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leeks not looking good

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by jo33 » Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:11 pm

I've not had this before but the leeks on two separate beds look shredded with small holes and some rust. They started well but are now looking sad....

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Last post by John
Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:10 pm
new way to beat the slugs

Last post by Allan
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by taralastair » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:15 am

We have been trying oats sprinkled around young plants to keep slugs off and found it works very well. Previously we had tried bran which worked ok,...

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Last post by Allan
Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:13 am
Getting rid of caterpillars.

Last post by Waltham Gardener
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by Colin Miles » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:55 pm

Ok - has other threads have said, 2m wide fleece isn't wide enough to properly cover brassicas and I have had to remove it since more damage was...

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Last post by Waltham Gardener
Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:53 pm
bean rust/sooty rust

Last post by Sue
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by Averil » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:48 am

Have had a good early crop this year.
But the last three weeks they are suffering from
a cover of sooty/rust on the leaves.
Where it has attacked...

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Last post by Sue
Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:36 am
Damaged by strimmer

Last post by Primrose
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by Sammy » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:42 pm

Whilst strimming around the shrubs that border my vegetable garden last week, the cord of the strimmer damaged the bark on a small holly tree. The...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:54 pm
Slimly slugs

Last post by Primrose
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by oldherbaceous » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:48 pm
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Up the posher end of the village where i live, we are getting plagued by slugs.
They are not your common type slug, these are whopping great big...
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Last post by Primrose
Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:48 pm
A courgette disaster

Last post by Weed
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by Helen Nilsson » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:51 am

I planted 2 courgette plants of the variety defender F1. They were in semi shade under a horse chestnut tree and in a fertile soil. I laid black...

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Last post by Weed
Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:58 pm
Strange beastie!

Last post by Iain
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by Elderflower » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:16 pm

I`ve found several funny beetlie-things on my blackberry canes. They`ve got flat, roughly triangular backs and they`re bright green - except I`m sure...

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Last post by Iain
Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:21 pm
parsnips

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by tracie » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:31 am

my parsnips have been a disaster. I eventually got some to germinate, but as in past years Im not sure if they will amount to anything. In past years...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:33 pm
whitefly on kale

Last post by Compo
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by mandylew » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:30 pm

my kale are absolutely infested with whitefly since i planted them out, its come from nowhere, never had any before, now whenever i walk by its like...

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Last post by Compo
Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:12 am
Squirrels

Last post by peter
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by melliff » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:20 am
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I have been wondering what has been eating my beautiful lettuces over the last few days (apart from me). This morning I spotted the culprit - a...
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Last post by peter
Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:49 pm
bees and runner beans

Last post by Primrose
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by yummyveggies » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:23 pm

Hi everyone ,

the bees round here ( both bumbles and 'normal') seem to be taking the nectar from the runner beans via the 'back door'. ie they...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:04 am
Mildew. Help!

Last post by Wellie
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by pickledtink » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:07 pm

My winter squash patch is covered. I just cut away all of the worst affected leaves but it's really bad and I dare not take off any more if I'm going...

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Last post by Wellie
Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:02 am
Holes in pepper leaves

Last post by bigpepperplant
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by David » Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:25 pm

Hi all,

Have suddenly got lots of small holes in the leaves of my peppers, I'm sure they almost appeared overnight.

I cant se any bugs but...

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Last post by bigpepperplant
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:06 am
pak choi trouble

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by bigpepperplant » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:36 pm

My pak choi seedlings have been munched by little green caterpillars – I can just about deal with this because I can squash them. Trouble is, they...

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Last post by bigpepperplant
Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:01 pm
caterpillar

Last post by submariner
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by submariner » Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:22 pm

Climbing my wall I found a caterpillar. White stripes with red and black segmented stripes in between. There is a black spike at the front, and the...

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Last post by submariner
Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:18 pm
Help - I've just taken on an allotment...

Last post by Mulberry
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by Mulberry » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:09 pm

...well actually in January, but I couldn't believe how fast the weeds and bind weed grew over the summer and dwarfed everything that I tried to...

