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Today in the USA we celebrate George Washington's birthday. In my state we also celebrate Abraham Lincoln; I think most states celebrate both. ( I don't really get this difference, but you can read about it here ) Here's the rundown: George's bday is Feb 22, Abe's bday is Feb 12, so we celebrate with a federal holiday on the third Monday in February.
Every year around this time is National Engineers Week. George Washington is regarded as the first engineer because of his work on the C & O Canal ( connecting the Chesapeake Bay and Ohio River parallel to the difficult to navigate Potomac River) and his survey work. Universities all over the country hold hands on experiments and projects in middle and high schools. There is even an event in Stuttgart sponsored by IBM, Diamler and Bosch.
Engineering touches every part of your life: streets, sidewalks, water drainage systems, buildings, cup holders, medical instruments, paper clips, electrical wiring, chemical waste, and so much more. When I was in college my father in law claimed that 'We don't need engineers in Maine." How comical!
As a parent there are so many things that I want to do differently than my parents; however, I was raised well and appreciate all that my parents did and did not do for me. One thing I want to be is encouraging to my kids. If they say they want to do something I want to help them do that. I want them to have a myriad of experiences and then they can chose what interests them most.
When I was a little girl I remember being yelled at for taking apart my fathers radio. You bet I made sure to put it back together correctly. I've taken apart watches, cameras, a VCR (who remembers those?), I wired my HS auditorium when I was a junior. In the 7th grade I had a teacher that told me that my mind worked differently than the other students. Being different in middle school is no fun and it took me a long time to realize that was a compliment. Embarrassing confession: I was a Mathalete. It was fun though.
How can you get young children interested in engineering? Blocks! When they are bigger you can build structures with popsicle sticks too. Reading is so important too. Remember when you were getting ready for the SAT and for literacy they told you to read? When kids get around 4-5 you have to figure out what kids want to read. We read kids encyclopedias for bed time stories for the oldest and the youngest son likes story books.
I don't think that learning is ever done, so I feel it is really important to have an ongoing dialogue. When we went to Koenigstuhl we went to see the mechanical parts of the Bergbahn. Answer all their (sometime annoying) questions. If you don't know then google it together. I make almost all of my household cleaners with my kids. I have to explain to them why I add each ingredient and what its purpose is. I also cook with them frequently. Last year when my son turned 8 we did a 'Mad Scientist' party. Best. Party. Ever.
For older kids, did you know you can sup-up Nerf guns? Oh yes. Rockets can be made out of 2 liter soda bottles. Alka-Seltzer is your friend. First Lego League has a robotics competition every year for kids from all over the world. Every year there is cement canoe races in New Orleans sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The other societies have similar competitions.
Here are some professional organizations that have student chapters and also offer scholarships:
National Society of Professional Engineers*
American Society of Mechanical Engineers*
American Society of Civil Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Society of Women Engineers*
Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (Association of German Engineers)
*these are my professional associations. I did receive scholarships from ASME, SWE, and W R Grace
I would love to know how you teach your children about science! What are your favorite things to do with your kids? Are there favorite places you like to bring them to learn about?


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Ahead of talks Modi, Obama say 'Chalein saath saath'
India and the US on Monday released a statement of their shared intent - called 'Chalein saath, saath' - to forge a partnership that will be a model for the rest of the world. US should not repeat Iraq-like mistake in Afghanistan: Modi | Full text: Indo-US statementindia Updated: Sep 30, 2014 17:42 IST
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India and the United States on Monday released a statement of their shared intent - called "Chalein saath, saath" - to forge a partnership that will be a model for the rest of the world.
With President @BarackObama. We had a wonderful meeting and talked about a wide range of issues. pic.twitter.com/MRDjEjujCn— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 30, 2014
The statement was issued as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the White House for a dinner hosted by President Barack Obama.
Read: Obama greets Modi with 'kem cho', has 'wonderful meeting'
"We have a vision that the United States and India will have a transformative relationship as trusted partners in the 21st century," said the paper, "Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go".
It read a bit like a joint statement, but was minus the officialese of one and, crucially, came ahead of the talks, instead of after, as the densely worded documents do typically.
Full text: Vision statement for the US-India strategic partnership
"As leaders of two great democratic nations with diverse traditions and faiths, we share a vision for a partnership in which the United States and India work together, not just for the benefit of both our nations, but for the benefit of the world," the statement said.
Read: Obama, Modi may discuss human rights issues in summit talks
"Together, we will combat terrorist threats and keep our homelands and citizens safe from attacks, while we respond expeditiously to humanitarian disasters and crises, it added.
Later, Modi met Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and other key US officials at the White House for a private dinner, ahead of formal talks in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Modi, Obama write joint editorialUS President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have for the first time interacted digitally to come out with a joint editorial.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson said both Prime Minister Modi and President Obama have written a joint editorial in a US newspaper to be published Tuesday.
Officials on both sides have been very secretive about the joint op-ed and have not even disclosed the name of the newspaper that will publish it.
Watch: Modi-Obama issue 'Chalein Saath Saath' vision after dinner bonding
Asked how the two leaders collaborated to write the joint editorial, he said both PM Modi and President Obama are great votaries of digital diplomacy and therefore, it was very easy to digitally interact.
Asked if both the leaders were so active digitally why there was no exchange between the two on cyber space, he said "wait and watch".
