warming means. Due to weather conditions I had to cancel the Febru- ary board meeting, that’s why you won’t see the board meeting minutes this month.
This month I want to talk about the National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC). We all pay dues for our NCCC membership but few people know why. The board spent several months analyzing the benefits of NCCC to en- sure it is worth our affiliation. The conclusion is; NCCC is very beneficial for our club.
NCCC provides our club with liability insurance for our events that would be hard to find elsewhere. In addition to the insurance coverage and to list just some of the benefits, NCCC:
• Provides a focal point for corvette enthusiasts across the country.
• Operates the nationally Sanctioned Competition Program.
• Provides to our club, National Sanctions annually which provide us an op- portunity to host sanctioned events.
• Is partnered with the National Corvette Museum with the NCCC President sitting on the NCM Board of Directors.
• Hosts an Annual Convention which takes place in a different geographical area of our country each year. At the convention members have the oppor- tunity to come together with their extended Corvette family for a week of parties, catching up and friendly competition of all types.
• Offers many discounts with vendors such as Rental Car companies, Tire companies, Hotels, aftermarket accessories, etc.
• Provides the Blue Bars official publication of NCCC and disseminates re- gional and national NCCC activity information.
For more information on NCCC I encourage you to visit the website https:// www.corvettesnccc.org. Use your membership card to log into the members only section.
Be safe out there. Cheers,
Dave Benner
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Hamburger, Fries and Catch-up
Saturday, March 2, 2018 5:00 P.M.
Lakes Tavern and Grill
9240 Hudson Rd Woodbury, MN
Hosted by
Dave & Bonnie Schmuck Phone 612-709-9269 [email protected]
Saturday, April 6, 2019 5:00 P.M.
Lucky’s 13 Pub
3000 Harbor Ln N Plymouth, MN 55447
Hosted by
Susan LaCour-Doty & Don Doty Phone Sue 651-270-7631 [email protected] www.luckys13pub.com
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Board Meeting Minutes
The February Board meeting was cancelled due to severe weather conditions. A makeup meeting this month has not been
scheduled.
NOTE: Membership Meeting Minutes start on Page 22
.
Due to a scheduling conflict the March Board Meeting
will be held
on Thursday, March 7th at 7:00PM
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SCM Hospitality Guidelines
Current Member Policy
• Send a get well/thinking of you card to members whenever it is learned that they are dealing with an illness, surgery, etc. If the recovery time is lengthy this may include requesting other members of the club also send get well cards so that we are providing additional support to the ill member.
• The Hospitality Committee needs to be sensitive to member privacy. It is not the role of this position to make known the specific details of member illnesses. Permission should be sought from the ailing club member prior to communicating to the entire club membership.
• Send a sympathy card to members whenever a family member passes. Family members can be siblings, parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.
• Whenever we lose a member or their spouse the following guidelines will apply:
The cost of a memorial or flowers will be $60. If flowers are sent in lieu of a memorial donation then $60 will be spent on the flowers plus the cost of tax and delivery fees.
Memorials when requested in the obituary will be the first choice. Flowers will be sent when there is no mention of a preferred memorial.
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• The Hospitality Committee shall annually attend a Board meeting to request a budget of $249 to be spent on cards, postage, and memorials or flowers on an as needed basis. If the committee runs out of money before the end of the year they will need to request from the Board an additional $249 budget.
Members should notify the Hospitality Committee of any circumstance that would require a card or memorial to be sent. Hospitality can be notified by e-mail to [email protected].
Former Member Hospitality Policy
• The Former Member Hospitality policy was implemented at the December 4, 2018 Board meeting.
• The purpose of the club’s e-mail communication program is to serve current club members and will not be used to communicate information pertaining to former members.
Respectfully submitted by
Gloria Weeks, Hospitality Committee of One
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1:00 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2019
Entering this year’s contest are: Classic Corvettes of Minnesota; Corvettes of Minnesota, Suburban Corvette Club of Minnesota, NCRS, Minnesota Renegades, River City Corvettes, Crow River Corvettes and FOM. Other clubs TBA.
