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Despite their distinct advantages and technological innovation, there is a tendency for new media forms to be viewed as contaminating elements within our already complex media world. Currently, we are surrounded by literature attempting to make valiant connections between media and all that is evil; Social media is linked to damaging of moral fibre and relationships, laptops to disconnected audiences, text messages to distractedness and risk, smart phones to social isolation, electromagnetic radiation to cancer, and it doesn't stop there.
An increase in mobile phone use has often been likened to user dependence and 'addiction' to such technologies. For many, mobile phones have become the modern-day version of a security blanket and typically, when users misplace their device, have it stolen or lose reception, panic tends to set in.
This state of fear has even been given a name – Nomophobia – which is the fear of being disconnected from one's mobile phone. The physical side effects include panic attacks, shortness of breath, dizziness, trembling, sweating, chest pain and nausea (All About Counselling 2013) and according to a recent study by Cisco,the condition affects 9 out of 10 mobile phone users under the age of 30 in Australia (Michael & Sheppard 2013). If you say so, Cisco.
Similar conversation and research surrounding mobile phone 'addiction' is rampant. A study by Walsh, White and Young (2008) suggests that over-use of mobile phones disrupts social environments, encourages reliance on technology, increases the risk of accidents and leads to an increase in theft as adolescents attempt to pay bills that they cannot afford.
It is individuals' removal of presence and disconnectedness from the very physical space in which they reside that has many critics caught in a moral fluster. However, as users are disconnected from their surrounding space, they are often reconnected elsewhere – through social media, text messaging, forums and the like. These very spaces in which the technology transports them to, foster conversation and cultivate vital interpersonal relationships, yet society seemingly ignores such physical and psychological benefits.
The fault surrounding the labeling of media 'addiction' and its associated disconnectedness is that it assumes that audiences are constantly in a state of constant attention, which is not the case (Bowles 2013). Often, one can be socially faulted for using a mobile phone whilst being spoken to, however, without the media in front of them, who is to say that their subconscious mind would not also be transporting them elsewhere, to thoughts of their grumbling belly and bread choice for their Subway six-inch? The truth is, often conversation is mundane and audience attention drifts. Are media technologies simply amusing the active mind in otherwise mediocre moments? Can we assume that audiences using their mobile phones are in fact disconnected, when perhaps they have multitasking and information processing in the modern media environment down to a fine art?
What are your experiences with your own mobile phone use? Do you consider yourself to be a multi-tasker? Or are you all for living in the moment? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one.
All About Counselling 2013, 'Nomophobia', Internet Brands Health, viewed 30 August 2013.
Bowles, K 2013, 'Media Content and Moral Panics', lecture, BCM240, University of Wollongong, delivered 26 August.
Michael, P & Sheppard, F 2013, 'Nomopobia, the fear of not having a mobile phone, hits record numbers', The Sunday Mail, 2 June, viewed 30 August 2013.
Walsh, S, White, M & Young, R 2008, 'Over-connected? A qualitative exploration of the relationship between Australian youth and their mobile phones', Journal of Adolescence, vol.31, no1, pp.77-92.


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I've been thinking a lot about Carrie Fisher this past week. Ever since I learned of her heart attack I've been praying for her to get better. And have been Googling for updates on her current status.
For some reason I didn't check yesterday. Stan was the one who told me.
And all I could think about was loss.
The loss for her daughter, Billie Lourd.
The loss for her mother, Debbie Reynolds.
The loss for Star Wars fans.
The loss for the world, as a whole.
As a child I loved Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, of course. She wasn't my favorite character but I understood her importance. I loved her for her Bad Assery, her strength in the midst of a male dominated franchise and for her brown hair. I loved that she wasn't a blonde bombshell, but a true Bad Ass brunette.
The only reason she wasn't my favorite was the fact she wasn't a Jedi. I craved for the moment she would pick up a light saber and fight alongside Luke. But I guess her skills in the war room which led her to becoming General Leia was much more important than having two Jedi in the family. (In fact, I read somewhere that Leia felt the force inside her but chose a different path…but I digress.)
As I matured my admiration for Carrie Fisher deepened. I learned that she was so much more than just a Princess, she was a brilliant, witty writer as well.
As an aspiring writer, I learned of all the writing she did throughout her career and realized how truly gifted she was. Not only had she written multiple books and screenplays but she did many rewrites for screenplays over the years as well.
Although I'll miss her artistic talent dearly, I will miss her unapologetic talent for cutting through the bullshit of this world.
I was reminded of a rather powerful quote from her 2008 book, Wistful Drinking:
"Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What's important is the action. You don't have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow." ~Carrie Fisher
This is such a poignant quote, I can't believe I needed to be reminded of its existence. These words need to be read and lived each and every day.
Everyone, especially every woman needs to read the work of Carrie Fisher. From her books to just her musings on life. And allow her unique views to seep into your soul.
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to start reading my Christmas present, The Princess Diarist.
May God Bless Carrie Fisher.
may she Rest in Peace.
Thank you for Reading.
*Update: as someone who is deeply close to my Mother and Grandmother, my heart goes out to Billie Lourd. I can't imagine what she must be feeling during this time. To lose two of the most important women in your life within a day of each other is beyond cruel.
It's hard to believe that Debbie Reynolds is gone. I was no where near the fan I was with her daughter but I still had a great respect for her.
I loved her in Singing in the Rain and grew up watching the Halloweentown Disney movies. I've always had a great passion for studying Hollywood history, which led to my deep appreciation for her career.
I pray for her to be resting peacefully with Carrie Fisher tonight.
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On 08/06/2005, at 1:33 AM, Paul Elschot wrote: > On Tuesday 07 June 2005 11:42, Matt Quail wrote: > >> I've been playing around with a custom Query, and I've just realized >> that my Scorer is likely to return the same document more then once. >> Before I delve a bit further, can anyone tell me if this is this a >> Bad Thing? >> > > Normally, yes. A query is expected to provide a single score for > each matching document. The Hits class depends on this. > One can suppress later 'hits' by using a BitVector. Yes, further delving revealed that returning a document multiple times, and returning doc-ids out-of-order, is a bad idea. What I'm actually trying to implement is an efficient join between two indices. I'll describe my current strategy, all comments welcome. Imagine you have two indices, and they have some field in common. This might often be a "primary key" field, giving you a 1-1 relationship between documents in the two indices, but it general it could be any 1-N, N-1 or M-N relationship. (Why are there two indices? There could be many reasons, one that was mentioned on this list recently was an ACL index. You could update/ delete/add from the ACL index without having to re-index the "primary" index). Lets call the two indices Left and Right. We want to find documents in Left, where leftdoc.leftfield == rightdoc.rightfield, for some set of rightdoc's satisfying some query. Here is the pseudo-code for first attempt, which works but is not necessarily that efficient: Inputs: - leftJoinField name - rightJoinField name - rightQuery 1) Compute a BitSet of all the docids that match the given query in the right, call it rightDocs. 2) Create a TermDocs for the left index 3) Create a TermEnum and a TermDocs, for iterating through all the <term,docid> pairs in the right index for the rightJoinField 4) for each rterm on the right where there is a <rterm, docid> pair that is in rightDocs: 4.1) initialize the left termdoc to new Term(leftField, rterm.text()) 4.2) iterate through those left docs ids for that term. These are our matching left documents Consider the case of a 1-1 relationship, where rightDocs just contains one document. Step 4 requires us to iterate through all the terms on the rightJoinField (effectively, all the documents), just to find the term corresponding to that one document This is not very efficient. For a small number of rightDocs (for some value of 'small'), it would be better to iterate through the Documents, and extract the (stored) term that way. However, for a large number of rightDocs, the "bitset" approach in the above algorithm might be better. In my second attempt, I might choose between the bitset and extract- document approach, depending on some threshold. One cute thing you might be able to do with the extract-document approach is to actually use a Hits object (or HitCollector), which gives you a score for each document. You could feed this score into the join by returning the left documents via a custom Query/Scorer. (okay, I agree this might be troublesome to implement efficiently.) Any comments? Has anyone ever attempted something similar? =Matt --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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"Sweatshop" conditions and wages as low as $9 an hour are fuelling a drive for unionisation in the New Zealand call centre industry, say union officials.
