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Hotel Casa Del Poeta
Rated 9.5 in 600 reviews 17 rooms
Set in Seville's historic centre, Hotel Casa Del Poeta is 250 metres from Seville Cathedral and its famous Giralda Tower. The 4-star hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi and private bathroom.
Each soundproofed room includes a satellite TV and minibar. The private bathroom comes with slippers, hairdryer and free toiletries. Some rooms feature a balcony.
Homemade breakfast is served daily. Guests can enjoy a shared terrace and a library. The property offers a 24-hour front desk.
A wide variety of bars and restaurants can be found in the area. The Alcazar Palace is 400 metres away. Plaza de España and Santa Justa Train Station can be reached in 15 minutes on foot.
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Hotel Gravina 51
Rated 9.6 in 1203 reviews 49 rooms
Hotel Gravina 51 is a restored 18th-century manor house, featuring 2 typical Seville patios. It is set 250 metres from Seville's Plaza de Armas and a 5-minute walk from the Maestranza Bullring.
All air-conditioned rooms at the hotel feature flat-screen satellite TV and a laptop safe. There is a work desk and a minibar, and the private bathroom comes with a hairdryer and amenities.
There is a bar, room service and packed lunches are available.
Hotel Gravina 51 has a free Wi-Fi zone.
The hotel has a 24-hour front desk and a tour desk. You can hire a car, and limited private parking is available for an extra charge.
Joya del Casco Boutique Hotel by Shiadu
Rated 9.4 in 980 reviews 15 rooms From $71
Attractively located in Seville, Joya del Casco Boutique Hotel by Shiadu features air-conditioned rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, free WiFi and a bar. Boasting a terrace, the hotel is close to several noted attractions, around 600 metres from Santa María La Blanca Church, less than 500 metres from Barrio Santa Cruz and 1.8 km from Plaza de España. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, room service and luggage storage for guests.
The rooms in the hotel are fitted with a kettle. At Joya del Casco Boutique Hotel by rooms come with a desk, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom.
The accommodation offers a continental or buffet breakfast.
Maria Luisa Park is 1.5 km from Joya del Casco Boutique Hotel by Shiadu, while La Giralda and Sevilla Cathedral is 350 metres from the property. The nearest airport is Seville Airport, 11 km from the hotel.
Hotel Lobby Room Sevilla
Offering air-conditioned rooms in the Old town district of Seville, Hotel Lobby Room Sevilla is 60 metres from Triana Bridge - Isabel II Bridge. The property is around 600 metres from Plaza de Armas and 800 metres from Archivo de Indias. Attractions in the area include Plaza de España, 1.8 km away, or Torre del Oro, located 800 metres from the property.
At the hotel, the rooms include a desk and a flat-screen TV. Rooms come with a private bathroom with a shower, while some rooms will provide you with city views. All rooms feature a wardrobe.
Staff at the reception can provide advice on what to do in the area. Private parking is available at a location nearby for an additional cost.
Popular points of interest near Hotel Lobby Room Sevilla include Maestranza Bullring, Mercado de Triana and Seville Fine Arts Museum. The nearest airport is Seville Airport, 10 km from the property.
Hotel Kivir
Located across the famous Triana Bridge, Hotel Kivir, recommended for adults is a 4-star property situated in Seville. The property offers a terrace and a 24-hour front desk. The Giralda is 10 minutes' walk away.
Guest rooms in the hotel are equipped with a flat-screen TV. Rooms are complete with a private bathroom, all guest rooms at Hotel Kivir are fitted with air conditioning, and certain rooms will provide you with a balcony. The units include a wardrobe.
A buffet breakfast is served every morning at the property.
Archivo de Indias is a 13-minute walk from the accommodation. Seville Airport is 12 km away.
Hotel Mercer Sevilla
Rated 9.4 in 146 reviews 6 rooms
Set in Seville in the Andalucía Region, 1.1 km from Plaza de Armas, Hotel Mercer Sevilla boasts an outdoor pool and sun terrace. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant.
All rooms and suites include a large double bed, TV with international channels, free minibar, free WiFi, and Nespresso® coffee machine, as well as a kettle. The bathroom comes with a glass shower with rain effect and exclusive free toiletries.
You will find a 24-hour front desk at the property.
Barrio Santa Cruz is 1.4 km from Hotel Mercer Sevilla, while Isla Mágica is 1.5 km from the property. Seville Airport is 9 km away.
Hotel Ateneo Sevilla
Set in Seville's historic centre, next to Santa Marta Church, Hotel Ateneo Sevilla offers elegant décor and free WiFi. The hotel features an on-site English pub and traditional central courtyard.
Featuring vintage décor, each air-conditioned room comes with smart TV, free laptop safe, seating area and minibar. The private bathroom includes bathrobes, slippers and free toiletries. Some rooms feature a balcony or city views.
Ateneo Sevilla offers a 24-hour reception and luggage storage, as well as a tour desk. All guest receive a welcome drink upon arrival.
Seville Cathedral and the Giralda Tower are around 10 minutes from the property. The Alcazar Palace is a 15-minute walk from the hotel and Santa Justa Train Station is 20 minutes' walk away.
Hotel Cetina Sevilla
Rated 9.2 in 1000 reviews 37 rooms From $79
Featuring a bar, shared lounge, garden and free WiFi, Hotel Cetina Sevilla is located in Seville, less than 1 km from La Giralda and Sevilla Cathedral and a 15-minute walk from Alcazar Palace. Boasting family rooms, this property also provides guests with a terrace. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, room service and organising tours for guests.
The hotel will provide guests with air-conditioned rooms with a desk, a kettle, a fridge, a minibar, a safety deposit box, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a shower. All rooms have a coffee machine, while some rooms are equipped with a balcony and others also offer city views. At Hotel Cetina Sevilla each room is equipped with bed linen and towels.
