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Almost nothing has more influence over a nation's welfare than the growth rate of its economy. Economic growth allows us to expand educational opportunities, healthcare services and access, employment prospects, welfare, and security, while reducing crime, poverty, barriers to success, wage gaps, and even the national deficit. The technology sector, in particular, may have the greatest return to prosperity while additionally holding the highest potential for improving the lives of the poorest and least advantaged among us. So, why are political debates veering so far from what really matters to us all?
While knowing that economic growth is imperative to future success, too many of our elected and appointed leaders continue to focus on topics that most consider mere distractions. "Jobs" are the closest most candidates get to discussing the underlying economics of our country. Yet, while more jobs would be great, they are but a byproduct of growth, not the other way around.
If we are willing to concede economic growth's expected effect (as sane economists do), policymakers might want to further investigate which particular sectors are more likely to compel it to move in a positive direction, and focus their energies accordingly. While some may point to the medical, financial, and other service industries as being among the most substantial job creators in recent years, the tech sector may have the greatest potential to grow the fastest in the near future, the added benefit of creating the most opportunities to advance lower-income groups, as well as an increasingly strong connection with every other sector of the economy.
A recent report found that tech added 200,000 jobs to the economy last year (a 50 percent increase over 2014's contribution), now making up nearly 10 percent of the economy and 12 percent of private payrolls. Many expect that this rapid growth is merely the beginning of the development of an exponential curve. Interestingly enough, however, this data doesn't acknowledge the increase in demand for tech workers as hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions remain open each year.
In fact, the cybersecurity segment of the tech sector grew so rapidly in recent years that 210,000 jobs remained vacant last year alone, which has increased more than 75 percent in the previous five years. With an average starting salary 10 percent higher than even the steep starting salaries now well-known in the broader tech sector, combined with a lower education threshold than many computer science or engineering positions, cybersecurity may present the best opportunity for rapid employment and income growth.
Yet, those who need jobs the most are rapidly being left behind in these tech-related jobs. It is well-known that Hispanics, African Americans, and other minorities tend to have lower wages and overall wealth, as well as the highest rates of unemployment, while remaining acutely underrepresented in the rapidly growing tech sector. If we could find a way to remove these disparities in all tech-related STEM fields, our economy would add approximately $200 billion this year, more than doubling our current growth rate. Include the dynamic ripple effects of these new jobs and the numbers will likely be far higher, benefitting all Americans.
Given that tech and cyber have such high demand and future expected growth, we should find ways to leverage unemployed and low-income individuals to provide a solution that not only helps rapidly growing industries to continue to grow rapidly (with American workers), but one that also helps those who need the most help. One of the best ways to do so would be for policymakers to shift educational incentives and improve curriculum choices. Our educational system evolves too slowly to keep up with current economic demands, while current incentives additionally impede our ability to solve our country's future workforce needs.
For example, employers in rapidly-growing cybersecurity industry do not always require a bachelor's degree, contrary to most professional career paths today, instead increasingly relying on certificate programs and other turnkey vocational-style or workforce retraining programs in order to fill positions. We can quickly train thousands of interested candidates for a fraction of the cost of a typical education and with a near guarantee that they will find a very well-paying job, if only we focus our efforts on getting candidates into the right positions.
Innovation has not always been the hallmark of our legislative and regulatory processes (okay, it never has), but if there was ever a time to change it is now. While prosperity continues to improve for an increasingly small portion of the country, growth is beginning to suffer and slow, Americans continue to be educated in fields unrelated to the demands of the country, and employers look elsewhere to fulfill their demands. We have an unprecedented opportunity to make all American's lives better, if our nation's leaders gave it the attention it deserves.
Vélez-Hagan is an economic policy researcher at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, founder of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, and author of The Common Sense behind Basic Economics (Lexington Books, 2015). @JVelezHagan
The views expressed by authors are their own and not the views of The Hill.


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Nike is bringing back Kobe Bryant's first signature shoe with the brand, the Nike Zoom Kobe 1, but with a few upgrades.
Known as the Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Protro (Performance Retro), when it came to crafting the reissue of one of Kobe's most coveted signatures, Bryant and team chose to focus not on mere recreation, but on meticulous evolution. The Kobe 1 Protro is a new iteration of the hardwood favorite born straight from the mind of Bryant, with a lighter construction and added full-length Zoom Air cushioning. Built to today's performance standards, the icon returns in the original "Varsity Maize" colorway.
The Nike Zoom Kobe 1 Protro Del Sol will release on February 17th for a price tag of $175.
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Antigen presentation
Antigen presentation describes a vital immune process. Immune cells cannot penetrate other cells, which may be infected with viruses or bacteria, and thus rely on information conveyed by fragments of intracellular components being presented on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules on the cell surface. Likewise, many pathogens are too large to be recognised directly by immune cells, and must first be digested into smaller fragments that can be presented by specialised antigen-presenting cells (APCs), such as dendritic cells and macrophages.
Intracellular antigens: Class I
Because body cells often become infected, cytotoxic T cells regularly patrol these, and whenever they encounter signs of disease, they initiate processes to destroy the potentially harmful cell. Some cases will involve ingested microbes, or the cell being inundated with viral matter. To effect recognition, all nucleated cells in the body (along with platelets) display class I major histocompatibility complex or MHC molecules on their surface; these present peptides, or protein fragments, sourced from within the cell. If the cell is healthy, only "self" peptides derived from the cell itself will be displayed; if however it has been hijacked by microbes "non-self" or foreign peptides will appear alongside them. Cytotoxic T cells can then monitor these MHC molecules, and easily recognise dangerous cells. In the presentation process the host cell breaks its own cytoplasmic proteins down into small peptides with an enzymatic complex, the proteasome. The carrier protein TAP, the transporter associated with antigen processing, then transports the peptides into the endoplasmic reticulum, where it is coupled to an MHC molecule and transported to the cell surface.
In the endoplasmic reticulum, the peptide is anchored to the peptide-binding groove on the floor of the α1-α2 heterodimer of the MHC class I molecule.
CD8+ Cytotoxic T cells are programmed to recognise peptides coupled to the MHC Class I molecules on all nucleated cells. Cytotoxic T cells (also known as TC, killer T cell, or cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL)) are a population of T cells that are specialized for inducing the death of other cells. Recognition of antigenic peptides through Class I by CTLs leads to the killing of the target cell, which may be infected by virus, intracytoplasmic bacterium, or are otherwise damaged or dysfunctional. On the other hand, tolerated peptides from physiological protein turnover in healthy cells will be ignored. By inducing cytotoxicity in the diseased cells, cytotoxic T cells ensure the body remains healthy; the eliminated cells can be replaced by healthy cells.
Extracellular antigens: Class II
Dendritic cells (DCs) phagocytose exogenous pathogens such as bacteria, parasites, and toxins in the tissues and then migrate, via chemotactic signals, to T cell-enriched lymph nodes. During migration, DCs undergo a process of maturation in which they lose phagocytic capacity and develop an increased ability to communicate with T-cells in the lymph nodes. This maturation process is dependent on signaling from other pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) molecules through pattern recognition receptors, such as the members of the Toll-like receptor family.
The DC uses lysosome-associated enzymes to digest pathogen-associated proteins into smaller peptides. In the lymph node, the DC will display these antigenic peptides on its surface by coupling them to MHC Class II molecules. This MHC:antigen complex is then recognized by T cells passing through the lymph node. Exogenous antigens are usually displayed on MHC Class II molecules, which interact with CD4+ helper T cells. CD4+ lymphocytes, or TH, are immune response mediators, and play an important role in establishing and maximizing the capabilities of the adaptive immune response.
Expression of Class II is more restricted than Class I. High levels of Class II are found on dendritic cells, but can also be observed on activated macrophages, B cells, and several other host cell types in inflammatory conditions.
Intact antigens: Presentation to B cells
B-cell receptors bind to intact, undigested antigens, rather than to proteins which have been digested in lysosomes and presented by an MHC molecules. Small antigens sometimes encounter B cells after diffusing on their own to lymph nodes, but larger pieces of intact antigen appear to be presented to B cells by follicular dendritic cells and macrophages. It appears that the macrophages which present to B cells express comparatively low levels of lysosomal enzymes and thus are less likely to digest the antigen they have captured before presenting it.[1][2]
See also
- ↑ Batista, Facundo D.; Harwood, Naomi E. (January 2009). "The who, how and where of antigen presentation to B cells". Nature Reviews Immunology. Macmillan Publishers Limited. 9: 15–27. doi:10.1038/nri2454. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Harwood, Naomi E; Batista, Facundo D (Dec 17, 2010). "Antigen presentation to B cells". F1000 Biol Reports. Faculty of 1000 Ltd. 2: 87. doi:10.3410/B2-87. PMC 3026618.
External links
- ImmPort - Gene summaries, ontologies, pathways, protein/protein interactions and more for genes involved in antigen processing and presentation
- antigen presentation at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)


