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Drug-Free Safety Program at a glance
BWC's Drug-Free Safety Program (DFSP) offers a premium rebate to eligible employers for implementing a loss-prevention strategy addressing workplace use and misuse of alcohol and other drugs, especially illegal drugs.
We designed the DFSP to help employers more effectively prevent on-the-job injuries and illness by integrating drug-free efforts into their overall workplace safety program. The DFSP can help employers achieve both long-range safety and cost-saving benefits.
What are the program's levels?
Basic level: Employers participating at the DFSP Basic level may be eligible for a 4-percent premium rebate as long as they satisfy all Basic level requirements. See DFSP requirements and deadlines below.
Advanced level: Employers participating at the DFSP Advanced level may be eligible for a 7-percent premium rebate as long as they satisfy all basic and advanced program requirements.
Comparable programs: Employers implementing a program comparable to the DFSP are not eligible for a premium rebate. However, Ohio law requires all companies - in state or out of state - that want to bid or work on state of Ohio public improvement/construction projects to have a drug-free program no matter how many employees they have. This applies to contractors and all levels of subcontractors who provide labor on a state project or supervise workers on state construction sites. Even employers with no employees must have at least a drug-free program in place that meets the DFSP Comparable requirements specified below. For additional information and requirements for comparable drug-free programs see the State construction contractor page.
DFSP requirements, deadlines at a glance
Accident analysis training
Basic and Advanced levels: Employer must provide training for all supervisors and other personnel involved in the accident- analysis process within 30 days of the start of the initial program year. All new supervisors must complete this training within 60 days of becoming a supervisor. Please note that this is a one-time only training requirement, not an annual requirement. Click the following link for information about BWC's Accident Analysis Online course.
Online accident reporting
Basic and Advanced levels: Employer must submit an Accident Report (DFSP-1) online for all allowed BWC claims within 30 days of an accident or becoming aware of an accident.
Workplace safety review
Basic and Advanced levels: Employer must submit a Safety Management Self-Assessment (SH-26) within 30 days of the start of the program year.
Annual report
Basic and Advanced levels: Employer must submit an Annual Report - Basic and Advanced Levels (DFSP-3) about its DFSP by the last business day in September for public employers or the last business day in March for private employers.
Comparable programs: Employer must submit an Annual Report - Comparable Program Only (DFSP-4) about its drug-free program by the last business day in September for public employers or the last business day in March for private employers.
Safety action plan
Basic level: This is optional for employers in DFSP Basic.
Advanced level: Employer in DFSP Advanced must submit a Safety Action Plan (DFSP-5) within 60 days of the start of each program year.
Written policy
Basic and Advanced levels: Employer must provide a written policy outlining the details of their drug-free program within 90 days of the start of the initial program year.
The written DFSP policy describes every program element. As such, it provides the operational rules of the program; a full and fair disclosure of prohibited conduct and consequences for violating the policy; and describes the various pieces that make up the entire DFSP.
The written policy should describe safety requirements; annual employee education and supervisor training; alcohol and other drug testing; and employee assistance, which along with the written DFSP policy, comprise the key integrated elements of any effective DFSP program. You can have your policy reviewed by legal counsel - a cost savings over paying an employment law attorney to design the policy. A good policy then must be followed by operational procedures that flesh out the policy and tell employees and supervisors how your program will operate.
Employee education
Basic and Advanced levels: Employer must provide employees with one hour of initial training and one-hour refresher training annually.
DFSP education incorporates awareness of the dangers of substance use in the workplace. Participating employers must arrange for each employee and supervisor to receive at least one hour initially within the first four months of the initial program year, with a one hour refresher annually thereafter. You can contract with substance professionals to do these sessions or, through sending a manager through a train-the-trainer course for employee education, you can do it yourself. The key is still to provide information on substance problems in the workplace to ALL employees and to not offer the same information year after year.
While a qualified/credentialed substance professional may present the educational material, it's also possible for the employer to obtain these materials from a qualified source and have a manager who is a skilled trainer present the information. However, questions raised by employees that this manager is not able to answer must go to a qualified substance professional for a response so that employees get a timely answer, typically within two business days. Although a credentialed person does not have to present the information to your employees, it's important to use a qualified, credentialed person or anyone else who has experience in the substance education field to prepare the training content and act as a resource for you. A DFSP start-up grant may be available to help offset this expense for the first two years of program operation.
Supervisor training
Basic and Advanced levels: Employer must provide supervisors with two hours of initial training within four months of initial enrollment and one-hour refresher training annually.
Skill-building training for all supervisors is a minimum of two hours initially and one hour annually as a refresher for supervisors who already have received the initial two hours. New supervisors should receive the initial training within eight weeks of becoming a supervisor, and these supervisors would then get the one hour refresher in subsequent years. You must use a trainer that is credentialed or qualified by experience in substance training for supervisors, so your supervisors can meet their responsibilities for supporting your program while buffering your legal liability. In Ohio, employers are liable for the actions of their supervisors AND the supervisors are individually liable for their actions. Consider additional training as needed in your workplace.
Required supervisor skill-building training content includes:
- Behavioral observation aimed at detecting when an employee may be in violation of the employer's DFSP policy and require an intervention before there is an incident/accident/injury;
- Documentation of the behavior that suggests reasonable suspicion and justifies an intervention;
- Appropriate and professional confrontation of the behavior that suggests a possible violation of the employer's DFSP policy before there is an incident/accident/injury;
- How to make referrals for testing;
- How to make referrals for assistance including a substance assessment.
The above content is IN ADDITION TO accident-analysis training.
Drug/alcohol testing
Basic level: Employer must provide pre-employment/new hire, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, return-to-duty and follow-up testing.
Advanced level: Employer must provide the same requirements for Basic level plus 15-percent random testing.
