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Ha Noi to host ASOCIO Smart City Summit 2018 this month
|Vietnam-WEF cooperation in agriculture becomes fruitful: official
|Asian cities join tourism exhibition in Ha Noi
The event will be organised by the People's Committee of Hanoi, the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry organisation (ASOCIO) and the Vietnam Software and IT Services (Vinasa).
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During the summit, delegates will share visions, strategies and experience in smart urban building, and collect opinions of managers and IT experts on smart urban management, planning and development based on new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality (AR).
They will also discuss solutions to develop smart urban areas in Hanoi and other Vietnamese cities, helping deal with pressing issues facing the localities regarding transport, urban areas, security, safety and environment.
The summit will feature seminars on digital government and strategies to build smart cities, and smarter cities with less cash transactions; along with sections on infrastructure, platform – principles for smart city, data driven city – data analysis & urban planning and smart industries.
In early August 2018, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved a project to develop sustainable and smart cities.
With the goal of developing sustainable and smart cities, Vietnam hopes to boost green growth and sustainable development, bringing into full play its potential and advantages, and increase the efficiency of the use of its resources.
The country also wants to improve locals' living standards, increase the economy's competitiveness and step up international integration.
Until 2020, the project will work to build a legal basis for sustainable and smart city development, issue policies and mechanisms applied to the regions subject to pilot implementation, build and pilot the application of the ICT framework on smart city development, develop the GIS-based urban space data infrastructure, and build a national city database.
By 2025, the first phase of the pilot implementation of smart city development will be carried out, focusing on building and finalising legal corridors and regulations, applying the ICT framework to smart city development in Vietnam, announcing national standards prioritised for building smart cities and developing the urban space data infrastructure.
The first-phase pilot is expected to be completed by 2030. Ha Noi, Da Nang city, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho city will be chosen to be the core of smart city networks in the northern, central, southern and Mekong Delta regions, respectively.
Hanoi is home to nearly 8 million people, with an average density of more than 2,279 people/sq.km, even 42,000 people/sq.km in some districts.
The rapid urbanisation and population increase have resulted in various problems relating to planning, traffic jam, security, health care, education, energy, housing development and pollution.
Given this, building a sustainable and smart city that ensures convenience, safety and hospitality for local residents is urgent for the city.
The Ha Noi People's Council has also issued a resolution on building a smart city, via the adjustment to the "Programme of applying information technologies in State agencies' operation in Ha Noi in 2016-2020".
The budget for implementing the programme was lifted to 3 trillion VND (more than 127.7 million USD) from 1.25 trillion VND, creating a foundation for Ha Noi to promote socio-economic development and become a smart city.
|Foreign tourists to Ha Noi up 16 percent over National Day holiday
Ha Noi welcomed nearly 250,000 tourists during the recent three-day National Day holiday, up 9 percent compared with the same period last year.
|Tu Van, flag making village in Ha Noi
Located 30km south of Ha Noi, Tu Van village in Ha Noi's outlying district of Thuong Tin is famous for embroidery and weaving. It has ...
|Vietnamese folk paintings displayed in Thang Long Citadel
Some 50 folk paintings of Vietnam are being introduced at an exhibition which opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Ha Noi on August 29.
(Source: VNA)


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By Alison Monahan
Sometimes, law students feel like they have been beaten down through the gauntlet of finals in the already-stressful days and weeks leading up to the holiday season. Under the best life circumstances, the period between Thanksgiving and New Years Day, are filled with chaos and countless distractions.
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It is not uncommon for law students to feel like they will suffer if they don't continue learning and studying throughout the entirety of law school, even during breaks.
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You are a law student. True. You are also a boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife, father or mother, son or daughter and friend. You are so much more than just a law student; winter break is a great time to embrace those other parts of who you are. By doing so, you can fill your cup with something other than just law school.
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Alison Monahan is the founder of The Girl's Guide to Law School®, which is a leading resource for women (and some men) embarking on a legal career. Alison is also a co-founder of the Law School Toolbox® and Bar Exam Toolbox® which provide free resources, tutoring and a variety of courses and tools to help law students and bar exam takers succeed with less stress and anxiety.


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Wealdstone will be unable to fulfil any fixtures until at least April 3 after the National League (including the National League South) announced that they are suspending the competition.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the current practice of statistical analysis of eye data in clinical science papers published in British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO) and to determine whether the practice of statistical analysis has improved in the past two decades. All clinical science papers (n=125) published in BJO in January–June 2017 were reviewed for their statistical analysis approaches for analysing primary ocular measure. We compared our findings to the results from a previous paper that reviewed BJO papers in 1995. Of 112 papers eligible for analysis, half of the studies analysed the data at an individual level because of the nature of observation, 16 (14%) studies analysed data from one eye only, 36 (32%) studies analysed data from both eyes at ocular level, one study (1%) analysed the overall summary of ocular finding per individual and three (3%) studies used the paired comparison. Among studies with data available from both eyes, 50 (89%) of 56 papers in 2017 did not analyse data from both eyes or ignored the intereye correlation, as compared with in 60 (90%) of 67 papers in 1995 (P=0.96). Among studies that analysed data from both eyes at an ocular level, 33 (92%) of 36 studies completely ignored the intereye correlation in 2017, as compared with in 16 (89%) of 18 studies in 1995 (P=0.40). A majority of studies did not analyse the data properly when data from both eyes were available. The practice of statistical analysis did not improve in the past two decades. Collaborative efforts should be made in the vision research community to improve the practice of statistical analysis for ocular data.
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A new campaign for AIA Vitality from Leo Burnett Malaysia called 'Your Health Buddy' features a delusional rabbit who imagines himself to be inspiring his owner into making healthier life choices.
