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A combination of two targeted therapies results in melanoma patients living significantly longer: new results
Published Monday, September 28th, 2015 at 12:01 am
Vienna, Austria: Latest results from a trial of a combination of two targeted therapies (dabrafenib and trametinib) to treat advanced melanoma have shown that patients are living significantly longer on the combined therapy than patients treated with another drug, vemurafenib, when used alone.
Professor Caroline Robert, of the Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France, told the 2015 European Cancer Congress [1] that not only is the median overall survival time longer for patients receiving the combination treatment, but also that 51% of patients receiving the combination treatment are alive after two years, compared to 38% of patients receiving vemurafenib alone.
Analysis of data up to 13 March 2015 showed that the median overall survival time among patients with metastatic melanoma harbouring V600 mutations in the BRAF gene who received the combination treatment was 25.6 months. Among patients receiving vemurafenib alone, it was 18 months. On the basis of this finding, the European Commission approved the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib for use in Europe for these patients on 1 September 2015 [2].
"We observed a statistically significant reduction of 34% in the risk of death among patients receiving the combination therapy," said Prof Robert. "The increased survival among these patients is remarkable, and this median overall survival of more than two years is the longest in this category of patients in a phase III randomised trial."
These new results come from an analysis of all data from the COMBI-v phase III trial, which randomised previously untreated patients with the V600E or V600K mutations of the BRAF gene to receive either 150 mg dabrafenib twice daily and 2 mg trametinib once a day, or 960 mg vemurafenib alone twice a day.
By March 2015, approximately 50% (349 of the 704) patients had died and the researchers had followed the patients for approximately 18 months.
"Since our last report from this trial we have an additional 11 months of follow-up and 127 more deaths. This provides data that are mature enough to demonstrate definitively the effect on overall survival and the benefit to patients," said Prof Robert.
The updated analysis also reported that patients receiving the combination treatment survived significantly longer without their disease progressing (disease-free progression) than patients receiving vemurafenib alone: 12.6 and 7.3 months respectively. "The 12.6 months of progression-free survival for patients on the combination treatment is the longest achieved in a randomised study for patients with the BRAF V600 mutation to date," she said.
Rates of severe side effects remain similar in both groups of patients, with no unexpected effects showing during the longer follow-up. Results from an associated study of the patients' health-related quality of life showed significant and clinically meaningful improvements among those receiving the combination treatment, compared to those receiving vemurafenib alone. Overall health, physical and social functioning, and specific symptoms such as pain, insomnia, loss of appetite, diarrhoea and fatigue were all improved.
The international trial started in 2012 and patients recruited to it have melanoma that either cannot be removed by surgery and/or has spread (metastasised) to other parts of the body. Between 40-60% of melanoma patients have mutations in the BRAF gene that are driving the cancer, and the majority of these patients have the V600E or V600K type of BRAF mutation.
Dabrafenib, vemurafenib and trametinib are targeted therapies that block proteins playing key roles in the cell signalling pathways that are often overactive in cancer; dabrafenib and vemurafenib block the BRAF protein and trametinib blocks the MEK proteins. Because anti-BRAF treatment alone is associated with more than 50% of patients relapsing after six to eight months, researchers wanted to see whether a combination of the BRAF and MEK inhibitors would produce better outcomes for patients. These latest results from the COMBI-v trial confirm this hypothesis.
Although the study was stopped in July 2014 when it became clear that the combination therapy was superior to vemurafenib alone, patients have the option to continue with their treatment and the researchers are continuing to collect follow-up data.
"This combination therapy is already available in the US and now also in Europe as a result of the European Commission's decision to approve its use. This long-term benefit in terms of overall survival confirms the major potential of this combination in patients with metastatic melanoma. A further question to investigate is the combination treatment versus new immunotherapies or combined with them," concluded Prof Robert.
Professor Peter Naredi, the ECCO scientific co-chair of the Congress, who was not involved in the research, commented: "As Professor Robert says, it is remarkable that patients with advanced melanoma disease now have a median survival time of over two years. With a combination of two targeted drugs inhibiting BRAF and MEK proteins, patients can expect a period of stabilisation of the disease, which from a quality of life perspective is advantageous. Not only did the combination have a better effect than a BRAF inhibitor alone, but quality of life was also improved."
ESMO spokesperson, Professor Reinhard Dummer, head of the skin cancer centre at the UniversitatsSpital Zurich (Switzerland), said: "Pre-clinical and translational research had suggested that dual pathway inhibition might improve the outcome of targeted therapy in BRAF mutated advanced melanoma. This trial now impressively shows the improved response rate, progression-free and overall survival, with an excellent tolerability. Based on this study, dual pathway inhibition must be integrated into the management algorithms for this patient population."
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Abstract no: 3301. "Two year estimate of overall survival in COMBI-v, a randomized, open-label, phase III study comparing the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib with vemurafenib as first-line therapy in patients with unresectable or metastatic BRAF V600E/K mutation-positive cutaneous melanoma". Melanoma and skin cancer II proffered paper session, 09.00-10.50 hrs (CEST), Monday 28 September, Hall C3 (presenting at 09.15 hrs).
Abstract no: 3345. "COMBI-v: health-related quality of life impact of the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib vs vemurafenib in patients with BRAF V600 metastatic melanoma". Melanoma and skin cancer poster spotlight session, 17.15-18.15 hrs (CEST), Sunday 27 September, Hall C.
[1] The European Cancer Congress is the 18th congress of the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and the 40th congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
[2] The European Commission approval applies to all 28 EU member states, plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
[3] The trial was funded by GlaxoSmithKline.
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How to Make More Money on eBay?
Are you an eBay seller? When you sell on eBay there will be repeated events – sometimes it will be tons and heaps of sales and other times it's slow.
eBay is an online auction site that can be useful for finding all kind of rare and unusual objects. Years ago it was easy to find a bargain on eBay bulk listings, but as more and more people began to shop at eBay online store, prices are now generally around market value. However, as an enthusiastic buyer/collector with a limited budget, you can pick up a few tricks for finding lower prices.
Lists of popular searches make it easy to find out what's hot on eBay. Check out eBay Pulse for popular fashions trending, hot items, and information on trends. However, the way to really make more money on eBay profit on trends is to be one of the first people to spot them or to cater to things that are hot when they are just warming up.
This is a little bit trickier but definitely feasible. One of the main ways to find out what your buyers are really interested in – is to hang out where they are.
In whatever position of the tons and heaps or slow sales you are, there is a probability that your buyers read some magazines, some forums they participate in, and some websites they frequently visit, etc.
To understand and learn – 'what's on your customer's mind', you need to go where your buyers hang out! Try to fulfill their needs and wants. To get great advantage be the first seller to offer a product in a certain niche.
Also, look at what you have sold, and what other things your buyers have bought. Is there a way you could sell the same item over and over? Or perhaps find similar items of interest?
If something is not selling, sell something else. Things have their seasons. For example, textbooks sell really well during the beginning of semesters, but not very well during the rest of the year.
To have steady sales during the entire year, it might be a good idea to learn about other kinds of products to sell. There are so many things to sell on eBay – books, clothing, collectibles, car parts, cars, crafts – pretty much anything you can think of!
However you may don't intend to build a real business selling on eBay just yet, but you would be looking for free software that can optimize your eBay bulk listings. eBay's provides the best tool for listing creation and works excellent for small to big eBay sellers looking for some efficiency. eBay's third-party tools are good enough to sell on eBay at scale.
I believe that there is ALWAYS room for improvement. Remember that people will only buy your items if they feel that they can trust you.
Get rid of the NO's! Count how many times you say "no" or "not." Even one NO is too many. Do you really need to say "Do not bid if…?" eBay clearly tells bidders that they are entering into a contract when they bid, so there really is no reason for you to state that in your listing. See what happens if you get rid of your entire noes.
Do you have a disclaimer that says that you are not responsible if the package is damaged by the postal service or doesn't arrive? This is a REALLY bad way to do business. How would you feel if you ordered something online from a major online retailer and when it didn't arrive, they said "We sent it? I guess it's your fault that it didn't arrive." I self-insure on all low-cost items and purchase insurance on all higher cost items. Insurance is really for your protection, not the buyers. For more expensive items, you ship by FedEx.
