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• Cambridge News published Woman had knife on Parker's Piece

  09-09-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It took five police officers to detain a woman who was spotted with a knife on Parker's Piece, a court has been told. They had to use a van to transport Wendy Phillips, 41, to the nearby Parkside police station. But Phillips was given a conditional discharge at Cambridge Crown Court after spending three months behind bars on remand for an offence which would not normally have attracted a prison sentence. Judge Gareth Hawkesworth told Phillips he hoped she would be able to return to her...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Reaction to 40-month sentence for hit-and-run driver Jan Adamec

  09-09-2016 18:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  News readers have had their say on the sentencing of Jan Adamec, who has been jailed for 40 months for causing injury by dangerous driving. The 40-year-old Czech national, who has British citizenship, drove his car into footballers Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs in July, leaving them for dead, and then fleeing the scene. When police came to his address in Haverhill he attempted to escape out a window, and later claimed he had hit a deer. At Cambridge Crown Court today he received the maximum...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Revealed: how much MBAs are worth

  09-09-2016 18:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  If you are doing an MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School you have probably already worked out that you are going to make more money than most.Confirmation of this comes from salary benchmarker Emolument, which finds that Judge alumni earn on average £156k in salary and bonus, putting the Cambridge University business school at number three in the charts, behind Chicago Booth (£167k) and Columbia (£160k), but ahead of mighty Harvard (£142k).Oxford's Said Business School.
  
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• Cambridge News published This is the mugshot of Jan Adamec, the man who crushed footballer...

  09-09-2016 18:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  This is the tearful face of Jan Adamec, the dangerous driver jailed for seriously injuring footballers Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs. The 40-year-old father of two was driving over the speed limit without headlights when he crushed the pair, who were changing a tyre by the side of the road, at around 11pm on Dullingham Road, on July 1.
  Despite them both having switched on the hazard lights on their cars, wearing high-vis jackets and carrying torches, Adamec, a Czech national with British...
  
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• Cambridge News commented This is the mugshot of Jan Adamec, the man who crushed footballer...

  09-09-2016 18:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  This is the tearful face of Jan Adamec, the dangerous driver jailed for seriously injuring footballers Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs. The 40-year-old father of two was driving over the speed limit without headlights when he crushed the pair, who were changing a tyre by the side of the road, at around 11pm on Dullingham Road, on July 1.
  Despite them both having switched on the hazard lights on their cars, wearing high-vis jackets and carrying torches, Adamec, a Czech national with British...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge backlash over grammar school plans – but Theresa...

  09-09-2016 17:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Plans to reintroduce grammar schools have been branded "crazy" and "completely regressive" after Theresa May announced a raft of proposals to reform the education system. The prime minister's words were met with dismay from Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner, who said he would fight the proposals at "every single level". In her first domestic speech since getting the keys to number 10, the prime minster said the ban on selective schools had set pupils back and said her changes to...
  
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• Cambridge News published Rio Paralympics: Louis Rolfe to race for a cycling bronze medal

  09-09-2016 17:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Louis Rolfe will race for bronze in the men's C2 3km individual pursuit at the Rio Paralympics.The 19-year-old Cambridge racer was the fourth fastest in qualifying in the velodrome this afternoon.Rolfe, who studies at Cambridge Regional College clocked 3min 49.908sec, and he will go up against Colombia's Alvaro Becerra Galvis for the bronze medal tonight.China's Guihua Liang registered a Paralympic record of 3.42.916 as he topped the qualifying list, and he will race against Canada's...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Rio Paralympics: Louis Rolfe to race for a cycling bronze medal

  09-09-2016 17:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Louis Rolfe will race for bronze in the men's C2 3km individual pursuit at the Rio Paralympics.The 19-year-old Cambridge racer was the fourth fastest in qualifying in the velodrome this afternoon.Rolfe, who studies at Cambridge Regional College clocked 3min 49.908sec, and he will go up against Colombia's Alvaro Becerra Galvis for the bronze medal tonight.China's Guihua Liang registered a Paralympic record of 3.42.916 as he topped the qualifying list, and he will race against Canada's...
  
