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Two tenure track positions in HCI at UC Irvine
by Paul Dourish 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

Two tenure-track positions are opening in Informatics at UC Irvine. Details below. I’ll be at the conference later this month, and so I’m happy to talk with people there about the department or the hopes for this recruitment, or we can arrange another time to talk if that’s easier. —p. The Department of Informatics in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for two tenure-track positions in human-computer interaction and design. The search is comprehensive and we encourage applicants from a broad range of disciplines to apply. The department is highly interdisciplinary with faculty backgrounds in anthropology, computer science, design, education, health informatics, humanities, media arts, organizational studies, and psychology. With five CHI Academy members on our faculty, we are known for innovative research and education in human-computer interaction and design, as well as in affiliated areas such as computer-supported cooperative work, digital media and learning, game development, and science and technology studies. We seek to further bolster our reputation with the recruitment of two new scholars who will thrive in and add to this environment. Our search is intentionally broad. We appreciate scholarship of all varieties, whether empirical, technological, methodological, or analytical in nature. The University of California, Irvine is consistently ranked as a top ten public university by U.S. News and World Report, and has been identified by the New York Times as No. 1 among U.S. universities that do the most for low-income students. UC Irvine is located in Orange County, four miles from the Pacific Ocean and 45 miles south of Los Angeles. Irvine is one of the safest communities in the U.S. and offers a very pleasant year-round climate, numerous recreational and cultural opportunities, and one of the highest-ranked public school systems in the nation. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant field and exhibit a compelling research portfolio as well as a clear vision for teaching. Salary and other compensation (including priority access to on-campus faculty housing) are competitive with the nation’s finest public universities. Each application must contain: a cover letter, CV, up to three key publications, a statement of research and teaching interests, and three letters of recommendation. A separate statement that addresses past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion must also be included. All materials must be uploaded at: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF04299 <https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF04299> The positions are for appointment July 1, 2018 and are approved at the assistant professor level. The review of applications will begin January 5, 2018. The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

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New Book: “Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts”
by Michael T Zimmer 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Dear AoIR colleagues, We are extremely happy to announce the publication of “Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts“, co-edited by Michael Zimmer (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda (GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences), published in the Digital Formations series by Peter Lang. Peter Lang: https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/82023 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Research-Ethics-Social-Age/dp/143314266X/ We were privileged to work with over 40 world-class contributors — many of whom are part of the AoIR community – and we couldn’t be happier with the results. From our introduction: > Our goal with "Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts" is to directly engage with these discussions and debates, and to help stimulate new ways to think about – and work towards resolving – the novel eth- ical dilemmas we face as internet and social media-based research continues to evolve. The chapters within this volume – which present novel ethical challenges, case studies, and emerging research contexts from a collection of global scholars and researchers – accomplishes this in three critical ways: > > First, as internet tools and social platforms continue to evolve at a rapid pace, Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age highlights new research contexts and case studies that introduce readers to unique uses – and related ethical concerns – of the current state-of-the-art technologies and platforms, including crowdsourcing on Amazon Mechanical Turk, the health sharing platform PatientsLikeMe, new forms of data visualization and facial recognition platforms, and automated tools for flagging potentially suicidal behavior online. > > Second, Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age recognizes the broad disci- plinary terrain impacted by internetbased research, and brings together discussions of ethical issues from the familiar domains of the social sciences (such as commu- nication studies, sociology, and psychology) alongside perspectives from computer science, data science, gender studies, museum studies, and philosophy. The result is a more inclusive umbrella of domains that can learn from each other and collab- orate to confront the challenges of internet research ethics. > > Third, Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age provides a global approach to the challenges of internet research ethics, bringing together contributions from researchers in diverse regulatory environments, as well as those dealing with the complex ethical dimensions of researching platforms and users in geographically diverse locations. Global regions and cultures represented within the volume include Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Asia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Join us for a roundtable session at AoIR2017 in Estonia where we will officially launch the book: https://www.conftool.com/aoir2017/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_sessio… We will have a few extra copies on hand for sale, and the proceeds will go toward the AoIR Conference Scholarship Fund. Best, Michael Zimmer & Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Associate Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu t: @michaelzimmer w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Looking for research/publishing opportunities
by Mergen 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Dear Research Community members! As a continuing PhD candidate in public policy, specializing in Agenda-Setting in the digital era (by using the combination of online research and NVivo content analyses), I am looking for opportunities to co-publish and/or cooperate with some like-minded scholars from various institutions. There is a great degree of flexibility with regard to the fields you may represent. Agenda-Setting does not only relate to the field of Public Policy, but increasingly relates to the domain of Media, Communications, Social Media, Journalism etc. My country areas are developing nations, and energy-rich (both developing and developed) nations. The major policy issues of interest are corruption, economic diversification, but would be happy to consider other policy issues. Two of my most recent publications (the first does not directly relate to agenda-setting): 1. Dyussenov, M. (forthcoming). The role of ICT in addressing corruption across political regimes <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319527693_The_role_of_ICT_in_addre…> . *Philippine journal of public administration* 2. Dyussenov, M. (2017). Who Sets the Agenda in Thailand? Identifying key actors in Thai corruption policy, 2012-2016 <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313571288_Who_Sets_the_Agenda_in_T…> . *Journal of Asian Public Policy (Routledge)*. The complete list of my publications (including conference & working papers and unpublished works) and other details can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mergen_Dyussenov Here is my email address: mergend7(a)gmail.com Thanks, Mergen -- Regards, Mergen Dyussenov, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (NUS), Singapore

