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Category: Cricket Trading
Haven't written in this thing in fuck knows. Been a long time anyway. Started out as a chance to keep myself publicly accountable when trading and then I got a little bit Day25 with it and was doing holiday updates and now I've decided to just write about whatever the fuck I want; I'm turning this whole blog into a steaming pile of mutant shit. But anyway, "honour among thieves", who are these thieves, well if you're on the punt and winning, you're a thief in this story.
I want to take you back to where it all started for me 5 years ago. Sitting at the poker table and someone asks me if I had ever heard of "sports arbitrage". After getting the run down I realised that I could make some extra cash on the side of poker, relatively risk free. I was signing up (or using past muggy accounts already opened) to do "matched betting". I was young in the industry, naive and I really didn't know any better that was my edge. I mean my bankroll wasn't big, I had been shown this low risk way of making extra cash, this is a gold mine that will just go on forever right? WRONG, BANNED!
From there my now wife, her sisters, my brothers, my mates and a few randoms too all also "got into" matched betting. They all followed the same systems as me, all used my laptop and did it under my very watchful eye (wink wink). This was a gold mine for "them" that would continue to go on forever right? WRONG, BANNED! And so I ran out of people to "tell". It was then that I realised that if I wanted longevity in the game that I would need to bet at places that wouldn't ban me. I had been using Betfair in matched betting and come across "sports trading", this was going to be my way forward.
Fast forward and I'm asked to fill in for my mates indoor cricket side one week. Here I meet Tristan Merlehan who happens to be the captain and founder of the side. We get chatting later and I find out he owns Topsport; "fuck" I think in my head "I hope the cunt doesn't find out I used to do that bonus bet shit at Toppy, don't think the bookies like it". Anyway, "who gives a fuck, bookies are all cunts" I thought to myself, what does it matter.
Few months go by (I won't go too deep into my "bromance" developing with Tristan but I'll leave it at; this guy has to be one of the most thoughtful, generous persons I've ever met, that and he loves punt and sport, lad) and we are having a beer after the game as is tradition for our indoor team the "C U Next Tuesday's". Tristan tells me a story about a client who stung them big time. This person found a horse mispricing in an ALL-IN market for some upcoming race. The finer details I can barely remember but they aren't super important, I think the horse won some lead up race and they hadn't moved the price despite this having happened. So the client finds the error and bets it to win a stack. Now my response to Tristan at the time was "well you guys should have been quicker to move it", so naive, so so wrong.
As time went on I started to learn that bookmaking relationships like any other are give and take. I was at a Betfair function one year before Magic Millions and Tristan also attended. He wanted to introduce me to one of their biggest clients who we will call Dale because he reminded my drunk mate of Dale Steyn (and he let him know about it too "YOU LOOK LIKE DALE STEYN, STEYN TO WARNER, BANG" he reckoned). Anyway Dale and I got chatting, quite fascinated with his whole operation we talked for quite some time only interrupted when said drunk mate would yell across the whole party at Campbell Brown who was a Betfair guest on the night "OI CAMPBELL, CAMPBELL, CAMPBELL, OI CAMPBELL" *Campbell finally acknowledges with a look* "CROWS" *fist pump from my mate*, *awkward laugh and nod from Campbell*.
But I digress, one thing that Dale said to me that blew my mind and educated me was that his relationship with Tristan and Topsport was one of huge mutual respect. Although his livelihood depended on finding value, it didn't depend on finding it through errors. The value of having Topsport as an "out" vs betting grubby errors was a "no-brainer". In fact Dale had code of honour with Topsport that if he or his crew saw anything clearly incorrect they would "bet $1 on that runner and that would alert the traders that something was wrong and give them a chance to rectify it. After that whatever they went back up was fair game". This moment stuck with me forever, here I had a professional punter, wildly successful winning at a big rate against Topsport and yet they both were mates, drinking together, chatting shop, not all bookies are the enemy? They're not all cunts?
From that day I set out to do the right thing by those books that had done the right thing by me. The list wasn't very long it had one name on it Topsport (Betfair also been brilliant and have big time for all the Betfair Aus crew, but talking bookmakers specifically here). I made an agreement with Tristan that if I saw anything I too would be betting $1 on it to alert the team. I also became an advocate for their business in the social sphere and I defended them when the opportunities arose. Not only that my best punting mates in the industry (we have a group chat) also started reporting errors directly to me and I would send them to Tristan. We all too, like Dale had started to realise that the offering from Topsport far outweighed the short-sighted snipe of an incorrect price. What happens if Topsport ceases to exist? Where are we then? Frightful thought.
Fast forward to today. I have 3.5 places I can bet to win more than $5; Topsport, TAB (in cash, account is fucked), Betfair and the half is BetEasy who on their day will let me on to win $500. Lets remove BetEasy because really its rare I try there as limits pretty grim and lets remove Betfair because they won't ban or limit. Leaves TAB (cash) and Topsport; and for me (I can't speak for other sports in fairness) but this is a mismatch of epic proportions. Take any random cricket game "Toppy" are likely to offer some 250+ markets for you to bet on whereas TAB might be lucky to offer 25. Toppy I can bet in my jocks from home, TAB I have to put clothes on and run to the pub hoping the price hasn't gone. Toppy will lay me to win $1000-$2000 on the most esoteric markets and main stream its literally nose bleed sizing. I get more on than majority of clients because over a sustained period I've built a relationship, they know I won't snipe them and in return I get on for more than the average bear on 100% "fair bets", "respect is earned not given, it's a 2 way street".
I wrote this piece because lately I've seen a lot of filth getting bet in some of my extended circles as well as talk about what makes a good or bad bookie. Each of you will have your own opinions and you're entitled to them. To me though, if you're a winner you should be thinking about building relationships with true betting bookmakers, looking after their business means looking after your own. As someone once said to me this game is a "marathon not a sprint" and the thought of running a marathon to the TAB with cash in hand every day, clothed to bet on 25 markets isn't much fun.
Caveat: I'm not holier than thou, do I love a good palp rort? My fuck, do I ever (probably tried/ been on 5 this week). But pick your targets, think about it, use your fucking noggin! Time and a place for everything.
By lukeamacin Betfair Trading, Cricket Trading, Gambling, Rugby League Trading, Sports Betting, Sports Trading, Uncategorized December 24, 2019 1,382 WordsLeave a comment
Been working on some other projects of late, on of them is Punt Pod. As the highly creative name suggests, its a free podcast where we chat sport and specifically punting on it. We do have some guests lined up too, with a focus on those that love a bet and ideally a beer. Some of the guests are famous, some will be and some not at all, but should be some fun to hear their stories. We will be doing our (both co-hosts) best bets each pod and thanks to TopSport.com.au we have $100 each to put on our best of the pod with all proceeds going to a charity each quarter. We're still looking for the first charity to be the beneficiary of our millions of winnings. If you have a charity that you would like to offer up please contact us at:
– Punt Pod Twitter – www.twitter.com/puntpod
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Give us a follow, like, retweet, share, subscribe, all that good shit. Look forward to hearing your best degenerate stories and sharing them with the degen community.
P.s. we're on iTunes too https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/punt-pod/id1257535384?mt=2
Cheers Mac
By lukeamacin Cricket Trading, Gambling, NRL trading, Punt Pod, Rugby League Trading, Sports Betting, Sports Trading, Uncategorized July 22, 2017 July 22, 2017 216 WordsLeave a comment
A friend of mine who's a regular in India says; "everyone should go at least once" and I agree with that wholeheartedly. He doesn't even like cricket really, but God, if you do, there isn't a better place in the world to be. This was my second trip to India, but the first to experience cricket, I have to say it was definitely in my top few holiday experiences; cricket loaded adventure. So much is owed to the Aussie Cricket Team as without their efforts early on in the series, I wouldn't have gone. I booked one way flights months earlier but had intentions to ditch it if we were getting walloped. At 1-1 and right in the contest, the deep buried love for my boys arose to the surface. My excitement fired up "Dave" on Reddit, an Aussie expat living in Saigon. Didn't think he would actually turn up. That was emphasised by me writing him off when he first mentioned it on the thread:
No accommodation, no travel insurance, no medical shots, no worries. Bec's a big planner when going on holidays so I took this opportunity to plan as little as possible. All I had was flights when I left, I booked an AirBnB for Kolkata during my stopover in Kuala Lumpur. The accommodation was basic in furnishings, but a fully self contained top level apartment at only $22 a night, you'd have to be high maintenance to complain. Joydeep the host was a fucking "ledge" too, only 3 levels down in the same building he was extremely accommodating, checking me in at the absurd time of 2.00am. I was up early the next morning checking out what Kolkata had to offer. A 10 INR ($0.20), 6 stop metro ride to "Esplanade" had me in the heartbeat of the city. Being a cricket trip, the first thing I noticed was the big lights of the famous Eden Gardens. As an Aussie Eden Gardens is probably more infamous than famous, regardless, it got the cricket juices flowing. Got some help from a local guy who took me to a little restaurant for breakfast. Told him "I don't care what it is, I'll try it, I just want to eat where locals eat". He didn't let me down, I had two plates of "Chana" including a couple of "Paratha", bottle of water and it was all under $2.50.
Tram token
Being mostly "planless" I wandered over towards Eden Gardens. Wasn't very far down the road when I saw the mighty "Sukchar U. F. C." cricket club warming up for their match and ducked over to inspect the facilities. As usual it was fucking dry as a Nun's cunt and looked like it would rag at right angles from ball one. I bowled a few and whacked a few down the ground before moving on to Eden Gardens to see if I could have a peek inside. The security were nice enough to let me get in there and have a sticky beak. Quite weird being the only patron in the stands of a big ground like that, got to check out the facilities just roaming around until I got the boot. Shame that I couldn't get to ground level as probably would have pushed the limits and gone out on the hallowed turf.
Dry as fuck, dont want to land on the square when fielding
Ragging day 1, session 1, ball 1
Kohli lookalike front right. Is that racist?
Bit slow on sign change, on Indian time
In the shadows of Eden Gardens there were tonnes of cricket clubs. From memory it was a Wednesday and there were hundreds of young (some school aged) men playing cricket. It wasn't school holidays, they were allowed to have the day off to play, lucky cunts. I pulled up a chair to watch some 2nd grade "Cricket Club of Bhawanipor" action. The boys were interested to know what I was doing. We chatted for a while as their match was delayed due to a wet outfield. Umpires called an early lunch, the captain and coach offered for me to have lunch with them which I couldn't turn it down. @Relaxer_ said it looked like shit, that's because he eats caviar everyday #ballerlife. Personally I thought it was quite good, free feeds always taste that bit better too. I had to head off before the end of the days play but the boys had their opposition reeling after sending them in on dust bowl 5/45, hope they got the job done.
Can't believe how old all these clubs are
Different attire on the curator from Kevin Mitchell Jnr
Chicken curry and rice
Had a round of golf at Tollygunge Club in Kolkata. Like a lot of things in India it was fuck around just to get on the course. I had to hire cart, pay green fees, hire clubs, buy balls, buy tees and load a food and drink card in 5 different places rather than at one counter. After almost giving up, I got out there with my caddy that I was forced to hire. I found out he was worth the $7 though when on the 4th tee I "shanked" one hard left in the water and he ran off after it, meeting me 10 mins later on the green with my lost ball. I was lucky enough to join with a member of Tollygunge just before my second shot on the 5th. He was an investment banker who spent 3 years in Melbourne. It was excellent to play with him as he knew and had access to members benefits; fresh coconut water on holes 6 and 15, lunch and lemon drink at the halfway club house.
Finding me shank – 4th tee
On to the Ranchi and what I came for, cricket! I met up with Dave from Reddit who was already in town and had met another Aussie couple Jay & Ruby. We ate at what would turn out to be our favourite restaurant in Ranchi "Kathi Kabab". We had a couple of beers down the road to get acquainted with one another but hit the hay early to get up for day 1 in Ranchi. Upon arrival at the ground, it was a fuck around to get tickets (standard) as there was only one box office. If your gate entry wasn't near the box office you had a bit of a hike each morning. Knowing there was no grog inside, we snuck copious amounts in to mix with our Sprite and Pepsi's. I thought it was all over when one of the Ushers from the ground said "this is not good" as he watched me pouring Vodka into a Sprite cup from 2 meters away. In the end though, I don't think he wanted to make it his problem to kick out the white guy.
Being only 4 years old, JSCA International Stadium has very nice facilities, spacious and clean. Winning the toss and getting on top early I was pretty vocal and it wasn't long before my chanting and arm waving for boundaries had the locals firing back with some very poor banter of their own. Mostly though, they just wanted to sit near us and take not so subtle photos of us to show to their family and friends later. They could have just asked, we would have said "yes" to a photo majority of the time anyway. It sounds fucked, but we found out pretty quick that white skin will get you a long way in Ranchi. Lunch day 1 and a few of us were able to walk through multiple security access points without passes to have a buffet lunch in a corporate box. This became a daily thing on days 2-5 and we barely got a sideways look at any stage.
Is he suggesting my penis is small? Racism in its purist form
Dave and a few local boys
Jay, a few local lads and myself
View from the corporate box
"I want a photo with Sudhir" was one of my brainwaves. A thrive of activity compared to where we were, the "cheap seats" where Sudhir was frequenting, didn't stop cheering all day even though we were winning the battle on the field. We were told by guards "its not safe for you in there" upon trying to enter but forced our way into the action anyway. It was so much fun in with the locals, it's the closest Ruby, Jay, John and I will be to feeling famous. We were mobbed, I reckon I took over 150 selfies in about 15 minutes, it was peaking. Pushing through to get to Sudhir, I got the shot I needed with him and after shouting "AUSTRALIAAAAAAA" a few times to whip the crowd into a frenzy I was out of there.
Sudhir was awesome, well spoken, loves his cricket this guy
Saaahhhh many selfies
Tongue on this bloke, wife must be happy
Anyone that came up with the devil horns pose was auto accepted for a selfie with me
Next part in Ranchi is best summarised by the still frames I got.
Dave and his mate who flew in from Dehli hit the sauce hard and died an early death
