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TILLEY et al. v. PAGE.
(181 Ga. App. 98)
BANKE, Chief Judge.
Action for damages. DeKalb State Court. Before Judge Carlisle.
The appellants sued the appellee to recover actual and punitive damages for his alleged misappropriation of a set of diamonds which had been entrusted to him for use in fabricating a ring. This appeal follows the trial court's grant of the appellee's motion for directed verdict, based on the absence of any proof of damages.
The evidence, construed most favorably to the appellants, established that in April of 1982, appellant Delores Tilley delivered two rings to the appellee, one of which was a gold band containing a cluster of seven diamonds and the other a plain gold band without stones. For the sum of $35, the appellee, who was the father of Mrs. Tilley's son's fiancee, agreed to design and fabricate a new ring from the gold and the diamonds contained in the two original rings.
Mrs. Tilley picked up the new ring in December of 1982, shortly before Christmas. Noticing that the diamonds did not appear to have the same brilliance as before, she took the ring to an Ellman's jewelry store on the day after Christmas to have them inspected. She was informed at this time that the stones in the ring were not diamonds, whereupon she proceeded to the appellee's place of business and confronted him with this information. According to Mrs. Tilley, the appellee responded by acknowledging that "there could have been a mix-up," and he assured her that he wanted to "make it right." However, she stated that when she telephoned him about the matter later, he told her she would have to talk with his attorney.
An expert gemologist called by the appellants testified that he had examined and tested the stones in question prior to trial and had determined that they were not diamonds but cubic zirconium. He further testified that they had no "intrinsic value." Mrs. Tilley testified that the original diamond ring had been purchased from Ellman's, and she presented evidence to the effect that Ellman's did not carry cubic zirconium stones in its inventory. However, the appellants presented no evidence to establish the market value of the diamonds at the time of their alleged conversion; and it was for this reason that the trial court granted the appellee's motion for directed verdict. Held:
1. Although we agree with the trial court that the appellants did not present any evidence from which the jury could have assessed the amount of their actual damages with reasonable certainty, we hold the evidence would nevertheless have supported a verdict in their favor for nominal damages. 'A plaintiff may recover nominal damages not only where his actual damages are minute, but also where he has not proved his actual damages by a preponderance of the evidence to the satisfaction of the jury." Miller & Meier & Assoc. v. Diedrich, 174 Ga. App. 249, 254 (329 SE2d 918) (1985), rev'd, in part, on other grounds, Diedrich v. Miller & Meier & Assoc., 254 Ga. 734 (334 SE2d 308) (1985). We accordingly hold that the trial court erred in granting the appellee's motion for directed verdict with respect to the appellants' right to recover nominal damages from the appellee for conversion or breach of contract. Moreover, based on the evidence that the appellee had substituted virtually worthless imitation diamonds for the diamonds entrusted to him by Mrs. Tilley and had refused to return the authentic stones to her upon demand, we hold that the jury would also have been authorized to assess punitive damages against him for the wilful and knowing conversion of her property. See generally Youngblood v. Mock, 143 Ga. App. 320, 322 (2) (238 SE2d 250) (1977).
2. The trial court was correct, however, in concluding that the appellants had failed to establish a prima facie case against the appellee with respect to their additional claim for relief under the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act, OCGA 10-1-390 et seq. Even assuming arguendo that the transaction occurred in "the context of the consumer marketplace" (see Zeeman v. Black, 156 Ga. App. 82, 83 (273 SE2d 910) (1980)), the appellants' right to recover under the Act was foreclosed by their failure to introduce evidence that they had delivered a written demand for relief to the appellee at least 30 days prior to filing suit, as required by OCGA 10-1-399 (b).
3. The appellee's contention that the action was barred by OCGA 9-3-32 because it was not brought within two years of the date of the alleged conversion is clearly without merit. Pretermitting such issues as when the alleged conversion occurred and whether there was evidence of such fraud as would toll the running of the statute, OCGA 9-3-32 establishes a 4-year limitation period for conversion actions, not a 2-year period.
4. The appellants enumerate as error the court's admission, for impeachment purposes, of evidence that Mrs. Tilley had previously been convicted of shoplifting based on a plea of nolo contendere. It is contended that such use of a conviction based on a nolo plea is violative of OCGA 17-7-95, which provides in pertinent part, as follows: "(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a plea of nolo contendere shall not be used against the defendant in any other court or proceedings as an admission of guilt or otherwise or for any purpose; and the plea shall not be deemed a plea of guilty for the purpose of effecting any civil disqualification of the defendant to hold public office, to vote, to serve upon any jury, or any other civil disqualification imposed upon a person convicted of any offense under the laws of this state. . . ." (Emphasis supplied.)
Mrs. Tilley's shoplifting conviction was not sought to be used as a conclusive admission by her of her guilt of that offense, nor to effect a civil disqualification, as prohibited by OCGA 17-7-95 (c). Rather, it was offered merely as a factor to be considered by the jury in assessing her credibility as a witness. It is, of course, well settled that a witness in a civil case may be impeached by proof that he or she has at some time been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. See Giles v. Jones, 169 Ga. App. 882 (315 SE2d 440) (1984). See also State v. Byrd, 255 Ga. 665, 666 (341 SE2d 455) (1986). Indeed, the trend in recent years has been towards increasing liberality in allowing such evidence. For example, in Favors v. State, 234 Ga. 80 (214 SE2d 645) (1975), and Gilstrap v. State, 250 Ga. 814 (2) (301 SE2d 277) (1983), the Supreme Court held that a certified copy of a criminal conviction was admissible to impeach a prosecution witness in a criminal case, even though the conviction had been entered under the provisions of the First Offender Act (OCGA 42-8-60 et seq.) and was thus, technically speaking, not a conviction at all. See also Hightower v. Gen. Motors Corp., 175 Ga. App. 112, 113 (332 SE2d 336) (1985) (allowing First Offender convictions to be introduced for impeachment in civil cases); James v. State, 160 Ga. App. 185 (286 SE2d 506) (1981) (holding that a criminal conviction may be used for impeachment even though it is not final but is the subject of a pending appeal); and Giles v. Jones, supra (holding that a criminal conviction is relevant and admissible for impeachment notwithstanding the amount of time which has passed since it was entered).
While in the 1961 case of Clinkscales v. State, 104 Ga. App. 723 (5) (123 SE2d 165) (1961), this court held that a conviction entered on a nolo plea was not admissible for impeachment purposes, we believe this authority has been severely eroded by subsequent cases such as those cited above. In the face of such authorities, it would be anomalous to hold that a jury in a civil case could not be apprised of a witness's prior conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude simply because that conviction was based on a plea of nolo contendere rather than on a jury verdict or a plea of guilty. Consequently, we overrule the holding in Division 5 of Clinkscales, supra. Because shoplifting is a form of theft or larceny and because such offenses have previously been held to involve moral turpitude (see Perry v. State, 173 Ga. App. 541 (4) (327 SE2d 527) (1985)), we accordingly hold that the trial court in the present case was authorized to admit a properly certified copy of Mrs. Tilley's shoplifting conviction for consideration by the jury as impeachment evidence, subject, of course, to her right to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction. See Belvin v. Houston Fertilizer &c. Co., 169 Ga. App. 100 (2) (311 SE2d 526) (1983).
BENHAM, Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
While I concur in Divisions 1, 2, and 3 of the majority opinion, I must respectfully dissent as to Division 4, since I consider it to be a headlong rush to give the nolo contendere plea the coup de grace.
The issue brought into focus by Division 4 is whether a nolo contendere plea should be admissible in a civil action for impeachment purposes. Were I writing merely for the moment I would have little difficulty in siding with the majority, but since I write for posterity, my vision must be future-oriented.
The legislature in its wisdom spoke emphatically on the effect of a nolo contendere plea: "Except as otherwise provided by law, a plea of nolo contendere shall not be used against the defendant in any other court or proceedings as an admission of guilt or otherwise or for any purpose; and the plea shall not be deemed a plea of guilty for the purpose of effecting any civil disqualification of the defendant to hold public office, to vote, to serve upon any jury, or any other civil disqualification imposed upon a person convicted of any offense under the laws of this state." OCGA 17-7-95 (c).
