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SWIFT CURRENT - On the morning of November 23, 2016, Swift Current RCMP and Chinook School Division administration received a complaint of a student who uttered threats against the Swift Current Comprehensive High School. Investigators worked closely with Chinook School Division officials as soon as they were aware of the complaint.

Chinook School Division worked with the RCMP through the Violence Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA) protocol, which led to the RCMP apprehending a SCCHS student that they believed posed an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of students and staff at SCCHS. Joanne Booth, Communications Coordinator for Chinook School Division said, “The VTRA is an early intervention and identification response protocol that enables timely sharing of information about students who pose a risk for violence towards themselves or others. It allows human service partners to come together to share information, take action and provide supports where needed”.

Ryan Pierone, (18 years old) and

Kolton Cunningham (18 years old) were arrested immediately by the RCMP off school grounds and there were no disruption of classes or activities at the school. The RCMP seized an air soft replica firearm from the Pierone residence. He is charged with Uttering Threats contrary to Section 264.1(1) and Possession of an imitation weapon (air soft) for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(1) of the Criminal Code. Cunningham is charged with Uttering Threats contrary to Section 264.1(1) of the Criminal Code.

“Due to the training of our school’s administration and staff, along with our strong partnership with the RCMP and their immediate action, at no time was the health or safety of any students or staff in jeopardy.

The student was apprehended off of school grounds, and there were no disruptions of classes or activities at the school”, Booth said.

The accused made their first court appearance in Swift Current Provincial Court on November 24, 2016.

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The Ronald McDonald House of Saskatchewan opened its doors in 1985 and has remained opened largely due to the support throughout the province.

Now a group of Eastend students are doing their part to help keep the Ronald McDonald House thriving.

Several years ago Eastend School started their own We Day group, now chaired

by Janise Michel. We Day groups are about being the change in the world and in your community.

“You learn so much about different ideas you can do within your school to fundraise and things like that,” Michel explained about We Day conferences held each year across the globe. “They’re always really inspiring.”

Two years ago Eastend’s We Day group raised $10,000 to build a school in Kenya.

This year the goal is to raise $30,000 for the Ronald McDonald House of Saskatchewan.

“It’s such a cool place and it provides such a great service for our province that we really wanted to raise money for it,” Michel said.

The core We Day group consists of seven students and two teachers. Since October the group has been planning for a big gala nigh as the main fundraiser for the year.

January 27 will be the Raising Hope Gala for the Ronald McDonald House of Saskatchewan. This musical event will

consist of local talent as entertainment, personal stories from local community members and their experience at the Ronald McDonald House, as well as a live and silent auction.

Restaurants and catering services will provide samples of their dishes for the Taste of the Southwest portion of the gala.

“We’ve got a really great group so it’s been going really well,” Michel explained.

“It’s something that’s really personal for all of us and everybody is so passionate about it.”

The Ronald McDonald House was chosen because of many having their own personal connection to it, or know some who relied on its services when needed most.

Michel has her own story with the Ronald McDonald House of Saskatchewan that makes this fundraiser that much more special.

“My dad stayed there when I was born,” Michel said. “I was born six weeks premature and my mom was still in the hospital so my dad stayed there.”

“It’s been really eye opening to see all these families that has stayed there and we didn’t even really know about it.”

Michel and the group has had support from the Ronald McDonald House of Saskatchewan team with planning for the fundraiser and providing resources.

To buy tickets or a table for the gala, provide donations or for more information, you can email Janise Michel at raisinghopermh@gmail.com.

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or this upcoming winter travel season, my five-year-old daughter would dearly love to go to California for a tour of Disneyland.

My 19-year-old son would enjoy seeing his favourite band play in a major US city like Las Vegas or New York.

I would dearly love to go to Hawaii, USA. Any island would do, from the white sand beaches of Maui to the waterfall dotted mountains of Kauai. As long as I could feel the sand between my toes, see the palm trees swaying above my head and hear a ukulele or two playing in the distance, I’d be happy.

My husband has been waiting patiently to make it to Indianapolis, Indiana to fulfill his dream of attending the Indy 500 car race.

We have a lot of USA travel destinations on our family bucket list.

However, we won’t be ticking any of these items off just yet. I can explain why in two words: Donald Trump.

I support democracy and the will of nations to choose their leaders. But, for some reason, something in the very bottom of my soul simply can’t live with the idea of visiting the USA while it’s governed by a leader who exhibits racist, xenophobic and misogynistic tendencies.

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just can’t ignore on a basic moral level, no matter how hard I try to convince myself that I deserve to sit on that beach in Maui with a Mai Tai in one hand and a coconut shrimp skewer in the other. I apologize in advance for the expletives (Donald Trump’s words, not mine): “The point is, you can never be too greedy.”

“I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.”

“You know, it really doesn’t matter what the media write as long as you’ve got a young, and beautiful, piece of ass.”

"I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.

Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.”

“Black guys counting my money!

I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys wearing yarmulkes… Those are the only kind of people I want counting my money. Nobody else…

Besides that, I tell you something else. I think that’s guy’s lazy. And

it’s probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in blacks.”

There’s not a lot I can do about Donald Trump being elected president of the United States of America. It’s not my country. It’s not my vote. It's not my decision.

What I can do, however, is avoid visiting for a while. Maybe President elect Trump’s words are just words?

If we’re all lucky, perhaps he won’t act like he speaks…with the intimidation of a bully and the lack of social understanding of a racist and an anti-feminist.

But until I know for sure, I’m launching my own personal protest and spending my winter travel budget in Canada. My tactics probably won’t have any impact whatsoever on the USA and its tourism figures for the coming year. But at a time when it appears that the world has lost its collective mind, it makes me feel better knowing that I can do this one little thing.

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I used to drive to an office every day to work full-time. This was okay for a while, but three babies later, I decided to live the dream – ranch full-time…and work from home too.

