thanks so much for being part of our program this week. i'll see you next week. hello, i'm fredricka whitman in the cnn newsroom. we're following this breaking story right now coming out of albuquerque, new mexico. delta flight 1706 has been diverted because of a potential security threat. it landed in albuquerque just a short time ago. the exact nature of this threat is unclear, however. the flight had left detroit and was heading to san diego. the fbi is on the scene investigating. cnn is monitoring this situation and will bring you more details as soon as they become available. now back to that image of president barack obama. well, he is calling on pakistan to investigate possible ties between pakistani intelligence and al-qaeda terrorists. ever since osama bin laden was discovered living within a mile

of pakistani military, there is speculation that pakistani officials must have known he was there. president obama was asked about that during an interview that will be aired on tonight's "60 minutes." >> we think there had to be some sort of support network for bin laden inside pakistan. but we don't know who or what that support network fgs. we don't know whether there might have been some people inside government, people outside of government, and that's something that we have to investigate, and more importantly, the pakistani government has to investigate. and we've already communicated to them and they have indicated they have a profound interest in finding out what kinds of support networks bin laden might have had. but these are questions we're not going to be able to answer three or four days after the event. it's going to take some time for us to be able to exploit the intelligence that we were able to gather on-site. >> so let's bring in cnn's

senior political director mark preston. so, mark, why is it important for the president to say this given the expected role of pakistan in the ongoing war on terrorism? >> you know, fred, i think there are certainly a lot of questions here in the united states and around the world. what did pakistan know and at what level of government did pakistani officials know that osama bin laden was, in fact, in their country? now, i will tell you this has become the main topic of conversation on this sunday. it seems to be the next step guard. osama bin laden is dead. the future of al-qaeda is, of course, on the line. but we need to find out what did pakistan know because they've become such a strang r strong ally, an important ally in the war on terror. while we heard from the pakistan ambassador today, he addressed this very subject about the u.s. raid. the united states, fredricka, as we know, went into pakistan. they did not tell the federal government they were doing so and it touched a nerve.

let's hear what the royal ambassador h ambassador, husain haqqani, had to say. >> no country likes its sovereignty being violated. >> now, fredricka, he also had to say in a q and a after his appearances on abc today that, in fact, there is a strong anti-american sentiment in pakistan, and the only way that the u.s. can really rebuild trust with the country is to acknowledge that sovereignty. he also did go on to say, fredricka, the fact of the matter is the united states needs pakistan in the war on terror much like pakistan needs the united states. >> one has to wonder whether that relationship will change as a result of osama bin laden's killing right there on pakistani soil. i understand what the ambassador is saying, but you do have to wonder long term -- i'm sure the white house is thinking about this, too -- long term how much the u.s. and pakistan will be

able to work together from this day forward. >> no question about that, and as we go back to what we heard the president tell "60 minutes," they don't know at what level this support network existed, if it existed within the government. we also heard from the national security adviser, tom donlin, he was on television today. they're saying they want help from the pakistani government but they're saying they want answers. >> mark preston, thank you very much from washington. also today we're learning more about the bin laden courier that reportedly led the u.s. to bin laden's hideout. michael hayden revealed that the courier was first identified back during the bush administration. >> i think it was about four years ago, in 2007. we had built up sufficient lead information on the name of

the courier, that we thought it was ready for presidential prime time. so we briefed it to the president not as something imminent but as our most promising lead to track down bin laden, because frankly, fareed, the trail has been quite cold for a long period of time. >> al-qaeda says it will revenge osama bin laden's death. is that likely? cnn has a report from islamabad, pakistan. >> reporter: it was only a matter of time before al-qaeda vowed revenge against the u.s. for the killing of osama bin laden. in a statement that confirmed its leader's death, al-qaeda said osama's blood will be a blood that will chase the americans and their agents, a curse that will chase them inside their country. it has rattled the u.s. and cost them billions of dollars in security measures. for many americans, it has cost them their sense of security, too. but a look at the recent history

