Weekend East, 7 October 1994

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  • 18 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER MITA (P) 022/10/93 VOL 9 No. 39 i Friday, October 7, 1994
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  • 60 1 INSIDE MICHAL VANA’S FLAT... Fugitive footballer Michal Vana left this FAS blazer in his spotlessly clean flat as he skipped bail. He was last seen having breakfast with pal Sandro Radun on the morning he was due to appear in court. See
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  • NEWS
    • 420 2  -  He never cooks and swims a lot By CELINE TAN AN FAS blazer, a collared T-shirt and several pairs of shoes are all that were left behind in footballer Michal Vana’s abandoned apartment. A resident, who declined to be named, said the owner of the
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    • 165 2 RATS have been plaguing Marine Drive Housing Board residents for the past year and a half. A resident of Block 62, Mr K Y Tang, 53, said: “You open the window and you see rats.” He said he once saw 30 rats running about at
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    • 257 8 THEY had fun and games at this birthday bash. But the games were not the usual musical chairs or pin the donkey’s tail. The children at this party had to wear a shirt using only one arm, were blind-folded and asked
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    • 76 8 A HUSBAND-and-wife team volleyed its way into the hearts of spectators with the wife winning the championship title and the husband, the third position. Amy, 59, and husband, Ling Chew Sing, 64, (top) took part in the above-55 category of the Singapore Senior Citizen’s Pickle-ball
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 531 2 MOTOGARD MOTOGARD SERVICE CENTRE PTE LTD Blk 9006 Tampines Street 93, #Ol-212, Singapore 1852 Fax: 781 6702 Tel: 783 2332 FUEL. INJECTIONS A NEW BREED OF CARS THAT TURN HEADS OF MECHANICS As early as 1980, Fuel Injection Cars were introduced to Singapore. At first they were only on expensive
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    • 19 2 Tel: 482-0003 GST MX-*****-07-YO GOING PLACES: Page 6 WEEKLY UPDATE: Pages 10-11 GEOFACTS: Page 14 HEALTH PAGE: Page 19
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    • 838 3 (I •AA s A A Newsman Group 'i 1a From now lOth ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION iow fill 31 Mar'9s every $5O spent will entitle you a chance to participate in ot participate in our draw jiflifiysjfi 3D GENTING A1R.... 188 5D PENANG/LANGKAWI 2D/3N GENTING...... $55 $459 3D CAMERON AIR .$249 3D
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  • 460 4  -  Motorists say road is too narrow By MARGUERITA TAN RESIDENTS of Pasir Ris Street 21 may have to walk further to catch their only feeder bus service, depending on the outcome of a survey. The residents’ committees (RCs) of Pasir Ris Zones
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 189 4 SAVING FACe TH E AROMATHE R A PY FORMULA Aromatherapy. The science of blending and applying essential oils for specific problems, such as problem skin. IRRESISTABLE PROMOTION FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WE ABSORBED GST!!!!!!! 5 x EYE CARE TREATMENT Normal Unbeatable Offer $9B only 5 x SPECIAL PROBLEM SKIN
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 315 5 RY 0319 Unique Rim Design, Octagon Crystal 24K Golq Plated Brass Frame $4^053 $527 Ai .1 At RY 0003 Unique Frame Design 24K Gold Plated Frame, Combination Of Glass Rods And Crystal $?08$475 HC 0723 Decorative Alabaster Glass Wall Light In Gold Finish $B9 AU 0013 German Design, single Pendant
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  • GOINGPLACES
    • 274 6 DESTINATION... ...INDONESIA IF YOU are tired of the warm weather and want to have a cool vacation not too far away, make West Java your destination. The mountainous country is cooler than the other regions. Start your journey at Bandung, the capital city on
