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Homeowners are being warned that house prices still have a way to fall, in spite of tentative signs that the property market may be stabilising.
Halifax sparked a burst of excitement last week when it reported that house prices had risen in January, albeit by just 1.9 per cent, compared with December.
Since then, Primelocation.com, the property search site, has reported a slight recovery in asking prices in recent weeks, and a number of estate agents have said they are receiving higher numbers of buyer inquiries.
But economists are keen to emphasise that a recovery in house prices is not yet on the horizon. "Even in the downturn in the 1990s, there were occasional months when prices rose," says Martin Ellis, housing economist at Halifax. "We don't want to encourage people to get too excited. We still expect a difficult year – unemployment is rising sharply and people will remain cautious about property prices."
Most house price data suggest prices are still tumbling. The FT House Price Index this week showed a 1.4 per cent drop in average prices in January, compared with December, while Nationwide recorded a decline of 1.3 per cent.
Fionnuala Earley, chief economist at Nationwide, says there is nothing to suggest house prices are recovering at the rate reported by Halifax.
"There has been a pick-up in buyer inquiries, but there still has not been a big pick- up in approvals and we would need to see that before there was any recovery in prices," she says.
A better gauge of the market is looking at prices across three-month periods. The Halifax data showed a 5 per cent decline in the three months to the end of January, compared with the final months of 2008. Nationwide recorded an average drop of 4 per cent in the three months to January, a slight improvement on the period ending in December. Indices show that prices have fallen by 12-16 per cent in the past year.
Estate agents say December was a particularly quiet month, which may have skewed the most recent house price data.
Halifax and Nationwide adjust their data to account for the type of sales taking place each month. So, for example, if a higher number of large, more expensive properties were sold in December than January, this should not affect the overall house price data.
"We look at a lot of information – such as what type of property it is, where it is and how many rooms it has – and essentially fix a value on each characteristic to compare properties on a like-for-like basis," says Ellis.
The lenders also smooth out the data if there has been a disproportionate number
of sales in one area.
But discrepancies between the indices are not uncommon. Each is based on a different sample of sales. In the case of Halifax and Nationwide, the figures are taken from the properties they provide mortgages for, so their indices will not always be in sync.
Estate agents expect further price falls of around 10 per cent this year. Knight Frank forecasts that central London prices will fall 30 per cent from their 2007 peak. Also, while there has been evidence of more buyer inquiries in recent weeks, few of these are yet translating into sales.
Knight Frank believes the number of properties coming to the market will increase as more vendors accept there is not going to be a swift recovery in prices, but that this will take time.


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Do weather, day of the week, and address affect the rate of attempted suicide in Hong Kong?
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In the whole year of 1986, psychiatrists saw a total of 307 attempted suicide cases presenting to a regional general hospital in Hong Kong, whether admitted or not. They were committed by 295 different people. There was no significant correlation between the number of attempts and the temperature, relative humidity, rainfall or relative duration of sunshine. Comparison with the general population revealed no evidence that suicide attempters were more likely to live in high density public housing blocks or on higher floor levels. Detailed analysis of the address of each attempter also did not support the social contagion theory of attempted suicide. Yet the suicide attempters were more likely to live in temporary structures, many inhabitants of which were new immigrants. Moreover, suicide attempts by housewives were found to reach a peak on Sundays. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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Leigh leaned other her bathroom mirrior. She looked up at her self. It had been awhile since she seriouly looked at her soul's shell. Her wet hair was slicked back in a ponytail. It gave her face no coverage and no mercy. Her face was pale. Not corpse white. Her complexion was milky white. Sort of white like the moon...but it sure didn't glow like the moon. But she was pretty...Leigh couldn't lie about that. She wasn't model pretty. But Leigh never wanted to look like a model.
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Luka bend own and picked up the sheer black blouse again. She drapped it over a nearby chair.
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|17th June 2009, 09:05 AM
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IGBT / Forte 4A
Forte 4A was a Threshold product that successfully used IGBTs. Forte 4a's are very reliable, very stable and sound particularly good. With Soderberg's mods a Forte 4A can challenge just about any 50 watt/ ch amp made today in terms of sound quality. I bought a Soderberg'ed Forte 4a for $650 recently. Show me another amp that sounds substantially better at anywhere near this price..... so, Nelson Pass' comments notwithstanding, it apparently IS possible to build a good-sounding amp with certain IGBT's. Bladelius accomplished this with the Forte 4a.
But, of course, the point is well taken: Using IGBTs requires a lot of extra matching to get good sound, so why go through all the trouble of building a good amp with IGBT's when you can use prefectly fine bipolar or FET devices to build a good amp without all that fuss. You don't gain anything by using IGBT's except some sort of "exoticity" - which maybe was seen by some marketing guys in the 1980's as a plus re: IGBTs.
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Forte 4a
By all accounts, a Forte 4a amplifier with the "Soderburg" mods is a 'giant killer' amp. sounding as good as the best, and better than most other amplifiers.
I have one and I LOVE the sound on my Quad ESL-57's. I've recently bought another to use on the midrange panels of my tri-amped Magneplanar MG-3.6's, although I have not put it into service yet.
Forte' was a 'sister brand' of Threshold, meant to offer excellent performance at prices lower than Threshold - as I understand it. The Forte' IGBT amps were designed at the time that Nelson Pass was in charge of engineering, or maybe just after he left, I do not know. I do know he did NOT design these IGBT amps, and in fact does not think that IGBTs are a good choice for audio designs. I think that, in general, his points are valid, but that in the case of the Forte 4a at least, the designer "got it right" - and in spades. (Nelson Pass comments: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...71#post1153171 )
Forte 4a is 50 watts at 8 ohms, and 100 watts at 4 ohms per channel, class A. I don't think it's excellent sound is owed to the presence of IGBT's, I think it stems from a very good design that just happens to use specific IGBT's.
