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UCLA running back Soso Jamabo eager to play in…
UCLA running back Soso Jamabo eager to play in Chip Kelly's offense
UCLA running back Soso Jamabo (1) breaks away from Arizona safety Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (6) in the first half during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
By Jack Wang | jwang@scng.com | Daily News
March 17, 2018 at 5:53 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — Soso Jamabo was still in elementary school when Chip Kelly began unleashing his thrilling lineup of college runners. Over a decade later, the UCLA tailback has a chance to join them.
The Texas native had grown up on Longhorns football, which was in the midst of an undefeated season when Jamabo turned 9 years old. But there was room in his heart for second place. When Kelly brought his blur offense to Oregon, the Ducks quickly seized the vacancy.
Jamabo's favorite player to watch was two-time All-American LaMichael James, but others caught his eye too: LeGarrette Blount, De'Anthony Thomas, Kenjon Barner. Together, the quartet covered 11,679 yards on the ground before heading to the NFL.
"I loved watching Oregon," Jamabo said Saturday at Wasserman Football Center. "They were fast. Gave the ball to their backs, let them get in space — all that. I've been looking at them ever since I was growing up."
The formula Kelly introduced in the Pacific Northwest could be exactly what Jamabo needs to spark his own college career. Three years ago, he was a five-star recruit out of Plano West High — ranked among the top five running backs in the country and considered the best prospect in his state, regardless of his position. He has yet to live up to the hype, rushing for 404, 321 and 446 yards in three seasons with the Bruins.
Can Kelly unlock his potential? UCLA's new head coach made his name by orchestrating an unparalleled rushing attack at Oregon, one that led the conference all six years he spent in Eugene (including two as offensive coordinator). The Ducks averaged at least 280 yards per game four times from 2007-12, peaking at 315.2 yards during Kelly's final season. During that span, no other Pac-12 team topped 230.
It's still too early to tell if Kelly can replicate that success with the Bruins, who have finished at or near the bottom of the conference in rushing for two straight years. But in Jamabo, the coach has a 6-foot-2 athlete who could flourish in space. The 21-year-old said he has packed on seven pounds in last eight weeks, swelling up to 220 while keeping his body fat near five percent.
Becoming familiar with Kelly's scheme will take more time.
"We're still very early in the installs," Jamabo said. "I'm sure there's a lot more to come. So far, I'm liking it. I love the pace. We're going fast, a lot of tempo. Everybody's getting in way better condition.
"It's going to be fun to see how it all turns out."
After six practices, UCLA football is ready for its two-week break.
Under Kelly, the Bruins hit the field a month earlier than they did with former coach Jim Mora — who traditionally opened his spring program in late March or early April. By shifting part of the calendar earlier, the UCLA coaching staff gave itself more leeway for recruiting trips next month.
Kelly and his assistants will also use the recess to analyze their roster.
"We've got a lot of film we need to still digest as a staff," Kelly said. "Take a look at what we're doing. Real thorough evaluation of where our players are. Are they in the proper position? Are we putting them in situations where it can benefit them, looking at their skill sets?"
The revised schedule also gives players a chance to breathe after two weeks of high-tempo practices.
"The way we practice is unbelievable," said running back Bolu Olorunfunmi. "The last two weeks, how we've been working, I think it's essential for us to go have a break — but not lose the vision of what we're doing here."
Jack Wang | reporter
Jack Wang covers the Chargers, the latest NFL team to relocate to Los Angeles. He previously covered the Rams, and also spent four years on the UCLA beat, a strange period in which the Bruins' football program often outpaced their basketball team. He is a proud graduate of UC Berkeley, where he spent most of his time in The Daily Californian offices in Eshleman Hall — a building that did not become earthquake-safe until after his time on campus.
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The power of defining and labeling
May 5, 2013 Bedford v. Canada, Canada v. Bedford, sex work, sex workerskwetoday Leave a comment
The first time I came across the labeling theory was in my second year sociology of deviance class. There are several theoretical perspectives and critiques when it comes to the labeling theory. Some of the names that come up when I think of labeling theories are Mead, Lemert, Becker, and most significantly, Ervin Goffman.
These two terms, defining and labeling, are almost synonymous to one another. It is almost as if the one cannot exist without the other. If you define one's lived experiences, then you label their lived experiences and if you label one's lived experiences, then you define their lived experiences. One does not exist without the other.
So what does defining one's lived experiences mean, and what does it mean to label another person's lived experiences? This question is extremely relevant to the Bedford case which is going to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada in June (and to have your case go all the way to the SCC is pretty darn important).
Just recently, J. Wagner of the SCC denied leave to intervene to several prominent sex work organizations in Canada that would have represented the voices of sex workers from various geographic regions (Maggies, 2013) In Maggie's press release, Kara Gilles, was quoted as saying, "When POWER and Maggie's intervened in Bedford at the Ontario Court of Appeal, we were able to share sex workers' perspectives and experiences that the Court would otherwise not have heard. It's a shame that this time around, both sex workers and the judiciary will miss out." And that is accurate on so many levels: both sex workers and the judiciary will miss out.
The fact that the judiciary denied leave to this coalition of sex workers is an act of defining and labeling in an extremely political sense. It says that this group is incapable of speaking or defining their own lived experiences and labeling their own lived experiences. More importantly, it says that this type of work isn't real work.
From the principles of Maggie's, sex work is real work and it is socially legitimate and valuable!
Decriminalization of Canada's Anti-Prostitution Laws
April 9, 2013 anti-human trafficking, anti-prostitution, Bedford v. Canada, Canada v. Bedford, decriminalization, sex work, sex workerskwetoday One comment
On June 26, 2012, the Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator 2011-2012 was released and it is described as part of Canada's public safety strategy by "providing external oversight and independent monitoring of the Correctional Service of Canada" (Sapers, 2012). One of the topics covered in the above Annual Report relates to Aboriginal issues. Under the report's subheading "Diversity in Corrections," it states that the percentage of Indigenous women in federal incarceration has increased by 85% over the last decade, and that all use of force incidents involved Indigenous women (Sapers, 2012). Though this report attempts to address the needs of Indigenous women who are already incarcerated, it does little to address how the women arrived there and what is being done to decrease the rising numbers of Indigenous women who are being criminalized. Previous to the report's publication, a Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women was published in 2010, and it focused on violence against Indigenous women. In this report, a witness highlights that Canada's "Criminal Code offenses related to prostitution increased the vulnerability of women in the sex trade by forcing women to work in unsafe conditions and to distrust the police" (Fry, 2010, p. 19). While some organizations support the complete decriminalization of Canada's current anti- prostitution laws, there are some organizations that suggest this complete decriminalization will not address the violence that Indigenous women continue to experience. For example, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) supports the decriminalization of those who sell sex but does not supports the decriminalization of buyers of sex (Native Women's Association of Canada, 2012). Although there is no current strategy on how to approach the further incarceration of Indigenous women, I will argue for the decriminalization of Canada's current anti-prostitution laws as a way to address this modern-day colonization of increasing numbers of Indigenous women in federal institutions. To support my argument, I will provide a critical analysis of Canada's current anti-prostitution laws, and discuss the role this modern-day colonialism plays in subjugating Indigenous women's bodies and sexuality.
In Home/Land, Mary Ellen Turpel (1991) argues that the current state of Indigenous peoples "can only be fully understood by appreciating its colonial context" (p. 336) and that "the system of white patriarchy is deeply embedded in Canadian legal thought, doctrine and jurisprudence" (p. 344). Turpel's arguments appear to support the empowerment of Indigenous women by advocating that Indigenous people's realities are unknown to Canada's legal system and legal thought. Unfortunately, Turpel's arguments fall short by not openly naming the oppression that Indigenous people experience due to Canada's colonial legal system. To put it unashamedly, this oppression experienced by Indigenous peoples is both institutional and legislated racism that has been integral to Canada's on-going colonization. Thus, there exists a need to reframe the issues Indigenous peoples experience to capture their lived realities. In Decolonizing Methodologies, Linda T. Smith (1999) presents the concept of reframing where she describes reframing as involving "taking much greater control over the ways in which indigenous issues and social problems are discussed and handled" (p. 153). This concept of reframing can be applied to the issue of decriminalization of Canada's current anti-prostitution laws to include the lived realities of all Indigenous women who are involved in sex work. Citing NWAC, the Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) outlines that this reframing needs to occur where there is a consideration of the "decriminalization in the context of also stopping racism" (Yee, 2010, para. 6). Through understanding the decriminalization of Canada's current anti-prostitution laws as also stopping racism, one can begin to understand the colonial structure of Canada's Criminal Code.
By examining the historical context of Canada's current anti-prostitution laws, one must understand the effects of Othering by policy makers and its effects on Indigenous women. Smith (1999) makes this connection by outlining that the description of the Other through a colonial lens "has had very real consequences for Indigenous women" (p. 46). Some of the consequences, as outlined by Smith (1999), include the way Indigenous women are described, objectified, and represented through this colonial lens (p. 46). Often cited by Indigenous scholars are the once held prestigious political, social, and cultural roles Indigenous women occupied within their Indigenous communities before the colonization of Canada (Boyer, 2009, p. 75). In addition to occupying these prestigious roles within their Indigenous communities, Indigenous women also played a significant role with respect to the facilitation of Canada's colonization. Boyer (2009) outlines Indigenous women's roles were central to Canada's fur trade era which eventually mutated to the misconceptualization of Indigenous women as being "more promiscuous in nature" (p. 77). While sexual relations between Indigenous women and white men were initially accepted, these practices were later penalized as a "social evil and a racial problem" (Boyer, 2009, p. 77). In effect, Canadian policy makers began to legislate various methods to govern Indigenous women's bodies and sexuality.
