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Cet article est relié à l'univers de JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Ce sont les premiers Stands de la série, Araki a donc créé une série de règles les régissant (voir dans la fiche générale). Les noms de ces Stands sont au début reliés aux cartes du Tarot de Marseille, puis à des noms de divinités antiques égyptiennes et pour les quelques derniers à des groupes de musique. Par ailleurs, Araki gardera cette idée d'appeler les Stands à partir de groupes occidentaux. Ainsi, la huitième et dernière partie en cours suit toujours cette règle.

(Pour voir d'où est tiré le nom de chaque Stand, cliquez sur le nom dudit Stand. Pour voir d'où est tiré le nom des manieurs de même)

Les six informations, avant la description d'un Stand, correspondent aux capacités du Stand (qualifiées avec les niveaux : A, B, C, D et E, allant du plus fort au plus faible), telles qu'elles sont indiquées dans les fiches, parues dans l'œuvre originale, à savoir :

Puissance / Vitesse / Portée / Endurance / Précision / Potentiel

La Puissance, la Vitesse, l'Endurance et la Précision sont tablées sur une base humaine, un niveau C est donc un niveau humain basique. Les Rayons d'Actions normaux sont situés pour , sont limités à  (très bas) et peuvent aller jusqu'à  (très haut). Quant au potentiel, c'est le potentiel dans le développement du stand. Plus un stand a un potentiel élevé plus il pourra s'améliorer avec le temps.

Star Platinum

Manieur : Jotaro Kujo

A / A / C / A / A / A

Probablement un des Stand les plus puissants du monde : rapide (quasiment autant que la vitesse de la lumière), doté de réflexes phénoménaux et d'une force surhumaine, il est en mesure d'attraper des balles au vol ou de pulvériser une voiture d'un seul coup de poing. Star Platinum est également capable d'allonger ses doigts et sa précision est digne du meilleurs des chirurgiens. Toutefois, comme tout bon Stand de combat rapproché, il ne peut agir à plus de 2 mètres de Jotaro.

L'ultime pouvoir de Star Platinum est qu'il est capable d'arrêter le temps pendant quelques secondes. Durant cet intervalle de temps, seul lui et Jotaro ont conscience de ce qui se passe ou sont capables de bouger. Néanmoins, cette aptitude n'apparaît qu'à la fin de Stardust Crusaders, Jotaro n'en ayant pas conscience avant.

À la fin de la sixième partie, Star Platinum est dans sa forme finale (Star Platinum - The World). Jotaro maîtrise son Stand de façon parfaite. Star Platinum - The World est toujours aussi fort et rapide, son rayon d'action est toutefois beaucoup plus grand (10m) et il peut instinctivement arrêter le temps durant 5 secondes, alors que cela lui demandait de grands efforts auparavant pour l'arrêter que 2 secondes.

Magician's Red

Manieur : Mohammed Avdol

B / B / C / B / C / D

Ce Stand à tête de faucon a le pouvoir de pyrokinésie. Abdul peut complètement contrôler le feu de son Stand, le faisant grandir, l'orientant dans toutes les directions, lui donnant n'importe quelle forme, etc. Contrairement au feu normal, qu'il dirige aussi, celui créé par Magician's Red ne subit aucune contrainte. Une autre particularité de ce Stand est qu'Abdul peut l'utiliser comme un radar, qui va alors détecter les sources de chaleur. Magician's Red est destiné au combat rapproché, son rayon d'action n'est donc pas très grand, mais sa force et sa vitesse sont en retour élevées.

Hermit Purple

Manieur : Joseph Joestar

D / C / D / A / D / E

Il a l'apparence de ronces violettes. Hermit Purple n'est pas très puissant mais il est capable de s'allonger indéfiniment, ou de ligoter un ennemi. De plus, ce Stand est capable de lire les pensées des personnes qu'il touche et confère à Joseph la capacité d'idéographie, qui permet d'espionner quelqu'un à distance ou de déterminer l'emplacement d'un objet (qu'il retransmet avec un polaroid ou une télé traditionnellement, mais peut aussi le faire à travers la poussière...). Au combat, Joseph pallie l'apparente vulnérabilité de son Stand en utilisant l'onde à travers son Stand, comme une extension de son corps. Hermit Purple est bien sûr capable d'étrangler un ennemi et sait passer inaperçu aux yeux de l'ennemi en raison de sa petite taille.

Hierophant Green

Manieur : Noriaki Kakyoin

C / B / A / B/ C / D

Stand à long rayon d'action, surtout efficace pour l'espionnage, où sa capacité à dilater son corps se révèle très utile, il peut même se transformer en un genre de ruban, qui peut prendre contrôle des gens en rentrant par leurs orifices. Pour contrebalancer sa faiblesse physique, Hierophant Green peut compresser la matière molle le composant sous forme d'émeraudes tranchantes, les propulsant avec l'Emerald Splash. Hierophant Green est capable de rapetisser si nécessaire.

Tower of Gray

Manieur : Gray Fly

E / A / A / C / E / E

Un petit Stand a l'apparence d'un gros scarabée. Tower of Gray est capable de se mouvoir à une vitesse phénoménale, surpassant même Star Platinum ! Pour se battre, il utilise une sorte de langue pointue. Il utilise sa langue pour arracher celle de ses opposants, leur infligeant une blessure mortelle.

Silver Chariot

Manieur : Jean Pierre Polnareff

C / A / C / B / B / C

Ce Stand est un chevalier en armure portant une rapière. Silver Chariot est aussi rapide que Star Platinum, ce qui, combiné avec sa rapière le rend très puissant au corps à corps. Rien ne résiste à ses coups d'épées, pas même les flammes, qui sont dispersées aux quatre vents. Il est également aussi précis que le Stand de Jotaro.

Si besoin, Silver Chariot peut retirer son armure. À ce moment, sa défense est nulle mais sa vitesse approche celle de la lumière. Sa rapidité est telle qu'elle trompe l'œil et donne l'illusion à ses ennemis qu'il y a plusieurs Silver Chariot. En réalité, il n'y en a toujours qu'un seul passant et repassant par plusieurs endroits en peu de temps

Silver Chariot dispose en cas d'urgence d'une attaque spéciale qui consiste tout simplement à projeter la lame de sa rapière sur l'adversaire. Le mouvement est si rapide que l'ennemi n'a généralement même pas le temps de comprendre ce qui lui arrive. Néanmoins, si Polnareff manque son ennemi, il se retrouve sans défense.

Dark Blue Moon

Manieur : Capitaine Ténille (imposteur)

C / C / C / B / C / D

Dark Blue Moon est un Stand essentiellement marin. En effet, il peut nager à une vitesse inégalée, créer des petites trombes, etc. Ses mains palmées et griffues sont des armes puissantes, capables de déchirer les hélices en mouvement d'un bateau ou de créer des tourbillons, et il est également capable de ralentir son adversaire en l'alourdissant avec des balanes. Ces dernières peuvent se coller sur les Stands et aspirer leur énergie pour croître et se multiplier, recouvrant et immobilisant les victimes.

Si Dark Blue Moon est redoutable en mer, il est en revanche bien moins puissant sur la terre ferme ou s'il n'y a pas d'eau à proximité.

Le design de Dark Blue moon se rapproche assez de celui de L'Étrange Créature du lac noir.

Strength

Manieur : Forever

B / D / D / A / E / E

Strength n'a pas d'apparence propre, et se lie à un objet pour le transformer, comme par exemple une barque qu'il transforme en bateau de commerce massif dans le manga. Dans ce bateau-Stand, Forever contrôle tout et peut donc le faire se mouvoir à lui tout seul. Comme il peut diriger son Stand comme il le souhaite, il peut attaquer l'adversaire avec des objets qui se trouvent sur le bateau (et qui donneront l'impression qu'ils bougent d'eux-mêmes), à savoir poulies, cordes, verres des vitres, etc. Forever peut de plus bloquer ses adversaires dans une partie du navire en laissant s'écarter le sol puis en le reformant, ou passer à travers les parois à volonté.

Ebony Devil

Manieur : Devo le maléfique

D / D / A / D / D / B

Ebony Devil peut posséder et animer une sorte de poupée dont la puissance est proportionnelle à la haine que Devo nourrit envers son ennemi. Généralement, Devo laisse son adversaire le frapper une première fois, puis dirige, après s'être enfui, la poupée à distance pour neutraliser son opposant. C'est pour cette raison que le visage de Devo est couvert de cicatrices.

Yellow Temperance

Manieur : Rubber Soul

D / C / E / A / E / D

Ce Stand ressemble à une sorte de matière élastique, qui suinte du corps de son utilisateur. Yellow Temperance est capable d'envelopper son porteur, ce qui lui permet de se déguiser en d'autres personnes (le camouflage est visible par tous, les non-manieurs de Stand ne verront pas sa vraie apparence) ou d'absorber des attaques physiques. De plus, ce Stand est capable de brûler et consommer toute matière organique qu'il touche, comme un acide gastrique. Yellow Temperance agit comme une armure pour Rubber Soul, à la fois redoutable en attaque et en défense.

