We previously explored why you should use only a 3rd-party authentication.
Let's see how dead-simple and robust this would be by constructing an email sign-in link.
We email user a link.
We verify this link was recently created by us for this email.
Of course it must be secure and simple.
# send link to email.
email = check_token(params) # email is now an authenticated user, or 'false'.
Note the email and time are exposed in the URL, but that's OK.
When user clicks on the link, we check the the token is indeed a hash of the email and time and our app secret. Since only we have the app secret, it can't be forged. A user could forge the time/email, but then then token would not be a correct hash. This method also allows us to expire the token after a set amount of time.
If the token is indeed a hash of the email, time, and our secret - we know this is a valid link for this email.
a. We can add additional parameters to the token hash, if we need to.
So as we can see - it's dead-simple. You can easily craft a secure sign-in link, and by mailing it, the recipient can prove they own that email.


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Young girl with cerebral palsy takes on Bellin Run
Alyssa Bloechl
For the first time since 2003, when the group originated, the Luxemburg-Casco Kids for Running Bellin Run program will be including an athlete with cerebral palsy in their 6.2-mile journey Saturday in Green Bay.
L-C Intermediate School Principal Jolene Hussong's compassion for children equality sparked her to ask fourth grade student with CP, Aliyah Zeitler, to participate in the program. Hussong has trained and run in the Bellin more than 20 times, and 10 times with the Spartans' Kids for Running group.
"I believe in all students having the same opportunities regardless of their mental or physical abilities," Hussong said. "I believe that Aliyah's participation this year will open the door for other students in the future at our school."
Hussong asked Aliyah last year, but she had just recovered from a recent surgery and was concerned about the amount of people and noise level, and declined the offer. But Hussong said she did not have to ask Aliyah twice if she wanted to try the 2014 run.
This year, Team Aliyah has assembled and will be participating with myTEAM TRIUMPH, a nonprofit ride-along program created for those with disabilities who would not be able to participate in the Bellin normally.
"I'm having a lot of fun, and my coaches are all very sweet," Aliyah said last week at practice with the L-C group.
The other 150 students on the L-C training team and coaches Fred Kramer, Ron VanderMeuse, Nicole Lenss, Beth Hoeft, Patty Clancy-Gurgel and Nicole Forsythe, other teachers and parents have rallied around Team Aliyah in practice and fundraising for myTEAM TRIUMPH. Team Aliyah's goal for fundraising was $500, but with the students and other supporters, they were able to surpass that goal and as of June 11 had collected $1,479 with the sale of headbands and wristbands.
Aliyah will be the "captain," and her "angels," Hussong, Lenss, Hoeft, Clancy-Gurgel and Forsythe, will take turns navigating Aliyah through the course and across the finish line Saturday. In addition to the twice-a-week practices with the L-C runners, Aliyah also attends practice with myTEAM TRIUMPH in Green Bay.
Her wheelchair was designed specifically for her to participate in the race with. VanderMeuse had a significant hand in how it should be crafted for her safety and optimal experience.
"The journey is certainly the overall reward when it comes to Aliyah. She has reminded me that no matter how your day has gone, good or bad, you can always wear a smile and find a bright spot somewhere," Hussong said. "It has been an awesome bonding experience for me and the four other staff who are working together to support Aliyah. It has strengthened our belief in the philosophy of supporting one another and how it takes a village to raise a child or complete a 10k."
"It is awesome for her to be part of this," said Kristen Zeitler, Aliyah's mother. "Watching this every day, I feel it is better for the other kids, because of her presence."
Kristen and her husband, Mike, have noticed an increase in Aliyah's confidence, enthusiasm and amount of friends she has made at school and with myTEAM TRIUMPH. Aliyah was diagnosed when she was 2, and has been in physical and occupational therapy since.
Last weekend the Zeitler family participated in the Dairy Days 5K in Kewaunee County, with the angels running with Aliyah for a practice before the Bellin.
"Mike and I are walking the Dairy Days 5K, and we never thought that our daughter would beat us across the finish line," Zeitler said. "My daughter is quite inspiring."
Aliyah and her angels will be ready and excited to take off for the run Saturday morning with the other members of the L-C Kids for Running team and myTEAM TRIUMPH.
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GNOME 3.0 is due for release April 16 and I'm pretty excited by it. So I finally decided to check out first-hand how it's progressing. My perspective is that of a GNOME 2.X user, but like many people, I was a little skeptical of the changes in 3.0. I tried the 0.0.6 image from the GNOME3 website and ran it off the USB key.
It's pretty. And minimal. Love the new font.
High quality and scalable graphics and interface – tried it on both a 10″ netbook and a 23″ monitor with success. Large title bars and close buttons – easy to hit.
All the updated core GNOME programs! I especially like the progress with Nautilus, the file manager. Instead of using a status bar, it uses a floating alt-type yellow info box to display info. Plus it seems much faster.
Single stroke exposé-like effect that reveals all windows, scaled and tiled. This is bound to the Windows (Super) key, which actually makes it more appropriately named for GNOME3 than any version of Windows. Note: It can also be reached by clicking Activities in the top-left corner. From here, you can use your mouse to switch to a window or quickly close windows, launch/switch-to a program from the left sidebar, or you can start typing a substring of a program to run, or a string to search using wikipedia or google (these options appear after you type something… OR you can browse applications by clicking Applications. Additionally, on the right, you can manage workspaces. With the smart launcher and window manager functionality tied to a single key, I found myself actually starting to heart the windows key and its prime keyboard real estate.
Don't worry, you can still alt-tab! 🙂 And it's improved, with mouse input, and grouping instances of the same program.
Integrated chat with notifications is great.
Modal windows are now attached to their parent window (by default, this can be changed).
Slick animations with meaning. Like the modal windows that slide out of the parent window's title bar. I think OSX does something like this….
Yelp, the Help browser is about a billion times faster. Seriously. This is largely due to the shift from gecko to webkit, I believe.
No more minimize/maximize buttons. At first, I wasn't sure about this and thought I wouldn't like it, but the way the new desktop is designed, I don't miss them. You can add them back, if it's a concern. And all the old window shortcuts still work: [Alt+F9] = Minimize; both [Alt+F10] and [double-click title bar] = Toggle Maximize; [Alt+right-mouse-button] = window menu.
GNOME is just much leaner than it has ever been before. Instead of starting 3 different programs at login (nautilus, gnome-panel, metacity), it simply starts gnome-shell.
Requires 3D support. Unfortunately, this is not always a simple request for us Linux users. Tried it on my netbook and failed. Couldn't run it and probably never will thanks to the terribly supported poulsbo integrated graphics.
And not just any 3D support… Tried it on my desktop, also with integrated graphics, but a better supported ATI x1250 – performance wasn't stellar, but it was usable.
Not very mature and not very customizable (yet). Panel Applets in prior versions of GNOME are extremely popular. Now we have this huge piece of space we can't do anything with. But I'm sure something like panel applets will come eventually.
Some of the changes had me fishing for functionality. Like, where is the control-center? It's not in the Applications list under the Activities window. It's under the user menu, under System Settings.
And once you're in the System Settings, you often want to change many things. At first, I was opening System Settings, selecting a component (they're called Panels) to adjust (Background, for example), making changes, closing, repeat. When you open a panel from the System Settings window, that panel replaces the contents of the System Settings window. I didn't notice the All Settings button that replaced the search entry in the dark grey area! After realizing that, it wasn't so bad. 🙂 And to be honest, I think the theme or something is not quite finished. Looking at other screenshots on the web, the button is much more noticable.
BIG change in the way it expects people to use it. This will likely cause lots of frustration.
Doesn't quite seem ready for prime time. I guess that makes sense, it's still beta.
Some odd input lag every now and then. Visual artifacts. For both of these, I point my finger at my integrated graphics. Just a general lack of polish. But that's to be expected with alpha/beta software.
After trying Shell, I'm actually more excited for it. It still lacks polish in areas, which is expected at this point, but I love the direction GNOME3 is taking GNOME. I'm hoping I can get by on my integrated graphics, but I'm probably willing to purchase a low-end video card to get better performance. Anyway, I'm really interested to see how Canonical's Unity and GNOME Shell will evolve side by side. Now I have to try Unity, I guess….