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Chief marketing officer: Heng Zee Wang:
Associate brand director: Chan Ming Yen
Brand managers: May Ching, Kristen San, Choy May Yee
Senior associate – digital marketing: Ong Luei Hann
Executive creative director: Iska Hashim
Group account director: Coco Carreon
Copywriter: Pia Dhaliwal
Senior art director: Lee Shyyi
Junior copywriter: Kate Loh
Junior art director: Cheryl Tong
Project manager: Zahirah Hussin
Agency producer: Nuralyya Soraya
Production house: Directors Think Tank
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But I did get to see the march of nations or whatever it's called and couldn't help thinking how, despite the spreading diversity of most countries now, there are some nationalities that seem to produce more beautiful people than others. And it doesn't seem to have anything to do with what people still call "race" because some east European countries or African countries or Asian countries seem to be full of beautiful people while others not so much.
I know, that's judgmental, but nonetheless true enough from my perspective.
And despite, or rather because of, Paul McCartney's voice not being what it used to be, especially as he began singing "Hey Jude" I was all the more touched by the power of a musical riff to become universally familiar and comforting. Also touched thinking that he's an old man now no matter how much he dyes his hair or can still jump around a stage.
Yeah, there were some moving moments (like McCartney), some yuck moments (Mitt and his wife standing up and waving like royalty to the USA contingent as if they were already the first family), etc. But once the games got really under way so much of the scoring and the rules and procedures seemed so arbitrary and subjective that I quickly lost interest in some things (what is it with the mostly weird "dance" moves the "American" female gymnasts do in their floor routines, whereas say the Russian female gymnasts who, the announcer said, have to take ballet lessons from childhood on in order to be gymnasts, were so less muscle-y and stiff and strange in their "dance" movements that actually flowed and seemed, well, dance like).
Yet somehow I get invested in seeing the USA win more medals than China anyway and become fascinated with women's archery, or two man beach volleyball, or the team volleyball, especially the women and the impressive and amazingly named Destinee Hooker, or women's weightlifting or men's and women's soccer (things I would normally lose interest in quickly). So I guess I'll keep checking in, especially on the cable networks that are carrying some events during daytime which are less popular, or so the TV execs think, but I often find more interesting.
And I'll remember some moments even as I'll continue to not like the announcer's seeming to get almost everything wrong, talking when I wish they'd keep quiet, keeping quiet when i wish they'd explain something, getting way to personal and pushy with young athletes who have just lost or totally cliched with others who have just won something. It's a strange ritual these games, and totally hyped and as I said mostly arbitrary, but in the end they celebrate the capacity humans have for going beyond what would normally be thought of as possible, making our spirits, or at least mine, transcend the daily challenges and disappointments. Which I guess is the point.
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I'll have to get you a pair of rose-colored glasses for your next march of the nations in the opening ceremonies. I also disagree with your view of Sir Paul as old. Granted, his voice is not the best these days but he is a member of the forever young club- with or without dyed hair. I only caught the first part of the show with Kenneth Branagh reciting Shakespeare and leading a very dark Dickens-like parade. It could have been a bit brighter for my taste. That's what happens when an Irish creates an English extravaganza- dark, complicated, but magical too. Danny Boyle may have been born in England but with a name like that??
- July 31, 2012 at 12:22:00 PM EDT
- tom said...
We have not only the cable option, but also get CBC coverage. CBC shows a wider range of competition beyond just Canadian. Enjoying what I've seen of the games - but disappointed that the Chinese girl was challenged on her win.
- July 31, 2012 at 10:17:00 PM EDT
- Lally said...
Danny Boyle is definitely of Irish descent and as for the Chinese swimmer, I hear you Tom. Kind of snarky since she passed all the stringent doping tests (though it is true that the tests aren't up to all the innovations in ways to pump performance up with reoxygenated blood or whatever).
- August 1, 2012 at 12:04:00 AM EDT


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Back in 2006, Adam Green set out with Hatchet to recapture the 1980's campy gory horror vibe established by iconic slashers like Freddy Kruger and Jason Vorhees. In some ways, he succeeded -- there's certainly no shortage of blood, guts, and nudity in the original. On the other hand, there was no lingering sense of dread when the movie was over due to everything being so comically ridiculous. It didn't feel like it could happen to you. This was not nightmare fuel; I doubt anyone lost sleep over visions of Victor Crowley dancing in (or maybe on) their heads. However, that doesn't mean it wasn't fun to watch. If you come in ready to chomp popcorn and laugh at some nonsensical death sequences and sharp makeup and prosthetics work, this is a franchise worth your while.
Hatchet II arrived in 2010 and picked up exactly where the first one left off. Literally, the timeline of all three movies spans three days' time for Marybeth Dunston, the central protagonist whose fixation with Crowley seems strangely mutual -- she's the only one he can't seem to dispatch with ease. Some called part two the weaker entry in the series for the unnecessary development of Victor's backstory, his curse, his murder, and why he haunts the woods of Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana. It does drag it out a bit and takes away from some of the campy humor fans of the original grew accustomed to, but it quickly returns to the killing, upping the body count and creative dismemberment along the way.
Hatchet III is now upon us, bringing everything Blu-ray has to offer in terms of sharp picture and sound. Victor's eerie call of "...Daaaaddyyyyy..." as he sets out to hunt trespassers is creepier than ever in DTS-HD. The makeup and prosthetic work really shine in high definition, as well.
Once again, we start right where Hatchet II ended with a bang (literally) and quickly turns the dial up to satisfyingly ludicrous as Marybeth (Danielle Harris) renders Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder) about as dead as something can possibly be, but of course that's not going to keep him down for long. As was established earlier in the franchise, Crowley is a repeater, an apparition that returns from the dead every night to the same house where he died to live out his own death again and again, and punish anyone who comes near. In part two, it was thought that if he exacted revenge on the people responsible for his tragic, accidental, undeserved death, he would simply walk into the swamp and disappear. Had any of that worked, we wouldn't have been treated here to Marybeth walking into a nearby police station covered head to toe in Victor's blood, carrying a shotgun and part of Victor's head.
