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At the first sign of a headache, slowly drink a couple of large glasses of water. Headaches are frequently caused by dehydration. Average daily fluid needs vary depending on age, activity level and environment but you should never go for long periods without drinking water. Foods and drinks with high water content, such as fruit, veg and tea, also help to combat dehydration.
Going too long without food affects your blood sugar levels, which can lead to a headache. Choose healthy protein- or wholegrain-based snacks, rather than reaching for something sugary.
Whether it's a friend rubbing your shoulders or a professional working your entire body, soft tissue manipulation relieves muscle tension and releases feel-good hormones. Research the many different massage disciplines to find one you would like to try.
Simple stretches loosen neck and shoulder muscles, helping to prevent tension headaches. Try this shoulder stretch: place your right arm across your body then, with your left hand, gently push up on your right elbow until your fingers reach back beyond your shoulder blades. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds, then repeat with opposite arm. For your neck, try this, slowly: place your chin on your chest and hold for 15 seconds. Straighten up, then tilt your head back to look at the ceiling and hold for 15 seconds. Repeat.
Stimulation of pressure points on your body can relieve headaches. Locate the fleshy spot between your thumb and forefinger. With your opposing thumb and forefinger, apply strong pressure and massage for several minutes.
Heat applied to the neck, back or shoulders via a heat pack or hot shower relaxes tight muscles that can cause headaches. Cold compresses may be more effective for migraine or sinus headaches as they help constrict blood vessels and calm inflammation. Or, immerse your feet in a bucket of hot, then cold, water.
The scent of lavender, peppermint or chamomile essential oils can ease headaches. Try vapourising oils in a burner or add 6-8 drops of oil to your bathwater. You can also blend oils to use in massage. Always dilute pure oils in a carrier oil, such as avocado, sweet almond or jojoba, before placing directly onto your skin.
A poor diet, not enough sleep and exercise, and stress, can all make you unwell. You can change all this! Eat more fresh foods and make time for exercise, relaxation and rejuvenation. Your head will thank you!


OnePlus and Dirac Research have been collaborating for three years now.
OnePlus has partnered with Swedish firm Dirac Research to provide optimized digital sound in current flagship OnePlus 6T. It means Dirac will improve the overall audio experience in OnePlus 6T by enabling Dirac Power Sound and Dirac HD Sound for smartphone speakers and connected headphones.
OnePlus and Dirac Research have been collaborating for three years now. The association started with OnePlus 2 and most recently included the previous flagship OnePlus 6.
"Our continued collaboration with Dirac is a testament to our collective success in redefining the mobile audio experience," noted OnePlus representative in press statement.
The OnePlus 6T is company's first smartphone to ditch the traditional 3.5mm headphone port in favor of the new USB-C standard. To offer better experience, Dirac and OnePlus also worked closely to ensure the OnePlus Bullet earphones produce a listening experience as refined as the smartphone's embedded speaker. These earphones have been designed specifically for USB-C audio delivery.


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Welcome to the 7th Grade Middle School at American High School.
Middle School Students have a wide variety of electives to choose from. With more being added on a regular basis.


In shocking news, someone has finally had a great idea on how to help end homelessness in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County is proposing what will be known as the Millionaire's Tax to help fund programs that help to end homelessness in the area. The LA County Board of Supervisors is looking to put the proposal on the upcoming November ballot. If passed this proposal would impose a .5% tax on all of those individuals who have a personal income that exceeds 1 million dollars annually. They expect that the tax revenue generated from this millionaire tax would bring in 250 to 300 million dollars each year.
Just recently LA Homeless Services Authority found that there had been an increase of 5.7% in homelessness in the city from 2015. There are almost 50,000 individuals living on the streets in the LA and surrounding areas. The shocking truth is that unfortunately for many of these individuals it is the rich and 1% that have caused them to be where they are today so it makes perfect sense that those with plenty should be giving back to those with nothing.
Not every homeless person living on the street is a drug addict or alcoholic. In fact, more times than not they were hard-working individuals that were screwed over by the system and we're not able to pull themselves out of the rut that it put them in. The shocking truth is if everyone helped out a little bit we could end homelessness and hunger worldwide but unfortunately, the world is full of greed and people that would rather keep it all to themselves.
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Over the last 10 years, the travel business scenario has changed significantly. Today selling travel products is all about 'best' rates. To sustain in the battle to offer the 'best deal' and 'best fare' to the consumers, travel business owners have been forced to reduce almost all of their possible profit margins.
I still remember when a service fee of $6 was a norm across online sales of air tickets. Commissions and contracts were available to travel agents. Cancellation fee on hotels were healthy.
The emergence of large online travel agencies changed the rules of the business across the globe. Fuel prices and global economic conditions added to the challenges of earning healthy margins. Travel became the most competitive business. Commissions dried up. Segment fees reduced and "no fee" became the new best seller.
Over ambitious technology goal on a constrained budget Lack of 'competitive' Travel Technology expertise Poor IT team and management, suffering from 'over promise' and 'under deliver' In this ecosystem, how could a travel business set about defining an effective Technology Strategy for itself?
Well, it is easier said than done. Most of the time not articulating the technology needs well is the biggest hurdle in Technology Strategy. As a travel business, here is what you could do to clearly articulate the need for technology.
Pen down the technology needs of the organization as envisioned by the business owner / key management personnel Consult with people external to the organization such as technology consultants, Travel Technology companies, GDS account managers, CRS / Suppliers and Travel Technology bloggers Let a technology company interview you and recommend a solution. This is generally free most of the times. Pursuing one or more of these three exercises diligently will build enough knowledge base about what your internal Technology Strategy should be. Identify and validate these thoughts with inputs from internal operations and marketing teams.
This is considered the most complex question. The answer lies in dividing Travel Technology needs in three buckets.
It is important to identify your differentiator as a travel business. Most of the time, proprietary defines a piece of technology which reduces OPEX corresponding to your business operations or is the biggest revenue generator corresponding to your business model.
What is a customized need?
Is there any part of your technology needs that could be sourced through an existing technology solution, customized per your need?
What can be out of the box?
This might be the most effort intensive part of your technology needs and may require a tremendous investment to build. Getting an out of the box solution that meets the majority of your requirements and configuring it as per your needs, is the ideal way. How to evaluate an out of the box solution is in itself a comprehensive process.
Now we come to the next complex part of this exercise.
Identifying the right budget and the vendor is the most common shopping problem in every business sector. It takes a lot of time and energy to reach to a decision.
Let's compare technology acquisition to the decision of buying a laptop. There are many vendors to choose from. There are laptops priced from $300 to $3000. Your decision to buy would be shaped by the life of the laptop, and the continuity of business (your work) it will guarantee.
Similarly, the continuity of your travel business would significantly depend on the Travel Technology you choose. That is why identifying the right budget, and the vendor is a complex decision.
I would attempt to breakdown the process of identifying a vendor into simpler steps since just asking a vendor for a quote would not necessarily help find the right one.
Expertise – Does the vendor has expertise in the travel business?
Support & Servicing – Travel is a service business. Irrespective of whether the product is 'off the shelf' or is being built for you, longevity and promptness of support is critically important to maintain a personalized quality of service to your customers.
Customization needed vs. Customizability -What is the future customizability of the software? (Applicable to both out of the box or custom built software) Whether customization done today decrease future cost of changing the technology? This is an important question to ask and seek answers to.
Value Add – Another important evaluation parameter for selecting a vendor is to check what part /component of the software is available free of cost and would remain so in the future.
Stability – Your guarantee of service to your customers depends on the stability of your vendor. It is important to seek answers to questions such as is the vendor going to be in business for long? How are you safeguarded if a vendor goes out of business?
References – Who are the customers of the vendor? Can the vendor provide references?
Maturity – Is the vendor's organization a product oriented and innovation driven institution or do they survive by making money from one gig to another?
Empathy – Does the vendor considers your business as their own? How willing is the vendor to empathize with your business challenges?
Budgeting for technology is also a little challenging. It may be worthwhile to look beyond the onetime fee and understand all cost factors, including the cost of extended support the vendor may provide during your business life-cycle.
Cost should also include additional overheads of implementing technology, especially when you are dealing with GDS or CRS / Consolidators. Budgeting done in partnership with a selected vendor often yields the best results.