Continental and buffet breakfast options are available daily at the accommodation.
Popular points of interest near Hotel Cetina Sevilla include Santa María La Blanca Church, Triana Bridge - Isabel II Bridge and Barrio Santa Cruz. The nearest airport is Seville, 10 km f...
Hotel Legado Alcazar
Hotel Legado Alcazar is set in Seville, 200 metres from Archivo de Indias and 900 metres from Triana Bridge - Isabel II Bridge. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar.
Each room at this hotel is air conditioned and features a flat-screen TV. Some rooms include a seating area where you can relax. You will find a coffee machine in the room. All rooms include a private bathroom. Extras include free toiletries and a hairdryer. Superior rooms feature a spa bath or a hot tub.
Hotel Legado Alcazar offers an à-la-carte breakfast, served every day.
Other services at the property include a 24-hour front desk at the property.
The hotel also offers bike hire and car hire. Plaza de España is 900 metres from Hotel Legado Alcazar, while Plaza de Armas is 1.4 km away. Seville Airport is 9 km from the property.
Hotel Posada del Lucero
Set in a nationally listed monument, dating from the 16th century, Hotel Posada del Lucero is located in Seville's Old Town. This elegant hotel offers a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and many original features.
Featuring free WiFi, each air-conditioned room opens onto the traditional Andalusian central courtyard, with columns and arches. There is a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a minibar and a private bathroom with free toiletries.
A varied breakfast buffet is available, and Hotel Posada del Lucero also has a café-bar, open all day. The 24-hour front desk offers car rental and a hairdressing service.
The Dueñas Palace and Encarnación Square, where you can find the impressive Metropol Parasol Building, are both within 300 metres of the hotel. Seville Cathedral and the famous Giralda Tower are 850 metres away.
Hotel Casa de Indias By Intur
Situated in Seville and with Triana Bridge - Isabel II Bridge reachable within 1.5 km, Hotel Casa de Indias By Intur features concierge services, allergy-free rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, free WiFi throughout the property and a bar. Boasting family rooms, this property also provides guests with a sun terrace. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, room service and organising tours for guests.
The rooms are fitted with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a kettle, a bath or shower, a hairdryer and a desk. At the hotel, rooms have a private bathroom with free toiletries.
Hotel Casa de Indias By Intur offers a breakfast to-go container every morning including gluten-free options.
Popular points of interest near the accommodation include La Giralda and Sevilla Cathedral, Alcazar Palace and Palacio de las Dueñas. The nearest airport is Seville Airport, 11 km from Hotel Casa de Indias By Intur.
Las Casas de El Arenal
Featuring free WiFi, Las Casas de El Arenal is located in Sevilla, 290 metres from the Cathedral. This hotel offers a classic décor and an on-site bar.
Each air-conditioned room in this hotel has 1 double or 2 single beds, flat-screen TV with satellite channels, safe, desk, and minibar. The private bathroom comes with a bath or shower, hairdryer, and free toiletries.
The property has a 24-hour front desk, as well as concierge services. A babysitter is available for an extra charge, and tablets are available for free, as well as universal chargers and a meeting room.
You can find several restaurants and shops within 100 metres of Las Casas de El Arenal. The Maestranza Bullring is a 3-minute walk from the property, and the Golden Tower is 850 metres away. Sevilla Airport is 20 minutes away by car.
Rated 9.1 in 632 reviews 50 rooms From $204
This converted 18th-century palace is situated just outside Seville's historic Santa Cruz district. The hotel features a rooftop sun terrace with a small plunge pool and free WiFi.
The spacious rooms at Hotel Palacio de Villapanés combine original features with wooden floors and stylish modern furniture. Each room includes satellite TV, a telephone, air conditioning and a desk. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers and free toiletries.
The hotel offers elegant lounges and a typical central courtyard with marble columns and tiles. Traditional Andalusian cuisine is served in the restaurant, and you can enjoy tapas outside on the garden terrace. The hotel serves a breakfast at an extra cost.
Hotel Palacio de Villapanés is located just 350 metres from the Casa de Pilatos, and 900 metres from Seville Cathedral. The Real Alcazar is within a 10-minute walk. A shuttle service to and from Seville Airport is available for an extra cost upon request.
Rated 9.1 in 1128 reviews 148 rooms
Hotel Alfonso XIII, a Luxury Collection Hotel, is an impressive building that dates back from 1928 when it was inaugurated to host the most VIP guests of 1929´s Iber-american Exhibition.
Its distinctive Mudéjar-style architecture of sweeping arches, decorative brickwork, wrought-iron, ornamental towers and glorious ceramic finials make of the hotel itself an impressive Work of Art and one of the most important icons in the city.
One of Spain's most prestigious hotels, Hotel Alfonso XIII, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Seville is located next to Seville's Real Alcazares. It offers an outdoor swimming pool, gym and a typical garden courtyard with fountain.
The Alfonso XIII's elegant design includes Arabic-style arches and ceramic tiles. Rooms are individually decorated and feature air conditioning, a minibar, bathrobe and slippers. Each room has a mini fridge with drinks and snacks. Free internet is also available.
Hotel Alfonso XIII, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Seville offers casual al...
Hotel Amadeus Sevilla
Located just 150 metres from Seville Cathedral, in the Santa Cruz District, this hotel's roof terrace offers views of the Giralda Bell Tower. All air-conditioned rooms have satellite TV and free WiFi.
The hotel occupies 2 connected buildings, both based on a classical music theme. Guests receive a free welcome drink on the 18th-century interior patio, where there are musical instruments available to play in the soundproofed rehearsal room.
