Moon positions 2014-15
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 01, 2014
There are 3 main lunar cycles used in astrometeorology; phase, perigee/apogee and declination.
The peaks and troughs of these can create atmospheric disturbances, resulting in changes in temperature and switches in wind patterns.
Symbols used
Because its orbit around the Earth is elliptical, the Moon is alternately closer to and further away from the Earth in its journey. This lunar cycle takes around 27.5 days, and has a closest point known as the 'perigee' (P) and a most distant point called 'apogee' (A) As seen from the Earth and due the Moon's stage in this cycle, the Moon is in front of different constellations for shorter and longer periods, with a variance of 30%. At perigee the Moon appears to be larger and move faster gainst the zodiac, and exerts a a greater pull on the tides.
In ancient times tribes in NZ fished just before and just after perigee day. On perigee days the water was too rough and fish stayed out in the deep. The Maori planting calendar dictated that crops were sown at apogee. Apogee sowing allows tiny shoots to become quickly established because there is less turbulance in the ground, and less heaving too and fro. Perigee sowings inhibit growth probably because.increased energy puts positive and negative ions in conflict, which would be akin to increased currents deep beneath the ocean sapping the growing energy of small fish which would have to work harder just to stay in the same place.
Gardeners have observed that if one repeatedly sows at apogee plants become like climbing plants. It becomes a catastrophe if sowing takes place at perigee because plants then appear as if pushed into the Earth and cannot properly unfold their upper parts. When the moon recedes from the earth it is like a lunar summer - plants go to seed. Apogee can assist seed crops, but definitely not for leaf crops. Carrots become woody. Potato does well at apogee. Perigee is like mid winter - poor germination, fungus and inhibited growth.
We can apply the same comparisons to seasonal weather. With perigee comes turbulence in air, sea and land. Apogee brings calm but also release of tension and built-up stress which can bring earthquake activity that was not released during perigee. Most extreme weather events occur around or in the week of perigee. Earthquakes alone are twice as likely in the week around any perigee. When perigee arrives it exaggerates whatever the season happens to be. The extreme heat and fires across Australia have occurred in the week around the January perigee. As soon as perigee is over an extreme event suddenly loses steam.
Phase is the cycle we can all see clearly when we look at the Moon, meaning new moon (N) to full moon (F) and back, and is a 29.5-day cycle. Phase is responsible for the daily air tide. On new moon days, rain, if about, is mostly at night, whereas full moon nights are serene and clear. On the 1stQ night (1st) any rain is mostly in the morning, whereas lastQ days (3rd) see either intense summer heat or winter rain in afternoons. The rule is that if the Moon is in the sky
it is less likely to rain, and this is during daylight hours for the new moon period, afternoons for 1stQ, overnight for full moons and mornings for last quarters.
Declination determines which latitude the Moon is at, as it changes latitudes according to a 27.3-day cycle. The changes in latitude are as the Moon treks from its monthly southernmost point (V), across the equator (XhN) to the northernmost point (^) about 13.6 days later, and back across the equator (XhS) to the southern declination. As the Moon changes hemispheres it causes changes in air pressures (barometer). The Moon at this time is shifting huge volumes of water, and as surface currents interface with low level winds, wind directions correlate with changes in declination.
These trends and potentials are universal because the whole Earth rotates beneath the same Moon every 24-hr day, but the same changes will not occur in every location simply because of geographic (latitude) and topographic (shape of land) factors that derive local microclimates. But generally speaking the potentials can be applied at a local level over a general area of about 50-mile radius fairly successfully, and especially longterm.
In the list below are the lunar positions for the southern hemisphere. Some dates may be a day either side for the northern hemisphere because of the 12-hour difference. Also, daylight saving may make a slight difference for timing that occurs around midnight.