Took the surround him with shit from the floor of his room
John thought he was going to get to keep the cap but old mate was having none of it
Few of the boys from the corp box
Want to get into the gated area 5 meters from the ground? Just offer the guard a selfie
Great view at ground level
Just a picket fence between me and freedom
Free lift home on moto with these local boys
Devil horns is spreading
Random street party John and I found
Picking a winner on global coverage
Lies, haven't eaten a booger for at least a year
So is this the last part of Ranchi too…
Oil based paint all over the bed and tiles
Pretty proud of ourselves
Prominent spot for the banner
Facey famous
Most reliable news source in the world covering us, if you're wondering, Kohli saw the banner
Blind 2.0
If I don't get my ass out am I even really drunk?
Local police loaded us into their cars to take us up the road to get food as we wandered up the road in a drunken stupor
Draw, 1-1 still, on to Dharamsala we go with all series results in play. I don't think you could pick two more different Indian cities than Ranchi and Dharamsala. One had barely seen any tourism in its time, the other was thriving with jet setters. With the cricket in town it was "Aussie cricket Bogans" meets "Buddhists on a spiritual journey". I had drinks with Daniel who is a scorer for the BBC after we shared a cab from the airport earlier that day. Mel Farrell, Jarrod Kimber, Arya Yuyutsu and Adam Collins joined us and we cricket "nuffied" it up, chatting all sorts about the game played in heaven. Finding out we both had plans to climb Triund Hill, Adam and I teed up a trip together the next morning. It was every bit as good as TripAdvisor suggests.
Peter Lalor was really the catalyst for this trip after he assured me that "Dharamsala and Cape Town" were two grounds a cricket lover must get to. I'm yet to go to Cape Town but he was fucking bang on with Dharasmala, what an incredible venue to watch cricket. The security was a lot tighter there, no sneaking into corporate boxes, Christ I had to leave my hotel key and coins outside the ground. They tried to make me leave my phone and charger too, but I got shitty and the white skin played its part again as the locals didn't get the reprieve I did with this issue.
Traveling with Dave was great. He's one of those people that just talks to randoms and befriends them. It made for having a good crew and in Dharamsala our crew grew by 5 when John, Jess, Mac, Jem & Brian joined the ranks. For the whole trip we had a good crew rolling which definitely made the experience all the more enjoyable. All in all this rates in my top few trips away overseas, I love India, I love cricket and that probably helps, but even if you don't love cricket; "everyone should go at least once".
View from my room in Dharamsala
Locals waiting for Indian team to arrive at McLlo's
Random bull fight in main square
Whole channels devoted to cricket, scenes
As the wickets tumbled on that fateful day this guy was blowing me kisses for jinxing the Aussies
Maggi noodles to finish any good night on the turps
Watched the end on the way to the airport on stream
My captain, my captain
A trip overseas isn't real without ducking in to see ma boy Pip. 8 hour stop over, perfect time for lunch beers and bounce.
Final devil horns for an entire row to yourself on trip home
By lukeamacin Betfair, Betfair Trading, Cricket Trading, Explore, Travel, Uncategorized May 15, 2017 May 16, 2017 1,788 Words1 Comment
Twitter Australian XI
There is quite a vocal bunch on Twitter and rightly so. They make income from having such opinions on; players, match situations, conditions amongst other things. Unlike your normal 'keyboard warriors' though, this group place their money where their mouth is, placing hard earned cash on the line, to go along with those opinions. Which in some way ranks them slightly higher than those who choose to use their fingers to fight people they've never met.
Let's strip back all the huff and puff though, lets see what the Australian side would look like if selected from his bunch of cricket tragics. Who fancies themselves either in their heyday or currently. A pipe dream surely, but what fun it would be to take on the English Twitter XI under cloudy skies with a swinging Duke, or tour the dry, dusty, bunsen burners of India to take on the India Twitter XI. As a start, lets meet some of these 'nuffies' and see how the team shapes up.
Australian Twitter XI
(1) @lukeamac – Right-hand batsman. Left-arm slow medium bowler. Much like the coaches son, who was shit, but still opened the batting in u12s, @lukeamac's selection at the top of the order comes due to the fact he compiled the side and chose to pad himself up early. Starting out his career as a better than handy left arm swing bowler with best figures of 6/9, he grew older, fatter and wiser. Realising how much less running there was in batting, he switched clubs when moving from juniors to opens and told the new club captain he was "an opening batsman who bowled a bit". Highest score 56 and best bowling 6/9. Retiring after winning his first Grand Final in 7 attempts in the 2012-13 season, this selection atop the order is sure to raise eyebrows considering there are others clearly better than him who missed out.
(2) @johnmillward – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm medium/ right-arm off spin bowler. John "Funky" Miller, like the great man himself, turned to off spin after an accident on the dance floor of a nightclub where he injured his back. The injury also forced @johnmillward to become a better batsman, spending countless hours in the nets and forcing his way to the top of the order. Playing until the age of 19, big money T20 offerings in the UK lured @johnmillward away from our shores. Head hunted as an opening batsman who could bowl in UK conditions, he was soon "smacked over the fence one too many times" and went back to the safety of being a batsman only. Just the one game since 2012 where at @Beaverbet's bucks weekend he hit a swashbuckling century in a T20, "it was against 9 fielders", he asked me to leave that fact out though. Highest score 100no, best bowling 6/16. Greatest moment on the field? "I once dropped a test captain off @beaverbet's bowling ". Everyone wishes they were there to see that cunt seething, double teapot no doubt.
(3) (wk & vc) @Beaverbet – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm leg spin. A T20 "gun for hire" who has played the game at the lowest level both here and in England. With such a diverse range of skills; leg spin that "doesn't leave the straight", wicket-keeper "that doesn't move his feet" and top order "slogging" its hard to picture a professional that best describes @Beaverbet. When asked to stick his neck out he went with "Craig Simmons, a fat slogger who can hit mugs, but hopeless against proper bowlers", "I hate that cunt though because he cost me thousands that time he fluked a BBL hundred" he added. Most famous for once playing against Brian Murphy (the great Zimbabwean leg spinner who dismissed some guy named Sachin Tendulkar), @Beaverbet recalls someone (who we now know was @johnmillward) "dropping him off my bowling, which cost us the match but also cost me the wicket of a test batsman, for fucks sake". Highest score of 104 and best bowling of 3/?, should be a better than handy all round cricketer for the Twitter Australian XI.
(4) @LateMailWA – Right-hand batsman. Left-arm slow bowler. Growing up on the fast bouncy pitches of the West, @LateMailWA decided to come off 2 steps and bowl slow, go figure. With a top score of 117no and best figures of 7/48, there are quite a few strings to his bow. Still thrashing the ball all parts in the 'Kalgoorlie Friendlies League' we asked some of his team mates; which top level player @LateMailWA most reminded them of? "Michael Clarke probably, mostly his personality on the field, he just becomes a right arrogant cunt". "Would have to be Clarkey, bowls shit left armers that don't turn, had one good day with the ball like Clarke in Sydney that time, now we never hear the end of it". But don't let their negativity cloud your judgement, it's mostly jealously, with an A Grade Premiership in his trophy cabinet and coming in at four, he'll need to be padded up early considering the dross coming in above him.
(5) @ruptified – Right-hand batman. Right-arm medium fast. "Wasted youth" was the catch cry from his club team mates when asked about @ruptified's cricketing prowess. "He reminds me a lot of Andrew Symonds" they continued "had some promise but used to go walk about and hit the piss". Its the classic club cricket story of the man who looks back and thinks; "what if I didn't go to the pub everyday". Clocked in the 130s in his early 20s but now giving up bowling to focus all his time on drinking, @ruptified gave cricket away just 3 years ago and will need a few overs to blow the cobwebs out from the night before. Highest score 108no and best bowling of 5/37, we have a handy first change bowler here who can clearly hold the willow. Comes with sub-continental experience having opened the batting for his club when they toured Sri Lanka.
(6) @Trooa – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm medium bowler. An understated player who modelled his game on Lance Klusener, taking it a little too far when in the early 2000s he also wore one of those suspect shell, hippy necklaces like Lance in his prime. Apart from that necklace, the other thing Lance was most famous for was running out the Donald in the 1999 World Cup Semi, but anyway, I digress. Much like the great South African @Trooa is a devastating middle order batsman who can swing the new and old ball. He will do a job for the skipper in the field where ever you need him. With highest score of 91 and best bowling of 7/1, this guy will be a key factor considering there is a distinct lack of talent in the rest of the team.
(7) @tradermatt106 – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm medium fast bowler. There is some questions around this British born players eligibility. However, hes been recruited for now while eligibility rules are looked over. Theres a lot of Freddie Flintoff about him, mostly because you can't understand a word the cunt is saying, but also with his "ruggedly handsome look and similar bowling style" I think he said. He enjoys seeing the ball come in front of square off the bat usually fielding at cover or mid wicket. While interviewing him about his selection in the side, he was sitting in a Jacuzzi with the none other than, "The Universe Boss" in his billion dollar apartment building, tough life. Highest score 82no and best bowling 2/7 off 9 overs. With a distinguished career on the pitch he still says his greatest achievement is off the field by being "better than @bohemondPeter at cricket trading".
(8) @cjpunt – Left-hand batsman. Right-arm medium fast bowler. Finally, a 'leftie'! "Ben Stokes like I'd say, minus the red hair". In other words an arrogant cunt, who sledges a lot, with hair colour other than red. Excellent, because for all the huff and puff about professional cricketers on Twitter everyday from this mob, most have gone into their shell when describing their own "illustrious" careers. Without some arrogant prick on the field carrying on, the sledging will leave a lot to be desired which would be highly "Un-Australian". Still playing suburban 1st grade on turf @cjpunt will have to carry some filth from this side on his back to get some wins on board. Aggressive with both bat and ball, highest score of 117 and best bowling 6/26. A very handy addition, almost too good to be coming in at 8. Anything else we should know about you? "taken two hat tricks" he says arrogantly.
(9) @leantothewind – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm slow medium bowler. A self described "net bowler" who delivers "more John Howard type deliveries than he should", @leantothewind is Twitter Australia XI's 'Big Strong Aussie Enforcer'. A colourful career that bottomed out around the "Jam Gate" scandal; which involved the use of a banned substance that "was in my mum's jam, you have to believe me" he says. On the field there has been countless junior level "five fa's" and the "jungle cat type abilities" in the field. @leantothewind is still bitter about being robbed of his chances at the South Australian Junior Trials by an Afghan player with no passport, a massive beard and chest hair. "Absolutely no way he was under 12" he went on to say, still clearly distraught by the event. With a highest score of 42 and best bowling of 5/30, Twitter Australian XI will be looking to @leantothewind for some off field scandals to take the pressure off the on field performances.
(10) (c) @jpp1811 – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm fast bowling. Shits getting serious now, into the blokes who had great promise, but due to their fathers living vicariously through their cricket careers, turned to alcohol instead. Still playing in a strong 1s competition in country Victoria, a lot of Twitter Australia XI's success will come down to how @jpp1811 and a few other guns perform on the day. I hope it isn't too heavy carrying the team on your shoulders, don't let them down. Another member of the esteemed slip cordon, slotting in at 3rd, 4th or gully, his magic is done mostly with the ball. An opening bowler with a strikingly similar action to Mike Proctor, is it any wonder he takes so many wickets, limbs going everywhere, nightmare to face. A genuine lower order slogger with a highest score of 80 and best bowling of 8/37. Countless cricketing awards and achievements, expectations are high and he will skipper the side.
(11) @MaloneCricPicks – Right-hand batsman. Right & left-arm leg spin bowler. Affectionately known as "Wogg" (Warne x Hogg) for his ability to bowl 'leggies' with both arms, this freak show has made most teams in his career just so his team mates can see the look on the opposition teams face. A handy addition to the slip cordon at 1st slip, you'll generally see him tucked partially behind the keeper and apparently because of this he's "never dropped one at 1st slip", sharp. A good number 11 slogger with a highest score of 58, he'll help the tail wag. Best bowling 4/2 and his greatest cricketing achievement? "Captioning the 3rds last game of the year to a win against a bunch of cheating Indians".
(12th man) @armodan – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm medium bowler. Boonie once drank 52 cans on a flight to tour England, every team needs a Boonie, meet @armodan. Never one to shirk the responsibility on the turps, regardless of whether he has to stand in the field the next day or not. A self described "superb fielder" you can find this bloke lurking around the point region. His cricket career came to a grinding halt in u17s as he went into a year long preparation for being able to buy his own booze. Pissed or not, with best bowling of 5/12 and a "hatty" in u14s, he'll be trying to take someone in the first XI out on the piss and drink them under the table to get his chance for his first cap.
(Coach) @DownIsTheNewUp_ – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm fast bowler. Ever the tactician, @DownIsTheNewUp_ decided to pull up stumps on his cricket career at age 19 after realising that "spending Saturday afternoons standing in the sun was negative EV". A genuine swing bowler with heat in his day, @DownIsTheNewUp_ started by describing himself in the mould of the great "Wasim Akram" before conceding Wasim "was left handed and could bat". "Maybe more Mohammed Asif" he went on, which raised some eyebrows considering @DownIsTheNewUp_'s connection to the sports betting industry since finishing up his cricket career. Anyway, lets sweep that under the rug and move on. Highest scores weren't important as he was a "bona fide number eleven", instead, "facing two ex-state cricketers and not dying or being dismissed" were the lofty heights with the bat in hand. Best bowling 7/28 is very sharp though. Without being asked, @DownIsTheNewUp_ told the story of how "once I was on a hat-trick twice in the same over". The perfect coach for the Aussie Twitter XI, has plenty of old stories, reminiscing about his playing days and never lets the truth get in the way of a good career story.
(Physio/ Doctor) @BozzaLikesLines – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm off spin. Known mostly in cricketing circles for his uncanny Brad Hodge type looks, @BozzaLikesLines played cricket mostly, as his name suggests; for the Mad Monday celebrations. Never really reaching any great heights on the field, @BozzaLikesLines instead decided to do his best work; back at the club house or out with the boys at the local. Because of his great work off the field, @BozzaLikesLines has been voted 'Best Club Man' 6 years running for the 'East Ballarat Hawks C.C'. "He never lets the boys down, its always great quality" said one of his team members when asked. On the field there has been some successes with a highest score of 54 and best bowling of 4/9. When asked about his best cricketing achievement, he said "thats easy, I once had 20 beers at a day/nighter at the G and didn't get kicked out".
