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I thought you'd enjoy this!
Dearest Vonda,
This weekend I attended a party for the first time in months. I hardly knew anyone there, and no one talked to me except one guy who walked up, exposed his abs, and asked me about their sex appeal. My response of "all bodies are good bodies" did not deter him, and I ended up leaving early. A while ago, you said that you hoped things would be different by now (see Quintin's last blog post). We've come a long way thanks to awesome ladies like you, but I feel I still struggle against sexism on the daily. Does that disappoint you? Or, since you've lived the years in-between, seen the challenges women have faced, do you know why we seem stuck? It's an uphill battle, of course, that will not be easily won.
I have many other questions for you, about everything from your favorite color, to why you left genetics, to what you think about Doctor Who, to your favorite breakfast food, to your childhood in the Netherlands. My research through your letters and books and Internet comments has led me to believe all your answers would be witty and eccentric. I can save those for later, but I'd love it if you answered just this one: what are you reading right now? I'm always looking for suggestions.
Watching you learn and grow through your letters has been fascinating, as I'm in a similar period of growth and tumult. It's partially comforting, to know most people experience something like this. It's also eerie, to read over your words regarding isolation from my empty studio apartment, experiencing the joys of introversion, tainted by the sting of unexpected loneliness, that I imagine you may have felt.
Like a bridge across time, your words to Joanna Russ have connected me to a person I have never met – Vonda of 1972. While I regret not getting the chance to meet her, I can't imagine how freaking cool Vonda N. McIntyre of 2013 will be. Thank you for everything you've done for sci-fi, for women, and for this class.
Warm regards,
She is a school teacher who dons a burqa to protect her secret identity, as she nocturnally fights for 'Justice, Peace and Education for All.' Her weapons? Books and pens.
Apparently it's also an iphone game?
WHEN (this was published)
Dreamsnake, written by Vonda N. McIntyre, was published in 1978 by Houghton Mifflin Company. McIntyre based the novel on her novelette, "Of Mist, Grass, and Sand," for which she received the Nebula in 1973, and a Hugo nomination in 1974. In the 70s, McIntyre witnessed both the women's liberation movement and the rapid development of genetic knowledge and technology. To write a story with a dynamic heroine, systematic gender equality, nonexistent rape culture, uninhibited casual sex, homosexuality, and polygamy, was and still is an incredible feat. McIntyre was recognized for her efforts, as Dreamsnake won the Hugo in 1978, and the Nebula in 1979. Dreamsnake was only the third book featuring a female protagonist to earn the Hugo. However, the book fell out of favor and has not been in print for over a decade.
WHO (should read these 277 pages)
Anyone with a healthy sense of adventure, a fondness for reptiles, or an interest in the medical field would find Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre enthralling. I would recommend it to high schoolers and adults prepared for strong liberal sexual undertones, focused on values of consent, equality, and safety. But really, if you have Ophidiophobia, don't read Dreamsnake unless you're serious about confronting your fear.
WHAT (happens between the pages)
A young woman named Snake sets out through the treacherous landscape of post-apocalyptic Earth to develop and utilize her skills as a healer. One of the most useful tools for a healer is the snake, ranging from average sand vipers, to albino cobras that can catalyze medicines and vaccinations, to alien hallucinogenic dreamsnakes. The death of Snake's dreamsnake, Grass, sets off a chain of events that sends our heroine on a perilous journey to the technological walled city of Center and beyond. Along the way she heals the sick, battles for the weak, and meets many fascinating individuals, like Merideth, an ambiguously gendered polygamist jeweler, Melissa, a scarred twelve-year-old horse tender, and Arevin, who is not the expected knight-in-shining armor love interest. The vivid and diverse set of characters, the believable yet imaginative biological extrapolation, and the dynamic, inspiring, protagonist carry the reader through a memorable adventure in pursuit of knowledge, compassion, and dreamsnakes.
WHERE (we can fit this book into our understanding of the world)
Heavily influenced by women's lib movements and discussions she was having about gender, reproduction, equality, McIntyre created a feminist utopia in the world of Dreamsnake. This influence is felt in the systemic gender equality that pervades the setting, as all individuals can own property, participate in neutral casual sex, and enter into fluid polygamous partnerships. Due to the biological ability to control fertility (biocontrol), men and women share the burden of prophylactics, and consent precedes all sex. Sexual assault is abhorred in society; it is unclear if they even have a word for rape. Things function supposedly so people "can all be as free as possible most of the time, instead of some [sic] being free all the time," though slavery persists in isolated areas (McIntyre, 61).
McIntyre also issued statements on science with her passages on genetic manipulation and cloning. People who live in the advanced city of Center hold fear and disgust for practices of cloning and mutation, whereas the healers genetically manipulate organisms and manage to maintain balanced, caring relationships with them. McIntyre humanized science a bit there, showing individuals as the driving force behind discovery and having the power to affect the implications of their work for the better. She also demonstrated science's effectiveness at bringing people together with her description of the healers' community as a place for gathering to further peace and knowledge.
This healers' community is shown to have faults, however, in its isolationism. In fact, almost all groups in Dreamsnake share this fault, most likely developed as a coping strategy for the lack of interpersonal trust in harsh post-apocalyptic conditions. Arevin's clan, for example, had a practice of withholding their given names until an intimate connection is created. In another case, isolation from the healers' knowledge led to the death of Snake's dreamsnake. Center is also isolated, which created an ignorant population, vulnerable outside the walls of their city. As McIntyre reminds us, "[Snake's] people, like all the other people on earth, were too self-centered, too introspective. Perhaps that was inevitable, for their isolation was well enforced. But as a result the healers had been too shortsighted" (255). McIntyre illustrated how people are shaped by forces outside their control, and can only make choices within environment boundaries. But in this case, choices led to isolation of knowledge and technology, which inhibited the growth of humanity. This proved a detriment to Snake's society, and many were hurt because of a stubborn refusal to share.
WHY (you should read this)
Mostly because it's magnificent, but also to prove this reviewer wrong:
"Why do female science fiction authors write like female science fiction authors? Do they have to be so stereotypical? Their ability to write characters is shit, which is extra annoying because women are supposed to be so fucking empathetic. "Dreamsnake" is written like some sort of personal fantasy of a science fiction high school loner. In it, the female heroine is a healer in a post-nuclear warfare Earth. She goes from place to place, helping people, but none of the places and events are interesting. In it, there is a muscled hero with him acting all chivalrous and completely in love with her, that…just fuck. You know what, in my personal project of reading every Hugo winner, I have realized that every science fiction book awarded to a female author has been shit and I can only rationalize it with the fact that the judges were probably huge nerds that probably felt that by giving high points to the female authors, they might get to fuck them. Even if the female authors looked like science fiction aliens…" — Goodreads.com
HOW (you can read this book)
Dreamsnake is available as an e-book:
McIntyre, Vonda N. Dreamsnake. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979.
Abedi, Mohammad Ali "Dreamsnake." Goodreads. Goodreads Inc., 1 Aug. 2013.
This is the blog Quintin and I were discussing at the beginning of the class. The author, Allie Brosh, lives in Bend and just completed a book in the style of her blog on depression, anxiety, and hilarity. Check it out! Quintin and I were interested in asking her to visit the honors college as a celebrated author. What do you think?
For experiments!
"Best way to teach flying is to fly." - Joanna Russ
"Best way to teach flying is to fly." - Joanna Russ
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
An absolute crock
Twenty people connected to David Del Mastro, Dean's cousin, or to his electrical business in Mississauga, are such political activists that they each gave Dean Del Mastro a thousand dollars in the 2008 election campaign:
He said it was reasonable to believe that his employees volunteered to each give $1,000 to a candidate running for election in a riding three hours away.And if you believe that, I've got this bridge I could sell you...
"Why wouldn't they?" he asked.
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Yep. And I'll bet you about ~33% of us (judging by current polls) are dumb enough to buy that bridge.
