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I have been in the carpet cleaning, repair, and restoration business for over a decade. I am IICRC and ASD certified in many different skills, but my favorite thing is making people happy. I love being out in the community and helping people get their homes looking like new again. I grew up in Durango and when I graduated from DHS, I went to college in Texas. I knew I always wanted to return back to my hometown of Durango and make a difference. We finally made the decision to come back in 2014. My Field Manager, Jared Wright, and I worked together at a carpet cleaning company in Lubbock, Texas for seven years – we know how to work to get a job done and done right. I worked as a carpet cleaning technician and water restoration specialist while in Lubbock. When I came back to Durango, I knew I wanted to use those skills and make a difference in the community here, which is why we opened up our business. We've had huge success and hope to continue to grow and be the company you turn to when you need our services.
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An Islandmagee man will spend a month cycling 1,200 miles across France to raise money for a former jockey paralysed in a riding accident.
David Stanbridge, aged 22, is undertaking the challenge in honour of his close friend Jonjo Bright, who was left paralysed after a serious fall from a horse while riding in the Tyrella point to point race.
The accident in May 2013 left the then 19-year-old Templepatrick jockey with a serious spinal injury at the C3 and C4 level, meaning that he was paralysed from the neck down.
Cycling enthusiast David is spending a month cycling alone and unsupported across the French countryside to fundraise so that Jonjo can continue to live as normally and independently as possible.
David told The Times: "Before the accident Jonjo was very active, he would have ridden horses every day, he had an interest in welding and farming and an active social life.
"When he had the accident I didn't realise how serious it was until I saw him in hospital.
"He broke his neck and there are a lot of unknowns but it is unlikely he will be able to walk again, and he has little sensation from the neck down."
Despite suffering life-changing injuries, David says that Jonjo has remained positive in the face of adversity.
He continued: "It was hard for Jonjo to deal with but he has been superb throughout it all and his family has coped very well.
"He has had a lot of support from friends and the wider family circle.
"There have been a lot of modifications to the house with ramps, doors and lifts but Jonjo still has a strong interest in farming and livestock and he gets out in the jeep every day and helps with planning the farm.
"He has also been using the exoskeleton from Neuroconnects who have recently opened in Mallusk.
"He is a really strong and positive person."
David, who is a member of Carrick's Madigan Cycle Club, says he decided to cycle over 1,000 miles from Cherbourg to Nice to raise £5000 to help support Jonjo in the future.
He explained: "It will be tough cycling and I'll have to average 60 miles a day from May 1-31 but it's nothing compared to what Jonjo goes through every day.
"I considered a few options like driving a banger car to Russia but when I discussed them with my Dad we decided they are too easy."
The money raised will go to The Jonjo Bright Trust, which was set up to support Jonjo after the accident. David continued: "Jonjo uses a lot of equipment that is very expensive and it won't last forever.
"He has machines he puts on including electronic pads on his legs which move them in a cycling motion for exercise and to keep the joints moving and free.
"Jonjo was hard working before and would have had an interest in welding and this is to give him future security."
David's challenge will begin in Cherbourg on the May 1.
The local man is appealing to the public to support his fundraising cycle, and says he would greatly appreciate any donations.
To donate to David's efforts, visit the "Cycling for Jonjo Bright" page at www.fundrazr.com.
For more information or to help fundraise for Jonjo, visit http://www.jonjobrighttrust.com/

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This is my husband holding my "winnings" tee hee. . he's such a good model. . and such a good sport too! I <3 him to pieces. ;c)
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A very beautiful and attractive hand painted metal sitting Elephant.
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early middle school 90s music reminiscent of YMCA dances with my first black boyfriend who was chubby and wore sports goggles all the time
songs that were written in the 90s and are still good today
songs that were just very representative of commercial 90s music.
So here are all three mixes because I couldn't pick just one mix to make. The true 90s fans can download all three and make a mega-3-hour mix.
Shoop (aka YMCA dances with Michael Bess)
Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
Slam - Onyx
No Diggity - Blackstreet
Shoop - Salt N' Pepa
Rump Shaker - Wreckx -N- Effect
I Got A Man - Positive K
Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliott
Waterfalls - TLC
Informer - Snow
It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
Regulate - Warren G
End of the Road - Boyz II Men
You Oughta Know (aka Iconic Commercial 90s Music)
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
The Way - Fastball
Allison Road - Gin Blossoms
Laid - James
How Bizzare - OMC
Closer - Nine Inch Nails
Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground
Criminal - Fiona Apple
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Far Behind - Candlebox
Alive - Pearl Jam
Shine - Collective Soul
November Rain - Guns N' Roses
Epic (aka 90s Songs That Still Hold Up)
In Bloom - Nirvana
Sabotage - The Beastie Boys
Groove Is In The Heart - Deelite
Cannonball - The Breeders
Santa Monica - Everclear
Tangerine - The Flaming Lips
Loser - Beck
Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
Basket Case - Green Day
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Stay - Lisa Loeb
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Into Your Arms - The Lemonheads
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Epic - Faith No More


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I have added 'Listen 8080' to /etc/ports.conf
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For those of us with kids, or any kind of messy living thing in their lives (husbands on bikes, your own self secretly guzzling your kids chocolate), you'll know how hard it is to get stains out of clothes if you use non-bio washing detergent. Bio detergent is simply too much of an irritant for children and those with the faintest whiff of eczema.
So, if your under-the-sink cupboard is anything like mine, its loaded like an artillery with various types of stain removers.
Vanish has always been one of those stain removal staples for me. But up till now its only been the Vanish spray gun thing and the bar of soap which, since my student Gap year and travelling days, was my trustee companion in stain removal since the moment I started doing my own laundry.
The thing about those products is that they require you to soak that stained item of clothing overnight or zap it quick with the spray and bung it in the machine. But when you're a busy mum, those things can easily fall off the ever-increasing list of things to do, and I wont turn the machine on for one item of clothing, nor do i have an extra sink to hand wash in (for grandmothers who are reading this!). One of the down sides of training your kids to put dirty stuff in the wash is that they get in their without being pre-soaked.