(Squad) @chicken_palma – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm slow medium bowler. Every team needs a good cricket nerd, someone who can methodically work their way through an opposing batsman to bring about his downfall or tell the idiots of his own team how many runs are needed from how many balls. The pressure of a calculated run chase gets @chicken_palma's broth bubbling. Likening himself to the great Michael Bevan, who also used to waste a lot of dot balls early on his innings, just so he could be a hero later in the game, @chicken_palma is constantly running numbers through his head to see how he too can be the man to hit the winning runs. Highest score of 29, best bowling of 4/4 and fresh off a 2016 C Grade Indoor Title. When asked about his chances of making the team; "for someone with limited ability, I'm awfully optimistic of making the XI".
(Squad) @snowbet – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm leg spin bowler. A cricket fiend growing up, "I was sick for it, all day, every summer, backyard, poolside, proper cricket in the whites on weekends, loved it". Described by his coaches growing up as a bit of a "Graeme Hick, built for show, not for go" @snowbet didn't listen to them, instead he saw himself as more of a "Stuart Law, all the class and ability, just held back by politics, never given a proper go". As far as highlights on field go, it was hard to go past his backyard heroics where at age 15 he carted his 6 year old sister for "four consecutive sixes over the house". When asked about the bowling that day he said "she was bowling shit at the back end of a long spell and I gave her the treatment it deserved". Ruthless. Highest score of 72 and best bowling of 5/8. Despite playing his last game in u16s, @snowbet hasn't given up completely on the highest honours "I'm still available for selection Smithy, call me".
(Squad) @lenphil29 – Right-hand batsman. Right-arm medium fast bowler*. With structured cricket limited to u12s and u13s, @lenphil29 has forged a solid career in the backyard arena. You'll often find this guy who describes himself as a bit of a "specialist fielder" lurking at deep fine leg or as a genuine back stop depending on the quality of keeping. Those that have seen him go around have likened him to Glenn McGrath in the back end of his career, with the bat that is; " he can generally stay in but no ability to get the ball off the square" said one of his old u12 team mates. Highest club score 29, best bowling 2/9 and highest backyard score of 630no and bowling 20/4, @lenphil29 will be ready to grab his chance in the first XI with both hands if there are any injuries.
*note: never been gunned by a radar, term "medium fast" given to us by his daughter, she also revealed that was on pitch of just 13 yards.
(Squad) @SgtButane – Right-handed batsman. Right-arm slow medium. Known mostly for his fielding under the lid at short leg, his team mates in the Barwon River region describe him as "an above average fielder with a safe pair of hands". Hardly a one dimensional cricketer though he bowls some quality right-arm "shit gets wickets" type stuff. "Its amazing how important it is just getting it on the pitch in junior cricket" he says as we discuss his greatest bowling achievements. Interesting wagon wheel from his junior days at the batting crease with 97% of his career runs coming on the leg side. Highest score, unknown "averaged 89 in u14s, only out once and I didn't even nick it", best bowling, unknown, "but I certainly wasn't a strike bowler". Watch out for this bloke running the water with some serious vigour in the upcoming series. A real club man.
(Squad) @tim_2305 – Left-hand batsman. Right-arm leg spin bowler. Like any Australian who bowled anything that resembles right arm leg spin in the last 10 years, @tim_2305 was once described as the "next Shane Warne". Sadly though, he wasn't able to fill the massive shoes of the great man, particularly off the field. The weight of expectation around drug taking, smoking 'ciggies' in the change room, fucking countless woman behind his wifes back was too much and instead he settled as more of a "Cam White", "a junk leggie who slogs and "a boring cunt compared to Warney". A modest assessment of a career that spanned 15 years and peaked when he belted the bowling to all parts with a highest score of 95. Best bowling of 6/24. Going through some old team photos a baby faced David Warner standing alongside @tim_2305 stood out, when asked about Warner the response was "he was a little cunt then, I doubt much has changed". Anything else we should know about your career? "I once dropped 5 catches in 8 overs". Strategic drops no doubt.
(Squad) @BigOtrivia – Right-hand batsman. Left-arm fast bowler. A self described "Gary Sobers type", @BigOtrivia is a bit of an unknown commodity in this Twitter Australian Squad. Considering Sir Garfield bowled slow left arm orthodox, it must be with the willow that the similarities are striking. But again, Gazza was a left handed bat so no idea what hes talking about. When looking a little deeper into his backyard stats though, you can picture a young, white, West Indian slashing it in swashbuckling style to all parts. Highest score 365* and best bowling 8/25*. @BigOtrivia will need to show his wares in the nets before he can be slipped into the XI above some others.
*note: highest score and best bowling came in the backyard.
By lukeamacin Australian Twitter XI, Cricket Trading November 23, 2016 July 1, 2017 3,277 WordsLeave a comment
365 days done and dusted
If you offered me $100,000 in my first year, I'd have bitten your arm off to take it. I think I've said it before, $40,000 was my goal, I thought if I can protect my $20,000 life roll (that was all the cash I had), make a little bit here and there and learn as much as I can I've got a shot. It's pleasing to reflect on my successes as I write this and just how far I exceeded my goal.
This will be my final post on this blog, certainly in terms of 'this is the running balance of what I've won or lost' type thing. I have a specific audience and may still write to the audience, but instead it will be more along the lines of 'NRL game reviews' or something of the like. Not sure yet, but in it's current format, this is the end of the blog posts.
Even after such a great year, it still doesn't take much for the feelings of self doubt and concern to creep back in. The last couple of weeks I've managed to wipe off $6 or $7k from my balance. I understand my graph went upwards at 90 degrees from $20k to $100k and that couldn't continue, but in these moments, stupid brain starts questioning the last year and wondering "how much of it really was just luck"? When nothing you bet goes your way, it's very hard to imagine where your next win will come from. Making $100k seems so far away, bettering that in the upcoming year, a distant dream.
Experienced a lot this year, but still plenty to learn. I'm going through a totally new experience as I enter my second year on the job. This time last year I was weighed down by the fear of not being good enough to trade sport for a living. This year, the weight comes from the expectation of being able to not only replicate it but better it. $100k in a year won't look so pretty if I only make $10k in my second year. Combined with other noise in my head about spending money, being away for bulk of the Aussie cricket summer and other personal issues, improvement in year 2 looks like Everest to climb at the moment.
One thing I will be doing this year is better record keeping. My record keeping was more than sufficient for my first year. A year on though, I want to go a lot deeper with it, I really only scratched the surface on records and data. One thing I'm looking forward to is tracking my ROI%. I didn't know how to record my turnover for my traded markets, but after chatting to a few guys, we settled on (max liability during play / profit or loss = ROI). That will be cool to see turnover and ROI. From that, the ability to split my most profitable markets/ bet types and more importantly find the worst performing markets/ bet types.
Enrolled Uni to study Economics and Finance. Starting in June 2017, always thought I would end up at Uni somewhere along the line, just never had anything that has grabbed me. But numbers, data and the crossroads with sport is certainly an interest. Time will tell how that venture goes, I'm hopeful of getting plenty out of it and be interesting to see where it leads. I have something in mind, I'd love to work with an NRL club one day if I could. For the role I'd like to create, the club would need to be progressive in their thinking, I'm hopeful, maybe even overly optimistic.
I usually sign out with a simple P&L since my last post. For this final post though, I wanted to break down the numbers a little more to see where the money was mostly won and lost.
Rugby League +$65,189.29 (193 markets with turnover)
Cricket +$35,714.54 (416 markets with turnover)
AFL +$11,985.61 (117 markets with turnover)
Olympics +$1,046.85 (1 market with turnover)
Tennis +$1,831.04 (112 markets with turnover)
Running +$658.43 (8 markets with turnover)
Entertainment +$399.50 (1 market with turnover)
Golf +$357.29 (2 markets with turnover)
Ice Hockey +$333.80 (2 markets with turnover)
Swimming +$163.98 (3 markets with turnover)
Baseball +$118.41 (2 markets with turnover)
MMA +$99.60 (1 market with turnover)
Dart +$41.89 (2 markets with turnover)
Rugby Union -$278.07 (5 markets with turnover)
Gridiron -$465.26 (63 markets with turnover)
Politics -$591.14 (3 markets with turnover)
Basketball -$1,308.78 (31 markets with turnover)
Soccer -$2,998.73 (4 markets with turnover)
Horse Racing -$12,724,53 (610 markets with turnover)
+$24,439.80 account balance +$100,473.72 (1 year)
Betting profit and loss after 1 year
Each individual market bet since my last update a couple of months ago.
By lukeamacin AFL trading, Betfair, Betfair Trading, Cricket Trading, NRL trading, Sports Trading, Uncategorized September 24, 2016 764 Words6 Comments
Prophet or profit?
I'm still here 10 months on. Been many times where I thought I wouldn't be and many times where I had to tell myself "I would be". This far in I understand I still don't know everything, still don't have the consistency or stake levels I would like to have, but I've well exceeded my wildest expectations so far. Originally I thought if I can make $40,000 in my first year and get paid while learning, great! To make $75,000 in 10 months, crazy stuff.
My penultimate post, possibly anyway. I haven't posted for ages as the motivation to do so has waned. The reasons I originally started this blog were; to be accountable and to show the path I went down to get to where ever I got to. In my absolute trading infancy blog posts from pro guys were what assured me that I wasn't about to travel an impossible path. These trading guns weren't savants, they were just ordinary people that worked hard to build edges in the game. Whether people learned what to do or what not to do, I hoped my journey may help others in the future. As for the accountability, I track my wins and my losses to the cent and I don't give a fuck if I look stupid anymore. I used to use the fear of looking like an absolute stooge in the public forum as a motivation to "follow the rules". It worked for the early stages, but as I've learnt more, I've understood that being wrong and looking like a stooge at times is all a part of it.
Following on from looking like a stooge, "What I learned Losing a Million Dollars" had some great stuff in there that's really stuck with me. One thing Jim Paul talks about is do you want to be a "prophet or make profit"? Some people get more wrapped up in being right than they do of making money. This has terrible flow on effects including "personalising losses". It definitely challenged my thinking, made me aware of this thought process and I'm working on completely removing it from my psyche. I'm trading for one reason, profit. I'll still share some thoughts on my Twitter handle @lukeamac but I'm going to start winding down my blog and focusing on profit.
I'll do a wrap up of the first 12 months when I get there and then after that, I don't know if I'll post again. Never say never, but they certainly won't be frequent and may not be trading specific. Since my last post though I've had a great run, think it's been about 5 or 6 weeks and my trading is becoming more and more efficient which is pleasing. Took me 10 months, but worked out I didn't have to plug in my numbers into an online charting tool too, Excel will do it for you. What a noob. Anyway, new looking graph below but it charts the journey in its truest form.
+$26,176.16 account balance +$76,033.92 (10 months, 1 week)
By lukeamacin Betfair, Betfair Trading, Cricket Trading, Rugby League Trading, Uncategorized August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016 499 Words1 Comment
"The only way is up, baaabbyyy, for you and me now"
As the title suggests, things continued to roll along. As I look back through my plays since the last blog entry, I notice that some of the reds are alarmingly 4 figures. They are offset by more green 4 figure sums, which is pleasing. That wasn't a humble brag, more so, a point of reflection, it shows how my bankroll and bet sizes have significantly grown in 8 months. I used to tilt my tits off when I lost 4 figures. Twitter friends were desperately PM'ing the missus to get her to hide the sharp objects around the house. Now those occasions are saved for Richmond games. Fucking Richmond, don't start me on those maggots please.
I purchased some new equipment a little while ago. Finally I've produced my first piece of non written content. TommyBet and JT will enjoy the subject of my first video. TommyBet might learn a thing or two if he isn't too fried from Iron Maiden. His biggest shock will be that you don't have to drive across the "boarder" to get set. It's far from Hollywood quality, I'm pretty happy with it on a small budget, and limited previous editing skills. If you have any feedback on the video (embedded below) or questions on the topic, please get in touch, like to hear from you.
I will do a few more quick videos, just keen to get some content up and out as well as learning to use editing software. I have plans for a trading podcast and some cool video content I want to release. For me it's about trying to work out how to best release everything without over lapping and more importantly making it easy for me as I'm lazy. That is all in the pipeline and foreseeable future, for now, few more little tips and tricks style videos while I piece it all together.
Minimal league with "rep round" just gone. Another piss poor attempt to revive non origin representative football. City v Country, give me a fucking break would you? That is the biggest piece of dog shit that game, its not used as a trial, so whats the point? Increased chance of injury to some of the most highly paid players in the league. There is no intensity, club games are more important to players, they go harder there, watch them there for fucks sake. Queensland have no "trial" and their setup seems to be, some what successful. Someone on Twitter said it best; "Aaron Gray scored 4 tries and he is not in the top 10 wingers for NSW". Farce, drop it, move on, absolute garbage.
That said, attentions turned to AFL, entirely. Hello! AFL has come roaring back into the black this season with a 6-1 weekend. To be fair, it was a perfect 5-0 weekend, the last two bets were offset against each other. I think that one was a 18 point middle, missed by a fair way again. What was pleasing though, weekend before last, I finally drilled one in the Carlton v Essendon game, had $1000 per side on that one, paid for some of the VIG I've paid in middles up until now. I've attached a picture of my Unibet account below, be lying if I said that didn't frustrate me, $140.25 of a requested $1500 bet accepted. The bet was a middle, it landed so $2500 or so went begging there. Anyway, I'll land a big one soon enough, I'm sure.
+$6,643.21, account balance +$29,491.83
Sports trading profit/ loss chart
Sports trading individual trades and plays from the last fortnight or so
Rejected bet from Unibet, middle landed, Murphy's Law.
By lukeamacin AFL trading, Betfair, Betfair Trading, Cricket Trading, NRL trading, Rugby League Trading, Sports Betting May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016 635 Words8 Comments

