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Will Lovell, [email protected]
Please, man, we're trying to set an example for youth with our use of language, OK? "I like my liqueur as the way my acting career is."
I can appreciate tight print budgets that can sometimes preclude using talent, but giving alcohol to mannequins is just plain wrong.
Thor Rosenquist, [email protected]
The thing is, they can drink so much, they must have a hollow leg. Hello? Is this mic on?
This man is on his second bottle of B&B. He just threw the first one at a wooden Indian by the door who wouldn't stop staring. Having been fired from Macy's for wearing cheap polyester suits, our man hides his face in shame at having suggested that no trendy uptown bar would be complete without picnic tables.
Steve Tredennick, [email protected]
Very prescient, Steve, we were wondering about the picnic table too, but in an ad this bizarre, why not? In the future, though, that's a wooden Native American, all right?
Behold the glass that shall never be empty. Look upon the man with no face. Hello! My name is Sisyphus.
Ben Ingersoll, [email protected]
What? Ben, if Sisyphus was going to spend eternity drinking from a bottomless bottle, wouldn't it be Rolling Rock?
Actually, the original ad worked quite well as a two-page spread. But when the client refused to pay 50 percent of the bill, creative delivered only half of the ad - cleverly airbrushing out the gun in Al Pacino's hand. The Olsen Twins looked adorable as milk-mustached hostages.
Gary Leveille, [email protected]
Our loss. The O babes are a walking ad for the rightness of human cloning. The headline: "Playing full house on a dog day afternoon is one thing. Enjoying it is another."
Who's capable of filling his tumbler from a sealed bottle? The ever-elusive David Copperfield. Here, Dave's in the process of once again vanishing without paying. Apparently, Mr. C's fall from the spotlight has reduced him to a "bar tab escape artist."
Mike Harley, [email protected]
Mike, we know just where you're coming from with this dis. How could that rabbit-pulling fool have dated Claudia? When we first found out about it, we were so steamed we threw our lifesize cardboard cutout of her right the hell outta the bed!
That's K.D. Lang about to execute a little grab-ass on a passing waitress.
Bob Labeskis, labeskis/[email protected]
Who? Do you mean k.d. lang? Could be. Also looks a little like bell hooks. It could even be the ghost of e.e. cummings.
Perhaps they are testing the idea of someone finally making it in life, being able to enjoy the better things without indulging in it. You take your time and enjoy it. You never know when you will be able to do it again.
Gerry Koontz, [email protected]
Ger? Been reading too much of your namesake Dean? Perhaps you're testing the idea of a career as a standup tragedian?
An ode to hard times in advertising: Just cut off their heads, then you don't pay the models/And don't break the seals, have to return the bottles/Must airbrush that hand, the wrong product it's baring/If B&B's so successful, how come they're not sharing?
Craig Morgan, [email protected]
This rocks, man. Are you the author of the famous "Ode on a Grecian Formula"?
Since becoming a Benedictine oblate in 1992, I have already spent some time in a Benedictine monastery. For your readers who may be interested in more information about Benedictine oblates, see osb.org/obl/intro.html.
Patrick Redmond, [email protected]
Pat, you win! And you don't need the prize, you're already there! You're right; commenting on the ad is so, like, mundane. And you can't believe all the ad folks who are thinking about taking the abbey road - and not just for the free booze. With the post-9/11 death of ironing, those robes are looking pretty cool, too.
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"Vegetarian by Day. Bacardi by Night." He's licking her navel while she's pouring what is presumably the product on his nose. What in tarnation is this about?! Why are people dressed like this in a bar? What does vegetarianism have to do with it? For that matter, which one of them doesn't eat meat? Swing your biggest bat at [email protected] Contest not open to anyone with a joint AA/PETA membership!


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If you're someone who is at home in the mountains - and can imagine making them your office – Tai Poutini Polytechnic's Ski Patrol programme is for you.
Over the last twenty years, the programme has produced some of the country's finest ski patrollers.
Wanaka is one of New Zealand's best ski destinations and is home to much of the programme's practical training. Wanaka offers some of the most advanced skiing and riding terrain, including natural pipes, large open faces, steeps, mogul fields and great back county ski touring.
Avalanche and pre-hospital emergency care training is offered in a realistic working environment and includes practical experience and theory that is based on industry needs.
Our graduates are sought after by the global ski patrol industry and have gone on to work overseas in Canada, Japan and Europe.
We aim to produce graduates who are work ready. We aim for consistently high levels of situational and self-awareness, a strong work ethic, and a mature attitude to teamwork and leadership ability. Combined with skiing ability, these are the minimum skills required to gain a ski patrol job.
Picturesque Wanaka, in the South Island of New Zealand, is home to much of the course.
Wanaka is a popular holiday destination with domestic and international tourists year-round, due to its skiing, mountain biking and rock climbing opportunities.
The small town is also the gateway to Mt Aspiring National Park, which is internationally renowned for its magnificent mountain-related activities.
Five amazing ski resorts are within a ninety minute drive of Wanaka and students will be placed at one of a variety of New Zealand ski areas for a six week work placement section of the programme.
- Level:5
- Credit Value:120
- Awards:NZ Certificate in Snowpsort Patrol (Level 4) and NZ Certificate in Avalanche Risk Management (Level 5)
- Location:Wanaka plus nationally for work experience sites
- Method of Study:Blended learning. Full time (1200 learning hours)
- Holiday Duration:1 week
- Teaching Duration:26 weeks
- Total Duration:27 weeks
- Start Date:March 2019
- End Date:September 2019
- Domestic Breakdown
- Tuition Fee:$6,955
- Student Service Fee:$40
1. Domestic and International Total Cost - includes some text books and most field transport.
2. Additional costs - during the 6 week work placement section of the programme, both travel and additional or alternative accommodation will need to be covered by students posted outside of Wanaka.
Core Elements
Learn how to interpret meteorological phenomena and identify its effects on avalanche geography and Snowsport operations.
Physiology and Health
Develop skills, knowledge and attitudes to apply physiology and health knowledge specific to a snowsport environment.
Alpine First Aid Scene Management
Gain experience and necessary judgement to safely manage an alpine first aid scene.
Slope Management
The aim of this course is to provide students with the skills, experience and judgment needed to manage and communicate hazards on a Snowsport Area.
Mountain Skills
Develop the skills and know-how required to safely move around and navigate the alpine environment using various forms of transportation and equipment.
Mountain Search and rescue
Learn how to safely and effectively contribute to alpine search and rescue operations, including an avalanche burial rescue and chairlift self-evacuation procedures.
Snow Science
Gain an understanding of the nature of snow science and its effects on avalanche occurrence, to produce snow safety and avalanche mitigation plans.
Avalanche Geography
Learn how to summarise geographical study and apply it to human factors and avalanche occurrence.
Snow Blasting
Safely identify, handle and deploy explosives in a snowsport environment for safety purposes, include avalanche management.
Equipment List
This is intended as a guide only. A complete equipment list will be included in your enrolment pack. Personal equipment costs will vary depending on what you already own. You are required to provide the following essential equipment:
- Skis or snowboard and bindings
- Boots
- Poles
- Avalanche transceiver
- Avalanche probe and snow shovel
- Sturdy alpine or tramping boots
- Ski touring equipment
- Snow shoes or split boards (snow boarders only)
- Skins (for skiers or users of split boards)
- Clothing suitable for the New
- Zealand mountain environment
Tai Poutini Polytechnic supplies the use of following equipment for training:
- A wide range of first aid equipment
- Ice axes
- Ropes
- Belay devices and karabiners
- Climbing helmets
- Reference texts
- Rescue toboggans
- Crampons
- Climbing and industrial harnesses
- Snow and weather analysis equipment
Note: A season pass is compulsory for all students and this may be purchased through TPP once enrolment is complete.
Employer Profile
Anna Easthope – Cardrona Ski Field
Cardrona Skifield is so impressed with the graduates that Tai Pountini Polytechnic's Ski Patrol School sends them for work experience they employ the vast majority of them.
Cardrona's Patrol Co-ordinator Anna Easthope says she is always looking for mature, fit and professional ski patrollers and that is exactly what they get with the Ski Patrol School students.
"It's a win-win for us and the students. The students are always keen and come to us with all the entry level skill boxes ticked, from there they just need a bit of mileage," she says.
Most of the ski patrollers that work at Cardrona are graduates of the Ski Patrol School and as an employer Anna says she if she has to pick between two candidates she is more likely to take someone who has a Certificate in Ski Patrol.
Programme Structure and Workload
The integrated approach of the programme allows for a combination of teaching, work experience and self-directed study to be delivered over a compressed timeframe.
