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  • Many people disagree on solutions for the challenges in the U.S. immigration system.

    While each branch of government continues to arrive at an impasse, employers face labor shortages. The demographics of an aging population and declining birth rates are indisputable. More people worldwide are fleeing societal collapses, climate change and persecution. And over 10 million people lack legal immigration status in the United States, with immigration courts facing a backlog of over 3 million deportation cases.
    Join Cornell Law School professor Stephen Yale-Loehr and Distinguished Visiting Immigration Scholars Amy Nice, Charles Kamasaki, Marielena Hincapié, Randel Johnson and Theresa Cardinal Brown as they discuss what immigration laws and policies might change post-election and next year.

    What You'll Learn

    How the current cohort of immigrants differs from those of the pastWhat might be in store for DACA and other immigration issuesThree targeted immigration reforms that most Americans can agree on: border management and asylum policy, worker programs and DREAMer protectionsWhat you can do to influence immigration policy

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Learn more in our Immigration Law certificate program co-authored by Stephen Yale-Loehr.

    Additional Resources

    Cornell Whitepaper - Immigration Reform: A Path ForwardCornell Keynotes Podcast: Three Ways to Reform Immigration NowCornell Law School Migration and Human Rights ProgramCornell University Migrations ProgramCharles Kamasaki, Immigration Reform: The Corpse That Will Not Die

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  • Corporate policies serve as a tangible manifestation of a business's core values and ethical standards, and these policies can help to cultivate a cohesive organizational culture that aligns with those values and standards. For instance, transparent communication policies can build trust within the workforce, encouraging open dialogue and collaborative problem solving. Company policies related to political and economic changes can highlight a company’s core values as well.

    Join Rich John, adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, as he talks about how a company’s rules and the policies they implement have a direct connection to what they value. Professor John will also look at past precedent and discuss why more and more companies are defining their political stances in their employee handbooks.

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Learn more in our law and human resources programs, including the Compliance Systems certificate authored by Rich John.

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  • Individuals with criminal records often struggle to secure employment due to discrimination, compounded by gaps in work experience, education, skill development and career capital. Employers and job seekers need new tools to replace decades-old hiring heuristics that are both inefficient and inequitable.
    Join us for an insightful conversation on enhancing HR hiring practices for marginalized workers, particularly those with criminal records. Christine Lovely, vice president and chief human resources officer at Cornell, Matt Saleh, Jodi Anderson Jr. and host Timothy McNutt from ILR School’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative, explore inclusive hiring, employment barriers and strategies to help employers view applicants beyond the lenses of risk and liability.

    What You'll Learn

    The results of employer research conducted in collaboration with Cornell's Brooks School of Public Policy and Cornell TechWhy factors such as credentials earned during incarceration strongly predict employment successWhy New York state is an ideal locale for introducing private-sector practices that increase employment for justice-impacted people

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Learn more in our certificate programs focused on law and diversity, equity and inclusion.

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  • While scientists have generally assumed that the prognosis for well-being is poor among those with depression, Cornell-led research is now challenging this assumption: In national datasets, a substantial group of people who had a diagnosis of depression go on to report well-being, including lives rich with positive emotion, purpose and meaning.

    Join us to explore the possibilities of life after depression with Jonathan Rottenberg, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. Rottenberg shares his research on mood disorders, his personal experience with depression and his video series on the challenges and opportunities of life after depression.

    What You'll Learn

    What depression is and how it’s definedHow the scientific and clinical communities have typically seen the prognosis of depression as grim and communicated this to health consumersHow new data suggests that well-being after depression may be surprisingly commonWhat the implications are for our view of life after depression in light of new outcomes dataHow to destigmatize your conversations about depression and open up communication

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Learn more in these programs:

    Psychology in Business EthicsPsychology of EmotionsPsychology of LeadershipPsychology of NegotiationThe Psychology of Getting Things DoneUnderstanding EmotionsWorkplace Disability Inclusion

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  • Karan Girotra, a professor at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell Tech, and Frank Pasquale, a professor of law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School, discuss the laws and ethics of generative AI while looking at performance guarantees as well as unintended consequences and outcomes.