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Q: How do I make 'n' number of SKSpriteNode move in all direction continuously Swift? I want 'n' number of nodes keep moving in all direction continuously.
Below is how I coded
func spriteCollection(count : Int) -> [SKSpriteNode]{

    var spriteArray = [SKSpriteNode]()

    for _ in 0..<count {
        let sprite = SKSpriteNode(imageNamed: "node.png")

        //giving random position to sprites,
        let x =  CGFloat(arc4random_uniform(UInt32(((self.scene?.frame.width)! - sprite.size.width))))
        let y = CGFloat(arc4random_uniform(UInt32(((self.scene?.frame.height)! - sprite.size.height))))

        sprite.position = CGPoint(x: x, y: y)
        spriteArray.append(sprite)
    }

    return spriteArray
}

override func didMoveToView(view: SKView) {

    //here if I pass more than 2, the nodes won't even get displayed sometimes
    let spriteCollection = spriteCollection(2)

    for sprite in spriteCollection{

       let blockOFaction = SKAction.runBlock({
            let x =  CGFloat(arc4random_uniform(UInt32(((self.scene?.frame.width)! - sprite.size.width))))
            let y = CGFloat(arc4random_uniform(UInt32(((self.scene?.frame.height)! - sprite.size.height))))
            let action = SKAction.moveTo(CGPoint(x: x , y: y), duration: 2)
            print("moving to \(x,y)")
            action.speed = 3.0
            sprite.runAction(action)

        })
        let waitAction = SKAction.waitForDuration(1)

        sprite.runAction(SKAction.repeatActionForever(SKAction.sequence([blockOFaction, waitAction])))
        addChild(sprite)
    }
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The nodes are moving randomly in all direction, but if I add more than 2 sprites, sometimes none of the sprites are visible(just a blank screen) and also I want to increase the number of sprites eventually. Here what I'm doing is, just passing the number of sprites I want(It cannot be increased eventually) So is there any other way to do it.  Could anyone please suggest me how can I achieve this..

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Home » Fergus boys' basketball team defeats Fairfield at home
Fergus boys' basketball team defeats Fairfield at home
Jaden Graham eyes the bucket on his way to scoring 27 points against Fairfield on Friday at the FHS Fieldhouse.
Photo by Doreen Heintz
The Fergus boys' basketball team split its games over the weekend. On Friday at home, the Golden Eagles defeated Fairfield, 55-44. Saturday in Livingston, the Golden Eagles dropped a conference game to Park, 69-56.
"The game against Park was much closer than the final score indicates," said FHS Coach Scott Sparks. "We had a lead midway through the fourth quarter, and then Park got a couple of open looks. We failed to capitalize on two possessions, and the next thing we know we're down by 5 points and in foul mode. It really was a great game.
"Our kids have nothing to hang their heads about, but have to understand that late in games we can't have breakdowns on the defensive end and not finish from point-blank range on offense," continued Sparks. "They are a good team. With the addition of a third scorer in (Brendon) Johnson, they are going to give a lot of teams fits this season. I'm disappointed that we didn't get it done, but it's not like we got beat by a bad team. They are going to be in the mix to go to state."
Just as described by Sparks, the game against Livingston was close throughout. At the end of the first quarter, the Rangers led 19-17. Park opened up a 6-point lead, 34-28, at halftime. The Golden Eagles cut the lead to only 1 point, 50-49, to start the fourth quarter.
Jaden Graham had another strong performance offensively for the Golden Eagles. Graham scored a total of 19 points in the game. He went 9-for-10 from the free-throw line. Wes Jameson came off the bench for Fergus to score 17 points, including three 3-point baskets. Jake Clinton had 7 points off the bench for the Golden Eagles.
Graham scores 27 in win over Fairfield
At home on Friday night, Graham had 27 points in the Golden Eagles' 55-44 win over Fairfield. Tanner Trafton scored the first 3 points of the contest on an old-fashioned three-point play. Trafton scored a field goal, was fouled, and then hit the free throw to give the Golden Eagles a 3-0 lead. The Eagles of Fairfield came right back with a basket from behind the 3-point arc to tie the score.
At the 5:40 mark of the first quarter, the Fairfield coach called a time out after neither team was able to put any points on the board. Graham finally broke the scoring drought by scoring his first field goal of the game. At the end of the first quarter, Fairfield held a slim 11-10 lead.
Clinton put the Golden Eagles on top 12-11 at the beginning of the second period. With just under two minutes to go in the first half, a 3-point jumper by Graham put Fergus up 20-17. By halftime that lead had grown to 24-17.
Late in the third quarter, Fairfield was able to tie the score at 30-30. Graham hit his second 3-pointer of the game to give the lead back to the Golden Eagles. The third quarter ended with Fergus leading, 33-32.
After Fairfield regained the lead at the beginning of the final eight minutes, Sparks called a timeout with 7:02 left in the game. Graham scored off a great assist from Andrew Lalum to tie the score, but Fairfield's Gage Blackwell hit a 3-pointer to give the lead back to the Eagles. With Fairfield leading 41-38, Graham's third 3-pointer tied the game. With under four minutes left in the contest, Jameson scored to give Fergus a 43-41 lead. After Fairfield scored another field goal, Jameson hit one of two free throws to give the Golden Eagles a 44-43 lead.
That lead grew to 46-43 on a field goal by Clinton. With just under two minutes to play, Graham connected on two free throws to give the Golden Eagles some breathing room at 48-43.
Graham's 4 points from the free-throw line with under a minute to play helped seal the win for Fergus. In the win, Graham went 8-for-11 from the free-throw line. Joining Graham in double figures was Clinton with 11 points.
Play Huntley Project on Saturday night
Fergus has only one varsity game this weekend. On Saturday they travel to Huntley to play the Red Devils. After the Golden Eagles thoroughly embarrassed the Red Devils at home before Christmas, look for the Red Devils to try to get some revenge on Saturday night. The game could be much closer than the 73-26 rout by Fergus in December.
Game times for the Fergus boys' teams in Huntley are the following: C-squad-1 p.m., junior varsity-2:30 p.m. and varsity-5:30 p.m.
On Thursday, the Fergus C-squad and JV team travel to Stanford to play the DGS JV and varsity squad. The boys' C-squad game is at 4:30, followed by the Fergus JVs playing the DGS varsity at 7:30 p.m.


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Latrell Mitchell (né Goolagong; born 18 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a  for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and has represented both New South Wales in the State of Origin series and Australia at international level as a .

He began his National Rugby League career with the Sydney Roosters and was a member of the 2018 and 2019 NRL Grand Final championship rosters as a centre. Mitchell has also represented the Indigenous All Stars, and played as a er during his earlier career.

Background
Mitchell (né Goolagong) was born in Taree, New South Wales and is of Aboriginal descent from Birrbay and Wiradjuri people. He attended Chatham High School and played junior rugby league for the Taree Red Rovers as well as Group 3 Rugby League under 18's for Taree City club.

Playing career

Early career
In 2013 and 2014, Mitchell played for the New South Wales under-16s and under-18s teams respectively. Mitchell played for the Roosters' S. G. Ball Cup team during the 2014 season, where he was named as the S. G. Ball Player of the Year, and the man-of-the-match in the S. G. Ball Grand Final.

In November 2014, Mitchell was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team for their tour of England and France. He scored 13 tries in 7 games and was named player of the series.

Mitchell played in the Roosters' NYC team during the 2015 season. On 16 June 2015, he re-signed with the club until the end of the 2019 season. On 8 July 2015, Mitchell played at fullback for the New South Wales under 20s team and scored a try in the 32–16 win at Lang Park. On 14 September 2015, Mitchell was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year.

2016
Mitchell was named in the Roosters' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad. During the tournament, he scored 4 tries in 3 games.

Mitchell also played in the Roosters' 2016 World Club Series win against St Helens.

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the South Sydney Rabbitohs and subsequently played in every game of the season, finishing with 14 tries as the team's leading try and point scorer.

2017

In February, Mitchell played as an interchange in the 2017 All Stars match at McDonald Jones Stadium.

In the first round of the NRL season, Mitchell scored a hat-trick in the Roosters' 32–18 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Robina Stadium. He helped the Roosters climb up the ladder to 2nd place after 26 rounds scoring plenty of tries. He scored the game-winning try in week 1 of the 2017 finals against the Broncos. In the preliminary final against North Queensland, Mitchell endured a horror night which involved him sending two kick off restarts out on the full which both led to tries for the opposition. The Sydney Roosters lost the match 29–16 in what proved to be one of the upsets of the season.

2018
Mitchell was selected to play for New South Wales in The 2018 State of Origin series by coach Brad Fittler. He scored a try in the first match of the series.  Mitchell also played in the next two games of the series; although New South Wales won the second game but lost the third, the side did win its first Origin shield since 2014.

In the NRL 2018 finals series, Mitchell was handed a one match suspension after being charged for a crusher tackle on Josh Dugan in the Roosters victory over Cronulla. Mitchell subsequently missed the preliminary final victory over Souths.

On 30 September, Mitchell played in the 2018 NRL Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm scoring a try and kicking four goals in the Sydney Roosters 21–6 win.

At the National Dreamtime Awards 2018, Mitchell was named Male Sportsperson of the Year.

2019
In February, Mitchell played as a centre in the 2019 All Stars match at AAMI Park and kicked 3 out of 7 goals.

In round 6 of the 2019 NRL season, Mitchell scored a try and kicked the winning field goal as the Sydney Roosters defeated Melbourne 21–20 in golden point extra time.

In round 8, Mitchell scored a hat-trick and kicked 7 goals as the Sydney Roosters defeated Wests Tigers 42–12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

In Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin series, Mitchell was sin binned for a professional foul on Matt Gillett in the 58th minute, and dropped for the subsequent games.

