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"The Terminus Mandate" Discussion
Sep. 21, 2018, 5:39pm	| 50 Comments
It's that time of the week again, friends! Here's your weekly Venture Bros. discussion thread. Talk about the latest episode, "The Terminus Mandate", which US viewers can watch on the World Wide Web (sorry, non-US viewers). Use the comments here to talk about the episode, season or series as a whole! If you haven't watched yet, there will be spoilers, so tread lightly. The episode also airs on Adult Swim the television channel (remember those?) this Sunday night at the usual time. Have a scientastic weekend!
by Captain V
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An interesting and more lighthearted episode than normal. It was overall pretty good.
Dr. Z and Johnny's interactions we're funny and sad, good to see them get together again.
It's been a long while since Doc Hammer wrote a Billy free episode.
Anyway, what do you think Dr. Mrs. will choose?
Only two episodes left... I believe next week will be the big snowstorm, then the finale is about the teleporter and the Peril Partnership.
In the SDCC trailer you see Rusty getting teleported to Meteor Majeure where Watch and Ward are waiting. We've haven't seen Brock go apeshit yet, or scare bear, or the bit about Hank in the hospital or running around Hatred shirtless.
I'm surprised how much footage of the final two episodes are in the trailers.
Sep. 21, 2018, 6:48pm
"....hospital or running around Hatred shirtless. "
That should say: "....hospital or Hatred running around shirtless. "
by zombiejesus
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Cap'n V, I read your comments in the voice of Dragoon.
I always have.
#compliment
Sep. 24, 2018, 3:38am
Noice! High praise indeed.
And I got my Dr. Z shirt ordered today!
Sep. 27, 2018, 11:38am
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Onscreen tpyo: GULD THREAT: 1
So, I guess she'll need an aspirn?
I'm not clear on why Rusty's flirting with death for some nookie. But it was nice to visit with Night Dick again. I love his narration voice and diction.
I did want to see Rocco's showdown with Sliwa.
When did Red Death become a candidate for the Council? He didn't bring in Blue Morpho. Was it because he collected Dr. Dugong?
It was fun to see all of their lame final archings.
Has Race Bannon been retconned to have red hair? Or has be been merged with Dr. Quest into a Doc Savage type of character? Funny to see Hadji race-swapped into also an Indian.
Sep. 21, 2018, 10:15pm
by TheRQ
In the Art of The Venture Brothers book, they say they aren't allowed to use the actual Race Bannon or anything from Johnny Quest anymore, but they can parody it.
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Have the book.
Didn't read it yet.
The parody is spot-on.
Lots of actual Johnny Quest bits in that Dr. Z flashback.
I was thinking Z's flashback was completely lifted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceD4zhA6Hws
by Doctor X
Huh . . . I thought on one of the commentaries, maybe the one from Ice Station, they learned that Comedy Central owned the rights to Johnny Quest? That is why they could use them? They then started calling him "Mr. Quest" in 12(!) to Midnight rather than "Action Johnny."
Maybe that changed?
by hardyworld
I miss Dr. Phineas Phage! Why isn't he on the new Guild Council? Was he just absent from the meeting?
Hadji wearing Native American costume didn't make much sense...his name is Hadji and we've heard him speak in a noticeable Indian accent and wasn't he living in India when we previously met him?
They killed off Race Bannon on the show (and briefly talked to him in a flashback), so he is canonically in the VB universe, but he may not be associated with the Quest family in the VB universe (I don't remember any connection between Quest family and Race mentioned on VB). So I think Race not being in Dr. Z's flashback makes sense.
I also really loved all the vanilla arching all the characters did...I just wish we saw more of Dr. Venture's 'date'.
by MikeyHell
I laughed probably way too hard at Silwa being Wale's arch.
@hardyworld: they killed off Race in present time during the Ice Station--the GOLIATH SERUM!!!--episode. Johnny, at the time, is 40ish and tweaking in a diving bell!
The flashback has a child Johnny so Race is still alive. There are other references with both Dr. Quest--torturing someone at OSI--and Race at OSI as well.
Gathers definitely replied to Limb:
"What, you want to measure our dicks in Central Park?"
by beb
A cliffhanger? That was unexpected.
There too many subplots for this to be an enjoyable episode. Too often I was wishing for a fast-forward button so I could get to something interesting.
With all the money Rusty is supposed to have I'm surprised he doesn't go the Trump and hire Playboy models to have sex with him. Playing around with a black widow type seems stupid as well as dangerous. But then Rusty, like his "sons" is a death-prone guy.
This seemed like a eulogy type episode. The whole season seems like a Eulogy. We finally learn about Jonas's death, and who the Blue Morpho is. Rusty's origin is mostly clear. Then there's so many members of the council retiring and so many ofo the rank and file membership getting killed this year. It's hard to see the Guild going on.
There little things in the episode that I enjoyed, like the dick measuring contest between Col. Gaithers and Phantom Limb. Considering that the Col. had his dick removed at one point I was surprised that he had one to measure, then wondered if when he had it re-installed he asked to have it .... enlarged. There were other little bits I enjoyed.
It accidentally (maybe intentionally) feels like the penultimate season in a weird way, doesn't it?
I earnestly feel like this season could be setting up a final season.
Maybe, behind-the-scenes, Mike Lazzo told Jackson to start wrapping up the series, and that season eight could be the last.
The higher ups (and Adult Swim) may want to move on and make new shows and such.
It has been fifteen years. Seventeen years by the time a possible season eight would release.
by Sannom
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"With all the money Rusty is supposed to have I'm surprised he doesn't go the Trump and hire Playboy models to have sex with him."
He probably doesn't trust paid women, not after the prom. Since Brock most likely didn't tell him that they were actually hired assassins, he still believes that he was shut down all night by prostitutes. And he isn't about to use his special "spanish fly" again.
We are dealing with a man who purchases a mail-order Korean bride. Unfortunately, they forgot to put holes in the box: "Assassinanny" with Molotov!
An episode with extended Clancy Brown? Awesome.
by cpc65
I believe the expired "bride" was Chinese.
by Hank
I love Doc Hammer written hangout episodes. Ro-Boy! Red Death stuff! Sheila! Just 22 or so minutes of hanging out in this great world.
Buuuuut it did move a few things forward: Red Death essentially over-ruled "the Council" decision to pay the Peril Partnership. Or, given that Watch and Ward under the auspices gave him the order to arc the fool, perhaps it was all part of the plan!
So, absolutely no follow-up from last week? I know we still have two eps to go, but I find it odd.
Does Doc know his experiences were not real or did he just wake up in his own bed afterward and still thinks he joined that Illuminati group?
What did The Monarch do with the teleporters? Turn them in to the Guild, or does he have his own purpose for them in mind? Did his EMA level get bumped up?
Did Copy Cat survive? No fallout from the decoys setup? No mention of any of this in the Council meeting? As Hardyworld points out, where's Phineas Phage? You'd think this whole final arching mandate thing would require mandatory attendance. He probably would have arched Professor Impossible, or maybe an earlier foe like Bacterion or Iron Rod (see if you get the references). They had his voice actor playing Night Dick *snickers* in the episode, so....
I also was expecting at least a few minutes of followup concerning Dr. Venture's experience and The Monarch's sudden disappearance with the teleporters.
Given that Gary and The Monarch had literally 2 seconds to escape from the OSI and nowhere to run without being chased, I was expecting them to both stand on 1 teleporter while simultaneously holding the other teleporter upside-down above their heads and turn them both on at once, resulting in them all disappearing, but to an unknown location (fail-safe/backup teleporter located in the middle of Venture Industries?).
I was under the impression that The Monarch and 21 just skedaddled into the subway entrance and hopped on a conveniently departing train. You could hear one in the tunnel as Brock and the OSI troopers were looking down at where the guys crash landed. But yeah, you'd still expect the OSI to try and head them off at the next stop, but the teleporters might still have come into play with their escape.
by Destroyo
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Sheila will resign the guild. Doc and Jackson have learned the hard way with 21 & 24 that they shouldn't break up partnerships.
Red Death's arching mirrors Godfather 2, where Vito Corleone interacts with local extortionist Don Fanucci. Under the guise of giving in to his shakedown, Vito actually kills Fanucci, leading to his becoming the local crime boss. Guess Blind Rage caught that train after all. With Sheila back to costumed villainy, a power vacuum now exists. Red Death control of a criminal organization, plus "70 years old", plus Sheila's black uniform = VB's Red Skull parody!
I just hope Dr Z doesn't come to mirror Hyman Roth.
Doc and Jackson have learned the hard way with 21 & 24 that they shouldn't break up partnerships.
How do you figure that one?
Their commentary tracks from the DVDs.
"I just hope Dr Z doesn't come to mirror Hyman Roth."
There was this kid I grew up with; he was younger than me. Sorta looked up to me, you know. We did our first work together, worked our way out of the street. Things were good, we made the most of it. During Pyramid Wars, we ran molasses into Schenectady ... made a fortune, Rusty Venture's father, too.
As much as anyone, I loved him and trusted him. Later on he had an idea to build a city out of a desert stop-over for American medical tourists on the way to Cabos. That kid's name was Speedy, and the city he invented was Tijuana. This was a great man, a man of vision and guts. And there isn't even a plaque, or a signpost or a set of wings for him in that town!
A minion put a dart through his eye as a mercy when someone was strangling him. No one knows who did the strangling; all of the witnesses were run over by Dodge Charger. When I heard it, I wasn't angry; I knew Speedy, I knew he was over-eager, talking loud, saying stupid things. So when he turned up dead, I let it go.
And I said to myself, "this is the business we've chosen!" I didn't ask who did the strangling, because it had nothing to do with business!
--Dr Z to Brock
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So when are they going to email me to let me know I won an ice cream cake?
The contest doesn't end until September 23rd.
Call 'em again, b/c only four people will win.
by Eartha Kite & Dismalicious Winds from Provo
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Had a hard time hearing all the dialogue, slurred or non-enunciated (Wide Whale/Dr Z "bungle" talk). This has happened on a few episodes for me. Will watch again with closed captioning in hopes to get the whole skinny.
The Johnny stuff was hilarious!
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Red Death's incognito outfit.
A 7-foot red skull guy.
And him chairing Councilperson Dr. Mrs.
(There's a better term than "chairing". Sorry.)
I still don't understand why he gets a seat on the Council, except BECAUSE HE IS AWESOME.
Likely because Sheila made that deal with him in Arrears in Science so that he wouldn't spill the beans about her husband being the New Blue Morpho... and also BECAUSE HE IS AWESOME! He's just what they need in these rough times for The Guild.
Next episode looks great, and is infact the big snowstorm!
Brock certainly never gets made fun of by Billy... until now! Hilarious!
And I want to order a plethora of the new shirt... now!!! Dr. Z!!!!!
https://www.titmousestuff.com/products/week-8-dr-z
I saw on Quite Interesting this week that tying someone to the train tracks had only been done in one film, originally, and the villain tied the hero to the tracks, and the damsel freed him before the train. All other incidents of it are parodies of the original, and they show the damsel tied to the tracks.
(I apologize, I can't find a legit link to it. But, you should watch QI.)
by notgoofingaround
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It s episodes like this that make it really evident two people are writing this show and splitting up the work more or less. There is zero callback ( maybe not zero, but very little) to the last episodes main plot lines. While the premise of this episode is cute and funny maybe we could have come in after some of these interactions had taken place? A lot of them seemed very anti climactic and the jokes falling flat. I guess they can't all be winners?
2018 Series Rewatch Notes:
- Albino bomb. Will this backstory for Pete White ever get explored further?
- The boys mother. Will we ever get real answers? Do we even want all the answers?
- Is Rusty just a clone? Or does he have a mommy? The clone theory explains Jonas Jr. and why he looks just like Jonas. Rusty was one messed up clone. Damn.
- Moppets big revenge? They can't be dead. Right.....?
- The villain dubbed Wall-Flower. Will he ever show up in a big way?
- Fat Chance... where art thou?
- Baron Underbheit? Where'd you go? They finally made him awesome around VB4... then he stopped appearing after the move to NYC. He robbed a space casino... Isn't That VVild... enough for a return!!!?!?!