The private bathroom of each room comes with a hairdryer and bathrobes. Some have a hydro-massage bath or shower.
There is a 24-hour front desk and a tour desk.
Hotel Casa 1800 Sevilla
Conveniently situated in the Old town district of Seville, Hotel Casa 1800 Sevilla is located 200 metres from La Giralda and Sevilla Cathedral, 200 metres from Alcazar Palace and 300 metres from Barrio Santa Cruz. Featuring family rooms, this property also provides guests with a sun terrace. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property.
At the hotel, each room is equipped with a wardrobe, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, bed linen and towels. Each room includes a kettle, while some rooms are equipped with a patio and others also offer city views. At Hotel Casa 1800 Sevilla, each room comes with air conditioning and a safety deposit box.
A buffet breakfast is available daily at the accommodation.
A business centre and a car rental service are also offered by Hotel Casa 1800 Sevilla.
Popular points of interest near the hotel include Santa María La Blanca Church, Triana Bridge - Isabel II Bridge and Plaz...
With unique services, such as its Chill-Out terrace with views to the Giralda, the Rooftop with exterior pool and hammocks and its Relaxation center and Bodyna Spa with 4 treatment booths.
This beautiful, traditional Andalusian house is located in Seville's old town, just 10 minutes' walk from the cathedral. Set around a charming interior courtyard, it offers a rooftop swimming pool and stylish rooms with free Wi-Fi.
The rooms at the Hospes Las Casas del Rey de Baeza feature elegant décor with soft, cream and brown tones. Each room comes with a TV and a private bathroom.
The hotel's Restaurant Azahar offers a range of Andalusian dishes and you can enjoy tapas in the courtyard.
Located 5 minutes' walk from the Casas del Rey de Baeza, Seville's Sierpes Street is famous for its shopping. You can walk to the Alcázar Palace in around 12 minutes, and the famous Metrosol Parasol structure in Plaza Encarnación is a 5-minute walk away.
Zenit Sevilla
Rated 9.0 in 4110 reviews 128 rooms From $57
Zenit Sevilla offers accommodation next to the River Guadalquivir, in Seville's famous Triana neighbourhood. It offers a rooftop terrace and views of the Giralda and the city.
Decorated in Andalusian style, it offers rooms with free WiFi and flat-screen satellite TV. Each spacious room at Hotel Zenit Sevilla has air conditioning and wooden floors. Rooms come with a minibar and a choice of pillows. Bathrooms feature typical ceramic tiles and include a hairdryer, toiletries and bathrobes.
The Zenit's elegant Almares restaurant serves typical Andalusian cuisine. In summer, the bar serves drinks outside on the garden terrace.
The Zenit Seville Hotel is within a 10-minute walk of the Maestranza Bullring and Seville Cathedral, while the Isla Mágica Theme Park is less than 3 km away. The hotel can arrange guided tours of the city.
Hotel Fernando III
Hotel Fernando III is in Seville's historic Santa Cruz district. It offers free WiFi, a roof terrace with city views and a seasonal swimming pool, open from June to September.
The spacious, air-conditioned rooms at the Fernando are comfortable and offer attractive, contemporary design. Some rooms have balconies and offer city views.
The hotel's restaurant serves both Andalusian dishes and European cuisine, in additional to traditional tapas and wines. There is also daily breakfast service. The hotel can also provide tourist information and a ticket service. Additional facilities include function rooms suitable for conferences, banquets and weddings.
Hotel Fernando III is a short walk from Seville Cathedral and the Giralda Tower. The Alcazar Gardens are just 2 streets away, while Seville Train Station is also nearby.
Soho Boutique Catedral
Boasting a seasonal outdoor swimming pool, a bar as well as a terrace, Soho Boutique Catedral is set in the centre of Seville, 200 metres from La Giralda and Sevilla Cathedral. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and room service, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The property is allergy-free and is located 500 metres from Alcazar Palace.
The hotel will provide guests with air-conditioned rooms offering a desk, a safety deposit box, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a bath or shower. At Soho Boutique Catedral all rooms have bed linen and towels.
Guests at the accommodation can enjoy a buffet breakfast.
Popular points of interest near Soho Boutique Catedral include Santa María La Blanca Church, Barrio Santa Cruz and Triana Bridge - Isabel II Bridge. The nearest airport is Seville, 9 km from the hotel, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
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Watch Aphex Twin's new video, directed by a 12-year-old boy
NME News Desk Jun 22, 2016 9:45 am BST
Aphex's first video in 17 years was made by YouTube prodigy
Aphex Twin has shared his first music video for 17 years, which is directed by a 12-year-old boy.
Aphex chose Dublin schoolboy Ryan Wyer to direct the video for 'Cirklon 3 (Колхозная Mix)' after being impressed by videos on Wyer's YouTube channel, Epic Gaming. These include his own videos of Aphex's songs 'Spectogram' and 'Run The Place Red' as well as a two-minute film of a boy supposedly hypnotised by Satan.
'Cirklon 3' is taken from Aphex Twin's new EP 'Cheetah', which is released on July 8. The seven-song EP has four mixes of the title track, two of 'Cirklon' and '2X202-ST5'.
It's the third release of new music by Richard D James as Aphex Twin since the Mercury Prize-nominated 'Syro' album of 2014. In 2015, he released the single 'Marchromt30a Edit 2B 96' as well as the EP 'Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2'.
Having waited 13 years since 2001's 'Druxqs' album to release 'Syro', James explained that he is finding it easier to release new Aphex Twin music. He told German magazine Groove: "Releasing music gets harder and harder. Every time I go to compile it, I give up after a few hours because it's just so much stuff and then I get lost. But I'm now in this mode where I'm listening and compiling a lot. I think I'll be putting out a lot of stuff, hopefully."

