hospitals clean out allergy, asthma triggers, including bleach, ammonia,
formaldehyde, Jan Brodkin, MetroWestDailyNews.com, Health Care Without Harm 94
page report: (the 11% methanol part of ingested aspartame quickly turns into
formaldehyde) Murray 2006.10.22
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1377

"MetroWest Medical Center no longer uses bleach, ammonia or formaldehyde in any
cleaning products, said Linda Campbell, director of quality, risk management and
safety."

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=143482

Hospitals clean out allergy, asthma triggers
By Jon Brodkin/ Daily News Staff Sunday, October 22, 2006

MetroWest Daily News: 1-800-722-9894

Jon Brodkin can be reached at 508-626-4424 or jbrodkin@...


It's no surprise a severe asthma attack can force someone to go to the hospital.
It might surprise some to learn chemicals and substances commonly found inside
hospitals can cause asthma or trigger asthma attacks.

Cleaning products, latex gloves, pesticides, dust, mold and even some
medications can cause or exacerbate asthma, according to a report issued
Wednesday by Health Care Without Harm, an international coalition of 450 groups
trying to make the health care industry safer.

"Ironically, many products that are used in hospitals to keep patients,
visitors and personnel safe from pathogens represent some of the very same
products that have some potential to cause or exacerbate asthma in susceptible
individuals," the report states.


Low doses of certain chemicals can trigger attacks in asthma patients, said
Polly Hoppin, a report co-author who directs the Environmental Health Initiative
at UMass-Lowell.

Janitors, nurses and laboratory technicians are also exposed to harmful
chemicals, she said.

Hospital officials have long been aware that cleaning chemicals and other
substances may pose harm, even if they have not thought about the potential link
to asthma, said Susan Macdonald, infection control practitioner at
Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Newton-Wellesley officials have replaced many chemicals with safer
alternatives. The challenge is finding replacements that are cost-effective and
perform their tasks well, whether it be cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing or
killing bugs.

"That's always the trick for hospitals," Macdonald said. "You're trying to
balance the risk of the product and the chemical in question with its overall
efficiency."

Newton-Wellesley stopped using most latex products and latex gloves years
ago, except for certain products that are made only with latex and in surgeries
where latex gloves are more effective than substitutes, Macdonald said.

Medical products are not the only concern. MetroWest Medical Center in
Framingham and Natick does not allow visitors to bring in latex balloons, said
Beth Donnelly, hospital spokeswoman. Doctors and nurses at the hospital do use
latex gloves, unless a patient is allergic to them, she said.

"Doctors prefer to use the latex gloves. They have a better feel," Donnelly
said.

Newton-Wellesley has stopped most usage of the disinfectant glutaraldehyde,
and stopped all use of ethylene oxide, a sterilizer, Macdonald said. Getting rid
of bleach, a known irritant, has been more difficult, she said.

"It's the most effective environmental cleaner in certain situations,"
Macdonald said. "We've not been able to completely eliminate it. We've tried to
be judicious in its use."

MetroWest Medical Center no longer uses bleach, ammonia or formaldehyde in
any cleaning products, said Linda Campbell, director of quality, risk management
and safety. The hospital's use of chemicals is limited by its membership in the
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, which does not allow certain substances
to be discharged into the waste stream, Campbell said.

Health Care Without Harm's report, which is 94 pages long, urges hospitals
to analyze chemical usage and adopt safe alternatives when feasible.

"It's really a serious issue. Asthma prevalence has increased, not only in
workers...but in children as well," said Thomas Fuller, a report co-author who
works at a Boston hospitaland runs a private consulting firm in Charlestown that
assesses worker exposure to chemicals.

Asthma prevalence in children has risen at least 25 percent per decade since
1960, according to Health Care Without Harm. A 2003 U.S. government survey found
9.5 percent of adults in Massachusetts have asthma, the highest rate in the
nation.

Fuller, who also works with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, a union,
on the issue of chemical use, said hospitals have been responsive to the
concerns "to a great extent." But he said there is more work to do.

"Part of the problem with introducing a new way of thinking about things, is
they're often entrenched in the old school," Fuller said. "People think you need
to use these chemicals to make something clean, make something
shinier....Sometimes you have to accept the less shiny floor."

Safer replacements are often available, but not always. Formaldehyde, for
example, is used in hospital laboratories to preserve tissue despite harmful
fumes given off by the substance.

"There really is no substitute for formaldehyde that I'm aware of,"
Macdonald said.

Newton-Wellesley Hospital recycles formaldehyde to reduce the amount it
uses. It also performs regular air quality testing to make sure vapor levels
remain below safety limits set by the federal government, she said.