- Girl Hitler and Catclops? Gone forever???
- Billy is stated to be 35. Then in VB4 (not many episodes later) he is stated to be 37.
- The shrink gun will always return. Always a Gloria!
- Hank is actually diagnosed as a "crybaby" in VB3 before being called a crybaby in VB4 by Rusty.
- Hatred mentions blowing up the Monarch's house in VB4. It was foreshadowing, he does just that in the final episode of VB5.
- Hatred mentions burning the compound down in VB5. Foreshadowing in motion, he eventually fails to stop the fire set by the Monarch and the compound is burnt to cinders.
He destroyed the fire trucks due to negligence with the security lasers. It was his ultimate fault.
- The PROBLEM Light is visible in certain shots for all of VB6. Simply sublime subtle foreshadowing. Almost feels like an easter egg in a weird way now.
- The Peril Partnership and the teleporter pads could definitely play huge roles in the VB7 finale.
- The disembodied Jonas head is most certainly coming back.
by Aaaanon
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Yup, from prior comment in 'Unicorn' thread, Wide Whale is out of subcontractors (with the demise of Copycat), and with his resignation from the Council, will be directly arching Rusty... and thereby forcing a showdown with the Monarch.
Some of the councilmen... er, councilpersons' interactions with their old enemies, particularly Lady Au Pair's, kind of reminded me of bumping into someone you went to high school with many years later whom you did not have a good relationship with back then. It's only happened to me a couple of times but it would be people who harassed me back in school, basically were total assholes to me. Then I'd be in a convenience store parking lot or a movie theater lobby, they'd recognize me and act as if we had been best of pals back in the day and it was good times galore. I'm not one to hold grudges, and I don't hate those people. I assume most of them have finally grown up, so I just acted politely and chatted for a few minutes, then we wished each other well and parted ways. Awkward...
Valid perspective, cpc65. But I look at those final archings as typical of management -- they really don't want to get their hands dirty (or get injured!) in a real arching. They're on the Council specifically to avoid that.
That said, they were all pretty damn funny.
Red Death stole the money... right?
He said he was gonna make the drop... but he tied Blind Rage to the tracks and flew off instead.
I suspect he hasn't given up killing either. It's implied he's done arching, thus he's done killing too, just for his seat. I know he said something about doing this for his wife... but his bloodlust has no end.
Anyway, looks like I didn't win a VB cake.
Did anyone?
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If Red Death is as honorable as he seems, he gave that Peril Partnership payoff right back to the Guild ("Here it is, counted and folded. Just like you gave it to me."), and scored points for it. Otherwise, he dumped it all into his IRA.
I think we will never know who his final arch was. He chose Blind Rage, instead.
Oct. 3, 2018, 2:29am
So.... fans think Dr. Mrs. is pregnant... and they may be spot on.
Blind Rage mentions her breasts were swollen (possibly getting ready to lactate) and she wasn't on her monthlies (like she missed her period).
She also got emotionally distraught while talking to Novia.
Later on she told Gary that she, in fact, vomited. A common occurrence during pregnancy.
Anyway, her being pregnant would explain her wild mood swings this season.
Remember how she almost killed Kimberly, over practically nothing?
Kinda sad they figured it out... and I (mostly) missed it... it's pretty fucking obvious.
That's a quote from reddit in the middle.. but I edited it... slightly.
Forgot to mention that. Forget who wrote it though, I was going to credit 'em.
I added the Kimberly bit.
Also forgot to mention that I recall Doc Hammer mentioning that giving them a child would be the end of the show. I think it's in a commentary. That he considered the henchman their kids. But... now they only have 21... so... I dunno.
More proof the show could be reaching it's natural conclusion? Maybe.
Remember the season 2 finale Showdown at Cremation Creek, Part II?
Sheila: "Monarch, I'm..."
The Monarch: "WHAT?!"
Many fans speculated that she told him that she was pregnant. It was the obvious guess. The Monarch had even pointed out that he thought her breasts were larger than normal and asked if she was "riding her cycle". Then in Shadowman 9, it turns out she actually said, according to The Monarch, the last f@*#ing thing he expected her to say.
So it would be funny if she really was pregnant this time around. Although Doc and JP have stated that when enough fans start to guess their plans they change them and therefore we sometimes wind up shaping the show in ways we might not always like. Plus they've red herring-ed us before. We'll see soon enough unless they make this a season-ending cliffhanger.
One final (probably) observation: If all of Red Mantle and Dragoon's past nemesis are deceased does this mean that Desmond has passed on?
Thanks for reminding me...
Shouldn't Red Mantle and Dragoon's final arch actually be Phantom Limb?
I get that they are all bad guys... but damn, you kill me and sew my reanimated head onto my friend's body... I'm not letting it go.
I mean, I get why PL and Hunter are arch rivals, since it was Hunter's covert operation that caused the accident (Billy's robotic eye exploding the machine) and ultimately created PL.
Anyway, I feel PL got off to waaaay to easy with regards to everything.
Everyone has basically forgiven him now... expect for the Monarch. Thank goodness... b/c the Monarch has never felt out of character to me.
The new one:
I can't believe Dean was fucking her and Hank found out that way.
Scare Bear not wanting chips was great.
I had a horrible day. And this episode fucked me up bad.
I feel sooo bad now.
I feel badly depressed after watching the new one.
I thought the love triangle angle would be fun... nope.
Poor Hank. Dean Venture... doesn't give a fuck anymore.
Absolutely awful. It literally makes me feel awful.
I'm on Team Hank. Fuck Dean. He's the new Jonas Sr.
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Jul. 4, 2019, 11:34pm
It's a month old but there's not much news here for two years at a time, so whatever :) https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-venture-bros/281421/the-venture-bros-season-8-jackson-publick-doc-hammer
cpc65
Jun. 7, 2019, 9:33pm
Okay, Venturoos. Here's what ya get for the Extras, at least on the DVD version. I felt it was a little light, but that's just my opinion. Deleted Scenes (as always) - Some are B&W sketches with the dialog, others are animated with the dialog. Ghost in the Pro-Blem - An extended view of the distorted images of events from the Pro-BLEM's point of view. Maybe there are some clues hidden in it if you like frame-by-frame advancing. Maybe not. Sirena Goes Off... - Cristin Milioti ad-libbing way more dialog than the script calls for. Poor Rocco. Promo - Basically the season 7 promo. Maybe there's Easter Eggs to find. I haven't done any extensive searching yet. If anyone finds any feel free to post them here!
hardyworld
Mar. 15, 2019, 1:34pm
I haven't seen a press release yet, but people on reddit say June 4, 2019 is when Season 7 is on bluray. https://www.reddit.com/r/venturebros/comments/b14aa2/june_4_2019/
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Well, to Adventure Island at least...
Each year I take the kids to see the big man himself and this year we went down to Adventure Island.
Mum came to and very generously treated us all to lunch at Tomassis - none of us have been ther forever, and it was lovely food!
Wondering down to the seafront we came across Santa and a couple of his elves - happy to pose for a pic..
As was one of the reindeer!
We arrived at Adventure Island and the kids thought the dancing air filled Santa's were brilliant.
A quick letter to Santa
and then a pose (LOVE this pic of the 3 of them) before walking through their wonderland escorted by an elf!
Before finally meeting the Man himself and having a good ole chat.
Instead of a gift, Santa gave them all a lucky star to be exchanged in the toy shop for a present of their choice.
I love Christams!
School fete & school football
My days of spending every waking hour at school setting up and breaking down the hall for the school fete are long over, but it's always nice to just go along..
This year they had a visit of some reindeer which went down very well with Cassandra and Millie!
This year, Cassandra is part of the school choir and they were singing at the fete.
Everyone did really well and enjoyed themselves whilst us proud parents looked on.
Whilst all this was going on, Nicholas was playing in goal for the school team..
After a bit of help from Mr Shaw, they kicked off with lots of parents cheering them on.
By the end of the match it was rather dark but they put up a good fight!
One photo, 20 Words
Love my kids!
A special pamper session just for me by Alexander and Cassandra on Saturday was most appreciated...
WINNER!!!!
Back in June of this year, a friend of mine told me about a competition that Edes (a cooking/kitchen shop in Leigh) were running.
Children had to bake a cake and then they got to have it displayed in the shop window. Alex, as was imaginable, was very much up for the challenge.
So he baked an AWESOME rainbow cake (all by himself I hasten to add) and entered that.
On Friday afternoon, I got a call from Edes to say that he'd won! I was so excited, he's had such a bum ride the last few months, what with being so poorly and missing so much time from school, that he deserved a break. I picked him up from school and told him the good news and he was over the moon.
So Friday evening, Mum, Alexander, Cassandra and I went down to the Leigh lights switch on to collect his prize (which we didn't even know what it was as he wasn't bothered about it when he entered, he was more thrilled about having his cake in the the shop window). Two Adventure Island tickets later, he was one happy young man.
Now that, is a mug of Hot Chocolate!
Another proud "wifey" moment
I have many many proud mummy moments, but last week was a proud wifey moment as Lee received his Goal Keeping Level 1 certificate in the post.
So proud of the way that he's thrown himself into coaching children to imporove their game of football.
Love him lots!
More football!
Blenehim Primary School have a school football team, mostly made up of Year 6 pupils, however everynow and again, some Year 5 kids get in and this year, Nicholas made the pack...
He played in his first tournament for the school last week, held at Allyan Court in Southend and did a great job as goalie..
The team didn't too well, but considering it was the boys' first time all playing together as a team, I think they did brilliantly!
Beaver Scouts and Water...
In my role of Beaver Scouts Leader and programme planner, I'm trying to get us all out and about as much as possible, so last week 30 chilren, a few young leaders, Sue and I all went to visit our local fire station..
I'm up for most things, so when one of the fire fighters offered for one of us to get into gear, I was "volunteered"!
It's all rather heavy to say the least and then these brave pepole go into a burning building to rescue someome!
Although ALexander wasn't with us, his favourite piece of equipment has always been the "jaws of life"!
Nicholas was kept warm thanks to Abbi..
And Cassandra's favourite part of the visit was, like most of the other Beavers, when she got to play with the hose!
Thank you Blue Watch of Leigh Fire Station for a great visit.
Challenge YOUrself 23
I haven't really had much time of late to scrap due to life getting in the way, but I thought this photo of my good friend Zoe and I taken earlier this year went well with the main paper and the bling set it off perfectly.
I used Challenge YOUrself's TicTacToe for inspiration - middle line going down: Friends/You/Bling.
Challenge can be found here: scrap-challenge-yourself.blogspot.co.uk.23-inspired
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The boy is on a roll, man of the match today!
So so proud..
Nichols trains with Response Goalkeeping on a Tuesday and has done for over a year now. Last week he was so proud of himself as he finally won the "save of the day" trophy for a save very much worthy of it so I'm told!
Kidzania!!!
I've been watching various fb posts about a place called Kidzania in London that is a mini town for children. The idea being that they can go and take part in various occupations and either get paid for them or pay to do them. I was really intrigued by this concept so as today there was no bloomin' football match, the whole family set off early for our 10am slot at Kidzania!
I have to admit that after looking at all the maps and deciding what jobs the beasties' wanted to do most, the place was not as big as I thought it would be and the kids could quite easily go off on their own and not get lost and be safe.
We'd planned for 4 activities each with a 5th as back up, but they got to do loads. As we had the first slot there was not so many people around, but even when it got busier later in the day it wasn't as manic as I had thought it would be.
Flight Academy was first on the agenda..
Cassandra and Alexander being pilots..
Alex searching out a story as a journalist
Nicholas as a radio presenter
Lab Technician Cassie
Alex being a surgeon
Cassie graduated with a degree in engineering!
Alex as a postie
Cassie delivery parcels
Nicholas trying out being an air conditioning technician
Alex attempting to be an animator
Fav activity: Radio presenter
Formula One pit crew member
A rather expensive day out, but I must admit it was worth it as all 3 loved it!