How hard could it be? Other people seemed to successfully work from home so why shouldn’t I? Blissfully ignorant, and I was looking forward to achieving the elusive (and annoyingly cliched) “work-life balance.” There were some myths that I quickly and systematically busted after just a few short weeks.

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Myth-buster: your ice-cold coffee sits untouched until your alarm rings to go pick up the kids for music. You realize you haven’t yet brushed your teeth, so you do and run out the door, ignoring the mess in your house that accumulates because you are now in your house all the time. But hey, you got that last project submitted 3 hours before it was due!

Myth: you’ll get so much extra work done without the hassle of extended water cooler breaks and random chit chat. You won’t ever have to deal with office politics.

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Myth-buster: When you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror, you realize you’re looking at the craziest woman you’ll ever share an office with. Wish you had someone to run a concept or idea by? Want a second opinion? Good luck finding a colleague that’s willing to chat at 11:52pm on a Friday evening when you’re making up for lost time.

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The Process of a Major Paper

By Megan Lacelle megan@advancesouthwest.com

For the last couple months, I’ve been dedicating all my spare hours and minutes to writing major papers for two of my law school classes. In the College of Law you have two choices: write a 100 per cent final exam or a 100 per cent major paper.

Considering myself a decent exam taker and a not terrible writer, I’ve decided to write two major papers and three exams. Now with exams only a week away my paper writing has hit an alltime high.

Here are the requirements: it must be 35-50 pages in length (about 9,000 words) with a significant amount of original legal analysis following by some facts to back up your arguments.

The process sounds easy enough, until you find yourself 6,675 words in with a mental block as to how you should continue. As I am currently facing this struggle I will now present you with the my very own, Process of Writing a Major Paper.

Step 1: Pick a topic This step seems friendly enough, until you find yourself in your Ethics class completely bewildered by the mix of rules and moral codes. The topic you pick will be vague in an attempt to convince your professor you can write 40 or more pages of the subject – and furthermore that they’ll want to spend time reading your 40 or more pages.

Step 2: Panic The only logical thing to do when faced with a project of this size for the first time is to feel overwhelmed and panic. Add in some selfdoubt and you’ve completed the entire law school cocktail, congratulations.

Step 3: Research As a journalism school graduate, I find a great deal of joy in research. I love to skim through book, scan articles online and find opinion pieces in a variety of archived newspapers.

So, before you start writing your paper, type your topic into Google or your school’s library database and find out what sub-topics relate to your paper.

Step 4: Outline The process of making an outline is remarkably similar to picking a topic. Make it vague, make it seem interesting, and hand it in with a apologetic smile.

Step 5: Research, again.

Now is the time to fill your bullet points with useful information. Read a

40-page article on the ethics of using jailhouse informants, read the Saskatchewan Prosecutions policy for dealing with jailhouse informants, then create a legal argument as to why or why not this policy is sufficient. Also, be sure to cite any ideas that are not your own. As you are only a second-year law student this means 90 per cent of the facts you present will not be your own.

Step 6: Panic, again.

By this point in your paper you’re starting to realize you really don’t know anything about your paper topic, or anything in general.

Cue the continuing selfdoubt. Question your thesis, question your research, question your opinions, question your existence.

Melt down and then move on.

Step 7: Meet with your professor After your mild panic attack about your intellectual ineptitude, feel free to send an e-mail to your professor and set up a meeting.

When you attend said meeting, try to hide the horror on your face as the professor reiterates to you that you can’t possibly know it all and you’ll just have to try your best.

Step 8: Write until your fingers develop callouses After all your researching, tears, and hard-core snacking as a procrastination method, it is now time to put your ignorance on paper. Type your facts, cite your sources, add in your analysis. Repeat for the next 50 or so paragraphs. Try to keep your tears from hitting the keyboard or your notes as that will only cause you problems later.

Step 9: Review Grab yourself a cup of coffee, or something stronger, and sit with a finished copy of your major paper. Grab a pen and circle the sentences that need to be strengthened or those that need to be removed entirely – there will be lots of those. Again, I recommend keeping your tears off your pages. Once you’ve completed your edits, print out a final copy.

Step 10: Hand it in You’re done, congratulations. Now you can sit at home and contemplate what life choices led you to where you are now. By all means, feel free to never read your paper again as it will surely only stand as a reminder of your continued intellectual incompetence.

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Spoiler alert? Why bother – it’s all in the trailers together, except for the first time.)

Spies, mercenaries, assassins, and

By Brian Zinchuk their ilk are recruited. One tough guy brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net questions if she has the guts to carry through.

I am eagerly anticipating the new Something very important comes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie from a desert planet where there’s in under a month’s time. But does any- a city built on a mountain plateau one else think that the trailers these just like Masada. It has a big skinny days give out simply too much inforpyramid looks like other Jedi temples. mation? From watching the trailers, Star Destroyers frequent the city, and this is what I have determined so far. it crawls with Stormtroopers. This By the way, there’s no point in saying planet once had statues the size of the “spoiler alert,” since this is pretty much river statues in Fellowship of the Ring, entirely gleaned from watching all the but of Jedi. Those statues are now domestic and international trailers. toppled. It’s probably something to do Here goes: with the technology in the Jedi light Little girl’s genius father is sabers, i.e. the crystals in it. Rememimpressed (kidnapped into military ber the crystal necklace? It comes into service unwillingly) by the Empire to play here. The crystals are probably design the superlaser for the Death the key component in the Death Star Star. He tells her whatever he does, he superlaser. Rebels try to figure out does for her. Mom gives her a crystal what’s going on, get into a street fight. on a necklace and says, “Trust the Darth Vader shows up. Bad guy force.” in white shows off new toy to him.

Mom is likely killed. Dad is taken.

Expect Vader to order the eradication She grows up an unruly orphan, who of the city and its large Jedi temple to gets in trouble with the law. tie up loose ends or to punish them The Death Star is nearing complefor harbouring the rebels. Death Star tion. Her father sends a message out shows up and blasts the entire mounabout this and its terrible power. The tain from orbit with one shot. Weapmessage is intercepted by the Rebels. ons test complete. The good guys get There’s a new major weapons test away just in time.

