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FEBRUARY 2016

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HAPPY PEOPLE ALL AROUND

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PETS AND THEIR OWNERS

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VOLUME 2 NUMBER 2

Pompano! Our time in the sun

February 2016

34 Worth their Salt

What started as a cute idea for some holiday gifts has mushroomed into a fast-growing business. The Spice Lab, based in Pompano Beach sells specialty salts—and lots of it.

42 Tommy’s Boys

Tom Greene has served as the Obi-Wan-Kenobi to many a young man looking to improve his fishing skills. Some have even gone on to professional careers as captains. Here, Vinnie LaSorsa shares his personal story of how he came up through the ranks to eventually work for the one and only Jimmy Buffett.

The legendary Jimmy Buffet with Vinnie LaSorsa and their catch of the day.

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February 2016

Still crazy after all these years.

News and happenings from around the city and beyond: the Renaissance Festival, walking food tours, concerts at The Amp and more.

Fish Tales

Community Cooking

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What’s for dinner? Get out of your rut and try some new recipes from local food blogger Seasonally Jane.

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Choose Love STILL CRAZY (ABOUT EACH OTHER) AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

My father was hospitalized this week for an acute allergic reaction to a medication. Once in the hospital, he had a very bad reaction to the drugs used to treat the first reaction. Going to the hospital and feeling worse—he was a hot mess. Thankfully, he was only in the hospital for two days—but it felt so much longer. The first night he stayed in the hospital, I slept over at my parent’s apartment to keep my mother company. She was very worried about him. And while my Dad was in the hospital, he was worried about my mom who has her own set of health challenges. It was obvious they hated being apart. My parents celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last year. 65 years. That’s one hell of a marriage. A few weeks ago, I read an article in The New York Times entitled “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This.” The article refers to a study by researcher Arthur Aron of the Interpersonal Relationships Lab at Stony Brook University in New York, who published his results in “The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness” in Personality and Social Psychology. Aron wanted to see if it is possible to get two people to fall in love—so he experimented. Basically, he had a man and woman sit together in a lab and ask and answer 36 questions of each other. The questions start off pretty innocuously and get more personal towards the end. At the very end, they must stare into each others eyes for four minutes. Aron succeeded. Some subjects did fall in love and the lab researchers were even invited to weddings. I suppose the premise is that we can choose to fall in love—it’s not just something that happens to us. So that got me thinking as I sat in the hospital with my Dad. If you can choose to fall in love, it follows that you can choose to stay in love. Which brings me back to my parents. During those few days while my father was hospitalized, it was amazingly clear how committed my parents are to one another. Seeing them still in love and so concerned about each other’s welfare reminded me of that article. While my parents fell in love the old-fashioned way, they still choose each other every day. (Of course, my mother would tell you the secret to their marriage is separate checking accounts.) People say marriage is hard work and they’re right. For a marriage to succeed you need to make a monthly, daily even hourly choice to work with, understand, support and love your spouse. Getting to the gym can be a tough choice when you feel tired and worn out; but if you don’t go, you won’t see results. Choosing to love and honor your spouse each and every day for years and years may sound silly, but it seems to me, it’s well worth the effort. My dad is much better now—and still choosing my mother.

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HERB SKOLNICK COMMUNITY CENTER Monday 9:30-10:30am, Friday 9:3010:30am, and Tuesday and Saturday 9:30-10:45am Ages: 18 and up Price: Friday, Tuesday and Saturday $10 per class or $80 for 10 classes. $12 per class, $50 for 5 classes or $90 for 10 classes (Registration fee is required) Yoga classes taught at Herb Skolnick Community Center on Monday, Tuesday and Saturdays are taught by Richard Brookens and are designed for those who may struggle with traditional yoga on a mat.