of al-qaeda suggests the possibility of another attack on the scale of 9/11 is low, at least for now. security analyst former adviser to the bush administration, fran townsend, says al-qaeda is still dangerous, but a terrorism combined with lack of resources has rendered the group ineffective. >> we've seen groups attempt things, but usually it's not a large-scale attack, and they haven't been successful. >> since 9/11, al-qaeda and its affiliates have failed to pull off a single attack on american soil. december 2009. fbi agents arrest the man who plotted to bomb the subway system. 2009, the underwear bomb fizzles

out as they subdue him in a plane headed for detroit, michigan. and another bomb fails to detonate in new york times square. so al-qaeda has failed to kill a single american on u.s. soil since 9/11. there has been over 320,000 u.s. deaths in car accidents and over 125,000 homicides, yet fear of al-qaeda continues to linger in america's psyche. outside the u.s., al-qaeda has carried out successful attacks. in madrid in 2004, in 2007. >> so it has been now about 24 hours since the world has been able to absorb the images from those videos that were

confiscated from bin laden's compound, the department released yesterday. what kind of action has come out of pakistan since? >> reporter: well, these new images are convincing some skeptics here in pakistan that bin laden is dead, but it's not convincing everyone. i think the big story here is the added pressure to the pakistani government especially, the army and the security establishment. over the past couple of years, we've certainly heard a lot of senior u.s. officials suggest that perhaps pakistan's security ska staepment has links to military groups but never has anyone come out like the president today saying perhaps there is a link between the security establishment and military groups. so the pressure is on the pakistani army and the spy agencies to explain itself over the past couple of days. it has defended itself trying to convince the world that they had no idea that osama bin laden was in this compound. they haven't convinced everyone.

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beaten and raped to soldiers of muammar gadhafi is no longer libya. let's go live to tunisia and to cnn correspondent nic robertson. where is she now and why? >> reporter: fredricka, we actually don't know exactly where she is at the moment. what we do know is she managed to escape libya and tunisia on thursday. her journey is absolutely incredible. she managed to get the help of two libyan army officers who decided to desert the army with their families, they traveled in an army vehicle along mountain roads to get out of tripoli. they got to the border of tunisia and then they got libyan rebels to help them sneak across the border to tunisia where she went to a safehouse. and she was at that safehouse on saturday. we talked to her about how she

got out of the country, how she disguised herself. she used a local costume to cover all but one eye. she didn't tell anybody she was leaving the country. she also said she wanted to go and see her parents, but she's still very worried about the situation. she may be followed. >> would you like to go see your family in the east, or what are you planning next in the future? >> translator: i still don't know what i'm going to do. of course, i'd like to see my family. i have called some relatives of mine in egypt but still did not hear back from them. no, i did not rush. i walked to my cousin's house and we all met then, rode in the same car. we left very normally, of course. i was wearing -- bring me that, it's a traditional tribal headwear which was given to me by my friend's mother. i was wearing it, and indeed, you can't see anything apart from my one eye. >> reporter: now, the way that she was beaten just two months

ago in the hotel in tripoli where we all were and someone had a camera smashed by government officials as they tried to stop her from speaking out. such a difference now, she's much happier, more relaxed, although she is worried that there may be libyan agents following her, and she is now getting diplomatic help and a u.n. embassy sent a vehicle to the border. she arrived about midnight last night. since then, she's sort of dropped out of sight, but we do understand she is getting protection from a diplomatic protection team as she's considering what her next move is, fredricka. >> i wonder, nick, if she at all worried for the safety of her family members back in libya, especially now that she is making her whereabouts somewhat public, that she is in tunisia and trying to get some assistance there, but she is speaking out publicly about how she fled.

