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Public interest or 'basically pornography'? Judge weighs release of Robert Kraft videos
Jorge Milian @caneswatch
The videos allegedly show the owner of the New England Patriots paying for sex acts at a Jupiter day spa.
WEST PALM BEACH — Releasing videos that allegedly show New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for and receiving sexual acts at a Jupiter day spa is in the public interest, attorneys for media organizations, including The Palm Beach Post, told a judge Friday.
Kraft's attorneys think otherwise.
The videos are "basically pornography" and appeal only to people with a "prurient interest" who want to see a "famous person involved in sexual conduct," William A. Burck, among a trio attorneys representing Kraft, countered in arguments to Circuit Judge Leonard Hanser.
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Kraft, 77, is one of 25 men charged with soliciting a prostitute, a second-degree misdemeanor, after Jupiter police said they were caught on surveillance-camera video paying to have sex with employees of Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter. The billionaire businessman, a part-time Palm Beach resident, is charged with two counts of solicitation and has plead not guilty.
Two women who owned and managed the Jupiter spa were also arrested and face felony and misdemeanor charges.
The arrests were part of a four-county sting that law-enforcement authorities, including Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg, said appeared to be connected to human traffickers. But Assistant State Attorney Greg Kridos told Hanser during Friday's hearing that no one connected to the Jupiter spa would face human-trafficking charges.
"We've vetted this case. We've done our due diligence. There is no human trafficking that arises out of this investigation," Kridos said.
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Whether that will play any role in Hanser's decision either to release or seal the videos Kraft wants out of public view won't be known until at least next week. Hanser gave both sides a deadline of Tuesday to submit documents before he issues a ruling.
Burck said the media's interest in the video's release was "eyeballs and clicks" and that allowing it to be viewed publicly would prove "catastrophic" to Kraft's chance at a fair trial. The two videos that include Kraft are a total of 53 minutes in length and were shot during two visits on Jan. 19 and 20.
Attorneys for two groups of news organizations rebutted that other high-profile defendants in Florida, such as George Zimmerman and Casey Anthony, were acquitted despite an avalanche of pretrial publicity.
Kraft also is fighting to get video evidence tossed from the case because his attorneys say a "sneak-and-peek" search warrant that allowed police to install cameras covertly was obtained unlawfully. A hearing in that case is set for April 26.
>> RELATED Jupiter search warrant states 'sneak and peek' necessary at Orchids of Asia day spa
Lei Wang, accused of managing Orchids of Asia, shares Kraft's desire to keep surveillance video kept out of public view. Her attorney asked Circuit Judge Joseph Marx on Friday to seal the videos involving Wang, who is facing 30 felony and misdemeanor charges related to prostitution and is allegedly recorded providing sexual services to men, including Kraft.
"We do not want these videos out," attorney Kathleen Phang said.
Marx pushed the matter to a hearing Wednesday. Wang was released from the Palm Beach County Jail after posting a $75,000 bond and is on house arrest at her home in Hobe Sound.
Five of the 25 men charged in the Jupiter case have accepted a prosecution offer that will dismiss the solicitation charges.
The 25 men had until the end of last week to notify the State Attorney's Office they were taking a pretrial diversion deal offered in mid-March that drops the solicitation charge in exchange for a $5,000 fine, 100 hours of community service, enrollment in a class on the dangers of prostitution and admission in court the defendant had knowledge of "illicit activity."
The five men who accepted the prosecution's deal are Roger Buglione, 74, Timothy Goering, 52, Richard Palmer, 49, Rudy Robaina, 38, and Alan Weinberger, 58, according to court documents and the State Attorney's Office.
Any of the remaining defendants who want to settle their cases before trial now must accept a tougher deal. Defense attorneys have received an email stating the diversion offer was off the table as of April 5 and that any defendant now wishing to negotiate a plea deal would have to accept probation.
Kraft may never appear in a Palm Beach County courtroom. His attorneys has filed paperwork that waives his presence at all pretrial hearings.
jmilian@pbpost.com
@caneswatch


