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“I’m gonna have to fire thatbowlegged cowhand,” said Curly.

“Why’s that?” asked Slim. “Because,” Curly smugly replied,

“he just can’t keep his calves together.”

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RIDE ‘EM, COWBOY! by Lynne Patrice

Few American icons are more recognizable than the cowboy. People from the Caribbean to the Middle East to Down Under recognize the rough-ridin’, cattle-herdin’, land-lovin’ cowboy. It’s a powerful image that has long served as a symbol of the United States. • Tom Mix, Hollywood’s first superstar cow-

boy, was born this month back in 1880. He grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania and be-came an expert horseman who had dreams of being a star in the circus. His parents frowned on such a “frivolous” career choice, and Mix instead enlisted in the Army during the Spanish-American War where he became an expert marksman.

• After the War, Mix worked on a ranch in the Oklahoma Territory. His riding and roping skills caught the attention of a producer from a fledgling moviemaker, who invited Tom to come to Los Angeles to participate in a silent film about life on a ranch in the southwest. The picture turned out to be a surprise hit, and suddenly, America had an insatiable de-mand for “cowboy movies.” Tom Mix be-came a star; he appeared in 160 silent West-ern films, and then had his own radio series.

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The Orange‘50’ List pages 5-6

Feature Film Flubs pages 7-8

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NATIONAL BOSS DAYby Stanley Drummond

Bosses are people, too. (Really!) And every year on October 16, America pays tribute to them.• Actually, National Boss Day was created in

1958 by an Illinois secretary named Patricia Haroski. She chose October 16 because it was her father’s birthday. Her father also happened to be her boss at the time. Nevertheless, she felt that bosses in general were underappreciated, and registered the date with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as an official observance.

• Interestingly enough, a 2005 survey done by an international human resources consulting firm revealed that the majority of employees would not trade places with their boss. The primary reason given was the change that would result between them and their co-workers. They could no longer ignore or laugh at any slackers in their department; they’d be responsible for any poor performers.

• Hallmark started selling Boss Day cards in 1979. While they don’t reveal actual sales figures, they do disclose that the “holiday” is poised to break into the list of top 10 card-send-ing events within the next few years.

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• On Jan. 2, 1811, Sen. Timothy Pickering of Massachusetts becomes the first senator to be censured by the Senate. Pickering was accused of violating congressional law by publicly revealing secret foreign-policy documents communicated by the president to the Senate.

• On Dec. 29, 1890, the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry kills 146 Sioux at Wounded Knee in South Dakota. The Cavalry surrounded the Sioux near Wounded Knee Creek and demanded they surrender their weapons. As that was happening, a fight broke out between an Indian and a U.S. soldier and a shot was fired, although it’s unclear from which side. The brutal massacre followed.

• On Dec. 30, 1922, in post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established. Also known as the Soviet Union, it was the first country in the world to be based on Marxist socialism.

• On Jan. 3, 1938, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an adult victim of polio, founds the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which he later renamed the March of Dimes Foundation. In response to a fundraising appeal, the public flooded the White House with 2,680,000 dimes and thousands of dollars in donations.

• On Dec. 31, 1947, America’s favorite Western couple gets married. Roy Rogers, star of numerous Westerns and television and radio shows, wed his co-star, Dale Evans. Rogers and Evans had performed together for years, but didn’t marry until a year after Rogers’ wife passed away.

• On Jan. 1, 1962, the Beatles audition for London record company Decca on the same day as Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. Decca signed the Tremeloes, but not the Beatles. The Tremeloes first hit the charts with “Twist and Shout,” later also done by the Beatles. The Tremeloes band is still active today.

• On Jan. 4, 1974, President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. Marking the beginning of the end of his presidency, Nixon would resign from office in disgrace eight months later.

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RIDE ‘EM, COWBOY! (continued): • When barbed wire began appearing around

cattle trails and grazing pastures in 1870, cowboys dubbed the spiky fencing material the “Devil’s Rope.” In general, fences were rare on the Plains and in the West due to a shortage of available wood. Wire fencing was manufactured, however – not harvested – so many ranchers installed it to both mark their property and to keep their cattle from wandering. The thorny barriers forced some cowboys’ herds to make wide detours in or-der to find water and open grazing land.

