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Dunluce Castle is an old abandoned castle in the beautiful northern coastal of Ireland near geological Giant Causeway
Dunluce Castle is an old abandoned castle in the beautiful northern coastal of Ireland near geological Giant Causewayhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dunluce-castle-is-an-old-abandoned-castle-in-the-beautiful-northern-175073474.html
Round stained glass window in old abandoned castle
Round stained glass window in old abandoned castlehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/round-stained-glass-window-in-old-abandoned-castle-image366013023.html
The remains of the abandoned Castle O'Brien on Inisheer, the easternmost of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, Republic of Ireland
The remains of the abandoned Castle O'Brien on Inisheer, the easternmost of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, Republic of Irelandhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-remains-of-the-abandoned-castle-obrien-on-inisheer-the-easternmost-75052848.html
A view over Corfe Castle in Dorset.
A view over Corfe Castle in Dorset.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-view-over-corfe-castle-in-dorset-92973579.html
An abandoned castle in Belgium
An abandoned castle in Belgiumhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-an-abandoned-castle-in-belgium-167084082.html
Demolished and destroyed the abandoned castle
Demolished and destroyed the abandoned castlehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-demolished-and-destroyed-the-abandoned-castle-82015567.html
19th century castle, now abandoned, in the town of Córdoba, Spain
19th century castle, now abandoned, in the town of Córdoba, Spainhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/19th-century-castle-now-abandoned-in-the-town-of-crdoba-spain-image222762822.html
Low Angle View Of Abandoned Castle Against Cloudy Sky
Low Angle View Of Abandoned Castle Against Cloudy Skyhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/low-angle-view-of-abandoned-castle-against-cloudy-sky-image272083679.html
Ruins in the forest surrounded by trees.Old abandoned castle ruins in the forest.
Ruins in the forest surrounded by trees.Old abandoned castle ruins in the forest.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ruins-in-the-forest-surrounded-by-treesold-abandoned-castle-ruins-in-the-forest-image344367639.html
the Tours de Merle, Corrèze, Limousin, France
the Tours de Merle, Corrèze, Limousin, Francehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-tours-de-merle-corrze-limousin-france-52137608.html
Tower of the ruined and abandoned castle Esch-sur-Sure, Luxembourg
Tower of the ruined and abandoned castle Esch-sur-Sure, Luxembourghttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-tower-of-the-ruined-and-abandoned-castle-esch-sur-sure-luxembourg-115927616.html
Symmetrical wide angle view of an ancient abandoned castle, with a clocktower in the middle, surrounded by trees and vegetation
Symmetrical wide angle view of an ancient abandoned castle, with a clocktower in the middle, surrounded by trees and vegetationhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/symmetrical-wide-angle-view-of-an-ancient-abandoned-castle-with-a-clocktower-in-the-middle-surrounded-by-trees-and-vegetation-image337630162.html
A misty morning at Corfe Castle in Dorset.
A misty morning at Corfe Castle in Dorset.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-misty-morning-at-corfe-castle-in-dorset-104218755.html
Abandoned interior of Bantony Castle, the colonial era Maharaja palace set to become a museum, in Shimla, India
Abandoned interior of Bantony Castle, the colonial era Maharaja palace set to become a museum, in Shimla, Indiahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-abandoned-interior-of-bantony-castle-the-colonial-era-maharaja-palace-169115975.html
Corfe Castle in Dorset.
Corfe Castle in Dorset.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-corfe-castle-in-dorset-148936427.html
Dunluce Castle, North Antrim Coast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dunluce Castle, North Antrim Coast, County Antrim, Northern Irelandhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dunluce-castle-north-antrim-coast-county-antrim-northern-ireland-22885268.html
Dunluce Castle, Heritage Coast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Dunluce Castle, Heritage Coast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dunluce-castle-heritage-coast-co-antrim-northern-ireland-uk-26779790.html
Abadoned castle in Lentvaris, Lithuania
Abadoned castle in Lentvaris, Lithuaniahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-abadoned-castle-in-lentvaris-lithuania-310502782.html
Dunstanburgh Castle on its Whin Sill outcrop, seen from the south. The castle, built in the 14th century, fell into disrepair by the 16th century.
Dunstanburgh Castle on its Whin Sill outcrop, seen from the south. The castle, built in the 14th century, fell into disrepair by the 16th century.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dunstanburgh-castle-on-its-whin-sill-outcrop-seen-from-the-south-the-140125150.html
Abandoned Castle (Rum Kale) Halfeti, Turkey.
Abandoned Castle (Rum Kale) Halfeti, Turkey.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-abandoned-castle-rum-kale-halfeti-turkey-91816607.html
Imposing medieval castle ruins in Weitenegg. Wachau valley, Austria.
Imposing medieval castle ruins in Weitenegg. Wachau valley, Austria.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/imposing-medieval-castle-ruins-in-weitenegg-wachau-valley-austria-image339813987.html
AERIAL VIEW. Ruins of Saint-Ulrich Castle on the Vosges Mountains. Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, Grand Est, France.
AERIAL VIEW. Ruins of Saint-Ulrich Castle on the Vosges Mountains. Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, Grand Est, France.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-aerial-view-ruins-of-saint-ulrich-castle-on-the-vosges-mountains-ribeauvill-39580060.html
Dunluce castle ruins in Northern Ireland
Dunluce castle ruins in Northern Irelandhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dunluce-castle-ruins-in-northern-ireland-82714017.html
Beautiful dramatic sunrise over Corfe Castle in Dorset
Beautiful dramatic sunrise over Corfe Castle in Dorsethttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-beautiful-dramatic-sunrise-over-corfe-castle-in-dorset-80730271.html
Path to Dunnottar Casle ruin in late afternoon light
Path to Dunnottar Casle ruin in late afternoon lighthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/path-to-dunnottar-casle-ruin-in-late-afternoon-light-image406865306.html
Sunrise overlooking the ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorset
Sunrise overlooking the ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorsethttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/sunrise-overlooking-the-ruins-of-corfe-castle-in-dorset-image66340321.html
View of Rayen Castle, abandoned adobe citadel in the outskirts of the desert around Kerman, Iran.
View of Rayen Castle, abandoned adobe citadel in the outskirts of the desert around Kerman, Iran.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/view-of-rayen-castle-abandoned-adobe-citadel-in-the-outskirts-of-the-desert-around-kerman-iran-image395794764.html
Abandoned Building in Georgia Caucasus
Abandoned Building in Georgia Caucasushttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/abandoned-building-in-georgia-caucasus-image397111174.html
Khertvisi castle ancient fortification
Khertvisi castle ancient fortificationhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/khertvisi-castle-ancient-fortification-image274445118.html
Prague Castle, Czech Republic
Prague Castle, Czech Republichttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-prague-castle-czech-republic-134523760.html
Anamur Castle in Mersin Turkey.
Anamur Castle in Mersin Turkey.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/anamur-castle-in-mersin-turkey-image349667211.html
Griva Castle overlooking the road into Lefkada from the mainland, Ionian Islands, Greece
Griva Castle overlooking the road into Lefkada from the mainland, Ionian Islands, Greecehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/griva-castle-overlooking-the-road-into-lefkada-from-the-mainland-ionian-islands-greece-image368702971.html
Castle Carr in Luddenden Dean
Castle Carr in Luddenden Deanhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/castle-carr-in-luddenden-dean-image229994652.html
Castle Nanstein
Castle Nansteinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/castle-nanstein-image220187349.html
Old abandoned ruined mansion in Gothic style
Old abandoned ruined mansion in Gothic stylehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/old-abandoned-ruined-mansion-in-gothic-style-image366766268.html
AERIAL VIEW. Ruins of an ancient settlement on a flat-top mountain. Castellaras of Thorenc, Alpes-Maritimes, French Riviera's hinterland, France.
AERIAL VIEW. Ruins of an ancient settlement on a flat-top mountain. Castellaras of Thorenc, Alpes-Maritimes, French Riviera's hinterland, France.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-aerial-view-ruins-of-an-ancient-settlement-on-a-flat-top-mountain-58834503.html
Crusaders Sea Castle Sidon Saida in South Lebanon Middle east
Crusaders Sea Castle Sidon Saida in South Lebanon Middle easthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/crusaders-sea-castle-sidon-saida-in-south-lebanon-middle-east-image273700147.html
ruins of La Estrella castle in Teba at night, Malaga. Andalusia, Spain.
ruins of La Estrella castle in Teba at night, Malaga. Andalusia, Spain.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ruins-of-la-estrella-castle-in-teba-at-night-malaga-andalusia-spain-image370682915.html
From below of ancient stone castle and small waterfall on stairs under dark sky with stars and milky way
From below of ancient stone castle and small waterfall on stairs under dark sky with stars and milky wayhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/from-below-of-ancient-stone-castle-and-small-waterfall-on-stairs-under-dark-sky-with-stars-and-milky-way-image370858107.html
Aerial view of the ruins of an ancient medieval castle in Castrojeriz, Burgos, Spain. High quality photo.
Aerial view of the ruins of an ancient medieval castle in Castrojeriz, Burgos, Spain. High quality photo.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/aerial-view-of-the-ruins-of-an-ancient-medieval-castle-in-castrojeriz-burgos-spain-high-quality-photo-image396314314.html
nature reclaiming the ruin of an abandoned old mill
nature reclaiming the ruin of an abandoned old millhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/nature-reclaiming-the-ruin-of-an-abandoned-old-mill-image354940789.html
Juromenha castle, village and Guadiana river drone aerial view at sunset in Alentejo, Portugal
Juromenha castle, village and Guadiana river drone aerial view at sunset in Alentejo, Portugalhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/juromenha-castle-village-and-guadiana-river-drone-aerial-view-at-sunset-in-alentejo-portugal-image414429247.html
Carreg Cennen Castle at dawn on a misty summer morning, Brecon Beacons National Park, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Carreg Cennen Castle at dawn on a misty summer morning, Brecon Beacons National Park, Carmarthenshire, Waleshttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-carreg-cennen-castle-at-dawn-on-a-misty-summer-morning-brecon-beacons-47928858.html
Lennox Castle Ruins, Lennoxtown, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Lennox Castle Ruins, Lennoxtown, Glasgow, Scotland, UKhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/lennox-castle-ruins-lennoxtown-glasgow-scotland-uk-image434867634.html
Dolbadarn castlehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dolbadarn-castle-35390098.html
Dunluce Castle, near Portrush, North Antrim Coast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dunluce Castle, near Portrush, North Antrim Coast, County Antrim, Northern Irelandhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dunluce-castle-near-portrush-north-antrim-coast-county-antrim-northern-23021978.html
Ruins of the medieval castle of Enciso.
Ruins of the medieval castle of Enciso.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ruins-of-the-medieval-castle-of-enciso-image391560047.html
Ruin of castle Oponice - Slovakia, Oponicky
Ruin of castle Oponice - Slovakia, Oponickyhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ruin-of-castle-oponice-slovakia-oponicky-image342119620.html
Old Abandoned Run Down Building
Old Abandoned Run Down Buildinghttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/old-abandoned-run-down-building-image380187978.html
Old abandoned ruined mansion in Gothic style with stained glass windows in Avchurino, aerial view
Old abandoned ruined mansion in Gothic style with stained glass windows in Avchurino, aerial viewhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/old-abandoned-ruined-mansion-in-gothic-style-with-stained-glass-windows-in-avchurino-aerial-view-image366720981.html
Beautiful Slovakia landscape at autumn with Uhrovec castle ruins at sunset
Beautiful Slovakia landscape at autumn with Uhrovec castle ruins at sunsethttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/beautiful-slovakia-landscape-at-autumn-with-uhrovec-castle-ruins-at-sunset-image224676979.html
Burnt abandoned interior of an old catholic church in Ukraine, background for mystical kozharovaniya.
Burnt abandoned interior of an old catholic church in Ukraine, background for mystical kozharovaniya.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/burnt-abandoned-interior-of-an-old-catholic-church-in-ukraine-background-for-mystical-kozharovaniya-image263212349.html
Juromenha castle and Guadiana river and border with Spain on the side of the river at sunrise, in Portugal
Juromenha castle and Guadiana river and border with Spain on the side of the river at sunrise, in Portugalhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/juromenha-castle-and-guadiana-river-and-border-with-spain-on-the-side-of-the-river-at-sunrise-in-portugal-image397631296.html
Saida (Sidon) Crusader Sea Castle is a medieval fortress build during the Crusades in Saida, Lebanon
Saida (Sidon) Crusader Sea Castle is a medieval fortress build during the Crusades in Saida, Lebanonhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/saida-sidon-crusader-sea-castle-is-a-medieval-fortress-build-during-the-crusades-in-saida-lebanon-image241224575.html
Juromenha castle, village and Guadiana river drone aerial view at sunrise in Alentejo, Portugal
Juromenha castle, village and Guadiana river drone aerial view at sunrise in Alentejo, Portugalhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/juromenha-castle-village-and-guadiana-river-drone-aerial-view-at-sunrise-in-alentejo-portugal-image414428682.html
AERIAL VIEW. Medieval castle of Ortenbourg on the eastern Vosges Mountains. Scherwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, Grand Est, France.
AERIAL VIEW. Medieval castle of Ortenbourg on the eastern Vosges Mountains. Scherwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, Grand Est, France.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-aerial-view-medieval-castle-of-ortenbourg-on-the-eastern-vosges-mountains-51289932.html
Dramatic sunset over the ruins of Spis Castle in Slovakia. Spis Castle is a national monument and one of the biggest European castles by area.
Dramatic sunset over the ruins of Spis Castle in Slovakia. Spis Castle is a national monument and one of the biggest European castles by area.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dramatic-sunset-over-the-ruins-of-spis-castle-in-slovakia-spis-castle-140381277.html
El Castillo or the Castle is the largest temple in the ruins of the Mayan city of Tulum on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Tulum National Park, Qui
El Castillo or the Castle is the largest temple in the ruins of the Mayan city of Tulum on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Tulum National Park, Quihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/el-castillo-or-the-castle-is-the-largest-temple-in-the-ruins-of-the-mayan-city-of-tulum-on-the-coast-of-the-caribbean-sea-tulum-national-park-qui-image368303572.html
Dornie, Scotland/UK-June 26, 2019: Eilean Donan Castle, a 13th Century Castle in the Highlands of Scotland, UK, is a site that frequently appears in p
Dornie, Scotland/UK-June 26, 2019: Eilean Donan Castle, a 13th Century Castle in the Highlands of Scotland, UK, is a site that frequently appears in phttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/dornie-scotlanduk-june-26-2019-eilean-donan-castle-a-13th-century-castle-in-the-highlands-of-scotland-uk-is-a-site-that-frequently-appears-in-p-image342095421.html
Ruins of old castle in Cesky Rudolec, Czech Republic.
Ruins of old castle in Cesky Rudolec, Czech Republic.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ruins-of-old-castle-in-cesky-rudolec-czech-republic-image360388327.html
Abandoned building at Paronella Park in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Abandoned building at Paronella Park in Innisfail, Queensland, Australiahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/abandoned-building-at-paronella-park-in-innisfail-queensland-australia-image222346249.html
Abandoned home in Sintra, Portugal
Abandoned home in Sintra, Portugalhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/abandoned-home-in-sintra-portugal-image229349952.html
Ruzhany, Brest Region, Belarus. Cityscape Skyline In Autumn Sunny Evening. Bird's-eye View Of Ruzhany Palace. Famous Popular Historic Landmark.
Ruzhany, Brest Region, Belarus. Cityscape Skyline In Autumn Sunny Evening. Bird's-eye View Of Ruzhany Palace. Famous Popular Historic Landmark.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ruzhany-brest-region-belarus-cityscape-skyline-in-autumn-sunny-evening-birds-eye-view-of-ruzhany-palace-famous-popular-historic-landmark-image338406531.html
Caerlaverock Castle near Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle near Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotlandhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-caerlaverock-castle-near-dumfries-dumfries-galloway-scotland-113897234.html
Juromenha castle and Guadiana river and border with Spain on the side of the river at sunset, in Portugal
Juromenha castle and Guadiana river and border with Spain on the side of the river at sunset, in Portugalhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/juromenha-castle-and-guadiana-river-and-border-with-spain-on-the-side-of-the-river-at-sunset-in-portugal-image397631282.html
Akhalkalaki Castle in Georgia
Akhalkalaki Castle in Georgiahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/akhalkalaki-castle-in-georgia-image340522763.html
Mow Cop Castle, a folly on the Cheshire-Staffordshire border; landscape in background; blue sky with white clouds.
Mow Cop Castle, a folly on the Cheshire-Staffordshire border; landscape in background; blue sky with white clouds.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-mow-cop-castle-a-folly-on-the-cheshire-staffordshire-border-landscape-78335907.html
Sunrise over the iconic ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorset
Sunrise over the iconic ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorsethttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-sunrise-over-the-iconic-ruins-of-corfe-castle-in-dorset-80668343.html
An abandoned ancient scary castle near city of Vrsac, Serbia
An abandoned ancient scary castle near city of Vrsac, Serbiahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/an-abandoned-ancient-scary-castle-near-city-of-vrsac-serbia-image224672866.html
Abandoned Graveyard Looking onto Edinburgh Castle in Scotland
Abandoned Graveyard Looking onto Edinburgh Castle in Scotlandhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/abandoned-graveyard-looking-onto-edinburgh-castle-in-scotland-image340451658.html
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Nigeria'S Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has lost about four per cent of its value due to shortage of power supply, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki, has said.
Presenting a paper tiltled: "Update on post-Privatisation Issues" yesterday in Abuja during the inaugural of the National Council on Nigeria, Dikki explained that power supply has a direct relationship with the affluence of a country.
He lamented that Nigeria cannot develop with its kind of power supply at the moment, stressing that "no nation can abandon investment in power for so long and expect to make progress," he said, adding that while Germany has 406watts per capita, Nigeria is doing a paltry 40 megawatts per capita.
"We cannot develop and grow with that kind of power consumption. That also shows you that there is a direct relationship between power and affluence and economic development. The more power available to the citizenry, the more development and affluence resulting from the whole process," he said.
Dikki said the Federal Government has paid severance and pension gratuity to over 98 per cent of the 47,913 workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
He said out of the 47,913 who were identified as workers, 46,326 were validated, while 45,750 have had their funds remitted to the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
The BPE boss explained that out of this number, 365 have retired and have been handled as retirees, while there are 201 outstanding payments that have been validated that are in the process of being effected.
Dikki said the government is yet to validate 865 workers and 722 unidentified cases.
He said N371billion has been remitted to the Office of the Accountant-General for payment.
Dikki explained that N10billion has been remitted to the office of the Accountant General to effect the payment of the retirees.
On the National Council on Power, the Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil, said the Council is an enlarged forum consisting of key stakeholders in the power sector, mainly from the public, private and non-governmental organisations and the development partners to deliberate on issues that will support the Federal Government's effort at accelerating sustainable power supply.