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 748 6 STILL CLEANING YOUR BLINDS THE HARD WAY s 1“ ST in Singapore Our revolutionary ultrasonic process cleans all slots, cords and mechanisms of your Venetian and vertical blinds, pleated shades, etc. Make your blinds sparkle like new within 24 hours rr|/i blind cleaning services The ultimate solution to clean blinds
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 221 8 fit before you say l 1 L h i w Guaranteed weight and inch-loss programmes for both men and women. No side-effects, only TRIM effects! RADIANT SKIN Face Spa (Reduce the look of Fine Lines) Eye Spa (Eye Fine Lines Eye Bags) Pigmentation (Scars Blemishes) Neck Spa (Fine Lines Double
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    • 53 8 We'll give you a If You Make iHI H B3(^ GOOD BARGAIN! Free Day Curtain for every purchase of Night Curtain make. ARTISTIC INTERIORS 55 Siglap Rd #O2-05 Siglap Centre (1545) Tel: 443-2278 Fax: 443-3940 587 Bukit Timah Rd #O3-34 Coronation Plaza (1026) Tel: 466-1868 Fax: 467-9181 Opening hrs: Daily
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 567 9 jfflf /ft LffiKY pHINA TOWN Vc> Shop Win In Our Weekly Draw 1 st Oct to 30th Nov '94 m 5 2L /C' The Great Singapore Sale may he over but at Lucky Chinatown and Siglap Centre, the shopping saga continues. For the months October November, we have many surprises
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  • WEEKLY UPDATE
    • 884 10 Dancers to highlight relationships in bold new works DANCE “Mixed Emotions" Oct 14 and 15, 8 pm. Jubilee Hall. $l6 and $2l at Sistic outlets. Group bookings of 10 or more tickets will get a 10 per cent discount. Senior citizens and students will also
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    • Article, Illustration
      154 10 Molissa Fenley Contemporary Dance from New York October 14 to 16, 8 pm. The Black Box. $2O. Tickets at The Black Box, Tangs and Centrepoint, or call 338-6735. Choreographer and performer Molissa Fenley’s works combine an eclectic background with astonishing physical energies to create a uniquely personal
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 441 10 BEDOK CENTRE ELECTRICAL CO BLK 214 Bedok Town Centre #Ol-163 Tel: *****32/3 YST SWIOO Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System Two 18cm Spruce Paper Cone Multi-Range Drivers Adjustable High-Cut Filter (40- 140 Hz Continuously Variable) •Anti-Magnetic Shielding Output Power 70W (sohms) Frequency Response 21 -180 Hz (-10 dB) YAMAHA Tus I
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  • 322 11 Geylang East (748-6319): Learn basic Thai on October 13 from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Fee: $51.50 (member) and $53.56 (non-member) for 12 sessions. Katong (345-8258): Take up taekwondo on Oct 11 from Bto 9.30 pm. Fee: $2l (member) and $24 (non-member) for 12 sessions. Kg Chai Chee (241-9878): Learn
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 42 11 WENG LEE ALUMINIUM 0 .Window Grille rooms- $9OO 4rooms- $l4OO srooms- $2OOO 10 Years Guarantee. Free Design Quotation No GST. smm tinted glass. Apply HOB Permit. Fine Workmanship. Excellent service. Limited Period Only Hotline: 787 0875 Pager: 409 0849 Handphone: 630 0558
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  • CENTRESTAGE
    • 286 12  -  Learn to make speech more powerful with better body language By MARGUERITA TAN PAUL SADOT understands the power of body language. In his upcoming “Body Stories” courses, organised by Action Theatre, the British physical theatre specialist hopes to teach everyone from actors to the man in the
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    • 65 12 Body Stories I When: Starting date and times yet to be confirmed; ends on October 29 Fee: $B5 ($7O for students) for four sessions. Body Stories II When: Every Tuesday and Thursday from Oct 20 to November 1, from 7 to 10 pm. Fee: $9O and ($BO for
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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    • 154 12 BEAUTRONIC PROFESSIONAL BUST TONER Model BM 100 mm FOR MORE BEAUTIFUL BREASTS THE SAFE WAY Breasts arc made up of Milk Glands, Adipose Globules, Connective Tissue and Blood Vessels which arc supported by underlying Pectoral Muscles. Our Bcautronic makes use of one of the most modern and professional tested ways.