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written on Aug 08, 2018 on board.
Snefro 6 took good care of us. We had such an enjoyable trip. Beautiful diving here in the red sea. Saw leopard rays, many lionfish and incredible coral gardens. Cabins were comfortable and air conditioned. The food was plentiful and tasty.
written on Aug 04, 2018 on board.
Two day weekend with 3 day dives and one night dive at some of the finest reefs in the red sea. Crystal clear waters. Outstanding dive masters, Mongy and Alaa, made it even better.
written on Aug 01, 2018 on board.
The Snefro mini safari was a short and sweet trip . The dive master's were very knowledgeable and put safety first. The crew was super friendly. We enjoyed the mix of reef and wreck dives.
Amazing crew! They made the trip very enjoyable, always attended to our every need.
It was my first liveaborad 4 day trip with King Snerfo and it was amazing! The crew,captain and diving guides were friendly, helpful and proffessional! The meals were plentiful and delicious ! The cook even made a birthday cake for one of the divers.The diving was good and the wrecks were pretty cool. Between dives, plenty of room to relax and unwind.
written on Jul 29, 2018 on board.
3 DAYS 3 NIGHTS ON THE MINI safari to Tiran. We saw beautiful corals and marine life and a whaleshark on top. The crew was very friendly, helpful and professional. Osama catered to our wishes. Highly recommended!
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3 days 3 nights 10 dives 7 turtles much beautiful coral and 1 whaleshark!
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VERY VERY SAYISFY .a wonderful dive trip with dive master Mongy and the crews, all of them are very helpful and friendly. Thank you ALL and the liveaborad King snefro 5..
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Amazing 3 days. .Divining was superb and all days were planed well. The crew was fantastic and took great care of bunch of us strangers on the boat. Hope to be back. Thanks guys, it was an absolute pleasure dive and sail with you.
written on Jul 23, 2018 on board.
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My experience was amazing. Starting with a great welcome and brief from the guide. The boat is really clean and maintained. The crew was really helpful and friendly to a maximum extent. The food quality and diversity was amazing. The chosen sites were awesome and the guide was great and knowlegable. I would recommend snefro spirit to anyone.
It was one of the best safari trips, very good guide, safe, rich information, clear diving profile and site details. Very helpful crew, nice food, clean rooms, good sundeck setup to chillout.
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From the moment we arrived the boat felt like home. The experience on board could have been nouthing but awesome sailing around the red sea and exploring the under water reefs and wrecks however with the help of Ahmed and the rest of the crew who made the trip one to remember, with their enthusiasm to have a great time, helpfulness and ability to make ever one feel at ease without a question too silly to ask. The experience on board was on of great joy, love, peace and wonder I'd totally recommend this trip to anyone who has a love of the water, sunshine and great people.
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"I guess I'll just continue to study, and try and go back at some point. It really is something I want to do. I'm not going to let this stop me. It's not me. It's not who I'm cut out to be."
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"The bad, sad part about it is that there isn't enough resources in Redmond for people that are homeless. It's really sad, people out there aren't getting help. Neighborhood Impact paid vouchers to CoEnergy so that people could stay warm and all of them are freezing out there because they keep saying they don't have propane. It's really sad. It's a pretty hopeless situation, because we know we're not going to get housing. There's no housing. Who can afford three times the rent? I thought about moving out of the area. But I'm from here. Born and raised. I have kids your age and grandchildren. So why should I move?"
"I've been here for over 50 years. I've seen this area change a lot. It's good in a way, but those who have been here are getting squeezed out. The biggest problem I've seen, is that houses have gone up, they've been up for over a year and they are sitting empty. People want to rent, but can't because it's too high, and even if they could, they need first and last month's rent. I stay at my mom's in the winter and BLM (camping) the other times. I live off of $52 a month, from food stamps. They cut it down. I applied for SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) but they turned it down. That was after the VA had me in for an MRI which showed a 9 by 14 mm chunk off between the L4 and L5. I'm a human pinball machine if I step off the curb wrong. I don't know which toes will work.
"I served in the U.S. Air Force. I gave SSDI access to all my VA paperwork but they said no. The VA turned me down because it's not a VA-connected disability. If I get my feet kicked out from underneath me again, it may take a month or so to get back up, but I'll get back up. I've worked in the mills, throwing parts into hydrofluoric acid, I've done drywall, IBM mainframes before that, but then the Internet came around and wiped out that. I had to be re-trained and everything with that I have to use my back.
"I have a daughter and two grandkids that keep me going. I haven't seen my grandbaby, but sometime soon. I might move to Monument, because I could work on my staffs there. I started carving because I was unable to move on the porch and someone brought me a stick. I can do it morning, noon and night. But I need a place to do it.
"When I'm back in the camps, it's nice because we look out for each other. If someone's gone missing, we try and find them. We try and control each other and keep it in check. It's a neat group. You're not judged."
"I grew up in a place where you could easily get shot and robbed. It was a hard situation. So I know tough times and I can see when people give up and throw their lives away. I've seen it so many times. A lot of people don't try, and it makes it harder on everybody else. They take advantage of the system and give us a bad rap. But I think it's hard because once you're down, it's hard to get back up, you know? We sit together, when it's cold and try and keep each other company out there in the camps, but I see a lot of people throwing their lives into a bottle or snorting stuff because they don't have anything else. They don't have hope. So, those things give them a tiny bit of joy.
"I think the (communities) in Bend and Redmond are trying, but I just don't know if there's any more housing? It doesn't seem like it. The last year when I had an apartment, it went up $200 in one month. I mean, how are we supposed to afford that if we're on a fixed income? You're not even close to where you need to be. Everyone's short on their bills. It's gonna be a while before it gets better.
"It's survival mode out here. Some people will survive, others will get swallowed up."
Donate — Funding critical resources is the number one way you can help to alleviate homelessness.
Advocate — Attend City Hall Meetings, Get Involved, Speak out. Educate.
Volunteer — Sign up to work an evening shift at your local homeless shelter. Answer phones, sort mail, serve food, wash dishes, distribute clothes, babysit kids, etc.
Empathize — Don't give money directly to those panhandling, but give food, lend an ear and show respect. A five minute conversation can bring comfort in times of distress.
Redmond's homeless find blockades to encampments. Deschutes County says it's a "and-use issue; COID plans to sell parcel for a reported $8 million.
On a dirt road, much closer to town than you think, the masses are commuting in from their makeshift camps in the High Desert.


