Communication is one of the most important industries in the world. People have a need to talk, to get in touch with their friends and family, no matter where they are in the world. We started with letters sent with any individual traveling in that direction, which progressed to the postal system. With the advent of the Internet, we exchanged snail mail for email and later instant messengers
Somehow though, it just wasn’t enough. We needed to hear their voices not just read their words. With the help of great inventors, we progressed from the telephone to cellular phone to again utilizing the Internet to make calls.
Skype has been among the pioneers of this system. Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP as they call it, has been instrumental in bridging the distances between people. It means a lot to people to be able to actually greet their special someone happy birthday on that very special day without the exorbitant costs that land line or mobile telecommunications company charge per call.
Skype has been a wonderful service, much appreciated and enjoyed by everyone who prefers voice chat to email or messages. It is easy to use: simply download, sign up, tell your friends to do the same and you can talk with each other for free! Who could ask for more?
Skype, apparently though has become a little ambitious. After they were bought by Ebay, things seem to have begun to slide downhill. They’ve announced new paid services such as SkypeOut and SkypeIn. They are great ideas, for sure. This is why some of the Skype users who have been very happy with the free service agreed to pay the premium.
Unfortunately, while they may be expanding their products abilities to get new users, they have forgotten to take care of their existing subscribers. The service has deteriorated since I first signed up. Unfortunately, Skype doesn’t seem to care.
Since I didn’t want to kick up a fuss if there was a way for me to fix the problem myself, I checked out the Sykes home page again. I was happy to see that they had a help page with a trouble shooting guide. Unfortunately, even after following the various instructions and suggestions- it still wasn’t working properly.
Usually when that happens, I call the company to ask for further assistance. So I looked for a phone number where I could reach Skype’s customer service. I searched all over the page and didn’t find any number that I could call. The link marked “Contact Us” lead to a page that basically said before contacting them, I should read the help pages. No problem I had done that.
It now said that if I didn’t find the answer in their knowledge base I should contact their customer support. I now clicked on the link for that and ended up at an online ticketing system for complaints. Now, I’m glad they are taking down the complaints in black and white, and I do appreciate that it seems to be on a first in, first out basis. What upsets me is that absolutely nothing seems to be happening.
I told them how I was having some trouble with the service. I mentioned how more frequently it happens that the people I call can hear me but I can’t hear them in the middle of our conversation. I asked if they could please give me feedback on how to resolve the problem. After I filled out their form, I got their infamous acceptance message saying, “If your inquiry requires a response, we will get back to you within three days”. What the?! I thought every customer deserved to get a response, even if it’s just to get pointed to the right part of the forum!
Skype is so busy building up their new communication products that they’ve stopped communicating with their existing clients. They have obviously forgotten that great customer service is what will keep the numbers in their database up. If people don’t get the assistance they need, they will leave; especially now that the service of the product itself is deteriorating.
Are they now so big that they can’t be talked with? Is it too much to ask that they put in a few more people to take care of answering the support requests? Or have they already spread themselves so thin that they can’t afford to hire more people? No wonder the service is beginning to suck.
I truly don’t appreciate how impersonally Skype is handling customer service. I pay for SkypeOut, I got billed but to date, it still isn’t working properly. I sent Skype both a support request (from their site) and an email, to the email address of their billing team (the address of which by the way I did not find on their website but through searching the web for other Skype complaints). I still have no action from them. Talk about wasted money!
What amazes me is that Skype doesn’t even have “live chat” or some other similar help desk program so that we customers with concerns and who want to continue using Skype can talk with someone in Sykes who can help. Considering that Sykes is a communication company, I’d have thought that they would create one themselves. That little software for customer service is an absolute treasure!
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, after all the site is obviously geared to attracting new users only. Skype seems to be interested in just making more and more money; and bringing in more users. They obviously don’t care if their subscribers leave because they get no assistance and maintenance services from them.
Cardinal rule of any business, Skype, is to take care of your customers. Your repeat business usually in the long run can make you more money than new subscribers will. It would do your business a lot of good if you would pay attention to your subscribers and give them their money’s worth.

