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The Ninth Wildlife Damage Management Conference: Proceedings Frontmatter & Contents Oct 2000

The Ninth Wildlife Damage Management Conference: Proceedings Frontmatter & Contents

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NINTH WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, October 5-8, 2000 State College, Pennsylvania.
Edited by Margaret C. Brittingham, Jonathan Kays, Rebecka McPeake. Layout and design by Vicki Lucas.
Hosted by The School of Forest Resources, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.
Co-sponsor: United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Contributors Humane Society of the United States, National Park Service, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Reed-Joseph International Company, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Woodstream Corporation, Jack …

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History And Future Of Wildlife Damage Management Conference, Daniel J. Decker Oct 2000

History And Future Of Wildlife Damage Management Conference, Daniel J. Decker

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

The Eastern Wildlife Damage Management (EWDM) Conference was developed (1st conference held in 1983) to focus on people-wildlife interaction issues occurring in the eastern U.S. Developed as a Renewable Resources Extension Act activity, the purpose of the conference was to improve wildlife resource management and increase outputs of agricultural and forestry commodities. A primary planning issue for the 1st EWDM Conference was whether to represent the conference focus as wildlife damage "control" or "management." Control was selected initially, but the title evolved since then to be replaced by "management," reflecting the central role of wildlife conflict mitigation in wildlife management. …

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Capsaicin-Treated Seed As A Squirrel Deterrent At Birdfeeders, Paul D. Curtis, Elizabeth D. Rowland, Gwen B. Curtis, Joseph A. Dunn Oct 2000

Capsaicin-Treated Seed As A Squirrel Deterrent At Birdfeeders, Paul D. Curtis, Elizabeth D. Rowland, Gwen B. Curtis, Joseph A. Dunn

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) are considered to be a pest by many bird-lovers because they take significant quantities of seed from birdfeeders. None of the available methods of protecting birdseed against squirrels is completely effective. We assessed the efficacy of treating birdseed with capsaicin oleoresin as a means of deterring squirrels. Consumption of treated and untreated whole, black-oil sunflower seed was compared by carrying out one-choice feeding trials at 3 sites near Ithaca, New York, from 11 May to 24 June 1999. The heat strength of the treated seed was 40,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) (2,424 ppm) on the …

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Survey Of Factors Affecting The Success Of Clemson Beaver Pond Levelers Installed In Mississippi By Wildlife Services, Dale L. Nolte, Seth R. Swafford, Charles A. Sloan Oct 2000

Survey Of Factors Affecting The Success Of Clemson Beaver Pond Levelers Installed In Mississippi By Wildlife Services, Dale L. Nolte, Seth R. Swafford, Charles A. Sloan

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Clemson beaver pond levelers were developed as a tool to enable land managers to manipulate water flow past beaver (Castor canadensis) dams. Wildlife Services has installed several of these devices in collaboration with landowners. We conducted a survey to determine if we could identify factors that impacted whether the devices were meeting landowner objectives. Fifty percent of the 40 levelers surveyed were still operating and regarded as successful. Factors considered in the survey included management objectives, time since the leveler was installed, watershed characteristics, physical attributes of the stream and of the beaver dam where the leveler was installed, and …

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Gis Use In Oral Rabies Vaccine Programs, Patricia R. Bright, Elizabeth Schmidt, Francois Elvinger, Michelle M. Weisbarth, R. F. Bulley, Cynthia L. Mills Oct 2000

Gis Use In Oral Rabies Vaccine Programs, Patricia R. Bright, Elizabeth Schmidt, Francois Elvinger, Michelle M. Weisbarth, R. F. Bulley, Cynthia L. Mills

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Frequent human and domestic animal exposures to rabid wildlife have raised the public's awareness, leading to an increase in the number of wildlife submissions for rabies testing as well as an increase in the number of people requiring post exposure prophylaxis treatment. During 1998 and 1999, the Health and Human Services Department of a densely populated urban/suburban county in Virginia received a total of 955 animal submissions for rabies testing. Wildlife accounted for 714 of the submissions. Seventy-nine of the submitted wildlife were found dead, 445 were killed or euthanized for testing (190 unknown). Of the wildlife submissions, 152 (21%) …

