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The ACCESS Coalition has welcomed four new members to our network: Energy4Impact, HEDON, Mercy Corps and People, Energy & Environment Development Association (PEEDA).
energy4impact.org @Energy4Impact
Energy 4 Impact supports businesses that provide energy access to off-grid communities in Africa in the form of energy-efficient domestic and institutional cookstoves, briquettes, solar lighting and home systems, biogas and mini-grid electrification.
We believe that business, not aid, is the best way to provide long-term solutions, so we aim to develop the capacity of enterprises to deliver energy access. Through a unique, client-focussed approach, our development, financial, technical and advisory support to businesses helps them build sustainable local energy markets.
HEDON Household Energy Network
A global platform of energy practitioners, focussing on access to energy at the household and community level. Publisher of the peer-reviewed journal Boiling Point.
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps believes that communities are the best agents of their own change, local markets are the best engines of sustainable recovery and success is built on the foundation of good governance.
Mercy Corps strategy for change is: to focus on places in transition, where conflict, disaster, political upheaval or economic collapse present opportunities to challenge the status quo and build more secure, productive and just communities; to provide emergency relief in times of crisis, then move quickly to help communities recover and build resilience to future shocks; to promote sustainable change by supporting initiatives that are community-led, market-driven and promote good governance; to seek innovation that creates major breakthroughs against poverty and lasting change in the places we work.
Mercy Corps' experience shows that access to reliable, affordable and safe forms of energy can be transformational by amplifying development objectives and putting the conditions in place to build more secure, productive and just communities.
To meet the goal of long-term and sustainable access to energy, Mercy Corps takes a dedicated market-based approach.
Our programs work with a wide range of local and global commercial actors to help test and demonstrate business models that have the potential to scale-up to meet the energy needs of off-grid communities
Mercy Corps believes consideration of climate challenges, landscape-scale natural resource management, and energy access are all required to support long-term, resilient development. We seek context-appropriate development strategies that harness the opportunities presented by new technologies, partnerships and commercial models. By doing so, we aim to enable sustainable access and use of resources as a direct and vital input for equitable economic growth.
People, Energy & Environment Development Association (PEEDA)
People, Energy & Environment Development Association (PEEDA) was established in 1997 to enhance the renewable energy sector in Nepal and mobilizes local and external resources to harness the indigenous energy resources of the country to promote poverty alleviation activities. It focuses mainly on institutional development, participation with stakeholders at the grass root level, research into new technologies and lobbying for policy change. PEEDA has also conducted several training events related to management within the energy sector with the aim of building the capacity of people involved in the development sectors.
In the recent years, PEEDA has implemented a number of different energy projects such as:
a) Pico-Hydro Promotion Project: Using a locally developed turbine design, PEEDA has spearheaded its research and development in Nepal over the past 8 years, implementing it in a number of pilot sites
b) Micro-Hydro project in Bhutan: PEEDA assisted Tarayana Foundation Bhutan to implement a 32 kW micro hydro project in Zenmgang, Bhutan, supported by the Alstom Foundation
c) Jatropha Biofuel: PEEDA have worked on a number of Jatropha projects, with the aim of developing a sustainable and economical biofuel supply chain. Working with a community in central Nepal, Jatropha plant nurseries have been set-up and educated locals in how to grow and collect the oil from the seeds. The biofuel has been used to augment diesel in a generator set, and also for replacing firewood to cook by using kerosene-based stoves.
Visit the members section of our website to find out more about the organisations in ACCESS.


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Eminence supports Forests for the Future initiative
Eminence Organic Skincare has announced that, with the help of its spa partners, it has now planted 14 million trees to date as part of the Forests for the Future initiative.
The phytoceutical skincare brand has been involved with the initiative for several years. It has also announced that it will completely remove all plastic packaging by the end of 2020. Already using a low plastic ratio, Eminence has vowed to remove it completely. The Hungarian brand already uses recyclable packaging, cornstarch inner packing and plant a tree for every product used.
The announcement comes at the end of a particularly successful year for Eminence, with its range of organic products winning 38 awards during 2019. These include the Harper's Bazaar Editors' Choice Award, three Beauty Shortlist awards, Dermascope Aesthetician multiple awards, Allure's Best of Beauty, and the American Spa award both for its skin care line and education for the 11th year in a row.
One of Ireland's fastest growing organic spa brands, Eminence Organic Skincare is used in Castle Leslie, Faithlegg House and The Portmarnock Spa among many others.

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Civil Disobedience
A symbolic, non-violent violation of the law, done deliberately in protest against some form of perceived injustice. Mere dissent, protest, or disobedience of the law does not qualify. The act must be nonviolent, open and visible, illegal, performed for the moral purpose of protesting an injustice, and done with the expectation of being punished.
By peacefully and openly violating the law and submitting to punishment, those engaging in civil disobedience hope to draw attention to the law they hope to reform, the injustice they hope to stop, or the policy or practice they hope to end. By calling into question the justness, fairness, EQUITY, or propriety of the status quo, persons engaging in civil disobedience usually appeal to some form of higher law, whether it be the divine law of god, NATURAL LAW, or some form of moral reasoning.
The philosophical underpinnings for civil disobedience can be found in New Testament writings which report on the teachings of Jesus. They also appear in works by Cicero, Thomas Aquinas, JOHN LOCKE, and THOMAS JEFFERSON. In a famous essay entitled "Civil Disobedience," HENRY DAVID THOREAU claimed that the individual is "a higher and independent power" from which the state obtains its authority. As individuals, people must not wait for the government to recognize injustice and instigate reform, Thoreau said, because the machinery of government moves too slowly. If individuals have right on their side, then they must do right by trying to peacefully and openly change society.
Civil disobedience has been extensively employed around the world by nationalist movements (e.g., MOHANDAS GANDHI used civil disobedience to protest against British colonial rule in India), CIVIL RIGHTS leaders (e.g., MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. used civil disobedience to protest against racial SEGREGATION laws in the United States), and anti-war protestors (e.g., Muhammad Ali used civil disobedience to protest U.S. involvement in the VIETNAM WAR), among others.
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Kathie Lynch reports on the wolf dating scene in Yellowstone Park
Here is another of Kathie's Yellowstone wolf reports. For me these are a great antidote for all the bad news outside the Park.
The wolves' season of romance (excuse me, "mating season") is much more complex and extravagant than biologists used to think.
Ralph Maughan
YNP WOLF Field Notes, Feb. 16-24, 2008
By © Kathie Lynch
Two hundred and twenty six wolves in nine days—that's an average of 25 wolves per day! From February 16-24, 2008, Yellowstone treated wolf watchers to a veritable bonanza of wolves—I saw an incredible 44 on my best day! Nowhere else in the world offers such a fantastic opportunity to share the lives of wolves in the wild.
The breeding season in February draws wolves from near and far. It always amazes me how they just seem to appear and then disappear. Interloping males materialize to try to lure females out of their packs, and females try to sneak away to rendezvous for a day or two. New groups may form for a few days and then just dissolve away.
