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Dates
February 15, 2008
December 2007
Page 1, page 2
November 30, 2007
September 21, 2007
August 10, 2007
July 13, 2007
April 13, 2007
March 9, 2007
December 2006
Page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4
November 17, 2006
September 8, 2006
August 11, 2006
July 14, 2006
June 9, 2006
March 10, 2006
February 10, 2006
November 11, 2005
October 9, 2005
September 9, 2005
August 5, 2005
July 1, 2005
February 11, 2005
October
22, 2004
September
10, 2004
August
1, 2004
July
2, 2004
February
27, 2004
December,
2003
October
8, 2003
September
5, 2003
July
31, 2003
June
27, 2003
May
23, 2003
April
18, 2003
February
14, 2003
January
24, 2003
December
20, 2002
November
25, 2002
October
21, 2002
September
20, 2002
May
10, 2002
April
12, 2002
March
15, 2002
February
15, 2002
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Topic
Index
California Authority of Racing
Fairs (CARF)
California Construction Authority
CFSA Board of Directors
CFSA General
News
CFSA
Staff
CFSA
Web Site
Compu-Share
Division
of Fairs & Expositions
Employee
Rights Posters
Fair
Attendance Tally
2003
Fair Impact Report Results
General
Liability
Maintenance
Mania
Nuts & Bolts
Training
PST
Program
Purchasing
Services
Revenue
Protection
Safety
Services
Special
Events Program
Unemployment Insurance
Reimbursement Program
Western
Fairs Assoc.
Workers'
Compensation
Additional
Topics
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| FYI Newsletter
Topics, 2002 - 2005 |
| California
Authority of Racing Fairs |
| |
|
California's
Summer Fair Horse Racing Circuit Proves Profitable in 2003 |
December
2003 |
| |
CARF
and California's Racing Fairs Team Up to Help Fair Patrons
Rediscover the Excitement of Horse Racing |
May
23, 2003 |
| |
CARF
Hires Spanish Language Announcer for Big Fresno Fair's October
Horse Racing Simulcasts |
October
22, 2004 |
| |
CARF
Simulcast Conference Set for the End of March 2003
|
February
14, 2003 |
| |
Frank Mirahmadi to make the Call on the Northern California Racing Fair Circuit |
August 11, 2006 |
| |
History
Making Horses Gallop on California Turf |
September
10, 2004 |
| |
San
Joaquin Fair Sets Horse Racing Handle Record |
July
31, 2003 |
| |
2003
Northern California Fair Horse Racing Schedule |
April
18, 2003 |
| California
Construction Authority |
| |
|
The California Fair Solar System: 26 Fairs Look to the Sun for Energy |
August 10, 2007 |
| |
CCA's Business is Building: San Diego County Fair's Multipurpose Livestock Facility |
March 10, 2006 |
| |
CCA Helps Raise Contra Costa County Fair's New Administration Building Above the Water Line |
April 13, 2007 |
| |
CCA Helps Napa Valley Expo Clean Up and Get Back to Business |
February 10, 2006 |
| |
CCA
Welcomes Two New Employees to its Sacramento Staff |
September
10, 2004 |
| |
"How Do I Do This?" Let the California Construction Company Count the Ways |
August 11, 2006 |
| |
In Memory: Joseph Pierog, Long-Time F & E Civil Engineer |
August 10, 2007 |
| |
In Memory: Mark Timmerman, Crew Chief at CCA |
December 2007 |
| |
Tom
Baker is CCA's New Executive Officer; Steve Lucas Retires |
June
27, 2003 |
| |
Prioritize Your ADA Projects, then Enlist the Help of CCA's Experts |
July 14, 2006 |
| CFSA
Board of Directors |
| |
|
Board
Election Update |
October
22, 2004 |
| |
Board of Directors Election is Coming Up
|
September 8, 2006 |
| |
Board
of Director and Revenue Protection Committee Member Election
Results
|
December
20, 2002 |
| |
CFSA
Director's e-mail Address has Changed |
May
23, 2003 |
