Saint Francis University wasted no time in making their mark on the 2014 Northeast Conference Women's Championship meet. In the very first event, their 200 medley relay team of Rebecca Peer (26.74), Catherine Rogers (28.19), Libby Francis (24.88), and Danyel Johnson (22.66) combined for 1:42.47, downing the previous record of 1:43.78 by 1.4 seconds, and their school record by 0.5. Second-place Wagner (Anu Nihipali 25.38, Katja Claesson 29.52, Sam Sides 25.05, and Meredith Ketchmark 23.21) were also under the old meet mark, as well as their school record, with 1:43.16. Finishing third was the quartet from Bryant.
The 800 free relay was an exciting back-and-forth between Wagner and Bryant. The latter team was out front through the 400, but a strong second half from Wagner secured the victory for the Seahawks. Sarah Menendez (1:52.37), Grace Baird (1:53.67), Alexandra Cooney (1:52.63), and Meredith Ketchmark (1:49.71) set their school record with 7:28.38. Bryant finished second in 7:29.80, breaking their school record by 8 seconds. Central Connecticut State took third in 7:31.33.


I think I've mentioned this before, and don't judge me for it, but I'm actually not this biggest fan of cake. And when I say I'm not the biggest fan of it, I mean I don't ever eat it. Like, ever. I think it's the airy texture of it, but I've never liked cake ever since I was a kid. Brownies and cookies were always my favorites. Although this recipe does include cake mix, I think it's more like a pie or a cobbler because of its consistency. It's sort of like the same concept as a dump cake, except even easier because we're making it in the crockpot. It can't get any more simple!
When I say this is easy, I mean it! There's really only two steps to this with the first step being to combine everything into the crockpot. You want to pour the pie filling into an already greased crockpot. I've used cherry pie filling in the past, but this time I decided to go with Berry Medley and Strawberry. Since I had two different flavors, I stirred them together before putting the cake mix on top. I know it's tempting, but don't stir the cake mix with the filling! Just pour the melted butter on top of that, cover it, and let it cook on high for 2 ½ - 3 hours.
After the 2 ½ - 3 hours is over, take the top off of it and let it cook for another 30 minutes. This will allow the top to get a little crisp. Once those 30 minutes are up, you can serve it in a bowl topped with some whipped cream or next to a scoop of ice cream. It's extremely hot, so make sure you give it a few minutes after serving it on the plate. The last thing you wanna do is burn your tongue and ruin the whole experience.
I told you it couldn't be any easier! This was the first time I had ever used anything other than the cherry pie filling and I actually like this combination a lot better. It definitely reminded me more of a cobbler than anything else. Crockpots are seriously one of the best inventions ever!
If you found this recipe enjoyable, please feel free to share it using one of the buttons below. Have you made a dessert in the crockpot before? What's your favorite slow cooker recipe?


Japanese used to live with tatami mats. There is a well-used proverb, Okite Hanjou Nete Ichi-jou, which literally means that 'the space one uses is the size of half of a tatami mat when waking, and a tatami mat when sleeping'. This means that whatever wealth you have, you only need such a small space for living. Therefore, instead of demanding more, be content with what you have.
We measure the size of houses by thinking about how many tatami mats can fit in the space. The unit used, 'jou' literally means a tatami mat. An old Japanese house was just a tatami room and a small kitchen space beside or inside the room. People used that tatami room for all the purposes of life: living, dining, cooking and sleeping.
Tatami is made from igusa grass. I love them although fewer houses have a tatami room these days in Japan because of changes in lifestyle. My tiny flat in Tokyo was a tatami room. I loved living there because the tatami room made it cool in summer and warm in winter. Also, if I felt like taking a nap, I could just lie down on the floor as it was cushioned compared to normal flooring.
I can bring this comfort across the ocean and to your house! You do not need any installation and can use like a foldable rug. This will come soon but I show some of the photos before updating on the store!
Portable futon is now available!


1. Where does this project take place?
2. Will this project create more traffic in Magnolia?
because it will overpass traffic signals.
Magnolia will go around Magnolia, greatly reducing the number of vehicles driving through Magnolia.


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What's Leaving Netflix in December 2022
Welcome to the ultimate Netflix takedown guide for 2022, where we'll keep you posted on all the series, movies, and specials scheduled to leave the service during December 2022.
As you are no doubt aware by now, not everything stays on Netflix indefinitely. We see dozens, if not over a hundred titles leave the service every month. This extends to Netflix Originals as well.
As a reminder, this list is continually updated throughout the month leading up to December and throughout the month.
This list is much more comprehensive than any other on the net, thanks to the fact that we included all the titles that are coming out and not a handful that Netflix promotes. We typically get removal dates around 30 days before your eventual departure.
If you're in the UK, we keep track of all December 2022 removals here and also maintain a list for Canada.
What will Netflix leave in the US in December 2022?
What's Leaving Netflix on December 1
#Rucker50 (2016)
A River Runs Through It (1992)
American Beauty (1999)
Blood and Bone (2009)
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Clueless (1995)
Guarantee (2004)
Death at a Funeral (2010)
Gormiti (season 1)
He Just Doesn't Like You That Much (2009)
If I were an animal (season 1)
Iron fists and kung fu kicks (2019)
Ink Master (Seasons 3 and 4)
Knight Rider (Seasons 1-4)
The Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
Monster Island (2017)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
The Ocean Twelve (2004)
Oggy and the Cockroaches (Season 1)
Paprika (season 1)
Save the Last Dance (2001)
Siberian (2018)
Space Jungle (Season 1)
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Stargate SG-1 (Seasons 1-10)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
SWAT: Under Siege (2017)
The Bodyguard (1992)
The Color Purple (1985)
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Smurfs (2011)
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
The Wedding Guest (2018)
The Wind (2019)
Tottaa Pataaka Article Maal (2018)
Vice (2018)
Wedding on Wedding (2005)
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)
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What's Leaving Netflix on December 10
The Cottage – Image: Lionsgate
Bangistan (2015)
Black (Season 1) – Netflix Original Removal
Black Ink Crew New York (Seasons)
Cocomong (Seasons)
Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
Gift 2 (2011)
Eddie – Strong Man (2015)
Flowers (Seasons 1-2)
Karthik calling Karthik (2010)
Laksya (2004)
Lucky by Chance (2009)
Merlin – Image: BBC
Merlin (Seasons 1-5)
Rock On!! (2008)
she is (2019)
Teen Mom 2 (Seasons)
The Challenge (1 season)
The Giver (2014)
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Marvel Anime: Wolverine (Season 1)
Marvel Anime: X-Men (2011)
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48 Christmas Wishes (2017)
The Story of the People of the Future (2012)
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Hi, I'm Lecia and this is my family!
I spent the first 14 (yes,14!) years of my Mom life working an outside job. If you've been there, you know what a stressful lifestyle that is.
But I finally got smart, and now I've been working at home for almost ten years. What a difference! Yes, working at home brings its own kind of stress and requires a particular skill set - including patience with interruptions and the ability to tune out noise! It's not picture perfect at our house. But for me, coming home was the best move I could have made.
Now I'm on a mission to bring as many mamas home as want to be there. Through my coaching, speaking, and our online courses and resources, my goal is to give you all the tools you need to discover your unique gifts and turn them into a business that really reflects who you are and all the amazing things you can do.