He also said that this was for the first time that an Indian leader has ventured on the path of a joint editorial. Modi had written an editorial in Wall Street Journal before he headed to the US.
(With agency inputs)
Read more: 'Kem Chho?' Obama greets Modi at White House in Gujarati
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Wasn't it just two days ago I was like a PARAGON of domestic perfection, minus the prison poncho and neighbor harassment?
Really! It was! Saturday my apartment was immaculate, my plants were watered, and I was preparing a picnic for 10 for a Hollywood Forever Cemetery screening of Dawn of the Dead. My kitchen was filled with the smells and sights of:
- prosciutto, melon and camembert-filled baguettes
- roasted vegetable and ricotta baguettes
- curried potato salad (which, btw, I amended by roasting the potatoes and adding raisins, yummy!)
- candied walnut and feta salad with blood orange vinaigrette
And I only burned myself twice! And only came to near-tears once!
And now? One paper due later and I've got a half-rusted baking sheet in my sink and there are fruit flies hovering which means that somewhere, some fruit or vegetable I can't see is dying a slow, stinking death. AWESOME.
So, I surrender. I will never be Martha. Martha doesn't cry. She certainly doesn't allow fruit flies in her kitchen. I probably couldn't even pull off Rachel Ray. Mostly because there is NOT ENOUGH COCAINE IN THE FREE WORLD to make me that perky.
It's fine. I can accept that I'm no domestic goddess.
At least…
Until Thanksgiving, which I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT because I am making it this year! For my whole family! And Laurie and Amber! But I'm not going to get too ambitious. No. I can't subject my family to my crazy machinations and self-induced stress implosions.
Now, where were those instructions for that grapevine chandelier I made a couple years ago?
I just hope at Thanksgiving my guests depart before the fruit flies arrive.
p.s. If you have any tried-and-true favorite T-giving recipes you want to tell me about, I would be ever so grateful! And so would my family!


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Specialist Lead Teacher
Job type- Full time permanent
Salary - £37,572
Hours- 35 hours per week (+ 5 hours paid lunch)
Location- Kent
Do you believe that every young person should be given a second chance and opportunity to turn their lives around? If so, then join Nacro at our Medway Secure Training centre, who educate, nurture and transfer lives.
Who we are looking for?
We are in search of a Specialist Lead Teacher who can enable young people to flourish and achieve their potential and work with the wider prison service team and on-site partners to ensure young people are safe and behave within acceptable levels of behaviour.
Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
You will be supporting young people and be responsible for all vocational provision delivered to young people aged between 12 and 17 years old who have been sentenced or remanded in custody. This includes Constuction, Horticulture, Catering, Hairdressing and Customer Services.
To manage a team of teachers/trainers, via good team player and communication skills and having the ability to remain professional, positive and setting a good example to young people and colleagues alike at all times.
Design and implement a Vocational curriculum to young people, assessing their work and raising their aspirations through constructive feedback and appropriate support.
You will have the ability to work in a challenging but highly rewarding environment, be adept at defusing conflict, and working strictly to protocol and procedure.
To be creative, flexible and able to adopt a range of teaching strategies, whilst modelling pro-social behaviour at all times and setting clear boundaries and expectations
This is an exciting opportunity to create an innovative and dynamic learning environment within the secure estate, enabling young people to flourish and achieve their potential
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Xilinx develops highly flexible and adaptive processing platforms that enable rapid innovation across a variety of technologies - from the endpoint to the edge to the cloud. Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA, hardware programmable SoCs and the ACAP (Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform), designed to deliver the most dynamic processor technology in the industry and enable the adaptable, intelligent and connected world of the future in a multitude of markets including Data Center (Compute, Storage and Networking); Wireless/5G and Wired Communications; Automotive/ADAS; Emulation & Prototyping; Aerospace & Defense; Industrial Scientific & Medical, and others. Xilinx's core strengths simultaneously address major industry trends including the explosion of data, heterogeneous computing after Moore's Law, and the dawn of artificial intelligence (AI).
Xilinx is looking for an innovative and talented Senior Linux Developer to join our Systems Software team at the Xilinx headquarters in San Jose.
This individual will be involved the design and development of a wide range of Linux sub-systems. The work spans from developing Linux solutions, working with open source virtualization solutions (Containers, VMs, and processor virtual platforms (QEMU)) to supporting Xilinx Multi-processor environment. In this capacity, you will be directly involved in the productization of these embedded software solutions for current and next-generation silicon products, working with a global team of engineers. You will work across all aspects of system software development, upstreaming, test & verification and integration of embedded software running on our SoCs.
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Lenovo's Chief Marketing Officer: China not yet a truly international brand
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Online edition reported that, according to Forbes, Lenovo senior vice president and chief marketing officer, David Roman, although there is no truly international brand, but with the advantages of the company in the local market, as well as network owners "The rise of Chinese brands will quickly shorten the gap between business success and brand development, emerging market and promote faster emergence of international brands. The following is the text of the article:
How to create a truly international brand? Why the top brands in the West can not afford to be complacent?
Last month, the market research firm Millward Brown Optimor announced the BrandZ global top 100 most valuable brands "list, which concern, 13 Chinese enterprises to list in this list. Of course, if only to judge these Chinese brands are "international brand" and too arbitrary. This list of Chinese brand is very large scale, and have achieved great success, but the business of these brands are still concentrated in the Chinese domestic market, they have not yet recognized by consumers in the rest, most consumers and even the world do not know the brand, these brands is not a truly international brand.