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I trust Rev. Canada will get onto these donors...they get a tax deduction for $1000.00 but then get reimbursed for this $1000.00 so in fact, they never really made a donation. Then they got a $50.00 bonus for having done so. As one blogger said: Nixon had plumbers, the Cons. have electricians.
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Must have been an electrifrying moment - bit of choir in the background - when the dollars started slithering down the legs of those employees, in unison perhaps, although "only 50 dollar bonus" might have occurred to some as an afterthought. Where's the video?
This is really encouraging news. I've always been terrified that some really intelligent fascist would arise to take away our freedoms. Looks as if we dodged that bullet once again. What a pack of effing clowns.
Conspiracy to commit a crime is a crime in itself. Let's hope Elections Canada uses the RCMP in cases where our elections laws appear to be broken, and third parties appear to have a hand in it. We really need to have a clean, transparent, and credible election process - it is one of major pillars of our democracy.
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If you follow me on instagram, you would know that I have finished Uni for the year. In fact I finished all my assignments at the beginning of April but didn't know my results until 17th May, which were later official on 22nd May. So as you could imagine that month and a half of waiting was a bit of a stressful time for me.
Since then I have also felt slightly overwhelmed; realising my first year is over and having to move out of the flat I've called home since September and going home for a 3 month summer. I have also felt somewhat uninspired on the blogging front. I've written about 15 drafts of different posts that I could've uploaded easily but they just didn't feel right.
So I thought I'd start with a little update post and fill you all in with my summer plans.
I am currently at home for a little bit working and in 4 days I am off to Dubai with my sister (perks of having family working as cabin crew). It's only a little trip but I can't wait to get away and relax for a bit, then when I'm back I will be back down to Falmouth for a week to move my things into storage for the summer before coming back home on the 20th June.
After that I am going to be working full time in the Summer and hoping to be posting on both this blog and my writing blog once a week. If that gets a bit too much for me I'll alternate blogs each week.
Thank you for being so patient with me whilst I sort everything out, it'll get better from now on.
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Do you know how to share your "3MS" with others? What is that, you ask? It's your 3 Minute Story, of course!
We should each have a 3-minute testimony that shows God's redemptive power in our lives. My challenge for you this week is to write it up… work it through… have it ready to go.
In today's microwave society, sometimes 3 minutes is all you've got. Need an example? Here is my 3MS…
I've had a very "Jerry Springer" past. That I am standing today demonstrates that we serve a mighty God with unmatched redemptive power.
The truth is that I've been handed an interesting set of life experiences. From addictions to self-esteem issues to power struggles to abuses of every kind… I learned from a young age the definition of a victim.
I remember wondering how – if God loved me – He could allow so much to happen to one of His children. When I couldn't make sense of it all… I looked to the world.
Rather than go to a God who seemed to not care what happened to me, I limped into a world that was more than ready to give me what I needed. At least for a while. The problem was that I came up empty every time.
Through my teen years, I "rededicated" my life to God several times only to find myself back in my worldly cycle of living within just a few months. I lived a roller coaster of fits and starts with no real direction.
While I had some head knowledge of God… my heart had been broken and wounded so many times that I determined to do it all my way which continued to leave me hopeless.
It wasn't until a few years ago that God became real to me. My husband and I were struggling and knocking on divorce's door. We had two babies – which as some of you know is an exhausting time on its own – and we both tired of fighting for the marriage.
But God showed up and turned us both around 180 degrees. I've never experienced divine intervention on such an epic scale before… and because of it, we are about to celebrate 11 years together as a married couple.
It was at this point in my life, however, that God turned my "victim" mentality into my "Toolbox" mentality.
I realize that all the hurts, habits and hang-ups I've experienced were strategically allowed by God and He uses them in my ministry to serve others. Jeremiah 29:11 confirms it. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
God took a life so far down in the pit of sin and self-loathing and anger… pulled me from the miry clay… and set my foot on solid ground. God redeemed my life… pure and simple… and then turned it into a ministry calling to glorify Him.
- Yes… my toolbox is heavy. But there are few things I cannot relate to.
- Yes… God keeps adding to it. But it keeps me relevant and able to connect with others.
- Yes… it becomes cumbersome at times. So I find I can only carry it in His strength.
God gave me certain life experiences, allowed me to feel specific things, and divinely wired me a particular way… all for His glory… and I thank Him for it.
Each of our stories are unique and inspiring… and if shared with others will help bring Him glory.
I'd love to hear your 3MS. Will you share it with me… and others?


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National Bullying Prevention month came to an end this week, but the social and psychological costs endured by kids on a daily basis will continue throughout the year. Reportedly, 1 out of every 4 kids are bullied during school hours, and as many as 160,000 kids stay home from school each day because they're afraid.
It's believed that most victims can't emotionally deal with the social isolation which comes with being bullied. Likewise, many bystanders don't feel they can socially "afford" to help, lest they become associated with the victim, and become bullied themselves. In her NY Times op-ed, senior youth researcher at Microsoft Corporation, danah boyd further observed: "Owning up to victimhood requires <kids> to recognize themselves as a victim — or perpetrator — which requires a serious emotional, psychological, and social support, an infrastructure unavailable to many teenagers."
What's really interesting here, is the potential Generation Z bystanders have to offer that infrastructure of social support. By way of example, students at Riverview High School (RHS) in New Brunswick, Canada put together a Facebook anti-bullying group page – which earned over 350 supporters in just an hour and a half. Outraged at the bullying abuse suffered by one of their classmates, these GenZ kids organized a rally in just 24 hours which boasted over 250 attendees.
Common opinion right now is that we need to teach kids to move from an "innocent bystander" to an "active defender" as a bullying prevention measure – which is good because Generation Z adolescents and teens are characteristically not afraid to use their voice. More to the point, at a recent KooDooZ Town Hall event entitled "The Power of Youth Voice – Solving The Problem of Cyberbullying" our teen panel unanimously articulated the importance of giving kids the lead on tackling the challenge of bullying, cyber-bullying and teen dating violence. (See prezi presentation here)
There's a gap between adult and youth perspective as to the "ownership" of this problem. Kids see it distinctly as a youth issue, whereas adults feel they have to teach the kids how to cope. While anti-bullying prevention programs provided in our schools are essential, they're not enough to eradicate the problem entirely. What will help though, is giving youth meaningful opportunities to engage with this issue themselves and take control. Once this happens, I believe we will see 1) increased levels of youth engagement in the prevention of bullying abuse and 2) more young people prepared for their role as active defenders, capable of true social support. (NOTE: In the RHS student's initiative to make their high school a bully-free zone, one student wrote: "It's clear our school's anti-bullying polices aren't working as well as we'd like. This is NOT a hate on anybody group, this is a change group.")
Due to their interconnectedness with social technologies, school administrators and parents have to recognize that this new generation of thinkers has a unique ability to pivot, react and mobilize faster than do most adults. Frustrated by in-action to overcome this challenge, I think we'll start seeing more and more kids design their own bullying prevention and awareness campaigns. Below are a few recent examples in North America alone:
- MAKINLEE BLACK 9-year old writer with a published work called "The Lonely Kid." MaKinlee wrote this book to raise awareness of the bullying that occurs and hopes her efforts will help deter kids from bullying others.
- KYLIE MORGAN 16-year old singer/song-writer dedicated a song: "It Matters What We Do" to Phoebe Prince who tragically took her life after being bullied by classmates. In the first 3 days of the song's rough-cut, there were 76,000 views. Kylie's efforts to raise awareness to the issue of teen bullying earned her the opportunity to become a key-spokesperson for PACER's Teens Against Bullying a non-profit dedicated to the same cause.
- MICHAEL & MARIS 13-year old and 14-year old singers released a song: "The Same" and have donated half the song's proceeds toPACER's Teens Against Bullying.