We even had a mysterious group of eight (five grays and three blacks) appear in Oxbow Creek pack territory and then in Little America. The group had too many blacks to be the Oxbows, which only have one black. There was some conjecture as to whether it might be the former Buffalo Fork pack, which left the Park years ago. Or, perhaps it was part of the Unknown Group, which cost the Sloughs so dearly when they held them under siege two years ago. Regardless, we were glad to see these mystery wolves disappear to the north up Slough Creek soon after they appeared.
Former Slough 527F and her group (fellow Slough disperser "The Dark Female" and an unidentified gray male) frequented Little America, usually sleeping the day away. Unfortunately, the other Slough female, "Sharp Right," who had also been driven out of the Slough pack by alpha 380F, has disappeared from 527F's group. We can only hope that "Sharp Right" has found a mate of her own.
The main Slough pack stayed mostly out of sight, except for an especially memorable visit to Slough Creek. We had left them bedded around noon, and when I returned to check on them four hours later, it looked like nobody had moved a muscle. I went on to the west to look for 527F's group in the Peregrine Hills; while scoping for them, I heard a mighty chorus of howls rise from Slough Creek. I headed back and found the Sloughs on a march to the southwest. All 14 surrounded a bull elk, but he stamped his feet at them and they went on their way. What an impressive sight they made strung out in single file, the 12 blacks contrasting boldly in the shining white light.
The sight made me think of the Hayden Valley pack and its shining white light, the late alpha, 540F. I did not hear of any sightings of what remains of her pack (an adult female, the newly collared black pup 638M, two gray pups, and the newly collared gray male 639M, who has joined them). Everyone hopes that they have found a new home in the Swan Lake flats territory left vacant by the disappearance of the Swan Lake and Gardiners Hole packs.
The breeding season seemed to get off to a slower than usual start this year, but, surprisingly, it was still going strong into late February. By February 22, at least 20 good ties had been observed. Evidently, the mating pair must stay coupled together for at least 10 minutes to maximize the chances that the breeding will be a success.
The most surprising tie occurred near Elk Creek between the Leopold pack alpha male, 534M, and the Agate Creek pack beta female, 471F. Everyone was shocked that 534M had left his own alpha female (Leopold 209F) and traveled over to woo an Agate. Things must have gone well, because 471F then spent some time over in "Leopold Land" on the Blacktail Plateau with some other Leopolds. I wonder what kind of reaction 534M got from 209F when his girlfriend came to visit!
Other Agates were busy breeding too. Alpha 383M got together with a gray yearling; alpha 472F bred with a black interloper; a black yearling female bred with a (different?) black interloper; and our wayward girl, 471F, found yet another black interloper beau.
One gray Agate pup has a severely damaged, perhaps broken, rear leg. A driver reported accidentally hitting a wolf, but wolf project personnel were unable to find its body. Soon after, the Agate pup showed up with the bad leg, so it may have actually survived being run over. The leg is completely useless, but the pup seems to get around just fine on its three good legs and doesn't appear to be in any pain. It runs and plays with the others and even made it up to the top of Specimen Ridge and then back down and over to Elk Creek.
One day we saw an amazing sight way up on top of Specimen Ridge above Little America. An interloper black male repeatedly mounted Agate alpha 472F, while wandering Druid 302M and the Idaho wolf B271M hovered nearby. It was finally all too much for Agate alpha 383M, who rushed in to break up the party.
All eyes were on the Druid Peak pack too, of course. The alphas, 480M and 569F, had bred earlier (on 2/3/08); pups are expected about 4/6/08, after a 63-day gestation period.
The Druid's six highly eligible yearling females, who came into estrus for the first time, seemed to enjoy playing the field. Their two suitors, the "Light Gray" male and the "Dark Gray" male, had both been hanging around the Druid pack since last November. Poor old 302M has had a constant challenge trying to chase those two guys away from his nieces and daughters for three months!
The long suffering interlopers' big chance finally came when the soon to be eight years old proverbial favorite 302M left for six days on a little scouting trip of his own. His travels took him at least as far away as Elk Creek and the Agates–where he spent an entire afternoon lying around in the warm sun with a lovely gray yearling female!
While 302M was away, "Dark Gray" managed to abscond with five of the six Druid yearling females! For four glorious days, the blacks "Bright Bar," "Dull Bar," and "White Line" and the grays 571F and "Low Sides" stuck with their guy. At various times, he bred with all except "White Line" and 571F. Sadly for him (but probably best for them in terms of raising pups), the females all finally returned to their natal pack, leaving "Dark Gray" lonely once again in Lamar.
Not to be outdone, the "Light Gray" male was observed breeding three times with "Bright Bar." Of the two interlopers, he is the one who has usually been most well received by the pack (except by 302M, of course), and he has been the most persistent. No matter where we found the Druids each day, "Light Gray" was sure to be around, seated patiently nearby howling his heart out or traveling the length of Lamar Valley scavenging for food on old carcasses.
The saga of these two persistent gray interlopers' attempts to join the Druids is a constant reminder of the events three and four years ago when a certain very persistent black interloper (302M) and his sidekick (the future 480M) endured constant persecution from the late, great Druid alpha 21M. After 21M's death in 2004, those two Leopold brothers became the new Druid alpha (480M) and beta (302M) and went on to save the Druid pack from dissolution (along with 21M's last two daughters, 529F and 569F). Time will tell if "Light Gray" and "Dark Gray" leave a similar legacy. But, for now, one thing looks likely—the two gray interlopers will probably be the fathers of some Druid pups. And that's a legacy to which 302M can relate!
Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He was a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and was also its President for several years. For a long time he produced Ralph Maughan's Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of "Hiking Idaho." He also wrote "Beyond the Tetons" and "Backpacking Wyoming's Teton and Washakie Wilderness." He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.
25 Responses to Kathie Lynch reports on the wolf dating scene in Yellowstone Park
Dave Collins says:
Great report! I wished I could of stayed around a few more days. Sounds like the action was still going strong. Thanks again for your reports.
Maska says:
Great story, Kathie! It certainly casts a new light on wolf behavior and makes each individual come alive as a personality. Thank you.
Robert Hoskins says:
Reads like a cross between medieval romance and Flashman.
Ruthie Rader says:
Move over, Meerkats! The wolves have got it goin' on!
I love the wolves! And while I am a transplant to this area, I am living very near the Idaho border.
The wolves in Alaska are awesome. I'm sure that the wolves in Idaho are beautiful, too.
Bring on the puppies! 🙂
Kim Bean says:
Thank you Kathie, your reports help me get through the "work" season until I am able to get back to the park. My thoughts and hopes are with the Hayden pack.. Hope to hear more "possitive" information on them!
Amy Devine says:
Thanks Kathie, for your great reports! Living in Cincinnati, we don't always get to enjoy the park like you all do, except for twice a year. So we do alot of reading to try to keep educated on the packs. Tonight starts the beginning of some potentially unfortunate news. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Thanks again!
Cindy says:
Thanks again for the reports Kathie. I'm sure I speak for others when I say your descriptions are so good that it sure makes me feel like I was there with you.
Don Riley says:
Your reports are always the highlights of my day. Your report, some of the comments and a recent post on the YNET page expressing surprise at the mating of "non-alpha" members of the YNP community stirred my old memory and older bones to dig out my copy of Barry Lopez' OF WOLVES AND MEN.