This year the Chili Challenge wants you to bring your individual, group or club chili recipes in a crock-pot (or larger heated vessel) to share. Entries are unlimited. We’re hoping for at least 20 different chilies. So break out those tasty recipes and come on down to:
Jimmy’s Food & Drink 1132 East County Road E
Vadnais Heights, MN 55110
651-482-1100
Jimmy’s will provide us with a banquet room, tables and outlets to plug in our crock pots (we pay
for this) and Jimmy’s will also provide us with a cash bar. We’ll supply our own disposable bowls, napkins and utensils. All you need to bring is yourself and an appetite.
This is a free event plus all entrants get one free raffle ticket.
So whether you cook or not come on down to taste and vote. We’ll have door prizes, raffles, a silent auction for charity and prizes for the various winning chili recipes. “Best Overall Chili, Best Mystery Chili and Best Tasting Spicy Chili”. (1st, 2nd and 3rd)
Hope to see you there. If you have questions contact:
Shawn Hanna at: 763-425-6550
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Hamburger, Fries, & Catchup
Members & guests attended the Barrett Jackson Auction on Thursday, Jan 17th and enjoyed dinner afterwards at the Four Peaks
Brewery in Scottsdale
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Snowbird Style
SCM had
another group of members who got together at Mulligans in Sebastian, FL on February 7th
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A Note from the National Corvette Museum
February 2019
This month the National Corvette Museum is offering is offering 50% off Family Memberships. If you follow the link below you can save $50.00 on a Family Membership. Offer expires Feb 28, 2019. Join 37000 other Corvette owners and receive the many benefits of being a supporter of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green KY.
https://corvettestore.com/family-membership-mbrshpfam
If you are traveling in your Corvette this year, you might want to take part in the Museum in Motion Trips
noted below 2019 events
*April 28th - May 1st
Tail of the Dragon Run & Biltmore Estate
Ashville NC
*June 4 - June 8
Branson Experience
Branson, MO
*June 6 - 18th
London, Paris, LeMans
*September 2019 (Tentative)
National Parks Tour
Arizona and Utah
*Sept 30 - Oct 5th
Oct 14 - 19th
Oct 21 - 26th
Oct 28 - Nov 2nd
Kentucky One Lap
For details go to www.corvettemuseum.org
Greg Stattman
Suburban Corvettes Ambassador to the National Corvette Museum
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If you care about your Corvette you should consider Boos Performance for the following
reasons John Boos:
Over 24 years experience as a professional technician
Has a degree in auto mechanics
Is an ASE CertiÞed Master Technician
Will repair and modify your car correctly the Þrst time
Has a reputation throughout the area for repairing the ‘issues’ that dealers, other tuners & local repair shops are unsuccessful in solving
Sells and builds to make customers satisÞed. Achieving the highest proÞt margin is not priority.
Builds corvettes that WIN races
www.boosperformance.com
763-856-2248
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Hamburger, Fries, & Catchup
The February HFC was held at Jakes City Grill in Maplewood with 37 members and guests attending.
Continued on Page 14
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The February event Continued was hosted by
from Page 13 Sandy Norgaard & Dave Scherf
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2018-2019 Club Sponsored Events
February 2019
2 - HFC 5:00PM – Sandy Norgaard and Dave Scherf. Location Jake’s City Grille, Maplewood, MN
19 - General Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:30pm
March 2019
2 - HFC 5:00pm – Hosted by Dave and Bonnie Schmuck. Location: Lakes Tavern and Grill 9240 Hudson Rd Woodbury. Contact information: bls1852@ icloud.com phone # 612-709-9269.
7 - Board Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:00pm (NOTE: Day change to Thursday) 17 - Chili Challenge – Jimmy’s 1:00pm Jimmy’s – Shawn Hanna
19 - General Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:30pm
April 2019
2 - Board Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:00pm
6 - HFC 5:00PM, Hosted by Susan LaCour-Doty and Don Doty. Location Luckys 13 Pub 3000 Harbor Ln N Plymouth, MN 55447 www.luckys13pub. com Contact information: [email protected] phone # 651-270-7631
16 - General Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:30pm
May 2019
4 - HFC 5:00PM - Hosted by Jim and Pat Bodin. Location: The Machine Shed 8515 Hudson Blvd. N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042 www.machineshed.com
5 - Spring Cruise –Hosted by John and Elaine Garley
7 - Board Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:00pm 21 - General Meeting - Jimmy’s 7:30pm
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2018-2019 Non-Club Sponsored Events
March 2019
9 – 18 45rd Annual Twin Cities Auto Show.
