The framing device of the show entails a mockumentary-style staging in a similar vein to The Thick of It and W1A, following a newly-elected JCR as they attempt to conduct their duties as elected officials. (For non-Cambridge readers: a JCR consists of undergraduate student representatives meant to attend to college-based matters.) Amidst a host of 'normal' characters one would see in a real JCR, the show also has a 'rights officer' whose acronym is far too long for me to recall and repeat, but the post encompasses a variety of rights – LGBT+, BME, women's rights and so on. A hard-hitting statement on the current state of Cambridge student politics, made even more apparent by the name of The JCR's President – Jane Toope. I ask Jordan and Hunt if they had anything to note on this, and they told me to 'work that out' for myself. I will, therefore, leave that to the imagination of the viewer.
With this clear take on student politics in mind, how would The JCR appeal to a mixed crowd of more than just Cambridge University students? 'You don't need to understand the politics of it to watch it,' Hunt says, because the 'farcical nature' of the show stems from the a universal understanding of bureaucracy. But this sounded a tad like The Thick of It, in which the foolishness of politics is illustrated in a bureaucratic landscape. Nicola Murray, a leading figure and oftentimes the catalyst of catastrophe, appeared to share similarities to The JCR's Jane Toope. Both directors agreed with bits of my observation, although they were excellent in setting The JCR apart as a show of its own. Whilst there are similarities in terms of power, Hunt believes Phoebe Schenk shapes the Jane Toope character with strong elements stemming from her personal experiences. Jordan supports this wholeheartedly, noting that the writing process allowed for 'building the characters around what the actors were comfortable doing'.
This was because of a genuinely collaborative working method, where all parties involved wrote the entire show over an intense period of a week. During that week, clear ideas of staging were conceptualized to maximise the mockumentary-style depiction concerning a topic that is alienating to many of us on a personal level, yet familiar when viewed from the lens of student newspapers. Audiences can expect a firm barrier between the audience and cast members – Jordan states that this creates an effect of peering into the world of student politics rather than being actively involved in it. I see this as a way of emulating the barrier in place between JCRs and students. Either way, it will be a static visual depicting a series of meetings – a form of staging particularly appropriate given its subject matter.
If you have ever sat through a three-day Model United Nations conference, groaning at the unbearable pretension of delegates in their unkempt suits as they attempt to draft yet another 'original' resolution, this is the production for you. Even if you have not, the frustration of experiencing bureaucracy – a feeling familiar to many of us – is reason enough to watch this show. Or if you would like to see how ABBA function as key players to the show, a prospect I admit to being extremely intrigued by, make an effort to meet your JCR at the ADC, starting this Thursday.


Please join your fellow Santa Cruz County Business Council members and guests for our Annual All Member Meeting at the Santa Cruz County Community Foundation!
This annual event provides members a chance to share the successes of 2018 with the release of our 2018 Annual Report and is also a great opportunity to begin planning our priorities for 2019. With many exciting emerging issues facing the Santa Cruz County Business community on the horizon - including addressing homelessness, water infrastructure, the expansion of housing, and transportation - membership engagement has never been more important.
We are so very lucky to welcome to welcome this year's keynote speakers 20th District Congressman Jimmy Panetta, who will be providing an update on legislation at the national level and its impact on our county; 5th District Supervisor Bruce McPherson, who will give an update on what's going on at the county level and how the business community can be effective in its continued advocacy for more housing and improved transportation, among other policy topics.
The program will include a wine reception with pouring by local wine bar VinoCruz, a sampling of appetizers provided by Mickey's Catering, and will (weather permitting) be held on the rooftop terrace.
We are so very privileged to work with all of you who make the Business Council thrive! Please join us, your de facto representatives in the political arena, as we celebrate our accomplishments and look to the future!


The highs and lows of winter training.
Firstly, following a pretty good training effort over New Year, our youngest son Max came down with something called Stevens Johnson Syndrome on or around the 2nd Jan (have you Googled it yet? – yeah it really is that bad). 5 days / 4 nights in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 2 nights each for myself and Mrs F, watching Max pumped full of antibiotics and fluids (1 IV in each arm), given oral antibiotics, painkillers, mouth washes and gels, various eye drops and topical skin treatments. He bounced back pretty quickly (amazing little dude that he is) but the road to full recovery is still being travelled and it has been a traumatic road.
Quick aside here: "NHS at breaking point"?
"Humanitarian Crisis in the NHS"?
We've now had a couple of brushes with Stoke Mandeville over the past year or so and I can't speak highly enough of the service they offer. Top top doctors, consultants and – the lifeblood – Nurses, all with seemingly good morale and fantastic attitudes. Plentiful pharmaceuticals. Excellent in and out patient care with some really professional and well run clinics and clinicians. Clean wards. Good food. Even reasonable wifi. I cannot, repeat cannot, see where the problem is.
Okay so my kids are kids and were maybe prioritised due to age / type of illness. Maybe the paediatric provision at Stoke is different from the rest of the country. But, as with most things, I wouldn't quite trust statistics.
Austerity measures have of course put more strain on the NHS, I get that (the best is yet to come people, remember we're heading back to the 1970s again…). And I'm sure if you're elderly and have had a fall or if you're drunk and waiting a long time for a nasty wound to be stitched or if you're obese and waiting for a nasty swelling to be looked at you're going to a) be deemed low priority but b) significantly affect waiting time stats and c) you'll make for some great stories in the press.
But it's all these people who are helping to create the perfect storm here – an ageing, more obese, more reckless society coupled with massive budget cuts is going to skew figures. I'm not saying it's right and I'm not saying I don't sympathise with these groups – but needs must and when the good stuff is on ration then the most deserving will get to the front of the queue.
Anyway, sermon over, back to the story. So once Max got released it was time for me to get sick. As often happens, the adrenaline from the crisis wore off and so I then caught a cold. No training there either for a good few days.