Before the enactment of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC) in 1892 where Canada's current anti-prostitution laws exist, the subjugation of Indigenous women bodies and sexualities occurred via the Indian Actthrough a number of colonial tactics (Boyer, 2009, p. 78). Among the most referenced of these tactics include the forced removal of Indigenous children from their homes, or the forced sterilization of Indigenous women (Boyer, 2009, p. 74-75). The forced removal of Indigenous children from Indigenous homes and the forced sterilization of Indigenous women are intrinsically connected to Indigenous women's bodies and sexuality since their roles as life-givers and care-givers in their communities were subjugated through these legislated acts. While these colonial tactics are barbaric, one of the most underreported colonial tactics to subjugate Indigenous women's bodies and sexuality is the enactment of anti-prostitution laws under the Indian Act. Boyer (2009) highlights that these changes began in 1879 and proceeded with more forceful provisions in 1880, 1884, 1887, and then finally in 1892 where all sections relating to prostitution were removed from the Indian Act and enacted under the CCC (p. 78). In Canada and Migrant Sex-Work: Challenging the 'Foreign' in Foreign Policy, Leslie Ann Jeffrey (2005) argues in a present day context "policy decisions on prostitution, therefore, most commonly reflect concerns to construct and discipline particular identities" (p. 33). This construction of the Indigenous women's identity as being promiscuous and later legislated and criminalized as a prostitute is an example of Canada's colonial concerns to discipline particular identities.
Today, Indigenous women over-represent both the prison populations and the sex work populations (Bruckert and Chabot, 2010, p. 96). Yet, there is limited discussion between the two relational statistics. In Challenges: Ottawa area sex workers speak out, the authors reported that Indigenous women, either sex workers or non-sex workers, are described as over-policed and under-protected (Bruckert and Chabot, 2010, p. 97). This same pattern of over-policing/under-protection is also highlighted by NYSHN in their October 2010 press release. Following the Ontario Superior Court's decision to rule that the parts of CCC relating to Canada's anti-prostitution laws as unconstitutional, Jessica Yee (2010), the executive director of NYSHN, writes, "high rates of arrest and incarceration are a reality, yet there still has been no justice for the over 500 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada" (para. 6). One might argue that these organizations are too focused on sex-work and do not capture the lived realities of those who are exploited. Consequently, there occurs a bifurcation of the topic of the decriminalization of Canada's current anti-prostitution laws.
As stated earlier, some organizations that advocate on behalf of Indigenous women argue that the decriminalization of Canada's anti-prostitution laws will not address the violence that Indigenous women experience. However, the violence that Indigenous women experience is often colonial in nature. It can be argued that in Home/Land (1991) Turpel's focus on the violence that Indigenous women experience in the privacy of their homes is adopting a colonial lens since it is often that Indigenous women experience increased violence at the hands of non-Indigenous men and that these non-Indigenous men often commit these violent acts for years without any detection by law enforcement. Two examples of non-Indigenous men committing violence against Indigenous women and inconspicuously include Robert Pickton and John Crawford (Native Women's Association, 2002, p. 5-6). Respectively, one specifically targeted sex workers that often included Indigenous women and the other targeted Indigenous women, but both are labeled as serial killers. Another argument that is presented by some organizations is that the decriminalization of Canada's current anti-prostitution laws will lead to an increase in human trafficking of Indigenous women and girls. However, often ignored is how exploitation through sex work occurs as a result of the criminalization of the trade. Through her post-colonial approach to migrant sex work, Jeffrey (2005) argues "trafficking, understood as exploitation within sex-work, occurs because of ignoring sex-workers' rights to decriminalized and safe working conditions" (p. 34). As a result, the reframing of the topic of the decriminalization of Canada's current anti-prostitution laws needs to occur which includes the realities of Indigenous women as being both over-policed and under-protected.
In Home/Land, Turpel appears to be advocating for the empowerment of Indigenous women by arguing that there needs be a dismantling of Canada's colonial legal system. Yet, her argument appears to adopt a colonial perspective by focusing on the Other through the context of domestic violence in the homes of Indigenous families. When in reality, the violence that goes undetected has occurred through the examples of serial killers, Pickton and Crawford, or has been legislated through the use of force incidents in federal institutions as demonstrated in the Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator 2011-2012 (2012). Accordingly, when Turpel (1991) highlights that "[Indigenous] peoples do not want to continue as wards of the federal government" (p. 343), a reframing as to how Indigenous women's bodies and sexualities are subjugated through over-policing and under-protection via the criminalization of sex work needs to be investigated. In Call Into the Night: An Overview of Violence Against Aboriginal Women (2011), it is emphasized "women who are arrested for prostitution are rarely given diversion programs, while male consumers are often given opportunities for 'john school'" (Fry, p. 19). Since there is an overrepresentation of Indigenous women in sex work, there needs to be an investigation in how this relates to the overrepresentation of Indigenous women in federal institutions. In other words, and as mentioned above, there is a need to reframe how Indigenous women's bodies are being colonized, subjugated, and becoming wards of the federal government through its federal institutions in increasing numbers. Though previous barbaric attempts of assimilation and colonization of Indigenous peoples through the forced removal of Indigenous children and the forced sterilization of Indigenous women has failed, it can be seen that with the increasing populations of Indigenous women in Canada's federal institutions that modern-day colonialism is beginning to take on a different shape.
Boyer, Y. (2009). "First Nations Women's Contributions to Culture and Community Through Canadian Law." Ed. Valaskakis, Gail G.., Madelein Dion Stout, and Eric Guimond, Restoring the Balance: First Nations Women, Community and Culture (69-96). Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press.
Bruckert, C., & Chabot, F. (2010). Challenges: Ottawa area sex workers speak out. Retrieved from <http://powerottawa.ca/POWER_Report_Challenges.pdf>.
Fry, H. (2011). CALL INTO THE NIGHT: AN OVERVIEW OF VIOLENCE AGAINST ABORIGINAL WOMEN. Retrieved from <http://www.parl.gc.ca/content/hoc/Committee/403/FEWO/Reports/RP5056509/feworp14/feworp14-e.pdf>.
Jeffrey, Leslie Ann. (2005). Canada and migrant sex-work: Challenging the 'foreign' in foreign policy. Canadian Foreign Policy 12, (1): 33-48.
Native Women's Association of Canada. (2002). Violation of Indigenous Human Rights. Retrieved from <http://www.nwac.ca/sites/default/files/reports/ViolationsofIndigenousHumanRights.pdf>.
Native Women's Association of Canada. (2012). Understanding NWAC's Position on Prostitution – November 2012. Retrieved from <http://www.nwac.ca/media/release/14-12-12>.
Sapers, H. (2012). Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator 2011-2012. Retrieved from <http://www.oci-bec.gc.ca/rpt/annrpt/annrpt20112012-eng.aspx#sIV>.
Smith, L. T. (1999). Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. New York: Zed Books Ltd.
Turpel, M. E. (1991). Home/Land. In T. Brettel Dawson (5th Ed.), Women, Law and Social Change: Core Readings and Current Issues (336-344). Ontario: Captus Press
Yee, J. (2010). Decriminalization of sex work and Indigenous youth and communities – a response from the Native Youth Sexual Health Network on the recent Ontario Superior Court Decision. Retrieved from <http://www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com/oct62010.pdf>.
Definition and Legislation: Human Trafficking
May 29, 2012 Human Trafficking, sex workerskwetoday Leave a comment
A piece I wrote for an organization on human trafficking. In particular, I focused on the definition of human trafficking and human trafficking legislation. Sources are available below!
A recent issue identified by the RCMP and Canadian Federal Government is the increase in human trafficking. In relation to this issue, the discourse that surrounds human trafficking definitions and its legislation is troubling for sex workers in northern Ontario, including Aboriginal sex workers. One of the key issues among various reports is the definition of human trafficking itself (Sikka 2009: 4; RCMP 2010: 8). The RCMP uses a two-part definition stemming from two different pieces of legislation, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), and the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC) (RCMP 2010: 6). The major difference between these pieces of legislation is how they attempt to identify human trafficking victims themselves. On one hand, the IRPA attempts to identify human trafficking victims at an international level, meaning the crossing of an international border (RCMP 2010: 8). On the other hand, the CCC identifies human trafficking victims as being "uniquely Canadian" and unique to "vulnerable, economically challenged and socially dislocated sectors of the Canadian population" (RCMP 2010: 8). The use of the CCC definition is an attempt to target those populations in socially dislocated regions. These specific regions are characterized as regions with excessive resource development, specifically northern First Nations (Campbell 2008: 66). In addition to the CCC definition targeting specific regions and specific populations within Canada, a human trafficking victim does not have to be consensual or non-consenual in the elements that surround human trafficking; thereby, removing agency from the victim (RCMP 2010: 43). In "Human Trafficking in Canada," the RCMP has identified that human trafficking victims and human trafficking perpetrators may share the same ethnic background (RCMP 2010: 1). Therefore, the CCC definition potentially criminalizes relationships between a sex worker and their family members. For example, family members of similar ethnic background of sex workers and who also share the same residence or who are also receiving material benefit (food/clothing/shelter) from the sex worker's income might be subjected to charges under section 279.01 (1) and 279.02 of the CCC. The RCMP has also identified that sex workers may not identify themselves as victims of human trafficking (RCMP 2010: 38). It is the criminal justice system and its definition that defines who is the victim (or the perpetrator). Even if a sex worker does not agree with the label of being a victim or being trafficked, he/she may be forced to see herself as a victim in order to access adequate health services. Definitions of domestic human trafficking limit the sex worker's freedom of choice, and potentially criminalize personal/familial relationships of the sex worker. This type of oppressive legislations removes agency from sex workers by applying the label of human trafficking victim even before all elements of alleged human trafficking are met, and targets sex workers in the north, specifically Aboriginal sex workers.
RCMP: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2011/grc-rcmp/PS64-78-2010-eng.pdf
Sikka: http://iog.ca/sites/iog/files/2009_trafficking_of_aboriginal_women.pdf
Campbell, Kathryn M. 2008. "What Was It They Lost? The Impact of Resource Development on Family Violence in a Northern Aboriginal Community." Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice 5(1): 57-80.
ONCA Canada v. Bedford
March 26, 2012 Bedford v. Canada, Canada v. Bedford, sex workerskwetoday Leave a comment
Like whoa! I am in a whirlwind of emotions today. Partly good and partly frustrated.
Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal announced it's decision regarding Bedford v. Canada in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Justice Himel originally struck down sections ss. 210, 212(1)(j) and 213(1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada on September 28, 2010 as unconstitutional. However, not long after, the Attorney General of Canada and AG of Ontario opposed the application by Bedford, et al.
The government's response can be read HERE. Basically, they said that the lower court's decision is not binding because it did not follow a higher court's previous decision (stare decisis) and that these sections did not pose risk to sex workers but rather that "the risk to prostitutes is inherent in the nature of prostitution itself." Note: it is with these types of views that sex workers have previously faced and continue to face violence from both individuals and institutions; sex work is dangerous because of the indifference that institutions and individuals display towards sex work and sex workers themselves.
Justice Himel's decision meant that these sections DO violate Section 7 of the Charter: life, liberty and security of the person. This means that, as cited in ONCA decision,
"Prostitutes are faced with deciding between their liberty and their security of the person. Thus, while it is ultimately the client who inflicts violence upon a prostitute, in my view the law plays a sufficient contributory role in preventing a prostitute from taking steps that could reduce the risk of such violence."
