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I was sitting in the hostel reception area when a tall man with a wide-brimmed hat walked through the door and up the stairs. My partner, Pej, who I recently discovered has an interesting concept of time, had run down to the Exito supermarket on the corner to buy some Chocoramos for breakfast, even though we had a Cartagena Mangrove Tour booked, which was set to begin at any minute. We were getting picked up from the hostel and I hoped the tall man in the hat wasn't our guide because Pej still hadn't returned.
"Miss, do you have a tour booked for this morning?" the receptionist, Jaclyn, asked. "We do," I said, smiling at Jaclyn and the man in the hat, holding out my hand to introduce myself. "This is Rony, he is your guide," she said. "I'm Sarah, nice to meet you." Rony beamed one of the biggest, most contagious smiles you've ever seen. "I'm so sorry, my partner has just popped to the shops, but he'll be back any minute," I say, hoping it's true.
Eventually, after a few awkward minutes of me looking at my watch and peering over the balcony, hoping to see Pej running down the street with his chocoramos, I eventually hear him walking up the stairs with a couple in his hand and one hanging out of his mouth. "I love these things!" he says.
Rony asks us if we speak Spanish or if we'd prefer the tour in English and we both agree that English would be best, because by this stage my brain is fried and I seem to have forgotten every Spanish word I have ever learnt.
We wave goodbye to Jaclyn and walk downstairs to the front door where a car picks us up. We drive through the narrow lanes of Cartagena before we make our way out beyond the wall. One thing I realised while visiting the walled city (I think this was the fourth time I had visited) is that if you don't venture beyond the wall you are really missing out. There are some great things to do in Cartagena, sure, and it truly is a romantic and beautiful port city, but beyond the amurallada is where you see what real life is all about and how people really live.
And he's kind of right, apart from walking through Getsemani and visiting the Rosario Islands, I hadn't explored much of Cartagena beyond the wall. But today we were in for a real treat as Rony took us through Boquilla, where he and his family live, before exploring the waterways, meeting with the local fisherman and learning about the ecosystem away from the cobbled streets, souvenir stores and grand hotels.
We drive along the recently laid tarmac at the city's outskirts, which is glistening in the sun, dodging orange witches hats and construction workers as the walled city of Cartagena becomes just an idea we've left behind.
Boquilla is a small suburb with one or two paved roads. People sit on the porches of their homes, the doors wide open to let the sea air waft through. "That's my house just there," Rony says from the front seat of the car. "And that is my wife and children," he says as we drive past his street.
Driving through to Boquilla we see a strip of beach which is lined by hotels. Previously there were no regulations about who could buy up land here or what they could do with it. So some of the prime pieces of real estate were snapped up and now there are loads of hotels coming onto the scene, bringing high-end tourism to the area, sure, but also disturbing the quiet and authentic feel of this sleepy part of town.
We drive along through a quiet beach with dark sand and there's not a tourist in sight. "This is where the locals come to enjoy the beach," Rony says, as we see kids running around, shirtless boys riding their bikes and men and women sitting in plastic chairs in front of small seaside restaurants.
We keep on driving. This time down a winding sand-covered street until we make it to the mangrove swamps of Juan Polo. Here Rony, along with a gentleman from the local fishing village, whose name unfortunately escapes me, Pej and myself jump into our traditional hand-carved canoe and glide across the water, spotting local fauna and flora on the way.
We notice the red, black and white mangrove tree varieties all intertwined in a botanical knot, we try to catch a crab that jumps into our boat and scurries so fast up the mangroves that we aren't even able to photograph it, and we watch as locals in the area go about their daily lives.
One man throws a handmade fishing net into the waterway, a little girl knee-deep in water and wearing nothing but a pair of shorts waves at us. "Why aren't you in school?" Rony calls out. The little girl just shrugs with a guilty smile.
We make our way through the mangrove tunnels, all which have been naturally formed because of the ancient water currents. Some of the tunnels have interesting monikers like 'The Tunnel of Love" while others have African names like "El Chago". And as we look over the sides of the canoe and into the water, we can see that the mangrove roots are also home to thousands of small fish, which have come here to lay their eggs.
Here's an interesting piece of history for you! Interestingly the fisherman here used to use dynamite to catch their fish instead of a simple fishing pole or net. Rony tells us that buying sticks of dynamite were just as easy as buying cigarettes. Now, thankfully, it is forbidden, and the fisherman are more resourceful with their nets.
As we make our way back through the Tunnel of Love, we float by the spiky roots of the black mangrove, which Rony points out to us. "This is a filter plant," he says, adding that it is a very important part of the local ecosystem because they filter and stabalise the sodium levels in the water that flows in from the ocean.
If you're lucky, or unlucky, depending on how you look at it, you might just see a boa constrictor in these parts, too. But they're hard to spot because they generally avoid areas where there is much human activity. Thank goodness!
After a good couple of hours on the Cartagena Mangrove Tour, we make our way back to shore where a freshly-opened baby coconut cocktail is waiting for us. And in the heat of Cartagena, it was a very welcomed treat!
The amazing thing about this tour is that it has been running for close to 20 years, created by EcoTours Boquilla and the local community as a way to remain self-sustainable.
The tours are run for and by the people of the area, with aims of educating tourists about the area, their customs and culture, but also as a way to creating jobs, generating an income and preserving the ecosystem through the Cartagena Mangrove Tours.
Our trusty capitan and the amazing Rony!
It really was an absolute pleasure to meet Rony and see the great work he is doing for the area. If you ever get the chance to meet this forward-thinking, proactive, lovely guy and join one of his tours, do it! You'll be making a contribution to a wonderful community of people.
My review of the tour: This was a tour highlight for me. Our guide, Rony, was incredible! He spoke great English and we were inspired by his story. For more than 20 years these tours have been running, without any government support, as a way for the community of Boquilla to remain self-sustainable. It really was a privilege to see it firsthand and meet such an awesome man. Nothing at all to fault about this tour, two thumbs up! We wanted more!
Things to think about: Colombia4U offers a full-day package which includes lunch and a trip to Punta Icacos beach.
To note: I was invited to experience this tour as a guest by Colombia4U. All opinions are my own. There are also affiliate links above. If you do decide to book this tour, please consider clicking the links from this website. This means I earn a small but much-appreciated commission which goes towards keeping this blog up and running so I can continue to share all the things I love about Colombia. Thank you!


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package com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.change;

import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
import static java.util.Comparator.comparing;
import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyShort;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSortedMap;
import com.google.common.truth.Correspondence;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.BranchNameKey;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.Comment;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.HumanComment;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.Patch;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.PatchSet;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
import com.google.gerrit.metrics.DisabledMetricMaker;
import com.google.gerrit.server.CommentsUtil;
import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeNotes;
import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.DiffNotAvailableException;
import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.DiffOperations;
import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.DiffOptions;
import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.change.CommentPorter.Metrics;
import com.google.gerrit.truth.NullAwareCorrespondence;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Optional;
import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnit;
import org.mockito.junit.MockitoRule;

public class CommentPorterTest {

  private final ObjectId dummyObjectId =
      ObjectId.fromString("0123456789012345678901234567890123456789");

  @Rule public final MockitoRule mockito = MockitoJUnit.rule();

  @Mock private DiffOperations diffOperations;
  @Mock private CommentsUtil commentsUtil;

  private static final CommentPorter.Metrics metrics = new Metrics(new DisabledMetricMaker());

  private int uuidCounter = 0;

