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episode 5: Ep 05: Architecture, Marketing & Communications with Celeste Bolte, Bowerbird UK [transcript]
Today's guest is Celeste Bolte who is a Communications Specialist and Head of Bowerbird UK and I'm your host freelance marketing consultant Ayo Abbas.
Celeste regularly works with the architectural community and shares some of her experiences from working both in the UK and in Australia. She's touches on architectural practices now having to get more proactive when it comes to marketing themselves to potential clients. Clients won't be chasing you, particularly now.
We also cover how to get into the press and the importance of embracing all things digital from virtual tours, to using Zoom and making videos that show the process that you take your clients through, not just the end results that you achieve.
Get your marketing house in order and ideas on how
How to get your projects and views into the press
The importance of video, digital and online communications & events
Why you shouldn't let your non fee earners go – they help you to create value
Ayo Abbas
Abbas Marketing
Celeste Bolte
Bowerbird UK
Henry Woide – Mass Collective
The Architecture Club
Small Living Series - Never Too Small
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This episode was recorded on 02 July 2020.
2020-07-31 30m
00:04 Ayo Abbas
Welcome to Marketing In Times of Crisis. It's where I get to talk to interesting business leaders about the steps that they're taking to weather the current crisis. They'll also reflect on what they did to overcome past recessions like the crash in 2008. I hope you enjoy it and learn as much as I did. It's Thursday the second of July 2020. I'm your host Ayo Abbas and welcome to the latest episode of Marketing In Times of Crisis. Today's guest is Celeste Bolte, who is a Communications Specialist plus Head of Bowerbird UK. She's knowledgeable, has an opinion and knows her architectural comms onions, which is why she's our guest today. Hi, Celeste. Thanks for coming on. Can you tell me a bit more about you and your roles?
00:55 Celeste Bolte
Hi, Ayo. Thank you so much for having me. Yes, I can. I am a Comms Specialist and Consultant. And I've been working with architecture and fashion and technology practices, clients and businesses for around the last eight years now. You can probably tell from my accent that I did not hail from the UK originally. So, Melbourne in Australia is is my hometown. I relocated over to London last year to lead the expansion of Bowerbird here in the UK.
So can you tell me a bit more about Bowerbird?
Sure. So Bowerbird is a platform used by architects and journalists to exchange projects and get projects published in a whole range of publications. We set up the platform about seven years ago. So Ben and Nick are the two co-founders and they really came to the platform after sort of coming to this problem of finding it, making sure that smaller studios could you know, reach journalists. So Nick, being an architect was really struggling to see his work published and Ben found journalists were looking for more good projects by such a great variety of architecture studios. And the platform was kind of that easy fix, you know, it makes sure that architects can reach journalists but also creates a really great resource for publications and journalists looking for interesting design content.
And so far, I guess during lockdown, what have you seen that's been changing in terms of what architects are doing PR wise and, and communications wise?
I think lockdown has been a really interesting time for a lot of practices. I mean, in my work, I speak to many, many practices in the UK and also lots of journalists and photographers as well. And I think the real change has just been kind of, I think, and this is echoed in in many areas, but uncertainty. I think a lot of studios aren't quite sure what to do, and are not really sure what steps to take, you know, do you sort of go hard and really want to sort of sell the platform or sell your practice at this stage? Or should you sort of hold off and wait and see if things pick back up? So just kind of figuring out what works for each practice has been quite a learning curve, I think for different studios. Something that I have seen that has been quite consistent is practices are coming to their marketing. I think, you know, when you're running a practice, and you're, maybe a director or you've got practice of, you know, quite a few people. Marketing is probably the last thing that will chase you. Your clients will chase you, your staff will chase you, your consultants will chase you and marketing. It won't. So journalists aren't going to keep pounding your door for that photo, they'll go find a different practice to feature in
Because there's been enough people lined up to actually sit there and go "Hi, I've got this do you want to see it?" It might not even be as good as yours.
Yep, exactly. So, I think something that has happened in the last few months is that studios are starting to get on top of their marketing and comms and even taking a step further back from that. I think a lot of studios are starting to just reassess their messaging and figuring out what it is that they actually want to say, when they're reaching out to new clients and new staff.
And in terms of practices, are there particular people that are doing it really well that you've been seeing or, have suddenly come to the fore during lockdown that you've noticed?
I think the practices that I've seen who have done well throughout this time have acted with empathy they have, but they're also practices that have good communications behaviours in place already. I think there's quite a common saying if you think you need to start marketing to get the next job. It's almost too late. And I think that does ring true without trying to you know, sort of have a grim view, but that trying to put anybody off but I think good communications is about consistency. And it's about having good behaviours in place to meet. Make sure that you can really weather any storm. I think we saw in 2008 during the global financial crisis, a lot of practices, axed staff and really the first ones to go those who maybe don't bring in, you know, the bottom line, fee earner. Yeah, you know, you're not a fee earner.
Yeah, I mean, I was in Arup actually, I was out in the first round of Arup literally in April 2009. So absolutely, I mean, support is always they always hit the worst. And if you look at I think it's about 5000 redundancies so far this year during lockdown is what Buildings reporting. And you know, a lot of those will be support staff, HR, marketing, anything that isn't a fee earner.
05:51 Unknown Speaker
But really, those functions are so critical to practice because, you know, the marketing and comms teams, they're the ones who translate your ideas. And have the strategic nauce to get you in front of people who are going to be paying those fees in the future. So it's really important to make sure that studios should really value comms and make sure that they do set themselves up with a really good comms plan, a great comms team, consultant, or agency or staff member to make sure that you can sort of get through any tough time. So yeah, I would say that the practices that I've seen doing well lately, are those that have good behaviours in place. And that's not necessarily about having a massive budget and a massive team. But it comes down to just understanding that comms is important. And it has to be part a central part of your practice from the outset.
I agree. I think it's about making it, I guess, a priority and part of who you are as a business. And actually, there are many practices that have the purpose and the values. I think sometimes they just don't know how to share that. You know how to, I guess bring it to life or translate that into stories? As you've got more of a kind of international perspective. I mean, are there different variations you've seen in terms of how practices market themselves and UK practices? And I'll say Australian practices,
Not so much. I think that good behaviours that I've seen in marketing and comms in architecture, both in Australia and the UK focus on a really good marketing mix. So I mean, every I guess every market and context is different. Obviously, Australia has a much smaller population, a much smaller community. But we have a similar size market in the way that we have a lot more space, there's room for developments, there's room for investment, and we have a lot of overseas investment. There market size is, you know, definitely. It's definitely growing. But what I've seen in terms of sort of the differences in the way that Australia and UK practices do market themselves is not so much a difference in the marketing but probably more of an emphasis on different activities. I think any any practice can employ a really good marketing mix to get themselves in front of potential staff, potential clients, potential stakeholders. And I think the marketing mix activities that we generally see are what they're probably publishing awards, social media website, thought leadership events, and probably sort of thought leadership. Oh, I sort of Yeah, thought leadership sort of articles as well. Yeah. They've been really important at the moment. And I think different regions focus on different activities or depending on you know, what that sort of market needs at that time. So in the UK, I've noticed that there's a really strong, really strong event scene, you know, there's a lot of fantastic architectural event around a lot a lot and really, I think that's because there's just more people in London and in the community over here. There's probably less events in Australia but that would be because our communities a lot smaller.
Okay, and have you been taking part in you the kind of virtual events that been going on during lockdown.
There's been so many
How have you found those? Oh, there has been tonnes.
I found them really, really educational. I think they've been a really good way to stay connected. And I've certainly enjoyed having access to events that I didn't have access to before maybe because of location or timing. So that's been wonderful it has made I think lockdown has made events a lot more accessible.
Brilliant. Yes.
Particularly for people with children or who are not leaving sort of in the central area.
We can all sort of attend and maybe the playing field, levelled out a little.
I think it has I mean, I've been doing networking events, and we've had exactly that same discussion of you know, this normally takes place in London. I work I live in, you know, Reading, I wouldn't normally be able to get there and it's that kind of thing. And actually I think it's made it more open to women. Yes,
yes. Definitely. And I think as well a lot of events come with the, you know, have a couple of glasses of wine. And if that's not your cup of tea, then maybe you sometimes feel boxed out from those kinds of parties as well. So I've heard people say that it's been enjoyable to just sit at home with a cup of tea and sort of be able to listen and, you know, take part even though it's, you know, maybe still the networking event where everyone else is having a glass of wine.
