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Rodrigo Almeida
Associate Professor
Email: email@example.com
Office: 203 Wellman
Phone: 510-642-1603
Website(s): Almeida Lab
Research Group(s): Almeida Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests
Ecology of emerging insect-borne plant diseases and insect-microbe interactions
Research Description
We are interested in three broad research areas: i) ecology of emerging diseases, ii) pathogen transmission biology, and iii) insect-microbe interactions. We currently use two research systems to address questions of interest, the xylem-limited leafhopper-transmitted…[read more]
Miguel Altieri
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 215 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-642-9802
Website(s): Agroecology in Action Vineyard Agroecology
Research Group(s): Altieri Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests
Biological control agro-ecology
Research Description
Our research group uses the concepts of agroecology to obtain a deep understanding of the nature of agroecosystems and the principles by which they function. Throughout our research and writings we have aided in the…[read more]
Carl Boettiger
Assistant Professor
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website(s): Lab Homepage
Research Group(s): Boettiger Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Theoretical ecology, ecoinformatics, modeling, data science, resilience, early warning signals, decision theory
Research Description
I work on problems in ecological forecasting and decision making under uncertainty, with applications for global change, conservation and natural resource management. I am particularly interested in how we can predict or manage ecological systems…[read more]
John Casida
Professor of the Graduate School
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 114 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-5424
Fax: 510-642-6497
Research Interests
Pesticide chemistry and toxicology
Research Description
Research in the Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory emphasizes pesticide mode of action and metabolism. This information is important to optimize pesticide use, improve their selectivity and environmental characteristics, and minimize the hazards of exposure…[read more]
Kent M. Daane
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: email@example.com
Office: 212 Wellman Hall
Phone: 559-646-6522 (Kearney)
Lab Phone: 510-643-4019 (Berkeley)
Fax: 559-646-6593 (Kearney)
Research Group(s): Daane Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests
Control of insect pests in agricultural crops
Research Description
My research focuses on the development of ecologically-based insect pest management systems. Research studies include classical biological control, augmentation programs, insect-plant interactions, use of least-disruptive insecticides and the biology of natural enemies.
Most of my research…[read more]
Perry de Valpine
Associate Professor
Email: email@example.com
Office: 201 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-0676
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): De Valpine website
Research Group(s): de Valpine Group
Office Hours: T 2:00-3:00, Updated: 2011/08/11
Research Interests
Experimental population dynamics, mathematical modeling and statistics
Research Description
My research aims to develop and apply mathematical and statistical modeling methods to evaluate hypotheses from complex ecological data, with a primary focus on population dynamics. Population ecology is an important level for understanding nature…[read more]
Damian O. Elias
Assistant Professor
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 5028 VLSB
Phone: 510-642-6396
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Elias Lab
Research Group(s): Elias Group
Office Hours: Mon, Wed: 11 - 12 pm, Updated: 2010/08/31
Research Interests
Neuroethology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary biology of arthropods
Research Description
The goal of my research program is to understand basic principals in behavior and behavioral adaptation. By exploring the interface between sensory physiology, behavior, and ecology, my lab seeks to identify basic principals of sensory…[read more]
Brian L. Fisher
Associate Adjunct Professor
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 415-326-8314
Lab Phone: 415-326-8314
Website(s): California Academy of Sciences Staff Page
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Entomology, Ants
Research Description
- Explore mechanisms driving the accumulation of restricted-range species at regional and local levels in the southwest Indian Ocean.
- Apply knowledge on the origin and radiation of arthropods across the southwest Indian Ocean to inform and aid…[read more]
Gordon Frankie
Email: email@example.com
Office: 315 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-0973
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Urban Bee Gardens
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Urban entomology
Research Description
The research focus in my lab is on the behavioral ecology and community organization of solitary bee species in selected environments in California and Costa Rica. During the past 21 years we have been documenting…[read more]
Wayne M. Getz
A. Starker Leopold Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 5052 VLSB
Phone: 510-642-8745
Lab Phone: 510-666-2352
Fax: 510-643-1227
Website(s): Getz Lab
Research Group(s): Getz Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Population modeling epidemiology and resource wildlife management
Research Description
Students and postdoctoral students in my laboratory work on a broad range of theoretical and applied questions in population and biology with application to epidemiology and conservation biology.
Current Projects
At this time projects in my laboratory…[read more]
Rosemary Gillespie
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 201 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-3445
Website(s): Gillespie Web Page
Research Group(s): Gillespie Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Evolutionary ecology, systematics, spider biology, conservation
Research Description
My research focuses on understanding evolutionary patterns and processes among populations and species. My primary focus is on islands, particularly remote hotspot islands of the Pacific.
Hotspot archipelagoes – in which islands emanate from a single…[read more]
Charles Griswold
Adjunct Professor
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: California Academy of Sciences
Phone: 415-321-8312
Website(s): California Academy of Sciences Staff Page
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Research Description
In the past 150 years 500 species of goblin spiders have been described: we estimate that the true number is greater than 2000. We are attempting to compress several lifetimes worth of work into 7…[read more]
David Kavanaugh
Adjunct Professor
Email: email@example.com
Office: California Academy of Sciences
Phone: 415-379-5315
Website(s): California Academy of Sciences Staff Page
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Systematics, biogeography, evolution, and natural history of carabid beetles
Research Description
- Systematics, biogeography, evolution, and natural history of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
- Changes in the altitudinal distributions of montane carabid beetles as indicators of climate change.
- Biogeography, ecology, and evolution of high-altitude, montane organisms and faunas.
