While Orson Allen was brilliant in winning the Shootout – a race billed as the speed championship of Australia – it was the unheralded Barooga Brett who stole the time honours running a blistering 29.078.
Despite four of his previous five starts being over the middle distances, Barooga Brett showed extraordinary speed at box rise, passing through the first split in an elite 4.99 seconds. He ran 18.58 to the back mark and powered to the line to slash five lengths of his previous best winning time and record the fastest time seen at the track in almost 12 months, the equal 13th fastest time ever.
That the $2.60 favourite winning came as no surprise, the time he recorded certainly did, even to owner/trainer Brooke Ennis.
"I was quite surprised actually with the 4.99, he can be quite unreliable at the start. Then 18.58 (to the back) and I thought he's going to run a nice 29.20, but I think the 600m runs has really helped him," she said.
Ennis said they hadn't done anything specifically to help him at box rise, rather his improved box manners was a sign of confidence and maturity.
Barooga Brett – along with all TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude winners – has earned an automatic exemption into the TAB Melbourne Cup heats on Friday 16 November. So impressed with the run, tab.com.au added Barooga Brett to the TAB Melbourne Cup All In market market at $12 – an equal third favourite behind Topgun winner Poke The Bear and the undefeated Black Opium.
New South Wales trainer Peter Lagogiane made a triumphant return to Sandown Park with Million Dollar Chase winner Mystic Riot booking her place in the TAB Melbourne Cup heats.
Mystic Riot was his first runner at Sandown Park since winning the $410,000 Launching Pad sweepstakes in March with Beast Unleashed. At the time, the win was the biggest of his training career however that all changed when Mystic Riot claimed the recent Million Dollar Chase.
With the world's richest prize under his belt, he now has his eyes firmly set on the world's greatest race.
"We'll to try and win that too!" he said with a laugh.
Mystic Riot won three of her 10 career starts under the care of Lagogiane's good mate Anthony Azzopardi, however has gone to another level since moving north, winning six of her next nine starts including the last five in a row.
"Maybe the smaller kennel helps her, Maybe the change of weather too – I think she likes the warmer weather!
Her TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude run was her first start at Sandown Park and is hopeful she can improve her 29.39 winning time.
"Anthony has had her here for a couple of trials before but this was her first look at the track in 8 or 9 months, so to come down here and run those times I'm really happy.
Should she go on to win the TAB Melbourne Cup, Mystic Riot career prize money would accelerate to $1,477,534 and easily eclipse Fanta Bale's world record $1,365,175 in earnings.
South Australian chaser Spring Bridge made a winning start to her Victorian campaign, coming from off the pace to win her TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude in 29.45. Formerly in the care of Murray Bridge trainer and owner of the greyhound Greg Board, Spring Bridge has been transferred to the powerful Seona Thompson kennel for a tilt at the world's greatest greyhound race. Had the Thompsons got their way early in his career, the move to Awesome Lodge would have happened much earlier.
"We actually tried to buy this dog when he first started racing," said Thompson.
Spring Bridge arrived in Victoria late last month and had managed to trial before making his Sandown Park debut. While he is still settling into his new surroundings, Thompson was very impressed with his debut for the kennel.
"I thought he was superb. He actually made a pretty good run for himself – there was a bit of trouble through the first turn, then he got trapped out wide and was three wide the whole way.
Later in the night, Thompson's boom sprinter Black Opium continued to firm in TAB Melbourne Cup markets after making it six wins from as many career starts. It was the biggest test to date for the 20 month old who will be the youngest and least experienced runner in next Friday night's TAB Melbourne Cup heats, and if she can win the TAB Melbourne Cup, will be come the youngest and least experienced greyhound to do so.
Her third victory at Sandown Park was her most impressive for a number reasons. To make the steep step up from restricted win class to open class and set her fastest time was impressive enough, but it to do it such a late race speaks volumes for her growing maturity and potential for further improvement.
"Race 11 means a long time in the kennels for a very young dog, so it's all experience for her. She just keeps amazing me week in week out – I thought tonight would be a test for her – she's something pretty special.
She has started favourite in all six starts at average price of $1.57, her $2.20 starting price last night being the first time she's started 'in the black'. Her average winning margin is just under seven lengths, and her winning margin of three lengths last night was as close as any greyhound has got to her. In fact, from the 3045m she has covered in her six starts to date, she has lead for the last 2800m.
Black Opium is currently the $10 second favourite for the TAB Melbourne Cup with tab.com.au.
Three days after combining to win the $75,000 first prize in the group 1 Hume Cup with Black Impala, good friend Glenn Dainton and Joe Borg couldn't believe they drew next to each other in TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude last night with Waleonjon and Myrniong Corner respectfully.
Believing neither had a chance of winning the race, they decided to make things more interesting by having a 'sizeable' side bet on who would finish in front.
Amazingly, both would walk away with their money remaining in their pocket after their chasers dead heated for first.
"We had a little bit of bet because we didn't think we could win from the outside boxes. But I guess we just keep our money now!" said Borg.
While neither collected on their side bet, both emerged winners with both of their greyhounds earning an exemption into next Friday night's TAB Melbourne Cup heats.
The dead heat was the second at Sandown Park this year after Elevated and Boomer Blitz couldn't be separated on 18 March. It was the eighth dead heat at Sandown Park in the last decade.
Nominations for the TAB Melbourne Cup heats close at 11am on Tuesday 13 November with fields expected to be released early that afternoon. The heats will be run on Friday 16 November with the winner of each heat progressing to the $630,000 TAB Melbourne Cup final on Friday 23 November.


On results day 2016, we want to discuss the options we have available at Inspire Suffolk for those leaving school including our Sports Coaching Apprenticeships and our Team programme.
Our Sports Coaching Apprenticeships are available for 16-18 year olds who are interested in developing a career in Sports Coaching whilst gaining practical experience in the coaching industry.
Practical elements of any sports apprenticeship at Inspire Suffolk include working alongside our experienced team of Sports Development Coaches. Our coaches deliver high quality PE provision across Suffolk Primary Schools and apprentices will work with a coaching mentor to develop their teaching style and approach.
We offer both Level 2 & Level 3 Sports Coaching Apprenticeships giving young people the opportunity to gain various qualifications across our 12 month programme.
For more information about our Sports Coaching Apprenticeships, call 01473 353194. To apply for an apprenticeship with Inspire Suffolk, please email your CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in pursuing a careers in sports coaching to [email protected] and he will be in touch as soon as possible.
Taking place over 12 weeks, the Team programme is for young people between the ages of 16-25 living across Suffolk who are not currently in employment, education or training and are looking for something to help them get there.
We have programmes that take place in and around Ipswich, Lowestoft, Haverhill, Stowmarket, Newmarket, Leiston and Sudbury. Our programmes are made up of various activities designed to increase self-confidence, motivation and self-esteem.
WHERE CAN I JOIN A COURSE AND WHEN DO THEY RUN?
All of our programmes run over the course of 12 weeks and young people will be required to attend Monday – Friday (excluding public holidays). A normal day on team runs from 9:30 –15:30pm.
All young people that complete the programme will receive a Prince's Trust certificate in Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills. This certificate can be completed at entry level, level 1 or level 2.
WHAT HAVE OTHERS ACHIEVED ON PROGRAMME?
In the last 12 months, 79% of our young people have moved into a sustainable outcome finding employment, enrolling onto college courses, starting an apprenticeship or going into voluntary work.


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Forbes Russia Lists Most Respected Billionaires
Image: guardian.co.uk
Forbes Russia has just released a new list of the county's most respected, acceptable billionaires, including three high-profile men and one woman in the top four slots. Read on to find out who made the cut.
Forbes is known for ranking individuals based on assets and wealth, but Forbes Russia has just released a list that is based on personality seemingly as much as it is economic status. The list is an assessment of Russia's "lease irritating, most respected billionaires" and includes three high-profile billionaire men and one billionaire woman in the top four spots.
Scoring first place on the list is former Chukotka governor and Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich, who reportedly has $13.4 billion in assets. RT reports that Abramovich received 27% of the votes from those polled, based on his "outstanding entrepreneurial spirit". He is currently based in London.
Second place went to Russian presidential candidate and owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team Mikhail Prokhorov who scored 23% of the vote. He is reportedly worth $18 billion.
In third was Rusal CEO Oleg Deripaska who garnered 15% of the vote. Despite losing a significant portion of his wealth in 2008, Deripaska is worth a reported $16.8 billion.
Fourth place went to real estate tycoon Yelena Baturina with 13% of the vote. She is the wealthiest woman in Russia and wife of former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov.
Investor Oleg Boyko received 12% of the vote for fifth place on Forbes' list. His wealth comes from various businesses including perfume companies and gambling facilities.
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"""
Django settings for maguire project.

Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 1.11.6.

