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Thanksgiving is a holiday that is spent with family. However, my family is very far away this year. I was blessed to be able to spend Thanksgiving with my Doulos family at a giant Thanksgiving Dinner. Over 100 people- teachers, staff, and their families- went to the school for dinner.
We had the traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and even a green bean casserole. We also had a non-traditional roasted pig. Everyone had to bring a dish with them (side dish or dessert). The Dominicans brought typical Dominican food- rice, beans, yuca, etc.
With such a variety of choices besides what I am used to for Thanksgiving and being separated away from my family, it didn't feel like Thanksgiving to me. So, I decided to cook my own traditional Thanksgiving Dinner the next day- the same as I would have had if I was in my house in Ohio.
Since turkey is very expensive here and impossible to find in town (you have to drive into the city to buy it), I decided to make chicken instead. Besides, I like chicken better than turkey anyway! I made homemade stuffing just like we make at home. My little chicken came out very good.
Now it was time to make the side dishes. Mashed potatoes and corn are easy. Sweet potatoes, however, are a little harder. I went to the veggie market and bought a few sweet potatoes, or the closest thing they have to sweet potatoes. When I bought them they were caked with dirt. After I scrubbed them off, I discovered that the skins were bright purple!
When I cut them up, they were white on the inside. Now, I know for most people- especially here- that wouldn't be a problem. But for me, SWEET POTATOES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ORANGE!! So, I cut them up and boiled them like mashed potatoes, but while they were boiling, I added red and yellow food coloring and turned them orange!
After it was all cooked, I was able to enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner- Ohio style! (Notice the orange sweet potatoes on the right side- covered with marshmellows!)


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The Post Millennial Workforce
What is the generation after the Millennials called and what will they be like at work? As an expert on the impact of generational differences in the workplace, I am often asked this question. As companies struggle to acclimate and flex to the Millennial generation's attitudes and behaviors in the workplace, many are also realizing that they must ready themselves for the next generation of employees that is fast approaching.
In the Wake of the Millennials – a New Generation of Workers
The children of America's youngest generation are roughly 0-15 years old. They are predominantly the offspring of Generation X (born ca. 1963-1981) but many will have parents from the Millennial generation (born ca. 1982-2000) as time goes on. Demographers use a variety of names to refer to this generation – Generation Z, The Pluralists, the Homeland Generation – but none of these titles has yet to stick. And while it is clear that the members of this generation will be the most technologically savvy in history, most of their other values and characteristics have yet to crystalize. Here are some of the predictions for this upcoming generation and the implications for the workplace.
- Self-Directed - In reaction to the "helicopter" parenting style of the Baby Boomers, "slow" or "free range" parenting styles of Gen Xers and Millennials will emphasize unstructured time over overachievement and result in the ability of this generation to be self-directed in the world of work.
- Adaptive & Resilient - Not having experienced or remembered the years of prosperity prior to the "Great Recession," this generation will come of age accustomed to living with less and working with what they have. As employees, they will be less aggressive than their Millennial counterparts in seeking promotions and raises and more accepting of critical feedback about their performance.
- Conforming – Growing up in the wake of 9/11, Columbine and mobile surveillance technology will produce a generation of children highly tolerant of protective environments and imposed rules and boundaries. As adult workers, they will conform to existing company protocol and norms.
- Inclusive - This generation's child- and young adulthood will be marked by political polarity, global instability and deepening divides between the rich and poor. As a result, they will adopt values of fairness and due process in an effort to right the inequities they see around them. In the workplace, they will reinforce the Millennials' values of inclusivity. They will support efforts to equalize wages and opportunity and reject divisive language and behavior.
The Workplace of the Future
Because a generation is shaped by the first 15-20 years of life, we will need more time to monitor all the influences (e.g. family upbringing, school systems, world events) on today's youth. Their values and behaviors, however, will begin to shape the workplace of the future within the next five years as the first wave of this generation enters the workforce. Companies that ready themselves now for this new influx of talent will have the competitive advantage for years to come.

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I have created this for a friend whose child has hemimegalencephaly.
hemimegalencephaly is rare and it a one in a million chance. I am hoping to find more parents whose child has this so there can be support for each other.
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The Antonine PlagueLasting from 165 to 180 CE, the Antonine Plague was a pandemic, either of smallpox or measles, brought to the Roman Empire by troops returning from campaigns in the Near East. The epidemic killed off entire towns and claimed the lives of two Roman emperors—Lucius Verus and his co-regent Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, whose family name was given to the plague. It resurged again nine years later and had drastic social and political effects throughout the empire. What was its estimated death toll? More...
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Last Recorded Eruption of Mount Fuji Begins (1707)Majestic Mount Fuji, located about 60 mi (100 km) from Tokyo, is the tallest mountain in Japan. The beauty of the snowcapped symmetrical cone, ringed by lakes and virgin forests, has inspired Japanese poets and painters throughout the centuries. Though the volcano is classified as active, its last major eruption began on December 16, 1707, and ended in early 1708. As a sacred mountain, Mount Fuji is a traditional pilgrimage site, but the Aokigahara forest at its base is a popular site for what? More...
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Margaret Mead (1901)A prolific writer and avid speaker, anthropologist Margaret Mead was instrumental in popularizing the anthropological concept of culture in the US. Though many later anthropologists have questioned both the accuracy of her observations and the soundness of her conclusions, she remains highly regarded for her many contributions to the field. Over the course of her career, Mead made numerous field trips to observe the peoples of Oceania. What honor was awarded to her posthumously? More...
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|There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
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Posadas (2018)This nine-day Christmas celebration in Mexico commemorates the journey Mary and Joseph (the parents of Jesus) took to Bethlehem. Reenacting their search for shelter (posada in Spanish) in which Jesus might be born, a group of "pilgrims" will knock on someone's door and ask the owner to let them in. The master of the house finally invites them to enter and the Posadas party begins. The children are blindfolded and given a chance to break the piñata by swinging at it with a stick. The posadas are repeated for nine evenings, the last occurring on Christmas Eve. More...


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Medicine through time
Medicine through time - content, activities and blog for teachers and learners of medicine through time
Home - Blog - Medicine by period - Medicine by theme - Timelines - Revision Activities - Teachers Resources - Links - Dummies Guide to Medicine - Audio-Visual Materials - Interactive Scheme of Work - Recommended Books
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A Dummies Guide to Medicine
A simple introductory 'Dummies Guide' to each period, concept and personality is planned for the site. They will be written with a total beginner in mind but will cover the most important elements of each area in a way that would hopefully make them suitable for last minute panicked revision!
Below is the schedule for the Dummies Guides with links to the ones that are already live. I am deliberately posting these onto the Blog in order to allow and invite comments and questions from students. Your posts there are moderated so might not appear immediately.
Note: Publication dates removed due to problems I've had with the blog. They'll come as fast as I can manage to write them. My students be warned, you will be writing some of these yourselves...