Justice Himel's decision meant that these sections DO violate Section 2(b) of the Charter: freedom of expression. This means that, as cited in ONCA decision,
"….does not meet the minimal impairment test. The expression being curtailed is not purely for an economic purpose, but is also for the purpose of guarding personal security, an expressive purpose that lies at or near the core of the guarantee."
There was a lot of tweeting going on today and also a lot press releases from organizations that ROCK! You can check out some of those organizations' press releases here:
Maggie's Toronto Press Release
More can be found on my facebook page: Kwe Today
A few things must be noted with this decision: It does not mean that a bunch of women are going to become sex workers now. It takes a lot to do this type of work and it is definitely not made for everyone. So, don't think that this will cause the "moral fibre" of Canada to disintegrate. The moral fibre has long been tossed down the drain when Harper gained majority (just saying). It also does not mean that families are going to be ruined and marriages are going to be affected. Sex workers have families and relationships too! Sex workers are persons too! A brief outline of ONCA decision:
s. 210 and 212(1)(j) of the Criminal Code of Canada(CCC) are unconstitutional.
section 212(1)(j) are to be clarified that the prohibition on living on the avails of prostitution applies only to those who do so "in circumstances of exploitation".
section 213(1)(c) does not offend the principles of fundamental justice; does not infringe the respondents' s. 7 Charter rights; the application judge was bound by the Prostitution Reference to hold that s. 213(1)(c) is a reasonable limit on the right to freedom of expression under s. 2(b) of the Charter.
You can read over the entire decision yourself as I am not going to outline it paragraph by paragraph. The decision relating to communication/solicitation/s. 213(1)(c) was arrived on the basis that it did not mean the requirements for being "arbitrary, overbroad or grossly disproportionate." I beg to differ, or at least agree with the dissenting judge. You can also read the reasoning/logic behind the dissenting decision which means this judge did not agree with opinions the majority. MacPherson J.A. did ultimately agree with the decisions relating to section 210 and 212 of the CCC. One important point that MacPherson highlights in the dissenting decision is this: My colleagues overlook evidence that, instead of reducing street prostitution, the communicating provision forces prostitutes into isolated and dangerous areas. MacPherson J.A. goes on to state, "By displacing prostitutes into isolated areas and discouraging them from working together, the communicating provision increases the risks faced by prostitutes. My colleagues disregard this displacement and assign no weight to its effects…Any measure that denies an already vulnerable person the opportunity to protect herself from serious physical violence, including assault, rape and murder, involves a grave infringement of that individual's security of the person. The infringement caused by the communicating provision is especially significant in light of the reality that many prostitutes have few alternative means of protecting themselves. Putting aside the fiction that all prostitutes can easily leave prostitution by choice or practise their occupation indoors, the communicating provision closes off valuable options that street prostitutes do have to try to protect themselves." This is important to note because sex workers who are most affected by this decision to stay section 213 are the ones who are most visible, who are ultimately the most vulnerable: street based sex workers. On a final note, MacPherson J.A. states, "For many prostitutes, safe working spaces are hard or impossible to come by…The world in which street prostitutes actually operate is the streets, on their own. It is not a world of hotels, homes or condos. It is not a world of receptionists, drivers and bodyguards." This is ultimately true and cannot or should not be ignored. The image that is portrayed within the media or movies that sex workers either live a glamourous lifestyle or a very dark one filled with drug addiction. There is no in between. This is a problem because some individuals may never acknowledge the fact that sex workers may have families, relationships, or a place to call home. The frustrating part of today is that some individuals have taken the time to message me via social media and state that they agree with the decision. However, after much back and forth correspondence, there still exists some major misconceptions when it comes to sex work and sex workers. Some stating that sex work should be legal so that it can be regulated and policed. Sorry, but that is A MAJOR PART OF THE PROBLEM. Sex workers, especially outdoor sex workers are the most visible and are likely to experience over policing. In a report prepared by POWER, it was concluded that sex workers face stigmatization which causes them to be seen as the "other" and viewed as a threat to society. These views and images of sex workers are then embedded into institutions, like policing agencies, which leads to social profiling and over-policing (view the report HERE). Some also stated that they agree with this decision so that this profession could be ensured that health and safety regulations are followed by all. One of the main issues that sex workers face is access to such services. This is one the reasonings for the decriminalization of sex work. Sex workers, as outlined in the report by POWER listed above, "…are not passive and actively seek to minimize the physical, sexual, financial, and health risks they confront." The one resource they do not access is the criminal justice system. With this being said, we have to be aware of how the media portrays the decision of this case. I have seen titles such as "Sex workers considered 'real citizens'" and "Appeals court legalizes brothels". The idea that sex workers are not seen as "real citizens" contributes to the dehumanization of same individuals. The idea that a bunch of brothels are going to pop up everywhere is also untrue. As I stated before, these decisions will not cause the "moral fibre" of Canada to disintegrate, and that it takes a lot to do this type of work. These decisions were made in an effort to make it SAFER for sex workers to conduct business. Sex workers are persons in Canadian society deserve the same protection as guaranteed to everyone else. Sex workers are persons too!
Bedford v. Canada: My thoughts…
February 4, 2012 Bedford v. Canada, Justice Himel, Prostitution, sex workerskwetoday Leave a comment
In one of my online classes the question was asked simply put "What do you think of the recent challenge to the charter in the Bedford case?" Well in terms following up from my recent post "Whorephobia", I thought I would share my answer. It is a complex subject but by the end of it, sex workers are persons to and deserved to be viewed/treated as such.
In order to approach this topic, I believe we must acknowledge the fact there exists much diversity among sex workers. To strictly view sex workers as corner prostitutes addicted to drugs is ignoring the issue at hand and that is the safety (or lack thereof) that sex workers face. Also we are ignoring the issue of stigmatization and discrimination simply because they are a "sex worker." The stigmatization and criminalization that the sex worker faces can potentially lead to further isolation from society (Mensah and Bruckert 2011). This isolation perpetuates the violence that many sex workers experience.
There are many different types of sex work, indoor, outdoor, exotic dancers, massage parlors, escorts, etc. Each type of sex worker faces his/her own dangers, just like any other occupation. In particular a lack of access to justice because of the criminal laws that prevent them from participating in the profession with dignity foster the violence around such occupation. Sex workers may not go to the police when they are raped or beaten for fear of being further victimized or being blamed for the incident. This is a reality that many people face when they are attacked, in particular women who are not even sex workers and especially when their clothing or outward appearance is taken into account. Read this article here on "blaming the victim" in rape. This is slut shaming or the whore stigma.
Justice Himel's decision highlighted that prostitution laws violated the Charter of Rights and Freedom because it "[deprived] sex workers of their right to liberty and security in a manner that is not in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice." It also puts the sex workers' families and friends at risk because section 212 of the Criminal Code states that others can be charged for "living on the avails of prostitution" which according to Prof. M. Nengeh Mensah and Prof. C. Bruckert (2011) "criminalizes personal relationships and undermines the social integration of sex workers" (10 Reasons to Fight for the Decriminlization of Sex Work). The idea that prostitution is illegal and that all sex workers must be saved removes agency from individuals who choose to do it and those who participate in consensual, sexual acts.
Anti-prostitution laws are a prime example of the dominant ideology. During European colonization, its main goal was to spread Christianity. Much of our laws today can be traced back to religious ideals/ideologies. Prostitutes were once the subject of famous paintings like Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon." Now, prostitutes are shunned and belittled all because of one little goal that is now lost in translation as the battle of moral values against immoral values to which many of us have adopted.
Oh and online courses rock. They are like writing little blog posts every week but being graded for it. Ha!
Whorephobia
January 31, 2012 sex workers, whorephobiakwetoday View all 5 comments
Whorephobia. The fear of sex workers.
What is a sex worker you ask? Well, it could be your mother, your father, your daughter, your son, your brother, you sister… They could be sitting next to you on the city bus or dancing with you in the bar (Yes, even with all their clothes on).
There are many norms and values that affect the way we perceive sex workers. One being morality, but what is morality? Morality is different for everyone. Even if it is the same for one family, does not mean that it is the same for all in that same family. Each person is able to define and set their own boundaries with themselves and with other people. However, in society today, some people, communities, and institutions believe that they have the power to exert their dominant ideologies onto those who have different morals.
Yet, sex work does not even come down to morality. Sex work isn't about being immoral. Sex work isn't about being right or wrong. Sex work isn't about being a home-wrecker. Sex work isn't about stealing your boyfriend or girlfriend. Sex work is about choosing an occupation. Just like any other occupation.
Unfortunately, this is the most criminalized and stigmatized occupation that exists in today's society. It is the most over policed and under protected occupation. In fact, this morning one London ON fellow tweeted this…
Read the report mentioned in the tweet HERE.
Whether you want to believe it or not, whorephobia affects us all. Just as
Thierry Schaffauser writes,
In most languages, the most common sexist insults are "whore" or "slut", which makes women want to distance themselves from the stigma associated with those words, and from those who incarnate it. The "whore stigma" is a way to control women and to limit their autonomy – whether it is economic, sexual, professional, or simply freedom of movement.
Women are brought up to think of sex workers as "bad women". It prevents them from copying and taking advantage of the freedoms sex workers fight for, like the occupation of nocturnal and public spaces, or how to impose a sexual contract in which conditions have to be negotiated and respected. Whorephobia operates as a way of controlling and policing women's behaviour, just as homophobia does for men.
Most sex workers are told that the reason they face so many problems is because of their work; however that is not the case. The decriminalization of sex work is important so that those who occupy this type of work are able to work in safe, secure, and autonomous environments. Sex workers should not sacrifice their own human rights and a right to a safe and secure working environment at the expense of society, as the above article's title reads, "whorephobia affects us all."
Relevant Articles/Articles Mentioned
Thierry Schaffauser's article, Whorephobia affects us all.
Kirk Makin's article, Judge decriminalizes prostitution
Feel free to add your own RELEVANT articles in comments below 🙂
Note: This post is unrelated to the person's tweet and the person who wrote the tweet. It was merely captured for to emphasis the fact that this is an occupation that "over-policed."