Soooooo, recently a lovely lady from Vanish asked me if I'd like to review their new range of stain busters. As you know I rarely do product reviews on this blog as I don't want to bore you silly. But occasionally I say yes to something I think is worth it for a family blog.
So, I she sent me 3 products (see photo) which I dutifully tried out.
My son and daughter both have a propensity to going out in the garden in their socks after school in the summer/early autumn months leading to socks that look like this:
Sorry about that. Not a pretty sight, eh?
Perfect moment to grab that Vanish Gold Oxi-Action Gel (back right in photo) which I dutifully rubbed onto the socks using the top of the lid. It says you can either just rub it on or soak it or both, so considering the state of these socks, I did both. I then added a 'Power Shot Capsule' (front centre) into the washing machine with them for good luck. I know, not very scientific.
The result was this:
I think we have a clear unequivocal "That worked!" or as the French would say, "Ca marche!" Nice one, Vanish.
I then went on to try out the various 3 stain removal items on their own on items, all light coloured, most of them 'spot stains'. A very pale grey cardigan that suffered a brush with my son's bike chain was restored to its glory using the Oxi-Action Gel which I would rate as by far the most effective. The spray wasn't any better, in my experience, from the previous non-Gold bog-standard Vanish spray. And the power shots? Well, I reckon they're good for a extra back up, but not to be relied upon for thorough stain removal.
None of them removed the small blood stains on my daughter's white school shirt, which i discovered after its first wash (always fatal). Their stain removal tips site suggests Oxi action powder for Whites, but i'm reluctant to use things full of brighteners that aren't good for the environment. I'd rather catch those stains first time.
Apparently Vanish Gold products are good for removing sweat stains, but I've not had many of those to wash out this summer with the husband being off his bike the entire season. There are some benefits….
So, the Oxi-Action Gel got my vote which I will buy more of when I eventually finish the enormous bottle. The Capsules, being as expensive as they are, are not something I was convinced was worth the price. But then I didn't do a thorough scientific test, so feel free to try yourselves.
Note: I was sent 3 Vanish products to try and to review on this blog, giving my honest free opinion. As if I'd do anything else…! Prices of products are as follows:
Vanish Oxi-Action Gold Gel (940ml) – £4 (Asda) £5.70 (Ocado); Vanish Power Shot Gel Capsules x 10 – £9.18 on Amazon; Vanish Oxi Action Pre-treat Spray (£4)


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She was a church lady. I could see it a mile away. Her hair cut, her clothing, her way of standing, and as I got closer, her way of speaking and, eventually, the things she said. I will call her Joan.
It is not that surprising to find a church lady like Joan at Har Mar Shopping Mall. Har Mar is a unique phenomenon. From the outside, it is a strip mall, and from the inside, it is a regular "inside" mall. Some of the stores are only on the inside part, some open on both the inside and outside part. None are only outside. So you park, walk into a store in the strip mall, like into the LeAnn Chin's Chinese Food place, and you go to the back of the store where the bathroom or emergency exit might be, and instead of a men's room you find this full blown shopping mall. Like the cabinet in Narnia but instead of a fantasy world run by a big lion, you've got a kinda run-down but quaint Midwestern style shopping mall.
div id="more">This is the mall that until recently held the largest Bible Bookstore in the upper Midwest. It is also the mall that hosts the annual Christian Home Schooling Creationist 'Science' Fair. So, yeah, it was not all that surprising to find a church lady, whom I'm calling Joan, at the checkout counter.
I went over to Har Mar to grab a bite to eat and to check the used book section in the Barnes and Noble. This is the largest Barnes and Noble in the state and it is conveniently located on my almost daily path. I was looking for a particular used book which I did not find. But I did notice a copy of Anne Rice's "The Mummy" on the shelf.
The Mummy may be Anne Rice's best book. It has nothing to do with any of her other books. It is not part of a series or in any way linked. It is the old story about the mummy that comes back to life because of a curse, etc., but with a number of variants that only Anne Rice would come up with. I say, if you only read one Anne Rice book, make it this one: The Mummy.
It occurred to me that my wife had never read an Anne Rice book. I figured she might be interested. She seems to have been casting around for a good book to read these days. Just the other day she fell in with what I think may be a bad book … a book I don't like the looks of too much … but she's reading it anyway. Her choice, of course. But when she gets done with that bad book (which, enigmatically, she seems to be enjoying a great deal) maybe she'd like to read an Anne Rice book. That is what I was thinking. Get the used copy of The Mummy for Amanda.
You probably know who Anne Rice is. Her first famous book was, of course, the one about the vampire. Then she wrote the other one about the other vampire. Then the other one. And so on. The vampire stories were actually very good. Three things made them stand out for me. One is that the real mystery in these books is the origin of the vampires. A vampire is made by another vampire, but how do you get the first vampire? The mystery is partially solved, or at least strongly hinted at, in each book in series, but then in the next book it turns out that this previously suggested history is totally wrong. The story totally changes in each book. I thought that was cool.
Another thing that stands out about the vampire books by Anne Rice is the sexual, erotic nature of the vampires. They never actually have sex, of course. For some reason vampires can't or don't have sex. But they do suck blood. And that is very, very erotic. One might not think so, I mean, personally, I don't think sucking blood is even slightly erotic or sexy. But it is for Anne Rice's vampires. Anne Rice's vampires are the bonobos of the literary world. They suck each other's blood, and the blood of mortals, irrespective of gender or age. And it is always very sexy, in their own vampirish blood-sucking way.
The third thing that stands out is how the fundamental nature of the main characters that do crop up in more than one book can change dramatically. One book's totally bad guy is the next book's awesome hero.
