Got a ticket for the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday? Hard luck if not because they are going to be like gold dust.
Will Sunday 6 September 2015 be the day Wales end 57 years of hurt and book a place at a major tournament for the first time since 1958?
Three games to go, one win required. Surely they can't mess up now.
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It's a fantastic result. The performance wasn't really up to the standards we have set ourselves but sometimes you have to come to places like this and grind out a result. It's a phenomenal feeling."
What else happened this evening then?
Well the big one is Netherlands losing 1-0 at home to Iceland. That shock defeat means they are now eight points behind the group leaders, while Czech Republic, in second, have a six-point cushion on the Dutch after their 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan.
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne was in fine form as Belgium beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 at home - they remain three points behind Wales in second, while Israel hammered Andorra 4-0 to stay third, five points behind Chris Coleman's men.
And in Group H Italy cut it fine but Southampton's Graziano Pelle got the winner in a 1-0 win over Malta that sees Antonio Conte's men leapfrog Croatia, who could only draw 0-0 in Azerbaijan.
No wonder Wales are celebrating. They need one more win to make sure of their place at Euro 2016 and two of their remaining three games are at home to Israel - on Sunday - and Group B whipping boys Andorra on 13 October.
How are you feeling now Wales fans? Booked your Eurostar already?
The header is an amazing header. It was straight out of John Charles' soccer book, John Charles would have been proud of that."
It's all over at Deepdale, where England's Under-21 side have beaten the United States' Under-23 side.
It was James Wilson's goal that settled it - scored after manager Gareth Southgate made nine second-half changes.
What next for the England youngsters? They begin their qualifying campaign for the 2017 Euros on Monday in a 17:45 BST kick-off in Norway.
"I've said that man but you could mix that with Batman because Gareth Bale has got superpowers as well."
The science fiction crowd is not one you want to upset, Robbie. Let's call it mitigating circumstances.
Wales manager Chris Coleman speaking to Sky Sports: "It was always going to be difficult, we knew what to expect. The pitch was woeful, it was hot and humid, and the opposition had nothing to lose.
"Expectations were on us. It wasn't one of our better performances. But it is a huge three points. There was a lot of pressure on us and the players handled it magnificently."
Wales goalscorer Gareth Bale speaking to Sky Sports: "I think it was more than tough but we were able to nick a goal that has put us in a great position.
"We knew the task coming into this game, we know what we have to do and we know what our capabilities are."
"There is camaraderie, there is unity, in this Wales team. As they were walking off the pitch there were 20 staff members lined up and as every one of the players went past each one. They were hugging each other and patting each other on the back.
"It is a unit, and Chris Coleman deserves a massive amount of credit. There is leadership from the back with Ashley Williams."
Wales captain Ashley Williams speaking to Sky Sports: "I don't think we played as well as we have done. We had a game plan to keep it tight.
"It was very hot and Cyprus were bang up for it as we were. It was one of the more difficult games of campaign. We have earned the right to be in this position. Sunday is a chance to get the job done."
"Just looking back to Gareth Bale's goal, he had to generate all the power himself with his neck muscles - there was no pace on the cross at all. To generate that much power, from a tiny run, it was incredible.
"John Toshack could head a ball, but Gareth Bale's, that beats them all."
"Get the ice and the champagne ready, and get ready to pop those corks on a wonderful weekend for Welsh football."
Planning a quiet romantic night in Cardiff on Sunday? Forget it. It's going to be loud and there could be the party of all parties.
Defeat Israel and Wales are going to Euro 2016.
"Cyprus can be proud of their performance - they've played well, but they've been beaten by a good defensive display - and that goal from that man, Gareth Bale.
"I've said that man but you could mix that with Batman because he has got superpowers as well. What an occasion it could be on Sunday.
"Wales have now got an opportunity to get to a major international tournament for the first time since 1958."
Cyprus have really given Wales a game. Georgios Economides tries his luck from distance...it's high and wide and the Wales fans cheer loudly.
"Wayne Hennessey has been the unsung hero of this campaign as well. That save down to his left, from the reaction of the defence it looked like it was going in.
"But now we are seeing the greatest ever player to put on the red shirt of Wales. And Gareth Bale's coming off with a goal that I believe will send Wales to the Euros."
Goalscorer Gareth Bale gets a standing ovation from the travelling fans as he is replaced by Simon Church moments after Wayne Hennessey produces an excellent diving save to frustrate the hosts.
It's been scrappy, it's been niggly, it's been anything but a cracker. But it's job done as far as Wales are concerned.
It's not over yet and Cyprus come close to an equaliser as Ashley Williams's headed clearance deflects off Pieros Sotiriou and flies just wide of Wayne Hennessey's net.
Five minutes and counting. Wales' lead at the top of Group B is up to three points again - and five clear of third place. If the game finishes like this and they defeat Israel on Sunday, Chris Coleman's side have qualified.
"Gareth Bale has scored six goals in this European campaign and he's put Wales an awful lot closer to a party on Sunday."
"That was the punch! What a header from Gareth Bale. He powered it into the top corner. He's not been great but that header - France here we come! It's that man again - Wales' greatest ever player."
They've done it! And it just had to be Gareth Bale.
It's been backs against the wall for most of the night but Ashley Richards delivers a delicious cross for Bale. The Real Madrid man still has lots of work to do but manages to power an unstoppable header into the net.
Bedlam among the away fans.
Great move by Wales - their best of the match. Neil Taylor sprints down the wing before cutting back for Aaron Ramsey who meets it first time only for the Cyprus keeper to pull off a flying stop.
It doesn't get any better for the Netherlands as Czech Republic equalise against Kazakhstan. Milan Skoda's goal makes it 1-1 and as it stands the Netherlands are four points behind Czech Republic, who are second in Group A.
Meanwhile, Southampton's Graziano Pelle has just put Italy 1-0 up against Malta in Group H.
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This has been a gritty, back-to-the-wall performance by Wales. It's not been pretty but this could be a priceless point.
"The two best Cypriot players have both gone off. That's really positve for Wales.
"If I was Chris Coleman, I'd be thinking with 15 minutes left that Gareth Bale has been crowded out, we're not playing well, let's just not get beat now. Let's not do anything stupid defensively, and if results go our way on Sunday we can qualify for a major tournament for the first time since 1958."
Second change for Cyprus. Skipper Constantinos Charalambides is replaced by Nikos Englezou. Will Wales make another change?
The 10,000 or so fans at Deepdale have had to wait over 70 minutes for it but finally England have made the breakthrough.
It's far from a classic though - Manchester United striker James Wilson taps in from close range after Duncan Watmore's run is smothered to put Gareth Southgate's side ahead.
Just under 20 minutes to play in Preston.
Belgium are still winning so Wales's lead at the top of Group B is down to one point as it stands. Plenty of time left in Brussels and Nicosia for that to change.
"It's backs to the wall at the moment for Wales, they are having to grind this out."
Got to admit, I'm not massively up on my Mediterranean vegetable knowledge. Do we believe this?
Has the sting been taken out of the Cyprus attack? The hosts are struggling for ideas and Wales are seeing a lot more of the ball. Can they make it count?
Sam Vokes is on for the final 20-plus minutes for Hal Robson-Kanu who has run himself into the ground. Chris Coleman certainly has one eye on Sunday's game with Israel.
"Have Cyprus got one eye on the Belgium game on Sunday?
"Nestor Mytidis has really ruffled the feather of the Wales defence. That is a really strange substitution for me, a really negative one. He's looked really strong tonight."
First change of the game...and it's good news for Wales. Nestor Mytidis, who posed a threat before the break, is replaced by Georgios Kolokoudias.
"This has been one of Gareth Bale's poorer nights for Wales in recent memory but it's all relative and that can all still change. Bale could fire Wales to the Euros yet."
Still no breakthrough at Deepdale, where England's Under-21s are taking on the United States' Under-23 side.
Debutants Jordon Ibe and Dele Alli have both had decent chances, but here comes the changes as manager Gareth Southgate brings on all nine of his substitutes.
Could Manchester United's James Wilson be the man to make the difference?
It's not been Gareth Bale's night so far. He's been caught in possession more than once..and he's struggled to pose a threat.
The home manager is pacing his technical area looking a little bit cheesed off his side are not ahead.
Cyprus have been pretty relentless since the interval. They have rattled Wales but the visitors are trying to slow the game down.
"What I am seeing from Gareth Bale tonight is a man desperate to qualify. He's taking too many touches. He desperately wants to win.