Even certain drugs are known to cause or exacerbate asthma, according to
Health Care Without Harm. These drugs include penicillin and tetracycline, both
of which treat bacterial infections.

Whenever prescribing medication, doctors must take into consideration
illnesses a patient has that might be worsened by a drug, Campbell said.

Another problem highlighted by Health Care Without Harm is biologic
allergens, including cockroaches, dust mites, indoor pollen, fungus and mold.

"Cockroaches are one of the primary sources of allergens that people think
are contributing to high asthma rates," Hoppin said.

Many patients are at high risk of complications related to mold and other
spore-forming organisms, Macdonald said.

Newton-Wellesley Hospital is building a new emergency room and must
regularly change air filters and prevent contamination of ventilation systems
that could spread harmful compounds to patient areas, she said.

Macdonald said she expects industry will make significant advances in the
production of safer cleaning agents. But one reason the task is challenging in
hospitals is they have to meet federal regulations governing the types of
cleaning products used to kill viruses and bacteria, she said.

"It's been harder to find suitable replacements in some of those areas," she
said. "That's probably the last big bastion of areas where over the next few
years I'm guessing there will be more products available."
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"We are a global coalition of 443 organizations in 52 countries working to
protect health by reducing pollution in the health care industry."

http://www.noharm.org/
http://www.noharm.org/europe/aboutUs/contactUs
Health Care Without Harm
1901 North Moore Street, Suite 509, Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-243-0056 • Fax: 703-243-4008

http://www.noharm.org/details.cfm?ID=1405&type=document
6 page Executive Summary

" In summary, we recommend implementation of alternatives for the following
agents because the evidence of potential harm is strong,
the number of exposed individuals is high or low,
and alternatives are available for:

* Selected cleaners/disinfectants/sterilants
* Natural rubber latex
* Formaldehyde
* Baking flour
* Acrylics
* Environmental tobacco smoke
* Biologic allergens
* Selected drugs

We recommend thoughtfully considering implementation of alternatives for the
following items because, although the evidence to produce harm is limited or
inconsistent, the number of exposed individuals can be high, and alternatives
are available:

* Pesticides
* Volatile organic compounds [ VOCs]
* Fragrances
* Phthalates "

" We systematically review databases from three leading resources:
* The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
* The Center for Health and the Environment (CHE)
* The Institute of Medicine (IOM) "

http://www.noharm.org/details.cfm?type=document&ID=1315 full 94 pages
103 references

" This report was prepared in collaboration with the Lowell Center for
Sustainable Production, School of Health and Environment, University of
Massachusetts, Lowell.
Primary Authors:
Richard W. Clapp, ScD rclapp@..., 617-638-4731
Alicia Culver
Sara Donahue
Tom P. Fuller, PhD
Polly J. Hoppin, ScD phoppin@...,
Molly Jacobs, MPH
Lara Sutherland "

Environmental Health Initiative of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production,
School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 600
Suffolk St., 5th floor, Lowell, MA 01854
http://www.uml.edu/College/she/WE/Job_Posting/Project%20Descriptions%20for%20PA%\
20Position.pdf

" A. Scientific Evidence of Harm

Formaldehyde is the most studied of the VOCs.
It is a component of many building materials, consumer products,
tobacco smoke and other combustion gases.

Notable sources include urea-formaldehyde foam insulation
banned in 1982 by the Consumer Products Safety Commission);
glues in plywood and pressedboard products;
paper products including tissues, towels and bags;
cosmetics and detergents;
and emissions from gas stoves.

In health care facilities, formaldehyde is used as a tissue preservative
(fixative) and as a disinfectant in laboratories, dialysis units,
and other areas.34

The AOEC states that formaldehyde is an asthmagen in occupational environments,
and the CHE found good evidence associating formaldehyde with allergic asthma
(although the literature is unclear with
respect to whether the mechanism is immunologic or irritant56).

Other reviews of the literature have also found that formaldehyde
causes asthma, and roughly 30% of exposed individuals may be affected.29

However, the IOM determined that there was inadequate or insufficient evidence
to conclude that either the development of asthma or the exacerbation of
existing asthma was due to formaldehyde exposure.

The IOM’s conclusion about the state of the evidence is that most
population-based studies of formaldehyde in the indoor non-occupational
environment have been unable to isolate formaldehyde
as the causative agent in reported associations with asthma.