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  • REVIEWS CD
    • 469 14  -  KRISTINE YEOH BABBLE: The Stone (Reprise) DELECTABLE electronic gloss set against intoxicating dance beats form the basis of former Thompson Twins’ Tim Bailey and Alannah Currie’s new aural adventure. Currie’s gently persuasive vocal style works well on the 10 snappy tunes, the best
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    • 207 14 where are the world's newest mammals? a L T~1 ew humans have ventured into the Vu Quang Nature iH f- Reserve in northern Vietnam. Rocky, rainy and isolated, its 150,(XX) acres (60,0(X) hectares) of jungle have escaped the attention of most of the world. In 1992. biologists
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 235 14 jA First Only In-line Skates Rental Station in Singapore. A. Bicycles and an all brand new range of In-line Skates for rental. A Enjoy a leisurely ride/skate together with your family and friends. BISHAN PARK FISHING RESORT 500 Bishan Park Singapore 2056 (Car park at Sin Ming Ave, near Bishan
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 693 15 ADVERTISEMENT By courtesy of The New Paper Fat: Madam Ho Kor Ching at 87 kg in late 1992. This is not a slimming centre ad. But our purpose is the same, to show you that with lots of perseverance you can overcome. N(i WAN CHING reports on one Singaporean woman's
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 119 16 ▼"X ID he or didn’t he kiss her? Michael I M Jackson’s passionate kiss to wife Lisa a. J Marie at the MTV awards has been declared to be a fake by Maxine Fiel. According to Fiel, who is supposed to be a lecturer and
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    • 64 16 SINGER Prince nursed his exlove Vanity back to health in a strange way. When she was in hospital because of kidney problems, he prayed for a day, sent her incense from India, his picture in a silver frame, and 1,000 purple roses with a white rose in
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    • 70 16 SUPERMODEL Christie Brinkley, 40, is planning to marry oil heir and real estate mogul. Ricky Taubman, 46, by the end of the year. Brinkley, who announced her engagement to Taubman just a month after her divorce from singer Billy Joel, wants to marry quickly because
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    • 52 16 SOAP opera star Jack Wagner has left his “General Hospital” role and will join the cast of “Melrose Place” when the season reopens this month in the United States. Wagner will play Peter Bums, a potential love interest to the soap opera’s vamp, Amanda, played by
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    • 139 16  -  YASMIN KHAN KICK yourself if you missed The Pendragons at Music World last week. The husband-and-wife team thrilled with its repertoire which included an illusion in which wife Charlotte was sawed in half in a see-through box. In another, she was skewed right through her
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    • 524 21 Stars claim she was ruthless and a tyrant NATIONAL ENQUIRER AMERICA loved Lucy but the stars who appeared on her show despised her! That’s the shocking claim of a controversial new book, which describes beloved comic Lucille Ball as a tyrant who terrorised the
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    • 173 17 100-Years Anniversary Celebration... An Exclusive Centenary Watch FREE for any safe purchased (limited to the first 100 customers) Bringing home security closer to you NOW with the Vanguard 2 hours firerated safes, solidly constructed with superior locking and finishing, the Vanguards are now made available specially for you at even
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    • 228 17 PIANO/ORGAN SHOWROOM IN JOO CHIAT Looking for the most value for your money! Business Hrs: Mon-Sat (11am-7.30pm) Closed on Sun Public Holidays BRAND NEW PIANOS SHANGHAI NIEER PIANO has a beautiful bright tone that'll bring an everlasting joy and pleasure Model: 881 OFFER $1950 •SHANGHAI STRAUSS PIANO Latest model. British-styled
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  • 468 17 Parents treat tot like royalty to keep him alive NATIONAL ENQUIRER IF JOEY LIDANO cries, he could die so his desperate parents are spoiling him rotten to keep him alive. The tragic 19-month-old tot suffers from a rare brain disorder in which crying can
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 202 18 TURN YOUR HOME INTO A u LDs ON HIRE NEXT DOOR KV t Wti§ AVANABU w Wide range and latest of Chinese, English movies and karaoke LDs Regular update of LDs Rental by coupon-system y* r» r» 'f* 'f* 'f* "r* 'f* 'f* w* T* T* F» A 224 Telok
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    • 258 18 THE MOST ACCESSIBLE RENTAL SHOP IN SING you can rent and return your LD at any of our branches islandwide! -?T LD o Pte Ltd Shop Laser 5(0315) MM Vikin I'. 01.(3 D' Laser Shop (SI Pte Ltd. Upper Serangoon Shpg Ctre #OI I7 Sn9 S 3)T e L 2M
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  • 466 18  -  “Color of Night” is a Cathay and Golden Village attraction. YASMIN KHAN “COLOR OF NIGHT” is about Bruce Willis trying to act sexy and Jane March trying to act. Expect a long, boring and bleak night. Not even the sight.of Jane “The Lover" March and Willis getting all
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 130 19 Ming Garden Health Centre m Mm r r tX V. Enjoy an invigorating massage to soothe away those tensions by our specially trained and charming masseuses. Well equipped gymnasium Sauna bath Massage rooms with attached baths Orchard Parade Hotel 1 Tanglin Road #O6-00 Singapore 1024 Tel: *****38 *****46 Outside CBD