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Psychological implications of AI
by xDxD.vs.xDxD 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Hello everyone, I am looking for suggestions about books and articles which specifically deal with the psychological implications of Artificial Intelligence. There are many articles, books and web resources which deal with what AI can do, what are the dangers, the ethical issues etc But there are only a few which confront with the psychological impact on human beings when AI enters the scene. Can anybody suggest some titles/resources? Thanks! Salvatore -- *[**MUTATION**]* *Art is Open Source *- http://www.artisopensource.net *[**CITIES**]* *Human Ecosystems Relazioni* - http://he-r.i <http://human-ecosystems.com/>t *[**NEAR FUTURE DESIGN**]* *Nefula Ltd* - http://www.nefula.com *[**RIGHTS**]* *Ubiquitous Commons *- http://www.ubiquitouscommons.org --- Professor of Near Future and Transmedia Design at ISIA Design Florence: http://www.isiadesign.fi.it/

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Two TT/T Positions in Communication Studies at Northeastern University
by Meryl Alper 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Hi all, I'm writing with news of two open positions this year in the Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University in Boston: one senior hire in communication and technology, and one junior hire in advertising and strategic communication (descriptions below). Regards, Meryl * * * The Communication Studies Department at Northeastern University invites applicants for two positions that reflect our department’s ongoing commitment to understanding and enhancing the effectiveness of communication systems, processes, and infrastructure as they relate to public life, civil society, and professional practice. Position #1: Advertising and/or Strategic Communication (entry level) https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/51237 Job Description: The Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor specializing in advertising and/or strategic communication. We welcome a variety of disciplinary and methodological approaches, and we are particularly interested in candidates who engage with complementary fields such as journalism and business. The individual filling this position will teach an undergraduate course in Advertising Practices, and take the lead in developing related strategic communication/advertising courses at the undergraduate level. Qualifications: Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in communication or a closely affiliated discipline by the start date of August 2018 and a nationally distinguished record of research, college-level teaching, and service, or the demonstrated potential for such. Practical experience in advertising/strategic communication is highly desirable. Position #2: Communication and Technology (senior level) https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/51274 Job Description: The Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, MA invites applications for a full-time, tenure-on-entry position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor specializing in communication and technology. We are seeking candidates whose research focuses on digital communication, including the design, use, effects, and societal implications of online, mobile, and social media communication. We welcome a variety of disciplinary and methodological approaches, and we are particularly interested in candidates who can work across disciplines, contributing to Northeastern’s Network Science Initiative, NU Lab for Text Maps and Networks, Global Resilience Initiative, Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, and other relevant campus-wide programs. The individual filling this position will teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, with an emphasis on digital communication, network science, data visualization, online communities, social media, and/or related topics. Qualifications: Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in communication or a closely affiliated discipline and a nationally distinguished record of research, college-level teaching, and service, appropriate for appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. -- *Meryl Alper* Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies Northeastern University Holmes 217 m.alper(a)northeastern.edu merylalper.com Author of *Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality* (MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/giving-voice>, 2017) and *Digital Youth with Disabilities *(MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/digital-youth-disabilities>, 2014)

