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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to new Partner: Illinois Office of Educational Services
in Springfield, IL
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Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
Certificates and prizes available to all who answer before
October 1st.
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OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
http://www.gem-set.org
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Q: (Initially posted on September 26, 2003) FROM MENTEE HANA
A. IN CA
I am looking for volunteer internships that are related to
science. [I am especially interested in working in a hospital
setting. Do any mentors have tips on how to go about finding
good internships for high school students?]
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030929q1.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 26, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
Sinkholes. Why do they occur? What type of scientist accesses
how extensive
it is in population areas and what to do to fix it? How can
anyone be sure
things are fixed right? Does the sink hole form instantly
and if you were
standing on it you would be sucked into it or is it gradual
and there would
be time to get off the area? After the hurricane, several
formed and one was
four stories deep.
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030929q2.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to Jac'Ques Marie and Jessica, new GEM-SET students
from Women and Hi Tech in Indianapolis, IN
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Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
Certificates and prizes available to all who answer before
October 1st.
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OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
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Q: (Initially posted on September 26, 2003) FROM MENTEE HANA
A. IN CA
I am looking for volunteer internships that are related to
science. [I am especially interested in working in a hospital
setting. Do any mentors have tips on how to go about finding
good internships for high school students?]
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030929q1.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 26, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
Sinkholes. Why do they occur? What type of scientist accesses
how extensive
it is in population areas and what to do to fix it? How can
anyone be sure
things are fixed right? Does the sink hole form instantly
and if you were
standing on it you would be sucked into it or is it gradual
and there would
be time to get off the area? After the hurricane, several
formed and one was
four stories deep.
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030929q2.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to Jac'Ques Marie and Jessica, new GEM-SET students
from Women and Hi Tech in Indianapolis, IN
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Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
Certificates and prizes available to all who answer before
October 1st.
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NEW QUESTIONS:
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Q: (Initially posted on September 26, 2003) FROM MENTEE HANA
A. IN CA
I am looking for volunteer internships that are related to
science. [I am especially interested in working in a hospital
setting. Do any mentors have tips on how to go about finding
good internships for high school students?]
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Q: (Initially posted on September 26, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
Sinkholes. Why do they occur? What type of scientist accesses
how extensive
it is in population areas and what to do to fix it? How can
anyone be sure
things are fixed right? Does the sink hole form instantly
and if you were
standing on it you would be sucked into it or is it gradual
and there would
be time to get off the area? After the hurricane, several
formed and one was
four stories deep.
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OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
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Q: (Initially posted on September 24, 2003) FROM MENTEE KARA
T.
This question is just one that I have been wondering about.
I am in a CPR
class, and I was thinking when I give rescue breaths aren't
I just giving
the victim carbon dioxide? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose
of giving the
breaths?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030926q1.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to new GEM-SET partners at the Vietnamese Culture
& Science Association AND the Social & Cultural Research
Development Institute in Houston, TX
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Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
Certificates and prizes available to all who answer before
October 1st.
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NEW QUESTIONS:
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Q: (Initially posted on September 24, 2003) FROM MENTEE KARA
T.
This question is just one that I have been wondering about.
I am in a CPR
class, and I was thinking when I give rescue breaths aren't
I just giving
the victim carbon dioxide? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose
of giving the
breaths?
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OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
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Q: (Initially posted on September 23, 2003) FROM MENTEE SANNA
R. IN VA
This past weekend during Hurricane Isabel, the water treatment
plant in our
area lost power, and thus we were told not to drink the water
for a few days
before they flushed out the system. At first we were told
that it was because
the water was bacteria laden, but I heard later that there
was too much chlorine
in the system which is completely contradictory! Was it originally
full of
bacteria and they overdosed with chlorine to make sure all
the bacteria were
dead? and What else do they put in our drinking water other
than chlorine?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030924q1.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 23, 2003) FROM MENTEE SHARMILA
P. IN WA
What should I study in college to become an archeologist?
I'm interested in working at National Geographic or [some
other high profile organization]. Suggestions anyone?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030924q2.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to new GEM-SET partners at the Vietnamese Culture
& Science Association AND the Social & Cultural Research
Development Institute in Houston, TX
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Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
Certificates and prizes available to all who answer before
October 1st.
