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Green Paddling đŁđ»ââïž May edition
....aaaaand we are back in the water also this year!!!
Kayaking around the city channels is one of the most enjoyable activities in Copenhagen on a sunny day.
GreenKayak, a NGO dedicated to raise awareness to ocean pollution, makes few (open) kayaks available across the city to paddle and help collecting waste floating in the water.
Open kayaks are typically easier to manovre than other types, and do not require EPP2/EPP3 patents.
I booked 2 double kayaks for 4 ppl in total.
It is possible to use the facilities at Kayak Republic free of charge: restrooms, lockers and showers.
**REQUIREMENT**
\- Safety first \- Need to be able to swim comfortably
\- Waterproof gear preferable
\- Sun lotion and sunglasses
\- Change of clothes in case yours get a bit wet during paddling
\- Towel\, if you want to shower or just in case
**COST**
Unfortunately, due to the frequent last minute cancellation last summer, it was challenging backfilling participants with short or no notice, and it was very disrespectful to the group and GreenKayak NGO.
**To reserve your spot, please transfer 150 kr. to my mobilepay 25717293**. The amount will be returned to you if you show up on time, or the event is cancelled for other reasons; **this remains a free non-profit event**.
The kayak rental is free of charge provided that:
\- we are able to pick\-up some waste during our paddling activity
\- we share our experience on the So\.Me \#GreenKayak
**AGENDA**
11:50- Meet up - please be on time đ
11:50-12:00 Briefing and getting ready
12-00-13:45 Paddling around Copenhagen channels and return to the start point
13:45-14:00 Return the equipment to Kayak Republic
**DISCOMFORT LEVEL** \- 3/5
**TO LEARN MORE**
[GreenKayak](https://www.greenkayak.org/)
BEGINNER Full Body Stretching session
**Spring is here** !!!!đ·
Let's do something good for our bodies and stretch together, out in the fresh air and sun. âïž
I invite you to a **head-to-toe**, full body stretching session that will leave feeling good and more limber.
**You will need**: your own yoga mat đ§ and whatever makes you stay hydrated đ§.
See you theređ€ž
đ Event subject to cancel if the weather is difficult.
*Disclaimer:* *I am not a certified stretching instructor; I am simply a stretching enthusiast organizing this event to share my passion. Participants are responsible for their own well-being and should listen to their bodies, take necessary precautions, and consult a professional if needed. By joining this event, you acknowledge that you are participating at your own risk, and the organizer is not liable for any injuries or issues that may arise.*
đ JUST GUTSY â Solo Travelers Meetup (Mexico City 4PM local time)
No agenda. No awkward intros. Just good people.
Just Gutsy is a weekly meetup for solo travelers, nomads and locals who love meeting them, a simple way to find your people in a new city.
Who comes:
Solo travelers in transit · digital nomads · curious locals who love meeting travelers
What to expect:
casual and self-led · small group energy · show up, talk to someone, see where it goes
Not sure how to talk to strangers? I put together a set of questions that actually make it easy â find them here: [justgutsy.com/icebreakers](http://justgutsy.com/icebreakers)
The only things you need to do:
â Comment below so others know you're coming
â If plans change, update your RSVP
â When you arrive: comment "Here, [what you're wearing]" so people find you
When & where:
⹠Every Sunday · 4PM local time
Meetup.com sometimes shows a different timezone â ignore it, it's always 4PM where you are
âą Location: in front of the SĂžren Kierkegaard statue
Join Just Gutsy â [justgutsy.com](http://justgutsy.com/) · Early members get lifetime premium access to the app
Guided tour in English in Limhamns kalkbrott
Malmö has a nature reserve in the city! However it can only be accessed with a guide from Malmö stad. You'll need to reserve your spot for the tour by buying a symbolic ticket via this link: [https://www.kulturcentralen.nu/evenemang/limhamnlimestonequarry-joinaguidedtourinenglish](https://www.kulturcentralen.nu/evenemang/limhamnlimestonequarry-joinaguidedtourinenglish) It costs 10 kr. Note that the sale opens one month before the event, on April 24th at 9am. Make sure you pick the right date (May 24th). Spots sell fast, so if you are eager to join, make your reservation early in the day. Since it's a public tour I have no idea how many spots are available. It's first come first serve.
The reserve comes with restrictions. One of them being: it is not allowed to walk or stay outside of the assigned paths and areas. Another being: it is also not allowed to bring pets or drones and other aircrafts.