She's quickly subdued, arrested, showered, and incarcerated while the cops and paramedics start picking up the pieces (of people) out in the swamp and try to understand what really took place the two previous nights. Come nightfall, Victor rises from the dead once again and turns on everyone haunting his 'hood. The police -- led by Sheriff Fowler (Zach Galligan) -- respond in kind with a heavily armed SWAT team. Fowler's ex-wife Amanda (Caroline Williams) -- a big believer in the Crowley legend but lacking facts to back up her assertions -- prods Marybeth to give her a story that will finally get people to stop treating her like a quack, which ultimately leads to yet another plan to lay Victor to rest once and for all. Do they succeed? Watch and find out.
I didn't even know about the Hatchet franchise until a month or so ago, and having grown up with Jason, Freddy, and Michael Myers, I welcomed a return to campy form from the unsavory "torture porn" that modern-day horror has become (Saw, Hostel, Touristas, Human Centipede). I watched all three movies in the span of about 10 days, and since they tie end to end so well, this really was the way to watch them -- some have even argued that it should have been one long movie instead of three, each under 90 minutes. With back-to-back viewings, the references and jokes stay fresh, the recurring appearances and deaths of Parry Shen in every movie makes him akin to Kenny from South Park, but might have been forgotten if I saw them three to four years apart like others. The effects get better with each entry, and Green doesn't pull any punches, going fully unrated and uncut for every entry in the series. This killed theater earnings, but has earned the franchise a cult following at retail.
I had a lot of fun with the whole series, and Hatchet III does exactly what a sequel should do -- goes all out balls to the wall in every possible way while never taking itself too seriously. I've enjoyed seeing familiar faces from the genre over the last 30+ years pop up throughout the trilogy, including Robert Englund (Freddy Kruger, A Nightmare on Elm Street), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Kane Hodder (Jason, Friday the 13th), Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4 and 5, and Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009)), Tony Todd (Candyman), Rick McCallum (House II), and John Carl Buechler (director and effects wizard on Halloween and Elm Street flicks, among others). The disc has feature commentary with cast and crew, trailers, teasers, and a few behind the scenes type of featurettes to delve into the production challenges with shooting in an actual swamp (mainly insects), the optimization of the makeup process that saw Hodder go from spending 3.5 hours in the prep chair during the second movie to about an hour by the time they wrapped on the third. It's also good to see how some of these effects are pulled off since the creators sought to use little to no CGI throughout. One of the funniest BtS moments is when a crewmember gets Zach Galligan to reminisce about his interactions with Steven Spielberg during the filming of Gremlins and its sequel, which then takes a turn for the awkward as Galligan realizes he used to hang out in Spielberg's office with the bike from E.T., and how he's in a swamp talking to a grunt in the film biz about how good he used to have it.
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IIRC installing memtest86+ was enough in order to have it as a boot option in GRUB2. However today I installed it on this Leap 15 system and it doesn't show up after reboot. At the same time I see:
which is strange (considering the date)Code:# ls -l /boot/memtest.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 182704 Feb 19 2018 /boot/memtest.bin
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Grande Prairie Walk for Muscular Dystrophy
July 27, 2019 (12:00pm - 2:00pm)
Grande Prairie Walk for Muscular Dystrophy
The Grande Prairie Walk for Muscular Dystrophy is a community event and fundraiser in support of persons affected by neuromuscular disorders. Admission is completely free! Walk event activities include: 1km walk around Muskoseepi Park, free food and drinks, outdoor games, impact presentations, kid's activities, face painting, 50/50, and a silent auction featuring prizes from local businesses. Funding from this special event is used to provide essential medical and mobility devices to individuals with MD, and to further groundbreaking research in pursuit of a cure.
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When will it end? How many times will you leave your bathroom with skin irritation or razor bumps after a shave or simply feeling unfulfilled with a lackluster shaving experience? You may need to reconsider your shaving regimen or find some ways to enhance it feeling & smelling like a million bucks. Luckily for you, here are some essentials steps to enhance your shaving experience:
A large reason as to why you're still having a rough shave or not feeling satisfied is how you prepare your skin. Your skin needs a warming greeting of warm water before before anything to properly open your pores and making it easier for shaving cream to properly penetrate and do its job.
Many men will catch themselves with redness and skin irritation by the end of the day. That pre-shave was the missing element. Pre-shave products like shaving creams & oils are an added lubrication for the razor. They also act as an added layer of protection as you embark on the full shave.
Note: Grab a pre-shave oil thats light giving your skin the proper moisture without heavy residue. Stay away from foamed cream as they lack the proper oil & ingredients needed to moisture the skin.
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The most misguided step of the experience is the shave. Too many men are giving special invitations to nincs and cuts with poor shaving practices. First off, slow down! If you're already in rush to work or a meeting, you're already setting yourself up for danger. Take a moment to analyze & feel the current growth of your hair and the direction where it goes.
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|Additional funding for health boards
|MSP for the Angus South Constituency, Graeme Dey, has welcomed the Scottish Government's announcement of a further £32 million investment in the NHS to help reduce waiting times.
The investment is in addition to £70 million funding announced by the Health Secretary in April, and brings the amount being spent on the Waiting Times Improvement Plan for 2019-20 to £102 million.
This £102 million is part of the £850 million set aside to support the delivery of the plan over a three-year period.
The investment will help deliver additional clinics and extra staff. It will also facilitate an increase in cataract procedures, hip and knee replacements and general surgery.
