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Open Discussion - Program
Stalled At Life
By dfolson,
July 9, 2015 in Open Discussion - Program
dfolson 70
dfolson
If you have a Scout that has been at Life for 3 years (16years old) and has stopped working on MBs. Has a draft for an Eagle project but not filled out the workbook. On one hand he says he would like to make it to Eagle, but never seems to make progress.
What would you do? What would you NOT do.
Stosh 6 posts
Gone 4 posts
desertrat77 4 posts
NJCubScouter 4 posts
I have one of those, my kid. It's his journey. I say nothing. He will either do it or he won't. He's active....very active. He's just a procrastinator. If he makes it before he turns 18, great! If not
The best scouters I know are consistently those who did NOT make Eagle. Their passion for scouting is almost as if they're trying to make up for not getting Eagle. Most scouters I have met who ma
That was me; Life at 13, Eagle at 18. What got me going? 2 things. 1) Seeing my friends and those who I taught basic T-2-1 skills making Eagle. But that was a little motiviation. 2) A comm
Gone 435
I have one of those, my kid. It's his journey. I say nothing. He will either do it or he won't. He's active....very active. He's just a procrastinator. If he makes it before he turns 18, great! If not, he will learn the lesson of procrastination.
I reference Mike Rowe's letter a few years back in response to a dad who wanted Mike to help encourage his son to complete Eagle. Mike's response is classic. I have to admit that after reading that I changed my entire approach to my kid and scouting. He was still a cub back then but now that he's nearly Eagle this has really hit home.
He will either do it or he won't. You can drag him or manage him, but the accomplishment won't be his if you do. I have friends who withhold driving or vacation or other things from their kids. Let him make -- and live -- with his own choice....then relax.
desertrat77 1144
desertrat77
Bad Wolf, well said.
It's up the scout.
qwazse 4089
qwazse
Just one more beggar ...
It's like my sons have an evil twin (triplet?)! From hindsight, if I were you, I would ...
1. Not worry.
2. Ask him if it's okay for you to give him occasional nudges as long as he says that's his goal. Remind him there are at lest a half dozen people ready to advise him toward that end.
3. Promise you'll back off if he tells you he doesn't want to hear it.
4. Tell him if he changes his goals, he can just let you know, no strings attached.
5. Help him get his driver's licesne and figure out a way to afford the insurance and fuel. He'll be better able to touch base with counselors, beneficiaries, his work crew, etc ...
6. Talk to him about choosing girlfriends who actually admire his goals.
7. Have him spend time with an Eagle scout. (We shipped Son #2 to Son #1 and his wife several times.)
I put in bold the two practical things that I think a dad can do to help a boy regardless of where his in relation to rank advancement.
It is an interesting question. How much choice and freedom to give a son, a Scout, a child.
So you back off, let them miss the Eagle. OK
How about homework? Do you let them get the D, the F, the C? Even though you know the impact it will have if they try to go to college?
Wherefore faith? Do you let them choose their faith, don't require church?
Health - they will feel the impact of obesity. Do you just let them make the choice? If everyone is spending the same amount for dinner, and the fat one goes for the worst food - do you intervene?
I am not trying to equate all of these - just brainstorming a list. I am thinking about all of the times when we DO push, or effectively make the decision for those in our charge due to our knowledge and perspective of the long-term impact of their decisions.
How much freedom, and consequences, can you handle? SHOULD we handle?
Do you let your son quit Scouts because it is uncool? What else will you let them quit? Will you sign the paper letting them drop out of high school?
How important is Scouting?
How important is education?
How important is health?
I agree - by the way, that pushing someone too much won't do you much good. Too much bribery is also bad. Somewhere in the middle is the encouragement, support, and gentle nudging. All of these are VERY dependent on the youth (or adult).
BDPT00 41
BDPT00
Do what you've always done for all of the Scout . . . provide opportunities. If they take advantage of them, great. If they don't, too bad. Scouts who have this game figured out will take advantage of opportunities that come their way. They'll also create their own, and share them with others.
eagle77 60
eagle77
So we are going to compare an extra curricular activity to education, health, and faith? Let's replace scouting with say football or band. As a parent I expect my children to their best at what they try to do. "Their best" not what I think their best should be. If by that time in their life I cannot tell what their best is or isn't then I have not been much of a parent then.
I guess I have always put Scouting at higher than other extra curriculars - closer to faith for me as Scouting WAS my church growing up.
Buts lets think about that comparison some more:
I don't accept less than 100% on the field when I coach, why should expect anything less than 100% from Scouting. I KNOW that the boy is capable of more - so how much do I leave him alone?
packsaddle 750
packsaddle
Me too. Mine was almost done with Life (or maybe it was Star, can't remember really). He wanted to call it quits. I told him that he was mostly done with whatever rank he was working on and that I would support his decision to call it quits IF he agreed to finish the rank he had started. I told him it was important to follow through on things that you start, if possible.
So he completed that rank and in the process...decided to go the rest of the way to Eagle. This was the time in his life that he was making a lot of decisions academically as well. I might have been just lucky but from that time forward, my wife and I never had to lift a finger...he took control of every aspect of his life and did well at all of his future challenges.
To me this is one of those hard things as a parent, first to acknowledge the need to let them take the lead and then to back off when they do it. You just have to hope it works out and 'be there' for them if they stumble.
Stosh 3451
Stosh
No one should have to prod a boy to get Eagle. If he does get Eagle under those conditions, it is only to please those prodding. It's okay not to get Eagle if the boy isn't interested in getting it. Oooooh, but he's so close? So what. Adults need to MYOB when it comes to other peoples' choice in life.
NJCubScouter 1389
NJCubScouter
I've been there, in both roles in the story.
