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P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You
P.S. I Love You (2007)

IMDB rating: 6.90

Plot: Holly Kennedy (Hillary Swank) is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life— a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry (Gerard Butler). So when Gerry’s life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it’s a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly’s 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and “celebrate herself”. In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way; P.S. I Love You. Holly’s mother (Kathy Bates) and best friends (Gina Gershon) and Denise (Lisa Kudrow), begin to worry that Gerry’s letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future. With Gerry’s words as her guide, Holly embarks on a touching, exciting and often hilarious journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.

Directors: LaGravenese Richard

Actors: Butler Gerard,Connick Jr. Harry,Jeffrey Dean Morgan,Canfield Ryan Everett,Collins Marcus,Devon Tony,Doyle Mike,Edwards Chris,Longobardo Sal,Marsters James,Meyer Eliezer,Comedy,Drama,

How long after introducing rice cereal do you try veggies or fruits?
My daughter is 4 months old and she has been eating milupa rice cereal for 2 weeks now. She hasn’t had any problems with it at all ( no allergies or constipation ). I want to introduce oatmeal cereal soon, when is the right time? I also want to start veggies/fruits soon.. I heard your "supposed" to start veggies first from green to orange and then fruit.. is this true?

** P.s – I don’t want to hear comments about babies not needing solids until 6 months.. her doctor advised me to introduce cereal at 4 months and shes a big girl (over 16 pounds). Every baby is different, some can handle solids early and so far she loves it! :)


We started veggies about 2 weeks after the cereal. We were recommended to try veggies first as some children get hooked on the sweetness of fruit and then refuse the vegetables. We were also told to try the same veggie for 4 – 5 days in a row to be sure there is no reaction, we were also told to alternate orange and greens (otherwise you will be in for a surprise in the diaper). After we got through a few weeks of vegetables, we moved onto fruit (alternated with veggies and made sure to stay with one for a few days before moving onto another).

Best wishes!
Tina | Feb 01, 2010


I always waited a week before introducing a different food. That way if she is allergic it will be easy to tell what the culprit is. I have heasrd conflicting stories on starting with veggies vs. fruit. I started with veggies so he wouldn’t get a sweet tooth or be shocked by the different flavor. But was told after that, it didn’t really matter. I agree with you as far as it depends on the child (and parent’s wishes) on when to start solids.
Dalton's Mommy & Kaiah due 2 | Feb 01, 2010


I know that my aunt never gave her kids baby food she gave them what she aunt…off them every type of fruit and veggetables it takes about 8-9 times before some foods taste good.
Princess of a King/#1 Duggar Fan | Feb 01, 2010


Wow, basically everything that the first poster said was what I was going to put
momoftwins | Feb 01, 2010


i waited about 2 in ahalf weeks before i started with carrots and i just did that yesterday. he is doing good with it. and i only gave him 3 spoonfulls to start with and he is doing great he loves them..i started with carrots but if you start with fruit they wont eat there veggies they will want the sweet stuff this i know. from nieces
i love my son wyatt | Feb 01, 2010


Orange veggies usually come first before the green ones….but really there is no science to introducing foods. You can start with fruits or veggies, doesn’t matter. My son started fruit first. The suggestion to starting veggies first is b/c fruits are sweet and babies love sweet fruits which can turn them off from the bland/bitter taste of veggies because they acquire the taste for the fruits and then only want "sweet" things. The only true "rule" for introducing new foods is….Do not introduce more than one new food every 3-4 days. This is to ensure there is no allergy. For example….If you give bananas for the first time today, do not give anything else new until at least thursday. This way if she has an allergy to bananas you will know it. If you give new foods back to back and an allergy occurs, you won’t know which food caused it. My son has never had a problem with rice cereal, so I stuck with it, he’s 7 1/2 months and have been getting cereal since he was 2 months old. I started fruits at about 3 months and veggies around 4 months. Now at 7 1/2 months he’s eating fruit and cereal for breakfast and for dinner he gets a combination of meat and veggie and a lil fruit for dessert. If your dr advised solids, you can give whatever you would like! If you are going to start with veggies I suggest the orange ones because they are a lil sweeter of a veggie and will attract the baby a bit more than the green ones. Sweet potatoes/carrots/squash are my son’s favs. Best of luck!
Sourkandy19 | Feb 01, 2010


Basically, as for types of cereal, as soon as you are sure there’s no allergy, try oatmeal, then barley.