Offer FAST shipping. Don't just say that you can offer priority mail or overnight shipping, but list the actual cost. Buyers who want something fast don't want to wait around for an email response. State how long it will take for your item to ship. Be specific and you will win sales.
Use keyword rich titles and descriptions. Fill your title with keywords that your buyers will search for. In the description, use the same keywords again and also any additional keywords that may help your buyers find your items.
Learn to take high-quality pictures of your items. Also, photograph any defects or damage. Camera Jim's Guide to eBay Auction Photography is a great how-to resource. I found this page about photographic lighting particularly useful.
I know I just told you above to compete on price, but believe me, I don't think we should all sell things really cheap!
Often, people will pay more for things when they can "buy-it-now" because they can get it immediately and there is no waiting to find out if they are the winner.
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Lesbian military novel published
The Half Life of Sgt. Jen Hunter now available
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CHICAGO - As the military gay ban known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell nears its end, a new novel about life as a lesbian in the military is available on Amazon.com as both a print book and an electronic book on Kindle. See amzn.to/e5EQHN. It will also be available at Chicago's Women & Children First Bookstore by Jan. 15.
The Half Life of Sgt. Jen Hunter, by lesbian journalist Tracy Baim, takes paces during the first Gulf War, in the early 1990s, prior to the compromise DADT law. The military banned all gays and lesbians from service, but tens of thousands bravely served their country.
During the Gulf War, many of those soldiers were kept in service under a "stop loss" order, only to be discharged upon their return home. Now that DADT has been struck down, this novel is perfectly timed to give a closer look at the lives of people impacted by any policies or laws that ask them to compromise who they are.
Author Baim, who is publisher and executive editor of Windy City Times newspaper, offers a romance and mystery novel about this era in our nation's history, when gays and lesbians served proudly, but quietly, risking their lives for a country that disrespected and attacked who they were.
What would happen if an out lesbian journalist met and became attracted to a closeted military spokeswoman? Would sparks fly? Would the sergeant risk her career for love? Would the journalist compromise her ideals for a chance at happiness? What about the servicemembers on the ground in Iraq? They faced bullets and dangerous chemicals, and some came back wounded and faced the loss of their career. See what happens in this fast-paced tale of war, pride, sacrifice, and love.
This fictional story was adapted for the Chicago stage as Half Life, in 2004.
Baim has covered military gay and lesbian issues since 1984. She is the author of the non-fiction book Obama and the Gays: A Political Marriage and Out and Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City's Gay Movement.
The book, published by Prairie Avenue Productions, is available as a print book at Amazon.com and as an ebook on Kindle: $12.99 for print, $9.99 for Kindle. (Soon available on iPad.) ISBN-13: 978-1456461928. See http://amzn.to/e5EQHN.
See www.halflifeplay.com .
Tracy Baim is publisher and executive editor at Windy City Media Group, which produces Windy City Times, Nightspots, and other gay media in Chicago. She co-founded Windy City Times in 1985 and Outlines newspaper in 1987. She has won numerous gay community and journalism honors, including the Community Media Workshop's Studs Terkel Award in 2005. She started in Chicago gay journalism in 1984 at GayLife newspaper, one month after graduating with a news-editorial degree from Drake University.
Baim is the author of Obama and the Gays: A Political Marriage (2010, Prairie Avenue Productions). She is also the co-author and editor of Out and Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City's Gay Community (2008, Agate), the first comprehensive book on Chicago's gay history; and author of Where the World Meets, a book about Gay Games VII in Chicago (2007, Lulu.com-Baim served as co-vice chair of the Gay Games board).
Baim was executive producer of the lesbian feature film Hannah Free, starring Sharon Gless (2008, Ripe Fruit Films). She was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 1994 and was named a Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40 leader in 1995. Baim is a native Chicagoan and has been with her partner, 20-year Air Force veteran Jean Albright, since 1994.
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--From a press release - Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA), along with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH), lead a resolution to recognize the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the repeal of "Don't Ask, ...
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--From a Modern Military Association of America press release - WASHINGTON — Tonight, the Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) — the nation's largest LGBTQ military and veteran non-profit organization — condemns Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's statement on 'hate Ameri ...
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Actor Dulé Hill weighs in on Georgia U.S. Senate race — and how race plays into it
by: Chuck Williams, Cristina Feliciano
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Actor Dulé Hill — best known for his roles in "Psyched" and "West Wing" — had an interesting take on race and Georgia politics Tuesday night in Columbus.
The 47-year-old Hill made a campaign appearance for Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in Columbus on Wednesday night.
After the rally, WRBL asked Hill about the U.S. Senate runoff between Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker and the fact that two black men were on the ballot for such a powerful political position.
Emerson College poll gives Raphael Warnock slight advantage over Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate runoff
His response: "You know, sometimes people do things and then there's a reaction to things. And I feel that the candidate that was offered up in response to Senator Warnock, was a reaction. It wasn't like, 'This is a great idea. This person really believes and can articulate and speak on the issues that we are passionate about and could really relate to the citizenry about it.' I feel that it was more about 'He looks just like the other guy. They won't know the difference.' But we are, I believe we're smarter than that."
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The AMd is a slightly larger locking D that provides a lot of internal space for multiple slings, bights, hitches, etc. The size provides a large gate opening as well, making clipping in and out easier. The symmetrical D-shape shifts the load to the spine for increased strength. Like all Petzl carabiners, the AMd boasts a snag-free, strength-enhancing keylock closure design, and a red unlocked warning indicator.
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JIM MCCRORY, a veteran crop consultant and champion bow hunter, died March 23 at his home in Greenwood, Miss.
McCrory was a member of the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association, having joined the organization shortly after becoming an independent crop consultant in 1981. Prior to that, he worked 16 years in the chemical division of Staplcotn.
"A number of us looked up to Mr. Jim for his knowledge and experience in helping clients grow cotton," said Bruce Pittman, a fellow consultant from Greenwood.
A native of Goodman, McCrory earned a bachelor's degree in agronomy and a master's degree in plant pathology, weed science and entomology, both from Mississippi State University.
His wife, Kaye Boutwell McCrory of Greenwood; a daughter, Shaye M. Rawson of Winona, Miss.; a son, Shannon McCrory of Greenwood; his mother, Era Dell McCrory of Kosciusko, Miss.; a brother, Robert Louis McCrory of Houston, Miss.; and four grandchildren survive him.
The Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association is overseeing the McCrory Medical Fund. Tax-deductible donations that will be passed on to the McCrory family to help pay for a substantial amount of uncovered medical expenses that he incurred during treatment for his illness.
Send donations and pledges to the McCrory Medical Fund, c/o MACA, Rt. 2, Box 600, Mathiston, MS 39752. For information about donating crop protection products, contact Marianna Hayes with MACA at 662-834-4099.


One of America's true design pioneers, Geoffrey Beene challenged the American fashion establishment by creating haute couture for women and classic, superbly tailored styles for men that married comfort and luxury. Winner of eight Coty Awards, three CFDA Awards, an honorary doctorate from the Rhode Island School of Design, Mr. Beene has also been designated an "American Original" by the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. Geoffrey Beene has become synonymous with impeccable styling, superb tailoring, comfort and quality. Appealing to the fashion conscious consumer, the Geoffrey Beene eyewear collection unites Geoffrey Beene's playful, unconventional spirit with effortless, wearable designs for men and women.


Our personal membership is our most common membership for members of the public that wish to participate in the museum.
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There are a couple of reasonable places in Monaco: just bear in mind though that they're quite small and you need to book well in advance. Some examples are Hotel de Versailles and Hôtel de France, both located next to the Place d'Armes market square and 5 minutes from the harbour: double rooms there cost between 70€ and 100€ depending on the period (much more during the Formula 1 Grand Prix). You can find cheaper places elsewhere on the Riviera, but then again, you're staying in the heart of Monaco and there is no cumbersome public transport to travel on each day.
