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Thread: Barking Dogs
Post: RE: Barking Dogs
| I agree the owners need to know, both that their pets are distressed and that you are being driven mad by them. Sounds as if you have a good relationship with your neighbours so hopefully it will OK.... |
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09-04-2014, 11:30 PM |
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Thread: Accident outside HOP station
Post: RE: Accident outside HOP station
| Thanks, Admin. Actually the man I saw was lying in the road just outside From the Forest, and police were closing the road. Haven't seen any mention of him on any forums, so hopefully it wasn't as ser... |
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02-04-2014, 03:22 PM |
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Thread: Accident outside HOP station
Post: RE: Accident outside HOP station
| Could you say more about 'the chap knocked over near FH station' please Ponyboy? I saw a man unconscious in the road near the zebra crossing, a few weeks ago. He looked in a bad way and it would be gr... |
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02-04-2014, 03:12 PM |
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Thread: Landscape Gardener Recommendation?
Post: Landscape Gardener Recommendation?
| Please could someone recommend a landscape gardener they have used? Thanks |
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20-03-2014, 04:54 PM |
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Thread: Alarming house prices!
Post: RE: Alarming house prices!
| No intention of disparaging anyone's home, but it looks as though a pleasant but smallish 3-bed house is being marketed as a 4-bed house, just by describing the dining the room as a bedroom. Actual 4-... |
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17-03-2014, 10:16 PM |
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Thread: Alarming house prices!
Post: RE: Alarming house prices!
| Hmm. The third bedroom is tiny, there's only one bathroom and the fourth 'bedroom' is a ground floor reception room. Surely nobody will make an offer anything like 700K. It will be interesting to see ... |
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16-03-2014, 05:13 PM |
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Thread: ID theft
Post: RE: ID theft
| Um - that would be a reference to Trolls perhaps? Pretty baffled over here... |
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Jane_D |
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12-03-2014, 09:56 PM |
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Thread: ID theft
Post: RE: ID theft
| A few years ago somebody had a mobile phone delivered to my house, then opened a number of mobile phone accounts at my address, though not in my name. I kept getting bills for people with different na... |
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Jane_D |
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10-03-2014, 08:37 PM |
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Thread: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road?
Post: RE: Anyone else lost their mains water around Wood...
| Thanks for the useful link. Fingers crossed for a speedy repair. |
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Jane_D |
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08-03-2014, 09:22 AM |
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Thread: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road?
Post: RE: Anyone else lost their mains water around Wood...
| Thanks for the post, MightyMouse. I don't suppose they said how long we'll have to wait until water comes back? |
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Jane_D |
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08-03-2014, 09:11 AM |
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Thread: ADT security consultants cold calling
Post: RE: Bogus ADT security consultants cold calling?
| I rather admire the 'kick the customer's house and tell them its falling apart' technique. It may work. I once had a knock on a door from a jobbing gardener who berated me for the frightful state of m... |
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Jane_D |
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07-03-2014, 12:25 AM |
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Thread: ADT security consultants cold calling
Post: RE: Bogus ADT security consultants cold calling?
| I always say 'thanks, we know an excellent local builder and we're not interested in quotes from anyone else.' Then keep repeating 'definitely not interested, bye,' if they persist.
I find it hard... |
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05-03-2014, 11:22 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| It would be useful to know why some people think it's OK to leave rubbish, including disgusting things like used nappies, lying around in public places. That conversation NottinghillBilly had with th... |
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Jane_D |
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19-02-2014, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Why are all HOP eateries closed on Monday night 17/2/14?
Post: RE: Why are all HOP eateries closed tonight?
| Ah, yes, if they advertise themselves as open on Mondays, that is a very different thing. Odd!! |
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18-02-2014, 04:58 PM |
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Thread: Why are all HOP eateries closed on Monday night 17/2/14?
Post: RE: Why are all HOP eateries closed tonight?
| Is it not just because the staff need a day off, and they've chosen Monday because it is the least popular evening for going out? Not for you, obviously! Glad you found the Brockley Jack open. Nice pl... |
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17-02-2014, 10:45 PM |
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Thread: Cars being broken into.....
Post: RE: Cars being broken into.....
| Interesting idea that thieves could imitate the car unlocking signal, and it would certainly account for cars being broken into with nothing of value to steal, ie just for tun. I heard of a parrot tha... |
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Jane_D |
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12-02-2014, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: One Tree Hill Festival 2014: your views...
