Land8 | Claudia Chalfa | Activity https://land8.com/members/claudiarainey/activity/ Activity feed for Claudia Chalfa. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 28efbdf81f57ca8122fe6325b03392de Claudia Chalfa's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/56766/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 03:05:29 +0000 0 41db0296ef91bd24237a2204c538f43a Claudia Chalfa changed their profile picture https://land8.com/activity/p/56765/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 03:02:58 +0000 0 f222ea102a1cf5450cd5cf01279dda8a Claudia Chalfa started the topic Landscape Architecture & Urban Design in the UK in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-architecture-urban-design-in-the-uk/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 02:53:16 +0000 I am moving to London next year. I am a licensed Landscape Architect in the USA, and an Urban Designer. I am wondering how this particular aspect of the profession translates in the UK. How hard is it to become chartered there if I’m already licensed in the US? Are there urban designers there who are landscape architects, or are they all…[Read more]

]]> 0 69d61ff2d407dfb8876c3ed30461e706 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Occupy Wall Street - Are you with it? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/2/#post-159909 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:50:18 +0000 Hi Josh! 
I support it, as long as they remain peaceful.  I’m glad they have sorted out a general common vision now, in the beginning they really did look like a disorganized bunch of deadheads – not credible at all. 
I work in a government job right now so obviously I can’t participate, but they get a thumbs up from me. 
As for giving up on my…[Read more]

]]> 0 c26b9d2f585e5ca093382489a8e14c4b Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Species selection and soil amendments for coastal tree planting in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/species-selection-and-soil-amendments-for-coastal-tree-planting/#post-160724 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:06:35 +0000 I know that down here in SC/zone 8, wax myrtles and live oaks would do pretty well in that environment.  But I agree with the others who have suggested you see what is doing well already and add to it.  Nature knows best.

]]> 0 0b40a0e96540d7ff6b09322d4bbbeec0 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/#post-163485 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:49:48 +0000 The website I referred to has been incredibly helpful, that link again is
http://www.we-r-here.com/cad/tutorials/level_1/1-1.htm
 
I have a residential design project right now, and I measured the yard the other day, came home and drew it in autocad.  It’s nothing fancy, I still have to change the line widths and figure out how to create a title b…[Read more]

]]> 0 6885d339c07090ce227bad6efcbb7682 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/#post-163490 Mon, 02 May 2011 22:29:58 +0000 I really can’t say enough nice things about this free tutorial.  I have only been working on it for a week and already I know all the basic commands.

]]> 0 9a61ec74cc2c03a22be161e44605dc31 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic burial at sea.. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/burial-at-sea/page/3/#post-163160 Mon, 02 May 2011 21:20:31 +0000 No big deal, but actually I’m a “Mrs.”  🙂
You can actually just call me Claudia.

]]> 0 0d83df01ffc89a5d77079dc98ed3984c Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/#post-163491 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:46:53 +0000 Ach well, I’ll cross that bridge if I come to it!

]]> 0 a7448b989eaa380b7299dace2b6e75c2 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/2/#post-163492 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:46:15 +0000 Really good idea, thanks Wes.

]]> 0 d37a959f99888ad4493788650476b4e8 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic burial at sea.. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/burial-at-sea/page/3/#post-163163 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:44:06 +0000 three trillion dollars.

]]> 0 acb931389e325d639777d7055a54eac4 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic burial at sea.. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/burial-at-sea/page/3/#post-163164 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:43:26 +0000 Sorry, I will comment now on what you actually asked for!
 
First of all, I think for anyone besides the people who supported him to erect any sort of memorial would be crass, like rubbing salt into the wound.  Perhaps mention of the timeline could be made at the Ground Zero memorial, but it would need to be carefully worded to not enflame r…[Read more]

]]> 0 c26d25552a39a729f08dea64d3d584a6 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic burial at sea.. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/burial-at-sea/page/3/#post-163165 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:32:37 +0000 They did take DNA samples of the body before they buried him at sea, anyway.  That’s what they said on NPR this morning.

]]> 0 2e6f48dfd86cc250bb5ca53dc3329381 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic burial at sea.. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/burial-at-sea/page/3/#post-163166 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:32:06 +0000 It would be a tough thing to lie about, I am sure that Al Qaeda would immediately produce him and call us on it.

]]> 0 c69403dfa3f77ec30985a061dcab7517 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic burial at sea.. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/burial-at-sea/page/3/#post-163168 Mon, 02 May 2011 19:30:04 +0000 Excellent point, I hadn’t thought of that.