Alternatively, you can find cheaper options in nearby Beausoleil which has several comfortable 2 star hotels within easy walking distance of the Casino of Monte Carlo or the Grimaldi Forum conference centre for business travellers.
Nice can be even cheaper, depending on the accommodation: travel is easy, a bus ride on line 100 takes about one hour from the terminus close to Place Massena but only costs 1.50 € for a single ticket along one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world, so well worth doing if you are not in a hurry. A train ride is much faster, at 25 minutes, and smoother but is slightly dearer, at 4.00 € one way (a return is double the price).
Monaco isn't a very large place but getting around on foot can be quite tiring after a while due to the very uneven terrain and the heat in the summer. Fortunately buses are frequent and very cheap, with a very extensive network: a single ticket is just 2 € anywhere in Monaco and an even better deal is the one-day unlimited pass which costs just 5 €.
This pricing also applies to the wonderful "Bateau Bus", an electric boat that crosses the harbour from one side to the other every 20 minutes, so is perfect to get from Monte-Carlo to the Old Town whilst taking a relaxing cruise amongst the yachts in the world-famous Monaco harbour. Can you imagine anywhere else in the world where that is possible for such a small fee?
There is also an extensive night bus network within Monaco, starting at about 9pm and which costs exactly the same as during the day.
By the way, don't bother with taxis, the minimum cost for any trip within Monaco is 15 € – go outside of Monaco and it will almost double if you go outside. Just in case you were considering it, a taxi fare to Nice is around 80 € and a trip to Nice airport will set you back 100 €, more if there is traffic (the same as a helicopter ride if you're alone), so just take a bus or a train.
– Head up on foot or by bus onto the Rock (the Old Town), follow my walking tour and soak in the atmosphere and the wonderful views. It's best to do this early in the morning or late in the afternoon to avoid the crowds but if you have no choice, do it anyway, it's worth it…! You can always stand in the sunshine on Palace Square and watch the changing of the guard ceremony with all the crowds if you enjoy that kind of thing, every day at 11.55am sharp. All the attractions are free (public gardens, the Cathedral etc) except for the inside of the Palace (8 €, tickets can now be bought online) and the Oceanographic Museum (14 € – steep but definitely worth it, bear in mind they have a rather large aquarium and need to feed the sharks!).
– Walk to the tip of the gigantic semi-floating jetty sticking out of the Rock where the cruise terminal is (only if there are no cruise ships, otherwise it's shut) and enjoy the fabulous panoramic views.
– Hop onto the Bateau Bus (full information here) towards the Monte-Carlo side using your bus pass, whilst enjoying wonderful views of the sea, the mountains and the yachts.
The electric Bateau Bus, an interesting way of getting from A to B and to get wonderful views of the harbour for the price of a bus ride.
– Walk around the Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit or follow it by bus (a combination of lines 1, 2 or 6), it will take around 1 hour, excluding photo stops and is highlighted on all the tourist maps (available for free virtually anywhere in Monaco).
View over the Grand Prix circuit during the actual race: you can walk down this waterfront the same evening, a few hours after the race!
– Check out the luxury cars in front of the Casino and the Hotel de Paris on Casino square, explore the lush casino gardens and wander through the marble alleyways of the Metropole shopping centre.
– Have a flutter at one of the casinos: the Café de Paris, the Sun Casino (located in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel just below) and the slot machine section of the main Casino are free to access but there is a very long list of things that are banned at each entrance (ex. shorts, cameras, phones etc). To access the much more elegant private section of the main Casino, you will need to pay around 10 €, bring your passport and dress smartly, although a tux is no longer compulsory.
– Enjoy the great views over the whole of Monaco from the Casino terraces just behind (basically the roof garden of the Fairmont hotel) – probably my favourite view of the whole of Monaco.
– Lie on the beach at Larvotto (several sections are private but there are also public sections – just find the bits with no plastic deck chairs) and have a swim in the clear blue waters, under 10 minutes' walk from the Casino and just behind the Grimaldi Forum conference centre. There is also a rather rocky but lovely secluded beach on the side of the Rock between the cruise terminal and the Oceanographic Museum.
– Have a pleasant stroll through the authentic Japanese garden, located between the casino and the Grimaldi Forum.
– On the opposite side of town (easily accessible by bus no. 6 from anywhere central), have a wander along the second port of Monaco, that of Fontvieille, built on reclaimed land in the 1960s, which has its fair share of yachts as well as a lovely view of the Cathedral and the Oceanographic Museum. Then visit the lovely Princess Grace rose garden – just check with the tourist office beforehand if the roses are in flower or not.
I think there's more than enough free stuff to do in that list for you to have a very busy day!
For lunch, I would suggest to eat something typical and good: the perfect place is around the Place d'Armes market which is where the locals eat (see my walking tour of the Old Town for a description). Go around the inside of the market and get for a portion of socca, a local chick pea pancake snack, for around 3€ in the bar called "Chez Roger". You can also taste a barbaguian, a typical Monegasque sort of fried pastry stuffed with spinach or chard, cheese and a little bit of rice, or else some stuffed vegetables. A filling snack should set you back no more than 5 or 6 €.
If you are really feeling the pinch, you can head over to the Carrefour supermarket just 5 minutes away in Fontvieille and get anything you want: honestly, supermarket prices in Monaco are pretty much the same as anywhere else in France and much cheaper than for example the UK, Scandinavia or even a Monoprix in central Paris.
Before dinner, after a long day's sightseeing, you can have a pit stop at the Brasserie de Monaco, located right on the Grand Prix circuit on the harbour: they brew their own organic beer there according to Bavarian traditions (white, pils or amber ale) and you can even take tours of the place. Their half-price happy hour lasts from 6.00pm until 8.00pm and a pint of beer (50 cl, ie. a French pint!) costs just 3.50 €, a real bargain for beer lovers. A glass of organic wine costs even less (3 €) and you can also get reasonably priced Monegasque snacks like pichade (a focaccia with tomatoes, olives and fried onions) or pissaladière (the same thing but without the tomatoes). You can even bring back a souvenir coaster!
Other bars on the same strip (known as the Darse Sud) have a similar Happy Hour: the famous la Rascasse bar and casino is located right on one of the bends of the Grand Prix circuit and has half-price drinks (4 € for a glass of wine) until 8.30pm. Don't forget that wine by the glass tends to be considerably cheaper than beer on the whole of the Riviera, but there is less of a price difference than in Italy.
For a nice sit-down dinner, there are plenty of places where you can get a simple main course (top quality pizza, pasta or a dish of the day), a typical dessert (think tiramisu, panna cotta or profiteroles) and some wine for under 25€ in a nice location. Most of the places within this budget range are located in or around the area surrounded by the harbour and rue Grimaldi, so I would suggest that you walk around and choose what you fancy according to the location and what's on the menu. Particularly pleasant are the restaurants on the pedestrian Rue Princesse Caroline (perpendicular to the main harbour) and on Boulevard Albert 1er, the departure grid of the Grand Prix running alongside the waterfront. So none of these places will break your budget.
There are also plenty of surprisingly good and even more reasonably priced places up in the Old Town, which tend to serve more local food – you can easily find a three-course menu for between 17 € and 22 €. Only go there for dinner though, as at lunchtime they are packed with tourists and you will have to slalom between the souvenir-buying crowds. But if you get dinner there, you will be rewarded by silence in the streets, a lovely atmosphere and a priceless "Monaco by night" view of the yachts in the glittering harbour below.
So I hope that all this information has convinced you that Monaco is hardly a rip-off destination as long as you know where to go – don't let the myths dissuade you, just come here and sample the place for yourselves!
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Great article Kevin. As I'm sure you know, there are lots of free events too depending on when people visit – music festival on 21st June, summer fireworks festival in July and August, and this Sunday's Monaco Heritage Day. We try to list everything on maBoum.
we want to go there from april 2014 from London how much will it cost us we already have a hotel, for other things, approx.
Thanks for sharing such useful insights! It's just great!
I always wanted to go back to Monaco , went there when i was a kid, but i remembered it being very expensive. Thanks for the inside , now i know that i will definitely go back there soon. Great article!
