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Courses and Skills
Had a fun session and want to develop your skills further in an activity, then take a specialised one day course with us. We have a range of courses, some of which provide qualifications and others which are based at extending your experience and skills, providing the necessary experience for taking your interest further.
Please click the link below for further details on our skills building courses
- Rock Climbing Days
- Paddle Days
- Kayaking Skills BCU 1 Star Courses
- Kayaking Skills BCU 2 Star Courses
- Navigation Skills Courses
- First Aid Courses
- Duke of Edinburgh Gold Residential Courses
If you are a group of adults, such as Stag and Hen or birthday parties looking for a different type of weekend away, we offer different Multi-activity breaks which can customised to your requirements.
Discovery Courses On Demand
Adventure Okehampton run a programme of weekend breaks throughout the year that are suitable for individuals, groups or families. However if there are six or more in your group you can choose your own dates. You do not need to be staying at the hostel to book a training course. You can also save money by using our camp site. To get a personalised quotation for any of our courses contact the Activity Centre manager with numbers/ages (if under 18), accommodation requirements and dates requested.
Subject to a minimum group size of 6 we can arrange for courses in the following areas:
- Landscape painting
- Geology of Dartmoor
- Prehistoric archaeology
- Identifying moorland plants
- Identifying common woodland invertebrates
- Identifying trees
- Walking Group Leader Training
- Or any of our courses on offer
Rock Climbing Course Days
Okehampton is ideally situated for climbing with plenty of Dartmoor crags on our doorstep. We offer a great variety of climbing to suit all abilities from total beginners to those wanting to learn how start climbing alone. Our local crags are within walking distance and on some courses we travel further afield to the large granite Tor climbing venues for which the moor is famous.
Family Rock Days run during the school holidays at the rate of £49.00 per adult and £40.00 per under 14. We will take you up to one of the Dartmoor Tors and start with WEASLING a session that will introduce you to the rocks and how to manoeuvre round them. We will then move onto one of our local crags where you will start off with basic BOULDERING. After lunch you will be learning all the skills of ROCK CLIMBING and will be at the top of the crag before you know it. An ideal Family Adventure, especially for older children wanting a more challenging session.
If you are booked onto a Family Adventure Holiday you can take part in the Family Rock Day as part of your package (equivalent to three taster sessions)
Rock Climbing Days offer an in-depth day of climbing out on Dartmoor for those who want to develop their skills further. We will visit a couple of more challenging rock climbing venues allowing you to learn basic rope work, belaying and gear selection with plenty of time to put theory into practice for a full climbing experience. These days can be booked for any date to suit small or large groups. Great activity for school groups or adventurous Stag, Hen & Birthday Parties.
Equipment required:
- Loose trousers such as track suit bottoms etc
- Rock boots or trainers
- Waterproofs e.g. Jacket/Trousers; day rucksack
Instruction: All our courses are run by experienced instructors who hold Awards from the National Governing Body. All equipment is provided.
PLEASE NOTE that for safety reasons all our climbing courses are weather dependent. Should rain stop play then we will arrange another activity.
NNAS Navigation Courses
Discover the mysteries of magical Dartmoor as well as build confidence and develop your Navigation Skills.
No longer will you wonder what terms such as handrails had to do with walking on the mountains and why some people drop small stones when they are walking. With each participant engaging in the exercise, our basic navigation courses are suitable for all, with the aim to feel less "like a sheep" at the end, a comment from many of our past customers!
We run one type of course which will provide sufficient guidance to attain either Bronze or Silver level NNAS. Our NNAS gold award courses are organised on demand, often from previous course attendees, who want to continue to develop their skills.
Accommodation is available at the Hostel or we can recommend local Bed and Breakfast for those who prefer other types of accommodation.
NNAS Bronze Award. The course meets the requirements of National Navigation Award Scheme's Bronze level. This will include 2 days on the Moor, 2 evening sessions of lectures and practical sessions, with a final assessment. Those under 18 may take the course, but the NNAS certification is only available to those over 18. Content includes:
- Understanding maps and their scales, different symbols and using grid references.
- Orientating the map to the ground and identifying features on map and ground.
- The ability to judge approximate distances on both map and ground.
- Understanding of the contour system, so that you can differentiate valleys and ridges.
- To plan a safe walk or course in wild country.
- Understand information symbols on maps, for facilities, rights of way
- Using a map and compass to find where you are, and where to walk.
NNAS Silver Award. The course meets the requirements of National Navigation Award Scheme's Silver level. This will include 2 days on the Moor, 2 evening sessions of lectures and practical sessions, with a final assessment. You will become familiar with basic map and compass skills. Those under 18 may take the course, but the NNAS certification is only available to those over 18. Content includes:
- Revision of understanding maps and their scales, understand information symbols on maps for facilities and rights of way, different symbols and using grid references, understanding of the contour system, so that you can differentiate valleys and ridges.
- Orientating the map to the ground and identifying features on map and ground.
- Use of different levels of navigation, macro to micro-level, depending on terrain and visibility.
- Use of 'attack points' to get to specific places on the map
- How to plan a safe walk or course in wild country with little visibility using 'aiming off'.
- How to estimate time and distance to be covered using Naismith's rule. How to adapt it to your group.
- Using a map and compass to find where you are, and to relocate your position.
- Walking on an accurate compass bearing to get to a specific point.
