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Enyeama Will Rejoin Super Eagles – Rohr
on August 16, 2017 at 10:45 am
Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr, has remained optimistic the former Super Eagles captain, goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, will return to the team.
Rohr claimed he has a near perfect relationship with the goalkeeper who is currently not in the good books of new coach of French Ligue 1 side Lille Marcelo Bielsa, who axed him from the first team.
The Franco-German coach said once Enyeama returns to full fitness and also sort out the issues of finding a new club, he is confident he will return to the team.
"The true position is that I have a good relationship with Enyeama and he has a problem with the Federation (NFF) before I came on board as coach, and when I called him and he said there's a problem with the Federation, I cannot come at the moment" Rohr said.
"I tried to call him again he asked to take some leave for his injury. I think the situation is a little bit different; some players who don't want to play for their national team can change their mind.
"But unfortunately the injury of Vincent means he cannot come for this game against Cameroon, not only that he also has to find another club because his club bought two other goalkeepers.
"So he cannot play at the moment at his club, he must be fit first and also find another club then hopefully he will be motivated to come back to the national team", Rohr said.
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Woodland Caribou: Our shared past, shared future
By: Chronicle Journal
From May 16-20, our community hosted nearly 400 biologists, policy-makers, First Nations, environmentalists, forestry, oil and gas interests to discuss the most recent scientific findings on the decline of woodland caribou across Canada.
An evening, organized by the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists, was dedicated to sharing information with the general public. At that session, Paul Kennedy, the moderator of CBC's Ideas, referred to woodland caribou as the "canary in the coal mine," suggesting that the disappearance of this species from parts of Northern Ontario and our Lake Superior shores, and across Canada, may signal a decline in the general health of the boreal forest.
Woodland caribou have been an important part of our local history. Original occupants of this region relied on caribou for survival. Local archaeologist Scott Hamilton took us back nearly 10,000 years, to the melting of a 3 kilometre-thick ice sheet, and the ensuing occupation of the area by the first nomadic caribou hunters. Hundreds of thousands of artifacts from such sites as the nearby McKenzie River prove a succession of occupations from a time when Sleeping Giant Provincial Park was an island.
Ted Armstrong, a retired local biologist, cited evidence to prove a dramatic northward recession in woodland caribou range in our region at a rate of 35 km per decade over the last 100 years – that's 350 km in one century.Ê
Individual herds, such as the Wawa herd, disappeared over one winter in 1910-11 as the supply ship for mines in the area failed to arrive, and the miners survived the winter on the plentiful caribou. That herd is now extinct.
Armstrong reported that as many as 59 caribou at a time could be spotted on the Sibley Peninsula in the early 1900s. That herd is long gone due to human incursions: hunting, logging, and land grants for farming that cut off the herd from migration routes. The last Lake Superior remnant herd survives on the protected and human-free Slate Islands.
Art Rogers, a research scientist at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, enlightened us on the "secret lives of woodland caribou," as video collars attached via helicopter netting enable us to view firsthand what they eat, how they deal with predators and insect harassment, reproduce and bear young, interact socially, and respond to human presence on the landscape.
Franziska von Rosen introduced us to a video series calledÊOur Incredible World, which has a six-part consideration of the woodland caribou aimed at school audiences. Complete with games and teacher lesson plans, it promises to be a powerful tool in raising awareness of our boreal neighbors and the role such creatures play in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.
Does it matter that we pay attention to the issue of species recession, and possible local extinction? As famed biologist and Pulitzer prize winner E.O. Wilson states so eloquently, "Nature has no need of us, and can stand alone." He cites the First Principle of Human Ecology: Homo sapiens is a species confined to an extremely small niche (in geologic time). It follows that human self-interest, (our longevity as a species?), is best served by not overly harming the other life forms that evolved alongside us, and still survive.
Woodland caribou may well be a marker of the wellness of the forest ecosystem in our own back yard. Relatively new pressures such as climate change may very well be the straw that breaks the caribou's back. But if we manage our forests well, they and many other threatened boreal species may yet survive.
We commend the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists and their special guest speakers for reminding us that sharing our forests with fellow creatures in a mutually sustainable way, and understanding that relationship, is important.
This is all very interesting. The cause for the decline of caribou populations is always because of human activity such as logging.
If this is the true cause , why is the caribou herd in Jasper National Park near the Columbia Icefields also in decline. No logging, no oil and gas exploration, no mining, no agriculture.