If you've used our Google Sheets integration to send your mail merge campaigns, you may have noticed how UGLY our spreadsheet dropdown used to be. If you had lots of spreadsheets, finding the right one was a pain.
No longer! Now, the spreadsheet dropdown is BEAUTIFUL, and you can easily search for the right spreadsheet just by typing a few characters that match any part of the name.
Just type a few characters, and your matching spreadsheets will appear.
In fact, we've updated all of the major dropdown menus in GMass to this new style, including the Past Campaigns and the Load Content dropdowns.
The new awesome dropdown for Past Campaigns.
1. Going to chrome://extensions and clicking the Update extensions now button at the top.
2. Then reloading Gmail (or Google Inbox) in the browser.
Nope. No drop down box emerges. All Google sheets are owned and created by me. I cannot begin any kind of merge because my files cannot be accessed by Gmass. Suggestions?
Fixed it! Okay, my dumb (I guess). I created a new gmail address just for use with gmass. The account was linked with my original mail, the addresses shared, I thought all was well. No. The drives are separate. This I did not know. The drop down did not appear because there was, literally, nothing in my drive. Since the files I am using will all be exclusive to the gmass activities, this is not an issue for me. Problem resolved!
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GMass itself does not have a limit. Although Google Apps accounts are officially limited to 2,000 emails per day whilst Gmail accounts (those ending with @gmail.com or @googlemail.com ( http://googlemail.com/ )) are officially limited to 500 emails per day, we have noticed over time that there are other factors that affect the send limits for an account. Age is a huge factor in this, as Google limit accounts to lower sending capacity until the account establishes its credibility. This is a measure to prevent scammers and spammers from opening accounts and sending at full capacity. Please note that these limits are per user account.
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Sagence's data profiling solutions empowered a major online payment systems company evaluate the customer data tracking capabilities of its old and new platforms, empowering improved customer behavior insights.
Our client is a leading payment services company that operates globally, with a presence in over 190 markets and 25 currencies around the world. To reduce costs and to enhance their customer behavioral tracking capabilities, the company built its own first party tracking infrastructure (FPTI) to replace their current client-side, third party solution. Although the new platform boasted an ability to collect more robust customer information, many stakeholders across the organization voiced concerns about its impact to current reporting processes. With over 500,000 web pages in production and over 2.0 billion page impressions per month, any impact to existing reporting needs would likely cause inconvenient disruptions to the business that may not outweigh the additional customer information gained from the new platform.
Sagence worked closely with the client's key stakeholders, which included multiple analytics groups across the company, to understand the adoption requirements of the new platform. Then, we performed an audit and profiled data in both platforms to establish a comparison methodology. By matching algorithm and multiple sampling techniques, Sagence identified numerous differences between the datasets. Some of the differences represented errors in the new platform (which were then promptly triaged) while others represented different, and often, improved tracking techniques. We worked closely with the client's development groups to replicate two standard reports that were impacted to measure customer acquisition, activation, and conversation rate metrics. Lastly, we held numerous working sessions with the stakeholders to ensure successful adoption of the new, critical data source.
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Point Blank is the second album release by Cerbura and the 11th release by SarnarSchourt Records. Enjoy a unique style of night-time dark tunes emerging and coming to the surface from the underground of the South Tyrolean Alps. Cerbura once more opens the gate! Be ready for a proper blast and turn up the volume! Mastering by Darko Velkovski AKA Fobi @ Green Wizards with cover art by SarnarSchourt Vision.
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This sounds to me like one big track splittet in 4 chapters. I have had a nice time listening to that. it has brought me into a meditating like state. I think this is a interesting CD!


Hi, Susan! You are able to stay for Extra Magic Hours to shop or eat if you are already in the park, but you will be asked to show a Key to the World card (resort ID's) to go on any attraction. Whenever I have been at Extra Magic Hours, the cast members are very consistent about only letting WDW Resort Guests get in line for an attraction.
The bottom line: stay and shop and eat! Just stay away from the attractions! Have a great time!


At Buell Insurance we have the experience and expertise to evaluate the risks associated with your service or consultative related business or profession in Illinois and provide appropriate coverage through one of our highly rated insurance companies.
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Online store to buy goods with the SMOKE network logo.
I, almost two years ago, created two online stores to sell merchandise with designs related to the world of crypto-coins. Today, after smoking an Amnesia Haze joint, I decided to start uploading designs related to the SMOKE network to the store.
For now I have only uploaded two designs, one of the logo and the leaf with the transparent background.
The second design is the logo but the leaf has a blank background.
As you can see in the images, there are all kinds of merchandise in the store. Things that not only can we buy for ourselves but also can be bought to give away this Christmas as a nice present. Clothing for men, women, teenagers or babies, jars, caps, kitchen aprons, cell phone covers, bags and much more to decide on.
- If you live in Europe this is the store that you have to go.
To change your country go to the bottom of the page.
- If you live in USA, Canada or Australia you have to go to this other store.
I will keep uploading more new designs these days.
I hope you find something interesting in the store.
I have already confirmed that you can use the official images of the SMOKE network. I asked @stone and he told me that they can be used without any problem.
you should check with @stoner if its ok to use the logo as probably is a trademark.
Ups! My bad I did not do it before. Will ask in the Telegram group asap. Thanks for pointing this out :) and also for the nice comment. Cheers!
As far as I know you are right but I asked already to @stoner directly by Telegram. Better to be sure.
Glad you like it! :) Thanks a lot.
Very commendable initiative, kind Sir Robot!
Those are some nice designs for the promotional clothing!
Great Job! I am going to check this out! I am in need of a new hoodie an it will be a great way to help promote smoke.io while wearing it.
it will be a great way to help promote smoke.io while wearing it.
Do you make these? Or are they made from an outsource?
I just put the design, I have not control over the final product if this is what you ask. I could but it is too much job apart of my normal job. Thats why I decided at the end do it like this better.
How cool is that please! Very interesting.
Thanks a lot for the comment and yes, here is the link to the german shop.


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Q: Custom Build Tool only builds one item each time I build the project OK, bit of a weird one - I have a batch file which converts a .svg file into a header file, like so:
svg_header.bat
echo %1 -> %2
@(
    echo const char *%~n1_svg = R"***(
    type %~1
    echo ^)***";
) > %~2

So, for example, if I have images\normal.svg I can go
svg_header.bat images\normal.svg images\normal_svg.h
And the resulting header file can be included in a C++ source file like so
#include "images\\normal_svg.h"
So far so good.
In my Visual Studio project, I have added 3 .svg files and specified a Custom Build Tool for them as follows:

The strange thing is that each time I build the project, it only works for one of the files.
So the output looks like this:
Build started...
1>------ Build started: Project: mic_muter, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
1>SVG to Header microphone_mute
1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(247,5): warning MSB8065: Custom build for item "images\microphone_normal.svg" succeeded, but specified output "u:\dev\hid_kbd\mic_muter\mic_muter\images\microphone_normal_svg.h" has not been created. This may cause incremental build to work incorrectly.
1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(247,5): warning MSB8065: Custom build for item "images\microphone_base.svg" succeeded, but specified output "u:\dev\hid_kbd\mic_muter\mic_muter\images\microphone_base_svg.h" has not been created. This may cause incremental build to work incorrectly.
1>mic_muter.cpp
1>U:\dev\hid_kbd\mic_muter\mic_muter\mic_muter.cpp(5,10): fatal  error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'images/microphone_normal_svg.h': No such file or directory
1>Done building project "mic_muter.vcxproj" -- FAILED.
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 2 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

If I build the project again, the next file will be converted but the 3rd one fails with the same error. Building for a third time gets the last one and the build succeeds.
Does anyone understand what's going on here? I've tried basically every combination of all the different fields in the Custom Build Tool property page, but the same behaviour persists.
The .vcxproj section for each file is identical (apart from the source filename) and looks like this:
    <CustomBuild Include="images\microphone_mute.svg">
      <FileType>Document</FileType>
      <DeploymentContent Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">false</DeploymentContent>
      <DeploymentContent Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">false</DeploymentContent>
      <DeploymentContent Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">false</DeploymentContent>
      <DeploymentContent Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</DeploymentContent>
      <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">SVG to Header %(Filename)</Message>
      <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">SVG to Header %(Filename)</Message>
      <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">SVG to Header %(Filename)</Message>
      <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">SVG to Header %(Filename)</Message>
      <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">$(ProjectDir)images\%(Filename)_svg.h</Outputs>
      <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">$(ProjectDir)images\%(Filename)_svg.h</Outputs>
      <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">$(ProjectDir)images\%(Filename)_svg.h</Outputs>
      <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(ProjectDir)images\%(Filename)_svg.h</Outputs>
      <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">$(ProjectDir)svg_to_header.bat %(FullPath) $(ProjectDir)images\%(Filename)_svg.h</Command>
      <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">$(ProjectDir)svg_to_header.bat %(FullPath) $(ProjectDir)images\%(Filename)_svg.h</Command>
      <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">$(ProjectDir)svg_to_header.bat %(FullPath) $(ProjectDir)images\%(Filename)_svg.h</Command>
      <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(ProjectDir)svg_to_header.bat %(FullPath) $(ProjectDir)images\%(Filename)_svg.h</Command>
      <AdditionalInputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">$(ProjectDir)svg_to_header.bat</AdditionalInputs>
      <AdditionalInputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">$(ProjectDir)svg_to_header.bat</AdditionalInputs>
      <AdditionalInputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">$(ProjectDir)svg_to_header.bat</AdditionalInputs>
      <AdditionalInputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(ProjectDir)svg_to_header.bat</AdditionalInputs>
      <LinkObjects Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">false</LinkObjects>
      <LinkObjects Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">false</LinkObjects>
      <LinkObjects Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">false</LinkObjects>
      <LinkObjects Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</LinkObjects>
      <OutputItemType Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">ClInclude</OutputItemType>
      <OutputItemType Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">ClInclude</OutputItemType>
      <OutputItemType Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">ClInclude</OutputItemType>
      <OutputItemType Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">ClInclude</OutputItemType>
      <VerifyInputsAndOutputsExist Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">true</VerifyInputsAndOutputsExist>
      <VerifyInputsAndOutputsExist Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">true</VerifyInputsAndOutputsExist>
      <VerifyInputsAndOutputsExist Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">true</VerifyInputsAndOutputsExist>
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Home Taxation Determination of Rate of Exchange for Service Tax
Determination of Rate of Exchange for Service Tax
CA Jimmit Mehta September 06, 2014 Taxation,
Date of determination of rate of tax, value of taxable service and rate of exchange (Section 67A)
W.e.f. 28.05.2012, section 67A has been inserted by the Finance Act, 2012 which provides as under:
"The rate of service tax, value of a taxable service and rate of exchange, if any, shall be the rate of service tax or value of a taxable service or rate of exchange, as the case may be, in force or as applicable at the time when the taxable service has been provided or agreed to be provided.
Explanation— For the purposes of this section, "rate of exchange" means the rate of exchange referred to in the explanation to section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962."
Section 67A provides for -
(i) date of determination of rate of tax,
(ii) value of taxable service and
(iii) rate of exchange.
These shall be taken as in force or as applicable at the time when taxable service has been provided or agreed to be provided. Thus, rate of Service Tax, value of service and rate of exchange shall be considered as that rate or value as prevailing at the date when such services are provided or agreed to be provided.
What shall be rate of exchange has also been defined to mean the rate as in the explanation to section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962. Accordingly, rate of exchange means the rate of exchange–
(i) determined by the Board
(ii) ascertained in such manner as the Board may direct for the conversion of Indian Currency into Foreign Currency of Foreign Currency into Indian Currency.
Amendment made by Finance Act, 2014
Finance Act, 2014 has substituted the explanation defining 'rate of exchange' as under:
"Explanation: For the purposes of this section, 'rate of exchange' means the rate of exchange determined in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed."
Thus, Central Government shall prescribe the manner or rules for determining the rate of exchange for calculation of taxable value in respect of certain services by way of notification. Accordingly, on or after the enactment of Finance Act, 2014 on 06.08.2014, Central Government was expected to prescribe the rules or manner in which rate of exchange (foreign exchange) shall be determined for the purposes of arriving at value of taxable services in Service Tax.
Determination of Rate of Exchange
Vide Notification No. 19/2014-ST dated 25.08.2014, Central Government has amended Service Tax Rules, 1994 whereby a new Rule, Rule 11 has been inserted w.e.f. 01.10.2014 for determination of rate of exchange. According to this rule, the rate of exchange for determination of value of taxable service shall be the applicable rate of exchange as per the generally accepted accounting principles on the date when point of taxation arises in terms of the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011.
Thus, rate of exchange shall be taken as the applicable rate of exchange as per generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) on the date on which point of taxation arises as per Point of Taxation Rules, 2011.
The following events would, therefore be relevant for the rate of exchange –
Date of Point of Taxation
Exchange rate on POT date as per GAAP
Thus, the exchange rate for calculation of value of services sought to be imported into the taxable territory will be based on generally accepted accounting principles. The assessees will therefore, look at both the above conditions.
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DENIM2015 will be hosted by Budapest – the capital of Hungary, which is one of the very popular touristic targets in Europe. Last year more than 13 millions of tourist visited the country.
Budapest is a historic city having nearly 2 million inhabitants in the very heart of Middle Europe. Its unique architecture is a unique mix of the best European art and the local traditions.
The city is bisected by the River Danube, which makes Budapest a natural geographical centre and a major international transport hub.
Budapest has a rich and fascinating history, a vibrant cultural heritage, yet it managed to maintain its magic and charm. Take time to visit the Heroes Square, the Fine Art Museum and Vajdahunyad Castle during your stay, all within 5 kilometers of the hotel.
The city offers several tens of museums, concert halls and an opera house, but junior people may enjoy its specific subculture ranging from jazz concerts to ruin pubs.