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I guess this is the key. Understanding that not everything will go as planned is essential too and he is right in what he said you shouldn't get fixated on it, but I think this message works for people that have some experience in life better than for those who are on the starting point of the string. I love how this discussion has developed and how so many great people shared their experiences and thoughts. LGBT dinosaur t-rex teacher saurus raw shirt I am pretty sure schools are teaching students to not give up and to see mistakes as a positive to move forward and resilience is a key value to live by. Also should it not also be up to the parents to help set achievable goals and support their children.
I was not the only person who was thinking the exact same. What he talks about is what we would all love but unfortunately we can't take our time. Those steps are only a guide and it's a good place to start to set goals. Those stages are set according to our body clocks too…and i totally agree, students are always looking for words to allow them to be lazy I know that this video was not meant to deliver message in this way, but I feel that he is trying to tell children in this room to undermine what schools and parents teach them and not to plan anything as life pins out the way it does regardless. Kids are in a serious denial of how hard life is going to be as it is. We all been there, we all think as teens that "it will not happen to me" and what do they know i will be a YouTuber and will make millions anyway. So parents and schools have to fight it anyway, so I am just not sure. Putting it to the test with my learners after Easter


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2016 was a year that many people wouldn't want to talk about again. From politics to the loss of so many people, it's been tough. Personal issues may have been another reason why 2016 wasn't a good year.
Even though 2016 was a tough year, I've managed to grow as a person and I'm still working on myself. I went back to school. I did well and I'm proud of myself. Those late nights, near anxiety attacks, actual anxiety attacks, and beyond emotional moments have been worth it. I also managed to stay positive throughout all this entire year. I've had moments of doubts like everyone else, but I managed to stay true.
Today is January 1, 2017. This is a new page, a new chapter, and a new beginning. There are opportunities and adventures that are awaiting me and you. Are you ready? I am. I'm excited for a fresh start and to continue on a positive journey.
With a new year comes new resolutions. We make them and the best of us usually break them. It's tradition. I had many resolutions for 2016. The most important one was to find the frequency that I vibe best with and go with it. I'm still working on it.
Every now and then I mention driftwood (in case you have no idea) and this year I got even better with "freeing myself from the troubles of lately" and the occasional "float on by like a piece of driftwood."
I have high hopes for 2017.
My New Year's Resolutions:
1. Let go of fears and just go.
2. Go on more adventures.
3. Be patient.
4. Continue to be kind.
5. Give a compliment a day.
6. Make every day as poetic as the last.
7. Write out the words I hadn't the chance to speak out loud after each day.
8. Meet new, wonderful people.
9. Dance until everything is better than ever,
10. Be the best version of me I could possibly be and continue to grow.


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I dont know why I am calling this post "life: unscripted". I think I saw it on TV someplace once and it just kinda made sense. One thing I've learned about life is that when you live with passion - and you think of success often as you do - things just kinda find a way to happen. It's the unscripted things in life that really do make the most sense when you look at them as part of the big picture of things!
So - last week, we hung w/ Brad from the Real World: San Diego. It's funny - I used to know Robin from the Real World when I was at my last station... we shared some funny stories. Not that I knew her well, but I knew she was not one to miss a good party! I mean, come on, she worked at Coyote Ugly in Ybor - did you not think that she'd have some party stories? Well... keeping the reality theme alive - I get to *gasp* judge a bikini contest tonight at Hooters here in Columbia! LOL! Hooters - a family restaurant in Florida, but for some reason, people think it as this place that exploits the magical mams of life for male pleasure and financial gain. Like a dressed up strip club or something! Forget that they're one of the best places to eat, hang, or whatever! Anyway, tonight, I get to do this judging with Jillian and Heidi from Road Rules Extreme... Should be pretty awesome. I love how all these reality show tours come through COLA because of USC... it's one of the many things about this town that does give it some distinction.
The weekend is here starting tomorrow... I am planning on doing some housekeeping stuff and some ebaying... I've needed to do some cleaning for a few minutes now and this weekend will be perfect for it! I am actually looking forward to a somewhat restful weekend of working on my stations, doing some furniture shopping at Home Furniture - who we've teamed with on House Arrest (www.wnok.com for more on that)... hitting the gym and relaxing...
... it'd be perfect if Kylaboo was with me... but I'll see her soon.
Thanks for the emails. Keep 'em coming. Special thanks to SB from FL who always writes to let me know that I am in her thoughts... that's really cool... and thank u!
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N° 9–1999: ESA astronaut Jean-Pierre Haigneré departs for six-month stay on Mir
17 February 1999
ESA astronaut Jean-Pierre Haigneré will blast off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday 20 February at 07:18 Moscow time (05:18 Central European Time) headed for a six-month stay on board the Russian space station Mir. While in orbit, Haigneré will carry out a programme of scientific research designed to take advantage of the long duration of the flight and will make at least one spacewalk outside Mir.
The research programme for this fifth French-Russian mission, named Perseus, was defined and coordinated by the French space agency CNES. Most of the experiments that Haigneré will perform on behalf of European scientists, notably French and German will build on work done by other European astronauts on earlier missions on board Mir. Two of the experiments were developed by ESA: the Bone Stiffness Measurement Device (BSMD) to study bone changes in orbit, and the Mirsupio, a special multipurpose bag designed by ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC) for operational use by astronauts during their missions.
Haigneré will perform a spacewalk in April, going outside Mir for about six hours to collect experiment samples placed on the exterior of the space station several months ago to expose them to the space environment. He will also install new experiments. Two of these are part of a study on the origin of life and the universe, the other will be looking at how new technologies that could be used for example on future satellite electronic components react in the space environment.
Haigneré's other responsibility during the mission will be as onboard engineer, to ensure the smooth operation of several Mir systems.
Haigneré, a former CNES astronaut, joined the European astronaut corps in June 1998 and has since been detached back to CNES for this mission. He has already been to Mir, on the 21-day French-Russian Altaïr mission in 1993. He also trained as Leopold Eyharts' backup for the French-Russian Pegase mission flown in 1996.
The three-member crew, which includes Russian commander Viktor Afanassiev and Slovak Ivan Bella, will be launched from Baikonur onboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle. They will dock with Mir two days later, on 22 February, at 08:51 Moscow time (06:51 CET). There they will join two Russian cosmonauts who have been onboard since August 1998. One of these, Gennadi Padalka, will return to Earth eight days later with Haigneré's crewmate, Ivan Bella.
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In this re-imagined version of the classic game "Super Breakout", you control a rounded paddle to shatter all the bricks on a screen. Try and see if you can get…
Solar Merchant
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In Luhansk region militants attacked "Zolote" checkpoint from mortars, informed press service of the State Border Service of Ukraine.
"Yesterday illegal armed groups shelled checkpoint "Zolote" in Luhansk region from mortars", - it is said in the report of the State Border Service.