  @Test
  public void commentsAreNotDroppedWhenDiffNotAvailable() throws Exception {
    Project.NameKey project = Project.nameKey("myProject");
    Change.Id changeId = Change.id(1);
    Change change = createChange(project, changeId);
    PatchSet patchset1 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 1));
    PatchSet patchset2 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 2));
    ChangeNotes changeNotes = mockChangeNotes(project, change, patchset1, patchset2);

    CommentPorter commentPorter = new CommentPorter(diffOperations, commentsUtil, metrics);
    HumanComment comment = createComment(patchset1.id(), "myFile");
    when(commentsUtil.determineCommitId(any(), any(), anyShort()))
        .thenReturn(Optional.of(dummyObjectId));
    when(diffOperations.listModifiedFiles(
            any(Project.NameKey.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(DiffOptions.class)))
        .thenThrow(DiffNotAvailableException.class);
    ImmutableList<HumanComment> portedComments =
        commentPorter.portComments(
            changeNotes, patchset2, ImmutableList.of(comment), ImmutableList.of());

    assertThat(portedComments).isNotEmpty();
  }

  @Test
  public void commentsAreNotDroppedWhenDiffHasUnexpectedError() throws Exception {
    Project.NameKey project = Project.nameKey("myProject");
    Change.Id changeId = Change.id(1);
    Change change = createChange(project, changeId);
    PatchSet patchset1 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 1));
    PatchSet patchset2 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 2));
    ChangeNotes changeNotes = mockChangeNotes(project, change, patchset1, patchset2);

    CommentPorter commentPorter = new CommentPorter(diffOperations, commentsUtil, metrics);
    HumanComment comment = createComment(patchset1.id(), "myFile");
    when(commentsUtil.determineCommitId(any(), any(), anyShort()))
        .thenReturn(Optional.of(dummyObjectId));
    when(diffOperations.listModifiedFiles(
            any(Project.NameKey.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(DiffOptions.class)))
        .thenThrow(IllegalStateException.class);
    ImmutableList<HumanComment> portedComments =
        commentPorter.portComments(
            changeNotes, patchset2, ImmutableList.of(comment), ImmutableList.of());

    assertThat(portedComments).isNotEmpty();
  }

  @Test
  public void commentsAreNotDroppedWhenRetrievingCommitSha1sHasUnexpectedError() {
    Project.NameKey project = Project.nameKey("myProject");
    Change.Id changeId = Change.id(1);
    Change change = createChange(project, changeId);
    PatchSet patchset1 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 1));
    PatchSet patchset2 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 2));
    ChangeNotes changeNotes = mockChangeNotes(project, change, patchset1, patchset2);

    CommentPorter commentPorter = new CommentPorter(diffOperations, commentsUtil, metrics);
    HumanComment comment = createComment(patchset1.id(), "myFile");
    when(commentsUtil.determineCommitId(any(), any(), anyShort()))
        .thenThrow(IllegalStateException.class);
    ImmutableList<HumanComment> portedComments =
        commentPorter.portComments(
            changeNotes, patchset2, ImmutableList.of(comment), ImmutableList.of());

    assertThat(portedComments).isNotEmpty();
  }

  @Test
  public void commentsAreMappedToPatchsetLevelOnDiffError() throws Exception {
    Project.NameKey project = Project.nameKey("myProject");
    Change.Id changeId = Change.id(1);
    Change change = createChange(project, changeId);
    PatchSet patchset1 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 1));
    PatchSet patchset2 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 2));
    ChangeNotes changeNotes = mockChangeNotes(project, change, patchset1, patchset2);

    CommentPorter commentPorter = new CommentPorter(diffOperations, commentsUtil, metrics);
    HumanComment comment = createComment(patchset1.id(), "myFile");
    when(commentsUtil.determineCommitId(any(), any(), anyShort()))
        .thenReturn(Optional.of(dummyObjectId));
    when(diffOperations.listModifiedFiles(
            any(Project.NameKey.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(DiffOptions.class)))
        .thenThrow(IllegalStateException.class);
    ImmutableList<HumanComment> portedComments =
        commentPorter.portComments(
            changeNotes, patchset2, ImmutableList.of(comment), ImmutableList.of());

    assertThat(portedComments)
        .comparingElementsUsing(hasFilePath())
        .containsExactly(Patch.PATCHSET_LEVEL);
  }

  @Test
  public void commentsAreStillPortedWhenDiffOfOtherCommentsHasError() throws Exception {
    Project.NameKey project = Project.nameKey("myProject");
    Change.Id changeId = Change.id(1);
    Change change = createChange(project, changeId);
    PatchSet patchset1 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 1));
    PatchSet patchset2 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 2));
    PatchSet patchset3 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 3));
    ChangeNotes changeNotes = mockChangeNotes(project, change, patchset1, patchset2, patchset3);

    CommentPorter commentPorter = new CommentPorter(diffOperations, commentsUtil, metrics);
    // Place the comments on different patchsets to have two different diff requests.
    HumanComment comment1 = createComment(patchset1.id(), "myFile");
    HumanComment comment2 = createComment(patchset2.id(), "myFile");
    when(commentsUtil.determineCommitId(any(), any(), anyShort()))
        .thenReturn(Optional.of(dummyObjectId));
    // Throw an exception on the first diff request but return an actual value on the second.
    when(diffOperations.listModifiedFiles(
            any(Project.NameKey.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(DiffOptions.class)))
        .thenThrow(IllegalStateException.class)
        .thenReturn(ImmutableMap.of());
    ImmutableList<HumanComment> portedComments =
        commentPorter.portComments(
            changeNotes, patchset3, ImmutableList.of(comment1, comment2), ImmutableList.of());

    // One of the comments should still be ported as usual. -> Keeps its file name as the diff was
    // empty.
    assertThat(portedComments).comparingElementsUsing(hasFilePath()).contains("myFile");
  }

  @Test
  public void commentsWithInvalidPatchsetsAreIgnored() throws Exception {
    Project.NameKey project = Project.nameKey("myProject");
    Change.Id changeId = Change.id(1);
    Change change = createChange(project, changeId);
    PatchSet patchset1 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 1));
    PatchSet patchset2 = createPatchset(PatchSet.id(changeId, 2));
    // Leave out patchset 1 (e.g. reserved for draft patchsets in the past).
    ChangeNotes changeNotes = mockChangeNotes(project, change, patchset2);

    CommentPorter commentPorter = new CommentPorter(diffOperations, commentsUtil, metrics);
    HumanComment comment = createComment(patchset1.id(), "myFile");
    when(commentsUtil.determineCommitId(any(), any(), anyShort()))
        .thenReturn(Optional.of(dummyObjectId));
    when(diffOperations.listModifiedFiles(
            any(Project.NameKey.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(ObjectId.class),
            any(DiffOptions.class)))
        .thenReturn(ImmutableMap.of());
    ImmutableList<HumanComment> portedComments =
        commentPorter.portComments(
            changeNotes, patchset2, ImmutableList.of(comment), ImmutableList.of());

    assertThat(portedComments).isEmpty();
  }

  private Change createChange(Project.NameKey project, Change.Id changeId) {
    return new Change(
        Change.key("changeKey"),
        changeId,
        Account.id(123),
        BranchNameKey.create(project, "myBranch"),
        Instant.ofEpochMilli(12345));
  }

  private PatchSet createPatchset(PatchSet.Id id) {
    return PatchSet.builder()
        .id(id)
        .commitId(dummyObjectId)
        .uploader(Account.id(123))
        .createdOn(Instant.ofEpochMilli(12345))
        .build();
  }

