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2010 ECHO Pilot Award Program

The UNC Program on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Outcomes (ECHO) is pleased to announce the 2010 Pilot Award Program and the release of its competitive call for proposals. The purpose of this call for proposals is to encourage small-scale pilot research projects that can be completed within 12–16 months and have the potential to lead to a larger federally or foundation funded award application. We are interested in a variety of health research topics including: innovative survey methods; collaborative projects with community organizations; and projects addressing any disparate health conditions. The contact for this program is Randall Teal. More information >

Golden LEAF Foundation Funding

In June 2007, the Golden LEAF Foundation (GLF) reserved a sum of $2 million minimum annually for 5 years to fund a strategic collaborative with UNC-Chapel Hill. The collaborative will allow Carolina faculty, staff, and students to help the economically distressed areas of the state.
Read more about Golden LEAF and its funded projects >

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January 2009

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December 2008

  • New theory for how salmon, sea turtles find their birthplace
  • Shared survival mechanism explains why 'good' nerve cells last and 'bad' cancer cells flourish
  • First comprehensive report on state's tobacco programs shows major successes
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November 2008

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October 2008

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September 2008

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August 2008

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July 2008

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February 2008

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January 2008

  • A new drug target for preventing lymphedema (posted 1-19-2008)
  • Redefining the black middle class (posted 1-19-2008)
  • Studying the effects of rural life on kids (posted 1-19-2008)
  • Statewide research program to address shaken-baby prevention (posted 1-19-2008)
  • Preschoolers benefit from mental health screening (posted 1-19-2008)
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December 2007

  • High-tech helmets reveal the impact of hard hits (posted 12-14-2007)
  • Kids more active with the right playground equipment (posted 12-14-2007)
  • Protein controls blood vessel formation, offers new drug target (posted 12-14-2007)
  • More youths paying attention to North Carolina anti-smoking ads (posted 12-14-2007)
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November 2007

  • Inhaled saline treatment for babies with cystic fibrosis (posted 11-30-2007)
  • Combine medications to best treat rheumatoid arthritis (posted 11-30-2007)
  • African Americans add $44.7 billion to North Carolina's economy (posted 11-30-2007)
  • Adult obesity and calorie intake from beverages (posted 11-30-2007)
  • Pain risk with metastatic breast cancer (posted 11-30-2007)
  • Birth and death without a trace (posted 11-9-2007)
  • Lifetime trauma may speed progression of HIV (posted 11-9-2007)
  • Focus on Latino families for national study (posted 11-9-2007)
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October 2007

  • Gene defects may cause male infertility (posted 10-26-2007)
  • Recurrence test for breast cancer patients (posted 10-26-2007)
  • New priorities for the University Cancer Research Fund (posted 10-26-2007)
  • Drug Discovery Center at UNC (posted 10-26-2007)
  • Clean water for poorer homes (posted 10-12-2007)
  • Anti-clotting drug for sickle cell patients (posted 10-12-2007)
  • UNC chosen to participate in National Children's Study (posted 10-12-2007)
  • School of Medicine young faculty member wins national honor for aging research (posted 10-12-2007)
  • UNC receives $5.6 million grant toCenter for Genomics and Society(posted 10-12-2007)
  • Grant to supportHIV/AIDS research in China (posted 10-12-2007)
  • UNC begins new state-wideblood clot research, education(posted 10-12-2007)
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September 2007

  • New synthetic version of clot-preventing drug (posted 9-28-2007)
  • Lineberger to study how sunlight causes cancer (posted 9-28-2007)
  • Maintaining weight increases breast cancer survival (posted 9-24-2007)
  • Multiple corticosteroid injections linked to cerebral palsy (posted 9-24-2007)
  • RENCI flood sensors aid in evacuation planning (posted 9-24-2007)
  • Brain laser therapy for stroke victims (posted 9-24-2007)
  • UNC Hettleman Prize winners span the arts and sciences (posted 9-24-2007)
  • Autoimmune response in plants a barrier to fertility (posted 9-7-2007)
  • Pregnancy may increase risk of binge eating disorder (posted 9-7-2007)
  • Specific brain protein required for nerve cell connections (posted 9-7-2007)
  • New center to make clinical trials faster, cheaper, more reliable (posted 9-7-2007)
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August 2007