In round 14 against the Bulldogs, Mitchell scored 2 tries and kicked 5 goals in a 38–12 victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In round 18 against Newcastle, Mitchell scored a try and kicked 8 goals as the Sydney Roosters won the match 48–10 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In Round 20 against the Gold Coast, Mitchell scored 2 tries and kicked 9 goals as the Sydney Roosters won the match 58–6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

In round 22 against the New Zealand Warriors, Mitchell scored 2 tries and kicked 5 goals. The Sydney Roosters won the match 42–6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

On 2 October, Mitchell was named as the Dally M centre of the year at the Dally M Awards ceremony.
Mitchell played at centre in the club's 2019 NRL Grand Final victory over the Canberra Raiders at ANZ Stadium.

On 25 October, Mitchell kicked 4 goals for Australia's 26–4 victory over New Zealand in the Oceania Cup.

2020

In January, Mitchell's manager Matt Rose brokered a transfer for him from the Sydney Roosters to the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a one-year deal worth $600,000 with the club having the option of committing by 30 April to the 2021 season for a reported $800,000.

In February, Mitchell played as fullback in the 2020 All Stars match at Cbus Super Stadium.

Mitchell made his debut for South Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season against Cronulla-Sutherland. However, he was benched by coach Wayne Bennett after 55 minutes of play.

In round 5, Mitchell scored his first try for South Sydney when they defeated the Gold Coast Titans 32–12 at Western Sydney Stadium.

In round 15, Mitchell scored two tries and kicked one goal in a 56–16 victory over Manly-Warringah at ANZ Stadium.

In round 16, Mitchell was taken from the field with a hamstring injury during Souths 38–0 victory over Parramatta, and was later ruled out for the season.

2021
In January, Mitchell reportedly signed a two-year contract extension worth around $875,000 per season until the end of 2023 with South Sydney through his new manager Warwick Wright after former manager Matt Rose allowed his own accreditation as an agent to lapse.

In February, Mitchell played as fullback in the 2021 All Stars match at North Queensland Stadium and kicked two goals.

In round 5 of the 2021 NRL season, Mitchell scored two tries and kicked a field goal in South Sydney's 35–6 victory over Brisbane.

On 20 April, Mitchell was suspended for four weeks after being charged over two incidents during South Sydney's victory over the Wests Tigers in round 6.  The incidents involved Mitchell lashing out at Wests player Luke Garner with his boot, and a late hit to the head of David Nofoaluma.  Mitchell was also fined $3000 by the NRL and ruled ineligible for a 2021 Dally M Medal due to this suspension.

Mitchell played for New South Wales in all three games in the 2021 State of Origin series. He scored two tries and kicked goal in Game 1.

In round 20, Mitchell scored two tries for South Sydney in a 50–14 victory over the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

In round 24, Mitchell scored two tries for South Sydney in a 54–12 victory over the Sydney Roosters. However, his season ended when sin-binned for an illegal shoulder charge on Roosters player Joseph Manu, who left the field with a fractured cheekbone. Mitchell subsequently took an early plea after being charged with a grade two reckless high tackle charge and was suspended for six matches (675 points). Without his prior offences, Mitchell would have been offered a four-week ban. Consequently, Mitchell missed playing in the 2021 finals series and the 2021 NRL Grand Final against the Penrith Panthers.

On 1 September 2021, NSW State of Origin coach Brad Fittler warned that Mitchell could "end up shortening his career" if unable to stay out of trouble on the field. Two months later, "Latrell Mitchell took out the True Blue Award, which is judged by the (NSW) coaching staff and goes to a player who displays qualities upon which the team culture is built."

2022

The balance of Mitchell's 2021 six-week suspension carried forward into 2022. This ruled him ineligible to play in the Indigenous All-Stars annual representative exhibition match as well as round 1 of the 2022 NRL season.

In round 2, Melbourne defeated South Sydney 15–14 at AAMI Park. Although Mitchell missed his three conversion attempts for Souths, he did kick a two-point field goal in the 80th minute to send the match into golden point extra time.

In round 3, Mitchell kicked four goals and scored one try for South Sydney in a 28–16 victory over the Sydney Roosters.

In round 4, Penrith defeated South Sydney 26–12 at Penrith Stadium. Mitchell kicked two goals.

Prior to round 5, South Sydney head coach Jason Demetriou revealed that Mitchell "was battling a knee injury". In round 5, Mitchell only played during the first fifteen minutes. He scored a try for Souths against the St. George Illawarra Dragons at Stadium Australia. In later play, he suffered a hamstring injury after being tackled, and left the field. Mitchell was expected to be sidelined for eight weeks. After round 5, his official NRL goal kicking conversion rate for the 2022 season was 54.6% and for defence, 82.4% tackle efficiency.

In round 16, Mitchell returned from injury and kicked five goals for South Sydney in a 30–12 victory over the Parramatta Eels at Accor Stadium.

In round 17, Mitchell stood in as captain and kicked six out of eight goals for South Sydney in their 40–28 victory over the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium. In the 18th minute, he was placed on report for high contact to the head of Newcastle winger Dominic Young.

In round 20, Cronulla defeated South Sydney 21-20 at PointsBet Stadium. Mitchell missed three field goal attempts in golden point extra time.

Instead of attending training on the Tuesday morning prior to round 25, Mitchell went to his northern NSW farm "to recharge his batteries ahead of the finals" the following week. In round 25, he successfully kicked two of three conversion goal attempts for South Sydney in their 26–16 loss to the Sydney Roosters at Sydney Football Stadium. In the 70th minute, Mitchell was sin-binned for ten minutes for deliberately impeding the play the ball off the back of repeat set restarts.

The following week, Mitchell kicked five goals and scored one try for South Sydney in a 30–14 elimination final victory over Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium. Then, in semi final 2 on 17 September, Mitchell kicked seven goals for South Sydney in their 38–12 victory over Cronulla at Allianz Stadium. On 24 September, Mitchell kicked two goals for South Sydney in their 32–12 preliminary final loss to Penrith at Accor Stadium.

In October, he was named in the Australia squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

2023
On 5 February 2023, Mitchell was arrested and charged in Canberra with resisting a territory public official, fighting in a public place and failing to comply with an exclusion direction. Mitchell was filmed crying out about pain in both shoulders while being arrested and was later reportedly visited by South Sydney's club doctor to check for any injuries. The NRL's Integrity Unit investigated the incident but did not respond when asked if Mitchell would still play in the All Stars match on 11 February 2023. Nevertheless, Mitchell's management company subsequently released an apology on his behalf at Sydney airport on 6 February as he departed for New Zealand with the All Stars team. Mitchell was listed to appear in the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory on 22 February, one week prior to the commencement of the 2023 NRL season He pleaded not guilty, and the case was adjourned to October 2023.

Personal life
Mitchell's registered birth name was Goolagong. His parents are Trish Goolagong and Matt Mitchell. His maternal great aunt is former tennis player Evonne Goolagong Cawley. During his early teens, Latrell and his two brothers (Shaquai and Lionel) changed to their father's surname. Shaquai also plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

There are 116 nations listed as the birthplace of NRL players. Although players are not obliged to do so, prior to Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin series, Mitchell announced that he would not sing the Australian National Anthem because it did not represent Aboriginal Australians.

On 27 April 2020, Mitchell was fined $1000 by the NRL and placed under investigation after he broke strict lockdown protocols with fellow NRL player Josh Addo-Carr by going on a weekend camping trip during the COVID-19 pandemic. Addo-Carr was also investigated for use of a firearm. On 28 April, Mitchell was fined an additional $50,000 by the NRL for breaching strict self isolation protocols and for bringing the game into disrepute. On 9 November, Taree Local Court sentenced Mitchell to a 12-month conditional release order after he pleaded guilty to giving a firearm to a person not authorised by a licence or permit.

In August 2021, after Mitchell pleaded guilty and was suspended from the NRL for six matches, Mitchell's uncle Maurice Goolagong claimed that Mitchell "is struggling in the aftermath as his partner has been receiving death threats". A few days later, when a reporter asked how Mitchell was going, South Sydney head coach Wayne Bennett responded: "He's very well, thanks. I'm sure he'd appreciate you asking that." Bennett also confirmed that Mitchell was still physically with the team in the Queensland COVID bubble, particularly playing the role of the opposition as they do different training drills. The youth responsible for directing threats via social media was given a police caution.

Mitchell and his long-term partner Brielle Mercy have two children.

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What I like about it: This blog reads like a short & practical devotional. Each day the author focuses on a few short verses from the Proverbs. After reading a brief explanation of the text, you will receive a daily dose of encouragement to live a more holy life.
With just a couple minutes a day, you will be spurred on to follow Christ better, while also deepening your understanding and appreciation for the book of Proverbs.


State Highway 2 is closed at Mangatawhiri following a serious crash at about 2:30pm involving a car and a truck loaded with sand.
One person has been taken to hospital by helicopter with serious injuries.
Traffic is being diverted around the crash site and the Police serious crash unit will be investigating the cause.
It is anticipated that the road will be closed for several hours as heavy equipment will be required to recover the truck and clear the roadway.