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Q: i'm trying to push my python-django app to heroku, here is the code from the teminal and settings.py : I get the error in the terminal ( AttributeError: module 'posixpath' has no attribute 'adspath')
i tried changing the BASE_DIR file and nothing worked, I fixed the static files and it didn't work either, be patient with my problem please, I have been trying for 3 days to upload this app and this is my final resort. thank you for checking out my question..
This is my terminal after running git push heroku master:
git push heroku master
Enumerating objects: 6962, done.
Counting objects: 100% (6962/6962), done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (4022/4022), done.
Writing objects: 100% (6962/6962), 15.05 MiB | 189.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 6962 (delta 1888), reused 6927 (delta 1865), pack-reused 0
remote: Compressing source files... done.
remote: Building source:
remote:
remote: -----> Python app detected
remote: -----> Installing python-3.9.0
remote: -----> Installing pip 20.1.1, setuptools 47.1.1 and wheel 0.34.2
remote: -----> Installing SQLite3
remote: -----> Installing requirements with pip
remote:        Collecting asgiref==3.2.10
remote:          Downloading asgiref-3.2.10-py3-none-any.whl (19 kB)
remote:        Collecting dj-database-url==0.5.0
remote:          Downloading dj_database_url-0.5.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (5.5 kB)
remote:        Collecting dj-static==0.0.6
remote:          Downloading dj-static-0.0.6.tar.gz (3.4 kB)
remote:        Collecting Django==3.1.2
remote:          Downloading Django-3.1.2-py3-none-any.whl (7.8 MB)
remote:        Collecting django-bootstrap3==14.1.0
remote:          Downloading django_bootstrap3-14.1.0-py3-none-any.whl (23 kB)
remote:        Collecting gunicorn==20.0.4
remote:          Downloading gunicorn-20.0.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl (77 kB)
remote:        Collecting pytz==2020.1
remote:          Downloading pytz-2020.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl (510 kB)
remote:        Collecting sqlparse==0.4.1
remote:          Downloading sqlparse-0.4.1-py3-none-any.whl (42 kB)
remote:        Collecting static3==0.7.0
remote:          Downloading static3-0.7.0.tar.gz (24 kB)
remote:        Collecting whitenoise==5.2.0
remote:          Downloading whitenoise-5.2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (19 kB)
remote:        Building wheels for collected packages: dj-static, static3
remote:          Building wheel for dj-static (setup.py): started
remote:          Building wheel for dj-static (setup.py): finished with status 'done'
remote:          Created wheel for dj-static: filename=dj_static-0.0.6-py3-none-any.whl size=3051
sha256=c8389fabbd7eda5b003f60986d0674c04ce2e162126ae3b87eb5059831f0d184
remote:          Stored in directory: /tmp/pip-ephem-wheel-cache-
j02lo4pu/wheels/b5/10/4a/83f0c20117a4580af66c382f5cd1c689e6a8818a042ffdedd3
remote:          Building wheel for static3 (setup.py): started
remote:          Building wheel for static3 (setup.py): finished with status 'done'
remote:          Created wheel for static3: filename=static3-0.7.0-py3-none-any.whl size=18606
sha256=5731bb65876d7b56b86eb47e33f4879111185ae7ab86e9d8d16cb5ecd036ba33
remote:          Stored in directory: /tmp/pip-ephem-wheel-cache-
j02lo4pu/wheels/67/88/26/362b5f8314043c6241ed324b9f76ddf48328b775923b39590a
remote:        Successfully built dj-static static3
remote:        Installing collected packages: asgiref, dj-database-url, static3, dj-static, pytz,
sqlparse, Django, django-bootstrap3, gunicorn, whitenoise
remote:        Successfully installed Django-3.1.2 asgiref-3.2.10 dj-database-url-0.5.0 dj-static-
0.0.6 django-bootstrap3-14.1.0 gunicorn-20.0.4 pytz-2020.1 sqlparse-0.4.1 static3-0.7.0 whitenoise-
5.2.0
remote: -----> $ python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
remote:        Traceback (most recent call last):
remote:          File "/tmp/build_1d5fef1c/manage.py", line 22, in <module>
remote:            main()
remote:          File "/tmp/build_1d5fef1c/manage.py", line 18, in main
remote:            execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
remote:          File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 401, in execute_from_command_line
remote:            utility.execute()
remote:          File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 345, in execute
remote:            settings.INSTALLED_APPS
remote:          File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line
83, in __getattr__
remote:            self._setup(name)
remote:          File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line
70, in _setup
remote:            self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module)
remote:          File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line
177, in __init__
remote:            mod = importlib.import_module(self.SETTINGS_MODULE)
remote:          File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in
import_module
remote:            return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
remote:          File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
remote:          File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
remote:          File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked
remote:          File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 680, in _load_unlocked
remote:          File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 790, in exec_module
remote:          File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
remote:          File "/tmp/build_1d5fef1c/learning_log/settings.py", line 160, in <module>
remote:            BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.adspath(__file__))
remote:        AttributeError: module 'posixpath' has no attribute 'adspath'
remote:
remote:  !     Error while running '$ python manage.py collectstatic --noinput'.
remote:        See traceback above for details.
remote:
remote:        You may need to update application code to resolve this error.
remote:        Or, you can disable collectstatic for this application:
remote:
remote:           $ heroku config:set DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC=1
remote:
remote:        https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/django-assets
remote:  !     Push rejected, failed to compile Python app.
remote:
remote:  !     Push failed
remote: Verifying deploy...
remote:
remote: !       Push rejected to mynewapplog.
remote:
To https://git.heroku.com/mynewapplog.git
 ! [remote rejected] master -> master (pre-receive hook declined)
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://git.heroku.com/mynewapplog.git'

And this is Setting.py:
import os
from pathlib import Path

# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent

# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/

# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = '(*ru69!qi-6ei^kfnrw@^t_9_mnbttt$((bgx6%!10hz$iy$7z'

# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = False

ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
    'intense-depths-58584.herokuapp.com',
    '127.0.0.1',
    'localhost',
    'admin',
    'topic',
]

# Application definition

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',

# Third party apps.
     'bootstrap3',

# My apps
    'learning_logs',
    'users',
]

MIDDLEWARE = [
    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',

    'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',

    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]

ROOT_URLCONF = 'learning_log.urls'

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
]

WSGI_APPLICATION = 'learning_log.wsgi.application'

# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#databases

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
    }
}

# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators

AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
   },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
    },
]

# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/i18n/

LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'

TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'

USE_I18N = True

USE_L10N = True

USE_TZ = True

# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/

STATIC_URL = '/static/'

# My setting (((((((this takes the place of the changes in views.py in the users file)))))))
LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = '/'

# My settings.
LOGIN_URL = '/users/login/'

# Settings for django-bootstrap3
BOOTSTRAP3 = {
    'include_jquery': True,
}

# Heruko settings.
cwd = os.getcwd()
if cwd == '/app' or cwd[:4] == '/tmp':
    import dj_database_url

    DATABASES = {
        'default': dj_database_url.config(default='postgres://localhost')
    }

# Honor the 'X-Forwarded-Porto' header for request.is_secure().
    SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')

# Allow all host readers.
    ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']

# Static asset configuration.
    BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.adspath(__file__))
    STATIC_ROOT = 'staticfiles'
    STATICFILES_DIRS = (
        os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),
    )

A: The first version of Django to support Python 3.9 will be Django 3.1.3, which is scheduled to be released November 2, 2020.