A 3mile / 5K comeback run on the 17th which despite being my first run in 12 days brought me an all time PB on the 5K. I must have been pleased to back! Just over 34 mins which is not fast, especially as I know people who are doing the same distance now in 19 mins (you know who you are!), but I'm happy.
Two 3mile city runs in Roermond (Netherlands, where our group head office is based and practically my second home).
A 7mile hill training run around Speen and environs; not fun or relaxing but necessary.
A 3.5 mile time bound run today (time bound as I couldn't shift my carcass out of bed early enough.
Yes there have been some god-awful cold mornings but the cold brings great sunrises and some lovely crystalline vegetation. And that makes it all the more worth it.
Ramping up now to the half marathon at the end of Feb via some long weekend runs – I'm nearly on 10 mile constant long runs now and ramping up so I'm well on target, and 13 miles is where I need to be for the end of Feb for the marathon training.


Job Description: Removal of grime and algae from roof line surrounding building. Access is a problem due to multiple ground levels and public pathways.
Tag Solution: After assessing the risks involved, the best solution was to use the waterfed pole system from ground level using a boar bristle brush. No access problems. Due no Scaffold or Equipment hire the cost was drastically reduced.
Result: Job Completed in a few hours. Fantastic result at a fraction of the cost.
Options: Clean all windows from harness points up to 4th floor. Use step ladders to access windows up to a height of 3 metres. Operator and public could be effected by use of ladders in confined space. Due to size of windows cleaning the outside is difficult from ledge and balcony.
Tag Solution: Clean all external windows using the reach and wash system. All internal windows accessed using an extending pole and traditional cleaning method. Pole is a low impact solution, Reach and was allows access from ground level eliminating harness access.
Customer Response : Even amidst stiff competition the job has been services for over 15 years. The Standard has been maintained and the results are consistent.
Job Description: To clean and unblock Gutter boxes on Industrial unit.These are overflowing and causing debris to fall to ground below.


It's that special time of year when I use my skills as an excellent gift giver combined with growing up in a family of all males to share with you all what the men in your life really want for Christmas! Trust me, they will really love all this stuff. You won't find anything on here we were paid to promote or that is just some strange overpriced item (deluxe shaving kit or leather wrapped flashlight anyone?) that looks stylish and hip on a round-up on collage, these are gifts I genuinely believe in and have either gotten for the men in my family before or plan to this Christmas. My husband is getting 3 items from this list this year; any guesses which ones?
Perfect for the adventurer who wants to document and share his skiing, scuba diving, surfing, fishing, etc. The "Hero" for $129 is the perfect entry level go pro camera, but if you have the extra $70, I reccomend getting the "Hero3 White" for $199. After spending $250 on a nice underwater camera for our trip to Australia this summer, we were bummed to see how incredibly better my brother's photos and videos came out from his GoPro - the difference was like night and day. We are now convinced we need one, especially before our next vacation!
Because even grown men want some toys now and then! Now I'm not sure what they plan to do with this or what they need to record with the camera, but I will just take their word for it that it's fun for them. P.S. This one was originally $200 so you are getting a really nice drone for your money! There is just something nostalgic and fun about unwrapping something that you can "play with" on Christmas day, and he will think so too.
This stocking stuffer sized set of 10 Cigars will give your husband a chance to try out a variety of high quality cigars picked by experts. It normally retails for $110 but is just $45 now for Christmas.
Guys and beer go together like peanut butter and jelly, or Romeo and Juliet. There is just no breaking those two up and no use trying to understand it. Help him dive deeper into his beer obsession by signing him up for this club that delivers 12 world-class craft beers each month! You can sign up for as many months as you want or do every other month.
The only sunglasses for the man who considers himself a serious fisherman, hunter, or outdoorsman (or just wants to look like one). Why? Because they make the clearest lens that do something special based on what your outdoor needs are; i.e. to be able to see fish in the water or the snow geese through a snow storm. Their lenses are 100% polarized to kill reflected glare, and have 100% UV light blockage. Be sure to pick the right lens he needs when ordering!
I got this for my husband two years ago for his birthday and it's still one of his favorite things that comes out whenever we have people over. I searched the web and this is by far the cheapest place to get them; most are well over $200. Be sure to get one themed in his college alma mater or favorite sports team!
Just go to fanactis.com, type in his favorite college team, and start searching through the trinkets. They love anything with their fave sports team logo on it. The options are endless; some of my top picks are a folding lawn chair, athletic shorts, belts, dog collars, Christmas ornaments, boxers, and a grill set. If the fanatics site doesn't have what you are looking for, every college team normally has a special store just for them that true fans know about (i.e. K-State has Varneys, and Ole Miss has Rebel Rags).
Hickory smoked turkey, smoked whole chicken, sliced beef, smoked pepper cheese and hot pepper cheese, beef summer sausage, Norwegian summer sausage. Need I say more? If this selection of meats isn't your man's jam, Cabela's offers a variety of other "meat gifts" featuring everything from normal meats to more exotic game in a range of prices.
Touted as the "tech-y gift of the year" and one that wives are actually on board with, this smart water sprinkler is easy to set up and will save you thousands of gallons of water every year by automatically adjusting for changes in weather and seasonality by using as little water as possible while keeping your landscape looking it's best.
These are the only phones that matter this Christmas, and every man wants one. The Nexus 6 is currently backordered (like every must-have phone should be), so just wrap up a printed picture and write on it "on the way!" – trust me, he will still love it. Same goes for the iPhone 6 if you can't find a store with one in stock.
There is just no part of your home that you can't control from your phone it seems! And that now includes your garage door and/or any gates when you install this handy gadget. Receiving notifications when they open and close and being able to open and close them from your phone would bring a certain piece of mind when away from your home for sure!
Another perfect gift for the techy guy, these smart light bulbs can be installed anywhere in your home and then controlled by your phone. You can dim them, change the color, and turn them on and off. A pretty fun gift he will love and you will find useful too!