The programme is guided by the needs of the industry, which looks for students who can work independently and have the ability to maintain work ethic for typically long workdays. This means programme delivery hours will incrementally increase over the timetable to 10 hours per day and will include both independent tutor guided and self-directed learning for students.
Online learning, class lectures, small-group tutorials and/or practicals, on field training, scenarios, reflective practice, role play, presentations, demonstrations and self-directed learning all feature in the programme.
As the programme moves into the winter period, a six week internship of ten hours or more per day will enable students to put their newfound skills into action with a working New Zealand ski patrol.
The programme includes the delivery and assessment of two national qualifications, which are taught concurrently - the New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport Patrol (80 credits at Level 4) and the New Zealand Certificate in Avalanche Risk Management (40 credits at Level 5). The level 5 qualification was previously known as Stage 1 Avalanche. Details of these qualifications can be found on the NZQA website.
Upon completion of the programme, students who achieve a passing grade in Meteorology, Snow Science, Avalanche Geography and Mountain Search and rescue, will be granted the NZ Certificate in Avalanche Risk Management (Level 5).
The NZ Certificate in Snowsport Area Patrol (Level 4) will be awarded to students who achieve a passing grade in all courses in the programme.
Method of Study
Blended learning. Full time (1200 learning hours).
Further Study Paths
- New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport Patrol Leader (Level 5)
- For additional outdoor qualifications and diploma please visit www.tpp.ac.nz
- For additional qualifications and guide training options please visit the New Zealand Mountain Guides Association website
Career Opportunities
Highly respected, the programme provides specialised training in the specific skills required for a first year ski patroller.
The programme allows for various careers, sets strong foundations for related careers in the outdoors, including the ski guiding and avalanche safety industries, a variety of adventure tourism, safety management, summer guiding and/or instruction operations, The Department of Conservation, alpine search and rescue, education roles, ambulance officer and/or paramedic.
Many patrollers in fact balance their winter work with these types of careers, academic pursuits and/or trades such as building, accounting etc.
Entry Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be over 17 years of age as of May 1st of the year they enter the programme to meet the legal requirements of handling explosives during training for snow blasting.
- Evidence, acceptable to the programme leader, that the applicant meets or exceeds NZSIA level 5 in skiing or snowboarding (or proof of overseas equivalent).
- Applicants must hold a current (completed within six months of programme start) First Aid Certificate, which includes NZQA units 6400, 6401, 6402 or equivalent.
- Learners must be able to demonstrate evidence of ability to use avalanche transceivers, shovels, and probes. Competence may be evidenced by a document signed and dated by a graduate of the New Zealand Certificate in Avalanche Risk Management (Level 5) [Ref: 3490] or recognised equivalent, or higher graduate stating that the learner meets the criteria.
- Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5 or above.
As an alternative, appropriate video footage of the skiing and and/or transceiver entry criteria can be provided to the programme leader. Industry people acceptable to the Programme leader can also vouch for the applicant's ability. It is important to clarify with the programme leader beforehand what is required.
When the number of applicants who meet the entry criteria exceeds the number of positions available, applicants who meet more of the selection criteria than other applicants will be given priority in selection.
Selection Criteria apply
- Prior work experience in the Snow Sports Industry (paid or voluntary) especially volunteer ski patrolling or trail crew
- Prior general experience in outdoor activities e.g. downhill skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, tramping, mountaineering or rock climbing
- A strong and confident skier who is able to continuously ski black runs at a snow sport area all day
- Skier rather than snowboarder
Special notes
- Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
- If applicants are unclear about their ability to meet any entry criteria they can contact the programme leader for clarification.

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This is my first guide and please do not down vote until you try it. Xin Zhao has been my champion of choice for a long time. Ever since dominion has been around, I have changed my core build drastically from normal play. Every item can be debated and people always see things differently which I completely understand. If you want a glass cannon, this is not your build but you will run into champions that destroy you. You will be very inconsistent at this game. Dominion is a very fun and fast paced game and I am here to show you why I think Xin Zhao is the best champion for this map and a whole lot of fun to play.
Let me add if your team is squishy and you are the tank you will still have trouble. It is ideal to have at least one tank(rammus or amumu preferably). The more silence your team has, obviously the more you will be able to devastate the opponent.
Now this level is not only about killing, it is about taking capture points. This is where I am very good as well. Xin is such a complete champion on this map(nocturne as well). You want to start with mid(make sure your team allows for this). Then go top as soon as you finish first Capture point. Then if you take top, head directly to bottom and allow for bottom to push easily. This game with xin is about map awareness and always helping destroy champs with your spear and taking capture points.
With this build, I strongly suggest the runes that I stated. I know there are counter arguments, but please don't down vote this build because you tried it differently and failed. These runes allow for the extra attack speed which helps so much early game.
I do not think masteries are to important but as long as you use them some what close to how I did, you will be fine. Some people like to have the movement speed in Utility which is perfectly fine as well. I like the armor and Magic resist with tons of offense.
This is where you have to understand the game to get this right. On dominion I go exactly like this to start the game. I look at what the other team has, but let us assume the have mostly AD champs.
Start with boots of speed and items for phage -- finish phage and Berserker greaves-- zeal- sheen - trinity force - Vampiric Scepter - warden's mail - heart of gold - randuin's Omen - Bf sword - sanguine blade - zeal - phantom dancer - Most games do not get past this if so, finish with what item is needed Infinity edge to wreck but this can be anything you want. You are super durable and strong and will destroy Xin's that try to fight you glass cannon mode. (Always remember the active on Omen, you can wreck 3-4 champs with it if on a capture point). You should almost always finish top 3 with Xin and this build or you did something wrong.
What if they have lots of Ability power?
Let's say the omen would not do very well against many Casters or Ap champs. Well, you can still get it if you want or get a magic resist item. Odyn's Veil or FON works well.
Remember actives!
Omen recharges every 60 seconds, such a short CD that causes havoc.
If they have lots of Ad, ask a tank to get frozen heart which helps you even more.
If you are playing against a lot of tanks, think about getting a bloodrazor instead of phantom dancer and get it before the sanguine if needed. As any build, many item are situational but I think for 90% of games my build will own for you. Just remember you will have to clean your spear often!
Skill Sequence
I lvl up E first as I love the slow and the automatic damage. I also lvl up w and q and depending on the game one faster than the other. This again is not super important as long as it fits your play style. I almost always lvl e first, then some games q and others w but bring them along almost equally.
In may games by level 6, I will have 2q 1w 2e 1r
then I lvl up e, w and go from there.
Always remember R > all but that e is amazing for slowing them and getting damage at the same time. You wreck people early with the charge.
Also, in attacking, E(charge into them), q(TTS) and (for cooldown and attckspd)
When you have ult, e, r, q, w and so one as they become available. Try to time your r(ult) to hit the most people possible and remember you get a buff when you use it. Also, since you have trinity force(sheen), try to maximize it by not mashing buttons as fast as possible but rather get a swing between each one(bonus damage). This destroys opponents.
Xin Zhao is fun. Have fun with him. Own champs with this build and enjoy being crazy fast to get capture points. Try and get middle of map boost(green rune) as much as possible as well. Remember many people think differently how to play Xin, but I promise you that you will enjoy so much more success than any other build. Akali is not even a problem any more with this build and if you do have a problem with her(buy an oracle). Just play smart and enjoy XIN ZHAO, the best champion on the game.
Any comments please let me know, but please try build exactly before you down vote or tell me another build is better. I have tried basically every build with Xin and only use him these days.


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On Monday 16 January, the legal battle between the Norwegian-owned multinational Cermaq (operating in British Columbia as Mainstream Canada and EWOS Canada) and Don Staniford of the Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture kicked off in the Supreme Court of B.C. in Vancouver. The trial is scheduled to last for four weeks and run for 20 days – until 10 February.
The court case (in room #52) resumes at 10am on Monday 23 January – Nelson/Hornby St. entrance (court hours are 10am to 4pm with a 12.30pm to 2pm lunch break).
Here's a summary of the first week as the battle lines were drawn. "Staniford loses first round," trumpeted Norwegian Fish Farmer magazine (20 January). "In a futile attempt to use any little scrap of dirt he could possibly dig up from any and all salmon farming operations around the world in order to defend his ridiculously childish and incredible accusations published on the Internet, Don Staniford desperately tried to convince a Supreme Court of British Columbia that this would be appropriate. But Madam Justice Elaine Adair wouldn't have any of it, stating that the defamation suit by Mainstream Canada against Mr. Staniford was not a case about the activities of fish farms globally."
For more details visit online here and follow via the new web-site 'Salmon Farming Kills.'
Day 1: Monday 16 January 2012
David Wotherspoon of Fasken Martineau (acting for the plaintiff Mainstream Canada/EWOS Canada – a subsidiary of the Norwegian Government owned company Cermaq) starts the proceedings with his 'Opening Argument.'