I've never heard a Forte 4a that had any kind of problems in the bass. The bass from my amps is solid, taut, extended and tuneful; the mids are the closest to the 'liquid' mids of an EL-34 amp that I've ever heard from a solid state amp, and the treble is 'smoother' and less 'grainy' than just about any other solid-state amp I've heard, while still offering loads of detail and extension.
I have not heard a 'stock' Forte 4a amp, so I don't know if these good qualities are due solely to the modifications performed by Mr. Soderburg, or if his mods just provide 'more of a an already good thing.'
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Hi: i have a "stock" Forte 4 amplifier, since new (and stored until some weeks) and i agree with member Milosz about great liquid mids and smoother and grainless treble, but bass is not taut or litle loose compared with other two small power amplifiers like Levinson 29 and Adcom 545II driving a pair or B&w801 series 3. i thinkthat one of Mr. Soderburg mods that improve bass are the caps and fast bridge rectifiers.
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IGBT vs MOSFET
For what its worth, I am going to drop a reply in this thread. Originally I was working in another thread I created a few days ago regarding IGBT replacement in an existing amplifier manufactured by a brand that is known for excellent products. Ofc as with everything ells, one can talk about brand attachment and such, but I would not say that is the case here. I just happened to like the spec.
My goal is to replicate this amp for my own amusement and for the fun of doing so and turn it into an old school style with through hole components and narrow tolerances.
I notice that this thread is very old, spanning over 15 years.
Mister Nelson Pass made his reply back in 2001, that is 15 years ago. Surely that must matter, for if not, then IGBTs and MOSFET has seen no evolution since they came out.
Lets look at an article from 1999
The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT).
University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Engineering
Fig.1 shows the structure of a typical n-channel IGBT. All discussion here will be concerned with the n-channel type but p-channel IGBT's can be considered in just the same way.
Operation Blocking Operation
The on/off state of the device is controlled, as in a MOSFET, by the gate voltage VG. If the voltage applied to the gate contact, with respect to the emitter, is less than the threshold voltage Vth then no MOSFET inversion layer is created and the device is turned off. When this is the case, any applied forward voltage will fall across the reversed biased junction J2. The only current to flow will be a small leakage current.
The forward breakdown voltage is therefore determined by the breakdown voltage of this junction. This is an important factor, particularly for power devices where large voltages and currents are being dealt with. The breakdown voltage of the one-sided junction is dependent on the doping of the lower-doped side of the junction, i.e. the n- side. This is because the lower doping results in a wider depletion region and thus a lower maximum electric field in the depletion region. It is for this reason that the n- drift region is doped much lighter than the p-type body region. The device that is being modelled is designed to have a breakdown voltage of 600V.
The n+ buffer layer is often present to prevent the depletion region of junction J2 from extending right to the p bipolar collector. The inclusion of this layer however drastically reduces the reverse blocking capability of the device as this is dependent on the breakdown voltage of junction J3, which is reverse biased under reverse voltage conditions. The benefit of this buffer layer is that it allows the thickness of the drift region to be reduced, thus reducing on-state losses.
On-state Operation
The turning on of the device is achieved by increasing the gate voltage VG so that it is greater than the threshold voltage Vth. This results in an inversion layer forming under the gate which provides a channel linking the source to the drift region of the device. Electrons are then injected from the source into the drift region while at the same time junction J3, which is forward biased, injects holes into the n- doped drift region (Fig.2).
This injection causes conductivity modulation of the drift region where both the electron and hole densities are several orders of magnitude higher than the original n- doping. It is this conductivity modulation which gives the IGBT its low on-state voltage because of the reduced resistance of the drift region. Some of the injected holes will recombine in the drift region, while others will cross the region via drift and diffusion and will reach the junction with the p-type region where they will be collected. The operation of the IGBT can therefore be considered like a wide-base pnp transistor whose base drive current is supplied by the MOSFET current through the channel. A simple equivalent circuit is therefore as shown in Fig.3(a)
Fig.3(b) shows a more complete equivalent circuit which includes the parasitic npn transistor formed by the n+-type MOSFET source, the p-type body region and the n--type drift region. Also shown is the lateral resistance of the p-type region. If the current flowing through this resistance is high enough it will produce a voltage drop that will forward bias the junction with the n+ region turning on the parasitic transistor which forms part of a parasitic thyristor. Once this happens there is a high injection of electrons from the n+ region into the p region and all gate control is lost. This is known as latch up and usually leads to device destruction.
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Lets move forward.
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IGBT or MOSFET: Choose Wisely by Carl Blake and Chris Bull, International Rectifier
IGBT or MOSFET: Choose Wisely by Carl Blake and Chris Bull, International Rectifier
With the proliferation of choices between MOSFETs and IGBTs, it is becoming increasingly difficult for todays designer to select the bes t device for their application. Here are a few basic guidelines that will help this decision - making process.
Device Evolution: Bipolar Transistors, MOSFETs and IGBTs
The bipolar transistor was the only real power transistor until the MOSFET came along in the 1970s. The bipolar transistor requires a high base current to turn on, has relatively slow turn - off characteristics (known as current tail), and is liable for thermal runaway due to a negative temperature co - efficient. In addition, the lowest attainable on - state voltage or conduction loss is governed by the collector - emitter saturation voltage V CE(SAT).
The MOSFET, however, is a device that is voltage - and not current - controlled. MOSFETs have a positive temperature co-efficient, stopping thermal runaway. The on-state-resistance has no theoretical limit, hence on-state losses can be far lower. The MOSFET also has a body drain diode, which is particularly useful in dealing with limited free wheeling currents.