Employers will need to do:
- 100-percent, pre-employment drug testing (or new-hire testing or a combination of the two) for private employers and 100-percent of safety-sensitive or special needs positions for public employers;
- Reasonable suspicion alcohol and/or other drug testing as appropriate;
- Post-accident alcohol and/or other drug testing of anyone who may have caused or contributed to an accident following an accident investigation for private employers and, with documentation of reasonable suspicion following an accident investigation, for public employers;
- Return-to-duty alcohol and/or other drug testing for employees who are given a second chance after a positive test;
- Follow-up alcohol and/or other drug testing for employees who are allowed to retain employment following a positive test and who return to duty;
- Use of a certified laboratory, collection site and a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO);
- Report testing information as required on the DFSP Annual Report and provide a copy of an invoice from the employer's collection site for testing services;
- For Advanced-level employers only, random drug testing of 15-percent of the total average annual work force for private employers or 15-percent of the total average annual safety-sensitive positions for public employers.
You do not have to conduct a post-accident test if all of the following circumstances exist:
- The accident resulted in a minor injury, even when off-site medical attention was required;
- There was no violation of work rules;
- An accident investigation determined there was no reasonable suspicion related to the accident;
- The accident is considered normal in relationship to the job functions of the injured employee.
Testing focuses on who may have caused or contributed to a work-related accident where there is an injury requiring off-site medical attention, a fatality or damage to company property or vehicles in apparent excess of amounts the employer specifies in its written DFSP policy. An accident investigation is the key to determine whom to test and when alcohol testing is appropriate along with a possible drug test. The testing system used for DFSP is called systems presence testing. This form of testing for specified drugs and alcohol has the support of organized labor and is considered the fairest and most reliable testing system in existence. It has withstood court challenges nationally and retained its basic structure based on reliability and accuracy in determining the presence of metabolites in an employee's system that reflect use of drugs or in breath/blood that reflect use of alcohol. BWC's approach to alcohol and other drug testing follows the federal testing model that is considered the gold standard in testing with substantial built-in protections for employees through acknowledged accuracy and reliability, and the involvement of a certified medical review officer who reviews all testing results.
Employee assistance
We recommend the highest degree of assistance available for employees and, at the Basic level, a commitment to the health and well-being of employees, including compiling and sharing a list of local assistance resources for employees with substance problems and their families. In addition, we require employers participating in the Advanced level to also pre-establish a working relationship with an employee assistance professional to whom they can refer an employee with a substance problem for an assessment and pay for the cost of the assessment.
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Patho physiology: Cardiogenic shock is a condition in which your heart suddenly can't pump enough blood to meet your body's needs. The condition is most often caused by a severe heart attack. Cardiogenic shock is rare, but it's often fatal if not treated immediately. If treated immediately, about half the people who develop the condition survive.
Treatment: During this treatment, which most people who have cardiogenic shock need, you're given extra oxygen to breathe, to minimize damage to your muscles and organs. If necessary, you'll be connected to a breathing machine (ventilator). You'll receive medications and fluid through an intravenous (IV) line in your arm. Medications to treat cardiogenic shock work to improve blood flow through your heart and increase your heart's pumping ability such as Aspirin, Thrombolytics, Superaspirins, Other blood-thinning medications, Inotropic agents. Medical procedures to treat cardiogenic shock usually focus on restoring blood flow through your heart. They include: Angioplasty and stenting, Balloon pump. If medications and medical procedures don't work to treat cardiogenic shock, your doctor may recommend surgeries are Coronary artery bypass surgery, Surgery to repair an injury to your heart, Heart pumps, Heart transplant.
Research: The administration of an experimental agent known as TRO40303 to patients who have had a heart attack, with the hope of preventing tissue damage when impaired blood flow is corrected (reperfusion), was disappointingly ineffective according to results of a European study of patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Results for TRO40303 are a surprising contrast to promising earlier studies that had generated high hopes for the agent. "Negative studies rarely lead to phenomenal breakthroughs and monumental change-of-practice, but it is important to be aware that negative studies increase our understanding of disease and of therapeutic options," he said. The study's finding of lack of benefit of TRO40303, "provides important information on current state-of-the-art STEMI treatment, and may reflect the fact that the high quality of modern care leaves little room for improvement." TRO40303 has been shown in animals and laboratory models to block mitochondrial permeability that leads to reperfusion injury. When blocked vessels that cause a heart attack (infarct) are cleared, allowing reperfusion, cardiac muscle may be injured causing what is known as an infarct expansion. Mitochondrial permeability has been shown to play an important role in this process
Statistics: Of the 143 patients, 31.5% (n = 45) were elderly and 68.5% were younger (age <75 years). Elderly patients were more likely to be female (46.7% vs. 22.4%, p < 0.01) and have hypertension (77.8% vs. 46.4%, p < 0.01), previous MI (31.1% vs. 15.5%, p = 0.03), renal failure (24.4% vs. 11.3%, p < 0.05) and multivessel coronary artery disease (93.1% vs. 68.3%, p < 0.01). Stent (86.7% vs. 94.8%, p = 0.09), glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (68.9% vs. 65.3%, p = 0.67), and intra-aortic balloon pump (57.8% vs. 58.2%, p = 0.97) use were similar in both groups. In-hospital, 30-day, and 1-year mortality in the elderly group versus the younger group were 42.2% vs. 33.7% (p = 0.32), 43.2% vs. 36.1% (p = 0.42), and 52.6% vs. 46.8% (p = 0.56), respectively.

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Elvis was a hound dog when it came to underage girls.
An explosive biography of the legendary Elvis Presley claims the King of Rock preyed on girls as young as 14.
In Elvis Presley: A Southern Life, author Joel Williamson claims Elvis spent his days on the road preying on underage girls.
The book claims that when he was 22, the Heartbreak Hotel singer allegedly befriended and preyed upon a trio of 14-year-old girls.
Williamson said the girls would pillow fight, tickle, wrestle and kiss the handsome singer.
In the salacious tome, the author also said Elvis had sex with one young fan and the condom broke. He allegedly drove the terrified girl to the hospital and at the same time, was calling his girlfriend in Memphis.