Cermaq's lawyer makes the case to Justice Elaine Adair (the sole judge presiding over the case – there is no jury) that the mock cigarette packets employed by the defendant Mr. Staniford via the 'Salmon Farming Kills' campaign "draw odious comparisons". "Mr. Staniford is welcome to attack the salmon farming industry," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "But he has to attack within the balance of the law."
Mr. Wotherspoon proceeds to undermine Mr. Staniford's character and refers to the defendant "wearing a pseudo-condom on his head" during his various public appearances as Captain Condon (more details via Superheroes 4 Salmon and 'Captain Condom') as well as a 'Merchants of Death' reference on the GAAIA web-site (online here).
"This case is not about about the right to free speech," argues Mr. Wotherspoon. "Mr. Staniford appears to be motivates by spite and ill-will."
Mr. Wotherspoon refers to the defendant's previous history of being embroiled in lawsuits in Scotland and in Canada (the 'Creative Salmon' case which Mr. Staniford won on appeal – details online here).
"Why is Mr. Staniford's history of lawsuits relevant?" asks Justice Adair (no relation to Red Adair – the famous oil fire-fighter).
"It goes to malice and a history of ill-will," replies Mr. Wotherspoon.
"I ask this court to measure the sting of the GAAIA campaign," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "The GAAIA campaign is clearly concerning Mainstream Canada."
"The collective combination and juxtaposition creates the sting," argues Mr. Wotherspoon. "The Defendant has not pled alternative meaning. That door is now closed."
"There are no adverse health effects of eating farmed salmon," argues Mr. Wotherspoon who points to an expert report from Dr. Michael Gallo which states that there is no data on health risks of farmed salmon.
"Comment cannot be a cloak for mere invective," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "Malice defeats fair comment."
"Mr. Staniford has already provided various admissions that he is out to attack and stop salmon farming," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "He has demonstrated spite and ill-will to the plaintiff."
"I want to turn to the Cohen Commission," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "Mr. Staniford wrote extensively via Superheroes 4 Salmon and this is circumstantial evidence of malice. He published photos and comments comparing Cohen Commission staff to Eva Braun (Hitler's girlfriend) and Adolf Hitler. This is evidence of his malice and demonstrates the depth of his spite and ill-will." (read the offending blog 'What's Cohen On?' online here).
"He shows in his attack on industrial aquaculture a disregard for the rule of law," argues Mr Wotherspoon. "Mr. Staniford knowingly disclosed documents that were subject to an undertaking of confidentiality." (read those confidential documents online via 'Fishyleaks').
"As a remedy the plaintiff is seeking a claim for general damages of $100,000 and an order of punitive damages of $25,000," concluded Mr. Wotherspoon. In addition, the plaintiff is seeking a permanent injunction from publishing material."
Justice Adair then dealt with an argument over the disclosure of various documents requested during the 'Examination for Discovery' of Cermaq's former CEO Geir Isaksen in Vancouver in September 2011 (Cermaq refused to disclose information).
"Cermaq cannot hide behind the corporate veil," argues David Sutherland (legal counsel for the defendant Don Staniford) as he refers Justice Adair to Cermaq's 'company structure' which has the plaintiff at the bottom of the food chain (online here).
"We're in the territory where answers are obliged," argues Mr. Sutherland.
[Watch David Sutherland on Norwegian TV – online here]
"We seem to have a corporate entity which doesn't exist," says Justice Adair.
"Mr. Geir Isaksen made a mistake on how Cermaq is organized relative to Mainstream Canada and EWOS," admits Mr. Wotherspoon.
"Mr. Isaksen was not the best witness - there will be gaps in his knowledge," argues Mr. Wotherspoon (ignoring the fact that Geir Isaksen was the CEO of Cermaq for over a decade – in fact the only CEO Cermaq has ever had).
"I am a little confused Mr. Wotherspoon," says Justice Adair (who seems to be perplexed at the shell game being played out in her courtoom).
Brock Thomson, the plaintiff's first witness, takes the stand. Mr. Thomson is an area manager for three salmon farming sites in the Campbell River area. Mr. Thomson says that his job is "making sure we hit the targets".
The plaintiff plays a short video of salmon farming detailing how salmon is farmed in a sustainable way and farmed salmon is healthy. The video refers to "hungry seals and sea lions" but does not show dead sea lions caught in nets for example (watch that video nasty online here via 'The Sea Lion Story').
"Our focus is sustainable aquaculture," testifies Mr. Thomson. "Keeping fish healthy is critical."
A press release – "Mainstream Canada begins trial to defend reputation" - issued by Mainstream Canada stated:
"In response to a prolonged and deliberate attack on our company and our employees, Mainstream Canada has been forced to defend our reputation against unfounded and irresponsible accusations by an anti-salmon farming activist.
During the trial, which begins January 16, 2012, we will defend the reputation of our company, which is proud to be the first salmon farm in the world to be certified to the Aboriginal Aquaculture Association's Aboriginal Principles for Sustainable Aquaculture standard and the Global Aquaculture Alliance's Best Aquaculture Practices new standards for farmed salmon.
Mainstream Canada operates under some of the strictest regulations in the world that govern the aquaculture industry. There are currently 73 pieces of federal and provincial legislation that regulate every aspect of our business, from environmental protection to fish health to food inspection for human consumption. Canada is also a signatory or member to several different international agreements or organizations which affect aquaculture.
Mainstream Canada's focus is on sustainable aquaculture. Our employees are proud of our reputation for producing quality salmon, and our respect for the local environment and the communities in which we operate.
While healthy debate on issues is a vital part of healthy communities, false and injurious statements are detrimental to these values and harmful to the interests of a free and democratic society. Mainstream's legal arguments will show that the damaging allegations published by the activist are malicious and unsupported by facts or fairness."
Day 2: Tuesday 17 January 2012
Mr. Brock Thomson of Mainstream Canada continues his evidence. "Eggs are exposed to infections," says Mr. Thomson. "We don't want to pass on any diseases."
Colleen Dane of the BS Salmon Farmers Association (BSCSFA) and Laurie Jensen of Mainstream Canada are Tweeting away like turkeys with bird-flu at the back of the courtroom.
"We look for signs of clinical disease," says Mr. Thomson. "The survival rate is 90-92%."
[So that means at a 90% survival rate – i.e. 10% mortality rate – there's 50-60,000 dead farmed salmon at each site which holds 500-600,000 salmon and around 1 million 'morts' at Mainstream Canada's 27 farms (20-23 may be active at any one time)]
"We choose deep sites to reduce the impact on the benthic environment," says Mr. Thomson. "We have a routine mortality extraction and a 'Fish Health Management Plan'."
"Some fish do die," admits Mr. Thomson as he is being led by his lawyer David Wotherspoon. "The biggest source of mortality is entry into saltwater. Morts are retrieved via uplifts and divers."
"We're unable to transfer sick fish – stock must be free of clinical signs of disease and must be signed off by our vet," says Mr. Thomson who is proudly wearing his Mainstream logo on his sweater and has the Mainstream logo on his rucksack. "Fish therefore are essentially free of the signs of disease."
"I have a tough time understanding the justification for Mr. Staniford's cigarette campaign," says Mr. Thomson. "I am at a loss at how those opinions were formulated."
"You've heard criticisms?" asks Mr. Wotherspoon.
"Yes - I'm starting to get a thick skin because I've heard it for so long," replies Mr. Thomson. "I have a struggle with their opinions."
"There seems to be a large controversy," admits Mr. Thomson under cross-examination by Mr. Staniford's lawyer David Sutherland. "You read about it in the newspapers."
"I don't know the ownership structure of the other companies," says Mr. Thomson. "Mainstream Canada is a separate entity. I don't know who the shareholders in Marine Harvest are. I don't know where they have operations. I don't know who Grieg's shareholders are."
"Cermaq is a publicly owned company," says Mr. Thomson (ignoring the fact that it is effectively controlled by the Norwegian state and a Norwegian Government owned company – details online here). "Cermaq executives visit from Norway. Each is a separate business entity. I personally don't report to Norway – I report to Mainstream Canada."
"Part of our licence includes the ability to kill sea lions and seals," says Mr. Thomson. "It's not something that happens on all sites."
"Are you licensed to dispatch sea lions or seals from time to time?" asks the defendant's lawyer Mr. Sutherland.
Mr. Wotherspoon – legal counsel for the plaintiff Mainstream Canada – rises to object. A complex legal argument ensures as Mr. Wotherspoon argues against a line of questioning.
Mr. Wotherspoon refers to "the challenge of pleading innuendo" and cites a case involving Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and the Church of Scientology Vs. the Daily Telegraph.
