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@interface SPDYAssertionHandler : NSAssertionHandler
@property (nonatomic) BOOL abortOnFailure;
@end

@interface SPDYLoggingTest : XCTestCase <SPDYLogger>
@end

@implementation SPDYLoggingTest
{
    NSString *_lastMessage;
    SPDYLogLevel _lastLevel;
}

- (void)log:(NSString *)message atLevel:(SPDYLogLevel)logLevel
{
    NSLog(@"Got log message: %@", message);
    _lastMessage = message;
    _lastLevel = logLevel;

    if ([message rangeOfString:@"delay"].length != 0) {
        sleep(1);
    }
}

- (void)setUp
{
    _lastMessage = nil;
    _lastLevel = -1;
}

- (void)tearDown
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:nil];
}

- (BOOL)logAndWaitAtLevel:(SPDYLogLevel)level expectLog:(BOOL)expectLog
{
    _lastMessage = nil;
    _lastLevel = -1;

    switch (level) {
        case SPDYLogLevelDebug:
            SPDY_DEBUG(@"debug %d", 1);
            break;
        case SPDYLogLevelInfo:
            SPDY_INFO(@"info %d", 1);
            break;
        case SPDYLogLevelWarning:
            SPDY_WARNING(@"warning %d", 1);
            break;
        case SPDYLogLevelError:
            SPDY_ERROR(@"error %d", 1);
            break;
        case SPDYLogLevelDisabled:
            XCTAssertTrue(NO, @"not a valid log level");
            break;
    }

    [SPDYCommonLogger flush];

    if (_lastMessage == nil && !expectLog) {
        return YES;
    }

    switch (level) {
        case SPDYLogLevelDebug:
            XCTAssertEqualObjects(_lastMessage, @"debug 1");
            XCTAssertEqual(_lastLevel, SPDYLogLevelDebug);
            break;
        case SPDYLogLevelInfo:
            XCTAssertEqualObjects(_lastMessage, @"info 1");
            XCTAssertEqual(_lastLevel, SPDYLogLevelInfo);
            break;
        case SPDYLogLevelWarning:
            XCTAssertEqualObjects(_lastMessage, @"warning 1");
            XCTAssertEqual(_lastLevel, SPDYLogLevelWarning);
            break;
        case SPDYLogLevelError:
            XCTAssertEqualObjects(_lastMessage, @"error 1");
            XCTAssertEqual(_lastLevel, SPDYLogLevelError);
            break;
        case SPDYLogLevelDisabled:
            break;
    }

    return NO;
}

- (void)testAccessors
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:self];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelDebug];

    XCTAssertEqual([SPDYProtocol currentLogger], self);
    XCTAssertEqual([SPDYProtocol currentLoggerLevel], SPDYLogLevelDebug);

    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:nil];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelDisabled];

    XCTAssertNil([SPDYProtocol currentLogger]);
    XCTAssertEqual([SPDYProtocol currentLoggerLevel], SPDYLogLevelDisabled);
}

- (void)testLoggingAtDebugLevel
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:self];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelDebug];

    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelDebug expectLog:YES];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelInfo expectLog:YES];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelWarning expectLog:YES];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelError expectLog:YES];
}

- (void)testLoggingAtInfoLevel
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:self];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelInfo];

    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelDebug expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelInfo expectLog:YES];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelWarning expectLog:YES];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelError expectLog:YES];
}

- (void)testLoggingAtWarningLevel
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:self];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelWarning];

    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelDebug expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelInfo expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelWarning expectLog:YES];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelError expectLog:YES];
}

- (void)testLoggingAtErrorLevel
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:self];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelError];

    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelDebug expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelInfo expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelWarning expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelError expectLog:YES];
}

- (void)testLoggingWhenDisabled
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:self];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelDisabled];

    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelDebug expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelInfo expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelWarning expectLog:NO];
    [self logAndWaitAtLevel:SPDYLogLevelError expectLog:NO];
}

- (void)testLoggingWhenNil
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:nil];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelError];

    SPDY_DEBUG(@"debug %d", 1);
    XCTAssertNil(_lastMessage);

    SPDY_INFO(@"info %d", 1);
    XCTAssertNil(_lastMessage);

    SPDY_WARNING(@"warning %d", 1);
    XCTAssertNil(_lastMessage);

    SPDY_ERROR(@"error %d", 1);
    XCTAssertNil(_lastMessage);
}

- (void)testAssertionHandler
{
    [SPDYProtocol setLogger:self];
    [SPDYProtocol setLoggerLevel:SPDYLogLevelError];

    // Register SPDYProtocol's assertion handler on our thread, but disable the abort() call.
    SPDYAssertionHandler *assertionHandler = [[SPDYAssertionHandler alloc] init];
    assertionHandler.abortOnFailure = NO;
    [NSThread currentThread].threadDictionary[NSAssertionHandlerKey] = assertionHandler;

    NSAssert(NO, @"test failing method");
    XCTAssertNotNil(_lastMessage);
    XCTAssertEqual(_lastLevel, SPDYLogLevelError);

    _lastMessage = nil;
    _lastLevel = nil;
    NSCAssert(NO, @"test failing function");
    XCTAssertNotNil(_lastMessage);
    XCTAssertEqual(_lastLevel, SPDYLogLevelError);

    // All done
    [[NSThread currentThread].threadDictionary removeObjectForKey:NSAssertionHandlerKey];
}

