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Well, first of all you haven't said anything that shatters my "old
beliefs". Secondly, I don't grow plants in water so I don't see what
that proves. Thirdly, if your example of cutting the roots off of cacti
has any relevance to the issue, that would mean that we may as well cut
the roots off pot grown hostas when we plant them because the existing
roots have no value. Is that what you do? and if so, how are your plants
I am not saying that plants do not go through some shock when they are
taken from one medium to another, but what I am convinced of is that it
is not a significant problem, certainly not in the nature of going from
water to soil. You mention that plants "often get a serious drawback"
when transplanting, but under your usless roots therory, it would seem to
me that there would be no way to avoid a "serious drawback". Over the
years we have sold literally millions of container grown plants, not just
hostas, but over that period of time, a range of perennials numbering in
the thousands, without the slightest indication from our customers that
there is a problem. Obviously we have the occasional report of a plant
that didn't make it, but I would suspect that if your theory was valid,
this would be commonplace rather than the rare exception, as we suspect
that the failures are as likely due to poor care as to defective plants.
Unfortunately, my only scientific evidence for my theory is that "it
simply don't happen that way." Again, its anecdotal, but I don't see
that your theory holds up in the real world.
zonneveld wrote:
> I was suggested that roots dont a dapt to the soil were they grow in
> I ask you to try to place watergrown roots in soil They just die in
> most cases. That is why tc labs have troubles to get plants from
> agar to soil. In Holland commercial grown cacti after a year of grow
> in seedling flats are cut of from their roots completely before
> transplanting in new soil Are they stupid ?. Often plants "get a
> seroius drawback" when transplanting Why? because it cannot adapt to
> the new soil. Often first the old roots must have dissppaerd Of
> course in many cases the roots CAN adapt. We are discussing here the
> cases where they dont. Happy to see the friendly way people react to
> new information As usual some people object to information as it
> shatters their old beliefs
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By VINCE MADURI
"Change" is the predominant word around Toronto these days, as the club is coming off a league-worst 23-point season.
The club has changed its president and general manager, hiring Kevin Payne away from D.C. United after 18 illustrious years of work and four MLS Cup titles.
Toronto elected not to retain head coach Paul Mariner after half a season under the coach's leadership and the club hired Ryan Nelsen, who at the time of the announcement was still under contract with English Premier League club QPR as a player.
Then there was the inevitable overhaul of the roster, which included designated player Eric Hassli and forward Ryan Johnson who had seven goals and five assists for Toronto in 2012.
Now Toronto FC will look to build around a few young, promising players as they continue the quest for the club's first playoff berth.
Here is a closer look at Toronto FC ahead of the 2013 MLS season:
2012 FINISH: 5-21-8, 23 points (tenth in Eastern Conference)
KEY ACQUISITIONS: M Kyle Bekker, F Emery Welshman, D Danny Califf, D Gale Agbossoumonde, M Júlio César, GK Joe Bendik, F Justin Braun
KEY LOSSES: F Ryan Johnson, F Eric Hassli, F Joao Plata, GK Milos Kocic, M Eric Avila, D Ty Harden, M Aaron Maund, D Adrian Cann, D Dicoy Williams, M Oscar Cordon, F Nicholas Lindsay, F Keith Makubuya
NEWCOMER TO WATCH: M Kyle Bekker – The young Canadian has burst onto the scene in recent months, beginning with a terrific showing at the Combine then continuing in a solid showing for his country in a January call-up that included a friendly draw against the U.S. Bekker could be the brightest young Canadian prospect and has an opportunity to see early playing time with a club in desperate need of a star and a country recently eliminated from this World Cup cycle, allowing Canada to focus on a youth movement. These two factors will give Bekker every opportunity to develop on both stages.
THE PRESSURE IS ON: F Danny Koevermans – The 34-year-old Dutch striker will be coming off an ACL injury, but Koevermans will need to become the player the fans were promised if Toronto want to have any shot at contention at all. The forward has 17 goals in 26 appearances and all things considered, that isn't a bad rate. Toronto fans may be disgruntled with the Dutchman, but it is absolutely imperative the club finds a goal scoring threat and Koevermans has the resume to be that player.
No acquisition Toronto made this offseason will be more important than head coach Ryan Nelsen.
The former D.C. United defender has the personality of a manager, but Toronto will be the first coaching job Nelsen has had, either head coach or assistant. Any coach will tell you there is an adjustment period, just as there is with a rookie player. How quickly Nelsen is able to adjust and get comfortable may tell the story of Toronto's season.
One player it seems Nelsen can rely on is Luis Silva. Coming off a rookie year that included five goals and five assists across 30 appearances, Silva will be asked to handle the majority of creating chances for Toronto this year and could be utilized out wide, as an attacking midfielder or up top as a secondary striker to either Danny Koevermanns or Justin Braun.
"Luis is a fantastic player," new head coach Ryan Nelsen said. "We're just trying to get him in positions where we can maximize his strengths. He's been fantastic in preseason. He's had a great attitude, he's worked really hard and I'm really excited about Luis."
Torsten Frings will be entering his final season with Toronto, if the former German international is still with the team. Rumors have begun to circulate that Frings could retire, or at the very least not return to Toronto FC in 2013.
If the captain does not return, one player that may benefit in minutes is rookie Kyle Bekker. Toronto are looking to build the club into "Canada's team" and therefore are building around young Canadians such as Bekker and former Sigma FC youth academy teammate Emery Welshman. Both should be due heavy minutes in their rookie campaigns and both have the versatility to show up on different parts of the field.
"The speed of play and the quality is a lot higher [than youth levels]," Bekker told SBI after a preseason game in Orlando. "[The game] is faster and it's a little more physical. But I just want to come in and work hard. It's just my early career right now, but I think what's important is to work hard through preseason, listen to what the coaches are saying and try to take as much as I can into my game."