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Energy harvesting fabrics to power smartphones
Written by Michael Brown on 14th September 2016
Energy harvesting fabrics are set to power smartphones and other wearables in the near future. The first such fabric has hit the news by proving the technology in real world testing. The immense numbers of wearable technologies being sold, provide a market ready to capitalise on this type of charging solution.
News: Qualcomm announces Quick Charge 4
Today, there are 2.5 billion smartphones in the world and this number is set to rise to 5 billion by 2019, according to statistics company Gartner. Gartner estimates that there will be 50.4 million smartwatch sales in 2016, driven by the Apple Watch Series 2 and the Samsung Gear S3.
Panasonic develops bendable battery
These smartwatch sales are just a part of the 276.6 million wearables that are expected to be sold worldwide in 2016. These wearables includes fitness bands, chest straps, bluetooth headsets, VR headsets and body-worn cameras.
How energy harvesting fabrics work
Research published in the journal Nature Energy highlights the work of Professor Zhong Lin Wang, of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Breaking news: Synaptics announces new optical fingerprint sensor
Two years of research has resulted in the development of an energy harvesting fabric that will be on the market in another two years time. The breathable, robust and foldable material looks like any conventional fabric and can be incorporated into the design of any t-shirt, jumper, coat, cap, hat, trousers, socks or skirt.
Penalties for using your phone while driving to double
The hybrid power textile has been designed to charge wearables by capturing two types of passive energy. The first energy source that is captured is sunlight, while the secondary energy source that is captured comes from frictional sources.
For example, a human that stands under sunlight and is wearing a 4cm x 5cm section of energy harvesting fabric will generate, on average, an electrical output of 0.5mW. When the friction of human biomechanical movements, such as handshaking, muscle stretching or walking are factored in, the energy harvesting fabric can power a commercial capacitor with up to 2v per minute.
The energy harvesting fabric isn't solely limited to clothing and can be incorporated into part of a flag or tent, in order to harvest energy from ambient wind blowing and sunlight. The electrical energy is also not limited to charging smartphones and wearables and can be used to charge personal electronics or drive electrochemical reactions for self-powered water splitting.
The energy harvesting fabrics can also be up-scaled to generate electrical energy on a commercial scale. Could it be possible to replace solar panels and wind turbines with an easier-on-the-eye solution that captures energy from both sources at once?
Energy harvesting on the nano level
The energy harvesting fabric consists of woven photovoltaic elements with copper electrodes and acts as a triboelectric nanogenerator, converting frictional forces into an electrical charge. We already witness the results of frictional forces when we experience static electric.
The solar cells are fabricated from lightweight polymer fibres to create micro cables that are 320µm thick. This thickness equates to a diameter of about a third of a millimetre.
Future wearables
The energy sources are not just from solar thermal and mechanical movement, such as body movement, friction and wind. Vibrations resulting from heartbeats, footsteps, air flow and ambient noise, at low frequencies of <10Hz, all covert into electricity using piezoelectric zinc oxide (ZnO) entangled nanowires, that have been grown, at a low cost, around textile fibres.
Professor Zhong Lin Wang summarised by saying "We have presented a lightweight, flexible, foldable and sustainable power source by fabricating an all-solid wearable hybrid power textile in a staggered way on an industrial weaving machine via a shuttle-flying process".
He concluded by stating that "Based on the lightweight and low-cost polymer fibres, the reported hybrid power textile introduces an innovative module fabricating strategy with greatly reduced device thickness, weight, total cost and suitability for mass production".
Harvesting energy to charge your smartphone today
We have now seen what energy harvesting will look like in the future, but what about harvesting energy to charge your smartphone today?
Power banks with phone deals
The world's first wearable motion-charger, known as AMPY MOVE, was created in 2014. AMPY MOVE transforms kinetic energy from your bodies movement and turns it into electricity, in order to charge a smartphone or other wearable device.
AMPY MOVE can be worn, a popular choice for those who exercise, or simply dropped into a bag or put into a pocket. Essentially this device is a power bank that can be charged through motion, in order to offer up to 24 hours of extra smartphone battery life.
The AMPY+ smartphone app will offer increased appeal to this existing green charger as it provides predictions and insights, with a Battery Life Forecast, while also tracking calories burned and the power the wearer has generated.
So, today we can charge our smartphones through a similarly sized motion charger, while tomorrow we will be charging our smartphones with energy harvesting fabrics. Is it possible to imagine what tech will arrive in 2020 and beyond?
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2008 Hockey Books For Kids
Are you looking for a quality gift to place under the Christmas tree for the hockey-loving boy or girl in your life? Look no further - Hockey Book Reviews.com has the lowdown on the top hockey books for kids for Christmas 2008.
Just One Goal by Robert Munsch, Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
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Perhaps the world's most prolific children's author has dreamed up an amazing story about a little girl who loves hockey. She builds the community a rink on the frozen river, but her team never wins. She's determined to score her team a victory, even as the thawing rink presents great danger
It does not get better than this - Hockey and Robert Munsch!
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The Hockey Tree By David Ward, Illustrated by Brian Deines
This highly acclaimed book from 2006 makes it's paperback debut in 2008. The Hockey Tree is a great story about a father, son and daughter enjoying Canada's great game on a frozen lake. But they run into a problem when their puck falls into an ice fisherman's hole. Have no fear, dad has a plan to keep the hockey going, but he needs the kids to help him find the perfect tree - The Hockey Tree
It's a great story folks, but the illustrations really make this book perfect. Using soft tones illustrator Brian Deines perfectly captures the great Canadian dream of hockey in it's purest form.
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Wendel and The Great One by Mike Leonetti, Illustrated by Greg Banning
After misfiring in 2007, Mike Leonetti returns in 2008 with his annual children's hockey history title. In Wendel and The Great One he mixes hockey history with the story of a boy who is trying to figure out what it means to be a leader. He turns to his heroes, Wendel Clark and Wayne Gretzky, to discover how to be the best captain he can be.
It's a good book and it teaches great values.
Xtreme Hockey - Stephen Cole authors this flashy and colorful title aimed at 6-12 year olds.
Inside this book, which features the thickest pages you'll ever find in a book, is a collection of amazing stories presented in flashy presentation reminiscent of those Ripley's Believe It Or Not titles.
There's some great pictures in here too. It's the kind of book you will enjoy flipping through with your children, especially if you are a trivia buff or passing along that trait to your children.
Peril at the World's Biggest Hockey Tournament - The long-awaited addition to a series that has sold one million copies.
The Screech Owls have come to Ottawa, the capital of Canada, to play in the world's biggest minor league hockey tournament — more than 500 teams gathering from all over the world! Little does Nish realize, as he befriends the hilarious, daring mascot, that he is about to embark on the most terrifying adventure of his lifetime.
The Bell Capital Cup is a tournament that brings together 25,000 kids and more than 510 teams. Published to coincide with the next Cup over the 2007/2008 winter holiday, this new Screech Owls book is a grand re-entry for this outstanding series.
Hockey Trivia for Kids 2 , by Eric Zweig
A spin off from 2006's Hockey Trivia for Kids , Eric Zweig offers another pocket book packed full of hockey stories, pictures and cartoons. If you have a seriously hockey infatuated youngster on your Christmas list, this book will keep them entertained and educated with fascinating factoids that will make them the hockey expert of their school!
Either of Zweig's juvenile trivia offerings would make for a perfect stocking stuffer.
Veteran hockey author Mike Leonetti returns with the fifth edition of the popular Hockey Now! franchise.
A book for all hockey fans with richly illustrated two page biographies of 74 of the greatest players today. Beautiful layout and high quality production.
The fifth edition is fully updated. Profiles include Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, Jarome Iginla, Vincent Lecavalier, Dion Phaneuf, Zdeno Chara, Roberto Luongo and Martin Brodeur.
Hockey Superstars 2008-2009 by Paul Romanuk
For 20 years now broadcaster Paul Romanuk and Scholastic have been churning out his Hockey Superstars series. It must be a big hit with the kids to have run this long. I know the books drew my attention 20 years ago when the series first started.
Romanuk has not really changed his successful formula. He profiles 15-20 of today's top NHLers with a color photograph and the briefest of biographies. He throws in the same usual interactive pages where you can keep track of the unfolding NHL season or learn the referee's hand signals.
This is a solid choice for someone aged 6 through 10. The books a little thin for a fan much older than that.
Slapshots: The Complete Series: Books #1-4, by Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman is another prolific children's author, penning dozens of books. Wikipedia lists over 60 titles.
One of his most popular series of books is the hockey-themed Slapshots. There are four titles in all, starting with Slapshots #1: The Stars from Mars and progressing through Slapshots #2: All-Mars All-Stars , Slapshots #3: The Face-Off Phoney , and Slapshots #4: Cup Crazy .
Instead of buying all the books individually, you can now buy all the books in one volume: Slapshots: The Complete Series: Books #1-4
The series is hardly breaking new ground. In fact, it is downright formulaic, a la the Bad News Bears. It's about a bunch of misfits put together trying to become a team. Korman does a nice job of creating interesting characters and his passion for hockey shines through brightly.
SpongeBob's Slap Shot - SpongeBob amazes an ice-hockey scout with his skills while sweeping up the Krusty Krab, and he soon finds himself playing professional hockey! But when he realizes whose team he is playing for, and who he must play against, SpongeBob starts having second thoughts. Does he really have what it takes to be an ice-hockey superstar? Hockey enthusiasts and SpongeBob fans alike will delight in this full-color, sports-themed story, ideal for young readers between the ages of 4 and 8.
Inside Hockey!: The Legends, Facts, and Feats That Made the Game - Keltie Thomas is an experienced children's author, also authoring How Hockey Works . In this book Thomas introduces lots of hockey history to the newest generation of puck fans. Good job!
The Farm Team - For fifty years the animals on Stolski's farm have played their hearts out for the Stolski Cup -- the dream of every hockey team all over the northland. And every year the Farm Team has lost to the nastiest, smelliest, snarlingest bunch of varmints ever to don skates -- the Bush League Bandits. As soon as the puck drops for this year's playoff game, the Bandits, playing as dirty as ever, take an early lead. A Bandit porcupine named Needles starts ramming Farm Team players, while the weasels slash and spear. But the Farm Team's goalie Big George blocks some tough shots, while Billy the goat and Vera the goose net three goals to tie things up. Then the Bandits bring in a bruiser of a substitute player so big and mean that these plucky underdogs could be in for a serious mauling. From the award-winning team of Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin and packed with on-ice action and laughs, this is the picture book hockey fans of every age have been waiting for.
We shoot We score! Hockey Sticker Stories on ice Kids will love learning all about hockey positions, rules, penalties, game food, and other fun hockey facts as they add stickers to every spread.
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Should I Buy the New Realme C21Y?
If you are looking to purchase a phone with just about enough features, the new realme C21Y smartphone, retailing from Kshs. 12,400, might be what you are looking for.
Realme (stylized as гealme) is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer founded in 2018 by Sky Li, who was the former vice president of the Oppo smartphone brand. It is a spinoff of Oppo and is collectively owned by BBK Electronics.
The smartphone brand made its official entry into the Kenyan market late last year as part of their global growth and expansion strategy.
Today we are reviewing the realme C21Y phone which comes with a fast charger, USB Type-C cable, protective case, a SIM card tool and an information booklet with a warranty card.
The C21Y series packs quite a few nifty tricks including delivery of outstanding performance and unique colour options, cross black and cross blue, making the device strikingly unmistakable even from afar.
Lover of big screens? The device boasts a 6.5-inch display that gives you a seamless and supreme visual experience with every swipe of the screen.
While a lot can be said about operating a single SIM device, flexibility is guaranteed with a dual SIM handset especially with the ease of using one SIM for voice calls and another for data. The realme C21Y smartphone is equipped with a three-card slot for two SIM cards and an SD card that supports up to 256GB storage.
For a phone that holds a massive 5000mAH battery averaging more than a day on a single charge, it is also much lighter in weight compared to its predecessors. Its super power-saving mode is quite impressive – the phone consumes only five percent of battery to last WhatsApp usage for nearly 1.1 hours. And if you want to find somewhere to charge the device, a 41h standby time is guaranteed for you to find the fast charger and plug it in.
One click is all it takes to switch to a high-resolution wide-angle camera mode, enabling one to capture more stunning images of landscapes, architecture, and large groups.
A camera bump is nothing new but the realme C21Y's bulging out camera makes the device wobble quite a bit on a flat surface, which becomes a problem without your protective case.
Another potential drawback is that the realme C21Y's highest RAM boasts 4GB while its predecessor, the 6i, brags of a standard 6GB of RAM.
The realme C21Y smartphone delivers where it counts, offering both value for money and comfortability. I would give it a 7.5/10 rating.
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Privacy Officers: How to Study Privacy Legislation
As a privacy officer in your organization it is your responsibility to ensure compliance with privacy legislation.
This means that you should have a thorough understanding of which privacy legislation applies to your organization and how it applies. Not only that, but you should also understand what privacy legislation applies to your key stakeholders, including your suppliers, service providers and clients.
This can seem like a daunting task for new privacy officers, especially if the role of the privacy officer is new in your organization and there is no training material to help you get started.