This "makeshift time machine" comes inside a manly wooden crate filled with a retro-bit NES console, 2 classic Nintendo games, and tons of vintage candy like bottle caps, pop rocks, and pez to keep the gaming fun going all night long.
A lot of great stocking stuffer ideas here! I love this entire amazing line for men from Pottery Barn; my husband could especially use this Saddle Leather hanging toiletry bag ($89), iphone case ($9) and the Saddle Leather Valet ($79) (my husband currently keeps he cufflinks and little trinkets like that in an old cigar box, and i think we are grown up enough now to have a real leather valet for him, right?).
This new tech device all at once amazes me and scares me a little. But my husband is simply enthralled with it (men and their gadgets!). Apparently it turns on when it hears the special wake word, after which you can ask it for information (music, news, weather, etc), tell it do things like set an alarm, add an item to your shopping list, add an item to your to-do list, and more. It's controlled by your voice, can hear you from anywhere in the room, and is also a high quality speaker if you just want to play some tunes.
Men love to torture their taste buds with hot sauces! These "hot sauce experts" scour the world for the best of award winning sauces to send your man 2 high-quality, hard-to-find bottles every month. The one-time sampler pack of sauces with funny names ($52) is great too!
I heard about this amazing item because Yahoo, where my husband works, recently gave all their designers one of these cases. They are so beautiful in person, all the designers (men and women) loved them, and the quality is legit. All cases are handmade from Top-Grain Cowhide leather and lined with wool felt in Dallas, Texas. This company makes a variety of designs to protect your laptop and tablets to suit your man's needs. Normally I wouldn't reccomend something as cliche as a leather laptop case, but after seeing thier quality in person and knowing they are all handmade, I simply had to share them.
You know what to do here!
This top rated starter kit from Amazon makes 4 gallons of homemade beer and is a great yet inexpensive way for him to dip his toe into the world of micro brewing. If he gets super into it, you can invest in the Deluxe Brew Kit from Northern Brewer ($180).
Help his childhood dreams of flying come true with some lessons! Even if he just does the lessons and doesn't end up doing it on a regular basis, it is sure to be an experience he will always remember and be proud of.
Would the men in your life want any of these? Did you end up getting anything from our list? Let us know by dropping us a line on Facebook!


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Although she had a short trial period of just a few weeks as a sale representative she never had any say in the company, nor access to any privileged information certainly not as the owner, or managing director, or chief executive, etc., as some may have possibly believed.
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Revitalization that Comes with Change
Harun Emre Berk
Category: Issue 91 (January - February 2013)
What is the reason behind the calamities and disasters that take place in our world?
Why do people have to struggle with illnesses and many other hardships during their lives?
How can the All-Merciful God allow harm to be inflicted upon people and other living beings?
We are living in an amazing world undergoing constant changes. There are transformations, restorations, and renewal taking place all around us. Seasons follow one another to bring rejuvenation, the life cycles of animals and plants, water and planetary cycles take us from one condition to another. Land masses move in certain directions to join or form new lands or mountains. Change and renewal are an inescapable reality for all living things. The world is in a constant flux of states which leaves us amazed and mesmerized about it, just as much as do the changes in our social and personal lives too. Societies develop, nations transform, and individuals go through peaks and troughs There are times when we lose our job, times when we become a parent for the first time and times when a loved one passes away. There is no monotone or smooth chain of events following each other. There are always ups and downs in everything that has been pinpointed on a timeline, while some of these events may seem unpleasant to us. There are disasters, calamities and plagues occurring simultaneously alongside apparently pleasant events and miracles in the world. Deaths, separations, or calamities in peoples' lives evoke sympathy and pity on people.
What is the role of these calamities and disasters that take place in this beautiful world? Why do people have to struggle with illness and many other problems in their lives? How do we reconcile all this change happening in the world with calamities and disasters? How can God Almighty allow harm to be inflicted upon people and other living beings?
To be able to answer these questions we need to have a better understanding of what makes something good or evil. Almost everything good in this world comes with existence and almost all bad things in this world are associated with nonexistence. Goodness, perfection, and maturity require existence of many qualities, and the existence of these qualities require changes. A steady life with no change is not an ideal form of life or living. In such a life, even the greatest pleasures will transform into absolute emptiness. Keeping this in mind, it is as if existence requires calamities, for only with calamities and problems can good things can come into existence. Rejuvenation is the arrival of good events after the departure of nonexistence.
There are many examples from nature that point to revitalization that is induced by change. Take wildfires as an example. Although wildfires damage the habitat of many inhabitants of a forest, they have many benefits as well. Wildfires are great for biodiversity. After a fire, different habitats develop in forest openings. This creates a mosaic of new habitats that encourage new species to enter the area. Wildfires can also improve the health of a forest by removing trees weakened by insects or diseases.1
Storms may sound like another destructive natural event to us but when examined closely, we realize that they are very essential to our planet's well-being. Up to 25% of the available rainfall is provided by tropical storms. They play a crucial role in maintaining the heat balance of the earth, which is essential to the well-being of all living things. Hurricanes act like the air conditioners of the earth. It moves the cold air masses to places where rain is needed.2 After all, all these events have a purpose that work for a reason.
Human life as a natural and most intelligent participant of this world displays a similar pattern. We suffer pain, endure sorrows, and experience many unpleasant events in our lives. However, most of the time, the true nature of these events are understood only after they are over. The after-shock of events makes us realize things we did not notice before or even during the event. Sickness helps us understand our weaknesses and forces us to develop strategies rather than depending on sheer power. Only with calamities can humans refine their capabilities and talents and attain high virtues. People will recognize that they developed their understanding of their environment after times of difficulties, rather than times of comfort. To put it differently, as William Frederick Halsy, Jr. says: "There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet." It is only with challenges that people are compelled to develop new solutions. If we want to advance, we have to change, voluntarily or involuntarily.
These examples are just a few of the countless events happening all around us. In fact, all sciences are the study of these amazing changes. The essential point in all these events is that true evil is the state of no change. It is only with change that we can observe the good outcomes. True evil is in idleness, stagnancy, and inactivity.