When I was a 16-year-old Life Scout, I made a conscious decision that I was not going to do the work necessary to make Eagle, and I didn't. It was not that I was done with Scouting - I remained a Scout until my 18th birthday and was then an ASM until I started college. In my last two years in the troop I was SPL, JASM and went to Philmont. I just decided to give priority to leadership in the troop and to non-Scouting activities, rather than advancement. My father, who was the Scoutmaster, was disappointed with this, but he didn't try to push me. I think he had a direct conversation with me about it exactly once, and when he got the answer he wasn't looking for, didn't bother me about it again. (Well, he did, later, I was still hearing about it in my late 40's. My youngest brother had taken a LITTLE of the heat off by making Eagle himself, but not all of it.)
I did somewhat regret my decision later, but that was long after there was anything I could do about it. I did think about what my father did and didn't do, and had to conclude that he did the right thing by letting me make my own decision and not pushing me, however foolish my decision may have seemed to him.
So now (well, not NOW, my son is 23 now) I'm a father and troop committee member with a son who made Life at 15 and proceeded to procrastinate in a spectacular fashion. His story sounds much like that of your son. He wanted to do it, he just was doing it v e r y s l o w l y, and there were times when he decided he wasn't going to make it, at which time(s) I left him alone. Then he would start working on it again, and I would encourage him. I won't tell the whole story, suffice it to say that he did make it, and made it legitimately, but did it in a way that has become somewhat legendary in our troop. (Don't wait until the last minute, like ____________.") He packed a LOT of work, and a lot of paperwork, into the last 2 months before his birthday, and especially the last 3 weeks, which is when he actually did his project. About a month before his birthday, the general consensus was that there was no hope, but he did it anyway. It wasn't just the project, there were still a couple of required MB's up in the air.
So, what about me? I was probably a bit more involved than I should have been. But I can honestly say that HE did the work. I did provide encouragement and advice, which I probably should have left to other leaders (and he got it from them too.) I was concerned that while I wanted him to make it, it needed to be HIS accomplishment. And in the end it was... with perhaps a little more "help" from Dad than would have been ideal, but it was still still his accomplishment.
I don't know if that helps. It's not an easy thing, at least it wasn't for me.
MattR 2503
MattR
What I would do: make sure the boy is still enjoying scouts (high adventure trips) If not, forget it, it's over. If so, he is going through what we call slacker phase. If he wants it he will complete it. Nearly all do.
What I would not do: bribe him (car for Eagle) or threaten him (no license until Eagle) or incessantly nag him about how wonderful Eagle is. I've had a number of scouts in slacker phase turn it around just about when the parents gave up and left them alone.
My son was a Life scout needed only two MB and his project to complete Eagle. But he was involved in another activity that he really loved and enjoyed doing, and was really quite good at it too. Problem was he would have to do one or the other no way could he do both and get out of either what he wanted. Being an Eagle scout myself I would have loved to have seen him earn Eagle as well, but I also saw how very good he was at the other activity, but even more how much he loved doing it. When he asked to talk to me about it we sat and discussed it. All I could tell him was he needed to make this choice himself, no matter which way he would decide I would support and stand by his choice. I can not describe to you the look of relief that came over him at that moment. Yes he could have done 50% of scouting and 50% of the other, but all he really would have gotten out of it would have been 100% of nothing. Sometimes we just need to put the percentages away and just let our children have fun and learn as they grow, but more then anything being understanding and supportive of some of the choices that they make while maturing.
When I was a coach I expected players to do their best and have 100% fun, its a game they are playing. Until we teach our youth that it doesn't matter if we win or lose its just having fun that is the most important part of playing games. I guess that comes easy for somebody right outside of Philly, God knows we have learned how to lose.
DuctTape 1091
If by the time a boy makes it to life he hasnt internalized a meaning or drive ir what have you for Eagle, then the entire process from the beginning was lost on him. Many laugh at me when I bring up the 1911 handbook and say it is outdated, times have changed etc... I disagree, I believe the values espoused, specifically the "boys learning to do things for themselves" as the primary (sole) purpose of Scouting as the hb describes, it is those things which allow a scout to live up to his duty. Too much time and energy is focused on the abstract "values" and ethical decisions and not on the practical application. If by the time a boy has reached life scout and does not desire nor have the knowledge, skill, and understanding to complete the rest of his journey on his own (knowing and turning to resources for help of course) then he hasnt demonstrated fulfillment of the mission of scouting let alone demonstrated fulfillment of its highest award. The awards beyond first class rank are a fulfillment of Scoutings purpose, the practical application. IMO, the most important requirements are the most pencil whipped. Not the scoutcraft, or POR, but Demonstrating Scout Spirit. The boy's practical application of Scoutings mission and purpose. Do a good turn daily is too often just a phrase and rarely manifests itself in reality.
Scouts who have the right attitude towards life don't need an Eagle medal to tell them they are great scouts.
Whenever someone does something extraordinary around me I always ask if they were ever a scout. Occasionally I get yes, I am an Eagle. But more often than not I get, yes, BUT I only got to FC or Star, or Life as if they didn't finish.... Well what they just did proved otherwise.


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Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence
Supplementary memorandum submitted by Mr Roger Deakin
To deprive large sections of the population of swimming, either because there is no pool close enough to where they live to make regular swimming practical or because the rising costs involved put it out of reach, is to limit the imaginative and mental capacities of the people (especially children and young people), as well as their ability to become healthy and fit. As a participation sport and recreation, swimming has the potential to combat the tendency of television spectator sports to nurture a nation of couch potatoes.
It is perhaps significant that a remarkable number of writers are regular, passionately committed swimmers. They find, as I do, that a daily swim is essential to imaginative as well as physical fitness. This article by Kate Kellaway from a recent Observer, Sunday 26 August 2001, makes the point well:
IN AT THE DEEP END
Does swimming mean a couple of lengths at the local pool or a transcendental experience? Cast off the dross of everyday life and take the plunge . . .
