WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 09/17/01

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Coming up on News 7-
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The latest from New York City in a live report- as the search goes on.
U-S Airways is laying off thousands.... details ahead.
Plus the star high above Roanoke will be changing colors soon.
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And we'll meet a local man pitching in at the Pentagon site.
News 7 is next.

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These pictures tonight from ground zero- as the work continues into yet another night.
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Good evening...

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While the work goes on in New York City and at the Pentagon. Several related developments.
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It now appears the suspected hijackers had a backup plan if their planned air attack failed. [reveal next page]
On Wall Street today-
The Dow lost 685 points- a record one day point drop. [REVEAL NEXT PAGE]
U-S Airways announced it'll lay off 11-thousand workers system wide- The local impact is not yet known.
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We begin our coverage with Drew Levinson live in New York City.
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((It was a bad day on wall street. You could see it on the traders faces. 590 billion dollars in stock value wiped out. Larry Wachtel/Prudential Financial Analyst: Nothing seemed to work today It was the biggest one-day point drop ever in the Dow. But far from a collapse.
And to try to contain the carnage----the Federal Reserve announced a surprise rate cut before the trading day began.
Travel stocks took the biggest hit Continental down 49 percent. That prompted talk the government will be forced into a multi-billion dollar rescue package to keep the airlines flying. And there were signs late Monday, that the Bush administration is already asking Congress to create a comprehensive "assistance" plan. REP. JAMES OBERSTAR/D-MN IF THIS INDUSTRY GOES DOWN THERE IS NO OTHER AIRLINE TO COME IN AND PROVIDE THE SERVICE. WE HAVE TO SAVE THIS WHOLE INDUSTRY. From Wallstreet to the nearby streets covered with the rubble of the World Trade Center-the grim search for victims moves forward. Workers are using a bucket brigade, to gingerly sift through the debris, hoping for any sign that a victim might still be alive. But with time running short, and nearly 5-thousand people still missing, officials fear the worst. Thomas Von Essen/New York City Fire Commissioner "There are countless stories of people who were saved that morning because of people who are in that column of stairwells. Who knows how many flights our guys got up, who are now crushed and whether we find any of them in that stairwell, I am becoming less optimistic."))
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[Markets]

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On Roaonke's Wall Street today investors didn't bail out... they jumped in.
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That's according to George Brammer at A.G. Edwards.
He says not one of his clients asked him to sell their stock today.
Brammer says it's likely foreign investors don't share in domestic investor confidence that America will stabilize.
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((GEORGE BRAMMER: WE'VE HAD FOUR DAYS OF PENT UP DEMAND PEOPLE WHO'VE WANTED TO CHANGE THEIR PORTFOLIOS AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT ON THE DAY OF THE ATTACK, SO THEY'VE WAITED UNTIL TODAY IN THE FIRST DAY THE MARKET OPENED. EVERYBODY'S REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE MARKET PERFORMED.))
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Brammer also says defense stocks are climbing... a sign the U-S may be gearing up for war.
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[US-Airways]

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After the markets closed today, US-Airways announced its laying off 11-thousand workers.
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In the wake of last weeks attacks, financial turbulence has set in, causing a major loss of revenue in the airline industry. Late today, U-S Airways announced the cuts, calling them a "business decision".
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((PETER SCHWARZ/UNCC ECONOMIST; THEY'RE GOING TO BE FLYING 20 TO 25 PERCENT FEWER PLANES, SO TO KEEP THE SAME NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IS SIMPLY UNAFFORDABLE.))
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US Airways is not alone, many companies in the airline industry have announced fewer flights, and layoffs. US Airways employees are hoping the cutbacks are only for the time being.
There's no word yet how the service and job cutbacks will affect operations in Roanoke or Lynchburg.
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[Pentagon]