Welcoming its announcement, Mr Dey said:
"Bringing down waiting times is a priority for the SNP Scottish Government, and this is reflected in this latest investment – over and above the £70 million outlined earlier in the year.
"It is vital that such additional funding translates into tangible improvements here in Tayside and across the country, with innovative approaches to reducing waits being adopted.
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3 must-see theatrical performances in Denver this week
If you're a theater fan, mark your calendars: There's plenty to do when it comes to stage performances in Denver this week, from a two-man Harry Potter parody to a beer-drenched staging of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors."
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'Potted Potter' - The Harry Potter parody at June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Harry Potter fans won't want to miss the "Potted Potter" parody at June Swaner Gates Concert Hall this week.
Parodying the entire series in just 70 minutes, one actor will don Harry's signature glasses and lightning bolt scar while the other plays more than 300 other characters. Expect an interactive Quidditch match and much more.
When: Wednesday, July 18-Monday, July 23; various showtimes
Where: June Swaner Gates Concert Hall, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., University
Price: $75
Click here for more details, and to get your tickets.
'DaVinci & Michelangelo: The Titans Experience' at Denver Pavilions
Fine art fiends: Join curator Mark Rodgers for a staging of the Broadway-style multimedia show "DaVinci & Michelangelo." With video footage, 3D animations and other multimedia visuals, Rodgers will walk audiences through the lives and legendary works of Leonardo DaVinci and Michelangelo through the Italian Renaissance — and reveal the ways they still resonate in the modern world.
Guests are encouraged to arrive early to explore the nationally touring "DaVinci Machines" exhibit before the show.
When: Friday, July 20-Saturday, July 21; 7 p.m.
Where: Denver Pavilions, 500 16th St., Denver Central Business District
Price: $20 (regularly $40)
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'The Comedy of Errors' at Black Shirt Brewing Co.
Join the artist collective Shakesbeer for an hopped-up, yet abridged, staging of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors." Celebrating the longstanding tradition of drinking, the actors will imbibe — on and off stage — before and throughout the entire comedy of erroneous proportions.
When: Saturday, July 21, 6 p.m.
Where: Black Shirt Brewing Co., 3719 Walnut St.
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I had the pleasure to gatecrash the HCI 2017 conference in Vancouver today, which gave me the chance to see Dr Ali Dewan present three excellent papers in a row (two with his name on them) on a variety of themes, as well as a great paper written and presented by one of our students, Miao-Han Chang.
Both did superb jobs of presenting to a receptive crowd. Ali got particular acclaim from the audience for the first work he presented (Combinatorial Auction based Mechanism Design for Course Offering Determination
by Anton Vassiliev, Fuhua Lin & M. Ali Akber Dewan) for its broad applicability in many areas beyond scheduling courses.
Athabasca, and especially the School of Computing and Information Systems, has made a great showing at this prestigious conference, with contributions not just from Ali and Miao-Han, but also from Oscar (Fuhua) Lin, Dunwei Wen, Maiga Chang and Vive Kumar. Kurt Reifferscheid and Xiaokun Zhang also had a paper in the proceedings but were sadly not able to attend to present it.
Jon and Ali at the Vancouver Conference Centre after Ali's marathon presentation stint. I detect a look of relief on Ali's face!
Thanks a lot Jon for your time in my presentation and taking some wonderful pictures :)
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Wow, it is wonderful. Jon, do you have the source photo of Miao-Han's presentation?
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Tom Strong and The Planet of Peril #3 yet again hits the mark with a near perfect mix of science fiction adventure and grounded dialogue and characters.
Strong is a creation of Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse that was a superhero only through the most basic interpretation. Moore coined the term "science hero" to explain characters who received their abilities through science fiction means.
It's a truly novel concept that obviously had a lot of potential; Moore wrote 36 issues of the initial series, while Planet of Peril is the second limited series by writer Peter Hogan with Sprouse on art.
Hogan has crafted a beautiful series thus far that blends minimalist science fiction action and adventure with rich characterization that results in a relatable and organic storytelling.
Usually, sci-fi tales are more focused on the plot and details: various intergalactic factions at war, the diverse gamut of alien races, starships of all shapes and sizes, mythos' that extend back thousands upon millions of years. These are the elements that normally build up a sci-fi world into an engrossing setting that readers can dive into headfirst.
Tom Strong and The Planet of Peril #4 throws archaic sci-fi concepts out the window in favor of going the opposite direction with both story elements. The world of Tom Strong is a minimalist setting with fantastical sci-fi elements that get toned down. Tom and his son-in-law, Val, visit the opposite Earth on the other side of the galaxy that's populated by beings that are, more or less, human as well. Tom Strange is the resident science hero here, but is nowhere to be found while a massive viral outbreak ravages his planet. Surprisingly relatable considering we're reading about a science hero and an alien meeting with other former science heroes who've taken the monikers and the powers of Egyptian gods.
While Tom Strong and The Planet of Peril #3 is organic and character driven, it's also occasionally boring. We're three issues into a six-issue series and almost no questions have been answered yet. Where is Val's wife? What happened to Tom Strange? What caused this outbreak and how can they stop it? I'm so invested in the characters already that I'm willing to see this series through, but I could see other readers dropping the title due to lack of actual plot advancement.
Tom Strong is a fun, jovial time. I know that's an odd adjective to use in 2013, but it perfectly describes the feeling you get from Strong and his pulp sci-fi adventures. The setting is believable because it's minimal, and the characters are relatable because they're complex and exhibit real emotions.


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The Extended Day staff seeks to provide a continuation of the school day with fun, learning, care and safety in mind. The program offers students time to complete homework, enjoy various developmentally appropriate activities and eat snacks. The children spend time outdoors every good weather day for physical activity and social time. Students enjoy board/card games, arts and crafts, organized sports games and much more. They enhance their creativity and imagination as well as communication and social skills. Students have a unique opportunity to connect with fellow classmates and become more comfortable with the school as a whole, and the Extended Day staff is proud of the development we see first hand.