The Hanged Man

Manieur : J. Geil

C / A / A / B / D / D

Ce Stand possède, tout comme son utilisateur, deux mains droites. Hanged Man à le pouvoir d'attaquer à partir de n'importe quelle surface potentiellement réfléchissante. Ainsi il peut attaquer le reflet d'une personne, ce qui se répercutera sur ladite personne. Le point fort de ce Stand est qu'il est impossible de le distinguer ailleurs que dans un reflet, n'existant que dans des reflets.

Le point faible de Hanged Man en revanche est que si toutes les surfaces réfléchissantes avoisinantes sont bloquées et ne peuvent renvoyer la lumière, il est obligé de traverser le monde réel afin d'aller dans une autre surface et, à ce moment, il est vulnérable.

Pour attaquer, Hanged Man dispose d'une lame accrochée à sa main droite (la vraie, pas la main gauche en forme de main droite).

Emperor

Manieur : Hol Horse

B / B / B / C / E / E

Emperor a la forme d'un pistolet, et agit comme un pistolet normal, à cela près qu'étant un Stand, certaines caractéristiques diffèrent. Tout d'abord, à part les manieurs de Stand, personne ne peut voir le pistolet ou les balles. De plus, étant donné que les balles font partie du Stand et qu'un manieur de Stand le contrôle à volonté, les balles d'Emperor sont de mêmes dirigeables à volonté. Enfin, Emperor n'est jamais à court de munitions.

Il est à noter qu'Emperor ressemble à s'y méprendre au pistolet de Deckard (Harrison Ford) dans le film Blade Runner.

Empress

Manieuse : Nena

C / E / A / A / D / D

Ce Stand est lié au sang de Nena. Quand une goutte de celui-ci tombe sur une victime, il s'installe comme verrue au visage humain, puis grossit progressivement pour prendre une apparence humanoïde en absorbant sa victime. Il est capable de parler, y compris aux personnes incapables de le voir, et de se battre, étant relativement fort (il peut briser une prothèse de métal sans grand effort). C'est un Stand dit automatique avec une personnalité propre; il est capable de se nourrir avec des éléments extérieurs pour grandir plus vite, et de se battre indépendamment. Enfin, lorsqu'une personne est totalement absorbée, Empress peut produire une réplique de leur peau que Nena peut porter comme déguisement.

Wheel of Fortune

Manieur : ZZ

B / D / D / A / E / D

Wheel of Fortune est du même type que Strength, il est tangible et se lie à un véhicule, ici une voiture. Wheel of Fortune est incroyablement rapide et est capable de prodiges impressionnants, comme rouler à la verticale sur une montagne, passer sous terre, etc. Il peut également projeter de l'essence à haute pression. Généralement, ZZ tente tout simplement d'écraser son ennemi. À la base, Wheel of Fortune doit trouver une voiture à posséder.

Justice

Manieuse : Enya Geil

D / E / A / A / E / E

Justice est un Stand de brume indestructible physiquement parlant. Si Enya blesse un de ses opposants, Justice rentrera dans la blessure grâce à sa nature brumeuse, puis manipulera la victime comme un pantin. La faiblesse de ce Stand est que si Enya ne blesse pas au préalable l'opposant, Justice est impuissant. Il n'est limité que par sa portée et peut manipuler une ville entière, quoique grossièrement. Il peut également former des illusions dans la brume, comme celle d'une ville. A noter que dans l'anime, Justice a deux mains droites, comme sa manieuse.

Lovers

Manieur : Steely Dan

E / D / A / A / D / E

Lovers est proclamé par son porteur comme étant le plus faible qui soit. En fait, Lovers est si petit qu'il ne possède pas la moindre puissance ou vitesse, néanmoins, il a une portée effective de plusieurs centaines de kilomètres. Steely Dan a su utiliser la petitesse de son Stand à son avantage : Lovers s'introduit directement dans le cerveau d'un ennemi et reproduit, de façon décuplée, toute blessure subie par son manieur sur la personne prise en otage. Il peut également façonner la matière cérébrales de son hôte en clones qu'il contrôle.

Sun

Manieur : Arabia Fats

B / E / A / A / E / E

The Sun se manifeste, comme son nom l'indique, en un petit soleil. Il peut augmenter la température ambiante drastiquement et peut également projeter des lasers de chaleur sur l'ennemi, qui finit donc carbonisé.

Pour se protéger de son propre Stand, Arabia Fats attaque l'ennemi caché dans une jeep camouflée à l'aide de miroirs et dotée d'un très puissant système de ventilation.

Death Thirteen

Manieur : Mannish Boy

C / C / E / B / D / B

Death Thirteen ressemble à un clown muni d'une cape et d'une faux; il est composé uniquement d'un torse flottant, de bras et d'une tête. Il n'existe que dans les rêves où les Stands ne vont généralement jamais. Après avoir piégé sa victime dans un rêve, Mannish Boy peut sans problème se battre contre eux, puisque ceux-ci n'ont pas de Stand. De plus, si une personne est réveillée durant l'attaque de Death Thirteen, il oubliera tout ce qui s'est passé durant le rêve, mais cela lui reviendra s'il est de nouveau attiré dans le monde de Death Thirteen. Death Thirteen peut manipuler son monde à loisir. Une blessure infligée dans le monde des rêves sera conservée au réveil. Si l'on sort son Stand avant de s'endormir, il sera possible de le manifester lors de l'attaque.

Judgement

Manieur : Cameo

B / B / C / B / D / D

Judgement a l'apparence d'un génie mécanique capable d'accomplir trois vœux. En fait, Judgement réalise les vœux sous forme de masses de terre, qui se retournent contre la victime et dévorent cette dernière. Judgement lui-même peut voler et est relativement fort et résistant au corps à corps.

High Priestess

Manieuse : Midler

C / B / A / A / D / D

High Priestess peut se transformer à volonté en n'importe quel objet métallique, en plastique ou en verre. High Priestess est parfait pour l'assassinat puisqu'il peut se transformer en un objet anodin (verre, vitre, gobelet), pour ensuite se transformer en un objet meurtrier (couteau, n'importe quel genre d'arme blanche et même une terrifiante bouche). Il peut avoir la taille d'une caverne sous-marine une fois transformé, et a une grande portée effective. Ses dents sont aussi dures que le diamant.

The Fool

Manieur : Iggy

B / C / D / C / D / C

The Fool est constitué de sable; il est donc invulnérable aux attaques physiques, pouvant se disperser pour les esquiver. The Fool peut également manipuler son apparence, il peut tromper une personne en prenant une apparence humaine; il peut aussi utiliser cette aptitude pour voler, en se faisant pousser des ailes. Ce Stand permet de manipuler le sable et peut donc lancer de petites tempêtes sur l'ennemi, l'ensevelir, etc. Iggy estime sa puissance égale à Star Platinum.

Geb

Manieur : N'Doul

C / B / A / B / D / D

Il est représenté par une masse aqueuse que N'Doul manipule à distance. Geb peut se déplacer rapidement, fusionner avec d'autres liquides et peut partiellement drainer l'eau d'une personne. Geb peut changer de forme à volonté et se transformer en lames d'eau, pointes, etc. Comme N'Doul est aveugle, Geb détecte ses adversaires au son. Étant petit, Geb a un grand rayon d'action.

Khnum

Manieur : Oingo

E / E / E / A / E / E

Un Stand qui n'a pas d'apparence physique. Khnum possède la capacité de changer l'apparence de Oingo, à condition qu'il ait déjà aperçu auparavant le visage qu'il veut copier.

Thoth

Manieur : Boingo

E / E / E / A / E / E

Ce Stand est un comic-book. La BD est capable de prédire l'avenir proche (à quelques minutes d'avance). Les prédictions de Thoth sont sûres à 100 %, mais souvent, les gens ne l'interprètent pas correctement. Ce Stand peut être vu par des personnes n'étant pas des manieurs de Stand.

Anubis

Manieurs : Caravanserai, Chaka, Khan, Jean-Pierre Polnareff, enfant

B / B / E / A / E / C

Ce Stand est sans porteur, ou plutôt, son ancien porteur est mort. Anubis à l'apparence d'une épée, qui possédera quiconque la prendra en main. Après l'avoir saisie, la personne est sous le contrôle total d'Anubis. Anubis est bien sûr très dangereux en tant qu'épée, mais sa capacité la plus redoutable est qu'il est capable de se souvenir de tous les coups qui lui sont portés et ainsi ne se fait jamais surprendre deux fois par la même attaque, car au moment où il l'a vue, il invente une parade. De plus, ses ennemis l'endurcissent, si Anubis est confronté à quelqu'un de rapide, l'épée deviendra plus rapide pour suivre l'adversaire, idem pour la force, etc.