• The Singing Cowboy is not a Hollywood creation; cow punchers had been warbling to their herds long before Gene Autry ever picked up a guitar. Cattle (and horses) are creatures of habit, and any deviation from routine tends to make them skittish. Herds were used to hearing the cowboys call out commands and banter among one another during the day, and during the relatively si-lent nights, any outside noise (like a coyote’s howl) made them restless. As a result, the cowpoke on night watch would sing or recite hymns and verses to keep the animals reas-sured by a human voice.

• America’s favorite cowboy actor, Roy Rog-ers, was really a Cincinnati-born man named Leonard Slye. His first film role of note was in support of Gene Autry. Once that the stu-dio realized that Slye had matinee idol poten-tial, they gave him a new name that they felt would look better on a marquee: Roy Rogers.

• Why did cowboys of the Old West always wear leather vests? The obvious answer is that they protected the body against the in-evitable bumps and bruises associated with the cowboy life. But equally as important to most cowboys was the fact that vests had in-terior pockets where they could keep their matches, tobacco, and cigarette papers dry.

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RIDE ‘EM, COWBOY! (continued): • Although today they’re worn more as a fa-

shion statement, the footwear now known as cowboy boots developed out of practicality. The smooth soles allowed the cowboy to eas-ily slide his feet into the stirrups. The high leather shaft of the boot protected his legs from the friction of rubbing against the stir-rup leathers. The stacked heel prevented the foot from sliding forward through the stirrup (which could be life-threatening if the cow-boy became unseated from the saddle). The loose fit and lack of laces allowed rider to slide out of his boots and not be dragged if he was thrown backwards from the saddle.

• Some other staples of classic cowboy war-drobe were a bandana and a pair of chaps. The bandana was draped around the neck so that it could be quickly pulled up around the nose and mouth as a makeshift mask during dust storms (or in other unpleasantly odorous conditions). The heavy leather chaps pro-tected their legs from prickly scrub brush and cactus, as well as the occasional snakebite.

• The Boss of the Plains isn’t a “who,” but a “what.” It’s the nickname that was given to the Stetson hat that many cowboys relied upon. John B. Stetson grew up in New Jersey and learned hat-making from his father. Ill health forced him to travel West in search of a drier climate. In 1862, Stetson designed the famous hat that eventually bore his name.

• Stetson’s first customers were gold miners who camped outdoors as they traversed the Rocky Mountains looking for riches. As le-gend has it, a rough-looking horseman ap-proached Stetson one day and offered him a $5 gold piece for his hat. Soon, other cow-boys were placing orders for “Stetsons.” The hats kept the sun and rain off their faces and necks, and were sturdy enough to be used to haul water or fan the flames of a campfire.

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RIDE ‘EM, COWBOY! (continued): • The chuck wagon has been around since

about 1866. “Cookie” (as the chef was often called) worked longer hours and got less sleep than the rest of the cowboys. He had to rise at 3 a.m. to fire up the stove and prepare and cook the food… starting with scratch biscuits. When the outfit hit the trail, the chuck wagon hurried to arrive at the destina-tion ahead of time so that the food was ready when the cowboys arrived at camp.

• Arbuckle’s was the Starbucks of the Old West. Until the mid-19th century, coffee beans were sold “green,” and consumers roasted them in a skillet before grinding and boiling. In 1865, the Arbuckle brothers of Pittsburgh patented a process of roasting and coating coffee beans, then packing them in air-tight packages. Their coffee beans proved popular among chuck wagon cooks of the era, and “I need my morning Arbuckle’s!” became something of a cowboy catchphrase.

• Beef was in ready supply on the cattle trail, so fried steaks, pot roast, beef stew, and short ribs were common entrees on the menu. Beans and sourdough biscuits were served on the side. Pie, with apple or some other fruit, was a typical dessert. Cowboys loved their meals so much that they observed certain rules of etiquette while physically near the chuck wagon. Kicking up dust was taboo, for instance, since it might get in the food.

• The practice of branding calves developed during the mid-1880s, when cattle freely grazed on grassy plains in Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. Cowboys had to drive herds across long distances, and hungry cattle would often mingle with other ranchers’ cows when searching for food. The owner-ship brands on the bovines made it possible for cowpokes to identify the animals under their care from those owned by others.

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A tough old cowboy oncetold his grandson that if hewanted to live a long life,

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oatmeal every morning.

The grandson took the oldman’s advice and lived tothe ripe old age of 103.

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1. The movie cowboyknown as Lash Larueemployed what item ashis weapon of choice?