I put a foot in the sea—a cool warning. A second foot—and now I am, suddenly, in waist-deep with a wave that bossily pushes past me to the shore. I brace myself, gasp as the water folds over my shoulders—and swim. The North Sea has not changed. It is, as Stanley Spencer described it in 1937, the colour of "dirty washing water". This is the stretch of Suffolk coast in which the Victorian poet Swinburne once revelled. (He was a keen swimmer who took bracing waves and sharp shingle as sybaritic punishment.) This is where, more recently, ardent-to-the-point-of-perversity swimmer Roger Deakin (author of Waterlog, a marvellous account of swimming across Britain) elected to swim at Christmas with a party of friends. But faced with the sight of the winter sea, his friends bottled out and Deakin was left "gamely trying to balance on one leg in the wind, and struggle out of a pair of long-johns and into my frozen Speedos". Once in, it was a case of "gritting my teeth and thinking of England for a moment or two", but then came his reward: "the intoxication of the fiery cold".
The difference between Deakin and his friends is that he is a compulsive swimmer. It takes one to know one. When I see water, I have to swim in it. Once I have overtaken the cold, I am happy as a seal. I exult in the unpredictability of water, the beauty of the coast and the distance from land.
I've been addicted to swimming since my early 20s and have learned that the world divides into those who love it—and those who are like horses that you drag to water but can't get to swim. My husband announces that the trouble about swimming is that you "get wet". He has recently boasted that the pain of getting into the sea can be lessened by "going in backwards" but although he refers to this breakthrough frequently, he is seldom seen even ankle-deep in water.
Swimmers form a tacit club—and I am struck by how many writers belong to it. There is, I think, an affinity between writing and swimming. For the writer/swimmer, swimming is as necessary as breathing. Byron, Coleridge, Shelley, Swinburne, Goethe, Flaubert and Pushkin were all obsessive swimmers. So was Tennessee Williams and Iris Murdoch. Arthur Miller liked to swim every day. And John Cheever (who wrote the extraordinary story The Swimmer), describes swimming as the "apex of the day, its heart". Heathcote Williams, Deborah Moggach, Vikram Seth are all passionate swimmers.
And A S Byatt's much publicised swimming pool, secured with her Booker prize money, was not an idle impulse, it was what her swimmer's heart most craved. Oliver Sacks puts it like this: "Swimming gave me a sort of joy, a sense of well-being so extreme that it became, at times, a sort of ecstasy . . . I never knew anything so powerfully, so healthily euphorian and I was addicted to it, am still addicted, fretful when I cannot swim".
Sacks reports that there is "something about being in water and swimming that alters my mood, gets my thoughts going, as nothing else can". Most of his book A Leg to Stand On was written during long swims in a lake when every half hour or so, he would get out and write "drippingly, on to paper". Roger Deakin defines the addiction beautifully: "Swimming is like dreaming. It is entering a dream world where you are not subject to the laws of gravity as you are on land. It seems to have magical effects on the imagination. You change—become an aquatic version of yourself".
Water itself is a muse and the sea poses a question that every writer worth his sea salt must answer. The sea demands description as we stand at its edge but repels conclusions. It makes, however briefly and inadequately, writers of us all. Writers who are keen swimmers attest to the beauty of swapping one element for another. Scott Fitzgerald in The Crack-up proposed that all writing was like "swimming under water and holding your breath".
There is also, perhaps, a link between swapping land for water and stepping out of reality into fiction. Roger Deakin puts it like this; "You let yourself go, launch out, cross over some sort of boundary. Looking out at a black sheet of water is like contemplating a blank sheet of paper—but once you are in, you are in". And in both, he adds there is the sense of travelling, of getting somewhere, as if crossing a bay. Alan Hollinghurst conceived his elegantly written, homoerotic novel The Swimming-Pool Library at the YMCA pool. He would swim 50 lengths a day and plan the book in his head. He liked the "unconscious rhythm" of swimming. Nowadays, he prefers the less disciplined pleasures of the men's pond on Hampstead Heath—(currently closed, he sighs, because of blue green algae).
Charles Sprawson turned his obsession with swimming into a magnificent book, Haunts of the Black Masseur, described by Iris Murdoch once as "zestful as a plunge in champagne". He explains that for the nineteenth century Romantics swimming was "a new experience". He likens it to "taking opium". Swimming and sex are also linked. Byron used to boast about his swimming exploits in much the same way as his sexual conquests. More recently, the poet Katherine Pierpoint compared the water to a "rediscovered lover". But it took a Frenchman, Paul Valéry, to make the sexual nature of swimming explicit in his majestically unequivocal phrase "fornication avec l'onde". For the Romantics, half in love with easeful death, part of the allure of swimming was its danger, the risk of drowning. And there were many drownings in the nineteenth century. "Shelley made no effort to come to the surface", Sprawson observes—and then laughs acknowledging the ghastly humour of his phrase only on completing it.
Swimming can also be for consolation. In Sally Friedman's Swimming the Channel: A Memoir of Love and Loss, swimming was a way through bereavement. Her husband was killed by a lorry on a Manhattan street corner the day she was to fly to England to attempt to swim the Channel.
Swimming is also about transformation: even the lumpiest bodies can be experienced as svelte in water. As Deakin says, "You can never make an ugly movement in water, Everything is graceful". Byron could forget his club foot, Sprawson his dicey knees and Oliver Sacks's father— a man "huge and cumbersome on land"—became "graceful, like a porpoise in water".
Modern swimmers are inheritors of a romantic idea: they continue what the nineteenth century swimmers started. Deakin argues that we need the romance of swimming more than ever because we live in "such an unromantic, materialistic world". He sees swimming as a "release into a timeless world". He adds, "When you take your clothes off, you divest yourself of all the dross of everyday life. And that is tremendously romantic." There is nothing obviously romantic about indoor swimming pools. On the face of it, it seems strange that anyone could be addicted to visiting a heavily chlorinated, turquoise oblong every day. And yet swimmers come religiously to pools throughout the land—and religious really is the word. There is something devotional about swimming lengths. Swimmers in indoor pools are like beads on a rosary moved along by their compulsion to swim. A friend of mine describes it as a positively improving activity "You come out a better person", she swears.
Katherine Pierpoint describes the allure of the indoor pool in the wonderful poem Going Swimmingly: "Swimming, everything is simplified . . . A rhythmic peace, of rocking and being rocked, plaiting yourself into the water".
