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A major change to the way registry users search records on our computers will soon take effect. Unlike the current system, the new search program will disregard spaces and punctuation. With the current system, if you are searching for the "ABC Realty Trust" and type "ABC" with no spaces between the letters, but an attachment has been previously recorded that had the name "A B C Realty Trust" your search would not yield the attachment. The new system would find it. We've already tested the in-registry version of this system and will examine the Internet version soon. The whole thing should be implemented by the end of July. It will be a major improvement. Having recently returned from a trip to France, I can't let tomorrow (July 14) pass without wishing everyone a pleasant Bastille Day. For those unfamiliar with that phase of European history, the Bastille was an infamous jail in France that was attacked, captured and then dismantled during the 1789 Revolution. Now in Paris, there's only a simple monument in the midst of a traffic circle where the Bastille once stood. In a related trivia question, where is the key to the Bastille now on display? Email your answers to me by Thursday.