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VISIT DENVER Announces the 2023 Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame Inductees
By VISIT DENVER Public Relations staff | Jan. 11, 2023
Colorado Sports Promoter Rob Cohen, Restaurateurs Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch, and Denver Museum of Nature & Science Leader George Sparks, along with a Posthumous Award for Hal O'Leary, Founder of the National Sports Center for the Disabled
DENVER (January 11, 2023) – Denver's multibillion dollar tourism industry will honor some of its top leaders and innovators at the 23rd Annual Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame dinner on March 8, 2023 at Mission Ballroom.
The 2023 inductees to the Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame are: Rob Cohen, who was the founder of the Denver Sports Commission and has worked to bring major sporting events to the city; business partners Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch, who have transformed the image of Denver's restaurant scene with their four highly successful, award-winning restaurants, all located in the city's top tourism areas, Rioja, Bistro Vendôme, Stoic & Genuine and Ultreia; and George Sparks, president & CEO of the city's largest cultural facility, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. A special posthumous award will also be presented to Hal O'Leary for his lifetime work founding the National Sports Center for the Disabled, and his work helping tens of thousands of disabled people enjoy skiing and other outdoor recreation in countries around the world.
The Tourism Hall of Fame serves as the highest award for Denver's travel industry which entertained some 31.7 million visitors and a total of $6.6 billion in spending in 2021. Although recently impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry in Denver traditionally supports more than 60,000 jobs in the metro area, making it one of the largest employers in the city.
The Hall of Fame gala is a fundraising event for the VISIT DENVER Foundation, which has awarded more than $1.3 million in scholarships to 486 Colorado students pursuing higher education in the fields of tourism and hospitality, and $120,000 to the former Denver's Road Home.
For ticket information, please contact Lauren Huffer at lhuffer@visitdenver.com, 303.571.9405.
2023 INDUCTEES
Rob Cohen - IMA Financial Group
As Chairman and CEO of the IMA Financial Group, Inc., an integrated financial services company, Robert Cohen is responsible for the company's core strategic plan, including organic growth, M&A and building an industry-leading employee culture. In 2001, he was the Founder of the Denver Sports Commission, whose purpose was to help bring high-profile sporting events to Denver. The group was also designed to serve as a welcoming host to athletes, families and fans from around the world. Denver Sports proactively identifies, pursues and attracts new sporting opportunities and helps Denver to compete regionally, nationally and internationally to host amateur and professional athletic competitions and events.
Rob strongly believes in personally giving back to the community and has served on more than 20 non-profit boards throughout his career in a variety of leadership capacities. Currently Rob serves on Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation (Co-Founder & Past Chair), Colorado Succeeds, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce (Past Chair), Denver Sports (Founder & Past Chair), Downtown Denver Partnership (Past Chair), Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. (Past Chair), and the United States Olympic Museum.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation that serves as the primary source of philanthropic support for Team USA. Founded in 2013, the USOPF generates critical financial resources that help Team USA athletes reach their full potential, both on and off the field of play. Additionally, Rob Cohen is the chair of the Games Hospitality Working Group and in this capacity he travels around the world attending Olympic and Paralympic Games and other related events in an effort to support the Olympic movement and advance its mission. Because of Rob's commitment to the Olympics, he was recently named a member of the Congressional Commission on the State of the U.S. Olympics and Paralympics.
Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch – Crafted Concepts Restaurant Business Partners
Jen has perhaps brought more national attention to Denver fine dining than any other single chef. Jen is a James Beard Foundation award-winner for Best Chef Southwest in 2013, and appeared on Top Chef Masters on the Bravo network that same year. Jasinski and her business partner Beth Gruitch opened their first restaurant, Rioja, in Denver's Historic Larimer Square to critical acclaim in 2004 with a huge media splash -- a 16-page special section in the Rocky Mountain News that chronicled all the work that goes into opening a restaurant. Rioja features a menu inspired by Mediterranean ingredients and influenced by local and seasonal products.
In 2005, Jasinski and business partner Beth Gruitch bought Bistro Vendôme, the Parisian-inspired spot directly across the street. Their seafood spot, Stoic & Genuine was the first restaurant to open in the beautifully remodeled Denver Union Station in 2014 joined in 2017 by Ultreia showcasing the food of Spain and Portugal. Jen added a consulting chef gig at The Ponti at the Denver Art Museum opening in 2021. The pair have announced the move of Bistro Vendôme to the Park Hill neighborhood in early 2023. Chef Jen was named 2004 Colorado Chef of the Year and 2005 Western Regional Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation. Jen has been named Best New Chef, Rising Star, Best Chef and more in Denver Magazine, Restaurant Hospitality, Nation's Restaurant News, The Denver Post and 5280 Magazine. Jasinski's impressive restaurant credits include stints at Wolfgang Puck restaurants including Postrio, San Francisco; Spago, Las Vegas, Malibu; Spago, Chicago; and corporate chef at Wolfgang Puck Food Company.
It's difficult to imagine anyone in Denver's highly competitive restaurant market that does more for the industry and the city than Beth Gruitch. Beth served as board chair and board member of the Colorado Restaurant Association, treasurer and board member of EatDenver and was a recent board member of the Downtown Denver Partnership's Denver Civic Ventures board. She is responsible for human resources, crafting beverage programs, overseeing banquet sales, banking and guest service and monitoring accounting for four busy and successful restaurants.
She and Jen were honored as a semifinalists for the national Outstanding Restaurateur award by the James Beard Foundation in 2020 and Beth was named to the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame in 2022. Perhaps her business partner, Jasinski says it best. "Beth assures that all the best happens for the guests in all our restaurants. She makes sure we hire the best service staff, gives them complete and thorough training and coaches them to perform. She's the reason people rave about our service."
George Sparks – President & CEO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
George Sparks is well known for his wonderful leadership at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where he has turned it into the fourth largest museum in the United States and one of the most respected museums of its kind in the world. In addition to consistently being one of the top tourism attractions in Denver, the museum has gained much national press for the discovery of fossils in Steamboat – one of the largest fossil finds in history.
George has transformed the museum, taking it to new international recognition, and has also been responsible for bringing blockbuster shows to the region. From the museum's on-site work at paleontological sites such as Steamboat to their work in space, George Sparks has kept the museum relevant and still on the cutting edge in the 21st Century. Prior to the museum, he spent nine years in the Air Force as a pilot and as an assistant professor of aeronautics at the United States Air Force Academy.
He is a distinguished graduate of the USAF Academy with bachelor's in aeronautical engineering, and holds a master's in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His passion is public policy, particularly around science and education. He is a member of the Colorado Forum, Colorado Concern, and is on the boards of Colorado Education Initiative, Colorado Music Hall of Fame, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Denver School of Science & Technology. He is the founder of the Institute for Science & Policy, a program of the Museum.
Posthomous Award
Hal O'Leary – National Sports Center for the Disabled
In 1970, George Engel, the owner of the Winter Park Ski School, asked his 65 employees for a volunteer. Some 23 amputees from the Children's Hospital would be visiting and they needed a one-time ski lesson. Hal O'Leary raised his hand. He didn't have any prior experience dealing with children or people with disabilities. When the kids arrived on an especially cold and windy day, he struggled. And he learned. O'Leary transformed that ski lesson into what would become the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), one of the largest therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports agencies in the world. His journey would revolutionize the skiing industry and bring a new world of movement and hope to people of all disabilities.
Hal's book on adaptive skiing, Bold Tracks, has been translated into numerous languages and is still used to guide instructors on how to teach skiing to those with a myriad of disabilities. He also began to invent his own equipment to adapt to the different needs of his students, creating a cord between skis to help with lateral control, adding skis to walkers and creating sleds for paraplegics. Hal took his teachings around the world, setting up adaptive ski programs in more than 30 countries in Asia, Europe and South America. He also coached the US Disabled Olympic Team. It is estimated that Hal worked personally with more than 20,000 disabled people before he passed away in June 2021 at the age of 94.