  private ChangeNotes mockChangeNotes(
      Project.NameKey project, Change change, PatchSet... patchsets) {
    ChangeNotes changeNotes = mock(ChangeNotes.class);
    when(changeNotes.getProjectName()).thenReturn(project);
    when(changeNotes.getChange()).thenReturn(change);
    when(changeNotes.getChangeId()).thenReturn(change.getId());
    ImmutableSortedMap<PatchSet.Id, PatchSet> sortedPatchsets =
        Arrays.stream(patchsets)
            .collect(
                ImmutableSortedMap.toImmutableSortedMap(
                    comparing(PatchSet.Id::get), PatchSet::id, patchset -> patchset));
    when(changeNotes.getPatchSets()).thenReturn(sortedPatchsets);
    return changeNotes;
  }

  private HumanComment createComment(PatchSet.Id patchsetId, String filePath) {
    return new HumanComment(
        new Comment.Key(getUniqueUuid(), filePath, patchsetId.get()),
        Account.id(100),
        Instant.ofEpochMilli(1234),
        (short) 1,
        "Comment text",
        "serverId",
        true);
  }

  private String getUniqueUuid() {
    return "commentUuid" + uuidCounter++;
  }

  private Correspondence<HumanComment, String> hasFilePath() {
    return NullAwareCorrespondence.transforming(comment -> comment.key.filename, "hasFilePath");
  }
}

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Over at This is Horror, my flash fear piece has gone up, complete with awesome illustration by the excellent Nick Gucker. Soooo creepy.
Go here for "Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean".
Over at the Hannettorium, the lovely Julie Czernada talks about courageous writing.
As part of the reinvigoration of Booklifenow, Jeremy L. C. Jones asked Lisa Hannett and I about our collaboration process.
Awesome Flash Fear by Cate is here.
So, next week the lovely and luminous Margo Lanagan will be headlining at Avid Reader, with a team of appropriate literary handmaidens as the support act.
Tartarus are giving away a free Sourdough story, "Dibblespin".
Go here for a PDF.
And so there is this, GenreCon, which is an initiative of the Australian Writer's Marketplace, and is being shaped and force into submission by Peter M. Ball's organisational skills. It's running from 2-4 November this year in Sydney.
Foz Meadows talks about What Happens Next.
… I answer some questions for Letizia Sechi about short stories, fairy tales, advice for new writers, and peering into the entrails of ebooks to predict the future.


Description: Discover the connection between negative numbers and the real world. Discover the rules that exist for performing operations with integers. Prove that these rules are true.
Keywords: Negative numbers, positive numbers, integers, integer rules, history of negative numbers, coordinate plane, and quadrant.


Discussing our lives as pros, twins, best friends and competitors.
Any last minute tips for our triathletes and endurance athletes this season?!
Q7: Living in NYC we want to know where you do most of your training!?
Q7a: How much training do you do per week and what's your favorite workout?
Q6. Tell us about your relationship as twins & competitors, how have you helped push each other to extraordinary feats?
Q5: @becwassner, 3X winner of @NYCTRIATHLON multiple course record holder, you recently welcomed a new baby girl to the world! How have your goals changed, have sights been set higher/made you even more competitive & determined?
A5: Taking over a year off gave me plenty of time to get my competitive juices recharged and ready to go. My body went through a complete change and I'm just excited to see what I can do now that I'm almost back to how I was.
>>>How soon after you had yoru baby did you compete in your first race?
I did the Prospect Park duathlon when Amy was about 4 months. I wouldn't call it competing though!
Q4: @laurelwassner as a survivor of Hodgkin's Lymphoma & 1st cancer survivor to become a pro triathlete how has this changed you?
Q3. What hurdles have you overcome mentally, physically or emotionally throughout your careers?
Q2. How have you evolved as athletes?
Q1. As the the leading professional triathletes in NYC, how did you get involved with triathlons & begin to race competitively?


I was brought up to a hardworking and not be taking what I get for granted. Today I am greatful for what I have and that is how I see the world too so, by going to school where from pre K up to grade 9 it was mostly white while later on it became more diverse. I got to see this world from other perspectives and having a great upbringing and going into this I have some biases to bring into my classroom that I haven't been pressed and have had a good life. Children who come into my classroom who have a harder life and/or are not used to diversity in school again as I did toward the end of my high school life. I also grew up in a conservative community that being said my politics and religion may be tested by students who have different views than me and I need to learn from them and not push my beliefs onto them making them feel force to believe in my views of the world.
The single stories that were in my school was that of a Canadian small town school where it seems that everyone seems to know everyone. As in the lecture we use our western culture to believe in stereotypical and misconceptions because we either never met or seen the place or people. Our culture makes places that are more opposite to our beliefs as odd, dangerous, think and do things that are not what we find is "normal". In actuality they may like the and wear the same things we do in Canada if they are from for example Africa. In my school going off my western culture I was taught to think those who aren't taking classes like math, science and English were lazy or not smart because those are the classes I was presented by family and teachers that will help me succeed in after high school life. I found later on in my university life that those who didn't take all those "smarter" classes in high school are doing well for themselves just don't think or want the same things in life as me.
So like the video of the girl who read books about being good and living a great life meant being white even though she never met a white person she only had books that made white people the "must be" race. Another good point when she moves to north America and goes to school her roommate thinks cause she's from Africa listens to only music from there when she actually likes Mariah Carey. Her story about "single stories" was very eye opening to me to know what we get taught to think a way even though we have no reason to just from using other people's words from media or society to think that way.
In the articles " Reclaiming Indigenous voice and vision" I try to look back at how oppression towards me and my classmates came into play revolving around mathematics. Some memories were had and Gale mentioned it that some students would get the "maybe math isn't right for you right now, maybe take it later when your ready". That is ridiculous! As a educator no one should be told that they are not good enough for a class especially one as important as math which we use everyday and for lots of different situations. As Teachers its our jobs to make sure we have students confident enough to achieve their goals and not having math skills can decrease that in there lives. Discriminations came to those who were more artsy and took art and English and not science and math classes because they hated the extra work that was needed.
The article "Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education". It asked the question of how Inuit differs from our Western ideals on mathematics. Inuit uses base -20 not base -10 as Eurocentric math does because they use their ten fingers and toes to which make sense to me. Secondly, the calendar days both are 12 months but the days are more different on how they look at it, Eurocentric math says it is solar not lunar. Inuit is neither in fact, it is natural, independent recurring yearly events and base on the how long it takes that natural event to happen that is how long the month will be. The third Inuit difference is the was the measuring length system they use, how they bring up when humans need clothing they need to measure the size and fitting in Inuit culture they use their fingers and feet as tools as the example of women making parkas they used their palm when making parkas they used the neck as a base to use a fitting to make a perfect parka. Eurocentric use of measuring tape is common while making say a suit for someone that is what a tailor would use in western societal terms for clothing measurement. Inuit seems general to challenge the "norm" this is how it is and we are too stubborned to not make any adjustments and only use what scholars say to use in mathematic formation while, Inuit is more spiritual and connects to their way of life.
When it is referring to the three types of citizenship education I the article "What Kind of Citizen" with personally responsible citizen. The one of the three were in my pre K – 12 schooling growing up with some examples being personally responsibility for doing blood drives in my school and recycling for my volleyball team and also when I was in grade 12 every week different groups of people had responsibility to take out the recycling and clean it out the bins and bring them back to each classroom. Participatory and justice oriented citizen with having importance on social and politic issues and government/community guidance not so much. There was little towards helping with fundraisers towards helping those less fortunate but, that has come into my school when I graduate not while I was in it personally.
What these approaches and being a good citizen in general from all we learnt, we need to take responsibility and be productive people in society. Yes, as educators we need to guide children through these steps to be good citizens and everyones definition nowadays can be different depending on culture or country I believe and do change as they are not the same as they once were. Having community and individual care of oneself can help children make decisions in life in and out of school so when they graduate they can be able to grow up and not be in simple terms "bad people". These concepts of "personally responsible", "participatory" and "justice oriented" citizens can help be the terms of how to look at how not just our future students should be but also about myself for going through school I can look through and see if I was being a good citizen according to this article for being good role model in education.
To start off we are all either born or came to Canada in our lives and if we plan to teach in Canada than we should know its history. First Nations were the settlers and founders our land so, to do what is best for the our young and teach our young students the ways of their culture so they have respect and have an actual real look at Indigenous people without any prejudices or stereotypes involved. It does not matter if their is little or no students in the class with indigenous background because, from where it stands we are on treaty land and should teach where our land and environment as how it came from and to be, it is just complete common sense.
Being all treaty people, it helps reinforce that we are all similar being Canadians and having a rich history of indigenous people who walked this land before European settlers came in. We have people around us who are still affected by what has happened to their ancestors and have negativity in their minds on both sides. We need to connect with one another to show we are now ready to resolve and take blame for what we did and also forgive those who have oppressed. To take into account the students need to learn all of this before any forgiveness can commence. Canada's history is very controversial so to look back and tell the students who are our next generation to help be the change then we must talk about it.
One of the central topics in "Learning in Place", is the words the elders use and the youth do not. This is due to lack of passed on knowledge from being paced in residential schools and losing their culture. It is said that there is a strong need to build an intergenerational relationship between them so this gap of knowledge is not lost. They discuss the word "paquataskamik", which is a Cree word meaning 'natural environment'. The youth now use 'noscheemik' instead, again showing the falling linguistic learning within the First Nation community. There are many examples which prove a disconnect from previous generations to today's children.
They talk about learn from place with project and committees helping elders and youth form relationships respecting land and rivers. By telling stories as one describe his daughter, brother, mother and grandmother being a part of the river and being buried miles apart downstream of the river, helped connected their culture and their environment involving the river. Excursions on land and waters were key ways that the Elders could show the young the history and passed down stories of their past; stories that have been missing for generations.
They shared experiences with the children to pass down to future generations by giving them tours on the Kistachowan river. These tours were informational, to teach them linguistics, cultural, historical and geography knowledge. This helped make dialogue and created connections between the generations. The Elders were able to bring back the word 'paquataskamik' to the meaning the elders used it for. The excursions took on the same role they had been used for for so many years.
Elders enjoy telling stories and asking questions to give insight into the community and build relationships for the people of Fort Albany and Mushkegowak. They also learned the laws and governance based on their land before the Europeans came in. They described how they use resources for food, seasonal changes based on land knowledge and also the settlements ad gathering places. These laws are still there, but because of colonialism and capitalism they have been cast aside. All in all, the elders try to use the land and river as a guide to show importance to youth members about how to live off of it and how the words they use are important to keep to their roots of their history. These stories that they shared were a step to involving these lessons in the future of the youth; to help the their social and economic well-being stay intact.
Using these ideas to support my teaching is acknowledge student's history and experiences they have had. This knowledge can be used to better explain the ways they know a subject area; that way as the teacher I am not just using my knowledge but students own history to help teach and in turn help themselves test their knowledge by passing down insight to their peers and the teacher. Parents are also key educators for their children to learn their culture. Children should feel safe and confident to share their experiences of their cultural history. There needs to be a classroom trust in which all students feel safe to share and the others show a respect for the history and culture so that they can all understand and respect the past and connect better in the future.