www.twincitiesautoshow.com
April 2019
13-14 GSTA’s 62th Annual Rod and Custom Spectacular. MN State Fair Coliseum. www.gstarod-custom.com
27 - Cars and Caves at the Channhassen Autoplex An auto show plus garage expo from 8am-noon. Location: 8150 Audubon Rd Chanhassen 55317 Contact person: Marc Diers
May 2019
TBD - MN Renegades All Car Spring Cruise
25 - Cars and Caves at the Channhassen Autoplex An auto show plus garage expo from 8am-noon. Location: 8150 Audubon Rd Chanhassen 55317 Contact person: Marc Diers
The Minnesota Car Club Association handbook is available on the www.autoswalk.com website
Notes
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CONGRATULATIONS
The Winter 2019 issue of Blue Bars was distributed this week. The membership report recognized Suburban Corvette Club of Minnesota as the largest club in the Midwest Region with 218 NCCC members as of November 10, 2018.
The Midwest Region has 28 NCCC clubs which is the most of the 16 regions. The Midwest Region also has the largest number of members at 2519. The next closest is the West Coast Region with 1861 NCCC members.
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2019 Spring Cruise John Garley
Sunday, May 5, we are going to lake country. Not Crow Wing County (MN), nor Burnet County (WI). Rather two dozen named lakes between St Peter and Faribault. We depart at 10:00 from the Chaska Event Center/Chaska Curling Center on the northwest corner of MN 41 and County 61 (3210 Chaska Blvd). Best way to get there is; from I-494 & US 212 in Eden Prairie, drive west on US 212 for 9 1⁄2 miles. Exit MN 41, then turn left – south. If you need gas, Holiday is on the right at Engler, it’s about 80 miles to the next best refill location on the route. Two miles after the exit, turn right on Chaska Blvd/Co 61. Entrance to the Curling Center parking lot is one block later, on your right.
The Chaska/Curling Center opens at 10:00 am so there should be ample parking, but no shot for breakfast. For those who want to meet and eat prior to the ride, Cy’s Bar & Grill is a short block away.
At first the route will feel like déjà vu all over again for those who were on the 2017 Spring cruise, but not for long. We will drive through Carver, Belle Plaine, Blakely, Henderson, and Le Sueur to our first rest stop at a golf course overlooking Lake Emily. After that, it’s all lake views (no towns) until a brief (second) rest stop in Waterville. Lunch will be in Faribault.
Getting home is an hour-long drive on I-35 to I-494 in Bloomington. Looking forward to spring and getting back into our Corvettes.
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Newest Members
Bill George 1995 Indy Pace Car
(Purple)
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Membership Meeting Minutes
Date: January 15, 2019
The January Membership Meeting of Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota was called to order with 52 members present at 7:30pm by President Dave Benner.
Opening Remarks from President: Dave Benner made the statement that we have lots to talk about.
Secretary’s Report: Gloria Weeks reported
General Meeting minutes from December were presented. A motion was made to approve the minutes by Roger Dahlquist and a second was made by Diane Benner with the correction of the December meeting called to order @7:30pm; motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report: Barb Stattman reported
Expenses were attributed to: Fed Ex and postage for Bucket Sheets. There were no deposits and no outstanding checks.
Membership Report: Sandi Scott reported
SCM Members: 220, Lifetime Members: 97, and NCCC Members: 190
First Timers: Second Timers: Third Timers:
William (Bill) Haider Paul Sandberg
Bill George
2007 Victory Red Conv 2015 Red Z51 Conv 1995 Indy Pace Car
(Purple)
A motion to accept Bill George as a member was made by Greg Stattman and seconded by Bonnie Schmuck; motion passed.
Public Relations: Dave Benner reported for Dave Olson
● Advertisers are current
● Suzanne @Wild Threads announced all jackets have been discounted
Editor’s Report: Ron Weeks reported
● Deadline for articles next month is Friday, February 8th.
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IT Report: Tony Harris reported
● The website has been updated to include 2019 events calendar
updates, 2019 photo gallery started and 2018 photo gallery has been moved to archives. Stated that Ron Weeks has finished the electronic Bucket Sheets and it is now on the web page.