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They say that the cupcake craze is over. I don't know who "they" are, but I don't agree. Sure there are new things that are trendy right now, however cupcakes will always be adorably sized…and perfect for sharing! Plus, getting to use different colored/themed wrappers is a lot of fun.
This cupcake flavor combination has been floating around in my head for a couple of years now. One of my favorite treats is a steaming cup of Mexican Hot Chocolate. I love the spicy chocolate and the delicious whipped cream on top.
In cupcake form, that translated into a rich dark chocolate cupcake and vanilla whipped cream that are both spiced with hints of cinnamon and spicy cayenne pepper. In one word, this cupcake is Divine.
I developed this recipe for Dixie Crystals, so head on over to check out the recipe!
The cupcakes looks so good.
I think it's funny 'they' talk about it being a craze in the first place. Cupcakes will always and forever be loved.
Jessica congratulations!! I can see you are no longer a novice chef, good for you!!!!
I love the combo of spicy and sweet. Last year I made a cayenne and dark chocolate cookie. My husband hated it, I LOVED it! Looks like I will be baking up a batch of these for myself!
these look and sound delicious, you're amazing!! can't wait to try it out myself, thank you for sharing!!
Cupcakes will never go out of style in my heart! Love these!
I love a spiced chocolate recipe, warm with cinnamon and cayenne. And the whipped cream is wonderful to top it off.
Yeah, "they" also said we'd have floating cars by now. Pshh cupcakes will be here forever! and I'm glad after seeing these Latin beauties..
I love adding heat to chocolate!! These look amazing!
Omg these are so adorable! And I love how I don't have to try and cram them in before Christmas – this is a delicious cupcake for all winter long 😀 yum!
wow this recipe looks awesome.
very nice job, never thought of making a mexican hot chocolate into a cupcake. brilliant.