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Funny thing about these sailfish BY RICHARD ROSSER

It seems last month's “Fish Tale” sparked some interest in both directions. It encouraged Lori Hatfield to send us her fantastic “Three Sailfish in Three Hours” as you see here. And it caused G. Thomas Breur to send us a letter to the editor that we should know better than to show sailfish out of the water since that is against federal law. First, a sincere apology to Lori for including her in this story this way. She, like almost everyone, was surely unaware of this quirky federal regulation. It is legal to harvest an Atlantic Sailfish at a rate of one per day per licensed angler. But anglers who chose not to keep their fish, must release it with the utmost care including not removing the fish from the water. The regulations (CFR 635.21) are a bit of a challenge to find but once I did, the rules are hypocritical. Yes, you can kill a sailfish to mount it or grind it into your favorite fish dip recipe—but if you intend to release it, the regulations state you must take care not to harm the fish which includes removing it from the water to remove the hook or to take a photograph of it.

I called the federal agency in Maryland that handles “highly migratory species” such as billfish and some sharks. Since these species move so much, the federal government regulates them as opposed to individual states where the fish may live for only certain times of the year. When asked about this hypocrisy, “This is the case for all Atlantic highly migratory species,” according to Karyl Brewster-Geisz who seemed to understand quite well that I was probing for a comment on the contradiction of the law but did not go offthe-record to agree with me. There is a disconnect between regulations protecting sailfish and the rules protecting other species that are under significantly more pressure from over-fishing. To be clear, I support strong regulations to keep fish stocks healthy. I am not an expert, but I have fished in Florida waters all my life and talk frequently with TOP Lorie Hatfield and Jerry Chez catch three sailfish in three hours BLACK AND WHITE in the old days, fishmerman brought their sailfish into the dock to be photographed

true professionals. Sport fish such as tarpon and sailfish have healthy populations mostly because fisherman don’t harvest them. Some food fish like snook are well protected and the populations seem strong too. Snook is not sold commercially in restaurants or grocery stores. Fish allowed to be harvested and sold commercially such as grouper and snapper are where regulations fall short. “I can get 10 sails in a day but all last year, but I think I caught two legal-size grouper,” says Vinnie LaSorsa a local professional captain. Thanks to regulations such as CFR 635.21, the sailfish population is strong but the grouper population is being depleted. Maybe Vinnie just has bad luck at catching grouper but the point is the legal limits on prized food fish are clearly not getting the job done. Protecting all the fish in the sea is a daunting task. I know from personal experience that fisherman decades ago would bring

everything to dock—dead of course—to get photographs and show off their catches and these fish were rarely eaten. My message is definitely one of conservation: use heavy tackle to reduce fight times that can overly tire a sports fish, use circle hooks to reduce gut-hooking, release the fish with care and respect the size limits on any fish you harvest. We live in a different era and most fisherman I know understand the value of a vibrant fishery and aim to protect it. The occasional photograph doesn’t seem to be major problem.

Got Fish? “Fish Tales” is less about how to catch

fish and more about the people who endeavor to catch them. Catch your first sailfish—send us a photo. Travel to Australia and catch a black marlin—we would love to share it with your neighbors. Did your grandchild catch a ridiculously little fish, but it was his or her very first fish—please send those wonderful moments for all to enjoy. Email to richard@pompanomagazine.com or text to 954-234-8518.

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That's Entertainment BY AMANDA JANE One of my goals for 2016 is to host more dinner parties. More specifically, I want to improve my entertaining skills. I was inspired by some of the holiday get-togethers I attended, one in particular which stands out. On a Sunday afternoon I was invited to my neighbor's home. We gathered along a barn style table set with a regal gold and red Christmas theme. Along the center ran a wintery wreath with delicate lights. We enjoyed crisp stone crabs, cheeses, sushi, salad and wine. The setting inspired toasts and sparked stories and laughter. When my boyfriend tapped me on the shoulder to tell me it was getting late, I didn’t want to leave. That is what entertaining is all about. This mushroom and red wine braised beef with horseradish cream recipe is one that I would serve to guests. It takes multiple hours to cook, but once you prep and sear the meat—the roasting process does all of the heavy lifting. The beef derives flavor from the fat so don't remove too much fat before cooking. I leave a good amount of fat and cut excess fat off after cooking. The horseradish cream is optional, but adds a great bite to the fall-apart-you-don’t-even-needa-knife beef. And perhaps you too will find this one-pot meal a perfect menu item for your next dinner party.

