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SPIDER-MAN has taken his time but we FINALLY get our first look at the web-slinger in the new Captain America: Civil War trailer and find out if he is supporting The Captain or Iron Man.

Our Spidey senses were tingling and he finally swung into view.

Spider Man has been kept out of all the Captain America: Civil War trailers and imagery – until now.

Even in the brand new trailer we have to wait until the very, very end before we get our first look at Peter Parker's superhero.

We also get our first indication of whose side he will be on in the upcoming smackdown.

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The latest trailer mainly rehashes most of the shots we have seen so far.

The world is unhappy with the seemingly unlimited and uncontrolled power wielded by The Avengers and seeks to limit them with the new Sokovia Accords.

Captain America isn't happy and summons his friends to support him, with Iron Man, surprisingly, taking the side of the global governments.

We have already seen all the superheroes pick a side except Spider-Man and his actions in the trailer couldn't make his position clearer...

"He guys" he mutters and he swoops down from above and makes a textbook Superhero Landing. He's just lucky that Deadpool wasn't around to take the p*** out of this classic cliche as he did so very hilariously in his own film.

The first thing we notice is that Spider-Man, played by Brit Tom Holland, sounds really young.

Secondly, he has snatched away Captain America' shield with his webs. Uh oh.

Yup, looks like Spidey is playing for Team Iron Man.

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The other main point of contention is the Cap's unwavering support for his old friend the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). The government wants to punish him for his actions while he was brainwashed by HYDRA, but his loyal best buddy refuses to hand him over.

In this trailer we see Captain America backed by Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Falcon (Anthony Mackie).

Iron Man’s team includes Black Widow (Scarlett) and War Machine (Don Cheadle) and now, it seems, Spider-Man.

Things are about to get extremely sticky for all our superpowered pals...

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We see new footage of Black Panther taking on The Winter Soldier in some fierce hand to hand (and claws) combat.

Scarlett Witch also show some impressive firepower against the new incarnation of Vision, played by Paul Bettany.

Vision came into being at the end of The Avengers: Age of Ultron when Ultron and Jarvis fused with Tony Stark's power source. At least, we think that's what happened, it all got a bit confusing by then.

Natutrally, this film seems to be doing a good job of making things even more complicated...

Captain America: Civil War is out in UK cinemas on April 29, 2016.

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Using a star rating system can be one of the most difficult things for a film critic. As a rule, readers love them, but it has to be said that in some cases they just don't work. This is because there's a difference between how good a film is, in simple technical terms, and how much fun it is. Sometimes it's the worst, most indescribably awful, incompetent films which are the most enjoyable to watch.

Troll 2 is such a film. Widely considered to be the worst ever made (though most critics would still accord that dubious honour to Plan 9 From Outer Space), it still enjoys an enormous cult following, with fans all over the world - in this documentary one soldier even boasts of introducing it to Iraq. But what happens to the stars of such films? How do they feel about being celebrated for their awful acting skills and inadvertent comedy? This film, made by the boy who was Troll 2's original star, gives us the chance to find out.

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It's something of a cliche in the horror film world that, no matter how scary or gory the films may be, the people involved in making them are often among the loveliest one could ever hope to meet. That's certainly the case here. So we meet George Hardy, a cheerful middle-aged dentist who is loved by everybody in the small Alabama town where he lives and works, and we follow him as he undertakes a journey of discovery, attending his first ever Troll 2 public screening and facing the extraordinary experience of being mobbed by fans. Signing autographs clearly goes to his head, but he's a marvellously likeable guy, so it's easy to remain engaged throughout.

As the film progresses we meet more cast members - the young woman whose dreams of stardom were shattered when she read IMDB comments on her awful performance; the recluse who hides away from it all, looking after her ailing mother and protesting that everything is too complicated; the former mental hospital inmate who got day release to cameo as a deranged grocery store owner, and who describes his eventual reception by fans as the happiest moment of his life. These are the people who are usually written out of the Hollywood story, the one hit (or one disaster) wonders we never hear from again, and it's fascinating to see where life has taken them and how this curious brush with stardom has shaped their expectations of life.

Not everything here is rosy. George's neighbours are bemused by the whole thing and try hard to appreciate the film but, in so doing, don't really get it. At big conventions where few people have heard of Troll 2 his disappointment is palpable, and he's ultimately a small town guy, out of his depth among the goths and punks frequenting horror events. Yet in showing us these ups and downs, the documentary brings us closer to understanding the emotional charge involved in devoting oneself to such a project, and to appreciating the courage and resilience required to stick with that even when it becomes famous for being awful.

The result is a tremendously heartwarming film. It's not just for Troll 2 fans (though if you haven't seen that film you'll be left eager to do so); rather, it comments on the much wider culture surrounding the love of bad movies. As one actor explains, many films today seems as if they've been made to a formula, with no real vision. What makes a film like Troll 2 great is that it was clearly made with love and with absolute sincerity.

This is also an insight into the filmmaking process. The Italian director, who couldn't speak much English at the time of filming, clearly feels that his work deserves more respect and complains that the actors wouldn't take it seriously enough. They, in turn, reveal that none of them ever had a complete script, and talk about how, the more involved they became with the film, the less certain they were of what it was supposed to be about. In the end there were no trolls and the film had nothing whatsoever to do with 'Troll 1'. This is the story, then, of a happy accident - a serendipitous tale which illustrates how sometimes the very best things in life can come about in spite of good intentions.

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The raging African swine fever that has already seen hundreds of thousands of China’s pigs culled shows no sign of abating with dry bulk supply chains facing changing global trading patterns on the back of the deadly disease that is now spreading across other parts of the globe.
Latest data shows that China’s hog herds, the world’s biggest, shrank the most in June in at least a year, plunging 26% from a year earlier, the largest contraction since the country first reported an outbreak of the virus in August last year.
A report released earlier this month by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecast a 5% fall in Chinese pork output this year, while pork imports were forecast to rise to almost 2m tonnes from an average 1.6m tonnes per year in 2016-2018, potentially good news for those in the reefer trades. Other analysts have predicted a fast more steep drop in Chinese pork output this year.
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FC Barcelona ended its participation in the Champions League group stage by winning Inter. The victory of Dortmund against Slavia left out the eighth interists. Borussia and Barça are the two classifieds of group F

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The FC Barcelona closed of the best possible way his participation in the phase of groups of the Champions League. The culés imposed against all prognosis to the Inter of Milan, that remained without eighth when it had it everything of face. The goals of Carles Pérez and Ansu Fati left went to the 'neroazzurro', that arrived to empatar by mediation of Romelo Lukaku.

