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Feedback: Saturday 23 June:Tokai Levels
Dave Bywater reports as follows:
Are they discussing cocktail recipes or the route?
Herewith the report from Saturday past……hopefully nobody will be offended
Some 24 of us gathered in the Tokai mountain bike car on a misty morning, wondering whether the rain would hold off for the duration of our sortie. Whilst waiting for the usual pep talk from the boss man, Alex and Julian were heard discussing what they considered to be a rather interesting topic, the use of the word "sortie", which, according to Alex, according to Wikipedia, is "a term for deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops from a strongpoint. The sortie, whether by one or more aircraft or vessels, usually has a specific mission. Alex said that the term has been adopted from the French past participle 3rd group verb, verbs ending in -ir, with the gerund ending in -ant, "sortir", "to leave" or "to go out" with a specific purpose."……so now we know.
Wisely the group moved off the road to give him plenty of space
Peter then described the route that we were to take. One would have expected Julian to listen, because he was to be, as usual, our leader, and he was to be, as usual, taking the wrong route……this week sooner, rather than later. Be that as it may, the group split up, 19 of us chasing Julian and Alex to each regroup, with Peter and Fay (welcome back Fay) leading/sweeping the others. Having eventually reached Level 3, we were treated to words of wisdom by Jana, who informed those who cared to listen, that the best time to drink is "when you're thirsty"!!!......a deathly silence followed, with a few of us thinking to ourselves "selves, but I only drink when I'm lonely".
More uphill followed in the direction of the Elephants Eye cave (maybe we'll go there next time?) and we eventually reached the Snake Trail, Cobra in brackets (which is a good place for a cobra), which we galloped across, without anyone giving so much as a thought to the cobras. A photo shoot followed, then we made our way along some single track, before hitting the jeep tracks back down to the parking area. It would be remiss of me not to mention Randolf covering the final 4km in a blistering 15 minutes 8 seconds flat, albeit downhill.
All in all, roughly 11kms in 2 hours. Some post-sortie chit chat followed, with the only "blood" being recorded by Gareth, who, when asked about his tumble, replied that he is a mathematician and had lived in the USA for the past eight years……we do have some strange people in our group. One of the men, who shall remain nameless, possibly because he wasn't baptised, was heard to explain "I can't wait to get home and rip my girlfriend's knickers off"……apparently they were cutting into his thighs and were extremely uncomfortable on the downhill stretch just before the finish.
A mathematical unequal distribution of dirt and damage
Jackie spent a few minutes discussing her snapshots of the Leucadendron coniferum, otherwise known as dune yellowbush and the Erica viscaria, which will hopefully give the reader some insight into the intelligence within our group.
Lastly, I thought I'd mention that I couldn't help noticing what I considered to be a rather amusing sign as I was on my way home past the Manor House. It reads "Horses Please Drive Carefully" and it conjured up thoughts, not only of horses that can drive, but can also read. A slow drive past a troop of baboons ended a glorious morning on the mountain with a good bunch of fellow runners.
With thanks to Jackie for the photos
Feedback: 16 June KloofNek-Pipe Track
Mist shrouds the coastline
"The mist lay thick over the Peninsula at 7o'clock on Saturday morning, the outside temperature reading 6.5 degrees, but not a breath of wind. We wound our way through the mist up Kloofnek Road (in the car) to be greeted in the car park by lots of smiling faces in glorious sunshine. We took a few moments to cast our eyes over the Cape Flats and Atlantic Ocean, which were covered in mist. The day could surely not get any better……or could it? It was great to have Peter back, and we were treated to his usual questions……"whistle"?......"yes", said (almost) everyone……"water"?......"yes", said (almost) everyone etc etc. Allow me to digress for a brief moment……one day, in the not too distant future, Peter will ask you all to take your whistles out and blow them, then we'll see who has a whistle…….seriously, please all ensure that you have (at least) a whistle, water, warm clothing and a cellphone (more about the cellphone later) with you when you are on the mountain. So, without further ado, 26 of us were off running at exactly 7.30am, 25 bodies haring after Julian, who was doing his usual Usain Bolt impersonation along the Pipe Track. Things progressed rather swimmingly, with a few uneventful regroups (apart from Mike informing us that there are only 3 types of people in this world, those who can count and those who can't), until an hour or so into the run, when a group of us were in the vicinity of Corridor Ravine. Julain's cellphone rang, he answered it, and it was Gaeleen (on her 61st sortie), who had originally phoned Jackie, who had then phoned Julian, who had asked Jackie if she could phone Gaeleen to phone him……something to do with the reception (or the receptionist)……short story long, we are left wondering whether Julian "did his usual", or whether Gaeleen and her sub-group decided to give the "stairs" a miss……or indeed, whether Gaeleen was missing Julian's company and just wanted to have a little chat to her beloved. Then it was back down the "stairs" to the waiting mob and a sprint/trot/jog/shuffle/plod (delete where applicable) along the Pipe Track to the car park. No incidents to report, lots of other people enjoying the mountain, a fantastic morning out , with a great bunch of regulars, plus a few very welcome newcomers."
quick regroup
David Bywater
With thanks to Jackie for the photographs
Theresa pounds up the path
Gaeleen in hot pursuit of Julian See text!
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Alan, Julian's brother explains what the cell calls were actually all about
Feedback 9 June: Constantia Nek
"Picture the scene……7.20am Saturday morning, light rain falling, 8 degrees outside, a dozen or so cars under the trees at Constantia Nek parking area, Julian doing his pre-run warm up on the gravel, are any others going to turn up? Fast forward to 7.30am, the rain has stopped and 16 bodies are "ready to rumble" after listening to Gaeleen's lecture. Someone says "I can't feel my legs", to which our resident comedian replies "I'm not surprised, they amputated your arms yesterday". Hahaha, and Julian was off like a scalded cat, along the t*r for a few hundred metres, up the steps to the intersection with the first road, then up the steps to the intersection with the second road. A quick regroup, then along the contour path, stopping to admire the views and the waterfalls at Cecelia Ravine, Nursery Ravine and Skeleton Gorge, then down to just above Kirstenbosch and back along the roller coaster to Constantia Nek.
A beautiful morning with a great bunch. Relatively incident free, save for Tissa losing her footing and sliding down some wooden steps on her coccyx, tearing her running tights and exposing her bum, or rather half of it, to anyone who dared to look, then Elizabeth losing her footing and landing in the Skeleton Gorge stream. Two hours and ten minutes of pure joy ended just as the heavens opened and the rain came belting down. Thanks to Julian for leading and only taking two wrong turns and to Gaeleen for sweeping……and pointing Julian in the right direction. And congratulations to Michelle and Peter for completing the "Old Fisherman's Trail Challenge".
Feedback 2 June
Dave Bywater provided this report of the run
13 of us left the Retirement Village at 7.20am, after having received a comprehensive briefing from Julian. He spotted 3 young (female) racing snakes, so decided to fire up the afterburners as we turned on to the mountain some 200 meters after the start. The 4 of "them" averaged about 4 minutes per km for the first 4 or 5 km of the Old Wagon Trail path, reaching the start of the circular "no mountain bikes allowed beyond this point" in about 20 minutes. We ordinary people arrived a few minutes later, admired Julian and his elite group, and, as we were about to regroup, watched them set off again at said 4 minutes per km. At which point Alan had a moment of inspiration!!! He called them back for a magnificent group photograph, which should appear on our website, after he has banked the proceeds of the sale to Runners World (the International, not the South African version)……but I digress. After a brief stop, it was more of the same for Julian and Co, with us struggling to keep them in our sights. Fortunately, after a few more blistering kms, Julian "did his usual"!!! Say no more, Seamus coming to his rescue, pointing us in the right direction. We covered some breathtakingly beautiful single track through the forest, over boardwalks and mountain streams, before descending the Old Wagon Trail path back to the start. We covered between 12 and 13km in just under 2 hours. Note to the Editor: Please check distance and time. Thanks to Randolph for sweeping for the first 75% of the run, until he could hang back no more, covering the descent in a new TMT record. There were, fortunately, no incidents to report. A final word of gratitude goes out to Julian and the racing snakes for ensuring that this ranks as one of the quietest sorties ever experienced, for which we (men) are deeply grateful.
Feedback 26th May
Gaeleen reports that for some reason twice out of 3 times, we have taken the wrong turn-offs on this route. The green is what we should have run! – red is what we did run (apart from a small 'straight section' where my watch was off) - so we were on the puffer route first, then ran to the Lewis Gay dam, followed by Kleinplass dam, and then on the return we cut across back to the puffer route and managed to finished the route 'correctly' – well done to Michiel and his front runners for keeping us together.