All these advantages and the comparative elimination of the current tail soon meant that the MOSFET became the device of choice for power switch designs.
Then in the 1980s the IGBT came along. The IGBT is a cross between the bipolar and MOSFET transistors (see figure 1). The IGBT has the output switching and conduction characteristics of a bipolar transistor but is voltage - controlled like a MOSFET. In general, this means it has the advantages of high-current handling capability of a bipolar with the ease of control of a MOSFET. However, the IGBT still has the disadvantages of a comparatively large current tail and no body drain diode. Early versions of the IGBT are also prone to latch up, but nowadays, this is pretty well eliminated. Another potential problem with some IGBT types is the negative temperature co-efficient, which could lead to thermal runaway and makes
the paralleling of devices hard to effectively achieve. This problem is now being addressed in the latest generations of IGBTs that are based on non-punch through (NPT) technology. This technology has the same basic IGBT structure (see Figure 1) but is based on bulk-diffused silicon, rather than the epitaxial material that both IGBTs and MOSFETs have historically used.
MOSFETs and IGBTs: Similar But Different.
When comparing Figures one and two, the MOSFET and IGBT structures look very similar. The basic difference is the add ition of a p substrate beneath the n substrate. The IGBT technology is certainly the device of choice for breakdown voltages above 1000V, while the MOSFET is certainly the device of choice for device breakdown voltages below 250V.
Between 250 to 1000V, there are many technical papers available from manufacturers of these devices, some preferring MOSFETs, some IGBTs. However, choosing between IGBTs and MOSFETs is very application-specific and cost, size, speed and thermal requirements should all be considered.
IGBTs have been the preferred device under these conditions:
Low duty cycle
Low frequency (<20kHz)
Narrow or small line or load variations
High-voltage applications (>1000V)
Operation at high junction temperature is allowed (>100°C)
>5kW output power
MOSFETs are preferred in:
High frequency applications (>200kHz)
Wide line or load variations
Long duty cycles
Low-voltage applications (<250V)
< 500W output power
The hard-switched measurements clearly show the lower losses of the MOSFET in their applications. Chart 1 shows that the losses of the IGBT are approximately equal to the losses of an IRFP460 if the switching speed is reduced to 50 kHz. This could allow a smaller IGBT to replace the larger MOSFET in some applications. This was the condition in 1997.
However, the newer lower charge MOSFETs now available lower the losses at high frequency and therefore re-asserted the dominance of MOSFETs in applications using hard switching above 50kHz.
Chart 2 shows the losses in an application using Zero Voltage Switching at 50kHz, 500W, the IGBT losses of 9.5W are higher than the MOSFET losses of 7W at room temperature. When the temperature is raised up to operating conditions however, the conduction losses of the MOSFET rise more quickly than the switching losses of the IGBT. The losses at elevated temperature increase 60% for the MOSFET while the total losses for the IGBT increase only 20%. At 300 watts this makes the power almost equal, while at 500 watts the advantage goes to the IGBT.
Chart 3 shows the losses at 134kHz, 500W, elevated temperature, the IGBT losses of 25.2W are slightly worse than the MOSFET, with total losses of 23.9W. At room temperature in this same application the losses were 17.8 and 15.1 watts respectively. The switching losses are higher at higher frequency which eliminates the advantage of the IGBT at high temperature
, when switching at the lower frequency. This illustrates the subject of this paper, namely there is no iron clad rule which can be used to determine which device will offer the best performance in a specific type of circuit. Depending upon the exact power level, devices being considered, the latest technology available for each type of transistor, the results will change slightly.
Some of the conclusion: Finally, there seems to be an industry wide perception that MOSFETs are a mature product, which will not offer significant performance improvements in applications and IGBTs are a new technology, which will replace MOSFETs in all applications above 300 volts. No such generalizations are ever true and the huge improvements in MOSFET performance over the last two years certainly confirms that MOSFETs are a very dynamic product, and continues a trend of rapid growth. In fact, new low-charge MOSFETs such as the International Rectifier IRFP460A and IRFP22N50A significantly move performance benchmarks just when the IGBTs appear to offer an alternative in hard-switched applications.
Infineon Showcases 650V TRENCHSTOP 5 Performance of est-in-Class IGBT Gains High Customer Demand
Infineon Showcases 650V TRENCHSTOP 5 – Performance of Best-in-Class IGBT Gains High Customer Demand - Infineon Technologies
IGBT generation 3,4,5 and 6 have surfaced since late 90's.
In the end what we are looking for is an amplifier that perform well as sound magnificent and the difficult part is what sounds magnificent? That will almost always be a subjective answer. Does a CD sound better than an vinyl record? perhaps, perhaps the CD (digital) is better when it comes to bass notes which vinyl cannot reproduce with the same dynamic range.
Is a tube amplifier worse than a JFET, VFEt or MOSFET amplifier... actually, its different. Efficiensy is only one aspect of things. Some swear by class A amplifiers while some swear by class D.
Some listen to music while some analyse the music. Some don't care about aesthetic aspects while some will pay $10 000 for something that looks good.
My conclusion is that in order to select what I enjoy, I must test both IGBT and MOSFETS, even a Bipolar Transistor.
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Relegation-threatened Fulham made a move towards safety on Deadline Day, as the Cottagers were able to add a trio of signings in an effort to avoid the relegation zone.
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Sunderland look to avoid relegation with addition of Argentine Scocco
Sunderland currently find themselves just above the dreaded relegation zone, but the Black Cats made a move to bolster their attack force with the addition of Ignacio Scocco from Internacional.
Scocco, who has two goals in one international appearance, will join a Sunderland strike-force that includes Liverpool loanee Fabio Borini, English youngster Connor Wickham and American international Jozy Altidore.