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Behavioral Observations And Physiological Implications For White-Tailed Deer Treated With Two Different Immunocontraceptives, Gary J. Killian, Lowell A. Miller Oct 2000

Behavioral Observations And Physiological Implications For White-Tailed Deer Treated With Two Different Immunocontraceptives, Gary J. Killian, Lowell A. Miller

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

The results of a 6-year behavioral study of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) treated with two immunocontraceptive vaccines, porcine zona pellucida (PZP) and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) are summarized. Does were immunized late summer and early fall. In November, does were exposed to bucks and observations were made 2-3 times daily for one half hour through the end of February. Does were considered to be in estrus when they were the object of intensive sexual interest by the buck. Compared to controls, PZP-treated does had a significantly lower fawning rate and an increase in the average number of estrous cycles observed …

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Special Resident Canada Goose Hunting Seasons In Pennsylvania - Management Implications For Controlling Resident Canada Geese, John P. Dunn, Kevin J. Jacobs Oct 2000

Special Resident Canada Goose Hunting Seasons In Pennsylvania - Management Implications For Controlling Resident Canada Geese, John P. Dunn, Kevin J. Jacobs

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Special hunting seasons were first implemented in 1992 to help reduce the growth rate of Pennsylvania's rapidly expanding resident Canada goose (Branta canadensis) population. Special seasons timed to occur before and after fall migration were successful in harvesting resident and not migrant Canada geese. Since 1992, September and late season hunting opportunities have been gradually expanded to include the entire state. The special season harvest of resident Canada geese has increased from about 13,000 birds in 1992 to over 68,000 in 1999. Special hunting seasons now account for over 80% of the entire Canada goose kill in Pennsylvania. Despite the …

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Author Of 'Bastard Out Of Carolina' Will Speak At Unh Oct. 12, Kim Billings Oct 2000

Author Of 'Bastard Out Of Carolina' Will Speak At Unh Oct. 12, Kim Billings

Media Relations

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K-16 Leadership Council, George C. Wright Oct 2000

K-16 Leadership Council, George C. Wright

President Emeritus George C. Wright Speeches

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The Parthenon, October 5, 2000, Marshall University Oct 2000

The Parthenon, October 5, 2000, Marshall University

The Parthenon

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October 5, 2000, University Of North Dakota Oct 2000

October 5, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the October 5, 2000, meeting of the University Senate. 20 pages

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Enrollment Forecast For Horizon Christian School 2005-2015, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Risa S. Proehl Oct 2000

Enrollment Forecast For Horizon Christian School 2005-2015, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Risa S. Proehl

School District Enrollment Forecast Reports

This report provides a 2005-2015 school Enrollment Forecast for Horizon Christian School by grade level, and includes background demographic information and analysis for Horizon Christian School’s market area. The market area for this study consists of Northern Wasco County and Hood River County School Districts in Oregon, and White Salmon School District in Washington. Horizon Christian School, offering grades pre-kindergarten through 12, is located in the city of Hood River and its classrooms are located in rented spaces at three different sites throughout the city. Plans to construct a new facility to house Horizon on one campus have been made. …

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Spectator 2000-10-05, Editors Of The Spectator Oct 2000

Spectator 2000-10-05, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

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Program, 11th Annual Tampa International Gay And Lesbian Film Festival, October 5-15, 2000, Friends Of The Festival, Inc. Oct 2000

Program, 11th Annual Tampa International Gay And Lesbian Film Festival, October 5-15, 2000, Friends Of The Festival, Inc.

Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF) Collection

Program for the 11th Annual Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, held between October 5-15, 2000. Includes letter from the Friends of the Festival, Inc. President, sponsorship information, film schedule and descriptions, and advertisements.

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Badge, Crown Circle, 11th Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2000, Friends Of The Festival, Inc. Oct 2000

Badge, Crown Circle, 11th Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2000, Friends Of The Festival, Inc.

Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF) Collection

Crown Circle Sponsor badge for admittance to the 11th Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, held between October 5-15, 2000.

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Badge, Crown Circle Sponsor, 11th Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2000, Friends Of The Festival, Inc. Oct 2000

Badge, Crown Circle Sponsor, 11th Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2000, Friends Of The Festival, Inc.

Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF) Collection

Crown Circle Sponsor badge for admittance to the 11th Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, which was held between October 5-15, 2000.

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A History Of Wildlife Damage Management: Twelve Lessons For Today, Robert M. Timm Oct 2000

A History Of Wildlife Damage Management: Twelve Lessons For Today, Robert M. Timm

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

The history of wildlife damage management in the United States, beginning with the roots of the federal Biological Survey, is examined. Selected lessons are drawn from history and applied to today's situation, in the hope that they will be useful to those who guide this profession in the 21st Century.

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What Are The Research Needs And Skills Of The Future?, Richard D. Curnow Oct 2000

What Are The Research Needs And Skills Of The Future?, Richard D. Curnow

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

One can be a student of Tom Peters, management visionary and futurist, or Gary San Julian, a leader in the academics of wildlife damage management (WDM), but that is not necessary to be impressed and excited by the rapid trends and unpredictable events that are altering how we think about and attempt to manage the nation's precious wildlife resources. Because of the boundless propensity of mankind to develop, inhabit, and alter the landscape, wildlife managers of today and the future require different strategies, tools, and skills than those who did such a fine job of conservation and management in past …

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Bada Bang, Bada Boom: Dispersal Of Fall Migrating Cormorants To Protect Sportfish On Oneida Lake, New York, Richard B. Chipman, Milo Richmond, Justin T. Gansowski, Ken J. Preusser, Douglas L. Stang, Jeremy Coleman, Dennis Slate Oct 2000

Bada Bang, Bada Boom: Dispersal Of Fall Migrating Cormorants To Protect Sportfish On Oneida Lake, New York, Richard B. Chipman, Milo Richmond, Justin T. Gansowski, Ken J. Preusser, Douglas L. Stang, Jeremy Coleman, Dennis Slate

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

The interior population of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) continues to increase. As a result, conflicts between human interests and cormorants have intensified. The impacts of nesting, roosting, and migrating cormorants include predation at aquaculture facilities, interspecific competition with rare species including common terns {Sterna hirundo), and impacts to private property. In addition, heightened public and scientific debate regarding cormorant impacts on sportfish has accelerated the need for effective, socially acceptable methods for managing local conflicts. In 1998 and 1999, USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services; the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and USGS, New York Fish and Wildlife Research Cooperative …

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Bird Damage To Tropical Fruit In South Florida, Eric A. Tillman, Annamaria Van Doom, Michael L. Avery Oct 2000

Bird Damage To Tropical Fruit In South Florida, Eric A. Tillman, Annamaria Van Doom, Michael L. Avery

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

In Dade County, Florida, the production of tropical fruit is a major component of the agricultural industry with total sales amounting to $73.5 million in the 1997-1998 season. Two types of fruit in particular, lychee (Litchi chinensis) and longan (Euphoria longana), are rapidly emerging in economic importance with a combined annual value of over $19 million. For many lychee and longan growers, bird damage is perceived to be a significant constraint to production, yet there is no published information on the extent of damage caused by birds. In 1999, we initiated research to identify the bird species responsible for longan …

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Comparison Of Standard And Modified Soft Catch® Traps For Capturing Coyotes, Bobcats, And Raccoons, Jan F. Kamler, Chad Richardson, Philip S. Gipson Oct 2000

Comparison Of Standard And Modified Soft Catch® Traps For Capturing Coyotes, Bobcats, And Raccoons, Jan F. Kamler, Chad Richardson, Philip S. Gipson