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• Cambridge News published Greene King's cautious outlook as it prepares for Brexit fall-out

  09-09-2016 17:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Greene King saw sales grow slightly in the first 18 weeks of the year, but the brewery has warned of potential challenges posed by the fall-out from the Brexit vote. A trading update for the first period of the year from the Bury St Edmund's firm, which runs pubs and restaurants across the region, revealed that its pub company and pub partners divisions saw 1.7% and 4.5% growth of income respectively, though the volume of own-brewed sales declined 0.5% during that time. The company said warm...
  
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• Cambridge News published Free walking groups for all abilities are launched in city

  09-09-2016 17:09 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Six new walking groups have been launched in Cambridge in a bid to keep residents healthy. The Walk Local groups are free to join and have been designed to be inclusive to everyone, regardless of age or fitness. The walks all last about an hour - except those leaving from Addenbrooke's which last thirty minutes - and have been delivered by charity Sustrans. Project officer Philip Broadbent-Yale said: "We particularly want to encourage those who might not ordinarily consider going for...
  
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• Cambridge News published Steve Reich, Murray Perahia and Tamsin Waley Cohen set for...

  09-09-2016 16:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Top stars are lined up to take the stage at this year's Cambridge Music Festival. Composer Steve Reich, pianist Murray Perahia and violinist Tamsin Waley Cohen will all perform at the festival, which is backed by the News and runs from November 8 to 24 – and the box office is open now.A spokeswoman said: "This year's festival pushes more musical boundaries than ever, and will be opened by a musician who many think of as simply the most influential musician of the last 50...
  
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• Cambridge News published Rio Paralympics: Pamela Relph and Great Britain crew cruise into...

  09-09-2016 16:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Pamela Relph and her crew-mates cruised into Sunday's adaptive mixed coxed fours A final at the Paralympics. The Histon-based rower was in the boat alongside Grace Clough, Daniel Brown, James Fox and cox Oliver James. They competed in the first heat and triumphed in a time of 3min 25.08sec as they went straight through to ensure they will defend the title they won in London four years ago. The Great Britain crew were almost five seconds quicker than runners-up China, who finished in...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Aldi announces major recruitment drive for more than 60 roles...

  09-09-2016 16:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A major supermarket chain has launched a recruitment drive for more than 60 new positions at a number of its stores across Cambridgeshire. Aldi is looking to hire 40 store assistants and 10 stock assistants, as well as three assistant store managers, six deputy store managers and four apprentices. The roles will be at the chain's existing stores in Thetford, Ely and Cambridge in addition to its new store which is due to open in Huntingdon later this year. Graham Hetherington, Aldi regional...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Safety fears after pupils forced to avoid lorries at new...

  09-09-2016 16:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  "Horrified" parents have said they fear for their children's safety after claiming pupils as young as 5 had to duck in and out of lorries when they arrived back at school this week. Pictures taken outside the new Pathfinder Primary School in Northstowe show several trucks parked along its main access route in scenes one parent called "absolute madness". The school is being used by children and staff from Hatton Park Primary School as a temporary home for the next year while...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Hit-and-run driver Jan Adamec jailed over Newmarket crash which...

  09-09-2016 14:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A hit-and-run driver has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment after a crash near Newmarket which left one victim having to have his legs amputated. Jan Adamec, 40, of Shetland Road, Haverhill, crashed his Ford Focus into Shaun Whiter, 27, on Dullingham Road on July 1, as the Newmarket Town football player helped a friend to change a car tyre. Today he appeared before Judge Jonathan Haworth at Cambridge Crown Court for sentencing and was given a minimum of 5 years reduced by a third, which...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Top dining award goes to The Cock at Hemingford Grey

  09-09-2016 14:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The team at The Cock pub in Hemingford Grey is celebrating after it was named Cambridgeshire's Dining Pub of the Year. It is a title the Hemingford Grey pub has held in the Good Pub Guide awards eight times in the last 12 years and has been awarded the title for 2017 in the newly-published guide. Oliver Thain, co-owner, said: "We are absolutely thrilled to once again win this award. "We've worked incredibly hard as a team to keep the business consistently on the front foot. We...
  