Rice also wrote another series of books about the Mayfair Witches. That was pretty sexy and/or erotic too. This story overlaps with the Taltos stories as well. And this does not even count the books that are explicitly written as and labeled as soft porn, or erotica, that Anne Rice is also famous for. Let me put it this way: I found myself in Har Mar looking for, since I couldn't find what I originally was looking for, a book for my wife as well as a book for my daughter, in the used book section. Let's just say that the Anne Rice books … all of them … were off my list for the kid's summer reading. Off. The. List. And I'm not particularly prudish. Just frightened. Of the questions.
So, I grab the book … The Mummy by Anne Rice … and a couple of other items and go to check out.
And there is the church lady. Joan (remember?)
And she notices the Anne Rice book and starts talking about Ann Rice.
"Have you read her latest book?" she says.
Now, I'm thinking … wow, did I have THAT wrong. Here I was profiling this woman as a "Church Lady" and she's talking Anne Rice. Things are shifting in an unexpected direction here, I'd say….
"Ah, no, actually, no," I replied.
"Oh, it's wonderful, just wonderful," she went on. Visibly titillated. Metaphorically.
"Hmm," I replied, pawing through my wallet for a credit card or something…
"It's called 'Christ the Lord,'" she beamed. Church-lady like. ('Oh…,' I thought)
"Hmphrph..," was all I could get out. Rice. Church lady. Jesus Christ her savior. What the fu….
"It's just wonderful," she continued, "she writes the story of Jesus Christ as he was growing up." Obviously, she has not read any other Rice novels.
"Have you read any of her other books?" I managed to choke out…
"No, no, but I've only read the first Jesus book. I'm going to get the second one soon."
"There are two? How many are there going to be?" I said, remembering that special feature of the Vampire Chronicles … the perspective of each book totally shifting. Totally. Shifting…
"Well, the first one is up to age five. The second one is, I guess, from age five to about middle school…."
(Middle school??? In Roman occupied Canaan?)
"So I don't know how many there will be, but they are wonderful…"
Oh. My. God. … Jesus Christ through Age Five. Then Middle School. Then adolescence. He will be gay for a while; he'll have sex with his mother. He and three of the apostles will be co-owners of a leather bar down on the Galilee. …
"…The second book must go up to his bar mitzvah…," she was saying as new meanings to the phrase "Let the Holy Spirit be with you" passed through my consciousness "… to that part where he is left behind and they have to go back and get him, you know that story, right?"
What, did they find another scroll? … I'm thinking, as far as I know, the bible is silent from the Bronx Swap in the manger to his appearance as a self professed carpenter 30 years later.
"Right… yea, cool," I said as I took the receipt and the bag of books from Joan.
"You should read some of her other books. They're fun."
The above experience occurred prior to me knowing that Anne Rice has become some sort of bible-humping born again Christian. She claims that from here on out, everything she writes will be about and for Christ, or some such drivel.
This of course does not diminish her prior work. It merely diminishes her as a person. Not much one can do about that.
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A-Fib patients are known to use blood thinners for their heart rhythm problem, atrial fibrillation. However, researchers discovered that some patients might not be receiving the correct dosage of thinners appropriate for them.
According to Web MD, a team from assessed records from October 2010 to September 2015 that included A-Fib patients who took blood thinners such as apixaban (Eliquis), dabigatran (Pradaxa) or rivaroxaban (Xarelto). The result was said to be that 16 percent of the 15,000 A-Fib patients have received dosage which is not on par with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeling.
"Dosing errors of these blood-thinning medications in patients with atrial fibrillation are common and have concerning adverse outcomes," said study lead author and researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Xiaoxi Yao. Pradaxa or Xarelto users were determined to have no underdosing and stroke or bleeding risks compared to Eliquis users which were said to have it's underdose cause a higher risk of stroke.
With that said, 43 percent of the A-Fib patients with kidney impairment were discovered to take a potential overdose. The patients without severe kidney disease were identified to have received a potential under dose. The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
A cardiologist, Dr. Peter Noseworthy stated that overdosing is a huge problem but could be avoided through monitoring regular kidney function. "I think physicians often choose to reduce the dose when they anticipate their patients are at a particularly high bleeding risk -- independent of kidney function," Noseworthy added as he mentioned that underdose for A-Fib patients is more complex.
On the other hand, Belmarra Health reported that aspirin therapy may not have an effective effect in A-Fib patients at all. The study author and director of Heart Rhythm Research at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Jared Bunch stated that their team discovered that A-Fib patients which had been subjected to catheter ablation have no benefits from aspirin at all.
Nonetheless, Bunch concluded that doctors still give A-Fib patients' aspirin instead of stronger anticoagulants if the patients only have a low risk for stroke. The study also stated that A-Fib patients were better when they were treated with ablation therapy than with aspirin. Bunch and his team then believed that studies such as theirs should enable prescribing preventative drugs to be assessed thoroughly.
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Here is my two cheeky beans sitting on the steps at the beach about 2 weeks ago...
Apologies for things being out of the norm here and a serious lack of creative inspiration. Once playgroups are back on again and our 'normal' daily/weekly routine resumes, so will my work routine and the release schedule!
Thanks for sticking by me and Uniko :)


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$106,988 + 9.5% Superannuation
Temporary to 30 June 2021 Open to job share
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The Credit Union has money to lend for any provident and productive purpose within established loan policies and in accordance with federal and/or state regulations. Any member may apply. Loans are approved by considering past credit history, employment stability, collateral and ability to repay the loan.
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Tarkett Luxury Vinyl Tile
For the widest selection of design and color choices, you cant do better than Tarkett's Better Living Collection. The timeless look of stone, slate, marble and fine wood also comes with our Lifetime Extreme Performance Warranty System as well as our exclusive Tritonite® finish, which fights scrapes, scratches, and wear. Select products also feature our exclusive GroutFit® system, which is a two-sided grout treatment that allows tiles to fit together seamlessly, creating a more realistic grout appearance. The Permastone Plank also includes a 5-year Light Commercial Warranty.