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I have traveled around Eastern Europe a few times before I was a blogger or 'photographer'. This was not one trip. It was earlier in the tourism stage of these countries and I'm sure things are a lot different now. This is what I remember.
"If you need directions, ask young." Most of the older generation do not speak any English. The young are trying to be modern. But they have missed the sixties, seventies and eighties. The music went from folksongs and communist anthems to rock and roll. The results are sometimes odd. Same with the clothes.
Trakai castle surrounded by Lake Galve is about an hour out of Vilnius. All the brides come on the weekends to take photos. There were many because if you don't get married on a Saturday, the neighbors start counting the months.
Palanga is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and the traffic on a Sunday proved that point.
Rumbala, which is 10 kilometers outside of Riga, is where 25,000 Jews were murdered during WW2. Rumbala and Babi Yar (in Kiev, Ukraine) were the two biggest massacre killings in Eastern Europe until the death camps. This was the only Jewish Holocaust memorial in the original Soviet Union.
Parnu, Estonia is an elegant beach town with depressing Soviet architecture.
Leadership in these countries has not been great. Decades of totalitarian rule damaged the way people in power think and behave; and the harm has not been repaired.
The mindset of the younger generation is everything anti Communist or anti the time of the Soviets as they say. Under Communist rule, the State was responsible for everything – even for little things. Today people must make decisions and take responsibility for them – not an easy task for those who have been raised to follow, not to lead.


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Why the leader must be a true believer
October 27, 2021 4 Mins Read
1: "In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission," writes Jocko Willink in Extreme Ownership. Jocko was commander of SEAL Team Three's Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Ops Unit of the Iraq War for their heroism during the battle of Ramaldi.
Yesterday we explored how Jocko responded when higher command sent down an order with which he strongly disagreed: Iraqi soldiers would be required to participate alongside the SEALs in every combat operation. Jocko realized he had to change his mindset and his perspective. The situation required a different goal: "We would have to crush the insurgency and lower its capability to a point where Iraqi soldiers and police would at least have a chance to maintain a relative peace by themselves—a chance to win," he writes.
"These Iraqi troops may never be good enough to take on a well-equipped and determined enemy," he observes. "But they could be good enough to handle a less substantial enemy. We could ensure the current enemy fit into that category by reducing the insurgents' ability to wage war."
As unit leader, Jocko knew he must believe in the greater cause: "If a leader does not believe, he or she will not take the risks required to overcome the inevitable challenges necessary to win," he writes. "Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests."
This belief is a critical component of leadership. "Far more important than training or equipment, a resolute belief in the mission is critical for any team or organization to win and achieve big results," Jocko notes. "Actions and words reflect belief with a clear confidence and self-assuredness that is not possible when belief is in doubt."
2: Often, doing so requires a leader to seek to understand the big picture.
"Every leader must be able to detach from the immediate tactical mission and understand how it fits into strategic goals. When leaders receive an order that they themselves question and do not understand, they must ask the question: Why? Why are we being asked to do this?"
To arrive at an acceptable answer, we must ask questions up the chain of command until we understand the greater why.
The next critical step is to invest the necessary time to explain and answer questions so junior leaders can also understand and believe. "It is critical that those senior leaders impart a general understanding of that strategic knowledge—the why—to their troops," Jocko observes. "The leader must explain not just what to do, but why."
3: So, how did things go with Iraqi soldiers accompanying the SEALs on ever mission?
"The Iraqi soldiers frustrated the hell out of our SEALs who trained and fought alongside them," Jocko writes.
"But they also proved useful in ways we hadn't anticipated. Our Iraqi soldiers knew how the doors and gates were secured and would quietly pop them open by hand with little effort," Jocko notes. "They also could tell the bad guys from the good. To our American eyes, when unarmed enemy fighters were hiding among the civilian populace, we often couldn't tell the difference."
In time, despite the grumblings from the SEALs on Task Unit Bruiser, "a certain base level of camaraderie formed between our SEALs and their Iraqi counterparts through the blood, sweat, and tears of difficult combat operations."
And, most importantly, the greater mission was a success and proved to be a critical turning point in the Iraq War.
"Because we included Iraqi soldiers with us on every operation, our chain of command approved all of our plans to push deep into dangerous enemy territory in support of this strategy," Jokco writes. "That enabled us to hammer enemy fighters with deadly effect, making those areas a little safer for the U.S. Soldiers and Marines that built the permanent combat outposts and lived and patrolled out of them, forcing the insurgents out of their former strongholds.
"Over time, the level of violence decreased dramatically, as did the insurgents' military capability. By the end of our deployment, the area was secure enough to enable our Iraqi Army units to begin operations under their own command and control: patrolling into the city, engaging the enemy, and capturing or killing insurgents."
Reflection: Consider a current project I am working on. Have I taken the time to understand the bigger picture? Have I invested the time to explain the "why" to others on my team?
Action: Do it. Today.
Extreme OwnershipJocko Willink