The girl, now highly motivated by imminent, and they need to know her father’s reappearance in her life, what it is and how to destroy it.

The Rebellion recruits girl into their tells Rebel council, “Rebellions are built on hope!” She rallies the troops scheme, since dad sent the message, she is their best chance at getting him and leads a mission to find a weakness in the Death Star, by finding dad, first. to spill the beans about its secrets.

Dear old dad is working on some She’s brought to Yavin IV, the secret dark planet with a secret imperial Rebel base Darth Vader was seeking in the first movie. There she’s formally base, still working on Death Star. He is menaced by bad guy in white who asked to join and given her orders, since maybe she can get crucial infor- kidnapped him 15 year or so before.

The crew goes undercover to rescue mation from its principle designer.

In the meantime, others are recruit- dad and/or steal plans. A small battle ensues. Dad probably dies, tells ed for the mission (Think Blues Brothers: We’re getting the band back daughter to get her hands on the

plans.

Without dad, the Rebels go to some tropical planet where final assembly of the Death Star took place in orbit.

They intend to nab the plans, which entails girl running with them in her hand while all hell breaks loose.

AT-AT walkers try to hem them in, but they get away. In the meantime, as a diversion, the Rebel fleet attacks a giant donut space station where Star Destroyers dock, nose-in. A few X-wings lay eyes on the Death Star, but are wiped out before they can report back.

In the donut battle, the X-wings get their butts handed to them, which explains why there were only about 30 fighters left when the Death Star shows up at Yavin at the end of A New Hope. This might also explain why the fleet of frigates and corvettes, seen in the trailers, were not present at the battle at the end of A New Hope.

The battle does not go well on the tropical planet for the Rebels.

Rebels get away, just barely, from tropical planet with the plans. Most of her crew wiped out, the girl jumps on Tie fighter to escape. (Nearly all the above came from the trailers. The remainder is an informed guess.)

Vader cuts them off and they are about to get wiped out when they transmit the plans to the Tantive IV, Princess Leia’s ship. She confirms receipt (this is the big surprise, not surprise). Rebels are killed. Vader pursues Tantive IV with his star Destroyer seen at the donut. It catches up with the Tantive IV over Tattooine and opens fire. Credits roll.

So, does anyone else think the trailers are giving too much away?

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this newspaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Advance Southwest.

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Dear Editor, The Saskatchewan economy has never been stronger. These should be familiar words, since that’s been the message told to us by the Saskatchewan Party over the past number of years. In fact, that was one of the selling points of the Saskatchewan Party during the spring election, insisting how they will “keep Saskatchewan strong” and that we should “never go back” to the ways of the Saskatchewan NDP. While I can’t say I’ve been overly impressed with the performance of the Saskatchewan NDP during their time in opposition, I can say that I’ve been horribly disappointed in the performance of the Saskatchewan Party in terms of their ability to budget and forecast in what I would call a rather predictable economic climate.

Recently, I commented that they “couldn’t budget their way out of a wet paper bag,” and it was in fact that very comment that riled up Finance Minister Kevin Doherty late last week on Facebook. His response to this comment was a standard talking point about how our population is record breaking and how they’ve managed to provide $6 Billion in tax relief for our province. He went on to suggest that they’ve also managed to pay down the operating debt by 33%, and that 112,000 low income earners are off the tax roll, and closed his argument by asking me point blank “when’s it ever been better Chad?”

To him, my response is simple, “better” is a purely subjective term, and when you really sit down and look at the reality of the situation, our cost of living has never

been higher, food bank use is through the roof, the reduction in ‘operating’ debt has simply been transferred to ‘capital’ and ‘P3’ debt, and as for the record population, how many actually came here from other provinces of their own accord, looking for a better life, to take advantage of our booming economy? The minister’s response to these honest viewpoints was very concerning, accusing me personally of “not liking immigrants” and “being for higher taxes”, neither of which are remotely close to the truth. What made things worse, he then took a personal cheap shot at me, a lifelong proud Saskatchewan resident, by saying “thank God” I’ve never been elected in any position I’ve run for (as he is obviously aware of my municipal campaigns in Regina).

What I can take solace in, thankfully, is the fact that this shows me the Saskatchewan Party is certainly feeling the pinch for horribly mismanaging our province’s largest boom in history. It is evident that they budgeted for the best-case scenario in every aspect of revenues, and they are now realizing what happens when that doesn’t materialize. Unfortunately, it’s us taxpayers that are forced to pay the price for their mismanagement. This also tells me that I made some very valid points that our own Finance Minister wishes he had thought of before leading us into a historic billion dollar deficit position.

Dear Editor, In 2012, Crown Corporations, Sask. Tel, Sask. Power, Sask. Energy, SGI, Sask. Gaming and ISC earned $524.9 Million in profits and returned $325.5 Million in dividends to Government coffers.

From 1987 to 2011 the same group of Crowns (Minus Sask. Gaming) earned $6.771 BILLION with $4.852 BILLION going to general Revenue.

Under Wall’s proposed legislation that would allow him to sell up to 49% of any crown, it means 49% of those dividends would now go into the hands of the private investors. This shortfall would then have to be made up by you and me. Selling off 49% of any crown and still calling it a public utility is a lot like saying one is “a little bit pregnant”.

The Crowns have continually added to government coffers to benefit all people in Saskatchewan. Yet, when Wall is asked to ‘come clean’ on his privatization plans all he does is “deny, deny, deny” The Sask. Party has continually bungled the provincial budget by cutting taxes for the rich to appease their friends, robbing the crowns of their dividends, thus forcing them to increase their rates to consumers, and now want to give away the profit making crowns to their friends. By selling off 49% of any Crown it means giving away 49% of the profits that is yours and mine and belongs to all of us. It is that plain and simple.