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New Book: Theorizing Digital Divides
by Massimo Ragnedda 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

Apologies for cross posting *Out now* Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert, *Theorizing Digital Divides <https://www.routledge.com/Theorizing-Digital-Divides/Ragnedda-Muschert/p/bo…>*, Routledge, 2017 *Description* This volume examines and explains the phenomenon of digital divides and digital inequalities from a theoretical perspective. Indeed, with there being a limited amount of theoretical research on the digital divide so far, Theorizing Digital Divides seeks to collect and analyse different perspectives and theoretical approaches in analysing digital inequalities, and thus propose a nuanced approach to study the digital divide. Exploring theories from diverse perspectives within the social sciences whilst presenting clear examples of how each theory is applied in digital divide research, this book will appeal to scholars and undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in sociology of inequality, digital culture, Internet studies, mass communication, social theory, sociology, and media studies. *Table of Contents* *Introduction: Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert* *Section 1: Using classical social theories to understand digital divide* Chapter 1. Glenn W. Muschert and Ryan Gunderson, *The Sociology of Simmel and Digital Divides: Information, Value, Exchange, and Sociation in the Networked Environment* Chapter 2: Massimo Ragnedda and Maria Laura Ruiu,* Social capital and the three levels of digital divide*. Chapter 3: Tomohisa Hirata, *Do contemporary media technologies and the architects of them fill the role of the psychoanalyst for the users of them?* Chapter 4: Barbara Barbosa Neves & Geoffrey Mead, *The interpretive and ideal-type approach: Rethinking digital non-use(s) in a Weberian perspective* *Section 2: Associative and communicative perspectives* Chapter 5: Gerard Goggin. *‘Disability and Digital Inequalities: Rethinking Digital Divides with Disability Theory’*. Chapter 6: Lorenzo Dalvit. *The materiality of mobile phones and visual impairment: accessible, accessibility and access devices* Chapter 7: Susan Kretchmer *Theorizing Digital Divides Through the Lens of Social Construction of Technology, Knowledge Gap, and Social Identity Construction* Chapter 8: John Haffner, *Connection in Divided Space: Theorizing the Geographies of the Digital Divid*e Chapter 9: Eva Klinkisch, Anne Suphan. *A "recognitional perspective" on the 21st century digital divide* *Section 3: Critical and alternative perspectives.* Chapter 10: Last Moyo *Rethinking the network society: A decolonial and border gnosis of the digital divide in Africa* Chapter 11: Duygu Özsoy. *Digital Divide in Turkey as a non- Western Country* Chapter 12: Citt Williams, Tania Gupta, Marilyn Wallace, *Theorising Online Representation and the Voice of the Digital Subaltern.* Chapter 13. Morten Hjelholt and Jannick Schou. *The Digital Divide and Citizen Classifications* Chapter 14: Emma A. Jane, *Gendered cyberhate: a new digital divide?* *Afterword. Jan Van Dijk * *Endorsements* Prof. Steve Jones (UIC Distinguished Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago). This book provides a much-needed wide-ranging theoretical foundation for research on the digital divide. While scholars and activists have done yeoman’s work identifying, studying and narrowing digital divides, Ragnedda and Muschert have put together the theoretical infrastructure with which we may understand past efforts and move forward with new ones. Prof. Bridgette Wessels (Newcastle University). This is a welcome volume that develops our understanding of digital divides. It does so through a highly informed understanding of current theoretical knowledge of digital divides in a range of disciplinary perspectives. The authors combine to extend this knowledge in meaningful ways to address the nuances and complexities of digital divides. The theoretical developments will be extremely beneficial for scholars and students working in the area of digital divides. For more information on the book: https://www.routledge.com/Theorizing-Digital-Divides/Ragnedda-Muschert/p/bo… On Google book: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4OE2DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source… -- Massimo Ragnedda Senior Lecturer in Mass Communication Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK) mragnedda.wordpress.com skype: massimo.ragnedda http://northumbria.academia.edu/MassimoRagnedda Connect with me on *Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook*

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FYI: Job ooportunity - Open research positions at Tampere University of Technology
by Simona Lohan 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