There is the well-known saying "every cloud has a silver lining," that there is a purpose in every event. Nothing is meaningless but since people are short-sighted, they make quick decisions and reach conclusions utilizing poor judgment. Many of the developments in the world require time and consciousness to understand. We need to have a wider and more prudent look into the events. Every event is wonderful in its own way; it is almost impossible to find something meaningless in this world.
For more see, "Yellowstone's Rebirth by Fire: Rising from the Ashes of the 1988 Wildfires" by Karen Wildung Reinhart, and "Fire Effects on Ecosystems" by Leonard F. DeBano, Daniel G. Neary and Peter F. Folliott.
"The Benefits of Hurricanes," Time Magazine September 24, 1973.
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The confusion and misunderstanding about the antichrist is widespread. Most people do not clearly understand that antichrist is a usurper of the throne of Christ and that this controversy was foreshadowed in the Old Testament story of King David and his usurper son, Absalom.
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, "Let his homestead be made desolate, and let no man dwell in it" [Psalm 69:25]; and "Let another man take his office" [Psalm 109:8].
There were many passages in the psalms where David prophesied about Judas. David was actually writing about Ahithophel, who had betrayed him by joining Absalom's revolt, but those passages were also prophetic about Judas. Ahithophel was a prophetic type of Judas.
9 And the king [David] said to him [Absalom], "Go in peace." So he arose and went to Hebron. 10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, "Absalom is king in Hebron…." 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.
30 And David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went, and his head was covered and he walked barefoot… 32 It happened as David was coming to the summit [rosh, "head, top, summit"], where God was worshiped, that behold, Hushai the Archite met him with his coat torn and dust on his head.
David left Jerusalem and walked up the ascent of the Mount of Olives. There he worshiped God; that is, he offered a sacrifice on the summit, or head, the place later known as "Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull" (Matt. 27:33).
The Septuagint version of 2 Sam. 15:32 reads, "And David came as far as Ros, where he worshiped God." Ros is Greek for rosh, "summit, head." This Greek translation of the Old Testament shows that the Jewish translators understood that David worshiped God while he was on his way out of town.
This rendering shows that the verse prophesied that Jesus was to offer a sacrifice on Mount Olivet when He fulfilled the story of David.
It is clear that Jesus was playing the prophetic role of his ancestor, David, while those who had ordered His death were playing the role of Absalom. The third main character in this story, of course, was Ahithophel, who betrayed David even as Judas betrayed Jesus.
5 And he [Judas] cast down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.
A few weeks later, while waiting for the day of Pentecost, the remaining apostles had to decide whether or not to replace Judas. Knowing that Jesus' crucifixion had replayed the prophetic story of David, Absalom, and Ahithophel, Peter recalled two passages that David had written about Ahithophel. These obviously applied to Judas as well, and they indicated that Judas should be replaced.
12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, then I could bear it; nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, then I could hide myself from you. 13 But it is you, a man my equal, my companion and my familiar friend. 14 We who had sweet fellowship together, walked in the house of God in the throng.
50 And Jesus said to him [Judas], "Friend, do what you have come for." Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.
Tradition says that Judas was a childhood friend of Jesus. The pain of betrayal was part of the suffering that Jesus had to undergo along with crucifixion.
Joshua 14:15 tells us, "Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba." This was Judas' home town, for Matt. 10:4 speaks about "Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him." His surname, Iscariot, is the Greek spelling of Ish-Keriath, "man from Keriath (arba)." Judas was from Hebron, the place of friendship and fellowship. Hence, Jesus was betrayed by a friend from Hebron, the place of friendship.
All of this shows how the conflict in the New Testament between Jesus and the Jewish leaders was a replay of the story of David, Absalom, and Ahithophel. We cannot truly understand the New Testament without knowing this. Neither can we understand the nature of antichrist and antichrists without knowing this.
Absalom was the chief antichrist in the time of David. David was God's "anointed one," that is, the messiah (Hebrew term) or Christ (Greek term). In the New Testament, Caiaphas was the chief antichrist, the usurper who was fulfilling the same role that Absalom had played earlier.
And Judas, who betrayed Him, represented all the antichrists who support the antichrist and thereby betray Christ.
The tragedy of the story is the fact that Judas was one of Jesus' disciples. More than that, he was Jesus' friend. And yet he ended up betraying Jesus. In his remorse later, he hanged himself. The plot would have been worthy of a Shakespearean tragedy.
9 Even my close friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
19 They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, in order that it might be shown that they are all not of us.
Like Ahithophel, Judas was "of us," as John writes, but did not remain with us. The betrayers were believers and friends who loved Jesus, but yet something got in the way, causing them to betray Jesus to the temple priests. The usurpation of Christ's throne put the antichrist in the seat of power in the temple.
So also today, like Judas, many Christian believers have reverted back to Judaism in support of the temple in Jerusalem—the system of antichrist which had usurped the throne of Christ.
One cannot support both antichrist and Christ at the same time. Perhaps this issue had come to a crisis point about the time John wrote his epistle. Perhaps the Jewish believers at that time had to decide which side to support. Some had chosen to remain with the old temple and its system of worship, while others were able to make the clean break and come out in support of Jesus Christ.
The same choice between Christ and antichrist yet remains today.


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HBO Max to launch in Europe on Oct 26
The HBO Max streaming service will be available in six European countries on Oct. 26 and will launch in 14 additional territories next year, AT&T (T.N)- owned WarnerMedia said on Wednesday.
The service will be available in Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Andorra and will include films and series such as "Harry Potter," "Game of Thrones" and "The Big Bang Theory." The company will announce pricing and additional content details in October.
Streaming services are expanding overseas in a bid to grow subscribers as the U.S. market slows. Being early to market is important because of the widely held view that consumers will subscribe to several – but not all – available streaming services.
Europe is WarnerMedia's second international rollout of HBO Max, which debuted in the United States last year. In June it launched in 39 territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, where the company is selling two subscription plans, starting at $3 per month.
