3 Events That Went Down at the Centennial Opening Ceremonies | Culver City, California | 100 years or historic richness!
On September 20th 1917 Culver City was officially incorporated in the westside of the Los Angeles county. Obviously, as the 100th anniversary mark got closer and closer, the community got increasingly excited and, of course, plans for major celebrations and festivities started being made.
We didn't wait until September 20th 2017 to celebrate. Instead, we wanted to kick off our 100th year with the right food, with a day of ceremonies that honored our past and also let us be free to let loose and party.
September 24th 2016 was a very important day in the history of Culver City. It was the day of our centennial's opening ceremonies. A string of activities that inaugurated our yearlong celebration of 100 years of rich and significant history. A history that had been and continues to be written on regional, national and international books.
From September 24th 2016 up until September 20th 2017 our people in Culver City contributed to a truly joyous year, filled with the most varied festivities for the founding of our city.
Our team of writers at Culver City 100 felt that it would be not only a great idea but an appropriate homage to write an article about that September 24th. A piece that would let us open our photo album and our box of memories, figuratively speaking, and relive that day.
Whether you are a proud Culver City local, a tourist looking to visit us or simply a history aficionado, come along with us through the opening of the centennial year.
Three main events took place throughout the day-long celebrations on September 24th 2016.
The community parade that kicked off at 9AM showcased the businesses and organizations that make Culver City a top place to live and work. The parade formed up at Veterans Park and marched to downtown Culver City at Culver Boulevard.
During the opening ceremony before noon, Main Street was closed to mark the location of the 1.2 square miles that went on to become Culver City. State and local dignitaries, as well as long-time residents presented. A singular and important moment was the opening of the time capsule from the city's 75th anniversary ceremonies back in 1992.
We had mayors and representatives from our four sister cities worldwide: Lethbridge in Canada, Kaizuka in Japan, Iksan City in South Korea and Uruapan in Mexico.
Of course, we had to have an afternoon of pure fun and celebration. The entertainment options were practically endless and included live performances. Artists competed for the Culver Cup People's Choice Award and a prize of $1,000.
There were stations with all types of food and activities with families and kids especially in mind. Groups of friends gathered everywhere for picnics.
It couldn't have been any other way. We had to start our 100th year as festive as possible.


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Streaming Kids
By Amy Biegelsen
As a maternity ward nurse at St. Francis Medical Center, Deborah Tipold harbors a deep affinity for children, lots of children. She wanted a whole heap of her own — about 10, in fact — but stopped short after her second was born eight years ago.
So when she and her husband recently decided to start their own business, a day-care center made sense. As a nurse accustomed to constantly supervising — with all the monitors and frequent check-ins that newborns require — a day care that offers streaming video and Webcams made even more sense.
"It represented what me and my husband are about on a personal level," says Tipold, 37, who plans to open the area's first Webcam-outfitted Kids 'R' Kids franchise near Brandermill in the fall. "Honesty, integrity, safety and security. The cameras create a very open environment. There's nothing to hide."
In the age of 24-hour cable news filled with an endless barrage of baby-sitting mishaps and nanny nightmares, the Webcam day care is taking off. The Webcam company that provides video-streaming service to Kids 'R' Kids — and private grade schools across the country — has seen its business grow dramatically over the last five years, says general manager John Lewison, as parents seek the security of the cameras.
But some psychologists and academics caution that the need — and growing market — for things such as child-video surveillance may be a precursor to future social problems. From the Webcam day cares — the Kids 'R' Kids chain has grown to 152 nationwide — to "helicopter parents" virtually hovering over grown children on college campuses, experts say years of constant supervision isn't just unhealthy for parents, but it can leave children without necessary social skills when they leave the nest.
"Children in early childhood classrooms have been observed for years with visitors and one-way mirrors, so that's not a new phenomenon," says Antoinette Rogers, who chairs the elementary education department at Virginia Union University. "But the fact that you have cameras in the room has just taken concerned parenthood to the next level. At what point do you draw the line and just go back to kids being kids?"
Catherine Bagwell, associate professor of psychology at the University of Richmond, concurs.
"I hear a lot about [helicopter parents] and we talk about it at that end of the spectrum, but it's starting to creep into discussion of early childhood," Bagwell says. "Parents need to be present and supportive but also encourage them to develop social skills on their own without constantly swooping in and fixing and directing."
Kim Strother, owner of a Kids 'R' Kids franchise in Charlotte, N.C., extols the virtues of streaming day care. The security cams, she says, benefit both the parent and the center's employees. Once, a parent called in frantic because it looked to her as if the teacher had left the room. But the video footage proved the teacher was there.
"Then we always have those funny stories where the mom calls and wants us to pick up the baby and have them wave in front of camera two," Strother says, adding it's particularly reassuring to parents who need to work.
Tipold says in addition to the cameras, she plans to install phone lines into each classroom and would "highly encourage" parents to call in if they wanted.
Arnold Stolberg, a professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, says he's skeptical.
"Why do they need the cameras? Because [the parents] can't trust the staff or they can't separate from the child?" he asks.
It opens the door to a larger issue of allowing children to independently develop social skills such as managing conflict and problem solving, says Bill Bosher, a public policy professor at VCU and former state superintendent of public instruction.
"While the safety issue is compelling, the helicopter phenomenon … can lead to young people being vicarious experiences for parents," Bosher says. "Young people, then, with each and every thing they potentially do, carry their parents on their shoulders."
Bosher, though, sees some value in the day-care Webcams. "It's another step in an evolution of safety and parental engagement and the delivery of instruction using technology," he says. "I would probably like to see it in action, but it's a fascinating concept."
The practice may sound like the natural evolution of the YouTube universe, but it actually goes back much further, says Kids 'R' Kids founder Pat Vinson. He started his first day care, Kiddy City, with his mother out of their home near Atlanta as a way to pay the bills after his father passed away. The business grew until he started building freestanding centers in the early 1980s.
Around the same time, the sensational story of alleged sex abuse at the McMartin preschool in Southern California rocked the news and set off a string of similar preschool molestation stories that recurred throughout the decade.
In 1983, children and parents accused three teachers at the family-run McMartin Preschool of abusing the kids. The kids' stories often involved satanic rituals and passageways that allegedly ran under the school, but were never found. The teachers served jail time during the trial, but were eventually acquitted.
At the time, though, Vinson figured he needed to reassure parents.
"We took a chain saw and cut big picture windows through the building," he says. The windows grew in later buildings and now it's standard for window walls to run all the way through, as they will at Tipold's day care.
In 1985, he put a closed-circuit surveillance system in all the centers. Then in 1997, he started installing the Webcams in classrooms. Parents can log in with passwords, but may view only the classroom their child is in. If parents think the surveillance is creepy, Vinson hasn't heard about it. Instead, he says, he gets thank you letters from parents in Iraq who are able to keep tabs on the kids from overseas.
"It's kind of like the casinos in Vegas where they count the money. It keeps everybody honest," he says.
Rachel Keen, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia, says she can see potentially troubling scenarios in which a child has a meltdown and the whole neighborhood can watch, but ultimately doubts parents would even watch all that often.
"I could see why they would," she says. "Let's say maybe your child was a little sniffly in the morning. How are they doing? Are they listlessly crouched in a corner?" She argues that parents who use day care and preschool in the first place drop their kids off so they can get to work where they'll be too busy to constantly check in.
Indeed, Strother of the Cary, N.C., day care reported on a recent weekday that while eight of the eight families with children in the infant room had logged on to the Web site, parents of only three of the 25 in the pre-K room were logged on.
Tipold says the parents to whom she's spoken love the idea of being able to stay in closer contact with their kids while they're at work, and she can understand. The plans for her building include a second floor with a private room so that her sons, Austin, 14, and Hunter, 8, can have a space of their own to spend what she anticipates will be long hours at the center. The kids' room will be right off of her office, whose front-facing glass wall will overlook the downstairs lobby. S
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The slum's bad guy is a drug vendor (Sportin' Life), and the heroine is a whore, and the hero pulls his body around in a cart (he cannot afford a wheelchair). Not one black particular person contributed to this opera that has no white characters. And there are lots of critics who've a really low opinion of how these blacks are portrayed. Nevertheless, Porgy and Bess isn't only a fantastic American opera, however a variety of its songs are within the canon of black American culture. The songs had been composed by talented musicians such as Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen Mcrae. The songs were composed by Studio Musicians, a talented musician.
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Another manufacturing of Porgy and Bess, this time at the University of Minnesota in 1939, bumped into comparable troubles. According to Barbara Cyrus, one of the few black college students then at the college, members of the local African-American neighborhood noticed the play as "detrimental to the race" and as a car that promoted racist stereotypes. The play was cancelled as a result of stress from the African-American neighborhood, which saw their success as proof of the growing political energy of blacks in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Trevor Nunn first tackled the work in an acclaimed 1986 manufacturing at England's Glyndebourne Festival. The 1986 Trevor Nunn production was scenically expanded and videotaped for television in 1993 (see under in "Television").
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Many people consider Porgy and Bess as a musical, when actually it was written by Gershwin to be his very first opera. Although jazz-inspired, the original model of 'Summertime' was to be performed by a classically skilled opera singer. In 1959, a big-budget film version produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by Otto Preminger arrived in theaters. To coincide with the movie, many jazz and vocal variations of the work had been produced on records, this one and the celebrated Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaboration among them.