Full disclosure: I am a Nikki Gemmell fan and have read three of her previous novels including The Bride Stripped Bare, Cleave and Shiver. So when TLC Book Tours offered me the opportunity to review Gemmell's novel With My Body I jumped at the chance.
Gemmell is one of those writers who somehow seems to burrow into the very heart of things and her stories – mostly about (at least those I've read) complicated, messy, consuming love – always seem to make me nod my head in agreement. Yeah – that's right, Nikki. It's just like that.
The unnamed narrator in With My Body is at a cross-roads in her life. Married to Hugh, she's fallen into a sort of endless to-do list life, a never-ending cycle of "wellies and Range Rovers, school runs and Sunday church." Three young sons keep her busy and although she's grateful for the life she has, she also feels "infected with sourness." Motherhood, for her, is a complex state of being, full of "richness…depletion…incandescence…despair aand loneliness." I hear you, sister.
That night the memory of him, all of it, soaked through you, like smoke; in your hair, your clothes, in the pores of your skin. The memory of his fingers, his desk, his dog, his hand on the gearstick, his waiting house.
The sky has released its payload at last. Rain pummels the tin roof. You open the canvas flaps, fling them up and breathe in the earth as you lie on your stomach on the pillow, and watch.
The only thing you have in common, and you are caught.
The relationship between the narrator and Tol eventually becomes sexual. She becomes "cracked open into womanhood" under Tol's patient tutelage. And so the two pass the summer. It is this affair that shapes her and, in some ways, spoils her for the men who come later – including her husband.
While I wouldn't exactly call With My Body erotica, it is certainly erotically charged. It's not meant, I don't think, to titillate though. The second person narration puts the reader in the driver's seat, however, and therefore we experience what the narrator does. Sometimes it had the desired effect.
Your body thickening after its quicksilver years of slenderness, finally you have lost control of it. Your metabolism is slowing, you cannot keep the weight off. Hair is growing in places it shouldn't be, with vigour – the only vigour in your life it seems. You are tired, so tired, constantly.
I got this woman. I didn't have a Tol in my life, but I did have a life filled with abandon and abundant sexual appetite. I understood her longing to recapture the woman she was before she became a wife and mother and her journey felt authentic to me. I mean, who doesn't wonder "what if?" When the narrator decides to leave England and return to Australia, she can't resist revisiting the place where she and Tol spent that one incredible summer. She goes there, really, to find him – both literally and metaphorically. The past, it turns out, is not so easy to reclaim.
Thanks to TLC for the opportunity to read the book and share my thoughts on this tour. I'll be talking about another Gemmell novel, I Take You, in January.
I like the idea of following the story through the eyes of the unnamed heroine – what an interesting twist!


Most stay-at-home moms are very smart individuals who gave up their corporate career to tend to their children and take care of the house and their hardworking husbands. Sometimes, though, get bored when the children are on their siesta or at school and the house is already clean, and miss earning money for themselves dearly. If you are such woman who want to earn while staying at home, here are some business ideas you can do to keep yourself busy and to earn money.
Who would have thought you will find business with your neighbor's animals?
While the children are at school, why not put up an ad in your local community that you are accepting doggies that need tending to while their owners are at work? You can put the lovely animals in your house or yard or you can walk them on the streets. You get entertained, you get paid for looking at cute puppies.
Being a virtual assistant is a job you can do at home.
Using your computer, you can start a blog about the things you care about and put up ads to earn money from people who read your blog. This, of course takes time to develop. A faster way here is to apply as a virtual assistant and be someone who does clerical and administrative jobs for someone abroad. Upwork and Elance offer virtual assistant jobs for people who have the qualified skills.
Baking cookies and selling them via social media is a nice side job for those who stay at home.
The popularity of Instagram and Facebook opened the opportunity for stay-at-home moms who love to bake to sell their goodies online. All you have to have is the skill to bake and the equipment to take good pictures (a decent camera phone will do!) and some friends who have sampled your stuff. Bake, upload, indicate you are taking orders (research on the price, make it competitive!) and tag your friends who have sampled your baked goods. They will buy or they will tell their friends.
Cooking for an office is a sustainable business for moms who stay at home.
If you have a good cooking skills and a contact on an office, you can sell lunch items via text or phone call. All you have to do is have the office sample your coking, then tell them you are taking orders so they won't have to eat fast food again. That contact of yours would phone in the office orders and you can send the food tomorrow. Depending on how busy you are, you can deliver the food yourself or ask someone to do it for you.


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Boggs Bogged Down
Q. Generally, if a minor league player has a decent season, he gets a shot at the major leagues. Wade Boggs played six years in the minors and hit over .300 five times before joining the Boston Red Sox. Why the delay?
A. Blame it mostly on his glove and the bats ahead of him, as well as Boston's success with both during Boggs's minor league days. A seventh-round pick by Boston in the 1976 draft, a week before his 18th birthday, Boggs hit .263 for Elmira in his first professional season, and has never batted below .300 in the 13 seasons since then. From 1977 through 1981, with Winston-Salem of the Carolina League, Bristol of the Eastern League and Pawtucket of the International League, Boggs had averages ranging from .306 to .335. The .335, at Pawtucket in 1981, earned him a batting title and a promotion. An injury to Carney Lansford in June 1981 earned him a spot in the Red Sox lineup, and Boggs, playing first and third base, wound up his rookie year with a .349 average over 104 games.
Lansford, whose trade to Oakland after the 1982 season created the opening at third base for Boggs to play full time, was just one of the things in the way of Boggs before then. Boggs's glove was also in the way, too often, it seemed, to the Red Sox. He averaged an error almost every six games as a minor leaguer, but has worked hard and cut down on his fielding limitations as a major leaguer. Still, the bounces weren't going his way anyway. From 1977 through 1980, with Butch Hobson swinging a home-run bat (30 in 1977 and 28 in 1979) and Lansford swinging a .300 bat (he led the American League in batting with .336 in 1981), there was not much of an opening for Boggs in the Boston infield. Besides, the Red Sox were contenders almost every year, three times exceeding 90 victories, so why tamper?
Oddly, once he nailed down the third-base job in Boston, Boggs led the American League in batting with a .361 mark in 1983, his first full season. But Boston finished 78-84, its worst record in 17 years.
Giants at Yale Bowl
Q. How many years did the Giants play their home games at the Yale Bowl and what was their record there?
A. When the renovator's ball replaced the football at Yankee Stadium in October 1973, the Giants, who had been playing their home games there since the 1956 season, packed up for the Yale Bowl in New Haven. They never returned to the Bronx. Instead, for five games in the 1973 season and for all seven home games in 1974, Yale Bowl became their Connecticut Yankee Stadium.
Over that 12-game span, even Harvard would have been more at home in Yale Bowl, for the Giants truly bombed in New Haven with a 1-11 record. They were 1-4 there in 1973 and 0-7 in 1974, and they were outscored by 104-58 and by 145-92, respectively. In other words, if you went to see the Giants at Yale Bowl in 1973 or '74, chances are they would have been beaten by something like a 21-13 score.
Home or away in those years, the Giants' overall record wasn't much better. They were 2-11-1 under Alex Webster in 1973 and 2-12 under Bill Arnsparger in 1974. The only visiting team to leave Yale Bowl a loser against the Giants was the St. Louis Cardinals, who dropped a 24-13 decision in their 1973 visit. Dallas and Washington each won twice at Yale Bowl, and Green Bay, Minnesota, New England, Atlanta, Philadelphia and St. Louis won once apiece. Even the Jets came, saw and conquered, though it took them an overtime session for a 26-20 victory in 1974.
In 1975, with the House That Ruth Built still being rebuilt and with Giants Stadium in New Jersey a year from completion, the Giants shared Shea Stadium with the Jets, winning two games and losing five in Queens. Since 1976, the Giants have been at Giants Stadium, and since 1984, they have shared it with the Jets.
Titans' Home Field
Q. An answer last month involving the New York Titans of the American Football League pointed out that the team became the Jets in 1963 after three seasons as the Titans. Since Shea Stadium, the Jets' home for many years, didn't open until April 1964, where did the Jets play in 1963?
A. In the same stadium that the Titans had played, the Polo Grounds, at 155th Street and Eighth Avenue in the Harlem section of Manhattan. The Polo Grounds was the baseball home of the New York Giants before they crossed the country for San Francisco in 1958, and it was the football home of the New York Giants before they crossed the Harlem River for the Bronx and Yankee Stadium in 1956.
In 1960 and 1961, the Polo Grounds was home to the Titans, and in 1962 it was home to the Mets as well. In 1963, the Mets and the Jets played there, then both crossed the Bronx to Queens in 1964 for Shea Stadium. Since then, the Polo Grounds has been home to the residents of the housing project that replaced the ball park.
From Second to Super
Q. When the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl IV in 1970, they did it after finishing second in their division during the 1969 regular season. Does that make the Chiefs the first wild-card team to go all the way?
A. Not quite. For that one season of 1969, the ever-innovative American Football League, born in 1960, decided on one final wrinkle before being absorbed into the National Football League for the 1970 season. To determine its final league champion, as well as its Super Bowl representative, the A.F.L. allowed four teams to qualify for a playoff, the first two from each division. Under the procedure, the first-place finisher in the East (the Jets) got to play the second-place finisher in the West (the Chiefs), and the team first in the West (Oakland) got to oppose the team second in the East (Houston).
As expected, the Raiders (12-1-1) overwhelmed the Oilers (6-6-2), 56-7, in Oakland. As not expected, Kansas City (11-3) beat the Jets (10-4), 13-6, at Shea Stadium, thereby knocking off the defending Super Bowl champions and crossing up the league's criss-cross playoff system. When the Chiefs also beat Oakland, 17-7, in the A.F.L. championship game, and the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7, in the Super Bowl, Kansas City became the first second-place team to go all the way.
The term ''wild card'' did not arise until the following season, when two conferences of three divisions apiece were formed. Each conference required as a fourth playoff qualifier the team with the best record among those that failed to finish first in their divisions. That opened the field to any one of three second-place finishers. These days, even a third-place finisher is sometimes a wild-card qualifier.

