"Blackheath" is my second Gabriella Lepore book and I had no idea what to expect. Last month, I was sent "Witches of The Glass Castle" and while I liked the idea, I hated the romance. I know that at 28-years-old it`s getting harder and harder to relate to teenagers. But some are bearable, and some romances are not that bad. But calling the boy you`ve met two weeks ago your soulmate is a little farfetched. It`s not romantic, it`s desperate!
Despite the fact that "Blackheath" has a lower rating than the previously mentioned novel, I enjoyed it more. It was the perfect blend of witches, mystery, romance and family drama. For once, I cared about the characters and the romance, and I wished the book was longer just so I could stay with my precious Tomlins babies a bit more. It may not be a masterpiece, but it was a highly entertaining book, which I finished in a day. The last 15 pages were so crazy, and the story ended with such a big cliffhanger that I had to order the sequel straight away. And that`s not something that I do a lot.
When seventeen-year-old Maggie discovers that she`s been cursed, she enlists the help of an old friend, Joel. Joel is part of the Tomlins clan, a family of witches that decided to live like regular people. Everyone in Blackheath knows that they`re a family of witches, but some are believers and some are not. That does not seem to affect them though, as the boys are part of the high school's popular groups. Maggie, on the other hand, likes to keep more to herself. As the story moves along, both Maggie and Joel start to remember about the time they were friends. And they realize that they`ve had feelings for one another, but decided to ignore them. Personally, I can`t stand the "my best friend secretly loves me" trope. But I`m a sucker for stories that involve two old friends rekindling their connection. It`s realistic and it`s not just based on instant attraction.
The only reason why I gave this book 4.5 stars and not 5 stars, is the dual POV. Personally, I think it would have worked better just with Joel's POV. Sometimes it felt like Maggie`s chapters were just there. Joel, on the other hand, was a very intriguing character and I loved the family dynamics. It was sweet to see how much he cared about his younger brother. But my favourite part was his relationship with his older brother, who`s also THE CHOSEN ONE in their coven. It reminded me of "The Vampire Diaries" and the complicated relationship between the Salvatore brothers. Sometimes, it`s exhausting living in the shadow of your perfect brother. But despite their arguments, these brothers would do anything for their family.
Honestly, I`m surprised by how much I liked this book. And I can`t wait to pick up the sequel. I might even bump it to a 5 star read because it was so enjoyable. I was in a bit of a slump this month, but this novel definitely helped me get my mojo back.
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Cars Hommes holds a Ph-D in Mathematical Economics in 1991 from the University of Groningen and is professor of Economic Dynamics at the University of Amsterdam. In 1998 he obtained a prestigious Pionier-grant from the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO) to start the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics in Economics and Finance (CeNDEF), an interdisciplinary research group on complex systems applications in economics and finance. He held visiting positions at University of Wisconsin, Stanford University and New York University.
CH is particularly well known from his influential work with William Brock (University of Wisconsin, USA), developing a behavioral theory of heterogeneous expectations and its applications to economics and finance. The CeNDEF group has tested the heterogeneous expectations hypothesis empirical and in laboratory experiments and CH is one of the pioneers in Experimental Macroeconomics. CH is INET grantee for a project on Heterogeneous Expectations and Financial Crisis (HExFiCs) and in the INEXC network on expectational coordination(www.expectational- coordination.com) .
CH has published more than 100 articles, has been Editor of the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 2002-2012 and currently is member of five editorial boards of international journals. He is the author of the recent book Behavioral Rationality and Heterogeneous Expectations in Complex Economic Systems, Cambridge University Press, 2013 and winner of the Distinguished Lorentz Fellowship 2014 in the Netherlands for his interdisciplinary research.
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We discuss recent work on bounded rationality and learning in relation to Soros' principle of reflexivity and stress the empirical importance of non-rational, almost self-fulfilling equilibria in positive feedback systems.
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Neoclassical economics has abolished the role of psychology in decision making by assuming that all individuals are rational optimizers with rational expectations about future events.
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At the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry, former co-accused 25 year old Ryan Alvarez was told he would be tried alone for murder, attempted murder and grievous harm and use of deadly means of harm.
A charge of abetment to murder was dismissed since Sankey was released. Alvarez insists no one has accused him of murder. As a result of the shooting, Edward Robinson, an innocent by stander was fatally wounded.
The gunman's intended target was Betancourt, who was only shot and injured but lived to tell the tale. Alvarez will have to stand trial at the June session of the Supreme Court set to commence on June 21, 2016.
Meanwhile, a man accused of killing his step-son will be tried in the Supreme Court.
43 year old Patrick Castillo is accused of the April 1, 2015 murder by chopping of Jose Maderos during a fight at their family home in Belize City.
The security guard had an altercation at the family home with his Guatemalan step son, Jose Maderos. The scene was so bloody, it left family traumatized.
Castillo alleged that Maderos came home intoxicated and tried to force open the front door and they got into an altercation where Castillo claim Maderos punched him in his face and he grabbed a machete and chopped him.
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On 4 November 2021, an Ayr and Alloway rink comprising Ed Baines (Skip), Jim Nelson, Willie Scott and Allan Chapman played against a strong Galston 2 rink of James Dykes, Gillian King, Alan Brown and Fiona McGinnis in the quarter final of the Rink Championship at Ayr Ice Rink.
Galston opened the scoring with a single at the 1st end, A&A responded with 2 at the second. At the 3rd and 4th ends A&A inched further ahead with singles at each. All members of the rink contributed with good stones expertly skipped by Ed. A decisive 2 was then scored by A&A at the 5th end followed by a single at the 6th. There was time left for a further end but a gracious handshake was offered by Galston.
The match was played in a friendly and sporting manner. The final score of 7-1 in Ayr and Alloway favour did not reflect the closeness of the game and that a few crucial stones here and there were the deciding factor.
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The creative economy offers huge opportunities to the countries of the global South. With the proliferation of new technologies – mobile phones, digital devices, personal computers with cheap or free software, the Internet – the tools to hand for creative people are immense. This begins to level the playing field and allows hardworking and talented people in poor countries to start to compete directly with those in wealthy countries.
One case of this dynamic at work is the computer and video games industry. Once, they were only created by 'first world' nations like Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom. And then came South Korea, as its prosperity increased through the 1980s and 1990s. And then China got in on the game. And India.
And now innovators in Vietnam are using the medium to make money, and tell a story from a distinctly Vietnamese perspective. And that story is the long-running Vietnam wars that engulfed the country, from the 1950s through the 1960s until 1975 when the last of the United States' helicopters left Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam.
Emobi Games (http://emobigames.vn) from Hanoi, unified Vietnam's current capital, uses the motto "Enjoy challenges." Launched in 2011 by founder and director Nguyen Tuan Huy, it has created 7554, a game that places players in the shoes of a Vietnamese soldier during the independence war against the French. Cleverly, it also comes at a competitive price: US $12.
The game's name refers to May 7, 1954, the day the French army in Dien Bien Phu surrendered to the Vietnamese People's Army. This led to the end of the European colonial power's occupation of its Indochinese colonies. The high death toll and sacrifice from the wars with France and the United States still resonate in the country, and the game reflects this.
A young team of 20 developers worked on the project for three years. It cost the company an estimated US $802,748 to complete. It was extensively researched to ensure historical accuracy.
"Dien Bien Phu is a great victory that we are proud of. That day, 7th of May 1954, is a symbol of our strength," Huy told Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com).
"I think it is similar to what Americans feel when they celebrate July 4th. Independence is very important and something worth fighting for. It is also something worth honouring."
The game is the end product of an intense struggle to prove critics and sceptics wrong. Many doubted the company could deliver a product that could compete with the more established players. The video game market for firstperson shooters – where the player uses a weapon to engage in first-person combat – has been transformed in the last decade. Many games are highly sophisticated products akin to major films. The Call of Duty (callofduty.com) franchise is a good example. These games have elaborate graphics and story concepts, often use professional actors and come with high-cost, high-publicity marketing campaigns to back up game launches.
The money at stake is significant: the global video games market is estimated to be worth US $65 billion in 2011 (Reuters). Game makers Activision Blizzard, makers of Call of Duty, had an annual revenue of US $4.8 billion.
On its website, Emobi proudly takes on the doubters: "We are a very young company in Vietnam, currently we focus on one task: Building a successful PC Video Game for the Vietnamese. Most Vietnamese don't believe that Vietnam can produce (a) PC Video Game.
"We, the young people, think about this as a challenge, and want to overcome that. Maybe we will fail, maybe we will succeed. But that's not important. (It is) Important that it must be time for the Vietnamese Game."
Huy admits it was a struggle to make the game.
"Video games, films or any kind of entertainment in our country must adhere to certain standards," explains Huy. "Entertainment must not be too violent or too sexy. Our government policy is stricter than other countries, especially when compared to Western countries."
Vietnam regulates gaming in various ways including limiting how long people can play online and the opening hours for Internet cafes.
Out of a population of over 86 million people (World Bank) it is believed Vietnam has 12 million video gamers: a substantial market in the country alone. They play games from around the world and increasingly are willing to pay for legal licenses. This is a key development, since getting gamers to pay represents a revenue stream. With revenue, players in the global South can contribute to the building of their home-grown businesses to become big players.
"The video game industry is just in its infancy," said Huy. "We only have four studios that develop major games. Most work on online games. There are not many people who work in game development. Those that do are self-taught. There are no universities that provide education in games development. We learn by doing, failing and doing it again until we get it right."
Viewing warfare through non-Western eyes is part of the game's unique selling point, Huy says.
"American gamers have not been exposed to many war games where they play as a soldier who is not of American or British background. I think some may find this perspective refreshing."
Huy said that "7554 may give some gamers a new perspective. But what is most important is that we create a game that is fun to play.
"We think we have created a game that FPS (first person shooter) shooter fans will enjoy. The price point is low so that will hopefully allow more people to play the game. I think gamers understand that a good game can come from anywhere in the world. I think gamers are willing to experience different cultures through games, so long as the experience is enjoyable."
The 7554 game is scheduled to be launched in the United States and France in February 2012 for personal computers.
In the future, the company hopes to raid history for more battle scenarios to create new games.
"Unfortunately there have been many battles fought, so we have a full history to pull from in order to create games," Huy said.
1) Animation Xpress Asia Pacific: A website packed with interviews and resources for the animation community.Website: http://www.axapac.com
2) How to make video games: An online website with step-by-step resources to get started. Website: http://www.make-video-games.com
3) Changing Dynamics of Global Computer Software and Services Industry: Implications for Developing Countries:A report from UNCTAD on how computer software can become the most internationally dispersed high-tech industry. Website: http://www.unctad.org/templates/webflyer.asp?docid=1913&intitemid=2529&lang=1
4) Southern Innovator: A new magazine launched by UNDP's Special Unit for South-South Cooperation. The first issue's theme is mobile phones and information technology. Website: http://www.southerninnovator.org
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Home buyers who would like a brand-new home can choose a lot and three-bedroom floor plan from D.R. Horton for as low as $350K. A six-bedroom home completed a few years ago was listed for $640K in mid-2015. Demand at Rye Wilderness is starting to build up; therefore, prospective home buyers should act quickly.
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SWPL: Celtic and Rangers up the ante to challenge Glasgow City
By Alan Campbell @AlanCamSport Women's Football Writer
Rangers Manager Steven Gerrard and Rangers WFC Manager Amy McDonald launch Modern Apprenticeships for Rangers Womens players between the ages of 16-19, in partnership with Skills Development Scotland. Also Pictured is Paul McGuiness
HARD though it might be for followers of Scottish men's football to assimilate, but neither Celtic nor Rangers has won the SWPL1 title. The formation of their women's teams roughly coincided with the start of Glasgow City's 13 year league domination.
Celtic, whose only trophy win was the 2010 League Cup when Amy McDonald – now the Rangers women's and girls' football manager – was captain, finished second to City in the 2009 and 2010 league campaigns. Rangers were runners-up in 2014, but since then both clubs have trailed not just City, but Hibernian.
To put this in further context, Kilmarnock – champions in 2003, but now in the second tier – have a better record than the two giants of Scottish men's football. Spartans have been runners-up in the league as many times as Celtic and once more than Rangers. So, will 2020 be recalled as the year everything changed?
Celtic finally confirmed last week that they will now move to a professional footing. And although it appears to be a more modest model than the Rangers one, they have far less ground to make up in closing the gap on City.
Rangers have acknowledged this by almost starting from scratch in their recruitment of a squad for the new season. Last year City rested big players when they played Rangers on three occasions ahead of Champions League games, knowing they still had the personnel to win comfortably.
The change of status at Rangers and Celtic means that winning the league, and with it entry to the ever more lucrative Champions League, is now the benchmark. That's what Gregory Vignal will be expected to deliver, as will Eddie Wolecki Black's replacement at Celtic.
The most striking feature of Rangers' recruitment so far, aside from the signing of two players from Northern Ireland, is that it will – intentionally or otherwise – weaken Hibs. They had already persuaded the club's former defender Emma Brownlie to join them last summer and have now added Jenna Fife and Chelsea Cornet.
Striker Carla Boyce has gone in the other direction, but Rangers have had by far the best of the dealings. Nevertheless, whether all the signings announced to date are going to be enough to win the league is an entirely different matter.
Celtic, who finished third behind Hibs on goal difference last season, have provided very few specifics regarding their 2020 plans. Even the identity of the head coach – crucial to the whole enterprise – hasn't been divulged as yet.
It is understood that captain Kelly Clark, who is a qualified accountant, is among those who have opted to be a "continuum amateur player" as the club quaintly worded it. Celtic did not respond to a request for confirmation, just as they didn't when asked for information about the head coach.
Despite finishing a remote eleven points behind Glasgow City in 2019, Celtic have a core of players who, if augmented by new signings, look best placed to give the 13-time champions a proper run for their money.
HUTCHISON Vale's withdrawal from SWPL2 a month before the season is due to start ended a sad episode for the Edinburgh club. They endured a horrendous 2019, losing all 21 of their league games and conceding an average of over ten goals in each of these defeats.
The club failed to fulfil a fixture against Kilmarnock and that would also have been the case with Hearts had the latter not won an appeal to have the game played on a different date. Hutchie Vale lost that game 14-1, but the nadir was a 19-0 trouncing by Hamilton in October.
Despite everything, head coach Ross McLaren had been hopeful that his players could build on their experiences and put up a better showing this year. It hasn't transpired and Boroughmuir Thistle will replace them in the second tier as Inverness Caledonian Thistle, the other contender, did not want to move up.
THE odds against Ronny Deila, the former Celtic men's manager, and Nick Cushing, who is currently in charge of Manchester City women, teaming up together would have been astronomical a week ago. Yet is has now happened, with the Norwegian appointed manager of MLS club New York City FC and Cushing set to join him as assistant next month.
That leaves a vacancy at one of Europe's top clubs. There will be no shortage of candidates, with Scot Willie Kirk, who is at Everton with Chris Roberts, already being mentioned as a possible replacement.
Why Cushing? New York City and Manchester City are both part of the City Football Group


