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The Fisherman


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   The Fisherman
The Fisherman
Photo taken during my trip to Istanbul, Turkey during the month of May 2008.
Selective color adjustment, photo filter, and Topaz applied in Photoshop CS3
to give the image a more dramatic effect.

ROLAN NARMAN

 
 
 
- Laurence Saliba

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What a beautiful image Rolan!!! Perfect framing!!!


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June 22, 2009

 

Tiia Vissak
  a great scene!


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June 23, 2009

 

Tommy E. Burgess
  Wonderful story telling capture Rolan!!


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June 23, 2009

 

Renee Doyle
  Great treatment and excellent capture Rolan!!!


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June 23, 2009

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  Fantastic capture and terrific work, Rolan. A truly great image.


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June 23, 2009

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Wow... wonderful image, Rolan!! Beautiful light, colors and details!


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June 23, 2009

 
dmd-photo-art.com - Dominick M. Dimacale

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  Great image here, Rolan, lovely POV.

Dominick


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June 23, 2009

 

Betsy Labuschagne
  Beautiful capture and treatment Rolan!!


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June 23, 2009

 

Kerry Hill
  Wonderful capture with lovely light and details, Rolan!!


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June 23, 2009

 

Troy Gallagher
  Excellent work Rolan, great capture of life.

Troy


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June 23, 2009

 

Max Aureli
  Gorgeous tones my friend!!! Great moment captured!!


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June 23, 2009

 

Michelle Alton
  You've been sitting on this one for a year???? It's astonishingly good, Rolan. (loved your portrait of Max and his son--stunning work).


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June 23, 2009

 

Brett Dolsen
  Amazing capture and presentation Rolan!!Brett


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June 23, 2009

 
robinsonphotoart.com - Jeff Robinson

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  Excellent capture Rolan - Turkey has so many great photo ops!! Jeff


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June 23, 2009

 
countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson

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  Fantastic capture and work, Rolan. Outstanding!


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June 23, 2009

 

Carol Sawyer
  Beautiful capture, tones and work, Rolan!!


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June 23, 2009

 

Valentin M. Armianu
  Great work on this photo Rolan! Effects, tones, composition..... Perfect!


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June 23, 2009

 
- Stefania Barbier

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  ahhh this is a gorgeous story telling capture Rolan... love it!


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June 23, 2009

 

Kim Kleinschmidt
  Rolan this is a spectacular image!
What a fabulous story, And outstanding composition


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June 23, 2009

 
- Bojan Bencic

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  Great light and tone, Rolan. Fantastic DD work.


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June 23, 2009

 

Ellen Hodges
  Awesome capture, Rolan! Outstanding in every way!


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June 23, 2009

 

Julianna J. Collett
  Love the tones!!!


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June 23, 2009

 

Tammy Espino
  Taking photo's of strangemen and using treatment! Roland!! That's my job~ :) hahahaha
Wonderful capture, looks like a winner to me~


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June 23, 2009

 

Anita Hogue
  Oh, I absolutely love this capture, Rolan! Fabulous perspective and tones!


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June 23, 2009

 
cccphotoart.com - Candice C. Calhoun

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  We have fishermen on the brain, don't we? I LOVE your fantastic photo and the presentation is dynamite! Such a total winner!

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June 23, 2009

 

Debra R. Harder
  You are the master of tones, Rolan! LOVE THIS!! Perfect tones, lighting, textures, details, colors and composition. Brilliant work!! Deb


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June 23, 2009

 

Marisol Pastor
  Excellent Rolan! I too love the tones, lighting, details, and composition .. plus the reflections in the water and on the boat.


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June 23, 2009

 

Patricia Ronan
  A beautiful capture Rolan and great digital work:)


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June 23, 2009

 

Judy A. Lawhon
  Rolan...congrats on all your wonderful EP's!! This one is fantastic with just the right effects!!


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June 23, 2009

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  Spectacular tones, lighting, SC, detail, treatment, pov & comp here, Rolan!!! Fabulous work, as always!!!