  • Scientists puzzle over allergy to cancer drug (posted 8-31-2007)
  • UNC study questions FDA genetic screening guidelines (posted 8-31-2007)
  • LKB1 gene: a powerful tumor suppressor (posted 8-17-2007)
  • Studying early brain development in autism (posted 8-17-2007)
  • Indo-Pacific coral reefs disappearing faster than expected (posted 8-17-2007)
  • Memories you want to forget are the hardest to lose (posted 8-17-2007)
  • 450-million-year-old protein reveals evolution's steps (posted 8-17-2007)
  • Estrogen protects pregnant women from choline deficiency (posted 8-17-2007)
  • More nursing time means better outcomes for children (posted 8-17-2007)
  • Genetic variation in laboratory mice (posted 8-3-2007)
  • Child abuse rises when Army parents deploy (posted 8-3-2007)
  • The good and the bad of women's health in NC (posted 8-3-2007)
  • Vaccine targets for cervical cancer virus (posted 8-3-2007)
  • Progesterone injections don't prevent premature twins (posted 8-3-2007)
  • Heat stroke kills more young football players in 2006 (posted 8-3-2007)
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July 2007

  • New attacks on antibiotic-resistant bacteria (posted 7-23-2007)
  • Premenstrual depression has hereditary link (posted 7-23-2007)
  • How Muslim communities counter radicalism (posted 7-23-2007)
  • A drug for diabetics derived from Gila monster saliva (posted 7-6-2007)
  • Archaeological dig uncovers Catawba village (posted 7-6-2007)
  • HPV vaccine does not lead girls to have more sex (posted 7-6-2007)
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June 2007

  • Link between respiratory and congenital heart diseases (posted 6-22-2007)
  • 'Segregated' schools hinder reading skills (posted 6-22-2007)
  • Antarctica through photos and music (posted 6-22-2007)
  • Doctors seldom ask new mothers about depression (posted 6-8-2007)
  • Specific skin cancer gene mutation tied to early sun exposure (posted 6-8-2007)
  • Studying survivors of head and neck cancers (posted 6-8-2007)
  • Classroom approaches for teaching autistic children (posted 6-8-2007)
  • North Carolinians support smoking ban in schools (posted 6-8-2007)
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May 2007

  • Migraines may increase risk of retinopathy (posted 5-25-2007)
  • Child care offsets later depression for low-income kids (posted 5-25-2007)
  • Deployment stress increases risk of child abuse (posted 5-11-2007)
  • One trigger of advanced prostate cancer recurrence (posted 5-11-2007)
  • Asthma-sufferers at risk (posted 5-11-2007)
  • Light sticks may lure turtles to fishing lines (posted 5-4-2007)
  • New hearing aid/cochlear implant technology (posted 5-4-2007)
  • New institute matches medicine to genes (posted 5-4-2007)
  • Number of uninsured in North Carolina on the rise (posted 4-5-2007)
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April 2007

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March 2007

  • Family members cause whooping cough in infants (posted 3-30-2007)
  • Brain tissue may reveal trigger for schizophrenia (posted 3-30-2007)
  • MRI screening of opposite breast necessary for women with recent breast cancer diagnosis (posted 3-30-2007)
  • Overfishing great sharks wiped out North Carolina bay scallop fishery (posted 3-30-2007)
  • Early puberty and older boyfriends put girls at risk (posted 3-23-2007)
  • Biosand filter reduces diarrheal disease (posted 3-23-2007)
  • High-fruit, low-meat diet reduces risk for colon cancer (posted 3-23-2007)
  • Worksite weight-loss programs (posted 3-23-2007)
  • English-only policies hurt Spanish-speaking pre-schoolers (posted 3-23-2007)
  • Health disparities in prostate cancer (posted 3-16-2007)
  • Emergency Medicaid for immigrants (posted 3-16-2007)
  • UV skin damage triggers cellular SOS (posted 3-16-2007)
  • New center for breast cancer imaging (posted 3-9-2007)
  • Teenagers at risk at work (posted 3-9-2007)
  • Autism genome scan (posted 3-2-2007)
  • Inudstry-funded breast cancer trials (posted 3-2-2007)
  • Value of newer antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia (posted 3-2-2007)
  • Quality of childcare affects language development (3-2-2007)
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February 2007