Post: RE: One Tree Hill Festival 2014: your views...
| What about a scratch choir event, where a group of singers of all abilities gets together with a choir leader to learn a choral work in a day? Great fun.
Personally I like local events on bank holi... |
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Jane_D |
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02-02-2014, 09:48 PM |
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Thread: Noisy Energie Gym
Post: RE: Noisy Énergie Gym
| Blushingsnail's post indicates that the planning permission specifies no noise should be heard outside the gym at any time:
"No music, amplified sound system or other form of loud noise (such as s... |
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30-01-2014, 10:24 AM |
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Thread: Noisy Energie Gym
Post: RE: Noisy Énergie Gym
| Good luck Rowadona, both with your friendly chat and with the birth. Hope you get to stay in your home. |
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29-01-2014, 09:48 AM |
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Thread: Noisy Energie Gym
Post: RE: Noisy Énergie Gym
| So maybe Energie's soundproofing was suitable for the original speakers and not for the new club-style ones, in which case perhaps the soundproofing needs reviewing now?
It would be good to have a... |
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29-01-2014, 12:34 AM |
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Thread: Noisy Energie Gym
Post: RE: Noisy Énergie Gym
| Noise at a level to rattle the cups on the floor above sounds unnecessary, especially if soundproofing is in place. Can that level even be good for the gym-users eardrums? The music in the gym at Fore... |
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28-01-2014, 11:09 PM |
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Thread: A quick thank you
Post: RE: A quick thank you
| Thank you Snazy, that is inspiring reading.
What next - are there more, similar events going on, with opportunities to volunteer? |
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Jane_D |
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04-01-2014, 07:25 PM |
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Thread: Forum Drinks - 23rd December
Post: RE: Forum Drinks - 23rd December
| Excellent, Cellar Door - we can have a 3-way at least.
Even travelling round the corner to the Hob is starting to look like a challenge, but a worthy one. |
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23-12-2013, 05:00 PM |
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Thread: Forum Drinks - 23rd December
Post: RE: Forum Drinks - 23rd December
| Actually Pauline, we are not being overwhelmed by enthusiasm for this project from other forum members, so it may just be you and me matching posts to posters. I am fairly sure who you are, but you ar... |
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23-12-2013, 04:49 PM |
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Thread: Forum Drinks - 23rd December
Post: RE: Forum Drinks - 23rd December
| 'Match the Post to the Poster' would be hilarious, Pauline. Everyone who came to the Hob could print one or two of their most typical posts on a piece of paper and bring it with them, then we could pu... |
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22-12-2013, 10:13 AM |
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Thread: Forum Drinks - 23rd December
Post: RE: Forum Drinks - 23rd December
| Sounds brilliant. Will there be a 'guess the SE23.COM moniker' competition? |
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Jane_D |
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21-12-2013, 06:34 PM |
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Thread: Postal Issues in SE23
Post: RE: Postal Issues in SE23
| We've had a lot of problems in the past with 'wrong road - right street number' muddles, but it has been much better recently.
I agree with the post office staff not being expected to lug parcels u... |
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Jane_D |
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17-12-2013, 12:12 PM |
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Thread: Pub with BT Sport?
Post: RE: Pub with BT Sport?
| CellarDoor, once again your local savvy and razor-sharp response time have saved the day. My partner is off to the Bricklayers in happy anticipation. Thank you! |
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01-12-2013, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: Pub with BT Sport?
Post: Pub with BT Sport?
| Does anyone know of a fairly local pub with BT Sport, in particular one that might be showing the Spurs-Man U match this afternoon? My partner who signed up for a year of Sky Sport just before BT got ... |
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01-12-2013, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: SE23's Cats
Post: RE: SE23's Cats
| So sorry about, and for, your poor cat. |
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11-11-2013, 08:27 PM |
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Thread: Is that our wallaby?