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What you're struck by in the world of security is that so much of it involves executing chess-like gambits that box in your opposition - or at least corral them - as efficiently as possible. You don't actively confront your enemy as much as you set up a series of subtle blocks and tripwires that either conceal yourself entirely, or fire in unison when the time is right. Something that stands out about Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's escape from the Altiplano prison is the ostensible cleanliness of his break. In order for something so neatly executed to occur under such risky circumstances, you'd have to insure the entire web of possible counters was thoroughly disarmed.
This necessitated, as an informal list, that the prison wardens not be aware of any disturbances to the structure of his cell, that the corps of engineers who created his escape tunnel be able to flawlessly measure and implement their schematics without inside communication, that guards not pursue or watch over Guzman during the time of his escape or some small period thereafter, and that the sparrow used to test the safety of the passageway's air was somehow smuggled in without any cooperation on the part of the prison staff. All of these in coordination would be effectively impossible. There's little doubt that El Chapo managed to keep survey over and even manage his Sinaloa Cartel empire from within prison. He'd previously been incarcerated in the Puente Grande prison, and his tenure there was marked by open access to liquor, gourmet meals, Viagra, and call girls. These are not the kind of things any one prisoner can furtively smuggle, and require active complicity on the part of his wardens.
Not only was Guzman procuring contraband during his 1995-2001 incarceration, but he was alleged to have kept most of the prison staff on payroll - a network that encompassed everyone from guards to the penitentiary director. His influence over the prison staff was said to be near-universal, and even police in the surrounding province were bribed right before his escape to delay the manhunt so Guzman could gain enough distance. While Mexico's government claims that Guzman's escape was enabled by a narrow cadre of maintenance workers who smuggled him via laundry cart, it's commonly believed that the prison staff effectively allowed El Chapo to walk out. Though it'll likely be impossible to ever verify either story, since all security footage from the day of his escape was erased.
The ever-present threat of violence was an adjunct to this rampant bribery, and a prison guard who attempted to report the corruption around Guzman in 2000 disappeared seven years later. He has not been heard from since.
All of this brings us to how his latest escape was so cleanly executed. It's likely that the Sinaloa Cartel attempted to extort the compliance or obedience of much of the prison staff, if only forcing many of them to look the other way. As of July 18, seven prison workers have already been charged with aiding Guzman in his escape. Guzman's enforcers probably offered much of the prison staff the choice of either taking bribes to look the other way/assist El Chapo, or risk violence against their families. Which is more pernicious than just threatening violence as the only option, because it forces the prison staff to become complicit and risk bribery charges if anything is found out. It dirties the entire operation - even unwilling bystanders - and forces a culture of conspiracy around the whole affair and a unified fear of snitching. It also makes it much harder for investigators to unravel the operation after the fact, and it's possible the threads of collusion that enabled his break will never be fully exposed.
This probably wasn't a failure of rectitude or discipline as much as it was a failure of the local government to guarantee protection for the prison staff and their families. Mexico's cartels are vigilant in impressing that they alone hold the keys to life and death for anyone within their purview. Certain powerful figures within Mexico's narco-insurgency are devotees of Santa Muerte, a Catholic folk saint who worshippers appropriate in order to ask protection from (and mastery over) death. The specter of horror and murder is what hangs over the common folk in narco-infested territory, and its perpetual reminder is what coerces the culture of silence that allows cartels to operate with relative impunity. Analysts often speak of the journalistic blackout that blankets regions with a heavy cartel presence, and writers that even do the most straightforward, non-confrontational reporting on the cartels are prone to being found in unmarked graves.
It's something we take for granted in the United States with our stable rule of law and rapid police response, but many of the common people of Mexico live in mortal terror of the cartels. One of the bitter ironies of Donald Trump's recent bloviating about Mexico "sending" violent criminals to the United States is that immigrants who come to America from south of the border often do so to escape the local thugs. The murder rate in certain cities and provinces in Mexico is astronomical, to the point that gunfights and open displays of gore are regular occurrences. The threat of murder, and the general leverage of intimidation, is often the most powerful currency that cash-soaked cartels can trade. Money talks, as they say, but violence shouts in your face with a knife at your throat.
And these aren't the sort of quiet, sleep-with-the-fishes mob executions that are boilerplate tropes in American mafioso films. Towns throughout Mexico's most violent regions have been forced to endure horrific tableaus ranging from mutilated corpses hung en masse from the local bridge to headless bodies dumped at random on the side of the road. These are acts of butchery and depraved gore that harken more to the raw horror of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian than a furtive gangland shootout that might occur here in the United States. The exercise of violence in cartel-heavy parts of Mexico is open and glowering, the type of brutality that makes itself deliberately announced.
Which brings us to the central foundation of how cartels remained moored in many parts of Mexico - they calculatedly weave themselves into the life and culture of whatever territory they deem necessary to operate within. The permutation of massacre and terror is only the most overt aspect, but is often the least corrupting to the government, police, and security apparatus. It's raw intimidation, plain and simple. Something the cartels do on a much more insidious basis is normalizing their presence and operations. As a matter of process, narco-syndicates ranging from the Sinaloa Cartel to more recent entrants like Los Zetas muddy the water around them and implicate the entire local culture, if only by proxy.
El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel has made common practice of engaging in charity works - they'll often renovate schools and local churches, effectively making the livelihood of youth education and Catholic spiritually interwoven with the spread of blood-drenched narco money. It's the dual exercise of the clenched fist and the open hand, alternately displayed so as to coerce the subservient gratitude and cowering respect that organized crime perpetually craves.
El Chapo is notorious for strolling into high-end restaurants with a cadre of armed bodyguards, locking down the restaurant while confiscating all patron's cellphones and cameras before feasting like an emperor as his attache stands watch, who inform diners they should keep eating and not worry about their bill because "The boss will pay". Once he's finished, El Chapo picks up the tab for every diner in attendance and leaves a massive tip for the waitstaff, while his rifle-strapped henchmen return each cellphone. El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel has leveraged this tactic writ large with prudence and skill, and this has likely insured their longevity and resilience above some of the more reckless newfound cartels. Mexico's narco syndicates are often less scattershot terrorists than they are deliberate, methodical corrupters.
That is the damning adjunct to this whole escapade - evil often demands order. Or rather, evil without order can metastasize into something more rampaging and vicious. A recent story in The Atlantic where a reporter in Texas convenes with two veteran operatives and a former drug trafficker raised the theory (posed by the interviewees) that El Chapo's escape plans might have been intentionally overlooked because his return would stabilize the underworld. The most powerful cartels are not, in the most blackened, utilitarian sense, interested in violence for violence's sake. They only spread their tendrils far enough to insure the terrified compliance of locals and the relative distance of the government. Their ultimate goal is often not to destroy, but to mutate the security apparatus and rule of law so thoroughly that their presence becomes the new normal.
Whenever competition becomes too vicious, or territory and transport routes heavily contested, then the escalation in violence reaches a crescendo that consumes everything around it. This was seen following the rise of the uniquely deranged Los Zetas cartel starting in 2010. Their means of intimidation, and lack of compunctions about who they targeted and how, ultimately become so severe that by the warped logic of the drug trade it necessitated a crackdown on the part of both the government and the fellow cartels. An upstart cartel called Jalisco Nueva Generacion recently began launching open (and often random) attacks on government security personnel. There's a cynical hope that El Chapo, with his consiglieri style of brutal yet "rational" retribution, will put those jackals down and allow the cartels to operate under the old paradigm of terrified detente.
This, ultimately, is how drug kingpins survive. They infest both the local character and the law enforcement apparatus so deeply that their presence becomes unavoidable. They also, through the prospect of escalating violence, invoke greater horror in their absence. Murdered police officers and "disappeared" informants are ultimately a lesser brutality than open gunfire in busy markets and severed heads thrown in the street. The pitiless logic of the black market is merely the penumbra of the legal economy. Even the trade in drugs, trafficked women, and stolen weapons prospers best in a stable system with unmolested coordination between supply and demand, and any interruption thereof is rectified as quickly as possible. It's just that this form of market correction demands human sacrifice.


