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What happened on December 01, 1999
NEWS
Alcohol's at Root of Brouhaha Over Caribbean Tonic Drinks MIKE CLARY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
Giant SUVs Are Tight Squeeze in Mall Parking Lots JEANNE WRIGHT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
John Berry; Blacklisted Film Director Relocated Overseas MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1st Nearly Intact Skeleton of a Juvenile T. Rex Found From Associated Press
Clinton Seeks to Expand Family-Leave Benefits MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The 150-MPH SUV
Clinton Praises Brady Gun Law, Urges Extension EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officials Greet First Peacekeepers From Times Wire Reports
N. Ireland Leaders Tackle New Jobs From Associated Press
50% of Pupils Not Ready to Pass, L.A. District Says LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Bush Proposes Tax Cuts for Nearly Every American MARIA L. La GANGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GOP Strategist Khachigian to Join McCain Campaign PHIL WILLON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Protest Delays Start of World Trade Summit JONATHAN PETERSON and EVELYN IRITANI and KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Kohl Admits He Kept Secret Party Accounts From Times Wire Services
Obituaries on the Web
Excavation of Suspected Drug Cartel Graves Begins CLAUDIA KOLKER and JAMES F. SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Moscow Accuses U.S. Diplomat of Spying ROBYN DIXON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Democrats' L.A. Convention Plans in Need of a Nudge JIM NEWTON and BETH SHUSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
A Tumble Through Time, Space JONATHAN KIRSCH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Loggers Try to Carve a New Niche ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brain Damage Is Diagnosed in Gulf War Vets PAUL RICHTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Israeli Military's Open Secret TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Carter to Represent U.S. at Panama Canal Event NORMAN KEMPSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
WTO: What's at Issue? EVELYN IRITANI
Democrats Lack World Policy Debate JIM MANN, Jim Mann's column appears in this space every Wednesday
Driving Home the Concept of Peace--on Earth and Its Roads MARY McNAMARA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gore Leadership Is Anemic on Health Care, Bradley Says STEPHEN BRAUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Father and Son in the Final Glimmer of Fall's Light CHRIS ERSKINE
Assad Kin Reported Shot in Family Feud From Times Wire Reports
Events
In the Streets of Seattle, Echoes of Turbulent '60s KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Desert Residents Ring Up Victory in Phone Battle JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Abortion Procedure Bans Halted Associated Press
50% of Pupils Not Ready to Pass, L.A. District Says LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Mercedes Recalls 136,500 M-Class SUVs for Seat-Belt Defect From Bloomberg News
When Two Style Mavens Collide BOOTH MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Davis Blocks Parole in '85 Malibu Murder JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wacky Wicker for the Holidays ROY RIVENBURG
The Messenger BETTIJANE LEVINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gore Vows to Balance U.S. Budget Every Year JAMES GERSTENZANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Freeway Service Patrol Rides to the Rescue MICHELLE MALTAIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cover Story DENNIS ARP, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Clinton Triggers Limit on Aid to Abortion Groups Associated Press
Rough Road Got You Down? Speak Up Michelle Maltais
Laugh Lines
Palimony Trial Jurors Hear the Wisdom of a Yogi MIKE DOWNEY
Man Killed by Officers Had Waved Starter Pistol TONY PERRY and TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Ventura County Mother Arrested in Shooting Deaths of 3 Sons TINA DIRMANN and CAITLIN LIU, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Mother Is Arrested in Slayings of 3 Children TINA DIRMANN and CAITLIN LIU, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