The majority notes that the nolo contendere plea here involved was not used as a "conclusive admission by her of her guilt . . . not to effect a civil disqualification," then blithely says the plea is to be admitted "merely as a factor to be considered by the jury in assessing her credibility as a witness." In so doing, the majority ignores the clear language of the statute: "a plea of nolo contendere shall not be used against the defendant in any other court . . . for any purpose." (Emphasis supplied.) The majority buttresses its position by noting the trend toward liberality in admission of evidence and cities Gilstrap v. State, 250 Ga. 814 (2) (301 SE2d 277) (1983); Favors v. State, 234 Ga. 80 (214 SE2d 645) (1975); Hightower v. Gen. Motors Corp., 175 Ga. App. 112, 113 (332 SE2d 336) (1985); Giles v. Jones, 169 Ga. App. 882 (315 SE2d 440) (1984); and James v. State, 160 Ga. App. 185 (286 SE2d 506) (1981). In the final analysis the majority seeks to overrule Clinkscales v. State, 104 Ga. App. 723 (5) (123 SE2d 165) (1961), cert. denied, 369 U. S. 888 (82 SC 1162, 8 LE2d 288) (1962), which says that a nolo contendere cannot be used to impeach a witness.
An attempt is made here to discard the clear wording of the nolo contendere statute and assign it to an anachronistic realm. This approach weighs crushingly on my mind and causes me to take a serious and in-depth look at the history of the nolo contendere plea. Research reveals that the spirit of the nolo contendere plea has a long and venerable history extending back over three quarters of a century. This history, as far as a nolo contendere plea is concerned, is one of disallowing evidence short of a conviction to impeach a witness. Whitley v. State, 188 Ga. 177 (5) (3 SE2d 588) (1939); Beach v. State, 138 Ga. 265 (1) (75 SE 139) (1912); Davis v. State, 169 Ga. App. 422 (1) (313 SE2d 127) (1984); Strickland v. State, 166 Ga. App. 702 (305 SE2d 434) (1983); Howard v. Horn, 163 Ga. App. 771 (2) (295 SE2d 349) (1982); Arnold v. State, 163 Ga. App. 10 (1a) (293 SE2d 501) (1982); Richards v. State, 157 Ga. App. 601 (2) (278 SE2d 63); Beckum v. State, 156 Ga. App. 484 (2) (274 SE2d 829) (1980); Benefield v. State, 140 Ga. App. 727, 735 (232 SE2d 89) (1976); McCarty v. State, 139 Ga. App. 101 (1) (227 SE2d 898) (1976); Scott v. State, 131 Ga. App. 655 (2) (206 SE2d 558) (1974); Banks v. State, 131 Ga. App. 215 (3) (205 SE2d 520) (1974); Clinkscales v. State, supra.
The following excerpted language from Fortson v. Hopper, 242 Ga. 81 (247 SE2d 875) (1978), at 82-83, gives a clear definition of the plea and its effect: "The plea of nolo contendere is defined as an assertion by the defendant that he does not desire to contest the truth of the charges against him. [Cit.] Thus it is not a plea of not guilty, nor is it a plea of guilty. Rather, it lies approximately midway between the two extremes. Subject to the approval and consent of the judge of the court, it may be entered in any criminal case in any court of the state, except in capital felony cases. [Cit.] The privilege of entering a plea of nolo contendere is statutory in origin [cit.], and it was designed to cover situations where the side effects of a plea of guilty, in addition to the penalties provided by law, would be too harsh. [Cit.]"
Here, the majority supports its position that "the trend in recent years has been toward increasing liberality in allowing such [nolo contendere] evidence" by citing Gilstrap v. State, supra; Favors v. State, supra; Hightower v. Gen. Motors Corp., supra; Giles v. Jones, supra; and James v. State, supra. James would not demand the majority result Since it merely allowed the introduction of a conviction that was on appeal. Giles simply acknowledged that a conviction is admissible no matter how much time has elapsed Since the conviction. Gilstrap appropriately applied the same balancing test applied in Favors.
However, in Hightower, which allowed the use of first offender convictions for impeachment, I joined the vigorous dissent by Judge Pope because I saw the decision as a smoldering ember that would soon burst forth into a full and devastating conflagration. The fears expressed in the High tower dissent at 117-118 ring even more true today: "To allow the unrestricted use of a [nolo contendere] record for the purpose of impeachment, particularly in civil cases, would be directly contrary to the express mandate of the Act and would impose by judicial fiat a limitation, in addition to the one expressly provided by the General Assembly, on the right of [one who pleads nolo contendere] to be free from the stigma of a criminal record. I am persuaded that the General Assembly intended the Act to ameliorate the harsh consequences of a criminal conviction. . . ."
Not only is the clear language of the statute overlooked in the majority opinion, but some very practical considerations are ignored. The nolo contendere plea is not only an instrument of compassion used by the court, but it is also a tool of convenience for the State which is evidenced by the recent international dispute concerning an alleged Russian spy, Gennadiy Zakharov. There, a nolo contendere was used to avoid a major international confrontation. Other instances too numerous to mention show the need for upholding the sanctity of the nolo contendere plea.
The most important practical consideration ignored by the majority is that a nolo contendere plea is a privilege, the entering of which is subject to the trial court's discretion. OCGA 17-7-95; Bennett v. State, 153 Ga. App. 21 (264 SE2d 516) (1980). Who would be in a better position than the trial judge in the criminal offense to determine if a crime showed such moral turpitude that a defendant should forfeit some or all of his civil rights? If found to be so, the trial judge could disallow the nolo contendere or impose civil forfeiture of rights as a condition of probation.
The practical considerations of not hamstringing the district attorneys by diluting the effectiveness of nolo contendere as a bargaining tool and of not destroying the legislative wisdom in showing compassion for defendants must be applied in conjunction with rules of statutory construction, so aptly expressed by Judge Townsend in Wright v. State, 75 Ga. App. 764, 766 (44 SE2d 569) (1947): "In the construction of statutes it is the duty of the court to look for the intention of the General Assembly, keeping in view, at all times, the old law, the evil and the remedy. [Cit.] It is therefore the duty of the court to seek to determine the intention of the General Assembly in its passage of the Act to provide for plea of nolo contendere. This brings us to a consideration of the law existing prior to the passage of the nolo contendere statute. Prior thereto, in all cases where the defendant entered a plea of guilty, in a court of competent jurisdiction, the same could be used against him if otherwise admissible, as an admission of guilt. After plea of guilty was entered to certain specific charges or any crime involving moral turpitude, the person entering such plea was thereafter deprived of holding public office, voting and serving upon juries. The General Assembly, no doubt, had in mind that these penalties, in addition to the punishment provided for by law as to the respective offenses charged, would often be too drastic in specific instances; that ofttimes the degree of wrong surrounding the circumstances of one defendant would be so much less than that surrounding another, and yet the facts be such that no valid defense to the crime could be interposed. Also the General Assembly doubtless regarded a plea of guilty as too harsh, as applied to a person of good moral character and standing in his community, he being technically guilty of a crime, without a valid defense, and such plea often being admissible against him in other court proceedings. The foregoing being the old law and the evil, the General Assembly cast about for the remedy. Following the lead of other jurisdictions, including our Federal system of jurisprudence, provision was made for a plea of guilty that in the discretion of the court could be employed by defendants thus guilty of crime, which would authorize the court to impose the punishment fixed by statute as to the offense charged, without also carrying with it the objectionable and infamous provisions of law as herein outlined."
Today's decision reduces to insignificance the clear and unequivocal meaning of the statutory language contained in OCGA 17-7-95. This attempt to ratchet down rights clearly granted by the legislature is an attempt to do by indirection that which is prohibited by direction. Therefore, I would affirm the trial court in the manner provided in Divisions 2 and 3 of the majority opinion. But I would reverse as provided in Division 1 of the majority opinion, and in addition I would reverse as to Division 4 for the reasons contained herein.
Phillip N. Lavender, for appellee.
Randie Siegel, for appellants.
DECIDED NOVEMBER 12, 1986 -- REHEARING DENIED DECEMBER 2, 1986.
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Q: Writing List to specific column in excel I have data in list and I want to write the list to specific columns in excel.
I have list = [Apple, Pear, Fruit]
I need to write this to excel as Column A = Apple, Column C = Pear, Column F = Fruit.
When I use append, it is writing to Column A, B and C. But that's not what I want.
Here is my code:
import openpyxl

