Saturday, November 18, 2023

Hero dad creates emergency team who cycle all over London to help the homeless at a moment's notice

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Hero dad creates emergency team who cycle all over London to help the homeless at a moment's notice

Lots of Londoners own a bike, but one North London dad-of-two has used the mode of transport to become a hero in his community, creating a 24-hour emergency response team across the city to tackle homelessness. Verral Paul-Walcott, 35, began helping those in need during the pandemic, delivering goods such as toothpaste and toothbrushes to the homeless.

Now he has a team of cyclists from all different boroughs who are on call to help give people things they need. The cycling group 'c86erz' have set meeting points all over London where they can pick up goods from Verral's van.

They then ride different routes in London and help people as and when they see them on the street, trying to cater to their needs. Verral told MyLondon: "Its great to see how much my community support me with the work I do. There's a massive element of union in Tottenham.

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Verral Paul-Walcott
Verral won Tottenham Hale community hero award in 2022 for his work in the area

"It's one thing leading but it's nothing if you aren't believed in and that's what my community do. It's great to see, especially when your five-year-old turns round and says he wants to help homeless people as well.

"I think its paramount in the times we're in now, with the cost of living especially, that there needs to be people who stand up and say that this is wrong. And I'm going to do my best by making my life account for more by helping other people."

Verral's scheme has become extremely widespread and he usually gets at least one message a day on social media alerting him of something a homeless person needs. He will then aim to get specific items delivered to the people within a couple of days.

Although there's been lots of negative agendas and attitudes towards homelessness in the political sphere at the moment Verral feels the traction the epidemic is getting is what is needed to make a difference. He said: "It's heart-warming to know that the nation is still fighting the corner of those that are facing difficulties and almost being left behind.

"I've had people message me and say I want to do what you do in London, how do I go about it. It's nice because I want this to be replicated.

"Lots of the situations that we have with people being homeless on the streets of London is because they've been failed by the system. I've dealt with situations where mum's have had to flee domestic violence with their kids and haven't had the correct structures in place to support them.

"I've dealt with one man who moved to London to care for his mum, and when she unfortunately died he was made homeless as he wasn't under the tenancy. These type of situations happen over and over again."

As well as handing out goods Verral runs a currency scheme, in collaboration with 24 restaurants so that people struggling can actually get what they want and are able to eat. He has put money behind tills in restaurants and in turn receives coins to hand out to people on the street within a five to seven mile radius of the shop.

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He said: "That way people can walk into a restaurant as and when they want to and their dietary requirements will be met as they are able to pick from the menu. I am also looking for more restaurants to come forward so we can broaden the scheme."

As Verral takes to the streets he explained how the situation is becoming a lot more prominent. Tents used to be secluded and now they are out in the open. "It's a scary situation to see," he said.

"I've seen a massive increase especially with younger people. I think we are really starting to see the repercussions of the loans that happened during Covid.

Verral Paul-Walcott
The dad of two will be leading a community ride in December to give to those in need this Christmas

"People missed too many payslips and are still playing catch up."

Verral has also created an Amazon wish list for the fourth year running so people can buy a gift for a child that doesn't have much this festive season. The link can be found in his Instagram bio.

To further support those struggling this winter on Friday, December 22 Verral will host his annual community ride, for anyone from London or further a field to take part in, all you need is a bike. As part of the ride there will be lots of proceeds handed out to those that are less fortunate over Christmas.

The ride will begin at 7pm from Shoreditch Tunnel. Verral added: "If you have read this article and feel that changes need to be made, then don't just take it as another story. Reach out within your community and look for people that need help or message me."

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Labour councillor rebels against council rules to speak on Gaza-Israel war and almost gets thrown out

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Labour councillor rebels against council rules to speak on Gaza-Israel war and almost gets thrown out

An East London Labour councillor was almost chucked out of a meeting on Wednesday evening (November 15) after she rebelled against council rules and used a debate to speak on the Gaza-Israel conflict and called for a ceasefire. A

head of this week's full council meeting, the Aspire, Labour and Green party at Tower Hamlets Council had wanted to present motions on the ongoing conflict, which all called for a ceasefire and pledged to support communities in the borough who have been affected by the events.