Additional relevant studies have been published since the IOM’s review,
however. One study included a detailed assessment of exposure to formaldehyde,
and found increases of childhood asthma
associated with formaldehyde levels.57

A second study found that formaldehyde exposure was associated with atopy, that
increasing formaldehyde exposure was associated
with severe allergic sensitization, and that among children suffering from
respiratory symptoms, more frequent symptoms were noted in those exposed to
higher levels of formaldehyde.58

A third study found a significant relationship between exposure to formaldehyde
at residential concentrations and the exacerbation of symptoms in children with
wheezing illness, as well as evidence
of an exposure-response relationship and increased susceptibility
in atopic subjects.59

Although these last two studies add to the weight of evidence regarding
the potential for formaldehyde to act as a respiratory irritant at lower levels
of exposure, their conclusions
are not entirely specific to asthma.

Very few studies have examined associations of asthma with exposure to
VOCs other than formaldehyde or with exposure to a mixture of VOCs, often
measured as TVOC (total volatile organic compound).
VOC exposures are usually complex mixtures from many sources.

The exact composition will vary depending on the environment.
The studies that have been done conclude that VOCs at levels
typically found in homes may result in increased airway reactivity
and decreased lung function in some individuals
with previously diagnosed asthma,
but research has not found that VOCs cause asthma
in people previously free of the disease.60,61

However, a recent study with good control over numerous confounding
risk factors did observe a dose-response relationship such that the greater the
exposure to VOCs — in particular, benzene and toluene —
the greater the risk of having asthma.62

The AOEC, IOM, and CHE have not found evidence to suggest risk
of asthma (either onset or exacerbation) associated with these particular VOCs.

B. Exposure Considerations

Formaldehyde

Ubiquitous sources of formaldehyde exposure
in areas within the indoor hospital environment include
bedding, durable press drapes and other chemically treated fabrics;
carpets, carpet cushions, and
adhesives (used on carpeting, flooring, paneling, wall paper
and other applications);
pressed wood products such as particle board;
acoustical ceiling tiles and other fiberglass products;
furniture, cabinets and other fabricated wood products;
and paint, primers and other coatings.

Workers are more likely to be exposed to formaldehyde
if it is used in pathology labs and other areas as a fixative agent
and in areas that might use disinfectants with formaldehyde as the active
ingredient.

Formaldehyde releases from materials and products over time,
with the highest rates of emission occurring when the
material or product is new.

Higher temperature and relative humidity increase
the emission rate of formaldehyde from materials.63

EPA’s Building Assessment, Survey and Evaluation study
measured indoor formaldehyde concentrations in
100 randomly selected office buildings,
and found that mean and median indoor formaldehyde concentrations
in office environments were lower than levels in homes,
but similar to levels found in ambient outdoor air.63

Formaldehyde levels specific to indoor hospital environments
have not yet been summarized in the literature. "

56 Nordman H, Keskinen H, Tuppurainen M.
Formaldehyde asthma -- rare or overlooked?
J Allergy and Clin Immunol. 1985; 75: 81-99.

57 Rumchev KB, Spickett JT, Bulsara MK, et al.
Domestic exposure to formaldehyde significantly increases the risk of asthma in
young children.
Eur Resp J.2002; 20: 403-408.

58 Garrett MH, Hooper MA, Hooper BM, et al.
Increased risk of allergy in children due to formaldehyde exposure in homes.
Allergy. 1999; 54: 330-337.

59. Venn AJ, Cooper M, Antoniak M, et al.
Effects of volatile organic compounds, damp, and other environmental exposures
in the home on wheezing iIllness in children.
Thorax. 2003; 58: 955-960.

60 Harving H, Dahl R, Molhave L.
Lung function and bronchial reactivity in asthmatics during exposure to volatile
organic compounds.
Am Rev Respir Dis. 1991; 143: 751-754.

61 Dales R, Raizenne M.
Residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and asthma.
J Asthma. 2004; 41(3): 259-270.

62 Rumchev K, Spickett J, Bulsara M, et al.
Associations of domestic exposure to volatile organic compounds with asthma in
young children.
Thorax. 2004; 59: 746-751.

63. Suh HH, Bahadori T, Vallarino J, et al.
Criteria air pollutants and toxic air pollutants.
Environ Health Perspect. 2000; 108(Suppl 4): 625-633.


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J Occup Environ Hyg. 2006 Apr; 3(4): 182-93; quiz D45.
Pollution prevention --
occupational safety and health in hospitals:
alternatives and interventions.
Quinn MM, Margaret_quinn@...,
Fuller TP,
Bello A,
Galligan CJ.
Department of Work Environment and the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production,
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA.

An integrated pollution prevention (P(2)) and occupational safety and health
(OSH) worksite intervention and alternatives assessment strategy was developed
in hospitals.

