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Direct Action vs. Climate Change
by Scott Parkin
We're beginning to see some epic action in the climate movements.
At the end of last month in Portland, we saw a beautiful confluence of land, air and sea blockades stopping Shell's plans to drill the Arctic for two days.
Climbers with Greenpeace and the Indigenous Peoples' Power Project dangled off the St John's Bridge to join a mass flotilla of hundreds of kayaktivists below to physically block the departure of Shell's icebreaker, the Fennica, on the Willamette River. Shell not only responded by having the Coast Guard and state and local police break the blockade, but also had Greenpeace found in contempt of a Federal court for violating a previously existing injunction resulting in huge fines for the organization. Big Oil topples governments, not surprising they'd utilize any means necessary to fight back against scrappy climate activists in the Pacific Northwest.
This past Monday, on the East Tavaputs plateau of Utah, land defenders shut down site-clearing work by the Canadian-owned US Oil Sands company on the first ever tar sands mine in the United States. Four people were arrested as part of a metal tripod blockade that prevented vehicles from passing on roads. Police eventually were forced to deploy a cherry-picker to remove the blockade.
Last summer, 26 were arrested shutting down the site with an ongoing camp on the plateau through the summer deploying actions. This campaign has been challenging US Oil Sands in the political and regulatory spheres as well as the backcountry of Utah's Book Cliffs for a number of years.
On Thursday, in the Northeast, things heated up against the build out of the natural gas infrastructure. At the Crestwood Midstream facility in Schuyler County, NY, eight anti-fracking activists were arrested in an ongoing campaign while reading Pope Francis' recent encyclical letter "On Care for Our Common Home." Numerous actions have occurred as a result of the "We Are Seneca Lake" campaign. It's always a happy day when people stand up by sitting in.
On the same day in Burrville, RI, a pediatrician and University of Rhode Island physics professor were arrested while locked to the entrance of a Spectra Energy site supporting the construction of a new fracked gas pipeline. This has also been one of many in an ongoing action campaign.
In Denton, TX, the anti-fracking movement has begun to enforce the fracking ban voted in by popular referendum, but repealed by an oil-complicit state government, with non-violent direct action. In Vermont, environmentalists have been engaged in a fierce fight against another fracked gas pipeline. At Cove Point, Md, another fight against a gas export facility regularly disrupts Big Gas' business as usual. In British Columbia, the Uni'stoten camp regularly turns back oil company workers and police in defiance of pipeline construction across First Nations land.
The fall promises to be climate action packed as well. Rising Tide North America and allies have put out a call to "Flood the System" in the build up to the UN Climate Talks in Paris. Over 20 "action councils" (and counting) have convened across the U.S. and Canada with plans to flood the systems of capitalism, racism, patriarchy and more driving the climate crisis. Whether they are mass actions like the sort we saw at Flood Wall Street last year, the recent kayaktivist mobilizations in Seattle and Portland or smaller, yet focused, groups of people strategically shutting down fossil fuel infrastructure in places like Rhode Island and Utah, the message will be clear — our popular resistance will directly confront the root causes of the climate crisis.
A brushfire rebellion against climate change and fossil fuels is spreading to challenge carbon spewing industries. Every fight, every action undermines its creditability. The political establishment, the police state, the media and many groups in the environmental non-profit complex have long insulated Big Oil and Big Coal from the grassroots. That is becoming less effective as the climate movements grow bigger, broader and bolder.
After last week's Utah action, US Oil Sands CEO Cameron Todd, obviously feeling the pressure of falling oil and stock prices, responded to the news of the action with "We're the environmentalists. We're the ones looking for a sustainable future." Whether that is self-deception or spin is irrelevant, as even the oil barons know that their social license is eroding quickly.
Scott Parkin is a climate organizer working with Rising Tide North America. You can follow him on Twitter at @sparki1969


After finishing up the second half of Taal last night, I attempted once more to watch Curse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲, yet once more I was confounded by a faulty DVD. So to sate my Jay Chou 周杰伦 craving, I popped in his 2007 World Tour concert DVD, unquestionably the least exciting selection out of my copious media haul from Beijing's Blue Line store three weeks ago.
And I've got to say, it's not a notable improvement over his previous concert DVD from 2004's Incomparable tour. Most egregious fault: no Dolby Digital. Even Jolin's 蔡依林 imaginatively titled "Live Concert" DVD from 2005 had Dolby Digital, though the constant subwoofer pummeling makes it nearly unlistenable. The set list on the new Jay DVD reminds me of the Shanghai stop of the Incomparable tour that I caught live a while back: following an opening flourish, there was a long stretch of very similar sounding ballads in the middle of the show, and he only made an effort to rouse the crowd with some peppier material towards the very end. There were some curious omissions, too: no 东风破, no 七里想, no 简单爱, no 夜曲. The performance overall seemed pretty lackadaisical (although it could be argued that this is simply his very calculated and well-worn style). He even flubbed the words of a few songs.
For surround sound, Curse of the Golden Flower was turning out to be much more titillating, before my Xbox gave up on the DVD. I loved hearing the imperial time-tellers scurrying about the imperial chambers intoning the hour in a flurry of bells. Even Taal was more imaginatively mixed, if none too subtly, fully Dolby Digital, with delayed vocal lines and hollerbacks bouncing around the rear speakers.
If Mr. Chou seeks to dominate in the global marketplace, I am afraid that simple stereo sound is not going to cut it.