For more information about lunar cycles see
http://www.predictweather.co.nz/Details.aspx?id=51
For ALL positions 2014-30, a free document for subscribers, see http://www.predictweather.co.nz/Details.aspx?id=343
For any other queries email
ken@predictweather.co.nz
Moon positions for 2014-15
Abbreviations for moon:
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F=full moon
N=new moon
1stQ=first quarter,
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lastQ=last quarter,
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P=perigee,(P#4=fourth closest for the year),
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A=apogee,
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XhS=moon crossing equator heading south,
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XhN=moon crossing equator heading north,
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^=northern declination,
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V=southern declination,
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2014
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JAN
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1st
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Wed
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N
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2014
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JAN
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2nd
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Thur
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P2
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2014
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JAN
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6th
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Mon
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XhN
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2014
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JAN
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8th
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Wed
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1stQ
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2014
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JAN
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13th
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Mon
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^
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2014
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JAN
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16th
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Thur
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A, F
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2014
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JAN
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21st
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Tues
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XhS
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2014
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JAN
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24th
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Fri
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3rd
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2014
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JAN
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28th
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Tues
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V
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2014
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JAN
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30th
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Thur
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P3
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2014
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FEB
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1st
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Sat
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N
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2014
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FEB
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3rd
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Mon
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XhN
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2014
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FEB
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7th
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Fri
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1stQ
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2014
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FEB
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10th
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Mon
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^
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2014
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FEB
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12th
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Wed
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A
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2014
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FEB
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15th
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Sat
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F
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2014
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FEB
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17th
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Mon
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XhS
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2014
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FEB
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23rd
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Sun
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3rd
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2014
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FEB
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24th
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Mon
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V
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2014
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FEB
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28th
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Fri
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P6
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2014
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MAR
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1st
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Sat
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N
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2014
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MAR
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2nd
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Sun
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XhN
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2014
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MAR
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9th
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Sun
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^, 1stQ
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2014
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MAR
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12th
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Wed
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A
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2014
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MAR
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17th
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Mon
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F, XhS
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2014
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MAR
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23rd
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Sun
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V
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2014
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MAR
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24th
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Mon
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3rd
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2014
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MAR
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28th
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Fri
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P10
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2014
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MAR
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30th
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Sun
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XhN
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2014
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APR
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1st
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Tues
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N
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2014
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APR
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5th
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Sat
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^
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2014
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APR
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7th
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Mon
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1stQ
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2014
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APR
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9th
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Wed
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A
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2014
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APR
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13th
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Sun
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XhS
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2014
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APR
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15th
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Tues
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F
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2014
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APR
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20th
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Sun
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V
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2014
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APR
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22nd
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Tues
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3rd
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2014
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APR
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23rd
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Wed
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P13
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2014
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APR
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26th
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Sat
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XhN
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2014
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APR
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29th
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Tues
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N
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2014
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MAY
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3rd
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Sat
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^
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2014
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MAY
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6th
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Tues
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A
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2014
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MAY
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7th
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Wed
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1stQ
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2014
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MAY
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10th
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Sat
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XhS
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2014
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MAY
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15th
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Thur
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F
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2014
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MAY
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17th
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Sat
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V
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2014
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MAY
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18th
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Sun
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P11
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2014
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MAY
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22nd
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Thur
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3rd
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2014
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MAY
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23rd
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Fri
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XhN
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2014
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MAY
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29th
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Thur
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N
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2014
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MAY
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30th
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Fri
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^
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2014
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JUNE
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3rd
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Tues
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A
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2014
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JUNE
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6th
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Fri
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1stQ
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2014
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JUNE
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7th
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Sat
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XhS
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2014
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JUNE
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13th
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Fri
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F, V
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2014
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JUNE
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15th
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Sun
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P7
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2014
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JUNE
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20th
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Fri
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XhN, 3rd