Premier League title chasers remain quiet
Deadline Day has long since been a day for England's elite to splash the cash in an effort to expand their squad. However, the 2014 edition of club soccer's biggest free-for-all has seen little hysteria.
Manchester United were content to call it a day after the addition of Juan Mata, as the addition of the Spanish international earlier in the window proved to be enough to keep manager David Moyes happy.
Perennial spenders Manchester City saw their chase of Porto pair Fernando and Eliaquim Mangala fall through, as the £35 million move was squashed midday. However, a summer move for the pair is never out of the question when it comes to City and their tendency to spend.
Liverpool's chase of Ukrainian Yehven Konoplyanaka turned into one of the day's bigger stories, as negotiations between Liverpool and Ukrainian side Dnipro occurred throughout the day. Dnipro insisted on up-front payments, according to ESPNFC, while Liverpool wanted to do things the more old-fashioned way.
Meanwhile, Chelsea made some moves for the future, as the club signed 19-year-old St Ettiene center back Kurt Zouma for right around £12 million. The French Under-21 player will be loaned right back to the Ligue 1 outfit, where he will remain for the rest of the campaign.
We are staying up, we are staying up!!! Come on Fulham!!!!
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I took their winter moves as a thorough rebuke of Jol. Dempsey back, two exciting prospects in, Taarabt back to QPR (why do you bring in a player who helped them go down?). This fall they were just a tad unathletic and too predictable. Hopefully they can climb out of the relegation zone.
The one concern I have is the defense wasn't well addressed. Hughes is gone (also to QPR, which says something) but they didn't bring new defenders in. Senderos is a joke and they are swiss cheese some days.
But honestly this makes for a quality lineup…no way they go down with this on the field. Regarding the defense, I like what I've seen from Burn. Just no more Senderos please.
berbaQ is a monaco player now though.
and as for taaradt, arguably the most talented player on the team, but needs to have freedom to play his game which seems to be a bad fir for the league as a whole.
The Imperative Voice
Taarabt likes to showboat and freelance, and apparently got crossways with his teammates as QPR deteriorated and got relegated. Fulham was headed to the same fate. I don't think he plays a good team game. Adios muchacho.
I didn't see that was final, just rumors. But even better, Dempsey or Kasami can slip in there.
Taarabt is good for maybe 5-10 minutes of great play every game, but he overshadows that by having lapses in concentration and effort at the worst possible times.
As a Fulham supporter. I am really excited about the signings and like your lineup. I also like Burn a lot.
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John Heitenga to Fulham as well. That's more like it.
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Not playing Sendeross will help. He was past his expiration date when they first got him. I've always liked Heitinga and think he can help them.
Nate Dollars
anyone else think it's funny that lew holtby is just following dempsey around now?
you heard it here first: holtby to seattle in the summer.
NO. I didn't think it was funny. Pi$$ed me off because Holtby last year became AVB's golden boy when he arrived a Tottenham and strutted around like he owned the place and then cut into Clint's playing time and I fear this could happen now at Fulham.
Strutted around like he owned the place? That's not very fair to Holtby, who is as good a guy as they come. And they don't play the same position at all. I'm sure they'll be on the field together most of the time.
Am I off to be thinking that Scocco's arrival at Sunderland is not good news for Jozy? Was he Sunderland's only move? One would assume Scocco will be given an ample opportunity to succeed and won't those minutes come, at least in large part, from what Jozy has been getting?
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Supposedly Sunderland will try and go with more of a 2 striker set-up, which could benefit Jozy as Scocco is good on the ball and can only help set up more chances… or he could poach goals, pushing Altidore to the bench… either way you have to hope they go 2 strikers to get him more chances.
Sunderland are playing quite average right now. No need to change much. After 1 point through 8 games, they have 20 through their last 15. That's a plenty adequate rate to stay up (and maybe even reach mid-table by the end of the season).
Jozy is not the dominating performer we had hoped him to be thus far, but he's not playing poorly, either. His hold-up play and his earning of a second yellow in the Stoke game were major contributions to their win. He will continue to get playing time down the stretch, but he won't start (or even play) in every game.
No, that would make more sense, as Scocco is a slight 5'8 and not really suited to a lone striker role, but Gus says he will keep the 4-3-3 and play Scocco as a striker. It's very unconventional. We will have to see how long it lasts. Gus will be forced to pull him back away from goal and connect him more on the level with the wings because there's no way he can win the balls Altidore and Fletcher do in the isolated striker role. God only knows why he won't allow Jozy to play that way (more connected to the wings) like he did with AZ. It's weird. Let's see how it plays out.
Sunderland also bought Bridcutt, a central mid from Brighton. They were on the verge of selling Cattermole as well but it fell through.
It is most definitely not good news for Jozy. Jozy's going to have to start scoring goals in what limited minutes he gets now, or else he'll get buried on the bench. I've been in the "he's still learning and getting better" camp, but that won't be the case if he doesn't play.
Other than the fact that Jozy's not scoring and some of the fans call him Dozy and an announcer or two have a boner for Fletcher, what makes you think Altidore's in danger of being buried on the bench?
Di Canio brought Jozy in thinking he brought in Superman. Turns out he overspent and didn't bring in a supporting cast (i.e. decent wing players and another forward). He got sacked, now Poyet's there to clean up his mess. Jozy's been an important part of the new manager's plan.
He holds up play very well and draws multiple defenders, which gives Johnson plenty of space to shoot. Despite his poor finishing of late (which he does need to improve), at times he's the only Sunderland player that can gain possession, much less retain possession for any length of time.
I'll wager this transfer is a replacement for Fletcher, not Jozy. We'll see.
Jozy played well against Stoke but if he does not build on that it does not matter what Scocco does.
And if Jozy plays well he will take a lot of pressure off of Scocco.