Today in Colorado, the NSCD at Winter Park Resort and in the Denver Metro area offers incredible adaptive outdoor experiences from skiing, hiking and horseback riding to rafting, archery, camping and more. And our Elite Athletes come from around the world to train here and ski competitively at the highest levels of their sport. Through a highly trained staff and hundreds of volunteers, NSCD served nearly 2,000 children and adults with disabilities in 8,000 adaptive outdoor experiences in 2022. For his contributions, Hal O'Leary has been inducted into the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame, the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame and the U.S. Disabled Ski Hall of Fame.
About VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau
Celebrating 114 years of promoting The Mile High City, VISIT DENVER is a nonprofit trade association that contracts with the City of Denver to market Denver as a convention and leisure destination, increasing economic development in the city, creating jobs and generating taxes. Denver welcomed more than 31.7 million visitors in 2021, generating $6.6 billion in spending, while supporting tens of thousands of jobs and making Tourism one of the city's largest industries. Learn more about Denver on the VISIT DENVER website or at Tourism Pays Denver. Denver International Airport (DEN) is the No. 3 busiest airport in the world connecting The Mile High City to more than 200 destinations globally. Follow Denver's social media channels for up-to-the-minute updates on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
With press inquiries, please contact:
Jesse Davis, VISIT DENVER, (720) 417-9621 or jdavis@visitdenver.com.
Abby Schirmacher, VISIT DENVER, (303) 358-0096 or aschirmacher@visitdenver.com.
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Three Truthful Fictions
September 23, 2009 books, history, quotesAlan Paton, Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Khaled Hosseini, suffering, W.S. Merwin, Whittaker ChambersGretchenJoanna
In early summer I read three works of fiction in a short space of time:
Ah, But Your Land is Beautiful by Alan Paton
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Folding Cliffs by W.S. Merwin
These were all pretty dramatic stories of historical fiction. Paton's book follows closely the events in South Africa mid-20th century. Hosseini writes about Afghanistan in the last 30 years, and Merwin's book is an epic poem about Hawaii, mostly in the 19th century.
I was sitting around after surgery with my foot up, and that was what had made it possible for me spend more time reading and thinking. Some things I thought about: How funny that the settings of these three books were at three corners of the globe. Obviously they were not part of any theme. So were there some ways they were alike? What made them all worth reading to the end, when so many books I've tried lately were not?
Suffering was a large part of all the stories. The Afrikaners in Ah, But Your Land is Beautiful were treating all people of color unjustly and inhumanely. Whites who did otherwise suffered along with the oppressed, and often sacrificed their careers, homes, and reputations.
All the women suffer miserably in A Thousand Splendid Suns. War and famine, selfish and sinful men and women supported by bad cultural traditions, all combine to keep the women trapped in complicated and painful predicaments. Factions of Muslims hate one another.
The Folding Cliffs makes vivid the way conquering peoples oppress the vanquished, all the while thinking it is "for their own good."
What benefit is there in dwelling on Man's Inhumanity to Man? Don't we already know how wretched we are? If that were all one gets from these stories, I don't think they would be worth reading, but there is another bigger part to all of them, and that is Man's Love. Just as Christ gave His life in love for us suffering humans, so He gives grace to men to rise above their suffering, show compassion to their fellow man, and do deeds of mercy.
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality," said C.S. Lewis, and it is this courage that is shown by the young parents in Cliffs who flee to the hills and fight off government agents with guns rather than have their family torn apart by the health officials who are shipping off lepers to Molokai like so many unclean animals. Their love is demonstrated in the test of courage.
In Land, the author and his companions find joy and fellowship in realizing the sacrificial, mercy-giving aspect of their humanity as they fight what seems to be a losing battle against political power. Perhaps they were living what Winston Churchill was talking about when he said, "We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival."
Alan Paton in his autobiography Towards the Mountain writes of the experience:
"…the inhumanity of man to man could be made endurable for us only when we manifested in our lives the humanity of man to man….there is a wound in the creation and…the greatest use we could make of our lives was to ask to be made a healer of it."
I haven't lived with the kinds of suffering I read about, and that is partly why I think these writings are valuable, for as we read we take as our companions in mind and heart characters who are historically real or fictionally true, who can train us in Christian virtue.
Khaled Hosseini has given his countrymen and all of us a wonderful gift in the two books of his I am familiar with. In Kite Runner and in A Thousand Splendid Suns he paints a backdrop of horror, including much personal moral failure. Kite Runner exposed my own innate cowardice as I empathized with the protagonist, and as he was able to find healing and hope after repentance, I was also comforted.
In Suns the author gives a tender role model to women everywhere who are beaten down by life. The character of Miriam is the ultimate in misery, as she has no friends and no family who care about her, and she is barren, so her husband hates her. Then a young woman comes into her life, a woman who could easily slide into being another tormentor. But instead she shows kindness and becomes a true friend, and Miriam finds hope and courage, as well as other parts of her humanity and womanhood that had been obscured. She is transformed from a passive recipient of abuse into a woman who can return love, and she is happy, even in the face of continued abuse.
These stories have the potential to become part of the collective consciousness of a people, and help us to live more humanly, more humanely. I hope that Suns in particular can give vision to the women of Afghanistan, a vision of themselves as able to rise above their circumstances by means of love toward others.
We won't eliminate the oppressors; our hope does not consist of that, as Father Alexander Schmemann has summarized:
"The fundamental Christian eschatology has been destroyed by either the optimism leading to the Utopia, or by the pessimism leading to the Escape. If there are two heretical words in the Christian vocabulary, they would be 'optimism' and 'pessimism.' These two things are utterly anti-biblical and anti-Christian….It is for us, Christians, to reconstruct this unique faith, in which there are no illusions, no illusions at all, about the evil."
Keeping with the theme of inspiring fiction, I'll end with a quote by Whittaker Chambers from Witness (which book I love, but it is not fiction) about a novel that was formative for him. I haven't read Les Miserables, but I noticed a few years ago that at least three important writers I knew of had mentioned they read it more than once as children. Sorry, I can't remember who the others were. Chambers describes what can happen when a good writer connects with the reader:
"I read and reread Les Miserables many times in its entirety. It taught me two seemingly irreconcilable things–Christianity and revolution. It taught me first of all that the basic virtue of life is humility, that before humility, ambition, arrogance, pride and power are seen for what they are, the stigmata of littleness, the betrayal by the mind of the soul, a betrayal which continually fails against a humility that is authentic and consistent. It taught me justice and compassion, not a justice of the law, or as we say, human justice, but a justice that transcends human justice whenever humanity transcends itself to reach that summit where justice and compassion are one…."
Note in 2019: If you are reading this ten years later and feel like commenting, please do. The subject matter is never out of date and I'd be glad to renew the discussion.
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And like the books you read this summer and have so eloquently written about this first week of autumn, your essay is worth reading to the end. Spaciousness of heart, light of mind, thank you for sharing your blessing.
…reading to the end, yes, and passing on to others.
DebD says:
you said I haven't lived with the kinds of suffering I read about, and that is partly why I think these writings are valuable, for as we read we take as our companions in mind and heart characters who are historically real or fictionally true, who can train us in Christian virtue.
hopeinbrazil says:
Grace in the midst of suffering is one of my favorite themes in books. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Blessings, Hope
freshfirecoal says:
The Schmemman quote puts me in mind of some of my experiences in graduate school this summer. Many of the English professors hold to the Utopian worldview he describes. They have the desire that all might escape suffering, and they are under the misapprehension that justice can be instituted by attempting to take suffering away from its "victims." But this is a form of delusion, since once a person believes these things, his resulting actions will be to attempt to force a false reality, through coercion–a goal which Whittaker Chambers came to realize was not only false, but evil. I would have liked to see these two men in conversation!
GretchenJoanna says:
Perhaps we will yet see them talking as brothers, and transformed.
I second Jeannette's comment above. Thank you for such an eloquent reflection on these books. What an experience it must have been to read all three in the same season.
This is a fantastic discussion. Thanks for linking it over at Janet's review of A Thousand Splendid Suns. I really enjoyed Cry, the Beloved Country so I am interested in this other work by Paton. Your review also gives me incentive to finish Les Miserables; I bogged down in it last year.

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Exploring opportunities and experiences for interdisciplinary collaboration, these blogs look at what happens when you bring together Engineers and Artists to work on a project together.