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Understanding the Natural World
Te Ao Mārama – the natural world
Story: Te Ao Mārama – the natural world
The traditional Māori world view
An interconnected world
The world of light and darkness
The importance of the land
Mana, tapu and mauri
Page 5. Mana, tapu and mauri
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King Tāwhiao
'Tohunga under tapu'
Ngake and Whātaitai
The concepts of mana, tapu and mauri relate both to people and to the natural world.
Mana refers to an extraordinary power, essence or presence. This applies to the energies and presences of the natural world. There are degrees of mana and our experiences of it, and life seems to reach its fullness when mana comes into the world.
The most important mana comes from Te Kore – the realm beyond the world we can see, and sometimes thought to be the 'ultimate reality'.
Certain restrictions, disciplines and commitments have to take place if mana is to be expressed in physical form, such as in a person or object. The concepts of sacredness, restriction and disciplines fall under the term tapu. For example, mountains that were important to particular tribal groups were often tapu, and the activities that took place on these mountains were restricted.
Mauri is an energy which binds and animates all things in the physical world. Without mauri, mana cannot flow into a person or object.
The flow of mana
The idea that mana can flow into the world through tapu and mauri underpinned most of Māori daily life. For example, sacred stones possessing mauri were placed in fishing nets, where they were able to attract fish. The stones were placed in bird snares for the same purpose. When fish arrived in the nets or birds in the snares, Māori saw something more than just the creatures before them – they saw energy within these physical forms. The harvest of fish was the arrival of Tangaroa, god of the sea, which meant the arrival of mana.
Mauri stones were also used to prepare people who would receive mana. In the traditional whare wānanga (school of learning), small pebbles (whatu) were used in a student's initiation ceremony. It was believed that when the student swallowed the pebbles, the mauri in them was taken into the stomach, establishing the conditions whereby mana in the form of knowledge and learning could come into the person. This is the theory behind Māori meditation practices, known as nohopuku (to dwell inwardly, in the stomach).
Taniwha
Taniwha are ferocious creatures or guardians, representing the life force (mauri) of a place in physical form. They were seen as a constant presence in waterways, ensuring that fish and other resources remain plentiful.
Tohunga (priests and other experts) were able to harness mauri and cause it to enter a boulder, a tree or a fish. This had such a powerful effect that the object seemed to take on a life of its own. There are many stories of trees moving against river currents and having a supernatural aspect, leading to a belief that these objects were taniwha.
Taniwha and chiefs
Taniwha were closely linked to the local chief, who was also known as a taniwha. The fertility of a region was seen as directly linked to the mana of that land and its chief, who would control the taniwha in the river. This is important in the concept of tangata whenua (people of the land). Only tangata whenua could control the mauri, and therefore the fertility, of their region.
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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, 'Te Ao Mārama – the natural world - Mana, tapu and mauri', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-ao-marama-the-natural-world/page-5 (accessed 19 January 2022)
Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 24 Sep 2007
Kōrero taiao
Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration
Patupaiarehe
Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology


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If you are a Christian and you also happen to enjoy gambling, or you are at least curious to know where does the Holy Book stand on playing games based on luck and fortune in an attempt to win money, you've reached the right page. Tune into your favorite radio station and keep reading to learn more.
Is Gambling Considered A Sin?
If you are a Christian yourself and you enjoy gambling, or you have Christian friends who often times play the lottery, bingo, or casino games, you might be wondering if what you are doing is considered a sin. This is one of the most popular questions and debates in the world of Christianity. Not knowing what the Bible says about it, or not knowing how to interpret the Holy Scriptures is one cause for the confusion.
The truth is the Bible does not explicitly mention any lotteries, casinos, or bingo games that help you get rich quick. However, this does not mean that God has not warned us against this specific type of temptation. We all know one of the main reasons why people gamble is because they love money. Accordingly, playing a game with the intent to win money turns into a sin when the desire to make win quick and easy cash becomes an obsession that devours one's whole being, heart, thoughts, and spirit included.
If you often times find yourself contemplating the thought of winning a huge sum of money, or analyzing the brand new online casino that you have recently discovered, you might count among those that tend to make gambling more of an obsession rather than a relaxing activity. Going on this road usually means never or rarely feeling satisfied with small winnings or the simple thrill of playing a game for free, casino money. And from there on, you could be dealing with a whole new set of problems.
According to Timothy 6:0, "the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil". There are people who are eager to constantly make more money and they are wandered from the faith. Mark 8:36 says the profit of a man is not important as long as he loses his own soul while making it. These Bible verses tell us that we needn't let ourselves get lost in the struggle for making money and gaining material possessions into this life. We are taught to be content with what we have as God will never forsake us. We are also told that those who love money will never truly be satisfied by having money. And the same goes for those who love abundance with their income. We need to stay away from vanity and remember our lives do not consist in the abundance of the possessions we own.
What Is The Right Approach Then?
Most people take on gambling as their favorite hobby because it allows them to unwind, decompress, and get rid of the daily stresses while playing fun, cheerful, and exciting games. Be it online or offline, in brick-and-mortar venues, gambling is definitely is the source of relaxation. With so many different games to choose from, ranging from classic, fruity slots, to action hero or sports themed slots or pokies to Texas Hold'em, 5 or 7 Stud Poker, and other world-famous poker titles, arcade games, blackjack, baccarat, bingo, and anything else available, it can be difficult to stay away from gambling. When one gambles not to boost their fortune with the jackpot prizes, and feed their vanity, but rather to lose the stress and enjoy themselves, it is probably safe to say that gambling is not dangerous.
There are also times when a person in distress might be in desperate need of some quick money; people get sick and medical bills need to be paid off. Home appliances break out of the blue and they need to be immediately replaced. And, of course, the list goes on. Gambling with the intent to win some money to cover these emergencies or even help out those in need could also be considered something positive.
There are also churches that organize bingo and lottery nights as a means of raising money for charities. This is another strong argument that should be considered here. Nevertheless, there are also lots of conservative Christians who do not agree with any form of gambling, under any circumstance. Even when the gambling, lotteries, and raffles are organized for the sake of helping those less fortunate around us.