Medical consultants in Australia have concluded that an alternate type of medicine called homeopathy doesn't have sufficient evidence to assist its effectiveness. "The policy assertion explains that the FTC will maintain efficacy and security claims for over-the-counter homeopathic medicine to the identical normal as different merchandise making related claims," according to an FTC release in regards to the announcement, which was made on the heels of a workshop final yr to judge the advertising of homeopathic remedies to customers.
Double-blind research involving homeopathic drugs treatment have yielded variable, conflicting results. It is true that because homeopathic treatments tackle many aspects of a patient's life (emotional health, character, consuming habits and medical history), it may be very onerous to measure progress and enhancements. Needless to say self-identification with sure titles doesn't assure any scope of the practitioner's license or that they have the fitting to prescribe medicines, make a analysis and deal with all sicknesses.
My feeling is that except you're a significantly heavy espresso drinker then it's alright to drink espresso while in your homeopathic therapy. The conclusion is that homeopathy is both efficatious and price effective (Bornhoft and Matthiessen, 2011) There are a lot of medical practices comparable to acupuncture that we don't perceive the mechanism for, however they clearly work even for analgesia in operations.
It means deal with an illness with a pure substance, which might produce comparable symptoms in a healthy individual. Maybe the way in which to move forward is to allow skeptical docs to ship homeopathic drugs to their sufferers while asserting to them that it's a placebo. If you're considering utilizing a homeopathic remedy, deliver the product with you once you go to your health care provider.
Practitioners believe that the more a substance is diluted in this method, the greater its power to deal with signs. Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the physique's potential to heal itself by giving very small doses of highly diluted substances that in larger doses would produce illness or symptoms – "like cures like" precept. Thus, some individuals with the same disease may require different homeopathic medicines and treatments.


John Hannyngton Ceramics is based in North Norfolk. Visitors are welcome by appointment and commissions are welcome.
My work has two very distinct styles, and I find clay both magical and miraculous. When I am throwing, the challenge is to control the clay to achieve the shapes and elegance I am striving for. When I am hand building, I am happy to let the clay be more independent, resulting in textured surfaces, natural cracks and variations from the inside to the outside of the piece.


Metros like Delhi and Mumbai wrestle with the dilemma of high unsold residential property in Kolkata for the last number of months, Kolkata looks to possess slow down its inventory over the past 3 years.
A quick survey of the 3 metros' residential markets by country's leading realty consultant Jones Lang LaSalle's realty intelligence service confirms the availability-for-sale residential property in Kolkata have dipped by 19.32% to 7776 in end-2011 from 9639 units in end-2010. Total active stock was abundant higher at 14,908 units in end of 2009.
In Mumbai, unsold property are more than the 2009 levels at 50198 apartments. Relatively, unsold inventory levels in NCR-Delhi, as well as Delhi and metropolitan areas of Faridabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Ghaziabad were over twofold the 2009 levels at 112993 units in end 2011.
Realtors and real estate consultants attribute the town's declining active stocks to fewer launches within the city over the last one year compared to the previous year and also year before. One should keep in mind that the new launches predominantly geared toward the premium section in contrast to launches targeting completely different income categories last 2 years.
Since demand for residential property in Kolkata has been sturdy, real estate corporations - private, state- owned furthermore as those within the joint sector together with the likes of state-owned West Bengal Housing Board, Ambuja Realty, Mani Group, Ideal Group and PS Group, among many others - are making an attempt to get rid of their stocks.
Mr. Mayank Saksena, MD of real estate consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Kolkata, India stated, "Sales have been happening though at a slow pace. The sellers and home buyers are negotiating hard to clinch a deal."
As per JLL figures, the sales of Grade A residential property in Kolkata averaged 5581 units in end of 2011, against 9031 units and 5786 units in end 2010 and in end 2009.
Developers attribute the less launches to overall economic slowdown, not to mention political uncertainty, lack of confidence within the state's machinery, absence of land parcels yet as non availability of fresh quantity of land. On condition of anonymity, a city-based developer said: "Statutory authorities within the state are holding on to sanctions on some pretext or different. Absence of city planification and infrastructure have additionally blocked growth of town horizontally or vertically.
When contacted by ET, West Bengal Housing Minister, Mr. Arup Biswas stated, "Work on ongoing residential property in Kolkata is on. New real estate property in each personal moreover as within the joint sector is welcome. We have a tendency are fastidiously scrutinising new ventures to review whether or not the building norms, as well as fireplace safety rules are being complied with before giving them green signal. The Housing Board conjointly plans to launch new residential property in Kolkata."
Kolkata realty sector is expanding and a good variety of latest residential and commercial property in Kolkata are being launched. Enhanced demand of homes within the cheap and premium worth brackets has fuelled town developers to launch new residential property across town. Growth of software business and gap of IT sector has additionally resulted in paradigm shift within the living types of the people and a felt would like for premium homes within the town as anticipated by town realtors.


