Gargi's

An Athlete's Prayer

2009-10-30T15:45:00.000+05:30

It was right before the big one and the player said,
"Excuse me guys for just a sec while I go bow my head."
And in the quiet of that room
The player prayed,
"Oh God if nothing hear me now
I know that fate is made."

"So help us Lord to win this game,
It's the big one, man, you see,
If we lose this game that's it for us,
Please do this, Lord, for me."

And as his body knelt in prayer,
He looked up to the sky,
"And while I'm here, and have some time,
I need to ask you why?"

"They say you never help teams win,
Just do it once I pray,
We will pay you back in kinder deeds
Or in another way."

"The reason I can't help you win,"
The Lord just then replied,
"Is as you're asking me to win,
So is the other side."

"I'm everybody's father and
I must not take one side,
So games are played all on your own
Or they would all be tied."

"But that doesn't mean you shouldn't pray,"
He answered him with care,
"You can pray that players don't get hurt
And that all the calls are fair."

"And then I won't just watch the game,
I'll bless it with my care,
Because dear son you need to learn
That life's not always fair."

And while the player heard this voice,
He bowed his head in prayer,
"I pray for fairness", said the boy
"And for your tender care."

"You shall be blessed," the Lord replied,
"Your team and you the same,
And now will you excuse me boy,
I cannot miss the game."

2009-09-23T12:26:00.000+05:30

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, oh, oh

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, yeah, yeah

Wacky Town Names

2009-07-31T13:03:00.001+05:30

Towns that boast . . .

Beauty, KY
Best, TX
Bountiful, UT
Carefree, AZ
Celebration, FL
Friendly, WV
Happy Camp, CA
Happyland, CT
Ideal, GA
Lovely, KY
Luck Stop, KY
Magic City, ID
Paradise, MI
Smileyberg, KS
Success, MO
What Cheer, IA

. . . and towns that don't.

Boring, OR
Dinkytown, MN
Eek, AK
Embarrass, WI
Flat, TX
Greasy, OK
Gripe, AZ
Hardscrabble, DE
Hazard, KY
Oddville, KY
Okay, OK
Ordinary, KY
Peculiar, MO
Sod, WV
Why, AZ

Towns that make you hungry

Bacon, IN
Big Rock Candy Mountain, VT
Buttermilk, KS
Cheesequake, NJ
Chocolate Bayou, TX
Goodfood, MS
Ham Lake, MN
Hot Coffee, MS
Lick Fork, VA
Lickskillet, OH
Mexican Water, AZ
Oatmeal, TX
Oniontown, PA
Picnic, FL
Pie Town, NM
Sandwich, MA
Spuds, FL
Sugar City, ID
Tea, SD
Tortilla Flat, AZ
Two Egg, FL

Towns that remind you of bugs and birds . . .

Beebeetown, IA
Bee Lick, KY
Bird-in-Hand, PA
Birds Eye, IN
Black Gnat, KY
Bugscuffle, TN
Bumble Bee, AZ
Chicken, AK
Fleatown, OH
Goose Pimple Junction, VA
Parrot, KY
Shoofly, NC
Turkey, TX
Turkey Scratch, AR

. . . and other creatures . . .

Bear, DE
Beaverdale, PA
Dinosaur, CO
Dog Walk, KY
Fish Haven, ID
Hippo, KY
Horseheads, NY
Hungry Horse, MT
Mammoth, WV
Monkey's Eyebrow, KY
Possum Trot, KY
Rabbit Shuffle, NC
Squirrel Hill, PA
Toad Suck, AR
Trout, LA
Viper, KY

. . . not to mention humankind.

Bigfoot, TX
Bowlegs, OK
Brainy Boro, NJ
Humansville, MO
Left Hand, WV
Shoulderblade, KY
Stiffknee Knob, NC
Sweet Lips, TN
West Thumb, WY

Mottos for countries around the world

2008-05-26T09:39:00.002+05:30

Motto can be defined as a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses the principles or belief of a person, group, country, or organization. This is why you will find that some businesses, universities, and other institutions have a motto. It expresses their goals, ideals, and identity. Likewise, there are many countries around the world that use mottos to express such character or belief that define the citizens of that country. Interestingly, some of these mottos can even give insight into the history of a country. This weeks article will list some of the countries around the world along with their motto. What is your country's motto?
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Andorra:......................Virtus unita fortior (Latin - "Strength united is stronger")
Antigua and Barbuda:...Each endeavouring, all achieving
Argentina:....................En unión y libertad (Spanish - "In union and freedom")
Armenia:.......................Remembrance of the past, strength for the future
Aruba:.............................Un isla feliz (Papiamento - "A Happy Island")
Australia:.......................none
Austria:........................Austria est in orbit ultima (Latin - "Austria will be the last to perish")
Azerbaijan:................Land of the Eternal Fire