NNAS Gold Award. At present these are organised on demand. The training weekend will include 2 days on the Moor, 2 evening sessions of lectures and practical sessions, with a final assessment. The assessment weekend follows a similar pattern.
General Navigation Courses. We also offer 2-day breaks includes 2 walks of about 6 hours each, and 1 evening sessions of lectures and practical sessions. These are suitable for DoE training classes, Ten Tors training and social meetings for ramblers/social walking groups.
Weekend course includes:
- Instructor/Guide for weekend
- Outdoor clothing (Waterproofs e.g. Jacket/Trousers; gloves; hat; day rucksack)
- Full Hiking Boots (the ground is wet and boggy in places!)
- Personal belongings (washbag etc)
- Walking Sticks (if you use them)
- Packed Lunch for each day
Bushcraft Weekends
Learn basic bushcraft skills on dartmoor. The course will include all tuition looking at different methods for fire-lighting, water collection and shelterbuilding and we'll give you our top tips to enjoy your time as well as some navigation training.
Great for a Lads and Dads bonding weekend, Scouts and Guides group, Stag Parties and all team-building type groups. Can be combined with the Wild Camp Course on Dartmoor where you build your own shelter as well as preparing and cooking your own evening meal on a camp fire.
These course operate at any time subject to a booking for a minimum of 6 people.
2014 Costs: From £99 per person (Non residential), £139 (Residential).
Adventure Okehampton is an AALA registered, BCU accredited centre in Devon, offering a range of training courses to interested people as well as their own staff. A small family-run company, we have been welcoming Schools, Families and Individuals for Adventure Activities for over 16 years. Situated on the edge of Dartmoor, the centre is ideally located for all areas of outdoor activities, and as it is placed by the A30 it is a convenient location to get to.
Contact: 01837 53916 (Press 1 for Bookings)
Canoe Day Trips in Devon
Gliding along tranquil river banks watching the wildlife, then heading down water slides, this is a great day out paddling the River Exe and Canal loop.
We take you there, teach you more about paddle strokes, launching and landing and then we head off for our day's adventure.
This full day runs on Mondays during the school holidays at the rate of £65.00 per person. Family discounts for 4 people.
If you are booked onto a Family Adventure Holiday you can take part in the Paddle Day as part of your package (equivalent to three taster sessions)
Cost Includes:
• Transportation from YHA Okehampton
• Instructor for course from our BCU acreditted centre
• Use of the Canoe or Kayak equipment and safety equipment.
If you have a group of 6 or more adults we can book you in for any date to suit you. It's an ideal Family Adventure, especially for teenagers wanting a more challenging holiday as well as a great activity for an adventurous Stag or Hen Party. Turn this into a weekend expedition by camping at the Turf Locks campsite. Prices available for this options.
You will need:
- Suitable clothing (Clothes to wear under life jacket, day rucksack)
- Wet Boots (or old trainers)
- packed lunch in carry-bag


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WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- U.S. officials still lack a full understanding about who orchestrated and carried out the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, officials said.
While investigators of the joint CIA-FBI effort have identified several people present during the terrorist attacks on the consulate in Benghazi in which Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other diplomatic employees were killed, none has been tied to the deaths with certainty, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
"It is going painfully slowly," said Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the House Intelligence Committee who was briefed on the investigation. "We don't have access to all the people we'd like to have access to."
Republican congressional members have charged the White House didn't adequately anticipate or respond to the violence on Sept. 11, which delayed the confirmation of Obama's pick for CIA director, John Brennan, for several weeks. The Senate Intelligence Committee scheduled a closed-door vote Tuesday on Brennan's nomination, and the Senate is expected to confirm his appointment this week.
Officials gave several reasons for the slow-moving investigation to the Times.
They say the nature of the Benghazi attacks -- a combination of terrorist action and mob violence -- has been difficult to sort through and U.S. investigators can't openly collect evidence or find witnesses in Benghazi.
Also, new governments in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt are less capable and more unwilling to cooperate than U.S. officials had hoped, officials told the Times.
U.S. officials identified is Ahmed Abu Khattala, an Islamic cleric considered a leader of the extremist Ansar al-Sharia, as a leading suspect. In October, he told reporters he was present during the attack but denied allegations he was observed directing the militants.
The FBI has not interviewed him, the Times said.
Another suspect, Ali Ani Harzi, was arrested in October in Turkey at the request of the CIA and returned to his home country of Tunisia. FBI agents interviewed Harzi in front of a judge for several hours, but in January he was released for insufficient evidence.
U.S. investigators haven't been allowed to interview a third suspect, Islamist militant Muhamed Jamal Abu Ahmed, who was arrested in Egypt in December with help from U.S. intelligence, the Times said. U.S. officials said they think some of Ahmed's associates were at the Benghazi attack but his role is unclear.


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Tom Jones, now seventy, has recorded an album of Gospel songs entitled Praise and Blame.
Maybe not so many panties thrown onstage next tour, but the single is excellent. I'm curious to know if roots-music fans and AAA radio will pick it up.
I suppose this is similar to what Johnny Cash did with his American Recordings series, but Tom doesn't try to be Johnny Cash (at least not on this number). It sounds like a natural evolution–the bombast is still there, but in service of a song appropriately sung by a man late in life.
I like it.