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Q: Controlling gem install options with bundle bundle install

where some gem that depends on libv8 is in the Gemfile (indirectly) leads to compile errors with libv8.
So, following advice, I did:
sudo gem install libv8 -v 3.16.14.11 -- --with-system-v8

and it succeeded (after brew install of libv8)
However, gem install keeps trying to do the install of libv8 without the --with-system-v8 option.
Can I explicitly put libv8 into the Gemfile with the option? I can't see where to put such an option in the spec for Gemfile.

A: The solution is:
bundle config build.libv8 --with-system-v8

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LYDIA CORNELL: AFI Best Actress Nominee, People's Choice Award winner; Actor, Writer, Director, Producer; woman and children advocate; teen mentor, comedienne, talk show host, inspirational pubic speaker best known for her starring role on ABC's "Too Close for Comfort" as TV legend Ted Knight's daughter 'Sara'; HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, and over 250 shows, episodes and movies worldwide. Turns tragedy into comedy, life-saving issues for women and equal pay for equal work...
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We've done too much, seen too much, been too naked. There's too much hard-core violence and porn in the airwaves. That's why I'm trying to be a virgin again, in more ways than one.
A return to innocence is what most of us are craving, but we may not even know it.
The outer world with all its crises and technical difficulties, where just getting your body through the day is an astounding feat, is not the real picture. Oddly enough, if you can see it clearly, what's real is the invisible. As Einstein said, "no problem can be solved at the same level it was created on." He also said, "goodness, truth and beauty are laws of the universe.
We must stop buying into the material picture. Only good is real.
CLEARING the VIEW for the WORLD
"The pioneer/healer is clearing away the accumulation of material beliefs that consent to sickness and limitation. These beliefs are untrue, and they ultimately dissolve in the radiance of God's love — just as the effects of a storm always clear." - Leigh Daugherty
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A WORLD OF BEAUTY
Life is so magnificent. There is so much beauty everywhere, which to me is evidence of God. Lately I've been starstruck by trees and nat...
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WAR IS NOT PEACE * DIPLOMACY IS NOT APPEASEMENT
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NXT Capital Provides $130MM in Resource Label Refi
Filed Under: Manufacturing
Related: First Atlantic Capital, NXT Capital, Resource Label Group, Senior Secured Credit Facility
NXT Capital has provided a $130 million senior secured facility to refinance Resource Label Group, LLC and fund its add-on acquisition of A1 Label, Inc. Resource Label Group is a portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital.
NXT Capital was the joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and administrative agent for this transaction.
Resource Label Group is a leading designer and manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels in North America. The company is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, and has four additional manufacturing facilities across the U.S.
Based in Toronto, Ontario, A1 Label is a full service designer and manufacturer of custom digital and flexographic labels.
First Atlantic Capital is a leading middle-market private equity firm with a strong record and continuing interest in the plastics and packaging, food and beverage, industrial products, business services and consumer goods industries. Since its founding in 1989, the firm has invested close to $1 billion in over 68 transactions across four funds.
"NXT Capital delivered a competitive financing on a compressed timeline," said Emilio S. Pedroni, Managing Director, First Atlantic Capital.
NXT Capital provides structured financing solutions to middle-market companies and real estate investors through its Corporate Finance, Equipment Finance and Real Estate Finance groups. Based in Chicago with offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco and Stamford, NXT Capital targets senior financing opportunities of up to $150 million.
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Q: Pythonic way to set module-wide settings from external file Some background (not mandatory, but might be nice to know): I am writing a Python command-line module which is a wrapper around latexdiff. It basically replaces all \cite{ref1, ref2, ...} commands in LaTeX files with written-out and properly formatted references before passing the files to latexdiff, so that latexdiff will properly mark changes to references in the text (otherwise, it treats the whole \cite{...} command as a single "word"). All the code is currently in a single file which can be run with python -m latexdiff-cite, and I have not yet decided how to package or distribute it. To make the script useful for anybody else, the citation formatting needs to be configurable. I have implemented an optional command-line argument -c CONFIGFILE to allow the user to point to their own JSON config file (a default file resides in the module folder and is loaded if the argument is not used).
Current implementation: My single-file command-line Python module currently parses command-line arguments in if __name__ == '__main__', and loads the config file (specified by the user in -c CONFIGFILE) here before running the main function of the program. The config variable is thus available in the entire module and all is well. However, I'm considering publishing to PyPI by following this guide which seems to require me to put the command-line parsing in a main() function, which means the config variable will not be available to the other functions unless passed down as arguments to where it's needed. This "passing down by arguments" method seems a little cluttered to me.
Question: Is there a more pythonic way to set some configuration globals in a module or otherwise accomplish what I'm trying to? (I don't want to rely on 3rd party modules.) Am I perhaps completely off the tracks in some fundamental way?

A: One way to do it is to have the configurations defined in a class or a simple dict:
class Config(object):
    setting1 = "default_value"
    setting2 = "default_value"

    @staticmethod
    def load_config(json_file):
        """ load settings from config file """
        with open(json_file) as f:
            config = json.load(f)
        for k, v in config.iteritems():
            setattr(Config, k, v)

Then your application can access the settings via this class: Config.setting1 ...


I really enjoyed this book but I kept getting confused on who perspective we were reading from. Sometimes it was Ania or Niamh or another character but I wouldn't realize that it was a certain character until further down the page.
not sure I like Naimh as narrator, or much as a person. But the series has me hooked despite grammar and spelling issues. Bought the last book straight away again!