Having worked on the early stages of this project researching the history and hydrology of flooding and drainage in the Somerset Levels I thought I was well prepared for the art stages to follow. I was decidedly wrong! The first workshop involved making a standard engineering-style poster containing information in the area our group had chosen to focus on; in my case the future of flooding in the region. This was a pretty standard summary of climate change impacts, land use change and a critique on the present policy which will shape the region over the next 5-20 years.
The next workshop saw us transform this information into a more 'arty' format. We chose a newspaper style article from 5 years in the future. In civil engineering (my undergraduate background) there's a strong perception that the public don't know anything about engineering and that they demand only bottom-up management towards their own interests; and this was definitely present in my article. Regardless of the truth or fallacy in this assumption, taking this attitude will not gain you public support for your project and, importantly, you will very likely miss out on important information that stakeholders could provide you with.
Each group began work with a Somerset artist to create art out of their topics and ideas. Our group is currently putting together a 'flood survival kit' containing items which aim to bring together ideas about the impacts and mechanisms behind flooding. Putting this together has been constant interplay between engineers looking to add purpose to items and our artist looking to reduce purpose with a much heavier use of metaphors/symbolism. Items include purpose-heavy hand-made water filters (from drinking bottles and sand!) and metaphor-heavy sponges and boats (made from Somerset clay).
Additionally our group will be inscribing rocks around Somerset with a text-number which will provide flood relevant proverbs or information when a message is sent to them. This was inspired by tsunami warning rocks in Japan!
An original tsunami warning rock in Japan courtesy of the Huffington Post, 4th June 2011.
On 25th March, all the groups presented their projects in an exhibition in the Exeter Community Centre.
Our most valuable return on these projects are the skills in working with the public we will gain. After all, even capital projects designed with a stakeholder's desires and demands in mind won't work if the stakeholder rejects them. The pre-industrial history of the Somerset Levels illustrates this perfectly as drainage works in the region have typically been vandalised and prevented from working due to public opposition (an interesting contrast to the present dredging-heavy mentality!).
The Somerset Levels and Moors are a low lying region prone to frequent flooding due to a range of environmental and human factors. The history of drainage and flooding in the Levels is rich and unique, its present condition is unstable and its future uncertain. Winter 2013-14 for example saw extensive floods in the Levels that attracted a great deal of media attention and conflicting opinions on what to do how to prevent this from happening again. The Science & Art project brings engineering PhD students together with local artists, to increase public awareness and understanding of the Somerset floods. Scientific understanding and traditional engineering tools are combined with the artists' creativity, in an effort to make discussions about the area's history, present and future more accessible and enjoyable.
Coming from an engineering background, the prospect outlined above slightly scared me at first. As an engineer, you rarely use art as a tool in your work and, funnily enough, doesn't appear during your university courses either. The few interactions with artists (as colleagues in a bar) and art (sporadic museum visits) left me very sceptic as to the success of this cooperation. Sure, art can be nice to look at, but what is the point of it when you're trying to convey the results of your studies on flood risk?
This project is divided into a couple of workshops, and the differences between engineers and artists was apparent right from the start. We (the engineers) tried to convey as much knowledge about the Somerset Levels as we could cram onto our posters. Dates, history, water safety plans, references, whatever information was available. The artists then showed us some of their work. We saw sketches of landscapes reflecting in water, paintings of local soldiers in shoe polish and visual representations of sound waves to name a few things.
For the next workshop we were asked to change our original posters in any way we saw fit, based on the things we picked up from our first art workshop. This turned out to be not as easy as we'd hoped. After years of being trained to present information in a thorough and accurate way, making the necessary switch to create something that could be called artistic is difficult. We mostly managed to present the, admittedly dry, material on the posters into a somewhat more appealing way. The idea to do something else than conveying information was still difficult to bring into practise.
As the artists kept reminding us, it is not always necessary to convey knowledge to the viewer of our work. Sometimes it is enough to make someone think about a certain topic you think is important, or to simply present some specific theme in an intriguing, appealing or interesting way. In the third workshop we began to form ideas based on this line of thinking. Transferring information and creating knowledge for the viewer are still important parts of the work, but they have become secondary rather than primary objectives. Now we're hard at the work to make our ideas become reality!
These workshops have been good to show some perspective. As a specialist, you would normally want to present as much of your gathered information and knowledge as you possibly can, but this quickly becomes overwhelming for someone unfamiliar to the topic. Collaborating with artists can be a good way to introduce a specialised topic to a wider audience in an entertaining and accessible way, while at the same time teaching us how laypeople might think about our subjects.


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Q: Django manage.py returns ValueError: zero length field name in format I am trying to run a Django application in Python 2.6.6 Django==1.5.5 . But when I try to run

python manage.py

I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "manage.py", line 12, in <module>
    print('Your environment is:"{}"'.format(os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE']))
ValueError: zero length field name in format

Any idea what is wrong? I am also running the same application in another server but with Python 2.7.5 and it works ok.
Note: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is an environmental variable in both systems
Thanks,
Carlos

A: Python 2.6 doesn't implicitly number the {} fields if you leave the numbers out. You need to explicitly specify a 0:
print('Your environment is:"{0}"'.format(os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE']))
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Q: Does the ubuntu live image record anything in the USB drive? The usb ubuntu bootable made from an ISO is also a live image if you click "try ubuntu". If I do some stuff in the terminal for example, does it get recorder in any way in the USB stick?
I think that it could mount some part of the USB as a temporary partition, I don't know. Or does it use RAM only for that?

A: Live, Persistent or Full install to USB
A Live install to USB does not record any data to either the USB or internal disk. All new information for the session is temporarily recorded in RAM and deleted when the computer is shut down.
A Persistent Live install to USB includes a overlay layer in the form of Persistent file(s) or partition(s) (named writable, casper-rw or home-rw). These files or partitions store any changes to the filesystem or home directory between sessions. Persistent files or partitions can be located on the USB or on the internal drive.
A Full install to USB stores information to the USB the same as a Full install to the internal disk stores info to that disk.
Etcher, dd, Disks, and Startup Disk Creator create Live only systems. Unetbootin, YUMI, Universal and Ventoy use a file to store persistence. Rufus and mkusb will create persistent partitions.
A Live USB will use any swap file that it can find on the computer. this will temporarily store the data from RAM. Hibernation can be installed to a Persistent USB but not to a Live USB.


Playboating is a discipline of whitewater kayaking canoeing where the paddler performs various technical moves in one place (a playspot), as opposed to downriver whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is to travel the length of a section of river (although whitewater canoeists will often stop and play en-route).
Specialised canoes or kayaks (boats) known as playboats are often used, but any boat can be used for playing. The moves and tricks are often similar to those performed by snowboarders, surfers or skaters, where the athlete completes spins, flips, turns, etc.
With modern playboats, it is possible to get the kayak and the paddler completely airborne whilst performing tricks.
Playspots are typically stationary features on rivers, in particular standing waves (which may be breaking or partially breaking), hydraulic jumps, 'holes' and 'stoppers', where water flows back on itself creating a retentive feature (these are often formed at the bottom of small drops or weirs), or eddy lines (the boundary between slow-moving water at the rivers' edge, and faster water).
Basic moves consist of front- and back-surfing, spins through any of the three axes (air screws, cartwheels and air loops (invented by Clay Wright), stalls with the kayak vertical on either end, and getting airborne (bouncing the boat on a wave, or submerging part of the kayak so that it pops out when it re-emerges). The playboater usually aims to stay surfing the feature after performing each move (as opposed to being washed off). More complex moves are made up of combinations of these moves.


Honestly, words can't fully describe how excited I am about this event. I think it truly is going to be a game-changer in the conference world. Actually, using the word "conference" seems to be pretty weak in attempting to explain what actually is going to be more of an experience.
Yes, there will be some amazing, well-known, really smart people like Dave Gibbons, Erwin McManus & Matthew Barnett. Combined with equally amazing [but maybe not as well-known] people like Zach Hunter... A 16 yr old who's making a world difference and influencing countless other young people. Topics include not only technology & leadership best practices, but funding nonprofits, caring for the poor and creating a culture of authenticity, plus a ton of others.
But what I'm most excited about is the format. The audience is in the driver's seat. As speakers, we're primarily facilitating conversations and asking questions.