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Working with someone who is totally objective and totally vested in me during the coaching sessions brought so much non-biased and honest clarity to my particular situation unlike what I get when I speak with a colleague or friend about the same things. With your finesse as a very attentive and active listener, you were able to help me (empower me) to make connections, draw conclusions and thus take steps for moving forward that I might not otherwise have done or done so quickly.
Coaching has helped me to see things differently and make connections that I was not making before. I have taken away multiple resources, tools, and approaches that I can use in new situations that arise. I also valued having the time to focus and reflect on my leadership.
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wonder why they occur, these jams?There can be several: it is poorly treated ear canal, and the hereditary factor when the body produces a large amount of wax, and various obstacles to the natural outflow of the sulfur from the ear, such as the wearing of a conventional hearing aid.Independently determine if ear cerumen impaction, is not so difficult.Symptoms may include a hearing loss, periodic feeling of congestion, it is also possible noise or ringing (when cerumen impaction regard to the eardrum).Is there any way to get rid of the problem, if there was detected cerumen impaction?At home, make it possible.
w to remove the sulfuric acid from the ear plug yourself.This will require hydrogen peroxide, petrolatum and vegetable oil.These heated to body temperature material must be instilled into the ear multiple (about 3-4) times per day.The result was not long in coming - the cork will disappear.
following advice on how to remove the sulfuric acid from the ear plug yourself.You will need the juice of garlic and camphor oil.These materials are also heated to body temperature, it is dipped into a mixture of gauze and a tourniquet is placed in the ear as a compress.As soon as a burning sensation, it is removed.The ear is rinsed with water.This should be done so that the water together with sulfur could safely go.
next version of how to remove the sulfuric acid from the ear plug yourself.To mix the water and hydrogen peroxide in a ratio of one to one.The solution was heated and flush the ear canal of the syringe so that the liquid was easy to get out of the ear.It should be noted that this procedure is best done after softening ear cerumen.
next way how to remove the sulfuric acid from the ear plug yourself.It will take boric acid.It must be accurately entered using a syringe without a needle in the ear, so that liquid is pulled up cerumen.Will felt a hiss, because sulfur will dissolve.Head tilted to one side is better, so that the fluid with chunks of unwanted substances left out without hindrance.We perform the procedure you need for a week, a couple of times a day.
Analyzing how to get rid of cerumen, one must understand that all domestic procedures he does with a certain degree of risk.Only a doctor can do everything quickly, smoothly and without complications.But if the patient does not wish to seek medical care, it must be remembered that strictly forbidden to dispose of cerumen by the sharp objects and ear sticks.It is impossible to pick out from, sulfuric ear plug is in most cases lead to traumatic passage not only aural, but also the eardrum.
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The European Union wants to advance the frontiers
During the visits to Serbia and Montenegro at the end of last week, EU Commissioner Johannes Khan presented the new EU enlargement strategy. It calls for the accession of six Balkan countries - Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo - to the single Europe since 2025. Experts believe that by embarking on such a large-scale expansion, the EU expects to maintain its leading role in the region, and at the same time to solve its own problems.
The fact that Johannes Khan chose to visit Serbia and Montenegro is not accidental. The EU has set a time frame for entry (by 2025) to only these two countries, and they both are subject to very stringent requirements. The rest of the states in the region have only been confirmed that there is a European perspective for them - without reference to any terms. Albania and Macedonia are promised the beginning of accession negotiations, Bosnia - the future status of the candidate, and Kosovo - the possibility of "progress on the European path."
This follows from the Strategy of the EU's enlargement to the Balkans promulgated last week. Johannes Khan and the head of European diplomacy Federica Mogherini presented the plan before the European deputies in Strasbourg. "The Balkan states and their leaders have opted for membership in the EU. And we want to see them in the European Union," Mogherini declared.
Thus, the EU returned to the 2003 pledge at the Summit in Thessaloniki to accept all the Balkan countries into its ranks. Until recently it seemed that the promise had been safely forgotten, and Croatia's membership in 2013 looked more like an exception. The EU is mired in its own problems, its old-timers do not hide their satiety after several waves of expansion, and the current EU leadership, which took the steering wheel in 2014, directly stated that new members of the union are not expected. And now the European Union has again announced an expansion, and a very large one. Many in the Balkans (and in other countries) regarded this as an important step towards a united Europe.
However, the readiness to accept the Balkan countries of the EU is limited by very stringent requirements. The expansion strategy contains more than fifty recommendations for potential members. Their essence can be reduced to two points: completion of reforms and settlement of all interstate disputes. Last week, Johannes Khan repeatedly has assured that it is difficult to count on membership without implementing these points. At the same time, the EU Commissioner himself and Federica Mogherini repeated the mantra: "2025 is not a deadline, but a prospect, although real."
Officially, the authorities of the Balkan countries welcomed the new strategy. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić called the European Union "the most successful project after World War II" after the meeting with Johannes Khan in Belgrade. In turn, Montenegro Prime Minister Duško Marković assured that his country, which is considered the leader of European integration, "can join the alliance until 2025".
Only Kosovo's leaders are openly dissatisfied. "The EU strategy does not clarify the question of Kosovo's membership, which is unfair," complained President Hashim Thaçi. At that, he immediately added: "But we will not fall into despair and will do everything that the EU requires of us."
Unofficially, governments of many Balkan countries admit that they "expected something more". The main complaints are the absence of clear deadlines and membership criteria in it. In addition, almost all countries believe that the EU's requirements are "extremely tough." Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić directly announced that "Serbia has to climb Everest."


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Lot 137 - 1993 Porsche 964 C15 Widebody Cabriolet
UK Registered
964 C15 Widebody
The Porsche 964 is the company's internal name for the Porsche 911 manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1994. Designed by Benjamin Dimson through January 1986, it featured significant styling revisions over previous 911 models, most prominently the more integrated bumpers. It was the first generation 911 to be offered with Porsche's optional Tiptronic automatic transmission and all-wheel drive as options.
The 964 was considered to be 85% new as compared to its predecessor, the Carrera 3.2. The first 964s available in 1989 were all-wheel drive equipped "Carrera 4" models; Porsche added the rear wheel drive Carrera 2 variant to the range in 1990. Both variants were available as a coupe, Targa or Cabriolet. A new naturally aspirated engine called the M64 was used for 964 models, with a flat-6 displacement of 3.6 litres. Porsche substantially revised the suspension, replacing torsion bars with coil springs and shock absorbers. Power steering and ABS brakes were added to the 911 for the first time; both were standard. The exterior bumpers and fog lamps became flush with the car for better aerodynamics. A new electric rear spoiler raised at speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h) and lowered down flush with the rear engine lid at lower speeds or at rest. Performance was brisk to say the least, with a top speed of 261 km/h.
The example on offer today comes with the incredibly rare C15 factory turbo-wide body kit. This makes this remarkable C2 Cabriolet one of only 118 in this specification. The car started life in Hong Kong, before being imported into the UK by it's owner, a prolific collector of 964s. Under his ownership, the car was fully repainted and interior leather re-done by Paul Stephens at a cost of £68,700. This is fully documented. The car then became part of Afzal Khan's private collection, who owned the car prior until June 2016. It has done 76,400 km as supported by the relevant documentation. This 964 has been kept garaged and rarely used under the current vendor's ownership as reflected in the condition.
Partial service history and the certificate of authenticity accompanies the car, with regular servicing and maintenance work carried out at the Porsche Centre in Leeds. The car is described as 'excellent' throughout by the current vendor and presents a remarkable opportunity for any Porsche enthusiast.
Estimate: £50,000 – £60,000
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from __future__ import unicode_literals
# start tutorial
from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
from django.forms import widgets
from djng.forms import fields, NgModelFormMixin, NgFormValidationMixin
from djng.styling.bootstrap3.forms import Bootstrap3Form

def validate_password(value):
    # Just for demo. Do not validate passwords like this!
    if value != "secret":
        raise ValidationError("The password is wrong.")

class SubscribeForm(NgModelFormMixin, NgFormValidationMixin, Bootstrap3Form):
    use_required_attribute = False
    scope_prefix = 'subscribe_data'
    form_name = 'my_form'