The Extended Day program offers several options for attendance. Parents can enroll children monthly every day or three days a week. If your child just needs to drop-in please update Dismissal Manager and we will check them in at 3:00pm.
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Study abroad in Spanish
Interested in advancing your Spanish and learning more about the culture? Take a study abroad course and make it a reality.
If you are in your first, second or third year of study, you can take language and culture courses in Spain or Latin America (for a minimum of four weeks intensive study, including 40-60 hours of taught classes per 15 points) under SPANISH 178, 277, 278, 377 or 378.
- To be eligible for SPANISH 178, you must have a minimum B- grade in SPANISH 104, or equivalent per placement test, transfer credit, etc.
- To be eligible for SPANISH 277 or 278, you must have a minimum B- grade in SPANISH 105, or equivalent per placement test, transfer credit, etc.
- To be eligible for SPANISH 377 or 378, you must have a minimum B- grade in SPANISH 201, or equivalent per placement test, transfer credit, etc.
- You can apply for a study abroad course if you expect to pass the required language level by the end of the semester prior to the start of study abroad.
- Upon arrival at your host institute overseas, you will be given a placement test to determine your level of study.
- You may enrol in SPANISH 377 or 378 after passing SPANISH 201 or 319 or 321, with a minimum B- grade. However, if you have already passed SPANISH 377 and/or 378, you may not then enrol in SPANISH 319 and/or 321. This is because there are more diverse levels of ability within the overseas programmes (which include placement tests upon arrival) than in our three-year sequence.
Eligibility to undertake two study abroad courses
Please see the Study Abroad Adviser.
Recommended language and culture course
We approve and recommend the four-week intensive language and culture courses with Cursos Internacionales at Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, and at the Pontificia Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile. You will be given a placement test on arrival overseas for most programmes. All courses passed are credited at The University of Auckland as language courses.
- Language Study Abroad – Spanish, Spain
- Language Study Abroad – Spanish, Chile
The programme information is in ViaTRM.
Please ensure that you upload these documents from the overseas institute(s) to your CANVAS course:
- Official certificate from the host institution.
- The summary in Spanish of work done overseas.
- Official notification of overall result obtained.
- Essay in Spanish.
Essay in Spanish
Together with the dossier of course work completed overseas, you must submit a written assignment in Spanish, outlining your study and life experience overseas or on a topic agreed in advance with the Study Abroad Adviser. This work will be assessed (on the basis of content and linguistic quality) as part of the final grade.
- 300-400 words for SPANISH 277
- 500-600 words for SPANISH 278
- 700-800 words for SPANISH 377
- 900-1,000 words for SPANISH 378
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Public servants are no longer interested in serving the public because of delay in salary delivery.
It was then when civil servants were highly recommendable. Taken back to those days when public servants were jealousy proud of their public service. But what is happening around them today? Is it because their services are no longer needed ? Or Their services are not legitimate any longer?
What could it be tagged to be, for the downgrading of public service to civil servants?
It is written that civil servants are the backbone of the nation. It's obvious that citizens are no longer interested in the public services any longer because of how they are being treated. Any nation that have regard to their civil servants, will be able to overcome the challenges facing the public at a whole.
Assuming that you are a civil servant working for your father's land, you worked tirelessly and no
salary at the expected date.
How would you feel?
Would you mind to continue with that same job?
Would there be any possibility to course that job?
As a Family man or a Family woman who struggle to manage to put things together, after you most have struggled to render your service to your nation with the hope of getting what you suffered for, at the end of expected month, your salary it's been prolonged in the name of government ultimate power. How would you react over this?
This is one of the issues of the moment, that makes an average man or woman seek to have own job not for public again. Some people, some families have messed up because of this issue of withholding salary payment after the end of the expected date.
After civil servant protected the image of his/her nation, he should be rewarded with all pleasure and gratitude to them, so that the spirit of patriotism will be elevated and abide with him or her.
A public servant is like a tree that bears large number of fruits, and that much number of fruit makes people to move after it by stoning the fruit it's carrying.
Why do people stone it? It's because it has fruits on it. But can people stone a barren tree? The answer is NO. Sometimes this situation makes people to live in agony, sometimes it makes people fall sick because of too much thinking. Tell the public how things are gonna be better if A nation engage in such a way of life.


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Tricks was my latest favorite novel, and I spent the most time pondering if I should include it because of its extreme topic. While there is teen prostitution, Hopkins handles it beautifully, not sugar coating anything, yet not being graphic enough to make it a gripping story.
Breaking Free was the freshest breath of air I have had in a heck of a long time because of the subject matter, and young author. First of all, Winter Page is a freshman in Highschool, and created this beautiful piece of literature. Second of all, the main character is a TRANSGENDER LESBIAN! I am completely accepting and open to all people, but that is hard to fathom.
Two Boys Kissing is the only of my favorite books that I haven't written a review for, and am regretting that at this very moment. I might still write one, but this is my opinion in one word. #MINDBLOWN this story follows seven young gay men, and is told in the style of a Greek chorus by other gay men that had died from AIDS.
The False Prince. I think ANYONE who follows me on twitter can tell you how much I freaking love the Ascendence trilogy. I did spoiler alert/spoiler free reviews for the entire series, and mentioned it multiple times on the blog. The entire thing is heart racing suspense, and all you need to do is go and read it. Preferably at this very moment.
These Gentle Wounds was a blog tour book that was read a little too close to the tour date if you know what I mean. I have never read any book with a MC with such tight, relatable narration, or with PTSD. Let me tell you, I loved this book so much I started comparing it to food. To know what that crazy fact means, you will just have to read the review.
