HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: bbaker@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bob Baker)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
Subject: Re: ProHook, I'm Impressed
Date: 12 Nov 92 16:47:54 GMT
Reply-To: rbakerpc@aol.com
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <1992Nov11.182313.5045@europa.asd.contel.com> king@ssvax.gte.com (Larry King) writes:
> Aki, The ProHook up here is going for 137.50 at the local PS.  I can get
> 10% off because I belong to a league in the house making it a nice tidy
> 123.75.  Add grips and you are at 130.75.  I decided to pass on the deal
> though. 
> 

I paid $100 for my ProHook, with finger and thumb inserts included.
Regular price was arounc $120 but I got it cheaper since my wife and son
work at the house and I'm a junior league coach.

  Bob

Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: dougr@microsoft.com (Doug Rosencrans)
Subject: Re: We need 3 more bowlers!
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:15:06 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.

Sign me up!  I will be gone for 2 weeks though.

Doug
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 09:52:33 EST
From: Mark K. Miller <MAX@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
Subject: Re: Draft - FBL Rules
 <1992Nov6.200354.10940@worldbank.org>

In article <1992Nov6.200354.10940@worldbank.org>, aki
<aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org> says:
>
>In article <1992Nov6.164305.28222@col.hp.com> Dave Fleck,
>fleck@col.hp.com writes:
>
>
>>The League  Secretary will get the Fee of $0 for all the hard labor he
>>puts forth.  :-)
>
>
>This doesn't sit well with me...I think even a fantasy secretary should
>get something for their effort.  Does anyone have any objection to
>having part of the purse go toward the secretary?  If the kitty is
>big enough, maybe even a ball could be considered.

I think a ball is the way to go.  If his team wins, Dave gets two balls (or
whatever we decide for the winning team.)  I see FBL secretary as being just
as much effort as any League Secretary.  Not an effort that goes unrewarded!
$10 or $20 makes no difference to me, just be sure to include the secretary.
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: king@ssvax.gte.com (Larry King)
Subject: Re: Current FBL Member list
Organization: GTE/SCSD
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:52:03 GMT

Dave,

	I would be interested also.  I sent a reply E-Mail to you but it
looks like you may not have received it.  Thus I will post it here and
hope that you get it...

(Now let me see, Yes, I do believe I spelled everything correct) 

--
Larry King
GTE Government Systems, Needham, MA    		(617) 455-3384 
E-Mail : king%ssvax.dnet@gte.com
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Adjustments.
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X-Xxdate: Thu, 12 Nov 92 14:03:00 GMT
Organization: The World Bank
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 14:04:43 GMT

In article <BxKJAx.FF1@da_vinci.it.uswc.uswest.com> Glenn Williams,
glw@io.it.uswc.uswest.com writes:
>I have forgotten the rules( if there are any ) for making adjustments at
the 
>line. Is it move 3 boards left and throw 1 board right of your mark?

Everyone seems to have a standard "rule" for position adjustment.
Me, I never change my mark unless I have to. Moving where I stand is the
most major adjustment I tend to make, using my mark as a reference
point.   If you start moving where you stand AND you mark, confusion
develops.  I try to keep it simple.  If a mark adjustment is necessary, I
make it very slight and adjust from there.




-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
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PBA 2294
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: fleck@col.hp.com (Dave Fleck)
Subject: FBL Roving Sub List
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:44:15 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division


We have one Sub so far:

Bob Clayton    claytbo@ampex.com


To use a sub you must notify me in advance.

Dave
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: fleck@col.hp.com (Dave Fleck)
Subject: FBL is now 60
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 20:40:39 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division

As the title  reads...  we now have 60 people in the FBL.  Since  this
is such a nice even number we will now go to 5 person teams.

The FBL will consist of 12 Teams with 5 bowlers on each team.

Team selection  will begin  tomorrow.  This is how the selection  will
work:

I  have  used a  random  number  generator  and  assigned  numbers  to
everyone.  Tommorrow the Vice President Elect will pull numbers out of
a hat in and  assign  them to teams.  In other  words  the first  five
numbers are the first team  etc...  The VP Elect will not know who the
numbers belong to until after all the drawings have been completed.

I will notify everyone  tommorrow  afternoon what team they are on and
who is on the team with them.

If anyone has any questions let me know....

Dave
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 09:48:58 EST
From: Mark K. Miller <MAX@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
Subject: Re: FBL stuffola...
 <1992Nov6.172301.17105@europa.asd.contel.com>

In article <1992Nov6.172301.17105@europa.asd.contel.com>,
ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com (Bob Ashley) says:
>
>In article 102405MAX@psuvm.psu.edu,  Mark K. Miller <MAX@psuvm.psu.edu>
>writes:
>>
>>As for selection of which league to use, I have two suggestions:
>>First, we could do it like tournament play.  Pick a date and whatever
>>league has your highest average that's the league you'll stay with.
>
>That sounds appropriate ...
>
>>Or, in the interest of timely reporting, just pick whichever league
>>plays earliest in the week.  Everyone bowls at least once by Wednesday,
>>don't they?  ;-)
>
>Nahhh ... I'm not sure I want to use my Centreville series(s) for this
>one.