Cereal is more of a "practice" food, and good for thickening up stage one foods. Fruits and veggies are fine as soon as your child can take from a spoon (and your doc says ok). Do one at a time to make sure there are no allergies, but there is no real order. I suggest starting with veggies just to give her a "taste" for them so she’ll be healthier later on but other than that, the order doesn’t matter.

Only thing is to make sure your child takes a bottle first to get all her nutrients. That way she doesn’t "fill up" on fruits/veggies first and then miss out on her nutrients from the bottle. I suggest a 6-8 oz bottle followed by fruit/veggie, and then maybe a couple more oz of formula after if she’s still hungry — more just to "wash it down".
Sara's Mommy | Feb 01, 2010


they really dont want you to feed them anything but rice cereal until 6 months but anywhere after a week.just be sure do only one fruit of veg for a whole week.
Adalynn's mommy! Oct 2 2009 | Feb 01, 2010

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Heist

Heist
Heist (2001)

IMDB rating: 6.40

Plot: David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don’t. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman’s youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVito). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected.

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Directors: Mamet David

Actors: Rockwell Sam,Hackman Gene,DeVito Danny,Lindo Delroy,Acker Ricky,Pidgeon Rebecca,Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

Thief/Heist music suggestions?
I am trying to find like some music themed for a heist type situation, need help.
You know how it has like the upbeat cymbal with a flute or something like that, if you need an example, look up Spore Soundtrack : Raiding the Pantry on YouTube. Any good suggestions?


"Blues for Brother George Jackson"–Archie Shepp

-AE

| Feb 01, 2010

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Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957)

IMDB rating: 8.60

Plot: In Stanley Kubrick’s “Paths of Glory” war is viewed in terms of power. This mesmerizing, urgent film about a true episode in World War I combines the idea that class differences are more important than national differences with the cannon-fodder theory of war, the theory that soldiers are merely pawns in the hands of generals who play at war is if it were a game of chess. The result of this amazing film has been the emergence of one of the great talents in contemporary cinema, the master whose greatest work was yet to come.

Directors: Kubrick Stanley

Actors: Douglas Kirk,Meeker Ralph,Menjou Adolphe,Macready George,Morris Wayne,Morris Wayne,Anderson Richard,Turkel Joe,Hausner Jerry,Capell Peter,Capell Peter,Meyer Emile,Freed Bert,Dibbs Kem,Crime,Drama,War,

Paths of Glory questions?
1. Why is it called Paths of Glory?
2.Why might it have been called an anti- war film?
3. In the last scene, why is the song so important, what is its significance?


1. The title comes from a poem by Thomas Gray called "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard":

http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Poetry /Elegy.htm

…Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;
Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile
The short and simple annals of the Poor.

The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave,
Awaits alike th’ inevitable hour:-
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.<<

Nor you, ye Proud, impute to these the fault
If Memory o’er their tomb no trophies raise,
Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault
The pealing anthem swells the note of praise….

The poem is written about a familiar theme: we are all equal in death, and yet in life, the generals send the privates to die because they are "better."

2. The film demonstrates that many maneuvers on the battlefield are not done to win the war, but to satisfy the pride of generals and leaders who want their names in the history books. The General in Paths of Glory wants to be known as the one who took "the Ant Hill" — but it’s the men in the trenches who face the machine guns and barbed wire…they are paying the price so some general can be immortalized in a museum somewhere.

3. The last scene is something of a non-sequitor; the trial is over, the court martial has been concluded, and three guinea pigs have been shot as a token gesture of punishment. (One, as I recall, was picked because he was a witness to real cowardice — and he had to be put away.)

After this, the men are in a bar, drunk and crude, boorish even; when a young woman is dragged on stage to sing, the men go wild and she is scared for her life. Kirk Douglas (Colonel Dax) passes outside and, listening to their din, feels a sneer of contempt for them. Maybe, for a moment, he feels sympathy with the Generals — the enlisted men are pigs, they deserve to die…

But when the nervous woman starts to sing, the soldiers feel a sense of their hopelessness; they are trapped, and she is trapped. Even though she is a civilian, she is in danger too; a stray artillery shell could demolish half her village and her with it. In a moment of unspoken empathy, they start to sing with her, and Dax realizes that the men have some redeeming characteristics after all, and lets them have 10 more minutes before they have to fall out.

blunderbuss | Mar 16, 2008

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Spiderwick Chronicles, The

Spiderwick Chronicles, The
Spiderwick Chronicles, The (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.10

Plot: Once upon a time, upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames it all on Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what’s really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.