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Phone 818-759-0609 Fax 818-982-1905
7243 Coldwater Canyon Ave.
N. Hollywood California 91605
For all inquiries please email
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About Breanna and The Golden Closet
Krista Skustad
Photographer/Graphic Designer
As The Golden Closet's photographer and graphic designer, Krista is responsible for the memorabilia images and graphics displayed on our website. Krista has been working as a photographer since 2006. She practiced art throughout her life and received a Bachelor's in Fine Art with a concentration in Creative Photography at California State University of Fullerton.
Larry McQueen
Costume Historian and Archivist Specialist
Mr. Mc Queen is our archivist and leading expert in vintage motion picture wardrobe. Breanna Livie, CEO of The Golden Closet, has been working with Mr. Mc Queen for nearly 17 years and relies on his expertise when authenticating period wardrobe. His knowledge and experience in this industry is invaluable to our company and clientele.
Larry McQueen is owner of "The Collection," a business dedicated to the preservation, restoration and exhibition of motion picture costumes. For the last twenty-five years, Mr. McQueen and his late business partner, Bill Thomas, actively dealt in the field of important motion picture costumes, both in acquisition, sales and exhibitions. They realized, early on, that film costumes were a fragile and rapidly disappearing part of Hollywood heritage.
Respected as a leading Hollywood costume historian and archivist, McQueen has held the positions of consultants for Camden House Auctioneers, Inc. in Los Angeles; Christie's East, New York; Christie's London, Butterfield & Butterfield, Los Angeles/ San Francisco, Entertainment Rarities & Julien Entertainment and has been responsible for the authentication of film costumes and the estimation of their value. In 1990, he worked in a consultant capacity with Christie's to catalogue, identify, and set pre-sale estimates for a major collection of movie wardrobe to be auctioned by Paramount Studios and in 1992, worked with Butterfield & Butterfield on a collection of movie wardrobe auctioned by Western Costume Co in three successive auctions. In 1995, after the passing of Bill Thomas, Larry's job of fourteen years as an archivist for a major law firm ended and he continued his association with Butterfield and Butterfield by cataloguing, identifying and setting pre-sale estimates for a major collection of 800 items from the original MGM auction in 1970 and the collection of costumes from "Star Trek" from Paramount in 1998. He has been an advisor for Sotheby's New York and was partly responsible for the research and estimation of value for a collection of costumes and props from Planet Hollywood. From 1999 – 2012, Mr. McQueen worked as an archivist with MGM/ UA in creating and maintaining a prop and costume collection of MGM films. In addition, The Collection has worked with private estates and costume houses such as Lucille Ball, Jane Withers, Edith Head, Wayne Finkleman, Julie Newmar, Debbie Reynolds, Western Costume Company, Eastern Costume Company, CRC, American Costume Co and others in researching items and their valuation.
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Richard La Motte
Costume Designer
As The Golden Closet's leading expert in aging and western costume restoration, Mr. La Motte is an incredible asset to our company, restoring and preserving iconic and historic costumes.
Mr. La Motte has been working within the costume industry for over 40 years, beginning in the costume department at FOX studios in 1966 as an apprentice costumer. He trained with the "old timers" who started their craft during the dawn of the golden age of cinema, the 1930s. Part of his training was to learn how to hand age and dye wardrobe to give each character the authentic weathered look . He worked with aging materials such as dye, bleach, mineral oil, fuller's earth, and sandpaper to create unique character costumes.
He utilized those skills on such shows as: "Little Big Man", "Butch Cassidy", "Tora, Tora, Tora", "Planet of the Apes" to name a few. Richard officially became a Costume Designer in 1973, when is was given his designers card #83. The early training from the "old timers" gave Mr. La Motte the tools to hone his craft as designer on feature films such as: "The Wind and the Lion", "Rambo III", "The Island of Doctor Moreau", "A Man Called Horse", "Gods and Generals", and "Goonies".
After years of experience and work in the industry, Mr. La Motte wrote his own costuming book in 2001, "Costume Design 101." He recently released a 2nd edition in 2010, and we highly recommend that you purchase his how-to costume book, "Costume Design 101": http://www.richardlamotte.com/pages/costumedesign.html
Also, be sure to read our Featured Story on the restoration of Brad Pitt's leather work coat in which Mr. La Motte worked side by side with The Golden Closet: http://www.thegoldencloset.com/blog/?p=1979


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The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 14, with the first of 64 matches featuring Russia facing off with Saudi Arabia at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT on Thursday.
For the traditional types, the World Cup airs on TV through July 15, and will be broadcast in the US in English on Fox and Fox Sports 1, and in Spanish on Telemundo and NBC Universo. Fox Sports and Telemundo will also stream the matches online if you have a cable subscription, plus you'll be able to watch the games via mobile for iOS and Android through the Fox Sports app and Telemundo Deportes en Vivo if you sign in with your cable provider.
But if you don't have a cable subscription, there are still plenty of ways to watch the World Cup online - although none of them are free.
Hulu Live
Hulu customers with Live TV subscriptions will have live stream access to all of the World Cup matches airing on Fox, FS1 and Telemundo, along with a dedicated World Cup hub that will list all live and upcoming games throughout the tournament. Hulu will also roll out a simulcast option during the semifinals and finals with five bonus views for each match. A Hulu with Live TV subscription costs $39.99 a month after a one week free trial.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV subscribers can also watch the World Cup online as part of the service's monthly TV package, which is $40 a month following a one week free trial.
DirecTV Now
Cord-cutters who subscribe to DirecTV Now can live stream the World Cup or record the matches onto the service's True Cloud DVR for $35 a month, including a one week free trial. New subscribers can get their first three months for $10 with the service's current promotional offer.
Sling TV
Sling TV offers an alternative to a cable subscription with live stream bundles that include Fox and FS1 starting at $25 a month, along with a free one week trial. Or if you're really looking to save money and don't care about the commentary, you can opt for Sling's International Sports package, which lets you watch the World Cup live in French and Brazilian Portuguese for $10 a month.
PlayStation Vue
PS Vue will give subscribers access to Fox and FS1 for all World Cup matches starting at $34.99 a month, plus a five day free trial. Playstation Vue is currently offering new subscribers 20 percent off their first two months if they subscribe to the core plan, reducing the cost from $44.99 to $34.99.