"But you said if I slept with you I wouldn't have to touch the drunk!"
"Duffman says a lot of things."
This shalll soon be the place where incriminating pictures of my friends are posted.
To protect the innocent, all names shall be changed. And any coicidence or resemblence of people/places/names/faces (yadda yadda yadda -legal jargon) is coincidence and sheer chance only. These people are emphatically NOT who you think they are.
And thanks to "Squeak"'s digital camera we shall have plenty of pictures from the Conformity Factory.


The annual Workers' Compensation seminar features staples like case law and legislative updates as well as topics on ethics, medical subjects, and technology issues.
Conference registration is separate from hotel accommodations. You can reserve your room by calling 1.800.352.4386 and ask for State Bar of Arizona Workers' Comp room block. You can also reserve a room online by clicking here. You MUST mention you are with the State Bar group to secure the group rate discount. Group rate discount ends Tuesday, September 11, 2018 or when the room block is full, whichever comes first.
The State Bar negotiated rates of $130 for a single/double, and $130 for single/double suite. There is a $10 fee for each additional guest.
This seminar may qualify for up to 15 hours MCLE including 3 hours Ethics. May qualify for 15 hours Workers' Compensation Specialization, and 3 hours Injury/Wrongful Death Specialization.
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It was 1968. Promises of freedom were being crushed by the reality of overflowing, grungy jail cells, and Utopian visions of America were being gunned down in the jungles of Vietnam. The country was at war with itself.
In that same year Bill Newman, who now has been an ACLU lawyer for many decades and is the author and voice of the Civil Liberties Minute podcast, a newspaper columnist, and a talk radio show host, entered Antioch College, which is famous for its work-study program known as cooperative education (or co-ops).
Newman's life on a co-op plan began because his college guidance counselor said to him, "a place like Antioch might want you." Bill thought any number of colleges probably would accept him. It hadn't occurred to him that any affirmatively would want him. Antioch did.
And the political activism and the principles that animated the college and its students changed his life.
The book begins, "in September 1968 I learned that I hated seeing people locked up in cages. I still do." That sentence summarizes Bill's experience at his first co-op job from Antioch—working in the New York City criminal courts for an experimental diversion and rehabilitation program of the Vera Institute of Justice. Other equally meaningful Antioch co-ops would follow.
After graduating Antioch and spending three more years on another co-op plan—at Northeastern University School of Law—Bill went on to represent clients on death row and in the Guantanamo Bay prison. He was counsel for the mom in the first gay custody case to go before any state's highest court. He has defended the Bill of Rights for over forty years. Those stories fill these pages.
Ultimately, the stories and reflections in this book, poignant and often funny (especially the parts about raising two daughters) lead back to the ethos instilled by and lessons learned at that unique small college in southwestern Ohio—Antioch—whose first president, Horace Mann, put it succinctly: "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity." Bill Newman has done his part, and this book may well inspire future generations to do theirs.