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Florida vs. Jersey Having lived permanently in Florida for 11 years, I now feel qualified to compare it to my former home state—Jersey. For the edification of non-Jerseyans, residents of the “Garden State” don’t use “New.” It’s just Jersey.

Here’s how the two states stack up

CLOUDS An old friend, Tony Amabile (he paid handsomely for the mention) once remarked that Florida has the best clouds. I concur, having viewed clouds in every state except Idaho, which doesn’t exist. When you get to where it shows Idaho on the map, there is nothing there. It is a fraud perpetrated by Rand McNally. Think about it. Have you ever met someone from Idaho or seen an Idaho license plate? I rest my case. But, I digress. Florida’s clouds are billowy and wispy, tinged with orange, pink and gray near sunset. Jersey’s clouds are battleship gray, except at sunset, when they are battleship gray. Advantage: Florida. INSECTS Jersey is infamous for its mosquitoes and biting green-head flies, but it boasts magnificent dragonflies, which come in metallic colors of orange, blue, green, purple, etc. Beautiful. Radioactive, but beautiful. Florida’s dragonflies are drab, but the rest of the insect population puts Jersey to shame. West of I-95, the flying bugs are so big that the FAA requires them to be equipped with transponders. Jersey has the German cockroach. Florida has the politely-named Palmetto bug, a giant, armor-plated, flying cockroach, which can only be killed by a rocket-propelled grenade. Advantage: Florida. OCEANS It’s the same Atlantic Ocean, but in Florida it is a pretty blue or green. The ocean in Jersey

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is casket gray. The surf in Jersey is rougher and more fun, but this is tempered by having to avoid dead bodies popping up as you swim. Advantage: Florida. FLOWERS/PLANTS The Florida climate is favorable to all types of flora. Stick it in the ground and it will grow. The Jersey climate is favorable to dandelions and poison ivy. Advantage: Florida. BREAD Finding good Italian bread in Florida is like searching for the Holy Grail. Floridians think crunchy Italian bread is stale. Jerseyans regard eating soft Italian bread as a mortal sin, or, at least, heresy. Advantage: Jersey. STREETS/ROADS I am convinced that the Marquis De Sade named the roadways in Florida. How else to explain that Lighthouse Point, for example, has a 27th Street, 27th Avenue, 27th Terrace and 27th Way? Or why some roadways each have three or four different names/numbers combination? Doesn’t the post office have enough trouble delivering snail mail? The good news is that Florida roads have u-turn lanes at regular intervals. If you’re driving south on the NJ Turnpike, you can’t make a u-turn until you reach Philadelphia. If traveling north, you must circumnavigate the world to get back home. In Jersey they put salt on the roads. In Florida they put salt on Margaritas. Big Advantage: Florida. QUALITY OF LIFE In Florida, you can sit on the banks of the Intracoastal Waterway and watch the boats go by. In Jersey, you can sit on the banks of the Hudson and watch the elected officials go up the river. Advantage: If you like boats—Florida. If you like to see politicians go to jail—Jersey. I prefer living in Florida rather than Jersey, but I think I will move to Idaho. Since there is no one there, I will elect myself governor, thus qualifying as a presidential candidate. My campaign slogan will be: “Crunchy Italian bread for all!"

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HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?