Anubis est aussi capable de se déphaser, ce qui lui donne la faculté de passer à travers toutes matières : si l'ennemi se trouve derrière un pilier par exemple, Anubis peut l'attaquer à travers le pilier sans trancher ce dernier. De par son statut d'épée, Anubis est également très dur à vaincre, il faut en effet complètement détruire l'épée, pour l'empêcher définitivement de nuire. Le principal inconvénient de ce Stand est qu'en soi, il n'est pas vraiment dangereux, il lui faut impérativement un hôte, sans cela, il est impuissant.

Bastet

Manieuse : Mariah

E / E / B / A / E / E

Bast a l'apparence d'une prise électrique portable. Si quelqu'un la touche, le magnétisme affectant la personne augmentera de façon exponentielle sans que cela puisse s'arrêter (cela ne s'arrête que si Mariah perd connaissance ou la personne visée meurt). Généralement, Mariah pose Bast sur des endroits étranges (rochers, etc.) qui incite les gens à la toucher d'abord. Sans contact avec la prise, Bast n'a aucun effet. Puisque les victimes attirent les métaux (de la même manière qu'un aimant), elles sont généralement assommées par des statues ou percées par des ustensiles de cuisines (fourchettes, couteaux, etc.).

Sethan

Manieur : Alessi

D / D / E / C / D / D

Si une personne marche sur Sethan, l'ombre de son porteur, il rajeunira de façon proportionnelle au temps passé sur l'ombre. Généralement, une seconde suffit à supprimer environ 5 ans. Ce Stand peut même tuer une personne en la faisant retourner à un statut fœtal, aux chances de survie réduites en dehors de l'utérus de sa mère.

Osiris

Manieur : Daniel J. D'Arby

E / D / D / C / D / D

Incroyablement faible mais possédant une capacité redoutable, il peut voler les âmes. Pour ce faire, il faut que sa victime accepte un quelconque jeu avec Daniel, puis qu'elle accepte de mettre son âme en jeu et enfin qu'elle perde le jeu. Si ces trois conditions sont respectées, Osiris transformera la personne en une sorte de jeton de casino où son âme sera enfermée. La seule possibilité pour récupérer une âme est de jouer contre Daniel et de gagner.

Osiris a également confié à Daniel un impressionnant sens du toucher, le prédestinant au jeu de cartes. À noter que perdre, ou mentalement reconnaître sa défaite a le même effet. Ainsi, il arrive que certaines personnes perdent leur âme alors même que le jeu n'est pas terminé.

Horus

Manieur : Pet Shop

B / B / D / C / E / C

Horus est capable de geler l'eau présente dans l'air ambiant et de le projeter ensuite sous forme de pics de glace. Pet Shop tue généralement ses adversaires en les bombardant depuis le ciel. Il peut aussi emprisonner ses adversaires dans la glace, s'il parvient à se rapprocher suffisamment.

Atum

Manieur : Terence T. D'Arby

D / C / D / B / D / D

Atum peut, comme Osiris, voler l'âme d'une personne si elle a accepté de la parier et a perdu contre son manieur à un jeu choisi. Toutefois, si Osiris augmente le sens du toucher de son porteur, Atum permet à Terence de poser des questions aux gens (questions dont la réponse doit être oui ou non). Les personnes interrogées ne peuvent pas refuser de répondre car la question est directement posée à leur âme.

Tenore Sax

Manieur : Kenny G

E / E / D / A / E / E

Tenore Sax est un Stand sans apparence physique capable de créer des illusions, pouvant remplir tout un palais.

Cream

Manieur : Vanilla Ice

B / B / D / C / C / D

Ce Stand surpuissant possède une caractéristique mortelle : sa bouche renferme un vide absolu, auquel seul Vanilla Ice et lui peuvent résister. Comme ce n'est guère pratique de manger ses adversaires, Cream se mange lui-même après avoir au préalable mangé Vanilla Ice. Ainsi, il se transforme en une boule de vide, capable de pulvériser n'importe quoi. Invisible et intouchable (puisqu'immatériel), Cream renferme une attaque et une défense hors du commun.

Le seul point faible de Cream (que Vanilla Ice doit compenser) est le suivant : comme il est dirigé par ce dernier et qu'il est dans un espace différent, il attaque à l'aveugle. Du coup, périodiquement, Vanilla Ice ressort en partie de la bouche de Cream pour voir ou est l'ennemi et redevenir ainsi touchable.

Le nom de ce Stand et de son porteur, forment un jeu de mots : Vanilla Ice + Cream = Vanilla Ice Cream (glace à la vanille).

 The World Manieur : Dio Brando''

A / A / C / A / B / B

The World pourrait être le Stand dormant de Jonathan Joestar, dont Dio s'est emparé le corps. Il semblerait dès lors que The World est une sorte de synthèse entre Star Platinum et Hermit Purple : rapide, puissant, ayant des réflexes surhumains, The World est également capable de matérialiser les souvenirs de Dio sous forme de photos instantanées. Une autre théorie émerge qui consiste à qualifier The World comme étant le stand suprême, capable psychiquement de constamment évoluer et capable d'assimiler de nouveaux pouvoirs (voir Stone Ocean et le Stand Made in Heaven, ce qui refléterait d'ailleurs bien la quête de perfection et d'invincibilité de son manieur). Le pouvoir ultime de The World, tout comme Star Platinum, est d'arrêter le temps. Toutefois, le Stand de Dio est plus puissant que celui de Jotaro sur ce point du fait des caractéristiques vampiriques de Dio, qui lui permettent d'utiliser moins d'énergie durant l'arrêt du temps. Cependant, au début du combat l'opposant à Jotaro, il ne peut stopper le temps que cinq secondes, néanmoins dès qu'il récupère le sang de Joseph, cette "période" atteindra les 9 secondes.

Des Stands à courte portée, The World semble être le plus grand et surtout le plus puissant physiquement en combat rapproché. Sa force dévastatrice, sa vitesse incroyable, les qualités auto-réparatrices du vampire Dio ainsi que sa faculté extraordinaire à stopper le temps font probablement de The World le stand le plus redoutable dans un rayon de 10 mètres (du moins dans Stardust Crusaders).