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Anyone who has spent a day fasting from food, or who has even skipped a meal, knows just how much time we save when we are not provisioning and consuming meals. Of course, efficiency is not our only conce when it comes to eating. If we were to articulate our fundamental requirements for food, we would probably come up with the following: (1) it should give us the nutrition our bodies need (2) it should support our body transformation goals (e.g. lose fat or gain muscle) (3) it should taste good (4) it should be convenient. Foods that meet two or three of these requirements quickly become a mainstay in most diets.
A new development in nutrition research called 'capsulized food' aims to exceed these requirements. Pennsylvania-based Protica Research is the first of what will likely be many companies dabbling in this new food frontier. Among other development initiatives on their roster, Protica Research engineers liquid foods that are ultra-compact, nutrient-dense, and above all else, very palatable. Their first product, Profect, delivers 25 grams of protein and the complete spectrum of water-soluble vitamins in less than three fluid ounces. This on-the-go nutrition has some consumers re-thinking their traditional eating habits. An examination of the four fundamental requirements for food will help explain why.
NUTRIENT DENSITY
Nutrition. It is our first priority when it comes to eating. While it is not always on the front of our minds when we reach for food, it is the reason we eat. There are many nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor foods available to us, and we must always consume our fair share of nutrient-rich foods for the sake of our health, well-being and energy level.
The challenge is that nutrient-dense foodssuch as milk, eggs, fish, and chickenare not always within arms reach. Snacks, junk food and fast food generally are. It often takes too much effort for a busy person to procure the necessary vitamins and protein, and so we end up going without. This can hurt us in the long run as our immune system and energy levels suffer. Studies have shown that many of the so-called 'junk food junkies' and 'fast food addicts' would prefer eating nutritionally sound foods if they were within arm's reach.
SUPPORTING BODY TRANSFORMATION GOALS For many of us, we keep a careful eye on the foods we eat. Either we are trying to lose fat, gain muscle, or maintain what we have. Whether we are browsing the supermarket aisles or a restaurant menu, we find ourselves looking for foods that are consistent with these goals.
For some, low-carbohydrate foods are at the top of the shopping list. These consumers have become more aware of the health risks and weight gain associated with eating carbohydrate-rich foods. For others, low-fat foods are the order of the day. Still others seek a balance of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
The common denominator in all of these diets is protein, along with the supporting micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals.
While it is possible to get vitamins and protein without fat or carbohydrates when you are cooking at home, it is a much taller order to do that in a compact transportable meal. Manufacturers like EAS and Protica Research offer high protein beverages to support any transformation goals. Protica's Profect provides a full 25 grams of protein and the complete spectrum of water-soluble vitamins. The important point for the diet conscious, however, is that all of these nutrients come without the cost of fat and carbohydrates. This allows your body to maintain health and energy without weighing you down with unnecessary carbohydrates or fat.
TASTE
For most of us, the taste of a product determines whether we make it part of our dietary regimen. No amount of nutrition can make up for a poor taste. Food manufacturers have leaed this lesson well in recent years, as many nutritious products have been pulled from supermarket shelves due to lackluster taste. As consumer expectations have continued to rise, a plethora great-tasting and nutritious food products have entered the market. Capitalizing on this fact, Protica Research developed a line of flavors for its capsulized protein beverage that target age groups from adolescents to seniors. Double-blind taste tests have shown that the flavor profile of Profect is indistinguishable from non-carbonated fruit drinks on the market.
CONVENIENCE
Every once in a while, maybe even every evening, we want to sit down to a well-set table and share a meal with family or friends. Capsulized food is not about taking this important ritual out of our lives, and it is not about replacing fresh foods. The reality of living in the 21st century is that most people spend their day working, and this means the kitchen or garden is inaccessible. This is true for stay-at-home moms as well as business executives putting in long days at the office.
This on-the-go lifestyle is not compatible with eating nutritious meals. The difficulty of finding time for a proper meal has led many people to become dependent upon compact snack or junk foods that they can keep in their purse or briefcase. These compact foods have become a mainstay of the American diet because they are portable and can be consumed quickly. However we often find that the portability, and thus the convenience, of these foods is lacking. The traditional convenience foods that we can find in grocery and convenience stores are not generally packaged with rough transportation in mind. The packaging of many food and beverage products accidentally break open after they have spent time in a bag or purse.
Another common complaint surfaces once the packaging is opened. Many convenience foodsmeal replacement bars, for exampleare sticky or crumbly. You can also find yourself reaching for water to wash them down. Problem is, convenience should mean 'napkins and water not required'.
While portability and quick consumption are two things that we have come to look for in a convenient food, these traits are often illusive.
Protica Research offers two innovations when it comes to convenience. First, their Profect protein beverage is a liquidand weighs less than three fluid ounceswhich means that you can quickly and easily consume it even while on the run. Second, Profect takes portability to a new level by packaging it in a patent-pending, virtually unbreakable container. This means that it can be taken absolutely anywhere, and you will not have to worry about your meal ending up all over your purse or briefcase.
HOW TO MEET OUR MODERN NUTRITION NEEDS
The advent of health-consciousness has come at a time when our lifestyles are increasingly hectic. This means that people are looking for a healthy, nutritious, and portable food that is quick to consume. In order to meet this demand, the food industry must adapt and respond. Companies like Protica Research are developing capsulized foods that will deliver on-the-go nutrition that is more portable, more convenient and more palatable than its predecessors.
About Protica
Founded in 2001, Protica, Inc. is a nutritional research firm with offices in Lafayette Hill and Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Protica manufactures capsulized foods, including Profect, a compact, hypoallergenic, ready-to-drink protein beverage containing zero carbohydrates and zero fat. Information on Protica is available at www.protica.com. You can also lea about Profect at www.profect.com.

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The Obama presidential campaign was one of the all-time great branding efforts, from message to packaging to platform. So how disappointing it must be for the Obama administration that its signature achievement so far, the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, has been utterly misunderstood by the American public.  Listen to what megabillionaire Warren Buffett, an unofficial Obama economic adviser, had to say earlier this week: Our first stimulus bill, it seemed to me, was sort of like taking a half a tablet of Viagra and then having also a bunch of candy mixed in It doesnt have really quite the wallop that might have been anticipated there.
And apparently the Oracle of Omaha isnt the only person disappointed by the lack of a priapic jolt. A recent Rasmussen poll found that 45 percent of Americans think so little of the results so far that they want the rest of the new government spending in the plan canceled, compared to 36 percent who disagree and 20 percent who arent sure.  Not surprisingly, 60 percent oppose a second stimulus plan, against 27 percent in favor. Been there, done that, didnt get much out of it.
But the Obama plan was never meant to be Viagra. It was designed so that three-fourths of the spending would occur after 2009.  Now the fastest way to inject money into a struggling economy is through tax cuts to individuals. But those made up just 70 percent of the Obama plan. And while government spending on infrastructure projects may provide more stimulus per dollar spent at least this is what Team Obama believes it is slower to come on line.  Even the name of the plan was designed to send a be patient message. It could have been called the Get America Moving Act or the American Job Creation Act, but those titles would have been tremendously out of sync with what the ARRA was actually intended to do: boost the economy and jobs over the course of a long recession while also providing a downpayment on Obamas healthcare, energy and education agenda. A two-for-the-price-of-one sort of deal.
And that political and economic calculus might have worked had the economy not fallen off a cliff. The unemployment rate is already higher than the administrations worst-case scenario from last January and perhaps headed higher than the worst-case scenario found in its stress test for the banks.
And rising joblessness has joined with the housing crisis to create a vicious economic circle. Given all that, a pure dose of Viagra economics for the economy doesnt sound like such a bad idea right about now, perhaps in the form a massive payroll tax cut.  The payroll tax cut of US$400 billion that we advocated last fall, if enacted in February, would likely have pushed us out of recession by now, argue Morgan Stanley economists Richard Berner and David Greenlaw in a new research note. Instead, American got a program that was heavily back-loaded and full of spending that is unlikely to be stimulative.
Or perhaps with business and investor confidence so depressed, we need some Prozac economics, via a cut in corporate and capital gains taxes.  At this point, the White House seems inclined to do none of the above, arguing for a wait-and-see approach, given than only 10 percent of the money has been pushed out the door. Maybe Team Obama fears a nasty bond market reaction at the prospect of even more government spending? Perhaps, though deflation rather than inflation seems in vogue among Wall Street worries.
But if a bond vigilante revolt is a concern and it probably should be a consideration why not combine a second stimulus with a plan to fix Social Security by moving back the retirement age and indexing benefits to wages rather than inflation?  Such a move would turn the programs long-term deficit into a surplus and show the United States is serious about fiscal reform.
In any event, cutting taxes seems to be nowhere on the congressional agenda. For instance, higher taxes on incomes and capital gains are being floated as one way to pay for healthcare reform. But as the jobless rate continues to rise Buffett thinks 11 percent isnt out of the question both the White House and Congress might finally start reaching for the pills.

