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TIRED of
listening to FLUFF, and NOT getting results?
Get serious and BUST your bad habits NOW. Read on...
Change Your Life TODAY, with Lee Milteer:
"Discover How
YOU Can Break Absolutely
ANY Habit
In Just 21 DAYS or Less,
Discover EXACTLY how you can rid yourself of ANY bad habit - in just 21 DAYS or LESS!
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Do you have a BAD HABIT that's causing you PAIN... RUINING your health... HURTING your loved ones... DAMAGING your career... costing you MONEY... or just plain old WASTING your TIME?
Because on this page, I will show how to quickly and painlessly overcome even the worst habits like:
- Overeating or stress eating
- Neglecting yourself
- Stressing out
- Procrastinating
- Being a "yes" person
- Losing your temper
- Neglecting your family
- Smoking
- Watching too much TV
- Compulsive shopping
- Being a pushover
- Spending too much money
- Being a workaholic
- Being chronically late
- Negative thinking
- Neglecting your health
- Blaming others for your problems
- Nail biting
- Computer addictions
- Lying
... Using a proven SYSTEM that "real people" -- just like you -- have used to break the cycle of deeply entrenched, lifelong habits -- forever.
Keep reading to LEARN MORE...
From Michael Masterman
July 2019
Think for a moment...
What are your BAD HABITS costing you -- in MONEY, HEALTH, BUSINESS, RELATIONSHIPS?
You know the habits I'm talking about...
- Smoking
- Stress eating
- Wasting your time
- Mismanaging your money
- Watching too much TV
- Working too hard
- Not taking care of your body...
Bad habits chip away at the life you COULD be living, right now.
They stifle your potential to make the money you deserve... They hold you back from enjoying rewarding personal relationships... And they prevent you from looking and feeling GREAT!
Can you even put a PRICE on the opportunities and potential your bad habits are holding you back from -- right now?
Of course not! Because your goals and dreams are priceless!
Life is NOT a dress rehearsal -- it's a live show! You owe it to yourself to put in your best possible performance. And to do this, you need to lose the bad habits. Period.
BOOT them... BUST them... BANISH them forever!
Discover the
SINGLE COMMON MYTH that is
Completely HOLDING you BACK from Success!
The idea that you can control your bad habits is a myth.
Bad habits are impulses... so instead of controlling them, you often end up repeating them.
Even though you recognize the stress they cause in your life... and even though you make promises to change your ways... again and again, you repeat the same tired patterns!
That's because a habit, by definition, is an acquired pattern of behavior that has become almost involuntary as a result of frequent repetition.
Let me share a little story with you...
* * *
A teacher takes a bit of lightweight thread and wraps it one time around a student's wrists.
He tells the class, "This string represents the power of doing something one time. Can you break the string?"
The student easily breaks the thread with a small flick of his wrists. The teacher then wraps the string around the student's wrists many times and repeats the challenge to break it.
Despite repeated efforts, the lightweight thread is too strong to break.
His teacher says, "Now you see the power of repeated actions...habits. It takes more than mere willpower and personal strength to break them. It takes a change in the way you think about the problem."
* * *
BAD habits prevent you from reaching your potential.
They're self-inflicted punishments that drain you of motivation, time, and money. And they hold you back from living the great life you know you can achieve.
Just think of all the times you've said something like...
"The diet starts Monday -- and I'll stick to it this time, I SWEAR!"
"Smoking is a nasty habit and is ruining my health. This will absolutely be my LAST cigarette pack."
"THAT DOES IT! I'm cutting up the credit cards once and for all and not wasting any more money on things I really don't need."
Sound familiar? You're not alone.
The reality is most people try to break habits backwards; they try to physically change their behaviors before they've changed their mental ones.
The result?
You get so stressed out when denied the habit that has given you comfort in the past, you cannot help but cling to it and repeat it in the present.
Losing bad habits requires you to change the way you think before you can change the way you act. The list goes on and on!
There IS a Way of BREAKING BAD HABITS
- Using This PROVEN System from
Lee Milteer!
Fortunately, there is a solution to breaking your bad habits!
On this page, I'm going to reveal a proven system developed by world-renowned personal success coach Lee Milteer...
Lee is one of THE most highly esteemed and sought after human potential speakers and productivity coaches around.
And on this page, I'll take you through her step-by-step "Habit Busting Secrets" SYSTEM to help you RELEASE bad habits once and for all!
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Discover the
EXACT SAME Habit Busting Secrets Taught to the CEOs
of WALT DISNEY, AT&T,
Xerox, IBM, the US Navy -- And Many Others!
Lee Milteer is one of America's most highly-esteemed and sought after human potential speakers and productivity coaches.
But don't be surprised if you've never heard of her before now!
As the President of Lee Milteer Inc., Career Development Strategists, Lee is one of the corporate world's best kept secrets, having counseled and trained thousands of professionals all over North America and Europe.
Organizations including Walt Disney... AT&T... XEROX... IBM... Ford Motor Co.... Federal Express... 3M... the US Navy... Bell Telephone... and many others, plus hundreds of government agencies and scores of convention and associations' meetings, repeatedly retain her to inspire people to recognize and use their own talents and potential.
Lee is also the founder of the world famous Millionaire Mindset Coaching program, and a world-renowned speaker on human potential, sharing the speaking platform with many well-known personalities, including:
- Dan Kennedy
- Jack Canfield
- Mark Victor Hansen
- Tony Robbins
- Zig Ziglar
- The late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
- Stephen Covey
- Brian Tracy
- Og Mandino
- Ted Koppel
- Lynn Redgrave
- Marlo Thomas
- T. Harv Eker
In addition, Lee has been featured as a regular guest on National TV and Radio shows, including "The Sally Jesse Raphael Show", CNN's "Sonya Live", and "The Montel Williams Show", "The Dini Petty Show", and more!
She has also written many books, including "Feel & Grow Rich," "Success Is An Inside Job: The Secrets of Getting Anything You Want," and "Spiritual Power Tools for Successful Selling."
And as you might expect from someone with such a range of achievements, Lee's work has won MANY awards and tons of recognition, including a Doctorate in Motivational Theory from Commonwealth College, the "Rising Star Award" by General Cassette Corporation, and the Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year from the National Association of Women Business Owners!
Discover the
AWESOME SECRETS You'll Learn
When You Unlock the Habit Busting TRICKS
Lee Reserves for Her Most Influential Clients!
It's confession time!
I used to have a bad habit (it's too embarrassing to tell you WHAT it is here)... But let's just say I searched high and low for a solution... I was desperate to break it!
I researched and researched -- online, in books, everywhere! -- and was almost ready to give up. That's when I came across Lee Milteer and her course...
"Habit Busting Secrets: How to Break Any Habit in 21 Days."
And WOW. I couldn't BELIEVE what I'd been missing all along!
Here was all of the information I needed to get rid of my bad habits permanently in one easy-to-follow system.
What makes this find even more amazing is that it's a system that was previously only available to members of Lee's Millionaire Mindset program, and it contains information that major corporations like Walt Disney... AT&T... XEROX... IBM... and others pay thousands of dollars to pass on to their employees and make their businesses stronger!
The "Habit Busting Secrets: How to Break Any Habit in 21 Days" system includes
four audio CDs and an accompanying workbook, covering
secrets such as:
- The #1 most CRITICAL STEP to success
- HOW MANY TIMES your subconscious mind must hear new material to learn and integrate it into your existing belief system
- How and when to REWARD YOURSELF for more effective results
- Why mistakes are natural, inevitable and CRITICAL to the process
- How to leave the past in the past; THE PAST DOES NOT EQUAL THE FUTURE
- The difference between LIFE GIVING and LIFE REMOVING habits
- How to take inventory of your LIFE GIVING and LIFE REMOVING habits
- What is the ROOT of PROCRASTINATION -- and how to overcome it
- Why you and almost EVERYONE you know is programmed to FAIL -- and EXACTLY what you must do about it
- How to use your mental, physical, emotional and spiritual energy most effectively to ACHIEVE your GOALS
- How the LAW of INERTIA has prevented you from breaking bad habits in the past
- The FOUNDATION of ALL bad habits and how to overcome it
- Why WILL-POWER isn't enough to break bad habits
- What is the right support system and how to CREATE it
- How to engage in a HEALTHY CATHARSIS of your negative thoughts and feelings
- How to take ADVANTAGE of being a self-fulfilling prophecy
- Why visualization isn't just FRU-FRU HULLABALOO!