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"John, what's wrong?" she asks with a concerned and worried expression on her face, causing her eyebrows to furrow. She touches my forehead to see if I have a fever.
In general, the coatings hide surface defects or faults in the wash. The closer they are to being solid color stains, the more they are able to hide the flaws. They can be subject to wear in traffic areas visible too. Coatings should be stripped before applying a new layer because they will not allow new layers to penetrate into the wood and bond to it. Most coatings require careful application, since defects such as drips and runs appear in the final paper. In other words, you (or your employees) must have the skills to apply any coating in a way that will look good when new and as it ages the painting wood. Coatings may flake and peel over time if humidity is trapped in the wood.
Compare this to cricket (the second most popular sport) which is only played in the British Commonwealth, and is the most popular sport in only 20 countries with a population of 1.6 billion. Cricket is in the top 3 sports in only 10 countries with a population of 200 million people. The cricket World Cup is the second largest sporting event with an audience of 5 billion, much less than its soccer equivalent.
Growing herbs at home is easy – you simply need a few pots or a small planter box. Grow them on a sunny kitchen window prices inside or anywhere in your yard that has sun for most of the day. If you grow herbs inside, be sure to monitor their exposure to direct sun to avoid burning the delicate leaves. Plant seeds or seedlings from the nursery in any type of potting soil. Water lightly and wait for mounds of fragrant plants to appear. Herbs sprout quickly and you can begin harvesting them within weeks of planting. If you are a beginner, try growing thyme, sage, rosemary, parsley, dill, and marjoram. If your weather is cool, try planting cilantro for wonderful Mediterranean or Mexican recipes.
The homeowner had insisted that all they needed was a new window sill and nothing more. The homeowner accused me of trying to get more money from them and they weren't going to do it. In a situation like this, I might be right, but I would rather be happy.
Make sure before you purchase a set of pet stairs that they have the slip resistant guard on each stair for extra safety for your pets. The pet ramps also include slip resistant guards on them as well.
Booting from a GPT disk is only supported on a UEFI system with 64 bit versions of the above mentioned operating system (except window sill uk x64, which only supports GPT for data partitions).
While you can't go through and check every pipe, there are some things you can check for the first time you go to look at a new house. Be sure to check under all sinks. Open every cabinet door under the sinks and check for water damage. Be sure to look for fresh paint, mildew or any other signs of a previous leak. If it's possible, turn on the water and let it run for a few seconds. Then check to see if there are any drips from the pipes.
To improve the look of your home, change your lighting. Try replacing boring recessed lights with something fancy like a chandelier. There are many types of inexpensive, but nice-looking, ceiling fixtures that can be found in home stores. To update a ceiling fan, you can always buy new blades to make it look new or different.
Ladies: Well, Lady Goat- acceptance is your mantra this week. "I look good in this skirt" "I will do well on my interview" because you DO look good and you WILL do well- get my drift? Things are as they are and you can choose to make them better or make the worse. Just don't be stubborn and you will do just fine.


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Small Business Loans for Women with Bad Credit
Are You Eligible for a Small Business Loan?
Our minimum qualification are less than those of banks. We're focused on getting you approved so your business can thrive with a small business loans for women with bad credit.
Did you know that women own more than 30 percent of small businesses in the U.S.? If you are a woman who owns a small business, you are aware of how much work goes into keeping such an operation afloat.
If you've ever applied for a traditional business loan and been turned down, then you know firsthand how hard it can be to get business financing. Did you know that women receive $1 for every twenty-three dollars in small business financing? Imagine the challenges for female business owners with bad credit.
Crazy, isn't it? So, we know that it's a definite struggle. On top of that, if your personal credit is bad, it's even harder. Every business bank or any of the traditional financial institutions require a minimum credit score. These banks and credit unions also need your business plans, the last three years of personal and business tax returns with FICO scores over 700 and personal guarantees.
There's no doubt about it: It's time to explore how you can get small business loans for women with bad credit from Sunwise Capital.
How to Get a Small Business Loan with Bad Credit
Being approved for a small business loan from a bank or a traditional lender is notoriously difficult. The fact of the matter is that such financial institutions are extremely leery about extending credit to companies that aren't very large or well-established.
Their approval process is complicated and challenging, and it can take months to hear back. Your business not only needs a good credit rating, but you do too. Traditional lending institutions like banks and credit unions require quite a bit of financial information and documentation.
Here is an infographic that details the requirements that enable you to compare Bank Business Loans VS Sunwise Capital.
If you're one of the thousands of women business owners struggling to get a small business loan, Sunwise Capital is here to help with several loan programs.
What are Business Loans for Bad Credit
Unfair though it may be, traditional lenders consider business owners with bad personal credit or lack of time in business a high risk when processing loan applications. If you go the traditional route, as demonstrated in the infographic above, you do not have a lot of loan options. The fact that there are not a lot of options available makes it twice as difficult for existing businesses let alone the startup business.
Here are some of our funding programs:
Merchant Cash Advances – The merchant cash advance or MCA is an attractive financing alternative. This option of funding works for almost any business that takes credit cards. Business owner personal credit score is a very minimal consideration and is the least dependent on the personal credit reports. This funding option is ideal for newer businesses or any firms that cater to the retail trade. Cash advances loan terms range from six to sometimes 18 months, depending on the time in business. Funding amounts are from $10,000 to $500K. Term Loans – Our business loans are an excellent financing option for those who have credit in the FICO score range of low to mid 500's up to the low 600's. Terms range from six months, and funding amounts are from $10,000 to $500K.
Unsecured Business Loan – Our unsecured loans are a great option for those with credit scores in the 500's, 600's and even 700's. These unsecured loans with no traditional personal guarantees go up to $2M and will provide you with up to 10% of your gross annual revenue. If you are looking for a simple solution with highly competitive rates and terms that range from 5 months to a maximum of 21 months, look no more. The best part is that there are no traditional personal guarantees! Remember, the days of getting a business line of credit is gone!
At Sunwise, we do things just a bit differently. We understand the unique challenges that are faced not only by women entrepreneurs and women business owners, and we don't think that poor credit should hold you back from growing and improving your business. Our team is co-owned by a female entrepreneur and is made up of small business owners who know the various challenges you must meet daily. We've developed a process that makes it fast and easy to get the funding that you need – even if your credit isn't so great.
Where to Get a Small Business Loan for Women with Bad Credit
Applying for a small business loan with Sunwise Capital couldn't be easier. All that we need is a completed one-page application and three months of your most recent business bank statements. No collateral or assets are required, and no traditional personal guarantees are necessary.
Applications processing is within 24 hours. At that time, we present you with several funding options. You can then select the one that most closely suits your needs. Our loans fund the next business day, so you'll have the capital that you need before you know it.
You can use our funds for any business purpose. In fact, many business owners who don't otherwise qualify for a different type of loans because of their credit use our loans instead of:
How to Apply for Small Business Loan with Bad Credit
At Sunwise Capital, the application processes are simple. We require minimal information to get you approved within 24 hours and funded in 24 to 48 hours. The most important factor is your cash flow. Are you able to maintain a positive bank balance every month? If you can answer "YES," here is what we need:
- One page application – Apply Online
- Three months' business bank account or business checking account statements
- Minimum 6 – months' time in business
- Minimum annual revenue $180,000
- Discharged bankruptcies over one year OK
- Tax liens OK up to $175K
- Loan amounts start at $10,000
Other Resources on How to Get a Business Loan with Bad Credit and No Collateral
Traditional lenders don't offer small business loans for women with bad credit because they require applicants to have good personal credit. Sunwise Capital, one of the top small business alternative lenders in the U.S., has the unique ability to put more weight on your company's credit standing. Most of our business loans do not report to the personal credit bureaus — only to the business credit bureaus. Further, you can use your loan for any business purpose, from expanding your business to catching up on tax payments to taking advantage of that timely opportunity.
Most our programs offer unsecured business loans.
Like many business owners with a poor credit history, you may have held off on applying for a bad credit small business loan because you're sure that you'll be turned down. Don't let bad personal credit keep you from making the most of your business and business opportunities. See how easy it is to get business loans for women regardless of credit by applying for one with Sunwise Capital today. You will find that we offer competitive interest rates and terms. If we cannot help you here are other resources. The list of resources below is not an exhaustive
resource and is for guidance and exploration purposes.
SBA Loans – The Sunwise Capital SBA (small business administration) program offers a real alternative if you have a 680 ++ FICO score. We deal directly with a nationwide top 5 preferred SBA lender. Our competitive advantage is that we can offer a FIVE-MINUTE PRE-APPROVAL.
Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program – This federal program is designed to help women compete for federal contracts. The key is that It also allows set-asides for WOSBs in industries where women-owned small businesses are substantially underrepresented.
National Business Council – This non-partisan Council is on the federal level and serves as an independent source of advice for the SBA, Congress, and the President on matters of economic importance as it relates to women owned businesses.
Government Grant
The federal government offers grants; however, these grants are not specifically for women. Asa small business owner, they provide for certain specific uses and are not for start-up or day to day purposes. To find all the government grant programs and government contracting opportunities check out Grants.gov.
Business Grants for Women
Women's Business Center is a network of over 100 educational centers designed specifically to work with female entrepreneurs helping them start and grow a small business.
Amber Grant dollars to a different woman owned business every month.
Venture Capital and Angel Investors for women
Women's Venture Capital Fund Their focus is on Digital Media and Sustainability.
Built by Girls Venture concentrates on the early stage consumer internet and mobile startups . BBG Ventures looks for companies with at least one female business owners.
Belle Capital USA is another early stage angel that's looking to help fuel the growth of businesses across the U.S. with at least one female founder focusing on IT, Digital health and CleanTech.