Yeah, I guess you have more of the choice. I think one of my criticisms of events in general in the past few years because I was a mum, evenings, I wouldn't be able to get out. So you know, not being able to attend or not, you know, and I think it's having more things that are a different times of the day and and suit different groups. And I think that's the thing that's come out of lockdown is actually you can make things more accessible. Yeah, more and more successful quite often.
Yes. Yeah. I've seen quite a few events that I've previously attended in person before locked down her, you know, the attendeeship has, you know, double, tripled even and even fit more people in a virtual space than in a physical one.
So exactly. So it can also have business potential and impact and be very, very positive so, and also people can dial in afterwards if I couldn't make it, I could still come in and listen, which I think is another thing.
Yeah, it's been wonderful to see some of these festivals, like, for example, the Zoomed In festival, I was a panellist in a discussion about the architectural image. And I wanted to share that with some friends back in Australia, but obviously, the timing didn't work. Them being nine hours behind, so I'm sorry, in front, so I was able to sort of send them the recording afterwards. And it's great because we now also have this portfolio of content, or at least resources that we can kind of look back on or share. And it just creates sort of a greater awareness not only of that event that you've done, but maybe also your expertise.
That's a good point, actually. I mean, you also host a podcast don't you can tell us bit more about that what you've been doing there.
Yeah, so I'm hosting a YouTube series at the moment. For Never Too Small. It's a special lockdown series called Small Living. And in the series, the Never Too Small is run by a new marketing agency, and they're a video production company. And they've previously travelled the world and filmed tiny spaces. So usually apartments that have 40 square metres or less, that have been redesigned to have, you know, not only a beautiful sort of interior, but really excellent functionality. So we've gone back and sort of looked through the episodes and chosen some designers that we've previously filmed. And I've interviewed them about small living and maybe some city trends and trends that we're seeing within urbanism in new places and what that means for the way that we're living in urban cities. And that series has been absolutely amazing. I mean, Never Too Small has a million plus subscribers on their channel. They usually see around a couple of hundred thousand views per episode, and the same has been going for Small Living, this special series it's been so well taken up. And I think the series has really struck us as something that's been an opportunity and a testing ground. I know Never Too Small have not done such long episodes before usually episodes about five minutes, whereas the shows, the Small Living episodes are about 20 to 25 minutes and they don't only feature interviews with architects about small spaces, but they also look at ways you can style your home so featuring Youtuber Benita Larsham in Stockholm. They look at sort of recipes that you could make at home with Pailins from Pailins Kitchen in Canada. So, bringing in lots of contributors to create a bit more of a lifestyle show has been a really interesting sort of experiment for them, but in what other time would you have this opportunity to experiment this way. I think something that locked down has presented us with is a unique to test. So a unique time to test things. And I think it's also come with this awareness that we don't always have to get this right. You know, everyone's kind of giving something ago and if it doesn't work, that's okay. It's lockdown. Yeah, it doesn't have to work.
Well, that's the thing. I mean, last year, I was working in the ed tech market. And one of the things that, you know, people try things quickly, see if they work, and if it doesn't, you can move on. And I think that's definitely something we as the built environment industry can learn from, and because you're using kind of newer communication channels so podcasts, YouTube channels videos, are there anythings that you think architectural firms or the built environment specialists should be considering as part of this new world marketing mix? As it were?
Absolutely, I think video is going, should be central to everybody's marketing plans. I was speaking with to one of the Heads of Mass Collective Henry Woide recently, and he quoted a statistic, which was something like 80% of buildings, new buildings are now experienced, or buildings are now experienced virtually by 80% of their audiences. And what that means is the world is becoming more globalised, we have more access to digital technologies to allow us to visit places to visit in inverted commas. So, for example, a new museum opening in China, for example, let's say the National Maritime Museum by architecture in Tianjin. I'm not going to be able to go to Tianjin but I can do the virtual walkthrough. And so I think that we can always sort of look to sort of more global audiences, and not just the localised audiences when either looking to drive traffic to a building or sort of share that experience. So video is a fantastic way to bring people into a space and to understand the design solutions of a building, or or region. I think also sort of those virtual walkthroughs. I mean, I moved house amid lockdown. And the only way that
you did didn't you,
I did and the only way that I could view the property was through virtual walkthrough, which in itself was a very interesting experience.
How do you get the sense of scale because I'm always not very good at scale. When I look at flat plans. I just don't have a clue. So how in the virtual world do you do that?
I think video is so important there. I don't know. I mean, VR, maybe if you've got people within that sort of those films can really help but I think that's why video is so important because you need to film a space populated. A space doesn't work and you can't get a sense of it unless there's no one in it. We had a meeting one of our my colleagues at Bowerbird had a meeting in LA with a practice, who were doing a double height glass facade atrium in a building. And, there was a construction worker, sort of, you know, walking in front of the iPhone photo. And as soon as you put your hand over that construction worker, the whole building just shrank. And you lost sort of the sense that it was a double height space. Exactly. So making sure that, you know, people are in either your marketing photography or your marketing films is so essential to sort of also conveying that experience.
And, you know, it's interesting from Episode One, I mean, Stride Treglown. And they were saying that as well. And it's about it, you know, we're building spaces for people and showing them in use and in their real context is so important. I think it's, it's along that vibe and that theme, isn't it, rather than just to kind of, here's here's a CGI or something else. It's like, no, this is real. This is for people.
Absolutely. I think it's interesting that you also sort of mentioned other technologies or podcasts like this. Fantastic one.
I love them.
Yeah, I think we're all starting to maybe investigate podcasts. I mean, technology is so accessible now, you know, I mean, I'm using a microphone that I've used previously for the Never Too Small interviews, and I'm able to see we've got better sound quality, it's quite accessible, you know, these technologies are really cheap. And there are a lot of platforms out there that you can use to either edit audio or lots of consultants as well, that you can sort of use to get things done quite quickly.
So I think a lot of practices are starting to think about what they can do in terms of offering just a bit more insight into their process because that is really the golden I think a golden thing.
You're selling your processes and how and, and your thought process and your experiences and how that actually goes into your design. Yeah, and it's and it's if you can find ways to articulate that story, bring it to life and that could be podcast of you talking. It could be video Could be words, you know, it could be an infographic, I think the more kind of richer mix that you have, the more engaged that your audience will be. And actually, that's where your value is. That's that's how you justify your fees and your margins, which is going to become more important now. And I think it's being able to kind of tell that story and not it's not just this finished building, but this is how we work together to achieve it. I think that that's where you find the golden nuggets of content to me.
Stoytelling is is so important. I mean, it's it's not a new idea. It's certainly something that's been happening for a long time still, but only a few practices have been really, really good at it. And, you know, as we do have, you know, now, we now have access to more technology, we've got access to more publications, the public now have access to architecture in a way they've never had before. So there is a very new opportunity presented to architecture at the moment. And that is to sort of capitalise on a greater awareness the public's greater awareness of design and what it can do for our lives. Because, you know, previously we had publications in the 1800s. It was only the architectural journals. It was in sort of, you know, into the sort of 50s and 60s, we had desktop publishing, sort of happened and we had interiors and home focus publications. And not until the.com. Boom, did we really see publications like Dezeen and Arch Daily and Design Boom, take off? Yeah. Now, the biggest change to architectural publishing in the last sort of however many hundred years has been Instagram. Everyone can access architecture. It may be on a surface level, it might be that image looks nice, but it's still an initial awareness. And architects can really build on that awareness by getting their work published in more places that aren't just architectural specific, sort of audiences. So looking outside the trade journals looking outside, sort of more specific, maybe detail focused publications to national press lifestyle press websites, I think isn't
Actually going to where your actual audiences are where you actually live and hang out? Because I think it's great to be in the AJ but actually how many clients are reading it? Or is it more about your peers?
Yeah, I think every publication everywhere that you'll publish has value. You know, if you're looking to hire or retain staff and build a sense of brand within the profession, getting published in trade press is fantastic. Because internal comms and looking after your staff is just as important as bringing new new, you know, potential clients in.
