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Q: Encoding error while trying to read and write in html file with Java I'm trying to read some text from an html file, modify it in a specific way and write the result in a new html file. But the problem is that the text is not written in English and as a result some characters are replaced with  black and white "?" marks. In my html file, I have  < meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">. What am I doing wrong? Maybe not the right Readers and Writers?
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("inputFile.html"));
String line;
while ( (line = br.readLine()) != null) {
     sb.append(line);
}
String result = doSomeChanges(sb);
BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("outputFile.html"));
out.write(result);
out.close();

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Maybe not the right Readers and
  Writers?

Exactly. FileReader and FileWriter are garbage; forget that they exist. They implicitly use the platform default encoding and do not allow you to override this default.
Instead, use this:
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(
    new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream("inputFile.html"), "UTF-8"));

BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(
    new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream("outputFile.html"), "UTF-8"));

A: FileReader and FileWriter use the platform default encoding, which isn't what you want here. (I've always viewed this as a fatal flaw in these APIs.)
Instead, use FileInputStream and FileOutputStream, wrapped in an InputStreamReader and OutputStreamWriter respectively. This allows you to explicitly set the encoding - which in this case should be UTF-8.

A: You use BufferedReader, which ignores the html-structure of the file. Thats why <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> has no effect.
Try this one:
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream("zzz"), "utf8")));

A: To make life easier you can also use FileUtils from the Apache Commons IO project which has read and write methods for Files and Strings which consider encoding.


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LIFTING OUR CREATIVE TALENTS
An acclaimed playwright has been working with Tottenham teenagers as part of a major festival's involvement in our area.
Inua Ellam's the Barber Shop Chronicles enjoyed two sell-out runs at the National Theatre before embarking on a world tour.
The playwright was approached by LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) to run a week-long workshop at the Bruce Grove Youth Centre and host a night for locals in which he would speak about his work and exchange ideas.
"LIFT did a call out for youngsters aged 16 to 25 and I've enjoyed working with them and seeing just how much respect they have for each other and how supportive they've been," said Inua. "We've been having unfiltered conversations about everything from places they've travelled to and turning points in their lives to the meaning of their names. At the moment I'm just witnessing and listening and asking questions and we'll see what falls out."
The plan now is for Inua to head off with his head full of stories and ideas and, possibly, turn them into a play.
For the last few years LIFT has played an active role in our area – working closely with a group of youngsters on projects and commissioning some of the most exciting creatives in the country to launch shows in Tottenham.
The youngsters – called Tottenham Uplifters – are students from the Duke's Aldridge Academy and The Vale School who, since 2014, have been working with leading practitioners hand-picked by LIFT to give them an introduction to the creative arts.
"We've been to different places and different theatres and met many different people," said one of them, Reuben Johnson, from Duke's Aldridge Academy. "It's been great for my confidence."
Some of the Uplifters were present at an evening event held over half-term at the Bruce Grove Youth Centre called Tottenham Artist Hangout. Anyone who wanted to could drop in for the event hosted by LIFT to talk to Inua about his writing and storytelling techniques.
"The Hangout is also an opportunity for Tottenham artists to get together and network," said Carolyn Forsyth, LIFT's senior producer. "It's a regular thing we do and this is the first time it's taken place in the Bruce Grove Youth Centre. Part of the reason LIFT has been so successful in Tottenham is that it's not all about outcomes – it's about making connections and seeing what happens."
"We came here five years ago and the Tottenham experience since then has been incredible," said Kris Nelson, LIFT's artistic director. "With the local youngsters, artists and groups we've been able to realise some really exciting projects. I'm now involved in planning the 2020 festival which will feature a series of exciting Tottenham projects including work from the Uplifters."
Keep in touch with what's planned for Tottenham at: www.liftfestival.com (external link)


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You might also want to incorporate a shopping trip as part of your preparation to find all the ingredients you will need. Take a TomTag loaded up with a list of ingredients to the shop and use it as your shopping list. For more shopping with TomTag tips, read our Life Skill blog from last month.
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/ VAPE NEWS / California DOH exposes 'popcorn lung' vaping theory as hoax
California DOH exposes 'popcorn lung' vaping theory as hoax
Authored By Jarrod Friedenberg 0 Comment(s) August 10, 2018
The anti-vaping lobby loves to spread misinformation and false facts in an attempt to persuade the American public that vaping is just as deadly as smoking. One of the more popular myths involving rumors that e-cigs cause a respiratory disease commonly known as popcorn lung has since been debunked by the California Department of Health (DOH).
Vaping is nothing new. It's been around for decades, but until the surge in popularity of mass-marketed electronic cigarettes around 2014, anti-smoking groups tended to largely ignore them. When researchers from Harvard University published a scathing report in 2015 entitled "Harvard Study Finds That E-Cigarette Flavors Cause Lung Disease," mainstream media picked up on the story and spread it like wildfire across social media. However, the Harvard scientists failed to mention several pertinent facts.
The technical term for popcorn lung is bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), and it can be caused by overexposure to certain chemicals, chiefly diacetyl, acetyl propionyl, and acetoin. The Harvard study stated that 92 percent of the e-liquids tested in its laboratory research contained measurable amounts of these three ingredients.
But the report did not specifically mention if the measurable levels were abnormally high, which e-liquids were tested, or what manufacturer produced them. Therefore, other scientists could not peer-review the Harvard findings by replicating their laboratory processes.
Furthermore, Harvard failed to mention that combustible tobacco products also contain "measurable" levels of diacetyl, acetyl propionyl, and acetoin. In fact, world-class tobacco control expert Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Greece wrote a blistering editorial shortly after the publication of the Harvard study stating that conventional tobacco cigarettes contain over 100 times more diacetyl than any known e-liquid on the market at the time. Now the California DOH is weighing in on the popcorn lung conspiracy by publishing research of its own.
The California DOH vaping research
DOH officials began their study by monitoring the air quality of a local vape shop while up to ten employees and numerous actively-vaping customers were present. The test was conducted with the permission of the vape shop owner, and the DOH tested for the presence of over twenty different toxins, including the three specifically mentioned in the Harvard research. Others included benzene, chloride, and formaldehyde, the latter of which is the basis for another anti-vaping rumor spreading across the vaping community at approximately the same period (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has since published research that debunks the formaldehyde myth, as well).
What the California DOH determined is that the measurable levels of each of the toxins were no higher than that of everyday air. When Dr. Michael Siegel of the Boston University School of Public Health discovered the California DOH vaping study, he announced its findings to the world by way of his blog. However, the damage to the overall reputation of vaping as a tobacco harm reduction tool had already been done. The false rumor that vaping causes popcorn lung was going to be nearly impossible to reverse in the court of public opinion (since the Harvard report, the worldwide vaping industry has essentially self-regulated to disallow the use of diacetyl in the majority of e-liquid production).
"This study, although conducted under very high exposure conditions in a small, non-ventilated vape shop with many employees and customers vaping and clouds of vapor visible, did not document any dangerous levels of exposure to any hazardous chemical. Nicotine exposure was essentially non-existent. Formaldehyde exposure was no different than in many indoor and outdoor environments at baseline. Acetone, acetoin, other aldehydes, toluene, benzene, and xylene were not detected. Chemicals that have been associated with "popcorn lung" were also not detected by the standard method."
Siegel also takes the time to blast public health officials and mainstream media reporters who either unknowingly or intentionally participated in the spreading of this vicious popcorn lung rumor. According to Siegel, public health officials, scientists and even reporters have a responsibility to verify the facts of such bogus studies before repeating them to a community of smokers desperate to quit by the most effective and safest tools available. And as the UK's Public Health England indicated as far back as August 2015, vaping is 95 percent less harmful than combustible tobacco products.
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Breaking News Education Prof Zana Akpagu UNICAL
Breaking : Man Nab For Stealing Meat From Rev Father's Kitchen In Calabar
https://www.fearlessreports.com/2017/09/breaking-man-nab-while-stealing-meat.html
The suspect in handcuffs with Unical Security operatives.
The University of Calabar, (Unical) security have arrested an unnamed young man while stealing meat from the kitchen of the Parish Priest of St. Paul Catholic Church, Rev. Father Francis Effiong.
A source said that the suspect entered the Priest kitchen at about 9:am this morning when the clergy had left to church for 9'o'clock mass.
According to the source "The young man was caught this morning as he found his way into the kitchen of the parish priest of St. Paul Catholic Church, University of Calabar to steal meat in the fridge. This happened when the priest had left the house to say Mass at 9 o'clock.
"The young man, who claims to be a prison warden, thought no one was in the house here at the staff quarters. He ran out of luck as he was apprehended just when he was leaving the kitchen with bags of meat in both hands".
He added that "before today's incident, many other items such as washing machines, television sets, cookers, and so on have been missing from the house. He lives in the boys' quarters just directly behind the priest's kitchen".
Reacting to the development, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Zana Akpagu who lamented that it was terrible to steal from a servant of God, advised people residing in the University Staff quarters to support the efforts of the management to provide adequate security by complying with management decision of not accommodating strangers.
Prof Akpagu maintained that "Time without number, the authorities have cautioned against sheltering "strangers " other than family members in "boys quarters", but we have refused to listen. It is easier for people to blame the administration for not providing adequate security, without doing their own bit.
"Last time we caught the solar light batteries thief, it turned out that he was a nephew living with a Prof. Let's all do the things that help us be safe in the University. It's terrible to steal from a servant of the most high".
At the time of filling this report, the Priest is yet to comment on the issue.
Breaking News, Education, Prof Zana Akpagu, UNICAL
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Quadt ist der Name eines niederrheinischen Uradelsgeschlechts mit dem Stammhaus Blee bei Monheim, das mit dem Ritter Sybodo de Blegge 1262 urkundlich erscheint. Das Geschlecht verzweigte sich in mehrere Linien. Die seit 1752 gräfliche und reichsunmittelbare Linie zu Wickrath und Isny, seit 1901 gefürstet, zählt zum Hochadel.