| |
CFSA
Board of Directors Election Update |
October
21, 2002 |
| |
CFSA
Director and Revenue Protection Committee Election Updates |
November
25, 2002 |
| |
George Gomes Recognized as "2005 California State Fair Agriculturalist of the Year" |
August 5, 2005 |
| |
Meet
CFSA's 2003 Board of Directors |
February
14, 2003 |
| |
Next
CFSA Board Meeting (Tuesday, April 6, 2004) |
February
27, 2004 |
| CFSA
General News |
| |
|
California
Legislation Approves Alternate Retirement Program for Certain
New CalPERS Members |
September
10, 2004 |
| |
CFSA's
2003 Annual Report, "CFSA ~ Every Day" is in the
Mail |
July
2, 2004 |
| |
CFSA's 2004 Annual Report, "Ready When You Are," is in the Mail |
August 5, 2005 |
| |
CFSA
Awarded CAJPA "Accreditation with Excellence" |
September
20, 2002 |
| |
CFSA Board Meeting Set for August 24, 2005 |
August
5, 2005 |
| |
CFSA Employee Contact List (on page 2) |
August 1, 2004 |
| |
CFSA's
JoAnn Simas, a 30+ Year Fair Veteran Makes Plans for Retirement |
August
1, 2004 |
| |
"Discover" CFSA's 2005 Achievements, Financial Report and Much More -- the 2005 annual report is done. |
August 11, 2006 |
| |
Is Your Fair a Nonprofit? You'll Want to Know About CompassPoint |
April 13, 2007 |
| |
Los
Angeles County Fair Joins CFSA's Workers' Compensation Pool,
September 1, 2003 |
September
5, 2003 |
| |
Negotiating Contracts? CFSA Will Do a Second Review at No Charge! |
June 9, 2006 |
| |
Network with CFSA at the Fall CFA Conference |
October 9, 2005 |
| |
Self Insurance: What it is, how it works and how California's fairs benefit as members in the self-insurance pools managed by CFSA |
February 15, 2008 |
| CFSA
Staff |
| |
|
CFSA Says "Good-bye and Good Luck" to Risk Analyst, Lianne Lewellen. |
August 5, 2005 |
| |
CFSA
Welcomes Two New Employees and Congratulates Another on a "Safe" Career
Move |
April
12, 2002 |
| |
Fair
Expert to Help with CFSA Marketing Campaign |
May
23, 2003 |
| |
New
Faces at CFSA |
April
18, 2003 |
| |
Safety
Specialist Earns "Qualified Safety Inspector State Certification |
September
5, 2003 |
| CFSA's
Web Site |
| |
|
CFSA's
Interim Web Site is Up and Running |
May
10, 2002 |
| |
Have
you Seen CFSA's New and Improved Web Site? |
September
20, 2002 |
| |
Take
this Quick Survey and Help CFSA Re-strategize its Web Site |
March
15, 2002 |
| |
When
Was the Last Time You Visited CFSA's New Web Site? |
January
24, 2003 |
| Computer Services |
| |
|
California
Fair Compu-Share Users Group Meeting Set |
February
15, 2002 |
| |
Daylight Saving Time Comes Early this Year. Is Your Computer Ready? |
March 9, 2007 |
| |
Details
for April Fair Compu-Share Users Group Meeting Finalized |
April
12, 2002 |
| |
Ever Receive an e-mail From: Yourself andTo: Yourself? You've Been "From Spoofed." |
September 21, 2007 |
| |
No Time for Computer Maintenance? Put it on Autopilot |
July
13, 2007 |
| |
Spam Alert: "Why Doesn't My Spam Filter Stop the e-mails with "??? ???????" in the Subject Line? |
November 30, 2008 |
| |
Tips from CFSA's Computer Expert Help Ensure You Won't Get Hooked by Internet Phishing |
August 10, 2007 |
| Division
of Fairs and Expositions |
| |
|
A Look at FUNding Programs for 2006 |
February 10, 2006 |
| |
|
California's Fairs Band Together to provide a Cool Respite for Overheated Golden State Residents |
August 11, 2006 |
| |
|
CDFA's 2007/2008 Expenditure Plan for California's Fair Network is Undergoing a Major Renovation |
July 13, 2007 |
| |
|
F & E's Green Team to Research Environmentally Responsible Projects and Funding Resources |
August 10, 2007 |