Thank you, good to read your article before going into Monaco for the day.
Thank you for dispelling my fears of spending a bomb in monaco especially on food and transport. Your article has been really insightful and helpful! Thank you so much for sharing :)))))) lots of love from Singapore!!!
Thanks for the article, this is really helpful! We're currently in Nice and we're looking for places to see and go to in Monaco without breaking the bank and have taken note of most of your tips!
Thanks for the great blog, Kevin. Do you know if you can get a day-pass for the bus on the bus itself? Or do you need to go to a ticket office?
You're welcome Chad! Yes, you can get them directly on the bus, the day pass now costs 5€.
I visited Monaco more than once during my time in France so I also had the opportunity to try the train, which is quicker and easier in my opinion. You can check the train times on Rail Europe.
Thanks for your feedback, I agree… The bus should only be used if you want a scenic drive or to save money!
Nice to know that Monaco is an option for budget travelers. May I know how crowded it is in July-August? It is summer and people likes to go to the beach, especially French Riviera. But, maybe you can give actual insight. Much appreciated.
Hi Chris, July and August are the most crowded months of the year in Monaco along with May, so you will need to book accommodation in advance and travelling around by train or bus might be a little hectic. However, even at the height of summer, it's no way near as crowded as other European tourist hotspots like Venice, Florence or Barcelona at that time of year and you can still walk around relatively comfortably and the weather is warm and sunny so if this is the only time of year that you can visit, please don't let the fear of crowds discourage you!
I intend to spend the day in monaco on bastille day ( my 50th birthday) & am really looking forward to all the celebrations!…i'm considering some of the places you have highlighted.( a great help)………what is the best route to travel from st paul de vence?
Being in Monaco is also worth visiting the magnificent medieval village of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, which once lay within the boundaries of the principality: https://frenchriviera.travel/roquebrune-cap-martin/ It is not as popular and known as Eze, so there are fewer tourists there. Greetings from Nice :). Tom.


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Gordon Brothers Group Announces DJM Realty Leadership
BOSTON, MA – Gordon Brothers Group, a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm specializing in the retail, consumer products, industrial and real estate sectors, announced today the appointment of Mr. Mark T. Dufton as Chief Executive Officer of DJM Realty, Gordon Brothers Group's real estate management affiliate, and simultaneously announced the appointment of Mr. Neill J. Kelly as President of DJM Realty.
Mr. Dufton, who has held the role of interim President of DJM Realty since December of last year, returns to the company where he spent nine years as Principal & Senior Managing Director. In that capacity, he managed over 35 DJM Realty clients and focused primarily on bankruptcy services, lease mitigation and restructuring programs. Mr. Dufton also played a crucial role in major projects such as the stock purchase of a New England supermarket chain; a joint venture with a national discount retailer to acquire a competitor; and numerous multimillion dollar financings secured by real estate and portfolio acquisitions in the restaurant industry. In his role as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Dufton will leverage his broad industry expertise to further expand both DJM Realty's core businesses and its growing and expanding services.
Prior to his return to DJM Realty, Mr. Dufton co-founded Dinosaur Capital Partners, a Boston-based real estate investment and development company. His past experience includes serving as Vice President of Real Estate and then Chief Operating Officer for Jeepers!, where he was instrumental in their successful out-of-court restructuring, which involved a complete overhaul of all aspects of the business in addition to thirty lease restructurings and terminations. Prior to Jeepers!, Mr. Dufton served as the Senior Manager of Real Estate Acquisitions, Dispositions and Leasing at Bank of America (formerly BankBoston), where he completed more than 100 retail and office transactions. Mr. Dufton has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. Kelly is also returning to DJM Realty where he served as Managing Director from 1999–2003. In that capacity, Mr. Kelly was responsible for building many of the current advisory relationships that DJM Realty enjoys with numerous large national retailers. He was also instrumental in developing and managing a variety of complex projects, including strategic reviews and portfolio valuations for both fee-owned and leased properties; negotiations of sale, lease or leasehold mitigation assignments of all types of clients; and property marketing efforts across all industries. In his role as President, Mr. Kelly will provide leadership and guidance for all of DJM Realty's experienced real estate professionals, supporting the company's overall platform of facilitating clients' growth and repositioning by maximizing their real estate portfolios.
Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kelly was a principal at RK Realty Advisors, LLC, where he was the co-founder and manager of this boutique real estate advisory firm. His primary areas of focus included investment sales and acquisitions, project leasing and consulting projects within the shopping center industry. Mr. Kelly also served as Vice President of Acquisitions with Colin Development, LLC. where he was responsible for all acquisition activities for the private retail investment and development firm, including sourcing, underwriting and closing retail investments, property management and asset sales. Mr. Kelly has a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and an M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business.
"DJM Realty has long established itself as a leader in real estate advisory and consulting services through the diversified experience of its professionals and under Mark and Neill's collaborative leadership, the company will provide even higher-quality services to clients nationwide," stated Gary Talarico, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gordon Brothers Group. "DJM Realty will continue to offer its clients their core business services, which include occupancy savings through lease restructuring, disposition of leased and owned properties, portfolio valuation and strategic review of real estate portfolios and debt and equity investments. We also look forward to the commitment to excellence, service and teamwork, principal investment experience and the passion for the business that Mark and Neil bring to DJM. Their invaluable industry knowledge, superior real estate expertise and impeccable reputations will enable the company to achieve continued growth and success."
Mr. Dufton and Mr. Kelly added the following joint statement, "We are excited about returning to DJM to work with our tremendously talented professionals to maintain DJM's industry leadership in the company's core competencies and to take this powerful platform of real estate expertise to a wider range of clients and transactions, including the use of the firm's capital to deliver certain outcomes whenever possible. The combination of DJM Realty and Gordon Brothers Group's broad platform of services and capital solutions has always represented a formidable force in assisting our clients as they take advantage of growth opportunities and adapt to the ever-changing economic environment."
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Joe B., Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. & Mike Dooley
April 2, 2012 8:30am by
David R. Kotok
Dear reader: My friend Joe B. has experienced some of the world's exigencies. He thinks about them in the context of being a former Bostonian, and he said a few things at our last lunch together. His words caused me to reflect on the teaching of an earlier Bostonian. I originally sought a quote from the famous son, but as readers will see, I ended up with the father. We will dedicate this commentary to Joe B., who set me on the course for today's comments.
"The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Holmes, Sr. lived in the century before World War I. He preceded central banks like the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank. He didn't know there would be an International Monetary Fund. In his time, he was a thinker, author, physician, poet. His son was the famous Supreme Court Justice.
Fast forward. The new idea is to take the government-institutional official sector coalition and empower it when there is a financial crisis. This approach is at work in the Eurozone, the UK, the US, and a growing number of other venues. The new idea is to crush the private sector and to keep the official sector in the game for a prolonged period.
This "idea shift" is a distinguishing feature of the recent crisis period that started in 2007-2008. The old idea was that the official sector would intervene, rebalance the system, and then exit. The old idea was to get the private sector back in the game quickly. The old idea was to recover the official money and then let the market resume its functions of pricing and clearing and providing capital.
The old idea is dead.
At our GIC conference in Paris, during the second-day roundtable, Mike Dooley brilliantly demonstrated the difference between the new idea and the old idea. He dissected the transaction in the Greece restructuring. His slides are available on the GIC website, www.interdependence.org .
We pause for slide viewing.
Please note: The rest of this commentary will assume that the reader spent ten minutes on those slides and has now returned to our reflections. If you haven't done so, you will have missed one great learning opportunity.
We resume.
"The official sector seems to be the clear winner," says Mike Dooley. In our view, that is the triumph of the new idea over the old idea. The lesson from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. is that the minds of officialdom have now been expanded and cannot return to their original boundaries.
Investors who look at the post-Lehman world through the lenses of the private sector-oriented old idea are puzzled. They expect outcomes that do not occur. They measure risk by the size of the official response. They anticipate that the huge sums mentioned by officialdom will yield the results of higher interest rates and more inflation and weakening currency values. In fact, that may eventually come to pass, but it will take a while. The new idea has to run its course before those things will happen. Inflation, weak currency, spiking interest rates are the outcomes of the old-idea framework.
