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Credit Card & Banking in Singapore
Discuss the different banking options, rates, offers and perks.
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Domestic Helper & Babysitter Issues
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Insurance
Discuss the different insurance options from car to health insurance.
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Singapore Dating & Friends

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Hi all members,

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Good Contractors that you could recommend?

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by zee26 » Tue, 17 Mar 2015 2:37 am

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I need some renovation for my studio condo , could anyone share their experience? Thank you

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Ace-men

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Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:06 pm
Drives not yielding for Ambulances or Fire Trucks

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by SINexpat » Wed, 15 Jan 2014 4:19 pm

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Is it normal for drivers to pretty much ignore yielding for an ambulance even when it's using lights and sirens?

Is this one of those cases where...

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What is a good solution so that vehicles will get out of the way and why is it a cow catcher?

I could very much do with one of these on my truck...
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Mon, 23 Mar 2015 9:13 pm
Living in JB, job hunting in SG

Last post by nanana « Thu, 19 Mar 2015 5:04 pm
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by gustavoneiva » Thu, 26 Feb 2015 7:31 pm

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does anyone know if its still ok to live in JB and come to SG for interviews?
I read a lot but all the info are old. Does ICA have anything against...

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I'm posting in this thread cos I'm assuming that there are still people living in JB and coming to work in SG everyday, and who happen to know...

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Thu, 19 Mar 2015 5:04 pm
Don't swear at Policeman / Policewoman

Last post by x9200 « Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:26 am
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by PNGMK » Wed, 18 Mar 2015 8:19 pm

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The penalty is $5000 and some time in the clink.

Apparently it's a deliberate ploy in some cases to provoke members of the public into this so they...

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Is there a legal definition for "at"

What if you swear in the vicinity of said law enforcement officer, however you are swearing at...

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Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:26 am
Which agency to contact for unsafe building?

Last post by ecureilx « Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:20 am
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by Kittysue » Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:28 am

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Could someone please let me know who I can contact, a building inspector or whoever, if I am in an unsafe residence and the landlord refuses to do...

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You didn't inspect before moving in?

Some of your complaints would have been so visible ....

Is it unsafe or untenable ?

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Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:20 am
rooms for daily rental

Last post by tiebushan « Mon, 16 Mar 2015 6:10 pm
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by tiebushan » Mon, 16 Mar 2015 5:45 pm

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Hi,

Does anybody know a room (prefer a house with many rooms, not hotel or backpackers) within walking distance from any of the following MRT...

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oh, it's illegal? didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

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Mon, 16 Mar 2015 6:10 pm
To renegotiate rent or move?

Last post by JR8 « Thu, 12 Mar 2015 7:09 pm
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by Dert42 » Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:54 pm

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When we moved to Singapore in in 2013, we only had a few days to househunt. We found a good place, but kind of got put over the barrel on the price...

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It more dpends on the LL himself than any other rational, quantitative factor. I had a LL once who, on my argument that the market price is like this...

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Thu, 12 Mar 2015 7:09 pm
Any Ideas for things to do with Mom?

Last post by hotandhumid « Thu, 12 Mar 2015 1:36 pm
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by hotandhumid » Thu, 05 Mar 2015 2:11 pm

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Hi All,

I'm seeking the collective wisdom of this forum.
I am planning to take a day off work in the next few weeks to take my mother out and about...

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Thank you all for those ideas... I especially liked JR8's.
Cheerios

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Thu, 12 Mar 2015 1:36 pm
EP Holder Pregnant with Married Singaporean

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by iiko » Wed, 04 Mar 2015 2:54 am

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Recently, I found out I’m pregnant with my Singaporean partner (He is going through a long process to divorce his current spouse because they have...

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Sadly, in today's Singapore, things get abused and then the government tends to solve all piss-ant problems with a 12 lb sledge hammer. It doesn't...
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Sun, 08 Mar 2015 1:39 pm
Sacha Stevenson on cost of living in Jkt for an expat

Last post by zzm9980 « Thu, 05 Mar 2015 4:02 pm
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by PNGMK » Wed, 04 Mar 2015 9:48 am

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Actually quite helpful. Although it doesn't translate 100% to Singapore, it's a good video for friends thinking of going to Indo.

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Actually if you read the comments below, many Indonesians do not appreciate her sense of humour, saying stuff in Bahasa Indonesia like "Go back...