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Divide by 10
Watch the video, pausing the clip to answer the questions in your books. Then, complete the question sheet below in your books.
D4 Maths.pdf
Using the image and the story starter below, complete the story.
You could think about
Who lives in the house in the distance?
Why is the train in such a hurry?
What will happen if she doesn't reach her destination in time?
Who is driving the train?
What is the mysterious object hovering above the train?
How many faces can you see in the picture?
What do you think is on the other side of the tunnel?
The birds in the sky are seagulls. What does that tell you about where this story takes place?
Please remember to try to use adjectives, expanded noun phrases, adverbs, similes, onomatopoeia, amazing sentence starters, compound and complex sentences. You could also think about describing the weather, time of day and using the senses.
The train let out a short, sharp cry and a hiss of steam as it thundered across the track.
Midnight: an unusual time for the little, green engine named 'Velocidad' to be out. Tonight, however, she was carrying an important message. The Velocidad had been chosen because she was the fastest of all the steam engines in town, and it was vital that she made great haste.
More coal was thrown on the roaring fire, and the little train reached maximum speed…
This week's challenge from the Danny.
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At the Penn State National Open, senior Corey Murphy won the shot put with a season-high 62'10.75 that won the competition by over five feet.
Mueller broke the school record in the 5000-meter run with a 14:25.35 run that topped the former high of Nick Pellegrino set in 2004.
Senior Darius Howe also performed well in Pennsylvania with an impressive 48'7.5 triple jump which was good enough for a third-placed finish.
Other top Hawk performers included juniors Ryan Rafferty and Mariah Hubbard, who finished sixth and fifth in their competitions, respectively.
It was the freshmen who closed out the day with Sarah Crissman and Amber Stratz finishing fourth and fifth in the 1000-meter with times of 2:53.73 and 2:54.13.
The last event of the weekend was the Cornell Kane Invitational in Ithaca, NY, which was highlighted by junior Brandon Davis who was victorious in weight throwing with a final of 52'6.75.
There were also a variety of top-five finishes across the board in Ithaca with freshmen Masfort Boima and Chris Maiurro each placing fourth in 60-meter hurdles and dash, respectively. Freshman Randy Showmaker also found the leaderboard with a third-place finish in pole vault thanks to a clearance of 14'3.25, while freshman James Hoffman placed third in the 1000-meter run with a time of 2:35.9.
The women's 4x800 relay capped off a solid day as sophomores Michele Daniels and Natalie Tavares teamed up with freshmen Nancy McGrath and Keellyn Cummings to win the race with a time of 10:00.75.
Next week will be another split squad meet for the Hawks with one group traveling to Boston, MA on Friday to compete in the Crimson Elite Meet at Harvard and then Boston University for the Scarlet & White Invitational on Saturday.
The other Monmouth grouping will head to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, NY to battle in the Villanova Invitational on Saturday.