However, they were all rejected on the grounds that they were outside of the council's remit, as well as there reportedly being safety concerns for some councillors. Motions last for 30 minutes and are put forward by councillors to debate an issue, ending with a decision on whether to adapt it or not.

According to the council's constitution, motions must be 'about a matter for which the council has a responsibility or which affect the area', otherwise they can get rejected. Councillors were discussing Aspire's motion on the local plan when Cllr Asma Islam from the Tower Hamlets Labour Party stood up to speak and started to relate the debate back to the conflict between Hamas and Israel.

READ MORE: 400 London school children leave class to join ceasefire march

Cllr Choudhury looked stressed as he tried to stop Cllr Islam from speaking about the conflict because it wasn't allowed
Cllr Choudhury looked stressed as he tried to stop Cllr Islam from speaking about the conflict because it wasn't allowed

Cllr Islam was interrupted by speaker of the council, Aspire councillor Jahed Choudhury, who stood up and pleaded with her to sit back down while he received advice from the council's monitoring officer, Janet Fasan. Cllr Choudhury said: "Can I remind everybody, could you please state your motion please."

Cllr Islam stood back up to begin her speech again: "We sit in the chambers tonight and no doubt will be arguing and debating over how we deliver the best for our people. I believe we all sit in this chamber with that sincerity regardless of party politics, this administration wants to build 4,000 new homes for this borough and I commend the ambition; Labour supports the ambition, but we will debate how this is delivered and implemented and I understand that the local plan should go along way to do that."

She went on to say: "On one hand, I feel politics has come a long way. We have a British Indian for Prime Minister, a British Pakistani for London mayor and a British Bangladeshi for Mayor of Tower Hamlets - glass ceilings broken.

"On the other hand I feel politics has failed when over 800,000 British people get out of their homes protesting and calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East-"

Cllr Islam was then again interrupted by Cllr Choudhury who urged her to leave the council chamber as motions on the conflict had been banned from the meeting however she shouted back: "I do not want to disrespect you but please allow me to finish."

She could be heard saying: "The people of Gaza are fighting to survive in their homes destroyed by the bombardment, while thousands are displaced in what is called the second Nakba."

'You have to leave now'

Shaking his head and clearly distressed, Cllr Choudhury said: "Cllr Islam you have to leave now... I've warned you so many times, I've given you the chance and I've advised you to [stick] to the motion."

Cllr Islam defended her comments and said, "I am relating it back to the motion" but was asked to leave the room while a round of applause could be heard in the council chamber.

Labour councillor, Abdal Ullah jumped in to support Cllr Islam and said: "Mr Speaker, with all due respect as an elected councillor you cannot ask a member of the council to sit on the audience and if that's the case we as the Labour group will go out."

Clearly frustrated, Cllr Islam tried to respond to Cllr Choudhury's decision but was asked to sit back down.

After a quick break, monitoring officer Ms Fasan confirmed council rules, and said: "Just to remind members the speaker does have the power to exclude members after a warning."

Ms Fasan said: "Going forward can I just remind members please keep to your scripts, keep to the questions keep to the motion and do not stray into material that is not relevant to the motion.

"In this particular instance, we are talking about the conflict between Gaza and [Israel], a very emotive issue I know but this is even more of a reason why members need to be mindful of their language and mindful in making sure they keep their contributions relevant to the subject matter of the motion."

On Thursday afternoon (November 16), hundreds of school children walked out of lessons and took to the streets of Tower Hamlets demanding there be a ceasefire and could be heard chanting 'free Palestine' and 'stop bombing Gaza'. It comes after Rushanara Ali, Labour MP for Bow and Bethnal Green abstained from voting for a motion in parliament which called for a ceasefire.

