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Panuku Steals Waterfront Park Land
Auckland's public waterfront heritage and legacy is being sliced and diced for development by the very organisations set up to protect it. Councillors appear to have been misled by selective information, and by a sequence of decisions that have hidden the big picture....
Major shifts are proposed and planned by Panuku at Auckland's waterfront to accommodate America's Cup syndicate bases in expensive buildings at a highly prized location as near as possible to downtown Auckland, and as close as possible to Auckland's very fine bars and restaurants. While this might be great for the syndicates it comes at enormous public cost.
Much has already been made public of the loss from the Wynyard Quarter of harbour views and fishing industry that will result from locating syndicate sheds on extended Halsey and Hobson Wharf structures. But the public is much less aware of the consequences of locating the fishing industry and Great Barrier ferry service to the western side of tankfarm land facing Westhaven Marina.
This image is a representation of a possible outcome for the headland park based on plans prepared prior to the amalgamation of local government in Auckland in 2010. The planning maps currently provide for this outcome once the storage tanks have been removed. The green axis up Daldy Street is clearly visible, leading to the proposed park space, which was intended to be North and West facing, with residential buildings on the eastern side onto Brigham Street.
This image provides a comparison. It is an image dated 2010 - before much of the regeneration that was happening then in the Wynyard Quarter part of this waterfront regeneration project.
This image is copied from Teara Encyclopedia where it is captioned: "this is the 2007 plan for the redevelopment of the Tank Farm. It will be linked to the Viaduct Basin and Victoria Park by pedestrian promenades...."
You can see that the artist's image above is based on the allocation of land that is captured in this image which was prepared by Sea + City, set up by Auckland Regional Council to lead the planning and development of the regenerated Western Reclamation. Those plans are all now incorporated into Auckland City's Unitary Plan maps and documents. Until now, no attempt has been made to change the direction or outcomes envisaged in that work to plan this part of Auckland's waterfront.
Winning the America's Cup has changed all that - it appears.
While the reports this year (after winning the America's Cup in June 2017) to Auckland Council are less than clear on Panuku's motivation to suddenly change the plans for Headland Park, their purpose is clearly to provide space to relocate the fishing industry and the ferry - thus making room for America's Cup syndicate bases on Halsey Wharf. (I note here that the Auckland CBD Advisory Group did not support Panuku's proposed changes to Tank farm planning, and asked instead for an explanation of their rationale...).
In September 2017, Auckland Council's planning committee was persuaded to adopt a plan to change Headland Park alignment. The map councillors were shown is this:
Here's how the image is captioned on Council's website: "The Planning Committee voted on 5 September 2017 to progress to the next stage of the development to enhance Auckland's city centre and waterfront. A package of proposed projects that will also help cater for the increasing number of people arriving into Auckland includes plans for a new ferry terminal and new public space along the water's edge. The plan builds on several years of successful planning along Auckland's waterfront and integrates a public transport programme that will accommodate Auckland's significant growth..."
The critical part of this "refresh" map is what happened to Headland Park. As far as I am aware, reading the documents that accompany the decision, no mention is made in that report of the need to accommodate the fishing fleet and ferry on Headland Park. It talks about the need to align the green space with Daldy Linear Park - even though - as the images above clearly show - the old designs achieve that objective.
This map, though, shows the real purpose. That is the location of the fishing fleet and ferry terminal just south of the headland portion of park, facing west, with new wharf structures...
Maps and diagrams that accompany the Panuku resource consent application for the relocation of the fishing feel and Sealink ferry, contain further detail...
Diagram accompanying Panuku resource consent application. One of the proposed building development sites occupying what is shown as Headland Park Open Space on the planning maps, is proposed instead as fishing and Sealink ferry base. Two wharves are proposed. Dredging is necessary etc etc
Councillors were advised in September, when they voted in support of "Headland Park Re-alignment", (which I don't believe was explained as being needed as part of the big Panuku plan to locate the America's Cup syndicates where the fishing fleet had been...), that a "future plan change would be needed".
You bet your bottom dollar it will be needed. What Panuku is proposing, at a stroke, is to take public land for a fishing and ferry base. What it is proposing is to put the left over, re-aligned public space, into the shade of residential tower blocks.
Wynyard Quarter - RIP ?
Do Auckland Councillors really want to destroy Wynyard Quarter to make way for America's Cup syndicates and their super yacht followers when a sensible alternative exists?
Many of us sweated political blood so that Auckland could have a slice of waterfront it could be proud of and enjoy.
Along the way I have taken photos to record what was there and to fight for its retention and incorporation into our regenerated waterfront. So we would retain our maritime heritage and working waterfront feel.
This sequence of images tells some of that story...
North Wharf and Net Shed in 29 June 2006. This was around the time Auckland Regional Council and Auckland Regional Holdings took what was known as the Western Reclamation from Ports of Auckland and into public ownership. I didn't know much about this area of Auckland then. But mates told me how they loved this area, the Sanfords fish market and a few eating places. They also expressed their concern over how much damage might the ARC do to a precious place like this.
29 June 2006: A few hundred metres along North Wharf you come to Wynyard Wharf - fenced off at this time for security reasons. A fishing boat and the Sealink ferry servicing Great Barrier Island.
29 June 2006: Slices of fishing life on Halsey Wharf
24 May 2008: One of the Sanfords buildings with its fish market and one or two eateries.
2 May 2008: And here's the northern end of the Western Reclamation. The tankfarm edge that faces north. I'd never been there before. A few others had discovered it though....
2 May 2008: Auckland's Asian tourist visitors love it. Bus load after bus load came while I was there. Great views of the Waitemata Harbour.
2 May 2008: Far more visitors down here than locals.
2 May 2008: Here's the photo they came for.
10 June 2008: I came down a few days later, as the sun set, managed to sneak down the western edge of Western Reclamation (if you check out the fisherman above, you can see the way...), I walked about as far as Panuku is proposing to relocate the current fishing industry and Sealink Ferry, and these were the kinds of views you get....
2 May 2008: Back to the chronology of regeneration. The Net Shed begins to get a cleanup. The nets get moved. Sea + City - Auckland's regeneration agency at the time - is allocated a large budget for the project. Key staff explained to councillors that priority would be given to "every old piece of wood, every rusty rail, every bit of rust would be carefully retained"....
2 May 2008: It was an uncomfortable time for heritage advocates. No question about that! What would be left behind....
2 May 2008: For a short while the nets found a home on Wynyard Wharf.
2011: Wynyard Quarter opens. Old bollards retained, timbers, tyres...
2011: People come down to the dawn unveiling and official opening.
2011: The Viaduct Event Centre is a glowing backdrop. Offering viewpoints.
2011: At the opening Auckland's classic boat fleet shows off its sleek lines. Super yachts take a back seat. In the background you can see the fishing fleet. beyond that Devonport's Mount Victoria and beyond that Rangitoto. (How special is that view...?)
2011: Take the public walkway up the side of Viaduct Events Centre, look over the fishing fleet, Halsey Wharf...
2011: Such a view from there (see below artist impressions if proposed America's Cup sheds built here). Love the light.
21 August 2011: The Net Shed in all its glory. Not many nets anymore. And it's undergone a few transformations.
21 August 2011: ...but just across North Wharf from the net shed there is the fishing industry. Event Centre backdrop. Fishing boats. POAL HQ building in background. Ferry terminal beyond. Pretty special.
Now - Future - Really?: These images are part of Panuku's draft resource consent application to build America's Cup bases on an extended Halsey Wharf and to remove the fishing fleet and Sealink ferry from the area. The top set are from the corner of the Viaduct Event Centre viewing area looking north-east. The middle set are from the middle of North Wharf looking north. The bottom set might be from the lifting bridge or Te Whero.
The sequence of images above does not portray the lost opportunities that are inherent in Panuku's proposals for the fishing fleet and ferry relocation. Those proposals put at risk the kind of public spaces and experiences that can be had when the Wynyard Quarter Headland Park is established in accordance with the original vision. See this blog posting for more on that.
Do we want to see Wynyard Quarter destroyed in the interests of hosting and accommodating America's Cup syndicate bases? I don't think so. Thank you Brian Rudman for your piece in NZ Herald today.
Fishing Industry Takes Priority Over America's Cup Event
I am deeply concerned that Panuku and Auckland Council appear to be on a mission to reverse a long standing urban design and public policy that the Auckland fishing industry be a central part of Auckland's Wynyard Quarter and waterfront.
This issue - in my opinion - is very high among the issues that are central to the current debate over how Auckland might host the America's Cup event in 2021.
No doubt there will be a war of words in the next few months over what the urban design priorities should be for Wynyard Quarter, and what previous planning documents mean. Panuku and others will be prepared to argue that black is white, and will wheel in urban design experts prepared to argue the case in support of building a bunch of syndicate sheds on Hobson and Halsey wharves and relocating the fishing industry to free up space for America's Cup related infrastructure.
I was an ARC Councillor during the critical period 2004 to 2010 when the Western Reclamation came into public ownership (through Auckland Regional Holdings and Sea + City all owned and governed by ARC), when the Urban Design Framework Wynyard Quarter was adopted in 2007, when the Wynyard Quarter Precinct Plan 1 dated July 2009 was adopted, when plan changes were incorporated into the Auckland Plan Coastal and the Auckland City Isthmus plan - huge public processes - all of which were designed to incorporate into statutory planning documents the objectives of the original Urban Design Framework 2007.
That framework has received national and international recognition. I won't set out all of the accolades it has received. However one of the citations from the NZ Institute of Architects reads:
The framework for the urban design of Wynyard Quarter reveals an appreciation of the exciting possibilities of this maritime precinct and a mature understanding of the realities of Auckland development. Benefitting from a design rather than a planning approach, the framework represents a qualitative advance in the thinking about the occupation and use of the Auckland waterfront. Based on clearly articulated design principles, intended to be sufficiently robust to both sustain and survive development, the framework is already being fleshed out with well-considered landscaping and architecture. This is an auspicious beginning for an important precinct.
What would be an equally auspicious end, or change in direction, would be an outcome led by Panuku and Auckland Council that resulted in the fishing industry being displaced away from Wynyard by the destructive changes proposed in order to host a yachting event.
A few years ago I became aware of various policy shifts underway that appeared to threaten the fishing industry's presence in Wynyard Quarter. At the time I did some work on this and you can see the resulting 2014 post here. Have a look. There is a lot of useful information there...
Panuku and Auckland Council have recently released a whole bunch of planning documents which are casually described as a "refresh" of the waterfront planning. These haven't had any public input. They appear to lubricate the way for a profound change to Auckland's waterfront, enabling a significant increase in superyacht berthage, the relocation of the fishing industry, the development of Te Whero, the construction of substantial buildings to house America's Cup syndicates... the list goes on.
What these new documents (which fall woefully short of standards associated with credible public planning) don't do is prioritise public open space and views out over the waterspace. They de-emphasise the gritty working waterfront feel and maritime heritage protection that was so central to the original Urban Design Framework.
Councillors who have signed up to them should be raising questions about them now. In particular they should be demanding detailed financial information about the revenue streams that are projected from all of the new and additional activities Panuku's proposals will generate, and the costs of those activities, and they should be demanding better information about the losses in intangibles (or uncosted) benefits the public will suffer.
Just because some of what is currently available to the public at Wynyard Quarter is priceless, doesn't mean it has no value. So often we don't know what we've got till it's gone.
America's Cup: Councillors misled by Council
The big picture of an America's Cup regatta is made up of images like these. They make up what we remember of Bermuda.
Pictures like these and memories of the fun had watching and sharing and discussing tactics and innovations are enriching for many. We want more.
But what price are we prepared to pay, and can we be manipulated into giving away other things by focussing us on the possibility we might be denied hosting rights. There's no denying the public pressure that has been applied by Emirates Team NZ (ETNZ) and its lobbyists. However councillors are used to that sort of thing and can usually be relied upon to make good decisions that properly balance the various stakeholder interests. Councillors are reliant upon officers and officials to provide good information in order to make good decisions. They should not be forced into decisions that are influenced by biased or selective information.
In my opinion, the hosting option favoured by Panuku and ETNZ, and which necessitates expansions to Halsey and Hobson wharves, was an inevitable result of the information presented and decision process councillors were subject to. More about that in future.
A fundamental assumption behind the option supported by Panuku is that event related syndicate structures and infrastructure be permanent or semi-permanent. Reports made available to councillors don't adequately examine what I could call the Bermuda option, where syndicates are provided access to coastal land - remediated or not, and rights to build temporary structures on the basis those structures are removed after the event.