... plus much more!
Her work is amazing. So amazing, in fact, that I ended up working with Lee in business -- to help get her message out to the world. It's really SO powerful that I've dedicated my entire life to promoting it.
Recommendations don't get much better than that.
Put Yourself 21 Days Into the
Imagine Friends Being AMAZED at
the Change!
Before you know it, your friends, family and colleagues will be scratching their heads in amazement.
They'll marvel at how you were able to achieve so much in as little as 21 days!
Heck, you may even surprise yourself!
That's the impact that "Habit Busting Secrets: How to Break Any Habit in 21 Days" will have on your life.
And by the end of those 21 days, you'll know how to...
... Surmount debilitating stress
... Overcome crippling self-doubt
... Work smarter, not harder
... Maintain a laser-like focus on your goals
... Replace negative habits with positive ones
In fact, thousands of others have already changed their habits and begun achieving what they knew they could! (They were just being held back by those bad habits!)
They are people from every walk of life, including:
- Teachers
- Entrepreneurs
- Restaurateurs
- CEOs
- Home-makers
- Nurses
- Small Business Owners
- Dentists
All of these people were able to transform the lives they had settled for into the lives they lived for. Just take a look at some of their stories!
Sit Back and Read
the POWERFUL STORIES
Of Individuals Using Lee's Habit Busting System!
"Lee Milteer is the teacher who has changed my life and improved my attitude."
"Thank you for changing my life and giving my life back to me! You were wonderful. As an entrepreneur I was working too hard, had poor time management, trying to be all things to all people and overweight with a BAD attitude.
My wife bought your program for me and I was shocked at how I had let myself get into this state of overwork and how I had been taking my frustration out on my kids and wife.
Since I started your program, I have improved my relationships with my family, clients, and myself. I now have a lifestyle that supports me in a prosperous way.
All I can say to anyone who is trying to decide if your Habit Busting system will work for them is this: Give yourself the gift of releasing the past and starting a brand new future. Lee Milteer is the teacher who has changed my life and improved my attitude. It was a small investment for a large return! Thank you with all my heart!"
Teddy Willis, Dallas, Texas
"This type of material should have been offered to everyone in the school system."
"How can I express my gratitude for the information you shared in your wonderful program Habit Busting? Truly a virtuoso performance! This type of material should have been offered to everyone in the school system. I had lots of bad habits and bad attitudes. Once I started listening to your program, I could not get over how EASY it was to change.
All the diets and self-improvement programs I have used in the past had a limited effect on me. Your system helped me go back to the root of my problems and helped me for the very first time understand exactly why I had failed in all my attempts before.
It's shocking how easy it has been for me to change my life and change my future with your information. I have learned that nothing can stop me from the exciting future I want for myself and my family. You are a blessing from God. Thank you."
Nancy Williams, Va. Beach, Virginia
"I have changed my habits from negative ones to positive ones and my family thinks I am a new person."
"I could not be happier! I have lost 10 pounds already and only have a few more to go. I have changed my habits from negative ones to positive ones and my family thinks I am a new person.
I was very pleased with the depth of your knowledge and your wonderful humor. I totally recommend this program to any woman who wants to FEEL empowered and in charge of her life again!!"
Patti Ehlers, Charlotte, North Carolina
"Lee, you received the highest evaluations of anyone's programs we have ever used in our office."
"Lee, you received the highest evaluations of anyone's programs we have ever used in our office. One of the programs that really hit home was your Habit Busting: How to Break Any Habit in 21 Days. At first people laughed and said no one could change bad habits in 21 days. Yet, people in our office who took your program home and used it proved them wrong.
They did break the old habits and transferred those old behaviors into new ones. Our office staff just voted you the #1 person they wanted to come speak to us in-person next year. Again, Thank you for your educational, informative, life changing materials."
William J. Graham, Columbus Ohio
"I suggest any woman who is feeling overwhelmed invest in this program because it will change your life!"
"Habit Busting has helped me stop being a perfectionist and working myself to death. Thanks to this incredible program I have given myself permission to stop trying to please everyone and for once in my life start living for me.
Lee Milteer is a great coach and I have many other programs she has produced and I love them all. She has given me the tools to become the woman I wanted to be but did not know how until now. I suggest any woman who is feeling overwhelmed invest in this program because it will change your life!"
Elizabeth Langlois, Phoenix, AZ
"The techniques have helped me in all aspects of my life"
"I used your habit busting system many years ago to program myself to become confident that I could pass the CPA exam and I've never forgotten the principles you taught.
The techniques have helped me in all aspects of my life, from moving past the fear of passing my exam to losing 23 pounds and starting an exercise program that I now love.
And I must say I have a pretty good life now thanks to the wisdom I learned from you about not working so hard to achieve your goals but to use your mind first."
Peggy Ross, New York
"Lee Milteer's Habit Busting stimulates new possibilities instantly!"
"Lee Milteer's Habit Busting stimulates new possibilities instantly! I loved it and recommend it to anyone who wants to feel good about themselves, improve their self-esteem and get rid of any bad habit. I personally have stopped overeating at night from depression or boredom.
I have started a walking program in the morning, which has helped me lose the extra weight that I have been trying to lose for five years. My friends and family have all noticed a huge change for the better in my personality. Thank you!"
Mary Ann Casey, Ontario Canada
"We have a Lee Milteer Fan club here and we wanted to thank you for all your wisdom that makes our lives so much easier."
"Your habit busting program is splendid! I own a Real Estate company and we realtors had developed some very bad habits such as being late, putting off paperwork, and not being organized. Since we purchased your system for our staff, we have received nothing but very enthusiastic responses from our members.
I get a "thank you" almost every day from the people who have now taken back their lives and feel in control again. Some of our people started a weight loss club and have lost more than 104 pounds combined in just a few months.
We have a Lee Milteer Fan club here and we wanted to thank you for all your wisdom that makes our lives so much easier."
Paul S. Gorkin, Gorkin Reality, GA.
"I have lost 34 pounds, and learned to put my health and needs first."
"Talk about feeling motivated again! I invested in Lee Milteer's Habit Busting System and I am truly excited about life again. I have learned to stop saying yes when I want to say no. How liberating it has been to learn to nurture myself and give myself permission to be whom and what I want to be.
I have stopped being a people pleaser, lost 34 pounds, and learned to put my health and needs first. God bless Lee Milteer and God bless this program. It's inspiring and contains more truth on living a successful life than any other program I have ever had. I just love listening to Lee every morning as I drive to work."
Nancy Myers, Washington, D.C.
"I had tried willpower, and everything else to become organized and nothing had assisted me till I found and used Lee's program."
"Lee Milteer's Habit Busting System allowed me to come away with useable solutions and strategies on how to break my old negative habits and turn that same energy into positive habits. I had tried willpower, and everything else to become organized and nothing had assisted me till I found and used Lee's program.
My office, house and car were beyond out of control to the point I did not want anyone to see them. This Habit Busting system assisted me in finding out why I could not get the energy to be an organized person. I was a perfectionist! As Lee says, give up that label and change your life forever. This came true for me.
I have shared this program with my daughters and each of them has become a better mother, wife and businessperson because of Lee Milteer's teaching.
I would recommend this program to anyone who feels frustrated with their past behaviors and wants to be free of the past. This was so much easier than I ever thought and I so wish I could have invested in this program years ago. Thank you!!"