Tom Jones – "Did Trouble Me"
For old time's sake…
Tom Jones – "Without Love"


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No one turns down gold, even in the imaginary city of Rolldovia. Dice City: All That Glitters is the first expansion for the town building, dice rolling game from AEG. In All That Glitters players gain the resource of gold, provided by twelve gold tokens. As well, the expansion contains forty-eight additional cards that all players to use the gold to strike deals, spruce up pre-existing buildings, and have the option of constructing new types of buildings.
Another in the Lost Legacy series of card games, The Werewolf and the Undying Heart is the newest stand-alone addition to the game. Like the other sets, The Werewolf and the Undying Heart can be played independently of the other expansions. Each deck in this set can also be played solo or combined with each other, depending on the player's preference. For two to six players and only lasting ten minutes a round, Lost Legacy is one of the easiest to learn, quickest to play card games on the market.
Steve Jackson Games is nothing if not committed to bringing players every possible iteration on products related to Munchkin. With that in mind, the Munchkin Playmat drops this weekend. A valuable tool to help organize any game of Munchkin (and if you've played you know all of those cards can get unwieldy), the Munchkin Playmat designates spaces for class, headgear, race, unequipped items, and many other card types in the game. These spots along with a level gauge help to keep players' multitude of cards ordered and organized.
In the vein of White Wizard Games other popular deck-based card game, Star Realms, the Epic card game receives four booster pack expansions this weekend. Epic Tyrants is made up of four booster pack expansions that contribute thirteen new cards to the game, each themed around a Tyrant character. The four options are Draka's Rage, Helion's Deceit, Raxxa's Revenge, and Markus' Command.
You've heard of the classic board game Operation. Well, Doctor Panic is the next generation relative of that game, a blend of app-based, cooperative, and time trial. Made for families of all-ages, Doctor Panic plays in only twelve minutes! Yes, you and your other players have twelve minutes to complete a variety of medical procedures and clean-up activities. Download the free Doctor Panic app and incorporate it into the game as well.
Over the last few years, Fantasy Flight has grown a variety of games around their elaborate, cyberpunk universe of Android. A spin-off of the popular Netrunner series, Android Mainframe is a completely different take on that universe and game mechanics intended for two to four players. A placement game at it's heart, Android Mainframe has players assuming the role of a Runner and using various character tiles, linking rods, and various cards to attempt to gain control of various evil corporations' computer systems by "hacking in."


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Canada holds on to beat USA in Group B showdownby Mike G. Morreale
It was the kind of effort Malcolm Subban was hoping for on the biggest stage of his international career for the Canadian National Junior Team at the 2013 World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia.
With all eyes squarely on Subban entering his Group B showdown against the United States on Sunday at Ufa Arena, the the 6-foot-2, 200-pound Boston Bruins prospect turned in his best performance on the way to a 2-1 victory. Subban made 36 saves.
"Coming in, I felt really good and I just wanted to have a really good game," Subban told TSN. "I felt really confident, so that helped a lot."
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Ryan Strome connected for first-period goals to provide all the scoring Canada needed in support. Subban, sporting an unspectacular 3.00 goals-against average and .892 save percentage in victories over Germany and Slovakia, was flawless throughout and was named Canada's player of the game.
"It's a lot easier to get up for these games than the first two," Subban said.
Nugent-Hopkins, Canada's captain, had high praise for Subban.
"[Subban was] outstanding," he told TSN. "There's not much else you can say there. He was there from the first minute to the last, and with goaltending like that, you get that much more comfortable up front."
The victory sets up a first-place showdown in Group B on Monday against Russia. Canada is first in the group with three regulation victories and nine points; Russia is second with two regulation wins and one victory in overtime for eight points. Canada coach Steve Spott will also have forwards J.C. Lipon and Boone Jenner back in the lineup for the game -- both players were serving suspensions against the United States.
"Having Boone and J.C. back gives us that energy we'll need and we'll need it to step up for Russia," Spott told TSN.
Meanwhile, if the United States can defeat Slovakia on Monday, it would also gain a berth into the WJC medal round by solidifying third place in Group B.
"I think we'll be fine … it's just one game and winner moves on so I think that's the way we'll look at it," American goalie John Gibson told NHL.com. "We'll put what happened behind us and just worry about advancing. If we advance, then anything can happen. We just have to win against Slovakia."
U.S. coach Phil Housley remains confident about his team's chances against a tough Slovakian team.
"Against Slovakia, we have destiny in our own hands and I like that," he told NHL.com. "I like the way we played [the past two games] and I think getting a goal early would spark our team. If you get new life, and win the right games in this tournament, anything can happen. We understand the ramifications of this next game, but I think our guys will be ready."
The United States had pulled to within 2-1 in the third period when Jacob Trouba scored his team-leading third goal of the tournament. After Gibson had just denied Ty Rattie with a sensational left-pad save off a two-on-one shorthanded breakout, Trouba collected a cross-ice feed from Alex Galchenyuk and ultimately batted at a loose puck that found the back of the net at the 11:02 mark.
Subban then made a huge save off Ryan Hartman less than 30 seconds later to keep Canada ahead. It was at that point that the momentum the United States had gained was suddenly lost thanks to five straight penalties, including hit-to-the-head infractions to captain Jake McCabe and forward Ryan Hartman. The U.S. killed off two sequences in which Canada had a 5-on-3 advantage, including one for a full two minutes.