Joyce Neufeld, Waldeck, Sask.

Chad A. Novak, CPA, CMA, Saskatchewan Taxpayers Advocacy Group

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On November 5, Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus held their annual Charity Appeal draw and social in conjunction with Leoville K of C Council’s 25th Anniversary. $113,709.00 worth of tickets were sold this year. 70% of that money is returned to the councils for their charitable works. In addition to that,

over $20,000.00 is given to Teen Aid and Special Olympics Saskatchewan.

This year, the $10,000.00 grand prize winner was Romeo Prive from Ponteix Saskatchewan. Immediate Past State Deputy, Denis Carignan, presented the winning cheque to Romeo and his wife Stella, in Swift Current, November 20, on the occasion of their Major Degree banquet.

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Somewhere warm, I hope.

Passport, toothpaste, tickets, sunscreen, bikini, destination guide, foreign money … but what about your houseplants? How will they survive without your usual doting care and attention? Fortunately with a bit of planning, they will hardly miss you.

1. Set your thermostat to 15°C (60°F) to reduce plant respiration (and therefore water use) and to save money on unnecessary heating costs. But don’t drop the temperature much lower in case some of your tropicals are chilling sensitive.

2. Move plants away from direct sun (but make sure they still have bright light). Even with a lower house temperature, pots and soil can heat up dramatically on a sunny day resulting in high evaporation rates.

3. Move pots off windowsills where they can be chilled or even frozen.

4. Group plants to create a high humidity zone. This will also help to reduce evaporation. And if you have a friend stopping by occasionally to check on things, it’ll make it easier for them to water.

5. If your bathroom has lots of natural light, soak an old towel, lay it out along the bottom of your tub and put your plants on top.

The wet towel will provide some water for your plants and the enclosed space will create a high humidity zone.

6. Plants in large pots, and therefore with larger rootzones and more potting media, will survive better than plants in small pots

or plants that are root bound.

If you have the time, consider repotting small and root bound plants into pots one size larger (i.e. ~ 3 cm larger diameter pot).

7. Optional: Use self-watering pots.

These have medium to large water reservoirs and supply the plant with water as needed.

8. Optional: Use a watering spike.

Spikes are usually composed of some porous material (e.g. terra cotta) or plastic with a small hole set at the bottom. They are designed to attach to a pop bottle (1- or 2-liter). Fill the bottle with water, attach the spike, invert and push the spike into the potting media beside the plant. The water will slowly wick or trickle into the soil as needed.

9. Optional: Use a capillary water mat. These are very water absorbent and come in large sheets (available from Lee Valley and some local garden centres).

Start by placing a large plastic tray next to your sink and cut the watering mat to fit the tray; next, fill the sink with water; cut a strip the mat to connect the tray to the water in the sink; put your pots on the mat. The water will move from the sink to the mat and into the soil in the pots through capillary action.

10. Water everything well before you leave.

These tips should get your houseplant through 10 – 14 days. But since you need someone to stop by regularly during the heating season (i.e. winter) to maintain your insurance coverage, ask them nicely to check on your plants while they’re at it. Happy holidays!

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St. Martin’s (Billimun) Roman Catholic Church

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Billimun Church is a Municipal Heritage Property located within the Rural Municipality of Glen McPherson No. 46, approximately 13 kilometres northwest of the Village of Mankota. The property features a tall, one-storey wood-frame church built in 1927 and a cemetery dating from 1912.

The heritage value of the Billimun Church resides in its status as an architectural landmark and one of the oldest churches in the municipality. Prominently sited on a slight rise within a wide sweeping valley, the substantial country church is visible for many kilometres. Built in 1927, this landmark is further distinguished by its architecture, which exhibits lofty

massing, a tall steeple and Gothic-arch windows.

Notable features of the vast church interior include its balcony and high ceiling, which mirrors the gable roof. Hung from the centre of the ceiling, and contrasting with the otherwise austere interior, is a Russian chandelier taken from the initial church on site. These elements, combined with its elevated situation, create an impressive presence and make the Billimun Church one of the finer country churches within the area.

The heritage value of the property also lies in its status as the religious centre of the Billimun community. This community initially consisted largely of

German speaking, Catholic colonists from the Russian Crimea who, in 1910, began settling the area. By the mid-1920s some 80 families had relocated from Russia to the Billimun area, making the first church that was erected in 1914 too small. Another church was constructed in 1926 but was lost to fire shortly after completion. Undaunted, the present church was raised the following year, making it the third church on the site. Located behind the church is a 1912 cemetery that predates all churches on the site and provides the final resting place for many Billimun pioneers. Source: historicplaces.ca

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ull Lake School’s grade 12 Physics class, along with Vice Principal Marla Poisson, have raised the bar for awesome science projects. In fact, the bar is raised so high, you can start to see just how round the Earth is.

On November 9, the eight students released a large helium balloon named Harambe (after the late Ape killed this past year at the Cincinnati Zoo) into the sky. The High Altitude Balloon Experiment (HABEX) is a part of the Global Space Balloon Challenge students can participate in.

“At the start of the year our other science teacher, she came and told me that she had somehow been signed up… she got the information sent to her and an email saying congratulations we’ll be sending you this stuff,” Poisson explained how this project came to be in the first place.

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We didn’t really know what we were getting ourselves into, but it seemed really interesting.”

“We didn’t really know what we were getting ourselves into, but it seemed really interesting.”

The kids took five days to prepare the balloon and their payload – the items that are to be carried into space by the balloon. A GoPro was attached to document the journey as well as a GPS to track where the balloon goes, and where it would land.

It may have been a rollercoaster of emotions for those preparation days, going from curiosity, excitement, frustration and back to excitement as the project came together. But in the end, after problem solving as a team issues at the launch, the balloon successfully ascended into the Earth’s stratosphere.

“They actually had to work for this.

They had to figure out how to build a payload container [and] they had to do some modifications to what came so that it would work,” Poisson said. “It was a really good experience all around.”