- General aspects of…[read more]
Claire Kremen
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 217 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-643-6339
Website(s): Kremen Lab Group
Research Group(s): Kremen Group
Office Hours: Fri, 2-3 PM; Updated 08/25/2011
Research Interests
Conservation Biology, entomology
Research Description
As a conservation biologist, I seek mechanisms for slowing or preventing the loss of biodiversity, which is one of the greatest environmental challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Estimates of the magnitude of species…[read more]
Isao Kubo
Email: email@example.com
Office: 232A Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-6303
Fax: 510-643-5438
Research Group(s): Kubo Group
Office Hours: Thursday 1:30-4:30, By Appointment, Updated: 2010/08/20
Research Interests
Natural products chemistry
Research Description
Our group has been searching for ecologically sound pest control agents based on natural products (including biopolymers such as enzymes) that fundamentally regulate nature. Our studies have focused on developing alternative insect control agents, but…[read more]
Robert S. Lane
Professor of the Graduate School
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 411 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-4385
Fax: 510-642-7428
Research Interests
Medical entomology, parasitology, tick-borne diseases
Research Description
We have been studying the ecology, epidemiology and prevention of tick-borne diseases, particularly the spirochete (bacterium) that causes Lyme disease (LD). LD currently is the most commonly reported vector-borne infection United States, and in other…[read more]
Vernard Lewis
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: email@example.com
Office: Richmond Field Station
Phone: 510-665-6724
Fax: 510-665-3427
Website(s): UC Berkeley Urban Pest Management Center Structural Pest Research & Outreach Fund
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Biology and management of structural and household pests.
Research Description
I am a Cooperative Extension Specialist with statewide responsibilities. The duties of my job include conducting applied research and outreach. My research focuses on household and structural insect pests, particularly, termites and bed bugs. I…[read more]
Nicholas J. Mills
Email: email@example.com
Office: 310 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-1711
Website(s): Mills Lab
Research Group(s): Mills Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Invasive species, Biological control, Population ecology, Entomology/Insect biology
Research Description
The focus of my research group is the biological control of insect pests and the ecology of insect parasitism and predation. Classical biological control has an outstanding history of success in the sustained regional control…[read more]
Katharine Milton
Email: email@example.com
Office: 349 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-8607
Website(s): Milton Lab
Research Group(s): Milton Group
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-4pm Room 349 Hilgard Updated: 2014/09/09
Research Interests
Tropical ecology of humans and non-human primates diet parasite-host interactions
Research Description
I am broadly interested in the dietary ecology of Primates, including human ancestors and modern humans. I have worked extensively on the dietary ecology of a number of indigenous groups in the Brazilian Amazon to…[read more]
Patrick M. O'Grady
Assistant Professor
Email: email@example.com
Office: 117A Hilgard
Phone: 510-642-0662
Website(s): O'Grady Lab
Research Group(s): O'Grady Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Population genetics and phylogenetics of Drosophila, adaptive radiation, biogeography
Research Description
I am interested in the patterns and processes that generate and maintain biological diversity. Research projects in my laboratory cover a range of biological disciplines including morphology and taxonomy, phylogenetic systematics, population genetics, molecular evolution…[read more]
George Oster
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 218 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-5277
Website(s): George Oster Lab
Research Group(s): Oster Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Mathematical biology and biophysics
Research Description
My research involves construction and testing of theoretical models of molecular, cellular and developmental processes.
Current Projects
Current Projects include investigations into the basic physics and chemistry of protein motors, eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell motility, membrane geometry…[read more]
Jerry Powell
Professor of the Graduate School
Email: email@example.com
Office: 214 Wellman Hall
Phone: (510) 642-3207
Website(s): Essig Museum of Entomology Powell Page
Research Interests
Systematic entomology
Research Description
The principal theme of my research has been to discover and correlate biological features with traditional morphological evidence in the development of biosystematic relationships of microlepidoptera (small moths). My approach can be categorized along four…[read more]
Vincent Resh
Professor of the Graduate School
Email: email@example.com
Office: 305 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-3763
Website(s): The Resh Lab
Research Group(s): Resh Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Aquatic Biology, Water Pollution, Modeling, Entomology
Research Description
The research program in my laboratory follows three lines: (1) studies of the evolutionary biology and ecology of aquatic insects, crustaceans, and molluscs in stream and river habitats; (2) the evaluation of habitat manipulations for…[read more]
George Roderick
William Muriece Hoskins Professor, Department Chair
Email: email@example.com
Office: 145 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-643-4554
Fax: 510.643.5438
Website(s): Evolab, Gillespie/Roderick
Research Group(s): Roderick Group
Office Hours: by appointment in Fall semester, firstname.lastname@example.com there will be additional hours during the RRR week, as well as the regular scheduled class meeting times.
Research Interests
Invasion biology, Biodiversity science, Sustainability and global change, Insects
Research Description
I am interested in biological invasions and the history and structure of populations, both especially related to biodiversity science and global change. The work addresses basic and applied questions, taking advantage of the opportunities associated with…[read more]
Erica Bree Rosenblum
Assistant Professor
Email: email@example.com
Office: 327 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-2108
Website(s): Rosenblum Lab
Research Group(s): Rosenblum Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Evolutionary ecology, speciation and extinction, ecological genomics, herpetology, global change biology
Research Description
The Rosenblum lab studies the processes that generate and impact biological diversity. We are particularly interested in both sides of the evolutionary speciation/extinction "coin" and in determining the mechanisms of rapid adaptation of animals to changing environments. We…[read more]
Mark Tanouye
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 131 Life Science Addition
Phone: 510-642-9404
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Tanouye Lab
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Insect neurophysiology
Research Description
We are interested in developing novel genetic approaches to study the causes of human nervous system disorders. We are especially interested in human epilepsy and have recently developed a genetic model of epilepsy utilizing Drosophila…[read more]
Neil Tsutsui
Professor, Vice Chair for Instruction
Email: email@example.com
Office: 5057 Valley Life Sciences Building
Website(s): The Tsutsui Lab Donate!