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Villaraigosa Won't Challenge Harris for Senate Seat
February 26, 2015 By John Hrabe 3 Comments
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced he won't challenge state Attorney General Kamala Harris for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Barbara Boxer in 2016. That boosts the prospects of fellow Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez of Garden Grove.
Villaraigosa announced his decision Tuesday in a post on Facebook that foreshadowed a run for governor in 2018.
"I am humbled by the encouragement I've received from so many to serve in the United States Senate," the former Democratic Speaker of the California Assembly wrote. "But as I think about how best to serve the people of this great state, I know that my heart and my family are here in California, not Washington, D.C."
If Villaraigosa's statement that his heart remains "here in California" wasn't a clear enough indication of a future run for governor, he added he'll continue his "efforts to make California a better place to live, work and raise a family."
"We have come a long way, but our work is not done, and neither am I," he concluded.
Villaraigosa's decision to pass on an application for membership in "the world's most exclusive club" follows similar announcements by Treasurer John Chiang, billionaire climate-change activist Tom Steyer and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.
It didn't take long for Harris, the only major announced Democratic candidate, to issue a statement praising the former Los Angeles mayor.
"The city of Los Angeles, and our state and nation, have benefitted [sic] greatly from his leadership," Harris said in a prepared statement tweeted by her campaign. "I know he has much more to offer. I wish him and his family all the best."
Although Harris welcomed Villaraigosa's exit from the race, the biggest beneficiary could be Loretta Sanchez. A moderate Orange County Democrat, Sanchez would have appealed to similar voters — Latinos and Southern Californians — as Villaraigosa.
Sanchez may prove formidable challenger to Harris
She hasn't received the same media hype as Villaraigosa, but in some respects Sanchez may prove to be a more formidable challenger to Harris. The 10-term Democrat has said she'll make a decision later this year. Sanchez has a head start on fundraising with nearly $400,000 in federal cash on hand, according to the most recent campaign finance reports.
Her statewide name identification, albeit lower than Villaraigosa's, comes without the personal baggage. Early in his tenure as mayor, Villaraigosa disclosed an affair with a Telemundo newswoman. That was followed by photos showing the mayor partying with Hollywood bad boy Charlie Sheen at a hotel opening in Mexico.
But as pointed out by CalWatchdog.com, the biggest weight on a Villaraigosa campaign could be his support for Esteban Nunez, the son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez. Esteban pled guilty to manslaughter for the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old college student. Villaraigosa, on official mayoral letterhead, wrote a letter of support for "a young man of good and upright character."
The case was riddled with political favoritism, as detailed in a lengthy profile by the Los Angeles Times, and ended with Nunez friend Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's commutation of Esteban's sentence.
Latino Caucus: Senate contest bigger than any one candidate
Villaraigosa's decision to pass on the race also does nothing to cool the burning frustrations of Latino political leaders, who are being pressured by some Democratic leaders to clear the field for Harris.
Earlier this year, former Speaker of the Assembly Willie Brown, who at one time dated Harris, said Villaraigosa should forgo a campaign out of respect for his friendship with the attorney general.
"His loyalty and his relationship with her should be so valuable, and he should, in my opinion, see it as an opportunity to demonstrate that," Brown told the Sacramento Bee.
That comment inspired grumblings from members of the California Latino Caucus, who say the race is bigger than any one Latino candidate. Earlier this month, the group released a poll showing a Latino candidate could contend with Harris. The survey of 600 likely Latino voters, according to CalBuzz, showed Villaraigosa leading Harris, with Sanchez not far behind in third place.
"The U.S. Senate race has importance beyond the contestants themselves," Assemblywoman Nora Campos, D-San Jose, said in a press release. "This is not about one candidate or another. An exciting race can generate enthusiasm among voters that have not been energized in years."
Other Democratic candidates that are considering the race include Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank, Rep. Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles and former Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera.
On the Republican side, Assemblyman Rocky Chavez of Carlsbad and former California Republican Party chairman Tom Del Beccaro are seriously exploring bids.
Originally published by CalWatchdog.com
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: Antonio Villaraigosa, Gavin Newsom, John Hrabe, Kamala Harris, Loretta Sanchez, senate, Tom Steyer
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That recent Bee article about Arden Arcade
On April 27, 2022, The Bee published a feature story about Arden Arcade on its front page. The story, "The City That's Not" ostensibly set out to answer a reader's question: "Why Hasn't the City of Sacramento ever annexed Arden Arcade?" But even after giving historical evidence that the City of Sacramento HAS bitten off chunks of Arden Arcade, the article doesn't really answer the reader's question. Instead, the article says its readers can "Discover why Arden Arcade stands alone" and asks, "How did this area become such a community enigma?" The article puzzled our newsroom elves until they remembered that The Bee is the voice of the Downtown Sacramento Power Elite - those power-tripping people and institutions that don't want us to have local control.
The article quotes a LAFCO resolution with a scary-sounding "negative fiscal impact" on County revenues of $216,741,625 over a 25-year period if the Measure D cityhood measure had passed in 2010. That's the price of the alimony payment to let Arden Arcade get its divorce from the County. What the article does not mention is that the very same LAFCO resolution raised the alimony amount to $219M, found that the county and cityhood proponents had agreed on that figure, and - most significantly - determined that the new city could handle the extra expenses of the alimony payment along with the ordinary costs of running a municipality. Why did The Bee only print the scary stuff? Could it be they only want you to hear the preferred narrative, the one that fits their agenda to protect the status quo? Ya think?
Maybe it would help to remember who wanted Arden Arcade to not win Measure D back in November 2010 - to not gain local control, to not get its own Mayor and City Council to focus on local priorities, to not work on the things that matter to Arden Arcade's residents and businessses. Among them were real estate mogul Michael Lyon (who was subsequently convicted of felony voyeurism), former two-term Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson (who chose not to run for a third term due to allegations of sexual misconduct), the City of Sacramento-centric Plumbers Union (who funded KJ's last-minute anti-incorporation mailer) and the CHP Union (who did not want anyone crowding their "traffic enforcement" act). When you have well-organized, well-funded status quo protectors plus often confusing and misleading journalism on the part of the local media fighting ordinary citizens hoping to improve the community, it's no wonder Measure D got clobbered by the voters. Naturally, The Bee article just zeroed in on Measure D losing. Again, its part of their agenda.
But, hey, November 2010 was almost a dozen years ago. A few things have changed since then, haven't they? Watt Avenue is bumpier than ever, homelessness is all over the place, run-down strip malls are vacant, housing prices have skyrocketed, working from home is a thing, grass is for human consumption instead of water. Factors like local demographics, a slew of new residents, and the fact that people who were 6 years old in 2010 are now eligible voters suggest moving away from nostalgia for bygone-2010 circumstances. Not that The Bee article would mention how things stand now, of course. Their agenda wouldn't allow that.
Before Covid cancelled public gatherings, participants in our series of community meetings during 2019 told us they were against annexation by the City of Sacramento. They felt strongly that Arden Arcade deserved local control and should incorporate.
Nor is there room in The Bee's agenda to remind you that Arden Arcade is just part of the urbanized, unincorporated UnCity, which - having over 606,000 people - is the largest political subdivision of Sacramento County. The "enigma" allegation is a smokescreen about the City of Sacramento, and only the City of Sacramento - being where it's at. Sorry, but there is much more to our region than the recurrent narrative of the Downtown Sacramento Power Elite that the universe revolves around the City of Sacramento. Never mind, as we have reported, that Citrus Heights, Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova have prospered once they got out from under the thumb of the county and became cities. The Bee wants you to pay no attention to the strong sentiment across our community against other people dictating what's best for us. You are expected to ignore consistent instances of mis-management, predatory annexations and nextdoor-to-us indignations by big cities like the City of Sacramento. The Powers-That-Be want you to shut up and accept that you are not supposed to have nice things like other communities have.
Still, the most glaring omission was the article's failure to tell you about how the state has messed up the game. The real reasons why Arden Arcade is not a city are not about annexation by the City of Sacramento. No, they are about the roadblocks, hurdles and barriers that the state of California has put in the way of the formation of most ANY proposed new city in California. Until those blockages are removed the status quo of "no more than 482 cities in California" will remain. Millions of Californians who, just like us, do not have self-determination, who do not have the same rights and privileges as Californians who happen to live, work or own businesses inside cities, will continue to be second-class citizens. It is unfair and undemocratic that unincorporated areas' residents and businesses cannot have those same rights and privileges. Apparently, Very Important People would prefer that you not be aware of that.
Well, we respectfully disagree with the people who don't want Arden Arcade to have local control.. Our purpose is to stand up for the community. We want our community to be better. We believe local people should handle local municipal responsibilities. We think you deserve to know more than what the Downtown Sacramento Power Elite wants you to hear. And we trust you to make up your own minds.