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

'I tried Dettol's £3.50 mould spray and it works in under one minute - it's a miracle'

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'I tried Dettol's £3.50 mould spray and it works in under one minute - it's a miracle'

I know a thing or two about mould. There's been a leak in my roof for two years, which turned into a hole in March. This hole is now held together by a plank of wood and a big stick and every time it rains the water comes from all directions. We, genuinely, have a paddling pool in our living room. But the worst part is the mould - until I found the Dettol Mould and Mildew remover.

Not only do we have to keep on top of things with dehumidifiers, including by our coats with a hanging one, the disgusting menace starts to spread within a day or two of a rain storm. It's easy to despair staring at it spread across and leaking into our lungs. For a few weeks, all three of my flat mates were generally ill and it wasn't shifting. We needed to form an assault.

None of us are rich but I also know that cheaper solutions are often that - cheap and not helpful. So picking up a bottle of the Dettol spray from Tesco (£3.50 - however, it's cheaper to get the three pack bundle from Amazon for £9.98, and I would recommend that especially if you have persistent mould problems), I set my sights on my sworn enemy.

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I set my timer and went for the blue mould growing on the side. The spray contains bleach, so if you're spraying upwards, make sure you run away and wear protective eyewear. I sprayed three-to-four times to cover the whole area, pressed the stopwatch and... dead. In seconds the blue retreated, leaving behind a faint yellow residual.

Blue mould turned yellow as it dies after Dettol Mould spray being used
The yellow is the remains of the blue mould after one minute of the spray - it disappears completely shortly after that

By 30 seconds it almost completely vanished, then by a minute gone. As easy a fix as - spoiler alert for The Marvels skip to next paragraph if you don't want to see - Captain Marvel just flying into the sun and restarting with no stress whatsoever despite building it up for most of her life.

While the blue mould was banished, the black stuff stared at me. It's notoriously tougher to get out of the walls, but after witnessing the absolute knockout, I walked over with the unstoppable confidence of a teenager who looked up something on Wikipedia and now thinks they should film a TikTok on it. Again, I sprayed to cover the whole area, stepped back, and waited. At 30 seconds, the mould started to retreat, with the yellow splodges around the side.

At a minute, most of it died - except for a few hangers on. Disappointment started to creep in until I got some kitchen roll and wiped it away. Then: gone. Top tip, if you use it against black mould, it needs a wipe. We're all good. It does have a slight bleach-y smell and if you're using a lot, definitely make sure the air flow is up to scratch. But it doesn't smell bad. And it's certainly better than breathing in mould.

A side-by-side of the black mould and the roof after the Dettol mould and mildew remover spray was used and then wiped off, there is still water damage on the roof
The left is the black mould, the right is after one minute of the spray and it being wiped down - unfortunately it didn't remove the water damage

Even though this is a five star spray, I wouldn't be doing my job properly if I didn't point you in the direction of some-time-MyLondon-reviewer-and-full-time-colleague Narin Flanders, who tested out Mrs Hinch's 'miracle' spray for our sister-site Liverpool Echo. The HG Mould Spray - which is also recommended by mum, one of the smartest people I know - is slightly lower rated at 4.6 compared to Dettol's 4.7, but this is definitely one for bathroom tiles rather than walls. I also recognise this as the spray we used in our awful second year house at Uni.

She wrote: "It might be a sign that I'm old but the joy I got from seeing my bathroom free of black marks and gleaming was worth every penny of that fiver, and actually probably a lot more. I'll definitely be keeping some spray in my cupboard in case I need it again."

You can get the Dettol Mould and Mildew remover from Tesco for £3.50, or the three multi-pack from Amazon for £9.98. You can get the HG Mould Spray from Amazon for £5.25 and Tesco for £5.50. You can get hanging dehumidifiers from Amazon.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

First look at insanely extravagant Christmas at Kew Gardens with brand new installations

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First look at insanely extravagant Christmas at Kew Gardens with brand new installations

The magic of Christmas at Kew Gardens starts on Wednesday, November 15 and we took a walk around the trail to have a sneak peak at some of the new installations. With gorgeous lights and immersive illuminations it is the perfect place to get into the Christmas spirit.