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Welling United Football Club er en professionel fodboldklub, der er baseret i Welling i London Borough of Bexley, England. Klubbens førstehold spiller i den Nationale Liga Syd, den sjette niveau i engelsk fodbold.

Historie
Welling United Football Club blev grundlagt i 1963. Det begyndte som et ungdomshold, der spiller i Eltham & District Sunday League på en parkbane fra 1963-64 til 1970-71. Fra 1971-72 til 1974-75 spillede de i Metropolitan-London League Intermediate/Reserves Division. I 1975-76 spilles de i London Spartan League Reserve Division One. De fik seniorstatus i London Spartan League i 1976, ved Butterfly Lane, Eltham. Det sluttede som nummer seks i Division 2 i 1976-77 og rykkede op i Premier Division. I 1977 flyttede Welling til Park View Road, som tidligere havde tilhørt det nu hedengangne Bexley United. De sluttede sig til Athenian League i 1978. I 1981 kom de videre til Sydlige Football Leagues Sydlige Division.

Efter blot en sæson på det niveau, befandt klubben befandt sig i Southern League Premier Division efter ligaen blev re-organiseret. I 1985-86 vandt de ligaen med 23 point og blev forfremmet til Football Conference.

Selv om de kæmpede i Conference, og kun to gange sluttede over 11. pladsen over 14 sæsoner, nød de en vis pokalsucces i denne periode, ved at nå første runde af FA Cup i seks på hinanden følgende sæsoner, og ved en lejlighed slog de Kents Football League-hold, Gillingham, ud. De nåede også en enkelt gang til tredje runde hvor de tabte 1-0 på Park View Road til Blackburn Rovers.

Klubrekorder

 Højeste liga position:
 6. i den Football Conference: 1989-90
 Største fremmøde:
 4.100 v Gillingham FA Cup 1. Runde, 22. november, 1989
 FA Cup bedste præstation
 Tredje Runde: 1988-89
 FA Trophy bedste præstation
 Kvartfinalerne: 1988-89, 2006-07
 FA Vase bedste præstation
 Tredje Runde: 1979-80

Referencer

Etableret i 1963
Fodboldklubber i England
Fodboldklubber i London

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Q: Computation time GAM I am fitting the below GAM in mgcv
m3.2 <- bam(pt10 ~
            s(year, by = org.type) +
            s(year, by = region) +
            s(org.name, bs = 're') +
            s(org.name, year, bs = 're'),
          data = dat,
          method = "fREML",
          family = betar(link="logit"),
          select = T,
          discrete = T)

My dat has ~58,000 observations, and the factor org.name has ~2,500 levels - meaning there are a lot of random intercepts and slopes to be fit. Hence, in an attempt to reduce computation time, I have used bam() and the discrete = T option. However, my model has now been running for ~36 hours and still has not fit nor failed and provided me with an error message. I am unsure how long might be reasonable for such a model to take to fit, and therefore how/when to decide to kill the command or not; I don't want to stop the model running if this is normal behaviour/computational time for such a model, but also don't want to waste my time if bam() is stuck going around in circles and will never fit.
Question: How long might be reasonable for such a model to take to fit / what would reasonable computation time for such a model be? Is there a way I can determine if bam() is still making progress or if the command should just be killed to avoid wasting time?
My computer has 16GB RAM and an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565u processor (CPU @ 1.80GHz). In my Windows Task Manager I can see that RStudio is using 20-30% CPU and 20-50% memory and that these usage values are changing and are not static.

