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The bond was eventually reduced by a district judge who agreed the County had provided no evidence that Pastor Hayes ' represented a danger to public or that he would attempt to flee from prosecution . The membership persistency rate ( defined as the number of memberships in force at the end of a 12 month period as a percentage of the total of memberships in force at the beginning of such period , plus new memberships sold during such period ) was 71.4 % for 2006 . Then at the end of a line of guests came the Fairy Blackstick , an ugly old lady with a long nose , carrying nothing in her hands but a plain black stick . SPSA 's request explained that terms in the proposed one-year contract , such as disposal rates , volumes and duration , were not negotiated between the contracting parties but were based on SPSA 's pre-existing terms and conditions set independently every year by SPSA 's board .