path = r"C:\Folder\Filename.xlsx"
wb = load_workbook(path)
sheet = wb[sheet_name]
list = [Apple, Pear, Fruit]
sheet.append(list)

A: Here are 4 ways to set values in different columns in a row using openpyxl.These will create a row with Column A = Apple, Column C = Pear, and Column F = Fruit.

*

*Append new row with list of values (use None value to skip a column)

fruit = ['Apple', None, 'Pear', None, None, 'Fruit']
sheet.append(fruit)

*Append new row using dictionary specifying row letter.

fruit = {'A' : 'Apple', 'C' : 'Pear', 'F' : 'Fruit'}
sheet.append(fruit)

*set values in the cells using absolute referencing

sheet["A1"] = "Apple"
sheet["C1"] = "Pear"
sheet["F1"] = "Fruit"

*Specify the column and next row by index

row = sheet.max_row + 1
sheet.cell(row=row, column=1, value="Apple")  # => column A
sheet.cell(row=row, column=3, value="Pear")   # => column C
sheet.cell(row=row, column=6, value="Fruit")  # => column F

A: You can do this using xlsxwriter:
import xlsxwriter

fdata = ['Apple', 'Pear', 'Fruit']
column = [1, 3, 6]

with xlsxwriter.Workbook('file.xlsx') as workbook:
    file = workbook.add_worksheet()

    for col, data in zip(column, fdata):
        file.write(0, col-1, data)

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\section{Introduction}

\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{0.45\textwidth}
\vspace*{-30pt}
  \begin{center}
    \includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{boer_marie_fig1.eps}
    \caption{Leading twist TCS diagram.  }
    \label{fig:TCS}
  \end{center}
  \vspace*{-15pt}
\end{wrapfigure}