Geschichte

Herkunft
Ältester nachgewiesener Angehöriger mit dem Namen des Geschlechts war Ritter Peter der Quade – sein Name leitet sich nicht von einem Ort her, sondern von quad (mnd.) = kwaad (ndl.) = schlimm, schlecht, böse –, der ab 1256 in Urkunden genannt wird. 1313 wird Johann genannt der Quade, Vogt zu Windeck, erwähnt.

Ausbreitung und Linien
Ritter Wilhelm II., er lebte um 1400, war der Stammvater der Linien zu Buschfeld, Wickrath (auch Wykradt) und Landskron. Die Linie Buschfeld (ansässig auf Haus Buschfeld seit 1447) erlosch 1757 und die Linie Landskron (von 1450 bis 1622 auf der Reichsburg Landskron ansässig), erlosch 1765. Zweige gab es zu Alsbach, Kreuzberg, Rode (Burg Schönrath) und Zoppenbroich.

Die Witwe von Wilhelm IV., Sophie, eine geborene von Burscheid, heiratete in zweiter Ehe Heinrich von Hompesch, der 1498 in Ermangelung eigener männlicher Nachkommen die reichsunmittelbare Herrschaft Wickrath seinen Stiefsöhnen Dietrich, Adolf und Stephan Quadt abtrat. Daraufhin erfolgte am 15. Juli 1502 die kaiserliche Belehnung und die Aufnahme des Geschlechts in das westfälische Reichsgrafenkollegium, ohne dass es dabei auch in den Reichsgrafenstand erhoben wurde. Mit der Übertragung eines reichsunmittelbaren Territoriums und der Aufnahme in das westfälische Reichsgrafenkollegium erlangte dieser Zweig des Geschlechtes die Reichsstandschaft und gehörte – anders als andere Zweige des Geschlechts – fortan zum Hohen Adel, der schließlich durch die formelle Erhebung in den Reichsgrafenstand 1752 befestigt wurde. Die ebenfalls reichsunmittelbare Grafschaft Reckheim erwarb 1564 Johann Quadt, Herr zu Wickrath durch Heirat, tauschte sie aber 1590 gegen anderen Besitz. Wilhelm Otto Friedrich von Quadt zu Wickrath und Schwanenberg ließ ab 1746 anstelle einer abgebrannten Burg das barocke Schloss Wickrath neu erbauen.

Neben dieser reichsständischen Linie gibt es bis heute eine nicht zum Hohen Adel gehörende freiherrliche Linie Quadt-Wyckrath-Hüchtenbruck. Die Familie von Hüchtenbruck starb 1716 mit Albert Georg im Mannesstamm aus. Zuvor hatte er den Sohn seiner ältesten Tochter Sybilla, Wilhelm Albrecht von Quadt zu Wickrath a. d. H. Zoppenbroich, als Erben eingesetzt. An die Erbschaft war die Bedingung geknüpft, dass Wilhelm Albrecht seinen Namen und sein Wappen mit denen der Hüchtenbrucks vereinte, was dieser 1706 tat. Zum Erbe gehörte das Hüchtenbruck'sche Schloss Gartrop, das bis 1805 im Besitz der Familie Quadt blieb. Wilhelm Karl Freiherr von Quadt-Wykradt-Hüchtenbruck (1732–1805), Herr zu Gartrop, Hövelen, Galen und Brühl, Erbmarschall des Herzogtums Kleve und Direktor der klevischen Stände, erhielt 1786 ein kgl. preußisches Grafendiplom. Andere Zweige, z. B. Bögge, verblieben im Freiherrenstand.

Mitglieder des Geschlechts waren Erb- und Landhofmeister des Herzogtums Geldern und Erbdroste der Grafschaft Zütphen infolge der 1568 erfolgten Heirat Dietrichs II. Quadt zu Wyckradt mit Maria von Flodrop zu Leuth.