  • Newborns' brains grow vision and movement regions first (posted 2-16-2007)
  • NC autism rates in line with US average (posted 2-16-2007)
  • Drop in North Carolina teen smoking (posted 2-16-2007)
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January 2007

  • Cosmological model demonstrates endless universe (posted 2-2-2007)
  • Brain bleeding common in newborns (posted 2-2-2007)
  • Antidepressants: similar efficacy, different side effects (posted 1-26-2007)
  • Driver licensing system reduces hospitalizations (posted 1-26-2007)
  • Syphilis epidemic in China (posted 1-19-2007)
  • Researchers study impact of nursing staff minimums (posted 1-19-2007)
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December 2006

  • Parkinson's disease linked to low LDL cholesterol (posted 12-29-2006)
  • Lithium-like drugs may impair neuronal function (posted 12-29-2006)
  • Genetic mechanism helps explain chronic pain disorders (posted 12-29-2006)
  • Ocean temperature predicts spread of marine species (posted 12-29-2006)
  • New drug combination for bone marrow cancer (posted 12-15-2006)
  • National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (posted 12-15-2006)
  • Enhancing African studies at UNC (posted 12-15-2006)
  • How one protein powers cell division (posted 12-8-2006)
  • Pediatric specialists often far from home (posted 12-8-2006)
  • Studying young breast cancer survivors (posted 12-8-2006)
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November 2006

  • Regional Seminar on NIH funding process (posted 11-22-2006)
  • Schizophrenia drug side effects (posted 11-22-2006)
  • Task force on barriers to health insurance (posted 11-22-2006)
  • Holocaust survivor interviews in video archive (posted 11-22-2006)
  • Half of people at high risk don't know they need a flu shot (posted 11-22-2006)
  • Amazon once flowed in opposite direction (posted 11-10-2006)
  • New lung tumor subtypes identified (posted 11-10-2006)
  • Fathers influence child language development (posted 11-10-2006)
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October 2006

  • Advancing the "lab-on-a-chip" (posted 10-20-2006)
  • The Hispanic Community Health Study (posted 10-20-2006)
  • Abdominal fat and breast cancer survival (posted 10-20-2006)
  • Cancer Genome Atlas project at Lineberger (posted 10-20-2006)
  • Role of blood clotting protein in fertility (posted 10-20-2006)
  • Lowering diabetes in school children (posted 10-6-2006)
  • Repeat injuries in high school athletes (posted 10-6-2006)
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September 2006

  • The next generation of nurse researchers (posted 9-22-2006)
  • Preeclampsia may be linked to low hormone levels (posted 9-22-2006)
  • Studying neurodegenerative diseases (posted 9-22-2006)
  • Rare and endangered animals at Fort Bragg (posted 9-22-2006)
  • A new treatment for Barrett's esophagus (posted 9-15-2006)
  • Exercise and breast cancer survival for young women (posted 9-15-2006)
  • Caring for North Carolina's elderly (posted 9-8-2006)
  • Mistreated children more prone to problems (posted 9-8-2006)
  • Found: Mechanism of cellular aging (posted 9-8-2006)
  • Researching American Indian cultures and traditions (posted 9-8-2006)
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August 2006

  • Billing data can help track emerging infections (posted 8-28-2006)
  • Statins may inhibit progession of MS (posted 8-28-2006)
  • A better way to treat pemphigus vulgaris (posted 8-28-2006)
  • The molecular process underlying leukemia (posted 8-28-2006)
  • Nanotube x-rays faster than traditional scanners (posted 8-4-2006)
  • Shampoo ingredient may inhibit brain development (posted 8-4-2006)
  • Extraordinary properties of blood clot fibers (posted 8-4-2006)
  • How cells destroy faulty proteins in cystic fibrosis (posted 8-18-2006)
  • The glass ceiling and narrowing the wage gap (posted 8-18-2006)
  • Underachievement problems in minority boys (posted 8-18-2006)
  • An internet-based weight loss program (posted 8-18-2006)
  • Gene expression predictors of breast cancer (posted 8-18-2006)
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July 2006