The technological advances in the last few years have been amazing. These advances have provided us with unbelievable opportunities for ourselves and our children. However, now as parents we must answer the question, “How much is too much?” The term “screen time” was coined to describe any activity done in front of a screen; watching TV, working on a computer, playing video games. The American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) found that the average 8-year-old spends eight hours engaged with some type of media and teenagers frequently exceed 11 hours of media consumption daily. The AAP recommends that parents watch programs with their children so they know what they are viewing and also advises against children having televisions and Internet access in their bedrooms. Too much screen time can: make falling asleep at night difficult, increase risk of attention problems, anxiety and depression and

increase risk of gaining too much weight. When we are consumed with the screen it decreases our time for personal interactions, creativity and spontaneous thought and limits time for calming overactive minds. A study out of Oxford University found that children who play video or computer games for an hour or less per day tend to be more social and satisfied with life than kids who don’t play any video games at all. However, the study’s

author, Andrew Przybylski, found that after a child plays three hours the benefit diminishes. This is where screen time cuts into time spent engaging in other necessary activities. When the bulk of our kid’s interactions are through text messages, it limits their ability to see the effect they have on others through their words. They need to develop skills to transmit and decode nonverbal information. This contributes to difficulty learning the pragmatics of communication. It is possible that screen time can overstimulate the brain, as evidenced by Dr. Gary Small’s research out of University of California, Los Angeles. Our brains are equipped with the default mode network. This system functions when daydreaming, when one’s mind is wandering and during other non-task-oriented behaviors. Neuroscientists have found that this default mode network actually keeps your mind focused and plays a major role in experiencing “ah ha” moments. Activities that enable the default mode network include: looking at art, listening to or playing music, practicing a foreign language, exercising, meditating, taking a warm bath or shower, having a pleasant conversation with a friend face-to-face or on the phone. These activities have been found to calm the brain. Just like everything else in life, moderation is key and we need to strive for balance. Most experts agree that children under age 2 should have no screen time at all. Children over this age are recommended to be in front of a screen two hours per day. This may be near impossible to fathom as a parent. The bottom line is parents need to develop structure and rules about limiting screen time in their homes so that there is ample time to be creative, be active, engage in face to face social interactions and develop hobbies. Sit as a family and discuss the limits for screen time. Suggest limiting screen time by location, such as not at the table. This may be easier than keeping an eye on the clock to determine how many minutes. Parents need to model this behavior too. Research shows children will follow the actions of their parents and benefit from understanding the basis for limiting screen time. Dr. Jill Selbach is a licensed clinical psychologist. For more information visit drjillselbach.com or call 954-618-8412.

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Which is why it is so important to provide habitat by planting all kinds of flowers for nectar, which they drink for energy as they collect pollen. It is essential that we not destroy all insects willy-nilly! When you use systemic insecticides or broad-spectrum poisons, they indiscriminately kill every insect. Most insects have a purpose, and it’s not to annoy you. It’s to provide a distinct link for the ecology of an area. If it’s not hurting anything, please leave it bee. Donna Torrey owns The Garden Gate, located at Sears, in the Pompano Citi Centre. For more information visit donnasgardengate.com

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alt. It preserves food, sustains human life, and makes things tasty. Governments have controlled it, populations have been taxed over it, Roman soldiers were paid in quantities of it, and, to denote status, the social elite, in the 18th century, were seated ahead of it at the table. And thankfully, because of its widespread use and distribution today, we no longer need to boil dirt in areas where meats previously had been cured to get to it, as they did in the salt-deprived Civil War era. One company in Pompano Beach has made it a mission to not only provide us with a wide selection of gourmet sea salts, but accomplish the task with the knowledge, acumen and finesse that comes in taking command of a very simple premise: Anything worth its salt is, indeed, an exemplary pursuit. That company, The Spice Lab, a woman-owned and family run business, offers the widest selection of sea salts from a single source, in addition to an expanding line of products that include peppers, spices, seasonings, rubs, teas, gourmet gift collections, Himalayan salt shot glasses and salt plates, regional brands, private labeling, and a wide array of corporate gifts. A rising star in its industry, the company was recognized in 2014 and 2015 as one of the Top 50 Women-Owned Businesses in Florida and named to the 2015 Inc. 5000 list of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest growing private companies. While conducting its business currently through a website, and manufacturing its products in a Pompano Beach facility, Spice Lab owner Jennifer Cramer, originally from Fort Lauderdale, along with husband, Brett Cramer, a Pompano Beach native, are currently hunting down a retail location in the Pompano Beach/