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NEW QUESTIONS:
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Q: (Initially posted on September 23, 2003) FROM MENTEE SANNA
R. IN VA
This past weekend during Hurricane Isabel, the water treatment
plant in our
area lost power, and thus we were told not to drink the water
for a few days
before they flushed out the system. At first we were told
that it was because
the water was bacteria laden, but I heard later that there
was too much chlorine
in the system which is completely contradictory! Was it originally
full of
bacteria and they overdosed with chlorine to make sure all
the bacteria were
dead? and What else do they put in our drinking water other
than chlorine?
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Q: (Initially posted on September 23, 2003) FROM MENTEE SHARMILA
P. IN WA
What should I study in college to become an archeologist?
I'm interested in working at National Geographic or [some
other high profile organization]. Suggestions anyone?
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OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
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Q: (Initially posted on September 22, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
We were in the worst part of the hurricane in the northern
Virginia area and lost our electricity and water. It's all
back on now but
we can't figure out why our atomic clocks aren't telling time.
I said it
must be because the main atomic clock is wacky. Do you know
anything about
this? Can you explain how atomic clocks work? I think I remember
something
about the invention that Hedy Lamar created that led to cell
phone
technology and to GPS technology and I wonder if the atomic
clock system has
anything to do with her discovery (although I don't think
it does).
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030923q1.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 19, 2003) FROM MENTEE LAUREN
IN CT
What types of jobs can you get working with archaeology and
paleontology
without actually going to the site? Is it cool? What would
you recommend?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030923q2.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030923q3.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What is the percentage of women to men in medical fields?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030923q4.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Congratulations to the GEM-SET QUIZ-of-the-WEEK winners for
the 2002-2003 school year. The winners (in alphabetical order)
are:
National Champion: Alexis K. in VA
Regional Champions: Ashley S. in AR, Carrah F. in CO, Elizabeth
A. in CO, Erika G. in CA, Erin R. in KY, Ivy H. in WA, Jenny
N. in AR, Kathryn T. in VA, Kelly B. in PA, Kelly V. in NJ,
Lisa R. in PA, Maggie K. in CT, Mia M. in CA, Sanna R. in
VA, Sarah D. in IL
Your prizes will be mailed in October. Watch for books, calendars
and award certificates in the mail!
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Welcome to new GEM-SET partners at the Vietnamese Culture
& Science Association AND the Social & Cultural Research
Development Institute in Houston, TX
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
Certificates and prizes available to all who answer before
October 1st.
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NEW QUESTIONS:
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Q: (Initially posted on September 22, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
We were in the worst part of the hurricane in the northern
Virginia area and lost our electricity and water. It's all
back on now but
we can't figure out why our atomic clocks aren't telling time.
I said it
must be because the main atomic clock is wacky. Do you know
anything about
this? Can you explain how atomic clocks work? I think I remember
something
about the invention that Hedy Lamar created that led to cell
phone
technology and to GPS technology and I wonder if the atomic
clock system has
anything to do with her discovery (although I don't think
it does).
*******************
Q: (Initially posted on September 19, 2003) FROM MENTEE LAUREN
IN CT
What types of jobs can you get working with archaeology and
paleontology
without actually going to the site? Is it cool? What would
you recommend?
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Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
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OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
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Q: (Initially posted on September 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE CHRISTINE
O. IN WA
I'm currently a junior this year and I've been thinking about
majors for
a while. I've been told that it'd be a good idea if I consider
getting an
MBA, but from others I've heard it's better to major in something
else
such as graphic design or photography rather than getting
your MBA now. If I
do consider business, I've seen under that field that there
are many careers to choose from. How can I determine which
choice of major is
best/right for me? In general, I think I'd like to know what
these fields
under business teach and have to offer. Would any of you GEM-SET
mentors
know?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030919q1.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What is the percentage of women to men in medical fields?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030919q2.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 15, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALICIA
T. IN CA
Do any of the mentors play instruments? If you do, please
tell me what kind
and what type of groups you belong to. I'm interested to know
if very many
women with SET careers have music in their lives. Thanks!