More than half of hospitalizations due to influenza pneumonia could be prevented by influenza vaccination, according to a study led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"We estimated that about 57 percent of influenza-related pneumonia hospitalization could be prevented through influenza vaccination," said Carlos Grijalva, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Health Policy.
"The finding indicates that influenza vaccines not only prevent the symptoms of influenza, including fever, respiratory symptoms, and body aches, but also more serious complications of influenza, such as pneumonia that requires hospitalization.
"Appreciating these benefits is especially important now," Grijalva adds, "when we have influenza vaccines available and while we're preparing for the upcoming influenza season. This is an excellent time to get vaccinated."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends annual influenza vaccinations for everyone age 6 months or older.
For the study, investigators used data collected in the Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community study, or EPIC, which was sponsored by the CDC to establish the incidence and causes of pneumonia hospitalizations in the United States.
The current study uses data from 2,767 patients age 6 months and older hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia during three consecutive influenza seasons -- in 2010, 2011 and 2012 -- in Chicago, Memphis, Nashville and Salt Lake City. Approximately 6 percent of these inpatients had laboratory confirmed influenza, and the remaining 94 percent tested free of influenza.
The investigators noted that influenza vaccination's effectiveness for preventing pneumonia hospitalization seemed lower for older adults and for patients with immunosuppressive conditions, such as malignancies or HIV infection. They note that higher-dose influenza vaccines have been recommended for older adults and have been shown to be more effective than standard dose vaccines; whether these higher-dose vaccines will provide better protection in patients with immunosuppressive conditions is currently under study.
With a focus squarely on hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (as opposed to hospital-acquired), the study excluded patients with recent hospitalization, nursing home residents who required help with activities of daily living, and patients with severe immunosuppression. Children younger than 6 months were excluded because they are not eligible for influenza vaccination.
The Vanderbilt team included Grijalva; Yuwei Zhu, MD, MS; Derek Williams, MD, MPH; Wesley Self, MD, MPH; Marie Griffin, MD, MPH; and Kathryn Edwards, MD. They led a collaborative effort that included investigators at the CDC, the University of Utah, the University of Tennessee at Memphis, Northwestern University and Emory University.
The study was funded by the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.