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How Australia can avoid the horrific hospital bed shortage worst-case modelling foresees
News Coronavirus How Australia can avoid the horrific hospital bed shortage worst-case modelling foresees
10:24pm, Mar 20, 2020 Updated: 11:53am, Mar 21
A viral article shows Australia about to run out of ICU beds. But is it true? Photo: TND
Cait Kelly Reporter
Health experts are calming fears that Australian hospitals are on track to buckle under the weight of coronavirus patients and run out of intensive care beds within weeks.
A viral article published on blogging site Medium by Australian academics Dr Megan Higgie, of James Cook University, and Australian National University PhD student Andrew Kahn has revealed that if Australia failed to implement strict measures it would run out of ICU beds between April 7 and 9.
But both the authors and independent experts stress that this is a worst-case scenario, and social distancing and adherence to bans on public gatherings can curb the virus before it overwhelms our health system.
The mapping used data that showed that out of 700,000 cases in China, 5 per cent of people became critical, therefore requiring an ICU bed with a ventilator. From there, it plotted the known number of ICU beds across Australia to come to its alarming conclusion.
Repeat: an alarming conclusion that's preventable if we abide by the public health safety measures recommended.
The article, which has been shared thousands of times, was written before the government began implementing social distancing responses to the growing number of cases within the country.
"The number of ICU beds is … critical in determining the number of people who unnecessarily die from COVID-19," the articles states.
"What do we need to do to prevent unnecessary deaths from 7–9 April onwards (both individually and as leaders)?" it asks.
We need to flatten the curve to reduce the strain. Graph: The Conversation
"The only effective measure is that we go into lock-down and practice extremely strong social distancing within the next 5 – 9 days."
It is scary stuff. And has concerned readers across the country.
But while accurate, it is an avoidable, worst-case scenario.
"The purpose of our analysis is to show that, with the worst-case scenario where we do not change some key facts about how we are responding to COVID-19, we will continue to experience exponential growth of COVID-19 here in Australia," Dr Higgie told The New Daily.
"The purpose of sharing our analysis publicly was to help people understand that the actions we take today will not have an effect for one to two weeks and, with our current trajectory, we are on track to rapidly run out of ICU beds," she said.
"Not in two-three months, as I thought before we did this analysis, but potentially within less than a month if we do not change how COVID-19 is being spread in Australia.
"We very much hope that we are incorrect in our estimate and Australia manages to stop its exponential growth of cases in the next week or so.
"We don't have much longer than that."
Ian Seppelt. senior specialist in intensive care medicine at Nepean Hospital said although the calculations were correct, the truth is we just "don't know" what will happen.
"Superficially and mathematically it is correct, though it is obviously a worst-case scenario and all public health effort to date has been directed toward making this not come to pass," Dr Seppelt said.
He stressed that hospitals around the country have had the benefit of being forewarned and have had several weeks to prepare.
Australia's health system is about to face its biggest test yet. Photo: AAP
"There has been a large effort to plan surge capacity in both intensive care units and wards. For example, in my own hospital moving from our normal 24 commissioned ICU beds to at least double that," Dr Seppelt said.
"So while what is predicted in the article might come to pass, it would be a huge public health failure if it does, and this is what hundreds of people are working hard to try to mitigate.
"Reality is it's still going to be bad, but we all hope not as bad as portrayed in the article, and everybody at present is trying to maintain calm rather than whip up hysteria."
A spokesman for Department of Health echoed the sentiment, saying every state and territory in the country was in the process of expanding their ICU capabilities.
Wash your hands, don't touch your face
Our best bet to beat this, and make sure patients who are critical can access the beds they need, is to practice strict public health measures – wash your hands, don't touch your face and limit your contact with people.
"People should use common sense when practising social distancing and maintaining social interactions," the department of health spokesman said.
"Social distancing should be adopted across the entire population, avoiding unnecessary contact and moving 1.5 metres from other people.
"People will have to make their own decisions about what social distancing they are able to undertake. These precautions are most important for people over 60, particularly if they have a chronic disease.
"It is important that Australians, even those in self-isolation, maintain their social connection and should stay in touch by phone and online with family and friends."
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Staying Safe On Holiday
by Lis Sowerbutts,
Whether you are driving across the island, or flying across the world, going on holiday is something we all look forward to. Then there can be risks. A girl I knew arrived in Ireland, and her and her travelling companion were robbed of everything when their old dunger of a car, with all their luggage, was stolen the first day in Dublin. What a start to a planned month in Ireland!
So how do minimize the risks and stay safe on holiday?
Whether you are in a new town or a new country, you don't know what you don't know, and being unaware can be risky. Although New Zealand is not a larger version of The Hobbit's Shire, it's also fair to say that, we really don't have that much street crime.
Check the areas that you are visiting, particularly in large cities, there are always a seedy part of town you may want to avoid particularly as a solo woman or with a young family. Check guidebooks or online forums like TripAdvisor for up to date advice.
Some of the tricks of the street haven't' changed in 30 years. There is the scooter drive by with a pillion who grabs the bag off your shoulder. And the groping hand in the crowded subway. If you can avoid crowded situations, particularly if you have all your luggage with you, do so. Cars are a particular target, avoid parking them in remote areas, particularly with luggage visible.
One of the downsides of living in New Zealand is the long-haul flights. When you stagger off a 12 hour or longer flight to Asia or North America, is it any wonder we are maybe a little less alert than usual?
And it's easy to get distracted. If you have just walked around a corner and come face-to-face with the Vatican for the first time, it's hard to remember to stay aware of your wallet!
If you are contemplating a long haul flight to the other side of the world, particularly in cattle class, do yourself a big favour, and pre-arrange a transfer to your hotel. I have even had taxi drivers in Auckland try to take me the scenic route when they thought I didn't know the city! If I haven't pre-paid a transfer, I prefer public transport, but research the details before leaving home, after plenty of hours on a flight, the less thought involved the better!
Bad things happen. You can try to minimize the risks, but it may still happen. That's when the third, and probably most crucial part of you strategy comes into play - have a Plan B, or as the Scouts would say …
Travel with at least two different cards to access your travel funds. However, not just two cards which access the same bank or credit card account. Lose one card and the other one will be frozen too. Instead, make sure you have a genuine backup, which accesses an entirely different account.
Don't carry large amounts of cash in a wallet, particularly, not in a back pocket! We are all used to carrying minimal amounts of cash at home; New Zealanders love EFTPOS and the cashless society. The rest of the world hasn't quite caught up though, and even in Australia you'll find a surprising number of smaller shops won't accept a card at all! Plus the international fees add up. So be prepared to carry more cash, but split it up between travel companions, and keep it close to your body, under clothing preferably. A shoulder bag carried over one shoulder is far too vulnerable, carry it across your body instead.
Contemplate travel insurance. It should cover you for items stolen, but far more importantly, you want insurance that will cover you if you fall ill or are assaulted overseas. Or fail to look the correct direction when you cross the road, a frighteningly easy thing to do when the locals drive on the "wrong" side of the road.
Oh and my friend who lost everything in Dublin? Well the police recovered the car within a few hours, but it had been cleaned out. They were literally left with the clothes on their backs, and their passports and credit cards, which they'd had with them. A local radio station broadcast their plight, and within 24 hours they were inundated with not just offers of backpacks and clothing, but free hotel stays and tours. They had a fantastic trip to Ireland. So not all bad things end badly!
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Q: Fuzzy string matching using Difflib get_matching_blocks not detecting all substrings I'm trying to find all occurrences of a word in paragraph and I want it to account for spelling mistakes as well. Code:
to_search="caterpillar"
search_here= "caterpillar are awesome animal catterpillar who like other humans but not other caterpilar"
#search_here has the word caterpillar repeated but with spelling mistakes

