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Summer job outlook seems good for teens
By Deron Molen
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS – With sunny skies and no classes, summer is the season many high school and college students look forward to the most. However, improvements in the economy could result in more Indiana teens taking advantage of new summer job openings instead of relaxing at home.
The influx of teens into the workforce is an encouraging sign to youth advocates. With jobs being added to key economic sectors, Indiana Youth Institute President Bill Stanczykiewicz said he believes teens will continue to benefit from an improved economy.
“About one fourth of (jobs created) were in the sectors called leisure and hospitality as well as retail sales,†Stanczykiewicz said. “These are the retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and types of places that typically hire teenagers, especially during the summer months. That’s where we’re seeing job growth both nationally and in the state. When you see that trend and those types of numbers, overall, it’s great news for teenagers.â€
The improvement in job prospects for teens could not have come at a better time. According to a study by Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies, the number of teens holding summer jobs bottomed out at the lowest levels post-World War II between 2010 and 2012, falling from 52 percent in 2000 to roughly 30 percent during that timeframe.
This “lost decade†for teen employment has since improved, creating a greater demand from businesses that thrive during the summer rush. One such business is Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Company in Indianapolis. The restaurant’s assistant general manager, Russ Chargualaf, said he expects to hire 12 to 15 teen employees for this summer. That figure marks the third consecutive year the business has increased its teen employment numbers after opening in 2011.
“We’ve not seen†the economic recession’s effect on hiring teens, Chargualaf said. “We’ve been on a constant actual increase…We continue to not only hire more, but we are also busier on a daily basis.â€
Delaney Whitlock is one the teens hired to work this summer at Thr3e Wise Men. The Indianapolis high school senior said the experience should be a strong line on her resume in the years to come.
“I know it’s really hard to get a job, especially coming right out of college,†Whitlock said. “I hope to have a lot of experience under my belt to make me more marketable.â€
Marketability isn’t the only thing teens are after. According to Stanczykiewicz, teenage employees can benefit from the lessons taught by the money they earn and the people they meet.
“They want the money. They want gas in the tank. They want to go to the movies,†he said. “But many other things are happening as well that, a lot of times, teens don’t even realize. One is they’re learning the so-called ‘soft skills’ that all employers are desperate to find in their respective employees. Punctuality. Dressing appropriately. Having a good attitude with colleagues and customers.â€
The importance of those soft skills has been noted by many youth advocates including Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indianapolis. The representative hosted a job, internship, and summer program fair for students within his district.
Carson said he wants Hoosiers to “make an early investment†in Indiana’s youth. Carson said holding summer jobs or internships helps students experience personal and intellectual growth while keeping them from “making mistakes†during their free time.
The personal and professional growth seen in teenage employees is part of the reason Chargualaf said he enjoys his job. Although many teens will not make a career out of serving at Thr3e Wise Men, he said he hopes that their work experience will give them a chance to chase their larger career goals.
“I appreciate and enjoy every employee who comes through here as a teenager,†Chargualaf said. “I know this is not going to be their final job or final destination or final career, but I do enjoy being one of their stepping stones.â€
Deron Molen is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Ozone Season: Are You at Risk?
Like many areas around the country, hot sunny days in Southern Indiana are sometimes accompanied by ozone pollution. Ozone is formed by chemical reactions between other pollutants emitted from various sources such as factories and vehicles. Under certain weather conditions – clear skies, low humidity, warm temperatures and calm winds, levels can climb to concentrations that may be detrimental to health. Exposure to high levels of ozone can trigger asthma, worsen respiratory diseases, and reduce lung function.
During ozone season (April through September), ozone is monitored and air quality forecasts are provided to the public. A forecast team led by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management includes members from Evansville, Indianapolis, and Louisville. If conditions favor high ozone, an air quality action day or “Ozone Alert†is issued typically a day in advance so concerned citizens may avoid exposure and/or take voluntary steps to reduce pollution, such as conserving energy, using public transit, and postponing certain activities.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) establishes air quality standards to protect the public health. A standard for ozone was first established in 1971 and has been strengthened over time as more was learned about its health effects. The current standard is set at an 8-hour average of 75 parts per billion (ppb).
