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Parents pressure district to close school bathrooms

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff
Friday November 02, 2001

A group of first-grade parents at Washington Elementary School have been pressuring the district to close two bathrooms located in a “portable” building, which is accessible from the street, but invisible to teachers. They want new bathrooms built inside the classrooms. -more-



Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Friday November 02, 2001

Friday, Nov. 2 -more-



It may take a village

Fred Lupke
Friday November 02, 2001


Fantasizing on the Rusalka Moon

By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 02, 2001

“So, you want to know the story of our Rusalka?” begins an old woman, talking to a scholar of folklore who is recording the quaint beliefs held by those in these remote mountain villages. -more-



Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Friday November 02, 2001


Inexperienced Bears will have to start small

By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent
Friday November 02, 2001

Forney the lone returning starter -more-



City Council delays housing contract

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Funding would continue hotel’s emergency homeless aid -more-



Berkeley should be ashamed

Tim Barnett
Friday November 02, 2001


‘Friends’ hits No.1 TV spot

By David Bauderr, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

NEW YORK — Since Sept. 11, Americans by the millions have been reaching out to friends — real ones, and imaginary ones on television. -more-



’Jackets overpower Encinal

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Berkeley clinches 2nd ACCAL title -more-



Davis says Bay’s bridges are targets

By Pamela Reynolds, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 02, 2001

Gov. Gray Davis set off a flurry of mildly panicked inquiries Thursday when he told reporters that terrorists may be targeting California suspension bridges for a terrorist attack somewhere between Nov. 2 and Nov. 7. -more-



Acceptance, not ‘tolerance’

O.V. Michaelsen
Friday November 02, 2001

Editor: -more-



Cal field hockey advances in OT

Daily Planet Wire Services
Friday November 02, 2001


Medical marijuana club regs may limit dispensaries

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 02, 2001


Thanks, Berkeley

Shepherd Bliss
Friday November 02, 2001


Sports shorts

Staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Hornets take ACCAL cross country titles -more-



Sept. 11 Response Calendar

Staff
Friday November 02, 2001


Sad when pacifist council attacked

Staff
Friday November 02, 2001


Features

Others should follow council lead

Tara Treasurefield
Friday November 02, 2001

Emeryville school board candidate approves of a Berkeley boycott

By Mary Spicuzza, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 02, 2001

A.M. Fonda, an Emeryville mailman, poet and candidate for Emery Unified School District board election, was first at the mic during Monday’s poetry reading at Spasso Coffeehouse. His fellow poets had gathered to celebrate Halloween, Day of the Dead and the Celtic new year, but Fonda wanted to talk about modern politics and real-life terror. -more-


South Asian group focuses on domestic violence issue

By Nilanga S. Jayasinghe Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 02, 2001

Among the more light-hearted fashion and Mehndi tattoo stands and the cultural events of this week’s South Asian Awareness program on the UC Berkeley campus, stood a booth dealing with one of the most serious issues facing South Asian women – domestic violence. -more-


UC faculty approve change in admissions

The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

BERKELEY — University of California faculty have endorsed a change in admissions policy that would look at students’ life achievements as well as their academic records. -more-


‘Ewwwwww!’, Grossology exhibit indulges kids’ fascination with body functions

By Martha Irvine, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

CHICAGO — It’s a popular science exhibit that explores the slimy, the crusty and the scaly. -more-


New garden varieties for the coming year

By George Bria, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

POUND RIDGE, N.Y. — “Variety’s the very spice of life,” said 18th century British poet William Cowper. The phrase, stale now, is still hard to beat. But statesman Benjamin Disraeli tried, calling variety “the mother of enjoyment.” -more-


Californians to get parenting kits paid for by tobacco tax

By Christian Almeida, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

LOS ANGELES — The parents of every child born in California will receive a free, bilingual parenting kit in an unprecedented statewide education campaign funded by a voter-approved tobacco tax. -more-


Survey finds state economies weakening fast

By Robert Tanner, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

Television networks sue maker of digital video recorder

By Seth Sutel and May Wong, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

NEW YORK — Three major television networks are suing the maker of the first Internet-ready personal digital video recorder, saying the ReplayTV 4000 lets people make and distribute illegal copies of television programs. -more-