    CONTINENT_CHOICES = [('am', 'America'), ('eu', 'Europe'), ('as', 'Asia'), ('af', 'Africa'),
                         ('au', 'Australia'), ('oc', 'Oceania'), ('an', 'Antartica')]
    TRAVELLING_BY = [('foot', 'Foot'), ('bike', 'Bike'), ('mc', 'Motorcycle'), ('car', 'Car'),
                     ('public', 'Public Transportation'), ('train', 'Train'), ('air', 'Airplane')]
    NOTIFY_BY = [('email', 'EMail'), ('phone', 'Phone'), ('sms', 'SMS'), ('postal', 'Postcard')]

    first_name = fields.CharField(label='First name', min_length=3, max_length=20)

    last_name = fields.RegexField(
        r'^[A-Z][a-z -]?',
        label='Last name',
        error_messages={'invalid': 'Last names shall start in upper case'})

    sex = fields.ChoiceField(
        choices=(('m', 'Male'), ('f', 'Female')),
        widget=widgets.RadioSelect,
        required=True,
        error_messages={'invalid_choice': 'Please select your sex'},
    )

    email = fields.EmailField(
        label='E-Mail',
        required=True,
        help_text='Please enter a valid email address')

    subscribe = fields.BooleanField(
        label='Subscribe Newsletter',
        initial=False, required=False)

    phone = fields.RegexField(
        r'^\+?[0-9 .-]{4,25}$',
        label='Phone number',
        error_messages={'invalid': 'Phone number have 4-25 digits and may start with +'})

    birth_date = fields.DateField(
        label='Date of birth',
        widget=widgets.DateInput(attrs={'validate-date': '^(\d{4})-(\d{1,2})-(\d{1,2})$'}),
        help_text='Allowed date format: yyyy-mm-dd')

    continent = fields.ChoiceField(
        label='Living on continent',
        choices=CONTINENT_CHOICES,
        error_messages={'invalid_choice': 'Please select your continent'})

    weight = fields.IntegerField(
        label='Weight in kg',
        min_value=42,
        max_value=95,
        error_messages={'min_value': 'You are too lightweight'})

    height = fields.FloatField(
        label='Height in meters',
        min_value=1.48,
        max_value=1.95,
        step=0.05,
        error_messages={'max_value': 'You are too tall'})

    traveling = fields.MultipleChoiceField(
        label='Traveling by',
        choices=TRAVELLING_BY,
        help_text='Choose one or more carriers',
        required=True)

    notifyme = fields.MultipleChoiceField(
        label='Notify by',
        choices=NOTIFY_BY,
        widget=widgets.CheckboxSelectMultiple,
        required=True,
        help_text='Must choose at least one type of notification',
    )

    annotation = fields.CharField(
        label='Annotation',
        required=True,
        widget=widgets.Textarea(attrs={'cols': '80', 'rows': '3'}))

    agree = fields.BooleanField(
        label='Agree with our terms and conditions',
        initial=False,
        required=True)

    password = fields.CharField(
        label='Password',
        widget=widgets.PasswordInput,
        validators=[validate_password],
        min_length=6,
        help_text='The password is "secret"')

    confirmation_key = fields.CharField(
        max_length=40,
        required=True,
        widget=widgets.HiddenInput(),
        initial='hidden value')

    def clean(self):
        if self.cleaned_data.get('first_name') == 'John' and self.cleaned_data.get('last_name') == 'Doe':
            raise ValidationError('The full name "John Doe" is rejected by the server.')
        return super(SubscribeForm, self).clean()

default_subscribe_data = {
    'first_name': "John",
    'last_name': "Doe",
    'sex': 'm',
    'email': 'john.doe@example.org',
    'phone': '+1 234 567 8900',
    'birth_date': '1975-06-01',
    'continent': 'eu',
    'height': 1.82,
    'weight': 81,
    'traveling': ['bike', 'train'],
    'notifyme': ['email', 'sms'],
    'annotation': "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
    'agree': True,
    'password': '',
}

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Q: php-cs-fixer [Symfony\Component\Process\Exception\RuntimeException] The process has been signaled with signal "6" I've installed php-cs-fixer via composer tonight.
But when testing again a php file I'm getting the following error:

[Symfony\Component\Process\Exception\RuntimeException]
  The process has been signalled with signal "6".

I've tried removing it and re-installing it to the same effect.
Your help here would be greatly appreciated.
New to laravel PHP programming but enjoying it!

A: Worked it out guys/girls.
Was a version issue with php. Not sure how it happened as I'd installed php71 via homebrew but when doing.
php -v it was pointing to the pre-installed version of php on my mac.
PLUS I had a version of mampstack installed on my machine. I removed that.
Reinstalled php71 and did a
php -v
and sure enough, the correct version of php is now running.
The php-cs-fixer is now working as expected.
This was question was my first post to stack overflow :-)
Looking forward to contributing more!
Take care.

A: You need updates or install some dependencies as follows:
$brew install svn
$brew link --overwrite subversion

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Southeastern elects David Graves as bishop
By Annette Spence July 13, 2016 | LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS)
The Rev. David Graves is embraced by Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, resident bishop of the Holston Conference, following his election as a United Methodist bishop at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference on July 13 at Lake Junaluska, N.C. Photo by Annette Spence, Holston Conference
The Rev. David Graves, senior pastor of Church Street United Methodist Church in the Holston Conference, has been elected as a United Methodist bishop by delegates at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference.
Graves, 58, was elected July 13 at the jurisdiction's quadrennial meeting at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, on the fourth ballot. He received 221 votes out of 345 valid ballots cast. He needed 207 to be elected.
Graves was the second bishop elected at the July 13-15 meeting, following Rev. Sharma Lewis of the North Georgia Conference, elected on the first ballot earlier in the day.
"I want to thank you, the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, for putting your faith in me," Graves said after his election. "So we go forth to win people to Christ, see the unseen, transform lives, and help The United Methodist Church change the world."
Graves was elected by the SEJ's 376 total delegates, an equal number of United Methodist clergy and laity, from the nine states forming the Southeastern Jurisdiction. The assignments of bishops in the Southeastern Jurisdiction for the next four years will be announced later in the week. His four-year term of service begins Sept. 1.
Graves was nominated by the Holston Conference. Prior to coming to Church Street, he served six years as superintendent for the conference's Kingsport District. In 2011 and 2012, he served as dean of the cabinet.
Graves has been an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church for more than 27 years and previously served as senior pastor of Ooltewah United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for 11 years. Earlier in 2016, he led the Holston delegation to General Conference as the first elected clergy delegate. In 2013, the Holston Annual Conference presented him with the Denman Evangelism Award.
Graves is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a bachelor's degree in business administration and from Candler School of Theology with a master of divinity degree.
He has been married to Nancy Graves for 34 years. They have two children and a grandson.
In his post-election remarks, Graves thanked Bishop Clay Lee for ordaining him, Bishop Ray Chamberlain for believing in him, and Bishop James Swanson for appointing him as a district superintendent. He thanked his current bishop, Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor "who I have known for 40 years and who was my associate pastor when I was growing up at Fountain City United Methodist Church."
Spence is the communicator for the Holston Conference.
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US long-term mortgage rates fall; 30-year at 3.57%
In this Sept. 25, 2019, photo a realty company's signs rest on several lawns in front of newly constructed houses in Brandon, Miss. On Thursday, Oct. 10, Freddie Mac reports on this week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week amid continued uncertainty about the economy's outlook.
Mortgage rates have been running near historic lows, a potential boon to homebuyers.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dipped to 3.57% from 3.65% last week. A year ago, the average rate stood at 4.90%.
The average rate for 15-year, fixed-rate home loans declined this week to 3.05% from 3.14% last week.
by TOM KRISHER, Associated Press / Jan 19, 2021
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's highway safety agency has rejected a request from Ford and Mazda to avoid recalling about 3 million vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday the ammonium nitrate propellant used to inflate the driver's air bags is showing signs of decay and poses a safety risk.
by MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press / Jan 19, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — That's another no for the "Pharma Bro."
A federal judge has rejected convicted pharmaceutical executive's Martin Shkreli's second request to be let out of prison early, showing skepticism about his claim in court papers that mental health issues have weakened his immune system and made him more susceptible to contracting the coronavirus.