s= SequenceMatcher(None, to_search, search_here).get_matching_blocks()
print(s)

#Output  : [Match(a=0, b=0, size=11), Match(a=3, b=69, size=0)]
#Expected: [Match(a=0, b=0, size=11), Match(a=0, b=32, size=11), Match(a=0, b=81, size=11)]

Difflib get_matching_blocks only detects the first instance of "caterpillar" in the search_here string. I want it to give me output of all closely matching blocks i.e. it should identify "caterpillar","catterpillar" and "caterpilar"
How can I solve this problem?

A: You could calculate the edit distance of each word vs. to_search. Then, you can select all the words that have "low enough" edit distance (a score of 0 means exact match).
Thanks to your question, I have discovered that there is a pip-install-able edit_distance Python module. Here are a couple examples I just tried out for the first time:
>>> edit_distance.SequenceMatcher('fabulous', 'fibulous').ratio()
0.875
>>> edit_distance.SequenceMatcher('fabulous', 'wonderful').ratio()
0.11764705882352941
>>> edit_distance.SequenceMatcher('fabulous', 'fabulous').ratio()
1.0
>>> edit_distance.SequenceMatcher('fabulous', '').ratio()
0.0
>>> edit_distance.SequenceMatcher('caterpillar', 'caterpilar').ratio()
0.9523809523809523

So, it looks like the ratio method gives you a number between 0 and 1 (inclusive) where 1 is an exact match and 0 is... not even in the same league XD. So yeah, you could select words that have a ratio greater than 1 - epsilon, where epsilon is maybe 0.1 or thereabouts.


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Ram Lakhan 2.0! Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff & Subhash Ghai Reunite After 30 Years
June 10th, 2019 | by vBollywood Author
With many rounds of interviews – Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff have got together about the reunion of Ram Lakhan. According to latest reports, Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff will be coming together for Subhash Ghai's next film. Ghai's last film was Kaanchi: The Unbreakable starring Kartik Aaryan and Mishti in the lead roles.
The upcoming film is titled "Ramchand Kishanchand" and is scheduled to go on floors in the next few months. The movie is said to be a crime-comedy that depicts the story of two 50 years old notorious cops. Not much is known about the story but both the actors have heard the story and shown interest in their characters.Time will tell if we will see shades of Ram Lakhan and karma in this crime comedy?
In Ram Lakhan, Jackie Shroff had played the character of an honest police officer whereas his on-screen brother Lakhan aka Anil played the character of a corrupt policeman in the 1991 Subhash Ghai directorial. Jackie without indulging in any further details said, if it's Subhash Ghai it's always a 'Yes' to him. The filmmaker added, "We have been working on various scripts for Anil and Jackie and have liked one." While Anil Kapoor chose not to comment on anything, as of yet.
Fans are hoping to see this dynamic trio real soon on the big screen.
On the work front, Anil Kapoor will be seen in Anees Bazmee's film also featuring John Abraham, Ileana D'Cruz, Arshad Warsi, Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Urvashi Rautela and Saurabh Shukla in Pagalpanti. While Jackie Shroff was last seen in Bharat opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.
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Item of the Dog motif is a lucky charm in Chinese astrology of this year. I was going to distribute a puppy figure as a Christmas present last year. But I was busy and couldn't do it.
Now I show you my new toon puppy. This is POP.
This time, I tried to improve the materials. My friend found a nice thread about Cycles at Renderosity's forum, and gave me the link url.
I used the traditional Velvet node of Poser for Dwarf rabbit and Bambino figure. It is all right. Superfly rendered that node. But this time, I read the above-mentioned thread, and used Cycles root for my new puppy. Because I love new things.
So, there is one trouble. Pop will appear with white skin if you have set the render tub of preview window as Superfly.
This is because Poser's preview window can't express Nodes of Cycles. POP's textures will appear when you chose Firefly on the Render tub.
And, I tried to make the compatible files with other programs this time. I made two toon animals to cheer only Poser 11 before, though. The Dog is an angel of good luck in this year. I would like to show this off to more people.
I recommend to choose "Figure > Skinning Method > Poser Unimesh". I didn't make this a Unimesh figure this time. It is for Poser 9. But, POP isn't a high-polygonal figure. Some distortions may appear on the surface when bending parts if it is still a Poser traditional figure. It may be solved if it is Poser Unimesh.
I don't know well about the differences from version 4 to 4.9. I use version 4.9. And, I have to tell you this at first, it is a figure for Poser which I made after all. This isn't perfect with DAZ Studio.
It seems a parameter of Poser 11 causes a trouble in DAZ Studio. The work of morphs is uncontrollable.
I deleted the suspicious codes from POP's CR2 file, and reduced the value of the Morphs by half.
I didn't find any changes with Poser 11 even if those codes were deleted. But the Scale Morphs are odd. POP's full body morphs, Head_Size, Hand_Size, Foot_Size are bad. Excuse those matter, please. But, there was a matter which I couldn't overlook.
The weight-maps of POP's tongue are bad for DAZ Studio. I didn't convert POP to DAZ weight-maps because it will bring about more troubles. It means I will have to make a new figure. But, I can't modify the maps without converting. I deleted the weight-maps from POP's tongue. Then, I gave up making POP serve a double purpose by one CR2 file. POP DS4 was made as another file. But, still POP DS4 is a Poser file. And more, POP's sample poses will act strongly by DAZ Studio. Please try to adjust the value of POP's full body morphs.
And, if you worry about POP's low polygons, I recommend to convert POP as a SubD figure like Poser Unimesh by choosing "Edit > Figure > Geometry > Convert to SubD…".
You will see POP has not strong luster surface like my Dwarf rabbit when you loaded it first.
But, POP's materials are Poser materials. Here is a render of default POP with Iray.
And, here is a render with 3DLight. On the whole this may be a moderate result like an old content.
I tried to make the new MATs with DAZ Uber Shaders. POP will become dirty dark surface when you added the pose.
And, it is a MAT pose for Iray render. It isn't good for 3DLight render.
Here is a render with Iray after adding the MAT pose.
It is somewhat whitish than the result of Poser. They are not the same materials after all. And, probably the difference in a light source is greatly acting. I don't have the ability to making the same condition on both programs.
They are almost default settings.
Checking files is an important work. Now I uploaded this after some modifications. This will appear in Free Stuff Area at Renderosity within 2 or 3 days.
The necklace which POP wears is a Bracelet for G3 Female of Leilana's Xmas Freebie.
He's adorable. I enjoyed reading about the process and problems you had. It makes me enjoy a figure more when I know the amount of work put into it.
Thank you, he's so incredibly cute!
I got "incredibly". Sometimes you teach me a new modifier 🙂 Thanks!
Cute, my friend – Happy New Year!
I uploaded an add-on for this into Free Stuff Area yesterday.
he is a cutie…thank you so much dear!
You're welcome! Thank you I think so too!