For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/settings/

For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/
"""

import os
import json

import dj_database_url
from kombu import Exchange, Queue

# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))

# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/deployment/checklist/

# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY', "REPLACEME")

# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG', False)

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']

# Application definition

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    # admin
    'django.contrib.admin',
    # core
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    # 3rd party
    'raven.contrib.django.raven_compat',
    'rest_framework',
    'rest_framework.authtoken',
    'rest_auth',
    'django_filters',
    'corsheaders',
    'reversion',
    'graphene_django',
    'rolepermissions',
    'django_celery_beat',
    'django_extensions',
    # us
    'credits',
    'debits',
    'events',
]

MIDDLEWARE = [
    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
    'reversion.middleware.RevisionMiddleware',
]

ROOT_URLCONF = 'maguire.urls'

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
]

WSGI_APPLICATION = 'maguire.wsgi.application'

# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#databases

DATABASES = {
    'default': dj_database_url.config(
        default=os.environ.get(
            'MAGUIRE_DATABASE',
            'postgres://:@/maguire')),
}

# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators

AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',  # noqa
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',  # noqa
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',  # noqa
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',  # noqa
    },
]

# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/i18n/

LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-gb'

TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'

USE_I18N = True

USE_L10N = True

USE_TZ = True

# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/static-files/

STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
)

DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage'

MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
STATIC_ROOT = 'staticfiles'
STATIC_URL = '/static/'

# Sentry configuration
RAVEN_CONFIG = {
    # DevOps will supply you with this.
    'dsn': os.environ.get('MAGUIRE_SENTRY_DSN', None),
}

# CORS Support
CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL = True

# REST Framework conf defaults
REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'PAGE_SIZE': 100,
    'DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS':
        'rest_framework.pagination.PageNumberPagination',
    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
        'rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication',
    ),
    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
    ),
    'DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKENDS': ('django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend',)  # noqa
}

# GRAPHENE = {
#     'SCHEMA': 'maguire.schema.schema',
#     'MIDDLEWARE': (
#         'graphene_django.debug.DjangoDebugMiddleware',
#     )
# }

# Celery configuration options

CELERY_BROKER_URL = os.environ.get('MAGUIRE_BROKER_URL',
                                   'amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672//')

CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE = 'maguire'
CELERY_QUEUES = (
    Queue('maguire',
          Exchange('maguire'),
          routing_key='maguire'),
)

CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = False

# Tell Celery where to find the tasks
CELERY_IMPORTS = (
    'debits.tasks',
    'events.tasks',
)

CELERY_CREATE_MISSING_QUEUES = True
CELERY_ROUTES = {
    'celery.backend_cleanup': {
        'queue': 'mediumpriority',
    },
    'maguire.debits.tasks.t_queue_pending': {
        'queue': 'maguire',
    },
}

CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'
CELERY_RESULT_SERIALIZER = 'json'
CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']

ROLEPERMISSIONS_MODULE = 'maguire.roles'

EMAIL_BACKEND = 'postmarker.django.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_DEVOPS = os.environ.get('EMAIL_DEVOPS', 'REPLACEME')
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = os.environ.get('DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL', 'REPLACEME@example.org')  # noqa
POSTMARK = {
    'TOKEN': os.environ.get('POSTMARK_SERVER_TOKEN', 'REPLACEME'),
    'TEST_MODE': False,
    'VERBOSITY': 0,
}
POSTMARK_SERVER_TOKEN = os.environ.get('POSTMARK_SERVER_TOKEN', 'REPLACEME')

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.environ.get('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID', 'REPLACEME')
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.environ.get('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY', 'REPLACEME')
AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = os.environ.get('AWS_S3_REGION_NAME', 'REPLACEME')
AWS_S3_AIRFLOW_BUCKET = os.environ.get('AWS_S3_AIRFLOW_BUCKET', 'REPLACEME')
AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = os.environ.get('AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME', 'REPLACEME')  # noqa
AWS_DEFAULT_ACL = 'private'
AWS_S3_ENCRYPTION = True

BASE_URL = os.environ.get('BASE_URL', 'REPLACEME')

# These tokens are used when hitting callback URLs to secure them
CALLBACK_TOKEN_DEBITS = os.environ.get('CALLBACK_TOKEN_DEBIT', None)
CALLBACK_TOKEN_CREDITS = os.environ.get('CALLBACK_TOKEN_CREDITS', None)

DEBIT_PROVIDER = os.environ.get('DEBIT_PROVIDER', 'debits.providers.easydebit')
DEBIT_PACKAGE = os.environ.get('DEBIT_PACKAGE', 'EasyDebitProvider')
DEBIT_CONFIG = json.loads(os.environ.get('DEBIT_CONFIG', '{}'))
DEBIT_LOAD_ATTEMPTS = os.environ.get('DEBIT_LOAD_ATTEMPTS', '4')
DEBIT_LEAD_TIME = os.environ.get('DEBIT_LEAD_TIME', '2')