@end


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Bayern Munich Manager Flick On Inter Linked David Alaba: "Hope He Stays With Us"
Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick has shared his hopes that defender David Alaba will sign a new contract and stay with the club.
The Austrian international's contract with the reigning German champions and Champions League holders is due to expire at the end of this season and reports have stated that various rounds of contract renewal negotiations have failed which has cast doubt over Alaba's future in Bavaria.
Inter and Juventus have both been linked with potentially moving for Alaba on a free transfer basis whilst he has also been linked with potential switches to Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid.
"I really hope he renews with Bayern, because I think he knows what the current situation is here. We have fun, there is a good atmosphere in the team and we play successful football," Flick explained at his pre-match press conference ahead of Bayern Munich's match with FC Koln tomorrow afternoon.
"Bayern Munich are a club that belongs to the world elite. He'll think about it, I'm sure, but we will have to respect every decision he makes. I hope he stays with us, but in the end it's his choice."
Alaba has spent the past 12 years with Bayern Munich and has made 393 appearances across all competitions in the time since, seven of which have come this season. All in all he has scored 31 goals and tallied 49 assists when wearing a Bayern Munich jersey.
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from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
Trucklecrag's spell: turns everything into a toaster!
This spell may work with frogs and snails.
The shell of a snail.
(make sure the flame's lit).
But this is a spell I've gotta' tell.
And yell "Frauldron, Mauldron, Hippity Hauldron,"
Now you have another witches cauldron!
devile and a long snout with a long cricid tail you are a RAT!
toss in a fish and wish, wish, wish!
EYE of newt , and root of tree.
WITH a hoot and make this one person three!
At the howl of the werewolf light 8 purple candles and put a barney stuffed anmal in tha middle of a circle of rocks. Then put a teen skipper barbie in front of a dark blue flower or plant. say these words while acting like a monkey and wearing a teletubbie halloween costume.
icky poo stinky poo. Rainbow tart on the bright colored shoe.
Melody of love so true.
You will be forever mine.
Warty frog you turn !
AND LAST OF ALL DIRT FROM THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEEK!
YOU'LL BE THE GREATEST WITCH OF ALL!
And Be Off, Be Off, Be Off To The Moon!
These are things you shouldn't eat.
The spell will go and not return.
One newts heart one scale from a fish.
A dime or penny in a dish.
Now ad some blood now mix mix mix!
now go right home and someone will call.
So try it on Hallowe'en Eve!
MY BROTHER IS A WORM!!
turn this bat into a cat!
to make someone fall in love with you.
grass from a yard where fungus grows.
and this can not fail!
and this potion is your booty!!
i don't want do die!
and a nice old,rotten ham.
Change your ways or else beware.
Making you look like the fool.
Wicked children are made nice.
Their days of bullying are over.
To melt their thoughtless hearts of stone.
Now they can only do good deeds.
Only do the things you should"
Mix it all with a rotten peg.
And leave it all to bubble and boil.
Toenails taken from a bed.
and don't forget the smelly mud.
See, Halloween it is a scary fright.
Hello, My name is Kaye-Lynn and I am 10 years old.
My friend showed me a spell a couple of days ago and I thought it was preatty cool. The spell is called "light as a feather, stiff as a board"
What you do is get at least five people. Then you go into a room and turn all the lights off in the room and make it dark. Then one person lays on the floor, next another person grabs the person on the floors head, the other gets his legs and the other two grab his sides. Then the people start lifting the person not laughing or anything. But while the people are lifting the person up they have to chant "light as a feather, stiff as a board" Over and over again. Soon the people lifting up the person start to relize that the person they are lifting gets lighter. And if you keep chanting and lifting the person will be so light he's almost touching the celing!!!!!!!!
will bring this which to her knees after stirring up such sweet necessities.
ears for they can be gone in just a matter of years.
eeeeewwwww this is gonna be sick.
oobly doobly witches and goblins...craving for something to eat or maybe something yummy and sweet .
they might want a bite.
we don't recommend you be one.
you'll spin right around down their throat .
MORE IN MY RECIPE so turn these kids into chewed up vegies.
I want half of a worm tail of a calf...and some dirt that's sprinkled on top, an old dusty mop,and the head of a cop. I think I need to go shop.
FOR MORE!!!!we don't know what this spell is for we just know that it's weird!!!!
"Witches flying through the sky"
"Make sure it is great"
"Make sure it is fun"
Stir it finely until it's boiled.
Pour it into a 4 by 4 pan.
Bake it for at least 45 minutes.
P.S- This spell might not work at all!
Make this poison Toil and Trouble.
DO YOU HAVE AN EXTRA TOE? A THIRD EYE?? 11 FINGERS? A WORT? A 2ND NOSE?
On a log, under a tree.
Get the bird to tell you where, a red bug flies in the air.
Once you find him catch him there then give him to a witch in despair.
She will give you her black cat.
Give the cat a choclate bar and you will feel like a shooting star.
Your feet will not be on the floor.
Cause you are flying higher than the door.
Till you reach the window sill.
all you want, all day!
If you want to come down then, clap your hands to the number ten.
A winding staircase will apear, you will walk down, with no fear.
You can repeat the steps again, but this time count to the number 10.


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Ringside Fest '18 - RECAP Video!
Mattel WWE Figure Display & Bill Miekina Walkthrough Video!
Mandy looks hella better with the face printing, the one we saw before looked cartoony.
That Elias is honestly a really cool EG. I've been critical of that line, but it was an excellent choice that looks GREAT on-card. That'll be a perfect Christmas gift.
The BP Jeff Hardy looks better in person than the proto photos!
I heard in a podcast with Bill that if people really won't the Wendi Richter figure they need to buy the Sherri figure. He said that depending how well Sherri does will determine when/if they put out the Wendi figure. I too wish they had the King Mabel out, looked awesome in the renderings they showed at Comic Con. Right now, from this set only Flair for me. Maybe the Macho's but that depends on how they look in hand. Maybe Sherri.
Only must have purchases for me are Elite Rusev, EG Elias and Edge/Jeff 2 pack.
I plan on buying a few of Sherri. At minimum 4. I'll need to dust off my sewing skills I learned in home economics.
Thank god it's not the other way around and then I would feel the need to buy Wendy to get Sherri.
I don't want Wendy richter so I don't care. I was intending on buying 2 Sherri's but now I'm pretty sure I'll only buy one.
Man... that Elias looks magnificent up close!!
I wasn't sure about getting it. But between the face printing, the bar-stool, and the colored guitar, I don't think I could pass now.
YES! Lex Luger gets a mention. I don't know what it is, maybe the old timer in me, but I love when wrestlers get asked kayfabeish questions like that. Or when they respond with "Well he was just the better man that day."


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Unlocking Possibilities
By Robert S. Ogilvie • Mar 25, 2012
All across California, school districts are hammering out contracts with city agencies to split the costs and responsibilities of opening their gates to the public after hours.
In Rancho Cordova, a suburban city east of Sacramento, a park district official says she can count on one hand the number of public recreational facilities the city owns. But local residents can use school baseball fields, tracks, courts, and more, thanks to agreements with several area school districts.
In San Francisco, a pilot project recently unlocked playgrounds and blacktops at 11 public schools on weekends and holidays – the first step in an ongoing partnership between the school district and local government to open access to play spaces throughout the city.
And in the high desert city of Adelanto in San Bernardino County, there is no parks department because the city has so few recreational facilities – but thanks to a new partnership between the city and the school district, an empty five-acre field next to a school was just transformed into a park that's open to the entire community after school hours.
We've never needed safe play spaces more than we do now. About a third of children in California – and two-thirds of adults – are overweight or obese. Many are urged to get more exercise but can't follow this advice very easily where they live. Children compete with speeding cars as they try to walk or bike to school. Safe parks and playgrounds are often few and far between, especially in low-income communities.
Schools, of course, have all kinds of exercise facilities – indoor gyms, soccer fields, tracks, basketball courts, even swimming pools. But when the school day ends, these spaces are often locked to students and the rest of the neighborhood.
School districts have reasons for keeping these spaces closed after hours. They're concerned about security. They're afraid of getting sued if someone gets hurt. They can't afford to pay for extra maintenance.
But communities throughout California are resolving these issues through what's known as a joint use agreement: a written contract spelling out a formal arrangement that lets the partners – often a school district and a city agency – share the costs and responsibilities of shared access to property. Although many communities informally agree to share facilities, a well-crafted formal joint use agreement can help make sure the process goes smoothly.
Creating a successful joint use agreement isn't easy: it takes a lot of work and cooperation, and it can require some effort to reach agreement on the issues involved. Here are some important things to consider in producing a successful agreement, from coordinating scheduling and staffing to handling maintenance and the possibility of injury.
• Identify needs at the outset. What neighborhoods are in the greatest need of recreational opportunities? What types of facilities would best meet those needs, and what locations would be most convenient?
• Build relationships with the right decision-makers. Identify school board members, city council members, and other public officials who support the idea, and work with them to get other community leaders on board with the initiative.
• Establish the scope of an agreement. What facilities should be included? Consider operational and management issues: Who will oversee scheduling for each facility? Will security or other supervision be necessary? Who will be responsible for maintenance and repairs?
• Work with risk management and legal counsel on liability and other legal issues. Allocate liability risk among the agreement's partners, and determine whether and what type of indemnification to require. Determine any types of insurance the partners will need, and how much.
• Develop a protocol for communication. One of the most important elements of a successful joint use agreement is making sure that all parties communicate effectively during its term. Establish a way for identified employees to talk regularly about the agreement, and set up a process for resolving disagreements.
These agreements aren't always easy to negotiate and carry out. But with careful planning and ongoing collaboration, they can go a long way toward providing safe, convenient opportunities for exercise in neighborhoods with few other options.
For more resources on agreements opening school property to the public, see www.unlockpossibilities.org.
Robert S. Ogilvie is a program director at Public Health Law & Policy, a research and training center based in Oakland.
by Robert S. Ogilvie, California Health Report

Unlocking Possibilities

by Robert S. Ogilvie, California Health Report
March 25, 2012

All across California, school districts are hammering out contracts with city agencies to split the costs and responsibilities of opening their gates to the public after hours.