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Geoff Merrit
Founder of Car Air Systems Pty. Ltd, Brisbane Queensland
Geoff Merritt is one of the few guys in the world who lined up for jobs in his younger days wearing stubbies, thongs and a T-Shirt and not only GOT the job, but went on to fame and fortune in sales.
His other claim to fame is that he is probably the pioneer of mobile airconditioning fitting in Australia.
Geoff Merritt was first employed at Marlan Australia to clean and drive cars back to their owners after installations.
Between 1974 and 76, Geoff built Kooler Car Air Brisbane into the Mk IV number one dealer in the state. In 1979/80, he moved back to Sydney and with his trusty Valiant Ute was one of the first mobile air conditioning fitters in Australia.
He started Car Air Systems and Components in 1982 and renamed it later to Car Air Systems.
Since its inception Car Air Systems has developed an outstanding local, national and international reputation for quality of service and efficiency of supply.
During 1999 Geoff made a very deliberate decision to spend more time establishing his overseas business interests.
In July 2000, Geoff sold Car Air Systems Pty. Ltd. to Automotive Imports Pty. Ltd., better know as Melbourne Auto-Air, who will continue to trade as Car Air Systems in Brisbane.
Geoff was always a great supporter of VASA. He was a founding committeeman, he encouraged membership and training and offered his premises for VASA meetings.


Atletico Madrid advanced on the strength of its 4-1 first-leg win, but Kevin Gameiro added the exclamation point.
Atletico Madrid eased into the Europa League Round of 16 after an outstanding strike from Kevin Gameiro completed a comfortable 1-0 win over FC Copenhagen at the Wanda Metropolitano.
The game was played out like a training exercise for the Spanish side due to their 4-1 win in the first leg already virtually putting the tie to bed.
Fernando Torres and Vitolo got rare starts but Diego Simeone for the most part still fielded a very strong side with Jan Oblak returning while Antoine Griezmann sat on the bench.
It didn't take long for Atleti to continue their goal-scoring streak. Gameiro was afforded far too much space in the seventh minute and he duly unleashed a venomous rocket off of his weaker left foot into the back of the net from 25 yards out.
Torres almost added to the scoresheet six minutes later but Stephan Andersen was able to claw his deflected effort away.
Fellow attacker Angel Correa continued to look dangerous from the off and the Danish defense could not handle his pacey runs in behind. The Argentinian was having a lot of joy down Copenhagen's left hand side because former Middlesbrough man Viktor Fischer was allowing Juanfran to run past him and tag team poor Pierre Bengtsson.
El Nino came close again two minutes from halftime as Juanfran's cross was deflected off Copenhagen's goalkeeper and into his path but he just couldn't get enough contact on his header to direct it goalward.
Atleti almost had an goalscorer in the 58th minute as Diego Godin leaped highest at a set piece as he so often does. Gabi curled the free kick in and Godin's header sailed just over where the post and crossbar meet.
The goalscorer almost doubled the lead in the 64th minute. Gameiro raced through on goal but Andersen spread himself well to block his measured low finish and clear the danger.
Nico Gaitan replaced Correa - who was man of the match while he was on the pitch - but his replacement injected some much needed energy into the game and played some fantastic forward thinking through balls.
Thomas Partey tested Andersen as the final whistle blew and that was it all over. The draw for the Europa League round of 16 will take place at noon on Friday (February 23).


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Selected as a member of the elite squad of WBT TV Offcials in 2001, I am proud to have experienced the very pinnacle of the Indoor sport and mixed with players who have proved to be the best of the best.
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International Open: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 & 2015
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After passing through a rigorous selection process in 2001, just 2 years after my first International event, I was proud to attend the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002. This was topped by having the opportunity to mark the blue ribband Mens Singles Final.
In 2022 I will attend my sixth consecutive games in Birmingham, UK as Chief Technical Official.
XVII Commonwealth Games 2002 - Manchester
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Since my first International appearance at the Junior International Series in Worthing in 1999, I have attended numerous International Events and been fortunate enough to travel around the World.
World Bowls Champion of Champions: Cyprus 2012
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April 1989 - Qualified as Club Umpire
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September 1999 - 1st International appearance
November 2009 - Qualified as World Bowls ITO
I was honoured to be awarded Life Membership of the English Bowls Umpires Association in August 2021
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Brands have started to realise the potential of China's fitness market. Compared with Western countries, where the fitness market has been developing for decades, China's fitness industry is still at an early stage, especially considering the proportion of fitness lovers among the general population, as well as people's understanding of sports and fitness. However, China is quickly passing the initial stage and catching up with the Western world, especially in terms of the market potential.
At a roundtable discussion, "The Prospects for Sports Fashion in China" from Luxe.Co Global Fashion Innovation and Investment Forum (LGFIIF), QING CAO, Founder of MoCreative, shared her opinion.
Luxe.Co also invited two other outstanding entrepreneurs for this roundtable:Shuting Liu, Founder of SUPERMONKEY, and Xi Wang, Co-founder and COO of RESHAPE. Claire Shen, Head of Research at Luxe.CO, hosted this discussion.
As the founder and CEO of MoCreative, Qing Cao(曹青,之间文化创始人 & 《明星健身房》制作人)has wide-ranging experience in creating fashion and lifestyle video content; as the producer of the popular reality show Hey Muse, she pioneered the combination of celebrities, designers and fashion brands in China and started the ' See Now, Buy Now' model in the field of Chinese reality shows. In 2017, Qing Cao started Moving Gym, a reality show that invites Chinese celebrities to show off their fit bodies, train with them in front of the camera and deliver fitness tips. The show also collaborates with healthy food chain brand Wagas, using the show as the platform for starting 'See Now, Buy Now' in the food industry.
Claire Shen: What made you decide to get into the fitness industry?
Qing Cao: When producing reality shows, I was actually dipping my toe in the water of the fashion and fitness industry. For the past 10 years, I've been working in fashion media. When I started, I noticed that Chinese womenswear brands were old-fashioned and needed to change, as the consumers of the next generation were looking for increasingly high quality and wanted to find brands that embraced their individuality. That was why we started Hey Muse and we incubated many designer brands through the show. We helped these designers to find their own style.
On the one hand, Hey Muse helps independent designers to acquire funding and find a supply chain, fabric providers and sales channels; on the other hand, their work is promoted by the show. All they need to do when working with us is to design the clothes – we do everything else for them.
Last year, I started my own company and our first project was Moving Gym. We developed this show for three reasons. First of all, we came to the realisation through producing Hey Muse that there is a high re-purchase rate for sports-style clothing, such as sweaters, among millennials. Secondly, we've witnessed a growing interest in being fit. The fitness industry is flourishing at the moment. Thirdly, we are operating in both the media and the consuming industries, which makes it particularly important to find ways to connect with consumers. In the huge sports industry, fitness is the most accessible segment for consumers. The show started last year and looked at aspects of three industry chain businesses. The first was professional gyms; the second involved working with quality overseas fitness fashion brands and finding celebrities to wear their products. The third one involved selling meals with specific health benefits, and this brought in a revenue of 10 million RMB, suggesting that there is a huge market for such products.
Claire Shen: Could you share with us your experience of the scale of this industry, which will help us to answer the question: how popular is fitness currently in China? Could its popularity be over-estimated?
Qing Cao: I'm not just a brand creator, but also a media veteran who is persistent in passing on my messages. It's important for a media veteran to have a sense of social responsibility. That's why I like to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Some people's thoughts on fitness are really interesting. For example, when I asked Yun Liu, an actor, what fitness meant for her, she said that on the one hand, acting made it particularly important to be healthy, which can only be achieved through fitness; on the other hand, that fitness was also important for her mental health. Her husband Jun Zheng is a musician, whose routine can be irregular due to his work. Exercising is the only regular activity that they do together.
Purchasing is just a side product of fitness. Sports have pushed people's mental and social development forward, but making the relevant purchases is just a trend. When we capture people's needs for relevant fitness products and broadcast these, the demand for such products becomes higher and higher. Last year, Moving Gym invited many celebrities, many of whom have a real passion for sports, such as Will Liu and Jinfu Jiang, to feature on the show. They have had a real impact on our target audience.
How do sports and fitness brands gain customers?
Claire Shen: Your customers are fitness lovers. What are their characteristics? What experiences can you share regarding gaining customers?
Qing Cao: It's not easy to have a media and retail combined business. If you are only focusing on media and entertainment, you just need to create content that is attractive, pleasant and fun. But what we do is to combine entertainment and consumption. The core of Moving Gym is to get the audience to fall in love with keeping fit. Promoting fitness takes a lot of interaction. Unlike promoting clothing, where people can decide whether to buy something just by looking at the design, the motivation for people to buy a fitness product can be vague. It might look simple to sell fitness products, but there are challenges to doing so. We persuade consumers by combining content and product resources and motivate our audience to participate in fitness activities together with celebrities. Even the celebrities themselves enjoy keeping fit more after being on our show.
Clair Shen: All of you have entered this market quite early on and have created new business models. However, there is no high threshold to copy these models, so high competition in the future can be expected. What do you think are your core competences?
Qing Cao: I'm new to starting a business and our company has only existed for six months. Currently, the core competence of our company is our brand. It takes a long time to build a brand and you have to both take something and leave something. We will have to create competition barriers as we grow. I think there are two barriers that are difficult for companies to overcome – the ability to learn and effective execution.
Last year when I was raising funds for the angel round, a lot of investors asked about our core competences. I told them that I didn't have many core competences. The projects I've done for the last ten years have created a personal brand for me. To invest in a company is, in fact, to invest in its people.
When it comes to execution, as SUPERMONKEY just mentioned, it's important to take some things and leave others. When I was working on Hey Muse, I worked on just this one project for the whole year. When we started Moving Gym, we also gave up on a lot of brands. The basis for making the choice is doing what you want. There are so many temptations in this era, and investment and ways of making money are everywhere. That's why people tend to be impetuous.
There are many people who wanted to do a show like Hey Muse, but gave up in the end. This is because for traditional media professionals, a project like this can be very complicated, as it involves a whole industry chain. The combination of media and consumerism is a barrier in itself. You have to have the ability to make judgements about the industry, and the ability to choose products and to combine different channels. You also have to understand the users and the community. When I talk to investors, I tell them that my core competences are my ability to learn and to execute, as well as my understanding of the needs of the brand.