2. What was the nameof Dale Evans’beloved horse?

Unscramble this word:

E R R S U L TThis word means: acow or horse thief

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“Boot Hill” is not one specificplace, but rather a generic

name for any cemetery in theAmerican West that served asa burial place of cowboys andgunfighters. Boot Hill was theOld West version of a Potter’s

Field – a place for the burial ofthose with no family or

money. A cowboy who losta gunfight “died withhis boots on,” givingBoot Hill its name.

“Don’t squat with your spurs on.”

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THE ORANGE ‘50’ LIST We recently polled several Tidbits readers and asked them to help us come up with a list of 50 things that are (or can be) orange.Some approached it literally, while others had a bit more fun with the task. And yes, some of these items lean into yellow or red, but we gave everyone the benefit of the doubt. See how many orange things you can think of before you dive in to read the list that follows: 1. An orange 2. Many types of butterfly 3. Outdoor extension cords 4. A city and county in California1

5. Rust6. The cap on a bottle of Elmer’s Glue-All 7. The sky, sometimes, at dusk 8. The very tips of candy corn pieces 9. Road Construction highway signs 10. The grease left by a cooked slice of peppe-

roni on a pizza 11. Autumn leaves 12. Uranium trioxide (!) 13. A Reese’s wrapper 14. The logos of both of Ohio’s NFL teams (the

Bengals and Browns) 15. The handle of a decaffeinated coffee pot 16. Nickelodeon’s blimp 17. Most basketballs 18. Fire, sometimes 19. A Stanley Kubrick movie2

20. An oriole’s chest

1 In fact, several other states also have cities and counties named Orange. 2 A Clockwork Orange

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THE ORANGE ‘50’ LIST (continued): 21. Some varieties of carrots and yams 22. The roof of a Howard Johnson’s 23. A pumpkin 24. A Home Depot sign 25. Cheddar cheese 26. The 5-ball and 13-ball in a billiard ball set 27. A goldfish 28. The inside of a sweet potato or cantaloupe 29. The stripe of a container of Agent Orange 30. Lots of Frisbees and hula-hoops 31. A tiger’s fur 32. Cream-flavored frozen treats 33. Most Halloween decorations 34. A Dutch house of royalty3

35. Oscar the Grouch’s fur, originally 36. An egg yolk 37. An NCAA college football bowl game4

38. Some life jackets and hunting vests 39. A screwdriver (the type you order at a bar) 40. Several types of flowers 41. Orange-flavored soda pop 42. Patches of land on Mars 43. Traffic cones 44. The bills of many birds 45. Cheetos 46. Some Reese’s Pieces 47. The end-zone pylons on a football field 48. Roughy (the fish dish) 49. A not-quite-ripe Roma tomato 50. Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Chevrolet

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FEATURE FILM FLUBS Have you ever noticed something dreadfully out of place time-wise in a feature film? You know, like a character in Ben-Hur wearing a modern-day wristwatch? The dictionary calls such mis-takes anachronisms, but we call them Tidbits!• The Five Heartbeats. Robert Townsend

wrote and directed this story of the rise and fall of a Motown-type soul group. In one photo montage, The Five Heartbeats are shown on the cover of a 1966 issue of Roll-ing Stone magazine, a publication which didn’t hit newsstands until 1968.

• Changeling. This 2008 film was based on a true story of a series of brutal crimes com-mitted in the late 1920s. The beginning of the film is set in 1928, and Angelina Jolie’s character is seen giving her son some Kel-logg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes for breakfast. However, that cereal wasn’t brought to mar-ket until 1952. Also, at one point in the mov-ie, a policeman makes reference to a “serial killer.” But the term “serial killer” was not used until 1981, when the press coined the phrase to describe the heinous crimes of John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy.

• Goodfellas. One scene in this quintessential gangster film opens with the caption: “Idle-wild Airport, 1963” while the main character is shown leaning against a 1965 Chevrolet Impala. In the same scene, a Boeing 747 is seen taking off in the background, even though those jumbo jets didn’t enter air ser-vice until 1970.

• The Green Mile. Most of the action in this 1999 movie takes place on Death Row in a Louisiana prison in 1935. Several scenes in the film deal with execution via the electric chair. In reality, Louisiana was a “hanging state” until the state legislature voted to switch to the electric chair in 1940.

What’s the Real Cost of Owning Your Car?

