pbs Digest, Vol 170, Issue 22

Judy Wong judygardnr@att.net
Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:26:42 PDT
Looks like Babiana? Leaves ribbed. In right conditions clumps expand rapidly. Has it seeded a distance away or just expanding clumps?
Do you have baboons in the garden (babiana bulbs a favorite food) that spread it about? :))

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When I rest, I rust. Judy

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>   1. PBS members (James Waddick)
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>   3. Re: WAS - prohibited plants; NOW Who makes up these lists?
>      (James Frelichowski)
>   4. Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (David Pilling)
>   5. Re: Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (John Ralph Carpenter)
>   6. Re: Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (Fred Biasella)
>   7. Re: Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (James Waddick)
>   8. Re: Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (Dennis Kramb)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:51:13 -0500
> From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>
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>      (James Frelichowski)
>   4. Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (David Pilling)
>   5. Re: Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (John Ralph Carpenter)
>   6. Re: Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (Fred Biasella)
>   7. Re: Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (James Waddick)
>   8. Re: Is there a mini blue Watsonia? (Dennis Kramb)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:51:13 -0500
> From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [pbs] PBS members
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> Dear Friends,
> 
>    The recent posts about prohibited, then fussy plants just points out the vast differences between PBS members and their growing conditions. 
> 
>    While there were many plants listed that I can barely grow or really not at all (Cyclamen, Homeria, etc) there are others that grow in abundance like Anemone blanda now showering me with hundreds of blue mixed seedlings and another lovely patch of ?White Splendor?.
> 
>    How different our growing conditions, cllimates and gardeneing methods yet we all share te love of gardening with bulbous plants. This list is a place to brag and complain to like minded folks willing to put up with the vagaries of their own location.
> 
>    Right now the garden is a riot of spring flowers, but we have been about 2 months without  a real rain ( a few 100s of an inch). We?ve had record days above 80 F(including on of 87F ! ) and howling spring winds, but the color keeps popping up.
> 
>    Guess I am glad I can grow ?anything? at some time. Meanwhile still waiting for rain and the iris and peony season to begin in earnest.            Enjoy what you have.        Jim W. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. James Waddick
> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd
> Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
> USA
> Phone     816-746-1949
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:20:34 +0100
> From: Erik Van Lennep <erik@tepuidesign.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] WAS - prohibited plants; NOW Who makes up these
>    lists?
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> James, are you in a citrus growing area? If so, they have probably listed
> Poncirus as a threat because they would have written a blanket ban for all
> members of the Rutacae family due to possibility of introducing virus,
> rusts and other diseases.
> 
> I didn't realize things were so closely monitored in Texas! I guess you
> aren't big enough to write your own rules. If you were Monsanto, Cargill,
> Syngenta, or the like you could introduce whatever you like with impunity.
> Sad about Poncirus. It has such interesting possibilities for citrus
> breeding.
> 
> erik
> 
> 
> 
> youth and elders short video <http://vimeo.com/62177578/>
> 
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikvanlennep/
> 
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> 
> ?I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against
> hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth.?
> ?BARRY LOPEZ?
> 
> 
> On 21 March 2017 at 13:06, James Frelichowski via pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
>> wrote:
> 
>> I had an officer come and take my ponciris trifoliate that I got from ebay
>> (and I asked seller first if it was ok to receive). But then we have
>> pythons and now at least one cobra running amuck in Florida.Go figure.
>> James FrelichowskiCollege Station, TX
>> 
>>    On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 12:58 AM, Erik Van Lennep <
>> erik@tepuidesign.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> The official list used for legislation and prohibition in Spain actually
>> includes some native plants! It looks like the work of a desktop researcher
>> graduate student who cobbled together a somewhat random list of plants
>> declared invasive across wildly varying geographies and habitats...probably
>> those originally published in Spanish, many of which resulted from the
>> "work" of others cutting and pasting.
>> 
>> Thus native Catalan and Iberian species which were listed as problematic in
>> Argentina are now forbidden for planting in their own country of origin.
>> 
>> The world is insane.
>> 
>> erik
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> youth and elders short video <http://vimeo.com/62177578/>
>> 
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikvanlennep/
>> 
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>> 
>> ?I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against
>> hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth.?
>> ?BARRY LOPEZ?