A highlight of this years trail is the newly designed Fire Garden, with over 300 candles lining the path to the Temperate House, the oldest Victorian glasshouse in the world.

A special feature from Snapper, John Lewis' Christmas character is also a fresh addition for 2023. The iconic light display is the grand finale of the route and is absolutely spectacular.

Breath-taking lights dance across the water all in tune to Christmas classics to kickstart the holidays. As well as admiring the natural views and taking in the amazing lights there are also plenty of pit stops for food and drink.

There is also a fair with a carousel, helterskelter and Santa's grotto along the way. Be prepared to be fully immersed as projections reflect on the floor and lights hang from above.

Christmas at Kew opens from 4.20pm and will remain open until January 7. You can get tickets here.

The twinkling sparkles alongside the festive music make for an all round epic Christmas atmosphere. Our one top tip, wrap up warm!

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

'I was sexually abused by my dad and raped by his friend as a child - I'm campaigning to help other kids after coming to terms w...

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'I was sexually abused by my dad and raped by his friend as a child - I'm campaigning to help other kids after coming to terms w...

An 84-year-old author claims she was sexually abused by her father and raped by his friend when she was two and a half and did not discover the extent of the “horrendous” trauma until her 50s during therapy.

She is now devoting herself to protecting the lives of children with her campaign, after finally “accepting” herself at 79. Helene Pascal-Thomas, a retired teacher and counsellor who lives in London, grew up in a small provincial town in post-war France, describing her upbringing as “conventional”.

She said her parents, who she does not wish to name, had an unhappy marriage, her mother being both “needy and controlling” and her father “solemn and severe”, and she found escapism through reading books, where she learned of adventures, relationships and survival.

In her teenage years, as her curiosity about sex and relationships grew, she asked her parents “what f****** meant” one day, and she was subsequently sent to a convent school aged 14.

There she found “there was something underneath that was boiling up, that (she) did not understand” – but she did not discover the cause of this until her 50s. After horrifying flashbacks, including seeing visions of her father performing sexual acts, and through therapy, Helene said she was able to slowly retrieve the events of the past.

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Helene's parents in Bordeaux, France

“You go from horror, to deeper horror, to deeper horror, until you are capable of saying it to yourself and accepting it,” she told PA Real Life. “It was only when I was 79 that I felt fully complete, that’s how long it took me, working on myself and accepting myself. Eventually you have to accept what has happened to you.”

Conversations with her relatives uncovered a history of abuse within the family, including collusion and betrayals, which brought back haunting memories of the alleged sexual abuse during her childhood, as she discovered her father “lent” her to his friend to be raped as a toddler.

Helene has since released her second book, The Price of Silence, which took a “lifetime to write” because it was “so challenging emotionally”, and now she is committed to sharing her campaign, The Promise, which pledges to provide every child with the care, respect and protection they deserve.

“When you learn about your life, that you’ve had so little to say and such damage has been done, and such vile things have been done, you want to put the world to rights,” she said.

“My life story is as it is, in many ways it’s a disaster, but I’m damned if I’m going to let it be just that without trying to fight for children, to plead the cause of the child.

“I have an idea, which is so simple, and we can all adopt it in our hearts immediately – to make an official and spoken promise to the child to respect and protect it.” Helene described her childhood in France as “full of mysteries” but also confusing, sad and isolating.

She said the war turned everything upside down and, although reading books “opened doors to worlds that were fascinating”, life was “a landscape of hardship for many years”. The author Jack London had a strong influence on her as “a surrogate father”, teaching her that “life is harsh but we have to conquer our fears in order to learn and survive”.

Helene moved schools regularly, never quite finding her place, clashed with her parents and later went to university, taking all opportunities to be away from the family home. However, after splitting up with her first boyfriend at university, who told her he would like her “to stop being so passive”, Helene started to question her past.

