News from 19/03/2008
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Gráinne Gilmore, Andrew Robson, Amanda Andrews, Andrew Billen, Miranda McLachlan, David Brown, Leo Lewis Asia Business Correspondent, Alexandra Frean, Frances Gibb Legal Editor, Gary Duncan, Gareth Harris, Magnus Linklater, Adrian Cosker, Ashling O'Connor Olympics Correspondent, Robert Lindsay, James Rossiter Property Correspondent, Mark Souster, Catherine Boyle, David Rose, Richard Hobson, Moira Gordon Severi, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Cristina Odone, Philip Howard, Christine Seib, David Chater, James Bone, James Ducker, …, Leo D'agostino, Penny Wark, Rosalind Renshaw, Carl Mortished, Will Pavia, Marcus Oscarsson, Norma Hornby, Kevin Eason, Geoff Brown, John Percy, Joe Joseph, Martin Fletcher, Jane MacArtney, Hilary Rose, Hannah Fletcher, Siobhan Kennedy, Francis Elliott, Lew Lewis Asia Business Correspondent, Iain Paton, Babulal Sethia, FRCS Consultant, Dominic Walsh, Steve Bird, Pat Goss, Tom Bawden, Dan Sabbagh Media Editor, Debra Craine, Gary Jacob, Daniel Finkelstein, Irene Smith, John Marritt, Peter Millar, Alan Hamilton, Jeremy Burford, Tony Blair, Rhys Blakely, Chris Johnston, Jonathan Richards, Ron Lewis, Adam Sherwin Media Correspondent, John Davie, Jack Sidders, Greg Hurst, Caroline Clayden, David Charter, Lilly Peel, Hugo Rifkind, Derwent May, Russell Kempson, Ben Schott, Simon Midgley, Suzy Jagger, Gary Duncan Economics Editor, Edward Fennell, Emma Jayne Jones, Jane Wheatley, Alistair Marsden, Tom Baldwin, Sam Coates, Pete Paphides, Ann Treneman, David Robertson Business Correspondent, Simon de Bruxelles, Rob Wright, Jon Howarth, Alice Olins, Edward Gorman Motor Racing Correspondent, Neil Harman Tennis Correspondent, Martin Samuel, Raymond Keene, Ian Evans, Adam Sage, Matt Dickinson, Rebecca O'Connor, David Kaye, Paul Leybourne, Christine Buckley Industrial Editor, Steve Coomber, Kaveh Solhekol, Nigel Hawkes, Jeremy Page, Bronwen Maddox, Adam Fresco Crime Correspondent, Jill Sherman, Patrick Hosking, Helen Nugent, Richard Owen, Christopher Martin-Jenkins Chief Cricket Correspondent, Marcus Leroux, Mick Hume, Roger Boyes, Monica Seeley, Francesca Steele, Nick Hasell, Chris Mason, Carolyn Asome, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Tom Dart, Julian Muscat, Paul Simons, Dominic Kennedy, Sam Coates Chief Political Correspondent, Steve Hawkes, Craig Lord, John Gundill, George Caulkin, David P. Barnett, Peter Riddell, Philip Webster, David Sanderson, Martin Waller, Chris Ayres, James Jackson, Patrick Foster, Benedict Nightingale, Lydia Hislop, Julian Nettlefold, Stephen Dalton, Ben Hoyle, Nicola Woolcock, Leo Lewis, Richard Morrison, Frances Gibb, Tony Halpin, Alice Miles, Michael Evans, Owen Slot, Olav Bjortomt, Conal Gregory, Alan Dronsfield, Miles Costello, David Robertson, Richard Ford, Christopher Irvine,
ResumoIndex The Times Index Postal voting cheats are threat to May elections Current system makes fraud easy, judge rules Warning as councillor is stripped of his seat Obama: time now to heal racial wounds US cuts interest rate Eat Out for £10 Dalai Lama may quit Arthur C. Clarke dies Index The Workout Improve your mental agility with these quick daily puzzles. Can you complete them both in under a minute? Timesonline Opinion Quick find Today's weather The Times Times2 Brown's new strategy chief blamed as No 10 infighting goes public New guard Secret ballot Old guard Tireless champion of British film Haemorrhage after surgery for cancer Prime Minister leads tributes to Minghella North east england Operation on area high in blood vessels carries bleeding risk Soaring cost of living is claiming many more middle-class victims Professionals hit by 'super-inflationary' rise Prime Minister warns of tough year ahead Far more parents are lying to secure school places The banking crisis Pugh Criminals 'are fishing through Facebook' Backpacker murder Challenge to children Dench's Bafta hopes Fighting fit Insurers risk a real blow from winemaker with a £4m nose for business Thief takes police on crime tour to give victims closure Breitling Cost of insuring some familiar bodyparts Army of ghost voters who won an election but wrecked a career Election fraud A Conservative councillor has been found guilty of corruption after a botched cover-up and now faces a police inquiry. Greg Hurst reports Anglian State of denial allowed voting cheats to prosper These few rotten apples do not ruin the whole barrel Election fraud Dfs The sci-fi