>> 
>> 
>>> On 20 March 2017 at 23:25, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Friends
>>>       These list are almost always ridiculous becuase they are made up
>>> by elected or volunteer plant lovers who are neither botanists,
>> ecologists,
>>> taxonomists or any kind of scientist.  They wouldn't know a Dandelion
>> from
>>> an Endive in many cases.
>>> 
>>>       These list come together from rumors and newspapers of fabulous
>>> tales of some rare plant ?taking over? their back yard.
>>> 
>>>       Go to one of the state ?Native Plant  Facebook lists? and be
>>> amazed at the utter lack of knoweldge most people have about any plants
>> and
>>> especially about what is ?native?, ?invasive?, ?endangered? etc.
>>> 
>>>       It is unfortunate when any local or state entity gives these
>>> imaginary lists some official status without any kid of scientiifc or
>>> botanical review. Happens all the time.
>>> 
>>>       The proverbial ?Grain of salt? is needed big time when looking at
>>> these list, but some are hilariously wrong.          Just don?t count on
>>> the lists as scientific fact.              Jim W.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mar 20, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Garak <garak@code-garak.de> wrote:
>>> 
>>> at least Germany seems not hysterical about forbidden plants - for us
>> it's
>>> mostly about the classical drugs - only trouble about that: it's actually
>>> quite difficult to get rid of Papaver somniferum in some areas, as many
>>> gardeners allow it for the pretty flowers and rather beautiful seed
>> heads -
>>> and try to keep that seedmonster under control if both neighbors have it
>>> seeding freely...
>>> 
>>> there is a EU list of 37 "unwanted" species, plants and animals, which
>>> definitely is not present in the awareness of the public, with the most
>>> known and obvious plant candidates would be once again 2 Heracleums,
>>> Eichornia Crassipes and, surprise, Kudzu. Most interesting for the List
>>> should be Lysichiton americanus. I have no idea if this is enforced in
>> any
>>> way - I guess the racoons on the animal side of the list would choke to
>>> death from laughing at the idea anyone could get rid of them...
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Martin
>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>> Southern Germany
>>> Likely zone 7a
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> Dr. James Waddick
>>> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd
>>> Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
>>> USA
>>> Phone    816-746-1949
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 02:17:48 +0000 (UTC)
> From: James Frelichowski <butterflyamaryllis@yahoo.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] WAS - prohibited plants; NOW Who makes up these
>    lists?
> Message-ID: <1306045144.1061061.1490149068087@mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> Yes, Erik, it was Texas and the USDA people that acted on this.Poncirus is the cold hardy rootstock for many citrus.Seeds are the only option, but better to be safe and sorry, that's what the APHIS folks are paid to do.In the bigger picture it was surprising that so many things get loose in Florida and people have weird pets, etc.
> James Frelichowski
> 
> 
>    On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:21 AM, Erik Van Lennep <erik@tepuidesign.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> James, are you in a citrus growing area? If so, they have probably listed
> Poncirus as a threat because they would have written a blanket ban for all
> members of the Rutacae family due to possibility of introducing virus,
> rusts and other diseases.
> 
> I didn't realize things were so closely monitored in Texas! I guess you
> aren't big enough to write your own rules. If you were Monsanto, Cargill,
> Syngenta, or the like you could introduce whatever you like with impunity.
> Sad about Poncirus. It has such interesting possibilities for citrus
> breeding.
> 
> erik
> 
> 
> 
> youth and elders short video <http://vimeo.com/62177578/>
> 
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikvanlennep/
> 
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> 
> ?I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against
> hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth.?
> ?BARRY LOPEZ?
> 
> 
> On 21 March 2017 at 13:06, James Frelichowski via pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
>> wrote:
> 
>> I had an officer come and take my ponciris trifoliate that I got from ebay
>> (and I asked seller first if it was ok to receive). But then we have
>> pythons and now at least one cobra running amuck in Florida.Go figure.
>> James FrelichowskiCollege Station, TX
>> 
>> ? ? On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 12:58 AM, Erik Van Lennep <
>> erik@tepuidesign.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> ? The official list used for legislation and prohibition in Spain actually
>> includes some native plants! It looks like the work of a desktop researcher
>> graduate student who cobbled together a somewhat random list of plants
>> declared invasive across wildly varying geographies and habitats...probably
>> those originally published in Spanish, many of which resulted from the
>> "work" of others cutting and pasting.