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Alameda Research: CEO of FTX's Sibling Firm Enters a Guilty Plea for 7 Offences
Commodity Futures Trading Commission submitted an additional complaint against Ellison and Wang
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UNITED STATES: According to a recently released deal with prosecutors, Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of the FTX sister business Alameda Research has accepted to enter a guilty plea to seven counts of wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering.
Ex-CEO of FTX sister business Alameda Research has accepted to enter a guilty plea
The maximum sentence for all of the offences combined is 110 years in prison. However, due to Ellison's assistance with the investigation, she is most likely to receive a significantly reduced sentence.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission submitted an additional complaint describing the case against Ellison and the co-founder of Alameda/FTX, Gary Wang, in addition to the previously filed allegations against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX group, along with the recently revealed plea agreement.
In its updated complaint, the CFTC accuses Ellison of fraud and substantial misrepresentations in connection with the sale of commodities backed by digital assets in interstate commerce and Wang of fraud in the same transaction.
According to the commission, Wang made a point of including features in the code of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX that allow Alameda to maintain a "basically unlimited line of credit," on the system.
In addition, it is said that Ellison gave Alameda instructions to utilise "billions of dollars of FTX money, including FTX customer funds, to trade on other digital asset exchanges and to support a variety of high-risk digital asset industry ventures", according to the lawsuit.
Ellison's bond was set at $250,000 in contrast to Bankman-Fried, who was released on a $250 million bail and required to stay in his parents' Palo Alto home. She will not be allowed to leave the United States' continental territory.
With the exception of potential tax offenses, the plea agreement shields her from additional criminal charges, but it excludes other potential civil litigation from other authorities.
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The Hinton Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Hinton, Iowa.