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Tama Easton July 1, 2020
The NZ Flag Referendum as a Case Study for a Terrible Design Process
From 2015-2016 New Zealand spent $27 million and countless hours on a flag change that didn't happen. Was it that New Zealanders like their current flag? Or was the process just so badly managed people voted for the status quo as a protest vote?
As a design process, it was a disaster and we'd often refer to it while discussing design processes with clients.
I should state I am not a designer, or a visual creative. But I have been lucky enough to work with talented designers and understand the value of a good design process.
Five years down the track the memory of the NZ flag referendum is beginning to fade, so I thought I'd dig it up and have a look at where things went wrong and what we can learn from it.
#1 Mistake: The Flag Consideration Panel
The Flag Consideration Panel was made up of "respected New Zealanders" and tasked with coming up with the final shortlist of flags to be voted on:
Chair: John Burrows, former deputy chancellor of the University of Canterbury
Deputy chair: Kate De Goldi, author
Julie Christie, reality television producer
Rod Drury, businessman
Rhys Jones, former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
Beatrice Faumuina, former discus thrower
Brian Lochore, former All Blacks coach
Nicky Bell, chief executive of New Zealand branch of Saatchi and Saatchi
Peter Chin, former mayor of Dunedin
Stephen Jones, youth councillor
Malcolm Mulholland, academic
Hana O'Regan, Māori studies academic
It's pretty easy to spot the omission - there are no designers, artists, visual creatives or vexillologists (people who study flags) on the panel. This is like setting up a panel to shortlist the design of new parliament buildings without any architects or engineers.
#2 Mistake: The Lack of Clear Brief
The design of the new flag was open to anyone and the brief was very, very broad:
1. Have a look at what people stand for before you design your flag.
2. Ensure your flag design meets the minimum requirements of the Official Flag Guidelines.
3. Before you upload your flag design, crop it so that you can only see the design itself without any borders.
Some people would argue that isn't even a brief and is up there with "do some things with stuff" in terms of guidance/ direction.
A clear concise brief is vitality important to a design process to give the designer guidance and act as the benchmark which the designs are measured against.
Interestingly at the time of the flag referendum I knew a number of professional designers who weren't going anywhere near the competition because of all the mistakes I'm listing here. But "lack of a clear brief" was the most common criticism.
Without a clear brief you end up with a free style drawing/ colouring competition, which brings us to…
#3 Mistake: Crowdsourcing the Design
One of the great things about humanity is our ability to apply ourselves to many different and diverse activities. However, most of us will only excel at a few things that we have applied years of learning, practice and experience to.
Design, and more specifically flag design is a profession which people apply their whole working lives to master. By opening a flag design competition up to everyone you are inviting professional designers, enthusiastic amateurs, jokers and people with too much time on their hands to throw their creations into a giant online mixing pot.
10,000 flag designs were uploaded to New Zealand Government website, with "designs" like these:
Mixing it up with actual designs like this:
All of this made for some great comedy TV at New Zealand's expense. But if you genuinely want quality design you're best to leave it to design professionals.
#4 Mistake: External Influence
The flag referendum was championed by John Key, the prime minister of New Zealand at the time. Many people agreed with the reasons - that New Zealand needed a flag that told our story, built on our brand and worked for the future, not the past. But the process was set up to fail and even worse John Key started showing preference for particular designs, symbols (the silver fern) and even designers.
The figurehead who was leading this "public choice" project was now telling the public which choice was right. Not only did the process feel flawed to many, but it was beginning to feel like a vanity project.
The reaction was inevitable - people saw the flag referendum as an opportunity to vote on John Key, not the future of the New Zealand flag:
UMR's earlier poll in January showed a significant chunk of voters -- one in five -- wanted a change but were voting to keep the current flag because they did not like the design of the alternative.
About 80 per cent of that same group were also likely to see a vote against change as a way to "send a message to John Key".
Source: NZ Herald
#5 Mistake: Design as a Competition
The most successful design in the world comes from teams of talented people working together with a common goal and vision.
Even a small agency like UpShift will use a team approach to design so people can build on each other's work and complementary skill sets.
Great work barely ever occurs in isolation, but a competition where there is one winner promotes exactly the opposite of that.
#6 Mistake: Involving the Public on the Outcome, not the Input
Let's be honest here: New Zealand isn't a nation of artists and visual creatives. We are not well known for being stylish or tasteful. The best we can normally manage is self deprecating kitsch.
Much that crowdsourcing the designs was a mistake, having the general public vote on them was an even bigger one. What should have been a unifying process of nation building devolved into tribalism and division.
Where the public should have been involved is the beginning - to crowdsource a brief. What symbols, concepts, ideals do we value as a nation? How do we want to be seen by the world?
Gathering that information from the public and giving it to professional designers to interpret would have given us a far better outcome.
A Comparable Scenario
Imagine a large successful company announcing it was going to run a competition to replace its logo. The CEO espouses the importance of a new logo and mentions that they really like light bulbs. Staff at the company are encouraged to submit their logos to the company website. A panel of senior managers will then choose a shortlist to be voted on. The winner of that logo competition will then be pitted against the existing logo into another company wide vote.
To most people the idea of this approach is obviously flawed, bordering on insane. We wouldn't expect this from a multi-million dollar company, let alone a wealthy country of 4.5 million people.
A Better Design Process
What would a better design process look like? If we can identify the above mistakes how would we do things differently?
This is what a good design process should look like:
Crowdsource the conceptual part: ask people what ideals, values, symbols, colours, visions matter to them.
Create a clear, concise brief from the crowdsourced feedback.
Engage design professionals to take the brief and develop some design concepts.
Gather feedback on the design concepts and rework into final designs.
Showcase the final designs to the audience, explain the stories behind them and how/ why the designs were developed.
Choose the final design on merit, not public opinion.
The final step is important and challenging. People generally dislike change and will have an initial (sometimes knee jerk) emotional reaction towards visual design. While the right design may not be loved at first if the process is correct & the thinking behind the design fits, the audience will embrace it in the future.
As you can see a good design process involves the audience at the beginning but then lets the professionals get on with their job - turning ideas into design.
While gathering information for this post I came across this article by Simon Pound - who probably does a better/ funnier job than me for explaining what went wrong.
If you're curious about what actual flag designers consider to be the principles of flag design check out "Good Flag, Bad Flag" or check out Roman Mar's TED talk on city flag design.
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Excel Reports
A client asked us to produce Excel reports in ASP.NET application. They've given an Excel templates, and also defined what they want to show.
What are our options?
Work with Office COM API;
Use Office Open XML SDK (which is a set of pure .NET API);
Try to apply xslt somehow;
Macro, other?
For us, biased to xslt, it's hard to make a fair choice. To judge, we've tried formalize client's request and to look into future support.
So, we have defined sql stored procedures to provide the data. This way data can be represented either as ADO.NET DataSet, a set of classes, as xml, or in other reasonable format. We do not predict any considerable problem with data representation if client will decide to modify reports in future.
It's not so easy when we think about Excel generation.
Due to ignorance we've thought that Excel is much like xslt in some regard, and that it's possible to provide a tabular data in some form and create Excel template, which will consume the data to form a final output. To some extent it's possible, indeed, but you should start creating macro or vb scripts to achieve acceptable results.
When we've mentioned macroses to the client, they immediately stated that such a solution won't work due to security reasons.
Comparing COM API and Open XML SDK we can see that both provide almost the same level of service for us, except that the later is much more lighter and supports only Open XML format, and the earlier is a heavy API exposing MS Office and supports earlier versions also.
Both solutions have a considerable drawback: it's not easy to create Excel report in C#, and it will be a pain to support such solution if client will ask, say in half a year, to modify something in Excel template or to create one more report.
Thus we've approached to xslt. There we've found two more directions:
generate data for Office Open XML;
generate xml in format of MS Office 2003.
It's turned out that it's rather untrivial task to generate data for Open XML, and it's not due to the format, which is not xml at all but a zipped folder containing xmls. The problem is in the complex schemas and in many complex relations between files constituting Open XML document. In contrast, MS Office 2003 format allows us to create a single xml file for the spreadsheet.
Selecting between standard and up to date format, and older proprietary one, the later looks more attractive for the development and support.
At present we're at position to use xslt and to generate files in MS Office 2003 format. Are there better options?
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Tips and tricks | xslt
Saturday, December 12, 2009 12:04:16 AM UTC
I've done a good bit of work in this area and the easiest and cleanest solution i have found is to generate basic (and well formed) html tables on the web server from the results of your database queries (i usually go to xml direct from db and then use generic xslt stylesheets to transform to html/rss/atom/csv etc.). You can then use the web query capability in excel (http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6115870.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=tr) to embed these html tables in an excel spreadsheet which can have all the styling/formulas etc that you want in it. all the user has to do is push a little button in excel to grab the latest data from the website. it's all going over plain old http or https so security shoudln't be an issue.
the actual spreadsheets are then just really templates that you can store on the server as files which people can download to their desktops whenever they need the latest version/layout.
if you want to discuss further, feel free to get in touch. enjoy your website btw.
Andrew Johnston
Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:07:55 AM UTC
Hello Andrew and thank you for the comment.
You're right, creating html is one of options, and probably even more attractive than creating MS Office 2003 xml. More than that, we've found a post Convert your HTML Tables to Excel
, which states that it's enough to define ContentType of a response as "application/vnd.ms-excel" for Excel to pick html result up. This brings us into the well known world of the html.
Thank you for the hint!
Saturday, December 12, 2009 6:47:49 PM UTC
Great. If you just want the raw data in an excel sheet, that sound like the best solution. Simple solutions are always nice!
That won't be raw data but several tables with styling and captions. All this Excel consumes with no glitch.