It was called the Pollution Prevention-Occupational Safety and Health (P(2)OSH)
assessment for the "Sustainable Hospitals Project."

Methods included
(a) developing a participatory intervention model for introducing more
environmentally sound, healthy, and safe materials and work practices for
specific hospital procedures;

(b) developing an integrated P(2)OSH survey to evaluate environmental and
occupational impacts of the intervention; and

(c) conducting and evaluating interventions by applying the P(2)OSH assessment
pre- and post-intervention.

Eleven interventions were performed in six hospitals:
an aliphatic fixative replaced xylene in three histology laboratories;
a mercury reduction plan was implemented in three clinical laboratories; digital
imaging replaced wet chemical film processing in three radiology departments;
a less toxic aldehyde replaced formaldehyde in one hospital histopathology
laboratory; and
conventional mopping was replaced by microfiber mopping in one hospital.

Occupational and environmental health and safety impacts were observed for all
interventions.

The alternatives generally were beneficial,
although each had limitations that resulted in process and task changes with
potentially negative P(2) and/or OSH impacts.

When these were identified in the pilot phase they could be addressed before
full-scale implementation.

The P(2)OSH method shifts the focus of occupational and environmental hygiene
from hazard control to substitution.

Because few ideal alternatives exist,
the emphasis is on a continuous process to identify, implement, and evaluate
alternatives,
rather than on a particular alternative.

Occupational and environmental health and safety professionals have an important
role as agents in hospital organizational change
and in the search for healthier and safer alternatives.

Through these activities they can become involved in the design/redesign of
products, materials, and processes, thus expanding their traditional role.
PMID: 16531291
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"Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority,
to actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the facts
about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment."

Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@...
505-501-2298 1943 Otowi Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages
group with 78 members, 1,377 posts in a public, searchable archive
http://RMForAll.blogspot.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1340
aspartame groups and books: updated research review of 2004.07.16:
Murray 2006.05.11


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1374
47 UK Members of Parliament now support aspartame ban initiative
of Roger Williams, MP: Murray 2006.10.16

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1306
ban aspartame speech, Roger Williams MP, UK Parliament 2005.12.14:
www.TheyWorkForYou.com: Murray 2006.02.20

www.additivesout.org.uk Additives Survivors' Network (UK)
additivesout@...
Geoff Brewer geoffbrewer@...
63 Downlands Road, DEVIZES, Wiltshire, SN10 5EF UK
Joanna Clarke BSc. AIBMS MIBiol. CBiol.
asn@...
Scottish Co-ordinator Additives Survivors' Network
35 Hamilton Drive, GLASGOW, G12 8DW

http://members.tripod.com/~mission_possible/scotland_branch.html
Alan Law webmaster@mission_possible_mail.zzn.com
Thurso, Caithness KW14 7SH United Kingdom

http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/ an excellent group
These web pages provide:
independent information about the effects of food on behaviour,
health and learning ability in both children and adults.
support for families using a low-chemical elimination diet free of
additives, low in salicylates, amines and flavour enhancers (FAILSAFE)
for health, behaviour and learning problems.
Food Intolerance Network, Sue Dengate sdengate@...
http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/biodata.htm


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1094
the 11% methanol component of aspartame becomes formaldehyde,
now ruled a carcinogen by WHO International Agency
for Research on Cancer: Murray 2004.06.16

"Survey of aspartame studies: correlation of outcome and funding
sources," 1998, unpublished: http://www.dorway.com/peerrev.html
Walton found 166 separate published studies in the peer reviewed
medical literature, which had relevance for questions of human safety.
The 74 studies funded by industry all (100 %) attested to aspartame's
safety, whereas of the 92 non-industry funded studies, 84 (91 %)
identified a problem. Six of the seven non-industry funded studies
that were favorable to aspartame safety were from the FDA, which
has a public record that shows a strong pro-industry bias.
Ralph G. Walton, MD, Prof. of Clinical Psychology, Northeastern Ohio
Universities, College of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, Youngstown,
OH 44501, Chairman, The Center for Behavioral Medicine,
Northside Medical Center, 500 Gypsy Lane, P.O. Box 240
Youngstown, OH 44501 330-740-3621 rwalton193@...
http://www.neoucom.edu/DEPTS/Psychiatry/walton.htm

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/805
Ive: UK Daily Mirror Magazine: aspartame toxicity:
Murray 2002.02.18

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1271
combining aspartame and quinoline yellow, or MSG and brilliant blue,
harms nerve cells, eminent C. Vyvyan Howard et al, 2005
education.guardian.co.uk, Felicity Lawrence: Murray 2005.12.21