Y'all have been crying for a second forward to play with Jozy; well here he is.
Poyet sees Scocco as ideally playing on the left side of a three man forward line.
He generally plays up front but he can also play as an attacking midfielder.
While he has a good track record Scocco is a gamble. He was available because he did not settle in Internacional. And he has yet to play a minute in the EPL so he is unproven.
He cost about 3.5 million pounds.Jozy cost about 8.5 and is now valued at about 6 million.
Best case is that he and Jozy hit it off and they become Sunderland's poor man's version of Suarez and Sturridge. It would give Jozy practice playing with an AJ type player. He would seem to be more compatible with the more mobile and versatile Jozy but could work well with Fletcher too.
It would be in everyone's best interest for both of them to play well.
Jozy now has his partner. No more excuses I guess.
Gary Page
When I visited the Sunderland website the other day to check Jozy's stats, they listed his transfer fee as 6 million pounds, not 8.5. As for Scocco, another website said he had 4 goals in 15 games in Brazil, okay but hardly overwhelming. Also, his previous and only European experience was in Greece. He had a good run at Newell's in Argentina about 4 or 5 years ago, but there's nothing to suggest he will set the EPL on fire. The best thing for Sunderland is if Poyet plays two up front and the midfielders can actually get them the ball. Too many times, even at homes against weak opponents, he will play a lone striker.
Unless its for playing time or a large lump some of $$ i really don't see the point in transferring before a world cup especially if you've qualified. The tournament usually increases the value of players.
No striker for arsenal? Hmmm lets see if they will qualify for the champions league
Who do you think will knock them out of the top 4? Spurs?
Maybe. I do believe more likely than not they will finish in the top four. But what happens if giroud gets injured? Also i wouldnt be too surprised if man u miraculousy turnd their season around now that they have mata with them. But like i said its unlikely.
Osvaldo back in Italy? I hope he's a mole for Roma that plans to burrow through Juve's locker room.
But then, I know no one cares about Roma now that Bradley left. ;p
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Aqib Talib, one of the top defensive free agents of 2014, is close to re-signing with the New England Patriots, according to reports.
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"Kuppai porukka poraangalam" a 70 yr old granny laughed uncontrollably after hearing our answer to the question of where we are headed this early on a sunday morning.
A local guy tried to explain her that this is something which is even done by school kids (like cleaning up of ponds in their locality) as part of their school NSS activities, but that granny was in no mood for listening.
She kept laughing uncontrollably repeatedly exclaiming "Kuppai porukka poraangalam". Being part of few cleanups in and around Chennai we are used to this kinda awkward situation, where you cant explain to someone what we are doing and why we are doing it. We couldn't do anything except showing our poker face to each other and proceeded to our target zone for cleanup that sunday, which is the beach behindAshta Lakshmi temple, Besant Nagar.
This cleanup was arranged by Agility Logistics (a software MNC in Chennai). All the volunteers were from their company. We from Ainthinai went to assist guide them in segregation of the garbage and handing them over to our recycling partner 'Earth Recycler'. They were around 180 employees from Agility Logistics, for most of them this cleanup was first of a kind activity. Nonetheless all were enthusisatic on the activity. With weather god supporting us for an awesome sunday morning in the beach, we got started with the cleanup.
Thanks to Nirmala, an employee of Agility and also a CTCian, who had made all the necessary arrangements. Everything was at place. She had made sure that all the things used were recyclable, from gloves to garbage collection bags. Her experience in CCC must have definitely helped her :).
All the volunteers were split into 4 zones covering the beach area behind the temple. The clean up was done exactly per guidelines used in CCC, garbage were collected into three categories (Plastics, glass and others). Initially we all the got the weird look from the locals around there, but as the time went by few kids who were playing cricket there came and joined us in collecting the garbage.
After about an hour and a half of cleaning, we took a break for refreshments. During this recess, Ainthinai's official 'spokes-person' Sindhu gave a little but inspiring speech on CTC activities and Ainthinai's initiatives to a green environment. Many employees of Agility showed real interest in our activities and invited us for a presentation in their company for sharing more details on our activities to all the employees there.
After the break, we proceeded for the final phase of clean-up, where we planned to clean up a green covered area which had lots of plastics. The clean-up went for another hour. Meanwhile we started loading the collected garbage into our recycler's truck.
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Other stops will be made in North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Illinois on their fourth biennial tour this summer. As many as 14 restored vintage aircraft from the 1920s and 1930s will journey across the Midwest on a five-city tour from Aug. 9 through Aug. 26. Admission and parking is free.
The tour aircraft will be on display from approximately 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (weather permitting). A select group of aircraft and skilled aviators are chosen for each tour based on the uniqueness of their ships and their commitment to promoting vintage aviation. All barnstormers participate in recreating the era with period costumes, aircraft signage, historical information, and vintage props. They are aviation ambassadors and love to share the stories and personal history of their aircraft with anyone who will listen.
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The period between the end of World War I and the United States' entry into World War II is remembered as "The Golden Age of Aviation." Barnstorming tours, trophy races, and record-setting flights all captured the public's attention.
The American Barnstormers Tour was born under the wing of an antique Travel Air biplane on a grass airfield in Iowa. In the company of friends and vintage biplane pilots plans were formed to resurrect the barnstorming tours of the 1920s, where many citizens would see their first airplane up close, or perhaps spend a few dollars for their first flight. Tour organizers Clay Adams and Sarah Wilson saw an opportunity to give visitors from all backgrounds a unique vantage point to connect the past with the present. What started as just a dream has blossomed into a real barnstorming revival.