Lean In. Okay, I lied. I haven't reviewed "Lean In" either, although I had full intention to do so, and even a whole mini series planned out for it. I still intend to do that, just at a later date. Anyway, this book was so fantastically inspiring for any young woman in the 21st century, and a different perspective for the men of this world.
TSWSYL. When I asked around on twitter which book I should read, this was hands down, the most voted for. One only needs to read a paragraph of this magnificent novel in order to realize the genius of it, and the quality of writing, and everything else about this book. The only bad part about the entire novel (besides the review that doesn't do it justice) is the title, not because it's bad, but because it's just so darned long.
Moon at Nine. If anybody remembers my review of this, they will probably gawk at the screen and say, "Why the heck did she put this on the list?" Well, "Moon at Nine" just goes to prove why a book with a lower star rating can still be a person's favorite. Well it is/was because of its unique premise of two lesbians 30 years ago in the Middle East.
The House of Hades reminded me, yet again, why Rick Riordan is a genius. As I said in my review, I almsot lost Faith in him as an author when I hated Mark of Athena, but gosh darn it (what am I, a hillbilly?), HoH was GOOD. It was such a gripping page turner without much romance, a jump from my usual reads.
Peaceful Genocide had a name not for the faint of heart, but was amazing all the same. This was one of the best blog tour books I have ever read, and another one of those should-have-read-it-a-lot-earlier-than-I-intended-to-because-of-school. But I am still so glad I read it, and even purchased a copy for my friend for her birthday.
That was a LONG T10T! Now I want to know from you what some of your favorite books of 2014 were because there is still the latter half to go. Have a great day! ☺


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with local handicapped people. The play is written by Noel Gregg (Cowane Centre, 8pm, £2/£1).
e Humphrey Lyltlelon and His Band A rare Scottish appearance from one of the great jazz giants (Dunblane Hydro, 8pm, £4).
For full details of all events and ticket details please contact Stirling Festival Box Ollice, 32 King Street, Stirling, 0786 71588. Box office open Mon—Sat, 9.30am—6pm.
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0 Seventh International Summer School oi Modern Dance Dunfermline College of Education. 3-15 August. Daily. Phone 0750 32213 or 03.1 225 4600 for information. Organised annually by Dance Connections under the directorship of Kedzie Penfield, this is Scotland's largest summer school, attracting participants from all over the country and Europe. Guest teachers are brought in from as far afield as America and Spain. This year's course has more emphasis on workshop sessions than before and has classes ranging from ballet technique to Spanish dance, from contact improvisation to injury
prevention. Book now as places are going fast. Fees: £95 for two weeks full course, £55 for one week.
5 Arlene Erb The Rebecca Walker Dance Studios, 14 Orwell Terrace, 337 0748. Sat 26 J uly— Fri 1 August. Two classes per day — one open and the other for advanced/professional. The Erb Technique is a unique blend of ballet and jazz. Currently working in Vienna at the State Opera, Erb has taken time offthis summer to teach in Monte Carlo, London and Edinburgh. Classes: £3 each, £20 for 10.
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0 Edinburgh Latin-America Solidarity Campaign: Open Meeting First of May Bookshop, 43 Candlemaker Row. 8pm. Free. Open meeting— all welcome.
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0 Kevin Lynch Memorial Flute Band Fundraiser Swinging Doors, 21 Quarryknowe Street, Parkhead. 7.30pm to midnight. £1.50. Organised by the Irish Freedom Movement, to raise funds t send the band to London for a march on the 9th, marking the 15th anniversary of the introduction of internment.
0 Candlelight Procession- In Remembrance ol Hiroshima and Nagasaki From the Mound, via Princes Street to Collie Park, Leith. 8pm.
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0 Women's Meditation Morning The Glasgow Buddhist Centre, 329 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0524. 10am—1pm. Free. Bring own lunch.
TUESDAY 29 Edinburgh
0 Lesbian Readers Evening Lavender Menace Bookshop, 11a Forth Street, 556 0079. 8pm. Caeia March, author of Three Ply Yam, reads frorr her work.
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0 All Day Disco Lochend Centre.
10am-6pm. 80p. Fundraising for YWCA. Prizes. coffee bar, Boni's Ice Cream.
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0 Selling the World on Fire! George Square. 8pm. A street theatre performance of the return of St Mungo to Strathclyde, led by the Scottish Youth Theatre as part of their summer festival. The performance moves on through St Enoch Square and Argyle Street and ends up at the bandstand by the River Clyde, where there will be fire sculptures on the river (see also Theatre section for more details of SYT's summer festival.
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0 Caribbean Poets Third Eye Centre 350 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7521. 7.30pm. A performance of poetry by Caribbean poets John Agard, Grace Nichols and James Berry.
TUESDAY 29 Edinburgh
0 Music and the Scottish Enlightenment Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street Lecture Theatre. 5.15pm. Free. A lecture by Dr David Johnson, continuing the series of lectures on the Scottish Enlightenment.
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0 James Watt Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street Lecture Theatre. 5.15pm. Free. A talk by Dr Hugh Torrens.
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Colorado Springs among top 10 cities with 'extreme' studio rental increase in new report
Calling Colorado Springs home comes with a price tag that only seems to be increasing!
A new report by Apartment Guide listed Colorado Springs as one of the top 10 American cities where studio rent is increasing the most.
to read the full report.
According to the report, the average cost to rent a studio apartment is $915 per month. The amount is about a 19.5 percent increase compared to last year. That percent of increase put the Springs at number eight on the top 10 list.
The report only includes the 100 most populous cities in America. They utilized rental property information from December 2017 to December 2018 on Apartment Guide and Rent.com. Rental prices are based on available multifamily rental property inventory from January 2019.
Arlington, Texas topped the list for largest increase, up about 40.6 percent. However, the average cost to rent a studio apartment is $877 per month, about $38 less than Colorado Springs.