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Interview with IdeaConnection problem solver Katharine Kolcaba.
Katharine Kolcaba is a nursing theorist and Associate Professor (Emeritus) at the University of Akron who came up with the Comfort Theory.
It is a middle range theory for health practice, education, and research that is being applied across a range of healthcare disciplines. In 2017 she joined her first IdeaConnection problem-solving team which was tasked with a challenge in the areas of human comfort. The team was successful in their endeavors and each member picked up a nice check.
In this article, Katharine talks about her first time as a challenge team member, what she enjoyed and learned about the experience and how her background in academia and nursing helped.
My discipline was nursing and so I returned to graduate school after about 20 years of bedside nursing. And Comfort Theory evolved as a result of my different assignments in graduate school. It was the first theory about comfort anywhere as far as I know in any discipline. I was required to do a literature review, searching for themes and looking at what past academics and discipline representatives said about comfort. I put all that together to create a theory of holistic comfort. We had to have a theory for our dissertation and so that was it.
And this theory explains comfort in quantitative terms?
The graduate school that I was going to - Case Western University - had a very empirically based program; they were interested, primarily, in quantitative research at that time. Since I graduated the nursing program has branched out to include a qualitative approach to research.
You, therefore, brought a lot of relevant experience to the challenge. What were you being asked to do by the seeker?
When we started working together, we were told not to dwell on the end product. The first step of this challenge was just bringing together knowledge about the human perception of comfort. The articles that I had published (and that are really easy to find on the internet) all dealt with this. Although my work was in healthcare, it was applicable to any discipline, and it started to be applied to other disciplines before this challenge. My area of expertise was the theory and I was the only one on our team who had that background.
Did your colleagues on the team have prior experience in the comfort field?
One woman was from a physiological background, the different postures and sitting positions of the body, measuring muscle tone and where stressors are in the body in specific situations. She seemed more of an ergonomics specialist and a lot of comfort theory came from ergonomics originally. So I was comfortable with what she was saying. The third person was involved in media production related to different body positions and was highly technical, so the opposite of my background. He did a lot of complicated graphs which were a really nice supplement to our work. I learned a lot from the other team members.
We all had different contributions which is what made it fun and stimulating. I looked forward to our discussions together. We did phone conferences and the team was so respectful of each other's backgrounds. We really worked hard to incorporate all our backgrounds into the final product. And I felt the theoretical portion which I contributed was honored as much as the technical content. The way we worked together was a wonderful experience and an example of how to truly collaborate and listen to each other.
Right away the facilitator came up with an outline that she felt would answer the challenge and we took parts of that outline that were most appropriate to our backgrounds. This outline was so helpful and I just adapted my theory to my parts of the outline as did the other two solvers. We divided that outline in about five minutes. It was painless.
I think our facilitator was brilliant. She had done several projects for IdeaConnection and so she knew how to do all the right things to organize a group effort like this with people who don't know each other and who have quite different backgrounds. It was amazing. She was so kind and fun and diplomatic and open to all of our ideas as we were with each other. It made the project run very smoothly.
What insights did you glean about the nature of collaboration?
It was the way we listened to each other and took our turns responding, adding to or asking questions. I taught nursing for 20 years and tried to teach teamwork among the students. Most of them didn't like it because they didn't trust their team members to do an equal amount of work. So I really valued the fact that we didn't have those issues. It was like the prototype for collaboration. It could've been a stressful, difficult project but it wasn't because of the way we were able to work together and the skill of our facilitator.
I also learned a lot about other disciplines, other ways of thinking through a problem, styles of writing, styles of solving complex issues, and how to integrate our different perspectives into a coherent whole.
And the net result was that the team was successful.
Yes, and that was super exciting. I called my friends to say "they accepted our solution…..yay!" The news was also prompt. We were expecting an answer on Feb 15th and it came on the 14th.
Would you like to take on more challenges with IdeaConnection?
If Comfort Theory is relevant in some other application, sure it would be a lot of fun. But I will have a pretty high bar to compare the next experience to. If I had the same facilitator I would have no doubts at all - she was just fabulous. And you know, when the whole thing was over I missed talking to the team. We got to know each other more than just as co-workers. It was nice. I really did miss the whole process when it was over.