sage whose visions became reality Which? A global figure, he never lost his sense of wonder Police inspector who killed twice 'planned more family deaths' Weddell murdered his wife and her mother Police helicopter may have made him panic Alliance Leicester Newspapers apologise for Madeleine accusations Damning ruling that Heather McCartney divorce Judge says her claims were devoid of reality Attack on inconsistent and inaccurate evidence Well at least there might be a song or two in this Mills tried to bar is published McCartney divorce Modest lifestyle of a star who prefers the Tube to gilded cage In summary: what Heather Mills claimed and what she got Property In detail: how the judge reduced her claim by £100m Cash Other expenses The £400m man Media leaks made publication inevitable McCartney divorce Church's Judgment not watered down by final diatribe Argos Barclays Spy chiefs must come out of shadows to give evidence, says Brown Reform allows for greater public scrutiny New rules will end 'the ring of secrecy' Father of dead soldier to sue MoD for negligence British Gas The New Statesman reports an awkward incident in Tyneca Skoda Auto Kurt Cobain tribute is a shoo-in People Lily Allen was pictured at the weekend in various newsp Kate Middleton, skiing in Klosters, Switzerland, with Prince William. Although Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cornwall are not taking to the slopes, the couple will be joined over the next few days by friends, the Prince of Wales and a fair few ghastly little men Attempts to secure financial backing for the London … Our thanks to the readers who have sent in examples … An irate reader from Tooting, southwest London, tells … Tough break for Abe Karpen, 25, the unknown who was … Postscript "i don't know why everyone thinks I lost 30lb, " Mariah Could Will Smith be a closet Scientologist? News reaches us that Gemma Arterton, who appears with … President Sarkozy's lectern fears (People, also yesterd Doctors 'must be alert to signs of child abuse' More than 400,000 youngsters are at risk Advice on identifying abuse and neglect given Multiple Display Advertising Items Mobile Conman stole his own barrister's identify as part of £115,000 scam Alfa Romeo Five Years Hence What must happen for Iraq to be an established success in 2013 Banana Republic The Government must cease its complacency over vote rigging Polite Police Can the Japanese good manners squadron teach our unruly young to behave? School holidays: the fear rises Picture Gallery Food mixers! What a ludicrous squabble Thunderer: Thunderer The end of a grotesque spectacle MoD gagging orders Jerusalem healthcare Sound advocacy We must break the cycle of social deprivation Are banks to blame for bad loans? Timesonline Surgery by buttons Learning languages Italian vocabulary Tram travel truths And after break I've got parenting, Mummy Mock us if you want. But we made a difference in '68 Comment Shell Schott's Almanac of Class In the third of an occasional series exploring some of the more curious aspects of British life and society, Ben Schott has teamed up with Ipsos Mori to examine class, rank, and social mobility Times2 3 Store Tycoon's son flew to Yemen hours after student was last seen alive Body was found near Arab's rented apartment Both were studying business in London Man shot dead in Pretoria 'victim of underworld plot' Kitchen Magic Hoax calls cost fire brigade £42 million a year, and worst offenders live in London Liverpool Free range $5m body snatcher faces decades in jail Gang paid undertakers to plunder 1,000 corpses Body parts of Alistair Cooke among those sold Multiple Display Advertising Items Waitrose Livingstone accused of concealing donations to re-election campaign No money listed by mayor for eight years Labour insists all funding is checked Red Ken is turning a little rusty Labour's pledges for London Woman has Sir Alan in firing line Eastergiftcertificate Apprentice personae Dell Diana and Dodi: after 6 months, 252 witnesses and £10m, the time has come for the jury to decide . . . but what exactly did we learn from all that? Who said what Police want mugshot database for Games 'Happy slap' sentence Immigrant values Virgin ads misleading Boy, 14, raped girl, 10 Man Booker judges Oh what a night! High-octane show justifies its transfer First night Theatre Jersey Prince Edward Multiple Display Advertising Items Enough youth suicides to fill a school Teachers best placed to spot pupils' problems Family breakdown is adding