In Rancho Cordova, a suburban city east of Sacramento, a park district official says she can count on one hand the number of public recreational facilities the city owns. But local residents can use school baseball fields, tracks, courts, and more, thanks to agreements with several area school districts.

In San Francisco, a pilot project recently unlocked playgrounds and blacktops at 11 public schools on weekends and holidays – the first step in an ongoing partnership between the school district and local government to open access to play spaces throughout the city.

And in the high desert city of Adelanto in San Bernardino County, there is no parks department because the city has so few recreational facilities – but thanks to a new partnership between the city and the school district, an empty five-acre field next to a school was just transformed into a park that's open to the entire community after school hours.

We've never needed safe play spaces more than we do now. About a third of children in California – and two-thirds of adults – are overweight or obese. Many are urged to get more exercise but can't follow this advice very easily where they live. Children compete with speeding cars as they try to walk or bike to school. Safe parks and playgrounds are often few and far between, especially in low-income communities.

Schools, of course, have all kinds of exercise facilities – indoor gyms, soccer fields, tracks, basketball courts, even swimming pools. But when the school day ends, these spaces are often locked to students and the rest of the neighborhood.

School districts have reasons for keeping these spaces closed after hours. They're concerned about security. They're afraid of getting sued if someone gets hurt. They can't afford to pay for extra maintenance.

But communities throughout California are resolving these issues through what's known as a joint use agreement: a written contract spelling out a formal arrangement that lets the partners – often a school district and a city agency – share the costs and responsibilities of shared access to property. Although many communities informally agree to share facilities, a well-crafted formal joint use agreement can help make sure the process goes smoothly.

Creating a successful joint use agreement isn't easy: it takes a lot of work and cooperation, and it can require some effort to reach agreement on the issues involved. Here are some important things to consider in producing a successful agreement, from coordinating scheduling and staffing to handling maintenance and the possibility of injury.

• Identify needs at the outset. What neighborhoods are in the greatest need of recreational opportunities? What types of facilities would best meet those needs, and what locations would be most convenient?
 • Build relationships with the right decision-makers. Identify school board members, city council members, and other public officials who support the idea, and work with them to get other community leaders on board with the initiative.
 • Establish the scope of an agreement. What facilities should be included? Consider operational and management issues: Who will oversee scheduling for each facility? Will security or other supervision be necessary? Who will be responsible for maintenance and repairs?
 • Work with risk management and legal counsel on liability and other legal issues. Allocate liability risk among the agreement's partners, and determine whether and what type of indemnification to require. Determine any types of insurance the partners will need, and how much.
 • Develop a protocol for communication. One of the most important elements of a successful joint use agreement is making sure that all parties communicate effectively during its term. Establish a way for identified employees to talk regularly about the agreement, and set up a process for resolving disagreements.

These agreements aren't always easy to negotiate and carry out. But with careful planning and ongoing collaboration, they can go a long way toward providing safe, convenient opportunities for exercise in neighborhoods with few other options.

For more resources on agreements opening school property to the public, see www.unlockpossibilities.org.

Robert S. Ogilvie is a program director at Public Health Law & Policy, a research and training center based in Oakland.

This article first appeared on California Health Report and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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The San Francisco Glens visit the KSV Holstein
Kiels mayor Ulf Kämpfer invited Mike McNeill (Executive Director of SF Glens, left) und Wolfgang Schwenke (Commercial Manager of KSV Holstein) in the city hall.
Wolfgang Schwenke, Commercial Manager of KSV Holstein, and Mike McNeill, Executive Director of San Francisco Glens, signed a partnership agreement in the summer of 2019. The Storks immediately invigorated the collaboration during their visit to California: the red, white & blue delegation included two trainers from the youth academy of the 2. Bundesliga club (NLZ). The potential of the partnership inspired McNeill and the four U17 players from the USL League Two club.
Just like KSV, Glens is very committed to promoting young talent. According to McNeill, its training academy is one of the top 162 in the United States. "We're already competing with top-division clubs." Four Glens players from last season made the MLS, two of whom were picked in the first round – this speaks volumes to the special quality of these players.
Contrary to Germany, no money is paid for such a player transfer in the American system. Which is why, according to McNeill, the Glens have set a medium-term goal to move up to the MLS. His club entered into a partnership with KSV to benefit from the experience of European professional clubs. McNeill reveals that a great deal of persuasion was necessary. It was particularly challenging to convince the parents of the young athletes that the professional structure of the European soccer system could serve as a role model. "I'm very excited about the opportunity to work with a club like KSV," says McNeill. "Such a partnership is unheard of at this point in the US."
McNeill: Such a partnership is unheard of at this point in the US
Trainers from the KSV NLZ youth academy will regularly work with athletes from the Glens Academy, and the young kickers will benefit from a "soccer exchange" in Kiel. Take, for example, Kevin Estrada, Diego Grande, Xander Sagatelyan, and Declan O'Flynn from Glens U17, who stayed with host families and went to a German high school during a week-long trip to Kiel. Clad in red, white, & blue, the dress of their host club, they had the occasion to join a test match of the KSV U17 team against the talents of the region playing in the U18 regional team. "It was a very special experience for us," said Xander Sagatelyan, who arrived one day ahead of the Glens team to witness live the home match of KSV Holstein against Hannover 96 in a sold-out Holstein Stadium.
The four young athletes also took a break from training to spectate when they attended the home match of Hamburger SV against Erzgebirge Aue and the Champion's League home game of THW Kiel against the Belarusian handball champions HC Meshov Brest. The Mayor of Kiel, Ulf Kämpfer, made time for a photo opportunity with the American guests on the balcony of the Kiel city hall, not coincidentally the location where KSV Holstein players celebrated their historic ascent to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2016/17 season. "I am very pleased the Glens have so quickly brought life to this partnership," says Schwenke, who has already announced the next steps for the partnership. The Storks, for example, will be playing at the training camp in San Francisco to prepare for the 2020/21 season. "Up the Glens" and "Kiel Ahoi" then!