Depending on the privacy legislation that applies to your organization, there may already be free privacy resources online that can help your organization with compliance. For example, The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, UK's Information Commissioner's Office, and PrivacySense all offer free privacy resources.
But while these resources are helpful for summarizing key points of privacy legislation, it does not mean you can avoid reading privacy legislation in full. On the contrary, because you are responsible and accountable for privacy compliance within your organization, it is to your benefit to read and understand privacy legislation line-by-line. After all — it's your job!
Know What Privacy Legislation Applies to Your Organization
Depending on your organization's line of business, where it is located, whether it operates in the private or public sector and its flow of personal information, different privacy legislation may apply. With some basic online research you should be able to quickly find out what privacy legislation applies to your organization.
If your organization has a wide geographic presence, multiple offices around the world, or collects, uses, or discloses personal information across borders, it may be subject to different pieces of privacy legislation. In these more difficult scenarios, it may be wise to consult with a privacy lawyer.
Know What Privacy Legislation Applies to Your Key Stakeholders
In addition to understanding what privacy legislation applies to your organization, it is also equally important to understand what privacy legislation applies to your key stakeholders, including your suppliers, service providers and clients.
Your Suppliers
If your suppliers transfer personal information to your organization, you may be required to sign a contract agreeing to provide a comparable level of privacy protection or dispose of the personal information after a certain time period. You should not be caught off guard.
Your Service Providers
If you transfer personal information to a third party service provider, most privacy legislation will require that your provider have a comparable level of privacy protection.
Your organization can be fully compliant and have a top-notch privacy policy but transferring personal information to a service provider without adequate privacy protection undoes all your efforts and can also make your organization liable for personal information in the event of a privacy breach.
If your clients entrust you with personal information, many will require proof that your organization is compliant with privacy legislation. A privacy policy or evidence of other policies and procedures may be required.
Furthermore, some of your clients may be governed by different privacy legislation that can impose certain obligations on your organization.
As a privacy officer, it is your responsibility to be knowledgeable and answer any client inquiries that may come your way. Understanding your clients' privacy legislation, at least on a basic level, will let your clients know that your organization is serious about privacy.
How to Understand Privacy Legislation
Now that you understand the importance of knowing what privacy legislation applies to your organization and its key stakeholders, it's time to finally read it.
Privacy legislation can be found online by doing a simple Google search or by visiting the website of the privacy authority if one exists in your geographic area. For example, you can Google for Canada's PIPEDA or UK's Data Protection Act.
Start by printing out the privacy legislation — you will want a hard-copy to store later for easy access. Grab a highlighter, a pen, and start going through legislation slowly, highlighting relevant sections, making notes, and ensuring you understand everything.
After going through the legislation you may realize that your organization is not compliant in certain areas. As a privacy officer, it is your responsibility to look into any areas of non-compliance, document them, and work towards total organizational compliance.
Whenever possible, supplement your reading with online privacy resources such as those available at PrivacySense and other websites specific to your industry. This will help reinforce both your learning and memory retention.
As months pass, you may find that details from your memory slip. Review legislation, your notes, and online privacy resources whenever possible to ensure that your knowledge and proficiency does not fade away with time.
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The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association's commitment to teacher empowerment, social justice and lifelong learning makes it an intrinsic part of the province's social fabric.
On a chilly Saturday morning in March, at the time of day most business leaders reserve for coffee and a newspaper, James Ryan, president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA), is standing before a crowd of approximately 700 teachers.
His voice is strong and his deportment earnest as he addresses those gathered for the annual general meeting (AGM) of OECTA, the union representing the almost 50,000 people who teach in Ontario's publicly funded English Catholic schools.
At this particular moment, he is expounding upon something that is top of mind for the AGM delegates: a new collective agreement for teachers proposed by the employer side at the bargaining table (the provincial government and the Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association). Those in attendance are eager to find out what's at stake.
Applause erupts, flags wave, people stand and clap – and an unmistakable feeling of unity fills what only moments before felt like a very large room.
It's a noteworthy kick-off to three days of the AGM, which plays out as democracy at its best: new officers are elected; resolutions are passed; and educational and political issues are debated (sometimes fiercely). But since OECTA's activities are guided by its members, who are represented by the many voting delegates at this yearly meeting, this is definitely the place to get things done.
"I've been involved in this union long enough to have seen complaints turn into ideas, which turn into bargaining proposals, and then into actual working conditions for teachers," says Ryan, who is serving his second two-year term as president (he also served from 2009 to 2011).
Ryan has long been involved with OECTA: as a teacher for 19 years, as a member of several provincial committees, and as a full-time first vice-president and president at OECTA's Toronto-based provincial office.
He's a man with an intense interest in social justice, labour rights and spiritual matters, making him a natural fit for his job. And his interests are shared by the vast majority of OECTA members and staff. Everyone works toward a common set of goals: promoting the professional and contractual welfare of members; upholding the principles of Catholic education; and engaging members to work towards the common good.
When people hear the word "union" they often think of negotiations and contracts. And rightly so; collective bargaining for members' rights and welfare has been at the heart of OECTA since it was established in 1944.
OECTA's Collective Bargaining team works to negotiate members' collective agreements, and ensure the government and school boards respect those agreements. The Bargaining and Contract Services department also deals with member grievances and ensures employers respect and implement the provisions of the agreement that govern members' salary, benefits and working conditions. And its Counselling and Member Services department ensures members benefit from the protection to which they are entitled under the law.
All of these services are crucial to protecting the rights of members. And they make OECTA a great facilitator in enhancing the vitality and effectiveness of Ontario's Catholic elementary and secondary schools.
But what many people don't consider when they think "union" is the other side of the equation: the work OECTA does for the greater good – through professional development and working to better both the educational system and society at large.
Part of the support OECTA provides is through its Professional Development (PD) department, which works to support members in their ongoing pursuit of professional learning. And that runs the gamut – from creating and distributing support documents to holding conferences to offering courses.
One of the important ways OECTA helps teachers who are starting out is through a Beginning Teachers conference, which is held annually for occasional and permanent teachers in their first five years of the profession. OECTA also offers a Leadership Training program, which exists to help turn already engaged members into stronger teacher activists.
What OECTA offers teachers via professional development is very different from what school boards provide. Claire Laughlin, Provincial Coordinator of OECTA Additional Qualification (AQ) courses, says the boards' professional development is done on a large scale. OECTA offers AQ courses that can be broken down into modules to meet teachers' needs. It's all rooted in the philosophy of "for teachers, by teachers. The department gets OECTA teachers to create the workshops and then deliver them to other teachers.
For example, in 2010 when full-day Kindergarten was introduced, no whole-scale development was offered to teachers. OECTA brought together its members who were going to teach full-day Kindergarten and prepared them for what was to come.
"I did benefit," says Dave Levac, MPP for Brant, who was a teacher in the Catholic system and a very involved member of OECTA from 1977 for 1997. He says he benefitted from OECTA's professional development, as well as group support, collegiality and professional pride.
In addition to teaching the teachers, the PD department also works toward empowering teachers to use their professional judgement in things like diagnostic assessment, and assessment and evaluation in reporting to parents.
That empowerment translates into what is always top on the minds of those on the PD team: the students.
Part of the way OECTA enhances student achievement is through the Catholic system's holistic approach to education, which sets it apart from other publicly funded school systems. Catholic schools have been an integral and successful part of the success of Ontario's education system for 170+ years, and OECTA has a responsibility to see it into the future.
"Every OECTA member is a religious education teacher," says Ryan. "Our faith isn't just limited to religion classes – it is taught in math, in special education, in guidance.
"We help provide all of our members with a foundation in religion, which all teachers are required to teach, no matter what subject area or what grade level they are teaching – and further optional education for those who want to deepen their faith and understanding," says Ryan.
OECTA also holds a biennial "Educating for the Common Good" conference, which gives members the necessary tools to infuse Catholicism and social justice into school curriculum.
OECTA is focused on infusing social justice values into its teachers. For when advocacy flourishes within the teaching profession, the impact is widespread.
Hawkins says this component of the union goes hand in hand with the collective bargaining side.
OECTA encourages members to be engaged in the fight for unions and the common good. "If we can keep our members engaged and active in terms of the democratic process, then they can carry that through to their students. When teachers take to the classroom the importance of democratic engagement and involvement, it goes beyond a civics lesson," says Fullerton.
To this end, OECTA played an instrumental role in helping to launch "Student Vote," a parallel election for students under the voting age that coincides with official election periods. The purpose is to provide young Canadians with an opportunity to experience the democratic process and practice the habits of informed and engaged citizenship.
OECTA also initiated a campaign called "When You Speak for Children." The belief behind it is that prioritizing the needs of children must be central to government decision-making and that Ontario's economy will flourish when we graduate informed, engaged and caring citizens.
The quest for international economic justice, development and peace and the rights of all workers is an ongoing focus of OECTA.
That is why each year $300,000 of members' dues go to OECTA's Educational Aid Committee, which allocates funds and provides grants to teachers and community organizers around the world. Established more than 40 years ago, the committee funds groups that are focused on the common good, particularly groups with an education or youth focus.
Some of the projects funded include: Habitat for Humanity, which builds, rehabilitates and repairs houses to provide safe and affordable shelter for people around the world; and the Ontario Association of Food Banks, a network of food banks and hunger-relief programs and agencies, including breakfast clubs, emergency shelters and seniors' centres.
OECTA is also a committed partner of Education International, which seeks to protect workers' rights worldwide. And since 1962, hundreds of members have participated in the Project Overseas program by visiting developing nations to offer their professional assistance and learn from their colleagues.
Closer to home, OECTA supports Campaign 2000 (which aims to end poverty in Canada), the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Healthy Minds Canada and Free the Children, to name just a few.
One project that was launched with funds from OECTA is the Onigaming First Nations reserve Aboriginal Summer Literacy Camp, which has been running since 2008.
Canadian Aboriginal communities face great challenges to literacy due to isolation, underfunding and poverty. The camp, which is organized by Frontier College, offers literacy games and activities that emphasize the fun of reading and writing. Teachers always report significantly improved literacy rates among the students, as well as their readiness to learn, when school reopens in the fall.
Of course, it's not just about providing funds, but establishing meaningful relationships. OECTA works with a variety of non-profit groups that share the Association's values and promote the common good – groups like the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), Free the Children and Egale Canada.
"[OECTA adds] deep commitment to the well-being of all citizens, especially children and the less fortunate," says Levac.
The Association consistently lobbies for greater income equality, poverty reduction, higher minimum wages, affordable housing, stronger health and safety measures and an end to bullying.
As part and parcel of this, OECTA was a vocal supporter of Gay-Straight Alliances in its schools during the Bill 13 debate (the Accepting Schools Act) and supported World Pride 2014.
"OECTA has done good things around social justice and helping others in our communities – and also in the world," says Brian Evoy, president of the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education (OAPCE), a group that works hand in hand with OECTA.
While OECTA will be busy in the months to come, negotiating a new collective agreement and continuing its professional development and advocacy work, Ryan will be winding down in his role as president at the end of June.
He will likely return to the classroom, and he will pass the presidential torch to Ann Hawkins. But he will still be involved in union matters, and he leaves office pleased with the work he and others have accomplished.
"I've learned that the union can actually make the classrooms in the province better places to teach and better learning environments for students," he says, adding that during his career he's seen teacher preparation time double, class sizes decrease and the qualifications of members improve.
So, while Ryan won't be the one to rouse the AGM delegates in 2016, he says he is proud of his union and what it has accomplished over the years.