Absolutely, yeah.
But you've definitely Yeah, there's definitely an opportunity there for architects to reach a wider variety of audiences through submitting their projects to a greater variety of publications.
Okay, so in terms of the next few months where we're kind of transitioning out of lockdown, are there particular things that you think practices should be doing considering doing, just to keep going I guess, keep on track.
I think it's a really good time to be proactive. I think, you know, if we look back at sort of, you know, from March to what sort of July, we would see that it would be a nice time to be empathetic, maybe to plan ahead, but now is the time really to put things into action. So, you know, the industry is picking back up, you know, our sort of our cities and towns are opening up again, shops are opening restaurants as well. So things are changing and the public mood is changing. So it's a good time to be proactive, get your work published, you know, build your audience and make a plan to have good communications behaviours in place for any future potential mishaps. So, what I mean by that is not so much going and hiring, you know, spending a whole lot of money on marketing comms, but just setting up some good processes so that your marketing can work for you and that you don't have to work at it so heavily.
I guess it's having that framework, right. You know, this is the structure of what we do now we capture things in this way. And yes, just actually having that together.Yeah, yep. Sorry,
Don't just think you have to do you know, social media? It's all right, well, we're going to have social media. But you know, when we get published, we're going to share that article on social media, and then we'll put that on our website. And then we'll disseminate that through our newsletter. And then, you know, directors might share that on LinkedIn. It's, you know, having those processes in place is really important so that you've got your comms set up to almost run, to run really seamlessly on to the rest of the work that you're doing to sort of get new projects in.
And actually, it could literally just be a simple checklist of four things like you've just said, right? Yeah, this is what we do in time we get a piece this is exactly that's it and you've got that process set up.
And just finding tools to sort of help you automate as well. I mean, comms is so personal. It's about storytelling, but every practice of any practice of any scale, can do coms really well. You could be working one day a week on you know, building your practice up while you're still working for a big studio or you could be a massive practice with 1000 staff. Doesn't matter what end of the scale you sit at. Good comms is just about understanding that you need to do it, accepting that and using the tool to help you make that work. Maybe that's Bowerbird. Maybe that's a social media scheduling dashboard. Maybe that's getting a consultant to help you a day a month. Fine.
Just making some kind of priority for it.
Right, exactly. Make this space for it. Dedicate that that time maybe it's just an hour every week on something like Bowerbird or something like Hootsuite where you just get yourself ready for the next month.
Yeah. And my onto my final two questions. So in terms of marketing at the moment, are there any particular campaigns during lockdown that you've seen or admired?
Well, it would be remiss of me not to mention the Black Lives Matter campaign that's been going on globally. I think this is less focused on an architect's practice or practice building their brand. But I think it's something that a lot of practices have spoken to. So, this has been a really interesting time and a big, obviously we've seen some horrible events that have been catalysts for social change on a global scale, just incredible. But I have to say something that I've loved about the Black Lives Matter campaign is after the protests campaign, and after sort of our Black Tuesday, back in June, it was the sort of idea that this is a movement, not a moment. And I think that in itself, carrying on the work that needs to be done, has been incredible. So I've really admired that.
And I also think it's about people saying, actually, we're going to hold you to account you say you're going to do this, we're going to check back in a year and make sure you are. But it's quite interesting. I mean, I've seen people put on events and talks and I've said, well actually this has been our lowest turnout. So I think as a built environment, I do think we've got a lot of work to do, and accept that there is an issue there. Absolutely. But it's an exciting time, I guess, to be in the industry and and see how it actually does deal with this.
Yeah. And I mean, it ties so nicely into the work of the Stephen Lawrence Trust as well. Yeah. And I think timing wise, Stephen Lawrence day
was April wasnt it.
Yes. And that's kind of, I think conversations from there have continued through and maybe even been amplified by the Black Lives Matter movement of this time. So that's been really, really interesting. And I've been so interested to see how practices have responded and who's come out and said, you know, that they support the movement and also those who haven't, like that's been quite interesting as well. Yeah. And some other campaigns that I've really enjoyed are those from studios showing how they're working at home. I think this is a beautiful, very humanising way to share how your studio has adapted and what I know Stanton Williams did a beautiful series on their Instagram stories. Yes, Stanton Williams at home. I thought that was really lovely. Definitely.
I've seen a few as well that have been really beautiful, but I've also loved theres been a lot of sketches and people doing sketches at home and competitions and things, which I've loved because you're going there are so many talented people out there as well. Yeah, so that's actually been one of some of my favourite stuff. I've seen him come in who's I've seen but I have seen a few of them and gone. You've got lots of talented people.
Yeah, I was recently. I recently joined the Architecture Club, so a group in London. And the, the sort of activities we've been doing as a group, but all separate from home have been really beautiful as well. You know, we've got a portrait series, a series of sort of views outside our windows, so photos submitted to create a bit of a gallery and it's created a real collection of different perspectives of lockdown and sort of how individuals are dealing with it. And I think something I like about the Architecture Club is that the membership isn't made up of solely architects, you know, I'm not an architect.
It's got engineers. It's a mix, isn't it?
Yeah, comms people who are just enthusiasts, which is so, so lovely. And it's created activities that they've done, you know, looking either through the portrait series or the windows series. I've really created quite a nice diverse collection of experiences that have sort of we've all lived throughout this time, which has been wonderful.
Yeah. And on to my final question, what one tip would you give to business leaders about how they should be marketing themselves during this current crisis?
I think my one tip would less be about marketing themselves and more about get your house in order. I'd say plan and give, plan and create good foundations, now. Obviously look at what you're doing, assess what you've already done and assess where you are. And then find a way to make that better because that's what a lot of studios are doing now and your competition is going to be trickier. You know, you're going to have a lot more great stories coming out from your from your peers and your competitors. So make sure your comms is up to scratch.
Absolutely. Thank you so much for your time, Celeste. It's been really really enjoyable and a completely different take and slant on marketing. I've really loved it.
My pleasure. Thank you.
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Has the dosage of the medication remained the same over time or has it increased?
Has the medication helped you to quit smoking?
Is quitting smoking the only reason for your taking Nortriptyline?
It is also likely that you will be required to undergo a paramedical exam. This examination will only take about 30 minutes, and typically the paramedical professional will come to your home or your place of business to make it most convenient for you.
At this exam, the paramedical professional will usually take a heart monitor and a blood pressure reading. You will also be asked for a blood and urine sample. These will be tested to determine whether you present any additional health-related risks to the life insurance company.
How Much Will Your Life Insurance Coverage Cost If You Are Taking Nortriptyline?
In most cases, if you are taking the medication Nortriptyline for quitting smoking, you won't see a major pushback from the carrier on your application. Therefore, if you are otherwise in good health, your life insurance coverage will not be affected.
So, if you are deemed by the underwriters to be in average health, then the Standard category of policyholders is where you'll be rated, and will be charged an average policy premium rate.
If, however, you do have some health-related issues, but these issues are not enough to decline your application for coverage completely, then it is probable that you will be deemed as a Substandard policyholder. In this case, you will be offered life insurance coverage, but at a higher premium rate. An example would be if you were quitting smoking but also looking for diabetic life insurance. Having an unfavorable habit and a medical condition could push you into the lower category.
On the other hand, if you are in excellent health, and you also have a family history of excellent health as well, then it is possible that even with taking the medication Nortriptyline, you may be able to qualify for a Preferred policyholder status. In this case, you may also be able to pay a lower policy premium rate.
If you are seeking life insurance coverage while taking Nortriptyline, then it is often best to work with a company or an agency that has access to more than just one life insurance company. This is because you will be able to "shop" many insurance carriers all at one time and determine which of these insurers will be the best for you based upon their coverage, as well as their premium rate.
We understand that the process of purchasing life insurance can be somewhat overwhelming. This can especially be the case if you are taking certain medications that may make the application process more lengthy, or lead to more questions from the life insurance underwriters. We want to ensure that you have a good understanding of the policy that you're purchasing and that you are happy with what you obtain – and that the coverage that you purchase fits your and your loved one's specific protection needs. So, contact us today – we are here to help.