Another midfielder that has an opportunity to take a step forward this season is home grown player Matt Stinson. The academy product is more of a defensive midfielder but has looked very solid in preseason to this point and will push Terry Dunfield and Julio Cesar for playing time.
In defense, Toronto picked up former U.S. youth national team player Gale Agbossoumonde and the 21-year-old center back is an imposing physical presence and has an extremely high ceiling. However, Agbossoumonde is still fairly raw and Darren O'Dea may be paired with another recent acquisition, Danny Califf at least to start the season. But the future at center back for Toronto is clearly Agbossoumonde.
Left back Ashtone Morgan and right back Richard Eckersley should occupy the full back positions when healthy.
The defense should be much improved, but that might not be enough to keep Toronto FC out of the Eastern Conference basement.
Old School
Season Outlook: Well, how 'bout them Blue Jays?
the special one
Is it too
early to start looking at who will be the number 1 pick in the draft? TFC have a lock on last place again in their 7th year of expansion.
Except Vancouver acquired TFC's natural 1st round pick in exchange for Eric Hassli last summer.
The Special one
Great. Now we have nothing to look forward to in our 7th expansion year. Let's go Blue Jays!
Vancouver owns TFC's first-round pick because of the Hassli trade. Thank you Paul Mariner.
"Change" is the predominant word around Toronto these days…..these days?! You made me laugh with your opening line Vince.
Laugh. It's all laughable. 17 in 26 is"not bad"? It's Fn phenomenal. The problem with Koev is not his play, it's his fitness. C'mon Ives, when will your writing staff actually know what they're talking about?
Red I
"Toronto fans may be disgruntled with the Dutchman…"
Please tell me anyone that is disgruntled with a guy who has a goal every one-and-a-half games with a poor supporting cast around him??
The guy has been "the player that fans were promised" and more, but was derailed by an ACL that was probably attributed to playing on turf.
Every DP has pressure on them, that's a given, but to boldly state Koevermans hasn't lived up to expectations is unfounded – and if you're stating that the injury has prevented him from fulfilling expectations, then coongratulations for basically stating the obvious; that players are unproductive when hurt – Good Job!!
John Jacques
I'd like to think TFC could build for the future, but I think we'll just trade our whole starting 11 within 2 years.


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There was little immediate sign it would halt the escalating conflict. Militants yesterday fired at least 20 makeshift rockets into Israel, damaging a factory.
The decision to cut electricity has been backed by Israel's high court, which this month turned down a challenge by Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups. Human Rights Watch said: "The cuts are seriously affecting civilians who have nothing to do with these armed groups and that violates a fundamental principle of the laws of war."
A US state department spokesman, Tom Casey, said: "We understand Israel's right to defend itself, but we do not think that actions should be taken that would infringe upon or worsen the humanitarian situation for the civilian population in Gaza."
Last month Israel halted fuel supplies into Gaza for several days and the strip's sole power plant shut down, leaving most of Gaza City, home to about 500,000 Palestinians, in darkness. It also badly affected sewage and water treatment plants.
Israeli officials have defended their actions. The infrastructure minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, said Hamas was "pushing us to take over the strip" but that he preferred using "economic measures".
Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said the policy complied "unequivocally" with international law. "It's not that we think there is a quick magical solution but we believe that a combination of military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Hamas is a strategy that in the medium and longer term will in fact bring about a change in policy and protect our people," he said. "This is a hostile regime and a hostile entity. They have declared war on us and we are defending ourselves."
Five Hamas militants and a member of Islamic Jihad, as well as a civilian teacher, were killed on Thursday by Israeli military strikes in Gaza. Eight other Hamas members were killed in Gaza on Tuesday, a day after a suicide bombing in the Israeli town of Dimona, which killed one person and wounded 11, was claimed by Hamas.
Hamas appears to be stepping up its military operations. The suicide bombing was its first inside Israel in more than three years. In recent weeks Hamas has also begun to publicly claim responsibility for the firing of rockets from Gaza - the first time it has done so in several months.
Gaza buys most electricity directly from Israel, about 124 megawatts supplied on 10 high-power lines. Seventeen megawatts come from Egypt and the strip's one power plant supplies 45-65 megawatts, depending on the fuel available. The plant was built to produce 140 megawatts but has never achieved that level, and has not come close since Israeli jets bombed the plant's six transformers in mid 2006.


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The GMRT Radio Halo survey Results and implications for LOFAR. Simona Giacintucci Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, Cambridge, USA INAF-IRA, Bologna, Italy. T. Venturi, R. Cassano, G. Brunetti, D. Dallacasa, G. Setti (INAF-IRA, Bologna) S. Bardelli (OAB, Bologna).
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The GMRT Radio Halo survey
Results and implications for LOFAR
Simona Giacintucci
Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, Cambridge, USA
INAF-IRA, Bologna, Italy
T. Venturi, R. Cassano, G. Brunetti, D. Dallacasa, G. Setti (INAF-IRA, Bologna)
S. Bardelli (OAB, Bologna)
Abell 2256
RADIO RELICS:cluster outskirts, elongated morphology, polarized up to 30%
Origin:shock (re)-acceleration of relativistic electrons or shock adiabatic compression of fossil radio plasma ?e.g., Ensslin et al. 1998; Rottgering et al. 1997; Ensslin & Gopal-Krishna 2001; Markevitch et al. 2005; Hoeft and Bruggen 2007…
RADIO HALOS:centrally located, regular structure similar to the X-ray morphology, unpolarized
Origin:a promising possibility is the (re)-acceleration of relativistic electrons by merger driven turbulence (Brunetti et al. 2001, Petrosian 2001, Fujita et al. 2003,…)
VLA 1.4 GHz on Chandra(discrete radio galaxies subtracted) Clarke & Ensslin 2006
Statistical expectations for radio halos
Statistical calculations in the framework of the re-acceleration scenario (Cassano & Brunetti 2005; Cassano, Brunetti & Setti 2006) allow to derive the probability to form a radio halo as function of the cluster mass and redshift
Most of radio halos are expected in massive and luminous (M ≥ 2 x 1015 Mo , Lx ≥ 5 x 1044 erg s-1 ) clusters in the redshift range z = 0.1 - 0.4
Need for statistical information for z > 0.2
Agreement with the observed statistics at z ≤ 0.2 (Giovannini et al. 1999)
WHY GMRT at 610 MHz?