On page 72 he writes…"In a paper presented at a conference on wolves held in Maryland in 1966, it was suggested that more could be learned about the origins of man as a social animal by studying the social structure of wolf packs than could be learned by studying primates. The suggestion is prophetic. As I write now in a country and at a time when man's own brutal nature is cause for concern and when the wolf, whom man has historically accused of craven savagery, has begun to emerge as a benign creature."
Perhaps that suggestion is more prophetic than even Mr. Lopez could imagine in 1979 when he wrote the book.
Certainly the word benign will bring a hue & cry from some, but those with a full compliment of functioning neuronsunderstand the importance of top of the line predators to a healthy ecosystem.
The reintroduction of wolves to the Yellowstone Ecosystem may be one of the greatest advancements in understanding the wolf, right up there with Murie & Mech. Modern science, modern technology, the astonishing growth of knowledgeable citizen wolf watchers and protected status under the National Park umbrella have been made possible and enhanced by reintroduction in the wide open West.
Mech admits to seeing less than a dozen wild wolves in all the time he spent in the thick Minnesota woods, yet he is the acknowledged expert. His work can only be improved and expanded by the young, knowledgeable and committed scientists and technicians, one or more of whom who will someday become "The Man" on wolves who are growing up with the Yellowstone wolves.
Their efforts and achievements have been and will continue to be enhanced significantly by the simple fact that they can see what they are researching, the good, the raw, the intimate and the foibles.
Kathie, where ever you are tonight, I hope you can sit back, enjoy a good wine and experience a deep, warm and happy chuckle that wolves, not unlike humans, some times play around. I will certainly be joining you.
Don Riley
Catbestland says:
I concur with your sentiments. We should all rais a glass in an internet connected toast to Kathie's updates, so welcome now with the threat of delisting. Your comments on Mech's writing reminded me of another book comparing the good qualities that men should share with wolves. "The Wisdom of Wolves" by Twyman. L. Towery. We have so much to learn and they have so much to teach us.
Douglass, NC says:
Kathie, you wrote with such enjoyment. Your reports fuel me until the next time I am in Yellowstone. I truly miss the experience.
Izabelam says:
Thank you.
What a joy to read your post.
I hope more is coming…
Don Riley says:
Thanks for the lead on Mr. Towery. It is on Amazon's delivery schedule.
RavenWatcher says:
Good stuff! Hoping will for my favorite Haydens. Here's what I do know about in the park, if anyone's interested.
Canyon had been full of wolf activity about a week ago. Wolf sign was everywhere, and I heard from the interp ranger there that they were hearing wolves howling every night.
2/22 – Fresh tracks covered the west end of Cascade meadow. They criscrossed the roads everywhere, as well as tracks and marks down the road itself.
2/25 – Tracks all over the north end of hayden valley. Probably the Mollies. Could they have been the ones in Cascade Meadow? A lone grey, who has been seen multiple times and multiple days, was hanging out around Alum Creek. I also heard of an attack on a bison the day prior.
2/27. Gibbons are sighted in Elk Park. An elk carcass is found just south of Gibbon Meadows next to the road. Can't tell if it is a wolf kill, but there are large trails leading to it from the west. The coyote I saw on it today was very wary of noises coming from those trails, moreso than he was wary of me. I also had someone tell me they saw two wolves near what has to be Ice Lake. She said it was a grey wolf on the road who was howling for the black wolf who was in the trees. She said they knew where the black wolf was because there was a pair of ravens following. The wolves met up and left together. Don't know if it was the Haydens or the Gibbons.
I haven't seen any tracks up north. This whole season, almost every other day, there has been fresh tracks along the roads from the Snowmobile hut through Swan lake. For the last two weeks, not so. Hoping to hear from the Haydens before our roads close on 3/2. I'll be out the next two days, so wish me luck!
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RavenWatcher. Thanks for all this additional information! Ralph Maughan
Heather says:
Yes thanks Catbestland, I will be ordering the same book for my "treat" at bedtime!
What a bunch of 'Hams'! I just saw them last weekend in GY, and they are just a bunch of nuts! I love them so!
Catbestland says:
It's perfect for bedtime reading. I read the whole thing (it's not long) in bed.
Kathie Lynch says:
Thank you for the positive feedback!
I think that Ralph's observation in his intro is the most important part of the whole story: the wolves' mating season is "much more complex and extravagant than biologists used to think."
The old notion that only the alphas mate (and mate for life) has been soundly thumped by the Yellowstone wolves. The ability to observe them so closely over these 13 years has completely revolutionized what is known about wolves in the wild and has underscored how vastly different their behavior is compared to that of wolves in captivity.
I totally agree with Don Riley when he says, "The reintroduction of wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem may be one of the greatest advancements in understanding the wolf." The key is just what Don says: the scientists "can see what they are researching." Literally, the whole world is watching.
Hopefully the knowledge gained through years of careful and continuing detailed observation of the Yellowstone wolves will make a difference for the future of wolves everywhere. Certainly the similarities to human society can not be missed–in fact, I think it is exactly those similarities that make studying wolves so fascinating.
The Yellowstone wolves have given us a golden opportunity to help people feel more connected to wild nature. Every person who gets enthused about wolves by seeing them, reading about them, and getting to know and care about them as individuals is one more on our side.
Now for that glass of wine!
SmalltownID says:
That is a neat story. I love Yellowstone, don't get me wrong. But it is even better when you have those types of experiences on Public lands!!! That is why I love Idaho. I had an amazing encounter with a pack of wolves in South-central Idaho that had chased two elk off of a cliff earlier this month! It was a little surreal.
Jon Way says:
As much as the Yellowstone wolves have been (incredibly) visible… is the incredible persistence and dedication that folks like Rick McIntyre and others, doing most of their spotting/research under their own dime. Wolves have to be watched by people whether visible or not and many people have provided previously unprecendented dedication to the species. Kudos to them as well for providing us the opportunity to be able to watch the wolves during our short stays in the park.
John says:
Can you tell us a little more about where you saw that wolf/elk encounter and what exactly happened?
Izabelam says:
SmallTownID – thank you.You are in Idaho and you love wolves. Be careful with your opinions..heheheheh….. just kidding…
I am part time resident of Idaho and I hope to see wolves before the worst happens..
SmalltownID says:
Being in SmalltownID I am fully aware. I appreciate the perspective I get from being on both sides of the fence though. For those reasons I am a little hesitant to give full details because of what I do. Long story short I was out at night (everything was legal I promise) and I cut some wolf tracks. As I pointed them out to my brother he said, "Oh look, there is some elk tracks right next to it and it happens to be running". 🙂 So we follwed them down the ridge one track became three tracks, then another elk, and two more sets of wolf tracks. They pushed the two elk right into the same spot. The first one stopped about 20 yards from the cliff to fend them off, but was taking too many shots and they essentially backed it off the cliff. The second elk must have seen the first go off the cliff as it was coming down the ridge because the 2nd elk had bounded right off the cliff. As we were looking down below to see if the story that the tracks told us was true we heard a "hoot" that sounded avian, we looked up along the creek where the elk were dead and within our headlamps was a wolf!