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Apple TV 4K launched now enjoy magic of cinema with 4K and HDR
by Pallavi Parmar
Written by Pallavi Parmar
Apple TV 4K has launched on Tuesday with an updated version of its set-top box that adds Support for 4K and HDR videos. Recently Apple has launched a number of new technologies from iPhone to TV in its event. Apart from iPhone 8, iPhone 8 plus and iPhone X. Apple came up with another Apple TV 4K that boosts the processing power.
This fourth generation device offers the same apps, centralized TV hub and Siri remote that aggregates the video from participating content providers. In its launch event, Apple confirmed that some Hollywood's biggest studios would bring together with new 4k films to iTunes that available on the Apple TV and it offers free 4K HDR upgrades with HD format movies.
Apple TV 4K is best to compare with the fourth-generation Apple TV. It has A10X Fusion chip along with 32 or 64GB of storage and 3GB of RAM. If we compared it to the older Apple TV then the massive improvement in Apple TV 4K is its A8 chip and 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. This new Apple TV 4K uses HDR video that takes a lot of power to render on screen. It also includes HDMI with 5.0 Bluetooth. It will be available from 22nd September in the UK with a feature of new Apple TV app that is coming by the end of this year.
Sena criticises Modi's bullet train project
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Opinion|Happiness Matters
By Pharrell Williams
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Turning Point: "Happy," the world's first 24-hour music video, becomes a global sensation.
Happiness is a human right. It's neither a luxury nor a triviality. It's given to you at birth, but you must recognize its existence. It's as important as the breath of air in your lungs. If people aren't happy, the world is not right.
Most people think that once they have found "it" — whatever that "it" may be for them — then they will have attained "perfect" happiness. But happiness always comes from within, and many unfortunately take it for granted, or feel guilty about it or suppress happiness instead of setting it free.
It's not possible to experience constant euphoria, but if you're grateful, you can find happiness in everything. While I've expressed gratitude many times for what my song "Happy" did for me personally, I will never stop saying thank you.
I'm thankful for all the people behind the song's success, and how I was constantly pushed to do more — my song submissions for this scene in "Despicable Me 2" were rejected nine times. I'm thankful that people now know my name where they hadn't before.
But what has moved me the most is that people from all over the world, in places like Poland, Japan, Mexico, Korea, Brazil, Senegal and Jordan, took this song — one that I was lucky enough to create — and made it their own. I didn't create this phenomenon. Everybody else did.
Moved by the spirit of "Happy," people young and old, from the most remote corners of the globe to the most polarized, began recording homemade videos of themselves dancing and singing along to the song. People expressed joy to the track in the tsunami-ravaged Philippines, the Gaza Strip, Vatican City, the Ukraine and beyond. And in the spring, just days after Iran's president had denounced Internet censorship, a group of young Iranian men and women were arrested after posting their own version, "Happy in Tehran," and were forced to publicly apologize before they were released on bail.
It's those people, inspired and brave, making their own videos and sharing them on YouTube, who showed me how happiness can connect us all.
This reminded me of how music can break down barriers, transcending language, religion and even geography. Music can be political: Harmony can penetrate the walls where attitudes can't, and a melody can get your attention more quickly than a shout.
Music can send you in a different and unexpected direction. In my own life, "Bonita Applebum" by A Tribe Called Quest set me on a new path. Its creativity made me curious, which helped me to start to chisel away at what I wanted to know. It got my mind going, got me asking questions — it was the first song that ever did that for me.
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And music is universal. It's easy to forget how the power of music can prove how similar we are as human beings by taking us all to a common place, a shared feeling, an emotion or an understanding of something that is often inexplicable. It can make us all smile — and few things on this earth are as beautiful.
It's humbling to know that something I touched helped to inspire millions of smiling faces, reaching disparate people across far-flung places. There are really no words to explain that feeling. Humbled seems inadequate.
People often ask me why I think so many connected with the song. And that's just it — the connectivity. We're more connected than ever now, and this phenomenon would not have happened without a channel like YouTube or the ability to easily create and share videos, but it's the emotion that really drove it.
Happiness is the truth, and it's contagious. How can you not smile when you see someone who is happy? It's such a simple thing, and we need so much more of it as we face the challenges that threaten peace all over the world.
That's why I participated in the United Nations' International Day of Happiness on March 20, which every year celebrates unity and says that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal that should be recognized in public policy objectives.
Building on the organic response to 24hoursofhappy.com, we created 24hoursofhappiness.com and inspired people to submit their own "Happy" videos. We received responses from more than 140 countries and the result was a 24-hour celebration and a wave of happiness worldwide. People came together in cities to sing, dance and celebrate happiness. A flash mob gathered in Croatia; "Happy" played on Jumbotrons in Tokyo, Japan; and there was a #HappyDay video contest in Indonesia.
I plan to take this turning point into the next year. In 2015, I will use the song to bring attention to the United Nations Global Education First initiative, which aims to put every child in school and foster global citizenship.
Happiness should not just be a temporary phenomenon, and it should not be limited to just one moment in 2014. If we can connect on this level, we can connect on others, like accepting each other's individuality and working toward a greater sense of well-being. We all need to recalibrate our self-awareness based on happiness, or we won't know who we are or what we stand for. Only then will we realize that there's always a reason to smile, we can make social progress and we can truly become a global nation.
With almost a billion views combined, I hope the "Happy" video continues to inspire humanity and the pursuit of happiness. Happiness is not found over the rainbow or in some mythical place. It's around the corner, dancing down the street with no cares in the world.
Our time on this earth is not infinite. We need to welcome any opportunity to smile and can't afford to waste one second. There's real purpose in our desire for happiness — it's not silly or even selfish to pursue it.
So yes, it might sound crazy what I'm about to say, but it's my responsibility to repeat it. Go ahead, feel like a room without a roof. No boundaries, no limits, no restrictions. Dance like no one's watching, smile like love and believe that happiness can change the world.
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Patients with extra-cranial (not in the brain) solid tumors that are either difficult to diagnose or more difficult to treat are eligible to participate in this study. All enrolled patients will have targeted sequencing of tumor performed. Sequencing results will be reviewed for clinically significant findings including determination of whether any mutations exist that suggest potential for activity of a targeted therapy (iCat recommendation). Results will be returned to the patient's oncologist and follow-up data will be collected.
In this prospective multi-center cohort study, the primary objective is to describe the outcomes of pediatric patients with advanced solid tumors according to whether or not they received of targeted therapy matched to an iCat recommendation. The primary clinical outcome of interest is the endpoint of overall survival (OS), with progression-free survival and response rate (RR) as key secondary clinical outcome measures. To address this hypothesis, 825 patients will enroll from an anticipated 11 participating institutions over 3 years.
Refractory, defined as tumor progression after initiation of standard first line therapy without having achieved a prior partial or complete remission OR Biopsy proven residual disease at the completion of planned standard initial front-line therapy.
Newly diagnosed high risk disease, defined as having an expected event free survival of < 50% at 2 years.
Lacks definitive diagnosis or classical genomic findings after histologic review and standard molecular testing (rare tumor group).
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-- Patients who have declined further anticancer therapy will be excluded.
-- Patients with Lansky (age < 16 years) or Karnofsky (age ≥16 years) score < 50 will be excluded.
Life Expectancy -- Patients with anticipated life expectancy < 3 months will be excluded.
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Today I am collaborating with Julia of Little Miss Haute Couture to show you how we style our puffer vests. We both paired ours with a skirt, but I dressed mine down a little bit by swapping my riding boots for my duck boots. A puffer vest is my go-to when it comes to outerwear on those awkward in-between cool and freezing days and is so easy to layer. I purchased this one from J. Crew Factory in early fall last year and have gotten so much use out of it. It is so versatile because I can wear it with a skirt like I did here or with jeans and a tee like I did in this post last fall!
Make sure to see how Julia styled it on her blog! Here is a look at her post.
Love your outfit! It was so much fun collaborating with you!
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Reineckeia is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Reineckeiidae.

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Middle Jurassic period, from the Bathonian age to the Callovian age.

Description
Shells of Reineckeia species can reach a diameter of about .

Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Middle Jurassic Calabozo and Los Molles Formations of Argentina, Chile, France, the Berching Formation of Germany, Portugal, Chari Formation of India, Madagascar, Switzerland and United States.

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Perisphinctoidea
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Pietro D'Ali (born 5 July 1963) is an Italian former yacht racer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He sailed on Brooksfield in the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race.

He joined Prada Challenge and was part of their campaigns for the 2000 and 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup.