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030919q3.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Congratulations to the GEM-SET QUIZ-of-the-WEEK winners for
the 2002-2003 school year. The winners (in alphabetical order)
are:
National Champion: Alexis K. in VA
Regional Champions: Ashley S. in AR, Carrah F. in CO, Elizabeth
A. in CO, Erika G. in CA, Erin R. in KY, Ivy H. in WA, Jenny
N. in AR, Kathryn T. in VA, Kelly B. in PA, Kelly V. in NJ,
Lisa R. in PA, Maggie K. in CT, Mia M. in CA, Sanna R. in
VA, Sarah D. in IL
Your prizes will be mailed in October. Watch for books, calendars
and award certificates in the mail!
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
Certificates and prizes available to all who answer before
October 1st.
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NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 19, 2003) FROM MENTEE LAUREN
IN CT
What types of jobs can you get working with archaeology and
palentology
without actually going to the site? Is it cool? What would
you reccomend?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE CHRISTINE
O. IN WA
I'm currently a junior this year and I've been thinking about
majors for
a while. I've been told that it'd be a good idea if I consider
getting an
MBA, but from others I've heard it's better to major in something
else
such as graphic design or photography rather than getting
your MBA now. If I
do consider business, I've seen under that field that there
are many
careers to choose from. How can I determine which choice of
major is
best/right for me? In general, I think I'd like to know what
these fields
under business teach and have to offer. Would any of you GEM-SET
mentors
know?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030919q1.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What is the percentage of women to men in medical fields?
A: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030919q2.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 15, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALICIA
T. IN CA
Do any of the mentors play instruments? If you do, please
tell me what kind
and what type of groups you belong to. I'm interested to know
if very many
women with SET careers have music in their lives. Thanks!
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030919q3.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to the new GEM-SET participants from Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute in New Mexico!!!
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Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
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NEW QUESTIONS:
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Q: (Initially posted on September 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE CHRISTINE
O. IN WA
I'm currently a junior this year and I've been thinking about
majors for
a while. I've been told that it'd be a good idea if I consider
getting an
MBA, but from others I've heard it's better to major in something
else
such as graphic design or photography rather than getting
your MBA now. If I
do consider business, I've seen under that field that there
are many
careers to choose from. How can I determine which choice of
major is
best/right for me? In general, I think I'd like to know what
these fields
under business teach and have to offer. Would any of you GEM-SET
mentors
know?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What is the percentage of women to men in medical fields?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 15, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALICIA
T. IN CA
Do any of the mentors play instruments? If you do, please
tell me what kind
and what type of groups you belong to. I'm interested to know
if very many
women with SET careers have music in their lives. Thanks!
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030918q1.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to the new GEM-SET participants from Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute in New Mexico!!!
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 15, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALICIA
T. IN CA
Do any of the mentors play instruments? If you do, please
tell me what kind
and what type of groups you belong to. I'm interested to know
if very many
women with SET careers have music in their lives. Thanks!
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030916q1.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to the new GEM-SET participants from Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute in New Mexico!!!
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 15, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALICIA
T. IN CA
Do any of the mentors play instruments? If you do, please
tell me what kind
and what type of groups you belong to. I'm interested to know
if very many
women with SET careers have music in their lives. Thanks!
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
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Q: (Initially posted on September 12, 2003) FROM MENTEE BAO
C. IN CA
Where can I find scholarship for Juniors in High School?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030915q1.htm
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END
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GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to the new GEM-SET participants from Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute in New Mexico!!!
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 12, 2003) FROM MENTEE BAO
C. IN CA
Where can I find scholarship for Juniors in High School?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
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Q: (Initially posted on September 8, 2003) FROM MENTEE KELLY
B. IN PA
How were wisdom teeth originally named? If you have them are
you wiser?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030912q1.htm
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Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
I got a book from the library called "The Greatest Inventions
of the Past
2,000 Years (Today's leading thinkers choose the creations
that shaped our
world)" by John Brockman. The book has short essays from
"smart people" who
give their opinion about what is the most important invention
in the last
2,000 years. No one agrees and that's good. I have read a
few but not the
whole book. The jacket cover says a lot:
"Candidates for the greatest invention include the expected,
such as the
computer and movable type (although even here there are intriguing
insights
into how those inventions have altered our civilization),
and the
surprising, such as the Indo-Arab counting system, the lens,
classical
music, and the eraser. Not all of the respondents limited
their answers to
concrete objects. Some chose as greatest "inventions"
the concept of free
will, marketing, democracy and social justice, the scientific
method, and
our disbelief in the supernatural, arguing persuasively that
ideas are
inventions as much as are mechanical objects."