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Thu, 05 Mar 2015 4:02 pm
Learnt something new about the Chinese...

Last post by JR8 « Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:33 am
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by Wd40 » Wed, 04 Mar 2015 9:00 am

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...that if they drink alcohol too fast their face turns red.

Did know about this.

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Yes, common among East Asian ancestry because they naturally do not produce a lot of the enzymes responsible to break down aldehyde, hence the flush...

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Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:33 am
Apartment needs repair

Last post by JR8 « Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:12 pm
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by techiw » Fri, 27 Feb 2015 6:16 pm

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I have been in my apartment for 6 months now and there is a water leak in the aster bedroom, the landlord has tried to rectify but to no avail. He...

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@Techiw, what kind of leak is it? From plumbing in your bathroom, or coming in from the property above? No useful advice can be given without that...

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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:12 pm
New Home needed for Cats

Last post by techiw « Fri, 27 Feb 2015 6:38 pm

by techiw » Fri, 27 Feb 2015 6:38 pm

Due to being relocated and not allowed to take my pets i have some wonderful cats that need housing urgently. please help.
Cowie

Cowie is a 3-year...

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Fri, 27 Feb 2015 6:38 pm
SHOP REFUSED TO GIVE RECEIPT

Last post by ScoobyDoes « Fri, 27 Feb 2015 6:34 pm
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by martincymru » Tue, 24 Feb 2015 9:13 am

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Actually they gave scanned till receipt. It did not state the item purchased.
The shop owner said "if your boss does not believe you purchased...

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Actually they gave scanned till receipt. It did not state the item purchased.
The shop owner said "if your boss does not believe you purchased...

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Fri, 27 Feb 2015 6:34 pm
Amusing Plumbing Contractor

Last post by PNGMK « Fri, 27 Feb 2015 1:37 pm
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by Steve1960 » Fri, 27 Feb 2015 9:02 am

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So, I finally got around to replacing the toilet sanitary ware in our second bathroom. The cracks were getting worse and I feared a scream one day...

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Plumbing here doesn't actually appear to be a time served trade learnt under the hawk eyes of an apprentice master.

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Fri, 27 Feb 2015 1:37 pm
Where have everybody gone?

Last post by Barnsley « Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:31 am
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by Wd40 » Thu, 19 Feb 2015 7:22 pm

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Feels like curfew right now at Tampines central, in the trains too only a bunch of FTs. Where have everybody gone? Feels so eerie and dead. My wife...

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Tampines Malls were as full as they could be with only 10% of the shops open i.e. all the places to eat.

Renters grabbing a meal because their...

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Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:31 am
Please confirm: I can use EZLink card before registering it

Last post by JR8 « Wed, 18 Feb 2015 8:25 pm
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by russch » Tue, 17 Feb 2015 5:24 am

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Just picked up an EZLink card and the "todo" list on its cover says to register the card. To do this I need a FIN number, which I won't get...

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Catcher in the Rye - Salinger
Old Man and the Sea - Hemingway
All quiet on the western front - Erich Remarque
Heart of darkness- Joseph Conrad
Crime...

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Wed, 18 Feb 2015 8:25 pm
Stuff to do in Singapore

Last post by sundaymorningstaple « Sun, 15 Feb 2015 11:30 pm
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by Steve1960 » Sun, 08 Feb 2015 7:00 pm

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I think this has been discussed but could not find anything appropriate by searching.

Mum is here visiting Singapore for the third time so we have...

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It matters naught where you have the hotel located. Nothing is within walking distance and it's too damned hot to walk far anyway. Therefore taxi's...
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Sun, 15 Feb 2015 11:30 pm
Where to buy dinnerware in Singapore?

Last post by kelly88 « Sun, 15 Feb 2015 8:49 pm
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by RyanTheLion » Tue, 10 Feb 2015 3:53 pm

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Hi, I am new to this forum. Just moved to Singapore for less than a week and trying to settle down and furnish my house. I have been trying to shop...

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hi i am afraid you will be disappointing here, last time i came home my mother ordered it online there are not much good places to buy fine dining...
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Sun, 15 Feb 2015 8:49 pm
Visa extension problems!

Last post by bumblebee007 « Sat, 14 Feb 2015 4:31 pm
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by kbcp » Thu, 12 Feb 2015 3:22 pm

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I'm a Canadian citizen who has spent three months in Singapore during the fall of 2014. My fiance has a job here and I am using social passes until I...

