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TRANSCRIPT of Leander's Chat with the Fanclub - Mar 27

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3/27/98   Chat transcript start time:  4.30 pm PST, USA.
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[prakash] HI Jay, LP is here
Jay1> * Hi Prakash !  .. I almost got in late here..
[amit] hi jay
Jay1> Hi amit .. LP is around I am told ..
[amit] ok good
[amit] why nobody on here
[amit] i have to go in like 5 minutes
>> JSreeram has joined channel #Indian_Tennis
[amit] yes
[JSreeram] hi jay
[amit] i have to go soon though
Jay2> Hi Sreeram..  LP is somewhere around..
[amit] come on leander
Jay2> Prakash was here a minute back and said LP was there ..  LP had an
- appointment with someone this evening, and we weren't sure if he would get
- back on time..
[JSreeram] oh ho
Jay2> Where is everybody ?
[JSreeram] hope they read u'r mail jay
Jay2> Why Oh ho Sreeram ?
[amit] is he gonna come or no
[JSreeram] hope he is back in time jay
Jay2> I hope they did ..  short notice.. so we have Lp for ourselves, huh ?
[amit] is he coming
Jay2> He is at home there; so he will be on anytime..
[amit] is he in orlando
[amit] sorry to hear that he has pulled out of davis cup
Jay2> Yes, he is in Orlando..  Prakash drove down there
[JSreeram] ya reall ybad for india
Jay2> Yeah, that's the bad news.
[amit] jay so you have peas' phone number
Jay2> LP had no choice..
[amit] do you talk to him on the phone
Jay2> amit:  yes, I have
[JSreeram] Today his dad has given a statement that his injury is similar to
- what srinath
[JSreeram] suffered
[amit] javgal srinath
Jay2> only when he is at Orlando.. He has been there only for 5 or 6 days
- for the last 8 months !
[amit] that was an injury that required some time off for him
[amit] i gotta go
[amit] bye
Jay2> This is a minor rotator cuff injury ..
[JSreeram] ya
[amit] ok
[amit] bye jay
[JSreeram] somewhat similar though
[amit] bye sreeram
[JSreeram] bye amit
Jay2> JS .. is this gonna be embarrassing ? .. where the heck are the "fans"
- ??
[JSreeram] i guess we should wait for some moretime
Jay2> Let me send another quick email to all..
[JSreeram] ok
>> amit has left channel #Indian_Tennis
Jay2> Still nobody here ?..  hmm...
[JSreeram] nope
Jay2> Wonder where prakash went.. He was here just a min back.


>> Leander has joined channel #Indian_Tennis    (4.40 pm PST)


[JSreeram] there they are
[JSreeram] hi leander
Jay2> Helloo  Leander !!!
[Leander] Hi Jay, Sree
[JSreeram] how are u doing ?
Jay2> Wonder if my last mionute email got to everybody ..   more people
- should be here soon, I guess.
Jay2> Lee:  How is the shoulder today ?
[Leander] I am not doing too good with my shoulder, but, I should be better
- after 10 days rehab and rest.
Jay2> Feeling better in your rehab ?
[JSreeram] That's good
[JSreeram] What do u think of our chances at the Davis Cup ?
Jay2> The newspapers are all reporting the news today in India..  Lot of sad
- people there now.
Jay2> Times of India says  Mahesh will play doubles with Fazal..  Is it true
- ?
[Leander] Jay: well, if lifting 1 kg weight is a start, I'm just starting
- (my racquet weighs more) :-)
Jay2> So, this is a rotator cuff problem ?
Jay2> Hi amit.. Leander is here !
Jay2> Soryy.. Hi Atul.
[Leander] Sree: we have a tough assignment against Italy, especially now
- that one of the youngsters has to play a live match.
[Atul] Hi, Sorry I was late. Busy with something
[JSreeram] Who do u think is going to play the doubles with Mahesh ?
Jay2> Hi Sues.. Is that Susan ?  Leander is here !
[Leander] sree: I had advised Mahesh on playing doubles with Fazal, but,
- after the first couple days of pratice we will make a decision.
[Sues] ohhhhhhh my gooooooddddddd!!!!!!!!! hi guys...hi leander:)
[Atul] How do you decide your ATP tour schedule ?