The Council of Trade Unions plans to relaunch a forum looking at call centre issues and the Finsec union says new collectives are being formed at centres.
Many traditional banks are covered by union collective agreements, but few of their call centres are - only those of National Bank and AMI Insurance. WestpacTrust Cards has just negotiated a collective and Finsec expects several more by year-end.
Finsec national organiser Gordon Webley says talks covering potentially thousands of workers with a range of banking, financial and information call centres are "delicately poised".
Union leaders say centre managers monitor toilet visits and warn staff if they go too often. Unrealistic targets are set, staff face non-stop phone calls and often miss breaks, they say. Wages can be as low as $9 an hour and $28,000 is "exceptionally well-paid" for the industry.
"They are the white-collar factories of the 21st century," says Webley.
For their part, call centre operators say they are generally good employers and the Labour Department reports "negligible" complaints, but a former helpdesk operator says he has never known work as intense.
Aucklander David McNickel, now an IT journalist, worked on the Xtra helpdesk when it was run by Teletech for a year until August 1999, earning a "pathetic" $26,000 to $29,000 a year. McNickel says the workflow was relentless, until management instituted two or three pauses between calls.
Calls were monitored to ensure "quality", as was time spent away from the phone. "It was pretty stressful and so regimented," he says.
However, working conditions were clean and tidy and staff were treated with respect, McNickel adds.
Telecom spokesman Glen Sowry says a typical call centre worker day was five hours, 36 minutes as staff took ten-minute breaks every hour and there was no toilet monitoring. Base wages were "considerably more" than $28,000, with "significant" staff allowances and often extra commission selling services.
However, EPMU organiser David Kettley says when he worked at Telecom a few years ago toilet breaks were monitored. He says salaries have since fallen because of fewer bonuses.
Russell Just, chief executive of call centre operator Sitel, says his firm is a good employer, with HR strategies, staff bonuses and above-median wage rates. But he says it is a difficult business as clients tend not to pay operators well.
Contact centre Salesforce head Michael Masterson describes conditions at his centre as "almost palatial", stressing the importance of happy workers. But he brands two rivals as having "sweatshops" of "human battery hens".


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Porthcawl RNLI lifeboat crews get surprise £5000 donation
Porthcawl RNLI have cashed in on the generous donation from J & J Wilson Ltd. who run three shops on the Parkdean, Trecco Bay Holiday Park in the town.
The money was raised from the sale of Heritage products at their Supermarket, Gift and Rock shops during the 2015 season.
Area Manager for J & J Wilson Ltd, Trish Middleton said: 'Our Company chose the RNLI at Porthcawl to benefit from the proceeds of the sale of our Heritage product range as we realise the important work that the lifeboat volunteers do along our coastline and in particular here along the beaches that the caravan site covers. Our company has a key moto MADL – Making a Difference Locally, and we believe that this donation fits with our thinking. To visit the lifeboat station and meet some of the volunteers was a privilege for myself and local Store Manager Lee Tandy, seeing both lifeboats at the ready made us feel that the donation truly was going to help fund this committed group of volunteers. We were pleased too that Parkdean's regional director, Karl Schmidtke took time out of his busy schedule and supported us with this donation, emphasising the importance that is placed by both our companies on the work carried out by the RNLI'.
Lifeboat Operations Manager, Philip Missen MBE said: 'We were delighted to have been selected as benefactors of this generous donation. With our crews committed to training both on a Wednesday evening and Sunday morning we will use the money towards our training budget'.
Station Treasurer, David Shillaw, commented: 'As a charity all RNLI costs are met by the generosity of companies like J&J Wilson Ltd and indeed members of the public too. We are very grateful as this is a great benefit to our fundraising efforts when donations of this nature come from such unexpected sources'.
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Representatives from J&J Wilson Ltd present RNLI volunteers with the generous donation. Credit: Porthcawl RNLI
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If you didn't follow baseball in the 1990s, you might be a little confused as to why so many fans were so crushed by the news of Darren Daulton's death Sunday.
Sure, anyone dying is sad, particularly of cancer, but what's the big deal about a career .245 hitter passing away?
One story from Kevin Roberts, the communications director of a board to end homelessness in Philadelphia, perfectly sums up why Daulton meant more to the game and the city he played in than just the numbers he put up on the field.
As Roberts recounted to MLB.com's Paul Hagen, he once asked Daulton why homelessness initiatives meant so much to the catcher.
"I was a kid from Arkansas City, Kansas," Daulton said, via MLB.com. "When I made the big leagues, it was the first time I was in a big city, and I thought: 'I'm going to live downtown, in the city where I play.'
"I'd come home late at night from the ballpark, and it was the first time I ever saw a homeless person. I'd be driving home, and see someone sleeping on the street, curled up on a heating grate. And it just broke my heart."
Roberts added, per Hagen: "(Daulton) never thought, 'Well, someone else will figure that out.' He thought, 'OK, how can I fix this?' "
Empathy for one's fellow man shouldn't be so noteworthy, but in a world where professional athletes are increasingly cloistered and oblivious to the struggles of real people, Daulton's words speak volumes.
And don't be fooled by Daulton's misleadingly pedestrian statistics, either. At his peak, he was a three-time All-Star who finished in the top seven of Most Valuable Player voting twice, and was a critical clubhouse presence on a couple of exceptional Philadelphia Phillies and Florida Marlins teams.
Daulton died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 55. Don't be surprised if the outpouring of emotion from Phillies fans exceeds the reaction that might eventually be given to bigger names such as Mike Schmidt or Pete Rose. "Dutch" was that beloved.
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Wrap Up!
Two Kerrobert Minor Hockey teams win the league Championship. Western Prairie Thunder lost only 1 league game all year and put many impressive wins in the column and take the Hi-Way 14 championship. They also win the Provincial Northern Championship. The Atom Tigers win the Northern League Championship and won every league game by impressive scores.
We can be proud of all our teams as they all had successful seasons this year. All of our dedicated coaches and other volunteers made it a huge season of positives. Working tohether with Luseland and Dodsland Minor Hockey made it all the more rewarding as we are going to need all our communities to keep this great game in the future. Good luck Quenton Murphy who will move on from his Minor Hcokey carreer. We wish him success in the future.
Coaches for the year were:
Brad Murphy, Garry Anderson - MidgetJesse MacKinnon - BantamDave Morrell, Andy Kissick - Pee WeeDean Simpson, Curt Kissick - AtomBrad Neumeier, Gerald Duhaime - NoviceMyron Beswitherick, Darryl Fruhstuk, Troy Snider - Initiation
Thunder Roar to the Championship!
Hi-Way 14 League Champions! Over the Elrose Aces 4-0 in game 2 in Dodge! Elrose played a hell of a game with some amazing goaltending. Justin Fischer snuck one past him on the wrap around and changed the momentum. They never looked back!