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President Bush repeated his rallying call.. saying he wants Osama Bin Laden.. dead or alive.
As Teri Okita reports, new information that the hijackers had a PLAN B if the air attacks did not work.
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((IT NOW APPEARS THE SUSPECTED HIJACKERS HAD A BACKUP PLAN, IF THEIR DEADLY PLOT FROM THE SKIES HAD FAILED. SOURCES TELL CBS NEWS FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS HAVE RECOVERED PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE HOMES AND THE CARS OF THE DEAD HIJACKERS ... INDICATING THAT IF THEY HAD FAILED IN TUESDAY'S ATTACK ... THEY WOULD HAVE STRUCK ANOTHER TARGET WITH MORE CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS. MEANWHILE, FOUR MEN CONTINUE TO BE HELD AS MATERIAL WITNESSES IN NEW YORK. ... AND THE LIST OF PEOPLE WANTED FOR GENERAL QUESTIONING CONTINUES TO GROW. ROBERT MUELLER/FBI DIRECTOR: "There are individuals cooperating yes. There are a number of individuals that are not cooperating." THE U.S. IS ALSO SCRAMBLING TO FIND THE ELUSIVE MILITANT LEADER, OSAMA BIN LADEN, BUT FINDING HIM REMAINS A LONGSHOT FOR NOW. COLIN POWELL/SECRETARY OF STATE: "I can't be certain of where he is. I'm reasonably confident and certain that if the Taliban wanted to find him ... they would know where he is, if he is still in Afghanistan. And I've seen nothing to indicate he's not." THE U.S. HAS THREATENED TO RETALIATE AGAINST THE TALIBAN GOVERNMENT FOR HARBORING BIN LADEN. BUT HOW TO PROCEED WITH SUCH AN ATTACK IS OF MAJOR CONCERN. THAT'S BECAUSE BIN LADEN IS BELIEVED TO BE STORING CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS -- AND POSSIBLY EVEN NUCLEAR MATERIALS -- THAT COULD KILL INNOCENT LIVES IF DESTROYED BY U.S. BOMBS. AND BACK IN THIS COUNTRY, PRESIDENT BUSH IS TRYING TO STOP THE RISING NUMBER OF BIAS ATTACKS AGAINST MUSLIM-AMERICANS. THE PRESIDENT CONDEMNED THE BIGOTED ACTS ... WHILE HE VISITED A MOSQUE IN DCTERMS. PRESIDENT BUSH: "Those who feel like they can intimidate our fellow citizens to take out their anger don't represent the best of America, they represent the worst of humankind."))

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The man who's in charge of making sure workers at the "Pentagon site" have food and water... is on loan from the Roanoke Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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Tom Brown left ground zero at the crash site to show us the Red Cross' remote headquarters a few miles away-- a site where our cameras are allowed.
Brown says this is the first disaster he's worked in 27 years where there were no victims to help.
Even after postings in Turkey and Albania, he's never seen anything like it.
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Brown says his teams work in three shifts, 24 hours a day, serving about 34-hundred people per meal.
He also says Tuesday's strikes have broken his sense of security.
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Brown says if you want to help the relief effort, please don't send food or supplies.
Send money to the relief organization of your choice.
They can get the items cheaper, when and where they are needed.

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The Roanoke Valley has been showing its patriotic spirit with red, white and blue ribbons... and American flags by the thousands.
Soon, Joe Dashiell reports the region's largest symbol will also be sending a message.
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Ten years ago, the Mill Mountain Star became a symbol of support for U-S troops taking part in Desert Storm. In the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attack, Roanokers encouraged members of city council to make the Star shine red, white and blue once again.
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Chris Hynes got his wish... as council voted to make a patriotic statement with the star.
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((THE SYMBOL OF OUR CITY IS THE STAR. AND TO TURN IT RED WHITE AND BLUE IS I THINK A TESTAMENT TO THE CARING A PATRIOTISM THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN IN SO MANY WAYS THROUGHOUT OUR VALLEY SINCE LAST TUESDAY.)) [RUNS:14]
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The star won't be changing its stripes overnight, but officials the city's patriotic spirit will be shining from Mill Mountain as soon as possible.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))

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Reverend Jerry Falwell apologizes for some controversial statements made just days after the attack.
Details still ahead on News 7.
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And in Pennsylvania... families visit the crash site- and hear words from the First lady.
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((THIS HAS BEEN A WEEK OF LOSS AND HEART ACHE OF A KIND NONE OF US COULD HAVE IMAGINED.))
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We'll have the story.. when we come back.
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[Sports-Preview]

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(( Hey folks this is Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office as UVa's Al Groh makes a fashion statement and much more today. The big leagues get back to the basics tonight with patriotism batting a 1000. The World trade center castasrophe will be right in the Hokies' sights this weekend. And the lone remaining high school football postponement from last Friday was finished up this afternoon. That and much more tonight on the Big 7.))

