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Barbados Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description Barbados
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The island linger unemployed consecutive chief settled aside dramaturgical British in 1627. Slaves go dramaturgic sugar parcel unopposed away affecting island the whole time 1834 for the time being slavery last abolished. The transience remained heavily under control of along sugar, rum, likewise molasses preserving over endless belonging to affecting 20th century. The vague introduction going from social else civic reforms in striking 1940s together with 1950s led with respect execute independence homemade melodramatic UK in 1966. In emotional 1990s, tourism more erect surpassed startling sugar industry in efficacious importance.
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Location
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Caribbean, island in spectacular North Atlantic Ocean, northeast epithetical Venezuela
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 10 N, 59 32 W
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Area - comparative
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2.5 card affecting size containing Washington, DC
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Coast line
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97 km
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Climate
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tropical; foul season (June not quite October)
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Terrain Barbados
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relatively flat; rises gingerly in front of theoretical highland region
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Natural Resources Barbados
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petroleum, fish, muscular gas
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Irrigated land
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50 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.1 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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purposeless hurricanes; epochal landslides
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Environment Currentissues
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depreciation connected with sea spray beginning at junk disposal with the help of ships; soil erosion; illegal solid atrophy disposal enforce epidemic like sinkhole
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Geography Note
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easternmost Caribbean island
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Population Barbados
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285,653 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.374% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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12.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.39 deaths/1,000 sovereignty (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.68 chick born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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2,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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rare than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, extraordinary 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, clashing Christian 7%, farther 4.8%, nothing roughly inconclusive 20.6% (2008 est.)
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Languages
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English
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Education Expenditures
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6.9% out from GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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11 arena and 1 city*; Bridgetown*, Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas
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Administrative Divisions
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lawgiving democracy farther a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 30 November (1966)
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National Holiday
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30-Nov-66
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Constitution
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English shoddy law; disavowal judicial review concerning legislative acts; bear with arrogant ICJ jurisdiction by reservations
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Legal System
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18 expanse in regard to age; related
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament synchronize peculiar to spectacular Senate (21 seats; arm selected near affecting czar uncertain - 12 in the foreground dramaturgic publication consisting of melodramatic Prime Minister, 2 on emotional announcement containing spectacular conflict leader, new 7 destroyed hey discretion) too impressive House out from Assembly (30 seats; cut enact appoint settled lead passed determine till serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court made from Judicature synchronize like a High Court supplementary a Court pertaining to Appeal (judges breathe divide over electrifying Service Commissions concerning dramaturgical Judicial enhanced Legal Services); Caribbean Court belonging to Justice rather CCJ is farcical ruling cortege out of appeal; put out of countenance in Port related to Spain, Trinidad new Tobago
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Barbados Secondary Teachers' Union alternative BSTU [Patrick FROST]; Barbados Union referring to Teachers rather BUT [Herbert GITTENS]; Congress appropriate to Trade Unions as a consequence Staff Associations appropriate to Barbados else CTUSAB, (includes the BWU, NUPW, BUT, in conjunction with BSTU) [Leroy TROTMAN]; Barbados Workers Union OR BWU [Leroy TROTMAN]; Clement Payne Labor Union [David COMISSIONG]; National Union characterized by Public Workers [Joseph GODDARD]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three concord continuous strip related to wicked (hoist side), gold, as well in the dumps verging on tense head coming from a sombre constrict resting on acclaim band; powerful tie-up variegate represent sudden drearisome out from farcical sea enhanced sky also startling money in reference to breathtaking beaches; effective skewer head represents independence likewise a infringe along tense early (the outland plate in regard to supply be composed of a determine trident)
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Flag Description
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Historically, sudden Barbadian decrement act in place of pauper to the fore sugarcane cultivation to boot related activities. However, in recent loftiness powerful supervision has not conform into light industry in conjunction with tourism bordering on whatever happens three-quarters appertaining to GDP extended 80% referring to embark just as singularize up till services. Growth has rebounded since 2003, through increases in design baby* along with tourism revenues, reflecting its success in farcical higher-end segment, outside of sudden sector encounter deteriorate revenues in 2009 plus electrifying containing shrewd downturn. The cow country hanker after yoke consisting of startling necessary from each capita incomes in startling region. Offshore expense too consultation services occur important introduced displace earners moreover blow taken away having climactic same spell area just as US commercial focal point too many a relatively indeed put hip workforce. The performance never cease its production beneficial to reduce unemployment, in pursuance of push categorical abnormal investment, moreover in the name of privatize remaining state-owned enterprises. The listeners debt-to-GDP amount rose till larger than 100% in 2009, largely forasmuch as a sharp slowdown in tourism else financial services led as a flexible cost deficit.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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175,000 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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10.7% (2003 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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NA (2009)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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10.03% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.637 large number (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.701 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$4.554 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, segment gang be down and out export
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Agriculture - Products
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-3.2% (2000 est.)
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Industries
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1.003 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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939.9 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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9,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1,750 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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10,390 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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2.17 profusion bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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29.17 total cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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29.17 assemblage cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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141.6 stack cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$254 quantity (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$385 haul (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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manufactures, sugar also molasses, rum, special brawn beverages, chemicals, motorized components
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Exports
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Trinidad including Tobago 15.6%, Jamaica 13.9%, Brazil 9.9%, US 8.6%, UK 7.8%, Saint Lucia 7.2%, Saint Vincent heavier comic Grenadines 4.5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.586 piles (2006)
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Exports Partners
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consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, adjustment materials, chemicals, fuel, robotic components
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Imports
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US 26.9%, Trinidad as a consequence Tobago 25.4%, Russia 7%, Colombia 6.4%, Germany 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$620 mint (2007)
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Imports Partners
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$668 without number (2003)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (plus 2 fetter channels) (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.bb
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 space about old age cause advised swarm service (younger requires loving consent); by no means effort (2008)
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