- TRISTAN MCINTOSH 11-year old singer whose song "You Can't Take That Away From Me" speaks to kids about the importance of recognizing personality and character over popularity and appearance.
- CODY SIMPSON 14-year old up and coming singer who has used his new celebrity status to speak out about bullying at his concerts. He has become the face of "Defeat the Label," an anti-bullying organization.
- EMILY-ANNE 17-year old who founded her non-profit WeStopHate.com after being bullied by her peers in middle school with constant gossip and rumors. Additionally, Emily's YouTube and Facebook page offer to support victims, and invite listeners who agree to the following: 1) don't make fun of people who are different from you, 2) think positive – not negative thoughts – about yourself, and 3) pick friends who make you happy, not stressed.
- SCARLETT AIKEN, REBECCA CHAPMAN, CHEYENNE RISNER At 16-years old these three friends founded "Now!NotNever," a social media campaign with online tools to help victims of bullying.
- JULIA KORDON 13-year old speaker/anti-bullying advocate who joined the fight against bullying last November by creating a Facebook page for a girl in North Dakota who committed suicide as a direct result of being bullied. She gained momentum to continue her efforts and created an organization called "The Bullying Ends Now." Today she travels to schools to talk to students about bullying.
- KATELYN SWANEY 15-year old combating cyber-bullying on Facebook. She came across a Facebook page categorizing people in her local town as "Nots." She openly commented on her disapproval of the page and made comments of what she liked about each of the people declared a "Not." She has also been in contact with Facebook to take down the page.
- ASHLEY CRAIG 14-year old student in Wantage, NJ who started "Students Against Being Bullied" at her school. Her motivation to develop this group came from her personal experience with bullying and from a classmate who opened up to her about contemplating suicide as a result of being bullied. This program initiates a three-tier system including a texting system that serves as a report line, a peer support group, and a safe-haven classroom before school hours.
- TYLER PAGE 14-year old Tyler Page launched his non-profit, "Kids Helping Kids" to help others kids in need. Together with his mother, Tyler runs a leadership academy purposed to teach other students how to help one another. Most recently, the leadership academy has adopted Rachel's Challenge as part of their curriculum which teaches social / emotional education that is both colorblind and culturally relevant.
- PAIGE LOGAN High school student inspired to make a difference after personal experience being bullied in middle school. Now, she is one of fifteen members of the Illinois State Board of Education Student Advisory Council and continues to be an activist in the fight against bullying.
- DAVID CYRUS a high school student who developed the idea for a group "United Students Against Bullying" whose motto is "I am here for protection, not rejection." The group has sold logo wristbands to raise awareness among their peers and initiated a "Ranger Saver Program" for anonymous reports of bullying.
- CARLY JO LAUGHERY Elementary school student organized a project to order and sell anti-bullying shirts that read, "I love love, I hate hate, Kids against bullying."
- MARCO MELGOZA 14-year old student who stood outside his school in protest of bullying. Marco earned the attention of Daniel Puder, an MMA star, and formed an alliance with him in order to confront the school board to take a stand on the issue.
- LILLY BALDASSARE 14-year old appeared on "Dateline" to talk about her experience with bullying and how to stand up to other kids.
What opportunities are you giving GenZ kids to tackle the challenge of bullying?


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Sorry the blog has been a little quiet recently, I'm still catching up on various other things. Anyway, back to the subject matter…
I've been contacted a few times now by people who would like to get into working with young people but are facing considerable barriers due to having a criminal conviction in their past. Sometimes these barriers are perceived problems rather than actual rules, but often they are finding that many people don't want to know them.
It seems the most common scenario is from people who gained a caution and conviction when in their teenage years, which is now causing them problems in gaining voluntary or paid work with children and young people.
This is an area which I know little about, so I'm wondering if any readers have experience of supporting people through this process or have any information on the legal side. I know that it will depend on the type of conviction and how long ago it was, but any help would be appreciated!
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Resume of Rabbi Emma Gottlieb
Rabbi, Temple Israel Cape Town Progressive Jewish Congregation, Cape Town, South Africa
October 2018 - present
Past Work Experience:
Co-Rabbi and Director of Education and Family Programming, Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism,
Toronto, Ontario, 2016-2018
Part-Time rabbinic work, City Shul, Toronto, Ontario, September 2015-June 2016
*having relocated to Toronto on short notice for personal and family reasons
- Plan and lead Mishpacha family services, provide Shabbat pulpit coverage as needed, and
- Co-lead Holiday services with Rabbi Goldstein
- Develop, coordinate and lead High Holiday Family services, plan and lead parts of adult High Holiday services in partnership with Rabbi Goldstein
- Plan, prepare and teach B'nai Mitzvah class (weekly)
- Teach Adult Ed and Adult B'nai Mitzvah classes as needed
- Organize and encourage development of 20/30's community within City Shul
- Plan and implement B'nai Mitzvah Shabbaton in partnership with Rabbi Goldstein
- Develop and Lead grades 6/7 Havdallah programs and Youth Shabbat
- Lifecycle coverage as needed
- Represent City Shul at various communal events as needed
Rabbi and Head of School, Temple Beth David of the South Shore, Canton, MA, July 2012- September 2015 (130 households)
- Lead engaging and musical weekly Shabbat evening services with cantorial soloist, weekly Shabbat morning services self-accompanied on guitar, and monthly Tot-Shabbat services
- Lead High Holy Day, Festival and Yizkor services
- Officiate at life-cycle events (baby namings, B'nai Mitzvah, weddings, funerals, Shiva minyanim)
- Pastoral counselling, working with families in crisis, hospital and home visits
- Sponsor candidates for conversion and mentor them during their study and preparation
- Create, develop and teach adult education classes and programs, including Shabbat morning Torah study, Adult Hebrew, and S'lichot and Tikkun Leyl Shavuot Programs
- Oversee and prepare all aspects of Hebrew and Religious School programming, including hiring and supervising teachers, overseeing Hebrew and Project-Based Learning curriculums, interfacing with parents, acting as advisory member of School Committee, teaching third-grade Hebrew, B'nai Mitzvah and Confirmation classes and planning and running Family Education programming
- Oversee B'nai Mitzvah preparation including selection and oversight of tutors and working directly with students on preparation of D'var Torah
- Serve as ambassador of the Jewish community in the wider Canton community
- Ex-officio member of Board of Directors, Executive, Ritual, Membership, Youth, Social Action, Chesed, Adult Education and School Committees
- Support our URJ camps by serving as faculty
- Torah: Successfully implemented a re-visioning of school structure and curriculum by directing a visioning team made up of School Committee, Board and Executive Committee members, parents and teachers. Secured a multi-year grant from Combined Jewish Philanthropies to support implementation of new structure & curriculum.
- Avodah: Introduced Adult Education programming as part of S'lichot observance, introduced enhancements to Shabbat worship including new music, learning about t'fillah woven into the worship services, monthly Social Justice themed sermon, monthly Simcha Shabbat, new Family service siddur, new Youth Siddur for Wednesday evening t'fillah, introduced annual Interfaith Family Shabbat service and program, reinvigorated Tot Shabbat program.