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Boys basketball looks to carry momentum after winning tournament
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The boys basketball team poses after clinching the championship in the East Texas Shootout
Alexis Russell, Staff Writer
After a 4-0 performance to win the championship at the East Texas Shootout in Brownsboro last weekend, the boys basketball team (10-2) will play in four games and a tournament over the break before its district home opener versus Sherman on Jan.11.
"We just gotta keep leaning on our 'D' and play unselfish on offense," head coach Kyle Herrema said. "I think the guys really have been getting better and making the commitment to defend well. I thought the [championship] game against Mansfield Legacy (64-29) was the best game we've played all season, on both ends of the floor."
The Leopards held their opponent to an average of 15 points in the paint throughout the four games of the tournament, while simultaneously averaging 33 points in the paint on offense.
"I think our length is really causing problems with people," Herrema said. "Part of that, too, is that we're not giving up second chance opportunities. Our rebounding percentage of missed shots is somewhere around the 75 percent range. Our ability, with our length, to keep people out of the paint coupled with our ability to rebound the basketball has caused a lot of problems for our opponents."
At this point in the season last year, the team was 5-10. Right now, the Leopards are on a seven-game winning streak. Senior Kyle Olson attributes the difference in regular season play to more experience and improved chemistry.
"Our chemistry is a lot better [this year]," senior Kyle Olson said. "You saw how at the end of district last season, we started figuring things out when we went on that streak to get into playoffs. We just kind of continued that progression throughout the summer. We had a lot of returners, too. We all got a year better and a year stronger."
With a decent stretch of games to go before the district season, Olson is confident that the outcome will be different this time around.
"Well, we'd take number one [if district were to start tomorrow]," Olson said. "That's what all of our mindsets are going into it. Our confidence is completely different. Last season, we were hoping to edge into the playoffs, maybe make it if we got lucky. This season we're hoping to win it all."