A Formula for Family Involvement in Learning Math DOUG SMITH, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Bus Line's One-Liners to Stop BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Largo Than Life ALLISON COHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dead End in Cuba Policy
Laguna Beach Tricia Schwennesen, (949) 248-2168
Santa Ana Chris Ceballos, (714) 966-7440
Brea David Ryan, (714) 520-2511
Cypress Andre Briscoe, (714) 966-5848
Growth in Education Funding Slows NICK ANDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dana Point Eric C Sanitate, (949) 248-2150
Board Seeks to Standardize Reporting of Hate Crimes
Yorba Linda Jasmine Lee, (714) 520-2513
Garden Grove Chris Ceballos, (714) 966-7440
Fullerton Geoffrey C. Upton, (714) 520-2508
Westminster Alex Murashko, (714) 966-5974
Fountain Valley Andrew Wainer, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 15
3 Days of Staff Meetings Left CAO Shaken CATHERINE SAILLANT and GARY POLAKOVIC, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Orange Marissa Espino, (714) 966-5879
Villa Park Marissa Espino, (714) 966-5879
Stanton Judy Silber, (714) 966-5988
Richard E. Moore; Retired Service Engineer
San Clemente Eric C Sanitate, (949) 248-2150
Seal Beach Alex Murashko, (714) 966-5974
Lake Forest Alex Katz, (949) 574-4206
Huntington Beach Jim Perez, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 21
Tustin Marissa Espino, (714) 966-5879
Newport Beach Danette Goulet, (949) 574-4221
Laguna Woods Andrew Glazer, (949) 574-4204
Faster Pace of Dam Repairs Brings Dismay GARY POLAKOVIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Autopsy Reveals Woman Died of Head Trauma
Applicants Sought for Senate Fellowship
San Juan Capistrano Kenneth Ma, (949) 248-2157
Burned by Perfect Match STEVE CHAWKINS
Application Essays Offer a Chance to Stand Out CHRISTINE BARON, Christine Baron is a high school English teacher in Orange County
Buena Park Ana Cholo-Tipton, (714) 966-5890
Irvine Kristiane M. Ridgway, (949) 764-4309
Improving Education Amounts to Pennies a Day CHRISTINE BARON
Jurors Watch Video of Soto Interrogation TRACY WILSON
Rep. Royce Will Host Town Hall Meeting ANA CHOLO-TIPTON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pace of Dam Overhaul Highlights Issues of Safety, Noise GARY POLAKOVIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Newhall Market Slaying Suspects Plead Not Guilty
Man Dies as Car Hits Oncoming Vehicle DAVID HALDANE
Panel to Draft Policies for Drug Tests on Disabled From a Times Staff Writer
Medi-Cal Invites Fraud
Start Talking, You Have 15 Minutes STEVE HARVEY
Laguna Hills Dana Bushee, (949) 574-4207
Red Cars' Demise
Gas Additives
Belmont Complex Debacle
Aid to Colombia
Chechnya
An Internet Loss for Merchants
How to Frustrate a Lot of People? It Takes Planning DANA PARSONS
Police Chase and TV Coverage
Workers Walk Out in WTO Protest TONY LYSTRA
D.A. Won't Seek Charges Against Rehab Center DANIEL YI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Pleads Innocent in Slaying
Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Enslaving Daughter
Man to Be Tried in Carjacking, Robbery TRACY WILSON
Blue Line Gates
Proposals for a Limited Missile Defense Create a Political Minefield ROBERT E. HUNTER, Robert E. Hunter, a senior advisor at Rand Corp. in Washington, was U.S. ambassador to NATO from 1993-98
Leaders Resist Reallocation of Prop. 172 Funds MARGARET TALEV and TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
School Board Votes to Dump Developer of Belmont Site DOUG SMITH, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Football Victory
Airport Expansion
3 Women OK After Their Car Is Hit by Train LOUISE ROUG
Consortium to Pass Out Bookmarks
'6th Grade Will Happen' for a Boy Who Beat the Odds MATTHEW EBNET, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Money to Spend, but Where? LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Supervisors Deny Charges of Fiscal Crisis in Ventura County CATHERINE SAILLANT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Family Sues UCI Over Remains Mix-Up PETER M. WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Lawmakers to Help Resolve Airport Noise Issues MARTHA L. WILLMAN and PATRICK McGREEVY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Rocketdyne Report