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Actress Helen Mirren's ads for L'Oreal Paris' Age Perfect moisturizer came under scrutiny by the British Advertising Standards Authority, which wondered: Could a 69-year-old really look that good without misleading photo retouching? After investigating, the board ruled that yes, yes she could. Only minor retouching was found; not enough to "exaggerate the likely effect that could be achieved by consumers' use of the product," the board ruled. In other words, she looked as naturally beautiful as anyone would after makeup, hair styling and professional lighting are factored in.
Famed fashion photographer Mario Testino shot the official photos of Princess Charlotte's christening on Sunday, our Ministry of Gossip reports. Key members of her family gathered for a portrait included mom and dad, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; her brother, Prince George; and great grandma Queen Elizabeth II with great grandpa Prince Philip. Of course paternal grandparents Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were there, along with maternal grandparents Michael and Carole Middleton, uncle James Middleton and aunt Pippa Middleton.
Christian Audigier, the designer who built tattoo artist Ed Hardy's designs into a clothing and lifestyle label and who popularized the flying eyeball logo and trucker hats of the Van Dutch line, died Thursday at 57, his publicist confirmed. He was diagnosed with cancer in January.
Like mother, like daughter: Cindy Crawford's 13-year-old daughter Kaia Gerber just signed with a modeling agency (IMG) and also appears in a photo spread Steven Meisel shot for Vogue Italia. Meanwhile 16-year-old Lily-Rose Depp (daughter of Johnny) and her mother, model-actress Vanessa Paradis, participated in a Karl Lagerfeld photo shoot on Thursday in Paris.
Designer Alexander Wang is in talks about his future as creative director at Balenciaga after less than three years in the role, parent company Kering confirmed.
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Open Letter
I'm running for re-election as Mayor on October 20, 2018.
I'm running for re-election as Mayor on October 20, 2018. We've accomplished a tremendous amount in the past decade, but there remains some work underway that I truly want to see completed. As well, I've been encouraged by the incredible community support that has been demonstrated toward me. I've lived all my life here in Coquitlam, and I've never felt more optimism for the future of our community.
One of the main reasons I ran for Mayor in 2008 was that I wanted to break the 20-year logjam on the promised Evergreen Line to Coquitlam, a project that had come to be known as the "Nevergreen Line". I felt that we needed a new approach, building consensus across the region while building support with senior levels of government, to finally get the line built. We achieved it, and our Skytrain line – opened less than two years ago – is tremendously successful connection to the rest of the region. And now that Skytrain is here, we need to work to adapt our land uses around it, and build the amenities to complement it, to take advantage of this $1.5 billion project for the benefit our residents.
Learn more about the results Richard has achieved as Mayor.
Housing Affordability is the major issue facing communities across this region. My career has been in housing, including as founding Chair of the Society for Housing Affordability, as a consultant to the Province on housing issues, and a member of the Housing Minister's Advisory Council on Affordable Housing. Coquitlam's acclaimed Housing Affordability Strategy, adopted in 2015, has achieved tremendous results so far in advancing a wide range of affordable housing options, and we've only just begun.
One vital issue is Riverview Hospital As many residents know, mental illness is near and dear to me and my family, and touches us all. The magnificent Riverview heritage site holds great promise to achieve a true "Campus of Care" for mental health and addictions, a vision we continue to advance to the Province. With two buildings reopened/repurposed so far, and three new facilities under construction, we are making important progress on this key issue.
We're also benefiting from lower crime, improved traffic safety measures, expanded cycling infrastructure, economic development, technological innovation in municipal services, a wide range of new affordable housing choices, improved transportation, and strong environmental stewardship.
We've achieved a great deal by working cooperatively with our neighbours and other Metro communities, and with senior levels of government, building consensus and cooperation, and by using innovation and technology to benefit our residents. We're building a new city for the coming generations.
I want to thank all those who have supported, advanced, and promoted this vision, and those who have expressed their support to me. There is much at stake as we look to keep Coquitlam moving forward. I invite you to join me in this vision for our community, a vision of a truly great place to live, work, learn and play
About Richard
Richard Stewart has the experience to continue managing Coquitlam's growth, opportunities, and challenges. Under his leadership we've seen lower crime, improved traffic safety measures, economic development and jobs, technological innovation, a wide range of affordable housing choices, seniors services, improved transportation, and strong environmental stewardship.
Richard has lived all his life in Coquitlam, and knows this community well. He has demonstrated that he is the right leader for our Council and our community. A consensus builder with experience and vision, who will listen to residents.
On October 20, let's re-elect Mayor Richard Stewart
Leadership. Experience. Proven Results.
Richard has lived all his life in Coquitlam, and is bilingual (English and French). Richard and his wife Anna Rosa have been married since 1983, and have four children. He is an avid swimmer, cyclist, musician, and gardener, and a lifelong student of languages and cultures.
Richard's career was in housing affordability and innovation; for a decade, he published a trade magazine on innovative housing, and served on the National Research Council's IRC Housing Committee in Ottawa, the body that writes the National Building Code of Canada for housing.
Richard has also served as:
– Chair of the National Housing Economic Research Council in Ottawa,
– Contracted by the Government of BC to establish the Homeowner Protection Office,
– Consultant to Province of BC in developing the consumer protection regulations associated with homebuilder licensing and home warranty.
– President of the School District 43 Parent Advisory Council
– Co-Chair of Tri-Cities Friends of Newcomers
Richard has extensive experience as a community volunteer in a large number of social, service, environmental, business and community organizations, including:
Coquitlam Rotary Club
Knights of Columbus
Maillardville Lions Club
Société Francophone de Maillardville
Local school Parent Advisory Councils
25-year member of Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce
At the Local Government level, Richard has volunteered on City Economic Development Committees, on a local Advisory Design Panel, on Housing Committees, and as a Trustee on the Coquiltam Public Library Board.
At present, Richard serves as
Chair of the Strategic Investment Advisory Panel
Director on the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors
Chair of Metro Vancouver Regional Planning Committee
Past-Chair of Metro Vancouver Housing Committee
Chair of Metro Vancouver Industrial Land Strategy Task Force
Member of Metro Vancouver Finance and Intergovernment Committee
Member of Metro Vancouver Regional Prosperity Initiative
Member of Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation
Getting things done
A Proven Track Record of Accomplishments:
Richard is proud of the achievements of Council and the incredible team at City of Coquitlam.
Leadership in Management
- Tight control on costs and expenses – both operating costs and capital construction
- City's Finance Dept. receives National Awards for outstanding budgeting
- Adopting technology (fibre optic, wireless, geo-thermal, open data, EV, etc.) to make citizens' lives better.
- 2018 BC Top Employer Award, acknowledging leadership in workplace environment
- National Award-winning Leading with Purpose Leadership Program
- Winner of 2018 UBCM's Excellence in Asset Management Award
Coquitlam is Recognized Nationwide
- A repeat national winner in Communities in Bloom, honouring environmental stewardship, heritage conservation, urban forestry and outstanding public spaces
- International District Energy Assoc. 2018 Leadership Award
- BC Economic Development Assoc. award for Coquitlam Business LinQ
- UBCM Climate Action Awards, for our Corporate Energy Mgmt Plan
- Canadian Institute of Planners named our improved Town Centre Park the "Best Public Space in Canada"
Leadership in Community Investments
Over the past decade, Coquitlam has made enormous investments in new parkland, parks and recreation amenities, trail network expansion, roadway improvements, infrastructure upgrades, and transportation enhancements. These investments have been largely funded by development, rather than by tax dollars. Richard wants to keep investing wisely in our community.
