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Quail

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by Johnboy » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:33 pm

Just at present I have Quail calling through the entire night.
I never see any but only hear them. Last night there was one very close to me and...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:26 pm
Small green insect like a ladybird but smaller

Last post by glallotments
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by Nature's Babe » Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:52 pm
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Six legs,two feelers, very ladybird-like shape but smaller, green insect two black dash marks on top of its back. Picked a pound or two of my...
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Last post by glallotments
Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:03 am
Pollinators - Bee aware

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:53 pm

Honey bees used to cover 70% of our pollination needs due to decline now they only pollinate one third. Bumble bees, solitary bees and other...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:31 pm
Siskins

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by Monika » Tue May 31, 2011 7:09 pm

We were very pleased to see a pair of siskins on the sunflower seeds today. They must be breeding somewhere near because we have herad them calling,...

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Last post by sincerity
Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:40 am
Channel Island Cows

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Cider Boys » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:37 am

During my recent visit to my old Agricultural Technical School, I spotted a rare sight nowadays (to me at least) they were milking a Jersey cow...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:22 pm
Plots-a-buzzing!

Last post by peter
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by peter » Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:45 pm

Sat enjoying the day next to my eighteen by thirty foot nature and bee encouragement area and I'm unable to count the bumble bees because there are...

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Last post by peter
Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:38 pm
Hummingbird hawkmoth

Last post by MikA
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by Monika » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:52 pm

We watched a hummingbird hawkmoth feeding on red valerian in the garden today, fascinating to see how they hover, just like a tiny hummingbird....

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Last post by MikA
Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:42 am
TOO MANY HORSES!!!

Last post by Geoff
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by Cider Boys » Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:11 pm

There is in my mind absolutely no doubt about it, not only is there far too many dogs and cats in this country, but far too many bloody horses as...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:07 pm
Perfect for Pollinators - in all seasons

Last post by Monika
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by Nature's Babe » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:00 am

Pollinators and bugs can be so valuable in our gardens, Check out the RHS
logo and look out for it in the nurseries. Useful lists of plants for bees...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:57 pm
To feed or not to feed?

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by Monika » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:12 pm

I usually stop feeding the birds about April/May but because it was so dry and inhospitable earlier I have carried on until now and now we are...

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Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:47 pm
Busy birdfeeder

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by Monika » Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:24 pm
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I hung up the winter bird food yesterday at the small Nature Reserve opposite us. At first there was a dearth of birds, then they came and explored...
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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:24 pm
Buzzards and red kites are on the rise

Last post by Colin Miles
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by alan refail » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:09 pm

A challenging article in Saturday's Telegraph by Robin Page. What other birds etc are protected raptors killing?

And a suggestion that RSPB might...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:32 pm
HARLEQUIN LADYBIRDS.

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by Nature's Babe » Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:00 pm

So far this year i have only seen one harlequin ladybird, though lots of native seven spots and a couple of the tiny blackspot yellow ones. Wondering...

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Last post by glallotments
Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:49 pm
Eight

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by peter » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:09 am

Magpies on my shed & greenhouse!

Fledglings?

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:57 pm
Swallow

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by Geoff » Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:19 am
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Well somebody's got to say it. Swallow sat in our garage this morning where they normally nest. It was a lovely day yesterday with lots of insects...
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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:51 am
Magpies on my birdfeeder

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by Elle's Garden » Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:56 pm

My peanut feeder is suddenly being visited by a couple of Magpies! I have never seen this before, but one of them looks quite practised and efficient...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:53 pm
Lost all my fish in fish pond!!!!

Last post by Catherine
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by Catherine » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:14 am

We have been away camping since Friday morning with our grand daughter and because we are responsible for watering a neighbouring allotment, we have...