Sample selection & observations
From the X-ray catalogues REFLEX, BCS and eBCS we extracted a complete sample of 50 clusters (27 REFLEX e 23 BCS/eBCS) with:
0.2 < z < 0.4 ; Lx ≥ 5 x 1044 erg s-1
-30°< δ < 2.5° (REFLEX)
+15° < δ < 60° (BCS/eBCS)
16 clusters: literature + VLA archive + GMRT Cluster Key Project
34 observed with the GMRT (Jan 2005 – Aug 2006)
7 known radio halos
RESULTS I. Detections and non-detections
7 known radio halos from the literature (A2744, A1300, A2163, A773, A1758a, A2219, A2390)
34 clusters observed with the GMRT:
- 4 new halos: 3 giant, 1 halo with LLS ~ 500 kpc
- 1 candidate radio halo
- 1 cluster with possible diffuse emission
- 1 relic + 1 double relic
- 1 mini-halo (cool core)
- 1 candidate mini-halo (candidate cool core)
Evidence of merger in all these clusters
Halos and relics
are rare
26 non-detections(mergers and relaxed)
9 remaining clusters (literature, VLA archive, GMRT cluster key project): 3 undetections, 1 deserves further investigation, 5 without information
Venturi et al. 2007 & 2008
0 < z < 0.4 : GMRT + literature
Increase of the fraction of clusters with radio halo with the X-ray luminosity (mass)
Bimodal distribution of clusters with and without radio halo
Brunetti et al. 2007, ApJ 670L, 5
Cassano et al., 2008, A&A, 480, 327
Results II. Halos, relics and cluster mergers
All new halos/relics are in merging custers
Venturi et al., 2007 & 2008
1 Mpc
1 Mpc
GMRT 610 MHz + XMM-Newton + optical
GMRT 610 MHz on Chandra
Results II. Halos, relics and cluster mergers
Cluster dynamical state and presence of a radio halo/relic.
A209 - GMRT 610 MHz on Chandra
Multiple peaks
1 Mpc
Multiple-moment power ratio analysis of the 2-dimensional potential
(Buote & Tsai 1995; Hart 2008)
Venturi et al., 2007 & 2008
Abell 521: Relic + first Ultra Steep Radio Halo
GMRT 610 MHz on Chandra
GMRT 327 MHz
Res. 35" (point sources subtracted out)
Res. 13" - rms = 0.1 mJy/b
Res. 13" - rms = 0.04 mJy/b
Follow up at 327 MHz (GMRT) to study the relic revealed the existence of a central radio halo with a very steep spectrum (α ~ 2)
Abell 521: Relic + first Ultra Steep Radio Halo
Spectral index steepening across the relic
Resolution 35" - rms = 0.2 mJy/b
Electron acceleration by a shock with Mach number ~ 2.2
LOFAR will be important for:
- the study of the low-frequency spectrum (total and local)
of radio relics
- the discovery of other Ultra Steep Spectrum Radio Halos


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Another busy day of carefree activity on the road for President Obama. Fundraisers in three cities. Speeches. Photo-op games of pool. Filling up his time with campaigning until the lame duck leaves office in 924 days.
But POTUS ran into a tall problem, a professional pol named Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
After collecting coin in Denver, Obama hoped to breeze through Dallas and Austin, scooping up more money from gullible donors for his hopeless bid to keep the Senate in Democrat Harry Reid's shaky hands on Nov. 4.
But Perry's been preparing the ground for his own media offensive over the disgraceful inundation of suckered humans sequestered by the feds on the Mexican border or being bussed to protesting inland communities. Obama's rhetoric and inaction have lead thousands of impoverished Central Americans to think they and/or their kids can sneak into the United States and stay.
Obama's unspoken plan is for them to become the foundation of future generations of Democrat voters under the guise of an uncontrollable flood of illegals. And in the meantime make the GOP look inhumane by resisting acceptance of what the United Nations now calls "refugees."
Trouble is, Perry's a Republican, a seasoned chief executive who literally wrote the book on how Washington screws up states with its one-size-fits-all dictats and policy panaceas ("Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington").
As long as POTUS was in Texas, Perry offered, how about touring the deeply-troubled border with its governor? You know, bipartisan-like. Gee, love to, said the White House, but -- doggone -- his schedule is impossible, you know.
Sure, Perry understood. So, let's just meet then while you're in Dallas? No way out from that really. So, Perry, who's had his eyes on 2016 since his debate gaffe, was the lone greeter as Air Force One parked. The men shook hands all Texas friendly-like. And proceeded to the hastily-arranged airport meeting near some fuel pumps.
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Truth is, Obama would rather go bowling with Mitch McConnell than visit the Mexico border now.
Here's why: The resulting videos and photos would give him ownership of the problem, which is immense and threatens to become a major health crisis too. Like that unfortunate photo of President Bush looking out the plane window at devastated New Orleans.
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If SEALs whack Osama bin Laden, Obama is all over it, making the brave "Go" call. But when things turn south, this inept POTUS is off golfing or fundraising, which is where he rushed right after Benghazi and ISIL's recent advance in Iraq. His Secret Service codename is "Magoo."**
Right now, Obama is pretending the human surge of Latinos is some kind of natural disaster that just happened on his watch. Perry's one flub, as Jonah Goldberg notes, was likening BorderGate to Katrina. It's not. Katrina was a natural disaster as in, a hurricane built by Nature. BorderGate is man-made. In fact, Obama built it himself.