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A two-goal Tuesday by Filip Zadina and Wade Megan and three-point performances from Zadina, Martin Frk and Matt Puempel put the Grand Rapids Griffins within one win of advancing to the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs for the sixth time in the last seven years.
With a gritty 6-2 victory over the Chicago Wolves at Van Andel Arena – a game that featured a combined 144 penalty minutes and a near hour delay due to ice repairs – Grand Rapids grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals. The Griffins will have a chance to eliminate the division champions for the second time in three years on Wednesday when they host Game 4 at 7 p.m.
But by mid-February Cholowski's play had slipped. His confidence was wavering and the Red Wings believed it was best for him to go to the minor leagues.
Cholowski's defensive game needed to improve. There was too much indecision and opposing players were exposing Cholowski's inexperience.
"They sent me here for a reason – my defensive zone (coverage), being a little more assertive, being a little harder to play against," said Cholowski, the Wings' 2016 first-round draft pick.
Cholowski, 21, wound up playing 25 regular-season games with the Griffins, posting 12 points (all assists) and an even rating.
Windows flew open. People shouted "Hallelujah!" Joe Louis Arena was seen doing a dance. Woodward Avenue curved into a smile. The Captain is back in the fold, and at the very least, one senior citizen is delirious.
So what does Holland do now? Well, the next calendar year will almost certainly tell the tale. If he is still the Red Wings' senior vice-president after the summer of 2020, you can probably count on him being a Red Wing for life. He'll be close to 65 years old, he'll have been out of the game for a year, the Seattle expansion team will have chosen its GM and the ship out of Detroit will have sailed.
Another thing that will almost certainly dictate whether Holland stays in Detroit or goes somewhere else is how much Yzerman leans on Holland, how much he makes Holland part of the decision-making process and how engaged and invested Holland feels in the future of the Red Wings. He's 63 years old now and has made more money that he'll ever need, but a guy who has been the key decision maker for almost a quarter of a century will have some adjusting to do here. But if he's nothing more than a figurehead, that won't work.
If playing golf, going to his summer home in Vernon, spending time with his grandchildren, seeing the world with his wife and having a peripheral management involvement with the only organization for which he's ever worked is enough, Holland will stick around. If he gets antsy and needs to run a hockey department again, and there's a team out there who will hire him on his terms, then there's a chance Holland will pick up and go elsewhere.
But the thing is, nobody knows what the future holds because Holland doesn't even know himself.
It wasn't the first thing Steve Yzerman said upon his return. But it was the point he kept coming back to Friday as his long-awaited homecoming was made official.
The Captain is back as the Red Wings' general manager, and amid all the trumpeted fanfare, there was the same measured leader we all remember.
It was time. Few will argue that, including Holland himself ultimately, which was something Ilitch went out of his way to say as he announced a contract extension for the longtime GM in his new role as a senior vice president.
Steve Yzerman is finally coming home. No wonder Detroit Red Wings fans were crying when news broke Friday morning.
No wonder they were cheering. And celebrating. And texting and calling each other to revel.
The Hall of Fame center and longtime Wings captain is taking the helm of the franchise he helped turn into Hockeytown, replacing current general manager Ken Holland.


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Cristo Rey Schools Pick Student Management System for New Campuses
By Michael Hart
Cristo Rey High Schools will use a Rediker Software package as it recruits students for the fall 2016 opening of two new schools in Baton Rouge, LA, and Tampa, FL.
Cristo Rey is a network of 30 Catholic high schools in 19 states that primarily serve underprivileged students who use its work-study program to fund their educations. Each school has an average of about 330 students, 97 percent of them students of color.
The work-study aspect to the school system's operations calls for functions that are not always necessary with traditional student management systems. Cristo Rey schools, at full enrollment, depend on income from the students' work-study activities to fund their operations, so recruiting suitable candidates is particularly important.
Rediker's AdminPlus software will offer Cristo Rey the traditional gradebook, student and parent portals and a notification module. It will also help with the recruitment process over the next year. Its Online Forms component will help each school track prospective students through the admission process and target each school's unique requirements to qualify for entrance.
Once school begins, each student works one day a week, so the schools require software that will accommodate a 20-day rotational schedule.
Cristo Rey representatives said they chose Rediker Software for the new schools in Baton Rouge and Tampa after experimenting with it at three other schools.
"I have worked with similar programs and was very frustrated by their lack of user-friendliness, the complicated steps in finding and inputting information, and their lack of technical support," said Aimee Wiles, who will be the principal of the Cristo Rey Baton Rouge High School. "Rediker's scheduling program is customizable to what information we want and what our needs are."
Michael Hart is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and the former executive editor of THE Journal.