Pretty neat experience and it is funny to hear some of the reactions ppl have to the story. I am not stretching it in the least bit. That is the short story.
Chuck says:
Yes living in Idaho you have to be aware, I live in Idaho and have yet to see an Idaho wolf.
Izabelam says:
I heard that they are killing elk and cattle and spreading everywhere so we need to distroy them all…..and you can't find one…:)
Sorry, for being sarcastic…:) you know I am joking.
Sorry you have not seen them..really..
I bought a place in Idaho close to Yellowstone so I can be around the wildlife..inlcuding wolves.
I enjoy reading all the post here by Ms. Lynch.
And hope there will be a lot of healthy puppies this spring…
HAL 9000 says:
Ah, the saga of the horny wolves! A good story with lots of insight into wolf behaivor. Thanks for posting it.
debbie says:
thanks for such a complete report
i am counting the days until i return to lamar
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One cannot get enough of a good thing, especially a great music festival. Arts-loving South Indians in particular, have proliferated their enthusiasm to put on a classical music show—kutcheri—to wherever they happen to live. Even cosmopolitan Mumbai has regular Karnatik music festivals in concert halls and neighborhood squares. Little wonder then that California has its own in the garb of the Indian Fine Arts Association's annual Indian Music and Dance Festival.
Already boasting a participation of over 5,500 rasikas (music lovers) in only its fourth year, the festival draws energy from the yearning of older NRIs to feel the magic of the Indian music season in their own backyard, and a wish to inculcate an appreciation of the classical arts in the younger generation. Shekar Viswanathan, organizing chairperson, says, "It is the enthusiasm and support for classical programs expressed by the community of San Diego that continues to drive the IFAA board to put on outstanding programs and concerts."
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The two main performances this year are the "Generations of Genius" and "Mesmerizing Melodies." The first is where the veteran Balamuralikrishna is partnered with the much younger Sangeet Samrat Chitravina Ravikiran. The two will be accompanied by Nagai Muralidharan on the violin, Mannargudi Easwaran on the mridangam, and A.S. Murali on the ghatam. In the second, Srikantan will be joined by vocalist R.K. Ramakanth, violinist M. Narmadha, with Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan on the mridangam, and Cleveland Balu on the kanjira.
A unique homage will be paid to Pandit Ravi Shankar by Karnatik singer-Bollywood sensation Shankar Mahadevan, who is expected to perform three songs during the felicitation ceremony. All the living legends will be felicitated by a distinguished panel, including V.V. Sundaram, president and founder of Cleveland Aradhana (a music fesival that has been running for 34 years in Cleveland), Geetha Bennett (veena exponent), T.S.R. Krishnan (well-known harikatha exponent), and Sherri Lightner (La Jolla city council representative).
The festival has always featured dance, though this year is extra special. A tribute to Ramiah Pillai, the pioneer of the Vazhuvoor style of bharatanatyam is planned, since this is the centennial year of his birth. The Vazhuvoor tradition will be commemorated in two special dance presentations: a Ramayana dance drama comprising 13 artists and 11 instruments; and another called "Nritya Samarchita" by critically acclaimed artist Lavanya Ananth.
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What are the thoughts that come to you when I say "Europe"? Old buildings, cobblestone paths, perhaps some green scenery of the countryside? What about your general experience? Do you find yourself doing certain things or behaving a certain way in Europe that is different from when you're in Malaysia? Read on to discover 8 things that Malaysians (highly likely) experience in Europe!
1) You Hug Your Bag So Closely Like You're in a Relationship With It
Also see: putting locks/cable ties on your bag zips. In Malaysia, we have snatch thieves and armed robberies. But not in Europe, because all they want is your money. So, there is an abundance of pickpockets who subtly reach into your bag for valuables. Some are so professional that they can slide your phone out from the front pocket of your jeans without you knowing it. Maybe there is no 100% way to prevent pickpockets, but hugging or locking your bag certainly helps.
2) You Never Miss Any Chance to Use the Toilets
For two very simple reasons: 1. you have to pay to use most (if not all) public toilets, and 2. sometimes, even when you have money, money can't buy you toilets. Public toilets are a scarcity in Europe, so even when you don't really have to go, you go anyway, because you never know when you'll see the next toilet. I don't know about you, but paying (and praying for) the availability of toilets makes me miss the free and widely available toilets in Malaysia.
3) But the Toilets Don't Have What?
It has become such a norm in Malaysia that when you first use an European toilet, you realise in horror that it is missing one very important thing. A bidet shower, or a water spray. Oh, the toilet woes of Europe. They have toilet rolls, of course, but no water spray? What do you do for washing yourself? Well, you just can't. So you grit your teeth and settle for the paper. And then the minute you get to your room, you bolt for the shower.
4) You Take A Lovely Walk, and then Another, and Another…
Many European cities and towns are old and historical, and are therefore listed under the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. I've learnt that what that actually means is that you do a lot of walking. Sure, it's a refreshing experience at first, but when you've been walking for days… We city people are simply not used to it, because we travel on four wheels more often than two legs. However, there is one walking activity no one complains about: shopping. Not so tired anymore, are you?
5) Where's the Rice?
You try local food, but after a while you get sick of it, and you crave for home food. Oh, fried rice, nasi lemak, and char koay teow, where art thou? By then, even cup noodles taste better than the chicken chop or fish n' chips! Also, somehow, Europeans don't really believe in vegetables or ketchup (gasp!) either, so it's meat meat meat all the way. If you're a self-proclaimed carnivore, that's great! Otherwise, you'd face difficulties trying to get a balanced meal without overspending.
6) You Still Need the A/C No Matter How Cold It Is Outside
Two minutes ago, you were shivering in the wind. Two minutes later, indoors, you've discarded your layers and are anxiously looking for an A/C switch. If there's no A/C, you can't sleep. It's as simple as that. Even if someone tells you to "just open the window a crack to let the breeze in, it's the same!", you don't believe them. After all, you're used to setting the temperature to 16 degrees Celsius at home, then wrapping yourself up, so you're going to do the same in Europe. Even if it's snowing outside.
7) Squares, Churches & Statues
In honour of the rulers, warriors, and mythical Greek Gods, countless statues have been erected all over Europe. Also, in each town, no matter how big or small, there will definitely be a main square. The main square is the most happening place in the area, usually adorned with a fountain or statue, surrounded with cafes. Roman Catholicism was and still is prevalent in Europe, and everywhere you go, you can see churches in all their centuries-old glory.
8) Wait, Why am I Here Again?
You don't need me to tell you that Europe remains one of the top holiday destinations today, and sometimes, it can get a little too overwhelming. Here's what happens: you arrive at a beautiful, popular tourist spot, only to find that about a few hundred people had the exact same desire as you. You can't really enjoy the attraction due to the ridiculous crowd, much less take a picture. Your picture will turn out to be 80% people and 20% attraction, and that's if you're lucky.
Have you experienced any of these? Or do you have any other experience that you'd like to share with us? Let us know in the comments below!


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Friends don't let friends
take home ugly men
Women's restroom
Starboard, Dewey Beach, DE
The best way to a man's heart
is to saw his breast plate open.
Women's restroom
Murphy's, Champaign, IL
Beauty is only a light switch away.
Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC
I've decided that to raise my grades
I must lower my standards.
Houghton Library
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
If life is a waste of time,
and time is a waste of life,
then let's all get wasted together
and have the time of our lives.
Armand's Pizza, Washington, DC
Remember, it's not,
"How high are you?"
"Hi, how are you?"
Rest stop off Route 81, West Virginia
God made pot.
Man made beer.
Who do you trust?
The Irish Times, Washington, DC
Fighting for peace is like
screwing for virginity.
The Bayou, Baton Rouge, LO
No matter how good she looks,
some other guy is sick and tired
of putting up with her crap.
Men's Room
Linda's Bar and Grill, Chapel Hill, NC
To do is to be. - Descartes
To be is to do. - Voltaire
Do be do be do. - Frank Sinatra
Men's restroom
Greasewood Flats, Scottsdale, AZ
At the feast of ego
everyone leaves hungry.
Bentley's House of Coffee and Tea, Tucson, AZ
It's hard to make a comeback
when you haven't been anywhere.
Written in the dust
on the back of a bus,
Wickenburg, AZ
Make love, not war.
-Hell, do both
Women's restroom
The Filling Station, Bozeman, MO
God is dead. - Nietzsche
Nietzsche is dead. - God
The Tombs Restaurant, Washington, DC
If voting could really change things,
it would be illegal.
Revolution Books
New York, New York.
A Woman's Rule of Thumb:
If it has tires or testicles,
you're going to have trouble with it.
Women's restroom
Dick's Last Resort, Dallas, TX
If pro is opposite of con,
then what is the opposite of progress?
Men's restroom
House of Representatives, Washington, DC
Express Lane:
Five beers or less
Sign over one of the urinals
Ed Debevic's, Phoenix, AZ
You're too good for him.
Sign over mirror in Women's restroom
Ed Debevic's, Beverly Hills,CA.
No wonder you always go home alone.
Sign over mirror in Men's restroom,
Ed Debevic's, Beverly Hills,CA


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Domnu, Mother of Water Card
Beautiful card of Domnu, Mother of Water
Blank Inside – Text on back – Supplied with coloured envelope
Text on the back:
Feel Me now as Mother of Water
I reflect the rays of the sun.
I am the sparkle of the life-bringing rain.
Drink from my springs, be refreshed and healed.
I am the Queen of the deep oceans.
Dive into the emotional depths of your being and I will be there reflecting you.
Feel My presence
I hold the chalice of emotional wisdom
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text: Li Liga football may be on hold but there's definitely something brewing in the Catalan city. Last week, news broke out that six Barcelona directors have quit their positions. They all sent their letters of resignation to club president Jose Maria Bartomeu and it looks like the main reason behind their decision is the now-infamous "Barcagate" scandal. If you haven't been following the club during the current hiatus, let me give you a quick rundown of how this all started. What Is Barcagate? Bartomeu recently hired a third-party company called…Read More


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Summer 2018 in the UK has been a memorable one. The glorious weather was accompanied by England's best performing team at a World Cup since Italia 90, (powered by Gareth Southgate's waistcoat and Harry Maguire memes) which brought the whole nation together like never before and brought some much needed positivity (along with a heap of beer throwing).
Another memorable part of this summer was the Love Island phenomenon, which sweeped the nation and kept people glued to their TV's just after the world cup matches finished at 9pm. Although the show splits opinion, with many people not impressed by the superficiality and shallowness of some of the contestants, the popularity of the show is unarguable, with over 3.6m Brits tuning in to watch the final. But the success of the show has not only been in the viewing figures. Brands such as Samsung and Missguided who took a gamble on the controversial show, reaped in commercial rewards.
At Trident, we tuned in as well (purely for educational reasons of course!) and we have come up with a few things which we feel brands can learn from the commercial success:
Social First
If you didn't know already, social media is fast becoming one of the most important parts of a consumers brands' marketing channels.
The shows social media channels managed to keep their audience engaged even when the show wasn't on, through the use of funny memes and short clips which would tease what happened previously on the show, or tease the upcoming show. This multi-channel marketing strategy generates FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) and keeps the show at the forefront of the audience's mind at all times.
Product Placement
Most of the contestants were dressed by Missguided or other brands who partnered with Love Island. These product placement were then reinforced again on social media channels to encourage purchases to the engaged audience.
Samsung mobile phones were also given to all the contestant which they all used to take pictures of each other (which were shared onto social media later) and to text each other.
Samsung used this opportunity to further drive brand awareness using paid social campaigns on.
The placement has continued after the contestants leave the villa, where certain brands such as Boohoo and Nando's have used the social following amassed by the contestants whilst on the show to promote their products.
Product placement has been around for donkey's years but these brands managed to add another layer to get the most out of their "influencers"
Instagram Is King
Snapchat was the primary channel used in last year's show. However, the producers made a decision to swap out Snapchat for Instagram. The reason behind this decision, is the recent snapchat re-design which led to a large loss in users and engagement.
Love Island's official Instagram account almost doubled its audience, which now sits at 2.2m followers, making it the most followed UK show on Instagram, showing that the focus on Instagram was the right call. "As well as posting regularly in the main feed, the Love Island Instagram account uses Stories to direct fans to quizzes, divulge teaser soundbites and share its popular First Look episode teasers, which have brought in roughly 46m views, according to ITV. It proves that, contrary to popular belief, putting content on social media doesn't cannibalise viewing; the First Look series actually plays a key role in driving viewers to the live show." (Social Chain, 2018)
The brands partnered with the show such as Missguided and Superdrug also clearly focused their attention on Instagram over other platforms. The use of social media can also drive direct sales, as shown by brand such as Missguided, Rimmel and Superdrug who allowed users to buy their products directly from their Instagram stories by "swiping up".
A dedicated app with in-app advertisement
Love Island created their own app which brought users latest updates from the island, voting functionality, its own ecommerce function, and a style section where the brand showcased its partnership with Missguided.
The app was downloaded over 2 million times and research by Ogury found that the Love Island app had a higher percentage of active users (76.2%) than big brands like Uber, BBC News and ASOS. More surprisingly, the average users spent more time (8 mins, 9 seconds) on the app than Facebook and Twitter.
Clothing brand Missguided was able to tap into this huge audience by curating the Style section of the app, using scenes from the show to showcase its range of garments. The effect on Missguided sales was clear to see, "an increase in sales of around 40% week on week" (Marketing Week, 2018)
Love Islands popularity is unarguable, with over 3.6m Brits tuning in to watch the final. But the success of the show has not only been in the viewing figures. Brands such as Samsung and Missguided who took a gamble on the controversial show, reaped in commercial rewards.
Whether you are a small local brand or a large multinational, you can take inspiration from some of the brands we discussed. For instance, having a clear and structured social media plan should be a basic requirement for any business in 2018, alongside an overarching coherent digital strategy. Being humourous and light-hearted is a great way to engage your social following, so try to incorporate the use of memes and funny clips into your social media if it fits with your brand image. If you have an e-commerce website you need to ensure your website, strategy and social media are all connected. The rising use of "social influencers" is also a trend which brands should at least try to experiment with, as it is currently an "underpriced asset which not many companies are taking advantage of." (Gary Vaynerchuk, 2018)
The dominance of Instagram especially within the 16-34 age should encourage businesses to be present on Instagram to take advantage of the massive free audience available, and the in app purchase features.