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可能的前列腺癌治療 Potential prostate cancer treatment developed in B.C. gets big boost
Media Release | December 15, 2015
A potential treatment for advanced prostate cancer developed by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) scientists has been licensed to pharmaceutical company Roche, marking UBC's largest licensing agreement to date.
Artem Cherkasov
Developed at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, the new drug technology that is in pre-clinical development could one day be used to treat prostate cancers that have become resistant to existing treatments. The Vancouver Prostate Centre is a research hub hosted by UBC and VCHRI and designated a national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research.
"We are thrilled that a potential treatment discovered here in B.C. will be developed further and could help many patients dealing with this disease," said UBC Interim President Martha Piper. "This agreement is an excellent example of the vital role that universities can play in creating and developing new technologies."
Paul Rennie
When advanced prostate cancer spreads, it becomes metastatic and virtually incurable. Current treatments initially slow the spread of the disease and help prolong a patient's life but the cancer eventually mutates and becomes resistant to drugs. The new treatment, developed by a research team led by Paul Rennie and Artem Cherkasov, is designed to outsmart the cancer by targeting a site in the cancer cells that is not prone to mutation.
Watch Rennie and Cherkasov explain how their new technology works in this video.
"We're at a stage now that we need the right pharmaceutical partner to help to move this technology from a discovery into a finished product," said Rennie, a professor in the department of Urologic Sciences at UBC and director of laboratory research at the Vancouver Prostate Centre.
"Licensing a treatment to a company is a critical step in ensuring that new technologies end up helping people who need them," said Brad Wheeler, technology transfer manager at the University-Industry Liaison Office and lead negotiator on the Roche license.
The licensing agreement also stipulates that research will continue in collaboration with the scientists at the Vancouver Prostate Centre.
"We've brought computers into biology and we can see what's going on before we test it in the lab," said Cherkasov, associate professor at the department of Urologic Sciences and a senior research scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre.
Under the terms of the agreement with Roche, UBC and VCHRI can expect to receive an upfront payment, and up to $141.7 million US in pre-clinical, clinical and sales milestone payments for the first product to reach the market, and royalties thereafter. The scientists will share 50 per cent of the net revenues.
The potential new treatment was developed using a new computer technology that can scan a database of millions of different molecules to find the ones that will work best as possible treatments.
The research was funded in part by Prostate Cancer Canada, Prostate Cancer Foundation (U.S.), Safeway Canada, the CIHR's Proof of Principle commercialization program, and PC-TRiADD.
Find other stories about: Artem Cherkasov, Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research, Paul Rennie, Roche,Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver Prostate Centre
Labels: Advanced prostate cancer, News, Research
"自殺"基因療法殺滅前列腺癌細胞 'Suicide' gene therapy kills prostate cancer cells
BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/health-35072747
Image copyrightScience Photo Library
Image captionThe therapy causes prostate cancer cells to self destruct
A new gene therapy technique is able to modify prostate cancer cells so that a patient's body attacks and kills them, US scientists have discovered.
The technique causes the tumour cells in the body to self-destruct, giving it the name 'suicide gene therapy'.
Their research found a 20% improvement in survival in patients with prostate cancer five years after treatment.
A cancer expert said more research was needed to judge its effectiveness.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK with more than 41,000 diagnosed each year.
The study, led by researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, appears to show that this 'suicide gene therapy', when combined with radiotherapy, could be a promising treatment for prostate cancer in the future.
The technique involves the cancer cells being genetically modified so that they signal a patient's immune system to attack them.
Usually, the body does not recognise cancer cells as the enemy because they have evolved from normal healthy cells.
Unlike an infection, which the body reacts against, the immune system does not react to kill off the offending cancer cells.
Using a virus to carry the gene therapy into the tumour cells, the result is that the cells self-destruct, alerting the patient's immune system that it is time to launch a massive attack.
Good survival
In two groups of 62 patients, one group received the gene therapy twice and the other group - who all had more aggressive prostate cancer - received the treatment three times.
Both groups also received radiotherapy.
Survival rates after five years were 97% and 94%. Although there was no control group in this study, the researchers said the results showed a five to 20% improvement on previous studies of prostate cancer treatment.
And cancer biopsy tests performed two years after the trial were found to be negative in 83% and 79% of the patients in the two groups.
Dr Brian Butler, from Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, said it could change the way that cancer is treated.
"We may be able to inject the agent straight into the tumour and let the body kill the cancer cells.
"Once the immune system has knowledge of the bad tumour cells, if they pop up again, the body will know to kill them."
'Next generation'
Kevin Harrington, professor of biological cancer therapies at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, said the results were "very interesting" but more research was needed.
"We would need a randomised trial to tell if this treatment is better than radiotherapy alone.
"The viruses used in this study cannot reproduce. Next generation viral therapies for cancer can selectively replicate in cancer cells, something that can kill the cancer cell directly, and also help spread the virus to neighbouring cancer cells.
"It would be interesting to see this approach used with viruses that could reproduce to see if it makes for a more effective treatment."
Labels: News, Research
列治文華人前列腺癌支援網絡十二月十日聚會 Richmond Chinese Prostate Cancer Networking Group December 10, 2015 meeting
由於許多成員的意見,我們現有的會議地點是離市中心太遠,依賴公共交通的人非常不方便。我們正在尋求一個新的主要用於2016年外展計劃的會議場地。也許本週四(12月10日,6-8pm)將是我們最後一次在Garratt健康中心會議。因此請盡你所能參加。
我們會分享兩個短視頻和一本書:
"了解您的病理報告",主講人:特魯德爾博士
"消退去勢後復發的前列腺癌",主講人:薩達爾博士博士,卑詩省癌症局
"2015年對前列腺疾病的年度報告" - 哈佛大學醫學院
欲了解更多消息,每月的會議時間和地點請瀏覽我們的博客 http://richmondprostate.blogspot.ca/
As the result of feedback from many members, our existing meeting place is too far from the city centre. It is very inconvenient for the guest rely on public transit. Therefore we are seeking a new venue for our monthly meeting in 2016 mainly for out-reach programs. Probably this Thursday (Dec 10, 6-8pm) will be our last meeting at Garratt Wellness Centre. Therefore please try your best to attend.
We have two short videos and one book to share this month:
Understanding Your Pathology Report, Speaker: Dr. Dominique Trudel
Regression of Castrate-Recurrent Prostate Cancer, Speaker: Dr. Marianne Sadar PhD, BCCA
For more news, monthly meeting place and time please visit our blog
http://richmondprostate.blogspot.ca/
前列腺癌基金會通訊 Newsletter from Prostate Cancer Foundation BC
Why is Prostate Cancer Foundation BC
important to me?
This holiday season as we look around us and see so much worry and devastation in our world, we can't help but feel saddened. But for every sad story we like to think that there are happy endings. At Prostate Cancer Foundation BC we continue to strive to make the lives of men and their families better, longer and healthier.
To see how we are doing we asked a few people:
"How has the Foundation has helped you?"
"The Foundation has sponsored many activities and programs that have helped to promote awareness and provide access to speakers and current information on living with prostate cancer."
"The Foundation has connected me to many others living with prostate cancer throughout BC and across Canada, and provided a focus for my volunteer service to the prostate cancer cause of research, education & awareness and its community of support groups."
"How important is my support group to me?"
"While a ton of prostate cancer information is available on the internet, one doesn't initially know what is most relevant. Meeting others in a Support Group enabled good engagement with and learning from those who have travelled the prostate cancer road ahead of me, and now to those seeking my own story experience helping them to move forward, and not be alone in their search for proper treatment and dealing with side effects. I have also learned much from good topics & speakers and the discussion that followed."
"Support groups I have been involved with have provided an opportunity to obtain, share and weigh the benefits of information relevant to my situation."
"What was your prostate cancer diagnosis like?"
"The words "you have a positive biopsy for prostate cancer" was a sudden wake-up call & life changing moment. I knew little about how prostate cancer would affect me so set out on an aggressive learning curve, as my first urologist provided little help. I quickly found other prostate cancer survivors guiding me to seek good treatment options, my confidence returned & I was able to move forward."
"Have new treatments helped you in any way?"
"Hearing from others that 'if you are to have prostate cancer, being in Vancouver is the best place to have it" with the world class treatment and research available here. I knew my treatment, a prostatectomy , was a very good option although other treatment options also benefited from leading edge skills and research."
"'New', intervention, diagnostic, and treatment procedures available 10 years ago when I was diagnosed procedures provided important 'alternatives' for me.Funding raised and provided by the foundation helped make them available and are now contributing to the conversion of prostate to a chronic manageable disease."
The value of prostate cancer support groups...one man's story!
"In April 2006, my PSA was elevated, in fact, it had doubled in two years. So my GP called me in and said that I could have a biopsy right away or wait a couple of months and have another PSA test just to insure that it was correct. Naturally I took the easy way out, but two months later it was a little higher. So I had a biopsy and I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.
That C word is really devastating and while I took it as quite shock my wife took it a lot harder. I just said we will do what we have to do! At the time I was not at all familiar with the Prostate gland and PCa. So I did a lot of research. My PSA had doubled, but it was still pretty low, so my GP and Urologist both said that I could go on a Watchful waiting program. That was a bit of a relief as I wouldn't have to do anything, (except lie in bed and think that there is cancer growing in my body!).
A friend told me about Cancer Connections, you would call a toll free number and give them your details and they would have patients who had different treatments call and talk to you. So one man had external radiation, another brachytherapy and another nerve sparing surgery, it turned out that they were all happy with the decision that they had made. So while they did give me a lot of information, it still didn't make it easier to make a decision.
I did a lot more research on the possible treatments, side effects, etc. Then I heard that there was a PC Support group meeting in our neighbouring town. So I attended one night. I had talked to some very good Doctors, who had a lot of education, but had never personally experienced PCa and had to make a decision, so it was very useful to me to talk to other men that were going on the same journey as me. It was interesting to hear how they all made their decision whatever it was.
But the speaker that night was a local urologist and he spoke about a Patient that he had seen that week that fit my description exactly. He was 61 years old with very similar PSA and Gleason scores. That patient was thinking about going on watchful waiting, and the Urologist said "What are you waiting for? The cancer is not going to go away! You are only 61 years old and have a lot of living left to do. If you were 81 years old that might be a consideration.
When I got home that night, I told my wife that I wanted to have nerve sparing surgery. At that time our local Urologist was not doing nerve sparing surgery, so referred me to one of the top urologists in North America at the Prostate Centre and within a couple of months I had the surgery, and 4 weeks later I was swinging a golf club and 6 weeks later I was playing racquetball! My urologist said that I should be a poster boy for Nerve sparing surgery. I do feel very blessed, and happy that I did attend that support group meeting to help me make the decision.
Since then I have been instrumental in organizing a support group locally and hopefully we can continue to raise awareness and help other newly diagnosed men. I know that a lot of men do not feel that they need any support, I think that they will find that the information that they get from other men is invaluable, so strongly encourage men recently diagnosed to attend the nearest Support group meeting."
We continue to need your help!
If you can make a donation this holiday season know that your money will go a long way in our fight against the number one cancer for men.
PLEASE DONATE NOW
Free book with donation
With every $150 or more donation to the foundation until December 25th you will receive a free copy of the new book Legacies aren't just for Dead People by Robb Lucy.
Prostate cancer drug developed by B.C. researchers to begin trials
Clinical trials will start today for a new prostate cancer drug developed by researchers at the BC Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia.
The new medication, which took 17 years to develop, is aimed at men with the most advanced, hard-to-treat form of the disease.
Approximately 30 patients - in British Columbia, Arizona, Michigan and Washington states - will participate in the trials, which are expected to last about five years.
The new drug, called EPI-506 was developed from a compound found in a marine sponge from Papua New Guinea. It is aimed at men whose treatment for the disease has been unsuccessful, said Dr. Marianne Sadar, who developed the drug along with UBC chemistry professor Raymond Anderson.
Right now, between 70 to 80 per cent of men diagnosed with prostate cancer will be cured with surgery or radiation, Dr. Sadar said. But for the rest, these treatments have failed.
Hope for patients
"There are a lot of people that are banking that this might really help patients," Sadar said.
Sadar and Anderson discovered the compound for the new drug from the marine sponge. Anderson had a collection of sponge extracts in his lab, Sadar said.
The organisms are often used in drug research because they're made up of molecules with many drug-like properties. The compound extracted from the sponge was developed into the new drug.
Sadar said she began working on the drug in 1998.
If the clinical trials are successful, it will be up to regulators at Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the drug for use in Canada and the U.S.
"Fingers are crossed. We worked so hard for 17 years."
Events happening now!
Tickets will be on sale soon!
Where your money goes!
The 2015 Research Grant Recipients
The Board of Prostate Cancer Foundation BC standing behind the 2015 Grant Recipients.
$170,000.00 was given out November 4, 2015
The Raymond James Caresaward
was presented to The Supportive Care Program for a $25,000 grant for a Clinical Psychologist
From Raymond James Back left: Mike Todd, Sybil Verch, Seth Allen seated right Peter Kahnert. Seated left is Phil Pollock from the Supportive Care Program.
The Graham Mercer Pioneer Award
was presented to Halong Li for a $25,000 research grant.
Standing next to Foundation Past Chair and presenter Ted Butterfield is Vance and Vanessa Mercer and seated next to Halong Li is Gladys Mercer.
The Dr.Nicholas Bruchovsky Founders Award
was presented to Mani Moniri for a $25,000 research grant.
Standing is presenter Dr. Paul Rennie and seated next to Mani is Dr. Bruchovsky's daughter Kira.
Many thanks to the Association of BC Land Surveyors Charity Golf tournament which was held in Kamloops.
The group raised over $3,700.00 for PCFBC
Many thanks to all the pubs, restaurants and participants for all their support during the November Pubs for prostate campaign.
Survivor happenings!
Please register for Advanced Care Planning for your loved ones on Nov 19, 2015 5:00 PM PST at:
Advance care planning is a process of reflection and communication. It is a time for you to reflect on your values and wishes, and to let people know what kind of health and personal care you think you may want in the future if you become unable to consent or refuse treatment or other care. This webinar will provide information about why advance care planning is important for men with prostate cancer, and how to do advance care planning.
The purpose of this workshop is to:
1. Provide an overview of what advance care planning (ACP) is.
2. Foster understanding as to why ACP is important for people living with prostate cancer,
3. Help men with prostate cancer, their partners and families learn the steps involved in the ACP process, and how to start these types of conversations,
4. Familiarize participants with the available resources on ACP.
Prostate Cancer Foundation BC Support Group Council
The Council meets four or five times a year to plan and coordinate activities around the province. Our meetings are usually by teleconference and at each one we try to examine the health of our groups across the province. To that end, group leaders may get a call from one of our members asking about meetings and membership. But you don't have to wait for that call if you have a question, suggestion, or comment. You can contact any of our members:
a. Kevin Higgins (Chair) - kevinhiggins@outlook.com
b. Murray Gordon (vice-chair) - amgordon@telus.net
c. Ted Butterfield - tbutterfield@shaw.ca
d. Len Gross - lengross@shaw.ca
e. Gord Thomas - gandmthomas@shaw.ca
f. Eric Huffey - eric@huffey.com
g. Leno Zecchel - lzecchel@shaw.ca
Do You Have Prostate Cancer? You Can Now Take Part in a New Research Study
During the study, you and your partner will learn about the importance of diet and lifestyle factors for prostate health.
You and your partner will participate in six cooking and nutrition classes, which will be led by a cooking expert. You will learn about foods that may slow the progression of prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers live with side effects of the treatment and changes in their personal relationships. However, nutrition can have a role in preventing or lessening some of these.
Dr. Carolyn Gotay is Principal Investigator of the study. She is Director of the Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention and a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia.
She holds the Canadian Cancer Society Chair in Cancer Primary Prevention. The Centre is a partnership between
the Canadian Cancer Society and the University of British Columbia.
For information, phone Tracey Mager at 604-822-3486, or emailcookingclass.cancerprevent@ubc.ca.
For eligibility requirements and research program details, please seehttp://cancerprevent.ca/cookingclass
The BC Support Group Council is once again hard at work preparing for a major workshop to be held in Vancouver in September 2016. An email was sent out recently to ask everyone to Save the Dates of September 23, 24, 25. If you didn't get that message, and you want to be on the list, tell us atexpandhorizons2016@gmail.com This workshop will have a lot of information on the latest advances in patient care, and several sessions on how to make your support group better, stronger and more resilient.
SAVE THE DATE for
Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Information Sessions 2016
Wednesday January 6th, 2016 @ 530pm: 'Introduction to Primary Treatment Options' session
Wednesday January 13th, 2016 @ 4pm: 'Managing the Impact of Prostate Cancer Treatments on Sexual Function' session
Wednesday January 20th, 2016 @ 530pm: 'Introduction to Primary Treatment Options' session
Wednesday January 27th, 2016 @ 4pm: 'Adapting to Androgen Deprivation Therapy-Introductory' session
Wednesday January 27th, 2016 @ 5pm: 'Introduction to Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy' session
Wednesday March 16th, 2016 @ 6pm: 'Nutrition Advice for Prostate Cancer Patients' session
Wednesday April 20th, 2016 @ 6pm: 'Exercise for Prostate Cancer Patients' session
To register for any of these information sessions or future information sessions, please call Monita Sundar, PCSC Program Coordinator at (604) 875-4485 or emailPCSC@vch.ca
We sure could use your help!
Do you have any time to spare.
Our many fundraising events require a lot of work and we are looking for volunteers to join our planning committees. If you have a bit of free time and would like to help out with the Father's Day Run or The Westcoast Motorcycle Ride to Live then please call Rhonda at 604-574-4012. You don't have to be a rider, runner or walker, just an enthusiastic person who wants to give back!
Prostate Cancer Foundation BC | info@prostatecancerbc.ca | 604-574-4012 |www.prostatecancerbc.ca
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The Internet is just as important as air, water, food and shelter, according to one in every three college students and young professionals that participated in a recent study from networking leader Cisco.
The global report focuses on the next generation of the world's workforce – of which I am a member – and it has arrived at some interesting conclusions about millennials and our technological needs, as well as our career expectations.
The most important takeaways from the study are simple. 1) Technology is an integral part of people's lives today and also to the success of modern businesses. 2) As younger people like myself continue to enter the workforce, companies should expect and foster more Internet- and social media-savvy work environments.
The influence of technology is seen everywhere – from millennials claiming that the Internet is as important as air, to the recent baby-turned-YouTube-phenomenon that thought a magazine was a broken iPad. With that being said, the rest of the statistics in this report emphasize just how important technology is, especially in the future.
According to the report, 64 percent of college students would choose an Internet connection over a car, while 40 percent claim that the Internet is more important than dating, going out with friends and listening to music. Furthermore, 66 percent of students and 58 percent of young workers claim that a mobile device (laptop, smartphone, tablet) is the most important technology in their lives – with 19 percent claiming that smartphones are the most important devices that are used on a daily basis.
So what does this type of information mean for the future? One might conclude that the future workforce will more diligently include technology into their careers, and may not care as much about salary as prior generations have.
The study revealed that 33 percent of college students and young employees would prioritize social media freedom, device flexibility and work mobility over salary when accepting a job offer. Additionally, 40 percent of college students and 45 percent of young employees would accept a lower-paying job that has more flexibility with regard to device choice, social-media access and mobility than a higher-paying job with less flexibility.
Findings also showed that 56 percent of millennials would not accept a job from a company that bans social media, or they would circumvent the policy.
And, in perhaps one of the most surprising statistics from the study, 29 percent of students believe it will be their right – more than a privilege – to be able to work remotely with a flexible schedule.
While the findings of this study can further emphasize my generation's stereotype of being entitled to anything we want, I personally don't know any millennial who thinks it is their "right" to be able to work remotely with a flexible schedule. Additionally, the college students and "young professionals" that I know are simply happy to have jobs in the current economy, and would not decline a job based on a social-media policy.