In July WarnerMedia Chief Executive Jason Kilar told Reuters that HBO Max subscriber growth in Latin America will exceed the absolute number of subscriber additions in the U.S. market over the second half of this year and that he "wouldn't be surprised" if that trend persists into 2022.
On a call with analysts the same day, AT&T raised its forecast for global HBO Max subscribers to between 70 million and 73 million by the end of the year. It previously expected 67 million to 70 million subscribers. read more
The service's expansion comes as AT&T is preparing to close a deal to combine its media content with Discovery (DISCA.O) and focus on its original business of providing phone and internet services. Reuters
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Canadians should be proud to have hosted Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai last week. She is an inspiration not only for what she has accomplished in her brief 19 years on earth, but for the causes she represents and defends: foremost the right for all girls around the world to have access to education. Her wisdom, humility and poise before Canada's Parliament should be an inspiration to all: men and women, young and old alike.
But hosting someone such as Yousafzai is about more than just photo ops, and "feel good" press statements. It should be cause for reflection on our own action – or inaction – on the issues she raises. And for all practical purposes, Canada's political leaders are worlds apart from Yousafzai.
In her speech, Yousafzai challenged Canada to make girls' education a core theme of Canada's G7 involvement, and to provide international leadership to raise billions for to this purpose. She also called Canada to prioritize education for refugees – asking for support to guarantee 12 years of education for all refugee children.
But these calls come at a time when International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau admits that she has no plans to increase foreign aid spending. And while the Trudeau government deserves credit for its initial push to accept Syrian refugees in 2016, Canada has almost entirely abandoned any focus on refugees one year on. Yousafzai's charity – Malala Fund – strongly emphasizes the need for education in refugee camps around the world: Lebanon, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria and elsewhere. But the Trudeau government's latest budget places no specific emphasis on the historic refugee crisis facing the world today.
Some world leaders prefer to pigeonhole Yousafzai as merely an advocate for girls' education; but Yousafzai is far more complex. This is part of the reason she began her speech with a story stressing that Muslims who commit acts of terrorism do not share her Muslim faith: a subtle reproach for the ugly Parliamentary ruckus last month over anti-Islamophobia motion M-103.
Perhaps unknowingly, Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose lavished praise on Yousafzai last week, encouraging Canadians to support the Malala Foundation. Ambrose may be interested to know that, after winning the World Children's Prize for the rights of the child in 2014, Yousafzai donated all her $50,000 winnings to UNRWA, the UN Palestinian refugee aid organization. Just six month ago, Ambrose upbraided the Liberal government for restoring aid to UNRWA, suggesting the organization was a source of incitement against Israel.
Ambrose may be comfortable with the status quo in Israel-Palestine, but Yousafzai is not. Announcing her donation in 2014, Yousafzai stated, "This funding will help rebuild the 83 schools damaged [in Gaza] during the recent conflict. Innocent Palestinian children have suffered terribly and for too long. We must all work to ensure Palestinian boys and girls [..] receive a quality education in a safe environment. Because without education, there will never be peace." Yousafzai's position during the 2014 conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza was strikingly different from Canada's Conservative government. Whereas Prime Minister Harper refused to support a ceasefire, Yousafzai was direct and forthright, calling the international community to immediately broker a cease-fire between Gaza and Israel, and condemn all violence, especially that against civilians and children.
But sincere and ongoing support for Palestinian human rights is similarly only a part of the full portrait of Yousafzai. She was one of the few world leaders with the courage to challenge Obama on his drone assassination operations, which are ongoing in at least six different countries. In a 2014 meeting with the US president, Yousafzai told him that US drone attacks were fuelling terrorism and deepening resentment in her native Pakistan. "Refocus on education!" she admonished him.
The list goes on. Yousafzai vocally opposed US President Trump's Muslim ban earlier this year, heartbroken that America was "turning its back" on a tradition of welcoming immigrants. She has also been outspoken about the civil war in Syria, and the dire needs of its refugees. She reproaches countries who refuse to cough up support for Syrian refugees, and the education of refugee children, calling all countries to give their fair share, and fully fund their pledges. "Syria's children are not a lost generation," she reassures, "If leaders keep their promises."
The contradiction between Yousafzai and Canadian political leaders who want to exploit her image could not be more stark. Conservative leadership candidates Steven Blaney and Kellie Leitch both sent emails last week to supporters seeking to exploit the presence of Yousafzai in Canada. But both candidates take a rejectionist stance on immigration and refugees, and were key players in a Harper government which avoided doing anything to address the Syrian refugee crisis.
Blaney, Leitch and others embarrass themselves when they cherry pick only those elements of Yousafzai that fit their agenda. She's a towering figure, but also a package deal, driven by consistent and principled convictions. Next to her, they are Lilliputians.
Everybody wants a piece of Yousafzai – "Malala" – as if mere association brought supernatural blessing. But Yousafzai transcends petty Canadian politics. If Canadian political leaders want to capture any of Yousafzai's magic, they're going to have to adopt everything she stands for: a belief in the inherent sanctity of all human life; the potential for world peace; and investment in education, whatever the cost.
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KANYE AND JULIA FOX Real Or Staged
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American rapper Kanye West, who now goes as Ye sealed a kiss with his new girlfriend Julia Fox on Wednesday 12 January outside Los Angeles hotspot Delilah.
Julia Fox and Kanye West sealed a kiss outside Deliah in Los Angeles. This was after meeting with Madonna, Antonio Brown, Floyd Mayweather and other celebrities for dinner. Julia was dressed in a low-cut leather pants and a matching crop top and Ye in all black as well.
The pair's romance seems to be heating up. Many believe this was just a publicity stunt or a way for Kanye to get his estranged wife Kim Kardashian's attention but Julia affirmed that this was not a set up.
"There's always people that think every single celebrity scandal is a setup. I personally don't," she said to People.
"I feel like, to the people who know us both personally, like all the people that we have in common, like friends in common, have texted me like, 'Oh my God, this makes so much sense," she continued.