- Gemilut Chasadim: Participated in America's Journey for Justice march (summer 2015); participated in 36 Rabbi's Shave for the Brave (2014) raising $8500 for Pediatric Cancer Research; ongoing participation in area-wise social justice programming (e.g. Regional Mitzvah Day, Habitat for Humanity builds, Solidarity Vigils)
- Israel: planned and led congregational interfaith trip to Israel in partnership with local UCC churches, summer 2014
- Kehilah: Participated in Siach, a community and professional development resource for rabbis in their first 2-10 years of the rabbinate
Rabbi, Temple Beth Israel, Plattsburgh, NY, August 2010-June 2012 (75 households)
- Torah: introduced Torah Tots curriculum
- Avodah: introduced Tot Shabbat, Mishkan T'filah, Music & Meditation on Yom Kippur, enhancements to Shabbat worship including new music, monthly themed services, monthly learning about T'filah woven into the worship service, monthly early service
- Gemilut Chasadim: Participation in programs for the homeless [Interfaith FoodShelf and Family Promise]
- Interfaith: member and Secretary of Interfaith Council of Plattsburgh and Clinton County (includes participation in Interfaith Thanksgiving service, Interfaith Seder, and Interfaith projects to address social injustice in our communities); member of Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital Spiritual Care Committee; regular speaker at St. Anthony's Catholic School
- Israel: participated in CCAR trip for rabbis to learn about organizing and leading trips in Israel; currently co-organizing a multi-congregational trip to Israel for June 2012
Rabbinic Internships, 2007-2010
- Rabbinic Intern, Community Synagogue of Rye, Rye, NY, 2008 - 2010
- Student Rabbi, Temple Shalom, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2007 - 2008
- Cantorial Internships & Soloist Work, 2001-2007
- Cantorial Intern, Temple Israel of Jamaica, Queens NY, 2006-2007
- Cantorial Intern, Garden City Jewish Center, Garden City, NY, 2005-2006
- Cantorial Soloist, KOLEL Adult Education Centre, Toronto, Ontario, fall 2003
- Cantorial Soloist, Congregation Shir Libeinu, Toronto, Ontario, fall 2002
- Cantorial Soloist, Congregation Shalom V'Tikvah, Pickering, Ontario, fall 2001
Faculty, URJ Camps
- URJ Crane Lake Camp, 2010 - Present
- URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy, 2014 - Present (Inaugural Faculty Member)
Madricha, Israel Outdoors Birthright Israel, May 2007
- Assisted tour guide, led evening programming, created and led Shabbat services, oversaw logistical and administrative components
Education and T'filah Director, URJ Camp Harlam, Kunkletown, PA, summer 2006
- Implemented and taught Shiur (Jewish education) curricula
- Supervised and formally evaluated Shiur and song leaders
- Created, facilitated and co-led worship services
- Oversaw all Jewish worship and ritual components of camp life
- Acted as liaison between faculty and staff
Madricha (counselor) and T'Fillah Coordinator, North American Federation of Temple Youth in Israel, summer 2005
- Guided and supervised teenagers through ancient, modern, and natural sites around Israel
- Responsible for all ritual and worship components of the trip
Resident Advisor (counselor), KUTZ Leadership Academy, Warwick, NY, summer 2001
- Supervised participants, taught Torah trope & guitar electives, facilitated programming
Counselor and Song Leader, URJ Camp George, Parry Sound, Ontario, summer 1999
- Supervised campers, led song sessions, created and facilitated worship experiences
Religious School Teaching Experience, 1996-2004
- Senior Religious School Teacher, Temple Kol Ami, Thornhill, Ontario, 2003-2004
- Hebrew Teacher, Temple Iyr Ha'Melech, Kingston, Ontario, 2000-2001
- Torah Trope Teacher/B'nai Mitzvah Tutor/Music Teacher, Temple Kol Ami, Thornhill, Ontario, 1996-2000
- Political, Religious and Education Chairperson, Hillel, Queen's University, 2001-2003
Project Director, J-BORHOOD, summer 2009
- Created program proposal for integration of Jewish 20s-30s into synagogue life
Intern, UJC Rabbinic Cabinet, New York City, NY, October 2009-June 2010
- Collected and edited divrei Torah (words of Torah) for the monthly Mekor Chaim
- Collected and edited submissions for the Spring 2010 edition of The Orchard
- Helped to develop and maintain the Rabbinic Cabinet website
Intern, URJ Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning, New York City, NY, summer 2008
- Edited curriculum created to train teachers preparing to work in Reform settings
- Collected and compiled feedback on curriculum reviews
- Research Assistant on a projects relating to effective programming for Jewish teens
Intern, URJ Dept. of Worship, Music & Religious Living, NYC, NY, June 2007-May 2008
- Wrote programs for URJ Shabbat Initiative program/resource book
- Helped plan and implement Hadracha Seminar for lay-leaders (May 2008)
- Researched commentaries for URJ Biennial '07 Shabbat morning Torah study
- Administered content of URJ Shabbat Blog
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City
School of Sacred Music – June 2004–January 2007
M.A. in Hebrew Literature, April 2010
Smicha (Rabbinic Ordination), May 2010
Thesis Topic: Jewish Understandings of Resurrection
Bellevue Hospital Center: The Bellevue Chaplains Clinical Pastoral Education, New York City
One unit (400 hours) of Clinical Pastoral Education, Spring 2007
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
B.A. dual concentration in Religious Studies and Vocal Music, 2004


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A double knit fabric with a ribbed or corded look on its face.
See also:
Double knit, doubleknit
A double knit fabric with a ribbed or corded look on its face.
See also:
Double knit, doubleknit
Broadcloth is a shirt weight fabric most commonly made of cotton or cotton blends. It is plain weave with a very fine horizontal rib.
In the U.K., broadcloth is virtually synonymous with poplin. In the U.S. and Canada, poplin is considered a heavier fabric. Cotton broadcloth was introduced from England in the 1920s, and as it was a fine poplin, it was given a name to distinguish it from poplin. Broadcloth was originally a name given to fabrics wider than 27"; applying this name to the shirting fabric was fanciful.
There is also a similarly made fabric of silk, silk broadcloth.
Uses: Shirts, dresses, sleepwear
See also:
Broadcloth, wool type
Wool broadcloth is a fine twill weave woolen fabric (sometimes a wool blend) with a lustrous, velvety nap. Note that wool broadcloth is unrelated to cotton broadcloth.
Uses: Suits, coats, uniforms
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An elaborately-patterned fabric woven on a jacquard loom since the early 19th century, brocade uses color, texture or both to emphasize its figures. The figures and ground may be of contrasting weaves such as satin on plain weave. Brocade is not considered reversible; the reverse is often distinguished by long floating threads.
Brocade was originally made in Asia, of silk with gold or silver threads, and it may still be silk or a manufactured filament fiber with metallic threads. The original looming was done manually.
Uses: Evening wear, accessories, household items
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A jacquard weave fabric related to brocade, brocatelle is thicker and heavier—with its figures in higher relief. Originally made of silk, the fabric may now be made of wool, cotton, silk, manufactured fibers, and combinations. As with brocade, it is not considered reversible.
Uses: Interior decorating, lighter versions occasionally for clothing
See also:
Broché is a French term for brocade, or figured, and broché coutil is coutil with a jacquard pattern in its closely woven herringbone twill.
Uses: Corsets
See also:
A heavy, coarse, open plain weave fabric, buckram is usually made of cotton, linen or hemp, and is heavily sized. As an interfacing between the fabric and the lining of clothing, buckram is used to give structure to the garment, and it makes hat shapes and other accessories that require structured forms. Buckram is sometimes made by gluing two cotton fabrics together, then sizing as with the open-weave buckram.
Uses: Millinery, interfacing, bookbinding
See also:
See Birdseye piqué
Burlap is a coarse, plain weave fabric woven from jute fibers. It is often left undyed, but can be dyed or printed. Burlap is called hessian in the UK and Europe. Gunny sack or gunny cloth is coarse burlap used for bagging.
Uses: Bags for commodities such as rice; upholstery lining; when printed, used for draperies and wall coverings. Very rarely used for clothing.
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Burn-out (burned-out, burnt-out) fabric is woven of more than one fiber type, then printed with a chemical that will destroy the surface fiber, leaving the ground intact. The result is a fabric patterned with a distinct surface and ground. The ground is usually sheer.
Velvet is probably the most common type of burn-out fabric. Dévoré (literally "devoured") velvet is synonymous.
Uses: Evening wear, bridal, scarves
See also:
Burn-out velvet
Dévoré velvet
Façonné velvet
Velvet woven of two fibers, printed with a chemical that destroys one of the fibers, leaving a pile/ground pattern. Dévoré velvet is synonymous.