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Q: Nodemon not working on new project with express I have a new project folder configured and running with express.js and the server is running fine on port 3000.
I have installed nodemon globally using the sudo command so I expect I don't need to add this as a dependency or locally within the project.
When installing nodemon there are no errors, however when i fire the command nodemon server.js the command line essentially doesn't do anything and stops accepting commands.
I'm wondering if I'm missing something and hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
Thanks in advance for your time.

A: Use npm install -g nodemon this command to install nodemon globally and try to run nodemon [your node app]. For better understanding go through link.

A: Evening all, thanks for your contributions earlier, essentially things were mixed up with the course since the updates which was causing my issue.
Previously it looks like you would install express and run server.js through your designated port and then boot up nodemon. This no longer works and was causing the issue I was having.
Now you simply just boot up nodemon via the command nodemon server.js and it handles the rest. This wasn't really outlined in the documentation.
I was expecting to boot up localhost and then use nodemon to watch for changes. Looks like the new method is much more efficient
Thanks for the help

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Kasparov in DNA: Anand is the favourite in Mexico
9/10/2007 – Today the Indian news portal DNA asked former world champion Garry Kasparov to predict who would win the world championship in Mexico. "I'm not trying to please your readers by saying that Vishy Anand is the clear favourite," he replied. Kasparov also takes the blame for the decade-long split in the chess world, calling his 1993 decision to break with FIDE "a mistake". Excerpts from the interview.
'My decision to break away from FIDE was a mistake'
Since he retired from competitive chess in 2005, Garry Kasparov has steadfastly avoided speaking about the game. His favourite topic since has been Vladimir Putin and 'repression' in Russia. But in an exclusive interview to Vijay Tagore, - first time to an Indian newspaper - the former world champion talks about the game, unification in the chess world, Vishy Anand and, of course, Vladimir Putin. Excerpts:
On repression by Putin in Russia: I am only reading aloud the headlines that would exist if Russia had an independent media. It isn't about Putin, it's about what he is doing and what he represents. Darkness, repression, robbery, and a return to Russia's totalitarian past.
Why many people in Russia, including his one-time protege Vladimir Kramnik, seem to love Putin: A small minority of Russians profit handsomely from the actions of this regime. If you are well positioned and don't care about what happens to the rest of the country, the 85% who are worse off and falling, it's easy to love Putin. But don't believe these ridiculous opinion polls. Surveys have little meaning in a country with no free press and an increasingly potent secret police. I'm sure Saddam Hussein was polling even higher than Putin!
On being hit on the head with a chessboard: That was just a trivial provocation, in the early days after my retirement from chess in 2005. They were hoping that after a little physical treatment the chess player would return to chess. But I have a hard head! I'm lucky that Russians play chess, not cricket.
On Indian democracy: It might be messy, but at least it's a real democracy! People vote for their candidates and the popular vote decides things. In Russia today we can only dream of this.
On who will win the World Championship in Mexico: I'm in no way trying to please your readers by saying that Vishy Anand is the clear favourite.
On his responsibility for the division in the chess world: I've said before that my decision in 1993 to break away from the world chess federation, FIDE, with Nigel Short was the worst mistake of my career. It was a serious miscalculation on my part. I thought we could start fresh with a professional organisation, but there was little support among he players. It led to short-term progress in commercial sponsorship for chess, but in the long run hurt the game. I tried many times to reunite the chess world, but as usual the strong personal interests on all sides prevented this. There is apparent unity now, but it is extremely superficial because FIDE still puts its own petty interests ahead of those of the players, and the players themselves will not sacrifice to fight for their rights against FIDE.
On whether he sees himself as the greatest player ever: That is for others to say, and for future historians, not me. I'm proud of my record, and I think it stands up well. But it is difficult to compare players across eras, and there are many criteria to be used. Each might favour a different player. Lasker played at a high level into his 60s, Fischer was further ahead of his peers than anyone, etc. Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play, assuming the rules and regulations allow them to play serious chess. But it will likely be a long time before anyone spends 20 consecutive years as number, one as I did.
On chances of a comeback: No, and these days I'd be too busy to play chess just with the activities I have lined up for the next year or two. My new book, How Life Imitates Chess, is coming out all over the world and my speaking engagements also keep me on the move.
The full interview is available on DNA Daily News & Analysis


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Donna Kay Miller, 71, of Milan, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held at a later date when restrictions are lifted. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan is assisting the family with arrangements. A memorial fund will be established at a later time.
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Those left to cherish Donna's memory include her daughters, Serena Thurman, Rock Island, and Carrie Miller, Milan; husband, Thomas Miller; grandchildren, Shawn (Ashley), Kayla (Tyler), Sarah, and Aspen; great grandchildren, Ethan, Lucas, and Laikyn; and sister, Mary Ellen (Ned) Nice.
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It sounds funny, but I used Nano this year not to get myself to 50k (I actually had no ambitions toward that) but just to give myself that extra bit of a push to get going. And it really worked. For the first time, I've started a novel that just never seems to quit, and I've gotten close to the personal goal I set myself for Nano. 🙂 It's not just about winning. . .


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NWLR This Week: Power to Divide Local Government into Wards for Election, Where Lies
Parties: Chief Rita Lori Ogbebor & 9 Ors v. INEC & 6 Ors
Appeal: No:SC/212/2006
Court: Supreme Court
Justices: OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. (Presided)
KUMAI BAYANG AKA' AHS, J .S.C.
AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C.
EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Ruling)
PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C
Citation: (2018) 6 NWLR (Pt. 1614) P.1
The action was commenced by way of Originating Summons at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Appellants, had sued the seven (7) defendants, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), National Population Commission (NPC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) – all agencies or agents of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The Appellants had obtained leave of court to take out the suit for themselves and as representatives of the Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality of Warri Kingdom in the Delta State of Nigeria concerning the creation of Local Government Areas. These Structural adjustments were intended for the purpose of Local Government elections. The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission had advertised the guidelines for the creation of additional electoral ward in all the Local Government Areas of Delta State. The guidelines were exhibits R2 and R7, as published respectively in the Pointer and the Vanguard Newspapers.
No action had yet been taken physically on ground on the ward creation or the delineation of the boundaries of existing wards. At the time this suit was taken out, the Appellants were merely being guided by speculation as to what shape the additional wards and their boundaries would look like.
The foregoing are the bases of the suit brought in the Originating Summons wherein the Appellants sought the Federal High Court to determine the several questions relating to the creation of electoral Wards in Delta State by the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission. Flowing from the questions, the appellants claimed the several declaratory reliefs and injunction relating to the creation of electoral wards in Delta State in May 2002.
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The Defendants at the trial court joined issues with the appellants. They also raised objections to the competence of the suit. The main planks of the objection are four, that is
The propriety of instituting the suit by way of originating summons;
Whether the Federal High Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter or cause,
Whether the suit discloses any reasonable cause of action;
Whether the appellants have locus standi to sue.
The trial court, upon hearing the parties on the objections, held that the 1st – 3rd Defendants were not proper parties in the suit and struck out their names. It then declined jurisdiction and struck out the suit.
Aggrieved with the ruling, the appellants appealed to the Court of Appeal. In turn, the Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court and dismissed the appeal.
Still aggrieved, the appellants appealed further to the Supreme Court.
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On who has power to make laws in respect of division of Local Government Areas into wards for purpose of election into Local Government Councils
The National Assembly has no power, except in relation to the Federal Capital Territory alone, to make any law with respect to the division of Local Government Area into Wards for purposes of election into Local Government Councils in Nigeria. That falls within the legislative sphere of competence of the State House of Assembly. By virtue of section 7 (1) of the 1999 Constitution, the establishment, structure and composition of each Local Government is an exclusive affairs or matter for the State Government. The function of organizing, undertaking and supervising all elections to the Local Government Councils within the State is exclusive to the State Independent Electoral Commission.
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This can be seen clearly from paragraph 4 to part II B of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution. The issue of creation of additional Wards within each Local Government Area for purposes of Local Government election is a state cause within the context of section 286 of the 1999 Constitution. While, by virtue of section 251 of the same Constitution, the Federal High Court has jurisdiction over Federal causes therein listed, it does not, conversely, have jurisdiction over state causes; which denote a reference to any matter with respect to which the State House of Assembly has powers to make Laws.
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Why you must train weights if you want to lose fat and look great naked.
There is a lot of inequality in life.
Status, money, wealth, luck – you name it.
But there is one thing where we all stand equal.
24 hours to do the most with, or the least with.
24 hours to move forward in life or backward.
It is very interesting to see those who are often the busiest and most successful, make time to exercise.
And to counter that, those who often do not have that much on (although they believe the opposite) make excuses for why they cannot.
So why do the most successful and often the busiest make time to exercise? It's simple, it enables them to be more productive with other things that are important.
Just a few years ago most people were looking at and even blaming their hormones for the reason that they were not losing weight. Gluten too, but that's another story.
Hormones and gluten aside, today many fit pros still go down this route. Now I am not saying hormones do not have their role in successful weight loss or lack thereof but how much we can do about them is hotly debated. In my opinion we cannot do a whole lot, naturally at least.
But over the last few years' things have taken a turn for the better.
Greggs- a healthy diet ?
This pic has been doing the rounds as of yesterday, some of you may have come across it.
It seems to have divided many fit pros on whether it is a good thing and what message does it promote.
Is this a healthy sample diet?
Like any balanced view the term context comes into play. If you are one of those people who happens to eat out a lot of the time and shops at Greggs, then changing to these foods could definitely help you lose weight and be a bit healthier.
In reality how many people who go to Greggs on a regular basis are interested in making daily health seeking decisions. Probably not many.
How many watch portions, count calories, make vegetables a priority?
And here is the issue.
Breakfast - the most important meal for weight loss?
Yesterday I wrote briefly about 10 simple weight loss hacks anyone can do.
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day for weight loss?
Does it make any difference at all?
10 weight loss hacks so simple anyone can do.
Weight loss does not have to be complicated and take over your life for it to be successful.
I have been involved in the fitness industry for over 15 years now and biggest question that keeps coming back is, how do I lose weight and keep it off.
Sometimes us fit pros have a way of over complicating things but here are a few tools to get you on the way to shedding the pounds.
1. Eat your first meal of the day whenever you are hungry – if you are hungry for breakfast, great have it.
If you are not hungry for breakfast, then maybe wait till later in the day when you are. Caveat, choose well with the first meal.