The Supreme Court last month spanked the Democrat for presidential over-reach. But just a few days ago, Obama was defiantly determined to fix the economy, infrastructure, immigration, the VA, everything on his own. Just go around this danged do-nothing Congress. The Unsinkable Molly Brown of presidents.
Recent Rasmussen Polls reveal almost half of American voters believe Obama himself prompted the surge of illegals, 52% say his administration is insufficiently aggressive with deportations and 56% have tagged Obama government policies as actually encouraging illegal immigration.
Have you noticed too, now that the border issue is beginning to stink four months before midterm elections, Obama suddenly claims he's handcuffed by a Republican House that won't ante up $3.7 billion? Wait! What happened to Obama's pen and phone? Nope, can't do a thing this week.
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Tight end Darren Fells opening eyes at Arizona Cardinals training camp
There is a logjam at the tight end position for the Arizona Cardinals.
There are currently six tight ends on the depth chart for the Cardinals as they prepare for their preseason opener against the Houston Texans Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium.
There's one that stands out from the rest — and not because of what he's done on the football field.
Darren Fells stands 6-foot-7 and weighs 281 pounds. The former Cal-Irvine basketball player is still getting used to his role as a professional football player, and after spending 2013 on the Cardinals practice squad, it appears the light bulb has gone on.
"Oh, 90 to 100 percent better," Fells responded with a smile when asked how much better he's grasping things this season. "Last year, it was like a foreign language to me. Now I'm starting to learn the football language and just getting the grasp of everything.
"It's funny, I was just talking to teammates about how I can understand the whole play now instead of just my spot. It's coming to me."
His head coach has noticed, too.
"He could always run and catch — he has unbelievable ball skills being a basketball player," Arians told Bickley and Marotta Monday on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. "The physicality of the game was the one thing missing. When he left (last year) I said 'look, you can make the team, but you've got to be able to block defensive ends.'
"He went and he worked. It's obvious right now, his pad level is low, he is striking people, he's rocking heads back. When you see that light go on you say, 'we might have found something here.'"
So how does one 'get physical' in the offseason if that's what you've been assigned?
"It's just a mentality. It's just coming out there and saying you're not going to be afraid of contact, no matter who's in front of you. Whether it's the third-string or a Pro Bowler, you've got to go at them," Fells said. "You've got to make the contact."
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Keith Urban Your Everything
Your Everything is a song by Australian country singer Keith Urban from the album Keith Urban. The single reached the Billboard Top 100 chart.
The official music video for Your Everything premiered on YouTube at the beginning of May 2000. Watch Keith Urban perform the song.
Your Everything Lyrics
The lyrics to Your Everything were written by Chris Lindsey and Bob Regan.Top Country Songs


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Good fresh juice, a little over priced but the taste is worth it, my personal favourite is the avocado
It's a great place to grab a fresh juice especially if you want something exotic with Kiwi or coconut... It's usually crowded in the evening. you can get a small cup or a huge Keg. Don't take the large one if you are not sure you gonna drink it within a day or so. Since it's natural it goes bad...
It's the best place for fresh juice ... They have various options.
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Great fresh juice served as well as Crêpe are well done with very nice tastes.
The prices is a bit high but with fresh juice it make sense.
The coffee is ok but there are better coffee makers nearby.
I tried it many times super quality cocktails and i recommend it.
They have many options you can even try food and crepes as they have good reputation for that.
Good place to enjoy the wide range of natural juices and fresh cocktails, the creep is delicious, and the location is perfect for friends to meet at.
By far it's the best juice ive ever tried in my life. Quiet expensive but freshly squeezed right in front of you, specialty spices and herbs added, and here you go, the best juice.
Havanna Juice Cafe is considered one of the best cafe's in Tripoli, even though that the prices are a bit expensive compared to other cafe's, the quality of the coffee and the fresh juice is better. The staff there are friendly, even though they lack good experience in handling costumers, but still, I would recommend it to any newcomers in...
The fruits are cut in a very random way and in big tranches and considered expensive.However the taste of crep and coffee is good compared to other cafes. the staff needs more consentration and attention to service and handling of customers
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| Six Different Players Score In Marist Win At Sacred Heart
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut - The Marist women's lacrosse team improved to 3-3 with a 15-10 win at Sacred Heart on March 11.
Four different players had hat tricks, including freshman Samantha Mehalick and sophomore Audrey Cerrone in the first half. Seniors Natalie Bonaroti fired three goals and Olivia Pitonzo racked up six points on three goals and three assists. Sophomore Hailey Wagner added a pair of goals and a game-high seven draw controls. The Red Foxes' 15 goals were a season high.
The Pioneers (2-3) got on the board first, but Marist struck back on a run that included three straight scores from Mehalick, which put the Red Foxes in front 4-1. Marist's first half lead stretched to as much as eight when junior Lauren Mazza scored with one second left to make it 11-3. At that point, four of Marist's goals were unassisted while two came off free position shots.
Sacred Heart crept back into the contest in the next 30 minutes, taking down the Marist lead to four goals with 3:25 remaining. That score would be the third and final of the day for Pioneers senior Alyssa Pearce.
Both teams fired a combined 64 shots on the afternoon. The Pioneers held an advantage in ground balls (14-12) and caused 15 turnovers. Senior Caitlin DeLaney contributed all over the field with team highs of three goals, five caused turnovers and five ground balls.
Marist will travel down south to face the Winthrop Eagles, which competed in the NCAA Tournament last year. Opening draw is slated for 5 p.m. March 17.


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A Very Happy Birthday...