The Borussia Dortmund, that depended of the Inter to happen to eighth, fulfilled with what touched him winning to the Slavia Prague and finish second of the group F. The Germans had to win and expect that the Inter empatase or lost, or empatar if the interistas fell. The ones of Lucien Favre have to appreciate him to the Barça his partidazo and his victory, since without her would not have reached the eighth.

The Inter, therefore, will play the Europe League from now when having finished third of group. It is a tremenda disappointment for the Italian team and his fans, that saw in the following round against a Barça already classified. Ernesto Valverde took out to the field a lot of acting and only three usual headlines, but neither like this could the 'neroazzurro' impose.

Lukaku, Lautaro, D'Ambrosio or Biraghi had several very clear opportunities to mark, but Net, the bad fortune or the bad puntería finish spoiling with all they. Neither they had luck the interistas with the offside, since they cancelled them three goals for being advanced. Two of them marked them Lautaro that it tried it everything, but that could not mark, and the another a Lukaku that yes 'wetted' for empatar to 1 the meeting.

Along the crash, the Inter happened to be classified to be deleted in several occasions. Play to the edge of the razor was dangerous, since the Dortmund was very favourite in front of the Slavia, and the 'neroazurro' finish it paying. Finally, after not being able to advance in front of the Barcelona, Ansu Fati finished them executing with a golazo in the minute 87. The juvenile, besides, turned into the youngest player in marking in the League of Champions.

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All our volumes have received the imprimatur from the Cardinal of Latvia, His Eminence Cardinal Janis Pujats. “Imprimatur” is a Latin word meaning “approval by the Church to be printed!”

Testimony of the Cardinal of Latvia :

At the beginning of 2006, I received a copy of the Latvian translation of the book entitled: “For the Happiness of My own, My chosen Ones – Jesus” by Léandre Lachance. It was the very first of a trilogy of books that Léandre had written in French with such title. The Latvian translation was still in handwritten format and the copywriter had kindly requested me to assess it.

To assess copies of a religious nature is not a piece of cake. Being a Metropolitan Archbishop nominated by the Most Holy Father, I must read each and every text very carefully, with the greatest precaution and the highest sense of responsibility – both towards the author and the people who may read his books.

In any case, I abstract from giving my opinion regarding the supernatural character of these messages transmitted by Léandre throughout his books. I only certify that there is nothing in these writings that contravene the Christian faith and good habits and that, given so, these books may be recommended for reading.

At the very beginning of volume 1 (in the third dialogue dated 11th of November 1996), Jesus talks to Léandre, thereby requesting him the following:

“Do you agree to be for me the one who lives only for me? and who renounces to his own well-being, image, reputation, and thoughts, especially?!”

I understood immediately that these words not only applied to the “little” Léandre (like Jesus calls him in all three volumes), but also to me, personally, and to any other person willing to create close links with God.

These are keywords. Am I ready to give my « yes » to Jesus, although it requires major sacrifices from me, even if I had to suffer in the process and even if I had to deprive myself from everything important and close to me?

It is a significant choice indeed but, should the reader decide to reply “yes” to Jesus, he would then receive and accept the content of these three books with a heart full of joy. And then the message conveyed by these books would reach him deeply and personally.

I have met Léandre twice, once in 2008 and once in 2009, while he was staying in Latvia to give conferences and lead retreats. During our last meeting, he thanked me warmly to have given my imprimatur, or the Church’s content for the Latvian translation of the three books that he had written. “How would I not have done so?” I replied to him, “I don’t see anything in these books that would contravene to the teachings of the Holy Scriptures.”

I am convinced that during the next few years the demand will keep increasing for these three books written by Léandre and that many future generations will keep reading them. The spreading of these books worldwide will definitely not happen like that of best sellers which enjoy a sudden rise in popularity before they go out of fashion as quickly.

According to me, the fact that Léandre’s writings come from an interior inspiration makes them even more meaningful. I don’t doubt that the moving dialogue between Léandre and Jesus will inspire many more people and strengthen their faith and ties with God.

Books written by Léandre make it clear to us that we cannot be really happy otherwise than by giving and receiving Love. It is not possible to receive happiness neither through glory nor through wealth, nor through belongings, nor through many other things to which we grant great value in today’s world.

These books speak of God like Love. How can one communicate more clearly to humanity the great Love that God feels for each of us? I invite every single reader of these three volumes to accept God’s Love, to love one another with all his heart and to become a Love being.

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FOND DU LAC -  A transient worker from Texas guilty of attacking a Waupun woman in an attempt to kidnap her will spend almost eight years in prison.

Fond du Lac Circuit Court Judge Peter Grimm sentenced 24-year-old Juan Antonio Arriaga on Tuesday to seven years and nine months in prison for attempted kidnapping, felony intimidation of a victim, false imprisonment, battery and disorderly conduct.

Arriaga attacked a 22-year-old woman around 12:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning in 2016.

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The woman said that the defendant had followed her after she left a bar, pulled her scarf over her head and punched her in the head, knocking her to the ground, court records state.

During testimony at a two-day jury trial held in July, the woman said that while she was on the ground Arriaga put his hand to her head mimicking a firearm, said Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney said.

Arriaga pulled her off the ground and was leading her from the area when patrol Officer Bobby Williams, who had been watching the incident unfold, approached in his squad car.

The victim yanked her purse from the defendant and ran towards the officer’s squad car, screaming for help. Arriaga’s residence was approximately one block from where the attack occurred and in the direction Arriaga was forcing the victim towards, Toney said.