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Well, I am sad to say that I have been too long away from my humble writing desk. I apologize profusely and will attempt to placate the sores of "expectation scorned" with some new and current ramblings.





I have been asked how it is I came into the field of pharmacy. I will attempt to answer this and some others with this current post. (related questions will be given in parenthesis!)





I graduated, as previously stated, in 1998 from OLVS. I went immediately into the local community college in my home town, and started working on my AS degree (somehow knowing that science was my interest!:-). Since I hadn't "declared" my major when I enrolled (not really knowing how I'd like the spend the better part of my working life), I had no real focus for my efforts, knowing that I should conquer all the foundations classes for my AS degree. I found very early on that I had a knack for math! I was a little shocked, as I wasn't too stellar in the subject while in high school, but I was doing everything right, and making it to the top of the class all the way through Trig. Once I made it to Calculus I and II, I was actually tutoring students in my own class!!



I learned soon that science and medicine were the fields in which I had interest, and so proceeded to learn more and more about what kinds of medicine or science I would like to pursue. It is interesting to note that during all this time, I was working as a "drug clerk" at the local retail store, stocking all the items that were not considered "grocery." I met and talked with several pharmacist, and I realized that I wanted what they had: a veritable mountain of knowledge, seemingly about everything. Thus, after about 6 quarters of school, I decided that I would get my AS in Pre-Pharmacy. The interesting part is, the more classes I took in the field, the more I learned to become passionate about it. Then, I took Organic Chem ... wow, that was a tough class. I had never had chemistry before, and I admit that the teacher was horrendous, but I managed a C and decided I'd try it for a few more semesters. After 4 quarters of Organic I and II, I found the magic to chemistry: wait about a semester, and all the knowledge you meant to learn would come to light in the semester you were currently taking! Never once did I understand the chemical properties of a certain LAW until the next class, and by then the current subject matter was so far beyond me that I simply struggled through, mastering the fine art of cramming! This property of chemistry stayed with me until I entered the professional school at The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in the year of grace, 2002.



I can't begin to outline all the changes that I went through while in Lawrence, KS. I became a college basketball fan (GO JAYHAWKS!!), learned how to drink shots and bongfaces, even learned what the difference was between a Russian Kamikaze and a German Kamikaze. Essentially, pharmacy school was the biggest, most satisfying 4 years of my life. I took every chemistry class under the sun ... mechanical, physical, pharmaceutical, medicinal bio-, biochemistry and even nuclear chemistry. My teachers were excellent and my peers in the class were funny.



But, I suppose, that in answer to the question "Why did you become a pharmacist?" the answer would have to come from the logic I employed at the threshold of undergraduate enrollment. I knew that I liked Math and chemistry. I also knew that I wanted to get married, which meant that I needed a job to support one. I knew that teaching, which admirable in all attributes, would never be able to supply the type of life that I wanted to give my family. So, what kinds of majors employ both math and chemistry? You guess it, pharmacy.



I know that this is a long post, but the question required some reflection into the past, so I hope that you were able to bear with me.

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Celexa was shown to be effective in treating post-stroke depression and in alleviating emotional disturbances in elderly consumers with dementia disorders. You stop taking Celexa, you must wait at least 14 days after stopping an MAO inhibitor before you can take Celexa. Citalopram is given as a single oral dose of 20 mg daily. Celexa appears to be safe to use on a long-term basis and may cause less withdrawal when use is stopped.

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A mother of a toddler I'm constantly lacking energy. An asthmatic since childhood I never really bothered to get fit. I had taken up some sports, but not the kind that give you a good cardio workout. Plus I'm quite easily injured or ill. And after a while I would always give up on the sport because I could never keep up with the others, not even close. It's frustrating. I got angry and upset, I wanted another body. Please can anyone tell me where I can buy a new one. I felt like I failed, like the only option I had with this body was to fail.

A couple of months ago I realized that I needed to make a drastic change. I know I CAN get fit despite my asthma and my unwilling body. I know there are many people in the world with similar challenges to prove that. So I started my own quest to get fit.

For the asthma I used Ventolin. I have used it for about twenty years. Many years I took it a couple of times every day. Last February I got new medicins: Symbicort. The first months were horrible. I had to use the medicins four times every day. My lung capacity improved dramatically but the medicins made me ill. I was coughing and sneezing for a few months and felt like I had a fever constantly. I thought my health would never improve since I have to use these medicins for the rest of my life.

Now I'm getting better. I use Symbicort twice a day now but when I feel like I'm getting ill again, I only use it once a day. My lung capacity is good and I haven't had an asthma attack for months. But I feel exhausted. I tried to go to the gym but being ill didn't help me to get regular excercise.

So, it's time to get really started with my quest!! I would like to be able to comfortably run a 5k next spring. I know I'll be able to crawl an exhausting one by that time, but I'm setting my goal a bit higher than that. It doesn't matter how long the 5k will take me as long as I feel comfortable running it.

To get there I'll start running and keep trying to do workouts in the gym. Next week I'm on holiday to the Austrian Alps and I will try to do some easy walks there.

I have to get fit. Not just for myself but for my child as well. I don't want to be a grumpy sick mom.

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High definition video and audio offer an increase in clarity as less compression is required to store the data on the high capacity next-generation formats. To take advantage of HD video you will require a HD compatible television, and similarly a HD decoder for the lossless audio formats.