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Two more attempts under way to halt soccer stadium
Mark Lisheron
A bipartisan group of citizens is mounting a challenge on two fronts to a $200 million major league soccer stadium deal approved by a split Austin City Council.
IndyAUSTIN, a local political action committee headed by longtime activist Linda Curtis, has begun circulating petitions seeking a referendum that would give voters final approval power over a stadium agreement between the city and Precourt Sports Ventures, a company that wants to relocate the MLS' Columbus Crew to Austin.
Adding to soccer stadium supporters' worries, attorney Bill Aleshire told The Texas Monitor Friday he intends to file suit against the city if it finalizes the contract with Precourt based on the general terms agreed to in August by the city council.
It's the third time this year Aleshire has represented petitioners who are pressing for actions they haven't gotten from the city council itself. Petitions are responsible for questions on the Nov. 6 ballot asking voters whether they favor an independent audit of all city departments and for final approval of any comprehensive land development code.
The Texas Supreme Court in late August rejected Aleshire's request for a court order forcing the council to reconsider its wording of both of those ballot questions, which Aleshire's clients contended was misleading and prejudicial.
Curtis said the latest petition is directed at what she called the bad deal foisted on taxpayers by Mayor Steve Adler and a 7-4 council majority and their decision to leave the details of the final stadium agreement in the hands of city staff and negotiators for Precourt.
The solicitation on the IndyAUSTIN website calls on petitioners to "Boot Adler and his Sucker Stadium."
The Texas Monitor on Friday morning contacted Adler's staff asking for the mayor to comment on the petition and the stadium deal. No one had responded to the request at the time this story was published.
Curtis said Austin residents remain disgruntled about the tax exemption and other concessions made to Precourt over the objections of city council member Leslie Pool, who voted against the deal and for months called it a "massive giveaway."
The Texas Monitor contacted Pool's office Friday morning seeking comment, but had not heard back at the time this was published. Pool had earlier told the Austin Bulldog she approved of putting the stadium issue back in the hands of the public
"The text of the petition reveals continuing public reservations about the city giving publicly owned land to a private business," she told the Bulldog in an email. "It speaks to a desire for full disclosure and transparency, and I echo those concerns."
The city agreed to lease the city-owned 24-acre McKalla Place property for a sports venue at the same time the council approved asking voters for authorization to borrow $250 million in part to buy land for affordable housing — two huge spending commitments in one gulp, Curtis said.
"But the real reason, the number one reason I oppose this is that the final contract is being done in secret negotiations, somewhere in the bowels of city hall. We're never going to see it," she said. "I've never seen arrogance on this scale in the 25 years I've been doing this kind of work in Austin."
Curtis, who has worked on many progressive and populist causes during those years, enlisted Roger Borgelt, an attorney for and member of the Travis County Taxpayers Union, to craft the wording of the petition. Petitioners have until January to gather roughly 20,000 valid signatures and get them certified in order to get the question on the next ballot, in May 2019.
Borgelt, who is also a member of the city's Charter Review Commission, told The Texas Monitor he does not expect the final contract for the stadium to be signed before the end of this year. You can read the text of the petition here.
The petition sounds like something out of a complex legal document. It would not only require that any soccer stadium land deal be approved by voters, but would require a super-majority vote by the council – that is, 7 votes out of 10 – to even put such a question before the voters.
The same requirements would be placed on proposals to convey city land for entertainment facilities or arenas, and on permits and variances for developing such sites. All information about such sales and leases would have to be made public, performance bonds would have to be posted, and property taxes or equivalent payments would have to be paid on the land.
Borgelt, who has been active in local issues since the creation of the 10-district council in 2014, said he objected to the lack of competitive bidding for the McKalla Place property, the concessions made to Precourt, and the lack of transparency in the process.
As with the efficiency audit and the CodeNext land development code, "there is a sense in a lot of quarters of the city that this mayor and city council are captive to a small group of political consultants, lobbyists and neighborhood groups," Borgelt said. "This city government is not being responsive to the needs of its citizens."
Aleshire, who helped Borgelt with the petition language, said that if the petition doesn't stop the deal, a citizen has asked him to represent him in a lawsuit on the matter. In June, Aleshire sent a letter to City Attorney Anne Morgan challenging the way the mayor and the council were going about the negotiations with Precourt.
In the letter, Aleshire told Morgan any lease agreement that allowed the city to skirt a bidding process for McKalla place was illegal, as was the city's refusal to release an appraisal and the request for proposal issued concerning the property.
"All I can say now is that a lawsuit will be filed if the city manager approves a contract with Precourt incorporating the term sheet approved in the 7-4 vote by the city council," Aleshire said.
IndyAUSTIN is kicking off its petition drive with a gathering at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Big Daddy's, 9070 Research Blvd., Curtis said.
"I don't care if it's Democrats, Republicans, independents, libertarians, whatever," she said. "We're pro-small-D democracy. This was dishonest and I think people are outraged."
Mark Lisheron can be reached at [email protected]
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Mark Lisheron has more than 30 years of experience in newspapers and was most recently the managing editor for Reason.com. He also served as deputy editor, national reporter and Austin bureau chief for Watchdog.org. He was the founding Austin bureau chief for the bureau's predecessor, Texas Watchdog, winning the First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists in Texas.
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Austin needs HOUSING not a SOCCER STADIUM!!! Put the land up for bid and require the developer to build housing on it!
Wow already almost impossible to afford to live in that town. So let's take more tax $$ from the citizens and give it to rich white folks so they can get richer. Seems kinda strange for Texas premier Liberal city.
this is a scam by paid people outside of Austin. the stadium has already been voted on. there were many public hearings and had 85% support from Real Austin residents. This petition is so poorly worded it will kill everything Austin. Trail of lights, SXSW, ACL FEST and more.
It will turn MoPac into MoParking.
Todd Beckett October 2, 2018 at 9:44 am
These things never pan out for the taxpayers. They seem to be no more than a boondoggle for the investors and builders of the complexes. If it is such a wonderful deal, then there should be private investors money to build the thing.. and with that money a level of responsibility uncommon in government sponsored projects.
I recently read that sponsors of the Olympics need around 40 years to recover the cost of hosting.


When he left West Hallam and Mapperley he went to Cambridgeshire.
Induction Service of the Reverend Frank Smith on 9th June 1978 at St. Wilfrid, West Hallam.
A Social was organised at West Hallam Village Hall to welcome Frank and a request made to The Social Committee for the MEN to do the washing- up, so that, for this occasion at least, those who usually spend most of their time in the kitchen will be free to enjoy the evening.
Rev Simon White and parishioners at the Holy Triniy celebrations of the Queens Diamond Jubilee 2012.
The church (hall) is used for many events by the church, other village groups and private hire.
After moving to Bridge Cottage (formerly The Bridge Inn, Stanley) in March 2000, one of the first visitors we had was the Rector, the Rev'd. Simon White, who left a note to say that he had called, as we were out at the time. It was a lovely welcome and gave us the impression that Stanley was a friendly village. This impression has remained throughout our time here and was extended to the villages around Stanley.
In 2001 Peter, who had been ordained several years earlier and was ministering in Little Eaton and Holbrook, was licensed to serve in the Church Benefice of Stanley and Stanley Common, West Hallam and Mapperley. This enabled us to get to know the congregations in these villages. At the same time, he continued with his secular job at Railtrack and later Network Rail.
Ingrid at the time was a teacher at Ockbrook School, from which she retired and then started training as a Reader (Lay minister) in the Church of England and was licensed in 2005. Apart from Sunday Services she was allowed to officiate at funerals and visit parishioners. A few years later, with the encouragement of the Rev'd. Simon White, she started exploring the ordained ministry, which led to ordination as deacon in 2011 and priest the following year. Now she was able to do everything a vicar could do, although part time and non-stipendiary. Apart from doing church duties she had in latter years a close relationship with Stanley St. Andrew's School as a Foundation Governor, and to a lesser extent with the other schools.
This ministry got her in touch with many people in the four villages and was a very joyful time until she and Peter decided to move to Hampshire for family reasons and both of them had to 'retire' at the end of 2018 to prepare for the move south. After his retirement from secular work Peter, in addition to taking church services and officiating at weddings and baptisms, was very much involved in working parties at Diocesan level and working with the Bishop's Leadership Team. Amongst his many roles, he represented locally and nationally the non-stipendiary clergy in the diocese and eventually became Rural Dean for the then Erewash Deanery.