"But as long as Wales don't lose this game they are still in a very strong position. Cyprus are playing much better than I expected."
A period of chaotic defending by Wales as Cyprus come again. Georgios Economides leaves his marker behind and sends a dipping effort narrowly over the Welsh bar.
Imagine a European Championships without the Netherlands. Well, it is looking increasingly likely that could happen in 2016 as the Dutch are 1-0 down at home to Iceland, Gylfi Sigurdsson putting the visitors ahead.
That means the Netherlands are third in Group A, three points behind second place Czech Republic, who are surprisingly 1-0 down to Kazakhstan.
"Wales are looking for a first win in Cyprus since 1992, one Chris Coleman in the side that night, 1-0. They've had a couple of shockers since then."
Both sides are refusing to settle for a point. Two fully committed and going for it. Cyprus are seeing plenty of the ball but cannot hurt their opponents.
"That was the first time Hal Robson-Kanu has had space to run in behind the defence, but the goalkeeper was on the front foot. He came diving out quickly to get both hands on the ball. No penalty. Fantastic goalkeeping."
It's getting tasty.Hal Robson-Kanu goes flying inside the Cyprus area after keeper Antonis Giorgallides comes rushing off his line to clear Gareth Bale's defence-carving pass. No penalty.
"You've basically got seven defensive players when Wales sit back - there's just Aaron Ramsey, Gareth Bale and Hal Robson-Kanu who are expressing themselves going forward."
It's approaching 23:00 in Cyprus and the heat is still stifling. But there's no let up in the energy levels of both teams. Gareth Bale delivers a fine ball into the the home area but it's well caught by the keeper.
Bale is taking a real battering. He's just been sent sprawling - not for the first time. He gets up, dusts himself down and goes again.
Another long range swerving shot. This time Marios Nikolaou lets fly and Wayne Hennessey can't hold it as it cannons off his body. Wales on the back foot.
England's Under-21s are in action tonight - in a home friendly against the United States' Under-23 side.
Can Gareth Southgate's men move on from the disappointment of their group-stage exit from the European Championship.
They're back under way at Deepdale after a goalless first half.
"It's going to be a mistake tonight that's probably going to cost someone a goal, and it could be either side."
Northern Ireland resume their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a trip to the Faroe Islands tomorrow, a 19:45 BST kick-off.
We'll be bringing you live text commentary on that one, and there'll also be full coverage on BBC Radio 5 live.
"Gareth Bale has been on the fringes but he's still looked dangerous. He nearly scored from a free-kick and started confidently but with the surface sometimes his touch has let him down. Wales have to keep getting the ball to him because I'm sure it will come good for him at some point though.
"Wales had a goal ruled out - wrongly in my opinion - but still Cyprus have looked very dangerous through Constantinos Makridis on the left."
An update that might be of interest to Manchester City fans here. Kevin De Bruyne has just bagged a belter for Belgium - a 25-yarder - and they lead 2-1 against Bosnia-Herzegovina. That means Belgium are back up to second in Group B, behind leaders Wales.
In the other game in that group, Israel are 4-0 up against Andorra and out of sight.
Meanwhile, it is not going great at all for the Netherlands. Soon after going down to 10 men, Dutch captain Arjen Robben has to go off injured. He is replaced by Luciano Narsingh.
The only positive really for the Dutch is that it is still goalless with Iceland.
The only other score to bring you of note is that Kazakhstan are 1-0 up at Czech Republic.
It's nervy but so far so good for Wales.
"Hal Robson-Kanu has got to be more positive there! On a surface like this you have to shoot, just get a strike on across the goalkeeper. Instead he looks for a team-mate and the chance is gone as Aaron Ramsey's touch lets him down."
What a waste. Hal Robson-Kanu wins possession and it is three against two in favour as the Wales man powers deep into Cyprus territory. He passes to Aaron Ramsey on the edge of the area but the Arsenal man can't control the ball and the chance is gone.
"A very nice move - it meant Antreas Makris had a free shot on goal. Georgios Economides and Marios Nikolau have done really well in midfield for Cyprus too, crowding out Gareth Bale.
"But still Wales have to look for Bale more often. He may be struggling for space but he's still their biggest threat to score."
Wales switch off at a Cyprus free-kick near the corner flag and Antreas Makris is unmarked on the edge of the area with a clear scoring chance but can't keep his shot down. Warning for the men in red.
BBC Sport's Dafydd Pritchard in Nicosia: "Wales' fans went from delight to fury in the space of a second when referee Szymon Marciniak disallowed a goal from David Edwards.
"The Wales midfielder headed into the bottom corner but his celebrations were quickly curtailed as Marciniak judged Hal Robson-Kanu to have pushed a Cypriot defender.
"It looked debatable at first glance - or plain wrong in the eyes of the vociferous Welsh fans, who are still venting their anger towards the Polish referee."
Gareth Bale sprints forward before a peach of a pass to Aaron Ramsey who...gives the ball straight to a blue shirt. Wales need to improve in the final third.
"It's going OK for Wales, you can't say that their keeper Wayne Hennessey has had too much to do."
Around 10 minutes to half-time. All going to plan for Wales. Chris Coleman's side have responded well after surviving a couple of early scares. Can they make the breakthough before the interval?
Tottenham's Dele Alli and Liverpool's Joe Gomez and Jordon Ibe were among the starters as Gareth Southgate's England Under-21 side look to move on from the disappointment of their group-stage exit from the European Championships this summer.
New captain James Ward-Prowse delivered for Eric Dier to head over, while Fulham striker Cauley Woodrow has twice gone close for the home side.
No breakthrough so far though, with half-time approaching.
Elsewhere in Group B, Belgium have hit back quickly after that Bosnia-Herzegovina opener, meaning that game is 1-1. Marouane Fellaini grabbed the equaliser, firing in from a Kevin De Bruyne corner.
Meanwhile, Israel have also added to their advantage against Andorra and now lead 3-0. Could be a big win on the cards.
In Group A, Netherlands, third in the standings, are at home to leaders Iceland but have been dealt a blow in their hopes of getting a much-needed win with defender Bruno Martins-Indi having just been sent off.
Wales will feel aggrieved by that disallowed goal. There were not many appeals from the Cyprus players when Dave Edwards headed home. The visitors have upped the tempo and are enjoying a good spell of possession. Wales fans are in good voice.
"What a challenge! Gareth Bale was away! He had the pace, he looked to be one-on-one with the goalkeeper but Kostas Lafis came in with a real last ditch tackle!"
All go now. Wales suddenly rampaging on the break, Gareth Bale closing down on goal, but the Real Madrid man is denied by a brilliant covering tackle from Kostas Laifis.
"That is so harsh. It's a fantastic delivery from Gareth Bale, Dave Edwards wins the header. I'm not being biased but that is a ridiculous decision. The referee's obviously given it for a slight nudge."
Wales have the ball in the back of the net. The thousands of travelling fans behind Antonis Giorgallides goal are celebrating as Dave Edwards rises above the defence to meet Gareth Bale's inswinging cross but it is ruled out for a push. It looks a harsh decision from here.
Hal Robson-Kanu is spoken to by the referee after man handling Dossa Junior in an act of frustration after the Cypriot defender shields the ball out for a goal kick.
It's all very stop-start from Wales. The referee has his work cut out with the foul count from both teams through the roof already.
Belgium have not lost a home qualifier in five years, but they are in a bit of trouble at the moment as Edin Dzeko heads Bosnia-Herzegovina into a 1-0 lead.
Could be a big boost for Wales' qualification hopes. Belgium are currently third in Group B, with Israel second.
A sloppy pass by Gareth Bales sparks a Cyprus attack which leaves the visiting defence under pressure.
"I don't know how fit the Cypriots will be, but the heat will take a lot out of all players, not just the Welsh but the Cypriots as well."
"It was a straight ball into the striker and Ashley Williams was very close. Has he got his arms round him? Is he backing in? I don't think it was a penalty, but again, Richards has got to concentrate a little more. He doesn't have to do that.
"I've been really impressed by Cyprus. They've started really positively."
Jeers ring out around the ground as Nestor Mytidis goes down in the area after a challenge by Ashley Williams. The locals are not happy as the referee waves away claims for a penalty.
Suggestions from the commentary box that if that had been 10 yards outside the area a free kick would have been given.
"The first thing on Gareth Bale's mind whenever he gets the ball is to turn and run on goal. He's in that number 10 position, but his touch has let him down a few times so far.