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by connect July 24, 2014
"This issue features the winning projects from the 2014 Canadian Green Building Awards program that was adjudicated in Ottawa earlier this spring.
This year's competition attracted a broad range of entries from coast to coast, from single-family home retrofits, to large-scale laboratory complexes. The jury's task was made even more difficult by the quality of submissions, which not only demonstrate an increased focus on quantitative performance, but many of which also embraced a broader and more holistic approach to sustainability.
After much deliberation, the jury chose eight projects from seven cities in three provinces. The projects are drawn from both public and private sectors and include residential, commercial, cultural, institutional and industrial buildings. All this serves to confirm that work of the highest quality is now being realized across the country and across all sectors of the market.
With the imminent initiative of LEED V4 to Canada, we can anticipate the more widespread adoption of life cycle assessment and other sophisticated metrics across the Canadian design and construction industry. As these initiatives permeate our culture, we can look forward to future awards programs in which total performance standards will be even higher, and the other aspects of sustainability even more comprehensively addressed."
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Evading Invasion: Syria's Chemical Weapons and Obama's Audience Costs
By Erica D. Borghard and Jack Snyder
President Obama in a November briefing. White House photo by Pete Souza.
Syria's recent chemical weapons activity has raised the specter of audience costs for President Obama. Audience costs — the domestic price political leaders pay for failing to follow through on their threats — are said to be the key mechanism explaining why democracies prevail in international crisis bargaining. Because democratic leaders can go public with threats that effectively tie their hands, they can more credibly communicate their resolve and force target states to back down. But some (including yours truly) have questioned whether audience costs exist at all and, if so, how much they actually matter.
On August 20 of this year, Obama held a press conference during which he issued the following threat to Bashar al-Assad's regime:
"We cannot have a situation in which chemical or biological weapons are falling into the hands of the wrong people. We have been very clear to the Assad regime but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is, we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would change my equation… We are monitoring that situation very carefully, we have put together a range of contingency plans, we have communicated in no uncertain terms with every player in the region that that's a red line for us, and that there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front, or the use of chemical weapons. That would change my calculations significantly" [emphasis added].
Yet on December 3, when the media began to report troubling movement of Syria's chemical weapons and the preparation of some of those stockpiles for battlefield deployment — both of which would activate Obama's August threat — the President responded by issuing a new threat that sidestepped his previous commitment to respond with "enormous consequences". The movement of chemical weapons and talk of "red lines" were mysteriously absent from Obama's new threat:
"And today, I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command: The world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. And if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable" [emphasis added].
What does this shift suggest about the role of audience costs in international crisis bargaining? Following audience costs theory, we should expect to observe the following. First, Obama's initial threat should have successfully deterred Assad from moving and prepping his chemical weapons. Second, pending the failure of Obama's deterrent threat, the President should have followed through on his commitment to respond with "enormous consequences". Third, given his failure to respond, Obama should be punished by the domestic public for inconsistency between his words and deeds. So, what do we actually see?
Events have played out off the equilibrium path predicted by audience costs theory. Obama's initial threat did not deter Assad from moving and assembling his chemical weapons. This suggests a number of possibilities, all of which raise doubts about the role of audience costs: Assad didn't get Obama's message clearly; Assad received the message loud and clear, but doubted Obama's resolve to follow through; or Assad received the message, but believed the domestic costs to his regime of backing down outweighed the costs of ignoring Obama's threat.
Furthermore, rather than follow through on his threat to impose "enormous consequences" on the Assad regime for the movement and preparation of chemical weapons, Obama circumvented the terms of his first threat by issuing a second one that committed the President to respond to the use, rather than the movement, of chemical weapons. This second threat was buttressed by comments made by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressing that Obama was indeed committed to some type of action against Syria if it were to use chemical weapons.
But how did Obama so easily slip out of his initial commitment? By playing a game of semantics. According to the New York Times, "the White House says the president has not changed his position at all — it is all in the definition of the word 'moving'." Tommy Vietor, the spokesman for the National Security Council, said Thursday that '''moving around' means proliferation,' as in allowing extremist groups like Hezbollah, which has training camps near the weapons sites, to obtain the material." This implies that, even if audience costs exist and leaders do in fact worry about them, their impact on international crisis bargaining is minimal because leaders can easily extricate themselves from commitments with some hand waving and word games.
Notably, both versions of the Obama threat failed to precisely stipulate what specific behaviors would trigger a US response, and what the contours of that response would look like. Secretary Clinton was even more adamant in stressing the fact that the US would not specify how it would respond to Assad's use of chemical weapons: "I am not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence that the Assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people. But suffice it to say, we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur."
Leaders' threats typically build in wiggle room in this way. Their ambiguous threats put the opponent on notice, but they leave themselves an escape hatch. Leaders avoid rigidly locking in their future actions because such tight constraints are bad policy. As the New York Times reported last week, US officials are aware of these constraints: "'We're kind of boxed in,' an administration official acknowledged… 'There's an issue of presidential credibility here,' the official said. 'But our options are quite limited.'" The administration recognizes that verbal inconsistency is awkward, but these costs pale in comparison to the risks of prematurely committing to fight yet another war in the Middle East. Recent reports have suggested that the US would need to deploy 75,000 ground troops to adequately secure Syria's chemical weapons at a time when neither the President nor the domestic public finds the prospect of another ground operation in the Middle East palatable.
Some in the President's domestic audience (notably, the New York Times) did indeed notice Obama's inconsistency; an awareness which counts in favor of audience costs. However, the Times has been consistently hawkish on the Syria issue, generally adhering to an editorial policy that favors more pressure and leans toward military measures to resolve the Syria crisis. Would the newspaper have been so alert to audience costs if it did not have an already interventionist attitude?
Regardless, the American public has displayed a steady aversion to military involvement in Syria. Audience costs theory would predict that dovish publics would punish leaders for failing to follow through on their threats, even though they might agree with their leaders' policy. While it is too early to infer whether Obama has paid significant domestic political costs for inconsistency, we anticipate that he won't because history shows that policy substance is more important to the public than consistency.
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The audience costs literature appears to overlook the temporal variation in the magnitude of audience costs that a leader can generate to send a credible signal. Right before election, if any, the audience costs Obama can generate should be biggest. This implies that Assad's aggressive action might have been deterred before the presidential election because Obama's August statement carried audience costs large enough to make Assad believe that Obama's public threat was credible. After election, however, Assad carried out the movement of chemical weapons probably because Obama's threat is not credible any more after election and the potential public electoral punishment for Obama's inconsistency should be minimal in this early period of the second term.
However, the fact that Obama may not be able to make a credible threat in this period (if one believes that the audience costs argument is true) does not necessarily mean that he will make less public threats against foreign adversaries in this early period after election. Ironically, when a leader makes a threat with large audience costs expecting the opponent to back down, the leader is also highly concerned about the potential costs of military escalation. In other words, when a leader is very sensitive to potential public electoral punishment, the leader can make a credible threat but at the same time the leader may not want to experience any serious military escalation because the outcome of military conflict is uncertain and the public is not willing to bear the high costs. For example, the U.S. public might have been quite reluctant to see any other costly military conflict under the harsh economic conditions, and this would be a bigger concern for Obama in the reelection period than Obama after reelection. This conjecture implies that U.S. president should be least constrained to make a military threat in the first half of the second term not only because reneging a public threat is not that costly in this period but also because the costs of potential military escalation would be perceived to be less costly (politically) in this period.
A military threat in the reelection period is a dangerous high-stake gamble, but it might be safer to gamble on after election.
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The House voted to shut down the NSA spying program that allowed them to collect large swaths of phone data without the need for a warrant. This was a victory for liberty and privacy, but most the credit for this victory should go to our libertarian friends.
The two district court decisions this Christmas on the constitutionality and practical utility of the NSA's continuing drive to collect information on each of us shows how Americans are a practical rather than ideological.