Board Says Depiction of Chaos Is Overblown CATHERINE SAILLANT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Surfer Found Unconscious Offshore Dies LOUISE ROUG
New Tactic in El Toro War: Claim No-Fly Zone JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Assessor Hahn to Leave Post in January NICHOLAS RICCARDI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
La Habra Young Chang, (714) 520-2506
Train Collides With Car; No Major Injuries
A Race You Can't Win
Students, Seniors Bridge Age Gap STEPHANIE STASSEL
Head Injury Was Fatal to Woman DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Safety Zone: Action Log
Twin to Receive $150,000 for Mistaken Identity Detention ANTONIO OLIVO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Day the Eagle Landed and the Earth Stood Still JEFF BRAZIL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Haster Disaster' May Be Ending CHRIS CEBALLOS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Readers Remember
Los Alamitos Ana Cholo-Tipton, (714) 966-5890
Mission Viejo Sean Kirwan, (949) 574-4202
Placentia Deniene Husted, (714) 520-2503
Obituaries
Resisting a Response That Could Backfire Steve Harvey
Auditor Calls for Immediate Cuts to Offset Deficit DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Seeks Solution for 2,000-Ton Rubble Pile
2 Men Sentenced in Death of Hawk ANDREW BLANKSTEIN
Man Arrested After Chase Into Canyon CAITLIN LIU
Linda Parks
Greater Use of Valley Shooting Range Rejected PATRICK McGREEVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Activists to Seek Term Limits for Supervisors NICHOLAS RICCARDI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officials Call for Stricter Measures Against Bandit Cabs MITCHELL LANDSBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dental Program for Poor Makes Health Officials Smile CAITLIN LIU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mother Arrested in Shooting Deaths of 3 Sons
Globalization Isn't a One-Size-Fits-All Answer TOM PLATE, Times contributing editor Tom Plate teaches at UCLA. For the full text of the interview with Prime Minister Goh, see http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu
11-Year-Old Girl Injured in Crash Dies KATIE COOPER
Putting a Price on Grains of Rice BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Khachigian Lends Clout to McCain Campaign PHIL WILLON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Injured Fugitive Found in Canyon After Car Crash
Smart Shuttle Costs
Judges Overturn 4 Convictions Linked to Rampart Probe
A Quiet Hero's Legacy ANA CHOLO-TIPTON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Drug Ads
Iran's Tyranny on Display Again
Border Visit
Laguna Niguel Andrew Glazer, (949) 574-4204
Rail Crossing Warning Devices
Canada
Anaheim Judy Silber, (714) 966-5988
La Palma Andre Briscoe, (714) 966-5848
San Joaquin County Official Hopes Baker Is Lured Back to Old Job FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Launch Point
Judge Dismisses Attorney's Defamation Lawsuit
Playa del Rey Homeowner Killed During Robbery
Obituaries
Traffic Accidents Down Over Holiday
Costa Mesa Danette Goulet, (949) 574-4221
Presidential Salaries
ENTERTAINMENT
Getty Is Home to Another Cezanne SUZANNE MUCHNIC, TIMES ART WRITER
Duck Soup for Fans of Marx Brothers ROBERT W. WELKOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Fly' a Funny, Intelligent Look at Love and Relationships KATHLEEN CRAUGHWELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coming Thursday
Hyman, Kellaway Celebrate Art of Piano Improv DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. SHAUNA SNOW
A Timeless, Artful Complicity: Ingres, His Subjects and You CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT, TIMES ART CRITIC
Live Coverage of Fatal Shooting Not So Golden HOWARD ROSENBERG
'One Special Night' Is Movie of the Week BRIAN LOWRY
Schick: A Percussionist Who Really Feels the Beat MARK SWED, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
Performance Added for 'The Rose Tattoo'
'Beltway' Takes Buddy Approach to Punditry DAVID DALEY, HARTFORD COURANT
Celebrities to Perform at Benefit
SPORTS
ON THE GREEN : Prospecting for Gold : Carrasco, Tapie Attempt to Win Senior Tour Cards, Take Shot at Big Money JOHN WEYLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Two Players Put High School on Hold DAVE McKIBBEN
Tonight CHRIS FOSTER
CS Northridge Holds On to Stun Fresno State VINCE KOWALICK