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"Night Eagle gave my three sons experiences they NEVER would have had otherwise - - being with nature, being WITH people, boys, friends, and adults, intimately instead of technology or fast paced connections. It gave them an experience with a different pace of life - - a pace about real living, patience, kindness, and consideration. I love my boys the best when they've come back from camp. It's all about building the community and bonding with each other, about being responsible for yourself, and about loving themselves and the natural world. It gave them great self-confidence, and a strong sense of self. Honest - - no one is paying me to say all this! It's just the best place for a boy at this time of his life and in our current culture. All boys would love it - - no doubt!" - B. Haessig (NJ)
"Our boys were in love with the world upon their return from Night Eagle! They have always loved nature and getting dirty and exploring, but at Night Eagle they were able to enjoy a level of immersion that was satisfying and the right balance of challenge and safety. We feel blessed to have had Morning Rain and Eagle Dance as our sons' counselors. They each displayed a level of kindness, compassion, and tact with our boys. We are planning to send them for four weeks next summer." - J. Ligon (TX)
"You cannot begin to know how much Arctic Fox's Night Eagle experience has meant to him (and us). Everything about his camp experience was absolutely top-notch. Before going to camp he would hesitate to try new experiences. In three short weeks our son went from a shy boy lacking in self-confidence to a young man who now expresses himself and his interests. Now, when he tackles a job or chore he works as though on a mission with confidence and attention to detail. He speaks warmly and fondly of his fellow campers where before he said little about anything. He's opened up emotionally, physically, and spiritually. He has grown in your wonderful, natural, and fun environment!" - C. Wade (VT)
"As a mother, I am deeply grateful that there is a place like Night Eagle, a place in the wilderness where men and boys can be themselves in all of their glory - - a place where it is okay to be quiet, peaceful, inquisitive, thoughtful, and a place where it is okay to be wild and free and humorous and spirited! A place where all kinds of masculinity, in community and individually, are honored and modeled. Camp for Woodland Wisp truly marked a rite of passage. He came home grounded, happy, and older. He came home with a renewed sense of community and caring, having had great experiences that were totally his."
- A. Heitmann (CT)
"Thank you so much for starting and running Night Eagle. I can hardly put into words how valuable this community has been for Mountain Friend. You helped him connect to his true self - - and to feel comfortable in being himself. After this last summer he has been saying "Thank You" for EVERYTHING. Thank YOU for helping to encourage considerate and conscious behaviors in the young men of our next generation. thank you for having a space where being good is encouraged, valued, and celebrated. Night Eagle is one of the few places m son enjoys interacting with his peers because of the level of respect expected of your campers. Thank you - a million times - thank you!" - J. Cincotta (WA)
"We are very pleased. We learn a little more about Southern Sky's experience (and a little more about survival) every day. The main difference we've noticed in him is more of an attitude of gratitude, which is lovely, and a bit more willingness to do chores when asked. We discussed his spotty work ethic with Woodland Esker, his counselor, when we dropped him off, and clearly the daily chore period had the desired effect.
I think you'd get a kick out of hearing him quote Arctic Arrow at appropriate moments in conversations. It seems like acting honorably is the main theme. You have a great deal of power in your hands with Night Eagle. Southern Sky has always had a built-in desire to do the right thing, and in these formative years, I think Night Eagle will set that in stone. Thank you for that.
Night Eagle just gets better. Night Eagle life is so natural for Southern Sky that the various miracles that take place there seem to him to simply be the outcomes of doing right. He shares the jokes and funny stories with us, but the 'real" stuff simply comes out in his character and day-to-day integrity. Night Eagle is SO much more than just boys getting dirty. It's about being clean on the inside." - L.J. Bridwell (CT)
"I really enjoyed being able to pick Sun Circle up myself and see the camp. He had such a great time, and I have never (NEVER) seen him that happy and comfortable with himself. I was so proud of him.
I can't tell you how much confidence Sun Circle has gotten from being at Night Eagle. He is like a different kid! Just the fact that he is trying to earn money to return to camp, is one example. He is already trying to save his money to help pay for camp next year. . . he wants to stay for the three weeks next time! In the past he never (even with my encouragement) would have had the courage to go up to one of our neighbors who had just had a tree cut down and mulched, and ask them if they would like for him to spread the mulch for them. These are neighbors that live a ways down the road, and he does not know them all that well. He did it and they said yes. He spent the day moving mulch, then they asked him to come back the next weekend and cut their grass. (So now he is $30.00 closer to Vermont!)" - L. Morris (VA)
"Distant Thunder is clearly in his element in the woods and among these other 'wild' young woodsmen. I am so thrilled that he has been given the opportunity to discover himself in this way, and to emerge from the Green Mountains accepting, appreciating, and embracing more of himself than ever before. When I had the opportunity to ask him how things were going at camp, he responded that he has never been happier. He asked me why the whole world can't function as Night Eagle does, where everyone is accepted for who they are, and fairness and respect for the earth and each other rule. I can relate to Distant Thunder's longing. How blessed he is to have discovered this 'alternate' way of being at such a young age." - J. Cory (NJ)
"I want to thank you for the tremendous experience Grey Moon Rising had at Night Eagle. It sounds as though his two week stay was truly extraordinary. He regaled us last night with so many great stories and thoughts about the experiences he had and about the other campers and counselors." - R. Fogarty (NY)
"Spirit Brother loved Night Eagle! He very much wants to return next year. Three weeks was barely enough to experience everything he wanted to. He came home a gentler spirit: gentler toward others, toward the world, toward the environment, and toward himself." - L. Peterson (VT)
"Spring Otter loved Night Eagle and wants to go back next year for six weeks! He seemed a changed boy, looking more confident as if he had found himself. He seemed to be in his element running around in a breechclout, playing games, making crafts, and totally integrated with nature." - J. Holland (VT)
"We're definitely back in our normal lives in Switzerland. School and work have started. However, our boys (Rising Lion and Laughing Spring) are still talking about the camp and their new friends. It simply was an unforgettable adventure. Thank you again for having made this happen." - M. Willi (Switzerland)
"Panther Smiles absolutely loved Night Eagle! He made friends and discovered that (in his words) 'You can be popular without being cool.' He will return for a longer session next summer." - The Woolhisers (MA)
"Thanks so much for the images of Blue Bobcat and his new "gang." He loves Night Eagle with every cell and can't wait to go back. There is not a day that goes by without him mentioning something or singing a song from camp. I find he gained an even greater sense of self and a spirit shared by others that really changed him in an upward way. Thanks so much to the whole community!" - S. Edgerton (Quebec)
"We want to extend a very big thank you to you for Night Eagle and the wonderful experiences Loon Magic had in his two weeks there. A day does not go by without some discussoerican Indian history as Night Eagle has sparked Loon Magic's interest and provided a distinct reference point for what is sure to be an important point of some homeschooling curriculum this year.
And there are all the "intangibles" which continue to reveal themselves over time. Loon Magic speaks fondly of all the counselors and campers. We thoroughly enjoyed Visiting Day and the opportunity to get a greater sense of the place and people which you have so thoughtfully brought together. Thank you again, it was wonderful for Noah to be part of it all.
We enjoyed meeting you (and Little Bear and Snowy Owl!) and admire all of your efforts! Continued best wishes to you and Night Eagle!" - J. Simms-Levy (NY)
"Snow Cougar Dances loves Night Eagle. Every year he's gone he has had an incredible experience. I really didn't think it was possible for him to have an even better time this year than last, but he says it was the best one yet! He always returns from camp more thoughtful, introspective and aware, as well as confident and happy. I'm sure next summer will exceed his expectations once again! Thank you again for providing such a safe, nurturing yet challenging and unique environment for our son." - L. Boden (RI)
"Another amazing year at Night Eagle ... what a very special camp you have created! It seems to offer such an excellent balance of guidance and independence - just right for these boy-men. We're so glad to have Night Eagle as a counterpoint to Dancing Heart's other life experiences. Hopefully, it speaks to his spirit in a way that keeps him centered through the year. It's still a beautiful world. Thanks for holding the sacred space in which to enjoy it!" - V. Wilke (CT)
"You have created a magical experience at camp -- a place where time is suspended, where the strings to ordinary culture are released, where the separations between life forms are bridged. Our family is grateful for the centeredness that is found at Night Eagle. May these binoculars support our 'vision' in your second decade of camp. May you carry the expansive vistas with you all year long, and know that your wisdom makes a difference in the lives of many." - V. Bennett (CT)
"I would like to thank all of those at Night Eagle for giving our son, Tree Otter, a tremendous wilderness experience. Wilderness has not been a big area of interest for him as a 9-year-old. He came away from Night Eagle with a great camp experience that brought him in touch with nature in a way that was just what was needed. He loved his two weeks with you and wants to come back for more.
Perhaps the best bit of praise came when we looked up at the stars on the Saturday night after picking him up. We saw a few… not so many in New Haven. He got all excited and said something like 'you should have SEEN the stars at Night Eagle! There were billions! It was the most awesome thing I ever saw!' To hear those words come from a boy who would lock himself in front of a TV screen if given the chance was a real sign of the door you have opened for him.
This doesn't even include praise for spear making, canoe battles, sneaking games and great food… Thank you!" - B. May (CT)
"Morning Mist has formed a strong connection to Night Eagle - he loved his stay and is committed to coming back. I believe it nurtures his best qualities and challenges him to grow and strengthen the places he is challenged. As a parent, I could not be more pleased with his experience at Night Eagle and support his wish to return 100%. Expect our sign-up soon!" - L. Poulsen (VT)
"This summer, like all the prior years, was wonderful! What set this year apart was Sky Lynx's newfound confidence in himself. He seems to deal with things in the simplest of terms. He takes only what he needs, whether it is material, emotional, or spiritual, therefore not wasting or leaving any of it unused. He is walking through life taller. It's hard to believe sometimes that he is only 14. He is so mature. Five years at Night Eagle has helped to form the remarkable person that he has become." - K. Johnson (VT)