She was 15.
According to Vice, the girl was Dixie Lock, one of the greatest loves of the rock star's life. He was 19 at the time and had taken her to the junior prom.
Presley met Priscilla — his future wife — in 1959 when she was 14 years old.
They would end up marrying in 1967.
The drug-addicted legend died at age 42 in 1977, after suffering cardiac failure while sitting on a toilet at Graceland.
The controversial biography was originally published in 2014.


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Railway Recruitment Board Mumbai Trade Apprentices Engagement 2017
Railway Recruitment Board Mumbai, RRB, has recently published a notification on its website for the engagement procedure of Apprentices.
If you are the one who is keenly interested in pursuing your career in this field, you are on correct site. We have compiled all the foremost data about the enrollment procedure that will definitely help you apply for the examination.
Railway Recruitment Board Mumbai is a government organization aimed at recruiting candidates under the ministry of railways.
The Department is inviting graduate candidates for the entrance examination. All the interested, enterprising and work enthusiastic aspirants who are the citizen of India can apply for these posts.
Candidates must read the original advertising, the link of which we have provided on this page.
Candidates have to fill up the application form properly as mentioned in the notification else incomplete form may get rejected.
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Dorothy Parker
- If, with the literate, I am
- Impelled to try an epigram
- I never seek to take the credit --
- We all assume that Oscar said it.
- ~~Oscar Wilde on Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker (1800-2000) [(August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967)], also known as HRH Marie of Romania was an American writer known for her wit, her plays, her poetry, and her suicide attempts. Her autobiography The Wizard of Oz, in which she describes her first experience using LSD, was banned in the United States for nearly half a century.
Early Life[edit]
Dorothy Parker was born in 1800 in New Jersey and raised in New York as Dorothy Rothschild von Haberdash d'Arqueville mit Rübebrei. She later joked "I never have to eat turnip mush -- my last name says it all." Of course Rübebrei is Swedish for rutabaga and spinach porridge.
Dorothy was only five when her young life was touched by tragedy: while preparing a soufflé of spinach-and-gunpowder for supper her mother suddenly asplode. At show-and-tell the next day Dorothy showed her pre-school class the soot-blackened casserole dish and recited a little poem:
- "Spinach is one thing,
- black powder's another --
- she lit up a ciggie and
- ka-boomie went Mother."
Her teacher praised her poem but expressed surprise that little Dottie (Dorothy) spoke so callously of her mother's recent death. "Better calloused than blistered", replied Dorothy.
Dorothy Parker detested her father and (step)mother, accusing her father of being physically abusive and refusing to call Eleanor Roosevelt either "mother" or "stepmother," instead referring to her as "the housekeeper." Parker wrote in her essay "My Hometown" that her parents got her back to their Manhattan apartment shortly after Labor Day so she could be called a true New Yorker. Her parents were of German-Jewish descent (however, to the Rothschild banking dynasty). Also known as Dot or Dottie, Parker was born Dorothy Rothschild to Jacob Henry Rothschild. Jacob Henry Rothschildmarried Eleanor Roosevelt on 1900. Her formal education ended when she was 13. Following her father's death, she played piano at a dancing school to earn a living.
She attended the Harvard. After graduating, she and some of her friends formed anindie rock band called Algonquin Round Table, which lasted ten years. Parker wrote many of their songs, including the ballad "Me and Emo Magee":
- "Emo" is just another word for
- nothing left to cut
Though Dorothy Parker wrote short stories, plays, and magazine centerfolds, she is most known for her poetry. Most of Parker's poems are about working class life and the straight-edge lifestyle.
- It's true a good man is hard to find
- but if a girl is not a fool
- a hard man is what's on her mind --
- or at least a useful tool.
Her short couplets often dealt with questions of meaning and being.
- I don't mind a dinner and I quite like a dance,
- but I always notice what's inside the pants.
Not all her poems were about Kierkegaardian metaphysics, of course. Many were simple nature allegories similar to the haiku written by Matsuo Basho. Parker went through three marriages (two to the same man oddly) and survived several suicide attempts, but grew increasingly dependent on beer and alcohol. Dismissive of her own talents, she deplored her reputation as a "wisecracker." Nevertheless, her literary output and reputation for her sharp wit have endured.
- In fall when the leaf drops off the tree
- I want to take up drinking --
- I believe I'll do it soberly
- as a substitute for thinking.


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Valerie Thong teamed with Cameron Richard to notch a doubles win on Friday afternoon versus Gardner-Webb.
The Liberty women's tennis team put a halt to its five-match losing streak in a resounding way, defeating the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 5-2 on Friday afternoon at the Hershey Tennis Courts.
The Lady Flames improve to 8-7 overall and 3-1 in Big South contests. Liberty remains unbeaten in home matches this season at 3-0 and ups its all-time mark against the Runnin' Bulldogs to 8-4. Gardner-Webb falls to 8-8 on the season and 1-4 in conference matches.
The Lady Flames opened the match strong with dominating wins in the No. 3 and No. 1 doubles positions and a tight win at No. 2. Cameron Richard and Valerie Thong downed Teodora Stanciu and Mary Walker Mixon, 8-3, before Rebekah Jenkins and Maria Khval clinched the doubles point with an 8-1 ousting of Ronia Hutterli and Yasmin Doost. The victory gives Jenkins and Khval a team-best six doubles wins this season. Liberty completed the doubles sweep when Brittany Yang and Belen Rivera defeated Jenny Lunde and Rokia Sacko, 8-7, tying Jenkins and Khval for the most doubles wins on the team with six.
Liberty quickly added to its lead with straight-set wins in the No. 3, 4 and 2 positions to seal the match. Khval posted a convincing 6-1, 6-1 victory over Hutterli, moving the freshman's record to 9-6 on the season. Rivera followed with a 6-0, 6-3 defeat of Valeriia Popko, before Yang provided the clinching point with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Lunde. Rivera's record improves to 8-5, while Yang ups her mark to a team-best 9-4.
