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The long bank holiday .... priorities for the garden?

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by Pawty » Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:20 am
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So the long bank holiday is almost here and Mr Pawty is away on a stag do. That means I get a whole four days to spend on the lotty which never...
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Thu Apr 20, 2017 5:04 pm
New Member Saying Hello

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by Gilly » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:15 pm

Hi everyone :)

Just joined the forum ~ tho' I've been an avid Kitchen Garden reader since getting my allotment in February 2015.

I'm Gill, 49...

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Last post by Diane
Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:45 am
Parky this morning

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by KG Steve » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:35 am

My seedlings were shivering and I had to spray the apple blossom this morning because of the frost here in the E Midlands. Was it the same for you?...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:58 pm
Beautiful Blossom

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by Westi » Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:06 pm

Sometimes you just have to stop looking at the weeds & look around the plot! As well as my peach, pear & plum 2 of the Mooli have gone to...

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Mon Apr 17, 2017 2:02 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:17 am
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Dear Pa Snip, may i be the first of many to wish you a very, very Happy Birthday. I do hope you have the most wonderful day and get really spoilt. :)...
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Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:57 am
Sugar free

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by tigerburnie » Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:51 am

When I retired I was sent for my MOT and I failed, over weight and not coping with sugar, so nearly 2 years later and 3 stone lighter(still weigh 16...

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Sun Apr 09, 2017 1:59 pm
Temptingly early Spring Bits and Bobs.- 2017

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:12 pm
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Well it's been a lovely day here today, so here is hoping, Spring really is just around the corner. :)

May i wish everyone of you, a superb growing...
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Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:50 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Apr 06, 2017 5:40 am

A very Happy Birthday to you Johnboy, i hope you have the most wonderful day.

Also, thank you for all your knowledge in horticulture, that you have...

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Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:46 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Apr 01, 2017 6:30 am

May i be the first of many to wish Lirpa 1 a very Happy Birthday indeed.

And a big thank you for all the laughs, over many, many years. :)

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Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:00 pm
Stopping by to say hello

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by vivienz » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:30 pm
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I'm not officially a new member to the forum, but it is nearly 7 years since my last post. Family illness and all sorts of horrors meant that I gave...
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Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:57 pm
Can anyone help with some Greenhouse Connectors?

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by Mamsoth » Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:12 pm

Hi everbody, I'm really hoping someone can help me. I'm building a new plastic greenhouse as I gave my old one away. I've got the cover sorted, as...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:52 pm
FREE! Well Rotted Horse Manure..ongoing offer! Bexley & Pulborough

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by ShannonLeighStables » Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:15 am

Free to collect Well rotted horse manure at Pulborough Stud, West Sussex RH20 1DD and Shannon Leigh Stables, Bexley, DA5 2AW
Open every day every...

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Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:49 pm
When is it a marrow

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by KG Emma » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:38 pm

The question is when does a courgette become a marrow? Not talking botanically here, just size. There are specific marrow varieties. It's just people...

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Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:58 pm
Frogspawn announcement.

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by Diane » Sat Feb 18, 2017 5:04 pm
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Two clumps floating in our pond today and frogs kicking up an awful racket. Yah...it's Spring - the frogs told me :lol:
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Last post by Primrose
Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:23 am
new funny

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by Beryl » Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:31 pm

If My Body Were a Car!

> This is just so funny - scary how true it is!!!>
> If my body was a car, this is the time I would be
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Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:06 pm
Another one

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by Beryl » Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:38 pm

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Beryl.

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:38 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:21 am

May i be the first of many, to wish you a very Happy Birthday, Geoff, hope you have a wonderful day.

And i would just like to thank you for all the...

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Last post by Pawty
Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:14 pm
Late Winter Bits and Bobs - 2017.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:03 pm
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Well i have managed to crack on with the Winter digging over the allotment this week and have made really good progress. Just the section where the...
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Last post by tigerburnie
Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:29 am
Happy Birthday.

Last post by Monika
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by oldherbaceous » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:08 am

A very Happy second Birthday of the year, Tigerbernie.....hope we have the right day today... :)

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Last post by Monika
Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:12 am
Polytunnel fever

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by KG Steve » Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:07 am
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Made a big decision over the weekend. My little 6x8ft polytunnel that I've had for 20 years in a couple of gardens needs recladding and the...
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Last post by richard p
Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:41 pm
Plastic Milk Bottle

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by Colin2016 » Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:06 am

Came across a tip for using plastic milk bottle for storing & distributing vericulite on your website survey.

Wonder what other usages there are...

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Last post by richard p
Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:07 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:26 am

Dear Westi, may i wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed....i really hope you have the most wonderful day, what ever you do.

And i would just like to...

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Last post by Pawty
Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:16 am
Compost additives

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by KG Steve » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:33 am

So I was doing a bit of gardening this morning before work and emptying a compost bin. Near the top I found two big bits of clay pot and a nearly new...

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Last post by peter
Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:41 pm
We've got a 'Like' button!

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by Westi » Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:19 pm

It just suddenly appeared - I'm amazed I noticed actually! :roll:

Thank you KG team - now those that are shy or thinking the same thing &...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:37 pm
Bramblings, siskins .....

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by Monika » Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:36 pm
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Our brambling numbers have now risen to about 15, always so pleasing to see. Siskins have turned up as well. I know they now breed in the area but we...
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Last post by tigerburnie
Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:52 am
We want your Kitchen Garden website feedback

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by KGAdmin » Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:12 pm

Good afternoon everyone,

As highly valued members of the Kitchen Garden community, we would really value your opinions on our new website.