Zeitweise im Besitz der Quaden/Quadt waren ferner Schloss Strauweiler (14. und 15. Jh.), Haus Bilkrath (1. Hälfte 15. Jh. bis 1596) und Burg Fischenich (1611–1725). Schwanenberg gehörte als Zubehör zur Herrschaft Wickrath. Die Linie auf Haus Buschfeld erweiterte ihren Besitz beträchtlich um: Bettendorf und Nothberg (mit der Nothberger Burg), Haus Iddelsfeld in Holweide, den Thurner Hof, Londorf, Meschenich, Lindweiler, Esch bei Köln, Burg Konradsheim, Burg Niederberg (erworben 1739 von Johann Sigismund Quadt von Buschfeld), ferner um Höfe zu Pafflich, zu Düstorff und Poll, Weingärten zu Embken und Ödekoven und Kellereien zu Wilhelmstein und Wassenberg. Die Linie zu Landskron war von Lutter Quad zu Isengarten und Hardenberg, einem Sohn des Wilhelm Quadt zu Wickrath, begründet worden, der 1441 Elisabeth von Saffenberg, Miterbin von Landskron und Tomberg, heiratete. Ihr Sohn Wilhelm verkaufte 1466 seinen Anteil an Burg Schönrath. Auch Myll und Oberwinter gehörten zum Besitz der Linie, Sophia von Pallandt brachte um 1550 Burg Flamersheim an ihren Ehemann Lutter Quadt, der im Auftrag seines Landesherrn Friedrich III. von der Pfalz in Oberwinter und seinen anderen Besitzungen die lutherische Lehre einführte.

Standeserhebungen
Das gesamte Geschlecht wurde 1620 durch kurfürstlich Kölnische Ausschreibung in den Reichsfreiherrenstand erhoben. Freiherr Wilhelm Otto Friedrich von Quadt zu Wykradt und Schwanenberg, der Erbauer von Schloss Wickrath, wurde von Kaiser Franz I. am 16. April 1752 in den Reichsgrafenstand erhoben. Durch die französische Besetzung der linksrheinischen Gebiete im Jahre 1796 gingen dem Haus die Herrschaften Wickrath und Schwanenberg verloren.

Als Entschädigung wurde der Familie durch den Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803 die Freie Reichsstadt Isny in Schwaben und die Reichsabtei St. Georgen mit dem Titel Reichsgrafschaft Isny sowie eine ewige Rente von 11.000 Gulden auf Ochsenhausen gewährt. Durch die Rheinbundakte von 1806 wurde die Reichsgrafschaft Isny unter die Souveränität des Königreiches Württemberg gestellt. Das gräfliche Haus erhielt 1815 von der Bundesversammlung des Deutschen Bundes die standesherrlichen Rechte und 1829 das Prädikat Erlaucht. Am 12. März 1901 wurde Graf Bertram von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny in den bayrischen Fürstenstand (Primogenitur) mit dem Prädikat Durchlaucht erhoben. Die württembergische Genehmigung zum Gebrauch des Fürstentitels erfolgte am 12. April 1901. Die bayerische Verleihung des Prädikats Erlaucht für die Nachgeborenen erfolgte am 7. März 1911. Die entsprechende Genehmigung durch das Königreich Württemberg wurde am 4. Mai 1912 erteilt. Der Fürst wurde erblicher Reichsrat. Die fürstliche Linie von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny ist bis heute in Isny ansässig.

Wappen
Das Stammwappen zeigt in Rot zwei silberne Wechselzinnenbalken. Auf dem Helm ist ein wachsender silberner Bär mit roten Flügeln, die mit den Wechselzinnenbalken des Schildes belegt sind. Die Helmdecke ist rot-silbern. Das Wappen ist heute Bestandteil des Stadtwappens der kreisfreien Stadt Mönchengladbach.

Bekannte Familienmitglieder

 Wienand Ruttger von Quadt zu Alsbach (17. Jahrhundert), Ritter und Herr des Adelssitzes Haus Alsbach in Engelskirchen
 Ludwig Alexander Rölemann von Quadt (1675–1745), preußischer Staatsminister
 Johann Christian Rölemann Quadt von Wickrath (1699–1756), preußischer Generalmajor
 Wilhelm Otto Friedrich von Quadt (1717–1785), Erbauer von Schloss Wickrath
 Friedrich Wilhelm Quadt zu Wickrath (um 1720–um 1765), preußischer Oberst und Kommandeur der Festung Glatz
 Johann Sigismund Reichsfreiherr von Quadt zu Buschfeld, Oberchorbischof zu Trier († 1757), Letzter seiner Linie
 Otto Freiherr Quadt-Wyckrath-Hüchtenbruck (1739–1793), niederländischer Generalmajor
 Ludwig von Quadt von Hüchtenbruck (1779–1849) preußischer Generalleutnant
 Konstantin von Quadt und Hüchtenbruck (1781–1868), preußischer General der Infanterie
 Wilhelm Graf von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny (1783–1849), Herr der Stadt und Herrschaft Isny, württembergischer Kammerherr
 Otto Graf von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny (1817–1899), Bayerischer Reichsrat und Mitglied der württembergischen Kammer der Standesherren
 Friedrich Graf von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny (1818–1892), deutscher Diplomat und Politiker (Zentrum), MdR
 Konstantin Freiherr von Quadt und Hüchtenbruck (1825–1881), preußischer Regierungspräsident
 Bertram Graf von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1849–1927), ab 1901 Fürst von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny, württembergischer Standesherr
 Julie Gräfin von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1859–1925), Schriftstellerin, Klosterstifterin
 Alfred von Quadt-Wyckrath-Hüchtenbruck (1862–1928), preußischer Generalleutnant
 Gustav von Quadt-Wyckrath-Hüchtenbruck (1867–1929), preußischer Landrat

 Eugen Graf von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1887–1940), war 1933 für kurze Zeit bayerischer Staatsminister für Wirtschaft
 Bertram Graf von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (* 1966), Journalist, Buchautor

Literatur
 Otto Hupp: Münchener Kalender 1899. Buch und Kunstdruckerei AG, München/Regensburg 1899.
 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon. Band XI, Band 122 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2000, .
 Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der freiherrlichen Häuser, 17. Jg., Justus Perthes, Gotha 1867, S. 683ff; 23 Jg., 1873, S. 514ff
 Arnold Robens: Der Ritterbürtige Landständische Adel des Großherzogthums Niederrhein, dargestellt in Wapen und Abstammungen, Band 1, Aachen 1818, S. 258–279
 Maximilian Gritzner: Hoher Adel Deutschlands. Band 1, Ausgabe 3, Teil 2, S.39f

Weblinks

 Quadt zu Alsbach im GenWiki
 Quadt zu Buschfeld im GenWiki
 Quadt zu Kreuzberg im GenWiki
 Quadt zu Landskron im GenWiki
 Quadt zu Rode im GenWiki
 Quadt zu Wickrath im GenWiki
 Quadt zu Zoppenbroich im GenWiki
 Wappen der Quadt im Armorial Bellenville (1364–1390) und im Wappenbuch des westfälischen Adels

Einzelnachweise

Deutsches Adelsgeschlecht (Hochadel)
Niederrhein
Geschichte (Rheinland)