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Last post by Mulberry
Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:51 pm
Somethings eating my sweetcorn and its not me!

Last post by Deb P
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by George Gray » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:16 pm

I have grown sweetcorn for several years on my allotment but this year a problem has arisen that I have never seen before.
Many of the cobs have had...

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Last post by Deb P
Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:57 pm
One at my expense, but what is it?

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by peter » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:23 pm

Woke up abruptly at 3am Thursday,felt as though a woodlouse was taking a constitutional across my posterior. :shock:
Sleepily tried to brush it off...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:39 pm
more on aubergines

Last post by Tigger
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by fen not fen » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:57 pm

Mine haven't fruited, but they are now dying. First the leaves go a mottled green and a bit limp, then they go brown and papery. If I didn't know...

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Last post by Tigger
Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:59 pm
tom thumb pumkin leaves

Last post by seedling
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by seedling » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:01 pm

Hi there. Has anyone grown tom thumb pumkins before. I have two good pumpkins one going orange and the other still green. The leaves on the plant...

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Last post by seedling
Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:14 pm
Autumn Bliss raspberries

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by cockneycarrot » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:30 pm

My autumn bliss raspberries have brown blotches on the leaves,looks like potato blight, but it not that. It started in the hot weather we had. No...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:50 pm
no aubergines

Last post by Wellie
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by yummyveggies » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:27 pm

Another question....( I have been storing them up having not been near the forum for a while )

My aubergines are growing in a little plastic type...

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Last post by Wellie
Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:35 pm
apples

Last post by peter
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by submariner » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:40 pm

I have two apple trees. One a Lord Derby cooker, which is behaving as it should. However, my James Grieve eater, is shedding apples so fast it's not...

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Last post by peter
Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:29 am
Ugly caterpillars on caulis

Last post by jopsy
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by Monika » Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:51 pm

Our organically grown cauliflowers have been invaded by some large beigey-brown fat caterpillars which leave large yellow droppings. They are neither...

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Last post by jopsy
Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:00 pm
toms

Last post by Wellie
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by libby » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:14 pm

hello all,i'm new to your fantastic forum, and hope i've posted correctly, my toms are well ripe but some of them are yellowy/greeny around the tops....

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Last post by Wellie
Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:17 pm
Beware! Horsefly!

Last post by peter
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by KMARKSnr » Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:05 am
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Hi all,
Here in the Wigan areas a spate of horsefly bites has occurred again,with horrible effects.My brother-in-law has just been allowed home...
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Last post by peter
Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:30 pm
Arrgh! Potato disaster.

Last post by GILL B
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by GILL B » Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:08 pm

I dug up some of my Desiree potatoes today because the plants have been dying off. Some of the potatoes are ok but others are like a potato skin...

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Last post by GILL B
Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:07 pm
nets and cabbage white butterflies.

Last post by Chantal
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by sally wright » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:03 pm
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Dear All,
It says in the KG mag that nets are no use for keeping the caterpillars off your brassicas. This is not true. If you get hold of nets with...
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Last post by Chantal
Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:18 am
cats,dogs, foxes

Last post by josie
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by Marge » Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:36 pm

I am sure there is a cat, dog, or possibly a fox visiting my garden and leaving 'pre-compost presents' in the borders!

I make sure I remove the...

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Last post by josie
Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:43 am
Onion problem

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by ken » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:55 am

I've just lifted my onions (Sturon, grown from sets). Most were fine, but two were rotten and one partly so. The roots on the two worst affected had...

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Last post by ken
Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:55 am
black currants

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by bluenose » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:42 pm

could any one tell me wht my black currants have got they were fine at first then the leaves get white mould on them after a time this goes brown and...

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Last post by bluenose
Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:42 pm
Common asparagus beetle

Last post by Jenny Green
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by Peejo » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:09 pm

Since my last posting on this subject I have learnt that the vital ingredient of a pesticide to knock out the common asparagus beetle is...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:58 am
Leek moth branching out..