"I think those 5-on-3's might have sucked a little juice out of us, but our guys sucked it up and did a great job penalty killing to put us in a position to tie it up," Housley said.
The Americans totaled 30 minutes in penalties, including a pair of 10-minute misconducts to Hartman and McCabe, following the Trouba goal.
"I thought some of the calls were questionable, personally, but they're called and we couldn't do anything about it," Housley said. "But we killed them off, which was a valiant effort by our penalty killers and John Gibson had a great game for us."
Gibson, who is 1-2 with a 1.52 GAA and .950 save percentage in three games for the Americans, was asked if it was any consolation to be named his team's player of the game against Canada.
"Kind of … but I would have traded it in for a win any day of the week," Gibson told NHL.com.
Subban, whose save percentage increased to .925 after his effort against the U.S., made a few big stops late in the game when the U.S. had a power play and eventual two-man advantage after pulling Gibson with 1:07 remaining. Galchenyuk also had an opportunity to tee up a blast during a mad scramble as time was running down, but the puck hopped over his stick. Subban, who stars for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League, made 10 saves in the first, 15 in the second and 11 in the third.
"The key ingredients were our penalty kill and goaltending," Nugent-Hopkins said. "Both of those aspects of the game were fantastic, and we wouldn't have won the game without them."
Nugent-Hopkins leads all scorers at the WJC with eight points, including three goals.
Housley realizes his team needs to provide Gibson with more support.
"He's keeping us in games and giving us a chance to win," he said. "We just need a little more goals to support his play."
Nugent-Hopkins opened the scoring for Canada with his third goal of the tournament off a quick release from the inner right circle 7:13 into the period. Following an offensive-zone draw, Jonathan Huberdeau controlled the puck along the half-boards before feeding an uncovered Nugent-Hopkins, who ripped a shot that beat Gibson low to the blocker side.
Canada extended the lead to 2-0 when Strome followed up a rebound of a Brett Ritchie wrap-around attempt at 18:19. Strome beat U.S. defenseman Seth Jones to the puck in front of Gibson following Ritchie's big surge behind the American net.
Despite allowing two goals in the opening period, Gibson did make three huge stops to keep the game within reach for the United States. He stopped Kitchener Rangers teammate Ryan Murphy off a semi-breakaway attempt, denied 2013 draft-eligible prospect Jonathan Drouin on a breakaway, and turned away Mark Scheifele with a sensational left-glove snare in front.
"[Ryan Murphy] was kind of on a 3-on-1, so I was expecting a pass but he tried to go five-hole," Gibson said. "I had my stick down, so it wasn't too bad."
Subban also make a few scintillating stops, including one off a breakaway attempt by U.S. forward John Gaudreau with 9:15 remaining.
In the absence of forward Lipon, Spott opted to have Nathan MacKinnon on right wing with Strome and Jonathan Drouin on the second line. Brett Ritchie was inserted on the fourth line with Anthony Camara and a rotating center. Rattie was placed on right wing with Mark McNeill and Phillip Danault.
Canada has won nine of the last 10 meetings against the United States at the World Juniors, with five of the last six games decided by one goal.
In other action at the WJC on Sunday in Ufa, Finland survived a huge scare from feisty Switzerland by overcoming a two-goal deficit to score a 5-4 shootout victory in Group A competition.
After spotting Switzerland a 2-0 lead in the first period, Finland received goals from Calgary Flames prospect Markus Granlund and Chicago Blackhawks prospect Teuvo Teravainen to even the contest in the second. Switzerland regained a two-goal lead in the third on goals by Alessio Bertaggia at 1:08 and Dario Simion at 11:30.
Finland again rallied as Teravainen scored his second of the game, on the power-play, at 13:06 before Granlund struck for his second with the goalie pulled for an extra attacker with just 1:40 remaining in the third.
In the shootout, Granlund connected in the fifth round and Sven Andrighetto's attempt to tie it was turned away by Finland's Joonas Korpisalo (Columbus Blue Jackets).
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COLUMBUS -- A Democratic state lawmaker wants Gov. John Kasich to increase taxes on oil and gas production, but use the proceeds to support local governments and schools rather than instituting an income tax cut.
"The governor's numbers, I think we call them bogus (expletive) numbers -- at least I do," said Rep. Bob Hagan, a Democrat from Youngstown. "He's pretending that he wants to give this tax cut across the board to everyone. ... (If he's going to) brag about a billion dollar rainy day fund and then continuously cut local government dollars from our local governments and education dollars, then he should increase (the severance tax) substantially, quit playing games with it, and make sure that it goes to local governments and education."
Hagan made the comments during a press conference at the Statehouse, where liberal groups voiced concern about federal budget issues and the potential impact of spending cuts on Ohio.
In recent days, Kasich has touted another budget surplus for the year, with potentially $1 billion slated for the state's rainy day fund. That latter was near zero when Kasich took office.
Democrats have called for surplus funds to be used to support local governments and schools rather than stored away for another day.
But both House Speaker Bill Batchelder, a Republican from Medina, and Senate President Keith Faber, a Republican from Celina, said Wednesday the surplus should be added to the state's savings account.
"It's just like any family, you need to well stock your rainy day fund and you need to make sure you're anticipating contingencies," Faber said.
Faber said lawmakers will consider local government funding issues as part of coming budget deliberations.
