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How did you develop your style,

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When I was young, I was obsessed with Cindy Craw-ford and Linda Evangelista. I would fip through Vogue every month just to see their photos. Crawford was plas-tered all over my bedroom walls. It was during that time in middle school that I started paying attention to fashion.

How does your off-duty style

compare to when youre trying

to close a sale?

Its completely different. Work style is comfortable and slightly conservative. Im a sucker for a jumpsuit; super cute, but still so com-fortable. Off-duty style can sometimes be cutting edge or classic. Nowadays, I see myself more classic with an edgy shoe or bag.

What are your top style tips for

other women in real estate?

Its better to be overdressed than underdressed. Also, you want to always be prepared, because you never know when your next buyer or seller will call.

Do you have any pieces that

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when working?

I wouldnt call it lucky, but I cant go to work without a watch on.

Does Las Vegas have style?

Vegas defnitely has its own style. Because we live in the desert, it is sometimes hard to really appreciate dressing for the seasons; it feels like we only have short winters and long summers, with no fall or spring.I wish we could do more layering with gloves, hats and coats. Elizabeth Sewell

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Restaurant reviews, news and three hidden Napa wineries

Still looking for a Fathers Day gift?

Does Dad like meat? {PAGE 64}

Fido likes brunch, too.

Going to the DogsDowntown Summerlins most canine-friendly restaurant is also great for people

By Al Mancini

WHEN I LIVED IN NEW YORK, MY WIFE AND I frequently took our dog, Jezebel, to a sidewalk cafe, where shed lay quietly at our feet while we enjoyed a meal or a few drinks. Unfortunately, Las Vegas is not a dog-friendly town. But Downtown Summerlins Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is trying to change that by welcoming our well-behaved canine friends.Lazy Dog is unapologetically

geared toward suburbanites who might not have the most adventure-some palates. Unlike some food snobs, I dont consider that a sin. On the contrary, if you can give people a relatable menu and introduce them to some unexpected sophisticated touches at an incredibly reasonable price point, Im a huge fan. And that, along with the puppies, is why I love Lazy Dog.The people menu at Lazy Dog (and

yes, theres a dog menu; more on that later) looks a lot like a billion other places that cater to the shopping masses in malls across America: Its all over the place, but predictable. Apps include fries, lettuce wraps, mac n cheese and wings. For entres, youll fnd wok-fred dishes, pastas and pizzas. When I spoke to the chef shortly before the place opened, he explained his goal was to introduce more refned details in the guise of the familiar. The result is a menu that reads a bit dumbed-down, while the food retains a very respectable level of complexity and quality. (The over-whelming majority of ingredients are made in-house from scratch, includ-ing two types of sausage, all sauces, dressings and desserts.)A perfect example of a serious dish

with a generic title is the chicken sri-racha sandwich. It is, in fact, a pretty damn good banh mi. OK, its not quite up to Chinatown standards, and I dont think chicken and bacon is a traditional Vietnamese combo. But the French bread is excellent, as is the Asian slaw of cucumbers, radishes and carrots seasoned with sweetened rice-wine vinegar and sesame oil. Expect the same above-average

details from the edamame, coated in a togarashi spice mixture similar to the one Kerry Simon used to of-fer at Palms Place, as well as a trio of hummus that includes walnut-pesto and sundried tomato varieties next to the traditional version. And Sicil-ian turkey meatballs are reminis-

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GETTING MAGGIE WILSON ON THE PHONEisnt easy. My planned call on a recent Friday went unanswered, as she was busy touring farms in Utah. When I reached her the next day she worried about the reliability of her cellphone service since she was once again on a farm tourthis time in New Jersey. Wilson spends a fair amount of time visiting farms and ranches to see how their animals are raised, observe their living conditions and look into their medical history. This research is for her new company, Kutbox, a meat delivery service.While plenty of companies will

deliver steaks and other meats to your door, Kutbox promises its customers something different. All of its products are guaranteed to be GMO, hormone and antibiotic-free. They all come from small, sustainable farms and ranches within the United States. The animals are