Way to Go!
3 in a Row!
A new record! The battle fatigue is catching up to the Thunder and showing through at a critical time. In a hard fought battle of the first and second place teams last night, the second place team did enough to disrupt the Thunder in their efforts to score. The 3-2 score in favour of the Elrose Aces continued to the end of the game. The Thunder dominated the play, but poorly timed penalties again negated some opportunities. A couple of 5 on 3s took its toll on tired legs. Elrose Aces quick shifts and fresh legs kept on coming. Coach Murphy told the kids "You're only as good as your last game, and that game has yet to be played".
The Thunder have one last chance to make it all go away, to end the drought and show that they are the team that finished first over all! Friday night in Dodsland, the Thunder will entertain the Aces for game 2 for the League final at 7:30 PM. $500.00 Shoot for Dough and $1000.00 50/50 sponsored by Holland's Oiling, Precision Intrumentation, J&B Equipment and Greschner Oilfield are sponsoring the game. See you there!
Thunder Storm is Over (for now)
In what started as a hell of a storm, ended up in a shower. The KDL Prairie Thunder went down to the mighty Davidson Huskie's high powered offence in the Provincial C Final game by a score of 8-3 on Sunday night to lose 2 games in a row for the first time all season. The Huskies have been averaging over 10 goals a game, all season and in the end, they proved too much for the Thunder.
What a run though! It has been a long road to the final round for an unlikely squad with only a pair of 3rd year veterans. With mostly rookies and 2nd years, these guys took the league and the province by storm! Way to go guys!
The season's not over yet! The Thunder will focus on meeting second place Elrose Aces in the Hi-Way 14 league final series for the Championship. Starting Tuesday in Elrose for game one, the Aces return to Dodsland on Friday night for the final game at 7:30. Come cheer the team on to the cup in Dodsland!
Thunder Lose Game One in the Third
Connor Phillips from Stephen Schraefel put the Thunder up early in the first. The boys came hard and had Davidson on their heals with some good chances for the better part of the first period. The second was even up and they traded chances. In the third the Thunder seemed to run out of legs and Davidson kept coming to score 3 unanswered goals to win the game 3-1. We have learned not to write this team off as they seem to like adversity. They will travel back to Davidson on Sunday to redeem themselves in the game 2.
If you would like to ride the fan bus to Davidson please contact Jason Neufeld or Randy Neumeier for the bus out of Dodsland.
Congratulations to Keili Murphy and Rachel Mitchell for winning the Provincial Championship with Dodsland Pee Wee Girls A
Thunder Advance to the Provincial Final
Friday Mar 27 - 7:30 PM Davidson @ Kerrobert (KDL Thunder)Sun Mar 29 - 6:00 PM Thunder @ Davidson
In front of a packed Kerrobert Arena, down 2 goals in the series, the Thunder got themselves down another goal early in game two. Five minutes into the second, spark plug, Connor Phillips from Travis Turnbull opened the scoring for the Thunder and tied the game at one. Ty Neufeld from Anderson and Phillips made it 2-1 to take into the third. Andrew Morris from Thiessen made it 3-1 to even up the series total. Justin Fischer from Phillips and Morris gave them the lead in the series and Morris put the icing on the cake with the last goal for the 2 goal series lead, and win the game 5-1. Way to go guys!The final round agianst Davidson has to be done by March 31. Stay tuned!
The Midget team would like to thank the following people for working and helping make the game a success:
Tara NeumeierCindy KissickBrandy OsterholdChris KiplingJesse MacKinnonJim CholinMichelle AndersonDan CholinTown of KerrobertMarty AlbertsKeon SiebenLyndsay NeumeierGerri-Lynn WalzMyron BeswitherickThe Initiation TigersBooth WorkersBahm's AutoKerrobert Paint & BodyGary's TireViterraLoving Hands RestaurantAll the Fans who came to the game
Without you there would be no game!
The Thunder found themselves in a 2-0 hole against Wilkie in game 2 of league semi final play when the Anderson, Phillips, Morris line decided to put on a clinic. They teamed up on every point on the board. Anderson with the hat trick and an assist, Phillips with a goal and 2 assists and Morris with an assist, gave the Thunder the 4-3 win to advance to the final round.
Midget League
The Thunder travelled to Wilkie Thursday night for game 1 of league playoff semifinals in front of a packed house. Quenton Murphy scored a hat trick and added 2 assists, mostly with 2 or 3 opponents hanging on his back, led the Thunder to a 7-3 victory in a decisive win before coming back to the Kerrobert Arena for game 2 on Tuesday. Murphy's right hand man, Lane Neumeier netted a goal and 3 assists, Riley Anderson had a goal and an assist, Dylan Kruesel with 2 assists, Todd Chorowetz and Justin Fischer each with a goal and Jaden Thiessen, Andrew Morris and Ashton Tetzlaff contributed assists for the win.
Wilkie returns here of Tuesday March 17 at 8:00 PM for game 2. Come and cheer on the Thunder.
Atoms Win League Championship! Atoms win the league championship at home on Monday night in a convincing round with Macklin. The Atoms won every league game this year very handily and only lost 3 games all year against some elite teams. Way to go! A Huge Thank you to coaches Dean Simpson and Curt Kissick for looking after this aggressive, fast skating team all year. It is a tough job with a huge committement, and appreciated by all!
Midgets Advance to Northern Finals
Midgets lost game 2 of the Northern Semi Finals in Wilkie 5-4 on Monday night but still won the series by a good margin. Ty Neufeld scored 2 goals, Lane Neumeier with 2 , Todd Chotowetz had 2 assists and Quenton Murphy and Justin Fischer each with an assist. They now advance to Round 4 against Zenon Park/Arborfield for the Northern Final. Saturday March 14, they take a bus to Arborfield for game one and then return home the following Saturday March 21 for game 2 at 6:00 PM. See you there.
Pee Wees Take Game 1
Pee Wees defeated Untiy on Sunday 7- 4 with Mathew Stefaniuk in net for game one. Unity will return to Kerrobert on Sunday Mar 15 at 5:00 PM for game two. Come and cheer on the kids. The winner moves on to the league final.
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Don Lucia is the head coach of the U of M in the U.S. His background as heexplains is much like all of ours and he speaks very well as to the valuesthat I strive for as a coach and parent. I once was the screaming coach withthe novice players and have grown through exactly what he talks about. I'vewatched this clip at least a dozen times to reassure my values and coachingphilosophy when I get annoyed with the atmophere around the game, andmyself, as I watch and coach my own kids. As coaches and parents we shouldmake hockey as fun as possible for everyone sourounding the game, includingthe officials! Take ten minutes and watch this, save it and watch it againwhen you need to, it puts alot about hockey, and the progression from startto finish, into perspective, and to the way the game should be presented tokids and more importantly to the PARENTS! On average most kids only playhockey for ten years, 70% of that time should be 100% fun, the last 30% is areality check for what life is to bring outside the highschool, the house,and the rink! Remember to cheer for the whole team, we all wear the same jersey! Congatulating the other team doesn't make you a bad parent! It is JUST a game! Brad Murphy - Head Coach, Western Prairie Thunder Midgets ps. Gotta love the opening joke! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFsF0Z9EKDg
Don Lucia is the head coach of the U of M in the U.S. His background as he
explains is much like all of ours and he speaks very well as to the values
that I strive for as a coach and parent. I once was the screaming coach with
the novice players and have grown through exactly what he talks about. I've
watched this clip at least a dozen times to reassure my values and coaching
philosophy when I get annoyed with the atmophere around the game, and
myself, as I watch and coach my own kids. As coaches and parents we should
make hockey as fun as possible for everyone sourounding the game, including
the officials! Take ten minutes and watch this, save it and watch it again
when you need to, it puts alot about hockey, and the progression from start
to finish, into perspective, and to the way the game should be presented to
kids and more importantly to the PARENTS! On average most kids only play
hockey for ten years, 70% of that time should be 100% fun, the last 30% is a
reality check for what life is to bring outside the highschool, the house,
and the rink!