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If you can't create an idea that you're passionate about, then you do not require to lose time with the rest of the book or course. Everything rests on coming up with an excellent concept.
As somebody who has actually tried constructing and offering software application in the past, I discovered this part to be incredibly valuable. If you haven't had experience creating software prior to, it would be simple to do these get out of order. And that's where a great deal of software application projects stop working.
The 12 steps are broken down into terrific detail. You'll learn the importance of whiteboarding your concepts, produce wireframes, and employ the right designers and developers. Garrett and Scott consist of links to videos where they show examples of how they did specific things for their own software application.
A great deal of these actions are described in the context of utilizing the Software application Funnels software application. However, the software application is not required and there are both totally free and paid services that you can use to deal with these steps yourself.
And if you don't have a budget plan to spend for designers or developers, then you're probably out of luck. Unless you're willing to hustle and follow a few of the alternative funding concepts discussed.
It's not going to guarantee success. However it's going to offer you the assistance essential to restrict your mistakes, make the right hiring decisions, and take the proper steps to get a software application built to release.
If you desire more hands-on training than the book provides, then you need to think about the full Software application Secrets Package. At $1997, it's not inexpensive, however if you are major about discovering how to develop your own software business, the financial investment is worth it.
Inside here are 6 videos that go into more detail into the most important areas of the book. There are also bonus offer classes and a number of case research study interviews consisted of as part of the Masterclass also.
Given that they are a lot longer, the videos cover a lot more than the book is able to. They also provide you additional examples to follow and gain from to really reinforce each of the lessons.
The bonus videos are quite cool. This is where Garrett and Scott verify concepts sent by other Software Tricks members. I discovered them practical to get my mind working, and they helped inspire myself to come up with my own ideas.
Software Funnels is the tool that was established to assist you build out your software. It consists of a number of various modules that will make the process simpler, consisting of whiteboarding, wireframing, group chat, and other job management features.
When creating and developing Software Funnels, Garrett and Scott made certain to record every action of the procedure. So in this section, they offer you a within take a look at how they built the software utilizing the precise actions described in the book.
You're actually a fly on the wall, getting a first-hand look at the whole procedure. It's actually excellent.
This time, Garrett and Scott utilizing the exact same Software application Secrets procedure to develop out another among their software, ShopperApproved Resident.
It's a different team than the Software application Funnels case study, and you get to see how the process deals with a various item which offers a great viewpoint.
First, you likewise get direct access to the exact same UI designers and designers that Garrett and Scott have actually been utilizing themselves.
If you have actually ever attempted working with before, you know that finding and vetting qualified designers and developers can be very challenging and time-consuming. So why not skip the trouble and choose someone that has proven to do good work before?
. You likewise get 6 months access to Software application Funnels for free. It's difficult to put a worth on the software application considering that it's not openly launched yet, however given that this is the software all the consisted of training refers to, it's good to have it in your toolbox.
For some people, the Software Tricks book suffices to begin. Whatever inside the Masterclass is based upon the info contained in the book. If you're somebody that likes knowing by yourself and do not need a lot of assistance then the book will work simply great.
You don't require Software Funnels either. All the features it supplies like whiteboarding, wireframing, group chat, task management can all be dealt with by different services. It's simply that they won't be all integrated together in a single app, which is both good and bad.
For those that want a bit more hand-holding and examples, then the Masterclass will show extremely practical in your software application development journey. Yes, the price looks steep at first, however if you were to pay to participate in a live 3-day workshop covering the same product, you would pay a lot more than that.
Bear in mind, that getting your dream software application developed will cost quite a bit of cash no matter what. But by going through this training, you're learning through professionals who have gone through the process before and will help you restrict your errors.