Arriaga took off running and was located hiding near a church.

During an interview the following day, through the assistance of an interpreter, Arriaga told law enforcement that he punched the victim and that he had been drinking alcohol. He told authorities several times he was lonely and wanted company, according to the criminal complaint.

"I commend the Waupun Police Department and Officer (Williams) for averting a kidnapping that could have turned into a parent's worst nightmare," Toney said.

The state had asked for 16 and a half years in prison.

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How does one deal with grief? When a person has been a big part of one’s life every day, how does one cope with their loss? For Kurt Nash, CIA agent, it starts with keeping a promise to scatter Nick Roston's ashes in Pemberton, Western Australia, after he fails to save his friend’s life during an assignment in Europe. An unexpected encounter with Nick's fiancée, Lucy Gardner, who has returned home for Christmas, allows Kurt the chance to explain Nick's disappearance, but also opens up Kurt's own grief, while he is still fighting the terror of the event which saw him captured and tortured, and which nearly killed him. After a bushwalk lands Kurt in hospital, Lucy and her brother, Don, open their home to him while he recovers. In doing so, a friendship develops which will challenge the views and preconceptions each of them holds. From Pemberton to London to Cyprus to the US, and finally back to Pemberton, Kurt starts to face his grief, guilt, and fears, and the possibilities of a new future open up for him, for Lucy, and for Don, which none of them expects.
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The island of sponge divers - this how they call Kalymnos, as sponge diving is one of the main occupations of the island and also a main source of incomes. Due to his predominantly mountainous and rocky landscape, it is also famous for rock climbing and in the last two decades it has developed as one of the world top rock climbing spots.

Kalymnos is part of the Dodecanese island group, located between Kos and Leros and covering an area of about 21 km length and 13 km width. Pothia, the main port, is connected via ferries to all islands of the group, and especially to Kos via its ports of Kos Town and Mastichari. There is also a small domestic airport on the island which serves flights from and to Athens, and a bigger airport can be found on the neighbor Kos.

Due to its volcanic origin, Kalymnos is almost entirely mountainous and barren, except for two valley in the south part, where the major settlements are located. Approximately one third of the island is not reachable by car, especially in the northeast area. Its predominantly rocky landscape is what makes the island paradise for climbers, and Kalymnos is known as having 65 different rock climbing spots. One of the most thrilling places for climbers is the Sikati cave, a huge cave without roof located in the north, by the sea and above a scenic isolated beach. The cave is reachable by boat or by foot (the walk on the hiking trail takes approximately 50-60 min). Another favorite spots of climbers are Grande Grotta above the villages of Armeos and Massouri, and a big rock called Ghost Kitchen. The islet of Telendos which used to be part of Kalymnos but separated after an earthquake, is also trying to develop climbing as the whole island is occupied by huge rocks. Telendos has only one small village with a couple of restaurants and beaches and it a nice destination for a daily trip.

The capital town of Kalymnos is Pothia, also known as Kalymnos Town. It lies in a large bay in the south and it is densely populated, with many public buildings and services. The old capital of the island called Chorio ("village") is 3 km away from Pothia but both have merged. Walls and ruins of an ancient castle rise high above Chorio and this castle is the main historical sightseeing of Kalymnos. The tourist resorts of the island are concentrated in the west - Panormos, Myrties, Massouri and Armeos. Emporios, which is the northernmost settlement of Kalymnos, is a quiet village which offers less tourist facilities but much tranquility and relax. Most of the island beaches are pebbly or mixed but there are also some sandy beaches on the west coast. Such are Kantouni, Platis Gialos and Linaria, all located around Panormos.

Interesting places to visit on and around Kalymnos:
- The ancient castle of Chorio
- Chrysocheria Castle hosting the church of Panagia Chrysocheria ("Virgin Mary with the golden hands"), built on a hill between Pothia and Chorio
- The nautical museum and the sponge factory in Pothia
- The ruins of Kastri fortress above Emporios, revealing wonderful views toward the islet of Telendos and Emporios gulf
- The sanctuary of Dilio Apollo between Chorio and Panormos
- Agios Savvas church, located on the top of a hill above Pothia, offering great panoramic views
- Daily trip to the islet of Telendos (reachable by boats from Myrties) and to the islets of Pserimos and Plati (from Pothia)
- The cave monastery of Panagia Kyra Psili in the east, above Vathies (part of the route includes walking and climbing on steep steps)
- The caves of Kefalas, Epta Parthenon and Skalia for enthusiasts (not recommended for small children)

highlights: the island of sponge divers and rock climbing, island in Dodecanese Islands, Greece

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Given the fact that the industry has been roiled by layoffs and restructurings, the lack of major drugmakers in a best-employer ranking probably isn't that surprising. People working in fear for their jobs don't generate a lot of, shall we say, positive energy. Morale tends to suffer when the axe falls. So this conspicuous absence is just another sign that pharma is living through some interesting times.

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The Late Week Hustle - Week 13

The Late Week Hustle

by @dwainmcfarland

Fantasy football is a fluid game.  Yeah, your waiver wires have already ran for the week and you are probably settling in on your lineups, but things change.

You have new information at your disposal such as drops your league mates made, unexpected late week injuries, and other news.  That is why each week I will be bringing you an update on Thursday or Friday to help you digest new info and make the adjustments you need to win on Sunday or better equip your team for the long run.

We are entering the heavy bye week period.  For some owners this spells doom, but for smart owners that are hustling it spells OPPORTUNITY.  If you are behind in the standings, now is the time to be aggressive.  Gain points and wins on your opponents who are depending on a few studs that will be on bye. If you are an owner in the lead, now is the time to crush those beneath you by padding your roster with more depth and blocking the weak from becoming strong.

In the content below you will see me refer to player utilization.  Player utilization refers to the underlying drivers that must be there for consistent fantasy performance.