Mr. Wotherspoon quotes from a statement in that case from Lord Devlin concerning a "fornicator" going into a "brothel" and refers to "immoral purpose" and "scandal-mongers."
Mr. Wotherspoon refers again to the Cruise case (this time in relation to the Sunday Express newspaper) and to "hypocrites, frauds and liars." He makes reference to (in relation to the Church of Scientology) "a dangerous cult exploiting gullible believers."
"This trial is not an inquiry into salmon farming practices," argues Mr. Wotherspoon. "The Cohen Inquiry is, in part, about salmon farming – that's not this case."
Mr. Wotherspoon (who you can see on Norwegian TV defending his clients position – online here) refers to another legal case involving the BBC TV show 'That's Life' and Esther Rantzen – and a case involving chewing tobacco marketed to children.
Mr. Wotherspoon quotes from a court case and from Lord Justice Brooke and a statement along the lines of: "I recoil from the idea......the courts should not be a forum for a crusade, however well intentioned."
"The sting at issue in this case is set out in paragraph 22 & 23 of the Amended Notice of Civil Claim," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "This is a legal innuendo issue."
The 'sting' that the plaintiff is now suing upon is as follows:
Online in full via ''Amended Notice of Civil Claim'
"This is an objection to admissibility, not an application to strike," says Mr. Wotherspoon.
"As a threshold point, anything that does not relate to the sting alleged is not relevant," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "This is not our case."
"The plaintiff is being generous on this point," says Mr. Wotherspoon (who would be perfectly cast as Scrooge in a Christmas Carol).
"I am a little puzzled," says Justice Adair. "Why ask for particulars of a pleading to be argued – why bother?"
"It seeks to narrow scope of what they can lead," replies Mr. Wotherspoon. "We need to limit them."
"My client is quite confused," says Mr. Sutherland (acting for the defendant Mr. Staniford). "Let's just try to understand what they're saying. Is he withdrawing his allegations of defamatory words?"
Mr. Wotherspoon indicates in the affirmative.
Hence, by focussing solely on 'the sting', the plaintiff withdrew their claims to the 'Defamatory Words' set out in paragraphs 13,14 and 15; namely:
Online in full via ''Amended Notice of Civil Claim'
"We don't want any more beach-heads of battle," says Mr. Sutherland.
"You and your client will have some work to do this evening," says Justice Adair (directed at Mr. Sutherland and Mr. Staniford.
Day 3: Wednesday 18 January 2012
"The time for alternative nested meanings has come," argues Mr. Sutherland as he attempts to persuade Justice Adair to accept lesser meanings as a defence. "There's no issue of what was published. Meaning is a matter of interpretation for your lady."
"They're like editorial cartoons," argues Mr. Sutherland referring to the 'Salmon Farming Kills' campaign.
"It's a mock cigarette pack," argues Mr. Sutherland. "Like the jazz musician would say, it's riffing."
"We saw a very significant narrowing of the issues yesterday – with paragraphs 13, 14 and 15 now gone," says Mr. Sutherland.
"My client just wants to go on with the litigation," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "Therefore please strike 22 (h)."
"To quote Yogi Bera, this is déjà vu all over again," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "This is exactly what happened in the Creative Salmon trial Vs. Staniford in 2006. This is very significant context to the application made now."
[In the Creative Salmon case however, Justice Gerow allowed Mr. Staniford to plead lesser meanings].
"Mr. Staniford is actively and aggressively publishing the defamatory words," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "In the Tom Cruise case it was staked by Lord Justice Brook that the courts should not be a forum for a crusade, however well intentioned. Mr. Staniford's approach is to attack. He is turning the case into a Commission of Inquiry into Norwegian-owned salmon farming worldwide."
"That's not our case – that offends the rule in Cruise we discussed yesterday," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "It is not OK to put on trial Norwegian-owned salmon farming around the world."
"Try to make it a Church of Scientology defence," asks Mr. Wotherspoon (a few members of the public gallery looks up to see if Tom Cruise is dangling from the ceiling in a follow up manoeuvre to Mission Impossible.
"It would be inappropriate to grant the amendments," argues Mr. Wotherspoon. "Mr. Staniford is seeking to put Norwegian salmon farming everywhere in the world on trial."
"Mr. Staniford is not seeking to have the trial adjourned," says Justice Adair as she weighs up the evidence and explains her ruling. "I am exercising my discretion and refusing to grant the amendments. The application is refused. The case will proceed on the basis of existing procedures. Mr. Sutherland, if you are disposed to clean up the particulars in para 3 this would be helpful."
Mr. Brock Thomson, a site manager for Mainstream Canada's farms in the Campbell River area, re-takes the witness stand cross-examined by Mr. Staniford's lawyer Mr. Sutherland.
"Measures taken to deal with significant fish health events are vastly superior to 2002 and the IHN outbreak," says Mr. Thomson. "They have improved leaps and bounds."
"I am not a vet and I am not an expert on ISA so I cannot comment on that," replies Mr. Thomson in response to a question from Mr. Sutherland on Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA). "We don't see the ISA virus as far as I know in North America."
"We may be permitted by DFO to kill Steller sea lions via special conditions," admits Mr. Thomson. "I am unaware of any breaches of the licence. I have not had to dispatch a Steller sea lion."
"I am aware of the BC Salmon Facts campaign," says Mr. Thomson. "I shy away from reading the newspaper. I am unfamiliar with who ran the BC Salmon Facts campaign. I am familiar with the Global Aquaculture Alliance's certification processes."
"We oversee the administration of a particular antibiotic or pesticide," says Mr. Thomson.
"I am unaware of Marine Harvest being convicted today for illegal by-catch," says Mr. Thomson. "We report by-catch. We call in incidental catch. Herring is definitely the main species."
"I don't know about compliance and violations of the regulations," says Mr. Thomson. "That's the job of the compliance officer. I would not have been privy to that information if it did exist at all."
"Diseases can come, that's why we take samples," explains Mr. Thompson. "There are a number of diseases. I'm only part of the observation not the reporting structure. I'm not a veterinarian. Classifying whether a disease is contagious is not my area of expertise."
"I don't have any idea whether ISA is in BC or not," claims Mr. Thomson. "Disease is one of the biggest risks to any livestock."
"We've had sea lice treatments – we're aware of the controversy around that," says Mr. Thomson.
"We've had a disease called 'Winter Ulcer' at my three sites," says Mr. Thomson. "It leads to small sores. When we have an outbreak we administer antibiotics. It depends on what the vet prescribes. All the reports are retained in the office."
"There's a SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for antibiotics and health impacts on staff," says Mr. Thomson. "Yes, there is a health and safety consideration – a lot of the antibiotics and pesticides may cause an allergic reaction. We refer to the Material Safety Data sheet to see if there are human health effects. We only have a small number of antibiotics."
"We have culled farmed salmon which we find with deformities and the fish are disposed of," says Mr. Thomson. "I'm at the bottom end of the reporting."
"I'm only familiar with one instance which may have led to over-production," says Mr. Thomson.
"This is not like the radio where dead air is a problem so if you need time to think then that's fine," says Justice Adair.
"Virkon is a disinfectant bleach," explains Mr. Thomson. "The preferred disposal is dumping into totes and disposed on land."
"Anybody can be fined if found negligent for oil spills," says Mr. Thomson.
Mr. Callahan (another of the plaintiff's crack team of expensive lawyers from Fasken Martineau) rises to object to a line of questioning on the spread of infectious diseases in Chile. "It doesn't have anything to do with the plaintiff – it is irrelevant," argues Mr. Callahan.
Mr. Thomson is asked to leave the courtroom as the lawyers argue whether this line of questioning is to be permitted.
"It is the sting which is relevant," argues Mr. Callahan (Mr. Wotherspoon – the plaintiff's other lawyer – is still in the courtroom).
"I am sustaining the objection on grounds of relevance," rules Justice Adair. "This is not about Chile or about the plaintiff."
Wally Samuel from Ahousaht First Nation takes the witness stand. He swears to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
"Fish farms were originally places in areas that lead to environmental impact," admits Mr. Samuel who is on the Ahousaht First Nation 'Fish Farm Committee' and a member of the Aboriginal Aquaculture Association. "Ahousaht took out their war canoes and blockaded a fish farm in Clayoquot Sound" (in the late 1990s).
Mr. Samuel explains how after the protests the Ahousaht First Nation negotiated a protocol agreement with Mainstream Canada.
Mr. Samuel explains how he visited Norway to attend Cermaq's AGM in 2010 – and en route he stopped off to meet with the Norwegian consulate in Ottawa and John Duncan MP.
"Mainstream funds Ahousaht First Nation," says Mr. Samuel.