"Two weeks after getting home, Sunset Pine still missed what he called 'the structure of the day at Night Eagle.' He wants to remain next year for a month.There hasn't been a single comment about anything that he wished had been different. He enjoyed the people, the food, the activities, the tipis, the sweats, the moose, the bear, the grasshoppers, the hikes, the bare feet, atmosphere, etc. He still has his medicine pouch around his neck. I suspect the only way it'll come off is if it rots off someday. Night Eagle was the highlight of his summer, and probably one of the highlights of his 12 years." M.&D. Becker (ME)
"Thank you so much for the perfect experience for Hawk Singer. He hasn't stopped talking about it. Friday night was the first night he slept in the house (a week after he returned from his stay at Night Eagle) and he wasn't happy about that. He's been cooking breakfast over his campfire for his family as well as his Dad's employees. He had a perfectly wonderful time. Thank you again!" - L. Lacroix (NY)
"I just wanted to send a note of thanks to you both for the two weeks Raven Mist spent at Night Eagle. He had a really great time and a memorable experience. I can tell you that when my wife and I picked him up at the end of camp, starting from our walk back to our car in the pouring rain he did not stop talking about everything that he had done at camp for an hour. Neither of us could get a word in of our own and were amazed at what we were hearing. He had nothing but great things to say about ALL of your counselors." - N. Danenbaum (NJ)
"How can I begin to thank you for the extraordinary time Sun Spirit had at camp?! Words feel inadequate to the task but I will try. When I first saw him when I came to pick him up - bronzed, calm, radiating contentment, bare butt showing from the side of his breechclout, bare, dirty feet - I was struck. Such a vision of happiness.
Then, as we took three hours to say good-bye, it was such a pleasure to hear all that he learned about, what he did, and to see him go up to each person, have some words and give an embrace. He felt so connected to the community: 'I learned so much. I can't wait to tell everyone what I learned!'
So if I didn't say it strongly or clearly enough, thank you for creating an experience that is so different, full, flexible, and outdoors. Sun Spirit loved it and we couldn't be happier.
It is an amazing experience you have constructed. I feel so fortunate for our family, that you exist, for Sun Spirit's sake. I'm so happy for him that he had such a good time." - E. Shorb (NJ)
"I was so impressed with your wilderness camp. I wanted my son to de-stress, be a part of nature, get away from technology and Nintendo and CD players. In this fast paced world of technology, the children want and need the space to kick back and be part of the real world; nature. Grey Oak came out of the woods the day we went to pick him up with his head held high and a gentleness in his voice that was nature." - K. Bahr (MA)
"Thank you so much, Bruce! Questing Squirrel is still talking about Night Eagle. It has changed a place deep inside him. He especially enjoyed the crafts and making popcorn in the tipi, and has happily shared many of the skills he learned with me. Since I got to spend a night in camp (the highlight of my summer), I can say that the leadership demonstrated by both Bruce and the staff was of very high quality." - E. Reasor (CA)
"Arctic Hare had a great time! He wants to both return and stay longer. His experience lingers in his attitude toward nature and his point of view. He learned lots and enjoyed camp in a deep way. The inherent spirituality of Night Eagle resonated with him." - M. Siegrest-Jones (VT)
"My boys had a terrific "Indian" Summer...every boy should be immersed in nature with ones to guide them. Raccoon Seeks the Way returned to his mother a kinder, gentler young man and New Moon Shines appears rather pleased with himself and is walking more confidently. They both want to return next year! Thank you for what you both did this summer and thank you to all the wonderful boys that befriended my children." - E. Liebson (NY)
"I just want to thank you once more. Iktome had a WONDERFUL time in camp and told me that he wished he could have stayed longer. I am so amazed by the changes in him that I certainly believe are a result of this unforgettable experience he had at Night Eagle. He is acting so mature and calm! I also want to thank all the counselors for their kindness and patience with him. I asked him who his favorite counselor was, and he told me that it was hard to say because all of them were exceptionally kind. Again, I am so thankful for you and Bruce making it possible for him to have such a memorable experience. I thought he was so peaceful and grown up when I saw him." - M. Shamberger (MA)
"Well, Badger Smiles has arrived home. For about an hour he told us all about his wonderful summer in Vermont. We are all so proud of him and so happy that he was able to enjoy himself in a beautiful outdoor atmosphere. All the expectations we had for the summer were met and then some. He has grown up so much and feels sooo much better about himself and everything he does. He's already talking about next year!" - S. Hoffman (NJ)
"Thank you for the gift of Night Eagle to so many. It continues to be a most nurturing, healing, and maturing experience for Mountain Friend.
2020 = 6 weeks!" - J. Lineberger (VT)
"Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures is a phenomenal camp. My 12-year-old son, Foxfire Oak, spent five summers there. Our son grew more confident and capable every day he spent there. It was a transformative experience for him. He spent weeks barefoot, bathed in a lake, sleep in a tipi, hiked, listened to stories about Native Americans, and learned that other kids and adults can support and love him!" - S. Trombley (VT)
"Fantastic! We can't thank you enough for the extraordinary experience you have provided for our son. Marsh Hawk thoroughly enjoyed every minute of his time spent with you at Night Eagle and is looking forward to returning again next summer for THREE weeks. A big thank you to Woodland Sage for watching over our boy and keeping him safe and happy. We hope to see him again next year.
Marsh Hawk says, 'It was a pleasure to be at camp and I will FOR SURE be back. I miss you all very much.' He will be dreaming of you through those long snowy nights this winter!" - R. DeFusco (NH)
"All the way from Germany we would like to send our regards to you and your family. Our son Kian- ICE OTTER - had a wonderful camp experience and is already talking about going again next year. Thank you very much and enjoy the rest of the summer." - J. and O. Kermani (Germany)
"We couldn't be more thrilled with Buffalo Drum's experience. We can't imagine that he won't make his life with Night Eagle. I don't think there could have been a more perfect camp for him. In fact, he designed a Native American community on the computer that he wanted to establish. I think it already exists in Vermont! We also appreciate that you see his gifts and named him so. He is the heartbeat of us, too. We stand in awe of your devotion to the Native American vision and how you allow it to manifest itself in the experience of these boys."
- E. Zecher (MA)
"Two Wolves' life has been changed by camp. He now spends his time buying feathers, leather, wood, and carving tools. We attend archery lessons every Saturday and practice in our back yard. He is so knowledgeable about names of wood, American Indian culture, survival skills, etc. I am impressed!"
J. Matlock (NM)
"South Wind Rising had a great time! All of your counselors and staff were very friendly, respon-sible and knowledgeable about wilderness living and safety, and we felt completely comfortable with leaving our son in your care. He also came home with a new favorite meal: "German food" as he called it - mashed potatoes, carrots, and sausage all mixed together. Finally, some growing food that he likes!"
- L. Crow (MA)
"Summer Lynx has been sleeping a lot, eating a lot, and generally recovering from a fantastic couple of weeks! His feet are still black despite a few baths, and he prefers to go barefoot. Good signs! Thanks so much for everything!"
- A. Faulkner (VT)
"As you probably suspected, Bird Song will be returning to the campfire at Night Eagle! He continues to share stories and life from his Night Eagle days. It is at the core of his being - who he is and who he continues to become, much as the music of the Beatles was for me, minus the drugs!" - R. Eddy (CT)
"As we departed Night Eagle, Forest Wind said, "I feel like I am leaving a part of myself here." We listened to him share more about what it feels like leaving a part of himself at the camp, and then he said this final thought, "I feel like I'm in my element here." - G. Potwin (VT)
"Year after year the staff has been great. I like the way the staff leads by example. Swirling Snow always has great stories to tell about the staff and the new things he was taught. He loves tipi living and would love to build one in the back yard. He loves Night Eagle and can't wait for summer!" - B. Oster (NJ)
"I want to thank you for providing Buffalo Dance with a magical month..... and giving him so much wisdom. He was quite different when he arrived back..... very open to change in life, and determined to be less materialistic. Long may it last!"
I know he was terribly sad to leave you all. I appreciate enormously your care and attention..... and as I say, for teaching him so much."
- N. Dingwall-Main (France)
"My son (Thunder Willow) has been going to this wilderness camp for 4 years. It is an exceptional experience. If you think camp is about fine dining and 4 star hotel accommoda-tions this is not the place. If you want a camp experience for your kid that really enriches their experience of nature and deep connections with peers, an experience that will be radically different from your normal everyday life, an experience that will give your son pride and self confidence and a sense of accomplishment, then - - this is the place." - A. Eichman, (MA)
"My daughter had found her peeps at another summer camp, but my son was harder. Night Eagle turned out to be a perfect fit for him, and he found his place too! A place for boys to do all the boy things that they long to explore and more. As a parent, I appreciate the technology free zone of summer camp as a healthy space for growing minds. Southern Song is proud of his experiences at night Eagle." - G. Dexter, (NY)
"What an amazing time Sunburst Bear and White Hawk had at Night Eagle. It's amazing how they recaptured some of their childhood while growing in leaps and bounds in so many ways! Our expectations as parents were more than met, and the boys would like to return for four weeks next year.
White Hawk cried as we left camp he was so torn and Sunburst Bear began singing loudly (a personal first for him) as White Hawk and Rising Wind spontaneously joined in - - it was beautiful to hear.
What you are doing to grow boys into responsible and thoughtful young men is awe inspiring. We truly appreciate all of the hard work that goes into making Night Eagle the haven for our children that it has become." - J. Ligon (TX)
Foxfire Ash led us on a two-night trip to White Rocks last week. The boy who sometimes struggles with executive functioning planned the entire trip including all meals! And his fire-making skills are impressive :) He has also been working on his snares (he still wants to catch a rabbit) and sanding his atlatl down to a shine. - T. Klinck (VT)
It's so heartening to know that our kid has a place where he truly feels at home and valued. He actually came home from camp, grabbed his bow drill and was working making a fire when a nine-year-old neighbor walked over and Ezra showed/taught him what he was doing. This sparked an interest in creating a nature/wilderness group for kids, which has yet to take off, but the seed has been planted. - B. Merrill (VT)