And yet, in my experience, London pools at their worst are like a demented version of rush hour. Swimmers, stressed as commuters, hurry up and down: they might as well, I sometimes think, have their briefcases underwater with them. But we all have something in common: we are hooked. Without a swim, our day will not be complete. I am getting out of the sea now—an unstable business because the coast shelves steeply and the waves are so strong. Momentarily, I lose balance and pitch forward but then I right myself and now I swap water for land, leaving the last wave behind me like a heavy skirt.
Celebrity swimmers . . .
Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alexander Pushkin, Gustave Flaubert, Paul Valéry, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Tennessee Williams, Rupert Brooke, John Cheever, Arthur Miller, Iris Murdoch, John Bayley, Vikram Seth, Deborah Moggach, Heathcote Williams, A S Byatt, Harold Evans. Waterlog by Roger Deakin.
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Plans have been unveiled to transform the Soestdijk Palace estate into Eden Soestdijk; an experimental garden for a sustainable society and a paradise destination for all. The plan was created by Mecanoo architecten, the Eden Soestdijk foundation, Eden Project (UK), Kossmann.dejong and Royal HaskoningDHV in response to the redevelopment competition for the Palace organised by the Dutch government. The plan is one of three to be asked for a bid to redevelop the palace.
The redevelopment of the Soestijk estate has a social purpose in creating a more sustainable society. An educative journey will touch all the visitors' senses, triggering them to become more aware and conscious of the earth's fragility. Eden Soestdijk has international appeal and will be an economic, educative and cultural asset to the Netherlands.
Part of the palace will be designed as interactive exhibition spaces that showcase the beauty of nature from a cultural, historical and scientific perspective. The exciting, educative and fairytale-like gardens and landscapes surrounding the palace are an integral part of Eden Soestdijk, strengthening the experience of nature and central theme of sustainability.
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It's a sure sign that fall is here with all the back to school sales, football practices and early morning schedules. Need some relaxing quiet time to rejuvenate and prepare for the next big thing? Your garden feels your pain. The summer heat and lack of water have turned your lush garden into a withered mess. Revive the area by planting a fall garden! There are many plants that thrive in cooler temperatures, and you will enjoy tending your garden in the cooler air. There is a challenge of keeping your plants in schedule, however if you follow these tips you can have a productive garden before the first frost.
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Wowee, how time flies.... Hard to believe it's September and almost FALL already! It's the time of the year when most folks are returning to work and going back to school.
Here is my take with a Mousey Card ... I actually changed the circle sentiment three separate times before finally settling for this fab sticker that reads Back to School! LOL!
STAMPS: Stampabilities, House-Mouse Designs, stamp called " Smarty Pants", It's from the September 2009, #HMJR1078.
Don't forget that YOU can also upload your House-Mouse creations directly to the official House-Mouse Designs site found HERE.
Fabulous works. Totally love that bookmark - great gift.
America, Wonderful and adorable on both the card and the tag. Love the bright blue color. Any child should be happy to go back to school after seeing this fun card.
How cute!!! I really love the idea of using this image on a book mark! I will have to borrow this idea for my kids at school who are awesome readers....maybe as a prize for making reading goals!
such a cute and very beautiful card America.
that label looks great too.
Awesome design and I love that bookmark too.
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Adorable card, and I really love the bookmark. Delicious sparkle! So glad you played along in our "Make it Sparkle" challenge at Avadares this month. Good luck in the draw.
Just gorgeous, love the bookmark what a fab keepsake!
Natalie & Amy's for our 1st monthly challenge, good luck!
Great card and bookmark America, I do love house mouse. Thanks for sharing it with us at Natalie & Amy's.
Gorgeous creation! Lovely colours and design! Thank you for joining us at Heck Of A Challenge and Good Luck!
Wonderful card and fab bookmark/tag. I love the image and the colours are gorgeous.
Thank you for taking part in the first Ladybug Crafts Challenge and don't forget you can enter up to 3 times!!
Your cards are always inspiring. The blue is so rich on this card and the coloring is beautiful.
I always enjoy your cards so much and always find something to inspire me. I love the way you used the pennant nesties on this one.
Hi clever girl, the the book mark to go with the card. Those bold bright school colors are awesome! Love this stamp too, he does look a little overwhelmed! Hope puppy training is going well. He will miss the kids when they go off to school though.
Thanks for joining us at Heck of a Challenge this month and good luck.
These are so cute! Love the glitter! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at the Simone Says Stamp Challenge Blog!
Shazam.... look at this fun guy all ready for school. The matching bookmark is awesome. Just adorable.
This is lovely, thank you for joining us at Penny's Papercrafty..And good luck.
Don't you just love this little fellow??
The colours you have used for your card and bookmark are so wonderful.
Your card and your bookmark are so great. Love the colors and the little House Mouse is so cute. Thanks for joining us at By the Cute and Girly.
This is a fabulous image America, gorgeous creation and love the bookmark too.
Thanks for joining us over at Fussy and Fancy for our "Back to School" challenge - good luck!
Hi America, your creations are stunning, the colours and colouring are sensational, I love that sweet Mousie and your details are perfect!!
Awesome creations! What a cute mouse! Thanks for playing along with the RRR challenge!
Both your card and bookmark are fabulous, I just adore House Mouse and the rich colors of your designs. Thanks so much for joining us this week at My Heart Pieces and Good Luck!
Me to love house mouse and I just love your work, just a masterpiece. Thanks for joining with us at My Heart Pieces.
He looks keen for school! What cute projects. Thanks for joining us at By The Cute And Girly this month, hope to see you on Monday for the new challenge.


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Cardiac 'Cats renew rivalry with Duke
By Adam Green | March 23, 2011 at 3:33 pm
UPDATED: March 23, 2011 at 5:01 pm
The Cardiac 'Cats are back.
The fifth seeded Arizona Wildcats (29-7) have returned to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years in the most dramatic of fashion.