The U.S. EPA’s Air Quality Index (AQI) is tied to the air quality standard and provides easy to follow guidance. When ozone is at moderate levels (code yellow), unusually sensitive people may feel the effects. At higher levels (code orange), air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups such as children, teenagers, the elderly, and those with respiratory diseases. At these levels, individuals who are sensitive to ozone may still be active outside, but they should consider limiting exposure with more frequent breaks and less intensity. Code red levels are considered unhealthy for the general population. Fortunately, the Evansville area has not experienced those levels since 2005.
Ozone levels have been declining for over two decades, thanks to emissions reductions from power plants and other sources. In 2013, there were no ozone exceedances (code orange days) in the Evansville region. This is a significant improvement compared to 1988 when 67 code red days were recorded. While air quality has greatly improved, we may still need to issue Ozone Alerts so we urge everyone to know their AQI.
Commentary: The 21st century segregationists
By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz
IndyPoltics.Org
As we mark the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education which ended official government-sanctioned segregation in public schools (separate but equal), I am convinced more than ever that the old segregationists have simply been replaced by a new batch known as teachers unions and their enablers.
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz is an attorney and the editor and publisher of IndyPoltics.Org.
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz is an attorney and the editor and publisher of IndyPoltics.Org.
As we look at the debate (local, state and national) over whether students should be allowed to get a quality education, look at the people who fight tooth and nail against any measure that would improve the lot in life for thousands of students.
Commentary button in JPG – no shadowIn Indianapolis the teachers unions fought IPS Superintendent Lewis Ferebee when he wanted to partner with charter schools to get students a better education.
The unions fought against tougher accountability and vouchers in Indiana. And even at the national level, they fought against the Obama administration over higher standards.
Now think about this, who benefits the most from choice and vouchers? Students in schools that aren’t working. Why should only wealthy and affluent families get to have choice and poor parents be stuck in a failing school? Why should a zip code determine how good an education a student will receive? How can you fight poverty without giving families the tools they need, the most important of which is an education?
If Dr. King were alive and walked into a typical urban classroom he would be furious. He would agree that who needs Jim Crow laws, dogs and water hoses, and whips and chains to keep a segment of society in bondage when all you really need to do is give them a poor education and no means to escape and you can keep them intellectually enslaved all you want. The opponents of choice, accountability and reform are the real educational bigots here. If they were serious about the education of Black youth they would embrace change and open the floodgates so reform could sweep through this state and cleanse the educational landscape of the weeds and thickets of mediocrity, complacency and low standards.
I was listening to satellite radio recently where I heard a “public school advocate†argue that the real reason behind school reform was to attack and harm black children. I’m not sure what planet this person was on, but looking at the educational landscape and who has been running the schools, I don’t think the reformers are black children’s problems. The lawmakers and policy makers who look like them tend to be their worst enemies. In fact, with advocates like that, I’ll take enemies any day.
What is it about school choice that frightens these individuals? What is about accountability that makes the collective hairs on their backs stand up? What is so wrong about giving parents the ability to choose an accredited institution of learning that works best for them? We ask these questions and we are accused of hating public education and not caring about children. Well, no offense, but who is the bigger threat to the future? These so-called “advocates†are really nothing more than defenders of the status quo who care more about employing adults than educating children.
I realize the words I’ve written today may seem harsh, but the truth hurts. Deal with it. But you cannot tell me that if the folks who fought against segregation were alive today, they would be satisfied with the status quo in the education of urban youth. I doubt seriously that they would pleased with educational homicide that Black students are being subjected to while being forced to stay in failing urban schools.
And for those of you who think this assessment is over the top, think about this? Which is worse, a 1950s southern white conservative who wants to keep a black child in a failing school or a 21st century progressive who basically wants the same thing by opposing choice and accountability?
Abdul is an attorney and the editor and publisher of IndyPoltics.Org. He is also a frequent contributor to numerous Indiana media outlets. He can be reached at abdul@indypolitics.org.