Every year since 1985, the American Institute for Economic Research has come out with a new edition of its book “What Your Car Really Costs.” If you’re about to shop for a car or wonder what your current one actually costs you, this book should be a piece of your information arsenal.One of the first facts the book offers is something of a shock: The average American will spend approximately $320,000 on cars over a lifetime. That equates to 18 percent of a consumer’s income. The only thing that costs more is our homes.The true cost of auto ownership isn’t limited to the price of the car. Add to that fuel and

oil, repairs and maintenance, insurance, the cost of a loan or lease, depreciation (a significant amount in the cost of ownership), fuel efficiency and taxes, and that $320,000 doesn’t seem so far-fetched. If you limit your auto cost calculations to what you pay in a monthly payment, you could be skewing the numbers in your personal long-term financial plan. For example: If the depreciation difference between two vehicles is invested instead of spent, that dollar amount could grow to well over $100,000. Between a modest sedan and a luxury car, that number climbs much higher.“What Your Car Really Costs” walks you through a number of important steps.• The use of Consumer Reports magazine auto information to compare models for reliability and road-worthiness. As the authors point out, CR’s “recommended” vehicles often hold their value longer.• The true cost differences between owning a small sedan, large sedan, SUV or minivan. • The resale value when it comes time to sell or trade in.

• Buying new vs. buying used.• How to calculate the real meaning of promotional offers of low interest rates or rebates and how those translate into dollars.• An explanation of MSRP (the window-sticker price) when it comes to buying.• Understanding a lease.• Auto insurance basics.At the end of the book are charts to fill in with your own figures, as well as consumer protection contacts by state.To order “What Your Car Really Costs,” see www.aier.org online or call 413-528-1216. Copies are $12 each.

David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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• Researchers have discovered that humans aren’t the only ones to imbibe alcohol on a regular basis. It seems that the tiny pen-tailed tree shrew makes a habit of consuming naturally fermented palm flower nectar, which has an alcohol content of 3.8 percent -- comparable to that of most beers.

• It was Pulitzer and Nobel prize-winning novelist, short-story writer and journalist Ernest Hemingway who made the following observation: “An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.”

• There are people who spend their time counting the number of times people blink and why, but they still can’t explain why an adult in a calm state of mind blinks 15 times per minute, while a newborn baby blinks only twice per minute.

• A couple more tidbits from the files of musical performers’ unusual backstage requirements: Pop and R&B singer Christina Aguilera must have Flintstones vitamins, and singer and actress Mariah Carey insists on having drinking straws with a bend rather than the straight variety.

• You might be surprised to learn that residents of New York City get a white Christmas roughly only once every four years.

• Have you ever committed catachresis? I try to avoid it (in this column, at least), but unless you are unusually articulate -- or simply don’t speak or write much -- then it’s almost certain that you have. Catachresis is just a fancy term for the misuse of words.

• Those who study such things say that the most popular seafood in the United States is shrimp, followed by canned tuna in second place and salmon in third.***Thought for the Day: “An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living.” -- Nicholas Chamfort


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4. Before they changed their name to New Kids onthe Block, what name did the boy band go by?

5. Who wrote the classic children’s story “TheEmperor’s New Clothes”?

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FEATURE FILM FLUBS (continued): • Amadeus. If you really want to be nit-picky

about Mozart biopic, you could note the fact that the famous composer, who died in 1791, is seen playing a celesta, an instrument that was not invented until almost a century later. A more noticeable historical error, however, occurs during the ballet scene: the dancers clearly wear leotards fitted with zippers. The zipper was patented in 1893, which (again) is about 100 years after the event depicted in the film supposedly occurred.

• The Aviator. Martin Scorsese’s lavish film tribute to Howard Hughes examined not only Hughes’ years as a pilot, but also his stint as a motion picture director. Scorsese shows Hughes directing the final scene of his 1930 epic Hell’s Angels. After saying “cut,” he held up a large sign that said “It’s a wrap!” But a director from that era would not have used that phrase; it didn’t enter the film in-dustry vernacular for another 20 years.

• Twister. The beginning of this film is set in 1969 and shows young Jo’s family rushing to the storm cellar when her father announces that an F-5 tornado is approaching. The “F” stands for Fujita, the scale on which the in-tensity of tornadoes are measured. But the Fujita Scale wasn’t introduced until 1971. What’s more, the Fujita scale isn’t applied to ahead of time. The rating system is based on the amount of destruction the tornado causes on the ground, not its size or speed.

• Rob Roy. It’s the early 18th century in the Scottish Highlands, yet actor Liam Neeson (in the title role) appears in at least one scene with a modern-day adhesive bandage cover-ing a boo-boo on his hand. In another scene, a fluorescent lamp is depicted on the wall of a pub, many years before electricity was har-nessed for such uses.