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Home › Podcast › Lifesaver Brad Grant talks about the health and safety of Surf lifesaving in Australia
Lifesaver Brad Grant talks about the health and safety of Surf lifesaving in Australia
by Brendan Torazzi
Brendan: welcome to Episode 7 of the Australian Health and Safety Business Podcast. I'm Brendan Torazzi, the founder of the marketplace. I'm here today with Brad Grant who is a volunteer for the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club. Good day Brad, how are you?
Brad: okay Brendan, thanks.
Brendan: we're continuing our exotic series from over Coral Coast of Fiji at the moment. Brad and another friend are over here on a weeklong surfing trip so we thought we'd do a few in depth dives about different things people are doing around the country. Tell us a little bit about your role at North Bondi. How did you get involved?
Brad: I started off initially my parents introduced me to Nippers when I was probably about seven years old. I started off there. You'd go down on a Sunday morning and they'd get you to do a swim, a board paddle and some beach events as well like a bit of sprinting and flags. It's just grown from there. It's been really good. First time going out was a little bit daunting learning to swim all the way up probably 200 meters around a swim can or buoys as they call them as well. Quite a few of the first times I did I'd have to float on my back to get around but I'll eventually get there. As the years go on you get stronger and stronger and you feel more secure and safe in the water and not worried about the depth of going out as well.
Brendan: down in the community do you still see people that you started off when you were a Nipper? That was a little while ago not that you look old or anything. It would have been 40 years ago.
Brad: I'm 46 now. I supposed so. That's right.
Brendan: it sounds like a long time when you put it in that perspective.
Brad: that's right. One really good mate of mine is Gavin and he joined probably by the time I was about 10. Yes, he's still a member now of the surf club as well. He's been a good friend. We've been away on a few local surf trips just up and down the coast. We competed in carnivals together. It has been quite good.
Brendan: what do you think has kept you coming back and kept you involved with the club? When you think about it it's quite a stretch of time and you're still pretty involved like you're down there most weekends.
Brad: it's a really great community. I find that everybody down there is there to have a good time. Everybody has the same interest as well. We'll get out in the water. We're very close. We all live very close to the beach and everything. It's a great pastime to have. You really form good bonds between all the people down there as well.
Brendan: can you sort of share with us some of the, I don't know. What are some of the stand out things that happened maybe from a health and safety perspective? Obviously there's been rescues and that sort of thing.
Brad: when you're a Nipper they start to teach you from a very early age about the rips and water movement and how to make sure if you ever get into trouble in any certain situation that you know how to get out. Also not to panic as well. They start you off with some water safety. Having to look at the tides as well and different way the waves break and everything. You start actually putting some of that into practice as well. You'll do simulation rescues where someone will go out into a rip and you need to be able to save that person as well. Then it has come to the real life ones. I think over my career I've probably done maybe 40 to 50 rescues out there saving people. I've done one resuscitation where someone's actually drowned and then had to do a resus on someone. We've also done just some heat stroke either too hot on the beach and also being too cold. Those instances as well.
Brendan: over the years the same sorts of things keep coming up or do you think that the public is getting more educated. For example everyone now knows to apply sunscreen or most people know to apply sunscreen in the Australian sun. Has it changed over time?
Brad: I definitely think the campaigns of the sunscreen Slip-Slop-Slap and covering up has obviously got out there a lot there but what we do tend to find in Bondi is because it's such a transient crowd and a lot of tourists there we still have a lot of trouble within a safe zone. We put up the red and yellow flags to try and keep people in an area that we see as a safe area, away from some of the rips and more of the current of water movement but that message is still very hard to get out there and we're still finding quite a few people don't realize that and they'll go out and get into trouble.
Brendan: there's been a bit of controversy of late with North Bondi. It was in the papers probably a month or so ago. Is there any views? What do the surf club think about that? For everyone who doesn't know the local council proposed that surfboards would be banned from the north corner of Bondi and they would be pushed down to basically the south end which is probably filled with more experienced surfers. Obviously like yourself you probably learned in the north corner to surf as a kid.
Brad: yes, that is right. I'm not really in agreeance with what the council has come up with. It's kind of a proposal at the moment. I don't know how much traction that is going to get. A lot of people from the surf club are against that movement as well. As you see growing up in the North Bondi area it's always been a popular spot to teach the kids, have the kids. It's very family friendly in there. I don't know that they have any hard evidence of anyone actually being hurt like badly by a board or anything, a foam board that is. I totally agree with no glass boards or hard boards being in that area. I don't see a problem with them. The restriction probably a little bit more for the flags is probably due. There is a few people that push those boundaries.
Brendan: what you're saying is no surfboards in the flag area.
Brad: not in the flags but I don't see a problem with them on either side of the flags at all. Limiting them to South Bondi, I just think if you're going to take a my son started surfing when he was maybe five or six. I don't think it would be safe for him to be in the south corner with all the glass boards in there. I've had a few incidents myself up in the south end which is for adults okay. I see it being a lot more unsafe for kids having to take their boards out there.
Brendan: it could actually create more of a problem it sounds like potentially.
Brad: yes, that is the way that is see it. I see that there could be potentially more injuries especially with the little kids. You want them to be a little bit more protected. With their soft boards I don't see that they're actually causing any harm to the general project as long as they're not directly in the middle of the flags.
Brendan: tell us a little bit about the I guess the life of a volunteer at the surf club. What do they get up to? How do they get more involved? What sort of things do you have to do?
Brad: to begin with when you join the surf club you have to do a bronze medallion which involves doing some CPR, some rescues and general first aid as well. We're the first people always on the scene if there's ever an incident or something. They give you enough knowledge that you're able to look after somebody until somebody else comes or if it's only a minor case then you've got the ability to handle most of the situations that come along. You have your bronze medallion for life but every year you need to do a qualifying or re-certification of your swim and some first aid as well just to make sure that you're still current, haven't put too much weight over winter and can't swim anymore to save somebody. You go through that. If there is any new procedures that have come out so over the time there's been some advances in the resus as well. They often give you a bit of an update on what's happened in the off season as well which is quite handy.
Brendan: the volunteers is quite transient as well. I mean because every time I go down there I do hear English accents and foreign accents. They've been fantastic a lot of the travelers wanting to get involved. What is the makeup of the club?
Brad: I'd say the majority of it would be the locals. They'd probably be about 90% locals and there's been a lot of people in the club that I still know that have been there for many years now but we do have a couple that will come from overseas. There's every opportunity because it's such a community based and volunteers as well we often promote for other people to come from other countries as well. They do the same hospitality to us. That is not just from overseas. I can walk into any surf club within Australia or anywhere and if I want to borrow a surfboard and use their facilities as well. They're usually much welcome to do that as well. Not only are you...
Brendan: part of that club. You're part of the whole network of clubs around the country.
Brad: yes. We often during the competition it can be quite fierce when you go away and you're competing but everyone is good friends after that and you'll make other friends from other clubs as well. You up and down the coast to different beaches and you're competing but then afterwards you'll get together, and stuff like that. The next time if you just go up it's offseason or something like that you'll run into some of those boys as well and go out for a surf or something.
Brendan: the umbrella organization is Surf Life Saving Australia.
Brad: that is right.
Brendan: do you know how many clubs around the country roughly?
Brad: no, I'm not too sure.
Brendan: they're bound to be thousands I guess.
Brad: yes. Most beaches in Australia have some type of beach club. That is both on the eastern coast and western coast as well. Western Australia has quite a few.
Brendan: I guess because it's based on volunteers how does the club raise money? Do they get funding? Do you know about how they run from an operational point of view?
Brad: not a great deal. We pay a yearly membership. It's very cheap. It's only $100 a year to join. I think they get some council support as well. I know when we were funding for our new surf club which came to something like $14 million or something like that just to build the new surf club.
Brendan: it's a pretty good looking surf club. When was that completed? Was that five years ago now?
Brad: yes, about five years ago. Before that we only had a small shack that had been there. Obviously since they built it back in the early 1900s. From then if you wanted to you could donate and to have a tile for any existing long service members. We donated $4000 to that and there was quite a few other long serving members as well that did that. I think the government gave about half the amount of money as well to put into that. I can say it's a good institution. We're out there week in week out trying to do something for the community. I think the government sees that as a good thing and was willing to help out as well.
Brendan: is the club house like a real central meeting place? Tell us what is in the club? If you're a member or you're a volunteer are you able to use the facilities?
Brad: yes, definitely. As a member you get to go in. Back in the old days they actually had in the old club they had hot showers but you had to put 20 cents in. It would only last probably a minute or two. Everyone had a stack of 20 cent coins but now the new facilities now they've taken that away.
Brendan: it's just regular hot water.
Brad: yes. After coming in on like a cold winter's morning to have a nice hot shower in there is really nice. There's a bit of a running joke on as such when you're in there as well. When we have this 15 showers that are in the men's area anyway. There's probably about 40 or Nippers that come in so it's actually age preferenced in there.
Brendan: olders first?
Brad: as soon as the older ones come in the younger ones have to get out. It's an older preference. The older you are in there and the longer you've been in there you get to have, you kick the Nippers out after a while. They'll have their time. It's a bit of a pecking other. It's stupid fun in there. All the younger kids are always asking each other how old are you to see which ones is going to have to go first. It's a bit of fun.
Brendan: that is fantastic. How long have you been a member for?