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Bones of new dinosaur species discovered in Missouri
A paleontologist has revealed the discovery of a new genus of dinosaur bones in Missouri, sending the science world into a spin.
Guy Darrough found the remains of the reptile at an undisclosed location earlier this year, with other experts later confirming they were bones of a juvenile Parrosaurus Missouriensis.
Darrough's discovery marks the first time juvenile bones from the species have been uncovered. The Parraosaurs Missouriensis is a species of dinosaur that has only ever been found in Missouri.
"I can't imagine anything that's more impressive than what we discovered here. A new genus in species. It's world-famous discovery," the paleontologist told local news station KTVI.
Darrough says it's likely the young duck-billed dinosaur was between 25 and 30 feet in length.
An adult Parraosaurs Missouriensis is thought to have measured 35 feet from head to tail and weighed around 4 tons. The species had unique dental features, with paleontologists saying the species had around 1,000 small teeth.
It's the first time the juvenile remains of a Parrosaurus Missouriensis have ever been discovered.
KTVI
After finding the bones, Darrough reached out to Professor Pete Makovicky, the curator of dinosaurs at Chicago's Field Museum.
Makovicky and his team subsequently conducted their own dig at the secret site in Missouri and uncovered more bones — this time from an adult Parraosaurs Missouriensis.
"This is, in fact, a remarkable site in one of the best dinosaur locales east of the Great Plains," Makovicky told KTVI.
Guy Darrough made the discovery at an undisclosed location earlier this year.
He believes other bones will soon be found at the site, which is being kept secret until it can be secured.
According to KTVI, dinosaur bones were found on the property back in the 1940s. They were later sent to the Smithsonian, but subsequent digs did not occur until recently.
The exciting dinosaur discovery in Missouri is not the only one to happen this year, as experts conduct digs all across the world.
The location of the discovery is being kept a secret until the site is secured.
Back in August, two gigantic new dinosaur species were uncovered in northwest China.
In June, scientists also discovered another new dinosaur species in Australia.
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An exquisite career move has come about for a hands-on senior interior designer. The studio is a recognised one, bestowing an unrivalled presence within the hospitality design sector. They are continuously winning awards for projects completed nationally and internationally.
This is one not to be missed, specifically suited to a highly experienced senior interior designer, with a wealth of knowledge to bring to a thriving design team, always looking to exceed a clients expectations. You will have all-rounded knowledge of the hotel sector mainly, with the ability to design and deliver high-end projects.
In return, you will be working within a great team of designers, FF&E designers, technical designers and architects. This would suit you if you have approximately 7+ years experience within the industry, looking for a great step forward in your career, taking on responsibility you feel you are not currently getting in your current role.


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package tracer.tracing;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

public class SBI {

	public static void faultlocalization(String diff, Set<String> changed,
			int failednum, int passnum,
			HashMap<String, HashSet<String>> test_affchgs,
			HashMap<String, HashSet<String>> changeMap, String rank) throws IOException {

		if(test_affchgs==null)
			return;
		HashMap<String, Double> change_vals = new HashMap<String, Double>();
		for (String change : changeMap.keySet()) {
			double susval = 0.0;
			double all_fail_num = failednum;
			double all_pass_num = passnum;
			double exe_fail_num = 0;
			double exe_pass_num = 0;
			if (all_fail_num == 0 || all_pass_num == 0)
				susval = 0;
			else {
				for (String test :test_affchgs.keySet()) {
					HashSet<String> set = test_affchgs.get(test);
					if (set!=null&&set.contains(change)) {
						if (changed.contains(test))
							exe_fail_num++;
						else
							exe_pass_num++;
					}
				}
				susval = exe_fail_num / (exe_fail_num + exe_pass_num);
			}
			change_vals.put(change, susval);
		}

		Heuristic heu = new Heuristic(diff);

		BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(rank));
		for (String s : test_affchgs.keySet()) {

			if (!changed.contains(s))
				continue;
			HashSet<String> chgs = test_affchgs.get(s);
			writer.write("<TEST>" + s + " -" + chgs.size() + "\n");
			int num = chgs.size();
			String[] names = new String[num];
			double[] values = new double[num];
			int[] heuValues = new int[num];
			int i = 0;
			for (String chg : chgs) {
				names[i] = chg;
				values[i] = change_vals.get(chg);
				heuValues[i] = heu.getHeuristicValue(chg);
				i++;
			}
			sort(names, values, heuValues, 0, num - 1);
			for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
				writer.write(names[i] + ": " + values[i] + " - " + heuValues[i]
						+ "\n");
			}
		}
		writer.flush();
		writer.close();