Carolina Gets Emotional Win From the Associated Press
Shooting Percentages Are Suffering LONNIE WHITE
Spurs Rout Pistons With Big Third Quarter From Associated Press
Tonight MIKE TERRY
High School Notebook
Robitaille Tests Foot in Practice JIM HODGES
Indiana Starts, Finishes With a Flurry From Associated Press
Amid Chaos, Lakers Put It All Together TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tired Randle El Won't Join Hoosiers Associated Press
Roundup
Tonight TIM KAWAKAMI
Document Back Beltre's Claim BILL PLASCHKE
Moiso, Young Questionable for Tonight SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Driver of Year Goes to NASCAR's Best SHAV GLICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bibby May Give Reserves Playing Time MIKE TERRY
Southland LON EUBANKS
Tonight SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Calendar
Saints' Magic Is Gone JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Mile of Bad Road Costs Jakosky a Top-Five Finish JOHN ORTEGA
Matadors Make Some Noise With a Quiet Victory VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Documents Back Beltre's Claim JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Three in a Row the Rallying Cry CHRIS FOSTER
Westlake Looking for a Fly Swatter MIKE BRESNAHAN
For Nicklaus, $2 Million Was the Magic Figure EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hall of Famer Taylor Pleads No Contest to Drug Charges Associated Press
Baseball Approves Yankee-Net Merger From Staff and Wire Reports
Chaminade Starts Over, Goes Under to Buena CHRIS SHAFFER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Rose Says Attorneys to Present Evidence From Associated Press
High School Notebook STEVE HENSON
Bryant Cleared to Give Lakers a Hand Tonight TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On The Green : Tee Times
When Window Closes on You, It Really Hurts MAL FLORENCE
Saban Doubles Salary by Accepting LSU Job From Associated Press
Clippers Endure Silent Night LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Autopsy Pending on Ribet Player GARY KLEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dealing With Losing Can Identify a Winner Eric Sondheimer
Anaheim Hits School-Record 104 Points
ON THE GREEN : Bollini Ousted in Semifinals of Junior Classic MARTIN BECK
Umpires Replace Phillips, His Union TIM BROWN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ross Has Plenty of Help, Newport Harbor Wins MICHAEL ITAGAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Canoga Park Loses Handle, 70-65 PAIGE A. LEECH
University Walks Away From Season Satisfied PETER YOON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Margarita Returns to State Final MIKE BESACK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bishop Montgomery Stops Corona del Mar ALEX ARREOLA
Winless Fullerton Gets Lost on This 'Continent' LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here. SHAV GLICK
Laguna Beach Has Untimely Flashback in Semifinals MELANIE NEFF, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harvard-Westlake Girls Second-Best PETER YOON
High School Notebook DAVE DESMOND
Is Beathard Really a Loser? (No Coaching Here, Please) RANDY HARVEY
FOOD
The Fruit Treat DAVID KARP, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Kitchen Requirements JET TILA
Kitchen Requirements CINDY DORN
Kitchen Requirements KATHY GOSNELL
Kitchen Requirements RUSS PARSONS
Kitchen Requirements BARBARA HANSEN
Kitchen Requirements CHARLES PERRY
Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List
Kitchen Requirements JENNIFER LOWE
Kitchen Requirements CHERYL HECHT
Kitchen Requirements DONNA DEANE
Presenting Food
Green Light Broccoli CHERYL HECHT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Put Dijon Chicken on a Fast Track
Take a Bite of a Shark for a Change BARBARA HANSEN
Auntie's Cake, by the Numbers ROSE DOSTI
Chicken Danish CHARLES PERRY
Coffee All Day RUSS PARSONS
Kitchen Requirements MAYI BRADY
Friendly Little Appetizers DONNA DEANE
Kitchen Requirements NICK CUCCIA
Kitchen Requirements EMILY GREEN
Lights and Latkes SUSAN R. FRIEDLAND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Tortilla's Comeback MAYI BRADY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Today CHERYL HECHT
Wine 2K CHARLES E. OLKEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Click Here to Fight World Hunger JENNIFER LOWE
Beard Lives!