In the new-idea realm, officialdom is in the game for a long time. This is true for Greece. It will need more subsidies. It will be offered that assistance through negotiations under strenuous terms. Such is the power of officialdom. Greece will have little choice, since the alternative of leaving the Eurozone will always appear to be worse. That process will continue for years unless a new Greek government repudiates the decisions of the previous ones and a new political crisis undermines the official European coalition.
Notice how there is no room in this process for a rapid return to the private sector. The private sector is limited and will remain so until the new idea has completed its development phase. Then and only then can a newer version of the old idea commence. Private-sector expansion in Greece requires officialdom to permit it. To do that the political forces must change from the present ones.
We expect the same new-idea process to unfold in Portugal and Spain. The sequence that leads to it is already underway. There is ongoing debate about Italy, since it is in the "too big to fail" category. So far the Monti-led technocrats have maintained power while implementing a changeover to the new idea.
In the US we have experience with the new idea in housing finance. GSE-based mortgages have been the result. It is nearly five years since the first ripple appeared in the Fannie-Freddie mortgage pond. Where are we with officialdom? You take the inventory and be the judge.
In the US, the new-idea framework is now focused on our national healthcare policy. The successors to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. are deliberating. For a perspective, consider that housing is a large part of the United States in economic terms. Now consider that healthcare is bigger. It is about 18% of our GDP. This Supreme Court decision is monumental. It comes down to the debate over officialdom vs. private domain.
"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving," said Holmes, Sr.
In the mature economies of the world, movement is away from the private sector. Movement is toward global and regional officialdom. The players are known by their acronyms, like ESM, EFSF. IMF, or GSE. We live with a consortium of acronyms, funded by central banks and governments. They represent the power of the new idea as it becomes institutionalized.
What does this bode for investors?
We think there is a good period and then a bad period. We are currently in the good period, which is defined by massive liquidity injection from officialdom. $4 trillion of global (G-4 countries) excess reserves in the banking system is a marvelous tonic.
The bad period will evolve as officialdom begins to confront resistance from the citizenry and when the old idea outcomes start to appear. That lies ahead. Signs of it are visible in the civil strife in countries where the new idea is being deployed.
Holmes Sr. warned us: "Beware how you take away hope from another human being." Investors must carefully observe when officialdom suppresses hope with power. Investors' capital spent on hope in this uphill fight to preserve hope will be lost. Ask the private holders of Greek debt if you need proof. Ask the holders of Fannie preferred.
The new idea of officialdom is operation and control by a central group of people. They are quite different from the old-idea folks, who are dispersed and whose time is ending. Holmes Sr. warned of the risks implied by this tension. He said, "Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force."
We discussed this when I visited with the Tuesday lunch group. The debate was friendly and intense. Varied viewpoints let to no conclusion other than to continue the debate.
Then my Tuesday lunch-group friend and client, Joe B., reminded me that I must always end with an investment policy statement. "What does this mean for my portfolio?" he asks. So, Joe, we will dedicate these closing thoughts to you.
Joe, we are still fully invested in the US stock market ETF accounts. And we have positions in the energy sector and believe they must be maintained for all the strategic reasons we know. Believe it or not, we are overweight healthcare. And regional banks. And homebuilders. Our new book, Bear to Bull with ETFs, is soon to be released. It will describe some of these sector decisions and how we made them.
We expect a mild, single-digit percent correction and then a higher level of stock prices by the end of the year. The bull market started on October 3, 2011. It is probably only half over.
We are gradually reducing durations in the bond arena, and we are tactically hedging spreads where we can do it. We expect officialdom's commitment to very low interest rates to persist for a while. That is part of new-idea application.
Joe, enjoy the tonic of liquidity as long as it lasts. And enjoy the libation that accompanied lunch. We are monitoring the punchbowl. We are prepared to change this strategic direction at any time.
David R. Kotok, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
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A.J. Jenkins and LaMichael James video highlights
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During the first two rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers added some explosiveness to their 26th ranked offense. They drafted wide receiver A.J. Jenkins of Illinois with the 30th overall selection in the first round and then running back LaMichael James of Oregon with the 61st overall selection in the second round.
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Round 1, Pick 30 Overall: WR A.J. Jenkins of Illinois
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Round 2, Pick 61 Overall: RB LaMichael James of Oregon
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There's never a dull moment at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre – and here's our way of keeping you up to date.
VANCOUVER – Construction is now underway on the $565 million expansion of the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre (VCEC).
The VCEC expansion is made possible by a funding partnership of the Province of British Columbia, the Government of Canada, and Tourism Vancouver. Tourism Vancouver is contributing $90 million and the federal and provincial governments are each contributing up to $222.5 million. Revenue contributions from the VCEC will add a further $30 million.
The Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia and the Honourable John Les, Minister of Small Business and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the convention centre were joined by the Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry, the Honourable Stephen Owen, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State (Sport), Stuart McLaughlin, Deputy Chair of Tourism Vancouver, Senator Jack Austin and Mayor Larry Campbell of Vancouver for a groundbreaking ceremony this morning.
"With construction underway, we look forward to realizing the benefits of the new and expanded convention space. Vancouver is Canada's Asia-Pacific gateway, and the Government of Canada's funding for this project will be a key contributor to the economic growth of British Columbia and will enhance our trade opportunities," said Minister Emerson.
All environmental permits necessary for the 102,600 square metre project were recently granted, clearing the way for construction to begin. The project is to be completed by 2008.
The expanded VCEC will generate a significant increase in tourism and is striving to meet the highest environmental standards for convention centres worldwide. The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre will also serve as the broadcast centre for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
The expansion project will more than triple the Convention Centre's available space, adding an additional 35,470 square metres of function space to the VCEC's existing 12,400 square metres. Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project Ltd. is wholly owned by the Province of British Columbia and is responsible for the expansion of the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Through the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF), the Government of Canada works with provincial, territorial and municipal governments, as well as with the private sector, to meet strategic infrastructure needs throughout the country. The CSIF supports large-scale strategic infrastructure projects that improve quality of life and further sustainable growth. The fund also contributes to the Government of Canada's New Deal for Cities and Communities, which will help make Canada a world leader in developing vibrant, creative and prosperous cities and communities. Since 1994, the Government of Canada has contributed $12 billion to over 20,000 infrastructure projects in Canada's communities. This has helped leverage over $30 billion from all partners. In British Columbia, the Government of Canada has committed a total of $1.25 billion in infrastructure pojects since 1994.
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES OF Vancouver and the surrounding areas will benefit from an improved and expanded Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.
This is thanks to funding from the Government of Canada, the Government of British Columbia and Tourism Vancouver.
The Honourable David Anderson, Minister of the Environment, together with the Honourable Andy Scott, Minister of State (Infrastructure), the Honourable John Les, British Columbia Minister of Small Business and Economic Development and Mr. Terry Bubb, Chair of Tourism Vancouver, today confirmed their joint commitment towards the construction of the new facility for the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. The partners announced that details of the joint contribution agreement have been successfully negotiated. Tourism Vancouver will contribute $90 million and the federal and provincial governments will each contribute up to $222.5 million.
"The improved Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre will generate economic benefits in the province through the creation of thousands of new jobs and a significant increase in tourism and new visitors to the city," said Minister Anderson. "The Government of Canada is pleased to be part of this project, which will ensure that Vancouver's international reputation as a destination of choice gets a well-deserved boost. This project is also demonstrating leadership in green building design and technology. It is striving to meet the highest environmental standards for convention centres worldwide."
"This funding agreement under the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund is the result of a successful partnership between our two governments and is a prime example of how infrastructure investments reflect locally established priorities and contribute to sustainable community development," explained Minister Scott. "This agreement demonstrates how the "New Deal for Communities" is a real deal for Vancouver."
"The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre has long been one of this province's top infrastructure priorities," said Minister Les. "The project confirmed today will have a positive impact on this community as it will surely increase tourism, boost the economy and create new jobs."