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I was there for the fireworks of the Australian Day, and it was the best I have ever seen! From the bridge, it's the best view.
Grand Arbour consists of 443 curling steel columns covered in bouganvilleas which flower throughout the year.
Suncorp Piazza is an open-air amphitheater which is frequently used for community events. It has a seating capacity of 2,158.
Wheel of Brisbane is a 60 m (197 ft) tall observation wheel. It was erected at the parklands in August 2008 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of World Expo 88 and 150th Anniversary of Queensland 1859-2009. The wheel carries 42 gondolas on a 15 minute ride which offers panoramic views of the South Bank Parklands, theBrisbane River and the City.
Markets The Young Designers Market is held on the first Sunday of every month (10:00am – 4:00pm), and features cutting edge garments and accessories from some of Brisbane's most talented young designer.
Restaurants & Cafés South Bank is major dining precinct in Brisbane, and many establishments are situated inside the South Bank Parklands.
Streets Beach A major feature within the parkland is its man-made beach, which is 2,000 square
metres of free-formed concrete surrounded by 4,000 cubic metres of sand. The sand surrounding the beach is sourced from the Rous Channel in Moreton Bay and every year the beach is topped up with an additional 70 tonnes to ensure that it is kept in pristine condition. Almost half of the lagoon area sits on reclaimed land that was once the Brisbane River.
|The beach is patrolled seven days a week by lifeguards.
|Watching a movie on the pool for the Australian Day!
Construction commenced in February 1991 and was complete by June 1992.The beach has received awards including the 1999 Moreton Bay region's cleanest beach in the Keep Australia Beautiful Council's Clean Beach Challenge and the 2001 Environmental Protection Agency's Keep Australia Beautiful Clean Beach Challenge, Friendliest Beach Award. The beach area comprises a lagoon with enough water to fill five Olympic swimming pools ! (with sand beaches, palm trees, rocky creeks and subtropical trees and exotic plantings).
The lagoon contains chlorinated fresh water that is recirculated every six hours at up to 125 litres per second. Water for the beach is pumped through two large sand filters and chemically treated before being pumped back into the pools. Dredge pump and self-propelled sifting machines clean the adjoining pools.
I really love this part of Brisbane, it's so amazing to find this huge swimming pool there. We can swim in front of the building of the city center!


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By now you've probably heard about the iPhone 6's bending problem, now called BendGate or Bendghazi.
Whether you think BendGate is actually an issue, you're probably wise to slap a case on that iPhone 6 and save yourself the worrying. Not least of which because it's slippery.
One case maker, Miami-based Gresso, claims to have made a case "that will protect the iPhone 6 from bending."
Gresso's case is made of aluminum — just like the iPhone 6 — but the company claims it will withstand 300 pounds of force before bending.
Consumer Reports determined over the weekend that the iPhone 6 can withstand up to 70 pounds of force before bending.
Gresso's case will run you $90. It appears the case is only available for the iPhone 6 currently, not the 6 Plus. That's interesting, because people have mostly claimed that the iPhone 6 Plus is the one that has the bending problem.
It's a sleek-looking bumper case, albeit a little pricey. The only downside is the unsightly hinge at the top of the phone.
Maybe that's the price of peace of mind.
For more on the Gresso case, check out this video:


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Mountain Pillows
Working in advertising and branding, you meet a ton of people that are crazy creative. And while our jobs require us to be imaginative and inventive, creativity outside of the 9-5 seems necessary for most. Hence this blog. Sometimes a blog, an oven and a pound of sugar is all you need to feel free and fulfilled… but other times only a handmade, plush, patch-worky Mountain Pillow will do. My friend, Simone Drucker, makes these cute pillows out of scraps of fabric at her home studio in Venice, CA.
"Mountain pillows are gestural, dreamlike fabric sculptures inspired by the mountains I have ascended, hiked through, snowboarded, and watched from afar…passing by on various road trips and journeys, the least of not which would be those on the horizon throughout my homeland[s] of Northern and Southern California."
Each is hand sewn, stuffed, and finished with a logo tag signed by Simone herself. I have the "Teton Mountains" pillow to remind me of my trip to Wyoming last summer. Check out her Etsy shop for more Mountain Pillows! And if your curious, check out her design work here. She's pretty amazing!


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Despite my problems with Mr Obama, this is pretty cool.
Hopefully all the people who turned out to keep him in office will now put some pressure on him to stop drone warfare, the attacks on civil liberties and whistleblowers, to start making positive environmental change, and to get corporate interests out of our politics.
A girl can dream.
Anyrate, forgot to post some thing recently. New story is in Crime Factory's Horror Factory, which is a super cool collection. Also, somehow completely forgot to mention my list of the best films of my lifetime at Manarchy. Click.
Also, most importantly, I got to spend two full weeks with the lady I love. And there's no trading for that.


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Hair : Exxess - Cassis ( New )
Dress : D-Style - Tara Dress (Photo: Glam) New
Pose : Label Motion - Breakfast - SubScribe Gift
BackGround : Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
[. . .] And I didn't wanna write a song
Cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care
I don't but, you still hit my phone up
And baby I'll be movin' on and I think you should be somethin'
I don't wanna hold back, maybe you should know that
My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
And now I know, I'm better sleeping on my own [. . .]


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This program merges three formal K-12 education programs – Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC), Instructional Materials Development (IMD), and Centers for Learning and Teaching (CLT). This merger of the three programs increases flexibility and agility, focuses the resources needed to address acknowledged Grand Challenges in K-12 STEM education, and encourages innovative thinking from the field while continuing to build on the solid foundations of the portfolio. DR-K12 forges strong connections between curriculum, assessment and professional development and encourages the research, development, and evaluation activities through which new knowledge is generated and applied.
NSF Discovery Research K-12
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August 15th, 2006


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The other day you were crying, and I ran to you and held you in my arms. And this strange happiness flooded my whole body. It was because you were crying. And I was holding you. And I was exactly where I wanted to be. And I realized how far we'd come, you and I.
When you first came home, sweet Beniam, you cried a lot… at night, especially. Crying babies had always made me feel powerless. What should I do? I would try to feed or rock or change you, but sometimes the crying persisted regardless of what I did. We rocked in that old rocking chair endless hours, you and I… and I wondered if you would ever sleep through the night. Or if I would ever have what it took to comfort you just right.
Slowly, and I do mean slowly, you began to cry less and sleep more. And I was grateful for the sleep. And I was happy that you were content and more peaceful.
Then there was this day. It had been some time since our wild nights. You had had a minor toddler-type-accident. I forget now what it was. And you were there crying and calling out, "Mooommmmy!" And I scooped you up. And that flood of happiness. What was that?
I was holding you close to me and I was actually glad that you were crying. ( Oh, and by the way, when you cry- you cry really loud.) But I didn't care. I just sat there and held you, and thought this:
It was here that I became your mother. Not a 'mother' on a paper, signed by some court.
But your mommy. The one you would call for when you fell.
It wasn't earned, but it was lived… just lived out night after night.
Through the tears (yours and mine) and the snot and the rocking back and forth of that chair.
There I became your mommy and you became my son.
So, my Beniam, if you notice a huge smile creep across my face next time you skin your knee and call out for me, please don't be alarmed. I'm just really, really happy to be your mom.
- (This incident actually occurred about a year ago, but I was inspired to write about it tonight after listening to this song. Definitely worth a listen…)