to their distress Pressure of league tables is forcing teachers to work 100-hour weeks Hard lessons Directline The Windmill International Happy landings for giant aircraft Custody for suspect in Shannon case First-edition Hobbit sells for £60,000 Model's former PA jumped to death Flutter of hope for endangered geese Pickpocket who had a bad day at the office Multiple Display Advertising Items Morrisons Tibet Zimbabwe 'We can beat race stalemate' Obama confronts firestorm over pastor Black grievances 'cannot be wished away' Dalai Lama threatens to stand down over violence as China calls him a liar Tibet BAA Protesters hung pro-Tibetan slogans around the necks … 'They got him in the head. He was down on the ground, not moving' Tibet Old ways are losing power over young Poverty and disease kill little girl Times readers took to their hearts Northern rock A dying nation SELFRIDGES&Co Manners squad will force you to give up that seat Multiple Display Advertising Items Foreign Staff: Elderly motorists asked to give up driving to help cut road deaths (AP): Merkel says Germany will stay a true friend to Israel End to Georgian blockade Callas jewellery on show (AFP): A government at last Acer Newcastle Italian art-lovers can take their best friends Multiple Display Advertising Items Bridge becomes a wall between two worlds as Serbs prepare for a long fight Rice calls for restraint after 150 are wounded EU faces 'tinderbox atmosphere' in Kosovo The Times City on the edge For sale: crumbling U-boat base with slave quarters. Offers invited TWD Grand designs Multiple Display Advertising Items (AP): Embassy 'was target' for mortar bombing (AP): Briton arrested (Reuters): Referendum threat (AP): Power share hope (AFP): Silvio's money (AFP): Very young love A faint silver lining to the economic cloud Multiple Display Advertising Items The successor to call-girl governor admits that he and his wife have both had affairs Tourists killed in hit-and-run (Reuters): Reebok pays for poison bracelets (AFP): Woman power in Pakistan (Reuters): Tiny porpoise faces extinction Multiple Display Advertising Items Security giants start looking for peace work Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items OAP pair 'befriended and killed tramps for $2.3m life insurance' Blacks Leisure finds black hole in books Energy lifts inflation Savills's price warning Vodafone job cuts Quote of the day Yen carry trade fears Business big shot US rates cut as Bernanke acts to shore up the system Central bank reduces Fed Funds by 0.75 points Dow surges to close up more than 420 Home, Jérôme Stock markets Hands may move part of Terra Firma abroad after tax rises US banks back from the brink . . . for now From top: Helen Golay and Olga Ruterschmidt allegedly murdered Kenneth McDavid and Paul Vados How UBS got badly bitten by betting Commodities The longer view Brioni Currencies Need to know No 1 for Business Results in brief Timesonline Crisis at Blacks over £2million black hole New chief executive issues profits warning Director suspended as inquiry is launched Business big shot Nick Phillips CBRE Should the merger take place, Grant Hearn, chief execut City Diary An odd career move for Robin Osmond, who was head of … City Diary The Open University Abramovich fuels rumours with a trip to Zimbabwe City Diary Picture Gallery Rising energy bills force up inflation and cloud interest rate deliberations I have been researching the resolutions to earlier … City Diary Doing the e-mail rounds in the City — a satirical versi City Diary Mr. Nokia's Great jubilation at Sweet China, which has managed … City Diary Credit crunch fails to deter Britons eager for holiday sun, sand and sea Sales of TUI summer holidays up 9 per cent Group pressured by rising price of jet fuel Tickets to ride BlackBerry Pearl L&G's profits slump as it takes account of customers living longer Insurer sets aside an extra £269 million 26 per cent fall takes analysts by surprise Bentley takes unexpected 28% stake in HR Owen dealership Savills warns of property price fall as City bonus fears grow RBS executives miss their targets and lose bonuses Global Radio calms fears Profits rise at Cineworld Thomson Financial: CCC liquidators are chosen Misys healthcare merger Guinness Carbon Trust Northern Rock's banking rivals accuse it of creating plan for unfair competition Lender is facing clash with unions on job cuts Chairman aims to increase deposit base Vodafone to cull managers as it boosts salesforce Debenhams shrugs off