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Edinburgh City Police & Metropolitan Police Officers in the Royal Garrison Artillery
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Fife County Police & Kirkcaldy Burgh Police in the Scots Guards in 1915
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PS Peter Haig
PS Peter Haig's 1903 and 1911 medals.
King Edward VII Police (Scotland) Medal 1903
King George V Coronation (Scottish Police) Medal 1911
East Lothian Constabulary
Peter Haig was born on 23 October 1861 near Jedburgh in the County of Roxburgh.
He was a Ploughman when he married Jessie Ellen Scott at Crailing in the County of Roxburgh in 1882.
He joined East Lothian Constabulary on 31 March, 1887 and was posted to Dunbar Police Station.
He was stationed at Garvald in 1891 and East Linton in 1896.
By 1901, he was back in Dunbar as Acting Sergeant. It was there that his wife, Jessie, died in 1907.
On 16 December, 1910, Police Sergeant Peter Haig of the Police Station, Tranent, married Christina Fairburn at Coldstream in the County of Berwick.
Acting PS Peter Haig retired from East Lothian Constabulary on 15 April, 1921 with 34 years. His annual Pension was £168, 3/8d (£168. 18p).
Christina died in Coldstream in 1934 aged 66.
Peter Haig died in Coldstream on 18 November, 1940 aged 79.
(Picture of PS Haig courtesy of East Lothian Council Archives)
A/PS Peter Haig - East Lothian Constabulary between 1904 and 1911
The envelope containing 1903 and 1911 ribbons addressed to PC John Hastie at Tranent Burgh Police office in 1912.
In an invoice dated 3 October, 1912, a 'Military Contractor, Manufacturer and Warehouseman' called A. C. Heath of 1-5 Barrack Road, Hounslow, London billed PC John Hastie of East Lothian Constabulary based at the Burgh Police Office in Tranent for "1 yard each of 1911 and 1903 Scottish Police medal ribbons @ 1/- a yard".
The ribbon was enclosed in the brown envelope shown below addressed to PC Hastie at Tranent. Within the envelope was a smaller envelope addressed to 'Sgt. Haig' with the number '2' presumably meaning the number of ribbons.
The actual ribbons can also be seen in the picture below.
The envelope addressed to 'Sgt. Haig' is in the same handwriting as that on the envelope further down which is addressed to "Pc Harper, Medal Ribbons, 2".
It is possible PC Hastie did a bulk order for a few of the East Lothian officers?
The Invoice for the 2 yards, 1 each of 1903 and 1911 Scottish Police Medal ribbons dated 2 October, 1912.
The envelope addressed to Sgt. Haig containing 2 ribbons.
The 1903 and 1911 ribbons purchased by PC Hastie from A. C. Heath in 1912.
PC Alexander Harper
East Lothian Constabulary PC Alexander Harper wearing the 1903 medal between 1904 and 1908.
King Edward VII Police (Scotland) Medal, 1903
King George V Coronation (Scottish Police) Medal, 1911
Alexander Harper was born on 31 January, 1864 at Bridgefoot of Boyndie in the County of Banff. His father was James Gordon, an 'Agricultural Labourer' and his mother, Ann Forsyth or Harper. His parents were married on 23 January, 1864 at Banff.
Mary Ann Gordon was born 3 October, 1863 in the Parish of Cabrach in the County of Aberdeen (but which is in Banffshire).
On 6 December, 1884, after Banns according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland, Alexander Harper, Farm Servant, (20), married Mary Ann Gordon, Domestic Servant, (20), at Silverford in the Parish of Auchendoir and Kearn in the County of Aberdeen.
The couple had three children over the next five years, Ann Thomson Harper, born in Auchendoir, Aberdeenshire, Isabella Harper, born in Marnoch in Banff and Alexander Gordon Harper, born in Forgue in Aberdeenshire.
On 22 November, 1889, Alexander Harper was appointed to East Lothian Constabulary as a 3rd Class Constable and posted to Ormiston Police Station.
His Personnel Record shows that he was "24 years, 5'10.5", 13 stones", with "Blue eyes, Brown hair and Fresh complexion".
It was in the County Police Station in Ormiston on 6 February, 1890 that Mary Jessie Gordon Harper was born.
The family were still there in the Census of 1891 and later that year, on 24 November, PC Harper was promoted to 2nd Class Constable.
He was transferred to Gifford in the Parish of Yester on 20 June, 1892. On 22 November that year, he was promoted to 1st Class Constable.
It was in Gifford that Maggie Forsyth Harper was born on 4 February, 1895 and, on 9 April, 1898, James Harper was born.
PC Harper was transferred to Gullane Police Station on 5 July, 1898.
In the Census of 1901, with the exception of Ann Thomson Harper, the rest of the family were now living at Hopetoun Place (Main door), Dirleton.
By the Census of 1911, only Alexander, Mary Ann, Maggie and James were living in Dirleton at 4 Hopetoun Place.
On 16 April, 1918 he was 'Advanced to Merit Class'.
He retired on pension from East Lothian Constabulary "on completion of service" on 28 November, 1922.
At Belhaven Hospital, Dunbar on 24 September, 1942, Mary Ann Harper, (78) married to Alexander Harper, Police Constable (retired), died. Her husband of 42 Hopetoun Terrace in Gullane, registered her death.
On 6 January, 1943, at 40 Henderson Row, Portobello in Edinburgh, Alexander Harper, (78), Police Constable (Retired) and Widower of Mary Ann Gordon, died. His usual address was 42 Hopetoun Terrace, Gullane.
His son Alexander Harper of 40 Henderson Row, Portobello registered his death.
PC Alexander Harper's 1903 and 1911 Scottish Police medals.
The envelope in which PC Harper received his spare medal ribbons from A. C. Heath in 1912.
Original box for King George V Coronation (Scottish Police) Medal, 1911 addressed to 'PC A Harper'.
East Lothian Constabulary constables between 1904 and 1908, contemporaries of PC Alexander Harper.
Fife County Police 1840 - 1949
Chief Constable William Tennant Gordon OBE KPM
Officer of the British Empire (GVR)
King's Police Medal (GVR)
Fife and Kinross Constabulary
Chief Constable James Tennant Gordon OBE KPM
James Tennant Gordon was born in Monymusk in the County of Aberdeen in 1865.
He joined Ayrshire Constabulary on 1 November 1884 and was promoted to Sergeant on 26 October 1891.
In 1895, he transferred to Hamilton Burgh Police as Inspector and Deputy Chief Constable.
Later that year, he was appointed Superintendent and Deputy Chief Constable of the County of Wigtownshire Police.
In June 1898, he was appointed Chief Constable of Banffshire Constabulary.
He was appointed Chief Constable of Fife and Kinross in December 1903. He commenced his duties on 16 January 1904.
After Local Government reorganisation in 1929, he ceased responsibility for Kinross when it was transferred to Perthshire.
James Tennant Gordon died in office while playing golf with the Provost of Cupar at Eden Sands Golf Course in St Andrew's on 24 November 1934.
James Tennant Gordon as Deputy Chief Constable of Wigtownshire Constabulary between 1895 - 1898 (Picture courtesy of Joe Craig at the Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary Museum - thanks Joe)_
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Chief Constable James Tennant Gordon of Fife County Police
Fife Constabulary 1840 - 2013
Superintendent Andrew Mitchell
Superintendent Andrew M Mitchell Fife Constabulary taken in 1942 while still with Dunfermline City Police
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
The Defence Medal
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Dunfermline City Police
Superintendent Andrew Mitchell Mitchell
Andrew Mitchell was born at Colton of Pittencrieff Farm, Dunfermline on 26 March, 1896. His father, Ebenezer Mitchell, a Flesher worked for his brother-in-law, John Marshall, the owner of the farm. Andrew Mitchell's mother was Janet Marshall or Mitchell.
There is no middle name on Andrew Mitchell's birth certificate.
The family were still living at Colton of Pittencrieff in the Census of 1901 when Ebenezer's occupation is 'Butcher'.
By the Census of 1911, the family were living at 48 Golfdrum Street in Dunfermline. Ebenezer was still a Butcher, he and Janet had been married 18 years, had six live births together, all six children of whom were still alive at the date of the Census.
Andrew was 15 and working as a Butcher.
On 8 August, 1914, according to his Personnel Record in Dunfermline City Police, Andrew Mitchell Mitchell was appointed as a 'Temporary Additional Constable' for the duration of the First World War. However, on 21 May, 1915, he was "Granted leave of absence to join the Army for the duration of the War." The entry is signed by "George Bruce, Chief Constable".
From his Army record, he enlisted the same day in the Army Service Corps (later to become the Royal Army Service Corps) as Private No. S4/094863 with the trade of Butcher.
He was posted to France arriving on 16 December, 1915. He later served in the Royal Engineers and the Labour Corps in France.
According to the record of Special Constables appointed to Dunfermline City Police on 10 May, 1915, "Ebenezer Mitchell, a Labourer (in H.M. Dockyard, Rosyth) 47 and 5' 9"" of 48 Golfdrum street, Dunfermline" was issued with "1 baton, 1 whistle and chain, 1 armband and 1 copy of instructions" for which he signed his name in the register.
Andrew M Mitchell was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Labour Corps on 16 April, 1918.
An entry in his Police Personnel Record dated 21 December 1918, states: "While still serving in the (?) Army and having attained the rank of Lieutenant, he resigned his appointment as a Temporary Additional Constable." This entry is also signed by "George Bruce, Chief Constable".
Andrew Mitchell's Medal Index Card (MIC) confirms his entitlement to the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal (BWM) and Victory Medal (VM). The 1914-15 Star is confirmed in Medal Roll RASC/5B4/3594 with the correct service number but the rank is shown as Sergeant. His entitlement to the BWM and VM are confirmed in Medal Roll Labour Corps Off/225/194 where his rank for both medals is 2nd Lieutenant.
The next entry on his Police Personnel Record dated 20 January, 1920 states: "Appointed to Permanent Force on this date. Service as a Temporary Constable to count as of 8 August, 1914 (Signed) George Bruce, Chief Constable."
According to his MIC, Andrew Mitchell applied for his medals on 12 September, 1921 when his address was '115 Chalmers Street, Dunfermline, Fife'.
On page 10 of 'A Pictorial History of Fife Constabulary' (Published in 1999 by Fife Constabulary to celebrate the amalgamation of the three previous forces in 1949) is a picture showing the Dunfermline City Police in 1911. The box below shows a direct quote from the booklet:
"Dunfermline City Police C. 1911. With the extension of the Burgh boundary that year, Which included H.M. Dockyard, Rosyth, 2 Constables were added to the strength of the Force making a total of 1 Chief Constable, 1 Inspector, 2 Sergeants, 2 Acting Sergeants and 17 Constables.
The latter were increased by another 7 officers with the commencement of hostilities in 1914. Three Temporary Constables were recruited to the Regular Force for the period of the war and 350 Special Constables were also enrolled to assist the Regulars.
Twelve Dunfermline men served in the Army, and one in the Navy, with their jobs left open for them to return after the war ended.
All of those on active service subsequently returned to duty with the exception of PC Thomas Lothian who was killed in action in 1917."
So far, I have not found his complete police career history but know from the newspaper cutting above that around 1942, Andrew M Mitchell was promoted to Lieutenant and Deputy Chief Constable after John Ritchie Inch became Chief Constable of Dunfermline City Police that year.
In 1949, Dunfermline City Police and Kirkcaldy Burgh Police amalgamated with Fife County Police to become Fife Constabulary.
I have also confirmed, courtesy of Police Scotland and Fife Council Archives that Superintendent Andrew M Mitchell retired on Pension from Fife Constabulary on 26 March, 1956.
I am grateful to the staff of Fife Council Archives and Police Scotland for their assistance in researching Andrew Mitchell's police career.
The Medals of Superintendent Andrew M Mitchell
Inspector Robert Wright
Inspector Robert Wright Fifeshire Constabulary
This medal is a bit of a mystery.
It was offered for sale in February, 2015 on EBay by a seller from who described it as being a "Medal named to Inspector R. Wright. Insp. Wright was an Inspector in the Dunfermline Constabulary."
I was initially outbid on the medal but then it was withdrawn for sale for "There being an error in the seller's description." I contacted the seller to enquire but heard nothing back?
There is no record of Robert Wright being awarded the 1911 medal in the Police Review and Parade Gossip issues of 1912.
However, according to the Scotland Census of 1911, "Robert Wright, (52), Inspector of Police, Fifeshire Constabulary, was living with his wife, Catherine Wright, (55) and their daughter, Catherine Wright, (15) at 53 Golfdrum Street in Dunfermline."
He and Catherine had been married for "33 years", had 3 children together, all of whom were still alive at the date of the Census.