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1277
50% UK baby food is now organic -- aspartame or MSG
with food dyes harm nerve cells, CV Howard 3 year study
funded by Lizzy Vann, CEO, Organix Brands,
Children's Food Advisory Service: Murray 2006.01.13


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1279
all three aspartame metabolites harm human erythrocyte [red blood cell]
membrane enzyme activity, KH Schulpis et al, two studies in 2005,
Athens, Greece, 2005.12.14: 2004 research review, RL Blaylock:
Murray 2006.01.14

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1366
toxicity in rat brains from aspartame, Vences-Mejia A, Espinosa-Aguirre
JJ et al 2006 Aug: Murray 2006.09.06

aspartame rat brain toxicity re cytochrome P450 enzymes, expecially
CYP2E1, Vences-Mejia A, Espinosa-Aguirre JJ et al, 2006 Aug,
Hum Exp Toxicol: relevant abstracts re formaldehyde from methanol
in alcohol drinks: Murray 2006.09.29
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1373

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1376
soft drinks and adolescent hyperactivity, mental distress, conduct
problems, Lars Lien, Nanna Lien, Sonja Heyerdahl, Mayne Thoresen, Espen
Bjertness 2006 Oct., A J Pub Health: Murray 2006.10.21

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1375
healthy diet, vitamins, and fish oil help reduce depression and
violence, studies by Joseph Hibbeln, Bernard Gesch, and Stephen
Schoenthaler, articles by Felicity Lawrence in UK Guardian Unlimited
and Pat Thomas in The Ecologist: Murray 2006.10.21

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1369
Bristol, Connecticut, schools join state program to limit artificial
sweeteners, sugar, fats for 8800 students, Johnny J Burnham, The
Bristol Press: Murray 2006.09.22

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1341
Connecticut bans artificial sweeteners in schools, Nancy Barnes,
New Milford Times: Murray 2006.05.25

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1353
carcinogenic effect of inhaled formaldehyde, Federal Institute of Risk
Assessment, Germany -- same safe level as for Canada:
Murray 2006.06.02

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1352
Home sickness -- indoor air often worse, as our homes seal in
pollutants
[one is formaldehyde, also from the 11% methanol part of aspartame],
Megan Gillis, WinnipegSun.com: Murray 2006.06.01


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1143
methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid) disposition: Bouchard M
et al, full plain text, 2001: substantial sources are
degradation of fruit pectins, liquors, aspartame, smoke:
Murray 2005.04.02

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1349
NIH NLM ToxNet HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank
inadequate re aspartame (methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid):
Murray 2006.08.19

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/f?./temp/~HwoSfJ:1
HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank: Aspartame

ASPARTAME CASRN: 22839-47-0
METHANOL CASRN: 67-56-1
FORMALDEHYDE CASRN: 50-00-0
FORMIC ACID CASRN: 64-18-6

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1307
formaldehyde from 11% methanol part of aspartame or from red wine
causes same toxicity (hangover) harm: Murray 2006.05.24

Dark wines and liquors, as well as aspartame, provide
similar levels of methanol, above 120 mg daily, for
long-term heavy users, 2 L daily, about 6 cans.

Within hours, methanol is inevitably largely turned into formaldehyde,
and thence largely into formic acid -- the major causes of the dreaded
symptoms of "next morning" hangover.

Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol -- 1,120 mg aspartame
in 2 L diet soda, almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg
methanol (wood alcohol). If 30% of the methanol is turned
into formaldehyde, the amount of formaldehyde, 37 mg,
is 18.5 times the USA EPA limit for daily formaldehyde in
drinking water, 2.0 mg in 2 L average daily drinking water.

Any unsuspected source of methanol, which the body always quickly
and largely turns into formaldehyde and then formic acid, must be
monitored, especially for high responsibility occupations, often with
night shifts, such as pilots and nuclear reactor operators.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1052
DMDC: Dimethyl dicarbonate 200mg/L in drinks adds methanol 98 mg/L
( becomes formaldehyde in body ): EU Scientific Committee on Foods
2001.07.12: Murray 2004.01.22

http://www.HolisticMed.com/aspartame mgold@...
Aspartame Toxicity Information Center Mark D. Gold
12 East Side Drive #2-18 Concord, NH 03301 603-225-2100

http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/abuse/methanol.html
"Scientific Abuse in Aspartame Research"

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1371
Russell L. Blaylock, MD discusses MSG, aspartame, excitotoxins
with Mike Adams: Murray 2006.09.27

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1372
Mike Adams interviews Randall Fitzgerald on "The Hundred Year Lie:
How Food and Medicine are Destroying Your Health" 2006.06.21:
Murray 2006.09.28
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