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Trading the financial markets is, in my opinion, one of the best of several ways to turn the tables of wealth in your favour. That said, the scary fact is that 90% of retail traders lose money and fail at trading the markets. Why is this? Put simply, it's because they are not trading – they're gambling. Most people who jump into the markets have no idea what they're doing, don't bother to do any research or learn the skills required to be profitable consistently, and then wonder why they lose money hand over fist.
I know this, because that's exactly the mistake I made when I first started trading.
I learned about what seemed to be a simple strategy using GUPPY Multiple Moving Averages crossing each other in a specific way and jumped straight into the markets with no idea what support and resistance even meant, and no concept of risk management. This was a big mistake, and although I closed many profitable trades using this method, my loses far exceeded my profits, and it wasn't long before I had wiped out my account equity through risky emotional trading.
As I had no concept of risk management strategies, I used a ridiculous amount of leverage trading CFD's and I engaged in dangerous 'revenge' trading after losing half of my account equity on a position that turned against me. This wouldn't have been so bad if I had been using a strict trading plan to remove the emotion, but as it was I ended up moving my stop loss further and further away from my entry in the desperate hope the position would turn around and move back in my favour. I kept moving my stop loss until I was risking several times the value of the position, and it eventually took me out with over a 120% loss. To make matters even worse, the market then turned around and began moving back in my favour – you can imagine my complete and utter devastation.
This led to a bout of emotional revenge trading which saw me wipe out the rest of my account value, to the point where I didn't even have enough left to open a new position.
I was beside myself, and it was one of the hardest things I've had to endure emotionally.
A lot of people make exactly the same mistake, and a lot of them make these mistakes using money borrowed from credit cards, friends or family – money that isn't theirs, and which they certainly can't afford to lose.
So, although I love trading, and have now come out the other side after immersing myself in learning and practice, I am acutely aware of the dangers and risks involved and it is for this reason that I want to help others avoid the same mistakes I made so they can get to a position of being consistently profitable much more quickly than I did, and with less heartache.
Risk management is THE most important part of any trading plan; without it, it is extremely unlikely you will ever be consistently profitable. If you go on-line you'll find tonnes of information about trading with people showing you 1000% gains per trade and other completely unrealistic nonsense. Be very careful what you believe and buy into when viewing material on-line, and if you see anyone pushing trading systems or indicators that purport to realise massive quick gains then avoid them at all costs.
Trading is NOT a get rich quick scheme – it takes time, practice and discipline to master, and the amount you are able to make/lose per trade is directly proportional to the value of your account equity.
You should always know exactly what price you are looking to enter a trade, and exactly what price level you are getting out of a trade – whether that's being stopped out by your pre-determined stop loss because your prediction was wrong and the market moved against you, or being taken out at a pre-determined 'take profit' level.
Analysing the markets is so important before jumping into any positions – if you haven't analysed the markets intelligently before opening a position, then your gambling and risking losing a serious amount of money based on a whim. There are two type of analysis when it comes to financial markets – technical analysis, and fundamental analysis.
Technical Analysis is the analysis is price action on the charts. It's look at support and resistance zones created by historical price data, and the information conveyed through each individual candle stick. There are many technical analysis indicators out there, and certainly too many to go through here, but I would recommend ignoring most of them until you've mastered the basics and are working profitably consistently.
Fundamental analysis is a little more complex, and a little more involved if you've not done it before, and basically involves digging into the fundamental information about a stock or commodity to ascertain if there is a strong possibility of that stock going up or down in price. This often involves staying on top of financial and business news, and reading company reports and financial data. This is important and should not be ignored.
Most people will tend to favour one method of analysis over another, and that's fine, but I would certainly recommend learning both as different strategies will require different skill sets and information sets. For example, when buying physical stock shares in companies my predominant method of analysis is through looking at fundamentals, but when day trading through CFD's or Spread Bets I tend to favour technical analysis.
If I'm investing in company stock long term, then I want to be sure the company has strong financial data, low levels of debt in relation to it's revenue, and healthy rising profits.
Finally, it is of paramount importance that you have a written trading plan that you have back tested on the markets you wish to trade. Having a written plan helps to take the emotions out of trading, and gives you a strict set of rules to work to when opening, managing or closing positions in the markets.
A trading plan is just a set of rules that you stick to every time you enter into a trade, and that is based on the results of your back testing analysis through historical data. Always backtest your strategies using historical price data so you can form a meaningful and consistently profitable set of rules to work to when trading. I have several strategies that I've learned and devised that I've back tested over years of price data, and this is what gives me the confidence that overall my strategies are profitable. This is so important, as there will always be losing trades, and that's fine so long as your using good risk management to cut your loses early and run your profits, and if you have faith in your plan being profitable over the long term because you've tested it on historical data.
Back testing might seem arduous and a lot of work, and although it can be a time consuming process, it's well worth the time investment to ensure you're operating a trading plan that is consistently profitable over a long period of time (years).
A trading plan is essential for removing the emotion from your trading – if you let your emotions tag along for the ride you WILL lose money. A good plan makes all your trading decisions for you, so you can't get caught up in emotional trading when price action moves against you. Devise a good plan, and have the discipline to stick to it and you will be profitable over the long term.
Getting to grips with the basics I've outlined here will put you in a much stronger position than 90% of people who trade the financial markets, and although it takes time to learn and practice before refining your ability and techniques, mastering these basic concepts will start you on the path to consistently profitable trading.
If you're interested in learning more, or in some private tuition on the basics of trading and understanding the markets, then get in touch with me at littlegreyjk@gmail.com for more information.
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ExxonMobil Advisory Panel Member Sends Scathing Resignation Letter
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NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – A member of ExxonMobil's External Citizenship Advisory Panel wrote a scathing letter this week declaring her resignation from the panel advising the company that until recently was headed by newly sworn-in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
In the letter, which was first reported by Motherboard on Thursday, Sarah Labowitz said she is "particularly concerned about the company's targeted attack on respected civil society organizations through the courts."
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Just last week, Irving-based ExxonMobil filed another brief in a federal Texas court "advancing an argument that everyday aspects of civil society advocacy with public officials should be treated as an illegal conspiracy," said Labowitz, a corporate social responsibility expert and co-director of the Center for Business and Human Rights at the NYU Stern School of Business.
"The brief argues that having a private meeting, conducting a workshop, publishing a report, or advocating that a public official take action are all elements of what you deem an illegal 'conspiracy,'" she said in the Monday letter, addressed to Ben Soraci, the president of ExxonMobil Foundation and general manager of Public and Government Affairs at ExxonMobil.
Sarah Labowitz, Co-Director, NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights attends the 2016 Concordia Summit in New York City. (credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
"Many companies face criticism and critique, but few respond with the kind of vehemence and aggressive attack strategy that Exxon has executed over the last year," Labowitz said. "This approach is especially disappointing because there are much more effective and constructive ways to respond to such criticism."
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Apple is working on a hardware subscription service for iPhones
Digital, eCommerce, Marketing, Payment Gateway, Web Design
The service would be Apple's biggest push yet into automatically recurring sales, allowing users to subscribe to hardware for the first time.
Apple Inc. is working on a subscription service for the iPhone and other hardware products, a move that could make device ownership similar to paying a monthly app fee, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The service would be Apple's biggest push yet into automatically recurring sales, allowing users to subscribe to hardware for the first time — rather than just digital services. But the project is still in development, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the initiative hasn't been announced.
A push into hardware subscriptions, akin to an auto-leasing program, would be a major strategy shift for a company that has generally sold devices at full cost outright, sometimes through installments or with carrier subsidies. It could help Apple generate more revenue and make it easier for consumers to stomach spending thousands of dollars on new devices.
Apple Inc. ranks No. 3 in the 2021 Digital Commerce 360 Top 1000.
Already, the iPhone is Apple's biggest source of sales, generating nearly $192 billion last year — more than half the company's revenue.
A spokeswoman for Cupertino, California-based Apple declined to comment on the company's plans.
The idea is to make the process of buying an iPhone or iPad on par with paying for iCloud storage or an Apple Music subscription each month. Apple is planning to let customers subscribe to hardware with the same Apple ID and App Store account they use to buy apps and subscribe to services today.
This program would differ from an installment program in that the monthly charge wouldn't be the price of the device split across 12 or 24 months. Rather, it would be a yet-to-be-determined monthly fee that depends on which device the user chooses.
The company has discussed allowing users of the program to swap out their devices for new models when fresh hardware comes out. It historically releases new versions of its major devices, including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, once a year.
Apple has been working on the subscription program for several months, but the project was recently put on the back burner in an effort to launch a "buy now, pay later" service faster. Nonetheless, the subscription service is still expected to launch at the end of 2022, but could be delayed into 2023 or end up getting canceled, the people said.
Bloomberg reported last year that the company has been working on a "buy now, pay later" service for all Apple Pay transactions.
The company has had preliminary discussions internally about attaching the hardware subscription program to its Apple One bundles and AppleCare technical support plans. Apple launched the bundles in 2020 to let users subscribe to several services — including TV+, Arcade, Music, Fitness+ and iCloud storage — for a lower monthly fee.
The subscriptions would likely be managed through a user's Apple account on their devices, through the App Store and on the company's website. It would likely also be an option at checkout on Apple's online store and at its physical retail locations. Apple accounts are typically tied to a user's credit or debit card.
The iPhone maker wouldn't be the first company to push hardware subscriptions. Peloton Interactive Inc. recently started testing a subscription service that lets consumers lease bikes and fitness content for between $60 and $100 per month. Google also has tried a similar approach with its Chromebook laptops, targeting corporate customers.
And Apple has offered several installment programs in the past to split up the cost of devices, though not with a subscription model.
In 2015, the company launched the iPhone Upgrade Program, financed through Citizens One Personal Loans, that lets users spread the cost of an iPhone over 24 months and upgrade to a new model every 12 months. It also lets Apple Card users divide the cost of an iPhone or Apple Watch over 24 months, or an iPad or Mac over 12 months. Wireless carriers offer several monthly installment programs as well.
The new approach could make existing services less appealing. A subscription program tied to an Apple account would likely be simpler to manage than a carrier program or even the installment plans for the Apple Card.
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A 125-acre constructed enhancement wetland will polish the base flow from Sweetwater Branch before it is discharged to a mile long sheetflow distribution channel. Two miles of agricultural drainage canals in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park will be filled in. This will restore the historic Sheetflow to over 1300 acres of wetlands on Paynes Prairie. The project includes several recreational opportunities for the citizens of Gainesville. A network of trails will allow visitors to walk along the berms that form the enhancement wetland. An outdoor classroom will provide a sheltered place for school groups to gather and learn more about wetlands and their role in Florida's environment. A viewing tower and Visitors Center have been planned as future additions to the park. The tower will provide unsurpassed views of Paynes Prairie in a location easily accessible to Downtown Gainesville. The solar panels on the roof of the tower will provide electrical energy to the Visitors' Center.
Why are we building a wetland?
The natural sheetflow of Sweetwater Branch onto the Prairie was disrupted by ranchers in the 1930s, when they constructed a ditch to drain portions of the Prairie to expand grazing areas. The ditch diverts the Sweetwater Branch flow directly to Alachua Sink, and has resulted in the dehydration and alteration of over 1,300 acres of prairie wetlands. In addition, the direct connection of Sweetwater Branch to Alachua Sink provides a more direct conduit into the Floridan Aquifer. This channelization of Sweetwater Branch through the Prairie has prevented natural attenuation of the nutrients and has depreciated the water quality flowing into Alachua Sink.
Since most of the urban development in the Sweetwater Branch drainage area occurred long before modern stormwater management and other pollution control regulations, Sweetwater Branch, and in turn the Prairie have been heavily impacted by stormwater runoff. The Main Street Water Reclamation Facility also discharges treated effluent to Sweetwater Branch and is the main contributor of nutrients to the stream.
Alachua Sink is a small lake located within Paynes Prairie, which receives flow from Sweetwater Branch and flows into a sinkhole with direct connection to the Floridan aquifer. Alachua Sink is currently listed as an impaired water body due to high nitrogen levels. A total maximum daily load (TMDL) has been developed for Alachua Sink, which will require reductions in total nitrogen loads from urban runoff, wastewater discharge and other sources.
How does the Project improve our environment?
5. Increase the acreage of conservation lands within the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
How did the City get the land?
Most of the project site is located within the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. The City of Gainesville, St. Johns River Water Management District, and Alachua County Forever jointly purchased 276 acres of ranch lands located on the southern rim of Paynes Prairie, in August of 2009. Two thirds of the property was jointly donated by the St. Johns River Water Management District and the City of Gainesville to the State of Florida in exchange for a 225 acre easement over the project site. The donated property is now part of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. The remaining acreage is owned by Alachua County and will be managed to conserve wildlife. An additional 3.7 acres of the project site is owned by Alachua County. This property is adjacent to Williston Road and will be used to provide public access to the project site. The City of Gainesville and Alachua County are currently involved in negotiations to facilitate the purchase of the remaining parcel.
The proposed Sweetwater Branch/Paynes Prairie Sheetflow Restoration Project will require commitment from multiple organizations to implement. The estimated overall project cost is $26 million with an annual recurring operations and maintenance cost of about $1.3 million. The City of Gainesville has received a total of $3.1 million in funding assistance for land acquisition, design and construction. The City is continuing to pursue grant funding and cost sharing opportunities with project partners that include the St Johns River Water Management District, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, The US Environmental Protection Agency and Alachua County. The City's goal is to obtain a total of 25% funding assistance. The balance of the funding will come from the Public Works-Stormwater and Gainesville Regional Utilities-Wastewater Capital Improvements budgets.
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For as long as I can remember, it has been my family tradition to spend October in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Every year since I was born, my parents, sister, and I would spend a couple weeks in Myrtle Beach with my grandparents. When I started high school, the regular migration stopped due to the difficulty of taking two weeks off of school. Over the last couple of years, My parents have started to continue the tradition. This year, I got to share that tradition with the newest member of my family, my fiance, Debbie.
We spent a week in Myrtle Beach. Most of it we spent on the beach, swimming in the ocean, shell collecting, and relaxing. Along the way we also did some sight-seeing, shopping, mini golfing, and go-kart racing. For me, growing up coming here year after year, these experiences were not new, but to Debbie they were. It was a ton of fun showing sharing these experiences with her.
On Saturday I took Debbie to Charleston SC to check out the sights there. We started off by taking a boat cruise to Fort Sumter, where the first shot in the American Civil War occurred. Being Canadian, and therefore slightly immune to American Vs American historical interests, we didn't spend much time exploring the fort. We did, however, spend a great deal of time looking at the Dolphins swimming out in the bay (see picture of dorsal fin).
After we got back to dry land, we drove into Charleston and took a horse drawn carriage ride around the city. It was an amazing experience. Our driver and guide did an absolute amazing job showing off Charleston and entertaining us. After the ride we ate dinner at an Irish pub.
To the people we left behind while we vacationed, I have this to say: While you shoveled snow, we swam in the ocean. Suckers.