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As Tinderbox Fest made its yuletide debut, hopes for its innovative programme – a melange of film, art, stalls, workshops and an eclectic evening of music – were high. The event marked the two-year anniversary of the Tinderbox Project, a youth music initiative encouraging musical experimentation and creation.
Set in the cavernous Summerhall, colour coded arrows navigate labyrinthine corridors to four main performance spaces, all filled with divergent discoveries. An old lecture theatre hosted a self pegged 'acquired set' from Broken Records frontman Jamie Sutherland, who, bereft without his band, used the intimate setting to test new pop friendly material and end with a cover of Bill Fay's 'Be Not So Fearful'. Upstairs multi-instrumental funketeers The Black Diamond Express brought a retro musical touch to the show, duetting with the next act, samba drummers Pulse of the Place, as they lined the balcony above. Up and coming Edinburgh four piece The Dark Jokes' energetic performance was a highlight, while fellow capital-dwellers North Atlantic Oscillation's glacial, swirling soundscapes hurtled to a rockier, more momentous edge as their set progressed.
As organiser Jack Nissan highlighted the Tinderbox Orchestra proved to be the stars of the evening, their mighty numbers assembling as the crowd jostled for elbow room. A carousel of conductors brought forth booming covers, symphonic original compositions and unique collaborations, sweeping from the deeply atmospheric to the psychedelic, contemporary and soulful. Another conductor's scribbled words, arrows and symbols were projected live on to massive screen for the sections to respond to, an impressive experimental addition which realised the wondrous threads of compositional skill and musical talent running through the enthralling live experience.
With music continuing in the form of rambunctious folk from Fox Gang and an after party stretching into the wee small hours, this Tinderbox had already kindled something that dazzles.


Tagarades is a Village in Thessaloniki in the Macedonia Region of Greece.
The postal code of Tagarades is 54500 and its telephone access code is +3023920.
Tagarades is at an altitude of 80 meters.
In 1991, Tagarades's population was 750, up from 501 in 1981.
Locations near Tagarades include the Village of Agia Paraskevi and the Settlement of Farmakeika.
On our Tagarades page you can see Tagarades Photos, explore Tagarades' Map and nearby Destinations, find Tagarades Hotels and check Tagarades' Weather by following the links below and to the left.
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The wind is blowing at a speed of 1 Bf (1.3 mph) from the West (285.0°) and the pressure is 1022 hPa.
You can Rent a Car in Tagarades through the Greece.com Tagarades Car Rental Engine.
Restaurants near Tagarades include Xristina Taverna (Armenian, Greek), Vosporos Psarotaverna (Greek), Kousina Breeze Cafe, MAXIM 'S (European) and The 5 Restaurant (International).
Businesses near Tagarades include Altidis Xenofon (Economists - Financiers), Log Homes (Prefabricated Building Works), Gkatos K Dimosthenis (Civil Engineers), Melissa (Foods) and Petridis Vasileios S. (Technologists, Mechanical - Electrical Engineers).


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Q: pywinauto.findwindows.ElementNotFoundError: I am trying to open a program (working fine) and then on its start select the 'File' dropdown so I can save it etc and manipulate it further. However, I am getting this error:

pywinauto.findwindows.ElementNotFoundError: {'title': 'Untitled - Notepad',
'backend': 'win32', 'visible_only': False}

The full error list is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\{real_name}\PycharmProjects\texture-gen\main.py", line 203, in <module>
    app = pywinauto.Application().connect(title='Untitled - Notepad')
  File "C:\Users\{real_name}\PycharmProjects\texture-gen\venv\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\application.py", line 997, in connect
    self.process = findwindows.find_element(**kwargs).process_id
  File "C:\Users\{real_name}\PycharmProjects\texture-gen\venv\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\findwindows.py", line 87, in find_element
    raise ElementNotFoundError(kwargs)
pywinauto.findwindows.ElementNotFoundError: {'title': 'Untitled - Notepad', 'backend': 'win32', 'visible_only': False}

This is my code:
# Wait for Notepad to open
time.sleep(15)

hwnd = pyautogui.getWindowsWithTitle('Untitled - Notepad')