| |
|
F&E
Impact Report: "Fairs: Exploring a California Gold Mine" |
September
5, 2003 |
| |
|
F&E
Okays Increase in Unemployment Insurance Reimbursement to
Fairs |
October
21, 2002 |
| |
|
Governor's Employee Safety Award Nominations |
March 10, 2006 |
| |
|
In Charge of Fair Contracts? Check Out these Contract Updates from F & E |
March 10, 2006 |
| |
|
Mesage from Mike Treacy, Executive Director
The New Fairs & Expositions Advisory Committee: Coming Soon to an Area Meeting Near You |
July 14, 2006 |
| |
|
Supers' School Participants Have a Super Time |
April 13, 2007 |
| Equipment
Funding Program |
|
| Employee
Rights Posters |
| |
|
2004
Employee Rights Poster Revised |
August
1, 2004 |
| |
2003
Employee Rights Poster |
January
24, 2003 |
| |
2002
Employee Rights Posters Still Available |
April
12, 2002 |
| |
2007 Employee Right-to-Know Poster Update is Free |
August 10, 2007 |
| Fair
Attendance |
| |
|
Let's
Go to the Fair: 2002 Wrap Up |
February
14, 2003 |
| |
New
Tally System to be Implemented for 2003's "Let's Go
to the Fair" Total Paid Attendance |
January
24, 2003 |
| |
Top
10 North American Fairs |
June
27, 2003 |
| Fair
Industry News |
| |
|
California
Fair Impact Report - "Fairs: Exploring California's
Gold Mine" |
September
5, 2003 |
| General
Liability/Risk
Management |
| |
|
CFSA
to Explore Purchasing Special Group Liability for Fairs Promoting
Rodeos and Motorized Racing |
December
2003 |
| |
CFSA
Insurance Alert Regarding Revised Liquor Liability Insurance
Requirements |
June
27, 2003 |
| |
CFSA
Publishes Two Insurance Alerts: Dress Codes and Liability
Operating Memorandum Modifications |
May
23, 2003 |
| |
CFSA
Responds to Motorized Event General Liability Limit Concerns
with Temporary Fix |
April
12, 2002 |
| |
CFSA
Welcomes the L.A. County Fair to the Pooled Property Protection
Program |
May
10, 2002 |
| |
Don't Sign on the Dotted Line: Just Say "No" if Asked to Sign Claims Documents Not Cleared Through CFSA |
September 21, 2007 |
| |
Directors
Approve Some Reductions in Minimum Liability Limits for Rodeo
Events |
February
15, 2002 |
| |
General Liability Program Update: 2006 Excess Insurance |
March 10, 2006 |
| |
Group
Liability Coverage is Available Through CFSA for Fairs Promoting
Rodeos and Motorized Racing |
July
2, 2004 |
| |
Have
an Accident in a State Owned Vehicle? Report to ORIM - NOW! |
April
18, 2003 |
| |
Have
an Accident with a State Vehicle? Report it to ORIM |
September
20, 2002 |
| |
Having a Petting Zoo at Your Fair? Commercial Insurer Exclusions Lead to New Liability Coverage Conditions |
July 14, 2006 |
| |
Is
Your Fair's Red Book Up to Date? |
May
10, 2002 |
| |
Napa
County Fair Joins the General Liability Pool |
February
27, 2004 |
| |
Need General Liability Accident Report Forms? Turn to your Red Book |
July 1, 2005 |
| |
Negotiating Contracts? Have CFSA Review the Insurance Certificates for Completeness |
August 11, 2006 |
| |
New
Liability Operating Memorandum Requires Commercial Liability
Insurance for Fair Promoted Hazardous Events |
October
22, 2004 |
| |
New
Pooled Property Protection Program Launched |
February
15, 2002 |
| |
Optional
Excess Liability Program Proposed for
Class V-VII Fairs. |
December
2003 |
| |
Rising
Excess Insurance & Claims Costs Make
Risk Sharing Pool Rate Increases Unavoidable
for 2004 |
July
2, 2004 |
| |
Take
the Stakeholder Survey |
November
25, 2002 |
| Maintenance
Mania |
| |
|
Fairs
Alliance Conference and Maintenance Mania 2003 |
October
21, 2002 |
| |
Maintenance Mania II is March 13-15, 2007, in Anderson |