A: To see what bam() is doing, you should have set trace = TRUE in the list passed to the control argument:
ctrl <- gam.control(trace = TRUE)
m3.2 <- bam(pt10 ~
            org.type + region, # include parametric terms for group means
            s(year, by = org.type) +
            s(year, by = region) +
            s(org.name, bs = 're') +
            s(org.name, year, bs = 're'),
          data = dat,
          method = "fREML",
          family = betar(link="logit"),
          select = TRUE,
          discrete = TRUE,
          control = ctrl)

That way you'd get printed statements in the console while bam() is doing it's thing. I would check on a much smaller set of data that this actually works (run the example in ?bam() say) within RStudio on Windows; I've never used it so you wouldn't want the trace output to only come once the function had finished, in a single torrent.)
Your problem is the random effects, not really the size of the data; you are estimating 2500 + 2500 coefficients for your two random effects and another 10 * nlevels(org.type) + 10 * nlevels(region) for the two factor by smooths. This is a lot for 58,000 observations.
As you didn't set nthreads it's fitting the model on a single CPU core. I wouldn't necessarily change that though as using 2+ threads might just make the memory situation worse. 16GB on Windows isn't very much RAM these days - RStudio is using ~half the available RAM with your other software and Windows using the remaining 36% that Task Manager is reporting is in use.
You should also check if the OS is having to swap memory out to disk; if that's happening then give up as retrieving data from disk for each iteration of model fitting is going to be excruciating, even with a reasonably fast SSD.
The random effects can be done more efficiently in dedicated mixed model software but then you have the problem of writing the GAM bits (the two factor by smooths) in that form - you would write the random effects in the required notation for {brms} or {lme4} respectively as (1 + year | org.name) in the relevant part of the formula (or the random argument in gamm4()).
{brms} and {gamm4} can do this bit, but for the former you need to know how to drive {brms} and Stan (which is doing HMC sampling of the posterior), while {lme4}, which is what {gamm4} uses to do the fitting, doesn't have a beta response family. The {bamlss} package has options for this too, but it's quite a complex package so be sure to understand how to specify the model estimation method.
So perhaps revisit your model structure; why do you want a smooth of year for the regions and organisation types, but a linear trend for individual organisations?

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Q: ASP MVC Core: ViewComponent inner HTML I'm trying to wrap up repeating HTML chunks in ASP MVC Core 2.1 using ViewComponents.
Tag helpers make it seemingly easy:
<vc:expansion-panel title="Headline">
    content.....
</vc:expansion-panel>

However: The inner HTML of the tag is not rendered. RenderBody() obviously is not the appropriate function here. So what function should be used?
Since I haven't found any references online, probably I got the wrong idea about ViewComponents. However, even if so, I would still see no reason why not to render inner HTML into the ViewComponent.
Qestion: How to render the Inner HTML of <vc:expansion-panel>... in the ViewComponent?

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ExpansionPanelViewComponent.cs
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;