Helene described her dad as solemn and severe

“You try and remember the past and you find that it’s not available. There are years and years that you have no memories of, especially when you’re little,” she said. “That felt odd, and then finding myself despising father, not being able to bear him coming near me.

“We had to kiss each other good night, every night – that was the deal, that’s what you do, that’s family life, maybe it is normal, I suppose it is, but it didn’t feel right.” Helene later experienced “profound depression” and said she felt “empty” – as though she did not exist.

After marrying and divorcing an artist, Helene started teaching and later met the man who would become the father of her child. She had “always felt that something was wrong”, but it was not until after she started experiencing flashbacks that she decided to have therapy again to allow her to explain the past.

Recalling one particular vision, she said: “I had my daughter on my lap and we were having a cuddle, and then suddenly, I see this terrible image, which was almost real in front of me, of a man, dishevelled, who looked like her father in that instance and who was using her to masturbate.“ I was horrified and thought, ‘What’s going on? This is terrible, this is horrible’, and I blamed myself for having a dirty mind.”

Another “horrendous” memory was triggered later, which revealed the mental and sexual abuse she said she experienced during her childhood. “It was my father’s friend who raped me when I was about two and a half, my father lent me to him,” Helene said.

“I know this as my father made a joke to me when I was 11 years old, which I could never forget but I had to put it aside until I was capable of remembering it. He said his friend used to bounce me on his lap when I was little during the war, and he would ask me to give his friend a kiss as they went purple in the face with laughter.

“It is still a shock to be able to say these words because it is so horrendous. It feels horrible and vile and dirty, but it’s not my dirt.” Given this was “the hidden secret”, even after her father had died, she said the sexual abuse was never disclosed, however, she feels it is important to break the “chain of suffering”.

Helene has had two books published

Although it took Helene until the age of 79 to find her true self, which was mostly thanks to therapy and her “pitiless work on herself”, her latest memoir The Price of Silence, which she started writing after her mother’s death in 2003, has helped her uncover the truth of her past and make sense of her life. Through experiencing and processing her own trauma, she said she knew she had to fight for children and justice, and this led to the idea for her campaign called The Promise.

She feels that for every child born, parents, carers, and guardians should solemnly swear to respect and protect them. “The amount of child abuse and resistance to improvements of the life of children is enormous in this country,” she said.

“When a child is born, families gather themselves and people wish them and the baby well, when people get married, they make vows to each other, and I thought, why don’t we make a vow to the child when he or she is born? Why don’t we promise to respect and protect him or her?

“I thought it would be a simple way of making every person, every parent, aware and emotionally conscious of the responsibility and power they have, the power to do good.” To find out more about Helene, The Price of Silence, and The Promise, visit her website here: helenepascal-thomas.co.uk.

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Met Police officer groped female colleagues after getting 'obliterated' at Westfield Puttshack

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Met Police officer groped female colleagues after getting 'obliterated' at Westfield Puttshack

A Metropolitan Police officer who drunkenly groped two colleagues after getting 'obliterated' on a night out in West London has been allowed to keep his job. PC Conor Harris, 25, was on a work jolly to mini-golf venue Puttshack at Westfield in White City when he tried to kiss two female officers and held one by the hips towards her bum on November 24 2021, a tribunal heard.

The rookie officer started drinking at 4pm and 'considered himself obliterated' by 7pm, causing him to blackout. One victim, Officer B, said it was 'like a parent trying to pull their toddler along the street', and that Harris was so drunk he struggled to walk between venues. Along with Officer A, both became angry when Harris repeatedly tried to kiss them despite their refusals.

Officer B told the misconduct panel she felt uncomfortable because of the kissing attempts and repeated compliments. She said she told another officer she could not walk him anymore because 'he can't take no for an answer'. Officer A was initially reluctant to report it, but did when she realised 'how wrong' the behaviour was. The panel accepted Officer A and B's evidence of being groped.