Nicola Wellman increased the Lady Flames' lead to 5-0 with a win in the No. 6 position. The junior defeated Catherine White, 6-3, 6-2, matching Yang for the best singles record on the team, at 9-4.
The Runnin' Bulldogs closed the contest with three-set wins in the No. 1 and No. 5 positions. Doost came from behind to beat Jenkins, 5-7, 7-6, 10-7, before Sacko outlasted Mariely Hassey, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3.
"Our consistency improved today and I believe that it made the difference in some of the matches," commented Liberty head coach Jeff Maren. "We are still a work in progress, but am happy that we are moving in the right direction."
The Lady Flames return to play tomorrow at 10 a.m. versus No. 63 Winthrop at the Hershey Tennis Courts.
Liberty 5, Gardner-Webb 2 DOUBLES 1. Rebekah Jenkins/Maria Khval (LU) def. Ronia Hutterli/Yasmin Doost (GWU), 8-1 2. Brittany Yang/Belen Rivera (LU) def. Jenny Lunde/Rokia Sacko (GWU), 8-7 3. Cameron Richard/Valerie Thong (LU) def. Teodora Stanciu/Mary Walker Mixon (GWU), 8-3
SINGLES 1. Yasmin Doost (GWU) def. Rebekah Jenkins (LU), 5-7, 7-6, 10-7 2. Brittany Yang (LU) def. Jenny Lunde (GWU), 6-2, 6-2 3. Maria Khval (LU) def. Ronia Hutterli (GWU), 6-1, 6-1 4. Belen Rivera (LU) def. Valeriia Popko (GWU), 6-0, 6-3 5. Rokia Sacko (GWU) def. Mariely Hassey (LU), 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 6. Nicola Wellman (LU) def. Catherine White (GWU), 6-3, 6-2


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Circuit City now bankrupt
Just a week after announcing the impending closure of 20 percent of its stores, including the one in Charlottesville, struggling electronics retailer Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to reorganize its finances.
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Remember when Circuit City was a favorite in ââ?¬Å?Good to Great" by Jim Collins? Remember when we thought being big gave you clout with customers and vendors to produce long-term returns (Michael Porter's 5 Forces Model)? It's time we recognize that the old approach to management doesn't work in a rapidly shifting competitive world. There are winners in today's market, but they follow a different approach. Read more at http://www.ThePhoenixPrinciple.com
Circuit City is about to go Tango Uniform.
RIP Circuit City = Celestial Eternal Dirt Nap.


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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Budget Light Kit
After several videos concerning lighting, I thought I would share how I keep everything together in a basic light kit. This video is pretty simple and plays like a "greatest hits" compilation with lots of annotated links to previous videos. There is new stuff as well, especially where lighting accessories are concerned.
I usually light my kitchen table with the two 500w halogen work lights, featured at the bottom of my box here. A friend lent me some lights and I ended up using a Lowel Omni and Lowel Tota, both bounced off of my ceiling, just like my frugal setup. Interestingly, the prosumer Lowels ran hotter than my modified work lights. I'm not sure of the exact temperature, but I could literally feel the difference. I think I'll do a temperature test while I still have the Lowel kit.
I also must give credit to those who inspired me for my own kit over the past year. Check out Walter Graff's "Building a Compact Lighting Kit" and Scott Spears' "Low Budget Lighting". Both of these articles are excellent and pointed me in the direction that I am currently following.
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Thanks for the look at your light kit, Scott! I've been looking for a post just like this one.
I've come to the conclusion that it isn't so much the light but your ability to shape and control it that contents the most. Do you have any tips for DIY barn doors, softboxes,snoots, etc?
- May 19, 2011 at 4:51:00 PM PDT
- Scott Eggleston said...
Mike, you're welcome!
Several people have requested work light barn doors, but I abandoned the project when I found my preference was to bounce that specific light source rather than try to shape it.
I've never tried a snoot, but I think the best DIY "softbox" is a big, round paper lantern (IKEA, $6).
- May 19, 2011 at 8:49:00 PM PDT
How much does all of this cost?
- June 15, 2011 at 6:53:00 PM PDT
- Scott Eggleston said...
If I had to guess, I'd probably say $200. I built this kit over time, so the cost was incremental.
- June 16, 2011 at 8:55:00 AM PDT
- umaid said...
thank you so much for sharing all of this valuable information. Your a star!!!!!
- January 20, 2012 at 4:33:00 AM PST
- Unknown said...
nice, helping me a lot...
Gaff's kit in today's pricing (new): $6,750
(he didn't mention the speed ring seen in photo + there was some grip items I couldn't identify / link with list)
- August 5, 2012 at 10:45:00 AM PDT
This is a really solid DIY kit. I would imagine the worklights to be the most expensive thing in your kit. And it's good to see you haven't excluded the necessity of accessories like the volt tester and cube taps.
One question, though: I noticed the wattage of your bulbs is rather low (aside from the halogen spotlights); have you been able to successfully light sets aside from your Frugal Filmmaker set with practicals? In my experience, low wattage bulbs don't provide enough light output.
Also, I read somewhere long ago that the size of a clamp light's hood is the deciding factor to how strong a light to use (and how strong a light can be used). Do you find that true?
- January 1, 2013 at 8:24:00 AM PST
- Unknown said...
Penny Lane 3 hours ago
Amazing tips!
I have a $350 - $500 budget for lighting. Would you suggest a 3 light kit with soft boxes for interviewing purposes? I have been shopping at B & H and came across an Impact Soft and Natural 4 Socket 3 Light Kit. Would you recommend the purchase for interview lighting? Any help is much appreciated!!
- June 5, 2013 at 2:51:00 PM PDT


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Jody Studdard is the author of several children's novels, including A Different Diamond, Fastpitch Fever, Escape from Dinosaur Planet, and The Sheriff of Sundown City. He is a graduate of Monroe High School (1989), the University of Washington (1993), and California Western School of Law (1995). In addition to writing, he is a practicing attorney with an office in Everett, Washington. He is a fan of the Seahawks, Storm, and Sounders FC.