# Connect to the application
app = pywinauto.Application().connect(title='Untitled - Notepad')

# Get the main window of the application
window = app.window(title='Untitled - Notepad')

# Get the dropdown menu
dropdown = window.ComboBox

# Get the names of the items in the dropdown menu
items = dropdown.texts()

# Print the names of the items
print(items)

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Glassford Creek Farmstay is a 4000 acre working cattle property, hosting guests and providing a realistic genuine outback experience. They provide an all inclusive stay with horse riding a natural feature and plenty of room to move. Situated only 30 minutes off the Bruce Highway, they offer a free daily pickup from the Greyhound/McCafferty's Service.
Glassford Creek Farmstay is a family owned and run, set on rugged and mountainous bush land. It provides a home for some 400 beef cows, 30 horses, three dogs and one shy cat. Native wildlife includes kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, goannas, dingoes and birds.
A stay at Glassford Creek Farmstay includes all accommodation, food and all activities. They even supply comfortable clothes to wear while on the farm.
With a variety of horses to suit individual experiences, participants undertake actual farm activities such as mustering/tailing cows or riding fence lines. Other activities include milking the cow, feeding the orphan calf, feeding bulls and horses and working cows through the yards.
Meals are taken in the 'Smoko Shed', their unique communal dining area, with adjacent camp fire. Breakfast is a continental style and lunch is a selection of cold meats and salads. Dinner is generally varied between roasts, barbecues, corned meat and stews, and traditional bush cooking.
Accommodation is available is in the guest house, offering both double and twin/triple share rooms, with shared bathrooms. A lounge area within the library includes television and DVD facilities. Disabled facilities available.
A beautiful way to end the day, after all the fresh air and exercise is to watch the sun set at Kate's Summit with a glass of wine or a cold beer. This fantastic vantage point looks out over the Dawes Ranges and gives a great impression of the property and a beautiful view of the setting sun.
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Spotlight on 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout Twins Claire & Grace Genis
Reaching for Gold is the ultimate goal for every young Girl Scout. However, achieving the Gold Award is much more difficult than one might expect. Gold Award Girl Scouts must take all they have learned from their time as a Girl Scout and develop a project that will create sustainable lasting change in their community.
To earn a Gold Award, Girl Scouts epitomize what it means to be a G.I.R.L., by being a go-getter, an innovator, a risk-taker and a leader. These are the reasons the Gold Award is the most prestigious award for Girls in the world! Grace and Claire Genis are two Girl Scouts in the 2019 Gold Award class who have a special sisterhood beyond the Girl Scout community. They are twins!
When asked to describe their sister in three words, Claire describes Grace as "intelligent, hardworking and kind." Grace describes Claire as "bubbly, creative and happy". Since joining Girl Scouts in kindergarten, Grace and Claire have gone on to earn all three of the Highest Awards in Girl Scouting, the Bronze, Silver and Gold Award.
The girls still look back at the beginning of their Girl Scout journey fondly, recalling a visit to the fire station as Daisies. "The firefighters talked to us and we got a tour […] I just thought it was super cool," Grace said. "I really liked the camp outs when we learned about astronomy and the telescopes," Claire said.
The idea of two girls Going for Gold in one household seemed impossible but these Go-Getter Girl Scouts and their family worked together to help their local community. Claire and Grace have grown up inspired by their mother who followed her heart and works with special needs students. Her suggestions helped the girls use their own passions to form strong and innovative project plans.
Grace's project, titled Operation Explore the World, addressed the lack of materials in her community for visually impaired students. Grace is visually impaired and built four light boxes, which are used to develop awareness of light, color and objects for students also challenged with a visual impairment. As a student who has faced the same obstacles, Grace knows the power this project will have on young kids who are just beginning their educational journey.
Claire's project, titled Music for Everyone, addressed the lack of clubs and activities offered to special needs students in her high school. Claire developed a music club for these students and received 12 donated instruments; a total value of over $10,000 dollars. A majority of the instrument donations were supplied by Band of Angels, an organization that collects donated instruments and distributes them to children in need.
Claire and Grace implemented their leadership skills by getting their community members involved with their projects. Grace successfully recruited high school students and family members to help build lightboxes that are sturdy and will last for years. Claire recruited and organized students at her high school to teach music to special needs students each week. "Once I told [other band students] about my project, they immediately jumped in and said, 'Hey I want to help!'" said Claire. She also inspired students to become leaders themselves and continue the music club next year after Claire graduates from high school.
By stepping out of their comfort zone and being risk-takers, the girls were able to meet people from all different walks of life. "I have made connections and relationships with people I may not have known if not for Girl Scouts" Grace said. Girl Scouts has given the Genis sisters friendships and a life-long sisterhood. "I am so humbled that I could be part of this organization from such a young age."
After Claire and Grace graduate high school in May they plan to attend college together in the fall at Johnson County Community College. Claire plans to pursue her passion of playing music and Grace will pursue a career in nursing. The twins hope Girl Scouts who plan to Go for Gold will find a project they are truly inspired and passionate about. Claire says, "The amount of work you put into it WILL pay off! Keep [Girl] Scouting!"
Learn about all 47 of our 2019 Gold Award Girl Scouts and what they did to make our world a better place at gsksmo.org/inspire
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Earning the Highest Awards in Girl Scouting
October 19, 2018 October 19, 2018 gsksmo
What you need to know & expanded criteria
In Girl Scouting, the Bronze, Silver and Gold Award are the highest honors a girl can achieve. Each award gives girls a chance to identify an issue they're passionate about and create lasting change within their community!
The highest awards are progressive. The earlier a girl starts the process in their applicable level, the better prepared she is to go for the next level – and the better prepared you are to support her!
As Juniors, girls work together on their Bronze Award as a troop, sharing responsibilities and practicing group decision making.
Troop 3327 from Topeka, KS made comfort kits for children undergoing cancer treatments at Children's Mercy Hospital after one of their fellow troop member's sister went through cancer treatment herself. After the troop did some initial research, they invited the sister to the troop meeting to help them brainstorm care package items and make a shopping list. They created five different packages based on age and included blankets and homemade cards in each kit.
Left: Guest speaker talking about her cancer treatment experience at Children's Mercy. Right: girls making blankets for comfort kits.
As Cadettes, each girl increases her level of responsibility and can work in small groups of one to three girls to complete their Silver Award Project.
In Troop 2041 in Kansas City, MO, three Girl Scouts identified three issues that they cared about. Emma S. wanted more children to experience the joy of art so she created and sold her own pieces to purchase supplies for children at Mattie Rhodes Art Center. Avery W. educated her community on water pollution and how to keep water clean and water bills down, earning her Citizenship award in the process! Andra B. became interested in the issue of light pollution after traveling to a national park and seeing the true night sky for the first time then created a website article and is initiating conversation on the issue of human caused pollution of light.
Left: Snip it of Emma's flier. Center: Avery selling her art. Right: Light Pollution image on Andra's article (Photo Credit: chungking / Fotolia).
Then, as a Senior or Ambassador, a Girl Scout is ready to lead a project on her own and earn her Gold Award – the most prestigious award in the world for girls. Each year we recognize Girl Scouts who have achieved this honor and present them with their Gold Award Pin at Inspire a Girl – Expo & Gold Award Ceremony.
Taylor Edwards from Troop 506 in Lansing, KS earned her Gold Award last year after creating the Young Voters Committee at Lansing High School. She worked with her State Representative and History Teacher to create workshops educating her peers on political issues that are affecting their community and it is now a recognized school club that meets monthly reviewing issues on upcoming ballots with elected officials attending as guest speakers!
"Because of Girl Scouts I was able to find myself as a leader not only in my troop or school, but in my community," Taylor said.