The funding will allow the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre to increase exhibit, meeting and ballroom capacities from 12,400 square metres to 47,870 square metres creating an unparalleled convention facility in Western Canada. The expanded facility will be available for use during the 2010 Olympics. The project will include the construction of new facilities on the Burrard Landing Site, west of Canada Place, the renovation of existing leased facilities within Canada Place and the linking of the two sites to form an integrated convention and exhibition centre. Western Economic Diversification Canada will administer the federal contribution.
"We are very excited about the changes that will be seen here in the next few years," added Vancouver Tourism Chair Terry Bubb. "We will officially be on a level playing field with some of the best convention facilities in North America and we look forward to welcoming the world to our great city."
Through the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF), the Government of Canada works with provincial, territorial and municipal governments, as well as with the private sector, to meet strategic infrastructure needs throughout the country. The CSIF supports large-scale strategic infrastructure projects that improve quality of life and further sustainable growth. The fund also supports the Government of Canada's 'new deal' for communities that will help make Canada a world leader in developing vibrant, creative and prosperous cities and communities. Since 1994, the Government of Canada has contributed $12 billion to over 20,000 infrastructure projects in Canada's communities. This has helped leverage over $30 billion from all partners.
In British Columbia, the Government of Canada has committed to invest a total of $1.25 billion since 1994 for a wide variety of infrastructure projects that provide a better quality of life and support sustainable development. These infrastructure projects have included or will include water, wastewater, solid waste, municipal energy improvements; public transit and cultural, tourism and recreational infrastructure; broadband connectivity; local roads; national highways; and safe and efficient borders.
THE VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE Expansion Project passed an important milestone today with the signing of an agreement between Tourism Vancouver and the Government of British Columbia, Premier Gordon Campbell and Tourism Vancouver chair Terry Bubb announced today.
"With this agreement, the Province, the tourism industry and Ottawa are on track to provide a world-class facility that reflects B.C.'s reputation as one of the world's top tourism destinations," Campbell said. "In addition to the construction and tourism jobs generated here in Vancouver, the expanded convention centre will support growing tourism opportunities across the province and enhance B.C.'s international profile as we move toward 2010."
The agreement formalizes the partnership between Tourism Vancouver and the provincial government and confirms funding arrangements for the expansion project. Tourism Vancouver will contribute $90 million to the $495 million expansion, which will be built on the Burrard Landing site, west of Canada Place. The federal and provincial governments will contribute the remaining $405 million on a cost-shared basis. The expanded facility is expected to open in 2008.
"British Columbia's tourism industry is proud to support this project," said Tourism Vancouver chair Bubb. "The expanded centre will be a magnet for international events, both in the run-up to 2010 and in the years beyond. This is an exciting time for British Columbia tourism, and we're encouraged by government's ongoing commitment to the industry."
"The expansion project will generate up to $5.1 billion in economic activity," said Competition, Science and Enterprise Minister Rick Thorpe. "Combine that with hosting the 2010 Olympic Games, and British Columbians can look forward to potentially $10 billion in total economic activity and more than 200,000 new jobs."
The Government of Canada's financial commitment is through the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund. The Province formed the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project Ltd., a provincially owned corporation with responsibility for delivering the completed expansion in 2008.
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre General Manager Barbara Maple has been elected to a second term as President of the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) at their recent Annual Conference in Mannheim, Germany. AIPC is an organization representing over 130 major convention centres in 49 countries world-wide, and is based in Brussels, Belgium.
Maple first assumed the presidency of AIPC in July 2001 and has seen the organization through some of the most challenging times in the history of the meetings and convention industry. Her new term of office extends into 2005.
"We are very pleased to welcome Ms. Maple to her second term as AIPC President and look forward to another two years of steady progress for our Association", said AIPC Secretary General Marianne de Raay. "Our membership has appreciated her strong hand in guiding the Association through a very turbulent period of economic and political disruptions that posed some serious challenges to our members' business. During this time, AIPC has not only provided a strong global voice for the industry but increased its membership and base of activity significantly, and we attribute a great deal of that to her leadership".
Other Board members are Vice President Juan Garaiyurrebaso of the Ferio Internacional de Bilbao, Spain; Treasurer Edgar Hirt of the International Congress Centre Munich in Germany and Board members Warren Buckley of Suntec Singapore, Pierre Gilliot of the Centre International de Conférences in Geneva Switzerland, Antti Vihinen of Sibelius Hall Congress and Concert Centre in Lahti, Finland and Steve Piper of the Brighton Centre in the UK.
Founded in 1958, AIPC is a professional, non-profit association of 130 of the world's leading meeting facilities. Its mission is to encourage and recognize excellence in congress centre management, and it supports this mission with activities designed to assist members in improving their level of management expertise in such areas as operations, finance, technology, staff development, marketing, client relations and environment. It is based in Brussels, Belgium.
Maple says that her role with AIPC delivers significant profile and benefits to the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre at an important time when there is a need to build new business for the expansion now underway. "The VCEC has an extensive involvement in the international convention market, and working with this leading organization allows us to keep abreast of and even influence issues that are of great importance to our future business prospects here in Vancouver".
"Last year, for example, we won the 2002 Apex Award for the World's Best Convention Centre against competitors from all over the world. That's helped our profile and business prospects enormously in the highly competitive convention market, and is something we couldn't have done without the kind of international experience and exposure we get through organizations like AIPC".
VANCOUVER - The province is completing the purchase of land for the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre expansion in Coal Harbour for $27.5 million. Minister of Competition, Science and Enterprise Rick Thorpe and Graeme Stamp, executive vice-president of Marathon Developments Inc., made the announcement today.
"Buying the land shows British Columbia's commitment to completing this expansion project on time and on budget," said Thorpe. "The expansion is important to the future of British Columbia and will make Vancouver an even more attractive place to host the 2010 Olympic Games."
"This purchase is a very positive conclusion to our six-year commitment to this project and represents what we believe to be a great investment for the province," said Stamp. "The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre expansion will be one of the final components in the highly successful Coal Harbour project and a very welcome addition to the neighbourhood."
"We committed to working in partnership with the federal government and the private sector to open up British Columbia to the world, to create jobs, to provide a world-class convention centre and to attract visitors from around the world to all regions of British Columbia," added Thorpe. "The convention centre expansion will mean up to $5.1 billion in economic activity and 6,000 person years of employment in construction."
Thorpe thanked Marathon for its support of the project over the last several years.
The province also announced the creation of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project Ltd., a provincially owned corporation with responsibility for delivering the completed expansion in 2008. Thorpe said interested parties should watch the BCBid Web site at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca, as new opportunities will be posted there beginning this week.
Visit the province's Web site at http://www.gov.bc.ca/ for online information and services.
The Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre has entered into an agreement with Mendelssohn, Canada's oldest and most experienced customs broker specializing in the trade show industry, as the facility's new Official Supplier of International Freight Forwarding and Related Services. In this role they will be joining six other private companies who comprise the Official Suppliers of VCEC, offering event clients a fully integrated range of event services from audio visual and presentation technology to specialty lighting and display.
Mendelssohn is Canada's oldest and most experienced trade show customs brokerage firm, having served U.S., International and Domestic markets for more than 25 years. Mendelssohn's parent company, Livingston International Inc., is Canada's leading customs brokerage and trade-related services provider, offering cross-border transportation services, international freight forwarding and customs and tax consulting as well as high-tech solutions for managing trade information and processes.
Mendelssohn was selected on the basis of a comprehensive review of proposals submitted by seven companies responding to a tender call. They are initially contracted for a three year term with two 1-year options for a total of 5 years. Along with freight handling, their services will include customs brokerage and facilitation of on-site customs clearance.
"We are delighted to welcome Mendelssohn to our group of Official Suppliers, and are confident that they will make a valuable and complementary contribution to the range of event services available to our clients", said Catherine Wong, VCEC's Director of Operations. "Their involvement will round out the seamless service experience we offer at the Centre, where every service need is delivered in an efficient, integrated manner."
