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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
b2bstores.com, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
________________________________________________________________________________
(Title of Class of Securities)
11776S 10 7
_______________________________________________________________
(CUSIP Number)
Alan Schoenbaum, Esq.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP
300 Convent, Suite 1500
San Antonio, Texas 78707
210-281-7000
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
September 26, 2000
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), chech the following box [_].
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original
and five copes of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities only).
Enviro-Clean of America, Inc.
Federal ID Number: 88-0386415
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
4
Not Applicable
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
Nevada
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
930,000
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
930,000
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
930,000
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
12
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
10.79%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
14
CO
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities only).
Steven Etra
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
4
PF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
United States Citizen
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
192,667
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 945,167
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
192,667
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
945,167
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
1,137,834 (2)
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
12
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
13.20%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
IN
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(2) Includes 10,667 shares held by SRK Associates L.L.C., a company
controlled by Steven Etra, 1,000 shares owned by Lances Property Development
Pension Plan, 50% owned by Mr. Etra, 930,000 shares owned by Enviro-Clean of
America, Inc. a company in which Mr. Etra is a minority shareholder and a
director, and 3,500 shares held by Gemini Capital L.L.C., a company in which Mr.
Etra is secretary, director, and minority shareholder. Mr. Etra disclaims
beneficial ownership of the securities held by Gemini Capital L.L.C. and Enviro-
Clean of America, Inc. and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr.
Etra is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 13 or
any other purpose. Mr. Etra disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities
held by SRK Associates L.L.C. and Lances Property Development Company except to
the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities only).
Randall K. Davis
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
4
Not Applicable
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
Unites States citizen
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF 333,333
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 930,000
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING 333,333
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
930,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
1,263,333 (3)
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
12
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
14.65%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
14
IN
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(3) Includes 930,000 shares held by Enviro-Clean of America, Inc., of which
Randall K. Davis is a minority shareholder, President, and a Director. Mr. Davis
disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Enviro-Clean of
America, Inc. and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Davis is
the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 13 or any other
purpose.
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities only).
Gary C. Granoff
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
4
Not Applicable
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
Unites States citizen
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF 5,000
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 942,375
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING 5,000
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
942,375
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
947,375 (4)
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
12
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
10.99%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
IN
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(4) Includes 3,000 shares held by Gary C. Granoff's wife; 500 shares held by
Dapary Management Corporation, a company which is controlled by Mr. Granoff;
5,875 shares held by Mr. Granoff and his adult son in a joint account; 1,500
shares held in a family trust for the benefit of Mr. Granoff's adult son,
Robert; 1,000 shares held in a family trust for the benefit of Mr. Granoff's
adult son, Joshua; 3,500 shares held by Gemini Capital L.L.C., a company in
which Mr. Granoff is President, director, and shareholder and 930,000 shares
held by Enviro-Clean of America, Inc. , a company in which Mr. Granoff is a
director. Mr. Granoff disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by
Gemini Capital L.L.C. and Enviro-Clean of America, Inc. and this report shall
not be deemed an admission that Mr. Granoff is the beneficial owner of such
securities for purposes of Section 13 or any other purpose. Mr. Granoff
disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by his wife, Dapary
Management Corporation, the joint account with his son and the family trusts
except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities only).
Mark A. Rice
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
4
AF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
Unites States Citizen
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF 262,400
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
930,000
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING 262,400
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
930,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
1,192,400 (5)
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
12
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
13.83%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
IN
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(5) Includes 262,400 shares held by The dotCOM Fund L.L.C., a company in
which Mr. Rice is the managing member of the managing member and 930,000 shares
held by Enviro-Clean of America, Inc. , a company in which Mr. Rice is an
investor. Mr. Rice disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by
Enviro-Clean of America, Inc. and this report shall not be deemed an admission
that Mr. Rice is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section
13 or any other purpose. Mr. Rice disclaims beneficial ownership of the
securities held by the dotCOM Fund L.L.C. except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest therein.
SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 4
This Amendment No. 4 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the Amendment
No.3 on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D Amendment 3") relating to the shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of b2bstores.com,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Issuer"), previously filed by the reporting
persons. This Amendment is being filed to update the Schedule 13D Amendment 3 in
light of certain recent purchases of securities by the reporting persons.
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment have the meanings set
forth in the Schedule 13D and the subsequent amendments.
Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any
of the information previously reported on the Schedule 13D Amendment 3.
SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 4
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
The $255,411.80 in cash used to purchase the 132,400 additional shares of
the Issuer's Common Stock purchased in September by Mark A. Rice as the managing
member of the managing member of the dotCOM Funds, L.L.C. was provided by
capital from the dotCOM Fund, L.L.C.