Mental Health and the Riverview Lands
"Mental illness affects cities enormously, and we need to work with senior governments to find solutions." Founder of Mayors for Mental Health, Richard's passion for the issue of mental wellness is well-known. The 240-acre Riverview Hospital heritage site has a 100-year history for serving BC in mental health and wellness, and is well-known for its magnificent arboretum and heritage buildings. We've been working with the Province on proposals to protect the lands, as well as for the re-establishment at Riverview of a critical mass of mental health treatment, and associated medical services, on this precious site. With two buildings repurposed, and two new buildings under construction, progress is being made. Richard wants to see these plans through to fruition, to serve our residents for generations to come.
Mayor Richard Stewart has shown solid leadership and vision, building consensus on Council, and leading Coquitlam forward.
He has united Council on important initiatives, and helped make Coquitlam one of BC's best-run and most-desirable communities in which to live, work, learn and play.
Richard's solid experience and fiscal/financial discipline, along with his vision for a vibrant community, have brought new energy, pride and excitement for Coquitlam families and future generations to enjoy.
Much has been achieved under Mayor Stewart's leadership:
- Broke the 25-year stalemate on Skytrain to Coquitlam
- Expansion of City's parks
- New public amenities
- A decade of reduced annual property tax impact
- 2018 sees the lowest property tax increase in 25 years, one of the lowest in the province
- Diversion of organics from waste stream, reducing GHG emissions
- New District-Energy facilities, reducing energy consumption
- Passed recycling costs fully from residents back to packaging producers
Leadership in Management
- Tight control on costs and expenses – both operating costs and capital construction
- City's Finance Dept. receives National Awards for outstanding budgeting
- Adopting technology (fibre optic, wireless, geo-thermal, open data, EV, etc.) to make citizens' lives better.
- 2018 BC Top Employer Award, acknowledging leadership in workplace environment
- National Award-winning Leading with Purpose Leadership Program
- Winner of 2018 UBCM's Excellence in Asset Management Award
Coquitlam is Recognized Nationwide
- A repeat national winner in Communities in Bloom, honouring environmental stewardship, heritage conservation, urban forestry and outstanding public spaces
- International District Energy Assoc. 2018 Leadership Award
- BC Economic Development Assoc. award for Coquitlam Business LinQ
- UBCM Climate Action Awards, for our Corporate Energy Mgmt Plan
- Canadian Institute of Planners named our improved Town Centre Park the "Best Public Space in Canada"
Richard Leads by Example
- Richard's vehicle is a zero-emission fully-electric Leaf,
- Family home is super-energy-efficient and includes passive solar energy system
- Strong advocacy on mental health
Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability has become one of the major issues facing communities across this region; unprecedented demand has collided with limited supply and aging stock, with predictable results. Richard's entire career has been in housing and innovative land use, including
- Founding Chair of the Society for Housing Affordability in BC,
- Consultant to the Province on housing issues, regulations, and housing consumer protection,
- Housing consultant internationally, in countries around the world, on five continents,
- Member of the National Research Council Committee that writes the National Building Code provisions for housing,
- Chair of the National Housing Economic Research Council in Ottawa,
- Member of the BC Housing Minister's Advisory Council on Affordable Housing,
In those capacities and organizations, Richard has studied housing challenges and solutions from around the world. And through that work over several decades, he advanced solutions to a wide range of our local and provincial housing issues, some of which are in place today. But even though Housing is a provincial responsibility, Richard knows there is much that can be done here at the local level, and he's very proud of what Coquitlam has accomplished so far. Coquitlam is seen as a leader in our response to the housing challenges across the region.
Here in Coquitlam, in 2015 Council adopted its acclaimed Housing Affordability Strategy, which has spawned thousands of units of housing for families, including innovative in-fill, affordable home ownership, purpose-built rental and below-market/non-market rental.
Plus, using development revenues paid into the city's Affordable Housing Reserve Fund, Coquitlam has been able to invest in non-profit housing projects like Habitat For Humanity, Talitha Koum, and United Church Housing – the first significant non-profit housing built in Coquitlam in decades. This fund, now totalling $12 million, puts Coquitlam in a strong position to partner with promised future housing investments by the Federal and Provincial governments. But even without those, Coquitlam achieved enormous investments in purpose-built rental housing — both market and non-market — for the first time in two generations. And on the home-ownership side, Coquitlam continues to advance creative zoning solutions; these have resulted in thousands of units of innovative and affordable home ownership dwellings for young families and seniors, options that other communities are examining with interest.
And since Coquitlam can't solve housing affordability alone, Richard wants to continue to work across the region on bringing these solutions to bear more broadly. As chair of the Regional Housing and Planning Committees, Richard has been able to advance similar solutions across Metro Vancouver, but this will require much more work. It also requires the involvement of Federal and Provincial Governments; Richard has had in-depth discussions with both Ministers responsible for housing at the Federal and Provincial levels, and he knows Coquitlam will be able to coordinate a much better set of solutions through cooperation. And with so many of the region's mayors not running again in this election, we'll need continuity to continue to advance these and other vital regional initiatives to benefit the region's residents.
Housing supports families and builds communities, and Richard wants to continue to apply his extensive housing background to the housing challenges facing our community. We need Richard's experience and knowledge to continue to advance more creative housing options, more efficient use of our dwindling supply of urban land, and transportation solutions that improve affordability for families.
Mental Health
One vital issue facing communities and families is Mental Health. As many residents know, Richard's family has been very open about how mental illness has touched them, and about their experience with the gaps in services that so many families experience. Richard has advocated strongly for better mental health services. And he's also stood up for Riverview.
Riverview Hospital has a 100-year history of serving BC in mental health and wellness. In addition, the heritage value in this site and its buildings, along with its world-class arboretum, make it truly special. Council has been working with the Province of BC for more than a decade, with some advances, but Coquitlam is now starting to make significant progress on this key site, on which Council has proposed a critical mass of mental health services and treatment facilities.
In 2014, Coquitlam advanced a widely-supported plan for the establishment of a Coquitlam Health Campus on the site, taking advantage of its regionally-central location and excellent transportation infrastructure, while preserving both heritage elements and the world-class arboretum and open spaces. During several recent meetings with the Minister for Mental Health and Addictions, Richard has continued to advance the City's vision that includes both state-of-the-art mental health and addictions treatment for the entire region, and an acute care hospital to serve our community's aging population (Coquitlam remains the largest city in the province without its own hospital). This is a bold vision, one that will require the building of alliances and support across the region and province. The Minister is now adopting Coquitlam's "Campus of Care" language. And there has been progress, with the re-opening of two buildings – Hillside and Brookside – for treatment of mental illness and addiction, and the construction of two major new purpose-built facilities – the Riverview Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, and the Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, along with the Provincial Assessment Centre.