Serving domestic, U.S. and international markets for over 26 years, Mendelssohn is a division of Livingston International Inc., Canada's leading customs broker and trade-related services company facilitating two-way trade between Canada and the United States. Mendelssohn's Canadian customs brokerage and air, ground and ocean transportation services are backed by Livingston's technology support and large network of Canadian and U.S. clearance offices.
VCEC Event Managers at (604) 689-8232.
The Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre (VCEC) has joined 16 other convention centres across Canada to create a new organization intended to advance the position of Canadian centres in convention markets world-wide and promote the importance of this sector to the Canadian economy. The group, named the Convention Centres of Canada, will be based in the offices of the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre and represents 17 convention centres from coast to coast with a total of more than 6 million square feet of meeting and convention space.
"As convention centres, we represent the single most important element in a business sector that generates billions of dollars in annual economic impacts", said VCEC General Manager Barbara Maple. "However, convention centres aren't just about generating more visitor revenues. Along with their financial benefits, they also support professional development, trade and investment, education, culture and technology - all important areas to both our economy and our communities".
"As a result, the programs of the Convention Centres of Canada will focus on three areas of activity; the enhancement of facility and service quality, the development of a more strategic approach to marketing Canadian convention centres in key markets and the strengthening of the role convention centres play in the overall economy".
Activities to be undertaken by the group will include market research, industry communications, the development of benchmarking and performance measures, education and training, and the creation of industry marketing strategies. A major element in this process will be the creation of recognizable standards, delivered consistently in facilities across the country, which can form the basis for a "quality brand" that will distinguish Canadian facilities from their competitors and give clients more confidence.
A second major objective for the new organization is to exert more influence on decisions that affect the future of the industry and its ability to attract a greater share of the $40 billion spent each year in the global meetings and convention market.
"Canada is one of the most attractive convention destinations in the world, and provides a quality of service and accommodation second to none", said Convention Centres of Canada Manager Rod Cameron. "However, competition is tough and we need to ensure we not only have the best possible image in the market but also the required level of support from our respective communities. Through this new organization, we intend to work co-operatively to develop a better level of awareness at home as well as a more effective presence in the convention market in order to build more convention business for Canada.".
The Convention Centres of Canada is supported by funding obtained through the Product Club program of the Canadian Tourism Commission along with contributions from individual member facilities.


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Q: Problem regarding webdriverwait in the Selenium Java API I just installed the Selenium JAR file, and I copied a small program off the Internet to test if everything was fine. I ran into this issue and the Internet did not give a concrete solution. The following program is what I copied.
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.Keys;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;
import static org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions.presenceOfElementLocated;
import java.time.Duration;

public class sample {

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
        WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10));
        try {
            driver.get("https://google.com/ncr");
            driver.findElement(By.name("q")).sendKeys("cheese" + Keys.ENTER);
            WebElement firstResult = wait.until(presenceOfElementLocated(By.cssSelector("//a/h3")));
            System.out.println(firstResult.getAttribute("textContent"));
        } finally {
            driver.quit();
        }
    }
}

I get an error saying "the constructor webdriverwait(webdriver duration) is undefined" even though I imported the correct files. How can I fix it?

A: The (or a) problem is that Duration.ofSeconds() returns an object with type Duration, and WebDriverWait is expecting to receive a long in that argument. Try simply
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);

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At the conclusion of that voting Saturday, Romney captured the latest leg.
Romney wins 7 Wyoming delegates
03/10/2012 08:49 PM EST
Mitt Romney walked away with 7 of 12 delegates at stake in Wyoming's county conventions Saturday, with another 14 at-large delegates still to be chosen at the GOP state convention in April.
Wyoming's byzantine delegate selection process began in February with precinct caucuses and a non-binding presidential straw poll. Romney won the straw poll with 39 percent of the vote, followed by Rick Santorum with 32 percent and Ron Paul with 21 percent. Newt Gingrich finished fourth with 8 percent.
That vote didn't actually allocate delegates — the awarding of delegates didn't begin until March 6, when four days of county conventions began.
At the conclusion of that voting Saturday, Romney captured the latest leg as well — he won 7 delegates to 2 for Santorum (a third Santorum delegate was in dispute). Ron Paul picked up 1 delegate and Gingrich failed to win any. One delegate was uncommitted.
None of the candidates spent much time in the state.
Despite its small population, Wyoming will have a relatively sizable footprint at the Republican National Convention: the state will send more delegates to Tampa than Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina — thanks to party rules that award bonus at-large delegates to states with strongly Republican voting records. With 29 delegates at stake, heavily Republican Wyoming will send as many delegates to Tampa as Arizona.


In this session, Isabelle proposes a way to classify APIs by risk and adopt the proper security measures based on that risk. While TLS and OAuth are widely used today, they are not always well-used and in many cases they are not enough. As part of this session, Isabelle will introduce the OpenAPI security extensions and how they can be leveraged to better express the contract between the consumer and the provider.


I read the Twilight books to figure out what the hell the world was talking about around the time the first movie came out.
I liked Twilight well enough. It was entertaining, mildly amusing. I hated New Moon, was annoyed by Eclipse, and detested Breaking Dawn. Edward strikes me creepy. Jacob is...weird. And Bella! Do not get me started on that chick!
There's a new blog link in the sidebar to the left: Reasoning With Vampires. Hysterical. The blogger has taken apart each of the books and criticized the sentence structure, grammar, spelling, etc.
Kind of reminds me of what the first or second draft copies of Book the First looked like. Except, you know, I can write coherent sentences and use commas properly. Although, I have to say, re-reading what I wrote during NaNo, I'm starting to doubt that proper English, coherent sentence-thing. It's more fake Tudor England-like. I'm weaning myself off of that with the rewrite though. "Thee" and "thine" do not make me happy. In fact, they remind me of having to read Hamlet for five months in high school. Grrr.


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Thomas Leo Sweeney (c. 1929 – 17 February 2017) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Sweeney, a fullback, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

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1920s births
2017 deaths
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Brisbane
Rugby union fullbacks

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BC Soccer
Thread starter Regs
Rangerforever said:
I'm not sure I agree with all your points.
Curious on what the other two posters have to say.
~Switzerlandforever
You must agree on the point that, allowing the Rangers to refuse promotion all those years surely set about a trend, no, a paradox in the FVSL space time continuum that could not be reversed?
In other words, it's all your fault?
Rangerforever
Well its not just solely my fault.
Take a Village and all that.
YoAdrian
For me, time will tell, and I'll put my hand up at some point and admit I'm wrong if this plays out as the FVSL Executive / ED hope.
Ultimately, I'm "Pro Player" first, player development dovetails off that as well. I've always been outspoken on that piece in that we do / did have a broken pathway in BC. What the FVSL is attempting to do here is build that pathways alongside L1BC, but in doing so, they are casting off the clubs- and their players- that have built the league. I didn't play in Premier long. Made my way in too late, and was a squad player. Not ashamed of that at all, but I did make my way in. In the new FVSL, there is not only no place for someone like me who came in at 28 or whatever, but no place for a lot of guys I played with. Arguably, there would have been a place for me coming out of college directly, but the whole reason I didn't step right into Premier out of college (successfully, anyways, had a brief stint in a VMSL squad that was relegated the same year) was because I wasn't ready to compete for a spot. Too many really good players that were in the 25-32 ish age range that were not going to let go of their spot. I had to pay my dues, get stronger, and I get it. It was the same when I was in Premier....we saw a stream of kids every year coming into camp out of UCFV (UFV now) or Trinity that would show up at training, and most of them would be sent down to a lower squad, or try out somewhere else, because they could not displace the established guys. I will say this, LFC4 made very good use of that pipeline (as well as Western Washington), definitely chose players that, erm, encouraged guys like me to play Div. 1 earlier than we wanted, and built a hell of a program. Not bad for a guy with potatoes for feet, bad hair, and terrible fashion sense.
But...we could do that. We had a club with multiple levels to move guys up and down. it worked. Difunctional at times? Absolutely, but it worked for us.
Now? Those established guys are mostly going to now be pushed out before they are ready to let go, and before their playing capabilities expire. Good? Bad? Time will tell. I do know this: making the pathway is a good thing, but making it an easy pathway is not necessarily a good thing.