More than 40 years after the discovery of pointlike components within the proton,
 its quarks and gluons  structure   is still not well understood and is
 still intensively studied.
 Hard exclusive processes on the proton
 provide access to the Generalized Parton Distributions (GPDs)
  ~\cite{goeke,revdiehl,revrady,rpp}
  which
 contain  informations about the   longitudinal momentum and the
spatial transverse distributions of partons inside the proton (in a frame where the nucleon has an ``infinite" momentum
 along its longitudinal direction).
 Such a hard exclusive process is the
  Deeply Virtual Compton scattering process  which corresponds to
  the reaction $\gamma^{(*)}P\to\gamma^{(*)}P$ and to
the scattering of a high-energy virtual photon off a quark inside
 the proton.
There are two particular cases of deep Compton processes.
 ``Spacelike"
 Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering  (DVCS) corresponds to the case
  where the incoming photon
   is emitted by a
    lepton beam  and
    has a high spacelike virtuality and
       and where the final photon is real.
   The DVCS process has been studied
   for the past $\sim$15 years and  is   still  intensively studied
   both theoretically and experimentally. The second particular
    case of deep Compton scattering is the
 Timelike Compton Scattering (TCS) process. It
corresponds to the case where
the incoming photon is real and the final photon has a high timelike virtuality
and decays into a lepton pair (see Fig. \ref{fig:TCS}).
Contrary to DVCS, there is   no published experimental data yet for TCS.
Both DVCS and TCS give access to the same proton GPDs in the QCD leading twist formalism.
  The study of TCS in parallel to DVCS  is a very powerful  way
  to check the universality of GPDs and/or to study higher twist effects.
 The reaction $\gamma P \to e^+e^- P$
also involves  the Bethe-Heitler process, where the incoming real
photon creates a lepton pair, which then
 interacts with the proton. It is not sensitive to the GPDs but to  the
 form factors. It can   be calculated with a few percent accuracy.

\section{Amplitudes  and observables}

 The four vectors involved   are indicated in Fig.  \ref{fig:TCS}.
  According to QCD factorization theorems, at sufficiently large $Q'^2=(k+k')^2$
  (photon's virtuality),
 we can decompose the TCS amplitude into a soft part, parameterized by the GPDs, and
 a hard part, exactly calculable by Feynman diagrams techniques.
 We work in a frame
  where the average protons and the average photons momenta,
 respectively  $P$ and $\bar{q}$,
 are collinear along the $z$-axis and    in opposite directions.
 We define the lightlike vectors along the positive and negative $z$ directions
as $\tilde p^\mu = P^+/\sqrt{2} (1,0,0,1)$
 and $n^\mu = 1/P^+ \cdot 1/\sqrt{2} (1,0,0,-1)$, with $P^{+} \equiv (P^0 + P^3)/\sqrt{2}$. We have the properties
  $\tilde{p}^2=n^2=0$ and $\tilde{p}\cdot n=1$.
  In this frame, the  TCS amplitude  can be written
   in the asymptotic limit (mass terms are neglected with respect to $Q'^2$)
    with the Ji convention for GPDs ~\cite{Ji97}:
   \begin{eqnarray}
\label{eq:H_TCS}
&&T^{TCS} = -\frac{e^3}{q'^2} \:\bar{u}(k)\:
\gamma^{\nu} \:  \upsilon(k')\:
\epsilon^{\mu}(q)\:  \nonumber \\
&& \left[ \: \frac{1}{2}\:(-g_{\mu\nu})_{\perp}
\int\limits_{-1}^{1}dx\: \left(
\frac{1}{x-\xi-i\epsilon} + \frac{1}{x+\xi + i\epsilon}
\right)
 .\left(
H(x,\xi,t) \bar{u}(p')\not{n}u(p)+ E(x,\xi,t)\bar{u}(p') i \sigma^{\alpha\beta}n_{\alpha} \frac{\Delta_{\beta}}{2M}\:u(p)
\right) \right.
\nonumber \\
&&\left. -\frac{i}{2}(\epsilon_{\nu\mu})_{\perp}
\int\limits_{-1}^{1}dx\: \left(
\frac{1}{x-\xi-i\epsilon} - \frac{1}{x+\xi + i\epsilon}
\right)
 .\left(
\tilde{H}(x,\xi,t)\bar{u}(p')\not{n}\gamma_5 \:u(p)
 + \tilde{E}(x,\xi,t)\bar{u}(p')\gamma_5 \frac{\Delta.n}{2M}\:u(p)
\right)\: \right],
\end{eqnarray}
 where $x$  is the quark longitudinal momentum fraction, $\Delta=( p'-p)$
 is the  momentum transfer, $t=\Delta^2$
  and
  $\xi$ is defined as
  \begin{eqnarray}
\label{eq:Hxi}
\xi= - \frac{(p-p').(q'+q)}{ (p+p').(q'+q)}.
\end{eqnarray}
 In Eq. \ref{eq:H_TCS},
 we   used the metric
 \begin{eqnarray}
(-g_{\mu\nu})_{\perp}= -g_{\mu\nu} + \tilde{p}_{\mu}n_{\nu}   + \tilde{p}_{\nu} n_{\mu} \:\:, \quad
(\epsilon_{\nu\mu})_{\perp}=\epsilon_{\nu\mu\alpha\beta}\: n^{\alpha}\: \tilde{p}^{\beta}.
\end{eqnarray}
 The Bethe-Heitler
 amplitude reads:
  \begin{eqnarray}
\hspace*{-0.1cm} T^{BH} = -\frac{e^3}{\Delta^2} \bar{u}(p')
\left(
\gamma^{\nu} F_1(t)  + \frac{i \sigma^{\nu\rho} \Delta_{\rho} }{2\:M}F_2(t)
\right)
 u(p) \: \epsilon^{\mu}(q)
\bar{u}(k)
\left(
\gamma_{\mu}
\frac{\not{k}-\not{q}}{(k-q)^2}
\gamma_{\nu}
+
\gamma_{\nu}
\frac{\not{q}-\not{k'}}{(q-k')^2}
\gamma_{\mu}
\right)
\: \upsilon(k'),
\end{eqnarray}
where $ F_1(t)$ and $F_2(t)$ are the proton Dirac and Pauli form factors.
At fixed beam energy,
the cross section of the photoproduction process depends
 on four independant kinematic variables, which we
    choose as:
  $Q'^2$,  $t$ and   the two angles $\theta$ and $\phi$ of the decay
  electron in the $\gamma^*$ center of mass. The
  4-differential
  unpolarized cross section reads:
 \begin{eqnarray}
\frac{d^4\sigma}{dQ'^2dtd\Omega }({\gamma p \to p' e^+e^-})
= \frac{1}{(2\pi)^4}\frac{1}{64}\frac{1}{(2ME_\gamma)^2}\mid T^{BH} + T^{TCS}\mid^2,
\end{eqnarray}
where $\mid T^{BH} + T^{TCS}\mid^2$ is averaged over the target proton
and beam polarizations and summed over the final proton spins.
  \\