debt and claims a high street victory Madonna's mobile move 'It's just risk and reward. These things happen' The banking crisis Traders and bankers at Canary Wharf were philosophical after the great Bear Stearns debacle, but there was still a mood of uncertainty and anxiety in the air Pipex Lehman stays above the fray as its results beat expecta Wall Street sees a better deal for Bear The banking crisis Shares up 45 per cent on hopes of bigger offer Citic pulls out of deal to buy stake in bank The drop in first-quarter profits Goldman's shares jump in response to 53% profit fall Sound of crumbling on the mountain of debt Britons have built up during the boom years The banking crisis The 'buy today and worry tomorrow' culture that has gripped the nation in recent years threatens to make UK households particularly vulnerable to the global credit crisis Bank of Scotland Debtor nation BT Cream of the crop The banking crisis Who caused this nightmare? The blame tree branches spread in every direction KLM Former UBS executives reap payout despite presiding over bumper decline The banking crisis Chairman's pay reduced after 2007 loss Board misses out on bonuses for last year Why the $100 barrel of crude is with us for years to come Bertelsmann open to the right offer for stake in Sony BMG The Times 'The market seems to be saying demand for oil will remain strong' Dollar tumble and market woes could spell trouble for yen trade $300bn carry trade a time bomb, say traders Hedge funds, Asian corporates all at risk SBI battles to sell shares in Indian market freefall Yen carry trade: the appeal and the ploy China braces itself for the spread of US sub-prime meltdown The Times unit trust information service Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds Christian aid British funds Blow to SocGen as rogue trader is released on bail to media clamour Yahoo! increases pressure on Microsoft to raise its offer The Times Singapore to back Western plan for more transparency in sovereign funds Ministry of Finance supports voluntary code Country concerned about protectionism Wall Street London Financial Futures Major indices Commodities Eurotop 100 Money rates % Sterling spot and forward rates FTSE volumes European money deposits % Gold/precious metals Baird & Co Goldline. co. uk Dollar rates Other sterling Exchange rates Peel steps up its stake in Pinewood Studios Large caps Small caps Gilts Rumour of the day Profits fall short after L&G has long look at longevity Derwent London Deal of the day Timesonline Cineworld Bet of the day Tiddler to watch Equity Prices Multiple Sclerosis Society Multiple Display Advertising Items Privacy to be considered in overseas request Law Report Queen's Bench Divisional Court Multiple Display Advertising Items Receiver can make authorised payments Queen's Bench Divisional Court No right to buy tied houses Court of Appeal Multiple Display Advertising Items Court & Social Weather Eye Anthony Minghella Versatile scriptwriter and film director who won an Oscar and achieved international renown with The English Patient Anthony Minghella, CBE, scriptwriter and film director, was born on January 6,1954. He died in hospital of post-operative complications on March 18,2008, aged 54 Roland Arnall Billionaire mortgage lender and philanthropist whose self-styled sponsorship of the American dream became a nightmare Roland Arnall, businessman, philanthropist and diplomat, was born on March 29,1939. He died of cancer on March 17,2008, aged 68 Bernardo Gutiérrez Colombian Communist guerrilla leader who tired of violence and embraced democratic politics to become a senator Bernardo Gutiérrez, Colombian guerilla leader and politician, was born on the February 20,1954. He died of cancer on February 23,2008, aged 54 Squadron Leader Ken 'Hawkeye' Lee Hurricane pilot who fought against huge Luftwaffe odds to become an ace in the Battle of France Squadron Leader Ken "Hawkeye" Lee, DFC, fighter ace, was born on June 23,1915. He died on January 15,2008, aged 92 Hugh Brown Glasgow MP whose common sense brought an end to the third "Cod War" against Iceland Hugh Brown, Labour MP for Glasgow Provan, 1964-87, was born on May 18,1919. He died on March 10,2008, aged 88 Lives Online Court Circular New Northern Art Show yields eclectic, contemporary delights Word Watching Births Forthcoming Marriages Deaths Multiple Classified Advertising Items Memorial Services Dinner Auroras light up northern sky for spring equinox Weather Eye Nature Notes On This Day March 