Here at Trident we have helped brands upgrade their Social Media and Digital strategy. Our most recent example is our work with Confectionery brand Fox's Glaciers who we helped increase their social engagement by over 5000% in one week. So if you ever want to take your digital strategy to the next level, give us a shout.
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Niels Arge Galán, born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, is a the lead singer and guitarist of the Faroese rock/punk band, 200 formed in 1996 along with bassist, Mikael Blak and drummer, Uni Árting.
200 has released 6 albums since 2001, with hard hitting satirical lyrics, filled with self irony, critical of local politics and current issues in society. That year 200 became well know in the Faroe Islands and in Iceland with their debut album, "200 %".
200's latest album, "VENDETTA" was released on Tutl Records in 2012 and has been well resieved by the bublic, and was named "The Best Album In Scandinaia" by allscandinavian.com that year.Other Jazz, Rock, Pop, Folk Music Composers:


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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Trump approval sinks 5 points after Mueller report, tying all-time low — President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped 5 points, equaling his presidency's low-water mark, since last week's release of the special counsel report into the 2016 election, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
Discussion: The Week
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump's Monday night retweeting blitz — President Donald Trump undertook a retweeting blitz on Monday night, surfacing 24 posts in about 30 minutes that went back as far as a year and covered topics from the Mueller report to Easter festivities at the White House.
Discussion: Fox News, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News: House Judiciary chairman subpoenas ex-White House counsel Don McGahn
Michelle Moons / Breitbart: Photos: President Tells Easter Egg Roll Child That He Will Build the Wall
Washington Post:
Sen. Kamala Harris says she supports impeaching Trump
Sen. Kamala Harris says she supports impeaching Trump
Stephanie Murray / Politico: Town hall marathon exposes not 'terribly many differences' in 2020 primary
Washington Post:
House Democratic leaders say no immediate plans to open impeachment proceedings against Trump
House Democratic leaders say no immediate plans to open impeachment proceedings against Trump
Discussion: New Republic, The Hill, Slate, Fox News, The Bulwark, Politico, Daily Kos, National Review and VICE News
Alex Shephard / New Republic: Should Democrats Impeach Trump? Wrong Question.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill: Trump: 'Not even a little bit' worried about impeachment
Elliot Hannon / Slate: Pelosi Tells Divided Democrats Investigations Are Next Step Post-Mueller Report, Not Impeachment
Chad Pergram / Fox News: Reporter's Notebook: Why House Dem leaders can't wreck the freshmen's 'homecoming float'
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark: Should Congress Impeach Trump? Definitely Maybe.
Katie Galioto / Politico: Trump's aides ignoring impeachment chatter
Daily Kos: McConnell ready to 'move on' from high crimes and misdemeanors he sought to impeach Clinton for
Jim Geraghty / National Review: If Democrats Try to Impeach Trump, They Can't Say They Weren't Warned
Rex Santus / VICE News: Democrats on impeaching Trump: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Washington Post:
Constraints on presidency being redefined in Trump era, report fallout shows
Constraints on presidency being redefined in Trump era, report fallout shows
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story: The US has a 'renegade attorney general' trying 'to twist the law': Watergate prosecutor
Matt Kiser / What The Fuck Just Happened Today?: Day 823: Weapon of choice.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico: Trump sues to block House subpoena of financial records
CBS News:
House Democratic leaders urge caution on impeachment as members plot way forward
House Democratic leaders urge caution on impeachment as members plot way forward
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Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit: Dem Leadership Holds Off on Impeachment - But Pelosi Urges Dems to Keep Digging Into Trump's Life
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Sri Lanka Was Warned of Possible Attacks. Why Didn't It Stop Them? — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The confidential security memo laid it all out: names, addresses, phone numbers, even the times in the middle of the night that one suspect would visit his wife. — In the days leading …
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Katie Mettler / Washington Post: At least four Americans are among the dead in Sri Lanka bombings, State Department confirms
Debra Heine / American Greatness: Why Are Liberals Avoiding Calling the Victims of Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka Christians?
Mario Arulthas / Al Jazeera: The Sri Lanka attacks: New front, old wounds
EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone: What You Need to Know About Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings (And How You Can Help)
Media Matters for America: Conservative outrage over Obama and Clinton "Easter worshippers" tweets is just the latest phony right-wing controversy
Houston Keene / IJR: 'They Were Christians:' Conservatives Call Out Dems for Calling Sri Lanka Attack Victims 'Easter Worshippers'
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Sri Lanka Ignored Warnings Of Potential Terror Attack
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Christianity under attack? Sri Lanka church bombings stoke far-right anger in the West. — Sunday's bombings in Sri Lanka marked the country's deadliest violence in a decade, leaving 290 dead and more than 500 injured. But the attacks, which targeted a religious minority …
Matt Vespa / Townhall: The Washington Post's Take On Sri Lanka's Easter Terror Attack Shows Why The Liberal Media Is Straight Trash
Ross Douthat / New York Times: Are Christians Privileged or Persecuted?
Tucker Carlson / Fox News: Our leaders ignore Christian persecution because they believe Christians are the problem
Peter Hasson / Daily Caller News Foundation: Analysis: When Tragedy Strikes, WaPo Turns Focus To The 'Far Right'
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept: When Christians Are Under Attack, Muslims and the Left Need to Defend Them
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: Conservatives Attack Hillary and Obama for Calling Easter Worshippers 'Easter Worshippers'
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Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Sri Lanka Shut Down Social Media. My First Thought Was 'Good.'
Sri Lanka Shut Down Social Media. My First Thought Was 'Good.'
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Casey Newton / The Verge: Blocking social networks after terrorist attacks can do more harm than good
Ian Bogost / The Atlantic: When a Country Bans Social Media
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Kamala Harris Proposes Executive Orders on Gun Control — Senator Kamala Harris of California, the former prosecutor who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Monday committed to a host of executive actions to implement gun control measures that have long failed to pass in Congress.
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Kyung Lah / CNN:
Kamala Harris promises swift executive action if Congress doesn't pass gun control legislation
Kamala Harris promises swift executive action if Congress doesn't pass gun control legislation
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Harris promises to impose new gun rules if Congress won't
Harris promises to impose new gun rules if Congress won't
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Mueller's findings: Too stupid to conspire. Too incompetent to obstruct. — I learned the hard way that predictions are perilous in the current age: I literally ate a column asserting that Republicans would never nominate Donald Trump for president. — So please forgive this victory lap …
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Mueller Makes It Clear: Trump Was Worse Than a 'Useful Idiot'
Mueller Makes It Clear: Trump Was Worse Than a 'Useful Idiot'
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David Siders / Politico:
Biden, Beto falter in new progressive straw poll — Bernie Sanders has solidified his front-runner standing among members of the progressive political action committee Democracy for America, while Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke have both fallen back sharply, according to the group's latest straw poll.