After the tour, for those who are interested, we can walk around the quarry, it's 4km. There are viewpoints with nice view of the area, see featured photo. The tour lasts for 2 hours. The duration of this event is including the walk around the quarry.
Limhamns kalkbrott has been a nature reserve since 2011. It used to be a mining area, but nature has been roaming free since 1994, when the operations closed down.
What to bring: water could be good, and also sunscreen. Dress according to weather.
How to get there:
The quarry is easily accessible by bike.
Public transportation: City bus 12 arrives at bus stop SibbarpsvÀgen at 14.39 from the north. From there it's a short walk to the meeting point and gate.
By car: There's a parking lot by the gate to the reserve and our meeting point.
Note that the **gates** for entering with the guide **close** at 3pm **SHARP**. Come early!
European green toad mating sounds and Oljehamnen
End time is approximate, let's take our time to enjoy the sounds of this rare toad, and views of Lomma bay from the shoreline.
Please change your rsvp as soon as possible when you have decided to no longer attend.
In Malmö there are two thriving locations with this otherwise rare species. May is the time for the European green toad to mate. We will keep our ears out for their calls. On this event we will meet in Oljehamnen in the vicinity of bus stop Svartögatan, go for a walk along the shoreline, enjoying the views of Lomma bay, and reach a place called Paddeborg, a pond where these toads are supposed to hang out, to enjoy their song. Perhaps even catch a glimpse of them. When we are satisfied after sunset we will head back to the bus stop.
What to bring:
đž something to sit on
đž water for the walk
đž dress according to weather
đž patience and silence
Getting there:
By bike: Meeting point is accessible by bike from Malmö Central Station.
By public transportation: City bus nr 35 arrives at bus stop Svartögatan at 20.10.
By car: Find a parking lot at a suitable spot in the vicinity of the bus stop.
Vedic Philosophy Sunday Feast
ISKCON Malmö is welcoming everyone to a very spiritual inspiring Bhakti-yoga feast on Sunday.
Adress: Mindfulness Home, NobelvÀgen 11, Malmö
Program:
15:00-15:30 Bhajans
15:30-16:15 Bhagavad-gita Lecture
16:15-17:30 Gaura-arati, Hare Krishna Kirtan and Prasadam
Let us know by marking Attending if you will come so we can arrange for prasadam vegetarian feast accordingly
Contact: 070-355 41 91(Emma)
We also welcome you to Tempel and reading room. Open for meditation Monday-Friday kl 11:00-15:00
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BEGINNER Full Body Stretching session
**Spring is here** !!!!đ·
Let's do something good for our bodies and stretch together, out in the fresh air and sun. âïž
I invite you to a **head-to-toe**, full body stretching session that will leave feeling good and more limber.
**You will need**: your own yoga mat đ§ and whatever makes you stay hydrated đ§.
See you theređ€ž
đ Event subject to cancel if the weather is difficult.
*Disclaimer:* *I am not a certified stretching instructor; I am simply a stretching enthusiast organizing this event to share my passion. Participants are responsible for their own well-being and should listen to their bodies, take necessary precautions, and consult a professional if needed. By joining this event, you acknowledge that you are participating at your own risk, and the organizer is not liable for any injuries or issues that may arise.*
đ JUST GUTSY â Solo Travelers Meetup (Mexico City 4PM local time)
No agenda. No awkward intros. Just good people.
Just Gutsy is a weekly meetup for solo travelers, nomads and locals who love meeting them, a simple way to find your people in a new city.
Who comes:
Solo travelers in transit · digital nomads · curious locals who love meeting travelers
What to expect:
casual and self-led · small group energy · show up, talk to someone, see where it goes
Not sure how to talk to strangers? I put together a set of questions that actually make it easy â find them here: [justgutsy.com/icebreakers](http://justgutsy.com/icebreakers)
The only things you need to do:
â Comment below so others know you're coming
â If plans change, update your RSVP
â When you arrive: comment "Here, [what you're wearing]" so people find you
When & where:
⹠Every Sunday · 4PM local time
Meetup.com sometimes shows a different timezone â ignore it, it's always 4PM where you are
âą Location: in front of the SĂžren Kierkegaard statue
Join Just Gutsy â [justgutsy.com](http://justgutsy.com/) · Early members get lifetime premium access to the app
Guided tour in English in Limhamns kalkbrott
Malmö has a nature reserve in the city! However it can only be accessed with a guide from Malmö stad. You'll need to reserve your spot for the tour by buying a symbolic ticket via this link: [https://www.kulturcentralen.nu/evenemang/limhamnlimestonequarry-joinaguidedtourinenglish](https://www.kulturcentralen.nu/evenemang/limhamnlimestonequarry-joinaguidedtourinenglish) It costs 10 kr. Note that the sale opens one month before the event, on April 24th at 9am. Make sure you pick the right date (May 24th). Spots sell fast, so if you are eager to join, make your reservation early in the day. Since it's a public tour I have no idea how many spots are available. It's first come first serve.