Left: Taylor with Debbie Deere, State Representative 40th Ditto, during Gold Award project. Center: Receiving her Gold Award Pin from troop leader, Carla Wiegers at Inspire a Girl. Right: Taylor in the Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat at Girl Scout Day at the K.
When girls are introduced to and practice the components of the highest awards as Juniors and Cadettes, they are best prepared to Go Gold! However, Bronze and Silver are not prerequisites for the Gold Award.
As of October 1, 2018 Girl Scouts of the USA expanded the criteria for Silver and Gold Award projects to no longer exclude Girl Scouts from being the beneficiary of a Silver or Gold Award project. It is still important for girls to go through the process of identifying and selecting the cause that is important to them. Silver and Gold Award projects should only serve Girl Scouts if the girl(s) decide that is the best audience for their project! Any projects benefiting our council or Girl Scout property will need to be approved by a GSKMO Vice President. For more information, contact TracyHull@gsksmo.org.
The Bronze and Silver Awards are approved at the troop level, there is no paperwork required on the council level once the project is complete; but we do ask that you complete the tracker so we know about your project and can potentially share your story! Upon project completion you'll want to visit the Girl Scout Shop to get all the swag that shows your accomplishments, especially the Bronze or Silver Award pins!
Beyond sharing your troop or girls' story with us, help them share it within their community and beyond. On social media use #gsBronzeAward, #gsSilverAward, #gsGoldAward and #gsksmo. If you have media inquiries during or after the project is complete, contact prdept@gsksmo.org so we can work with you to tell the story in those mediums.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States' largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service and honors students in grades 5-12 for making meaningful contributions to their communities. This is a great opportunity for girls who have achieved earned any of their highest awards to potentially be recognized. In 2017, we had two Girl Scouts receive honors! 2018 applications are due November 6.
Earning these highest awards and leadership achievements is a BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT! We want all our Girls Scouts to be proud and share their accomplishments far and wide!!
Greater Than an Individual
Giving Back on 9/11
"When I found out I was having a daughter, I said 'She's going to be a Girl Scout!'" Jen Mitchell said. This reaction sums up the passion for Girl Scouting that runs deep in this alum. For Jen Mitchell, Girl Scouting has been a family affair that provided countless opportunities. Girl Scouts also ties her to a tragic period in recent US history – the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001.
Jen Mitchell's Girl Scout life began when she was in 1st grade and her mom started a troop. "Both my parents were extremely involved and as my troop got going, my grandmother said 'well, I've got to get in on this.' Then, of course, my grandfather said 'well, I'll have to drive her, so I'm getting involved' and it ended up being an entire family affair for about 17 years," Jen said. Her dad later became her troop's co-leader and even joined the Board of Rolling Hills Council in New Jersey.
With a support system like this, it's no wonder Jen became close with her troop. They took trips to places like New York City and Niagara Falls. With travel and sisterly love in their hearts, they went to London after a troop member moved there. "One of our troop members came to a meeting and said 'my dad's job is moving and you guys are my best friends and I'm never going to see you again' and we go 'That's not true, we'll come see you!'" Jen said. And in true Girl Scout form, they did.
Throughout their troop years, they stayed active in service projects as well. They completed their Highest Awards, including a Silver Award project where they collected yarn and took it to a retirement community, then collected completed scarves and hats made by the residents and took them to a local cancer center. They volunteered with the VFW, and local high schools as well.
During her senior year service took on a new level of meaning for Jen. On September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center was destroyed in a terrorist attack just 45 minutes away from her home, Jen had the most impactful Girl Scouting experience she could imagine – giving back to a country in crisis.
Jen's words best describe the experience:
"Even though we were high school seniors, coming to the end of our troop years, we wanted to do something together. The aunt of one of our troop members was a Port Authority officer and told us they needed supplies for the morgue, including things like Chapstick for the workers who were spending all day in cold rooms, and that need wasn't being addressed.
Our troop started collecting items and took them to those in need. A couple of times when we would make the drop-offs we were able to go to places normal volunteers couldn't. Security was high, but because we were Girl Scouts, we had the credibility we needed to be able to help.
It was Girl Scouts that let me be part of helping families get closure. It was such an emotional thing to be 17 and have volunteers and workers so excited to see us and get the supplies. There were a couple instances where a fallen first responder was brought in while we were there and we were able to be part of that and help the family. It brought our troop closer together. Girl Scouts gave us the opportunity to do something so much bigger than we could have ever done as individuals," Jen said.
Left & Right: Jen with daughter Ellie in Ireland; Center: Ellie at a G.I.R.L. Event!
Today, Jen is excited to be a Girl Scout mom to Ellie, her brand new Daisy. She went to a New G.I.R.L. Event and couldn't be more excited to help Ellie on the same path that she, her mom and grandmother have taken. And while we all hope Ellie doesn't have to experience tragedy like 9/11 again, we know she will find connection and meaning through service like her mother did.
As the anniversary of 9/11 comes once again, we remember and honor the victims, families, first responders, volunteers and city workers who came together to bring New York City and the country together. We thank Jen and her troop for being part of that recovery and for being Girl Scout Strong in one of the darkest moments our country has experienced.
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Hollywood Dreamin'
Girl Scout Senior, Patricia Smith is no stranger to travel. Her mother and leader, Arjean Smith is in the Army and the Smith family has been stationed all around the world. Patricia originally joined Girl Scouts in Virginia, they then moved to Germany where she was part of a Girl Scouts on-base program. While there, Patricia and Arjean traveled to London to visit Pax Lodge, and made three trips to Our Chalet in Switzerland!
"It's a new experience to go different places and see how people do things differently. It's also cool to meet new people," Patricia explained.
The Smiths' moved back to Fort Leavenworth in the summer of 2016 and Patricia has stayed involved in as an Indy Girl Scout.
With a love of travel instilled in her, Patricia researched ways she could continue to see the world as a Girl Scout, and ultimately decided she wanted to go on a Girl Scout destination to Hollywood and learn about filmmaking. Over the past two years, she set goals for her cookie business and earned enough money to pay for the trip herself!
On July 1, Patricia boarded a plane in KC and took her first solo flight to Los Angeles, CA where she met up with 15 other Girl Scouts from around the country for their Hollywood Dreamin' Destination!
Her trip started out with tours of production studios and the city of Los Angeles. At Warner Bros Studio, they learned how sets and scenes work and saw that some shows actually share set pieces. One of the highlights for Patricia was seeing the Fuller House set and seeing some of the props being constructed for a future episode.
"When I'm seeing all this, I'm like oh my gosh! I'm kind of star struck!"
After learning about the industry as a whole, Patricia got to work in a small group to write, direct, produce and edit a short film of their own! They even hired and paid actors from the budget they were given. "Union actors cost more. Non-union actors are cheaper but they haven't been in as much stuff."
They had a few prompts to choose from for their concept, and Patricia's group chose to create a film about what happens when two people are stuck in an airport together. The film itself couldn't be more than four minutes long or use more than two actors.
"What surprised me was the emotion that the actors gave us. I didn't think they would be so emotional in their role," she explained. "Also there are more angles than what you see in the film. Shots are harder to get than what you would think!"
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This destination gave Patricia a glimpse into what career in the film industry would be like and it's now a career path she's interested in!
"It was definitely something different because I didn't go out of the country. We had downtime compared to other trips I've been on and we got to get to know each other, and had a lot of fun times!"
2019-2020 Girl Scout destination programs are being added through September. Check them out and submit your application to our council by Nov. 15 to be included in the first round of consideration!
Cool New G.I.R.L.s!
August 28, 2018 August 28, 2018 gsksmo
Summer might be over, but there are so many things to look forward to as a returning or a brand new Girl Scout and we have a feeling this is going to be THE. BEST. YEAR. EVER!