You are sure getting your gallery decorated with EFP's!!! WTG,my friend!!!


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June 23, 2009

 

Barbara Waldoch
  Beautiful work, Rolan!


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June 23, 2009

 
- Teresa Burnett

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  Wonderful image, Rolan!! fantastic comp, and I love the treatment!!


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June 23, 2009

 
- Nancy L. Green

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  LOVE this candid moment and the wonderful effects Rolan, beautifully done!! <><


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June 23, 2009

 

Courtenay Vanderbilt
  Magnificent Rolan! And an EP already! Fantastic!


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June 23, 2009

 

Vladan D. Djordjevic
  A winner! The composition is perfect. Love the tones, lighting, pose, details. Superb work, my friend!


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June 24, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Thank you so much to all of you my friends for your wonderful words and support! Greatly apprecioated!

Michelle ~ I'm sitting on a lot of old photos...I have to remember to go back! When I shoot new ones I post those first and I forget the old ones!

Tammy - I see that you take your job very seriously! I will never get in your way dear!


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June 24, 2009

 

Julianne Bradford
  Well your treatment of this wonderful shot is outstanding Rolan! I have the same problem,I'm sitting on lots of old photos. I keep taking new ones and entering them! Ah the joys of photography!


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June 24, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  LOL! Julianne! Thanks for your lovely comment! It is also more convenient! Otherwise I have to spend a lot of time to go through old photos! What a joy!


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June 24, 2009

 

A P
  Just love everything about this Rolan. Want to see it again at the end of the month. Outstanding!!!


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June 24, 2009

 

Max Aureli
  Congrats Bro!!! :-)))


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June 24, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Thank you so much Ann and Max for your lovely words!


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June 24, 2009

 

John Connolly
  Now here is a man at harmony with his surroundings, Rolan! A marvelous capture and congrats on your EP!


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June 25, 2009

 

Chris Ebben
  This could well be my brother, this is what he does for a crust. I like the effects used on this one. Well taken=^..^=


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June 28, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Thank you so much John and Chris!


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June 28, 2009

 

Lauren P. Krajenta
  Very nice shot Rolan...excellent softness and lighting to the shot!


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June 28, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Thank you very much Lauren!


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June 28, 2009

 
- isabel C. Zepeda

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  Rolan

Very nice lighting and colors, great capture.

Ysa...


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June 30, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Thank you so much Isabel!


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July 01, 2009

 

Max Aureli
  Hey Congratulations Rolan the Fisherman for this great capture and composition Finalist!!!!


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July 21, 2009

 

Tammy Espino
  Congrats on a great finalist!! :) Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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July 21, 2009

 

Max Aureli
  Tammy... did you got any "fishes"???


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July 21, 2009

 

Anita Hogue
  Congratulations on this stunning image Rolan!~


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July 21, 2009

 

A P
  congratulations Pictures, Images and Photos

Way to Go, Rolan Best of luck with your awesome finalist in the next round.


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July 21, 2009

 
valfeldmanphotos.com - Val Feldman

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  Stunning and deserving! Congrats on this wonderful Finalist, Rolan and best of luck in the upcoming rounds!


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July 21, 2009

 

Sherry McClead
  WTG Roland...Fantastic!!! Big congrats on your finalist!!!

Sherrybear


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July 21, 2009

 

Colleen Farrell
  Fabulous, Rolan! Big congrats on your finalist!


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July 21, 2009

 

Amy M. Wilson
  Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Rolan!


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July 21, 2009

 

Patti Coblentz
  Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Rolan!
Patti


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July 21, 2009

 

Kathleen Rinker
  Huge congrats my friend!!


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July 21, 2009

 
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  Congrats Rolan on your Excellent Finalist! Jeff


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July 21, 2009

 
- Sherran Andersen

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  Congrats Rolan. Sherran


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July 21, 2009

 
- Ann Coates

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  Way to go Rolan and huge congratulations on this amazing finalist.


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July 21, 2009

 
- Nancyj E. Hovey

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  C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your well deserving FINALIST 8o)


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July 21, 2009

 
- isabel C. Zepeda

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  Rolan

Congratulation


Ysa...