never subjected to feedlots. And theyre harvested under the humane slaugh-tering practices set forth by renowned speaker and author Temple Grandin.We vet all the farms [we use] to see

how humanely theyre raising their cat-tle, how theyre doing [other] things, Wilson says. Were just really trying to make sure we get to spend one-on-one time with the farms and see what were really giving our clients.Kutbox is a Las Vegas-based com-

pany that Wilson launched in January with fanc Beau Davis. Neither has a background in farming; he built restaurants and nightclubs before go-ing into private equity, while she was in sales. The idea for Kutbox grew out of Davis personal search for meat that met his standards.He had been ordering from family

farms for a very long time, because we couldnt fnd anything we thought

was quality enough from our local grocery store, Wilson recalls. And the things that were organic were all from Australia, and he wanted to make sure we were supporting American farms. Because they are struggling, especially in this economy.Kutbox offers a wide variety of

meats, including beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb, bison and venison. Cus-tomers can subscribe for a shipment every month, or order single-month or three-month gift subscriptions for themselves or others. (Still looking for a Fathers Day gift? Does Dad like meat?) Prices vary, but generally hover in the $20-per-pound range.Wilson says touring the farms has

been educational. Before embarking on this endeavor, her only experience with farming and ranching had been on a factory farm. Unfortunately, a distant relative of mine owns one, she con-

fesses. So I went when I was younger. I was 6, and I just remember leaving and being horrifed. By way of contrast, she says the places shes visiting today honor the cow and do the best for it.Kutbox isnt only concerned with the

well-being of the animals they deliver. Its also committed to helping people. Because Wilson and Davis purchase whole animals, and only package select cuts for their customers, theyre left with unused meat every month. Rather than let them go to waste, Kutbox do-nates the leftovers to local food banks.So if youre looking for healthier

meat that also alleviates some of the guilt your vegetarian friends try to lay on you every time you invite them over for a barbecue, Kutbox might be the answer. And thanks to online order-ing at Kutbox.com and door-to-door delivery, you dont even have to leave your house to enjoy it.

Clockwise from top: raw lamb chops, steak and bone marrow.

Meat in a BoxNew Las Vegas company ofers guilt-free meat

delivered to youror Dadsdoor

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AS THE ROAD CLIMBS INTO THE MOUNTAINS surrounding the Napa Valley, the tree canopy closes in overhead and the Wine Trail chatter falls away. Traffc gets thinner; the expanses of lush green get thicker. Up here, at winer-ies that are still family owned and operated, their histories either passed down or retold by the people who lived them. This is the Napa that few tourists will ever bother to experi-encewhich is fne by me. I dedicated a recent visit to seeking out those hid-den gems, some at the end of the road, some where there barely is a road. If you're up for an adventure, I suggest you grab your GPS device, rev up your favorite four-wheel-drive steed and get ready for a very different taste of Napa.

NICHELINI FAMILY WINERY

Eight miles off the Silverado Trail in the foothills between St. Helena and the Chiles Valley, charming Nichelini is still very much a family affair. A direct descendant of founder Anton Nichelini (and there are many!) will almost certainly be on hand giving tours and tastings, either in the parlor of the historic seven-bedroom house Anton built in 1895, or behind it in the shade next to the barrel storage cellar. (Listen for todays operators to refer to themselves and each other as N5 and N6, indicating their generation!)Enjoy occasional live accordion music

while you sip bright merlots and old-vines muscadelle by winemaker Aime Sunseri (N5). Nearby, Anton's original 12-foot-by-14-foot homestead cabin from 1884 is being restored next to the cliffside property he built fve years later for his growing familyhe eventu-ally had eight daughters and four sons, all of whom lived to adulthood. A Swiss immigrant who grew up close to the Italian border, Anton kept the family winery alive through Prohibition and the Great Depression by selling grapes and bootleg wine. If you go in fall, celebrate Nichelini's 125th consecutive harvest at the Festa della Vendemmia in early October. Open by appointment Mon-Thu; open to the public Fri-Sun, tastings $15-$20, 2950 Sage Canyon Rd., 707-963-0717, NicheliniWinery.com.