I think that if a brand is known as the "international brand", then it has at least one be able to sell their products worldwide company. In fact, although many Chinese and emerging market companies in the business has achieved great success, but these companies did not use their successful experience to explore overseas markets, in order to gain greater brand value. Therefore, when we judge a brand belongs to "international brand" or a "large brand" must be "business success, but the brand gap" phenomenon into account.
Lenovo is employed by a company, the fastest growing companies in the world's second largest PC manufacturers, the industry's growth. 25 years ago, Lenovo was established in China, even though we had one bought IBM's PC business was known, but outside of China, the world's most valuable brands and inconspicuous. With Lenovo and other Chinese companies like China Mobile, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Sina, although all the world-renowned enterprises can make a lot of money, employment, many employees, and can maintain a rapid development, but their brand in China's domestic market. outside the very few people know.
Many emerging market companies has gone beyond the operational and technical aspects of the Western companies, so how to fight the international brands with international influence will become the future focus of development of these enterprises. Recently, there was an organization of Chinese business executives conducted a survey visit, the results show about 80 percent of respondents believed that globalization is a strategic opportunity, 50 percent of respondents said the company plans to develop into in 10 years multinational corporations.
From an historical perspective, an enterprise need to go through a long cycle to business success developed into a brand value. International brands in Western countries, in addition to the very few companies, these brands have gone through years of development cycle was laid today's international status. Even Japan and South Korea's top companies such as Sony, Samsung, also experienced a few decades be issued to become an international brand.
Some pessimists believe that the Chinese need to wait a few years, even decades, will it be possible emergence of a truly international brand. But I think there are two factors that will shorten the gap between business success and brand development of Chinese brands, and to promote the emerging markets at a faster speed the emergence of an international brand.
First, global economic development is increasingly dependent on the performance of the Asian and emerging market economies, which led to the international scope of the market continues to expand, in order to create opportunities for new entrants. At present, due to Western economic growth slowed down or decline, no single company can have the ability to explore the international market in the case of the lack of strong brand support, emerging markets, the brand does not exist in this concern. Brand in emerging markets with a high share in the local market, and in other fast growing emerging markets to adopt a flexible operating strategy, which will become a natural advantage for them to build an international brand.
Followed by "family network" formed by the youth market across borders and culture, their cultural background, communication and musical preferences are very similar. These human networks, the total number of over 1 billion, more than half of them from emerging markets.
"Family network" in driving the economy forward at the same time, the judgment of the brand experience and redefine. Them from the influence of the media, the media and advertising, on a number of topics like fish friends on the Internet, the experience to discuss and share.
If an enterprise wishes to the company's brand of "family network" of consumer recognition, you must use the new form of publicity. Closely with the "family network" linked channels, including social networking, design, branded content, retail experience, activities and partners. Publicity through these channels, and provide genuine security, you can establish an emotional connection with the "family network", and greatly shorten the cycle of the brand building. In addition, the cost of access to social networking is much lower than the media, media channels.
If a company can successfully integrate these factors, you will get very good returns. Network family and friends on the Internet for communication and discussion, and finally to the rapid spread of the corporate brand on a global scale. The traditional way to build brand, takes a lot of time and money; to build a brand in the future, simply combine the brand characteristics and promotional channels, new channels will allow the content to pass twice as fast. Emerging markets, companies generally set up a short time, but they are developing very fast, does not need to stick to the past, the rise of network owners to provide tremendous growth opportunities for these enterprises.
For now, although many enterprises in China and other emerging markets in the international community is not well-known, and the gap between business success and brand development, as well as the long period needed to build brand awareness, will make the West some of the top brands to produce a false sense of security.
Emerging market companies take full advantage of its strengths in the local market, while trying to find a method to attract the "family network" to improve its visibility in the international market in the shortest possible time. I think that the international top brands must pay close attention to the changing forms of competition in the coming years, there will be more and more is not yet well-known enterprises to develop into large enterprises, they may also be eventually transformed into a truly international brand .


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NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Alertness and patience went a long way for Kaelin King.
In a six-minute span, the Flintridge Prep girls' soccer player showed she could use those two characteristics to rally her team to victory Wednesday.
King collected one goal and one assist in the second half to help rally Flintridge Prep to a 2-1 nonleague home victory against South Pasadena at the Glendale Sports Complex.


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I am passionate about how making art can be part of a journey of self discovery and how meditation can be part of both art making and self discovery. This has been my focus when teaching and coaching, as well as in my own creative art practice.
I hold a Masters Degree in Fine Art (Distinction) from NUA, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from Homerton College, Cambridge, and a Diploma in Coaching from the UK Coaching Partnership (Distinction). Professional memberships include The Association for Coaching and The Creativity Coaching Association.
I was a Buddhist nun for seven years, have been on an 8 week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course, and have had the good fortune to receive some wonderful meditation instructions from highly realised Tibetan masters.
My early artwork was very illustrative. As I became increasingly interested in the mind, it became more abstract. My work is in public and private collections in the UK and USA.
