Publications


These selected publications (since 2005) are listed in reverse chronological order. Copies of papers will be provided upon request. Publications before 2005 can be found here.

Journal Articles

[1] H. Bordihn, J. Dassow, and M. Holzer. Extending Regular Expressions With Homomorphic Replacement. RAIRO-Informatique théorique et Applications / Theoretical Informatics and Applications, 2010. Accepted for publication.
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[2] S. Bensch, H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. On Input-Revolving Deterministic and Nondeterministic Finite Automata. Information and Computation, 207(11):1140-1155, November 2009.
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[3] F. Biegler, M. Daley, M. Holzer, and I. McQuillan. On the Uniqueness and Decomposition of Shuffle on Two Words. Theoretical Computer Science, 410(38-40):3711-3724, September 2009.
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[4] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Language Operations with Regular Expressions of Polynomial Size. Theoretical Computer Science, 410(35):3281-3289, August 2009.
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[5] H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. Determinization of Finite Automata Accepting Subregular Languages. Theoretical Computer Science, 410(35):3209-3222, August 2009.
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[6] F. Brandt, F. Fischer, and M. Holzer. Symmetries and the Complexity of Pure Nash Equilibrium. Journal of Computer and System Sciences, 75(3):163-177, May 2009.
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[7] H. Gruber, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. More on the Size of Higman-Haines Sets: Effective Construction. Fundamenta Informaticae, 91(1):105-121, 2009.
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[8] M. Holzer and M. Kutrib. Nondeterministic Finite Automata-Recent Results on the Descriptional and Computational Complexity. International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, 20(4):563-580, 2009.
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[9] H. Bordihn and M. Holzer. A Note on Cooperating Distributed Grammar Systems Working in Combined Modes. Information Processing Letters, 108(1):10-14, September 2008.
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[10] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Results on the Average State and Transition Complexity of Finite Automata Accepting Finite Languages. Theoretical Computer Science, 387(2):155-166, November 2007.
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[11] H. Gruber, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. The size of Higman-Haines Sets. Theoretical Computer Science, 387(2):167-176, November 2007.
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[12] H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. Hybrid Extended Finite Automata. International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, 18(4):745-760, August 2007.
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[13] M. Beaudry and M. Holzer. The Complexity of Tensor Circuit Evaluation. Computational Complexity, 16(1):60-111, May 2007.
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[14] H. Bordihn and M. Holzer. Cooperating Distributed Grammar Systems as Models of Distributed Problem Solving, Revisited. Fundamenta Informaticae, 76(3):255-270, March 2007.
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[15] M. Holzer, M. Kutrib, and J. Reimann. Non-Recursive Trade-Offs for Deterministic Restarting Automata. Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics, 12(1/2):195-213, 2007.
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[16] H. Bordihn, H. Fernau, M. Holzer, V. Manca, and C. Martin-Vide. Iterated sequential transducers as languages generating devices. Theoretical Computer Science, 369(1-3):67-81, December 2006.
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[17] H. Bordihn and M. Holzer. Programmed Grammars and Their Relation to the LBA Problem. Acta Informatica, 43(4):223-242, November 2006.
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[18] F. Fischer, M. Holzer, and S. Katzenbeisser. The influence of neighbourhood and choice on the complexity of finding pure Nash equilibria. Information Processing Letters, 99(6):239-245, September 2006.
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[19] E. Csuhaj-Varjú, J. Dassow, and M. Holzer. CD Grammar Systems with Competence Based Entry Conditions in Their Cooperation Protocols. International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 83(2):159-169, February 2006.
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[20] M. Holzer and M. Kutrib. Variable Complexity of Simple Programs. Fundamenta Informaticae, 74(4):1-18, 2006.
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[21] M. Beaudry, J. M. Fernandez, and M. Holzer. A Common Algebraic Description of Probabilistic and Quantum Computations. Theoretical Computer Science, 345(2/3):206-234, November 2005.
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[22] J. Dassow and M. Holzer. Language Families Defined by a Ciliate Bio-Operation: Hierarchies and Decision Problems. International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, 16(4):645-662, August 2005.
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[23] H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. Unsolvability Levels of Operation Problems for Subclasses of Context-Free Languages. International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, 16(3):423-440, June 2005.
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[24] M. Holzer and M. Kutrib. On the Descriptional Complexity of Finite Automata with Modified Acceptance Conditions. Theoretical Computer Science, 330(2):267-285, February 2005.
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Books and Invited Papers