FONTANELLA FAMILY WINERY

Over on Mount Veeder, there's a family affair of a different sort. Jeff and Karen Fontanella have lived with their two young sons on this 26-acre vineyard and winery since 2005. Theirs is the very defnition of a destination wine-tasting experience, as Fontanella is the only

winery on this dead-end road. Tastings are by reservation only, and are usually conducted on the sunny patio or in the tasting room under Karens watchful eye. Jeff was on his way to a medical career when he discovered enology, and Karen would become a lawyer, two things that would help make Fontanella the sleek operation it is today. The cou-ples custom crush business supported the early days; wine made from carefully sourced fruit keeps an ever-growing wine club in crisp, sunny chardonnays, lush cabernet sauvignons and juicy zin-fandels95 percent of it sells exclusively at the winery or through the club. This years harvest will be particu-

larly momentous as the Fontanellas will pick their frst estate cab, to be released in 2018. The best part of a visit hereaside from the sweeping vine-yard views from the patio, two happy winery dogs Payton and Riley, and the warm hospitalityis the barrel tasting, where you can sample unfnished wine from two of the three single-vineyard components (ash, shale and gravel) that make up Fontanellas Mt. Veeder cab ($58). If you're so inspired, pick up a blending kit and try your hand at blending your own cuve! Tastings daily by reservation only, $30, 1721 Partrick Rd., 707-252-1017, FontanellaWinery.com.

BUEHLER VINEYARDS

Cellphones will do little good in the foothills below Howell Mountain and

overlooking the Conn Valley, so print the map from Buehler's website just in case. It's way out here that in 1972, John Buehler Sr. bought the land that has become his family's legacy. Now in the hands of John Jr. and his children, Buehler produces some 50,000 cases per year, making it the largest of the three (Nichelini produces just under 2,000 cases, Fontanella about 4,000). By the time you reach the gates, your cell service will have long since dropped, so use the crumbling ruins of the Franco-Swiss winery as a landmark, and cel-ebrate when you see the stone and wood structure of the former Salmina winery.Proceed carefully along the narrow

ribbon of road that weaves through the vineyards, past the pond and to the winery proper. Tastings are by reserva-

tion only, and as there are just two (complimentary!) appointments per day, you should have the place almost entirely to yourself as you sample two chardonnays and Buehler's Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon, as well as the Napa zinfandel ($20) that just earned Buehler a nod from Wine Spectator. If you're for-tunate enough to spend even 10 minutes with wry, witty John himself, drink it in. And try not to get whatever is the re-verse of sticker shock when you realize that even the most expensive 750-mil-liliter bottle on his listthe Papa's Knoll cab, from a beautiful dry-farmed block of wild and girthsome hillside vinesis just $45. To quote Crosby, Stills & Nash: "You understand now why you came this way." Open Mon-Fri, 820 Greenfeld Rd., 707-963-2155, BuehlerVineyards.com.

Head For the HillsOn the narrow, winding, sometimes dirt road less traveled in search of Napas best of-the-beaten-path wineries

By Xania Woodman

THE GRAPE NUT

Watch Fontanella's estate grapes grow from the patio, and taste history at Anton Nichelini's house and winery near St. Helena.

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BAILED OUT BY A FEW GOOD JOLTS, JURASSIC World gets by, barely, as a marauding-dinosaurs narrative designed for a more jaded audience than the one Jurassic Park conquered back in 1993.Why was director Steven Spielbergs

flm version of the Michael Crichton novel a hit? In an industry built on high-concept pitches, the frst flm pitched the highest. Dinos brought back to life; trouble ensues. Digital ef-fects, smoothly integrated with anima-tronics, made a quantum leap forward in that picture. Twenty-two years later the rattled, happily freaked-out crowd reaction to the shot of the sniveling lawyer getting chomped by the T. rex in an apparent unbroken take remains a vivid memory. For just a second I thought: Wow, they got that dinosaur to do that in one take! A new level of dino-realism, if not memorable char-acterization, had come to the screen, and Spielbergthe master populist-sadist was happy to deliver Crichtons cinematically preordained goods.Then came a couple of sequels of

so-so reputation, though I do love that overhead shot of the creatures winding their way through the tall grass in the second picture. Now, its do-over time. The carnage and rampant customer dis-satisfaction experienced by so many in Jurassic Park is but a memory. In Jurassic