That option would have opened up the opportunity of using Wynyard Point and Tankfarm land. Councillors should have been provided Panuku's financial planning and assumptions for its proposal. Councillors should have been advised of the associated revenue streams for its proposals to expand wharves, build more super yacht berthing facilities, construct substantial buildings along the waterfront which will be used for much of their lives by interests who are not America's Cup syndicates. They should also have been informed about costs of relocation of fishing industry, and the implications of that relocation for longer term plans on Wynyard point.
The information presented to Councillors was highly selective. Councillors are now put in the unenviable position of making sequential decisions. This is in danger of becoming an incremental process where councillors lose control. They are not given the big picture.
A good example of that is the nature of the resource consent that is actually being sought by Panuku for its preferred option.
I've read the report that councillors had before them on the 14th December, and considered the presentation provided by Panuku. Then I read the planning report that accompanies Panuku's resource consent application. Deep within that it states that the term of the consent required for the visiting syndicate bases is 10 years from late 2018. This is apparently to provide for these bases as temporary bases for the AC36 event in 2021 and to ensure that they are "able to remain for AC37 should ETNZ be victorious in their defence of the AC36 Cup challenge…"
Nowhere in the report is it explained that a 10 year consent would be sought, based on the dubious assumption that ETNZ will win two America's Cup events in a row. Councillors only voted in relation to the 2021 event. That's what is in their minuted decision. Councillors did not vote for TWO events. But this is what Panuku is applying for.
I think this is outrageous. It explains why the application is for long lasting and durable buildings. If consents are granted like this, Auckland's Halsey and Wynyard wharves would be occupied for ten years by huge buildings that would – at best - be used for America's Cup purposes for about a year. And at worst they'd only be used for six months for the 2021 event.
The application - which also provides for the relocation of the fishing industry and Sealink ferry - is an integrated one (big picture!), but councillors were selectively informed. They didn't get any detail. They didn't get any planning information about previous publicly debated decisions about how Wynyard Quarter should be developed as a people place and working waterfront, nor how those decisions would be jeopardised by the Panuku option.
Councillors are being drawn into a process over which they have little control. It's time they took control and began asking questions about what is happening behind the scenes.
Panuku's Consideration of Bermuda
This posting is about the hosting of the America's Cup event in Bermuda. It provides an insight into an approachto hosting that can be adopted by a country that decides to have the best event possible, but with minimum impact on the local community and its amenities.
While I accept that Oracle chose Bermuda, and that a future syndicate might not choose Bermuda again, there is never any certainty as to which syndicate will win any America's Cup regatta, nor where a winning syndicate will choose to locate any future regatta.
If you read the report and minutes of Auckland Council's governing body December 14th meeting where Councillors decided to run with the Halsey and Hobson wharf extension option to host the 2021 America's Cup defence syndicate hosting, you will see that Council delegated decision-making for the necessary resource consenting to Phil Goff (the Mayor) and Stephen Town (CEO). Council CCO Panuku has been involved in the background providing information and advice for some time. Panuku has been given responsibility for preparing the necessary resource consent documents. It appears the application will be notified at the end of this month. The documents are available here. Further documents relating to consents needed to enable the relocation of Sealink and fishing industry are available here.
This picture shows a major part of the America's Cup village in Bermuda. It's on a reclamation that had been built as part of the US military base infrastructure that once dominated Bermuda. There's a very interesting history of that occupation and use including maps and pictures here.
You can see an Emirates Team NZ (ETNZ) boat at the right of the picture in the water adjacent to the ETNZ syndicate base.
An account is given of ETNZ's perspective and experience of this America's Cup base in Panuku's "Consideration of Alternatives" report here (this is an attachment to this summary) which is part of the suite of documents accompanying the resource consent application.
The ETNZ comment about Bermuda (compared with other America's Cup village experiences) is described in these terms:
Key themes that emerged from ETNZ feedback included:
• This was the best venue for sailing but was a poor village as it was hard for people to access (a long way from main population areas) (Figure 5);
• For this reason the super yachts didn't like being based at the AC village as there were limited local amenities;
• Teams were required to build their own bases, which was challenging due to all materials needing to be imported into Bermuda and local trade being expensive. They were provided a hard stand and services for the construction of their base; but had to remove it at the end of the regatta as part of the deal; and
• ETNZ's base was on an Island which made it more challenging to build, but ended up being one of the best bases as it was right next to the spectator zone.
There are a number of points for Auckland - not just ETNZ - in these comments:
Super yacht accommodation is a significant consideration for syndicates who want to provide attractive berthage for their sponsors. While that might be important to syndicates, it is not a priority for the Auckland public. Super yacht berthage fees are one of Panuku's revenue streams. It is clearly in Panuku's interests to increase the capacity of Auckland wharfspace and allow more super yachts to berth close to Auckland's CBD. Again - while that might be in Panuku's interest, or in the interests of sporting events and their sponsors, waterfront space and access is a public amenity and asset. Any activity which reduces the quality and quantity of the public waterfront experience will inevitably be contested.
It is important to note that the Bermuda authorities provided access by syndicates to previously industrial land. I note that this ex-military land was previously occupied by storage facilities and tanks and weaponary and will likely be contaminated and unremediated. This did not prevent the location of temporary syndicate base structures, which had to be removed once the regatta was over. Auckland's waterfront is already the site of a temporary structure built to host an event - that is the plastic structure on Queens Wharf. New Zealand has a history of accommodating events of all kinds and designing, constructing and removing temporary structures of all shapes and sizes to host and accommodate events. Hirepool - for example - can build a marquee the size of Eden Park. It is one of many suppliers in New Zealand who design, engineer and construct temporary buildings with suitable walls, access and entry facilities to accommodate events. It seems to me that the Bermuda experience is a suitable model for Auckland located on Wynyard Quarter tank farm land.
Despite Auckland Councillors voting in 14th December explicitly in relation to the hosting of a single America's Cup regatta in 2021, which would have pointed directly at the option of temporary buildings and structures, those delegated authority have chosen to instead seek consent for structures appropriate for hosting TWO sequential America's Cup regattas. While that choice might have an economic rationale viewed from Panuku's and Auckland Council's corporate points of view - it clearly has enormous impact on the waterfront because instead of temporary single event based structures being constructed, it will lead to structures that are in existence for at least ten years (and possibly more given the option of applying for consent extensions.
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Top, Historical cherry blossom peak flowering dates in Washington, D.C., 1921-2016. The 2017 date, not shown, was Mar. 25. Image from National Cherry Blossom Festival. Below left, Maeda Shoko (sitting on right), with two classmates. Below right, Ms. Maeda and her friends sending off kamikaze pilot Lt. Toshio Anazawa. His plane is a Nakajima Ki-43-IIIa Hayabusa (ww2db.com). Images from Yamashita, 2005, and wikipedia.org.
By David Yamaguchi
IN RECENT WEEKS, much has been made of cherry blossoms in the U.S. press. Topics have included the sudden cold spell that damaged the incipient blossoms in Washington, D.C., the name for the malaise of worrying about the damaged buds —"phenology anxiety"—and even the role of cherry blossoms in illustrating climate change (graph).
Yet, what has not beenexplored deeply is the way that the flowering and falling of individual petals—within a week—was used as a metaphor for the brevity of human life in militaristic, historic Japan. Time magazine terms this topic "the dark side" of cherry blossoms.
We all glimpsed something of this shadow in "The Last Samurai" (2003), the Hollywood version of the Boshin War (1868-1869). There, the dying samurai (Ken Watanabe) compares his brief life to that of the fleeting blossoms.
A real-life look, however, is available from the diaries of Japanese citizens during World War II. Here, I share translated passages of the thoughts of three from the winter/spring of 1945. They are Itabashi Yasuo, anavy pilot stationed in Java; Takahashi Aiko, the wife of a Tokyo doctor; and Maeda Shoko, a 15-year-old student in Chiran, southern Kyushu. Ms. Maeda and her classmates are in the labor service corps doing laundry, housekeeping, and sewing for kamikaze pilots awaiting their final missions.
The words of Mrs. Takahashi especially fit a Nikkei readership as she was born in 1894 and immigrated with her family to California in 1916 or 1917. There, she married and gave birth to two Nisei children before returning to Japan with her family in 1932.
The context for the 1945 entries below, known only in part by the diarists, is that Tokyo was firebombed on the night of March 9-10, killing 84,000 and rendering one million homeless. Additional bombings followed, of Tokyo and nearby Kawasaki on April 4, and of aircraft factories in Tokyo and Nagoya on April 7. Moreover, across early April, the last battle of the Pacific is raging on Okinawa, 400 miles south of Chiran (map; about five hours flying time according to Ms. Maeda). The leis two of the pilots are wearing may be intended as parting gifts for the people of Kikaishima, a landmark island in the Amami Islands that the pilots overflew en route to Okinawa. According to the islanders, the pilots dropped flowers (wikipedia.org).
"FEB. 11… CLEAR
"Today was the anniversary of Emperor Jinmu's ascension [to the throne as the legendary first emperor of Japan in 660 BC]. I was reminded of times past. It was the same day last year when I was training at Kisarazu [on the east shore of Tokyo Bay]. Everyone said something or other and then went outside. A few people in my unit stayed behind, and that group made a test flight. We worked ourselves into a funk and drank as though our lives depended on it and got roaring drunk. We went to the command center, put on our flight uniforms, and merrily danced around. There seemed to be a lot of us—Sergeant Yoshimatsu, Kumatani, Sergeant Sugano, and others. Morimura was there too…. We made our test flights, reeling from side to side, and then suddenly descended on Kizarazu Town and played around at super-low altitudes. All the people who flew test flights that night are no longer in this world. All have brilliantly scattered." [Here, a footnote adds that Mr. Itabashi uses the Japanese verb, 'chiru,' asin the scattering of a flower's petals.]
"APR. 10… TUESDAY
"It is finally cherry blossom-viewing time, but there aren't many blossoms this year, and it's rather sad. Yet the fact that there are any cherry blossoms at all for us to see this year is rather unexpected. It occurred to me that for the several tens of thousands of people who died in the bombing raids because they were in the home islands and not in the battle zones, last year's cherry blossoms were their last. As I did last year, I looked at our cherry tree from the Japanese room [a tatami room] on the second floor. I never get tired of looking at it, and I wondered wistfully whether I'll see these blossoms in next year'sflower-viewing season. I looked at them for some time, lost in my thoughts. Just when you think the cherry trees have begun to bloom, the petals begin to scatter, one by one, even when no wind is blowing. For no reason at all, I began to cry."
"Today will be a clear-weather attack. They loaded us into a car with the divine eagles who will attack and not return, and we drove straight to the waiting aircraft… On the way, we sang "Sinking from the Sky" [Sora kara no chinbotsu] over and over. Together with our teachers we pulled the camouflage netting off the squadron leader's plane. The revolutions of the propeller on his plane, the one with a bomb on its belly, were fine. Motoshima's plane made a buzzing sound…. We climbed onto the starting car [in those days, when aircraft started their engines, their propellers would not always turn automatically, so many had to be started with a starting car] and went to the control tower to send off the pilots. When I turned around, the squadron leader and Motoshima, both wearing pretty Chinese milk vetch necklaces, boarded their aircraft and looked back at us. A plane covered with cherry blossoms taxied right in front of us. We thought that we too should shower the planes with cherry blossoms and ran back to the barracks…
"We picked as many cherry blossoms as we could and ran back as fast as our legs would carry us, but the planes had gone to the starting line and were about to begin taxiing down the runway. They were far away, and we were sorry we couldn't run out to them. Motoshima's plane was late and went to the starting line right in front of us. Then thesquadron leader's plane took off. It was followed by planes piloted by Okayasu, Yagyu, and Mochiki. The Type 97 fighters [obsolete planes dating from the late 1930s] wagged their wings from left to right, and we could see smiling faces in all the planes. The plane piloted by Anazawa… passed in front of us. When we waved branches of cherry blossoms as hard as we could, the smiling Anazawa, his head wrapped in a headband, salutedus several times.
"Click… when we turned and looked behind us it was the cameraman, taking our pictures. When every one of the special-attack planes had taken off, we just stood there for a long time, gazing at the southern sky, which seemed to go on forever. Tears welled up in our eyes."
—From "Leaves from an Autumn of Emergencies, Selections from the Wartime Diaries of Ordinary Japanese" (Yamashita, Samuel H., Univ. Hawai'i Press, 2005).
P.S. Two American ships were sunk by kamikaze at Okinawa that day. However, neither was caused by the plane types mentioned above (wgordon.web.wesleyen.edu). A cargo ship, the Minot Victory, was also struck, but not sunk, without fatalities (usmm.org). The Japanese would ultimately lose over 1000 kamikaze planes at Okinawa ("The Second World War," John Keegan, 1989.]
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David Yamaguchi is a third-generation Japanese American [Sansei]. He has written for the Post since 2006, at first as a volunteer, later as a paid freelancer. He joined the paper's staff in May 2020, when he began learning how articles flow from Word files through layout to social media.

