tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71358612179865765852024-03-12T19:25:53.544-07:00NO MORE CRYING ANGELSBella Capo's life reads like fiction, but it is all true. From being the physically and sexually abused daughter of a power broker with ties to organized crime to becoming a powerful woman in Hollywood's Sunset Strip club culture, then a white female boss in the Crips and finally establishing an online movement that has helped abuse victims. She could have died many times in this incredible journey but her work wasn't done. No More Crying Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01150591834064661618noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135861217986576585.post-14799087358448175262019-02-15T13:35:00.000-08:002019-02-15T13:35:20.227-08:00NEW COVER<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are so many people to thank along this journey called life. This time the thanks go to Tony Todaro, CEO of Todaro Designs and West Coast Writers' Conferences. He also founded the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society. I first met Tony when I gave a keynote speech at one of the WC2 conferences a few years ago. He has been in my corner both as a friend and supporter of my mission to help abuse victims ever since.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Tony heard my book was being updated, he offered to design a dynamic new cover and this is the result. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This book was the beginning. My fight isn't over yet and I can promise you that the next book I'm working on with Denny Griffin and Morgan St. James will be explosive. As many of you know, I've gone from being a victim to a victor and a warrior. When the past comes back to haunt you, the action begins. Many thanks to all of you and my Bellas for all you do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Bella Capo</i></span>No More Crying Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01150591834064661618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135861217986576585.post-15220477133083212302019-01-05T17:38:00.000-08:002019-02-15T13:25:47.980-08:00SHE COULD HAVE DIED MANY TIMES, BUT SURVIVED AND TELLS HER STORY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">La Bella Mafia</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, is a volunteer support network of women who have
walked in those shoes and become abuse survivors, helping others. Many of these women were in such dire
circumstances they had to turn off all emotions in order to survive.</span></h2>
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ssoBRja_HVo/XGct9mvz_FI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/IMOZDSJ-DdwID5o3wyDC1GoEh6wy0IX5gCLcBGAs/s1600/3d%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1300" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ssoBRja_HVo/XGct9mvz_FI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/IMOZDSJ-DdwID5o3wyDC1GoEh6wy0IX5gCLcBGAs/s200/3d%2Bcover.jpg" width="162" /></a>The #MeToo movement has emboldened many abuse and sexual harassment victims to come forward and tell their stories. The odyssey of writing this book began well before that movement, and took immense courage. Bella Capo is a fighter who endured so much, yet found the ability to write about her life and survival in order to help others. But that is not all she did. She established the La Bella Mafia Facebook page and movement even as she was running for her life. Thousands have been helped by this amazing woman.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Bella opens the book with this statement: </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"I had endured so much, I
was beyond feeling anything. Because I believe in angels, I had a crying angel
tattooed on my back so it could cry for me when I couldn't cry for myself."</i><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Through counseling and writing the book, she now has the ability to cry
for herself, so every page is stained with her tears. </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">No More
Crying Angels</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> is available in paperback, Kindle and ePub
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I never believed I would be able to write about the shocking existence I
endured from the time I was only four, but now I know I must if others are to
be helped. Bella is not my given name, but it is who I have finally become and
this is my story. My co-authors, Dennis Griffin and Morgan St. James, held my
hand all the way through the trauma of reliving everything and have put my
memories and stories into what you are about to read: </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">No More
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I warn you, this book is not for the faint of heart. No child or young
woman should ever have to go through what I did. If you looked at our family on
the surface, we appeared to be living the American Dream with a nice house,
luxuries, my father's successful career and plenty of his important friends.