Brad: I've been a member of North Bondi since I was 14. I was in Bondi from when I was seven or eight. I went through the Bondi Surf Club. I changed over with my mate Gavin that I said. There was actually four others that were in Bondi as well. We changed over. We just found that the training facilities and the people that were organizing for the North Bondi had a better regime that would suit us going into the senior club as well so pretty much from there. I've had quite a few years off as well. I've moved away from Bondi for a little while. I took a bit of time out but always touch base and kept in contact with a lot of the guys there.
Brendan: that is fantastic. I'm just going to ask you a few questions about your personally to wrap up today. You told us that you were 46. How many hours sleep do you get a night?
Brad: roughly seven to eight hours sleep a night. I kind of stay up quite late. I'm one of those people that doesn't mind staying up quite late but then I'm usually up quite early to head off to work. I start work early.
Brendan: what do you do to keep fit?
Brad: I do a bit of surfing when I can. I cycle to work. We usually do either tennis or soccer during lunch time as well. I've got a bit on. As summer is coming up now like I said, I've got to get a little bit of swim fit as well. I love to go to the pool and do a few sessions in the pool at lunch time as well. It's probably about a kilometer away. I usually just run up there. Have a quick swim. Get a K in and then come back to work.
Brendan: I also understand you're a bit of a mad skier.
Brad: I do a lot of skiing. That kind of keeps me a little bit fit in winter as well.
Brendan: you've been doing the dash down through Perisher or Thredbo.
Brad: yes, we've been doing to both resorts this year. My son has been competing in Perisher and Thredbo this year. We mainly ski Thredbo, a season ticket for Thredbo but there's been quite a few days that we've been in Perisher just for comps this year as well.
Brendan: do you have any personal goals that you're looking to achieve over the next 12 months?
Brad: not really. I'm quite content where I'm at at the moment. Work's going really well. I don't really have much on my side. I set quite a few for my boy. I'm kind of more focused on how he's going and what is happening in that stage.
Brendan: if people are interested in getting involved with Surf Life Saving and becoming a volunteer how would they go about that?
Brad: all you've got to do is to come along to any club in Australia you'll find that most of the people in there are so friendly, will help you out with everything. You join up. When you join up there will be someone there. All the training is free. You'll learn your resuscitation. If you were to go off to either St. John's or some of the first aid courses you can pay up to probably $500 or $600 just to do a basic first aid course where we do all that for free. We'll also teach you about the water if you're not too familiar with that. We'll help you with your swimming and just general first aid as well. There's been instances where people might come off on the rocks or get a few lucky scrapes or something like that. We'll teach you how to apply dressings and a few others things as well.
Brendan: okay Brad, thanks very much for taking the time to come on the show.
Brad: thank you.
Brendan: remember everybody if you're enjoying the shows just don't forget to subscribe and like our podcast wherever you find it. See you next time.
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Today's episode of Women To Watch Wednesdays features self-love life and business coach and new international best selling author Rosalyn Fung! Rosalyn's workshop and launch party in March was the first networking event I went to when I first came to Edmonton. I watched her teach and speak infront of everyone about self-love, our fears and the lies we tell ourselves that hold us back from reaching our full potential.
Ive been wanting to do an interview with her since then so when her new book, Wha's Self Love Got To Do With It?" came out there's no better time! We did a shoot to promote her book and we got to use it for her book signing event poster!
Her new book is amazing and I love how she puts it out into the world with so much joy and pride. She co-wrote with other ladies from all over the world to write about the topic this woman is such an expert in, Self-Love. I'm excited to finish reading it, im not wondering it's an international best seller!! Congrats Roz! I'm so honoured I got the opportunity to do this with you!
This was our first picture together from her launch party! That event gave me new perspectives AND opened up so many doors for me. At that time I had ideas of what I wanted to start and it was the first time I spoke them out loud. It was empowering and they felt real! At one point we were asked a question about our fears and everyone around the table gets to answer. If someone feels the same fear as another, she has to lift her hand up. It brought us so much peace knowing we're never really alone and we all feel the same. Because of that I was able to dig deep into my subconscious to pinpoint what i was soo afraid of. And it was this: i was afraid of starting, not of starting itself, but of letting other people see me start small. It felt petty at the time, but when hands started coming up, the weight started to lift as well. Im so grateful for those ladies on my table. I still keep in touch with some of them!
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Read my interview with her below!
1. Congratulations on your first book!! How does it feel to have a published book and be an author? What's the most exciting party of it all?
Thank you! Honestly, it feels surreal to say that I can say I am now an International Best Selling author! It has been a dream of mine to be an author! The most exciting part of it is that this book is going to transform the lives of our readers!
2. How did the idea of the book come about? Can you tell us about what it's like to write a book about something youre passionate about with 14 other women?
The publisher, and one of the co-authors, Heather Andrews of Follow It Thru Publishing approached me. We met a couple years ago at an event and stayed connected ever since. She approached me immediately when she knew she wanted to write a book about Self-Love, seeing that she knows my work is foundationally based on leading our lives from a deep place of self-worth.
Working with 14 other women from around the globe was amazing! Thank goodness for online technology and Facebook! We had a private group where we shared our questions, inspiration and updates with each other and the vibe was high! Heather did an amazing job keeping the energy going and contained! It's an amazing group of women!
3. Talk about your own journey to self love.
It's still an ongoing journey, I believe we never stop evolving! LOL! My own journey in short (long form can be read in my book!) ;) is that I grew up receiving messages that I wasn't good enough - I wasn't pretty, skinny and smart enough. So I overcompensated by becoming an overachiever, perfectionist and developing Type A personality. I struggled with body image almost my whole life, and in my late teen years, began to diet and workout to achieve my "perfect body". I even developed binge eating issues. I constantly was trying to prove my worth to everyone else and seeked validation externally. When I did achieve my "perfect body", life felt empty. So I did alot of inner work to heal and realized that my purpose is to help others heal through guiding people to come home to themselves too, lead our lives from a confidence and worthy place so that we can live boldly and confidently.
4. What are your favourite self love practices?
5. What does self love mean to you? How has its meaning changed for you over the years?
Self-love is both a noun and verb. It's appreciating myself like I do a loved one, AND also engaging in acts that support me in mind, body and spirit.
The word self-love was not part of my vocabulary until a few years ago, so in that sense, the meaning hasn't changed for me over the years, but the depth of it has deepened AND the types of self-love activities and practices have broadened as I am exposed more to various things that bring me joy.
6. What are the common myths around self love?
That self-love means you are egotistic, narcarcisstic and conceited. It is NOT this at all. I actually wrote an Expert piece in my book about what self-love is NOT and what self-love actually is.
7. There are many people who mistake self care and self love. What's the difference?
They definitely go hand in hand. I believe that self-care are activities that nourish us mentally, emotionally, physically and/or spiritually. In order for us to care for ourselves, we need to give ourselves permission first. In order to give ourselves permission, there must be a part of us that knows we are worthy of engaging in self-care. This is where self-love comes in. We need to love ourselves enough to put ourselves first. Sometimes, I have clients who engage in self-care but have low self-worth/ self-esteem, and I KNOW that there must be a part of them that cares enough about themself to engage in self-care, or they wouldn't be doing it at all. My job is to help them grow this care into love into deep, unconditional self-love. Self-love is a MINDSET.
Loving yourself and knowing your worth and value allows you to tame your Inner Critic (because it doesn't go away!), feel the fear and go for your goals anyway! My job is to help others learn how to manage and tame their Inner Critic so that they can get out of their own way and achieve not only a successful, but a FULFILLING life and business. TRUE success, I believe, is about also feeling deep fulfillment. And fulfillment comes having deep self-love and living your purpose.
EVERYTHING! When you lead life from a place of deep self-love, you are in alignment with the Truth of who you are which will guide you to live a fulfilling, purposeful life.
If youre interested in meeting her, the book signing is the perfect opportunity! There are going to be free drinks and best company of high vibe people to network with! See poster below for details!
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In order to find the right food processor for you, the first thing you need to do is to decide how you will use the food processor.
If you plan on using one when camping or picnicking to prepare great food, a hand crank food processor that you can use anywhere may be your best choice.
If you like preparing dinner for large family gatherings or friends, then a large food processor may be the ideal choice.
For others, a mini processor may be the ideal choice.
Once you know how you will use your food processor, you can begin looking for those specific features in the size of processor that is right for you.
The size of the feeder tube is extremely important, as the whole purpose of a food processor is to save you time when cutting and chopping food.
The larger the feeder tube, the less time you spend cutting that food in order for it to fit into the processor.
You also want to make sure that the food processor you purchase is going to last you for some time.
So look for appliances that have sturdy bowls, well seated blades and that reviews give good marks to for durability.
When choosing a food processor, you want one that is easy to assemble and clean.
Most food processors simply won't run unless everything is perfectly aligned.
Having a food processor with an audible click when parts are in place can be extremely helpful.
It is also important having a food processor that is easy to clean.
Look for an appliance that is both dishwasher safe and one that can easily be washed by hand.
There are many excellent and durable food processors that are fairly inexpensive, so finding one at the right price shouldn't be overly difficult.
However, you may want to consider spending a little more money, and getting one of these appliances that comes with a good warranty should the food processor ever need to be repaired.
Choosing the right food processor to meet all your needs, can help you to prepare great food while saving you time in the kitchen.
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Motivate Yourself & Others
Ash Karbasfrooshan