It sure does feel tough to be an Ontario public elementary teacher right now. Amid protests, walkouts and constant media coverage, I am going to work with what feels like that grey, rainy cloud hanging over my head. I feel it's the right time to remind myself (and you perhaps) what I love about teaching.
Teaching does touch lives – The words we speak, and actions we display, can influence a child to make informed and responsible choices in their life.
Teachers care – Conversations that I have with colleagues about how to better educate and plan for student learning are passionate and genuine.
Teachers have a lasting effect – I have countless, incredible examples of teachers from which I benefitted as a student. By drawing from their effective strategies and positive modeling, I try to frame my perspective as the teacher in the classroom. How will what I am about to say (or do) impact on the student? Is it the right approach to take? What are my next steps for them as a learner in this class? These role models shaped me as a responsible, caring adult and I aim to do the same with the example that I set for my students.
Teaching as life-long learner – I truly believe that I learn as much from each year's group of students as they learn from me. If we lose the ability to see this, we risk losing the very reason we are inspired to grow and learn each day (from our students).
When all is said (or tweeted or posted) and done – I love being a teacher. This is the what I reference when I tell my grade 8 students that they should choose a career or pathway that will allow them to do what they love – and get paid to do it. I am exactly where I hoped to one day be and no amount of negative publicity will shake the foundation of my beliefs nor rock the waters of my pedagogy. Teaching is a profound duty that tests, challenges and questions our very thoughts and actions. I am proud to be a teacher and will continue to do my best in educating the leaders of tomorrow – our students.
What do you love about teaching? Share some powerful words and examples of the kinds of things that inspired you to become a teacher with our community.
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What a fantastic post, Neil, and so timely as well! It's definitely not an easy time being a teacher in Ontario right now, and your post is a great reminder of all of the wonderful things about teaching! For me, teaching is the opportunity to show that "every child can learn." I truly believe this! It's the chance to work with students that really struggle — some of whom have given up on doing well in school — and showing them just how far they can come and just how much they can learn. This always makes me happy! I'm excited to read what others think about this.
For sure, Aviva. By remembering why we chose to teach – we can connect to the roots of what is important to us and how to best approach our day with students. We are certainly there more for some than others, but all students receiving the guidance, respect and personal connection of us (as teachers) will grow and succeed to their own personal levels. Thanks for the insights!
Well spoken (written), Neil. This is a difficult time to be in our chosen profession and it's easy to focus on that grey, rainy cloud. Thank you for a reminder of why we are "called" to teaching.
Thanks Cindy for the feedback. The clouds will dissipate and the joy will return again. I think that for each of us there is a soul-searching taking place right now and that a new – refreshed – perspective towards this great "calling" will emerge!


Daughter #1 had her wisdom teeth out this morning. Everything went well – it is amazing how differently the sedative and now the Vicodin affected each of the girls. D#1 is in much more of a stupor – although it is looking like she will be less swollen. She is all set up on our sofa – pillow, blanket, remote control …. if her mouth weren't throbbing, she'd be enjoying herself.
It is very hot and muggy here today – a good day to be stuck inside with the air conditioner going. Just a few years ago, I would tough these days out – shooing the kids outside.
I used to be a friend to the earth.
Those days are over. I still recycle and turn lights out. I use a mulching mower – and try very hard not to use paper plates. I have a compost pile. I give bread crumbs to the birds.
But the air conditioner? it saves my sanity, our mother/daughter relationships, my marriage ….


Darren joined chambers after spending three years at the employed bar for a specialist firm of criminal defence solicitors as their in house criminal advocate. He is known for providing an effective and efficient service for both lay and professional client delivering quality oral and written advocacy.
Darren accepts instructions for both publicly funded and private clients in the Crown Court and Magistrates' Court.
He has successfully defended at trial numerous clients, notably for s.18 GBH, violent disorder, robbery, serious drugs offences, knife and offensive weapons, theft in breach of trust (by a employee), racially aggravated offences and fraud. Additionally he has successfully undertaken appeals to the Crown Court and drafted grounds of appeal for the Court of Appeal.
He is experienced at dealing with matters under the sexual offences (including possession and distribution of indecent images), kidnap, robbery and drug offences. He has also experience in dealing with defendants with issues relating to mental health. He has also worked on the preparation of murder trials including the drafting of various applications relating to experts and prior authority with the LAA.
Other notable defence work has included conspiracy to import drugs and cases involving multiple defendants and paper heavy cases.
Darren is a level 2 prosecutor on the CPS list.
R v LB Woolwich Crown Court 2017 – defended client initially charged as part of multi-million pound international conspiracy to commit fraud. The case involved legal arguments about admissibility of evidence and evidence as rebuttal.
R v PA Woolwich Crown Court 2017 – Led by QC in attempted murder. Case involved legal arguments regarding European Arrest Warrants, gunshot expert and CCTV evidence.
R v TA Old Bailey 2017 – During the early stages of murder trial which involved transfer of malice. I was involved in the advice and instructing of expert witness relating to gunshot wounds and pathology. I also drafted S8 applications for further disclosure.
R v JG Harrow Crown Court 2017 – successfully defended client accused of knife point robbery and assault.
R v JM Southwark Crown Court 2017 – Successfully defended one of four defendants charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. The case involved over 10,000 pages of served evidence. There were legal arguments about admissibility of telephone evidence.
R v NA Isleworth Crown Court 2017 – Defended 18 year old charged with Section 20GBH.
R v LD Isleworth Crown Court 2017 – Successfully defended one of three prisoners charged with S20 GBH and robbery that occurred In HMP Wandsworth.
R v MH Woolwich Crown Court 2017 – Defended one of nine accused of conspiracy to commit fraud. The case involved over 100,000 of served evidence.
R v PP Harrow Crown Court 2017 – Defended one of six charged with conspiracy to launder money. The case involved over 100,000 pages of served evidence.
R v DG Isleworth Crown Court 2017 – defended one of two charged with false imprisonment and assault. Case involved legal arguments about cross admissibility of co-defendant.
R v UT Southwark Crown Court 2017 – defendant charged with sexual assault and ABH.
R v JD Harrow Crown Court 2016 – successfully defended one of six defendants charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. The case involved over 10,000 pages of served evidence.
R v DP Isleworth Crown Court 2016 – first defendant in multi-handed aggravated burglary. Defendant was 15 years old at the time of the offence.
R v OW Kingston Crown Court 2016 – defended one of two defendants charged with ABH road rage. There were legal arguments relating to bad character of the complainant and also admissibility of video recording.
R v HS Croydon Crown Court 2016 – defended client accused of conspiracy to commit fraud. Case involved over 10,000 pages of evidence. Successful dismissal application.
R v NB Maidstone Crown Court 2016 – Led in S18 trial involving four defendants. The case involved legal arguments on identification and breaches of PACE during interview and investigation process.
R v EO Luton Crown Court 2016 – Sentencing for defendant charged with bringing drugs and mobile phones in to HMP the Mount. Client received a suspended sentence order.
R v KJ Isleworth Crown Court 2016 – secured bail after three previously applications for defendant who had spent 19 years on the run after allegations of conspiracy of possession with intent to supply.
R v DVJ Southwark Crown Court 2015 – Client one of three charged with conspiracy to import class A drugs from colombia (100kg of cocaine). The case involved S2 RIPA evidence including covert recordings and surveillance. Case involved legal arguments on disclosure and severance.
R v ZP Harrow Crown Court 2015 – Secured bail for defendant charged with attempted murder.
R v PO Isleworth Crown Court 2015 – Sentencing for client charged with PWITS class B and subsequent proceeds of crime hearing.
R v FG Blackfriars Crown Court 2015 – Successfully defended a client charged with S20 GBH during a street fight.
R v KL Southwark Crown Court 2015 – successfully defended one of three defendants charged with stealing motorbikes to order.
R v DW Old Bailey 2015 – second junior to QC in a murder trial with co-defendants. Case involved CCTV, cell site material and locating defence witnesses outside the jurisdiction. Client was acquitted.