Richard believes passionately in a future where mental illness is treated like any other illness, where state-of-the-art facilities and programs can serve our youth and adults with mental health challenges. A facility where families facing Alzheimer's and dementia can be served in a dignified way. A centre of excellence.
Richard has a lifelong passion for the Riverview site, and wants it preserved in public hands for public purposes, particularly serving the region's expanding health needs. Join with us in that vision.
I want to thank all those who have supported, advanced, and promoted this vision, and those who have expressed their support to me. There is much at stake as we look to keep Coquitlam moving forward. I invite you to join me in this vision for our community, a vision of a truly great place to live, work, learn and play. And I thank my colleagues on Council that have worked cooperatively toward these things; it's a diverse group, and we don't agree on everything by any means. But I always have room for people who respectfully participate in democracy, who advance their own ideas while respecting others', and who are willing to work together toward a common goal.
If you're proud of what Coquitlam has achieved, if you're ready to work to solve some of the challenges ahead, I invite you to join my campaign team, an exciting team working to advance these things for Coquitlam. I invite you to volunteer, to share with friends, to take a lawn sign, to donate to the campaign if you can. But mostly, I invite you to vote for Richard Stewart for Mayor, for Experience, Leadership, and Proven Results.
Email Richard:
Campaign office:
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23 June (Part 3) - Forty years of Bexley Council neglect
I slept through the 1987 storm so it was no surprise to sleep soundly through
last night, and what's more, it being so dull and horrible, not even wake up until after seven.
It wasn't until after I had written another blog that I heard of the reports of flooding, so I hared off to Gayton Road even though I can't swim.
Fortunately Balfour Beatty had the matter well in hand with a powerful pump and a gully sucker. No doubt they will be getting all the blame but it's no different now to before they turned up to assemble their big train set.
Long before the Crossrail work began, Bonkers ran a flood banner on rainy days. Perhaps it is time I brought it out of retirement. (Below.)
The fault lays squarely with Bexley Council. If it was not for the Balfour Beatty team's hard work and expertise this morning nearby premises would have been flooded and commuters would have got even wetter getting to work. If it wasn't for Network Rail there would be no lighting all the way down the stairs from the flyover and along Gayton Road to the station. Bexley Council had never bothered about putting lighting on the stairs since they built the ugly thing.


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I'm excited to post my first video today!
Many of you already follow the Goat 101 series here at The Prairie Homestead. We talked about milking schedules, equipment, and goats vs. cows, to name just a few topics.
One subject I had yet to cover was actually how to go about extracting milk from the teat. So, rather than try to take a million pictures of the process, I decided to video it instead. It's very simple, and not near as intimidating as you might think!
If you are interested in my actual milking routine, I have a post highlighting the ENTIRE process (rather than just the extraction part). I didn't cover that in this video, but look for another one on that topic coming soon!
A big thanks to Cinnamon the goat, who actually stood patiently today. 😉
Can't get enough goat? Check out these other posts:
- My Milking Routine
- Choosing a Milking Schedule
- Baking Soda for Goats
- Improvising Milking Equipment
- But Isn't Goat's Milk Disgusting?
- Cow vs. Goat: The Great Debate
- Build Your Own Milking Stand
- 6 Lessons Learned from Kidding
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Leadership Team
Our Leadership Team–all of who provide guidance, support, and encouragement to the Camp Greenville Staff–is composed of camp professionals whose backgrounds and experiences enable them to deal with the daily complexities of "operating" camp. Camp Greenville's leadership team meets regularly throughout the year to plan and prepare for each and every camper, group and guest that steps foot on the property. The Leadership Team is assembled in hopes that each team member can bring a unique perspective and expertise to our group. Together, our team makes every effort to ensure that campers, families, and staff are afforded the best possible Camp Greenville experience! We cannot emphasize how fortunate we feel in having all of you as part of the Camp Greenville family.
Cory Harrison–Executive Director
As the Executive Director, I'm committed to ensuring the very best in creative camp programming. I provide leadership to the various Camp Greenville staff teams to assist them in realizing and implementing a safe, fun, magical and education experience for all campers and guests. I have over 15 years of full-time camp staff experience as a Program Director and Executive Director at various Salvation Army and YMCA camps; and also spent 13 summers as a camper and summer-staffer at the same summer camp in Grand Rapids, MI. I make every effort to ensure that we hire a committed and highly skilled staff to facilitate camp programs. My other major focus is on the families and future of YMCA Camp Greenville. I communicate with families about their questions, cares, or concerns throughout the year and summer. I'm passionate about the history and the future of Camp Greenville equally and strive to guarantee that as "the seasons go round and round we look behind from where we came." I have been on staff at Camp Greenville since April of 2016 and look forward to many more.
Jenna Johnson–Summer Camp Director
As the Summer Camp Director here at Camp Greenville, I am responsible for our Summer Camp and Family Camp programs. I have the privilege of hiring, training and supervising our amazing summer staff team. I am the counselor's counselor! On a day to day basis, I also implement program ideas, organize the camp schedule and events, and in the "off-season" work hard to make each summer even better than the one before it. I have ten years of professional youth development experience in the recreation and resident camp field. Throughout college, I was a camp counselor and worked abroad as an international camp counselor! I have been a part of the YCG family since November 2014 and love waking up in this special place every day. Whether this will be your 1st or 10th year with us, our goal is to make Camp Greenville your home away from home, and we are excited to continue providing you magic on the mountain!
Nicholas Patton- Groups and Education Director
As the Groups and Education Director, I am passionate about creating opportunities for your child's personal growth through educational, safe and fun experiences in the outdoors. I graduated from Montreat College with B.S.'s in Outdoor Education and Outdoor Ministry and have been working in the camping industry for the past 9 years. I have grown in my leadership through assisting in building a summer camp, working for 6 years as a summer-staff and full-time staff member at an all-boys camp in Black Mountain, NC and most recently by spending 2 years as the Summer Camp Director at a co-ed bible camp in Lebanon, PA. I am well-versed in customer service, curriculum development, adventure activities, experiential learning and environmental education. My hope is that through sharing my dedication, energy and excitement for experiential learning, I can provide all of your staff and participants the opportunity to have a meaningful experience up at Camp Greenville. I have been working at Camp Greenville since March of 2016 and am excited to host your group or event this year.
Marguerite Elmore-Group Services Manager
As Group Services Director I am tasked with making sure the Fall Spring programing here at YMCA Camp Greenville runs smoothly. This includes hiring seasonal staff, scheduling daily activities, communicating with schools and other contract groups, and making sure we give the participants here at camp the best experience possible. I have held multiple positions here at YMCA Camp Greenville including Naturalist, Media Specialist, Program Staff, Summer Resource Staff, among many others. I also grew up participating in various camp activities since the 90's. I have been employed here at YMCA Camp Greenville since the Fall season of 2008.