Relax- Watch the sunrise of the sunsets in a comfortable temperature controlled room that also has the feel of being outside. From stargazing to reading a good book sunrooms and patio rooms are great for relaxing and unwinding.
Entertaining – Do you like to host get togethers? Why not have one in your sunroom or patio room? A sunroom or patio room can protect your guests from the outdoor elements leaving your room a great place to gather 365 days a year. Tired of the bugs outside? Not an issue with a sunroom or patio room addition. Keep the comfort inside and the bugs outside.
Enjoying hobbies – Great place for you to unwind with some arts and crafts, games, reading, anything you want to do you can do in your glass solarium or patio enclosures. All the while being protected from random storms, pesky bugs or the hot weather. Enjoy your new addition anyway you want.
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To start off the notes, Hi-Rez announced a new model of Ymir featuring tons of new detail and an enhanced ice-covered mallet as his weapon. This update will go into effect for Ymir's Standard skin, TwitchYmir, Nuclear Winter, Golden, Legendary, and Diamond skins. In addition to this, we learned that Hercules will be getting a new skin known as La Rocha, a luchador with a giant chair as his weapon. This skin features new taunts in the voice pack along with a giant pinata for his ult. Daisy Despair Scylla was also announced featuring tons of new graphics and effects for her abilities. Included in this patch is the Battle Maiden Bellona recolor along with the Gold, Legendary and Diamond skin for Awilix.
Leading up to the patch notes the official Smite twitter account was leaking these new skins for every x amount of retweets it got. One of the many skins retweeted was the Zeus Xbox skin. Despite not being covered or shown in the patch notes stream, the community has assumed that this skin will be available to all people who play the beta for Smite on Xbox One. The skin features a custom lit up shield green player 1 icon along with a green tint to the lightning bolt.
In the new patch notes, the community also got it's first confirmed look at Bellona and her abilities. Being the Roman Goddess of War, Bellona brings something new to SMITE since she is the first female warrior to appear in game. With numerous weapons at her reach, Bellona rushes into the battlefield with a thirst for blood.
Having a new god is pretty awesome, especially since Bellona is the first female warrior. Yet, one thing that really has the community on the edge of their seats is a recently data-mined new skin. This skin be the Mercenary Ares skin.
As you can see, the Mercenary Ares skin looks like your stereotypical badass soldier. Although he isn't being released in this patch, we can assume that he will be making his way to SMITE possibly in the mined Medusa patch.
That's all we have right now for the SMITE patch notes. If you would like to read them for yourself and see what's new with items and miscellaneous changes, click here! Don't forget to share some love over on SMITE Dataming because they truly do some amazing work and bring us tomorrow's content, today!


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Q: Java IndexOf not finding right data I have a java application that needs to parse HTML elements from an HTML page. My simple HTML test is setup as such:
<!DOCTYPE html>

My code will be setup such that it will search the document for this string:
    "

Then grab everything between those two entities.
Here's my files with their code:
************strings.xml************

String txt_style_opentag = ""

***********************************

************Parser.java************
public static String getStyle(Context context, String text) {
    String style = "";

    String openTag = context.getString(R.string.txt_style_opentag);
    String closeTag = context.getString(R.string.txt_style_closetag);
    String endCarrot = context.getString(R.string.txt_end_carrot);

    int openPos1 = text.indexOf(openTag);
    int openPos = text.indexOf(endCarrot, openPos1);
    int closePos = text.indexOf(closeTag, openPos1);

    if (openPos != -1 && closePos != -1)
        style = text.substring(openPos + openTag.length(), closePos).trim();

    if (style != null && style.length() > 0 && style.charAt(0) == '\n')     // first \n remove
        style = style.substring(1, style.length());

    if (style != null && style.length() > 0 && style.charAt(style.length() - 1) == '\n')    // last \n remove
        style = style.substring(0, style.length() - 1);

    return style;
}
********************************************************

My result is close, but not right. The result is this:
{width:100%;height:100px;background-color:blue;}

If you notice, it is missing the "div" part. It should look like this:
div {width:100%;height:100px;background-color:blue;}

What am I doing wrong here. Can anyone help?

A: You're taking the substring from the end of your opening tag (the closing bracket >) and adding the length of the opening tag (rather than endCarrot), thus moving the start of the substring ahead of where you want it to be. You want to do
style = text.substring(openPos + endCarrot.length(), closePos).trim();

A: Of course...right after I ask for help I finally figure it out. The following code should be changed
FROM:
style = text.substring(openPos + openTag.length(), closePos).trim();

TO:
style = text.substring(openPos + endCarrot.length(), closePos).trim();

Sorry for the post. And thanks for the recommendations


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DWP warns eligible pensioners they have until Sunday to claim £324 cost of living cash
Retirees have until Sunday (Dec 18) to backdate a claim for Pension Credit covering the qualifying period for the Cost of Living Payment - which would make them eligible for £324
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has warned retirees who may be eligible for the £324 Cost of Living Payment that they have until Sunday to ensure they don't miss out. If people would have qualified for Pension Credit three months ago, during the qualifying period for the £324 payment, they have until December 18 to make a backdated claim.
So pensioners are now being urged to check if they are eligible for Pension Credit, LancashireLive reports. If they are, not only will they benefit from the regular support, but may also be able to receive the £324, plus other benefits that can come with being a Pension Credit claimant, such as Council Tax discounts and a free TV licence.
Claims for Pension Credit can be backdated by a maximum of three months which is why pensioners must make a claim by Sunday. The second instalment of the Cost of Living Payment, worth £324, was only made to people who received or were later found to be eligible for, certain means-tested benefits during a qualifying period, three months ago.
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The DWP Tweeted on Monday (Dec 12): "Six days to go: Don't miss out on the £324 Cost Of Living Payment as a recipient of #PensionCredit - submit your application for Pension Credit before 18 Dec."
The tweet continued: "Did you know, if you get Pension Credit you could also get help with broadband fees? You could be on average £3,500 a year better off if you qualify for #PensionCredit To check your eligibility and to apply, call 0800 99 1234 or visit http://ow.ly/4s2Z50LWpAr."
Pension Credit supports people who are over State Pension age and are on low incomes with daily living costs. It tops a person's income up to a minimum of £182.60 per week for single pensioners, and £278.70 for couples. You do not have to receive State Pension to get Pension Credit.
The benefit can also allow people to access other types of support, including: Housing Benefit if you rent the property you live in; Support for Mortgage Interest if you own the property you live in; a Council Tax discount; a free TV licence if you're aged 75 or over; help with NHS dental treatment, glasses and transport costs for hospital appointments.
Support with heating costs through the Warm Home Discount Scheme is also available to some claimants, depending on the type of Pension Credit they receive. They could also get a discount on the Royal Mail redirection service if they move house.
Minister for Pensions Laura Trott said: "The run up to Christmas is always a busy time, but one thing to make sure that's on your list over the coming days is to find out whether you or your loved ones could be eligible for Pension Credit. Pension Credit can make a real difference and I am determined to make sure this support – worth an average of £3,500 per year – is reaching everyone who needs it."
DWP PIP payments worth up to £627.40 for people with 24 respiratory conditions
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Concussion and other head injuries produce neurological roadblocks that disrupt healthy flow of electrical energy in the synaptic connections and neural pathways of your brain. This can cause many cognitive problems, including brain fog, headaches, disorientation and forgetfulness. Other common symptoms include low energy and poor sleep, which turn daily life into a struggle.
If you may have suffered a concussion, the first important thing to do is see your doctor. They may prescribe a CT or MRI scan that can help diagnose a concussion. However, be cautioned that the hospital may send you home with outdated instructions for concussion treatment. They may tell you to avoid sleep on the first night; or if you do sleep, try to wake up every couple of hours. This idea is not supported by the research. In fact, lack of sleep robs the concussed brain of much needed rest and recovery.
Health care providers trained in the latest concussion treatment methods take a different approach. First, they know that CT and MRI scans only show gross structural changes and miss up to 75% of brain injuries that occur at the microscopic level. Fortunately, there are more sensitive tests, such as EEG, Brain Maps and SPECT, that provide better assessment for concussion and other brain injuries.
Concussion specialists use many holistic treatment methods, including exercise, diet, supplements, cognitive tests, ophthalmological tests and exercises, occupational therapy, physical therapy, biofeedback, and neurofeedback, plus lots of rest and sleep! Concussion professionals can also help you connect the dots between old whiplash or concussion injuries that continue to produce current symptoms, even decades after the initial injury.
Concussion treatment requires a long term holistic mindset. The brain heals slowly because it takes to time grow new neural connections, heal synapses, thicken gray matter of the cerebral cortex, and create new neural pathways to fix or compensate for brain injuries.
This holistic approach is key to successful concussion treatment. Many medical providers are not aware of this because the conventional medical approach to concussion is very limited and based on medication–but drugs do not fix brain injuries nor can they prevent the consequent decline of brain reserves.
Neurofeedback is one of the most powerful methods for retraining and growing your brain. Also, a well-paced activity schedule — with repetition of small activities and rest periods throughout the day — is critically important to concussion recovery. Stress management, diet and supplements can also help to calm the hormonal upheaval that often occurs after brain injury. For example, pituitary damage may decrease your overall hormonal output, but pain may spike high levels of cortisol.
Your first step to concussion recovery.