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Last post by Catherine
Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:05 pm
They're back

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Tue May 31, 2011 5:28 pm

After the ranger re-located our two adders it was a relaxing year not having to check their location on the plot first before getting onto what needs...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:28 am
Squillions of sparrows - 2011

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by alan refail » Tue May 24, 2011 5:15 pm

Well, maybe not as many at the moment as last year , but the first broods are out in some numbers, hanging around the feeders and demanding to be fed...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon May 30, 2011 6:37 pm
What is it with squirrels?

Last post by ken
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by ken » Wed May 25, 2011 9:42 am

What is it with squirrels (or maybe foxes)? We have more trouble here, in an urban setting than we did out in the country. We did a lot of...

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Last post by ken
Mon May 30, 2011 9:40 am
Brown tail moth caterpillar alert.

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by Nature's Babe » Wed May 25, 2011 3:55 pm

Be wary if you see this caterpillar, it can cause a nasty reaction to people and is harmful to trees and shrubs

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Wed May 25, 2011 3:55 pm
Mayhem in the garden

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by Primrose » Mon May 16, 2011 8:47 am

We awoke this morning to find a certain amount of mayhem had occurred in our back garden overnight. Some of my climbing beans, planted out yesterday,...

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Last post by ken
Wed May 25, 2011 9:46 am
Robin's nest ???

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by Primrose » Mon May 23, 2011 11:53 am

Somebody sent me this video

I've never seen a robin quite like this. Any thoughts? Do America robins, for example, perhaps look very different...

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Last post by glallotments
Mon May 23, 2011 12:22 pm
Dry spring? Get muddy !

Last post by Monika
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by Nature's Babe » Tue May 17, 2011 8:52 am

If you usually see housemartins, give them a hand this month and put out some mud, an upturned bin lid will do.

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Last post by Monika
Tue May 17, 2011 6:43 pm
Wild duck treat

Last post by Primrose
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by alan refail » Fri May 13, 2011 4:37 pm

Our visiting wild duck (I mentioned here ) surprised us this morning by bringing ten newly hatched ducklings up from the river. We had guessed there...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun May 15, 2011 9:24 am
Blackbird nest

Last post by MikA
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by haggis » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:13 pm

Managed to finally get round to clearing the half derelict shed that I inherited with my new plot. Just as I was reaching the back a very angry...

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Last post by MikA
Wed May 11, 2011 8:24 pm
Nesting blue tits

Last post by Primrose
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by glallotments » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:02 am

We bought one of those nest boxes with a web cam in it this year but as it was fairly late going up we didn't think it would be used this year but a...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun May 08, 2011 10:15 am
Are your bees busy?

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Colin_M » Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:31 pm

Down our way, they've been very active all week. Daytime temperatures have been in the early to mid 20's for a week and the garden in full of bees....

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat May 07, 2011 2:24 pm
Sparowhawk

Last post by glallotments
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by Gerry » Fri May 06, 2011 2:50 pm

This morning I found a dead sparowhawk on my lawn. It had been killed by something biting its neck by the looks of it as no other damage was...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat May 07, 2011 10:14 am
Sex change chicken

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by Chantal » Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:41 pm
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One of my Light Sussex hens seems to be changing sex. I've long maintained that one of them has never laid an egg, so perhaps it's this one (can't...
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Last post by Parsons Jack
Wed May 04, 2011 8:12 pm
Chooks

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by Myrkk » Mon May 02, 2011 9:00 pm

Does anyone know of a breeder of Scots Greys, other than the place in Oban who are not breeding them at the mo.

I'm not quite ready for them at the...

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Last post by Myrkk
Tue May 03, 2011 10:14 pm
Cuckoo

Last post by Westi
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by glallotments » Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:30 pm

For the first time in ages and ages I heard a cuckoo today - At first I couldn't believe that it wasn't a dove but it was definitely a cuckoo!