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FEATURE FILM FLUBS (continued): • Amadeus. If you really want to be nit-picky

about Mozart biopic, you could note the fact that the famous composer, who died in 1791, is seen playing a celesta, an instrument that was not invented until almost a century later. A more noticeable historical error, however, occurs during the ballet scene: the dancers clearly wear leotards fitted with zippers. The zipper was patented in 1893, which (again) is about 100 years after the event depicted in the film supposedly occurred.

• The Aviator. Martin Scorsese’s lavish film tribute to Howard Hughes examined not only Hughes’ years as a pilot, but also his stint as a motion picture director. Scorsese shows Hughes directing the final scene of his 1930 epic Hell’s Angels. After saying “cut,” he held up a large sign that said “It’s a wrap!” But a director from that era would not have used that phrase; it didn’t enter the film in-dustry vernacular for another 20 years.

• Twister. The beginning of this film is set in 1969 and shows young Jo’s family rushing to the storm cellar when her father announces that an F-5 tornado is approaching. The “F” stands for Fujita, the scale on which the in-tensity of tornadoes are measured. But the Fujita Scale wasn’t introduced until 1971. What’s more, the Fujita scale isn’t applied to ahead of time. The rating system is based on the amount of destruction the tornado causes on the ground, not its size or speed.

• Rob Roy. It’s the early 18th century in the Scottish Highlands, yet actor Liam Neeson (in the title role) appears in at least one scene with a modern-day adhesive bandage cover-ing a boo-boo on his hand. In another scene, a fluorescent lamp is depicted on the wall of a pub, many years before electricity was har-nessed for such uses.

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2.What was the nameof Dale Evans’beloved horse?


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“Boot Hill”is not one specificplace, but rather a generic

name for any cemetery in theAmericanWest that served asa burial place of cowboys andgunfighters. Boot Hill was theOldWest version of a Potter’s

Field–a place for the burial ofthose with no family or

money.Acowboy who losta gunfight“died withhis boots on,”givingBoot Hill its name.


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Diane Keaton. . . . . . . 1/5/46

Nancy Lopez. . . . . . . . 1/6/57

Nicolas Cage. . . . . . . . 1/7/64

Stephen Hawking. . . . 1/8/42

Crystal Gayle. . . . . . . 1/9/51

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1. What pop singer’s albumhit #1 back in 1975?

Captain Fantastic andthe Brown Dirt Cowboy

2. What design appears on the helmets of the NFL’sDallas Cowboys?

3. The 1980 motion picture was setat what real-life Texas tavern?

4. What brand of cigarettes has long used a cowboyas part of its advertising campaign?

5. What was the name of the ranch featured on thelong-running TV series ?

Urban Cowboy

Bonanza

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2. a star

3. Gilley’s

4. Marlboro

5. the Ponderosa

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Hollywood films would have us believe that all cowboys were Caucasian, but beginning

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PAW’S CORNERBy Sam Mazzotta

Dogs and Joggers

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My dog, “Sandy,” gets very excit-ed when people pass us while we’re out walking. She is not mean, but she likes to bark and tries to paw at or jump up as people get close. Sandy gets particularly excited when a jogger passes us. How can I stop her from doing this? -- Bill in Boulder, Colo.

DEAR BILL: Getting Sandy adjusted to all the exciting ac-tivity on the sidewalk will take some time. Start by honing her basic obedience skills at home, making sure she will respond to your commands. On your daily walks, have her sit and stay at random times. When a jogger approaches, move to the side of the walk, and have Sandy sit and stay. (Of course, keep her on a leash at all times during walks.)Next, teach her not to react to sudden movements. At home, put Sandy on a leash. Throw a tennis ball across the room

or hallway and say “Off !” or “Nyaah!” When Sandy leaps to chase the ball, tug the leash firmly and repeat “Off/Nyaah!” When Sandy responds to your command, praise her.Repeat this exercise in other locations, indoors or out, with few distractions. Try it with other objects, or a willing friend who can play the “jog-ger.”Finally, add the command dur-ing her daily walks -- when a person approaches, use the command if she starts toward them. You may need to sit Sandy down at first and wait for the person to pass, giving the “Off/Nyaah!” command if needed. But gradually begin training her to obey this com-mand from the heel.

Send your tips, questions and comments to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail them to [email protected].


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