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GTA Online Gets Creator Update, New Transform Races And Free Money
by Aron Gerencser published 5 years ago 3 years ago
Rockstar is handing out free Grand Theft Auto Online currency uncharacteristically frequently these past few weeks.
Between the last time players could accumulate over a million over the course of a week and GTA$ bonuses available with pre-orders of Red Dead Redemption 2, giving away even more cash is eyebrow raising. There's also some new content in the game, as usual.
This time around Rockstar has decided to use the upcoming football World Cup as reason for their money giveaway, because... actually they don't give a reason. Your GTA Online protagonist needs beer and snacks to watch the match?
Either way, all players who log into GTA Online until the 11th of June will receive GTA$ 250,000. It isn't much, but it's something and it's free.
This week, instead of new vehicles or Adversary Modes, the new content arrives in the form of a set of 7 new Transform Races.
The new tracks expand the range of vehicles included in the transformations and thematic races - some have you switch suddenly between particularly large and particular small vehicles, for example. All Rockstar created Transform Races yield double the usual GTA$ and RP through the 11th of June.
In addition to the new races, the Rockstar Creator has also received a long-awaited update with new props, triggers, vehicles and an increase to the prop limit. Players can also create maps for new game modes such as Target Assault, and use teleportation triggers on their tracks.
Rockstar is switching things up for sales this week.
Only three vehicles are discounted all week long, while there will be a larger selection of daily deals to be announced via social media as they happen. In total we should expect more discounted items throughout the week than usual, but now you need to be able to access GTA Online specifically when they're live.
The three vehicles discounted all the way to the 11th of June are the Nagasaki Shotaro, the Blazer Aqua and the Ocelot XA-21. All three are 30% off. Keep in mind that to unlock the Shotaro for purchase, you need to play (no win necessary) at least one round of the Deadline Adversary Mode, which we suggest you do anyway, since it's literally Tron.
Keep an eye on Rockstar's social media accounts to stay up-to-date on daily sales as they happen.