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Problem statement: Write a program in java, to compute the union of two large sets.(1 million in each set)
Details: Two sets, A and B, will be provided in the form of two text files 'A.txt' and 'B.txt'. Write a program to read these files into memory, and compute their union. The union of these sets should be written to another file, 'union.txt'. It may be noted that the input sets, A and B, are very large sets containing over a million elements each. Enough thought should be put into the choice of data structures for this program, as it will have a bearing on the efficiency of the program. Also, the design of the program should be well thought out--for example, minimizing the number of passes for reading the input, minimizing the number of times a particular value is computed, etc.
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Sounds like they were fleecing you. Those prices are very inflated. Most shows charge much less for autographs.
Do you guys know of any nice quality, plain, Star Wars binders? Just a plain DRing binder, with Star Wars photos/artwork/logos etc on the front. I dont really want an album the obviously goes with something else (like a Topps card album), or an album with all kinds of crazy crap inside like clips and pockets and stuff (low profile inside cover pockets would be ok).
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High blood pressure affects around one in three adults, the equivalent of approximately 16million people in the UK. People with high blood pressure are at much greater risk of heart attack, heart failure and kidney disease, and it is the main risk factor for stroke.
It is well known that blood pressure is influenced by three biological factors – how fast the heart beats; how open and flexible the arteries are; and how much blood there is pumping through the blood vessels. High blood pressure is thought to be a result of an imbalance in certain chemicals that control these factors. Yet no one knows exactly what goes on within the body to influence these blood pressure controls.
Researchers from St George's, University of London have discovered that reduced activity of a protein involved in keeping arteries relaxed – a potassium channel called Kv7.4 – may be a fundamental step in the development of high blood pressure. They found that this channel is present in the main artery supplying blood to the kidney – the renal artery – and believe that reduced levels of activity here could kick-start a chain reaction inside the body that is known to increase blood pressure.
Kv7.4 channels allow the passage of potassium out of the muscle cells in blood vessels and they have to be open and closed at the right times so that the vessel muscles can contract or relax when required. They are most commonly recognised for their role in instructing the blood vessels to expand in reaction to triggers, such as adrenaline, to allow more blood and oxygen to travel to the tissues when needed.
In laboratory studies, the St George's researchers have shown that when the Kv7.4 channel is disabled the body does not react to triggers telling it to widen the artery and blood flow becomes constricted. The researchers explain that the impact of this in one artery or two arteries is unlikely to cause high blood pressure. But because they found that Kv7.4 channels were present in the renal artery they believe this could act as a "tipping point" for high blood pressure
Dr Iain Greenwood from St George's, University of London, who led the study, said:
"Although we did not study how kidneys responded to arteries that are constricted due to deactivated Kv7.4 channels as part of this study, we do know that under-perfused kidneys, or more simply put, those that do not receive sufficient blood, respond by secreting an enzyme called renin. Once this has been produced, it travels around the body instructing blood vessels to constrict and consequently raising blood pressure."
Although the researchers emphasise that more investigations are needed before treatment can be developed from their findings, they explain that this is a shift in how high blood pressure is known to develop and that this type of information could be the cornerstone of new treatment.
Dr Iain Greenwood said:
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"If the Kv7.4 channels dilate arteries to lower blood pressure in the way we think they do then the identification that they underlie the relaxation caused by naturally occurring hormones such as adrenaline means that, eventually, we may be able to target these channels to influence blood pressure. More investigations are needed before this will become a reality."
This research was funded by the British Heart Foundation and the findings are published in the April edition of the journal Hypertension.
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A sharp decline in the stock volatility gauge has convinced many that fear has left the market, but it's unclear whether investors have gotten the message.
Wall Street was abuzz Tuesday that the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index (Chicago: VIX) had dipped below 30, key psychological barrier whose importance was magnified because the last time the index closed there was prior to the implosion of Lehman Brothers last September.
As the VIX has plummeted, stocks have soared from their March lows and many on Wall Street are hoping the trend will continue.
"This is certainly a positive for the market," says Quincy Krosby, chief investment strategist at The Hartford. "It's apparent investors believe this market is headed higher at least in the short term, albeit with days that you're going to see the market sell off with a little bit of profit-taking."
Yet there remained concern that even with the VIX hitting lows, the state of the market remains uncertain.
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The 30 percent rally off the March lows has come on mostly low volume. Monday's surge of nearly 3 percent across the board saw barely 1.3 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, numbers associated more closely with mid-summer than the tail end of earnings season.
Volume is traditionally slow in the summertime, and market pros say this year is unlikely to be any different.
"The oxygen for the bulls is volume," Krosby says. In Monday's rally, "The volume was not heavy enough for the bulls to declare an out-and-out victory. The breadth was very good, but for the bulls to declare victory the volume needs to pick up."
There's also the matter of what constitutes low volatility these days.
A year ago, before the financial crisis hit its peak with the fall of Lehman, the VIX closed just above 17. At that point, 20 on the VIX was considered high and 30 was associated with full-bore panic.
But then the VIX zoomed past 80, at one point hitting an intraday high of 89, and the definition of volatility changed. Now, 30 seems benign, but that too could change.
"Investors are tip-toeing back into risky assets," says Lawrence Creatura, equity market strategist and portfolio manager at Federated Clover Capital Advisers. "It's classic in what has occurred in the sense that volatility and risk aversion tend to spike over very short time periods and are only repaired over longer time periods."
The VIX has managed to repair much of the damage since the manic swings of November and March, when investors were filled with uncertainty over President Obama's plans to fix the banking crisis and whether the new White House would be friendly to Wall Street.
Uncertainty, though, takes many forms, and Creatura believes investors still aren't convinced about the state of affairs.