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immune deficiency (HIV) is a chronic sexually transmitted disease that infects
a person for life and leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) if
left untreated (5). HIV is spread via blood, semen, breast milk, and vaginal
and rectal fluids. The disease weakens the immune system by attacking it,
leaving those infected more prone to disease (5). Though HIV was once a death sentence, anti-retroviral
therapy (ART) has allowed HIV patients to keep the disease under control and
live otherwise normal lives (9). ART is proven to reduce HIV transmission
from one sexual partner to another by 93%, and the use and availability of ART
in low and middle-income countries has saved 5.2 million people from AIDS
related death (2,3). Unfortunately, ARTs have not been as effective in
sub-Saharan Africa, compromising 70% of the global burden of HIV infection (7).
As of 2013, the highest death rates per 1000 people living with HIV were in
Central African Republic with 91, South Sudan, with 82, Cote d'Ivore, with 75,
Cameroon with 72, and Chad, with 71 out of 1000 living with HIV (4). Though ART has reduced instances of HIV and
death in these five nations, they have almost ten times higher death rates than
high income countries, showing that there is a need for further intervention (4).
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Women, Baeten et al. indicate that young
sub-Saharan women shoulder most of the HIV-1 related burden (1). While
ARTs are proven to reduce HIV transmission, the authors cited three articles in
which ARVs were not effective in preventing HIV-1 incidences among African
women, hypothesized to be due to low adherence to daily or coital antiretroviral
gels, films, or pills (1). This subgroup of women may have difficulty
remembering to use these ARV measures, or may be prohibited from using these
technologies by their partners due to cultural beliefs or taboos. Given that
mode of HIV-1 transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is unprotected heterosexual
intercourse, it is clear that young women in sub-Saharan Africa require an
innovative intervention to lower their chance of HIV-1 infection (3).
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et al. hypothesized that using vaginal rings for ARV administration would provide
longer term protection, thus making adherence easier for these young women,
ultimately decreasing new HIV-1 incidences (1). They decided to administer
dapivirine via the vaginal rings, as it is a topical antiretroviral medication
that blocks HIV-1 reverse-transcriptase enzymes, preventing a broad range of
HIV-1 subtypes from multiplying in the body and causing infection (11). Dapivirine
was chosen as it decreased susceptibility to HIV-1 in previous studies without
exposing the entire body to the drug (1).
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to the WHO, 20% of new global HIV cases were in women between the ages of 18
and 25, meaning that a fifth of new HIV incidences occurred in only 11% of the
adult population in 2015 (6). That same year, young women in sub-Saharan
Africa suffered from 56% of new HIV cases globally among all adults (6). This report demonstrates the gender gap in HIV
infection, while identifying sub-Saharan women as an especially vulnerable
group.
African women are the most affected by the HIV epidemic, Baeten et al's study
addresses the need to decrease HIV incidence by protecting this at-risk
population (1). Though socioeconomic factors such as insufficient education,
lack of quality healthcare, poverty, and violence drive the high HIV incidence among
women in sub-Saharan Africa, it is clear that the HIV epidemic needs to be
controlled epidemiologically (6). Previous
studies have proven that monthly HIV and STI testing of women and their partners,
risk-reduction counselling, and free condoms were not enough to protect against
a positive HIV diagnosis (1). The need is to increase adherence to ART via a
longer acting option so women would not need to remember to take a daily pill or
apply a gel every time they have intercourse (1). As vaginal rings release
medication over a longer period of time, they offered promise in this regard (1).
authors conducted a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo–controlled trial
of dapivirine vaginal rings in African women to determine whether vaginal ring
offered simpler, long term protection against HIV in comparison to a placebo
ring (1). Every month, participants were provided with new rings, condoms, clinical
consultations, HIV-1 and STI tests for themselves and their partners, safety
monitoring, and individual adherence counseling (1). It was important for the
authors to study whether vaginal rings, in conjunction with these other interventions,
had their intended effect of increasing adherence to ART while still providing
care and information to each participant.
details of the study and analysis
authors followed sexually active, non-pregnant women with a negative HIV
diagnosis between the ages of 18 and 45 years in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda,
and Zimbabwe (1). At baseline, 5516 women underwent HIV-1 screening, and the
2629 women who tested negative for HIV-1 were enrolled in the study. Baeten et.
al then assigned 1313 women to the dapivirine group and 1316 women to the
placebo (1). Within each country, half the participants were randomly assigned
to use the vaginal ring containing 25 mg of dapivirine while the other half was
allocated a placebo ring. The rings were indistinguishable, enabling both participants
and researchers to remain blinded to the condition assigned to each participant
(1). Women were taught to insert and remove the rings, and were provided a new
ring at each monthly appointment, along with HIV-1 risk reduction counselling
and free condoms.
Adherence
was assessed via a plasma dapivirine level of over 95 pg per millimeter (1).
Additionally, a used ring containing less than 23.4 mg of dapivirine objectively
indicated the participant was adherent (1). Based on their definition, the authors reported
the rate of adherence in the study to be over 70% (1).
et al. aimed for their test to correctly reject false positives 90% of the time
and used an end point driven study design to record a minimum of 120 HIV-1
diagnoses to achieve this statistical power (1). They aspired to record 60%
lower incidences of HIV-1 in the dapivirine group over the placebo (1). All
participants were followed for 12 months minimum or until they tested positive
for HIV-1. The results were modelled using cox regression showing cumulative
incidence to compare differences between the dapivirine and placebo groups in
each country. The authors claimed to use intention-to-treat (ITT) methods in
carrying out two analyses, one that showed cumulative incidence rates at all 15
sites, and one that excluded two sites with exceptionally low adherence (1).
ITT analysis, the results showed 26% less incidence of HIV-1 in the dapivirine condition,
which was significant in all 15 sites. The 95% Confidence Interval showed HIV-1
incidence to be 1 to 46 percent lower in the dapivirine group, with a p value
of 0.046. The data was then analyzed by excluding two sites where adherence was
lower than expected. After exclusion, the authors reported 139 HIV-1 infections
among 2395 participants, 54 of which were in the dapivirine group and the other
85 incidences in the placebo group. This result showed that incidence of HIV
was 37% lower in the dapivirine condition, with a 95% confidence interval
between 12 and 56% decreased incidence in the dapivirine group with a strongly
significant p value of 0.007 (1). Baeten et al. noted that the efficacy of
HIV-1 protection of less than 25% was not ruled out in either analysis (1).
efficacy of HIV-1 protection differed significantly based on age, which Baeten
et al. determined via a post-hoc analysis (1). They found dapivirine increased
HIV-1 protection by 61% as compared to placebo in women aged 25 years or older
(95% CI, 32 to 77; P<0.001). For women under 25, dapivirine had an efficacy of 10% (95% CI, ?41 to 43; P = 0.64) (1). To better analyze the effect of age, the authors stratified participants into 3 age groups: 18 to 21, 22 to 26, and 27 to 45. Among the 18 to 21 year olds, 44 out of 451 were diagnosed with HIV-1 in the placebo group, yielding an incidence of 5.4 out of 100 person years (1). Within the 22 to 26 year olds, 51 out of 752 participants in the placebo group were diagnosed with HIV-1. The incidence rate was 6.1 per 100 person years (1). Finally, 27 to 45 year olds had 44 out of 1192 participants diagnosed with HIV-1 in the placebo group with an incidence rate of 3.0 out of 100 person years (1). These results imply that dapivirine was effective in reducing new cases HIV-1 in women over 25, but was not effective in reducing HIV-1 incidences in younger women, as shown by the non-significant p value of 0.64. Additionally, HIV-1 incidence rates were lowest in women between 27 and 45, indicating the intervention was most successful in this demographic. Study critique Limitations While adherence was assessed via a plasma dapivirine level above 95 pg per millimeter, this level is usually achieved after using a dapivirine vaginal ring for 8 continuous hours (1). As women were instructed to wear the ring for a month, they cannot be truly adherent if they wear the ring for a shorter time (1). As the authors' objective was to find a way to administer ART in a way that young women will adhere to, it is important that they actually ensure whether or not their target population adhered to the vaginal rings and found them to be a more desirable form of ART over gels, pills, or films. Thought the authors reported that 70% adhered to wearing the ring based on their definition, they can only speculate whether these women truly wore the ring for the whole month. Baeten et al. seemed to modify their results to show as strong an effect as possible. Originally, the null hypothesis was set as dapivirine being no more than 25% effective in reducing incidence of HIV-1. The alternative hypothesis was that dapivirine would have an HIV-1 incidence difference up to 60% lower in the dapivirine group. The authors aimed to rule out effectiveness below 25%, however, they changed the parameters of statistical analysis when dapivirine reduced HIV-1 incidence by only 26% (1). In order to obtain significant results, 0% was used as the standard reference parameter. This difference of 26% was only moderately significant in all 15 sites based on the p value of 0.046, meaning this result could be due to chance. Using ITT analysis while excluding participants in due to noncompliance is a limitation of the study. In ITT analysis is the gold standard and includes all participants within the condition to which they were randomly assigned, including the noncompliant, in order to maintain randomization (9). Though Baeten et. al wrote that the majority of participants met the criteria for objective adherence, they analyzed their results while excluding two sites, because they believed participants in these places to be non-compliant with little discussion as to their reasons for thinking so (1). Analyzing participants based on whether they followed the parameters of their assigned condition is known as per-protocol analysis (9). As the authors originally set out to determine whether dapivirine vaginal rings would be more effective and make compliance easier for women in sub-Saharan Africa, it seems unethical for the authors to pick and choose data to analyze under the guise of ITT analysis when it is more in line with per-protocol analysis. The per-protocol analysis showed HIV incidence to be 37% lower in the dapivirine condition, with a p value of 0.007, a strongly significant result. The confidence interval showed that dapivirine protection was between 12% to 56% lower in dapivirine compared to the placebo, which still includes the original null hypothesis value of 25% lower HIV-1 incidences in the dapivirine condition. Though there was a protective effect due to dapivirine in the study, it seemed as if the authors were statistically manipulating data to show a stronger effect. Though Baeten et al. discussed younger women having lower compliance rates and higher incidences of HIV-1 in their introduction, they did not stratify for age until after the study was over. The median age for the 2629 women between ages 18 and 45 was 26, meaning half the participants were younger than this age while half were older (1). Thus, there were many more younger participants in this study, making the fact that women between 18 and 21 having a 27% more HIV-1 incidences in the dapivirine group even more striking, as this age groups makes up a large portion of the study population (1). This result was moderately significant with a p value of 0.45, showing that vaginal dapivirine rings were not an effective treatment to reduce HIV in young sub-Saharan women between 18 and 21 (1). The authors stated that the lack of protection within the 18 to 21 year age group could be due to behavioral and biological factors combined, citing low adherence and potentially more HIV susceptible genital tracts (1). Seeing as the women were provided monthly support, STI testing, and free condoms along with the dapivirine rings, it is hard to imagine what more could be done to increase adherence in sub-Saharan Africa, especially as Baeten et al. did not explain potential biological factors in detail. Though only 2% of women reported engaging in anal sex within the last 3 months at baseline, it is important to keep in mind that younger women may have higher rates of HIV because they are engaging in anal sex without reporting it due to fear of judgement and social stigmatization (1). Topical dapivirine in the vagina would not be able to prevent HIV infection transmitted in the rectum (1). If this is the case, the vaginal ring's concentrated protection is not beneficial to young women, who would need a systemic ART. Strengths The authors used good randomization techniques in order to decrease confounding factors. Baeten et al. used block randomization to allocate research condition while stratifying by country, ensuring that confounding factors were reduced to a minimum (1). A strength of this study was demonstrating that incidence of HIV-1 was significantly lower in older women who adhered to the dapivirine study condition (1). Dapivirine vaginal rings were effective in women over 21 years of age, with results showing 56% less HIV-1 incidences as compared to the placebo. A p value of 0.001 shows the result is strongly significant. Additionally, 27 to 45 year olds had the lowest cumulative incidence rate of the three age groups with incidence of 3 out of 100 person-years. Conversely, 18-21 year olds were the only group in which the cumulative incidence rate of HIV-1 in placebo was lower than in the dapivirine condition, meaning less people died on placebo. Though Baeten et al. did not succeed in finding an intervention to help younger women in sub-Saharan Africa reduce incidence of HIV-1, they may have found a potential intervention to decrease HIV-1 transmission in older women. As many other studies could not yield any protective effects, a 26-37% decrease in HIV incidence is a promising start (8). Next Steps While this study shows dapivirine releasing vaginal rings increases efficacy in HIV-1 protection in women over 21, who were much more adherent to the rings than younger women, there is still a public health need to develop an intervention to decrease HIV-1 incidence in young sub-Saharan women. Clearly a vaginal ring would not be clinically feasible for the young women who did not utilize them even with additional support. Policy makers and scientists should focus on finding a long acting, systemic ARV to protect young women against all methods of HIV transmission, as it remains a pertinent public health challenge. The women in this study should be followed up for qualitative interviews or questionnaires regarding their experience with vaginal rings to determine if they were comfortable, culturally appropriate, easy to use, and whether there were side effects. Women could also report their partners perspective on the vaginal rings, as a non-supportive partner may have contributed to decreased adherence. These interviews could help researchers understand why younger women did not adhere to the rings as much as older women, ultimately leading to the development of a more clinically significant intervention. While vaginal rings were not proven to be clinically significant in helping younger women prevent HIV-1, scientists should continue to study vaginal rings potential to deliver ART as an option for more adherent women. Results from Baeten et al's study shows promise of longer term, efficient protection against HIV-1 for the population of older women, which may prove to be more economically feasible and clinically more significant in this demographic. Though more work needs to be done to protect young women living in sub-Saharan Africa, this study provided evidence of dapivirine protecting women over 25 with longer term HIV-1 protection. Though the authors may not have achieved their goal of decreasing HIV-1 incidences in younger women, they have developed a promising intervention that may ultimately decrease the number of women living with HIV-1 in the future. Policy makers and scientists should work together in developing dapivirine rings as a new intervention, while further exploring new potential interventions targeted towards the young women in sub-Saharan Africa.
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1: WHAT WILL MACKENZIE BE???? Someday Mackenzie Thompson will grow up to be a man. He will be big and strong and smart. Mack will be able to be anything he wants to be. All he needs to do is to choose a job, and he can do it. What will Mack decide to become??? | This book was made by Papa for Mackenzie. Papa knows Mack will be the very best at whatever he chooses to become.
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Home Oil Minister hints of resurgence of petroleum smuggling across Nigerian borders
Minister hints of resurgence of petroleum smuggling across Nigerian borders
on: May 18, 2020 In: Oil
*Chief Timi Sylva with Mallam Mele Kyari during a peace mission to the Niger Delta.
Lagos — Timipre Sylvia, Group Managing Director of Nigeria's state-owned company, the NNPC has sounded an alarm over resurgence of petroleum smuggling across the country's borders.
He sounded the warning during an interview with online platform, Premium Times as he talked about his mandates at the helms of affairs and how deregulation and removal of subsidy can impact the country's downstream sector.
According to him, although smuggling across borders had been nib in the bud, however, the menace could be on its way back with deregulation and removal of subsidy.
"We started by stopping products smuggling across our borders. But, with deregulation and removal of subsidy, I foresee a situation where we might be encouraging the development of markets even outside our borders. Now, NNPC is no longer bearing the burden of subsidy payment."
On being able to eliminate completely losses from the terminals. He said about 60 to 100,000 barrels are still being lost from the pipeline system.
"What we discovered was that when barging permits were given to companies to barge their crude oil, instead of through the pipelines, we realised that no losses were recorded. But, barging is much more expensive and has its own problems. There are too many layers involved. So, it is not sustainable".
On the completion of the gas flares commercialisation programme, he said this is progressing steadily.
"The bidders' conference was held and 200 companies were pre-qualified to participate in the commercial bid. The response was very encouraging. So far, the government has released about 45 gas sites. These companies were expected to visit the sites for assessment. But, again with COVID-19, the companies have not been able to inspect the sites", he said.
"I believe as soon as the lockdown is eased off, we will progress very fast with that process. Some companies were supposed to have taken final investment decisions on their projects in June. But, because of COVID-19, they were not able to travel to Nigeria".
"We are still waiting for them between now and June when we expect everything will relax, and they will be able to come. Then, we might be able to begin to see some FIDs taken by some investors under the gas flares commercialisation project".
He explained that the cost of crude oil production is a major challenge.
"This is a big problem for the industry because it is not sustainable to have a situation where our average cost per barrel is around $30 per barrel. COVID 19 has taught everybody that we cannot continue like this".
"NNPC is doing very well in this regard. They are looking deeper into the budgets of operating companies. Before now, NAPIMS (National Petroleum Investment Management Services) had completely abdicated its responsibility of auditing the cost of production with the joint venture companies and became the contracting agency. But, under the current leadership of the GMD (Group Managing Director), NAPIMS is now deeply more to its responsibility. And we are beginning to see a lot more compliance in the area of auditing of the accounts of the JVCs".
He said the contracting cycle was also a big problem, adding that the long contracting cycle led to higher costs of projects and by extension, higher cost per barrel.
"But, now our regulatory agencies and bodies are living up to their billing by shortening approvals and contracting cycles, as a result, bringing down the cost of projects. We will begin to see soon a reduction in the cost per barrel. NCDMB (Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board), NNPC, DPR is involved very largely in this", he said.
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БА-3/6 су два модела совјетских тешких оклопних аутомобила из периода пре Другог светског рата.