See also:
Burn-out fabric
Dévoré velvet
Façonné velvet
Butcher cloth is rayon or rayon/cotton, spun and woven to resemble linen with linen-like slubs. Butcher cloth used to be called butcher linen, but that is no longer correct according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Uses: Dresses, suits, skirts
See also:
Butcher linen
Sturdy, heavy, bleached linen, with linen's balanced plain weave and slubs. Butcher linen can now also be made of cotton.
The name butcher linen used to be used (misleadingly) for a linen-like rayon or rayon/cotton blend fabric—but the current name for this type of fabric is butcher cloth.
Uses: Aprons, tablecloths
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Butcher cloth
Calico is a cotton or cotton blend fabric with a long history and distinct meanings in the U.S. and U.K. The fabric was first made of cotton in Calicut (Kozhikode), India, and there it was block printed with intricate designs. In the U.S. the fabric evolved into a relatively inexpensive fabric with small machine-printed patterns, usually flowers.
In the U.K., calico is a plain weave cotton cloth, white or unbleached.
Uses: The printed calico used for dresses and quilts
A soft, plain weave fabric originally made from linen, now usually of cotton. It is named for the French city of Cambrai—a linen center since medieval times. The fabric is calendered to give it a glossy finish. On its finer side, cambric is much like lawn or batiste, while in its heavier weight (called "lining cambric"), it can be similar to fine muslin.
Uses: Handkerchiefs, shirts, aprons, dresses, lingerie. Lining cambric is used for linings. Linen cambric is used for collars and cuffs, and tablecloths.
The name canvas comes from Latin for hemp—cannabis—as canvas was originally made of hemp or linen. Now it is usually cotton or linen. Canvas is virtually synonymous with duck which is a strong, firm, plain weave fabric. Many grades, weights and qualities are made. A 2/1 weave canvas is also made.
Uses: Sails, artists' paint surface, workwear, utility wear, sportswear, tents, embroidery ground
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A heavily-sized leno weave netting used to give shape to hats. The netting has fairly squared mesh. The stiffness of the fabric comes from sizing with starch or similar; it is flexible when wet, stiff once dry.
Rice net is synonymous.
Use: Hats
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A sturdy, resilient fabric named for its use in making riding pants for cavalry uniforms. Cavalry twill can be recognized by its pronounced double twill line. It is woven in a steep right hand twill. The best is made of wool or worsted, but cavalry twill can be made of blends including cotton, rayon and manufactured fibers.
Uses: Riding and ski pants, uniforms, sportswear, slacks, coats, suits
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The name challis comes from the Anglo-Indian word "shalee," meaning soft. Challis is indeed a very soft fabric, particularly fine in wool. It may be made of wool, rayon, cotton or manufactured fiber blends, and was originally made (1832) in Norwich, England, of silk and worsted. Characteristically in a light and open plain weave, although twill challis may be found. Challis is one of the few printed wools with the most common prints being floral or paisley on a dark ground. Also spelled challi, challie, challys, shallie.
Uses: Dresses, skirts, robes, pajamas, scarves and shawls
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Thread: Java Programming Tutorial
- 07-29-2007, 12:17 AM #1levent Guest
Java Programming Tutorial
You may find a lot of Java Programming Tutorials online that will help you in understanding Java programming. My aim here is to provide a simple and basic Java Programming Tutorial, that you can digest easily. Normally Java programming tutorials are written for readers who are fimilier with some object oriented language like Smalltalk, Eiffel or C++. Obviously if you know C++, Java is easy to learn for you and many Java Programming Tutorials target those audience. My aim is to write a simple Java programming tutorial that will help readers, who are new to programming world, how to start programming in Java programming language. This Java programming tutorial, wont cover object oriented concepts.
Hello World Application
Normally Java programming tutorials start with Hello World application. I will also use this program as it will give you an idea how to structure code.
Java Code:
/** * HelloWorld application * prints Java Programming Tutorial: Hello world on console. */ class HelloWorldApp { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Java Programming Tutorial: Hello World"); // Display the string. } }
- source code comments
- class definition
- main method
- Source Code Comments
Source Code Comments are only for documentation purpose. They are not compiled by the compiler. The purpose is only to made the code easy to understand. Comments can appear anywhere in a Java source file except within character and String literals.
Java has three types of comments: line comments, block comments, and JavaDoc comments.
Line Comment
To add comments in one line, use line comment. Line comment starts with with two forward slashes (//) and ends at the end of the line the slashes appear on.
Java Code:
// taking input from console // displaying the output
To add comments of more than one line, use block comments. A block comment starts with a forward slash and asterisk (/*) and ends with an asterisk and forward slash (*/). Anything in between is treated as comment.
Java Code:
/* for loop will iterate through the whole array if any index contains not zero value calculations will be done */
To document non-private classes, attributes, and methods, we use JavaDoc comments. It starts with a forward slash and two asterisks (/**). It ends with one asterisk and a forward slash (*/). Everything in between is treated as comment.
JavaDoc comments can be converted into HTML file. This HTML file can be packaged with the generated .class file to document the class's non-private API. So these comments are even visible if user does not have java code.
Java Code:
/** * @author James Andereson * Java Tutorial comments code */
- Class Definition
Do define a class in Java, we use keyword class. It begins the class definition for a class named name, and the code for each class appears between the opening and closing curly braces { code comes here }.
Java Code:
class HelloWorldApp { // code here }
- main Method
Your Java application may contain many classes and many method. How will the compiler know, from where to start the program execution? The answer is main method. Program execution starts from main method. Each application must contain main method. Some of you might have worked in C or C++. For your reference, main method is similar to main function in C and C++.
Signature of main method is:
Java Code:
public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub }
The main method accepts an array of elements of type String. They are specified through command line. Though our example does not make use of this but its an open option to use it according to requirement.
Java Code:
public class JavaProgrammingTutorial { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("First argument is : " + args[0]); System.out.println("Second argument is : " + args[1]); } }
Java Code:
java JavaProgrammingTutorial JavaProgramming Tutorial
First argument is : JavaProgramming
Second argument is : Tutorial
Arrays in java start with index 0.
So far this Java Programming Tutorial has introduced you to the structure of Java programs. Now we come to things that you need to write code.
Java Programming Language Few basics
I know many programmers, who started Java without going through Java Programming Tutorial. Consequence was, they had to spend hour fixing simple bugs. I am sure you wont face those small bugs if you remember these:
- After each expression: a semicolon (;)
- Java is case-sensitive
- Floating point literals: Use of point (.) for example 1.456
- Char-literals: Use of single quotation mark for example M
- String-literals: Use of double quotation marks for example ABC
- Comments: // xxx or /* xxx */ multiple line comment
- Outside class-declarations: Only the instructions "import", "package" and your own comments are allowed! Nothing else.
- One program can contain one or more class-declarations
- A class-declaration consists of:
<Modificator> keyword class <class name>
- Modificator "public" in classes means: class can be "seen" in all other classes
- Modificator "static" in methods means: method can be used without instantiation.
- Modificator "void" in methods means: youll get no return-value after method-execution.
- One source-code file can only contain one public-class.
- The source-code file has to have the same name as the public-class.
- The trunk contains variables (lets say properties) and methods
- If the variables are defined within methods, well have local variables i.e can't be accessed outside the method
- System.out.println: System.out is also called "reference" - dont mix it with reference-variables
Now you know the basics, you should try writing code. First download and install JDK.
Installation of SDK 1.5
- Download SDK under Java SE - Overview - at a Glance
- Install SDK on your system
- Configure SDK: Add PATH- and CLASSPATH-variable
If youll have a look into C:\jdk1.5\...