BEA Systems plans 300 cuts

The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

SAN JOSE — Business software maker BEA Systems Inc. said Thursday it will lay off about 300 employees, or about 10 percent of its work force, by year’s end, joining the long list of Silicon Valley firms that have trimmed payrolls to offset declining sales. -more-


Sun Microsystems laying off about 250 in Colorado

The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Sun Microsystems Inc. will lay off about 250 people in Colorado as it cuts its global work force because of the soured economy. -more-


Hearing held to verify SLA radical’s guilty plea

By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

LOS ANGELES — A hearing was ordered Thursday to determine whether the guilty plea by a former Symbionese Liberation Army radical for a 1975 attempted bombing was valid, given her public declarations of innocence. -more-


Feds order states to strengthen Megan’s laws

By Liz Sidoti, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The federal government has ordered Ohio and 13 other states to make their Megan’s laws stronger or risk losing millions in grant money. -more-


Election Section

Washington court rules gays entitled to partner’s estate

By Paul Queary The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gays may be entitled to the estates of partners who die without wills, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday. -more-


Geraldo Rivera to be Fox News’ war correspondent

By David Bauder, The Associated Press
Friday November 02, 2001

NEW YORK — Geraldo Rivera is quitting his prime-time talk show on CNBC to become a war correspondent for Fox News Channel, saying Thursday he couldn’t bear to stay on the sidelines during a big story. -more-


Editorial

Another Pacifica board member resigns

Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff
Friday November 02, 2001

Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Another Pacifica board member resigns 11-02-2001

Will shop on-line in Berkeley 11-02-2001

Berkeley cannabis buyers clubs worried 11-02-2001

Bay Area Briefs 11-01-2001

Proud American wants ineffective war to end 11-01-2001

Parents keep kids from trick-or-treating 10-31-2001

Teen who admitted to school shooting commits suicide in jail 10-30-2001

UCSF shows off planned biotech research hub 10-29-2001

This is not Viet Nam – 6,000 innocents died 10-28-2001

Local auto dealers see a strange rise in sales 10-28-2001

This is not Viet Nam – 6,000 innocents died 10-27-2001

Local auto dealers see a strange rise in sales 10-27-2001

News

Parents pressure district to close school bathrooms By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 11-02-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-02-2001

It may take a village Fred Lupke 11-02-2001

Fantasizing on the Rusalka Moon By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 11-02-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-02-2001

Inexperienced Bears will have to start small By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 11-02-2001

City Council delays housing contract By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-02-2001

Berkeley should be ashamed Tim Barnett 11-02-2001

‘Friends’ hits No.1 TV spot By David Bauderr, The Associated Press 11-02-2001

’Jackets overpower Encinal By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-02-2001

Davis says Bay’s bridges are targets By Pamela Reynolds, Special to the Daily Planet 11-02-2001

Acceptance, not ‘tolerance’ O.V. Michaelsen 11-02-2001

Cal field hockey advances in OT Daily Planet Wire Services 11-02-2001

Medical marijuana club regs may limit dispensaries By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 11-02-2001

Thanks, Berkeley Shepherd Bliss 11-02-2001

Sports shorts Staff 11-02-2001

Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 11-02-2001

Sad when pacifist council attacked Staff 11-02-2001

Others should follow council lead Tara Treasurefield 11-02-2001

Emeryville school board candidate approves of a Berkeley boycott By Mary Spicuzza, Special to the Daily Planet 11-02-2001

South Asian group focuses on domestic violence issue By Nilanga S. Jayasinghe Special to the Daily Planet 11-02-2001

UC faculty approve change in admissions The Associated Press 11-02-2001

‘Ewwwwww!’, Grossology exhibit indulges kids’ fascination with body functions By Martha Irvine, The Associated Press 11-02-2001

New garden varieties for the coming year By George Bria, The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Californians to get parenting kits paid for by tobacco tax By Christian Almeida, The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Survey finds state economies weakening fast By Robert Tanner, The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Television networks sue maker of digital video recorder By Seth Sutel and May Wong, The Associated Press 11-02-2001