World, directed and co-written by Colin Trevorrow (who did the low-budget charmer Safety Not Guaranteed), busi-ness at the retooled dinosaur theme park off the coast of Costa Rica has hit a plateau. Scientists led by B.D. Wong and his cryptic smile have responded to re-quests for a new star attraction, some-thing bigger, louder ... more teeth.Behold the genetically engineered hy-

brid known as Indominus rex. Hes like the T. rex, only bigger, rexier and, soon enough for story purposes, ready to bust out of his walled confnes to see whats up on the rest of the island, snackwise.Regarding the humans: Chris Pratt is

the hunky yet sensitive raptor trainer and man of action, on or off his motor-cycle. Though the Guardians of the Galaxy star seems to be playing an actor playing an action hero, as opposed to simply be-ing one, hes solid company. Bryce Dallas Howard is more like liquid company, slipping around in a dumb, retrograde, watery role of the uptight opera-tions manager whose nephews (Nick Robinson and Ty Simpkins) travel from Madison, Wisconsin, to visit. And to get lost, and then chased, and re-chased.I mean, of course. Of course you know

what youre getting in Jurassic World. When the second Vincent DOnofrio appears as the InGen security honcho, out to weaponize the parks dinosaurs

for military purposes, you know hell make some predator a nice lunch. Still, the romantic banter between Pratt and Howard neednt have been quite this lame. It was probably too much to ask for more wit, or a serious mean streak, even though the script (credited to four writers) makes a tentative stab or two at rampant product placement early on, before getting down to the business of delivering rampant product placement.On a more basic level Jurassic World

futzes a couple of key attacks. When the fying residents of the aviary bust out, the threat level is initially unclear. Then, in a chaotically staged sequence, park visitors run screaming and the bodies start falling and the whole thing is a bit of a blur. The movie recovers with a satisfying series of comeup-pances in the climax, involving the

parks largest (and presumably angri-est) attractions. These will likely be enough for those who arent going into Jurassic World expecting the world.I wasnt expecting the world, but I

wouldnt have minded sharper jokes and grander action scenes. I wouldve liked a less patronized female lead. I wonder why they couldnt have developed a stronger supporting role for Omar Sy, the most sympathetic character (hes the colleague of the Pratt character). At one point we learn that Indominus rex has camoufage ca-pabilities. Universal Pictures clearly is hoping that its intermittently exciting summer tentpole has the same, and that because it looks, feels and acts like a big deal, itll become one.

Jurassic World (PG-13)

SHORT REVIEWS By Tribune Media Services

DINO-MIGHTHuman characters evolve just enough

to save franchise from extinction

By Michael Phillips Tribune Media Services

A&E

Entourage (R) Fans of the HBO series (2004-2011) will

find the film passable. It picks up where the

show left off. Movie star Vince Chase (Adri-

an Grenier) and his crew from Queens are

eager for more of what Hollywood success

has in store. Entourage brings Vince into the

auteurist big leagues. Jeremy Pivens su-

peragent Ari Gold is elevated to studio head

and wants Vince to star in a contemporary

remake of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Vince

agrees, upon the condition that he directs

himself. The moneys coming from a Texas

billionaire (Billy Bob Thornton).

Aloha (PG-13) Despite a blue-chip cast, Aloha can barely tell

its story straight. Private military contrac-

tor Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper) returns

to Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu. He

works for a billionaire (Bill Murray) partner-

ing with the U.S. military to send up his own

personal rocket for reasons the film gradu-

ally reveals. Theres a triangular romance

afoot. Gilcrests ex (Rachel McAdams) is now

married to a taciturn Air Force pilot (John

Krasinski). Emma Stone plays Gilcrests

tightly wound handler, a fighter pilot who

retains the idealism Gilcrest once had.