    The conversation highlights how organizations in finance, health, education, media and manufacturing are using these technologies in clever ways and charts a path for the next generation of use cases — ones that go beyond using assistants to enhance individual productivity.

    What You'll Learn

    How the laws and ethics of generative AI are guiding — or not guiding — practices at organizationsHow leading organizations in finance, health, education, media and manufacturing are using AI ethically and legallyHow to identify viable new use cases for AI in your business

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Karan Girotra and Frank Pasquale are authors of the Generative AI for Productivity certificate. Additional online and in-person programs from these Cornell faculty members include:

    AI 360AI for Digital TransformationCornell Tech Board of Directors ForumDigital LeadershipOmnichannel Leadership ProgramRetail Media Strategy

    Learn more about all of our generative AI certificate programs.

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  • While "back-to-office" efforts remain weak in many urban cores, those same downtowns are experiencing booming retail, entertainment and cultural visitation. Associate Professor Emeritus Jan deRoos and senior lecturers Daniel Lebret and Jeanne Varney — a power trio of real estate experts from the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration — explore the forces driving real estate market trends and delve into recent efforts to convert "office-to-anything-else" spaces.

    What You'll Learn

    The real estate property types that are poised to thrive in the second half of the 2020sHow much office values need to drop to make adaptive reuse and conversions economically viableWhat cities and areas hold promise to grow and prosper in the near future

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Learn more from Jan deRoos, Jeanne Varney and Daniel Lebret in these programs:

    Commercial Real EstateGeneral Managers ProgramHotel Management and Owner RelationsHotel Real Estate Investments and Asset ManagementReal Estate Investing 360Real Estate Investing and FinanceReal Estate Investment ModelingReal Estate Property Management

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  • Despite changes in movement patterns over recent decades, migration has been a natural phenomenon for millennia. Cornell Law School Distinguished Immigration Scholar and attorney Marielena HincapiĂ© and Garvin Professor Amanda Rodewald, senior director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, explain why people and birds migrate — and what individuals, communities and policymakers can do to develop sustainable solutions for an interdependent world.

    This episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast from eCornell is co-sponsored by the Cornell Law School Migration and Human Rights Program and the Cornell Migrations Program.

    eCornell offers more than 200 online programs, including a certificate in immigration law, to help professionals advance their careers and organizations.

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  • Cornell Tech lecturer Keith Cowing explores how individuals and leaders can cultivate and teach the critical skills of judgment and leadership so we can navigate and thrive in a rapidly evolving job market and an AI-driven future.

    What You'll Learn

    Why judgment and leadership are becoming even more valuable and how they contribute to personal fulfillment and career advancementPractical methods for enhancing one's own judgment and leadership abilitiesEffective techniques for training teams in judgment and leadership, ensuring these skills are integrated into organizational cultureHow to think about the ethical implications of helping the workforce transform

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Learn more from Keith Cowing in these programs:

    Product and Tech Executive Leadership ProgramProduct Management 360Product Management

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  • If you fear public speaking, might we suggest panting? David Feldshuh, physician, actor and professor at the Cornell College of Arts & Sciences shares expert tips to manage stage fright and connect with listeners, from taking cues from our canine friends to understanding proxemics.

    This episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast covers:

    The importance of being presentCatastrophic expectationsWhat to do before going on stageSelf-recordingScoring scripts“Acting in public”Ways to acknowledge mistakes

    Ready to develop new skills for public speaking and leadership? Explore David Feldshuh’s online Executive Presence certificate program from eCornell.

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  • With Cornell Tech and SC Johnson College of Business professor Karan Girotra, we will look closely at late-breaking technical advances in generative AI, including new video capabilities, autonomous agents and AI-enabled robotics as well as the impending arrival of the next generation of models.

    Plus, we’ll highlight how organizations in finance, health, education, media and manufacturing are using these technologies in clever ways. We’ll also chart a path for the next generation of use cases — ones that go beyond using assistants to enhance individual productivity.