[1] H. Bordihn, R. Freund, M. Holzer, M. Kutrib, and F. Otto. Workshop on Non-Classical Models for Automata and Applications (NCMA). Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft, Vienna, Austria, September 2009.
[2] M. Holzer and M. Kutrib. Descriptional and Computational Complexity of Finite Automata. In A. H. Dediu, A. M. Ionescu, and C. Martín-Vide, editors, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference Language and Automata Theory and Applications, number 5457 in LNCS, pages 23-42, Tarragona, Spain, April 2009. Springer.
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[3] M. Holzer, M. Kutrib, and A. Malcher (editors). 18. Theorietag Automaten und Formale Sprachen. Technical report, Institut für Informatik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Arndtstraße 2, D-35392 Giessen, Germany, September 2008.
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[4] M. Holzer and M. Kutrib. Nondeterministic Finite Automata-Recent Results on the Descriptional and Computational Complexity. In O. H. Ibarra and B. Ravikumar, editors, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Implementation and Application of Automata, number 5148 in LNCS, pages 1-16, San Francisco, California, July 2008. Springer.
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[5] M. H. ter Beek, E. Csuhaj-Varjú, Gy. Vaszil, and M. Holzer. On Competence in CD Grammar Systems with Parallel Rewriting. International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, 18(6):1425-1439, December 2007.
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[6] H. Fernau, R. Freund, and M. Holzer. Representations of Recursively Enumerable Array Languages by Contextual Array Grammars. Fundamenta Informaticae, 64(1-4):159-170, February 2005.