For my nineth birthday my mother told me that she had a large suprise in store for me. My name is Lisa Brown and I live in London, England. I had lots of friends to invite to my birthday party and we planned to have a outside party, as my birthday is in the middle of summer, and usually always outside; with a roaring barbeque and pass the parcel and basically havoc. How did my mother and father cope I wonder.
It was around twelve O clock that my guests began to arrive, bearing gifts of all kinds; jewellery, board games and art sets and everything was going smoothly. I was having a ball! My mother let me put my favourite dress on (the one that I could only wear at special occasions), and i felt like princess. This was my day and nobody was going to corrupt it. I was an only child and in addition to this; a spoilt child. I had everything I wanted and therefore other children my age tended to want to be my friend. There were around thity children at my party, and now, I speak to none of them. This is an obvious symptom of that which we call "child naivety". I suffered badly from naivety. From a young age, through to my late twenties, and I always believed my decisions were the correct ones, and it has left me lonely, as, well, who wants to marry or befriend someone whos opinions are basically laws?
Anyway, back to my story, (forgive me if I go off on a tangent, it has been fourty years since this event and therefore, I must recall certain things on the way in order for it to be understood in the correct way). The garden that day was like a mental assylum. There were children, boys and girls running about, playing tag, tantrums and bursting balloons but better was still to come. My mothers 'big' suprise which she had arranged for me. I still at this time had no idea myself what this suprise was. I was so desperate to find out. Now and then I would get distracted, and halt thinking of it, for a few minutes. Then I would remember again and I would get a tingling sensation deep within my stomach. I still get that tingling feeling now again. It is excitement with nerve mixed together, like a potion I have consumed which when is digested, gives me a fantastic thrilling feeling.
When I found out what it was, I must admit i was mildly disappointed as I was expecting another present. Being nine years old, I didnt exactly find magicians as good as maybe three or four years back, however I was grateful and thanked my mother and father with a hug.
Mister Majax was his name. I would have said he was an oscure character, but in order to make that judgement, I would have to get to know him better. Of course looking at him I did not want to know him better. He did not look like a magician, he looked more like a victorian gentleman. He was wearing a suit, it was as black as jett and this matched his hair. Somebody with hair that black cannot be of british origin. The odd thing was, he had green eyes, which stood out greatly becuase of the colour contrast. He had a curly moustache and was smoothly shaven. He had uninnocent white skin tone which suggested to me he did not like going out very much.
When he had set up his performance, the children rushed over to the lawn and placed themselves as near to him as they could get. Because it was my birthday, I demanded that I should sit on a chair, right in perfect view of him (so that if he needed a volunteer, he would chose the birthday girl). Looking back now, my behaviour as a child was ridiculous and silly and I can laugh about it.
The noise of the garden gradually quietened when it was clear Mister Majax wished to begin his show. I watched in fascination when he inserted a needle directly through a balloon, took my dads watch crushed it and then some how restored back into one piece. Interesting. Mr Majax did not speak. Not one word, he just mimed. Could he speak? If he could then why doesnt he? He must be able to, how would he make arrangments with my parents if he couldn't? This was running through my head. Throughout the performance, I could not take my eyes off the large human sized box, standing at one side. I wondered what he was going to do with it, as leaning on the box were swords and large blades. When he finally wheeled it to the centre of the 'platform' I began to brace myself as I knew that he was going to need a volunteer.
He looked at me, it was more of a glance, but still it made me feel uncomfortable. At this point he pointed at me and then pointed at the box. This was a little creepy for me, i wondered if he spoke it, would I feel more reassured. My mother and Father looked comfortable with letting me enter a box with knives and swords next to it. At the time, I did not want to refuse as this, to me, when I was nine years old, was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I entered the box and he indicated to me, that I must stick both hands out of two holes at the side of the box. Thats when he violently shut the door. It wasnt quite a slam, more of a patient slam. It was dark. Suddenly, with utter shock, I heard him lock the door. I attempted to move to bang on the door as I wanted to exit this dungeon.
That is when I realised. I couldnt move. I was paralysed, completely still and the isolation and silence reigned. I was so stiff I could even cry, though I was psychologically screaming inside me. My own body was failing me when I needed strength the most.
The door opened and the sunlight blinded me as I felt like I had been in the dark for hours on end. My first instinct was to run over to my mother. Where was she? Where was everyone? This was not my back garden. There was no grass, balloons, tables of food or any sign of one person at all. I stepped out onto hot sand and revealed myself to a roasting sun. To sheer horror I witnessed dunes upon dunes, heaps upon heaps of sand. There was nothing else apart me and the box. I was again paralysed, this time in shock rather than in some myserious physical restraint. I was nine years old and this feeling of being completely lost was new to me. Of course I had wondered off in the supermarket, but this was of course no comparison.
I spun around in confusion and horror and I was suprised to see Miser Majax standing there, silent as I had witnessed before. However now seemed more silent than ever, becaue around his silence, there was silence altogether. He stepped out and smiled and then started dancing. I did not know what to make of this ordeal. I asked him where I was and he just ignored me and carried on his pointless display.
He then pulled out a large tape player from his jacket. It was multi coloured and looked like it should have been owned by a small child. He clicked 'play' and on came the oddest futuristic music I have ever heard in my life. He began a routined dance and this made me cry. I do not know what made me cry. It may have been because I was lost, maybe because I was so confused or maybe the music had a strange element to it that made me feel sad. He then disappeared. Again I was alone. It was my own knowledge that told me that maybe returning to the box may have the reverse effect.
This idea failed. Shutting the door helped and again, I could feel myself growing stiffer, and still. Then before I knew it, the doo was opening again and I stepped out onto fresh grass, and the audience applauded. I think looking back now, that Mister Majax had performed a trick on me with me realising. How odd. My mother looked happy to see me in one piece, and hugged me and said happy birthday.
