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fractint-digest      Wednesday, January 31 2001      Volume 01 : Number 535




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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:35:35 -0600
From: "Paul N. Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) FOTD?

Multiple Bogeys decided to harass the List again:
>
> What, no FOTD last night?
>

I had no problems receiving it with my normal ISP.    :-)

You should try getting a real ISP if you continue to have so many
problems.


Sincerely,
P.N.L.
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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:42:18 -1000
From: "David Jones" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Nice fractal background

http://vmyths.com has a nice fractal image as part of its
background ...

David
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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 13:46:03 -0500
From: "Multiple Bogeys" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) More FOTD troubles.

Well, it seems the home.att.net machine is off for the weekend -- it is
ignoring HTTP requests, which you'd think the webmaster there would know is
incorrect behavior.

I can view the FOTDs at that other site, at least, but the discussion
accompanying last night's is consequently unavailable to me. This is not
good.

Regarding my ISP -- it sucks but it's the best one in the area, the others
are all worse. Not that that matters, since whether or not a FOTD makes it
from lists.xmission.com to hotmail.com doesn't depend in any way whatsoever
on whose dial-up service I happen to use. As for why I use hotmail instead
of my ISP's email, actually I use both, but expose only the hotmail address
on mailing lists, Usenet, and Web sites. If I'm going to be spammed, it's
going to be at a free, throwaway address. (A spammer could sign on to this
list easily enough and then quietly accumulate addresses; also, one could
simply harvest them from the list archive Web site.)
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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 13:50:18 -0500
From: "Multiple Bogeys" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Re: More FOTD problems.

Nevermind about the discussion bit -- it seems that other Web site is now
posting the discussion text as well as the images. Thanks "sdboyd", saved
the day. :-)
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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 13:25:23 -0600
From: "Scott D. Boyd" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Re: More FOTD problems.

On Saturday 27 January 2001 12:50, Multiple Bogeys wrote:
> Nevermind about the discussion bit -- it seems that other Web site is
> now posting the discussion text as well as the images. Thanks "sdboyd",
> saved the day. :-)

I've had both the image and the discussion text posted since 8:11pm CST
last night..... I also checked the error log and the access log on my
server -- the html page with the discussion on it has been served
successfully several times since midnight. No entries on the error log....

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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 20:56:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD  28-01-01  (Schizophrenic Midget [7])

Classic FOTD -- January 28, 2001 (Rating 7)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

I have no idea why the FOTD of January 26 failed to appear on
the Fractint list even after six attempts to post it.  But the
FOTD of January 27 did appear, and I assume today's FOTD of the
28th will also appear.

At least I hope it appears, because it's a lively little midget.
It's so lively in fact that I named it "Schizophrenic Midget".
And the name is no exaggeration, for the out-of-control riot of
colored arcs around the midget borders on madness.

The expression 1.7Z^(-5.3)+5.3Z^(-1.7)+(1/C) was iterated up to
1500 times to create today's image, which rates a 7.  The rating
is a comedown from yesterday's lofty 9, but still above average.

The parameter file renders in 10 minutes, making a download of
the image the better way of viewing the scene.  That download
may be found on the Web at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

and at:

          <http://home.swbell.net/sdboyd56/fotd/>

in about 16 hours it will also be posted to Usenet at:

          alt.binaries.pictures.fractals

for the convenience of those with unlimited patience.

The fractal weather turned cold again today as a high wind arose
around midday to keep the fractal cats indoors.  The cats
dislike a high wind because it hides the sound of potential
danger.  They were snug by their radiator as the temperature
fell through the 30'sF (from 3 to zero C).

The philosophy is taking a brief break while the town waits with
bated breath to see if our lowly football team can win the super-
championship Sunday evening.  I am making no predictions, but
when I return with tomorrow's FOTD the answer will be known.
Until then, take care, and hold your breath (but not for too
long a time).


Jim Muth
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g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================


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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 01:14:06 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD  29-01-01  (Infinite Ringlets [8])

Classic FOTD -- January 29, 2001 (Rating 8)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

We have a good fractal for today, but not much time for a
discussion.  We'll make up tomorrow for today's lack of words.
The formula behind the image is a whimsical accident --
2.46Z^(-4.56)+15.78Z^(-1.12)+(1/C) -- which was iterated up to
1400 times.

I rated the picture an 8, and named it "Infinite Ringlets", a
name inspired by the eight chaotic rings surrounding the midget
and the infinity symbols scattered throughout the scene.

The parameter file runs in 16-1/2 minutes on a Pentium 133mhz
machine, 11 minutes on a 200MHZ.  A download from:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

or from:

          <http://home.swbell.net/sdboyd56/fotd/>

is much faster.