Governor’s Report: Jim Bodin reported
● There are no insurance requests due at the present time.
● Special Interest car license plate update – Jim will be attending a
meeting on January 16th with efforts to design a web page. It has been decided that a bill will be introduced this year so that the committee will get a feel for where they are going.
Vice President’s Report: Sue Griffin reported Past Events:
● Jan 5 – HFC Hosted by Marty and Mary Buck. Location: Crooked Pint in Maplewood – 41 people attended
Upcoming Events:
● Feb 2 - HFC 5pm Hosted by Sandy Norgaard and David Scherf. Loca- tion: Jake’s in Maplewood.
● Mar 2 - HFC 5pm Hosted by Bonnie and David Schmuck. Location: Lakes Tavern and Grill in Woodbury.
● Mar 17 – Chili Challenge 1pm @Jimmy’s. Hosted by Shawn and Jan Hanna.
● Announced that Mark and Lisa Orfield will not be hosting the Laguna Luau in 2019.
Non-Club Sponsored Events:
● Mar 9-17 – 45th Annual Twin Cities Auto Show, Minneapolis Conven- tion Center.
Please visit the website or see the Vice President’s calendar in the Bucket Sheets for a full list of both Club sponsored and non-Club sponsored events!
Meeting Minutes continued on Page 24
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Old Business:
● Dave Benner stated that Village Chevrolet is still SCM’s sponsor through the end of February. He stated that SCM has had a good run with Village and that Village has been good to us. We are parting ways on good terms.
● Club Sponsorship. Dave Benner reiterated that our official sponsorship change to Matt Saxe Chevrolet will be effective March 1st, 2019. Dave verbally reviewed the details of SCM’s agreement with Matt Saxe. All SCM members received an e-mail from Dave dated 1-12-19 with full details of the agreement. Dave Olson commented that Matt Saxe is 57 miles from Jimmy’s.
New Business:
● Birthdays – members with January birthdays were recognized.
● Event Updates - Dave Benner stated that our 2019 events are on track.
SCM will be doing the Cars Under the Stars show in August at Matt Saxe Chevrolet. Co-chairs are Paul Hauschildt, Paul Capeder and Dave Anderson. The venue for Plastic Fantastic is yet to be determined. Dave has talked to Jimmy’s as a possibility. Greg Stattman said that Charlie Young – Lucky’s 13 in Bloomington has the space for a car show.
● HFC Update – If members are planning on attending a scheduled HFC please sign up. It helps the hosts of the event make restaurant reserva- tions.
● Member Planet Update – Requesting that members make sure their e-mail information is current. Membership cards will be printed through Member Planet. Matt Saxe needs a way of identifying SCM members.
● Scott Hegstrand needs 125 event flyers for event chairs for each event by the middle of February for the Met Council Meeting.
Door Prizes: (not eligible if won in the last 3 months)
● $25 gift card – Mary Buck
Reminder for 1st, 2nd, 3rd timers to see Sandi Scott after meeting. License Plate Frames – See Roger Scott after meeting
A motion was made by Paul Hauschildt to adjourn with a second by JoEllen LaGow; the meeting was adjourned at 8:08pm.
Respectfully submitted by Gloria Weeks – Secretary
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DRIVER SCHOOL & LAPPING DAY
AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY JUNE 10, 2019
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Presented by
SUBURBAN CORVETTES OF MINNESOTA
Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota will have Two Driver School and Lapping Days at Brainerd International Raceway in 2019. These driver schools will provide you with the opportunity to develop your driving skills in the controlled environment of a closed circuit and then they can be used for normal street driving, autocrossing or racing. It’s also a chance for the experienced racer to get lots of track time.
Whether the sun shines or it rains, the Driver School and Lapping goes on. If the sun shines, it is a great time to practice the racing line, braking points or just different corner entry or exit points. If it rains, you will really learn handling techniques for adverse conditions.
There is classroom and braking exercises for the beginner, novice or semi-experienced driver. It is your chance to learn the basics and also how your car reacts to driver inputs. Ride with Driving Instructors and see how they handle their car. The Driving Instructors will ride with you and work with you to be more confident while you drive your car. You should take full advantage of the opportunity to use these Instructors and gain some of there knowledge.