	}

	public static void sort(String[] names, double[] values, int[] heuValues,
			int start, int end) {
		if (start >= end)
			return;
		int pivot = partition(names, values, heuValues, start, end);
		sort(names, values, heuValues, start, pivot - 1);
		sort(names, values, heuValues, pivot + 1, end);
	}

	public static int partition(String[] names, double[] values,
			int[] heuValues, int start, int end) {
		double key = values[start];
		double heuKey = heuValues[start];
		int i = start, j = end;
		while (i < j) {
			while (i < j
					&& (values[j] < key || (values[j] == key && heuValues[j] <= heuKey)))
				j--;
			if (i >= j)
				break;
			String stemp = names[j];
			names[j] = names[i];
			names[i] = stemp;

			double vtemp = values[j];
			values[j] = values[i];
			values[i] = vtemp;

			int htemp = heuValues[j];
			heuValues[j] = heuValues[i];
			heuValues[i] = htemp;

			i++;

			while (i < j
					&& (values[i] > key || (values[i] == key && heuValues[i] >= heuKey)))
				i++;
			if (i >= j)
				break;
			stemp = names[j];
			names[j] = names[i];
			names[i] = stemp;

			vtemp = values[j];
			values[j] = values[i];
			values[i] = vtemp;

			htemp = heuValues[j];
			heuValues[j] = heuValues[i];
			heuValues[i] = htemp;

			j--;

		}
		return i;

	}

	public static double localization(String coverage, String diff,
			List<String> list) throws IOException {
		double res = 0.0;
		double count = 0.0;
		BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(coverage));
		List<String> changes = FaultTracer.getTypedAtomicChanges(diff);
		String line = reader.readLine();
		double sum = 0.0;
		while (line != null) {
			if (line.startsWith("<TEST>")) {
				String testName = FaultTracer.dropTag(line);
				if (list.contains(testName)) {
					// System.out.println("testName:"+testName);
					count++;
					HashSet<String> affectingChanges = new HashSet<String>();
					line = reader.readLine();
					while (line != null && !line.startsWith("<TEST>")) {
						if (!line.contains("-")) {
							if (!line.startsWith("<class")) {
								for (String change : changes) {
									if (change.contains(line)) {
										affectingChanges.add(change);
									}
								}

							} else {
								String receiver = FaultTracer.getReceiver(line);
								String meth = FaultTracer.getMethod(line);
								String method = receiver + "." + meth;
								for (String change : changes) {
									if (change.contains(method)) {
										affectingChanges.add(change);
									}
								}
							}
						} else if (line.startsWith("<FR>")) {
							String field = line
									.substring(line.indexOf("-") + 1);
							for (String change : changes) {
								if (change.contains(field))
									affectingChanges.add(change);
							}

						} else if (line.startsWith("<FW>")) {

						}
						line = reader.readLine();
					}
					sum += affectingChanges.size();
					// System.out.println("test:"+testName+"-"+affectingChanges.size());
				} else
					line = reader.readLine();

			} else
				line = reader.readLine();
		}
		res = sum / count;
		return res;
	}
}


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How steep is Sanders' 'uphill climb' when it comes to pledged delegates?
By Rebecca Schatz, "Inside Politics" Producer
Published 5:29 PM EDT, Thu May 12, 2016
The math doesn't favor Bernie Sanders, despite wins
Sen. Sanders still lags behind Hillary Clinton by 294 pledged delegates, even after a big win in West Virginia
Sanders claims his campaign could end up with more pledged delegates by the end of the primaries
Washington CNN —
The delegate math isn't on Sen. Bernie Sanders' side. Even after garnering 51.4% of West Virginia's Democratic primary vote, Sanders collected only seven more pledged delegates than Hillary Clinton. Clinton still leads Sanders in pledged delegates by 294.
But when it comes to momentum, the Sanders camp says it's on a roll and they won't stop until the Democratic National Convention in July.
On Wednesday, the Vermont senator urged his supporters the primaries were far from over. "If we do really well in the next eight contests, we can end up with more pledged delegates than Secretary Clinton," he said at a Billings, Montana, rally.
But is that statement actually true? It depends how you define "really well." CNN's Chief National Correspondent John King crunched the numbers and Sanders would need 67% of the remaining pledged delegates – not counting superdelegates – to beat Clinton by one pledged delegate. But that number doesn't get him to the 2,383 delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination. Counting superdelegates, Sanders is mathematically blocked from capturing the Democratic nomination on the first ballot in July unless some of the superdelegates switch allegiance from Clinton to Sanders.
So it's possible for Sanders to win, but if the past primaries of this cycle tell us anything, it's not probable.
That doesn't even factor in superdelegates. Clinton has 516 superdelegates pledged to her, compared to Sanders' 41, so even if he finished strong, if all the superdelegates stayed with Clinton, those would put her over the 2,383 threshold needed to win the Democratic nomination.


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Fri Mar 3 2023
Thunderstorm Artis
For his entire life, singer/songwriter Thunderstorm Artis has stayed devoted to making music that strengthens the heart and awakens the soul. A multi-instrumentalist who got his start playing in a band with his 10 siblings as a little kid, the 26-year-old Hawaii native has since brought his warm yet powerful vocals and vibrant musicality to such endeavors as touring with Jack Johnson and sharing stages with legends like Booker T. Jones. After years of refining his craft and carving out his singular identity as an artist, the Oregon-based musician has created his most captivating work to date: a genre-bending batch of songs built on both emotionally raw storytelling and incisive soul-searching, offering much-needed insight into living with hope even in the darkest of times.
Born into an exceptionally musical family—his father Ron was a Motown session player who performed on iconic tracks like Michael Jackson's "Thriller," while his mother Victoria toured as a backup singer for the likes of Lena Horne—Artis grew up in Oahu and started playing drums at age nine, later taking up piano, guitar, and harmonica. Although he'd dabbled in songwriting throughout his childhood, he found a whole new sense of artistic purpose after using music to cope with the sudden death of his father. "Once I started really focusing on songwriting, I realized my music could bring healing not only to me, but to other people in pain," says Artis, who was 13 when his father passed away. Raised on everything from jazz to country to classic soul singers like Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, he immersed himself in sharpening his songcraft and soon began touring extensively with his older brother, acclaimed singer/songwriter Ron Artis II. With his debut EP Haunted released in 2018, Artis next emerged as a finalist on NBC's "The Voice" in 2020, in addition to becoming a mainstay at Wanderlust festivals throughout North America.
Thunderstorm Artis with Hayley Lynn
Thunderstorm Artis is a singer/songwriter born on the North Shore of Oahu. He learned at a very young age to play piano, guitar, harp and percussion from his father Ron Artis and mother Victoria. Ron was a Motown session player who played keyboards on Michael Jackson's "Thriller". His mother Victoria was also a member of the Motown family, touring as a vocalist with Lena Horne, and many other Motown greats. Thunderstorm is a featured artist at the Wanderlust Festivals throughout North America and currently tours solo. He has toured for many years with his brother Ron Artis II, who is one of the hottest guitar players out there today. Thunderstorm has also played with Jack Johnson, Booker T, and Mike Love. Thunderstorm's music crosses many genres including Folk, Rock, Soul and Country. At his concerts he has been known to jump into Bowie, Beatles, Elton John and a heart wrenching version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". No matter what Thunderstorm sings or writes he does it from his heart. His life experience has given him plenty of material to share. Thunderstorm does not consider his music as notes on a page but rather a window into his heart. He believes that through his music he can make our world a better place by lifting the hearts of others. Thunderstorm's upbeat music and infectious smile bring people to their feet at every stop.
Fri Mar 3 2023 9:00 PM


In the summer of 2004, the city's newest theatre company changed the way Kamloops goes to the theatre!
Project X Theatre Productions proudly presented William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Kamloops' very first outdoor Shakespeare production.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona – the Bard's earliest romantic-comedy – is a tale of friendship, set in modern-day Hollywood. Proteus (Stewrt Cawood) and Valentine (Andrew Foster) are movie actors, and best friends. Their bond is tested when both Julia (Kim Bennett) and Silvia (Marita Pukas), two of Hollywood's hottest starlets, enter the scene. A love quadrangle ensues, involving deception, cross-dressing, and a dog.
Directed by Samantha MacDonald, co-artistic producer of Project X, the cast of local actors also included Les Goddard, Rob Landers, Derek Rein, Melissa Thomas and Kris Wiebe.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona was performed outdoors at the Uji Friendship Gardens in the west end of Riverside Park from August 5-14, 2004.
Project X Theatre Productions gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the City of Kamloops, Kamloops Commercial Press, MediaWeb Solutions, The Daily News, B-100 and BC Hydro.