"The left to right diagonal ball is there for Cyprus. Constantinos Makridis has been threatening down that side and Ben Davies has been coming across to help out Ashley Richards at right-back."
Will Wales pay for Neil Taylor's miss? Make no mistake, if that had fallen to Gareth Bale or Aaron Ramsey, Chris Coleman's side would be ahead.
Cyprus have regrouped and are trying to string some passes together. Not easy on this surface though.
A dreadful pitch, a swerving ball, late challenges everywhere...this is going to be eventful.
Wales' Group B rivals Israel have taken an early lead against Andorra as Eran Zahavi pounces to score after goalkeeper Ferran Pol fails to hold Nir Bitton's effort.
That means Israel are currently third on 12 points, three behind Wales.
"Too far out for Gareth Bale? No chance - he plays for Real Madrid. Bale hit the top of the ball and it swerved so much that the 'keeper made a right mess of his first stop. Then Neil Taylor has to bury the follow up."
Free-kicks galore in these opening exchanges.
Wales win another about 35-yard's out and Gareth Bales fancies it. The Real Madrid man takes a couple of strides before unleashing a tremendous effort which the keepers fumbles. The ball lands at the feet of Neil Taylor whose close-range effort is blocked by the stopper.
"The two superstars of this Wales team combine. What a start to an international fixture. We usually see teams sussing each other out but they've gone for each other straight from the start these two.
"Ashley Williams has been a bit rash in his early challenges though. He needs to start better."
Good response from Wales. Gareth Bale is on the charge. He powers forward to within shooting range before playing in Aaron Ramsey.The Arsenal man then curls an effort just over the bar.
There are loads of white empty seats in the home ends of the ground. But the Cyprus fans who have turned up have seen an encouraging start by their side.
Wales are nervous. They concede an early corner, Constantinos Charalambides swings it in and Dossa Junior fails to connect with a swinging boot.
"When Gareth Bale was warming up he was given a massive round of applause by the Cyprus fans. And last night at the team hotel there were loads of Cypriot children getting his autograph - the guy is a superstar.
"Bale isn't the captain though, Ashley Williams is and he's a great leader. They must not buckle now, Wales."
Niggly start on a bobbly and poor pitch. Wales skipper Ashley Williams concedes a very early foul after flattening his opponent. This is going to be physical.
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Win. Draw. Win. Draw. Win. Win.
Their remaining games after this are: 6 September - Israel (home), 10 October - Bosnia Herzegovina (away), 13 October - Andorra (home).
"Gareth Bale is on fine form – he scored two goals for Real Madrid at the weekend and I think he is the greatest ever Wales player. His performances for his country have been incredible.
"John Charles wasn't really my era, people might say it should be Ryan Giggs, but he never got us over the line. Bale will pull Wales over the line, to qualify for a major tournament. That's why it should be him.
"Chris Coleman too, deserves a lot of credit because after he took over he got a lot of stick. I was one of them when they almost lost to Andorra. But it's ridiculous what Coleman has achieved. At times Wales have been a laughing stock, now they are ninth in the Fifa rankings."
New Manchester City signing Kevin De Bruyne will be hoping to make an impact for Belgium, who start the latest round of games three points and one place behind leaders Wales.
Bosnia Herzegovina are the visitors to Brussels but if Belgium slip up then third-placed Israel, who host bottom team Andorra, could end the day second in the table with three games to play.
Adnan Januzaj, by the way, is on the bench.
Wales manager Chris Coleman, speaking to Sky Sports: "We have made changes, some because of injury and others not. We have more than enough to put in a performance that is for sure. This is a big challenge for us. We are not looking at what is happenign elsewhere, or the possibilities if this or that happens. We are just focusing on Cyprus v Wales.
"All we want is a referee tonight who will be competent. We know the pitch is not great, it is hot but we knew that before we arrived."
I think four points will do it. One thing is certain - over the next two games we have the chance to definitely qualify."
What else is going on tonight?
What's happening with theNetherlandsright now? Since Louis van Gaal left to take on the Manchester United job they've won just three of six Euro 2016 qualifiers and trail Group A leaders Icelandby five points.
The Dutch can narrow that gap to two points with victory in Amsterdam tonight, but second-placed Czech Republic will be expecting to take three points from a home fixture against Kazakhstan, too.
Earlier today, Azerbaijan coach Robert Prosinecki (the former Real Madrid, Barcelona and, erm, Portsmouth midfielder) held his native Croatia to a 0-0 draw in Group H.
The result means Italy can leapfrog group leaders Croatia with a win at home to Malta.
"There are about three or four thousand Wales fans congregating behind one of the goals here now, and the air of optimism is astonishing. The atmosphere here in Cyprus has been incredible.
"You can really see how much being so close to qualification means to all of them, and the players too. They've got a different mentality now, to us failures - you can see it in the way they walk around."
Wales manager Chris Coleman makes three changes from the team which beat Belgium 1-0 in June.
Suspended and injured Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen is replaced by Andy King, while David Edwards comes in for fellow midfielder Joe Ledley, a late withdrawal with a hamstring injury.
Tottenham's Ben Davies returns from injury as one of three centre-backs, taking the place of James Chester who is ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Wales XI: Hennessey; Richards, Gunter, Williams, Davies, Taylor; Edwards, King, Ramsey; Bale, Robson-Kanu.
Cyprus XI: Giorgallides; Dossa Júnior, Demetriou, Antoniades, Laifis; Economides, Charalambides, Makridis, Nikolaou; Mytidis.
This is possibly the best squad Wales have had - certainly in my lifetime. This team has more Premier League players than we have ever had playing and we have a couple of world class players too which makes a massive difference."
Seemingly sticking a flag in your car window is no longer enough.
What better way to show support for your country than to cut out a paper beard and stick it on your face?
Gareth's got a way to go if he's trying to catch up. Not sure if Cristiano Ronaldo would approve though.
BBC Sport's Dafydd Pritchard in Nicosia: "Joe Ledley was a late withdrawal for tonight's game with a hamstring injury, but the Crystal Palace midfielder is at the GSP Stadium with the rest of the Wales squad and he has been prominent around Nicosia today.
"That's because the 28-year-old's beard has developed quite a cult following, with fans sporting cut-out copies of his facial furniture and using the hashtag #JoeLedleysBeard on social media.
"Ledley will be missed in Wales' midfield, but it would have been tough for the former Cardiff City man to play in this heat with such an impressive beard."
This group of players have grown up watching the Wales team play and fail. This group does not want to fail. They want to be different. They want to take it to the next level."
Fans of Walsall, Leyton Orient and Anorthosis Famagusta will know all about Cyprus right-back Jason Demetriou, who starts tonight.
The 27-year-old east London-born defender began his career with Orient, before moving to Cyprus in 2010 with his international career in mind.
He's since made the journey back to the UK - signing up with Walsall before the start of this year's League One campaign.
So just how good are Cyprus? Well, they are nowhere near Wales, who are ninth in the Fifa rankings - lying 82nd below Estonia and the Faroe Islands.
They opened this campaign with a fine 2-1 win away to Bosnia-Herzegovina before losing by the same scoreline at home to Israel.
Six of their nine points have come by defeating whipping boys Andorra home and away while they are the last team to score against Wales in this qualifying campaign after Vincent Laban found the net in Cardiff last October.
You can listen to full match commentary of tonight's game on BBC Radio 5 live, the build-up began at 19:00 BST.
A new start for England?
England's Under-21s are in action for the first time since their disappointing group-stage exit from this summer's European Championship in a friendly match against the United States' Under-23 side at Deepdale tonight.
James Ward-Prowse is Jack Butland's replacement as captain, while Joe Gomez, Jordon Ibe and Dele Alli could all make their debuts before Gareth Southgate's side begin their qualifying campaign for the 2017 Euros on Monday in a 17:45 BST kick-off in Norway.
How will the new generation shape up? We'll have updates for you here throughout the evening.
And don't forget you can also catch build up to tonight's European Championship qualifier starting in just a few moments at 19:00 BST.
It's about time we got rid of the 1958 tag. We're just about there and if we mess up this time it will be the mother of all mess ups. Wales don't need to win tonight. A draw will be enough with Israel and Andorra still to visit Cardiff."
Three changes to the Wales side that defeated Belgium last time out in the qualifying campaign.
BBC Sport's Dafydd Pritchard in Nicosia: "Wales fans have followed their team in their droves during this Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, and tonight's match in Cyprus might well be the best trip of all for the travelling contingent.