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Remove the two T5 Torx screws, then take off the kickstand.
Use an iOpener or heat gun to melt the adhesive.
Insert 21 opening picks under the display.
Slowly lift off the display.
Remove the four ribbon cables connecting to the motherboard with a spudger.
Remove the 52 screws securing the motherboard to the metal plates and the plastic bezel.
How do you glue the back on? It looks like the adhesive that holds it on is messed up bad when it's removed.
Have you figured this out? I was wondering the same thing.
You have to use double sided tape for electronics. They sell it on amazon. Use 5mm or wider to make sure the screen doesn't fall out. Heat after application to make sure the glue sets properly.
Wow, I have been contemplating one of these but after seeing that picture with the heat gun, it looks like you might as well consider it a sealed box.
Screen came off just fine using a hair dryer, but my Surface Pro 2 differs from these directions. Specifically, I got stuck not being able to remove the bezel because I don't have a T2 bit. My bezel screws are 5 x T5, 14 x T3, and 4 x T2. That doesn't match the photo shown here in step 3.


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CS Sfaxien of Tunisia midfielder, Kingsley Sokari, has backed his former club Enyimba to progress into the money spinning group stage of the CAF Champions League at the expense of Etoile du Sahel, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
The Aba giants won the first leg 3-0 last Sunday at their makeshift home ground, the Adokie Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.
They will look to progress into the next round when they face Etoile in the return leg fixture next Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium, Sousse.
And Sokari who spent two years with the Peoples Elephant before linking up with Etolie's rival, CS Sfaxien, is looking forward to seeing Paul Aigbogun's men move further in the competition.
"Enyimba is my former club and it will be great to see them qualify for the group stage of the CAF Champions League," Sokari told Completesportsnigeria.com.
"I was happy when I heard the result of the game in Port Harcourt. It put them in good position to progress further in the competition.
"I just hope they will not get complacent and complete the job in the second leg."