[Sues] hi jay...finally i got the java script in...i can last an hr
- most......longgg story:)
[Sues] hi leander remember me???????????????????:)) i bet u dont:)
Jay2> Alright, Susan.. Just on time..  LP is here.. shoot questions for
- him..
[JSreeram] Leander, will you be going to Italy  ?
[Sues] lee how is ur foot..hope everything is fine????? in case u need help
- ..hey i work on a orthopedic floor...come on down to NY...
[Leander] Atul: I sit at the beginning of the year and depending on my
- singles and doubles ranking, I choose my tournaments.... With the
- fluctuation of my rankings I modify accordingly
[Sues] hi jsree,atul.....
[JSreeram] hi sues
[Atul] Do you have any goals for your singles rankings ?
[Sues] jay what's the new chat waiting room all about?
[Leander] sree: I will not be going to Italy due to my shoulder injury
[Sues] leander how do u rate the italian davis cup team......say on a scale
- of 1 to 10?
[Leander] sues: Hi Sues! I would give them a 7.
Jay2> Sue: I added an extra room, just in case there would be too many
- people here and we hit the 25 limit..  I called it the chat waiting room.. 
- I am sure we will need that room once we start doing this regularly ..  Next
- time I will advertise it on the web page for the whole world, and this place
- could be rockking.
[Sues] whaaaaaaat??? ur not going to italy?? this shoulder injury must be
- real bad...wow the team is really going to miss u leander...
[Leander] sues: I am gonna miss them too
[JSreeram] Does Italy have really good players ?
[JSreeram] And I think they r playing on clay which is a favourite of
- Italian players ?
[Sues] lee its Sue.....u dont remember?? good:) 7 was ok if u were in...but
- without u..7 is a pretty big #.....shouldnt u atleast go to give them the
- emotional support?
[Atul] To phrase the 'italy' Question differently, Are you going there
- 'just' as a advisor/coach ?
Jay2> Lee:  Playibg on clay is particularly harmful to the shoulder now,
- compared to hardcourts, right ?  More chance for off-balance shots, etc, due
- to footing problems ?
[Sues] yeah in a way i am glad that ur taking care of that injury....if
- ignored its going to get worse....
Jay2> Hi Bill ..  Where is Merle ?  LP is here !
[Leander] sree: The Italian players are Andrea Gaudenzi, Nargiso, Martelli &
- Sanguinetti. I think Gaudenzi & Martelli will play singles & Gaudenzi,
- Nargiso in doubles.
[Leander] Hi Bill & Merle!
[Sues] i havent heard of any of them? so lee who is playing in ur place???
[BillSanFran] Hello Leander.  Bill here.  Merle (Singita) is in New York. 
- She sends her love.Type HERE
Jay2> Lee:  I thought bertolucci was going to decide between Sanguinetti and
- Martelli based on how each did at casablanca.  Neither did well.  Martelli
- out in round 1 and  Sanguinetti in round2 (to Calatrava, our pal!)..
[Leander] sues: Mahesh would play #1 singles & doubles, obviously, but, we
- would make a decision after a few days practice, on who would play with
- Hesh.
[Sues] just give those darn italians some pasta!!!!!
[BillSanFran] Lee, how's the shoulder feeling?
[Sues] Well lets hope that Mahesh takes off where he left with chile....we r
- rooting for him...
[Atul] Lee - To phrase the 'italy' Question differently, Are you going there
- 'just' as a advisor/coach ?
[Sues] jay will we be having this chat during the davis cup??? anyone in
- italy?
Jay2> Lee:  whaat is your take on Fazal ? ..  The Times of India reporter
- (Uma) was talking about the bold decision by Naresh Kumar to select
- you to play, and how great it would be if Fazal turns out to be another
- "find" ..  Is he all that talented ?
[Leander] atul: Right now, its most important that I recover from my injury.
- The boys will have to do their best without me this time :-(
Jay2> We will try to do something during the Davis Cup, Sue..  Rudy Selva in
- Italy, hopefully can give us match updates here, during david Cup.. I have
- to see if he can.