The reserve comes with restrictions. One of them being: it is not allowed to walk or stay outside of the assigned paths and areas. Another being: it is also not allowed to bring pets or drones and other aircrafts.
After the tour, for those who are interested, we can walk around the quarry, it's 4km. There are viewpoints with nice view of the area, see featured photo. The tour lasts for 2 hours. The duration of this event is including the walk around the quarry.
Limhamns kalkbrott has been a nature reserve since 2011. It used to be a mining area, but nature has been roaming free since 1994, when the operations closed down.
What to bring: water could be good, and also sunscreen. Dress according to weather.
How to get there:
The quarry is easily accessible by bike.
Public transportation: City bus 12 arrives at bus stop SibbarpsvÀgen at 14.39 from the north. From there it's a short walk to the meeting point and gate.
By car: There's a parking lot by the gate to the reserve and our meeting point.
Note that the **gates** for entering with the guide **close** at 3pm **SHARP**. Come early!
European green toad mating sounds and Oljehamnen
End time is approximate, let's take our time to enjoy the sounds of this rare toad, and views of Lomma bay from the shoreline.
Please change your rsvp as soon as possible when you have decided to no longer attend.
In Malmö there are two thriving locations with this otherwise rare species. May is the time for the European green toad to mate. We will keep our ears out for their calls. On this event we will meet in Oljehamnen in the vicinity of bus stop Svartögatan, go for a walk along the shoreline, enjoying the views of Lomma bay, and reach a place called Paddeborg, a pond where these toads are supposed to hang out, to enjoy their song. Perhaps even catch a glimpse of them. When we are satisfied after sunset we will head back to the bus stop.
What to bring:
đž something to sit on
đž water for the walk
đž dress according to weather
đž patience and silence
Getting there:
By bike: Meeting point is accessible by bike from Malmö Central Station.
By public transportation: City bus nr 35 arrives at bus stop Svartögatan at 20.10.
By car: Find a parking lot at a suitable spot in the vicinity of the bus stop.
Vedic Philosophy Sunday Feast
ISKCON Malmö is welcoming everyone to a very spiritual inspiring Bhakti-yoga feast on Sunday.
Adress: Mindfulness Home, NobelvÀgen 11, Malmö
Program:
15:00-15:30 Bhajans
15:30-16:15 Bhagavad-gita Lecture
16:15-17:30 Gaura-arati, Hare Krishna Kirtan and Prasadam
Let us know by marking Attending if you will come so we can arrange for prasadam vegetarian feast accordingly
Contact: 070-355 41 91(Emma)
We also welcome you to Tempel and reading room. Open for meditation Monday-Friday kl 11:00-15:00
Philosophy - What Is Happiness?
**How can I live a happy life?**
**What kind of person should I be?**
**The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle is a self-help book written in the fourth century BC and a masterpiece of Western philosophy.**
**We are reading it slowly together, discussing and commenting on it as we go along.**
**No previous knowledge or preparation is necessary.**
**This is the text:**
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QeXc6geLCrJvvVh6BdJrsPP6To6ywBYM/view?usp=sharing
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Ensuring Software Quality in the world of AI Developers - Matt Eland
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge.
**Abstract**
Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
Rays Of Light Spiritualist Church Service
Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel.
Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger.
Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life.
Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.
Prompting Is Not Magic: How to Give AI Better Context
Most people use AI like a search box: they type one sentence, hope for the best, and get frustrated when the answer is generic, wrong, or useless.
But getting better results from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI systems is not about memorizing magic prompts. It is about learning how to give the AI better context.
In this beginner-friendly session, weâll break down how to make AI dramatically more useful by improving the way you communicate with it. Youâll learn how to give clearer instructions, provide examples, set constraints, ask for better output formats, and use follow-up questions to turn a mediocre answer into a genuinely useful one.