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We develop from many individual brains to one collective mind, with main purpose to survive upcoming threats and dangers. Many of these issues we cause ourselves, because our population increase outpaces the growth of our intelligence. Trials to compensate for that go via complex computer networks, with nodes that emulate the human brain power to work with non-information and not just with encoded binary stuff. "The Net" already talks to you, listens, reads and recognizes content in text and pictures, and is able to find correlations you never thought of before. The internet of things ("IoT") moves control of your individual life to structures, independent of brain and interpretation, while soothing us with ease of use (do you remember: I started this story by saying that our brain is lazy by nature!). In the end there will be yet unknown challenges for humanity and Earth, for which we need to transcend our inherited animal restrictions.
This is the time that exposes our petty secrets to show we didn't look at the bigger picture. Nothing is kept hidden anymore. Technology ultimately discloses everything one tries to hide for the public eye. Main reason for this is to overcome our fundamental limitation: polarized dualistic thinking. This world is confronted with big challenges to set aside preconceptions about what's right or wrong. While we badly need a progressive mindset, we see strong conservative and populist counter reactions. It looks like the old dictator style gains momentum again. But in our hearts we know that survival of the fittest does not automatically yield survival of the clan or the species. History has shown that time after time. It's hard to acknowledge that we need to surpass our primitive instincts and listen to the needs of collective survival. Populism doesn't fit in a complex world order, even though some countries and groups of people seem to favor that attitude. They show fear to deal with the unknown, rather than put relentless effort in creating diversity as essential condition for biological evolution. We know that closed communities often do not embrace enough variation to prevent inbreeding and dementia. Orthodox mindsets in the end will be a disadvantage over those that can adapt to the needs of the future. We need to develop values and ethics in transcendent mode versus imposing restrictive selection criteria on people. We need to step away from the idea that a single brain can solve this complexity.
Maybe it helps when realizing that from a distance, our planet is just a tiny dot in a bigger system. It moves on, regardless of our problems. Who knows what we'll find out there, watching us and our petty debates. We should look outwards, instead of at our own protectionist interests. On Earth the total entropy (food, wealth, power) doesn't change, but as long as distribution differences are too big, we'll occupy ourselves with internal battles instead of building on a new evolutionary step forward.


Schedulefly is cloud-based scheduling software designed for the hospitality sector, especially for restaurants. It helps facilitate communication within workplaces and ensures smooth operations. Users can access this solution via mobile or PC.
Users can inform their staff about shift changes, online trades and more by simply sending them emails or messages. They can upload necessary files and documents to the Schedulefly database and share them with staff when required.
Users can manage scheduled hours and labor costs with Schedulefly. The solution helps users organize their staff, as all previous and current contact information is recorded in the database. It lets executives record time-off requests, which users can approve or decline at their convenience. It gives a clear view of the available resources for that day to manage tasks conveniently.
We have been using Schedulefly since 2014 and loving every minute of it. From the first time we posted the schedule, and someone wanted to trade a shift - we directed right to Schedulefly. The ease of use for this system is absolutely amazing, while offering a level of detail you would find in systems costing thousands of dollars. There are so many cool features about Schedulefly - the one that we love the most is how the Company is run. When you call Schedulefly, you don't get sent to a call center with people reading a script - you actually talk with one of the 5 guys that created the system. In the years that we have used the system, we have called about 4 times, not for issues, but for adding a location, or asking for a little guidance on a report. Each call was answered by one of the guys and they were very pleased to talk with us, and guide us int the right direction. The system is so intuitive, you can be up and running in no time. The schedule is sent via text and/or email, along with being on the home screen for the user, you can view the schedule in graph (coverage) format, by person or by department. We have eliminated our manager log, as everything is recorded on the system. I absolutely love to tell our new hires about Schedulefly, and always get great feedback from the users. Rep. have created an amazing, value-added system - my review can't even do it justice. Thank you Schedulefly Team!
Schedulefly's ease of use is amazing. Amazing level of detail. Value-added reports, team messaging, system dashboard for all locations, post to one or all locations. Zero learning curve for new hires. Affordable pricing plans. When people here we use an online system they love it. Web based app for mobile device. Shift transfers and time off request take no time, and you can track for each team member. Hours and hours of schedule preparation has been cut down to minutes for every department manager.
Effective and effortless scheduling, happier and well-scheduled employees, excellent customer support, easy communication with our team.
We schedule between 55 and 60 employees each week and Schedulefly has enabled us to communicate with them effectively and effortlessly. It allows us the ability to partner with them in working their schedules and provides them the opportunity to engage with their fellow brigade members to give and pick up schedules. We have used Scheduelfly for ten years and have been extremely happy with the product and even more so with the support we have received from the Schedulefly team.
Other scheduling programs work in tandem with specific POS systems which is not the route Schedulefly has taken. This would enable realtime labor numbers however, we have found our POS system will do that based on clock-ins rather than the schedule which is even more accurate. Therefore, we are able to use Schedulefly for the purposes that we purchase it....scheduling and allow the POS system to do what we purchased it for.
Everyone is on board with how to use it so avaialbility gaps have been closed and shift trading is easy!
I enjoy how easy to use this software is. User friendly. Very organized. Easy to update information. Clean and to the point.
Schedulefly is especially great for a restaurant setting. We hire a lot of students and professionals in other industries with already busy schedules. Our staff enjoys the ease of switching shifts without having to come in to hand write on a paper schedule. The format is very clear and organized in a fast paced environment. There is also a great support system if any questions arise. I have already recommended using Schedulefly to friends of mine in the same industry, and they really enjoy it as well!
I really enjoy using this software. It makes the schedule very straightforward for the schedule makers and scheduled employees. Our employees really like the ease of checking schedules on their phone, the ability of switching shifts, and having communication with each other. I highly recommend using Schedulefly!
N/A - I have really liked it all - if I ever have a question the Schedulefly team is there to help me.
It is efficient, it is simple, it's priced reasonably, and it is just a fantastic platform for running a restaurant.
Schedulefly is a great tool for a multi-location restaurant unit. There's a parent login to each of your locations, and it's easy for staff who work between them to participate in multiple of them. The mass text feature is great for staff who aren't so great about checking email. In general, the tool has everything you need, and not a bunch of extra features that you don't.
The only complaint I have is that it isn't part and parcel of my POS, so there is a bit of redundancy.
Simple, intuitive, restaurant-focused design allows seamless integration into your operation.
The software's ease of use means no training is required and this means that a lot of formerly time consuming issues - shift trades and shift checking for example - are so easily done that I have forgotten what it was like before we started using Schedulefly. The price is also fantastic. As is the customer service.
There is nothing to dislike about this software. FYI capterra verified me through my linked in profile and it is making me use my distillery as my organization. I also have Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery and that is the organization I use Schedulefly for.
Solid, thorough, no b.s. frills, quality industry specific program w/ TOP notch customer service.
Already stated. It's good stuff.
It works, it's consistent, it eliminates so many unnecessary miscommunications, it empowers our crew and allows flexibility with scheduling across the board, whilst strengthening the teamwork mentality. It keep everyone accountable and connected without being invasive. The Schedule Fly crew are committed to their product and live it through their customer support as well as involvement in the restaurant industry as a whole.
Haven't found one yet. It is simplistic, functional and thorough by design, happy customer for several years now.
We've had a fantastic experience with Schedulefly. We started using it with our first restaurant and as we've grown we've continued to use it.
The ability to communicate to our entire staff. We use the message wall for everything, and it's super user friendly and staff never miss a memo. We also sometimes communicate across all four restaurants in our group through a convenient dashboard which has eliminated the need for back and forth between managers.
Sometimes the schedule can be a bit difficult to read for some of our larger teams, but there's different ways to print so we work around it.
The time I save every day and how easy it is for my employees to view and manage their schedules are the best benefits of using Schedulefly for us. We went from a paper schedule with notes everywhere, sometimes lost in the shuffle, to a schedule that can be accessed and updated at any time, from anywhere, instantly. There is no excuse now for an employee not knowing their schedule or changes to the schedule!
There really isn't anything I would change. We have been using Schedulefly for more than 6 years and we love it.
You can swap shifts by sending the swap to one person or offering it to all staff. All shift changes are approved by management via smartphone or computer and real time alerts are sent out. Your schedule is posted on Schedulefly and all employees contact info is literally at your fingertips. Awesome way to staff and organize efficiently.
Schedulefly is the absolute easiest, most obviously simple scheduling software for a restaurant EVER. It never misses a text to anyone, it always stays right on time. There are no complications if you have whatever kind of phone, Schedulefly works. You could have a flip phone from 2008, have no fear...Schedulefly is going to still send you real time notifications and send real time notifications to the management team.
The only thing I wish was that Schedulefly had more of a following. They put HotSchedules to shame, Schedulicity to shame, etc. Unfortunately, both of those software systems tend to be used more which I think is a shame.
Communications with staff has increased dramatically. Staff is also able to request and offer shifts without manager involvement. As such, the time spent by management on scheduling has decreased dramatically.
Everything! The system is perfect for our use in contacting employees and scheduling them.
I have found nothing about this system that I dislike. However, it would be nice to be able to embed photos. I may simply not know how to do this, but would like to be able to let m y staff see actual promotional pieces and photos of specials etc.
Best Scheduling Software for the money!
The team at Schedulefly are always available and very easy to get in touch with. They are very responsive and I have not ever had an issue that wasn't resolved very quickly. This is my favorite scheduling software because it gives you the ability to do everything you need it to do without paying for a bunch of options that you will never use.
Ease of use and function. Very simple to use and allows you to get the information you need.
I cannot think of anything that has been a con with this software. It is very easy to use and gives me all of the information that I want.