Indy 500 offers tradition – but with many changes
By Jessica Wray
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS – It was the first race North Vernon resident John Greathouse ever attended – with gusty winds and temperatures in the balmy mid-60s.
May 30, 1955 would be a day Greathouse would remember clearly nearly 60 years later.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has changed significantly since that day, Greathouse said. But as change became a second event to the race – as the cars became faster and sleeker, and as the car technology became something from a science fiction fantasy – the more things stayed the same.
Because as Greathouse said, there’s always excitement when the race begins – and there’s always a thrill when a driver crosses the yard of bricks.
New road course, small track improvements
Still, the race itself will look a lot different to Greathouse this Sunday than it did to him in 1955.
IndyCar fans and visitors to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are seeing big changes at the Speedway as well as the month of May.
The IMS updated its road course – which holds events like MotoGP races – so the course could pass IndyCar road course regulations. This month, IMS hosted its first road course race for the sport, the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The course uses part of the 2.5-mile oval track and winding roads within the infield.
Greathouse said he was looking forward to watching the new race, and said he hopes it will bring more fans to attend and watch the Indianapolis 500 later in the month.
Besides the updated road course and addition of the Grand Prix, other changes to the track itself include renovations to some grandstand sections and the removal of the older carousel scoreboard. Other changes fans will see before the 2016 Indy 500 race – which is the 100th running of the 500 – include a new scoring pylon, new video boards and other smaller upgrades.
For the Grand Prix, IMS constructed viewing mounds and other roadside viewing areas for fans to move about the course. Like during a golf match, spectators were able to move from various course corners and turns to watch the race from different perspectives.
How is IMS paying for this?
The updates and improvements are being funded in part by a government assistance plan the state legislature agreed on last year.
The state allotment could reach $100 million, but the loan payments to the Speedway are not in a lump sum – but spread out over the next 20 years. The state will be loaning the Speedway $5 million each year, in combination with IMS matching that with $2 million of their own money to make the changes.
The measure collects the state tax money the Indianapolis Motor Speedway generates, and allots that money back to the track for improvements and changes.
The track will not receive the full $5 million a year if IMS doesn’t generate enough in tax collections.
State Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, said the state legislature approved the assistance plan so the Speedway could update the facility to and above current standards.
“The Indianapolis 500 is probably one of the four or five most highly recognized and known sporting events in the whole world,†Kenley said. “This just goes a long way for them to present a product that keeps them in that top tier.â€
One of the previously proposed changes to the Speedway – installing lights to run night races – was ruled out by IMS earlier this year, even though it had been part of the discussions as legislators approved the deal last year.
“It doesn’t change our outlook,†Kenley said. “We know they have a lot of substantial upgrades they need to make to bring the Speedway to the current times. I think this was a good deal for the state, and I’m excited about the new management and the leadership at the Speedway. I think they’ve already justified out faith in them.â€
Indy 500, month of May impact
Out of 18 races in the 2014 season – races across the country and internationally – the Indianapolis 500 is still the largest race for attendance in the IndyCar Series.
Morgan Greenlee, senior communications manager with Visit Indy, said the track brings in more than 300,000 people for the race and race events – and more than $336 million in economic impact in Indianapolis for the entire month of May.
That chunk of money may increase with this year’s event changes – including the addition of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
Greenlee said she expects the city will study the economic impact study of the Grand Prix to see if it added value.
Where IndyCar has come from in 20 years
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500 are important aspects of the IndyCar Series, but it’s not the whole story.
The IndyCar Series itself has had a turbulent history in the past 20 to 25 years.
In the early 1990s, open-wheel racing sanctioning body CART, Championship Auto Racing Teams, and IMS owner Tony George had a massive falling out.
That led to a split in the sport and the creation of a new series, the Indy Racing League, which was pitted against CART.
CART, which later became Champ Car in 2004, kept the major drivers on the scene at the time, while the Indy Racing League held the biggest U.S. open-wheel race, the Indianapolis 500.