>> she's very concerned. she's very concerned what the implications might be. she left her sister, her sister's husband, her sister's child there in tripoli and she's worried about them. they're already having a difficult time. her husband has not been paid for several months and they're hurting the cash base. she knows whatever she says can reflect on her family, so she does have concerns about that as well. but she really became, if you will, the sort of symbol of the brutality of the libyan regime, the way that it aggressively stops people speaking out, the right to speak out against the government, so for so long she was asking for help. it finally came, and now she's out of the country. european diplomats are also helping her. where she goes next, that's a very big question at the moment, fredricka. >> nic robertson, thank you so much, from tunisia.

in egypt, crowds of christians and muslims clashed in cairo throwing rocks at one another. the clash started when a rumor spread that a woman in a muslim convent was being held in a church against her will. at least 12 people were reported killed. and in bahrain, the country's ruler said he'll lift the restraint that he put on back in march. anti-government demonstrators spread across bahrain beginning in february, and it's election "weekend now." off to singapore. voters return to the leader's action back in power. that's the leader that's ruled singapore since 1959. back in this country, a surprise rescue in nevada. this canadian couple disappeared seven weeks ago while traveling in a van in a remote road in

northern nevada. they were last seen in surveillance video from a convenience store in baker city, oregon. that was nearly two months ago. and then this past friday, hunters found the woman but not her husband. rita told her rescuers that she survived by eating tiny amounts of trail mix and snow. family in canada say the discovery is a great mother's day gift. >> for mother's day, we want to walk in and we want to look at rita and hold her and hug her. i'll probably cry just seeing rita, knowing that she's survived seven and a half weeks in a van and hung onto hope for that time. probably words will not come and probably tears will come and lots of hugs and kisses. >> so this is bittersweet. while they found rita, the search now turns to finding her husband. he was last seen on march 22nd when he left her to find help.

michelle costas is a reporter in twin falls, idaho. and she's joining us on the phone outside a hospital where rita was taken. how is she doing? she's there to nurse any injuries and the fact she hasn't eaten solid food in two months, how is she doing at that hospital? >> reporter: right now we're outside the regional hospital in twin falls, idaho. we did speak to spokespeople a little earlier. she's in fair condition. she's upbeat. she's had a small meal that consists of mainly jell-o. she's on mainly a liquid diet. remember, it's a slow start with a liquid diet. doctors are optimistic. thels they're going to be monitoring her for the next 24 hours. they're re-evaluate how she's doing and decide if she'll be

transferred closer to home. her family members did come down here to twin falls, idaho from british columbia. they got here really late last night. it's about a 12 to 14-hour drive. they're overjoyed that she's doing so well. a bittersweet moment. their father is still missing at this time. >> how are they concentrating the search to try to find him? >> the search has been very difficult. obviously, down there they've had a lot of problems. they've had mud, they've had snow. it's a really difficult area to get to. the car was found in a national park. so i did speak with detective carpenter who is there. they had ground personnel, about 15 people out there searching. they were trying to use an aircraft. they could not utilize that yesterday because they've had such bad weather conditions, but they're hoping to get that up in the air today. we are having big storms down here, lots of rain coming in. they're hoping to use that, but as of now they've had no luck.

they're trying to do what they can and get to albert however they can. >> i know people are holding out hope and prayers that that couple will be reunited again. thanks for that update. here's a question for you. could your name perhaps determine what your job is? take a look at these names. we'll tell you what they're known for when we come back. take a quick look. do you see your name in there? o. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®.

we continue to follow this breaking story out of albuquerque, new mexico. delta flight 1706 was diverted because of a potential security threat. it landed in albuquerque a short time ago. the exact nature of the threat, however, is unclear. the flight had left detroit and was heading to san diego before it was diverted there to albuquerque. the fbi is on the scene investigating. an airport spokesperson says the passengers have been taken off the plane. they are currently checking everything out and checking the passengers out as well. cnn is monitoring the situation, and of course we'll bring you more details as they become available. so we continue to watch that out of albuquerque, new mexico. so, you know, we showed you a list earlier. did you find your name on that list? ryan, matt, jessica and all the other ones there? jason, chris? okay, so what are these names? what do they have in common? as you can see, they are the top names in the athletics world

around the world. so this brings us some top ceo names. we're going to talk a little more about that. this brings us to the names and kind of equal status of names. ling linked in, actually, has the top ceo names globally and ethically. we took a look on this mother's day. happy mother's day. >> happy mother's day to you. >> and for those who may have a little baby on the way, you may wants to consider these names if you want your child to become a big old ceo or something. >> there could be some correlation between the name and their future profession. you never know. >> globally, let's look at the name globally, i guess, among males. these are the top names generally -- i don't know if this is a coincidence or is this planned? the top names of ceos around the world. >> right. so you see a lot of very short names among the guys.