"Buses have been ferrying fans from the clubbing resort of Ayia Napa to Nicosia, and the revellers have brought the party atmosphere with them.
"The streets of Cyprus' capital city are sprawling with Welsh shirts and flags, the bustling cafes and bars a sea of red.
"The fans will need to pace themselves, though, because it is baking hot here. Having reached 36 degrees celsius earlier, the temperature will only be dropping to 26 when the match kicks off."
Passionate words from John Hartson but Wales have lost their last two games in Cyprus. Will they blow it again? Or are Chris Coleman's side heading for Euro 2016 next summer? If they do get there how big an achievement will it be for sport in Wales?
To think where Wales have come in the last 18 months. They are top of a group that contains Belgium who have the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Christian Benteke, Vincent Kompany and Eden Hazard. Wales have no right to take four points off Belgium. You think they are going to mess it up now? Absolutely no chance. Wales fans book your trains, book your flights...we're off to France."
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Let's get one thing clear from the start. Wales cannot qualify today for next summer's tournament whatever happens in the next three hours.
Seeing as they have not reached a major tournament since 1958, I'm sure they won't mind waiting a few more days to book their spot.
Even with three points in Nicosia and an unlikely defeat for third-placed Israel at home to rock bottom and point-less Andorra, the Dragons can still mathematically be caught.
But Wales can make absolute sure by following up victory over Cyprus with another against Israel in Cardiff on Sunday.
Ryan Giggs missed out. So too Ian Rush and Mark Hughes.
The likes of Craig Bellamy, John Hartson and Robbie Savage also failed to play for Wales at a major tournament.
But Chris Coleman's class of 2015 are well on their way to making history. Defeat Cyprus in Nicosia and Wales fans can start thinking about brushing up on their French ahead of Euro 2016.


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Spring Blog
Spring Social End of Life Announcement
Craig Walls
Today it is with an optimistic look to the future that I am announcing the end of life for Spring Social, a project that I have had the pleasure to work with over the past eight years.
With the release of Spring Security 5, much of the functionality offered by Spring Social's connection framework—which I consider the most valuable piece of Spring Social—is now part of Spring Security. In fact, I shared how to use Spring Security's new support for client-side OAuth2 in a blog article from back in March. And as Spring Security continues to evolve its client-side OAuth support, Spring Social's connection framework will continue to become more unnecessary. It simply no longer makes sense to have Spring's OAuth story spread across so many projects—it's time for a single cohesive OAuth story for Spring developers.
But what about Spring Social's API bindings?
The unwieldy API binding
This end of life announcement also covers Spring Social's API bindings, including the API bindings for Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Spring Social's API bindings were originally intended to be little more than a showcase of how one might use the connection produced by the connection framework. But then they grew and took on a life of their own.
While the API bindings are generally useful for applications that need to interact with the APIs that they serve, they are rather bulky, complex, and unwieldy for practical use. To that point, the Facebook API binding offers roughly 180 distinct operations, even though it'd be rare to find an application that requires more than a half-dozen of those operations.
It has also proven difficult to keep the API bindings in sync with the APIs that they serve. As APIs (such as Facebook's Graph API) continue to evolve, Spring Social's API bindings need to be revisited (and in some cases completely rewritten with breaking changes) to maintain compatibility with their respective APIs. Considering the aforementioned size of the API bindings, this requires an enormous development and testing effort—for something that was originally intended as merely an example of how API bindings could be written.
Finally, now that Spring Framework 5 has unleashed a reactive programming model on Spring developers, there has been a demand for reactive counterparts to Spring Social's API bindings. While this is certainly possible and understandably desirable, it would require an effort that is proportional to the size of the existing API bindings and that essentially duplicates most of the operations offered in the non-reactive API bindings. This would effectively double the size of the API bindings, making the maintenance of such bindings that much more challenging.
Instead, may I suggest that application developers write their own API binding implementations? In doing so, you'll be able to work with an API binding that is more focused to the needs of your application and that is easier to maintain than the behemoth API bindings offered by Spring Social. Moreover, if you wish to apply reactive types in your API binding, you are welcome to do so. I suggested an approach to this in the article I published in March.
Sunsetting Spring Social
Spring Social isn't going away immediately. I intend to continue working on minor bug fixes and releasing maintenance releases as needed. But unless there is a significant and compelling requirement to do so, there are no plans for any further GA releases of Spring Social.
Spring Social (and the aforementioned Spring Social API binding modules) will continue to be supported for 12 months from today, with the support period ending on July 3, 2019.
I sincerely thank everyone who has worked with and contributed to Spring Social over the past 8 years. It has been a fun project to work on and it is with a small amount of sadness that I am announcing its eventual demise. Be assured that it wasn't a decision made lightly. But I encourage you to check out Spring Security 5's client-side OAuth support and continue to work with us through suggestions and pull requests to help write this new chapter in Spring's OAuth story.

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Grading global travel growth: It's a matter of opinion
"Seriously? You call this 'luxury?' Not in my opinion."
And in just a heartbeat and click, a rating of 3 is posted on a 5-star establishment. The e-voice of the traveler has spoken. At precisely the same time but in a time zone half a world away, a 3-star resort is given a rating of 5 for exceptional service, while right next door a local restaurant receives reinforcement of its average rating of 4. Click. Click. Click.
With each and every minute that passes, the voice gets louder and louder. Volume and volumes strengthens as the social opinion sharing space reaches wider and deeper around the travelling world. In the time taken to read these opening lines, over 255 traveler opinions have already been posted in the form of TripAdvisor reviews. Remarkable.
Ours is a generation of true social evolution, and at times, revolution. Ultimately, the core DNA of the sharing economy is, first and foremost, the sharing of opinions. One-to-millions connectivity and conversation has become a way of life. Media is now two-way, sharing coming from all directions, all the time, all without filters.
The global Travel & Tourism (T&T) sector, at the heart of this unprecedented advancement of opinion-based community of connectivity, continues, with each click to bring travelers together from near and far. Being a sector valuing traveler feedback, be it bragging or bad news spreading, opinions have become invaluable equity.
At the helm, TripAdvisor, without question the world's most trusted travel review site. Born just sixteen years ago, the site's stats tell a remarkable story of the world's desire to share personally sourced information, insights, and ideas.
As shared by Helena Egan, Director of Global Industry Relations, TripAdvisor, which operates in over 48 markets and through over 28 languages, proudly:
"offers advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 390 million average monthly unique visitors, and reached 435 million reviews and opinions covering 6.8 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 48 markets worldwide. TripAdvisor: Know better. Book better. Go better."
The nuts and bolts are nothing but awe inspiring, composed of more than 6.6 million businesses and properties in 135,000 destinations, including:
• 1 million+ hotels, B&Bs, and specialty lodging
• 815,000 vacation rentals
• 4.1 million restaurants
• 690,000 attractions and experiences
• More than 70 million candid traveler photos.
• More than 255 new contributions are posted every minute.
• 110 million marketable members worldwide.
• nearly 2,600 new topics posted every day to the TripAdvisor forums.
In the travel opinion sharing space, necessity was indeed the mother of invention. As shared by Egan:
"When TripAdvisor started above a pizza shop in 2000, there wasn't any other place where users could get unbiased opinions from other travelers. Our CEO and co-founder, Steve Kaufer, was planning a trip to Mexico and wasn't sure which hotel to choose. He went online to look for more information but ended up seeing the same photos and descriptions as in the brochures. He wanted to read about other guests´ experiences, and that's how the idea for TripAdvisor was born. (Today), the scale of our site allows travelers to get the wisdom of the crowd, and with 255 new reviews submitted every minute our content is never static, giving consumers fresh information whether they are choosing a place to eat around the corner from home, or a place to stay on the other side of the world."
Just as the social community space has grown and matured, so has its usage. Social connectivity has given voice to hundreds of millions of people, with a multitude of opinions of experiences they are so excited to get out. 140 keystrokes of fame have become familiar daily information feeds. The technology ecosystem has given life to a parallel egosystem.
The power of the click did, in its early days, cause great pain for many an establishment. Travelers on a mission to find fault and report put the traveler opinion space into serious jeopardy of reputation and bookings. Business were put into positions of great vulnerability, threats of guest ratings turning unfair, unjust demands into exhausting, unnerving tests of deliver…or else.