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[VIDEO] In July, the Innovation Team hosted three community ideation sessions around Housing Stability. During these sessions, the team spoke with residents about their housing stability challenges in Syracuse and what they thought could be done to start to address them.
When James Anderson took to the podium last week at the Bloomberg Philanthropies convening of communications directors from U.S. cities, he knew how to get my attention. James, who worked in a role just like mine under Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York City, is now the leader of Bloomberg's Government Innovation team. He showed us the hard cold reality from the Edelman Trust Barometer: Americans don't trust government.
We've posted before about how a human-centered design approach is integral to our research process, but it's also a big part of our ideation and initiative development. Similar to how we need to work with residents who interact with systems and challenges every day to fully understand them, we need input from residents to know exactly what ideas will work most effectively to help them.


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Q: Is it possible to speed up scripts using multi-threading? I have to perform CPU intensive analysis on data in DigitalMicrographs's DM-script language.
I noticed that only a single CPU core maxes out during processing. Is there a way to achieve better performance by multi-threading in DM scripting? Simple examples would be appreciated.

A: Multi-threading is certainly possible in DM-scripting, and it is documented in the F1 help here:

Whether or not speed improvement can be achieved depends on various things, most importantly whether or not the individual threads need access to the same resource (like the same data, or some GMS resource which is only available via the main-thread - f.e. the UI).
Also, a lot of data-processing is already multi-threaded internally when you use commands on image-expressions. You might achieve a lot more speedup by rephrasing your analytical processing in a way that doesn't requires for-loops in the scripting language but uses image-expressions instead.
Finally, doing things multi-threaded is a great way of introducing bugs and unexpected behavior which can be really hard to debug. Don't be frustrated if you run into those things while learning stuff.
That said, the below example demonstrates (at least on my machine) a speed improvement by "chunking" some data-analysis over multiple parallel background threads.
// Example showing the explicit use of multi-threading in DM scripting

class CMultiThreadtest
{
    image data, keep
    number sx,sy,sz
    number nChunks, chunksize, lastChunk, doneChunk

    object SetData(object self, image img, number nChunks_)
    {
        if ( img.imagegetNumdimensions() != 3 ) throw( "only 3D data for testing please")
        img.ImageGetDimensionSizes(sx,sy,sz)
        nChunks = nChunks_
        if ( sz % nChunks != 0 ) Throw( "Z-size needs to be integer multiple of nChunks for this test.")
        chunksize = sz / nChunks

        data:=img
        keep = data

        return self
    }

    void CompareResult(object self){
        image dif := keep*2-data
        number ok = 0==sum(dif)
        Result("\n\t Result is " + (ok?"correct":"wrong"))
    }

    void RunOnData(object self){

        // For extra-caution of thread safety, the two lines below shoud be guarded with critical sections
        // but given the near-atomic nature of the call, this is omitted here.
        number chunkIndex = lastChunk
        lastChunk++

        image work := data.slice3(0,0,chunkIndex*chunksize, 0,sx,1, 1,sy,1, 2,chunksize,1)
        number startp = GetHighresTickCount()
        for( number z=0;z<chunksize;z++)
            for( number y=0;y<sy;y++ )
                for( number x=0;x<sx;x++ ){
                        work[x,y,z] *= 2
        }
        number endp = GetHighresTickCount()
        Result("\n\t\t Process (chunk "+chunkIndex+") done with " + sx*sy*chunksize + " steps in " + (endp-startp)/GetHighResTicksPerSecond())

        // For extra-caution of thread safety, the line below shoud be guarded with critical sections
        // but given the near-atomic nature of the call, this is omitted here.
        doneChunk++
    }

    void RunWithSubsets(object self, image src, number nChunks_, number inbackground){
        self.SetData(src, nChunks_)
        lastChunk = 0
        doneChunk = 0
        Result("\n.....\n Running with "+nChunks+" chunks of size "+chunksize+ " on " + (inbackground?" multiple background threads":" single main thread") +":")
        number startp = GetHighresTickCount()
        for( number i=0; i<nChunks; i++){
            if ( inbackground )
                self.StartThread("runondata")
            else
                self.RunOnData()
        }

        while( doneChunk != nChunks ){
            if ( ShiftDown() ){
                Throw("abort")
            doEvents()
            }
        }
        number endp = GetHighresTickCount()
        Result("\n Total duration:" + (endp-startp)/GetHighResTicksPerSecond())
        self.CompareResult();
        Result("\n.....")

    }
};

void Test(){
    image img := RealImage("test cub",4,50,50,10)
    img = random()
    clearresults()
    object tester = Alloc(CMultiThreadtest)
    tester.RunWithSubsets(img, 1, 0)
    tester.RunWithSubsets(img, 1, 1)
    tester.RunWithSubsets(img, 5, 0)
    tester.RunWithSubsets(img, 5, 1)
}
test()