March 9, 2007 |
| |
Maintenance
Mania 2008 is Set for Orange County Fair in January and the Shasta District Fair in March. And it's Free! |
November 30, 2008 |
| |
Maintenance
Mania is Back and it's FREE |
February
15, 2002 |
| |
Maintenance
Mania Set for January 2003 |
November
25, 2002 |
| |
Maintenance Mania Web Site is Up and Running |
June 9, 2006 |
| |
Maintenance
Mania 2002 Welcomes More Than 150 Participants |
April
12, 2002 |
| |
New
and Improved Maintenance Mania Slated for February 2004 |
December
2003 |
| |
Sign up for Maintenance Mania 2006. It's Free! |
November 11, 2005 |
| |
Thirty
Boom Lift and 30 Fork Lift Certifications Awarded at Maintenance
Mania 2003 |
February
14, 2003 |
| |
Ventura
County and Yolo County Fairs Host Maintenance Mania |
March
15, 2002 |
| Nuts & Bolts
Training |
| |
|
2003
Nuts & Bolts Training Set for April |
February
14, 2003 |
| |
2004 Nuts & Bolts Training Set for April 6 - 7 |
February 27, 2004 |
| |
2005 Nuts & Bolts Training Slated for April 5 - 7 |
February 11, 2005 |
| |
2007 Nuts & Bolts Training Slated for April 10 -11 and other news from the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Human Resources Branch |
March 9, 2007 |
| PST (Part-time,
Seasonal, Temporary) Employee Retirement Program |
| |
|
2004 PST Contribution Reports Will Require Employee Birth Dates |
September 5, 2003 |
| |
2004 PST Contribution Reports Will Require Employee Birth Dates |
September 5, 2003 |
| |
Mark Your Calendar: PST Contributions are Due Monthly by the 5th |
July 14, 2006 |
| |
PST Administration Fee Raised in
January 2002 |
September 20, 2002 |
| |
PST Contributions are Due Monthly by the 5th |
July 1, 2005 |
| Purchasing
Services |
| |
|
2008 Employee Right-to-Know Posters Available Now at CFSA |
December 2007 |
| |
2004 "Employee
Rights" Poster Has Been Revised |
August
1, 2004 |
| |
Buy, Sell or Trade |
November 17, 2006 |
| |
CFSA's
Aerostar Van Sold |
April
12, 2002 |
| |
CFSA's Purchasing Services is Like Having Your Own Personal Shopper |
February 11, 2005 |
| |
CFSA's Purchasing Services is Like Having Your Own Personal Shopper - update |
November 17, 2006 |
| |
Don't Space Out on This ADA Parking Requirement |
September 8, 2006 |
| |
Flame
Resistant Certificate Available for Convention Taffeta Purchased
from CFSA |
July
31, 2003 |
| |
Introducing an Additional Contact Person in CFSA's Purchasing Services Office |
September 8, 2006 |
| |
Low on Supplies? Unpredictable Shipping Delays Make Advance Ordering a Smart Move |
September 21, 2007 |
| |
Metal Building Wanted |
November 17, 2006 |
| |
News & Notes
from Purchasing Services |
July
2, 2004 |
| |
News & Notes
from Purchasing Services |
September
10, 2004 |
| |
News
from CFSA's Purchasing Services |
July
13, 2001 |
| |
Notes
from Purchasing Services |
October
22, 2004 |
| |
Ordering Electrical Wire for a Project? Beware the Price Quote Deadline |
April 13, 2007 |
| |
Posters,
Chairs and Mity Lite Tables |
February
27, 2004 |
| |
Place
your Annual Mity Lite Table Order |
March
15, 2002 |
| |
Portable
Buildings |
August
1, 2004 |
| |
Purchasing Services, News and Notes |
September 9, 2005 |
| |
Place Your Mity-Lite Table Order by March 27 and Convention Taffeta Price Now Includes Fuel Cost |
March 10, 2006 |
| |
Spacing Out on ADA Parking Lot Signs Could Cost You $$$$ |
November 17, 2006 |
| |
Take
Proactive Action to Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls Over Power
Cables |
December
20, 2002 |
| Revenue
Protection Program |
| |
|
2006 is a Year of Extremes for Revenue Protection Program Participants |