Robert wright had been born in Aberdour in Fife, his wife in Cowdenbeath in Fife and their daughter in Anstruther in the County of Fife. Given his age and rank, and the fact that Anstruther was a County Station, he is more likely to be a County Police officer rather than Dunfermline Burgh Police. I am happy to correct this entry if further evidence disproves the above.
I have added his name to the Coronation (Scottish Police) Medal, 1911 medal roll as an officer in Fife Constabulary.
10 August, 2015 The mystery is solved! Please see below.
Inspector Robert Wright of Fife County Constabulary
Superintendent Robert Wright (Courtesy of Dundee Courier)
Superintendent Robert Wright (Front centre)
Thane of Fife Kepi Badge worn by Superintendent Wright in the picture above. The image is from page 6 of 'A Pictorial History of Fife Constabulary' published by Fife Constabulary in 1999.
'Thane of Fife' Victorian Superintendent's Kepi Badge
Superintendent Wright - Fife County Police probably before 1911.
Fife County Constabulary senior officer's kepi badge (late Victorian to early 20th century)
Kincardineshire Constabulary 1841 - 1949
Chief Constable Charles George
Chief Constable Charles George 1885 - 1924
Mid Lothian Constabulary 1840 - 1950
Deputy Chief Constable Samuel Wright
Deputy Chief Constable Samuel Wright's 1903 Medal
Mid Lothian County Police (The County Police of Edinburgh or Edinburghshire Constabulary)
Deputy Chief Constable (Superintendent) Samuel Wright
Samuel Wright was born on 28 February 1843 at Roxburgh Mains in the County of Roxburgh.
He joined the County Police of Edinburgh on 20 November 1866. In December that year, he married Margaret Gourlay.
Samuel Wright served as a Constable at Davidsons Mains, in the Parish of Cramond near Edinburgh, Granton, Dalkeith and Gorebridge as well as at Headquarters in the Midlothian County Council Buildings in Parliament Square, Edinburgh.
He died in service as Deputy Chief Constable of Mid Lothian Constabulary on 2 November 1909 in Edinburgh.
The Scotsman newspaper edition of Thursday 4 November 1909 reported the following:
"Death of the Mid Lothian Deputy Chief Constable
The death is announced at his residence, Jordan Lane, Edinburgh, of Mr Samuel wright, Deputy Chief Constable of Mid Lothian.
Mr Wright had been in indifferent health for some time past. He had been off duty about a fortnight and it was arranged that he should undergo an operation this week for an internal malady, but he died before that took place.
A native of Roxburgh, where he was born 64 years ago, Mr wright joined the Mid Lothian Constabulary in 1866. He was made a Sergeant in 1878, and in that capacity was stationed at Dalkeith and subsequently at Headquarters.
In 1884 he was promoted Inspector and went to Portobello, and in 1887 he became Superintendent and Deputy Chief Constable.
On that occasion, the residents of Portobello made him a presentation on his removal to Edinburgh.
He had served under four Chief Constables, Mr List, Mr Johnston, Captain Munro and Colonel Borthwick.
A capable and intelligent officer, Mr Wright had the confidence of his superiors, was well liked in the force, and was respected among the public among whom he served.
Mr Wright held a Certificate in Competency in Sanitary Science and in 1890 he acted as County Sanitary Inspector for a year until permanent arrangements were made.
In the course of his career as a police officer, the deceased had some exciting experiences. These included a fight with a gang of poachers on the Queensferry Road in 1871; and on the same road, he was badly mauled by a drunken Irishman he was trying to arrest. He had to go off duty with slight concussion of the brain. On an occasion in 1878, while at Stow, he had an exciting struggle on the River Gala with a navvy. A number of half-drunken (of whose) comrades stoned the officer."
On Monday 8 November 1909, the Scotsman reported the following:
Funeral of Deputy Chief Constable Wright:
On Saturday afternoon, the funeral of the late Deputy Chief Constable Wright, of the Mid Lothian Police took place form his residence at Jordan Lane to Bath Street Cemetery, Portobello.
The cortege was followed by a large gathering of relatives and friends, and the County and City Police forces were well represented.
There were present among the mourners, Chief Constable Ross, deputy Chief Constable Chisholm and Superintendents Moyes and Forbes of the City Police; Lieutenant Colonel Borthwick and Superintendents Robertson, Dickson and Mann representing the police of Mid, East and West Lothian; Colonel Trotter and Mr A.G.G. Asher of the County Council; Mr R.W. Renton, Procurator Fiscal of the County; and Mr W.B. Robertson, W.S. J.P., Fiscal of the County.
On arrival at the cemetery the mourners were considerably augmented by members of the County Constabulary.
A number of beautiful wreaths were placed over the grave, notable among which was a handsome everlasting wreath on a marble pedestal, subscribed for by members of the Constabulary in token of their esteem for the late officer."
This is Samuel Wright's only police medal entitlement.
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PC Thomas Moffat
PC Thomas Moffat's 'Visit to Scotland Medal.
Mid Lothian Constabulary
Thomas Moffat was born on 21 October, 1877 at 70 Albert Street in Glasgow. His father was Thomas Moffat, a 'Journeyman Iron Turner' and his mother, Ellen Dean or Moffat.
His parents were married on 8 September, 1876 at Glasgow.
Sometime after his 18th birthday in 1895, he joined Mid Lothian Constabulary because in the Census of 1901, Police Constable Thomas Moffat, (23), was living as a 'Lodger' at Allanhaugh in the Parish of Stow in the County of Midlothian. The nearest Police Station was Stow, a Mid Lothian Constabulary station.
PC Thomas was one of the 71 out of 84 Mid Lothian Constabulary officers on duty during the Visit of King Edward VII to the City and County of Edinburgh (Mid Lothian) during May, 1903. An account of the presentation of the medals on 15 March, 1904 can be found in the Police Review and Parade Gossip newspaper edition of 25 March, 1904, page 153.
Between that date and 1907, Thomas Moffat left Mid Lothian Constabulary.
On 6 July, 1908, Thomas Moffat, 30 years and single, an Engineer's Winch man, died at 54 Garnethill Street in Glasgow after a long illness. His parents were Thomas Moffat, an 'Engineer's Tool Maker' and Ellen Dean or Moffat.
His father registered the death.
This is PC Thomas Moffat's only medal entitlement from his police service.
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Federal court issues groundbreaking ruling protecting LGBTQ workers
7th Circuit Court panel rules sexual orientation discrimination prohibited under Title VII
Maria Dominguez	on April 5, 2017
In a landmark decision for LGBTQ rights, a full panel of the 7th Circuit Court has ruled that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation constitutes sex discrimination and is therefore prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This is the first ruling of its kind from a federal court and contradicts a recent ruling by the 11th Circuit which found that sexual orientation was not covered under Title VII.
HB2 repeal passes with key provisions infuriating LGBTQ advocates
HB 142 keeps local governments from banning discrimination
Maria Dominguez	on March 30, 2017
In a rushed collaboration not publicized until yesterday, North Carolina General Assembly Republican leadership crafted an HB2 repeal bill that activists are calling "HB 2.0." The bill, HB 142, passed through Senate and House chambers and was signed by Gov. Cooper despite LGBTQ advocates calling for the governor to veto the measure.
Owner of Rock Hill gay club fatally shoots man
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Activists, community members on both sides of CMS trans protections debate speak out at board meeting
Jeff Taylor / Social Media Editor	on August 9, 2016
Activists and community members both for and against transgender protections in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spoke out before and during a board meeting on Tuesday, which at times turned contentious. The North Carolina Values Coalition, a longtime fighter against equal rights for the LGBTQ community, held a rally ahead of the meeting. Proponents of the changes were also …
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Gov. McCrory heckles only openly gay member of the NCGA over loss of NBA All-Star Game
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Nothing is ever Gov. McCrory's fault. If there is anything he enjoys more than flying our state into the cliffs, it is claiming someone else made him do it. He has repeatedly tried to blame the Charlotte City Council for their supposed "overreach" in providing equal protection to the LGBT community, also known as pulling us …
N.C. House leadership drafts HB2 changes, no repeal in sight
Jeff Taylor / Social Media Editor	on June 28, 2016
N.C. House leadership has drafted changes to HB2 in response to pressure from the NBA, set to hold their 2017 All Star Game in Charlotte. The North Carolina General Assembly claimed Charlotte's LGBT non-discrimination ordinance forced them to pass HB2, which not only overrides all non-discrimination in the state but also prevents transgender individuals from …
Gun rights amendment appears on NC House calendar one day after mass shooting in Orlando nightclub
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Charlotte City Council removes "economic impact of HB2" from meeting, does not vote on repeal of ordinance
Jeff Taylor / Social Media Editor	on May 23, 2016
The Charlotte City Council removed the topic of the economic impact of HB2 and opted not take a vote on the repeal of the expanded LGBT non-discrimination ordinance at Monday night's dinner meeting, which had been feared by community members and non-profit groups. Related: LGBT rights groups urge Charlotte City Council not to compromise with NCGA over HB2 …
DOJ Attorney General Loretta Lynch announces federal lawsuit against NC over HB2
Jeff Taylor / Social Media Editor	on May 9, 2016
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Introducing: Beer Academy, downtown's new brewery, education centre and tasting room for hopheads
By Caroline Aksich | July 18, 2012
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After Duggan's shuttered its downtown brewpub last year, it felt as though the wind was knocked out of the sails of the burgeoning Ontario craft beer movement (the opening of Bellwoods Brewery went some way in reversing that). Late this June, however, Beer Academy opened in the very Romanesque building that Duggan's vacated, and their team of brewers and beer sommeliers are adamant that Ontario craft beer is here to stay. We went down to Victoria Street to take a look.
Beer Academy, run by Six Pints Specialty Beer Company (Molson's craft beer wing), is not your typical brewpub. In fact, it's not really a pub at all. Instead, the focus is on beer education: when people walk into the building, they enter by the tasting room, which is equipped with 10 beer taps, six of which are dedicated to Beer Academy brews. Customers can order a pint, or enjoy a flight of three six-ounce glasses (both $5.25). Each beer comes with a card that details the malts, hops, yeast, strength, bitterness and colour of the brew. "Our goal is to be as transparent as possible, because we want people to learn about beer and appreciate its complexities," explains operations manager Aaron Bilyea. Each table is equipped with a stack of comment cards, and feedback is incorporated into the recipe for the next batch. There's also a retail shop with 625 ml bottles ($6.50) and growlers ($16) for sale.
The back room is a spacious event space with a library of beer books, an expansive bar and a Beauty and the Beast–sized dining table perfect for large family gatherings or other big events (the Ontario Brewing Awards were held here earlier this summer). The décor leans more towards the traditional Bavarian than Duggan's colder feel, with a few eye-catching embellishments like a bar top made of recycled beer bottles and reclaimed wood. Curious patrons are invited to take a tour of the brewery ($15), which involves a history of beer (the walls are covered with beer-related dates and facts) and a walkthrough of the beer's three-storey journey from whole grain (second floor) to fermentation (basement) to glass (main floor). Beer Academy is also beginning to host culinary beer tours ($20), which explore the interplay between beer, food and the palate. We checked out a cheese and beer sampling led by beer sommelier Justin Lamontagne, which involved four beers, each paired with a matching cheese. When Duggan's closed, many beer fans speculated that the space was just too big to operate as one huge bar. If that's true, perhaps the academy has struck upon a more reliable formula.
Beer Academy's event space
Introducing: Beer Academy
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Aaron Bilyea runs the show at the Beer Academy
The basement, where beer is fermented
The Beer Academy sells 64-ounce growlers ($16), which they fill with a counter-pressure growler filler. The bottle-recycling program has been a little compromised, however, because people like the bottles' aesthetic so much they haven't been returning them