Lunch is included with your registration. The Wheelie Bar will be open for lunch at 11:00 AM. We will not break for lunch, so you will need to eat when you can.
There will be a dinner on Sunday night at Arrowood Lodge at Brainerd Lakes for all drivers, instructors and other volunteers. The dinner starts at 6:30 PM. No reservations are required. We will be previewing the day at the track events. Great time to meet your instructor and other drivers/volunteers!
June 10, we will be running the 3 mile Donnybrook Track. Sept. 16, we will be running the 2.5 mile Competition Track. Come join the EXCITEMENT of the long, fast straight away.
Rooms are blocked for “Suburban Corvettes” ($79, 2 beds, 2people) at ARROWWOOD Lodge At Brainerd Lakes
6967 Lake Forest Road
Baxter, MN. 56401
877-687-5634, 218-822-5572
www.arrowwoodbrainerd.com
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL CARS. EVERYONE WELCOME.
If you check on the cost of other driver schools or with other clubs, you will find that this is a very
inexpensive way to get up to 4 hours of track time per day. It is an exceptional value!
There is a limit of 60 drivers for each school. Be sure you sign up early so that you don’t miss the opportunity.
If you have any questions, call: Rick Ohland – (651) 206-8670, or E-mail: [email protected] Or: Jon Thompson – (763) 263-9587, or E-mail: [email protected]
Please check with your auto insurance, you may not be covered while on the track.
We hope you take this opportunity to enjoy and use “Minnesota’s Premier Motorsports Facility” – BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY.
For Registration Form go to: WWW.suburbancorvettesofminnesota.com
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Wheelin’ and Dealin’
FOR SALE - CARS:
1980 Red Corvette C3 T top, New Red Leather Interior and new suspension. P/S, PDB Tilt Steering Wheel, Power Win- dows, 4 speed automatic transmission w/overdrive, engine has been rebuilt, $10,500 or best offer. Any question call Garry 651-459-1666 or 651-278-5744
FOR SALE - PARTS:
For Sale: Set of 2002 Z06 factory Speedline wheels with Continental (Extreme contact DW) tires w/ 2000 miles.
275/40/17 front, 295/35/18 rear, 10/32” & 9/32” tread.
Wheels are in like “New” condition w/ lugs & caps.
Have pics on request. $1400 OBO
Rick 651-206-8670 call or text.
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B e h i n d t h e
OFFICERS
S ce n e s
[email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
President: Dave Benner
Vice President: Sue Griffin Membership: Sandi Scott Treasurer: Barb Stattman Governor: Jim Bodin
Public Relations: Dave Olson Secretary: Gloria Weeks
Editor: RonWeeks
Information Technology: Tony Harris
651-688-8505 651-366-9824 651-459-4877 952-435-6657 612-940-5275 612-245-4320 952-546-0434 952-546-0434 612-889-8045
webmaster @suburbancorvettesofminnesota.com
ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
Dave Juhl Marie George Mark Orfield Roger Dahlquist Steven Mael Dan Collins Marty Buck Lynn Steenblock Roger Scott
COMMITTEES GMCCA Liaison: Eric Kehle
Spina Bifida: OPEN
Met Council Rep: Scott Hegstrand
Hospitality Gloria Weeks - [email protected]
National Corvette Museum Ambassador
Greg Stattman - [email protected]
Bucket Sheets is published monthly by Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota. The publication
is free to Suburban Corvette club members. Nonmember subscription rate is $35 per year. Please mail dues or subscription request to: Sandi Scott, 8343 68th St So, Cottage Grove, MN 55016. All submissions are subject to editing as needed and must be received by the Friday following the1st Tuesday of the month for publication in the next issue. Submissions, comments, advertisements, articles, & pics can be e-mailed to [email protected]. Annual Advertising rates:
1/4 page = $50, 1/2 page = $100.00, 3/4 page = $135.00, full page = $175.00 inside covers = $250.00.
For advertising information call: Dave Olson: 612-245-4320
Suburban Corvettes thanks all our advertisers and sponsors for their support. As a Club, however, we do not endorse the products or workmanship of any company. Any warranty or guarantees must come from the company or manufacturer.
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