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The Detroit Public Schools may have no choice but to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, which would make it the first big-city school district to use bankruptcy court to avoid paying millions to vendors, employees and bondholders, experts said Thursday.
DPS Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb is continuing to consider the option and met Thursday with retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ray Reynolds Graves.
Jim McTevia of McTevia Associates of Bingham Farms, which works with companies with serious financial troubles, said DPS has three choices to solve its projected $259-million budget deficit: raise more money, cut costs or declare bankruptcy.
More revenues are extremely unlikely, given DPSs projected enrollment decline of 12,000 students and anticipated state funding cuts. McTevia estimated DPS would have to cut its costs as much as 50%, an almost impossible feat given that more than 80% of most school district costs are salaries and benefits mandated by contracts.
Bobb, a state appointee who took charge of the DPS budget in March, was not able to balance the 2009-10 budget, which totals about $1.2 billion and calls for $21.8 million in debt service payments on bonds sold to eliminate past deficits.
A bankruptcy filing could reduce the amount DPS will pay vendors and bondholders. It also could allow a judge to rule on DPSs requested changes to employment contracts, McTevia said.

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Im angree all the time. Im not an angry type of person. All I want to do is sleep cause I cant stand myself being awake. I know that I have mental illness %26 what it is but being this angry for this long is going to drive me to the hospital for being suicidal. Just to let you know Im not that suicidal right now I just would do anything to get this feeling out. I hate everyone %26 everything. Last year I when I got this angry I didnt even last a night. I dont know what Im pissed about its just like a feeling that I cant help sometimes %26 cant figure out. My moms on my back about sleeping too much but I cant take how I am %26 I dont think I can tell anyone how I am because they will get worried about me and might put me in the hospital. Is there anything at all I can do to stop this before I do something I might regret. This has going on for about 4 days. I cant talk to the people that Im close to at all like friends %26 stuff because I get pissed at them %26 dont want to ruin a relationship.
Answer:
Tootiebear - Anger and depression can have many causes: mental (what you are thinking), emotional (too many blocked emotions) and physical (an inactive lifestyle). To work through your anger and depression you need to work on all levels.

MENTAL - According to Richard Carlson, author of "You Can Be Happy No Matter What," most people think happiness is conditional and outside of themselves or expect that it is a fleeting feeling based on the events in their lives or their circumstances. They don't realize that their happiness is inside of them IN THE MOMENT.

According to Carlson, most people are unhappy because most of their thinking is negative. Negative thinking IN THE MOMENT leads to a negative feeling IN THE MOMENT which leads to a negative mood. Then the negative mood leads to a negative feeling in the moment which leads to more negative thinking in the moment. It becomes a viscous circle.

The reverse is also true. Positive thinking in the moment leads to positive feelings in the moment which leads to a positive mood.

The trick is not to try to feel better or think positively, the trick is to think positive thoughts and to FEEL GOOD. When I feel down, I don't try to change what I'm thinking/feeling, I just DELIBERATELY start thinking positive thoughts about things I like..

When you start to think or feel negative, STOP THINKING ABOUT WHATEVER YOU ARE THINKING and DELIBERATELY start thinking about things that make you happy. You have to make a deliberate effort. I just say things to myself like "I like the song Forever Young by Rod Stewart, I like chocolate chip cookies, I like the movie French Kiss" By changing my focus I immediately change my feelings and then my thoughts automatically go back to positive. You might want to make a "Happy" list and carry it with you for those times when negative thoughts/feelings get the best of you.

EMOTIONAL - Every day we all feel many different emotions. Emotions are just ENERGIES IN MOTION in our bodies. Emotions are meant to be FELT and RELEASED. In America, we are taught that emotions are weak and so most people ignore or downplay their emotions.

Every time you don't allow yourself or you aren't allowed to fully experience an emotion, to feel it, and to move through it, the energy of that emotion becomes stopped and blocked in your body. It remains blocked until you go back and re-experience that emotion. Then the energetic block is freed and cleared. Virtually all of our physical ailments come from energetic blocks in our bodies, energetic patterns that are connected to our emotional patterns

When emotions are blocked for a long time, your body shuts down emotionally and you get numb (depressed). You feel tired and have no interest in anything. The emotions that are blocked also tend to LEAK out (like in angry outbursts).

One good way to release blocked emotions and anger is to use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or Emotional Tapping. In EFT you apply gentle acupressure tapping to specific body points to release blocked emotions. EFT is easy to learn (you can learn the basics in 15-30 minutes). You can use EFT anytime, anywhere for any emotional or physical issue. One basic round of EFT takes about one minute to complete. EFT works quickly and painlessly.

Please download the FREE EFT Instructional manual from the EFT website (www.emofree.com).

PHYSICAL - If you are a person who doesn't exercise on a regular basis, your body gets "Stale" and you feel tired and lethargic. Taking a brisk 15 minute walk every day will do wonders to improve your mood. Exercise releases endorphins, which are natural mood elevators into the bloodstream, which makes you feel GOOD. Exercise also helps to release stress (anger) so you won't be angry all the time.