19,1985 The Times reports on reactions to crowd violence at football matches, highlighted by disorder at a Luton-Millwall game Winning Move Word Watching Weather Weather quest Bridge Chess Winning move Birthdays Anniversaries Newspapers Support Recycling Legal Notices Latest wills Legal, Public, Company & Parliamentary Notices Zarkava likely to miss Guineas in favour of staying at home Racing Aga Khan homebred to run in French classic Zaahid connections sweat on withdrawals Exeter Yesterday's results Kempton Park Course specialists Apprentices banned Warwick Cricket Bet of the day Enjoy an Evening at the Races for Half Price Football Timesonline Open debate on whips would settle the way to go once and for all Racing Market Rasen Chepstow Old Trafford knight's tale wins top prize British Sports Book awards Lingfield Park Racing Skybet offer 11-1 the field in a handicap on the Flat … Football Results Cricket Kempton Park Cycling Football Fixtures Ice hockey Other sport Swimming Tennis Tancock misses final by whisker after struggling to find his form Swimming European Championships British champion well short of personal best Dutch smash world record in sprint relay Synchronised star plunges headfirst into gender battle Choi paving the way for show of strength from talented Korean crop Golf The Times Colin Montgomerie has played in 15 Masters tournaments England need Flintoff's many strengths to bolster areas of weakness Cricket All-rounder's return would give team balance Batting and fielding are worries for Vaughan British Airways Six of the best? Cricket The Times Rehabilitated Hair may return to international umpiring this summer Next stop China for traveller proud of his roots Boxing Road to Beijing Owen Slot meets Billy Joe Saunders, a Romany Gypsy fighting to improve his community's standing through his sport Qualified success Welshman Lockett gets his world title chance at 31 Tough regime expected to make Britain's medal hopes fit for purpose in Qingdao Sailing Two hours of cycling before breakfast typical Ainslie says Chinese venue is 'a nightmare' The Times Olympic gains Newspaper Marketing Agency Safety in numbers as Murray clan prepare for life on road to the top Tennis Jamie's presence on tour a boost for Andy Cayer tips elder Scot for doubles supremacy Brothers in arms Landis in final effort to reclaim Tour title Kerrs start well Bopara strikes form Victory for Oracle Yellings for Britain Blaze of glory Hamilton still in dreamland over success Motor racing Hummer Timesonline Johnson wins Corry vote as ideal candidate for the role of manager Rugby union Former captain feels progress has been made Moore says Ashton's departure is imminent Tindall bailed after failing roadside breath test Toulouse trip gives coach chance to try out best side Rugby league Hull join unlikely lads' march on the summit while Colchester sink Football Coca-Cola Championship Thelondonpaper Late show by Collins keeps Wolves firmly in contention TV companies face shoot-out for Champions League glory Football Uefa puts premium on best Wednesday game Sky eyes clean sweep after initial bid success Torres has thrived away from Spain, says Alonso Hart keeps his place with under-21 squad Trouble in tunnel Pienaar deal on cards Rotherham for sale Newcastle united after Martins makes his peace Football Pools forecast Timesonline The Premier League today FA tells players and parents to show respect Special report The future of football The governing body's new chairman says the campaign to improve behaviour towards referees must start at the top of the game The investment The community The young players The schools Getting rid of the shouting is goal worth fighting for Times team prove to be a knockout at the Oscars of sports journalism Sports Journalists' Association awards Five winners in one year is unprecedented Samuel completes prestigious hat-trick Cardiff aim to capitalise on rediscovered Englishness Timesonline Megson plans to get physical with Bolton in perilous position Football Barclays Premier League Robust approach is needed for tough run-in Rising injury list adds to manager's problems Skoda Auto Grant adamant Terry should be named England captain again Football Barclays Premier League TV illuminates China's coup The Insider When Danny met . . . Times Crossword 23,865 No interest in poor relations of football Ferguson issues title alert as Chelsea close in on leaders United 'cannot afford slip-up' against Bolton Abramovich could yet sack me, admits Grant