- bin: Contains all tools for development (Compiler, Debugger, )
- demo: Examples
- docs: If downloaded, this folder contains the Java-documentation
- include: Native interface header files: All C-header-files which have to be integrated into the java-code (e.g. definitions concerning input/outputvariables, time declarations, )
- jre: Java Runtime Environment
- lib: All libraries which have to be included when code-compilation takes place
Java Programming Writing/Compiling/Running
Now follow following steps:
- Write the source code in some editor
- Save the source code under file extension java (MyClass.java)
- In Microsoft Windows: Open the (black) command window via START>Programs>Utilities
- Go to the folder which contains your MyClass.java file
- Compile your application/ applet with JDK 1.5:
Type in javac MyClass.java. A class-file will be generated (MyClass.class) in the same folder
- Type in java MyClass. Application will be started
Java programming is case sensitive so take special care. If you make any change in the code, then you have to recompile the code.
Java Programming - Data Types
In Java Programming, each variable has to be declared before it can be used. Such languages are called strongly-typed languages. Java has 8 primitive data types:
- byte: Stores value in 8 bits. Range of byte is -128 to 127 (inclusive). It is useful with you have small value to store and using int will result in wastage of memory.
- short: Stores value in 16 bits. Range of short is -32,768 to 32,767 (inclusive). It is useful in situations, where memory saving is important and data you want to store can be stored in short apart from int.
- int: Stores value in 32 bits. Range of int is -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 (inclusive). Usually when ever we have to store integral values, we use int. But as written above, using byte and short is more useful if value can be stored in them.
- long: Stores value in 64 bits. Range of long is -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (inclusive). Use this data type when you need a range of values wider than those provided by int.
- float: Stores value in 32 bits. It is used to store floating point values.
- double: Stores value in 64 bits. Stores floating point values.
- boolean: Stores value in one bit. The boolean data type has only two possible values: true and false. When decision making is involved, used this data type. Some programmers tend to use integer or short for flags. Obviously, they will achieve the required results but the point is, they will be wasting few bits. Boolean data type is to be used where required.
- char: The char data type is a single 16-bit Unicode character. It has a minimum value of '\u0000' (or 0) and a maximum value of '\uffff' (or 65,535 inclusive).
Java Programming - Variables
In Java Programming, we need holders to store our data during program execution. Variables are those holders. Variables are used in a Java program to contain data that changes during the execution of the program. Before we use a variable, we have to notify the name and type of variable to the compiler so compiler reserves space for it in the memory. Syntax of declaring variable is simple.
Java Code:
int int_a; float int_b; boolean flag; char char_a;
Java Programming Arrays
An array is simply a sequence of memory locations for storing data set. All elements of an array has to be of same data type. For instance, an int array can onle store int values. Elements of arrays are approached through index. In Java, index of an array starts with 0. Arrays in Java are of finite size. So while declaring, you have to mention their size. You cannot change the size of an array at runtime. But you can copy contents of an array to other at run time.
Java Code:
int[] int_values = new int[25]; double[] double_values = new double[25];
Java Code:
int[][] x = new int[3][5];
There are many assignments operators in Java programming language. In the Java programming tutorial, I will cover each one.
Postfix-notation : x++
Prefix-notation : ++x
x+=y is equal to x=x+y
x-=y is equal to x=x-y
x/=y is equal to x=x/y
x*=y is equal to x=x*y
Java Programming Logical Operators
Following are logical operators that one can use in Java programming.
! Is not
^ Exclusive Or
| Or (bitwise)
& And (bitwise)
|| Or (short cut, see &&)
&& And
In this Java programming tutorial, I will code And, Or and Not operators as they are commonly used.
Java Code:
int a= 15; int b = 25; if(a<10 || b>10) { System.out.println("Entered: Java Programming Tutorial"); } else System.out.println("Not Entered: Java Programming Tutorial");
Entered: Java Programming Tutorial
In the given example, first condition is false as a is less than 10 but second condition is true as b is greater than 10. So if condition as a whole is true and we get the output:
Entered: Java Programming Tutorial
Java Code:
int a= 15; int b = 25; if(a<10 && b>10) { System.out.println("Entered: Java Programming Tutorial"); } else System.out.println("Not Entered: Java Programming Tutorial");
Not Entered: Java Programming Tutorial
For and, both conditions should be true. In the given example, first condition if false and the second condition wont even be checked, as it wont make any difference.
This Java programming tutorial will also cover control structures.
Java Programming Control Structures
if statement
- if else statements can be nested
- else-branch is not mandatory
- If there is only one statement, brackets can be omitted
- there is no semicolon after the if or else statement
Java Code:
if(a>10) { System.out.println("a > 10"); }
Few points about switch statement:
- Actually a shortcut of several if-statements
- Restricted to int or lower order data types
- default is optional
- If more than one statement desired you have to use a block, i.e.{statement1; statement2;...}
- Without break: after match all cases until the next break or end of switch would be executed (fall through)
- Sometimes fall-through is intended, but there should be a comment saying that
Java Code:
switch (a){ case 1: System.out.println("JavaProgramming: 1"); break; case 2: System.out.println("JavaProgramming: 2"); break; default: System.out.println("JavaProgramming: Default");; }
While and do-while loops are very similier. While loop is executed 0 to n times where as do-while loop is executed 1 to n times.
- while-loop is a repelling loop,i.e. loop-condition is checked before every loop-cycle, whereas
- do/while-loop is an accepting loop, i.e. loopcondition is checked not until end of the loop
- You can omit the brackets if you have just one statement
- while and do/while-loops can be transferred into another
- While and do/while-loops can be nested
- Observe: end of do/while is marked by a semicolon
Example while loop:
Java Code:
int num = 2; int start = 1; int end = 10; while(start <= end) { System.out.println(num + " * " + start + " = " + (num*start)); start++; }
2 * 1 = 2
2 * 2 = 4
2 * 3 = 6
2 * 4 = 8
2 * 5 = 10
2 * 6 = 12
2 * 7 = 14
2 * 8 = 16
2 * 9 = 18
2 * 10 = 20
Example do while loop:
Java Code:
int num = 0; do{ System.out.println("I am doing Java Programming"); num--; }while(num>1);
I am doing Java Programming
for loop:
for loop is usually used to go through an array or some data structure.
- for-loop is a special while loop
- for-loop is repelling too
- Brackets can be omitted if just one statement
- for-loop can be nested
- In the first and last part of a for-loop you can write a comma ','
- you can declare multiple variables or write several expressions
Java Code:
int num = 2; int end = 10; for(int start=1;start <= end; start++) { System.out.println(num + " * " + start + " = " + (num*start)); }
I hope this basic Java programming tutorial will help you start coding in Java.
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Pizza was invented by Raffaele Esposito in Naples, Italy in 1889. Originally, pizza's were a means for the poor to use up whatever ingredients they had on hand. All that changed when Queen Margherita of Savoy, who had traveled to Naples with King Umberto I, asked Esposito to prepare the dish had become known for.
Esposito prepared three pizzas, including one with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and basil (now you know where the "Margherita" pizza comes from). The queen loved the pizzas and thus its popularity was cemented.
By the way, Esposito's restaurant still exists (though under a different name) and the letter he received from the queen praising his pizzas is still on display.
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David Cameron and his family run Sport Relief Mile
The Prime Minister, his wife Samantha Cameron and their children have run the Sport Relief Mile.
David Cameron and his family completed the Sainsbury's sponsored charity event at Cutteslowe Park in Oxford.
Mr Cameron said afterwards: "Sport Relief brings together some of the best things about Britain - we are a great sporting nation but also one of the most generous countries when it comes to contributing to good causes.
"This is the third time I have run the Sport Relief mile and I am delighted to have taken part in such a fantastic event that is bringing people across the UK together to get active, raise money and change lives."


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Volvo Penta used the recent stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race in Gothenburg, Sweden, to unveil their new self-docking system. According to the company, the system works like this: First, as the boat nears its berth, the system recognizes it's entered a 'catch zone' and sends out a signal to the captain that it is ready to dock.