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Bahamas:………………..Forward upward onward together
Barbados:……………….Pride and Industry
Belgium:……………….L'union fait la force, Eendracht maakt macht and Einigkeit gibt Stärke (French , Dutch and German - "Strength lies in unity")
Belize:.......................Sub umbra floreo (Latin - "Under the shade I flourish")
Bolivia:....................Firme y Feliz por la Unión (Spanish - "Firm and Happy because of the Union")
Brazil:.......................Ordem e progresso (Portuguese - "Order and progress")
Brunei:.......................Brunei darussalam (Malay - "Brunei, the abode of peace")
Bulgaria:...................Saedinenieto pravi silata (Bulgarian - "Union is strength")

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Cambodia:................Nation, Religion, King
Cayman Islands:......He hath founded it upon the seas
Canada:.....................A mari usque ad mare (Latin - "From sea to sea")
Colombia:.................Libertad y orden (Spanish - "Freedom and order")
Costa Rica:..............¡Pura vida! (Spanish - "Pure life!")
Cuba:.........................Patria y Libertad (Spanish - "Homeland and Liberty")
Czech Republic:....Pravda vítězí! (Czech - "Truth prevails!")

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Denmark:................Royal motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke (Danish - "God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength")
Dominican Republic:..................Dios, Patria, Libertad (Spanish - "God, Country, Liberty")

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East Timor:........................Honra, pátria e povo (Portuguese - "Honour, country and people")
Ecuador:..............................Ecuador ha sido, es y será un país amazónico (Spanish - "Ecuador has been, is and will be an amazonic country")
El Salvador:......................Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish - "God, Union, Liberty")
Equatorial Guinea:........Unidad, Paz, Justicia (Spanish - "Unity, Peace, Justice")
European Union:........In varietate concordia (United in diversity - Unie dans la diversité, etc. (Translated into the languages of the member states of the EU))

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Fiji:..................................Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui (Fijian - "Fear God and honour the Queen")
France:........................Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French - "Liberty, equality, brotherhood")

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Georgia:......................ძალა ერთობაშია! (Dzala ertobashia) (Georgian - "Strength is in Unity")
Germany:.................Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German - "Unity and justice and freedom")
Greece:...................Ελευθερια η θανατος (transliterated as "Eleutheria i thanatos") (Greek - "Liberty or death")
Guyana:................One people, one nation, one destiny

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Haiti:..................L'union fait la force (French -"Unity is strength")
Honduras:........Libre, Soberana E Independiente(Spanish - "Free, sovereign and independent")
Hungary:............none, formerly Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae (Latin -"Kingdom of Mary, the Patron of Hungary")

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India:........................सत्यमेव जयते (Satyameva Jayate) (Sanskrit - "Truth alone triumphs")
Indonesia:..............Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Old Javanese - "Unity in diversity")
Iran:............................Esteghlâl, Azâdi, Jomhouri-ye Islâmi (Persian - "Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic")
Ireland:...................none
Israel:........................none
Italy:...........................none

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Jamaica:........................Out of many, one people
Jordan:..........................الأردن أوّلاً, | الله، الوطن، الملك

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Kenya:........................Harambee (Swahili - "Let's work together")
Kiribati:......................Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Kiribati - "Health, Peace and Prosperity")
Korea, North:..........강성대국(强盛大國) (Korean - "Prosperous and great country")
Korea, South:..........홍익인간(弘益人間) or 널리 인간을 이롭게 하라 (Korean - "Broadly bring benefit to humanity")

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Laos:.......................Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity
Latvia:....................Tēvzemei un Brīvībai (Latvian - "For Fatherland and Freedom")
Lebanon:.............Koullouna Lil Watan, Lil Oula wal'Allam (Arabic - "Us all! For our Nation, for our Emblem and Glory!")
Lithuania:.........Vienybė težydi (Lithuanian - Let unity bloom)
Luxembourg:..Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sin (Luxembourgeois - "We want to stay what we are")

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Malaysia:.......................Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Malay -"Unity increases Strength")
Mauritius:...................Stella clavisque Maris Indici (Latin - "Star and key of the Indian Ocean")
Mexico:.....................El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz (Spanish - "Respect for the rights of others is peace"). Sufragio efectivo, no reelección (Spanish - "Effective suffrage, not re-election)", this is presently found in the signature of some of their official documents.
Monaco:...................Deo juvante (Latin - "With God's help")
Morocco:................God, the Country, the King