Ann McClain, South Carolina
"We have noticed, since your program, a twenty-five percent increase in sales volume."
"Thank you for your program on Habit Busting. My sales staff has really lost marketing shares in our territory due to bad working habits, poor time management, poor organizational skills, procrastination and other profit-losing habits.
You had a pretty tough audience with us and you did an excellent job for our sales force helping them move past their old programming and creating a new plan of action. As you know, the competition in New York City is fierce but habit busting was very helpful.
Our sales people need all the self-esteem help they can get. We have noticed, since your program, a twenty-five percent increase in sales volume."
David L Payne, VP, Copies for You, New York
"I LOVED the Habit Busting system... I have finally found ways to reprogram myself to be calm and in control."
"I LOVED the Habit Busting system! I could not recommend this program any more highly! Anyone can learn from this program because it generates energy, enthusiasm and positive feelings for yourself and gives you the confidence to try anything and know you can be successful.
I personally am pleased to report that after many years of having a really bad temper, which hurt my personal relationships and business, I have finally found ways to reprogram myself to be calm and in control.
I have seen an improvement in my mental state of mind and that led to a promotion and raise at work. All I can do is say THANK YOU for this information that allows us to truly be in charge of our destinies again."
Mark Strickland, Maryland
"This is the only program that has actually given me the tools, motivation and a system to root out what was causing me to have bad habits."
"After listening to Lee on the HABIT BUSTING program, I was able to see my job, my life and myself in a different light. I have been challenged to 'seize' the personal and professional opportunities that are available to me and take advantage of them.
I have released the need to act on several negative habits such as overspending, mismanagement of time, and the most important one of all. I quit smoking! This is the only program that has actually given me the tools, motivation and a system to root out what was causing me to have bad habits.
I am proud to say that you gave me the "tomorrow Awareness of my behaviors" and that changed my life forever."
Dr. Janice Strong, Vermont
"I have now lost 82 pounds and I have 18 more to go to get to my 100-pound goal. Keep up the wonderful work!"
"I just loved your habit busting program. Your content was informative, enlightening, humorous, and done in an enthusiastic manner. I enjoyed learning about how to move past the Scarlett O'Hara mentality and understand why I use my habits to reduce my stress.
I now understand that instant gratification has risks and that I do have the power to have the discipline to control my life. I have now lost 82 pounds and I have 18 more to go to get to my 100-pound goal.
If I can do this program and make it work where no other diet programs have worked for me -- anyone can do it. Keep up the wonderful work!"
Maureen Stakes, Virginia
This Program Is NOT for Everyone!
Now before we go any further, I MUST give you fair warning.
This 4-CD audio program and action plan are for people serious about taking control of their destinies again. That means:
- If you are NOT committed to achieving your goals...
- If you are NOT dedicated to obtaining the life you want...
- If you are NOT willing to invest 10 minutes every morning to bust your bad habits
- If you are NOT open to allowing your brain to do the work before your body...
- If you are NOT open to miracles happening in your life because of the changes you make with your mind...
... Then this program is NOT for you.
If that's the case, please be honest with yourself and exit this site right now.
Really. I'm serious.
If you are not open to real breakthroughs in your life, this is not the program for you.
Finally... The Secrets to
Busting Bad Habits
And Giving Yourself a New Lease of Life REVEALED!
You've heard how others have changed their lives through this program.
Now it's YOUR turn.
With "Habit Busting Secrets", you can STOP the past from becoming the FUTURE!
Take control of your life again and become the creative, solution-oriented person you know you can be!
Earn the money you deserve and live the lifestyle you want!
Be thrilled when you look in the mirror and be able to enjoy the admiration of the people around you!
And that's just for starters...
But I've kept the best news until last! Even though Lee Milteer travels the world giving seminars and speaking at huge corporations who pay thousands of dollars for her expertise..
... And even though her Millionaire Mindset Coaching program costs hundreds of dollars to join...
... All of Lee Milteer's habit busting secrets are available to you through the complete "Habit Busting: How to Break Any Habit in 21 Days" program (on 4 audio CDs with an accompanying 52-page guidebook) -- for the discount price of $97!
(That's a discount of more than 30% OFF her regular price of $149.95)
You can download all of the CD directly from this site. Burn them to audio CD, play them on your iPod, listen while you work -- but whatever you do, TAKE ACTION NOW.
Within minutes of saying YES, you'll be busting your deepest habits - FOR GOOD!
Take Five Minutes to Read CASE
From REAL PEOPLE, Using Lee's
Case History 1:
This Fortune 500 CEO increased profits by 14.2% when his employees kicked their bad habits...
BEFORE: This CEO's employees were habitually late and routinely left early. Many of them had persistent negative attitudes, mismanaged their time and were notorious procrastinators.
AFTER: The employees overcame their negative self-programming -- allowing them to consistently arrive at work on time feeling refreshed and energized. With a new understanding of WHY they spent so much time procrastinating and HOW to stop, they became more productive and less stressed.
Case History 2:
This mother of four revitalized her self-image and improved her relationships with her husband and children by losing 27 pounds AND quitting smoking...
BEFORE: This mother of four was a through-and-through people-pleaser. She always put others first, even to the detriment of her own well-being. And she dealt with the resultant stress by overeating and smoking.
AFTER: Once she understood WHERE her bad habits came from and how to easily break them for the first time in her life, she was able to revitalize her self-image and improve her relationships with her husband and children. Not only that, but she was finally able to be the role model she wanted her children to see.
Case History 3:
This man quit his job, struck out on his own, and ended up earning 30% more... as a consultant at his former company!
BEFORE: This 9-to-5er dreamed of working for himself, but he was paralyzed by his fear of striking out on his own and the risk of failure. Procrastination had become his closest companion.
AFTER: He resurrected himself as the entrepreneur he had always longed to be. He quit his job, struck out on his own and was hired back by his former employer as a part-time consultant for 30% more than he made as a full-time employee!
Case History 4:
This entrepreneur increased his profits by working FEWER hours!
BEFORE: This entrepreneur was working 60+ hours per week, spinning his wheels and becoming increasingly frustrated with his business and lack of a personal life.
AFTER: After learning where he was going wrong, he cut his workweek down to three days, developed a laser-like focus on his goals, renewed the purpose of his business, and began spending more time with his family. His profits increased because he was now focused on being more creative and productive in a shorter period of time.
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You have a choice in life.
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Now that is a sweet deal!
And, if you order now, I'll also give you the link to a special bonus audio CD of Lee's Motivational "Habit Busting Coaching" -- valued at $97 -- yours absolutely FREE!
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Do you want to look back on your life and realize you missed opportunities to get what you wanted because of old bad habits?
And it's not too late to learn the secrets of how your mind works, and to change your desires, behaviors, and goals.
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I don't care who you are or what you do for a living. Whether you're slogging your way through a mountain of debt, or raking in a whopping six-figure income, this program can help you.
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You are one of the lucky people to have arrived on Thursday, July 18th 2019 -- which means I'm going to give you the ENTIRE $244.00 worth of Lee's Habit Busting materials for just $47!
That's a MASSIVE SAVING. You won't find Lee's course sold ANYWHERE ELSE -- and certainly not for as little as $47!
If you know about Lee Milteer and have ever wanted to hear her speak, now is your only chance to make that a reality for ONLY $47...
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Tell your friends and family about this offer, because it will only be around until the next ( 100 ) 68 trial copies are gone!
However you look at this, I AM HANDING YOU AN UNBEATABLE OFFER THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT PASS UP UNLESS YOU WANT TO WASTE THE NEXT FEW YEARS OF YOUR LIFE STRUGGLING WITH YOUR BAD HABITS...
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Given the sheer quantity of valuable secrets that are packed into this motivational set by Lee Milteer, "Habit Busting Secrets: How to Break Any Habit in 21-Days", I want you to know that I am limiting this 30 Day Trial Offer to the Next ( 100 ) 68 people...