You can learn more about me and see more of my art work on my art website www.zangmoalexander.com
Masters Degree in Fine Art (Distinction), Norwich University College of Arts
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Misconceptions about Islam
Christian missionaries in Malaysia are using verses of the Noble Qur'an about Jesus in an effort to preach Christianity to Muslims in this South-East Asian country. "You aren't criticizing Muhammad or any other prophets," David Garrison, a Christian missionary, told The New York Times on Saturday, March 13. Garrison uses a strategy called "Camel Method", which involves using Quranic verses about Jesus to convert Muslims to Christianity. In one case, the missionary speaks with Muslims about the miraculous birth of Jesus.Read More


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Teacher's Union Endangers Kids
Sickening. You'd think denying children a good education would be enough for the unions but now they don't want teachers trained to save children's lives because it might cost the union some jobs. Warner Todd Huston has the story and video:
Reason Magazine explores the appalling situation in California where teachers unions were able to strongarm the legislature to deny teacher training for the use of Diastat, an anti-seizure drug meant to keep kids afflicted with epileptic conditions from dying in school.Continue reading>>>
The drug has been approved by the federal government to be administered by non-medical personnel through the delivery system approved and widely distributed, but teachers unions opposed this safe delivery system and the brief teacher training program. The unions claimed it was because they were trying to make sure that kids were "safe," but the real reason is that the unions were just trying to increase the number of union member's jobs in schools. Far from helping save kid's live, the unions were trying to create jobs for themselves.


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Land.io is a carefully crafted landing page UI kit and landing page template built on Bootstrap 4, designed by Peter Finlan and developed by Taty Grassini.
Today we are very happy to share the coded version of Peter's last freebie, the "Land.io" UI Kit + Landing Page Design (Sketch) with you. The template and the UI Kit were carefully coded by Taty Grassini .About the Land.io Website Template
Land.io is a responsive HTML template, with focus on simplicity, performance and usability. Built on top of Bootstrap 4 , it was developed using Sass (new Bootstrap standard) and many of its components and utilities.
The new Cards component was of great help for the featured and pricing sections.
The Spacing utility was heavily used in most parts of the markup. In other words, with these and many more new BS4 niceties, you could easily create a decent landing page without writing a single line of custom CSS.
All CSS was written the Bootstrap way , Code Guide by @mdo is a nice read for everyone coding CSS (and HTML), even if you're not using BS at all. And, for folks who love to go that extra mile, CSSComb is a must for code readability.
For the HTML5 video section, we used the Video JS plugin. Included are two more video options which you can test in theUI Kit page: Vimeo and YouTube embeds in Bootstrap modals with autoplay and pause/stop functions when you close the modal.
Finally, performance basics are covered: unused Bootstrap SCSS/JS is commented out, assets are minified into single CSS and JS files and the images are optimized.
Hope you guys like it! If you find any bugs, please let me know in the GitHub repo .Credits Icomoon UI Faces Quotes on Design Unsplash Video JS Vimeo jQuery API Chart JS The Sketch file
The template was designed by Peter Finlan and you can find all details and information regarding the Sketch file here . Below you can also download it directly.Live Demo
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Don't forget to check out the demo of the UI elements: Landi.io UI Kit Live PreviewDownload the template for free:
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The license for Land.io is the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License with the restriction that you can't redistribute/sell it as-is . Please credit the designer and developer when you base your project on Land.io.We hope you enjoy this freebie and find it useful!
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People of this region cultivate the music that is a mixture of songs of nations who surrounded us and lived with us through history - Hungarians, Russians, Germans, Turks ... but it still has an interesting and distinctive style - heavy and sad melodies with lyrics which talk about the daily life of the ordinary man, his loves and departures...
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Dolorean in Haarlem
Portland band Dolorean is currently on their first European tour. I managed to catch their set at a club in Haarlem last Thursday.
No, that's not a typo. The name of the city is, indeed, "Haarlem," or so I'm told.
It was a solid set and the crowd, with the exception of two Dutch guys who would not shut-up during the acoustic numbers, was supportive. My friend Marie attended Willamette with a member of the band and she managed to talk with him a bit before they went on stage.
Between sets, I started chatting with a local promoter who is a huge fan of both American baseball and Neil Young. He had a few beers in him and was buzzing on both the brew and the music. Between sets, he told us about his goal to visit every MLB stadium in the US and the thirty times he's seen Young in concert. "I saw him do the Harvest Moon album in 1995, yes," he said. "It was a night in the summer months and the moon rose up over Neil Young. It was amazing! I say to my girlfriend, 'Look, it is a HARVEST MOON!'"
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Gee, do ya think maybe Harlem is named after Haarlem or something?
Anyway, same thing happened when I saw Neil Young in 1995. I think the moon was on his payroll.
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A celebration of the life of Lance Cooper will be held
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
2:00 pm
Royal Canadian Legion – Canmore
A celebration of the life of Lance Cooper will be held
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
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Royal Canadian Legion – Canmore
The warden service family has lost one of its icons. Alfie Burstrom, age 86, suffered a stroke on November 24thand passed away quietly on Thursday, November 29th in the hospital in McBride, B.C. with his family by his side. Alfie was predeceased by his wife, June, in January 2018. They had been married for 65 years. He is survived by his children Matt, Frank, June, May and Ed and their spouses, as well as 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Alfie was born in 1932 in Jasper, a son of Frank and Mary Burstrom. Having completed his high school he joined the Canadian Armed Forces and served as an Engineer in the Korean War. In 1953 he followed in the steps of his father and joined the National Park Warden Service. The warden service was a perfect fit for Alfie due to the skills he had acquired during his youth in Jasper as well as skills acquired in the Canadian Army.