FuboTV offers Fox, FS1, Telemundo and Universo as part of its base package which starts at $44.99 per month, along with a one week free trial.
For a breakdown of all the matches, check out Fox's full World Cup schedule to find out when each match is airing.


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When an entrepreneur works hard to build a credible and reputable business, false and misleading information about that business can be damaging to both the business and to the entrepreneur, to say the least. The author of the article that can be found at http://www.reputationmanagementfixers.com has faced just that situation, and he wants to share what he has learned with other entrepreneurs and business people who may find themselves in that very situation. The author warns that jealousy and envy are among the emotions that may spur people on to circulate misleading information about someone else's business. He states that because most business people are honest and hardworking that they often operate under the assumption that everyone else is honest and hardworking, but he warns that is not always the case. In addition, he acknowledges the precarious situation in which the entrepreneur finds himself or herself because the line between being assertive and protecting one's reputation and being confrontational and damaging one's reputation can often be easy to cross.
The five tips that the author provides are "Don't get into the mud with those attacking you, assure your loyal customers that business will continue as usual, counteract what is being said by offering extra value, reach out for support, and stay focused on your why." The author elaborates on each tip so that the entrepreneur can implement each one to fit into his or her own situation. To read the article in its entirety, visit http://www.reputationmanagementfixers.com


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Babeny has its own Riding Club with approximately 45 members. This is a great way to make friends and attend local riding events. One of the annual events is our Gymkhana which is masses of fun with a BBQ afterwards.
You are welcome to hire a horse from the yard if you don't have your own, and at a discount for Riding Club Members.
Annual membership an excellent rate at £30.00 per year. Please contact us for further details.
April - Sat 15th 2017 ~ Easter Egg Ride ~ Ride out and easter eggs on return
May - Sat 31st 2017 ~ Onesie Ride -- Wear your favourite Onesie. A prize for the best one voted!
Day Rides - Wed 14th June - Wed 12th July & Wed 16th August 10.30 - 16.30
Aug (date to be confirmed) Treasure Hunt on Horseback, followed by BBQ. Let us know if you need to hire a horse asap
Pleasure ride from Holne - Run under Endurance South West rules. Details http://www.endurancegbsouthwest.co.uk
Sep - Sat 2nd ~ Gymkhana, followed by BBQ. Starts 6pm prompt


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The company that more or less invented intrusion prevention systems (IPS), TippingPoint, has formally announced its overhauled security platform, boosting its underlying horsepower, the 'threat engine' at its core, and offering more management flexibility.
The new 'N-Platform', as it's called, has actually been with some customers for up to a year, and was also implied by the announcement in September of the Secure Network Fabric by parent company, 3Com, which incorporates the same security technology.
According to the company, the headline advances are that the new platform can be configured as multiple virtual appliances, abandoning the single-appliance per box architecture of old, and the re-written threat suppression engine can now multiple security modules, or filters, without performance hindrance.
Filters include the company's own Reputation Digital Vaccine (DV) service, a Web Application DV service, and a data leakage filter. The underlying hardware also features 'massively parallel' processing to boost throughput.
"The evolution of the data centre is driving demand for uncompromised security and organisations are working to reduce IT administrative costs wherever possible," said TippingPoint's president, Alan Kessler.
Countering the argument that infrastructure investment is likely to remain low in a recession, even in many data centres, the company said it was targeting two sectors that had remained relatively immune to cuts, the public sector and the mobile industry.
The official release put out by the company left some architectural questions unanswered - how the virtual appliance system operates for instance - perhaps for reasons of commercial sensitivity.
The security architecture of the current platform has had its critics, with a low-end version, the TippingPoint 10 getting short shrift in the summer from testing outfit, NSS Labs, which slammed its ability to block real-world threats. Going further back, the company's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) - which does feed into the new N-Platform's threat database - also got a rough ride from critics unhappy with the idea of paying researchers to sell vulnerability data to a single company.


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Vodafone Essar has tied up with BookMyShow.com to to enables its mobile subscribers book movie tickets over the mobile medium through IVR or SMS channel. As an introductory offer, there will be no convenience fee till February 28, 2010. With this, M-shop service you can also make various bill payments, recharge any Vodafone prepaid connection, pay any Vodafone postpaid bill, recharge Dish TV or TATA Sky connection, shop for popular books, buy flowers, gifts and tickets using their Visa or MasterCard credit card.
Rajesh Dongre, Head Mobile Commerce, Vodafone Essar said, This initiative offers our customers the ease and convenience of booking their favourite movie tickets even as they are on the move. It is an innovative application of technology and the beauty of this service lies in its utility.
To avail this service, Vodafone subscribers need to call 53333 (toll free) or send SMS MSHOP to 53333 (no charge).


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Introducing our new Beautiful You: Barbara Reidy
This is a modern fairy tale.
It takes place in a land of living skies, in a city that lies on the banks of a river, among a warm and generous people. The heroine (for want of a better word) leans towards one of the Ugly Sisters rather than Cinderella, but the presence of multiple fairy godmothers is the key to redressing this. As this is a modern tale, (and in the interest of gender balance), fairy godfathers will also be key. There will be no dancing or singing (I hope), and talking animals will definitely not be making an appearance. This is a work-in-progress; the fairy tale ending has not been decided upon, and the heroine of the piece has a long road to travel. Stay with her as she starts her journey to achieve a happy-ever-after.
Once upon a time, I walked through the doors of the Delta Bessborough, and left again a couple of hours later without realising that my life was about to change in many ways. I'm a forty-two year old woman, a wife and mother of five children, and a relatively new arrival to Saskatoon. My husband and I left Ireland last summer to begin a new life here in this beautiful city. It was an amazing experience to arrive in a city where optimism and energy abound; a city full of opportunities and options. We never would have thought that we would leave our home country at this stage of our lives, but circumstances dictated otherwise, and so we arrived with nine suitcases and the hope of a better life.