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Yonder Alonso's Plans
Sep/13/11 10:17 PM Filed in: Yonder Alonso
Yonder Alonso isn't sure what his plans are for the offseason.
"They haven't talked to me about it," he said.
For a time, the Reds were considering sending him to Instructional League to work at third base. But lately, the emphasis has been on left field.
Alonso is willing to do whatever – go to Instructional League, play Winter Ball.
"I don't care," he said. "Whatever they think is best. I don't think I need at-bats. I think I need to work on my defense."
Alonso did that last year in Miami.
"I'm going to work hard," he said. "I always do that."
(cincinnati.com)


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Tasmania - Organisation
Omaru Community Youth Centre (1977 - c. 1995)
Government-run and Youth Welfare Service
Omaru Community Youth Centre, run by the government, opened in 1977. It was in Launceston. The Centre provided non-residential support and supervision for children aged eight to seventeen. It closed around 1995.
Omaru Community Youth Centre was in Union Street, Launceston. It started as a pilot project for teenage girls in May 1977. A program for boys and girls began in September 1977.
It employed three Child Welfare Officers. The Senior Child Welfare Officer took up a Churchill Fellowship in the United Kingdom in early 1978. During that time, the Centre closed temporarily.
The Centre was a part of the Social Welfare Department's new emphasis on preventing children from becoming wards of state. According to the Annual Report of 1979, it assisted children who needed help with 'personal, social and emotional development' because they had come before the courts or had difficulties at home, school or with housing. The Centre's approach was group discussions in which:
youngsters are encouraged to air their points of view and to assist each other with individual and group problems and interests in a constructive way.
The groups met after school or in the early evening. The Centre also ran holiday programs. Volunteers worked with the children and the local community provided financial and practical support.
Location - Omaru Community Youth Centre was in Union Street, Launceston. Location: Launceston
Run By
Department for Community Welfare (1983 - 1989)
Social Welfare Department, State of Tasmania (1961 - 1983)
Omaru Hostel (1968 - c. 1974)
Omaru Community Youth Centre was in the same building as Omaru Hostel.
Created: 4 September 2013, Last modified: 19 March 2014
Youth Welfare Service


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Asterix And The Laurel Wreath (#18)
Author: René Goscinny; Albert Uderzo
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Imprint : Orion
Publication date : July 2004
Dimensions : 287mm X 216mm X 4mm
Author : René Goscinny; Albert Uderzo
Series : Asterix
Edition : Export/Airport ed
Illustrator : Albert Uderzo
Reading Level :
BIC subject : Comic strip fiction / graphic novels
Illustrations : 48 Colour Photo\Illu(s)
Chief Vitalstatistix rashly invites his brother-in-law to dine of a stew seasoned with Caesar's laurel wreath, so Asterix and Obelix must go to Rome to fetch those laurels. Hoping to get access to Caesar, they sell themselves as slaves - but can they do a deal with the corrupt Goldendelicius to swap the laurels for parsley? If so, it will be their own Roman triumph.
Asterix is the highest-selling book series in the world. Worldwide sales now exceed 320,000,000, outstripping even J K Rowling. Asterix has been translated into 107 languages and dialects. 11,000 web sites devoted to Asterix. Combined UK sales of the last 5 books - 2.2 million copies.
The Asterix books represent the very summit of our achievement as a literary race. In Asterix one finds all of human life. The fact that the books were written originally in French is no matter. I have read them all in many languages and, like all great literature, they are best in English. Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge, Asterix's translators since the very beginning, have made great books into eternal flames.--THE TIMES
Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums.
"Please please, read to your children.
Read in a lively way.
Read with love not duty"


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Salim Hatum (ur. 1928, zm. 26 czerwca 1967) – syryjski wojskowy, uczestnik zamachów stanu w Syrii w 1963 oraz w 1966.

Życiorys
Pochodził ze średniozamożnej chłopskiej rodziny druzyjskiej. Ukończył studia w Akademii Wojskowej w Hims, po czym został oficerem w syryjskich siłach zbrojnych, w stopniu kapitana. Podczas nauki wstąpił do partii Baas. Brał bezpośredni udział w przewrocie zorganizowanym przez grupę oficerów z tejże partii w marcu 1963; dowodził oddziałami, które zajęły siedzibę radia państwowego w Damaszku. W uznaniu jego wkładu w powodzenie zamachu stanu został po nim dokooptowany do Komitetu Wojskowego partii Baas, organu, który de facto rządził Syrią po obaleniu poprzedniego rządu.

Hatum brał udział w przygotowaniach do drugiego zamachu stanu, w którym lewicowa frakcja partii Baas usunęła z elity władzy grupę bardziej umiarkowaną z prezydentem Syrii gen. Aminem al-Hafizem. Jeden z przywódców baasistowskiej lewicy, gen. Salah Dżadid, nakazał Hatumowi aresztowanie al-Hafiza. W szturmie na dom prezydenta zginęło 50 osób, a sam al-Hafiz i jego córka odnieśli ciężkie rany. Krwawy przebieg wydarzeń sprawił, że po sukcesie puczu jego przywódcy Dżadid i Hafiz al-Asad nie powierzyli Hatumowi żadnych stanowisk państwowych, partyjnych ani wojskowych, co było dla niego wielkim rozczarowaniem; Hatum zachował jedynie dotychczasowe miejsce w Komitecie Wojskowym i miał kierować garnizonem ochraniającym syryjskie radio. Rozczarowany Hatum nawiązał kontakty z oficerami niezadowolonymi z przejęcia władzy przez lewicowych radykałów i wspólnie z nimi zaplanował kolejny przewrót na 1 czerwca 1966, a następnie przeniósł jego termin na wrzesień tego samego roku. Do tego czasu część spiskowców została jednak zdemaskowana. Hatum pozostawał początkowo poza podejrzeniem, ostatecznie jednak również jego Salah Dżadid, de facto rządzący Syrią, uznał za osobę niebezpieczną. Władze syryjskie usunęły wówczas z armii kilkuset oficerów pochodzenia druzyjskiego.