Research Group(s): Tsutsui Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Genetics and behavior of social insects
Research Description
The research in our lab focuses on ants and bees – how they communicate, why they behave the ways they do, their ecology, and their evolution. We work in both the field and the lab,…[read more]
Robert Van Steenwyk
Cooperative Extension Specialist - Emeritus
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 140 Oxford Tract
Phone: 510-643-5159
Fax: 510-642-4879
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Pest management of deciduous fruit, nut, and vine crops.
Research Description
My research interest is in integrated insect pest management of deciduous fruit, nut and vine crops. I also have an interest in various insect-marking techniques as a means to measure insect dispersal and other biological…[read more]
Stephen C. Welter
Professor Emeritus
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office: 5063 VLSB
Phone: 510-642-2355
Fax: 510-643-7430
Website(s): Welter Lab
Research Group(s): Welter Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Plant-insect interactions and agricultural entomology
Research Description
Research projects in my laboratory have generally fallen within two major categories: plant-insect interactions or understanding and managing insect populations in agricultural settings. One recent emphasis of the plant-insect work has been to understand the…[read more]
Kipling (Kip) Will
Associate Professor
Email: email@example.com
Office: 319 Wellman Hall
Website(s): Will Lab Essig Museum
Research Group(s): Will Group
Office Hours: Thursday 1-2 or by appointment
Research Interests
Carabid beetles/ Insect Systematics/ Associate Director,Essig Museum of Entomology
Research Description
My research interests center on the systematics, integrative-taxonomy and natural history of insects. I use a broad range of data types (morphology, DNA, behaviors, etc.) to develop phylogenetic hypotheses. These data contribute to monographic revisions…[read more]
David Wood
Professor of the Graduate School
Email: email@example.com
Office: 137 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-5538
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Wood and Tree Insects
Research Interests
Forest entomology and chemical ecology
Research Description
Biology of bark beetles (Scolytidae) and subterranean termites (Reticulitermes spp.), insect host selection behavior, insect pheromones, use of behavior-modifying chemicals in forest pest management, forest entomology, pathogen/tree/bark beetle interactions.
See my website for more information.


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I had the same problem, and this is how i fixed it.I went to gamecopyworld and downloaded a free trainer called Metro 2033 v1.0 + 4 Trainer, and it works fine and its for FREE!The reson the cheathappen trainers dont work is becuse they added to much money or bulets,it gose like 22222 or something like that,the other trainer gives you 999 wich works fine. i hope that helps.
I have never had a problem with a cheathappens trainer, for ANY game, and this issue is a bug in the game, That being said way to go guys and keep up the good work.
And folks if you get your starting kit then go buy a weapon you can pick up a Kalashnikov when bourbon gets captured.
Not to bad mouth gcw as they've saved my can on a few occasions some of their files contain trojans, albeit rare. anyway food for thought.
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Statue of Liberty Under Construction
A man stands beside the base in between the torch and feet of the Statue of Liberty. The photograph was taken while the statue was still under construction.
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May 29, 2008
Barton Simmons
Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Destrehan High School in Destrehan, La. is a popular stop for college coaches during the Spring. Last season, the talent-rich program went undefeated and won a state championship while sending numerous players to play college ball at the next level. This season's crop expects no less and one of the more talented players among them is linebacker Rufus Porter.Porter, a 6-foot 200-pound outside backer, recently picked up offers number two and three to add to his early list of suitors. "Tulane and SMU offered," Porter said. "They both came around the same time, maybe like a week ago. The coach from Tulane he just called me but he said he gave the mail to my coach maybe like a week ago and SMU they came to the school maybe like Friday of last week."Though Porter doesn't know much about either program, he is excited to learn more."I'm interested to find out but other than that I don't know much about them."Practice this Spring at Destrehan has been part practice part college combine due to all of the attention from college coaches and Porter is still learning to adjust."It went good," he said of Spring Practice. "A lot of scouts are talking to me. It's getting confusing but I think I'm good. All the schools that offered me scholarships they sound like they really like me. They're really showing interest in me. They want me to come up there real bad. It's a decision but I think I'm going to make the right one."Destrehan isn't taking long to get back in the swing of things. After finishing out the spring, the players get two weeks before revving things back up with Wednesday team workouts and 7 on 7 passing camps. For Porter, he has made some plans of his own."On June 21 I'm going to go up there to Tulane for a camp and I'm going to SMU," he said. "I don't know when I'm going to go up there but I'm pretty sure I'm going to go up there this month." ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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Kris Kringle's Pumpkin Ride
O'Kanes Cask Series Release
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Just in time for the holidays, the busy-as-elves McMenamins brewers have created another wonderful gift for your taste buds this holiday season. The 2013 version of Kris Kringle is a hearty and robust ale with a big and bold malt complexity as well as an intense and flavorful hop profile. This "winter warmer" highlights the rich, toasty, aromatic and chocolaty malt flavors as its very sturdy foundation. Generous amounts of four different hop varieties were added in five different additions, which delivers a magnificent and massive hop assault. Along with all of these gifts the OSF Brewery has added yet another; fresh roasted pumpkin! Mixed in special for this O'Kanes Cask Series release, Kris Kringle takes an unique ride before he heads out on his special sleigh ride in December! Come join us in the celebration of this one of a kind type of present. Happy Holidays from the OSF Brewery!