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In case youve never heard of it, spinal decompression is a relatively new treatment for pain and other symptoms caused by herniated and degenerated spinal discs.  I have been involved in providing spinal decompression in San Antonio, Texas for the past few years, and although it quickly is becoming more accepted, there still exists considerable doubt and controversy about the effects of this type of treatment.  Although many patients and doctors alike have been very pleased with the results of spinal decompression, some still think it is just an elaborate and expensive hoax.  
The truth is, like any treatment for spinal discs, spinal decompression is far from a cure-all.  It is not appropriate for all cases, and although it does offer a much higher chance for a good result than any other form of disc treatment, it does not work for everyone. 
Because spinal decompression does not work 100% of the time, and because some providers use a lot of hype in their promotion of this form of treatment, there are bound to be a few patients who are disappointed in the outcome of their treatment.  This disappointment comes out in the occasional forum and blog posts that Ive seen in which a few individuals did not get good results proclaim the treatment to be universally worthless. 
The reality is, spinal decompression works extremely well for the vast majority of patients with bulging or herniated discs with or without mild to moderate disc degeneration.  It offers a significantly higher success rate than spinal injections and surgery and is considerably safer than these methods of treatment when used appropriately.
I have heard some doctors express the opinion that spinal decompression merely delays the inevitable - that is, it only puts off the need for eventual surgery.  These doctors are under the impression that decompression is only a symptomatic treatment and that it does not make any change in the condition of the disc.  This is simply not true.
There is now considerable evidence in the form of pre and post spinal decompression treatment MRI scans that decompression does in fact make positive changes in the discs.  In the majority of cases of disc herniation, the amount of disc bulge is significantly decreased with a series of spinal decompression treatments.  This provides objective evidence of the claim that spinal decompression actually promotes disc healing, not just short-term symptom improvement.
While every case is different, from my experience in my San Antonio spinal decompression clinic, most patients not only get good symptomatic improvement, that improvement is long-lasting and allows those patients to return to their normal activities.  Most have been able to avoid surgery and are now living much better lives because of their spinal decompression treatment.
To get a free report on spinal disc problems and the treatment options available for them, please visit the spinal decompression San Antonio website.

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Every year as many as seven million adults in the United States experience delirium during hospitalization. In a systematic review of the scientific literature on delirium prevention and treatment, investigators from Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute and Wishard Health Services found that despite the significant health and financial burdens of delirium for hospitalized adults, no effective way to prevent or treat the condition has been identified.

"Having delirium prolongs the length of a hospital stay, increases the risk of post-hospitalization transfer to a nursing home and doubles the risk of death. We need to identify a safe and effective drug to prevent and treat delirium. With our review we are challenging the scientific community to come up with new therapeutic options," said Malaz Boustani, M.D., senior author of the study which appears in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Boustani is a Regenstrief Institute investigator and associate professor of medicine at the IU School of Medicine.

Delirium, experienced by a significant number of older patients in surgical and critical care units and over half of older adults who are hospitalized for broken hips, is a state of confusion in which the individual has undergone a sudden alteration of mental status. Delirium is not dementia, but individuals with dementia are more susceptible to developing delirium during hospitalization than individuals without dementia.

The researchers found that only 13 randomized controlled studies on promising drugs for delirium were conducted from January 1966 to October 2008. These studies identified and evaluated 15 drugs including first and second generation antipsychotics, the drugs currently prescribed by most physicians for patients with delirium. The researchers found that neither older agents nor newer, more expensive medications were effective in preventing delirium. The study also found no difference between antipsychotics in treating delirium. To date, there are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved drugs to prevent or manage delirium according to Dr. Boustani.

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On a busy street, with the front door four feet from the street lives a family of five. They rent one of the apartments. It's small. Two bedrooms, a kitchen without a table and a small living room. A bathroom small enough to serve as a closet in a different place is filled with tools to help a handicapped child.

His father carries him out. He's five. His teeth are separated by quarter inch spaces but clean. They protrude from his white lips, almost like a set of joke teeth you would but at a novelty store. Only this is no joke. The boy's skin is grey. He hasn't eaten in two days and has been vomiting non stop. The father lays the boy on the stretcher. I can only watch him, stunned. I've never seen a living child look so dead. He is breathing. He looks at me when I come close, looks me in the eye and smiles. I put the blood pressure cuff around his tiny arm and it begins to inflate. The child doesn't flinch.

His mother enters the back of the rescue holding her daughter. She is one years old, beautiful dark curls surround her healthy, chubby face. She cries, non-stop. She too has been sick for days. What little Spanish I know is enough. These kids are sick. The boy has Cerebral Palsey. The girl is healthy. Another child stays at home with his father as I take the mom and two kids to the hospital.

She is a pretty woman, probably no more than twenty. Her hair is tied back with an elastic. Her clothes are clean, a long skirt and peasant blouse, brightly colored. The sandals she wears look good on her, but are at least five years out of fashion. She doesn't mind, at least she has shoes on her feet. Her toenails are carefully painted to match her clothes. A small luxury in in otherwise difficult life.

She smiles at her son as we ride together toward the hospital. He is in tough shape but smiles back. If anybody needed medical care, it is him.

She gives me two cards. I callously refer to them as "The Key to the Kingdom," sometimes. The cards represent free health care for the poor. A lot of people abuse the system, our medicare budget takes up a third of the State of Rhode Island's revenue.

I copy the information on the state report, occasionally looking at the kids.

I can't help but be proud of my standing as an American citizen, able and willing to help those so desperately in need. If the tables were turned, and I was born in Mexico and impoverished, I hope I would have the courage to brave it all and make the journey to where a better life existed for my family, laws be damned.

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As I less-than-patiently await birth stories from at least four of my blog buddies who just had new babies (you'd think they're busy, or something) I thought I would post my own story from, what seems like, a lifetime ago.