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Lil Yachty and Mattel are turning the Uno card game into a movie— and I'm here for every bit of it
"I played Uno as a kid and still do today, so to spin that into a movie based on the Atlanta hip hop scene I came out of is really special."
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Growing up, one of my absolute favorite games to play was Uno. I would occasionally play Uno in my school's cafeteria, play it with friends or famil, or even by myself sometimes like it's a game of solitaire (I know, it seems odd but I promise it was fun this way too).
With recent news on Thursday about this card game, I couldn't help but think about all the fun and often intense game sessions I've had. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rapper Lil Yachty is developing an action-based comedy film with Mattel Films based on Uno. Yes, the popular card game Uno.
Written by Marcy Kelly, the film is set to take place in the underground hip hop scene of Atlanta, Georgia, which is also where Lil Yachty is from. He's also being considered for the lead role, despite the cast not being announced.
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"I played Uno as a kid and still do today, so to spin that into a movie based on the Atlanta hip hop scene I came out of is really special," says Lil Yachty. "It hits close to home for me."
The classic game was actually created in a Cincinnati, Ohio barbershop in the '70s as a way for families to spend more time together, which I can without a doubt attest to. Nearly 50 years later, the game is available in many countries around the world.
Mattel Films will also produce the movie with Pierre "P" Thomas, Brian Sher, Kevin "Coach K" Lee Along of Quality Films alongside Lil Yachty. Robbie Brenner, the Academy-Award nominated filmmaker, will executively produce it.
There are several films out there based on Mattel products such as American Girl, Barbie, Barney, Magic 8 ball, and many more.
As a result of the news, and due to my love for Uno, this movie will be a must-watch in my eyes.
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Children have a place on the frontlines of the culture wars
What Should We Do When the Culture Wars Invade Our Children's Lives?
Front windshield and lights of a traditional yellow school bus.
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You know when there's a controversy whether to include both sides to the Holocaust in a Texas school district, the culture wars have once again invaded the children's lives. Similarly, in Southern Pennsylvania, books by people of color were banned (or per the official Central York School statement: "frozen" for an entire year.)
These discussions by the school boards are impacted by the bills passed in government, as in the case of House Bill 3979 requiring public school teachers to present various points of view when teaching about current events and social issues. Often, the impulse to clutch pearls and to "think of the children" is a rhetorical device to further political causes. As the larger climate in a racialized society such as the United States grapple with a history of slavery and the fight for racial justice--with the most current iteration being the black lives matter protests in the summer of 2020--what the children learn in schools have become a new battleground for those who land on opposing sides of this culture war.
Is this fair to the children? There may be those who argue that children should be left alone, and not be made into pawns in our culture wars. "Society should fight battles for our children, not on their backs," according to this op ed in the Boston Herald. The misguided assumption in this sentiment is that children are somehow immune to the social events that impact us all; that we as adults can create a better world and hand it to them when they come of age.
It's a bit like if parents hold town halls over what to fix for dinner, and insist that children not get involved because we should cook for them and not burden them with our adult controversies. Children should just get to play and have fun! And yet, at the end of the day, kids sit around the dinner table and are expected to finish their plates.
Our children live in the same social realities as the rest of us. When it comes to race, those who claim children are color blind and that racial bias is a learned trait in adulthood avoids the question of when exactly that bias is learned. We know that 3 month old babies recognize color, and although in elementary school kids may play across racial lines, by middle school they begin to self segregate. By adolescence, meaningful interracial relationships are rare. If adults can articulate that we are due for a racial reckoning, the kids have also been internalizing the same racial strife.
I believe that as long as children are affected by our social reality that they should have a right to participate in changing that reality. My children's book You Are Revolutionary empowers kids to go out to protests and lift signs up in the air. But because I am personally progressive and align myself with progressive causes, some have accused me of recruiting children to the Left side of the culture war, even as I call for children's agency to determine their own ideologies. I've seriously reflected on this possibility and examined whether there is some hypocrisy on my part because I also know children are impressionable and will often absorb the values of their caretakers. In a way, it is an evolutionary instinct, to please the one whose survival you depend upon. I do think being cognizant of this power dynamic is an act of concern for a child's autonomy.
However, there is a difference between exploiting a child's face or story to further an adult's agenda and giving our kids the resources to participate in the issues that impact them. It would be a false equivalency to conflate the two.
The key is to ask ourselves where is the locus of control? Does it lie with the adult, or shared with the child? When we offer support and guidance in the form of giving them clear explanations, the right to make choices for themselves, and the access to accomplish their goals by sharing our resources--that does not equate to manipulation. An invitation to participate in social change is not recruitment for a culture war.
When the locus of control lies beyond the adult's agenda, it comes with the potential outcome that the child ends up disagreeing with our cause, declining to participate in activism, and both of those options remain firmly in the children's agency.
But we also have to accept the outcome that they might gladly accept the invitation to participate in social change, and when they do, to honor their voice and respond to their demands.
In Southern Pennsylvania, the students did just that. They organized a protest in front of the school, contributing to the decision to reverse the ban. They did not do this without the support and guidance of adults, and the victory of their activism is shared with adults who also mobilized against the ban. If our culture wars take place in the same arena where our children reside, then the best way to fight is not to the exclusion of the kids, but alongside them.
Cindy Wang Brandt (BA in Bible, Wheaton College, IL, MA in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the author of Parenting Forward: How to Raise Children with Justice, Mercy, and Kindness and YOU ARE REVOLUTIONARY a children's picture book advocating kid activism. Brandt is the host of the Parenting Forward podcast and the Parenting Forward conference. She's also the founder of the popular Facebook group Raising Children Unfundamentalist. She has contributed to various publications and blogs, including the Huffington Post, Sojourners, SheLoves Magazine, Geez Magazine, and Taipei Times. Her most recent op-ed, "Should children protest? They deserve a voice in shaping policies that affect them." is in the Houston Chronicle supporting youth-activism over Texas' new restrictive reproductive law. Cindy lives in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with her husband and two children.
Why I don't always expect my children to be completely truthful
Personally, I don't expect the kids to always be completely truthful. Sometimes their truth bombs can be very unwelcome
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It's 7 am on a Wednesday.
My five-year-old bursts into our room like a whirlwind, and I blearily say good morning and remind him that he's going into school dressed in his onesie and wellies for a "wild rumpus day."
He replied, "Yes, I know. Don't forget we need to bring in sausages for the party".
Suddenly I'm wide awake and interrogating him; "What sausages? What party? What do you mean we're bringing sausages?!" I have a vague memory of going into school as a kid with sausage rolls or cheese and pineapple sticks for end-of-year parties, but I didn't think that was still a thing.
In reaction to my questioning, he was adamant; he claimed a letter had been sent home regarding these sausages, and although I reasoned that the school would have sent a text or email, we do get a lot of messages.
And let's be honest – some of them slip through the net.
The net being my waning interest in school spam. So it is fathomable that a sausage email was sent and went unread. With this in mind, I started panicking slightly and began silently mapping out how much earlier we'd have to leave the house if the school run involved an emergency trip to Tesco Express on a mad sausage hunt.
Thank the sweet baby Jesus for the class parents Whatsapp group, because a quick message on there and it quickly became apparent that the kids weren't bringing food in at all and that it was a complete fabrication.
Was he lying to get sausages? Or was he confused by something (perhaps they were discussing party food and got his wires crossed?)?
Either way, I'm so pleased I didn't randomly send him in with a pack of sausages for no reason. His teacher would have thought I'd finally lost it.
Lying is a tricky one with kids, isn't it. At first glance, we may be horrified at the idea of our offspring lying to us; imagine the inflection as I clutch my (fake) pearls, "I just CAN'T believe he LIED to me, and about sausages no less".
But here's the thing – we lie quite often in front of them, to them, to each other, to ourselves.
Is it unreasonable to expect them to always tell the truth? An impossible standard that we do not hold ourselves to.
Of course, there are varying degrees of lies. Big lies can erode trust and shatter families. But little lies (Fleetwood Mac in my head now) can often be the kinder option. We lie to protect those around us from being hurt or, in the case of our kids, to protect their innocence.
One could argue that the concept of Father Christmas is the biggest fib going, and yet we merrily lie through our teeth enthusiastically all through December.
I am pretty confident I can tell when my kids are lying 99 per cent of the time, and I'm pretty sure my mum still knows when I'm lying even though I'm in my mid-thirties and have had a lot of practice.
It's easy to get cross with kids when they lie to us but let's consider how often we encourage them to lie, to say they like a gift to spare a family member's feelings, perhaps.
Personally, I don't expect the boys to always be completely truthful. Sometimes their truth bombs can be very unwelcome, such as their thoughts on my "big wobbly tummy." I really hope that they feel able to confide in me and tell me anything that's bothering them.
I'm not going to demand absolute truth, but if there is something they need to tell me, I hope they always feel they can.
We were driving home from school one day, and he said, out of the blue, "I'm not like the other children." I felt my heart jolt and braced myself for a serious conversation. After a deep breath, I asked him, "Why do you say that, sweetie?"
He replied – "I'm half vampire because the sun burns me sometimes, and I like the taste of my own blood when I get a cut." Oh, OK then – you creepy child of mine.
One day this conversation might go a bit differently, or something else will come up that is more serious than his notions of half-human half-vampire existence.
When that day comes, I won't care about lies about sausages or who stole a biscuit – I'll just be thankful they could share with me. I hope they will.
In the meantime, I'll try not to lie to them too much – Santa lies aside, of course.
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Banten is one of the young provinces in Republic of Indonesia. This region is situated in west Java. It can be reached about an hour from Jakarta. It's feel unbelievable, after the busy toll-way and hectic Jakarta as metropolitan city; we enter small and charming Banten. This city has a lot of treasure to whom that likes history. Such as the ruins of Surosowan Palace, Kaibon Palace, 'Masjid Agung Banten' [Banten Great Mosque, enlisted in Moslem's pilgrimage in Indonesia], Speelwijk fortress and Chinese temple Avalokiteshvara, and the harbor of Banten, Karanghantu [devil rock's harbor] that still used nowadays already existed since centuries ago. From this place, Sultan Banten's troopers took fight against the pirates and take defense from the Dutch.
Along with the prevailing regional government changing, in respect to the insistence of Banten People's aspiration to demand the separation from West Java Province, and after long pr ocess based on Law Number 23 Year 2000 concerning on Formation of Banten Province dated 17th October, 2000, established Banten Province as the 30th Province. Banten Province consists of 4 Regencies and 2 Cities, 94 Districts, 128 sub districts and 1,339 Villages. Geographically, the location of Banten Province is strategic because of the link between Java Island and Sumatra Island as well as the capital of Republic of Indonesia and West Java Province as a potential market of Banten's products.
The economic sector, that have a great potential resources and various to be developed, namely sectors in agriculture, industry/trade, tourism, mining/exploration, and also supported by the availability of variety natural resources in great amount. Industry sector contribute more than 52 % from total of Banten's GRDP, because in Ban ten there are 17 Industrial Zones equipped by good facilities and managed by professional private companies.
Banten is one of the newest provinces in Indonesia and also one of the richest. The province combines many of the most important Industrial Zones in Indonesia and also has the extended recreation areas along the western coast of Java and in south the Ujung Kulon National Park and the mountainous areas that are home to the Baduy people. Banten has the easiest access to Jakarta being merely an enclave in this province.
This province uses its own unique culture and language, both called Sundanese that is also used to call its people. The ancient kingdoms of Banten are Tarumanegara, Pajajaran, Banten and Cirebon would make interesting studies for the student of archaeology. Cirebon is located on the border between West and Central Java, having a mixed culture originating from the ancient Cirebon and Banten kingdoms, resulting in similar customs and dialects of the two people, although Banten city is located at the extreme western part of the province. Banten city on Banten Bay was one of the first places to begin trade with the Dutch. There is little to see of the past glories of this area today with the exception of the Grand Mosque, which was completed in 1599 and is certainly worth a visit.