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire: Biden, Beto Falter In New Progressive Straw Poll
Rebecca Falconer / Axios: Sanders the standout 2020 presidential pick in progressive straw poll
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Bernie Sanders says Boston Marathon bomber, sexual assaulters should be allowed to vote
Bernie Sanders says Boston Marathon bomber, sexual assaulters should be allowed to vote
White House tells official not to comply with Democratic subpoena over security clearances — (CNN)The White House has instructed a former official who was in charge of the security clearance process to not comply with a House subpoena demanding his appearance for an interview …
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire: Clearance Official Ordered Not to Comply with Subpoena
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Klobuchar has 'please clap' moment, says CNN's Chris Cuomo 'creeping' over shoulder during town hall — 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., saw a couple of viral moments during a televised town hall on Monday night. — The first: what critics and analysts have called her "please clap" moment.
Kyle Morris / Breitbart: Klobuchar Pitches Herself as Heartland States Democrat: 'Look at What I've Done'
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
From impeachment to getting 'Hillary'd': 2020 Democrats face off in town halls
From impeachment to getting 'Hillary'd': 2020 Democrats face off in town halls
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News: Harris joins Elizabeth Warren's call for impeachment
Evan McMullin / NBC News:
Trump welcomed the Russian attack and obstructed resulting investigations, an impeachable offense — What kind of patriotic American wouldn't reject and report a foreign offer to collaborate against our country? — As with many Americans, I began reading special counsel Robert Mueller's report …
Discussion: Raw Story
Garrett M. Graff / Wired: 14 Mueller Report Takeaways You Might Have Missed
Joe Lockhart / New York Times:
There's a Bigger Prize Than Impeachment — Keeping Trump in office will destroy the Republican Party. — Mr. Lockhart served as White House press secretary from 1998 to 2000. — In the fall of 1998, Erskine Bowles, the White House chief of staff, traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with the speaker of the House.
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Dominique Jackson / Raw Story: Trump will destroy the GOP: Former White House press secretary
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money: I can't even — Former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart has a theory:
Eli Sanders / The Stranger: Nancy Pelosi Again Says No to Impeachment
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Facebook's new chief lawyer helped write the Patriot Act — 'Jennifer is a seasoned leader whose global perspective and experience will help us fulfill our mission,' says Sheryl Sandberg — Jennifer Newstead, a Trump appointee who served in the Justice Department under President Bush …
Discussion: Fortune and Facebook, more at Techmeme »
Sayanti Chakraborty / Reuters: Facebook hires State Department lawyer as general counsel
Joe Biden campaign launch back in flux, potentially delayed — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's plans are in flux again. — If the former vice president does launch his presidential campaign this week, it won't involve a trip to Charlottesville, Va., and plans for potential public events …
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire: Biden Campaign Launch Back In Flux
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Inside Biden's battle plan
Inside Biden's battle plan
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SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) February 23, 2017 -- Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit serving America's military families, today announced the seven recipients of the coveted 2017 Military Child of the Year® Award. Six recipients earned the award based on the armed forces branch in which a parent either serves or has served — Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and the National Guard. Additionally, one recipient earned the Military Child of the Year® Award for Innovation presented by Booz Allen Hamilton.
The 2017 Military Child of the Year® Award recipients are as follows:
Army: Henderson Heussner, 18, Fort Myers, Fla., Estero High School
Navy: Alexander McGrath, 17, Severna Park, Md., Severna Park Senior High School
Marine Corps: Jackson Beatty, 18, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Lejeune High School
Air Force: Jamal Braxton, 18, Hill AFB, Utah, Northridge High School
Coast Guard: Mary Kate Cooper, 17, Fairfax, Va., W.T. Woodson High School
National Guard: Molly Frey, 16, Pickerington, Ohio, Pickerington High School North
Military Child of the Year® Award for Innovation: Sophie Bernstein, 17, St. Louis, Mo., Navy, Clayton High School
Profiles of the recipients follow.
"These seven award recipients are truly exceptional young people who have achieved much at such a young age in terms of academic achievement and service to others. They are remarkable representatives of a larger community of extraordinary military kids," said Brig. Gen. (ret.) John I. Pray Jr., president and CEO of Operation Homefront. "The nearly 400 nominees we had for our ninth annual Military Child of the Year® Awards all personified resiliency, leadership, achievement, and strength of character. Their families and their communities can be justifiably proud of each of them – and we are too."
Each award recipient will receive $10,000 and will be flown with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C., for a special recognition gala on April 6, during which senior military leaders will present the awards. United Technologies Corporation is the presenting sponsor for the 2017 Military Child of the Year® Awards Gala. Other gala sponsors are Booz Allen Hamilton, Murphy-Goode Winery, La Quinta Inns & Suites, MidAtlanticBroadband, and the Military Times.
The six Military Child of the Year® Award recipients are selected based on their scholarship, volunteerism, leadership, and extracurricular involvement.
The Military Child of the Year® Award for Innovation presented by Booz Allen Hamilton is awarded to the child who best demonstrates the power of innovative thinking. Examples include a new invention, improvement to existing technology, or creation of a new nonprofit. In addition to the $10,000 cash award, the Innovation award recipient will receive a mentorship by Booz Allen Hamilton employees to scale or to advance the recipient's project.
About the Recipients
Henderson Heussner, Army Military Child of the Year® Award
Henderson's family moved to Florida from Colorado as his father was deployed to Afghanistan and as the family was caring for Henderson's terminally ill grandfather. Henderson, recipient of the Army Military Child of the Year® Award, shouldered the emotional burden and set a leadership-by-example standard for his peers. A student-athlete and member of the Estero High School varsity baseball team – who worked tirelessly to rebuild his strength after he suffered two broken vertebrae during his sophomore year – Henderson spent many hours alone in the batting cage in August 2016 in the sweltering Florida heat. He was not alone for long because he led one teammate after another to join him in putting forth the same spare-time voluntary pursuit of excellence. That is but one example of Henderson's leadership and can-do spirit. Henderson also devoted 240 volunteer hours in the year leading up to his nomination as a tutor and mentor for at-risk children and teens at the nonprofit New Horizons of Southwest Florida. Henderson, a onetime American Legion Boys State delegate and West Point Summer Leadership Experience participant, also served multiple terms as class president and as Student Government president. He has spent hundreds of hours as a youth group leader, Sports Camp counselor and Sunday School teacher at Summit Church.
Alexander McGrath, Navy Military Child of the Year® Award
Alexander McGrath, the 2017 Military Child of the Year® Award recipient, in addition to spending time with his friends, spends some of his spare time reading U.S. Supreme Court opinions as well as books about the U.S. Constitution. It is a fitting activity for this 17-year-old Severna Park Senior High School senior, who has established a laudable track record of influencing public policy in the state of Maryland. As first vice president of the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils, which represents more than 80,000 county students at all levels of government, Alexander organized 700 students to lobby in favor of three education reform bills that would come before the Maryland General Assembly, which is the name of Maryland's state legislature. He instructed his peers on the legislative process and on the effective use of talking points. He also arranged meetings between the hundreds of public school students and state lawmakers. Ultimately, all three bills got to committee and two became law. Alexander has long advocated on behalf of students from military families as well, personally bringing the needs of military children, notably those needs protected under the Interstate Military Compact, to the forefront of the Maryland State Board of Education's attention.