A 360 DEGREE APPROACH
Recognizing the need to channel the exceptional strength of the traveler community towards more responsible usage of views and voice, the over 3400 employees of TripAdvisor worldwide are overtly steering users of their powerful platform towards upliftment of T&T, the world's fastest growing economic sector, in a truly sustainable, equitable way for both travelers and destinations alike.
Egan explains:
"TripAdvisor was built on three key principles: to give travelers a voice, to promote transparency in the travel industry, and to level the playing field for businesses large and small. By staying true to these principles, we believe we have had a positive impact on the travel industry over the course of the last decade. Reviews are powerful: not only do they strongly influence consumers' booking decisions, they also help to improve service standards across the hospitality industry. When we consider the impact that reviews have, it's clear that the integrity of the content on TripAdvisor is fundamental to our company's continued success, so we take content moderation and any attempts at fraudulent activity on the site extremely seriously."
In tandem, the power of reach has enabled TripAdvisor to become a critical resource for the industry itself.
THE WORLD AT THEIR FINGERTIPS
The T&T sector, applauded for being the source of over 1 in 11 jobs worldwide, has at its heart the ability to unlock the stability of SMMEs (small, medium and micro enterprises) worldwide, yielding economic, social and environmental sustainability. Working in partnership with disruptors and therefore innovators of the sector such as the world's richest database of traveler reviews, the sector is able to tap into insight from the front line of evolving traveler needs, concerns and aspirations of experiences.
TripAdvisor sees this partnership with the wider industry as part of its ability to unlock greater good within the sector for both travelers and where they seek to explore.
"We revolutionized the travel sector with user-reviews when we began 16 years ago. However, the sector continues to transform at a fast pace and we must adapt to new consumer needs. We believe that mobile technology is going to become more and more important in making a traveler's life easier in future. Consumers have an always-on, incredibly powerful computer in their pocket that can turn the in-destination experience into something that is meaningfully better than it is today."
Embracing new generation T&T partnerships such as with TripAdvisor, Airbnb, and other sharing economy entities widening and deepening the playing field of the industry, ensures that growth of the sector is truly sustainable, at all levels, including embedding the responsibility of both travelers and the travel sector.
Sharing opinions, and information, insights, and infrastructure becomes a powerful fuel to elevate the impact of the T&T sector, reinforcing its rating as a global force for good.
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How the push to unite South-East Asia against Chinese expansionism could backfire
Home /Asia/East Asia/China/How the push to unite South-East Asia against Chinese expansionism could backfire
Written by Scott Edwards.
After years of rising anxiety, China's push for dominance in the South China Sea is still rattling nerves among its neighbours, and in the world beyond. Beijing's territorial claims and its military assertiveness have inflamed tensions with Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines, all of whom lay claim to territory on which China is now planting its flag.
The US, for its part, has openly accused the Chinese of militarising the region, pointing to satellite images showing that artificial islands China has constructed are now host to radar stations, air strips, and anti-aircraft missiles.
Washington is pushing back on Chinese influence with Freedom of Navigation patrols and an increased military presence, and recently announced that a carrier group would begin operating in the contested area. The US is also seeking to strengthen its defence ties with allies in the region. Obama has made commitments to bolstering Philippine defencethrough an Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement. The US's relationship with Vietnam has also grown through a Joint Vision Statement on future military co-operation.
But above all, the US has one particular diplomatic ally in mind: the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which it sees as the crucial diplomatic force that can help take the heat out of the crisis. But the Obama administration's attempts to get the organisation working as an effective bloc have yet to show much promise.
Despite Washington's best efforts, the ASEAN states are increasingly divided over how to deal with the conflict. At a major US-ASEAN summit at the start of 2016, Obama called for ASEAN to present a united stance on the South China Sea, but the talks ultimately yielded only a vague declaration on shared commitments that skirted around China's behaviour.
This failure to reach a consensus on how to deal with China's military expansionism shows just how divided the ASEAN member states are – and that bodes ill for the US's approach to the trouble brewing in the region.
Eye-to-eye
These countries' core interests do not always match, and their relationships with China all have their own complexities. This disunity has been sapping ASEAN's potential for some time: back in 2012, the ASEAN failed for the first time to agree on a joint statement.
By contrast, China has this year declared a consensus with ASEAN members Brunei, Cambodia and Laos, opposing any attempt to "unilaterally impose" an agenda on other countries – a clear rebuke to the US-ASEAN relationship.
The world beyond South-East Asia is deeply disappointed. After the US-ASEAN summit turned out to be a damp squib, there were calls for ASEAN to look beyond national interests for the good of the region. When China announced the 2016 consensus, worried international onlookers fretted that ASEAN's faultlines are being exploited to curb its influence.
The ASEAN countries seem condemned to choose between striving for a unified outlook where one does not exist, or relying on alliances and bilateral relations outside of the ASEAN framework. The first option is often the one that observers, especially in the West, seem to prefer, apparently convinced that a strong, united ASEAN would be the best counterweight to China.
But accepting ASEAN's weakness might be much wiser. Whatever its utility in the South China Sea dispute, ASEAN is still a crucial mechanism for building trust, something vitally important in a region with an array of issues to deal with beyond the South China Sea. Forcing it to hammer out a consensus where none exists would greatly disrupt that function, and could send shockwaves through delicate relationships on other sensitive issues.
A delicate balance
A little restraint from the US and the West could still leave ASEAN a vital part to play. It has been building confidence among its members ever since the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, which declared a commitment to dialogue with China and to finding peaceful means of dispute resolution.
This was strengthened in 2003, when China signed ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. The hope was that inviting China to abide by the same rules as ASEAN would help build confidence and consensus among the group's members.
So far, the ASEAN states have generally stuck to these principles. If they turn their backs on them, the organisation's chances of playing a serious diplomatic role will be greatly diminished.
The hope is that ASEAN will continue to facilitate discussion with China, creating a snowball effect of co-operation rather than choosing sides explicitly. This path makes more sense than forcing ASEAN's members into lockstep, as the US seems inclined to do. If ASEAN becomes the main focus of efforts against Chinese expansion in the South China Sea, the weak links of trust and co-operation between its divided members could quickly start to fray.
Scott Edwards is a Doctoral Researcher in International Relations at the University of Birmingham. This article was first published on The Conversation and can be found here. Image credit: CC by Abhisit Vejjajiva/Flickr.
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Media release: Australian Government renews Microsoft Volume Sourcing Arrangement
Minister for Government Services, Stuart Robert, today announced the Australian Government has established the fourth iteration of the whole-of-government Microsoft Volume Sourcing Arrangement (VSA).
Minister Robert said the arrangement will continue to deliver value for money that would not otherwise be available to smaller government agencies when purchasing Microsoft products and services.
'It will continue to enable government agencies to enjoy better value and more flexibility when sourcing commonly used Microsoft products and services,' he said.
'This arrangement provides the tools to support agencies in their transition to a modern IT environment through the adoption of cloud-based services.'
Across government, agencies are in the process of transitioning to cloud. This enables agencies to take advantage of Microsoft's ability to support a hybrid cloud/on-premises environment, which can help make the move to the cloud faster and more efficient.
Coordinated procurement through volume sourcing arrangements is part of the Morrison Government's commitment to simplifying ICT procurement for agencies and industry.
Government agencies can access the arrangement now. Further information about the arrangement is available at https://www.dta.gov.au/microsoft
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Jesse Stallone
Jesse Stallone has spent the majority of his career working in the environmental field dealing with operational activities and driving strategic change initiatives. He is the former VP of Business Development and Sustainability for Electronic Recyclers International® (ERI) and President of Online Innovation for ERI's subsidiary organizations, 1-800-RECYCLING.com, Greenisgood.fm and urbanmining.org.
Most recently, Jesse was director of sustainability and strategic planning at Allied Waste industries, responsible for sustainability and innovation business development initiatives. Prior to this, he served as a Six Sigma Black Belt working on continuous improvement programs dealing with waste reduction for large U.S.-based retailers.
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Most local authorities collect plastic bottles, but some councils are on the brink of ending plastic collections amid fears the plastic will end up polluting the oceans when exported.
Earlier this year the system was criticised by the National Audit Office for its lack of checks or verifications; and a Guardian investigation into the United Kingdom plastics recycling industry reports exporters declared 35,135 tonnes more plastic had been shipped overseas than had been recorded by HM Customs.
Just this week, it emerged Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Southampton City Council were closing a number of mixed plastic recycling banks under plans to burn it rather than recycle.
Proposals by Swindon Borough Council to ask residents not to put out plastic waste for recycling, but instead put it into their black bins hit the headlines today. Many other councils are expected to follow suit.