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Test Your Power with Mitas at the Paris SIMA show
Prague, February 16, 2017 – Visitors at the SIMA show in Paris will have a chance to win a mountain bike in the challenge corner at Mitas stand C 060, located in Hall 7. All they need to do is ride a stationary bicycle and generate enough electricity to fill a Mitas logo. Whoever keeps the logo alight for the longest period will be the winner of a mountain bike worth 500 euros. The name of the challenge is 'Test Your Power', and visitors can join in anytime at the SIMA fair between February 26 and March 2.
Andrew Mabin, Sales Director Europe and Russia at Trelleborg Agricultural and Forestry Tyres, said: "Through this challenge, we would like to highlight the main features of Mitas agricultural tyres: strength, power and durability. Farmers will transfer their energy to keep the Mitas logo alight, just like the powerful Mitas agricultural tyres transfer horse power to the soil during tillage, seeding or harvesting."
The 'Test Your Power' challenge reflects the nature of work in agriculture. It is as ever changing as the bicycle ride. That is why farmers need reliable, quality and strong tyres that will transfer the power of their machinery to the ground. Testing their own power at the Mitas stand, farmers will interact with the brand; helping to fill the logo and energize the brand.
While testing their power, farmers will have the possibility to see the most powerful tyres that Mitas manufacturing currently. At its stand, Mitas, part of the Trelleborg Group, will present the new 1000/50R25 SFT tyre for high-horsepower specialized agricultural machinery like potato harvesters and self-propelled spreaders that will have its world premiere at the SIMA fair in Paris. Other highlights from the agricultural tyre range will include a Cyclic Harvesting Tyre (CHO), an Agriterra flotation tyre, a Very High Flexion (VF) HC 2000 tyre for high-horsepower tractors, and municipal tyres.
Mitas, part of the Trelleborg Group, is one of Europe's leading producers of tyres for agricultural machines, construction vehicles, motorcycles, bicycle and other specialty segments. Mitas manufactures and sells tyres under Mitas and Cultor brands. Mitas has manufacturing facilities in Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovenia, U.S. and a global sales and distribution network. www.mitas-tyres.com
Mitas, part of the Trelleborg group, is one of Europe´s leading tyre brands for agriculture machines, construction vehicles, material handling equipment, motorcycles, bicycles and other specialty segments. Copyright 2019 by Trelleborg Wheel Systems Czech Republic a.s.


Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides said: "Mozambique is not alone in these difficult times. More EU support is on its way. We are working 24/7 to deliver essential supplies and save lives. We are also sending EU humanitarian experts to the affected areas to coordinate our assistance. I thank our Member States for their generous support. This is EU solidarity in action." In an immediate response, the Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Centre has already received offers of assistance from Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom through the Mechanism. The assistance offered includes water purification equipment, Emergency Medical Teams, tents and shelter equipment, hygiene kits, food and mattresses and satellite telecommunications for humanitarian workers on the ground. Furthermore, a team of 10 experts from seven Member States (Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, and Slovenia) will be sent to Mozambique to help with logistics and advice. This additional assistance comes on top of the €3.5 million in EU humanitarian aid already announced earlier this week for Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe as well as €250,000 provided to Mozambique and Malawi Red Cross Societies. The EU's Copernicus satellite mapping services are also being used to help local authorities working on the ground. Photos and video stockshots of the Emergency Response Coordination Centre as well as a video of the EU's Copernicus programme and a factsheet on the EU's emergency centre are available online.
EU increases its humanitarian assistance – record budget adopted for 2019 As more and more people face humanitarian crises worldwide, the EU has adopted its highest ever initial annual humanitarian budget of €1.6 billion for 2019.