"They've made a case that they've made significant cutbacks, and we'll take a look at that," Faber said.
Kasich also continues to back a plan that would increase tax rates on oil and gas produced from eastern Ohio's emerging oilfields, thanks to horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
The governor and other proponents say the existing rate is too low, the increase they're proposing would keep Ohio's rates lower than other states, and the proceeds could be used to cut income tax rates for all Ohioans.
The proposal is expected to be part of a larger tax reform package to be unveiled in coming days.
Hagan and others support the severance tax hike, as long as the proceeds are used to support local communities and schools and not for another income tax cut.
The resulting funds could help eastern Ohio communities dealing with increased drilling activities, Hagan said.
"I've never seen so many lobbyists from the gas and oil industry in one place in the 26 years that I've been here," he said. "And they're winning this. So those of us that have an obligation to stand up and fight for local governments and fight for education dollars have to do it now, and we have to confront the governor on it."
Marc Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau Chief. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter at OhioCapitalBlog.


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Revision as of 12:01, 20 January 2015
- 1 Working Groups
- 1.1 Welcoming Committee
- 1.2 Communications Working Group
- 1.3 Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group
- 1.4 "How We Organize" working group
- 1.5 Finances Working Group
- 1.6 Commons Working Group
- 1.7 Building Construction and Maintenance Working Group
- 2 Working Group Protocols
Working Groups
Working groups are made up of members from all different collectives as well as individuals who are not affiliated with any collectives but want to join the collective effort of the Omni. These groups function as a way to collectivize the labor required to operate the space. Working groups are a great way to get involved, share skills, ideas, opinions and learn from each other how collective action takes place. If you'd like to be a part of one of the working groups, please join one of the mailing lists below to receive information on meetings and actions to be done.
See the Calendar for information on upcoming working group meetings, and to find past meeting notes!
Welcoming Committee
The Welcoming Committee organizes around creating a welcoming and inclusive experience for newcomers and visitors to the project. See the calendar to find out when we're meeting next!
Mailing List
Communications Working Group
We work on public-facing communications (messaging, outreach, press and public relations) as well as internal communications (inter-group collaboration tools, wiki, mailing list and other tools for communication and collaboration).
- See: Internal Communications for an intro to our communications resources.
- Bottom-liners: Jenny, Elaine
Mailing List
Meeting Notes
We keep our notes on a Riseup Pad named OmniComms.
- Event:2014/05/05 Communications Committee Meeting
- Event:2014/05/12 Communications Committee Meeting
- Event:2014/05/19 Communications Committee Meeting
- Event:2014/05/26 Communications Committee Meeting
- Event:2014/06/02 Communications Working Group Meeting
Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group
Exploring bias and issues of difference and inclusion in the space. Challenging dominant cultural influences and developing projects and relationships more in line with the values of the Omni, as stated in the founding document and statement of solidarity.
- Bottom-liner: Sarah P. and Niki S.
Mailing List
Meeting Notes
- Event:2014/04/28_Inclusion_Task_Force_Meeting
- Event:2014/05/12_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting
- Event:2014/05/15_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting
- Event:2014/05/19_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting
- Event:2014/05/26_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting
- Event:2014/06/25_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting
"How We Organize" working group
"How We Organize" is a working group that proposes new shapes for the commons to organize its activities. It's a time and place for us to discuss the methods we use to shape ourselves, both as individuals and as collectives within a commons. We meet every Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:30pm in the Commons.
- Bottom-liners: Stephen (novotny[dot]stephen[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mailing List
Meeting Notes
- Event:2015/01/13 Event Title
- Event:2014/06/19 Legal Governance Meeting
- Event:2014/06/02 Legal Governance Meeting
- Event:2014/06/01 Legal / Governance Hackathon
Finances Working Group
Ensuring the continued financial health of the Omni Oakland Commons.
- Bottom-liner: Hol
Quarterly Financial Health Questionaire
Mailing List
- This is a private list. If you would like to join, please send a request to email@example.com or attend a Finance working group meeting
Meeting Notes
- Fundraising Conversation 8/11
- 2014/08/19 Finance Meeting Minutes
- 2014/09/2 Finance Meeting Minutes
- 2014/10/14 Finance Meeting Minutes
Commons Working Group
Focusing on scheduling and coordinating use of the commons. The Commons Working Group meets on Saturdays, oscillating between 10am and 1pm. Check the Calendar!
Mailing List
Meeting Notes
Building Construction and Maintenance Working Group
Focusing on physical construction, maintenance and alteration projects. Including organizing work parties, sharing skills
- Bottom-liners: Korl is willing to co-bottomline; LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP, especially someone with construction skills and/or who can commit to organizing regularly scheduled working times.
Mailing List
Meeting Notes
Construction Projects
Working Group Protocols
(NOTE: For help creating correct wiki pages and adding events to the calendar, contact Vicky (vknoxsironi at gmail dot com], Jenny [jenny at sudomesh dot org] or Matt [mattsenate at gmail dot com])
In order to make progress on many different aspects of this project, please use the following protocols. The intention is to support horizontal, consent-based, transparent, good-faith collaboration.
Start a Working Group
- The Omni encourages the establishment of new working groups as necessary to collectivize the labor of the project.
- A list of current working groups is maintained on the wiki here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups.
- If you see a need for a new working group, propose its purpose and scope at a delegate's meeting.