A division of resources and a combination of other factors – the rise of NASCAR as a huge power in the United States motorsport world and the emergence of cable television meant competition for more eyes on more channels – eventually led to the popularity of open-wheel racing in the U.S. taking a dive. NASCAR began collecting new sponsors, new markets and new drivers from open-wheel racing.
In 2008, Champ Car and the Indy Racing League reconciled, joining the two series’ once again. And for the past few years, eyes have been on the Indy Racing League, now named IndyCar, to see if the sport can move back to its former glory.
Dr. Joyce Young, professor of marketing at Indiana State University, teaches courses on motorsports marketing, said the critical challenge that faces IndyCar is drawing in a younger demographic – which is the same problem facing NASCAR.
She said as an industry runs its course, it can sometimes settle into a particular level of sales with its product.
“If I look at IndyCar, they’re fighting the decline stage,†she said. “NASCAR is at the maturity stage. There’s really no growth for either of those series at this time. NASCAR is better off because they’re mature so they’re still OK. IndyCar has been fighting decline now for several years.â€
Attracting new fans
Young said it’s too early to see what the long-term impact of the new Grand Prix race, changes to qualifying weekend and the addition of a concert will have on IMS and the month of May. She said it will also be interesting to see what Verizon – a new sponsor – will bring to the table for the IndyCar Series.
“I think the question more is are they taking steps that may position them well in the future?†Young said. “I don’t know if we’re going to see anything that they’re doing pay off now.â€
But Young did say it’s crucial for the IndyCar Series, as well as NASCAR and other motorsport leagues, to start engaging a younger demographic.
“The average age of the fans in both NASCAR and IndyCar just keeps getting older,†Young said. “The younger demographic just isn’t interested.â€
Attracting that younger fan base is critical, she said, to get new fans to be engaged and loyal to the sport for the long term.
The industry is changing she said, moving the focus away from just racing to an entertainment-based racing experience.
And the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has ramped up its non-racing entertainment events. The infield Snakepit area is featuring a new way to experience the race – “glamping,†or glamorous camping. Spectators can camp out in the infield for the Indianapolis 500 race weekend. The track has pitched tents for glampers, and the individual camping packages can include a queen-sized bed with bedding and sheets and a table for two. Other packages include two twin beds, two cots or four cots.
But that’s not the only addition to race weekend.
Doug Boles, president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, said it’s not just the new race that he hopes will introduce new fans to the Indianapolis 500 event and the IndyCar sport – but the Jason Aldean concert the night before – which is expected to draw upwards of 35,000 country music fans. The track also made changes to the race qualifying format, which took place last weekend.
“[The race] is going to be great for the facility, but we think really what it’s going to do is it’s going to drive excitement and start us off at a higher level than we normally have so that the Indianapolis 500 pays off with a bigger win at the end of May.â€
The ABC network covered the Grand Prix race, qualifying weekend and will air the Indy 500 – putting Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on national television three consecutive weekends.
Another big change to the series itself is the new title sponsor. Verizon took over this year as the series sponsor after IZOD dropped its contract with IndyCar last year.
“We can’t wait for this partnership to develop,†Boles said. “I think fans are going to see a lot more promotion around the series. It’s fantastic for the series, it’s fantastic for our brand, and for the Verizon brand.â€
Sharing the love of the sport
Greathouse is an example of how the generations of race fans have changed. Young said there’s less interest from the 18 to 30-something demographic in cars and automobiles – and thus motorsport racing – than in the past. It’s the draw of entertainment – or in Greathouse’s case, cajoling his young family members to experience the race with him – that brings in the younger crowd.
One of Greathouse’s daughters, Linda Greathouse, went to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time last year.
“She drug her feet for about four years, but then she finally said, ‘OK, Dad,’†Greathouse said.
Greathouse has been able to share his love of the IndyCar sport with other members of his family, including his father and a son-in-law who works for a current driver’s crew.
“I was a little skeptical at first if I would like it or not, but I ended up loving it,†Linda Greathouse said. “It was a very exciting race and I enjoyed just taking in the atmosphere.â€
“It was just fun having her with me,†her father said.