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Last post by Westi
Mon May 02, 2011 5:13 pm
Let's appreciate our gulls

Last post by Myrkk
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by alan refail » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:49 am
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Gulls are among my favourite birds, especially the pair of herring gulls which arrive at the kitchen door for breakfast every day, as they have done...
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Last post by Myrkk
Mon May 02, 2011 11:30 am
Any idea what was causing this noise

Last post by John
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by Primrose » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:48 am

We were in some woodlands in Sussex over Easter, quite close to some water and heard a terrific "whooping" noise up in a tree which sounded...

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Last post by John
Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:57 pm
WOW! - a pair of red kite A sighting in Hastings today 17th

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by Nature's Babe » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:10 pm

Blue skies here, the church bells ringing and to add to our pleasure we had a visit from a pair of red kites late afternoon today, they are so...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:31 pm
What Comes First

Last post by Geoff
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by Arnie » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:53 am

Hi,

Can someone please tell me which arrives here first, Swift or Swallow :?

Regards

Kevin :wink:

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:21 pm
Conservation of bee predator

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by alan refail » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:43 am

Buglife is launching a campaign to conserve native species of oil beetles

Things begin to get a bit scary when you read the life cycle of these...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:05 pm
Barn Owl

Last post by pongeroon
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by peter » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:01 am

06:35 quartering the edge of a waste field sandwiched one way by A1184 & Cambridge - Liverpool Street rail line and the other way by a large...

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Last post by pongeroon
Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:05 pm
Bird numbers

Last post by glallotments
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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:33 pm
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I've been amazed today how many birds are at the feeders. I counted at least 50 siskins, dozens of goldfinches, a flock of redpoll and many more than...
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Last post by glallotments
Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:10 am
Welcome back starlings!

Last post by Monika
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by alan refail » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:40 am

For the last few days we have been seeing a couple of starlings on the bird feeders, and about six in the evening a small flock of twenty-five to...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:41 pm
Comfrey Bocking 4

Last post by Kleftiwallah
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by MarkH » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:19 pm

Hello all!
I have been looking unsuccessfully for Bocking 4 comfrey
(For animal feed).
I recently seen some old postings on KG forums re same.
Does...

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Last post by Kleftiwallah
Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:43 pm
Swallows & Martins

Last post by Johnboy
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by gloworm » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:21 pm

Does anyone know if Swallows, Martins etc nest & rear young when they migrate to Africa or wherever ?

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:34 am
Hen Fatality

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Essexboy » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:09 pm

We have had a couple of hens die 2/3 days apart. I am a bit stumped by this. Both birds had not displayed any symptoms, no sign of any scouring or...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:18 pm
Frogs and blackbirds

Last post by Primrose
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by Monika » Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:06 pm

Today we saw the first frogs of the year in our garden pond and a blackbird was taking nesting material into the ivy covered wall - about a fortnight...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:06 pm
Big Garden Birdwatch

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by alan refail » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:36 am

Coming round again next weekend - 29-30 January

It will be interesting to see how results compare with last year's after such an early cold spell.

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Last post by glallotments
Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:18 pm
hen characters

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by jane E » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:06 am

I've always been amazed at the characters that emerge from the hen flock. We have a fairly young Isa brown hybrid at the moment who has discovered a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:43 am
Cheeky mouse!

Last post by Johnboy
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by Monika » Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:06 pm

I watched a little fieldmouse today cheerfully digging down and devouring my crocus corms in the greenhouse! Even when I spoke to it very severely,...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:34 am
Bees Bummble

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by hughie » Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:26 pm

:roll: Can anyone tell me what to pnt in the nest box for the bees i have the plans for the nest but not the filler.
Many thanks

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:05 pm
Dead jackdaw mystery

Last post by glallotments
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by alan refail » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:57 am
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This morning I found a dead jackdaw at the foot of the terminal pole of the overground 11kV power line which goes underground at the edge of our...
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Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:05 pm
"Piebald" birds

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by Primrose » Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:50 am

By this, I mean birds that have odd white feathers when they're not supposed to have them. Perhaps this isn't the right expression.

Are such birds...

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Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:25 pm

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