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    public class ExpansionPanelViewComponent : ViewComponent
    {
        public IViewComponentResult Invoke(string title)
        {
            ViewData["Title"] = title;
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Delivering against our six strategic pillars and measurement against our balanced scorecard.
Progress on innovation across product, service and operations.
FY18 progress on the balance scorecard is provided below.
In addition to the Group financial metrics, we measure the performance of our key operating segments using Underlying EBIT. The Group's domestic airlines (Qantas and Jetstar) and Loyalty business underpin our earnings as we continue to build earnings resilience into our international flying operations.
The Qantas Group maintained a leadership position in the Australian domestic market in FY18 through our network and frequency advantage to our competitors as well as our continued investment in customer experience.
Our dual brand strategy saw Qantas retain a clear lead in corporate market share and grow our share of the small-to-medium enterprise market. Jetstar provided 24 million fares domestically or internationally for less than $100 in the price-sensitive market. Between them, these two airlines have generated more than 80 per cent of the Australian domestic profit pool from around two-thirds of total market capacity.
In FY18, Qantas Domestic benefitted from a recovery in the resources market, which had been declining since FY15. As part of our 'right aircraft, right route' approach, QantasLink deployed two Airbus A320 aircraft in intra Western Australia to better meet the need of major customers.
The success of the dual brand strategy was reflected in record earnings for both the Qantas and Jetstar brands, even in a higher fuel price environment. Margins also improved as our sophisticated disciplined approach to capacity management optimised earnings.
We continue to invest in the rollout of fast and free domestic Wi-Fi and upgrading our network of lounges.
We have continued to structurally transform Qantas International to build its earnings resilience.
During FY18 we deployed the first five of our Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and ordered a further six, increasing our total fleet to 14 by the end of 2020, to accelerate the retirement of our remaining 747 aircraft by the end of 2020.
The Dreamliner is a game-changer for Qantas International. It provides greater flying range, substantial cost efficiency and high levels of passenger comfort. Its capabilities have allowed us to change the structure of our network and use our geography to our advantage.
A prime example is the new Perth–London route, flown by the Dreamliner. It is the first (and only) non-stop passenger service to link Australia with Europe and quickly became the route with the highest levels of customer satisfaction on our network after it launched in March 2018.
Work on Project Sunrise – which will unlock direct flights from the east coast of Australia to London and New York by 2022 – continued, with Boeing's 777X and Airbus' A350 both under evaluation.
Detailed design for a major cabin upgrade of our A380 fleet is being finalised ahead of embodiment work starting in mid-2019.
We continued to improve our customer proposition with new alliances, including a refreshed partnership with Emirates. This saw Qantas shift the connection for its second London service from Dubai to Singapore, increasing the Group's capacity into the growing market of Asia while still giving Qantas customers access to Emirates' extensive network. The hub switch will deliver the Group an estimated $80 million in annual benefits.
Asia remains the world's fastest growing aviation market. The Group – through its geography and partnerships – is well placed to capitalise on this growth.
About half of the Qantas Group's international capacity is focused on Asia, with Qantas and Jetstar flying to key destinations including Bali, Singapore, Tokyo, Osaka, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
Jetstar-branded airlines based in Asia now operate almost 60 aircraft. These airlines give the Group a capital-light presence in key markets. Jetstar Japan, which has entered its sixth year of operation with 22 aircraft, has maintained its leadership position in the low cost carrier domestic market of the world's third largest economy.
Jetstar Asia continues to evolve its network out of Singapore, contributing to the benefits of Qantas' Singapore hub switch, and Jetstar Pacific's domestic performance in Vietnam has improved as capacity discipline returned to the broader market.
The Qantas Group aims to be the first choice for customers in every market we serve. Across our airline brands (Qantas and Jetstar) and the world-leading Qantas Loyalty programs, our investment in customer, product and service has translated into a clear premium over our competitors.
New upgraded lounges, including Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and London. We've announced plans to upgrade international lounges in Auckland, Tokyo and Sydney as well as regional lounges in Tamworth and Alice Springs to support demand for premium travel.
Continued rollout of inflight Wi-Fi on Qantas domestic B737s and A330s, for customers as well as for operational use by crew.
Launched the digital Qantas Distribution Platform to improve customer experience with trade partners.
Enhanced Jetstar's ancillary offering through new products and payment options, dynamic pricing and growth of Club Jetstar.
We have continued to invest in innovation through Qantas Ventures' AVRO accelerator program (named after our first-ever aircraft type). The second instalment of AVRO launched in July 2018 – a combination of 10 scale-ups and start-ups selected from over 350 applicants.
Qantas Loyalty continues to provide a stable earnings stream while increasing customer retention for the Group overall.
Key to the strength of Loyalty remains demand for Qantas Points. Their ability to shape consumer behaviour (as people pursue earning points) drives value for more than 400 program partners, ranging from supermarkets and restaurants to energy retailers and some 50 airlines.
Our Business Rewards Program enables companies to earn Qantas Points on typical expenses ranging from stationery to accounting services, as well as access flight discounts. It continues to increase the airline's share of small-to-medium business travel.
More than 35 per cent of Australian consumer credit cards earned Qantas Points in FY18 and growth in these cards outpaced the market.
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Membership of the core Frequent Flyer program grew by four per cent to 12.3 million – the equivalent of approximately half the Australian population.
Qantas Loyalty will continue to innovate and diversify for stable, non-cyclical earnings without exposure to oil prices to target average annual growth of 7–10 per cent through to FY22.
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The Group undertakes an annual independent survey of employees to measure engagement across the Qantas Group, which was steady at 80 per cent in 2018. Results showed that the vast majority of our people strongly believe in our goals and understand how their team contributes to our success. The results and 11,000 comments provided also help identify areas for improvement.
The largest pilot training program in Qantas' history, as fleet renewal drives career opportunities.
Creation of a pilot academy spread across two facilities in regional Australia from 2019 to provide a future talent pipeline. The academies will ultimately train up to 500 pilots a year, ensuring a talent pipeline for Qantas Group airlines as well as supporting the industry more broadly.
Development training for around 1000 people leaders during FY18, subsequently recognised as national best practice.
A new People Experience Strategy that will make internal processes more user-friendly, create better physical workplace environments and develop new training programs.
Continued efforts to build a more inclusive and equitable workplace, including tackling the gender pay gap, support for victims of domestic violence, employee advocacy groups or employee networks and advocating for diversity.
We continue to strengthen our high operational standards, commitment to transparency and social licence to operate. In FY18 the Qantas Group made significant gains in our ongoing commitment to safety, environment and community.
Continued focus on highest levels of operational safety standards.
Improvement in Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate and Lost Work Case Frequency Rate.
Supporting government and industry in the region with the co-design and implementation of the Australian "Trusted Trader" program.
Trialling biometric systems to improve security outcomes for customers and employees.
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1.3 per cent fuel efficiency improvement (compared to FY17) and on track to meet our commitment to the IATA 2020 industry target.
Operated the world's first dedicated Transpacific biofuel flight between Los Angeles and Melbourne.
Marked the 10th anniversary of carbon offsetting, with a customer offsetting their flight every 53 seconds and more than 25 business partners carbon offsetting through Qantas Future Planet.
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Stronger than yesterday: See Britney Spears' most iconic career moments as she turns 40
Britney Spears is a certified pop icon.
For two decades, the Mississippi-born singer, who got her start on "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club House," built and maintained a remarkable career in the entertainment industry: nine studio albums, five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a wildly successful Las Vegas residency.
Now, the pop star has been freed from a nearly 14-year-long conservatorship. "I think I'm gonna cry the rest of the day !!!! Best day ever," Spears wrote on Instagram after a California judge gave the ruling Nov. 12.
But even with the star regaining control of her life and finances, a return to the stage seems unlikely. In July, Spears' longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, reportedly announced his resignation in a letter to her then-conservators, citing the her intent to "officially retire" from music. Spears has not publicly commented on her future plans since the ruling.
But if Spears does decide to make a musical comeback, her loyal fans surely will be there. As the icon turns 40 on Dec. 2, we look back at her most iconic career moments, from "Baby One More Time" to "Piece of Me."
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'…Baby One More Time' debuts to fanfare
The single "…Baby One More Time" and its schoolgirl-themed video catapulted the then-17-year-old into instant stardom in 1999. The knee-high boots, black skirt, a white button-down shirt tied to show your midsection, a gray cardigan and, of course, braided pigtails adorned with pink pom-poms became a much-copied look that Halloween and for years to come.
Spears' debut album of the same name, released on Jan. 12, 1999, sold more than 14 million copies and its title track spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album also brought hits like "Crazy," "Sometimes" and "I Will Be There." "…Baby One More Time" remains her biggest hit ever, spending 32 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming the epitome of pop music.
Star-studded Super Bowl halftime show melds genres
Two years later, on Jan. 28, 2001, Spears took to one of the biggest stages alongside major star power to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, joining NSYNC (which included her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake), Aerosmith, Mary J. Blige and Nelly.
The show started with a back-and-forth between the boy band and the rock band. NSYNC coordinated their signature dance moves to "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me" while Aerosmith slung their electric guitars to "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" and "Jaded."
Spears hit the scene for "Walk This Way" in a jersey-style midriff top and matching low-cut flare-leg pants while she sang verses from Aerosmith's 1975 song, though she didn't get to sing any of her own hits.
Who played in the game? Who won? Who cares! This halftime show was one for the books.
VMAs moments: 'Slave 4 U' snake performance, Madonna kiss
Months later, Britney made a sssstatement at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards with her daring performance of "I'm a Slave 4 U," where she danced and sang with a white python draped around her neck.
Her performance of "Slave 4 U," from Spears' self-titled third album, was the third time she performed at the VMAs, previously hitting the stage in 1999 and 2000.
The snake was memorable, but her performance at the 2003 VMAs really turned up the heat.
Spears famously locked lips with Madonna before the "Vogue" singer turned to kiss Aguilera during the trio's performance of "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood." The set ended with Missy Elliot powering her way to the stage to rap some verses from her song "Work it."
'So long overdue':Cher, Paris Hilton and more react to end of Britney Spears' conservatorship
The King and Queen of Pop: Spears duets with Michael Jackson
The King (and then-newly-minted Queen) of Pop joined on stage for an unforgettable performance of Michael Jackson's 1987 song "The Way You Make Me Feel" at Jackson's 30th Anniversary Special in New York's Madison Square Garden in 2001.
In an interview after the show, Spears called the experience "very cool."
"It wasn't until afterward that I realized what happened, that I just performed with Michael Jackson," she said. "It was very cool. It's something i'll be able to tell my kids."
The pop stars were apparently fans of each other. After Jackson's death in 2009, Spears mourned his loss in a statement to MTV: "He has been an inspiration throughout my entire life and I'm devastated he's gone!"
Spears makes silver screen debut with 'Crossroads'
Spears snagged herself a movie deal in the 2002 film "Crossroads." She starred as Lucy alongside childhood best friends, Kit (Zoe Saldana) and Mimi (Taryn Manning), and her love interest Ben (Anson Mount), as the foursome treks across the country.
When the car breaks down (as expected), the girls have the idea to perform at a karaoke bar to earn tips to fix the car. When Mimi gets stage fright, Lucy steps in and steals the show with her cover of Joan Jett hit "I Love Rock N' Roll," featured on her third studio album.
