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Re: [Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 106, Issue 8
by amutsikiwa＠uzlib.uz.ac.zw 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Hi Katrin Fischer Thank you very much for the information on http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/attachment.cgi?id=29336&action=edit . It seems to be the solution to my problem and I am currently trying it out. Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Libraries University of Zimbabwe Tel:+263-4-303276 "It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities." Josiah Charles Stamp, 1880-1941, former director of the Bank of England -----Original Message----- From: Koha [mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 1:41 AM To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Koha Digest, Vol 106, Issue 8 Send Koha mailing list submissions to koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz You can reach the person managing the list at koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Koha digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Implementation of Hourly Loans RFC (Katrin Fischer) 2. Generated barcode vs. label creator (L. Jennings Rancourt) 3. Re: LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey (Katrin Fischer) 4. Re: LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey (Nick Rosasco) 5. Re: LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey (Elaine Bradtke) 6. Re: LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey (Chris Cormack) 7. Re: LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey (Nick Rosasco) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:32:01 +0200 From: Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer.83(a)web.de> To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] Implementation of Hourly Loans RFC Message-ID: <53DFDFB1.1070307(a)web.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Hi, I am not sure if someone is planning to implement the full specification as written on the wiki, but there is some work in progress on taking opening hours of the library into account: Bug 8133 - hourly loans doesn't know when library closed http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8133 Katrin Am 04.08.2014 um 14:21 schrieb amutsikiwa(a)uzlib.uz.ac.zw: > Hi > > > > I am aware of the presence of hourly loan. However, it is the > advanced features such as > > (1) options for rounding > > 1. do not round (exact) > 2. next 5 minute increment > 3. next 10 minute increment > 4. next 15 minute increment > 5. next half hour > 6. next hour > 7. next end of day (closing time) > 8. next beginning of day (opening time) > > > > policy for handling > > 1. due at the library???s closing > 2. due at the library???s next opening > 3. due at the library???s next opening plus however long the due time occurred after the previous closing (i.e. pause the loan period while the library is closed) > 4. due at the library???s next opening plus a fixed time > > For now I think hourly loan are computed on 24-hour day, whereas I > have items that allow for hourly loan from 10:00 to 14:00 hours and > then overnight borrowing till the following day at 09:00 , an hour > after the library opens. I am having challenges implementing the > policy and I am running 3.116.1 > > > > Regards, > > > > Admire Mutsikiwa > > > > > > From: Chris Cormack [mailto:chrisc@catalyst.net.nz] > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 11:23 AM > To: amutsikiwa(a)uzlib.uz.ac.zw; koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: Re: [Koha] Implementation of Hourly Loans RFC > > > > Hourly loans have been in Koha since 3.8.0 which was released April > 2012 > > Chris > > On 4 August 2014 7:35:13 pm NZST, amutsikiwa(a)uzlib.uz.ac.zw wrote: > > Hi > > > > Hope I find you well. We are an academic library and cannot wait for > the implementation of the Hourly Loans RFC as outlined in > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Hourly_Loans_RFC . Any time line > for the implementtion of the flexible hourly loan? > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Admire Mutsikiwa > > ICT Projects Manager > > Libraries > > University of Zimbabwe > > Tel:+263-4-303276 > > "It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the > consequences of dodging our responsibilities." Josiah Charles Stamp, > 1880-1941, former director of the Bank of England > > > > > > _____ > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 09:23:32 -0400 From: "L. Jennings Rancourt" <lichentherelevant(a)gmail.com> To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: [Koha] Generated barcode vs. label creator Message-ID: <CAO4Y14hMff_x-qZP-36dGwO4AyK-UYDq83p_48S2DzR4CLG3-A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello, I am creating a new library for our local charter school and I am having a bear of a time. I would like Koha to generate barcodes as I catalog and then print labels from the label creator. I have set the appropriate option in the admin and the barcode generates in the item record, but I cannot, for the life of me, get it to then print via the label creator. In fact, it doesn't seem to be pulling any information at all. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you, Lichen ps. Please email me directly, for some reason I do not get list updates. -- ~ ad deum qui laetificat juventutem meam ~ L. Jennings Rancourt www.remainingrelevant.net lichentherelevant(a)gmail.com ~ to god giveth joy to my youth ~ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 22:14:51 +0200 From: Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer.83(a)web.de> To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey Message-ID: <53DFE9BB.6050405(a)web.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Am 02.08.2014 um 12:37 schrieb Chris Cormack: > On 2 August 2014 21:32, Vimal Kumar V. <vimal0212(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> Cooperation of end users and developers is necessary for the good >> health of Free/Open Source software projects. >> Library professionals are end users of Koha. The main aim of the >> survey is that know the participation and contribution of Library >> professionals to Koha project. This research revolves around a >> central question: "What do we need to do to derive benefit from Koha project?" >> >> >> Hi Vimal > > What are you planning to do with the information after you have > collected it? > > Chris I'd like to second Chris' question - I will normally only fill out a survey if there is some explanation about what the data will be used for and what happens to it. And if a survey asks for personal information like a name, I am even more careful. Katrin ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 16:40:22 -0500 From: Nick Rosasco <nsr(a)etome.net> To: "koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz" <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Subject: Re: [Koha] LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey Message-ID: <CAPqhYsS3jgjaH_J4ctEWWRTZQNpA+O-8GpzMAHsb-vXE7KPeUg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'd like to 3rd that thought... If this survey is for publication, information on attribution/anonymity rules would be much appreciated. Informed