]]> 0 b01ba1c47d73efa3a5ac57994f4e5c37 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/2/#post-163499 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:19:07 +0000 I also found a website I really like:  http://www.we-r-here.com/cad/tutorials/level_1/1-1.htm
 

]]> 0 941a6630a1e6476e974bdb651bf074ef Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/2/#post-163500 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:38:44 +0000 I ordered a book, the one they were using for the course at the local tech school, and I am going to try to do some of the bookwork on my own.  I work around a lot of engineers who can answer questions if I get stuck. 
 
Wish me luck, and thanks for all your advice!!  If anyone thinks of other good tips keep ’em coming, I will check back.

]]> 0 9f6ff92fa970640800f150565d63467f Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/2/#post-163501 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:37:12 +0000 I actually looked into a class at the local tech school, and decided it was too expensive but that is exactly how the instructor said he teaches it.  I think I will start that way too. 
 
 

]]> 0 c171f7b92f57e60ee2c140051be47e16 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/2/#post-163502 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:35:36 +0000 Hmmm…I already have a job, so if I am doing design work for the other 70 hours a week that I’m not at work, that still leaves me about 58 hours a week to sleep, divide that by 7 and that’s more than 8 a night…
 
That just might work! 

]]> 0 5b014ffbb7a6cae54f74ade935ced63c Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/3/#post-163508 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:40:14 +0000 I do know there are other programs out there, that are modified CAD LT programs.  But like Andrew says, I want to be competitive so I need to know the real deal.

]]> 0 e91c2e0df75203c1bdbe8121d57a3319 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/3/#post-163509 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:26:03 +0000 I actually looked at my local tech school website awhile back, and they did have a CAD class but it was offered during the day unfortunately.  I will look again though.

]]> 0 c8c22a938b88198d980c7ab07a611f5f Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/3/#post-163514 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:52:40 +0000 I really think what I need most is a series of simple exercises. Get me started, help me create a few simple shapes and deal with the basic drawing tools and layout, and then I can build on that with other tutorials. None of the tutorials I have seen so far does that, really. Can anyone think of a site that does?

]]> 0 d4697dd8ef2d88111311b0d1ae0a2586 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/3/#post-163515 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:56:39 +0000 Thank you everyone!  At the moment I am working as a planner so I don’t get to use CAD at work, and if I want to become a licensed LA I know I will need to learn it.  As several have pointed out, it’s really hard to just sit down and learn it without someone else there to answer questions every 5 minutes.  But I shall persevere!

]]> 0 fe5a0f9eab33d2b07fb09af7d2c259ac Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/3/#post-163516 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:54:04 +0000 Thanks!  I’ve used sketchup before, it’s very intuitive and easy to grasp.  (Unlike Autocad!)  I’ll have a look at your site too.

]]> 0 6a3a66d06d44e8cda2524463151dfec3 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/page/3/#post-163517 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:29:32 +0000 I saw that Lynda site, and it did look pretty good, but I was afraid to register and pay a bunch of money just in case it wasn’t as great as it appeared.  Maybe I will try it for a month or so and see how it goes.
 
There are some good free tutorial sites out there, and youtube, but they all seem to be more advanced, rather than what I need, w…[Read more]

]]> 0 e01fa7cd35182d786c4b6a4291821689 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Does your community require the stamp? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-your-community-require-the-stamp/#post-164061 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:26:39 +0000 Maybe in your area stormwater and floodplain conditions aren’t as much of a consideration.  For me, it is really frustrating to try to explain over and over to engineers how to design a rain garden or bioswale.  I had this conversation today with a couple of engineers, in fact.  They don’t want to try new ideas, and still want to pipe ev…[Read more]

]]> 0 10c335517c59a587b6a6480429a04a59 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic North Arrow in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/north-arrow/#post-163693 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:21:24 +0000 I agree.

]]> 0 ac8ada457fad25d3a1c906e764c60112 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Does your community require the stamp? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-your-community-require-the-stamp/#post-164063 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:04:43 +0000 The key phrase here is “if they are competent at landscape design”…the problem I have encountered is that, unfortunately, they aren’t.

]]> 0 ae3d0ca06a96f074a1116dd8a9a3874b Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Does your community require the stamp? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-your-community-require-the-stamp/#post-164066 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:00:01 +0000 Alan, does your municipality require a plan to be stamped by a landscape architect for commercial projects?

