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Is your personal strike fund dipping to dangerously low levels as the already weeks-old work stoppage drags into the New Year with no end in sight? Those who can still afford their copies of Variety today learned that there's help available to those approaching dire financial straits, as the compassionate proprietors of high-end Beverly Hills pawnshop The Dita Collection have taken out a half-page ad (click image for a larger version) offering reduced loan rates for all "verifiable WGA, SAG, DGA, IA, and Teamster Brothers" who might need to hock their fine art and jewelry to make their mortgage payment. It's profoundly touching how every sector of our city seems to be joining together to help those affected by the strike survive these difficult times, even if they're an engagement ring or gold watch lighter by the time a deal is reached.

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