The first American Barnstormers Tour lifted off in 2006 with 17 airplanes from Kalamazoo, Mich., and traveled through five states to end at Air Ven-ture in Oshkosh, Wis. The response was tremendous; it reinforced the organizers belief that people were still excited to see these beautiful aircraft and take their first biplane ride. In 2008 the Tour flew westward into America's Heartland crossing Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri and grew to 19 aircraft. Brainerd will be the only Minnesota stop on the 2012 tour. For more information on the American Barnstormers visit us on the web at www.americanbarnstormerstour.com. For more information on the Brainerd event, to volunteer for the event or become a sponsor, contact Mike Petersen at 612-750-2981 or email at email@example.com.


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"This attitude of yours!"
What attitude? Salvador was always eccentric, wasn't he? So, why shouldn't I?
I shut my eyes when he slams his palm onto my desk. My eye still pulses from Professor Hule's enraged swing in rebuttal to his bloody nose.
For a moment I only breathe, and when I peel my eyelids back, all I see is Professor Rougeau's inflamed face inches from my own.
"You," he glowers, and I meet his stare with one of my own. "Learn some respectfor you instructors. Do you think we enjoy dealing with self-absorbed, snotty brats all day? Especially you! Engaging in fist fights with your instructors and destroying school property. Your barbaric nature is just like your infamous original!"
I smile crookedly in response.Why, I believe that's a compliment and a job well done on your part.
Professor Rougeau sneers then pivots on his heels to face away from me, and I watch him attempt to calm himself. His hands clench as he draws his hands over his face. I regain my posture in my seat as I had slid down the back when had hovered over me.
Inwardly, I scoff at the result of my earlier outburst, still cracked and overturned from my upheaval an hour ago. It's just a desk, nothing to concern the other instructors. Or to call for the worst professor on campus. But then again, he's all talk.
"Mr. Dali, you've been asking too many unnecessary questions," he starts in a voice feigning calm.
"Martha is certainly necessary," I counter, crossing my arms over my chest, and immediately the spark of anger is back in his dark eyes.
"She was useless - a waste of perfectly viable funding. Who decided clones would need a mother? Ludicrous. Not to mention the trouble she always causes. Complaining about this and that, of overworking your talent and exploiting you lot. Exploitation, my ass!" He spits. "She was a hindrance to the extraordinary gifts you all possess. It's a blessing for her to be dealt with and gone. She's never coming back now-" The confession dies on his lips abruptly with a tight seal and he pauses, silent, and listens.
I have straightened up in my seat, pushing back my unruly hair to watch the furious blush rise, once again onto his temples and cheeks.
What does he mean by "dealt with"? Did they hurt Martha?
"What do you mean by-" but he has lunged at the door, snapping the lock open with a quick wrist and storming out into the hallway like a bull released from its pen.
His orders are direct and I can hear the scuffling of shoes scrambling to disappear down the hall after he dangerously lowers his voice.
He shuts the door softly after him and stands in front of my desk. I meet his raging glare with one of my own.
"To your room," he orders and I notice the clench in his jaw. "To your room, Mr. Dali," he repeats, this time a little more forceful when I don't move.
Slowly, I stand, eyes still locked. He steps back to let me through but I pause.
"If you hurt Martha, I swear I'll have my revenge."
He lets out a noise too short to be a chuckle and I flip my desk to drown out the sound.
"You're grounded!" he yells as I slam shut the classroom door behind me.
I suppose this is another sleepless night, I muse cynically, pulling up my coat to shield against the rain.


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Nigel Cooke
Born in Manchester, United Kingdom, 1973
PhD, Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom, 2004
MA, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom, 1997
BA, Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 1994
Lives and works in London, United Kingdom
One-Person Exhibitions
Roman Willow, Pace Gallery, London, UK
Black Mimosa, Pace Gallery, New York, NY
Stuart Shave Modern Art, London, UK
Tree Works, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
Goss Michael Foundation, Dallas, TX
Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, United Kingdom
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
New Accursed Art Club, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, United Kingdom
The 1st at Moderna: Nigel Cooke, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Andrea Rosen, New York, NY
Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX
Nigel Cooke: A Portrait of Everything, South London Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Nigel Cooke and George Condo: Black Paintings Black Sculptures, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Shave / Modern Art, London, United Kingdom
Museum of Modern Art Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
Art Now, Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
Gallery 2, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
Modern Art, London, United Kingdom
Nigel Cooke, CHAPMAN Fine ARTS, London, United Kingdom
Group Exhibitions
Identity Revisited, The Warehouse, Dallas, TX
Hidden Stories, KAI 10, Dusseldorf, Germany
Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection, Curated by Jeff Koons, New Museum, New York, NY
Inaugural Group Exhibition, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
Fractured Figure, Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, DESTE Foundation, Athens, Greece
Size Matters: XS - Recent Small-Scale Paintings, HVCCA - Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
Dream & Trauma: Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, Kunsthalle wien, Vienna, Austria
Effigies, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, United Kingdom
Fun de Siécle: Symbolism and Contemporary Art, Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
Imagination Becomes Reality Expanded painting: Works from the Goetz Collection, ZKM, Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany
Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, Portland, OR
The Dining Show, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City, NY
Imagination Becomes Reality Part III: Talking Pictures, Sammlung Goetz, Munich, Germany
Only the Paranoid Survive, HVCCA - Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
New Trajectories I: Relocations, curated from the Ovitz Family Collection, Douglas F.