I have spent the last decade carrying and raising five healthy, beautiful children who are the centre of my life. I put on weight with every pregnancy, having embraced wholeheartedly the concept of eating for two. My first pregnancy was with twins, so eating for three ensured that by the time I gave birth, my bump could have eclipsed the sun. I used to dispatch my husband, Michael, to the fridge with requests for bars of chocolate – "Make that two bars, honey, one for me and one for the babies". I've changed thousands of nappies, had endless sleepless nights, washed and dried mountains of laundry, and taken care of all their little ups and downs along the way. It's been a decade of love, laughter, wonder and thankfulness; the kind of love that renders you breathless when you look at sleeping children and realise they hold your heart in their hands. It's been magical, but somewhere along the way I became fat, frumpy, unfit and the furthest from a Yummy Mummy than you can imagine.
So I wandered into the launch of the Beautiful You in May with two of my friends, Connie and Jo Ann, with no expectations and no intention of entering my name into the hat. The room was buzzing with energy and radiance, and so we tucked into the fresh fruit, entered all the fantastic competitions, and admired all the gorgeous products on display. The entertainment was brilliant, and the fashion show made me wish I was slim enough to squeeze myself into one of the beautiful dresses. As the speeches started, and the various members of the Beautiful You team took to the podium, I was taken aback at the amount of people that are involved and the range of services and goods that go into the whole program. What a prize!
We didn't win any of the competitions, but I was persuaded to enter an application form and submit a full-length photo (horrors!). There seemed to be a steady line of women entering, and so we left and I didn't give it another thought, until about a month later. I was downstairs in the basement (an amazing Canadian idea :-)) when the phone rang upstairs. I let go of all the wet laundry that I was wrestling out of the washing-machine, and stamped up the stairs, grumbling all the way. "Hello?" I said impatiently, stamping down the stairs again and hoping it wasn't one of those automated "You've just won a cruise to the Bahamas" calls. "Hi, is this Barbara? This is Denise from the Star Phoenix", announced the voice at the other end. "Oh!" I said, taken aback. "We'd like to invite you to an interview for our Beautiful You". "Oh, gosh….really…sorry, you've taken me by surprise….I was doing laundry when you rang." I rambled, completely flustered. We chatted for a few minutes and decided on a date and time for the interview. I hung up, sat down in a heap on the couch, and thought back to the night in the Delta Bessborough and how Margaret had transformed herself.
The following week, I headed into the Star Phoenix for the interview, really nervous and unsure as to what questions I was going to be asked. There were quite a few people sitting around the table, and we chatted and discussed the program and what it involved. Everyone was really friendly and I relaxed and enjoyed the conversation. Jeff the photographer appeared, and we went upstairs for more photos. "Shall I suck it in, or let it all hang out?" I asked him. "Oh, let it all hang out", he said, and so he snapped away, taking what I'm sure are the most hideously unflattering photos ever. He even got me to bare my teeth and sort of snarl at the camera – I felt a bit like a horse at that stage! Denise said she'd ring all the finalists in about two weeks' time, and I drove home with no real expectations.
The following Monday, I was upstairs sorting through mountains of laundry, when the phone rang. It was Denise again. She laughed when she heard I was doing the laundry again (I need a laundry fairy), and we chatted for a few minutes. I assumed that she was ringing to tell me that someone else had been chosen, so I nearly fell out my standing when she asked me would I like to be the next Beautiful You. My heart started thumping in my chest, and I turned into a gabbling eejit. Denise asked me to think about it overnight and come to see her and Jeannie, the editor, the next day. Michael came in the door at 4pm to a big hug. "Will you still love me when I'm half the woman I am now?" I asked, grinning. "They picked you!" he laughed, delighted. "That's fabulous!" And so the next day, I met with Denise and Jeannie, and thankfully accepted the wonderful opportunity that they had offered me. A chance to transform myself from a pumpkin into a princess (sort of!). I couldn't wait to get started.My first consultation was with Belle Sante Cosmetic and Laser Clinic on Queen Street. I had no idea what to expect, as my daily skincare regime consisted of soap, water and any moisturiser that was handy. The photographer, Hilary, was ready to snap away, and so I found myself sitting in front of a camera, with two bright lights shining on my face. I frowned, looked surprised, grimaced, looked serious; Hilary clicked away, and I don't think that I ever want to see the end results. Next to a consultation room, where I examined my face in more detail than ever before. Sharon and Dr. Donna Jubin pointed out sun damage, redness, wrinkles etc., that I had never noticed or taken any heed of before now. It would have been a bit depressing, except that they have all the solutions at their fingertips. I'm going to have a number of treatments done, and they all sound fantastic. I'm hoping to have clear and youthful-looking skin by the time May rolls around, and in the meantime, I have a new skincare regime to adhere to. I was given an assortment of skincare goodies and a list of instructions to follow. Gone are my days of soap, water and moisturiser. Now, I head off to the bathroom twice a day with my bag of lotions and spend some time cleansing, toning, moisturising and applying sunscreen. I use a special night protection cream, and finish with a drop of Latisse on each eyelid. This is a by-product of a glaucoma drug, which was shown to produce Bambi-like eyelashes after a few weeks. The stunning receptionist at the clinic (blonde hair, fabulous skin, gorgeous figure) had the longest eyelashes I have ever seen in my life. I found myself staring furtively at her as she set up my next appointment. Then I found that I was staring furtively at all the staff. This is not good. I can see myself spending hours staring at the mirror watching my own eyelashes grow.My next appointment was with Jaedean at Simple Solution Weight Loss on 8th Street. I was really dreading this one. I ate a whole bar of chocolate on the way, and then found myself blurting out this fact as soon as I met her. I stood there, horrified, thinking "Did I just say that out loud?" "So, why did you eat the chocolate?" she calmly asked. "Because I'm going to STARVE after today," I said melodramatically. "You'll have the weekend to have your last hurrah", she reassured me, and so I instantly started plotting favourite meals in my head, with