BEA Systems plans 300 cuts The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Sun Microsystems laying off about 250 in Colorado The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Hearing held to verify SLA radical’s guilty plea By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Feds order states to strengthen Megan’s laws By Liz Sidoti, The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Washington court rules gays entitled to partner’s estate By Paul Queary The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Geraldo Rivera to be Fox News’ war correspondent By David Bauder, The Associated Press 11-02-2001

Council won’t move Free Folk Festival By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 11-01-2001

Boller cleared to play, but will he start vs. Arizona? Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001

Guy Poole 11-01-2001

Don’t condemn loyal opposition Sonja Fitz Berkeley 11-01-2001

Staff 11-01-2001

Schools receive second-round of magnet grant funds By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001

Sensley still not eligible Staff 11-01-2001

Rent control, an attack on our city Leon Mayeri Berkeley 11-01-2001

Sudden Oak Death fungus found on UC Berkeley campus By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 11-01-2001

Parking needed Jenny Wenk Berkeley 11-01-2001

City offices experiment with energy-efficient Berkeley Lamp Guy Poole Daily Planet staff 11-01-2001

Mayor responsible for talking up boycott Elliot Cohen Berkeley 11-01-2001

Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 11-01-2001

Ready to buy in Berkeley Michael Mora, Palo Alto 11-01-2001

California’s wine harvest smaller than last year’s The Associated Press 11-01-2001

Former SLA fugitive pleads guilty in 1975 case By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press 11-01-2001

Travel agencies report ups and downs post-Sept. 11 By Bruce Gerstman Special to the Daily Planet 11-01-2001

NextCard investigated by Feds; plans to sell online company By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 11-01-2001

Sept. 11-related books on high-demand By Carole-Anne ElliottSpecial to the Daily Planet 10-31-2001

Out & About Staff 10-31-2001

Forum Staff 10-31-2001

Author Sandra Cisneros shares her marriage with writing By Wanda Sabir Special to the Daily Planet 10-31-2001

Versatile athlete chooses running for collegiate sport By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent 10-31-2001

Schools try for a lighter and brighter Halloween By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet Staff 10-31-2001

Native American landmark soon to shrink in size By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-31-2001

Mayor says preparing for possible terrorist attacks will be expensive By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-31-2001

Emeryville Afghani restaurant flooded with business By Sasha Khokha Special to the Daily Planet 10-31-2001

Halloween Night Happenings Staff 10-31-2001

Police Briefs Staff 10-31-2001

Santa Clara County asks governor to halt executions The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Anthrax kills 12 cows; not related to terrorism The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-31-2001

Abdul Haq’s son mourns father’s death The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Bay Area toy executive, heir to sugar fortune, dies The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Court says S.F. must allow write-ins during runoffs The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Salmonella DNA test promises fast detection of harmful strain By Paul Elias The Associated Press 10-31-2001

State law banning false accusations against cops ruled unconstitutional The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Police Commission condemns councilman’s ‘Osama’ remark aimed at police chief By Louinn Lota The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Panel discusses Indian mascots, nicknames By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Ford Motor ousts CEO and brings in a member of the Ford family to run day-to-day operations By Ed Garsten The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Haunted house aims to scare teenagers into safer sex By Lucas L. Johnson II The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Cities, fun parks continue with Halloween plans despite threats By Eugene Tong The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Wells Fargo launches literacy program By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Coke buys Odwalla By Erin McClam The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Adobe to cut 5% of work force, lowers revenue, quarterly earnings targets By May Wong The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Court temporarily blocks Edison debt payment plan By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 10-31-2001

Students educate peers about domestic violence By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-30-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities compiled by Guy Poole 10-30-2001

On war, Lee, and dissidence Ariel Parkinson Berkeley Ariel Parkinson Berkeley 10-30-2001

Arts Staff 10-30-2001

Public to comment on Draft General Plan By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-30-2001

Get heads out of sand The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter to the City Charles Guion Baton Rouge, LA 10-30-2001

Telegraph Avenue area’s crime rate has risen By Imran Vittachi Special to the Daily Planet 10-30-2001