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2022 Toyota Camry & Camry Hybrid in Woodbridge, ON
Are you looking for a sporty and stylish sedan to improve your commutes? The new 2022 Toyota Camry is an excellent option to consider. You can go for the 2022 Toyota Camry or the 2022 Toyota Camry Hybrid. These two models may look the same, but each offers a unique experience.
The 2022 Camry & Camry Hybrid At a Glance
Both vehicles are equipped with powerful yet very efficient engines, and they also come with an eight-speed direct-shift transmission. The Hybrid 2022 Camry has a 2.5-litre four-cylinder Hybrid Synergy Drive engine that generates 208 horsepower. On the other hand, the 2022 Toyota Camry generates 203 horsepower from its 2.5-litre four-cylinder DOHC 16-valve engine. You can opt for a 3.5-litre V6 engine for the regular Camry, increasing output to 301 horsepower, allowing for optimal performance and acceleration. The Camry Hybrid engine consumes much less fuel achieving a rating of 4.9 L/100 km on the city roads and a mere 4.8 L/100 km on the open highway. These figures are more efficient than the 8.5 L/100 km in the city and 6.1 L/100 km on the highway that the 2022 Camry consumes. Although the Camry Hybrid is much more efficient, the regular Camry is still very competitive in terms of fuel economy when compared to other sedans on the market. The hybrid also features a self-charging hybrid powertrain that allows the car to charge on the go, improving its driving range. Better still, its maintenance is similar to the conventionally powered 2022 Camry, giving you the same ownership experience that you are accustomed to from the Camry.
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The 2022 Camry cabin offers a refined, comfortable, and luxurious interior with features such as climate control and a cabin air filter for guaranteed comfort during drives. Standard features include a 7-inch touchscreen, urethane steering wheel, and fabric-trimmed seats. The Camry also has an eight-way power-adjustable driver seat and standard heated front seats. You'll also find an infotainment system that is compatible with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
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The 2022 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid exteriors give a stylish and sporty look. The Bi-LED combination headlights complement the stylish front fascia and are the most distinct features at the Camry's front. The honeycomb-style grille, side vent inserts, and side vent accents at the front further enhance the Toyota Camry's sporty appeal. The Camry comes with different sized rims, with the common ones being the 17-inch and 18-inch V-shaped alloy rims.
If you're looking for a classy and comfortable vehicle, the hybrid is the epitome of style. Step into its interior and experience heated sport Softex-trimmed front seats, a heated steering wheel, a push start button, and a powered moonroof. It also offers available features such as JBL Clai-Fi audio system, Audio Plus with Remote, and a 9-inch touchscreen.
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It's been nearly three weeks since i returned home to the motherland and can i say that i am loving every aspect????? yes even the heat! Lol! I realized that i tended to apply a full face routine to church which i felt was too much although it was okay in the UK. Well you know in Ghana, not everyone really cares for a full face makeup and i felt slightly out of place and decided to tone it down a little for church. So i was sitting on my bed on Sunday after church when i realized that i could put up a post on what i did. A simple face makeup with neutral eyes tho with a pop of colour. I also choose to omit certain aspects of my routine such as mascara, blush and contour. This look would have been more 'au naturelle' minus the blue liner on the lower lid.
As 2012 is coming to a close, i thought to review this year by posting about some beauty products that i have loved. They aren't a lot but these are products i find myself constantly reaching out for and they seem to be working very well for me and i would gladly recommend them to anyone.
My ultimate favorite eye shadow palette this year has been the MUA Undressed palette. I don't know if it's because its an exact dupe for the popular Urban Decay Naked Palette. It's such a great bargain as the Naked palette retails for £36.00 whiles the Undressed palette retails for only £4.00, wow! It's creamy, super pigmented and i love the colour pay-off. It is versatile with a mixture of matte and shimmery eye shadows and can be used for daytime and nighttime looks as well. The only down side to it is that it creases so you would need an eye primer to prevent it from creasing. It is featured in my recent fotd: face of the day posts. It is being sold at Superdrug or online at the MUAstore which happens to ship internationally.
So i happen to be back home in the motherland, Ghana, and where else than to get your hair done very well and for less. I had been eyeing loose braids for some time now and opted for that. I used 3 packs of New Golden's Expression kanekalon braiding hair in colour 2 and colour violet. It took about 3 and half hours to get them done which i believe is relatively quick. Even tho the weather is hot i still choose to get super long braids. Long hair don't care! lol! Anyways for more deets on the makeup check here.
Style 1 - I call it Pineapple in the basket lol!
So i happen to be subscribed to and follow Beauty by Lee on facebook and you tube (Liquidlinelover) who is an amazing and super talented makeup artist. She is very creative with her eye looks and oh, she is a naturalista as well. She recently posted a pix on her facebook page which i absolutely loved and decided immediately to recreate.
Obviously its not the exact same thing as i just used products that were available to me but hey you get the drift! Lol! I really had fun with this look, however, the downside was that i wasn't going anywhere and i felt really sad taking off the makeup!!!!!! Well saving this look for a night out with the gals.