This is...

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Last post by Colin2016
Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:37 pm
Scrap Metal thieving.

Last post by Brandon Samaris
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by Shallot Man » Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:12 am

Scrap metal thieves are wrecking allotments as gangs ransack plots
By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 12:28 AM on 21st January 2012

Comments...

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Last post by Brandon Samaris
Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:11 pm
Valentines bouquet for gardeners

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by Pawty » Tue Feb 14, 2017 6:48 pm

Hi,

I saw this in Italy at the weekend and thought of everyone on the forum - happy Valentine's Day

Pawty

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Last post by Westi
Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:22 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:03 am

A very Happy Birthday Peter, hope you have a great day..... :)

Also, thank you for being our unsung hero, in doing so much work on the forum that...

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Last post by Gerry
Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:50 pm
The DIG game. DESERT ISLAND GARDENER

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by Pa Snip » Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:42 am
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Just an attempt at a bit of fun, you may dig it or you may not, hopefully so.

DIG is the vegetable gardener’s version of desert island discs.

You...
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Last post by Gerry
Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:43 pm
att chantal

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by The Grock in the Frock » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:16 pm
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been to my e mail and just read how to do new thing,i noticed you do launguages,can you do german by any chance?
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Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:39 pm
Points Of View

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by Pa Snip » Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:45 am
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What is the view from your plot, albeit allotment or garden>

My view North
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Last post by Westi
Sat Feb 11, 2017 6:31 pm
re Juniper trees

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by Diane » Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:37 pm

I was thinking of getting a juniper tree...for the berries...and came across this, which made me smile:

"Male and Female trees
As through out...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:18 pm
Lettuce crisis

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by Pawty » Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:38 am

Hi,

So, with lots on the news this week about the lettuce crisis I thought I had best start some off.

I have lots of seeds and was just trying to...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:51 am
KG forum seeds trial 2017?

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by Pawty » Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:13 pm
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So, I was playing catch up with Gardeners World at the weekend. I was really interested in the results of the seed trial, growing the same seed...
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Last post by Westi
Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:20 pm
Itching to get stuck in.

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by Colin2016 » Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:53 pm

Been reading through March issue of magazine, getting loads of inspiration & thinking better to get those seeds planted, then realise this is...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:31 pm
Pensions!

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by Westi » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:18 pm

Yesterday I got my annual pension statement for this small pension I have alongside my NHS one. What a load of useless information, unit price,...

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Last post by robo
Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:44 pm
Happy Birthday.

Last post by Geoff
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by oldherbaceous » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:25 am

May i wish one of our newer members, Tigerbernie, a very Happy Birthday indeed...hope you have a great day.

Also, all your posts on the forum, have...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:28 pm
An apology for my bad manners - let me introduce myself

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by jayjaybee » Sat Jan 21, 2017 11:49 am
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Hi
I'm sorry, I jumped right in and posted a request for advice without an introduction. I'm Jenny, live in the south of UK near Salisbury . I've a...
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Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:34 pm
恭喜發財

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by alan refail » Sat Jan 28, 2017 4:41 pm

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Sat Jan 28, 2017 5:35 pm
Sharpening secateurs

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by Barry » Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:56 pm

Is it OK to use a sharpening steel on secateurs? I have one of these in the kitchen drawer and need to sharpen my secateurs as cheaply as possible....

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Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:22 pm
Mid-winter Bits and Bobs - 2016/17

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I think OH is still sleeping off his big Christmas dinner, so I thought I would start the new thread:

We had minus 5C last night but then brilliant...
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Last post by Westi
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:22 pm
Hi all

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by tigerburnie » Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:16 am

Just popped in to say hello, my wife bought me the magazine during a recent spell in hospital, liked the mag, had a look at the forum and it looks...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Thu Jan 19, 2017 3:22 pm
Capilllary Matting

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by Shallot Man » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:43 am

Just been given some capillary matting as a small present. I notice one side is green, tother is white. Might seem daft, but is there a top and...

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Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:01 am
SORRY-SORRY-SORRY.

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by Ricard with an H » Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:48 am
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I have been so-so preoccupied by solving and dealing with problems on our motorhome that I couldn't afford someone else to deal with that I had to...
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Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:24 pm
Superoot Air Pots

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by A-Lot-Meant » Mon Apr 18, 2016 6:04 pm
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I have stumbled across Superoot Air Pots and wonder what experiences other readers have had with them. I notice they claim a lot but searches end up...
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Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:05 pm
It's good to be back.

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by Ricard with an H » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:34 pm

I don't have much to offer other than do some reading, and catch-up.

So I opened a beer and started catching up, bought a smile to my face, a...

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Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:53 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:08 am

Dear Retropants, may i wish you a very Happy Birthday and hope you have a wonderful day. :)

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Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:03 am
A personal message for New Year 2017

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by Pa Snip » Sat Dec 31, 2016 9:38 pm
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My New Year Honours

OK so I am very well aware that I am not the only person on here who has been informed of terminal health issues. I am also...
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Last post by Pa Snip
Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:04 am
Oyster mushrooms

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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Dec 24, 2016 4:38 pm

Over the past few years I've attempted to grow mushrooms from spawn and seeded logs with very disappointing usually, no results.

This morning I've...

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Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:17 pm

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