  • Team plays tell us about coaching philosophy.  Up tempo play callers give us more of what we want in fantasy - volume.
  • Snap percentages provide us our first indicator of player involvement.  Not on the field, welp you know rest of that equation ...
  • Routes Ran per Drop Back help us understand who coaches want on the field when the ball is in the air.  This is a very telling, yet often overlooked data point.
  • Target percentages are a well known stat at this point, but can be misleading if out of context.  We don't want to pick up a player with 20% of the targets last week when he was only on the field for 50% of the snaps and only ran routes 40% of the team drop backs.

It is ALL about context and these indicators when used together can paint a very telling picture that will help you dominate your opponents by pivoting away from bad choices to find the true gems.  So, let's dive in and start out hustling your league mates.

Late Week Injuries & News

Below is a run down of most skill position injury news (or other news) we likely didn't have when league waiver wires ran.  This isn't meant to be an extensive list of injuries - more focused on the trickle down impact to team mates and their value.

RB Kareem Hunt - Out (Released).  With the video of his February altercation with a woman released by TMZ on Friday the Chiefs decided to part ways with Hunt.

I urged readers to make Ware a priority pickup a few weeks back due to his strong performance history, clear hand-cuff status and the nature of the Chiefs offense.  This terrible news around Hunt makes Spencer Ware an RB1 candidate this week and an RB2 with upside the rest of the way.  Ware is a premium option on FanDuel at $5200 in a matchup where the Chiefs are favored by 14.

RB Melvin Gordon - Out (Knee).

With Gordon out Austin Ekeler moves into the RB2 with upside category.  Justin Jackson is a low end flex option if in need.  Ekeler is an excellent option on FanDuel at $5400.

RB Kerryon Johnson - Out (Knee).

The Lions are 10 point dogs at home this weekend, which makes Theo Riddick the better play than fellow back LeGarette Blount.  Riddick is a decent flex option this weekend and Blount is a desperation flex.

WR Sammy Watkins - Out (Foot).

The Watkins injury is starting to become more worrisome given his injury history and inability to get back on the field due to setbacks.  This makes Chris Conley a boom/bust flex option this weekend versus the Raiders in a game Vegas is expecting 34.5 points from Kansas City.   At $4500 he is a fine salary relief option for GPP play on FanDuel this weekend.  Conley is worth rostering in deeper leagues as a low end WR3/Flex with upside the rest of the way.

This also makes Tyreek Hill even more of a center piece option at $8400 on FanDuel given the increase in targets he sees in games without Watkins (12 vs 7).

WRs Marquise Goodwin and Pierre Garcon - Out.

With these two out the passing game will continue to funnel through TE George Kittle, RB Matt Breida and WR Dante Pettis.  Kittle has 29% and 41% of targets the last two games.  Pettis emerged from injury a few weeks back and had 7 targets last week (24%).  This news makes him a viable WR3/Flex play given his ability to beat man and zone coverage consistently due to his superior route running skills.

WR DeSean Jackson - Out (Thumb).

This news bumps Chris Godwin and Adam Humphries into the WR3/Flex conversation.  The Bucs already lost O.J. Howard for the season last week, so there are a lot of targets now being spread around over less options.  Godwin is only $5400 and Humphries is $6000 on FanDuel this weekend.  I prefer Godwin due to more big play and TD upside in the half-point PPR setup.

WR Danny Amendola - Doubtful (Knee); DNP all week.

Consider Amendola as very unlikely to play.  The Dolphins are very thin at receiver at this point, but the only player that appears to benefit is RB Kenyan Drake who saw 26% of the targets last week.  Splitting snaps and trailing Frank Gore in touches keeps Drake in the volatile category as only a flex play.

Waiver Wire - Looking Ahead

First of all, if you haven't read Jim Day's weekly waiver wire article please do so here.  Each week in this space I will focus on a couple of areas:

  • One or two under the radar waiver options I am being proactive on
  • Players on the mend I am being proactive about

I may or may not have recommendations every week for each category.

One word of advice before we dive in on these - only you know your league.  If you are in a smaller league some of these guys may not be viable for you.  If you are in crazy deep leagues (like most of mine) many of these guys won't be available.

I will add context where I can on this where I can, but trust you to hold yourself accountable for making the right choices.

Under the Radar

Previously listed:  WR Taywan Taylor, QB Jameis Winston, TE Geoff Swaim, WR Mohamed Sanu, WR Albert Wilson, WR David Moore, WR D.J. Moore, WR Courtland Sutton, WR DaeSean Hamilton, WR Brandon Powell, WR D.J. Chark, RB Spencer Ware, RB Rod Smith, RB Malcolm Brown, WR Marcell Ateman

See Dante Pettis and Chris Conley above.

On the Mend

Below are players that are progressing well and are likely to return to the field soon.  This is not meant to be an extensive list.

Previously listed:  WR Alshon Jeffery, TE Hayden Hurst, TE Greg Olsen, RB D'Onta Foreman, TE Jack Doyle, TE Ed Dickson, RB Elijah McGuire, WR Quincy Enunwa, RB Giovani Bernard, RB Rex Burkhead, RB Ronald Jones II

There are many players returning to the fold this weekend:

RB Chris Thompson - He is a solid Flex play option with upside anytime he takes the field.  He will serve as one of the main pass targets in this offense as long as healthy.

RB Kenneth Dixon - Gus Edwards has seized his moment so Dixon's value is hard to project at this point, but he is a talented player who could have value if Edwards falters.  It bodes well for him that the team decided to move Alex Collins to IR with his return.

RB Darren Sproles - This is a consideration for deeper leagues only.  Sproles' value is unknown right now as he hasn't been able to stay healthy and the Eagles are a rotation machine at RB.

WR Jamison Crowder - Trey Quinn has filled in nicely over the last two games, but Crowder was able to get in practice work this week.  He could become a viable target for Colt McCoy down the stretch if you are hurting at WR.

Well that is it for week thirteen.  Good luck to everyone this weekend, unless you by some random chance are playing me.  In that case, you don't stand a Fighting Chance!

If you want more information similar to what you found in this article you can every Tuesday on The Tuesday Night Hustle pod cast with myself and Brian Drake.  Listen live or on demand.

Additionally, you can follow me on twitter @dwainmcfarland

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With Disney+ around the corner, Netflix announces a UK price increase.