MOORPARK – Safety fears forced frustrated authorities to stop digging Friday for the remains of a teenager they suspect was killed decades ago by a serial killer, even though many involved in the search believed the remains could be close by.
"It could be 10 feet to the right or 10 feet to the south," said Los Angeles police Detective Vivian Flores, who has been investigating the case for three years.
"I have to, at some point, say it's done, we have to stop," she said.
Since Monday, law enforcement officials and volunteers have excavated a massive pit some 25-feet deep and at least that wide alongside a freeway that swoops through the rolling, arid hills 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
They were looking for the body of Roger Dale Madison, a 16-year-old boy who disappeared in 1968.
But the dig could not continue without compromising the freeway.
Mack Ray Edwards, a serial killer linked to as many as 18 kidnappings and murders, confessed in 1970 that Madison was one of his victims.
Edwards claimed he buried the boy where he worked as a heavy equipment operator during the California freeway building boom.
Madison's sister Sherry Barlow and her daughter came from Oklahoma to witness the search.
Barlow, 50, placed a bouquet of flowers at the edge of the pit and was given a sample of the soil that she intends to place with the ashes of their deceased mother and father.
Cadaver-sniffing dogs repeatedly signaled the presence of a body, particularly when diggers reached a depth of about 12 feet, said Sgt. Paul Dostie, a dog handler with the Mammoth Lakes Police Department who helped with the search.
He sent soil samples to a lab that might be able to detect the presence of human remains.
"We are hoping that science will confirm what the dogs are saying," Dostie said.
Officials said Madison's body likely was buried directly beneath the freeway, not to the side. Underground water runoff and tree roots could have carried the scent of decomposition, Flores said.
Publicity from the effort has prompted several tips, and investigators were following leads involving the cases of other missing children. Investigators believe Edwards may be involved in the disappearance of as many as 12 other children. Edwards hung himself in 1971 while on death row at San Quentin prison.
It's not clear why detectives did not look into his confession earlier, because police archivists can't find records of the investigation.
The case was revived when a writer looking into a 1957 missing child case noticed similarities with the Madison case.
Los Angeles police found a retired Caltrans engineer who supervised Edwards and knew where he was working in December 1968, the last month Madison was seen alive.
The family provided DNA swabs to be compared with any human remains that might have been found.


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Ipswich Liberal Democrats response to 2021 Autumn Budget/Spending Review
By Councillor Oliver Holmes
For Rishi Sunak's 2021 Autumn Budget, today is very much the morning after the party
before. Despite the promises and optimism, independent number crunchers have today
announced that most of us are going to be a lot worse-off in the months ahead. As the
English sparkling wine bottles are cleared (a big tax cut here), independent think-tank the
Resolution Foundation says "households will pay £3000 more tax a year" as a result of
measures introduced by Boris Johnson since he came to power. And the Institute for Fiscal
Studies, the leading authority on tax, confirms middle-income families are "likely to be worse
off next year". A major hang-over.
Of course, there has been a major pandemic. But both the Resolution Foundation and the
IFS state that Sunak could have taken a different course if he wanted to. A far bigger drag
on the economy has been the disaster of Brexit. The government's own statistics body, the
Office for Budget Responsibility, confirmed yesterday that the pandemic would permanently
remove 4% of growth in the economy compared to 2% from the pandemic.
For Ipswich and Suffolk in particular, the Budget had very little to say. The Suffolk Chamber
of Commerce was very disappointed stating "it's an underwhelming Budget for our
members". Apart from a small grant for a pub in Westhall (which MP drinks there?), Suffolk
did not get any infrastructure spending from levelling-up funds, compared to the millions
given to other parts of the Eastern region and the UK as a whole. Why? There are many
areas of Ipswich which are amongst the most deprived parts of the country and our average
wage is well below the national average. The seven Tory MPs in Suffolk have spectacularly
failed in persuading their government to bring investment into the County.
Finally, the political chicanery and cynicism of the Chancellor can be seen in his attitude to
Universal Credit. Faced with major criticism over the removal of the £20 a week uplift, he has
changed benefit taper reliefs for working claimants. Presumably, he thinks they are the
deserving poor compared to the underserving sick, the disabled and family carers who
cannot work. Possibly his focus groups confirmed the general public still considered these
people "scroungers". This was too much for Waveney MP Peter Aldous who slammed the
distinction on Radio Suffolk this morning saying "we need to give them all the support we
can".
So there we have it. Vote Tory to lower your standing of living.
Councillor Oliver Holmes
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Situated in the heart of Greater Sudbury, The Sudbury Canoe Club is located within the newly built Northern Water Sports Centre on the shore of Ramsey Lake, just minutes from the downtown core. The Sudbury Canoe Club is hosting this years' Canadian National Canoe Marathon Championships.
The racecourse starts at the Northern Water Sports Centre/Sudbury Canoe Club and brings competitors around Ramsey Lake through an 18km course that includes two portages (700-800m each); the second portage brings competitors past two of the Sudbury Canoe Clubs previous historic sites.
Visit the Canoe Kayak Canada website for more details.
For questions contact Gergely Lanci at sudburycanoeclubon@gmail.ca (Subject: Inquiry - International Canoe Marathon) or call (519) 485-5457.