At Girl Scouts, G.I.R.L.s (Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, Leaders) unleash their strong and become SUPERHEROES and the world can always use more superheroes so we're sharing the Girl Scout experience all around our council with New G.I.R.L. Events!
Natalie T. & Lily helped prep and test the activities to get them ready for girls!
At these events families can see what Girl Scouting is all about. With hands-on activities in each of our four program worlds, GS staff, adult volunteers and current Girl Scouts like Lily W. and Natalie T. from Lenexa, KS are helping future Girl Scouts unleash their STRONG!
Girls will wear Innovator cape on in the world of STEAM;
Girls make a balancing robot, learning about weight distribution.
Put their Risk-taker powers into action in the world of Outdoor Experiences;
Using the very sling shots she'll use at camp, girls take aim at the target and match native animals to their tracks
Showcase their business savvy skills as the ultimate Leader in the world of Entrepreneurship;
In this play Cookie Booth, girls get to handle cookie boxes and make their initial Cookie sale!
And put their Go-Getter heart, voice and hands to work in the world of Civic Engagement!
Girls complete their very first service project, decorating bags to be used by Meals on Wheels.
These free, open house style events are girl-tested, girl-APPROVED! "They're learning about cookies, how to do sling shots, and about giving back," Lily explained. "The coolest part of being a Girl Scout is getting to help people!"
After exploring all the different worlds, we hope that all girls leave as brand new Girl Scouts ready for even BIGGER ADVENTURES!
Help in spread the word! Find an event in your area and share with families that you want to learn more about Girl Scouting!
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Making a SPLASH at Camp Prairie Schooner
July 25, 2018 gsksmo
Day Camp is a special place where Girl Scouts get to know others in their Service Unit and teen Girl Scouts grow as leaders. Every summer Service Unit 637 holds a Day Camp where girls explore and learn new skills at Camp Prairie Schooner. Troop 3389 from Lenexa, KS, led by Crystal Hoopes and Susanne Neely is one of the troops in Service Unit 637 with girls who have grown up to be awesome teen leaders.
Troop 3389 has been together since kindergarten and they're now high school sophomores, so they're experts on camp. These Girl Scout Seniors have wonderful memories of camp and though their memories of the pool area have been fond, in recent years, the declining state of the pool has left them wanting more. Finally, their dreams are being answered with the brand new Aquatics Center and All Season Shower House.
As an advocate for girls and longtime Camp Prairie Schooner visitor, Crystal Hoopes knows firsthand the state of the pool area and how desperately it needed to be improved for the Girl Scouts who call Camp Prairie Schooner home each summer. "Even public pools are better quality…and our Girl Scouts deserve better," Crystal said. Each year her Girl Scout teens help younger girls learn to swim and beat the heat in the cool water, but the girls couldn't be more excited for a facility that's updated and focused on programming.
Troop 3389 with young Girl Scout sisters at Day Camp at Camp Prairie Schooner.
"Our girls are excited about being able to learn to kayak and canoe off-season!" Crystal said. The opportunity to teach these skills is just one of the awesome new things that will come with the new Aquatics Center. The opportunities are limitless with this new design and we couldn't be more excited.
One of the best new features, for Crystal, is the fully ADA-compliant, zero-entry pool. "If you can't go down a ladder, you can't enjoy the pool. The new zero-entry will let every Girl Scout and leader enjoy it," Crystal said. She knows younger girls at Day Camp will also love the feature because it will help them ease into swimming more easily than the current pool drop-off. As a troop who's grown up at Camp Prairie Schooner and with this pool, Troop 3389 has wide eyes set on their 2019 adventure.
Troop 3389 growing up at Camp Prairie Schooner.
Having access to top quality facilities like this empower girls to reach their potential. "Being a Girl Scout means I'm gaining skills to help for my future," Girl Scout Mary Hoopes said. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience and outdoor adventure opportunities empower girls like Mary and all the members of Troop 3389 to take on challenges and leadership roles like never before. For families, Girl Scouting offers fantastic memories. "Girl Scouting helps build leader, but it's also great memories, both for adult women and the girls," Crystal said.
As the new Aquatics Center inches closer to being funded and opening a new world of opportunities for girls, we want to extend a special opportunity to have YOU as well! You can have your name memorialized at camp for years to come! With a gift of $250, $500 or $1,000, you can have your name placed on a paver or locker/cubby. See www.gsksmo.org/MakeASplash for more details!
We can't wait to make a BIG SPLASH for G.I.R.L.s (Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, Leaders)™ in 2019! Thank you to troop leaders, like Crystal and Susanne, for their on-going support, advocacy for girls and time as leaders. See you by the pool!
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Entrepreneurs for Sister Girl Scouts
July 18, 2018 July 18, 2018 gsksmo
The Girl Scout Cookie Program not only inspires future entrepreneurs, it creates the philanthropists of tomorrow. After voting to commit to philanthropic efforts, the Girl Scout Cadettes and Seniors of Troop 5003 have pledged to support other girls while learning critical business skills. As new members of Daisy's Circle, the Girl Scouts of Troop 5003 each committed to sell enough packages of cookies to support at least one month of Daisy's Circle giving. Talk about some inspiring G.I.R.L.s!
Troop 5003 came together after a few troops either disbanded or found themselves without leaders two years ago. Leader Jennifer Gust has two daughters in the troop, Clara, a Girl Scout Senior and Anna, a Girl Scout Cadette, and became the leader in 2017. When she took up the role of troop leader, she wanted to make sure the troop was focused on the girls. "Our troop is focused on being girl-led," Jennifer said.
Their troop has experienced a lot of cool things since forming. They've taken trips with other troops, like to the Truman Library and have gone camping. "Being girl-led, their experiences are about what they want to do. I am there to help them find a way to do it," Jennifer said. It was during one of their brainstorming sessions that they decided to divide their cookie proceeds into three categories important to the girls: trips, philanthropy and Silver.
Troop 5003 presented the Colors for the Opening Ceremony for the Women in Railway Business Conference; Camping Wallace State Park
For their philanthropy portion, the Girl Scouts decided that giving back to other girls in their community who might not otherwise be able to join the program was the way they wanted to give back. Each girl committed to selling cookies to help achieve the goal of giving to Daisy's Circle each month and their annual gift really adds up! Thanks to the support of Daisy's Circle members, $86,787 was raised in 2017 by this powerful network of donors – and now Troop 5003 is helping grow that number!
"I think it's important to help other girls who would not have had the opportunity to become Girl Scouts so they can have the experiences that I have been able to have. Girl Scouts gives me confidence and I want other girls to gain it too," Girl Scout Cadette, Anna Gust said.
When asked why Daisy's Circle was something the troop wanted to join, Girl Scout Evie said: "Being a part of Daisy Circle is important because EVERY girl should be able to be a Girl Scout! I like that I'm following in Juliette's example of selling her pearls to help girls be Girl Scouts when the program first began and I'm trying to carry on that legacy." These girls certainly are giving just like Juliette Gordon Low!
Troop 5003 at their end of year meeting when the girls received their awards and badges.
In addition to their amazing financial support, Troop 5003 is planning a Silver Award that examines crisis plans in local schools. The girls recognized a lack of communication between parents, students and school administrators regarding what to do during a crisis, and they're in the early stages of planning a Silver Award project that will address this issue. How inspiring!
When girls give back to other girls, it creates a circle of women supporting women that will lead to a brighter future for all women. By standing together and for each other, Girl Scouts are showing just what it means to be Girl Scout STRONG!
Thank you, Troop 5003, for giving back not only through service to your community, but to sister Girl Scouts as members of Daisy's Circle. Currently, Daisy's Circle is 468 members strong and we're hoping to push past the 500 member mark! Join Troop 5003 by supporting girls today at http://www.daisyscircle.org!
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Girl Scout Green was the Color of the Day at the K
Another Awesome GS Day at the K is a Wrap
The 2018 Girl Scout Day at the K is a wrap! Over 10,000 Girl Scouts, friends and family packed Kauffman Stadium to cheer on our Kansas City Royals as they took on the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, July 8! You didn't have to look hard to spot Girl Scout green, vests and sashes as well as homemade signs and apparel at the K!
The Kansas City Royals made sure that everyone else in the stadium knew that it was Girl Scout Day as well!
Girl Scouts who sold 300+ boxes of Girl Scout Cookies earned 2 free tickets and the opportunity to walk around the field prior to the game! These girls were led by high achieving cookie sellers Rebecca McCreight from Spring Hill, KS, Alma Solano from Independence, MO, Joslin Ungles from Skidmore, MO and Patricia Smith from Leavenworth, KS.