It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Robert (Bob) Edgerton Mohr on Thursday June 11, 2015. After a brief but heroic battle with lung cancer, Bob went peacefully with his four children and his brother, Charlie, by his side. Bob handled his illness the same way he handled his life - with determination, humility and the attitude: "It is what it is, now let's get it done".
Bob was born on May 26, 1943 in Calgary, Alberta to Murray and Mickey Mohr. He was the youngest of three boys and he and his brothers, Charlie and John, were known in the neighborhood for their mischievous antics. Bob developed a love of cars and bought his first one, a 1931 Chrysler Imperial, at the age of 14. He went on to build hot rods, stock cars, drag race cars and inboard boats with his buddies. He was an avid stock car racer and raced in Calgary, Nanton, Lethbridge and Rosebud where he had his fair share of wins and endless fun.
Bob was a man of many passions, which included ranching, snowmobiling, attending rodeos, embarking on motorcycle road trips and, most importantly, spending treasured time with family and friends. He was extremely proud of each of his children, Nicole (Lee), Brandice (Rob), Michael (Melanie), Kalvin (Oksana), and always made time for them despite his heavy business responsibilities. Bob also loved each of his grandchildren beyond measure. Liviah, Rowan, Clay and Parker were very fortunate to have had him as their grandpa even for this short amount of time. His inquisitive, mischievous and loving spirit will forever live on in them.