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Q: datatable sorting in typescript using angular4 Error: Template parse errors:
Can't bind to 'sort' since it isn't a known property of 'datatable'.I am getting error like this.In detailsall got the data in descending only however when it comes to full gridview at time it is in ascending order.First fall it's not accepting the sort in html
In backend also i set descending order and it's working descending order.
The below code id html part
<datatable (click)="updateform()" [options]="{
                            data:detailsall,
                 columns: [
                 {data:'id'},
                 {data:'address'},
                 {data:'city'},
                 {data:'state'}
                 ],
                 buttons: [
                 'colvis'
                 ]
                 }" (sendRecord)="getArticleRecord($event)" tableClass="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover" [sort]="sorting">

                      Id
                      Address
                      City
                      state

                <datatable>

The below code is typescript:
sorting: any = {
        column: 'id',
        descending:true
      };

A: I think you doesn't marked field sort as input
@Component({
...
})
class DatatableComponent {
  @Input() sort: { column: string, descending: boolean };
  ...
}


First Year Associate salaries at Morris, Manning & Martin can range from $151,471-$164,099. This estimate is based upon 1 Morris, Manning & Martin First Year Associate salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. See all First Year Associate salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market.


Do I have Myasthenia Gravis?
Fall asleep during a meeting? Some quick thinking could turn your boss's anger into sympathy once she finds out you have an incurable disease called Myasthenia Gravis.
The symptoms begin insidiously with droopy eyes caused by weakness of the levator eyelid muscles -- often worsening as the day goes on. Weakness and easy fatigability when performing simple tasks like combing the hair or stacking dishes can initially seem like a mere inconvenience, but can gradually progress to the point where you are barely strong enough to take a breath. Your boss may blame it on laziness, but inside your body, cross-wired antibodies are short-circuting the nerve endings where they innervate the muscles -- particularly in your face and proximal muscles of your arms and chest. Some victims like Aristotle Onassis (among the wealthiest men on Earth, and second husband of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy) must resort to using scotch tape to keep their eyelids open.
Don't worry about your boss catching you in a lie. The only way Myasthenia can be reliably diagnosed is using a rarely-ordered electromyogram to catch the flagging electrical twitch of rapidly weakening muscle fibers -- a test only interpreted by skilled neurologists.
Affecting about 50 thousand people in the USA, Myasthenia tends to be a lingering illness -- but it can easily kill you. A bad upper respiratory infection can quickly exhaust a myasthenia patient, and a crisis of weakness may cause death from helpless respiratory arrest. In this situation a life-saving shot of Tensilon can temporarily reverse the symptoms -- also serving to confirm the diagnosis in the emergency room. But because most ER doctors never bother to perform a "Tensilon test," you are more likely to be intubated and placed on a ventilator several times before anybody ever figures out what's wrong with you. Don't forget to insist on a C-T scan of your chest. A 20% of Myasthenia patients also have a malignent thymoma.
There's no cure for Myasthenia Gravis, but long term malignance with Pyridostigmine can help you tolerate the symptoms for years, although don't expect the drug to help you stay awake in meetings -- especially if you spent the whole night reading this website!


While the typical gutter system is designed to last for years, the day will come when some type of repair is needed. Knowing the more common signs that a Gutter Repair needs to be done soon will help prevent additional damage to the system. Here are some examples of things that indicate the time has come to call a professional and spend a little money on the gutters.
The gutter system is designed to capture water and direct it away from the foundation of the home. This goes a long way toward preventing shifts and damage that would impact the stability of the house. When the homeowner notices that there are puddles where none used to form, it could be that the gutter sections are working apart. A professional can make sure those sections are fitting together and that they are sealed once again.
While checking the gutters from the ground, the homeowner notices rust stains along the bottom of a couple of sections. In many cases, what can be seen from the underside is only a portion of the damage already done. A professional can check those sections and decide if they can be salvaged or if the time has come for a replacement. Once the nature of the Gutter Repair is determined, the work can get underway quickly.
The last storm included a great deal of wind. It was just enough to cause tree limbs to fall on one or more sections of the gutter system. Now they are bent and the homeowner fears they cannot be repaired. Before jumping to conclusions, have a professional take a look. It the metal is not pierced, it may be possible to bend them back into the proper shape, apply a sealant, and get a few more years of use from the system.
For homeowners who wonder if their gutter systems need some attention, contact the team at JF Baker Roofing today. After an inspection of the system, it will be easy to go over the findings and what sort of repairs would be in the best interests of the customer. You can also like them on Facebook.


A motorcyclist had to be freed from under fallen branches after the biker crashed into a tree near Dunmow.
Firefighters from Leaden Roding and Dunmow were called to Ongar Road at 11.55am yesterday (Sunday) after the rider struck the tree and then was trapped under branches that fell on impact.
Paramedics treated a man in his late 50s for a suspected broken leg and back pain. He was take to Broomfield Hospital, in Chelmsford, for further treatment.
The motorcyclist, who was provided "oxygen therapy" by the fire crews, was freed by 12.53pm.


Fresh on the heels of Unfiltered Audio's wildly transformative Fault plugin, Plugin Alliance proudly announces the release and free license promotion of another innovative tool that defies convention: Indent. The forward-looking creation of the wizards at Unfiltered Audio, Indent adds a wide palette of musical saturation—from warm, round tones to crunchy grit to destructive overdrive—to electric guitar, bass, synth and drum tracks. But what sets Indent apart from other saturation plugins is its ability to filter and modulate its distortion output in exceptionally flexible and totally unexpected ways.
Four different clippers and an analog-style lowpass filter—with continuously adjustable cutoff frequency and wide-ranging resonance control—sculpt the fundamental tone of tracks from buttery-smooth to ripping with trashy distortion. Unfiltered Audio's flagship modulation system can then be used to apply a sine LFO, sawtooth/triangle LFO, square-wave LFO, input follower, sample-and-hold noise, and a macro controller to any and all of Indent's control knobs to modulate their parameter values. Routing modulators to knobs is quickly and easily accomplished by dragging virtual patch cables in the plugin's GUI. All modulators are fully automatable.
The results are both conventional and cutting-edge effects, ranging from classic tempo-synced tremolo and wah wah to exploding drums and saturated guitar vamps that pulse and resonate to a song's tempo. A convenient Mix control provides instant parallel processing, blending the distorted and modulated signal with the original sound at Indent's output. A real-time display shows how the original signal's waveform changes shape with processing, informing the user's control adjustments.
All this power comes at the remarkably low price of $49. But in a stunning special offer, Plugin Alliance members can get a full license for Indent for free in the first 14 days following its launch.


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Tag: Real Madrid
BALE TO FINALLY EXIT MADRID?
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale might be closer to exit than fans might expect. The matter seemed put to bed when the Welshman remained and promised to work with Coach Zinedine Zidane for the season. However, latest reports in the La Liga hints at a Bale exit in January.
Manchester United, as usual, is named as an option for the former Tottenham Hotspur man. Zidane would need to find a replacement for the winger for the deal to go through as both of them still cannot make the marriage work.
Continue reading BALE TO FINALLY EXIT MADRID?
Posted on October 20, 2019 Author indexCategories Football NewsTags Real Madrid, Zinedine
Zinedine Zidane: Gareth Bale And Karim Benzema Will Stay At Real Madrid
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has stressed that Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema will remain with the club next season despite the continuous speculation over their futures. Bale has been alleged to have had a rift with Zidane owing to his reduced playing time whilst Benzema has come for criticism from the club's supporters after his poor form in front of goal.
Speaking in a weekly press conference, Zidane was quizzed about the positions of the first-team duo to which he dismissed their prospects of leaving the club, he said: "We need them and I'll do everything possible so that they're not affected by what's been said outside. They'll stay with us. I know all our players want to play, but it isn't possible. The message is for everyone, not just Bale and Benzema, that we're sticking together because there's a month left of the season and we have it all to do." Continue reading Zinedine Zidane: Gareth Bale And Karim Benzema Will Stay At Real Madrid
Posted on June 9, 2018 Author indexCategories Gareth BaleTags karim benzema, Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane
Gareth Bale Not Giving Up On His World Cup Dream
Wales international Gareth Bale has refused to give up on his World Cup dream, despite missing out on the global tournament in Russia this summer. The 28-year-old suffered a calf problem during the latter stages of Wales' qualifying campaign, and he had to watch helplessly watch at his country were ousted by the Republic of Ireland.
Despite the disappointment, the attacker remains keen on realising his World Cup dream, and motivated to guide Wales to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he said: "It was a massive disappointment for all of us not to reach the World Cup having experienced the Euros, which was incredible. But normally if we do well in one campaign we die away in the next. We were right there until the end, so we have to take the positives. Losing and missing out on the World Cup makes us even hungrier to qualify next time."
Continue reading Gareth Bale Not Giving Up On His World Cup Dream
Posted on May 16, 2018 Author indexCategories Gareth BaleTags ethan ampadu, Gareth Bale, Real Madrid
Real Madrid will be patient with Gareth Bale through injury problems
Sky Sports pundit Terry Gibson feels Real Madrid must remain patient with Gareth Bale despite his ongoing injury concerns. The Wales international was expected to recover from a calf problem earlier this week when he picked up a thigh strain which could keep him out of action for at least six weeks.
As a result, the 28-year-old has featured in just 20 of Real Madrid's last 60 games, while he has suffered 11 different injuries since his switch to Spain back in the summer of 2013. Speaking on Sky Sports, Gibson felt that the European champions could prolong with the services of Bale with elite clubs unlikely to take a gamble with constant niggles.
Continue reading Real Madrid will be patient with Gareth Bale through injury problems
Posted on February 14, 2018 Author indexCategories Gareth BaleTags Gareth Bale, Real Madrid
BALE NETS AS MADRID BEGIN TITLE DEFENCE
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale was among the goalscorers as the defending champions of the La Liga started their title defence on a strong note. Zinedine Zidane and his boys defeated Deportivo 3-0 away to send a strong message to all rivals this term. Goals from Bale, Casemiro and Toni Kroos sealed a brilliant start to the new campaign for the Los Blancos.
Madrid were without Cristiano Ronaldo, who remains suspended following the loss of his appeal against the five-game ban for pushing a referee after sending him off. In the Super Copa clash against Copa del Rey winners Barcelona, Ronaldo scored a brilliant goal and removed his jersey in celebration, earning his first yellow. He was booked for simulation minutes later and had to be sent off. He pushed the referee in anger so LA Liga banned him for five games. Continue reading BALE NETS AS MADRID BEGIN TITLE DEFENCE
Posted on August 24, 2017 Author adminCategories Gareth BaleTags Bale, Goal, Opener, Real Madrid
RONALDO'S REST PAYS OFF
Last year, Cristiano Ronaldo's fitness issues were part of the talking points in the run up to the Euros – the Portuguese had become more susceptible to the natural weariness that comes with averaging a 50-match per season appearance largely based on Madrid's characteristic runs to the late stages of virtually every tournament they partake in – be it the league, the league cup or the European engagements.
Concerns such as these were hardly raised in the early and peak stages of the Portuguese's illustrious career. Age coupled with the laws of biology meant as the he got older he had to adjust and become less physical with his play. Continue reading RONALDO'S REST PAYS OFF
Posted on May 31, 2017 June 2, 2017 Author adminCategories Gareth BaleTags Champions League, Real Madrid