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Kenwood's Daniel Norl (13) adjusts his shot in mid-air to avoid Northeast's Anterrian Cheatham (4) and Dre Felton (12) during their Basketball Jamboree game Thursday at the Dunn Center.
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Preseason attention centered around three teams before the regular season began last year. Kenwood, Dickson County and Northeast sat atop most people's preseason District 10 poll.
This season will be a bit different as Dickson County has shifted south to District 11. Northeast lost seven seniors to graduation last year and have new faces dotting coach Al Cooper's team.
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Process Safety Culture
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crewmembers aboard. After extensive investigation, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) concluded that the organizational safety culture gaps contributed significantly to this loss. Upon review of The CAIB report, the CCPS Technical Steering Committee concluded that the same cultural factors that impacted NASA could also impact on the chemical and petroleumn industries. CCPS invites chemical, petroleum, and other companies to use these materials to evaluate their company's process safety culture and to develop improvement strategies.
Developing, sustaining, and enhancing the organization's process safety culture is one of elements in the RBPS pillar of committing to process safety. CCPS members invite you to start the journey by reviewing the Building Process Safety Culture Tool Kit and then explore resources listed below to understand the attributes of a sound culture, and how your organization might begin to enhance its own culture.
Foundations of Process Safety
Guidelines for Defining Process Safety Competency Requirements
Auditing Relief Systems Design Basis - Best Practices
Do We Really Need More Process Safety Leaders?
Lending Industrial Experience through Reactive Hazard Examples in University Safety Instruction
Risk Doesn't Equal Frequency Times Severity
Eli Lilly PSM Implementation Case Study
Speaker 3: Deborah Grubbe
Speaker 2: Lloyd F. Colegrove
Making Sense of Reason: A Review of the Message James Reason Put Forward for a Re-Think of Safety Management Principles
Overcoming the Process Safety Challenges in Midstream Pipeline Operations
An Optimization Formulation for Risk Reduction of the Layout of Offshore Platforms
Huaa...When Local Learning and Casual Sharing Is Not Enough
Developing Credible Scenarios for a PHA
Research of Process Safety Management Platform Architecture Based on Internet of Things
The Road Between Reality and Philosophy (aka HSE Success within an Engineering Organization)
AIChE/CCPS White Paper: Recommendations for Establishing Process Safety Investigation Boards
Beyond the 2 Million Safe Hours
Senior Leaders and Process Safety: The Role and The Opportunity
Chevron's Wesley Lohec on Sustaining Effective Process Safety
2014 Conference Keynote
What Every Young Engineer Should Know About Process Safety
Case Study of the Domino Effect in a Catastrophic Solid Oxidizer Fire
To Shale or Not to Shale - Refinery Configuration Analysis at the 10000 FT Level While Getting a 100 Ft Level Value Estimate
Perspectives on Ragagep
What Should Leaders be Held Accountable for When It Comes to PSM Performance?
Is There an Acceptable Level of Competence in Process Safety for a Graduate Chemical Engineer?
Becoming a Great Process Safety Leader
Vinyl Chloride Monomer Explosion
Engaging Employees in Catastrophic Event Prevention
Engaging Senior Management In Process Safety: A Case History
Process Safety: Are You Managing Your Hazards or Managing Your Activities?
Compliance: The Necessary Evil
Overview of Inherently Safer Technology
Process Safety Culture - Making This a Reality
Understand the Main Scenarios and Hazards and How Its Controls Are Being Managed
Model to Implement Industrial and Operational Certification Program
Enabling Performance Management - Producing Vs. Collecting Metrics Data
Benchmarking Safety Culture in Major Hazards Industries in the Rotterdam Area
Mechanical Integrity 101 for Process Safety Professionals
Automatic Operation of Transfer Line and Decoke Valves, Flexibility & Process Safety
A Prudent Approach to Revalidating Process Hazard Analysis
Searching for the Variables and Modifiers to Safety Climate and Safety Culture
Driving Consistency in the Estimation of Severity Levels in PHA Studies
One company's approach on Relative Ranking of Portfolio of Process Safety Risk
Are We Really Learning from Major Accidents in Drilling Operations?
Implementation of Process Safety Metrics in Wells and Drilling Activities at Petrobras
What do a Trash Disposal Site and a Refinery Share in Common
Managing Operational Risk in an Enterprise Risk Management Framework
Typical Elements of Process Safety Management
Integrating Corporate Safety Culture and Process Safety after Merger - a Personal Perspective
Well, Well! Are We Drilling in the Right Direction?