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In Pennsylvania, a memorial today for the victims on the airliner that crashed near Pittsburgh last week.
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Family and friends were escorted to the site by the Red Cross- where they were welcomed with a salute from the State Police.
Family members left mementos of their loved ones at the site-
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((GOVERNOR TOM RIDGE/PA: WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. THAT WHEN YOU ATTACK ONE AMERICAN, YOU ATTACK US ALL.)) [BUTT TO 20:09:13] ((LAURA BUSH: AMERICA IS LEARNING THE NAMES, BUT YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE AND YOU ARE THE ONES THEY THOUGHT OF IN THE LAST MOMENTS OF LIFE, YOU ARE THE ONES THEY CALLED AND PRAYED TO SEE AGAIN. YOU ARE THE ONES THEY LOVED.))
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Government officials suspect the plane was intended for a high profile target in Washington- they believe some on board overtook the hijackers.
Today family members were each given a vile of soil from the plane crash site.
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[Falwell-Apology]

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The Reverend Jerry Falwell has apologized for saying God allowed terrorists to attack America because of the work of civil liberties groups, abortion rights supporters and feminists.
Falwell says his comments were ill-timed, insensitive and divisive at a time of national mourning.
President Bush has called the minister's statement inappropriate.

[Moonshine]

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The tragedy in New York and Northern Virginia had a "trickle down" effect in a Roanoke courtroom today.
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After the prosecution outlined its case in federal court, Ralph Hale Senior decided to plead guilty to charges stemming from the sale and manufacture of moonshine. Hale's attorney says he and his client opted for a plea agreement because this is not the time to challenge the federal government.
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((ROSCOE REYNOLDS/RALPH HALE SENIOR'S ATTORNEY: THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME TO BE CHALLENGING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN UNDER SIEGE. SOME VERY TERRIBLE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO BE IN A COURTROOM CONTESTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AT THIS TIME. ))
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Prosecutors say Hale cheated the state and federal government out of four point seven million dollars in taxes.
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((SHARON BURNHAM/ASSISTANT U. S. ATTORNEY; THIS WAS DONE WITH THE FULL COOPERATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS AN APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION OF THIS CASE AND WILL SEND A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS KIND OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY MUST COME TO AN END.))
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Four other defendants also pled guilty this evening as part of plea agreements. All five are free on bond-- until they're sentenced at a later date.

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Deputies are investigating what causeded a truck accident and diesel fuel spill in Bedford County.
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The Eagle Petroleum truck on Route 43 was headed toward Bedford this morning when the truck flipped on a curve. Deputies say the driver, Bobby Gene (Hahn-a-kurr) Honaker of Montvale, lost control when the brakes failed. He was taken to the hospital to be treated. His injuries do not appear life threatening. Investigators say the rig lost about 380 gallons of fuel, and they are trying to figure out if the spill could contaminate water. Eagle Petroleum has pumped the remaining fuel out of the truck.
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[Longwood]

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Longwood College is adding another building to the list of structures to be rebuilt after a fire last Spring.
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Grainger Hall was damaged by fire in April. The college originally planned to renovate it, but once the interior was gutted experts discovered infrastructure problems that may have existed before the fire. Demolition is scheduled to begin later this month.
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Constitution Day ceremonies take on new meaning at the home of a Founding Father.
That's next on News 7.
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And some students in the New River Valley get a lesson in fundraising for a good cause.
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[Montpelier]