]]> 0 566657c72853e3869bdde255fe2849cb Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Does your community require the stamp? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-your-community-require-the-stamp/#post-164067 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:54:11 +0000 Brett, that is exactly my point.  You and I know that what we bring to the table for site analysis is really valuable.  Unfortunately most of the other players in the construction realm don’t know that…at least where I live.  I am wondering how widespread this is, and how we can fix it.

]]> 0 6860ed792bab0c58f07aec42c6f34c98 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Does your community require the stamp? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-your-community-require-the-stamp/page/2/#post-164073 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:10:15 +0000 This thread has sort of died, so maybe I wasn’t clear in what I was asking for here.  I understand that most states have some form of a practice or title act in place.  That is not what I was asking about.  I am wondering if, on the local level, municipalities (or counties) require a licensed landscape architect’s stamp on commercial projects, an…[Read more]

]]> 0 0511a15fa2504ac23b2bce38d768da0c Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Women working in a male-dominated industry in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/5/#post-163841 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:16:28 +0000 Interesting…and you are right, equilibrium is the goal.

]]> 0 8c8b62e412225c203c864a8d5ae3031c Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Women working in a male-dominated industry in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/5/#post-163842 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:15:24 +0000 Oh, I totally agree!  I was actually not referring to landscape architecture, but other jobs I have had over the years, in environmental health enforcement.  I did soil testing, air monitoring for asbestos removal, that sort of work, and I had to be kind of tough in that role.  Now as a planner I have to be that way a bit, too…but I don’t th…[Read more]

]]> 0 79c8f91df0b3392c69bb39dfad636cf3 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Women working in a male-dominated industry in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/5/#post-163846 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:09:46 +0000 I have been working in male dominated professions for my entire career,  in the deep south, and I am now about to turn 40.  Here is what I have to say about this:  Absolutely, yes there are some middle aged men (or older) out there who are part of the “good old boy network”.  How do we deal with them?  Ignore the old system.  Be nice to them.…[Read more]

]]> 0 3dd1b0452136e12431d4c6f316e4ff16 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Does your community require the stamp? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-your-community-require-the-stamp/page/2/#post-164074 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:59:38 +0000 Bret Ford answered the question I was really getting at – which was not whether your state has a title or practice act, but whether your municipality has a requirement for a licensed landscape architect to stamp plans. I am interested in determining whether these areas have more opportunities currently for landscape architects than those areas…[Read more]

]]> 0 3fe1bcd67c8fea2392f1cbdac0adc472 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Who deserves jobs? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-deserves-jobs/#post-167497 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:35:52 +0000 Rob,
 
I put myself through three years of graduate school as a single Mother of two.  When I graduated, I was one of the only people in my class to get a job right away.  And you know why?  Not because they felt sorry for me, but because anyone who is able to accomplish a rigorous graduate program and still have two well-adjusted kids has to be…[Read more]

]]> 0 60c8a673290e7350a7227717e881ad3c Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic An "ah-ha" moment on Defining Landscape Architecture in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/an-ah-ha-moment-on-defining-landscape-architecture/#post-167892 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:24:43 +0000 “This is the biggest dicotomy of the LA profession. We have too many LAs right now so that no one can get an internship to make themselves yet another LA. So, the notion is that because there are too many, we should drop the standard and make even more yet with less experience.
 
How will that help anything other than individual egos in the…[Read more]

]]> 0 fbe78bc7792ea2b534983051b8e7ea87 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic An "ah-ha" moment on Defining Landscape Architecture in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/an-ah-ha-moment-on-defining-landscape-architecture/#post-167893 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:19:36 +0000 Here is SC’s practice act:
 
(5) “Landscape architect” means a person licensed to practice landscape architecture in this State.
(6) “Landscape architecture” means the performance of professional services, such as consultation, investigation, research, planning, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, and responsible inspection in…[Read more]

]]> 0 803df28fa8d9e0588f56fc532c2b4e1e Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic An "ah-ha" moment on Defining Landscape Architecture in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/an-ah-ha-moment-on-defining-landscape-architecture/#post-167894 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:14:03 +0000 Andrew: “What can you not do in your state that an LA can besides going after work that the developer requires a licensed LA?”
 
I can’t call myself a landscape architect.

]]> 0 d0df242e82809a69860d54607e94e8ee Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic An "ah-ha" moment on Defining Landscape Architecture in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/an-ah-ha-moment-on-defining-landscape-architecture/page/2/#post-167908 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:16:54 +0000 Great thread, and some really insightful comments!  
 