- Once approved by the delegates, work with fellow group members to compose a vision statement and scope for the working group. Create a working group page on the wiki and post your vision there.
Bottomlining Established Working Groups
- Work with fellow group members to determine convenient meeting dates and times.
- Help to administer working group email list.
- Announce your meeting times via email to the omni-logistics list and by adding them to the Omni calendar (http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Calendar).
- Publish meeting notes on the Omni calendar, and send a direct link to the notes to the omni-logistics list after every meeting.
- Help to facilitate a positive and fun working group culture by:
- Designating a facilitator and scribe to take notes at the beginning of the meeting
- Concluding each meeting with "action items"
- Be present for meetings as much as possible. If not able to attend a meeting, arrange in advance who will distribute notes.
- Forward any major announcements or questions for discussion from your working group to the omni-logistics list and/or to the delegates' meeting as necessary.
- Ensure proposals that need the approval of the delegates are added to the riseup pad (https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom). Include the date the proposal was added to the pad.
- The most basic rules for bottomlining a working group are autonomy and good judgment (i.e. common sense)!
Join a Working Group
- Check the Calendar and attend the next meeting of the working group.
- Directly contact the individual(s) bottom-lining the group.
- Show up to a meeting, or use the communication channel specified for that group to stay in touch.
Make Progress in a Working Group
- Set goals that aspire to deliver on the working group's "mission" or purpose.
- If necessary, outline tasks in order to reach each goal.
- Make progress on and seek to accomplish any tasks that contribute to the working group's goals.
- When a working group's goals require feedback, formal approval, or simply consent from the Omni delegates, create a proposal:
- Present this proposal to the Omni delegates meeting to ensure each member-group can build consent in their respective community as necessary.
- When a working group has several divergent options or ideas and cannot come to resolution on them alone, then create proposals that represent these options and present these in some way to the whole collective:
- Present proposals at an Omni delegates meeting for feedback
- Ask for feedback on the email@example.com email list
- Ask for feedback from other working groups, member-groups, or individuals that are not involved with your working group.
- Rinse, repeat until you have garnered improvements to your proposal from the invaluable experiences and contributions of everyone involved with the Omni Commons, ultimately building consensus among the entire community.


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Disclaimer : This blog post is not an effort to judge who is right or who is wrong neither is it about taking sides on appealing to religious sentiments of the readers. Here is a typical case study of how a nation can be victimised for the handiwork of the few radical hardliners and the whole world stands and watches nonplussed.
Its nearly a forthnight since outbreak on a mini scaled war in the Gaza Strip ! The two stakeholders under contention are the Hamas and the Israelis. At one side is The Hamas which is clearly a parasite that breeds amongs the palestine community and is least bothered about the extensive damage that inspite of loss of life among the community is relentlessly pursuing its own agenda and on the other side is a country that seems to have a hell care attitude towards humanity with a single minded hard vengenance as the only agenda
How could we justify this ongoing collateral damage where nearly 650 civilians have been killed which include children, women and more than 1400 injured in the last 14 days. Relief supplies of food and medicines has been blocked and barred from entry into the Gaza . Missile attacks on the power supplies of the gaza strip have rendered them dysfunctional and thus event ground water is not available to people. On one hand Israel's Gross violation of Humanitarian rights of the those few Gaza residents and the whole world is watching helplessly. UN is just a dog barring its teeth but under the strong leash of other superpowers who are keeping mum allowing this to happen . On the othes hand is Palestine that has two parties. Fatah who are the moderates and the Hamas, who are the hardliners. Both these parties have been alternatively succeeding to power by capitalising on incumbent sentiments of the people there. Hamas assumed power since 2006 and has been actively pursuing " intifada " and has been on a suicidal streak ever since head on with Israel. The recent culmination of events that have unfolded is a result of this hideous agenda of Hamas.
There is this interesting recommendation on counter terrorism measures called " The Gills Doctrine " put forth by KPS Gill after his extensive experience combating Khalistani Insurgency at Punjab in the 80's. The Gills Doctrine recommmends " When fighting terrorists armed with military-issue hardware, the definition of what constitutes 'minimal force' requires recalibration. If terrorism is after all a new way of warfare, then the Government must be prepared to combat it on a war-footing. At the same time, there remains an overwhelming need to insulate the local population from suffering disproportionate collateral damage. For this reason, the use of area weapons and airpower is to be avoided, even if the result is heightened casualties on one's own side"
In his approach to combat those who weild the relegious excuse to pursue terrorism strikes down with a strong handed persuasion that no relegion in earth advocates the use of violence / warfare on women and children and for that matter even against unarmed men. People who have been misled by such false idealogies need to be dealt with severly. He states in his doctrine " Gill offered the terrorists a stark choice: they could either die for their idea of God, or live for themselves. There was no third option. Many Khalistanis responded as per logical dictates and surrendered. Those that did not, engaged in gun battles with the Police, and frequently ended up meeting their Maker. " Some of his recommendations have been very much hailed by experts across the world. And is an interesting read on measures one can take to quell such insurgency.