Diane Jacques–Office and Chapel Manager
As the Office Manager and Fred W. Symmes Chapel Coordinator, I serve camp behind the scenes. I am dedicated to ensuring that the leadership team has the tools they need to develop their programs and present them to their staff and campers. I started at camp working directly with parents in getting their children registered for Summer Camp and assisting in Human Resources. The majority of my time now is coordinating "Pretty Place." This has become a passion of mine, helping brides not just from the local area, but also from around the United States and internationally as well. Since August of 2006, I have had the pleasure of seeing campers grow up from their first year at camp into young men and women who are just as enthusiastic about sharing their experiences and traditions of camp to the younger campers just starting out.
Hope Scheving–Camp Registrar
As the Camp Greenville Registrar, my commitment is to ensure that a memorable experience is provided to all families before, during, and after their child's stay at Camp Greenville. Throughout the year, my time is dedicated to communicating with parents to give them peace of mind and a sense of security about their child's stay with us, as well as encouraging their child as they take this step of independence. I have been a part of the Camp Greenville team since May of 2013 and I look forward to many summers to come.
Kathleen Johnson – Development Specialist
As the Development Specialist, I am responsible for all contributing income that comes into YMCA Camp Greenville. Gifts, both time and dollars, gives individuals in need the opportunity to come to Camp. Working alongside camp staff, Board of Advisers, and community volunteers we accomplish great things for the community by way of raising scholarship dollars to help others…youth experiencing summer camp, families coming to Stargazers Family Camp, or school children arriving for Experiential Outdoor Education…are just a few ways generous and kind individuals help others in need. Grant writing and Foundation connections are also in my wheelhouse. Working to help others is a great way to start every day, and to top it off…it all brings people outdoors, learning responsibility, resourcefulness, and resilience. I'd love to hear your camp story!


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A couple from the Philippines who exposed the abuse of foreign workers at the Tim Hortons in Fernie, B.C., have been granted a two-year extension of stay in Canada by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The extension means they will be able to testify at the Human Rights Tribunal hearing, and also apply to become permanent residents.
Whistleblowing TFWs Granted Two Year Stay in Canada
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The elegant 41mm case of the new Longines watch is sculptured from stainless steel. The screw-in crown is provided with lateral protection. The case is secured to the wrist on a stainless steel bracelet.
The dial is available in different colors black, silver or blue. It is completed with two applied Arabic numerals and nine applied indices. The hours, minutes and seconds are indicated by rhodium-plated SuperLumiNova-coated hands. The date window is found at 3 oclock. Your attention will be caught by the bright red 24-hour hand. The dial is shielded by a sapphire glass with anti-reflective coating.
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It has been a rough couple of weeks around here. We have a new EHR at the office, and that is never fun. The world (US version) has also gone to ICD-10 which, without overexplaining, does its level best to take as much time as way from your doctor's ability to care for you as possible so he can concentrate on getting paid to take care of you. I do not see this as a good thing. And I have had more meetings than I can count this week.
So I had a Manhattan.
I used Knob Creek 100 proof bourbon.
And I didn't have quite enough Carpano antico, so I used a touch of Vya Sweet Vermouth to top it off.
And my Bittercube orange and cherry bitters.
It was a little short on the sweet notes, but otherwise strong and good. Or good and strong.
Then I had an Atom Smasher Octoberfest Lager from Two Brothers.
With our delicious cabbage and sausages. It was very good.
How about the rest of you drunkards?
ETA: I am going to watch TV now and be away from the desk top. No more gifs. But I have amused myself and that's what counts.


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LaceyStenson needed a new business card design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 62 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Yes - backside with vibrant professional photography with white logo overlay. (example image board we put together for suggested inspo -
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View: Copy style from view... AFTER creation
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hej ready for another time-saver?
what if it would be possible to select 'copy style from view' AFTER a view has been created?
Ofcourse the only style that should be copied then would be display properties (colors, images, margins etcetera) NOT columns, view selection formula etcetera.
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It would be great if it was possible to copy attributes of a selected element in Designer and "paint" it onto other elements, much the way Format Painter does in Office products.
I'm thinking selecting a field and grabbing the "Computed for Display" property and being able to "paint" ...
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ATM machines are now turning increasingly vulnerable to all kinds of malware strikes. This happens in addition to the other frauds committed at ATM counters, including card skimming, using hidden cameras etc.
Cybercriminals manage to infect ATM software with malware using different techniques and making use of different kinds of vulnerabilities. This has been happening worldwide for the last few years and now it's showing an increasing trend. Thus, securing ATM software becomes as important as securing the machine itself.
Comodo SecureBox offers different kinds of ATM security solutions, which are accomplished with the following features-
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The floaty otherworldly feeling of the Pisces Solar Eclipse begins the week. Even though the Moon will move into Aries late Monday, the Sun is moving up to pass Neptune on Wednesday and there is much to contemplate.
Allow extra time for everything. You may feel like you're behind like I was with this week's horoscope! Don't rush anything as there is ample opportunity for extraordinary creative inspiration.
After all the lag you'll probably be amazed at how much you get done with a very powerfully productive alignment of Mars and Saturn that will be felt from Thursday into next week. Venus, the planet of love and all that you value, turns retrograde on Saturday through April 15.
There are no aspects to this Venus retrograde, unlike the one in the Summer of 2015, and so the focus is on greater self-love and how you can learn more about the area where it's retrograde in your chart. Giving and receiving love isn't as easy during this time and so it's not a great time to get married, but it is a good time to clear up old karma in relationships and your resources.
Without further ado, here are your horoscopes for the week. You can look at your Sun, Moon and ascendant sign to get an idea of the areas active for you this week.
How can you count the ways that you love your precious essence? The Pisces Solar Eclipse was a bell ringer for you to hold close what's true for you. This week adds fuel to what you can do to make a difference with who you are. While initially the contemplative combination of your Sun joining and passing Neptune will suspend you in an ethereal bliss, you'll return to earth by Thursday. There's an important project that you feel a self-imposed responsibility to realize. It may be physically demanding, but it's so ripe with what's true for you. Venus' retrograde enhances the personal value of beauty and pleasure in your life. For you. Just you. Soak this in and it will expand what flows through you to generously share with everyone else.
You strong headed poise is melting with the insight of the past Pisces Solar Eclipse that lingers through Wednesday. Plenty of food for thought. The "chewing" and processing of what's coming up for you has more information to integrate as Venus turns retrograde on Friday. Now you can go back to what hasn't been to your liking since January 30. With some growing clarity about who you are, how can you cooperate more with others to create more social harmony? The more loving your response, the more conscious self-love and outward applause you'll receive. It supports your mind to meet with the minds and hearts of others. Direct experience is your best influencer. Ultimately, you may be amazed to discover just how much you are loved when you open your heart to others.