Moss understands the importance of implementing the most innovative technology into your school. The demand for students to be "technically-savvy" and "digitally literate" has multiplied in just a few years. You want to give your students the opportunity to work with the most recent, coolest technology to prepare them for their futures.
That's why Moss has partnered with Universal Laser Systems. These lasers have the capability to cut through several types of materials as well as to precisely engrave into materials. Not only will your students gain important skills working with 21st century technology, but they will be able to see their designs and ideas come to life.
Your school can benefit from these lasers also! These lasers work great for fundraising and in-house engraving. Imagine having the ability to customize and personalize everything from photo frames, computer cases, and everyday supplies with this amazing technology available at your fingertips. These lasers can cut through and precisely engrave fabric and leather, glass, metal, natural materials, paper, plastic, rubber, stone, and wood.


A story about healing and warmth that follows Xiang Heng's three wishes that explore individuality, family and friendship.
It stars trainees from TF Entertainment.
Let us know why you like Obsessed with Heart in the comments section. Please also share these fun facts using the social media buttons below.


Gipsy style long necklace with golden beads, colored ball and leather tassel.
Returning to the front of the stage, the jumper is a reference. Dare this long fantasy long necklace perfect leather in this season.
Poapo jewels are handmade in France.
The Lilian women's jumper is available in 6 colors: Green, Gold Mirror, Champagne, Red, Orange, Green Blue.
Our leathers are of European origin and areFinely worked in France.
It is strongly advised not to put them in contact with water.