Streaming giant Netflix has announced that it’s increasing the prices of some up its subscriptions by up to 20%.

Whilst its basic plan is still going to be available for £5.99 a month and won’t change (this is the one that allows you to watch on one device only, and in standard definition), others will. Thus, the most popular subscription option, the standard plan, is going from £7.99 to £8.99 a month.

Meanwhile, the premium subscription is now going to leap from £9.99 to £11.99.

Netflix is raising its prices as the threat of Disney+ looms. Disney’s streaming service launches in the US this year, with the UK rollout expected in 2020. It’s expected too that Disney will undercut Netflix, as it’s doing in the US.

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After overhearing the CMC wanting to hunt monsters, Discord gives them and Diamond Tiara a chance in the world of Remnant

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Morning light filtered in through the hotel’s window as the sun rose over Vale. Diamond Tiara was first to wake, and started to move the covers off, she didn’t recognize the strange sensations of her claws grasping at the sheets for a moment, and startled herself for a second as she stared at her new faunus body. The events of the previous day flooded Tiara’s mind and it started to sink in that they were in a completely different world… She wouldn’t see her dad… She wouldn’t see Silver.

She gave a weary sigh, and stopped herself from feeling regret, that, from long experience, only led to bad things. She had slept in her own bed, meanwhile, the moment they got out of their armour, the Crusaders all piled together with copious amounts of blankets and pillows in a giant pile… The pony… No, the person who would be taking care of the room would not be happy, that was for sure. The Crusaders had seemingly stripped the other two beds in the room of their blankets, sheets, and pillows.

All their clothing was lying in a pile off to one side, while Diamond’s dress and armour was neatly folded atop her box of parts… She still didn’t understand why Discord had given them a few boxes of spare parts, but now that she was starting to recover from the litany of shocks the last night had given her, she could now start to think on the matter. As dawn crept over the city, Diamond spent her time looking out the window, studying the world and its people as she did so.

It wasn’t long before the Crusaders woke up, digging themselves from out their mass of pillows and blankets. “Ahh, look at this place!” Scootaloo said, nearly throwing herself over to the window… Luckily the glass had prevented her from throwing herself out the window. Now that it was day, they could make out the city of Vale much more clearly now, and it was nearly as impressive as it had been when they flew out over it aboard the airship. In the distance was that giant spire, and now, with the early morning light shining upon it, they could see the tower had a bunch of smaller spires extending from the top.

Sweetie looked deep in thought as she turned to the others, “We should check out that one shop, From Dust till Dawn… I felt a ton of magic in that place.”

“Yeah! I want to go to that big tower, it looks so awesome from over here!” Scootaloo yelled, pointing at the distant spire.

“I want to learn more about this monster-hunting school… That’s why we’re here after all,” Apple Bloom replied.

The three fillies all clapped their claws and yelled, “Cutie Mark Crusaders: Alien World Explorers!”

Diamond knew what was going to happen next and moved between the fillies and the door, rolling her eyes at the fillies antics. With a raised claw and a scoff, she said, “Stop!”

“What is it now… Diamond Tiara,” Apple Bloom said with disdain.

She gave an exasperated, and a little exaggerated, sigh. “For going on so many adventures into danger, you really aren’t observant, are you… Dumb blank flanks,” The fillies just wore expressions of cluelessness, “Look out that window and tell me what you see, particularly regarding the creatures in this world.”

The fillies did so and Apple Bloom said, “They’re all walking around on two paws?”

Scootaloo continued, “They mostly have drab hair colour?”

Sweetie Belle, for her credit, gave a look of realization and understood what Diamond was getting at. She moved to collect her armour off the floor as Diamond filled in the others, “They’re all wearing clothing… Dad says that, if you want to get ahead in life, you need to understand the place you’re in and how the ponies live. Same goes for this place, if we want to fit in, you should all get into your clothing. We can leave the armoured pieces here, they’ll only slow us down and be uncomfortable, but at least get a shirt and pants on... I’ve not seen anyone else without them.”

The others rolled their eyes and, with a little coercing from Sweetie Belle, they got into their clothing. Diamond didn’t bother with the breastplate, and Apple Bloom left her claw-armour, but Scootaloo kept her jacket and plated pants. Other than what money they still had, they left their stuff in the room, Diamond being the only one to bother to lock the door after they left.

Soon they were walking down the streets of Vale, most people there didn’t so much as look at them, instead being too busy in their own actions. Some gave curious looks, some gave awed looks, and Diamond strained her ears to hear what they were saying about them, mostly they seemed to think that, based on how we were dressed, that we were student huntresses… There were a few that muttered something, generally negative, about faunus, but those whispers were few and far between, and sometimes not even directed at them, but at other people in the morning crowd.

The fillies stared at a stallion who passed, a pair of wolf-like ears extending from his head, and not too long later, noticed a mare with a scaled tail dangling from her plot. Most of the people they saw had nothing like that though, mostly possessing those little flaps of skin to the sides of their faces that acted as ears, and possessing no tails, wings, or extra appendages or growths of any kind… There was a particularly harry mare, but they couldn’t tell if she was one of these animal-people or not. The fillies suddenly became acutely aware of their pony parts, Sweetie’s and Diamond’s ears folding to their skulls, Bloom’s tail tucking between her legs, and Scoot’s wings flaring a bit.

As they walked, Sweetie whispered to Diamond, “So… Are these animal people with their tails and ears and such, the Faunus… What do you suppose the ones who don’t have those things are?”

“If you remember, back in the hotel, the stallion said that there also existed a creature called a Human, I think those other ones are called Humans,” Diamond whispered back.

Soon they had found themselves in front of the store Sweetie had wanted to visit, the sign proudly proclaiming: “From Dust till Dawn” A little, single-storey building extending from the face of a much larger building recessed into the line of structures. The windows had the words “Tools - Cartridges - Scales” on one and “Dust - Crystals - Books” on the other. The top of the building seemed a balcony for the building behind… Apple Bloom, having helped her sister build a barn on numerous occasions, couldn’t help but marvel at the architecture. It looked like somepony had seamlessly crossed the architectural styles of Canterlot and Manehattan. In truth, the entire city gave off that feel.