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San Giovanni Rotondo - Home of Saint Padre Pio
The Italian town of San Giovanni Rotondo is now home to the second most visited Catholic Shrine in the world. The town was made famous by Padre Pio who within two years of his arrival received the gift of the Stigmata.
The Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie comprises of the ancient church and new church, both dedicated to Our Lady of Grace. The heart of the sanctuary is without doubt the ancient church, consecrated in 1676 and where Padre Pio received the wondrous gift of the Stigmata, becoming the first priest in the history of the Catholic Church to receive the wounds of Christ.
As a response to the increasing number of pilgrims arriving in San Giovanni Rotondo to meet the humble friar, a bigger church was constructed and inaugurated in 1959. Described by Padre Pio as a 'matchbox' it is here where Padre Pio celebrated his last Mass on the 22nd of September 1968 and is now home to some fine mosaics and precious relics of St. John Paul II and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. In the crypt of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie one can visit the old tomb where the mortal remains of Padre Pio rested for almost 40 years.
In the adjoining capuchin friary where Padre Pio arrived in July 1916 one can see the typical capuchin cell where Padre Pio lived and the 'St. Francis Room' where he daily greeted and blessed the faithful who had travelled from all parts of Italy and beyond to meet the capuchin friar.
Reflecting the growing number of devotees and in order to better accommodate the relics of the Saint the impressive Church of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, after ten years under construction, was inaugurated in 2004 making it the second largest church in Italy. Following the consecration of the crypt by Pope Benedict XVI the mortal remains of the saint from Pietrelcina were transferred to the church dedicated to him. As the pilgrim makes their way towards the crypt, through the impressive mosaics of the Jesuit priest Fr. Mark Ivan Rupnik, one can see comparisons of the life of St. Francis of Assisi with that of his true servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina. Within the crypt lie the mortal remains of this great saint of our time on display for veneration by the faithful.
Nestled at the foot of Monte Castellano lies the hospital, 'Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza'. A combination of Providence along with donations by the faithful succeeded in realising Padre Pio's dream of providing the town of San Giovanni Rotondo with a 'Home for Relief of Suffering.' Sixty years since its inauguration the hospital is now one of the most important hospitals in southern Italy and a very important research centre.
Beside the hospital is the impressive Via Crucis, inaugurated in 1971. Consisting of 14 stations in bronze and marble by the sculptor Francesco Messina, the tranquillity of the surroundings allows for prayer and meditation. The route passes through several bends before arriving at the Square of the Resurrection with the marble statue of the risen Jesus.
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Although this trip did involve a cruise, I thought I'd post in the Africa/Middle East forum, as most posts on the cruising forum do not include trip reports.
The trip involved a journey through Jordan, followed by a Red Sea cruise on the Island Sky with stops in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Eritrea.
I first learned of the British company Noble Caledonia through some travelers I met on a different trip a couple of years ago. I decided on to book this trip because it included a stop in Eritrea, a country I was not willing to tackle independently, and I could travel in relative comfort. I was also interested in seeing Saudi Arabia, another relatively difficult country to visit.
Turns out I'd forgotten about the inconveniences of traveling with large groups (primarily interminable waiting), but the trade off was the convenience of the company taking care of all the details. All visas were obtained as part of a group process by Noble Caledonia. Also all meals were included for the duration of the trip, and the buffet lunches on land were of good quality and allowed for a sampling of the local cuisine. Meals on board the ship were generally European. I found them rather bland, but they appeared to be to the taste of most of the clientele.
Coming from the US, I flew to London and met up with most of the other passengers for the flight to Jordan. The flight from LHR to Amman on Royal Jordanian was uneventful, food and service were good. We arrived at Le Meridien in Amman at about 2 am.
The following morning we were loaded onto 3 buses (~30 people/bus) and set off on a city tour of Amman which included a stop at the citadel. Lunch was at a hotel on the Dead sea, and we had another stop at the crusader castle in Kerak. The guides were of varying quality, and because of the group size, it was frequently difficult to hear and understand what was going on. As time went on I began to realise that a little more prep-work on my part would have been beneficial. With the variety of stops, an investment in several different guide books was required, which I regretted not doing, and the few guidebooks I did have, I left at home because of my reluctance in carrying the additional weight.
Upon arriving in Aqaba we checked into the Intercontinental hotel. The next day involved a full day's visit to Petra. Petra was very crowded, and while this made the visit less than ideal, visiting in the heat of the low season would have been worse. I enjoyed the visit to Petra, but found it rather overwhelming. The crowds, heat, and having to avoid galloping horses used for transporting tourists were all quite distracting. If I were to visit again, I would plan to stay much closer and visit in the early morning. In fact the distances of various sites from the coast meant that by the time we arrived anywhere, the heat of the day was well in force.
The next day involved a visit to Wadi Rum which was a definite highlight for me. Several converted flat bed trucks had been hired and we sped from site to site in the desert. Lunch was a buffet at a desert campsite for tourists.
The day ended with our arrival at the port and embarkation on the Island Sky which was to be our base for the next nine nights. At each successive port there were three large buses to provide transportation for the day's sightseeing.
I'm looking forward to your report on Asmara -- I may combine a short visit with my trip to Ethiopia and Djibouti in December 2010 (I like to plan ahead). I do intend to travel independently. Did anything you learned suggest you were right not to tackle Asmara independently?
Femi: I, too, am very excited about the upcoming report on Asmara....excellent report so far! You have a great travel spirit!
Michael our guide did hint that it was easier to get permission for travel out of Asmara for groups rather than individuals. There is still unrest at the border towns, and there is some concern about spies. Groups are easier to keep track of, and our guide said it would be slightly riskier to accept responsibility for keeping tabs on a single client as they have been known to dissappear of their own accord. There were several check points on all the roads we traveled outside of Asmara.
Also I do not think that travel between Ethiopia and Eritrea is allowed at this time, so that may lead to rather circuitous routing.
The next day was a visit to St. Katherine's Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula. The site was very crowded, as were most of the stops in Egypt, and the drive of several hours round trip left us with little time at our destination. I found the following day's visit to the monasteries of St. Anthony and St. Paul to be much more enjoyable. The monks were very friendly and patient with questions. And I found the architecture of St. Anthony's in particular to be much more appealing.
For security reasons our road trips in Egypt required that our tour buses travel as part of a convoy. Buses that are to travel in convoy meet up at a set point at specific times of day, and even the rest stops are orchestrated. Our trip to Luxor involved the longest convoy yet, and we lost count after about sixty buses! A lot of visitors to Egypt now come from Russia, and I think they outnumbered most other tourists. The long drive from the port of Sharm-El-Sheikh once again left us with precious few hours at Luxor, but we managed to squeeze in a visit to the temple of Hatshepsut (another personal highlight for me), the valley of the kings (with entrance into two tombs) and the temple at Karnak. Coming upon the lush fertile Nile valley after hours of hostile desert is a sight I will not soon forget.
Most of us decided that the visit was really a sampler, and the sites really deserved the dedication of a lot more time on a separate trip. We were given the option of remaining in Luxor overnight, to see the sound and light show at Karnak, but I chose to return to the ship that night.
The following two days were spent at sea, and by this point it was a well needed rest as the pace since the start of the tour had been exhausting.
During this respite, we were briefed on the requirements for our stop in Jeddah. As Saudi Arabia is officially a 'Dry' state with the consumption of alcohol forbidden, all alcohol on board (including personal supplies) was rounded up and placed under lock and key. Inspections were carried out by Saudi officials when we docked, and additional seals were placed over the locks.
Abayas (long black cloaks) were brought on board for the women, with instructions that we be covered from neck to ankles. Overall the prepartion for arrival at Jeddah involved a lot more excitement than was really necessary. Even the Saudi officials said that we could relax and didn't have to wear the abayas while on board the ship.
The Saudi guides were very gracious and flexible, making our visit to Jeddah quite enjoyable. One got the impression they hadn't been doing it for long as at one point our guide freely admitted he was thinking up random details to fill the time.
Our half day visit included a tour of the animal market (camels, goats and sheep). Several times through out our trip we were warned that the nomads, or animal herders were 'wild' and not quite like normal folk. At the animal market it simply seemed that the traders had not the polished manner of the Saudis who dressed in shimmering spotless whites with gold wrist watches. However the traders were friendly enough, and when it appeared they were getting a little too friendly, our guide deemed it was time to go.
Femi this is great...please give us every last detail..many thanks!
One portion of the highway was lined with sofas (!) at regular intervals, before which were placed wooden tables with three metal bowls. Further from the road across an aqueduct were groups of camels. I would never in a million years have figured out what was going on. Camel's milk for sale! At my request the guide did not hesitate to stop. He indicated what size bowl of milk he wanted, and the seller ran down and across stepping stones in the aqueduct and up the other side. There he chased away a baby camel from its' mother, balanced the bowl on one knee, milked as if his life depended on it, and dashed back to the road side leaving flying milk froth in his wake. The milk was better than I expected, very rich and smooth. As much as I wanted to gulp it all down, I had only a couple of sips.