The men from Tucson escaped from Tulsa needing a last second Derrick Williams block of Wesley Witherspoon to sneak past Memphis 77-75 and a three point play with nine seconds remaining to outlast Texas 70-69 in a game that featured four ties and two lead changes in the final three minutes.
The Wildcats will face the defending champion and number one seeded Duke Blue Devils (32-4) on Thursday in Anaheim with tip being set for 6:45pm PT.
Arizona head coach Sean Miller knows the Wildcats' work has just begun, but he hinted that his team would not be awed by the Blue Devils
"They [Duke] have a lot of talent, a great coach, defense is terrific, but it's their effort level that they play at that sometimes can catch you off guard," he said.
"We've played Kansas on a neutral court, and this point in time, just beating Texas, I don't really look at our team with having a problem with being star-struck. I also know that we respect Duke tremendously, as well we should."
The Blue Devils, who won the ACC regular season and tournament championships, clearly deserve the respect to which Miller previously alluded.
Led by head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who earned win number 900 when his team defeated Michigan in nail-biter in the round of 32, is just two wins shy of Bobby Knight's all-time record, which is in reach as the Blue Devils are loaded with talent.
Duke senior guard Nolan Smith, a 2011 Naismith finalist, received over 97 percent of the votes for ACC player of the year and was the only unanimous All-ACC first team selection, while finding a spot on the ACC All-Defensive team was icing on the cake. Senior forward Kyle Singler joins his teammate on the All-ACC first team as well. Both Smith and Singler are also finalists for the 2011 John Wooden award.
Krzyzewski, though, knows that winning is paramount, not individual accolades.
"Our players are all about winning. The guys I have coached here, individual honors they've gotten a lot of them, but none of them have played for individual honors. These guys will hang their hat on winning a national championship last year," he said.
The Blue Devils are bolstered by freshman guard Kyrie Irving, who returned in Duke's first NCAA matchup against Hampton after missing 26 games with a toe injury. Irving was averaging over 17 points a game in the first month of the season and had 14 and 11 in wins over Hampton and Michigan, respectively.
There is good news for Arizona, however, as the Wildcats arrive in Anaheim as hot as any other team remaining in the national tournament.
Arizona's last three games in the postseason have come down to the wire, with the Wildcats earning a victory in the last two. In the regular season the Wildcats had another pair of heart stoppers. Arizona survived the Cal Bears 107-105 on the road in February, needing three overtimes and Lamont "MoMo" Jones' career-high 27 points. Later that same month the Wildcats escaped the Washington Huksies 87-86 thanks to a monster block of Darnell Gant by Williams. Those same Huskies broke the hearts of Wildcat nation as Isiah Thomas sank a buzzer beater in overtime to defeat Arizona 77-75 in the 2011 Pac-10 tournament championship game.
While the rollercoaster ride in Wildcat land marches on, one thing has stayed true: Derrick Williams is there when needed.
Williams, the Pac-10 Player of the Year and Naismith award semi-finalist, has been spectacular. Williams is averaging just under 20 points a game on the season and in the tournament, while getting to the line 24 times in the last two games.
While Williams may fly under the national radar, coach Krzyzewski will not be fooled.
"He's got to be a first team All American, I don't know how he doesn't get the publicity," Krzyzewski said as his team left Durham for Anaheim.
Arizona is getting contributions from all sides, and that has played a huge factor in keeping them in the hunt for the school's fifth Final Four appearance all-time.
"We've been a true team in every sense of the word, and that's where our success should be credited. We've played ten players in every game this season. We've played 11 in quite a few more. The guys who come off the bench who don't start are just as important to our success," Miller said.
Wildcat freshman guard Jordin Mayes is coming off a career night against Texas where he scored 16 points while connecting on all four of his three point attempts. In fact, Mayes has not missed a trey in the NCAA Tournament.
"Jordin played with incredible poise this past weekend. It wasn't just his shooting, but it was his overall play that helped spearhead this team to the Sweet Sixteen," Miller said.
Solomon Hill is averaging over 11 points a game in the tournament, well over his season average of eight. Hill added spark to Mayes as he dropped 16 points to go along with eight rebounds against Texas.
Duke holds a 4-3 advantage over Arizona all-time and will enter the eighth contest as a 10-point favorite. The last time these teams met a national championship was on the line. Duke, led by tournament Most Outstanding Player Shane Battier, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Jason Williams, went on to win the 2001 national championship 82-72 in Minneapolis. Arizona was led by double-doubles from Loren Woods (22pts./11reb.) and Michael Wright (10pts./11reb.), while Richard Jefferson scored 14 of his 19 in the second half in a losing effort.
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Dear Investors, Followers, Community Members, Colleagues, and Partners,
X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. would like to share our latest progress update with you.
Please find the progress update below divided into four sections: Organisation, Partnerships, Fintech Application, and IT Progress.
The project has made some strategic organisational changes, thereby strengthening the company structure at the board of directors, C-suit, and operational level:
In the past few months X8 Group Inc. has been delighted to welcome three new members to the board of directors: Roland Wulz, Ravi Chikatamarla, and Stuart Philip Hensman.
Furthermore, X8 AG has also welcomed a new member to the board of directors: Stefan Toffol.
As of September 1, 2022, Roland Wulz has stepped up as a CEO at X8 AG taking on the operational management of the company. This allowed X8 AG to allocate more focus and efforts on the technical development and to further strengthen the innovation area in the company. As a result, X8 AG is empowering one of the company's key strengths it needs to continue to lead in the market inside the regulated stablecoin segment.
X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. have successfully established a new strategic partnership with Grant Thornton AG who is now the Financial Auditor for X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. Grant Thornton AG is a renowned audit and consulting firm with a well-established tax department and extensive experience in outsourcing. The firm is run by 20 partners and employs around 190 specialists in Switzerland.
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Plus, the company has established a new partnership with Mazars AG who is now the Financial Accountant for X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. Mazars AG is a leading Accounting, Audit and Tax Advisor company.
In addition, we have welcomed a new Cross Border Service Provider called Apiax AG. Apiax AG is a technology company that builds the compliance infrastructure for companies such as FinTechs and globally operating banks.