The highest point the balloon documented was about 30,000 meters above the Earth, travelling roughly 450km. To the team’s surprise, the balloon landed in

a field near Abernethy.

The class made calculations and predictions ahead of the scheduled launch to have an idea where the balloon would land. They expected the landing point to be around Chaplin (roughly 150km away) So there was this unknown object sitting in a field not far from eyesight off the road. It just so happened to be the Ruecker’s farm land. Teri Ruecker stopped to take a look when she noticed it was from Gull Lake – where her own mother is from.

“You could see the white balloon that was partially deflated, so you could see it dragging along the field,” Ruecker explained. “We just assumed it was a weather balloon that came down, but we still thought it would be interesting.”

Ruecker was concerned at first, approaching some random object that landed in her field. But once she saw the big bold stickers on the balloon that said “This device is not dangerous,” and Gull Lake School plastered all over it, concern faded and excitement rose.

After struggling to get a large helium balloon into her truck on a typical windy Saskatchewan day, she took it home to show her own family and contact Poisson.

“It was neat to be a part of it a little bit,” Ruecker explained now being involved in the outcome of the experiment. “It was kind of a little pick-me-up into the last stretch of our harvest and it was kind of nice.”

Ruecker is thrilled to have had the balloon land her in field and to hear how the project has been turning out. Poisson has kept in touch with Ruecker, sending over images and videos of the experiment.

Both ladies agree on the importance of having fun experiments like the HABEX in science classes to keep kids engaged and excited about the class.

“I do give Marla credit [and] Gull Lake School because that’s really impressive they’re doing projects like this because that’s great for students,” Ruecker said.

Poisson is happy to see the kid’s excitement about sciences and to show the real life side of the subject. As someone who is passionate about science herself, it’s important to her to keep the students engaged.

When you start doing stuff like this, it’s all about just knowing,” Poisson explained. “The world is so much better and so much more interesting and so much more magical. If you can see that through science, why wouldn’t you?”

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“Deadmonton: Crime Stories from Canada's Murder City”

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ith only a month to go until Christmas, I find myself daydreaming about what I would be doing if I were at home right now. I absolutely adore the Christmas season, so I'm quite certain I'd be busy spending all my money on gifts and pretty wrapping paper, and spending all my time perfecting the placement of each ornament on the tree; things I am definitely sad to be missing this year.

I also find myself thinking about where I was a year ago from now.

I would have been living with a friend of mine in Kincaid, Saskatchewan, while I completed my teaching internship in Ponteix, Saskatchewan.

Shout out to the Predators! My initial thought was, wow. In just a year's time I went from learning the ropes of the classroom to learning the ropes of an Australian farm. What completely different paths. Then I thought about that a little more. Maybe teaching and farming aren't so dissimilar.

It all starts with a little planning.

Ok, a lot of planning. While the teachers are preparing their year plans and lessons, and getting their classroom set up just right before the little ones arrive, the farmers are organizing which crops they will grow, where, and their budget for the season's expenses.

The first day of seeding is kind of like the first day of school. There has been so much preparation for the year ahead, you just hope everything starts off on the right foot. With care and consideration, each student and each seed of grain is given a place to grow, and hopefully reach their full potential.

Throughout the growing season, the students and the crop are lovingly watched over, with an eye out for anything that might stunt their growth. If necessary, the teacher or the farmer might get a specialist in to help make sure everything is proceeding just as it should. The agrologists and the speech pathologists work their magic to give these special little organisms their best shot in the world.

The teachers and the farmers want only the best for their students and

crop, so that is why they spray. The farmers spray to keep all the wicked little weeds, bugs and illnesses out of their precious plants. The teachers have another name for this. They call it discipline. Teachers work very hard to guide their students out of the weeds of life. They pick and prune, and give the occasional stern talkingto, all in hopes that the very best parts of their students grow the tallest.

Once they've done the spraying, they do the praying. Even after the teacher has left the school, and the farmer has gone home from the field, do you think they stop worrying and wishing for their tiny sprouting beings? They sure as heck don't. They could never just forget about something they've invested so much time and heart in.

The teachers and the farmers will know all their hard work has paid off when it's time for the final test. Harvest. The exams have been printed.

The machines have been well oiled.

It's go time. It may stretch on for months, (at least it feels that way for the students), depending on Mother Nature and if there are any break downs – mechanical or mental.

Everyone does their best to make the process as smooth as possible.

For the farmers, this means regular servicing of the combines. For the teachers, it means lots and lots of coffee. But once the machines have cooled and the pens have dropped, it's not completely over. It's time to find out if they've passed the grade. Both the farmers and teachers alike are, of course, hoping for the highest grade possible. Will all the endless hours of marking papers and hauling grain be worth it in the end?

This is where I think the two professions find the most in common.

Sometimes you get the bumper crop you've been waiting for, and other times, well, it just wasn't what you had hoped. The good news is, you get to try again. You get to adjust. It's not just the students and the crop who do the growing. The teachers and the farmers will always try to figure out a better way to get the highest yield.

n 2011 I lived in a notorious Edmonton neighbourhood where I wouldn't walk the length of a block alone at night.

That same year Edmonton was deemed the "Murder Capital of Canada". Journalist Pamela Roth was also living in the city at that time, and the court and crime reporter has now published a collection of true stories about several of the cops, the criminals, the victims and their families who made headlines in "Deadmonton," both in 2011 and across the decades.

The book's title, shadowy cover image, and back cover copy all prepare readers for the disturbing content inside. "These stories are not for the faint of heart,” Roth writes in her introduction, and adds that what the murdered and/or missing victims' families have in common is "the need for closure, no matter how muchtime has passed."

There's been no closure for elevenyear-old victim Karen Ewanciw's friend, Shelley Campbell, who was ten when she and her best friend were exploring the river valley by Edmonton's McNally High School, and, after finding an upside down cross, Ewanciw "walked off in a trance." Within two days the girl's body was discovered in the ravine: she'd been sexually assaulted and killed by blunt force trauma. "The blow was so fierce that an imprint of Karen's face was left in the soft earth where she came to a final rest." The killer was never found, and in the aftermath, Campbell's suffered decades of grief and survivor guilt.