Human beings are motivated by different things. In sports, athletes strive for victory, personal statistics and money. While coaches would like to see athletes vie exclusively for victory, the truth is that many care more about their personal glory and the balance in their bank account.
In business, young professionals, too, are driven by different things. Some care about the size of their paycheck, others want to travel, many yearn for respect, while others vie for power. Regardless of what drives you, you will inevitably come to the realization that to get what you strive for, you will first have to motivate others around you.
Motivation remains one of the greatest wild cards in business. The right motivator can take a so-so team and lead them to victory. The wrong motivator can take a cast of all-stars and drive them into the proverbial basement. Motivation is not the sole factor, mind you, but it does serve as a major intangible that separates the winners from the losers.
As young professionals grow up and rise throughout a company's structure, they are cast in new roles as motivators. Increasingly, the task at hand goes from purely performing on your own to capturing the imagination of others. Charisma, intelligence, candor, character, and a proven track record are some of the traits of a sound motivator. The problem is that usually, those with the greatest amount of these traits find themselves in a position that makes them lose the motivation themselves.
How come? The reason is that some people simply realize that they would have more to offer, and more to gain, in another scenario.
In recent news, there have been some high-profile cases of people losing motivation.
like father, like son?
Over the past decade, Rupert Murdoch has built News Corp. into an icon of business. The company's sprawling operations include some of the most valuable brands in the media sector, including FOX, 20th Century Fox, TV Guide, BSkyB, DirecTV, The New York Post, The Australian, HarperCollins, and many more behemoths.
The heir apparent to this empire was none other than Rupert's son, Lachlan. In spite of the size of the dominion due to him, the younger Murdoch recently tendered his resignation.
Rumors suggest that Lachlan resigned due to a family feud over whether Mr. Murdoch's two youngest children with his third wife, Wendi Deng, would stand to reap equal shares of the family trusts that control the company. It may strike you as a bit ironic that someone who's been regularly accused of benefiting from nepotism would suddenly object when it favors someone other than him. Nonetheless, within three days of his resignation, the younger Lachlan registered his new company, Illyria.
What Lachlan may or may not do with Illyria is secondary to the fact that he was not motivated to continue to build an empire which he would reap only a fraction of. Interestingly, when you consider that Alexander The Great's mother Olympia hailed from Illyria (modern-day Albania), it may shed light on the younger Murdoch's state of mind vis—vis his father's intentions to include the children of his new wife. You might recall that Alexander felt particularly slighted about his father's Philip plans for his new wife's child, which would come at Alexander's expense.
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I am entering the second year of my master's degree in Civil Engineering. I am a Research Assistant in Geology and Geophysics (GG) on a joint groundwater project. I was born and raised in Maryland where I also completed my undergrad degree. I love trying new things, I spend my free time trying to surf, cooking, and learning Portuguese.
I am interested in becoming the next GWIS President because I want to continue the incredible work being done by this chapter. GWIS is one of the first organizations I got involved in when I began my masters at UH this past fall (2017) and I have grown to love the work GWIS does. As President, I hope to facilitate the planning of great events, for social networking, professional development and community outreach. I want our chapter to continue with all the events the previous LC has worked so hard to create. Sabrina (candidate for VP) and I have been working together to develop goals for the upcoming year. We would like to focus on expanding our chapter in numbers and diversity. Also, we would also like to implement a monthly event, alongside our other events, like meeting for coffee or happy hour so members can meet and build friendships.
I'm entering my third year of my PhD in Civil Engineering, where I am focusing on microbial ecology and emerging contaminants in drinking and wastewater treatment. I'm originally from Canada, and spend most of my spare time reading fiction (ideally on the beach).
One of my passions is connecting people with different skill sets but shared goals; I would love to see a more comprehensive, interdisciplinary network and resources available for UH grad students. GWIS is a great conduit for this type of networking, and I would like to bring my skills to the table as chapter VP (running jointly with Shelby F. as president). We plan to continue the strong foundational events started by the current/previous chapter officers, and add other small events or fundraisers that fit within our local context. Additionally, we would like to draw more members from departments in the social sciences, and hopefully forge more partnerships within the university (for example, with the newly-developing Society of Native Hawaiian Engineers).
My name is Madeline, but I usually go by Maddy. As a GWIS Officer (Secretary), my goals are to expand the GWIS community and recruit women across more disciplines, and to plan more monthly events for our members to socialize with one another. My favorite events are the Distinguished Speaker Luncheon Series, and I would like to brainstorm similar professional development activities for Spring of 2019. I'm very passionate about fostering a warm and welcoming community for women in the scientific community here at UH.
My name is Laura Tipton and I'm a post-doctoral researcher in the Botany Department. Ever since I was young, I've been both good at and interested in numbers so I have served as treasurer of many organizations ranging from my girl scout troop in elementary school to a student council special committee during undergrad. I have been a member of GWIS for about a year now and have been looking for ways to get more involved, both to support women science after college and encourage younger girls who are interested in STEM fields. As treasurer of GWIS Hawai`i Chapter, I hope to maintain funding for the amazing events that have been started before I joined, including the research and travel grant, and to explore new and fun opportunities for fundraising.
I have been interested in sciences since I was a child due to a fantastic teacher who introduced me to the world of the Amazon Rainforest in third grade. It is because of this that I believe the Experiment with Fun events in which we partner with local libraries to provide an introduction to a variety of STEM fields is an important addition to our outreach over the last year. If re-elected Outreach Coordinator my goals for the 2018/19 year include an expansion of the Experiment with Fun project, continuation of informative luncheons, a leadership communications workshop, two fundraising events, continuation of our involvement with Girls on the Run, a possible poster conference to highlight women in STEM on the island, and more outreach to our sisters on other islands.
After serving as a GWIS Hawai'i Officer for four years, I am excited to pass the torch to the next leaders of our chapter! My goal for the 2018-2019 year is to facilitate a smooth transition to the new officers by writing an officer handbook, facilitating an officer retreat, and continuing to act as a liaison between our chapter and the national GWIS organization.
I grew up in Denver, CO, but consider myself a Washingtonian after completing my Bachelors in Biology at Western Washington University. My research interests have always been focused on algae, particularly their relationships with herbivores and other members of the marine community. My doctoral dissertation research focuses on the development and utilization of a photosynthetic sea slug as a novel sampling tool to explore algal biodiversity. In addition to its host utilization, the sea slug is instrumental in exploring the distribution and ecology of the invasive alga Avrainvillea in Hawai'i.
Since joining the GWIS Hawai'i Chapter as both a member and Vice President in 2012, I have enjoyed the community and opportunities that the chapter affords its members. Now as President, I strive to empower the women who have taken on positions on the Executive Council and continuing to uphold the values and missions of the Chapter by continuing to foster and promote previously established relationships and commitments, as well as embrace and nurture new opportunities.
I am currently pursuing my PhD in Nutritional Science in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at UH Mānoa. Prior to moving to Hawai'i, I earned her Bachelors of Science in Microbiology, Human Nutrition, and Food Science/Safety at Colorado State University. With my interdisciplinary background, I hope to bring my research interests together in my dissertation studies. Under the guidance of Dr. Yong Li, I will focus on connecting the effects of pre- and probiotics with mitigating colorectal cancers. As the VP and Chair of the PR Commitee, I hope to create a supportive environment for women scientists to come together in unity.
I received my B.A. in Biology and Spanish from Grinnell College in Iowa in 2004. Subsequently, I worked as an ethnobotanist in South America, an entomologist on Hawai'i Island, and then as a middle school science teacher in New York City. My M.S. research at the Univ. of Hawai'i focused on intergenerational trends in the gathering of wild edible seaweeds on O'ahu and the antioxidant benefits these seaweeds confer. My PhD work focuses on bear grass, a perennial forest understory herb in the Pacific Northwest. I study the use of this plant in weaving traditions of Native peoples of the PNW and the influence of fire and other environmental factors on its persistence. As GWIS Secretary, I hope to contribute to our goals through my organizational skills and my passion for increasing access to science education among under-represented groups.
I received my PhD in biological oceanography from the University of Bremen, Germany and my main research interests lie in the structure and functioning of planktonic marine microorganisms and their role in the ocean's carbon and nitrogen cycle. Through my involvement with the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education at the University of Hawaii since 2009, I have contributed to numerous outreach events with the goal of broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields. I had the opportunity to teach middle and high school students about ocean microbes and careers in marine sciences and visited various elementary schools on Oahu and Maui to educate children and their parents about current ocean threats and how they are relevant to their local communities. I joined GWIS Hawaii in June 2014 and have since then served as the Public Relations Committee Chair. As the chapters' new treasurer, I have the goal to continue to contribute to the chapter's mission and help build our membership. I envision that our chapter provides a supportive and collaborative environment for women scientists in Hawaii and is inspiring to girls and women interested in pursuing a science career.
I left my home town, Flower Mound, Texas to join the U.S. Army in 2000. I served for eight years, and worked in the private sector for a while before starting my collegiate career in Animal Science. I received my B.S. in 2016 with a major in pre veterinary Animal Science, but also minoring in both Chemistry and Fish & Wildlife. I have a passion for the ocean, and while I was attending undergrad in Oregon State University did a short stint in Antarctica in a study abroad program to explore the biodiversity of seabirds along latitudes toward the south pole. I am currently a Masters candidate with a focus on increasing local food production. My thesis work is in regards to culturing local copepods for use as first-feed for shrimp larvae.
I am new to the GWIS organisation, but as outreach coordinator I am driven to increase awareness of opportunities for girls and women in graduate level STEM fields. By working together, we can achieve a great many things!