I love sharing ideas. That collective collaboration could offer more value than the wisdom of one person. And it's about things that are truly making a difference.
Let's face it--The speed of innovation is becoming somewhat of a blur. I think Charles Lee is brilliant for facilitating a think tank where we can learn from and stretch each other. And did I mention registration is free? Yep. A big fat $0 to sign up.
If you're planning to attend, I'd love to connect with you. If you're a person who likes to live on the edge & hasn't signed up yet... seriously. You don't want to miss this.
Heard a fantastic message from Craig Groeschel last night & something he said really stuck with me.
"A leader's greatest fear is failure, but his greatest pain is regret"
How often do we as leaders hesitate from doing what we know in our hearts we're supposed to do, yet let fear paralyze us to the point of inaction? Or crazier still, we ask for help but when God actually shows up we're completely dumbfounded in disbelief.
Maybe it's doing something no one's done before. Maybe it's just new for you. The fear of failure can be overwhelming, but it's nothing compared to the woulda coulda shoulda's that inevitably follow when we stay on the sidelines.
I'm pretty stoked, but feeling uneasy as well. (I think the last "book" I wrote was in 4th grade, but man did it have fantastic illustrations) So I'm reaching out to some folks I really respect who've "been there, done that" to learn as much as I can and have just been blown away by the responses.
Will keep ya posted as things progress.


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Former WWE star Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart dies at 63
Don't miss out on the latest news and information. Gov't in no rush to rescue animals in Taal Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award Jimmy Hart said Neidhart seemed in good health when they last saw each other in April on WrestleMania weekend."He was witty, he was funny. He seemed sharp as a tack," Hart said.Neidhart was a shot put star in high school in California in the early 1970s and had brief tryouts for NFL teams before becoming a pro wrestler.The Hart Foundation started as bad guys in WWE and won their first tag team championship in 1987 with the help of a crooked referee. They won the tag titles again in 1990 but split up not long after their second reign ended. Bret Hart was the wrestling technician of the team, while Neidhart brought the raw force and power that made them fan favorites later in their run.As a singles wrestler, Hart would become one of the biggest stars in WWE history and made the promotion's Hall of Fame. Neidhart foundered for most of the 1990s before aligning again with Hart, Owen Hart, Brian Pillman and the British Bulldog to form a new Hart Foundation and become the top faction in WWE.Hart is the only wrestler from that incarnation still alive."He was very gifted athletically, even though Bret got more of the credit," Ross Hart said. "He was more of the power behind the team but at times he did some incredibly gifted things in the ring. He was like a water buffalo. He was tough to control and tame."Neidhart wrestled briefly for other wrestling promotions and had brushes with the law and spent time in drug rehabilitation later in life.But he found a second act as comic relief on "Total Divas" and was filmed going shopping with his daughter and teaching wrestlers how to play golf.Neidhart is the latest in a string of former wrestling stars who have died in 2018, including Bruno Sammartino, Vader, Brian Christopher and Nikolai Volkoff. /kga View comments Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next LATEST STORIES Neidhart's daughter, known as Natalya, wrestles for the WWE and is a former women's champion. Neidhart made appearances with his daughter on the WWE reality series "Total Divas.""My dad was always a fighter," she wrote in an Instagram post.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors' Cup titleSPORTSAfter winning title, time for LA Tenorio to give back to Batangas folkSPORTSTim Cone still willing to coach Gilas but admits decision won't be 'simple yes or no'Neidhart, Bret "Hitman" Hart and manager Jimmy "The Mouth of the South" Hart made up the Hart Foundation stable in the 1980s and 1990s, and the tag team won two WWE championships."What a great run we had. I couldn't believe how it took off," Jimmy Hart told The Associated Press. "But the reason why was, Neidhart was such a great character back then. Bret was more cool, the girls loved him. Neidhart and myself were kind of the evil twins." Peza offers relief to ecozone firms 'High crimes and misdemeanors': Trump impeachment trial begins Lights inside SMX hall flicker as Duterte rants vs Ayala, Pangilinan anew Off to battle DepEd's Taal challenge: 30K students displaced MOST READ Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, who joined with brother-in-law Bret Hart to form one of the top tag teams in the 1980s with the WWE, has died. He was 63.The Pasco Sheriff's Office said Neidhart fell at home, hit his head and "succumbed to his injury" on Monday in Wesley Chapel, Florida. No foul play was suspected.ADVERTISEMENT Judy Ann's 1st project for 2020 is giving her a 'stomachache' Nadine Lustre's phone stolen in Brazil Neidhart married Bret Hart's sister, Ellie, and became part of the famed family wrestling dynasty in Canada. Stu Hart trained his sons, including Bret and former WWE star Owen Hart, as well as Neidhart in the 1970s. Neidhart started his pro wrestling career in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion and eventually signed with the WWE in 1985.Hart posted a picture on social media of himself with Neidhart and the WWE tag team belts around their waists with the caption, "Stunned and saddened. I just don't have the words right now."Neidhart wrestled mostly for WWE from 1985 to 1997 and was known for his pink and black gear, maniacal laugh and goatee.Ross Hart, his brother-in-law and a former pro wrestler, told The Associated Press that Neidhart suffered from Alzheimer's disease and it was believed he suffered a grand mal seizure on Monday."He got up (Monday) morning and went to lower the temperature on the air conditioner and he just collapsed and I think died pretty quickly," Hart said. "I think this was stemming from Alzheimer's, which he'd been battling for some time. It's a struggle he's been going through."ADVERTISEMENT Palace OKs total deployment ban on Kuwait OFWs In fight vs corruption, Duterte now points to Ayala, MVP companies as 'big fish' read more
Tan Tan B and other Artists Condemn Violence Against Women
Top music industry headliners, including Tan Tan B, has condemned violence against women and children, and any act that dehumanizes them in the society."Dehumanizing women and children in any form is wrong and unacceptable," said Tan Tan B.He said that musicians have come to realize that they have a role to play in society and are committed to ending violence against women as they did to end Ebola in Liberia."When there is a key issue or national issue, it is our obligations to speak about it as entertainers. When the Ebola situation intensified in Liberia, we fully got engaged in the fight through songs and videos that aided the process," he added.The rapper, who spoke on behalf of the group, MoHOPE, pledged their full support to end violence against women and children anywhere in Liberia.The group made the announcement at a well attend press conference over the weekend at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP)."We all know the importance of campaigning to end violence against women and children. They might be your sisters and mothers, but more importantly, they have rights and their rights must be protected," Tan Tan B said.He said despite the end of the 16 Days of Activism that denounces violence against women and children by the Ministry and its partners, the group remains committed to carrying out 365 Days of Activism to end violence against women and children, with the motto: "It starts with you and ends with us." According to him, in the coming months, they will be releasing new songs, videos and dramas that support the fight to end violence against women and children.Tan Tan B, who is also the son of the Vice President of Liberia, called on everyone that is engaged in violence against women and children to immediately desist from such acts, "because it is tarnishing the reputation of men." "It is necessary that every man in the county, including all musicians, join the fight. There should be no reason why men should abuse women and children," he said.In a brief remark, Deddeh A. Kwekore, Director for Gender Based Violence at the Ministry, lauded the group for pledging their support to ending violence against women and children. Madam Kwekore described the group's support as a timely intervention. Other members of the group in attendance were: Soul Smiter, J Glo, Speedo'o, Terziq da CIC, Fullest 4, T Wax, among others.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) read more
Govt prepared to listen to GTT's concerns – President