My big grievances are this:
The FVSL is trying to do all this overnight. Not many years ago, the FVSL looked like a proper set up of 10 teams, with Pro / Rel, included Golden Ears, Chilliwack, Aldergrove, Langley, Surrey FC, GN Sport, Poco FC (The beloved ED as the coach, actually enjoyed a beer w/ him after one match), Coastal, and Delta. Really strong squads with really strong, well known players that could play anywhere in either league. In div 1 below, really strong clubs like Abbotsford, Port Moody, North Delta (w/ @LION featured as a young up and coming striker), Sikh Temple, ACBC, all pushing to get into the top flight, as well as a powerhouse SFC Rangers team that refused promotion every season to start this whole mess (thanks @Rangerforever, your fault ). Pretty much all these clubs had multiple teams in multiple divisions to use as a Cat system, or actual CAT Teams. Now? Who's really pushing to get in? Seems the league is actually setting up a closed shop here.
They way the league has treated these established clubs in the last 4-5 years is a joke. A slap in the face to players who built the league. The ED didn't build the league, the players did. It's a slap in the face to the builders that came before us. This isn't a guess, I receive texts and calls all the time from guys within the league(s), guys that are now out but played a strong hand in building it, and guys who have moved already as they simply did not believe in the direction, and had no respect for the leadership. That's a common theme.
So....for me, the FVSL as I knew it is gone. Dead. I am supportive of the grandfather clubs still in it, and that's why I'm saying, make your moves now, if you can. The landscape is changing, and if you can't read the writing on the wall, you need to go back to your ABCs. Read the mission statement here....does the FVSL have a similar mission statement? Definitely not, not if you look at the evidence over the past 5 years of major grandfather clubs evaporating from the FVSL premier landscape. https://vmslsoccer.com/ .
"The purpose of the Society is to develop, promote, extend and foster the game of soccer in the Province of British Columbia, Canada and to safeguard the interests of the clubs and teams competing in the VMSL, BC's premier amateur league."
The new FVSL? Firstly, I hope they change the name, they don't deserve to carry it, and don't deserve to compete for the Pakenham Cup. The Pak should be fought for by the best amateur men's teams in the FV, and sorry, if you push out all the best players, then it's no longer relevant. just look at this history: https://www.fraservalleysoccer.com/Archives/PakenhamCupWinners.htm .
If this initiative proves to be successful, and players coming out of college / university have a better pathway and opportunities to be scouted into Tier II and above? Better shop window, and it plays a role in replicating the success of L1 Ontario, and the players they've pushed on to great things? Hell yeah, I'll be supportive. I'd have to be a hypocrite not to be. I wish them sincerest best of luck, but deplore the way they are going about doing this.
Dare I say it. @Dude for fvsl president. #MakeTheValleyGreatAgain
Agreed Dude. I also look to why these clubs are not apart of the league anymore, and most of it seems to be because of the relationship they had with the ED. Hell, even Port Moody pulled all of their teams out of the FV. We need someone there that will build these relations back up again.
YoAdrian said:
LOL, trust me, NOBODY wants that. Besides, the way the society works, it's all about influence over the board to jam through initiatives. Rebranding to the TMSL is apparently next on the docket.
utah said:
Here's the problem....it's like having that crazy bombshell hot ex girlfriend, where the sex may have been off-the-hook, and she allowed all sorts of positions even you never thought of (secretly she has low self esteem), but she's so crazy that even you have second thoughts about going back...but the sex.
So, take the off-the-hook-sex out of the equation, and what do you have? Why go back?
Toe tag this MOFO, it's done.
Abby 2 Caps 3
Good back and forth game, especially in the second half. Game came down to mistakes at the back and not taking our chances cost us points. Kudos to the caps, showed up with a better squad than the first fixture and showed improvement. Need to steady the ship and get back on track next week.
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The Charismatic Enigma
Who would like to hear a story?
A tale so dirty and depraving that it could alter the trajectory of BC Soccer for years to come.
It involves a young man eager to take his creation to the next level. En route, he encountered snakes, and tigers - who reveal themselves to be snakes.
PART I: A SNAKE LIES IN WAIT FOR HIS PREY, BUT ALL HE CAUGHT WERE L'S
En route to living out his dream in the FVSL Prem division, the young man encountered a man dressed in a suit. The man promised tales of mergers and acquisitions, and a head coach role, as well as two even teams in the top division of FVSL AND VMSL.
The young man agreed to bring in said acquisitions, and do his best for the greater cause. However, the man in the suit would often shed his skin to reveal a slithery green texture ...the man wasn't as hooman as the young boy suspected.
One day, after a training session the man in the suit appeared, and told the young boy and his newly acquired team that he could no longer afford to keep that team in the FVSL Prem because of a "lack of funds," yet assured the young team that adequate funds could be provided if everyone moved over to the VMSL Prem team. The man revealed himself to be a snake!
The snake scared away the young boy, and attempted to attack the players and keep them in his Athletic Metro Lair. The team ran as fast as they could to their young saviour, and promised they'd never set foot anywhere near the snake (or the yellow and black Metro Lair) again.
The snake retreated - defeated, hiring a loud, screaming man to rally his mediocre troops for a long, arduous battle in the VMSL Prem - that ultimately ended with relegation.
STAY TUNED FOR PART II: THE TIGER BECOMES A SNAKE
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I'm trying hard but will wait for next chapter!
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LOL, well, following....
I actually saw a garter snake go thru my yard in the summer. Not gonna lie it freaked me out.
Guess I should have followed it and seen what was really going on at BC Soccer.
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BigBadRedBull16
The Charismatic Enigma said:
What's the turn around time on part: II. I have Yellowstone on Sunday. Below the Deck Monday. Can I add this to my Tuesday evenings? Also the whole "hooman" play on words was what caught me.
Out of curiosity is Metro Athletic essentially Tigers vmsl side?
dezza
BigBadRedBull16 said:
No. They got divorced. It seems like Tigers got the "Premier Academy" FVSL Premier spot in the settlement.
SoccerDaD14
WOW. was beginning to wonder if anyone cared about FVSL anymore. Was looking for the return of our CCB guy to get things going, but this might be better! LOL
Went to the mediocre site today to catch up. Abby with a bunch of games in hand, win them all and they'd be a point behind Tigers. Otherwise, big clumb holding the middle ground, with the new additions plus Micro Footie and FCT in the bottom.
But, has anyone looked at Div 1?
Who is Tzeachten FC? Is there an association here with Chilliwack FC? These guys are walking all over the division, and surely will earn promotion (if promotion / relegation is a real thing, and I somehow doubt it is anymore).
Division 1
- Pool: A
Team GP W D L GF GA GD PTS
Tzeachten FC 12 12 0 0 58 4 54 36
TWU Spartans B 14 9 3 2 51 15 36 30
TSS FC Rovers II U21 13 9 2 2 39 19 20 29
North Delta SC NEWWAY 13 7 3 3 24 25 -1 24
Port Moody Piranhas 13 7 1 5 26 21 5 22
Surrey United SC B 13 7 1 5 21 23 -2 22
Langley United B 14 6 3 5 32 28 4 21
Surrey Utd SC Reds U21 14 4 1 9 26 35 -9 13
FC Tigers Vancouver B 13 3 4 6 29 30 -1 13
Abbotsford United C 10 1 2 7 10 31 -21 5
Premier Academy U21 13 1 1 11 12 45 -33 4
Juba FC 14 0 3 11 10 62 -52 3
Who is Tzeachten FC? Is there an association here with Chilliwack FC?
Yes, I believe the make up is basically the old Chilliwack FC.
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So, if they win promotion, would they even go up? If so, do they fit into the new vision of the league, and would the league have the cahones to drop FTC Academy or Micro Footy?
Happy to see the Little Hobbit near the top of the GB race with three games in hand. Nice one, @YoAdrian
So here's a question...what happens when one player is playing for both FC Tigers squads in the division? I only know this through the grapevine and 3rd party, no idea how accurate that info is.