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I'm a Canadian citizen who has spent three months in Singapore during the fall of 2014. My fiance has a job here and I am using social passes until I...

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Sat, 14 Feb 2015 4:31 pm
Duvet vs. sheets?

Last post by rajagainstthemachine « Mon, 09 Feb 2015 9:57 pm
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by britishblondie » Sun, 13 Jul 2014 8:29 pm

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Hi everyone

With the humidity and heat of SG do you advise buying a thin duvet or sheets for the bed?

Thanks for your help

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Nonsense!

It's probably caused by all those people sneezing/coughing without covering their noses or mouths.
:roll:

btw true story i received...
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Mon, 09 Feb 2015 9:57 pm
Dakota area

Last post by zzm9980 « Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:04 am
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by mayz945 » Mon, 09 Feb 2015 7:04 am

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New here. My company is relocating me to Singapore at the end of the month and ill have 4 short weeks, minus work travel, to find a flat. I've spoken...

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Dakota is deceving because it is so close to Geylang, and the condos there are right next to some older HDBs. But on the other side just over the...

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Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:04 am
Outrageous? Residents pay to use facility in condo?

Last post by JR8 « Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:59 am
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by the lynx » Thu, 05 Feb 2015 9:07 am

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I had a conversation with a group of friends who live in Reflections@Keppel Bay. They were fuming mad because of a new rule by the management that...

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A lot of money.

The vino and cigars are on you next time then.... ;;

Love, or money. That's how it seems to work. Or a passport, for some.

p.s....
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Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:59 am
Visa extension - more than 90 days ?

Last post by Zeke « Fri, 06 Feb 2015 1:02 pm
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by Zeke » Sun, 08 Jun 2014 6:15 pm

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Hello all

Parents are coming to visit me next week. Most likely they are going to get 90 days as they are from an EU country.

Is it possible...

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I am sorry, i really wanted to update here but i got busy and never did.

I did finally ask ICA and they told me that extension can be given provided...
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Fri, 06 Feb 2015 1:02 pm
Hitchhiker

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by bgd » Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:14 pm

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Saw my first in Singapore this morning.

Sure it can't be legal? It deprives Sg Inc of income. :wink:

Anyway, given shortness of skirt and...

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Anyway, given shortness of skirt and attractiveness of face, she wouldn't have been waiting long. :D

Geylang low-30 lorongs issit?
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Sun, 01 Feb 2015 7:16 pm
Find Deals on Wine in Singapore

Last post by maneo « Sun, 01 Feb 2015 4:40 pm
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by DealFinder » Fri, 08 Mar 2013 5:50 pm

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Hi fellow member, just wondering what people do for buying wine in Singapore. Are there particular shops or online where you can get deals on wines....

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Taxico's suggestion is good for low volume buying.

Would also suggest going to a wine event and getting acquainted with the sales people of the wine...

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Sun, 01 Feb 2015 4:40 pm
Bizarre experience with getting fibre broadband

Last post by Fiddler « Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:32 am
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by Fiddler » Wed, 28 Jan 2015 2:56 am

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Hi Im in urgent need of some opinions or insights. I've moved into a fibre-ready apartment…i.e.. there is already a OpenNet termination point...

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IDA and OpenNet don't say anything but lines from the service manual…these include comforting favourites such as "i know where you're coming...

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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:32 am
Prime

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by Brah » Wed, 28 Jan 2015 8:40 pm

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Does anyone have an Amazon Prime account, and is it worth it living overseas?

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It's great for everything if you are living in the USA. But otherwise, not so hot. Must have US based credit card address. Prime shipping only in the...

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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:03 am
Recommendations for local movers

Last post by michellell « Wed, 28 Jan 2015 2:40 pm
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by michellell » Mon, 26 Jan 2015 3:24 pm

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Hello, everyone. I relocated to Singapore two years ago and now am looking at moving to another condo in February. I have no clue about local movers...

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Thanks for sharing!

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Wed, 28 Jan 2015 2:40 pm
Earning US Social Security Credits while overseas

Last post by PNGMK « Tue, 27 Jan 2015 7:33 pm
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by PNGMK » Mon, 08 Dec 2014 2:07 pm

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According to the Financial Advisor that my wife's International School uses there is only one way for US Citizens who are non-resident to earn...

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I had found a solution for this dilemna. I'm not going to publish it but if you're interested (and I know your user name) PM me.
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