The district is completely within southern Plymouth County, and serves the town of Hinton and the surrounding rural areas.

The school mascot is the Blackhawks, and their colors are black and gold.

Ken Slater has been the superintendent since 2020.

Schools
The district operates three schools in one facility in Hinton:
 Hinton Elementary School
 Hinton Intermediate School
 Hinton High School

Hinton High School

Athletics
The Blackhawks compete in the War Eagle Conference in the following sports:
Football
Cross Country
Volleyball
Wrestling
Basketball
Golf
 Boys' 2006 Class 1A State Champions
Track and Field
Baseball
Softball

See also
List of school districts in Iowa
List of high schools in Iowa

References

External links
 Hinton Community School District

School districts in Iowa
Education in Plymouth County, Iowa

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Kapolei Boutique Hosts Grand Opening Celebration Saturday
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Divalicious owner Susan Leong with her daughter, Te'a. Photo courtesy Talk Story Publications.
The local boutique Divalicious, which opened its third location in December at Kapolei Shopping Center, will host an official grand opening from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the store.
There will be giveaways, including swag bags with purchase, as well as door prizes and grab bags for the first 25 customers who make purchases of $25 or more. A complimentary "diva snack bar" will serve drinks and snacks, and there also will be new merchandise on the floor.
The "Minilicious" room will have a craft section and a fashion show that begins at 2 p.m.
The shop in West Oahu is Divalicious' largest venue, and it also carries women's clothing, including a plus-size section, as well as a "Minilicious" room (sizes 4 to 14) for mini divas.
"Kapolei didn't have a boutique, and everyone was saying that they needed one out here," explained Susan Leong, the shop's owner.
The first Divalicious opened at 850 West Hind Drive in Aina Haina nearly two years ago, and the Ward Centre boutique opened this past October.
The Kapolei shop is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Kapolei Shopping Center is at 590 Farrington Hwy.
For more information, email divaliciousboutique@gmail.com or call 674-2255.
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Hey, I've noticed your posts and it seems we have similar taste in rackets. I've been using the 2013 blade93, however sometimes use my 2011 blade98 (8ptsHL, 350g) for the extra forgiveness added pop. However, it just doesn't have the same feel. I was curious about the tt95 and saw you gave it high praise so was wondering how you think it compares and if there's anything else you think is worth trying? Thanks!
The other bad thing is that coming from the blade 93 it seems only right to go for the recent all black version despite the fact the previous cosmetic will be significantly cheaper!
Specs are the same as the first one, but everyone pretty much agrees the new black one is sooo much easier to swing. Just get them used in the tw for sale section.
Hi! Can your write more about your experiance with Donnay Pentacores (are they the new ones 18x20)?
Have they plush feel comparable to your PT630?
I bought the 16X19 version of the Donnay Pentacore. I like it over my PT630 in every conceivable way. It's a little stiffer but still very soft, really solid even in stock form, plush, nice power, nice control, amazingly easy to swing. I'm a huge fan.
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This is our second article on doll care and storage. The first was about Gotz Artist and collectable Handcrafted dolls.
We couldn't leave out pointers on care of the play dolls. Many of you want to save the play dolls for sentimental reasons. This article is for you.
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This one, Article #2, is about the Gotz Play dolls, such as the Precious Day collection. Article 1 pertains to the Artist and Handcrafted Gotz Dolls.
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HOUSTON (AP) Isaiah Sykes scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists to lead UCF past Houston in overtime Saturday night 79-75.
Houston sprinted out of the gates, taking a 9-0 lead to begin the game sparked by Leon Gibson who scored the Cougars' first seven points. The Cougars were up 14-3 before UCF (12-5, 2-1 C-USA) answered back with a 20-7 run to tie it at 23 with 7:41 remaining in the half.
Sykes hit a pair of free throws for UCF with 1:27 to go in the game to tie it at 72. Neither team would score the rest of the half.
In overtime, a Calvin Newell lay-up gave the Knights a 74-72 lead with 2:54 to go and never trailed again. Keith Clanton had 19 points and pulled eight rebounds for UCF.
Five players were in double figures for Houston (12-4, 1-2). Danuel House had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.