If you want a job that is very diverse, changes from day to day……be an elementary school principal. It's a very exciting field to be in…..
1. What led you to the mission of being an elementary school principal?
I was remembering a high school group talking about, "What do we want to be when we grow up?" Everybody had had different experiences with what they thought they wanted to be – like an accountant. My experience had been working at summer camp and visiting my dad's sixth grade class. I really felt like working with children was the direction I needed to go.
I taught for one year while a lot of people were leaving education for a job in business. I thought, "Something must be going on, so maybe I'd better try business too." In 1979 there was a recession and I left to work as a drill press operator, a photographer, and a shoe salesman. After a year of doing those three jobs, I thought, "I really miss the creativity of the teaching profession and being able to touch lives." At the time, I had repetitive work — drilling pieces of metal — and I missed having variety from day to day. That idea brought me back into elementary education.
I went back to the classroom and started making the transition to education administration. A mentor said, "You have to make that mental break from being a classroom teacher to being an administrator. They are two different jobs." That's very difficult to do because during my first years as an administrator, I was still doing some teaching. For instance, as an administrator, I'd be on the phone with a parent, and suddenly the bell would ring for me to go and teach class. At that point, I recognized I wanted to do more of the administration.
My heart is still with the teaching part of the profession even though I'm working in the administrative end. Whenever I pick up a book to read, it isn't so much about school leadership, but about teaching strategies and how to help children be successful. Here's a good example. I went out and read books and went to conferences on differentiating instruction. Then I used our faculty meetings for the purpose of helping teachers gain strategies.
Now I'm working on a graduate program called the Online Educator. One of the courses is web development. I had never developed a web page before, so I developed several web pages that have to do with differentiation strategies. I've made that available to teachers at our school. Being able to help both teachers and students makes it fun to be in the professional development role.
There are several aspects. First, this mission means I'm helping and encouraging the teachers to be the best that they can be — by keeping up with best practices and thinking creatively and in an inspired way about teaching. Second, I'm having direct interaction with students. Every morning I'm out in front of the school and greeting the students when they come in. I shake their hands and right away I can see if they are ready for a good day or if they are struggling with something. Sometimes they need a word of assurance that everything is going to be OK. I visit the classrooms, walk around, see the work they are doing, and sometimes I kneel down by a child and help with a math problem. I also work with the parents and help them understand how their children can progress. I help develop the relationship between the school and the home and continue to support that valuable partnership.
3. What was your best day as an elementary school principal?
I want to tell about two days that happened recently. One day I was reading about project based learning. Our faculty read a book together on that topic. Project based learning seemed like it was going to be a lot of hard work. Teachers were finding it hard to get motivated to go in that direction.
I brought in a teacher to present how he was doing project based learning in another school's classroom. His example was so valuable for the teachers to hear. Afterwards one of the teachers came in and said, "Oh let me tell you. I've already changed a unit that I'm about to teach to make it project based learning." It was very exciting to see how the right idea of bringing in this other teacher got our teachers excited about doing projects. The teachers here have continued doing really good projects with the students.
Another good day was this year's autumn festival. The parents came in and joined the children and teachers at school. There is such a sense of community. We were able to interact informally with our families. We had parents and children playing games together with the teachers. We had the chance to talk with each other and get to know each other better. There's a wonderful sense of community that comes forward at an activity like the fall festival.
4. What was your worst day as an elementary school principal?
Investigator – I have to find out all the details of what happened.
Judge – I have to decide what really happened because people will have different perspectives about what took place.
Jury — I have to assign consequences.
Communicator – I have to talk to the parents. No parent loves getting a call that his or her child has been involved in a discipline situation, but I have to make that call. I have to communicate accurately what I know and what happened. At the same time I have to try to understand what they are feeling as a parent getting that phone call.
I have to help the parent see that we are going to be working as partners to help their child progress. That's the resiliency part. I keep reminding myself that whenever we have discipline problems, we are trying to reach and change thought. It's a character moment. Yes, it is a discipline moment, but it's also a character education and training moment. That helps me keep that higher view of what this is all about.
I do find that there's a lot of guidance and counseling that goes into working with the students. Yes there are often consequences, but the consequences themselves may not reach thought. It's the discussions that are so important.
I work at a school location where I can watch children grow from division to division – preschool to high school — and that enables me to see the end results as the children grow up. Things that were big issues at one point in the elementary school have completely faded away. That helps me in my communication with parents. I can say, "This is a big deal at the moment, but we need to have the long view and recognize that this is just part of your child's growth and character training. We don't want to get so caught up in the moment that we forget that this is just part of helping them become who they are eventually going to be." The children grow up to be fine and upstanding individuals.
6. What would you want to say to other people who might be thinking about being an elementary school principal?
I would say if you want a job that is very diverse, changes from day to day, gives you an opportunity to use your knowledge about education strategies, provides a place where you can use your people skills, puts you in situations to make careful observations, challenges you to think reflectively, and forces you to grow as an individual, then being a principal is a good profession to get into. I'm sure other principals will tell you it's not always an easy profession. You have lots of demands.
I once read an article in which the question was posed, "How many dentist, physicians, and lawyers deal with thirty clients at one time all having their own demands and interests?" When you think about an elementary teacher's job, you realize they have to work with classrooms of varying sizes and meet all those individual needs. As an elementary principal, you have to meet students' needs, work with teachers who have different interest needs and ideas, and then meet with parent groups as well. You'll have lots of people who will want to communicate with you and you just need to keep digging into your inner strength and listening for those right ideas that are going to help you be successful with each of those different groups.
Education is at an interesting crossroads right now. There has been so much emphasis on testing and learning basic facts, but at the same time education has become very scientific in the area of research. People are identifying what are the best practices in helping individuals achieve outcomes. I'm finding that public and private schools are coalescing around key ideas that are meant to help children to progress and succeed. Therefore those who are in education as teachers and administrators have to be life long learners. They can't allow themselves to become stagnant. They have to always be alert and see what the best ideas are out there and how they can be applied to their local situations. It's a very exciting field to be in right now, so I would encourage anyone to give it consideration.