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The National Healthy Schools Programme is an exciting long-term initiative which is making a significant difference to the health and achievement of children and young people. The National Healthy Schools Programme supports the links between health, behaviour and achievement; it is about creating healthy and happy children and young people, who do better in learning and in life.
Children and young people in our Health School tell us that they feel healthier, happier and safer. Parents tell us that they feel more involved in their child's health and learning and often feel better themselves.
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Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right. THE HATE U GIVE is based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas and stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr, with Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common and Anthony Mackie.
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If there is one topic that does not bring a pleased smile to one's face, it is plumbing work. Unless there is a relative experienced in drains, pipes, and all things specified in plumbing you need to call a professional. If you have been happy with the work of a professional in the plumbing trade in the past, that is a good thing. However if he is new to you, a plumbing technician must have the ability to reveal you that she or he is trained, licensed and accredited.
Being a plumbing technician is so much more than cleaning out a drain. After secondary school the person have to attend a vocational plumbing course according to the state required. Each state has it's own requirements one must meet before becoming an plumbing apprentice with a union or a huge plumbing business. It is vital to continue associated classes, show exceptional math ratings, a valid motorists license and excellent driving record. When the candidate has finished the plumbing apprenticeship he will certainly finish a state assessment before getting a license. This license will certainly enable the candidate the opportunity to take the journeyman test in order to be a certified plumbing professional. If this new licensed tradesman aspires to end up being a master plumbing professional, a more complicated and comprehensive accreditation, he will continue his education.
You can ask for guidance from good friends, family and work connects about which companies they recommend. Prior to you employ the plumbing professional, ask for a free quote on the labor and materials. If you buy the faucets, pipes or other plumbing provides it will be less expensive. Nevertheless, if the plumbing professional does not acquire the supplies he can not service warranty them. It could cost a lot of cash to do everything over again. This can postpone work and the maker could not compensate you for the labor charges all over again.
If you are developing a brand-new home or a substantial remodel you will certainly want a plumbing contractor. That requires a master plumbing technician, who not only has more education however included competence. Here once more, the recommendations of others experiences can serve you well in picking the ideal specialist. There are other opportunities of information too. Request that the plumbing professional give you references from previous customers, check with the Bbb, verify the business insurance protection and see if they are associated with professional trade organizations.Once you have actually found the company right for the task, reveal your expectations clearly and ask concerns till you are assured it is being done properly. No fears, you can do this.


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Located in Midtown, the hotel is the perfect location for a hospitality center. The hotel is located within 50 m of the Fox Theatre, a short distance from the Centennial Olympic Park and a walking distance from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Union Station is just a little over 2 km from the hotel and the Hartsfield Jackson International Airport is 15 km away. This makes the hotel easily accessible to travelers and visitors in the city.
Rooms are well-equipped with modern day facilities while the hotel buildings itself features sleek impressive design. Some of the amenities in the room are Free Wi-Fi for connection to the outside world, cable channels on a flat-screen TV, free morning newspapers for guest, work desk and an exquisite spa-style private bathroom designed for maximum comfort. The hotel also offers suites and executive club level rooms that are fitted with some of the best modern décors and furnishes giving guests the best value for their money.
In the hotel, there is a 24-hour business center that provides a public computer. Ideal for guests who are in town for business. The public computer also comes with scanning services.
For their meals and drinks, guests can make use of the 683 Midtown Bar & Bistro, which is regarded as one of the best restaurants in the city. It offers classic American dishes and foreign dishes served in the most exciting and enticing manner all for the satisfaction of guests. The menu changes with the season and you can find simple snacks such as burgers and flatbreads.
When in Atlanta, the Hotel Indigo is the place to stay.