This close, the feeling of magical energy was not lost on the ponies, and they felt the energy flow through their veins as they got closer. Entering the store, the first thing to catch the ponies attention were the crystals on display, each a different size, shape, and colour. “Ah, you’re a little early, Ru-” There was a pause as the elderly stallion behind the display saw the fillies who entered his shop… “Oh, you weren’t the person I was expecting… None the less, welcome to From Dust till Dawn. Take a moment to browse, I’m sure I have the type, cut, quality, and mass of dust you’ll be needing,” He paused again, “From your clothing, you look perhaps like students, here for Beacon I presume?”

The fillies simply nodded, not really paying attention to the human’s speech, instead, they found themselves enraptured by the magic they felt coming from those simple crystals… Scootaloo found herself staring at the large cylinders filled with powder, it looked, and felt, a lot like Liquid Rainbow… She had only visited the rainbow processing plant once, but the feeling this material gave off was remarkably the same.

Off in a corner, too quietly for anyone else to hear, Sweetie muttered to herself, holding a red crystal in her grasp. “Hmm… Pure magical energy, not linked to a specific creature, tuned to fire, then crystallized, in a similar process to how gems are grown on rock farms, but those do not contain nearly the same concentrations of power… How exactly did they make this?”

Apple Bloom stared at pre-packaged bags of dust, vials of dust, and jars of dust… “I wonder if I could get some of this back to Equestria, I know Zecora and Twilight would just love to get their hooves on some of this…” Apple Bloom quietly said to herself, then her eyes were drawn to the tools section.

Diamond found herself staring at a wall, behind a pane of glass, of strange metal… Things. They proudly proclaimed themselves as dust rounds and came in a variety of sizes from five-millimetre pellets to the heavy looking forty-five-millimetre canisters, and all sizes in between. They were, for the most part, long cylinders, with glass windows that show them to be full of glowing crystalline dust, their ends tapered into cone-like shapes.

The fillies must have spent an hour or so just staring at the magical crystals and their various displays, not even bothering to pick up a magazine, attempt a purchase, or even put something into a bag. The shopkeeper seemed a little perturbed by their behaviour of simply looking at the dust and nothing else, but certainly wasn’t going to interrupt a shopper.

There came the ringing of a bell and the door opened. The shopkeeper turned and the ponies were startled from their revelry by a young mare in a red and black dress and cloak entering the store. “Ah, Ruby, I was wondering when you would be showing up.”

“Hey, Mister White, who’re the others, I’m not used to seeing other customers this early?”

“Just four faunus girls who wandered in here a while ago… I think they’re new students here for Beacon,” He paused, and leaned forward to whisper, “If I’m being honest, they’re creeping me out, all they’ve been doing is staring at the dust and talking to themselves.”

Ruby nodded, looking at Scootaloo who was now licking one of the sample crystals, electricity dust Ruby noted. Scootaloo started to nibble on the end and subsequently dropped the crystal when her body spasmed, her eyes flashing pure white for a second, and lightning sparking from her mouth before the power subsided… Ruby was a little dumbfounded, did she just fuse the dust with her body? The look on the faunus’s face was one of shock, somewhat literally, and a little surprise and awe.

Ruby found herself standing next to the winged girl as she placed the crystal, a little bite taken out of the end, back on its stand. She turned to look at the red-hooded girl. “Uhh,” Ruby began, “Hi-”

“Hey, I’m Scootaloo, and this place is amazing! I’ve never felt so much power in one place before!”

“H-Hey, I’m Ruby, and, yeah, it is one of my favourite stores in town… I make sure to come by often-”

“I can see why, look at all this dust stuff!”

Ruby gave a little chuckle, “It's like you've if you’ve never seen dust before…”

“I haven’t, at least not until today.”

Ruby let surprise show on her face, how had someone never heard of dust? “Wow, where are you from then? I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who didn’t know what dust was.”

“Oh, Ponyville.”

“Never heard of it, I presume it’s some town outside the kingdoms.”

“Yeah… I guess you could say that.”

“Hmm… You almost look like you come from Vacuo” She simply replied. “Sooooo, what’cha doing here?”

“Oh, just looking around, this is our first day in Vale.”

“Our? You mean your friends over there?”

“Yeah, you should talk to Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom… Don’t mind Diamond though, she can be a bit bossy and mean.”

“You girls have kinda funny names, I like it though… I’m just here to get some rounds for Crescent Rose, and checking the newest editions of my magazines…”

“Cool… I’d get a few things myself, but we don’t exactly have much money… Paying for the hotel took half of what we had, and I don’t know how we’ll make any more.”

Ruby’s eyes went wide… “Come with me then, I’m sure Tai, my dad, won’t mind some guests.”

“T-That’s rather nice of you, but we can manage.”

“I can’t just leave you like that, I want to help people, why not start by getting you somewhere to rest for a while.”

“W-Well, you’ll need to talk to the others first.”

Ruby nodded… “So, is it true that you’re going to Beacon?”

“Beacon, that’s the monster-hunting school, right?”

“Well, duh! Becoming a monster-hunter sounds awesome! We don’t really know how to apply, but I’m sure we’ll find out.”

“Normally people spend years in one of the combat schools, like Signal… I’m going to Signal right now, and I’ll eventually be going to Beacon in two years… Once you graduate, they give you some transcripts that allow you to bypass the entrance exam… Otherwise, you show up, and you have to go through a long and hard series of challenges to prove that you’re strong enough to join, and if you succeed, then you can join without a transcript. I’ve heard though that, while much, much quicker, those exams are hell compared to going to combat school, so most people just spend the time at a combat school... The normal age people get accepted into Signal is fourteen, and the normal age people get accepted into Beacon is seventeen, not that there haven’t been students accepted both younger and older, but usually not by more than a year,” Ruby blurted out.

“Wow… You know a lot about the schools.”