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Lövsångaren 6 är en kulturhistoriskt värdefull bostadsfastighet i kvarteret Lövsångaren belägen vid hörnet Östermalmsgatan 3 (f.d. 86) i Lärkstaden på Östermalm i Stockholm. Byggnaden uppfördes 1912–1913 av byggmästaren Olof Knutsson Hellström som också var byggherre och arkitekt. Fastigheten grönmärktes 1995 av Stadsmuseet i Stockholm, vilket innebär "särskilt värdefull från historisk, kulturhistorisk, miljömässig eller konstnärlig synpunkt". Lövsångaren 6 ingår i ett område av Riksintresse för kulturmiljövården.

Historik

Där kvarteret Lövsångaren utbreder sig idag låg de sista torrlagda resterna efter Träskfloden som var en gammal vattenförbindelse mellan Brunnsviken och Nybroviken. Redan på 1860-talet började Stockholms stadsplanerare genom Lindhagenplanen att skapa förutsättningarna för ny bebyggelse i denna del av staden och 1878 upprättades en översiktsplan för en framtida bebyggelse i Stockholms nordöstra delar. Planen bearbetades 1902 av stadsplanearkitekten Per Olof Hallman som anpassade den till områdets besvärliga topografiska förhållanden. Lövsångaren och Lärkstadens kvarter i söder och öster bildades 1908 i samband med en stadsplan för Eriksbergsområdet med omgivning som upprättats av stadsingenjören Gustaf von Segebaden.

År 1911 började Stockholms stad försäljningen av byggtomter i det nybildade kvarteret Löfsångaren. En av de första köparna var byggmästaren Olof Knutsson Hellström vilken i november 1911 förvärvade tomten Lövsångaren nr 6. Den omfattade en areal om 582,8 kvadratmeter "å fri och egen grund", som det står på tomtkartan. Hellström kom även att rita huset medan Skånska Cementgjuteriet stod för konstruktionsritningarna.

På ett fotografi taget 1912 från Engelbrektskyrkans torn av fotografen Axel Swinhufvud syns byggarbetsplatsen på kvarteret Lövsångaren. Byggnaden som med tre våningar har kommit längst är Lövsångaren 6, till höger följt av Lövsångaren 5 där arbetena med källaren pågår. Hellström byggde på spekulation och sålde egendomen direkt efter slutbesiktningen 1913 till en kamrer E. Lilja. Nuvarande (2022) ägare är Birgitta Braun.

Byggnadsbeskrivning

Exteriör

På grund av sitt geografiska läge, nära den gamla Träskfloden, var det upp till cirka sex meter ner till fast berg och byggnaden fick därför grundläggas på omfattande betongkonstruktioner som göts av Skånska Cementgjuteriet. Byggnaden restes i sex våningar med källare och en, till en början, oinredd vindsvåning. Fasaden mot gatan uppfördes av rött fogstruket (ut till fasadlivet fyllda tegelfogar) tegel på en sockel av granit. Fasaden fick en enkel, symmetrisk uppbyggnad med två balkongkrönta burspråk och huvudentrén mitt på huset. Gårdsfasaden gestaltades som bruklig enklare och putsades.

Av tidiga fasadritningar framgår att byggnaden ursprungligen ritats med fem våningar och gatufasaden var tänkt att putsas och förses med diverse dekorativa utsmyckningar samt en rusticerade bottenvåning. Under projekteringens gång höjdes våningsantalet till sex och gatufasaden utfördes i tegel istället för puts. Val av rött tegel var ett önskemål från byggnadsnämnden som därmed ville anknyta till Engelbrektskyrkans fasadmaterial.

Interiör
På bottenvåningen ritade Hellström butikslokaler med tillhörande kontor och lager samt två portvaktslägenheter. Våningsplanerna utfördes spegelvänd identiska med ett centralt placerat trapphus och en lägenhet till höger och vänster om trapphuset, den högra om fyra rum och kök den vänstra om fem rum och kök, totalt tio bostäder. Standarden var enkel; exempelvis fanns bara dusch i badrummen.

En omfattande ombyggnad och modernisering utfördes mellan 1959 och 1962 efter ritningar av arkitekt Sören Malm. I samband med den inreddes vinden med två lägenheter om tre rum och kök. På bottenvåningen revs en av butikerna för en infart till bilparkering på bakgården. Efter ombyggnaden bevarade interiören inte mycket av sitt ursprungliga utseende, förutom parkettgolv och någon enstaka glasad pardörr.