On-campus housing is required for all first year students. New students for the spring semester and transfer students enrolling for either the Fall or Spring semester are provided housing on a first-come, first-serve basis depending on availability. Please note that preferences are not guaranteed. Please visit this page for more information.
All current First-Year residents are guaranteed and encouraged to live in student housing for their Sophomore year. Continuing students participate in the Housing Room Selection Process each year for the chance to secure housing for the following academic year and enjoy the benefits that come with living on campus. Please visit this page for more information.
If you are a current student returning from study abroad please visit this page.
All students are required to pay the non-refundable $350 Housing Pre-Payment in order to complete the application process.This non-refundable fee is credited toward your housing charges and needs to be paid before the application deadline. The Housing Pre-Payment is paid directly to the Saint Mary's Business Office according to the appropriate corresponding deadline date.
If paying by check to the Business Office be sure to include your ID number and indicate that payment is for the Housing Pre-Payment.
Campus Housing offers gender inclusive housing options for students. It is the intention of Campus Housing to make room assignments on how you, the student, prefer to identify. Please contact Josh Haeffner, Housing Operations Manager (925-631-4897), to discuss your housing assignment preferences. For additional support and resources, please contact Legacy Lee, Assistant Director of the Intercultural Center (925-631-8358) or Sharon Sobotta, Director of Women's Resource Center (925-631-4171). Please refer to the Saint Mary's College Nondiscrimination Disclosure found in the College's Undergraduate Student Handbook.


While implementing code templates for the Isis Script DSL editor I struggled with the template variable resolver for Xbase Imports.
Despite the corresponding TemplateVariableResolver implementation ImportsVariableResolver is active by default it's not working as expected - no imports are added.
Xtexts content assist retrives this TemplateContext implementation from the XbaseTemplateProposalProvider - an extension of Xtexts DefaultTemplateProposalProvider.
Providing our own subclass of XbaseTemplateProposalProvider allows us to customize the template proposals of our Xtext editor. Here we can override getImage() to show a different image for the proposals or override getRelevance() for changing the order of the proposals.


A contemporary open planned office fit out within a heritage warehouse in Collingwood reflects the firm's philosophy of openness and transparency.
There is no front of house and back of house - the entire workspace can be seen as you enter the front door. The first impression is of space and light with lofty ceilings and ample natural light. Exposed columns and plumbing ducts add to the sculptural nature of the existing shell and convey a level of honesty.The office fit out has had a dramatic impact on the culture of the practice with staff feeling very much a part of a cohesive team.


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Official opening of Furlong Rise, Cheltenham
We have officially opened one of our latest new developments providing much-needed affordable rent and shared ownership homes in Cheltenham.
The opening took place today (4 July) in Broad Acre Road on the new Furlong Rise development, being built on the former Starvehall Farm site in the north-east of the town.
We are proud to have worked in partnership with Bovis Homes to provide 40 new one to four-bedroom homes – 33 for rent and seven for shared ownership.
We also worked with Bloor Homes to provide a further 50 affordable homes elsewhere on the development, which were completed last year. In total, there will be 300 new homes and 50 extra care homes at the development.
Our Chief Executive Vivian Rosser and Board Chair Andrew Hall opened today's event and welcomed new residents.
Vivian said: "Private-rented accommodation in Cheltenham is expensive and average house prices are nine times' higher than average earnings, so purchasing a property is out-of-reach for many. There are over 2,400 households waiting for rented accommodation and over 660 registered for shared ownership.
"It is clear that affordable homes are desperately needed and this is why it's so important that we're building new homes like these. We're proud to have worked with both Bovis Homes and Bloor Homes, and Cheltenham Borough Council, to bring this development to Cheltenham and are committed to working in partnership to find solutions and deliver even more homes for those in housing need."
Flowers were presented to one of our new residents, Anne Magee, who has moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Broad Acre Road.
Anne has lived and worked in the Cheltenham area for more than 20 years. She previously lived with her sister and a friend before moving into her Cottsway home.
She said: "I couldn't afford to rent privately by myself, it's very difficult when you only have one income and the costs are so high. I was so happy to be given this opportunity, the flat is perfect for me. We're lucky to have good views here, it's in a great location and the neighbours are really good – I'm just really pleased!"
Richard Holland, partnership housing director at Bovis Homes, said the housebuilder was delighted with progress at Furlong Rise.
He said: "The Cottsway Housing and Bovis Homes partnership is an exciting one that is helping individuals and families move home to one of our most attractive locations – Furlong Rise in Cheltenham.
"As a housebuilder, Bovis Homes strives to look for opportunities to make housing more affordable for movers in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and across the rest of the country, and our partnership with Cottsway Housing at Furlong Rise reflects that."


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description: Details about Popup Mode with Lock V10.
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# Popup Mode

## The Default: Redirect Mode

If after you click on the IdP button (Facebook for example), the web app you built gets redirected to Facebook, it means you're using Redirect Mode. Redirect Mode is the default with Lock 10, and is the recommended mode for almost all use cases. Once you successfully login to Facebook, Facebook will redirect you back to your app (through Auth0).

## Using Popup Mode

If after you click on the IdP button (Facebook for example), a popup (new tab or window) is opened, it means you're using Popup Mode. In that popup, you'll see that Facebook page is displayed. Once you successfully login to Facebook, the popup will be closed and your WebApp will recognize that the user has been authenticated. The WebApp has **never been redirected to any other page**.

::: panel-warning Popup Mode
There is a known bug that prevents popup mode from functioning properly in Android or Firefox on iOS, and in Internet Explorer under certain circumstances. As such we recommend either only using redirect mode or detecting these special cases and selectively enabling redirect mode. See more info [here](https://ask.auth0.com/t/popup-login-window-is-not-closed-after-authentication/2843).
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![Widget Popup](/media/articles/libraries/lock/v10/widget-popup.gif)

Implementing Lock with Popup Mode is again a simple change of an option from its default.

```js
var lock = new Auth0Lock(
  '${account.clientId}',
  '${account.namespace}',
  {
    auth: {
      redirect: false
    }
  }
);

lock.on("authenticated", function(authResult) {
  lock.getProfile(authResult.idToken, function(error, profile) {
    if (error) {
      // Handle error
      return;
    }

    localStorage.setItem('token', authResult.idToken);
    localStorage.setItem('profile', JSON.stringify(profile));
  });
});
```

## Database connections and popup mode

Some Auth0 features such as [MFA](/multifactor-authentication) and [SSO](/sso/single-sign-on) between multiple applications depend on users being redirected to Auth0 to set a cookie on `'${account.namespace}'`.
When using popup mode, a popup window will be displayed in order to set this cookie and display MFA prompts if necessary; this popup window will be blank if users are not prompted for MFA, which might not be a desirable UX.
The reason for this is that [cross-origin requests](/api/authentication/reference#resource-owner) sent from your application to Auth0 are not be able to set cookies.

If you do not want to display a popup window and do not need MFA or SSO between multiple applications, you can set `sso: false` when using Lock or auth0.js.
For example:

```js
var options = {
  auth: {
    sso: false
  }
}
```

**Redirect mode is recommended whenever possible to avoid potential browser compatibility issues.**


Please see below for important information regarding admissions.
STEP Academy Trust is the admissions authority and the allocation of school places for Gonville Academy has been delegated to Croydon Council's School Admissions Team.
If you applied online and on time, you will receive an email or text alert telling you when you can log in to find out the result of your application, during the evening of 16 April 2018. You can also view the outcome of your application by downloading the 'ParentComms' App. Important Information If your child has been offered a place at your first preference school, you will not be sent an outcome letter. You will be able to access the results of your application online as well as accept or decline the offer made.
You will be sent an email during the evening of 16 April 2018 with the outcome of your application. Please wait until you have received the email before logging onto the Pan London Admissions website.
Offers must be accepted or declined by Monday 30 April 2018 at www.eadmissions.org.uk.
Parents/carers who are not offered a place at Gonville Academy for their child will be entitled to appeal. The management of appeals has been delegated to the Croydon Independent Appeals Service.
a) Deadline for Lodging Appeals: Tuesday 22 May 2018.
11 June and 23 July 2018 (ie within 40 days of the deadline).
b) Appellants will receive at least 10 school days' notice of their appeal hearing date.
c) Appellants must submit their additional evidence and the admission authority to submit their evidence at least 12 school days prior to the hearing date.
d) Wherever possible decision letters will be sent to appellants within 5 school days of the hearing, or, where multiple appeals for a school are heard on more than one day, within 5 school days of the last hearing day for that school.
This is a summary, for full details, please see the links below for further information.


Eliminating Nuisance Calls – Top Tips to Stay Compliant in your contact centre by Niels Richthof, product manager, Enghouse Interactive….
What does GDPR Really Mean for my Contact Centre Operations?
What's the Favoured Channel in the Contact Centre?


The order tracking facility is only available for orders shipped via select courier services. For real-time update of your order, click here.
You can also get a general update on your order from My Order History.