Remember to cheer for the whole team, we all wear the same jersey!
Congatulating the other team doesn't make you a bad parent! It is JUST a game!
Brad Murphy - Head Coach, Western Prairie Thunder Midgets
ps. Gotta love the opening joke!
If you think you are beaten, you are If you think you dare not, you don't If you like to win, but think you can't It's almost a cinch you won't If you think you'll lose, you are lost For out in this world we find Success begins with a fellow's will It's all in the state of mind
If you think you are outclassed, you are You've got to think high to rise You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize
Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man But sooner or later the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can Author Unknown
Well, another hockey season is here And I am writing to you for just one reasonPlease don't scream, curse or yell Remember I am not in the NHL
I am only 8 years old I can't be bought, traded or sold I'm not looking for hockey fame I just want to have fun and play the game
Please don't make me feel as if I committed a sin Because sometimes my team didn't win I don't want to be that great you see I'd rather play and just be me
And so, in closing, here is one tip Remember, the name of the game is . . . sportsmanship
Author Unknown
Fair Play DOES NOT CHANGE ANY RULES OF THE GAME.Fair Play ENCOURAGES ALL PLAYERS TO BE AS COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE BUT WITHIN THE RULES.
Fair Play is introduced to promote SAFETY and RESPECT, and a positive environment in minor hockey for participants involved. The four main participant groups are; the players, the coaches, the officials, and the parents (spectators). How these four groups interact at any game determines how positive, or how negative the event becomes.
There are an increasing number of concerns becoming more evident in minor hockey today. These concerns go against the principles of Fair Play, what minor hockey represents, and the objectives of recreational minor hockey organizations.
Some concerns in minor hockey are; the lack of respect for opponents, verbal abuse of officials, inappropriate spectator behavior in the stands, violence on the ice, the win-at-all-costs attitude, the increased pressure on young players to win, and the lack of FUN for many.
To learn more about the introduction of Fair Play in an association, visit the following links:
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Post-Secondary Education
UNiversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
At the University of Michigan, I was a graduate student instructor for Introductory Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology (BIOLOGY 172) and upper-level Molecular Biology (MCDB 427). Teaching BIOLOGY 172, I utilized historical examples, quirky YouTube videos (for example, using packed Japanese subway cars to represent the proton motive force), and pictures from adventures in the Ann Arbor area to illustrate the beauty and relevance of biology to introductory students. As a co-instructor for MCDB 427, an upper level molecular biology course, I redesigned the previously lecture-dominated curriculum to incorporate active learning. In discussion, students created a series of study materials including YouTube videos, practice exam questions, written summaries, and class presentations. My teaching philosophy is at the bottom of the page. Please feel free to reach out to me for teaching samples.
Secondary Education
Gulliver Schools, Miami FL
As the lead debate coach for Gulliver Schools, I worked closely with nationally-competitive high school debaters. Debaters I have coached have won national championships and competed at the highest levels, both on the novice, junior varisity, and varsity levels. In addition, I am the founder of Go, Fight, Win Novice Debate, a free online curriculum for novice policy debaters.
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Galileo Innovation Camps, Chicago IL
As a Lead Science Instructor for Galileo Innovation Camps, I inspired young innovators (3rd-5th grades) in the sciences. Teaching the Galileo Innovation Approach (based off the Stanford d.school's innovation process), I worked as a instructor for the Galileo summer day camps in Winnetka, a suburb of Chicago IL. Projects included hydraulic marble runs, catapults, and galimotos.
Teaching Philosophy
Post-secondary Education: Biology
Fundamentally, the biology is the study of communities – communities of macro and microorganisms, of proteins and metabolites—and yet, too often, members of the biological sciences fail to recognize that they too constitute a community. The scientific community is related by a passion for inquiry, a rigorous methodology for answering questions, and fundamentally, a love of learning. Thus, I feel it is my role as an instructor to a) make my students feel a part of the greater scientific community and b) equip them with the skills to be successful scientists and citizens. To fulfill both goals, my primary objective is to inspire students to actively pursue learning. Regardless of the content of the course, I want students to walk away from my class excited about the process of intellectual inquiry and with the skills to pursue it in a variety of contexts, including non-academic ones. Although I cannot expect all of my students to pursue a career in the sciences, I aim to provide them with the portable skills of a scientist – a knack for problem solving, an analytical framework for approaching problems, and a curiosity to keep asking questions. I believe the act of teaching should be a dynamic process, where the instructor and students challenge each other in the process of inquiry. As an instructor, I owe it to my students to work as hard as they do to create a positive learning experience and continue improving my own knowledge.
My role as an instructor is in service of my students, and I believe that monolithic approaches to teaching are rarely responsive enough to the needs of an ever-changing class. To foster a dynamic learning environment, I am interested in implementing a wide variety of techniques.
First, my teaching experience with flipped-classroom and digital media education has convinced me that integrating classroom learning into everyday experience, such as through digital media, encourages students to apply what they are learning in a variety of contexts. As an instructor for an upper-level molecular biology course at the University of Michigan (MCDB 427), I redesigned the course curriculum to integrate inquiry-based, active learning activities into the previously lecture-focused course. Students worked in small groups to create study materials for future classes, including YouTube lectures, class presentations, practice exam questions, and written summaries of course material. In addition to helping students master subject material, these projects taught students portable skills such as public speaking, digital communication, and scientific writing skills. By incorporating student-generated online study materials, a wide variety of texts (academic and non-academic), and opportunities for collaboration, the new curriculum was designed to facilitate success of all types of student leaners.
Second, I am interested in contextualizing course material to current events and integrating interdisciplinary texts (e.g. historical texts or pieces of literature or art). I believe these techniques help to illustrate difficult scientific concepts are important to draw the relevance of class material to broader contexts. As an instructor for the introductory biology at the University of Michigan (BIOLOGY 172), I incorporated quirky YouTube videos, historical examples, and pictures from my own travels to contextualize challenging course material.
Third, I have found that the most rewarding classes are those that engage students both academically and socially. Creating collaborative opportunities outside of class often motivates students in a way assessments cannot. While teaching both introductory and upper-level courses, I have facilitated extra-curricular study groups and collaborative office hours to make large classes seem smaller and better understand and serve my students. Scheduling office hours late at night or on the weekends (often in coffeehouses and libraries students frequent), assisting students in advising and career development, and genuinely listening to and addressing their concerns holds students personally accountable for their academic decisions and establishes that I am personally dedicated to their success.
In my opinion, multiple choice and written assessments are meant to be just that—tools for the instructor and their students to assess understanding of course material. Students are not monolithic and the ways in which they best demonstrate mastery of the material varies widely. Therefore, having a set of assessments that encompass a range of skills is important to training well-rounded students; these might include exams with multiple choice and short answer questions, homework assignments, paper writing, and group projects. Incorporating diverse assessments is important to introduce students to the range of skill sets important to success in the scientific disciplines. Ultimately, these assessments should reinforce student learning, not serve as the sole proxy for it.