"It would have been a lot easier to have died with Karen," she said. Ewanciw's father-who claims to know who the now-deceased killer was-"regrets not taking care of the killer himself while he had the chance."

A desire for vigilante justice was also expressed by Michelle Shegelski’s widower. Shegelski was one of three murdered in the University of Alberta's HUB mall case (2012). All three were armoured car guards, as was their killer and coworker, Travis Baumgartner.

"I think [Baumgartner] should just be

taken out behind the shed and put down," Shegelski's widower said. Roth recounts the night's tragic events, victim biographies, and how the shooter-described by a former schoolmate as "a quiet kid who got bullied a lot"-was apprehended at the Canada/US border.

Several stories involve innocent victims, like six-year-old Corinne “Punky" Gustavson (1992), baby Robin Thorn (1997), the St. Albert seniors Lyle and Marie McCann (2010), and those who died during "robberies gone wrong."

Other victims lived high-risk lifestyles.

The police who investigate these crimes are victims as well: of anguish due to the horrors they encounter, and of frustration when murders go unsolved.

Any light here comes via the organizations and support groups that've evolved from tragedy. Young Tania Murrell's disappearance (1983) "sparked the formation of the Missing Children Society of Canada." Cathy Greeve's 1988 death-she was murdered in an Edmonton LRT station-resulted in her father helping to found the Victims of Homicide Support Society.

Although definitely not for the faint of heart, Deadmonton tells compelling stories. Roth now lives in Victoria.

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Last week, David Anderson, Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food, along with Conservative MPs Kevin Sorenson, Martin Shields and Glen Motz, called on the Minister of Agriculture, Lawrence MacAulay, to provide interim funding for feed to ranchers whose herds have been placed under quarantine by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) because of Bovine Tuberculosis (Bovine TB).

“Winter is here and many producers in Southeastern Alberta and Saskatchewan do not have the resources to feed their cattle. Many are wondering whether they will be compensated for the added expense of feeding their cattle all winter. Interim funding for these ranchers is absolutely critical,” said Mr. Sorenson.

"It is critical that cattle producers affected by Bovine TB receive appropriate support from their federal government, as they struggle to navigate these uncertain times. It is important that ranchers have confidence in the process as well as a timely and responsible way forward," said Mr. Motz.

It is very disappointing that the Lib-

erals refused to allow Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials to appear at the House of Commons Agriculture Committee today. Conservative Members continue to urge the Minister to encourage CFIA to allow the participation of local veterinarians in the TB testing process.

“Local veterinarians should be called in to help CFIA. Many ranchers cannot wait weeks for this process to be completed.

There are many qualified veterinarians in my riding that could be working under the supervision of CFIA staff,” said Mr. Shields.

The Members' letter to the Minister also calls for an expansion of CFIA’s emergency response team to include representation from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, trade officials, local cattlemen and representatives from the national cattle industry.

“A central command centre in Southeastern Alberta would give ranchers an opportunity to communicate their needs and receive detailed, timely and accurate information. I hope that the Minister takes our requests seriously and that ranchers and producers can return to normal life and business soon,” said Mr. Anderson.

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Despite many challenges this fall, Saskatchewan producers now have 95 per cent of the crop combined. Harvest continues in many parts of the province as weather and field conditions permit.

Producers are hopeful that much of the remaining crop will be taken off prior to winter, although there are indications that some crop will likely be left out until the spring.

Warm and relatively dry weather in early November allowed most producers to return to the field after cool and wet conditions halted harvest for much of October. While many producers have wrapped up harvest, some will need more time to take the crop off. In some areas of the province, water-logged roads and fields will have to freeze before they are able to support harvest equipment.

With only 89 per cent of the crop combined, the west-central region has the most crop remaining in the field. The northeastern region has 91 per cent of the crop combined; the northwest has 95 per cent; and the southeastern, southwestern and east-central regions each have 98 per cent combined.

The dry weather has reduced moisture levels in some crops, although most are still being harvested tough and damp.

Aeration bins and grain dryers have been in continuous operation on many farms for well over a month.

Yields overall are well above average for the majority of crops but vary throughout the province. Yields for hard red spring wheat are reported as 45 bushels per acre, durum 48 bushels per acre, oats 92 bushels per acre, barley 69 bushels per acre, canola 40 bushels per acre, peas 42 bushels per acre and lentils 1,098 lb. per acre.

Quality is below average for almost all crops due to damage from insects, fusarium and other diseases, sprouting, staining and bleaching.

Average hay yields on dry land are reported as 1.6 tons per acre for alfalfa, 1.7 tons per acre for alfalfa/brome, 1.4 tons

per acre for other tame hay, 1.2 tons per acre for wild hay and 2.2 tons per acre for greenfeed. On irrigated land, the estimated average hay yields are three tons per acre for alfalfa, four tons per acre for alfalfa/brome and 4.5 tons per acre for wild hay and greenfeed.

Hay quality going into winter is rated as 65 per cent good and 35 per cent fair.

Cattle producers have indicated that they have adequate winter feed supplies.

The number of acres seeded to winter cereals is slightly below average. A late harvest, combined with wet fields, delayed fall seeding operations in much of the province.

Heading into winter, cropland topsoil moisture conditions are rated as 51 per cent surplus and 49 per cent adequate, while hay land and pasture topsoil moisture conditions are rated as 24 per cent surplus, 75 per cent adequate and one per cent short.

Farmers are busy trying to complete harvest, drying grain, finishing fall work and hauling grain. Neighbours are helping neighbours finish harvest.