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Wishing you massive success, forever and always.
Michael Masterman
Break Habits.net
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Kaduna state government announced its decision to restore telecommunication networks in some parts of the state which were cut off due to insurgency. It can be recalled that due to the current security threats faced by many Northern states, the Kaduna state government decided to cut off the telecommunications operations in some areas of the state on the 30th of September.
In a press briefing by Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat, Kaduna, announced the restoration of telecommunication network services. Below is the full excerpt:
"My dear colleagues:
I am here to inform you that the Kaduna State Government has contacted the relevant federal agencies to effect the immediate restoration of telecommunication services which were suspended in some local government areas.
Security agencies had requested the shutdown in October 2021, among other measures, to assist ongoing operations against armed bandits and other criminals. The security agencies have now notified the government that telecoms services can be restored.
Along with the other measures in the security containment order, the telecoms shutdown had helped the security agencies to achieve some results, which the security forces will reel out soon. The prolonged application of this measure was always out of the question, due to its impact on the legitimate activities of citizens and businesses.
Residents are advised that the restoration of full services in the affected areas may unfold over a few days, as the service providers mobilise to power and boost their transmission systems accordingly.
The Kaduna State Government regrets the inconveniences residents of the affected LGAs may have encountered as a result of the shutdown. The state government wishes to commend the sacrifices made by residents while this temporary measure lasted.
Notwithstanding, the government wishes to reiterate that the other measures announced as part of the security containment orders remain in force. These include the prohibition of motorcycles all over the state, the ban on weekly markets, transportation of cattle, and the prohibition of sale of fuel in jerrycans in specified local government areas.
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Represents: Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club
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Season Average: 2088.67
Game Score: 2063
Represents: Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc
Current Record: 5 - 1
Season Average: 2184.17
Game Score: 2188
Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc defeats Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club
Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc defeated Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club 2188 to 2063 in the National Air Pistol League. Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc finishes the season in second place overall. They finished the season with a 5 - 1 record. Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc was led by, Kyler Swisher who shot a 560. The remaining contributing members were Jeff Lutz, Sam Shenk, and Kyle Black. Palmyra Sportsmen's Assoc is from Annville, PA, and is coached by Jeff Lutz.
Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club finished the season with a 1 - 5 record. They finishes the season in seventh place overall. Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club was led by, Ben Larimer who shot a 534. The remaining contributing members were Vadim Nikitin, Kurt Andersen, and Ed Gentry. Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club is from Golden, CO, and is coached by Marilyn Mumby.
Due to the large number of school and club closings in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the remainder of the league has been cancelled and awards will be issued based on the seven weeks of competition completed so far. League teams who are still meeting have the option to participate in several weekly invitational games in lieu of the regular season.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Pistol League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record.
In each game the teams compete in a 60 shot air pistol match. This competition is identical to the Air Pistol events in the Olympic games. Each athlete will shoots 60 shots, with each shot worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
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My little corner in cyberspace to share my passion of rubber stamping and scrapbooking with you. ENJOY!!!
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Beautiful...love the colors and fabulous take on the sketch! Thanks so much for playing along with The Pink Elephant this week!ReplyDelete
So pretty. Thank you for joining us here at Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge this week.ReplyDelete
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Hi Jackie. No storm here but freezing cold. Can't wait for spring. In the meantime you have created a beautiful card. Love the springtime colours. Have a great weekend. Love Elizabeth xReplyDelete
Oh Jackie this is SO pretty! LOVE your choice of colors & design! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood 'THANK YOU' challenge and please come back again soon!ReplyDelete
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Oh my word girl, this is out of this world gorgeous!!! LOVE IT!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful card with soft colours and love the roses.ReplyDelete
Thank you for joining the LMM challenge.
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Oh wow, this is so beautiful! Love the colors and the great design, fabulous layers. Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!ReplyDelete
Wonderful card and gorgeous color combo. Really love the butterflies. Thanks so much for playing along with us in The Sisterhood of Crafters.ReplyDelete
Jackie, this is a masterpiece...wonderful colors, great layout...perfectly executed...a beautiful card....wow....ReplyDelete
Anther beautiful card! The color combo is gorgeous. I love the little thank you sentiment and butterfly.ReplyDelete
what a wonderful card. I just love the butterflies. TFS!ReplyDelete
Beautiful card! I love that image you used and all of the pretty details including those pretty rolled roses. Thanks so much for joining our challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps! :)ReplyDelete
So beautiful! I love all the detail and you must share how you are doing those gorgeous flowers!ReplyDelete
beautiful design and colors!!ReplyDelete
Such a stunning looking card, it has the simplicity look yet as I look at it I can see you have so much in this card. Love the design and your flowers. Thank you for sharing with us at Lady Anne's Challenges. I hope we see you again soon.ReplyDelete
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Beautiful card, Jackie! Great layout and design! Thanks for joining in on the Little Miss Muffet color challenge!ReplyDelete
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Wow, Jackie! This is stunning. Love those colors and the fabulous combination of stamps, embossing and details. Thanks so much for playing along with The Sisterhood of Crafters for our Thank You Challenge.ReplyDelete
What beautiful colors! And your flowers are lovely. I have to learn how to make those.ReplyDelete
Oh my word! What a beautiful card, Jackie. I love the softness of your main image and the combination of the yellow and blue is just gorgeous.ReplyDelete
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Kapere is a free download manager for Windows which supports HTTP, FTP, and NNTP protocols. It offers a full set of tools which you can use in order to not only manage your downloads, but also download speeds, which isn't something that you can do if you're for example downloading something with the default download manager of your web browser. Links can be collected directly from the clipboard and automatically loaded onto the download list.
Interface of Kapere can be seen in the image above. Sidebar on the left holds options which are grouped in self-closing drop down menus. Technically speaking these aren't options, they are categories of downloads based on the protocol that is being used. Top toolbar holds all the options for managing downloads, pause, play, and stop buttons, speed limitations can be imposed and do a lot more things.
Key Features of this Free Download Manager:
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- Group downloads based on their type, download protocol, and so on.
- Setup download projects and then schedule downloads.
- Clipboard and web browser integration, collect links automatically.
- History for keeping track of the downloads that you've done.
- Download speed can be limited based for each group individually.
Download from web browsers can sometimes be problematic, especially when downloading larger files. People sometimes forget about the download that's taking place and they turn off the web browser, or when the download completes, they find out that file is corrupt. We've all been there at some point, so here's how you can avoid these types of situations with Kapere.
How to Manage Downloads with Kapere?
There's a lot of different ways of how you can set up downloads with Kapere. One of the more interesting ones would be with the scheduler.
Open Tools >> Scheduler and you will see the schedule setup window. Click on the plus sign to add a new task. Copy the download URL on the right, to the Action field, set the exact time when the download should start and click OK.
File >> Quick Download allows you to quickly add links to the download ques which are gonna be downloaded right away. Both the scheduled and quick downloads will eventually find their way to the list. To limit download speed use the bar icons located near the middle of the toolbar. When you're done open the download directory and enjoy your files.
Kapere is a very good download manager, which offers a lot of interesting features. Scheduler will help out a lot if you need to time your downloads, for example when no one is using the Internet connection. Groups allow you to categorize downloads based on its importance and so on. This free download utility is very lightweight and easy to use. It's just 6MB in size, so you won't lose a lot of time try it out. Free download.
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Most of the nation's best research and development is now taking place at universities. Innovation Districts are where academic institutions, government entities, private organizations and entrepreneurs co-locate to create a cluster of innovation and entrepreneurial activity. The Innovation District is where the future of a knowledge based economy thrives. In thinking about creating great places to live, work, and play Innovation Districts are catalysts. TTU is leading the way in creating a culture of innovation that will result in attracting the best researchers and the best students. The Hub is the place for creative collision, innovation, collaboration, creative thinkers, and those who want to make West Texas and the world a better place.
