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In his initial broadcast, Powell utilized a pre-recorded presentation as a quick fix to an urgent problem. He had been selected to deliver the Ivan Parkin Lecture at the International Association for Food Protection's annual conference in Atlanta, Ga. However, due to an ambush of paperwork at the Canadian border on the trip down, Powell was not going to be able to make 1xbet online sports betting to the conference.
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&1xbet online sports betting ;When the anointed time came, they had downloaded the talk, and they broadcasted it,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said. &1xbet online sports betting ;Even today there is still a 'wow' factor associated with it because no one was doing it back then, but now it's routine.&1xbet online sports betting ;
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&1xbet online sports betting ;I actually find it forces me to be more creative,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said. &1xbet online sports betting ;If you're giving a talk in person, you can tell when people are sort of zoning out or falling asleep and you can modify it. You don't get that on video because you're talking to a camera.&1xbet online sports betting ;
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&1xbet online sports betting ;It's not a big trend yet, but I think it will catch on,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said. &1xbet online sports betting ;Travel budgets are so tight. It used to be going to conferences here and there, but now I know people are using it a lot -- not just for conferences but also training like distance education.&1xbet online sports betting ;
As for now, Powell 1xbet online sports betting that he is one professor that will definitely continue to keep cooking up speeches in his kitchen.
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