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Karrin Allyson is no old-timer, but she belongs to an era of music that's rapidly fading into the mists of time.
Since her scintillating 1992 debut album "I Didn't Know About You" introduced her as a confidently swinging, tastefully scatting and emotionally incisive jazz singer, the four-time Grammy nominee has released every one of her acclaimed CDs for Concord Jazz. Until last year, that is, when she put out her own Christmas album, the appropriately celebratory "Yuletide Hideaway." She's quick to express appreciation for her productive two-decade relationship with Concord — an uncommonly long affiliation in today's music business — but she's not a bit sentimental about it.
"Carl Jefferson signed me himself, and I had wonderful experiences with him," says Allyson, referring to Concord's founder and guiding spirit, who parlayed his successful Lincoln Mercury car dealership in Concord into a popular jazz festival and then widely respected label that earned more than five dozen Grammys under his leadership.
"My producer Nick Phillips has been such a great friend, as have John Burk and Glen Barros," she says of the two who have run Concord since it was acquired by a consortium led by pioneering television producer Norman Lear. "I love them all. But I didn't become a musician to be connected to a record label."
Though Concord Records has been based in Beverly Hills for more than a decade, it seems entirely fitting that Allyson returns to Contra Costa to kick off the third season of Jazz at the Lesher Center, a series presented by the Diablo Regional Arts Association.
The suave guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli, who croons Beatles tunes and Nat King Cole numbers with equal confidence, performs on Aug. 9, followed by the soul-drenched band Clayton Brothers Quintet on Aug. 16. The series concludes on Aug. 23 with a young lion-turned-savvy-veteran, trumpeter Roy Hargrove.
For Allyson (whose first name is pronounced "Cahr-in"), the post-label era hasn't slowed her career a bit. She may well record for Concord again, but in the meantime, she's never been more visible. She's spent much of the past two months on the road with an all-star tour marking the 60th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival featuring trumpet great Randy Brecker and Israeli reed star Anat Cohen.
"I've loved getting to know Anat and Randy," Allyson says. "Sometimes I'm featured on songs and sometimes I serve as a horn player in the band, singing lines. It's a great honor to be involved in this group. There are seven leaders on stage, and it mostly works. We're touring in a bus with a road manager, so it's the rock 'n' roll life, much more plush than the usual tour."
For her Bay Area dates (she also performs Sunday afternoon as part of the Jazz at Filoli series in Woodside), Allyson is working with a similarly formidable band featuring her longtime guitarist Rob Fleeman, Seattle bassist Jeff Johnson and Los Angeles drum great Jeff Hamilton (Diana Krall's drummer of choice and a Concord Records mainstay). Her pianist is the highly sought after New York accompanist Bruce Barth, best known to Bay Area audiences through his work with Paula West.
A classically trained pianist, Allyson is increasingly accompanying herself for several numbers on every gig. She handles all the piano work (and much of the arranging) on her latest Concord album, 2011's ravishing "'Round Midnight." Though she is first to acknowledge that she's no Bud Powell acolyte, Allyson's playing proves highly effective on lilting ballads and folky songs like "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "April Comes She Will." For Allyson, a singer well-versed in the Brazilian songbook and French chanson, the piano is just another creative avenue.
"I wanted to find different ways to express myself," she says. "There are certain times when you really can tell a story better, or differently, accompanying yourself. I'm no bebop pianist. I pick and choose the songs I play carefully. It adds an intimacy, another type of musicality, and it's fun and challenging."
Carl Jefferson, a man with an ear exquisitely tuned to the very best jazz-influenced vocalists, knew he had discovered a keeper when he first heard Allyson. Whether or not she still fits in at the label he founded, she has confirmed his impeccable judgment.
Contact Andrew Gilbert at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Kicking off Lesher jazz concert series
When: 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 12
Where: Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Tickets: $25-$40,
925-943-7469, www.lesherartscenter.org
Remaining shows: John Pizzarelli (Aug. 9), Clayton Brothers Quintet (Aug. 16), Roy Hargrove (Aug. 23)


text: Late last week, we noted that Apple had pulled all of its qualifying Mac products from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registry for environmental ratings. The move, which is said to have been related to Apple's design decisions that will disqualify its new and upcoming products from the registry, has the potential to impact Apple's presence in governmental and institutional purchasing. The city of San Francisco is among the first entities to act on Apple's withdrawal, announcing that it will bar most municipal Mac purchases. Apple has now issued a statement to The Loop addressing its environmental outlook and its commitment to continue meeting other modern standards like Energy Star. The Loop's Jim Dalrymple notes that even EPEAT acknowledges that many of its standards are outdated, with Apple apparently believing that those criteria have become too restrictive and do not address the full gamut of the company's environmental commitments. Article Link: Apple Issues Statement on EPEAT Registry Withdrawal


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The last update time of this post was: February 2nd, 2016.
Source code organizationSo, let us start with a source tree organization. If you take a look at the top level directory of the NetworkManager git tree, you'll find there some files and the set of directories. The files are build scripts and configuration files, there are also some documentation files. But, in the end all the interesting functionality is placed within the top level directories. There are the following top level directories:
- callouts
- clients
Clients to control NM like nmcli or nmtui.
- introspection
contains XML description of DBus interfaces provided by NetworkManager and its components. For example, VPN plugins are external to NetworkManager but they use DBus to communicate with NetworkManager and there is an XML file that describes VPN plugin's interfaces. All the descriptions are converted into C code stubs and skeletons using dbus-binding-tool. There is a lot of magic staff happening here.
- libnm
Libraries intended to be used by clients accessing and using services provided by NetworkManager. This also includes application that control NetworkManager itself (like nmcli and nmtui)
- libnm-core
Core NM libraries used by NetworkManager itself and all the other components, like command line utilities.
- libnm-glib, libnm-util
Old NM libraries that are deprecated starting with 1.0 release of NetworkManager. Still, it seems that at least some functionality is used from those libraries so probably until all the pieces of NetworkManager are converted to the new libraries they are to stay. Note that in my posts I ignore the content of those libraries as much as possible and I concentrate on the previous two libraries, libnm and libnm-core.
- src
The directory with the code specific to the NetworkManager unlike the previous directories that contain code used by different programs. The src/ directory contains file and a number of subdirectories:
- devices/
Classes and sub classes used to represent different networking devices, real and virtual, that can be managed by NetworkManager.
- dhcp-manager/
Manager class that manages and interfaces DHCP clients to NetworkManager.
- dns-manager/
- dnsmasq-manager/
- platform/
Platform specific code that interfaces NetworkManager to particular operating system it is running on. For the moment there is a base class and derived Linux specific class.
- ppp-manager/
- rdisc/
Code to monitor and parse IPv6 router advertisement messages.
- settings/
Code to keep track of connections. Since connections are read from configuration files that depend on particular distributions this directory also contains plugins, one plugin for each supported distribution.
- supplicant-manager/
- systemd/
- vpn-manager/
VPN specific code. Here is a manager class that is used to manage all the VPN connections and also class that is used to represent each active VPN connection.
Run-time initialization behavior
When NM is started execution starts from main() function that can be found in src/main.c. The goal of the main function is to parse command line options, check some prerequisites for running NM, do initialization steps and start glib main loop. The most interesting are initialization steps which are:
- Initialize logging.
- Create configuration object singleton, NM_TYPE_CONFIG (defined in file src/nm-config.c).
- Creates a singleton for managing DBus connections and communication, NM_TYPE_BUS_MANAGER (defined in file src/nm-bus-manager.c).
- Creates a singleton that is platform dependent used for management of network subsystem, NM_TYPE_LINUX_PLATFORM (defined in file src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c).
- Creates a main singleton object of class NM_TYPE_MANAGER (defined in file src/nm-manager.c).
- Initializes loopback interface.
- https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/NetworkManager/libnm
- http://events.linuxfoundation.org/sites/events/files/slides/networking.pdf
- https://blogs.gnome.org/dcbw/2009/06/25/networkmanager-and-connman/