For some reason, i was sad to see Mister Majax leave. I felt as if I had some connection with him. I saw him shake hands with my father and he walked up to me and looked at me for what could be worked out to be around ten seconds. Ten very long seconds. He patted me on the head and whispered "You will be okay little girl" and stepped out of the front door, never to be seen again.
I have attempted to search for Mister Majax, but I have never been able to look him up. I contacted many entertainment companies, used the internet and I have never been able to conjure a conclusion. I will never forget it, I believe it was a sign to me and even though it was a very long time ago, I think Mister Majax is still out there, doing, well I dont really know.


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With a stay at Hotel Areca in Elche (Torrellano), you'll be close to Paintball Tactics Alicante. This 4-star hotel is within the vicinity of El Palmeral Park and Arenales Beach.
Make yourself at home in one of the 72 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax and unwind with massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, wedding services, and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, where you can take in a garden view and dine alfresco (weather permitting). Or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A shuttle from the hotel to the airport is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
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- Total number of rooms - 72
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- Year Built 2005
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His comments came hours after Greenpeace protesters staged a protest at the International Petroleum Exchange that led to a mass brawl on the trading floor.
In a speech that did little to appease the sea of Greenpeace protesters who also gathered outside the Grosvenor Hotel in London last night, Raymond said that attaining targets laid down by the Kyoto protocol was 'going to be very challenging given the energy supply and demand realities'.
The American, guest of honour at the Institute of Petroleum's annual dinner, added that oil would play a pivotal role in meeting the world's energy needs for years to come.
By 2030, he said, a population boom and increasing economic prosperity meant global energy needs were likely to be 100m barrels a day higher than today - ten times the current output of Saudi Arabia.
He said: 'Even with an expected rapid growth rate for wind and solar energy - driven in large measure by public subsidies, I might add - their contribution to global energy will still be in the 1% range in 2030.'
Greenpeace climate campaigner Emily Armistead said it was disgraceful that on the day the Kyoto agreement had been struck, the oil industry was toasting 'the number one climate criminal'.
Two protesters managed to interrupt Raymond's speech before being forced out by security guards.
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Danny has a big oneMature
A new technology has been invented that lets you speak and the computer will record everything you say. However it does help when you buy one with a delete button, and your mate doesn't keep trying to sabotage your story.
Once upon a ti...
"Why the hell are you starting with once upon a time."
"'Cos that is how all the best stories start."
"No, it is how all the best fairytales start. And unless you are telling the story of how Hansel shagged Gretel then I can't see you telling a fairy tale."
"Well for a start I wouldn't be writing about that, as generally I don't make up stories about incest."
"Yeah, you don't have to make one up, you could just ask your parents about the night you were conceived."
"Shut up Danny. Oh great, this machine has recorded everything we have just said."
"Yeah I know. It's great isn't it. I must say, two years ago in 2012, I wouldn't have imagined that a computer could write everything we say."
"I must say for once that might be a good shout Danny boy. Now, where is the delete button? I don't wan't all this crap in my story."
"Sorry Matt"
"I said; where is the delete button?"
"No, I didn't mean sorry as in I didn't hear you, I meant it literally."
"It doesn't have one."
"You fucking idiot! Where the hell did you get a listening computer without a delete button?"
"Don't call it a listening computer. It makes it sound like a computer for lonely people. On second thoughts it is perfect for you."
"Shut it! Where did you get this piece of crap from?"
"Dodgy Dave. You bought an incredibly valuable piece of equipment, with an incredibly high monetary value from a man called Dodgy Dave."
"I'm sorry but what you just said about the monetary value just made you sound like a total prick."
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Afternoon analysis 15.02.2016:
Draghi's hearing before the EU Parliament pushes the euro slightly lower. How is the SNB going to respond to the ECB decision? The zloty remains fairly stable to the euro and is lower to the dollar. The S&P on Polish rating.
The euro is slightly lower during the Draghi's statement
From the moment Draghi's hearing has begun the EUR/USD lost around 30-40 pips comparing to the levels observed before the EU parliament hearing. Due to the fact that the Q&A session hasn't ended yet it is possible that the sell off may go deeper. Later in the afternoon no new messages are expected do to market closure in the US.
The most important part in Draghi's hearing was noting two issues which can change the monetary policy measures. Firstly the ECB is expected to evaluate "the strength of the pass-through of low imported inflation to domestic wage and price formation and to inflation expectations. This will depend on the size and the persistence of the fall in oil and commodity prices and the incidence of second-round effects on domestic wages and prices. Second, in the light of the recent financial turmoil, we will analyse the state of transmission of our monetary impulses by the financial system and in particular by banks. If either of these two factors entail downward risks to price stability, we will not hesitate to act".
What is worth noting is the issue regarding turmoil on market which may also push the ECB to act. As a result we may evaluate that the ECB decision can be even more aggressive than previously expected. Finally it can push both the rates lower the QE higher.
Expectations before the SNB decisions
Last week Bloomberg asked 31 economists from leading investment banks on the anticipated SNB decision if the ECB decides to modify the monetary policy. If there is a cut in the euro area 6 respondents also see a cut by the SNB, nine claim that there would be FX interventions and eight economists claim that both measures are expected to be implemented.
Additionally, the media expectations on the SNB rate is minus 1.25. It means that most of them foresee a 50 bps cut. If such a strong action is observed it should also push the Swiss franc lower. Moreover it would also reduce the interest rate for the CHF loans.
Despite a slide on the EUR/USD there is no significant selling pressure on the EUR/PLN. It is possible that the zloty is kept lower due to another comments from Standard&Poor's officials. According to Bloomberg S&P claims that "If we see further deterioration of independence of key institutions in Poland" it may push "S&P to further lower Poland's rating".
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This is a discussion on Gun Law Q&A With Off Duty LEO within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I think that this thread would have been squashed in the first page or so if everybody understood the laws of arrest and typical police ...