September 8, 2006 |
| |
|
Revenue
Protection Program Fee Structure to Remain Unchanged in 2003 |
October
21, 2002 |
| Safety
Services |
| |
|
Adoption of the Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Standard Expected Soon |
June 9, 2006 |
| |
California's Heat Wave Raises the Question: Do You Know How to Respond to the Symptoms of Heat-Related Illnesses |
August 11, 2006 |
| |
CFSA Launches New Pilot Amusement Ride Inspection Program |
September 8, 2006 |
| |
CFSA's
Safety Programs: Ya Get More Than What Ya Pay For |
December
2003 |
| |
CFSA
Welcomes Three New Safety Employees & Bids Goodbye, Good
Luck, to a Safety Veteran |
July
2, 2004 |
| |
DOSH - Here's the Latest on DOSH's Gondola-Style Ferris Wheel Safety Restraint Requirements |
July 13, 2007 |
| |
Florida's E. Coli Outbreaks Prompt Safety and Liability Reminders from F&E and CFSA |
July 1, 2005 |
| |
For Safety Reasons, CFSA May Encourage Fairs to Go Beyond "Up to Code" |
August 5, 2005 |
| |
Fried Foods on the Menu? Take Note of Code Changes for Fire Extinguishing Systems Used in Commercial Kitchens |
September
21, 2007 |
| |
In Case of Emergency: Develop Your Plan of Action Now, Before it's Needed. |
October 9, 2005 |
| |
New
Safety Policy Goes Hand-in-Hand with Revised Rodeo-Related
General Liability Limits |
February
15, 2002 |
| |
"Operational Recommendations for Rodeo Safety" for all CFSA Member Fairs |
June 27, 2003 |
| |
Recommendations for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and Grandstand Bleacher Safety |
September 9, 2005 |
| |
Safety
Specialist Earns Expert-Level "QSI" State Certification |
September
5, 2003 |
| |
Set
Up a CFSA Fairtime Safety Inspection Today |
February
27, 2004 |
| Special
Events Program |
| |
|
Planning to Promote a Rodeo or Motorized Racing Event this Year? Buy Your Liability Coverage through CFSA |
February 10, 2006 |
| |
'Tis the season! For Pumpkin Patches & Christmas Tree Lots ~ Special Events Liability Coverage is Just $20 a Day |
October 9, 2005 |
| |
Slips,
Trips and Falls Leading Causes of General Liability and Workers'
Compensation Claims |
November
25, 2002 |
| |
Special Events Coverage is for Family Reunions, Weddings and Quinceaneras, Too. |
September 9, 2005 |
| |
Special
Events Coverage |
July
13, 2001 |
| |
2004
Special Events Rate Cards Issued |
February
27, 2004 |
| |
2008 Special Events Program Rates are Going Up ~ The First Increase in Four Years |
December 2007 |
| Unemployment Insurance Reimbursement Prog. |
| |
Changes in Fairs' Unemployment Insurance Reimbursement Percentages Approved for '05 and '06 |
July 1, 2005 |
| Western
Fairs Association |
| |
|
"Building Better Fairs" Right Around the Corner! |
December 2007 |
| |
Get Out Your Calendars: WFA Events and Deadlines You Won't Want to Miss |
September 8, 2006 |
| |
Go on an Adventure-a-Month with Western Fairs |
August 10, 2007 |
| |
Have You Registered for WFA's Feature Fair Tour? |
July 14, 2006 |
| |
Height of Fair Season Brings Fun-Filled WFA Events! |
July 13, 2007 |
| |
Register Now for the 2006 WFA Feature Fair Tour at the 150th Indiana State Fair |
June 9, 2006 |
| |
Upcoming Western Fair Association Deadlines |
November 11, 2005 |
| |
WFA Consumer Protection Workshops Focus on E. Coli Awareness |
February 10, 2006 |
| |
WFA Announces the Second Year of its Successful Executive Development Program |
November 11, 2005 |
| |
WFA
and CFA Committee and Board Meetings at the San Diego County
Fair |
May
23, 2003 |
| |
WFA
Event Dates |
September
10, 2004 |
| |
WFA
Meeting Dates, August - November 2003 |