 We define the single and double spin asymmetries as:
 \begin{equation}
A_{\odot U} \: \: (A_{Ui})
= \frac{\sigma^{+} - \sigma^{-}}{\sigma^{+} + \sigma^{-}}, \quad
 A_{\odot i}= \frac{ (\sigma^{++} + \sigma^{--}) -
( \sigma^{+-} +  \sigma^{-+}) }{\sigma^{++} + \sigma^{--}+
\sigma^{+-} +  \sigma^{-+}},
\end{equation}
where the first index of $A$ corresponds to the polarization state of the beam and the
second one corresponds to the polarization state of the target.
$A_{\odot U}$ is the circularly polarized beam spin asymmetry. The $+$ and $-$
 superscripts in $\sigma$ correspond to the two photon spin states, right and left polarized.
 $A_{Ui}$ are the  single  target spin asymmetries
where the  $+$ and $-$ superscripts refer  to  the
 target spin orientations  along the axis $i=x,y,z$. The
axis $x$ and $y$   are perpendicular to the incoming proton direction (along the $z$-axis) in the $\gamma P$ center of mass frame and
 are respectivelly  in the scattering plane  and perpendicular to this plane.
$ A_{\odot i}$ are the double spin asymmetries with a circularly   polarized beam   and with a polarized target.
 We finally define the single  linearly  polarized beam spin asymmetry as
\begin{equation}
A_{\ell U}(\Psi) = \frac{\sigma_{x}(\Psi) - \sigma_{y}(\Psi)}{\sigma_{x}(\Psi)
+ \sigma_{y}(\Psi)},
\end{equation}
where
  $\Psi $   is the angle  between the photon polarization vector and the
 $\gamma P \to \gamma^*P'$ plane and where
$\sigma_{x}$ ($\sigma_{y}$)  indicate
a photon   polarized in the $x$-($y$-)direction.

\section{Numerical results and sensitivity to GPDs }

\begin{figure}[hb]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=13cm,height=8.6cm]{boer_marie_fig10.ps}
\end{center}\vspace*{-0.2cm}
\caption{Spin asymmetries  as a function of $-t$.
 Top  left:  $A_{\odot U}$   for BH+TCS.
 Top  right: $A_{\ell U}$   for BH and BH+TCS.
 Bottom left:  $A_{Uz}$  for BH+TCS.
Bottom right:   $A_{\odot x}$  for BH and BH+TCS.
 All   calculations are done at $\xi=0.2$,  $Q'^2=7$ GeV$^2$, $\phi=90^\circ$ and  $\theta$ integrated over $[45^\circ, 135^\circ]$.  $A_{\ell U}$
 is also shown for $\theta=45^\circ$ and $\theta=90^\circ$.
 }\label{fig:BSA}
\end{figure}

We performed our calculations  using the GPD parameterization of the VGG model
 ~\cite{Vanderhaeghen:1998uc,Vanderhaeghen:1999xj,Guidal:2004nd}.
    We focus here on the spin asymmetries.
Figure \ref{fig:BSA}   shows the circularly (top row left) and linearly (top row right)
polarized beam spin asymmetries as a function
 of $t$.
 One should note that $A_{\odot U} $ is particularly sensitive to the GPDs as
 it is exactly $0$ for BH alone. It comes from the fact that this asymmetry is sensitive to the
 imaginary part of the amplitudes and the BH amplitude is   purely real. We also show
  $A_{\odot U} $  with a factorized-$t$ ansatz instead of a Reggeized-$t$ ansatz
  for the $H$ GPD which illustrates the sensitivity to the GPD modeling.
   In contrast, the $A_{\ell U} $ asymmetry, which is strong,
    is dominated by the BH
   and the TCS
   makes up only small deviations. Indeed, this
   asymmetry is sensitive to the real part of the amplitudes.

We display in Fig. \ref{fig:BSA} (bottom row)
 two examples of asymmetries with a polarized target:
   $A_{Uz}$    and
  $A_{\odot x}$ (double spin asymmetry).
 We   present the results for TCS+BH with different GPDs contributions and
 parameterizations.
  All single target spin asymmetries are zero for the BH alone as they are proportional
   to the imaginary part of the amplitudes. This  makes the  $A_{Ui}$
  asymmetries privileged observables to study GPDs. On the contrary, it is more
   difficult to  access GPDs with    double spin asymmetries as
   the BH alone produces
  a strong double spin asymmetry.