"Yes – Geir Isaksen came to Ahousaht," replies Mr. Samuel under cross-examination from Mr. Staniford's lawyer Mr. Sutherland. "He came for the occasion of the protocol agreement."
"Did he bring the money with him?" asks Mr. Sutherland.
"No – I don't know if he brought the money," replies Mr. Samuel. "I am not sure how the money arrived."
Mr. Samuel explains how the Ahousaht First Nation is "negotiating" with Mainstream Canada with respect to the use of copper anti-foulant paints on nets. "We are respectfully negotiating – hopefully we will make it not allowed," says Mr. Samuel. "We're aware of the environmental impacts."
Mr. Wotherspoon rises to object to this line of questioning.
"The money paid by Cermaq is like rent for the use of our territory – the word we use is 'pauok'," says Mr. Samuel. "It is one of the conditions of our protocol."
Justice Adair says that she will rule tomorrow on the information disclosure issue.
Mark Hume, writing in The Globe & Mail (19 January), reported: "A defamation case against a fish farm critic cannot be turned into a public inquiry that puts aquaculture on trial for its practices globally, a Supreme Court of British Columbia judge has ruled. Madam Justice Elaine Adair on Wednesday refused an application from defence lawyer David Sutherland to amend the pleadings of Don Staniford, a controversial fish farm critic who says the case is an attempt by big business to silence him."
"Mr. Sutherland had sought to broaden the scope of the case to look at the impact of fish farming internationally. His application came on the third day of the trial, in which Mainstream Canada is accusing Mr. Staniford of damaging the company by comparing farmed salmon to tobacco.
Mr. Sutherland argued that his client's campaign (which was launched in January, 2011, on the website of a group called The Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture) had been critical of fish farms in general, not just Mainstream Canada. He wanted the court to consider "a range of meanings" in the words Mr. Staniford used that are alleged to be defamatory, which would open the way to hear evidence about the industry globally.
"We say it's not defamatory of Mainstream, because it's talking about an industry worldwide," Mr. Sutherland said of the slogans Mr. Staniford used in the campaign, which ran under the banner: "Salmon farming kills."
Mainstream Canada's lawyer, David Wotherspoon, objected to the application, however, saying Mr. Staniford's campaign specifically targeted his client in declaring, among other things, that "Salmon farms are cancer," and "Salmon farming kills like smoking."
"Mr. Wotherspoon said that if the application was granted, it would fundamentally shift the focus of the case, away from what Mr. Staniford said to the actions of fish farms worldwide.
"It's seeking to put Norwegian salmon farming everywhere on the globe on trial," he said, arguing "the court should not provide a forum for a crusade."
Judge Adair agreed, and said the focus of the case is on what was said by Mr. Staniford and whether those comments were true or fair comment.
The activities of fish farms globally "are not what this case is about," she said.
"The defence must be directed to the complaint that's made by the plaintiff in the action," Judge Adair said. "I'm exercising my discretion and refusing to grant the proposed amendments."
Read online via "Judge tosses fish farm critic's bid to cast alleged libel as industry-wide critique"
Day 4: Thursday 19 January 2012
Justice Adair rules against the defendant and dismisses the application for the disclosure of information following Cermaq CEO Geir Isaksen's 'Examination for Discovery' in September 2011.
"I have concluded that the defendant's application must be dismissed," says Justice Adair. "Based on the grounds that the information is outside the bounds of knowledge of the Plaintiff and are outside the arguments set out in the pleadings. There was no authority provided that the information is in the knowledge of the plaintiff. The requests are immaterial...It is irrelevant based on the pleadings – specifically based on the sting pled in 22 & 23."
"It is somewhat unfortunate that the plaintiff here did not take the step – as in Cruise – to apply for particulars in Division 3 to be struck on the grounds that they were legally irrelevant," says Justice Adair. "Not only did the plaintiff not take that step but it demanded better particulars. That may have created confusion towards the exact nature of the claim. Nevertheless, the answers the defendant is seeking in 45 and following cannot provide any assistance one way or another. In summary, the defendant's application is dismissed."
Mr. Sutherland raises an objection to the admissibility of affidavits and questions.
"The foundation of Dr. Michael Gallo's opinion is inadmissible," argues Mr. Sutherland. "I require that the court keeps an open mind."
Mr. Sutherland removes 'truth' from the defence in light of the rulings.
George Frank from Ahousaht First Nation takes the witness stand. Mr. Frank testifies that he has "high knowledge of the management systems" and "does the audits". He refers to an ISO food safety manual which is 2ft thick of paper. "There are thousands of pieces of paper," says Mr Frank.
"Mainstream Canada is just a division of EWOS Canada," says Mr. Frank (who works for Mainstream Canada). "Our parent company is Cermaq in Norway."
Mr. Frank refers to Ahousaht First Nation "taking a stand" and protesting against fish farms in Clayoquot Sound in the 1990s. He refers to a protest and an occupation of a site at Cormorant near Cypress. "I observed the protest as a RCMP officer," explains Mr. Frank.
Mr. Frank explains the first protocol agreement in 2002 with Pacific National Group (PNG) and the benefits of employment and capacity building. "There were still some concerns over environmental impacts," says Mr. Frank.
Mr. Frank explains that his job comes from the protocol agreement.
"There is improvement in the relationship with Mainstream Canada and Cermaq in Norway," testifies Mr. Frank. "Cermaq and Mainstream Canada contributed money for training and education."
"There's always a concern on the impact on the environment – on clam beds and rockfish," says Mr. Frank. "They are continually monitored by Ahousaht Fisheries. It is an ongoing consultation – a communications protocol."
"I've heard of Mr. Staniford," says Mr. Frank. "In December 2011 I saw him on the banks of the Campbell River sampling for ISA. I drove down with Grant Warkentin to watch them....Mr. Warkentin had turned around to see Mr. Staniford walking towards him. They were walking towards each other holding their cameras."
[For more background read "Tinker, Tailor, Stalker, Spy"]
Under cross-examination by Mr. Staniford's lawyer David Sutherland, Mr Frank said: "There's always a concern of dioxins etc in the farmed salmon – they sample and send for testing."
"I audit the fish health records," says Mr. Frank.
"Salmon farming has always been controversial – not so much as it used to be," says Mr. Frank. "There's always room for improvement."
"All fish have mercurcy," says Mr. Frank. "I haven't seen any reports put forward to Ahousaht with mercury concerns."
"Our board is situated in Norway," says Mr. Frank.
"Yes – I saw the sticker 'Feeding my kids farmed salmon is like buying them smokes!'," says Mr Frank.
"I've seen the bumper sticker 'Wild salmon don't do drugs' quite often in the Tofino area," says Mr. Frank.
"I can't say for sure if some people don't eat farmed salmon," says Mr. Frank. "We each have our preference and I cannot speak for them."
Under re-cross examination, Mr. Frank is told by Cermaq's lawyers that the board of Mainstream Canada is not in Norway.
Lise Bergan, Cermaq's Corporate Affairs Director, takes the witness stand. She flew in from Norway the night before and needs to fly home back to Norway no later than Monday. Ms. Bergan swears to "tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth."
"We have defined what we mean by sustainable aquaculture and define targets," says Ms. Bergan. "I get a lot of information about the companies and I get information about sustainable practices."
"From 1995 the Norwegian Government set up a feed company called Statkorn which later became Cermaq," explains Ms. Bergan. "The Norwegian Government still holds 43.5% shareholding in Cermaq."
Mr. Sutherland – acting for Mr. Staniford – raises an objection to the witness being led through questions on sustainability when environmental issues have been ruled out of this lawsuit.
"My friend raises a fair point," replies Mr. Wotherspoon acting on behalf of Cermaq. "But one of the issues is related to actively misled and lied to the public."
Ms. Bergan talks through Cermaq's 'Sustainability Passport' and states that there are "so many indicators and results to report."
Ms. Bergan is asked whether the Norwegian Government exerts control over Cermaq. "No," she replies.
"Yes, there are critics," says Ms. Bergan. "We have met with critics at international conferences and at Cermaq's AGMs. I believe we have a productive relationship with NGOs. We try to learn and improve and meet the concerns."
"I find it hard to understand what Mr. Staniford's objective is," says Ms. Bergan as she explains how her relationship with Mr. Staniford is "less productive than with other NGO's."
Mr. Wotherspoon shows three of the offending cigarette packets: 'Salmon Farming Kills Like Smoking', 'Salmon Farming Kills' and 'Salmon Farming Seriously Damages Health'.
Ms. Bergan says she recognises the Norwegian flag and explains that the coat of arms is used by the King of Norway and the Norwegian Government.