Insidious: Chapter 3 (PG-13) Going back in time before the haunting of the

Lambert family that made up the first two of-

ferings of the series, this is the story of how

psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) was able to

face her own demons to be able to help oth-

ers. Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) is a teen

dealing with a lot of pain and sorrow after

the death of her mother. An attempt to speak

through the shroud of death turns into an in-

vitation for a demon to haunt the young girl.

Its a fun and chilling creep show that is more

concerned with scares than being gross.

Spy (R) Melissa McCarthy plays Susan Cooper, a

behind-the-scenes CIA analyst who works

as the remotely connected intel expert for

superspy Bradley Fine (Jude Law). When

Fine runs afoul of Bulgarian arms dealers

and disappears, presumed dead, Cooper

gets her chance to enter the field. Where

Spy goes from there is predictable in many

ways but fresh in a few others. Paul Feig

the director is required by Paul Feig the

screenwriter to chase after a wearying

amount of plot, sometimes entertainingly,

sometimes less so.

MOVIES

Pratt and Howard, for once not being chased in Jurassic World.

Pitch Perfect 2 (PG-13) Anna Kendricks Beca faces a dilemma:

How long can she keep her recording

studio internship a secret from the Barden

Bellas a capella group? Whats worse is the

Bellas are banned from their national tour

when Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) accidentally

exposes herself during a concert. Heading

to Copenhagen for the world a capella com-

petition, the Bellas must regroup and settle

their romantic hash. In her first feature as

director, Elizabeth Banks does well enough

with spotty material. Hailee Steinfeld as the

idealistic newbie is a breath of fresh air.

Mad Max: Fury Road (R) George Millers remake stars Tom Hardy

in the old Mel Gibson role of the post-

apocalyptic road warrior. Here the char-

acters bacon is saved, over and over, by

Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron). High

above a rock formation sits the Citadel,

where the brutish overlord Immortan Joe

(Hugh Keays-Byrne) rules a society built

on slave labor, water rations and cruelty.

Max and Furiosa flee the Citadel and the

bad men pursue in many loud, street-illegal

chariots. And there you have it. More plot

than the movie actually contains.

Ill See You in My Dreams (PG-13) Blythe Danner plays Carol, a retired and

widowed schoolteacher who lives in L.A. Her

pals, portrayed by June Squibb, Rhea Perl-

man and Mary Kay Place, urge her to get back

in the game. Right on cue, the game begins

when a sly, cigar-chomping fellow (played by

Sam Elliott) asks her out. This is one of those

scripts that might have been more interesting

a couple of drafts ago, before the detours

were closed. Yet, when Danners Carol

shares scenes with Elliotts calmly deter-

mined suitor, theres considerable charm.

Tomorrowland (PG) Built for Disneyland in 1955, Tomorrowland

was a gleaming vision of a future. And,

whatever its faults, the new Brad Bird movie

Tomorrowland is never less than on-mes-

sage, a buoyant old-school, Disney-certified

imagineering of hopefulness. George Cloo-

ney is gruff and grizzle, predictably warming

up to a young dreamer (Britt Robertson) of

cheer and vision. Yetaside from the films

goofy last moments, a hilariously odd mis-

step that appears to rework Its a Small World

as a doomsday culttheres nothing cheap

or particularly ironic about Tomorrowland.

San Andreas (PG-13) Dwayne Johnson plays Ray, the L.A. Fire

Department rescue honcho whos on the

phone up in his helicopter, talking to his ex,

Emma (Carla Gugino), when one of a series

of Big Ones unleashes its digital fury. The

film concerns Ray and Emmas attempts

to rescue daughter Blake (Alexandra

Daddario). Blakes in soon-to-be-leveled

San Francisco with her mothers snivel-

ing boyfriend (Ioan Gruffudd). San Andreas

imagines the insanely destructive possibili-

ties inherent in a 9.6 quake, plus the inevi-

table tsunami. The effects are quite good.