Историја
Обзиром на велике удаљености у Русији, не изненађује што су оклопна кола била популарна током грађанског рата и касније. Прва совјетска оклопна кола БА-27 направљена су 1928. у Ижорском заводу, комбинацијом шасије првог совјетског камиона Ф-15 (руска верзија камиона Фијат-15) и куполе првог совјетског тенка Т-18. Велики напредак у развоју оклопних кола у СССР настао је 1931. добијањем лиценце за производњу Фордових возила : Форд А теретни аутомобил, Форд АА камион 4x2 од 1.5 тоне и Форд-Тимкин троосовински (6x4) камион од 2 тоне. Производња ових возила почела је у фабрици "Горки Ауто Завод" (ГАЗ) у Нижњем Новгороду, као ГАЗ-А (Форд-А), ГАЗ-АА (Форд-АА) и ГАЗ-ААА (Форд-Тимкин). Шасија аутомобила ГАЗ-А била је основа за развој лаких оклопних аутомобила (Д-8и ФАИ), док је троосовински камион ГАЗ-ААА био основа тешких оклопних кола (БА-И до БА-10).

Карактеристике
Шасија камиона ГАЗ-ААА (6x4) послужила је као основа за нову породицу тешких оклопних аутомобила. БА-3 био је сличан БА-И: мотор је био напред, а борбени одељак са куполом позади, са трочланом посадом. БА-3 користио је куполу тенка Т-26 (модел 1933) са топом калибра 45 -{mm}- и спрегнутим ДТ митраљезом, уз још један митраљез на трупу поред возача. Само 160 возила је направљено 1934-1936. у Ижорском заводу пре увођења новог модела БА-6.

БА-6
Оклопна кола БА-6 разликују се од БА-3 само у детаљима. Заправо, већа промена била је унапређење БА-6 у БА-6М 1938: мотор је ојачан за 10 hp, а маса смањена за 300 kg како би се побољшала покретљивост. Укупно је произведено 386 ових возила (укључујући и 15-20 БА-6М) у периоду 1936-1939.

У борби
БА-3/6 су коришћени у Шпанском грађанском рату 1936-1939. (као део совјетске војне помоћи), у Зимском рату 1939-1940. и у раним фазама Операције Барбароса, углавном као извиђачко возило. Већина возила изгубљена је 1941, али неколицина је преживела до краја рата. Као и друга возила заснована на шасији троосовинског камиона, били су је масивни и опремљени танким оклопом, који је био потпуно заварен - што је био велики напредак за оно време. Овај недостатак био је делимично надокнађен тешким наоружањем за оно време, а покретљивост ван пута, иако осредња, била је боља него код двоосовинских (4x2) возила.

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I have no idea how to do this, please help.