Fort Lauderdale area that they hope to open by the fall of 2016. This milestone would have come sooner, except that the demand for their products by big retailers such as Costco, TJ Maxx and Home Goods, in addition to others in the wings, has spurred growth to such an extent that the Cramers and their 40 employees, have had to meet a high number of orders that is far from diminishing. Such demand for salt was evident from the outset, starting with a simple desire to provide Christmas gifts to friends a little more than six years ago. “I like cooking and to me it’s all about flavors,” said Brett, who recalled he had run out of a particular salt from Australia and couldn’t find it online. What he did find were 12 unique, gourmet salts. He purchased 12, 10-pound bags of the product, and remembered the UPS person, upon delivery, looking at him in disbelief and saying something like, “You paid for all this salt?” “I started giving out pinches of the salt to my staff,” said Brett, who at the time was planning to retire from the dot-com business he ran. “They went nuts—they said it was really good.” But still, there were 12, 10-pound, bags of salt. “I said what are you going to do with the extra salt?” Jennifer recalled, to which Brett replied that he would give it away as Christmas gifts. And that little bit of holiday spirit launched the Cramers on a hunting and gathering mission. For one, pouring the salt into plastic baggies didn’t offer an aesthetically pleasing presentation. Which made Brett think of test tubes with corks. That solved, they next addressed what to put the test tubes in. How about wooden block trays? That would not be too hard for Brett, a woodworking enthusiast. Finding the right wood, however, took the family on a dumpster-diving

The Spice Lab’s business grew quickly in the last six- and a-half years, with the Cramers becoming experts on the history, culture and science of salt, and its products are now sold in 600 retail stores across the country.

foray, with their two-year-old in tow, and Jennifer pregnant, to areas people often ignore, but at which the Cramers became experts—at last, securing the perfect pile of distressed pallets. “I only intended to make 40 kits to give to friends,” Brett recalled. He also set up a page on Amazon over the Thanksgiving weekend, so friends could log on and purchase the newly made kits as gifts. He checked his email inbox the following Monday and found 30 emails from Amazon. Two weeks before Christmas the family had sold 120 test tube kits on Amazon. Now, at last, the Cramers were out of salt. The resulting fluidity at which they filled the ever-increasing demand for orders is a testament to how a business flourishes —sometimes by accident, and never by saying no. The Spice Lab’s business grew quickly in the last six- and a-half years, with the Cramers becoming experts on the history, culture and science of salt, and its products are now sold in 600 retail stores across the country; in addition to 60 Costco’s, Home Goods and TJ Maxx, these outlets also include Fresh Market, Ross, and a growing number of Midwest grocery stores. The Spice Lab also private-labels some of its products. Throughout 2010, the company’s online business increased as it added an array of smoked sea salts and salt collections and became a direct importer. What gives The Spice Lab’s products staying power in the marketplace, and sets these apart from the blur on supermarket shelves, is the quality and the aesthetics of packaging, with higher standards employed on graphics and design than on similar products sold by competitors. This is owed to Jennifer’s design background, which helped the products and packaging garner early market acceptance and ignited sales.

“If it doesn’t look good on the shelf, people keep walking,” Brett said. From gold logos to the use of metal tops as opposed to plastic, and grinders made of ceramic, the Cramers make sure that not only is taste a high standard, but the look of the product as well. The company also stands out online, with a website that is all about quality, appeal and easy navigation. “Once they buy on Amazon and come to our website they see the quality and choices,” Brett said. “We spend a lot of time on product development. We do our homework.” With specialty offerings such as chili lime margarita salt and mango chipotle seasoning—the company was also ahead of the pack in offering sriracha seasoning—the Cramers, in an increasingly diversified culture, are finding that people want flavors from their homeland, a need that also trickles into the mainstream population. So today, the business that started on the act of giving, now receives, purchasing millions of pounds of salt a year, selling on the average 30,000 salt test tube kits annually. Additionally, it sells 500, 2-pound bags of Himalayan sea salt per day, plus more than 200 different salts, and exports products to the United Kingdom, Poland and Canada. Now in a 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, The Spice Lab will soon move into a 60,000-square-foot plant in addition to opening its gourmet shop in 2016 that will