And in 12 hours the GIF image will be posted to the Usenet group:

          alt.binaries.pictures.fractals

The fractal weather was ideal for cats today, as sunny skies,
light winds, and a temperature of 44F (6.5C) lured Thomas and
Tippy into the yard.

And now it's time to shut down the fractal place and call it a
night.  I'll return in 20 hours with a fractal and some
philosophy.  Until then, take care, and believe in fractals.


Jim Muth
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START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================

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frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 23:48:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD  30-01-01  (Satin Cyclone [7])

Classic FOTD -- January 30, 2001 (Rating 7)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

For some strange reason, today's FOTD is named "Satin Cyclone".
I have forgotten the reason why I gave the picture such a name,
if indeed there ever was a reason.  Sometimes I pull the names
for my FOTD images out of thin air, and today's name may be such
an arbitrary one.

Regardless of where the name came from, today's image is respect-
able, though the steady decline in FOTD ratings from the 9 of a
few days ago continues.  But today's rating of 7 is still above
average, making today's image marginally worth the effort of
waiting 21 minutes for the parameter file to finish.  The wait
can be reduced to 12 minutes by resetting the periodicity to 10.
This makes the effort of running the parameter file a little
less marginal.

The mathematical formula behind the FOTD image for today is
(Z)-0.13Z^(-11)+(1/C), a surprisingly simple expression that
does a lot more than one would expect.

The parent fractal drawn by today's formula resembles a circular
blob interrupted by a concavity on the west edge.  Rendering the
outer edges of this blob requires the periodicity to be turned
off, though a time-saving periodicity setting of 10 seems to
make no difference in the appearance of today's image.

The inconvenience of running the parameter file can be avoided
by downloading the GIF image from the web at the URL:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

and from the URL:

          <http://home.swbell.net/sdboyd56/fotd/>

For those in no hurry to see the image, it will be posted in 13
hours, along with this discussion, to the Usenet binary group:

          alt.binaries.pictures.fractals

The fractal weather today was mostly cloudy with a temperature
of 45F (7C), which was acceptable to the fractal cats, but not
ideal.  The dynamic duo ventured briefly into the yard,
exploring as far as the tangle of wild roses before retreating
to the warmth of their radiators.

I did a little philosophizing this afternoon, pondering the
consequences of demonstrating that the world is indeed nothing
but an illusion common to all people.  I decided that the
consequences would be very few in the way we live our everyday
lives, but quite important to our philosophical and religious
viewpoints.  I'll go into these philosophical consequences in a
future FOTD philofractal discussion.  If I'm not overwhelmed by
work, the day could be tomorrow.

As for this evening, I see that the cats have settled, which
means it's about time for me to be doing the same.  This means
shutting down the fractal shoppe and calling it a night.  Until
next time, take care, and don't fracture your fractal.


Jim Muth
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START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================

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frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================


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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:34:18 +0100
From: "Jacco Burger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Jacco's Fractal Pages

Hi everyone,

Maybe some of you remember me from a dim and distant past....

This message is to let you know that I just uploaded a brand new version of
my website. Well... it has only been about two years since the last version!

The URL is:
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~jaccobu

I have four galleries, a downloadpage with color map files for Fractint and
gradient files for UltraFractal, a links page (a large one, but only in
Dutch so far...) and, of course, a guestbook.

Comments, entries in my guestbook and reports on bugs and spelling mistakes
will be appreciated!

Jacco Burger


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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:01:50 -0500
From: "Multiple Bogeys" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Ack!

home.att.net is up again but the latest FOTD isn't there. Surprise,
surprise. In light of their low reliability, I'm now switching allegiance to
the other site, which appears to have moved to
http://sdboyd.penguinpowered.com/~sdboyd/fotd/
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:00:32 -0600
From: "Paul N. Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Ack!

Multiple Bogeys wrote:
>
> home.att.net is up again but the latest
> FOTD isn't there.

The "C-FOTD 30-01-01 (Satin Cyclone [7])" has been there since Monday,
January 29, 2001 23:51:19 CST.  Anyone with a decent ISP connection can
view the Document Info themselves to verify this.

That particular page has been accessed over 30 times already.

>
> In light of their low reliability, I'm now
> switching allegiance to the other site....

Thank you very much for moving on, and good riddance.    :-)

BTW, Scott created his version of the same FOTD on Monday, January 29,
2001 23:45:07 CST.  That's only 6-minutes and 12-seconds difference
between the two.


Sincerely,
P.N.L.
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 21:42:45 -0500
From: "Douglas stewart" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Ack!

I couldn't see it or any of the old ones until now. I think there
was a problem this time.
All other times I had no problems getting the pictures.
Doug Stewart

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From: Paul N. Lee <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: (fractint) Ack!