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Golden Arrow Starts Diamond Drilling at the Tierra Dorada Go
|Aug 28| 14 min read
TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V): GRG
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE): G6A
OTCQB Venture Market (OTCQB): GARWF
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSXV: GRG) (FSE: G6A) (OTC: GARWF), ("Golden Arrow" or the "Company") is pleased to report that drilling has commenced for the previously announced 500-metre diamond drilling program at the Tierra Dorada gold project in Paraguay. The program will focus on the Alvaro target area, where multiple vein showings have returned high-grade gold from surface and trench sampling. Highlights of previously announced results in the area include:
Boulder and vein samples 47.4 g/t Au, 13.7 g/t Au
89.5 g/t gold and 61 g/t silver over 0.93 metres, including 143.40 g/t gold and 95.8 g/t silver over 0.58 metres, in Trench 1 at Showing 1
11.14 g/t gold and 6.36 g/t gold from a 0.78 wide vein at Trench T-6 in Showing 4
(Please see News Releases dated December 5, 2019, May 27, 2020 and July 30, 2020 for full details of the sampling programs, including QA/QC.)
With the current prospecting permit for the Tierra Dorado project, the Company can drill holes up to 20 metres in depth. This is sufficient for testing near-surface prospects to delineate targets for deep drilling in greater detail than is possible with trenching. Golden Arrow has selected the Paraguayan company MasterGold S.A. for drilling services, using a diamond drill that will recover HQ diameter core. The program will include a nominal 500 metres of drilling which is expected to test at least 8 of the known quartz vein Showings, including the hanging wall and footwall rocks which were difficult to sample with trenching.
The drill program is estimated to take approximately one month to complete, and may be expanded depending on results.
Regional mapping, stream and rock sampling continues in both the north and south property blocks of the project. An Induced Polarization (IP) survey is also planned to aid in delineating targets under cover (see News Release dated May 27, 2020). The survey will commence once the Chilean-based geophysical team is permitted entry to Paraguay, which is currently restricted due to COVID-19 regulations.
Qualified Persons
The results of the Company's exploration program have been reviewed, verified (including sampling, analytical and test data) and compiled by the Company's geological staff under the supervision of Brian McEwen, P.Geol., VP Exploration and Development to the Company. Mr. McEwen is a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
About the Tierra Dorada Project
The Tierra Dorado gold project covers an area of Pre-Cambrian shield in southern Paraguay prospective for orogenic gold deposits. The project includes two property blocks totaling 64,000 hectares: the Paraguari property to the north, and the Misiones property to the south. Golden Arrow mainly focused its activities to date at one of four previously-identified target areas known as Alvaro in the southern property block, but also has a team working on geological reconnaissance and stream sediment sampling in both the northern and southern block concessions to evaluate as much of the property as possible for additional targets.
About Golden Arrow:
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation is a mining exploration company with a successful track record of creating value by making precious and base metal discoveries and advancing them into exceptional deposits. The Company is well-leveraged to the price of gold, having recently monetized its Chinchillas silver discovery into a significant holding in precious metals producer SSR Mining Inc.
Golden Arrow is actively exploring a portfolio that includes a new epithermal gold project in Argentina, a district-scale frontier gold opportunity in Paraguay, a base-metal project in the heart of a leading mining district in Chile and more than 180,000 hectares of properties in Argentina.
The Company is a member of the Grosso Group, a resource management group that has pioneered exploration in Argentina since 1993.
"Joseph Grosso"
Mr. Joseph Grosso,
Executive Chairman, President and CEO
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, without limitation, statements about the Company's plans for its mineral properties; the Company's business strategy, plans and outlooks; the future financial or operating performance of the Company; and future exploration and operating plans are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements and, even if such actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things: the impact of COVID-19; risks and uncertainties related to the ability to obtain, amend, or maintain licenses, permits, or surface rights; risks associated with technical difficulties in connection with mining activities; and the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's public disclosure documents for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, unless required pursuant to applicable laws.
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Staff at local opticians flew solo for charity
Josh Double and Nathan Meehan skydived for Velindre
Two staff members from the Cwmbran Specsavers store successfully completed a solo sky dive in aid of Velindre Cancer Centre and raised £700 in the process.
Dispensing assistant, Josh Double, and laboratory manager, Nathan Meehan, both work at the Llewlyn Walk store and each completed a 10,000ft solo sky dive on the same day.
Immensely proud
Store director, Rhys Williams, says: 'We, as a team, are immensely proud of what both Nathan and Josh have achieved. They not only undertook a huge challenge but also managed to raise £700 in aid of the well-known Velindre charity.
'The store staff came together to help the guys raise as much money as possible, and I'd like to take this opportunity, as the store director, to say a huge thank you to them also. Additionally, I'd like to thank the local community in the Cwmbran area who donated over the last numbers of months; their support has been greatly appreciated.'
Huge challenge
Mr Double adds: 'Specsavers is a community opticians and, sadly, every community is affected by cancer, which is why we wanted to set ourselves the huge challenge of completing a solo sky dive as opposed to a tandem sky dive.
'It's the first time that either of us have completed a sky dive, so there certainly were a few nerves on the day, but Nathan and I are delighted with the money that we raised and we know that Velindre will put this to good use.'
All proceeds raised through the solo sky dive challenge will go towards vital cancer research and to provide care for cancer suffers across Wales.
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Heavy rain prompts high water rescues in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Heavy rains are flooding streets and prompting high water rescues in Oklahoma City as another round of severe storms passes through.
The National Weather Service reports up to 1.5 inches of rain fell during a 30-minute period Thursday in the western part of the Oklahoma City area. Flash flood warnings were issued for Watonga, Okeene and Canton northwest of the metro.
Oklahoma City firefighters reported rescuing stranded motorists in at least a dozen different spots as rain flooded roadways.
This latest band of storms follows bouts of severe weather that killed at least six people in Oklahoma, including two when a tornado ripped through a trailer park in El Reno . Flooding along the Arkansas River swamped homes and businesses in the Tulsa area and downriver into Arkansas.
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Review: Felix Da Housecat – Founders of Filth Vol. 3
December 18, 2017 Darren Ressler Leave a Comment
At the beginning of the year two-time Grammy nominated Chicago house music pioneer Felix Da Housecat launched Founders of Filth, a label whose musical manifesto thumbs its nose in the face of rules. Felix has always marched to his own beat, pioneering the electroclash movement to collaborating with dub legend Lee "Scratch" Perry on 2015's Narrative of Thee Blast Illusion.
Founders of Filth Vol. 3, which is Felix's third EP of the year, finds the iconoclast collaborating once again with fellow Chi-town luminary Jamie Principle and Montreal DJ/producer Clarian (both artists appeared on his debut Vol. 1). Felix channels his electroclash roots in partnership with Clarian on the bawdy "Energy" featuring Agata. The recipe isn't necessarily new — girl provocatively talking/singing over a grinding electro groove — but it works like a charm. "They Just Want 2 B U" with Clarian and Principle is a synth-based dance-pop delight. It's built on soft pads, echoed vocals and blippy melodies.
For the EP's closing track Felix dons his Aphrohead moniker for a funky finale, "Color of Rayy." The techiest track on the release is hard and driving, featuring Felix's Prince-like spoken-word vocals over a rollicking musical bed.
Founders of Filth Vol. 3 dovetails Felix's past with the present and allows him to successfully close out a year of reinvention on a high note.
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Review: Pop Ambient 2018
November 22, 2017 Bruce Tantum Leave a Comment
As Pop Ambient 2018 hits the shops, a small, nagging question can't help but arise: Do we really need another installment of the Kompakt label's annual collection of soothing mood pieces? After nearly 20 editions, hasn't the series said everything there is to say about its meditative brand of tunes? It would be hard to argue that this latest edition, once again compiled by Kompakt co-leader Wolfgang Voigt, brings anything truly new to the series, or that it provides any major twist — which is another way to say that the compilation, as always, is brimming with atmospheric, hugely evocative music.
There's a hushed intimacy to much of Pop Ambient 2018 — each shudder and swoon can induce a wealth of feelings — but that intimacy is often molded into something approaching grandeur. On both "Prism" and "Nine Chains to The Moon," both from Yui Onodera, slowly unfolding orchestral melodies elicit imagery of a grand vista, just coming into view as the mist lifts. Chuck Johnson's "Brahmi" delivers a similar effect via its spectral shimmers and gliding steel-pedal accents, while on Würden & Pfeiffer's aptly named "Panorama," fluttering washes of sound and a wistful horn conjure up a sunrise over a spring meadow.
Related: The Orb's Dr. Alex Paterson shares favorite Pop Ambient tracks
Occasionally, an ever-so-slight hint of rhythmic propulsion comes along to sharpen the soft-focus feel of these songs, as on Kaito's "Travelled Between Souls," where sweeping pads are punctuated by gentle percussive flourishes. "Disinclined to Vacate," from electronic-music polymath Kenneth James Gibson, plays like a dreamland lullaby, its gently spiraling synth line rising through the clouds before reaching its bittersweet, all-too-brief coda. The Orb provides the album's most propulsive track (granted, that's not saying much in this company) via "Sky Falling," with desert-moon drumming underpinning a stream of scraping textures, gracefully chiming keys, and what sounds like a particularly languid sax.
The term glacial is often employed to describe the kind of music that Pop Ambient focuses on, but that's only half right. It's an apt description of the pacing of these tracks — it's the kind of music that derives its allure through placid ebb and flow, rather than angular shifts. But temperature-wise, it's anything but icy — there's a resonating warmth to these tunes that's almost reflexively appealing. We may not need another installment of Pop Ambient — but as always, it comes as a welcome respite, as a soothing sanctuary from life's turmoil.
Review: Lindstrøm – It's Alright Between Us As It Is
November 3, 2017 Gavin Brown Leave a Comment
A blast of shimmering sounds opens from the title track of It's Alright Between Us begins the first album in five years from Hans-Peter Lindstrøm. Before you know it, the minimal disco crackle of "Spire" blasts us into orbit with rhythms that keep on building, setting the tone for the whole album.
Lindstrøm has built a reputation as an artist who creates beautiful electronic music that will set your soul alight. There is even more of a blissful quality to the music on It's Alright Between Us As It Is, especially on songs like "Tensions," the sweeping euphoria of "Drift" and the mid-album interlude "Versatile Dreams."
There are a number of vocal-led tracks that make the album sound even more blissful. The vocalists that he's chosen are definitely inspired: Swedish chanteuse Frida Sundemo graces "But Isn't It" with her glacial and beautiful vocals; "Shinin" features American singer Grace Hall (who has worked with Lindstrøm in the past and should do so more often) for a song that would captivate any dance floor with its infectious energy; and Norwegian Jenny Hval lends her unique vocals to "Bungl (Like A Ghost)" for a track that is full of intrigue as well as charm.
The glittering funk of "Under Trees" closes the album on a high note, breaking through and reaching a crescendo. It sounds amazing and couldn't have ended the album better.
The main strength of It's Alright Between Us As It Is is not only the blissful and life-affirming nature of the music but just how rounded an album it is. As the cold nights draw in, put this album on and it will warm your body, mind and soul in no time at all.
Review: Re.You – Work It Now
October 9, 2017 Darren Ressler Leave a Comment
Re.You, the proprietor of Younion, consistently decimates dance floors by way of his dark, brooding tech-house productions for labels like mobilee and Moon Harbour. "Work It Now" finds the Berlin resident reconnecting with Cacao Records after lending his remix touch to K.E.E.N.E.'s Bocaracá EP issued in the spring.
The Work It Now EP shows us more sides of Re.You's musical personality. For starters, the title track is unadulterated deep-house manna. It's set atop a smoldering bedrock of soulful vocal loops, heady filters and a groove that won't quit.
Jeudi boss Doctor Dru transforms "Work It Now" for the big room, edging up the tempo and building up suspense and drama. Tiefschwarz's iteration goes in the opposite direction, with Berlin-based brothers Ali and Basti Schwarz reimagining the track as a stripped-down tech-house dalliance.
The EP is rounded out by "Mlu," a hypnotic loop of tribal chants and beats. It's a wickedly good mixing tool from an artist who's at the top of his game.