It was a low-budget film, an estimated $12 million according to IMDb, and didn't land with critics, but with Spears on the screen, it still managed to gross $61.1 million worldwide.
She put out three more albums after that: 2011's "Femme Fatale," 2013's "Britney Jean" and 2016's "Glory."
In 2012, she served as a judge on Fox's "The X Factor."
Las Vegas residency 'Piece of Me' excites fans
But Spears biggest comeback of all was her Las Vegas residency. In December 2013, Spears launched a well-received two-year residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The show, "Britney: Piece of Me," was so popular, her contract was extended for another two years.
The residency's four-year run grossed nearly $138 million in ticket sales, Billboard reported in 2018.
Spears was set take on a new Vegas residency "Britney: Domination" in 2019 but never did, announcing on Jan. 4, 2019, she was canceling the residency due to her father's poor health at the time. She has been on a work hiatus since then.
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EARLY ACCESS REVIEW: 'Baldur's Gate 3' Is An Adventure to Behold (PC)
by Adrian Ruiz 10/12/2020 07/26/2022
Dawn your wizard cloak, prepare your spells, and roll for initiative because Baldur's Gate 3 is here to give players their first taste of Larian Studios' newest adventure. Fresh off their success of Divinity: Original Sin 2 in 2017, Larian Studios looks to impress again with the newest addition to the Baldur's Gate franchise that dates back to 1998. Despite only being early access, adventures got the chance to experience over 20 hours of content that 46, 000 lines, 600 characters, 146 spells and actions, 80 combats, and massive areas to explore in Act 1 of this expansive role-playing game (RPG). Couple all of these initial features with an adapted Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) 5th-edition rule set, players may find themselves quickly exceeding the boasted 20 hours of content.
After an eerily beautiful opening cinematic, Baldur's Gate 3 starts players off with a fairly extensive character creation process. The process follows very closely with creating your character in traditional D&D. Players start with a background that not only can help with role-playing but also gives your character different bonuses. The standard races from D&D are present (human, dwarf, half-elf, elf, halfling, tiefling, drow, and githyanki) as well as their subraces to choose from.
Each race comes with its own racial bonuses and traits that players may take into consideration when picking their class or their style of play. Standard D&D classes are also present (cleric, fighter, ranger, rogue, warlock, and wizard) and like the races, come with their own subclasses to give players the freedom to play their own way. Baldur's Gate 3 does a decent job of explaining what each component does and how it changes your character. Players with a base understanding of fantasy RPG mechanics shouldn't be too overwhelmed even if they aren't experienced with D&D.
While the races and classes with all of their spell customization may take a decent chunk of time to complete, many adventurers may spend the majority of their time on the appearance customization. The control that players have to create their perfect character is extensive. While the ability to change physical body size is nonexistent, Larian Studios make up for it as players are able to change just about everything else. The color palettes and hair designs really let you create your perfect character.
As a dark-skinned Latino with curly hair, it can be difficult to find the correct skin tone and hair that makes me feel like I am playing someone who I think I resemble. Baldur's Gate 3 nails this for me and I would certainly imagine many people of color will find solace in not being shoehorned into one shade of brown or black, there is such a variety to choose from. For those looking to create their perfect fantasy character will also have many options. Want to be a female dark-skinned half-elf with blue eyes, blonde hair, a full goatee? Done. Want to be a male dwarf with green skin, tattoos, eye-liner, and a female voice? Easy. If you can dream, you can make it.
Speaking of dreams, adventurers also create a character "they dream of" and "attracts you". This character has no effect on the romance options of your party as he/she is part of the questline. All of the same options for creation are available so look to spend the same amount of time in creating your own thirst trap.
While you're waiting for your dream woman or man to show up, you will be grouped with truly beautiful and layered characters. All characters have romance options regardless of gender but given their personalities, you have to play your cards right throughout gameplay and interactions. If romance isn't for you, you can still expect deep conversations about their backstories as well as the option to clearly turn down their advances. Outside of the characters in your camp, the non-playable characters are also very compelling. The gorgeous character models through the Divinity 4.0 engine coupled with fantastic voice acting really makes every character you meet its own special interaction.
In Baldur's Gate 3, the central story (at least in Act 1 in the early access) is centered on finding a remedy to the tadpole that resides in your skull threatening to turn you into a mindflayer at a moments notice. Baseline, that is the mission. How players get there to the end of that mission is largely up to them. With D&D based mechanics, Baldur's Gate 3 give adventures more or less the tools to play in the sandbox. However, those tools may or may not work based on the roll of the dice.
Almost every aspect of the game whether it be combat, exploration, or interactions with NPCs will have some type of d20 dice roll to determine success. The percentage for success varies depending on character stats and abilities. While a character who is proficient in persuasion may choose to peacefully talk their way out of a fight, it doesn't mean that the same character can try their luck at intimidating the enemy into submission at a lower success rate. Is an enemy right on top of you as a caster? Well, expect the success of your fire bolt to be lower than if you had the high ground.
Despite a character's high perception, it is entirely possible to fail the perception check on that spike trap on the floor. The introduction of the dice rolls really makes any situation unpredictable. Forget about every player have a different experience. My own experience changed from save to save if I was unable to overcome my enemies in combat or if I didn't quicksave before the very few instances of the game crashing.
Given these mechanics, strategy can mean success or failure in any situation. Outside of your own character, players will be joined at most three members of your camp to accompany you in Faerûn. Each character has their own class and as you build them out (only up to level four in early access) you can have them supplement your shortcoming. I often had the rogue, Astarion, leading the way to see traps or to pick pesky locks. Given my warlock's lack of self-healing, I tailored the cleric, Shadowheart, to be my emergency button when the potions of healing had run out. You can even have these characters lead conversations with NPCs if they are better are persuasion or intimidation.
In combat, the placement of party members is essential as well. The AI in Baldur's Gate 3 is relatively intelligent. If an NPC is slighted by the player before the start of combat, the NPC will relentlessly attack the player despite other party members in the area. The environment is abundant with opportunities to gain height advantages, sneak behind the cover of boxes or boulders, or even cleverly activate traps. While adventures have the opportunity to utilize these environment mechanics, so too does the AI. This requires players to balance a chess match in every combat which adds an extra layer of complexity that few RPGs can boast.
Given that time is of the essence in the story with the tadpole, players cannot just easily reset their health and abilities after each encounter by resting in camp overnight. There becomes a delicate balance between using powerful spells to end fights quickly and holding on to those abilities for a potential battle down the line. Remember, if you lose the battle, it is very unlikely that it will play out the same way twice.
To say that Baldur's Gate 3 is a beautiful game is an understatement. Much of my time during early access was spent just exploring the various environments. Despite only being a small part of the map that is advertised to be in the official release, there was certainly enough to know how in-depth these areas will be. No area feels the same whether players are in the crumbled wreckage of a mindflayer ship, in the lush green of the Druid Grove, or in the dark luminescence of the Underdark. While time is of the essence with tentacles threatening to burst through my face, I could not help myself but look through every fog-covered area of the map. At times, this paid off with secret goblin staches of loot or an interesting lore book. Others lead to fights that I was clearly outmatched for. Regardless, it was time well spent even if jumping off a cliff lead to more fall damage than my character could handle.
The more players explore in Baldur's Gate 3, the more they will understand the countless hours that Larian Studios has put into a world for players to get lost in. Rushing through the questline is something that players can certainly do as Baldur's Gate 3 gives players the skills to do so. However, after discovering a myriad of side quests and puzzles that did not directly affect the main story, I would advise players to take their time come the official launch. Players who may not be familiar with the creatures of D&D can really get the full experience if they take the time to take the road less traveled or to help that caravan or even go on a murder spree. Regardless, the world set forth in Baldur's Gate 3 is one of to get lost in and explore.
While I thoroughly enjoy my first playthrough in Baldur's Gate 3's early access, there are things that I had gripes with. For starters, the inventory management is a bit of a mess. While Baldur's Gate 3 is largely designed to be a sandbox, I quickly found myself overwhelmed with the items that I could pick up. Many things such as rope don't have the same intuitive usefulness one would come to expect in a game where you can through a jug of water to put out a fire.
Given that vendors are easily accessible, offloading your junk for some extra gold isn't the best solution for this. Searching for things also leads to a lot of empty vases and crates which takes away from the flow of the game a bit. Especially when you accidentally pick up an entire wooden box that weighs you down your movement. With no easy way to sort inventory either, I would lose track of new items that I know I picked up by mistake or needed to transfer over to another member of my party. Being able to select multiple items at a time or button that auto organizes would be amazing.
From my experience, combat went smoothly with the exception of a few NPCs stalling on their turns while they "plotted their next move" or an enemy ragdolling into a million pixels. That has more to do with early access, I wouldn't knock Larian Studious for working those kinks out. However, combat can be improved. My biggest suggestion would allow for more freedom in the reaction phase of combat.
While D&D 5th-edition is incorporated well, the reactions that characters take are lacking. Making an enemy flee with a spell or attempts to knock someone unconscious as they run is almost useless if your character automatically takes an attack of opportunity without first prompting the player. In that same vein, with the absence of warcaster, my warlock would sheepishly swing his staff and miss where a nicely timed spell could have ended the fight.
The character creation is certainly in-depth. Honestly, one of the most in-depth I have experienced in an RPG in a long time. However, it would be disingenuous f I didn't circle back to the lack of body type options. While I am able to make my face skin color, hair color, and hair look like me, I am slightly disappointed that my half-elf couldn't match my build. I am fully aware that fantasy characters all have their own typical design. Dwarves are short and stocky. Wood elves and small and nimble. Drow are grey-skinned and slender. With that said, in a game where I can make my drow have golden skin, I don't think adding in body type would be too out of the question to truly allow players to make their character the exact way they want with body types.
Finally, players who choose non-combat options to progress through the story should gain experience in line with those players who choose to shoot first and ask questions later. While I am personally a big fan of combat, I can certainly see players dedicated to a non-violent playstyle quickly fall behind the experience curve. In a game so in-depth with its interaction with NPCs, it is my hope that Larian Studios would reward players for utilizing all the options available to them, including the diplomat ones. Either reward players for passing those hard skill checks or reward experience based on quest completion and not combat. In this way, I believe players of all styles can feel that sense of accomplishment.
Overall, I can't wait to get back into Baldur's Gate 3. Despite only being early access, I am eager to try a different playstyle, choose different romances, and experience the 20 hours of content all over again. The environment, the characters, the mechanics, and the D&D inspired elements make for a game that is truly my brand. While the issues I have are minimal and I am sure there are more that can be brought up, I very impressed with Larian Studios' ability to listen to its player base even in early access. They are quickly releasing major and minor hotfixes for early access. Larian Studios is taking the time to do it right and while we do not have an official launch day just yet, I am eager to see how early access improves.
Adrian Ruiz
I am just a guy who spends way to much time playing videos games, enjoys popcorn movies more than he should, owns too much nerdy memorabilia and has lots of opinions about all things pop culture. People often underestimate the effects a movie, an actor, or even a video game can have on someone. I wouldn't be where I am today without pop culture.