Patrons can walk about with a 625 ml bottle ($6.50) or a growler ($16)
A table filled with barley
Beer bottles and cans from across the eras
A large display on the history of beer
The Beauty and the Beast–sized dining table, being used here to stamp the labels for the most recent brew
A small library of beer books
Beer triptych of barley, running water and hops. They wanted to include yeast, but it was too volatile
Todd Fowler shows off his new toy, which infuses the beer with nitrogen as it travels through the faucet. Nitrogen is what gives Guinness its creaminess
An apothecary drawer filled with bottles of the scents and tastes that one can experience while drinking a beer. Justin Lamontagne uses these to help hone beer enthusiasts' palates. The drawers are stuffed with everything from raisins and bubble gum to coriander and cinnamon
Todd Fowler, brewmaster and Justin Lamontagne, beer sommelier
The cheeses we tasted were a Champfleury (paired with the kölsch); a Saint-Paulin (paired with a Creemore Springs lager); a sharp three-year old cheddar (paired with a malty IPA); and a smoked gouda (with a porter)

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A flight of three beers, complete with detailed information on the malts, hops, yeast, strength, bitterness and colour of the brew ($5.25)
We challenged ourselves to describe the beers without using standard colour terminology. At one point, a foam cap was described as a tortilla, while the beer was described as rust-coloured
Beer sommelier Justin Lamontagne (left) and brewmaster Todd Fowler (right) are serious about beer, and more than keen to share their knowledge with neophytes and home brewers alike

First off in our culinary beer tour, we're introduced to the difference between brewing water and Toronto City water. Note the particulates in the glass on the right, while the brewing water has had all the impurities filtered out. We also learn that if you play with the hardness and softness of the water, it will affect the beer.
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The Beer Academy, 75 Victoria St., beeracademy.ca, @beeracademyTO
Topics: Beauty and the Beast Beer Beer Academy Bellwoods Brewery Drinks Duggan's Brewery microbrews Molson Coors Openings Sommeliers Toronto
3 thoughts on "Introducing: Beer Academy, downtown's new brewery, education centre and tasting room for hopheads"
Jimmy Simpson says:
A 625 ml bottle for $6.25 ???! The beer had better be good.
Considering you can get 946 ml of Mad Tom for $5.90.
Glad that the space has been kept as a brewery, good luck.
Will check it out after work tomorrow.
I bet they don't do lectures on the illegal stuff the province and large brewers get away with every day. Like this location. Yay America!
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This is a wolf in sheeps clothing – I would have liked to have seen a real micro-brew pub in this location, not labatt's posing as a company that gives a crap about good beer.
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Letter XXXIII.
To the Synod of Ephesus331331 This letter has a note prefixed to it in some Gk. and Latin mss. to the effect that it was produced but suppressed, and not allowed to be read through Dioscorus, Bishop of Alexandria..
Leo, bishop, to the holy Synod which is assembled at Ephesus.
I. He commends the Emperor's appeal to the chair of Peter.
The devout faith of our most clement prince, 47knowing that it especially concerns his glory to prevent any seed of error from springing up within the catholic Church, has paid such deference to the Divine institutions as to apply to the authority of the Apostolic See for a proper settlement: as if he wished it to be declared by the most blessed Peter himself what was praised in his confession, when the Lord said, "whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am332332 S. Matt. xvi. 13 and 16.?" and the disciples mentioned various people's opinion: but, when He asked what they themselves believed, the chief of the apostles, embracing the fulness of the Faith in one short sentence, said, "Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God333333 S. Matt. xvi. 13 and 16.:" that is, Thou who truly art Son of man art also truly Son of the living God: Thou, I say, true in Godhead, true in flesh and one altogether334334 Utrumque (Γκ. ἑκάτερον) unus., the properties of the two natures being kept intact. And if Eutyches had believed this intelligently and thoroughly, he would never have retreated from the path of this Faith. For Peter received this answer from the Lord for his confession. "Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is in heaven. And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church: and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it335335 S. Matt. xvi. 17, 18.." But he who both rejects the blessed Peter's confession, and gainsays Christ's Gospel, is far removed from union with this building; for he shows himself never to have had any zeal for understanding the Truth, and to have only the empty appearance of high esteem, who did not adorn the hoary hairs of old age with any ripe judgment of the heart.
II. The heresy of Eutyches is to be condemned, though his full repentance may lead to his restitution.
But because the healing even of such men must not be neglected, and the most Christian Emperor has piously and devoutly desired a council of bishops to be held, that all error may be destroyed by a fuller judgment, I have sent our brothers Julius the bishop, Renatus the presbyter, and my son Hilary the deacon, and with them Dulcitius the notary, whose faith we have proved, to be present in my stead at your holy assembly, brethren, and settle in common with you what is in accordance with the Lord's will. To wit, that the pestilential error may be first condemned, and then the restitution of him, who has so unwisely erred, discussed, but only if embracing the true doctrine he fully and openly with his own voice and signature condemns those heretical opinions in which his ignorance has been ensnared: for this he has promised in the appeal which he sent to us, pledging himself to follow our judgment in all things336336 Cf. Lett. XXI., chaps. i. and ii.. On receiving our brother and fellow-bishop Flavian's letter, we have replied to him at some length on the points which he seems to have referred to us337337 See Lett. XXVII., n. 7.: that when this error which seems to have arisen, has been destroyed, there may be one Faith and one and the same confession throughout the whole world to the praise and glory of God, and that "in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things on earth, and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father338338 Phil. ii. 10.." Dated 13th June in the consulship of the illustrious Asturius and Protogenes (449).
331 This letter has a note prefixed to it in some Gk. and Latin mss. to the effect that it was produced but suppressed, and not allowed to be read through Dioscorus, Bishop of Alexandria.
332 S. Matt. xvi. 13 and 16.
334 Utrumque (Γκ. ἑκάτερον) unus.
335 S. Matt. xvi. 17, 18.
336 Cf. Lett. XXI., chaps. i. and ii.
337 See Lett. XXVII., n. 7.
338 Phil. ii. 10.