[Read a letter sent to the King of Norway in 2010 asking that he help stop the killing of wild salmon in Canada – online here]
[Photo: Don Staniford delivering a letter to the King of Norway in 2009 – watch online here]
"Do you have a view on the health risks of smoking?" asks Cermaq's lawyer David Wotherspoon. "My mum died from smoking," replies Ms. Bergan. "The tobacco industry is seen as deliberately hiding the facts and seen as not trustworthy and a bad industry."
[Perhaps Ms. Bergan should re-watch 'Farmed Salmon Exposed' – including this line from Otto Langer who is himself fighting cancer: "If the fish farmers want to play the same game the cigarette manufacturers did for many years and live in denial they're welcome to it but it's not going to give rise to any solutions." – watch online here]
Under cross-examination by David Sutherland, Ms. Bergan denies that the salmon farming industry is controversial in nature.
"I don't know that in detail but I've read about it," says Ms. Bergan in response to a question from Mr. Sutherland on a lawsuit in California involving farmed salmon contaminated with PCBs (details online here).
Mr. Wotherspoon rises to lodge an objection to a line of questioning by Mr. Sutherland on the spread of ISA in Chile. "That is far afield," says Mr. Wotherspoon. "It has nothing to do with the issued we've defined in this case. ISA in Chile has nothing to do with our case."
"When Mr. Staniford takes the stand he will say it relates to the entire industry," argues Mr. Sutherland.
"I'm struggling to connect things which happened in Chile and Norway with anything to do with the case," says Justice Adair. "Why should I care what happens in Chile? Why should it matter to me? I'm still trying to grasp how this line of questioning is relevant. You have not satisfied me that it is sufficiently relevant. I am going to sustain the objection. But I don't want to prevent you asking other questions. You might be able to re-phrase the question."
Mr. Sutherland raises the issue of internal minutes from a 'Cermaq Communication Team' meeting accidentally posted on the internet by Mainstream Canada.
Read in full online here.
"They were informal notes made by one participant not minutes," says Ms. Bergan.
Mr. Sutherland refers Ms. Bergan to an article in the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet in July 2011 and the word "Oooobs!" (read in full online here).
"When we say 'oops' in Canada we mean we made an escape," says Mr. Sutherland.
"Generally we do not post minutes and notes on web-sites," replies Ms. Bergan.
Mr. Sutherland asks Ms. Bergan about the import of eggs and the spread of ISA.
Mr. Wotherspoon objects: "We're getting outside the relevance of this lawsuit," he says.
Mr. Sutherland continues with the line of questioning. "Diseases in general are sensitive," he says. "And a new disease would be sensitive. If you have a disease it impacts the fish and thus it is sensitive."
"Yes," says Ms. Bergan. "I agree that there is a risk of spread of ISA from salmon to salmon. I am not a scientist. I don't know details."
Day 5: Friday 20 January 2012
Ms. Bergan – Cermaq's Corporate Affairs Director from Norway – re-takes the witness stand to be cross-examined by Mr. Staniford's lawyer Mr. Sutherland.
"I have not read this article," testifies Ms. Bergan in reply to a question regarding her knowledge of a well known scientific paper in the journal Science published in 2004 (read the paper online here). "I cannot rank academic journals in order."
Mr. Wotherspoon rises to object. Justice Adair overrules the objection.
"I'm not aware of a controversy of the limits being above the maximum safety limits – the ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake) – defined by Codex Alimentarius," says Ms. Bergan. "I don't know the limits of the number of meals."
"I have not read this article," says Ms. Bergan in reply to a question regarding her knowledge of a scientific paper from 2005 assessing the cancer risks of farmed salmon consumption (read the paper online here). "I'm not a toxicologist."
Mr. Sutherland says the paper refers to an advisory recommending consumption of one meal of farmed salmon only every five months.
"Codex Alimentarius defines ADI's of farmed salmon based on available science," explains Ms. Bergan.
"Is there advice against farmed salmon consumption?" asks Mr. Sutherland. "I am not aware," replies Ms. Bergan.
"No," says Ms. Bergan in reply to a question about whether she receives data on contaminants in farmed salmon or fish feed. "But EWOS Innovation does test for contaminants."
"I do not agree," says Ms. Bergan in reply to a question on whether there is a controversy and debate on the issue of cancer-causing contaminants in farmed salmon. "There is no controversy about farmed salmon causing cancer. That's how I see it."
"I am having trouble understanding you now," says Mr. Sutherland.
"I have not heard any debate," says Ms. Bergan. "We believe that health risks and food safety should be defined by regulations and that is what we comply with."
"That was before I was born," says Ms. Bergan (who is in her 50s probably) – in answer to a question about the first cancer concerns raised about tobacco and smoking. "The tobacco industry was seen as deliberately hiding the science."
"Again, I find it hard to see the comparison with salmon and tobacco," says Ms. Bergan. "It is obvious that tobacco is bad for your health. I think that they are very different situations."
Mr. Wotherspoon – Cermaq's lawyer – leaps like a GM salmon to object. "It is not proper to speculate on opinion," argues Mr. Wotherspoon.
"I don't know what other persons believe," says Ms. Bergan. "I'm not aware of science being hidden. I believe the situations are not comparable. Dioxins are well know and there are set limits."
Mr. Wotherspoon reiterates his objection. Ms. Bergan is excused and is asked to leave the courtroom by Justice Adair.
Mr. Sutherland refers to the Rafe Mair Vs. Simpson case which "changed the definition of fair comment." "My friend has put his finger on something," says Mr. Sutherland. "Where there is a scientific controversy the courts really have no business making a judgment. The way forward is better science and better models – not better litigation. The extent to which there is a controversy is relevant. I am testing Ms. Bergan's assertion. Effectively what I am saying is that it's possible that there is a controversy."
"If she says no, then it might go to her credibility," says Justice Adair.
"Because of the pigeon-hole nature of the law," says Mr. Sutherland. "Maybe her ladyship will give it a name? The Staniford Principle I am suggesting."
Justice Adair overrules the objection from Cermaq's lawyer Mr. Wotherspoon and Ms. Bergan is brought back onto the stand to continue her cross-examination. "Council can ask the question," says Justice Adair.
"I do not see any justification for that statement," replies Ms. Bergan. "I see no justification. I believe in knowledge-based standards and regulations and I don't see any reason to doubt the Codex Alimentarius ADI for dioxin."
"What is the centre here is how you express yourselves," says Ms. Bergan. "Comparing farmed salmon with cigarettes is not justifiable."
"Is the Codex Alimentarius proposed and lobbied for by industry?" asks Mr. Sutherland. "Is the agriculture section drafted by Monsanto?"
"No – I don't know," says Ms. Bergan.
Mr. Sutherland refers to the decontamination of fish feed via washing out the PCBs, dioxins and other contaminants. "I have never heard that," replies Ms. Bergan.
[For details on decontamination of fish feed read online here]
"Is it GM soy and GM corn used in the fish feed?" asks Mr. Sutherland. "I don't know if it's GM. We comply with the regulations. I don't get that information."
"Is glyphosate used?" asks Mr. Sutherland. "Yes – I know it as Roundup – made by Monsanto," replies Ms. Bergan. "It is used as a pesticide. I used to know this in more detail. I don't have any comments to that."
"Are you aware of a recent study on the health risks of glyphosate?" asks Mr. Sutherland (read 'Weed killer causes new cancer fears'). "No, I've not heard about that," replies Ms. Bergan (indeed Cermaq's Corporate Affairs Director doesn't seem to know very much at all).
"I don't see it as a controversy," says Ms. Bergan. "I don't have knowledge of finding about the limits of dioxins."
Mr. Sutherland asks if Mr. Staniford attended Cermaq's AGMs in Oslo, Norway. "Yes, he was there in 2008, 2009 and 2010," replies Ms. Bergan. "I don't recall all the shareholder resolutions so I cannot confirm if the dioxins issue was raised. This is a fact that can be checked. It doesn't come to my memory that contaminants were raised. I don't recall that type of wording. I don't recall the food safety part."
"Are you aware that California is at the point with some movement to require warning labels on organochlorines in food?" asks Mr. Sutherland. "Yes," replies Ms. Bergan. "I don't know who is asking for it. I picked it up lately. I'm not sure where I read it."
[Read this issue cited in Mr. Staniford's letter to Cermaq and to the King of Norway in March 2011 – online here]
"I'm suggesting that – at least in California – we're at the same stage as warnings in tobacco," says Mr. Sutherland. "I hear what you're saying but I cannot comment on that," says Ms. Bergan.
Dr. Michael Gallo is now called to the witness stand.
Mr. Sutherland reminds Justice Adair that he will object to his testimony – but after hearing it. "It will require mental agility on behalf of your ladyship," says Mr. Sutherland.