While the relationship may be heating up it seems it is not serious. A source told People that Kanye is still telling people he wants Kim back. So, he reportedly has no plans to start a long-term relationship.
"He's still telling people that he wants to have Kim back and he is willing to make appropriate changes to do so. [He] has no plans at this time to start a long-term relationship," said a source to People.
Julia also seems to think it is not serious as yet. She explained that there are no labels at this stage on her podcast.
"Listen, for right now, I'm just living in the moment and I don't have any expectations—there's no labels, none of that. It's just people that make each other feel better," said Julia on a podcast.
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Del Webb Nocatee Named Best New Active Adult Community of 2020
Four Del Webb Communities Make Top 10 List of New 55+ Communities
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the third year in a row, a Del Webb community took top honors in the annual Top 10 Best New Active Adult Communities by 55places.com, an online resource that compares active adult communities throughout the United States. Del Webb Nocatee, located in Ponte Vedra, FL, was ranked the number one community in the country for homebuyers aged 55 and better, based on home sales, amenities, cost of living, taxes and climate.
Two other Del Webb communities, Del Webb Sunbridge in St. Cloud, FL and Del Webb Florham Park in Florham Park, NJ, made the top five, coming in at second and fourth, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 list was the fourth featured Del Webb community, Del Webb Trinity Falls located in McKinney, TX.
"Del Webb has more than six decades of experience building 55+ communities, and we are thrilled to see our brand continue to resonate with homebuyers," said PulteGroup President and Chief Executive Officer Ryan Marshall. "The four communities included in this year's list are just part of the amazing Del Webb portfolio of communities across the country, each providing resort-style amenities and quality-built homes designed for active adults."
This is the third year 55places.com has announced a Top 10 Best New Active Adult Communities list, with a Del Webb community earning the top spot each year: Del Webb Bexley in 2019 and Del Webb Rancho Mirage in 2018. After placing three communities in 2018 and two communities in 2019, this is the first year four Del Webb communities made the Top 10 list.
To be considered for inclusion, 55places.com examined more than 3,000 active adult communities in the country in which the first homeowners moved in from September 2019 to the end of October 2020, then ranked them on criteria including home types offered, community amenities and lifestyle efforts, number of community pageviews and community sales from both MLS and 55places.com data.
About Del Webb
Del Webb is a national brand of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM). Del Webb is the pioneer in active adult communities and America's leading builder of new homes designed for pre-retirement and retirees. Del Webb builds consumer inspired homes and communities for active adults ages 55+ who want to continue to explore, grow and learn, socially, physically and intellectually as they look forward to retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com.
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I have to fess up. Hands in the air. Here we go. This year I decided that I wasn't going to do any daily draw competitions. Mainly because I wanted to get my picture books finished. Cut to two days before January the first and I am on the living room floor diligently planning 6, yes SIX daily draws for the year. To add a special dash of crazy to the start of my year I stick to one of them for 20 days of January before hitting a small burnout and sending myself into a creative tizz. It's a tale as old as time for me and one that I have been spending a little bit of time unpacking. These daily draws are just supposed to be a little bit of finessed warm up sketches but I turned them into illustrations that took a good 2 and half to three hours to complete. Even now looking at them I have no idea how they took so long, but they did. To top it off I did something that I promised myself I wouldn't do this year, make my art feel like stress.
I have been seriously considering deleting instagram and all of my art based social media this year because somewhere along the line I have given it a power it doesn't deserve. I love marketing, I love connecting but like so many when I go to social media it feels like I am shouting into an echo and no one is shouting back. I am wary of doing to myself with art what I did to myself with music and I know for the sake of my mental health I can't go down that road again. I am clear on the fact that I am not really telling my story through art, or at the very least I feel like I am holding something back. I said last year that at points I feel like I am creating "for" social media rather than for myself. Like when I played music "for" others instead of myself it uprooted me from the spark of it all. I need that spark. I've built a whole creative life around it. I betrayed it once and I am not doing that again.
So where does this leave me? Actually in a very clear space. I know what I want to do. I know what I want to create. I know what I want to make. I have all the ideas lined up on a sheet less than 12 inches from my face as I write this. These are the stories I want to tell. These are the pictures I want to paint. These are the songs I want to sing, so, that's what I'm going to do. I need time to grow my skill set. I need time to become a better painter and a better story teller. I need time to cultivate the artist I am today. I'm not taking a break from social media though. Quite the opposite. I am going to show my process.
Last week I went to Ikea to find a whole bunch of stuff for my art space. I want to redesign it this year to make it more functional. I also want to make it a place of deep magic. I've picked almost everything I want and thankfully the budget for it isn't insane so I can definitely make it happen this year. I feel it's all symbolic too. A new art space for a new mindset in art. I feel like I am starting to brush up against the kind of art I want to make and the kind of stories I want to tell. My creative novel needs a little tlc before I package it and make it available this year. I also have some poetry collections that I am going to share with you all. Plus, the album I've been writing on and off for a few years just needs some practice and I'll be recording ready!
Im back on it now.
Little by little I make my way.


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Last July I wrote a piece titled 'We must take a serious approach to comedy archives' which described the efforts of comedian-turned-academic Dr Oliver Double to set up a comedy collection at the University of Kent. The venture was announced after the bequeathing of scripts and recordings belonging to the late of Linda Smith. The British Comedy Archive was thus born.
Apparently this laudable venture is still birthing, and sourcing new artefacts, but, while we wait, the Museum of Comedy has arrived to sate our lust for comedy nostalgia.
To deserved fanfare this week, Martin Witts, director of the Leicester Square Theatre, announced the new museum would open at the end of April, under the crypt of St George's Church in Bloomsbury. It will house everything from Charlie Chaplin's cane to copies of contracts.
A month later, a 100-seater venue will open within the museum that will be used for comedy workshops and screenings, featuring the likes of Jerry Sadowitz. Meanwhile, it's hoped that Paul Merton will use the venue for a silent films season.