\section{Discussion}

 We  have presented a sample of our results to be published soon, namely
  the $t$-dependence of
  single and double spin asymmetries
  for the
  $\gamma P \to e^+e^- P$  reaction
  which we analyzed in the framework of the GPD formalism.
  We didn't discuss this here due to lack of space but we
  also   compared our unpolarized cross sections
  and our single beam spin asymmetries with those
  of the earlier work
  of Refs~\cite{Berger:2001xd,Goritschnig} and they
   are in agreement at the few percent level.
  We have introduced in our work the target polarization in order to define
 the  single and double spin asymmetries with polarized targets.
  We have
   also introduced some higher twist corrections and gauge invariance restoration terms.
  \\

 As the BH contribution
   alone doesn't contribute  to single target spin asymmetries and to
   circularly polarized beam spin asymmetries, these
   observables
  are good candidates to study GPDs. Such measurements can be envisaged at the
     JLab 12 GeV facility. In particular,
   a proposal has been accepted for the CLAS12 experiment (JLab Hall B) to measure
   the unpolarized  BH+TCS cross section ~\cite{JLABprop}.
    The work that we presented
   here
     can open the way to new complementary experimental programs
     with polarized beams and/or targets.

\begin{footnotesize}

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The History of the Pentacon Six
Reflex Korelle III
The Reflex Korelle III
from about 1939
The Korelle III looks strikingly different from the previous Reflex-Korelles, which were covered with black leatherette, apart from a shiny chrome trim. The Model III, however, has a satin chrome finish to "the whole of the camera top, including the reflex hood cover" ("The Korelle Guide", p 14), and likewise to the lens board at the front of the camera. This model added the top speed of 1/1000, and changed the lens mount to a 56mm diameter bayonet (55mm, according to "The Korelle Guide", p 14). This permitted the use of "extra long focal length lenses" ("The Korelle Guide", p 14) without vignetting. Dallmeyer and other lens manufacturers produced long-focus lenses in this mount.
However, in 1938 Herr Kochmann, who was threatened by the Nazi régime because of his Jewish faith, had to emigrate from Germany and the government required that the company be transferred to a different owner. From the middle of 1940, the government required the new owner to cease camera manufacture and to use the factory instead to produce materials for the armaments industry. The factory was totally destroyed in the bombing of Dresden on the night of 13th/14th February 1945.
A Japanese version
Various other manufacturers made cameras that were very closely inspired by the Reflex-Korelle. Among them was Tayodo Koki Co., who made a camera that they called the "Reflex Beauty". Certain details of the design of the flip-up waist level finder lead one to believe that this camera was produced after 1948, when illustrations of prototypes of the Hasselblad were first published. (The Hasselblad camera that subsequently became known as the 1600F first reached the market in significant numbers in 1950 – see Nordin pp 20-23.)
Inspired by the Reflex Korelle?
To go to the Bibliography, click here.
10 British copies of the Reflex-Korelle: The Agiflex
To go to the beginning of the history section, click here.
To go to introduction to the cameras, click here.
To choose other options, click below.
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Back off, pizza purists, it actually sounds pretty good.
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Varosha (;  o ) es un distrito de la ciudad chipriota de Famagusta, situada en la  República Turca del Norte de Chipre. Antes de la invasión turca en Chipre, llevada a cabo en 1974, Varosha era el área moderna y turística de Famagusta. Sus habitantes fueron expulsados por el ejército turco durante la invasión y ha permanecido abandonada desde entonces. El área de Varosha es de 6,19 Km².

Historia
En los años 1970, Famagusta era el primer destino turístico de Chipre. Para satisfacer el creciente número de turistas, se construyeron nuevos hoteles y grandes edificios. Durante su apogeo, el distrito de Varosha fue no solo el primer destino turístico de Chipre sino, entre 1970 y 1974, uno de los destinos turísticos más populares del mundo, convirtiéndose en el destino preferido de pudientes y famosas personalidades como Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Raquel Welch y Brigitte Bardot.

Características de Varosha
Los principales rasgos del distrito de Varosha incluían la Avenida John F Kennedy, que nacía cerca del puerto de Famagusta y recorría el distrito paralela a Glossa Beach. A lo largo de la Avenida JFK había numerosos y conocidos hoteles de lujo, incluyendo el King George Hotel, The Asterias Hotel, The Grecian Hotel, The Florida Hotel y el Argo Hotel que era el preferido de Elizabeth Taylor. El Hotel Argo está situado cerca del final de la Avenida JFK orientado hacia  Protaras y Fig Tree Bay. Otra calle principal de Varosha fue Leonidas (), una gran vía que partía de la Avenida JFK en dirección oeste hacia Vienna Corner. Leonidas era la principal calle de compras y ocio de Varosha, contando con varios bares, restaurantes y discotecas.

Casos Judiciales

Según los grecochipriotas, existen 425 parcelas en la playa de Varosha, que se extiende desde el hotel Contandia hasta el hotel Golden Sands. El número completo de parcelas en Varosha son 6082.

Hay 281 casos de grecochipriotas que se presentaron ante la Comisión de Bienes Inmuebles (IPC) del norte de Chipre para recibir una compensación.

n 2020, el grecochipriota Demetrios Hadjihambis presentó una demanda en busca de una compensación estatal por pérdidas financieras.

De 1974 a hoy
Tras la invasión turca en Chipre, el 20 de julio de 1974 en respuesta al golpe de Estado «pro-griego», el Ejército Grecochipriota retiró sus fuerzas a Larnaca. El Ejército Turco avanzó hasta la Línea Verde, que es el la frontera actual entre las dos comunidades. Horas antes de que el Ejército Turco y el Grecochipriota cruzaran fuego en las calles de Famagusta, toda la población, temiendo una masacre, huyó. Muchos de sus habitantes se refugiaron en el sur, en las ciudades de Paralimni, Deryneia, y Larnaca. Paralimni se ha convertido desde entonces en la nueva capital del distrito chipriota de Famagusta.

Cuando el Ejército Turco tomó el control de la zona durante la invasión, la valló. Desde entonces ha prohibido el acceso, excepto a militares turcos. El Plan Annan hubiera producido el regreso de Varosha al control grecochipriota, pero esto nunca llegó a suceder al ser éste rechazado por los votantes grecochipriotas en el referéndum llevado a cabo en 2004.

La razón por la que Varosha está abandonada se debe a la Resolución 550 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas (tomada el 11 de mayo de 1984), que expone que "los intentos de asentamiento en cualquier parte de Varosha por cualquier persona que no sea sus habitantes es inadmisible". Por lo tanto, las Fuerzas armadas de Turquía (TSK) no pueden repoblar el área que está bajo su control, lo que ha llevado a un abandono del distrito de Varosha.