I probably won't read the whole book, but I recommend it if
you want to see
how to think and not just what to think.
To each of my mentors who will take the challenge:
What do think has been the greatest improvement for girls
in your profession
(Science, Engineering,Technology)?
Bonus point: What is the next, best improvement that should
happen so that
girls can be as successful as boys in your profession (My
sister says that
medical science needs to figure out how to make it so boys
can get pregnant and nurse, hehehe.)?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030912q2.htm
********************
END
********************
GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
********************
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to the new GEM-SET participants from Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute in New Mexico!!!
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 8, 2003) FROM MENTEE KELLY
B. IN PA
How were wisdom teeth originally named? If you have them are
you wiser?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JUANA
IN NY
I'll be a junior in high school this fall and I've always
aspired to have a career in medicine and just recently decided
that I'd like to work in the field of public health. But even
in that field there are still many careers to choose from.
What steps or programs should I take to find out what type
of public health career is right for me?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030911q1.htm
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JEWEL
C. IN MA
Why don't we have pigmentation on the bottoms of our hands
and feet?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030911q2.htm
********************
END
********************
GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2003
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 9, 2003) FROM MENTEE ELISE
IN NY
I am in a science research program at school and I am looking
for a
mentor. It is a three year program and each student
participation is
required to have a mentor. I am researching cosmic rays.
Does anyone know
where I could go to find a mentor [in this field]?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 8, 2003) FROM MENTEE KELLY
B. IN PA
How were wisdom teeth originally named? If you have them are
you wiser?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JUANA
IN NY
I'll be a junior in high school this fall and I've always
aspired to have a career in medicine and just recently decided
that I'd like to work in the field of public health. But even
in that field there are still many careers to choose from.
What steps or programs should I take to find out what type
of public health career is right for me?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JEWEL
C. IN MA
Why don't we have pigmentation on the bottoms of our hands
and feet?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
********************
Q: (Initially posted on August 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What are the top SET careers for 2004?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030908q1.htm
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 4, 2003) FROM MENTEE SANNA
R. IN VA
When I visited Mongolia last summer, our guide showed us that
you can
distinguish between fossil and rock by wetting your finger
and touching it. If it
stuck it was a fossil. But what is the actual way scientists
determine what an
unknown item really is?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030908q2.htm
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
I got a book from the library called "The Greatest Inventions
of the Past
2,000 Years (Today's leading thinkers choose the creations
that shaped our
world)" by John Brockman. The book has short essays from
"smart people" who
give their opinion about what is the most important invention
in the last
2,000 years. No one agrees and that's good. I have read a
few but not the
whole book. The jacket cover says a lot:
"Candidates for the greatest invention include the expected,
such as the
computer and movable type (although even here there are intriguing
insights
into how those inventions have altered our civilization),
and the
surprising, such as the Indo-Arab counting system, the lens,
classical music, and the eraser. Not all of the respondents
limited their answers to
concrete objects. Some chose as greatest "inventions"
the concept of free
will, marketing, democracy and social justice, the scientific
method, and
our disbelief in the supernatural, arguing persuasively that
ideas are
inventions as much as are mechanical objects."
I probably won't read the whole book, but I recommend it if
you want to see
how to think and not just what to think.
To each of my mentors who will take the challenge:
What do think has been the greatest improvement for girls
in your profession
(Science, Engineering,Technology)?
Bonus point: What is the next, best improvement that should
happen so that
girls can be as successful as boys in your profession (My
sister says that
medical science needs to figure out how to make it so boys
can get pregnant
and nurse, hehehe.)?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030908q3.htm
********************
END
********************
GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2003
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 8, 2003) FROM MENTEE KELLY
B. IN PA
How were wisdom teeth originally named? If you have them are
you wiser?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JUANA
IN NY
I'll be a junior in high school this fall and I've always
aspired to have a career in medicine and just recently decided
that I'd like to work in the field of public health. But even
in that field there are still many careers to choose from.