We love these striking, one-of-a-kind designs by our Master Artisan partner Dhyayabhai. The technique he uses is old as time, but the simple black and white colorway makes this piece a perfectly modern and elegant finish to any outfit. Each piece is designed and then masterfully woven by hand right in his workshop. Tassels are then braided and tied at each end to give the piece extra movement and interest.
*Soulié gives back a percentage of all scarf sales into a scholarship fund for Indian artisans in our partner community.


The Westlake Baseball League (WBL) is made possible, in large part, to the selfless commitment of our many volunteers and sponsors. Baseball programs require a greater financial investment yearly in equipment and field space than more sports. Through sponsors, volunteers and registration fees, we provide new uniforms each year, replace damaged or aging equipment, maintain fields, pay administrative cost and provide financial assistance to families in need who want to play baseball within our community.
The Westlake Baseball League (WBL) is a non-profit organization supported by volunteers that was founded in 1958. The WBL is dedicated to the encouragement and development of youth baseball (grades Pre-K – 12) in Westlake, Ohio. The WBL is not affiliated with any other organization and is independent of the Westlake Recreation Department. Westlake Baseball League is supported by the generosity of the City of Westlake and Westlake Schools who donate field usage to our program. All WBL board members and team coaches are volunteers.


Tuesday Market enjoyed four weeks of top-notch cooking during the last four weeks of the summer during the 2018 Summer Chef Series. Each week a new chef demonstrated a recipe using ingredients from around the market and then offered samples while chatting with customers. Each chef was unique and engaging and we are grateful to them all for sharing their gift with us!
Week one featured Sandy D'Amato, James Beard Award winner and owner of the world-class Good Stock Farm Cooking School in Hatfield. At his demo Sandy prepared Eggplant Caponata, a Sicilian dish that Sandy describes as something "any self-respecting Sicilian would offer you when you enter their home". Sandy appeared on local tv show Mass Appeal ahead of his visit to prepare the same dish. Upon sampling, many folks commented on the lovely balance of flavors that the cocoa powder provided, a surprising taste combination!
Eggplant Caponata samples ready to share with market goers.
On week two we hosted Neftali Duran: chef, restaurateur, food justice advocate, activist, educator. Locals fondly remember Nef's El Jardin bread. For his demo Neftali prepared two sauces, Salsa Verde and Chimichurri and then cooked up some steak from Crabapple Farm. Whether trying the sauces on steak or corn chips, market-goers enjoyed the complex flavors that these simple sauces provided. One tip that Neftali taught us was how to char peppers over an open flame before adding to the sauce for a richer, smoky flavor.
Belly of the Beast restaurant owners Jesse Hassinger and Aimee Francaes prepared a Red and White Salad on our third week. This delicious recipe featured husk cherries to provide a delicious fruity flavor to a relatively simple tomato salad. This recipe is also extremely adaptable depending on what you have on hand or are in the mood for!
Mary Reilly, publisher of Edible Pioneer Valley finished out our series. Mary is a returning guest as she opened our Summer Chef Series in 2017 with her delicious Pioneer Valley Panzanella.
This year Mary taught us how to make the classic Israeli dish Shakshuka, using ingredients from the market including zucchini and feta cheese. During her demo Mary taught us how you can quickly and easily make pureed tomato by shredding a ripe tomato on a box grater, a great tip!
We are so grateful to these four guest chefs and the series' sponsors The Lisa Ekus Group, River Valley Coop, Easthampton Saving Bank and Mill River Guitar and Music Shop. Cheers, until next year!
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The feature of your area will very much influence the kind of floor covering that enters there. A wood flooring can be ideal for a sitting area providing a warm and comfortable and also all-natural look, but wood is not suited to damp settings like washrooms. Because of the high level of wetness in a restroom, wood floor covering could warp which is not what you want!
It's likewise important to think about the amount of traffic your flooring will go through. For a high traffic location in your house you might want to consider a more resilient product that will be both hard wearing and also easy to preserve. These high traffic locations such as cooking areas and also entrance halls are typically subject to stains, scrapes and also scuffs so select a flooring product that will be able to take care of this kind of wear.


Play Shape Matcher a cool and fun shape matching game where you have to match up at least 3 of the same shapes by swapping shapes around with other shapes on the board with the ideal of clearing all the black squares so you can win the level and play the next one. Match 3 or more as fast as you can for a good score. Get 5 shapes and you will earn a bomb which you can use to unlock other shapes with. Sometimes the levels can get a bit tough so you'll need to use these bombs to help you get through. There are 25 levels to complete each harder than the last so will challenge you and give you many hours of fun playing Shape Matcher game.


What are your thoughts on a greener and environmentally friendly Penang? The Penang Green Expo wants to hear your feedback in a lively, engaging public dialogue while spreading the word on effective ways to utilize resources. The weekend highlights include Escape mini theme park, colouring contest, forum, yogathon, green wedding, king of the green chef competition, photography contest, fun indoor activities and lucky draw. Start your green initiative at home by grabbing a free plant from the expo.