Spiderwick Chronicles, The

Directors:

Actors: Highmore Freddie,Nolte Nick,Strathairn David,Rogen Seth,Short Martin,McCarthy Andrew,Fennell Tod,Lavalley Jeremy,Jones Tyler Patrick,Switzer Kyle,Adventure,Family,Fantasy,Thriller,

Any good books for 12 year old girl?
Ok, I need some books for a 12 year old. She already read the Twilight collection, Number the Stars, The Spiderwick Chronicles, all the Amber Brown books, The Diary of Anne Frank, all of the Harry Potter books, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The 39 Clues, R.L. Stine books, Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath, The Cat that Ate my Gym suit, Ella Enchanted, books by Roald Dahl, The Sword of Truth, The Chronicles of Narnia, and all of the Judy Blume books.


Scott Westerfeld is an awesome writer. She might like Uglies, Pretties and Specials.

I also enjoyed the Princess and the Dragon books by Patricia Wrede. Robin McKinley’s The Blue Sword and Hero and the Crown.

Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series is a delight. Start with the Harper Hall books. Dragon Drums, Dragon Singer, Dragon Song.

redunicorn | Jan 28, 2010


How wonderful that she reads so much! What about ‘Fairest’ by the same author of Ella Enchanted or The Percy Jackson books.
Miss Carissa | Jan 27, 2010


ella enchanted!!

amazing grace

a great and terrible beauty
Anne | Jan 27, 2010


these are just short books but she might like them…my daughter iss 11 and she likes them.
there called
The Chronicles Of Vladamir Tod
theres 3 books in the series, its about a vampire boy whose parents died in a house fire.
x_4_manda | Jan 27, 2010


A really good series is House of Night
Sam P | Jan 27, 2010


Little House on the Prairie books.
Books by S.E. Hinton
Vet's Daughter | Jan 27, 2010


She seems like an excellent reader. =)

Have her try the Blue Bloods series. I think she’d like it. =)
me | Jan 27, 2010


hmm let’s see…….
house of night series idk author(vampires…not like twilight)
immortals series by alyson noel
hush,hush(which is going to be a series)idk author(fallen angel)
shiver by maggie stiefvater(werewolves)
the hunger games series(awesome!!)(ppl and stupid govt)
fallen(ok but the other’s i’ve listed are way better)by lauren kate(fallen angels)
of course if 4 some reason u havent read it…twilight series
wounded by stephen cole(series)(werewolves but not all them are good..actually most bad in this book)
the host-twilight author
blood and chocolate by idk(werewolves)
umm i kno im missin some but thats all i can thank of…hush,hush and beautiful creatures my fav.

(sorry if i mentioned books u already said)
team jacob | Jan 27, 2010


Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. It’s a Norman Rockwell painting done in dark, mysterious tones about friendship between next door neighbors, relationships with fathers, books, libraries and a mysterious carnival that rolls into town in the middle of the night that changes everything that comes after it. Bradbury’s best.
http://bit.ly/SomethingWicked
Alice | Jan 28, 2010


The Tiger Princess, a fantasy/adventure story by Sarah Renee is an animal story about a brave tiger named Saderia who’s parents, the King and Queen, mysteriously disappeared ten years ago, and how she tries to discover what really happened to them. It is great for a twelve year old girl. You can get it on Amazon.com.
SaderiaTiger | Jan 28, 2010

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Monster

Monster
Monster (2003)

IMDB rating: 7.40

Plot: A dark tale based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, one of America’s first female serial killers. Wuornos had a difficult and cruel childhood plagued by abuse and drug use in Michigan. She became a prostitute by the age of thirteen, the same year she became pregnant. She eventually moved to Florida where she began earning a living as a highway prostitute—servicing the desires of semi-truck drivers. The tale focuses on the nine month period between 1989 and 1990, during which Wuornos had a lesbian relationship with a woman named Selby. And during that very same time, she also began murdering her clientele in order to get money without using sex. This turned the tables on a rather common phenomena of female highway prostitutes being the victims of serial killers—instead Wuornos, herself, carried out the deeds of a cold-blooded killer.