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• Cambridge News published Glaucoma diagnosis could be about to get easier thanks to...

  09-09-2016 13:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Eye-catching technology from a Cambridge firm could be used to quickly diagnose and monitor glaucoma. The Viewi optical concept developed by Cambridge Consultants shows how it could be possible for patients to monitor their vision at home and avoid regular trips to the opticians. Glaucoma affects more than 60 million people worldwide. It leads to optic nerve damage as a result of abnormally high fluid pressure inside the eye. The most common form is open-angle glaucoma, which is a hereditary...
  
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• Cambridge News published Amey Cespa fined £50,000 after composting site smell made...

  09-09-2016 13:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The operators of a composting site next to Cambridge Research Park have been fined £50,000 after its smell made nearby workers feel sick, a court has heard. Amey Cespa, which operates the site, was also ordered to pay £13,336 in costs after a court heard an employee at the reseach park, based in Waterbeach, was suddenly sick at work in July 2014. The firm that the employee worked for had reported an increase in sickness rates and eventually gave up its lease on the property, at a...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Amey Cespa fined £50,000 after composting site smell made...

  09-09-2016 13:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The operators of a composting site next to Cambridge Research Park have been fined £50,000 after its smell made nearby workers feel sick, a court has heard. Amey Cespa, which operates the site, was also ordered to pay £13,336 in costs after a court heard an employee at the reseach park, based in Waterbeach, was suddenly sick at work in July 2014. The firm that the employee worked for had reported an increase in sickness rates and eventually gave up its lease on the property, at a...
  
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• Cambridge News published 'Singapore style' traffic police praised for dealing with...

  09-09-2016 12:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police officers using 'Singapore style' traffic control using hand signals have been praised for dealing with gridlock in Cambridge caused by a lorry after a crash. The incident happened on Milton Road causing traffic congestion around the north of the city during the evening rush hour on Wednesday. Richard Taylor, a resident of the road and blogger, captured the efforts by police to keep traffic flowing and praised officers for adopting what he called the 'Singapore style' of controlling...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cam On! - Names for patrol boat for Cambridge flood in

  09-09-2016 12:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 30 name suggestions have flooded in for a patrol boat in Cambridge which has been bought to police the River Cam. The craft is now the new weapon in the punt wars and to help with rescues, boat races and even to support police on raids. The Conservators of the River Cam have been flooded with name suggestions for the boat which will also be used to help block angry swans during boat races. Jed Ramsay, river manager for the Conservators, put out a plea in the news for name...
  
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• LydiaFallon published ​Hotel du Vin launches a gin-inspired afternoon tea menu

  09-09-2016 11:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Us Brits love afternoon tea. It's a fact of life that we're physically incapable of turning down a scone. We also love a cheeky gin. Put those two delights TOGETHER and it's going to equal something pretty wonderful really, isn't it?Well, three cheers for Hotel du Vin, who have only gone and done exactly that. The fabulous boutique hotel in Trumpington Street has teamed up with Fever-Tree to launch a gin-inspired afternoon tea menu, the "perfect pairing for a naughty but nice...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridgeshire drivers urged to plan ahead as roads get busier...

  09-09-2016 10:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Drivers in Cambridgeshire have been warned the county's roads could be busier than usual this weekend due to the upcoming air show in Duxford. The Duxford Air Show: Meet the Fighters will take place at Duxford's Imperial War Museum (IWM) on Saturday (September 10) and Sunday (September 11). Highways England has asked drivers to check conditions before they set off and not to travel to the air show unless they have a ticket. The air show is advance tickets only. Anyone travelling through...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge pedestrian suffers 'serious' injuries after collision...