Eva Pohler leads a double life. In one she is a retired college professor, devoted wife and mom, admitted HGTV and Netflix junkie, and a self-described "semi-dedicated" gardener. In the other, she's engrossed with mysterious ghosts, evil vampires, and vengeful Greek deities. And while it is her fantasy world that has catapulted her to fame as a best-selling author, it is the real world that keeps her grounded.
Enthralled with books from an early age, the San Antonio native began writing stories in sixth grade—"purely for my own entertainment," she says—and never stopped. When a fable she had written for a high school English class was published in a fellow student's Dungeons and Dragons newsletter, she was hooked and began dreaming of becoming a full-time writer.
Encouraged by her parents to pursue a more practical path, Eva entered Trinity "hoping to be like Anton Chekhov—both a writer and a doctor," she says. When struggles with chemistry nixed her premed plans, she turned to education under the tutelage of professor John Moore, whom she calls "a true inspiration." However, one semester of observing a fifth-grade classroom taught her that teaching young children was not for her. She turned to English as a major and found herself mesmerized by English professors Vicki Aarons, Willis Salomon, Peter Balbert, David Middleton, Judith Fischer, Norman Sherry, and Karl Kregor and took every creative writing class offered by Robert Flynn. Ironically, it was working with history professor Don Clark on a first-year seminar program that inspired her to become a professor. "I wanted the liberty to study my favorite subject, to share it with impressionable, young (but not too young) minds, and to schedule my day after nine o'clock," she laughs, admitting that she is not a morning person so the flexibility of professors' schedules was a major draw.
She earned a master's degree in English at St. Mary's University, followed by a doctorate at Texas Tech University, which offered her a teaching position. "I knew I was on the right track because every day was a pleasure, despite the hard work," she says.
Returning to San Antonio, Eva married "the love of [her] life," she fondly says, and began teaching English and literature as an adjunct at Trinity, St. Mary's, and San Antonio College prior to accepting a full-time position at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She taught literature and creative writing there for 20 years while raising her three children and serving as Cub Scout master for her sons and a Girl Scout troop leader for her daughter.
Although she had been writing all along, it was not until her youngest child was in middle school that Eva became a serious writer. When queries to agents failed to produce results, a friend convinced her to self-publish. She began with two of four finished manuscripts, The Mystery Box and The Gatekeeper's Sons, but it wasn't until a 2013 conference geared toward indie authors, which introduced her to marketing strategies, that sales began to soar. By 2015 she was able to retire from teaching and fulfill her dream of being a full-time writer.
For the first year, Eva reveled in spending most days in her PJs at her laptop doing what she loved best, unleashing her imagination on fantasy and suspense tales. In January of this year, her career reached a major milestone when her boxed set Sigils and Spells made USA Today's bestsellers list. This April she released the final book in the Gatekeeper's series, which began as a trilogy but was extended into a six-book saga due to reader demand. The books tell the story of a teen who becomes the object of desire of Thanatos, the god of death. Eva's current work, The Mystery House Series, which she describes as "kind of like Nancy Drew meets 'If This House Could Talk,'" involves three best friends and empty nesters who must solve a mystery and bring peace to the ghost or ghosts haunting the houses they intend to flip.
Eva herself is not eager for an empty nest and is happy that her adult children still live at home. When she's not plotting mysteries, she enjoys making improvements to her home and garden. Eva and her husband enjoy hosting big family gatherings and recently renovated their home to better equip it for entertaining. She's looking forward to fall planting, noting, "Eating what one grows is such a thrill." If she has a guilty pleasure, it's being a closet fan of the TV series The Flash. She has seen all 92 episodes multiple times and met two of its stars at Comicpalooza last summer in Houston.
You can contact Eva at evapohler [at] sbcglobal.net.


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package io.grpc.examples.hedging;

import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;

import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader;
import io.grpc.ManagedChannel;
import io.grpc.ManagedChannelBuilder;
import io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException;
import io.grpc.examples.helloworld.GreeterGrpc;
import io.grpc.examples.helloworld.HelloReply;
import io.grpc.examples.helloworld.HelloRequest;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
import java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

/**
 * A client that requests a greeting from the {@link HedgingHelloWorldServer} with a hedging policy.
 */
public class HedgingHelloWorldClient {
  static final String ENV_DISABLE_HEDGING = "DISABLE_HEDGING_IN_HEDGING_EXAMPLE";

  private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(HedgingHelloWorldClient.class.getName());

  private final boolean hedging;
  private final ManagedChannel channel;
  private final GreeterGrpc.GreeterBlockingStub blockingStub;
  private final PriorityBlockingQueue<Long> latencies = new PriorityBlockingQueue<>();
  private final AtomicInteger failedRpcs = new AtomicInteger();

  /** Construct client connecting to HelloWorld server at {@code host:port}. */
  public HedgingHelloWorldClient(String host, int port, boolean hedging) {

    ManagedChannelBuilder<?> channelBuilder = ManagedChannelBuilder.forAddress(host, port)
        // Channels are secure by default (via SSL/TLS). For the example we disable TLS to avoid
        // needing certificates.
        .usePlaintext();
    if (hedging) {
      Map<String, ?> hedgingServiceConfig =
          new Gson()
              .fromJson(
                  new JsonReader(
                      new InputStreamReader(
                          HedgingHelloWorldClient.class.getResourceAsStream(
                              "hedging_service_config.json"),
                          UTF_8)),
                  Map.class);
      channelBuilder.defaultServiceConfig(hedgingServiceConfig).enableRetry();
    }
    channel = channelBuilder.build();
    blockingStub = GreeterGrpc.newBlockingStub(channel);
    this.hedging = hedging;
  }

  public void shutdown() throws InterruptedException {
    channel.shutdown().awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
  }

  /** Say hello to server. */
  public void greet(String name) {
    HelloRequest request = HelloRequest.newBuilder().setName(name).build();
    HelloReply response = null;
    StatusRuntimeException statusRuntimeException = null;
    long startTime = System.nanoTime();
    try {
      response = blockingStub.sayHello(request);
    } catch (StatusRuntimeException e) {
      failedRpcs.incrementAndGet();
      statusRuntimeException = e;
    }
    long latencyMills = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(System.nanoTime() - startTime);
    latencies.offer(latencyMills);

    if (statusRuntimeException == null) {
      logger.log(
          Level.INFO,
          "Greeting: {0}. Latency: {1}ms",
          new Object[] {response.getMessage(), latencyMills});
    } else {
      logger.log(
          Level.INFO,
          "RPC failed: {0}. Latency: {1}ms",
          new Object[] {statusRuntimeException.getStatus(), latencyMills});
    }
  }

  void printSummary() {
    int rpcCount = latencies.size();
    long latency50 = 0L;
    long latency90 = 0L;
    long latency95 = 0L;
    long latency99 = 0L;
    long latency999 = 0L;
    long latencyMax = 0L;
    for (int i = 0; i < rpcCount; i++) {
      long latency = latencies.poll();
      if (i == rpcCount * 50 / 100 - 1) {
        latency50 = latency;
      }
      if (i == rpcCount * 90 / 100 - 1) {
        latency90 = latency;
      }
      if (i == rpcCount * 95 / 100 - 1) {
        latency95 = latency;
      }
      if (i == rpcCount * 99 / 100 - 1) {
        latency99 = latency;
      }
      if (i == rpcCount * 999 / 1000 - 1) {
        latency999 = latency;
      }
      if (i == rpcCount - 1) {
        latencyMax = latency;
      }
    }

    logger.log(
        Level.INFO,
        "\n\nTotal RPCs sent: {0}. Total RPCs failed: {1}\n"
            + (hedging ? "[Hedging enabled]\n" : "[Hedging disabled]\n")
            + "========================\n"
            + "50% latency: {2}ms\n"
            + "90% latency: {3}ms\n"
            + "95% latency: {4}ms\n"
            + "99% latency: {5}ms\n"
            + "99.9% latency: {6}ms\n"
            + "Max latency: {7}ms\n"
            + "========================\n",
        new Object[]{
            rpcCount, failedRpcs.get(),
            latency50, latency90, latency95, latency99, latency999, latencyMax});

    if (hedging) {
      logger.log(
          Level.INFO,
          "To disable hedging, run the client with environment variable {0}=true.",
          ENV_DISABLE_HEDGING);
    } else {
      logger.log(
          Level.INFO,
          "To enable hedging, unset environment variable {0} and then run the client.",
          ENV_DISABLE_HEDGING);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    boolean hedging = !Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getenv(ENV_DISABLE_HEDGING));
    final HedgingHelloWorldClient client = new HedgingHelloWorldClient("localhost", 50051, hedging);
    ForkJoinPool executor = new ForkJoinPool();

    for (int i = 0; i < 2000; i++) {
      final String userId = "user" + i;
      executor.execute(
          new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
              client.greet(userId);
            }
          });
    }

    executor.awaitQuiescence(100, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    executor.shutdown();
    client.printSummary();
    client.shutdown();
  }
}