Dr. Gallo is sworn in and is described as an expert in toxicity and risks of a given substance.
"As a toxicologist we define hazards," says Dr. Gallo. "Data is used in a risk assessment and probability of hazard resulting from exposure to foods with contaminants."
"Whatever we have in this case is a soup of substances," suggests Mr. Sutherland. "Dioxins are the primary compound – the most toxic," replies Dr. Gallo. "Dioxin is the benchmark."
"Are you an expert in contaminants in conjunction with others?" asks Mr. Sutherland. "I would say yes," replies Dr. Gallo.
Mr. Sutherland tackles Dr. Gallo on his expert report which addresses five questions – the first of which asks: "Is the consumption of farmed salmon harmful to human health?".
Dr. Gallo's report answers the question: "There is no data at all to support the suggestion that farmed salmon is harmful to human health."
Dr. Gallo cites work by Dr. Mozaffarian at Harvard University on eating farmed salmon (read one paper online here) and limits set by the World Health Organization.
Dr. Gallo agrees with Mr. Sutherland that the journal Science is one of the top three journals in the world. Mr. Sutherland gives Dr. Gallo a copy of the Science paper from 2004 detailing cancer-causing contaminants in farmed salmon (read the paper online here).
"I do not in any way refute the results," says Dr. Gallo. "I refute and disagree with their interpretation. Dr. Carpenter [one of the co-authors of the Science paper] and I have had this argument. Their interpretation is based on the EPA model."
"One is a tolerance model and one is a risk model," explains Dr. Gallo. "The probability of risk of the EPA model is totally different."
"There's certainly a large number of scientific papers on contaminants in farmed salmon," admits Dr. Gallo. "But I'm not familiar with this 2006 paper" (read "Consumption advisories for salmon based on risk of cancer and noncancer health effects").
Mr. Sutherland returns back to the issue of Dr. Gallo's statement that "there is no data to support this supposition" (that farmed salmon causes cancer risks). "One of these chemicals identified in farmed salmon has an elevated cancer risk of 1 in 100,000," says Mr. Sutherland.
"That is their interpretation of the data," replies Dr. Gallo. "I have no complaint with their data. If they want to review it that way then it's their prerogative. It was accepted by this peer-reviewed journal. That's their interpretation. I disagree with it – and with the amount of chemicals in the farmed salmon.....But no reasonable scientist would argue with the data."
"Yes, it's a reasonable argument," says Dr. Gallo. "We have the same argument with the safety of drugs. People are welcome to their interpretation. Yes – it's a scientific controversy."
"This guy is an asshole," whispers a member of the public gallery.
Mr. Sutherland asks Dr. Gallo if the way to treat cancer is "to cut it out". "Yes – that's for most solid tumours," replies Dr. Gallo. "But you cannot do that for leukemia."
"I may have overstated that," admits Dr. Gallo as he is asked about his state of knowledge about wild Pacific salmon.
"Yes, it's fair to say that there's many scientists who follow the Hites model (the first author of the 2004 Science paper on contaminants in farmed salmon) and others who follow the Mostaffarian model," says Dr. Gallo. "It's not just me – it's been broadly discussed. Some people want to go one way and some go another. It's an open discussion, not a controversy."
"There is no public health person who would say that tobacco cancer levels are like farmed salmon," says Dr. Gallo. "Tobacco manufactures are now going to less contaminated sources."
"I'm not trying to be cute here," says Dr. Gallo who would have trouble ever being mistaken for cute.
"These are hypothetical risks," says Dr. Gallo.
"Thousands of compounds are in tobacco and they are mutagens," says Dr. Gallo. "Dioxin is a known carcinogen. Each of these cancers are different."
Dr. Gallo is excused and falls down the step. Justice Adair takes a break.
"You can whimper if you want," says Mr. Sutherland to Mr. Wotherspoon. "You're best not to whimper too much. I want to get him in a little bit of a box."
Justice Adair agrees that Dr. Gallo should continue his testimony via video link on Wednesday (25 January).
Mr. Wotherspoon refers to the witnesses for Monday (23 January) as Ruth Salmon of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance and Mary Ellen Walling of the BC Salmon Farmers Association. "Both are grumpy at me for having to wait around," explains Mr. Wotherspoon.
Day 6 of the court case (in room #52) resumes at 10am today (23 January) – Nelson/Hornby St. entrance (court hours are 10am to 4pm with a 12.30pm to 2pm lunch break).
For more details visit online here and follow via the new web-site 'Salmon Farming Kills'.
The fight is shaping up to be a classic encounter and could go the full 20 rounds.
Funding is pouring in from all over the world with a fishing group in Norway – Reddvillaksen – donating 60,000 NOK ($10,000) and over $17,000 raised online via 'Go Fund Me.' With legal bills expected to reach well over $100,000 there is an urgent need to raise funds – please be a superhero and donate online here now!


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MUSEUMSARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. During the month of May, see bird demonstrations, live animal demonstrations and bird of prey free-flights. Take a "Morning Bird Walk" at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Museum hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $8.95, $1.75 for kids 12 and under. Group discounts available. Call 883-3022 for registration and information.
ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. UA campus, University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. 621-6302. Ongoing: The Hohokam: Ancient Farmers of the Desert, an exhibition on the irrigation systems, jewelry and ceramics of the early Hohokam people. Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest explores the origins, history and life today of American Indians in Arizona and Northwest Mexico. Mexican Masks: Faces of the Fiesta includes 300 colorful Mexican folk masks. Ancient Images: Plants and Animals of the Prehistoric Southwest features more than 100 examples of plants and animals in prehistoric art. Enjoy Walking the Desert: Prehistoric Sandals of the Southwest. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and admission is free.
FORT LOWELL MUSEUM. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 885-3832. Ongoing: Images of Resistance, photographs by C.S. Fly. On permanent display: The View from the Barracks, a photographic exhibit allowing a look at the daily life of enlisted men in the garrisons of the Southwest; and We Served At Fort Lowell, an exhibit documenting army life at the fort.
PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-9658. The museum regularly displays 250 military, commercial and civilian aircraft, including a full-scale mock-up of the Wright Flyer, presidents Kennedy and Johnson's Air Force One, the Suoer Guppy used by NASA, and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors and military, and $4 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation buffs under age 10.
TOWN HALL MUSEUM. Old Tucson Studios' new Town Hall Museum features three major exhibits celebrating the rich history of Arizona and the culture of the American West. In partnership with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, Old Tucson Studios presents Minerals of Bisbee. An expanded History in the Movies exhibit tells the story of a deserted landscape becoming America's premiere Western Film Studio, and includes rare costumes, photos and movie posters. Shamanism, Magic and The Busy Spider tells the history of the Abenaki Indians through the artwork of their people.
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. The museum features hands-on science and art activities from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Last admission is 30 minutes prior to closing. Admission is $3 for kids 2 to 16, $5 for adults, and $4 for seniors. "After school special": 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, admission is only $2 per person. The third Sunday of every month is free for all. Call 792-9985 for information.
VETERANS MUSEUM. MarketPlace USA. 3750 E. Irvington Road. 740-9429. Displays depict contributions made by area veterans. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Volunteer docents are needed.
DOCENT CALL. Tucson Children's Museum. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. The museum is currently offering docent training. Interested individuals should contact Mary Lynn at 792-9985, ext. 102.
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Zootoca vivipara
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Zootoca vivipara (von Jacquin, 1787)
|Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
Lacerta vivipara von Jacquin, 1787
|Taxonomic Notes:
|This species is placed in the genus Zootoca, rather than Lacerta, following Mayer and Bischoff (1996). The species contains a number of different lineages, some of which might constitute separate species (see Bea et al. (1990), Surget-Groba et al. (2001, 2002), Mayer and Böhme (2000), and Mayer et al. (2000) for further details).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Agasyan, A., Avci, A., Tuniyev, B., Crnobrnja Isailovic, J., Lymberakis, P., Andrén, Dan Cogalniceanu, C., Wilkinson, J., Ananjeva, N., Üzüm, N., Orlov, N., Podloucky, R., Tuniyev, S., Kaya, U., Böhme, W., Nettmann, H.K., Crnobrnja Isailovic, J., Joger, U., Cheylan, M., Pérez-Mellado, V., Borczyk, B., Sterijovski, B., Westerström, A. & Schmidt, B.
|Cox, N., Temple, H.J. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team) & Böhm, M., Collen, B., Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
|De Silva, R., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Milligan, H.T., Powney, G., Sears, J., Wearn, O.R., Wilson, P., Wren, S. & Zamin, T.