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READ: Former Sunday Times editor Ray Hartley's blistering response to 'death squad' criticism
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The media's spectacular own goal
Sanef acknowledges 'devastating impact' of inaccurate Sunday Times reports
The case for Sunday Times journalists to come clean
Former Sunday Times editor Ray Hartley has responded to the paper's decision to apologise for a series of stories it deemed inaccurate, two of which had been published under Hartley's editorship.
The newspaper last Sunday apologised for reports on the so-called Cato Manor 'death squad', the illegal deportation of Zimbabweans and the so-called South African Revenue Service "rogue unit".
Sunday Times editor Bongani Siqoko said in the apology that it was clear they had made mistakes "and allowed ourselves to be manipulated by those with ulterior motives". The paper would also be returning any awards it had won for the various pieces.
Hartley - now editor of BusinessLIVE and Rand Daily Mail - has given his version of events in a written response sent to colleagues in the media. In his piece, he explains that he had sent his response to the Sunday Times, but the paper declined to publish.
Hartley requested that his piece, widely circulated by journalists and members of the public on Facebook and on WhatsApp groups, not be republished.
News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson said Hartley's opinion piece was being republished because it was "overwhelmingly in the public interest".
"The fallout at the Sunday Times over their coverage of three critical stories that deeply impacted our body politic shook the foundation of South African journalism. This is no longer about the Sunday Times' internal systems and dynamics only, but about the credibility of our industry and the devastating impact state capture had on our own," Basson said on Sunday.
"Hartley was editor at the time of the publication of two of these stories. His voice deserves to be heard."
Siqoko declined an opportunity to respond to Hartley's criticism. "I said all I needed to say on this last week."
The Sunday Times has cast serious doubts over the publication of stories under my editorship in 2011, saying it will return prize money won by the journalists and that it fully apologises for the stories. In the face of a week of shrill criticism, I opted not to publicly challenge this view, but to rather write a carefully considered response in the newspaper. To my astonishment, The Sunday Times editor declined to publish my response. As someone whom I hold in high regard, I urge you to read the response I wrote before making up your mind about this matter. This is the full text of what I submitted. - Ray Hartley
It sickens me to think that those intent on abusing state power for corrupt purposes used articles published by the Sunday Times on irregular police killings and the rendition of suspects to Zimbabwe for their nefarious ends.
This was also the case with the lamentable reporting on the SARS rogue unit. But I was not editor at the time the SARS "rogue unit" stories were published, and it does not follow that because errors were made there, they must have occurred in all preceding stories.
The public discussion of the reporting on the Cato Manor killings has roused anger, and I have felt it intensely over the past week.
This anger is good. It comes from a good place. Readers love this newspaper and expect it to maintain the highest standards, and when they are told that it has fallen short, they are disappointed.
And readers are angry at state capture. They are right to be.
As the editor who was on duty when the decision was taken to publish these stories, I have been the focus of this.
I share the anger at state capture, and my record of exposing it in countless stories before this became fashionable stands for itself.
But I have to account for the stories which were published under my watch.
Sunday Times editor Bongani Siqoko did as much in his article published last Sunday.
He wrote: "As reporters and editors we have an ethical and journalistic duty to interrogate suspicions of abuse of power, accusations of wrongdoing, and any other incidents that are in the public interest. We did just that in these stories, basing our decision on news value, professional judgment and the public's right to know."
He went further to state: "We were in pursuit of nothing but the truth and we were not motivated by political, commercial or personal interests. We stood to gain nothing from reporting on these issues but merely fulfilled our constitutional obligation to inform you."
For a moment it seemed he had taken the courageous step to stand up to the mounting noise over the stories to oppose the tide of criticism.
Then Siqoko's article took an inexplicable turn for the worse.
He took issue with the headline - it was actually the secondary headline - which used the words 'death squad', saying that was going too far. This I am prepared to accept. Perhaps the old journalistic fig leaf 'alleged' ought to have been used.
He points out that only 12 of the killings, not 18, were suspicious. To his mind, this makes a difference. To mine it does not. One killing would have been too many.
Imagine that a unit of the police in Birmingham, Alabama, was linked to the irregular death of 12 black suspects? All lives matter, even those of suspected criminals.
Siqoko says the articles suggested that General Johan Booysen was somehow directly responsible for the killings.
The articles did no such thing. They said the police accused of the killings fell under "the ultimate command" of Booysen.
General Booysen phoned me, saying he wished to share his views on the Cato Manor article. A reporter was dispatched to interview him in person.
He was quoted prominently in the article.
This is what he said when asked if the Cato Manor unit had committed crimes: "I would strongly disagree with you. Their lives were at stake, they defended themselves in a shoot-out."
"Cato Manor only investigates murder, armed robbery, ATM bombing, serial killing and serious rape cases. They made 437 arrests in the last two years. The facts are, they do arrest very violent people."
He is later quoted as saying he had no objection to an official investigation because "it may prove once and for all that the picture created about Cato Manor is totally wrong."
It is a great pity that the authorities did not share his view and institute such an inquiry.
I happen to believe that Booysen did not order killings, commit killings or witness them. No such allegation was made in the articles, and it is shameful that the National Prosecuting Authority - clearly pursuing an agenda - subsequently chose to attack him over this.
The suggestion by Siqoko that the newspaper ought to have anticipated that the NPA would act in this manner and publish the outline of a vast criminal conspiracy to capture the state is naive.
This was a story about the excessive use of force by a police unit which resulted in lives being taken, not a speculative blog post about a conspiracy.
If this approach were taken, there would be no investigative journalism, just a large cloud of tobacco smoke in which conspiracies swirled about.
The essence of Siqoko's article is that the Sunday Times under my stewardship fell victim to "peddlers of fake news".
One such peddler was apparently one Toshan Panday, who was under investigation by Booysen.
You may recognise the name. Panday was the subject of a damning and detailed front page expose in the Sunday Times. Who wrote this article? The same journalists who are now described as doing his bidding in the interests of state capture.
I was shocked to read Siqoko's conclusion that the Sunday Times would return the money paid for the awards that this story won. The effect of this was that he believed the stories were illegitimate and wholly false.
No such demand has been made by those who gave the awards. Perhaps they should politely decline Siqoko's offer until this matter has been conclusively investigated.
How did he make that leap from his earlier statement, which, let me remind you, read: "As reporters and editors we have an ethical and journalistic duty to interrogate suspicions of abuse of power, accusations of wrongdoing, and any other incidents that are in the public interest. We did just that in these stories, basing our decision on news value, professional judgment and the public's right to know."
I and the reporters involved in these stories spent many hours with Siqoko openly and fully divulging the sources and the process which this year-long investigation took. None of this was reflected in his article. Perhaps it would have chimed badly with his astonishing conclusion.
Make no mistake, these journalists put their lives at risk tackling this story. They waded knee-deep through the blood of KwaZulu-Natal's killing fields, and that deserves to be honoured not dismissed. Did they make errors? Yes, they did. Were any of these errors fatal to the conclusion that irregular killings occurred? No they were not.
Many allegations by hucksters, charlatans disgraced journalists and, tragically, some doyens of the media profession have been made against the reporters on the Cato Manor story. Not one shred of credible evidence has been produced to back this up. If such evidence were ever produced, I would be the first to insist that the very harshest punishment be forthcoming.
Since the publication of Siqoko's article, my 30-year reputation as an ethical, fair and accurate journalist and editor has been severely damaged. I am greeted in the street with looks of pity and, sometimes, anger.
Those who know me have stood by me, and I am grateful for that.
My record speaks for itself. I joined the dots while Thabo Mbeki was still president, predicting that Jacob Zuma would seek to destroy the prosecution service, cow the criminal justice system and cause the economy to tank by damaging the country's financial rating.
The Sunday Times felt Zuma's attempt to capture the media more keenly than most. One of our reporters was bundled into a police van and transported to Mpumalanga in secret. When I confronted Zuma with this in the one and only interview he ever granted the newspaper under my stewardship, he laughed while staring at me with cold eyes. It was spine-chilling. I knew we were at war with a very powerful enemy.
Sunday after Sunday we exposed Zuma's gradual grasping of the state by the throat. "State capture" was not how we described it back then. But it was not hard to see that this grim empire of corruption was growing into a monster. It was going to end badly.
The idea that has been floated by some – admittedly, mostly out on the fringes – that I deliberately sought to assist with the capture of the state is not borne out by my many articles, editorials and commentary which have been consistently heavily critical of the creeping cronyism of the Zuma presidency. I recall praising Zuma's administration for finally rolling out comprehensive Aids treatment. Other than that, not a single word was written which in any way supported Zuma's assault on the integrity of the state.
I am pleased that Sanef has chosen to fully investigate this matter. It needs to be a thorough, independent and unsparing effort to get to the bottom of what happened.
I am confident that the conspiracy theory that the Sunday Times deliberately sought to assist with state capture will be disproved.
There is a great danger that this episode will have a chilling effect on investigative reporting as journalists fear they may become the victims of public campaigns against their stories. If that happens, the road will be paved for a new round of state capture, this time free of the irritation of probing, independent criticism.
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PREPARE macaroni & cheese according to microwave package directions, cooking a total of 10 minutes (it will not be completely warm).
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TV picks: 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' 'Meet the Peetes,' Garth Brooks special, 'Nightflyers' and more
What to watch on TV this week.
Garth Brooks performs at Notre Dame Stadium in his television special, "Garth: Live at Notre Dame!" The special, recorded in October, will air at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, on CBS.Read more8 Ten Inc./Courtesy of CBS
by Ellen Gray | Columnist
Garth: Live at Notre Dame! Concert special features the country music star's Oct. 20 performance at Notre Dame Stadium, billed as the first live concert ever staged there. 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, CBS.
Inside Syria's Deadly Dynasty. How does a London-trained eye doctor — married to a former investment banker from Britain — go from a potential reformer to become one of the world's most notorious dictators, whose crimes include chemical attacks on his own people? To understand, "you have to meet the family," says this two-hour documentary, which compares Syrian President Bashar Assad to Michael Corleone from The Godfather, who, like Assad, was never intended for the family business. (Fans of FX's fictional Mideast series Tyrant may find the story familiar.) 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, National Geographic Channel.
Berlin Station. James Cromwell joins Richard Armitage, Richard Jenkins, Michelle Forbes, Rhys Ifans, Ashley Judd, Leland Orser, and Keke Palmer for the Europe-set spy thriller's third season, which takes place over the course of 11 days. 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, Epix.
Nightflyers. Space horror series, based on a novella by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, is set in 2093 aboard a spaceship on an expedition to find other life forms. If the first episode hooks you, you won't have to wait for the second -- all 10 episodes will be available on Syfy's digital platforms, including Syfy.com, and through On Demand after the first hits TV. 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, through Thursday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 9, through Thursday, Dec. 13, Syfy.
Meet the Peetes Christmas Special. Philadelphia's Holly Robinson Peete and her former Eagles quarterback husband, Rodney Peete, along with their children, star in Hallmark's first "reality" show, which returns for this holiday-themed episode before its second season premieres in 2019. 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, Hallmark Channel.
Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland. Documentary explores the circumstances behind the 2015 death of 28-year-old Sandra Bland, an African American woman from Chicago who was arrested in a small Texas town after allegedly failing to signal and whose subsequent death in custody — controversially ruled a suicide — sparked outrage. 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, HBO.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The Emmy-winning '50s fairy tale from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino continues, as fledgling comedian Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) briefly takes her act to Paris before returning to deal, along with her agent, Susie (Alex Borstein), with the repercussions of some of those life-altering decisions from the first season. Happily, the world opens up, too, for Midge's parents, Rose and Abe (Marin Hinkle and Tony Shalhoub), whose marriage takes an interesting turn. Wednesday, Dec. 5, Amazon.
Icebox. An all too timely drama from writer-director Daniel Sawka tells the story of a 12-year-old boy named Oscar (Anthony Gonzalez, Coco) fleeing gang violence in Honduras who becomes trapped in the U.S. immigration system. 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, HBO.
Ellen Gray
I write about entertainment with Philly connections, including books, theater, and television.