this is true in addition for the u.s. names, you see a lot of short names as well, and it kind of lends belief that, you know, male ceos they kind of go for the short buddy-buddy names, accessibility, familiarity, kind of being one of the guys. might be something -- >> easy to remember, too. >> easy to remember, right. often under five letters. it could be a coordination of familiarity between colleagues. >> these are the men globally, top ceo names. it's coming. be patient. there we go. bill, ron, christian -- okay, a couple that have maybe two syllables there. >> there's your name there. >> the name fred, i like that. well, it's interchangeable.

>> absolutely. >> then we're talking about names for women globally. so fred is not on the list. i'm not hurt but i made the man's list, right. so the female list. >> the top names on the female list. >> there you are. >> i'm one of the top three. my name is short, five letters or under, you do see a couple debr debras, and there is talk of women using longer names to appear more professional. you don't see a lot of cutesy names on that list. >> they might want to think before using these art sy names. >> i was debbie at first, and then when i started sending out resumes, i thought maybe debra is more appropriate. this could be a correlation of how women choose to present

themselves. this is just a thought, that maybe more of a formal name in the professional world. >> then we've got the list of names here in the u.s. as it pertains to men who are ceos. why isn't there a list for the female ceos because the number is growing. here we go. fred, here we go again. >> there you are. >> i like that. >> and then there are real common denominators here. worldwide, we saw jack, we saw peter, we saw bob and then we're seeing it again in the u.s. again, very familiar kinds of names, nothing too out of the ordinary. but it begs the question, what does this have to do with the people who weren't ceos when they were babies? it could be a lock step of what's popular now. jacob is at the top of the list for boys' names now, that could be the top of the ceo names, and

personally -- >> your little one, congratulations. this is your fourth mother's day. >> it is. >> and we've got a little picture of jake there, right? awww. so jake is a major ceo in the making because you said so. >> i hope so. or jake, go for the shortened nickname, too. >> how is your first mother's day feeling? >> it feels pretty good. it feels good. how sweet. >> it's kind of weird for the first time hearing happy mother's day. you mean me? >> i know, i know. >> he's so sweet. aren't you lucky. debra shoo debra shively, always good to see you. >> thank you. >> happy mother's day to you and your mom. >> thank you. happy mom's day, mom. >> lirsten up, mom. not only do we have the list for you as you try to name your

baby-to-be, do you know where the best places are for mothers? according to the best place, norway. it has the lowest infertility rate. it rounded out the top five. and then there are the worst places to not be a mom. chad, yemen, afghanistan, niger. in case you're wondering, where is the u.s. in all of this? there we are. lucky 31 down from 28 last year. what's going on? >> i love my mommy this much.

the mississippi and ohio rivers have crested. and then how to prevent more potential damage because there are indeed big efforts underway. >> absolutely. this is record flooding we're talking about affecting thousands and likely going to be millions of people as well. let's first of all talk about where the worst of the flooding has been, and it's been right up there at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers. it's going to make its way

downstream and it will take a week to do that. notice new orleans isn't on the map. so this is the big question mark we've been talking about, what's going to happen with new orleans? they're trying to take measures now to prevent that city from flooding. we've got a series of levees. this whole system extends more than 3700 miles, stretching down toward venice, louisiana. we're going to zoom in here and show you two of these spillways. this is kind of similar to what they did there at the bird's point where they did the explosion, but these are designed to open up with a gate system. the spillway connects with the mississippi river and lake pontchartrain, and they've already said, yep, we're going to open this thing about 8:00 in the morning and it's going to allow this to spill into the area and move into the lake and relieve pressure. there is another one of these

spillways to the north of baton rouge, and this one is called the morganza spillway. if they open this one up, it will cause a lot of damage. it's going to impact a lot of fa farmland, cities as well, and it will bring as much as 500 feet of water. that's what we're going to be talking about. the corps of engineers said, yep, we want to do it. it hasn't been approved yet, fredricka, so we'll continue to watch this continuing story as more water is released to try to improve this system downstream. >> thanks. we'll check back with you. now the latest on massive flooding we're going to revisit in a moment. the mississippi river, of course, it's crested in memphis, tennessee as well. tuesday at a near record level. upstream they are still dealing with the impacts of high water. cnn's ed rollins is on the phone with us from cairo, illinois. the worst was spared from the