Government is willing to listen to the concerns of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company onPresident David Grangerthe passage of the Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2016, though it believes the telephone giant has nothing new to express.During an interview on "The Public Interest", President David Granger made it clear that the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) administration is a consultative government and will therefore listen to the concerns of GTT."It took a long time for us to bring the Bill to its present state. All parties now in the coalition participated in the Special Select Committee. We heard evidence from the major companies; there is nothing we haven't heard but we are prepared to sit and listen with them," he stated.The President noted however that by no means will government take any measures which will reverse the progress made to liberalise the telecommunications sector."We want to make sure that they all recognise that liberalisation is the direction in which the country is travelling and we don't want any impediments," Granger emphasised.Following the passage of the telecommunications bill, GTT Chief Executive Officer Justin Nedd called on the government to honour its contract with service providers.He posited that in order for the sector to be liberalised, GTT will have to negotiate with the government.GTT, which had legal monopoly on international voice and data transmissions and the domestic wireline service, has always declared that the sector is free because of the existence of other service providers.But, Digicel, its biggest competitor, had contended otherwise due to the many limitations in its desire to expand services to the people of Guyana.Though GTT has publicly stated that it welcomes the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector, it still wants to further negotiate with government on the matter.It is unclear what exactly the company wants further discussions on.The GTT CEO only proffered that the company is not asking for the monopoly to remain but noted there are some things that need to be resolved."Right now there are many grey areas we trying to resolve and we've been operating in those grey areas for several years, so we're optimistic that with liberalisation, it will be clear. Businesses need predictability so once we have predictable operating environment, we know that we can focus on driving the business, providing good services and satisfying the customers," the GTT head had stated.Additionally, Digicel is awaiting an engagement with government to discuss its licence and regulations for a level playing field.With the liberalisation, opportunities will now be available for other service providers to make investments in Guyana.President Granger, when prompted, indicated that he is not aware of any service providers expressing interest in making an investment locally. (Devina Samaroo) read more
Area freeway funds take exit
Last Friday's show of force by state and local legislators on a bridge overlooking a crowded 10 Freeway interchange had no apparent effect on the California Transportation Commission. A revised list of recommendations by CTC staffers released Monday nearly doubled the amount of money available for freeway funding from a recently approved transportation bond measure. Despite the extra money, San Gabriel Valley cities not only failed to get funding for one long-awaited project, they also lost funding for another project that had already been approved. "The bottom line is, the San Gabriel Valley got totally screwed," said state Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles. "What did we do to lose every single dollar?" The updated list again leaves out $70.5 million in upgrades to the long-congested San Gabriel River (605) and San Bernardino (10) freeway junction. Commission staffers also cut $97.3 million for a first-phase car-pool lane extension on the 10 between Puente and Citrus avenues. The latter funding had been included in an initial list of projects recommended for approval. At the same time, CTC staff added a $730 million car-pool project on the San Diego (405) Freeway that was initially left off the list. Local lawmakers have long claimed that San Gabriel Valley projects are regularly scuttled in favor of those in the politically powerful Westside. At Friday's freeway press conference, Romero accused the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of lobbying more strongly for the 405 project, at the expense of the 605/10 interchange. On Monday, Romero pointed to the latest CTC recommendations as proof that the eastern portion of the county is being shortchanged. She added that if further lobbying efforts fail, San Gabriel Valley cities may have to reconsider how well they are represented on the MTA. "This is the Los Angeles County MTA, and I would reiterate the word county," Romero said. "There are 10 million residents in L.A. County, and 4 million in the city of L.A. That leaves 6 million who should be questioning how this money was recommended." Baldwin Park Councilman David Olivas echoed Romero's concerns. "It is clear that the lobbying effort for that part of Los Angeles County overwhelmed the voice of the San Gabriel Valley, and that is not acceptable," Olivas said. Local politicians have pointed out that L.A. County initially received 12 percent of the initial $2.8 billion available for freeway improvements statewide. Yet the county accounts for more than 28 percent of California's population. The new CTC recommendations increased the amount of funding available this year for freeway improvements statewide to $4.5 billion from $2.8 billion. The money comes from $20 billion in transportation bonds approved by voters through Proposition 1B in the November election. And while projects in San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties got additional funds, the lion's share of the increases in L.A. County went to the Westside's 405 project. "There appears to not have been an effort to distribute the funds more evenly throughout the area, and that is certainly a concern," said Duarte Councilman John Fasana, a member of the MTA Board of Directors. "It is bad news for the San Gabriel Valley." Baldwin Park Mayor Manuel Lozano said he has contacted Romero's office, as well as the office of Assemblyman Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, and L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina to help lobby for reinstating at least some of the funding taken away by the CTC. He said he will be part of a delegation that will head to the CTC hearing Wednesday in Irvine, where a final decision on the funding will be made. "We have been totally disenfranchised," said Lozano, pointing out that in addition to the 405 project, Orange County also received $387 million for car-pool lane upgrades. "We are tired of having to hear every morning about Sigalerts in Baldwin Park. The fight is not over." Lozano added that if local politicians cannot persuade the CTC to change course, they will lobby the MTA directly to fund the 605/10 interchange upgrade with whatever state money the agency gets. Federal officials also expressed disappointment at the CTC recommendations. Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, who co-authored a bipartisan letter from the state congressional delegation to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asking for additional funding for L.A. County, said she felt the CTC had undermined the San Gabriel Valley. "This is not just about Baldwin Park but about all the communities that traverse this area," said Solis. She added that she would work through the congressional appropriations process to get more money for San Gabriel Valley transportation improvements. "I agree the 405 needs to be funded," Solis said, "but not at our expense." fred.ortega@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2306 160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! read more
Gerry invites you to run, walk, and cycle to raise funds for Cancer Care this Sunday
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Raising funds can be a daunting task but for Ballybofey man, Gerry Byrne, it's all more than worth the effort and to this end he has organised a 35 mile cycle and 5k fun run this Sunday just to prove it!Gerry has faced up to the challenge of cancer and from personal experience knows the tremendous asset both Cancer Care West and the Good and New Cancer Bus have proven for the people in Donegal.The bus has provided a valuable and essential service to the many cancer sufferers from all over the northwest who have to travel to Galway for treatment. The bus does not receive any funding and depends solely on the kindness of those who donate or organise various fund raising events as well as the income generated from the Good and New Charity Shop at Canal Road, Letterkenny. It takes up to €1,000 per week to keep this bus running and the service to date has helped almost 600 people since it started in 2009. Cancer Care West is dedicated to providing support to anyone affected by a cancer diagnosis in a safe, nurturing and accessible environment. It aims to provide an holistic service that complements medical treatments through the provision of residential accommodation and support services.Patient support is the central focus of everything it does. Its priority it to equip all they meet with the practical and emotional support the need to maintain peace of mind and quality of life. Cancer Care West also provides cancer awareness and educational programmes and supports research into patient care.Gerry says he had his 'eyes opened' as a patient when he discovered just how much these charities were supporting cancer suffers in this area on a daily basis without any funding whatsoever from government or any of the statutory agencies."On one particular day the bus had 21 people from Donegal going to Galway for treatment. They had to leave their families and stay away for the duration of their treatment and this can have a traumatic effort for all, particularly where someone may be caring for relatives at home." "In one case I know of a daughter had to take her elderly mother who was in her care with her to stay in Galway while she was having treatment. Not only does this cause stress to all but there are financial implications in circumstances like these and not everyone would be able to go and avail of the treatment if it were not for the services provided by the two charities", he says.This Sunday, September 4, people all over Donegal will get a chance to boost the much needed funds of these charities as Gerry has organised a 35mile cycle and a 5k fun run – both events starting at the Finn Valley Athletic Club centre.The cycle registration will take place with a bike sign in at 9am with participants leaving the centre at 10am. The cost per bike is €10. The route will see them travel from Stranorlar via Barnesmore Gap, back around via the Derg Line to Castlederg, on to Castlefin then returning to the Finn Valley Centre. The funwalk will leave at centre at 11am the follow the local 5k circuit around the Twin Towns and entry fee for this is €5.For more information you can contact Gerry on 087 6595754Gerry invites you to run, walk, and cycle to raise funds for Cancer Care this Sunday was last modified: September 1st, 2016 by Elaine McCalligShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:5kBallybofeycancer carecharityfundraisinggerry byrnegood and new cancer bus read more