City found real American way The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter addressed to the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce: Mandeep S. Gill U.C. Berkeley Graduate Student Palo Alto, 10-30-2001

Law students’ conference raises issue of little Latino presence in profession By Yahaira Castro Special to the Daily Planet 10-30-2001

Bombing comes home The Daily Planet received a copy of this letter addressed to the mayor and City Council: Leuren Moret Berkeley 10-30-2001

On love and loss Leonard Schwartzburd Berkeley 10-30-2001

City Council to consider housing, festivals tonight By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-30-2001

Davis touts CHP sky marshal plan The Associated Press 10-30-2001

INS detains 21 from Sri Lanka at San Diego border The Associated Press 10-30-2001

New Napster on hold until next year; other online music services forge ahead By Ron Harris The Associated Press The Associated Pres 10-30-2001

Top attorney of watchdog group at center of controversy The Associated Press 10-30-2001

FDA approves additional drug in fight against AIDS By Randolph E. Schmid The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-30-2001

Utility customers conserved, saved millions The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Bioterror experts warn open research unwittingly could help terrorists The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Suspect in 22-year old shooting still wanted The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Judge agrees to move trial in Yosemite murder case By Brian Melley The Associated Press 10-30-2001

State expected to spend at least $1 million to toughen security at the Capitol By Don Thompson The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Security liable to be indelible image of Salt Lake Games By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press 10-30-2001

GM to sell Hughes to EchoStar for $25.8 billion The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Venture Capital investments, fundraising plunges in third quarter By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Stanford is in top 10 of fundraisers in country By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Ted Fang fired as Examiner editor and publisher ... by his mother The Associated Press 10-30-2001

eBay executives unveil aggresive long-term expansion targets By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 10-30-2001

Openwave cuts 300 jobs By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 10-30-2001

New challenges ahead for ‘wired’ Berkeley High By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-29-2001

City Council ‘extremists’ have lost sight of what is America John Koenigshofer 10-29-2001

Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-29-2001

Beavers send Cal packing with seventh straight loss The Associated Press 10-29-2001

Calendar of Events & Activities Compiled by Guy Poole 10-29-2001

Mayor wants UC to pay for looting By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-29-2001

Respond to violence with the love of God Travis E. Poling 10-29-2001

Surging Bears take down Oregon St. By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-29-2001

Stone soup for small schools By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-29-2001

Barbara Lee for President! (of the Taliban) Staff 10-29-2001

Sans Schott, Cal women fall to No. 6 Cardinal Daily Planet Wire Services 10-29-2001

Dance begins South Asian Awareness Week By Nilanga S. Jayasinghe Special to the Daily Planet 10-29-2001

Brunner out of Assembly race Daily Planet staff 10-29-2001

Parents upset after school asks them to buy laptops The Associated Press 10-29-2001

Low scores hurt Edison Charter Academy The Associated Press 10-29-2001

California crime rates plummet further than much of nation By Michelle DeArmond, Associated Press Writer 10-29-2001

Critics claim security lax at state’s nuclear power plants The Associated Press 10-29-2001

Search engines advance into multimedia scans By Brian Bergstein AP Business Writer 10-29-2001

ZAB places strict restrictions on liquor store By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 10-28-2001

Out & About Calendar – compiled by Guy Poole 10-28-2001

Berkeley bakery once the largest in the East Bay By Susan Cerny 10-28-2001

Conventional warfare questioned in fight against terrorism By Ken Norwood 10-28-2001

Berkeley man’s wartime journal published By Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet 10-28-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-28-2001

Panthers roll over Albany By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-28-2001

BHS tries team leadership approach By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-28-2001

Groans for Audie Hank Chapot 10-28-2001

Aggressive ’Jackets punish Encinal By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-28-2001

Elmwood residents about to loose their sick elms By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-28-2001

Don’t elect a hypocrite Gray Brechin 10-28-2001

Cal shocks No. 4 Washington Daily Planet Wire Services 10-28-2001

Annual meeting hopes to lessen public’s anthrax worries By Hannah Schardt, Special to the Daily Planet 10-28-2001