Directors: Jenkins Patty

Actors: Dern Bruce,Tergesen Lee,Vince Pruitt Taylor,St. John Marco,Macaulay Marc,Wilson Scott,Blackwell Rus,Ware Tim,Jones Stephan,Rice Brett,Biography,Crime,Drama,Romance,Thriller,

Runescape: Best training for members?
What is the best place to train for members? I’m currently training on lvl 75 ankous. My combat is 100.
I’m also looking to make some cash while im doing this. so any monsters that give good drop and are easy and fast to train with
Suggestions?


Slayer. Great bank maker and good for any level.
Clapton | Feb 07, 2010

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Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.00

Plot: The memoirs of Captain Charles Ryder who is stationed at Brideshead Castle during WWII and remembers his involvement with the owners of the Brideshead estate: the aristocratic yet Catholic Flyte family and in particular brother and sister Sebastian and Julia.

Directors: Jarrold Julian

Actors: Goode Matthew,Morrison Thomas,Barrass David,Carlile Stephen,Barnes Peter,Malahide Patrick,Teverson Richard,Beattie Joseph,Whishaw Ben,Walker Roger,Stoppard Ed,Drama,

help me to choose ???????
wat to watch ??
…….
1-Last Chance Harvey
2-Inglorious Basterd
3-Brideshead Revisited
4-21 Grams
5-25th Hour
…..

Thanxx in advance
nope.. n God bless subtitles :p


inglorios bastards but do you now german?

caveman | Jan 16, 2010


Inglorious Bastards!
xXxXxEatmewhileimhotxXxXx | Jan 16, 2010


Inglourious Basterds
Jerrence | Jan 16, 2010


Inglourious Basterds.
Sally Kay | Jan 16, 2010

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Transformers: The Movie, The

Transformers: The Movie, The
Transformers: The Movie, The (1986)

IMDB rating: 7.20

Plot: It is the year 2005. The war between The Autobots and Decepticons has escalated all the way to Cybertron, which the Decepticons have reclaimed. The Autobots, without Optimus Prime after a conflict on Earth takes his life, must now face a destiny they know nothing of. Megatron and a group of forsaken Decepticons have been reformed by the ultimate transformer, a planet consuming demon known as Unicron into even deadlier warriors. Now Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus must destroy The Autobot Matrix of Leadership for Unicron’s glory or suffer the horrific destruction of Cybertron. However, Optimus Prime has decreed that an Autobot will rise from his rank and use the power of The Matrix to light the darkest hour of the Autobots. With Hot Rod facing responsibility for Prime’s death, he feels he may be able to use the power of the Matrix to turn the tide of the Cybertronian Wars and stop Unicron. Until all are one, the future of the Autobots and Decepticons is uncertain.

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Directors: Shin Nelson

Actors: Alden Norman,Alden Norman,Angel Jack,Bell Michael,Bell Michael,Bell Michael,Bell Michael,Berger Gregg,Burghardt Arthur,Burton Corey,Burton Corey,Burton Corey,Carmel Roger C.,Carmel Roger C.,Animation,Action,Adventure,Family,Sci-Fi,

Who will win the Razzie 4 Worst Screenplay?
The nominees are…

"Al About Steve"
screenplay by Kim Barker

"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra"
screenplay by Stuart Beattie & David Elliot & Paul Lovett
based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe

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Angel Heart

Angel Heart
Angel Heart (1987)

IMDB rating: 7.10

Plot: Harry Angel is a private investigator. He is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite. As he begins to investigate, all the people he contacts concerning Johnny are killed in mysterious ways. As he finds out more about himself and his client he discovers that he is fighting for his very existence and is forced to deal with the devil himself.

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Directors: Parker Alan

Actors: De Niro Robert,Rourke Mickey,Fontelieu Stocker,McGhee Brownie,Higgins John Michael,Keener Eliott,Gordone Charles,Florek Dann,Buck George,Orange Gerald,Horror,Thriller,Mystery,

Do Muslims really support violence?
I’m a Christian and I used to think that Muslim extremists killed people just because. Now I’ve decided to look into it somewhat and found that any Muslim who doesn’t kill anyone during their life is being irrational or incoherent with what they claim to believe–but perhaps a Muslim could prove me wrong. And unless a Muslim DOES prove me wrong, I’m not going to blame those people who curse at Muslim passerby’s. Here are a few verses–note they might be incorrect:

The following are only some of the verses in the Qur’an that can and have been used in the history of Islam in support of violence in the name of God and the glories of martyrdom in a holy war.