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2014
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JUNE
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27th
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Fri
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N, ^
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2014
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JUL
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1st
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Tues
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A
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2014
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JUL
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4th
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Fri
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XhS
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2014
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JUL
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6th
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Sun
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1stQ
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2014
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JUL
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11th
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Fri
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V
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2014
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JUL
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12th
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Sat
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F
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2014
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JUL
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13th
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Sun
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P4
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2014
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JUL
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17th
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Thur
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XhN
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2014
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JUL
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19th
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Sat
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3rd
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2014
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JUL
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24th
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Thur
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^
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2014
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JUL
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27th
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Sun
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N
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2014
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JUL
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28th
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Mon
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A
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2014
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JUL
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31st
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Thur
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XhS
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2014
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AUG
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4th
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Mon
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1stQ
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2014
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AUG
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7th
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Thur
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V
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2014
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AUG
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11th
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Mon
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P1, F
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2014
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AUG
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13th
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Wed
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XhN
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2014
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AUG
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18th
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Mon
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3rd
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2014
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AUG
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20th
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Wed
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^
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2014
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AUG
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24th
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Sun
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A
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2014
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AUG
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26th
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Tues
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N
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2014
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AUG
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28th
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Thur
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XhS
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2014
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SEP
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2nd
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Tues
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1stQ
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2014
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SEP
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4th
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Thur
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V
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2014
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SEP
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8th
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Mon
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P5
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2014
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SEP
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9th
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Tues
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F
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2014
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SEP
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10th
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Wed
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XhN
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2014
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SEP
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16th
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Tues
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^, 3rd
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2014
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SEP
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21st
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Sun
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A
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2014
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SEP
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24th
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Wed
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N, XhS
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2014
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OCT
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1st
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Wed
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V
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2014
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OCT
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2nd
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Thur
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1stQ
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2014
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OCT
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6th
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Mon
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P8
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2014
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OCT
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7th
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Tues
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XhN
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2014
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OCT
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8th
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Wed
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F
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2014
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OCT
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14th
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Tues
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^
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2014
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OCT
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16th
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Thur
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3rd
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2014
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OCT
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18th
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Sat
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A
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2014
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OCT
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21st
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Tues
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XhS
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2014
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OCT
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24th
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Fri
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N
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2014
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OCT
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28th
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Tues
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V
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2014
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OCT
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31st
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Fri
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1stQ
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2014
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NOV
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3rd
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Mon
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P12
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2014
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NOV
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4th
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Tues
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XhN
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2014
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NOV
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6th
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Thur
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F
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2014
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NOV
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10th
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Mon
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^
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2014
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NOV
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15th
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Sat
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A, 3rd
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2014
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NOV
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18th
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Tues
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XhS
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2014
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NOV
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23rd
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Sun
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N
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2014
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NOV
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25th
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Tues
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V
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2014
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NOV
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28th
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Fri
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P14
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2014
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NOV
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29th
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Sat
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1stQ
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2014
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DEC
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1st
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Mon
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XhN
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2014
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DEC
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7th
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Sun
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F, ^
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2014
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DEC
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13th
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Sat
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A
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2014
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DEC
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15th
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Mon
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XhS, 3rd
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2014
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DEC
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22nd
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Mon
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N, V
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2014
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DEC
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25th
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Thur
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P9
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2014
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DEC
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28th
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Sun
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XhN
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2014
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DEC
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29th
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Mon
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1stQ
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2015
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JAN