Greathouse said he’s excited for the changes this year’s race is bringing – and is looking forward to additional changes and improvements in the next few years.
But nothing tops the thrill of the race itself.
“The first 10 or 15 laps are about as exciting as anything you can see in any sport,†he said. “There’s been poets attempt to write about those first 10 to 15 laps. That, to me, is very exciting.
He said he recommends everyone go to the Indy 500 race at least once – especially if you live in Indiana.
“You may never go back again, but I guarantee you will always remember that day.â€
Jessica Wray is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Obama’s Predictable Response to VA Problems
This Memorial Day, let’s also remember “The Obama Crisis Response Template.â€
1: Express surprise that your policy (Fast and Furious gunrunning, IRS targeting conservative groups, Benghazi gunrunning to Al Qaeda in Syria, Obamacare policies gouging Americans, canceling their good policies and denying them their doctors and hospitals, watching veterans die while Veterans Administration officials put them on secret waiting lists) has even occurred.
Eric Allie / Cagle Cartoons
2: Express anger that this has happened.
3: Deflect Criticism.
4: Blame Bush.
Follow the Veterans Administration scandal timeline and you’ll recognize how it parallels events in other Obama scandals.
In 2008, Veterans Administration officials specifically tell the President and his transition team that wait times are becoming dangerously long and the real (secret) wait times for veterans to get the medical help they need are being hidden. There needs to be an investigation.
Fast forward to 2014.
1: (Express surprise) As reported by a London newspaper, “A CNN reporter asked (Obama spokesweasel Jay) Carney on Monday when the president was ‘first made aware … of these fraudulent lists that were being kept to hide the wait times’ at VA medical centers.
“You mean the specific allegations,’ Carney asked, ‘that I think were reported first by your news network out of Phoenix, I believe?’
“We learned about them through the reports.’â€
Yes, even though President Obama and his transition team were briefed by the Veterans Administration in 2008 specifically about secret wait times, they pretend they didn’t hear about it until it was on CNN recently.
2: (Express anger) Obama Administration officials appeared on Sunday talk shows and chatted to the press about how “angry†the President is about the VA wait times. Oh, my, he’s so angry. He actually used the phrase, “Mad as hell.†Coincidentally, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told a Senate panel he was “mad as hell†over veterans dying while they waited for medical care. Did they test the phrase “mad as hell†with a focus group before their appearances?
3: (Deflect Criticism) When confronted with the proof that the President and his team were briefed in 2008 on the wait times and only expressed anger now, over five years later, when the deaths of veterans waiting for medical care was uncovered by news reporters, President Obama’s Chief of Staff, Denis McDonough told a reporter that the President has been “talking†about veterans issues for years, including suicides and morbidity. He managed to redirect the conversation to veterans issues that have nothing to do with deadly wait times.
Nice deflection that should anger every American.
4: (Blame Bush) When forced to respond to reporters armed with the proof Veterans Administration officials briefed the President and his team on doctored VA wait time reports in 2008, Obama spokesweasel Jay Carney squealed that the problems extended back into the Bush years and is happening because there are so many disabled veterans from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Yes, it’s Bush’s fault that Democrats gave him the authority to invade Iraq and Afghanistan and that VA backlogs had begun even before those two wars.
The difference is that President Obama knew it was happening and failed to “retire†generals in charge of the VA.
When President Bush actually did learn about filthy conditions at Walter Reed Hospital, heads rolled. Two Generals in charge suddenly “retired†and a bipartisan committee was formed to oversee cleaning up the filth and provide the best care our country can offer.
When President Obama learned about the deadly waiting times for veterans in 2008, he did a lot of talking. Only when the national press picked up on the casualties directly related to a lack of interest in fixing the problem did an administrator “publicly†retire. However, the VA administrator had already announced his retirement earlier, so it was more Kabuki theater to give the American public the false impression that President Obama was trying to solve the problem. A stunt the President has employed before.