The convergence of 'smart destination' practice with the emergence of a more 'intelligent web' looks set to fundamentally change the planning for and experience of tourism destinations and events. The aim of this research is to examine the impact of 'smartness' (or lack thereof) in relation to the application of integrated ICTs and mobile technology in the tourism event context. This study will focus on the event's ecosystem, by interpreting the barriers to and enablers of smartness. Using Kozinet's netnographic approach to analyse data generated around the event as well as through qualitative semi structured interviews, the study will examine enablers and barriers to online collaborative and open participation in event enhancement. Thus, the aim is to empirically review the impact of human and social capital within a smart tourism event context. This exploration will conclude with a conceptual framework from which smart destination practice can be more effectively integrated through experience touchpoints in the age of smart tourism.


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After a titanic effort, and more than twenty years of development, first prototypes of quantum computers have been built and demonstrated so-called quantum supremacy. At the same time, selected problems exist for which it is known that quantum algorithms can accelerate the solution. This has raised hopes that quantum computers will soon be able to address important problems that cannot be addressed with their classical counterparts.
The story is, however, far from being complete. Firstly, all existing and planned quantum computers are noisy and plagued with errors. Secondly, most quantum algorithms do not tolerate errors, which severely limits the applicability of quantum computers until they become error free. There exist some heuristic quantum algorithms, which might work under low error rates but whose efficiency over classical ones needs to be demonstrated. Additionally, algorithms for scalable devices are scarce. At the same time, the new prototypes of quantum computers have initiated several fundamental questions, ranging from their complexity to their capability of being used in machine learning.
This consortium addresses the theoretical questions raised above. It contributes to the development of the quantum information theory behind Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) and analog devices. It constructs new quantum algorithms both for present and planned scalable generations of devices. It also builds new methods and protocols to certify quantum computers and their capability of demonstrating a quantum advantage. Finally, it investigates the improvement of current quantum computers by establishing new control and error mitigation methods, and helps scaling them up by devising and improving error correction techniques.
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Key Biscayne is a small barrier island town south of Miami Beach and east of Miami. Nestled between two large parks and surrounded by beaches, it is the perfect place to enjoy the wonders of nature and soak in some sun
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Bring the family to Crandon Park Beach
Where: 6747 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
The northern portion of Key Biscayne is occupied by Crandon Park Beach, one of the most popular destinations in Florida. This family-friendly beach and park has several family-friendly features, including water activities, a family amusement center and on-site grills for picnics. There are also places where you can play beach volleyball, and it also has tennis courts. You can also go on a nature trip and explore the dunes and mangroves in the park, as well as learn about the marine and wildlife in the area at the Crandon Park Nature Center.
Where: 1200 South Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne FL 33149
Time: Opens 8am
Cape Florida has long served as a beacon for freedom - from Seminole Indians seeking to remain in their Florida home, to runaway slaves and Black Seminoles who secretly gathered before taking safe passage to the British Bahamas. Witness the breathtaking panoramic views from Cape Florida and visit the lighthouse at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. A piece of living history, the lighthouse was first erected in 1825 and has survived almost 200 years of erosion hurricanes, and attacks. The lighthouse is now part of the National Register of Historic Places.
Check out Stiltsville
Where: Stiltsville, Key Biscayne, Florida, 33149
If you're ready to witness a unique phenomenon, head down to Biscayne Bay and look out into the sea. You will spot seven buildings hovering over shallow waters. These structures are what are left of a larger community-at-sea that comprised 27 structures at its peak, all located at least a mile from the shore. Started around the 1920s or 30s by Eddie Walker, the shacks served as gambling and alcohol dens for individuals frustrated with state and national laws. The structures are owned by the National Park Service as part of Biscayne National Park, and are managed by the Stiltsville Trust.
Take a dive to a lost city
Where: Neptune Memorial Reef, 3.25 miles offshore, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
If you like diving, have a unique experience in Key Biscayne and discover a lost city under the waters. Originally named the Atlantis Memorial Reef, the Neptune Memorial Reef is located about 3 miles off the coast of Key Biscayne in Miami and was designed by Florida artist Kim Brandell. It opened in 2007 and serves both as an underwater cemetery and an artificial reef. Cremated remains are cast into concrete memorials and placed within the sunken necropolis, where divers can explore or visit with loved ones. Most of the architecture in the 16-acre underwater cemetery is concrete with bronze and steel accents, and serves as a unique remembrance to the dearly departed.
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Where: Cape Florida State Park, 1200 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne FL 33149
Time: Opens at 9am to 8pm See more hours
Have a delicious end to your day and head out to Boater's Grill for fresh and delicious seafood and other eats. Offering a picturesque view of the harbor and sunset, this family-owned and operated restaurant serves authentic and traditional Cuban food and seafood for over 20 years.
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The Solar Water Pumping Sysytem is a stand-alone system operating directly on power generated by Solar Photovoltaic Modules during the daytime. Various types of Solar Pumps are used for lifting water from tube well, shallow well, ponds, canals for either drinking water in villages or mainly for irrigation purpose. The system is designed in such a way that it can also work with the existing Utility power to have more hours of operation for the Solar Pump.
High Efficiency Solar Module ( MNRE Approved ).
System ratings 3HP to 25HP ( AC Pump ) and DC pump also available.


FACT CHECK: Was Beto O'Rourke Arrested Twice and Part of a Band Called El Paso Pussycats?
Was Beto O'Rourke Arrested Twice and Part of a Band Called El Paso Pussycats?
We do know he was in a punk band in the 1990s that got its name from the Icelandic word for "Waterfall."
Beto O'Rourke was in a band called the El Paso Pussycats and was arrested at least twice in the 1990s.
The El Paso Pussycats was the name of the band's EP, not the name of the band itself.
The claims made in this meme are largely accurate, although a few inaccuracies should be noted.
It is a well-established fact that as a high schooler in El Paso, Texas, Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) was in a band, Foss — ::pauses to take giant bong rip:: It's Icelandic for 'waterfall' — with Cedric Bixler-Zavala, who would go on to considerable fame fronting the Mars Volta and At the Drive-In. On Tuesday, the @TexasGOP Twitter account tweeted what it believed was a sick burn of O'Rourke about his pre-political days.
We covered O'Rourke's arrest record more in-depth in an article we published during the 2018 midterm elections.
Houston Chronicle. 27 August 2018.
The New York Times. 6 February 2019.
Rolling Stone. 30 August 2018.