Moreover, X8 AG has gained a new Digital KYC Service Provider, KYC Spider AG. KYC Spider AG is a full-service solution provider for implementing the digital KYC process, operating out of Zug, Switzerland.
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Currently, the same documentation is being audited by BDO AG (as application auditor) as a part of the final process before the submission of the application to FINMA. Due to the high volume of documentations submitted by X8 AG for the review to the application auditor and the current holiday season, the reviewing process is still in progress. Most recently, the board of directors of X8 AG has approved the content of the draft audit report by BDO AG, meaning that the regulatory submission of the application has now become imminent. Provided the level of progress we expect the filing to happen soon after the end of the festive season.
IT PROGRESS
X8 AG's IT team has also made further development steps in the implementation of the stablecoin platform during the ongoing phase. The system now includes Full KYC, KYC Lite, Update KYC and Upgrade KYC processes functioning inside the X8 Client Portal. The overall KYC process inside the portal now spans over six levels that allows the user to increase the level of service by incrementally submitting KYC information.
After the initial testing of the stablecoin transactions it is now also possible to add more wallets and various bank account settings. In addition, it is now possible to connect with other users within the portal through establishment of a direct contact. This enables fast transfers between contacts.
Furthermore, progress has been made on the Backoffice Portal. This includes the implementation of merged internal and external Country Risk Lists (the external list will be provided by KYC Spider AG), Risk Calculation Matrix, Online and Video Identification, new navigation, Roles and Permissions, Approval Process for registrations, updates and upgrades.
Besides, the team has now established a Documentation Generator (PDF), and a Documentation Storage on the backend, further upgrading our ability to store documents safely and in a regulatory compliant way.
Plus, we have now set up blockchain migration to GOERLI Testnet, a cross-client proof-of-authority testing network for Ethereum. This migration constituted a new version of X8Coin Smart Contracts, and deployed new smart contracts to GOERLI Testnet, where further development will continue to take place. This includes all X8 stablecoins and the utility token.
All members of the internal X8 AG team have been testing the client portal and the onboarding process, helping to finetune user experience on desktop as well as on mobile devices. Development and testing of use cases continues to be driven by regulatory requirements in conjunction with our innovation strategy.
With 2022 soon coming to an end, X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. would like to thank all of our investors, followers, community members, colleagues, and partners for an amazing year. We wish you and your beloved ones a great New Year 2023!
X8 AG and X8 Group Inc.
All statements regarding the expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans, business strategy, products and services, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future operations of X8 AG and X8 Group Inc., including words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements and involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of X8 AG and X8 Group Inc., which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance, or achievements. X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. are under no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although all reasonable effort has been made to ensure the facts stated herein are accurate and that the opinions contained herein are fair and reasonable, this annual letter is selective in nature and is intended to provide an overview of the business of X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. Neither X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. nor any of its directors, officers, employees or advisors nor any other person makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this annual letter. Neither X8 AG and X8 Group Inc. nor any of its directors, officers, employees and advisors nor any other person shall have any liability whatsoever for loss howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of this annual letter.
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Around 75% of the world, including many developing nations, lack a proper system of addressing. It means that around 4 billion people are invisible and without a reliable way of receiving important mail.
What3words is a global addressing system which has divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares and assigned each one a unique 3 word address. Our task was to convince postmasters in developing markets that we understand the problem in their country and that we could provide a cost effective and time efficient way of providing their nation with an addressing solution. We needed to make What3Words matter.
In the countries where a clear addressing system does not exist, many people use written directions, maps, diagrams and even mobile phone numbers to help a letter reach its correct destination.
Our creative idea was to use this insight to create a direct mail letter with cut through that would catch the attention of that country's Postmaster. And also arrive successfully at its destination – no small achievement!
The campaign has since been awarded 3 DMAs, including 2 Gold for Best Design or Art Direction, and Best Use of Mail and Silver for Best Launch Campaign.


Abstract: This EPTCS volume collects the post-proceedings of the 10th International Workshop On User Interfaces for Theorem Provers (UITP 2012), held as part of the Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics (CICM 2012) in Bremen on July 11th 2012. The UITP workshop series aims at bringing together reasearchers interested in designing, developing and evaluating interfaces for interactive proof systems, such as theorem provers, formal method tools, and other tools manipulating and presenting mathematical formulae. Started in 1995, it can look back on seventeen years of history by now.
The papers in the present volume give a good indication of the range of questions currently addressed in the UITP community; this ranges from interface design (Windsteiger; Dunchev et al) to using technologies such as machine learning to assist the user (Komendantskaya et al). The web features prominently (Tankink), and new technology necessitates changes right down to the very basic modes of interaction (Wenzel) - the old REPL (read, evaluate, print, loop) mode of interaction can not take advantage of modern technology, such as the web and multi-core machines.


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Bicentennial Victorian Weekend
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert held at East Cowes
Head to East Cowes this Bank Holiday Weekend and join in the celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. This jam-packed weekend promises to fill the Esplanade with entertainment, remind the town of its heritage and give visitors a weekend to remember.
Events taking place between 24th – 27th May include:
From May 24th (10am – 5pm) – Osborne House Birthday Trail
The trail takes place in the house and exhibits gifts exchanged between Victoria & Albert
(4:30pm) – Opening of the Queen Victoria Trail
The Mayors of Coburg & East Cowes and her excellency, The Indian High Commissioner will open the trail entrance grounds at Osborne House. This is followed by the first guided tour on the trail.
May 25th (9:30am) – Grand Exhibition
The Queen Victoria lifeboat on display outside the Town Hall
(10am – 3pm) – Victorian Day
Kings Square, music and children's swing boats, Best Dressed Victorian, Morris dancers in the square and around the Umbrella tree.
(7:30pm) – Town Show
Victorian Time Machine at the Town Hall – Tickets £5 at the door.