The $3,250 in cash used purchase the 2,000 additional shares of the
Issuer's Common Stock purchased in September by Steven Etra was provided from
personal funds of Mr. Etra.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transactions.
The additional 132,400 shares purchased by Mark A. Rice through the dotCOM
Funds, L.L.C. were purchased for investment purposes, however, will be used by
the group to encourage the Issuer's board of directors to give full
consideration to any and all strategic alternatives that Enviro-Clean believes
may be presented for the purpose of enhancing shareholder value, as described in
Amendment 2 to this 13-D.
The additional 2,000 shares purchased by Steven Etra were purchased for
investment purposes, however, will be used by the group to encourage the
Issuer's board of directors to give full consideration to any and all strategic
alternatives that Enviro-Clean believes may be presented for the purpose of
enhancing shareholder value, as described in Amendment 2 to this 13-D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) - (b)
2) Steven Etra:
(i) As of the date hereof, Steven Etra beneficially owns 1,137,834
shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, and such shares constitute approximately
13.20% of the total shares of the Issuer's Common Stock issued and outstanding.
Such shares beneficially owned by Mr. Etra include: (1) 10,667 shares of Common
Stock held by SRK Associates, a company controlled by Mr. Etra; (2) 1,000 shares
of Common Stock held by Lances Property Development Pension Plan; (3) 3,500
shares of Common Stock held by Gemini Capital LLC, a company in which Mr.Etra is
a minority shareholder and a director; and (4) 930,000 shares of common stock
held by Enviro-Clean of America, Inc., a company in which Mr. Etra is a minority
shareholder and a Director.
(ii) Steven Etra has sole voting and disposition power over the
192,667 shares he personally holds. Mr. Etra shares voting and disposition power
of the 945,167 shares held by Lances Property Development Pension Plan, Gemini
Capital L.L.C., SRK Associates, L.L.C., and Enviro-Clean of America, Inc. Mr.
Etra disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Gemini Capital
L.L.C. and Enviro-Clean of America, Inc. and this report shall not be deemed an
admission that Mr. Etra is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes
of Section 13 or any other purpose. Mr. Etra disclaims beneficial ownership of
the securities held by SRK Associates L.L.C. and Lances Property Development
Pension Plan except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
5) Mark A. Rice:
(i) As of the date hereof, Mark A. Rice beneficially owns 1,192,400
shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, and such shares constitute approximately
13.83% of the total shares of the Issuer's Common Stock issued and outstanding
as of the date hereof. Such shares beneficially owned by Mr. Rice include
262,400 shares of common stock held by the dotCOM Fund, L.L.C. a company in
which Mr. Rice is the managing member of the managing member and 930,000 shares
of common stock held by Enviro-Clean of America, Inc., a company in which Mr.
Rice is a minority shareholder and Director.
(ii) Mark A. Rice has sole voting and disposition power over the
262,400 shares he held by the dotCOM Fund, L.L.C. Mr. Rice shares voting and
disposition power of the 930,000 shares held by Enviro-Clean of America, Inc.
Mr. Rice disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Enviro-Clean
of America, Inc. and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Rice
is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 13 or any
other purpose. Mr. Rice disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held
by the dotCOM Fund L.L.C. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest
therein.
(c)
1) Mark A. Rice: The dotCOM Fund L.L.C., through Mark A. Rice, the
managing member of the managing member of the dotCOM Fund, made the following
purchases of the Issuer's Common Stock on the open market:
September 22, 2000: 8,500 shares at $1.875
September 25, 2000: 20,000 shares at $1.9109
September 26, 2000: 20,000 shares at $1.91
September 26, 2000: 41,500 shares at $1.8852
September 26, 2000: 10,000 shares at $1.875
September 26, 2000: 4,500 shares at $1.875
September 27, 2000: 6,000 shares at $1.875
September 27, 2000: 4,500 shares at $1.875
September 28, 2000: 5,500 shares at $1.875
September 29, 2000: 11,900 shares at $1.8763
2) Steven Etra: Steven Etra purchased 2,000 shares of the Issuer's Common
Stock on September 13 on the open market for $1.625 per share.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated May 24, 2000, by and between
Enviro-Clean of America, Inc., Steven Etra, Randall K. Davis,
Gary C. Granoff and Mark A. Rice. *
* Filed as Exhibit 1 in Amendment 3 to the Schedule 13D, filed
with the Commission on September 15, 2000.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: October 12, 2000 Enviro-Clean of America, Inc.
By: /s/Randall K. Davis
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Randall K. Davis, President
/s/ Steven Etra (by attorney-in-fact)
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Steven Etra
/s/ Randall K. Davis
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Randall K. Davis
/s/ Gary C. Granoff (by attorney-in-fact)
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Gary C. Granoff
/s/ Mark A. Rice (by attorney-in-fact)
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Mark A. Rice