  09-09-2016 10:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A pedestrian was taken to hospital with "serious" injuries last night (Thursday) after she was involved in a collision with a motorbike in Cambridge. The accident happened on Hills Road shortly after 5pm. Cambridgeshire police were called at 5.10pm to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a motorcycle.
  Read more: Cambridge Association of Architects hits out at City Deal plansA spokesman said: "The pedestrian, an 18-year-old girl, suffered serious but not...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Prost! Beer fans out in force as first Cambridge Oktoberfest gets...

  09-09-2016 09:57 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Beer drinkers were out in force last night as Cambridge's very first Oktoberfest got under way on Jesus Green. Complete with live music and a tent large enough for 1,200 people, the inaugural festivities proved a hit with visitors from across the region.Specially-brewed Oktoberfest beer was brought in all the way from Bavaria and there were also a number of edible specialities to try, including Brezel, Bratwurst and Schnitzel.Read more: Everything you need to know about the...
  
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• chris elliott published Have a Poké around this weekend at Open Cambridge festival

  09-09-2016 09:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Does Cambridge University have a Professor Pikachu, a Dr Dragonite or a Vice-Chancellor Vaporeon? Cultural Cambridge meets cult game this weekend as a new map published by the organisers of Cambridge's popular Open Cambridge weekend festival give Pokémon Go devotees the chance to play their way around the city's historical highlights.The festival, coordinated by the university, began yesterday, with events from tours of the new David Attenborough Building and a behind-the-scenes...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Plymouth Argyle v Cambridge United: James Dunne injury gives...

  09-09-2016 08:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Shaun Derry is convinced Cambridge United have the players capable of covering for James Dunne when they travel to Plymouth in Sky Bet League Two tomorrow. Dunne is expected to be back in less than a month after being stretchered off with an ankle injury in last Saturday's goalless draw at Mansfield. But although bottom-of-the-table United do not have an exact replica of the holding midfielder in their ranks, Derry feels others can step in and do a job breaking up play as they search for...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Stefan Liebenberg on "David versus Goliath" battle for Cambridge...

  09-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Stefan Liebenberg would love Cambridge to give Rosslyn Park a bloody nose in what he describes as a "David versus Goliath battle" tomorrow. The captain and his team-mates head to south-west London to take on a side who are no strangers to the upper reaches of the National League One table. But Cambridge can take encouragement from a narrow 31-29 defeat on Rosslyn Park's artificial surface in pre-season, as well as from pushing Plymouth all the way before succumbing 23-18 in their...
  
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• CambridgeNews published St Ives Town set to boost attack with former Cambridge United...

  09-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  St Ives Town are hoping to have former Cambridge United youngster Justin Leavers signed up before tomorrow's Evo-Stik League, Premier Division home encounter with pace-setting Chippenham. Leavers left United at the end of last season having come through their youth system and has been playing for Ryman League side Ware. But the teenage striker was set to train with the Saints for the first time last night before registering for action. Manager Ricky Marheineke said: "He's a local boy...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Lou Handy wants Mildenhall to get right balance after promotion...

  09-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Striking the perfect balance between strengthening the squad and backing home-grown talent is the aim for Mildenhall as they prepare for life back in the Gibbs Denley East Anglian Premier League. The team, led by captain Ben Shepperson, wrapped up the Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship, Division One title last weekend thanks to a seven-wicket victory over Hadleigh. They round off their successful campaign away to Haverhill tomorrow, but thoughts have already turned to their first...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Lee Clarke and Dan Gleeson both want better in St Neots...