I knew it would make a difference to somebody.  Both ways would cause me
to pick my Monday men's league.
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: FBL is now 60
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A72917E907062631@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
X-Xxdate: Fri, 13 Nov 92 13:29:29 GMT
Organization: The World Bank
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Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 13:31:13 GMT

In article <92317.58484.L621035@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM> ,
L621035@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM writes:
>Did I miss something?  Who is the VP Elect?
>Walter

uh...did I miss something?  Who is president?...god..I GOTTA
get to bed earlier.....zzzzzz

-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
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*************************************
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: carl@wrs.com (Carl Chesbrough)
Subject: Re: Draft - FBL Rules
Organization: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 17:22:01 GMT

Mark K. Miller <MAX@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

>In article <1992Nov6.164305.28222@col.hp.com>, fleck@col.hp.com (Dave Fleck)
>says:
>>
>>There will be no entering averages.

>I slightly disagree with this one.  If a sanctioned average exists to
>select which league sets to use, then this should be used as an entering
>average (we would also need to submit total pins and number of games.)
>Unless this is done, the FBL average will probably be different than any
>sanctioned average held by a bowler.  Not that I'm really concerned about
>trustworthiness, but sticking to what's sanctioned makes a quick check
>with the ABC records so much easier.

>Of course, non-league bowlers would simply develop an FBL average.

We will be using scores from an existing league, right?  Why not have the
first week of the FBL league use the average from that league, and maybe
even carry forward the pin count.  Then the FBL league average will be
the same as the one for the league.  This would make a verification of
the total pin count at the end of the season easier.  The winning team
could send in the final league sheet from their league, and the pin
count should match.

>>All bowlers  must notify the League  Secretary,  by email, 24 hours in
>>advance of using a different  league's  scores and it must be prior to
>>the new leagues  start.  You may not use scores from a league that has
>>already been bowled.  If these  criteria  are not met the weeks scores
>>will be considered a forfeit.

>Can we be a bit more specific here?  What if we won't be able to bowl any
>leagues some week (week long conference, etc...)?  Is there a provision
>for a "plug" that's different than a forfeit?  Like, maybe, 24 hours
>prior to the week when no actual games will be bowled the bowler may
>notify the League Secretary to use a "plug".  A plug shall be 15 pins
>under the current average (or whatever.)  Without notification a forfeit
>is the only way to go.

I think 15 pins it a little too much.  How about 10 pins.  I already know
of 3 weeks my wife and I will not be bowling. We may be prebowling, or
making up, so if our rules allow these scores to be used then we may have
scores to submit.

>>Subs will not be used in this league.

>Agreed.  So let's make that previous ruling a bit more clear.  I don't
>think that throwing no games some week must necessarily be a forfeit.

>>The League  Secretary will get the Fee of $0 for all the hard labor he
>>puts forth.  :-)

>I don't think so!  I'll follow-up a post that Aki made.

The same prize for the first place team for the secretary sounds good to me.

-carl.

Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Bowling Centers Hate list
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X-Xxdate: Thu, 5 Nov 92 19:37:24 GMT
Organization: The World Bank
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:39:00 GMT

In article <92309.43035.L621035@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM> ,
L621035@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM writes:



>AKI, since you're of a higher caliber,...

How did you know? ..I sold my 9mm and brought a .45...


>but what about "Mommy's little sweetheart" being in the settee area...Or
worse
>yet...new mother's who feed their newborns in the settee area, & I don't
mean
>by bottle! 

whooOOOoooHAHHHH!!!!  HOTDAMN!  PANT PANT!!!! {8-P ...
lets make that a LAW!......

>Also, at the center I bowl out of, my league starts at 5pm, & the next
one is
>at 7pm!  Granted we only have four people, but still...  In the 5-(wo)men
>leagues, we get an extra 15 min!
>Pamela

bowler faster and quitcher bitchin!  Wimmin...
(now where's my chewin tobakky?)


Seriously,  BREAST FEEDING in the pit? Wow...I GOTTA
more to California....;-)

Complain to the mgt about the league times...they probably won't
be able to do anything about it this year, but they might be
able to adjust the schedule for next years leagues...


-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
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PBA 2294
*************************************
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Just some sore-leg writings ...
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 14:12:54 GMT

In article <wperz.81.0@srg1.psych.pitt.edu> Walter Perz,
wperz@srg1.psych.pitt.edu writes:
>Is this something that is just cured by time away from bowling or is
there 
>some kind of treatment I can do?