Eighteen years into his career an opportunity presented itself when the first search dog position was approved by Ottawa for National Parks. Alfie was the perfect candidate for a search dog handler due to his superb mountaineering skills, superior skiing and snowshoeing skills, but, in addition, he possessed a unique ability in handling dogs. His own dog proved to be a perfect candidate for a search dog. Ginger was part German Shepard and part coyote. Together they made the perfect team. Alfie and Ginger completed their training at the RCMP dog training facility in Innisfail, Alberta graduating as the first certified professional search dog team in North America. The search dog program was a remarkable success but Alfie always maintained a quiet pride in his accomplishments with his dog. Not only did Alfie conduct searches for Jasper National Park but often times he would be called by the RCMP as the closest RCMP dog was at Stony Plain. Alfie retired in 1987 and he and June enjoyed a quiet lifestyle in Valemount, B.C. After June's passing he carried on living independently with that consistent quiet determination.
There is a lot more that could be said about Alfie Burstrom that could fill a book. Both Alfie and June were not comfortable with drawing attention to themselves. Alfie was well respected and admired by family, friends and his colleagues. He will be missed by many.
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All throughout his lifetime, he fostered his love for animals and fishing which led him to Belize, PEI, and what soon came to be a second home to the family, the Florida Keys. His greatest love though, was that of his family and friends.
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The story so far – Around the world by bike
On the 1st of April 2017 I left Trafalgar Square, London to cycle around the world in aid of Meningitis Now and Macmillan Cancer Support. Although Western Europe was more exciting than I expected, it was nothing in comparison cultural embrace of Eurasia.
The contrast of a few thousand miles was incredible. The shift in religion, culture, language, architecture, landscape and hospitality was unbelievable. I had met and travelled with a wide variety of people. I camped in the mountains, slept on beaches, gazed at billions of stars, warmed my feet in fires, ate and drank with strangers, and summited peaks. Pedalled in the rain, snow, hail, up and down, round and round, for hours on end each day. I had pushed myself to my limit, and then pushed some more.
Six months later and I had made it through the bureaucratic nightmare, that is getting a Chinese visa on the road, and rolled into the Western Province of China, Xinjiang.
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China, was the last landmass, and the furthest point I could travel East uninterrupted, before I would need to fly onto Australia. To fly earlier than this, felt like cheating. Not to mention how much I wanted to visit China. I was flying through China, and loving every second. Until the ground swallowed up the bike and spat me out. Several stitches, three hospitals, an X-ray, an MRI, and a full-length leg cast later, everything came to a crashing halt.
I had no option but to fly home to recover. Devastated I travelled back to the UK to salvage what I could of my prearranged flights, and make some sense of how and when I could get back out on the road. Now, Im counting down the days until I arrive back to the small warehouse hostel, to collect my bike all my kit, and brace myself for -15C nights ahead.
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I've been dying to tell everybody that we went to Disney for Christmas! It was a surprise trip for my mom's 50th birthday, and we had to keep the surprise from our kiddos as well! We drove up to Dallas on Christmas morning than had our flight the night of the 26th. It was quite "interesting" and a little stressful (for me!) packing my mom and keeping it all a secret that day!I was worried about everything getting done and working out; I'm type A, what can I say?! We (my dad, my grandpa, my brother, my sister in law, their kids, and our family), all told my mom we were going to an ice sculpture show at the Gaylord Texan Hotel near the airport. Lying why we couldn't all ride together for the show, we all took separate cars; leaving my mom and dad in their own car, and drove to the airport! (We had to take our own cars because our car was packed with our luggage!) We surprised the kids that we were going to the airport to go to DisneyWorld! We all showed up at the airport and surprised my mom at the gate. It was a whirlwind of a trip, but we had such a great time! It was wonderful to all be together and be with the kids on their first trip to Disney! We know we wont be able to take a trip like this again for a LONG time, so we let loose a little with the kids! Edwin and I are definitely on the strict side with parenting, but vacation's and surprises like this one call for slur-pees, churro's, and souvenirs galore! I have a zillion pictures, but will post our favorites
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The Twitty family
My dad read the story of Jesus' birth, then all the grandkids drew pictures on the wall (paper), of different things they heard in the story (animals, angels, stable, star, etc)
Next to each grandchild's picture, we drew words to describe each of our children
This is the brand on my parent's piano. "TO KAI". Kai read it and thought it was his Christmas present. He cried when he realized it wasn't his. Poor guy!
Our first morning in Florida!
Walking down to the 5th row for the Shamu show!
And the First splash comes!
Kai said he wanted to go home and Keira wanted to sit higher!
The Judy's after the show
Kai covered up after the first splash so he wouldn't get wet again!
My grandpa covered up at the seal show (nobody got wet though)
My mom, Edwin, Adelaide, Kai, and Kade looking at sharks
The boys munchin on cotton candy at the Seal show
Chillin by the sharks, and waiting to see what to do next!
On the monorail towards the Magic Kingdom!
My dad and my grandpa
Heidi with Ethan, Adelaide, and Keira
Edwin and Kai on the Buzz Lightyear ride
Trading off pushing the kiddos in the stroller
The castle was beautiful with all the Christmas lights on it!
Edwin, Kai, and Kade on the carousel
We got to meet the Grinch!
This was on the super hero island at Islands of Adventure
Just another shot to show you how cool it was!
this is a picture of the Grinch-mas show at the Dr. Suss Island It was amazing!