Poltergeist (PG-13) Director Gil Kenan has made efforts to con-

temporize the storys framework. Paterfa-

milias Eric (Sam Rockwell) has been laid off

from his job; his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt) is

an unsuccessful writer. Faced with financial

pressures, the two have moved their three

children to the suburbs. Cherubic 6-year-old

Madison (Kennedi Clements), magnetically

drawn to a malfunctioning TV set, is quickly

abducted by the houses malevolent spirits.

Less an escalating thriller than a guided tour

through a county fair-style haunted house,

Poltergeist offers some quality jump scares.

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We create the beauty. We bring items that go with [every Insomniac festival]. In the case of

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masters at Bellagio, Googling Pasquale Rotella

and which EDM song makes his eyes water

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trees and beautiful grass and props all over the place. My job is to create and bring new elements to the site.

Before working with Insomniac,

you were Bellagios executive

director of horticulture, where

you oversaw the conservatory.

How did that experience prepare

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[Its like] I got a masters de-gree from Bellagio, because its such a great, established, structured corporation. I went through all the levels. I was hired as a gardener, and I went all the way to execu-tive director of horticulture. I had the opportunity to go to so many classes and seminars because thats what they do. They prepare middle management so we know what to do when a customer is not happy. What is it that the customer is going to take away? We gotta provide that Wow! factor. We gotta pro-vide an impression at every point of contact.

Were you familiar with Insomniac

before you were hired?

Yes. One of the main reasons that I made the switch is my son. Hes 24 now. Four years ago, he came to me and said, I need $600. For what? EDC. They moved it from L.A. to here. OK, so whats EDC? He goes on the computeryou know how kids are these daysand he shows me. I say, OK, OK. So when the opportunity came to me, I spoke to him. I said, I was approached [with a job offer]. What do you think? He was like, What! You have to take it, Dad. [Insomniac CEO and founder] Pasquale Rotella has this vision And I go, Who is Pasquale? He goes to the computer and plays a video for me. Long story short, Pasquale and I had many meetings. We agree in so many ways, because I also have a crazy mind.

What kind of impact does festival

prep have on your schedule?

We are pulling 16-20 hour days now. Ive been married for 28 years. [My wife and I] have an understanding since I took this position. I said, This is what its going to take for me to do this. Are you in with me? And she goes, Yes, do it. But she knows that from now until June 30, we are divorced. I have a mis-tressher name is EDC. All of my time, all of my effort, all of my thoughts are devoted

to make sure that when the DJ turns off the volume on Sunday, June 21, people will take away something. Either its a picture of a prop, a light, a selfe.

EDC revolves around electronic

dance musicdo you actually

enjoy listening to it?

My son was listening to it and I asked him, What is that? He said, Dad, its EDM! Then I got into the business and started listening. Calvin Har-ris made a song for my wife, [Feel So Close]. Now, every time he plays the song, I have watery eyes because shes not there with me. I record that song at every festival, and I send it to her. When we are here in Vegas, we make sure we know when Calvin is gonna play the song. I have to be with her. We dance. We kind of cry. And then I have to go back to work.

Having started your Las Vegas

career in manual labor, are

there ever moments when

overseeing these massive

festivals feels surreal?

Every day. Just this morning, I was driving in and my mind was all on EDC. I literally pinched myself driving to work. I thought I was dream-ing. I feel blessed that this opportunity came along. Im preparing for [an event] that more than 400,000 people will come to. It doesnt get any better than that.

Between your work for Bellagio

and Insomniac, do you have any

idea how many selfies youre

responsible for?

[Laughs.] We had people in the conservatory counting how many people came in a week. We divided that by seven days. And we found out that 22,000 people visited daily. My last Christmas dis-play, we had 3.5 million hits online. Then when I think of EDC or Insomniac, I think its in the millions and millions.In my previous and current job, we walk and we listen, because we gotta make sure that we understand what we did well and what are the things that make people go, Hmm, I dont understand that. Art, which is what we do, doesnt care if you like it or not. Art cares if youre pay-ing attention. But as produc-ers, were gonna be sure that we satisfy the majority. Not 100 percent thats diffcult. But if we satisfy 80 percent, we did a good job.

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