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Congo In Harlem Film Series Returns October 16th-26th
The 2014 Congo In Harlem film series returns to Harlem's Maysles Cinema in October for a weeklong showcase of Congolese arts and culture.
The sixth installment of Congo In Harlem kicks off next week (Thursday, October 16th) featuring an array of feature films, documentaries and animated shorts to be screened at Harlem's Maysles Cinema. The curators behind the weeklong film and event series, which launched in 2009, have compiled an engaging series of panel discussions, art exhibitions, musical performances and filmmaker Q&A sessions that offer attendees the chance to partake in dialogue that will broaden their perspective on the cultural, environmental and socio-political issues facing the DRC today.
Some highlights from the preliminary screening schedule include the opening night 20-minute short Sister Oyo, directed by prolific Congolese documentary filmmaker Monique Mbeka Phoba, Orlando von Einseidel's documentary Virunga– which looks at the conservation efforts of a group of park rangers living and working at the DRC's Virunga National Park amidst armed conflict– and a special presentation of archival footage from Muhammed Ali and George Foreman's Rumble in The Jungle on the occasion of its 40th anniversary (an event also recently commemorated by Blitz The Ambassador). Follow Congo In Harlem on twitter and facebook for more information. The series runs October 16th-26th.
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St. Moritz To Host 2 Super-G Events This Weekend
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Last season Sofia Goggia returned in St. Moritz to her winning ways with a Super-G victory. Goggia was characteristically aggressive and risky, and the style paid off massively. She bested her teammate Federica Brignone by merely 0.01 seconds. Mikaela Shiffrin joined the Italian duo to complete the podium (+0.13 s.). In a tight race, the top 10 racers were all within one second of each other, and there was a three-way tie for sixth with Nina Ortlieb (AUT), Corinne Suter (SUI), and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (NOR).
In 2019 an unstoppable Mikaela Shiffrin followed up her career-first Audi FIS Ski World Cup super-G win in Lake Louise with a second one less than a week later at St. Moritz.
Lara Gut-Behrami secured her first podium finish of the season by finishing second in front of the home Swiss crowd at the same resort where she notched her first-ever World Cup podium and subsequent victory in 2008. Tina Weirather nabbed the final podium spot in third place 0.42 seconds off of Shiffrin's leading time.
Sadly, Mikaela Shiffrin will skip World Cup races in St. Moritz this weekend after missing training time in speed events during the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2017 Austrian Nicole Schmidhofer took Gold on the Women's Super-G during the first day of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz. She swooped in to beat Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather by 0.33 seconds and Switzerland's Lara Gut by 0.38 seconds, who ended up in second and third place, respectively. St. Moritz (SUI) December 5th Super-G/ Ladies, 11:30 am CET December 6th Super-G/ Ladies, 11:30 am CET
St. Moritz has a permanent place in the international ski racing calendar. St. Moritz has hosted five alpine ski world championships: 1934, 1948, 1974, 2003, and 2017 and two Olympic Games in 1928 and 1948 – the only ones ever held in Switzerland. St. Moritz is one of the very few exclusive locations, such as Lake Placid and Innsbruck, to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice. The 1928 Games were, in fact, the first-ever official Winter Olympic Games – the "test run" in Chamonix (1924) was only honored with this title much later on.
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St. Moritz, which lies on the south side of the Alps, in the Upper Engadine Valley, at an elevation of 1,856 m, boasts plenty of sunny days. It was exactly this sun that was legally protected as the emblem of St. Moritz in 1930. St. Moritz was often ahead of the times - for example, the first electric light went on at Christmas time in 1878, the first golf tournament in the Alps took place here, in 1889 and one of the first ski lifts in Switzerland began running in 1935.
St Moritz is Switzerland's most famous exclusive winter resort: glitzy, expensive, and fashionable. Few ski destinations can claim even one five-star hotel, but this sunny Swiss lakeside resort boasts five, including the all-suites Carlton, located in Tsar Nicolai II's former vacation house. St. Moritz Dorf in the hillside over the lake includes Via Serlas's jet-set shopping "luxury mile", with boutiques like Emilio Pucci, Gucci, Chanel, or jewelry stores like Bucherer, Cartier or Chopard. St. Moritz Bad, at the lake's foot, hides local gems among its shops, restaurants, and hotels.
The valley offers nine ski areas accessed with a single ski pass. Several of them are connected by lifts; the rest are connected by bus. The Engadine Ski Paradise: St. Moritz-Corviglia, Corvatsch, Diavolezza are synonymous with breathtaking and unforgettable skiing experiences. 60 modern transportation facilities open up on 350 km of snow-covered runs at altitudes from 1,800 to 3,300 meters above sea level of slopes in nine different skiing areas with 37 mountain restaurants.


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This ship appears to be the "Transport Frigate" mentioned in the text above; it would seem to be the Vaygr equivalent of a Support Frigate; there are bays for fighters. What function it might have performed is not clear, since fighters don't have fuel in HW2.
The word is that the Support Frigate and Transport Frigate have both been removed from the game since E3.


I'll always be team Montana.
Jon Knokey fell in love with Montana when he visited Yellowstone National Park at the age of six. After graduating from high school, Jon knew there was only one place he wanted to be and accepted a scholarship to play quarterback for the Montana State Bobcat football team.
After graduating from the College of Business, Jon was hired as a cold-call sales representative for a technology start-up located near the MSU campus. The business quickly grew to over 2,000 customers that included many Fortune 500 companies as well as large International firms. Jon worked his way up from making cold-calls to Vice President.
He knows what it takes to create 21st century jobs here in Montana.