Our top cookie seller (3,551 packages and the top seller for the second year in a row), Girl Scout Brownie Paige Thomas from Lee's Summit, MO delivered the game ball to the pitcher's mound.
(Photo by Jason Hanna/Kansas City Royals)
Our second-place seller (2,701 packages), Girl Scout Brownie Emauri Snider from Eudura, KS served as our Captain's Club representative and accepting a game ball for our incredible ticket sales.
Photo by Jason Hanna/Kansas City Royals)
The first pitch and first catch were completed by 2018 Gold Award Girl Scouts AND top cookie sellers, Tehya Frederick from Kansas City, MO and Kresynda Robinson from Olathe, KS!
The colors were presented by the Sgt. Audie Murphy Club from Fort Leavenworth, KS with three of the four members being Girl Scout Alums!
In the Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat was Gold Award Girl Scout and National Yong Woman of Distinction nominee, Taylor Edwards from Lansing, KS. For her Gold Award project Taylor created the Young Voters Committee at Lansing High School. Taylor worked with her State Representative and History Teacher to create workshops educating her peers on political issues that are affecting their community. It's now a recognized school club that meets monthly reviewing issues on upcoming ballots with elected officials attending as guest speakers.
Girl Scout Dad and troop leader Tech. Sgt. Robert Jennings from Whiteman Airforce Base was recognized in the Salute to Heroes seat!
Prior to the game, Caitlin Stratmann from Topeka, KS, Zia Montigny from Raymore, MO, Lily Wollum Lenexa, KS and Amara Wray from Lee's Summit, MO, delivered a sweet snack break to Rex Hudler and Ryan Lefebvre in the Fox Sports Broadcast booth and received an autographed baseball in return!
Haley Guyer from Olathe, KS, Alana Mallen from Lone Jack, MO and Layla Bradley from Junction City, KS officially declared the start of the game by announcing "Play Ball!"
Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in 2018 Girl Scout Day at the K! We want to hear about the memories you made with your girl, family or troop, so be sure to leave those in the comments below!
Want more photos? See all our 2018 Girl Scout Day at the K photos here! Feel free to view, download, share and/or print!
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Girl Scouts Inspire Girl Scouts
June 30, 2018 June 29, 2018 gsksmo
Spotlight on Girl Scout Cadette, Channing Saint Onge
Do you remember the story we told you last year about FIRST LEGO League Participants, Troop 1987?! Girl Scout (newly bridged) Cadette, Channing Saint Onge sure does. Troop 1987 inspired her to take lead like a Girl Scout and establish a FIRST LEGO League team within her own troop…but that's just the beginning!
From Troop 5177 out of Lawrence, KS, "Sleep Squad" was formed. A team of five Girl Scouts and their troop leader and coach, Kristi Kamm got to work learning all they could about FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and preparing for their first season of competition! In their first year of local competition, they finished in the top 30 teams, and even got to meet their inspiration (turned now competition!) the J. Gordon Low Resistance!
Teams J. Gordon Low Resistance and Sleep Squad at the local FIRST LEGO League Competition
Channing fell in love with robotics through this program and wanted to continue working with Ollie (their robot) after competition wrapped up last December.
"I like that I get to work with a team and I really like programming. It's not super hard for me and it's not super easy, either." Channing said.
She founded Egno Robotics – a passion project and nonprofit-in-the-making to introduce robotics to other Girl Scouts and it's become a family affair (Egno is part of Channing's last name, backwards)!
Having watched his big sister have all the fun, Thurston wanted to join in too so Channing, Thurston and Kristi developed a three station workshop for elementary girls to learn the basics of robotics. Kristi leads a station teaching girls (and adults) about FIRST LEGO League, Thurston teaches circuits and Channing brings it all together showcasing Ollie and leading girls through building a robot!
"We figured we could help troops trying to earn these robotics badges. They don't have the robots, but we do! It's been fun to learn how to teach girls and be patient," Channing said!
Left: Channing with robot, Ollie. Right: Channing teaching Girl Scouts about Robotics.
Egno Robotics piloted the program in their own troop, helping all girls earn their Junior Robotics badge and it has expanded from there! Channing presented Egno Robotics at a Service Unit meeting and has since conducted the workshops to five more troops in just the last six months with the hopes of visiting more troops this fall.
Channing has big dreams for Egno Robotics, hoping to turn it into a nonprofit exposing as many girls as possible to the world of robotics. She has already designed her own mat (like what FIRST LEGO league uses) based on Hidden Valley Camp and envisions using it with Girl Scout troops for their own mini robotics competitions!
The Robotics mat Channing has designed for future Girl Scout competitions.
Channing loves talking robotics and teaching others. Since founding Egno Robotics, she has been tweaking the workshop to be relevant to the ages she's working with and has helped girls' complete steps in all the levels of the Robotics badges!
"It was kind of hard to teach juniors, because I would be teaching them at the same age [I am]. Brownies are the easiest! I might be able to teach juniors better now [that I'm a Cadette]," she said.
Kristi, an engineer herself, has loved watching Channing take to the robotics world and seeing her passion for sharing it with others. "You gain a lot of confidence and the skills to each other people and feel a sense of mastery. They [Channing and Thurston] show others that they can do this!"
Is your troop interested in earning their Robotics badges with Egno Robotics? Leave a comment below with your name and troop number and we'll put you in contact!
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Girl Scouts is the Place for All Girls – Mermaids Included!
June 20, 2018 July 26, 2018 gsksmo
Meet Irena, a super-outgoing seven year old Girl Scout Brownie from Service Unit 625. Irena is just like any other Girl Scout her age: she enjoys reading, ziplining at camp, and pretending to be a mermaid gliding through the pool with her magnificent tail. To us, Irena is one of the coolest and most courageous soon-to-be third graders we've ever met.
At just a year old, Irena's father, Chris Johnson, was told she had a medical condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMA is a rare condition that affects parts of the nervous system as it relates to voluntary movement. Most children with SMA are not able to walk, have trouble breathing, and often are more susceptible to fatal illness. Our Irena has Type II, so unlike many other cases of SMA, Irena is able to walk on her knees allowing for some lower body movement. Irena is so strong! She visits specialists all over the country for treatment and surgery to help improve her mobility and work toward a cure.
This summer has been extra special for Irena and her dad! During Irena's time at Camp Prairie Schooner for Service Unit 625's weekend camp-out, Chris was able to come along to assist. This gave dad and daughter a unique experience together.
"Girl Scouts allowing me to stay at camp with Irena meant the world to me to be able to provide her with the care she needs while getting to see her have the ability to do the things other kids do," Chris said. "Irena isn't 100% fearless, close though! At Girl Scouts, she is getting the support to take on those new challenges."
With the expertise and encouragement of her dad and our Outdoor Adventure staff team, Irena took on one of those Girl Scout "challenges of choice" – ziplining. Irena had an awesome cheer squad led by her super enthusiastic (and from Irena) extra LOUD Troop Leader Miss Tiffany and backed up by all her Girl Scout sisters. She flew across that zipline with a big smile on her face and mastered a brand new skill.
Of course for Irena after completing the zipline, she declared it was no big deal. It was just another challenge that she faced and conquered. It was like when she puts on her Mermaid tail and she can glide through the water with ease. For others who watched Irena conquer this challenge, watching her glide across that zipline brought tears of joy.
This is what Girl Scouts is all about. Girls of all abilities are welcome to learn new skills, grow their friendships, take on challenges, fail, try again and succeed in a girl-powered space. And of course, dads who are "Man Enough to be a Girl Scout" are always encouraged!
Irena says her favorite parts of camp were the fun science activities she did, sleeping in a bunk bed- top bunk, and getting to be with her friends.
Chris and Irena can't wait for the new Aquatics Center at Camp Prairie Schooner to open. Part of Irena's physical therapy exercises in making her legs stronger include swimming- with that magnificent mermaid tail! The motion helps her hips grow strong, and makes it easier for her to be able to walk in water.
So what's the future hold for this super G.I.R.L.(Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™? Nothing but BIG goals, of course! Irena wants to become a chemist so she can find a cure for SMA and other diseases and be able to help kids just like her. We're also pretty glad she has several more years to keep conquering those Girl Scout challenges!
Irena is most definitely a G.I.R.L.! Way to go, Irena! We love having your bright smile in Girl Scouts!
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