Creating a Safety Culture
Shale Oil & Gas - Don't Let Communication Mistakes Cause an Accident
"All in" Means "All the Time"
Technology Qualification - Two Subsea Applications
Improving Plant Safety - an Operator Centric View on Process Safety
Piper Alpha 25 Years - Progress and Challenges Remaining for the Offshore Industry
Blah, Blah, Blah!!! - Effective Individual and Team Communication Lead to Effective PHAs
How are We Doing? Project 247 - Merging PSM Metrics and Management Systems
The Role Of Sequential Automation In Improving Process Safety
Where are We Going? Vision 2020
How to Influence the Organization
Real-Time Risk Assessment and Decision Support
Venting Flammable Gas to a "Safe Area": An Objective Review of Best Practices and Guidelines
IPL/CMS- Integrity Management of Non-SIS Independent Protection Layers after the LOPA
Avoiding Waterside Corrosion Problems in Ethylene Plant Steam Systems
Preparing and Presenting a College Workshop on Process Hazard Analysis
Application of Common-Cause Failures and Probabilistic Risk Modeling to Assess the Likelihood of Exceeding the Flare Capacity of Multiple LNG Processing Trains
Driving Performance Improvement Using Progressive Leading Indicators
Human Performance Improvement Going Beyond Human Factors
Lessons Learned from Application of LOPA throughout the Process Lifecycle
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May 24, 2008
Greer WR Stock Rising Quickly
Jim Baxter
Greer (SC) SCVarsity.com introduced you to Greer Yellow Jacket standout Desmond Parks
several months ago with a sleeper spotlight story. But the 6-5 athlete is
beginning to see his sleeper status fade as he is transforming in to a hot
commodity on recruiters' evaluation boards.
Parks (6-5, 217), who already has an offer from North Carolina on the table,
is generating interest from Auburn, Clemson, Florida, NC State, and Vanderbilt.
Last week, Florida assistant coach John Hevesy visited Greer's Spring practice
to watch Parks in action.
"They are recruiting me as a hybrid tight end and wide receiver.
They like me as a tight end in some formations and move me out to slot in
passing situations," said Parks.
Parks said that currently two programs are recruiting him harder than the
According to Parks, North Carolina and Florida seem to be recruiting him the
hardest. "Florida is 'real close' to offering me."
Last year, before the start of his junior season, he was moved from defensive
end to tight end, and lined up wide some. He responded by catching 30 passes for
450-yards and 5 touchdowns.
Parks has a frame that can carry another 20-30 lbs and is going to be a
hybrid-type of wide receiver. He's aggressive when going up for a ball with
defensive backs and always attacks the ball - he doesn't wait on it to fall into
his hands, he goes up and gets it. He adjusts well to the ball in the air and
has the ability, size, and strength to dominate the jump balls."
At the SCVarsity.com All-State Football Combine, Parks ran a 4.67 forty yard
dash, a 4.3 shuttle and put up 185-pounds for 13 reps.
Parks lists Florida and Florida State as his favorites because of their style
of offense. Then North Carolina and South Carolina.
Parks has a 385-pound squat and a 250-pound bench press to go along with a
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The number of physicians accepting new Medicare patients rose by one-third between 2007 and 2011 and is now higher than the number of physicians accepting new private insurance patients, according to a Department of Health and Human Services report obtained by USA Today.
In 2007, about 925,000 doctors billed Medicare for their services. In 2011, that number had risen to 1.25 million, according to the report by the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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Oscar win makes Matt friskyComment on this story
Matthew McConaughey told his wife he wanted to make another baby after the Oscars on Sunday (02.03.14).
The 44-year-old actor picked up the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Dallas Buyers Club', but instead of planning a night of fun at the afterparty, he told his wife Camila Alves - with who he has five-year-old Levi, four-year-old Vida and 14-month-old Livingston - he wanted to enjoy some intimate celebrations.
He was reportedly overheard telling her: "We won't stay at the afterparty long - I want to go home and make another baby!"
A source added to The Sun newspaper: "Matthew wasn't worried about getting drunk, he was more keen to get home with his beautiful wife, which he made quite clear in her ear.
"It was so lovely to see, though. It's clear how in love they are. They kissed and kissed and kissed."
The 'Lincoln Lawyer' star thanked his mother, Kathleen McCabe, and his late father during his acceptance speech at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
He said: "To you Dad, you taught me how to be a man ... To my mother, who's here tonight, who taught me and my two older brothers - demanded - that we respect ourselves."
The heartthrob then fought back tears as he thanked Camila and his children for their support, saying: "You are the four people in my life that I want to make the most proud of me. Thank you."
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Re "Conn. gun law is model for nation, even as Congress weakens," March 5 editorial:
Connecticut has taken one key step toward reducing gun violence, which is a universal background check. The other items: magazine size, style of rifle, etc., are cosmetic feel-good measures. Short of universal confiscation, which will not occur in our lifetimes, the 300 million guns in the U.S. will remain in private hands.
Thus, the next sensible measure after universal background checks will be to fund research by the Centers for Disease Control and law enforcement to determine the most effective means of reducing gun violence. The former will look at gun violence as a public health issue (this was blocked by the NRA years ago), and the latter will examine practical, on-the-street measures used by police districts and precincts across the U.S. and other countries.
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A man who ran out of gas on Interstate 95, north of mile marker 29 in Glynn County, early Monday morning was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
State troopers said the driver of the truck may not have known he hit someone, but it's being investigated as a hit-and-run fatality.
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PLEASANT HOPE, Mo. -- A farmer died on Thursday afternoon after his tractor fell on top of him in a field. Emergency medical responders said Kent Redd, 61, was pulling a steel post out of the ground when the tractor tipped over.
The accident was on Redd's property near the intersection of Highway KK at Highway H just north of Pleasant Hope. The accident especially affected the medical responders because Redd was a volunteer for the Pleasant Hope Fire Department.


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don't think that matter, now we should concentrate on how to become rich so we can buy home, car so we can marry & live with family happily. if violence occurs in any area, avoid that area, if any person who encourage people to be part of violence, forget it & go to office or collage, if any person suffering by violence don't look at them also, because if we relate them then police will not leave us without any problem or they not give us thanks. etc etc
Mandar Khire wrote:
I know before changing other or teaching other something, person should learn that thing properly & follow it properly!