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A new report on ocean sciences at the National Science Foundation (NSF) recommends a major course correction to adjust an imbalance between funding for core science research and escalating infrastructure costs. The report also identifies eight priority science questions as the key topics in ocean science for the next decade.
Sea Change: 2015-2025 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences, issued by the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) on 23 January, states that ocean infrastructure operations and maintenance costs need to be cut back because they have outstripped funding for core research programs. Core programs within the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) of NSF's Directorate for Geosciences received 62% of the division's funding in 2000 but just 46% in 2014. Over the past decade, OCE's budget has declined by more than 10% when adjusted for inflation, the report notes. NSF is the principal U.S. federal agency funding basic research in the ocean sciences.
With a mandate that assumes a flat OCE budget over the next decade, the NRC committee recommends reallocating at least 20%—about $40 million in 2014 dollars—of the major infrastructure operations and maintenance budget to core sciences and OCE's Oceanographic Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (OTIC) program. Major infrastructure programs should comprise no more than 40-50% of OCE's total annual program budget, according to the report, if budgets remain flat or include only inflationary increases.
"The only way to recover funding for core science and OTIC is to reduce the amount of money spent on infrastructure," the report states.
"The only way to recover funding for core science and OTIC is to reduce the amount of money spent on infrastructure," the report states. "Such reductions are not easy and will cause disruptions for parts of the ocean science community." There should be an immediate 10% reduction in major infrastructure costs in OCE's next budget and an additional 10-20% decrease over the following 5 years, according to the report.
Reconfiguring the budget would mean reducing funding for some major infrastructure programs. These include the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), which undertakes scientific ocean drilling; the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), which has not yet entered full operation; and the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) academic research fleet.
The report recommends that the initial 10% cost reduction should be "weighted"—rather than across the board—to include a 20% reduction to OOI, 10% to IODP, and 5% to the fleet, based in large part on how these programs align with priority research questions.
"The strongest match between current infrastructure and the decadal science priorities is the academic research fleet," the report states. While the report recognizes earlier efforts by IODP to address budget concerns, it notes that "NSF has the ability to renegotiate its contribution to the IODP consortium and is strongly urged to pursue a more cost-effective partnership." According to the report, OOI would receive the largest initial percentage reduction because "fewer of its components align strongly with the science priorities," among other reasons.
To achieve infrastructure program reductions, the report recommends specific cost-cutting options and encourages partnership opportunities with federal agencies, international programs, and other sectors.
The report outlines eight broad priority science questions "with the highest potential payoff" for the coming decade. The questions, which the report notes each represent an integrative and strategic research area, are ordered spatially from ocean surface to seafloor. The questions include: What are the rates, mechanisms, impacts, and geographic variability of sea level change? And, what is the geophysical, chemical, and biological character of the subseafloor environment?
The report outlines eight broad priority science questions "with the highest potential payoff" for the coming decade.
Additional questions focus on the coastal and estuarine ocean and ecosystems; the relationship between biogeochemical and physical processes and today's climate and its variability; the role of biodiversity in the resilience of marine ecosystems; and how to improve the ability to forecast geohazards, among other topics. The committee applied four criteria to determine top priorities: transformative research potential, societal impact, readiness, and partnership potential.
The decadal survey addressed two broad challenges, according to Pomponi, research professor and executive director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce. The first challenge was to identify important research questions. "The second challenge was to figure out how we could implement those [priorities], given the fact that the budget has flip-flopped in the last year or so," with more money currently going to infrastructure rather than science.
"We need to restore a balance of funding between ocean science infrastructure and the ocean science research. And we need to take immediate action to get that plan in place. And then, ocean sciences needs to have a long-term plan to maintain that balance to ensure a robust ocean science enterprise," she said.
Richard Murray, OCE's new division director who started on 12 January, told Eos, "We hear loud and clear the sense of urgency" expressed in the report.
The National Research Council issued this ocean science report on 23 January.
OOI Program Advisory Committee chairman William Boicourt told Eos that the report's recommendations are "measured, careful, and constructive." "I don't agree completely with [the committee], but I thought they did a good job of laying out the situation." Boicourt, a professor at the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science, said the overall decline in ocean science funding is "the number one bleak aspect" of the report. "It's unfortunate this budget crunch has come at a time just as OOI is starting out. The worry is that if they cut operations and maintenance that the data that will define the success of this program won't be available in a way that will allow good science to happen," he said.
Boicourt said funding cuts should be more evenly distributed between OOI and IODP. He also said OOI is more relevant to the eight priority science questions than the report depicts. He added, though, that if a reduction in funding to OOI is required, the report's suggested cuts of two OOI southern global stations would be a way to trim costs. "If we are going to re-scope [OOI], those are the ones that are going to have to go," he said.
"The capabilities of the IODP and the JOIDES Resolution provide the only capability in the international science community to access sediments and rocks at deep ocean levels," he said. "Addressing the survey's priorities without these capabilities would be like asking astronomers to understand the cosmos by using telescopes that cannot see beyond our solar system. Nevertheless, any reductions to the program as suggested in the survey would provide significant challenges. It is not clear from my initial read that the committee recognized the total savings to [NSF] that have been implemented" for IODP, Clement said.
Randall Luthi, president of the National Ocean Industries Association, told Eos that the report outlines important fiscal challenges for the ocean sciences. "Creative solutions are needed and one clear path is to increase partnerships with the offshore energy industry," he said.
Citation: Showstack, R. (2015), Study stresses ocean science priorities and budget rebalance Eos, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO022841. Published on 28 January 2015.