    What You'll Learn

    Recent advances in the technical capabilities of generative AIHow leading organizations in finance, health, education, media, and manufacturing are using AIHow to identify new use cases for AI in your businessWhat's coming next in the world of AI

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Karan Girotra is an author of three online programs:

    Generative AI for ProductivityAI for Digital TransformationDigital Leadership

    Learn more about all of our generative AI certificate programs.

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  • Although hybrid teams can offer a number of benefits, leaders often find that the practices they have come to depend on for managing in-person teams do not translate well to the hybrid context. And with hybrid team management being the responsibility of both leaders and team members alike, where can you look for opportunities for improvement?

    Join professor Brad Bell, director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell’s ILR School, as he reviews the top five ways that hybrid teams are mismanaged and presents strategies for creating a high-functioning work mode for all team members.

    What You'll Learn

    How leading hybrid teams is similar to but also different from leading traditional, in-person teamsHow to establish a hybrid team identity and facilitate shared understandingStrategies for supporting the social climate of your hybrid teamHow to encourage team members to participate in the leadership processHow to improve virtual interactions through an agile technology infrastructure

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Brad Bell is an author of seven programs:

    Hybrid Work StrategyAdministrative Management ProgramHR AnalyticsRecruiting and Talent AcquisitionHR TransformationHuman Resources ManagementStrategic Human Resources Leadership

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  • Susanne BruyĂšre, a professor of Disability Studies and academic director of the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability at the Cornell ILR School, traces the opportunities and challenges encountered across the employment process in designing and implementing neurodiversity-affirmative hiring initiatives. BruyĂšre addresses the importance of creating a workplace culture that embraces a diverse workforce, including those who are neurodivergent.

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Susanne BruyĂšre is an author of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Building a Diverse Workforce certificate program. Other relevant Cornell online courses include Workplace Disability Inclusion and Autism at Work.

    Reading List and Resources

    “Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Interests, Issues, and Opportunities” by Susanne Bruyùre and Adrienne Colella (available at a 20% discount with the code FLA22)Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion – Neurodiversity in the WorkplaceAutism Transition to Adulthood InitiativeDisability:IN Neurodiversity @ Work RoundtableCollege Autism NetworkNeurodiversity Hub (Australia)Autistic Self Advocacy Network – Identity-first LanguageDisabled World – What Is: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent, Neurotypical

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  • Cornell Tech and SC Johnson College of Business professor Karan Girotra joins the Cornell Keynotes podcast to explore what’s new in the world of AI, including updates on Apple Intelligence, Anthropic and advancements in China. We examine late-breaking technical advances in generative AI such as new video capabilities, autonomous agents, robotics and the next generation of models.

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Karan Girotra is an author of three online programs:

    Generative AI for ProductivityAI for Digital TransformationDigital Leadership

    Learn more about all of our generative AI certificate programs.

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  • Inventions can make day-to-day life easier or revolutionize industries. However, most novel ideas wither on the vine. In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast from eCornell, professor Richard Cahoon from the global development department at the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences joins host Chris Wofford to discuss how creativity can shift a good idea that might be a flash in the pan to a great idea that stands the test of time.

    Key Timestamps

    03:45 - Cahoon’s background and international work in technology transfer07:33 - Creativity’s role in invention as a catalyst to validation and longevity11:10 - Right brain/left brain dichotomy and metacognition (thinking about your own thinking)14:52 - “Inventiveness analysis” and “failed” inventions—like Post-it¼ Notes19:13 - Blending analytical and creative thinking as entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs20:55 - Jumping to conclusions21:40 - Intellectual lenses and value proposition24:05 - Entrepreneurial mindset in team dynamics26:40 - Getting support for entrepreneurial endeavors through angel investors and networking28:15 - Impact of AI on inventiveness and innovation30:23 - Collecting the dots (data) and connecting the dots by looking for patterns36:20 - Finding the target audience for your invention39:04 - Maintaining momentum with your invention and knowing when to set things aside42:35 - Common mental blocks that can inhibit the creative process