I know one flower which is unique in all the world. --The Little Prince

Towards the end of my pregnancy I was so fat and tired and miserable that I googled "signs of labor" and "inducing labor" every day for two weeks straight. I had been having contractions for about a month. They didn't hurt much, but sometimes they were very regular, so I ended up in labor and delivery twice for false alarms.
At the hospital they have a separate room for observation. They pretend like they send everyone there to determine if real labor has started, but I'm pretty sure it's just for the first-time moms like me who wander in calmly and say, "Yeah, uh...I think I might be in labor...but I'm not sure."
I had no idea when the baby was actually due because I had two different due dates in September that were about two weeks apart. Since Rosie was a bit of a surprise we didn't know when she might have been conceived. I understand that it's all guesses anyway and I would have been able to go with the flow, but my mother-in-law, Peg, had to be out of town for a week right in the middle of the two due dates. I really wanted her to be there for the birth. Not only did I want her to see her first grandchild being born, but I also wanted somebody who had done it before to be with me. None of my friends had had babies yet.
When Peg left town I was already dilated to a three. I technically had two weeks left until the most likely due date, but I was still positive that Rosie would not wait that long. The whole week Peg was gone I was full of mixed emotions. I was so so so ready to not be pregnant anymore, but I didn't want Peg to miss the birth. She would be home Friday morning, so I was desperately hoping Rose would be born that day. Saturday, September 15 was my mother's birthday. It was the first one since she killed herself, and my feelings about her death were still quite raw. I did not want my baby and my mother to share a birthday.
On Thursday evening I went to visit my sister's new apartment. It was in yet another hundred year old building in a cool old neighborhood downtown, so of course there were a thousand stairs to her door. I climbed them slowly, but secretly hoped the effort would send me over the tipping point and straight to Labor and Delivery. Waiting is just about my poorest skill and not even being sure when the waiting would end was the worst test of my anemic patience, ever.
"I have figured it all out," I said as I caught my breath between flights of stairs. "Peg gets home tomorrow around 11:00am. That means I can go into labor tonight at midnight and spend the average 8-15 hours in labor. That leaves her plenty of time to get here before Rose is born."
Midnight, huh? Amy said. That's a very clever calculation.
Thanks. I thought so too.
At midnight on the dot I woke up screaming. The tight pain in my tummy, back and legs was the most consuming thing I had ever experienced. Eight minutes later, almost to the second I had another contraction. I got out of bed to gather my last minute items for the suitcase that had been gathering dust by the door for a week. Kris stared at me with so much excitement, but I was anything but excited, "You must put on pants. We're going to the hospital, now," I said.
"They said in class that you have to wait until they're five minutes apart."
"I'm not waiting."
Another contraction started while I was getting my toothbrush so I steadied myself on the sink. I wasn't breathing, I couldn't speak, I couldn't signal when it was over like we had practiced. Things hurt me more than they should because my central nervous system is overly-sensitive to pain. My nerves amplify even the tiniest pain message. A pinched finger or a stubbed toe can be excruciating to me, but as a result, I have a lot of practice dealing with terrible pain, so I had been wondering for months what labor would feel like to me, and now I had my answer: crappy.
I only had to endure one contraction in the car because the hospital was close. I stood at the front desk with my suitcase, pillow, and a determination to get an epidural within the next ten minutes. There was no way they were sending me to the observation room again, and I was so happy when they didn't even try. Maybe the fact that I couldn't sign my own name on the form was an indicator of my general discomfort and urgency.
When I got in the room I was almost dilated to a five already. They still made me wait over an hour to get the epidural...something about IV fluids. I was so unprepared for the pain. I tried to do the little breathing patterns we had learned in the birthing class... the same patterns I had neglected to practice more than once. What was I thinking?
Then suddenly I had something else to focus on besides the pain. My baby was in distress because the contractions were so strong and close together. The nurse had me turn to one side, and then the next to try to lower Rosie's heart rate. I flipped over and over like a pancake, and eventually her heart rate settled.
When I finally got the epidural I hated the way it felt. It was nice to just watch the nearly constant contractions go off the chart in intensity on the monitor and not feel them, but I hated that I couldn't move. My legs were heavy and floppy and required my husband to move them for me.
Two hours later, my second exam revealed that I was already completely dilated so they quickly called my doctor. Of course he was unable to make it in time, so a woman I had never met introduced herself to me and said she would be delivering my baby. Then she broke my water. What's one more stranger with her hands up my skirt at this point?
"I'm going to go start your paperwork and then when I get back we'll start pushing."
"Are you serious?" I said.
"We'll push for about an hour, and then we'll see where we're at."
I braced myself for what sounded like a long morning. It was about 4:00 am, and Peg was only just boarding a flight home. But I didn't have to wait long.
As the nurse checked me one more time, she called to her assistant behind her, "go get the doctor, now!"
Then to me as calmly as she could muster, "looks like we're ready to go." It had barely been ten minutes since the doctor had left. The nurse went to put my legs into position for me when I realized that I could move them myself. I started to feel the contractions again, each one stronger than the one before. I was actually happy that my epidural was wearing off though, because I wanted to feel the birth.
Bob excused himself to go call Peg and let her know that her first grandchild was about to arrive. She was beside herself that she could not be there.
After one peek the doctor said, "I guess we're starting now. That didn't take long." I had no idea what they had been waiting for in the first place, but before I knew it the doctor was teaching me how to count and push. I couldn't believe it was happening already. I felt like a little girl again- small, scared, and being dragged along by the hand toward something I didn't want to do. I wasn't ready.
I pulled my legs into my chest and felt the next contraction coming, but this time I had a job to do so the pain was not too bad. I focused on pushing for ten seconds straight. I was supposed to keep my chin down but I kept watching in the mirror. It was fascinating.
I had given up on he he he hoooo a long time ago, but then Amy told me to breath into the spaces between my ribs just like we had practiced at yoga so many times. I breathed into my back and ribs and it calmed me. I suddenly felt more prepared that I thought I was, like maybe I could do this after all.
I only pushed for about 15 minutes before the doctor told me to stop. One last slow push and then there was Rose. I saw a head, and a shoulder and an arm and I said, "oh my God, it's a baby."
"What did you think was going to come out of there?" the doctor said.
The nurse plopped the baby on my tummy and Rosie squinted at my face. She had more black hair than I had ever seen on a baby, dark skin, and blue eyes. She was beautiful, and so tiny. She was only 6lbs. 3oz. I was shocked because an image of Rose had been forming in my mind over the last few weeks, and my vision looked just like her.
They took her away suddenly. Rose hadn't started breathing yet, so they carried her quickly to the warming bed and started a flow of oxygen just in front of her nose. Kris hesitated to go but I released his hand and told him to follow.
My nurse called the NICU for a consultation, but before they arrived Rosie finally took a breath on her own! "Oh, she's a doll!" the NICU doctors said and cooed at her for a few minutes before they were called away again.

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On a busy street, with the front door four feet from the street lives a family of five. They rent one of the apartments. It's small. Two bedrooms, a kitchen without a table and a small living room. A bathroom small enough to serve as a closet in a different place is filled with tools to help a handicapped child.

His father carries him out. He's five. His teeth are separated by quarter inch spaces but clean. They protrude from his white lips, almost like a set of joke teeth you would but at a novelty store. Only this is no joke. The boy's skin is grey. He hasn't eaten in two days and has been vomiting non stop. The father lays the boy on the stretcher. I can only watch him, stunned. I've never seen a living child look so dead. He is breathing. He looks at me when I come close, looks me in the eye and smiles. I put the blood pressure cuff around his tiny arm and it begins to inflate. The child doesn't flinch.