“Well,” Ruby blushed, pausing for a moment, “Well, it has been a dream of mine to become a professional huntress since I was three, of course I’d do some research on the subject.”

Scootaloo had gathered the fillies in the dust rounds isle while Ruby slotted lien cards into a slot in the wall next to the 15mm rounds display, dispensing dozens of the large capsules that she handily deposited into a pocket. Soon Ruby found herself the center of attention by the four faunus girls, a situation she was not prepared for in the least.

One was wearing a big, heavy, furry coat that looked like something an Atlasian general would wear in winter, she was introduced as Sweetie Belle. The girl in the pink dress reminded Ruby of pictures she had seen of the Schnees, if she bleached her hair and dress, she would fit in perfectly, she introduced herself as Diamond Tiara, in a tone that Ruby found a little rude. Finally, the red-head wore a classic sheriffs hat that Ruby found somewhat charming, over an orange sweater she wore a brown kevlar vest that reminded her of the kind the kingdom police would sometimes wear, and was called Apple Bloom.

“Hey girls! This is Ruby, she’s super cool and nice and wants to go to monster-hunting school, just like us!”

“Uhh, hi,” she said, a little more timid than normal in the presence of so many.

“Ruby, you probably know all the great places in this city, you mind if you show us around?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“Umm, sure… Why not,” Ruby gave her best dorky smile. The others looked happy or eager, Diamond rolled her eyes and gave a dismissive scoff, muttering something under her breath that no one caught. With that, they left the store and Ruby started guiding them in the direction of the city square, but first taking a quick detour in the direction of “A Simple Wok” closer to the industrial district, Ruby found that she could really use some noodles right now.

As he sat in Fluttershy's cottage, Discord was pleased… It seemed his little ponies found Little Red Riding Hood a little ahead of schedule… He could put off the filly’s gifts for another day or so, although the copy of the spellbook had already been given to it’s chosen recipient. Applejack had given him a small bag of bits, a little application of magic had transformed them into the chosen currency of Remnant, those silly plastic cards called Lien… Apple Bloom’s gift was a little too material, and silly seeing as they wouldn’t be needing much money now that Red had found them, but some pocket change never hurt anyone.

Speaking of chaos, in the background Angel and Lusus continued their game of hide-and-seek… In hindsight, putting a creature that saught out negativity into the same room as the little rabbit was quite a chaotic mixture, and Discord was very ashamed of himself for not doing it on purpose. The beowolf was now happily, or at least as happily as an entity of pure dark magic could be, chasing the little bunny around. Earlier it had wearily attempted to bite the rabbit, but, being a creature of magic, was more susceptible to magical influence, and watching little Flutters use the stare on the grimm was quite an entertaining show, seeing the fearsome beast of Remnant reduced to a quivering mass of fear and shame.

Still, his plans were moving along nicely, and his other little team of foals were doing quite well too where they had landed. Yes… The coming chaos was going to be far, far more entertaining now. And Discord had taken the first step in showing up those arrogant cousins of his.

Twilight entered the cottage a moment later, saying, "Excuse me, Fluttershy, I'd like to borrow Lusus for a few magical experiments and might need your help, trust me, I don't intend to harm him."

The noodle shop proved Apple Bloom's favourite part of the trip as she downed three whole bowls of the slimy little things in rapid succession, the food was more than a little disgusting to Diamond and Sweetie, but they had still ate, not wanting to insult their new friend by wasting her money on food that was not to be consumed. When voicing their concerns to Ruby, she simply stated, "Don't worry about it, dad makes plenty of money, a little bit of food isn't all that much."

When they were walking down the street after just leaving the City Square, Sweetie asked, “So, Ruby, what do you use all this dust stuff for?”

“Oh, we power our cars, power our buildings, use it to heat and cool our homes, make weapons… Ooh, I have the perfect example right here!” She said, pulling a little white slab with a yellow diamond-shaped button on the center from a pocket on her skirt.

“What’s that thing?” Diamond asked.

She smirked and pressed the button, at which point the device popped open. While it was too weak for the others to feel, Sweetie could feel the magic emanating from the device as it activated, there was a brief flash, and, from the empty space between the two ends of the device, a soft glow of magical energies became a solid screen. “This is my scroll, it has a ton of uses… I can talk to my sis or dad from anywhere in the world, provided they have one of their own, which they do, and I can play games on it, and I can access almost anything on the CCTS network!”

Diamond and Sweetie were studying the device intently, Scootaloo was less than interested, that was until Ruby showed her something she called ‘Kung Fu Ninja Ultimate Slayer Death Battle 2’ when Scootaloo started staring at the screen, yelling at the little figures that danced across the digital battlefield and cheering when one of them had won. Apple Bloom was still looking around at the city but looked a little interested when she said that she could call her sister with it, unfortunately, no answer came from Ruby’s call, a little odd, but nothing Ruby was worried about.

The day passed rather quickly, and night had just recently fallen, and the fillies, still fiddling with Ruby's little device, trying to figure out all the functions, had found themselves trotting down a road in what Ruby had called the “Lower Commercial District”, apparently a place rather close to the industrial district and the river Ozma that cut through the city.

This place gave the fillies the creeps… It didn’t have the nice aesthetic they had come to see from the rest of the city, of stone brick facades and holographic lamps, but rather made from bare concrete and metal pylons, exposed cables running from building to building, delivering magical power, and all reminding the fillies of pictures they had seen of Fillydelphia. With a dark, industrial, and utilitarian feel to it.

They were wandering back to the upper commercial district, back to the dust shop, after spending their second trip to that amazing noodle shop, the memory of which made Apple Bloom drool.

There was a loud boom from somewhere up ahead and a little to the side, punctuated by a brilliant flash of yellow light coming from the windows of one of the buildings, and, following Ruby’s lead, the fillies ran toward the disturbance. They came near a large structure, outside was parked a yellow vehicle of some kind, looking like a very small carriage with no top, just a seat mounted to two wheels. Ruby seemed to recognize the machine and turned her attention to the building’s second-floor windows, where there came another boom, flash of yellow light, and the sound of glass shattering as the windows broke apart and scattered across the street.