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'Rosie the Riveter' inspires a new generation of women: Artist Brendan Coudal recaptures the iconic image of WWII poster for 2018 Ladies Day
BY NICOLE COUDAL – In 2017, Brendan Coudal was considering which artwork to submit for the 'call to artists' for the 2018 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament. If selected, it would be his 8th time as the featured artist for the big event, and he was up to the task!
Brendan's retro-style images of pretty gals, mermaids and Tarpon have been well-received by anglers over the years, but this time he wanted to submit something a little different. He decided it was time for his own version of a painting that inspired him — the 1942 image "We Can Do It" by artist J. Howard Miller — an iconic poster used as a WWII recruiting tool to attract women into defense industry jobs vacated by men at war. Miller's painting depicts a young woman wearing a red polka dot bandana, with a determined look on her face, rolling up her denim sleeve and showing she was capable of doing a job historically held by a man. The "Rosie the Riveter" campaign was very successful, but the identity of the real "Rosie" was in dispute for many years. . .
To get started, Brendan asked his friend Sofie Wachtmeister to model for him — Sofie lives in Sarasota, handles the marketing at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, and was excited to participate in the project. Armed with photos and sketches, he got to work, but soon realized he needed to abandon his plan to paint a similar, determined facial expression on his gal. As Brendan describes it, "She just looked too serious, and I know for a fact that anglers catching Tarpon are excited and happy, even jubilant!" (and if you follow Brendan's work, you know that his gals are bubbly and make you smile). "It just felt wrong, even though my inspiration was awesome," said Brendan. So, he started over, determined to get it right. After adding his own little touch of a tattoo on her arm, hand-lettering text and getting rod/reel details just right (he even borrowed Captain Nat Italiano's classic Tarpon rod for reference), he was pleased that he achieved his goal of making her an excited angler, one who has a "Fish On!"
In January, 2018, as he was signing his painting, the world learned that the original "Rosie the Riveter," Naomi Parker Fraley, passed away at the age of 96. It turns out it was herpicture snapped at the Naval Air Station in Alameda, California, while she was working in the machine shop, wearing that telltale red polka dot bandana. That's the photo J. Howard Miller used for his painting in 1942, and it all came full circle for Brendan Coudal, more than 75 years later, as he wrapped up his own painting inspired by that same lovely gal.
Brendan named his painting "Reelin' Rosie" because, to him, it highlights the strength and contributions of amazing women throughout history, especially those who tackle the jobs, pursuits and sports typically dominated by men.
The image will be prominently displayed on Tournament shirts, limited edition/signed posters, Tervis Tumblers, temporary tattoos, and more.
The original painting is oil on panel, measuring 36"X24" and framed in whitewashed wood. She's available for sale, so please contact the artist at 941-786-5866 for more information.
Nicole Coudal is a writer and home-chef based in southwest Florida, where she fishes and cooks with local ingredients. She's also a frequent contributor to Edible Sarasota, Visit Sarasota County, and ABC 7's Suncoast View. Read more at www.MyDeliciousBlog.com.
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setup(name='django-modeltranslation',
      version='0.1',
      description='Translates Django models using a registration approach.',
      author='Peter Eschler',
      author_email='peschler@googlemail.com',
      url='http://code.google.com/p/django-modeltranslation/',
      packages=['modeltranslation', 'modeltranslation.management', 'modeltranslation.management.commands'],
      liicense='New BSD'
     )


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Q: Should I even consider compatibility for my personal website? In creating my personal website, I'm looking to incorporate many of the amazing new features introduced with HTML5 and CSS3 and really try to embrace these new technologies and put them to use in whatever way I can.
Note that I'm not trying to particularly sell myself with this website, it's more of a personal project and exploration.
I'll be trying to master the art of creating a fluid, responsive, accessible design while closely following the standards from w3.org. That's one level of 'properness' I'd like to maintain in my adventures.
Unfortunately, as many people know, even the most modern browsers are not completely up to date with the standards.
Considering my intentions with this website, should I even bother with compatibility, or just run directly off the w3.org standards (since eventually the major browsers will have to catch up)?
The way I see it, I'm trying to indulge in the newer and soon future technologies available to us. Dealing with compatibility is the complete opposite - having to get frustrated and hack your way around the past.
Should I even consider compatibility for this website? Would you?

A: If you want to get a job in the web industry, your personal site should support what your potential employer would expect it to support.  If you want to get a job in any industry based on your personal website, you should support whatever browser they use at work.
Otherwise, yeah, just support the "modern" ones.  But, at the very least, figure out which ones work and which ones don't and display a nice little message on the ones that don't.  Bonus points if you just redirect to a text-only thing that at least lets unsupported browsers access important content.

A: I really think it is up to you and your intended audience. Personally I have completely dropped support for IE6. But as far as standards go I would suggest you should stick to them and make sure you have valid HTML-Mark-up and CSS.

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This page presents the Google satellite map (zoomable and browsable) of Willandra Anabranch in New South Wales.
Geographical coordinates are -33.033500671 and 143.854293823 and its feature type is Stream. More information below.


The institute started its classes in June 1989 and since then it has been inducting a batch of 40 students every year, that number has now increased to 46. At present four batches are being trained and so far 17 batches have passed out from this alma mater of industrial electronic engineers and have earned an excellent repute for the institute. All the IIEE graduates are either currently studying for even higher degrees or gainfully employed in various industrial and commercial sectors throughout the country and abroad. We are also proud that this is the only institute in the country and the only second in the whole South Asia, which awards B.E. Degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering, the only other such institute in South Asia being working in Bangalore, India.
Institute of Industrial Electronic Engineering (IIEE) is affiliated with the NED University of Engineering and Technology (NEDUET), Karachi. This affiliation was granted by NED University in 1993. NED University of Engineering and Technology is a Chartered Engineering University of Pakistan recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) and Pakistan Engineering Council.
Admission to the Institute is offered only in the month of November every year and the classes of first semester B.E. (Industrial Electronic) start from first week of January in the new year. Candidates who fulfill the eligibility conditions shall have to qualify entrance test of the Institute.
Applications for admission in the first year Engineering Degree Course under Semester System are invited on prescribed forms.
The admission form along with prospectus may be obtained from the office of I.I.E.E., Karachi during 0800 to 1530 hours on any working day (*Friday 0800 to 1230 hours) from 1st October 2010 up to 31st October 2010 against the Pay-Order or Bank Draft in the name of Institute of Industrial Electronic Engineering Karachi for Rs. 1000/- (NON-REFUNDABLE). Candidates applying for self-finance and/or PCSIR seats are to pay an additional processing fee of Rs. 500/- (for each category).
For receiving the Application Form (with prospectus) by MAIL, send a Postal Order or Pay Order for Rs.1000/- and self-addressed envelope that should be stamped with tickets of Rs. 50/-.
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Nebraska Rodeo Queen shines on National stage
Walrath takes Third Runner-Up at national pageant
Miss Rodeo Nebraska Joeli Walrath, Third Runner Up Miss Rodeo America(Melanie Standiford)
By Melanie Standiford
Published: Dec. 6, 2021 at 12:54 AM CST|Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 12:55 AM CST
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - She has reined as Miss Rodeo Nebraska for two years, becoming a familiar face all across the state, synonymous with the sport of rodeo and the Cowgirl and agricultural way of life. Miss Joeli Walrath adds a title Sunday, after being named Third Runner Up in the 2022 Miss Rodeo America Pageant.
News 2 is very proud of Miss Walrath and all she stands for, and all she has accomplished.
From Press Release Monday- Joeli Walrath of Ashton finished as third runner-up at the 2022 Miss Rodeo America Pageant in Las Vegas, NV. She served as Miss Rodeo Nebraska for 2020-2021 and competed in the eight day contest at the South Point Hotel and Casino.
The Miss Rodeo America Pageant is held in conjunction with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Contestants are judged in three main categories – horsemanship, personality, and appearance.
When asked her favorite part of the pageant, Walrath stated, "All the early mornings and late nights are so extremely worth it. Just to be standing on this stage is a dream come true for every single one of us. We have all talked about our journeys getting here, dreaming of the Miss Rodeo America crown and state crowns, so just being here and being able to represent the great state of Nebraska and having my support system here the entire time. Thank you all for getting me here, and I appreciate all of you."
Walrath received a $6,000 education scholarship from the Miss Rodeo America Foundation, a Top Five Buckle from Montana Silversmiths and other prizes.
Hailey Frederiksen of Colorado received the honor of being crowned Miss Rodeo America 2022.
The following is Joeli Walrath's bio, taken from the NEBRASKAland Days and Miss Rodeo Nebraska website.
http://www.missrodeonebraska.org/
Joeli grew up in the rural community of Ashton, Nebraska. She is the daughter of Jamie and Jaci Walrath. Joeli's small-town roots and involvement on the family farm instilled her love for agriculture and the western industry. She began her rodeo career young competing in junior rodeos in barrels and poles and even a little steer riding. She was raised in the 4-H program, participated in FFA, and was a member of the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association.
Joeli is a 2016 graduate of Loup City High School. She followed her passion for agriculture and horses as she went on to study equine science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. There she was not only a Dean's List Student and recognized for high scholastic achievement, but was also extremely active in clubs and activities. She was a member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Equestrian Team and the Horse Judging Team as well as an executive board member of the University of Nebraska Rodeo Club. Joeli graduated from UNL in December 2019 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science. Joeli hopes to utilize her education and knowledge in the future when building her own operation in the Nebraska Sandhills where she hopes to raise her own herd of bucking stock and breed performance horses.
When not traveling and attending rodeos, Joeli enjoys spending time at home with her family, friends, and of course, her horses. In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, cooking and baking, leatherworking, and nearly any outdoor activity (Nebraska weather permitting). Joeli's slogan for the year is "Be True. Be You." She believes that being absolutely genuine and embracing your uniqueness is the key to what is most important – happiness. Joeli hopes not only to live by her motto every day but also to inspire others to always be true to themselves.