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I received this gorgeous sequin dress from Roman Originals along with the Chinchilla (I call it Teddy) coat.
When I had that lovely time in Brighton, my two-day escape, I packed the sequin dress in my suitcase knowing that there would be somewhere warm and cosy to take photos.
fur and sequins – glamour!
I did plan on featuring the dress along with the coat before Christmas for some party inspo but the flu that got me had other ideas. Anyway, a party dress is not just for Christmas now is it?
I must say a very glamorous pairing they are together too and I hope this dress is just as popular as the coat was a few weeks back. If you haven't seen the post catch it here.
The dress feels great on, not too heavy for sequins but enough to feel very flattering. I love the slimming ombre effect. Very clever. The quality is amazing. I always find that with the Roman brand though.
After shopping in Brighton I just wanted to lounge in the glorious hotel room. Dee wanted to go down to the bar and explore. I get a phone call. Quick put that sequin dress on! There's a band playing and there are loads of people. The women are all wearing evening dresses and this is the perfect opportunity for photos.
I can't complain about my photographer looking out for me can I? I started getting myself ready and I get another phone call. False alarm! All the people have gone to a private party next door! Poor Dee obviously thought everyone dressed up in The Grand. I wanted to kill after rushing around!
Still had my lady of the manor moment!
The lighting would have been too dark anyway. So I decided to take my photos on one of the landings of the hotel. I must say I'm looking forward to a party invite for an excuse to wear this dress though.
I love the dipped back on the dress. It would look great with a tan. I would definitely self-tan or spray tan to wear this for a party.
I could kick myself for not taking a shot of my Teddy coat on my shoulders with the dress. They work so well together!
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That dress is sooo gorgeous, and as you say, that's Roman Originals for you, but I would add " and a fab model to showcase it" !
I loved your story, so funny and I could picture it happening as I read it!!!
What an incredible dress, Laurie!! You look ready to party all night!
YOu blog looks lovely Laurie! And so do you in that glamorous dress! You know I love that teddy coat adding to the glam factor and what a pretty place for photos!
This is very nice dress. Laurie. I don't really like sequin, but I might change my mind. Thank you for sharing this look with My Red Carpet.
A beautiful dress Laurie – and that coat – mwah! You look fabulous.
Thanks Ann. You gotta grab those opportunities eh?
That is a gorgeous dress and you wear it well. Lovely.
You look stunning in this dress! I love the sequins and how glam it is! It's definitely a fun party look!
This dress is lovely. You look stunning! Thanks for sharing it at the party!
L loving the hair !
Great shots too compliments to the photographer!!!
Wow wow wow what a fantastic dress, and I'm not even a sequin fan! Fabulous! How nice of Dee to think of taking photos! Did you stay at The Grand?
Simply beautiful! Totally attractive! This dress is deliciously worn and you shine just as much as this one!


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{
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::repeated("", 0), std::string());
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::repeated("", 1), std::string());
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::repeated("", 2), std::string());
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::repeated("", 3), std::string());

	std::string str("ABC");
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::repeated(str, 0), std::string());
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::repeated(str, 1), str);
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::repeated(str, 2), std::string(str + str));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::repeated(str, 3), std::string(str + str + str));
}

TEST(StringUtils, trimmed)
{
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(""), std::string());
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(" "), std::string());
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed("  "), std::string());

	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(","), std::string(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(", "), std::string(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(",  "), std::string(","));

	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(","), std::string(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(" ,"), std::string(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed("  ,"), std::string(","));

	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(","), std::string(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(" , "), std::string(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed("  ,  "), std::string(","));

	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(", ,"), std::string(", ,"));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed(" ,  , "), std::string(",  ,"));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::trimmed("  ,   ,  "), std::string(",   ,"));
}

TEST(StringUtils, simplified)
{
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(""), StringUtils::trimmed(""));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(" "), StringUtils::trimmed(" "));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified("  "), StringUtils::trimmed("  "));

	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(","), StringUtils::trimmed(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(", "), StringUtils::trimmed(", "));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(",  "), StringUtils::trimmed(",  "));

	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(","), StringUtils::trimmed(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(" ,"), StringUtils::trimmed(" ,"));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified("  ,"), StringUtils::trimmed("  ,"));

	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(","), StringUtils::trimmed(","));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(" , "), StringUtils::trimmed(" , "));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified("  ,  "), StringUtils::trimmed("  ,  "));

	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(", ,"), std::string(", ,"));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified(" ,  , "), std::string(", ,"));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::simplified("  ,    ,  "), std::string(", ,"));
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{
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::fromBase64(""), std::string(""));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::fromBase64("dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wcyBvdmVyIHRoZSBsYXp5IGRvZyAwMTIzNDU2Nzg5"),
		std::string("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789"));
}

TEST(StringUtils, toBase64)
{
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::toBase64(""), std::string(""));
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::toBase64("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789"),
		std::string("dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wcyBvdmVyIHRoZSBsYXp5IGRvZyAwMTIzNDU2Nzg5"));
}

TEST(StringUtils, fromHex)
{
	EXPECT_EQ(StringUtils::fromHex(""), std::string(""));
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		std::string("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789"));
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		std::string("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789"));
}

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{
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		std::string("74686520717569636B2062726F776E20666F78206A756D7073206F76657220746865206C617A7920646F672030313233343536373839"));
	EXPECT_NE(StringUtils::toHex("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789"),
		std::string("74686520717569636b2062726f776e20666f78206a756d7073206f76657220746865206c617a7920646f672030313233343536373839"));
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Q: Java long Numbers Help So at the top of my code I declared the variable
private long counter;
And when I try to give it a number that's really long it gives an error, Im trying to do this
counter = 1111111111111111;
Thats 16 "1"s and I keep getting the error "The literal 1111111111111111 of type int is out of range" what am I doing wrong?

A: Try it like this:
counter = 1111111111111111l;
Note that the last character there is the letter 'L' (lowercase, of course), and not the number one.  Here is a clearer example:
counter = 2222222222222222L;
As others have pointed out, an uppercase 'L' also works and is much more clear.  All integer literals in Java are interpreted as ints unless you suffix them with an 'L' (or 'l') to tell the compiler to interpret it as a long.
A similar thing happens with literal floating-point numbers, which are interpreted as doubles by default unless you suffix them with an 'f' to tell the compiler to interpret it as a float.  As in:
double num1 = 1.0;  //1.0 is treated as a literal double
float num2 = 1.0;   //1.0 is still treated as a literal double; the compiler may complain about loss of precision
float num3 = 1.0f;  //1.0 is treated as a float, and the compiler is happy

A: The java compiler reads any number as an integer by default.  11111111111 is obviously outside the range of an integer.  Type  counter=11111111111L; to get the compiler to read the value correctly.

A: The problem is that numeric literals are ints by default.  To make the numeric literal a long you have to finish it with the alpha character l (lower-case L).  So:
long counter = 1111111111111111l;

In C# you can also use an upper-case L.  I'm not sure about Java.


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It is with sadness that the death of André Séguinot is announced.
The founding father of Club Django, André was born in Montpellier, France in 1931.
He was the only member of the band to have seen Django Reinhardt perform, in Paris in 1951.
He will be missed in his stage-left position, playing his trademark 1961 Favino guitar.
Séguinot led the Club Django Toronto Sextet in triumphant concert appearances at important North American jazz festivals including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Ottawa Jazz Festival, and the Syracuse Jazz Festival.
Under his leadership, Club Django was awarded "Best Album of the Year for Traditional/Classic Performance" by the Canadian Collectors' Congress for their debut CD, in 2000.


