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28 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE * Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2006 Acura RSX Premium ........>25,900 2006 Mazda 3 Sport GT .............*22,600 2005 Mazda 3 Sport GT ...........‘21,200 2004 Mazda 3 Sport GT ............‘17,800 2004 Mazda 3 Sedan ..._............‘15,900 2004 Nissan Maxima SL............*21,200 2003 Acura 3.2TL TypeS...........*23,700 2003 Ford Focus ZTW Wagon ....‘11,600 2002/2003 Proteges in Stock From *9,800 2002 Nissan Sentra 2..0..... $8,900 USED VEHICLE SPRINGTIME SPECIALS! *Praices Pius Taxes anp FEES en Rich and Candace Macâ€" Weil started their own busiâ€" ness, the first thing they did was come up with the cutesy catchâ€" phrase â€" "Take the bugs out of your game." Product takes the stink out of the rink But the pair are more than serious when it comes to the service they proâ€" vide. Three weeks ago they took a $15,500 plunge and purchased a Saniâ€" Sport machine. Now, using the product for their Saniâ€"Pro business, the Camâ€" bridge couple has become sports equipment executioners, killing the bacteria that collects in everything from shoulder pads to skates. No big deal, right? Wrong. The Phoenix Coyotes Josh Gratton, San Jose Sharks Joe _ Thornton, Boston â€" Celtics â€" Paul Pierce, fl‘% Toronto Blue Jays OW Alex Rios and Ty ‘â€"1 * Taubenheim, four members of the ,*",‘ 2006 Cleveland w stt Browns and 10 & members of the 146.1666 2003 St. Louis Browns have i 1 joined the everâ€" ! / growing list of !J« hm athletes who have Lâ€"-â€"E suffered _ from L olaml 0 eeeaan) staph infections, By Bru. Doucet For the Chronicle in the Waterloo Chronicle! I hear there‘s a great l)l:u’\IA or even worse, Methicillin Resistant Staphylocaccus Aureus (MRSA}, a seriâ€" ous form of staph infection that is immune to most antibiotics. Thornton earned his staph infection when the padding on his helmet conâ€" tinuously rubbed an open cut. Rios‘ came when he fouled a ball off his leg, causing bacteria to seep into a cut so small that team trainers didn‘t see it. â€"Rich MacNeil Saniâ€"pro And for some reason, staph infecâ€" tions are being characterized by some sports trainers as an epidemic. Not only in pro sports, but also at the colâ€" lege and highâ€"schaol levels. Three Stanford Cardinal football players canâ€" tracted MRSA last season. In mild staph infections, antibiotics have helped. But MRSA, since it can‘t be treated with the usual medicines, can lead to fatal blood and organ infecâ€" tions. Rich MacNeil is at a loss as to why his business has been deemed necesâ€" AIR DUCT CLEANNG B Remove microscopic dust mites B Remove mildew, mould and bacteria contaminants H Lower energy costs B Ask about carpet/upholstery cleaning o 2DdWin. NP P e STEAMATIC. 519â€"893â€"0046 MOVING + RENOVATING + NEW BABY + ALLERGIES "I know guys wear that hockey equipment smell like a badge of honour... that smell is bacterial secretions eating your sweat." total cleaning & restoration Otal clcamnr & restoratior Trusted since 1968 Fresh Start sary, but doesn‘t want to experience the horror that comes without it. "Hey, I‘ve done it before. I used my hand to test my skates after sharpening them, cut my hand, then put my hockâ€" ey glove on. Never again," he said from the room in his home that houses the machine. "You know what, we used to be able to play hockey our whole life and never get a staph infection. Of course, you used to be able to have sex and not worry about disease either. Now, you have to protect yourself for sex, and the same goes for sports." And if you aren‘t sure your equipâ€" ment is clean, smell it. That‘s the test. If it stinks, it‘s probably swimming with bacteria, MacNeil said. "I know guys wear that hockey equipment smell like a badge of honâ€" our. Well, that smell isn‘t caused by your sweat. The smell is bacterial secretions eating your sweat." But MacNeil assures that one cycle through his Saniâ€"Sport machine and 95.5 per cent of the bacteria will be eliminated. Just to up the ante some more, an antibacterial spray â€" which resembles a fruity, new car smell â€" destroys another 2.5 per cent of bacteâ€" ria for a 98 per cent guarantee. Nobody Cleans Better Than Steamatic‘! And who‘s going to argue with the 16 National Hockey League teams that have a machine, along with half a dozen National Football League organâ€" izations and a couple Ontario Hockey League squads. The Kitchener Rangers Valerie Poulton Continued on page 30