So today, the business that started on the act of giving, now receives, purchasing millions of pounds of salt a year, selling on the average 30,000 salt test tube kits annually.

carry premium pastas and teas from around the world, an assortment of teapots and other gift items and, of course, a variety of gourmet salt products. The Cramers also maintain a showroom in Fort Lauderdale lined with its products for prospective vendors/buyers. Even though the business is fairly new, awards have flooded in, including a Silver sofi Award from the Specialty Food Association, The Gourmet Retailer’s Editors’ Choice Award, numerous Scovie and Hot Pepper Awards, Best New Product finalist at the NY Now gift show and a Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Suppliers Achievement Silver Award for Most Creative New Entry Designed for Business Gift Use. It seems like a breathless few years for the family and Jennifer agreed. “We were hugely surprised at how quickly the business took off— Brett is so good at learning and trying to make things better. He and I make a good team.” And to think, she added, “We knew nothing about salt.”

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You hear a lot of talk today about a lack of role models for kids. Celebrities behaving outrageously, politicians involved in scandalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the list goes on and on. I was lucky enough to have great role model and mentor in Tom Greene. Anybody who has ever cast a rod and reel in this town, knows who Tommy is. HeÂ is a living fishing legend and innovator and I was lucky enough to cross his path.

om Greene’s Custom Rod and Reel in Lighthouse Point has nurtured some of the best fisherman in this area and I would go as far as to say in the world. Young men enter Tommy’s shop as young punks just shopping around for a few hooks and sinkers to later become professional fishermen. Tommy just doesn’t sell tackle—he has created an atmosphere to learn the profession and foster a love of the craft—and in doing so, usher young men into adulthood. Both of my brothers and myself found ourselves under Tommy’s tutelage and it’s difficult to imagine where we would be without him. There were many before us, and will surely be many more in the future. I am thankful for Tommy and what he has taught me and helped me to accomplish.

GIVING BACK Through Tom Greene and Doc Mckay, I met Greg Edwards and now Greg and I are great friends and he is on the board of directors for Freedom Fighter Outdoors (FFO). When we started FFO Greg held a cocktail party with his client base from his firm Lawless, Edwards and Warren to raise money for FFO, Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s firm raised over $20k that night, it was the shot in the arm that got us going. FFOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to raise awareness and seek public aid for needs, services and activities for injured veterans. Their events facilitate injured veterans in assisting each other through teamwork based outdoor recreational activities by providing unique, once in a lifetime outdoor activities. FFO honors and empowers our nations injured service veterans.

CLOCKWISE Vinnie LaSorsa and Tom Greene, Scott Hitch and Tom Greene, Mark Ransford and Vinnie LaSorsa at Freedom Fighter Outdoors Dinner, Vinni LaSorsa and Mark Ransford take out a group from the local Disabled American Veterans

If you have ever walked into Custom Rod and Reel, you have most likely witnessed Tom or his staff educating novice anglers. And on most days you are among some of the greatest fisherman and captains on this coast sharing stories or picking up repaired or new fishing tackle. One of the most remarkable things about Tom Greeneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tackle shop is how Tommy has the uncanny ability to take youth under his wing, youth within whom he sees the right amount of ambition and passion for fishing and mold them into great mates first, then captains of their own boats. When he was 14, my brother Rocky LaSorsa started working at Tom Greeneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Custom Rod and Reel. Every single day after school and on Saturdays, you could find my brother Rocky on a stool in the back fixing reels. And you could find him there until he was 22 years old. I am three years older than Rocky and Tommy trained

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