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What is Digital Dayhab?
Help Me Stops breakthrough Digital Dayhab programme has been successfully treating clients at its first Centre in West London and will continue to provide its face-to-face service for as long as Public Health England and the Government allows us to.
However, as we all aware Coronavirus, COVID-19, is wreaking public health havoc on a global scale. Cases of COVID-19 are rising daily, and once testing becomes widespread, these numbers are expected to increase significantly.
Many of our team have been treating people with drug and alcohol problems for over 20 years and we know specific populations face unique challenges. According to the Office for National Statistics the number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales reached record levels last year. Deaths involving cocaine have reached their highest levels since records began in the thirties and alcohol related problems continue to grow. 28% of men and 14% of women are still drinking regularly at levels higher than the recommend guidance and there were nearly 350,000 hospital admissions primarily due to alcohol consumption in 2017/18.
With the advent of self-isolating and social distancing people experiencing problematic drug and alcohol use are having their treatment options limited.
As a response to this Help Me Stop has now launched a Digital Dayhab online treatment service during the day and in the evenings, making it ideal for those that are working full or part time or those furloughed. It will deliver groups and one-to-one treatment for existing and future clients whilst the healthcare sector manages its response to Covid-19. Long term, the Digital Dayhab treatment service will provide a complementary programme to our existing face-to-face Dayhab model and will open up the Help Me Stop recovery solution to people with alcohol and drug problems throughout the UK, not just London.
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Getting help for problematic alcohol or drug use takes courage and sometimes attending a service in person can be a block. Digital Dayhab removes this. You access the service from home – or from wherever you have enough privacy – using a high-speed internet connection with your computer, tablet or phone. Connecting to sessions is easy, just a few clicks and you're in.
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As the phrase goes "what gets measured, gets managed" but as the current hubbub over NPS shows, you need to have the right metrics in place to match your goals. According to Gartner there are over 100 commonly used CX metrics and a recent blog of ours explains how you can go about choosing the right ones for your business https://www.eptica.com/blog/measuring-customer-experience-three-key-cons...


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Apache Impala Overview
The Apache Impala provides high-performance, low-latency SQL queries on data stored in popular Apache Hadoop file formats.
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- Stores information about the data available to Impala. For example, the metastore lets Impala know what databases are available and what the structure of those databases is. As you create, drop, and alter schema objects, load data into tables, and so on through Impala SQL statements, the relevant metadata changes are automatically broadcast to all Impala nodes by the dedicated catalog service.
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Laila Mickelwait's timing was perfect. It was, in some ways, inevitable that her "TraffickingHub" campaign to shut down Pornhub would go viral when it launched in February.Right after the Superbowl, an event that's been incorrectly called the biggest human trafficking day of the year for almost a decade—the Washington Examiner published Mickelwait's op-ed titled "Time to shut Pornhub down." In that piece, she used recent incidents of exploitative content on one of the most popular porn platforms on the internet to argue that Pornhub should be shut down entirely. She highlighted videos that led to the arrest of a rapist after he uploaded child porn of his victim to the site, as well as the Girls Do Porn lawsuit.
Mickelwait told me that readers of that op-ed asked her to start a petition. Now, it has nearly two million signatures in support of shuttering Pornhub. In March, dozens of protestors, some from anti-porn and anti-sex work groups, gathered outside of Mindgeek's Montreal headquarters, in support of TraffickingHub. Mindgeek is the parent company of Pornhub, as well as several other porn sites, including RedTube and YouPorn."Pornhub, the world's largest and most popular porn site, has been repeatedly caught enabling, hosting, and profiting from videos of child rape, sex trafficking, and other forms of non-consensual content exploiting women and minors," the TraffickingHub petition states. "We're calling for Pornhub to be shut down and its executives held accountable for these crimes."Motherboard's own reporting on the Girls Do Porn lawsuit has shown how tube sites like Pornhub are used by abusers to dox and harass women and post nonconsensual porn. Our reporting has shown that Pornhub's held partnerships with companies like Girls Do Porn, which systematically pressured, harassed, and threatened women into doing porn have legitimized them, and that Pornhub's failure to enforce its own policies means it can host illegal content like upskirt videos. There are many legitimate reasons for revenge porn victims and adult content owners to be critical of Pornhub, some of which TraffickingHub points out.
But what people who sign the TraffickingHub petition might not understand is that the campaign, while focused on Pornhub, comes from the world of anti sex trafficking activism—and specifically, from a large Christian organization, Exodus Cry, which opposes decriminalizing or legalizing sex work and wants to abolish porn altogether. On its website, Exodus Cry claims to be "committed to abolishing sex trafficking and breaking the cycle of commercial sexual exploitation while assisting and empowering its victims."The people speaking out against TraffickingHub, many of them sex workers and abuse survivors themselves, say its parent organization has a history of homophobia and bigotry, and are peddling a victim narrative to "save" sex workers while harming them with pushes for legislation that doesn't work.
Religiously affiliated anti-trafficking organizations aren't just Bible thumpers. The legislation they've advocated for has done tangible harm to sex workers, on top of upholding stigmas against sex work as work, painting everyone in the sex trade as victims in need of saving from their circumstances.Exodus Cry's website states that it uses funding to change laws that will "end the sex industry," and "works with governments and legislators… to implement legislation that creates criminal culpability for sex buyers, pimps, and traffickers, and brings freedom and support to victims."As TraffickingHub gained popularity in recent months, years of criticism of Exodus Cry has resurfaced. Some of that criticism stems from a "chapter leader application" form that once appeared on the Exodus Cry website.
Religiously affiliated anti-trafficking organizations aren't just Bible thumpers. The legislation they've advocated for has done tangible harm to sex workers, on top of upholding stigmas against sex work as work, painting everyone in the sex trade as victims in need of saving from their circumstances.Exodus Cry's website states that it uses funding to change laws that will "end the sex industry," and "works with governments and legislators… to implement legislation that creates criminal culpability for sex buyers, pimps, and traffickers, and brings freedom and support to victims."As TraffickingHub gained popularity in recent months, years of criticism of Exodus Cry has resurfaced. Some of that criticism stems from a "chapter leader application" form that once appeared on the Exodus Cry website.
The application involved taking a "purity covenant," agreeing to a detailed, Biblical statement of faith, and answering questions like "Do you believe heterosexual sex outside of marriage is sinful? Yes/No, if No please explain," and "Are you currently struggling with pornography?; Have you struggled with pornography in the past?; Are you or have you struggled with homosexual thoughts, feelings or behaviors?"University of Liverpool criminologist Gemma Ahearne, who found and wrote about the application in June 2019, said that at the time it was accessible on the Exodus Cry website and visible through a Wayback Machine archive. The application is no longer available on the Exodus Cry website, and the Internet Archive told Motherboard the entire Exodus Cry domain was excluded from the Wayback Machine as of June 1, 2019, following a response to a request from a rights holder to have it removed from archival view.On August 19, I emailed Mickelwait to ask about the origins of the chapter application. On August 20, she responded with what she said was "an official statement from Exodus Cry on the libelous accusations."The statement, which was published on the Exodus Cry website the same day, said that "Exodus Cry is an organization that since its inception has never advocated, campaigned, or focused on any other issue besides sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Sexual exploitation is the singular focus of Exodus Cry, and any suggestion that Exodus Cry has campaigned against any other issue is categorically false."
The statement also includes a quote from Exodus Cry founder Benjamin Nolot in response to a 2013 tweet in which he said "I oppose homosexual marriage on the premise that it is an unspeakable offense to God and His design for marriage between a man and a woman."
"Like much of our nation, a decade ago when the issue was being widely debated, I expressed in a single personal tweet that I thought government had a role to play in defining marriage," Nolot said in that statement. "Even former president Obama held similar views in the past. Today, like many, my views have evolved and I believe every individual should make that decision for themselves without government being involved in such a personal choice. I advocate for the right of all people to be free from all forms of oppression and that without question includes the LGBTQ+ community."Mickelwait and the statement also said that Exodus Cry does not even have chapters, something she's brought up previously on Twitter when confronted with the application screenshots.