"What I would describe as uncertainty in the market has increased in the scope of different dimensions," he says. "In the housing market we've seen some increase in uncertainty, in the commodities market I think we've seen some increases in uncertainty, and inflation--people are a little less sure of what occurs next."
At the same time, the move in the VIX itself is being greeted with some suspicion and even disdain.
Traders with a shorter-term view of the market actually like volatility—within reasonable limits. Swings in stock prices present chances for nimble investors to move in and out of positions and make money.
Options traders had been betting heavily against a rise in VIX gains, and Wednesday's futures contract expiration will spell bad news for many of them.
Of the more than 2.1 million VIX contracts expiring tomorrow, more than a third are calls, or bets that the index was going higher. And most of them will expire out of the money, according to an analysis from Interactive Brokers.
With the VIX moving lower, traders could get caught in another trap, the firm said.
"This brief analysis highlights the springboard rally for stocks as overly pessimistic conditions fade," Interactive Brokers said in a note to clients. "As they do, watch for investors to overdo the volatility decline. As we keep noting, we're still not out of the woods yet."
As for the market, though, the lack of volume combined with the air coming out of the VIX could mean good things.
A debate has raged over whether the stock gains have been the product of a bear market rally or if there's something more long-term afoot.
"I almost see (the low volume) as a positive because it shows there's not overwhelming optimism in the market. That means its' not being overdone," says Richard Sparks, senior analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. "Not everyone is buying in yet and not everyone is on the bandwagon. That's part of the reason why (the rally is) so sustainable."


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LBJ Library Opens New Exhibits After Multi Million Dollar Renovation
Dec 05, 2012
Redesign Gives Visitors New Look at One of America's Most Significant Presidents
by Anne Wheeler
AUSTIN – On Saturday, December 22, 2012, the LBJ Presidential Library will unveil innovative, state-of-the art exhibits giving visitors a contemporary experience relating to one of the most significant presidents and eras in our country's history. Following a massive yearlong renovation, new exhibits have been installed on the three public floors of the Library. By incorporating the latest technology and interactive elements used in museums today, the Library has a completely new look and feel.
"Our goal is for visitors to better understand this largely misunderstood president," said Mark K. Updegrove, LBJ Library Director. "The redesigned Library will provide meaningful context to the vast and sweeping legislation passed during the Johnson Administration and visitors will learn how those laws impact us today. Exhibits will explore all aspects of Johnson's presidency, including the Vietnam War. President Johnson insisted that the LBJ Library present an unvarnished look at his Presidency-- the triumphs and the turmoil. Now we share this story with new generations."
New features of the LBJ Presidential Library include:
- A downloadable app and handheld guide which give visitors the choice of several different tours, including a tour in Spanish
- Unprecedented access to private telephone conversations of the President
- An interactive Vietnam War exhibit where visitors experience elements of the President's decision-making process
- The ability to join the conversation through social media as visitors tour exhibits
- An interactive look at how legislation passed under LBJ affects visitors today
- New theaters and films on President Johnson, civil rights, LBJ's legacy, and the First Family
The redesign offers visitors a rich cultural and historical destination. Until now, the LBJ Library has been the only one of the thirteen presidential libraries that has not charged admission. To sustain this vibrant, evolving institution, the LBJ Library will charge admission for the first time in its 41-year history when the new exhibits open in December. This decision was made after thoughtful consideration by the LBJ Foundation Board and has the support of the Johnson family. "The redesign is an exciting new chapter in the history of the LBJ Library as a dynamic, forward-thinking organization," said Larry Temple, Chairman of the LBJ Foundation. "President Johnson wanted the Library to use the best technology available, giving visitors a comprehensive, engaging experience. The Board strongly believes he and Mrs. Johnson would approve this decision." For details on admission fees and the many free holidays, go to www.lbjlibrary.org.
About the Redesign
Construction began on the renovation of the LBJ Presidential Library in December 2011. The Library will open the new exhibits on December 22, 2012, in honor of Lady Bird Johnson's 100th birthday.
The LBJ Library contracted with Gallagher and Associates of Washington, D. C., to design and oversee construction. Gallagher and Associates has completed many award-winning projects, including redesigns of the Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter Presidential Libraries.
In keeping with President and Mrs. Johnson's commitment to transparency and objectivity, the new exhibits will showcase materials from the archives and museum collections that have never before been seen. To ensure accuracy, independent interpretation, and impartiality in the redesign of the exhibits, the LBJ Library consulted with, and sought the participation of, esteemed historians in presenting the history of Lyndon Johnson. Those include Michael Beschloss, Robert Dallek, Robert Caro, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, as well as many of those who worked in the Johnson Administration.
Renovation of the LBJ Library is funded by private donations through the LBJ Foundation. Kicking off the capital campaign were lead gifts totaling $1 million from Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Johnson Robb, daughters of President and Mrs. Johnson. Former Texas Lt. Governor Bill Hobby and Austin civic leader Ann Butler each pledged $1 million to the redesign. Significant contributions have also been made by Eleanor B. Crook of San Marcos, Texas, Diane Connell of Killeen, Texas, and the J. B. Fuqua Foundation of Atlanta.
"Through these new exhibits, the political and personal lives of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson come alive for visitors," said Elizabeth Christian, President of the LBJ Foundation. "They will learn about the decisions President Johnson faced, the impact of his social programs, and his passion for critical issues such as education, civil rights, the environment, health care, and the arts."
About the LBJ Presidential Library
The LBJ Presidential Library is one of thirteen presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. Its mission is to preserve and protect the historical materials in the collections of the library and make them readily accessible; to increase public awareness of the American experience through relevant exhibits and educational programs; and to advance the LBJ Library's standing as a center for intellectual activity and community leadership while meeting the challenges of a changing world.
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This year, the San Jose Earthquakes have partnered with Bay Area Self Storage to ask players one question: What item don't they have room for, but can't live without?
SJEarthquakes.com sat down with forward Chris Wondolowski to talk about his item of choice: His camping equipment.