Keira and Adeliade got their faces painted
This was the Jurassic Park log ride. It was actually pretty scary, but really fun!
Kade with the "thing two's"
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Funding & Governance
BeLonG To Youth Services aspires to the highest levels of governance and openness in all of our work to eliminate homophobia and transphobia, and support LGBTI+ young people and families in need.
We work with more than 1,500 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans young people and families each year. Our annual expenditure is approximately €830,000.
Our team of qualified and skilled staff work in very sensitive situations with young people who have very complex needs. We support and empower young LGBTI+ people to thrive in their gender and sexual identity. Our direct work with young people and families is supported by professional expertise in the areas of finance, governance, advocacy, communications, and fundraising.
We receive statutory funding for a number of our projects and programmes, all aimed at changing the experiences LGBTI+ people have growing up. Each of these projects and services operates under a service level agreement and we provide detailed reports to our funders on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
You can read our Constitution here.
At BeLonG To Youth Services there are:
NO salary top ups
NO six figure salaries
NO pension top ups
NO unvouched travel expenses
NO paid board members, they're all volunteers
YES, following Fundraising Best Practice
YES, having the highest standards in Governance.


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We consider Happy Hour training for the weekend. Go ahead and tell your co-workers you're hitting the 'gym' for a session.
Work was a drag. The fridge at home is empty. it's Friday. There's a lot of reasons to look for a quick bite and an adult beverage during the week, and we want to give you a helping hand (one that's holding a frosty cold beverage). Drop in for your training session from 3 – 6pm & 9pm – close Monday to Friday and enjoy these appetizers* on special, alongside our house highballs, house wine, and craft draft!
*Happy Hour at Shark Club Vancouver features a different lineup, check it out here
Towering big screens, multiple satellite feeds and Pay Per View events make Shark Club sports bar your HQ for cheering hard –and playing hard– since 1993.
Shark Club fuses the intensity of a Major League sports bar with the comfort of your best friend's Man Cave. Get loud. High-five strangers. Paint your belly. We don't judge. We're fans too.
Characterized by quality, driven by passion; each of Shark Club's thirteen locations feature innovative menus crafted from carefully selected ingredients.
We take the game seriously — but there's more to it than fantastic food and Hi-Def speakers. At Shark Club, it's about living in the moment. Sharing emotions with a room full of people you just met. Waking up wearing the bottom half of a stolen mascot costume. (Yeah, we heard about that.)
So bring your passion. Because Shark Club is more than just a great sports bar.
It's a game changer.


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Level: Druid 2, Ranger 2, Sorcerer, Wizard 2,
Components: V, S, M,
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: Creature touched
Duration: 10 min./level
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)
You give the target an enhanced sense of smell, equivalent to the Scent ability of some monsters.
This special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell. Creatures with the Scent ability can identify familiar odors just as humans do familiar sights.
The creature can detect opponents within 30 feet by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 60 feet; if downwind, it drops to 15 feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk or troglodyte stench can be detected at triple normal range.
When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed, only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a move action to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within 5 feet of the source, the creature pinpoints the source's location.
A creature with the Track feat and the Scent ability can follow tracks by smell, making a Wisdom (or Survival) check to find or follow a track. The typical DC for a fresh trail is 10 (no matter what kind of surface holds the scent). This DC increases or decreases depending on how strong the quarry's odor is, the number of creatures, and the age of the trail. For each hour that the trail is cold, the DC increases by 2. The ability otherwise follows the rules for the Track feat. Creatures tracking by scent ignore the effects of surface conditions and poor visibility.
Arcane material Components: A sprinkle of mustard and pepper, and a drop of sweat.
The Worlds of Mankind is owned and created by Mark John Goodwin
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System and the d20 System logo are trademarks of Wizards of
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and are used according to the terms of the d20 System License version 6.0.
A copy of this License can be found at www.wizards.com/d20.


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For the past several years, I've conducted alumni interviews for my undergraduate college, Brown University. Yesterday afternoon, I met with a student from a Prep for Prep-like program who attends an elite private school. Our enjoyable conversation jumped from New York architecture to the rigors of commuting to the challenge of independent learning. He's an impressive kid, and he's certainly come a long way—from an immigrant working-class community in Queens to being a serious candidate for Brown admissions. I'm rooting for him.
With the success of Prep for Prep placement organizations in setting so many low-income middle school students on the track to elite college admissions through the mechanism of well-known private schools, it's a shame that we haven't yet crafted an equivalent way to send low-income urban students across city borders to high-achieving suburban schools in such a way that is not reminiscent of acrimonious court-ordered desegregation efforts.
How can we revive the idea of integrating suburban schools? With incentives from states to cover the gaps in educational expenditures; private donors stepping up to the plate; and Prep for Prep running a rigorous selection and support process, I believe that suburban politicians and schools leaders would support the initiative if it could be made a win-win for everyone. A privately funded pilot test could get the ball rolling.
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Monday, September 28, 2015
Autumn Football Nights
Autumn Football Nights
Argonauts took the opening kickoff and methodically moved the ball into the Toronto
end zone to score the opening touchdown. Trevor Harris was accurate with his
passes, and capped off the drive with a strike to Kevin Elliott for six points.