While your community activity is getting a cosmic boost from the recent Pisces Solar Eclipse, there's a part of you that is still working on interpreting what gives you true pleasure. You like things clear and firm. That's shifting to what inspires your selfless sharing? Can you really give without expectation of what you'll receive in return? Not for self-denial or to be a martyr, but to do it for the love of what it is? Like a bee sharing pollen from flower to flower. The bee doesn't obsess or try to hold the wealth and beauty of each flower, it moves on to the next and the next. Fixation is stifling right now. It is in giving more that you receive. Appreciate where you are and what's coming up from your inner eternal spring. Share what that is, without hesitation.
Let the cameras roll and take in the vision of you in collaboration with others. Fear has no place in the dialogue. The Pisces Solar Eclipse has opened up a visionary portal. It doesn't have to all be clear, because there's more information that will flow in. Sometimes it doesn't feel easy to work things out with others, but by the end of the week, there's a green light to keep trying because you're getting closer to many important revelations! What matters most is that you feel an alignment with a collective goal. A movie or play has its "star" yet, everyone is involved almost as equally in a successful production. You words are just as important as another's. Your generous spirit is catalyzing others to give what they have to expand the group outcome. Let your ideas flow for everyone to act on.
Tenacious as ever, the Pisces Solar Eclipse has ushered in another spiral to loosen your hold on your habits and open up your outward perspective. A long-term, "big picture" strategy will work best for you. Your dutiful work continues, but with a break to look and see where you're going with your current efforts. You've been feeling a shift coming in how you share what you love to do with the world. What parts of your work are tedious or stressful? More than ever, your work must be joyful. What you've resisted in your persistent dedication to your habitual devotions, is what it would mean to do something new. You most likely know what this is, and now it's time to grab ahold of something that feels unknown and make it yours.
Digging deep into the possibilities is your profound pleasure these days. The Pisces Solar Eclipse opened up new ways to share what's been going on behind your confident face. The world of new insights arising give you an extra magical glow. What more do you need to learn to bring this into something tangible to share with others? This is the path to follow when Venus turns retrograde this week. Your creativity is sparked to make more of the patterns of thought you've already experienced. You need to pull them apart to discover even more and then put them back together to share with others. Keep turning this all around in your mind. You're on to something big.
The conversation about relationships continues far beyond the Pisces Solar Eclipse. You are taking what you trust what you've learned about yourself and allowing yourself to receive more in your relationships with others. This includes money and your shared resources with others. Passionate questions about your deepest yearnings are surprising you. Even more interesting are the conversations with others about these hot topics. If you feel you aren't communicating what you need successfully, trust you'll have plenty of opportunities to practice again. Keep your strong intuitive prowess in the loop for the extra insight on the steps you need on your exotic dance with intimate discoveries.
Having inner balance doesn't automatically mean your relationships are are going to follow. You may wonder what's next in your relationships? Changes brought on by others are out of your control. Yet you can control your own response and how you handle the challenges in your day-to-day life. Actively define what's important to you in all relationships to keep them veering off into high drama. This is partly the effect of the Pisces Solar Eclipse showing you the details that need to be addressed to keep the very delicate balance. Create structures that avoid last minute demands, or at least know how many crises you want to handle at once. You'll find you're actually getting more involved in your relationships to discover more about how they work best. Ironic considering you always thought of relationships as being something that were easy for you. You're earning expert-level understanding.
The glowing reminder of the Pisces Solar Eclipse to make a game of the serious intensity continues this week. It's nature's way of pulling you back from over-exerting yourself and helping you to cultivate confidence in your power that always is. You're not one to listen too much to what other people say. You have to feel it to know it to be true. There is an area of life that's a bit of a struggle that you feel will dissolve if you push a little more on it later this week. This is similar to being a surgeon. Approach it with a delicate touch and don't dig too deeply at one time. You are developing your finesse in all areas of love and power with Venus' retrograde this week. Remember loving and healing are almost the same thing.
Your mind has already benefitted from the visionary influence of the Pisces Solar Eclipse. You're ready to assert your authority later this week. You have carefully considered a number of things and now it's time to express your creative vitality in defined form. Your fire has been lit and it continues to burn bright. You're ready to step into the unknown with your considerable depth of relevant experience that has prepared you. There are no mistakes in life, just opportunities to learn. With Venus turning retrograde, you're finding how to always make your creative action an expression of your true self, not just how you think would appear best. Up through May, you're giving love to others by receiving it. You really are already perfect. The more you trust this, without it coming from ego, the more you can graciously accept the applause.
Ordinary fulfillment is not enough for you. It never was, but this has taken on new meaning. There's a polarity that you are finding the midpoint to balance in your life goals and home activity. The Pisces Solar Eclipse illuminated the connections and this week you'll see the green light for new actions that will advance you further on what you're aiming for. Your home is your sanctuary these days. Schedule your inner time as well as you calculate your personal ambition. You're involved with a lot of group activities these days and you need to feel the next foot that you want to put forward. Your disciplined approach is being noticed. Make sure everyone is getting the respect they deserve.
There's a long-term emphasis on your resources with the recent Pisces Solar Eclipse and the upcoming affect of Venus retrograde. It's galvanizing you in your community to make things happen. You are feeling your genius in casting your brilliant ideas into the world later this week. Make a list and see how it all gets checked off. Your local environment is about to get conquered. What are you curious about? Go investigate that. There will be immediate results this week that have actually been in the works for awhile. Keep looking at it all from new perspectives. You are fed by the pleasure of what you're learning.
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"The FBI has uncovered a network of rogue DNS servers and has taken steps to disable it. The FBI is also undertaking an effort to identify and notify victims who have been impacted by the DNSChanger malware. One consequence of disabling the rogue DNS network is that victims who rely on the rogue DNS network for DNS service could lose access to DNS services ... ."
Basically, this malware gets into your system's DNS (domain name server) lookup tables and routes all your network access through their server. The idea was (I believe) that they could create a botnet this way. The FBI nabbed them and has kept the server up for a while, but they are taking it down Monday. So if you were hit with this malware, you won't be able to get online after that.
Check out this page on the FBI site for more, including links to pages that will check your system for you and how to check your system yourself, manually. (I did both for the netbook - I still need to do it on this box.)
And if you are really paranoid - not a bad thing in this case - don't use that link but just go to the FBI site directly by entering the URL (which is exactly what you think it is - remember, .gov) and use the news link on the front about this.
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Reputations will count for nothing at Enrique's Barca
New boss will be ruthless in his quest to bring success, writes Simon Hart
This was Burton-upon-Trent, but for Ivan Rakitic day one of his new club's pre-season camp definitely carried the stamp of Barcelona.
There he was stuck in the middle, as the circle of players around him, sending the ball whizzing this way and that.
It was the rondo, the training-ground exercise with which Barcelona players begin every day and, as Rakitic discovered, the man in the middle gets a good workout.
"When they get you, they really do get you," said the new midfield signing from Seville.