Nabil Fekir tipped to join Bayern Munich in January, and end Liverpool talk for good
Cavani 'agrees' to join new club and will complete free transfer next summer The Reds looked to have all but secured a deal for the highly-rated midfielder before pulling the plug at the last minute, amid reported fears over his previous injury history.However, his future remains unclear, with Liverpool tipped to rekindle their interest heading into the January window. LATEST TRANSFER NEWS Where every Premier League club needs to strengthen in January RANKED Man United joined by three other clubs in race for Erling Haaland LIVING THE DREAM LATEST IN DEMAND Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Ndidi bid, targets named, Ozil is 'skiving little git' targets REVEALED Top nine Premier League free transfers of the decade targets Fekir stayed at Lyon over the summer despite rumours of a Liverpool switch Bayern Munich have jumped to the front of the queue for Lyon star Nabil Fekir.Liverpool have been tracking the World Cup winner for some time now and were close to snapping him up during the summer. Kevin De Bruyne 'loves Man City and wants to keep winning', reveals father The biggest market value losers in 2019, including Bale and ex-Liverpool star 1 But now Bayern Munich are preparing their own move for Fekir, according to Kicker.The German giants have endured a tough start to the new season and will look to add firepower to their attack during the January window.They have set their sights on Fekir and are prepared to fight off any rival interest to take him to the Bundesliga. Tony Cascarino backs Everton to sign two strikers for Carlo Ancelotti moving on read more
4 LANTERNS ULSTER SENIOR LEAGUE: RESULTS, REPORTS AND TABLE
4 Lanterns USL Results & Reports 11.05.14ResultsDrumkeen Utd 3 3 Swilly Rovers Fanad Utd. 1 4 Cockhill CelticDerry City Res. 2 0 Bonagee Utd.Letterkenny Rovers Finn Harps Res. ReportsAll Square in DrumkeenDrumkeen Utd. 3Swilly Rovers 3Swilly Rovers were the visitors to St Patricks Park for this Thursday evening game. Before the match started a minutes silence was observed in memory of the late Willie Mc Laughlin who sadly passed away last week. The game got off to a lively start with four goals in the first half hour, Drumkeen went ahead after five minutes when Eunan Kelly headed home a Darren Cassidy corner. This was Drumkeen's second corner and, by that stage Swilly had also won a free kick and corner which were both taken by Laurence Toland and both easy for Paul McAuley to deal with, The home team then had a couple of more chances with Conor Carlin and Ronan Coyle both shooting wide. Swilly were level after twelve minutes. Laurence Toland went down under a challenge from Ryan Gildea and referee Paul Duddy awarded a penalty. Calvin Mooney took the spot kick which hit the cross bar and bounced down into the net. Shortly after that at the other end, Carlin had an effort saved by John Roulstone. Swilly then took the lead after Twenty minutes, Paul McAuley took a free kick which had been awarded for offside and unfortunately for him his free went straight to Calvin Mooney who fired it home for his second goal of the game. Mooney grabbed his third goal on the half hour after he was played in by the impressive Laurence Toland. The play was switching from end to end and Gary Patton headed over at the other end, Drumkeen finished the half strongly forcing Swilly to concede several corners.They started the second half in the same fashion and had efforts from Carlin and Cassidy which both went over the bar and Darren McCready forced a save from Roulstone. All their pressure paid off in the 52nd minute when Gary Patton pulled a goal back when he scored from 12 yards after the ball had been laid back to him. Swilly who had been very lively in the first half seemed to run out of steam in the second half and Drumkeen had the best of the last half hour although Laurence Toland did have an effort that went wide on 75 minutes. With 15 minutes left Mickey Rogers had used up all his 3 allowed substitutes. One of those who came on was Gavin Reilly and he was involved in the equaliser with less than 10 minutes remaining he surged forward and passed it to Gary Patton on the right wing, Patton's cross found Conor Carlin who slotted it home for the equaliser. That set it up nicely for the last few minutes but neither side could find a fourth goal to claim the three points. Paul Duddy blew the final whistle and both teams had to settle for a point. This wasn't really a three all thriller but it was a good enough game to watch. Both managers will probably be disappointed with the result as a point was not much use to either team in their quest to close the gap on Cockhill, The games don't get any easier for Drumkeen as their next one is away to Cockhill. DRUMKEEN- Paul McCauley, Mickey Carrol, Benny Bonner, Ryan Gildea, Eunan Kelly, Philip Whyte, Darren Cassidy, Darren McCready, Conor Carlin, Ronan Coyle, Gary Patton. SUBS -David Shovlin on for Whyte 63mins, Brian Mc Grory on for Bonner 63mins,Gavin Reilly on for Gildea 70 mins, Peter Mc Namee, Justin Deasley,SWILLY- John Roulstone, Darren Dunworth, Gareth Colhoun, Marty Boyce, Dylan Hegarty, Ryan Shields, Jordan Toland, Marty Mc Daid, Michael Mc Hugh, Laurence Toland, Calvin Mooney, SUBS- Ryan Mc Daid on for Ryan Shields, Cathal Diver on for Mc Hugh 80 mins, David Aina, Mark Wilson.Champions Collect another 3 PointsFanad Utd. 1 Cockhill Celtic 4League leaders Cockhill Celtic overcame 10 man Fanad United in an entertaining game at Traigh-a-Loch. The visitors started the stronger and took the lead in the 10th minute. Garbhan Friel latched on to a long ball before cutting inside Declan Sweeney and powering his shot into the far corner of the net. The goal seemed to spark Fanad into life and they started to apply pressure themselves. This pressure paid off in the 20th minute when Oisin Hasset broke through the defence only to be taken down by Gavin Cullen. Cullen was certainly lucky to only receive a yellow card for the incident as Hasset was through on goal. Brian McVeigh subsequently gave Cullen no chance with his penalty. Fanad had young keeper Shane Graham to thank for keeping the scores level at the break when he made 2 excellent saves in the 32nd and 35th minute. First from a Malachy McDermott shot and then from a Mark Moran shot.The second half started in a similar fashion with Cockhill having most of the possession while not creating any clear cut chances. The game changed in the 60th minute when James McCahill was adjudged to have fouled Mark Moran in the box. McCahill was then shown a straight red card for arguing about the decision. Garbhan Friel made no mistake with the penalty sending Graham the wrong way. 5 minutes later Friel should have completed his hat-trick only to see his shot blocked on the line by Declan Sweeney. A minute later Glenn McNulty blocked Gerry Gill's shot on the line. Cockhill increased their lead in the 79th minute when James Bradley finished to the net after Graham had saved Friel's shot. Garbhan Friel wasn't to be denied his hat-trick though and in the 85th minute he finished into the bottom corner after Graham had made another good save. In the end Cockhill's vast experience told but Fanad will point to the fact that Cullen could have been sent off earlier in the game and that might have affected the outcome. Best for Fanad were Shane Graham, Glenn McNulty and Declan Sweeney. Best for Cockhill were Mark Moran, Gerry Gill and Garbhan Friel.Fanad United: Shane Graham, Conor McGonigle (Keelin McElwaine 72), Daire McDaid, Kevin Murray, Declan Sweeney (Shay Durning 85), Glenn McNulty, James McCahill, Jordan McBride, Adam Serrinha, Oisin Hasset ( Conor Matthewson 77), Brian McVeighCockhill Celtic: Gavin Cullen, Kieran McLaughlin, Peter Doherty, Johnny Halvin, William O'Connor, Derek Doherty (Aidan O'Donnell 77), James Bradley, Malachy McDermott (Michael Noone 50), Mark Moran, Garbhan Friel (Gerard McLaughlin 85), Gerry GillRef: P CollLetterkenny Beat Harps to go 3rdLetterkenny Rovers 3Finn Harps Res. 1Letterkenny Rovers title ambitions remain on track following a hard earned 3-1 victory against a strong Finn Harps eleven at Leckview Park on Sunday afternoon.It was the home side who made a cracking start to the game netting twice in the opening 7 minutes. The game was barely 2 mins old when Chris Flanagan was robbed of possession by Oisin McMenamin down the left hand side. McMenamin powered into the box before crossing to the far post to the in rushing Kenny Doran and he got the final touch from 3 yards out despite the close attention of a Harps defender.In an exciting start Harps could have equalised just a minute later when Jason Quinn had to be at his best to deny Dean McConnell whose header was superbly tipped over by the young net minder. Rovers had Harps reeling yet again after only 7 minutes. The lively Kenny Doran did well to nip in and win the ball before being fouled by Aaron Scanlon. Doran got injured in the impact and had to be