consent, etc parameters would be nice as even a survey is usually considered human subjects research! Sorry to add to the paperwork... Thanks, Nick On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer.83(a)web.de> wrote: > Am 02.08.2014 um 12:37 schrieb Chris Cormack: >> On 2 August 2014 21:32, Vimal Kumar V. <vimal0212(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Friends, >>> Cooperation of end users and developers is necessary for the good >>> health of Free/Open Source software projects. >>> Library professionals are end users of Koha. The main aim of the >>> survey is that know the participation and contribution of Library >>> professionals to Koha project. This research revolves around a >>> central question: "What do we need to do to derive benefit from Koha project?" >>> >>> >>> Hi Vimal >> >> What are you planning to do with the information after you have >> collected it? >> >> Chris > > I'd like to second Chris' question - I will normally only fill out a > survey if there is some explanation about what the data will be used > for and what happens to it. And if a survey asks for personal > information like a name, I am even more careful. > > Katrin > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 23:25:13 +0100 From: Elaine Bradtke <eb(a)efdss.org> To: nrosasco(a)acm.org Cc: "koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz" <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Subject: Re: [Koha] LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey Message-ID: <CAPdfUuwsPe8OABi9ByDx5TEr8MkQMddsC5Hm339EvPXCksF1mg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Folks, it's a seriously vague survey. . . nothing to get worked up over. On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Nick Rosasco <nsr(a)etome.net> wrote: > I'd like to 3rd that thought... > If this survey is for publication, information on > attribution/anonymity rules would be much appreciated. Informed > consent, etc parameters would be > nice as even a survey is usually considered human subjects research! > Sorry to add to the paperwork... > > Thanks, > Nick > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer.83(a)web.de> > wrote: > > Am 02.08.2014 um 12:37 schrieb Chris Cormack: > >> On 2 August 2014 21:32, Vimal Kumar V. <vimal0212(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Dear Friends, > >>> Cooperation of end users and developers is necessary for the good > health of > >>> Free/Open Source software projects. > >>> Library professionals are end users of Koha. The main aim of the > survey is > >>> that know the participation and contribution of Library professionals > to > >>> Koha project. This research revolves around a central question: "What > do we > >>> need to do to derive benefit from Koha project?" > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi Vimal > >> > >> What are you planning to do with the information after you have > collected > >> it? > >> > >> Chris > > > > I'd like to second Chris' question - I will normally only fill out a > > survey if there is some explanation about what the data will be used for > > and what happens to it. And if a survey asks for personal information > > like a name, I am even more careful. > > > > Katrin > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > -- Elaine Bradtke Data Wrangler VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52) ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 10:35:20 +1200 From: Chris Cormack <chris(a)bigballofwax.co.nz> To: "koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz" <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Subject: Re: [Koha] LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey Message-ID: <CA+95qVRvBfL_SX3HO0ExTPGQWv=GRS5JWh4eHsK03NRY5W0oDQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 5 August 2014 10:25, Elaine Bradtke <eb(a)efdss.org> wrote: > Folks, it's a seriously vague survey. . . nothing to get worked up over. > > I don't see anyone getting worked up about anything. Some simple questions about what the information is going to be used for. Hardly qualifies as being worked up. I'd still like a public statement about what the information is about. If that counts me as worked up, so be it. Chris ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 18:39:20 -0500 From: Nick Rosasco <nsr(a)etome.net> To: "koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz" <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Subject: Re: [Koha] LIS professionals participation and contribution to Koha community: a survey Message-ID: <CAPqhYsRhuRGbeV2iwmd2Y8QqW6C5Aqsk+cJStb2ijYkKWjo_BQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'm not worked up...! It is just for some institutions that have strict guidelines, not being up front with that information (and the potential use of the results) can be extremely problematic - involving questions of compliance, and also can limit use of the results permanently. It is also, to me, a courtesy thing generally! This is one of those things it is better to be a bit over the top on, and be squeaky clean about!, than otherwise. Getting a bad rap on this sort of question is really hard to fix, too. Being totally OK on this sort of thing means more groups/institutions can participate in Koha... and contribute. I'll be quiet now! Sorry to jump back in on this on, Nick On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Chris Cormack <chris(a)bigballofwax.co.nz> wrote: > On 5 August 2014 10:25, Elaine Bradtke <eb(a)efdss.org> wrote: > >> Folks, it's a seriously vague survey. . . nothing to get worked up over. >> >> I don't see anyone getting worked up about anything. Some simple questions > about what the information is going to be used for. > Hardly qualifies as being worked up. I'd still like a public statement > about what the information is about. > If that counts me as worked up, so be it. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha ------------------------------ End of Koha Digest, Vol 106, Issue 8 ************************************ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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reply from poster of "Koha on virtual machine" question
by Shelley & Kurt Kemperman 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Thanks for all of the replies to our IT guy's question. H e has registered himself on the mailing list, but cannot post yet so asked me to post this reply. Thanks to ever one for your input. I really appreciate the feedback I got from everyone. This has given me the assurance it is worth seriously considering. I haven't fully made up my mind where my target for the server will be but I am definitely certain I will be going the virtualization route vs installing on new server hardware/HDDs. In case you have to know which way I am leaning - I am about 80% certain I am going to try VMware Fusions on a Maverick 10.9.4 desktop. Other option is a Xsans server but I will need to do more research on the Xsans to see if it is feasible for our situation. Given our small library and light demands on the Koha server I feel reasonably confident with this setup for a production environment. Lastly - I will keep notes on the install and report back on the success of the event. Thanks again. Peter Reno