As an instructor, empowering students to pursue academic inquiry is the most rewarding and powerful aspect of my work. However, fostering a comfortable classroom climate is a prerequisite to student engagement. After experiencing discrimination firsthand due to my race, gender, and background, I understand how feeling unwelcome paralyzes learning. I have taught a wide audience of learners– socioeconomically disadvantaged students, students with learning disabilities, immigrants, victims of sexual assault, adults returning to college—and these experiences have taught me that anyone– regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age—can succeed. In the classroom, I make explicit efforts to incorporate a variety of viewpoints and activities that are intended to decrease variability in student success due to their background. My role, not only as an instructor, but also as an individual, is to forge a new narrative that reverses the power dynamics that have led to the educational inequality of the status quo. I believe the most important way to foster success of minorities is not to simply implement "tried and tested activities" but demonstrate to students that you believe that they can succeed. Empowering underrepresented minorities in science is showing that you truly believe that they can –that with determination, they can achieve more than they ever imagined. The largest component of the glass ceiling are forces that act, not outside, but inside the individual; they manifest in what we believe we can do.
Through the years, my most salient learning experiences were not memorable because of the content, but their form. The best lectures felt like an adventure, where new material was presented in conjunction with unexpected plot twists that challenged me to not only reconsider how I thought about the world, but also reconsider how I thought as an individual. As an instructor, my role is to similarly challenge my students to think critically, not only about the problem at hand, but how they approach it.


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This is a small urban park ideal for nature-watching, strolling and family picnicking. Be sure to visit the rose garden sponsored by the East Vancouver Rotary Club.


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Garden City man dies after August motorcycle crash
A man who crashed his 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle on Interstate 84 near the Eagle Road off ramp on Aug. 18 died Tuesday, according to an Idaho State Police press release.
Travis Myers, 30, of Garden City had been driving the motorcycle in the far left lane on eastbound I-84 around 7:30 a.m., and didn't slow down in time for backed-up traffic. He crashed into a 2014 Chevy Impala, driven by Lorraine Tracy, 52, of Wilder. Myers ended up under the bike in the crash, and his passenger, Melissa Thompson, 30, of Boise, was thrown from the bike, according to ISP.
Neither Thompson or Myers were wearing helmets. Thompson was sent to the hospital, treated and released. But Myers was sent to the hospital where he died due to injuries from the crash Tuesday.
Tracy didn't sustain any serious injuries in the crash.
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Pro President's Message
In 2011, Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) was established with an aim to provide quality education and producing professionals who can serve the nation through excellence in scientific and technical education and research and be a valuable resource for industry and society.
We have started reaching out to our Alumni and it is our endeavor to keep them engaged and involved with us for all times. As an Alumni of MUJ, I hope you all will work not only towards your own personal growth, but also constantly advise and mentor the students of MUJ through your professional experience. I also invite your constructive suggestions and participation though active collaboration to realize the visions of MUJ.
I am extremely proud of the associations we already share with our graduated students with the help of MUJ Alumni Cell. It is my wish that all of you will also keep us updated about your professional advancement. I understand that you play a vital role in our future success as ambassadors, volunteers, benefactors, and industry partners.
I invite you to update your details and we will keep you informed of any upcoming events, new courses, or achievements which may be of your interest. The Alumni portal of MUJ Alumni Cell will thus be your point of contact for all interactions with us.
My best wishes to the Alumni Cell and its team. I hope together we will grow and achieve new heights.
Prof. Niti Nipun Sharma
Pro-President & Dean-FOE,
Manipal University Jaipur.


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So the bloated festive season draws in and a year of plotting and future-proof strategies look to be falling into place, the world must now wait until Jan 2nd to see how things will begin to shake out in the media world, 2008 billed to be the big year for social media, Internet TV, and traditional media players sinking or swimming.
This post will address one of those issues: how and where News Corp goes from here. With Dow Jones under its belt Murdoch has the green light to change the landscape for newspaper publishers and online media again for good, and it's just a matter of time (rumour has it end January, about the same time as the UK government will rule on what News Corp will have to do about it's stake in broadcaster ITV) until WSJ online is freed up. That whole side of the business will play itself out, but for News Corp, it's just the starting point and it will take most of 2008 to get all the building blocks in place. So rivals have a little time to get in on the act – and will need to before it's too late. Next on the agenda for News Corp is rumoured to be the video gaming world domination – but is there anything in that?
In any case we have a US election to look forward to and at the moment it's all wide open. It will be interesting to see how things have changed since Bush's victory and will change beyond the end of next year.
There was supposedly some good news for troubled broadcasters out of the Reuters Media Summit in New York late this week when a report from consultancy Bain & Co claimed that for the next four years, time spent watching television will rise faster than leisure time spent on the Internet.
Good news for major broadcasters on both sides of the pond as in the UK ITV continues to struggle for ratings while in the US CBS is skating on very thin ice if the US does fall into an economic recession. CBS alone generates 70 per cent of its revenue from advertising.
The saviour for broadcasters, according to the Bain & Co report is the growth of video-on demand and digital video recorders. In principal, this assertion seems to make sense, but ad-skipping on digitally recorded shows and a departure from linear TV scheduling is having a profound impact on ad sales. This is evidenced by the fact that TV networks such as CBS have inflated the costs of advertising during major live events – the only time seemingly the audience is as captive as it was a decade ago. The cost of a 30-second ad at Super Bowl XLI last February exceeded $2.5m for a 30-second slot and the Arizona showdown in 2008 is already on course to blow that out of the water.
The challenge for broadcasters has to be to look at how on-demand can work as a stronger proposition, rather than continue to resist it. IPTV services, such as the UK's Tiscali TV and BT Vision theoretically could provide much more sophisticated and targeted advertising opportunities, the broadcasters and media buying agencies simply need to start working together more effectively.


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The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
You'll recognize the poem by Robert Frost, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening". Well, I was not in the woods and it was not evening, but it certainly was snowy on this second day of Spring in North Central Texas. My Sunday morning routine is usually a short bike ride to town to get a newspaper, then a lazy cup of coffee perusing the latest news. There was no reason for this morning to be any different, just because of a little snow. I would not recommend that you choose today for a long bike ride though. It is 32 degrees with a howling North wind!
I call this my grocery bike, and I think the bike is as old as I am. It is a Huffy Savannah Comfort Touring bike that I purchased for a 20 dollar bill at Dr. Jeter's estate sale. The only thing I really had to do to it was put new tires and tubes on and lubricate the chain. With the wide 26 inch tires and fenders, it is my go to bike in bad weather. Today qualifies as bad weather. Some would call it a girl's bike. I call it a "step through frame". It had a basket on the front when I got it, but the basket was broken, so I replaced it and added the newspaper baskets on the rear. I can haul a lot of stuff on this bike, and with the three speed internal gears, it pedals pretty easy.
This tree is adjacent to our front sidewalk and the street in front of our home. For the past week or so it has been covered with beautiful white blossoms that floated like snowflakes to the grass below as the wind blew. Now it is covered with real snow, and I'm sure the blossoms will be gone as the thaw comes.
As I turn South from Linden Street to Gaines Street, the wind is at my back and I am very comfortable in my rainpants, light jacket, mittens, and ear muffs. It will only be a short ride to town and back, but I am glad I decided to ride the grocery bike in lieu of taking the car. I would actually be colder in the car, because I would not have dressed as well, and the heater probably would not start having any effect until I got back home.