I think that this thread would have been squashed in the first page or so if everybody understood the laws of arrest and typical police proceedure. But, only a few do so we have 5 pages of material that really amounts to nothing. And I just added to it.
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
I really have a hard time not ranting on these type of threads(aka cops are idiots & I'm smarter than them)...But I understand the negative feeling civilains have towards LEOs.
I'm I cop & I don't even like cops, mostly cuz they are idiots and I am smarter than them.
I know how much I enjoy giving up some quite time to let a civilain I do not know lecture me on gun laws and DUI laws and speeding laws and lets legalize marijuana.
Appreciate your input. 20 minutes of down I'll never get back.
I can't imagine how this thread has lived so long..
"Arms in the hands of individual citizens may be used at individual discretion..in private self defense." John Adams
You don't need to know every law.
You need to know EVERY law you're ENFORCING, RIGHT NOW.
If you're too lazy to do that, then you need to find another line of work.
If you falsely arrest me for something that's not a crime, I'm going to make life VERY unpleasant for you, both professionally and financially. Now you can think that's a joke, but the laughing stops when you have to explain to the kids why the family's moving into grandma's basement.
Now that I have digested the information contained therein perhaps you might explain exactly how you feel it justifies a LEO making an arrest for a non-crime due to a lack of knowledge of what constitutes a violation.
My whole point was that the LEO has a duty to be educated in the law before he actually takes the action of making an arrest. The fact that the charge will be thrown out of court because the LEO made the arrest based on ignorance of the statute requirements does a dis-service to his profession, his department and the public.
I was taught that there is no such thing as unarresting someone. Once you make an arrest that person is "in the system" and despite the case being thrown out of court that person will always have an arrest record.
It has nothing to do with being pro or anti LEO. I just can't excuse arresting someone based on ignorance of what constitutes a violation of the statute. The LEO can always detain the subject while he researches the law before making the arrest.
Please understand that you will get LEO's who never open their criminal code books after getting out of the academy. The state media always refers to LEO's as firearms expurts, well they are not. All I have to do is look across the locker room.
Should you be unjustly taken into custody because of incompetence or ignorance, I hope the supervisor has the gonads to correct the wrong, if not I guess you get the chance to own a piece of the city and the LEO's if you go the 1983 route.
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False arrest isn't a mistake. It's a crime and a civil tort. I view it in exactly the same way I view somebody punching a cop because he got a speeding ticket. I guarantee you that you won't find many cops who'd either call THAT a "mistake" or excuse it because the assailant had a "bad day". I wouldn't expect any mercy if I took a swing at a cop who was lawfully doing his job. He shouldn't expect any if he falsely arrests me. CHOICES have consequences, even for cops.
Of course I think you need PC, not RAS to arrest somebody rather than detain them. Of course if you detain me for something that you should know is NOT a crime, you aren't going to have a good day either.
Having an Ohio CHL imposes upon me a LEGAL DUTY to know the applicable state laws. It's nothing short of insane for somebody to claim that a cop, whose JOB it is to enforce the law, should have a LESSER duty to know those same laws.
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
Hey sixto I tried to PM ya, but your box is full.
Friends don't let friends be MALL NINJAS.
I am just as nice as anyone lets me be and can be just as mean as anyone makes me. - Quoted from Terryger, New member to our forum.
Yea MOST LEO'S who accually disarmes a law abiding CCer Is a ROOKIE or is
on a power trip ; )
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Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that I am carrying a gun in my glove box in Florida, which is perfectly lawful under Florida law. I get pulled over and, I tell the officer there is a gun in the glovebox rather than going into the glovebox for my registration.
He pulls me out of the car and detains me so he can safely retrieve the vehicle registration and proof of insurance. Then, because he doesn't really understand the law, he tells me he is going to charge me with carrying a concealed weapon. I tell him that it is lawful under Florida Statute 790.25(5) to carry the firearm in the glovebox, and further that I have a copy of the statute available if he would like to read it.
He tells me I am wrong, and without making any effort to verify the information I have provided he arrests me and books me into jail.
Has he in fact acted in "Good Faith"?
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Blame it on Sixto - now that is a viable plan.
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Skip to comments.Gazpacho (Ann Barnhardt)
Posted on 06/09/2012 11:22:39 AM PDT by who knows what evil?
1. A cattleman at a school I just taught, during lunchtime conversation, shared a "mini lesson" that he teaches to children whenever he gets the chance. I think it is very wise, and worth sharing. It is simply this:
EVERYONE HAS A STORY. And, SATAN IS REAL.
2. Building on that, I suspect many people out there are thinking this, but are too afraid to say it because they think that people will look down upon them as rednecks or stupid or unintelligent. Let me go out front as a person who doesn't give a crap what others think of me, and who is many things, but not stupid, and say it out loud to hopefully edify others to speak openly about it:
You're not imagining things. That's exactly what it is. People have been "bad tripping" on drugs for decades without turning into demonic animals and eating people's faces off of them alive. Just as satan is very, very real, so are demons. The demonic legions are reclaiming and reasserting power in the Americas and Europe because these physical landmasses have lost their consecration to Christ by their apostasy, blasphemy and child sacrifice. It is going to get worse. We are basically going to turn into what the musloid Middle East has been for 1400 years. Civilization is going to lose cohesion and people are going to start doing things that have absolutely no rational explanation: gratuitously gruesome murders and bodily desecration, and rape variants involving children, animals and corpses that normal people cannot comprehend.
The main gateways for demonic possession are drugs, pornography and homosexual/deviant sex. The cannibals have all been drug users. The Canadian cannibal was also a gay porn star. The British couple who raped their own infant children (on camera) are child and bestiality porn merchants. These incidents will increase in frequency exponentially as the collective apostasy of this culture has now reached the point that the "shedding of God's Grace" upon The Americas and Europe is now limited to individuals - and even then, God's grace for the remnant may be within the context of their persecution, imprisonment and martyrdom.