    Relevant eCornell Programs

    Learn more in Cahoon’s Invention and IP Management online certificate program and these technology, leadership and business programs from eCornell:

    Innovation StrategyIntrapreneurshipStartup Funding and FinanceInnovation and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets

    Reading List and Resources

    “A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future” by Daniel H. Pink“Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol Dweck“The Power of Mindfulness” by Nyanaponika TheraGoogle PatentsUnited States Patent and Trademark Office - Prior Art Search

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  • As co-founder of Eisengard AI, Clarence Lee spends his workdays examining how businesses can leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve their workflows. The use cases for marketing and sales are abundant — from copywriting, A/B testing and customer relationship management to pipeline operations, pitching and cold call strategy. Lee, a former professor at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, shares how companies can apply academic theory to create AI business frameworks for those routine lead- and revenue-generating practices in this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast from eCornell.

    In conversation with host Chris Wofford, Lee explores:

    The importance of prioritizing customer and stakeholder outcomesAI applications for customer lifetime value and customer-based corporate valuationHow AI can help workers map their daysTime freedom gained from AIThe future of AI agents and possibilities of AI org chartsDifferences between smart AI and wise AIPersonalized AI that knows youSales and marketing pain points that can be addressed with AIOpportunities for AI to guide corporate leaders as external consulting firms doRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systemsMental modeling of what’s important — and what’s not — in accomplishing work tasksHow AI frameworks could be used for eCornell learners

    Discover the latest best practices for AI in eCornell certificate programs:

    Designing and Building AI SolutionsGenerative AI for ProductivityAI StrategyAI for Digital TransformationApplied Machine Learning and AI

    Additionally, Clarence Lee is an author of five marketing certificate programs:

    Marketing AIDigital Marketing 360Growth MarketingIntegrated Marketing 360Digital Marketing

    Learn more about Lee on his website and get the latest updates from his company at eisengard.ai.

    Books and authors mentioned in this episode:

    “Principles” by Ray Dalio“How Brands Grow” by Byron Sharp“Tribe of Mentors,” “Tools of Titans,” and “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Tim Ferriss

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  • Concern about honey bees, and the possibility of human extinction, has swept the nation. Marina Caillaud, Ph.D., a lecturer in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, shares the facts about the state of bees in the U.S. and around the world in this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast from eCornell.

    Her conversation with Marc Faris, an instructional designer for eCornell’s Bees and Us course, covers:

    Colony collapse disorder observed in 2006Causes of the decline in managed honey bee colonies in the U.S.Global increases in managed honey bee colonies, particularly in AsiaSignificance of pollination in our ecosystemStressors on honey bee colonies: pests and parasites, pesticides and poor nutritionDiversity of bee species around the world, including 4,000 different types in the U.S.Endangerment of bumblebee speciesEffects of habitat loss on non-honey bee speciesSteps individuals can take to protect beesProper removal of honey bees from houses

    Learn more in the Bees and Us online course, co-authored by Caillaud, and in eight other beekeeping programs from eCornell.

    Read recent news and research about bees:

    “Honeybees Invaded My House, and No One Would Help” (The New York Times)"450,000 honeybees have been occupying the walls of this home for 35 years. They just got rehomed" (CNN)Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)Pollinator Conservation Resource Center (Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation)Honey: Annual report of the number of colonies producing honey (U.S. Department of Agriculture)Honey Bee Colonies (U.S. Department of Agriculture)Managed Colonies Over Time (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)“Worldwide occurrence records suggest a global decline in bee species richness” (One Earth, Volume 4, Issue 1 – ScienceDirect)“Global Consequences of Land Use” (Science, Volume 309, Issue 5734)

    Read more about pollinator-friendly native plants in your region of the U.S.

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  • Some business leaders believe artificial intelligence is set to replace human workers in the not-so-distant future. Time will tell. In the interim, advances in AI are helping professionals streamline their daily workflows in exciting ways.