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A character finds an abandoned diary, journal or captain's log and reads through it. The contents might be interesting, but the most important part is that after a while it just ... stops. Abruptly.
The obvious conclusion is that the person writing it died suddenly, without having the opportunity to write further entries. Possibly, the last entry describes what the author was going to do next, or has a hint on what killed him. In many cases, one character reads the increasingly horrifying entries aloud to another character... at a dramatic halt, the listener asks, "What happened next?" Only to receive the ominous answer, "That was the last entry".
This is typically used to create an aura of mystery around what exactly happened to the writer, and to Foreshadow whatever danger will await the reader of the journal. Extra points if the rest of the journal is completely innocuous. It may also be an Apocalyptic Log if it goes into detail about what happened.
- In a 1990s Peanuts arc, Snoopy and Woodstock find a tiny book inside a dented cage. The book is a diary that supposedly belonged to Woodstock's grandfather.
Snoopy: [reading diary] "Once a week, they put my cage outside in the sun. Sooner or later they're going to leave that little door open. Anyway, this is a stupid life sitting here alone, waiting for that to ..." [turning to Woodstock] And that's it! The diary ends right there! [Your grandfather] probably got out, and is sitting on a telephone wire right now looking down at us...
- 13 Ghosts: Dr. Zorba's notes on the ghosts he's managed to bind to the house end with the curious "ghost thirteen" entry. This foreshadowed not the dangerous existence of the thirteenth ghost, but the necessary creation of a thirteenth ghost.
Van Allen: The rest of the page is blank.
- In Lantana, Valerie left a number of messages on John's answering machine the night she disappeared, after her car broke down not far from a phone booth. The last of these stated that she could see a car coming and was going to try to hitch a lift home.
- The dwarven log in the Mines of Moria in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.: "They have taken the bridge and the second hall. We have barred the gates but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes, drums... drums in the deep. We cannot get out. A shadow lurks in the dark. We cannot get out... they are coming." It's written neatly in dwarven runes except for the last three words, scribbled hastily in Elvish cursive.
- Parodied in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when the group encounters a stone wall on which a victim of a monster attack has been carving entries onto. It ends, "He who is valiant, and might of spirit, may find the Holy Grail in the Castle of Arrrgh". The knights argue whether the castle is actually named Arrrgh or if the author died while writing it and wrote down his death rattle while doing so. Someone suggests he was dictating it. It's the first one.
- Done in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow; when the group finally gets to Totenkopf's office, they find his papers and discover that "the last entry in his journal was made on October 11, 1918", 20 years before the setting of the film. Shortly thereafter, they find his mummified body.
- One of H. P. Lovecraft's favorite tropes; many of his stories read as last entries, either literally or figuratively.
- In The Curse of Chalion, Cazaril finds a diary belonging to a man who practiced death magic (which, if it works, inevitably leads to the death of the caster as well as the victim). When he finds himself wanting to practice death magic, he realizes that he only actually has to read the very end of the diary to figure out what worked...
- Discworld: An unusual example in Jingo, where instead of a diary it's the magical equivalent of an electronic personal organiser reading off appointments/reading off events of an alternate timeline.:
"Things to do today today today...die..."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Horror of the Heights" details the adventures of an intrepid aviator who flies above 40,000 feet and encounters an "air jungle" - an entire ecosystem of atmospheric beasts. He barely escapes from a predatory creature on his first flight, and records his intentions to go back up later and explore more thoroughly. The framing story reveals that the aviator's plane was found crashed and the aviator himself missing. All that was found in the plane was a torn, blood-stained journal. The last words are hastily scrawled: "Forty-three thousand feet. I shall never see earth again. They are beneath me, three of them. God help me; it is a dreadful death to die!"
- In House of Leaves, the last entry in the colonists' diary reads: "ſtaires! We have found ſtaires!"
- The Book of Mazarbul in The Lord of the Rings (admittedly not a one-person journal, but the record of the entire Dwarf expedition to Moria): "They are coming."
- A disgusting diary of the protagonist (stranded on an uninhabited island with nothing to eat) of "Survivor Type" by Stephen King: "lady fingers they taste just like lady fingers".
- Blackadder Goes Forth, Goodbyeeee: After Cpt. Kevin Darling has been sent to the frontline from his desk job, with orders to advance towards the enemy at dawn⋯
Cpt. Darling: Made a note in my diary on the way here. Simply says: "bugger!"
- In season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, early on the only info the Scoobies have about the prophesied "ascension" is a journal entry from the site of a previous ascension, saying "Tomorrow is the ascension, may God help us." It was the last time the town was ever heard of.
- Doctor Who: In "Blink", thanks to some Timey Wimey stuff, Sally ends up watching a recording of the Doctor in which he's reading from a transcript of the events that are unfolding in the present, a transcript that is being written at that very moment. And then the transcript ends:
The Doctor: And that's it, I'm afraid. There's no more from you on the transcript, that's the last I've got. I don't know what stopped you talking but I can guess. They're coming. The Angels are coming for you...
- In Due South, Fraser reads his late father's journals occasionally throughout the series, and in "Easy Money" he tells a friend, "There's a short entry in one of my father's journals that reads 'My adversaries appear ready to listen. I'm nearing victory.' And that entry was written the day before he was shot."
- In Kessler (the spin-off of Secret Army), an Intrepid Reporter digging into Kessler's wartime past is murdered shortly after he was dictating into his tape recorder as he was driving away from Kessler's house. The final comment on the tape is, "I think I'm being followed."
- In the Monk episode "Mr. Monk and the Earthquake", Stottlemeyer and Disher figure out where a gas company worker found stabbed dead and tossed in a dumpster actually was killed by noting the location of the last gas line he inspected, which happens to be right outside Sharona's apartment.
- In Red Dwarf, the crew come across a long-abandoned research facility at the bottom of the sea on an ocean moon which was doing experiments in genetic experimentation. The last entry in the log is just a matter-of-fact record about how they spent the day cataloguing new lifeforms before abruptly stopping. Turns out one of the new lifeforms ended up killing them — and then the Dwarfers meet it...
- In the seaQuest DSV Halloween episode Knight of Shadows, the Seaquest crew exploring the sunken liner George find the Captain's Log, with the final entry "I am going to the engine room now." They had earlier discovered the captain's mummified body in the engine room, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Supernatural. In "Remember the Titans", the Winchesters find a spell by an ancient Greek warrior on how to trap Zeus. It's pointed out that's where his notes stop, so they've no idea if the spell actually worked (the lack of further entries implying it didn't). Having no further information, our heroes have to proceed regardless.
- David Bowie uses an audio communication version in "Space Oddity":
Major Tom:
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles,
I'm feeling very still,
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go.
Tell my wife I love her very much.
Ground Control:
She knows!
Ground Control to Major Tom,
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong!
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you...
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Module CM1 Test of the Warlords, Encounter 1 "The Ruins of Alinor". When the PCs explore an underground cave system they find the remains of a royal palace and the diary of the palace's ruler, a mighty magician. The last entry in the diary says that the ruler was planning to raise a mountain range using magic. The location and condition of the palace indicate that he succeeded all too well.
- Module I12 Egg of the Phoenix
- The last entry in Endrew MacKurian's journal tells of the visit of an old friend (whose name he is unable to record because of a Geas spell) who has turned traitor. He mentions that he fears that he shall not see the morning. He disappears during the night and later turns up dead.
- During the mission to retrieve the sword Chrysomer, the PCs find the diary of a paladin who undertook the quest earlier. The last entry says that he plans to try to escape by distracting the enemies who have him trapped, and ends "Must try... hear noise. Giants coming. Hope this works..." The PCs find the diary on his body.
- Ravenloft adventure Adam's Wrath. The PCs find the diary of a team of botanists. The last entry says that they have found a new plant and are about to go on an expedition to find more. The PCs find their bodies nearby: the plant they found was a yellow musk creeper, which kills its victims and turns them into zombies.
- Dungeon magazine
- Issue #21 adventure "Jammin'". A spelljammer ship picks up a magical stone coffin floating in wildspace. When one of the crew dies, the captain has the body placed in the coffin. Shortly thereafter the coffin creates a spectre (powerful undead monster) which proceeds to drain the crew of their Life Energy. The captain's last log entry breaks off in the middle of a sentence: "We are fighting it with everything we have, but it keeps taking crew members one by one. I don't know wh..."
- Issue #49 adventure "The Dark Place". Just before he performs the fiend-summoning ritual that kills him, the villain Tyranthius writes in his journal "After so many years and so many experiments, tonight I shall at last be successful...Those other wizards shall mock me no more...How I shall enjoy their screams as they are dragged into the Abyss."
- Polyhedron magazine #78 adventure "A Fluffy Wonderland". The Player Characters find a village with all of its inhabitants frozen solid by the eruption of an ice volcano. They discover a journal that was being written in by one of the villagers when the disaster occurred. It says that the writer feared that the volcano would erupt and that he tried to warn the other villagers, but they wouldn't listen. It ends with "Uh oh!! What's that noise? Ooooops! Too late!"
- Silent Hill RPG. On the roof of Brookhaven Hospital a PC will find the diary of a patient. It ends with a statement that the patient was about to be released, and ends with a slash across the page with the pen as if the patient's arm had been grabbed while he was writing. Since everyone else in Silent Hill was killed (or worse) by monsters, it's a safe bet that the patient was too.
- Call of Cthulhu
- Shadows of Yog-Sothoth, adventure "The Warren". The PCs take almost an hour to remove enough rubble to enter one room. When they do they find the skeleton of a man sitting at a table and a piece of paper which is an Apocalyptic Log of what happened to him - he was trapped inside the room when a disaster occurred. It ends "I am sitting now waiting for rescue. It has been eight hours."
- Mansions of Madness, adventure "The Crack'd and Crook'd Manse''. Arthur Cornthwaite was trying to stop a monster that had infested his house. He was writing a note to explain the monster's vulnerability: it ends in mid sentence when the monster used its coils to snatch him into the fireplace and eat him.
- Terror from the Stars, adventure "The Temple of the Moon". Professor Dermot's day books end with an entry saying that he plans to enter the Temple at night after the strange phenomena end. The PCs can find his body later: he was captured and sacrificed by the Cthulhu Mythos cultists who worship at the Temple.
- The Asylum and Other Tales adventure "Black Devil Mountain". A PC receives an unfinished letter that was found among the effects of his deceased brother. The last part of the letter talks about the horrible discovery the brother had made. His body was found a few days later, dismembered and with the brain and heart missing.
- Dreamlands adventure "The Land of Lost Dreams". The PCs find the diary of Neil Bruford in his room. It tells the story of how he planned to journey to the land of Xura to find his heart's desire. The last entry says that he would reach Xura in his dreams that night. The next morning his landlady found him in a coma.
- White Dwarf magazine issue #56 adventure "The Last Log". An interstellar expedition to the planet Pozalt 7 is wiped out by a Star Vampire. The mission commander Captain Spalding kept his personal log in a notebook. The last few entries say that the group has been under attack for three hours, that he assumes that the rest of the crew is dead and that he has no weapons. The final entry is an unreadable scrawl. When the Player Characters find his body, his head has been ripped off and can't be found.
- Rolemaster Shadow World supplement Star Crown Empire, adventure "Terror at Fang Rock''. A lighthouse keeper is murdered by smugglers. The last entry in his log book says that he hears noises outside (the smugglers digging a tunnel) and that he's going to investigate.
- Chivalry & Sorcery 3rd Edition adventure Stormwatch. The PCs can find the log of an old expedition that was destroyed by a disease. The last entry is a prayer to God that someone will find their bodies and properly lay them to rest.
- BattleTech magazine BattleTechnology #21 article "What Now, Mechwarrior?", scenario "King of the Hill". The diary of a Pathfinder (scout for mecha forces) ends with "I sure will be glad when this mission is over and I can get off this dustball. At least the Sarge says he doesn't expect the enemy to..." It was found after a hard-fought battle.
- The Old World of Darkness crossover game Midnight Circus. Having introduced the sordid history of the eponymous circus via Scrapbook Story, the first chapter concludes with a letter by one Professor Brusaw of the Sons of the Ether, explaining the circus's true nature to his colleague, Dr Sarpedon. However, just as Brusaw finishes explaining the Unholy Trinity, the text abruptly ends mid-sentence, replaced with a note explaining that the author was found strangled at his desk.
- Vampire: The Masquerade, Clanbook Nosferatu (1st edition). One of the many articles that crop up within the book include a treatise on the Nosferatu written by Claudius Maximus of the Tremere; over the course of his work, Claudius does his very best to insult and belittle the Nosferatu at any given opportunity, portraying them as graceless brutes only permitted to survive by the grace of the Camarilla. For good measure, he even goes so far as to dismiss the clan's near-legendary ability to sniff out information as instinctual and gathered without any real comprehension - whereupon the treatise ends mid-sentence. According to the accompanying note, Claudius was found disemboweled on his own dissecting table; to date, the assailant has not been found.
- Magic: The Gathering has the quote for the reverse side of Delver of Secrets, which shows he has transformed into an Insectile Aberration:
"Unfortunately, all my test animals have died or escaped, so I shall be the final subject. I feel no fear. This is a momentous night."
—Laboratory notes, final entry
- Gabriel Knight: Gunter's journal. It's pretty obvious he committed suicide when he writes stuff like "These final words" and "I pray [...] that my punishment in Hell will be long and bitter."
- The Secret of Monkey Island: The Captain's log found in the Sea Monkey. It ends when the two characters described in the log leave the ship to investigate the eponymous Monkey Island.
- Mass Effect 2 has a few, but prominent is Nef's journal in Samara's loyalty mission. The last entry notes that she is about to go meet Morinth.
- The entire Mass Effect series is filled with this, mostly in the form of PDAs or video diaries left behind after a battle/massacre. This increases as the series goes on.
- In Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the player can find a sort of last will and testament of a character named Wilhelm, who was locked in a wine cellar with several other men and tricked into drinking poisoned wine (presumably transforming them into the monsters present in the game). The log is an attempt by Wilhelm to confess his sins as well as name the man responsible for them, and ends with an altogether chilling passage: "Blood has begun to pour from my eyes, and I can no longer—"
- A few of the audiotapes found in the BioShock games, particularly Diane celebrating New Year's alone, only for the bar to be attacked by Atlas' Splicers and Dr. Suchong documenting his evidently unsuccessful work to get the Little Sisters to bond with the Big Daddies, culminating him in smacking one of the former and getting killed by the latter.
- The game Parasite Eve 2 has an interesting twist on this. At one point, you find the journal of a researcher who was assigned to watch a mutant in a cage. She felt the mutant was looking pathetic and lonely, so she decided to let him out for a little while. The journal abruptly ends as she describes how tall the mutant now is. Then the journal switches over to another researcher, who calmly reports the death of the previous writer, which ends the journal entries.
- You run into this a couple of times in both Borderlands and Borderlands 2. There's an interesting variation in the second game; you're collecting the ECHO diaries of TK Baha, an NPC who was killed by bandits in the first game, meaning you know what's coming well before reaching the final entry.
- In Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, this is used twice. The first time, it's subverted, as you find a diary in the victim's house, only for it to have never been used and be completely blank. The second time is played straight, with a minor twist: Magnifi Gramarye's diary seemingly ends with an entry that seems to imply that it may or may not have been meant to be the last, but it's the last thing written in the diary. There is a page torn out of it though, but the page you have that appears to be the missing page (which has the "real" last entry) is revealed to be a forgery. What was really written on the missing page was a document passing the rights of Magnifi's magic to his student, Zak.
- One of the most famous examples is the "Keeper's Diary" from Resident Evil, written by an unnamed employee of the Spencer Mansion as he was unknowingly succumbing to The Virus. It keeps getting creepier until it abruptly ends like this:
May 19, 1998
Fever gone but itchy. Hungry and eat doggy food. Itchy Itchy Scott came. Ugly face so killed him. Tasty.
4. Itchy. Tasty.
- In Bravely Default, you can read the entirety of D's Journal as soon as Ringabel joins the party if you like. It proceeds to paint Agnés and her journey in a very unsettling light (including the goal of summoning the Holy Pillar) and ends with a desperate declaration by "D" that he will not let his enemy win. The next page is a drawing of a huge monster, and final entry is an ominous splatter on the page.
- The Fallout series has plenty of these. Often times in the ruins of ordinary businesses or homes you'll find computer terminals with records of routine activities or peoples' thoughts, only to see that they ended shortly before the bombs fell.
- In Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Nate and Elena go through the shipping manifests of the island. Tellingly, the entry for the El Dorado statue is the last one, foreshadowing the zombie curse that annihilated the island's population.
- In Slightly Damned, Darius' journal ends like this, as he goes to his certain death to distract Cerberus. The last entry is just "I love you, my children". Subverted. He is still alive, but his children believe he died.
- But that wasn't really the last entry. His journal continues with an entry written by Sakido, where she described the apparent end of Darius, then lamented her and Iratu abandoning Buwaro.
- The SCP Foundation absolutely loves this trope.
- SCP-110 ("Subterranean City"). A note written by the Chief Engineer estimates that life support will last from 4-10 more hours. The last entry is a warning to not make the same mistakes the city dwellers did in trying to contain SCPs.
- SCP-182 ("Rider"). An audio report by a guard details the mass hallucinations and killings caused by SCP-182's abilities going out of control. It ends with the guard saying he was going to kill himself and a gunshot.
- SCP-184 ("The Architect"). The Personal Log of Gordon Rivers tells how the title operative entered the temple altered by The Architect and searched for it. The last entries show that he was losing his mind. He disappeared and his log was found after the temple was destroyed.
- SCP-186 ("To End All Wars"). One of the documents is a letter written by one of the Soviet soldiers. It tells of the horrible effects of the superweapons and ends with a statement that he will die once the soldier he will give it to has left.
- SCP-319 ("A Curious Device"). It was found with the journal of Sir Bandon Lawhead-Smythe. The journal says how he created SCP-319 and planned to use it to "open a doorway beyond our universe" so he could "walk across the threshold" and and make contact with Eldritch Abominations. It ends with "Once I have completed writing this entry, I shall don my protective suit, pass through the locks into the airless interior of the vault where the black door awaits me. When I next write in this journal, I shall have traveled farther than any other man on the face of this Earth." It worked, all right, but the universe he had opened a doorway to was so utterly incompatible with this one (some small knowledge of quantum mechanics will help explain just how much), he was unmade the moment he stepped inside.
- SCP-343 ("God"). A Foundation Doctor decides to try to find out more about SCP-343 by questioning people visiting him and asking him about other SCPs. SCP-343 doesn't like this and uses his Reality Warper powers to eliminate the Doctor's orders and attempts to contact higher authority. The Doctor's last letter says he plans to confront SCP-343. After he does so, SCP-343 is so annoyed that he changes reality so that the Doctor was never a part of the SCP-343 containment team.
- SCP-354 ("The Red Pool"). The "Log of Exploratory Mission 354 Alpha" tells of a mission to explore the title pool using a submarine. At the bottom of the pool the expedition enters another world which doesn't follow normal physical laws. After exploring it for a while, the party encounters unmentioned dangers and tries to return. The log ends with a broken-off sentence fragment.
- SCP-363 ("Not Centipedes"). SCP-363 are centipedes that grow to giant size (10 or more meters long and 2 or more meters wide) in darkness. Addendum 2 has a transcript of a containment breach where several of them escape and start eating members of a security team sent to stop them. It ends with the last team member saying a prayer just before shooting himself.
- SCP-370 ("A Key"). Incident-370-A is an Apocalyptic Log written by the Foundation doctor in charge of the expedition that found SCP-370. It details the progressive infection and death of expedition personnel caused by SCP-370's influence. Although he had been infected himself, he managed to use a ritual (which required 80% of his blood supply) to contain it. The last entry occurs just after the ritual ended and breaks off in mid-sentence.
- SCP-473 ("Supai"). The professor who led a doomed expedition to the site sent an email message before he left that said he was trying to find an artifact that the Inca believed was their god of death.
- SCP-674 ("The Exposition Gun"). The computer text log kept by a Foundation Doctor ends with a hint that he's about to be shot by a Star Trek phaser. Since he disappeared after this, apparently the phaser was set on "disintegrate".
- SCP-763 ("Human Beowulf Cluster"). Just before he murdered everyone else at the Site and voluntarily joined with SCP-763, a Foundation Doctor wrote a note.
I have to know. Six months and not a single inkling of what's going on in there. I don't give ███ █████ in a █████ ███ about organ function and immunodeficiency. I need to know what they're... what it's thinking. I need to know. I will know.
- SCP-772 ("Giant Parasitoid Wasps"). The scientist who discovered the wasps kept a journal. After they laid their eggs in him, the last entry in the journal was that he had cut himself open so they could escape.
- SCP-827 ("The Soup"). At the end of his Apocalyptic Log of how he turned himself into a blob of flesh, the doctor writes:
My arm just reconstituted itself. So much blood. Too many toes.
- SCP-881 ("Little People"). The cruel and heartless Dr. Dämmer mistreated the human victims in SCP-881. In his last log entry he tells of how they escaped containment and avenged themselves by infiltrating his body and causing him to bleed to death. His last entry is a stream of letters (random keyboard typing) indicating loss of control due to extreme agony.
- SCP-930 ("Seagull Island"). The last survivor's Apocalyptic Log ends with him stating that he's so tired he can't keep awake and knows that the thing he saw is going to get him like it got the others. It ends with "It's in the bushes..."
- SCP-1046 ("A House Without a Bedroom"). The last note left by the man just before his body was split up into pieces and spread out over the house.
To those who it may concern
I am alone and trapped and dark. I am all over. I feel the creaks of the beams. i taste the staleness of the wall. i am dry. i need my bedroom. several days into the dawning of the suncere letter sent t an insincere man he said i would be my hous i am a man dont take me anynmore please
i cant getsleepO[the remainder of the note is unintelligible.]
- SCP-1113 ("Lachesis' Spinner"). SCP-1113 is used by a man to slow down his aging process. As he grows older it doesn't work as well and eventually fails him. The last entry in his diary says that he didn't want to die.
- SCP-1120 ("Freeze Tag"). When a plague of SCP-1120 overran Pompeii and Herculaneum, a man went to Vesuvius in an attempt to cause an eruption and bury the SCP-1120. He left graffiti on a wall in Pompeii saying what he planned to do. He presumably did not survive being at ground zero of an eruption.
- SCP-1213 ("Orphaned Catapult"). The document left behind by SCP-1213's creator says that after it was brought from another dimension it became angry and started killing people by throwing them against walls. At the end of the document the creator says that he had found the bodies of three people it had killed. It ends with the words "oh my god", indicating that it got him next.
- SCP-1260 ("HMS Tiresias"). The Team Leader of the first SCP Foundation team to explore SCP-1260 left a personal log of the exploration. After realizing that he would be the next team member to die his last words in the journal was him cursing the Foundation's relentless scientific research.
- SCP-1305 ("Cat Lure"). SCP-1305 is a monster that can create lures out of its previous victims. A man's diary describes how his son disappeared (a victim of SCP-1305) and how he later saw his son outside the window - it was actually SCP-1305's lure drawing him into its clutches.
- SCP-1341 ("JUNGLE IN A JAR"). Doctor Boyd, the lead researcher on SCP-1341, writes an account of the outbreak that led to the site being overrun with jungle plants. The last entry is his statement that he's going to commit suicide rather than let himself be killed.
- SCP-1461 ("House of the Worm"). The accompanying story The Worm is the journal of the man who changed a manor into the House of the Worm. The last entry is his statement that he will throw himself into the Worm's maw in an attempt to clog its innards and stop it. He left the journal behind so that other people will know what happened.
- SCP-1506 ("Aerial Arachnid"). An airliner hit one of the SCP-1506 spiderweb clouds and the spiders managed to get inside the jet and attack the passengers. The flight recorder taped the pilots deciding to crash the plane to prevent the spiders from escaping and infesting civilization. Several minutes later the plane smashed into the ground, killing all aboard.
- SCP-1527 ("Our Bellmaker, Our Radiant Skies"). After the Bellmaker was banished by the Serpent's Hand cult, he started using the Bell to send monsters to attack anyone nearby. A member of the Serpent's Hand stayed behind to write a letter to inform the Foundation of what had occurred. After he finished the letter he committed suicide, and his body was found next to the letter.
- SCP-1530 ("A Bender's Friends"). Before she was killed, a D-Class Sharon left a final note in her journal for the Foundation, asking them not to kill her familiars and cursing them for hunting her. Her body was found holding the journal.
- SCP-1555 ("Facility"). Audio/Telemetry Log Epsilon-12-1555 has the audio of MTF Epsilon-12 ("Facilities Managers")'s attempt to explore the inside of SCP-1555. After all but one of the team is killed, the last survivor finds that he is trapped with no means of escape. Rather than let SCP-1555 "win", he decides to kill himself. The last sound on the tape is a gunshot.
- SCP-1576 ("Edisonian Afterlife Communicator"). Doctor Musgrove, the SCP Foundation's lead researcher at the time of his death, left a note that indicated that he had been infected by SCP-1576. This meant that his brain was dissolving and he would die soon.
- SCP-1587 ("Dreamland"). A professor keeps a journal of his creation of a lucid dreaming machine and his experiments with it. The dreams get more bizarre and the device starts taking over his mind, preventing him from getting rid of it. The last entry is him planning to watch a documentary film festival. The documentaries turn out to be about the Holocuast and Nazi Germany, and that night he's killed by an alternate Nazi version of himself while dreaming.
- SCP-1633 ("The Most Dangerous Video Game"). Gregor Tillman, one of the people hired to playtest the game, was driven insane by the game's deliberate psychological tactics. He left a note that ended with "im sorry i have to go now im sorry im sorry". His body was found later, apparently after he committed suicide.
- SCP-1643 ("The City and the Tower"). A man named Arthur Grisham rebuilt the Tower of Babel so he could reach Heaven and attack it with a nuclear bomb. In a note he said that he was about to embark on an experiment that could kill him. After the experiment was completed he disappeared and has not been seen since.
- SCP-1655 ("Sorrow Tick"). A man committed suicide after SCP-1655 affected him and caused the woman he loved to stop noticing him. A suicide note was found next to his body. The last words were "Why didn't she love me anymore?"
- SCP-1674 ("Camera Obscura"). SCP-1674-3 is an other-dimensional area which is the destination of the SCP-1674-1 Portal Picture. A message etched into a stone in SCP-1674-3 tells of how the writer created the portal but forgot to include a way to return, trapping him in SCP-1674-3. The last words indicate he knows he will die soon.
- Subverted in the Exploration Log of SCP-1689 ("Bag of Holding Potatoes"). It appears that the Exploration Team will be killed due to asphyxiation, but they are saved by another Foundation team. Note: In the original version of the story the team died, but so many people on the wiki asked that they live that the author changed the ending.
- SCP-1734 ("The Hole in the Deck"). The end of the journal of the ship's captain tells of how his crew was taken by the entity and how the "stillness" of its home had covered the ship. His last words are "The water is so quiet."
- SCP-1877 ("The Guts of the Earth"). The third person in the chain of intestines was being pulled into an electrical socket. He somehow managed to write a letter to the company that manufactured a dishwasher that he thought was responsible for his condition. When the SCP Foundation personnel arrived, he had disappeared.
- SCP-1811 ("Shelf Life"). The previous owner of SCP-1811, Adrian Balswell, left a diary that explained how he discovered and experimented with it. It ends with an entry saying that several people and a cat had disappeared and that he was going to burn one of the books in it. The Foundation discovered the burned cover of a book and that Mr. Balswell had disappeared, apparently being destroyed by SCP-1811 like the others.
- SCP-1888 ("Terraforming Temple"). The team leader of the first Foundation expedition was also the last survivor. He sent a series of radio messages telling of how the local animals and plants attacked and killed the other expedition members. The last transmission was the sound of them killing him and him screaming.
- SCP-1936 ("Daleport"). Reverend Michael Hawshore was the leader of the Victory Society, which was created in an attempt to save Daleport by having the Eldritch Abominations infesting it fight each other to the death. One of the documents found near his body details his plans for the coming confrontation. It includes the line "I will welcome my death, even if it is not quick."
- SCP-1983 ("Doorway to Nowhere"). In his note Agent Barclay says that he's going to take the note to a place where he hopes it will be found, then make sure that the creatures can't use his heart to make more of them. His last words are "Good luck. Morituri te salutant.", indicating that he committed suicide.
- SCP-2102 ("Got Shoggoth?"). An unknown scientist recorded the events before the Super Soldier experiment in his diary. The last entry said that the experiment would took place that day. The experiment went out of control and the experimental subject's body expanded to fill the underground lab.
- SCP-2661 ("The Hoof Diary"). The end of a man's diary said that he would be a "sustenance", "morsel" and "sweet-meat" to a being he worshipped. The being ended up eating him.
- SCP-3008 ("A Perfectly Normal, Regular Old IKEA"). One of the people trapped inside SCP-3008 kept a journal of his adventures. Near the end he wrote "If this is the final entry here, I hope whoever is reading this is doing so from outside of this place." Shortly thereafter he escaped from SCP-3008, but was pursued outside and killed.
- In "Bees", not only is it the last entry, but the ones immediately preceding it have been removed.
[Thirty pages are missing.] I am bees. [The remaining pages are blank.]
- Ted's Caving Page. After being tormented by visions and paranoia, Ted and the others decide to return to the cave, with Ted promising vehemently to solve the mystery and give the readers every detail when he gets back. This was also the final entry, making it clear that they never did.
- Jonny Quest episode "The Sea Haunt". Dr. Benton Quest is reading from an Apocalyptic Log left by a ship's captain, describing how he and his crew were threatened by a monster.
Dr. Quest: (reading) "...The men are taking to the lifeboats. In a moment I will..."
Jonny: "I will" what? What does he say?
Dr. Quest: That's it. It ends right there.
Jonny: That monster must have come in here and killed the captain while he was writing!
Dr. Quest: I hope not, but it certainly seems that way.
- Steven Universe: Subverted in "Buddy's Book"; Steven and Connie read through the eponymous journal, in which Buddy describes his voyage across the world in search of undiscovered wonders. He ultimately winds up lost in the middle of a desert for several days, where he finally succumbs to thirst and exhaustion... but survives, later completing his journal and becoming a prolific author.
"This is it, then. The end of my adventure. I've just followed a map to my own end. And this will be the last thing I ever see as I expire? An angel and her... one, two, three... several lions, here for my soul."
Connie: Is this the end?
Steven: I guess so... (turns page) Oh, wait. There's a bunch more.
- In Ken Burns' The Civil War, a journal entry read by David McCullough that was written at Cold Harbor gives the date and place, then says simply: "I died."
- Robert Falcon Scott's journal of his polar expedition (which ended with the death of all involved - in vain, as they were beaten to the South Pole by Amundsen) ends with "For God's sake look after our people".
- Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl cuts off shortly before the fugitives were discovered and captured.
- Alex Sullivan's last tweet was about how seeing The Dark Knight Rises was going to make that day the best birthday ever. That doesn't seem so ominous until you remember the mass shooting that happened shortly afterward...
- Avicii's final tweet was him thanking Billboard for nominating him in the Billboard Music Awards. Three days later he killed himself in his hotel room in Oman after years of stress and mental health issues.
- Cirque du Soleil veteran Yann Arnaud, just hours before suffering a fatal fall during his aerial straps number in VOLTA, made a final Instagram post proclaiming: "It's time to go for it".
And that was the last entry.