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So suggestion is that that dont correct world, dont fight with goon, dont clean road.
But at the same time correct yourself, dont become goon, dont litter on road.
Mandar Khire wrote:... And in India many personality was lived & gave lesson from their life, how to be a good human being. example as Siddhartha Gautama, Ashok, Mahatma gandhi. I give only three, but in world many person similar like these.
I think everybody who live in India, but all forgot them. & who not forgot but then also afraid to follow their way.


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Kersee Lind and Tim Armstrong hit conference standard in season's first decathlon
The Eastern Washington University track and field team finished off a busy week in California eight personal records and four more Big Sky Conference qualifying marks.
The Eagles competed in the Mt. Sac Relays, Cal State LA Twilight and the Long Beach Invitational.
"It was very hot," said men's head coach Stan Kerr. "It was quite the transition from Cheney weather, but the team did a great job. Regardless of how tired they were, once they got to the starting line their focus and experience kicked in."
Shene Davis hit a personal record in the long jump with a mark of 19-6 1/4, good for third in school history.
Mari Bingham hit a personal record in the discus with a toss of 151-6, which puts her seventh all-time in Eastern history.
The Eagles also saw four more athletes qualify for the upcoming conference championships, as both Kersee Lind and Tim Armstrong met the conference standard in the decathlon of 6,000. Lind broke his personal record with a score of 6,735, which keeps him at second in school history. Warren Miller barely missed the qualifying mark, as he hit 5,971. However, Miller did qualify for the high jump with a mark of 6-5.
The last qualifier was Stephanie Dye, who broke her personal record in the steeplechase by nearly 17 seconds, with a time of 11:17.32. The time places her fourth all time in Eastern history.
Stephen Warner also hit a personal best in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.59. He currently sits sixth in Eastern history.
Other athletes who reached personal-best marks include Nick Stearns (pole vault, 15-4) and Phillip Puccino (triple jump, 45-3 1/2). The men's short relay (43.95) and the women's short relay (47.33) also hit season bests.
"Everyone is consistent at getting better," said head women's coach Marcia Mecklenburg.
"This trip was designed to focus on single events," said Kerr. "We really wanted to highlight our individuals, and it worked well especially with the support from teammates."
The Eagles will be hosting the 41st annual Pelluer Invitational this Friday.


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Jayhawks return to playoffs Saturday in PIAA action
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Jeannette basketball is back up off the mat.
After suffering a shocking loss to Apollo-Ridge in the WPIAL Class-AA playoffs quarterfinals round, Jeannette needed Beaver Falls to win it all to qualify for the state playoff tournament as the seven-seed in PIAA District-7-AA.
Thank you very much Beaver Falls.
The Tigers whipped Burrell in the WPIAL championship game last Saturday and put the Jayhawks into the state tournament where they will face District-10 champion West Middlesex Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Slippery Rock University.
Jeannette (18-5) was the top-ranked Class-AA team in the WPIAL for a portion of the season and was ranked as high as third in the state rankings before losing twice to Greensburg Central Catholic and exiting the WPIAL playoffs sooner than expected.
West Middlesex (22-3) won the District 10 title by surviving Mercyhurst Prep in five overtimes last Friday. The Big Red are led by senior standout Matt Dogan. The 6-3 guard averages 26.3 points per game and scored 36 in the West Middlesex win over Mercyhurst Prep.
"He's a very good scorer," Jeannette head coach Adrian Batts said of Dogan. "We will probably rotate defenders against him if they screen. We will be prepared for him."
One of the effects of Dogan's game is that he tends to draw an inordinate number of fouls. He averages more than 15 free throws a game, and his team often shoots many more free throws than their opponents.
"We know we are going on the road and using their officials," said Batts. "We just hope they call the game both ways."
Batts believes his team matches up with anybody in Class-AA and wants a chance to prove it.
"I still believe that we are one of the best teams in double-A," said Batts. "We want to show people what Jeannette basketball can do."
Should Jeannette win, they would play Wednesday against the winner of the first-round matchup between Bishop-McCort out of Section 6 and Section 7's second seed, Burrell.
Dave Moio is a freelance writer.
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Nails salon business is 6.3 Billion dollar a year in the US alone. Nail color has a large esthetic appeal to women all ages. It is helpful to camouflage unsightly nails disorders and in some cases offer some protection from environmental insults.
On other hand nail cosmetics and many of the nail treatments can be harmful causing infections allergies and trauma to the nails.
Irritation and dehydration of the nails due to nails cosmetics:
Many of the nail product s may cause irritation or dehydration to the nails especially solvents = nail polish removers. Others can cause irritation to the skin surrounding the nails )paronychia) , detachment of the nails (onycholysis) and brittle nails due to over drying .
Damage to the nails due to nail salon treatment:
The following tools used in the nail salon may cause damage to the nail bed and the skin surrounding the nails; Cuticle remover, overzealous cleaning under the free edge of the nails, clippers , over use of electric nails drill damaging the cuticle.
The most serious threat in the nails salon. Tools may transfer to skin and nails , virus (including herpes) bacteria and fungi. The best idea is to avoid manicure in saloons and if done to assert sterility of the tools used.
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Tourist sues over cholera holidayComment on this story
London - A British holidaymaker is launching legal action against a travel company claiming his break to Tunisia was ruined after he contracted cholera.
Tim Warner was on a romantic getaway with his partner Amanda Dworak when he claims to have been hit by the infection.