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Capture rates and injury rates of coyotes (Canis latrans), bobcats {Lynx rufus), and raccoons (Procyon lotor) captured in standard No. 3 Soft Catch® traps were compared to those captured in the same trap type modified with the Taos Lightening Spring™ (TLS) double torsion spring. All traps were equipped with Paws-I-Trip™ pan tension devices and were successful in excluding most small nontarget species. We captured 15 coyotes and 17 bobcats from October 1995 to March 1997. In addition, 23 raccoons, a large nontarget species, were captured. Capture rates for coyotes were higher (P < 0.10) in TLS modified traps (92%) than standard traps (27%), whereas capture rates were similar (P > 0.10) for raccoons (85% and 67%, respectively) and …

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Evaluating Norway Rat Response To Attractant And Repellant Odors To Improve Rodenticide Baiting Effectiveness, Stephen A. Shumake, A. A. Hakim Oct 2000

Evaluating Norway Rat Response To Attractant And Repellant Odors To Improve Rodenticide Baiting Effectiveness, Stephen A. Shumake, A. A. Hakim

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Control of rodent infestations using acute-rodenticide baiting is frequently fraught with difficulties involving bait-shyness and neophobic effects. To simulate some of the parameters encountered in baiting situations, pre-weighed quantities of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standard challenge bait mixture were used as a highly palatable bait base to induce feeding without the need for food deprivation in Wistar-strain laboratory albino rats. Individual animals were tested for attractant effects of 3 odors (rat urine, preputial gland extract, and carbon disulfide) and a natural repellent odor (coyote urine) in an observation area constructed of clear plastic panels containing a central alley and 2 …

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Empowering Local Communities To Co-Manage Deer, William F. Siemer, Daniel J. Decker, Lisa C. Chase Oct 2000

Empowering Local Communities To Co-Manage Deer, William F. Siemer, Daniel J. Decker, Lisa C. Chase

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Co-management of white-tailed deer (Odocolius virginianus) holds the promise of creating better management programs in many situations, but agencies may be reluctant to encourage co-management if they doubt the capacity of a community to take on management responsibilities, especially on a continuing basis. In Cayuga Heights, New York, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation worked with Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension to help a community organization create informed public dialogue about local deer management. Using a consensus-building conceptual framework, we analyzed the planning process that created this dialogue. Process participants believed that use of a third party …

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Comprehensive Management Of Commensal Bats, Stephen C. Frantz, Brian R. Laniewicz Oct 2000

Comprehensive Management Of Commensal Bats, Stephen C. Frantz, Brian R. Laniewicz

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

This paper reviews the basic concepts behind a comprehensive management approach to managing commensal species, and then considers how this approach is applied to bats that live within and about the built environment. Management activities should take into consideration the whole environment in which the target species is active, including the periodic changes that occur within that environment. Comprehensive management includes a clear understanding of: the biology, behavior and ecology of the species to be managed; the environment in which that species is active (especially harborage location); and the appropriate intervention methods used to manage such species. Interventions fall under …

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Spatial Movements In Response To Baiting Female White-Tailed Deer, Scott C. Williams, Anthony J. Denicola Oct 2000

Spatial Movements In Response To Baiting Female White-Tailed Deer, Scott C. Williams, Anthony J. Denicola

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

A better understanding of the manipulation of white-tailed deer movement patterns in response to bait has implications for future management of increasing suburban herds. We gathered radio telemetry data for 10 female and 1 male deer over a 1-year period with artificial feeding stations activated in spring and fall. Data were triangulated in the computer program Topo!, transferred into home range program CALHOME, and imported into Arc View for analysis. Mean annual home range size was 57.7 ha with mean core area of 8.4 ha. Spatial changes in behavior of all deer were witnessed in response to bait including core …

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Wildlife Damage In The Suburbs: Conflicts In A Human-Wildlife Landscape, Rebecca Field Oct 2000

Wildlife Damage In The Suburbs: Conflicts In A Human-Wildlife Landscape, Rebecca Field

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

The sprawling communities surrounding cities pose a paradox for wildlife. Suburban habitat, with parks, greenways, and planned open spaces, provide attractive habitat with abundant resources for some wildlife species. Yet the landscape is dominated by human activities and disturbances. Species with little tolerance for human disturbance and habitat changes have difficulty maintaining their populations in suburban environments. Yet more adaptable species flourish in suburban areas where there are less predators, increased food resources, and abundant habitat for cover and raising young. The resulting overabundant wildlife populations pose increasing problems for biologists, wildlife damage practitioners, and the public. Management of urban …