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A traditional blue police lamp is seen outside Charing Cross police station
PC Conor Harris was allowed to keep his job after a misconduct hearing

Harris admitted he was blackout drunk. He said he found the evidence of Officer A and B 'very difficult to read' but had no reason to doubt their accounts, and accepted his behaviour was unacceptable. The panel concluded: "PC Harris' intoxication was self-induced and shows an abject lack of judgement. As a result he behaved in a wholly inappropriate manner."

However, the panel considered Harris's record and remorse when sparing him from the sack. The panel said: "PC Harris was very contrite and apologised to the officers and to colleagues. He was fully aware of the impact that his behaviour was unacceptable and could have an adverse effect on the reputation of the police."

PC Harris was given a five year written warning, which means another disciplinary issue could see him dismissed.

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Sunday, November 12, 2023

'I tried London's Uber Eats healthy restaurant of the year and the chicken wrap was a mouthful'

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'I tried London's Uber Eats healthy restaurant of the year and the chicken wrap was a mouthful'

There are a few food awards around, with the likes of The Michelin Star and National Restaurant Awards but I'll be honest I've never heard of the Uber Eats Awards. When I think of Uber Eats I think of quick food for lazy days, when the thought of cooking feels like harder work than your 9-5.

So, I wasn't expecting to be wowed by the winners. Especially not the establishment that took home the prize for Health-Focused Restaurant of the Year, Eat Lebö.

I'm always on the lookout for new places to go and can't say that on my search I ever hunt for the healthiest places but I was intrigued to see if this Lebanese street food spot in Ruislip was award-worthy.

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The inside of Eat Lebo restaurant
The Ruislip spot is very Instagram worthy

Henri Salameh, co-founder of the restaurant, told Uber Eats: "At Eat Lebö, we've always believed that the highway to the heart begins with Lebanese Street Food that not only hits the taste buds but also respects our bodies.

"Winning the Uber Eats Health Focused Restaurant of the Year Award 2023 isn’t just a nod to our flavours, but a tribute to our promise of keeping it real and hearty."

The West London store screamed Instagram photo heaven, and I was greeted with neon signs and leaf walls on my entrance.

Admittedly, places like this aren't usually my cup of tea but I was here to try the food and not judge the décor. I ate the chicken skewer wrap, rolled in Lebo bread with salad and sauce which cost £8.50.

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I went for the garlic and chilli sauce and opted for no tomato. The meat was nicely grilled and very flavoursome.

I'm a messy eater at the best of times but this was definitely a mouthful, and sauce was flying all over the shop. Maybe the wrap isn't the best option if you want to make use of those aesthetic backdrops - be warned.

I also tried the garlic fries which were £5 and equally tasty. They were crisp yet covered in a lot of garlicky goodness.

For me, garlic butter is like heaven and Eat Lebö was not stingy with it which is very important as there is nothing worse than weak-flavoured garlic things in my eyes. However, for a healthy restaurant winner, I wasn't expecting to see grease at the bottom of my plate.

To start with the fries were crispy but as I was approaching the bottom of the pile the greasiness began to creep in. I also ate the traditional baklawa on their menu, something I hadn't tried before.

Baklawa's at Eat Lebo in Ruislip
The baklawa was yummy and rich

I was pleasantly surprised as the sweet treats had a nice crunch but a softer creamier inside. They serve an original vegan Baklawa, a Nutella and Oreo flavour, a Ferraro Raffaello flavour and a Lotus Biscoff one.

The bitesize snacks were the perfect end to my meal but I wouldn't recommend trying all four unless you're feeling like Augustus Gloop as they are super sweet. I enjoyed my meal and I can't fault the staff, the service was great and my server was very welcoming.

But, that being said I don't know if I'll be rushing back. If I lived in the area it may be a solid contender for a cheeky takeaway but as I expected with an Uber Eats award, it didn't blow my socks off. I'm also not convinced it was the healthiest, but it was tasty and at a decent price.

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