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Evan Fournier hit two big 3-pointers in the final 2 1/2 minutes as part of his 26-point night to lead a balanced Orlando attack and pace the Magic to a 111-109 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Friday to win their second straight game and third in their past four outings. The Spurs led by as many as 16 points in the first half but Orlando came back and turned the game into a back-and-forth contest. Things were tied at 104 after a DeMar DeRozan layup with 1:32 to play before Fournier poured in his second big 3-pointer to give the Magic a lead it would not relinquish. Continue to Article
But what was bubbling underneath it ruled that out, as he faced a much tougher battle off the court than on it. "Learning about anxiety has been a journey, and I think at first it was kind of crippling," Sanders said in a segment during NBC Sports' documentary, "HEADSTRONG: Mental Health and Sports." "And it kind of transformed as I got older into, I guess, kind of a sense of awareness." Continue to Article
Andrew Wiggins scored 30 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves waltzed to a 129-114 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in Minneapolis. Minnesota led by 11 points entering the fourth quarter and built its advantage to 14 points over the first two minutes of the final period. Meanwhile, the Spurs missed their first eight shots of the quarter and never made a serious challenge, going to mostly reserves the final four minutes. Continue to Article
Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward said he considers it "relatively good news" that his latest injury is only expected to keep him out for six weeks, even though it struck just as he was returning to form from the broken leg that cost him almost a full season. "It's a drop in the bucket, for sure," Hayward said on Wednesday night before watching Boston's game against the Washington Wizards from the bench in street clothes. Hayward broke his hand when he collided with LaMarcus Aldridge in Saturday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs. Continue to Article
It was a sequence you had to see to believe. Kawhi Leonard missed a contested 3-pointer. Then Ivica Zubac struggled to finish amongst the trees, and again, and then another time. Continue to Article
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import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
import _findIndex from 'lodash/findIndex';
import Link from 'react-router/lib/Link';
import injectSheet from 'react-jss';
import ImageGallery from 'react-image-gallery';
import Media from 'react-media';
import { breakpoints } from 'modules/common/styles';
import ads1 from './assets/ads_1.jpg';
import ads2 from './assets/ads_2.jpg';
import ads3 from './assets/ads_3.jpg';
import ads4 from './assets/ads_4.jpg';
import ads1Mobile from './assets/ads_mobile_1.jpg';
import ads2Mobile from './assets/ads_mobile_2.jpg';
import ads3Mobile from './assets/ads_mobile_3.jpg';
import ads4Mobile from './assets/ads_mobile_4.jpg';