    In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, Karan Girotra — the Charles H. Dyson Family Professor of Management and professor of operations, technology and innovation at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell Tech — explains the current capabilities of AI and shares the most newsworthy updates about the technology. His conversation with host Chris Wofford covers:

    Recent announcements from OpenAI, Microsoft and GoogleAdvantages Microsoft and Google have over OpenAIAdvancements in making AI more like the human brainIntegration of classification and generation capabilitiesImprovements to reduce latency in generative AIDistinctions between small and large language modelsAI agents and the task plans they can createReductions in cost as the technology improvesEthical concerns and unintended consequencesScience fiction’s influence on society’s understanding of AI“Scalable dumbness” vs. sentient brillianceValue of AI as a general-purpose technology in businessAI experiments and endpoints for businessesReducing anxiety and fear of AI among employeesStructures of change, innovation engines and intelligent failure

    The Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations. Karan Girotra is an author of three online programs:

    Generative AI for ProductivityAI for Digital TransformationDigital Leadership

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    July 1, 2024August 12, 2024

    Learn more about OpenAI:

    Introducing GPT-4o PlaylistSpring Update

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  • The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates that one in five American employees are bound by noncompete agreements that impose time or location restrictions on their ability to pursue work with or create competitor companies. In April, the FTC issued a rule banning noncompetes with the intent to “generate over 8,500 new businesses each year, raise worker wages, lower health care costs and boost innovation.”

    Will a court issue an injunction against the rule? Does the FTC even have the power to make the call on noncompetes?

    In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast from eCornell, Stewart J. Schwab, the Jonathan and Ruby Zhu Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, joins host Chris Wofford to discuss these issues. The conversation covers:

    Schwab’s approach to teaching noncompete agreementsEmployee duty of loyaltyPurposes of noncompete agreements for employersInfamous noncompetes at Jimmy John’s and AmazonApplications of antitrust law in the labor marketOrganized labor and workers’ rightsNon-disclosure, non-solicitation and training reimbursement agreementsPotential for injunctions and decisions from Congress and the Supreme Court

    Read about the FTC’s final rule on noncompetes.

    Explore employee duties, including noncompetes, wage and benefit regulations, anti-discrimination principles and more in Stewart J. Schwab’s Employment Law for Leaders online certificate program from eCornell.

    Interested in other aspects of law and business? Consider these programs:

    Legal EssentialsEmployment LawLabor RelationsEmployee Relations and Investigations

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  • In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, Marielena HincapiĂ©, Distinguished Immigration Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Cornell Law School, interviews Jonathan Blitzer, staff writer at The New Yorker and immigration expert, on his recently published book Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis. They discuss how the politics and policy of immigration in the United States have been forged from the 1980s to the present, offering a look at living history, told through individuals from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras who’ve had to risk everything to save themselves and those around them.

    Co-sponsors:
    Cornell Law School Migration and Human Rights Program
    Cornell Migrations Initiative
    Cornell Latino Studies Program
    National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
    Migration Policy Center (MPI)
    FWD.us

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  • Unionization is shaking up the auto industry, delivering meaningful gains toward fair pay and other benefits for workers in the U.S. The efforts are particularly significant in the South where a legacy of racist labor laws continues to propagate disparity within the workforce.

    In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast from eCornell, Andrew Wolf, a professor of global labor and work at Cornell’s ILR School, delivers insights on the recent union vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the implications for similar efforts led by auto workers – and employees in any industry – in the South and beyond.

    Hosted by Keynotes senior producer Chris Wofford, this episode explores:

    The UAW victory at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TN on April 19th Right-to-Work and Jim Crow laws, and the Southern Discount What to expect for the UAW vote at Mercedes plants in Tuscaloosa, ALThe future of the auto industry and auto unions with the shift towards electric vehicles

    Learn more in Andrew Wolf’s April 2024 Vox interview covering the potential impact of Volkswagen’s unionization in Tennessee on auto workers across the nation.

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    Enroll in eCornell’s labor relations certificate program, and check out other law and human resources online certificate programs to discover the latest best practices for labor-related legal issues in the workplace.

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