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Bernie Sanders Wins Wisconsin by Double Digits
by Paul Heintz
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Sen. Bernie Sanders in Nevada in February
Updated Wednesday, April 6, at 7:42 a.m.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) bagged another one Tuesday, winning Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary by double digits.
The senator from Vermont defeated former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in the Badger State 56.5 percent to 43.1 percent. He won at least 45 additional delegates to Clinton's 31 delegates, according to the Associated Press, with another 10 yet to be allocated Wednesday morning.
Sanders, who had camped out in Wisconsin for much of the week ahead of the state's primary, addressed the results Tuesday night from Wyoming, which hosts the next round of Democratic caucuses on Saturday.
"With our victory tonight in Wisconsin, we have now won seven out of eight of the last caucuses and primaries," Sanders told a crowd in Laramie. "And we have won almost all of them with overwhelming landslide numbers."
In his remarks, Sanders previewed the next major contest in the Democratic presidential campaign: the April 19 primary in New York, when 291 delegates are on the line. A week after that, another five mid-Atlantic and New England states are scheduled to vote.
"I know a little bit about New York," the Brooklyn native said. "I believe we've got an excellent chance to win New York and a lot of delegates in that state."
Clinton, who left Wisconsin over the weekend to focus on winning the Empire State, did not hold a public appearance Tuesday night. Instead, she addressed the results via Twitter.
"Congrats to @BernieSanders on winning Wisconsin," she wrote. "To all the voters and volunteers who poured your hearts into this campaign: Forward! –H"
According to exit polls, Sanders attracted the most support from young, white and independent voters. Wisconsin, a relatively homogenous state in which independents are free to cast ballots in the Democratic primary, was well suited to Sanders' strengths. He cleaned up among voters under 30, who chose him over Clinton by a margin of 60 percentage points. Clinton led among those age 45 and older.
Whether Sanders' impressive series of wins puts him any closer to the Democratic nomination is a matter of some debate. Before Tuesday's primary, many analysts agreed that in order to close Clinton's sizable delegate gap ahead of July's Democratic National Convention, he would have to win at least 57 percent of the delegates in Wisconsin and each of the remaining primaries.
As of Wednesday morning, Clinton was leading Sanders 1,274 to 1,025 among pledged delegates. Counting superdelegates who've publicly pledged support to either of the candidates, she was leading him 1,743 to 1,056. A candidate needs 2,283 to clinch the nomination.
Delegate math aside, Sanders' campaign hailed his recent string of victories as evidence that his fortunes are improving — and that Clinton is not nearly the formidable candidate she's made out to be. It quickly used the news to replenish Sanders' campaign coffers.
Minutes after the AP called Wisconsin for Sanders, his campaign sent out a fundraising email imploring supporters to donate more to the cause.
"Tonight kicked off the most important three-week stretch of the campaign, and we did it with another overwhelming victory," Sanders wrote in the email. "If we can keep our momentum going through the states that vote and caucus over the next three weeks, we're going to win this election."
That strategy has worked in the past. Last month, Sanders out-raised Clinton $44 million to $29.5 million.
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Home » Noteworthy » Fort Lauderdale Country Club Is The City's Hidden Gem For Women Golfers
Fort Lauderdale Country Club Is The City's Hidden Gem For Women Golfers
by Holly Gambrell | January 2018
The club itself turns 92 years old this year, and many Fort Lauderdale residents may not even know it exists. But for those who find it, it's like a hole-in-one.
Located in Plantation, Fort Lauderdale Country Club is a place to golf, but more than that, it is a place to gather. A place to have your voice heard. It's a place for women to feel empowered.
It's home to the Fort Lauderdale Country Club Women's Golf Association (WGA), one of the largest WGA's in Broward County. Tuesdays are Ladies Day at the club, where organized golf games of various formats set up by the professional staff take place.
When talking to Tamara Pope and Debbie Day, the current and past president of the WGA, respectfully, it's easy to pick up on their close friendship. You can tell by the way they laugh around each other and finish each other's sentences.
"My husband and I came here in 2004, and found it to be a wonderful community right off the bat," Pope says.
When asked what she has gotten through her time with WGA, besides improving her golf swing, Pope responds, "Friendships for me. A lot of friendships, and new people I've met."
The WGA has over 135 active members and is social to its core, as most women enjoy lunch together in the upstairs dining room after games on Tuesdays. The country club also has a nine-hole women's group with over 50 members.
Connections between members are a priority of the organization, and the setup of games allows members to feel comfortable going to play when they don't necessarily have a foursome planned on their own.
"The good thing is on the last Tuesday of the month we have what we call pairings," Day says. "The week before, you sign your name up on the sheet and then when you get here that Tuesday the pro shop has paired different people together by handicaps."
But besides pairings by the pro shop once a month, members are also able to join games weekly, just by adding their names to a sign-up sheet.
"I think the best thing about the WGA here is you can almost always get a game," Pope says. "There's always openings on that sheet and I've heard more comments about how members feel comfortable that they don't have to have their foursome every week lined up."
After a member signs up for a game, the club's pro shop takes care of the rest, including game formats, scorecards and tee times. The club and WGA also strictly follow the handicap system.
"That's the good thing about golf. A 14-handicap can play with a 36-handicap and they can both be competitive because that handicap evens it out," Day says. She went on to explain that even though the handicaps may seem vastly different, it is all in the details, and one is not necessarily better than the other. The 14-handicap may be great at drives, but not so great at putting or chipping, like a 36-handicap may be.
"The handicap system is what makes it even; it's equitable for everyone," Pope says. "It's based on posting all of your scores and it's a good system. The club puts a lot of thought into it."
The country club is a place to feel competitive, improve on one's golfing skills and play on two championship greens—something to brag about, since many other golf clubs in the area only have one course. It is also a place to feel connected to others.
Both Pope and Day agree that members feel like they each have an important voice within the organization, and that their opinions and concerns are always heard.
"Women, as well as other members who have a question, can go to the people on the club's board," Day says. "If the WGA women have a question, they can go to the WGA president and say, 'Hey, why are we doing this on Tuesdays? Why aren't we doing this?' That way, there's a voice to go to."
Mark VanDyck, director of golf, takes members' inputs into consideration when planning golf tournaments, events and the overall operations of the club.
"We have a big voice, and Mark is on it," Pope says. "If we mention something, he says, 'We can try it, Tamara.' He'll try anything to get more people out here to support the club and have a good lifestyle."
The Philanthropy
"I have gotten a lot more involved in charities and charity work through this club," Day says.
Many of the members are part of philanthropic groups and nonprofits outside of the WGA, encouraging other members to give to their charities, attend events and donate their time.
The WGA at Fort Lauderdale Country Club has a long tradition of holding tournaments with proceeds benefiting a chosen cause.
"We used to do a breast cancer tournament once a year, then one of our member's daughter developed ovarian cancer," Day says. "So for the last six or seven years we've been doing a tournament annually for ovarian cancer."
Pope estimates that the tournaments have raised close to $10,000 each year for ovarian cancer research.
"We also support the Junior Golf Association of Broward County," Pope says. "It has about 300 young people, and was started by someone who was a member here at Fort Lauderdale Country Club."
The WGA is an empowered group of women—enabled through sport, fellowship with one another and by giving back.
"This club is very welcoming from the minute you walk in," says Pope. "They feel comfortable, like they matter. It's wonderful. We're from all areas, all walks of life, but we all love our golf."
For more information about the Fort Lauderdale Country Club's WGA, visit fortlauderdalecc.com/womensgolf
415 E. Country Club Circle, Fort Lauderdale; 954.587.4700; fortlauderdalecc.com
Photos courtesy of Fort Lauderdale Country Club
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Health research is an important component to help ANTHC achieve our vision that Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world. Current health research activities at ANTHC build on a 60-year history of research with Alaska Native people and encompass a wide spectrum of health issues that impact the Alaska Native people, including high rates of tobacco use, pediatric respiratory illnesses, obesity, cancers, suicide, STDs and unintentional injuries. We ensure health research continues to meet the health needs of Alaska Native people in Alaska and continues to explore solutions to the major health disparities specific to the diverse Alaska Native population.
Research activities have had a dramatic impact on the lives of the Alaska Native people and ANTHC recognizes the importance of maintaining a robust research department with staff who are dedicated to research with Alaska Native people and who understand the importance of Tribally-driven research. ANTHC supports research through direct and grant funding for core research staff and research projects, administrative and logistics support, and in fostering collaboration with academic institutions in Alaska and elsewhere. Additionally a number of staff who are primarily engaged in clinical care are able to dedicate time to translational research that has application and clinical relevance to the Alaska Native population.
Oversight of research by Alaska Native people
Research conducted by ANTHC is Tribally-driven, meaning that the ANTHC Board of Directors has reviewed and approved research that meets ANTHC health priorities and supports research necessary to improve Alaska Native health care and health status.
The ANTHC Health Research Review Committee (HRRC), a Board committee, oversees health research conducted within ANMC as well as all research involving ANTHC staff and facilities throughout the state. The HRRC is comprised of appointed members of the ANTHC Board of Directors, who review and approve research on behalf of the Board or recommend research for approval to the board. Tribal approval is sought to affirm that research is conducted to benefit Alaska Native people, assuring that Alaska Native communities are not harmed and that proposed research studies address health needs pertinent to Alaska Native people and that results are disseminated back to Alaska Native people.
About research review
To be eligible for HRRC review, all research must first be reviewed and approved by the IHS Alaska Area Institutional Review Board (AAIRB).
Prior to HRRC review, all research abstracts, manuscripts, medical case reports and proposals receive preliminary review by the Abstracts, Manuscripts and Proposals Review Committee (AMP-RC) who provide feedback to authors and investigators.
Research review forms
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Coding is essentially learning how to tell something to do something, right? In the past we've explored a few products designed to get kids into coding, including the Kano and the DIY Gamer Kit. But how about making coding even simpler and removing the computer screen all together? That is what Cubetto is all about.
Cubetto, from Primo Toys, is a language-free coding toy that lets children see the physical results of their actions immediately. No keyboard, no computer screen, and no special codes to learn; everything is made from chunky plastic and wood and is essentially a tactile way to get them thinking about programming.
In the box is Cubetto himself, a cuboid robot made mostly from wood, the control panel, again a mixture of plastic and wood, a bag of programming blocks, and a playmat. Once batteries are in both the robot and the control panel (you need six AA) you are ready to start. Simply drop the command pieces into the slots on the panel, hit the button, and Cubetto will follow those commands in order.
So, drop in forward, right, forward, left, and the robot will follow that exact sequence. This you can let him do just free on the floor or a table, or for more of gaming challenge, put Cubetto on the included playmat. With squares spaced to the precise size of each of the programmed movements (so one forward token will move Cubetto onto the next square) you can play some fun coding games. Either follow the story in the included booklet, of just make up your own, such as 'get to the castle, kids!', leaving them to figure out what pieces to place to get Cubetto there.
The pieces included are actually really easy to get a feel for. There are green 'forwards', red 'rights', yellow 'lefts' and blue 'functions'. This is where it can get very clever. For example, if you need to get Cubetto to the other side of the mat, but you only have four of each direction commands, you need to start thinking about subroutines. Buy creating a small chain of commands in the four-slot function box at the bottom of the control board, you can use the blue functions pieces to make Cubetto repeat that sequence whenever. So filling the function line with four forward pieces, then setting down all four of the function tokens in the main command chain, means Cubetto will move forward 16 spaces. Getting the kids to think about this not-entirely linear way programming makes the game trickier and more challenging.
Once those commands are understood, the world is your oyster. We challenged our kids to navigate as much as possible around the map, asking them to visit certain squares on the way to their destination, and they loved it. So much about the Cubetto set up feels familiar, from the chunky plastic blocks to the wooden control board; it feels like a well made toy and there was nothing strange about it to the children. They just started playing, got the hang of it, and enjoyed themselves.
Whether of not Cubetto has sparked in interest in (or even an understanding of) coding, we can't yet tell. But it has definitely instilled in them an awareness of forward-thinking and planning to achieve a desire result. Which is what coding is all about.