I have a similar problem with my two bad knees.  Especially my left
sliding leg.  I've found that Advil vice any other pain reliever seems
to help the most (about 600mg to 800mg about 1 hour before bowling).

I only really seem to have a problem if the weather is bad or I'm
scheduled
to bowl more than 3 games.  

What I might suggest is wrapping an ace bandage around your thigh
before you go bowling.  I use a neophrene knee support when my knee
really starts to act up and it really helps.  The ace bandages are really
cheap at the drugstore and will only take you a couple of min to apply
it.  Good luck and let us know if it helps.



-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
*************************************
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Finally!!!!
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X-Xxdate: Fri, 6 Nov 92 16:30:22 GMT
Organization: The World Bank
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:32:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.154512.17830@cis.ohio-state.edu> michael anthony
gross, gross@tuna.cis.ohio-state.edu writes:
>Hey all!
>    I have finally shot a 700 in league, yeah in 3 games, no kidding. 
Monday 
>night I shot 235, 237, 236 for a 708.  Gotta love it!  I would like to
get 
>into this Fantasy Bowling League if I could.  If you need any details
E-mail
>me,  I'll try to be at the computer Monday morning.  Enjoy and good
Bowling...
>
>				Myke...
>

..Congrats!  Not too shabby a set at all..but I'm sorry to say we can't
accept
it...you bowled higher your second game, and as we all know, that is
completely impossible and against all laws of nature.

>P.s.  Thanks Aki!  I resurrfaced my Sumo and red hammer and they are
just like
>new balls.  I really appreciate (sp) it!!  As you can tell it's worked
so far. 

..you're very welcome...my bill to follow...


-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
*************************************
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com (Bob Ashley)
Subject: Re: FBL stuffola...
Reply-To: ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com
Organization: GTE Federal Systems Division
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 17:31:40 GMT

In article 18904@col.hp.com,  fleck@col.hp.com (Dave Fleck) writes:
>
>Ok.. well it looks like people are going to be interested!  (Gee.. thanks 
>for nominating me Bob!)

*Somebody* had to do it ...  :-)

>So far we have:
>
>Me
>Aki
>Bob Ashley
>Mark Miller
>Pamela Fitts
>Jeff Hammond
>Jeff's Wife (Jeff what is her name?)
>
>Other peoples??  Please respond here or email (fleck@cs.itc.hp.com)
>
>Some ideas:
>
>Teams size will be decided by # of bowlers.
>
>Which  game to use?  I too bowl 3 times a week in  league  and  what I
>suggest  is that  everyone  pick one  league  and that will be the one
>used.  I will keep a list of the league everyone uses.

Average on wood or synthetic?  Or do we really care?  I don't, but just
a side thought ...

>Handicap league, 80% of 200 90% of 210 ??

Motion for 80% of 200 ...

>No entering averages (except for Aki)
>
>Dave


Bob - battle for Net.Pride   :-)

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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: fleck@col.hp.com (Dave Fleck)
Subject: We need 3 more bowlers!
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 00:10:10 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division


The FBL is currently at 45  bowlers...  3 more and we can have 12 => 4
person teams!!!  Sign-up today!

Dave
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Bowling Centers Hate list
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 13:49:06 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.201408.25684@col.hp.com> Dave Fleck,
fleck@col.hp.com writes:
>> Seriously,  BREAST FEEDING in the pit? Wow...I GOTTA
>> more to California....;-)
>
>I won't complain about spelling anymore Aki, just curious how 
>you more to California? (sounds like it could be interesting!)
>
>Also.. being an EX-Californian and having not heard of such a thing
>I am wondering if I missed out on something!


damn!  that's TWICE in one week!  There MUST be something
wrong with my mailer....I swor it was speeled wright
befour i cent it owght...  

-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
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PBA 2294
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: 2nd game blues is contagious!
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:37:16 GMT

In article <VmB3TB1w165w@ssc60.sbwk.nj.us> Tony DeBari,
tonyd@ssc60.sbwk.nj.us writes:
In article <VmB3TB1w165w@ssc60.sbwk.nj.us> Tony DeBari,
tonyd@ssc60.sbwk.nj.us writes:
>Well, now I've got SGBS (Second Game Blues Syndrome). To wit: 
>
>201 (clean), 156, 212
>
>Not Hall of Fame material yet but a personal first none the less (first
>2 200-game night).
>
>I hope science finds a cure for this plague soon. :-)
>


oh GAWD I'm sorry!  I must of sneezed on my screen when I posted my
original gripe about my second games....now I've given my malady to
everyone!...

Atleast I'm out of the second game blues...NOW I'm on the THIRD game
blues!