Arkitektritningar från 1912 och 1913

Referenser

Noter

Källor
Östermalm IV: byggnadshistorisk inventering 1976-1984 / Inventeringsarbetet i fält och arkiv har utförts av Stadsmuseets personal främst under tiden 1976-1978
Kvarteret Lövsångaren, Innerstadsinventeringen, Stockholms stadsmuseum (1973–1983)
Stockholms adresskalender 1913-1926
Arkitektritningar upprättade 1912 av Olof Knutsson Hellström
Konstruktionsritningar upprättade 1912 av Skånska Cementgjuteriet
Arkitektritningar upprättade 1959 av arkitekt Sören Malm

Externa länkar

Byggnader på Östermalm
Lövsångaren 5
Grönmärkta byggnader i Stockholm
Arkitekturåret 1913
1913 i Sverige

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Meet Sadhguru
From a Bad Wheelchair to Yoga at 35,000 feet
Jeetendra Jain explains how a bad wheelchair experience led to over 10,000 SpiceJet passengers getting a taste of yoga on International Yoga Day.
Jeetendra Jain, an Isha volunteer, explains how a bad wheelchair experience led to over 10,000 SpiceJet passengers getting a taste of yoga on International Yoga Day.
My father, 80 years old, had a sudden burst of inspiration in June this year. He decided to go to the Isha Yoga Centre at Coimbatore and receive the Linga Bhairavi Yantra with Sadhguru's blessings.
Wheelchair karma
For travelling the Hyderabad-Coimbatore distance, flying seemed the best option for taking my parents who would both need a wheelchair. So my wife Shilpa and I meticulously planned for their travel by air. We chose to fly SpiceJet to Coimbatore. All was going well till we realized that taking my father on the wheelchair through the various transit points was not so easy. In spite of an enthusiastic and helpful SpiceJet crew, there were lots of hiccups in getting my father onto the flight. This being my first wheelchair experience at an airport, I was very annoyed with the way this happened.
The midnight yantra ceremony with Sadhguru was exuberant – a midnight of divine ecstasy. After heartwarming support at the ashram, we left to drop our parents back in Hyderabad before heading to our home in Mumbai. With a different airline on the return journey, our experience was much smoother. This rankled me even more about the unfortunate experience with SpiceJet. I was waiting to get to my desktop in Mumbai to dash off some irate emails.
Helpline to Grace
Back in Mumbai, I rattled off a grieving mail to Sanjiv Kapoor, the CEO of SpiceJet. I wanted to make sure that in future, another such passenger did not go through a challenge on a wheelchair like my father did. For two days there was no response. I had given up. Then I got a call of empathy from Suman Kaul, the Customer Service Manager at SpiceJet apologizing for the experience. I was glad they wanted to correct this. At the end of the call, I could not resist asking Suman if there is something that Isha Foundation could do with SpiceJet for the upcoming International Day of Yoga on June 21. Suman was open and I wrote to her and Sanjiv about this opportunity.
High on Yoga
The next day I got a call from Ajay Jasra, General Manager Corporate Affairs at SpiceJet. An excited Ajay wanted to know if we could have passengers taught yoga – not on ground but on the flights at 35,000 feet!
The team at Isha Foundation and many of us debated and discussed this and finally we said – let's do it! With just a week left to pull this off, we got together a small band of volunteers to work with the SpiceJet team. We shortlisted flights, selected Isha instructors in each city, got the script for the in-flight yoga ready, put a dress code in action and got the marketing designs in motion.
Flight crew at your stations please
14 flights on June 21 would have 20 Isha instructors demonstrating "Upa-Yoga" to seated passengers (remember aviation rules had to be kept in mind) for about 10 minutes. The SpiceJet Marketing team dubbed this offering "High on Yoga @ 35,000 feet".
It was a mad scramble amongst about 10 of us from SpiceJet and Isha on a tireless, overworked Whatsapp group called "High on Yoga". Training, volunteer selection, dress codes for instructors, printing marketing collateral, getting the yoga DVD organized, selecting long-haul flights, doing dry runs of the script to fit the 10-minute window and getting the media to know about this. The speed and frenzy was hard to believe.
Then, with just 3 days left, we began to wonder, what could we do on ground with passengers at the airport?
"Namaskar" – the simplest form of Yoga
Sadhguru's wonderful and simple offering of "Namaskar Yoga" hit the right chord. We decide we would have about a dozen Isha volunteers at ten selected airports in the country greeting departure passengers with a simple "Namaskar". An attractive leaflet explaining the "Namaskar" yoga posture would be offered to them.
Twenty eager and enthusiastic Isha instructors got on board SpiceJet flights from Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata after having given the aircrew a quick training session on ground. Meanwhile, at 6am, at each of those ten airports, joyful Isha volunteers graciously welcomed check-in passengers with "Namaskar". They offered them a leaflet about this simple yet profound yoga posture that India has bequeathed to the world.
Over 3000 passengers on board those flights and about 10,000 passengers at the airports were "touched" by yoga on the first International Day of Yoga thanks to the energy, commitment, dedication and the intense involvement of the team.
Amidst the ecstasy and the grandeur of the International Day of Yoga, many forgot that June 21st is also "Father's Day"! I cannot think of a more wonderful gift for my father than the lives of so many passengers being touched by Isha Yoga.
I bow down in gratitude to that (bad) wheelchair.
And… thank you Dad.
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Sikkim Democratic Front Current Affairs, GK & News
Sikkim to Introduce Universal Basic Income
The ruling party of Sikkim, Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) has assured the implementation of the universal basic income in Sikkim by 2022. If things go as per plan, Sikkim would become the first state in the country to implement the Universal Basic Income (UBI). Universal Basic Income (UBI) Universal Basic Income (UBI) refers to a ..
Topics: Gujarat • Madhya Pradesh • Rationalise subsidy • Sikkim • Sikkim Democratic Front • Ubi • Universal Basic Income
Pawan Chamling becomes India's longest serving Chief Minister of India
On April 29, Pawan Chamling has created history by becoming the longest serving chief minister in India. He surpassed the record of former communist ruler of West Bengal, Late Jyoti Basu. Chamling became the chief minister of Sikkim on 12th December 1994 and has ruled the tiny Himalayan state ever since. He is also the ..
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AR Rahman becomes official brand ambassador of Sikkim
Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has become the official brand ambassador of Sikkim. The declaration was made by Sikkim chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling who felicitated the legendary music composer during an inauguration of the 2018 Sikkim Red Panda Winter Carnival at Palzor Stadium in Gangtok on January 8. The winter carnival is aimed at boosting ..
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Star running back Jase McClellan will look to add to his exploits when he leads Aledo (TX) into a high-profile matchup with Bentonville (AR) on Saturday at the Battle on the Border in Shreveport, La.
Aledo (TX) rode into the 2018 season with championship aspirations, and if the Bearcats' season-opening performance against Denton Guyer was any indication, those expectations are well-founded.
Aledo hammered what is perennially a sound Guyer squad, handing the Wildcats their first shutout loss since 2006.
Five-star running back Jase McClellan had his way in the win, rushing for 99 yards and two scores on 15 carries—and was given the second half of the night off.
On the heels of a 10-win season that ended with a state championship loss to North Little Rock, Bentonville has had a much rockier start to 2018.
The Tigers dropped their season opener to Midwest City (OK) in overtime before falling to Conway (AR) to the second time in as many seasons. The two-game losing streak is Bentonville's first since a season-opening four-game losing streak in 2014—in what would be legendary Barry Lunney's last season as head coach.
That year, the Tigers rebounded to win their final nine games en route to another Arkansas state championship.
For those who cannot be in attendance at the Independence Bowl Stadium in Shreveport, McClellan, alone, is well worth the price of a Saturday afternoon matinee.
The 5-10, 200-pound Oklahoma-commit is a home run waiting to happen, who has dominated Texas high school football for the better part of his career. Just a junior, McClellan has already surpassed 3,000 yards and may hit 50 touchdowns during this road trip to Louisiana.
Put another way, he's more Incredibles 2, less Jurassic World.
Junior quarterback Jake Bishop is smart and efficient with the football and he has a pair of excellent weapons in wide receiver JoJo Earle and versatile skill player Tre Owens.
Earle, just a sophomore, caught eight passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Denton Guyer. His emergence has lessened the blow of losing Money Parks to All Saints Episcopal.
And, while the tendency may be to focus on the Bearcats high-flying offense entirely, we'd be remiss if we failed to mention the defense responsible for that noteworthy shutout last week. The unit is strong, and features one of the best defensive ends in the state, TCU-commit Colt Ellison.
Aledo has the star power, but the Tigers are well-coached with championship pedigree—and starving for a win.
Head coach Jody Grant has won 10 games in each of his first three seasons—including back-to-back trips to the state title game. He has established himself as one of the top minds in Arkansas high school football, and he will have his team prepared and confident heading into Saturday's game.
Safety Donte Jones is a standout on a defense that has played well in spite less-than-desirable results thus far.