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The ultimate dream hotels for honeymoons
Sarah Schmalbruch
If you're not going to splurge on your honeymoon, when will you ever?
With that in mind, boutique hotel curator Tablet Hotels created a list of some of the most beautiful, luxurious properties around the world — those perfect for some romance and relaxation.
From a villa in Rome to a waterfront suite in Zanzibar, here are 10 hotels made for honeymooning.
Essque Zalu Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tablet Hotels
If seclusion is what you're looking for, Essque Zalu is the place. Suites and villas have their own private plunge pools, and the hotel itself sits right on the northeast shore of the small village of Nungwi, which is home to some of the world's best beaches.
Villa Spalletti Trivelli, Rome, Italy
Villa Spalletti Trivelli is just what it sounds like — an impressive Italian villa that will make you forget you're staying in the bustling city of Rome. Explore the palace gardens, admire the antique furniture, or enjoy afternoon tea in the elegant drawing room.
Las Ventanas Al Paraiso, a Rosewood Resort, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Las Ventanas has pretty much everything you could want on a beach vacation: rooms with fireplaces, Jacuzzis, and outdoor tubs and showers, a holistic spa, and a huge freshwater infinity edge pool. Be sure to look up at night — the stars are breathtaking here.
Calistoga Ranch, Calistoga, California
Calistoga Ranch
This Napa Valley resort boasts personal cottages covered in hardwood, which feature both indoor and outdoor bathrooms. There's a stunning bathhouse, as well as an outdoor fitness center, lap pool, and spa.
Vivanta by Taj - Coral Reef, North Malé Atoll, Maldives
Vivanta Hotels and Resorts by Taj
Located just under an hour by boat from the Malé airport, Vivanta by Taj - Coral Reef is truly an island escape. There is no town to explore, just your private villa with a ladder that leads directly into the water or onto the beach.
Dar Darma, Marrakech, Morocco
Dar Darma features only six rooms, but those rooms — as well as the rest of the hotel — are works of art. Guests will feel like they've traveled back in time thanks to the opulent design, and they'll enjoy traditional Moroccan meals as well as a roof terrace with a great view and plunge pool.
Alila Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Located inland from Bali's beaches, the Alila Resort sits on the banks of the Ayung River nestled within lush greenery and volcanic hills. Swim the gorgeous infinity pool, explore the in-house art gallery, or relax at the spa.
Soprarno Suites, Florence, Italy
This 10-suite boutique hotel is just a short walk from Florence's iconic Ponte Vecchio. The building — which has its own library — dates back to the 16th century, and the spacious suites inside blend traditional, period architecture with contemporary art, making for a compelling stay.
Harmony Hotel, Nosara, Costa Rica
With its open-air architecture, beautiful gardens, and yoga classes, the Harmony Hotel attracts both eco-tourists and surfers. There's a walkway that leads directly to Playa Guiones, and each room has its own private deck equipped with a hammock and outdoor shower.
Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee
Sitting at the foothills of the Tennessee Smokies, Blackberry Farms is American hospitality at its finest. There are 4,200 acres of land on which you can horseback ride, play tennis, or fish, but the best part is the award-winning food — prepare yourself for some indulging.
More: Features Travel Honeymoon Couples


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Q: Only include needed polyfills with babel-polyfill Is there a way to "tree shake" babel-polyfill, such that only the features I use are polyfilled?
That is, if I never use String.padStart in my code, it's polyfill should not be included.

A: I was able to do it using CoreJS 3 (beta) core-js@3.0.0-beta.3.
Babel polyfill also uses core-js so I think you can use below method:
npm install --save core-js@3.0.0-beta.3

Then in your JS code you can import your desired polyfills as below (ES syntax):
import "core-js/features/array/includes";
import "core-js/features/string/starts-with";

So far it's working great for me!


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Home > News > SIENA POLL: Molinaro closing in on Cuomo, but still down double-digits
SIENA POLL: Molinaro closing in on Cuomo, but still down double-digits
Published: 11/04/2018 @ 08:50 am
Republican Marc Molinaro's candidacy has picked up support in the final days of the campaign for governor, but he continues to trail Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo by 13 percentage points, according to a Siena College poll released Sunday morning.
The poll found Cuomo leading Molinaro 49 percent to 36 percent.
But that's a smaller gap than the 22 percentage point difference that existed between them in October, when Cuomo led 50 percent to 28 percent.
Seven percent of voters are still undecided. Cuomo is seeking a third term this year and the independent party candidates, Larry Sharpe, Howie Hawkins and Stephanie Miner, all received less than 5 percent of support in the poll.
A plurality of voters, 47 percent, believe the state is heading in the wrong direction, including 58 percent of independents. Meanwhile, 63 percent of independent voters have an unfavorable view of the governor.
Overall, Cuomo's favorable rating stands at 45 percent to 49 percent unfavorable.
But in the five-way matchup, Cuomo continues to hold broad leads in New York City with 77 percent of the vote and among 55 percent of labor union households.
And he continues to hold support with a core set of Democratic and self-identified liberal voters.
The race is closer with suburban voters, where Cuomo leads Molinaro 44 percent to 41 percent. Upstate, Molinaro leads Cuomo by 10 percentage points, 46 percent to 36 percent.
At the same time, male voters are tilting toward Molinaro 45 percent to 41 percent. Cuomo continues to hold a wide lead with women, 56 percent to 28 percent.
The poll also suggests Republican voters "coming home" to Molinaro in the final days of the race.
Cuomo has for the last several months blanketed the airwaves and social media space with TV ads, both during his primary campaign as well as in the weeks since he defeated Cynthia Nixon.
Molinaro has not been able to muster a spending budget even close to what the governor's campaign could afford.
In the race for the U.S. Senate, Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand is handily leading Republican challenger Chele Farley 58 percent to 35 percent.
Democratic attorney general candidate Letitia James, meanwhile, holds a 12-percentage point lead over Republican Keith Wofford, 49 percent to 37 percent, little changed from the 50 percent to 36 percent spread last month.
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli also holds a wide lead over Republican opponent Jonathan Trichter, 62 percent to 25 percent.
The poll comes as Democrats on Tuesday expect to make gains in the state Senate and in key races for the House of Representatives. More than half of voters polled in New York want Democrats to gain control of both; independent voters are split, however.
The poll of 641 likely voters was conducted from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. It has a margin of error of 3.9 percentage points.
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The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) issued its Annual Report this week. The INCB, a body of independent experts based at the UN, ostensibly issues the document to provide a yearly update on the functioning of the international drug-control system. In practice, however, the reports are used as a mechanism to criticise states that deviate from repressive and supply-oriented international drug policies.
This year, the self-described "guardian' of the international drug-control treaties has many targets. The concerns of its members run from predictable (Denmark) to trifling (Bolivia). However, in the context of international drug control, this report is more odious than it might first appear. Its omissions are as striking as its statements. The words "harm reduction' are mentioned only once and some of the worst excesses of drug policy are completely overlooked.
In the field of human rights the Board's comments and actions are so shockingly out of line with international norms that it calls into question its credibility -- if not its competence. For example, during the INCB's visit to Saudi Arabia, the government actually beheaded a man named Bashir Khamis Ahmad for a drug offence. However, this did not receive any comment from the INCB at the time nor any mention in the annual report. One might forgive such an oversight in countries where executions are held in secret. But capital punishment is quite transparent in Saudi Arabia. Executions are widely reported in the local and even international media. In fact, the official government press agency announces them. Moreover, such killings are frequent. Bashir Khamis Ahmad was the second drug offender to be beheaded that month -- the other being a man named Hayat Sayed Lal Sayed.
This is not an isolated case. In 2003, the INCB commended Thailand after an extrajudicial killing spree in which 2,500 people were gunned down. At the time, the INCB remarked that the action had decreased amphetamine use in the country and commended the government for investigating the incidents, despite protests from human-rights NGOs and even UN officials that the government was blocking all independent investigations.
The INCB's indifference to international standards has long been visible. Last year, the Board wrote that it 'welcomes the steps taken in Viet Nam to improve the treatment and rehabilitation of drug abusers' and in the same paragraph 'encourages the Government to reinforce and support existing facilities.' Such encouragement came after the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health raised serious human-rights concerns about Viet Nam's drug-treatment and detention centres and after twelve UN agencies called on such centres to be shut down. Time and again, the INCB has simply turned a blind eye to international standards, human rights, science, and even basic decency.
Despite overlooking the aforementioned violations of established international norms, it was an infinitesimal adjustment to Bolivia's international drug-control obligations that raised the Board's ire. In mid-2011, Bolivia withdrew from the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in order to reenter with a very minor reservation to the requirement that 'coca-leaf chewing must be abolished'. Bolivia argued this obligation was in direct conflict with the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which was adopted in 2007, that reflects a global commitment to respect cultural traditions and medicinal practices of all indigenous populations.
While the section of the annual report appears to have been written before Bolivia was re-admitted, the Board chose to criticize the action as undermining international law. It wrote that Bolivia's move was, 'contrary to the fundamental object and spirit of the 1961 Convention.' This was despite Bolivia following the procedures prescribed by the drug-control treaties. Moreover, Bolivia's reservation and reentry to the international agreement was accepted by the international community months ago. Only 15 of the 193 Member States of the UN General Assembly objected to Bolivia's reentry.
Elsewhere in the annual report, evidence-based health services were once again criticised by the Board. The INCB singled out Denmark for introducing 'drug-consumption rooms' -- thereby augmenting its long and indefensible history of criticising interventions proven to reduce overdose and the transmission of blood-borne viruses and bacterial infections like HIV. For example, in the past, members of the INCB have denounced methadone-maintenance therapy as tantamount to illegal drug use -- even though methadone is on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines.
Amidst the INCB's praise for some the world's worst human-rights offenders, it must be asked: at what point does approval amount to collusion? It is easy to dismiss the INCB's report as the ramblings of a relatively obscure international body. After all, this toothless watchdog's writings do not dictate national action. Rather, its opinions serve only as a justification or excuse for what governments are keen to do anyway.
But one need only look at the abhorrent practices this report excuses to understand why it is so disturbing. Harm Reduction International estimates there are as many as 1,000 people executed for drug offences every year and that there are hundreds of thousands of new (and entirely preventable) HIV and HCV infections through injecting drug use.