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Ex-CBBC exec to head up creative at The Foundation
Ex-CBBC exec Steven Andrew is set to become The Foundation's first creative director.
By Wendy Goldman Getzler
Ex-CBBC exec Steven Andrew is set to become The Foundation's first creative director.
Charged with overseeing a portfolio of new commissions, existing productions and new developments for the Zodiak Media-owned children's TV production house, Andrew will work to develop the business in the UK as well as build on international productions such as Waybuloo, Tic Toc House and The Buzzer – the company's first production for Al Jazeera.
Andrew hails from the BBC where he served as the head of CBBC production. Prior to joining the BBC in 2009, he was programme director at ITV Digital Channels.
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Wendy is Kidscreen's Associate Editor. When she's not sourcing material for the brand's daily email newsletter, she's researching, writing and connecting with others about the newest trends in digital media. Contact Wendy at wgoldman@brunico.com.
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Prabowo will not create Islamic caliphate, says Christian brother
Jakarta / Mon, January 28, 2019 / 12:23 pm
Presidential candidate and Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto. (Antara/Aprillio Akbar)
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's younger brother, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, who is also a member of Prabowo's campaign team, said he could guarantee that the Gerindra Party chairman would not seek to create an Islamic state if he won the upcoming presidential election.
Hashim made the statement at a "Diversity and Peaceful Election" event organized by the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) on Sunday.
At the event, a woman asked Hashim, who is a Christian, about the support Prabowo received from the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and hard-line mass organization Islam Defenders Front (FPI), and whether that meant Prabowo would create a caliphate.
"I will tell you ma'am, what is the guarantee that Prabowo will not create a caliphate? I am that guarantee," he said as quoted by tempo.co. "My Catholic older sister and brother-in-law, they are also the guarantees."
Prabowo's support among conservative Muslims, including former sympathizers of the now-banned Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), has led to rumors that he would turn Indonesia into an Islam-based state if he was elected.
Hashim, however, said, as a politician, Prabowo would accept support from anyone, and that it did not necessarily indicate what Prabowo would do if he was president.
"We accept support from anyone, except the devil," he said. "We would even accept support from the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of PKI [now-defunct Indonesian Communist Party] members, as long as Prabowo is not led to the hammer and sickle." (kmt/ipa)
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By Andrea Widburg
Stacey Abrams, who unsuccessfully ran for governor of Georgia and then made a national name for herself by insisting that she had actually won, was fantasizing again at the virtual Democrat convention. This time, she claimed that Trump is a do-nothing coward. Whether one likes Trump or not, those are the two least realistic words ever to describe him. Abrams's straw man president is worth noting because so much of what's happening at the DNC is fake. Like Hillary Clinton, Stacey Abrams has managed to make a career out of being a loser. Abrams is so certain that voter suppression (i.e., cleaning deadwood out of the Georgia voting rolls) caused her to lose that she still insists that Governor Brian Kemp is not the governor. Instead, in her mind, Abrams is governor. Abrams has also distinguished herself by writing bad romances and by pushing aggressively to become Biden's vice presidential...(Read Full Post)


Vikram not surprisingly performed his profession's best execution in all the characters he played in. His devotion for the film has been seen on screen. Amy Jackson will have an impressive future beyond any doubt after this film. She is a benefit for the film and she performed to the extreme. Suresh Gopi has done an imperative part and all the others did equity for their allocated employments.
The story of the film is a dainty line and what can become wildly successful is the screenplay. The screenplay has been exhausting with unnecessary things developed the screen. The dialogs have been normal. The music has been great and visuals in the tunes have been incredible. The cinematography is the highlight of the film and the visuals are justified regardless of viewing. The generation qualities have been excellent enough. Shankar who has scored colossal hits has neglected to live up the desires. The portrayal and the length of the film had a tremendous effect.
Don't go to the movie with expectations which you will definitly have on a Shankar's movie. It not at all reached the expectations. Too boring screenplay and too lengthy movie make it feel irritated. But Vikram Acting, Amy presence and Cinematography is just superb. Overall its an below average movie giving you nothing.


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Mangakahia battles back from breast cancer to play final Syracuse season
Mangakahia returns for final SU season after breast cancer battle
NCAA grants the Orange's all-time-assist leader an eligibility extension waiver.
Published: October 2, 2020 | Updated: October 7th, 2020 at 11:38 am
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Tiana Mangakahia, shown here driving to the basket against Drexel in 2017, will return to play with the Orange this season.
This time last year, Tiana Mangakahia watched her Syracuse women's basketball team post a winning record from the sidelines. The Australian guard – a player with WNBA potential and the fastest player in program history to score 1,000 points – wasn't afforded the opportunity to add more records to her resume, as her senior season was spent recovering from breast cancer.
Now, with Breast Cancer Awareness Month in full swing, Mangakahia received the news that her extension of eligibility waiver had been granted by the NCAA, allowing her to take the court for the first time since the end of the 2018-19 season.
It was during that last season, in April 2019, that Mangakahia opted to delay her professional basketball dreams and return to Syracuse for her final year of eligibility. Two months later, in June 2019, she shared that she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Grade 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, a form of breast cancer.
Mangakahia underwent eight rounds of chemotherapy and two surgeries. She was eventually cleared for practice but playing any games that season was out of the question. After intensive treatments and a year-and-a-half off the court, Mangakahia is ready to play for the Orange once again.
"I'm super happy about this news and I just feel really excited for this season," said Mangakahia. "I just feel very blessed to have this opportunity again to play with Syracuse University."
Mangakahia said the conditioning has been the hardest to get back, putting herself at a seven or an eight on a scale to 10. She's confident, through working out with the team and going through drills in practice, that she'll move back to where she was prior to her diagnosis.
"I know I've put in work, after surgery, and I'm just ready to get on the court and play our first game. I kind of just want it to happen tomorrow."
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Tiana Mangakahia is the fastest player in program history to score 1,000 points.
The one person more excited than Tiana to be back may be head coach Quentin Hillsman, who sees Mangakahia and Kiara Lewis as the best guard tandem in the country.
"It's a great day for Tiana, first of all," said Coach Q, as he's informally known. "She's really fought hard to have this opportunity, so I'm just super excited for her to be able to finish her career, and I think it's going to be one of those deals where you're going to see a player come back really strong.
"Just having the ball back in her hands and having her run the offense, we feel really confident in our guard position. It's just been a natural progression for Tiana, getting herself back into shape, and I believe that she's just about there and it's been great for Kiki [Kiara Lewis] as well."
There's no question Mangakahia will be a vital addition to the Orange on the court. Mangakahia will have the chance to build on her junior campaign, which saw her named AP All-America Honorable Mention, WBCA All-America Honorable Mention, Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award Top-5 Finalist, and the Syracuse Female Athlete of the Year. In 2018-19, she led the Orange in points (573), points per game (16.9), assists (287), assists per game (8.4) and free throw percentage (88.2%).
But, for Coach Hillsman, Mangakahia's impact extends far beyond the court.
"From a leadership standpoint, it's everything," said Hillsman about Tiana's importance to the team. "Surely the toughness from being diagnosed to now is just a tremendous feat in itself. I think that toughness should translate into everything that we do on and off the court."
The start of the basketball season has yet to be announced due to the pandemic. But Mangakahia knows, whenever that first game rolls around, she's ready to come back the same player she was in 2019.
Mangakahia said, "Just thinking about everything that I had to go through to be back on the court and healthy again, knowing I did all of that so I could be on the court, I got through all of that and now it's time to step up and do what I came to Syracuse for."


Saw the first 3 episodes of the new MTV-TV-Series, and thought this might be a good read.
Well, it was not, first, the heroine is blonde model-like woman, blah, no blondes for me.
In the TV series, she is way more interesting.
And the book is from 2004, no mobile phones, only a little internet (dating site).
The TV-series ist not too obviously based on this, luckily.
What really put me off, the stile of writing, a scene and chapter ended, and the story jumped ahead, leaving things out, some to be explained later, some not, so many questions and wrong decisions open, that I did not really engage with the characters and the 1 and 1/2 twists which came near the end, I did not see coming.
Looking back on how long it took me to finish the book, I should have DNFd it near the beginning or fast read it in one day.
Wether you like the TV-Series or not, do not read this book, not recommended!