To help you stay ahead of the curve, the Journal has greatly expanded both the number of papers published and the scope of its editorial content, with coverage of such fast developing areas as nanotechnology, biological engineering, and sustainability.
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Door County Historical Society celebrates Eagle Bluff Lighthouse 150th, Apple Day
The Door County Historical Society is holding big events at its two interpretive sites in the coming week, with its annual Apple Day on Saturday to close the Heritage Village at Big Creek season and a celebration of the 150th anniversary of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse on Monday, Oct. 15.
Apple Day
A variety of apple-licious activities are planned for Apple Day, with apple-related activities and, of course, apple-based foods and beverages at the concessions.
Guests can run an apple through a cider press — cranking it by hand —. and try peeling apples for applesauce with one of the antique peelers on display in the Madden Tool Museum on the grounds.
Concessions include apple chili, apple cider and a variety of apple-based desserts such as apple cake, apple fritters and apple cider doughnuts.
Apples may be Door County's lesser-known fruit, but they certainly have a long history. Their origins date back thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and they were brought to this country by European immigrants. Many Door County settlers set aside a small piece of land for apple orchards.
Apples are in the rose family, and perhaps the rose's fragrance transfers to the apple's sweet taste. Large trees are grown from seed, but the smaller versions common to the orchards are grafted onto rootstock. Today, apples are bred for various purposes: cooking, eating, cider and baking. More than 7,500 varieties of the fruit exist today.
In addition to the apple programs, Heritage Village blacksmiths give demonstrations of their work, a chair caning demonstration will be given in the Greene General Store, and Bob Lohrey will present "Farming with Horses: A Trip Down Memory Lane" at 1 p.m. in the Vignes School. Also, a fisherman will tell fish tales at the Kohl's Fish House.
Apple Day takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Village, 2041 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay. Admission is $6.50 for adults, free for Door County Historical Society members; donations are requested for children's admission fees.
Eagle Bluff 150th
Rays shone from the tower of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse onto Strawberry Channel in the bay of Green Bay for the first time Oct. 15, 1868, and the a celebration of the 150th anniversary of that noteworthy date starts at 10 a.m. Monday.
The lighthouse immediately gained status as an important navigational aid for ships passing through the channel, which was congested with ships delivering people and cargo along the peninsula's coastline.
The Eagle Bluff light continues to be visible every night of the year. Summer boaters identify their positions in the water by an assigned code of one second on, six seconds off. Winter snowmobilers and ice fisherman find safety on the ice under the light's steady flash.
The celebration will include a flag ceremony by American Legion Post 527 Sister Bay, music by the Gibraltar High School band, book signings with nationally known lighthouse authors Barb and Ken Wardius, anniversary cake, and a raffle.
Special tours through the lighthouse's restored home and a tower climb are available from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Eagle Bluff Lighthouse is inside Peninsula State Park, between Fish Creek and Ephraim, at 10249 Shore Road. The celebration is free to attend, guided tours are $8.50 for adults, $5.50 ages 13-17, $3.50 ages 6 to 12, free for Door County Historical Society members; a state park vehicle sticker is required for entry. The first 100 adult guests will receive free coffee and a cookie.
Founded in 1926, the Door County Historical Society is a membership organization that keeps history alive for future generations through the collection, preservation and sharing of the heritage of Door County. For more information, call 920-421-2332 or go to doorcountyhistoricalsociety.org.