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EDITOR'S DESK: 'Planet in peril'? A reply to a senator
Earth Day is a popular occasion on the Westside - as shown by the increased attendance numbers for the annual events at the Garden of the Gods, Rock Ledge
Ranch and Springs Utilities Conservation Center. Our impression from attending these activities April 19 was that people were enjoying the day and the chance to
learn about and give back to this grand orb we live on.
Then came an Earth Day press release/statement from U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, whose district includes the Westside, that took the fun out of things (we're a "planet in peril," don't you know). At the same time, he failed (I thought) to justify his dire summations. For your reading pleasure (?), I'm reprinting below his statement, followed by the reply I sent him:
Salazar: "Only a matter of years ago it was a challenge to convince our world of the significance of Earth Day. But now, due to overwhelming evidence that our planet is in peril, an ever-increasing number of Americans and people around the globe realize its relevance. It can no longer be denied that the impact of human beings on the planet is pronounced and in some cases detrimental. That is why it matters what each of us does, in our own way, to lessen our footprint on the natural environment."
"Whether your family changes all of your household light bulbs to energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs, you carpool to work or school, you use canvas bags instead of plastic bags to carry your groceries or you choose any of a myriad of other planet-friendly actions - it makes a positive difference. If you haven't yet started to do your part, I hope you choose to today - and for those who have - thank you and keep up the good work. Happy Earth Day."
My reply: In your statement in the e-mail below, you refer to "overwhelming evidence that our planet is in peril" and charge that we humans hold blame in that. Such fright- and guilt-inducing language is a surprise to hear from a United States senator, especially in contrast to the care you have taken, for example, in calling for extensive studies and hearings before allowing drilling on the Roan Plateau. You do not make such a call here, nor have you presented the public with the "overwhelming evidence" you speak of. Certainly, there have been no public hearings at a local or regional level where qualified scientists or knowledgeable individuals have been welcomed to offer differing points of view so that people might judge for themselves.
You also have not illustrated in detail to the public how a drastically increased use of renewable energy - at the expense of traditional, reliable and less expensive sources - will make us (to borrow a term your political party has been using of late) "energy independent."
No reasonable person opposes such sensible steps as you list below, under the definition of "planet friendly." At the same time, I doubt that you would use the words, "planet in peril," if you thought that peril could be solved by changing light bulbs. I believe it is time that you were forthcoming about how much the "green" direction you support will cost the public, as a result of changing energy strategies on a national scale and possibly even charging a "carbon tax" (which we understand Congress is contemplating in regard to global warming). And happy Earth Day to you.