Several times in the last months, I have been told that I am "soft." This word soft refers to a few things.
I get hurt easily. I hit my limbs on doors as I walk through. I burn myself on candles and stoves. I walk through a gravel path and get a stone lodged into my heel (true story, lots of blood, scarred already, still not sure how it happened…) In short, I get hurt easily; I am soft.
The other reasons are more speculative, but in my understanding, it comes down to the fact that I'm white. My skin looks soft, even delicate to most Ugandans. Kids love to rub my arms, legs, and hair. They tell me my skin is softer than theirs; I don't feel the difference though…guess I will take their word for it.
I have also not been through enough hardship in my life to have tough skin…literally and figuratively. "We Ugandans, we endure," is a commonly heard expression here….for good reason. I have heard it at least a dozen times. How could they not endure if they want any chance of surviving? People get sick, injured, lose loved ones, get abandoned by husbands and parents, go hungry or thirsty for days…yet they endure. They are not soft.
I however, am softer than Charmin Ultra toilet paper.


Over 30 vegan traders have already confirmed their attendance at hot new venue 26 Leake Street. Live DJs will keep the atmosphere buzzing as attendees shop from a range of vegan foods, drinks, clothing and household goods.
Among the visiting brands are: Picky Wops (pizza), Bears Dough (doughnuts), I AM NUT OKAY (vegan cheeses), and SELF CARE CO. (clothes and candles).
The event is also partnering with The Humane League Animal Charity and offering profits from all ticket sales to the cause. The charity's mission is to reduce animal suffering by reforming the way farm animals are treated and inspiring people to be compassionate about their food choices.
"It's A Vegan Ting" is returning to London next Saturday (28th July) at 26 Leake Street.


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Q: Redirect user to the previous route after a successful login - Flow-Router Using Meteor and FlowRouter for my website, I'm trying to get the following result.
A user receive a mail containing a link to a specific page of our website.

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*if the user is already logged on the website, he access the page successfully

*if he's not, he's redirected to the login page. But I would like my user to be redirected to the page he was supposed to access at first after the successful login.

I put my route in PrivateRoute.js. This way I can redirect my user to the login page if he's not logged in. But I don't know how to redirect my user after that.
Is there a way to achieve that using FlowRouter and Meteor? Thanks in advance.
Edit 1: Here is the code I use in PrivateRoute.js:
privateRoutes.route('/test', {
  action() {
    BlazeLayout.render('MainLayout', {
      main: 'test'
    });
    $(document).ready(function() {
      $(this).scrollTop(0);
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Sports and technology sat at the same table and broke bread instead of glaring at each other across the room at the first SGMA Sports+Technology Convergence Oct. 24-26, in La Jolla, Calif.
"Technology is not the enemy," he continued. "It's the catalyst for the industry to move forward. If we don't embrace technology, we will become a commodity…. Is it a threat? No. It's the future of our whole industry."
With the theme for two days of lectures, keynotes and interactive displays set, just over 100 attendees joined about 40 presenters and speakers to discuss the two industries, show their wares and projects, and fuel ideas about how technology can become a better ally in the future.
"This conference has been extremely valuable to us and has confirmed our thinking in the movement toward and integration of technologies in our products," said Winston Shih, advanced products manager for The North Face.
The conference was the first of its kind and a first for SGMA, with a second-annual already being planned for fall 2007, again in California, said SGMA's director of marketing Kalinda Mathis. Also in 2007 will be the association's new Spring Market June 11-13 in Las Vegas, while a Fall Market originally announced for a fall 2007 debut has been put on hold.
"This has definitely been worth it," said Bill Sotis, vice president of product and marketing at Horizon Fitness. "It's been really positive, with provocative topics. It just makes your mind race (about things you can do).
"There are some real practical applications and strategic directions we'll take out of this," he added.
Fittingly, there were no stacks of paper handed to attendees with schedules, lists of attendees, surveys and reminders. Instead, each was handed a PDA to refer to for conference items and was reminded to make sure management had their cell phone number to be able to receive text messages with updates. Unfortunately (especially since this conference focused so much on technology), the PDAs and the software didn't work so well, with reception dropping off just outside the door and in many rooms, frustrating many attendees, who didn't pick them up the second day. SNEWS® as a matter of fact managed to pick up a broadcast from who-knows-where with a questionnaire about managing lumbar spondylosis.
In addition, each attendee received technology in a goodie bag, including the XAVIX interactive video game and port to learn either bowling, tennis or baseball, and a Microsoft Xbox basketball game, as well as other promotional items, including an Accusplit pedometer.
Speakers and keynote talks, which SNEWS® will address in another story next week, included futurist Jim Carroll, inventor Ray Kurzweil, and retail analyst Jim Crawford.
Microsoft's Peter Moore, vice president of interactive business, wowed attendees with a keynote on Oct. 26 that showed flashy and realistic video clips of games. He also said that the company's studies show that male Xbox players, 18-34, are more likely to participate in sports and read sports magazines than those who do not use the Xbox.
"We aren't," he said, "the anti-Christ."
SNEWS® View: We must say that this rather intimate meeting was a fascinating break from hearing about sports, fitness and outdoor gear over and over again -- this DC motor, that midsole compound, the components of a watch, a new stove burner or the new pattern of an elliptical. Rather, we heard about how technology is -- or could -- interact with sports gear, manufacturers' websites and product development. We too left feeling rather energized about the possibilities and saw many tête-à-tête meetings held in one corner of a room or courtyard, most likely talking about some development or possible partnership. Its small nature was very nice, allowing about 100 attendees to divide comfortably into three break-outs each time slot and to fill a small banquet room or theater for meals and keynotes. But we'll bet that won't remain the pattern, since we know the word will get out about the benefits of this meeting; 2007 will likely be twice this size.
Of course, one negative was the cost. Held at the Estancia Resort & Spa north of San Diego in the exclusive oceanfront town of La Jolla, the location was super in its facilities -- fully wired for the technological aspect, with a theater that nicely accommodated multimedia all-conference presentations, well-groomed grounds and elegant full-course meals. But the early reg fee for members of $2,000 (meals, room and conference) and the fee after Aug. 25 of $2,500 could have made some cringe. (Non-SGMA members cost about $500 more.) Not staying at the resort only saved about $500 on three nights. A thousand bucks a day (not including airfare) could be seen as a bit over-budget for some small companies and particularly for retailers, who would have gained a load of information from the conference's talks and displays.
What was fascinating to us was the constant chirp, beep and bong of cell phones, pagers, PDAs and computers in the background of many talks and lectures. Although you'd think the crowd attending would be technologically savvy enough to turn devices to silent or vibrate and polite enough to not take calls or surf emails, it almost seemed that many felt it was simply OK to ignore that etiquette since this was, well, a technology conference. We, however, found the rings, dings and hushed back-of-room cell conversations rather annoying.
Although many attendees walked away brimming with ideas and energy, some who were already high-placed product developers told us they wished there had been some higher level discussions and roundtables for those already more immersed in the arena. We suggest perhaps labeling sessions for intended audience or setting up tracks to help guide attendees. In addition, the conference was geared toward concrete take-aways, and speakers had been apparently told to be sure to include information that someone could use the next day in the office. It's always satisfying -- and mandatory -- to walk away from a show or conference with bits that you can immediately act on, but some in attendance also expressed a desire for some far-flung discussions that could take attendees and their thoughts to places five or 10 years down the road.
Being only the first year, we want to come back to where we started: This was a superior meeting and concept that we are glad to hear will continue. Now, especially as it has the opportunity to grow, the SGMA has a chance to nurture it to the next level. SNEWS® will be there next year, and we hope you will be too.