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Moving!

Hey Guys,

Just letting you know that I am in the midst of moving the website to www.rolltoreview.com. I finally took the plunge on one of my blogs and bought the domain. Also I am switching the wordpress, free blogger just did not cut it!

There will be a new review posted there shortly. After I've finished uploading the rest :p.

Hope to see you there,
Dave

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