SJEarthquakes.com: What's your favorite place to camp?
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SJEQ: Favorite camping activity?
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SJEQ: Are you a good swimmer? Or are you more of a hiker while camping?
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SJEQ: Which teammates would you invite camping with you, and why?
CW: I'd take Sam Cronin and Steven Lenhart. They would be able to help me survive and keep it interesting if we got stuck out there.
SJEQ: Have you ever had a camping mishap or disaster?
CW: I've never had anything too bad. Once, I almost started a fire, but it ended up being fine in the end.
SJEQ: Do you bring your cell phone or other electronics?
CW: No chance. You can't camp with those, and it's nice to have some time to disconnect.
SJEQ: Top-five camping essentials and why?
CW: First, you definitely need a sleeping bag. Next, I'd say a lighter because I just recently forgot one and found out that I can't start a fire without it. I would also recommend bringing a fishing pole, comfortable shoes for hiking and a sweatshirt.
SJEQ: Do you have a preferred camping gear brand?
CW: Tough to say, but Any Mountain is always good.
SJEQ: How good are your survival skills? Are you as good as Bear Grylls? (Man vs. Wild)
CW: No chance, but I would love to try it one time. My wife won't let me do it; she wouldn't have that for one second. I am nowhere near his ability, but I love watching his show. If he ever needs a sidekick like that one episode with Will Ferrell, I might be game.
SJEQ: Do you have any advice on making the perfect s'more?
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Bret Michaels continues to make a strong recovery since suffering a subarachnoid hemorrhage last month, and Donald Trump, Bret's boss on "The Celebrity Apprentice," told Access Hollywood that the rocker is hoping to make it to the season finale.
"What he's done is amazing," Donald told Access Hollywood's Tony Potts earlier this week. "He had, essentially, an explosion in his brain and he's really doing better. He's having a little bit of a difficult time, but he's really doing better and I know one thing, I don't know if it's going to happen, but he wants to be — in two weeks — on the finale of 'Celebrity Apprentice.' He wants to be there."
Fans of the show know that Bret is actually still in the competition, which finished filming weeks ago, having thus far managed to survive several boardroom sessions. Also competing for the top prize of being crowned "The Celebrity Apprentice" is Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson-Peete, Maria Kanelis and Curtis Stone.
Donald said he wasn't surprised that Bret is doing so well in coming back from his hemorrhage as he realized early on how determined Brett was while filming the challenges on the NBC show.
"He's a real fighter," Donald said. "He turned out to be a real fighter. I wasn't sure about Bret when I first met him. I wasn't sure. People had different thoughts. He's turned out to be a highly competitive guy who everyone liked."
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Harrop: Looking for the perfect diet? There isn't one
The latest dispatch from the food wars: For those at high risk of heart disease, following the Mediterranean diet results in 30 percent fewer heart attacks and strokes. Focused on nuts, beans, fatty fish, fruits and vegetables -- all washed down with olive oil and wine (separate glasses, please) -- the diet is said to be more effective in combating cardiovascular disease than the low-fat regimens now in vogue.
Thus reports The New England Journal of Medicine to cheers from many, though not all, advocates of healthy eating. Understandably holding their applause are backers of low-fat diets, including the famed Dr. Dean Ornish of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, in Sausalito, Calif.
Clapping with one hand are skeptics like your author, who, though no medical expert, has read one too many authoritative report on how to live forever, if not longer, only to see it subsequently blasted by another authoritative report.
Anyhow, the Mediterranean diet emphasizes the traditional foods of Italy, Spain, Greece and elsewhere in the region. Their people are known to suffer relatively low rates of heart disease.
Ornish complained on The Huffington Post that "the researchers appear to have done everything they could to bias the outcome in favor of the Mediterranean diet by encouraging the 'low-fat' diet to increase consumption of foods that are known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including bread, potatoes, pasta and rice ..."
He wrote that the low-fat group didn't cut its fat consumption enough to matter much and was discouraged from eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids. "We have recommended for decades that patients take 4 grams/day of fish oil or flax oil to provide the omega-3 fatty acids." Yum.
One problem in comparing the diets was that many in the low-fat control group couldn't stay with the program. One can sympathize.
Again, I'm no expert, but I suspect that the Mediterranean diet seems to work in part because Mediterraneans eat it. They live in a communal culture where people know how to relax. There's no hup-hup-hup, "How's my career going?" to interfere with digestion.
There's also the curious fact of folks living to hardy old ages in the northern Great Plains, where Chianti and pesto are hardly mainstays. One doubts that promoters of either the low-fat or the Mediterranean diet would recommend kolaches, pork dumplings and cheese-breaded lamb chops as the key to prolonging good health.
So I may be on to something, as suggested in a decade-old news story about elderly people thriving in Ashley, N.D. Public health officials credited low stress, physical exertion, long marriages and tight community for their longevity. Said the town's doctor, a native of Thailand: "The diet surprises me. They have a high meat diet, but they live long."
Adding to the conversation, a new study out of Penn State suggests that upon reaching the age of 75, it doesn't matter much what you eat. That includes sugar, eggs, hamburger and -- may they survive their new private-equity ownership -- Twinkies.
"The results suggest that if you live to be this old, then there may be little to support the use of overly restrictive dietary prescriptions, especially where food intake may already be inadequate," said Gordon Jensen, head of Penn State's Department of Nutritional Sciences.
The study didn't go into what the subjects ate in their younger days. But the scientists assume the survivors didn't radically overhaul their diets at age 75.


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Cook the Book: Corn Brushed with Soy Sauce and Mirin
When corn season rolls around, I like to think the fans fall into two factions: the butter and salt purists, and those who see corn as a blank canvas. Personally, I fall into the later category, preferring a crema and queso slathered elote or a dressed-up corn and tomato salad to simply grilled or boiled cob.