Coming back to Attack on Gaza , On one hand it is very important for countries to intervene and talk to either of the countries to seek for a immediate cease fire to prevent further bloodshed of innocent lives. On other hand war is big business opportunity for many countries to intervene and play the big brother role . At current recession climate when countries are groping for solutions to lubricate the economy as well as to create a resource exchange this kind of mediation, peace keeping effort is an excellent excuse. As far as the Media is concerned it has been having a hay day for all this sensationalism with higher TRP's and feeding us crazy like the day of Operation Desert Storm
Look at the world around us today. Close to home we have the LTTE rebels fighting a loosing war where a lot of civilians are being killed as collateral damage. A little far away we have Thailand nearly in a state of disorder. Then there is Pakistan trying all its antics at our homeland. Each of these scenarios have all possibility of getting played out or escalated to a Gaza like situation if we elect the wrong decision makers to power. These are times that require us to act responsibly and exert our franchise with great thought.


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Built on the cliffs that hover over the Bay of Naples is charming and colorful Sorrento. The waterfront city is lively and features striking architecture and many cafés and restaurants, all within an easy walk from your vacation rental. Fine wine, excellent coffee and locally produced gastronomic delights are available from this laid-back, but elegant vacation city. The people are hospitable and warm, the town is small and spirited and the ability to enjoy the simple and fine things in life is refined to an art.
Piazzo Tasso (Plaza Tasso) is in the heart of Sorrento and everyone in the town comes out at night to walk around the plaza, meet friends and enjoy the nightlife.. Stroll along the narrow side streets where you can find the more colorful local food, pizza places, drinks, shopping and clubs, all within easy walking distance from your vacation rental. While here visit the Guarracino Fruit Bar with high quality cocktails and drinks made from fresh fruits; its outstanding décor makes the bar unique. Sorrento has many choices of homes, apartments and villas available for vacation rental and all close to this wonderful plaza.
Sorrento has a handy hop-on, hop-off bus tour of the city and the surrounding area with daily departures and frequent stops villa. Pamper yourself at the Ulysses Wellness Center; soak or get a massage. And don't miss one of Sorrento's unexpected treasures – the hidden valley that houses an old water mill and waterfalls right near the main plaza.
Dining is incredible as the ingredients are fresh. - Ristorante S. Antonino is a local favorite for excellent, fresh cuisine and known for mouthwatering pizzas. Circolo dei Forestieri has famous pasta and a beautiful open air dining balcony with views of the Bay of Naples. Before returning to your vacation home, stop by the Banana Split, a family-run bar with friendly service, a cozy atmosphere and good music.
There are many spectacular day trips to take from your vacation villa, including Vesuvius Mountain, the Herculaneum ruins, the Amalfi coast or Positano. For anyone who loves to cook or loves Italian food, try The Sorrento Cooking School. The recipes are amazing and the environment is both informative and fun. Learn how to make delicious gelato by taking a course at Gelateria David. Take a tour at the Caseificio Michelangelo (Michelangelo Cheese Factory) where you'll learn the process of making cheese, make your own mozzarella, enjoy a tasting and a light lunch amongst the fragrant orange trees.
You will not run out of things to do in Sorrento, Campania; the money you save on renting an economical villa, home or apartment will ensure your enjoyment of the finer things that Sorrento has to offer.


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This is the next best thing to a real wrench!
Made from 420 stainless steel hardened to Rc52, 1/8" thick, 4" long, and 1" wide — perfect for a pocket or tool pouch. It will tighten or remove nuts from 3/16" to 11/16" or 5mm to 17mm.
Excels at preventing nuts from spinning as you tighten a bolt. One end is tapered for use as a pry or a screwdriver. There are also Imperial and metric scales. One of the best features is the 1/4" hex hole, which allows you to slip the wrench over a standard hex bit (not included), creating a lever for applying extra torque. A wonderfully useful tool.
Made in USA.


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Steven Soderbergh stays on the cutting edge of technology when it comes to motion picture storytelling. So it wasn't particularly surprising when he announced his latest project to be a mobile app called "Mosaic." The app works as an interactive movie. Though users can't affect the plot, they navigate the order in which they receive information. Since "Mosaic" is a murder mystery, this type of user experience allows the viewer to play detective.
This ability to freeform explore a story also gave users the opportunity to miss important information, and most users seemed to prefer a more concise sequence of event and tighter directorial vision. HBO has solved the problem by releasing the content as a 6 part television series - it's all the same material without the "choose your own adventure" feature.
In many ways, the spirit of the app is still present in this TV series. There are multiple perspectives, dangling clues, mysterious red herrings; even the final solution is uncomfortable. Justice is served - but is it served correctly? As in life, we are left with more questions than answers.
Illustrator Olivia Lake (Sharon Stone) made her name and her fortune on one somewhat gimmicky children's book. Now she spends her time running a nonprofit, throwing parties for her rich friends and seducing naïve young men like the idealistic aspiring artist Joel Hurley (Garrett Hedlund). When she hires him as a handyman and lets him live in her mansion in the mountains of Utah, he thinks of her as a mentor. She, however, thinks of him as a plaything. Neither of them gets what they want.
In comes Eric Neill (Frederick Weller), a con man hired to lure Olivia and grab her real estate. When she ends up missing Eric is blamed, but Joel may be guilty. Local detective Nate Henry (Devin Ratray), smarmy sheriff Alan Pape (Beau Bridges) and Eric's sister Petra (Jennifer Ferrin) all search for answers, but no one's motivations are pure.