class Ads extends Component {
  static propTypes = {
    classes: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
  }
  state = { currentIndex: 0, loaded: [], background: null }
  componentDidMount() {
    System.import('./bgColorThief');
  }
  changeBackground = async () => {
    const bgColorThief = await System.import('./bgColorThief');
    const { currentIndex, loaded } = this.state;
    if (loaded[currentIndex]) {
      const rgb = bgColorThief.getBackGroundColor(loaded[currentIndex]);
      this.setState({ background: `rgba(${rgb[0]}, ${rgb[1]}, ${rgb[2]}, 0.3)` });
    }
  }
  render() {
    const { classes } = this.props;
    const images = [
      {
        original: ads1,
        mobile: ads1Mobile,
        link: '/supplies?keyword=苹果',
      },
      {
        original: ads2,
        mobile: ads2Mobile,
        link: '/supplies?keyword=苹果',
      },
      {
        original: ads3,
        mobile: ads3Mobile,
        link: '/supplies?keyword=苹果',
      },
      {
        original: ads4,
        mobile: ads4Mobile,
        link: '/supplies?keyword=苹果',
      },
    ];

    return (
      <Media query="(min-width: 1190px)">
        {
          (bigScreen) => {
            const imagesToShow = images.map((i) => ({
              original: bigScreen ? i.original : i.mobile,
              originalClass: classes.image,
              link: i.link,
            }));
            return (<div className={classes.wrapper} style={{ background: this.state.background }}>
              <ImageGallery
                items={imagesToShow}
                slideInterval={2000}
                showNav={false}
                showThumbnails={false}
                showFullscreenButton={false}
                showPlayButton={false}
                showBullets
                infinite
                onSlide={(currentIndex) => {
                  this.setState({ currentIndex }, this.changeBackground);
                }}
                renderItem={(item) => (
                  <Link to={item.link}>
                    <img
                      alt={item.originalAlt}
                      src={item.original}
                      srcSet={item.srcSet}
                      sizes={item.sizes}
                      onLoad={(e) => {
                        const index = _findIndex(images, (image) => image.original === item.original);
                        const loaded = [...this.state.loaded];
                        loaded[index] = e.target;
                        this.setState({ loaded }, this.changeBackground);
                      }}
                    />
                  </Link>
                )
                }
              />
            </div>);
          }
        }
      </Media>
    );
  }
}

export default injectSheet({
  wrapper: {
    width: '100%',
    '& > *': {
      maxWidth: 750,
      marginLeft: 'auto',
      marginRight: 'auto',
    },
    '@media (min-width: 1190px)': {
      '& > *': {
        maxWidth: 1190,
      },
    },
  },
  image: {
    height: 430,
    maxWidth: 1190,
    [breakpoints.mediaDestkopBelow]: {
      height: '95vw',
    },
  },
})(Ads);