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Trebostovo je obec na Slovensku v okrese Martin.

Historie
První písemná zmínka o obci pochází z roku 1261.

Geografie
Obec se nachází v nadmořské výšce 470 metrů a rozkládá se na ploše 13,122 km². K 31. prosinci roku 2016 žilo v obci 574 obyvatel.

Památky
V obci se nachází renesanční zámek z poloviny 17. století, který byl obnoven v roce 1945.

Odkazy

Reference

Související články

 Turiec (národní přírodní rezervace)

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Obce v okrese Martin
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Q: How to read binary file to text in python 3.9 I have a .sql files that I want to read into my python session (python 3.9).  I'm opening using the file context manager.
with open('file.sql', 'r') as f:
    text = f.read()

When I print the text, I still get the binary characters, i.e., \xff\xfe\r\x00\n\x00-\x00-..., etc.
I've tried all the arguments such as 'rb', encoding='utf-8, etc., but the results are still binary text.  It should be noted that I've used this very same procedure many times over in my code before and this has not been a problem.
Did something change in python 3.9?

A: First two bytes \xff\xfe looks like BOM (Byte Order Mark)
and table at Wikipedia page BOM shows that \xff\xfe can means encoding UTF-16-LE
So you could try
with open('file.sql', 'r', encoding='utf-16-le') as f:

EDIT:
There is module chardet which you may also try to use to detect encoding.
import chardet

with open('file.sql', 'rb') as f:  # read bytes
     data = f.read()

info = chardet.detect(data)
print(info['encoding'])

text = data.decode(info['encoding'])

Usually files don't have BOM but if they have then you may try to detect it using example from unicodebook.readthedocs.io/guess_encoding/check-for-bom-markers
from codecs import BOM_UTF8, BOM_UTF16_BE, BOM_UTF16_LE, BOM_UTF32_BE, BOM_UTF32_LE

BOMS = (
    (BOM_UTF8, "UTF-8"),
    (BOM_UTF32_BE, "UTF-32-BE"),
    (BOM_UTF32_LE, "UTF-32-LE"),
    (BOM_UTF16_BE, "UTF-16-BE"),
    (BOM_UTF16_LE, "UTF-16-LE"),
)

def check_bom(data):
    return [encoding for bom, encoding in BOMS if data.startswith(bom)]

# ---------

with open('file.sql', 'rb') as f:  # read bytes
     data = f.read()

encoding = check_bom(data)
print(encoding)

if encoding:
    text = data.decode(encoding[0])
else:
    print('unknown encoding')

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So a big part of the game is going to be sleuthing and deducing, to this end you will be required to sift through paper work from various places. So we need a document system that is a little more complex than just an image or some text, we need to be able to embed metadata in the documents have them be transformed and distorted by photocopiers and fax machines.
With this in mind here is my first pass at a document editor, on the left you have a poor mans XML markup and on the right the rendered page, I'm trying to invoke the look of declassified military documents of the period.
This was my reference, the very famous and maybe a little to obvious, declassified Project MKUltra documents. I may have gone back too far on reflection as these documents were probably typed on a typewriter and in our selected period dot matrix printers we common. However they are clearly photocopied. Notice the bulldog clip, copy distortion, the dialation on the characters and smudges. These are things to attempt to recreate in future iterations.
So while Luke gets on with his business of creating concept art and the like I have been building the game, and this is not what it looks like. The following image is of the map editor, or at least the first version of it.
Obviously there is zero art in it, it is not the game engine, in fact the plan is at present that at no point will you see the contents of the map in the game! It is a tool for tuning units, creating landscapes and devising puzzles. I made the decision not to write the engine first as far as I can tell this is the biggest mistake I have made in the past when setting out to write a game because invariably I rarely get past it. So as a change I decided to write the game bit of the game first and leave the engine bit till later.
The game bit includes the story and for that I have build a story node system and editor, seen above. It allows me to craft loose narratives and dynamic story arcs using a simple scripting language I created for this purpose, I can step through and debug the story and will eventually build or generate test run throughs so we can plug holes and see issues at a high level. For the final product I can convert (Emit) the finished story as IL bytecode for maximum efficiency but having it as a scripting language allows me to analyses and modify the structure more easily. For instance the blue node diagram in the upper left portion of the image is generated by analyzing the script and not by explicitly linking nodes.


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NFL Odds & Trends: Red Hot Packers Favored Over Giants
The Green Bay Packers are one of the most popular teams on the NFL betting market, and that's not likely to change after winning six straight games to take down the NFC North title. The Packers now get to play at home during Wild Card Weekend as they'll host the New York Giants this Sunday, kicking off at 4:40 PM ET on FOX.
Green Bay opened as a 4-point favourite before moving to –4.5 in early action. The total opened at 45 points but has dropped to 44.5 at most shops online and in Vegas.
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Offense vs. Defense
This will be a classic matchup between the offensive-minded Packers (10-6 SU, 9-6-1 ATS) and the defensively-stout Giants (11-5 SU, 9-6-1 ATS).
Packers' Quarterback Aaron Rodgers enjoyed another Pro Bowl-quality season for Green Bay, throwing an NFL-best 40 touchdown passes with just seven interceptions, 15 of those touchdown passes during the Packers' winning streak down the stretch. The 33-year-old is coming off his second straight four-TD performance in Sunday's 31-24 victory over Detroit and was rewarded with the conference Player of the Month award.
New York's defense was second in the league with only 15 touchdown passes allowed, and tied for fifth overall at 10 rushing touchdowns. The Giants allowed a total of just 42 points in winning three of their last four games of the regular season.
Neither team is very good on the other side of the ball though. Green Bay's defense hasn't been the same this year without cornerback Sam Shields (concussion), and Giants quarterback Eli Manning had yet another nondescript season with 26 touchdown throws and 16 picks. Manning has won eight of his last nine playoff starts, but he completed just 18-of-35 passes for 199 yards in a 23-16 loss to Green Bay on Oct. 9.
Sunday's forecast calls for clear skies over Lambeau Field and temperatures in the mid-teens with a light breeze.
Ricky Tran is on an impressive 45-30 (60%) run over his last 75 NFL picks! Join the same handicapper that has made $1,000/game bettors $9,270 since October 03, 2016.
Giants are 9-0 ATS in their last 9 playoff road games.
Giants are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 playoff games.
Giants are 5-1-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Packers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
Packers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Wildcard games.
Packers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 Wildcard games.
Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 7-1 in Giants last 8 games overall.
Over is 4-0 in Packers last 4 games overall.
Over is 4-1 in Packers last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 10-4 in Packers last 14 home games.
Giants are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
Home team is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings.
Giants are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Green Bay.
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PhoneOpsPlus is more than just a business, it is an idea that repairing phones should be done without hassle, repaired with the best parts, and done so professionaly, resulting in happy customers who would never get a bad repair experience ever again.


Southside Gallery will host and artists' reception featuring Jerrod Partridge's A Eudaimonic Search and Jonathan Kent Adam's Myth of The Beast. The reception will take place Thursday, September 6 from 5–8 pm.
The title of Jerrod Partridge's show, A Eudaimonic Search, is inspired by Eudaimonia, a term for human flourishing and prosperity from Aristotle's philosophy of ethics. The word immediately piqued Partridge's interest as having a connection to the work he was doing, as well as with art's role in human flourishing.
Jerrod earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the New York Academy of Art in 2004. Jerrod is a 2011–2012 recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission, and was named distinguished Alumnus of the Year for the Mississippi College Department of Art in 2017. He and his wife currently live in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Myth of the Beast explores what it means to move beyond insecurity. The narrative for the series sprung from the concept that most of his life, Adams has believed that he was a beast. It challenges questions about protecting ones identity, social constructs, and self confidence. Through his new work he has challenged that myth in his mind, "igniting the freak show up in flames," and offering a window into where he goes to find freedom.


I will be at the beautiful Maison d'Art for the always exciting Sugar Hill Market. The market is frequented by some really stylish conscientious people. Stop by this last Sunday in July to enjoy wonderful, wonderful art and shop locally made/designed items directly from the artists!
Greetings from Queens! Today is stunning. Not as humid as the past three days have been. If I get all my stuff done by Friday I will take myself to the park and read something very good (*cough Harry Potter). How is your summer going? Doing something awesome?
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Del Norte High School honored 25 students on Jan. 22 through its monthly Character Recognition Program.
Sophomores Isabelle Brady, Sarah Chiu, Mariangela Flores, Chloe Jiyeong Lee, Francesca Luthard and Siddhant Ranka.
Juniors Jade Bajado, Ananya Chandorkar, Jenna Dohner, Finley Lamb, Pranav Patil, Victor Varvara, Leonhard Von Nyssen and Julia Willey.
Seniors Andrea Barnes, Margaret Basinger, Max Blackwell, Jordan Carusa, Danielle Chang, Braydon Griffith, Paige Grothouse, Hannah Kang, Paul Lim, Kayleigh O'Neal and Samuel Schoepf.
The recognition program is sponsored by the Del Norte PTSA, Del Norte Foundation and C2 Education. Each month another department on campus will nominate students for recognition.