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Season seven's Big Brother participants seem to be the most Big Headed ones compared to all the past seasons we have ever watched. This is because they are fond of breaking Big Brother's Rules nomatter how many times they are briefed through and emphasised.
Roki and DKB's insolence has cost the Housemates a big loss of the weekly Upville Shopping budget.
Monday this week, it was the first ever Nominations for the Upvillres since StarGame began. One of the major rules during Nominations is that no one is allowed to reveal the names of the people they have put up for possible Eviction to the fellow Housemates.
DKB and Roki were Big headed and instead did the opposite this week, when they told some of their fellow Starmates who they had put on the chopping list which is obviously contrary to Big Brother's rules and this had to call for an immediate response from the Big man, the two felt the wrath of Big Brother when their 'Shopping Stars' were removed from the budget. DKB blamed his fellow Housemates for being nosy.He added that"The reason I told you guys is because all of you were so nosy. I didn't even say the name. I said I Nominated a strong character," he said.
This caled up for Zainab's involvement in the matter and told DKB that he should stop blaming other because he was the only one to blame.
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Le Chicks on Speed sono un gruppo musicale tedesco originario di Monaco, creato nel 1997 da Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse e Alex Murray-Leslie, conosciutesi all'Accademia delle belle arti di Monaco nel 1995.

Il gruppo, la cui attuale formazione è composta da sei ragazze tra le quali non è più presente Kiki Moorse, una delle fondatrici del gruppo, è di generi electroclash ed elettropop e interessato alla musica sperimentale.

Hanno debuttato nel 1998 con i singoli Warm Leatherette (insieme a DJ Hell) e Euro Trash Girl (con Mäuse) e hanno pubblicato finora sei dischi, pubblicati per le etichette K e Chicks and Speed Records.

Nel 2004 hanno pubblicato il disco Press the Spacebar, una collaborazione con il gruppo No Heads.

Formazione
 Alex Murray-Leslie (Bowral, New South Wales, Australia)
 Melissa Logan (Upstate New York, Stati Uniti)
 A.L. Steiner (Miami, Stati Uniti)
 Kathi Glas (Monaco, Germania)
 Anat Ben David (Londra / Israele)
 Kroot Juurak (Estonia)

Discografia

Album
2000 - The Un-Releases
2000 - Chicks on Speed Will Save Us All
2000 - The Re-Releases of the Un-Releases
2003 - 99 Cents
2004 - Press the Spacebar
2009 - Cutting The Edge
2014 - Artstravaganza

Singoli
1998 - Warm Leatherette (con DJ Hell)
1998 - Euro Trash Girl (con Mäuse)
1999 - Smash Metal (con DMX Krew)
1999 - Mind Your Own Business (con Pulsinger, Gaier/Reents)
1999 - Glamour Girl
2000 - Kaltes Klares Wasser
2000 - Split 7" with V/VM
2000 - Chix 52
2001 - The Chicks on Speed / Kreidler Sessions (con Kreidler)
2002 - Fashion Rules
2003 - We Don't Play Guitars
2003 - Wordy Rappinghood
2004 - Flame On (con Mika Vainio)
2007 - Art Rules
2008 - Super Surfer Girl

Bibliografia
 Piers Martin, Chicks on Speed in The Face Vol. 3, No 38, Marzo 2000
 Steven Wells, International Punky Art Rockers: Chicks on Speed in NME, 8 gennaio 2000

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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One of the most common faults made by Internet marketers is that they don't take out the time to properly research their market. So much about IM is nuts and bolts, but the research part on your market is less so. You absolutely need to be able to positively target the right market. That's important because you have to target the right crowd of people who will have an interest in whatever you're promoting. In addition, sufficient demand must exist or else the overall venture will not be profitable. Insufficient demand is a business killer for obvious reasons. Now, you're aware of the issues that can arise with market research, and you should be well armed to not commit that one.


So far, this week has definitely been less "exciting" than last week…but I'm definitely not complaining! It's been relaxing, restful and spent feeling my lil babe's increasingly stronger kicks. One of the highlights was definitely going to my friend Sarah's baby shower…especially when we hugged hello and our bellies bumped! She's due in October and I'm so excited to have little baby friends with her!
There's not too much to report about Baby Grand this week since from now on most of his/her energy and growing is simply getting bigger, chubbier and stronger.
Baby Grand is Growing…Week 20.
I cannot believe this week marks the halfway point in my pregnancy!! During the first trimester, when I was feeling so nauseous, it felt like each day lasted a whole month. But now it seems like I've blinked and I'm already half way through! Crazy.
I had planned on posting this on Monday, the first day of Week 20…I even had it all written up and everything.
Dear 18 year old Jenn.
Seeing all the Facebook posts about college kids heading back to school (or heading there for the first time) has made me reminisce that transitionary summer in my own life 10 whole years ago. So in lieu of it being the year of my 10 year reunion, I thought I'd come up with a list of 10 things I'd tell my 18 year old self knowing what I know now.
Baby Grand is Growing…Week 19.
Our little love is 19 weeks "old" today! I wanted to start sharing some updates about Baby Grand, and what I've been learning through the process of learning how he/she is growing.
Baby G is the size of a grapefruit- about 8.5 ounces and 6 inches long.
He/she is practicing how to grasp things with his/her hands.
His/her hearing is strong enough now that they can hear sounds outside of the womb.
And the BEST one last…I've started feeling his or her little kicks!!!
I grew up in Chester County, Pennsylvania, which is really close to Lancaster, a fairly large Amish community. In addition, for the past 6 months, I lived in Bluffton, Indiana, which is also really close to an amish community. So when I saw the preview for Plain Faith, I was immediately drawn in. Since I've lived near communities of Amish so much of my life, I wanted to read a story from an Amish person's point of view.