Laboratory of Electronics and Communications Engineering (ELT) at Tampere University of Technology is looking for motivated and proactive MSc/PhD graduates to join the research team related to 5G and beyond mobile network developments and future wireless localization solutions. The call for two-year positions (with a good possibility of extension upon good results) is open to applicants who fulfil the following criteria: * Candidates have a MSc degree in computer science, radio communications, signal processing or electrical engineering. * Candidates have knowledge of radio communications and software programming skills (e.g., Matlab, C/C++, Python, embedded systems, etc. … ), * Candidates have a willingness to learn new things and to work in a multi-cultural environment in Tampere, Finland. TUT unit is offering high-quality supervision with freedom and encouragement to develop your ideas in a supportive, inspiring environment. More information and details on how to apply are found on EURAXESS job portal (https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/249961) Please feel free to distribute this announcement to everyone who might be interested. Best regards, Simona Lohan -- Associate Professor, Dr. Tech. Laboratory of Electronics and Comm. Engineering Tampere University of Technology P.O. Box 553, FIN-33101 Tampere http://www.cs.tut.fi/tlt/pos

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Deadline extended - CFP AAG 2018, Making Smarter Environments: The Environmental Politics and Practices of Smart Cities
by ryan burns 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

Hello all, Please find below our CFP for the 2018 American Association of Geographers Meeting in New Orleans below. Best, Ryan --- Within smart cities debates, the dominant discourse suggests that smart technologies will improve sustainability, efficiency, and environmental control, yet much of these claims have been taken for granted, furthering post-political urban environmentalism. We see this as an opportunity for critical geographers and political ecologists to investigate the politics of urban environmentalism at the nexus of big data, smart technologies, and data-driven governance. Recent work has brought attention to these issues. For example, Gabrys (2014) identifies the ways in which smart cities enroll environments - surroundings, natural processes, and technological milieu - to shape the range of possible ways of being in the city. Likewise, Luque-Ayala and Marvin’s (2016) work on urban atmospheric control and “nowcasting” shows how computational power extends a logic of control onto natural processes, such as storm surges and flooding in the city. Recent work on “environmental big data” has also pushed forward concerns about the practices, devices, and subjects involved with environmental monitoring, raising new questions about epistemologies and ontologies of nature in the city as well as the politics of socio-environmental control (Gabrys 2016; Lippert 2016; Garnett 2016; Fortun et al 2016). Critical questions are still to be answered, however, as smart cities and IoT agendas proliferate. They include questions of the decision-making practices around the geographic-ecological placements of data centers, the implications of sensors for real-time monitoring of air and water pollution, and the nature of the performativity and social construction of open data categories such as "environmental" data. To this end, we are soliciting abstracts for a series of organized sessions to be held at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, to be held April 10-14 in New Orleans, LA. We would be particularly interested in work addressing the following topics, although we are in no way limiting our solicitation to this list: - How do smart cities and/or urban data mobilize particular conceptions of “the environment”, and what are the implications of this process? - What are the politics and environmental considerations/limitations around the locations of data centers or other data infrastructures? - What sorts of more-than-human assemblages are enrolled to understand, manage, and respond to smart cities’ environmental implications? - What roles do smart infrastructures play in the production, management, representation, extraction of value, and economies of “natures”? - How does “environmental stewardship” and “corporate responsibility” play into discourses of smart cities’ environmental implications? - How are particular publics “called into being” by smart infrastructures in response to socio-environmental concerns? - How are environmental justice movements mobilizing smart technologies or environmental data to fight injustices? Fortun, K., Poirier, L., Morgan, A., Costelloe-Kuehn, B., & Fortun, M. (2016). Pushback: Critical data designers and pollution politics. Big Data & Society, 3(2), 2053951716668903. Gabrys, J. (2014). Programming environments: environmentality and citizen sensing in the smart city. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 32(1), 30-48. Gabrys, J., Pritchard, H., & Barratt, B. (2016). Just good enough data: Figuring data citizenships through air pollution sensing and data stories. Big Data & Society, 3(2), 2053951716679677. Garnett, E. (2016). Developing a feeling for error: Practices of monitoring and modelling air pollution data. Big Data & Society, 3(2), 2053951716658061. Lippert, I. (2016). Failing the market, failing deliberative democracy: How scaling up corporate carbon reporting proliferates information asymmetries. Big Data & Society, 3(2), 2053951716673390. Luque-Ayala, A. & Marvin S. (2016). Urban Atmospheric Control: Nowcasting and the Modulation of Infrastructure. Presentation at 2016 AAG. Participants should send abstracts to both Anthony Levenda ( anthony.levenda(a)ucalgary.ca) and Ryan Burns (ryan.burns1(a)ucalgary.ca) by October 17th. -- Ryan Burns, PhD Dept of Geography University of Calgary http://burnsr77.github.io