"There is only one Exodus Cry. Exodus Cry does not have chapters," the statement says. "Therefore a 'chapter application' has no relevance to our organization's work. This claim intentionally misrepresents our organization."Exodus Cry may not have chapters now, but it did at one point. A 2009 annual report by Exodus Cry touted the organization had "26 chapters in five different nations (including the United States)." a 2010 annual report mentions a "local Exodus Cry chapter" in Norfolk, Virginia.
I sent Mickelwait these reports, and asked again whether the chapter application, which included the "purity covenant" and the questions about gay marriage ever appeared on the Exodus Cry site.She sent me another statement, attributed to Nolot: "We have investigated the 'chapters' application and determined that 12 years ago when EC was formed a volunteer borrowed a document that had been used by another ministry as a model for EC and there were sections related to chapters that inadvertently remained in the documents as a relic. As explained, EC does not have chapters, and has not had chapters for over a decade, therefore the application has no relevance to our work. Exodus Cry is in the process of removing those legacy materials now that they have been brought to our attention"The chapter application is no longer available on the Exodus Cry website, nor does the site seem explicitly religious at first glance. There's a page that notes the organization's original connection to prayer, quotes the Bible, and says that "we have seen the Lord's mighty hand of deliverance in response to prayer," but otherwise Exodus Cry and TraffickingHub both have slick websites featuring animated explainer videos and photographs of excited and diverse young people.The organization's own tax filings show it seems to be slowly distancing itself from religious affiliation. In 2015, it stated its purpose as being "built on a foundation of prayer and is committed to abolishing sex slavery through Christ centered prevention, intervention, and holistic restoration of trafficking victims." In 2017, it dropped the "Christ" part, and by 2018, it made no mention of prayer or religion whatsoever, instead stating its purpose as an "international non-profit organization committed to abolishing sex trafficking and the commercial sex industry while assisting and empowering its victims."
In 2018, Open Democracy wrote about Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution a documentary directed by Nolot which has been on Netflix since 2017. The film documented spring break in Florida and critiqued "hookup culture," but didn't disclose the religiously-affiliated background of its production—drawing criticism from women's rights groups for hiding these affiliations.Primarily by interviewing drunk college students on the beach, the documentary builds the case that sexualization in media and pop culture is to blame for objectification of women's bodies and toxic masculinity. Like the current debate around "WAP" that upset several Republican politicians and conservative pundits, it questions whether women can take full, unashamed and public ownership of their sexuality without harming themselves, and whether that is something people really want or are just told that they want by popular culture. It identifies and highlights issues many people, even those who don't think of themselves as religious or anti-sex, can agree are problems—such as the pressure some young women feel to cater to a male gaze, rape culture, and risky or dangerous sexual encounters in college—without ever making its religious affiliations explicit. Someone can easily browse Netflix, watch Liberated, and largely agree with its message without knowing anything about the people who made it.
TraffickingHub similarly gained support on social media from people who didn't understand what they were signing up for.
Mika Lavallee is not a sex worker or an activist, but when she saw the TraffickingHub petition on Twitter, she signed it immediately."I signed the petition for the purpose of allyship. For victims and survivors of sex trafficking," she said. "The TraffickingHub video really did a good job at villainizing Pornhub, and at a perfect time when many petitions for all sorts of injustices were being shared on all social media platforms. Without doing my research, I signed the petition thinking I was doing a good thing that would make positive change and help victims."Ginger Banks, Gwen Adora, and Maya Morena are just three of the many sex workers who have been speaking out against TraffickingHub, posting Instagram, Twitter and TikTok videos about Exodus Cry's conservative roots for months."It's such a fucking publicity game, especially with like, 'Oh my god, but it was named 'stop sex trafficking' and you're against it? That means you're for sex trafficking,'" Banks told me.Banks recently started her own petition, demanding that Pornhub and its sister sites YouPorn and Redtube change their video uploading and verification processes so that content couldn't go up without the owner's consent. As of writing, that petition has over 8,000 signatures.
Mika Lavallee is not a sex worker or an activist, but when she saw the TraffickingHub petition on Twitter, she signed it immediately."I signed the petition for the purpose of allyship. For victims and survivors of sex trafficking," she said. "The TraffickingHub video really did a good job at villainizing Pornhub, and at a perfect time when many petitions for all sorts of injustices were being shared on all social media platforms. Without doing my research, I signed the petition thinking I was doing a good thing that would make positive change and help victims."Ginger Banks, Gwen Adora, and Maya Morena are just three of the many sex workers who have been speaking out against TraffickingHub, posting Instagram, Twitter and TikTok videos about Exodus Cry's conservative roots for months."It's such a fucking publicity game, especially with like, 'Oh my god, but it was named 'stop sex trafficking' and you're against it? That means you're for sex trafficking,'" Banks told me.Banks recently started her own petition, demanding that Pornhub and its sister sites YouPorn and Redtube change their video uploading and verification processes so that content couldn't go up without the owner's consent. As of writing, that petition has over 8,000 signatures.
Adora hosted an Instagram Live about the TraffickingHub campaign in July. "The entire mission of TraffickingHub is not what myself, other sex workers and survivors believe to be effective for their end goal—shutting down a porn site isn't going to stop the abuse that happens in person and online," Adora told me.Lavallee saw one of Banks' videos on the topic, and regretted putting her name on the petition without digging deeper. "I truly felt uncomfortable that I had signed that petition," she said. "I am pro everything they're against!"Change.org petitions were flying around the internet around the time Lavallee signed TraffickingHub this spring. Many of them were demanding justice for Black people murdered or harmed by law enforcement. But people across all industries started demanding more for themselves: a newly-invigorated labor movement broke out across the U.S., and this included within the adult industry. TraffickingHub's use of "abolitionist" language has a long history within trafficking awareness groups. The term abolition appropriates 18th and 19th century movements to abolish slavery, and Exodus Cry invokes the legacy of William Wilberforce, a deeply religious 18th century abolitionist against the British slave trade.
Abolition has gained a renewed mainstream popularity during the Black Lives Matter movement, as people call to abolish the police. But in the context of sex work, workers reject the phrase. "Not only do sex workers not see our work as akin to slavery but using this term minimizes and trivializes the experiences of those who have (and do) endure slavery," according to the Global Network of Sex Work Projects.TraffickingHub's arrival tapped into something sex workers have been talking about for some time, but has only recently reached mainstream conversations."Criticisms of various companies and MindGeek are fairly common in the sex work community," Morena told me. "Campaigns like this often find something real they can use to push an agenda. For many people, the TraffickingHub campaign is the first time they've ever heard of MindGeek, or tech conglomerates in general that make a business model largely from stolen porn."TraffickingHub's website notes that it is "powered by" Exodus Cry. Mickelwait said that she initiated and directs the TraffickingHub campaign, which is supported by Exodus Cry financially, with human resources, technical support, and legal support."There are 300 organizations and almost two million people from 192 countries who are part of this effort who agree that no one should be raped and trafficked for profit on the world's largest and most popular porn site," Mickelwait told me. "The Traffickinghub campaign is a non-partisan, non-religious effort that consists of a diverse group of individual advocates who share this common goal."
Exodus Cry and some of the groups supporting TraffickingHub are against all forms of commercial sex work, and are working toward legislation sex workers say will harm them. Eighty-two organizations are listed on the TraffickingHub website as supporting the cause. Almost half of these explicitly support an "end demand" model of sex work (they use the term "prostitution" instead of sex work), also known as the Nordic model, which criminalizes sex buyers and which sex worker advocacy groups say only exposes them to more risk because sex work doesn't go away, it simply becomes less visible and thus more dangerous.