For anyone brave (daft?) enough to be venturing into very cold water for training, Glasgow-based Lomo has designed a pair of supple 3mm neoprene gloves specifically for open-water swimming.
They feature waterproof seams and very tight cuffs that do a great job of keeping most of the water out and, as a result, do a very good job of keeping hands warm. However, the main issue with swimming in any gloves is that they take away your feel for the water and the Tri Xs can't do anything to avoid that.
The result is that you get a somewhat disconnected feeling during the catch and pull phases and reduced efficiency in the stroke overall.
We're sure that, with time and practice, you could learn to adapt and, if the alternative is losing fingers to frost-bite, then they have a use. But it would have to be seriously freezing before we'd consider using them in the first place.


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Q: How to read binary data from socket with Apache MINA? I know that a server sends MP3 stream after connecting to it and sending few bytes. How to read it's transmission with Apache MINA? Can you provide any examples please?

A: You need a client to read data from server. If it is possible to make a TCP connection with the server you can get help from this tutorial on Apache MINA TCP client
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CAIR Enraged by ROTC Exercise Featuring Jihadis as Enemies
by Robert Spencer
https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/55856/cair-enraged-by-rotc-exercise-featuring-jihadis
A ridiculous article last Thursday in UCLA's student newspaper, The Daily Bruin, reveals the mindset of those who believe that "Islamophobia" is a bigger threat than jihad terror, and reveals yet again the insidious agenda of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
"It takes a lot of work to marginalize 3.5 million Americans at once," writes the article's author, Omar Said, "but the ROTC did just that when it stereotyped Muslims to portray enemy combatants."
Who are American troops facing in Afghanistan? Methodists?
Said complained:
During a training held by UCLA's and California State University, Fresno's Army ROTCs in early April, students acting as enemy soldiers in combat simulations wore clothing commonly worn by civilians in Arab countries. The clothing included kufiyyas and iqals, which are better known as the flowing scarves Arab men traditionally wear on their heads.
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Nickie J. Antonio (* 2. Juni 1955) ist eine US-amerikanische Politikerin (Demokratische Partei).

Antonio studierte nach ihrer Schulzeit an der Cleveland State University Pädagogik. Nach ihrem Studium war sie als Lehrerin tätig. 2005 zog sie in den Stadtrat von Lakewood ein und wurde 2009 wiedergewählt.

Am 2. November 2010 gelang Antonio der Einzug als Abgeordnete in das Repräsentantenhaus von Ohio. Ihr Vorgänger war der demokratische Politiker Michael J. Skindell.

Sie lebt mit ihrer Familie in Lakewood. Die Lebensgefährtin von Antonio ist Jean Kosmac; Antonio hat zwei Töchter.

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Visual effects giant partners with Teesside University
December 2, 2019 Martin Walker Featured, News 0
Visual effects giant Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) has pledged to work with Teesside University, providing exciting opportunities for students and academics.
ILM, which was founded by filmmaker George Lucas and has become synonymous with ground-breaking visual effects, has its headquarters in San Francisco, with bases in London, Singapore, Vancouver and Sydney.
ILM London has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Teesside University, formalising a commitment to work together and maximise collaborative opportunities.
The Memorandum of Understanding is a joint commitment from both parties to share experience and expertise. This will include exploring research opportunities, development of academic programmes, live projects for students, involvement in recruitment activities and exchange opportunities for staff and students.
The School of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies will hold ILM Days for students, with dedicated days of activities. ILM will also work with the University to look at diversity in the sector and support the annual Hello World conference, which aims to dispel the myth that computing is just for boys.
Sue Lyster, Director of Studio Operations, ILM London, said: "We employ hundreds of people and we're always hungry for talent, so we look to key institutions who we know produce great talent.
"Equally it is important for students completing their studies to explore their creativity, express themselves and broaden their horizons, as we need talent and employees with certain skills."
She added: "We are excited to be partnering with a key player in animation courses and Teesside University has always provided us with strong junior talent.
"We can work together to identify industry skills gaps and needs, offer advice on preparing students for the workplace and contribute to curriculum development. This partnership will provide enormous opportunities for those that want to work with us."
Professor Jane Turner OBE DL, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise and Business Engagement), said: "This is a very exciting collaboration with a global player, which further illustrates the University's absolute commitment to work hand in hand with business.
"This partnership will benefit our students and graduates in many ways and ultimately create a pool of talent that ILM can directly access. It will also provide ILM the opportunity to engage with our academic research capability. Ultimately, through joint working, we will ensure that our graduates are absolutely job-ready and provide platforms to further develop the staff from both of our organisations."
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Fez Integrated Services Limited - Our client is looking for a high-performing Senior Sales & Marketing Manager in their company's Security Doors Division to help them meet customer acquisition and revenue growth targets as well as keeping the company competitive and innovative.
The manager will be responsible for maximizing the sales team potential, crafting sales plans and justifying those to plans to the upper management.
Achieve growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing the sales, marketing and his team.
Recruit, select, orient, and train sales representatives.
Set sales targets for individual sales representative.
Monitor your team's performance to reach targets.
Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships with clients.
5-7 years relevant experience in such business with successful previous experience as a sales representative, consistently meeting and/or exceeding targets.
Candidate should be a male between the ages of 30-35 years.