substituted 4 minutes later. Former Harps player Johnathan Minnock stepped up and scored the free from 18 yards catching Conor Winn out at the near post.The visitors did boss the rest of the first half with Matty Henry and Graham Fisher dominating midfield and would have caught the eye of the watching Harps management duo of Ollie Horgan and James Gallagher. After good efforts by Micheal Doherty and Darragh Black it was Henry who brought Harps back into the game. After some neat play involving Fisher, Black and Henry it was Henry with a sweet shot from outside the box which left keeper Quinn stranded in the Rovers goal. Packie Mailey was very commanding at centre half and Rovers created nothing more of note until the 43rd minute when Darren McElwaine had a header from substitute Matty Harkins cross just graze the topside of the crossbar with goalkeeper Conor Winn in no man's land.The second half was a more even affair and with some dangerous set pieces Graham Fisher and Henry both went close with headers from superb deliveries by Micheal Doherty. Letterkenny came close on two occasions when Matty Harkins low shot was superbly tipped around the post by Winn on 64 minutes and a minute later Stevie Okakpo's rasper of a shot was destined for the top corner only for Winn to show great athleticism to deny him. Lettterkenny brought on ex-Harps player Stephen O'Donnell on 70 minutes and it took no time at all for him to make an impact. His super cross from the right hand side following a quick throw in found the head of Matty Harkin who made no mistake from 5 yards out on 76 minutes. The game fizzled out after that and with Harps having no substitutes Letterkenny began to control proceedings although Micheal Doherty did force a quality save from Quinn with only 4 minutes left which could have made the game interesting if he had scoredNext up for Harps is a meeting with Derry on Tuesday night while Letterkenny are back at Leckview for a meeting with Fanad Utd on Wednesday.Letterkenny Rovers; Jason Quinn, Barry O'Donnell, Neil Lloyd, John Doherty, Johnathan Minnock, Glen Gallagher, Aaron O'Hagan, Stevie Okakpo, Kenny Doran, Darren McElwaine, Oisin McMenamin. Subs; Matty Harkin for Doran 11, Kevin McGrath for O'Donnell 45 Stephen O'Donnell for McElwaine 70.Finn Harps Reserves; Conor Winn, Christopher Flanagan, Aaron Scanlon, Packie Mailey, Graham Fisher, Matty Henry, Dean McConnell, Darragh Black, Conor McBride, Shane Buchanan, Micheal Doherty.Ref;Tommy McAreeDerry Keep Up the PressureDerry City Res. 2Bonagee Utd. 0Derry City Res. kept the pressure on league leaders Cockhill on Saturday afternoon in Buncrana after a hard fought 2 nil win over a good Bonagee outfit. Raymond Foy and Ryan Curran scored the goals that keep John Quigg's team tucked in 3 points behind Cockhill with a game in hand as the league heads for the halfway stage.FixturesTuesday, May 13th at 7pmFinn Harps Res. v Derry City Res. Ref. V. McLaughlinWednesday, May 14th at 7pmBonagee Utd. v Swilly Rovers Ref. P. DuddyCockhill Celtic v Drumkeen Utd. Ref. S. TonerLetterkenny Rovers v Fanad Utd. Ref. P. CollSunday, May 18th at 2pmBonagee Utd. v Cockhill Celtic Ref. T. McAreeDerry City Res. v Letterkenny Rovers Ref. S. TonerDrumkeen Utd. v Fanad Utd. Ref. V. McLaughlinSwilly Rovers v Finn Harps Res. Ref. P. Coll4 Lanterns Ulster Senior League Table 11.05.144 LANTERNS ULSTER SENIOR LEAGUE: RESULTS, REPORTS AND TABLE was last modified: May 11th, 2014 by John2Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Tags:Ulster Senior League read more
SA stunned by Oscar Pistorius news
14 February 2013 South Africans woke up on Thursday morning to the news that Paralympic and Olympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been remanded in police custody for the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp, 30, in his home in Pretoria in the early hours of the morning. Media reports allege that Pistorius accidentally shot Steenkamp, his model girlfriend, and there is speculation that he mistook her for an intruder. "Paramedics declared the woman dead on the scene and police proceeded with their investigation," said South African Police Service spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale. "The woman sustained wounds to her head and upper body." Police confirmed that a 9mm pistol was recovered from the scene and that a 26- year-old male was taken into custody. "I can confirm that a 26-year-old suspect will be appearing in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court this afternoon," Mogale said. Police declined to confirm the identity of the man in custody but confirmed that a woman was fatally wounded in a shooting at Pistorius's house. Pistorius, 26, was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics. He is known as the Blade Runner because of the ground-breaking prosthetics he uses for racing. He made history at the London 2012 Olympics when he became the first amputee sprinter to compete in the able-bodied Games, running in the 400m and 4x400m relay. The Johannesburg-born athlete, who was born without fibulas in his legs and had the limbs amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old, had to win a legal battle over his blades with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 2008 for the right to compete in able-bodied competition. SAinfo reporter read more
Solar solution mooted for Africa's produce wastage problem
4 November 2015In developing countries, particularly in the warmer climates of Africa and Asia, 45% of food goes bad because of a lack of cold storage. It's a specifically tough challenge for small-scale farmers transporting fresh produce from rural farms to urban markets. Food can be left in scorching heat for hours, ruining it and ultimately leading to large financial losses for both farmers and sellers.An industrial start-up company in Lagos, Nigeria, has developed a solution: solar-powered refrigeration stations.ColdHubs, founded by entrepreneur-farmer Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, could have the potential to solve the food wastage issue and help to save the livelihoods of the over 500 million farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.The idea has the potential to level the playing fields for small-scale farmers against large mass-production farming, giving them a competitive edge by solving storage challenges. For South Africa, the ColdHubs idea could help fulfil some of the goals of the National Development Programme, including sustaining rural communities' economy and contributing to food security.Using solar panels to power the refrigeration, ColdHubs is an easily assembled, modular walk-in cold room that provides effective storage and preservation for perishable foods for up to 21 days, cutting down on food wastage by 80%. Farmers can rent the units as a pay-as-you-store subscription, making it cheaper to use.Designed for use in small-scale fresh food production and at informal food markets, ColdHubs' units provide farmers with 12cm-thick cold insulation walls, keeping the inside temperature at a constant 5 degrees Celsius.Chosen by the science ministries of United Nations member states, the ColdHubs concept is one of 14 environmentally friendly innovations from over 800 global ideas that best represent the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.Source: Celebrating Progress Africa read more
Hovisi® Charm Bridal Wedding Crystal Rhinestones Pearls Women Hair Comb Clip : Product looked lovely, but broke as soon as my
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The Centers for Disease Control recommends that children have at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day. The activity should include aerobic exercise, muscle strengthening and bone strengthening. As working parents, it is often difficult to find the time or energy to get your kids active. Here are a few tips on getting your children active.
The best way to get your children active is to make it fun. As a kid, I used to LOVE playing outside. I would spend hours riding my bike, climbing trees and playing tag with my neighborhood friends. I didn't call it exercise; I called it play, and I almost never got tired of it. Nowadays, there are so many distractions that can keep our children from developing the joy of active play. It's easier to plop your kids in front of the television or put an iPad in their hands than to worry about their safety outdoors. What I have learned from my own children, however, is that they still have that innate desire to play. Even if they don't say so, I can tell by how often I have to stop them from running through the house and jumping on their beds.
Where possible, allow your children the opportunity to get outside. Invest in scooters, bikes and skates – just don't forget a helmet! If your child isn't interested in toys with wheels, go exploring through your neighborhood allowing your children to get moving with a purpose. My youngest loves to search for acorns. He also loves it when we take walks through our local park and I let him lead the way. If you have a child with a competitive spirit and you're up to it, challenge him/her to a short foot race. I regularly race my kids to the car in a safe parking lot or up a short flight of stairs. If you're like me, you'll lose, but at least it will get their heart rate up and encourage that love of active play that they will carry into adulthood.
2. Enroll in active extracurricular activities.
Since my boys were three, they have been enrolled in martial arts. While we initially chose karate for the discipline and self-defense, we quickly learned about the endurance and strength it takes to practice the art. Each lesson starts with a work out that includes obstacle courses, running, push-ups, jumping jacks and squats. By practicing martial arts, my children are engaging in over an hour of aerobic exercise and strength training each week.