a kilo of chocolate on the side. I was weighed and measured. Hilary stood there taking her photographs, while I studiously avoided looking at the measurements that Jaedean was writing down. When it got to my ample posterior, I was sure that the tape measure wouldn't even meet in the middle; thankfully, it did, and there was no need for Jaedean to go looking for a bigger one. She explained the Ideal Protein Weight Loss program to me, and I left with another bag of products. It sounds very easy to follow; Ideal Protein products for breakfast and lunch, my own dinner of protein and vegetables for dinner, an Ideal Protein snack once a day, and loads of water. I think the fact that I only have to decide upon one meal a day to cook myself will be great; any time I tried to diet before, I was too disorganised and didn't plan my daily meals. So then I'd be starving and multiple slices of toast were the quick remedy. Not this time! I am so determined that this will be the last time I will ever see that figure on the scales again. I decided to start the program the following Tuesday, and my husband kept asking me when was the Last Supper going to be. He thinks it's funny now, but when I'm a hungry, cranky pain in the ass next week, he'll be hiding in the basement.I met Paulette at Merle Norman Cosmetics next, at the Scotia Centre downtown. It's a lovely, bright shop, with gorgeous displays and comfy chairs that massage you while being treated to a manicure or pedicure. This is the place to be pampered, and I can't wait. I have to confess to never having had a manicure or pedicure in my life, so I'm looking forward to it all. Disgracefully, I have bitten my nails all my life, and Paulette has promised me that the habit will be broken. I hate the way my hands look, and never wear rings or anything that might draw attention to them. I love the thought of having long(ish), pretty nails and the way they instantly make your hands look elegant. Paulette told me that "Smoky Eyes" is the palette for autumn, so I'm quite willing to be made up any way she chooses. I don't usually wear make-up, except for really special occasions, and I haven't worn eye make-up since I was a teenager (Eighties pink and blue eyeshadow, anyone?), so this will be a fun learning experience. The chance to be shown how to apply make-up properly and still look natural will be great – no orange tidemarks in sight….
Joy at Visions Salon and Spa was my next stop. I was incredibly excited about this meeting, as I remembered seeing her in May at the Delta Bessborough, and she was fizzing with energy. I spent one of the team meetings sitting across the table from her, and she was so enthusiastic about the sheer volume of my hair, and seemed to be looking forward to getting her hands on it. I had trouble with the parking ticket dispenser, and arrived all flustered, explaining to the receptionist about the machine refusing to give me the ticket. As soon as she answered me, I realised that she was from Ireland; it turned out that she is from Dublin as well, so that was very funny. I never expect to hear an Irish accent when I go into a store! Joy sat me in front of a mirror, and pounced on my hair. I had washed it beforehand, so that she could see how mad it gets, and so she put some bassa oil through to show me how it calms my hair down. It was amazing stuff; my hair went from First Day Frenzy to Second Day Semi-Frenzy immediately. I'll be using buckets of the stuff. Joy has suggested lowlights, highlights and a gradual transformation, so I've plonked myself gratefully into her expert hands. Anything has to be better than my usual backwards-through-a-hedge look.
Sandbox in the City will be dressing me for all the photo-shoots, and so I made my way to Broadway Avenue to meet Juanita and the photographer, Elaine. The store is beautiful, full of jewel-like colours and accessories everywhere. I was dreading this bit – there's nothing worse than a changing-room mirror when you're overweight. Juanita picked out a pair of Not my Daughter's Jeans and a top, and I slunk into the cubicle, horribly aware of the fact that the photographer was waiting to see me emerge. My worst fear was that I wouldn't get the jeans past my knees, so the fact that they went all the way up and closed was a relief. I put on the top and swished out through the curtains again, feeling absurdly self-conscious. I think I might have the shortest legs in the world, which is a problem when my waist is among the largest. Juanita rolled up the legs, suggested a different top, and I changed again. It was all going swimmingly until the next pair of yoga pants arrived. I mean, seriously, yoga pants – aren't they supposed to be stretchy and forgiving? I realised that mid-thigh was the stretchiest they got, and so I poked my face through the curtain and admitted defeat. Hopefully I'll be slinking into them soon.I arrived for my eye appointment with FYI Doctors on 22nd Street West, with my old glasses stuffed into my bag and the hope that I wouldn't be asked to show them to anyone. I met Kim and Carmela, and wandered around the huge displays of glasses. There were so many shapes, sizes and colours that I could feel myself falling into an indecisive lather – and this was before we even started. Kim assured me that she's an expert at brutal honesty, which is badly needed in my case, and started the way she means to continue by describing my glasses as utterly hideous. She's right. They are. Old and hideous. Jeff arrived to take photographs, and agreed with Kim immediately, so they're going to the garbage as soon as I get new ones. I had a very thorough eye examination and a great chat with Dr Carmela Giocoli. I always find eye tests to be irrationally stressful – "which is better? Red or green? And now? And what about the writing? Red or green?" – I get flustered and panic that I'm not giving the right answer. Which is so stupid, as there isn't any right answer. We decided that I would wait until I get my mop cut before picking a new pair, so I'm really looking forward to that. It's very reassuring to be given a clean bill of eye health.
The dentist was next. I was terrified at the thought. I had my first filling about two years ago, and my dentist had to ask me to stop hitting him as he was injecting my gum with the anaesthesia. I was determined to be brave (and non-violent) this time around. The non-violent part got off to a shaky start when I was asked to bite down for an x-ray, and bit the nurse's finger instead. Thankfully I only managed to put a hole in the glove. Not the best start, especially since x-rays are the easy part. Dr Wes Antosh appeared beside me as I lay in the chair, silently praying, and immediately started chatting about the best places to visit in Ireland for his holidays. I relaxed into the conversation, and tried to ignore the fact that Jeff was taking photos of me with my mouth wide open. Very flattering. Wes is going to discuss dental options with me and suggested that I need a night guard because I grind my teeth. Michael will think he's going to bed with a rugby player.