If President Bush hadn’t used Congress’ approval to invade Iraq, Barack Obama would likely not be President and these deadly policies would not exist.
I blame Bush.
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© Copyright 2014 Rick Jensen, distributed exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate.
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The Evansville Police Department is currently working a death investigation involving a student at Plaza Park International Prep Academy. Police and medical personnel were dispatched to the school at approximately 3:45 P today. E.P.D. detectives and crime scene personnel are currently working with Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation officials in this investigation. The investigation is continuing and at this time it does not appear foul play was involved. The department will have no further comment on this investigation until a cause of death is determined by the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office.
IS IT TRUE May 23, 2014
IS IT TRUE that today is a very special day to local, state, and even the federal government?…today is special because it is a Friday before a 3 day weekend during which an overwhelming majority of the people of the United States are just not interested in news?…the news cannot compete with barbeque, beer, and outdoor fun so if any government has some bad news to turn loose today will be the day that it is released?…the City County Observer predicts that cities especially will take advantage of our halcyon weekend to dump every piece of bad news possible onto the news wires so the taxpayers of the country are tuned out when the bad news is released?…this will be true from Evansville, to Everett, to Escondido, to Elizabeth, to Ethiopia and back again, so if you are one of the few concerned citizens who prides themselves in keeping up with current events, keep your ears open this afternoon?
IS IT TRUE we are glad to finally be able to check the websites of the Courier & Press, 14 WFIE, and Channel 25 and find no stories about the audit recording?…it will be back when the final report is released and it will be back with a vengeance if there are differences in the recording and the final report?…there are several people who are eager to compare the final report with the recording to see just how many rabbits of 2012 could have been pulled out of a hat in 10 weeks?…if the exit interview and the humiliating things that were said is what it took to snap the City of Evansville out of its coma and reconcile the books then it was worth it?…if it should turn out that plugging in some number to do a one time fix is what it takes to reconcile then it is probably time to hit that reset button and magically sweep the time period from December 31, 2010 to now under the rug forever with the stroke of a pen?…perhaps the time of no accountability will end soon?
IS IT TRUE there was a smidgen of good news on the population front for Evansville that came from the census estimates for 2013?…the City of Evansville has actually grown by 252 people over a three year period according to the census estimate?…our new population estimate including annexation is now 120,310 breaking a 50 year cycle of continuous losses?…we shall see how the 2020 census goes as estimates tend to be less accurate than a real census is?…similar stops in losses were reported at many of the forgotten cities of America?…this is an artifact of an economy where unemployment is high and housing is not selling?…as the economy continues to recover it will be interesting to see how increases in mobility will effect the “locked in you house and job” problems that have kept many people from moving since roughly 2009?…at the current growth rate Evansville will regain its peak population that happened in 1960 in the year 2100?…here is a link to a very good article about Detroit’s population vs. the metro area?…the shape of the curve for Evansville over the same time period will be similar?
http://www.american.com/archive/2014/may/if-detroits-not-too-big-to-fail
IS IT TRUE the only real bad news for Indiana came out of South Bend which is soon to drop below 100,000 residents and is still losing people but at a slower rate than before?…when 887 more people leave South Bend it will drop down to 99,999 for the first time in many years?…one would think that the presence of Notre Dame University would have stopped the losses but one thing is for sure and that is South Bend and the Notre Dame campus look like two different planets?
IS IT TRUE it was a pleasure for this writer to attend a Technology Investment Conference and to serve as a panelist in Irvine, CA for the last two days?…being able to meet Brendan Iribe whose company Oculus went from nothing to being bought by Facebook for $2 Billion in only 20 months was a highlight as was testing out the virtual reality mask his company developed?…at the end of the day a former University of Evansville assistant basketball coach from the Jim Crews days came up and asked about locating his start-up telemedicine company in the Palm Springs Accelerator Campus?…it will be good to have another former Evansville resident in the program so we can get together with Bob Alexander who lives in Palm Springs but is best known in the Tri-State for being the promoter of the Bull Island rock and roll festival back in the hippie days?
EPD Activity Report 5-22-14
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