As your children get older, the world of athletic extracurriculars will expand. Whether it's basketball, lacrosse, football, dance or karate, extracurricular activities allow your children a fun and productive way to get moving! Boys and Girls Clubs and other community centers make extracurricular activities affordable for any budget. They also enable you to take a break while your children's instructors do the hard work!
As a former city kid, I always had opportunities to walk. So much so that I dreamed of the day that I would be able to drive. I started taking public transportation alone when I was ten and that was pretty much my primary mode of transportation until I was 18. Now, as a resident of the suburbs, it isn't always as easy to stay active. I can drive pretty much everywhere and the longest walks I get are across a big parking lot. I find it increasingly important to find opportunities to walk when I am able.
Whether its parking a little farther away from the grocery store or waking up early to allow yourself the time to walk your kids to school in the morning, you can find a way to squeeze in that extra exercise for you and your child. I knew a mom who lived far away from our elementary school but would park a few blocks away just to get a walk in with her daughter each morning. She was always sweating when she arrived but her and her daughter looked energized and ready to start the day. If walking your kids to or from school isn't an option, you can encourage your child to get in extra steps by avoiding short cuts. Take the long way to the produce section of Target or park on the opposite end of the mall when taking a trip to Macy's. Even if you have a tendency to rush, allowing yourself the extra time to take your time will have lasting effects on the health of your children.
4. Don't use bad weather as an excuse.
I have been guilty of this one myself. If it's raining, cold or too hot, I am tempted to take an 'L' on the day. However, just because you are stuck indoors doesn't mean you can't get active. With the surge of indoor play areas like Pump it Up, Sky Zone and Monkey Joe's, kids have the option to jump and play for hours in the safety of the indoors. In addition, certain dancing and sports video games allow children the opportunity to get active while staring at a screen. If indoor play areas and interactive video games aren't in your budget, you can also get your children active at home.
I asked Certified Fitness Professional Troy Brown of Tru2Fitness, LLC for advice on getting your children active indoors. Troy recommends encouraging your children to do push-ups and squats to work their upper and lower body. If space permits, he also recommends jump ropes for aerobic exercise and resistance bands to build strength. Troy also notes that everyday household items can be used as weights for more strength training. A 16oz bottle of water is 1lb and a 24oz bottle is 1.5lbs. With some creativity, you can design a quick workout plan that can get you and your kids active even on a rainy day! You can follow Troy on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest @tru2fitness for more great tips on how to get active!
"Adulting" is hard. After a long day of work, I usually want to put my feet up, bury my nose in a good book and check out. Likewise, some weekends, I would be perfectly content to just curl up in my bed and binge watch mindless television. The thing is, my kids are always watching. If I want to set a good example for them, I have to practice what I preach about healthy habits, including exercise. For Mother's Day 2014, I bought myself a brand new bicycle. What started off as a few circles around the block, turned into a lifestyle for me. I grew to adore cycling. It wasn't long before I started taking my kids with me on my bike rides through local parks and our neighborhood. They absolutely loved it!
During the off season, I joined our local gym to stay in shape and made sure it had a kids' space designed to keep them active while I work out. The space has a jungle gym and trampolines. They love it so much they ask me to go to the gym. This helps hold me accountable because my kids notice when we haven't been in awhile. Family friendly gyms like the YMCA and Lifetime Fitness offer opportunities to get active with your kids. My husband regularly takes our boys to the Y for Open Gym to run around and shoot hoops. For them, it just feels like play but they all come home sweaty with calories burned.
Wonderful and insightful advice! We don't want our children (and grandchildren) to become couch potatoes. Since it's so much easier to plop children in front of a TV set, it takes real commitment and dilligence to allow and encourage outdoor playtime.


Posted By: Mitch Date: 6/30/99 11:01 a.m.
Okay well in that new letter something is going on with two AIs right? I'm not sure I just skimmed it but it looks like enough info to keep us going for a few days until we revert back to creating Bungie Hoaxs and talking about the time we posted our messages.
I'll get us started by saying they're talking about the closure of the universe and the first AI says it cannot be avoided then Cortana(?) regains control and says he(she?) found a way and that our life is like an arrow or something. Anything else?
Cortana speaks! (I think?) Mitch 6/30/99 11:01 a.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Mark Levin 6/30/99 12:49 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) liquidlight 6/30/99 1:15 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Jägermeister 6/30/99 4:53 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Mark Levin 6/30/99 7:30 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Jägermeister 6/30/99 11:17 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Hippieman 7/1/99 12:17 a.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Abhaya Hess 7/1/99 12:31 p.m.
That little dangly bit at the end. Forensic 7/6/99 8:33 a.m.
Re: That little dangly bit at the end. Gawyn 7/6/99 10:53 a.m.
Don't you nit-pick with ME sonny boy. Forensic 7/7/99 9:28 a.m.
Re: Don't you nit-pick with ME sonny boy. Gawyn 7/7/99 10:12 a.m.
Re: Don't you nit-pick with ME sonny boy. Mark Levin 7/7/99 11:02 a.m.
Re: Don't you nit-pick with ME sonny boy. Gawyn 7/7/99 6:49 p.m.
Re: Don't you nit-pick with ME sonny boy. Callabad 7/7/99 9:22 p.m.
Re: Don't you nit-pick with ME sonny boy. Gawyn 7/8/99 4:57 a.m.
Re: Don't you nit-pick with ME sonny boy. liquidlight 7/8/99 3:18 p.m.
Re: Don't you nit-pick with ME sonny boy. Callabad 7/8/99 7:08 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Jägermeister 7/2/99 11:29 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Mark Levin 7/1/99 8:44 a.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Jägermeister 7/2/99 11:41 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) 174 7/4/99 11:29 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Dustin Westphal 7/5/99 12:51 a.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Jägermeister 7/5/99 1:50 a.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Dustin Westphal 7/5/99 2:58 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Jägermeister 7/6/99 6:26 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) 174 7/6/99 11:08 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Jägermeister 7/7/99 12:47 a.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Gawyn 7/7/99 7:00 p.m.
Re: Cortana speaks! (I think?) Gawyn 7/7/99 6:57 p.m.
relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection Mitch 7/1/99 11:48 a.m.
Re: relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection Gawyn 7/1/99 11:52 a.m.
Re: relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection Mitch 7/1/99 11:58 a.m.
Re: relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection john zero 7/1/99 3:15 p.m.
Re: relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection Abhaya Hess 7/1/99 4:53 p.m.
Re: relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection Mitch 7/1/99 5:36 p.m.
Re: relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection Gawyn 7/2/99 4:43 a.m.
Re: relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection Mitch 7/2/99 9:34 a.m.
Re: relay.arecibo.nasa.gov connection Abhaya Hess 7/2/99 9:45 a.m.


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The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog has a post today about the value of personal injury cases involving the loss of vision in one eye. We have a vision loss in one eye case now pending against Home Depot and Chapin International, a New York company that makes the Chapin Sprayer. We contend that our client lost vision in his eye as the result of a design defect in the Chapin Sprayer 2002. I'm writing this blog post because I would like to get into contact with any other Plaintiffs' products liability lawyers who may have a similar design defect case against Chapin so that we can share information.
We think this model Chapin Sprayer 2002 is defective for several reasons. First, it is designed and manufactured with a nipple coming off the tank facing upward in a direction that would likely cause an eye injury. Other Chapin models such as the Spray and Go have the nipple designed to come off the side of the tank in a direction not pointed towards the user's eye. Second, this model did not have a pressure relief valve, which is the safety feature in nearly every other Chapin model. Third, this model was packaged in such a way that the hose was not connected to the tank when it was delivered to the customer. Most of the Chapin sprayers and other sprayers have the hose attached to the tank by a metal crimp or by the factory so that the attachment is more secure than relying on the customer to make this attachment. Fourth, the nut to attach the hose to the tank was not provided to the purchaser. Finally, there were no warnings to indicate that the end-user should not use this sprayer with dangerous chemicals, inadequately attached hoses, missing nuts, bib connection pointed toward the eye, and no pressure relief valve.
If you are a lawyer who has a design defect case involving the Chapin Sprayer in 2002, give me a call. We have a great deal of information on this product to share and, hopefully, you will have some information for us as well on this Chapin Sprayer.
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