The Ottawa added
another touchdown when the remarkable Argos
Owens returned a punt for 86 yards. The Chad
led 14-0. The REDBLACKS had run two unsuccessful offensive plays, an incomplete
pass, and a sack for Henry Burris. Argos
Chad Owens- The Flyin' Hawaiian
On the ensuing drive,
did move the ball into Ottawa
territory, but had to settle for a field goal. The Toronto
then scrimmaged the ball at their own 35 yard line, and ran a couple of running
plays before Harris threw a pass that was picked off by Damaso Munoz. Munoz
scampered into the end zone to narrow the Argo lead to four points. And the
best part of all those fireworks was that we still were in the first quarter! Argos
continued their impressive offense throughout the game, and never trailed.
Harris was sharp, and the Argo defense rose to the occasion when required. Greg
Jones intercepted a Burris pass late in the fourth quarter to seal the deal.
Final score? Argos
35-REDBLACKS 26. Argos
With the win, the
moved into a second place tie with the REDBLACKS, trailing the Argos
Tiger Cats by two points. The Hamilton
will travel to Argos
on October 6th for a home game. You did read that correctly. The
Argonauts play their home games at the Ottawa
Centre in Rogers , as
does a certain baseball team. For the first time in 22 years, the Toronto
Blue Jays have qualified for post season play, and they have first dibs on the
stadium; consequently, the Toronto
will play their home game in Argos . Ottawa
faithful will not mind a bit. The Ottawa
have now beaten the REDBLACKS on the last two occasions. The crowd will be
fired up as it seeks to avenge these losses. There are playoff positions on the
line, and the Tiger Cats are now in a hole, as they have lost their starting
quarterback with a serious leg injury, likely for the remainder of the season. Argos
The game last Saturday night was marred by innumerable penalties, many completely unnecessary. In the first quarter,
receiver Kevin Elliott took two unnecessary roughness penalties on the same
play. He redeemed himself by scoring two touchdowns in the game. Toronto
For your information, there is a fine working relationship between the team and the
Transit group: If you show your game ticket to the driver, your trip is free!
There are "Park and Ride" lots in the suburbs, and there are special routes
that go directly to the park on game days. Two major bus routes run from
downtown to the stadium, along Ottawa Bank Street.
Parking near the stadium can be a hassle.
The Senators have begun their pre-season schedule. When the REDBLACKS host the
again, the Blue Jays will be vying for the World Series trophy. The Raptors are
warming up for their first game. Almost enough to take your mind off politics! Argos
James Hurst
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The Terry Fox Run-2015
It was thirty-five years ago when hoards of people started participating in what is known as the "Terry Fox Run". I was there on that occasion. In fact, I pushed a stroller around the course that day, and on several other runs. I have traveled the course with two dogs, and I remember dragging Loki, the Bouvier des Flandres, over the finish line.
But I have not always been faithful to the Terry Fox Run. There is an element of guilt here. Occasionally, I was far away from a site, once in
a couple of times in Australia Europe. I did a walk
for Terry's cause when I was away, admittedly half-heartedly.
Last Sunday, I rolled into the parking lot in
at Belleville West Zwick's Park. I was a little
early, and there were very few vehicles on the lot. My heart sunk a little as I
murmured to myself, "Oh no, the spirit is gone. Nobody cares about this. It has
gone to way of all good things."
I walked to the bandshell and discovered several people there in bright green shirts, with "Volunteer" written on the backs of their shirts. That was a good sign, but it did not mean that the "Run" would be a success. There were hot dogs on the grill, hot coffee and tea, cold drinks, snacks for energy and the ever-present Hawkins Cheezies!
I mention this product in particular, because the Cheezies' plant manager 35 years ago, Shirley Woodcox, was a driving force behind the inaugural Terry Fox Run. She spent a good deal of time with him, and paved the way for some of his success. He began his journey on the East Coast, and traveled through the Maritimes and
without a great deal of fanfare, and had difficulty raising funds. The momentum
began in Quebec ,
and built until he ended his journey at Ontario .
The journey was called "The Thunder Bay Marathon of
Vicki Samaras, Ms. Bertelink, Wally Sawkins, Mayor Taso Christopher
Belleville's mayor, Taso Christopher was on hand to thank the volunteers at the site. In particular, he had high praise for Vicki Samaras. She is the President and a partner in the Hinterland Wine Company. She knows how to get things done.
In 2012, she got geared up for the "Run" at Zwick's Park. When she arrived at the site, she was told that run had been cancelled. To Vicki, that was completely unacceptable. The legacy that Terry had left us could not be tossed along the wayside by a cancellation. That provided the impetus for her to gather the troops to continue the fight against cancer.
Christopher told the gathering that he had watched the movie about Terry's life the previous evening. He became emotional when talking about the movie. If you have not seen it, it really is a must. It shows Terry Fox as a human being, as a young very driven individual trying to make a difference.
And what a difference he has made! At last report, almost $ 700 million dollars has been raised to eradicate cancer as a result of his efforts. The "Run" in
was well attended with almost 300 participants, raising almost $ 30 000. Online
pledges are still being accepted. Belleville
I was really impressed with the Woodley family. Young and old, they gathered for the journey-26 of them. As is the case with many of us, we reflect on lives lost to that despicable disease as we strolled around the park. Volunteers cheered on our efforts. At in the morning, I tore into a fine hot dog from the Agrarian. No serious repercussions.