What steps or programs should I take to find out what type
of public health career is right for me?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JEWEL
C. IN MA
Why don't we have pigmentation on the bottoms of our hands
and feet?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
********************
Q: (Initially posted on August 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What are the top SET careers for 2004?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030908q1.htm
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 4, 2003) FROM MENTEE SANNA
R. IN VA
When I visited Mongolia last summer, our guide showed us that
you can
distinguish between fossil and rock by wetting your finger
and touching it. If it
stuck it was a fossil. But what is the actual way scientists
determine what an
unknown item really is?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030908q2.htm
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
I got a book from the library called "The Greatest Inventions
of the Past
2,000 Years (Today's leading thinkers choose the creations
that shaped our
world)" by John Brockman. The book has short essays from
"smart people" who
give their opinion about what is the most important invention
in the last
2,000 years. No one agrees and that's good. I have read a
few but not the
whole book. The jacket cover says a lot:
"Candidates for the greatest invention include the expected,
such as the
computer and movable type (although even here there are intriguing
insights
into how those inventions have altered our civilization),
and the
surprising, such as the Indo-Arab counting system, the lens,
classical
music, and the eraser. Not all of the respondents limited
their answers to
concrete objects. Some chose as greatest "inventions"
the concept of free
will, marketing, democracy and social justice, the scientific
method, and
our disbelief in the supernatural, arguing persuasively that
ideas are
inventions as much as are mechanical objects."I probably
won't read the whole book, but I recommend it if you want
to see
how to think and not just what to think.
To each of my mentors who will take the challenge:
What do think has been the greatest improvement for girls
in your profession
(Science, Engineering,Technology)?
Bonus point: What is the next, best improvement that should
happen so that
girls can be as successful as boys in your profession (My
sister says that
medical science needs to figure out how to make it so boys
can get pregnant
and nurse, hehehe.)?
A:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030908q3.htm
********************
END
********************
GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
Read GEM-Scholars' responses here: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
Send your response to GEM-SET@uic.edu
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 4, 2003) FROM MENTEE SANNA
R. IN VA
When I visited Mongolia last summer, our guide showed us that
you can
distinguish between fossil and rock by wetting your finger
and touching it. If it
stuck it was a fossil. But what is the actual way scientists
determine what an
unknown item really is?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JUANA
IN NY
I'll be a junior in high school this fall and I've always
aspired to have a career in medicine and just recently decided
that I'd like to work in the field of public health. But even
in that field there are still many careers to choose from.
What steps or programs should I take to find out what type
of public health career is right for me?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JEWEL
C. IN MA
Why don't we have pigmentation on the bottoms of our hands
and feet?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on August 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What are the top SET careers for 2004?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
I got a book from the library called "The Greatest Inventions
of the Past
2,000 Years (Today's leading thinkers choose the creations
that shaped our
world)" by John Brockman. The book has short essays from
"smart people" who
give their opinion about what is the most important invention
in the last
2,000 years. No one agrees and that's good. I have read a
few but not the
whole book. The jacket cover says a lot:
"Candidates for the greatest invention include the expected,
such as the
computer and movable type (although even here there are intriguing
insights
into how those inventions have altered our civilization),
and the
surprising, such as the Indo-Arab counting system, the lens,
classical
music, and the eraser. Not all of the respondents limited
their answers to
concrete objects. Some chose as greatest "inventions"
the concept of free
will, marketing, democracy and social justice, the scientific
method, and
our disbelief in the supernatural, arguing persuasively that
ideas are
inventions as much as are mechanical objects."
I probably won't read the whole book, but I recommend it if
you want to see
how to think and not just what to think.
To each of my mentors who will take the challenge:
What do think has been the greatest improvement for girls
in your profession
(Science, Engineering,Technology)? Bonus point: What is the
next, best improvement that should happen so that
girls can be as successful as boys in your profession (My
sister says that
medical science needs to figure out how to make it so boys
can get pregnant
and nurse, hehehe.)?
A: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030903q1.htm
********************
END
********************
GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
********************
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read about the upcoming Sally Ride Science Festivals at http://www.sallyridefestivals.com.
There may be one at a university in your neighborhood
this Fall. If you have attended one in the past, write in
to GEM-SET@uic.edu and
tell us about your experience there.
******************
Topic of the month for August:
Imagine your life in 2013. What career do you picture yourself
thriving in and why?
Click here to see the predictions: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JUANA
IN NY
I'll be a junior in high school this fall and I've always
aspired to have a career in medicine and just recently decided
that I'd like to work in the field of public health. But even
in that field there are still many careers to choose from.