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BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEURS OF THE OLD SHANGHAI
Once upon a time, in fact, just two centuries ago, Shanghai was nothing more than a silty corner of the Yangzi Delta. Yet, the humble village had one priceless asset - its location and that's what brought waves of development onto the muddy shores of the Huangpu River.
From a handful of settlers, through pirate attacks to establishment of foreign concessions,the city rapidly became the place to be – a growing metropolis with the largest volume of business.
Meet some of the most brilliant minds of the Old Shanghai that took the money – making opportunities to the highest levels.
1.Charlie Soong
Charlie Soong has been called many things: a missionary, a businessman, a revolutionary, a pioneer of woman's education, and North Carolina's first international student. He was also the father of China's famous Soong sisters : Soong Mei-ling (a.k.a. Madame Chiang Kai-shek ), Soong Ai-ling , and Soong Qing-ling.
As a youth in the 1880s, Charlie spent several formative years living in North Carolina before moving back to China to become a successful business man and a close friend and revolutionary associate of Sun Yat-sen .
Born in 1861 to a fishing/merchant family on Hainan Island off the coast of southern China, Charlie arrived in America while a young man around 1878 in order to work in a relative's tea and silk shop during the formative years of Boston's Chinatown. Unhappy with his fate, he eventually found work on a ship docked in the Boston Harbor.
After returning to China in 1886, Charlie eventually quit missionary work for various reasons, and gradually transformed into a successful businessman through various business enterprises, including both the selling and printing of Bibles and the management of a flour mill.
In the 1890s, he established a friendship with a young Sun Yat-sen, the leader of the Chinese Revolution that eventually brought down the last emperor of China and gave birth to modern republican government in China. Charlie secretly supported and financed Sun Yat-Sen and his revolutionary movement for two decades.
2. Moh Shangqing
Moh Shangqing was an influential silk tycoon in Old Shanghai. Moh owned more than 10 silk factories and is at the top of the big family tree on the wall. To mitigate risks caused by fluctuating global silk prices, Moh had decided to enter the silk-weaving business and founded Mayar Silk Mills in 1917. Later he employed his son-in-law, a graduate from Lehigh University in US, to manage it.
It proved to be a wise decision. Tsai adapted American management techniques and achieved great success. By 1930, Mayar had 859 looms and more than 2,000 employees.
"It was China's first modern silk company. They used modern machines rather than traditional family mills that had been used for thousands of years," explains Guo Weidong, a senior director of Esquel Group, who renovated the interior and designed the exhibition at No. 4 Wukang Road.
"Mayar's modern way of production avoided handmade flaws and improved product quality. Many old Shanghai movie stars chose to wear Mayar's silk," Guo adds.
The Moh family left Shanghai for Hong Kong in the 1950s. Tsai's son-in-law Yang Yuan Loong restarted the textile business, Esquel Group, in 1978. It has also been very successful. His daughter Marjorie Yang inherited the business and used No. 2 Wukang Road as her local residence after reacquiring two villas on the street around 2006.
3.Victor Sassoon
We have already mentioned this exceptional gentleman a few times but we couldn't skip him on this list.
Sir Ellice Victor Sassoon, 3rd Baronet was a businessman and hotelier from the wealthy Baghdadi Jewish Sassoon merchant and banking family.
He was from a Baghdadi Jewish family who had made their fortune in the opium business. The family also had large holdings in the Indian cotton industry. Sir Victor served in the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. He survived a plane crash in 1916 and sustained leg injuries that plagued him for the rest of his life. When his father died in 1924, Victor inherited his title and became 3rd Baronet of Bombay. He moved to India, where he managed his family's textile mills and served in the Indian Legislative Assembly.
In the 1920s and 1930s, he transferred much of his wealth from India to Shanghai (China) and contributed to a real estate boom there by investing millions of US dollars in the local economy.
Within a decade, Sassoon had utterly transformed the skyline of Shanghai, working with architects and developers to build the first true skyscrapers in the Eastern Hemisphere, in the process creating a real estate empire that would regularly see him counted among the world's half-dozen richest men.
4.Eric Moller
The Mollers were originally Swedish with British citizenship. Eric Moller was the son of wealthy businessman Nils Moller, who had started a business in Hong Kong in the 1860s. The business grew and expanded into eight cities in China, and although the Mollers left Shanghai in 1950, their companies continued operating in Hong Kong into the 1990s.
The core of the family business was shipping and shipbuilding, and in Shanghai, the Moller portfolio included shipping lines, insurance, real estate and investment. In 1913, Eric Moller took over the family business and prospered. He had a steamboat that ran between Shanghai and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Province.
Today, the legacy of Moller's presence on Shanghai's scene is his gigantic villa that he decided to build for his big family.Its architectural design represents the shipping theme and combines both Chinese and Western themes.
Moller was a horseracing fan and the chair of the Shanghai Horse Racing Club. His beloved horse Blonic Hill, an Arab stud stallion, brought him money and honor in the racing field. In memory of his horse, Moller built a tomb to Blonic Hill that stood on the lawn of the garden. Now only the bronze statue of the horse remains. Later, after the funeral of the horse, the family's dogs and cats joined the statuary. The story is that there was another bronze dog but it was lost during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).
5. D.V.Woo (or Wu Tongwen)
The most mysterious entrepreneur on this list . He was a famous paint and dye tycoon, who sold pigments in Old Shanghai and also happened to be the son-in-law of Suzhou Tycoon Bei Runsheng.
Mr Woo made his fortune selling green pigments for military use (China's Nationalist Army ) and regarded green as his lucky color. That's why, when in 1930s he commissioned Laszlo Hudec to design his perfect house, the finishing element were green-colored glazed tiles on the façade and surrounding walls. At one point, this extravagant villa, was the largest and most luxurious residence in the Far East
Despite successful career and lavish lifestyle, at the start of Cultural Revolution, D.V .Woo and his mistress committed suicide in their favorite ' Green House'…
6 & 7.Liu brothers: Liu Jisheng and Liu Hongsheng
In the first half of the twentieth century, the Lius became one of China's preeminent business families, presiding over an industrial empire that produced matches, woolens, cotton textiles, cement, and briquettes. It was Liu Hongsheng who was mainly in charge and Liu Jisheng was just a minor shareholder.
Some of their popular businesses were the Shanghai Cement Company , Hong Kong Matchstick Factory and the China Bank of Enterprises.
Liu Hongsheng and some of his sons became politically influential, accepting appointments to high official posts and dealing in person with top leaders such as Chiang Kai-shek in the Nationalist government and Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in the People's Republic. Even during two of the greatest upheavals in twentieth-century Chinese history – the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45 and the Communist Revolution of 1949 – the Lius retained high positions in China's economic, social, and political life.
Although Liu Hongsheng was the business genius, Liu Jisheng got to builtd one of the most famous residences in Shanghai - the Italian Renaissance style villa and its Greek-style garden - designed by Hudec himself.
Liu Jisheng and his wife seldom dined out for fear of being kidnapped. They had four Chinese chefs and two Western chefs to prepare the frequent banquets they held when they hosted important guests. Liu's close friend, the Kuomintang spy chief Dai Li, lived in the house during his Shanghai trip in September 1945.
Liu brothers left Shanghai for Hong Kong in 1948. Liu Hongsheng returned and was made deputy director of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce. However, Liu Jisheng never returned.
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In year 2018 a number of great news of many actors getting married were broken but some of the sad news was also heard about certain celebrities getting separated from each other. It does never sound good talking about such down incidents but since they are in public eye, it needs to be discussed somehow. Next is a list of those hapless couples for whom things didn't work great & consequently they had to get separated.
This couple was surely known as the most beautiful & charming couple together. Nobody could believe that this actually happened but this is how bitter reality introduces itself. Sometime ago people made assumptions about this marriage not working when Sanam out of a sudden changed her name back to her maiden one. At that time, she didn't allow people to think that way & negated all those assumptions regarding her married life. Later on Sanam revealed the heart wrenching news in an interview to Samina pirzada.
Beautiful model Aisha LInnea got married to actor & director Shahbaz Shigri in 2012. The couple was known to be the most beautiful couple in the industry. Aisha had been away from social media for about two years but she resumed her social media account & the first news she broke was the sad news of her divorce.
Mathira is known to be the most controversial celebrity of Pakistani industry. She also announced her marriage in a very controversial manner when her baby bump was seen everywhere & people were throwing many abusive remarks on her for that. At that time she announced that she got married in a private ceremony to a Dubai based singer in 2012. The couple has a son but unfortunately things didn't work well for them & they had to part ways right this year forever.
Although getting married & divorced both are unavoidable since circumstances & love & hate are the culprits behind these two aspects of life. We wish all the divorced couples very best of luck towards a new happy life for come what may life must go on.


What a procrastination coach does – as well as say nice things about Naked Website!
One of my favorite clients – Angela van Son, the Procrastination Coach talks about her work and what it's like to work with me in this podcast by Moxie Moguls.
"What she did was keep me sane and that's not her official task, she is a web designer. So she designed my Mailchimp, I didn't know how to do that technically, she designed my blog pages. I'm not a nitwit when it comes to technical things but at some point I drown in them, I get bored with them so we've been really working together.
I was losing track because I was doing so many other things at the same time with my other work as well and she was always very clear headed like 'right, I think, this and that and that needs to be done', I would be 'yes' or when I started to panic, after a 3 sentences I thought, OK, everything's fine.


