{"id":31,"date":"2025-12-09T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexrhind.co.za\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:06:28","slug":"about-alex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexrhind.co.za\/index.php\/about-alex\/","title":{"rendered":"About Alex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;middle-align-section custom-mask&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(43,75,70,0.25) 0%|rgba(43,75,70,0.6) 45%|rgba(20,23,22,0) 45%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/alexrhind.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/about-header.png&#8221; height=&#8221;815px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;5px||||false|false&#8221; 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