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Shaquille O'Neal Reveals How a Public Enemy Concert Inspired His DJ Career
Trent Fitzgerald Published: July 21, 2019
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Shaquille O'Neal is considered to be one of the greatest basketball players before he retired, but now he wants to be among the greatest when it comes to DJing.
When Shaq is not being a sports commentator, he DJs at various club events under the alias DJ Diesel. The veteran baller, who also had a successful career as a rapper, started DJing when he was 13 years old after attending a Public Enemy and LL Cool J concert.
While on a yacht in Miami for Swisher Sweets' kickoff to summer on June 21, to celebrate their seasonal blend, Summer Twist!, Shaq shared his inspiration to man the wheels of steel.
"I started DJing in '87, 88," Shaq reveals. "I went to an LL Cool J, Public Enemy concert and I saw my favorite DJ, Terminator X... I wanted to be a DJ, I wanted to be a cop, I wanted to be a businessman... So I practiced everything."
Shaq sees DJing as his competition to be the best in the world.
"To me, DJing is my Game 7," he explains. "I always grew up on adrenaline. In 2011, when I was forced to retire I didn't have the adrenaline thing going. I went to a concert known as Tomorrow World, there was 500,000 people jumping up and down. So whenever I DJ, I just want them to jump up and down it gives me the feeling of a Game 7."
While the 47-year-old New Jersey native acknowledges that there are plenty of great DJs out there, he's working hard to be the biggest DJ in the world.
"I'm Shaq coming in the DJ world," he affirms. "But they need to know that I'm coming and that's it. It's all competition. It's not about being the best DJ, it's about having fun in the sport."
"So I'm glad that there are a lot of great DJs—Tiesto, Skrillex and all those guys. But they need to know that I'm coming," he concludes.
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Climate change 'apocalypse' is stopping young people having children, new study claims
Climate change 'apocalypse' is stopping young people having children and 60 percent say they are worried their children could ADD their carbon footprint to the crisis, new study claims
Researchers interviewed 607 young Americans about bout global warming and the impact it would have on their decision to start a family
The results have now been published in the Climatic Change journal
A majority of respondents say they are worried that their children will contribute to the climate change crisis
Many say the fear of global warming has made them decide that they will not have children
Six percent of respondents who are parents say they now regret bringing kids into the world
One father anticipated that his children will live in 'a hot-house hell, with wars over limited resources, collapsing civilization, and failing agriculture'
By Andrew Court For Dailymail.com
Published: 12:31 EST, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 12:44 EST, 28 November 2020
Climate change is stopping young people from having children because they fear their offspring will contribute to global warming, a new study has uncovered.
The study, published in the Climatic Change journal last week, surveyed 607 Americans aged between 27 and 45 about global warming and the impacts it would have on their decision to start families.
A staggering 59.8 percent of respondents say they are 'concerned about the carbon footprint of procreation', while 96.5 percent of those surveyed admit to worrying 'about the well-being of their existing, expected, or hypothetical children in a climate-changed world'.
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'I feel like I can't in good conscience bring a child into this world and force them to try and survive what may be apocalyptic conditions,' one 27-year-old woman told researchers.
Climate change is stopping young people from having children because they fear their offspring will contribute to global warming, a new study has uncovered
'Climate change is the sole factor for me in deciding not to have biological children. I don't want to birth children into a dying world [though] I dearly want to be a mother,' one 31-year-old respondent stated.
A number of those surveyed are already parents, six percent of whom say they even regret having kids.
'I regret having my kids because I am terrified that they will be facing the end of the world due to climate change,' a 41-year-old mother wrote.
One father, aged 42, claimed the world in 2050 would be 'a hot-house hell, with wars over limited resources, collapsing civilization, failing agriculture, rising seas, melting glaciers, starvation, droughts, floods, mudslides and widespread devastation'.
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Lead researcher Matthew Schneider-Mayerson said the respondents' quotes prove that younger generations are incredibly concerned about climate change.
'It is an unprecedented window into the way that [some people] are thinking and feeling about what many consider to be the most important decision in their lives,' he told The Guardian.
'Fears about the lives of existing or potential children were really deep and emotional. It was often heartbreaking to pore through the responses – a lot of people really poured their hearts out.'
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Kholmsk (), known until 1946 as Maoka (), is a port town and the administrative center of Kholmsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located on the southwest coast of the Sakhalin Island, on coast of the gulf of Nevelsky in the Strait of Tartary of the Sea of Japan,  west of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population:

History
It was founded in 1870 as a military post. After the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, it was transferred to Japanese control, along with the rest of southern Sakhalin, under the Treaty of Portsmouth. The Japanese renamed it Maoka (), it is said to mean "quiet place" in Ainu language.

On August 20, 1945, a combined marine battalion and the 113th infantry brigade landed in Port Maoka. They were preceded by a group of scouts, landed secretively by submarine Sh-118, in the Maoka area to successfully complete their task. However, Japanese resistance was desperate, and the landing party had to fight particularly fiercely. Japanese fire set one of the coastguard vessels on fire, to which the Russian response was intense naval bombardment of the town, causing more civilian deaths. See Soviet assault on Maoka for details.

The Red Army retook the whole of Sakhalin at the end of World War II, with the town receiving its present name in 1946. The name is derived from the Russian word Kholm for hill, referring to the town's location on the hillside surrounding the harbor.

As with a number of urban areas in the Russian Far East, Kholmsk has seen a large drop in population since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the economic crisis which followed in the 1990s.

Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kholmsk serves as the administrative center of Kholmsky District and is subordinated to it. As a municipal division, the town of Kholmsk and twenty-three rural localities of Kholmsky District are incorporated as Kholmsky Urban Okrug.

Economy and transport
Kholmsk is an important seaport for Sakhalin Island. Since 1973, it has been the Sakhalin terminal of a Vanino-Kholmsk train ferry to the port of Vanino on the Russian mainland, connecting the mainline rail network with that of the island.

Since Sakhalin railways use the Japanese gauge of , the railcars coming from the Russian mainland have their bogies changed in Kholmsk.

It's the largest transport center on Sakhalin, which includes a non-freezing seaport with 2 terminals, 3 railway stations and a knot of highways. Kholmsk is connected with Vanino port by the Kholmsk—Vanino sea railway passenger-and-freight ferry. From the town, the federal highway R495 Kholmsk—Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk begins. Kholmsk is a large economic, industrial and cultural center of the Sakhalin Oblast, a center of sea fishery and ship repair.

Twin towns and sister cities

Kholmsk is twinned with:
 Ansan, South Korea
 Otaru, Japan
 Kushiro, Japan (since 1975)