Post: RE: Is that our wallaby?
| That was thoughtful of the BBC article to explain the difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo. It would be awfully embarrassing to mistake this little fellow for one the Highgate kangaroos. |
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23-10-2013, 04:26 PM |
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Thread: Followed home from station
Post: RE: Followed home from station
| So sorry you've had to move out of your own house, dita-on-tees. What a nightmare for you. I hope you feel safer when your alarms are fitted, and that this wretched man gets caught soon. |
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Jane_D |
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18-10-2013, 09:07 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| Thanks Robin. That is interesting that 'empathetic' has been around so long and is not, as I thought, a new-fangled expression. I must have picked up 'empathic' through psychology reading. |
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11-10-2013, 10:08 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| Shame about 'empathic' being replaced with 'empathetic'. It was even used on Newsnight Review the other day. I always feel 'empathic' has more gravitas somehow. |
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11-10-2013, 07:33 PM |
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Thread: Missing tortoiseshell cat returned!
Post: RE: Missing tortoiseshell cat returned!
| Hurrah! So pleased she came back. |
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Jane_D |
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08-10-2013, 10:44 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Women Only Swim update: there were 8 fair swimmers moving gracefully up and down the lanes at 9.15. It looked very relaxing.
Though I was actually upstairs at the time, gripping that bar with the t... |
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23-09-2013, 09:36 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| You make it sound rather exciting, MightyMouse, all those unpredictable men leaping out. Though I'll be sorry to miss the six-foot-two peripatetic potplant... |
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19-09-2013, 09:20 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Mondays at 9pm. I'll go along next week and find out. Probably best that you are not seen taking a head count from behind a potted plant or a treadmill. |
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19-09-2013, 09:56 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I am equally puzzled, Cellar Door, by the illogic of having women-only sessions which can be viewed from the fitness centre and indeed from the reception area, where sofas and coffee tables are provid... |
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19-09-2013, 08:56 AM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| Or 'No problem' maybe = 'ah yes here you are in the diary, thank God nothing's gone wrong this time'? |
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13-09-2013, 07:00 PM |
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Thread: if you're a Forest Hill/Honor Oak home-owner..
Post: RE: if you're a Forest Hill/Honor Oak home-owner..
| I don't mind getting these letters through the door from people who are looking to buy a house; better that than a pile of flyers from a fast food chain.
I guess it could help your case if you can... |
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Jane_D |
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30-08-2013, 09:05 PM |
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Thread: Is this your cat - very friendly young Oriental
Post: RE: Is this your cat - very friendly young Orienta...
| Ah, microchip cat flaps, what an invention! We used to feed at least three local moggies, but now we have gone high-tech we only have next door's cat peering through the flap now and then. The other s... |
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Jane_D |
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21-08-2013, 08:10 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| Yes isn't it interesting about 'so' suddenly appearing. It comes up in writing as well, at the beginning of the paragraph: 'So I was walking down the road...' Wonder where it came from. |
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11-03-2013, 12:34 AM |
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Thread: Missing Cat
Post: RE: Missing Cat
| Fantastic! Well done your cat for staying close to home.
We have so many stories on the Forum of lost cats returning home, sometimes after quite long absences; it is so encouraging. |
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Jane_D |
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09-03-2013, 04:49 PM |
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Thread: Missing Cat
Post: RE: Missing Cat
| What a horrible side effect of being burgled. Hope she comes back soon. I'll look out for her. At least she looks well-protected by her thick fur against the cold weather. |
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Jane_D |
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08-03-2013, 07:31 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| Thanks Robin, nice article. Perhaps this is a change of usage in progress, and eventually the OED will define 'regularly' and 'frequently' as synonyms. |
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08-03-2013, 07:29 PM |
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Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...
| I agree about the need for a massive brightly-coloured sign saying YOU NEED A TICKET TO PARK. YOU NEED A TICKET EVEN THOUGH PARKING IS FREE. HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TICKET? GO AND GET YOUR TICKET NOW' or si... |
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08-03-2013, 07:24 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| On a new subject, I'm feeling a bit sad about 'regularly' changing its meaning to 'frequently'. Eg, 'you have to change the filters more regularly as the appliance gets older'.
How would you indic... |
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05-03-2013, 12:40 AM |
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Thread: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
Post: RE: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
| I hope so too. There was no sign of anyone in trouble but it was probably too early to tell. Fingers crossed. |
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13-02-2013, 07:29 PM |
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Thread: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
Post: RE: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
| Just back from there. It is the house at the St Davids Road end of Havelock Walk. 3 fire engines plus ambulance and police. Lots of smoke. |
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13-02-2013, 06:52 PM |
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