Weâll cover practical techniques you can use immediately for work, learning, writing, coding, planning, research, and everyday problem solving. Weâll also touch on why these same ideas show up in more advanced AI systems, including RAG, agents, evaluations, and AI workflows.
No technical background required. Bring your curiosity, your questions, and maybe one real task you wish AI was better at helping you with.
**What youâll learn:**
* Why âbetter promptingâ is really about better context
* How to structure requests so AI gives more useful answers
* How to use examples, constraints, and output formats
* How to iterate when the first answer is not good enough
* How these skills connect to more advanced AI workflows
This meetup is for anyone who wants to move beyond basic ChatGPT usage and start getting more practical value out of AI.
LOGISTICS AND PARKING:
The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks!
The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.
Candle Making Night at The Arcane Foundry | Design Your Own Custom Candle
## Candle Making Night at The Arcane Foundry \| Design Your Own Custom Candle
**SPECIAL PROMOTION**: Buy 3 and get 1 Free!
Step into The Arcane Foundry and create your own custom candle from start to finish. This is a laid back, hands-on experience where **youâll blend fragrances, choose your vessel, and pour your own candle using 100% soy wax**. Whether youâre coming solo or with friends, itâs designed to be simple, creative, and a good time.
Weâll walk you through the entire process, from picking your scents to choosing between a traditional cotton wick or a crackling wood wick. You can go with one fragrance or mix your own blend to create something completely unique**. No experience needed**, just show up and weâll handle the rest.
While your candle sets, feel free to hang out, play a game, explore the shop, or just relax and talk. Drinks and snacks are available, and the atmosphere leans into the **fantasy**, **dark academia**, and **gothic horror** vibe The Arcane Foundry is known for.
Learn More: [Candle Making in Columbus, Ohio at The Arcane Foundry](https://thearcanefoundry.com/candle-making/)
***
### What to Expect:
* Guided candle making experience
* Choose your own vessel, wax, wick, and fragrance
* 100% soy wax candles
* Optional drinks and snacks
* Time to relax while your candle cools
***
### Important Notes:
* Please arrive on time so we can start together
* Candles will need time to set before taking home
* This is a beginner-friendly event
***
### RSVP Required
Reserve your spot on Meetup to lock in your seat.
**Candle Making** (includes vessel, your choice of wick, wax, scented oil, labels and lids)
5oz Glass Jars $15
8oz Candle Tins $25
12oz Glass Candles $35
12oz Amber Jars $40
16 oz Skull or Jack o Lantern Candle Mugs $65 (Limited Edition!)
**All materials included. You just bring yourself (and your drink of choice).**
**Payments accepted:**
* Credit Card
* Venmo: @Daclaud-Lee
* Cashapp: $DaclaudL
Feel Good Friday: POWER BALLAD at the Gateway Film Center + SHAKE NO. 8!
Join us as we get together to see Paul Rudd in the latest comedy-drama-musical from John Carney, POWER BALLAD! The film follows a washed-up wedding singer, a fading boy band singer and a stolen hit song. Hereâs a description, trailer and plan for this event:
DESCRIPTION: Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a late-night jam session. When Danny turns Rick's song into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. Power Ballad is written/directed by John Carney, the master of the modern musical and creative mind behind Once, Begin Again and Sing Street! It stars Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Havana Rose Liu and Jack Reynor.
BUZZ & ACCLAIM: The film premiered to rave reviews at this yearâs Dublin International Film Festival where critics call it âa sure-fired crowd-pleaserâ that âjust might be the feel-good hit of the year!â Others say, âPaul Rudd delivers a career-best performance in this charmerâ thatâs both âhilarious and deeply moving!â
SUMMER OF ICE CREAM, VOL 2: SHAKE NO. 8! Ranked the #1 Ice Cream Shop in Columbus in 2024, this is the perfect place to kick off our Summer of Ice Cream and grab a sweet treat after the show! Their menu features an array of traditional, specialty and vegan shakes, hot cocoa, and more! You can check out their full menu here: [https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php](https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php)
PLAN: Weâll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet in the lobby area about 20 minutes before the show. Once showtime is announced, advance ticket purchase is advised! Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. We'll head to nearby Shake No. 8 immediately following the show!
Should be a fun one, Dan