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No, not a Bengal Tiger but damn close.
At two years old this month, Jethro (after my hero Leeroy Jethro Gibbs of favourite show NCIS) is fully grown and full of attitude. He slinks around his territory like a panther and treats me like a warm knee to sleep on/warm something to curl up in bed with/toilet cleaner/food bringer/companion and toy.
He jumps in the shower every morning to check there are no foul beasties lurking there for me. We play chase the length of the house which he particularly loves as he gets to skid on the wooden floors. We wrestle (no, not like I would with a tiger) where abouts he grabs my right arm, never my left, and continues to scratch, shred and bite. He's not aggressive, I just play rough. We chat about cat things… Yes, in cat speak. I am adept at the intricasies and potential for disaster with this new language of which OH is completely ignorant.We head-butt (no, not me and OH) which is cat for hello.
At almost twenty five, I am THAT Cat Lady.
Don't get me wrong, I am not as some are, a die-hard cat fanatic. In fact, I have absolutely no preference for either cats or dogs. I am not a 'Cat Person' or a 'Dog Person'. I just happen to be owned by a cat and an infatuated with him. I do however see clearly now what my poor mother had been mocked for all the time I lived at home. She's incredible; obsessive, possessive, passionate, caring, sensitive, totally hilarious, generous, opinionated, loving, creative and the most wonderful best friend. She just loves animals. They are her babies.
My parents taught me to see. It's not as silly as it sounds. They taught me to watch and look, question and learn. Appreciate. That is seeing. I see things when I'm out on a walk that Other Half doesn't even look at. When I explain why that tree is so interesting or point to yet another squirrel in the grass I don't think he gets it. I'm no new age hippy but I can tell when Jethro is hungry, when he's bored etc. Yes, it's part of living with him every day but it's also more than that. Small tells from an animal are IMPORTANT and many people don't even notice them. Body language is SO important for animals and even humans subconsciously respond to it without engaging their brains to question WHY. When Jethro starts ripping up the carpet he's not being badly behaved, he's just bored. When he gets what the family call 'Crazy Eyes' dilated pupils, we know he's stalking something and to get out of the way. My parent's dog does this too; we know when she's like that, she's in the zone and nothing will distract her. She's killed a baby chicken this way which Mam was devestated over but the dog did give the 'tell'. She was very obviously in the zone. Since owning a cat I've appreciated silence more. Dog owners never get silence. My parents' two Wiemeraners make noise even when they're asleep- Kim snores, as she tucks her head into her chest too tightly and Charlie dreams, making whinnying noises somewhat like a wild Zebra.
People say you don't understand what it is to be a parent until you're a parent. After my folks bought me Jethro, I finally get it. Or something close to it. I know when I have kids I'll know the difference but having Jethro, a creature you're wholly responsible for, is a huge thing. I don't think enough animal owners understand this, let alone some parents. I would run into a burning building to save him, some people might call me crazy and I am proud to say that this kind of crazy feeling is inherited from my mother.
I just feel better when I'm with my cat and Other Half. They're my family and what's more important than that?