His mother enters the back of the rescue holding her daughter. She is one years old, beautiful dark curls surround her healthy, chubby face. She cries, non-stop. She too has been sick for days. What little Spanish I know is enough. These kids are sick. The boy has Cerebral Palsey. The girl is healthy. Another child stays at home with his father as I take the mom and two kids to the hospital.

She is a pretty woman, probably no more than twenty. Her hair is tied back with an elastic. Her clothes are clean, a long skirt and peasant blouse, brightly colored. The sandals she wears look good on her, but are at least five years out of fashion. She doesn't mind, at least she has shoes on her feet. Her toenails are carefully painted to match her clothes. A small luxury in in otherwise difficult life.

She smiles at her son as we ride together toward the hospital. He is in tough shape but smiles back. If anybody needed medical care, it is him.

She gives me two cards. I callously refer to them as "The Key to the Kingdom," sometimes. The cards represent free health care for the poor. A lot of people abuse the system, our medicare budget takes up a third of the State of Rhode Island's revenue.

I copy the information on the state report, occasionally looking at the kids.

I can't help but be proud of my standing as an American citizen, able and willing to help those so desperately in need. If the tables were turned, and I was born in Mexico and impoverished, I hope I would have the courage to brave it all and make the journey to where a better life existed for my family, laws be damned.

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Story Summary: Genetic research over recent years has increasingly revealed that most cancers are not triggered by one or two genetic mutations, but instead the involvement of many genetic factors that each slightly increase the risk of cancer. They found five common gene variants which contribute to the risk of people developing brain tumours, and confirmed the results with studies on an additional 2,545 patients and 2,953 controls from Europe. Importantly, the scientists found that the more of these variants a person has, the higher their risk of developing glioma. People who have eight or more variants are three times more likely to develop glioma than the general population (humans have two copies of DNA, so can have up to ten of these variants). We would also hope that this research could ultimately help scientists develop new treatments that are targeted at patients specific molecular defects. The genetic variants identified shed new light on how glioma develops, helping scientists home in on new biological targets for treatments. In descending order of risk, the relevant variants were mapped to the following genes: CCDC26 on chromosome 8, TERT on chromosome 5, CDKN2A on chromosome 9, RTEL1 on chromosome 20 and PHLDB1 on chromosome 11. Compared with many other cancers, little is known about the lifestyle or genetic factors that influence the risk of developing brain tumours. This large new study is an important step forward as it unlocks some of the first genetic secrets behind the most common type of brain tumour, glioma, Dr Lesley Walker, Director of Cancer Information at Cancer Research UK, said. Identifying these genetic variants will open up new avenues for scientists to explore, helping them to better understand how gliomas develop, identify who might be most at risk and ultimately find improved ways to diagnose and treat the disease. Its chromosomal address is amplified in 30 percent of gliomas PHLDB1, on chromosome 11, is commonly deleted in neuroblastoma but there is no evidence to date of a role for the gene in glioma The Institute of Cancer ResearchThe Institute of Cancer Research is Europes leading cancer research centre with expert scientists working on cutting-edge research. In 2009, the ICR marks its 100 years of groundbreaking research into cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. These discoveries are allowing for scientists to develop new cancer treatments. The ICR is a charity that relies on voluntary income. It is one of the worlds most cost-effective major cancer research organisations with more than 95p in every PS directly supporting research. Contact Our News EditorsFor any corrections of factual information, or to contact the editors please use our feedback form. Please send any medical news or health news press releases to: These are the most read articles from this news category for the last 6 months: What is a Hernia? Listen as experts both in government and in the private sector describe some of the steps taken to improve the health care system.

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How can you get ex squeeze back from an aggressive situation? How ever it needs to happen, you need to ensure that she out of it. It can be heartbreaking to grasp that your ex girl, the one that you love, is not only with the incorrect person, but in a violent situation. That is something that no person merits. Whether you are able to get ex fiance back or simply get her out of it, you need to make a decision. Is it more vital to get ex girlfriend back or to save her from this hideous nightmare that she could be in. Whats going to make the most difference is if she sees it as you looking out for her best interest instead of yours. You will also have to look closely at your inducement so that you dont just use this as an attempt to further your own interest. No matter what you decide, though, if you see the good that must be done, do it. You also need to understand that she may not wish to be saved and have to accept there is nothing that you can do.
Being the hero can go a great distance in her eyes if you save her from not just an unhappy situation, but a potentially life threatening one. It is well known that once somebody has been abused that it is simple for them to fall back to it. If she knows that you are a safe one that she can turn to then she is going to find it harder to turn away. Youve got to first make sure she knows that youre a secure place.
Hopefully shes going to have known that youre able to take excellent care of her. If you did not do that good of a job, let her know that you have changed (you better have seriously changed, though ). Tell her that she can rely on you and that you will listen. That may part but it will go a long way. It is a good thing to discover how to do any way. Also make sure that she knows she deserves better. An abuser will prosper on making the abused feel little and they merit what they are getting. Her self esteem could be severely hurt. Make her know that she is special. Get ex girlfriend back from that bad place because she truly deserves better.
Your true incentive for saving her from the aggressive situation will help make it easy to get ex squeeze back. If you are trying to make it obvious that your main priority is to get ex girlfriend back then you will do something that compromises her safety. If the abuser gets a concept that somebody is trying to take her away and she could be contemplating it then the situation might deterioriate. Abusers are generally very jealous and have a great need to manage. When they feel that their control could be lessening up they are going to try to fix it using whatever means they feel is necessary. What ever you do making an attempt to get ex girlfriend back, you want to think about their safety first.
If you see that your ex ex squeeze is in trouble, do something about it. It is too straightforward to turn away from somebody in need. It can get messy in your own life but theres much good that may come from it. If you succeed, not only will you get ex girlfriend back, but youll have saved a life. .