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Kayla Ahki's Olympic dream
Leading into the Hong Kong 7s weekend. We were lucky to catch up with the New Zealand 7s star Kayla Ahki (nee McAlister) who gave us an insight into achieving her dream of playing in the 2016 Olympics.
Born in Waitara, New Zealand raised in Manchester, UK from 2 months old until she was 7, then Auckland, New Zealand. Now based in France where her rugby star husband Pita Ahki plays for the European giants Toulouse. The sporting pair have 2 daughters Stella and Camille. Not bad genes to have a grandfather Charlie who was a New Zealand professional rugby league player and uncle Luke played for the All Blacks.
Look out for what advice she has for players wanting to make a career out of 7s.
When did you start playing Rugby 7s?
I started playing Rugby 7s in 2012 as it was confirmed that 7s was going to be at the 2016 Olympics.
You didn't start getting paid to play full-time until 2014, How did you get by until then? Could you give us a rough insight of your weekly schedule during that time and when you were on the 7s circuit.
I was currently working full-time as a receptionist at the Ministry of Justice in Auckland and I was lucky enough to have their support for a few years. I would train from 6am to 730am, then make my way into work in the City until 5pm, where sometimes I would then have evenings sessions after work too. They were really supportive of my rugby aspirations, trainings and tournaments (which were always overseas), but I had to make the decision to resign when the 7s program became full-time, with more hours required, more overseas trips/tournaments and camps which meant I could not commit to 40hrs a week with work. It was not an easy decision financially, but the 7s Olympics was a dream and it all worked out in the end.
You went to the 2016 Olympics, what an experience that would have been. What was it like to be apart of that? (Village, opening/closing ceremony, atmosphere etc)
The 2016 olympics was an amazing experience, one that I will never forget. As an athlete, you train so hard for 4 years, commit and sacrifice so much, that when I finally got into the Village in Rio it was a dream come true. The village was basically a CITY on it's own, the first few days we had to ourselves basically to ride bikes around and get amongst the atmosphere, it was crazy. Everyone you saw in the village was an athlete competing on the worlds biggest sporting stage, so that aspect was pretty cool. We tried to find the odd famous person here and there which was pretty funny. The cool thing was most counties had a "Pin or Badge" and the aim was to try and swap our NZ pin and try and collect as many other countries as possible, so that was rather eventful haha. We weren't able to attend the opening ceremony as our Day 1 was on the first day of the olympic games, but we managed to watch it on TV in the New Zealand team room, so that was pretty cool. Our New Zealand Olympic Committee were amazing, in our Tower, they tried to make it like home as much as possible, with a large shared lounge downstairs with a few TV's going so we could watch other NZ athletes competing, a coffee machine, NZ treats (pineapple lumps etc) haha. It was also really cool to meet and chat with other NZ athletes too throughout the duration of the games and hear their stories/experiences and how their sport works to. We weren't in our own bubble, we were apart of a bigger team, the NZ Olympic Team which was very special and humbling.
You played a bit of Netball professionally and Touch Rugby leading into 7s career?
I played a bit of Touch Rugby in my teenage years, from Intermediate in Auckland, and then I moved to Palmerston North for my 6th & 7th Form, where Touch is pretty popular down there, so I managed to join a few teams (mixed & womens) which was a cool way to meet new people and make new friends. I also played Netball from a young age (primary school) up until I made the transition to 7s in 2012. I played netball professionally in my later years, making the Northern Mystics for 1 season, which was awesome. It taught me a few things, like time management, professionalism and work ethic. But I then got dropped after 1 season, which is when the 7s came about, so when one door closes, another one opens, and for me, that was my case.
From them sports, what skill set were transferable to 7s?
The skill sets I took from both touch and netball that could be transferred to 7s were vision, speed, catching & passing and of course determination.
What advice can you give others wanting to make a career in womens 7s?
You have to want to TRAIN hard, with 7's, or any professional sport, you go to many "dark places" mentally, but the rewards far outweigh the hard work. Advice would be to get amongst a rugby club/school team to learn the basics of rugby, especially the contact area, and then to pursue a career, would be to put in the hard yards, so lots of fitness, skill based training and also the holistic side, nutrition and the most important thing your "MIND"
Who is the most skilful player you have played with?
Huriana Carpenter (nee Manuel). When I first started playing 7s she was our Captain at the time and also my First 5 when I was playing Centre. She is an amazing leader on and off the field. Her support in my first few seasons was vital, and having her inside me talking on attack and defence helped my game grow immensely. She has so much experience in both 15s and 7s so I picked her brains as much as possible and followed her demands as the best Captain I have came across in my Sporting History. She is also an awesome down to earth woman too off the field!
Who is the toughest opponent you have played against?
Emilee Cherry – Australia are a tuff outfit and she has always been their Centre, so the player I was always up against. NZ and Aussie have fierce history as it is, so I was always trying to find ways to combat her and her skills as she is one of the best attackers and defenders in 7s as well as being one of the Aussie's most experienced players.
A young player to watch out for in the future?
Jazmin Hotham from Hamilton Girls High School. Hamilton Girls is known for producing awesome touch and rugby 7s players. Jazmin has represented NZ in Touch and was also selected for the NZ Un18s 7s that competed at the Youth Olympics 2018 in Argentina recently (although she was ruled out with an injury). She has already been introduced into the Black ferns 7s environment, so I know she has a big future ahead of her.
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