levees that were blown up. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: fredricka, the good news is people are back in town here. they're being allowed back into their homes after being vac wait -- evacuated for the last week and they're relieved to come back and find most of their homes have not been damaged. there is some water in town, but for the most part, people have been spared here, and that is good news. in missouri across from the levee that was blown, that's a different story. 130,000-plus acres of farmland continues to be under water. many farmers lost their not only crops but their homes, their farmhouses, et cetera, because that levee was blown open. there are some bad feelings, to be honest, between missouri and the folks in cairo, illinois here. a lot of farmers believe they didn't have to blow this levee, so there is some animosity there and some upset feelings thinking the corps jumped the gun and that cairo could have held off

on its own. the banks here or the walls here are up to 65 feet. they blew this levee at 61. the bottom line, the corps said this was the thing to do, and at least today the people in cairo are sure happy it happened and they're happy to be back in their homes. >> ted rowland, thanks so much for that report from cairo, illinois, for that update. bills, time to clean them out from your computer. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it.

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we're following this breaking story out of albuquerque, new mexico where there was an in add vert he not

landing of a plane intended from detroit to san diego. we're learning from sources now that apparently there was a suspicious note that a flight attendant found in the lavatory, and with this abundance of caution, the pilot divide decided to divert the plane after this note was found and they made this landing in albuquerque, new mexico. we reported a short time ago how everyone was taken off the plane, has been interviewed, and of course the fbi and other law enforcement agencies have done the once-over on the plane. we have not yet heard officially from an fbi or even tsa official on where they are on this investigation. but right now you're looking at a still photograph of the plane, delta flight 1706, which landed without incident in albuquerque, new mexico after being diverted from its scheduled route from detroit on its way to san diego, and now we're hearing from at least one source, a tsa official, saying that a flight

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going to be helpful for you. help us get going on this spring cleaning, so to speak, on our technology. >> you got it. first of all, happy mother's day, fredricka. i hope you're having a great day. that's right, instead of having to go out and buy a whole new computer, here are five tips to helping it run like new again. all of these are free, by the way. the first one is to back up your important information. before you try anything, make sure you take a usb thumb drive you might have in your desk or use a free on-line pass-protected service like windows sky drive that gives you 25 gigabytes of free on-line storage and just make a backup of all your irreplaceable photos and documents, because if anything happens, you'll be very upset. while you're trying to spring clean, you can accidentally delete -- >> upyou want to save that. >> absolutely. >> you want to clear the clutter in what way? >> go through all your programs

and files and whatever you're not use anything -- anymore, uninstall them correctly. many were pre-installed on your pc, or if you've got old files. maybe you went through a goth music stage in early 2000 and maybe you don't listen to it anymore, and if you've got so many icons you can't see the background anymore, maybe it's time to make it a little easier on the eyes. >> so you scan and fix. >> there is a free tool built into operating systems often called a disk defragger. what this tool does is it combs through your hard drive and fixes call your files by reorganizing them and fixing the performance of your hard drive. things will be accessed faster in a more reliable way and free up some extra real estate as

well for more files. so if you're using windows, just go to start and all programs or program files, and under accessories, you'll see system tools. definitely use that. >> and update your software and then you say you want to protect yourself beyond just the thumb drive? that's right. so definitely you want to update software whenever there is new releases. sometimes your pc will automatically download an update, whether it's to your operating system or your web browser. if not, you want to go to the help of your favorite programs and click on check updates. not only does that fix software bugs or maybe even security vulnerabilities, but also you'll download new updates that add more functionality. and the last step is to make sure you have anti-virus and what we call anti-malware software. just as you wouldn't leave your front door open when you're not

there, you want to protect your computer against the bad guys on the internet, all the malicious types that want to steal information for financial gain. >> mark saltzman, appreciate you helping protect us against all the gadgetry in our computers. and happy mother's day to your wife. >> thank you, thank you. i'll pass it on. >> thanks so much, mark. appreciate it. a potential presidential candidate who is particularly o outspoken heads for new hampshire this week. who is it? find out after the break. just how much natural gas was trapped in rocks thousands of feet below us. technology has made it possible to safely unlock this cleanly burning natural gas. this deposits can provide us with fuel for a hundred years, providing energy security and economic growth all across this country. it just takes somebody having the idea, and that's where the discovery comes from.