> Multiple Bogeys wrote:
> >
> > home.att.net is up again but the latest
> > FOTD isn't there.
>
> The "C-FOTD 30-01-01 (Satin Cyclone [7])" has been there since Monday,
> January 29, 2001 23:51:19 CST.  Anyone with a decent ISP connection can
> view the Document Info themselves to verify this.
>
> That particular page has been accessed over 30 times already.
>
> >
> > In light of their low reliability, I'm now
> > switching allegiance to the other site....
>
> Thank you very much for moving on, and good riddance.    :-)
>
> BTW, Scott created his version of the same FOTD on Monday, January 29,
> 2001 23:45:07 CST.  That's only 6-minutes and 12-seconds difference
> between the two.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> P.N.L.
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:15:56 -0600
From: "Scott D. Boyd" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Ack!

On Tuesday 30 January 2001 17:01, Multiple Bogeys wrote:
> home.att.net is up again but the latest FOTD isn't there. Surprise,
> surprise. In light of their low reliability, I'm now switching
> allegiance to the other site, which appears to have moved to
> http://sdboyd.penguinpowered.com/~sdboyd/fotd/

I moved all the FOTD pages to an Apache Web server on a machine here at
home. This was due to the fact that I had ran out of free space on my
ISP's Web server. The redirect and link to my Web server will remain on
the URL that Jim Muth posts in his FOTD email. 99.9% uptime on my personal
server is not guaranteed, but the reliability of Apache/Linux is well
known.  8-)

Scott Boyd
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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:53:03 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD  31-01-01  (The Fractal Swarm [8])

Classic FOTD -- January 31, 2001 (Rating 8)

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:

I must make a confession.  Even with two jobs backed up, I took
the morning off to attend the victory celebration parade in
honor of our Ravens football team, which took place in heavy
rain.  As a result, I found almost no time to search for a
fractal.

Luckily, Fractint has an evolver feature, which varies the input
parameters at random within specified limits.  So today's
fractal is not one I found, it is one my Pentium 200mhz fractal
computer found.

The resulting image rates an 8, which is above the average of
the images I find without the evolver.  Does this mean that a
computer can find better fractals faster than a human being?

Perhaps. . . .

Or perhaps not, but in any case, it should be at least possible
to write a fractal program that can analyze a section of a
fractal image and zero in automatically on the nearest midget.
But I'm not about ready to attempt such a program myself.

Today's image is a production of number 7 in my series of 12
MandNewt formulae.  It is almost totally composed of bof60
inside fill, which typically produces clouds and strings of
bubbles when applied to an image created by one of the MandNewt
formulae.

I named the image "The Fractal Swarm" when the dark clouds of
tiny black objects floating between the larger bubbles caught my
eye.  These clouds resemble swarms of bees.

The parameter file renders in 8-1/2 minutes, though I strongly
advise setting the color palette by using the color map file
attached to the end of this letter.  Due to a technical limitation,
the colors as recorded in the parameter file are slightly but
significantly incorrect.  This is the first time this limitation has
actually caused me to record the colors in the more accurate
*.map format.

The correctly colored image may also be obtained by
downloading it from:

          alt.binaries.pictures.fractals

where it will be posted in 14 hours.

The image will also be available on the Web within an hour at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

and at:

          <http://home.swbell.net/sdboyd56/fotd/>

But I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the colors in the images
that will be posted there.

The fractal weather today started with heavy showers of rain,
which cleared away at midday, to be followed by a sunny
afternoon with a temperature of 54F (12C).  The fractal cats
took full advantage of the ideal conditions.

I now see that it's time once again to shut down the fractal
shoppe and call it a night.  But I'll return tomorrow with more
fractal news.  Until then, take care, and keep looking for
fractals.


Jim Muth
[e-mail]


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frm:MandNewt07 {; Jim Muth
z=c=(pixel*p1):
a=z^3+(c-p2)*z-c
b=3*z^2+c-1
z=z-p3*a/b
0.000000000000000000000000000001 <= |a|
}

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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:46:48 -0600
From: "Paul N. Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD  31-01-01  (The Fractal Swarm [8])

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> The correctly colored image may also be obtained by
> downloading it from:
>           news:alt.binaries.pictures.fractals
> where it will be posted in 14 hours.
>
> The image will also be available on the Web within
> an hour at:
>           <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
> and at:
>           <http://home.swbell.net/sdboyd56/fotd/>
> But I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the colors in
> the images that will be posted there.

No need to worry, I did use your supplied color map, and I can see the
difference between my web page and Scott's (which is automated and will
not know about the MAP file).

It was interesting to see the "dark clouds of tiny black objects" become
more dense when the color map is not used.