2:190-193 "Fight in the cause of God those who fight you … And slay them wherever ye catch them … And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression and there prevail justice and faith in God …"

2:216 "Fighting is prescribed for you and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But God knoweth and ye know not."

2:224 "Then fight in the cause of God and know that God heareth and knoweth all things."

3:157-158 "And if ye are slain or die in the way of God, forgiveness and mercy from God are far better than all they could amass. And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! It is unto God that ye are brought together."

3:169 "Think not of those who are slain in God’s way as dead. Nay, they live finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord."

3:195 "… Those who have … fought or been slain, verily I will blot out from them their iniquities and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath; a reward from the presence of God …"

4:101 "… For the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies."

4:74, 75 "Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of God whether he is slain or gets victory, soon shall we give him a reward of great (value). Those who believe fight in the cause of God and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil, so fight ye against the friends of Satan, feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan."

4:89 "They but wish that ye should reject faith as they do, and thus be on the same footing as they. But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of God. But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them

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Aenigma

Aenigma
Aenigma (1987)

IMDB rating: 4.40

Plot: Kathy is an outcast at an elite New England boarding school whom lands in a coma resulting from accidentally being hit by a car during a cruel practical joke against her by several car loads of her tormentors. A little later, Eva, a new arrival to the school, takes over Kathy’s old room and begins socializing with some of the girls responsible for Kathy’s condition. It turns out that Eva is a pawn under the control of the comatose Kathy from her hospital bed in seeing revenge against those whom did her wrong, while Kathy’s physician, meets and begins dating Eva whom also targets his latest girlfriend.

Directors: Fulci Lucio

Actors: Martin Jared,Acerbi Riccardo,Bjelogrlic Dragan,Lesic Zoran,Colovic Rade,Horror,

Aenigma (1987)

Kathy is an outcast at an elite New England boarding school whom lands in a coma resulting from accidentally being hit by a car during a cruel practical joke against her by several car loads of her tormentors. A little later, Eva, a new arrival to the school, takes over Kathy’s old room and begins socializing with some of the girls responsible for Kathy’s condition. It turns out that Eva is a pawn under the control of the comatose Kathy from her hospital bed in seeing revenge against those whom did her wrong, while Kathy’s physician, meets and begins dating Eva whom also targets his latest girlfriend.

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Dead Set

Dead Set
Dead Set (2008)

IMDB rating: 8.40

Plot: During a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.

Directors: Demange Yann

Actors: Ahmed Riz,Brown Warren,Deacon Adam,Eldon Kevin,Nyman Andy,Comedy,Drama,Horror,Thriller,

1995 Dodge Caravan Base 6 cyl. 3.0 ltr. engine timing problem?
Had an oil leak with valve cover and distributor adaptor (front cam). I have changed out the o-ring and 2 seals, valve cover gasket and plug, I marked the cam to head, distributor to adaptor, and rotor button to distributor before removing anything. I marked the spark plug wires to rotor cap. When replacing the camshaft gear the timing belt was moved. When I lined all my marks back up and torqued everything down, the engine will not crank. It turns over but does not engage. I have fire coming form coil wire. My brother -in – law came over and helped me turn the engine to top dead center and we placed the rotor button at firing order #1 plug. Still engine will turn over but will not engage (crank). My question is. How would I go about resetting both front and rear cams with engine set to top dead center. I believe when my ex was putting the timing belt back on, the rear camshaft was turned. So I need to get the engine back to top dead center and make sure the front and rear camshaft gears are in time as well. Please help. Cannot make heads or tails from my Haynes with this problem


go to dodge dealer [I know before you curse me...and them] the parts dept of dealers should NOT be lumped in with rest of hated operation,,,parts dept people are smarter and friendlier,,they will impart wisdom for free…

I know what you mean about haynes,,i prefer chilton but since they are now owned by same co they both such equally
pedro7of9 | Feb 08, 2010

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