One source with knowledge of the inquiry told The Guardian: "In the last few months the customs figures on waste plastic are lower than the figures given to the Environment Agency by the exporters - suggesting more people are shipping stuff they claim is waste plastic in order to get the Pern price".
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"It's clear that the ban by China on imported waste, which could soon be implemented by other countries, could have a marked impact on councils' ability to recycle", said Martin Tett, environment spokesman for the LGA.
'Councils want manufacturers to play their part in the battle against unnecessary and unrecyclable waste.
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I agree with you. Except upgrading Gabbert. I want to see MM play a full season, but it's doubtful. We need a better backup and I think they will try to get one.
But he didn't sign Bouye, didn't trade for Cooks, didn't sign Gilmore. He doesn't sign the top tier. He gets the second guy. Staffold will be the first top paid lineman in FA, which will be the first top paid position for Robinson. This is also the closest we've ever been to the cap.
We we sign these people every year. We are also desperate. Yeah, neither is true or makes sense.
And he didn't. I'm not sure why this is hard to understand. If he wanted Suh he would have continued to up the offer.
He got hurt. Your comment is pretty dumb.
Delanie had 74 catches for 800 yards in 2017 and he was a MAJOR loss last year. The guy is worth every dime we pay him to be a Titan until he retires. One of the best players in the history of the organization.
That isn't a very smart comment either. Obviously it was more appealing for Suh to play on the Rams next to Donald and a team with potential SB aspirations. Oh, by the way they went to the SB. Money wasn't the only factor.
Best TE this franchise has ever had.
Obviously, which is why we didn't get him. You think he turns down an extra 4-5 million? Nope. Our offer was an extra million. Robinson doesn't panic and he doesn't overpay.
It was obvious this was a one year deal with the ability to bring him back if he maintains his speed.
Nice response. I hope you're right. I really do.
A combined cap hit (against) of $16,641,583.00 for free agents signed - with one of them at 37 years of age - isn't a good continued signed of evolution into the better. Saffold was an obvious and solid enough decent signing, but when Robinson started (out-of-the-gate) back in 2016, his move to bring in Murray culminated into the turn-around-franchise-all-time for our Titans. Moves like that since are few and far in between. Mariota and this offense NEEEEEDDDSSS a top flight wide receiver threat beyond the word "desperately" and Corey Davis unfortunately hasn't been the answer.
Players like Zach Brown, Jared Cook and even Jason McCourty are players that should've never left and still better options than the players signed and currently on the roster. The worse move on behalf of Jon Robinson................... The TERRIBLY RIDICULOUS signing of Malcom Butler with a cap hit (against) of $13,100,00.00 and paying this overrated corner $10 M per year on average.
Curious what the number is for Vaccaro.
If we tender Tye Smith and re-sign Stocker, we'd be sitting at approximately 16M in cap space, assuming Vaccaro year 1 is around 4M. With a rookie pool of about 6M, that's around 10M in space left I think.
Probably don't want to spend too much more. Maybe a smaller deal here or there for a Danny Shelton or whoever. Or signing a ST safety or linebacker.
We have a hole at backup safety imo. Cruikshank can't be trusted to step in when someone goes down.
I'll be curious to see if they bring back Compton, who is like an extra coach in the room and plays ST.
You clearly don't know anything if you are pounding the table for Jared Cook and Zach Brown.
Ross Tucker on his podcast today lumped Robinson in with GMs who had pressure and said he's loading up before Mariota's status is unknown after this season.
You gotta be kidding me, genius... really??? Even though it was more significant in reference to analogizing in retrospect vs current players cap estimate and production overall, please... Enlighten me to the fact (at the very least) that both Jared Cook and Zach Brown since leaving Nashville have been so awful to the point of stating your emphasis on knowing nothing vs this franchise overall since.
Please, sir. Teach me obiwan.
Clearly - (in your world of expertise), the Titans front office and coaching staff have won so many games together and been to the playoffs for so many years consecutively since (both) Cook and Brown have been in the league. Not to pound the table or anything, you know... Just saying.


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The Illinois Press Association's "Best of the Press" contest is accepting entries through January 27, 2023 for items published in 2022. Included in the annual contest is the Cole Award for best school board coverage, sponsored by the Illinois Association of School Boards.
The contest is open to Illinois Press Association dues-paying regular members. Winners will be announced during the IPA/IPF Annual Convention at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Bloomington on June 8.
The Robert M. Cole Award, named for the first full-time executive director of the Illinois Association of School Boards, recognizes outstanding coverage of education issues that emphasize the community's connection with its local public school district. Judges evaluate entries for contribution to public understanding of local school governance and support for effective dialogue that helps the community and school board define major public policy issues. Judging criteria also include enterprise, depth of reporting, and clarity of writing.


ATTWELL, Michael Charles – Born in Plymouth, England March 22, 1934.
Passed away December 7, 2017 at Lakeridge Health Oshawa after a 2 year battle with Alzheimer's and heart disease.
Dad was an avid runner, tennis player, soccer coach, reader and inventor.
He graduated with a chemistry degree from University of Scotland and later while working as a chemist full time and raising a family of 4, he returned to U of T and received his BSc degree.
Glen Allan Mollison passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay at the age of 82.
KOWBUZ, Daniel (Danny) Terry - Born October 17, 1952, Daniel (Danny) Terry Kowbuz passed away peacefully in his 65th year at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on December 7, 2017.
Son of Vera and the late Norman Kowbuz.
Brother to Ron and Diane (Finch).
Danny was the devoted husband and best friend to Barbara (Cole) for 34 years. He was a wonderful and loving father to Amy and Amanda and son in law, Justin Azzano.
MINÁCS, Irene Margaret (nee Orbán) - BORN OCTOBER, 2, 1921 IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON DECEMBER 7, 2017 AT HILLSDALE TERRACES WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS BY HER SIDE.
IRENE, BELOVED WIFE OF THE LATE STEPHEN (OCTOBER 28, 2003) OF OSHAWA.
CHERISHED DAUGHTER OF THE LATE MARGIT AND ALEX ORBÁN OF OSHAWA.
Passed away peacefully with family by his side at Lakeridge Health Oshawa.
Fabian is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary (Nee McGuigan); sons Ron (Pam), David (Christine), James Roy and Derek; grandchildren Ashley, Noah, Patrick, Joeb, Madeleine, and Alice and great-grandchildren Jakob, Evalynne and Ivy.
Brother to Pauline and her husband James 'Jim' McCarthy and William 'Bill' and his wife Anita Daley; predeceased by Reggie, Gertie and Louis.
MAISON, Henry Alexander - Went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Wednesday December 6, 2017 at Lakeridge Health Oshawa at the age of 69.
Cherished father of Simone, John (Jennifer), and Sharri (Allen Edmunds).
Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren Josiah, Aeyanah, Myah, Jeremiah, and Joshuah.
Dear brother of Winston Morris, Randolph, and Prince Joseph.
Henry will be greatly missed by his many nieces, nephews, extended family, many friends, and colleagues.
ROSS, Robert Donald "Bob" - at Uxbridge on Wednesday, December 6, 2017.
Bob was the beloved husband of Sherrill (Burney) Ross of Woodville.
Loved father of Debbie Clayton of Mississauga and Tracy (Maurice) Marnika of Etobicoke.
Survived by his grandchildren Nicholas and Dario.
Brother of late Jim (Barbara) Ross of Hamilton.
HUBER, Diedrich - 77, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, December 6, 2017, with family by his side, at his home in Pickering.
Dieter was born August 11, 1940 in Oldenburg, Germany.
After a courageous battle with cancer, Sheila passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on December 6th, 2017, at the age of 69 years.
Beloved and devoted wife of Peter for 50 years.
Loving and cherished mother to Robin (Wade) and Jennifer (Dean).
Loved nanny of Avangeline and her grand puppies Max and Boo.
Dear sister of Colin (Debbie) and Jeanne Knight.
POTOCNIK, Margaret - Suddenly passed away on Wednesday December 6, 2017 at the age of 77.
Beloved wife of Peter for 50 years.
Loving mother of Julia Potocnik, Peter Potocnik and Lisa Beattie (Jason).
Cherished Oma of Kate and Will Beattie.
Survived by her siblings Gerard Overgoor, Mary Holy (Dolph), Ann Overgoor and sister in law To Overgoor.