Tom's Food Market is one of the few neighborhood groceries that still exist. It is not open on Sundays, so I have to go into town to a major chain grocery for the newspaper. There are newspaper racks that have the weekday papers for purchase, but the Sunday edition is no longer vended this way because they cost $3.00 now, which makes them subject to theft. I delivered The Dallas Morning News from age 7 til I was 18. When I started the daily paper was 5 cents, and on Sunday it was a quarter. I still enjoy reading the hard copy, but I'm afraid its days are numbered, and we'll soon get all the news from the internet or television.
If it has 8 sides, we stop, even if it is covered with snow!
Don't you just love this great old building? I'm so glad it is still used by our local school district. This is the building that was the High School when I graduated. I pass by it most mornings when I take my short commute route to work, and there are usually young people walking or being dropped off by their parents or school buses. Sadly, few students bike to school these days. I'm thinking that may change in the future.
The future of education in Ennis is bright though. Just to the West of the old high school is this new intermediate school, which will open this fall as a state of the art facility. It is a beautiful addition to our community, and it is named for Jack Lummus, who graduated from Ennis High, played football at Baylor University and for the New York Giants, and was killed in action as an army lieutenant on Iwo Jima during WWII. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery and heroism as he led his men in battle.
Could this be a bike lane in front of the new school? It is not, but could it be? Hmm....
Another great old institution and example of a neighborhood store is Amelia Ann Florist. Although ownership has changed a number of times since I was a kid in Ennis, the store has not changed much. My memory of this store is that it was where most people purchased corsages for banquets and mums for homecoming. They always had the greatest holiday decorations, especially at Christmas, and you can see through the plate glass window that the tradition continues with the Easter Bunny in full view!
I am almost at my destination. This is looking East on Ennis Avenue from Clay Street. Not much traffic on a snowy Sunday morning, and the amber turn of the century street lights cast a peaceful glow over this thoroughfare.
Some friends of ours that formerly lived in Dallas purchased this beautiful old frame home a few years a go and restored it to its present lovely state. It is so picturesque in the snow with the white picket fence and the flags hung from the front porch. Ennis has a lot of nice, new homes, but there are some great old ones also. This home may be near 100 years old.
This last image is looking East on Knox Street, towards the railroad tracks from McKinney Street. We still fly old glory in Pierce Park. I still thrill to see her paint the breeze. Long may she wave!
So Spring has sprung in Ennis, Texas...next month brings Bluebonnet Trails (they should be gorgeous this year). It's going to look like spring soon, just stay tuned.
"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost:
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
A Slow, Snowy Start to Spring
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Strong Branding Is Now Emotional and Not Transactional
If you stop for a minute and think about it, a common denominator across successful brands is the huge following that is usually emotionally connected to the brand.
Consider the following successful brands;
- Coca Cola
- McDonalds
- Air Jordan sneakers
- Clarks Shoes
- Emirates Airlines
If you have ever watched a commercial of any of the above companies, their ability to reach and connect with you emotionally is astounding. In fact, studies show that if you feel emotionally good about a brand you are more likely to want to deal with them.
This knowledge is a key aspect in expanding your customer base and growing a successful business. Below are the stark differences between the two commonly applied approaches
Transactional vs. Emotional
- A defining trait of a transactional brand is offering the right products, at the right time, at the right price. Their advertisement campaigns are geared towards capturing the audience's attention.
- Emotional brands are quite the contrary. They create positive relationships with the sole aim of generating irrational enthusiasm and charging irrational prices.
The difference shows that companies can harness the power of branding when they shift from a rational and transactional relationship to an emotional relationship. There is a raging debate in the branding industry and in the minds of business owners on which approach makes more business sense.
More light can be shed on the above by analyzing what makes a customer loyal.
Customer Loyalty;
Here we look at the three types of customer loyalty,
- Behavioral loyalty; this is where the consumer tends to re-purchase a brand out of repeated behavior. It is easily measurable by accessing purchase information. However, this cannot be considered a good indicator of loyalty because, the repeat business might be as a result of a lack of alternatives for the consumer or the effort required to change supplies.
- Rational loyalty; is also referred to as functional or cognitive loyalty. It is when a customer calculates and determines the decision of what relationship to have with the brand after weighing the value of the product or services.
- Emotional loyalty; is a psychological preference and a sentimental attachment to the brand or product.
Of the three allegiances mentioned above, it is widely agreed that emotional loyalty has the biggest influence on behavior. So much so that, even when there is availability of more meaningful and cost effective choices, emotionally loyal customers will opt to spend on their favored brand. An emotionally connected consumer will visit their store 32% more often and spend 46% more money than customers devoid of emotional bonds with the brand.
The emotional component cannot be overstated when it comes to branding and some of the most successful brands have realized this. That is why their advertising is more geared to winning hearts over minds.
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University of Idaho Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
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Tips For Choosing A Long Beach Divorce Law Firm
Marriage is meant to last a lifetime. Unfortunately, people and circumstances change. There may come a point where you and your spouse decide that the best course of action is to part ways. Going through a divorce can be an extremely trying experience. At the same time, however, it can free you up to get on with your life and to start building a better future.
Before you can focus on the future, however, you actually need to get through the process of getting divorced. The best way to ensure that everything goes smoothly is by working with a qualified lawyer. Choosing a Long Beach divorce law firm that has a lot of experience and expertise can help facilitate a speedy and fair divorce.
Evaluating your options is important before deciding which lawyer to use. Online reviews can be helpful by allowing you to get a sense of which lawyers in the Long Beach area have the highest ratings.
It is important to remember that your lawyer is not there to be a counselor or therapist. Instead, they are simply there to guide you through the process of dividing your assets. Once you understand that, then it quickly becomes clear that you need to look for someone who is efficient, intelligent, and informed. They also need to be an excellent negotiator.
The faster they can reach a settlement with your spouse and their attorney, the sooner your divorce will be over. More importantly, the less time they have to spend on your case, the less money you have to pay them. That is why you should look for someone who can do the job quickly and efficiently rather than dragging it out over a long period of time.
Write down the contact information of several different lawyers that you are interested in. Then, schedule a consultation with each lawyer on your list. Talk to them about their previous experience and about how successful they usually are when it comes to helping their clients. Additionally, find out what their pricing structure is and how they expect to get paid. These consultations should give you all of the information that you need to decide which lawyer you want to work with.
Choosing a Long Beach divorce law firm is all about finding a lawyer who will help you get through the divorce process as quickly as possible. The last thing that you want is a long, drawn out divorce. Not only is a slow divorce emotionally draining but it also can wind up costing a lot of money.


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MGM has revealed that its animated feature film The Addams Family will release on October 11, 2019 just in time for Halloween! Based on the classic cartoons by Charles Addams, the film is being directed by Conrad Vernon with Cinesite Studios handling the animation. The Jackal Group is producing the film.
Quick on the heels of the release date reveal, it has been understood that Star Wars: The Last Jedi star Oscar Isaac is in talks to voice for Gomez Addams.
Isaac will play daring rebel pilot Poe Dameron in the Star Wars universe cutting his voice over teeth on video games for the franchise. Earlier, he had played the armored villain in X-Men: Apocalypse and starred as the tech genius recluse Nathan in Alex Garland's Ex Machina.
The role of Gomez was first performed by John Astin in the '60s live-action series and later by Raúl Juliá in the feature films of 1991 and 1993. Later, Tim Curry played Gomez in Addams Family Reunion (1998), while Glenn Taranto donned the iconic mustache for the 1999 series The New Addams Family.