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"Today, mobility is more than just smartphones and apps..."
Federal government, healthcare and retail will drive mobility spending during the coming years, as consumption levels widen across key industry verticals.
According to IDC's new Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide, enterprise and consumer spending on mobile devices, software, and services will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7 percent from $US1.66 trillion in 2015 to $1.85 trillion by 2019.
"Today, mobility is more than just smartphones and apps, it is the lynchpin in driving new consumer behaviours, the future of work, and the digital transformation we are witnessing in real-time," says Carrie MacGillivray, Vice President, Mobile and Internet of Things, IDC.
While the holistic mobility market may seem mature, organisations across industries are leveraging a deeper set of capabilities to further transform their businesses, driven by heightened IT acumen from the consumer mobility market.
Mobility may have started with the simple concept of shifting employees from being desk-bound to being mobile, but MacGillivray believes it has advanced and evolved to the point where many organisations are now embracing capabilities unique to both mobility and their industries.
MacGillivray says changing industry compliance requirements, government healthcare mandates in the U.S., and the need for specialised devices, software, and secure storage will drive healthcare providers to be the leading growth industry for mobility.
Consequently, IDC forecasts that global healthcare firms will spend more than $US30 billion on mobility solutions by 2019, representing a four-year CAGR of 7.2 percent.
Meanwhile, as federal/central governments embrace Digital Transformation (DX), MacGillivray believes a strong component will be articulated through the adoption of mobile IT.
Mobility spending by global governments will have a CAGR of 5.7 percent over the forecast period to $US30.6 billion.
Retailing has already benefitted from the consumer embrace of mCommerce, yet IDC believes retail will continue to be a strong growth opportunity, particularly in emerging markets, with a CAGR of 5.6 percent.
"The ability to link supply chains to customer-facing ordering capabilities, increasingly deployed in a mobile-first context, will drive consistent profitability for a wider set of smaller, more specialised retailers as they look to be competitive with mass merchant firms eager to modernise their in-store infrastructures," MacGillivray adds.
From a company size perspective, IDC expects small offices with 1 to 9 employees to represent the strongest share of global mobility spending, as the 70-plus million small businesses either deepen their capabilities with industry-specific mobile apps, or start-ups in emerging markets develop their own mobile-first organisations with devices and basic services.
"While mobile device ownership and general app uptake has already impacted consumers and businesses large and small, utilising mobile capabilities to drive wholesale digital transformation in personal and professional spaces continues to represent a growth opportunity for vendors and channel partners," adds Chris Chute, Vice President, Customer Insights and Analysis Group, IDC.
From a regional perspective, software spending growth will be fastest in Asia/Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa.
At the same time, service spending will be the largest category overall with 2019 spending reaching $US332 billion in Asia/Pacific and $US249 billion in the U.S. hardware spending will be largest in Asia/Pacific, the U.S., and Western Europe, with these three regions accounting for 71 percent of the $US688.7 billion in 2019 global device spending.
Meanwhile, the fastest growth in hardware spending will be in Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East and Africa.


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import com.liferay.portal.model.CacheModel;
import com.liferay.portal.service.ServiceContext;

import com.liferay.portlet.expando.model.ExpandoBridge;

import java.io.Serializable;

import java.util.Date;

/**
 * The base model interface for the Logging service. Represents a row in the "mvp_Logging" database table, with each column mapped to a property of this class.
 *
 * <p>
 * This interface and its corresponding implementation {@link de.fraunhofer.fokus.movepla.model.impl.LoggingModelImpl} exist only as a container for the default property accessors generated by ServiceBuilder. Helper methods and all application logic should be put in {@link de.fraunhofer.fokus.movepla.model.impl.LoggingImpl}.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author jpa
 * @see Logging
 * @see de.fraunhofer.fokus.movepla.model.impl.LoggingImpl
 * @see de.fraunhofer.fokus.movepla.model.impl.LoggingModelImpl
 * @generated
 */
public interface LoggingModel extends BaseModel<Logging> {
    /*
     * NOTE FOR DEVELOPERS:
     *
     * Never modify or reference this interface directly. All methods that expect a logging model instance should use the {@link Logging} interface instead.
     */

    /**
     * Returns the primary key of this logging.
     *
     * @return the primary key of this logging
     */
    public long getPrimaryKey();

    /**
     * Sets the primary key of this logging.
     *
     * @param primaryKey the primary key of this logging
     */
    public void setPrimaryKey(long primaryKey);

    /**
     * Returns the logging ID of this logging.
     *
     * @return the logging ID of this logging
     */
    public long getLoggingId();

    /**
     * Sets the logging ID of this logging.
     *
     * @param loggingId the logging ID of this logging
     */
    public void setLoggingId(long loggingId);

    /**
     * Returns the create date of this logging.
     *
     * @return the create date of this logging
     */
    public Date getCreateDate();

    /**
     * Sets the create date of this logging.
     *
     * @param createDate the create date of this logging
     */
    public void setCreateDate(Date createDate);

    /**
     * Returns the modified date of this logging.
     *
     * @return the modified date of this logging
     */
    public Date getModifiedDate();

    /**
     * Sets the modified date of this logging.
     *
     * @param modifiedDate the modified date of this logging
     */
    public void setModifiedDate(Date modifiedDate);

    /**
     * Returns the is simple search of this logging.
     *
     * @return the is simple search of this logging
     */
    public Boolean getIsSimpleSearch();

    /**
     * Sets the is simple search of this logging.
     *
     * @param isSimpleSearch the is simple search of this logging
     */
    public void setIsSimpleSearch(Boolean isSimpleSearch);

    /**
     * Returns the search string of this logging.
     *
     * @return the search string of this logging
     */
    @AutoEscape
    public String getSearchString();

    /**
     * Sets the search string of this logging.
     *
     * @param searchString the search string of this logging
     */
    public void setSearchString(String searchString);

    /**
     * Returns the category i d string of this logging.
     *
     * @return the category i d string of this logging
     */
    @AutoEscape
    public String getCategoryIDString();

    /**
     * Sets the category i d string of this logging.
     *
     * @param categoryIDString the category i d string of this logging
     */
    public void setCategoryIDString(String categoryIDString);

    /**
     * Returns the region i d string of this logging.
     *
     * @return the region i d string of this logging
     */
    @AutoEscape
    public String getRegionIDString();

    /**
     * Sets the region i d string of this logging.
     *
     * @param regionIDString the region i d string of this logging
     */
    public void setRegionIDString(String regionIDString);

    /**
     * Returns the entitlement i d string of this logging.
     *
     * @return the entitlement i d string of this logging
     */
    @AutoEscape
    public String getEntitlementIDString();

    /**
     * Sets the entitlement i d string of this logging.
     *
     * @param entitlementIDString the entitlement i d string of this logging
     */
    public void setEntitlementIDString(String entitlementIDString);

    /**
     * Returns the target o s of this logging.
     *
     * @return the target o s of this logging
     */
    @AutoEscape
    public String getTargetOS();

    /**
     * Sets the target o s of this logging.
     *
     * @param targetOS the target o s of this logging
     */
    public void setTargetOS(String targetOS);

    /**
     * Returns the fee of this logging.
     *
     * @return the fee of this logging
     */
    public int getFee();

    /**
     * Sets the fee of this logging.
     *
     * @param fee the fee of this logging
     */
    public void setFee(int fee);

    /**
     * Returns the target category of this logging.
     *
     * @return the target category of this logging
     */
    @AutoEscape
    public String getTargetCategory();

    /**
     * Sets the target category of this logging.
     *
     * @param targetCategory the target category of this logging
     */
    public void setTargetCategory(String targetCategory);

    /**
     * Returns the passel of this logging.
     *
     * @return the passel of this logging
     */
    public long getPassel();

    /**
     * Sets the passel of this logging.
     *
     * @param passel the passel of this logging
     */
    public void setPassel(long passel);

    public boolean isNew();

    public void setNew(boolean n);

    public boolean isCachedModel();

    public void setCachedModel(boolean cachedModel);

    public boolean isEscapedModel();

    public Serializable getPrimaryKeyObj();

    public void setPrimaryKeyObj(Serializable primaryKeyObj);

    public ExpandoBridge getExpandoBridge();

    public void setExpandoBridgeAttributes(ServiceContext serviceContext);

    public Object clone();

    public int compareTo(Logging logging);

    public int hashCode();

    public CacheModel<Logging> toCacheModel();

    public Logging toEscapedModel();

    public String toString();

    public String toXmlString();
}

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Novato Brewer Jonathan MacDonald will be on hand to chat a little about each beer and answer any questions you may have about beer, comparative theology, international geopolitical strategy, or theoretical particle physics. Or maybe it was just one of those things, we can't remember what he said. You'll just have to ask him.
If you want to be 100% ready for the awesomeness of Adobe Creek's beers, you can work up a proper thirst before-hand with a good deed workout. The trail that Marin County calls "Eagle Rim" (but we've always heard referred to as "Fenceline") needs some TLC. So grab your MTB and join us as we'll be riding up Mt Burdell round-abouts 9am to lend some hands... this work will lead to the official adoption and hiking/cycling designation of the trail. More trails to legally ride bikes on in Novato!?!? YES PLEASE!
Hazy and smooth IPA that features Nelson Sauvin, Citra, and Amarillo hops. Notes of citrus, mango, and gooseberry.
Hazy pale ale hopped with Galaxy, Citra, and Mosaic hops. Dripping with aromas and flavors of pineapple, mango, passionfruit, and citrus.
Tart wheat ale with a large amount of raspberries and cranberries added during the tail end of fermentation. Juicy, jammy, and tart.
West coast style IPA with Mosaic, Simcoe, and Falconer's Flight hops. Notes of grapefruit, orange zest, pine, and dank resin.
Amber lager brewed using Pilsner, corn, and Vienna malt. Clean and crisp with a nice malty backbone.
Imperial stout with over 2.5 gallons of maple syrup added per barrel. Aged between 6-12 months in a rye whiskey barrel from a local distillery in Sonoma County. Massive flavors of dark and bittersweet chocolate, maple, vanilla, oak, and rye whiskey.