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Namibia:.................Unity, liberty, justice
Nauru:....................God's will first
Nepal:.....................जननी जन्मभूमिष्च स्वर्गादपि गरियसि (Sanskrit - "Mother and motherland are greater than heaven")
Netherlands:.......Je maintiendrai, Ik zal handhaven (French, Dutch - "I will maintain")
Netherlands Antilles:......Libertate unanimus (Latin - "Unified by freedom")
Nigeria:......................Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress
Norway:......................Royal motto: Alt for Norge (Norwegian - "Everything for Norway")

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Pakistan:........................Yaqeen-mukkam , ittihad , nazm (Urdu - "Faith (self-confidence), unity, discipline")
Panama:.........................Pro mundi beneficio (Latin - "For the benefit of the world")
Paraguay:......................Paz y justicia (Spanish - "Peace and justice")
Philippines:....................Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa (Filipino - "God, People, Nature and Country")
Peru:....................Firme y feliz por la Unión (Spanish - "Steady and happy for the union")
Poland:...............none; unofficially, Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (Polish - "God, Honour, Fatherland")
Puerto Rico:.....Joannes Est Nomen Eius (Latin - "John is his name")

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Republic of Macedonia (Former Yugoslav):.......Sloboda ili smrt (Macedonian - "Liberty or death")
Rhodesia:..............Nomine digna (Latin - "May she be worthy of the name")
Romania:...............Desteapta-te Romane (Romanian - "Wake up, Romanian")

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Saint Lucia:...................The land, the people, the light
San Marino:..................Libertas (Latin - "Liberty")
Senegal:...........................Un peuple, un but, une foi (French - "One people, one goal, one faith")
Serbia:...........................Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava (Serbian - "Only solidarity will save the Serbs")
Seychelles:..................Finis coronat opus (Latin - "The end crowns the work")
Sierra Leone:...........Unity, freedom, justice
Singapore:...................Majulah Singapura (Malay - "Onward Singapore")
South Africa:.............!ke e: /xarra //ke (/Xam - "Diverse people unite" or "Unity in Diversity")
Spain:.....................Plus ultra (Latin - "Further beyond")
Solomon Islands:............To lead is to serve
Soviet Union (former):..................Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian - "Workers of the world, unite!")
Suriname:.......................Justitia, pietas, fides (Latin - "Justice, piety, loyalty")
Swaziland:.....................Siyinquaba (Swati - "We are the fortress")
Sweden:..........................För Sverige i tiden (Swedish - "For Sweden, with the times")
Switzerland:.................Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (Latin - "One for all, all for one", traditional, but not official)

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Togo:.......................Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French - "Work, liberty, homeland")
Turkey:..................Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh (Turkish - "Peace at home, peace in the world")
Tuvalu:...................Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan - "Tuvalu for the Almighty")

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Ukraine:..................Воля, злагода, добро (Ukrainian - "Freedom, Concord, Kindness")
United Kingdom:....Dieu et mon droit (French - "God and my right", Royal motto)
United States:........E pluribus unum (Latin - "Out of many, one") and In God We Trust
Uruguay:..............none

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Venezuela:................none
Vietnam:..................Ðộc lập, tự do, hạnh phúc (Vietnamese - "Independence, liberty, and happiness")
Virgin Islands (US):.....United in Pride and Hope

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Western Sahara (SADR):...................... حرية ديمقراطية وحدة (Hassānīya Arabic - "Liberty, Democracy, Unity")

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International Calling Codes: List of Country Calling Codes

2008-05-26T09:34:00.000+05:30

Whenever you are making a call to any country around the world (international call), you will no doubt have to place a 3 or 4 digit prefix before the phone number (local number) you are going to dial. This international prefix differs from one country to the next and is the international country code used for that country.

Therefore every international phone calling from any country has an international country code that must be dialed first, followed by the phone number (local number). The following list of each country’s calling codes below will help you to make your long distance phone call (international calls) to any country worldwide.