A few examples: The Coalition Against Women in Trafficking believes decriminalizing sex work would be "a gift to pimps, traffickers and the sex industry." The UK-based Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation is anti-pornography and against all sex work, and lists several claims about the adult industry on its site, including that "it's impossible to know for sure whether production was consensual," which is false. Dublin-based NGO Ruhama states "prostitution has negatively impacted on women's liberty, bodily autonomy and physical and mental wellbeing." Space International calls for the Nordic Model. Defend Dignity, one of the groups present at the Mindgeek headquarters protest, states that "prostitution is a form of sexual exploitation, oppression, and violence especially against women and children and seriously undermines their dignity and value" and "prostitution is detrimental to a healthy society."
So many of these organizations claim to be fighting for exploited women by pushing a model of partial decriminalization—in "ending demand" and the Nordic model—while ignoring the people they're trying to "rescue," who say that they don't want full legalization or to end demand but rather, full decriminalization of the sex trade. They often set up the argument as legalization versus criminalization, with their own solution in the middle, even though sex workers as well as human rights groups including Amnesty International say that only full decriminalization will make their work safer.On Exodus Cry's website, the organization claims that "time, testing, and research have demonstrated unequivocally that policies focused on eliminating demand are extremely effective in eliminating sex trafficking," citing a 2012 paper on legalizing sex work. But this isn't what that paper claims."The likely negative consequences of legalized prostitution on a country's inflows of human trafficking might be seen to support those who argue in favor of banning prostitution, thereby reducing the flows of trafficking," the paper's authors concluded. "However, such a line of argumentation overlooks potential benefits that the legalization of prostitution might have on those employed in the industry. Working conditions could be substantially improved for prostitutes–at least those legally employed–if prostitution is legalized."
"Research and the testimonies of survivors have demonstrated that full decriminalization and legalization legitimizes and increases trafficking as well as the violence and exploitation of vulnerable sex workers and we don't support legislation that would expose the most vulnerable to increased harm and exploitation," Nolot said when I told him sex workers say the "end demand" model would harm them."Partial decriminalization is the only solution that will both protect those who sell or are sold for sex, while holding those who exploit them accountable for their actions," Nolot added. He cited as research, a paper written by anti-porn and anti-sex work activist Melissa Farley, and SPACE International executive director Rachel Moran, both outspoken advocates for the Nordic model.One of the biggest organizations supporting TraffickingHub is the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, which lobbies to abolish pornography, wants to pass the EARN-IT bill which a myriad of internet freedom advocates say will be devastating to rights online, and applauded the passage of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), which has done material harm to sex workers and made exploitation worse. On August 4, the White House press secretary cited NCOSE's unfounded statement that TikTok enables human trafficking as proof that EARN-IT should pass. Ron DeHaas, chairman of the board for NCOSE, says porn is a tool of Satan.
TraffickingHub argues that Pornhub removed 118 instances of child sexual abuse material in the last three years—a statistic Pornhub doesn't deny. But sex workers who speak out against shutting down Pornhub point out is the culpability of most social networks for abusive content, including revenge or child porn. In 2019, Facebook said it removed 11.6 million pieces of content related to child nudity and child sexual exploitation in just three months. Twitter says it took action to remove more than 30,000 unique accounts reported for child sexual abuse between January and June 2019.
In response to the TraffickingHub petition, the UK-based child sexual abuse nonprofit Internet Watch Foundation has said that platforms like Twitter and Facebook "pose more of an issue of child sexual abuse material than Pornhub does.""But, of course, no one will petition for those social media sites to be taken down—because people are more concerned about porn and sex work than anything else," Adora said.
"Being against the organization or their goals becomes 'you're against these survivors personally"
"Pornhub has a steadfast commitment to eradicating any and all illegal content, including non-consensual and under-age material, and actively works to employ state of the art, comprehensive measures to protect its platform from such content. Any suggestion otherwise is categorically and factually inaccurate," a Pornhub spokesperson told Motherboard. "Regarding the group [Exodus Cry] behind the campaign and petition, their history of hateful rhetoric toward women and the LGBTQ community, as well as toward those who don't abide by their vision of purity, is extremely disturbing."In a response to Pornhub's previous public statements against Exodus Cry and TraffickingHub's allegations, TraffickingHub published a "Statement of Inclusion," which says "we do not discriminate based on sex, race, class, political views, religious or non-religious views, or sexual orientations." The response then quotes support from several sex-worker exclusionary radical feminist and anti-sex work organizations, including abolitionist organization Prostitution Research & Education that denies sex work is real work, and prominent anti-porn scholar Gail Dines.
Politicians, lobbyists, and fundraising organizations use human trafficking as a lever to pull on whatever pet project they want, because trafficking—especially child and sex trafficking—is a conversation-ender. No one, not even people who oppose more funding for trafficking prevention or criticize groups like Exodus Cry, would support sex trafficking or say it needs to be allowed to go on unchecked. But campaigns like TraffickingHub set up a false dichotomy: Either you're for shutting down Pornhub, or you're against stopping saving children from the horrors of sex trafficking.
"Being against the organization or their goals becomes 'you're against these survivors personally,'" sex worker Maya Morena said. "People sign on largely because of the emotional appeal, they're less likely to look into the orgs, or the possible consequences of pushing for a quick carceral solution. People forget that they're supporting organizations and actual political policies."We've seen it happen most recently with the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, FOSTA. After Donald Trump signed the bill into law, Exodus Cry wrote on its Facebook page: "FOSTA/SESTA has already made a significant impact on the ecosystem of sex trafficking… This could be considered the most significant macroeconomic event ever, related to commercial sexual exploitation." In a way, that's correct. After FOSTA, it became harder than ever for sex workers to vet clients, as sites cracked down on sexual speech in order to avoid breaking the law and incurring fines.The legislation wasn't even effective at stopping human trafficking. "Not only is the law arguably creating negative side effects for speech online and creating danger for sex workers, it is not even achieving its legal objective," law associate Emily Born wrote in her study of post-FOSTA impacts for the New York Law Review in 2019.
The way anti-trafficking organizations portray sex workers as needing rescue is apparent throughout their missions. For example, Exodus Cry's "In Her Shoes" campaign tells stories of women who were so moved by abolitionists' messages of salvation from brothels or sex work that they handed over their stiletto heels, as a "symbol of slavery, fastened about the ankles of sexually exploited women." When Helen Taylor, Exodus Cry's Director of Outreach and Intervention, testified at a DC council hearing against the Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019 (which would have decriminalized sex work in DC, making sex work safer), she pulled out a pair of high heels as a prop.The TraffickingHub website says that donations made through the campaign go to Exodus Cry. According to Exodus Cry, it's raised almost $200,000 through TraffickingHub so far. "Those who financially support the Traffickinghub campaign are enabling us to further expose the violent injustice of rape and sex trafficking that Pornhub is profiting from," Mickelwait told me. "In addition, funds coming into the campaign help provide support and legal services to survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation on Pornhub."
There are no details on the TraffickingHub campaign site as to how, exactly, they plan to shut Pornhub down or hold it accountable, beyond amassing signatures, which in themselves don't do anything. But Mickelwait told me that the plan is "to hold Pornhub accountable to the full extent of the law both criminally, civilly and legislatively."
Mickelwait plans to keep the petition running until it accomplishes the "aims of the movement," she said: "To hold Pornhub accountable for enabling and profiting from the mass rape and trafficking of women and children; and until the enactment of legislation that requires third-party verification of age and consent for every person featured in every video on 'porn tube' platforms that host pornography."If that accountability comes in the form of a total shutdown of Pornhub and tube sites like it, some sex workers say this will only make things worse for them, as their work is already marginalized. But sex workers don't represent a homogeneity of needs and beliefs. Some sex workers stand by TraffickingHub, in spite of what Exodus Cry stands for, and are willing to look the other way when it comes to Exodus Cry's abolitionist agenda. Others believe Exodus Cry's mission will only harm them more."The people that are pushing back on [Pornhub] that still say, 'I rely on this and I just want them to do better,' are not getting the same kind of traction publicly, because they're sex workers," sex worker rights advocate Kate D'Adamo told me. "I think it is disingenuous, and intentionally disingenuous, from folks like Laila [Mickelwait] to pretend like there are people who are pro-Pornhub, [versus] people who want to shut it down… Most people that I've interacted with want Pornhub to do better, but just can't lose that income. But they do have very valid concerns."