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[Leander] jay:  Fazal is from Culcutta ands we grew up together. He is
- reasonably talented. He is 6' or more, fairly athletic and a hard worker
- (as his father is Naeemuddin, the Indian soccer coach). I think he is
- a good prospect for the future, if nurtured well.
[Sues] leander i am sorry......i didnt realise that u were getting a lot of
- msges for jay....oops....
Jay2> Lee:  are you typing yourself .. it's coming in very slow.. just
- kidding..
[Sues] i was thinking the same thing....we ought to give leander a crash
- typing course..:))
Jay2> Lee:  Look who is here !  Madhu !!
[Sues] hi madhu
[Madhu] hey leander
[Madhu] what's up ?
[Leander] atul: I have got my father, who is a doctor here with me as well
- as working with the Florida Institute of Sport physiotherapist. I am in
- pretty good hands.
[Sues] who is madhu??
[Madhu] leander..if u have forgotten me.........
[Leander] Jay: Its prakash who's typing. He's irritatingly slow.
[Atul] Thank GOD !!!!! :-)
[Sues] madhu dont even go there.......he has forgotten me.......:)
[Leander] Hey Madhu, how are you doing?
[Madhu] i'm fine and u? how is mahesh?
[Madhu] sues.....he better never forget me
Jay2> madhu:  just tell him JFK airport ..
[Sues] but then i cant blame him...celebrities tend to be like this....dont
- they r often in denial that they dont.....
[Leander] What's up with you girls?!
[Madhu] Jay 2...WHY did u give him that clue?
[Sues] i just told him La guardia airport ...didnt help..ok ppl any other
- airport left.....hehe:)
[Madhu] sues..he met u too?
[Madhu] and forgot you?
[Madhu] tch tch
[Madhu] why is no one talking?
[Madhu] guys?
[Sues] and to think he promised  me he wouldnt forget me.......and i told him
- he would.....and he said he woudnt.....and he has.. whatever....:)
[Leander] YOU GIRLS STILL HANGIN' AROUND AIRPORTS?
[Madhu] sues...i hear ya...
[Madhu] NO
Jay2> Madhu:  Lee said Hi to you before I reminded him.. he remembers you..
[Madhu] haha..ok jay...
[Sues] leander i cant help it.....:)))
[Leander] Jay; Don't bother. They don't believe you ha ha ha
Jay2> OK, Lee..
[Madhu] leander, i'm gonna try and see u at U.S. Open
[Leander] Atul: you lying low?
[Madhu] why is everyone so quiet?
[Sues] leander yeah right.....look jay is the most honest innocent ^married^
- man on this universe....
[Leander] madhu: you gonna meet at the airport, too.
[Sues] now married is the important word in there...:)
[Madhu] HAHA
Jay2> Sues:  .. you have no idea ..  :-)
[Madhu] uh...no not unless my grandparents come on your flight again
[Leander] madhu: good excuse!
Jay2> Hey, my student J Sreeram is not married .. Good looking stud,
- actually..
[Madhu] of course!
[Atul] Lee - With your success in Olympics and ATP tour, do you believe that
- the coverage for Tennis in India has improved ?
[JSreeram] Thankx Jay
[Sues] i was planning to go to the open.....but i just changed my mind.....i
- wouldnt be suprised to see myself rooting for boris becker ( if he
- plays...that is)and find  myself banned from this club..hehe:)
[Sues] madhu what do u do??? i mean student? working?
[Madhu] hey leander...i never got a chance to tell u this..so i will
- now....i was really proud when u won the bronze....it was like seeing the
- Rangers win the Stanley Cup....i will never forget it.....
[JSreeram] Lee, will u be ready for teh Chennai Open ?
Jay2> Sues:  I will ban you right now, if you root for Boring Becker ! ..
- :-)   That SOB!
[Madhu] student
[Leander] atul: definitely, tennis has gotten more coverage in the last 4 or
- 5 years, but, I don;' think any sport will overtake the support that cricket
- gets.
Jay2> I am still here..
[Sues] atul i think that  tennis is one of the most loved sports in
- india....when i was back home in december i saw a lot of kids really
- interested in it.. i think the guy from calcutta is responsible......its
- getting there.....