Conferences

[1] F. Brandt, F. Fischer, and M. Holzer. On Iterated Dominance, Matrix Elimination, and Matched Paths. In J.-Y. Marion and T. Schwentick, editors, Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, Nancy, France, February 2010. Accepted for publication.
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[2] M. Holzer and A. Maletti. An n logn Algorithm for Hyper-Minimizing States in a (Minimized) Deterministic Automaton. In S. Maneth, editor, Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Implementation and Application of Automata, number 5642 in LNCS, pages 4-13, Sydney, Australia, July 2009. Springer.
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[3] H. Gruber, M. Holzer, and M. Tautschnig. Short Regular Expressions from Finite Automata: Empirical Results. In S. Maneth, editor, Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Implementation and Application of Automata, number 5642 in LNCS, pages 188-197, Sydney, Australia, July 2009. Springer.
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[4] H. Gruber, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. On Measuring Non-Recursive Trade-Offs. In J. Dassow, G. Pighizzini, and B. Truthe, editors, Proceedings of the 11th Workshop on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, pages 187-198, Fakultät für Informatik, Postfach 4120, D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany, July 2009. Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg.
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[5] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Tight Bounds on the Descriptional Complexity of Regular Expressions. In V. Diekert and D. Nowotka, editors, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference Developments in Language Theory, number 5583 in LNCS, pages 276-287, Stuttgart, Germany, June-July 2009. Springer.
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[6] H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. Undecidability of Operation Problems for T0L Languages and Subclasses. In A. H. Dediu, A. M. Ionescu, and C. Martín-Vide, editors, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference Language and Automata Theory and Applications, number 5457 in LNCS, pages 236-246, Tarragona, Spain, April 2009. Springer.
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[7] F. Brandt, F. Fischer, and M. Holzer. Equilibria of Graphical Games with Symmetries (Extended Abstract). In C. Papadimitriou and S. Zhang, editors, Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Internet & Network Economic, number 5385 in LNCS, pages 198-209, Shanghai, China, December 2008. Springer.
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[8] M. Holzer, M. Kutrib, and A. Malcher. Multi-Head Finite Automata: Characterizations, Concepts and Open Problems. In T. Neary, D. Woods, A. K. Seda, and N. Murphy, editors, Proceedings of the Workshop on The Complexity of Simple Programs, pages 117-136, Cork, Ireland, December 2008. Cork University Press.
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[9] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Provably Shorter Regular Expressions from Deterministic Finite Automata (Extended Abstract). In M. Ito and M. Toyama, editors, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference Developments in Language Theory, number 5257 in LNCS, pages 383-395, Kyoto, Japan, September 2008. Springer.
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[10] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Finite Automata, Digraph Connectivity, and Regular Expression Size. In L. Aceto, I. Damgaard, L. A. Goldberg, M. M. Halldórsson, A. Ingólfsdóttir, and I. Walkuwiewicz, editors, Proceedings of the 35th International Colloqium on Automata, Languages and Propgramming, number 5126 in LNCS, pages 39-50, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 2008. Springer.
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[11] H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. State Complexity of NFA to DFA Conversion for Subregular Language Families. In C. Câmpeanu and G. Pighizzini, editors, Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, pages 85-96, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 2008. University of Prince Edward Island, Departement of Computer Science and Information Technology.
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[12] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Language Operations with Regular Expressions of Polynomial Size. In C. Câmpeanu and G. Pighizzini, editors, Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, pages 182-193, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 2008. University of Prince Edward Island, Departement of Computer Science and Information Technology.
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[13] S. Bensch, H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. Deterministic Input-Reversal and Input-Revolving Finite Automata. In C. Martín-Vide, F. Otto, and H. Fernau, editors, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Language and Automata Theory and Applications, number 5196 in LNCS, pages 113-124, Tarragona, Spain, March 2008. Springer.
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[14] H. Bordihn and M. Holzer. Random Context in Regulated Rewriting Versus Cooperating Distributed Grammar Systems. In C. Martín-Vide, F. Otto, and H. Fernau, editors, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Language and Automata Theory and Applications, number 5196 in LNCS, pages 125-136, Tarragona, Spain, March 2008. Springer.
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[15] H. Gruber, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. More on the Size of Higman-Haines Sets: Effective Constructions. In J. O. Durand-Lose and M. Margenstern, editors, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference Machines, Computations, and Universality, number 4664 in LNCS, pages 193-204, Orléans, France, September 2007. Springer.
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[16] H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. Hairpin Finite Automata. In T. Harju, J. Karhumäki, and A. Lepistö, editors, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference Developments in Language Theory, number 4588 in LNCS, pages 108-119, Turku, Finland, July 2007. Springer.
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[17] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Inapproximability of Nondeterministic State and Transition Complexity Assuming P<>NP. In T. Harju, J. Karhumäki, and A. Lepistö, editors, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference Developments in Language Theory, number 4588 in LNCS, pages 205-216, Turku, Finland, July 2007. Springer.
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[18] H. Gruber, M. Holzer, and O. Ruepp. Sorting the Slow Way: An Analysis of Perversely Awful Randomized Sorting Algorithms. In P. Crescenzi, G. Prencipe, and G. Pucci, editors, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on FUN with Algorithms, number 4475 in LNCS, pages 183-197, Castiglioncello, Italy, June 2007. Springer.
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[19] M. Holzer and O. Ruepp. The Troubles of Interior Design-A Complexity Analysis of the Game Heyawake. In P. Crescenzi, G. Prencipe, and G. Pucci, editors, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on FUN with Algorithms, number 4475 in LNCS, pages 198-212, Castiglioncello, Italy, June 2007. Springer.
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[20] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Computational Complexity of NFA Minimization for Finite and Unary Languages. In Preproceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language and Automata Theory and Applications, Technical Report 35/07, pages 261-272, Tarragona, Spain, March 2007. Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics, Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
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[21] F. Brandt, F. Fischer, and M. Holzer. Symmetries and the Complexity of Pure Nash Equilibrium. In W. Thomas and P. Weil, editors, Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, number 4393 in LNCS, pages 212-223, Aachen, Germany, February 2007. Springer.
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[22] H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. Hybrid Extended Finite Automata. In O. H. Ibarra and H.-C. Yen, editors, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Implementation and Application of Automata, number 4094 in LNCS, pages 34-45, Taipei, Taiwan, August 2006. Springer.
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[23] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Finding Lower Bounds for Nondeterministic State Complexity is Hard (Extended Abstract). In O. H. Ibarra and Z. Dang, editors, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, number 4036 in LNCS, pages 363-374, Santa Barbara, California, USA, June 2006. Springer.
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[24] M. Holzer and M. Kutrib. The size of Higman-Haines sets. In H. Leung and G. Pighizzini, editors, Proceedings of the 8th Workshop on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, pages 177-187, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, June 2006. Computer Science Technical Report NMSU-CS-2006-001.
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[25] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Results on the average state and transition complexity of finite automata. In H. Leung and G. Pighizzini, editors, Proceedings of the 8th Workshop on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, pages 267-275, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, June 2006. Computer Science Technical Report NMSU-CS-2006-001.
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[26] M. Holzer and F. Otto. Shrinking Multi-Pushdown Automata. In M. Liskiewicz and R. Reischuk, editors, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Fundamentals of Computation Theory, number 3623 in LNCS, pages 305-316, Lübeck, Germany, August 2005. Springer.
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[27] H. Bordihn, M. Holzer, and M. Kutrib. Revolving-Input Finite Automata. In C. De Felice and A. Restivo, editors, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, number 3572 in LNCS, pages 168-179, Palermo, Italy, July 2005. Springer.
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[28] H. Gruber, M. Holzer, M. Kiehn, and B. König. On Timed Automata with Discrete Time-Structural and Language Theoretical Characterization. In C. De Felice and A. Restivo, editors, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, number 3572 in LNCS, pages 272-283, Palermo, Italy, July 2005. Springer.
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[29] M. Holzer, M. Kutrib, and J. Reimann. Descriptional Complexity of Deterministic Restarting Automata. In C. Mereghetti, B. Palano, G. Pighizzini, and D. Wotschke, editors, Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, pages 158-169, Milano, Italy, 2005. Universita degli Studi di Milano.
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Technical Reports