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Mealstone Wildlife Rescue Center
Mealstone Wildlife Rescue Center overview
Nov 06, 2018
Offsite meeting at the Arlington Street Community Center
Today's meeting will be held at the the Arlington Street Community Center in Nashua
36 Arlington St. Nashua
Nov 13, 2018
Nov 13, 2018 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Nov 13, 2018 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Nov 15, 2018 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Inclusive Healthcare
Parker will talke about Inclusive Healthcare
Nov 20, 2018
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels project work. helping package the Gift bags for the holiday Meals on Wheels deliveries.
Nov 27, 2018
Dec 04, 2018
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps families build and improve places to call home. We believe affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities.
Dec 04, 2018
Join us for this Fun Fellowship!
No lunch Meeting, Holiday Party in the evening.Details to be announced soon!
This will be an offsite meeting.
Dec 11, 2018
End 68 hours of hunger
We will be packaging meals for End 68 hours of hunger.
Dec 18, 2018
No meeting today
No meeting today
Dec 25, 2018
No meeting today
No meeting today
Jan 01, 2019
White elephant yankee swap
White elephant yankee swap
Join us for some fun! $10.00 or more value!
If you forget your gift we will have some items for sale at the front desk for $5.00 each if you want to play!
Jan 08, 2019
January 15th will be an Off-site Meeting at the new Liquid Therapy Brewery with co-owner Stan Tremblay-talking about opening a brewery and beer. Parking is available for all at 8-10 Temple Street lot next to the landmark building and the end of the 30 temple street lot near Liquid Therapy.
Jan 15, 2019
Celebrate Nashua
January 22nd will be at our regular Courtyard Marriott Room - Yvonne Dunetz will be sharing with us her film "Celebrate Nashua".
Jan 22, 2019
United Way
Mike will talk about the United Way.
Feb 05, 2019
Adult learning @ Nashua Community College
Samantha will talk about the Nashua Community College and how it offers a wide array of degrees and course offerings for the Adult or "non-traditional" student.
Feb 12, 2019
Caitie's Closet
Mickey Cockrell
Feb 19, 2019
International Soccer Club
Jared Barbosa will talk about the International Soccer Club
Feb 26, 2019
The Real Leadership Challenge
The Real Leadership Challenge
Mar 05, 2019
Nashua and all of the Events and how GAD works with the City
Paul Shea will talk about Greater Nashua Downtown.
Mar 12, 2019
Mar 12, 2019 - Apr 12, 2019
Mar 16, 2019
No speaker today
Mar 19, 2019
Evening meeting mixer
Join us March 26th for our March after hours meeting (there will not be a luncheon meeting today).
It will be at City Moose Cafe. We will have appetizers and a cash bar.
This will be a mixer event for anyone thinking of joining Rotary or any Rotarians from other clubs that would like to join us!
Special prizes and surprises!
Mar 26, 2019
Mar 28, 2019 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Mar 30, 2019
publishing a book, personal branding
Amy Medling will talk about publishing a book and personal branding.
Apr 02, 2019
E-for all
E for All
Apr 09, 2019
Apr 13, 2019 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Tour of the Nashua Health Bus / Joint meeting Nashua Club
This will be a Joint Meeting with the Nashua Club on Monday April 15th no meeting Tuesday the 16th.
This will be held at the Nashua Country Club.
Apr 15, 2019
Homeless Veterans Project
Alexandra Cookson will talk to our club members about a project she is leading to benefit veterans who are homeless and also will have some hands on work for us with helping packing pillows she has been able to collect through donations.
Apr 23, 2019
Apr 26, 2019
May 03, 2019 - May 05, 2019
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TV, mobile and the living room
As Apple and Google make a play for the living room Benedict Evans examines the relationship between TV and the internet, and discovers that mobile has stolen the spotlight.
What makes great product design?
At this year's SPAN15 conference Braden Kowitz of led a panel of product design managers from Airbnb, Dropbox, Etsy and NPR who discuss how to build good design teams, speed vs quality and more.
The messaging phenomenon has hardly begun
Messaging is now 25% bigger than social media and not showing any signs of slowing down.
A new era for Flash
Adobe have renamed Flash, 'Animate' and will be tailoring the tool specifically for animation, and increasing export options. Not to be confused with 'Edge Animate', which has recently been wound down.
Infinite scrolling is a bad idea
Adam Silver provides some pretty convincing reasons as to why infinite scrolling is a bad idea. The real question is, if it's so bad, why is it so popular? Making things easier for users isn't always the best option.
The new Google Material icons could use some work
The original Google Material icons were celebrated for their quality and consistency. Designer Lloyd raises some issues with recent additions that don't match up.
The Apple Watch feels like a stalled platform
6 months after launch the primary uses for the watch are the same as day one. Notifications and fitness. Where is the innovation?
We recently shipped an iOS Kit to get you moving faster, device previews in prototypes and support for San Francisco fonts. We've also collected a small showcase of prototypes created in Atomic.
Thanks for reading! We love hearing from you – you can tweet us with your feedback, or recommend a product design story. Up for more? Browse the PDW archives.
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The PlayStation 3 version of Just Cause 2 will feature a video capture mode, allowing players to record and upload gameplay clips straight to YouTube, Square Enix said Friday.
The Xbox 360 version of the game won't support this feature. Consider that a demerit against 360 in the increasingly close contest between Sony and Microsoft.
Many games, such as Halo 3 and Skate 2, have shipped with robust in-game video capture features. But these frequently complex setups don't always streamline the process of getting your awesome video onto the web to share with others. In Skate 2, players could share their clips online, but they were all hosted at a special website run by EA. And Halo 3 players have to use the software itself to watch and share recorded clips.
This easy connectivity between your gaming console and YouTube is just another way to make gaming more social. And right now the PlayStation 3 is the leader in this regard. Games like Noby Noby Boy and Pixeljunk Shooter already make it very easy to record, save and upload YouTube clips of game play. Expect more big games on the PlayStation 3 to follow suit – and I hope we can expect Microsoft to scramble to duplicate the increasingly compelling feature.
Kohler says: Not only is it fun, it's fantastic marketing. There is no reason why a company wouldn't want its fans to easily upload custom clips from their games and spread them around the Web as openly as possible. If a publisher thinks it has a reason, it is wrong*.
*unless the game involves Kurt Cobain performing a Public Enemy song
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Challenge #17 for Tsunami Rose Designs...Tic Tac Toe
This weeks Challenge is Tic Tac Toe using Discarded Emphemera Papers
I have to start out telling a funny story about this weeks challenge....When Daisy released to the Design Team about the Tic Tac Toe of things....I was thinking she had some Tic Tac Toe papers...Well, I am looking everywhere for these papers! I said in our private group. I cant find these papers and I no ones projects are tic tac toe! Image what she must have been thinking when she read my post!!!! Haha...She patiently explained it to me (probably rolling her eyes) lol. So, I decided that if she wanted Tic Tac Toe, she would get just that! Hence, my project:
I bought what is actual a clock board for making a clock...It is an 8 x 8 pine board with a hole in the middle and already sanded. I used a cross of masking tape to cover the top part of the hole before covering with paper. I painted the sides overlapping the top of the board by about 1/8" with a coordinating colour. I chose brown in this case.