Most anglers love to catch a mess of hard-pulling bream in springtime- but there's no reason to stop the fun- bream bite in fall, too.
It's late summer, going into fall, and football season has started in Alabama. The birds have stopped singing their nesting songs, and teal have started to show up in the upper Mobile Delta. A lone angler in a small boat notices these early signs of fall.
The water is warm and quiet in this small bayou, and a few leaves drift slowly down from streamside trees to come to rest on the surface of the dark water.
This little creek off the Tensaw River in the Mobile Delta is one of the angler's favorite spots for catching some fine bream in springtime during the spawn, but spring is long gone. It's not just memories of spring fishing that have brought this bream angler back to his favorite bream fishing spot.
Even though it's not spring, the angler's small bobber which has just been eased back into the water with a fresh live cricket seems to act just as it does during the spring spawning bite. As the live cricket under the bobber is lowered into the clear, dark water of the little feeder creek, the bobber wiggles and then disappears with a rush. When the angler raises the rod tip and the rod takes on a deep bow with the pull of a strong and determined panfish, a big smile breaks out on the angler's face.
The dark, round bream is brought to the boat and lifted into the live well, and the angler has to admit the truth.The fishing techniques that worked in spring for big bream on the Mobile Delta waters work just fine in fall, too. Even though it's the end of summer and going into autumn, Mobile Delta bream are just as eager to bite and fight, and they are just as delicious now as the main ingredient of a fish fry, too.
One thing that the Mobile Delta has is a good range of bream. There are warmouth (goggle eyes), red-bellies, stump knockers, red-ear, shell crackers- Delta bream go by a multitude of various names- and the most common- bluegill. These aggressive and always hungry panfish live everywhere on the Delta, and they are wonderful fish to catch and later to eat.
Dave Armstrong, Fisheries Supervisor for District 5- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, along with his staff keep a close track on the population of various fish species in the Mobile Delta waters, and he offers us some information about the bream fishing in fall.
The good news from Dave Armstrong: There are lots of bream for anglers on the Delta this year.
No matter where on the Delta a bream angler goes, a certain situation that is very commonly found on the Delta waters can be very productive. Specifically, bream anglers should look for places where two small bayous or creeks come together. These junction spots often have the best water for large schools of bigger bream. Many junction spots have a shallow flats area which the bream will use for late-season bedding and feeding, and also there will be an area of deeper water which bigger bream- especially shell crackers- like to hold a position in. Each and every junction spot found in the Delta deserves some time and attention.
Quite often, anglers will find a stretch of Delta creek shoreline which is lined with massive cypress trees and the water below the trees will have rows of cypress knees which protrude from the water. These shorelines need some attention from bream anglers. Very often, bream will be vey thick around the cover of the cypress trees and the wooden structure at the shoreline. When one bream is caught, the area should be worked hard, because there will usually be more than a single bream in a small area.
Other potentially productive Delta areas are blow-down trees which have their limbs and tops in the water. The bream may be holding in the downed treetop anywhere from the very shallow water of the shoreline out to the tips of the branches in fairly deep water. A cane pole or "bream-buster" rod which allows the angler to quietly lift the bait and then drop it back into the water quickly allows the best holding area for bigger fish to be located.
Although Dave Armstrong is first and foremost a scientist who studies the fish and their habitat, he is also an angler. He gets to see lots of other folks who fish on the Delta, and how they go about catching bream there.
Most serious bream anglers use live bait. Just about all Delta area bait and tackle shops and docks will have live crickets on hand, and for bluegills, it's hard to beat a cricket.
For the biggest shell cracker bream, a fat red worm fished under a tiny split shot and dropped in a pocket of deeper water near some kind of shoreline cover is a good call. There are some very big shell cracker bream in Delta waters, and even though they're a bit harder to locate than the ubiquitous bluegill, they can fill up an ice chest quickly.
Now, for possibly the best live bait for bream of all kinds on the Delta, we get some more great advice from Dave Armstrong. He says," If you're lucky enough to find an area with 'seed shrimp' in shoreline vegetation, you can really catch some great bream." 'Seed shrimp' are tiny- one to one and half inch long- shrimp that live their lives in Delta area water weeds, and bream absolutely love them. Anglers can use sweep nets to capture the seed shrimp from the weeds and grass, and then fish the shrimp just like a live cricket. If bream are in the area, an angler using seed shrimp won't have to wait long for results.
The very largest bream on the Mobile Delta didn't get to be big by being dumb. Anglers may have to scale their line weight down to make it harder for the biggest bream to detect the line and hook. However, going too light on the line can lead to problems, too. It is not only possible but quite likely that a live bait sent down for a nice ¾ pound bream may be taken eagerly by a twelve-pound channel or blue catfish. For this reason, Delta bream anglers will probably want to use at least 8 lb test line. This weight line gives bream anglers a chance to land a really big catfish if it intercepts a bait offered for a bream.
Although both sides of the Mobile Delta offer bream anglers some great fishing, the eastern shore of the Delta may be the best side to get into some hot fall bream fishing quickly.
Scott's Landing on the Causeway gives anglers access to good bream water very quickly, and by running upstream just a bit, anglers can get into Bay Minette and Bay Minette Creek. Bay Minette Creek in particular is a very good bream fishing location, and even in cold winter weather, bream anglers will be seen fishing the deeper waters of Bay Minette Creek around the bridge crossing where they often have very good luck.
Byrne's Lake Landing gives anglers access to some first-rate backwater bream fishing. Some extra-large shell cracker bream can be found in the deeper pockets of water downstream of the Byrne's Lake boat ramp- drift a red worm along the bottom, and hold on tight.
Perkin's Landing and Cliff's Landing upstream on the river are excellent places to start a Delta bream fishing trip.
Even though September is not the time of year most anglers think about catching big strings of bream, there's no reason it can't happen. Bream are feeding heavily getting ready for cooler weather. Bream are still on the beds, even late in the summer, so they're fairly easy to find.
And if there's anything much better on the table than a platter of fresh-caught, fresh-fried Mobile Delta bream with some hush puppies, french fries and onion rings- well, we've not found it yet. In fact, a September Mobile Delta bream fishing trip might be just about the best way to have a great day outdoors in fall.


Marvel has released an official timeline of when the movies within the Marvel Cinematic Universe are actually set, after fans questioned the idea that Spider-Man: Homecoming was set some eight years after the first Avengers.
At the time, Avengers: Infinity War director Joe Russo claimed that the error was "very incorrect" – prompting Marvel boss Kevin Feige to confirm that an official timeline was in the offing.
Now, it seems he's finally come good on his promise. The new Marvel: The First 10 Years book contains an entire timeline in order to settle a whole load of debates among fans. There's a bit of revisionism too – as the new book states that Homecoming was in fact set just four years after the Avengers first emerged. Check out the timeline in full below.
The official timeline comes ahead of Avengers 4 arriving in mid-2019. Before that, fans will finally see the arrival of Captain Marvel early next year.
Last week the six original Avengers also took out a full page advert to honour Stan Lee after the comic book titan died at the age of 88.


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Storm Brian to bring more bad weather to Croydon this weekend - here's what you need to know
Days after storm Ophelia hit, more bad weather is expected as the capital braces for storm Brian to arrive.
More bad weather is expected as the capital braces for Storm Brian to arrive just days after Storm Ophelia.
A "weather bomb" travelling over the Atlantic is expected to bring gale-force winds and heavy rain to the London area from early on Saturday morning (October 21).
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning which said: "Some transport disruption is likely across the whole warning area, with delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport. Short term loss of power and other services is also possible, as well as damage to trees."
Grahame Madge of the Met Office updated the Croydon Advertiser this morning.
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He said: "In London and the south east generally we have a yellow wind warning out from 4am tomorrow (Saturday).
"To begin with we will have very strong winds and those winds will continue through Sunday morning.
"There is the potential for strong gusts of 45 to 55mph expected widely across the warning area – pretty much the whole of south east and all of London.
"Looking at the charts we are expecting the arrival of Storm Brian from the early hours in the west."
The temperature on Saturday in Croydon will hit a high of 15 degrees, with rain expected on and off throughout the day.
Sunday looks like being a dry day but with temperatures not getting above 13 degrees and not much sunshine.
Storm Brian will not be as strong as Ophelia
Storm Brian will not be as ferocious as ex-hurricane Ophelia, despite the news earlier this week that there are now two bouts of low pressure that will lead to a double storm, which some are calling a "weather bomb".
Ophelia's hurricane-force winds caused the death of three people and left hundreds of thousands without power.
How storms are named according to the Met Office's alphabetical system
Storm Brian was officially christened on Wednesday, October 10, as the Met Office issued its weather warning.
Brian follows Aileen, which was the first named storm of this season. A female name was chosen because the gender of the first storm alternates each year. Angus was the first storm in the 2016-17 season.
Surveys conducted after named storms in 2016/17 have shown further increases in awareness and action taken in response to people hearing about a named storm.
Storm Doris, for example, achieved an 89 per cent awareness score with 94 per cent of those responders finding the severe weather warning useful.
Eighty-two per cent of people who took action ahead of Storm Doris felt they were right to take those actions.
What are the US hurricanes called in 2017?
Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harvey, Irma, Jose, Katia, Lee, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina, Sean, Tammy, Vince and Whitney.
In the US, since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms had been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center.
Will UK and US storm names be the same?
To avoid any confusion over naming, if a storm is the remnants of a tropical storm or hurricane that has moved across the Atlantic, then it will be referred to as "ex-hurricane X".
Can I suggest a storm name?
The Met Office isn't asking for new names after receiving around 10,000 last year.
Who's up next?
This year's named storms are:
Aileen, Brian, Caroline, Dylan, Eleanor, Finn, Georgina, Hector, Iona, James, Karen, Larry, Meave, Niall, Octavia, Paul, Rebecca, Simon, Tali and Victor.
Why are there no storms for Q, U, X, Y and Z?
To ensure we are in line with the US National Hurricane Centre naming conventions, there are no names which begin with the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z. This maintains consistency for official storm naming in the North Atlantic.