The strength of this series is certainly writing, though purists may be frustrated by the narrative's many ambiguities. Soderbergh uses a quick shooting and editing style, natural lighting, few takes and non-professional actors in the minor roles - which may be intended to look realistic but actually just come off as unaesthetic. The acting is all over the map, but the experience is intriguing and genuinely fun to watch.
This Blu-ray collection contains two episodes of a sensationalist television news magazine program called "Heart of Homicide," which sum up the plot and contain content about the series. These short programs are brilliant satires of the genre.


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Montezuma County Health Department director Lori Cooper pleaded guilty Thursday to a drunken-driving charge.
According to prosecutors, she was convicted last year on a DUI charge in Payson, Ariz., on March 12, 2013.
Appearing before Montezuma County Judge JenniLynn Lawrence, Cooper pleaded guilty to DUI on Thursday, March 20. Under the proposed plea agreement, Cooper could face a mandatory minimum jail term of 10 days, pending a drug and alcohol evaluation. Her sentencing was scheduled for May 6 at 1:30 p.m.
Director of the county health department since 1998, Cooper, 58, of Dolores was arrested on March 5, charged by the Cortez Police Department with DUI, DUI per se, weaving and open container in a motor vehicle, according to court records.
Court records also reveal that 911 dispatchers received a REDDI (Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately) call for a vehicle driving westbound on Highway 160 at a "slow rate of speed" and "weaving" on the night in question. Police stopped Cooper near East Empire Street and North Dolores Road just after 10 p.m.
Police reported that Cooper swayed in a circular motion while talking to law enforcement and refused to perform any voluntary roadside maneuvers at the scene, police said.
Police also allege that a 200-milliliter bottle of vodka, three-quarters full, was in plain view on the passenger side floorboard, according to court records.
A Breathalyzer test at the police station indicated that Cooper had a blood alcohol content of .248, according to records.
Undersheriff Lynda Carter said Cooper was released from the jail on March 6 after posting a $1,000 bond.
Cooper's attorney, Jill Carlson, said letters of support from health department employees have been submitted on her client's behalf, but she dismissed reports that employees were pressured into writing the letters.
"My client didn't even know about the letters until after they were written," Carlson said. "No threats or promises were issued."
A Montezuma County sheriff's official said Cooper was enrolled in the department's pretrial services program for a second DUI offense.
Designed to enable defendants to return to normal life while awaiting trial, the pretrial services program requires suspects to comply with court-ordered conditions such as random drug or alcohol testing.
Cooper was initially hired at the county health department as a registered nurse in 1995. She was appointed to lead the agency in 1998. Officials said she remains employed with the county health department.


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What Is Going on in Euro Money Markets?
Something fishy is up in the euro money markets. Not only is the benchmark overnight rate for euros on the interbank market, spiking, but demand for the European Central Bank's cheap liquidity is suddenly taking off again.
The Euro Overnight Interest Average , or Eonia, has risen to 0.35% as of Monday's fixing, from only 0.14% a week ago, and less than 0.10% earlier in the month. That puts it back above the ECB's key 0.25% refinancing rate, which determines the price of all the €672 billion in loans outstanding from the ECB.
This is important because an "unwarranted" tightening of money-market rates is one of the two factors that President Mario Draghi said would trigger action from the ECB to keep short-term rates as low as they want them to be, in order to protect a weak and fragile economy. The economic outlook has hardly changed in the two weeks since he said that, so the rise in short rates will be a clear challenge to the ECB at next month's policy meeting on Feb. 6 if it persists until then.
The shift in euro rates has had an immediate impact on banks' behavior. Those in the safer parts of the euro zone, which have been able to do without the ECB for a long time because market rates were depressed by huge excess reserves, are suddenly finding it cheaper to borrow from the central bank than from the market: the number of bidders at the weekly Main Refinancing Operation rose to 212 Tuesday from 87 the previous week, while the amount borrowed rose to €116.3 billion from €94.7 billion.
That was followed later in the day by another failure on the part of the ECB to drain the targeted amount of €177.5 billion at its weekly deposit auction. As a result of the two operations, the amount of ECB money in the system has risen by over €50 billion in the course of 24 hours.
It's not unknown for euro-zone rates to spike and for the ECB to get some unusual auction results as a result. But generally such events happen around the year-end, or around the end of the ECB's monthly reserve periods, where banks that have misjudged their short-term liquidity needs have to take some occasionally drastic actions. But the year-end liquidity squeeze is long gone, and the February reserve period has only just begun.
Christian Schulz, an analyst with Berenberg Bank in London, notes that the increase in Eonia is likely driven by banks in the "core" euro zone, as banking systems in the stressed periphery tend to rely more on the ECB for funding anyway. German banks had less than €10 billion in loans outstanding from the central bank at the end of November, while the figures for Spain and Italy were €202 billion and €227 billion, respectively. As such, he argues, it's unlikely that the rise in Eonia represents any increase in systemic risk, and unlikely that the ECB would be alarmed.
The central bank may, however, be concerned, at least as regards the presentation of its policy. The ECB uses the deposit auctions to "sterilize" the money that it put into the system in buying government bonds through its ill-fated Securities Markets Program. Doing so allows it to argue that the SMP isn't a sort of "Quantitative Easing by stealth." Particularly in Germany, where suspicions about the ECB's policies run high, allowing the deposit auction to fail regularly would likely be taken as a willingness to engage in just that.