The dark secrets of a sadistically abusive father and brother, sexual abuse,
ties to organized crime and free-flowing drugs should have had no place in the
life of the little girl who twirled and danced in her perfect pink bedroom
while wearing a fluffy tutu.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">That lovely image was what everyone saw, while the horrendous underbelly
of our family remained hidden, and continued into my life as a teen and an
adult. You might think things like these only happen in movies, on TV or in
fiction, but let me assure you, everything is true. By all odds, I should have
died many times but something in me gave me the strength to close out the
horrible reality, the physical abuse and living on the edge.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Bella believes the reason she survived is to be there for support of the
hundreds, if not thousands, of victims </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">La Bella Mafia</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> has helped.</span><br />
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Bella is a remarkable person who is sharing her experiences of survival and the
life she led, and the life she was trying to escape from. It's more powerful
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No More Crying Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01150591834064661618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135861217986576585.post-35101743187532385812017-07-27T18:34:00.000-07:002017-07-27T18:34:27.418-07:00FINDING COURAGE<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No one said it is easy to fight back or take the steps to protect yourself. But REMEMBER</span><br />
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crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency,
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When Shelia tried to talk to the man, he was immediately unpleasant. She immediately felt something was wrong, and went to the airplane toilet where she left a piece of paper and a pen.<br />
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The girl followed Shelia's instructions, and when Shelia returned to the toilet, she found devastating words on the scrap of paper: "Help me", it said.<br />
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Shelia went straight to the pilot who helped summon the police to meet them upon landing in San Francisco, according to the <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flight-attendant-save-teenage-girl-human-trafficking-secret-note-sheila-frederick-alaska-airlines-a7564506.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b5998; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Independent</a>.<br />
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As it turns out, the girl was a victim of human trafficking and had been kidnapped two months earlier.<br />
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Shelia's encounter and saving of the young victim occured in 2011, when the girl was about 14-years-old. Following the incident, Shelia became a member of Airline Ambassadors International, an organization launched in 2009 by former flight attendant Nancy Rivard to help flight attendants get better training in detecting victims of human trafficking.<br />
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Members of the organization are now working with the US Customs and Border Police to counter human traffic.<br />
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A few weeks after the incident, Shelia received a phone call – it was the young girl she had saved. "Thank you for saving my life," the girl told her.<br />
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The girl had been reunited with her parents and was undergoing therapy to process through her difficult experience.<br />
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The <a href="https://unicef.se/fakta/handel-med-barn" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b5998; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">UN</a> estimates that about 1.2 million children are victims of trafficking each year. Human trafficking is the third largest criminal activity in the world, after drugs and arms.</div>
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No More Crying Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01150591834064661618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135861217986576585.post-35327779869902920182017-07-10T11:16:00.002-07:002017-07-10T11:18:14.035-07:00Wisconsin Man Arrested in Toddler’s Alleged Beating Death: ‘Worst Case of Child Abuse’ Ever Seen<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most of us lead a life free from this kind of heartbreak--the loss of an innocent little child's life because of abuse. This is why awareness is so essential for prevention. Those who are abused but escape this fate might live with PTSD their whole lives, but they live. Those who do not, suffer this child's fate. And it isn't just children who are victims. Domestic and spousal abuse can be just as deadly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bella Capo wrote her book <i>No More Crying Angels</i> (release date October 14, 2017) to bring her own abuse, both childhood and spousal, into the open in order to encourage victims to be victors, not victims. She survived and went on to help so many who walk in her shoes through the Facebook movement, <i>La Bella Mafia</i>.</span><br />
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A Wisconsin man is accused of killing his girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter in what police have called “the worst case of child abuse [we] have ever seen.”</div>
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Juan J. Maravilla, 30, was charged with first degree reckless homicide and child abuse after the girl’s mother brought her bruised body to a Green Bay-area hospital on May 25 after she had died, Green Bay police tell PEOPLE.<br />
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Hospital staff ordered an autopsy immediately, and the “results revealed the toddler’s death was not the result of one act of abuse but repeated abuse over an extended period of time,” Cpt. Kevin Warych of the Green Bay Police Department alleges to PEOPLE. <span style="font-size: 0.9375em;">Warych adds, “This is possibly the worst case of child abuse [we] have ever seen.”</span><br />
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Between the time of the girl’s death and her autopsy report, Maravilla was jailed for an unspecified alleged probation violation, Warych says. Jail records do not indicate the specifics of the alleged violation or the underlying offense.</div>
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No More Crying Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01150591834064661618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135861217986576585.post-51116673941273582042017-07-07T14:37:00.000-07:002017-07-07T14:37:33.491-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>C</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hild abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse and neglect, also leave deep, lasting scars. The earlier abused children get help, the greater chance they have to heal and break the cycle—rather than perpetuate it. By learning about common signs of abuse and what you can do to intervene, you can make a huge difference in a child’s life.</span></b><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Myth: It's only abuse if it's violent.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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No More Crying Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01150591834064661618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135861217986576585.post-85369709720422740442017-06-10T12:14:00.001-07:002017-06-10T12:14:47.933-07:00ABUSE IS ABUSE - PLAIN AND SIMPLE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was talking to MaMa B. ( Morgan St James) recently about something that traumatized me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s so important to