Jackson Beatty, Marine Corps Military Child of the Year® Award
Jackson Beatty is an 18-year-old senior at Lejeune High School and recipient of the 2017 Marine Corps Military Child of the Year® Award. He began studying Kenpo karate at the age of 4 and achieved his black belt at 16. He has served as captain of the high school wrestling team. He competed at the 2017 North Carolina State Wrestling Championships and placed third in the 1A 106-pound weight class. He has qualified for the State Championship for the last three years and that was his best finish. He has been captain of the Marching Band drumline. He has a near-perfect GPA and has an outstanding track record of volunteerism, thusly giving back to the community, especially to children. Jackson has achieved these milestones through his skeletal dysplasia, a condition which hampers the growth and development of bones and joints. Working in conjunction with the Semper Fi Fund, which serves the children of wounded warriors, Jackson has been a mentor to other students participating in the Outdoor Odyssey Leadership Academy. Jackson is a Lejeune High School Band Booster, raising money for competition and band necessities. Jackson teaches karate to children in his spare time at Wright's Mixed Martial Arts.
Jamal Braxton, Air Force Military Child of the Year® Award
Varsity swimming. Varsity cross country. Varsity outdoor track and field. Jamal Braxton, the Air Force 2017 Military Child of the Year® Award recipient and future United States Air Force Academy Class of 2021 cadet, has been an achiever in them all; nevertheless, this 18-year-old senior at Northridge High School in Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is distinguished, above all, by his selfless service to others. Jamal fills numerous leadership positions at the Red Cross, including Northern Utah Youth Co-Chair for Services to Armed Forces, Northern Utah Youth Co-Chair for International Services, Student Staff for Red Cross Leadership Development Camp, Member for the American Red Cross of Northern Utah Board of Directors, and the Northern Utah Youth Co-President. In these capacities, Jamal oversees monthly veteran house visits, youth group and leadership group meetings, numerous activities related to the armed forces, the recruitment of future Red Cross Youth Services leaders, and numerous fundraisers, including the International Measles & Rubella initiative fundraiser. He also educates youth on International Humanitarian Law. Serving military families abroad as well as domestically, Jamal earned the Commander's Leadership Award from the 52nd Fighter Wing Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in 2013 and in 2014. Jamal in the U.S. and overseas has been a champion for the nonprofit New Eyes for the Needy.
Molly Frey, National Guard Military Child of the Year® Award
Although only 16, Molly Frey is a senior at Pickerington High School North in Pickerington, Ohio, and recipient of the 2017 National Guard Military Child of the Year® Award. She has been accepted to Capital University, where she will major in biology, with an emphasis on pre-med, and will play golf for the Capital Crusaders. For her academic excellence, Molly received a letter from President Barack Obama that read, in part, "Students like you will chart the course of our country's unwritten history..." As a figure skater, dedicated to causes that benefit the troops, Molly and her coach in 2012 created the inaugural and annual figure skating show Tribute to the Troops, a program to honor the military and to collect donated items to send to deployed service members. She also raised funds and participated for five years in Skate for Hope, accumulating more than $6,000 for Breast Cancer research. Beyond the arts, Molly has served in the leadership group Students Serving Students, which is designed to improve character, bolster school climate, and organize events.
Mary Kate Cooper, Coast Guard Military Child of the Year® Award
Mary Kate Cooper, the 2017 Coast Guard Military Child of the Year® Award recipient, is a 17-year-old junior at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va. A triple threat, Mary Kate is a scholar who is taking AP Calculus B/C as a junior and has a weighted 4.7 GPA. She is a star multi-sport athlete of national and international acclaim and a community activist who has devoted countless volunteer hours to the betterment of her peers and to strengthening a broader understanding of those with disabilities. That description does not even scratch the surface of Mary Kate's life, which is practically the definition of resiliency. Mary Kate is a below-the-knee amputee from birth who has only known life with a prosthetic leg. She has transitioned from playing recreational soccer against able-bodied kids to competing at the highest level in Paralympic sports. In addition to earning All-American High School status in Track and Field from the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field Olympic Committee, Mary has become a top swimmer, competing on the international level in the Can-Am Swimming Open. Mary Kate was one of the few athletes to qualify for the U.S. Paralympic Trials in more than one sport. While Mary Kate did not earn a spot on Team USA last year, in her best swimming event, she ranked 36th in the world.
Sophie Bernstein, Military Child of the Year® Award for Innovation
Recipient of the 2017 Military Child of the Year® Award for Innovation, Sophie Bernstein, a 17-year-old junior at Clayton High School in St. Louis, is passionate about food and about social justice. Sophie's twin passions propelled her award-winning Innovation. Committed to improving the health of her community, Sophie has built, planted, maintained and harvested 22 raised vegetable gardens at low-income daycare centers and shelters in the St. Louis area. Sophie's innovation has raised awareness of childhood hunger in the community, and it has increased the volume of fresh and healthy produce available at food banks and at child care facilities. Sophie had donated more than 13,570 pounds of produce to local food banks and to families in need by the time she was nominated for the award in the fall of 2016. Sophie's project has been a hands-on learning lab for children as she has led 225 science technology engineering and math (STEM) botany and plant science workshops for young children throughout the year. In the process, students at low-income pre-schools are engaged in building, planting and maintaining produce gardens.
More information about the Military Child of the Year® Awards is available at http://www.militarychildoftheyear.org.
About Operation Homefront: A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront builds strong, stable, and secure military families so that they can thrive in the communities they have worked so hard to protect. With more than 3,200 volunteers nationwide, Operation Homefront has provided assistance to tens of thousands of military families since its inception shortly after 9/11. Recognized for superior performance by leading independent charity oversight groups, 92 percent of Operation Homefront's expenditures go directly to programs that provide support to our military families. For more information, go to http://www.OperationHomefront.net.
Aaron Taylor, Operation Homefront, Inc., http://www.OperationHomefront.net, +1 202-744-1326, [email protected]


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Waymo, the Google Autonomous car company, was involved in a crash in Arizona. Though no one was badly injured this marks another accident and blemish for autonomous vehicles. We will have to wait to see the full report on who was at fault.
The reports was an accident involving a grey Honda sedan and the Waymo Chystler Pacifica. Here is a quote from the source.
"We are currently investigating a minor injury collision involving two vehicles, one of which is a Waymo autonomous vehicle," the statement reads. "This afternoon around noon a vehicle (Honda sedan) traveling eastbound on Chandler Blvd. had to swerve to avoid striking a vehicle traveling northbound on Los Feliz Dr."
"As the Honda swerved, the vehicle continued eastbound into the westbound lanes of Chandler Blvd. & struck the Waymo vehicle, which was traveling at a slow speed and in autonomous mode."
Though the concerns of autonomous vehicles getting into accidents may concern the public. The reality is whether people are behind the wheel or machines we will still have accidents. The hope is we can limit the accidents to minor injuries. Despite the latest news I am still behind seeing autonomous vehicles enter the road. They provide a lot of potential to aid drivers that are fatigued or distracted. The hope is we can get to a point where a major accident is unheard of outside of the movies.