Wine 2K : 1997 Joel Gott Zinfandel 'Dillian Ranch,' Amador County S. IRENE VIRBILA
Vision of Homemade Sugarplums MELANIE BARNARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Alison Green Doran, Firestone Vineyard
El Grande del Menudo CHARLES PERRY
BUSINESS
Amazon Grows Associated Press
Web Address Fetches a Record $7.5 Million KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Also
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Consortium Has High-Speed Plans P.J. Huffstutter
Video View
Can Customers Make 4th Quarter Seller's Market 2 Years Running? MARC BALLON
Also . .
Tenet to Shed Unit; 3rd-Quarter Charge Expected From Bloomberg News
Tech Help for Your Business
Gun-Rights Group Sues Mayors MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Key Mortgage Rate Climbs For Third Month James F. Peltz
Job Growth Expected to Continue in Region Stephen Gregory
Southland, Not Seattle, Is the Place to See How World Trade Really Works JAMES FLANIGAN
Mexico Bans Imports From U.S. Meat Plants Reuters
Helping Primedia Become King of Niche Content MICHAEL A. HILTZIK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PacifiCare to Offer Access to Appeals From Times staff and Dow Jones
PacifiCare to Offer Members Outside Reviews From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Bank of New York Ex-Employee Charged Jeff Leeds
A Contest Solely for Start-Ups MARC BALLON
Also
Ticker Talk: Bloomberg News
Sausage Kingdom Expanding Its Realm MELINDA FULMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Germ-Killing Claim Costs Pen Maker $35,000 ROBIN FIELDS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pen Maker, EPA Settle Complaint on Health Claims ROBIN FIELDS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FTC Approves Merger of Giants Exxon, Mobil NANCY RIVERA BROOKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For a 3rd Year, Phoenix Tops Entrepreneur List MARLA DICKERSON and LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Female Boss, Worker Don't Shop Alike MARLA DICKERSON and LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
2TheMart.com Sold Stock at Big Discount DAVID EVANS, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Loans a Burden for Western Digital P.J. HUFFSTUTTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$311 Billion to Be Spent Battling Bug, Report Says Bloomberg News
Setting the Stage for a Profitable Web Site Sale
Spending Rises Just in Time For Holidays From Bloomberg News
Conference to Focus on the Role of E-Commerce in Competition MARLA DICKERSON and LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Albertson's Links Earnings Dip to Merger MELINDA FULMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nissan to Cut U.S., Canada Payroll JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Magic Software Seeks 3-for-1 Stock Split
BofA Appoints Strategy Exec for Regional Commercial Bank Group
Before Getting Started, Create a Business Plan STEPHEN GREGORY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Also
Disability Benefits Enable Firms to Be More Worker-Friendly JUAN HOVEY
STM Wireless Gets Niobrara Contract
Litton Union Wins Organizing Bid Associated Press
When Cash Flow Lags, a Factor Can Help or Hurt JUAN HOVEY
Valence Public Offering Is a Possibility P.J. Huffstutter
Grand Jury Probing Sears Battery Sales Bloomberg News
Merrill's Online Launch Aims to Restore Leader Image THOMAS S. MULLIGAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NBCi Venture Launches as Packaged Deal From Associated Press
SBC Is Considering Wireless, Global Tracking Stocks Bloomberg News
Warner-Lambert Price Linked to Lipitor Deal From Bloomberg News
Allegheny Spinoffs Fall GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AlphaServ.com Names Robert Riiska CFO
Mall Firms Go to Net to Shop for Customers JONATHAN GAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lackluster Debut for Water Pik, Teledyne Greg Hernandez
Nasdaq Tumbles as Selling Hits Tech Stocks; Dow Off 70 From Times Staff and Wire Reports
For Her, Every Day Is Flag Day MARC BALLON
Dow Corning Bankruptcy Plan Approved From Associated Press
Medstone Looks at Surgery-Finance Firm Dow Jones
Worries Over Sports Assets Derail Liberty Media Purchase of Ascent From Bloomberg News
Yahoo to Join S&P 500, Replacing Laidlaw Bloomberg News
How Firms Can Avoid Ergonomic Complaints LAWRENCE J. MAGID, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
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