say that it doesn’t matter how much schooling you have, how much education or
establishment .. or even the love you may have for a person. That does NOT make you
immune from abuse and the reaction to abuse happening again. It’s imperative to understand the warning
signs Learn from me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I am no longer a
Child, abuse is still abuse. I have a long time friend who was so close to
my heart I would have given him the world just for being such an amazing friend
for so many years. Then warning signs began pushing me into
(PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Flight or Fight Mode but my first
reaction was DENIAL! How could someone I am this close to hurt me? In his
eyes, it was “all in play.” I walked away from the experience with bruises on my body and my heart and
soul-- him holding an advance copy of my book in one hand saying
he’s for the cause of La Bella Mafia and the other reaching for my throat. Again, “all in play.” I realize I lost a very dear friend because I will not and cannot
stand for “play” of this sort.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also realize that with the dissociative disorder I
developed as a child in order to be able to exist despite so much abuse, and what happened with my ex husband when he turned abusive, the reaction would be naturally there. When I went to give a talk to abused women and children in a secret location for their
protection, I needed to remember what it is like to be hurt
by someone you love and trust. That is how we counsel on the La Bella Mafia Facebook page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s not easy to just… “let go”. You love this person and
you want to make it better for them, but you can’t. We have to dig deep to find
that self worth again. We have to reach down and find that strength in us that we all have in order to
help ourselves and our children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although now I am basically hiding in plain sight, I have been in some form of hiding for nearly eleven years now.. ten years
of therapy, 2 1/2 years of school, a book ready to publish and a movement to help abuse victims. So most people would think
a reaction like like that wouldn’t happen. Let me tell you that it happens to abuse victims who are doctors,
lawyers, teachers, preachers and the list goes on! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I became aware of triggers, I was able to begin the healing stages and
continue on this journey I am on. I am a strong woman .. STRONG
woman… and I take this experience to help others to the FULLEST of my
abilities. My heart is so huge it gets blind sometimes. It happens. So I say to
you.. and to me.. WE ARE WORTH GOOD THINGS! WE DESERVE GOOD THINGS!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With this attitude I am ready to march forward and get the
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love you all and thank you all for your loving support! Paying it forward one more time. God Bless you! BELLA CAPO</span></div>
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domestic violence by moving their belongings at no charge. </b></span></div>
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<a href="https://scontent.flas1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15723613_1294331747291933_1252063017209069099_o.jpg?oh=76e9ca308e7d2cc60f0bd3024834589b&oe=59E34117" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://scontent.flas1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15723613_1294331747291933_1252063017209069099_o.jpg?oh=76e9ca308e7d2cc60f0bd3024834589b&oe=59E34117" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After starting the
company with his brother 18 years ago, owner Aaron Steed was at first surprised
by the calls: "</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’d perio</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dically get calls from someone — usually a woman —
fleeing an abusive relationship. There were a lot of intense moments and crying…
I remember the conversations pretty vividly and feeling a tremendous amount of
panic and sadness."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Handling those phone calls made it very real very quick. As
the jobs went on, we realized we were potentially saving lives.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After
recognizing the scale of the need and unwilling to take money from people in
such distress, the brothers decided to make free moving services for people
fleeing violent situations a company policy.An incredible moving company in
California helps victims of domestic violence by moving their belongings at no
charge.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The company, Meathead Movers, primarily employs student
athletes and works with local domestic violence shelters to ensure that all
movers are trained to handle the tense situations they may encounter during a
move. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Such experiences, Steed believes, are important for his
young employees and their understanding of domestic violence.“I can’t help but think and hope that it changes their perception of
themselves and their ability to have a major impact to do something that can
really help someone in need.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As for the survivors themselves, Meathead Movers’ rapid and
discreet service has been invaluable. “They’re wonderful, sensitive, caring and
enthusiastic.They help
turn something that had been associated with something that was so incredibly
traumatic into a celebration of moving to their new homes and to a new life,” </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">says Kathleen Buczko, executive director of Good Shepherd Shelter, a refuge for homeless women and children in Los Angeles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For those who would like to help, the company asks
supporters to donate to domestic violence shelters in their own communities —
you can find listings for US shelters (<a href="https://www.domesticshelters.org/" target="_blank">https://www.domesticshelters.org/</a>)
and for shelters around the world (<a href="http://www.hotpeachpages.net/" target="_blank">http://www.hotpeachpages.net/</a>). They also encourage other
business owners to get involved in helping end domestic violence at <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.meatheadmovers.com%2Fpledge%2F&h=UAQHupCeCAQGHdelvx5mgGxscxpOEe8xPI7gR-6griHatsQ&enc=AZOOTHcc4XjbJ9ZudnGo27GOcd2sPIrug2f0DF8BWVqUC8qnSymyMZ6yPXnax4X1Q3H9hlnhhwOcyYU2D8QiotbnszftsOwdxO9cA_mxWvQ1Dg63x_RdmNU1LmM2lj61_a4SslMe15JcQBRW6B-lDLenQe8tge4zBcB2t6XV5RxbOhMChukuT1nlBARpvDe3TBA5DQCaaCTuc0n5z6iXNKcS&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.meatheadmovers.com/pledge/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To read more about the compassionate movers of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Meathead-Movers-122957494429370/">Meathead
Movers</a> in the LA Times, visit <a href="http://lat.ms/1TZdG9l" target="_blank">http://lat.ms/1TZdG9l</a></span></div>
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