The Timaru Civic Trust was born out of growing apprehension at the loss of significant architectural heritage in the heart of the city. The loss of the Ballantynes building, the Canterbury Farmers Cooperative Association building, and the threat posed to the Landing Service Building brought matters to a head for concerned residents. A public meeting held in July 1985 resolved to form a Trust, along the lines of the successful Christchurch Civic Trust, to try and counter this trend. A local board was elected, and subsequently a formal constitution drafted.
As of February 1986 the Timaru Civic Trust is legally incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957. Membership is open by subscription, and the board members are elected annually.
The largest project the Civic Trust has undertaken to date is the rescue and renovation of the historic Landing Service Building.
Before the Port of Timaru was developed, ships moored at Timaru because it provided a semblance of safe anchorage in a difficult section of coastline. Ships were able to unload offshore into surf boats which were run then ashore. This landing services link was pivotal in establishing European settlement in the region. When the provincial government took over and subsequently charged excessive fees for poor performance, an opposing landing service was established in the building we know now. However, when the railway line was constructed and the coast line expanded as Timaru's port was developed, the use of the building for landing services declined.
For the best part of a century thereafter the impressive two storey bluestone building was used for storage until 1984 when the Timaru District Council purchased the land for additional car parking. Recognising that it was the only landing service building still standing in New Zealand, the newly formed Timaru Civic Trust moved to protect the building from demolition by completing a comprehensive feasibility study for its restoration and re-use. The Trust also worked to ensure that the heritage factors embodied in the whole site were well known publicly.
In 1989 the Trust procured the Landing Service Building from the council for $1.00 securing its future and establishing its status as an integral asset to Timaru which is fully utilised for both commercial and community purposes.


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Steve Nash got his own championship ring ceremony -- and for some reason, Steve Kerr was shirtless
By Alex Myers
Steve Nash won the NBA MVP twice, led the league in assists five times and made eight All-Star teams during a playing career that will land him a spot in basketball's Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible in 2020. But for all his accomplishments on the court, the point guard never won an NBA Championship. In fact, his teams never even reached the NBA Finals.
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But that changed when Nash became a consultant for the Golden State Warriors last season. And on Wednesday, he was finally awarded that elusive championship ring from Golden State head coach Steve Kerr. A shirtless Steve Kerr, that is. Nash shared this amusing photo on Instagram:
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According to SFGate.com, Nash has worked with fellow two-time MVP Stephen Curry since 2015, and Kevin Durant refers to him as "my Yoda." The team officially received their rings on opening night last week, but Nash declined to be a part of the ceremony.
"This is their moment," Nash recently told Marc Stein of the New York Times when asked why he was a no-show. "I couldn't be happier to be part of a championship team and, more importantly, this championship culture. But when you've played 18 years in the NBA and you win it all as a consultant, it doesn't feel right to do anything but stay in the background. I don't want to disrespect anything or upset anyone, but I don't feel like it's my place to be there."
Fair enough. And the low-key "ceremony" looked pretty fun anyway. We're not sure what exactly is going on in the photo, but Nash looks happy to finally receive the hardware he's long coveted, and that's all that matters. Well, that, and the Steves' subtle reminder that we should all recycle. Thanks, guys. We should.
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Sleepwalking. It's just the fancy medical term for sleepwalking. More common in childhood, but certainly possible in adults. Sometimes a side effect of medication, e.g. Ambien (zolpidem). Biggest dangers are stairs and/or the person leaving the home.
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Best Game Design & Development Programs in Georgia
Georgia is home to more historic colleges than most other states. According to the latest figures released by the Institute of Education Sciences, Georgia is now home to 132 accredited colleges and universities and they can be found across the state from Ackworth to Woodstock. The state's large collection of colleges has an excellent reputation in the academic world, but some stand out more than others. These schools are among the "best" in the nation.
To earn a spot on the list of America's best schools, the institution must score high in several assessment areas including program offerings, graduation and retention rates, financial resources, faculty resources, student selectivity, and peer assessment. In the state of Georgia, aspiring game designers & developers have access to a school that scored high in all assessment areas, making it one of the best art and design schools in the world.
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) was founded in 1978, but the school's first building was erected in 1892. The building was nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to Savannah, SCAD has campuses in Atlanta, Lacoste France, and Hong Kong. Continue reading to learn more about Georgia's best school for aspiring game designers & developers and what it has to offer.
Best Game Design & Development School Programs Georgia
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) – Degrees Offered: B. A. and B. F. A. in Animation (B. F. A. only), Graphic Design, Illustration, Motion Media Design (B. F. A. only) and Interactive Design and Game Development; M. A. and M. F. A. in Animation, Graphic Design, Illustration, Illustration Design (M. A. only), Motion Media Design and Interactive Design and Game Development. Traditional and online degree programs are available in most areas of study.
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Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong, France, and Online via SCAD eLearning
Animation – B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.
Film and television – B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.
Motion media design – B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.
Illustration – B.A., B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.
Interactive design and game development – B.A., B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.
Sequential art – B.A., B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.
Visual effects – B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.
Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#7) - 2019
Top 40 Nationally for Illustration (#6) - 2019
Top 50 Nationally for Graphic Design (#13) - 2019
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