I guess the best advice I can give is when everything goes to hell and you feel despairing, remember that WE DESERVE THIS. What you are seeing is God's Justice, and an opportunity for you and others to draw closer to Him. And THANK HIM.
3. I stated this in either 2009 or 2010, but it bears repeating. There is ZERO chance that Eric Holder will be forced from office. Eric Holder is utterly essential to the Obama regime and he is performing exactly how they want him to perform. Eric Holder is one of the most dangerous men in the world today. He is a psychopathic mass murderer, committed Marxist-Leninist ideologue and a foaming, drooling racist against Caucasians. To expect the Obama regime to get rid of Eric Holder would be like expecting Hitler to get rid of Rudolf Hess. It ain't happening. Like Hess, Holder's deep psychopathy and criminality is considered a FEATURE, not a bug.
4. Obama during his press conference today stated "the private sector is doing fine."
How could he say such a thing?
Well, I'll explain it ONE MORE TIME, because people simply do not want to believe what has happened.
Barack Obama is a slack-jawed, mouth-breathing imbecile who doesn't have the brains God gave a goldfish. He is also a hard-core drug user. He smokes weed in "Choom Wagon One" to "mellow" and smokes crack, and probably does cocaine when he needs to be "up" for campaign appearances. He has no idea what he is saying most of the time, and is so stupid that he lacks the self-awareness to know when he has said something monumentally stupid, such as we saw this morning. He is not smart, hence his complete inability to speak extemporaneously and his mere passing familiarity with the English language. He is in no way competent on any level, hence his staggering lack of command on any topic except sports involving big, sweaty mens. He is not actually engaged in any meaningful policy discussion or formation. Obama himself is a puppet front kept entertained with drugs, golf, and gay sex, and the golf may only be a cover for the gay sex. People who play golf with any frequency tend to develop something that resembles a golf SWING. Barack Obama can not swing a golf club competently despite playing more golf than the avid, semi-retired, country club golfers I know.
The people running the White House per se are Valerie Jarrett and Michelle Obama, who are themselves profoundly unintelligent people who are getting their material and marching orders from people like Soros, Maurice Strong, Leo Gerard, and maybe even Vladimir Putin and Beijing by extension - the global Communist leaders.
Obama is simply a complete idiot. Stop trying to push a square peg into a round hole. Stop trying to process this using the assumption that Obama is in any way intelligent. Face reality. He isn't a Manchurian candidate. He isn't brainwashed. You have to actually have a BRAIN in order to be brainwashed. Obama is a mentally defective, drug-addled, sodomite psychopath that a cadre of Communist oligarchs are using as a theatrical facade. Not unlike THIS GUY:
The vacant-looking guy in the front center is Kim Jong-Un, the "Great Leader" of North Korea. All the guys surrounding him are the people who are ACTUALLY RUNNING NORTH KOREA. It is almost exactly the same as the Obama situation, except most of Obama's puppetmasters wouldn't be caught dead in a military uniform (but some of them wear military uniforms every day), and I assume that Kim Jong-Un prefers his sexual pacifiers to NOT have penises.
I wish Ann would stop holding back and tell us what she really thinks.
She is the Samuel Adams of our day. She has lots of Common Sense and fiercely believes in God. She is not afraid to call evil, evil, unlike most people. She wasn't brainwashed in the Prussian school system to force "pagan group think" and be embarrassed if you go "outside the allowed box" of thinking.
She is a woman of great courage. We need more like her in these dark, evil days.
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1 stalk celery w/leaves, chopped
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1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed and seeded
1 white onion, minced
1 green bell pepper, minced
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
2 cups (cans) chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup Extra Virgin olive oil
2 green onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp dried tarragon
1 tbsp dried basil
1/2 tbsp oregano
1 tsp white sugar
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She is kinda shy, isn't she?
Happy hunting, because I sure don't see many out there; and even less among the 'opposite sex'. (Pamela Gellar...any others?)
Lots of men find the shy ones rather attractive... :-)
Good for Ann.
The handlers ran him in place of Hillary so they could use the race card against any opposition. I used to think they ran him rather than Hillary because they couldn't trust her, and Bill after they stuffed their pockets rather than place emphasis on the demands of the Leftist handlers during their tenure screwing up the country.
I believe now that after the losses of Gore, and Kerry they didn't want to mess around anymore, and ran Obama rather than Hillary with that Race Card as the guaranteed pass to the White House. Sure enough worked.
They never stopped using that race card to this day, and it continues to work for them in spite of the wear, and tear.
So true. But why?
This explains exactly what happened to "courage" and "justice" and "virtue" and why we have "RINO's" and frightened, silenced men.
It is intentional and we must take the minds of our children and grandchildren back from these evil Marxists. Truth needs to be stated and the evil confronted.
As Bonhoeffer stated.....Silence in the face of Evil is itself, evil. God will not hold you guiltless. To not speak, is to speak; to not act, is to act.
Ann nails it.
Excellent post...just excellent.
Nope we don't deserve this Jesus went to hell and collected the keys to DEATH HELL AND THE GRAVE so we wouldn't have to suffer these slings and arrows This suffering is mans inhumanity to man and as dramatic as it sounds it's the truth My God IS a loving God and does not punish those who serve him with such punishments tests and trials he gives us yes but punishments like this administration is the product of mans betrayal to man Gods hand in NO WAY is guiding these communists Satan is ruling with a heavy hand in this Government and it's up to us to recognize him and his hand and to defeat him ..
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RIMMER: (Dumbstruck) What?
LISTER: It's just that they were your last words and I wondered why.
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LISTER: It just seemed like such a strange thing to say. "Gazpacho soup."
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I know. It's a family secret.
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