It is with great sadness that the family of Celestine (Sally) Hill announces her passing on December 6, 2017 at Centenary hospital at the age of 94.
ROTH, Steve - Passed away at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Toronto on Monday December 1st, 2017 in his 81st year.
Loved Dad of Steven and his wife Stacee and Thomas and his Deborah all of Brooklin.
Respected grandpa of Taylor, Haylee, Thomas and Oceanna.
Private family celebration of life will take place, in his memory donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
McGUIRE, Charles – Passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, on December 5, 2017, at the age of 72, in the loving presence of his two sons.
Charles leaves to mourn his two sons, Danny (Susan) and Patrick (Denise), as well as his grandchildren Hannah, Sierra, Brooke and Jason.
Charles was the beloved son of the late Charles and Helen McGuire and brother of Bernard (Karen) and the late Vincent.
Charles also leaves to mourn his nieces and nephews Jeffrey (Renee), Adele (Rob), Mark (Cathy), Paul (Karen) and Michael (Kara) and several great nieces and nephews.
HOLDEN, Edward "Ed" - It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Edward (Ed) Holden on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017, at the age of 90.
Rejoined with his beloved wife Alma Marion (Molly) Holden (nee Dobbin).
WILSON, Brenda Lee- Anne (nee McCarron) - Surrounded by the love of her family, Brenda peacefully passed away at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville on Tuesday December 5, 2017 at the age of 53.
Beloved wife of the late Chris.
Loving mother of Taylor (J.T. McCallum) & Dale. Cherished daughter of Jim and the late Dorilda McCarron.
Dear sister of Lisa McCarron, Julie McCarron (Andy) and sister-in-law of Michelle (Brad) Peters. Much loved daughter-in-law of Sheila Wilson. She will be sadly missed by her many nieces & nephews and pets, Ace & Paco.
Passed away peacefully, with his family by his side on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 at Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital, at the age of 55.
Proud Dad of Dan, Erik and Michelle.
Cherished son of Ursula and Leon Krotki.
He will be missed by his sister Christina Krotki and his brother Chuck Krotki.
RUSZER, Olimpia (nee Priante) – Peacefully on Tuesday December 5, 2017 at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville in her 92nd year.
Beloved wife of the late Karol Ruszer.
Much loved mother of Frank Ruszer and his wife Melinda of Kitchener and Joe Ruszerand Linda Vinette.
Proud grandma of Jason (Cheryl), Jessica (Chris) and Renee, and great grandma of Emma, Harper, and Aaron.
Dear sister of Dora and her husband Domenco Diletti, Italy, and Joseph Priante and his wife Assunta,Italy.
Passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer on Tuesday December 5, 2017 at Belleville Hospital at the age of 80.
Beloved husband of Joan (nee Collacutt) for 57 years.
Cherished father of Rick, Jim and his wife Robin, and Cathy and her husband Sal.
Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren Erik, Jack, and Luke.


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Home Extreme Weather Extreme heat Checking the Science Focus 'Reality Check' – Ignoring UHI is Foolish
Checking the Science Focus 'Reality Check' – Ignoring UHI is Foolish
Anthony Watts
A recent article "Reality Check: Are the hottest cities in the world becoming uninhabitable thanks to climate change?" By Dann Mitchell, a professor of climate science at the University of Bristol tries to blame a record heat spike of 51˚C in central Pakistan at the city of Jacobabad on climate change, which is simply incorrect.
He calls that 51˚C (123.8˚F) number "dangerously close to the limit of human survivability. Certainly, that temperature is dangerously close to the limits of human tolerance. Mitchell goes on to talk about another important temperature measure, something called the "wet-bulb temperature", which is also part of an NBC New scare story about India titled "Deadly 'wet-bulb temperatures' are being stoked by climate change and heat waves."
Mitchell writes:
We actually know the human tolerance level pretty well – it is at 35˚C wet-bulb temperature. At this point humans cannot survive for more than a couple of hours because we can no longer transfer heat from our body to the environment.
That is essentially a metric for the well-known adage "its not the heat, its the humidity." Humans fare far worse when high temperature and high humidity are combined.
However, Mitchell goes off the rails with this statement:
But will climate change make this worse? Given the increase in temperatures, we expect more exceedances of the 35˚C survivability threshold in the future, but these cases are likely to remain rare and only occur for a few hours at a time. We expect them to be limited to locations in the tropics and subtropics, and even then only during certain years. We predict that the likelihood of these events significantly diminishes if we can adhere to the Paris Agreement climate goals – that is limiting global averaged increases in temperatures to well below 2˚C.
Mitchell purports to be a climate scientist, but he has made two significant errors in his logic related to making climate change the target of blame. First, climate is an average of weather over thirty years, a time period established by the World Meteorological Society (WMO). Any short-term weather event lasting a few hours or days, be it a hurricane, cold snap, or a heat wave is exactly that: weather, not climate.
The other error Mitchell makes is quite egregious. He talks about temperature spikes in the large city of Jacobabad, yet neglects to mention one of the most well-known temperature effects of large cities; the Urban Heat Island effect (UHI).
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) defines it as:
An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surroundings. According to the EPA, many U.S. cities have air temperatures up to 10°F (5.6°C) warmer than the surrounding natural land cover. This temperature difference usually is larger at night than during the day and larger in winter than in summer, and is most apparent when winds are weak. The main causes are changes in the land surface by urban development along with waste heat generated by energy use.
Clearly, cities excaberate heat wave weather events. Those human symptoms UCAR describes as a result of UHI are the same as those that Mitchell and NBC News want to blame on climate change. According to ZeeNews India, Jacobabad has been well known for its "fierce heat":
Jacobabad, a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan is known for its fierce heat, but recent research has conferred an unwelcome scientific distinction. The city's temperature is approximately 52 degrees Celcius which is fatal for a human body.
Apparently it is normal for Jacobabad to be a hot city. The data will tell us.
First, let's examine the climate history of Jacobabad. Here is a graph (Figure 1) from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA GISS) of the long-term temperature record for the city:
Figure 1: NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (v4) Station Data: Jacobabad
Unfortunately, there is a lot of missing data in the graph, and it is not current to 2022. Missing data is a problem with many third-world countries climate records.
However, even with incomplete data, the graph can tell us three things.
Between about 1900 and 1990 the temperature record is mostly flat, not increasing. After 1990, there is a sustained increase in temperature.
Large temperature spikes occurred just after 1940 and near 2012, proving that natural weather events can significantly raise the temperature of Jacobabad, illustrating that heat waves have occured there before.
Between 1900 and the present, the yearly average temperature of Jacobabad is somewhere between 27 and 28°C (80.6 to 82.4°F).
Clearly Jacobabad is a very warm city, and it has gotten warmer since 1990. But, what has happened in Jacobabad since 1990 that parallels that sustained temperature increase? The answer: Dramatic population increase as seen in Figure 2:
Figure 2: Table of census values for Jacobabad Pakistan from 1972 to present. Source: https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/admin/sindh/805__jacobabad/
The population growth in Jacobabad parallels the rapid growth for the entire country of Pakistan, as seen in Figure 3:
Figure 3: Population of Pakistan since 1800. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067011/population-pakistan-historical/
Population growth in Pakistan (and in Jacobabad) accelerated dramatically in the later part of the 20th century and continues into the 21st. With population growth comes housing and urban development, along with increased energy use. Going back to what UCAR said about UHI, this is pertinent:
"The main causes [of UHI] are changes in the land surface by urban development along with waste heat generated by energy use."
The temperature data from NASA GISS and the population increases in Jacobabad correlate during that time period. It seems clear that the density of over a million people and their associated infrastructure has had a dramatic effect on temperature in Jacobabad due to the increase in UHI over the last 30-40 years, something that Mitchell and NBC News simply ignored.
UCAR also notes this:
More than half the global population lives in urban areas today and by the year 2050, the percentage of urban dwellers worldwide is expected to reach 70%, so the problem of urban heat islands will continue to grow.
And what of the claim of climate change adding to heat waves in urban places like Jacobabad? According to the citation by Mitchell, "Paris Agreement climate goals – that is limiting global averaged increases in temperatures to well below 2˚C.", and because the global climate system has already warmed approximately 1 to 1.5C since 1850 (depending on who you ask) it is doubtful that an additional 0.5 to 1˚C on top of that will make a difference in naturally hot cities like Jacobabad.