Zootoca vivipara is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This extremely widespread species ranges from much of northern, western, central and eastern Europe, across most of northern Asia to China and Japan (Hokkaido Island). In Europe it occurs as scattered populations throughout Britain and Ireland, and through most of Scandinavia, the southern limit of its main distribution running through central France, southeastern Austria, northern Italy, along the Dinaric Alps (in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and northern Albania), western Hungary , southern and central Romania, northern Moldova, and central Ukraine. Isolated populations occur in northern Spain and southwestern France, and also in Serbia, western Bulgaria and extreme northeastern and northwestern Macedonia. It can be found from sea level up to 2,900 m asl (Bulgaria).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Albania; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Moldova; Montenegro; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom
|Additional data:
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|This can be a locally abundant species. Populations have locally declined in parts of its range (e.g., in the Netherlands) (Council of Europe 2003). The lowland populations in Italy (Po plain) are almost extinct.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species has been recorded from a wide variety of habitats including grassland, meadows, humid scrubland, hedgerows, open woodland, woodland edges, peat bogs, stream edges, coastal areas (sea cliffs and sand dunes) and rural gardens.
In most areas the female gives birth to between three and 11 fully formed young. In northern Spain, adjacent France, Austria, Italy and Slovenia, the female lays between one and 13 eggs in a single clutch. In the northern portion of the range and at high altitude it is viviparous, in the southern portion it is oviparous.
|Major Threat(s):
|This species is locally threatened in parts of its range by habitat loss resulting from agricultural intensification, urbanization and development of tourism facilities (for example in alpine regions). It is suspected that populations have declined in the U.K. (J. Wilkinson pers. comm.). Some populations of this species that could be specifically distinct might prove to be threatened. This species is categorized as Least Concern in Switzerland (Monney and Meyer 2005).
|Conservation Actions:
|This species is listed on Annex II of the Bern Convention, and on Annex IV of the European Union Habitat and Species Directive. It is protected by national legislation in some range countries (e.g., Switzerland). It occurs in many protected areas.
|Agasyan, A., Avci, A., Tuniyev, B., Crnobrnja Isailovic, J., Lymberakis, P., Andrén, Dan Cogalniceanu, C., Wilkinson, J., Ananjeva, N., Üzüm, N., Orlov, N., Podloucky, R., Tuniyev, S., Kaya, U., Böhme, W., Nettmann, H.K., Crnobrnja Isailovic, J., Joger, U., Cheylan, M., Pérez-Mellado, V., Borczyk, B., Sterijovski, B., Westerström, A. & Schmidt, B. 2010. Zootoca vivipara. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T61741A12552141. . Downloaded on 16 October 2018.
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This time next month I WILL BE IN D.C.!!!!
My boy called last night wanting to know when I was coming back. {{GRIN}}
I had a date in my mind of around the 7th or 8th of Nov. BUT NO, he said last week of Oct. would be better, be there for Halloween, lots of parties in D.C., I dunno bout that.
I'll HAVE to find a neurologist and a general doc too I guess.
Now I've got to organize a list of things I HAVE to do before I leave. OMGOMGOMG
happy dance happy dance happy dance


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The Scottish Heritage Angel Awards are supported by
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They were established in 2014. The first such awards in
Scotland, the programme supports the delivery of the new Historic
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community participation in heritage.
The Awards celebrate the efforts of people who go to
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They also celebrate young people, recognising their efforts to
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The Awards have four categories:
Entries for the Angel Awards are assessed by a panel of experts
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The Awards complement the existing Historic
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The Scottish Heritage Angel Awards are run by a partnership of
Scottish Civic Trust, Historic Environment Scotland, Scottish
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For more information, and all the latest news
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Enjoy each camping trip with this cute T@B 400 teardrop camping trailer in tow. This model features all of the necessities that make camping enjoyable.
Step inside and find a Lagun style dinette area up front with a large picture window for a great view of your surroundings. You will certainly enjoy your meals here, and it can also double as an extra sleeping space for one more camper at night with the table folded down.
The kitchen area is to the left of the entry door and features a round sink, some counter space, and a two burner cook-top. There is also a refrigerator for your perishables, and storage cabinets for your things.
The opposite side features a convenient wet bath including a toilet, shower, and fold down sink. There is a handy wardrobe just outside the bathroom door for all of your clothing needs.
The rear of this T@B 400 features a queen size bed with shelf at the head of the bed, and a 24" TV for your viewing pleasure along the wall. You will love the stargazer window overhead that allows you to enjoy a night sky view while you lay comfortably in bed. There is also additional storage beneath the bed, plus so much more!
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Dominican Republic is located on the Island of Hispaniola,
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The country has an area of 48,442 square kilometers, or about 18,000
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The Dominican Republic offers some of the most beautiful and diverse topography in the Caribbean. To give you and idea of its size, The Dominican Republic is larger than the Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands all combined. The Dominican Republic offers an estimated 1,000 miles of gorgeous beaches to the beach lover. In addition, should you like the idea of year round tropical weather, but are not a beach fan, The Dominican Republic also offers a collection of four mountain ranges. Pico Duarte is found here and is the tallest mountain peak in the Caribbean at 10,700 feet above sea level. Snow or frosts have been reported at the highest elevations of Pico Duarte, so beach attire is out if you are heading up that way.
Santo Domingo is the capital city, situated on the southern portion of the island. Since the city is located directly on the coast, it is a major center of seaport activity. The population of the Dominican Republic has been estimated to be about 8 million, with slightly less than four million living in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Santiago is the second largest city, and is situated closer to the mountainous areas to the north. While Santo Domingo is the nation's capital, Santigo truly is the capital of the tobacco and cigar industry. Cigar manufacturers, such as Leon Jimenez and many others, all have their operations in or near Santiago.
Like any Caribbean island, expect warm year round weather and tropical breezes. The average temperature is 80 degress Fahrenheit or 25 degrees Celsius. It does cool down slightly during November to January. While the temperature and climate is constant, May to July and September to November does experience higher levels of rainfall than the other months. The mountainous regions located in the northern part of the country can be somewhat cooler, especially in the late evening.
The country is ideally located close
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Cranston Middle School Postpones Its Wackiness
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How many times has something like this happened to you? I thought this was really funny and typical of a school photographer's luck… At least they rescheduled the event instead of photographing everyone wearing psychedelic wigs for their pictures… or making the school photographer change their date after the parents had already been notified.
Read Kate Bramson's article from the Providence Journal at Projo.com here.


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Loosely based on the life of African-American poetess, Phillis Wheatley, Louisa is a powerfully moving story for readers of all ages. It is masterfully written with a plot that is worthy of the big screen.
Having been captured from her beloved family and homeland as a little girl, then sold into slavery in colonial America, Farih Morowa (renamed Louisa Wheatley by her owners), daughter of Bewnu, Chief of the Fulani, endured great pain, sorrow, and loneliness. How she landed in a mostly kind, Bostonian household, learned to speak, read, and write English, when slaves were generally forbidden literacy, and how she became an
internationally acclaimed poetess before ultimately obtaining her freedom, is a truly touching and inspiring story. Her celebrity also gains her unprecedented access to some of the most powerful people of her time, including George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Hancock.
Destined to become a classic, Louisa is a fun read. Add this book to your library today!


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Well, y'all – Christmas is over. The presents are are now unwrapped and strewn through every room in my house. The food is eaten, and I'm still feeling quite full. The Christmas music has stopped (because there's only so much Mariah Carey, Glee & the Chipmunks that I can take).
You know what else? I no longer have to move Cookie (our Elf on the Shelf).
I know I wrote about why I love elf on the shelf, and I firmly stick to that. Watching Christian every morning looking for and finding Cookie was so sweet, and I'm absolutely going to be crushed when he no longer believes. But for now, he does, and that's why I think it's important.
I'm probably not going to miss waking up at 6am several mornings with a small (but very real) panic inching up my throat, hoping Christian hasn't woken up yet because I forgot to move Cookie. At which time I would feel my way through the darkness, down the stairs and – with barely open eyes – find an interesting spot for our Elf.
I like to make you think I'm perfect, but I'm kind of a mess.
Some days were kind of boring for our Find Cookie adventures, but such is life.
And because I know you're on the edge of your seat, dying to see photos, here are a few of our Cookie placements. (I was failblog a lot and didn't take pictures everyday. Don't judge me.)
Until next year, Cookie.
I hope y'all had the merriest of Christmases!


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The groups have been announced and United have been drawn in the same group as Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, and Sociedad.
The away games for the Reds will be away at Shakhtar on Wednesday October 2, Sociedad on Tuesday November 5 and Leverkusen on Wednesday November 27.
For anyone thinking of travelling away to one or more of the games, we've brought together a handy fans' guide for each city to show you the cheapest flights for each city and information about each city.
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Shakhtar - Fans' guide to Donetsk - getting to the city and staying there
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