[1] M. Holzer and A. Maletti. An n logn Algorithm for Hyper-Minimizing States in a (Minimized) Deterministic Automaton. IFIG Research Report 0902, Institut für Informatik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Arndtstr. 2, D-35392 Gießen, Germany, April 2009.
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[2] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Tight Bounds on the Descriptional Complexity of Regular Expressions. IFIG Research Report 0901, Institut für Informatik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Arndtstr. 2, D-35392 Gießen, Germany, February 2009.
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[3] F. Brandt, F. Fischer, and M. Holzer. On Iterated Dominance, Matrix Elimination, and Matched Paths. Report TR08-077, Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity (ECCC), August 2008.
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[4] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Language Operations with Regular Expressions of Polynomial Size. Technischer Bericht TUM-I0814, Institut für Informatik, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstraße 3, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany, May 2008.
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[5] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Provably Shorter Regular Expressions from Deterministic Finite Automata. Technischer Bericht TUM-I0805, Institut für Informatik, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstraße 3, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany, February 2008.
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[6] F. Brandt, F. Fischer, and M. Holzer. Equilibria of Graphical Games with Symmetries. Report TR07-136, Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity (ECCC), December 2007.
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[7] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Finite Automata, Digraph Connectivity, and Regular Expression Size. Technischer Bericht TUM-I0725, Institut für Informatik, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstraße 3, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany, December 2007.
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[8] F. Brandt, F. Fischer, and M. Holzer. Symmetries and the Complexity of Pure Nash Equilibrium. Report TR06-091, Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity (ECCC), August 2006.
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[9] H. Gruber and M. Holzer. Finding Lower Bounds for Nondeterministic State Complexity is Hard. Report TR06-027, Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity (ECCC), March 2006.
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