Once the captain has activated the self-docking function, the boat is then guided by GPS, and automatically moved into a 'docking ready' position. Once the captain has initiated the final stage, the system uses a combination of GPS and sensors, fitted onboard and to the destination dock to automatically move the boat into its slip.
"We have long had the ambition to make docking as easy as possible," comments Johan Inden, Chief Technology Officer at Volvo Penta. "The first step towards this was in 2006, with the launch of our joystick docking technology. This was followed by the introduction of the Dynamic Positioning System, which automatically maintains a boat's heading and position, even during strong currents or windy conditions – ideal when preparing for docking. Now, we are taking the next important step by enabling the boat to dock itself. With our easy docking concept, we aim to attract more people to enjoy the boating experience."
Prototypes of Volvo Penta's self-docking technology are currently undergoing development trials. The automated docking capability is connected to the onboard electronic vessel control system (EVC), which computes steering and drive calculations in relation to the boat's actual position and four sensors sited on the intended berth.
"Docking is one of the most challenging boat handling maneuvers – getting it wrong can be embarrassing, expensive and precarious," says Björn Ingemanson, President of Volvo Penta. "Our IPS system has already taken great strides in making docking easier, and this new self-docking feature takes that process one important stage further. Its sensors and onboard computers react in milliseconds to changing wind and sea conditions, constantly making micro adjustments in power and steering angle of the IPS drive to keep the boat on its intended course into a safe berth. If necessary, the docking process can be paused, and the system will hold the boat stationary in the water. Even in changing sea conditions it can make the sea appear to stand still."
Another cool element of the system that the company hopes to have fully on-line by 2020 is that a retrofit version of the function is planned to make it easy to upgrade existing systems.
The company believed early adopters will be yacht owners who install the system on their own private docks. Possible upgrades also include integrating the self-docking system Volvo Penta's Easy Connect app. The app could allow users to check if the nearest marina is equipped with the appropriate self-docking technology – or even perhaps use it to secure a parking space.
Safety is a primary factor in the ongoing development of the feature and, as with similar 'self-parking' technology in the automotive world, Volvo Penta's docking system is not designed to be fully autonomous. While the system will also feature surround sensors that provide anti-collision alert and avoidance, the captain needs to remain at the helm during the docking process, ready to intervene if necessary.
During my previous life as an editor at several American yachting magazines, I was lucky enough to sail thousands of offshore miles on a wide variety of boats. My job as…
During my previous life as an editor at several American yachting magazines, I was lucky enough to sail thousands of offshore miles on a wide variety of boats. My job as yachting scribe has brought me on adventures from the Arctic Circle to the equator, and to nearly every tropical destination in between. I've dodged high-speed hydrofoils on the brown waters off St. Petersburg, Russia, anchored in impossibly blue water off uninhabited islands in the Seychelles, Scandinavia, the BVI, and the Bahamas, and even flown aboard a Jayhawk helicopter with the US Coast Guard on training missions. These days, when I'm not travelling or writing about the magic that happens at confluence of superyachts, offshore adventure, luxury travel, and technology, I sail my ultra-simple, ultra-fast dinghy, ride my gorgeous and gloriously-expensive carbon fiber bike, and push our little one in a baby stroller all over New England.


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Hello She's a Sassy Lady Blog readers! This is Melody from A Splash Here and There blog and it's my turn to share my project here with you today.
A good friend of ours has a son who just received his third degree black belt over the weekend and I wanted to create a personalized card for him. This project was designed using the Silhouette Studio and all cuts were done using my Cameo. The rectangle card measures 7.750 x 4.325.
Below is a screen shot of how I designed the card and the envelope in the Studio.
For the front of the card, I used a Karate Taz image by Looney Toons (Design ID #24771). This image is a print and cut image, so it's already colored in. After sizing the image to fit inside the front of the card, I ungrouped the image and substituted the letters TAZ on the black belt with KEV (short for Kevin, the kid's name). Then I added 3 small rectangular stripes (flood-filled in red) on the other end of the black belt to signify the third degree black belt he just earned. Below are screen shots of what I'm talking about.
And there you have it ;). Hope you enjoyed looking at my project today and hopefully I didn't confuse you much with the process ;) of creating it. If you do have a question please drop by my blog and I'll try to answer them as soon as I can and as best I can. Thanks Sheila for having me over. Have a wonderful week!


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Autumn has rolled around again for the northern hemisphere, bringing thoughts of Thanksgiving and Halloween, falling leaves and falling temperatures. When Nouvae of Dimension Gallery announced her Autumn Harvest giveaway, I wanted to build something for that. A quintessential Northern autumn was the inspiration, with themes of death and dying, the celebration of Halloween and Thanksgiving, all leading to my new dimension, Series 600: Autumn. Continue Reading
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There's nothing spookier than a pair of eyes watching every step you take so, when making my autumn inspired dim, I just had to whip up my own spooky eyes. I wasn't expecting the sets of spooky eyes Trion created for Autumn Harvest but was pleased to discover that Spooky Eyes 04 complemented my own version.
Trion's spooky eyes blink and can be placed anywhere, even mid air but are kinda small. My spooky eyes can be made in any size allowed by the tiles but need a way to hide the poles that make pupils. For my dimension, Series 600: Autumn, I hid the poles in the rectangular mausoleum, in other dims the eyes would work well against a wall or other flat surface. Continue Reading
Who doesn't like a free goodie? I'm giving out 40 of 6th Anniversary Parade Tuskar codes over the Easter period. That's eight codes a day for 5 days, starting Friday the 14th and finishing Tuesday the 18th.
I will use either the CrossEvents or the Level 1-29 chat channels in Rift to ask participants to guess my favourite items. I'll give a 10 minute warning in the chosen channel before asking my question so be on the look out for announcements by radishes. First right answer wins the prize. (Only one answer per tell, please.) Both Europe and North American regions will be included in the mount giveaways. Continue Reading
Patch 4.1 is bringing us all these pretty tiles so what do we do with them? Why paint, of course! Tiles are versatile, they come in handy when making custom signs, theatre backdrops, hanging wall art or labeling boxes and cartons. Pictures made with them can be simple or complex, colourful or monotone, modern or old fashioned and still look great. Continue Reading
Minion dimension rewards haven't been significantly updated since minions were introduced in the Nightmare Tide expansion. Patch 4.1 changes all that with new stashes and dimension items. For a start, each mission length will have it's own type of dimension stash. The 5/15 min adventures will return building block stashes, the eight hour missions will return dimension stashes and the 4 hour missions will return premium dimension stashes.
The building block stashes from 5/15 minute adventures contain only building blocks, drawn from the building block section of the store. This includes all the painted woods, the roof tiles and the metals (hurrah!). The only sets of blocks missing are the glowing and blinking blocks (sad face) and the seven new blocks released with patch 4.1 (which will be included in the Mystery Box: Wonders of Alittu instead of the blinking scratchers). All the shapes are there for each block type, including discs and spheres. That's one hell of a lot of tiles. Continue Reading
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The new minion dimension boxes went up on the Public Test Shards today and a bunch of us had fun opening the six-star premium dimension stashes. I blinked my eyes a few times 'cause I saw red. Yep, we now have transcendent tier dimension items. You thought you lacked sufficient platinum with all the wonderful Uncle Stan items? Just wait till these beauties hit the auction house.
The stash loot tables are not yet finished and only contain relic and transcendent dimension items so it's impossible to determine frequency of drops. Numbers wise, we discovered 12 transcendent items, 46 relic items and 8 music boxes. Word from Tacitus says that transcendent dimension items will drop at half the frequency of relic items. Continue Reading
The most popular dimension in Rift with 4650 recommendations is New Eyecandy Spaceship Slide 4.0 by Cariina on Greybriar. It beats all other dimensions by more than a thousand votes and it's popularity keeps growing.