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Some Start with Coffee, I Start with Subway
Posted by FullCustodyDad | Apr 10, 2015 | iSubway | 0 |
[E]verybody has their favorite breakfast place, coffee shop, or local diner hang out. Some start their day with a Starbucks Venti White Chocolate Mocha which comes loaded with a million calories. Ok maybe 620 to be exact, but who's counting? While some start with coffee, I start with Subway.
Cheers it's Subway, Where Everybody Knows My Name
Perhaps not a trendy as Starbucks, but 5 or 6 times a week you will find me sitting down at one of my favor two Subways eating breakfast or lunch. (It varies based on which of my children I drive to school each morning.) As I mentioned in my post, Srircha Makes You Want to Slap Your Momma I eat at Subway at least 8 to 10 times a week and have done so for more than a year.
I have even been challenged by iTeachBlogging to try to eat 500 Subway meals before the end of this year. But I'll tell you about that next week. Nevertheless, as a Subway regular, I thought I would entertain you on meaningless Subway facts. So grab your Monterey Chicken Melt and here we go!
17 Year Old Fred, Started Subway to Pay for Tuition
Fred DeLuca, with a $1000 loan from a family friend, started Pete's Super Submarines in August 1965. Pete's would grow into the largest restaurant franchise in the world, Subway.
The first Subway franchise opened in Connecticut in 1974.
Subway is in 108 countries and counting.
Subway has 41,766 locations. If you were to average from the beginning, Subway would have opened, on average, more than two restaurants per day since 1965.
Subway is Going to Hit 50,000 Restaurants by 2018!
Subway plans to have 50,000 restaurants by 2018. To achieve that, Subway will need to open more than 6 restaurants every day.
About 70% of new Subway franchises are sold to existing Subway owners.
Some of the most unusual Subway locations include a laundromat, car dealership, and church.
Subway employs about 410,000 people, or the population of Miami, Florida.
Subway serves 7.6 million subs every day, enough to feed every person in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas.
[tweet] "Subway makes enough sandwiches in a year to wrap around the Earth 14 times."
Subway uses more tuna, tomatoes, and frozen cookie dough than any other company in the food industry.
Subway uses enough cheese in a year to fill 600,000 professional ice hockey rinks.
The chain uses an average of 16 acres of lettuce per year, or 35 football fields.
Subway employs more than 46,000 hens that lay eggs for its cookies around the clock. In a year, those hens lay 14.4 million eggs.
There are more than 38 million Subway sandwich combinations, and I am working hard to try them all.
What can I say, I love Subway. Some start with coffee, I start with Subway.
How do you start your day?
No paid image here, Fred takes tons of his Subway sandwiches pictures daily. He's a fan!
Stats from Business Insider and Subway Facts and History.
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