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The Islip Deer Initiative: A Strategy For Stakeholder Involvement In Deer Management, William F. Siemer, Daniel J. Decker, Mark D. Lowery, James E. Shanahan Oct 2000

The Islip Deer Initiative: A Strategy For Stakeholder Involvement In Deer Management, William F. Siemer, Daniel J. Decker, Mark D. Lowery, James E. Shanahan

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Effective stakeholder involvement is among the greatest challenges in wildlife management. In this paper, we describe an effort called the Islip Deer Initiative (IDI) to illustrate one approach that wildlife management professionals can take to design a stakeholder involvement strategy. We used a four-step procedure proposed by Chase et al. (1999) as a general guideline for process design. The procedure involves: (1) developing an understanding of the local situation (i.e., preliminary situation analysis); (2) defining the wildlife agency's objectives for stakeholder involvement; (3) selecting an overarching stakeholder involvement approach; and (4) designing context-specific stakeholder involvement strategies. In this case, preliminary …

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Perceptions Of White-Tailed Deer Abundance And Management Among Hunters And Landowners In Illinois, Craig A. Miller, Paul Shelton Oct 2000

Perceptions Of White-Tailed Deer Abundance And Management Among Hunters And Landowners In Illinois, Craig A. Miller, Paul Shelton

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

State wildlife agencies often find themselves between hunters and landowners in managing white-tailed deer. During 1999 the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) restricted archery deer harvest in a 5-county region of East-central Illinois to antlered deer only during the first month of the season. Restrictions were due to declining deer populations and increased archery harvest in the 5-county zone. Hunters in adjacent Shelby County claimed they were seeing fewer deer and lobbied both the IDNR and state legislators for inclusion in the restricted zone during the fall 2000 hunting season. We conducted a telephone survey of resident archery deer …

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Radio-Telemetry And Geographical Information Systems To Assess Urban Deer Zoonoses, Karmen M. Hollis, Christopher L. Anchor, James E. Chelsvig, Dwayne R. Etter, J. P. Dubey, Richard E. Warner, Laura L. Hungerford Oct 2000

Radio-Telemetry And Geographical Information Systems To Assess Urban Deer Zoonoses, Karmen M. Hollis, Christopher L. Anchor, James E. Chelsvig, Dwayne R. Etter, J. P. Dubey, Richard E. Warner, Laura L. Hungerford

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Urban white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations can influence the epidemiology of many zoonotic diseases because they affect the distribution and abundance of pathogens and vectors. The risk of emerging zoonotic pathogens increases with human populations, as people have closer contact with wildlife in urban environments. We used radio-telemetry to study deer behavior and population dynamics in Chicago, IL. We monitored home-range use and habitat patterns for 43 radio-collared deer from 2 study sites, 1995-1999. Deer serology was conducted to test for various zoonotic diseases, such as babesiosis, encephalitis, and toxoplasmosis for 12 study locations. To analyze potential disease exposures for …

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Den Site Selection And Movement Patterns Of Female Raccoons Following Removal And Exclusion From Residences, Anthony J. Denicola, Michael A. O'Donnell Oct 2000

Den Site Selection And Movement Patterns Of Female Raccoons Following Removal And Exclusion From Residences, Anthony J. Denicola, Michael A. O'Donnell

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Raccoons (Procyon lotor) are one of many wildlife species that have adapted to survive in urban/suburban environments. Classified as a rabies vector species in many eastern states, their disposition after being handled by wildlife specialists is often dictated by this human health concern. Specifically, some states prohibit relocation and mandate that raccoons be released on site or euthanized. Although management using nonlethal means is often preferred by some segments of the human population, several questions remain to be addressed before appropriate agency policies regarding the handling of urban wildlife can be determined. There is little information available regarding the fate …

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