Aby uspokoić nastroje wśród Druzów, Salah Dżadid oraz prezydent Nur ad-Din al-Atasi i Dżamil Szajja, jedyny Druz w Przywództwie Regionalnym partii Baas, 8 września osobiście udali się do największego druzyjskiego miasta - Suwajdy. Na miejscu, w czasie spotkania z delegacją władz lokalnych, zostali uwięzieni przez spiskowców Hatuma. Dżadidowi i towarzyszącym mu osobom uratował życie minister obrony Syrii Hafiz al-Asad, który skierował siły powietrzne przeciwko zbuntowanym Druzom. Autorzy nieudanego przewrotu zbiegli do Jordanii. Aby ostatecznie zakończyć spiski wojskowe, al-Asad i Dżadid usunęli następnie z wojska ok. 400 oficerów. Salim Hatum został zaocznie skazany na karę śmierci.

6 czerwca 1967, dzień po rozpoczęciu wojny Egiptu, Syrii, Jordanii i Iraku przeciwko Izraelowi, Hatum wrócił do Syrii i oznajmił, że ma zamiar wziąć udział w wojnie w siłach zbrojnych ojczystego kraju; miał nadzieję, że podczas działań wojennych nie zostanie aresztowany. Jednak w krótkim czasie po przekroczeniu syryjskiej granicy został aresztowany i postawiony przed sądem wojskowym, który potwierdził wydany w jego sprawie wyrok śmierci. Wykonano go przez rozstrzelanie 26 czerwca 1967.