Four years after the release of dimensions, the positions on top don't change much. Once a dimension reaches the top three in the shard listings, they earn a few votes each week without the need for promotion by their owners, keeping their position on top safe.
The early years were different, the struggle to reach first position was fierce and filled with less savoury practices. When the suggestion to wipe votes appears on the forums these days, I wonder if the people doing so think it an opportunity to to put their own dimensions on top of the listing. If so, Eyecandy is an excellent example of the effort required to reach the top and stay there.


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Upminster paid the price for a host of missed chances as they slipped to a 4-2 defeat against West Herts in East Division One.
The hosts spurned three good opportunities early on before Dave Hadsley netted from a shot corner.
The visitors levelled from a corner before half time and converted another after the restart.
But Steve Wright squared matters from another corner, before West Herts struck twice more to seal the points.
Captain Wright said: "It puts us in trouble, but with three games to go we need to target four to six points to stay up."
The seconds wanted revenge against a Colchester side that had already beaten them this season and started well at the Garrison.
Jamie O'Dell and Mike Scrivener linked well up front and almost created an opener before Colchester beat the wrong-footed Jared Ford at a short corner.
The hosts doubled their lead with a reverse stick shot from the top of the D, but O'Dell replied with a brilliant solo effort before half time.
Man of the match Ollie Marston shone in the second half and his pass was deflected in by Scrivener to level.
But further chances were kept out by an in-form home keeper and Colchester scrambled a late winner.
The fifths had to work hard for a 4-2 win over basement boys Chelmsford.
Guy Robertson opened the scoring with a crisp strike on five minutes and the hosts doubled their lead from a short corner.
But Chelmsford replied from a short corner and punished poor Upminster defending at another set-piece to level before half time.
Will Topp put Upminster back in front after the restart and finished off another good move soon after to secure the points.
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Time Management
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- The learner will understand that time management is a matter of knowing what needs to be done, knowing the best way of doing it, adapting your behaviour and being organised
- The learner will understand the benefits of good time management
- The learner will learn about how to minimise interruptions in their work day
- The learner will learn about the need to learn how to prioritise what important and what is urgent
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Within the workplace, most people know the tasks that need to be completed on a daily basis. However, as we all know, it is very rare that we are able to simply carry out those tasks without interruptions or deviations of any kind. Time management isn't a skill, it is a behaviour. It is a matter of knowing what needs to be done, knowing the best way of doing it, adapting your behaviour and being organised.
You need to plan how you will use your time and focus on what needs doing. Learn how to prioritise what is important and what is urgent.
This course looks at time management skills, and some of the theories behind them. It has strategies for better time management and also looks at stress management.
Training is given through a filmed tutorial, references to websites for reading and good practice video. There is suggested extra reading to give both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge.
An additional activity encourages the learner to reflect on the learning.
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What a difference a year makes. This walks to a different beat compared to the 2016 Semillon.
Coming off 47 year old vines, this 'Special Reserve' Semillon is the first of its type released by Huntington Estate.
To use a word, it comes across richer than you'd expect yet it's still as fresh as a daisy. Toasty and pithy, it grabs at you hard - in a nice way. Lemon zest tang sits in the background. The fruit is well weighted, and like the 2016, this is growing on me as time goes by. Long to finish, hang time is impressive too.
A pinch of acidity points this well towards long cellaring.
Great buying for the asking price. Time will easily be its friend if cellaring Semillon is your thing.
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Bergen County, N.J., uses fingerprint scanners to accurately deliver social services to the homeless.
Bergen County, N.J., has dealt with one particular dilemma for years: The Department of Human Services (DHS) needs to estimate how many homeless individuals receive services, such as food, medicine and shelter. But many people served by the department don't have accurate forms of identification, and without a precise tracking system, the DHS might have erroneously counted one person who visits the shelter 10 times, for example, as 10 different people visiting once.
And when it comes time to properly fill out grant applications to receive funding support, accuracy counts for the DHS.
"It's not like you can do a head count," said Susan Nottingham, the department's Homeless Management Information System administrator. "We could sit down and say, 'Can we talk to you for 45 minutes?' But we didn't want them to turn around and say, 'We're not that hungry.'"
Now with biometrics technology, Bergen County has implemented a solution that helps the DHS keep an accurate count of the homeless people who receive social services. In September, the DHS unveiled a fingerprint identification system developed by Fulcrum Biometrics, a San Antonio-based company.
Working with New Jersey Business Systems, the company used its Fulcrum Biometric Framework to develop a Web-based application that links finger image scanners at DHS service sites and a fingerprint-matching algorithm to the existing New Jersey Homeless Management Information System. While Fulcrum's Web services interface provides automated information exchange between the two systems, both systems operate independently.
"They realized that it was really difficult to get accurate metrics — who they're serving, how many times — without really having to harass homeless people," said Ken Nosker, president of Fulcrum Biometrics. "We gave them a custom solution that is actually not integrated with the large state database, but communicates with the database."
The data-sharing method reduces "check-in" time to seconds: no sign-in sheets or extensive interviews. DHS workers simply open a Web page and select the service and location. A homeless person comes in, places a finger on the scanner, and the computer captures the data and communicates with the state database to verify the person's identity.
The county paid $90,000 for the solution, Nottingham said, and so far the system has collected data from about 450 homeless people.
However, she added, the biometric device doesn't store pictures of fingerprints, but gathers numerical values that correspond to the unique points on a person's finger. This method protects the data and gives the DHS accurate numbers to work with.
The system helped the county recognize that food programs attract the largest crowds in the third week of the month — not the last week like officials originally thought. Such findings will allow the DHS to adjust its strategies to improve service delivery.
And the county can now tell funders exactly how many homeless people have been served by DHS workers in a given time and, in turn, how much their contributions have helped support homeless management efforts.
"It's opening all kinds of interesting opportunities for us," Nottingham said. "There's a very clear picture, and it makes us astoundingly accountable."


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Sometimes life can really get you down and make you think, "wow, is this my life?" It's at times like this, we need to stay positive and not let life drag us down. I found this quote on a notebook I bought recently and it really resonated with me. I'm a naturally positive person, but life has been throwing enough lemons at me recently to make lemonade for pretty much everyone in the UK. I like it when aspirational quotes just pop up in every day life, like the universe is sending you a message: keep going, everything will be okay.
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Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:00 PM1st – 5th Grade
SPARK is a fun, energetic program for children 1st – 5th grade that allows kids to have a blast as they grow with Christ. In SPARK kids can focus on learning one Bible verse fully and retaining its words in their hearts each week. By balancing memorization with Bible study kids have the opportunity to learn the verse, learn the Biblical context, and learn how to apply it to their lives. Through activities like journaling, skits, games, experiments, mission projects and crafts children get to delve deeper with hands-on learning and application.
SPARK is a wonderful program to invite friends to at any time and a great way to focus on a deeper understanding of the Bible. Anyone is welcome to join us for SPARK – bring your hearts and bring your spirit – it all begins with a…SPARK!
In addition, SPARKlers is now available for Babies – K for children whose parents are participating in a Wednesday Night Bible Study or volunteering on-campus on Wednesday nights.
To ensure a wonderful experience for all our of SPARK kids and volunteers, SPARK classes are limited in size. If classes exceed limits we will start a waitlist and add kiddos as possible. (Families attending Celebration Church, volunteering, and/or attending Bible studies on campus Wednesday evenings are guaranteed a spot.)


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Let me also point out that this is a Mix 'n Match Collab. If for any reason you do not want all 5 of these kits, AND I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL, you can buy them separately within the designers' own sections. However, proceeds from individual kits WILL NOT be donated and you will not be able to receive the Freebie Add-On.
There are also some beautiful tutorials on the PMTw/S Tut Writers Blog, and more are coming all the time! Here is a cute tut by Dazzlin Designs. Check it out! :D


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