The Air Force Academy went on a surprising run to the East Regional Final in 2017. They went into the offseason with the promise of an improved unit and another championship pursuit.
Then the offseason saw star goaltender Shane Starrett depart to sign with the Edmonton Oilers and be assigned to the Wichita Thunder of the WCHL. The road has only been harder since.
The early season has been spent adjusting to a new regular goalie, Billy Christopolous, and dealing with injuries to Dylan Abood, Brady Tomlak, and other star forwards. As a result, the Falcons have struggled in the opening stages of the season, going 6-6-3 overall and 2-5-2 in conference play going into Sunday.
The Falcons traveled to Bridgeport, CT, to take on the Sacred Heart University Pioneers and try to get some needed league points at the Webster Bank Arena.
They got one point after a disappointing tie on Saturday night and looked for two more on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, the Pioneers came out of the gates looking to take down the Falcons. Austin McIlmurray scored his fourth of the season near the midway point of the first period and the Pioneers blanked the Falcons, outshooting them 12-11 and goaltender Nathan Perry saving every shot that came his way.
The second period looked even worse for the Falcons. Matt Tugnutt scored less than two minutes into the period and Air Force was on the ropes. Sacred Heart totaled seven shots in the first three minutes of the period while Air Force had one. To make matters worse, Kyle Mackey took a hitting from behind penalty at 2:46, and the Pioneers looked for an early kill shot.
At that moment, Air Force responded. Jordan Himley killed time off the penalty and drove the puck to the Pioneer goal crease, dished it to Jonathan Kopacka, and the senior got Air Force on the board with a shorthanded goal .39 seconds later, the Falcons turned a killed penalty into a two-man rush on the goalie that ended with a Matt Serratore goal.
The onslaught continued when Austin McIlmurray and Kory Kennedy were called for roughing and cross-checking minors respectively. Sacred Heart killed the first penalty, but Kennedy was in the box when Evan Giesler beat Perry for the third goal of the period and a 3-2 Air Force lead.
The Falcons offense, which entered the game second to last in the Atlantic, continued their surge less than a minute into the final period. Evan Giesler got his second of the game and gave Air Force a 4-2 lead.
Just after the halfway point of the period, Erich Jaeger put in a goal off a rebound and extended the lead to 5-2. Sacred Heart did not quit. They attacked Christopolous and Vito Bavaro got his team-leading eighth goal of the season and cut the lead to 5-3. They did not get closer, as Air Force's stick checking kept the Pioneers to only six shots getting on goal in the frame.
Air Force closed out the game and won 5-3, getting three out of four possible conference points and moving up a spot in the standings.
Sacred Heart falls to 3-9-2 overall and 1-6-2 in the Atlantic Hockey conference, losing desperately needed conference points. The Pioneers hit the road for two games in Erie, PA, against Mercyhurst College. Puck drops at 7:05 PM on both Friday and Saturday against the Lakers at the Mercyhurst Ice Arena.
The Falcons rise to 7-6-1 and 3-5-1 in the Atlantic Hockey conference. Christopolous has established himself as the starting goaltender and has the confidence of his teammates after a 24 save performance today. The Falcons continue to climb the Atlantic Hockey standings and are now ahead of Mercyhurst and one point behind Bently.
As important pieces like Abood and Tomlak come back after Christmas, the Falcons will be a hard team to beat. They return home to face conference foe Niagra University. Puck drops at the Cadet Ice Arena at 7:05 PM and 5:05 PM Mountain Time on Friday and Saturday night respectively.


A Circle Round The Sun (1992) by Peregrine Hodson took a full circle around Japanese culture in search of the heart of Japan. This book was presented in the form of a diary which was written by him as a banker during his return visit in Japan. Hodson is an English man that speaks fluent Japanese and he became comfortable with daily life in Japan due to his previous experience as a student, but his understanding of Japan was very shallow. In his book, the author initially tried to gain a deeper understanding of Japan but in the end he realized that it is impossible because Japan is incomprehensible. Hodson started his journey by participating in many traditional Japanese rituals; however, rather than gaining a deeper understanding, he found himself lost and gained nothing. Eventually, he returned to England convinced Japan is impenetrable.
Hodson went through a process of returning to a familiar Japan and eventually becoming an expert on "real" Japan, as he terms it, however, he had a sudden a realization of his status as an outsider. This particular characterization is a stereotype of a Japan which is closed to foreigners. This is surprising given Hodson's knowledge of the language and culture. In addition, not only is Japanese culture hard to comprehend, but the book is also hard to read. The fragmentary sections of diary do not integrate as a whole. His mentioned many trivial details in his daily life, but he never got a chance to take a look of the big picture. That might be the reason for his inability to understand Japan.
Even though he felt at home and his friends consider him as an expert on Japan, he still cannot assimilate into Japanese culture; because he learned only Japanese people can understand Japanese. When he first came back, he thought he knew the language, the customs, and the culture and therefore he could behave like "real" Japanese. Additionally, other foreigners considered him as an expert and always asked him to introduce them to the "real" Japan. For instance, he went with Tanya, his girlfriend, for the annual viewing of cherry blossoms and to enjoy the hot spring. By doing things that native Japanese would do, he considered himself Japanese. On the contrary, he felt isolated from his colleagues at work and was considered a foreigner even though he could speak perfect Japanese. He was asked by several people whether he is a spy or not. He seemed to be really hurt and after being repeatedly questioned he answered:"Yes, I am a spy, like everyone who wants to understand another country."(205) Through Hodson's story, we can see his unremitting effort to comprehend Japanese culture. Nonetheless, it was not very successful.
From his experience, Hodson portrayed the Japanese as "ignorant" by his friend Johnny's death. In this particular scenario people did nothing to either help him or prevent him from committing suicide. Therefore, Hodson expressed his disapproval of Japan's "ignorant" by stating "Sometimes doing nothing does more harm than doing something." (212) Silence and sameness are also characteristics he found in Japanese people.
When he started searching for the heart of Japan, he did not recognize Japan is a maze. Therefore he spent many efforts to search for the prize located in the center; however the prize has no meaning to him. Mainly because the core value of Japan can only be understood by Japanese people, therefore the prize did not make sense to him. Thus this journey became meaningless and he can attain nothing from it. It seems like he have traveled in a circle for years and found that no meaning came out of it. That's the only conclusion he got from his time spent in Japan: nothing.
I think the author made a great combination of his idea in the title of the book-A Circle Round The Sun. First of all, it symbolizes the Japanese flag by vividly describing the color and shape and also refers to the sun as the origin of Japanese people. Secondly, it illustrates of author's final conclusion about Japan: the journey to explore Japanese culture is going like a circle and you will end up in the same place as you started it being an outsider. Consequently, Japanese culture can only be revealed to its own people but not foreigners.


Your pontoon boat gives you, your family and friend's hours of entertainment and the Rave Sports Pontoon Water Slide can add to your boating pleasure. The nine-foot commercial grade slide attaches easily and securely to the side of your pontoon boat and will offer hours of fun for your day on the water. The molded footsteps, vinyl assist handles welded to the top of the slide, and two slider-centering air chambers creates a slick slide into the nearest waterway.
The included 12-volt high-pressure inflator/deflator runs off your boat's battery and makes the business of inflating the Rave Sports Pontoon Slide fast and easy. When you're finished with a day of play on your Pontoon slide, reverse the inflation process by deflating it and storing it in a cooler or under a seat.
The 36.6-pound slide is easy to handle by one or two people and attaches securely to the rail of your pontoon or deck boat.
The heavily constructed, inflatable slide, can handle up to 250 pounds, yet the ease of deflation and small storage space make it a perfect water toy for kids of all ages.
RAVE Sports is in the water sports business and has a reputation for water toys and the quality of the pontoon slide reflects their dedication to a superior product.
The inclusion of a 12-volt pump to inflate and deflate the slide makes it even more convenient and more likely to be used every time your boat hits the water.
Although the 36.6-pound weight of the slide is suitable for most, smaller or younger boaters may need a team of two to inflate and install the slide.
Although the Pontoon Slide will fit most pontoon boats and some deck boats, adaptability to other boats would be a nice feature.
The pontoon slide is best suited for families who spend a lot of time on the water or who want a water toy that will keep the kids busy.
Although it is designed for pontoon boats, the Pontoon Slide may work on your deck boat. Check manufacturers specification to be sure you boat is compatible.
The pontoon slide is not an inexpensive water toy and is better suited to those who use their boats often. Although, even if you only hit the water once a month, having an extra water toy never hurts and a slide will be enjoyed by all aboard.
The slide will not work on pontoon boats with side panels lower than 21 inches or higher than 30 inches. Be sure to measure your boat properly to be sure that it will fit.
The Rave Sports Pontoon Slide is well constructed from quality materials. It should provide you and your fellow boaters, hours of fun, season after season. Easy to inflate, and install you can be on the water in no time. Storage is just as easy, with the provided 12Volt pump, that will deflate your slide and allow you to roll it up into a package the size of a sleeping bag. This makes storage easy. The cost of the Rave Sports Pontoon Slide is priced comparably to the competition but as the maker of the first ever pontoon slide, they still make one that is of higher quality and construction.
You can only carry so many water toys on your pontoon boat and the portability of the Rave Sports Pontoon Slide should be one of them. Easy set up for play, and to store, the Pontoon Slide will become one of the favorite toys that you carry on board your boat. You may be able to find like products for less, but the Rave Sports Pontoon slide was the first and is still one of the best Pontoon Slides on the market. Read more reviews on Amazon.


Should this item be out of stock at the time of your order, we would expect to be able to supply it to you within 2 - 4 weeks.
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