Rather than blaming climate change, Mitchell would do better to follow the cooling strategies for cities suggested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
1) increasing tree and vegetative cover, 2) installing green roofs, 3) installing cool—mainly reflective—roofs, 4) using cool pavements (either reflective or permeable), and 5) utilizing smart growth practices.
That list is practical and achievable, even for a poor country like Pakistan.
That's the reality check Mitchell and NBC News needs to embrace; make the cities cooler by modifying infrastructure rather than trying to control an uncontrollable climate system.
Anthony Watts is a senior fellow for environment and climate at The Heartland Institute. Watts has been in the weather business both in front of, and behind the camera as an on-air television meteorologist since 1978, and currently does daily radio forecasts. He has created weather graphics presentation systems for television, specialized weather instrumentation, as well as co-authored peer-reviewed papers on climate issues. He operates the most viewed website in the world on climate, the award-winning website wattsupwiththat.com.
Felipe Benavides June 20, 2022 At 7:36 am
Dear Anthony, where can I download the temperature data from Jacobabab? I can work on different approaches to impute missing data


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Welcome to our Maps Page
Try out our new, Interactive Map , by OuterSpatial. If you like it, you'll want to get the App for your mobile device.
By popular demand, we have assembled in one place as many different maps of the Stevens Creek area as we can find. This page is your index into those maps, with a brief description of each. Some are kept locally here on our server, but many come from other sites, so they may become unavailable over time. If you should find a link/map not working, please let us know by sending an email to the webmaster.
Many of the older maps are now outdated and inferior to what is available with all of the satellite imagery available today on the internet from multiple sources. But, they are left up here for historical purposes - see what it was like before - though even that is available from some sources.
Map file name and link
Friends VTA Map Insert This is the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail's own map from 2016 used as an insert in the VTA Bikeways map that we sponsored the printing of. 1 MB
2016 Mountain View Trail Map or, in a different style for the 2012 Mountain View Trail Map. This is Mountain View's trail map showing the completed trail through 2012. They seem to move this around, so hopefully the link isn't broken. 975 kB
Cupertino Stevens Creek Trail Map This is a map of the Cupertino portion of the Stevens Creek Trail since the 2014 opening of the extension north to Stevens Creek Boulevard. 284 kB
Cupertino Stevens Creek Restoration brochure This is brochure from Cupertino with a map on page 2 showing the Cupertino section of the Stevens Creek Trail from 2007 showing their planned 2 phase creek restoration and trail. Phase 2 is expected to open in 2014, though optimistically shown to be opening in 2011. 2.4 MB
Mountain View Trail Virtual Tour Originally developed by Stevens Creek Trail enthusiast, Davis Fields, in 2001, the Virtual Tour remains a popular way to get familiar with the trail. It is listed here, under maps, because you can click on the Mountain View map to jump to a locaion in the tour N/A
Highway 101 Underpass Detour A user supplied this markup showing 2 ways to get around the Hwy 101 underpass on the rare occasions when it is closed due to flooding. The deep-blue colored route is probably the easiest to follow, but the Shoreline overpass of 101 is a very busy and rather scary route. The red-line is a bit trickier to follow, but should be more pleasant, though it takes you farther out into Shoreline Business Park, to Crittenden Road before you can cross over the creek. 350kB
MV_SCT_Map2004.pdf This is a rather nice PDF version of the Mountain View map for the existing Stevens Creek Trail. Or, visit them to be sure you get the latest version as a PDF. 1.92 MB
MV_Plan_SCT_Highlighted.pdf This is a map from the City of Mountain View that shows the full planned length of the trail in Mountain View, from Mountain View High School to the Bay Trail in Shoreline Park. This version has some features highlighted. 5.9 MB
MV_Plan_Yuba-MVHS.pdf This is another map from the city of Mountain View. It shows more detail on the unbuilt sections as of May 2008. These are all parts of Reach 4, Segment 2. One is already completed - from Yuba Drive to El Camino Real. The next continues to Sleeper Avenue. Then, the trail will cross over Hwy 85 to the corner of Dale and Heatherstone. Finally, the trail heads further south and crosses Hwy 85 again to end at Mountain View High School. 4.3 MB
MV_Plan_ECR-Sleeper-Dale-Heatherston.pdf This is a third map from the City of Mountain View. This shows a detailed aerial view of the two planned phases from El Camino Real to Sleeper Avenue and then to Dale/Heatherstone. 4.9 MB
SCTMap.gif An older and low resolution version of the Mountain View map. 221 kB
MTV_SCT_Color2004_S10.png Here is a fairly small image created from many of the color tiles covering Stevens Creek from the bay south to the Permanente Overflow Channel, as far as the color tiles go. It is much lower resolution than available. 3.36 MB
SC_Map_Color_05m_at280_MSlive.html This is an aerial photo showing the area around where Stevens Creek crosses under Hwy 280. On the north is Homestead ave, Los Altos is on the left/west and Sunnyvale is on the right/east, though it might be Cupertino in the middle. South of 280 is Cupertino and at the bottom is Stevens Creek Blvd. The picture is at 0.5 meters per pixel resolution and is made up of 144 tiles in an 18x8 arrangement.
Click here for a google map of the area 18x8 tiles
Aerial_SCT_Dale-FremontAve.html This shows the land at the southern end of Mountain View's planned trail, including their recently annexed land that continues further south, almost all the way to Fremont Avenue.
11 tiles wide
35 tiles high
Build-A-Map Script - Map Builder This is a form for generating a custom map using the Terraserver. It does what many of the above files do, but dynamically, to build a table of tiles with the range you want.
Some locations are provided to ease the burden of entering the parameters. This is probably the best way to get a page that is just the picture that you can then transfer into Photoshop.
Some of the sources of images are no longer available - like the TerraServer - but the MSlive site still seems to work. Small, but what you generate might not be.


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I have known Bill Starr for a few years. If you are not familiar with who he is, just Google him. He is one of the original strength coaches.
I really like the man. You talk about some stories? He has some stories. He was with the Colts (Baltimore) when Johnny Unitas was on the team. Johnny Unitas. Starr had one squat rack and a bar with some plates at training camp. And that was IT. That was the weight room. He worked one on one with Mike Curtis. They met at a local gym from time to time. Curtis would not train if a women was in the gym. Also, Curtis pressed 300 pounds overhead. Thats a pretty good press.
Coach Starr wrote Only The Strong Survive which is still, in my opinion, THE book of strength training for football.
He was in the Navy, and that is where he first learned to lift weights. He learned by trial and error. He has coached at the University Of Maryland, the University of Hawaii, The Colts, Johns Hopkins. And of course he was an amazing lifter and trained at York Barbell in the days of Kono, Bednarski and those folks.
He drove to Johns Hopkins (which is in Baltimore) every day from Havre de Grace which is quite a trip (about an hour with traffic) and he was getting paid much less than 20,000 dollars a year. Much less. He just loved coaching, so he did it.
What is he like? Salt of the earth. He is a minimalist. He lives in a small apartment in Maryland. He writes articles for a few magazines and websites. He has authored a few other books that are really superb. He paints. He walks 45 minutes a day, and still trains everyday in his apartment. He cooks wonderful soft shell crabs. He has no cell phone, just a land line. Most of the time he has the phone connected to a fax. No computer. If you want to get in touch with him, you fax him or write him a letter. He likes letters, and feels that writing a good letter is a lost art. I really don't think that money is very important to him.
When I visit him I bring him a few Miller beers. Not the light ones. Miller. It's what he drinks. But just a few. Nothing crazy.
And I ask him training questions and advice.
One time, my former assistant Brett Crossland had a question about high pulls. Starr took him into the bedroom and was extolling the benefits of the exercise. "Throw the weight over your head!" , Starr said, and Brett put it through the ceiling. But Starr just said, "That's alright." He was all fired up. The man loves the high pull.
I will go a long way for a good story and I am in awe when Starr begins to talk of the old days. Man! I almost forgot. He worked for Weider back in the early days. When Arnold first arrived in California. Arnold and Franco and Weider and all of those guys from those times.
I cherish my visits with him. Once we walked across the street and ate the best Cream of Crab soup around and drank a few Millers and talked training. Another time, I went with him for his daily walk and peppered him with questions. He doesn't change his schedule. You just go with the flow.
He loves Willie Nelson and Seinfeld. He believes in hard, gut busting work. And he is beyond caring what people think about him or his opinions. He is giving as hell, and I rarely leave without him giving me a magazine with an article in it that he has written or a signed copy of one of his books.
Bill Starr! A helluva man and a great coach. I am proud to know him.