With over 2,000 locations worldwide, CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice is one of the largest bubble tea franchises in the world. Founded in 1997 in Taiwan, Coco claims to serve 100 cups of bubble tea every second – now that's a lot of bubble tea! Coco Fresh Tea & Juice made their debut into the Vancouver market earlier this year with the opening of a store at 3275 Kingsway. Following that, they opened a second location in Downtown Vancouver. I have visited the Downtown location several times now (see post here) and in general I think their bubble tea is pretty good. On the way home from Metrotown today, I decided to pick up some drinks at their Kingsway shop.
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice serves authentic Taiwanese bubble tea, milk tea, latte, smoothies and juice. They have two sizes available: regular and large. Drinks are mostly priced between $4 – $5. You can also customize sweetness and level. To ensure the freshest drinks for customers, Coco ensures that tea is brewed and kept for up to 3 hours. Tapioca is made and stored up to 4 hours. All ingredients and equipment are shipped directly from Taiwan. This location is cash or interac only.
While the Downtown Vancouver location is small and better for take-out, the Kingsway location is more spacious and accommodating for eating in. They have a variety of dining tables and a counter by the window.
I'm a regular of the 3 Guys with a classic milk tea plus three different toppings, but this time around I noticed that they have 2 Ladies ($4.10). I got a regular sized 2 Ladies which has just two toppings (pearl and pudding) in milk tea. The second drink I got was one of their recommended drinks: a sago taro milk tea with pearl in regular size ($5.10).
The drinks from Coco Fresh Tea & Juice Kingsway today seemed to have a stronger tea flavour than ones I had from the Downtown location. The tapioca pearls were also particularly good: smooth and slightly soft on the outside, but chewy through to the middle with a slightly increasing level of firmness. The sago was also very tasty: jelly-like, chewy and refreshing.
Disclaimer: All food in this review was complimentary. Opinions are my own.
Miura's story began in 2010 when Dennis and Jenny Muira started Miura Waffle Milk Bar in Downtown Vancouver. They quickly became a must-try eatery with their signature Waffle Sandos, a delicious Asian-inspired waffle sandwich that left diners lingering for more. The Waffle Sandos was so good that it was even featured on the Food Network's "You Gotta Eat Here!" Now in their Mount Pleasant location, Miura is offering an exciting new menu with inspiring eats that extends beyonds waffles.
Miura's updated menu features interesting fusion dishes with influences from Japanese, Italian, French and Pacific Northwest cuisine. Some of their comfort eats include Korean poutine, Char-Siu pork tacos, cheese gyoza, fried chicken donburi to name a few. Also featured are sake cocktails, signature cocktails and beers that make perfect pairings for their dishes. Their menu is fully available on their website.
To start, the tuna nori carpaccio ($12) was simple, light and delicious. I really enjoyed the presentation of the dish with the perfect arrangement of the tempura fried albacore tuna pieces on the lemon ponzu sauce. I love albacore tuna and this dish was most definitely on point. The tuna was scrumptious and the sauce was wonderfully zesty.
As a lover of poutine and Korean food, I felt that I needed to try Miura's Korean Poutine ($10). Rich and flavourful, this dish did not disappoint. It was quite a comforting dish with shredded chicken, tomatoes, mozzarella, cilantro, green onion, sour cream, and Korean spicy sauce.
The waffle burger ($11) is a definite two-hander. It's a mouthful of goodness with a juicy 6 oz beef patty, lettuce, tomato, mayo and teri sauce. The waffles were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside – stuff that dreams are made off. This is good and I would recommend it.
The soup of the day came with the waffle burger. It was a creamy mushroom soup which had a wonderful flavour.
The star of the meal was the udon alfredo ($11) with shitake and button mushrooms in a white miso sauce. Jenny had noted to me that this was a very popular dish and rightfully so! I was in love with the chewy udon noodles and the alfredo sauce was flavourful, creamy and delightful. I was scrapping the bottom of the plate because it was so good. A definite must-have at Miura!
The idea of a fish and chips sushi roll ($7) is simply mouthwatering and the end product is just delicious. Where have you been all my life? Miura's unique dish has fried halibut, gari wasabi tartar sauce, crispy potato, and garlic soy. I was impressed that they use a fatty fish like halibut which was also fried perfectly. The rolls were stylized with elegantly placed twisted strands of crispy potato.
The Morning Glory cocktail (grapefruit juice, sake, agave syrup, lemon juice and club soda) ($7) was fruity and refreshing.
It's cherry blossom season again in Vancouver! What an incredibly beautiful time in our city with cherry blossoms popping up in full force. I felt inspired for some sakura-inspired eats and immediately thought of Shizenya's Sakura Blossom Roll. Shizenya has two locations in Vancouver: one in Downtown and one on West Broadway. I had been to the Downtown one years ago, but never to the West Broadway location. My husband and I visited Shizenya on West Broadway for a late lunch last week.
Shizenya is the first natural food Japanese restaurant chain in North America which serves sushi with only brown rice and organic vegetable. Their menu includes Japanese food with healthier ingredients such as brown rice rolls, non-oil teriyaki, organic green salads, quinoa cones, whole wheat tempura, and non-oil teriyaki. They also use Oceanwise seafood which is great for sustainability. Their menu is fully available on their website.
We ordered the Sakura Blossom Roll ($13.95 for 10 pieces). It had fresh real crab with mayonnaise, spicy albacore tuna, wild sockeye salmon, cucumber, organic avocado, organic brown sushi rice. The sauce was a creamy maple sauce with mayonnaise base. The rolls were arranged to mimic the sakura petals. The seafood tasted moist, fresh and delicious and maple sauce was sweet. This was very good. I would order it again.
We also had the beef teriyaki combo ($9.95) with sukiyaki beef, teriyaki sauce, organic brown rice, spinach gomaae, and organic salad. Tender beef and a sweet teriyaki sauce – the flavours went all went together. It was a hit with me.
Prices at Shizenya are a bit higher than a conventional Japanese eatery in Vancouver due to the higher quality ingredients. For lunch, I would need a few rolls plus the lunch combo in order to be fully satisfied.
I had previously had some positive dining experiences at Damso Modern Korean Cuisine on Denman (my rating = 4/5). So when the line up at Cafe Medina was estimated at two hours long, my husband and another couple decided to go for Korean. I recommended giving Damso's second location on Bute a try and we headed there for brunch one Saturday afternoon.
Damso on Bute offers a variety of comforting Korean eats including 24-hour slow cooked baby back ribs, kalbee osso bucco (braised short rib) and gamjatang (pork neck bone soup). The items typically range from $7-$15 dollars. One of their more unique menu items is the Korean taco with secret gochujang chili sauce. Zomato has photos of their menu.
Damso on Bute is larger than the one on Denman. It is similarly cozy and quaint with lots of wooden accents. There is one large communal table, some banquette seating and small dining tables with wooden stools.
We first started off a korean taco ($2.50) in a handstretched tortilla, beef belly and chili sauce. I liked that the tortilla was toasted or grilled which made it crispy. The filling was nice and flavourful.
The spicy pork bulgogi ($8.99) was wonderfully sweet, savoury and spicy. It didn't come with as many sesame seeds like at Damso on Denman. Flavour was on point and the meat was tender.
My husband had the Holy Sh*t Super Spicy Stir Fried Noodle with pork belly ($11.99). I had a dabble at the dish and it was on fire. My husband, the spicy food lover, quite enjoyed it.
Our friend had the soft tofu soup ($12.99), which he regularly orders at Korean restaurants. He found Damso's version to be hearty and overall tasty.
One thing I noted, however, was that there was no side dishes.
Faubourg Paris is simply known in Vancouver for their Parisian gourmet desserts in an elegant setting. With three locations in Vancouver (Kerrisdale, Downtown and Park Royal), you can easily find a sweet treat at Faubourg to satisfy your craving. Their tasty offerings include macarons, cakes, signature pastries, viennoiserie, as well as bread and sandwiches.
Faubourg has various promotional items, which are listed on their website. In particular, they have a special pastry and macaron of the month.
Last August, I bought the kids pastry of the month for my son which was a minion pastry. It was combination of vanilla Bavarian mousse and strawberry compote settled over sweet strawberry jam and fresh banana slices all placed into a tart shell. I bought it mostly for its novelty but I found the banana flavour to be very strong.
For a Valentine's Day date, my husband and I got two lattes, a macaron heart and the tri decadent.
The macaron heart ($7.50) was filled with dark chocolate mousse, a salted caramel centre and fresh raspberries. It came in a prepackaged box (more about that later) but some of the chocolate mousse was lost from being stuck to the box.
I very much enjoyed the tri decadent ($5.95) which had milk, dark and white chocolate mousse over a crunchy sablé breton. I would have to say the highlight is the sablé breton, a really lovely buttery cookie crust.
If there is one thing that I think Faubourg could improve upon it would be the service. On the times I have been there, it seemed like the front staff consisted of pastry students. First of all, the service could be friendlier to match the chic and elegant setting. On my last visit, the macaron heart was pre-packaged in a box. When I told the pastry-chef-in-training who staffed the front that I wanted it for here, she handed me the box containing the macaron heart on top of a plate. I then spent a few minutes at my table carefully extracting the macaron heart from the box onto my plate. I think my experience would have been improved if she had made the effort to take the dessert out of the box and onto a plate. I also noticed the same pastry student clearing the dishes from tables but not actually given the tables a wipe. Next time, I'll have to remind myself to bring a few wet wipes.