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Let's begin in the beginning with the prologue to John's Gospel (John 1:1-11). John is not talking about Jesus; he's referring to Christ. I'm going to give you my own translation, which I think is a fair one. Instead of "Word," which is taken from Greek philosophy's Logos, I'm going to substitute the word "Blueprint," because it's really the same meaning. Logos is the inner blueprint.
In the beginning was the Blueprint, and the Blueprint was with God, and the Blueprint was God. . . . And all things came to be through this inner plan. The inner reality of God became manifest in the outer world as the Cosmic or Eternal Christ.
And that Life was the Light of humanity. John is describing a bigger life, a bigger light, from which we all draw. This is Consciousness—a pre-existent form that is the Eternal or One Light. This great Light or Consciousness is the source of our little piece of light, as it were. You can also substitute the word Love. The Blueprint is a cosmic act of Love.
This Light/Life/Love shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it. "The visible galaxies we see strewn across space are nothing more than strings of luminous flotsam drifting on an invisible sea of dark matter," writes astrophysicist Adam Frank.  Franciscan Sister Ilia Delio explains: "Scientists speculate that dark energy comprises about 73 percent of the total mass-energy of the universe and accelerates expansion of the universe."  Somehow the universe is an interplay between light and darkness.
This Blueprint was the true light that enlightens all human beings who have come into the world. So, the true light, Consciousness, or Love itself precedes and connects and feeds all of our smaller lights and attractions.
He was in the world that had its very being through him. But the world did not know him. In the same way, for the last 2,000 years, we have not understood the Cosmic Christ. We fell in love with the symbol instead of what Jesus fully represented. To love "Jesus, the Christ" is to love both the symbol and everything that he stands for—which is precisely everything. This lays a wonderful foundation for a new consciousness and a new cosmology—and a very different notion of religion itself.
 Adam Frank, The Constant Fire: Beyond the Science vs. Religion Debate (University of California Press: 2009), 155.
 Ilia Delio, The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love (Orbis Books: 2013), 24.
Adapted from Richard Rohr, Christ, Cosmology & Consciousness: A Reframing of How We See (Center for Action and Contemplation: 2010), MP3 download.


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Francis was born into the musqamakw Dzawadaenutw Band (the four tribes of Kingcome Inlet). She is a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation. Most of her work contains images of Kawadelekala (the supernatural wolf who became the first ancestor of the Kingcome people), acknowledging her contemporary ties to her cultural past. Francis relies on hereditary knowledge for her strength and inspiration. Francis' work has been exhibited in various art galleries and museums. It has been included in a permanent exhibit in the Museum Fur VolkerKunde in Berlin. Her work was featured in two exhibits at the Ancestral Journey Gallery in Victoria, B.C. Although Francis' primary forms of artistic expression have been through her paintings, prints, and songs, she also designs and carves with gold and silver, and does some work with wood. Expanding into a new-found love for writing and performing, Francis wrote and produced a ceremony performance entitled Wiwoma: Honouring the Spirit of Women, at the Newcombe Theatre in Victoria in June, 1992. Upon request, Wiwoma was performed numerous times after its initial opening.