Out came flying a man in a suit, a broken weapon of some kind in his grasp, quickly followed by a girl with long yellow hair, about as long as Sweetie’s, wearing a dark tawny jacket with puffy sleeves, a golden-yellow undershirt, and scarf. A belt around her very short black pants seemed the only form of proper armour on her body asides from a pair of big, bulky, gilded bracelets on each arm.

She came crashing down from the second storey into the ground with a mighty thump as boots impacted the street. There was a pause as the fillies stared on in shock, Ruby simply smiled and said, “Yang? Is that you?”

The young woman replied, “Oh, hey, sis!”

“What are you doing here!” Ruby replied, excitedly.

The young woman gave a short sigh, “It’s a long story… Anyway, who’re the others

Neptune Vasilias sat alone in his study… The room was rather dark, with only his workbench providing illumination, where the boy sat with a variety of tools and his half-disassembled weapon. He had just last month graduated from Sanctum, and would be needing his Tri-Hard at peak condition. He had already replaced all the dust crystals and was now working on recalibrating the auto-targeting devices when there came a knock on his door.

With a groan, he got up from his desk, “What does Scarlet want now?” He grumbled, half-heartedly, he liked his friend, he was simply a bit needy and overbearing. He opened the door and was rather surprised at the person on the other side. A faunus judging from her silvery tail that matched her shiny grey braided hair perfectly, a pair of glasses adorning her face. “Hello? Who-”

“You are Neptune Vasilias, correct?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Good,” She smiled, “I’ve heard you’re a master of weapon design and assembly… I have a few schematics and parts I’d like assembled please.”

Author's Note:

So, the fillies finally meet Ruby and Yang. This chapter was originally going to be much, much longer, with the girls visiting every shop I could think of in the city, but I decided the shopping spree could wait until they actually have some money to spend themselves and aren't taking all of Ruby's money. Looks like team Sunbird beat Dash to the whole "getting your weapons put together" scene.

When trying to figure out how the girls will survive the time until they go to Beacon, I figured Ruby, wanting to be the hero, would see four nice homeless faunus girls and want to give them a place to stay, now we just need to see how Tai is going to take this.

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Export subsidy programme to be phased out to meet WTO norms

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Updated: June 10, 2019 6:41:29 AM

MEIS to go; instead, tax remission scheme, now only for garments, to cover more sectors

export subsidies, WTO, Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, Piyush Goyal, central GST, GNI thresholdThe US has dragged India to the WTO, claiming that New Delhi offered illegal export subsidies and “thousands of Indian companies are receiving benefits totaling over billion annually from these programmes”.

With countries like the US having challenged India’s export subsidy programmes at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the government is considering phasing out the flagship Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), possibly over the next two-three years. Instead, it will roll out WTO-compliant schemes that will offset both state and central levies on inputs consumed in exports, two sources who attended a marathon meeting chaired by new commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on June 6, told FE.

Already, a scheme for the remission of state and central levies has been implemented in garments and made-up exports; this will be expanded gradually to include all key sectors. The next foreign trade policy (FTP), which will kick in from April 2020, will likely see the revamped architecture of various export schemes. Currently, the government’s potential revenue forgone on account of MEIS is estimated at Rs 30,810 crore a year.

Also read: G-20 agrees on trade war language in statement draft

“The basic idea is to keep exports zero-rated in accordance with the best global practices, while ensuring that all our schemes remain fully WTO-compliant,” said one of the sources. As for the remission of state levies for garment and made-up exports, the government allocated Rs 3,664 crore in FY19. However, the compensation level under this scheme was expanded in March to include central levies as well; even some embedded taxes were factored in. So the potential revenue forgone is now estimated at around Rs 6,300 crore annually.

However, government officials have made it clear that the entire allocation or potential revenue forgone on account of various such schemes (including MEIS and duty drawback) doesn’t qualify as export subsidies, as in most cases, they are meant to only soften the blow of imposts that exporters have been forced to bear due to a complicated tax structure.MEIS was announced in the current FTP in 2015 by merging five different schemes.

Under this, the government provides exporters, especially in the labour-intensive sectors, duty credit scrip at 2-5% of their export turnover, depending upon products and shipment destinations. Though the goods and services tax (GST) regime has subsumed a plethora of levies, some still remain (petroleum and electricity are still outside the GST ambit, while other levies like mandi tax, stamp duty, embedded central GST and compensation cess etc remain unrebated).

The US has dragged India to the WTO, claiming that New Delhi offered illegal export subsidies and “thousands of Indian companies are receiving benefits totaling over $7 billion annually from these programmes”. Indian officials have rejected such claims. However, to prepare exporters, Goyal last week asked industry to stop relying on “crutches of subsidies” and improve competitiveness.

According to the special and differential provisions in the WTO’s Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, when a member’s per capita gross national income (GNI) exceeds $1,000 per annum (at the 1990 exchange rate) for a third straight year, it has to withdraw its export subsidies. According to a WTO notification in 2017, India crossed the per-capita GNI threshold for three straight years through 2015 — to $1,178 in 2015 from $1,051 in 2013.

However, India has argued that just like some others who were granted eight years to scrap export subsidies, it, too, deserves such a time frame to do so. Seeking incentives to stay competitive, exporters have also long complained about India’s elevated logistics costs and inflexible labour norms, and also cried hoarse over a ‘strong rupee’. India’s logistics costs make up for as much as 15-16% of the consignment value (against 10% in developed countries), according to a paper by Bibek Debroy and Kishore Desai.

India’s export growth has remained subdued at an average of just 3.2% in the past six months through April and the new government is seeking to contain any fallout of the global trade war on outbound shipments.

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Jen Abundez

Jen Abundez graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Theatre. While at SDSU she attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England, to Study Shakespearian acting. She fell into improv on accident over a decade ago and it has now become her true love.

She is one of the original ensemble members of Finest City Improv and currently plays with the Pro League and coaches one half of The Clubhouse. She directs and performs multiple styles of improv with Roar, a San Diego improv staple for over 10 years. She also plays with the indie team Brown Privilege.

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