We toured the souk in the old town with a visit to Nasseef house, a merchant's residence constructed in the 1880s. The city tour ended with a drive around the modern city including the corniche with its several modern art sculptures and the world's highest (?) fountain.
I thought I would spend more time on the Eritrea portion of the report. It's scary to think how quickly the details fade!
Another day at sea was followed by a visit to Eritrea's Dahlak islands for snorkeling in the warm, crystal clear waters among giant heads of coral. A boat tour around the uninhabited island included visits to a pod of dolphins, and the occasional sighting of a sea turtle as well as myriad multi colored fish. Although the island we stopped at was uninhabited, there are others with more developed tourist infrastructure.
The real adventure for me began with our final stop and disembarkation in the port of Massawa, Eritrea. Walking around the port that evening revealed a balmy, laid-back atmosphere. Several locals were out for an evening stroll. Makes sense because it was simply too hot to do much during the heat of the day. Although it was sweltering, the locals defined the season as 'winter' and bundled up accordingly, particularly the elderly.
Another discovery was how soft-spoken and generally quiet the Eritrean people are. For the duration of our stay I felt like I was constantly straining to hear what people were saying. It was quite a surprise on the flight back home to find I could hear the entire conversation of Americans several rows away.
Femi - this is great!! I just skimmed b/c I am severely jet lagged (am posting from Tehran) but when I saw the title it woke me up a bit, so I hope there is more to come, along with pictures.
I looked into going to Eritrea from Ethiopia and it was going to involve an expensive flight through Djibouti to get there, and it appeared I couldn't leave asmara w/o going through some convoluted, confusing and time consuming permit process so I gave up.
can't wait to re-read when I am more awake. thanks for posting this.
Linda, wow, you made it to Iran!
I checked as recently as last week and there are no direct flights between Djibouti and Eritrea -- easiest is currently via Sana'a, Yemen, but it requires and overnight.
Changing money was very straight forward. We had to declare all our currency prior to leaving the ship, and each time we changed money (1 US Dollar = 15 Nakfa), our currency declaration form was stamped and the balance of funds duly noted. The officials at the airport were quite strict about this form, making enquiries about why our funds didn't tally and conducting searches for hidden currency. They found all the funds I had been too lazy to declare (ten Egyptian pounds, and some English change). Several times it was stressed that it was illegal for local Eritreans to be in the possession of foreign currency.
Most of the ship's passengers chose not to stay for the post-cruise extension and headed to Asmara, returning to London that night. Our party of eleven instantly felt more intimate as we left the ship for a tour of Massawa. Although it wasn't quite ten in the morning, the humidity was fierce and the temperature felt like it was already in the eighties and climbing.
Another surprise was how many people spoke English, which I found to be true throughout the country. The second, far less pleasant surprise was the presence of the pesky flies. Our guide said the numbers were unusual and probably related to the recent rainfall. While there had been some flies throughout the trip, Massawa's were the most irritating, probably because of the combination of heat and humidity. At night I woke myself flailing, trying to get rid of the flies in my dreams.
The one place in Massawa that seemed free of the pests was Haile Selassie's crumbling, bullet-scarred palace set on crystal clear azure waters of the port. We also stopped by the museum and the old post-office for post cards and stamps.
We spent the night at the Red Sea Hotel in Massawa, with the most wonderful thing about it being that it had a fan and air conditioning, offering blessed relief from the flies. The fact that it had no hot water, and cold water that only ran at a trickle (surprisingly successful at flooding the bathroom floor) was besides the point.
The next morning after a visit to the Massawa Salt Works, we set out on the road to Asmara. On the way our guide agreed to stop at a Bedouin camp of a tribe called the Rashaida. Once again we were duly warned of how 'wild' they could be. The difference was this time, even I found the nomads intimidating. They formed quite a contrast to regular Eritreans. The women were very animated and laughed a lot. They were veiled by intricate beadwork, but from what little one could see each was more stunning than the last. We had been warned not to take pictures as they could be very aggressive, and the plan was for the guide to reach an agreed price with the headman before anyone could take any shots. Unfortunately the chief was not home, and one of my biggest regrets of this trip was not being able to photograph the women. A group of them pulled me into their tent and invited me to squat with them for a more intimate conversation. First they were surprised at the difficulty I demonstrated in squatting for the prolonged period, and next they were taken aback that I did not carry a 'mobile'. "Where is your cell phone?" they repeated in disbelief. Unfortunately this was all I could understand of their rapid-fire questions. They were eager to communicate, pulling at my sleeves and even delivering mild slaps to get my attention.
Femi - I'm caught up now and waiting for the rest of this!
I can identify with your comment about the pace of the tour being exhausting.
I love the story about the rashaida tribe and the cell phone - classic.
I hope you'll be posting pictures too - I'm particularly interested in your Eritrea and Saudi Arabia visit.
I suppose I have become a bit lazy, didn't think anyone would notice, LOL.
Our guide had informed us that the government had great difficulty in getting the nomads to settle down and had eventually chosen to look the other way during the numerous border crossings of the Rashaida. These days the caravans included shiny new 4x4s as well as goats and camels. He also explained that although there were no problems with the Rashaidas taking a local Tigrinya for a wife, Rashaida women were notoriously difficult to control and their male relatives would run you through with a sword given the slightest provocation. They were also ruthless when it came to money, and while 'regular' Eritreans did not like to bargain, Rashaida would mark up the price by 300%. All in all, within seconds of meeting them, it was easy to understand why he found the tribe so intimidating. One of the ladies motioned that I could take pictures without having to pay, but I was too chicken to take accept her offer.
On the drive up from Massawa to Asmara we got our first introduction to the traditional coffee ceremony. It did require some adjustment getting used to the pace of life in Eritrea, as a quick 'pit-stop' would stretch into nearly two hours. First a brazier had to be lit, and then the beans would be roasted in a well used pan. Then the coffee had to be brewed before it was filtered, had sugar added and finally served. It sounds simple, but it was an intricate process. When I tried my hand at roasting the beans they got a bit burnt, and I ended up having several blazing coals tumble out onto the rug (our server picked them up barehanded, and tossed them back into the brazier without batting an eye). Some of the coffee ladies would add dried ginger to the concoction.
I found Asmara to be much colder (50s Fahrenheit at night) than I expected.
My primary reason for visiting Eritrea was to photograph the beautiful people. It was rather disappointing to find most did not wish to be photographed. On the streets of Asmara in particular I found the women stunning. Even in the countryside it was difficult to get used to just how good-looking the women are.
After spending the night in Asmara, we hit the road once again, this time headed for the town of Keren. The road to Keren is particularly bone-jarring. At one point I actually lost my balance and fell over in my seat! Keren turned out to be my favourite city in Eritrea. The weather was perfect and I loved the laid-back country feel. Although it was a quiet town, we happened upon youth in the public library where they had free access to the web, and could Google all they wanted. We drove up to the fort high on a hill and were able to see how organized and well-planned a town Keren was, courtesy of the Italians of course.
The shrine of St. Maryam Dearit is located at the end of a lovely tree lined drive. There is a baobab tree that contains a little shrine with the statue of the Virgin Mary. The shrine is apparently popular with women who hope for children. They sit along the drive and serve coffee, made the traditional way, which they present to passers-by as an offering. It is supposedly good luck to have a male drink the coffee. We stopped by one lady who was happy enough to serve the tourists in our group, but was quite insistent that our guide participate. He felt pressured to keep our group moving so we wouldn't be late for the next stop, but she made sure he had at least two cups. He drank them to please her, gulping them down scalding hot.
We stopped by the only school for the deaf in Eritrea, and the level of dedication of the staff was very inspiring. The kids and their enthusiasm for learning were very endearing. We visited the workshop that displayed items the kids had made. Seemingly nothing was for sale. Whenever someone came across a particularly nice pillow cover or handkerchief it was 'not for sale'. More than anything else, what was needed was a lesson in marketing! I found a lovely woolen scarf which was of course not for sale, but it was the only item that I had come across in all our travels through Eritrea that I actually desired. More firmly than I probably should have, I told the instructor I was taking it, for sale or not, and he grudgingly gave me a price for it.
During our stop at the town hall, the caretaker took us on a little impromptu tour of the buildings. He seemed quite practiced at it, keeping the group together (no small task) and moving, and pointing out the highlights, all without speaking a word. I tried to take his picture and he put out his hand to stop me. Slowly and methodically he buttoned his many layers of clothing, straightened his collar, and replaced his hat with a turban. Then when he was ready, and not a minute before, he gestured it was ok to begin the shoot. I shot one picture, when he realized the lighting was all wrong and moved over to a sunny patio. He thought our guide might like to join in, but put a hat on him before we could resume. By this time he had found his tongue and we learned he was in his 80's and could speak Italian but no English.
When I asked a boy at the market in Keren, "What's your camel's name?" "Camel." He said trying to disguise his opinion of such a stupid question.