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Important Current Affairs Quiz 4th February 2017
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Here is a quiz for upcoming Banking, Insurance and Government exams. This quiz contains expected questions which match the exam pattern of Govt Job Exams and other Banking Exams. So make sure you attempt Important Current Affairs Quiz 4th February 2017 to check your preparation level.
Important Current Affairs Quiz 4th February
The RTI Commission of Sri Lanka consists of how many people?
Answer: Right to Information Act has come into effect in Sri Lanka from February 3. RTI Commission which comprises of 5 persons and is vested with a variety of powers and is responsible for ensuring people can utilize the Act effectively. The authorities are bound to respond to these requests as per the specified guidlines, within a maximum period of 28 days.
India has launched the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in collaboration with which country?
Answer: India and Norway have founded CEPI to accelerate life-saving research and development for epidemics. The CEPI will prioritise list of diseases against which vaccines are most feasible to overcome barriers for development of vaccines. The government has also launched Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme to tackle outbreaks due to epidemic-prone diseases.
The Supreme Court has asked the Central government to to prepare a comprehensive policy for the eradication of which disease?
Tubercuolosis
Answer: The Supreme Court asked the Centre to prepare a comprehensive policy for implementation of a plan within 4 weeks for eradication of leprosy. A bench of CJI J S Khehar and justices N V Ramana and D Y Chandrachud said the Centre should also submit in the plan as how it intends to fill the large scale vacancy. Sinha has alleged that leprosy affects over 1.25 lakh people annually in the country.
Google's value for the year 2016 was $____ billion.
Answer: In the latest Global 500 rankings of most valuable and powerful brands across the globe,Google has surpassed Apple to achieve the top position. However, for 2017, the ranking revealed that Google's brand value rose by 24% to $109.5 billion in 2016. The brand value of Apple on the other hand dropped 27% to $107 billion.
Which state government has set up several pink polling stations in the state for encouraging women to vote?
Answer: In its effort to encourage women voters to cast their votes for the Goa Assembly polls, the authorities have set up several pink polling stations in the state. It will be one-phase polls. Results will be declared on March 11. As many as 11 lakh voters will cast their votes to elect new MLAs for the 40-member Assembly. The voting will begin from 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.
The Central government, state government of Manipur and United Naga Council held a tripartite meeting regarding the creation of ____ new districts in the state.
Answer: Tripartite meeting was held between United Naga Council, Governmentt of Manipur and Government of India. The issue of creation of 7 new districts and the ongoing economic blockade was discussed in a tripartite meeting at New Delhi between UNC, Govt. of Manipur and Govt. of India. There was substantial progress on the issue in the talks. A few points needed further discussions at their organisation level.
Who inaugurated the programme on 'Inner Strength and Disaster Resilience' on February 3?
Manohar Parrikar
Kiren Rijiju
Answer: Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the programme on 'Inner Strength and Disaster Resilience'. The programme is being organised by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). NDRF is India's professional emergency force to tackle disasters and has saved more than 5 million lives and it also educates people on how to tackle disasters.
Rex Tillerson is the _____ United States Secretary of State.
Answer: Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has been sworn in as President Donald Trump's secretary of state. Rex's appointment is confirmed by the Senate after he secured 43 votes out of 56. His confirmation was welcomed by the White House and the Republican party but opposed by Democratic lawmakers. He is the 69th person to hold the post.
According a recent study ______% of children in Bengaluru are obese.
Answer: According to a study, 13.3% were at risk of developing lifestyle diseases in adulthood. A screening of 1 lakh children across schools in Bengaluru has shown that almost 20.7% were either overweight/obese. The results of the screening, conducted by healthcare startup, AddressHealth also shows that nearly 30% of the children needed some kind of dental intervention and 13.6% had vision problems
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Sanjeev Sanyal who has been appointed as the Principal Economic Adviser in the Department of Economic Affairs, was the former MD at whcih bank?
Eurobank Ergasias
AXA Bank Europe
Answer: The Cabinet approved the appointment of Sanjeev Sanyal, a former MD at Deutsche Bank, as the Principal Economic Adviser in the Department of Economic Affairs. Mr. Sanyal was the chief economist and director of Global Markets Research at Deutsche Bank in Singapore.
He is a Visiting Fellow at Oxford University. He has authored 4 books including 'The Incredible History of India's Geography.'
The Central government will auction how many coal mines in 2017-18?
Answer: The Centre will auction 25 coal mines in 2017–18, four of which will be reserved for commercial mining, Coal Secretary Susheel Kumar said. Mines Secretary Balvinder Kumar said he hoped that 250 non-coal mining areas will also be put to auction in the next year. The Centre had so far held three rounds of coal mine auctions after the SC cancelled in 2014 the allotment of 204 coal blocks.
Which company has started, 'TAMO' to facilitate innovation, explore new business models and strike partnerships for future mobility solutions?
Answer: Tata Motors has introduced TAMO, a sub-brand that will act as an incubator to develop new range of technology heavy mobility solutions for the Indian and global markets. TAMO, a start up established under the Tata Motors umbrella, will act as an incubating centre of innovation for developing new technologies. TAMO will help us to co–design India's automotive footprint.
Which state government has introduced the third gender category in school exams?
Answer: For the first time since the SC recognised transgender people as a third gender in 2014, students have been allowed to appear for the Board exams conducted by the BSEB under the third-gender category. The exams for Class 12 begin on Feb 14 & for Class 10 from March 1. According to board officials, 10 third-gender students will be taking the Class 12 exams & 8 will write Class 10 exams.
Which was the inaugural film at the 9th edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival?
Un château en Italie
Illitrate
Answer: The 9th edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival has begun and was inaugurated at Vidhana Soudha.The film festival will go on till February 9 and will also be held in Mysuru. La Vache (One Man and His Cow) by Algerian film-maker Mohamed Hamidi was screened for the audience as the inaugural film. The event will show over 240 films from as many as 60 countries.
Tiger Woods on February 3 withdrew from which tournament?
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Nedbank Golf Challenge
Dubai Desert Classic
D+D Real Czech Masters
Answer: Tiger Woods withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic due to back spasms after shooting an opening-round 77 a day earlier. Woods was coming off the longest layoff of his career as he recovered from two back surgeries. He had last played on the PGA Tour in August 2015 at the Wyndham Championship, where he tied for 10th.
Whom did Yuki Bhambri defeat to give India a headstart in the 2017 Asia Oceania Davis Cup tie?
Gong Maoxin
Finn Tearney
Brian Fairlie
Jose Statham
Answer: Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan gave India a 2-0 start in the Asia Oceania Davis Cup tie at the Balewadi Tennis Complex. After Yuki Bhambri got over the initial hiccups with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Finn Tearney, Ramkumar came out blazing with his big serves and explosive forehands on a slow court to record a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 victory over the seasoned Jose Statham in the second singles.
Edakkal Caves are located in which state?
Answer: Edakkal Caves are located in Ambukuthi hills in Kerala. On February 3 an important prehistoric rock art site has been spotted in the Ambukuthi hills. The site has been discovered by independent researcher,writer and national award-winning filmmaker OK Johnny,whose efforts had earlier attracted leading historians and archaeologists to the Edakkal Caves. The Stone Age carvings are rare and are the only known examples from south India.
According a recent research by the University of ______, Britain may lose Northern Lights by 2050.
Answer: Scientists at University of Reading in the UK conclude that plummeting solar activity will shrink the overall size of the Sun's atmosphere by a third and weaken its protective influence on the Earth by 2050. This could make the Earth more vulnerable to technology-destroying solar blasts and cancer-causing cosmic radiation. The study was published in Scientific Reports.
The Union Ministry of Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) with which Italian company for technical cooperation in rail sector especially on safety related subjects?
Ferrovie del Sud Est
Ferrovie della Sardegna
Ferrovie Emilia Romagna
Ferrovie Nord Milano
Answer: The Union Ministry of Railways has signed an MoU with an Italian Firm Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane Group for technical cooperation in rail sector and safety. The MoU was signed between Shri Vinod Kumar,ED of Railway Board on behalf of Ministry of Railways and Shri Renato Mazzoncini,CEO of FS Group. FS Italiane Group has branches in more than 60 countries.
The largest mountain on Mars, Olympus Mons is _____ km high.
Answer: Scientists have uncovered evidence of at least 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars, by analysing a meteorite from the planet. Shield volcanoes and lava plains formed from lava flowing over long distances, similar to the Hawaiian Islands. The largest Martian volcano, Olympus Mons, is nearly 27.3 km high. That is almost triple the height of Earth's tallest volcano, Mauna Kea at 10 km.
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In the pursuit of its mission to prevent and fight against diseases in France and throughout the world, the Institut Pasteur operates in four main areas: scientific and medical research, public health and health monitoring, teaching, and business development and technology transfer.
More than 2,500 people work on its Paris campus. The Institut Pasteur is a globally recognized leader in infectious diseases, microbiology, and immunology. Its 130 units also focus their research on certain cancers, genetic and neurodegenerative diseases, genomics and developmental biology. This research aims to expand our knowledge of living organisms in a bid to lay the foundation for new prevention strategies and novel therapeutics. Since its inception, 10 Institut Pasteur scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine, including two in 2008 for the 1983 discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS.
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Prince Albert, SK – The Prince Albert Raiders would like to congratulate seven listed players who have been named to their respective province's under-16 development camps.
Raiders first round picks Cole Fonstad and Carson Miller will both attend Saskatchewan's U16 Summer Camp. Second rounder Spencer Moe and fellow Calgarians Tyler Lowe and Chase Felgueiras will take part in Alberta's development camp, while Lane Kirk and Justin Nachbaur have already completed Manitoba's Program of Excellence Top-40 Camp. All seven were selected by the Raiders at the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft.
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will establish shortlists from their development camps to form the rosters for the 2015 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup in Calgary, October 27 to November 1. The tournament was last held in 2013 in Calgary where Team Alberta defeated Team BC in the first place game.


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Q: Can we solve this using a greedy strategy? If not how do we solve this using dynamic programming? Problem:
The city of Siruseri is impeccably planned. The city is divided into a rectangular array of cells with M rows and N columns. Each cell has a metro station. There is one train running left to right and back along each row, and one running top to bottom and back along each column. Each trains starts at some time T and goes back and forth along its route (a row or a column) forever.
Ordinary trains take two units of time to go from one station to the next. There are some fast trains that take only one unit of time to go from one station to the next. Finally, there are some slow trains that take three units of time to go from one station the next. You may assume that the halting time at any station is negligible.
Here is a description of a metro system with 3 rows and 4 columns:
S(1) F(2) O(2) F(4)
F(3) . . . .
S(2) . . . .
O(2) . . . .

The label at the beginning of each row/column indicates the type of train (F for fast, O for ordinary, S for slow) and its starting time. Thus, the train that travels along row 1 is a fast train and it starts at time 3. It starts at station (1,1) and moves right, visiting the stations along this row at times 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively. It then returns back visiting the stations from right to left at times 6, 7, 8 and 9. It again moves right now visiting the stations at times 9, 10, 11 and 12, and so on. Similarly, the train along column 3 is an ordinary train starting at time 2. So, starting at the station (3,1), it visits the three stations on column 3 at times 2, 4 and 6, returns back to the top of the column visiting them at times 6,8 and 10, and so on.
Given a starting station, the starting time and a destination station, your task is to determine the earliest time at which one can reach the destination using these trains.
For example suppose we start at station (2,3) at time 8 and our aim is to reach the station (1,1). We may take the slow train of the second row at time 8 and reach (2,4) at time 11. It so happens that at time 11, the fast train on column 4 is at (2,4) travelling upwards, so we can take this fast train and reach (1,4) at time 12. Once again we are lucky and at time 12 the fast train on row 1 is at (1,4), so we can take this fast train and reach (1,1) at time 15. An alternative route would be to take the ordinary train on column 3 from (2,3) at time 8 and reach (1,3) at time 10. We then wait there till time 13 and take the fast train on row 1 going left, reaching (1,1) at time 15. You can verify that there is no way of reaching (1,1) earlier than that.

Test Data: You may assume that M, N ≤ 50.
  Time Limit: 3 seconds

As the size of N,M is very small we can try to solve it by recursion.
At every station, we take two trains which can take us nearer to our destination. E.g.: If we want to go to 1,1 from 2,3 , we take the trains which take us more near to 2,3 and get down to the nearest station to our destination, while keeping track of the time we take, if we reach the destination, we keep track of the minimum time so far, and if the time taken to reach the destination is lesser than the minimum we update it.
We can determine which station a train is at a particular time using this method:
/* S is the starting time of the train and N is the number of stations it
 visits, T is the time for which we want to find the station the train is at.
T always be greater than S*/

T = T-S+1
Station(T) = T%N, if T%N = 0, then Station(T) = N;

Here is my question:

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*How do we determine the earliest time when a particular train reaches the station we want in the direction we want?

*As my above algorithm uses greedy strategy, will it give an accurate answer? If not then how do I approach this problem?
P.S : This is not homework, it is an online judge problem.

A: I believe greedy solution will fail here, but it will be a bit hard to construct a counter-example.
This problem is meant to be solved using Dijkstra's algorithm. Edges are the connection between adjacent nodes and depend on the type of train and its starting time. You also don't need to compute the whole graph - only compute edged for the current node you are considering. I have solved numerous similar problems and this is the way you solved. Also tried to use greedy several times before I learnt it never passes.
Hope this helps.

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