[Leander] atul: I have a tennis academy which my father looks after and in
- the name of tennis we're trying to build athletes. We pick them up as early
- as 5 years and teach them eye-hand co-ordination as well as the basics of
- tennis. My dad is very good with kids & we have 246 kids at the academy in
- Calcutta.
[Atul] Hey, let 'the guy from calcutta' answer this :-) :-). Sorry, just
- kidding....
[Sues] i mean madhu is not rude..leee is, to ask her to meet him at JFK....
[Leander] sues: why didn't you look me up last December ;-)
[Sues] now atul the guy from calcutta only sees things at the
- professional...the common girl sees it at the grassroot level...
[Leander] sues: all right sues, you are opening the door for some serious
- ragging. Don't blame me further!
[Sues] i am sorry atul i am a bit too hyper today.....i think its the
- caffeine and the weekend excitement:)
[Atul] Wow, 246 indians competing at the ATP tour in 2010. just
- dreaming...... :-) :-)
[Sues] lee ragging.....u dont know what that word means...:)
Jay2> I am still here..
[Leander] sues: so, what do you want to call it?
[Sues] look u up where???? dont blame me...ask jay how hard i tried to make
- it to the mumbai challenger...is it my fault if u make a grand exit in the
- first round....:(((((( i cant tell u how upset i was.....
Jay2> Gosh.. a colleague walked in and bugged the hell out of me just now
- for 10 minutes..
[Leander] Jay: how is the gang doin'?
Jay2> which gang, lee ?
[Leander] sues: if you'd told me earlier I wouldn't have lost. Just the
- excitement of seeing you at my next match.
[Sues] jay i guess he means ur kids....i thought u had just one...???:)
Jay2> I am so bad at telling people to get the heck out of my room.. I
- should have asked him to..
Jay2> He knws I have another on the way..
[Atul] Lee - Which was the first ATP tournament you partnered with Mahesh ?
[Leander] jay: your wife & the lil' fella.
[Sues] another kid?
Jay2> The first one is naughty.. the second one is kicking around a lot ..
[Sues] see told ya....i read ppl's minds so well...
Jay2> Doing alright, Lee.. thanks for asking.
[Sues] so lee when r u having ur kid?? and how would u feel if he/she chose
- to play tennis when they grow up??? pappa's footsteps
[Sues] jay u didnt tell me about the second one????
Jay2> We just started telling people, Sue.. ultrsound last wekk was fine. 
- 5th month.
[Atul] Congrats.
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[Leander] atul: The Jakarta Challenger, 95. We defaulted in the finals.
[Sues] what does default mean???
[Atul] Lee - How did you two decided to play as a team, who approached whom
- first ?
[Leander] sues: I need to get married first (the old fashioned way!). I have
- a few kids running around, already!
[JSreeram] So when is u'rmarriage LEE ?
[Leander] sues: default means you not calling me in December when you were
- at home ;-)
[Sues] what's ur problem.....i meant the old fashioned way ok.....stop being
- so judgemental..i mean u have a girlfriend....what r u waiting for??? the
- alien attack??:)
Jay2> Atul :  That is easy..   Leander was already in the tour for several
- years before Mahesh and he joined..
[Sues] leander dont even start with me not calling u stuff...mind
- elaborating on that statement??
[Leander] sues: how'd you guess?
[Leander] sree: its going to a little while. I'm travelling too much right
- now.
[JSreeram] jay, not too many guys hav come today
[Leander] sues: just kidding. not to be taken personally.
Jay2> Lee:  peronal question.. you don;t have to answer ..  You get to see
- your GF much ?   Isn't she now in the US ?
Jay2> peronal=personal
[Sues] lee naaah i am really good at jokes..never been the serious or
- personal kind:)
[Sues] hehe....peronal question..:)) good one jay:)
Jay2> Funny, Sreeram..  There have been at least 20 different people who
- have been asking me for a chat session.. I think there will be a lot of
- people upset at me for the short notice ..
[Sues] i know cant think about kids with that....i mean not seeing her and
- stuff....
[JSreeram] guess so
[Sues] jay i would have been real upset..i just got back from a gruelling
- day at work and i found this....:)
[Leander] Jay: I don't get to see Anisa that much any more. She just started
- working with Channel V, so long hours, mucho work.
[JSreeram] Hey ! Lee is she a VJ ?