Sincerely,
P.N.L.
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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 03:57:07 -0500
From: Sylvie Gallet <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) New galleries

Hi everyone,

  I just uploaded four new galleries (#30-33) to my site.  The entrance i=
s
at:

    <http://www.fractalus.com/sylvie/homepage.htm>

  The French version is at:

    <http://www.fractalus.com/sylvie/homepagf.htm>

  Cheers,

        - Sylvie

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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 13:24:36 -0000
From: "Andrew Coppin" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) New galleries

Sylvie, YOU ARE AMAZING! I particularly like gallery #32, but ALL of them
are VERY IMPRESSIVE! If only *I* could do this...


>From: Sylvie Gallet <[e-mail]>
>Reply-To: [e-mail]
>To: Liste Ultra Fractal <[e-mail]>
>Subject: (fractint) New galleries
>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 03:57:07 -0500
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>   I just uploaded four new galleries (#30-33) to my site.  The entrance is
>at:
>
>     <http://www.fractalus.com/sylvie/homepage.htm>
>
>   The French version is at:
>
>     <http://www.fractalus.com/sylvie/homepagf.htm>
>
>   Cheers,
>
>         - Sylvie
>
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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 11:24:14 -0600
From: "Scott D. Boyd" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 31-01-01 (The Fractal Swarm [8])

On Wednesday 31 January 2001 00:46, Paul N. Lee wrote:

> No need to worry, I did use your supplied color map, and I can see the
> difference between my web page and Scott's (which is automated and will
> not know about the MAP file).
>
I happened to be at my computer when Jim's email arrived. I copied the
colormap numbers into a .map file and started Xfractint with the
MAP=theswarm.map option. Then today, I took a look at Paul's image, and
noticed the difference. I then re-created the FOTD and got the same
results!

> It was interesting to see the "dark clouds of tiny black objects" become
> more dense when the color map is not used.
>
I thought they looked more dense in your version, Paul.

Scott Boyd

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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:42:32 -0500
From: Sylvie Gallet <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) New galleries

Hi Andrew,

  Thank you  very much for your kind comment!

  Best regards,

        - Sylvie

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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:02:04 +0000
From: Aero <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Ack!

In message <[e-mail]>, Paul N. Lee
<[e-mail]> writes
>>
>> In light of their low reliability, I'm now
>> switching allegiance to the other site....
>
>Thank you very much for moving on, and good riddance.    :-)
>
>BTW, Scott created his version of the same FOTD on Monday, January 29,
>2001 23:45:07 CST.  That's only 6-minutes and 12-seconds difference
>between the two.
>
>
Just to counter balance Bogeys' vote of no-confidence, may I, Paul, give
a big plus vote.
Its not often I get time to surf the wonderful world of fractal web
stuff. Over the years I've browsed the web and newsgroups now and then
and just did so last weekend, stumbling on some of your stuff once
again. Its seems to me that your contribution to the world of fractals
cannot be too highly commended.
How anyone can be negative about this community of mathematical
enthusiasts and artist is beyond me. Taking a broad view of human
endeavour and commerce in this hi-tech world, things like the fractal
community are pearls amidst a sea of mud.

Also, one must realise that in this new, rapidly growing frontier of
technology that links fail, servers get clogged, reliability oscillates.

A very old quote comes to mind;

'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.'

This seems particularly apt, since if I recall correctly, these words
were inspired by a king watching a spider trying to spin its web!

Regards

Aero


inFINitE ART, Huddersfield,UK
www.rherrero.demon.co.uk
Phone:  [phone]
Love & Respect, Richard Herrero
_.aERo._.aERo._.aERo._.aERo._



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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 21:01:19 -0600
From: "Paul N. Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 31-01-01 (The Fractal Swarm [8])

Scott D. Boyd wrote:
>
> I copied the colormap numbers into a .map file and
> started Xfractint with the MAP=theswarm.map option.
> Then today, I took a look at Paul's image, and
> noticed the difference.  I then re-created the FOTD
> and got the same results!

I am confused as to what the same results were compared to.  The image
you first had on your web page (when I checked just a few minutes after
it was available) showed the "dots" more compacted together than my
image.  Now your web page shows a different image where they are much
more scattered out.

I have just compared my generated image with the one that Jim posted to
the Usenet this afternoon and they appear to be the same, but still
quite different in the pattern of "dots" that you are displaying.

May be there is something peculiar with the XFractInt version and the
DOS versions that Jim and I both use.  Looks like this might be an
interesting image to use for testing various versions under different
platforms.

>
> I thought they looked more dense in your version, Paul.

As I explained above, they do now, but not with your first image.   :-)


Sincerely,
P.N.L.
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