Monday night --->   276 224  188  =    688
Tues     night --->   227 214  179  =    620

*sigh*......I've had fun before...and this is NOT it!...


-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
*************************************
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: carl@wrs.com (Carl Chesbrough)
Subject: Re: FBL Tidbits ...
Organization: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 01:11:52 GMT

MAX@psuvm.psu.edu (Mark K. Miller) writes:

>>Dave Fleck notes:
>>>
>>>I think having an entering  average will be a good idea...  Let's vote
>>>on it.
>>>
>>
>>If that is read as a motion, I will second it ... we do need to decide on
>>how many weeks that average will be used as the basis for computing the
>>handicap.  The Thursday late league (Aki and myself) used it for three weeks  .

>Hmmm...  Maybe I'm not following this quite right.  I was suggesting just
>bringing in the average from whatever league chosen to use as the FBL
>games.  The way I'm thinking, your FBL average and the average from your
>chosen league should never be different, although substituting other
>games in the case of an absence would get things out of sync.  Due to the
>"how many weeks" discussion, I see that other folks may have been thinking
>something else for "entering average."  That's the thing we do for three
>weeks at the beginning of the season.

I agree, that having your league average be the same as your FBL average
would be the best.  This way we all (hopefully) already have an established
average (I have 30 games in now).  Then, if we use a different league's
scores, it should be a perminate change, with an update to that league's
average.  This means that if you miss your chosen league you would have
to take the blind score (ave minus 10) rather than another league's scores.

>>Mark Miller queries:
>>>And now for the real important stuff: (seriously, am I the first one to
>>>think about this?)  What point system will we use?  My Monday league uses
>>Eight points ... YES!!!! ... as a League Secretary, I *HATE* half-points ...

>Ok.  I prefer the eight point (only loonies do half points) over the
>head-to-head system.

Eight points is my vote.

>>Mark Miller nominates:
>>>
>>>I nominate Aki Damme for president and Bob Ashley for vice president.
>>>
>>
>>Whoa, wait ... who knew I would be on travel these last two days ?!   :-)
>>
>>I had mentioned an idea of have the officers geographically distant as well
>>... hmmmm.

>Sounds like you might need to do some nominating.
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Hall of Shame!!!!!
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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 17:08:38 GMT

In article <MGG.92Nov9101627@corgie.ece.cmu.edu> Martin Greenberg,
mgg@ece.cmu.cmu.edu writes:
>    141 - 99 (!) - 136

gasp! cough...cough...hack..hack...
wheeze....YOU MADE ME ALMOST CHOKE ON MY COFFEE!

Don't EVER bowl like that again!  I nearly DROWNED!
;-)




-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bowling
From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: All kind of stuff
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:21:15 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.021322.12278@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Mark Fujimoto,
c9a-az@po.berkeley.edu writes:
>Speaking of which...Anyone out there ever hear of a "Guts" league?
>This is a league where you *cannot* use urethane equipment -- only
>plastic or rubber (no LT-48's or soakers, either) balls.  A few
>houses in Southern Cal have attempted to start leagues of this 
>nature; I'd bowl if I was still living there.  It would be in-
>teresting to see what kind of "bowlers" would actually patronize
>this league...hmmm...
>
I've heard of these leagues...none in this area (Virgina) that I know
of.  I'd join only if it was a scratch league. ;-) ....

as for the term "cheater" balls, I think takes on a negative connotation.
Reactive shell balls can be much more difficult to bowl with if
you stick with that ball under all lane conditions.

What I call "cheaters" are bowlers who use different balls under
different lane conditions.  That, to me is the true cheater.  In
the (ah hem) "old" days, you used one ball, under every condition.  You
merely adjusted.  That was the good ole days.  Unfortunately, there's
not too many people (myself included) that will stick to one ball
under every lane condition (except if they are forced to do so because
of monitary constraints for example).  I think the true "skill" level
of bowlers have deteriorated somewhat over the years because the
ball is doing most of the work.  Urethane is a prime example of this.
If the ball doesn't work, buy another that will (me?  OH NO! I NEVER
buy any new balls!)....

I think one of the reasons this has happened is because the bowling ball
manufacturers along with the bowling establishments are trying to
draw in bigger and bigger crowds at the cost of inflating averages.
Hey, high average bowlers are happy bowlers, atleast when it comes
to the almighty dollar.  I think (IMHO) in the long run, this has
deteriorated the sport of bowling.  I see alot of bowlers who say
"190 or better to go pro?  Hell, that ain't nothin! I average 200 in
my league and I've only been bowling for 5 years!  I thought you
had to be GOOD to be a pro!"  

Shit like that really knots my tie.....

there..I feel better now..



-Aki
The Worldbank Wash. D.C.
E-mail: aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org
(202)458-1112
DoD 0628
PBA 2294
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