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While we are living in difficult times, our nation has survived other crises, based on the strength of our democratic form of government.
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It's a government spelled out in the United States Constitution, whose principal author was honored today at his home in Orange County.
Scholars say James Madison's vision helped create the most successful form of government in world history.
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((MICHAEL QUINN/MONTPELIER FOUNDATION PRESIDENT: WE TEND TO TAKE OUR CONSTITUTION FOR GRANTED AND YET AT THE TIME IT WAS WRITTEN, IT HAD NO PRECEDENT IN THE HISTORY OF MAN AND IN A SINGLE STROKE, THOSE PEOPLE, LED BY JAMES MADISON, CREATED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FORM OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN.))
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Visitors to Montpelier today signed and got their own copy of the Constitution.
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[C'Burg-Elementary]

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Some students in the New River Valley are doing their part to raise money for the American Red Cross.
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At Christiansburg Elementary School today, more than 4-hundred students along with teachers and parents gathered outside to kickoff a fundraiser. Over the next two-weeks students can drop pennies, nickels and dimes into donation cans in each classroom. The children are also encouraged to write letters to the families hit by last week's attacks.
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The nation takes another step forward as major league baseball makes a comeback in 6 parks. Al Groh breaks out the red, white and blue. The Hokies prepare for am unwanted sight seeing moments. And if you can dance the Dazzle wants you. But first in tonight's Extra Point.
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The NFL and the regular, full-time officials have ended their labor dispute. Events from last week and the reality that NFL management was determined to play hard ball has led to the officials having a change of heart. The officials have accepted the same offer that was offered to then on a September 4th. The 6 year pact calls for 50 percent raise this year and a 100 percent raise by the fourth year of the deal. The ref could be back on the field by this weekend.
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[S-MLB]

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After staying off the base paths for nearly a week, Major League Baseball went back to work last night with six games. All of the contests were in the National League and all were full of national pride.
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In Pittsburgh, the Mets stepped on the field wearing caps honoring the various police, fire and rescue personnel back in New York. There were prayers, plenty of patriotism, and also some very visible signs of added security. Appropriately, the New Yorkers won the game 4-to-1.
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In Philadelphia, players, managers and fans paused for a moment of silence and joined in the signing of God Bless America before the first pitch was tossed out at the Vet. Greg Maddux would have liked to have tossed out a few of pitches, as well. Scott Rolen went yard twice off of Maddux, who lost his 9th game of the season as the Braves fall to the Phils 5-to-2.

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[S-PH]

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The final remaining contest from week number three that was postponed last Friday was played yesterday afternoon as Patrick Henry hosted Petersburg at Victory Stadium.
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Petersburg postponed all sporting events at the last minute last Friday, forcing Patrick Henry to regroup quickly for today's game. And while the turnout was not what the Patriots had hoped, they still seem to be coming together in the wake of last week's events.
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The Crimson Wave would score the game' first points. In the second quarter watch quarterback Jason Pulley find Jonathan Pulley on the touchdown connection, Petersburg
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would take a 7-nothing lead.
PH would tighten up on defense. Dujuan Johnson intercepts this Petersburg pass in the end zone, but Petersburg wins it 21 to 14.
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Patrick Henry is off this coming Friday night before taking on Cave Spring on Friday September 28th at Dwight Bogel Stadium.

[S-Tech]

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Virginia Tech returns to action this week for its first Big East game of the season.
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Tech was scheduled to be off last weekend, before the NCAA's slate of games was postponed. This week Tech hits the road for the first time this season. And unfortunately, the luck of the schedule has them heading to Rutgers. That means the team will fly right over Manhattan before landing at the Newark airport.
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[vo nat con't] The Hokies do not fly commercial airlines on their away trips. Their plane is chartered from Miami Air.
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[S-UVA]

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The Virginia football team is doing its best to refocus and get ready for its ACC opener this coming Saturday at Clemson. Steve Mason was in Charlottesville today as Al Groh and the Cavs showed their true colors.
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The Roanoke Dazzle, the star city's new NBA developmental league team, is looking for a mascot and something called an "Interactive Squad." The 12 coed members who will eventually make up the squad need to have skills in dance, cheering, gymnastics and be able to entertain a crowd.
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[GO TO PINNACLE] If you are interested the tryouts will take place this Saturday September 22nd at 8am at the Virginia Western Community College gym. The mascot competition will get started at two. If you need more information you can call the Dazzle office a 343-4450. (------------------)