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Calvin
Oct 13, 2016, 6:23:14 PM10/13/16
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1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
10 What type of creature is a razorback?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 13, 2016, 6:36:24 PM10/13/16
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"Calvin":
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914
> is now the capital of which country?
Bosnia & Herzegovina.
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are
> from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
Gray.
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie
> Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
"Freaky Friday".
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines
> such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for
> internal combustion?
Carburetor.
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include
> "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
Arrgh, I bet he was in the last QFTCI round. Oh, I think I know.
Copeland?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages
> of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people
> faced with impending trauma?
Acceptance.
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
Germany, USSR (not Russia).
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance
> between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for
> example an orange?
Zest?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
Hog.
--
Mark Brader "Succeed, and you'll be remembered for a very long time.
Toronto Fail, and you'll be remembered even longer."
m...@vex.net -- Hel Faczel (John Barnes: ...the Martian King)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye
> West's second child, born in December 2015?
Kanother. :-)
> West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914
> is now the capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are
> from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie
> Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines
> such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for
> internal combustion?
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include
> "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
Copeland?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages
> of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people
> faced with impending trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance
> between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for
> example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
--
Mark Brader "Succeed, and you'll be remembered for a very long time.
Toronto Fail, and you'll be remembered even longer."
m...@vex.net -- Hel Faczel (John Barnes: ...the Martian King)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Chris F.A. Johnson
Oct 14, 2016, 12:08:02 AM10/14/16
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On 2016-10-13, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
Bosnia
>
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 7 In the Kubler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
Acceptance
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Gareth Owen
Oct 14, 2016, 2:26:41 AM10/14/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
> second child, born in December 2015?
North?
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
> second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now
> the capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from
> Mars, Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster
> have all starred in a movie with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn
> mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
injectors? God, I know so little about how my car works).
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare
> for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief',
> which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending
> trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the
> coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 14, 2016, 2:42:29 AM10/14/16
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In article <beec536d-8f77-40d8...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
Deborah Tannen
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
Freaky Friday
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
carburetor
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
Aaron Copland
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
acceptance
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
Germany and USSR
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
pith
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
pig
> cheers,
> calvin
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
Bosnia
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 14, 2016, 3:26:02 AM10/14/16
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
> second child, born in December 2015?
Eh, who cares??? Svante?
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
> second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now
> the capital of which country?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster
> have all starred in a movie with which title?
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare
> for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque
Oct 14, 2016, 4:00:36 AM10/14/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
--
Dan Tilque
Björn Lundin
Oct 14, 2016, 7:21:11 AM10/14/16
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On 2016-10-14 00:23, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
Bosnia-Hercegovina
>
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
True Lies?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
carburator
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
depression?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
Germany and Russia
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
Beetle?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
Oct 14, 2016, 11:29:52 AM10/14/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
> second child, born in December 2015?
North
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
> second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now
> the capital of which country?
Bosnia & Herzegovina
> the capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from
> Mars, Women are from Venus"?
>
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster
> have all starred in a movie with which title?
>
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as
> lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
Choke
> Mars, Women are from Venus"?
>
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster
> have all starred in a movie with which title?
>
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as
> lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare
> for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
Copland
> for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of
> grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with
> impending trauma?
Acceptance
> grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with
> impending trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
Germany and Soviet Union
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the
> coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
Pith
> coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
Fish
Peter Smyth
Pete
Oct 15, 2016, 1:53:02 AM10/15/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:beec536d-8f77-40d8...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
> second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke
> Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which
> country?
Bosnia Herzegovina
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man
> are from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay
> Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie
> with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on
> small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for
> internal combustion?
Carburator
> 6 The works of which American composer
> (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian
> Spring"?
Copland
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five
> stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people
> faced with impending trauma?
Acceptance
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
Germany and USSR
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white
> substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for
> example an orange?
Rind
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
Pig
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:beec536d-8f77-40d8...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
> second child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke
> Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which
> country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man
> are from Mars, Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay
> Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie
> with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on
> small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for
> internal combustion?
> 6 The works of which American composer
> (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian
> Spring"?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five
> stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people
> faced with impending trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white
> substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for
> example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
bbowler
Oct 18, 2016, 1:01:04 PM10/18/16
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:23:13 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
second
> child, born in December 2015?
North is older than that, so it's not North. I'll guess South.
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
second
> child, born in December 2015?
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now
the
> capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from
Mars,
> Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster
have
> all starred in a movie with which title?
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as
lawn
> mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare
for
> the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief',
> which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending
> trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the
> coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
Calvin
Oct 20, 2016, 8:10:49 PM10/20/16
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On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 8:23:14 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
Saint
> 1 What is the first given name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's second child, born in December 2015?
I'm delighted than no-one got this
> 2 The city where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 is now the capital of which country?
> 3 Who wrote the bestselling 1992 relationship guide "Man are from Mars,
Women are from Venus"?
> 4 Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster have all starred in a movie with which title?
The latter two in the original, the first two in the re-make.
> 5 These days they are most commonly used on small engines such as lawn mowers. Which device mixes air and fuel for internal combustion?
> 6 The works of which American composer (1900-1990) include "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring"?
> 7 In the Kübler-Ross model, also known as 'the five stages of grief', which is the last emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> 9 Which four-letter word describes the white substance between the coloured skin and flesh of some fruits, for example an orange?
> 10 What type of creature is a razorback?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 461
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 62 Bruce Bowler
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 59 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 59 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 53 Chris Johnson
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 56 Gareth Owen
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 51 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 51 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 40 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 27 Bjorn Lundin
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 28 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 10 3 5 8 9 9 9 3 6 62 62%
Congratulations Bruce!
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 21, 2016, 1:58:24 AM10/21/16
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"Calvin":
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> > 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
>
> Germany and USSR
Erland also got this.
>
> Germany and USSR
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Erland Sommarskog
Oct 21, 2016, 3:24:31 AM10/21/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> > 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
>>
>> Germany and USSR
>
> Erland also got this.
Seems like Calvin had a displacement error in the score table. He had a 1
> "Calvin":
>> > 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
>>
>> Germany and USSR
>
> Erland also got this.
for me for #7 which I didn't even try. So my total score is correct.
Calvin
Oct 23, 2016, 7:30:33 PM10/23/16
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On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 5:24:31 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> > "Calvin":
> >> > 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> >>
> >> Germany and USSR
> >
> > Erland also got this.
>
> Seems like Calvin had a displacement error in the score table. He had a 1
> for me for #7 which I didn't even try. So my total score is correct.
Here are the corrected results, though the overall scores have not changed.
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> > "Calvin":
> >> > 8 In 1939, which TWO countries invaded Poland?
> >>
> >> Germany and USSR
> >
> > Erland also got this.
>
> Seems like Calvin had a displacement error in the score table. He had a 1
> for me for #7 which I didn't even try. So my total score is correct.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 461
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 62 Bruce Bowler
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 59 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 59 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 53 Chris Johnson
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 56 Gareth Owen
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 51 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 51 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 40 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 29 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 10 3 5 8 9 8 10 3 6 62 62%
cheers,
calvin
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