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    • 119 19 NEXT FORTNIGHT: Dispelling myths about diet and peptic ulcers Give your life some style. Be a successful hair stylist. Hair. Every woman's pride. Many go to great lengths to look good. Some take short cuts. Whatever the fancy, it's big business styling other people’s hair. You can learn and develop
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  • HEALTHPAGE
    • 211 19 WANTED: Tea drinkers to take part in a study to see if an African brew lowers cholesterol levels. A doctor from the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Dr Benny Tan, is looking into the health
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    • 470 19  -  A bacteria is the main culprit, not stress or gastric acid, says researchers The article is written by a dietician as part of East Shore Hospital’s contribution to the community. Readers who have questions related to the topic can write to: The Editor, Health Page, WEEKENDeast,
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    • 206 19 I READ your articles on methods of contraception (WEEKENDeast, February 11, 25 and March 11 issues) but no mention was made of Norplant. Can you explain what it is, how the contraceptive works, and its side-effects. Will I be able to feel
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 128 20 RESERVOIR HONEYMOON WEDDING GOWNS AND PHOTO STUDIO BLK 117 #Ol-52 BEDOK RESERVOIR ROAD S'PORE (1647) Tel: 747-3510 We Provide The Full Wedding Package Service With The Best Price GOLDIN WEDDING PACKAGE $1 388 Importec Bridal Gown (on rental) importec Evening Gown (on rental) Gent's shirt Tuxedo Suit Bridal Car Decoration
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  • 803 20  -  Watch out for actors Gerard Depardieu and Miou-Miou, singer Renaud in $150 million ‘Germinal’ EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL MARGUERITA TAN MURDER mysteries, tragedies of war, unrequited love, industrial politics, and erotic encounters. These are some of the themes you will find in the European Union
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 140 21 For a change, lend money to the bank instead. Attract Christmas shoppers to your shop, make money and then deposit it in the bank. Call 740-1151/2 for a place in our Christmas features. Q 9 9 9 c i a I I Si O /7*> p r 9 9 i
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 523 22  -  Stuff yourself with a spread of oysters, clams, smoked salmon, raw tuna, salads and more By CELINE TAN ONE of the most mind-boggling ouffets I have ever eaten boasts a superb ambience to complement a delightful gastronomic experience. You can experience it
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    • 440 23  -  Family has been serving local favourite since pre-war days By CELINE TAN SELLING prawn noodles is in the Gohs’ blood. For three generations, the family has been serving up the local favourite. Grandfather Goh Say Ser started off humbly as a mobile hawker
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    • 86 23 HAVE tea for two for the price of one. Enjoy high tea with a friend and pay only your share at Orchard Hotel’s Tea Lounge this month. The spread (above) offers mushroom and chicken quiche, mini pizzas, cakes and fruit truffle. Other favourites
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    • 127 23 THOSE who like raw food will want to check out this sushi buffet. Choose from an assortment of sushi of tuna, yellow tail, salmon, sea bass, cuttlefish, octopus, clam, prawn, flying fish roe and others. The spread, which includes salad, miso soup and macha ice-cream, is served for
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    • 167 24  -  By JOYCE PAUL THIS vegetarian restaurant caters to Western and Japanese tastes. Vege-Deli, at Sims Avenue, is probably the only restaurant in Singapore which has Japanese vegetarian food. “Others may have only the tempura set but we serve a wide variety of
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    • 179 24 The vegetable kebab set ($7.50) comes with brown rice, vegetable kebab, baby corn and French beans. The kebab comprises “cuttlefish”, “sausage”, “char siew button mushroom, green pepper and pineapple. The other set, the mixed grill ($9.95) comprises “hot dog’, whipped potato, French beans, “ham”
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    • 282 25  - Japanese fare more than just raw fish JOYCE PAUL YOU don’t have to rule out having a Japanese meal just because you don’t like raw food. At Momiji Japanese Restaurant, at Funan Centre, you can savour Japanese favourites cooked. Manager Iris Khoo, 26, said: “Japanese food does not only consist
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 182 22 BOON TONG KEE WHAMPOA WEST STEAMBOAT Blk 34, #Ol-93 Whampoa west, Singapore 1233 Tel: 299 9880 Business Hrs: 11.00 am 8.30 pm steamboat: 5.00 pm 10.00 pm (Open every day) vv\> Ne fOOV> SBSo* 1 -V r\et> va wide lot c tion seve your .a K ft <3^ Ili Bigsigßiaßig
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    • 188 23 ALVINS FASTEST CLAYPOT IN THE EAST #B 1 -144 Makan Parade Parkway Parade THE PLACE TO GET "SABOED" (COS IN CANTONISH CLAYPOT IS SABO) AND ENJOY IT THOROUGHLY Aiyah! everywhere U go the food same-6-thing. If U want something different and unique why not try me??? I have been "saboing"
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    • 140 23 7 OPEN TO PUBLIC Dine amidst lush surroundings i i' A .W" 4//- You-Can-Eat Choose from 46 mouthwatering a la carte dishes at a price that is hard to resist! Mon to Fri: Lunch Dinner Sat. Sun Public Holiday Lunch Only Price: $lB.BO per pax(Adult) $12.80 per pax(Children) Sat. Sun
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    • 38 24 Vege-Deli, at 136, Sims Avenue, opens from 11 am to 2.30 pm and from 5.30 to 9.30 pm from Tuesdays to Saturdays and from 11 am to 9.30 pm on Sundays and public holidays. For inquiries, call 747-3096.
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