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John R. Hall
PROVIDENCE, RI — The set is modest, with a splash of blue paint and a solitary HVACtv logo providing the only color on the otherwise clean wall. There is a smattering of lights. Cameras of various sizes and computer equipment are humming. A few impromptu scripts are scattered about.
Welcome to the world of HVACtv.com. It's not glamorous, but the hvacr trade isn't known for its glamour. The messages on this website are clear and succinct. No frills, just facts.
But as simple as it may seem, this new project would be measured against the standards set by the broadcast industry. It was time for the beta test.
On July 25, 2000, HVACtv.com had its first "live" webcast, featuring an array of topics and products. The program consisted of:
Taped messages from John White Jr., president of Taco, Inc., and Dan Holahan, creator of HeatingHelp.com and known for his famous chat room, "The Wall."
Live presentations from Taco's George Tabor on changing pump seals; News editor John R. Hall on the technician shortage problem; Taco's Dave Sweet on outdoor reset controls; and Johnson & Wales University's Everettt Zurlinden on "Virtual Teams" and "Workplace Transformation."
The first webcast was not highly publicized, with invitations going out to 1,600 Internet users. Over 200 responded and registered for the event. Visitors were also invited to talk with the featured speakers via a chat room set up on the Web site.
As the 7:00 hour approached, speakers and technicians were told to keep quiet. The a/c system and phones were shut off. Only the occasional footsteps above could be heard in the basement studio.
Webcast producer Ric Murray, president of biz2bizTV, rolled the tape of White as cameraman John Meyers focused on narrator Dan Sheppard.
Meanwhile, at a separate table out of camera view, Tabor prepared his pumps. After the White speech wrapped up, Murray cued Meyers and Sheppard to begin. The first "live" segments were under way.
Murray's assistant, Debbie McCormick, shot a roll of film to record the historic moment and executive producer Ed Nowak Jr., of Sheppard Leger Nowak, Inc., kept an eye on the clock and on the Web site message board.
Fifty minutes after the start it was all over. With a smattering of applause and a few sighs of relief, HVACtv's first webcast was "in the can."
The precursor to a full-blown webcast to be held on August 29th, this first effort proved to be a valuable rehearsal.
Interested visitors are asked to register at www.hvactv.com to discuss next month's webcast and to offer ideas or topics. The producers would like to know what you think. If you'd like to see a replay of the beta cast, visit the Web site and click on "Archives."
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15th of June 2010
Europe's most important professional cleaning show took place in Amsterdam at the end of April. ISSA/INTERCLEAN 2010 held high expectations for the trade's manufacturers, many of which had planned new product launches for the event. And after a difficult couple of years for the market all exhibitors were hoping for some positive feedback from their customers and distributors.
The week prior to ISSA/INTERCLEAN was a worrying one for organisers and exhibitors alike, as a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland darkened the skies and brought European air traffic to a grinding halt. But just in time the cloud cleared, flights resumed and Amsterdam enjoyed glorious sunshine for the duration of the show. Almost 23,500 visitors travelled to Amsterdam RAI and there was a record 651 exhibitors.
The percentage of foreign visitors actually increased – in 2008 67 per cent came from outside the Netherlands while this year this figure had increased to 71 per cent. There was a marked rise in visitors from South Africa and Central & Eastern Europe. And of the 23,415 visitors 76 per cent were authorised buyers.
One of the highlights of ISSA/INTERCLEAN is always the presentation of the Innovation Award and this year the organisers hosted a gala ceremony on the first day. Baudoin picked up the top prize for its Travelator Cleaner - Kärcher and Alpheios were winners in their categories.
• See our special report on the Innovation Award winners
The seminar programme and forum discussions were once again an important feature, organised by ISSA. Subjects discussed included sustainability, regulations and standards, hygiene in healthcare and training.
For the first time this year there was an element of segmentation at the show, with separate WASHROOM and HIGH PRESSURE areas. The organisers say both exhibitors and visitors were pleased with this idea because it enabled cleaning professionals to view total solutions in a clearly laid out format.
Anja Mesner from Metsä Tissue, which exhibited in the Washroom hall, had mixed feelings. "For visitors it's easier to find and go directly to the stands they want to go to; no need for long walks and searching. However exhibitors may have noticed fewer 'just by chance' and 'just walked by' visitors - I think that's a big disadvantage."
Visitor Andrew Large from the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) and the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) agrees. He said: "This approach tends to segment the audience and people might not visit other parts of the show."
Commenting more generally about his visitor experience Large added: "It is a very impressive show in terms of its scale. It is overwhelmingly large - possibly too big in a way - the gap between the two groups of halls was better than in 2008 but still not perfect. There is a big gulf between the very professional stands and some of the less well organised shell schemes.
"There was also not enough real innovation on show for me. Where are the equivalents of the concept cars that you see at motor shows for example?"
ECJ spoke to a number of exhibitors and the general consensus was an extremely positive one - having put significant investment into their stands the majority were satisfied with the results. Markus Asch of Kärcher said: "ISSA/INTERCLEAN in my opinion this year successfully proved yet again to be the world's leading trade fair for our industry." Eureka's Stefano Simonetti echoed this, saying: "For us, this year's show was much more positive than the one two years ago - it actually exceeded our expectations."
And Anders Terkildsen of Nilfisk-Advance added: "We experienced a very busy show and a much more positive attitude from our customers compared to 2008. It is clear that we are not fully out of the crisis in Europe, specially in southern Europe, but our customers are focusing on expanding their activities again."
Gianfranco Cianci of IPC was upbeat about the atmosphere at the show. "The most positive thing is the return of confidence to our sector of industry, which has shown great determination to work towards the recovery. To my way of thinking the event was a positive signal for the entire cleaning industry."
When exhibiting at such a major international trade fair manufacturers set themselves clear goals. What were they seeking to achieve this year, and did they succeed? First-time exhibitor Activeion had an ambitious set of objectives, as André Krell explained. "We were introducing our company to the European cleaning industry and launching our IonatorEXP to the B2B market. We also wanted to meet potential distributors and customers; present ourselves to the international press; and network with other cleaning industry companies. In our opinion, we achieved our goals."
For Sofidel it was a matter of reinforcing its message about environmental sustainability. Martina Freddi told ECJ: "ISSA/INTERCLEAN 2010 was another opportunity for us to focus on progress and development for the present and in the future. Being sustainable, pan-European and flexible are our constant goals and that is the message we were keen to promote to visitors."
For Diversey ISSA/INTERCLEAN came at a crucial time as the company launched its new identity - for many visitors this was the most visible exhibitor. Pedro Chidichimo commented: "We had the best ISSA/INTERCLEAN exhibition ever, and in words of our chairman Curt Johnson, 'the most impressive exhibition in the history of our company'. We participated in several round tables with industry colleagues and competitors, helping understand some of the challenges and opportunities we are all facing."
Kärcher had a very particular project for the show, as Markus Asch explained. "The fair was a high-profile publicity platform to inform our customers about the change of livery colour for many Kärcher professional floor cleaning devices. Feedback overall on the Kärcher stand display and the messages it conveyed was entirely positive."
"Our main objective was to confirm our group's position of leadership on a global level," added Gianfranco Cianci. "And for us, leadership means not just product quality but an ability to set the pace and establish new trends."
Service more important
For Hako-Werke it was not just about launching and demonstrating cleaning machines, said Arne Schmid. "We believe that our service products will increase in importance over the next few years - that is why we marketed them much more strongly on the stand."
Brand awareness was a key objective for Tennant, said Agnes Knappen. "Our main aim was to increase market awareness and place Tennant as an innovator in the perception of the marketplace."
Of course, key to the success of any exhibition are the visitors and in this area the exhibitors made some interesting observations. "We had the impression that many end users from around the globe were not able to travel to Amsterdam due to the economic crisis," said Arne Schmid. "Certainly this had nothing to do with reduced interest but is rather a result of tighter travel budgets in many companies around the world."
Added André Krell: "Activeion Europe is responsible for the European, Middle Eastern and African markets, and visitors came to our stand from these three regions. We also hosted a significant number of visitors from North American, Australia, Latin America and Asia."
Stefano Simonetti noticed fewer visitors from the Mediterranean area of Europe, he said. "These are the areas which are being worst hit by recession in our experience. However we did see many people from the Middle East - Israel, Dubai, Iran and UAE. Also many from south-east Asia."
In terms of visitor quality, there were no complaints from the exhibitors ECJ spoke to. "The overwhelming majority of our visitors were decision makers with whom we held very fruitful discussions," commented Markus Asch. Anders Terkildsen added: "We had a large number of our very large key accounts visiting from all the European countries and also welcomed most of our distributors from eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa."
Gianfranco Cianci was also impressed. "We saw far more international visitors than we expected, and all of them eagerly seeking new solutions to their needs. They were interested above all in real, practical offerings and effective innovations. They weren't looking at the price alone, but at the technology too, and that shows a big step forward in terms of understanding."
So, much of the feedback about this year's ISSA/INTERCLEAN was highly positive - what areas could be improved or developed for future shows? Some interesting suggestions emerged. "I like the idea of the live demonstrations outside, perhaps they could do more of this," said Andrew Large, adding that he would like to see everything fit together in a closer space.
Agnes Knappen had an idea about the length of the exhibition. "We have found that the fourth day is traditionally a quiet one so maybe the show could be reduced to three days, and on one of those days it could stay open until late in the evening."
For Martina Freddi the organisers need to go beyond "the selling of stand space" to focus more on the organisation of conferences and other activities. "I believe they should invest in the sales opportunities presented by the training of people." André Krell shared this view, adding: "We would support continued emphasis on industry initiatives such as sustainability and continued focus on seminars, think-tanks and overall industry information sharing."
Arne Schmid felt: "It would be helpful if more end users/customers would take the opportunity of visiting the show in Amsterdam. At Hako we will definitely work even harder to convince them."
And for Markus Asch, there is a key area where he feels the organisers should be more proactive. "I would like the organisers to do more to protect intellectual property in the future and thereby support manufacturers who take the industry further forward with their research expenditure."
Pedro Chidichimo feels there is work to do with regard to the visitor profile. "Our efforts to lead a serious industry transformation, based on sustainability and productivity, are beginning to be rewarded. I think the next challenge for the show is to start developing a higher segmentation in terms of the sectors visiting and encourage operators other than building service contractors to attend. We need to work together to get a higher representation from the healthcare, lodging and retail sectors."
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Remembering Three Who Left Us
Ray Ford
Dr. Victor Chang: A Student's Teacher
Not shortly after notice of his death appeared, one of my Fortis classmates called to-remind, that I was taught English at KC, by Dr. Victor Chang. That fact I had included in `50 Years On!: One Man's Journey through Kingston College', entertained in the March 2013 issue of this on-line magazine.
"But as much as Mr. Earle eschewed me," I wrote, "Mr. Victor Chang my English teacher, embraced me. He was one of the younger teachers who having graduated from Kingston College, went on to attend The University of the West Indies (UWI), before spinning-around to teach at his alma-mater. Concave-shaped and with thick black-rimmed glasses, this Chinese fellow for some reason, believed in me. And in getting English and General Paper (GP) in the GCE at the ordinary and advanced levels respectively, I didn't disappoint."
A lot has been, and will be, written on Dr. Chang. And for the former, I need not regurgitate. I can however speak from my perspective and say, that Dr. Chang made time for me. I think that it was after one of those, `How Did You Spend Your Summer?' essays, that he began taking an interest in my writing. Or, could it have been my profile on Tony Keyes? I can't for-sure recall. But I remember Dr. Chang sitting with me on one of those mango-tree benches, and tutoring me, on `writing-style'. Damn he was a quick writer – scribbling alternative phraseologies on my papers. If he had known that years later, The Cricketer International – at the time, the world's largest-selling cricket magazine – would have accepted my first three works, virtually unedited, Dr. Chang might have been proud.
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Just leafing through the earlier editions of kctimes.org one would glean the immense contribution Basil Waite made to this online magazine. Basil was both a prolific and passionate writer. Then about five years or so ago, I started a little blog which was circulated to dare I say about thirty-five (35) people, of whom Basil was one.
Anything I wrote, before I pressed the `send' key, I had to check and double-check. Because, if in accuracy I was off a hair, Basil would use my miscue to publicly denounce me as a quack, if not a fraud. That was my initial impression. But as time went on, I got to realize that he was expecting a high standard of shall I say, `bloggership' from me. Because, for scholarship, Basil might have been unmatched by many, much less, by me. But I remember a few of our tussles.
On the issue of ceding the Goat Islands to the Chinese, Basil was adamant, (quote), "Curry the goat," he would often say; On the proliferation of T20 cricket to which I maintain a disdain, he would tempt, (quote), "Young Ford, why don't you cut-out your foolishness and get on-board?"; and on Jamaica's taking-off, Basil would encourage me, to (quote), "Get-on-board, the train to Skaville."
After a while, Basil would give me the moniker `Yesterday-Morning' – for (quote), "bringing today's news, the day-before." How he arrived at that, well that's now too late for me to know. On occasion, what I would posit, would turn-out to be prescient. But Basil had a strange way of conceding an argument. He would write, (quote), "Yesterday-Morning, why don't you write a book?" For his sake, I just might.
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On Trevor Parchment in `50 Years On', I wrote, "I began playing Junior Colts in 1964, and first played Sunlight Cup cricket in 1967 while still a Colts player. I left cricket briefly, after Mr. Parchment took me off of the field for a mis-field at a ground called Bumper Hall - a field whose name describes it well. On that occasion, I had had enough. Then low and behold, Mr. Parchment showed-up at my home the following day, a Sunday morning, in-effect, asking me to return. And to visit me at home early on a Sunday morning was a good gesture on his part."
On hindsight, that's not accurate. Mr. Parchment did not ask me to return (to cricket). More accurately, he encouraged me not to give-up on myself. And to this day, that remains an important lesson in my life. Because in all spheres, life is about getting back up when knocked down, and conquering failure with success.
Parchment and I, we rarely spoke. Because, I did not want to be seen as cozying-up to him, to be selected to represent KC. I insisted on playing, on-merit. And as fate and my luck would have it, playing for him, I helped to give the school, two cricket championships, just by sticking-around. And I was glad that I did. Not for my own sake, but more-so, to repay him for the faith that he had placed in me.
In the grander scheme of things, Mr. Parchment – a strict disciplinarian - was not everybody's cup of tea. But in-life, somebody had to be in-charge. And in no uncertain terms, he made it known, that he
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