Summer exhibition, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, United Kingdom
Chambres a Part, Sezz Hotel, Paris, France
interested Painting, Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Strata– Difference and Repetition, Fondazione Davide Halevim, Milan, Italy
Looking at Words, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City, NY
Monument to Now, Dakis Joannou Collection Foundation, Athens, Greece
Collection, Hudson Valley Centre for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
Sodium and Asphalt, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, Mexico
(travels to Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey. Monterry, Mexico)
Monument to Now, Dakis Joannou Collection Foundation, Athens, Greece
Symbolic Space: Inaugural Exhibits from the Marc & Livia Straus Family Collection, Hudson Valley Centre for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
Death of Romance, 17-21 Ganton Street, London, United Kingdom
Edge of Real, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
GEWALT, Loushy Art and Editions, Tel Aviv, Israel
Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
Dirty Pictures, The Approach, London, United Kingdom
4ever Young, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Exploring Landscape, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
Works on Paper, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Still Life, The British Council (travels to Museo de arte de Lima, Peru, Museu de Arte Contemporanea Niteroi, SESI Sao Paulo (Museo de Arte Contemporanea), Brazil, Museo de Arte Moderna, Guatemala City, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Panama City, Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogota, Colombia, Museo de Arte Carillo Gill, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile)
Melodrama, ARTIUM, Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporaneo, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (traveled to Centro Jose Guerrero/ Palacio de los Condes de Gabia Granada, Spain)
Tattoo Show, Modern Art, London, United Kingdom
A Sport & a Pastime, Greene Naftali Inc., New York, NY
Homage to Budokan, Foyles Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Wooden Heart, Avco, London, United Kingdom
Glory, British Council Window Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
New Contemporaries 98, Camden Arts Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Interesting Painting, City Racing, London, United Kingdom
Leader, Darian, Tony Godfrey, and Marie Darrieussecq. Nigel Cooke. London; New York: Phaidon Press, 2016.
Nigel Cooke: Black Mimosa. London: Pace London, 2015.
Cooke, Nigel. Ansel Krut. London: Stuart Shave/Modern Art, 2011.
Dream & Trauma: Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, Athens. Vienna: MUMOK, 2007.
Fractured Figure. New York: Distributed Art Publishers. Inc., 2007.
Grayson, Kathy, ed. Panic Room: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Works on Paper Collection. Athens: Deste Foundation, 2007.
Hillings, Valerie L. Guggenheim: 1940s to Now. Melbourne, Australia: National Gallery of Victoria, 2007.
The Incomplete. New York: Chelsea Art Museum, 2007.
Goetz, Ingvild and Stephan Goetz, Shuail Mailik, and Darian Leader. Paintings 01-06. London: Koenig Books, 2006.
Imagination Becomes Reality, Part III, Talking Pictures, New Art from London. London: Thames and Hudson, 2006.
Malik, Suhil and Leader, Darian. Nigel Cooke: Paintings 01-06. London: Koenig Books 2006.
Transmission: Speaking and Listening Volume 4, Provenance: Site Gallery Publishing, 2005.
Deitch, Jeffrey, ed. Monument to Now: The Dakis Joannou Collection. Athens: DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, 2004.
Gewalt. Tel Aviv: Loushy Art and Editions, 2004.
Monument to Now. Exhibition Catalogue, Deste Foundation of Contemporary Art.
Sandwich: a series of discursive pamphlet. London: SecMoCo, 2004.
Sodium and Asphalt: Contemporary British Art in Mexico. Mexico: Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, 2004
Gallagher, Ann. Still Life. London: British Council, 2002.
Melodrama. Musee de Arte Contemporanea de Vigo, 2002.
New Contemporaries 98, London: New Contemporaries Publishing, Camden Arts Gallery, 1998.
Articles and Reviews
"Datebook: Nigel Cooke Solo 'Roman Willow' at Pace London." Blouin Artinfo, September 2, 2016.
Dillon, Brian. "Nigel Cooke: Roman Willow." ArtReview 68, no. 9 (December 2016): 110.
"How Nigel Cooke Pushes Painting to Its Limits." Phaidon.com, September 27, 2016.
Lin, Amy. "Nigel Cooke Paintings at Pace London Coincide With Frieze." Widewalls.ch, September 2016.
"Nigel Cooke on the Sanctity of Bacon's Studio." Phaidon.com, November 2016.
Westall, Mark. "Nigel Cooke Talks About his Upcoming Exhibition at PACE London." FAD Magazine, September 8, 2016.
McDermott, Emily. "Nigel Cooke's Emotive Drive." Interview, September 21, 2015.
Duffy, Jenny. "Nigel Cooke at the Douglas Hyde Gallery." Thebookstheartandme.com, July 7, 2013.
Tipton, Gemma. "Nigel Cooke." Artforum.com, July 2, 2013.
Cooke, Nigel. "The Painted Word: About-face, Richard Phillips and 'The Parallax Effect'." ArtReview, no. 50 (May 2011): 53.
Wood, Eve. "Nigel Cooke." Flash Art 44, no. 277 (March-April 2011): 123.
Cooke, Nigel. "Shipwreck the Viewer." ArtReview, no. 46 (December 2010): 36.
Milliard, Coline. "Nigel Cooke: Night Crossing." Artinfo April 1, 2010.
Wehr, Anne. Time Out (New York), May 21, 2009, 58.
Wilson, Michael. "Nigel Cooke." Artforum 48, no. 1 (September 2009): 291-92.
"The Power 100." ArtReview (November 2009): 73-80.
Lewis, Ben. "New Spirit in Painting." The Evening Standard, May 2008: 42.
Milliard, Coline. "Welcome to the Rubbish Dump of the Real." ArtReview April 2008: 70-79.
"Nigel Cooke on Study for a Portrait of Van Gogh VI and Van Gogh in a Landscape." Tate Etc (Autumn 2008): 72-74.
"Nigel Cooke: Panic Stations." Art World (April-May 2008): 56-61.
Spence, Louise. "Reviews: Nigel Cooke." Canadian Art Magazine, (Fall 2008): 138-39.
"Nigel Cooke." Tema Celeste, April 2000, 74-75.
Turvey, Lisa. "Nigel Cooke: Andrea Rosen Gallery." Artforum 45, no. 5 (January 2007): 247.