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by Carole B. » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:55 am

I was peeling some of my newly dried shallots ready for pickling when I noticed some frass on the top of the bulb,further investigation revealed a...

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Last post by Carole B.
Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:55 am
Plums and aphids/whitefly

Last post by vivie veg
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by Myrkk » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:29 pm

My plum tree leaves looked white so I looked closer expecting to see some fungus or other but it is white with aphids and whitefly. It is only on one...

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Last post by vivie veg
Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:12 pm
Asparagus pests

Last post by Peejo

by Peejo » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:36 pm

Like many of fellow gardeners ,I, too, am suffering from asparagus beetle and have spent the last several days killing off the beetle and their grubs...

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Last post by Peejo
Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:36 pm
Cures for aphids - not!!

Last post by Garlic_Guy
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by Garlic_Guy » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:05 am
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I've seen several websites recommend planting other plants to attract insects that would then help control aphids.

I already do this with...
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Last post by Garlic_Guy
Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:06 pm
Blight – Sussex

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by sandersj89 » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:17 am

Well blight has arrived in West Sussex. Despite spraying the warm damp/rain over Sunday morning, Monday night has been ideal for blight to spread....

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Last post by sandersj89
Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:40 am
CAULIFLOWER PROBLEM

Last post by peter
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by Compo » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:00 pm

can anyone tell me what is wrong with my Cauliflowers?

Cheers

Compo

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Last post by peter
Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:28 pm
Garlic harvested, me disappointed

Last post by Carrie
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by Carrie » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:47 am

Dug up all my garlic yesterday. Sadly it seems to have been affected by onion white rot, the majority of it. This was on my allotment where I planted...

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Last post by Carrie
Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:10 pm
What is this wretched thing

Last post by Weed
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by peter » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:40 pm

Clickable LARGE pictures.
I have this by the hundredweight, it is rooted down every earthing up of my spuds. :evil: :evil: :evil:

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Last post by Weed
Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:29 am
Grape Raider(s)

Last post by Weed
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by Weed » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:19 am

I had quite a surprise last evening when arriving at the plot.

Three Magpies had gained entry to my greenhouse via the automatic window vents and...

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Last post by Weed
Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:26 am
Mildew on greenhouse squash

Last post by sprout
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by sprout » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:35 am

I spotted grey mould spots on some of the leaves of my indoor squash yesterday. I can't open any more windows - any thoughts on a solution?

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Last post by sprout
Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:03 pm
Blight Watch

Last post by Cider Boys
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by sandersj89 » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:30 am

Can I remind everyone of the Blight Watch service aimed at commercial growers but free so good for us home growers.

This web site monitors weather...

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Last post by Cider Boys
Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:16 pm
sweet pea bugs

Last post by tracie
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by tracie » Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:15 pm

help I have got a kind of beetle in the flowers of my sweet peas, I was hoping to enter them in a local show next week till this happened. Has...

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Last post by tracie
Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:22 pm
Blossom end rot on tomatoes

Last post by sprout
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by sprout » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:44 am

One of my greenhouse tomato plants got blossom end rot on the second truss, and I removed the whole truss. Will the rest of the plant be OK - the...

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Last post by sprout
Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:32 pm
What is this?

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by pickledtink » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:12 am

Can anybody definitely identify this? I thought it was mildew as I often have that problem especially on courgettes but this is a bit different. Sort...

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Last post by sprout
Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:31 pm
Little black bugs

Last post by peter
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by Pol » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:02 am

Hi

Been off line for a while due to connection problems, hopefully back for good now!
I have just found lots of tiny black beetley type bugs...

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Last post by peter
Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:05 am
Tomatoes

Last post by Weed
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by Weed » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:48 pm

My tomatoes were growing wonderfully well until they reached two foot six inches in height (apologies to those of you who deal in the new fangled...

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Last post by Weed
Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:08 am
flying ants

Last post by Weed
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by jopsy » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:34 pm

Aghgh :evil:
Just moved my pop up green bin thing with weeds in (dh has been telling me to move it for days)
Underneath there were hundreds of...

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Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:40 pm

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