References

Notes

Sources

External links

Official website of Kholmsk
Kholmsk Business Directory

Cities and towns in Sakhalin Oblast

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Albums That Define Us
Sunset Mission – Mood For The Soul Vol. 1
in Albums That Define Us, Music
by Robert Chipman August 25, 2020, 12:00 am
When you listen to music, what do you expect from it? Are you just listening to the latest Top 40 hits and bobbing your head to the beat? Maybe you're tired of the system and venting your frustrations to early Black Flag or Reagan Youth? You could just be zoning out to bands from your childhood that transport you back to a different time in your life. That's the power of music. You find something that gives you a feeling, any feeling, and allows you to explore, not just the music, but yourself in the process.
I could never be confused for someone who is a music aficionado. I do not have rhythm, my taste in music is questionable at best, and I played the clarinet in school. As you can see, I am not an expert in anything resembling music. What I do enjoy, though, is the idea of music transporting your thought process somewhere that you may not be able to experience in person.
As someone with PTSD and severe clinical depression, my mood swings wildly like a child going after a pinata at a birthday party. Though never reaching peaks of true happiness, the valleys are much more prominent. While there are days where I get through a day without much mental anguish, there are more days where I find difficulties getting through the day. Everyone goes through daily struggles, and I am not saying that what I deal with is worse than anyone else. My point is that mood fluctuates for everyone, and those swings in mood can arise from anything.
Bohren & der Club of Gore is an ambient jazz band from Germany. Formed in 1992, the initial sound of the band mixed doom rock with jazz elements. As the new millennium neared, the band's sound changed as they brought in a saxophone and left out the electric guitar. With the right components in place, all that was needed was an album to capture their sound.
Released in 2000, Sunset Mission was Bohren & der Club of Gore's third official album, but the first album to really define who the band is. Playing out similarly to the best of Angelo Badalamenti's work with David Lynch, Sunset Mission is a haunting piece of work and strikes my mind's fancy like no other album. Though mood and vibes vary from person to person, let's take a stroll and see what type of brushstrokes Bohren & der Club of Gore paint on my mind's canvas.
Kicking off the album with 'Prowler', the first moments set the mood with slow, luscious piano keys and soft drums and bass which, when they give way to a hard but mellow sax, instantly transports you to another world; a world of dark alleys, lonely automats, and smoky nightclubs. I find myself and my mind going to a dark place like this, but dark in a different way.
The dark world continues as 'On Demon Wings' begins. Sounding as if this came from Twin Peaks or Mulholland Drive, track two paints an evocative picture of a dark city with a lot to hide. Delivering ominous drums and piano strikes, this dangerous yet alluring song pulls your mind deeper into the uncertain void of Sunset Mission.
'Midnight Walker' is just as would be expected from its title. The cityscape painted in my mind follows along with the bass and saxophone as someone walking alone at night. Maybe an alley? Possibly a desolate Times Square in the 1940s? Loneliness is in order as the song lulls you in with beautiful yet subtle saxophone work.
Moving to a slightly jazzier sound, 'Street Tattoo' is no less mesmerizing. Track four finds the mood picking up ever so slightly. Maybe a cliched private detective's office at night during a rainstorm? The water reflecting off the window onto the detective's face as he sips a glass of Scotch with a cigarette in hand? Is he waiting for that femme fatale to come walking through his door regarding one last job? Or maybe just overlooking the nameless city through the slats in the office blinds?
'Painless Steel' truly lives up to his name. Evocative of 'Laura's Theme' from Twin Peaks, or maybe Tangerine Dream's part of the score for Blade Runner, the track is as somber as it gets. The saxophone of Christopher Clöser tells the entire story. Whatever story that is for you, the story itself is beautiful and sad. With an evocative instrumental backing, one instrument paints a picture. And that painting is filled with the color blue.
In my head, 'Darkstalker' and 'Prowler' set the image of the city I imagine in my head. Playing out as close to a noir vibe as it can get, I see a city of darkness. Neon lights from a nightclub reflect in puddles of water on the empty streets. Edward Hopper's Nighthawks is a perfect summation of 'Darkstalker': sitting in a 1940's cafe, drinking black coffee and smoking an unfiltered cigarette. You look over the few customers in the establishment and wonder what their stories are. Will you ever hear about them?
Dark romance is next on the docket with 'Nightwolf', the longest track on the album. The battle for the listener's emotions comes between the sax and the bass. Could a man have bought a woman a drink? Did he light her cigarette, or was she not reliant on men? Maybe she led him to her apartment, and he did not even know he was falling into her web? Could it be true love between them? There is no way to tell. 'Nightwolf' sets the stage for wherever your mind takes you.
Taking a stroll through your imagination, 'Black City Skyline' leads you traipsing down the back alleys and city streets as all forms of life punctuate your senses. You look up to the top of a brick building and see someone staring out the window. Is this person happy and in bliss? Are they dreaming of a better life? There are many people in this city, why focus on this one person? The music fades, you leave them behind.
Here it is, the end of the road. Bohren & der Club of Gore are giving you one last track to enjoy before you're brought back to reality. 'Dead End Angels' keeps the mood dark yet sensuous. The dark jazz eventually gives way to pounding rain and thunder. There is no other way that Sunset Mission could end. A perfect encapsulation to the 73-minute odyssey you have just taken.
Usually, when tracks on an album blend together, it produces a monotonous sound where you can't tell one track from another. In the case of Sunset Mission, though, this works to the album's benefit. The tracks lead into each other and create one long visual and auditory experience that you will never forget.
So, when I go to those dark places, Sunset Mission keeps me there but gives me a different perspective. I can sit back, travel back to the 1940s or a cyberpunk future where the rain is heavy, the smoke is thick, and the Scotch is great. Instead of doing anything drastic, I can paint an imaginary city where smoke-filled jazz clubs abound, or maybe a Blade Runner-esque future that I may never see. All I know is that in my blackest hours, some of the darkest music lightens up my soul.
Sunset Mission has power and evokes the mind as all great music should. Unfortunately, I discovered the band only a few years ago and am playing catchup over their discography. For now, though, Sunset Mission is an important album to myself, and, if you have not given it a listen, take it for a test drive and let me know where you end up.
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Robert is a struggling screenwriter who enjoys music, writing, and all forms of cinema. His musical tastes span a wide array, but mainly within the hip-hop genre. He considers Ghostbusters the best film of all time and has a weird obsession with Stephen Dorff. Make of that what you will. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Dagenham seconds ended their season on a high with a 31-12 win over Mavericks in the Merit Table Six plate final.
Nathan Farrell broke through to open the scoring, with James Hogg adding the conversion.
And excellent work by the front row led to a pushover try, with number eight Liam Power touching down and Hogg adding the extras again.
Jack Matthews and Hogg combined to send Farrell in for his second try and wing Maleek chased his own kick before going over to make it 24-0 at the break.
Maverick replied early in the second half and Ds lost Stuart Ali to a yellow card for a high tackle, but Jake Yellop ran under the posts after some excellent defence forced a turnover.
Mavericks added a late converted try, but Ds were comfortable winners and head coach Brian Wren said: "It's amazing to see how far we as a club have come in the past 12 months and the second team lads have played a massive part in that.
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The PUC's "Be Utility Wise" event for the Johnstown/Laurel Highlands Region is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Johnstown Downtown, 250 Market St., Johnstown. Vice Chairman Place will open the daylong educational session with his insights on the role of assistance program and the Commission's efforts to address this important issue.
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The PUC's Be Utility Wise events are intended to help local human service agencies and assistance organizations better understand the utility programs and services available in their communities. The free "train-the-trainer" events feature presentations from state agencies, local utility companies and other financial assistance programs to share ideas. Presenters will discuss financial assistance programs for utility customers, career tools for job seekers, energy conservation and weatherization, protecting against utility scams and more.
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