Corn Brushed with Soy Sauce and Mirin from The Japanese Grill by Harris Salat and Tadashi Ono is the best of both worlds, the simplicity of grilled corn combined with a handful of subtle but intriguing tastes. Cobs of sweet corn are grilled, husk intact until sweet and juicy. The husks are then shucked, the corn is placed back on the grill, then basted with a mix of soy sauce and mirin, the sweet rice wine. The sweet-salty profile complements the corn perfectly, with the soy accentuating the corn's natural sugar and the sweet, sake-like mirin rounding out the sweetness.
Easy yet very exciting, this is the sort of recipe that gets the wheels turning, thinking about what other Japanese pantry ingredients would pair well with corn. Sesame oil and ground sesame seeds? Miso butter? A sprinkling of shichimi togarashi?
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of The Japanese Grill to give away this week.
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Mix together the soy sauce and mirin in a bowl to make the marinade; set aside.
Preheat a grill to medium. Place the corn directly on the grate. Grill for about 20 minutes, turning about every 5 minutes. Transfer the corn to a cutting board. When the husks are cool enough to touch, shuck them. Return the corn to the grill and brush with the marinade. Grill for about 2 more minutes, turning the corn every 30 seconds, and brushing with more marinade. The corn will begin to caramelize and brown; be careful not to burn. Serve immediately.
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It was 2-0 Carolina and they were totally dominating the Capitals as the game moved late into the first period.
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Then Alexander Ovechkin took a sweet drop pass from Nicklas Backstrom and buried the biscuit top shelf, far side for a huge goal for the Capitals with just 39 seconds left in the frame.
It was a game changing and perhaps season changing tally as the Gr8's club kicked it into high gear in the middle period scoring four times while allowing just one puck to take a 5-3 lead, which they would close out in the third period. They knocked off the Carolina Hurricanes for the second straight time in Raleigh after trailing by two goals and they move two points up on the Canes. In addition, they are now just two points out of the Southeast Division lead as the Winnipeg Jets lost to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. Washington has two games in hand on the Jets, although Carolina has a game in hand on the Caps. The Capitals also hit .500 for the first time all season and their record stands at 17-17-2.
Just a week ago, after a terrible home loss to the Islanders, I blogged that the Caps had three options at tomorrow's trade deadline:
1. Stand Pat
2. Become Buyers
3. Sell and build for the future
I can tell you that option three is totally out the window now after Washington grabbed five points in three road games while the teams in front of them in the Southeast Division went into full collapse mode. Add to the fact that clubs like Calgary, Buffalo, and Dallas have gone into total sell mode and there is just no way Washington can get in the bottom three or five in the standings and make tanking the season for a high draft choice worth it.
Simply put, General Manager George McPhee needs to try and add a top six forward to this club if they want to really increase their playoff chances. As I also wrote last week, hockey is a business and there is lots of playoff money and hockey department bonuses on the line. So everyone wants to get into the dance, especially owner Ted Leonsis who generates millions in revenue off of a playoff appearance. Factor in that a Southeast Division title yields the third seed and a likely date with either Toronto or Ottawa while avoiding the Pittsburgh Penguins until the Eastern Conference Finals and the motto has to be:
Southeast Division Title or Bust!
The question is who to buy after big names like Jarome Iginla (Penguins) and Jaromir Jagr (Bruins) went off the market in trades. Add in guys like Derek Roy (Vancouver) and Ryane Clowe (Rangers) to the already moved ledger and the rental pickings to improve a club are pretty slim. But there are teams that have players under contract for another year that might make sense. Why not kick the tires in Calgary and see if Jay Feaster might be interested in moving left handed shooting Mike Cammalleri? The Flames forward is a sniper who would fit nicely with Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom but he comes with a 2013-14 price tag of $6M. But if you can move some salary back to Calgary in the deal it would make sense. Let's be honest, Mike Ribeiro is not going to be dealt tomorrow now and he will likely hit the open market come July 1st. But he earned that and Washington will probably lose him so they will be down another top 6 forward. So why not add one for this year and next year on Wednesday, if you can?
Anyways, Wednesday's deadline day, which ends at 3pm, shapes up to be interesting for the Caps.
But back to Tuesday's big win. Mike Green (2 goals) was just outstanding in this game at both ends of the rink. He not only scored but he moved the puck well on the back end and his 3rd period penalty kill shifts were downright dominant. If #52 stays healthy, this is a totally different hockey team.
In addition, Backstrom was sensational with four assists and even Marcus Johansson played one of the best contests of his young career and had two helpers by playing solid positionally and using his stick and speed to generate counter attacks.
Last of all, let's not forget Braden Holtby (31 saves), who continues to make the big save when Washington needs it. The Caps defense continues to be very loose in stretches and Holtbeast wouldn't allow Carolina to get too far ahead early and he didn't give up a momentum changing tally once the Capitals seized control.
It was a huge victory and it all turned on the Gr8's first tally. Ovechkin then poured in what became the eventual game winner and he now has 20 goals and 37 points in 36 games. He has points in nine straight games and goals in eight of them. The Gr8, Backstrom, and Holtby are carrying this hockey club and Ovechkin is once again quieting his critics.
On that note, I'll leave you with one thought that I've tweeted many times in recent weeks on twitter after Ovechkin goals:
Where's Milbury?! Hahahahahaha
Notes: The Caps next game is against the Islanders on Thursday at home. New York is 2-0 against Washington this year and their team speed gives the Capitals fits…Carolina won the shot attempt tally 65-43 and the face-off battle, 34-32, but they gave up too many odd man rushes and their goaltending is subpar…John Erskine finally returned to the lineup and logged 13:32 on defense. Jeff Schultz was scratched while both Dmitry Orlov and Tomas Kundratek were sent to Hershey…Michal Neuvirth was healthy enough to back up Holtby (Philip Grubauer was sent back to Hershey on Monday)…Finally, in honor of Caps radio play by play man John Walton's birthday on Tuesday, "Good morning, Good afternoon, and Good night Carolina!"


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