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Scott Disick -
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have brought their PDA around the world, but their bliss was disturbed on August 31 when Kourtney's ex Younes Bendjima posted screenshots of alleged messages from her other ex, Scott Disick, to his Instagram Story which read, "Yo is this chick ok!???? Broooo like what is this. In the middle of Italy." Disick included a photo of Kourtney laying on top of the Blink-182 drummer as they kissed on a boat. According to the screenshot, Bendjima replied, "Doesn't matter to me as long as she's happy," then added, "PS: I aint your bro." Barker soon after liked a fan account's repost of the alleged message from Disick, E! News reports, and many also think the photo he posted of Ray Liotta's 'Goodfellas' character laughing was a response to the whole ordeal.
Saweetie on Quavo -
Rapper Saweetie confirmed her split from Migos member Quavo on Twitter on March 19, explaining, "I've endured too much betrayal and hurt behind the scenes for a false narrative to be circulating that degrades my character. Presents don't band aid scars and the love isn't real when the intimacy is given to other women." The news shocked fans as the couple seemed to be in very in love, but Saweetie continued, "I emotionally checked out a long time ago and have walked away with a deep sense of peace and freedom. Excited for this new chapter of elevation."
Quavo on Saweetie -
"I know you want to make this into a show so I'll play my part just this one time," Quavo responded on social media hours later, explaining that he doesn't like to put his personal life in public but that he needs to address the "false narratives." He continued, "I had love for you and disappointed you did all that. You are not the woman I thought you were. I wish you nothing but the best." Many fans replied with confusion at his response, not knowing who to believe.
Megan Fox on Brian Austin Green -
The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' star posted a photo with their youngest son on Instagram for Halloween, and Fox came after him in the comments of the now-deleted post. "I had a great Halloween with them yesterday, and yet notice how absent they are from my social media," she wrote. "I know you love your kids. But I don't know why you can't stop using them to posture via Instagram." And she wasn't done there...
Megan Fox on Brian Austin Green - Fox continued, "You're so intoxicated with feeding the pervasive narrative that I'm an absent mother, and you are the perennial, eternally dedicated dad of the year," she wrote. "You have them half of the time. Congratulations you truly are a remarkable human! Why do you need the internet to echo back to you what should be inexhaustibly evident in the way your children love you?" Fox's comments clearly struck home, and Green re-uploaded a cropped version of the photo.
Jennifer Aniston on Brad Pitt -
When Brad Pitt left her for Angelina Jolie, Aniston said: "I have to think there's some reason I have called this into my life. I have to believe that—otherwise it's just cruel."
Angelina Jolie on Brad Pitt -
Jolie said that, after Brangelina was no more, she felt her blood returning to her body.
Jennifer Lopez on all her exes -
In a 2015 interview J.Lo said: "I'm not, like, a looks person. I don't know if you've noticed over the years."
Nicole Kidman on Tom Cruise -
When asked about their divorce in an interview with David Letterman, Kidman said: "Well, I can wear heels now."
Britney Spears on Justin Timberlake -
When asked about the time when Timberlake cast a Britney lookalike in his video for 'Cry Me a River,' she said: "I think it looks like such a desperate attempt, personally. But that was a great way to sell the record."
Rihanna on all her exes -
Riri posted the following on Instagram: "None of my exs are married or in happy relationships so it's safe to say that I wasn't da problem lol."
Sam Smith on Jonathan Zeizel -
In 2015, the artist left a message for his ex, Jonathan Zeizel, while accepting the Grammy for record of the year: "I want to thank the man who this record is about, who I fell in love with last year. Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys."
Selena Gomez on Justin Bieber -
Selena Gomez allegedly accused Justin Bieber of cheating on her in her song 'Look at Her Now.'
The lyrics go: "They fell in love one summer / A little too wild for each other / Shiny till it wasn't / Feels good till it doesn't / It was her first real lover / His too till he had another / Oh god, when she found out / Trust levels went way down."
Katy Perry vs Diplo -
When the singer publicly ranked how good her exes were in bed, she claimed that Diplo came last. He responded on Twitter, "I don't even remember having sex."
Russell Brand on Katy Perry -
Brand also commented on his sex life with Perry. He said in a stand-up routine: "When you're a monk, you're not allowed to have sex with anyone. When you're married, it's one person. That's one more than a monk. It's not that different. I'd be having sex thinking, 'Think of anyone, anyone else.'"
Jennifer Garner on Ben Affleck -
In 2016, Garner made the following comment about the actor: "I always say, 'When his sun shines on you, you feel it.' But when the sun is shining elsewhere, it's cold. He can cast quite a shadow."
Jesse James on Sandra Bullock -
To begin with, Jesse James cheated on the actress while they were married. He later said in an interview that Kat Von D (his current fiancée at the time) was 100% better in bed...
Kat Von D on Jesse James -
According to Kat Von D, James cheated on her with 19 women! She said: "I dated someone who cheated on me intensely. I don't even know how it's physically possible to f–k so many people."
Zayn Malik on Perrie Edwards -
When asked what he was looking for in a relationship (after they broke up), the singer's response was "I need a challenge. Also, I like girls that are a bit chunky in certain areas—the nice areas. I like a fuller woman. I enjoy an intellectual conversation as well, where someone can construct a sentence beyond what hair and makeup they're wearing, and talk about something political or about the world. I like an opinion."
Perrie Edwards on Zayn Malik -
The singer went harsh on Malik in Little Mix's song 'Shout Out to My Ex.' The lyrics say: "I hope she gettin' better s*x / Hope she ain't fakin' it like I did, babe / Took four long years to call it quits / Forget that boy, I'm over it. [...] Oh baby, I'm cool by the way / Ain't sure I loved you anyway."
Taylor Swift on Harry Styles -
While accepting the VMA for Best Female Video in 2013 for 'I Knew You Were Trouble,' Swift said: "I also want to thank the person who inspired this song because he knows exactly who he is, because now I've got one of these."
John Mayer on Taylor Swift -
The artist mocked Swift's birthday day on Twitter: "Tuesday, December 13 may be the lamest day of the year, conceptually."
Nicki Minaj on Safaree -
The rapper tweeted the following: "Two years later this poor excuse of a man is suing me & claiming to have been physically & emotionally abused. Lol. He's so miserable...This man can't move on. It's really sad. I have the emails to prove it."
Ariana Grande on Ricky Alvarez -
"Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh," sang Grande about her ex.
Ariana Grande on Pete Davidson -
Davidson made a joke about his breakup with the singer on a 'Saturday Night Live' promo. She then tweeted: "for somebody who claims to hate relevancy u sure love clinging to it huh."
Lady Gaga on Taylor Kinney -
When asked about her relationship with Kinney, Gaga said: "I think women love very hard [...] sometimes I don't know that that love is met with the type of dignity that we wish it would be met with."
Joe Jonas on Gigi Hadid -
When Zayn Malik started dating Joe's ex, Gigi Hadid, Jonas deleted a picture of him with Malik on Instagram. Jonas later added: "I think it's interesting that she moved on so quickly, I mean it was definitely quick."
Taylor Swift on Taylor Lautner -
When Lautner's 'Scream Queens' costar Lea Michele made a comment about him dating the singer, his response was, "That's hilarious."
Taylor Swift on Joe Jonas -
The singer revealed that Joe Jonas broke up with her over a 27-second phone call when she was 18. "That's got to be a record," Swift said.
She even posted a video holding a Joe Jonas 'Camp Rock' doll, and said, "See, this one even comes with a phone so he can break up with other dolls."
One year after they broke up, she added: "I like writing songs about doucheb*gs who cheat on me…I like writing their names into songs so that they're ashamed to go in public."
Joe Jonas on Taylor Swift -
While Joe Jonas didn't reply to her comments directly, in the song 'Much Better,' he says: "I get a rep for breakin' hearts / Now I'm done with superstars / And all the tears on her guitar."
Wiz Khalifa on Amber Rose -
Wiz Khalifa took to Twitter to vent: "a woman who would do something to a kid to spite that kids [sic] father is a foul creature."
Jessica Simpson on Nick Lachey -
When asked about her biggest money mistake, Simpson replied: "The biggest money mistakes? I don't know. For some reason I thought of my first marriage!"
Gregg Sulkin on Bella Thorne -
When Thorne was seen with Tyler Posey after their breakup, Gregg tweeted: "Who doesn't enjoy watching entertainment at the circus?" and "Children want attention."
Halsey on G-Eazy -
During one of her shows, Halsey told the audience: "I learned recently it's okay to be alone! Being alone is enough. The second lesson I learned is don't sleep with your ex."
Blake Shelton on Miranda Lambert -
When Blake Shelton found out that Miranda Lambert was dating a married man (after they separated), he tweeted: "Been taking the high road for a long time.. I almost gave up. But I can finally see something on the horizon up there!! Wait!! Could it be?! Yep!! It's karma!!"
Hannah Brown on Jed Wyatt -
When asked by a reporter if she was finding a husband on that night (2019 Country Music Awards), the singer replied: "I do like country music...and a real musician."
Sophia Bush on Chad Michael Murray -
When asked about her ex-husband, Sophia Bush replied: "My mother once said to me that if you don't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all."
Andi Dorfman on Josh Murray -
When asked to say three nice things about her ex, Josh Murray, Bachelorette Andi Dorfman simply responded "No."
Chris Zylka on Lucy Hale -
When Hale dumped 'The Amazing Spider-Man' actor, he tweeted: "There's a difference between celebrities and movie stars. Celebrities fade away, while movie stars stick around forever."
See also: Celebrity exes who got back together
Nasty comments celebs made about their exes
Kim Kardashian roasts Kanye West during hilarious 'SNL' opening monologue
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While the end of a romantic relationship doesn't have to be a messy and nasty experience, there are always some things we don't like about the other person. They're exes for a reason, right? Many celebs have have gone public on how they feel about their exes, either in interviews, songs, or through social media.
Kim Kardashian took aim at her ex-husband Kanye West during her surprisingly expert opening monologue for 'Saturday Night Live.' She herself joked that she was surprised she was invited to host since "I haven't had a movie premiere in a really long time," she said, alluding to the sex tape: "No one even told me it was premiering. It must've slipped by mom's mind."
The reality star spent some time poking fun at her sisters, saying, "I'm so much more than the reference photos that my sisters showed their plastic surgeons." She also pretended that she was announcing a political run like Kanye did for president last year and like Caitlyn Jenner did for California governor earlier this year. "We can't have three failed politicians in one family," Kim admitted.
Then she took real aim at Kanye and said, "I married the best rapper of all time," to big applause. "The richest Black man in America, a talented legit genius who gave me four incredible kids. When I divorced him you have to know it came down to one thing: his personality." Gasps and laughter erupted, but those concerned should know that Kanye had actually accompanied Kim to New York for her 'SNL' appearance, so he was probably in on the roast.
From shady comments to being flat out rude, in this gallery you'll find a bit of everything. Click through and be amazed by what these celebs said about their exes.