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It's a little strange to be sitting here trying to write a post without having a clear idea of what it's going to be about. Normally when I start drafting something, there's a more or less defined narrative thread in my head, or at the very least a few concrete points I know I'll want to elaborate on. At the same time, the uncertainty I'm currently grappling with feels like a core part of what I'm trying to articulate — and so, in the spirit of doing what I believe in, I'm willing to make public the process of figuring it out.
These past few months I've been reading a lot of classic feminist essays. This isn't exactly a great deviation from my normal reading habits, but I think I've been looking for something a little different when I pick them up. Perhaps that needs rephrasing: the difference is more likely to be in how I experience what I'm reading, but it feels fundamental all the same. Another thing I've been feeling lately, which is more or less related to this, is that all the reading that really shakes me, and all the writing I then do in response, is about different iterations of the same few ideas. This is partially a result of the fact that I've been following my reading whims more than ever before, and partially about what I'm paying attention to, what I find useful, and what I zoom in on in whatever books I pick up.
When I returned to blogging at the end of March, a few of you said you'd especially like to hear my thoughts on the bell hooks books I'd been reading. I first read Ain't I a Woman and Feminism is for Everybody a few years ago, and I loved them — of course I did. And you know, I don't want to make it sound like my initial discovery of feminist texts in my twenties was not intensely personal, because it very much was. My particular "click" moment came in the shape of tearing up while reading the Shakespeare's sister section of A Room of One's Own during a university class, and what followed was a reconceptualisation of a whole lifetime of experiences that helped me feel more sane and less alone than I ever had before. There's no overstating how healing and normalising that was, how transformative, or how much I wish it had happened sooner.
Still, when I return to hooks now, I feel more personally affected by her work than I could have allowed myself to be when I was younger. Angela Davis writes that while "everyone is familiar with the slogan 'the personal is political'", it doesn't only mean "that what we experience on a personal level has profound personal implications, but [also] that our interior lives, our emotional lives, are very much informed by ideology", which more or less gets at what I'm trying to say. I'm interested, now as ever, in the process of learning how to be alive in the world, and I've been turning to classic feminist texts because so many of them approach this question with an eye to dismantling power relationships, and to confronting how these insinuate themselves into even the most sacred and intimate corners of our lives.
bell hooks' All About Love (and also Communion and The Will to Change) is deeply preoccupied with this. It's about relinquishing control, which is not the same as relinquishing agency, about what relationships between equals really look like, and about how to make them possible in a world that teaches and encourages dominance and exploitation in ways that aren't always immediately obvious or recognisable. In other words, it's about how to be, how to love, and how to avoid inflicting hurt on ourselves and others. It's useful stuff for anyone who's trying to recover from whatever wounds the world has inflicted on them without making use of the patriarchal tools that immediately present themselves to us. Being okay doesn't necessarily look like what we're encouraged to imagine. I've known this intellectually for years, but it took me too long to feel this truth deep in my bones.
Another thing that drew me to these books was the fact that they're concerned with articulating what was once beyond the reach of language. Adrienne Rich, whose way with words floored me (an obvious point to make about one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, but bear with me — I'm new here), reminds us that what remains unspoken risks becoming unspeakable; and Audre Lorde devotes the whole of Zami to articulating what was once impossible to express — her experiences as a black woman, as a feminist, and as a lesbian in 1940s and 1950s New York.
They give me courage, these books, and also tools to tackle the unspoken messes of my own life. A little while ago someone I think well of praised me for being open; while this made me happy, it also got me thinking about everything I'm still not able to say. I think perhaps I'm slowly, very slowly, edging closer to writing about all the things that make me instinctively go, "I couldn't possibly write about that". I think my belief in its value is firmer than it was before. I think perhaps one day I'll be able to do it in a way that feels, to quote Rich again, "frightening but not destructive".
This last quote is from "Some Notes on Lying", which was to me the most affecting essay in On Lies, Secrets and Silences. It is, like hooks' work, about establishing relationships that reject the dominant models of control, and where the possibility of expressing truths of increasing complexity remains alive — even if the participants aren't able to live up to it all the time. The model it outlines is definitely something I want in my own life, and I think it goes for writing and for wider community links just as much as it goes for one to one human ties.
Lastly, I think it's the desire for something like this that has lately been driving me to this loose, neither fish nor fowl sort of writing. It doesn't mean I'm forever done with the more structured business of book reviewing, or that I don't still value the intellectual joy of it. It doesn't mean I have lost my faith in the format's ability to deal with the messy business of being a human alive in the world, which is after all the business of literature. But for now, this is what I need. This is the sort of writing that allows me to edge closer to my truths. Thank you for sticking around while I figure it out.
Also - on a recent family vacation, my cousin was reading All About Love and kept reading passages out loud to me, and I fell in love with the writing and everything hooks has to say in the book. I've never read her before, but she's always been one of those "feminist authors I need to get to know" list. I think I'll be getting to know her work sooner than later.
Yes, do! I think you'll love her. I also highly recommend Communion: Women's Search for Love and The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love. One of my favourite things about hooks is that while she's searching for ways for humans to relate to each other that go beyond patriarchal models, she's always very careful to dismantle gender essentialism in the process. It's not that women are "naturally" empathetic and men violent; it's assuming so (and socialising people to fit into those narrow boxes) that causes the problem. She's so great.
This is a deep and wonderful post! You put words to things I contend with everyday in my marriage, as a mother of grown sons, and especially in my writing. To write the unspoken thoughts is the hardest thing ever. Even if no one will ever read some of the stuff I write, I still cringe in fear of being misunderstood, reviled even, in case someone ever does. You reminded me that other people than myself have the same or similar unspoken thoughts. Thank you so much!
You're most welcome - being reminded of the same is really important to me too. Thank you for reading and thank you for the kind words!
Found my way here today via an old post from Kim/Sophisticated Dorkiness, and am adding you to my book review feed. I'm still reading my copy of The Raven King, so I haven't finished your post below.
I'ts been awhile since I read hooks, lourde, etc. . .
I think I'm going to have to get a copy of Kameron Hurley's Geek Feminism to keep updating myself on current thinking, but I'm glad some of the "classics" are still relevant.
Hi Ardene - it's nice to meet you :D I'm really looking forward to Hurley's book as well.
I will for sure, Stefanie! I really want to read Rich's Dream of a Common Language this year, and I'll definitely let you know what I think.
You're such a beautiful and articulate writer, Ana. I do hope one day you do put your thoughts into book form because I'll be the first in the queue to read it.
That's very kind of you to say, though it's not something I can imagine happening, to be honest :P But I'll definitely keep on sharing ideas that are important to me right here.


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What is Confidence Level and Sampling Error?
In survey research, the people who respond to the survey are a sample of the population. The goal is to obtain a representative sample to be certain that the people who respond to the survey represent the thinking of the entire population, as if you had a 100% response rate.
Confidence level tells you how confident or certain you can be that your data is representative of the entire population. Most researchers strive for a 95% confidence level, meaning that you can be 95% certain that the results reflect the opinions of the entire population. However, some studies require higher confidence levels of 98%, 99%, or 99.9%.
Sampling error is the probability that the responses do not reflect the opinions of the entire population. For valid data, sample errors are typically 5%, 3%, or 1%.