The 47-year-old alleges he suffered diarrhoea throughout the £1,488 (about R26 5000, 12-day break at the Sol Azur Hotel, and was doubled over in pain throughout the trip.
Warner believed it to be food poisoning but visited a doctor when the symptoms continued after he returned home. He was diagnosed with cholera - a bacterial infection caused by eating food which has been in contact with faeces.
The architect, from Telford, Shropshire, said the first thing the couple noticed when they arrived at the three-star hotel in September 2013, was the smell of 'raw sewage'.
'We arrived in the middle of the night, and the first thing we noticed was the smell of raw sewage - it was absolutely unbelievable,' he said.
'Halfway through the holiday we'd had enough and the travel rep, to their credit, moved us to the other side of the complex so the sea wind would waft it away.
'Even then, when we went down to the pool area, we had to pinch our noses with our finger and thumb.'
Warner also claimed that part-way through the holiday, which was booked with Thomas Cook, the hotel's all-inclusive restaurant had to be closed.
But he claims by then he had already fallen ill.
'After a few days we got back and I still felt ill so went to the doctors,' Warner said.
'They took a stool sample, and a week later told me I had cholera - I was utterly gobsmacked.
'When I went back, the doctor told me the fact I was able to visit him a week previous that I was through the worst.
'I remember him saying if I was going to die, I would have done so by then.'
The couple contacted Thomas Cook but said they were unhappy with the tour operator's response, and have launched civil action through solicitors Slater & Gordon.
Tim said: 'Thomas Cook tried to tell us nobody else had complained about being ill, but we knew of at least six more people who were hit by the bacteria.
Even if they didn't complain to the travel operator, everybody was talking about it around the pool.
'The hotel was without doubt the worst I've ever had the misfortune of staying in.'
Mark Montaldo, specialist travel lawyer with Slater & Gordon, said: 'This was meant to be a relaxing and romantic getaway but instead the holiday was ruined when Tim was left severely ill with a potentially life threatening illness.
'The accommodation for the guests was clearly not of an acceptable standard which ultimately resulted in Tim becoming very ill.
'The cholera not only ruined the holiday but has already left him with a severe case of irritable bowel syndrome which persists to this day and is making his life very difficult.
'It is simply unacceptable that any holidaymaker should have to suffer this way.'
A spokeswoman for Thomas Cook said: 'The health and safety of our customers is always our primary concern, so we were naturally very concerned to hear that Mr Warner became unwell while he was on holiday with us.
'As we are in the process of liaising directly with Mr Warner's legal representative in relation to this, we are unable to provide any further comment at this time so as not to unduly influence any possible future legal proceedings.'
Only 12 cases of cholera were reported in England and Wales in 2012.- Daily Mail
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I'm in the middle of planning my long sumemr tour. I have given notice at my job, have most of my gear in order, and I am looking at route possibilities.
The route I am currently looking at would take me into LA by plane from Toronto. I'd then ride up 101 to BC, and head east on the trans canada back to my home, with no scheduling issues so I can take as long as I like.
I picked up the Spring & Kirkendall book, and find it quite interesting, if not a little cheesy. However I did not really think through that the book was written as 'A Complete Route Guide, Canada to Mexico'. Everything is backwards! It took me a while to even find where I was planning to start from.
Anyways aside from that, I have been doing more reading about this route and it seems that 95% of people do it north to south due in part to:
prevailing winds coming from north to south
wider shoulders on west side of roads
more touring cyclists heading south
more convenient for most americans
I'd really prefer to do the route south to north, so are these concerns justified? I don't buy much into prevailing winds, but I don't want to get hammered out there forcing me to do brutally hard but short days. I also am a big fan of shoulders but I can deal with bad traffic if I have to, I just really prefer not to. It would be nice to meet more cyclists heading south, and I'd assume cars heading south would be more aware of cyclists than traffic heading north, but then again, car traffic might be heavier going south as well.
The coast is really what I'm looking forward to most on this trip and I want to be able to really enjoy it. Is it worth rejigging my trip so that I can do the coast heading south? Thanks!


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Facing what they said was forced union membership, a group of hundreds of Valley farmworkers staged a protest last month at the Agricultural Labor Relations Board office on Walnut Avenue in Visalia.
Tuesday morning they were at it again.
Hundreds of workers employed by Gerawan Farming were denied a vote last month that would have afforded all employees a chance to voice their opinion about whether to be represented by the United Farm Workers union. ...


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El Paso is one of 220 metro areas where construction jobs grew in April, a recent report shows.
El Paso added an estimated 500 construction jobs from April 2013 to April 2014, or an annual gain of 4 percent, show the Associated General Contractors' compilation of federal employment data.
El Paso's 4 percent gain in construction jobs in the 12-month period ranked 143rd among 339 metro areas.
The Los Angeles area's addition of an estimated 11,100 jobs, or 10 percent gain, was the largest number of jobs added in the 12-month period. The Dallas area's addition of an estimated 9,500 jobs since April 2013, or 9 percent gain, was the second-largest number.
The largest percentage gain was 42 percent in El Centro, Calif., where 800 jobs were added since April 2013.
The 3,700 jobs lost, or 11 percent decline, in the Washington, D.C., suburban area of Bethesda, Md., were the most jobs lost among the metro areas.


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Selena Gomez was spotted stepped out from a friend's house on Friday (August 22) in Los Angeles, California.