>> 
>> Thus native Catalan and Iberian species which were listed as problematic in
>> Argentina are now forbidden for planting in their own country of origin.
>> 
>> The world is insane.
>> 
>> erik
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> youth and elders short video <http://vimeo.com/62177578/>
>> 
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikvanlennep/
>> 
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>> 
>> ?I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against
>> hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth.?
>> ?BARRY LOPEZ?
>> 
>> 
>>> On 20 March 2017 at 23:25, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Friends
>>> ? ? ? ? These list are almost always ridiculous becuase they are made up
>>> by elected or volunteer plant lovers who are neither botanists,
>> ecologists,
>>> taxonomists or any kind of scientist.? They wouldn't know a Dandelion
>> from
>>> an Endive in many cases.
>>> 
>>> ? ? ? ? These list come together from rumors and newspapers of fabulous
>>> tales of some rare plant ?taking over? their back yard.
>>> 
>>> ? ? ? ? Go to one of the state ?Native Plant? Facebook lists? and be
>>> amazed at the utter lack of knoweldge most people have about any plants
>> and
>>> especially about what is ?native?, ?invasive?, ?endangered? etc.
>>> 
>>> ? ? ? ? It is unfortunate when any local or state entity gives these
>>> imaginary lists some official status without any kid of scientiifc or
>>> botanical review. Happens all the time.
>>> 
>>> ? ? ? ? The proverbial ?Grain of salt? is needed big time when looking at
>>> these list, but some are hilariously wrong.? ? ? ? ? Just don?t count on
>>> the lists as scientific fact.? ? ? ? ? ? ? Jim W.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mar 20, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Garak <garak@code-garak.de> wrote:
>>> 
>>> at least Germany seems not hysterical about forbidden plants - for us
>> it's
>>> mostly about the classical drugs - only trouble about that: it's actually
>>> quite difficult to get rid of Papaver somniferum in some areas, as many
>>> gardeners allow it for the pretty flowers and rather beautiful seed
>> heads -
>>> and try to keep that seedmonster under control if both neighbors have it
>>> seeding freely...
>>> 
>>> there is a EU list of 37 "unwanted" species, plants and animals, which
>>> definitely is not present in the awareness of the public, with the most
>>> known and obvious plant candidates would be once again 2 Heracleums,
>>> Eichornia Crassipes and, surprise, Kudzu. Most interesting for the List
>>> should be Lysichiton americanus. I have no idea if this is enforced in
>> any
>>> way - I guess the racoons on the animal side of the list would choke to
>>> death from laughing at the idea anyone could get rid of them...
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Martin
>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>> Southern Germany
>>> Likely zone 7a
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> pbs mailing list
>>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php
>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/
>>> 
>>> Dr. James Waddick
>>> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd
>>> Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
>>> USA
>>> Phone? ? 816-746-1949
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 02:32:07 +0000
> From: David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [pbs] Is there a mini blue Watsonia?
> Message-ID: <b9a3f11c-900a-05b2-fb99-140a858dc70f@davidpilling.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The PBS got a question from Roddy Ledlie who asks:
> 
> "Is there a miniature blue Watsonia? Got a piece from a client last 
> year. It has more than doubled and has seeded across the yard and my 
> first bloom is today."
> 
> You can see his photos of it here:
> 
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
> 
> Shortened URL:
> 
> http://bit.ly/2nQiIeC/
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Pilling
> http://www.davidpilling.com/
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:37:30 +0000
> From: John Ralph Carpenter <ralph.carpenter1@googlemail.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Is there a mini blue Watsonia?
> Message-ID:
>    <CAO4btC621041B=HVgGWQziqEmXxKFo13pMxhrp6g9QBP0ikRng@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> It's a Sisyrinchium, isn't it?
> 
>> On Wednesday, 22 March 2017, David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> The PBS got a question from Roddy Ledlie who asks:
>> 
>> "Is there a miniature blue Watsonia? Got a piece from a client last year.
> It has more than doubled and has seeded across the yard and my first bloom
> is today."