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"Strikeforce: Miami" ratings: 517,000 Showtime viewers deliver 52 percent ratings increase
This past weekend's "Strikeforce: Miami" event, which featured two title fights and the promotional debuts of WWE/TNA star Bobby Lashley and former NFL great Herschel Walker, drew 517,000 viewers on Showtime.
The event took place on Jan. 30 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
A replay of "UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez," which Spike TV aired to counter-program the Strikeforce show, drew 2.2 million viewers and was the top-rated cable program of the day among men 18-34 and men 18-49.
Showtime is available in approximately 12 million homes. Spike TV is available in 98.6 million homes.
Compared to Strikeforce's most recent event, "Strikeforce: Evolution" in December, ratings for "Miami" were up sharply. As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported, the Dec. 19 event, which featured Scott Smith vs. Cung Le and a lightweight title-unification bout of Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson, drew just 341,000 viewers.
"Strikeforce: Miami" earned an additional 176,000 viewers for ratings increase of 51.6 percent.
This weekend's event, which marked Strikeforce's Florida debut, featured Nick Diaz's first-round TKO of Marius Zaromskis for the first-ever welterweight title and women's lightweight champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos' successful title defense over Marloes Coenen.
The event aired live on the East Coast and via three-hour delay on the West Coast at 10 p.m.
Spike TV's replay of UFC 107, which originally aired on pay-per-view on Dec. 12 with UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn's win over Diego Sanchez, aired in the same timeslot.
For complete coverage of "Strikeforce: Miami," check out the MMA Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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CVS Health joins the charge in collectively thinking "Beyond the Bag"
It's estimated that the U.S. alone uses 100 billion plastic bags per year, and less than 10 percent of these bags are recycled.https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-11/documents/2016_and_2017_facts_and_figures_data_tables_0.pdf
At the same time, the average retail plastic bag is only used for 12 minuteshttps://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-11/documents/2016_and_2017_facts_and_figures_data_tables_0.pdf, but can last 500 to 1,000 years on Earth.
CVS Health recognizes and shares the concerns that many people have about the impact of single-use plastics on our environment and believes the retail bag needs reinventing.
That's why CVS Health recently joined Closed Loop Partners, and other leading retailers, including Target and Walmart, to launch a new initiative to reinvent the single-use retail plastic bag. The Beyond the Bag Initiative aims to identify, pilot and implement new design solutions and models to create an improved customer experience without unintended environmental consequences.
"We came to this initiative with both the health of the planet and the health of all people in mind," said Eileen Howard Boone, SVP, Corporate Social Responsibility & Philanthropy and Chief Sustainability Officer, CVS Health. "We know they are inextricably linked."
CVS Health's participation in this initiative recognizes that reinventing the retail bag requires a coordinated industry approach and brings together many types of retailers to look at this question from a variety of angles. The work will consider customers at all of the nearly 10,000 CVS Pharmacy locations, in rural, suburban and urban communities, where the need for a retail bag can be different. Working with Closed Loop Partners and other companies that are part of this initiative, CVS Health will carefully consider the consumer experience as part of the work to innovate in this space.
The company's participation in and its financial commitment to this initiative is just one step on its journey to transform health over the next decade. Launched in May, the company's Transform Health 2030 corporate social responsibility roadmap outlines CVS Health's commitment to positively impacting the people and communities it serves, while supporting the health of its business and the planet. In addition to working with the Beyond the Bag Initiative, CVS Health has set goals to reduce its overall environmental impacts and made commitments related to responsible sourcing and chemical management.
CVS Health's commitment to this initiative is driven by the company's purpose of helping people on their path to better health. Creating an innovative retail bag solution for the millions of customers the company serves will help to make both local communities and the whole planet a healthier place.
Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Goal 13 - Climate Action
Goal 17 - Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Reducing Our Water Consumption and Waste
We continue to implement new technologies and operational practices to minimize our environmental footprint and contribute to healthier, more sustainable communities. With more than 9,900 retail locations, 22 distribution centers, numerous field offices, and a fleet of 2,500 delivery vehicles, we aim to drive efficiency across all aspects of our business – reducing our carbon footprint, energy usage, water consumption and waste.
Improving Our Water Efficiency
Access to water is critical to the health of our communities. Though our operational water use is not intensive, we use an enterprise-wide water management strategy to provide each site with tailored guidance to reduce consumption.
In 2018, our water usage per square foot of retail space decreased by 3 percent, and our total water use increased by 4 percent from 2017 due to an increase in our store footprint. Through water efficiency measures, total water use per square foot has decreased 31 percent from the 2010 baseline.
For new construction in retail operations, we set a target to reduce water use by 20 percent by 2020. We achieved this goal in our standard prototype stores by the efficient use of irrigation systems and the management of drought resistant plantings. We continue to implement these best practices and evaluate opportunities with our landscape plans.
Minimizing Our Waste and Increasing Recycling
In 2018, we diverted 55 percent of our waste to recycling, with 86 percent of the solid waste generated at our distribution centers diverted for recycling.
In September of 2018, we launched a first-of-its-kind program to address a new California law that prohibits retailers from sending organic waste to landfill. With support from a third-party partner, we developed an innovative solution for managing excess food products in our stores to prevent them from becoming waste. Inventory scanning technology in our stores identifies excess, seasonal or nearly expired food and directs CVS Pharmacy colleagues to place the items in a designated tote which is transported back to our distribution centers and then to third-party facilities. There, inedible organic waste is processed to create renewable energy and organic fertilizer, while quality organics are donated to local charities and food banks – a win for the planet and community health.
In the first four months of this program pilot, we donated more than 650,000 units of organic products and recycled more than 230,000 units. The program is now live in all retail stores in California and the value of the product donated in 2018 is estimated to be $2.1 million.
These efforts build on previously identified waste minimization strategies, such as optimizing the number of SKUs available for sale and modifying the timing of restocking shelves to lessen product expirations in the targeted category by 25 percent.
In 2017, we completed the implementation of a container optimization program for our regulated waste program in our retail stores. From 2017 to 2018, we realized a reduction of over seven tons of cardboard and achieved considerable cost savings.
To learn more about the ways we're working to protect our planet, read our 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
To stay up-to-date on the latest CVS Health Social Responsibility news and content, sign up for email news alerts.
Inspiring Our Colleagues to Protect the Planet
Our colleagues care deeply about the health of the planet and support our sustainability efforts through volunteerism and every day actions to embed sustainability at home and at work. Their passion to create a healthier, more sustainable planet, along with their insights and ideas, have helped ignite some of our key initiatives.
Cleaning Up Our Coastline
CVS Health is a proud partner of Ocean Conservancy and is a member of the Trash Free Seas Alliance. Through our partnership and colleague participation in the International Coastal Cleanup, we have helped remove more than 2 million pieces of tobacco-related trash from coastlines in 2018. Cigarettes butts are the most commonly found items littering our shorelines, and hundreds of CVS Health colleagues across the country joined cleanup events in their local communities to support these efforts.
Going Green through Action and Education
To inspire our colleagues to make more sustainable choices on a daily basis, we established a 2020 target for colleagues to log 10,000 green actions on our online volunteer portal, CVS Health Community Crew. Green actions, such as recycling at home, turning off water while brushing teeth or switching to online bill pay, reduce personal environmental impacts. Since establishing this target, colleagues have logged more than 6,000 green actions in Community Crew. Collectively, colleague green actions have saved 3 million gallons of water, avoided 224,000 metric tons of carbon emissions, saved 225,000 kilowatts of energy and avoided 45,000 pounds of waste.
Our GreenTeam Colleague Resource Group (CRG) promotes awareness, provides education and works to make environmental sustainability a relevant part of every colleague's role and responsibility. Today, the GreenTeam has more than 1,000 members across the country, a 45-percent increase over 2017, and continues to grow.
Colleague volunteer programs
Goal 06 - Clean Water and Sanitation
Our Commitment to Reducing Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions
CVS Health is pleased to announce its greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), as part of our commitment to ensuring our company's actions are aligned with current climate science.
As part of our goal, CVS Health is committed to reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 36 percent by 2030 from a 2010 base-year. CVS Health also commits that 70 percent of its suppliers by emissions will set science-based emissions reduction targets on their scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2023.
The SBTi is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The SBTi defines and promotes best practice in science-based target setting and independently assesses and approves companies' targets.
Science-based targets provide companies with a clearly defined pathway to future-proof growth by specifying how much and how quickly they need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Targets adopted by companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are considered "science-based" if they are in line with the level of decarbonization required to keep global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial temperatures.
To learn more about our commitment to sustainable operations, read our 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility report.
Every day is Earth Day for the "GreenTeam"
CVS Health colleagues are committed to giving back to their local communities, whether volunteering at a community health center to offer medical screenings, serving on a nonprofit board, or talking to local students about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.
To extend this spirit of volunteerism and as part of our commitment to increase our engagement around environmental sustainability among our colleagues, we developed the new GreenTeam Colleague Resource Group (CRG). The goal of the GreenTeam is to harness this enthusiasm and engage colleagues across the organization in supporting the health of the environment.
"When launching the GreenTeam CRG, our goal was to inspire and drive passion among colleagues regarding environmental sustainability," says Nadine King, Manager, Corporate Environmental at CVS Health and Enterprise Co-Chair for the GreenTeam. "A lot of people who aren't in the corporate environmental department at CVS Health still want to do something for the greater good, and together we can have a big impact."
Early progress
The GreenTeam was formally launched in 2016, and has hosted events throughout early 2017 to engage colleagues in green initiatives and grow membership. The GreenTeam has garnered support from senior leaders including its Executive Sponsor, Eileen Howard Boone, SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy. By early 2017, more than 150 colleagues had joined the first chapter at CVS Health's Rhode Island headquarters. The GreenTeam has plans to expand nationwide; colleagues across the country have indicated interest in forming new chapters.
The GreenTeam's mission is to make environmental sustainability a relevant part of every colleague's role and responsibility. "We hope the GreenTeam will bring together colleagues from diverse backgrounds, perspectives and business areas," says Caitlin O'Donnell, Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at CVS Health and Enterprise Co-Chair for the GreenTeam. "This should help us develop innovative ideas that can be implemented across our business units."
Incorporating colleague feedback
Colleague feedback is vital to sustaining membership, and the team takes member opinions into consideration when planning events and communications. The group will serve as a forum for information about CVS Health sustainability initiatives, offer tips about how colleagues can make an impact outside the office, and host events that support the environment and health of local communities.
"In our daily operations and even with special events, like the CVS Health Charity Classic, we strive to be mindful of the environment and think of ways to reduce our impact," King says.
Setting a model for other chapters, the Rhode Island chapter will organize three or four volunteering events each year, such as cleanups at beaches and parks.
"By coming together, we can help promote sustainability not only for the company, but for ourselves, our families and our local communities," O'Donnell says.
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Espostoopsis dybowskii es un especie de la familia Cactaceae y único miembro del género Espostoopsis.  Es nativa del norte de Bahia, Brasil donde se encuentra en la Caatinga con hábitos rupícolas sobre afloramientos rocosos.