La ausencia de población y, por tanto, de reparaciones, hace que los edificios se estén desmoronando poco a poco. La naturaleza está ganando terreno, el metal se corroe, las ventanas se rompen y las plantas extienden sus raíces en las paredes y el pavimento. También se han visto tortugas marinas desovando en sus playas desiertas. Los concesionarios están congelados con antiguos vehículos de 1974 y, años después de su abandono, hay gente que dice haber visto bombillas que aún brillan a través de las ventanas de los edificios vacíos.

El ejército turco ha permitido la entrada solo de militares turcos y personal de las Naciones Unidas desde 2017.

Uno de esos planes de asentamiento fue el Plan Annan para reunificar la isla que preveía el regreso de Varosha a los residentes originales. Pero esto fue rechazado por los grecochipriotas en un referéndum de 2004. La Resolución 550 del Consejo de seguridad de la ONU establece que "considera inadmisibles los intentos de colonizar cualquier parte de Varosha por parte de personas que no sean sus habitantes y pide la transferencia de esta área a la administración de las Naciones Unidas".

El Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos otorgó entre 100.000 y 8.000.000 de euros a ocho grecochipriotas por verse privados de sus hogares y propiedades como consecuencia de la invasión de 1974. El caso fue presentado conjuntamente por el empresario Constantinos Lordos y otros, y la sentencia principal en el caso Lordos se remonta a noviembre de 2010. El tribunal dictaminó que, en el caso de ocho de los solicitantes, Turquía había violado el artículo 1 de Protocolo 1 del Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos sobre el derecho al disfrute pacífico de los bienes propios y, en el caso de siete de los solicitantes, Turquía había violado el artículo 8 sobre el derecho al respeto de la vida privada y familiar.

En ausencia de vivienda humana y mantenimiento, los edificios continúan deteriorándose. Con el tiempo, partes de la ciudad han comenzado a ser recuperadas por la naturaleza a medida que el metal se corroe, las ventanas se rompen y las plantas echan raíces en las paredes y el pavimento y crecen silvestres en las viejas jardineras. En 2014, la BBC informó que se observaron Tortugas Marinas anidando en las playas de la ciudad.

Durante la crisis de los misiles de Chipre (1997-1998), el líder Turcochipriota, Rauf Denktash, amenazó con hacerse cargo de Varosha si el gobierno chipriota no retrocedía.

Reapertura a la población civil

La población de Varosha era 226 en el censo del norte de Chipre de 2011.

En 2017, la playa de Varosha se abrió para uso exclusivo de turcos (tanto turcochipriotas como de nacionalidad turca ).

En 2019, el Gobierno del Norte de Chipre anunció que abriría Varosha a la colonización. El 14 de noviembre de 2019, Ersin Tatar, el primer ministro del norte de Chipre, anunció que el norte de Chipre tiene como objetivo abrir Varosha para fines de 2020.

El 9 de diciembre de 2019, Ibrahim Benter, director general de la administración de la fundación religiosa turcochipriota EVKAF, declaró que todo Maraş/Varosha era propiedad de EVKAF. Benter dijo que "EVKAF puede firmar contratos de alquiler con grecochipriotas si aceptan que la ciudad cercada pertenece a Evkaf".

El 22 de febrero de 2020, Chipre declaró que vetaría los fondos de la Unión Europea a los turcochipriotas si Varosha se abriera a acuerdos.

El 6 de octubre de 2020, Ersin Tatar, primer ministro del norte de Chipre, anunció que la zona de playa de Varosha reabriría al público el 8 de octubre de 2020. El presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , dijo que Turquía apoyaba plenamente la decisión. [21] La medida se produjo antes de las elecciones presidenciales de Chipre del Norte de 2020 , en las que Tatar era candidato. El viceprimer ministro Kudret Özersay , que había trabajado en la reapertura anteriormente, dijo que no se trataba de una reapertura total de la zona, que se trataba simplemente de un truco electoral unilateral de Tatar. Su Partido Popular se retiró del gabinete tártaro ., lo que llevó al colapso del gobierno turcochipriota. [22] [23] El jefe diplomático de la UE condenó el plan y lo describió como una "violación grave" del acuerdo de alto el fuego de la ONU. Además, pidió a Turquía que detuviera esta actividad. El secretario general de la ONU expresó su preocupación por la decisión de Turquía.

En octubre de 2020 el presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, junto al primer ministro de la autoproclamada República Turca del Norte de Chipre (KKTC), Ersin Tatar, ordenó la reapertura de Varosha.

Casi inmediatamente, el 9 de ese mes, el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas reafirmó la condición de Varosha según lo establecido en resoluciones anteriores del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, incluida la resolución 550 (1984) y la resolución 789 (1992). Asimismo, reiteró que no debían llevarse a cabo acciones en relación con esa localidad que no se ajusten a esas resoluciones.

El 8 de octubre de 2020, se abrieron algunas partes de Varosha desde el Club de Oficiales del Ejército Turco y Turcochipriota hasta el Hotel Golden Sands.

El 27 de noviembre, el Parlamento Europeo pidió a Turquía que revocara su decisión de reabrir parte de Varosha y reanudara las negociaciones encaminadas a resolver el problema de Chipre sobre la base de una federación bicomunal y bizonal y pidió a la Unión Europea que impusiera sanciones contra Turquía, si las cosas no cambian. Turquía rechazó la resolución y agregó que seguirá protegiendo tanto sus propios derechos como los de los turcochipriotas. La presidencia de la República Turca del Norte de Chipre también condenó la resolución.

El 20 de julio de 2021, Tatar, presidente del norte de Chipre , anunció el inicio de la segunda fase de la apertura de Varosha. Alentó a los grecochipriotas a solicitar a la Comisión de Bienes Inmuebles de la República Turca del Norte de Chipre que reclamen sus propiedades si tienen tales derechos.

La Mezquita Bilal Aga, construida en 1821 y fuera de servicio en 1974, fue reabierta el 23 de julio de 2021.