Now comes the math. I had to figure out how big the 9 squares would be to evenly cover the board. But I did it! Each square is 2 5/8" x 2 5/8". I applied Mod Padge to glue down the pieces and then covered the top with 2 layers of Mod Podge, brushing in different directions. I bought some wooden round, (sanded including the edges) discs. Painted with two coordinating colours and varnished with Mod Podge. This board is perfect for those road trips with arguing siblings in the back seat. No way to cheat at tic tac toe either. I hope you guys like my project and hope you got a good laugh at my brief mental illness about the project...haha! To find these and other papers by Daisy Collins go to the following link:


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Pumpouts, Fuel Docks & Marinas
An exceptional network of marinas services NW cruisers. Most marinas offer both permanent and overnight moorage, but some associated with state parks or resorts cater only to short-term visitors.
Most towns and cities fronting Puget Sound and adjacent waters operate a municipal marina, and these facilities are typically within a very short walk of restaurants, galleries, museums, and shopping opportunities ashore. Overnight moorage rates will vary from less than 50-cents to more than $1/foot, with a small surcharge if connecting to shorepower. Even so, visiting a town or city by boat will cost much less than lodging in any acceptable hotel.
Resort marinas usually offer an upscale experience. At some marinas, uniformed dock hands greet arriving vessels to assist with lines and landings. Moorage rates may run slightly higher at a resort marina, but boaters normally have access to most or all of he resort amenities. For most boaters a slip at the dock will be substantially less expensive than renting a room.
Space at state park docks is on a first-come basis, but most municipal and resort marinas will accept reservations. Contact a marina office by cell phone, or via VHF radio. Marinas frequently monitor VHF channel 66A.
As we cruise the NW, enjoying marina accommodations at parks, towns, and resorts, we will regularly need to address one of the less glamorous realities of boating. Waste accumulating in a vessel's holding tank must be disposed before the volume overtakes the capacity. With proper equipment and procedures, the process of evacuating the tank need not be messy, unpleasant, or extremely time consuming. Most marinas and many fuel docks will have pumps available for public use, and at very little or no cost. Private pumpout services will do the job for a small fee, bringing equipment to the boat and eliminating any need to move a vessel to the pumpout dock.
Fuel docks are normally located in or adjacent to a marina. Some of the smaller docks will carry gasoline, but not diesel. Some fuel docks that service a large number of commercial vessels may have diesel available, but not gasoline. Probably the majority of facilities have both types of fuel available, but boaters who know they will want to purchase fuel during a cruise will normally check to be sure it will be available where needed. Some docks carry pre-mixed fuel for two-stroke outboards, but that practice is waning as more four-stroke outboards are available.
Less than half of all fuel docks offer propane, the "natural gas" for marine galleys. Much like a gas station ashore, most fuel docks also have ice, beverages, snacks and convenience groceries available. Bait and fishing tackle are often available at fuel docks, along with lube oil, steering fluid, engine coolant and other basic engine supplies.


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Democratic Presidential Nominee, Hillary Clinton, announced her plans, via Twitter on September 21, for increased regulation in the healthcare industry. Mrs. Clinton sought to fulfill this need after a The New York Times article, found here, was published citing a drug with a price increase from $13.50 to $750 overnight. This "price gouging" by pharmaceutical companies is at the forefront of reform in Mrs. Clinton's plan for increased regulation. But, what does this mean for investors?
Comments Spook Investors
In a week following the tweet by Mrs. Clinton, major biotech indices were down more than 20%, according to this article published in the Wall Street Journal. In the chart to the right of the iShares Biotech ETF (IBB), which seeks to track NASDAQ listed biotechnology and pharmaceutical securities, and the NASDAQ Composite, a market index for healthcare and technology securities, the IBB declined 11.72% more than the NASDAQ Composite. This discrepancy of 11.72% creates a unique event centered around the effects of Mrs. Clinton's tweet. Meaning her announcement, via Twitter, was unexpected by the market and the securities exposed to such regulation were impacted more than the broad market.
Therefore, investor portfolios with exposure to biotechnology were largely affected by Mrs. Clinton's tweet.
Price Gouging Is Necessary
Although supporters of Mrs. Clinton would disagree, price gouging is a necessary tool used by the healthcare industry for the sale of prescription drugs. By using price gouging, firms account for the following:
- Risk compensation, for the uncertainty of FDA drug approval rates
- Research and development (R&D), the most important driver for innovation and success of healthcare companies
- Marketing costs, which are heavily utilized for market exposure of newly patented drugs.
Without higher prices to drive R&D and marketing, these companies would be unable to research and develop leading treatments and cures in areas like immuno-oncology.
Hilary Clinton is Misdirected
The proposed policy changes by Mrs. Clinton, found in this article, are centered around new medicines on the forefront of disease transformation. Since,according to the article, roughly 70% of new drug developments are completely new approaches in fighting disease, then Mrs. Clinton's plan to restrict price gouging will subsequently affect the budgeting and allocation of capital to R&D spending for new drug development projects. This lowers the incentive for new drug development, putting significant pressure on companies determined to find a cure for rare diseases. Just think if the developments toward hepatitis C and metastatic melanoma were never funded, then treatment would never have been developed and these diseases would still be considered a death sentence.
Instead, Mrs. Clinton should focus her efforts away from price gouging in new medicine and toward helping patients by lowering costs and market timing for more generic drugs, thus saturating the generic drug market and eliminating "perpetual monopolies for old, off patent drugs like Daraprim", as described in this article.


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PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#kaiserpermanente—Kaiser
Permanente's health plans are among the best in the nation,
according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health
Insurance Plan Rating 2016-17 report published today.
In Southern California, for the second year, Kaiser Permanente's
Medicare Plan received a 5 out of 5 overall rating for consumer
experience, prevention services and clinical treatment outcomes, placing
it in the top 3 percent of the 338 Medicare plans rated by the NCQA
across the country.
"Kaiser Permanente is the answer to how health care should be provided
across the United States," said Julie
Miller-Phipps, president for Kaiser Permanente Southern California.
"The NCQA survey highlights how our members feel about the care we
provide and recognizes our steadfast focus on achieving the highest
quality outcomes and the best care experience for our members, customers
and communities."
"This recognition from NCQA is a tremendous acknowledgement of our
talented and caring physicians, nurses and other care providers," said Edward
M. Ellison, MD, executive medical director of the Southern
California Permanente Medical Group. "Kaiser Permanente's integrated
health care model brings together care teams dedicated to helping each
member reach their greatest health potential. Our patient-centered
compassionate care is how we are leading the way to be an answer to
health and health care in America."
NCQA's annual report rates more than 1,000 health plans, including
Medicare, Medicaid and Private (Commercial), on a 0-to-5 scale, with 5
being the best. Only 23 health plans in the country were given a 5 out
of 5 this year, and Kaiser Permanente has 8 of them, more than any other
health plan. All Kaiser Permanente health plans were rated as 4.0 or
The "NCQA's Health Insurance Plan Ratings" are based on combined scores
for health plans in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information
Set®, commonly called HEDIS; the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems®, or CAHPS; and NCQA Accreditation standards
This is the 12th year NCQA has ranked or rated the nation's
health plans. From 2005-14, NCQA ranked the plans numerically from
highest to lowest. Last year, for the first time, NCQA implemented a
"ratings" system which classifies plans into scores from 0-5 in 0.5
increments. It is a method similar to the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Service's 5-Star Quality Rating System.
The ratings and methodology are posted on the NCQA's website at www.ncqa.org
and soon will be available on WebMD.com.
About Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We
are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and
not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide
high quality, affordable health care services to improve the health of
our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than
4.2 million members in Southern California. Care for members and
patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal
physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring
medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology
advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention,
state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease
management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical
research, health education and the support of community health. For more
information follow us on twitter; @KPSCALNews
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