Características
Cactus de porte columnar, alcanza los 4 m de altura con un diámetro de hasta 10 cm. Tiene de 20 a 28 costillas con 2 o 3 espinas centrales de color pardo y numerosas radiales. El cuerpo puede estar cubierto por lanosidad de color amarillento. Se ramifica desde la base. Las flores son nocturnas, blancas, miden unos 6 cm y surgen de un cefalio lanoso lateral.

Taxonomía
Espostoopsis dybowskii fue descrita por (Rol.-Goss.) Buxb. y publicado en Kakteen (H.Krainz) 38-39, Gen. CVa 1968.

Etimología
Espostoopsis nombre genérico que deriva del griego (opsis que significa "parecido"), refiriéndose a su semejanza con el género Espostoa, con el que a menudo se confunde.

dybowskii: epíteto otorgado en honor del botánico y agrónomo Jean Dybowski (1856–1928).
Sinonimia
 Gerocephalus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) F.Ritter
 Cereus dybowskii basónimo
 Cephalocereus dybowskii
 Austrocephalocereus dybowskii
 ''Coleocephalocereus dybowskii'

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Espostoopsis

Trichocereeae
Cactus y suculentas
Plantas descritas en 1968
Plantas descritas por Rol.-Goss.
Plantas descritas por Buxbaum


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