Number 10 on the list has a higher rental amount than Colorado Springs each month. The report states the average studio apartment rental in Sacramento, California is $1,338 per month. The increase was about 18.3 percent since last year, but hundreds of dollars more than the average in the Springs.
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Building in Guatemala: Day 3
Today is the reason why these heroes came to Guatemala. After months of recruiting go-getters, the 2019 GVT team is one of the most talented squads ever assembled. Led by Captain Deb "Ironside" Winter, the troop was well organized and ready to go by O-eight hundred.
Upon arrival, the field engineers Nate, Randy and Tony grabbed their shovels. Both Tony and Nate trenched their way to China, as they're the kind of guys that eat dirt and spit out the nails they find. Both dug a four-foot deep perimeter trench in record (unofficial) time. Private Parks focused on the interior and after digging the same trench five times, he was a casualty in this fight for affordable housing with a hand blister and a bad sun burn.
Footing excavation could not have happened without the Bucket Brigade made up of Taylor, Sami and Josie (when not milking cows). Together they moved 50 cubic yards of earth, twice. Our ironworkers, Shea, Patti, Beatrice and Deb cut, twisted and bent a ½ ton of steel into rebar ready for installation. Cathy also participated in a variety of tasks when she wasn't removing confetti from her hair, babysitting or playing with puppies.
Mission accomplished today. We look forward to tomorrow's challenges with concrete, staging block and bending the other ½ ton of steel.


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Everyone at the mansion finally gets absolutely fed up with Motes' pranks and behavior. Kanae reprimands him and makes him promise not to pull anymore pranks, or else he'll get no food. Of course, Motes being Motes, he doesn't manage to keep the promise for even a single day.
Nonetheless, Motes is a man of his word, and feels extremely upset at himself for breaking his promise. After the incident, Motes leaves the mansion during the day and doesn't come back home until late at night. This goes on for several days. Everyone is curious and so they follow Motes one day to see what he's up to.
It appears that all he does is… just goof around all day. After the cast goes home, however; it's revealed what he's really up to: Motes has been practicing his Musik in secret.
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A surprisingly somber episode for a generally happy character! I was wondering last week if this episode could redeem Motes for me, and I'm glad to say that it did. I knew from the beginning of the series that Motes is a much more complex character than he first appears. Most of his focus episode are sad after all, compared to his sunny personality. While Motes finally got some punishment for his antics, I do feel bad for him. I think this episode strongly implies (much more than past episodes) that Motes has some kind of disorder, like ADHD. Apparently the real-life Mozart had this condition as well. I'm not at all an expert on this sort of stuff, so I won't delve too deeply into that. But I do understand what it's like to feel like an outcast. And I do think this situation was actually handled fairly realistically for the type of show ClassicaLoid is.
This episode was notable for not really having a real "ending." In past ClassicaLoid episodes, the basic plot of the episode generally got wrapped up by the end. In this case, not so much. The friction between Mozart and the other cast members never really got resolved; and Mozart appears to still be depressed by the end of the episode. I hope this carries over to the next episode, because I don't think Mozart's "character arc" is complete yet.
While the tone of this episode was generally on the "sad" side, the rest of the cast helped to balance it our with some humor. Schubert wanting to straight up murder Motes, and Liszt going absolutely berserk on Motes was funny if a bit morbid. It's also nice to see that some character development has stuck, since Chopin was absolutely fine with going outside to spy on Motes. Well, he did complain a lot about wanting to go home, but at least he didn't freak out about going outside like he did all the way back in episode four.
Overall, this was a fairly good episode, but I'm not quite sure what role the basketball boy played in all of this. Was he there simply to serve as a parallel to Motes' own problems? Anyway, Schubert's getting another episode next week and I'm actually excited for that. There's only five more episodes left of ClassicaLoid, so I'm hoping Schubert finally gets a proper focus episode rather than all the weird ones we've gotten for him in the past.
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"To get above our radar umbrella like that it'd have to climb vertically until it was a hundred miles high. The darned thing would be in outer space."TECHNICAL SPECS: Missing from the archives. I've used a reconstruction. First aired Apr.29 1967.
IN THIS ONE... Evading RAF fighters, the Chameleon Tours plane turns into a spaceship and flies to orbit with Jamie aboard.
REVIEW: We can't see some of the bits that really need to be seen to be appreciated, and the airport setting, now that the location work is behind us, has become cramped and stale. So there's a certain tediousness to the episode, and not just in the Commandant's Doubting Thomas performance. However, it does make a good showcase for Frazer Hines as Jamie. The Scotsman not only gets to confound headstrong Samantha Briggs, lifting her plane ticket while he distracts her with a kiss, but he gets on a Chameleon Tours plane, even though he's terrified of flying. Cue a race to the bathroom... does that mean he escaped being turned into a doll?
Because yes, the Chameleons' plans involve turning young people into small, easy-to-store dolls (I guess the Master had to steal the technology from SOMEone), which may just be one step too ludicrous to be acceptable. A couple of disturbing patterns are forming in regards to these guys' plans. One is a tendency to draw way too much attention to themselves (shooting down an RAF fighter isn't going to get you LESS attention). The other is the silly habit of leaving the room after setting up a death trap. How about you just make sure they're dead next time? In this case, the trap involves a beam of deadly light that can be put out of commission by a small mirror. Surviving pictures don't tell us much about it. We get a better look at the airplane model folding its arms back and reaching outer space where a saucer-like orbital station awaits. A neat sequence.