Keep police out of politics in Albany Jerome Blank, 10-28-2001

Cal falls to Stanford Daily Planet Wire Services 10-28-2001

Six measures to be on March ballot The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Consider long-term effect Margo Shafer 10-28-2001

Responding to misinformation Mark Tarses 10-28-2001

Police Briefs – Hank Sims 10-28-2001

Maio explains council resolution Linda Maio 10-28-2001

Dead snake costs transit system $1 million in San Francisco The Associated Press 10-28-2001

As you sow Carl da Costa 10-28-2001

Air traffic controller pleads guilty to holding up banks The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Keep up the good work, Berkeley Satnam Bains 10-28-2001

Calif. power demand low The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Don’t vote away our freedoms in face of fear Dennis M. Burke 10-28-2001

Former prime minister seeks freedom under newly signed Anti-Terrorism Act By David Kravets The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-28-2001

CA imprisons fewer inmates, but for longer terms By Don Thompson, Associated Press Writer 10-28-2001

Rodney King pleads guilty to drugs, will get treatment The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Meningitis bacteria vaccine is useful with preschoolers By Maria-Belen Moran, The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Cal State Hayward says accountant, now dismissed, embezzled $150,000 The Associated Press 10-28-2001

S.F. doctors report increase of syphilis The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Some fear clearcuts could increase fire danger By Colleen Valles The Associated Press 10-28-2001

New faces on home-improvement jobs The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Job availability within state’s entertainment industry hits low The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Fighter work won’t rejuvenate California aerospace sector By Gary Gentile The Associated Press 10-28-2001

Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc. 10-28-2001

ZAB places strict restrictions on liquor store By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 10-27-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 10-27-2001

Berkeley bakery once the largest in the East Bay By Susan Cerny 10-27-2001

B-24 crew member recalls 1944 ‘Precision Bombing’ Ken Norwood 10-27-2001

Berkeley man’s wartime journal published By Sari Friedman Special to the Daily Planet 10-27-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-27-2001

Panthers roll over Albany By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-27-2001

BHS tries team leadership approach By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-27-2001

Groans for Audie Hank Chapot 10-27-2001

Aggressive ’Jackets punish Encinal By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-27-2001

Elmwood residents about to loose their sick elms By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff Dutch elm disease 10-27-2001

Don’t elect a hypocrite Gray Brechin 10-27-2001

Cal shocks No. 4 Washington Daily Planet Wire Services 10-27-2001

Annual meeting hopes to lessen public’s anthrax worries By Hannah Schardt Special to the Daily Planet 10-27-2001

Keep police out of politics in Albany Jerome Blank 10-27-2001

Six measures to be on March ballot The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Responding to misinformation Staff 10-27-2001

Police Briefs – Hank Sims 10-27-2001

Maio explains council resolution Linda Maio 10-27-2001

Dead snake costs transit system $1 million in San Francisco The Associated Press 10-27-2001

As you sow Carl da Costa 10-27-2001

Air traffic controller pleads guilty to holding up banks The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Keep up the good work, Berkeley Satnam Bains 10-27-2001

Calif. power demand low The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Former prime minister seeks freedom under newly signed Anti-Terrorism Act By David Kravets The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Don’t vote away our freedoms in face of fear Dennis M. Burke 10-27-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 10-27-2001

CA imprisons fewer inmates, but for longer terms By Don Thompson Associated Press Writer 10-27-2001

Rodney King pleads guilty to drugs, will get treatment The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Meningitis bacteria vaccine is useful with preschoolers By Maria-Belen Moran The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Cal State Hayward says accountant, now dismissed, embezzled $150,000 The Associated Press 10-27-2001

S.F. doctors report increase of syphilis The Associated Press 10-27-2001

New faces on home-improvement jobs The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Job availability within state’s entertainment industry hits low The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Fighter work won’t rejuvenate California aerospace sector By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 10-27-2001

Click and Clack Talk Cars Dear Tom and Ray: My son, who is a certified mechanic and sells lots of tires, tells me that if I go to a higher-profile tire on my '98 Chevy Cavalier for a softer ride, terrible things will happen: The computer will sizzle, Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman 10-27-2001