Given the rich comedy heritage across the UK, it would be great to see other such ventures spring up over time. One assumes that there are other collectors out there who could exhibit some fascinating memorabilia.
With the club scene experiencing uncertainly, further combinations of a museum/collection with a living and breathing performance space are a welcome addition, and could see that past glories ensuring future stars.
It was announced on Thursday that Monty Python's July 20th date at the 02 will be their last, and that there was to be no world tour. The announcement came in a press release timed at 5pm with an embargo at 6.30pm.
I must admit that I didn't clock the embargo and immediately reached for Twitter to jokingly speculate whether the Pythons had already fallen out in rehearsal, playing on some previous coverage of their relationship. With a tour titled One Down Five To Go, these chaps can take a joke.
Minutes later, I took a call from the PR to politely request me to consider taking it down, and adding that the sketch legends hadn't started rehearsing yet. At first I was a bit miffed that this apparent sense of humour failure, but, given the reasonable tone and the proximity of the embargo I decided I would.
About 6pm the inevitable happened and the embargo started to crumble and the Twittersphere was more or less aware of the news. I duly made my gag.
What stuck with me was that this was the first time I has ever come up against an embargo, and how odd a concept they seem in a world of fast-moving information. They are, I suppose, the PR equivalent of making the audience wait before curtain-up, an appetite-whetting exercise.
They seem a bit quaint in the age of Twitter though, especially an hour or so before an event that doesn't really require pre-research, something that embargoes were set up to allow for. What's more the embargo tends to create 'scoop fever' between publications and bloggers all poised to break it. The risk here being that once broken, other outlets may push it down their news agenda.


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Music has been Mark Alvin Simbulan's passion since he was young — he used to grab his mom's hairbrush and pretend to be on stage singing his heart out.
Born in Isabela, Philippines, he started performing in local events and weddings around the area. With the intention of helping his mother, he started doing gigs in bars to support his studies.
Years later, he is now an active leader in the local Filipino community in Montreal — serving as both organizer and performer at Ms. Gay Montreal 2016 and FilCan Idol, where he won First Runner-up in 2013. He is also an in-demand host/emcee and event coordinator. He considers Michael Bublé, Whitney Houston, and Regine Velasquez as his influences. Recently, he added Public Service in his impressive resumé when he was elected as the Secretary of the Filipino Association of Montreal and Suburbs, commonly known as FAMAS.
As the FilCan Idol President from 2016 to 2018, he continued touching everyone's hearts with his voice and filling everyone's spirits with his soulful melodies.
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Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos ist ein Meeresfisch aus der Gruppe der Acropomatiformes, der im östlichen Pazifik an den Küsten von Chile und Peru, sowie bei den Galapagosinseln vorkommt.

Merkmale
Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos hat eine typische Barschgestalt mit einem gedrungenen, seitlich abgeflachten Körper und einem großen Kopf und Maul. Die Fische sind bräunlich gefärbt, dabei ist die untere Körperhälfte heller als die obere. Ein dunkler Streifen verläuft entlang der vollständig ausgebildeten Seitenlinie. Die Schuppen sind klein. Der äußere Rand des Präoperculums ist gesägt. Die Schwanzflosse ist eingebuchtet. Die Rückenflosse wird von zehn Stacheln und zehn bis elf Weichstrahlen gestützt. Die Afterflosse hat drei Flossenstacheln und neun Weichstrahlen. Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos kann eine Maximallänge von 50 cm und ein Gewicht von 1,7 kg erreichen.

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Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos lebt in Tiefen von 10 bis 55 Metern an Küsten mit senkrechten Felsen über Sand- oder Steinböden. Während eines El Niño suchen die Fische in tieferen Wasserschichten Zuflucht. Sie ernähren sich von kleinen Fischen und Krebstieren.

Systematik
Die Fischart wurde im Jahr 1846 durch den Schweizer Naturforscher Johann Jakob von Tschudi unter der wissenschaftlichen Bezeichnung Plectropoma macrophthalmos erstmals wissenschaftlich beschrieben. Im Jahr 1876 führte der niederländische Ichthyologe Pieter Bleeker für die Art die Gattung Hemilutjanus (= halber Lutjanus) ein, die bis heute monotypisch geblieben ist. Der Ichthyologe G. David Johnson stellte im Jahr 1984 fest, dass es sich bei der Art nicht um einen Schnapper (Lutjanidae) handeln kann und stellte sie als incertae sedis in die Unterordnung der Percoidei. Vorübergehend wurde Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos in die Familie der Sägebarsche (Serranidae) gestellt. Anfang März 2020 wurde schließlich die monotypische Familie Hemilutjanidae für die Art eingeführt. In einer im September 2022 veröffentlichte Studie über die systematische Stellung von Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos und den Umfang der Acropomatiformes kamen die Autoren zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Gattung Hemilutjanus nicht zu den Barschartigen (Perciformes) gehört, sondern die Schwestergattung von Malakichthys ist und ordneten Hemilutjanus in die Familie Malakichthyidae ein, die in die Ordnung Acropomatiformes gehört.

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CITA No 25 La Jamais Contente
April 29, 1899 Achères, France Camille Jenatzy Belgium CITA No 25 La Jamais Contente
Single Action 4-cylinder Electric 65.79 mph (105.88 km/h) First record over 100km/h
La Jamais Contente (English: The Never Satisfied) was the first vehicle to go over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). It was an electric vehicle with a light alloy torpedo shaped bodywork and with Fulmen batteries. The high position of the driver and the exposed chassis underneath spoiled much of the aerodynamics. The light alloy, called partinium, is an alloy of aluminum, tungsten and magnesium.
The land speed record was established on April 29 or May 1, 1899 at Achères, Yvelines near Paris, France. The vehicle had two direct drive Postel-Vinay 25 kW motors, running at 200 V drawing 124 Amperes each for about 68 hp, and was equipped with Michelin tires. Chassis number was n°25.