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4th
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Sun
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^
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2015
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JAN
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5th
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Mon
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F
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2015
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JAN
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10th
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Sat
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A
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2015
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JAN
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11th
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Sun
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XhS
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2015
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JAN
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13th
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Tues
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3rd
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2015
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JAN
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18th
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Sun
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V
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2015
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JAN
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21st
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Wed
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N
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2015
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JAN
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22nd
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Thur
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P6
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2015
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JAN
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24th
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Sat
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XhN
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2015
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JAN
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27th
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Tues
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1stQ
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2015
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JAN
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31st
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Sat
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^
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2015
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FEB
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4th
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Wed
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F
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2015
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FEB
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6th
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Fri
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A
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2015
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FEB
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8th
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Sun
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XhS
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2015
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FEB
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12th
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Thur
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3rd
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2015
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FEB
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15th
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Sun
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V
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2015
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FEB
|
19th
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Thur
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P2, N
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2015
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FEB
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21st
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Sat
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XhN
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2015
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FEB
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26th
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Thur
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1stQ
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2015
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FEB
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27th
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Fri
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^
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2015
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MAR
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5th
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Thur
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A
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2015
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MAR
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6th
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Fri
|
F
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2015
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MAR
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7th
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Sat
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XhS
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2015
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MAR
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14th
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Sat
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V, 3rd
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2015
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MAR
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20th
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Fri
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P3, N, XhN
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2015
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MAR
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27th
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Fri
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^, 1stQ
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2015
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APR
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2nd
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Thur
|
A
|
2015
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APR
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3rd
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Fri
|
XhS
|
2015
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APR
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5th
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Sun
|
F
|
2015
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APR
|
10th
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Fri
|
V
|
2015
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APR
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12th
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Sun
|
3rd
|
2015
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APR
|
17th
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Fri
|
P7, XhN
|
2015
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APR
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19th
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Sun
|
N
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2015
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APR
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23rd
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Thur
|
^
|
2015
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APR
|
26th
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Sun
|
1stQ
|
2015
|
APR
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29th
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Wed
|
A
|
2015
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APR
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30th
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Thur
|
XhS
|
2015
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MAY
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4th
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Mon
|
F
|
2015
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MAY
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8th
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Fri
|
V
|
2015
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MAY
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11th
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Mon
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3rd
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2015
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MAY
|
14th
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Thur
|
XhN
|
2015
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MAY
|
15th
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Fri
|
P10
|
2015
|
MAY
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18th
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Mon
|
N
|
2015
|
MAY
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21st
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Thur
|
^
|
2015
|
MAY
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26th
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Tues
|
1stQ
|
2015
|
MAY
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27th
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Wed
|
A
|
2015
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MAY
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28th
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Thur
|
XhS
|
2015
|
JUNE
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3rd
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Wed
|
F
|
2015
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JUNE
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4th
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Thur
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V
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2015
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JUNE
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10th
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Wed
|
P13, XhN, 3rd
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2015
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JUNE
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17th
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Wed
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N, ^
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2015
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JUNE
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24th
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Wed
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A, XhS, 1stQ
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2015
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JUL
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1st
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Wed
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V
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2015
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JUL
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2nd
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Thur
|
F
|
2015
|
JUL
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6th
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Mon
|
P11
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2015
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JUL
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8th
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Wed
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XhN
|
2015
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JUL
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9th
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Thur
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3rd
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2015
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JUL
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14th
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Tues
|
^
|
2015
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JUL
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16th
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Thur
|
N
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2015
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JUL
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21st
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Tues
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A
|
2015
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JUL
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22nd
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Wed
|
XhS
|
2015
|
JUL
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24th
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Fri
|
1stQ
|
2015
|
JUL
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29th
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Wed
|
V
|
2015
|
JUL
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31st
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Fri
|
F
|
2015
|
AUG
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1st
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Sat
|
P8
|
2015
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AUG
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4th
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Tues
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XhN
|
2015
|
AUG
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7th
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Fri
|
3rd
|
2015
|
AUG
|
11th
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Tues
|
^
|
2015
|
AUG
|
15th
|
Sat
|
N
|
2015
|
AUG
|
18th
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Tues
|
A, XhS
|
2015
|
AUG
|
23rd
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Sun
|
1stQ
|
2015
|
AUG
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25th
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Tues
|
V
|
2015
|
AUG
|
30th
|
Sun
|
F
|
2015
|
AUG
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31st
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Mon
|
P4, XhN
|
2015
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SEP
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5th
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Sat
|
3rd
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2015
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SEP
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7th
|
Mon
|
^
|
2015
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SEP
|
13th
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Sun
|
N
|
2015
|
SEP
|
14th
|
Mon
|
A, XhS
|
2015
|
SEP
|
21st
|
Mon
|
1stQ
|
2015
|
SEP
|
22nd
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Tues
|
V
|
2015
|
SEP
|
28th
|
Mon
|
P1, F, XhN
|
2015
|
OCT
|
4th
|
Sun
|
^
|
2015
|
OCT
|
5th
|
Mon
|
3rd
|
2015
|
OCT
|
11th
|
Sun
|
XhS
|
2015
|
OCT
|
12th
|
Mon
|
A
|
2015
|
OCT
|
13th
|
Tues
|
N
|
2015
|
OCT
|
19th
|
Mon
|
V
|
2015
|
OCT
|
21st
|
Wed
|
1stQ
|
2015
|
OCT
|
25th
|
Sun
|
XhN
|
2015
|
OCT
|
27th
|
Tues
|
P5
|
2015
|
OCT
|
28th
|
Wed
|
F
|
2015
|
OCT
|
31st
|
Sat
|
^
|
2015
|
NOV
|
4th
|
Wed
|
3rd
|
2015
|
NOV
|
8th
|
Sun
|
A, XhS
|
2015
|
NOV
|
12th
|
Thur
|
N
|
2015
|
NOV
|
15th
|
Sun
|
V
|
2015
|
NOV
|
19th
|
Thur
|
1stQ
|
2015
|
NOV
|
22nd
|
Sun
|
XhN
|
2015
|
NOV
|
24th
|
Tues
|
P9
|
2015
|
NOV
|
26th
|
Thur
|
F
|
2015
|
NOV
|
28th
|
Sat
|
^
|
2015
|
DEC
|
3rd
|
Thur
|
3rd
|
2015
|
DEC
|
5th
|
Sat
|
XhS
|
2015
|
DEC
|
6th
|
Sun
|
A
|
2015
|
DEC
|
11th
|
Fri
|
N
|
2015
|
DEC
|
12th
|
Sat
|
V
|
2015
|
DEC
|
19th
|
Sat
|
XhN, 1stQ
|
2015
|
DEC
|
21st
|
Mon
|
P12
|
2015
|
DEC
|
25th
|
Fri
|
F
|
2015
|
DEC
|
26th
|
Sat
|
^
|
© Ken Ring 2014
For ALL positions 2014-30, a free document for subscribers, see http://www.predictweather.co.nz/Details.aspx?id=343