Selena looked super sexy and pretty in a sheer black maxi dress that consisted of a button-up (or in this case, unbuttoned), collared halter top with a flowing pleated bottom—and it was evident that she opted to skip the bra.
And for finishing the look, Selena wore a simple black heels with wide ankle straps, aviator shades and the requisite hair-tie around her wrist.


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Rudolph Penner is an Institute fellow at the Urban Institute. Before joining Urban, he was a managing director of the Barents Group, a KPMG Company. Penner served as director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1983 to 1987 and was a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute from 1977 to 1983. His previous posts in government include assistant director for economic policy at the Office of Management and Budget, deputy assistant secretary for economic affairs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and senior staff economist at the Council of Economic Advisers. Before 1975, he was a professor of economics at the University of Rochester.
Penner was elected president of the American Tax Policy Institute in 2005 and is past president of the National Economists Club. In 1989, he received the Abramson Prize for the best article published in 1988–89 in Business Economics; he also received a prize for the best article published in 2002 in Public Budgeting and Finance.
In 2004, Penner chaired the Commission on Metro Financing for the Washington Metropolitan Area Council of Governments and others. In 2009–10, he cochaired the Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States for the National Research Council and the National Academy of Public Administration.
Penner received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and his PhD in economics from the Johns Hopkins University.
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Use Form 720 to report and pay the excise taxes previously discussed in this publication. File Form 720 for each calendar quarter until you file a final Form 720. For information on filing Form 720 electronically, visit the IRS e-file website at www.irs.gov/efile.
You may be required to file your returns on a monthly or semimonthly basis instead of quarterly if you do not make deposits as required (see Payment of Taxes, later) or are liable for the excise tax on taxable fuels and meet certain conditions.
Form 720 has three parts and three schedules.
Part I consists of excise taxes generally required to be deposited (see Payment of Taxes, later).
Part II consists of excise taxes that are not required to be deposited.
Part III is used to figure your tax liability for the quarter and the amount of any balance due or overpayment.
Schedule A, Excise Tax Liability, is used to record your net tax liability for each semimonthly period in a quarter. Complete it if you have an entry in Part I.
Schedule C, Claims, is used to make claims. However, Schedule C can only be used if you are reporting a liability in Part I or Part II.
Schedule T, Two-Party Exchange Information Reporting, is used to report certain exchanges of taxable fuel before or in connection with the removal at the terminal rack.
Form 6197 for the gas guzzler tax.
Form 6627 for environmental taxes.
For adjustments of communications or air transportation taxes, the claimant has:
Repaid the tax to the person from whom it was collected, or
Obtained the consent of that person to the allowance of the adjustment.
For other adjustments, the claimant has:
Not included the tax in the price of the article and not collected the tax from the purchaser,
Repaid the tax to the ultimate purchaser, or
Attached the written consent of the ultimate purchaser to the allowance of the adjustment.
You go out of business, or
You will not owe excise taxes that are reportable on Form 720 in future quarters.
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) -- Organizers have announced the lineup for an annual bluegrass music festival sponsored by the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro.
The festival known as ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival will welcome Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush and Del McCoury to the June three-day event. It is held at Yellow Creek Park in Owensboro and last year attracted about 21,000 bluegrass fans.
The museum announced the lineup of more than 20 artists and bluegrass bands last week. Other acts including Doyle Lawson, the David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio and Railroad Earth.
Tickets and camping passes can be purchased on the festival's website.
The ROMP festival is June 26-28.
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Mike Tice on Getting Cutler Back: "God I Hope So, Nothing Against Jason Campbell"
by Robert Littal | Posted on Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
Cold, cold world.
#Bears O-C Mike Tice asked if he will have Jay Cutler: "God, I hope so. Nothing against Jason [Campbell]."
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How Do We Fight Back Against The Google Monster?
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Ask Now With Added Blog and Feed Search
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Dell Embraces Google
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Top Ten Ways SEM Companies Bend The Truth To Win Business
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|Albumin utilization in cardiac surgery after transition to hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 22797837 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the impact of replacing hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 670/0.75 with lower molecular weight HES 130/0.4 on albumin utilization in cardiac surgery, as well as any impact on renal function and bleeding.
DESIGN: A pre- and postimplementation, retrospective analysis.
SETTING: Community, not-for-profit, tertiary medical center.
PARTICIPANTS: One hundred forty-six patients undergoing nonemergent cardiac bypass graft and cardiac valve surgeries after exclusion for documented anemia, malignancy, coagulation disorder, end-stage renal disease, or personal objection to receiving blood products.
INTERVENTION: HES 130/0.4 utilization instead of HES 670/0.75 for volume expansion.
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Patients were less likely to be administered albumin intraoperatively (odds ratio [OR] 0.16, confidence interval [CI] 0.08-0.35, P < .001). When albumin was utilized, intraoperative amounts were similar (mean ± standard deviation [SD]: 36.1 ± 17.1 g vs 43.8 ± 15.5 g, P = .16). Patients were more likely to receive an intraoperative HES product after the formulary change (OR 11.1, CI 4.4-27.6, P < .001) as well as larger volumes (mean ± SD: 743 ± 544 mL vs 500 ± 0 mL, P = .01). No differences were detected in mean baseline-to-discharge changes in serum creatinine or in postoperative urine output, nor were there differences in clinically significant bleeding.
CONCLUSIONS: Change to a lower molecular weight HES decreased intraoperative albumin utilization and increased HES utilization with no detected difference in renal function or bleeding complications.
|David B Romerill; Alexander Y Toyoda; Brandon E Brodeur; Daniel Moellentin
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