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CFP: AAG 2018 Popular Geopolitics across multiple mediums
by Darren Purcell 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

CFP: AAG 2018 Popular Geopolitics across multiple mediums Session organizers: Katrinka Somdahl-Sands & Darren Purcell Popular geopolitics is a subfield of geopolitics, which studies how cultural products intervene in the pre-existing geopolitical practices. Most of the popular geopolitics literature has focused on the scale of the state and how popular culture influences ideas of nationalism. Papers of that kind are welcome to submit for inclusion, however in this panel we are also looking for papers that look at different scales, multiple media forms, and those that push past the Anglo-American centric analyses that have dominated the subdiscipline. Those interested please send your abstract and pin to somdahl-sands(a)rowan.edu by October 15th, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------- Darren Purcell Associate Professor Dept. of Geography and Environmental Sustainability <http://geography.ou.edu> Film and Media Studies <http://cas.ou.edu/fms/> Affiliate Faculty AAG <http://www.aag.org> regional councilor for SWAAG <http://www.sw-aag.org/> University of Oklahoma Email: dpurcell(a)ou.edu http://darrenpurcell.us Twitter - @profpurcell Google Scholar Profile <http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UHLQWCUAAAAJ&hl=en> Skype: profpurcell

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WEBCAST THURS: NY-Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference inc. Olaf Kolkman keynote
by Joly MacFie 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

It's very exciting to have *Olaf Kolkman* back in NYC to help launch *National Cyber-Security Awareness Month* <https://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month>. His major theme will be *IoT*, but he will hopefully touch on other issues such as the recent *KSK rollover postponement* <https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2017/09/icann-postpones-dnssec-root-ks…>. He'll be on at 9am (13:00 UTC) There are plenty of other great sessions across the day. New post on *ISOC-NY NOTICE BOARD* [image: NYMJCSC] <http://nymjcsc.org/>On *Thusday October 5 2017* the *NY-Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference <http://www.nymjcsc.org/>* will take place in NYC, featuring an opening keynote by* Internet Society Chief Internet Technology Officer* *Olaf Kolkman <https://www.internetsociety.org/author/kolkman/>*. The *NYMJCSC* is an annual collaborative event cooperatively developed, organized and sponsored by the leading area information security industry organizations and chapters, including *InfraGard <http://www.nym-infragard.us/>*, *ISACA <http://www.isaca.org/chapters2/new-york-metropolitan/Pages/default.aspx>*, *OWASP <https://www.meetup.com/OWASP-NYC/>*,* (ISC)2 <https://isc2chapternj.org/>* , *ISSA <http://www.nymissa.org/>*, *HTCIA <https://htcia.org/>, *and* ISOC-NY <http://isoc-ny.org/>*in support of the Department of Homeland Security's *Cyber-Security Awareness Month <https://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month> (NCSAM)*. The conference will be webcast live via the *Internet Society Livestream Channels <http://bit.ly/nymjcsc17>.*. Please *register <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-metro-joint-cyber-security-conference…>* for the webcast (free). *What: NY-Metro Joint Cyber-Security Conference 2016 <http://www.nymjcsc.org/>Where: Microsoft Tech Center, NYCWhen: Thursday October 5 2017 9am - 5:30pm EDT | 13:00-21:00 UTCAgenda: http://nymjcsc.org/schedule/ <http://nymjcsc.org/schedule/>Webcast: http://bit.ly/nymjcsc17 <http://bit.ly/nymjcsc17>Twitter: #nymjcsc http://bit.ly/nymjcsctweets <http://bit.ly/nymjcsctweets>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9424#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9424#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9424 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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