Rondos are as much part of the fabric of Barcelona as their red and blue jerseys but as the Catalans embark on a new era under Luis Enrique (44), with a five-day camp at St George's Park, HQ of England's football teams, it is already apparent that change is in the air.
The old guard of Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique were in one of two pink-shirted circles for yesterday's rondos – with newer, younger players like Rakitic in the other – but the prevailing mood is that everybody is equal in the eyes of the new 'Mister' Luis Enrique.
Xavi, the old pass master, may have just confirmed that he will be staying with Barcelona this coming campaign yet the 34-year-old is no longer guaranteed a starting place and he is not alone in that.
As one club insider put it yesterday, past reputations will count for nothing as the 'Blaugrana' look to reclaim their lost supremacy in Spain and Europe.
And Luis Enrique has the track record to prove it, having dropped Francesco Totti during his time in charge of Roma in 2011-12.
The Barcelona that will start to take shape in Burton this week is a team who will both train and play with a greater intensity than seen in recent seasons.
Luis Enrique, Pep Guardiola's old team-mate and a man who turned to triathlons and ultra-marathons after retiring, will demand nothing less.
They have chosen St George's Park partly for the cooler English weather, enabling the new coach to work his players hard, and Rakitic for one already knows what is expected: "You have to win all the time."
If Spain's World Cup dismantling by the Netherlands gave the sense of an era ending, for Barcelona this had already happened.
Last season under Gerardo Martino was their first without a trophy since 2008 and thus players like Croatia playmaker Rakitic and Sergi Roberto, who played under Luis Enrique for Barça B, have as much chance as Xavi and Iniesta as starting in a side whose style is likely to be more direct than in their tiki-taka heyday.
While Rakitic and Jeremy Mathieu – the first centre-back signed by the club since 2009 – faced the press yesterday, but the most intrigue surrounds the three players conspicuous by their absence from St George's Park: star forwards Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez.
"These three players are maybe the best players in the world," said Rakitic and it will be intriguing to see how the trio combine together.
The consensus among the Catalan press is that Messi, back from his post-World Cup holidays next week, will operate behind Neymar and Suarez, whose appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his four-month ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup will be heard next month.
Rakitic added: "I wish that he (Suarez) could be here today with us but this is something I don't need to speak about.
"I expect he can start soon and hope he will do the same things in Barcelona like in Liverpool." (© Independent News Service)
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"Source Code" (2011), dir. Duncan Jones
Source Code is a high caliber thriller that is carried by Jake Gylenhaal's subtle acting and less so on action or plot twists. In fact, two of the story's biggest mysteries are, while not exactly predictable, not that difficult to surmise pretty early on. What is actually happening to our hero? Who on the train is the unknown villain? I won't spoil it for you here, but suffice it to say there are some visual hints early on.
Yet I was not at all let down by having it figured out. The three main characters are so engaging that it hardly matters where the plot goes. Think of it as Groundhog Day meets Inception, replacing the humor of the former and the intensity of the latter with character development. I don't want to exaggerate; Source Code does have its action and some suspense. It's just that the movie doesn't depend on those things.
The concept of a "source code" falls into the category of the dream manipulation in Inception. It is clever, sometimes vague and vulnerable to logical discombobulation. But just like many of Hitchcock's fantastical plot devices, it just doesn't matter, because it isn't about realism; it is about how the hero responds to the crisis it presents.
Gylenhaal is Colter Stevens, a veteran of the Afghan war who wakes up, disoriented, on a train. He doesn't remember why he is on the train, he doesn't recognize the woman sitting across from him, and doesn't recognize the reflection in the bathroom mirror. After eight minutes of confusion, the train blows up, killing everyone on board… and then Stevens wakes up in an isolation chamber of some sort. Quickly it is made clear that Stevens is part of some sort of military operation, though we are not told exactly what. Carol Goodwin (Vera Farmiga) appears on a monitor in the chamber and calms Stevens down, bringing back (some) memories and reminding him that he is on duty and must comply with the constrictions of the mission at hand. The mission? He must return to the train, and in eight minutes, locate the bomb and identify the bomber. If he fails, he will blow up, return to the isolation chamber, and then have to try again.
There is a bit of eye rolling frustration in Stevens' extended ignorance, which is prolonged for the benefit of our cinematic suspense rather than military sense. While there are bigger secrets of which he is not supposed to know, he is hardly informed of the details of his mission for quite a while. Stevens' superiors continue to repeat that "there is no time", yet he continues to fail largely because he is kept ignorant. After he is briefed, he becomes quite an effective soldier.
Each time he is sent back in, fails, and returns to the chamber, we learn something new. Earlier that day, a commuter train had exploded, killing hundreds of people. By some miracle of science, Stevens is able to be placed into the final eight minutes of memory of one of the victims on board the train. In those eight minutes, he can act freely and investigate the source of the terrorism. Unfortunately, nothing he does on the train during those eight minutes would change what happened. "It's not a time machine", someone says. It's just a detailed glimpse of the past, used to identify the bad guy before he strikes again.
Besides the race to capture a terrorist, there is another dilemma emerging. Goodwin, herself a soldier, is finding it increasingly difficult to keep Stevens in the dark. This is where the movie shines; Farmiga's struggle is written all over her face, not in the script. We can tell that there is something unsavory going on, and that Goodwin does not like it. Gylenhaal, for his part, flashes brilliantly between confused man and dutiful soldier, developing our sympathy without cliche Hollywood crutches.
I like the tasteful pro-soldier vibe that emerges about two-thirds through. Not rah-rah America, mind you, but rather a recognition of the sacrifices soldiers make in the line of duty, and why they deserve respect. So we pull for Stevens not only because he is the script's hero, but because he proves himself to be an honest soldier with a true sense of right and wrong. Jason Statham certainly kicks more ass in his action flicks, but Colter Stevens represents the kind of hard-nosed hero we would actually want in our armies, representing our country.


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AHRC-funded research on WW1 comics is on display down under. Professor Jane Chapman's research is part of the 'Perceptions of War' exhibition at Macquarie University Public Art Gallery in Sydney. Professor Chapman's talks in Australia have particularly attracted interest from the Chinese community.
Members of the Sydney Chinese community are translating the WW1 comics and cartoon material on display, attending the public talks, and promoting it on their own social network site.
Translator Lan Zhang will use the content for teaching English and understanding of Western culture, and incorporate the content into Chinese English undergraduate classes.
Her grandfather was the Chinese government's official illustrator and reporter during World War Two, covering the country's invasion by Japan. She says:
Arts and history are both important in our life, I believe. By them, we can learn from our past and have the courage to go ahead, that is why your research on the cartoons from the trenches inspires me too.
'Perceptions of War' is on at the Macquarie University Public Art Gallery in Sydney until the 19th March 2015. There are free public lectures by Professor Jane Chapman:
- Thursday 19 February at 1pm, "Visual Satire and Australian Identity, 1914-18"
- Wednesday 5 March at 1pm, "Humour as History – Soldier Cartoons from the Trenches"
- Free Mandarin guided tour on the 18th of March at 2pm


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