[Sues] channel V??
Jay2> This was more as a test chat, and also to get Lee to get used to the
- chat here..   He has said he would come in again every now and then..
[Atul] Who ever is co-ordinating this, thanks a lot. And, if possible, get
- some pictures of Lee at the computer, so we can put them on the web-site.
[Leander] sree: Anisa is a script writer as well as production manager.
[JSreeram] Oh.. ok
[Sues] i can find myself getting kicked out of this server anyminute..i just
- have one hour logging it..suxxx!!!!!
Jay2> Yeah, Prakash, if you have a camera handy, take picture for us and
- scan it sometime.. thanks !
[Sues] yeah we need more pictures....the ones on teh page now r too old..
[Leander] (prakash to Jay:) good timing Jay. I didn't want to  blow my own
- horn!
Jay2> Leander:  Tennis question.  What do tyou think of Manoj Mahadevan ? 
- Is he one to really look forward to ?  have you seen him play ?  At 16, he
- has been getting a lot of press.
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[Sues] lee i do hold a lot of grudge.....:)
Jay1> I am back.. My chatroom froze on me..
[Sues] atul just checking....i mean i have heard of the great paes
- temper....didnt wanna be at the recieving end...hehe:)
[Leander] sree:why u so quiet??
[JSreeram] no i m just reading others queries
[Atul] Yeh, everyone is quiet
[Sues] lee he just gave up on ya....poor guy has been shooting all this
- questions....
[Sues] jay r u ok???
Jay1> Lee:  Not sure if you saw the last question.. What happened to the
- Woodies at The Lipton.. They only played one set before withdrawing in
- round2 against Adams/Ferreira ..
[Leander] jay:good to have u back!!
[Sues] they r getting old and they have to face it...
[JSreeram] nice one sues
[Sues] thanx sree..:)
Jay1> Sues:  Yeah, but I don;t want them to get old that fast and retire.. I
- want them to first get a beating from our Dyn.Duo  .. Then they can retire !
[JSreeram] I am sure they will
[Leander] jay:todd had the flu so they pulled out.
[Sues] yepppooooooo....yeah but then the excuse willbe that they r losing
- it.....i want our guys to get them in fresh blood.....dont want them getting
- stale...:)
[Leander] We have a chance to get them in Chennai.
[Sues] at the wimbledon.....that's where Leander and Mahesh should send them
- packing....they have their most wins there...
[JSreeram] Are they coming to Chennai ?
Jay1> Yes, you should kill them in Chennai.. But then again, if the arm
- isn't feeling good, you shouldn't risk it..
[Sues] no lee yeaah u should get them at chennai but wimbledon is ^the
- place^
[Atul] Lee - How is the atmosphere on the ATP tour ? Friendly or pretty
- professional ? Do you players talk to each other, in the cafeteria or in the
- hotel or in the stadium ?
[Sues] lee if u dont mind my asking what r the doctors saying about the
- arm?? is it some inflammation???
Jay1> Yes, the Woodies are at Chennai..  Were paid a handsome appearance
- money too.. Those Australian organizers seem to be paying a lot of
- Australians to play there .. Rafter, Woodies ..  Pat Cash for a wildcard
- last year, etc..
[Leander] atul: its very cut-throat on the circuit being an individual
- sport. But, one makes friends easily, so, its not too bad. The junior
- circuit was much more fun.
[Sues] rafter at chennai?? cash?? i thought he has retired by now.....
[Sues] april its going to be real hot at chennai... how would they favor in
- those hot conditions?
[Leander] sues: its minor tears in the rotator cuff. The elbow and wrist are
- diagnosed as tendonitis due to the shoulder.
Jay1> Cash had a WC last year..  He retired last week, saying he doesn't get
- enough opportunities and the respect as a former Wimbledon champion and all
- that..  Yeah Right ! ...  He got the respect, and then screamed at brian
- Cooney (?) at Madras last year, "your damn tournament", when his shirt was
- stolen from the locker !  ..
[Leander] sues: thats what home court advantage is all about.
[Atul] Lee - Hate to give a 'cricket' anology, but do you get any coaching
- from some senior players on the circuit, like say in cricket, a fast bowler
- gets some 'tips' from say australian fast bowler.