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Re: [Koha] SIP2 AF field sent even if patron password is invalid
by Kyle Hall 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

I think the essential problem is SIP has two levels of authentication. The SIP server level, then the patron level. I think the SIP protocol intends for the SIP client to behave responsibly with the data it gets, but in reality SIP device manufacturers don't seem to try very hard. For instance, what if we had a system with users that would periodically mine a SIP2 server for data? Let's say it's a university system that needs to know if a student owes the library money and they can't graduate without paying off any money owed to the library. In this case, SIP2 must be able to supply all the data even without knowing the patron's password. As far as I can tell, the SIP2 spec does not intend a bad user password to limit any data, it up to the client to determine what and what not to display given a bad patron password. But, since we can't strong arm SIP2 device manufacturers into using SIP2 properly, we need to deal with this ourselves. Kyle http://www.kylehall.info ByWater Solutions ( http://bywatersolutions.com ) Meadville Public Library ( http://www.meadvillelibrary.org ) Crawford County Federated Library System ( http://www.ccfls.org ) Mill Run Technology Solutions ( http://millruntech.com ) On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Aaron Sakovich <asakovich(a)hmcpl.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm also concerned about the wealth of other info returned if an invalid > password is provided. I just tried sending a bad password and got the > following info returned from Koha: > > 64 00120140730 > 084016000000000000000000000000AOMAIN|AA21562006551554|AESpunky > Tester|BLY|CQN|CC15.00|BD915 Monroe Street Huntsville AL 35801 Madison| > BEaarons(a)hmcpl.org|PB > > AE: full name > CQ: password verification failed! > BD: street address > BE: email address > > I did not see the AF field returned. However, someone with nefarious > intent could harvest a LOT of patron info from SIP by just randomly (or > sequentially) throwing out guessed library card numbers. Shouldn't the only > thing returned be a CQN? (NB: we're on 3.14) > > Aaron > -- > Aaron Sakovich > Internet and Technology Services manager > Huntsville-Madison County Public Library > http://hmcpl.org/ -- asakovich(a)hmcpl.org > > > > On Jul 29, 2014, at 10:35 AM, Kyle Hall <kyle.m.hall(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have an interesting SIP2 implementation issue. When authenticating > > through SIP2, if a valid patron id is passed in, but an *invalid* > password > > is passed in, Koha's SIP2 server send back the AF ( screen message ) > field > > even though the credentials are invalid. If a patron owes any fees, the > > server will send back the amount owed in an AF field. > > > > For instance, Overdrive will display this AF field even with an invalid > > password. Freegal does not ( but it may not display any AF field ). At > > least one SIP2 machine we tested against will also display the AF field > > when an invalid password is submitted. > > > > Is this a Koha issue, or a client side issue? The SIP2 protocol > > specification does not indicate that AF fields should be removed in the > > event of an invalid password. My guess is that some SIP2 server > > implementations may send back "Invalid password" messages which may be > > useful. > > > > Kyle > > > > http://www.kylehall.info > > ByWater Solutions ( http://bywatersolutions.com ) > > Meadville Public Library ( http://www.meadvillelibrary.org ) > > Crawford County Federated Library System ( http://www.ccfls.org ) > > Mill Run Technology Solutions ( http://millruntech.com ) > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > >

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OAI Sets - bug
by Steve Sowder 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

I have discovered that if you have a record that is in multiple OAI Sets you cannot use the same MARC tag for mapping them. Thus, if you have two sets with mapping as 590a is equal to TOM 590a is equal to MARY And a record with ... 590a TOM 590a MARY ... This record will be in the OAI set "TOM" and it will NOT be in the set "MARY". If you switch the order of the 590a so that ... 590a MARY 590a TOM ... Then the record will be in the OAI set "MARY" but not in "TOM". Because the "map reader" stops after the first mapping match. I consider this a bug. It should read all of the 590a tags and map each one that is a match. Don't forget that the MARC tag used in OAI mapping must be an indexed tag. BTW: This is Koha V3.16.02.000 Steve sowder(a)andrews.edu

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adding the 690 to 'refine your search' column in the OPAC
by Heidi Addy 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

I would like to add my 690 fields as an option in the "Refine your search" column in the OPAC search displays. How can I do this?

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How accurate is the Koha as a CMS page on the wiki
by Indranil Das Gupta 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Hi, Was wondering exactly how accurate and up-to-date (3.14 / 3.16) is the page? http://wiki.koha-community.org/w/index.php?title=Koha_as_a_CMS cheers -- Indranil Das Gupta Phone : +91-98300-20971 Blog : http://indradg.randomink.org/blog IRC : indradg on irc://irc.freenode.net Twitter : indradg -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Please exchange editable Office documents only in ODF Format. No other format is acceptable. Support Open Standards. For a free editor supporting ODF, please visit LibreOffice - http://www.documentfoundation.org

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Modify Holdings table layout...
by Layale Bassil 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Dear All, I would like to know how can I modify the layout of the holdings table in the opac detailed view? I need to remove two columns (Date due and Barcode) and change the text of the Notes columns? Which file do I have to edit? Thanks in advance, Regards.

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Request to add our company name in list of Koha support providers
by Binu Thomas 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Dear webmaster, Greetings from Éclat Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Itake this opportunity to introduce my company and our service proposition for mainstream Koha users. We would request you to add our company name in list of Koha support providers for Asia Pacific and India region. Please find given below brief description of Koha services offered by us along with our contact details for your kind reference.* Company Name:*Éclat engineering pvt ltd *Contact Person:*Mr. Binu Thomas *Contact email:*info@eclateng.com *Website:*www.eclateng.com *Telephone:*+91-79-40057878 *Address: *E-212 Titanium City Center | Anandnagar Road | Ahmedabad - 380015 | INDIA *Short description of your services: * We are a team of qualified Library and IT professionals offering Koha hosting services with international data-standards to Libraries which value user-centric approach and believe in leveraging features already available in Koha (community version only). We offer hosted services for pre-configured Koha instance that is easy to adopt, maintain and upgrade. Regards, -- *Binu Thomas* | Sr. Project Manager Eclat Engineering Pvt. Ltd. | E-212 Titanium City Center | Anandnagar Road | Ahmedabad - 380015 | INDIA *M:* +91-8460206292 | *L:* +91-79-40057878 |*E:*binu@eclateng.com <mailto:binu@eclateng.com?Subject=Hello> -- This email (including any file attachments) is for the use of intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it. Éclat Engg Pvt. Ltd. accepts no liability for loss or damage caused by software viruses and you are advised to carry out a virus check on any attachments contained in this message.

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Modifying Search Result layout...
by Layale Bassil 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Hello All, I was wondering what should I do in order to be able to modify the layout of the Koha search result item display; i.e. I am using the regular search, I get the hits listed with some details about every hit. I want to modify the content of the "Availability: Copies available for loan: etc..." sentence. I do not want to show the number of copies for every university. I just want them listed with the (2) 2 copies showed between parentheses. What files should I edit and where can they be found? Many thanks, Regards.

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Away From My Desk
by georgew 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Hello everyone, I will be away from my desk until Tuesday, August 12, 2014. If you need to contact someone immediately, please phone 208-882-3925 and talk to someone at the circulation desk. I will respond to your e-mail as soon as I can when I get back. George

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