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Will "shut down" and "shut up" become the norm in the country?
, Community Articles, Social Issues
Our country has a history of trying to shut people up when they express views that do no line with their views. Everyone has a right to express their views especially if they are highlighting shortcomings and recommending solutions. Do not let anyone shut you up or make you feel insignificantly for speaking up and out.
Now, we have another issue on our hands, the "shut down" syndrome if I may use that word. We shut down our country for four months due to COVID 19 and now there was a national shut down by DDME for a tropical storm.
Was it necessary to shut down our country on Thursday because of a tropical storm? There is too much power and decision making in the hands of a few individuals in this country.
We have just set a new precedence in this country by declaring a national shut down for a tropical storm.
Are shutting down and shutting up going to be the new trend in TCI? Should we continue to settle for these type of decision makings in our country?
Tropical Isaias
Tropical Isaias was travelling at a maximum winds of 60 mph and expected flooding was associated with this storm. We have had winds stronger than this in the past and we remain open. What was so different now? Is it because we were in a shut-down mode as a result of COVID 19?
While the winds of Tropical Isaias intensified overnight and became a hurricane after the fact, the forecast was predicting a tropical storm with 45 mph and there was no need to shut down the country on Thursday.
The Confusion
The DDME notification to shut the country down has created not only losses in the private sector but also confusion. DDME set out an advisory saying that there will be a National Shut down. On Thursday there was clarification from the AG stating the advisory from DDME was not mandatory. If it was not mandatory then why were some businesses and individuals forced to shut down by the police and why was there a time on the notice of shut down.
Because of the confusion, businesses were closed, employees were sent home, airlines discontinue flying in, Govt Depts were closed and so businesses did not have the opportunity to enjoy the two additional days for business licence without penalty. As a result, significant losses were encountered.
I think the shutting down of a country should not come directly from DDME. DDME can advise the Government and then the Government through the Office of the Premier can either accept or reject their recommendation and advise the public on whether or not there is a shut down.
Does DDME have new guidelines and procedures as when to recommend a shutdown of our country? Was this instructions from DDME legal? If not, will anyone be held accountable for this? Of course not, we reward and praise them.
As far as I know we should have never shut down our country for a tropical storm. Maybe there is something going on that I am missing. I have reach a point now where I am tired of the decisions being made by individuals in the public sector who continues to enjoy their benefits while making lives hard for us in the private sector.
Shutting up and Shutting down should never become the norm in our country unless there is an emergency.


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Horizon Forbidden West details Aloy's new gadgets, big combat changes
Sony and Guerrilla Games have offered a more in-depth explanation of the new abilities and gadgets at Aloy's disposal in Horizon Forbidden West, with two designers explaining their goals for the gameplay changes in a new PlayStation Blog post.
That includes the most detail yet on the Pullcaster and Shieldwing, two new gadgets that debut in the May gameplay trailer.
"The Pullcaster is a mechanical wrist-mounted device with two separate functions. The first function is a grapple mechanic…. When grappling, the player can activate the launch—throwing them into the air," explained lead systems designer David McMullen. "The second function of the Pullcaster is a winch, meaning the player can dynamically manipulate, move and destroy the objects in the environments. Think about pulling a hidden loot chest from a ledge, or tearing open a vent to create a new climb path."
The Shieldwing, which appears to function similarly to Link's paraglider in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, is designed in part to make getting down from vantage points less of a hassle. "This tool is invaluable with having so much more verticality, where backtracking down the same trail holds less of an appeal as on the way up," McMullen said.
The blog post also detailed the less prescriptive approach Zero Dawn will take to climbing and traversal, with Aloy able to free climb rocky terrain without predefined handholds. In conjunction with the new tools, players should find more than one approach for tackling the same gameplay challenges. "Our traversal design decisions were always in service of increasing dynamic interactivity with the world around you," McMullen said. "Traversal puzzles won't always have a binary solution; we encourage players to experiment and have fun with the new tools."
On the combat front, lead combat designer Dennis Zopfi offered some insights into the new ways Aloy will gain strength—and use it when fighting foes. "One entirely new concept in Horizon Forbidden West is the workbench, where you can upgrade and strengthen weapons and outfits," Zopfi said. "This unlocks new perks, mod slots, skills, and offers a bigger degree of customization, resistances, and new abilities for players!"
Zopfi went on to note that the skill tree, returning from the first game, has been "completely redesigned… with additional tracks and skills" and a greater focus on synergy with perks tied to gear. Another focus was rewarding players for switching between melee and ranged combat during a fight. "A new example of a skill that does this is the Resonator Blast, where you charge up the spear with melee hits and when fully powered up, the energy can be placed on enemies (humans and machines alike) and followed up with a projectile—resulting in a big damaging explosion!" Zopfi said.
Finally, Zopfi also touched on the new Valor Surge feature, which gives Aloy access to 12 different attacks that charge up throughout combat. Players will unlock and upgrade these through the skill tree, with three levels per Valor Surge. A higher-level Valor Surge attack will take longer to charge but will be more powerful. "This level is shown on the purple bar you could see during the gameplay trailer: You'll receive more Valor—or charge up that bar—through skillful actions such as hitting weak spots on enemies or removing components. In the [May] video you could see Aloy perform the Radial Blast on the burly Tenakth warrior," Zopfi said.
What we didn't get much of today, however, is new footage. Instead, Sony highlighted a few clips from the same gameplay segment it showed back in May. A few of the GIFs do appear to be new, however, offering a look at different approaches to the same content.
Below is the best example of that bunch. In the older trailer, we saw Aloy take on a group of human enemies in this environment. Today, we get to see her duke it out with machines, using the Pullcaster, Shieldwing, and a Valor Surge in one quick-but-dense segment of gameplay:
To see the rest of the clips, you can check out the full blog post.
Horizon Forbidden West launches on exclusively PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 February 18th, 2022.
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Quality assurance is the most important process in the software industry. Any company that's developing an end-to-end system or an application knows of its importance. It's quite common for companies to outsource the QA part of a software cycle. However, not all of the software testing services are made equal.
Today, QA automation testing services are popular within the IT industry and for a good reason. Manual testing still has its place in specific scenarios. However, there's no exaggeration to say that the days of doing software quality testing with a large team of quality testers are starting to become obsolete.
This improves the communication among designers, product owners, coders, and allows for glitches to be rectified. Automated testing assures a higher level of efficiency of your IT team.
Here are some of the key benefits of using QA automation.
There is no surprise that with the earlier investment might be costly during the initial stages; automated testing can save your company some money. This is due to the sharp drop in the time needed to run the tests. And it contributes to a better quality of work, thereby decreasing the need for fixing glitches which then reducing project costs.
The effectiveness of QA automation testing will be dependent on the quality of the test data you're using. Manually creating good test data takes time and as a result, the testing is performed on copies in live databases.
Automation solutions can help with manipulating, creating, and protecting the testing database, which allows you to re-use your data time.
Testing takes a huge portion of the overall application development lifecycle. This shows that the even the smallest improvement of the efficiency can make an enormous difference to the entire timeframe of the project.
For instance, you can run the test 24/7 without needing manual input thus creating better quality checks.
While manual setups take time initially, automated tests tend to take a shorter amount of time. An increased test coverage leads to a higher quality of the application and more features.
Due to its repetitive nature of QA automation test cases, in addition to the simple configuration of the setup, software developments have their opportunity to assess the program reaction. The automated test cases and is resued actions can be used via different approaches.
What Type of Tests Can Be Implemented?
You need to have a better QA automation system for your team. It allows you to lead to permanent fixes and a more reliable way to improve the final result of your apps. When using this system, you can test your scripts on multiple devices or the entire network. So try it so that your IT team can have the tools needed to complete their projects and make better software.