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Bella is in the prime of her life and deserves to have a young male dog in her life. As much as we love Kepu, he's an older dog and set in his ways. The wildflowers are in bloom and Bella's trainer invited us to come on a photo shoot involving half a dozen dogs. It was quite a surprise to meet Enzo, a young male who looks just like Bella. As one my nephews said, "It appears someone cloned your dog." Paul asked me to look after Enzo. This sweet, handsome dog was crazy about Bella. Their body language mirrored each other in several of the photos taken that day, a sign of their natural affinity for one another. Trainer Paul Miller utilized video footage taken that day to create The Field of Magic (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d56Nfyb7OkI&feature=relmfu). Bella appears in the second half of this beautiful 8 minute video montage.


StartUP Friday is a "meet-up" designed to bridge the gap that exist amongst startups,investors, mentors, buyers and other players in the Nigerian ICT ecosystem.
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Future HACK is hacking current problems to produce solutions that can disrupt bad lifestyle or amplify good ones. Ideas and/or solutions generated could be funded for further research and funding into becoming ventures.
Future Garage is a technology-driven program for undergraduates to spark, nurture and build innovative solutions of Startups. It is conducted in a designated space within the University, managed by students but supported by OIIE and the University.
iWork is an onsite and online outsourcing/internship program for Nigerian undergraduates within Nigeria and in diaspora to enrich their practical learning experience, while promoting knowledge exchange and participatory contribution to ICT development in Nigeria.
The venture-in-a-week program is organized by office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE) with the vision of cultivating a network of outstanding individuals, converting ground breaking ideas into successful companies that can change the world, generating employment, innovative services and products, social prosperity and to foster business and social association among NYSC corps member who have zeal for entrepreneurship.
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If I were you I would report him/her (although I am convinced it is a she from the past and posting under another name) to the mods. Calling you a liar over and over is against the TOS.
Oh I'm far from perfect, and I wouldn't say I'm the most moral person. Like everyone else, I have my own set of flaws. In this case, however, you have put yours on full display, and they are indeed ugly. I could refute your comments all day, but one of your flaws is to simply deny that it happened. This wasn't a debate, this was you shaking your head violently in denial.
I'm White. To hate them is to hate a part of myself, and I definitely do not. White people are human, and human beings are fallible. History proves it. Our actions every day prove it. Part of life is to learn, not only from our own mistakes, but from those that came before us.
You have yet to actually refute any of my comments, what have you been waiting for? I have disputed yours with your own reference, even from the author of your own reference.
Self ethnic-hate isn't a new concept.
You're right and I have seen it before in this forum. In fact I know of one woman who is half Irish and half native indian and she expresses the very same sentiments as this person does. Just hates her white side.
I really don't give a rat's patootie what happened 1,000, 500, or 150 years ago. That was then, this is now. All Native Americans native to the USA today are citizens with full rights and protections under the Constitution. My ancestors came here in accordance with immigration laws as they were established at the time.
Wars have been fought, land exchanged hands by all peoples throughout history. Barbarians invaded and conquered Rome and plunged Western civilization into the Dark Ages. So freakin' what? Today all nations have internationally recognized sovereign borders and the US is no different.
A pass for what, exactly? "Did some real nasty stuff to each other" is like the caption of a movie about human interaction. I'm not sure how that excuses what became a cultural and very literal genocide. And what 1st Hispanics? It wasn't Hispanics who did this in what would become the US/Canada.
Please check your history: the Hispanics were the 1st "white" people who came here AND beat down the Indians; Cortez and the Aztecs. The "anglo" whites came later and they did their share of bad stuff. Tho no worse than what different Indian tribes did to each other back in the day.
Agreed. Mexico does that it ITS illegal aliens; the US can and SHOULD do the same thing.