That being said, to you I throw the torch to do what you can next year in this great pursuit. My old knees were not up to a run. I strolled the route casually with my friend Wayne Baker, a long-time supporter of the cause, and a survivor. You could tell by the smile on his face that it meant a great deal to him. See you there next year!
James Hurst
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Lessons From Behind the Glass-Allyson Tufts
Allyson Tufts is a hockey fan. She grew up with the game in a large family. She married a hockey player. She raised a hockey player. That does not make her much different from many other mothers in Canada. The difference in her case is that she took the time to write about her experiences. She shares the triumphs, the tragedies and the passion involved in the game. She shares with the reader the lessons she has learned, as it says, "From Behind the Glass".
In the introduction, she writes: "I have to say my toughest love affair has been with hockey". Growing up, she quickly learned the importance of hockey in the Canadian mosaic. She experienced the excitement of the game as a child watching the
Bulls. Although she does not specifically mention the teams, nor the cities, we
can assume that is the case. She also indicates that she has changed the names
of the figures in the game. So be it. Belleville
Allyson has broken the book down into ten chapters. Essentially, the lesson is that you should let your kids play and enjoy the game. But she also cautions that there are lessons to be learned from the related activities behind the scenes, namely the politics involved in the game.
If you happen to be the parents of a young athlete, you will benefit from a read of this book. Allyson indicates in several situations in the book that it is necessary to step away from the game in order to appreciate it. Move away from the coaches, the managers, the agents, the other parents, even away from the other kids. When players continue to rise in the ranks of hockey, and in other sports as well, the pressures mount, as do the expectations.
As an example, Lesson #2 suggests that you should leave your baggage at home. There are so many situations that occur in the games, and on other occasions with the team that defy explanation. Especially to the parents. The children that do well in sports are expected to climb the ladder in the levels of the games in
One begins at a house league level, rising through a select or "rep" level to
play "AA" or even "AAA" depending on the size of the community. Canada
Allyson experienced the frustration dealing with the levels in hockey. I am not letting any cats out of the bag when I write that there are mistakes made in player selection. There are mistakes made in the selection of coaches as well. Certain individuals should never coach. They may know the game. They may have been fine players. But they also may be completely lacking in communication skills, and the abilities required to lead a group of kids. Foul-mouthed immature adults do not belong behind the bench of young hockey players.
I liked the way that Allyson sets out, in each chapter, to present a challenge, then summarizes her results at the end of the chapter. The final chapter is entitled: "Let go of the control-You never had it in the first place." The conclusion she presents is that getting your child noticed is achieved by how they perform on the ice, and how they present themselves off the ice.
The book is a must read for parents who believe that their child should rise in the ranks of hockey. There are some unwritten rules that need to be followed. The pressures do increase right up to the day of the draft, for players eligible for college or junior hockey. Then there is that tough decision about what fork in the road is the best to pursue.
Ah! The choices of life! If you choose to read this book, there is a copy in the
Public Library. Wellington
James Hurst
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
My Friend Charlie
Charlie has attended a few ball games over the years. He has worked in media for more than thirty years. He told me he has attended 2700 major league baseball games. I usually sit with Charlie in the second row of the media box when I attend the games. If I arrive early, I try not to disturb him as he works on the crossword puzzle from the
Spectator. Hamilton
He has been working the Blue Jay games for 34 years, he told me as I settled in for the Jays and Orioles last week. He keeps score, meticulously. "I have the score sheets for every game I have attended," he told me. He added, with a chuckle, "Maybe they could display them at my wake so that people can check the results of games."
Charlie also worked other sports over the years. "I really enjoyed the
Pinball Clemons is one of the nicest individuals I have ever met". Clemons
played for the Argos
several years ago, coached the team, and has remained with the team for many
years. Charlie also worked games for the Leafs, and the Raptors. You could often
find him in the pits at the Molson Indy in Argos .
A few years ago, Charlie would spend some time setting up his area for his assignments. There had to be a working phone in front of him. He would condense the game into a few sentences, then call the particular network that had hired him to do the game. He would relate the details up to that point in the game, recognize the stars and the outstanding plays, then sign off. There is very little call for such an exercise today.
Most sporting events are televised, with many camera angles detailing the game in progress. Fans can catch all of the action on their computers, on their phones, on their personal devices.
A native of
, Charlie
studied chemical engineering at McGill. He worked in the industry for twenty
years before entering the sports field. At one time, he reported to a radio
network affiliated with the American government. When he sent them an invoice,
he was visited by a member of the Central Intelligence Agency. The agent did a
background check on Charlie, and wanted to know what type of explosive work he
had done as a chemical engineer. Eventually, Charlie was paid. Smiths
Of all of the athletes he has interviewed in baseball, he cites Cito Gaston and Joe Carter as two of his favourites, He also enjoyed dealing with Ernie Whitt and Jimmy Key. John Olerud once simplified the season for him. Olerud told him that the team would win one-third of their games, lose one-third of their games. He added that what they did with the remainder would make the difference in the season.
One of Charlie's favourite lines goes something like this: "The last time the Leafs won the Cup I was 25 years old. I had been married five years. I had a three year old son, and my wife was three years old!" He is referring to his second wife Anita. They are currently in the process building a house in Ridgeway. A trip to
would be even further than his current commute from Toronto . Hamilton
And so, at 75 years of age, Charlie has decided to leave the games. It is obvious that he loves the games, and is a true sports fan. And a fine gentleman to boot. Enjoy the sunshine years, Charlie.
James Hurst