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Q: Problema para hacer petición con Postman (Windows 10) a servidor Laravel (Ubuntu en VirtualBox) Tengo un proyecto de Laravel desplegado en Ubuntu 21.04, simulado con VirtualBox, y estoy tratando de hacer peticiones con Postman desde el host, Windows 10, pero no consigo ver que tengo mal configurado, porque las peticiones GET fallan.
En Ubuntu tengo lanzado el servidor:

La configuración del archivo hosts es la siguiente:

La configuración de red es:

El caso es que si en la máquina virtual hago una consulta con Postman sí que funciona correctamente:

Si hago ping, desde la máquina host a la guest y desde la guest a la host ambos pings acaban bien:

La configuración de VirtualBox es con red NAT:

Y por último la configuración de del fichero hosts de Windows 10:

También he probado con:

Pero al lanzar la petición con Postman, esta me da error:

Con la configuración alternativa, usando la IP: 192.168.99.1 se envía la petición, pero no obtengo respuesta.
¿Alguien sabría decirme porque me falla? ¿Tengo algo mal en la configuración?

A: Tras varios días de darle vueltas a posibles soluciones que he ido encontrando finalmente he dado en el clavo, me faltaba crear una regla de reenvío de puertos para redirigir la petición desde la máquina host a la guest:

Espero que esta solución le sirva a alguien en el futuro, si se topa con mi problema.


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Calls for senior Tory to resign for comparing protesters storming US Capitol to Brexit referendum
Andy Wells
·Freelance Writer
Donald Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP)
A senior Tory is facing calls to resign after he equated protesters at the US Capitol to Remain supporters demanding a second Brexit referendum.
Hundreds of angry supporters of Donald Trump clashed with police at the US Capitol on Wednesday, forcing Congress to halt the voter certification process to confirm Joe Biden's presidential election win.
Former Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies, who is now the Welsh Conservatives health spokesman, responded to a tweet by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who described the "horrendous scenes" in Washington DC as "a direct attack on democracy and legislators carrying out the will of the American people".
Quoting the tweet, Davies wrote: "To be honest I'm not sure you're in the strongest position right now given you campaigned to overturn democracy and the will of the British people."
To be honest I'm not sure you're in the strongest position right now given you campaigned to overturn democracy and the will of the British people. https://t.co/dKV1PuB6VB
— Andrew RT Davies (@AndrewRTDavies) January 6, 2021
My letter to @amandamilling demanding that @AndrewRTDavies be suspended from the Conservative Party for his deliberate equation of democratic debate in the UK with the armed, violent assault on the Capitol and the incendiary validation of violence. pic.twitter.com/7KK9QhT4vc
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) January 6, 2021
Labour's Chris Bryant, MP for Rhondda, described Davies' tweet as a "disgrace", and said he had written to Tory co-chairman Amanda Milling demanding he be suspended.
He said: "Equating democratic political debate with an armed, violent assault on the Capitol validates violence."
Watch: Trump supporters storm US Capitol as politicians evacuated
Davies' comments were also condemned by former Conservative MP Alistair Burt, who described the tweet as an "appalling and completely unworthy analogy", adding: "Have you taken leave of your senses equating the two?
"If you are an office holder of any sort in the Conservative Party, resign now."
Former MP Antoinette Sandbach replied to Burt, stating: "Welcome to the Conservative party in Wales Alistair."
This is an appalling and completely unworthy analogy with @Keir_Starmer Have you taken leave of your senses equating the two? If you are an office holder of any sort in the Conservative Party, resign now.
— Rt Hon Alistair Burt (@AlistairBurtUK) January 6, 2021
Violence must never be tolerated and I will work with politicians of all persuasions to ensure we never see scenes like those in Washington in this country. No one should be in any doubt about my position on this.
She added: "This is an embarrassing par for the course for Andrew and is a reflection of his thinking which he frequently demonstrated as leader of the Welsh Conservatives."
Welsh first minister and Welsh Labour Party leader Mark Drakeford tweeted: "There is no excuse for using this moment to further entrench divisions in our society."
Andrew RT Davies later sought to clarify his comments over the US Capitol riots. (Getty)
Supporters of Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the US Capitol in Washington. (AP)
Supporters of President Donald Trump rally at the US Capitol in Washington. (AP)
Seeking to clarify his comments, Davies later tweeted: "As I said earlier, the scenes that are coming out of Washington tonight are awful. They are completely unacceptable and an affront to democracy everywhere. Thankfully, elections in this country have never resulted in appalling incidents like those we have seen this evening.
Who are you kidding? You said you would "don khaki, pick up a rifle and head for the front lines" if you did not get the type of Brexit you wanted.This too was wrong. https://t.co/u3bncH1i4Z
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) January 6, 2021
Elsewhere, shadow justice secretary David Lammy criticised Nigel Farage's response to the riots after the Brexit Party leader said storming Capitol Hill was "wrong" and that protesters "must leave".
Lammy tweeted in response: "Who are you kidding? You said you would 'don khaki, pick up a rifle and head for the front lines' if you did not get the type of Brexit you wanted. This too was wrong."
Donald Trump called on protesters to leave the Capitol after the building was stormed. (AP)
A flag reading 'Treason' on the ground after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP)
Four people died during the riots, including a woman who was reportedly shot by police inside the Capitol.
Three other people are said to have died as a result of medical emergencies, while 52 people were arrested.
Watch: World leaders react to storming of US Capitol
Note: The headline in this article was updated on 7 January to reflect the fact that Mr Davies is not a Member of Parliament.


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Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release of Jailed Reuters Journalists
By Media Rights Agenda November 23, 2018 09:31	Updated
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Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo (C) is escorted out of the Insein township court in Yangon, Myanmar
Over 50 other human rights organizations from around the world, including Media Rights Agenda (MRA), have called on State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the Myanmar authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two jailed Reuters reporters and 2018 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, rejecting their convictions as illegitimate.
The two men were arrested on December 12, 2017 and later sentenced on September 3, 2018 to seven years prison terms each under the Official Secrets Act as a punishment for investigating a massacre in Myanmar's Rakhine State.
The groups used the opportunity of the letter to respond to Aung San Suu Kyi's invitation for anyone who believes in the rule of law to point out why the judgment was problematic. She defended the conviction of the two men and made the invitation at the recent World Economic Conference which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam.
In their response, they pointed out that "contrary to her comments, the case is a clear attempt to restrict freedom of expression and independent journalism in Myanmar." They reminded her that the two reporters were arrested "in the course of doing their job as professional journalists: investigating military operations in northern Rakhine State," and pointing out that: "This investigation … was clearly in the public interest, and still is."
They noted that the law that was used to prosecute them is the colonial-era Official Secrets Act which is one of a number of repressive laws that have been used to prosecute journalists and stymie media freedom in Myanmar.
Expatiating on the Act the letter noted that "it is broadly worded, and grants wide powers to the government to determine what classifies as a 'secret', adding "the entire Act goes well beyond the restrictions on the right to freedom of expression which are permitted under international human rights law on the grounds of national security."
Puncturing the ground for the journalists' conviction, the human rights groups pointed out again that even within the terms of the Official Secrets Act itself, conviction under Section 3.1 (c) requires that evidence should demonstrate that the accused had in their possession secret documents that "might be or is intended to be, directly or indirectly, useful to an enemy." They noted that evidence and testimony presented during the pre-trial and trial hearings failed to demonstrate this was the case.
What was established at the trial, according to the groups were the facts that: the documents Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are accused of possessing are not secret, but contain information already in the public domain; there is no evidence of intent to turn documents over to an enemy or to harm the country; police testimony regarding the circumstances of their arrest was contradictory; police whistleblower credibly testified that the two journalists had been framed: namely, that police were ordered by their superiors to invite Wa Lone to a meeting so he could be handed documents and then immediately arrested; and that Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were subject to ill-treatment after their initial arrest, including incommunicado detention for two weeks, hooding, and sleep deprivation.
In summary, the groups said they believe that that the journalists should never have been arrested in the first place, let alone prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned. They added that the journalists' trial, which was already manifestly unfair, was made more so by the repeated failure to uphold key tenets of the rule of law and to build a convincing evidence-based case against these journalists and therefore called for their immediate and unconditional release.


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