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PetaquillaLeaks: Richard Fifer's drug conviction
By Okke Ornstein | March 10, 2011
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From left to right: Richard Fifer, Martin Torrijos and a PTQ spokesman.
In the wake of indigenous protests against open pit mining in Panama and campesinos blocking the access roads to the Petaquilla goldmine our friend Otto over at the best mining blog of Latin America, the Inca Kola News (IKN), received a cache of documents from a coughing and chain smoking man in a raincoat at some undisclosed location.
And guess what? The driving force behind Petaquilla, former Coclé governor Richard Fifer, is a convicted drug dealer.
According to court documents that were part of the cache, Fifer was caught in the seventies dealing marijuana and cocaine in the US Canal Zone. Writes Inca Kola News:
He was given a sentence of 18 months in jail, of which 90 days was under lock-up and the other 15 months suspended under four years of probation. He kept his nose clean during his probation period and was eventually discharged from probation by the courts.
Fifer has consistently denied any involvement in the drug trade and his online shill, scam pimp Don Winner of the Panama Guide, has of course never mentioned any of Fifer's sordid history either while pumping PTQ stock.
Petaquilla was caught last year not having complied with environmental rules, which caused a cyanide spill after heavy rainfall. Corporate spokesmen denied any wrongdoing and even went bathing in the river - but they only dared to plunge in upstream from where the spill reportedly happened. PTQ was allowed to operate its mine by the Torrijos administration, and since then Martinelli has done nothing to stop its rogue practices, instead pushing to expand open pit mining under even more lax conditions in Panama.
Fifer's drug conviction is not the only damning revelation contained in the IKN document cache. More will be revealed in the coming days and weeks. PTQ stock continues its steady decline, about 30% down since Don Winner last pushed it....
Meanwhile, the court documents showing Fifer's drug dealing conviction can be downloaded here: Fifer_CZUS_drug_conviction_1976.
Is Panama ready for the WikiLeaks cables?
Canal expansion, Spadafora losing his visa, two elections, David Murcia, Traad's arrest and Gustavo Perez' controversial appointment are just some of the issues included in the timeframe covered by the WikiLeaks cables.
Bananama Republic "frozen" by FCC?
Scam pimp Don Winner screwed up again as he claimed that your Bananama Republic had been "frozen" by the American FCC to "preserve evidence" of defamation or whatever - and none of it is true.
Killer bitch sues websites
Sherina Latorraca first kills a 3 year old boy, gets off the hook because of her corrupt mother, is rewarded with a job at the Ombudsman office, sees her mother rejected for a position at the Supreme Court - and then sues a couple of blogs who call her an "assassin". Only in Bananama!
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A MORE BALANCED APPROACH on March 11, 2011 at 1:52 am said:
At worst this is an embarrassment…one that is 35 years old. In my view, if you do the crime and you do the time then that's it. It's not like the guy was moving tonnes of coke across international borders.
Having said that, he is silly for not mentioning this if there was talk about it before. A quick explanation would have settled the whole thing.
But, really, to impute that this guy is a drug trader and that his 35 year old conviction somehow contributes to all the bad things Petaquilla may stand for is, in my view, clutching at straws…very short ones, at that.
the Editor on March 11, 2011 at 2:40 am said:
The thing is, he has always denied any such accusations, and that obviously affects his credibility more than the facts of the case themselves. There is also the question if any of such convictions would need to be disclosed when making public offerings – something I'm not sure about though.


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Research Spotlight: Michelle Lilly and Kim Turner
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Apr 9, 2019 | 2019, AEDR 2019 Vol. 7 Issue 1, Research Spotlight
Research Spotlight highlights a study that might be of interest to our readers. An interview with one or more of the study's authors also provides a more personal, behind-the-scenes understanding of how and why research is done. In this issue, we're highlighting a study done by Michelle Lilly, Ph.D., and Kim Turner, which examines how duty-related factors impact stress and mental/physical health outcomes.
Research Spotlight: Marc Gay
It didn't take much time for Jeff Clawson, M.D., to connect the dots between Marc Gay's contributions to resuscitation science and the Dispatch Life Support (DSL) tools central to the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch® (IAED™) Protocols. That was more than 25 years ago, and Marc's involvement since 1992 has included several leadership positions, culminating this year with his nomination as chair of the IAED Council of Research. It hasn't been a hard sell on either side. "Let's face...
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Sep 12, 2017 | 2017, AEDR 2017 Vol. 5 Issue 2, Research Spotlight
Q1. What led you to the study of clinical psychology? I've always loved the study of medicine and knew early on that I wanted to pursue a degree in clinical psychology. My research grew from the culmination of these interests. They have led me to research focused on the prevention and treatment of stress-related mental health injury. Q2. Why research intoemergency communications? To date, few studies have examined rates of stress-related pathology and subsequent impairment in emergency...
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Q1. What led you to the decision to make system-wide improvements to try to improve Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) survival in Salt Lake City? OHCA is one of the leading causes of untimely death in North America, with approximately 400,000 OHCAs per year. This is one disease where EMS care makes a big difference in outcomes. Other EMS systems had shown that they could drive an improvement in outcomes. I thought we could emulate what others have done to optimize outcomes for OHCA...


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Q: Loop through ASCII codes in batch file How do I loop through ASCII values (here, alphabets) and work on them?
I want to echo A to Z without having to type every character manually like
for %%J in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do echo %%J
So I was wondering if I can cycle through ASCII codes. Something like for %%J in (ASCII of A ie.65 to Z) do echo %%J
Any help would be appreciated.

A: Loop through ASCII codes in batch file
Any batch solution to do what you want would be much more complex than what you already have.
Consider using PowerShell instead:
for($i=65;$i -le 90; $i++){[char]$i}

Example output:
PS F:\test> for($i=65;$i -le 90; $i++){[char]$i}
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A: This answer is a compilation and comparison of the methods given before.
In the question the OP requested to echo A to Z letters in a batch file. If the purpose of the solution is not just show letters, but process the letters in any other way, then the =ExitCodeAscii variable method is the only one that do that with Batch code, although the modification required in the other two methods to do the same is simple.
The code below include the three methods and compare they in the simplest possible way: via the time required by each one to complete.
@if (@CodeSection == @Batch) @then

@echo off
setlocal

set "start=%time%"
for /L %%a in (65,1,90) do (
    cmd /C exit %%a
    call echo Batch: %%^=ExitCodeAscii%%
)
echo First method: using =ExitCodeAscii variable
echo Start: %start%
echo End:   %time%
echo/

set "start=%time%"
for /F %%a in ('powershell "65..90 | %%{ [char]$_ }"') do echo PS: %%a
echo Second method: using PowerShell
echo Start: %start%
echo End:   %time%
echo/

set "start=%time%"
for /F %%a in ('cscript //nologo //E:JScript "%~F0"') do echo JScript: %%a
echo Third method: using JScript
echo Start: %start%
echo End:   %time%

goto :EOF

@end

for (var i=65; i<=90; i++) WSH.Echo(String.fromCharCode(i));

Several executions of this code show consistent results: the PowerShell method is the slowest one, the =ExitCodeAscii method run 280% faster than PowerShell, and JScript method run 240% faster than =ExitCodeAscii. These differences would diminish as the whole program grow and perform more things than just show the letters, but in standard/small Batch files, this relation will always be the same: PowerShell is the slowest method and JScript the fastest one. The VBScript method is similar to JScript.

A: In Vbscript, you can do something like this :
For i = 65 To 90
    Car = Car & Chr(i) & vbTab
Next
wscript.echo Car

And you can generate it with a batch file like this :
@echo off
Call :vbs
Pause
exit /b

:vbs
(
    echo For i = 65 To 90
    echo    Car = Car ^& Chr(i^) ^& vbTab
    echo Next
    echo wscript.echo Car
)>"%tmp%\%~n0.vbs"
Cscript /NoLogo "%tmp%\%~n0.vbs"

A: The simplest solution is to include this PowerShell one-liner in your bat script:
powershell "[char[]](65..90)"

It's not necessarily the fastest, though.

Here's a VBScript solution similar to Hackoo's, but in a hybrid format not relying on writing an external .vbs file.  Save it with a .bat extension.  The cscript line is what triggers execution of the VBScript hybrid code.
<!-- : batch portion
@echo off & setlocal

cscript /nologo "%~f0?.wsf"
goto :EOF

: VBScript -->
<job>
    <script language="VBScript">
        For i = 65 to 90
            WSH.Echo(Chr(i))
        Next
    </script>
</job>

Or if you're more comfortable with JavaScript syntax, here's a Batch + JScript hybrid.
@if (@CodeSection == @Batch) @then
@echo off & setlocal

cscript /nologo /e:JScript "%~f0"
goto :EOF

@end // end Batch / begin JScript

for (var i=65; i<=90; i++) WSH.Echo(String.fromCharCode(i));

A: Surprisingly, there is a solution that makes use of an undocumented built-in environment variable named =ExitCodeAscii, which holds the ASCII character of the current exit code1 (ErrorLevel):
@echo off
for /L %%A in (65,1,90) do (
    cmd /C exit %%A
    call echo %%^=ExitCodeAscii%%
)

The for /L loop walks through the (decimal) character codes of A to Z. cmd /C exit %%A sets the return code (ErrorLevel) to the currently iterated code, which is echo-ed as a character afterwards. call, together with the double-%-signs introduce a second parsing phase for the command line in order to get the current value of =ExitCodeAscii rather than the one present before the entire for /L loop is executed (this would happen with a simple command line like echo %=ExitCodeAscii%). Alternatively, delayed expansion could be used also.
The basic idea is credited to rojo and applied in this post: How do i get a random letter output in batch.
1)  The exit code (or return code) is not necessarily the same thing as the ErrorLevel value. However, the command line cmd /C exit 1 sets both values to 1. To ensure that the exit code equals ErrorLevel, use something like cmd /C exit %ErrorLevel%.


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