July
31, 2003 |
| |
WFA
Service Member Meetings Slated for August - October |
June
27, 2003 |
| |
WFA Will "Ride the Tide" to Del Mar on June 22 |
June 9, 2006 |
| |
WFA
Service Member, Director and Committee Meeting Schedule for
June and July |
May
23, 2003 |
| Workers'
Compensation |
| |
|
Alameda
County Fair Joins Workers' Comp Pool |
May
23, 2003 |
| |
A
Little Extra Information Makes a Big Difference in your Workers'
Comp Claims Filing |
March
15, 2002 |
| |
Are Your Workers' Compensation Claims Forms Up to Date? |
July 14, 2006 |
| |
CFSA
Board Meeting Slated for September 16, 2003 |
September
5, 2003 |
| |
CFSA
to Mail New Form 5020s to Member Fairs |
February
14, 2003 |
| |
CFSA Risk Pool Reserves Help Stabilize Workers' Compensation and General Liability Fees |
April 18, 2003 |
| |
Commercial Workers' Compensation Rates are Dropping, Why isn't CFSA? |
July 1, 2005 |
| |
Does Your Fair Have a Workers' Compensation "Reasonable Accommodations Procedure" in Place? You Should; it's the Law! |
November 17, 2006 |
| |
Employee
Injured on the Job? Send in Your Workers' Compensation Claim
Form NOW |
August
1, 2004 |
| |
File
Accident Reports as Accidents Happen |
July
31, 2003 |
| |
Have
Employees Under 18? Forklifts are Off Limits |
September
5, 2003 |
| |
Los
Angeles County Fair Joins CFSA's Workers' Compensation Pool,
September 1, 2003 |
September
5, 2003 |
| |
National
Orange Show Rejoins CFSA's Workers' Compensation Pool |
October
21, 2002 |
| |
New
Workers' Compensation Laws Affect
Vocational Rehab, Benefits, and More |
February
27, 2004 |
| |
Newly
Passed Legislation Makes Workers' Comp Pool Membership Easier,
Quicker |
August
1, 2004 |
| |
New
Workers' Compensation Laws Call for New Employer's Report
Form |
September
20, 2002 |
| |
One Fair, 706 Employees, 0 Employee Accidents: Alameda County Fair Makes Safety a Priority |
August 5, 2005 |
| |
Replenish
your Supply of Insurance Claims Forms and Pamphlets |
May
10, 2002 |
| |
Rising
Costs Lead to Projected Rate Increases in CFSA's 2004 Workers'
Comp and Liability Programs |
October
8, 2003 |
| |
Timely Workers' Comp Tips |
March 9, 2007 |
| |
Rising
Excess Insurance & Claims Costs Make
Risk Sharing Pool Rate Increases Unavoidable
for 2004 |
July
2, 2004 |
| Additional
Topics |
| |
|
Alameda County Fair and "Operation Post Card" Help Fairgoers Send Messages to Soldiers Overseas |
November 11, 2005 |
| |
Alameda County Fair is Recruiting: Hobby Building Coordinator, Poetry Competition Coordinator |
October 9, 2005 |
| |
Alameda County Fair - Recycling Everything From Coffee Cups to Couches, the 2007 Alameda County Fair Leads by Example |
September
21, 2007 |
| |
Equipment
Financing Program Interest Rate Drops to 5 Percent |
September
20, 2002 |
| |
Exhibit
Supers' School |
February
14, 2003 |
| |
Find
a Wealth of Info at Sacramento's Nonprofit Resource Center |
January
24, 2003 |
| |
Yours
for the Asking: Free Portable Bleachers |
July
2, 2004 |
| |
No Phishing Allowed! Don't Get Hooked by Internet Scams |
February 11, 2005 |
| |
ORIM - Oh, Was I Driving? Report Motor Vehicle Accidents to ORIM |
July
13, 2007 |
| |
San
Joaquin Fair Brings Ag Education to the
Classroom; Students Bring Ag Projects to the Fair |
December
2003 |
| |
Solano County and Ventura County Fairs Turn a Commitment to Safety into Employee Accident Free Fairs |
November 11, 2005 |
| |
State Law Requires a Permit for Raffles |
July 1, 2005 |
| |
Total
Paid Attendance (to October 2004) |
October
22, 2004 |
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