My last stop was with Durand's Fine Footwear on Second Avenue, and for the first time in my life, I could understand why people suffer from shoe addiction. I would have to admit to owning less than ten pairs of shoes, including snow boots and slippers, but seeing the variety on display in the store started a worm of shoe-lust squirming in my head. I tried on a pair of Softinos, a soft leather boot that felt like a pair of slippers on my feet. I have never worn heels, but Leane has promised to "train me in". I attempted a pair of knee-high boots, but sadly discovered that I have fat calves. There are some serious dents in my self-esteem after the last couple of weeks!
So that was my round of initial consultations; every place showed me what's ahead and made me more excited and determined to succeed.


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Detectives "Turk" and "Rooster" are two of the best detectives on the force. "Turk" coaches softball, "Rooster" is a chess genius. Both are good cops.
But after "Turk" plants evidence that lands a child killer in jail, suspects they've had run-ins with start winding up dead with mysterious poems nearby, and soon the chase is on for a vigilante serial killer with a thirst for righteousness.
Pre-release it was hoped that the film would revive its stars' faltering credibility, as the last time they teamed up the world was gifted with the modern classic Heat. Alas, it did terribly both critically and commercially.
This film provides examples of:
- All Crimes Are Equal: To the killer.
- Broken Pedestal: Rooster has lost his faith in legal justice thanks to Turk planting a gun at the child killer's house, resulting in him becoming a vigilante serial killer.
- Calling Card: The little poems left by the killer.
- Double Entendre:Karen: Put the gun down!
David: And if I don't?
Karen: I'll blow your brains out!
David: Oh, I like the sound of that!
- Dueling-Stars Movie: Pacino/DeNiro are the White Whale of this trope. They were in The Godfather Part II... but not face-to-face. They were in Heat... and shared a single Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene. This film gives them something of the Ham-to-Ham Combat everyone was waiting for.
- How We Got Here: The film opens with the killer's confession being read. It then shows everything leading up to that moment.
- It Never Gets Any Easier: Mentioned, with a "You get numb to it."
- Let Me at Him!: The first attempt to arrest "Spider".
- Mind Screw: The story does this to the audience to keep the killer's identity secret.
- Miscarriage of Justice: The killer's reason for his actions.
- Never Trust a Trailer: The trailer gives the movie a much different feel for the story than what actually transpires.
- Off on a Technicality: What leads to the killer's Start of Darkness.
- Poetic Serial Killer: Leaving a hand-written poem at the scene is actually part of the killer's modus operandi.
- Rabid Cop: Both the main characters.
- Shoot Out the Lock: Attempted by one of the characters, but subverted."These old locks... I mean they're good."
- Smart People Play Chess: "Rooster", The Chessmaster.
- Stay with Me Until I Die: The killer requests it.
- Sympathetic Murderer: For the most part, at least.


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The Cambodian School Project
About Us
Our Mission
Our Board
Sarith's Story
Our History
Our Schools
Bike Program
Contact Us
Community Work
Our Bike Program
Since our bike project began with $360 in 2009, we have given away 700 bicycles. They have been the key to our village students continuing on to high school and to our technical school graduates having reliable transportation for work.
We began with just eight bikes
In 2009, the Cambodian School Project's first students at Poum Steung graduated from sixth grade. For many of the poorest students in the villages, particularly those living far from the high school, this meant their schooling would end. Those farthest from the school would have a 10 Km round trip to get to high school. And two long walks in the hot sun would take too much time away from family responsibilities. They did not go to high school.
We began a pilot project, working with village elders and families, to give eight sturdy bicycles to the poorest students living farthest from town so they could continue on to high school. The bicycles made an immediate difference in students continuing their education.
Prouen was one of the first students to receive a bike. Her Mom had died and her Dad had moved away. She lived with her aunt and grandmother and three younger siblings. Her aunt was badly crippled and could not work in the fields, and her grandmother was old, so the family was among the poorest in the village. The day Proeun got her bike, her grandmother and aunt told us, "We are very thankful. We give you all the blessings we have."
"Giving a bike to a poor family is like you gave the family a car."
In a village culture, when you give something as important as a bicycle to a child, you are giving it to the whole family. Sarith Ou, our founder who administers the bike program in Cambodia, said that when you give a child a bike, it is like you gave the family a car because of the possibilities the bike offers. Prouen's grandmother carried firewood to sell at the market on Prouen's bike. Not only did Prouen get to go to high school, but because of the bike her struggling family had more income.
Two United Nations studies helped shape our vision
The 1996 United Nations State of the World's Children Report states that if a girl attends high school (not graduates, simply attends), her children are likely to have better nutrition and to stay in school longer. This means the simple gift of a bicycle now that helps a child continue on to high school can improve life for the next generation. A 2004 United Nations State of the World's Children report explains that further education for girls leads to a reduction of child mortality, healthier families, and fewer maternal deaths. Both their sons and daughters are likely to attend school longer than they did. These studies suggest that the $50 we spend on a bicycle is one of the best investments we can make for our students and any children they may have.
Attendance in high school has increased dramatically
Around 90% of our sixth grade graduates at Poum Steung School now go on to high school. This is roughly twice the average high school attendance rate in Cambodia. The bicycles have been key in changing the village expectations about attending high school.
Our school for the indigenous Kouy is on a dirt road through scrub forest five miles from the high school. We started giving bikes to Kouy girls and boys because none of our students were going on to high school. Since then, our bikes have meant that over 100 of the poorest Kouy students have now continued on to high school, significantly raising the literacy and education rates in their villages.
Our technical school graduates have reliable transportation to get to their jobs
Most of our JHP Skola graduates work in the city of Siem Reap, and the housing they can afford is a good distance from their jobs. The bikes we have given them are crucial to their getting to work on time and doing well in their jobs.
We now give away around 100 bikes a year
From our careful beginning with eight bikes in 2009, we now are giving away around 100 bikes a year. We buy our bikes locally to ensure their quality and to support local business. For $50 we buy a solid bike with a large basket, a rear carrier, new brakes and new tires, a bike that can negotiate ungraded roads. And with that bike, lives are changed.
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