  • Morehead Planetarium's Project OBSERVE (posted 7-28-2006)
  • Strengthening federal flood mitigation programs (posted 7-28-2006)
  • A strategy for reducing medication errors (posted 7-28-2006)
  • Targeting immune cells may help burn-patients (posted 7-14-2006)
  • Disabled children more likely to live with women (posted 7-14-2006)
  • Sleep behaviors affect transformed migraines (posted 7-5-2006)
  • Educational diversity in law schools (posted 7-5-2006)
  • Risky construction work for teens (posted 7-5-2006)
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June 2006

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May 2006

  • Eye development depends on neural stem cell gene (posted 5-26-2006)
  • A medication for African sleeping sickness (posted 5-26-2006)
  • A new look at male hormone regulation (posted 5-12-2006)
  • New study of rare genetic airways disorders (posted 5-12-2006)
  • Why grapefruit juice and some medicines don't mix (posted 5-12-2006)
  • Researching the early biology of HIV infection (posted 5-5-2006)
  • A more accessible treatment for alcoholism (posted 5-5-2006)
  • DESTINY curriculum partners with Bio-Rad Laboratories (posted 5-5-2006)
  • Vaccine for chancroid could prevent HIV transmission (posted 5-5-2006)
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April 2006

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March 2006

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February 2006

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January 2006

  • Health seriously declines as youths become adults (posted 1-20-2006)
  • Better bioinformatics tools for understanding melanoma (posted 1-20-2006)
  • NSF grant will help UNC develop a digital library curriculum (posted 1-20-2006)
  • Increased hurricane activity affects water quality management (posted 1-6-2006)
  • Scientists identify genes essential to muscle development process (posted 1-6-2006)
  • Hispanic immigrants contribute $9 billion to North Carolina's economy (posted 1-6-2006)
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December 2005

  • Cancer support cells may evolve to fuel tumor growth (posted 12-22-2005)
  • Novel enzyme offers a new look at gene regulation (posted 12-22-2005)
  • Even very weak chlorine solutions can kill noroviruses (posted 12-22-2005)
  • Smoking and drinking may be genetically linked (posted 12-22-2005)
  • More women physicians are likely to choose pediatric subspecialties (posted 12-12-2005)
  • The "Newest Vital Sign" measures patients' health literacy (posted 12-12-2005)
  • Nuclear earthmoving is the topic of geography professor's new book (posted 12-12-2005)
  • $19 million from NIH to study jaw and neck pain (posted 12-9-2005)
  • Autistic children's brains grow larger during their first years of development (posted 12-9-2005)
  • Making exercise more fun could boost fitness levels of U.S. adolescents (posted 12-9-2005)
  • Percentage of North Carolinians lacking health insurance rises (posted 12-9-2005)
  • Placental Blood may transfer HIV from mothers to their children (posted 12-2-2005)
  • Continuity of care is the key to better blood pressure control (posted 12-2-2005)
  • Molecule discovered to spur aggressive growth of prostate cancer (posted 12-2-2005)
  • NC DETECT provides bioterrorism and infection surveillance (posted 12-2-2005)
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November 2005

  • New program will improve safety for older pedestrians (posted 11-18-2005)
  • Face recognition in people with autism is similar to people without (posted 11-18-2005)
  • North Carolina may soon face a physician shortage (posted 11-18-2005)
  • Long-acting contraception is safe and effective (posted 11-18-2005)
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October 2005

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September 2005

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August 2005

  • UNC researchers: Many aspects of primary health-care system broken, substantial system change is needed (posted 08-26-2005)
  • Less extensive biopsy method helps diagnose cancer progression of large breast tumors (posted 08-26-2005)
  • Study identifies protein's role in cell division, may offer new knowledge into tumor growth (posted 08-26-2005)
  • Compound might defeat African sleeping sickness, clinical trial beginning this month (posted 08-26-2005)
  • Study may point way to AIDS cure; new combined therapy helps remove dormant HIV in immune-system cells (posted 08-12-05)
  • 2005 N.C. Women's Health Report finds improvement in some STD cases, teen pregnancy rates; diabetes, high-blood pressure increasing (posted 08-12-05)
  • Scientists discover new role for protein as fundamental inhibitor of cell movement (posted 08-08-05)
  • Study finds weight gain after age 50 associated with increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer (posted 08-08-05)
  • Revised classification system is effective for predicting breast cancer outcome in some patients, study finds (posted 08-08-05)
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July 2005