May 26th (9:30am – 5pm) – Grand Exhibition
(10am) – RNLI Inshore Centre Open Day
Tours of the Lifeboat Manufacture Centre, music and RNLI display
(12pm – 9pm) – Grand Procession
Leading from Sovereign Gate, Osborne House, down York Avenue through the town and along to the Esplanade. Horse and carriages, marching bands & more.
(12pm – 9pm) – Esplanade Festival
Live music, over 40 charity and trade stalls, children's entertainers and The Horse Box Theatre Company. Morris dancers, and an RNLI display (£2.50 at the gate)
27th May (9:30am – 3:30pm) – Town Grand Exhibition
(10am) – Community Beach Clean
(7pm) – Talk on Marie of Edinburgh, Queen Victoria' grandchild and the last Queen of Romania.
Presented by Dr Susan House-Wade at St Mildred's Church. Arrive at 6:15pm
Published: Wed 02 May 2018


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Derek Fisher Has the Most Playoff Experience of Any NBA Player
by Rick Thomas on May 1, 2020
The NBA is full of talented basketball players — guys who can put up 20-10 stat lines on a near nightly basis. Yet impressive nightly stat lines during the regular season are no guarantee of postseason success. A more useful metric for understanding a player's impact on winning is the number of postseason games they have played.
People often put down the postseason games played statistic as being the territory of ring chasers. Yet a player has to bring clutch skills to the table for a playoff contender to sign them to their team. For the perfect example, let's take a closer look at retired guard Derek Fisher, who currently holds the record for the most playoff games ever played.
Derek Fisher's NBA career
The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Fisher with the 24th pick of the 1996 NBA draft — the same year in which the Lakers acquired Kobe Bryant in a draft-day trade with the Charlotte Hornets. Fisher ultimately won all five of his titles playing alongside Bryant. The first three came in the Lakers' three-peat from 2000 to 2002.
Fisher left the Lakers in 2004 to sign with the Golden State Warriors. He spent two ultimately disappointing seasons with Golden State before they traded him to the Utah Jazz. Fisher helped the Jazz advance to the Western Conference Finals, where they fell to the San Antonio Spurs, who went on to win the championship.
Fisher left the Jazz after just one season in order to return to the Lakers, where he remained until 2012. There Fisher won his fourth and fifth titles in 2009 and 2010, while playing as the Lakers starting point guard.
In 2012, the Lakers traded Fisher to the Houston Rockets, who quickly bought out his contract. Stops with the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder rounded out Fisher's career.
Fisher's greatest strength was as a sharp-shooter from long distance. Over the course of his career, he held a 37.4% three-point shooting percentage. That number rose to an even more impressive 39.9% during the playoffs.
Derek Fisher's impressive postseason record
Fisher's skill from deep, along with his proven ability to knock down big shots, ensured that he remained a coveted piece for the entirety of his career. Those skills also went a long way when it came to boosting the number of playoff games in which he appeared. Of course, being Bryant's (and for a while, Shaquille O'Neal's) teammate also helped Fisher get a ton of playoff experience.
As stated above, Fisher currently holds the record for the most playoff games ever played, at 259. Fisher was able to eclipse Bryant thanks to his post-Lakers trajectory. During his time with the Thunder, Fisher played in an impressive 50 postseason games.
If Fisher has any regrets, it would probably be the Thunder's 2012 NBA Finals loss to the Miami Heat. If OKC had won, not only would Fisher have added several more games to his record, but he also would have secured the elusive sixth title ring.
Challenges to the record
Great battles with @jasonterry31_ over the years. Tonight we team up to take you around the league on @nbatv! @roparrish manning the point til 9pm ET when @jaredsgreenberg takes over. Join us!
A post shared by Derek Fisher (@dereklfisher) on Mar 18, 2019 at 5:29pm PDT
Nine of the top 10 postseason games played records are held by retired players, including Fisher at number one. The only exception is LeBron James, who currently holds the number four spot with 239 career postseason games played. That puts James just 20 games shy of Fisher's record, raising the burning question of whether James can capture the number one spot.
Even if this year's postseason gets canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the odds look good for James. In fact, it's theoretically possible that he could do it in just a single postseason. That would be the perfect cherry on top of what is already a highly impressive postseason resume.
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Ann Arbor horse farm offering riding lessons.
Offered to riders 4 years old and up. Weight from 30 lbs - 250lbs. All experience levels welcome. Riders must wear closed toed shoes (tennis shoes that can get dirty are fine, but a boot with a heel is better). Helmets are available here for borrowing and are required for all riders regardless of age.
Trainer is a college student who has been riding for 15 years and teaching for 5. Besides basic skills, disciplines offered include jumping, dressage, cross country, trail riding, reining, driving, colt starting, liberty work, and endurance riding.
Beginner riders will learn all aspects of horse care including how to catch a horse from a pasture, put on a halter, groom their horse, lead and tie the horse safely, put on tack (English or western), mount independently, and maintain safe body positions during riding.
There is a quality indoor arena, heated indoor tack room, miles of trails, and many well trained horses for use.
Lessons are either 1 hour or 30 minutes (shorter lessons recommended for children under 7). Group lessons available upon request once riders are independent.
1 hour lessons are $30. 30 minute lessons are $20. Discounts are available and package discounts are available. Average lesson price in this area is $45/hour, so this is a significant discount for 1 on 1 instruction.
Email or text (do not call) to set up a lesson or with questions. Please include your contact name and the age/experience level of your rider in your message. Current availability is on weekends only, will expand starting May 1st.


This is a class for students interested in graphic art and design and Adobe software. This course will illustrate how design supports mediums such as magazines, books, posters and CD covers and how the Adobe visual design suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) can help artists create materials for these mediums. Other topics covered will be typography and the history of graphic design. Students will leave this class with a solid introduction to the basics of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign and they will begin to touch on some elements with Adobe Illustrator.
Students will be able to demonstrate introductory level proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
Students will be able to apply the Elements and Principles of Design to create successful designs and layouts.
Students will develop design vocabulary and critique their own and others' designs.
Graphic design is an integral part of our daily lives.
Subtle and overt messages are conveyed to us through design.