Bourbon, Matthew. "Fort Worth: Nigel Cooke." Artforum.com, October-November 2006.
Chang, Richard. "George Condo and Nigel Cooke." ArtNews, (May 2006): 136.
Granberry, Michael. "Creating What Hasn't Been Seen." Dallas Morning News, October 21, 2006.
Guener, Fisun. "Nigel Cooke: A Portrait of Everything." Metro, April 5, 2006: 25.
Hongiman, Ana Finel. "London Horticulture." Art Net, May 20, 2006.
Kent, Sarah. TimeOut, May 10-17, 2006: 41.
Kunitz, Daniel. "All the Painting You Need." ArtReview, March-April 2006, 94-97.
le Marie, Nicole. "Reviews: Nigel Cooke." Modern Painters, June 2006, 118.
Lubbock, Tom. "Nightmare Visions." The Independent, March 3, 2006, 46-47.
"Future Greats." ArtReview, December 2005, 84.
Kielgast, Anne. "The Repulsive Sublime." Dansk, Winter 2005, 56-57.
Sanders, Mark. "Entropic Nowhere." Another Magazine, Spring 2005, 20-31.
"Wes Lang and Nigel Cooke." Tokion, March-April 2005.
Coomer, Martin. "Review." Time Out (London), March 3, 2004
Cumming, Laura. "Lost in the Small Print." The Observer, March.
Garrett, Craig. "Nigel Cooke. Mud in a Vehicle." Flash Art (May-June 2004): 88-91.
Jana, Reena. "Nigel Cooke." Tema Celeste, July-August 2004, 77.
Johnson, Ken. "Art in Review: Nigel Cooke." New York Times, April 23, 2004.
Karcher, Eva. "Detail by Nigel Cooke." Sleek Magazine 5 :88-97.
Koerner von Gustor, Oliver. "Painting as Endgame: Nigel Cooke's Pathology of the Downfall." Deutsche Bank Online, February 2004.
"Nigel Cooke." The Village Voice, April 28-May 4 2004.
"Northern Soul." ArtReview, April 2004, 21.
Ribas, Joao. Time Out (New York), Issue 449, May.
Sweet, Matthew. "Making Plans for Nigel." The Independent Magazine, February 14, 2004.
Blank, Gil. "Portfolio Nigel Cooke." Influence 1: 80-87.
Kino, Carol. "Exploring Landscape: Eight Views from Britain at Andrea Rosen." Art in America 6 (June 2003): 126.
Knight, Christopher. "On the Underbelly of the Zeitgeist." Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2003.
Korotkin, Joyce. "Exploring Landscape: Eight Views from Britain." TheNewYorkArtWorld.com, March 2003.
Labelle, Charles. "I See a Darkness…" Frieze 76 (June-August 2003):.
Rosenberg, Karen. "Landscape, Secondhand and Otherwise…" Village Voice, February 12-18, 2003.
Smith, Roberta. "Exploring Landscape." New York Times, February 14, 2003.
Wilson, Michael. "Exploring Landscape: Eight Views from Britain." Art Monthly, March 2003.
Williams, Gilda. "Dirty Pictures." Art Monthly, March 2003.
Coomer, Martin. "Nigel Cooke." Time Out, April 10-17, 2002.
de Ville, Nick. "Entropy's Cold Desert." Contemporary Art Magazine, March 2002.
Quirk, Justin. "Adolf 4 Eva: Another Art Controversy." i-D Magazine, April 2002.
Ratnam, Niru. "Bring Out The Chimp." The Face, April 2002.
Scwhabsky, Barry. "Nigel Cooke." Artforum 40, no. 9 (May 2002).
Summers, Francis. "Big Scary Flashes of Perversity." Sleaze Nation, April 2002.
Seymour, Benedict. "When Worlds Collide." Frieze 65 (March 2002).
"Testin." Dutch Magazine, July-August 2001.
Coxhead, Gabriel. "Exhibit E: Nigel Cooke." Dazed and Confused, December 2000.
Gleeson, David. "Reviews." Time Out, December 6-13, 2000.
Clark, Robert. "Lady in the Lake." The Guardian, July 1998.
Cork, Richard. "New Kids Explore Old Angst, New Contemporaries." The Times, March 1998.
Sewell, Brian. "How Dare They spend Our Cash on This." Evening Standard, August 13, 1998.
Public Collections
Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, Norway
British Council, London, United Kingdom
Dakis Joannou Collection Foundation, Athens, Greece
François Pinault Collection, Paris, France
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Honart Museum, Tehran, Iran
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Switzerland
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia
Rachovsky Collection, Dallas, TX (promised gift to Dallas Museum of Modern Art)
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
Sammlung Goetz Collection, Munich, Germany
Southhampton City Art Gallery, Southhampton, United Kingdom
Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom
UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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You're not as interesting as you think you are. Don't talk about yourself too much during a date. Ask your date questions about his life and listen. If you can't stop talking about yourself, why are you even looking to spend time with somebody new?
Talking About Other Dates
Focus on the date you're currently on. There's no need to bring up just how good or bad your dating experiences have been in real life or online. It makes you look like a chronic dater and desperate.
Bringing Up Politics/Religion
You may think you've solved the world's problems, but keep it to yourself during a date. Bringing up touchy issues like politics and religion can be a dating death knell, leading to inevitable and unnecessary arguments.
Getting Too Personal
Don't let all your skeletons out of the closet. You may want to come off as an open person, but telling your date about all the weird stuff that happened to you during your childhood will scare her off.
Acting Overexcited
Be confident and be interested, but don't overdo it. Acting too excited about a date can come off as pushy and make you look like you have no life outside of the date.
Top ten dating don'ts
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