En respuesta a una decisión del gobierno de Chipre del Norte, la declaración presidencial del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas fechada el 23 de julio decía que el asentamiento en cualquier parte del suburbio chipriota abandonado de Varosha, "por personas que no sean sus habitantes, es 'inadmisible'." El mismo día, Turquía rechazó la declaración presidencial del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas sobre Maras (Varosha) y dijo que estas declaraciones se basaban en la propaganda greco-grecochipriota, eran afirmaciones infundadas e infundadas, y que no concordaban con las realidades de la isla. El 24 de julio de 2021, la presidencia de Chipre del Nortecondenó la declaración presidencial del CSNU fechada el 23 de julio y afirmó que "la vemos y la condenamos como un intento de crear un obstáculo para que los titulares de derechos de propiedad en Varosha logren sus derechos".

Para el 1 de enero de 2022, casi 400 000 personas habían visitado Varosha desde su apertura a los civiles el 6 de octubre de 2020.

El 19 de mayo de 2022, el norte de Chipre abrió un tramo de playa de 600 m de largo X 400 m de ancho en la playa de Golden Sands (desde el hotel King George hasta el edificio Oceania) en Varosha para uso comercial. Se instalaron tumbonas y sombrillas.

UNFICYP dijo que plantearía la decisión tomada por las autoridades turcochipriotas de abrir ese tramo de playa en Varosha con el Consejo de Seguridad, dijo el viernes el portavoz de la fuerza de mantenimiento de la paz, Aleem Siddique. La ONU anunció que su "posición sobre Varosha no ha cambiado y estamos monitoreando la situación de cerca".

En octubre de 2022, los turcochipriotas anunciaron que se abrirían instituciones públicas en la ciudad.

Referencias culturales
Varosha fue analizada por Alan Weisman en su libro El mundo sin nosotros como un ejemplo del imparable poder de la naturaleza.

El cineasta grecochipriota Michael Cacoyannis describió la ciudad y entrevistó a sus ciudadanos exiliados en la película Attilas '74, producida en 1975.

En 2021, el grupo bielorruso Main-De-Gloire dedica una canción a esta ciudad que se ha convertido en un lugar fantasmal.

Galería

Véase también
 Prypiat, Ucrania
 Ciudad fantasma

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Enlaces externos

Localidades de Chipre
Localidades de la República Turca del Norte de Chipre


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Die Story selbst verläuft dabei nicht chronologisch, doch am Beginn jeder Episode gibt es einen kurzen Rückblick auf das vergangene und eine Vorschau auf das kommende Geschehen. Die Serie spielt hauptsächlich in der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien, auch wenn diese nicht als solche direkt gekennzeichnet ist. Eine komplette Episode ist in Tirol situiert (Folge 5), Teile von einigen anderen Episoden spielen in einer namenlosen österreichischen Provinz.

Viele Szenen mit bösartigen Figuren, zum Beispiel einer sadistischen Tierärztin, enthalten schwarzen Humor.

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Hauptdarsteller
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 Nicholas Ofczarek

Nebendarsteller
 Simon Schwarz
 Hanno Pöschl
 Ursula Strauss
 Peter Matić
 Michael Ostrowski
 Thomas Maurer
 Manuel Rubey
 Dörte Lyssewski
 Gregor Seberg
 Hilde Dalik
 Gerald Votava
 Florian Teichtmeister
 Max Mayer
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 Folge 1: Inländer-Taxler und Tierhasser
 Folge 2: Latex-Lover und Himmelsstürmer
 Folge 3: Leberkas- und Kebap-Süchtler
 Folge 4: Katholiken und Geiseln
 Folge 5: Dorfkaiser und Inka-Prinzessinnen
 Folge 6: Nackte und Minister
 Folge 7: Politiker und Verbrecher
 Folge 8: Witwentröster und Frauenmörder
 Folge 9: Lebemänner und Penisneider
 Folge 10: Mittelpunkt und Ende

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#98: Let's Talk Turkey
November 17, 2020 00:50:06
Turkey was last at Eurovision in 2012. We take this opportunity to comb through its history and gobble up any information we can find.
#94: Double Trouble
September 15, 2020 00:29:39
Ben flies solo again with another audio essay, this time looking into performers who made double, triple, and even quadruple visits to the Eurovision stage.
#93: Rotterdam, Ahoy! Take 2
September 1, 2020 00:33:57
Rotterdam gets to take a mulligan on 2020 as we look ahead to how preparations for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest begin to take shape.
#91: A Brief History of the EBU
August 4, 2020 00:49:39
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) turns 70 this year! How did the EBU come into being? We dive into telecommunications history and evolution to find out.
#86: Shine a Light
The 2020 Eurovision Season comes to an end with Europe: Shine a Light. @dudepoints joins us to reminisce and set the record straight on the Riga Beaver.
#77: Anarchy in the NRK
February 18, 2020 00:53:16
The Eurovision 2020 songlist has hit double digits after this past weekend as we encounter internal selections and national final results.
#63: Flags on the Play
October 8, 2019 00:50:51
Who knew that flags—symbols of national identity—could have political implications at the Eurovision Song Contest? Drink!
#45: Semi-Final 1 Part 2 – "Oof"
April 2, 2019 00:38:18
We finish the first half of the first Eurovision semi-final discussing Poland, Serbia, and Slovenia. Then Australia and Belgium kick off our second half coverage.
#41: Loose Ends
March 5, 2019 00:32:27
The loose ends of Eurovision national final season started wrapping up this past weekend, with seven songs selected, one country confirming withdrawal, and tickets… well…
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Eurovision ticket prices? Yikes. Lithuania Marathon finale shenanigans? Yikes. Ukraine's Vidbir Inquisition? YIKES. It's been a week, y'all.
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As first reported by beat writer Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, the Red Sox have acquired infielder Danny Valencia from the Twins in exchange for minor-league outfielder Jeremias Pineda.
Valencia has been assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket, where he'll attempt to rebuild his career after batting just .198/.212/.310 in 132 plate appearances with Minnesota and .250/.289/.399 for their Triple-A club.
The 27-year-old slugged 15 home runs and collected 72 RBI across 608 plate appearances last season.
Pinedas, 21, was hitting .421 with a .981 OPS in 36 games this year for Boston's Gulf Coast League affiliate.


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