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July 21, 2009

 

anonymous
  Congratulations Rolan on your fantastic finalist! B-


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July 21, 2009

 

Tammy Scott
  Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist!


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July 21, 2009

 

Joseph T. Pilonero
  Fabulous capture, Roland. Good luck on going further with this. TED PILONERO


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July 21, 2009

 
- Teresa Burnett

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  YAYYYYYYYY!!! Huge congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Rolan!! I loved it the first time I saw it!! Hope we see it again!!


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July 21, 2009

 

Melissa G. Meiselman
  Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Rolan!!!!


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July 21, 2009

 
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  Congratulations, Rolan - this is wonderful!! Best of luck in the next round!


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July 21, 2009

 

Kelly S. Cavanaugh
  Excellent work, Rolan! Congratulations!


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July 21, 2009

 

Julianna J. Collett
  Congratulations!!


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July 21, 2009

 

Debra R. Harder
  When I first saw this image, Rolan, I thought "STUNNING"...HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your OUTSTANDING finalist!! Deb


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July 21, 2009

 

Tommy E. Burgess
  Huge congratulations on this outstaanding finalist Rolan!!!


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July 21, 2009

 
- Laurence Saliba

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  Congratulations Rolan!!! A super finalist!!!


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July 21, 2009

 

Kerry Hill
  Huge CONGRATULATIONS on your awesome finalist, Rolan!!!


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July 21, 2009

 
- Bojan Bencic

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  Congratulations on your finalist, Rolan.


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July 21, 2009

 

Renee Doyle
  Fantastic Rolan!!! Big congratulations to you!!


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July 21, 2009

 

Betsy Labuschagne
  Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist Rolan!!


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July 22, 2009

 

Lorna Shutter
  Wow! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this FANTASTIC image, Rolan!!!!! :) Photobucket


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July 22, 2009

 

Debra K. Johnson
  [IMG]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/gretch1965/Congrats.jpg[/IMG]


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July 22, 2009

 

Debra K. Johnson
  oopsee... congats Pictures, Images and Photos


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July 22, 2009

 

Margaret R. Barry
  Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Rolan!


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July 22, 2009

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  A great portrait, CONGRATULATIONS on an outstanding Finalist, Rolan.

UB.


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July 22, 2009

 

Marisol Pastor
  Congrats again Rolan!


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July 22, 2009

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  How could this not be a finalist, Rolan. It is a FABULOUS image. It touches all strings. Huge congrats.


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July 22, 2009

 

Karen Kessler
  Beautiful work on this, Rolan! Congrats on the Finalist!!!


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July 22, 2009

 
- Mitch Spence

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  Congratulations, Rolan!


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July 22, 2009

 
- Shelly A. Van Camp

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  Congrats, Rolan!


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July 22, 2009

 

Patricia Ronan
  Congrats on your finalist Rolan, great image:))


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July 22, 2009

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist, ROLAN!!!


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July 22, 2009

 

Sam Britt
  Congratulations, Rolan!


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July 22, 2009

 

Max Aureli
  That is a really great image Rolan!!
Congrats again my friend.


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July 22, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Thank you so much my dear friends for all your kind and encouraging words! Greatly appreciated!


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July 22, 2009

 

frank w. degenhardt
  Rolan, Way to go our friend on this Beautifuol Finalist. Congratulations from Annie and myself.


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July 23, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Thank you very much Annie and Frank!


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July 23, 2009

 

Max Aureli
  You welcome!!
Amen


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July 23, 2009

 

Michael Khoury
  A great picture Rolan...A BIG CONGRATS, my friend...Max and I are planning to go to the Vatican...Will you join us? :)?


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July 23, 2009

 

Courtenay Vanderbilt
  Congratulations Rolan!


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July 23, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Thank you very much Michael and Court!
LOL! Michael! Why not!


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July 23, 2009

 

Katarina Mansson
  Lovely story-telling picture with beautiful color tones!


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February 11, 2010

 
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