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Going on a trip is usually thought of as a wonderful experience, one that you and your family may have planned and looked forward to for some time. To have the most fun - to get the most out of the experience - it's important that you and your loved ones have the means to overcome those little ailments and discomforts that can make the experience range from mildly unpleasant to downright unbearable. How can we include a little "Trip Insurance" to our already overstuffed carry-ons or mini-vans? Aromatherapy has an answer with some readily-available essential oils.
Motion sickness, bug bites, digestive difficulties, and general travel weariness - to name a few - are common discomforts experienced when venturing away from home. A small collection of inexpensive essential oils can provide great relief from these amusement-threatening ailments. "Treatment" with these oils is simple - ranging from inhaling a little oil from a tissue, to adding to a bath, to drinking a drop with a warm cup of water. And, thankfully, relief often comes quickly because of the oils' powerful properties and compatibility with our own bodies.
Peppermint and Ginger Essential Oils - Motion Sickness, Stomach Troubles, and Waking Up
Well begin with "getting there" - the beginning of any trip starts with traveling. By car, boat, plane, or otherwise, motion sickness commonly effects many people, particularly children. This can easily make the traveling portion of your experience absolutely no fun. Enter Peppermint essential oil.
Peppermint has long been used to calm uneasy stomachs, and is easily used. One drop (it is strong!) in a cup of warm water, sweetened if you like, can be sipped before and during the voyage. For the fussy ones, a drop can be added to a small amount of honey and taken from a spoon for the same effect.
Ginger essential oil is also known for it's calming of upset stomachs - a little inhaled from a tissue or diluted in a carrier oil and rubbed on the abdomen may bring relief. A drop of Ginger can also be taken in warm water as a strong ginger tea - this may be effective for some food-related stomach issues, particularly when combined with the abdomen massage method.
Peppermint can also be uplifting to the weary driver or passenger - a drop or two placed on tissues in the car or near your seat will release the aroma into your surroundings. Be careful with this oil however, as getting it on sensitive areas of the skin (directly under the nose, and certainly near the eyes) can bu a little. Tissues with the oil on it should not touch these areas directly.
Lavender Oil - The Great Soother
Lavender has been called "a medicine chest in a bottle" due to its wide range of effects. The aroma of Lavender is uplifting and relaxing, useful for stress in congested airports or crowded highways. Breathing this very safe essential oil is effective for adults and children alike - inhaling drops from a tissue directly, or from one"s placed in your surroundings can help you and your companions be at ease.
Thyme, Tea Tree and Eucalyptus - Cleansing and Keeping Bugs and Bits at Bay
Lavender essential oil is also an effective wound-healer, due to it's anti-inflammatory, mild antibacterial, and skin-regenerative effects. It can be used directly in case of bus, mixed 50:50 with Tea Tree and put on band aids to prevent infection, or blended with Thyme Linalol and Eucalyptus (2:4:2) and added to a bowl of water for an effective disinfectant wash.
Lavender is very useful for treating bites and stings - just place a little "neat" (undiluted) on the affected area. This versatile oil is also a component of an insect repellent blend comprised of equal parts of Lavender, Thyme Linalol, and Peppermint, and a double-dose of Lemongrass essential oil. A drop or more placed on tissue or cloth about your room can keep the insects out of your space; 3 drops of this blend per teaspoon of carrier oil can be regularly applied to the skin - or you may mix a similar amount into any lotion you may have.
Lavender can be used in combination with Geranium, Chamomile, Peppermint and Eucalyptus oils in relieving the effects of jet-lag. Getting out of this weary state as quickly as possible makes any trip more enjoyable. This requires getting yourself and companions in-synch with local time, having good rest at night and perhaps a gentle lift in the moings and throughout the day.
Add Chamomile to Calm the Kids
To get yourself into the swing of local time, relax and be ready for bed with equal parts of Lavender and Geranium essential oils - Chamomile may also be used in place of the Geranium, and works especially well for soothing children (if they are irritable for ANY reason). Add a few drops to a bath or use in a massage oil. For a moing eye-opener, do the same using equal amounts of Peppermint and Eucalyptus. You will find these useful at other times when you need a little clarity and lightening-up.
Lemon Oil - Purifying
Lemon Oil also has some wonderfully diverse uses. It is effective as an antibacterial, but not so strong as to be an irritant. Adding several drops per quart to your drinking water will help purify it, and the water can act as a disinfectant to be used in washing your fruits and vegetables the need for this certainly depends on your location, but it not a bad idea whenever bacterial contamination may be a possibility. Further, regularly drinking water with added lemon oil can gently stimulate the lymphatic and digestive systems, helping alleviate that sluggish feeling that often accompanies extended plane and car travel.
Eucalyptus Oil for Cooling and Colds
Eucalyptus - the Narrow Leaf variety is a favorite - has a great range of uses as well. It can cool the body when too hot, and protect it when too cold. It is found in almost all formulas used to relieve congestion, can support circulation, and bring lightness to a travel-weary head.
Eucalyptus oil can be used like peppermint to uplift and invigorate during long intervals in an automobile. It can be added to a cool bath or used on a cold compress in cases of heat exhaustion and heat stroke (accompanied by, of course, copious amounts of water and electrolytes!), and used in a similar manner to reduce fever. Eucalyptus oil may be blended with Geranium as a massage oil (3 drops Eucalyptus and 2 drops Geranium per teaspoon of carrier oil) to relieve heat cramps. For congestion relief, to a drawn bath, add 1 drop Eucalyptus, 3 drops Lemon, 2 drops Thyme, and 2 drops Tea Tree - soak and breathe deeply - or simply add a few drops to a steaming bowl of water and inhale.
These are just a few examples of ways to make your travel experiences more enjoyable with aromatherapy. With a little effort, you can expand your knowledge of these oils, discovering further uses, and find other oils that work well for your particular needs. These essential oils are readily available, and fairly inexpensive - though caution should be used when buying oils, as some can be adulterated, and others are mass-produced with techniques that may limit their therapeutic benefits. The more pleasant and "well rounded" an oil"s aroma, generally the higher the quality. Your nose will know! And as with any aromatherapy application, start slowly - essential oils deserve a healthy respect.

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