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The remains of the village of Fort Walsh. The date given on the photograph is c. 1900 which would contradict the NWMP report of 1889 which state a huge fire swept through the area taking what remained of Fort Walsh. Due to the proximity to the Fort, we can assume the village would have also succumbed to the fire. I know of no other record of the village remaining for any length of time after the Fort. However, there are a couple of “clues” that might give us pause to “rethink” this assumption, one being the large garden to the bottom left of the photograph.

(Photographer unknown, courtesy of the Glenbow Archives, Calgary.)

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s the result of the many positive comments regarding last month’s article on the village of Fort Walsh, I will comply with reader’s requests and provide additional information on the village this month. In last month’s article I also made reference to George Betts of Quebec, who was searching for information regarding his great grandparents and other extended family members – George Wood and Albert Shurtliff who lived both in the village and later just south of Maple Creek. To update the reader, I did manage to contact Mr. Betts and from subsequent correspondence, discovered there were apparently two George Woods who lived in the village of Fort Walsh but apparently at different times - considering the small population on the prairies in the 1870s what is the chance of two men with the same name living in a remote frontier

Albert Shurtliff took his discharge from the NWMP in 1884 and went into partnership with George Wood on the former First Nation’s farm three miles south of Maple Creek. To confuse the issue further, when Superintendent Shurtliff died in 1885, his widow (George I Wood’s sister), married D.W. Marsh the former manager of the T.C. Power Company Store in the village of Fort Walsh. I am looking forward to further contact with Mr. Betts in respect to filling in the pieces of the puzzle and learning more about the Shurtliff/Wood/Marsh Ranch – later the Horace Greeley Ranch which in turn became part of the John Stewart Ranch. Marsh and Horace Greeley were also related. I am particularly interested in this story as it appears from evidence at hand that George Wood may have brought the first large herd of cattle to the north slope of the Cypress Hills.

To return now to life in the village as recorded in the Fort Benton Record.

Between NWMP events/happenings

Reverend in front of their name, to the celebrations/ceremonies surrounding births and deaths. Life was anything but tranquil. The following three excerpts from the Fort Benton Record provide a glimpse into live at the Fort and in the village.

November 6, 1875 issue - following a day long programme to celebrate the birthday of Major Walsh’s daughter on October 23, the day closed as described

by Robert Everson, regular columnist with the Benton Record.

“At 7 o’clock the ladies among whom I recognized several old acquaintances, made their appearance and were

restaurant.”

December 22, 1876 issue – the following account is titled “The Ball at Fort Walsh”.

“The “grand ball” mentioned in a former letter came off in good style last week. About 7o’clock the Red River carts began to arrive and deposit their precious freight at the portal of Messrs.

Oldham & Green’s Hotel. Among the ladies present I noticed Misses McCoy, the Wells sisters, the Gopher, and other noted Belles whose titles I am unable to master……….Among the gentleman present may be mentioned Captain Allen, Dr. Kitson, Frank Clark, T. Todd, Esq.,

The trading village adjacent to Fort Walsh 1878. The population of the village grew significantly during the months of the fur trade. Semi-permanent Metis settlements at the Four Mile Coulee and “Head of the Mountain” (Elkwater) also relied on the village for supplies and services. The commercial trade was in a north/south corridor to Fort Benton in Montana as the CPR had not yet been built. (Photograph by George Anderton, courtesy of the Glenbow Archives, Calgary.)

Several trading outfits in the centre of the village of Fort Walsh c.1878. Two noticeable features lacking that would have been common to most frontier towns is the lack of signage on the buildings and any apparent lay-out or organized plan. (Photograph by George Anderton, courtesy of the Glenbow Archives,

Calgary.)

village in the Cypress Hills!!

The Mr. Woods mentioned last month in the Fort Benton quote (George R Wood) is not a relative to Mr. Betts but did work for at least one year in the T.C. Power trading post in the village. Mr. Bett’s great grandfather (George I Wood) is believed to have arrived in the village around 1882 when his brother-in-law, Albert Shurtliff was appointed Superintendent of the Fort. Both the Shurtliff and Wood’s families would have made their home in the village until the closure of the Fort in 1882/83.

at the Fort and village life in general, the peaceful valley we associate with today’s historic site, was a bustling centre of activity. During the day the village was a busy centre of mercantile trade, especially during the fur-trade season. In the evening a variety of activities took place in the hotel, dance hall and pool room. Everything from rowdy poker games where individuals such a Robert (Bob) Everson bet entire fortunes on one hand (dubbed with the handle “Four Jack Bob”), to three day weddings, sometimes officiated by anyone who cared to place the title

comfortably cared for by the kind and attentive Capt. Allen. The windows around the square were illuminated and a painted balloon bearing the celebrated words “God Save the Queen” shed its light from the top of the flagstaff. At an early hour the dining hall was cleared, and all present were invited to trip the light fantastic which they did in true Red River style. In due time supper was announced. Maj. Walsh sat at the head of the table, and made every one comfortable and happy by the beaming smiles of his own pleasant countenance.

Such were “the holiday sports at the Cypress Hills”.”

October 31, 1876 issue - “…………

Messrs. Oldham and Green, the popular proprietors of the “Red Lion” on Queen Street have greatly improved their places by the addition of several new rooms.

They have secured the services of the Belle of Cypress as mistress. It is whispered that Mr. Oldham is soon to marry.

Have not yet ascertained who the lady is. A grand ball in honour of the event is to take place in the dining hall of the

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Mons Furland, Chas. Cosell, A.K. Crawford, John Henry Fitzmaurice Jones, R. E. Everson, and Donald Fisher. The latter gentleman was gotten up regardless and the fluency of his French gave him a decided advantage over the rest of the boys. Prof. Maurice conducted the orchestra acceptably. Mr. Everson acted as prompter, and the genial countenance of the hotel proprietor beamed upon all. This is but one of a series of entertainments of the kind. The others will take place this winter. I neglected to mention the supper, which consisted of everything the market afforded with a few luxuries imported from Benton.”