Visual culture influences our everyday choices, opinions and ideas.
Copyright exists to protect artists and designers.
What forms does graphic design take in our daily lives?
How do artists use design to convey messages?
How does our visual culture affect the choices we make?
How does copyright function to allow for protection as well as artistic freedom?
Absolutely no food or drink in the classroom. Drinks are allowed if in a sealed, screw top container. We have a lot of expensive equipment in the room and food and drink spills can damage the equipment. If you have any trash at your station, throw it away before you leave. Food is non negotiable. A lot of students use the lab equipment and I don't want to risk any allergens being on shared surfaces. Additionally, food is a quick way to ruin equipment.
Be respectful of others. Our classroom is a small community and those around you deserve respect and fair treatment. Be positive, supportive and helpful. Listen to your peers when they speak in class - what they have to say is important! Only ONE person should be talking at a time. Tolerance is key not to mention that disrespect is rude and will not be tolerated. Disruptive behavior, inappropriate language, negativism, and put-downs are not allowed in this room. You can't expect people to work on your team if you treat them poorly.
When the teacher is talking - all eyes up. Pause what you are working on and focus on what is being shared with you. When the teacher is talking, no one else should be. Your attention is required so you do not miss any important information and your peers can hear the teacher as well.
Come in on time and ready to work. You should check the board when you come in to see what is going on in the classroom for that day.
Spend the entire class working on projects each day. Students are expected to be engaged in the assigned work. Use your class time wisely. Ask questions, experiment, and push yourself.
It is highly recommended that you backup all your work to a flash drive or Google Drive. You are responsible for all of your work so if something happens to your file, you will need to make up the missing work.
No cell phones. Keep them out of sight and out of mind. School policy will be followed regarding students who have their phone out during class.
No video games. You are in the lab to do your classwork. There is always something to do for our class and playing video games is not an acceptable use of your time.
When absent, check Google Classroom and/or our class syllabus for the current assignment.
Plagiarism - Misrepresenting others' work as your own is intellectual dishonesty. Because research and learning are often best done in groups, collaboration with classmates on many of our assignments is expected. However, all work must be individual and research or any written work must be written in your own words. You will receive a zero for any project or class work that is plagiarized.
This is not your personal space or your room. Don't leave your stuff laying around. If you take it out, put it away again.
Login to the iMac with your period number. For example, for Period 5 your login is period5. There is no password.
Please use the classroom iMacs responsibly. If you break them, we no longer have them to use. Be sure when you arrive and when you leave there is a keyboard and mouse at your station.
Don't change wiring set-ups, cable configurations, equipment set-ups, or backgrounds unless you ask me first. Again, this is not your personal space.
Do not move any of the lab equipment without instructor permission.
Do not open or alter student files, move or use student documents.
Grading is based on projects and in class work. If you miss one or more classes, you are responsible for speaking with Mrs. Wong about making up work.
Projects (70%) are the final product you will turn-in at the end of each unit. We will have multiple days for each project and they will be lead by instruction and a multitude of resources to help you along. All projects will have rubrics available with requirements for proper turn-in.
Homework (15%) includes a few assignments you will need to complete at home to allow us to maximize our time in class.
Quizzes/Classwork (15%) includes smaller in class assignments such as thumbnail sketches. There will be one quiz this semester.
If absent missed assignments must be made-up within an appropriate amount of time. Absence will be discussed on a case by case basis. Failing to turn in an assignment will result in a loss of 10% of the final grade every day until the grade reaches 0%.
Work that is not received at all will receive a grade of zero. All assignments should be submitted to Google Classroom on the due date.
Why Is My Grade Low?
Final Exams & Seniors: Students will take semester and final exams when scheduled to do so. Seniors may be exempt from the semester exams in January and May at the teachers' discretion if the student achieved a minimum grade of an A- for the two quarters in the semester.
Incompletes: A grade of Incomplete (I) will be given to a student who has unfinished course requirements because of extenuating factors such as protracted period(s) of illness. It is expected that the incomplete work be completed within ten (10) days after the close of a marking period; however, should a waiver be needed for extended time, the student should contact the Vice-Principal who will discuss the matter with the department head involved. If the work is not completed within the specified time (includes waiver where granted), the incomplete grade will become an F; otherwise the teacher will report a regular grade.
Sports Eligibility: Natick High School requires that students receive a minimum passing grade of D- or above at the close of the marking period (end of each term) prior to the beginning of a season and during said season.
Cell Phones: Natick Public Schools promotes the use of Technology as an effective environment for learning. However, given the degree to which unregulated use of cell phones and other personal electronic devices may interfere with teaching and learning the following regulations will apply. Cell phones and personal electronic devices other than a student's assigned laptop must be turned off and not visible during the school day in classrooms, hallways during class time and all bathrooms. Cell phones may be used in the cafeteria, courtyard, library, and hallways during CDS and passing time.


This twist on the classic caprese salad uses peppers instead of tomatoes — it's the perfect addition to any summer meal.
Whisk red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, and freshly ground black pepper in bowl.
Add peppers. Toss until well coated. Let stand 10 minutes, or refrigerate up to 4 hours.
Meanwhile, thinly slice basil leaves and cut bocconcini into 1-inch pieces.
Toss basil and bocconcini with peppers just before serving.


As Vida begins teaching her signature book, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, a tale of an ostracized woman and social injustice, its themes begin to echo eerily in her own life. Peter sees that the mother he perceived as indomitable is collapsing, and it is up to him to help.
The English Teacher is a passionate tale of a mother and son's vital bond and a provocative look at our notions of intimacy, honesty, loyalty, family, and the real meaning of home.
While the boy is well drawn, the English teacher (Vida)herself is a figure manipulated by the author to fit her plan, rather than being a rounded, convincing character. The parallel to Tess is forced and heavy-handed, as is the metaphor of the Iran hostage situation. Because Vida's actions are not fictionally justified, it is difficult to maintain interest in her or empathy for her. This novel needed another revision before being published.
A wonderful story with complex characters. I didn't want it to end! Love this author!