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Q: BTRFS scrub vs balance - which one to use for regular volume maintenance? I understand the both scrubbing and balancing of a BRTFS volume is useful for maintaining its health. Which one is more useful though? If I cannot afford to run both types of checks regularly, should I prefer the one over the other?

A: Scrubbing should be the proper action. It really checks for corrupted data.
Balancing simply re-distributes the data between the participating disks.

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We consider the rules of Community Amateur Sports Clubs and their implications. If your club is in the Alton area we, at Fox & Co, can advise you on the CASC rules.
If your club is in the Alton area please contact us at Fox & Co if you have any queries relating to the rules on Community Amateur Sports Clubs. We would be delighted to help.


Our expertise in project and change leadership is based on decades of experience at the "coal-face" of delivery across the Public and Private sectors.
Clients are able to access this expertise through a range of consultancy services specifically focussed on the challenges and performance issues related to projects and transformational change.
Below is an example of output from our PPM community diagnostic tool, which engages the whole community in a review of the effectiveness of capability of the organisation across several critical success factors. In this example, we can see the improvements made year-on-year.
The Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3) provides a framework for organisations to assess and benchmark their current performance and effectively develop plans for improvement.
Want to understand how your organisation's PPM capability strategy compares to leaders in the profession? Unique to The Project Academy, our diagnostic tool, database and bespoke reporting examines an organisation's PPM capability maturity.
True collaboration is tough and it's sometimes a challenge to generate effective interdependence. Whether working across different functions, departments or organisations, it requires real skill to generate shared values and the right culture to truly collaborate.
An independent and objective review of a project, programme or portfolio and help uncover performance issues and root causes that can, at times, be blind spots from within the organisation.
A foundation of strong capability is the consistent application of reliable project and programme management methodology.


The Hull Adult Education Centre is a proud member school of the Western Quebec School Board.
We understand that education is a lifelong pursuit for intellectual and social growth, which makes and an individual a productive and caring member of society.
"Every student that walks in with a goal walks out with success."
The Hull Adult Education Centre is committed to creating a supportive, respectful and professional environment that fosters realistic goals, personal success and a commitment to learning.


CPHS is open to volunteers 365 days of the year, regardless of whether or not we are open to the public. However, certain volunteer tasks are limited to certain hours of the day or days of the week. These hourly restrictions are imposed for both the safety of our animals and the capacity of our shelter.
Additional volunteer hours are available when CPHS is invited to or hosts its own events. Event hours are sent each month to our list of active volunteers. Slots are filled on a first come, first serve basis.


To one group we have offered great customer support. To another we have somehow ensured customer success.
We have one customer who read about us through a blog post, downloaded a trial and then reached out to us. We have had great interactions with him through telephone calls and web meetings where we have talked a lot about not only how to use ScreenSteps but how to successfully implement ScreenSteps in his organization. He is part of a major division at a Fortune 100 company. They are now one of our largest ScreenSteps customers, are looking at deploying ScreenSteps across the entire division and have other divisions evaluating ScreenSteps and ScreenSteps Live as well.
Another customer who was attending the Dreamforce conference noticed that there was going to be a session on training. She told one of the speakers that he needed to check out ScreenSteps. The speaker reached out to us and we spent some time showing him ways to create successful training with ScreenSteps and ScreenSteps Live. As a result he made ScreenSteps a major part of his presentation to a standing-room only audience at his Dreamforce session.
Another one of our customers contacted us last week to let us know that he was recommending that all of his customers get set up with ScreenSteps Live. ScreenSteps Live helped him communicate more clearly with his customers and helped his customers be more successful with the services he was providing them.
Deployment of ScreenSteps across a major division at a Fortune 100 global organization.
Prime presentation time to an audience who are prime candidates for benefiting from ScreenSteps (Salesforce administrators) at the premiere Salesforce event of the year.
Steady stream of referrals from a customer creating repeatable, recurring revenue for us.
Even fantastic "customer support" wouldn't have been enough to create the type of customers I have listed above. Those customers are passionate not because we solved customer support issues they might have had with ScreenSteps but because we made sure that they were *successful* with ScreenSteps.
How do we replicate the experience that our most passionate customers have had with our happy but less passionate customers?
How do we create more evangelists?
How do we ensure the success of more customers?
How do we make customer success a standardized, repeatable process?
We are running some experiments in this area right now. I will let you know how they turn out in a future post.
I would love to know what your experience with customer success has been.
How have you helped your customers be successful?
This is a major area that we are focusing on right now so anything you can share in the comments would be great.


"1968": A Pivotal Year in American History and Politics essays It was the year that encapsulated all the tumultuousness, the violence, the anger and the idealism of the 1960s. So many important and tragic events occurred in 1968 that it is rightly considered the most pivotal year in recent A.
American History Essays: 1968: A Year Of American Transformation.
If I remember correctly, this was an essay on a US History AP test some years ago... There are at least three major reasons why this year was a major turning point in the history of the US. The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. When King was killed, the civil rights movement effectively lost its only widely admired leader.


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Courses and Services
At Dramatic English (DE) we help children and students to learn English through the fun and engaging approach of Drama. We have developed a very comprehensive range of curriculum that covers all the aspects of English learning. Hiring a team of over 40 native English speaking teachers of drama, early childhood, education and related disciplines, they help DE to deliver these courses in our Education Centres all over HK and China, as well as at classrooms of our partner schools, which include kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and tertiary institutions.
COURSES at Education Centres
Please follow this link to know more about courses at the Dramatic English Education Centres. Or you may call our Education Centre Hotline: 2880 5085
COURSES and SERVICES for Schools
Please follow this link to know more about the Courses and Services we offer to schools, which may include kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and tertiary institutions. Or you may call our School Service Hotline: 2880 5080.
Established in 1941, New Era Academy (NEA) is one of the leading regulated examination Boards in the UK, offering diverse and varied disciplines through well structured syllabi.
Dramatic English is NEA's sole representative for China and South East Asia for the first International Creative Writing Competition.
Trinity College London is an international exam board based in the UK since 1877, with over 700,000 candidates in over 60 countries every year.
Dramatic English HK headquarters is an official examination centre with over 500 candidates every year.
Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) is a UK career-based qualifications designed to give students the skills they need to move on to higher education or go straight into employment
Dramatic English is accredited to deliver BTEC Performing Arts level 3 extended national diploma which is equivalent to 3 GCE A levels.
COURSES at DE International Kindergartens
The first Dramatic English International Kindergarten was opened in 2015 in Mui Wo of the Lantau Island of HK. Please follow the link to learn more about this progressive international kindergarten. Or you may call the Kindergarten's Hotline: 2109 9886


Apologies to any vegetarians for the pics, but meat is awesome. And, when it comes to meat, the best way to eat it is Korean BBQ style. Not only do you get succulent slices of pork belly and other meaty delights, you get a wide array of side dishes including, if you are lucky, the super delicious black beans (my favourite).
My biggest regret in life is that I didn't actually get to experience Korean BBQ when I was in Seoul. I wasn't nearly gutsy enough to go to a BBQ place on my own especially since most only do courses for 2 people or more. That didn't stop me from pressing my face up against the window, like the Little Match Girl, if the Little Match Girl salivated over meats.
I will return to Korea and I will get to eat BBQ. In the meantime, I will try to eat BBQ any chance I get at home.