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List of Country Calling Codes

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A
Afghanistan 93
Albania 355
Algeria 213
American Samoa 684
Andorra 376
Angola 244
Anguilla 1264
Antarctica 6721
Antigua and Barbuda 1268
Argentina 54
Armenia 374
Aruba 297
Ascension 247
Australia 61
Austria 43
Azerbaijan 994

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B
Bahamas 1242
Bahrain 973
Bangladesh 880
Barbados 1246
Belarus 375
Belgium 32
Belize 501
Benin 229
Bermuda 1441
Bhutan 975
Bolivia 951
Bosnia and Herzegovina 387
Botswana 267
Brazil 55
British Indian Ocean Territory 246
British Virgin Islands 1284
Brunei 673
Bulgaria 359
Burkina Faso 226
Burundi 257

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C
Cambodia 855
Cameroon 237
Canada 1
Cape Verde 238
Cayman Islands 1345
Central African Republic 236
Chad 235
Chile 56
China 86
Colombia 57
Comoros 269
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 243
Congo, Republic of the 242
Cook Islands 682
Costa Rica 506
Cote d'Ivoire 225
Croatia 385
Cuba 53
Cyprus 357
Czech Republic 420

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D
Denmark 45
Djibouti 253
Dominica 1767
Dominican Republic 1809

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E
East Timor 670
Ecuador 593
Egypt 20
El Salvador 503
Equatorial Guinea 240
Eritrea 291
Estonia 372
Ethiopia 251

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F
Falkland Islands 500
Faroe Islands 298
Fiji 679
Finland 358
France 33
French Guiana 594
French Polynesia 689

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G
Gabon 241
Gambia 220
Gaza 970
Georgia 995
Germany 49
Ghana 233
Gibraltar 350
Greece 30
Greenland 299
Grenada 1473
Guadeloupe 590
Guam 1671
Guatemala 502
Guinea 224
Guinea-Bissau 245
Guyana 592

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H
Haiti 509
Honduras 504
Hong Kong 852
Hungary 36

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I
Iceland 354
India 91
Indonesia 62
Iraq 964
Iran 98
Ireland (Eire) 353
Israel 972
Italy 39

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J
Jamaica 1876
Japan 81
Jordan 962

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K
Kazakhstan 7
Kenya 254
Kiribati 686
Kuwait 965
Kyrgyzstan 996

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L
Laos 856
Latvia 371
Lebanon 961
Lesotho 226
Liberia 231
Liechtenstein 423
Lithuania 370
Luxembourg 352
Libya 218

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M
Macau 853
Macedonia, Republic of 389
Madagascar 261
Malawi 265
Malaysia 60
Maldives 960
Mali 223
Malta 356
Marshall Islands 692
Martinique 596
Mauritania 222
Mauritius 230
Mayotte 2696
Mexico 52
Micronesia, Federated States of 691
Moldova 373
Monaco 377
Mongolia 976
Montenegro 381
Montserrat 1664
Morocco 212
Mozambique 258
Myanmar 95

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Namibia 264
Nauru 674
Netherlands 31
Netherlands Antilles 599
Nepal 977
New Caledonia 687
New Zealand 64
Nicaragua 505
Niger 227
Nigeria 234
Niue 683
Norfolk Island 6723
North Korea 850
Northern Ireland 44
Northern Mariana Islands 1670
Norway 47

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Oman 968

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P
Pakistan 92
Palau 680
Panama 507
Papua New Guinea 675
Paraguay 595
Peru 51
Philippines 63
Poland 48
Portugal 351
Puerto Rico 1787/1939

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Q
Qatar 974

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R
Reunion 262
Romania 40
Russia 7
Rwanda 250

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S
Saint Helena 290
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1869
Saint Lucia 1758
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 508
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1784
Samoa 685
Sao Tome and Principe 239
Saudi Arabia 966
Senegal 221
Serbia 381
Seychelles 248
Sierra Leone 232
Singapore 65
Slovakia 421
Slovenia 386
Solomon Islands 677
Somalia 252
South Africa 27
South Korea 82
Spain 34
Sri Lanka 94
Sudan 249
Suriname 597
Swaziland 268
Sweden 46
Switzerland 41
Syria 963

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Taiwan 886
Tajikistan 992
Tanzania 255
Thailand 66
Togo 228
Tokelau 690
Tonga 676
Trinidad and Tobago 1868
Tunisia 216
Turkey 90
Turkmenistan 993
Turks and Caicos Islands 1649
Tuvalu 688

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U
Uganda 256
Ukraine 380
United Arab Emirates 971
United Kingdom 44
United States of America 1
Uruguay 598
Uzbekistan 998

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V
Vanuatu 678
Venezuela 58
Vietnam 84
Virgin Islands 1340

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W
Wallis and Futuna 681
West Bank 970

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Y
Yemen 967

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Z
Zambia 260
Zimbabwe 263

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In ‘The Universal Bank of God’…
God stores his blessings & deposited 365 days full of love,faith & happiness for you…
So,Enjoy spending…
Happy New Year!!!

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