Here is the problem, as I see it:  I have an art background, an environmental degree (undergraduate), a masters in landscape architecture, and many years of experience working as both landscape designer and plantsperson.  I now work in a planning office designing greenways, writing lan…[Read more]

]]> 0 db213dac6052a0ca0a2d7f7ed49303b6 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Are you working or not ? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/are-you-working-or-not/#post-171002 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:53:31 +0000 Still working as a planner, in SC. I have had some interest from firms saying they are busy and asking if I would be willing to consider moving…but honestly that scares me a bit. I know that if I am hired and things tank again, I am the first to go…and I won’t uproot my family and move with that kind of unease. I know when I see a good thing,…[Read more]

]]> 0 78b2d63ba1bb8da42fcd569ed8d7edb2 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Who deserves jobs? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-deserves-jobs/page/3/#post-167525 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:43:33 +0000 I agree with you about there being too many graduates. I think that those who have families to support deserve jobs. I am lucky, I have a job…albeit as a planner. But if I had to choose who to hire, I’d choose someone with a family over a single, young graduate fresh out of school. They can work in other jobs for a year or so, it won’t kill…[Read more]

]]> 0 a1a5482f410e179eae685167bc09f079 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic MLA student, should I stay or should I go? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mla-student-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go/#post-168082 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:27:35 +0000 Landscape architecture is a calling. If you feel called to do this, it won’t matter what the economy looks like. Do what you love and the money will follow.

The nice thing is that with an MLA, you can find work as a planner (as I did), and in many other related sidelines of the profession, and wait out this economic situation. It won’t last…[Read more]

]]> 0 0fa37f37a0300555f846c3f90708451a Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Sustainability: Europe vs. U.S.? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainability-europe-vs-u-s/#post-169983 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:29:14 +0000 Well, simply put: I visited Germany in 1988, and even then, I observed people riding their bikes to the end of their street with the basket full of washed items to be sorted and recycled.

Recycling is just one small part of being sustainable, of course, but what I am suggesting is that the cultural attitude in western Europe is very different…[Read more]

]]> 0 4ce1b27eadd11050de408436d86bbdfa Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/2/#post-170735 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:22:01 +0000 Sorry, I haven’t read the whole thread here, but read enough to get the gist of the conversation…

There are several problems with the distinction between a landscape designer and a landscape architect.

1) There are many highly qualified people out there who are not licensed or even trained as landscape architects. I had a background in art and…[Read more]

]]> 0 f61320a42c6421d6fdc1d17b29715a55 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Cities requiring a landscape architect... in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/cities-requiring-a-landscape-architect/#post-171464 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:24:55 +0000 If you change the law, you’re on a slippery slope back to the land of very bad planting plans. I wish we had such a law in our state, so LA’s would be getting some jobs right now.

]]> 0 4a7e64f20e5eb634049f67ad7e1cbc60 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Are you working or not ? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/are-you-working-or-not/page/7/#post-171097 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:18:28 +0000 If the general public were educated more about what we do and how much we can improve a design, we would be more in demand.

I’ve said it before…ASLA needs to market us. And we need to start critiquing all of this shoddy work – even that which isn’t designed by us. (Maybe especially that work!)

I don’t think you are being naive with a statement…[Read more]

]]> 0 a7727197b99ceb81c06ef2c1f2e9da11 Claudia Chalfa posted an update in the group 365 urban landscapes LE:NOTRE Mundus Seminar: Cool - I want to read it when you're done. https://land8.com/activity/p/21276/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:52:25 +0000 Cool – I want to read it when you’re done.

]]> 0 45e4f089ee042e6cf8c21b26ebddcf60 Claudia Chalfa replied to the topic Green Streets in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/green-streets/#post-170925 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:49:32 +0000 These are some great examples for me to use – I am currently designing a “green” parking area for a city that will include a small bioswale and possibly permeable paving.

Engineers here are very suspicious of the permeable paving because we have such fine, silty sands and they are afraid of the pavers becoming clogged over time – anyone have…[Read more]

]]> 0 59f9eb9962e7a2b349b0d25c9616ff93 Claudia Chalfa posted an update in the group 365 urban landscapes LE:NOTRE Mundus Seminar: Good luck with that, Haris! It'll be over before you know […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21278/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:59:16 +0000 Good luck with that, Haris! It’ll be over before you know it. I’m sure you’ll do great – what’s the topic?

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