If you are craving poutine in Vancouver, La Belle Patate is one place to go in Vancouver. I have been to La Belle Patate a few times over the last few years, and in this review I'll share with you my experiences with their comforting eats.
La Belle Patate's tasty array of 26 poutines types includes 8 traditional and 18 speciality. Just reading the names of the poutines makes your mouth water…bacon poutine, smoked meat poutine, and donair poutine to name a few. Poutines come in small, medium and large and range from $6 – $14 depending on the size. But if you want a truly indulging experience, you can go for the All You Eat option for $19.50! Personally, I would not be able to take in that much poutine but I do admire those who can.
Aside from poutines, La Belle Patate also offers smoked meat sandwiches, grilled cheese and hot dogs. Their menu is available online.
I first visited La Belle Patate a few years ago on an $8 Social Shopper offer. It was valued at $19 and included 2 small authentic traditional poutines and 2 classic steamies. The steamies were basically steamed hot dogs in a steamed bun with mustard, onions and coleslaw on top – simple and tasty. The regular price is $2.50.
The two small regular poutines were loaded with sauce, squeeky cheese curds, and overall very delicious.
Recently, I visited La Belle Patate and used a 2-for-1 Entertainment coupon. I got two large poutines: Meat Lovers (beef, bacon, and peperroni) and Maple (bacon and maple syrup) to share with my husband and son. The Meat Lovers was a bit smoky and savoury which was a huge contrast tot the Maple which was very sweet. After trying the Maple poutine, I would have to say that a sweet poutine is just not my thing. I prefer a savoury one for sure.
Last weekend, I attended a 10 course Chinese New Year dinner at Floata restaurant organized by Vancouver Food Lovers and Bloggers group. The cost of the ticket was very cheap: $25 including tax and tip. Given the price, I expected the meal to be filling though not spectacular especially given the ratings on Floata. I had a look at the menu beforehand and the 10 courses were pretty standard. I decided to give the event a try and invited a non-Asian friend so that she could enjoy a Chinese New Year dinner as well.
Floata Restaurant in Chinatown is probably one of the largest Chinese restaurants in Vancouver in terms of size. It is a 20,000 square feet restaurant that can accommodate 1,000 guests. While they do serve lunch and dinner, their facility size makes it a prime location for banquets.
The Vancouver Food Lovers and Bloggers group secured a private room for about 80 attendees.
The dinner started off with an appetizer BBQ combo platter followed by hot and sour soup. The hot and sour soup was way too spicy for my liking.
Next was the 2 course Peking duck. First was the skin with the flour wrap followed by the minced duck meat with lettuce wrap. Given the cost of the meal, it is very likely that the duck was bought from a BBQ place and then refried – an obvious contrast to the fine dining methods of the duck dish at Chang'an. The two courses tasted reasonable.
The pork chop in chili salt and crispy chicken were some greasy but still tolerable.
My favourite dish of the night was the baby bok choy and Chinese mushroom with oyster sauce. It was wonderfully saucy, hearty and comforting. The most decent tasting entree of the evening. The mushrooms and baby bok choy were nice in size.
In contrast, the fried rice and fried noodle were mediocre. Both dishes were nothing more but rice and noodles really, with barely any other ingredients. The noodles were just cooked in soy sauce.
The dessert was simple – a cube of mango pudding on a spoon. Nicely chilled, the pudding had a good mango flavour.
While the food may not be very impressive, I did find the execution of the meal to be on point. All the dishes came out in a timely manner and we were never left without food for too long. Floata certainly has these large scale events down in terms of service.
In Vancouver, it is well-known that there are many Chinese restaurants. But, where does one go for an authentic Chinese fine dining experience? Located right on the waterfront of False Creek North, Chang'an offers customers Northern Chinese style cuisine from the Shaanxi province. Chang'an has also received accolades locally as they were awarded "Best Fine Dining" by diners in 2015 for the Chinese Restaurant Awards.
Disclaimer: All items in this review were complimentary. Opinions are my own.
Chang'an is owned and operated by the China Folks Restaurant Group. While they own and run several fine dining restaurants in China, this location is their first foray into the International market. Their clientele are typically the wealthy from Mainland China. At Chang'an, noodles and vegetables dishes typically range from $15 to $22 while specialty plates are between $28 to $98.
Last month, I was invited by Chinesebites.com for a menu tasting consisting of 21 dishes. We started off with a bread appetizer – the guo kui pita eaten with a spicy bean mixture.
Next up was a four-item appetizer platter that included tossed cilantro, scallion and red peanut salad; marinated mushroom, crispy beef tongue, and honey grapefruit spare ribs. The marinated mushrooms were wonderfully flavourful while the salad was refreshing. The crispy beef tongue was the least appetizing with it being too oily. The spare ribs fell nicely off the bone and had a nice sweet and sour taste.
The Chang'an Roasted Duck, a signature dish, was a real treat. It is a reservation-only dish using Grade A ducks which are processed for 72 hours and roasted in-house for over an hour. Chang'an is not taking shortcuts compared to most restaurants that purchase their ducks from BBQ shops and just re-fry them prior to serving. Chang'an schedules the cooking process according to your time of reservation to ensure optimal tenderness of the meat and crispiness of the skin. The duck skin is eaten with brown sugar while the duck meat is eaten with hand-made flour wrappers and sides like hoisin sauce with cucumbers, strawberry sauce with pears. A truly magnificent and delicious dish. The second course of the roasted duck was the 5 spice duck ribs.
The braised cucumber was an delicacy that I very much enjoyed. The appeal in this dish is in the texture rather than taste – which is somewhere between firm and jelly-like. The sea cucumber was braised for 48 hours with 20 different herbs and spices. At $50 a dish, the braised cucumber was a fine indulgence that I would gladly have more of.
The Imperial sweet and sour soup was fit for royalty. Presented in an tall golden bowl, the soup definitely had fire under it such that it was a bit overwhelming for me. It was served with a Chinese donut that was very chewy.
The house fried chili lobster was most definitely mouthwatering and came with a surprising side – crinkle cut fries! The lobster meat was tender and was easily extracted from the shells.
The Chang'an Gourd Chicken was a wonderfully crispy deep-fried delight.
The Szechwan Peppercorn Sliced Beef was served in a stainless steel bowl within a tall wooden vessel. A spicy and flavourful dish with tofu noodles.
I loved the flavours of the Sweet & Sour Lychee & Prawns in a puff pastry. I thought that they lychee flavours really came through. I would have not thought of it be such a delicious pairing with prawns.
The Qin Style Roast Lamb Leg was another favourite of mine with tender, flavourful meat. Served on a two-tier plate stand, it was a comforting dish. The meat was eaten with a crispy flatbread pocket with sesame seeds.
The next two were noodle dishes. First was the Three Sauce Noodle with minced beef, tomato, egg, celery, carrot, potato and tofu. This was followed by the Biang Biang Noodles, with thick noodles and Shaanxi special hot chili sauce. Both were good but nothing too memorable.
The Braised Whole Chili & Spring Onion Cod was a surprising hit. The cod meat was melt-in-your-mouth good while the broth was pleasantly spicy.
The Pork Belly Mini Sliders were presented in a long dish with a Chinese figurine. The pork belly was stewed in slow heat in a sauce containing over 20 spices and ingredients added to it, such as clove, nutmeg, ginger and cooking wine.
The King Mushroom Casserole was an elegantly presented dish that was simple in flavours but still delicious.
To finish off the feast, we received what I would call Chinese petit fours: yellow bean cake and red bean cake. Both cakes provided a lovely change of taste from our flavourful dinner.


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Will The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tour In 2020?
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been silent for most of the decade, but a new interview with Karen O has fans geeking over the idea that the band might be coming back in the near future.
"All I can say is that I feel ready to make some music," she told Australia's Double J. "It feels like time to have something new out there."
The word from Karen O, plus the confirmed festival dates the band is playing, have kicked up a bit of excitement within the Yeah Yeah Yeahs fanbase. The frontwoman seemingly knew the weight her words carried, as she explained in the interview that nothing is set in stone. She said the band has not gone in spitting distance of a studio, and no plans to record have been made. For fans who have waited on new music from the band since 2013, they'll take any sign of life and run with it.
Folks who don't want to wait for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to record can catch the band at several festival dates. They are playing Atlanta's Shaky Knees Festival and Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.
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Now that we are through the doldrums of movie releases that is January and February the hits will start rolling out.
First up is (possibly) the most built up movie of all time, chapter 1 of this saga can be traced back as long as 10 years ago.
Avengers Endgame is upon us let us dive into the first trailer since Captain Marvel has been introduced to the MCU.
What are you waiting for, go click the video!