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Hawaiian Arts & Culture: The Expression of Aloha
The oldest of Hawaiian chants describe the Hawaiian Islands, the spirits that inhabit them, the forces of nature that shaped them and all the living things upon them as inextricably connected. This sense of connection is the foundation of Hawaiian culture: understanding that we all have a mandate to malama, to care for our environment and for one another.
Today, Hawaiian culture may hold many of the answers sought in a rapidly changing world. The spirit of aloha – being in the presence of and sharing the essence of life – teaches us lessons of peace, kindness, compassion and responsibility to future generations. These lessons are expressed through chant, music, hula, arts and cultural practices, and through the warm, genuine greetings that are a hallmark of Hawaiian hospitality.
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Chants chronicle the people, places and events that make Hawaii, Hawaii. Ea Mai Hawaiinuiakea is a genealogy chant that speaks of the birth of the islands and the descendents of Haloa, the first Hawaiian.
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Kaui Kanakaole's hula tradition connects her dance to Laka, the akua (deity) of hula. Laka is embodied in many of the forest plants that are gathered for dancers' lei and garb, so respect and caring for Hawaii's forests is integral to her hula.
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Touching Many Hearts
Minecraft for a Mission – Touching Heart and their "Kids on a Mission" raise funds for children in foster care.
Organizers, staff and associates of Touching Heart show their signature move at the 2016 Minecraft for a Mission event to raise funds for local foster care programs and children. Photo by Andrea Worker.
By Andrea Worker
Photo by Andrea Worker
The young organizers of this year's Minecraft for a Mission event are Nysmith School eighth graders Lottie Dubert, Devin Host and Alex Lee. The trio recruited sponsors, developed the promotional materials and worked out the logistics for the charitable group-gaming day.
Dad John Howells had some difficulty getting Minecraft for a Mission participant son Kenneth to stand still long enough to re-fuel before heading back for the afternoon gaming session. The fifth-grader from Reston heard about the event from a neighbor. "I like Minecraft and this is a good thing to do," said Kenneth, in between quick bites.
They say that charity begins at home. Helen Yi and Taylor, the mother and daughter co-founders of Touching Heart, a nonprofit aimed at educating and inspiring children to empathize with the needs of others and to take action to assist them, have no argument with that statement. But they have taken that idea out of the home's front door, down the steps and out into the streets beyond. Since 2010, they have grown a dedicated group that has produced "Kids on a Mission" (KOAM) – children who are taught how to host their own fundraising events from selection of a cause, logistically preparing the event, developing budgets and seeing the plan through to fruition.
POSTPONED from last month's Snowzilla Day, Touching Heart held its second annual Minecraft for a Mission event on Feb. 6 at the Art and Design Building on the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, hosted by the Mason Game and Technology Academy. The event was a group playing of the Minecraft video game, with two computer labs filled with teams sharing their ideas and resources as they built their Minecraft worlds and filled them with tools and treasures. Current and former students of the Academy volunteered their time and computer wizardry to build the enclosed network for the gamers and even staffed the event to keep things running smoothly, provide additional instruction, and a helping hand when needed. With the registrants numbering better than 50 youngsters aged 8 - 12 and a registration fee of $45 per participant, these Kids on a Mission raised a significant amount of money for foster care programs and residents in Fairfax and Loudoun County and Alexandria.
"The kids choose a variety of people and organizations to assist," said Helen Yi, but the primary focus was on aiding other children less fortunate. The local foster care programs are a top priority for many of the fundraisers, but under the KOAM flag, youngsters have made meals for the homeless, raised funds to buy mattresses for an orphanage in Kenya and help them build a wall, and invested in projects like chicken farming and solar energy panels around the globe, helping struggling communities to become more self-sufficient. "It's amazing and humbling what these young people can do once you show them the needs," said Yi.
"It's amazing and humbling what these young people can do once you show them the needs."
— Touching Heart co-founder Helen Yi
Minecraft for a Mission could have daunted even the most skilled event organizer, but the three primary organizers, who handled everything from recruiting sponsors to the logistics on the day, and even the opening ceremony instructions and remarks, seemed to take it all in stride were middle-school students Devin Host, Alex Lee and Lottie Dubert from the Nysmith School in Herndon.
Devin, who had participated in other KOAM activities, brought his friend Alex into the fold. Mutual friend Lottie heard them discussing their plans and knew she, too, had to join in.
"Getting the sponsors, that was probably the most difficult thing to do because we had never done cold-calling before," said Devin. On one occasion the trio walked the entire Fair Lakes Mall, making their pitch at each retailer. "Really," added Devin, as Alex and Lottie nodded their agreement, "that experience was one of the best things we got out of this. You really learn to be confident and state your case." Apparently their dedication and growing sales skills did the trick, garnering the event a number of sponsors, including one for whom Alex, with his graphic design skills, was able to develop a logo.
TOUCHING HEART offers an eight-week after school "Art of Giving Workshop" at several local schools. "And hopefully beyond fairly soon," said co-founder Helen Yi. The circle widens on its own, with one child who has participated in a workshop or in a KOAM project telling another child who either joins in or contacts Touching Heart for help in organizing their own project. Those two young philanthropists then spread the word, and the good works and development of compassionate young leaders keeps moving forward. This growth was on display at the Minecraft event, with several youngsters participating remotely from as far away as Sweden, children attending from way beyond Touching Heart's home-base of Herndon, and another gamer who had played last year, then moved to Florida, but whose parents were willing to bring him back just for this charitable gathering.
"It's heartening to see that their interest in helping others doesn't end after one project," said Touching Heart Outreach Manager Susan Tseng.
Touching Heart has a number of events, activities and opportunities on their calendar this year. Learn more about their story, check out upcoming events like a "Movie Day" to support that Kenyan orphanage or the annual Touching Heart Golf Tournament fundraiser, get involved or become one of the Kids on a Mission, by checking out its website at www.touchingheart.com.
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