What steps or programs should I take to find out what type
of public health career is right for me?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JEWEL
C. IN MA
Why don't we have pigmentation on the bottoms of our hands
and feet?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on August 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What are the top SET careers for 2004?
********************
OLD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS POSTED AT THE GEM-SET WEB SITE
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
I got a book from the library called "The Greatest Inventions
of the Past
2,000 Years (Today's leading thinkers choose the creations
that shaped our
world)" by John Brockman. The book has short essays from
"smart people" who
give their opinion about what is the most important invention
in the last
2,000 years. No one agrees and that's good. I have read a
few but not the
whole book. The jacket cover says a lot:
"Candidates for the greatest invention include the expected,
such as the
computer and movable type (although even here there are intriguing
insights
into how those inventions have altered our civilization),
and the
surprising, such as the Indo-Arab counting system, the lens,
classical
music, and the eraser. Not all of the respondents limited
their answers to
concrete objects. Some chose as greatest "inventions"
the concept of free
will, marketing, democracy and social justice, the scientific
method, and
our disbelief in the supernatural, arguing persuasively that
ideas are
inventions as much as are mechanical objects."
I probably won't read the whole book, but I recommend it if
you want to see
how to think and not just what to think.
To each of my mentors who will take the challenge:
What do think has been the greatest improvement for girls
in your profession (Science, Engineering,Technology)?
Bonus point: What is the next, best improvement that should
happen so that
girls can be as successful as boys in your profession (My
sister says that
medical science needs to figure out how to make it so boys
can get pregnant
and nurse, hehehe.)?
A: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive030903q1.htm
********************
END
********************
GEM-SET DAILY DIGEST FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
********************
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read about the upcoming Sally Ride Science Festivals at
http://www.sallyridefestivals.com. There may be one at
a university in your neighborhood this Fall. If you have attended
one in the past, write in to GEM-SET@uic.edu
and tell us about your experience there.
******************
Topic of the month for August:
Imagine your life in 2013. What career do you picture yourself
thriving in and why?
Click here to see the predictions:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/scholars.htm
********************
Topic of the month for September:
As you start the new school year, think about all the choices
you have at your school for science, math, engineering, and
technology courses. Which class is your favorite? Which class
is your least favorite? If you had the opportunity to teach
a class in one of these subject areas, which one would you
choose and why?
********************
NEW QUESTIONS:
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JUANA
IN NY
I'll be a junior in high school this fall and I've always
aspired to have a career in medicine and just recently decided
that I'd like to work in the field of public health. But even
in that field there are still many careers to choose from.
What steps or programs should I take to find out what type
of public health career is right for me?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE JEWEL
C. IN MA
Why don't we have pigmentation on the bottoms of our hands
and feet?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on September 1, 2003) FROM MENTEE ALEXIS
K. IN VA
I got a book from the library called "The Greatest Inventions
of the Past
2,000 Years (Today's leading thinkers choose the creations
that shaped our
world)" by John Brockman. The book has short essays from
"smart people" who
give their opinion about what is the most important invention
in the last
2,000 years. No one agrees and that's good. I have read a
few but not the
whole book. The jacket cover says a lot:
"Candidates for the greatest invention include the expected,
such as the
computer and movable type (although even here there are intriguing
insights
into how those inventions have altered our civilization),
and the
surprising, such as the Indo-Arab counting system, the lens,
classical
music, and the eraser. Not all of the respondents limited
their answers to
concrete objects. Some chose as greatest "inventions"
the concept of free
will, marketing, democracy and social justice, the scientific
method, and
our disbelief in the supernatural, arguing persuasively that
ideas are
inventions as much as are mechanical objects."
I probably won't read the whole book, but I recommend it if
you want to see
how to think and not just what to think.
To each of my mentors who will take the challenge:
What do think has been the greatest improvement for girls
in your profession
(Science, Engineering,Technology)?
Bonus point: What is the next, best improvement that should
happen so that
girls can be as successful as boys in your profession (My
sister says that
medical science needs to figure out how to make it so boys
can get pregnant and nurse, hehehe.)?
********************
Q: (Initially posted on August 18, 2003) FROM MENTEE BRITTANY
F. IN MA
What are the top SET careers for 2004?
********************
END
********************
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