  • Combination scanner may increase accuracy in detecting spread, recurrence of head, neck cancer (posted 07-29-05)
  • Major new UNC-based drinking water study suggests pregnancy fears may be overstated (07-29-05)
  • Carolina scientist recognized as one of nation's top young researchers by W.M. Keck Foundation (posted 07-28)
  • Report finds low filing rate for lawsuits, lack of attorneys for plaintiffs lessen ADA effectiveness (posted 07-29-05)
  • Scientists studying ways to help community college employees lose weight and keep it off (posted 07-22-05)
  • Marine scientists say NC's ferry-linked water monitoring system has become become a national model (posted 07-22-05)
  • UNC places 15th nationally in NIH research grants; all health affairs units in top 20 (posted 07-16-05)
  • UNC receives one of world's most advanced biomedical instruments for study of proteins (posted 07-16-05)
  • FEMA grant will help disadvantaged communities prepare for disasters (posted 07-16-05)
  • Study: many local health directors unsure of authority to curtail smoking (posted 07-08-05)
  • Researchers find size, cost of assisted living facilities have little influence on health of residents (posted 07-08-05)
  • UNC gets grant to preserve interviews, music by Carter Family, Sons of Pioneers (posted 07-01-05)
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June 2005

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May 2005

  • UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs (posted 05-27-05)
  • Protein helps regulate the genes of embryonic stem cells; findings offer new ideas on disease (posted 05-27-05)
  • New method of administering anti-cancer drug may be more effective, safer (posted 05-20-05)
  • Umbilical cord-blood transplants save lives of babies with rare genetic disorder, help them develop (posted 05-20-05)
  • Scientists develop promising new X-ray device using carbon nanotubes (posted 05-13-05)
  • Cancer experts to join with community groups to reduce health disparities (posted 05-13-05)
  • NSF award supports astronomy research, high-tech telescope access to students statewide (posted 05-13-05)
  • David Schanzer to head new center on terrorism and homeland security (posted 05-13-05)
  • Routine procedure during childbirth provides no benefits, study review finds (posted 05-09-05)
  • New edition of classic UNC book displays wild flowers of North Carolina, Southeast (posted 05-09-05)
  • Statewide teen tobacco prevention media campaign shows early successes (posted 05-09-05)
  • New UNC, health department research shows added HIV screening should protect uninfected, save lives (posted 05-09-05)
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April 2005

  • Two professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (posted 04-29-05)
  • Permitting workers to carry weapons ups the chance that they will be killed (posted 04-29-05)
  • Two professors receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship awards (posted 04-29-05)
  • Professor's book helps readers tackle real-word communication challenges (posted 0-4-29-05)
  • Enzyme activity promotes rare form of leukemia, offers potential target for new drugs (posted 04-25-2005)
  • Gene associated with breast cancer may play major role in prostate cancer recurrence (posted 04-25-2005)
  • N.C. screenings slated for UNC professor's new documentary on civil rights, civil liberties (posted 04-18-2005)
  • Anorexia nervosa clinical research shows regular care better than psychotherapies (posted 04-11-2005)
  • UNC statistician partially adjusts for ballpark effects, steroids, etc. in determining best batters (posted 04-11-2005)
  • US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study (posted 04-11-2005)
  • Response to Kinston explosions show much more work is needed in disaster preparation (posted 04-11-2005)
  • Injectable drug, combined with counseling, shows promise in treating alcohol dependence (posted 04-06-2005)
  • Light therapy effectively treats mood disorders, including SAD (posted 04-06-2005)
  • Obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection (posted 04-06-2005)
  • Lance Armstrong Foundation awards research grant to School of Public Health professor (posted 04-06-2005)
  • Why Carolina Depends on Facilities and Administration Funds (posted 04-2009)
  • Most NC family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service (posted 04-01-2005)
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March 2005

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February 2005

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January 2005

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2004

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