  09-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Lee Clarke believes St Neots Town owe their fans a response when they entertain Cambridge City in an Evo-Stik League Southern, Premier Division derby tomorrow. The Saints crashed 4-1 in their FA Cup, first qualifying round replay at Stamford on Tuesday and player-assistant manager Clarke, who is in charge with Andy Davies away, said he expected much more from his side. He said: "It's the perfect opportunity to put the wrongs right. Alex Archer was the only one to perform at the level...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Dedicated Mike Dimambro receives national rugby award at...

  09-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Cambridge rugby legend is celebrating his success after winning a prestigious prize at the Crabbie's National Rugby Awards at Twickenham. Mike Dimambro, 82, was presented with the Crabbie's Lifetime Achievement Award at the home of English rugby on September 1, at an event attended by England internationals Chris Robshaw, Danny Care and Alex Goode as well as members of the Olympic silver medal-winning rugby sevens side. Bristol-born Dimambro has dedicated the last 40 years of his life to...
  
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• Cambridge News published Murdered Cambridge student Giulio Regeni had 'letters' carved on...

  09-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Murdered Cambridge student, Giulio Regeni, had "mysterious letters" carved onto his body when he was found, it has been reported.Guilio was killed in Cairo in February. He had been studying for a PhD at Girton College in Cambridge. He was last seen as he walked to meet friends in Cairo, where he was studying the formation of Egyptian trade unions.The Egyptian authorities have said he was killed by a criminal gang, an assertion widely disputed by international experts, who have accused...
  
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• Cambridge News commented City Deal chairman Lewis Herbert responds to Cambridge architects...

  09-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  City Deal chairman Lewis Herbert has responded to a letter from the Cambridge Association of Architects which raises concerns over the direction they see the plans going.In response to the letter, Cllr Herbert wrote: " I write on behalf of the City Deal Board and would like to thank you very much for your helpful letter. As you say, he City Deal is a fantastic opportunity for Cambridge and the surrounding area and a one off chance to improve our wonderful City and rebalance the current car...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge Association of Architects have 'serious concerns' over...

  09-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Local architects said they have 'serious concerns' over City Deal plans claiming they are "being pushed forward without adequate regard for the wider impact the proposals will have on the urban fabric." However, City Deal chiefs retaliated yesterday after The Cambridge Association of Architects (CAA) sent a letter to the Greater Cambridge City Deal executive board expressing concerns over the possible effects on the city . In the letter, they say: "The CAA believe that the City Deal...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Mike Gillick signs for Shelford from Cambridge ahead of...

  09-09-2016 07:59 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Dick Matthews is delighted to have welcomed Mike Gillick to Shelford and is looking forward to him making an impact on and off the pitch. The utility back has made the switch from neighbours Cambridge to the Davey Field ahead of Shelford's first home National League Three London & SE match of the season against Colchester tomorrow. And director of rugby Matthews feels Gillick's experience will come in very handy. "We're delighted to have signed Mike Gillick from Cambridge and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge company could develop world's first Zika vaccine

  09-09-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A company that has just two members of staff at its Cambridge base could develop the first Zika vaccine in the world. Cambridge-based Excivion, which contracts around 30 scientists worldwide, has received a government grant of £500,000 towards its work on the vaccine. The company has partnered with American pharma firm Xenetic Biosciences to develop technologies to deliver the vaccine. They are working on "micro-encapsulation" technology for the jab. This could increase the...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Rio Paralympics: Swimmer Harriet Lee wins a silver medal

  09-09-2016 00:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Harriet Lee won a silver medal in the SB9 100m breaststroke at the Rio Paralympics.The Cambourne swimmer recorded a personal best of 1min 16.87sec to earn an upgrade on the bronze medal she won at London 2012.Netherlands' Lisa Kruger won gold in 1.15.40.Lee said: "I just wanted to get out there. The last four years have been a struggle so to get down to this point and swim that time in that race, I feel so happy."I have such amazing support back home and Team Lee have been phenomenal....
  
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