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First things first, I'd like to wish you all a very happy new year! I hope you have enjoyed the holidays profusely my dears, because I definitely have. I can't really believe I'm writing this post already, the year has gone so quick. I just thought I'd share my 5 top posts of 2016. All together through out the year Dainty Dweeb has had 3,307 views, 1,304 visitors, 280 likes and 160 comments. Wow! A lot more than I thought, considering my blog is just a hobby it's more than I could have imagined.
When I wrote this post, little did I know it would become my most popular post of 2016, with 155 views and 100 likes. It just goes to show people prefer to read posts that you enjoy to write because I thoroughly enjoyed writing this. It was so much fun thinking of different things that can help inspire others to write a lifestyle post.
Taking part in tag's is always fun, you end up finding out things about other bloggers you never knew, whether is a personal tag or not they're always fun to read! I was tagged in this by Hollie from It's Hollie Ann and although I've known Hollie for years, we actually went to school together, I actually learnt something new about her from her post!
I still remember the excitement I had when writing this post. I can't believe Nathan and I have been in our home for nearly a year already. It only feels like we moved in a couple of months ago! Time flies and all that. I can tell you now, we're still picking up bits that we need, like the other day I made boiled eggs for dippy soldiers for breakfast the other day and realised we had no egg cups. Yes, I did call it dippy soldiers, I'm still a kid at heart okay?
Ahhh, a good old Primark haul. Who doesn't love to see what others pick up in the shops? All though I must say, all of my picks from this haul are stored away in my drawers now, as it's a little cold to be wearing them at the moment!
All though I've never been much of a beauty blogger – I'm not the best with make up and I'd much rather chuck my hair up in a messy bun in the mornings. I am rather proud of how well this post did! Maybe, it will give me the confidence to toy around with beauty posts a little more this year? Who knows!
Well that's it, my top five posts of this year. Sitting here cosy in bed, I can't help but wonder what will be my top 5 posts of 2017?


Makerere University council has approved and started the implementation of the proposed 15% tuition increment for the undergraduate students starting 2018/19. This comes a few weeks after a seven member student leaders committee report that suggested Makerere university increases the tuition by 15% for only new students was handed over to the University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe for cross examination.
Now if the Professors social media handles are anything to go by, the Council has approved the report and the new structure will come into play starting with the 2018/2019 academic year.
For starters, the Makerere University council had earlier suggested a 91% increase in the tuition structure which raised eye brows among the students' fraternity and prompting student leaders to carry out various visits to different Universities across East Africa in a bid to bench mark how they have been able to implement tuition increment policies over the years. The students suggested that instead of a 91% increase, Makerere can go with a 15% increment considering a number of factors such as the current economy out cries among others.
A section of the students still prefer a preservation of the status quo saying any increase in the tuition is exploitative considering the tough economic conditions.
These have gone ahead to file a petition of the guild speaker and president Papa Were Salim saying they didn't represent the voice of the students and therefore need to vacate office.


A medium-sized Hyperolius (males up to 29 mm) from Zambia, Angola and south-western R. D. Congo. Dorsum uniform olive to brown, in life violet green. Ventrum black with large white or pale yellow spots which may be elongated longitudinally. Pupil horizontal.
Occurs at rather high altitudes on the Angolan plateau. Distributed from Zambia through Angola to south-western R. D. Congo according to Channing.
No field information is available for this species.
Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2008 Hyperolius steindachneri: Steindachner's Reed Frog <http://amphibiaweb.org/species/589> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Apr 26, 2019.


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Q: How to change button look based on how many times it was pressed? Im very new to the android and im stuck at this. Ive been trying to figure out how to dynamically change the look of a button based on how many times it was pressed. There are total 4 states, and they loop back to the first state. This is how the 4 states look like. Can somebody point me in the right direction?

A: What you can do is declare a variable which stores the number of Button clicks, and for each number of Button clicks you increment the count and change the background resource of the Button as such:
int buttonClickCount = 0;

Button button = findViewById(//ID of button);

button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                buttonClickCount++;
                if(buttonCount == 1)
                    mButton.setBackgroundResource(//background resource for image 1);
                else if(buttonCount ==2)
                    mButton.setBackgroundResource(//background resource for image 2);
        //continue the rest
            }
        });

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How can we apply connected technologies to provide transportation solutions that are more efficient and cost effective?
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How can we differentiate our products and services to address consumer interests around safety and convenience?
Ness partnered with a transportation technology vendor to build a digital solution that includes account-based ticketing, automated fare collection, payment systems, and passenger information solutions for transit operators around the globe. The solution included an omnichannel booking engine and reporting to reconcile passenger transactions quickly and accurately.
Ness collaborated with a client to create a navigation platform for connected cars, resulting in next generation 2D and 3D mapping solutions and innovative 3D renderings. This included partnering with the client on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Navigation Data Standards.
Ness leveraged its Internet of Things, data analytics, cloud, and transportation expertise to deliver a modern telematics platform for a client's fleet managers. The solution included a redesigned, field engineer application workflow that reduced install times for on-board vehicle monitoring units from more than an hour to a few minutes.