Mickelwait told me that she'd consulted with sex workers and sexual abuse survivors from a range of experiences and beliefs while building the TraffickingHub campaign. Two of those spoke only on the condition of anonymity, claiming that they feared retribution or retaliation from Mindgeek, Pornhub's parent company."Multiple people in my industry have told me Laila from TraffickingHub is tricking me and others by claiming to be against child porn, but really they want to abolish porn," a sex worker who is supportive of TraffickingHub's mission told me. "There's truth to that… It gave me pause, but ultimately, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I don't think anyone is going to abolish porn, that's ridiculous. When you have consenting adults agree to make love on camera, there is nothing illegal about that."Most of the TraffickingHub supporters who are also sex workers I spoke to expressed frustration about Pornhub's lack of responses to copyright complaints and stolen content.One said that they came across TraffickingHub online after getting frustrated with reporting their own stolen content on Pornhub. They say Pornhub didn't take the content down, so they went searching for help."I was furious," they said. "It was on this day when I searched for an organization with like-minded views and found TraffickingHub."Another sex worker, who goes by Kai, told me that Mickelwait reached out to them to ask about their experiences with Pornhub. Kai, who is a victim of child sexual abuse, stopped uploading their work to Pornhub recently, after seeing what they said was disturbing content on the platform.
"So many sex workers including myself are survivors of sexual abuse and other sexual violence," Kai said. "I cannot in good faith support a website that would profit off the torture and pain of children, and even some adults as well. TraffickingHub is necessary to show that no amount of money and no site should ever be able to support and profit off of trauma and abuse."I asked Kai what they thought about Exodus Cry's stances on prostitution being a form of exploitation."I will not lie, I have seen criticism of Exodus Cry saying they are homophobic and against sex work," they said. "I am a gay sex worker and honestly if it is true I don't really care. Everybody has a right to their own opinion if it is true and ultimately all I care about is that right now that you're trying to help us."Shiloh Connor set up a separate petition called "Sex Workers Against ExploitationHub" in June, "to raise traction in sex work circles without being forced to interact with problematic orgs like ExodusCry," they said. "I don't necessarily think THAT petition is necessary, but I do believe that a dedicated campaign to shut down MindGeek and redistribute its financial assets is necessary," Connor told me."We the undersigned formally condemn and demand the shutdown of MindGeek and its subsidiaries, and the funds gained from the company over the past 5 years be redistributed to all models, content producers, camgirls, showgirls, and victims of abuse/trafficking exploited by the company," the petition, which has raised a little more than 3,200 signatures, states.Connor said that while they agree with criticisms against Exodus Cry, they still spoke with Mickelwait. "Yes, she has acknowledged her organization's homophobia and SWERFisms [sex worker-exclusionary radical feminists, or feminists who don't support sex work] lightly in the past. But words are not enough," they said. "I feel that by creating a sex positive campaign to walk alongside hers, I can start a conversation about the inherent humanity of sex workers, and how anti-trafficking orgs and decrim orgs need to work together.""That is categorically and demonstrably false as innumerable written and other communications I have had reflect," Mickelwait said regarding Conor's claim that she's acknowledged the organization's past. "Exodus Cry is nothing but loving toward, respectful of, and supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, and any suggestion that I have said otherwise is false."Not all sex workers want Pornhub to shut down, because Pornhub can be an important source of income for some: its verified Amateur Program, Modelhub platform, ad revenue on video uploads, and tips from fans all pay out to varying degrees. For many established models, Pornhub is a revenue stream among several other paid subscription platforms like Onlyfans. And because Pornhub is one of the world's most popular and accessible porn sites, even free content can boost a performer's brand if fans find them there and move to paid sites.
Holding Pornhub accountable for copyright infringement and lax verification processes is a catch-22 for some sex workers. Because the industry is already stigmatized, speaking out about the issues within it—as many did when accusers of on-set abuses came forward in June—is even more difficult."Sex workers are the most critical people when it comes to our own porn platforms and the problems that come with them," Adora said. "We are the people who depend on these platforms for income, but we also acknowledge and push for change. We participate in our own boycotts—we are the people who make porn companies money so we are vocal about our criticisms and hold them accountable for their wrongdoings. Not many other social platforms can say that." The campaign for shutting down Pornhub doesn't stop with one platform. Mickelwait celebrated PayPal's removal of service to Pornhub as a win, and is pushing for other major credit card companies to do the same—despite sex workers saying that fewer payment options in an already highly discriminatory financial situation will only make exploitation worse.
Supporters and detractors of the campaign agree that Pornhub needs to do a better job of preventing stolen content from being hosted on the site. Banks' petition for better verification practices voices what most sex workers who've had their work reposted to tube sites without their contest struggle with: that their content can go up on these sites for free, without their knowledge, often without their credit, and without them profiting from the ads that run alongside the content. But for years—and still, today—porn piracy was something most people outside of the industry didn't care to talk about. The only people speaking up about it were sex workers, and people who aimed to use the problem of piracy to accuse the entire industry of exploitation."It's not a crazy concept that they should only allow porn on their website from people who want their porn on the website," Banks said. "There's just no one else speaking out against this, and the only place you have [people speaking out] is the internet, where stuff is so viral… people don't do any of their own research, they just take what they are told at face value."In the same way, many of the people criticizing TraffickingHub are sex workers who are often pushed to the margins of the internet thorough shadowbanning or, ironically, platforms kicking them off due to FOSTA or appeasing advertisers and investors—the very same practices they're fighting against.
"We are the people who depend on these platforms for income, but we also acknowledge and push for change"
Holding Pornhub accountable for copyright infringement and lax verification processes is a catch-22 for some sex workers. Because the industry is already stigmatized, speaking out about the issues within it—as many did when accusers of on-set abuses came forward in June—is even more difficult."Sex workers are the most critical people when it comes to our own porn platforms and the problems that come with them," Adora said. "We are the people who depend on these platforms for income, but we also acknowledge and push for change. We participate in our own boycotts—we are the people who make porn companies money so we are vocal about our criticisms and hold them accountable for their wrongdoings. Not many other social platforms can say that." The campaign for shutting down Pornhub doesn't stop with one platform. Mickelwait celebrated PayPal's removal of service to Pornhub as a win, and is pushing for other major credit card companies to do the same—despite sex workers saying that fewer payment options in an already highly discriminatory financial situation will only make exploitation worse.
We're inundated with sex trafficking and human trafficking narratives every day, from Wayfair conspiracy theories to QAnon being given a platform in the White House.Now, a trafficking narrative is threatening to advance another harmful bill through Congress: the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act, known as EARN IT. This bill would form a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention, and develop practices meant to "prevent, reduce, and respond to the online sexual exploitation of children, including the enticement, grooming, sex trafficking, and sexual abuse of children and the proliferation of online child sexual abuse material." The commission would be made up of law enforcement officials and Silicon Valley industry representatives.In July, a Judiciary Committee panel unanimously voted to progress EARN-IT to Senate vote, applauding themselves for working toward stopping trafficking."I think that EARN-IT and TraffickingHub really play into each other in terms of providing this very glossy cover that a lot of people don't necessarily look into," D'Adamo said. "At the end of the day it's going to be people who are reliant on—not just Pornhub but porn sites in general—for their income, who are not going to be centered, and whose livelihoods are not going to be considered when we're looking at what the damage is."