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Jenn was a caring, loving, talented mother and wife who is sadly missed, but never forgotten.    Jenn made everyone she came in contact with feel special and made them smile.
Almost 30 years of friendship and not a moment thinking of you that didn't involve a smile! I wish your family my deepest thoughts and reminder of the smiles and laughter you shared with them. Your time was to short! From Sevec exchanges, Canterbury creativity and mommy moments you will never be far from my thoughts! Until we meet again!
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With state subsidies and a firm hand, China races ahead with electric transport
Electric buses drive out of a public transportation hub in Shenzhen. More than 16,000 buses — almost none running on diesel or gas — circulate in the Chinese city. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
By Gerry Shih
Gerry Shih
China Correspondent
SHENZHEN, China — A year ago, when D.C. Metro officials unveiled 14 electric buses — a purchase that made the capital one of the largest electric-fleet operators in the United States — this southern Chinese metropolis was already in the middle of a full-blown electric revolution.
Today, more than 16,000 buses and 12,000 taxis whir along Shenzhen's palm-fringed boulevards. How many run on diesel or gasoline? Practically none. How many are made in China? Almost all.
Going fully electric "cost a lot of money," said Zheng Jingyu, the Shenzhen transit official in charge of the overhaul. "But it helps our citizens and helps our air."
Turns out, it also helps China's competitiveness.
The story of how this leafy tech hub in southern China became the first city in the world to turn nearly all of its buses and taxis electric is laden with economic and political subplots. It's a study of how the Chinese government deployed an array of policies to gain an advantage in a strategic technology while the United States fell behind.
In the past decade, China has spent huge sums propping up electric-vehicle manufacturers, setting production quotas for plug-ins and doling out incentives for electric-car buyers.
But it also has used the state's clout to generate demand for its domestic electric-vehicle manufacturers in less obvious but important niches that the government could influence easily. Think buses and taxis.
At a time when policymakers around the world broadly see plug-ins as the future of transportation, China's multipronged strategy to promote the technology contrasts sharply with that of the Trump administration, which is rolling back Obama-era tax credits and subsidies.
[Opinion: Electric cars are finally getting traction. Congress should keep them affordable.]
"The current U.S. administration is not a leader promoting electrification or alternative energy sources, so the federal government is sitting on its hands," said Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. "The difference between China and the U.S. couldn't be greater. It's night and day."
Shenzhen says its switch from diesel and gasoline, completed in January, has resulted in a carbon-dioxide emissions cut of more than 1.35 million tons a year. That's the equivalent of taking 280,000 passenger cars off the road — an environmental boon in a country grappling with notorious air pollution.
A worker walks past electric buses, manufactured by BYD, parked at a public transportation hub in Shenzhen. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
A driver stands next to a BYD E6 electric taxi while it charges at the company's station in Shenzhen. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
City officials say their electric overhaul was spurred by a 2009 policy from Beijing's top economic planning agency to make China a leader in the then-nascent electric-vehicle industry — from passenger sedans to commercial trucks to the battery technology that powers them.
Flush with cash and encouragement from the central government after several years of trials, Shenzhen in 2015 bet big on electric when the technology was still somewhat clunky, city officials and industry executives said.
The buses were hobbled by limited range, but local officials pushed procurement deals between bus and taxi operators and Shenzhen's BYD, an electric-vehicle manufacturer.
In turn, BYD received more than half the price of every bus — $150,000 out of $300,000 — directly in the form of government handouts.
The government also appropriated land for thousands of charging stations and signed up Potevio, a state-owned telecommunications hardware maker, to build them — a process that might not go as smoothly in the United States.
"The early technology wasn't mature, and there was no precedent for large-scale deployment," said Zheng, the Shenzhen transport official. He referenced a phrase coined by Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese leader who turned Shenzhen into an economic powerhouse through risky reforms in the 1980s: "We were crossing the river by feeling the stones."
Those bets are paying off.
Several major Chinese cities, including Taiyuan, Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou have significant electric fleets of taxis and buses. A Bloomberg New Energy Finance report estimates that roughly 20 percent of municipal Chinese buses are already electrified.
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A charging parking lot tower at the BYD headquarters in Shenzhen. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
In the past five years, Chinese manufacturers led by BYD produced more than 410,000 e-buses, the vast majority of those used in the world, estimates Yale Zhang of Automotive Foresight, a Shanghai consultancy. London's famous double-decker fleet includes BYD electric vehicles, and hundreds of BYD's E6 hatchback taxis are starting to roam the streets of Bangkok and Mexico City.
Umberto Guida, director of research and innovation at the International Association of Public Transport, an industry group in Brussels, said it is "inevitable" that public transportation will go electric in major world cities.
But Beijing's political will and financial backing played a key role when there were still lingering questions over the feasibility and profitability of plug-ins, he said.
"In the early days, China facilitated by creating big demand," Guida said. "It gave the possibility for this market to grow."
On the streets of Shenzhen today, ubiquitous government vehicles bearing green-tinted license plates — denoting they are hybrid or fully electric — show how the city's electrification policies reach far beyond public transportation.
Shenzhen police patrol neighborhoods in electric sedans. The postal service delivers mail in green-plated minivans. The transport commission says it is working this year to convert the fleet of sedans used for official city business to electric in coming years.
All told, China's government has spent $59 billion in research funding, subsidies and procurements to promote the electric-vehicle industry — or 42 percent of the sector's entire commercial activity, according to a 2018 report by Kennedy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
That dwarfs the expenditure by the United States and even European countries, which have some of the most generous plug-in incentives in the world. And that doesn't count the powerful, nonfinancial incentives China has introduced for electric-car buyers. For instance, they can obtain license plates immediately, while consumers who buy gas guzzlers must wait years in some cases.
Although policy experts say the Chinese government has been instrumental in pushing forward the industry, many raise a familiar question: Is Beijing going too far to tip the scales?
An electric vehicle sits in an acoustics-testing lab at BYD headquarters in Shenzhen. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
New-energy vehicles, and specifically commercial vehicles such as buses, were one of 10 pillars of the "Made in China 2025" blueprint that has been criticized by the Trump administration as an example of what the White House terms unfair Chinese practices.
As trade frictions with Washington have worsened over the past year, China's state media has shelved propaganda boasting of how the "2025" plan would help China dominate high-tech manufacturing. But China's leaders have shown no signs of abandoning the underlying tactic of propping up strategic industries, U.S. officials who study Chinese industrial policy say.
Some U.S. and European executives worry China's state-driven industry will produce a glut of cheap vehicles that will flood the world market and kill off international competitors. That's what China's heavily subsidized solar-panel industry did a decade ago.
Chinese analysts, meanwhile, worry that the top-down, subsidy-fueled approach produces substantial waste and not enough world-class innovation.
"China has the largest volume of sales, but we don't have much confidence in our technology," said Qiu Kaijun, editor of the website Electric Vehicle Observer. "It's far too early to say that China has already won."
On the streets of Shenzhen, there are other signs that going electric by diktat can sometimes be bumpy. Taxi drivers say they were forced to put down deposits of more than $4,500 for new vehicles when the government mandated the electric conversion, a significant cost for many struggling to make ends meet.
The new BYD electric taxis — at least early models — also had unpredictable brakes, and charging is a major headache. Although the government has built thousands of charging stations, there are not nearly enough spaces in central areas to serve taxi drivers.
"Whenever I have to charge, I get angry," said taxi driver Song Guiqing, as he cruised along Shenzhen Bay. "If you want to charge downtown during peak hours, forget about it."
Within public transport circles, however, Shenzhen is considered something of a pacesetter.
Joseph Ma, deputy general manager of the semiprivate Shenzhen Bus Group, the city's largest bus and taxi operator, said he frequently hosts transportation officials from Japan, India, Spain, England, California, New York — all over the world.
"They always ask: 'How did you do it?' " Ma said. "I say, 'Coordination and subsidies.' "
A row of BYD charging stations in a parking lot in Shenzhen. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
Lyric Li in Beijing contributed to this report.
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If you are in the market for a used Mercedes-Benz in Swanton, you are likely to find some great values. The price of a used Mercedes-Benz car drops quickly from the time it drives off of the car dealer's lot. However, the phrase "cheap cars" refers only to the price. Mercedes-Benz makes great cars and you can bet a used Mercedes-Benz for Sale in Swanton is likely to be a quality car.
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Remembering Martha Henry
Ralph Lucas – Publisher
(October 22, 2021 – Stratford, ON) Often referred to as "the first lady of the Canadian stage," Martha Henry has died. One of Canada's most enduring and beloved actors, Henry may have been born in the United States but she was wholly Canadian and honoured for her work on screen and on stage, most prominently with the Stratford Festival. She earned five Genie Awards, three Gemini Awards, two Betty Mitchell Awards and seven honorary doctorates. She was also a Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of the Governor General's Lifetime Achievement Award.
"Our hearts are shattered," said Stratford artistic director Antoni Cimolino in a news release. Henry was 83 when she died of cancer yesterday at her home in Stratford. Her passing came just 12 days after she gave her final performance in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women at the festival on October 9.
The festival will hold a memorial for Henry "at an appropriate time," and Mirvish Productions released a statement saying they will dim the marquee lights in all Mirvish theatres at curtain time tonight in Martha Henry's honour. She starred in the 2004 play Copenhagen, which played at Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre.
One of our friends and contributors, television producer Jerry Lawton, knew Henry from an early age and wrote this biography for Northernstars.
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import { createStore, applyMiddleware, compose } from 'redux'
import rootReducer from './rootReducer'
import thunk from 'redux-thunk'
import camelCaseDbFields from './middleware/camelCaseDbFields'

let finalCreateStore
export default function configureStore() {
  if (__DEV__ && !__NO_DEV_TOOLS__) {
    const DevTools = require('../containers/DevTools').default
    finalCreateStore = compose(
      applyMiddleware(
        thunk,
        camelCaseDbFields
      ),
      DevTools.instrument()
    )(createStore)
  } else {
    finalCreateStore = applyMiddleware(
      thunk,
      camelCaseDbFields
    )(createStore)
  }
  const store = finalCreateStore(rootReducer)

  if (__DEV__ && module.hot) {
    module.hot.accept('./rootReducer', () =>
      store.replaceReducer(require('./rootReducer'))
    )
  }

  return store
}


Cotton-poly is a functional fabric developed exclusively for ARKET from recycled polyester and enhanced with organic cotton for a softer touch and added breathability. Featuring a PFC-free water-repellent finish, this durable fabric remains dry in changing weather conditions.
Developed exclusively for ARKET by a Korean mill specialising in functional outerwear textiles, the Cotton-poly fabric is engineered from a blend of recycled polyester and organic cotton. The unique composition and production process makes it possible to transfer the properties of the respective fibres onto the fabric – resulting in long-lasting outdoor garments suitable for changing weather conditions.
After the yarns are woven and dyed into a sturdy plain-weave fabric, a PFC-free water-repellent treatment is applied to keep the moisture away from the skin even in wet weather. The cotton fibres give the fabric a softer touch and makes it more breathable, while the synthetic fibres offer reliable functionality.
Garments made from ARKET's Cotton-poly material have been designed to minimise their environmental impact and are both durable and easy to care for.


The Blue Strands Conference was held at The Working Capitol on 26th November 2015. Helmed by Deloitte Southeast Asia's Future Healthcare Centre of Excellence, this inaugural invite-only event gathered leaders, innovators and disruptors in the healthcare industry ranging from startups to Venture Capitals and to corporates including hospitals, pharmaceutical, medical device and insurance firms. The main objective of Blue Strands is to bring all these stakeholders together to start discussions, brainstorm ideas and develop business opportunities.
The event was a private, invite only health-tech congregation aimed to take the discussion around healthcare forward by bringing startups, Venture Capitals and Multinational corporations (eg. pharmaceutical, insurance, medical devices and hospitals) in the health tech and healthcare space together to start conversations and develop business opportunities.
Founder and Group CEO of Cordlike Ltd, Dr. Steven Fang, was Guest of Honor for the evening. He spoke about how Deloitte's Center of Excellence for the future of healthcare is a "good indication of the market need" and congratulated Deloitte on the traction it is receiving."
Attendees gave fantastic feedback and particularly complimented how the diverse mix of speakers and panelists covered the key stakeholders of the industry. The audience were glued to their seats and were engrossed with the valuable insight that they received.
Blue Strands stimulated the discussions that the industry has needed for the longest time to bring it forward. It was also the perfect venue to launch Deloitte's future healthcare center of excellence and showcase to the industry Deloitte's perspectives and how it can facilitate innovation, collaboration and progress for the healthcare industry.