The closest star system to the Earth is the famous Alpha Centauri group. Located in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), at a distance of 4.3 light-years, this system is made up of the binary formed by the stars Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, plus the faint red dwarf Alpha Centauri C, also known as Proxima Centauri. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has given us this stunning view of the bright Alpha Centauri A (on the left) and Alpha Centauri B (on the right).


The Second CAPS Community Workshop will be co-located with the MAZI Summer School 10-14 July 2017, Tsalapata Building in Volos, Greece.
The main goal of the one day CAPS community workshop, to be held on 12th July, is to gather all organisations actively engaged in design, deployment and promotion of technologies for good, which embraces a number of initiatives within the broader Digital Social Innovation (DSI) ecosystem, in order to debate progress, priorities, and impact for the society.
Major attention will be given to debate about user engagement and behavioural changes, while learning about the main outcomes and results of the ongoing CAPS projects. Moreover, the workshop will be one major milestone towards the finalisation of the DSI Manifesto.
The venue is Tsalapata Building, an old brick factory that has been renovated and now hosts a museum. It is located in the city of Volos and is about 10 minutes walking distance from the heart of the city.


text:
<?php

namespace Zephir\Types;

use Zephir\Call;
use Zephir\CompilationContext;
use Zephir\Expression;
use Zephir\Expression\Builder\BuilderFactory;
use Zephir\FunctionCall;
use Zephir\Builder\FunctionCallBuilder;
use Zephir\Types;

class CharType extends AbstractType
{
    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public function getTypeName()
    {
        return 'char';
    }

    /**
     * Transforms calls to method "toHex" to sprintf('%X') call
     *
     * @param object $caller
     * @param CompilationContext $compilationContext
     * @param Call $call
     * @param array $expression
     * @return bool|mixed|\Zephir\CompiledExpression
     */
    public function toHex($caller, CompilationContext $compilationContext, Call $call, array $expression)
    {
        $exprBuilder = BuilderFactory::getInstance();
        $functionCall = $exprBuilder->statements()
            ->functionCall('sprintf', array($exprBuilder->literal(Types::STRING, '%X'), $caller))
            ->setFile($expression['file'])
            ->setLine($expression['line'])
            ->setChar($expression['char']);

        $expression = new Expression($functionCall->build());

        return $expression->compile($compilationContext);
    }
}

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