Thus concludes another glimpse into life in the village of Fort Walsh. At some future point I hope to write an account on the women and children of the village. Unfortunately very little is documented but if I can pull enough snippets of information together, I will oblige the reader with yet another forgotten story in the history of the southwest.

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Driving into the city my ears were glued to radio reports about angry farmers clamouring to get the attention of a politician-friend of mine. The announcer intimated the Honourable Sir had left the area where the demonstration was because of a personal commitment. But I never expected, when I opened the backdoor of the funeral home, that my friend would be the first to greet me.

For a moment I was speechless.

Instinctively the last thing I knew he wanted was to hear reference to the turmoil he had just left. Obviously he and the other pallbearers gathered here because the family asked for their help.

What I noticed was that his home folks were giving him a time-out to be one-of-the-guys. The talk was of family, crops, grasshoppers and the receding water-table.

“It’s time to go back”, he said to his wife as the funeral reception ended and they again took up the cloak of public

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I’ve lived in small communities long enough to see this happen repeatedly.

There was a family wedding, and all the community wanted to be there, but they knew this quiet family needed to be private. The ladies cleaned and polished the church the day before as each found a way to contribute and yet give sanctuary to the other.

In another community, members did not know a man who died of dementia, but they cared for his wife (who recently settled in our midst). The Memorial Service would be at another place and time. She dreaded the coming Sunday “when everyone would be so nice” … for she wasn’t prepared to share her grief openly. One friend told the others how she felt. Another picked her up. Each remembered her quietly, but in the service her privacy was respected.

When I see this, I recognize the lessons of love and respect that Jesus taught all of us, his disciples.

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Arthur Clarkson Anderson, passed away in Bow Island, Alberta on Friday, November 18, 2016 at the respectable age of 94 years.

Relatives and friends were invited to meet with the family at the Evangelical Free Church, 214 - 4 Avenue West, Bow Island on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 between 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. The Funeral Service was held at the Evangelical Free Church, 214 - 4 Avenue West, Bow Island on Thursday, November 24, 2016 with a musical prelude starting at 1:00 P.M. followed by the service at 1:30 P.M. Burial followed at the Bow Island Cemetery.

Condolences may be forwarded by visiting our website at www.southlandfuneral.com.

Dad passed away peacefully on the morning of November 18, 2016 in Bow Island.

They had just finally turned on some music for him, and Beethoven was playing. Perhaps he thought he had already gotten to heaven, so he decided to make it official and quietly breathed his last. He had reached the respectable age of 94.

He was born at home in Hazlet, Saskatchewan on or around May 1, 1922, the second youngest in a family of seven. Max, Bill, Jim, Mabel, Ivan and Pat, all of whom passed on before him. He is also predeceased by his wife Nora, and grand-daughters Ellen and Amy. Dad lived a long and interesting life, with a stint in the RCAF, various adventures and jobs, but eventually settling on the farm in Hazlet, and then Bow Island until his retirement. Dad was a man of many talents, well read and highly opinionated. He was very gracious in offering all of us the right to his own opinions... A trait which has not been passed down to even one of his eight children *cough-cough*. Even though he could hold his own in any argument, his eyes would often sparkle as he would occasionally concede a point to one of us. He had special names for all of us, but for the sake of brevity, I will only list the original eight.

Bob, Janet, Rennie, Leila, Barbara, Kathleen,

Marie and Evan. He adored his many "outlaws" too, had thirty two grandchildren and fifty four great grandchildren. With a quiver full like that, he must have done something right.

Dad loved to play baseball, checkers, horseshoes and bowling, which was his favourite. He was a long time member of Bow Island Evangelical Free Church, as well as being part of congregations in Lethbridge, Creston and Three Hills.

We will miss Dad's wit and charm, his keen humor, his love and deep appreciation of music and his uncanny ability of holding a conversation with all who crossed his path. Though the years were not always kind to him, and he forgot who we were, we will never forget him. We always felt that he never fully recovered from the loss of his wife and our mother, in 1984 as a result of a car accident.

What a legacy he has left to all of us. His humor, the names he made up for so many of us, the interesting puns he would fabricate would all make him an unforgettable character and loved by so many. To try and condense his life into a few simple paragraphs is a daunting task, and one that will undoubtedly require a book.

Our heartfelt thanks goes out to all who visited and cared for Dad, to the staff of the Pleasant View Lodge, Home Care and Bow Island Extended Care. You helped us negotiate a very difficult time, and we are so very grateful for your compassion and understanding.

If you ever had occasion to encounter our Dad on your travels, you would recognize him by the jaunty flick of his index finger, always accompanied with a quick grin and nod of the head. So raise an index finger with me to salute a long life lived well.

"Oh the moon shines tonight on pretty redwing" Arrangements in care of Southland Funeral Chapel, Taber, Alberta. Telephone: (403) 223-8778.

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Giving is a wonderful part of the holiday season and the local SPCA has some creative ways to support animals in need this winter. The organization is launching two new giving options this season: a Giving Guide which helps match an item or service to a monetary donation and a new pet “shoebox” program.

The shoebox program – “Mew-boxes” for cats and “Chew-boxes” for dogs – allows people to fill their own box with small pet toys, treats, food, and other pet needs and donate the box to the Shelter.

SPCA Development Officer Teresa Cole explains, “We have some item suggestions but people are free to choose what they give and they can bring the boxes in wrapped or unwrapped. “ She also notes that they will make up boxes for $20 if people don’t have time to assemble their own but would like to participate.

The SPCA Giving Guide lists monetary donations at several levels and the item or service (including purchasing a pet bed, a microchip, or vaccinations for a shelter pet) which the donation will purchase. A copy of the guide and more information on the shoebox program are available at www.spcaswiftcurrent.com or at the SPCA Shelter or SPCA Bookstore.

“As with most charities, the holiday season is an important time for us and of course the winter is the time of year when the need for shelter is the greatest and our resources are stretched, “ says Cole. “We greatly appreciate the region’s generosity and hope these options make giving even more meaningful this year.”

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