The Times Inside Best for sport - official Index The face Speculate to dissipate A glass of water puts an end to the Bucket The click Birmingham — far too weird for The X-Files Bid now to chew on the PM's head Image of the day Modern morals People like us Are we really all middle-class now? And if class divisions persist, on what are they based—money? Education? Attitudes? Penny Wark investigates Schott's Almanac of Class The packaging of someone's image — yes, it does matter 'Class? I don't take much notice, cause we're skint' The Times Beware: big brother has got you fingered Let's fix this moveable feast Naughty boys I can't tell my dad about my mixed-race partner Family secrets A reader has kept her ten-year relationship hidden from her family The Times Readers' advice Last week, a man wrote about how he and his wife had it all: a thriving business, a good income and two children. Then she began to suffer from depression—and he started to resent her. Below, readers respond to his situation A trend to skip? The week in fashion Deputy Fashion Editor Carolyn Asome wonders at the fad for dressing up children in mini versions of adult designer clothes Buy this The Democracy of … The Times Brilliant bronzers Beauty jury I don't want to be the big whitey, standing out My life in fashion Lauren Bush tells Alice Olins about her work with children in the Third World — and the new bag she has designed to raise funds for them The Times A long way from Ambridge Arts She's icy Debbie in The Archers, kooky Alice in Love Soup, and now Tamsin Greig finds herself married to Ralph Fiennes on stage. Jane Wheatley met her Thursday in Screen Winner! Best Musical Revival A package from India The subcontinent is the new rising star of contemporary art among collectors and galleries, Gareth Harris reports Spellbound by this Beauty First night Dance The Sleeping Beauty Covent Garden Concert BCMG/Adès CBSO Centre, Birmingham Pop Racine Escobar, Wakefield Opera Punch and Judy Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House Multiple Display Advertising Items Alpine ambitions Crème Stress busters Multiple Display Advertising Items Ready for a break, then your body breaks down Crème Emma Jayne Jones discovers why our immune systems often pack up just as we are about to have some time off work Multiple Display Advertising Items PA of the Year The Times Multiple Display Advertising Items Today's TV Prime-time digital planner Digital Choice Daytime Sport The web watcher Daytime highlights Answers from the back page Today's radio Radio choice Today's TV Torchwood Viewing Guide BBC Two, 9pm Rock Rivals ITV1, 9pm Dexter ITV1, 10.35pm Intolerable Cruelty (2003) Film choice ITV2, 11.30pm Variations Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Channel 4,12.05am The Rock (1996) BBC One, 9pm Mischief Night (2006) Film4,11.25pm Target (1985) BBC One, 11.55pm Rock'n'role models tell all Last Night's TV Out of the box Puzzles: win an iPod nano and iPod dock Times2 Crossword No 4479 Polygon The Workout Times2 Quiz Codeword No 187 Picture Gallery Sunrise The Times Nottingham University Business School Universities take steps to cross boundaries Steve Coomber says business wants multidiscipline skills Multiple Display Advertising Items Brief Snapshot of the Masterclass World Students try their hand at dealing Steve Coomber finds out how potential masters of the universe pick up trading tips Project financing skills in great demand Multiple Display Advertising Items How to win a window on the world Steve Coomber discovers what it takes to be one of Microsoft's chosen few E-Commerce is the Way to Go, Says Saudi Graduate Big expansion of online activity puts web skills in huge demand Steve Coomber on the people who make the internet work Actuary Switches Career to Tackle Global Warming Brunel University Exeter responds to the acute need for more climate change experts Postgraduates need to learn vital skills, says Simon Midgley Students Look for a Worldwide Overview University of Reading Why energy law is hot after years in the cold Specialist knowledge will be in demand, finds Edward Fennell Distance learners find it is easy to keep in touch Multiple Display Advertising Items In Africa or the Arctic, there are ways to stay on course Distance learners include soldiers at war and oilmen on rigs, says Simon Midgley RAF man clocks up MSc after 14 high-flying years BPP Law School Multiple Display Advertising Items Laureate
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