The Doctor gets a couple of nice moments too. I like how he gets luscious Wanda Ventham's Jean to help get Nurse Pinto out of the infirmary so he can snoop around and ends up playing an authoritative doctor (been a while since he impersonated someone. On a completely personal note, Nurse Pinto makes me laugh because my sister taught us all to dance the "pinto", a strange back-to-front couples dance they always did on a local cable-access western show. They always called it out with relish: "Let's do the PINNNNNtooooo!!!" Also good is the Doctor being unimpressed with the range of the RAF's jets. Hey, at least the aviation people have started cooperating.
VERSIONS: I was disappointed with Jamie's distracting kiss because I still remember the BBC audio CD that made it sound like it was full on the lips. I thought it awfully racy for the 2nd Doctor era! But it was actually on the cheek! Oh well, hopefully Sam and Jamie's next kiss will be a little sexier.
REWATCHABILITY: Medium - Might have worked better as a 4-parter, so in the middle here, we get visual set pieces to pass the time. Except they lost the visuals. The Doctor and Jamie still give us good reason to keep watching.
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It seems safe to state that there are challenges in learning design that almost all institutions face: limited staff time, a modular focus, and a tendency towards 'lone ranger' thinking to name just some of the potential barriers to successful course design. These types of challenges have significantly influenced the team-based ABC methodology developed originally by Clive Young and Nataša Perović of University College London (UCL) which continues to grow in popular use worldwide as a model for blended learning design.
Dublin City University (DCU) Teaching Enhancement Unit is currently engaged in the ABC to VLE Erasmus+ funded project to further develop the ABC Learning Design methodology. As relative newcomers to ABC (DCU first experienced it in 2017), this project has been a great opportunity to apply the approach and benefit from the experience of UCL and the 11 other European partners involved. For those not familiar with the format, ABC offers a rapid-fire, hands-on workshop approach where in just 90 minutes academic teams work together to design or redesign modules and programmes. By the end of the process, teams have discussed, debated, and discovered a range of potential activities and technologies, communicated their overall vision of their course, and ultimately created a storyboard of an intended learning experience. Not bad work in under two hours, especially when it all goes according to plan.
The overall goal of this particular European project is to develop ABC as a downloadable toolkit that can be used and adapted by any institution. At DCU we have adapted the 'classic' materials to suit important strategic priorities such as flexible learning modes, enhanced feedback mechanisms, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Furthermore, by using the approach with several teams, evaluating it, and learning how different aspects perform on the ground, we hope to continue to develop our own expertise in using the approach in different contexts. We also plan to do our bit to promote conversations amongst the Irish learning design community about using and tailoring the method to optimum effect.
What has been learned along the way?
We have not quite reached the halfway point of the project so this is by no means a definitive evaluation. However there have certainly been several lessons learned to date and from our perspective thus far it appears that:
- The 90-120 minutes timeframe is a good 'in' for potential participants and seems to be a period of time that can be scheduled without as much difficulty as full or half-day blocks. Quite a lot can be done to develop a vision for a course within 90 minutes and it is very clear that the collaboration and conversation raises questions and ideas that would not come up were people to approach this as individuals.
- A 'pre ABC' workshop is necessary (perhaps even mandatory) to enable teams to consider programme and module learning outcomes and help them prepare their thinking for the 90 minute workshop. Without an adequate preparatory phase, teams risk feeling unprepared for the various workshop activities and consequently may find it harder to deeply engage. This is particularly true for teams who have not yet entered the validation process.
- Facilitating ABC workshops is challenging! Keeping to the tight timings while playing an active and critical role in the design conversations is not easy and the advice to have at least two facilitators for every session held true for us.
- Access to follow-on workshops and supports is vital: The action plan formulated at the end of the workshop highlights areas that need to be followed up afterwards, such as further technology-specific training. Additional just-in-time supports and guidance are necessary to help educators implement proposed designs back in the 'real' post-workshop world.
What is happening next?
By September 2020, DCU plan to have released several outputs and we hope to continue to develop our expertise in the methodology over the course of the project. For example, we are currently working with a number of programme teams to develop case studies about how ABC has been localised and implemented at DCU. Initial versions of two case studies will be published on this site over the Summer. We are also creating a range of technology supports to ensure that those creative designs talked about during the workshop eventually become a reality. For example, a customisable 'ABC to VLE App Wheel' is being developed to provide access to practical guidance and videos on potential educational technologies within and beyond the VLE.
But it's definitely not just about DCU: given the scale of interest in discussions with internal and external parties, the project leads are very keen to establish an ABC-oriented Special Interest Group in Ireland so that anyone using the method can learn from the experiences of others. You can expect to hear more about this in September but if this sounds up your street, you can take it that the format will be webinar based (for maximum inclusivity) and it will be more of a swap shop than a talk shop. In other words a core goal of this group will be to swap experiences and highlight tips and ideas that might be useful for others to take on board. So if you're interested in taking part, keep in touch with firstname.lastname@example.com and we will keep you posted.
DCU Project Leads: Clare Gormley and Mark Glynn, DCU Teaching Enhancement Unit


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The New Zealand Fire Service put together a terrifying interactive website showing how quickly a house fire spreads. They hung some clothes too close to a heater, and within a minute, the entire room was an inferno. Scroll up the ceiling for a sense of how intense it gets.
Via Campaign Brief:
New Zealanders are being given the chance to experience an actual house fire, and challenged to escape. Through interactive 360 video, with a virtual reality (VR) option, the user steps into the lounge to find a small fire has started on a clothing rack, left too close to the heater. What looks manageable is, in fact, already out of control - you have seconds to get out. Through completing the experience, users learn why they need an escape plan.
Since the Escape My House launch on Wednesday 22 March, the online tool has been experienced by over 120,000 users and the video on Facebook has been viewed more than 10 million times and shared by more than 86,000 people. It has gone beyond New Zealand and has also been accessed by Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Taiwan and the United States.
Great tips no matter where you live.
• Experience a real house fire through 360 video | Escape My House (YouTube / New Zealand Fire Service)