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past couple weeks in his first primary in the race for the white house. he will decide if he'll make a bid for the presidential nomination. newt gingrich speaks at the gop convention on friday, and by that time, he'll most likely be a candidate for president. fred? >> thanks so much. for the latest political news, you know where to go, cnnpolitics.com. it's been four months since tennis great venus williams explained in a tournament, is she ready to make a comeback? >> would you have your druthers whether you would be more anxious to be on the clay court of the french or the grass of wimbledon? >> i would say i would be more anxious to be on a clay court in the grass. >> oh, that jokester. my face-to-face interview with venus williams, next.

tennis star venus williams turns 31 years old next month. returning to a grand slam tournament would be the perfect birthday present. perhaps that's why this week she signed up for the east born international in the u.k. it's considered sort of the a

warm-up for wimbledon. venus tells me face to face she's nursing a muscle injury but knocks down rumors she's considering retirement any time soon. >> four months earlier, venus williams was at the u.s. open, doubling over in pain, making an early exit. now all of 62 inches of her standing tall, relaxed, seemingly taking it all in stride. i met up with williams at her favorite practice courts. she tells me face to face she's upbeat. >> what is this injury, specifically? >> i tore about three inches in my muscle. >> is this a groin injury? >> yeah, it's a muscle that runs from the groin straight through the stomach, so a pretty severe tear. >> where do you feel that you are? >> i think right now -- >> 50, 60, 70, 80.

>> i feel 70, 80%. >> not quite ready to do this yet. not yet. >> i just go lightly and try to pay attention to my doctor's advice and just keep re-evaluating week by week. i do get better week by week. >> she admits it's frustrating being sidelined. >> you like to win. >> i love to win. not just like. it's addicting. >> as much as she misses competing -- do you dare go to any of these tournaments when you're not playing? >> i've been playing for 17 years. i've been to a good amount of tournaments. i don't necessarily like being a spectator. i've kind of drawn the line like i can't watch any more because i deserve to be out there. >> will she be ready for this month's french open or june's wimbledon? >> do you have your druthers of whether you'd rather be on the clay court of the french or the grass of wimbledon?

>> i would say i would much rather be on a clay court in the grass. that wasn't your question. >> professional tennis hasn't been the same without her. absent? her more than 100-per-mile serves, her showstopping outfits, the hits and the misses. >> this is the most famous picture exposed. >> talk about exposed. what about those flesh-toned bloomers that caused quite a stir? >> the nude bloomers. i think they've officially been retired. >> they have? >> yeah. >> you're a girly girl, too, aren't you? >> i am. i'm a tough girly girl. >> she keeps a sense of humor. williams is recovering, but the winner of 20 grand slam titles and three olympic medals is far from retiring. >> no, i'm definitely at the top of my game and had a couple injuries lately that have been some bad luck. >> among the opponents she can't wait to take on again, her 29-year-old sister serena recovering from her own medical

scare, a pulmonary embolism just two months ago. >> thankfully serena was able to get treatment so that way she can go on to lead a healthy, happy life. >> and to anyone who ever doubted their genuine competitiveness in eight grand slam finals, it's complicated but very real, she says. >> there was one year, maybe '08 where i was playing. we had to play each other in the wimbledon final and we had to play the semi-final the day before. and i sprained my thumb so bad that i really couldn't hit a backhand but i couldn't tell her that in the doubles because she would know it in the finals, so i decided to suck it up like nothing was wrong. >> this time on her return, venus williams wants everything to be right. >> we can't wait till you're back on the court. >> me, neither. more face to face with venus williams at 4:00 eastern today on this mother's day. venus's recommendations for parents raising athletic kids. and this next person, well,

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