Can't convert mp3s to AAC anymore?

I just updated my iTunes to the latest version. Now for some reason I can no longer convert my mp3s to Apple Lossless AAC. Is it just me?

Where are you looking for the command to convert? Highlight the songs you want to convert and go to the Advanced menu at the top of your iTunes window and choose "Create Apple Lossless version": iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format
By the way, why are you creating Lossless versions of MP3s? You do realise that MP3 is a lossy format and information is discarded when the MP3 is created, changing that to a lossless format doesn't add any information back into the file, you just end up with a larger file of the same quality.

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