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I think the highlight of my Sunshine Coast Trip was just happening upon a very high tide at the Skookumchuck Narrows.
While I was waiting for the Saltery Bay to Earl's Cove ferry I met a German couple who had been up sea kayaking in Johnson Strait. They told me that they were going to go stay at a place in Edmont on their way back to Vancouver. It peaked my curiousity. I knew I didnt' want to go all the way home anyway. It was Friday and traffic through Vancouver would be a nightmare. So when I got off the ferry I decided to make a detour and stay in Edmont. Well, I arrived to find no vacancies but I did discover that this was the home of the Skookumchuck Narrows. I had read about this area as a big play spot for kayakers. The Narrows is an area where the entire water volume of the inlet gets pushed through a narrow area in the inlet and creates huge Grand Canyon sized waves. So I popped into the Edmont visitors center and asked what the best time was to see the narrows. I figured that I was probably not there at the right time. To my surprise it just happened that 49 minutes from then was a flood stage super high tide at the narrows. I had hit the timing spot on. I headed out for a hike to the Skookumchuck Narrows.
The hike in was easy. 2.5 miles of road and wide trail through beautiful northwest forest. About halfway there is a lake. Taz took a swim on the way in and we both swam on the way out. That with the incredible kayakers at the Narrows made a perfect ending to a week long trip on the Sunshine Coast.
More info on the Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park
Bathwater warm lake on the way to the Narrows.
Trail through the forest.
North viewpoint. The big picture.
These are a series of this woman who was awesome. It is so great to see young women doing these things.
Looking out at the waves from shore.
Another kayaker surfing the waves.
Shuttling his boat back up for another run.
View down the Narrows
Tons of people out to watch the kayakers and see the Narrows.
View of the Narrows from the forest trail.
A great way to end our Sunshine Coast trip.