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Cowichan Bowmen Archery Club
Judges, Coaches and Safety Officers
Members Stuff
2018 February Target Wall Rebuild
2017 Harvest Moon 3D
2017 Wall Work Party
2017 Hell Hole 3D
2017 Family Fun Day and Open House
2017 Bowmen 900 and Fundraiser for Bryan Harper
3D Tournaments
Target Tournaments
Hunter's Corner
Archery Links
Indoor Mailmatch Booking Shooting Times
Hello Bowmen Members,
Anyone interested in participating in the Indoor Mailmatch this year that would be interested in shooting at a consistent day of the week and time of the day is asked to send an email to the target@cowichanbowmen.com email address and I will coordinate the booking on the Bowmen Calendar on our Website. (https://cowichanbowmen.com/events-calendar/)
For those Members interested in seeing when the Clubhouse will be occupied and not able to accommodate extra shooters due to the COVID protocols – also please see the Bowmen Calendar on our Website. (https://cowichanbowmen.com/events-calendar/)
Thank you for your assistance,
Darcy Dean
Vice President & Target Director
Archery Canada 2021 National Indoor Mailmatch Competition
Hello Cowichan Bowmen Members,
Archery Canada has made the decision to run the Indoor Mailmatch again this year in a modified - Socially Distanced format.
To register you must first go to the Archery Canada website and enter directly on their link at the bottom of their homepage.
Second, contact me at Target@Cowichanbowmen.com to arrange the scoring and paperwork with the Club. While the scores will still need to be witnessed - the rules around that are obviously changing.
If you have any questions - please let me know and I can guide you through the process.
Good luck and I hope to see some interested Archers.
Vice President / Target Director
Archery Canada 2021 Indoor Mailmatch Competition
Indoor / Outdoor Range Update
Cowichan Bowmen Archery Club Members
In response to the most recent Health Orders, we have made some adjustments to how the Indoor and Outdoor ranges will operate.
Archers will be required to maintain no less than 3 meters between each other as well utilize the plastic barriers between archers. This will reduce the number of archers on the shooting line down to three from the previous five. Similar distancing practices will be required for archers shooting outdoors.
Masks will be required at all time when not directly shooting.
Clean in and clean out procedures will continue. We ask all our members to wipe down all surfaces they come into contact with to ensure all protective measures remain in place.
Sign in procedures remain a requirement to ensure we know who has been to the club at any date and time.
The new Health Orders allow us to remain open for use but only to the point we all work together. These changes are in addition to the practices and procedures already identified in our Return to Play plan.
Please remain respectful of others, stay safe and continue to enjoy what we have in the best and safest way possible.
The Cowichan Bowmen Directors
"Aim to get involved - Target family fun"
JOP (Junior Olmpic Program) and Family Night cancelled until further notice.
Family Night - Important Update
Starting Tuesday November 3rd, 2020 everyone entering the clubhouse during Family Night sessions will be required to wear a Cloth Facemask. Visors or shields will not be acceptable. This is in addition to following the social distancing requirement of maintaining 6 feet separation from anyone who does not reside in your household on a regular basis.
If you are sick or feeling unwell please stay home.
Please review the following information regarding Facemasks from the BC Centre for Disease Control http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/prevention-risks/masks
A Message To Members
The Upcoming AGM
Request for Reflection by our Members
On November 24th the Cowichan Bowmen Archery Club will once again hold their Annual General Meeting, just like in years past. This year, however, one of the key components of our clubs success will no longer be available to us. Roger Walker, our current JOP coordinator and President, will be stepping down as he relocates out of the Cowichan Valley. Originally I wished to put a motion to the floor to bestow Roger with a lifetime membership as a Cowichan Bowmen member – but he has already received that honor. His commitment to our club should no less be recognized with a testament to his dedication. This will be a monumental loss to our organization that will be felt for years to come.
Roger is not giving up archery – just planning on enjoying it in a new community and different club. This will, no less, leave a massive hole in our organization, greater than I can put into words. I doubt there is a member of the Bowmen that has not worked alongside Roger, been mentored by Roger or shot arrows with Roger. He was an executive member when I first joined over a decade ago. I can think of no one more worthy of being recognized as a Lifetime Member. Now that we are faced with recognizing this change we get to the question of reflection by our members. Where do the members wish us to go from here?
This has been a different year for all organizations, businesses and programs. We have been shut down, refocused and limited with what we are able to do. These things are real, current and will be with us for quite some time into the future. So where do we go from here? At our AGM we have, at minimum, three, maybe four, executive positions that will be vacant. We have a core group of committed volunteers and volunteer directors who have repeatedly stepped up to do their best to make the Cowichan Bowmen one of the best clubs on the Island and in the province. So where do the Members wish us to go from here?
Is it the wish of the membership that we detract and limit activities, events and competitions and just be a nice place to come out and shoot some arrows? Do we do what is required to move forward and return to supporting organized events and competitions throughout the year? Do we support the development and coaching of our kids in JOP and introduce them to competitions around the province? Whichever the choice of our members, these questions need to be answered.
The Cowichan Bowmen has upwards and over 200 members on most any year. I am asking that each of those members consider where you would like our club to be in 5 or 10 years. I am asking that each of those members consider what you can do to help support our club, going forward. I am asking that each of those members consider if you could possibly hold a greater role in the operations of our club than you have in years past. Finally, I am asking for your thoughts.
Send me a note or email or come out to the AGM on November 24th and let us know where you would like us to go. The AGM will proceed, as a requirement under the Societies Act and our Club Constitution, so please lend a hand and let us know your thoughts.
Target Director
Clubhouse Open to Members
The clubhouse is open for members use. There are rules and social distancing requirements in place. Please obey all signs and procedures when using the clubhouse. If any reports are made that social distancing or other procedures are not being followed it may cause the clubhouse to be closed indefinitely or administrative action taken against the offending party which may include loss of membership. A maximum of 12 people will be allowed in the clubhouse at any one time and no more than 5 on the shooting line. Only use the backdoor of the clubhouse when entering and exiting the building.
To obtain the backdoor code please use the contact form and select "Secretary" from the drop down menu. If you haven't completed the waiver form you'll have to do that first and submit it along with your request for the door code. If you have any questions please include them in your message when contacting the club secretary.
ATTENTION! - All Cowichan Bowmen Archery Club Members
The club has been notified by the owners of the land that surround the Cowichan Bowmen Archery Club that their electric fence is active and turned on to it's maximum setting. DO NOT touch or come in contact with this fence as it could cause you or others that are in your care such as children or animals serious harm. This fence is designed to repel Elk which are large animals so please be careful and stay clear of the fence.
Club Reopening on June 16, 2020
The Cowichan Bowmen Archery Club will begin opening on June 16, 2020. The opening will be subject to the rules and guidelines as stated in the following document which can be downloaded by clicking here.
It is important for all members to read the document in it's entirety and complete the waiver form to gain access to the club grounds. It's important to note that all the rules, orders, and guidelines are subject to change without notice due to the fluid nature of this pandemic and the requirements that need to be met to help keep our members safe. We will always do our best to keep you updated in a timely manner as to any changes in our policies and the club's operations.
We know it's been a while coming and appreciate all our members patience while we make sure that everything was in place to have a successful reopening. Besides being the right time to open we also had the club grounds to prepare, had meetings to discuss the status of the club, and took the time to make sure how we can best open in a safe manner while following BC Archery and BC Provincial Government orders and guidelines.
Hand Sanitizer and Wipes at The Clubhouse
Any member or guest who uses the clubhouse facilities must wipe down ANYTHING they touch in the clubhouse with the disenfectant wipes which are on a table in the clubhouse. Upon entering or using the clubhouse facilities please use the supplied hand sanitizer or wash your hands with soap in the washroom. This is for the safety of everyone.
Now's A Great Time To Renew Your Membership
If you haven't renewed your Cowichan Bowmen Archery Club Membership, or are thinking of joining the club for the first time, now would be a great. You can download the membership form using the link below and drop it off at the club during family nights, or mail it in. We look forward to seeing all new and returning members. If you have questions, contact the membership director using the contact form by clicking here.
Click here to download the 2019 - 2020 membership form.
Club Motto - And The Winner Is...
5 options were presented for members to vote on. The one that received the most votes is "Aim to get involved - Target family fun". Motion to adopt it for the club's motto was passed at the November 26 general meeting.
Thank you for all who submitted their votes, and their names were entered in a prize draw for a $50 restaurant gift certificate, drawn at the November 26 general meeting. The winner of the draw is Darcy Dean. Many congratulations Darcy.
Target Wall Rebuild
A BIG thank you to all who came out to help rebuild the target wall, we did it in record time.
Thanks to: Chris E, Darcy D, Frank P, John P, Lindsay M, Norm A, Rand G, Roger W, Russell O, Warren D and a couple of other volunteers who remain anonymous.
No Shooting Broadheads or Crossbows on Butts
A reminder that broadhead arrows and/or crossbows are to be used in the sandpit only and are not to be used on the target or field butts as they wreck the butts.
Membership Info and Documents
Acknowledgement of Risk and Waiver Form
Return to Play Plan Updated September 2020
Must Read for All Members
COVID-19 & Archery
BC Archery Return to Play Resources
BC Archery Association Return to Play Plan
Archery Canada COVID-19 Updates
BC Covid-19 Dashboard
BC Archery To The Point Newsletter
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Cowichan Bowmen Video
The following link is the short video, produced by Andre Rodrigue of Cobalt Visual, presenting members of the Cowichan Bowmen Archery Club showcasing their club and their activities, including the Junior Olympic Program.
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