The vehicle was driven by the Belgian driver Camille Jenatzy. Camille was the son of Constant Jenatzy, a manufacturer of rubber products (rubber was still a novelty at the time). Camille had studied as an engineer, with an interest in electric traction automobiles. He became known for his record-breaking speed runs, and was nicknamed Le Diable Rouge ("The Red Devil") for the colour of his beard. He died in 1913, after being shot in a hunting accident.
Willing to carve a place in the then promising Parisian electric carriage market, Jenatzy started a manufacturing plant which would produce many electric carriages and trucks. He fiercely competed against carriage maker Jeantaud in publicity stunts to see which made the fastest vehicles. In order to assure the triumph of his company, Jenatzy built a bullet shaped prototype, conceived by the carriage maker Rothschild in partinium (an alloy of laminated aluminum, tungsten and magnesium).
Jenatzy reached the speed of 105.882 kilometres per hour (65.792 mph), besting the previous record, held by Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat driving a Jeantaud, who had attained 92.78 kilometres per hour (57.65 mph) on March 4, 1899. After this exploit the gasoline-fuelled combustion engine would increasingly supplant electric technology for the next century.
The Jamais Contente is now on display at the automobile museum in Compiègne, France.
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La Jamais Contente on display in the Castle of Compiègnes


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Regional theater will stage 'The Sound of Music'
BATH — The New England Regional Theater Company is getting ready to perform Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music," the true story of the von Trapp family singers who fled their native Austria to escape the Nazi regime.
The musical is set in the Austrian Mountains, where a young woman named Maria trains to become a nun. Sisters at the abbey, however, do not believe she is ready to devote her life to God. As a result, Maria is sent to Captain von Trapp's home in the hills, where she serves as a governess for his seven children. Maria manages to sing her way into the hearts of the children as well as the captain. Eventually, the Nazis push their way into the heart of their homeland and threaten the livelihood of the entire family.
Although the story is about one of the world's darkest hours, the delightful score and dialogue leave theatergoers feeling optimistic.
" 'The Sound of Music' has not only been an audience favorite for decades, it perfectly showcases the many talented students we have in New England Regional Theater Company (formerly known as New England Youth Theater)," said Rebecca Beck, producer and co-director.
Lillian Ramser of Turner, a junior at Leavitt High School, plays the lead, Fraulein Maria. She has been studying voice, theater, dance and acting for three years at Studio 48 Performing Arts Center, the home of NERTC. She is a member of the Hornets and Harmony A cappella Group and was recently accepted into the prestigious Boston University Summer Theater Intensive program. This five-week college course focusing on all aspects of theater and musical theater will culminate in a final production in Boston.
Playing Captain von Trapp is Tyler Beck of Brunswick, recently seen as Angel in Portland Lyric's Theater's production of "Rent." He studies dance, theater, and voice at Studio 48 Performing Arts Center and is a member of Dance Evolution Competition Dance Team. He plans to pursue a career in theater and film.
Courtney Jones, a freshman at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham, plays the Baroness Elsa Schraeder. She has studied voice, theater and dance at Studio 48 since age 8. She is a member of Dance Evolution Competition Dance Team and has competed in dance throughout New England. She was accepted into Harrison School of the Performing Arts in Lakeland, Fla., as a sophomore next year, where she will major in musical theater.
Other cast members are Zach Fisher of Sabattus as Max Dettweiller, Emma Rankins of Durham as Marta, Kristin Korda of Saco as Mother Abbess, Becky Hamer of Bath as Sister Sophia, Shira Girsh of Bath as Sister Margaretta, Sarah Dorval of Brunswick as Sister Berthe, Matthew Estabrook of Falmouth as Rolf, Chloe Teboe of Brunswick as Lies, Sarah Perreault of Brunswick as Louisa, Brian Sidders of Cumberland as Friedrich, Gabrielle Chapman of Wiscasset as Brigitta, Kyle Sidders of Cumberland as Kurt, Jackie Ellsworth of Topsham as Gretl, Graydon Nuki of Brunswick as Franz, Tess Hinchman of Bath as Frau Schmidt, Gabrielle Nuki of Brunswick as Ursula, and Matthew Boyle of Bath as Herr Zeller.
In the ensemble are Sophia Wood of Auburn; Sabrina Fisher of Sabattus; Lydia MacDonald of Brunswick; and Grayson Antreassian, Lexi Stevenson, Madeleine Blakemore and Katy Daniel Whitman, all of Bath.
"The Sound of Music" will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 27-28, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29, at Montgomery Theater at Morse High School on High Street.
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Ok, so you had a job interview. You thought it went pretty well.
The hiring manager said he would make a decision in the next week but it has been two weeks and you haven't heard anything. You called the recruiter every day since the interview but still no response. What is going on?
Can a job seeker follow-up too much? When does follow up turn into stalking?
It looks like stalking is following up so often or so frequently that it becomes harassment.
In a job search, you want to follow-up but not harass. But, when hiring managers don't call you back and you become increasingly more concerned, your overtures to continue a conversation become more frantic. You've slipped into stalking territory.
I bet the difference between follow-up and stalking is clearer to the person being followed. I remember how annoyed I felt when a candidate called me regularly. I would respond in an exasperated voice, "I promise I will call you when I have news." If the calls continued, I put a little red mark next to that person's name – not good.
We reward persistence but not annoyance. The difference between follow-up and stalking can be very confusing for the job seeker.
Don't be annoying. Don't let your interest appear desperate.
Don't call more than twice a week following up on a resume you sent or after an interview. If they are interested they will definitely call you back.
If they don't call you back after two weeks, assume it means they are either not interested or have so much going on they can't get back to you. Create a reminder in your calendar to leave a message every week or two so they don't forget about you.
Move on to something else. Having many opportunities to work on will make you feel less desperate about one individual opportunity.
Remind yourself every day that you bring value to any organization but you want the right organization to hire you. Don't be annoying. Be confident! Go out and find the right organization for you.
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