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Authorities step up harassment of independent news centre
The Cuban authorities are waging a campaign to intimidate Hablemos Press, a Havana-based independent news centre, presumably because of its criticism of the government. In the past three months, 14 of its correspondents have been threatened and 10 have been briefly detained on at least one occasion. According to Hablemos Press director Roberto Jesús Guerra Pérez, the situation began to deteriorate during the 6th Congress of the Cuban Communist party in April, when new economic and social measures were announced. Security agents banned journalists from leaving home throughout the congress, Guerra said. The hounding of Hablemos Press is typical of the plight of independent journalists in Cuba, where civil liberties are universally flouted. A new crackdown has been launched on anyone trying to express dissident views. Journalists are being subject to repeated arrests and brief spells in detention with the aim of reducing them to silence. "The measures announced during the 6th Congress must be accompanied by an opening-up on human rights and democracy issues," Reporters Without Borders said. "We call for the legalization of independent media that are not controlled by the state, an end to the criminalization of dissident views, access for all Cubans to an unfiltered Internet and the repeal of all laws that restrict media freedom. The government must also honour its international obligations by ratifying the two UN conventions on civil and political rights that it signed in 2008." "This is a psychological war," Guerra said, referring to the harassment of journalists. "They are trying to silence us by means of death threats, incitement to leave the country with our families, and repeated detention and interrogation, often lasting more than four hours at a stretch." According to a report that Guerra provided to Reporters Without Borders, the legal basis on which many independent journalists have been arrested and detained is a provision of Law 88 on the Protection of National Independence and the Cuban Economy, also known as the "gag law." Under this provision, anyone who is deemed to have caused serious harm to the economy by cooperating with foreign media can be sentenced to two to eight years in prison. Many journalists were arrested under the same provision during the "Black Spring" of 2003. Calixto Ramos Martínez Arias, who has been a Hablemos Press correspondent since 2009, was arrested twice in May. The second time he was arrested, on 16 May, he spent 75 hours in police custody on the orders of a state security official, although no grounds were given. After destroying his ID card, the state security official said he would shoot Martínez in the head the next time he saw him in the police station. Martínez was repeatedly deported from Havana to Camaguey in 2010 because of his journalistic work. Jorge Alberto Liriano Linares, the Hablemos Press correspondent in Camagüey, was physically attacked by state security agents while covering a demonstration organized by the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Human Rights Union in 3 June, suffering bruising to the ribs and cuts to the face and body. He was then held for eight hour in a state security unit, where he received no medical treatment. He says he was subjected to "psychological torture and systematic mistreatment." Carlos Ríos Otero and Sandra Guerra have been threatened by both state security agents and members of the national police in Havana. Ríos has been arrested twice. Guerra was detained for more than 48 hours in her home by a total of 20 agents. Stones were thrown at the home of Jaime Leygonier Fernández after he wrote an article that was very critical of the government. Yoandris Gutiérrez Vargas, Enyor Díaz Allen and Raul Alas Márquez have all been detained twice. Gutiérrez was arrested on 17 and 22 June while covering dissident Jorge Cervantes' hunger strike in Santiago de Cuba. Díaz was arrested in Guantánamo, where he was also physically attacked by government supporters during the 6th Congress. Alas was arrested in Cielo de Avila. Magaly Norvis Otero Suárez, a journalist who works for both Hablemos Press and Miami-based Radio Martí, was insulted on 7 June, She also keeps a blog in which she reports arbitrary arrests and other human rights abuses. Four prisoners – Alexander Suárez Torres, Carlos Amir Cárdenas Cartava, Jorge Félix Otero Morales and Ramón Arias Acosta – suffered a deterioration in prison conditions after providing Hablemos Press with information. Suárez and Cárdenas were transferred from Havana to prisons in Camagüey. Otero and Arias were confined to punishment cells. Finally, the dissident cyber-journalist Guillermo Fariñas, winner of the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2010, was detained yet again on 27 May and was held for 12 hours at the provincial police operations headquarters along with 11 other dissidents. The Cuban people are still denied the right to receive and impart information and several journalists have been forced to leave the country. On World Refugee Day on 20 June, Reporters Without Borders paid tribute to those journalists who, after being forced to flee their country, continue to work as journalists and thereby defy those who tried to silence them. In this report, entitled "Forced to flee but not silenced – exile media fight on," Reporters Without Borders interviewed refugee journalists from all parts of the world, including Cuba, with the aim of helping to make their voices heard.
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Episode 020 – Dawn of Dragoon
Posted on May 23, 2016 January 15, 2019 by owenmorton
In which we learn that Orko comes from a planet where the trees have a very unusual shape.
We find Adam, Man-at-Arms, Teela and Orko in the laboratory of the Palace, where Orko is reminiscing about how back on Trolla, he was a powerful sorcerer known as Orko the Great. He then starts messing about with a magic pyramid and some meteorites, and somehow this contrives to bring a female Trollan called Dree Elle to Eternia. Dree Elle recognises Orko as Orko the Great, much to Man-at-Arms' chagrin, and then asks for help in defeating Dragoon, an evil monster.
Orko and Dree Elle nip back to Trolla immediately, and we learn that all the trees on Trolla look like dildos. Before either of them has time to comment on this, Dragoon shows up. He's described as half-man, half-dragon, but he doesn't appear to have much of the man about him: he's just a dragon that walks on its hind legs and talks. Despite Orko being a powerful sorcerer here, they opt to run away and hide.
In the meantime, Adam has decided that Orko may need help, so he turns into He-Man and headed to Castle Grayskull to ask the Sorceress to transport him to Trolla. The Sorceress conjures up a portal to Trolla, but it's really small. Rather than correcting this error, she tries to make out she meant to make it small, and gives He-Man the Sphere of Size, which allows him to get smaller as well. Going through the portal transforms He-Man and Battle-Cat back into Adam and Cringer, and they are unable to become He-Man and Battle-Cat again.
In a tenuous attempt to tie this story into our more usual outings, Dree Elle tells Orko that Dragoon was sent to Trolla by Skeletor. At this point, Dragoon shows up again and captures Dree Elle, while Orko meets up with Adam and Cringer. At Dragoon's fortress, he reveals his evil plan to Dree Elle: he is draining the magical energy from the Trollans, and will transfer it to Skeletor when complete.
Outside, Adam finally figures out that everything on Trolla is backwards: his fire ray shoots water, Orko's magic works, and the trees are upside-down with their roots in the air. I'm pretty sure that an upside-down tree wouldn't look like a dildo, but there we have it. Anyway, he cries, "Grayskull of Power the by!" and successfully transforms into He-Man.
He-Man tackles Dragoon in a short fight, at the end of which Dragoon manages to tie himself up and throw himself into the Bottomless Hole of Trolla. You'd think that would be the end of that, but it transpires that the Bottomless Hole of Trolla is only about 15 foot deep, and thus He-Man and Battle-Cat are able to rescue Dragoon. This act of mercy prompts Dragoon to change his ways and work in the future for good.
In the meantime, Orko heads into the fortress and finds Dragoon's laboratory. His magic is unable to revive Dree Elle and the other Trollans imprisoned here, until He-Man shows up and tells Orko he has to believe in himself. This is of course the key to this particular conundrum, and Dree Elle wakes up.
While Orko is off screen, he shows Dree Elle his face – something Trollans only do to those they love. "It's kind of like -" begins He-Man, about to explain to Battle-Cat about the birds and the bees, then he changes his mind and settles for "- like getting engaged." He-Man, Battle-Cat and Cringer return to Eternia, with Orko promising to return for Dree Elle one day.
He-Man pops up to claim that this week, Orko had a difficult decision to make. I must have missed that, because I don't recall any decisions at all, difficult or otherwise. But anyway, when you have a decision to make, perhaps you'd care to talk it through with your parents or best friend. Sound advice, He-Man. Thanks for sharing.
Couple of newbies today; we meet Dree Elle and Dragoon, as well as the more usual suspects of Prince Adam, Cringer, He-Man, Battle-Cat, Orko, the Sorceress, Man-at-Arms and Teela.
Adam strikes off on his own to head to Trolla, so there's no need to offer implausible reasons to anyone today.
He-Man doesn't actually say it, but I can see him thinking, "Christ, you're useless" when the Sorceress conjures up a ridiculously small portal to Trolla.
Otherwise, the only insult here is He-Man calling Dragoon a "frog-face". Really, He-Man? Really? This is the best you can muster? Dragoon does not have a frog's face. If you're hoping to prick him to the quick, this is really not going to get you there.
Egg on your face?
Within 10 seconds of the episode starting, Man-at-Arms has been sprayed with mud and water from one of Orko's magic tricks. He definitely had it coming though: he was fiddling about with the magic pyramid, even after Orko told him not to.
Surprisingly for an Orko-centric episode, it actually does. It's quite entertaining to get off Eternia to another world where the animators have free rein – and yes, I know we did that last week with Quest for He-Man, but that was completely nuts. Dawn of Dragoon, on the other hand, just about stays on the right side of sanity. It was a lot of fun to see Adam unable to become He-Man, and watching the cogs turn in Adam's head as everyone repeatedly mentioned how Trolla was backwards was entertaining. In addition, Dragoon made a plausible baddy, though to be honest there was no real need to mention Skeletor. And to top it off, Orko and Dree Elle were written and acted without being infuriating. This episode is worth watching.
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'It was a real eye-opener' – Stoke City youth players given tour of homeless shelter by Lou Macari
The ex-Potters boss has been running the Macari Centre in Hanley since 2016
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Lou Macari chatting to Stoke City youth players about the homeless centre
Aspiring Stoke City players were given a lesson in poverty – by Potters legend Lou Macari.
The ex-Stoke manager gave the club's under-18 squad a tour around the Macari Centre for homeless people, in Hanley, and told them about the charity's work.
Lou, who has been running the shelter since 2016, also gave the young players some tips for their future careers. They included Lou's own grandson Lewis.
The squad members, who will hope to become multi-millionaire professional footballers, brought some donated items for the Regent Road centre.
Under-18s coach Richard Walker said the visit was about the club and its players being a part of the Stoke-on-Trent community.
Council urged to consider planting trees to tackle climate emergency
He said: "First of all we wanted to give something back to the community, so we asked the lads to donate things like old clothes to the Macari Centre.
"But we also want to our players to become well-rounded young men, and coming here today is part of that. It's not just about the football.
"And of course, there is the fact that this is run by Lou Macari. His grandson Lewis is an important member of our squad, and Lou remains a great friend of the club."
Lou Macari with his grandson Lewis
During the visit, Lou advised the young players to work hard and stay away from temptations such as drink and drugs.
He hopes the visit to the Marari Centre will help to teach the teenagers humility.
Lou said: "Richard rang me and asked if he could bring down the youth team, as he thought it would be good for them. I hope it has been educational for them.
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"These lads are hopefully going to be come professional footballers, where they'll have all the fame and glory, and of course, the money. So it's good for them to see the other side of things, and learn what life is like for those who are less fortunate."
The Macari Centre provides 48 beds for homeless people, along with hot food, advice and support.
Lou explained to the youth players how he was inspired to set up the charity after walking around Hanley one night and seeing the extent of homelessness in the city.
The players said they had learnt a lot from the visit.
Adam Porter, aged 17, from Biddulph, said: "This was a good opportunity for us to come and see the work they do here. I think it's been a real eye-opener, learning how people have ended up here."
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