[Sues] lee well be careful....i think u should be real careful...i dont feel
- as bad about u not playing in the davis cup...we could always win next
- year...:)
[Leander] (prakash to jay) : are you cutting & pasting?
Jay1> Lee:  It's possible for them to let Mahesh play his singles match on
- Wedneasday at Madras, right (I thought 7 day tournaments had that option) ?
[JSreeram] I gotta leave now
[JSreeram] GOOD LUCK LEANDER
[JSreeram] Hope u get well soon
Jay1> Yes, I am saving the chat ..  I may have missed some, but not much..
[Leander] atul: I have a Australian coach (Bob Carmichael) who is very sound
- with the basics. He travels with me 25 weeks of the year. He gives me the
- advise and tips on strategy.
[Sues] back.......
[Atul] Sues - What happened ?
[Leander] sree: Look after yourself and hope to chat with you again soon.
[Sues] 25 weeks that's like half a year..:)
[JSreeram] see ya
[Sues] atul this my library account.....java enabled browser...time out
- every hour....i have aol but i cant get into this chat with it.....
[Sues] bye sree
[Sues] lee did u eat dinner?
[Leander] sues: not yet. you?
Jay1> Gosh.. I know there will be a bunch of folks who will really scream at
- me now.. Looks like we got leander for ourseleves, and none of those guys
- got the emails (or read it) on time..
[Sues] mom's calling me....but i'd rather starve...i dont get to chat to
- Leander Paes everyday..:)
Jay1> Lee:  Did you trace down your computer from UPS ?
[Atul] I got it yesterday
[Leander] sues: I'd love a good tandoori chicken, kaali dal & roti right
- now. Can you send me some?
[Atul] Don't talk about dinner now, you guys are making me hungry :-)
[Sues] lee u mean on UPS kinda like ur supposed to get ur computer...i
- remember u telling me that last sept..:)
[Leander] Jay: the computer is still in the works. hopefully, will get it
- tomorrow or before I leave.
[Sues] atul hehe.....comeon....:)
[Sues] whatever......the poor computer....just put it out of its misery:)
[Leander] sues: UPS service is slipping!
[Sues] leave the poor UPS folks out of this...its all ur fault:)
[Sues] ur leaving tomm???
[Leander] sues: don't start with me again, or else I'm on the next flight to
- NY. You'll be in big trouble if I do.
Jay1> Lee:  Make sure you get all the details from Prakash, on the webpage
- and chat stuff.
[Atul] sue, Whats that suppose to mean ?
[Sues] lee let me tell u my entire family sat together to watch u guys play
- at hartford...those last moments of the SF r something i will take to my
- grave.....though as a medical professional i would not recommend it..:)
Jay1> I will have to leave in 2 minutes.. My son hasd to be picked up by 6
- pm sharp from preschool.
[Leander] (prakash to Jay): I'm gonna bore LP with lots of stuff after this
- chat session.
[Sues] okidoki let me start then....atleast that would get u to ur gf....let
- me do one good deed:)
Jay1> OK, prakash ..  do that ..  You both have a couple of cold ones on our
- behalf too..
[Sues] its only 6pm there......god i wanna be there.....atleast i will have
- some extra hours on a friday eve:)
[Leander] Jay: give him a big hug from me. I'll chat with you before I leave
- on Wednesday. We should be wrapping up this session in about 10 minutes.
[Atul] Lee - Its a stupid question. Did you dad got a olympic medal in
- Hockey ?
Jay1> Yes, that final shot is a keeper for ever, Lee..   The "Egyptian
- Magician" shot..  I still have no idea where you got the guts to go for that
- shot..
[Sues] jay i have a bad feeling about this....a lot of ppl out there would
- be ready to strangle u tomm....i will remember u in my prayers...
[Leander] atul: my dad got a bronze medal at Muni[Atul] We can get her in India

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Atul asked whether LP and Vece Paes are the only Indian father-son Olympic
medallists.  LP first thought they were, and then remembered Dhyan Chand
and Ashok Kumar in Hockey.  Leander said he wants to do better than his dad
and get a medal with a better color at Sydney.  He expects Mahesh and him
will do it. The chatters agreed.  Chat closed at 6 pm PST.
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