>> 
>> You can see his photos of it here:
>> 
>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
>> 
>> Shortened URL:
>> 
>> http://bit.ly/2nQiIeC/
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> David Pilling
>> http://www.davidpilling.com/
>> _______________________________________________
>> pbs mailing list
>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
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>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/
>> 
> 
> -- 
> Ralph Carpenter
> 2 & 3 Stone Cottages
> Chilmington Green
> Great Chart
> Ashford
> Kent TN23 3DW
> 
> 01233 637567
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:41:13 +0000
> From: Fred Biasella <fbiasella@watertownsavings.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Is there a mini blue Watsonia?
> Message-ID:
>    <8B527E4BF1849349A39D95E700706C6175B74DC3@S1P5DAG10B.EXCHPROD.USA.NET>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> It kinda looks like a small blue freesia? Definitely an irid though.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of John Ralph Carpenter via pbs
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:38 AM
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Cc: John Ralph Carpenter <ralph.carpenter1@googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Is there a mini blue Watsonia?
> 
> It's a Sisyrinchium, isn't it?
> 
>> On Wednesday, 22 March 2017, David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> The PBS got a question from Roddy Ledlie who asks:
>> 
>> "Is there a miniature blue Watsonia? Got a piece from a client last year.
> It has more than doubled and has seeded across the yard and my first bloom is today."
>> 
>> You can see his photos of it here:
>> 
>> https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p…
>> 6Xd3&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pacificbulbsociety.org%2Fpbswiki%2Findex.php%2
>> FTWTB%23a2&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,S&H=e2a6a6bc1b2aa5c942704900dd096add671ae74
>> c&S=Y
>> 
>> Shortened URL:
>> 
>> https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p…
>> 6Xd3&U=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2nQiIeC&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,S&H=6149693e0d353
>> 716bd276415a0ac3955c8c1b6af&S=Y
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> David Pilling
>> https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p…
>> 6Xd3&U=http://davidpilling.com&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,S&H=c333fd284cbe1d01f128e5/
>> af69423975caaf5abc&S=Y _______________________________________________
>> pbs mailing list
>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
>> https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p…
>> 6Xd3&U=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificbulbsociety.org%2Flist.php&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,
>> S&H=f3f69cd6dfec09af092dec45e092993213f61874&S=Y
>> https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p…
>> 6Xd3&U=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificbulbsociety.org%2Fpbswiki&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,S
>> &H=db78e838c2dadeadbb399806d7d9d806b174aca1&S=Y
>> 
> 
> --
> Ralph Carpenter
> 2 & 3 Stone Cottages
> Chilmington Green
> Great Chart
> Ashford
> Kent TN23 3DW
> 
> 01233 637567
> _______________________________________________
> pbs mailing list
> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:00:33 -0500
> From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Is there a mini blue Watsonia?
> Message-ID: <6FF397F1-9B06-4F2F-9EDF-89EE7A31A32B@kc.rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii
> 
> Dear Roddy,
> 
>    PLease give some more info:
> 
>    1.    How tall is it?
> 
>    2.    Where is it growing - Country?    Plant Zone (hardiness) ?        Soil or environment?
> 
>    3.    Does it have a bulb or tuber?
> 
>    Otherwise these are pretty anonymous pix and need more explanation?            Thanks        Jim W. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 21, 2017, at 9:32 PM, David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The PBS got a question from Roddy Ledlie who asks:
> 
> "Is there a miniature blue Watsonia? Got a piece from a client last year. It has more than doubled and has seeded across the yard and my first bloom is today."
> 
> You can see his photos of it here:
> 
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
> 
> Shortened URL:
> 
> http://bit.ly/2nQiIeC/
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Pilling
> http://www.davidpilling.com/
> _______________________________________________
> pbs mailing list
> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/
> 
> Dr. James Waddick
> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd
> Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
> USA
> Phone     816-746-1949
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:52:39 -0400
> From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Is there a mini blue Watsonia?
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> That might be *Lapeirousia azurea*.
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> http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/289362/
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> Dennis in Cincinnati
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> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 10:32 PM, David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com>
> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> 
>> The PBS got a question from Roddy Ledlie who asks:
>> 
>> "Is there a miniature blue Watsonia? Got a piece from a client last year.
>> It has more than doubled and has seeded across the yard and my first bloom
>> is today."
>> 
>> You can see his photos of it here:
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>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
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>> Shortened URL:
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>> http://bit.ly/2nQiIeC/
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>> 
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>> David Pilling
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